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Christie Scheele ON EXHIBIT AT EDGEWATER GALLERY ON THE GREEN, MIDDLEBURY

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books. “It was my bread and butter,” Scheele, as a young artist, remembered.

“It was a really good job. You could work hard and create time to be in your studio.”

When looking at Scheele’s works, many feel immediately calmed. The almost-59-yearold explains this feeling as her paintings’ ability to “down level the nervous system.”

She commented in a recent interview on how in today’s world, it seems that so many EWTIGXW SJ SYV PMZIW EVI ǻPPIH [MXL XSS QYGL WXYǺ 8SS QYGL MR SYV [SVOPSEHW GEPIRHEVW brains. Too much clutter in our cars, in our homes, on our phones. By purging the inessentials from a landscape painting, she feels that the viewer can slow down and just focus on the simplicity of its overall beauty.

Establishing a good studio practice is very important to Scheele, and is something she encourages other artists to foster. “I think a lot of artists have a resistance to the studio...

I think it’s human nature to not want to face ourselves, which is what you’re doing every time you make art... After a number of years I don’t have any of that resistance any more.”

“The hardest part is quieting our mind,” Scheele, the mother of grown twins, added in a later interview. “And letting what is there come out with the freedom and space you create — that’s what my work is about.”

Scheele, her husband and a carpenter friend built a timber-frame studio almost 20 years ago. The studio is situated in the backyard of their home in the mountains of the Catskills in New York, where Scheele has been a fulltime professional artist since.

Before she went full time, the Nebraska native did the coloring for Marvel comic

The Light That Glows - 32x60 oil on linen $7500

Scheele creates the free and open space in her studio so that she can carry it into her paintings.

Traditionally, Scheele said, landscape artists are taught to build their background and then middle ground, before adding items into the foreground. Scheele often skips this last step and eliminates foreground elements to lead the viewer further into the work. By drawing the viewer deep into the composition, she removes the distraction SJ MRHMZMHYEP WXVERHW SJ KVEWW ǼS[IVW SV ǻKYVIW ERH XLI ZMI[IV MW EFPI XS LEZI XLIMV own unique experience with the painting.

Scheele’s work is emotionally unguided by underlying narrative in the paintings, but ultimately by the individual’s visual exploration of her beautiful landscapes.

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Fall Convergence - 24x48 oil on linen $5000

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Summer Drive - 12x12 oil on linen $1400

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OUT OF TOWN Dance the night away at Prindle Barn HINESBURG — The Prindle Barn in the southwest corner of Hinesburg will open its HSSVW XS XLI TYFPMG JSV XLI ǻVWX XMQI XLMW EXYVHE] RMKLX [MXL E FEVR HERGI (SQI WII 2MHHPIFYV] JEXLIV WSR HYS 2MOI ERH 1IMJ 6YMRR YI 2ELSRI] SJ 2SROXSR ERH &RHVIE -EYPIRFIIO SJ Hinesburg (she’s the owner of the barn and the SRI XLVS[MRK XLI TEVX] -EYPIRFIIO LEW UYMXI E WXSV] FILMRH XLMW FEVR XLEX FIKMRW MR [LIR WLI LIPTIH XEOI ETEVX QSZI ERH VIWXSVI MX 8YVRW SYX MX [EW TVIZMSYWP] S[RIH F] E JEQMP] QIQFIV SJ LIVW MR /SLRWSR :X (SMRGMHIRGI$ 2E]FI FYX GSRWMHIVMRK XLI ǻZI KIRIVEXMSRW SJ VSSXW XLEX -EYPIRFIIO LEW MR :IVQSRX MXƶW RSX XLEX WYVTVMWMRK Ƹ&R]SRI GER LSPH E HERGI SR XLIMV TVSTIVX] ƹ XLI -MRIWFYVK REXMZI I\TPEMRIH Ƹ'YX MJ ]SY LEZI QSVI XLER SRI SV X[S ]SY RIIH E XS[R TIVQMX ERH XLIR WXEVX XEGOPMRK E Q]VMEH SJ WXEXI VIKYPEXMSRW ƹ 9RSǽGMEPP] -EYPIRFIIO LSWXIH 2SYRX &FIƶW TVSQ XLMW ]IEV 8IGLRMGEPP] MX [EW TVMZEXI ƸFYX MX [EW FIEYXMJYP ƹ WLI EWWYVIH

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Mike and Lief Quinn, Susan Mahoney and Andrea Haulenbeek will perform at the Prindle Barn Saturday.

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gospel music at the barn Sunday, July 17 at 4 p.m.

presents the

2016 Garden Game

DID YOU KNOW...?

As of July 1, the new state vegetable of Vermont is the Gilfeather Turnip.

Are you growing any turnips in your garden this summer? We’d love to see the results when they are ready to pick!

HOW DO YOU PLAY THE GARDEN GAME? ...

IT’S EASY! The Garden Game is a competition for local gardeners to see who can grow the largest produce in several different categories.

Step 1. Pick the biggest veggie in your garden Step 2. Bring it in to our office in the Marble Works in Middlebury Step 3. Get your veg measured and its picture taken Step 4. Check the paper every week to make sure you’re still in the frontrunner spot!

We love to see fresh faces and new participants, as well as gardeners who have been playing for years.

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more info online at addisonindependent.com GARDEN GAME RULES

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IN TOWN 23++ ERRSYRGIW STIRMRK RMKLX ǝPQ WALK WITH ME: THE TRIALS OF DAMON J. KEITH We’re all getting excited for the 2nd Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers +IWXMZEP WXEVXMRK &YK ERH SRI SJ XLI FMK UYIWXMSRW MW [LEX ǝPQ [MPP open the festival. Well, now we know. MNFF announced that its opening RMKLX ǝPQ [MPP FI XLI JIEXYVI HSGYQIRXEV] Walk With Me: The Trials of Damon J. Keith 8LI ǝPQ [MPP WGVIIR SR 8LYVWHE] &YKYWX EX T Q EX Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. Director Jesse Nesser will speak with MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven following the screening.

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Judge Damon J. Keith and President Gerald R. Ford sit together in May 1975.

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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK WINE SPECTATOR AWARDS TWO LOCAL RESTAURANTS Do you love wine? Jessica’s in Middlebury and Basin Harbor in Vergennes were two of 3,595 restaurants in 50 states and 72 countries honored with a 2016 Restaurant Award from Wine Spectator last week. The award was established in 1981 to recognize the world’s best wine lists. Check ‘em out for an outstanding glass of wine and some pretty darn good food too.

ARE ANGELS WATCHING OVER YOU?

EVERYONE LOVES A GIANT PEACH

Joanne Trucker of “Inspired,� the new Angel Shop in the Compass SATURDAY JULY Music and Arts Compass Music, Brandon Center in Brandon, is leading a class on Saturday, July 30 from 1-4 p.m. Meet your Guardian Angel, the Archangels and other members of your spiritual “team.� Come with an open heart and mind, and 50 bucks. More info at 802-747-7135 or www.cmacvt.org.

THT’s Young Company presents this summer musical for the whole family JULY XS IRNS] ;LIR Town Hall Theater, Middlebury James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and PEYRGLIW E NSYVRI] SJ IRSVQSYW TVSTSVXMSRW 8[S performances: Friday, July 22 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets and info at 802-382-9222, www.townhalltheater.org or at the door.

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Wed  7/20   7pm   $5  Suggested  Donation A CONVERSATION WITH

AUTHOR DAWN TRIPP

The  New  York  Times  called  Georgia  “complex  and  original.�  USA  Today  referred  to  this  new  novel  as  “magical  and  provocative.�  Author  Tripp  will  read  from  and  lead  an  interactive  talk  about  this  dazzling  book  inspired  by  artist  Georgia  O’Keefe.  Copies  will  be  on  sale.

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THT’S YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS:

EXHIBITS ADDISON COUNTY IN PROFILE: SILHOUETTES FROM THE HENRY SHELDON MUSEUM ARCHIVES. On exhibit through summer 2016 at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park St., Middlebury. 3882117 or www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS: PRESERVING PETER BARRANCO’S LEGACY. On exhibit through summer 2016 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, 475-2022 or www.lcmm.org.

DREAMING OF VERMONT, BY STEVEN P. Goodman. On exhibit for the month of July at Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls. Come for an opening reception on Thursday, July 7 from 5-7 p.m. 1 Mill Street, Middlebury. 802-458-0098 or edgewatergallery.co INDEPENDENCE MUST BE WON: THE ART OF ELLEN VIERECK. On exhibit for 2016 at Mount Independence State Historic Site. 497 Mount Independence Road, Orwell. 802-948-2000 or www.historicsites.vermont. gov/MountIndependence.

LIFE UNDER THE SHADOW: PAINTINGS BY HOM PRADHAN. On exhibit March 18-July 31 at Vermont Folklife Center. 88 Main St., Middlebury.

Gallery and shop hours Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission by donation. 388-4964.

JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH THE MUSICAL Roald  Dahl’s  fantastical  tale  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson

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Sun  7/24   7pm   $20  advance/  $25  door GRAMMY WINNER

ABIGAIL WASHBURN AND WU FEI A  unique  banjo-­guzheng  duo  playing  songs  rooted  in  traditional  Appalachian  and  Chinese  music.

Tue  7/26   7:30pm   Free* Tue  7/26   7:30pm   Free*   THE CONSTANCE HOLDEN MEMORIAL CONCERT

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The  annual  concert  by  the  talented  staff  of  the  classical  music  school  on  Lake  Dunmore.

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ALICE’S WONDERBAND  +  FRIENDS )XQN\ URFN MD]] IXVLRQ &DVK EDU GDQFH ÀRRU shenanigans!  With  special  guest  HAMJOB!

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THT’S YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS:

OBSERVING VERMONT ARCHITECTURE. On exhibit through Aug. 7 at Chimney Point Vermont State Historic Site, 7305 Vermont Route 125, Addison. 759-2412.

PAUL STRAND IN VERMONT, 1943-1946. On exhibit in the Overbrook Gallery May 27-Aug. 7 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. 72 Porter Field/Route 30 South, Middlebury 443-3168 or www.middlebury.edu/arts.

PEDALING THROUGH HISTORY: 150 YEARS OF THE BICYCLE, THE GLENN EAMES COLLECTION. On exhibit June 21-Oct. 16 at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park St, Middlebury. 388-2117 or www. henrysheldonmuseum.org.

PERSEVERANCE: JAPANESE TATTOO TRADITION IN A MODERN WORLD. On exhibit in the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery June 10-Aug. 7 at Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field/Route 30 South, Middlebury. 443-3168 or www.middlebury.edu/arts. Museum is closed Mondays.

QUAKER MADE: VERMONT FURNITURE, 1820-1835. On exhibit starting Sunday, July 10 at the Rokeby Museum. Route 7, Ferrisburgh. 877-3406.

REBECCA KINKEAD. New work will be on exhibit at Edgewater Gallery on the Green for the month of July. 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury. 802-9897419 or edgewatergallery.co

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

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THE CURIOUS COUSINS OF VERMONT OUTSIDER ARTIST GAYLEEN AIKEN. On exhibit through summer 2016 at Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. Museum hours Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 388-2117 or www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

In  the  Jackson  Gallery  now  through  8/6   Free

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THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: A VERMONT PASTEL SOCIETY EXHIBIT. on exhibit June 3-July 29 at Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. More info at www.cmacvt.org.

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Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO JULY 14-24, 2016

ARTS

FILM

ARTIST MEET-AND-GREET IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, July 16, 1-3 p.m., Edgewater Gallery on the Green. Meet Christie Scheele and see her soft-focus landscapes. Info: 802-9897419 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

MOVIES IN THE PARK AFTER DARK IN BRISTOL. Thursday, July 14, dusk, “Beetlejuice.” Thursday, July 21, dusk, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (yes, that “Star Wars”!). Part of 'VMWXSP 7IGƶW ERRYEP SYXHSSV ǻPQ WIVMIW [MXL GPEWWMGW WLS[R on a theater-size screen. Free. Bring a blanket and bug spray.

Series runs weekly (except Aug. 11) through Aug. 18.

ARTS WALK IN VERGENNES. Friday, July 22, 5-7 p.m., downtown Vergennes. Monthly summer arts walk featuring exhibits, musicians, comedians, actors and poets and locations around the Little City. Info: http:// vergennesdowntown.org/arts-walk.

CRAFT FAIR IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, July 23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Middlebury town green. Annual Middlebury Studio School fundraiser featuring works by local artists, MSS teachers and more. Children’s activities, a chance to try the pottery wheel and a chance to win a free pottery class. Art includes baskets, wood, pottery, jewelry, quilts, photography, LIVFEP ERH ǻFIV .RJS [[[ QMHHPIFYV]WXYHMSWGLSSP SVK

DANCE LINE DANCING IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, July 23, 6-8 p.m., New Haven Town Hall. &HHMWSR (SYRX] 1MRI )ERGIVW SǺIV GPEWWIW $5 each (children 10 and under are free).

Info: 802-989-6701.

SILENT FILM SCREENING IN BRANDON. Saturday, July 16, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Showing “A Sailor Made Man” (1921), starring comic superstar Harold Lloyd, plus comedy WLSVX WYFNIGXW 1MZI QYWMGEP EGGSQTERMQIRX F] /IǺ 7ETWMW Admission is free but free-will donations are accepted to help with ongoing renovation of the town hall. Info: www. brandontownhall.org. Part of the town hall’s annual summer WMPIRX ǻPQ WIVMIW MOVIE NIGHT IN SHOREHAM. Monday, July 18, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Library. Screening of a new release from Disney on a 10-foot screen. Enjoy the latest installment of this classic space epic series (PG-13). Popcorn and soda. Info: www. plattlib.org or 897-2647.

SCREENING OF “DEEP TIME” AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Thursday, July 19, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Dana Auditorium. After the screening, director Noah Hunter will discuss the people behind the oil industry. Free.

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“BLAST FROM THE PAST” PIE-MAKING PRESENTATION IN ADDISON. Sunday, July 24, 2-4 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site. Anne Collins, Vermont author of “Vintage Pies,” gives a presentation titled “Making Pies Then and Now” and C PUBLIYS ALWA ME! O WELC

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MUSIC SUMMER CARILLON CONCERT SERIES AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Friday, July 15, 5 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns. The carillon in the tower of Mead Chapel will be played by Elena Sadina, carillonneur for the Middlebury Summer Russian Language School and Belgian Carillon School. Free. Info: http://go.middlebury.edu/carillon.

CAMP POINT COUNTERPOINT STUDENT CONCERT IN BRANDON. Friday, July 15, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Students from the Advanced Chamber Music Program TIVJSVQ +VII [MPP HSREXMSR 5VSGIIHW FIRIÇťX XLI XS[R LEPP Info: 247-6720.

STUDENT RECITAL IN SALISBURY. Saturday, July 16, 1 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. Students from Camp Point CounterPoint will play.

THE PETER AND WILL ANDERSON TRIO IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, July 16, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Jazz.

Tickets $20. Reservations recommended: 802-247-4295 or www.brandon-music.net. “A MOZART EXTRAVAGANZA� IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, July 17, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Basin Harbor Club. The New York Chamber Soloists play a full Mozart program, including Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Exultate Jubilate (with Sarah Cullins) and Ave Verum Corpus. Tickets $35 adults, free for children younger than 12. Tickets at melvinkaplan29@gmail.com or 802-425-2209.

BAND CONCERT IN VERGENNES. Monday, July 18, 7 p.m., City Park. Concerts held Monday evenings through Aug. 22.

HANCOCK GREEN SUMMER CONCERTS PRESENTS SOUTH ROYALTON TOWN BAND. Thursday, July 19, 6:30 p.m., Hancock Town Green. Bring a chair and a picnic. Homemade desserts will be sold. Free.

RED HOT JUBA IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Wednesday, /YP] T Q (IRXVEP 5EVO 'PMWXIVMRĆś LSX GSYRXVMÇťIH NE^^ and Green Mountain swing. Family friendly. Bring your lawn chairs, enjoy food from vendors set up in the park. Part of the Brandon Summer Concert Series.

TOWN BAND CONCERT IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, July 20, 7 p.m., town green. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or picnic dinner and enjoy an evening of small-town entertainment.

BRISTOL FOLK SESSION IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, July 20, 6-9 p.m., Hatch 31, 31 Main St., Bristol. Open jam, all welcome. Bring your voices, instruments, songs and tunes.

Irish/Celtic, Maritime, Appalachian, Quebecois, Roots/Blues, World Music, Dead, Dylan. Singing along highly encouraged — it’s like church with beer! Info: www.vtceltic.com/bristolfolk-session.htm.

BLUES JAM IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, July 20, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main. Dennis Willmott from Left Eye Jump will provide lead guitar, bass and drums if you need backup, or take a break and let you play. Bring your instrument and get ready to jam. Info: www.go51main.com.

SUMMER CARILLON CONCERT SERIES AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Friday, July 22, 5 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns. The carillon in the tower of Mead Chapel will be played by Sergei Gratchev, carillonneur for the Middlebury Summer Russian Language School and the city of Hulst, Netherlands. Free. Info: http://go.middlebury.edu/ carillon.

ZEPHYR IN CONCERT IN SALISBURY. Friday, July 22, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. This local vocal

kids pick Early season blueberries arrived last week! Bring bug spray, rain boots and baskets for a tasty outing. Pick extra for the freezer to enjoy year round. Berries should last through mid August. — Eliza Eaton, MiniBury.com

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festival schedule

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8-97 )&= /91= NOON. Rik Palieri. A new breed of folksingers and singer/songwriters who takes the listener on a musical jaunt around the world. A “brown bag special.�

7 P.M. The Brett Hughes Band. Singer, songwriter, guitar player, music lover Brett Hughes brings his band to the festival stage.

8:30 P.M. Dwight & Nicole. Multi-instrumentalist and singer/ songwriter Dwight Ritcher and BMA Female Vocalist of the Year Nicole Nelson join forces.

+7.)&= /91= NOON. Magician Tom Verner. Local magician Tom Verner may be best known for his Magicians Without Borders organizations, which SÇşIVW QEKMG WLS[W JSV GLMPHVIR MR VIJYKII GEQTW SVTLEREKIW ERH hospitals around the world. A “brown bag special.â€?

7 P.M. The DuPont Brothers. Indie-folk duo that has toured the country in the last couple of years. Known for versatile songwriting, FPSSH LEVQSRMIW ERH ÇťRKIVWX]PI KYMXEV EVVERKIQIRXW 8:30 P.M. Madaila. Local Middlebury music heroes Mark Daly, Willoughby Morse, Eric B. Maier, Dan Ryan and Jer Coons calling themselves “dance rock dreamersâ€? and “a neon-pop juggernaut.â€?

&897)&= /91= 7 P.M. :IVQSRX /E^^ *RWIQFPI WXVIIX HERGI &RRYEP ǝREPI XS Middlebury’s Festival on-the-Green, the dance features music in the jazz and big band styles, with selections in rock, fusion, Latin and popular styles. Come right at 7 p.m. to learn dance steps with Jim Condon.

FOR MORE INFO VISIT FESTIVALONTHEGREEN.ORG

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Meet the chefs Ben and Sarah Wood from Otter Creek Bakery

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uesdays are croissant days.

Four of us stood around the large wood table at Otter Creek 'EOIV] TYPPMRK SǺ XVMERKPIW SJ dough and rolling them (or, well, at least trying to) into the HIPIGXEFPI ǼEO] TEWXVMIW 8LI count: 500 croissants.

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Sarah and her team of 3-4 bakers arrive every morning around 3:30. “Well, unless it’s November,” Sarah corrected, “then we might not get here until 4.” Whatever. It’s early.

“We start with a bang,” said Sarah. First they QEOI XLI GSǺII 8LIR JSV XLVII TPYW LSYVW they prep and bake all the pastries, breads, cakes and other treats you see displayed when you walk in the cosily cramped bakery. Ƹ8LI] EVI EPP SYV VIGMTIW X[IEOIH JVSQ XLI basics,” Sarah said. “We chat in the morning about the weather and what’s going on in town and then decide what to make and how much.”

8LIR EVSYRH RSSR XLI FEOIVW GEPP MX E HE] and the lunch cooks take over with chef Ben Wood, Sarah’s husband and co-owner of the bakery.

“He’s the other side of the coin,” Sarah smiled. “I open and he closes.”

8LI LYWFERH [MJI WEZSV] W[IIX HYS ǻVWX met when they were 7- or 8-years-old growing up in Deleware. “Our families were JVMIRHW ƹ EVEL I\TPEMRIH 8LI] XVEMRIH together as chefs working a circuit in the ‘70s that took them to Nantucket in the summers and to Vermont in the winters.

Sarah and Ben cooked with Jean-Charles Berruet, a classically-trained French chef from Brittany, in Nantuckett; until one day “he threw us out of the coop,” said Sarah.

“He said, ‘go open your own place.’”

“All of our mentors told us to go to New York City,” Sarah said. “But I don’t like the city. I wanted a farm and horses and a garden.”

So they picked Vermont.

8LI ;SSHW STIRIH 4XXIV (VIIO (EJI ERH Bakery in 1986, in what is now Storm Cafe.

About three years later they moved the bakery to the current location on College Street. For less than 2 years, they ran both locations — Sarah ran the bakery and Ben the cafe. But, “that was stupid,” said Sarah.

“We needed each other.” So they closed the restaurant-cafe in the early ‘90s.

As the shifts change, the lunch crew adds E JI[ QSVI FSHMIW XS XLI IǽGMIRX OMXGLIR “We use every part of this space,” Sarah RSXIH SJ XLI VIXVS ǻXXIH KEW WXEXMSR Ben busily prepared the ingredients for the Bahn Mi Vietnamese style special sandwich, while regular sandwiches were carefully stacked, dishes were starting to be cleaned and veggies were chopped for salads, pickling, garnishes and maybe just for show.

No joke, Ben is probably the fastest man with a blade in all of Addison County. “You bounce the knife like a seesaw,” he said simply, as the massive chopper basically vibrated the cilantro into perfect shreds.

Don’t feel bad, he started practicing back in 1976. Just think how good you’d be at something if you did it for 40 years.

“I’ve been at this a long time,” Ben said.

“You either learn, or you get out. It’s really JYR XLI QSVI ]SY PIEVR XLI QSVI ]SY ǻRH that you need to learn.”

Learn is right. Ben’s good at it too. He doesn’t even use a recipe. “I try occasionally,” he laughed. “It doesn’t work well.”

So after 35 years of marriage and 30 in business in Middlebury, this savory-sweet couple says it can be tiring. But at the end of the day: “It’s a labor of love.”

Ben and Sarah Wood stand in their kitchen at Otter Creek Bakery in Middleb

bury.

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Then add: ž cup honey (we use local raw honey) 1 Ÿ cup milk 1 ½ cup coarse cornmeal Mix well then add: 2 eggs „ GYT EPP TYVTSWI ǟSYV Mix until combined. Best if refrigerated at least an hour or even overnight.

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GREAT  FOOD   ‡   LIVE  ENTERTAINMENT John  Lyons Saturday,  July  16|  7:30-­9:30  pm John  Lyons  began  teaching  private  guitar  lessons  over  thirty  years  ago  in  Rutland,  Vermont.   He  is  a  graduate  of  Mount  St.  Joseph  Academy  and  attended  Berklee  College  of  Music.  He  also  studied  jazz  guitar  with  studio  great  Barry  Joseph  Galbraith,  head  of  the  music  department  at  Bennington  College.  John  also  played  in  a  jazz  group  locally  as  well  as  a  rock  band  “The  Worx.�  Blues  Jam Wednesday,  July  20|8-­10  pm Join  us  every  3rd  Wednesday  for  Blues  Jam.  Dennis  Willmott  from  Left  Eye  Jump  will  provide  lead  guitar,  bass,  and  drums  and  these  guys  will  back  you  up  or  take  a  break  and  let  you  play.  All  musicians  and  blues  fans  are  welcome!  Everyone  will  get  a  chance  to  play.

Pick  it  Up Friday,  July  22|  8-­10  pm Bob  Gagnon  Trio Saturday,  July  23|  8-­10  pm Led  by  Vermont-­born  jazz  guitarist  Bob  Gagnon,  this  trio  plays  jazz  standards  and  Gagnon’s  original  compositions  that  are  inspired  by  Charlie  Parker,  Django  Reinhardt,  and  Ahmad  Jamal.

Appalachian  Gap  Distillery  Tasting Tuesday,  July  26|  5-­8  pm Stop  in  to  try  their  newest  whiskey  and  some  of  their  classics.  We  will  also  be  shaking  up  some  $5  summer  cocktails!

Root  7 Thursday,  July  28|  6:30-­8:30 Just  when  you  thought  “Date  Night�  couldn’t  get  any  better...  51%  off  all  bottles  of  wine  plus  an   a  Capella  performance!

Root  7  is  a  small,  mixed  ensemble  a  Capella  group  whose  passion  for  music  brings  us  together  from  across  the  Champlain  Valley.

Totally  Submerged Friday,  July  29|  8:30-­10:30 VT  Rock  trio  playing  original  materials  and  covers  spanning  Classic  Rock  from  the  ‘60s  through  the  ‘90s.

Members:  Paden  Kalinen  -­  lead  guitar  backup  vocals  Jake  McLaughlin  -­  keys,  lead  vocals  Dagan  Selbach  -­  drums,  vocals In  the  Pocket  Jazz Saturday,  July  30|  8:30-­10:30 In  the  Pocket  is  a  6-­piece  ensemble  based  in  Burlington,  Vermont  playing  jazz  classics  from  the  Swing,  Be-­Bop  and  Sinatra  Eras.

Featuring  Michael  Lestrange  on  vocals  and  George  Voland.

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ensemble sings Americana, bluegrass, gospel and blues.

Susan Nop, Kathleen Dutton and Tyler Smith. Free-will donations appreciated.

SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Bluegrass. Tickets $20. Reservations recommended: 802247-4295 or www.brandon-music.net.

L.C. JAZZ DANCE BAND IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, July 23, 8 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. This popular big band brings on the swing. Come dance or just listen. Tickets $8 adults; $14 couples; $7 students, seniors and military.

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4(.&1 '988*7+1.* “A MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY� IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, July 17, 3-4:30 p.m., Basin Harbor Club. The New York Chamber Soloists present “Alice Meets the Queen,� by Gerald Fried. Attendees are invited to dress as their favorite “Alice in Wonderland� character. Tea and crumpets will be served. Program geared toward the young and young at heart. Admission $15 adults, free for children 12 and younger.

8-*&8*7 CHILDREN’S THEATER IN BRISTOL. Thursday, July 14, 3 p.m., Holley Hall. Youth playwrights and performers in Summer *RGSVI 8LIEXVI TVIWIRX Ƹ8LI 4P]QTMG ,EQIWƚ JSV EKIW ERH older. The Greek gods descend upon earth for good or evil.

Audience participation is invited.

JAPANESE PERFORMERS AT MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 15, 7:30 a.m., Wright Theater, Middlebury College. Kamikiri is a performance where the player receives a request from the audience and cuts an image out of a plain piece of paper, without drawing an outline. The act lasts only a few minutes, then the performer asks for another request.

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The performer, Hayashiya Niraku, is one of a handful of professional performers in Japan. Both rakugo and kamikiri are performance arts unique to Japan. Free.

AUDITIONS FOR BRANDON TOWN PLAYERS IN BRANDON. Sunday, July 17 and 24, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Senior Center.

The Brandon Town Players announce auditions for their upcoming murder mystery comedy. Roles for six females and four males, ages 18-80.

Performance dates will be Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Brandon Town Hall. Info: Kathy 802-247-6720.

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“LOOK OUT OLYMPICS, HERE COMES ZEUSâ€? ON STAGE IN BRANDON. Wednesday, July 20, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Students in grades 7-12 from 7YXPERHĆśW *RGSVI 8LIEXIV HIZIPST TPE]W that involve the audience in assisting XLI GLEVEGXIVW MR ÇťRHMRK E LETT] IRHMRK Audience participation includes games audience members can play to receive Olympic-style awards. Tickets $3 adults, $2 seniors, students and military. Info: 247-6720. “JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACHâ€? ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 22, 7 p.m., Saturday, July 23, 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, July 24, 7 p.m.,Town Hall Theater.

A musical performed by the Young Company, THT’s youth troupe. Tickets $10 general, $5 kids 12 and younger.

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Music in the park RED HOT JUBA NEXT UP IN BRANDON'S FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

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Every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in July and August, WEDNESDAY JULY Brandon’s Central Central Park, Brandon Park will be the site of a free concert.

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Come on out with your friends and neighbors and relax with some quality music and comfort food from local vendors. Carver Street in front of the Congregational Church will be closed during the concerts so feel free to let the kids run around.

For more information, contact the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce at 247-6401. Go to the events calendar at Brandon.org and click on the event for more info.

Members of Red Hot Juba, Eric Krull, Bryan Aubin, D Davis and Steve Goldman, will get you up on your feet Wednesday, July 20, in Brandon.

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AUGUST 3: The Brandon Town Band — Classic band concert music with light classics, show tunes, marches, and something for dancing.

AUGUST 10: Bob Stannard and Those Dangerous Bluesmen — Some of the best

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live music The Brazen Youth in Middlebury. Friday, July 15, 6-8 p.m., 51 Main.

Cooie DeFrancesco in Middlebury. Friday, July 15, 6 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Binger in Middlebury. Friday, July 15, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

John Lyons in Middlebury. Saturday, July 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Rehab Roadhouse in Middlebury. Saturday, July 16, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Cookie’s Hot Club in New Haven. Friday, July 22, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard.

Simply Acoustic in Middlebury. Friday, July 22, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Bob Gagnon Trio in Middlebury. Saturday, July 23, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Root 7 in Middlebury. Thursday, July 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 51 Main.

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BLUEBERRIES Blueberries are one of the most popular and healthful fruits, are easy to grow, and can be grown as an ornamental shrub. Many have colorful red fall leaves. If you like eating blueberries from the store or picking your own, consider if you might have the space and conditions for growing them in your landscape.

The most important aspects for growing blueberries successfully are choosing hardy varieties and having the right soil.

BY LEONARD PERRY

8LIVI EVI ÇťZI QEMR KVSYTW SJ FPYIFIVVMIW representing three main species. The northern highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum) and lowbush (Vaccinium angustifolium) are the main species for northern gardeners, as well as hybrids of these called â&#x20AC;&#x153;half-highâ&#x20AC;?. While the highbush reach from 6 to 15 feet high, depending on climate and cultivar (cultivated variety), the lowbush only reach a foot or so high. The half-high reach from 3 to 5 feet high.

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Other than getting the right cultivars, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need the right soil for blueberries to succeed. They like plenty of organic matter in the soil, and well-

drained soils so roots donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rot. Perhaps the most MQTSVXERX TSMRX XLSYKL MW XS LEZI EGMH WSMPW SRIW with a low pH of 4.5 to 5.2. You can probably get by with a pH of up to 6.0 if you use plenty of peat moss, which is acidic. Sulfur also can be used to lower the pH. If soils are more alkaline (most TPERXW KVS[ FIWX [MXL E T- SJ XS XLI PEXXIV being neutral), it may take work yearly to try and lower the pH. One solution if the soil pH is too high is to get a shorter cultivar, such as lowbush or half-high, and plant in a container. Just make sure the pot is large enough, perhaps 15 to 20 gallon size, or 18 to 24 inches wide and 12 to 15 inches deep.

You can plant container and all right in the ground. If left above ground, make sure to bring into an unheated shed or garage over winter that wont allow the soil to freeze. Ample ground heat protects roots in the ground during winter, something roots above ground in pots donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get.

Container blueberries also are great for small gardens. When planting in containers, use half peat moss and half potting soil.

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Blueberry roots are near the surface and sensitive to drying out, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow them to dry before planting and water well once planted.

Keep them well-watered until established, and even later when droughts. Several inches of mulch helps retain moisture, and helps prevent weeds.

Hand pulling weeds is

best so not to damage their shallow roots with a hoe.

Since blueberries usually begin bearing fruit when 4- to 5-years-old, buying older and larger plants will give you fruit in fewer years. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really need to prune bushes, except to remove broken or rubbing branches, until they are much older. They do need some fertilizer, such as a cup of 5-3-4 or similar for young plants, more for larger mature ones. Apply this in early spring, and perhaps again in late June.

If leaves are reddish or have reddish dots, and are overall light green to yellowish, they may need more nitrogen such as from ammonium sulfate.

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may try scare tactics such as noise emitters and bright balloons and objects hung among plants, but the best method most end up using is tight bird netting over plants. This netting is black and of thin plastic strands that aren’t really obtrusive or even noticeable from a distance.

Whether you grow your own or just pick blueberries locally, berries are simple to just wash and freeze for use through the rest of the year. Eating more blueberries, even making and drinking blueberry juice, you’ll realize E VERKI SJ LIEPXL FIRIǻXW 3SX SRP] EVI XLI] ZIV] LMKL MR ERXMS\MHERXW FYX

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XLI] GSRXEMR SXLIV GSQTSYRHW EW [IPP XLEX LIPT ]SYV MQQYRI W]WXIQ ǻKLX infections, help to reduce belly fat, promote urinary tract health, preserve vision and brain health, reduce the risk of heart disease, aid digestion, help prevent certain cancers, and serve as an antidepressant to keep you in a good mood. And you thought blueberry pie just tastes good!

Leonard Perry, Horticulture Professor Emeritus, University of Vermont

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MIDDLEBURY $39,900 Spacious mobile home, heavily renovated â&#x20AC;&#x201C; new roof 2 years ago and new kitchen just 1 year ago (plus new y Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC; E `Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2026;Ă&#x153;>Ă&#x192;Â&#x2026;iĂ&#x20AC;Ž° iĂ&#x153;iĂ&#x20AC; Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;`Â&#x153;Ă&#x153;Ă&#x192;] carpet, central air and upgraded bathroom. There is both an enclosed porch and a lovely deck. Price includes a good amount of furniture! Well Â&#x201C;>Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x152;>Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;i` ÂŤ>Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x17D;° iĂ&#x153; Â&#x153;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2DC;iĂ&#x20AC;Ă&#x192; Â&#x201C;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152; Li >ÂŤÂŤĂ&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Ă&#x203A;i` LĂ&#x17E; ÂŤ>Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x17D; Â&#x153;Ă&#x153;Â&#x2DC;iĂ&#x20AC;° MIDDLEBURY $209,000 Well maintained 1800â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farmhouse with 2 acres of land (very nice soil), Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2026; vi>Ă&#x152;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x20AC;iĂ&#x192; Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;i Â&#x2026;Â&#x153;ÂŤiĂ&#x192; Ă&#x152;Â&#x153; w Â&#x2DC;` Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC; >Â&#x2DC; Â&#x153;Â?`iĂ&#x20AC; Â&#x2026;Â&#x153;Â&#x201C;i q Ă&#x153;Â&#x2C6;`i ÂŤÂ&#x2C6;Â&#x2DC;i y Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x192;] w Ă&#x20AC;iÂŤÂ?>Vi] Â?>Ă&#x20AC;}i Â&#x201C;Ă&#x2022;`Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Â&#x153;Â&#x201C;] ÂŤÂ?Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x192; Â&#x201C;>Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x17E; nice updates â&#x20AC;&#x201C; newer windows and heating system. Easy drive to town!

THE AVERAGE SALES PRICE IN ADDISON COUNTY FOR A TOWNHOUSECONDO ROSE 16% (UP TO $171,485) SINCE THE START OF THIS YEAR. IN FACT IN MAY, CONDO SALES IN ADDISON COUNTY WERE AT A YEAR-TODATE HIGH OF $172,000.

ORWELL  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Well  maintained  Colonial  on  mature  maple-­treed  road  with  4  EHGURRPV IXOO EDWKV Âż UHSODFHV IXOO Âś GU\ FHOODU FDU GHWDFKHG JDUDJH 1HZ [ EDUQ ZLWK VWDOOV )HQFHG \DUG HOHFWULF IHQFHG SDGGRFN DQG SDVWXUHV 0DQ\ H[WUDV $350,000

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ORWELL $45,000 Beautiful 16 acre sloping lot has views to the west with road frontage and easy access to Route 22A. Potential for many building sites. Partially cleared area with mature pine and birch trees. A great opportunity to own land near the historic village of Orwell.

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802-388-7983 Bill Beck Real Estate

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