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in the Green Mountains
by Amy Brooks Thornton
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tate Street. Montpelier. Past midnight
on a Saturday. There is a hush. Empty
sidewalks. Few cars. Muted glow of
street lamps.
But, open the door at Positive Pie, Char-
lie-Os or Sweet Melissas, and melody and
rhythm and the buzz of those relaxing
into the vibe waft out, envelope you and
pull you in. There is life. Nightlife. Music.
Dancing. In central Vermont.
Vermont is an inspirational place to
live. It attracts people who want to be in-
spired, says Jason Jack Merrihew, co-owner
of Sweet Melissas. He appreciates all the
music venues opening up, which creates a
positive feedback loop for musicians like
him. It inspires us!
Walk down the street on a Saturday
morning, and the small town bustles with
market energy. Guitar players, fiddlers and
singers fill the air with their tunes. Ear-
lier this summer, on Montpeliers Rialto
Bridge, the nationally renowned gypsy jazz
band Winovino, from Austin, Texas, played
their acoustic revelry of uproarious instru-
mentals and swooning ballads, as they
describe it, for hours. People danced. On-
lookers couldnt tear themselves away. That
same weekend they played nights at Red
Square in Burlington and Charlie-Os in
Montpelier. In the Green Mountains, you
can find great music night and day.
We celebrate spring, summer and fall by
being outside and we celebrate it by listen-
ing to music, says Tom Moog, co-owner of
Sweet Melissas. His favorite venues are the
outdoor venues, the farmers markets, the
small towns where theres a guitar on the
grass collecting money, the outdoor festivals
. . . I can bring my two-year-old!
Musicians of all types find themselves in
Vermont. Theres so much talent here, its
crazy, says Matthew Slaughter, music and
events director at Positive Pie. Slaughter,
originally from North Carolina and who
majored in music with a focus in industry,
chose Montpelier over Burlington because
its a tiny town with so much stuff going
on.
continued on page 8
Music Thrives
Winovino, the gypsy jazz
band from Austin, Texas,
entertains the crowds on
Montpeliers Rialto Bridge.
Photo by Amy Brooks Thornton.
page 2 OctOber 3 OctOber 14, 2013 The Bri dge
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Dr. Gabriel Archdeacon, N.D. Welcomes
Dr. Kristin Tomko, N.D.
to Tree of Life Medicine in Montpelier, VT.
Dr. Tomko studied Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture at the
University of Bridgeport and Liaoning University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, China.
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Chandler Center for the Arts presents
Pianist Vassily Primakov
An All Chopin Program
Saturday, October 12, 7:30 p.m.
how many pianists have the right touch?
In Chopin, no one currently playing sounds as
good as this! This is a great Chopin pianist.
- American Record Guide
VPR Classical Host Joe Goetz will offer a pre-concert talk at 6:45
The audience is invited to a complimentary reception following the concert
Reserved: Adults $30 advance, $35 night of show, Students $10
www.chandler-arts.org
Main Street Randolph Vermont
(802) 728-6464
Presented by Chandler Center for the Arts Sponsored by Vermont Public Radio
MONTPELIER
Art Walk
Voted Best Arts Festival
two years in a row!
Times Argus Best of the Best
2012 & 2013
presented by Montpelier Alive
montpelieralive.org
downtown Montpelier
Friday, October 4,
2013 | 48 p.m.
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Kitzmiller Coat Drive Needs Volunteers
R
epresentative Warren Kitzmiller reminds that the Karen Kitzmiller Memorial Coat Drive
happens October 26. The drive seeks volunteers to help collect, organize and distribute
what has historically been nearly 2,000 winter coats. Kitzmiller says, We also distribute
hats, mittens, gloves, boots, comforters, quilts and blankets. The event takes place in two
locations, Montpelier City Hall and at Community National Bank in Barre. The drive needs
volunteer help on Friday, October 25, bringing donated coats to City Hall and helping out
on Saturday, October 26. The volunteer contact is Theresa Giffin at 229-4625. Kitzmiller
says, If you have warm winter coats (dont forget hats, mittens, blankets and so on) in good
used condition that you no longer need and would be willing to donate to the drive, please
take them to Community National Bank either in Montpelier or Barreand thank you!
Dogs Help Sniff Out Thieves
O
n Sunday, September 22, Montpelier police say two suspects in recent burglaries and car
break-ins were apprehended, in part, through the assistance of the polices canine squad:
Based on a successful track by MPDs K-9 team, neighbors and intelligence from other active
investigations, officers were able to initiate a series of search warrants. Police executed the
first search warrant in the early dawn of Sunday and arrested Donald Lowe (29) of Mont-
pelier for burglary and possession of stolen property. Montpeliers police then executed two
simultaneous search warrants on Richardson Road in Barre Town and, working with Barre
City and Barre Town police and State Police, arrested Jonathan Welch (20) of Barre Town
for burglary, possession of stolen property and being on escape status from the Vermont De-
partment of Corrections while allegedly involved in the burglaries. The police found stolen
articles, narcotics and handguns during the searches. They anticipate additional arrests, and
ask those with information to phone police at 223-3445.
Upcoming Conversations About Montpeliers Future
N
ext Wednesday, October 9, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Capitol Plazas Ethan Allen Room, Gary
Toth from the Project for Public Spaces (pps.org) will talk about public spaces. Mayor
John Hollar suggests the discussion can help frame upcoming conversations about develop-
ment, engagement and our community resources to continue to improve and sustain our
vibrant downtown and our excellent parks and recreational areas. There will be a forum on
October 16, 6 to 8 p.m., in City Council Chambers, on the planned multimodal transit cen-
ter, with an update on the project concepts and timeline and to solicit input from residents
on the vision and design of the future multimodal transit center and potential upper-floor
development. Potential development partners will be invited to the forum to hear resident
feedback as they consider their proposals. On October 20, between 6 and 8 p.m., again in
City Council Chambers, city officials and engineers from DuBois & King will present pre-
liminary plans and receive resident feedback on the planned bike path extension from Granite
Street to Gallison Hill Road.
Early Childhood Education Event
E
arly childhood advocates Mama Says, Vermont Early Childhood Alliance, Building
Bright Futures and MomsRising.org, with additional support from Ben and Jerrys,
Dunkin Donuts and Hunger Mountain Coop, are jointly promoting a public event: a giant
Chutes and Ladders game on the State house lawn this Saturday morning, October 5, from 10
a.m. to noon, including presentations by former governor Madeline Kunin and Representa-
tive Sarah Buxton. The groups promote early education, given evidence of 80 percent brain
development by age 3 and the difficulties of modern working families to nurture children
when both parents work.
Environmental Summit Coming up
E
nvironmental activists Toxic Action Center and VPIRG plan an all-day event at Vermont
Technical College on Saturday, November 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keynote speaker
is Gary Hirshberg, chairman of Stonyfield Farms and a leading voice calling for labeling of
GMO food.
Goddard College to Honor Olympic Protestor
G
oddard Colleges October 6 commencement will honor 1968 Olympic gold medalist
Tommie Smith, who broke a world and Olympic record in the 200-meter run, then held
his fist aloft on the winners podium of the 19th Olympiad. Smith, who earned a masters in
sociology in 1974 from Goddard, will be presented with the colleges 2013 Presidential Award
for Activism. Smith went on from the Olympics to play pro football, then coached and taught
at Oberlin College, the 1995 World Indoor Championship team in Barcelona, Spain, and, for
27 years, Santa Monica College.
Nature Watch
I
cant ride my bicycle far without dodging a woolly bear caterpillar (an Isabella tiger
moth in its later life) crossing the road, looking for a place to overwinter. Wasps are
active on the warm south side of our house, batting about madly as they impregnate the
newly emerged young queens of the year. These females will carry the species over the
winter, but for most of the colony, it is a last fling! Milkweed begins to send off its silken
parachute seeds, and leaves are filling up the yards and woods. I love to remember Karen
Kitzmiller saying, Only a few more days of leaves falling, and it will finally be scuffling
season! Then we can walk along kicking drifts of dried leaves and catch that haunting
scent again, before winter.
Nona Estrin
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bARRE
gustos 802-476-7919 central-vt.com/web/gustos/ DJ/Live M, t 9pm Yes Dinner, drinks Frequently freatures DJ Devon Foxx.
Ladder 1 grill 802-883-2000 ladder1grill.com Live W 6-8pm None Dinner, drinks Offers Mexican Night on Wednesdays.

CALAIS
Whammy bar 802-229-4329 whammybar1.com Live W-Sa 7pm onwards None Dinner, drinks Local and cozy.

HARDWICK
positive pie 802-472-7126 positivepie.com/hardwick DJ/Live Sa 9pm onwards as needed Dinner, drinks cozier than its Montpelier counterpart.

MIDDLESEX
Nutty Stephs
chocolaterie 802-229-2090 nuttystephs.com Live th 6-12pm None Small eats, drinks Doubles as a chocolaterie.
red Hen bakery 802-223-5200 redhenbaking.com

MONTPELIER
bagitos 802-229-9212 bagitos.com Live t-Su 6-8pm, 11am-2pm Su None Dinner, drinks also offers outdoor seating during the warmer months.
charlie-Os 802-223-6820 Live W, F, Sa, some th 8, 9, 10pm onwards None Dinner, drinks remember to bring cash!
positive pie 802-229-0453 positivepie.com/montpelier DJ/Live F, Sa 10:30pm onwards Yes Dinner, drinks Large and swanky establishment with excellent sound system.
Skinny pancake 802-262-2253 skinnypancake.com Live W, F, Sa Varies None Dinner, drinks also offers outdoor seating during the warmer months.
Sweet Melissas 802-225-6012 Live t Varies as needed Dinner, drinks New place to eat and enjoy music.
Unitarian church capitalcityconcerts.org Live Wkends 7:30pm onwards None church concert hall.

MORRISVILLE
the bees Knees 802-888-7889 thebeesknees-vt.com Live every day Varies None Dinner, drinks Very comfortable setting.

NORTHfIELD
green Mountain
girls Farm 802-505-9840 eatstayfarm.com Live Occasional Varies Farm supper Intimate comfortable barn setting for concerts.

PLAINfIELD
positive pie 802-454-0133 positivepie.com/plainfield Live F 9pm onwards as needed Dinner, drinks the original positive pie, still renowned for its pizza.

RANDOLPH
chandler 802-728-6464 chandler-arts.org Live F, Sa Varies No concert hall.

RICHMOND
On the rise bakery 802-434-7787 ontherisebakery.net Live th 7:30pm onwards None Dinner Offers baked goods in additon to food and music.

STOWE
Matterhorn 802-253-8198 matterhornbar.com Live F, Sa 9pm onwards None Dinner, drinks also offers a large sushi menu.
piecasso Stowe 802-253-441 piecasso.com DJ/Live Sa 10pm onwards as needed Dinner, drinks Modern yet cozy establishment.
rimrocks Mountain
tavern 802-253-9593 rimrocksmountaintavern.com DJ/Live F, Sa 10pm onwards as needed Dinner, drinks DJ rekkon every Fridays, live music on Saturdays.
trapp Family Lodge
Lounge 800-826-7000 trappfamily.com concerts Nightly 7:30pm onwards None Dinner, drinks part of the larger trapp Family Lodge.

WAITSfIELD
big picture theater 802-496-8994 bigpicturetheater.info Live W 7:30pm onwards None Dinner, drinks Doubles as a high-end movie theater.

WARREN
Slide brook Lodge
tavern 802-583-2202 slidebrooklodge.com DJ/Live th-Sa, some W Varies None Dinner, drinks One mile from Sugarbush Ski resort.

WATERbuRY
the resevoir 802-244-7827 waterburyresevoir.com Live Sa 10pm Yes Dinner, drinks casual pub setting, comfort food and draft beers.
For a state full of white people, he
notes, wincing about stating the homogene-
ity, there is so much culture here. They soak
it in. They seek it out.
Bennett Shapiro, owner and engineer of
Madtech Sound and Lovetown Recording,
agrees: Theres everything out there from
acoustic Appalachian foot stomping to punk
rock and avante-jazz to African drumming
to rock steady reggae.
Producers like Shapiro come to Vermont
for the peace and the woods, but also for
economy. I can make my budget stretch here
in a way I wouldnt be able to in a big city,
says Shapiro. A space the size of my recording
studio, in Washington, D.C., where I grew
up, would cost three or four times as much
to operate, putting it out of the reach of the
pockets of most working musicians. As it is, I
am able to keep my prices reasonable, and Im
probably a lot busier because of it.
Shapiro is in good company here. Some
of my favorite local producers, he says,
include Kristina Stykos, who is making
wonderful recordings, both for herself and
her playmates. And Colin McCaffrey, who
has been recording local artists at his home
studio for some time now . . . There are
many more. Ryan Power, Ben Colette, Joe
Egan, Lane Gibson . . . all talented folks,
who were lucky to have around.
The music scene does have its frustrations.
People come out to see people they know,
Moog says. As a music promoter, he loves
original, new music, but put them on stage,
and sometimes theres only three or four
people sitting there listening to them.
We need to get people seated in the house
to pay the musicians what they need to get
paid, says Merrihew, Moogs partner.
Slaughter, of Positive Pie, thinks the answer
is to appeal to a broad spectrum of people
with a variety of musichip-hop, salsa, jazz,
roots, reggaeand a mix of about 70 percent
local and the rest national acts. And DJs.
Theres definitely an art to DJ-ing, says
Slaughter. He points to the young DJ artists
of the area such as DJ Gagu, DJ Jaws and the
10-year-old prodigy DJ Don P, who will be
opening for nationally known DJ Rob Swift
at Positive Pie in October.
Positive Pie is also hosting dance parties
for the 16-plus crowd. The most recent,
the Black and White Rave, drew a crowd
of teens. Slaughters excited about providing
entertainment for the younger crowd, giving
them something to do on a Saturday night.
And he wants to draw people from Burling-
ton and southern Vermont. For example, in
August, people drove up from Brattleboro to
see Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds play at
Positive Pie.
Slaughter believes that the music scene
in Montpelier is coming back; hes excited
about Sweet Melissas opening, which adds
to the downtown music synergy. Although,
Montpelier seems like a ghost town some-
times, Slaughter says, hes not fazed. We
gotta make Montpelier a destination!
And if you care to drive a little, you can
find live music and dancing throughout the
Green Mountains, just north, maybe in the
cozy Whammy Bar (Calais) or the much
larger Piecasso (Stowe); south at the Slide
Brook Lodge (Warren); east, Gustos (Barre);
or west, The Reservoir (Waterbury). (See
Live Music! below for the full list.) With a
wide smile and the charismatic energy of a
true believer, Slaughter asserts, Live music
is where its at!
The Green Mountains. Daytime. Night-
time. Think music.
Music Thrives
Continued from page 1
collected by Amy Brooks Thornton
Via Facebook, I asked my Vermont teenage
friends what they were listening to these
days. Heres what they wrote.
Julian: Chance the Rapper
Eli: BALKAN BEAT BOX! Bringing the
beat from Israel!
Maddie: Bon Iver, Red Hot Chili Pep-
pers and Angus and Julia Stone.
Laci: Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Theloni-
ous Monk, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dolly
Parton, Stevie Nicks, Hlne Grimaud,
Joanna Newsom, Jefferson Airplane and
Zoe Keating. Oh, Emerson, Lake and
Palmer and Led Zeppelin too.
Ian: Portugal.The Man, C2C, Lorde,
Alt-J, Watsky, Thao & The Get Down
Stay Down and SBTRKT.
David: Dvoraks Ninth Symphony,
Shostakovichs 8
th
String Quartet OH
MY GAWWDDDDD SO GOOD, Epic
Rap Battles of History, Pain Three Days
Grace, MC Mr. Napkins.
Zach: Since I spend way too much of
my life driving, Ill give you my driving
tunes. Usually its some Wiz Khalifa type
stuff or some alternative rock like Rise
Against or Breaking Benjamin.
Zo: Lately Ive been listening to a whole
lot of La Dispute. Beautiful poetry, but
sung in a harsh manner.
Julia: Im one of those wacky, all-over-
the-map people when it comes to music
. . . Ill happily listen to hip-hop (Mackl-
emore!), classic rock (Led Zeppelin),
alternative (Coldplay, Of Monsters and
Men, Florence and the Machine) and
whatever else comes my way (Red Hot
Chili Peppers).
And, one adult, who has the energy of a
teenager and, at times, considers himself
one, chimed in:
John: I am focused on African music
now with a special interest in Ali Farka
Tour, Roumani Diabat, Baba Ndongo,
Ballake Sissoko and Bombino. I also cant
get through the day without Fatai Roll-
ing Dollar . . . the Nigerian master! Also,
listening to Bill Evans, always always,
always.
by Kate Mueller
W
ant to venture a bit off the beaten
path to hear some music and en-
counter a different social scene?
The beaten path in this case being Montpe-
lier. Just a short distance from the capital, a
couple of intriguing options present them-
selves: the Whammy Bar in Calais and Nutty
Stephs Chocolaterie Shop in Middlesex.
Both are intimate spaces tucked in unex-
pected places: the Whammy Bar occupies
part of a general store; Nutty Stephs was
originally a retail store. Both are also essen-
tially invisible to anyone casually driving by
at night: there are no well-lit signs, no obvious
entry points. But those in the know, know
where to go: both enjoy solid patronage from
the communities they serve, and increasingly
folks from beyond are venturing over.
The Whammy bar
It was my first time to the Whammy Bar
and my first time inside Maple Corner Store.
The ride out on County Road heading north
was enjoyable, as the car wended its way
through dark woods on smooth new asphalt,
but seemed to be taking a while. Just as I was
doubting I was going the right way, the as-
phalt abruptly ended, and there immediately
on the left was the iconic store. I slammed on
the brakes and turned in.
The store was lit up, the parking lot
filled with cars. Something was going on.
I stepped in the store, noting a sandwich
board at the entrance, indicating who was
playing. I followed the sound of women sing-
ing, and turned right.
About three steps up, past a reproduction
of Van Goghs Starry Starry Night, hanging
over an upright piano, brought me to a small,
welcoming space. I was half expecting some-
thing more rustic, more funky and down
home, but the room is finished with care
beautiful wainscoting, hardwood floor and
warm yellow and dark red walls. Seating is
limited: about 10 chairs crowd round a cou-
ple of tables with a couch at the back, with
another five high chairs at the bar. Graceful
white pendant lights are strung along the bar
and a row of old 45s festoon the wall above
thema playful touch.
Theres a guitar theme to the Whammy:
several electric guitars hang on the wall as
decorations, along with a series of close-up
photos of guitars and other guitar art. And
the bars very name is a guitar reference
and a clever pun. A whammy bar is a lever
attached to the bridge or tailpiece of an elec-
tric guitar that enables the player to vary the
tension on the strings, creating a vibrato or
bending the pitch.
All that guitar art reflects co-owner Artie
Toulis self-described obsession with guitars
(he has a big guitar collection) and, of
course, he and Nancy, his wife and co-
owner, are both lovers of music and good
food.
Artie and Nancy, who live over Maple
Corner Store, have run the store for six years.
What sparked the Whammy Bar were rumi-
nations of what they would do with the space
the post office occupies in the store should it
ever move out.
Were aware that small-town post of-
fices are shutting down and wondered what
would we do with that big space it occupies,
says Artie. We thought lets open up a place
where people can get together and listen to
music.
But the post office didnt close, and finally,
Artie says, they asked themselves, What are
we waiting for? Lets just do it!
They hired a carpenter who converted
a storage area and built an addition, and
the Whammy Bar was born a year ago, in
October 2012. The bar has so far limited
its hours to Wednesday through Thursday,
5 to 9 p.m., and Friday through Saturday,
5 to 10 p.m., with the music starting at 7 or
7:30 p.m.
But within that limited slot, the bar has
attracted a variety of both local and out-of-
state musicians, among them outstanding
talents like Dave Keller, Katie Trautz, Jay
Ekis, Abby Jenne and Colin McCaffrey.
Artie says theyre picky about whom they
choose to play at the Whammy Bar. They
cant afford to pay the musicians much,
but that hasnt made it difficult for them to
schedule top performers. The reason is the
audience.
Musicians like to play here because they
know the people that come here are really
into the music, and musicians love that,
Toulis says. Everyone asks to come back
to play.
The night I was there, Nice & Naughty,
from Newmarket, New Hampshire, were
performing: Peg Chaffee on guitar and
Cheryl Sager on stand-up bass, guitar and
penny whistle. True to their name, they sang
tunes with both sweet and salacious lyrics,
including a lovely a cappella number.
Though space is limited, the bartender,
Tim Scandale, said that on occasion the
tables have been pushed aside to open up
dance space, noting that there were two
disco dance parties this summer.
The bar has six beers on tap, includ-
ing several local brews, and wine. Casual
fare is offered: antipasto, Greek salad, dol-
mades and crostinis with various toppings.
The roast beef crostinisfive pieces of toast
(from local Patchwork Bread) with slices of
McKenzie roast beef, banana peppers, home-
made horseradish and Cabot cheddar cheese
melted on topwas delicious and filling
and a deal at $8.50. Their signature item is
chicken wings in five varieties, including red
curry and teriyaki.
Although the bar is clearly a neighborhood
hangout for Calais residents, Artie says they
need to attract people from outside the small
community to keep the bar goingand that
is happening. As the Whammy Bar increas-
ingly gains recognition as a place to hear
good music, people are driving over from
Worcester and Woodbury and even coming
from Montpelier, said Artie.
Nutty Stephs Chocolaterie
Bacon? That ultra-fatty, salty meat. That
bane of low-fat diets. That oh-so-guilty,
heart-stopping pleasure. With chocolate?
Another oral delight. Not really bad (all
those antioxidants) but guilt inducing when
done to excess. Which is the only way I
know how to eat chocolate.
When I first heard about Bacon Thurs-
days at Nutty Stephs Chocolaterie, the com-
bination of bacon and chocolate sounded
Small Joints Are Jumpin
with foot-tapping tunes, brews and bacon
The Midnight Spooners at the Whammy Bar, with Josh Halman on mandolin (left), Andy Bromage on banjo (middle), John Cleary on guitar (back) and Brian Burns on bass. Photo by Artie Toulis.
Vermont Teens are listening to . . .
continued on page 8
City Council Meeting
SEPTEMbER 18, 2013
by Ivan Shadis
T
o begin, during general appearances,
LaToya Coleman of Montpelier ad-
dressed racism in Vermont.
I come here today because I feel that I
have been judged by the color of my skin
and not by the content of my character,
said Coleman. My character consists of
someone loving, kind and peaceful . . . I
am in Vermont working and continuing my
college education . . . never did I imagine to
be a victim of racial profiling nor an object
of ridicule and of hate, that I would have to
overhear a sub-shop worker tell his coworker
She cant afford it because she is black . . .
not in Vermont . . . or hear people, who see
you all the time, say that You came from
New York You came from Massachusetts.
We are not all from New York, and even
if we were, does that make everyone from
Massachusetts or New York a criminal? No,
it does not . . . Why is it that in Vermont
there is only a population of 1.1 percent black
minority, but in Rutland, blacks are 17 times
more likely to be arrested for marijuana than
whites? Seventeen times more likely out of
1.1 percent in this state. Who are they arrest-
ing? The same people?
Coleman then referenced an ACLU study
that found blacks were four times more likely
to be arrested for marijuana possession state-
wide and a staggering 17 times more likely in
Rutland County than whitesdespite about
equal rates of use among individuals of either
designation.
Look at it this wayfairness is fairness.
We have had enough. Take it from me, an
African American who has never been in-
volved in any criminal activities or any smok-
ing or drugs, but I am a victim of hate. My
blood is red, I have feelings, I have emotions,
and it hurts to go home at night knowing
that your fellow brothers and sisters in this
state cant get along . . . The profiling must
end, profiling go away and stay away. I am
what I am. Embrace the differences. The
next time you, yes you, hearing this, see a
person of any minority, go up to them and
say, Hi, I am such and such. Whats your
name? Where are you from? and Welcome
to Vermont.
Mayor John Hollar thanked Coleman for
taking time to address the council and noted,
You and I met, and Id like to keep talking
to you about ways that our community can
be more welcoming to people of all races be-
cause I think all of us would agree that any
kind of discriminatory conduct in Montpe-
lier just cant be tolerated.
Proceeding to the consent agenda and
business as usual, the following monies were
awarded: $43,475.00 to Southworth-Milton
of Richmond or the purchase of a Standby
Generator for the Public Works Department
(DPW) to use in their garage building and
$69,000 to Dayco of Sharon for improve-
ment to the roof of the DPW equipment
storage building.
The mayor was given authorization to
sign a purchase-and-sale agreement, and all
documents related to the purchase of 1 Tay-
lor Street (the Carr lot). The $1,400,000
acquisition of the PCB-contaminated and
consequently vacant lot (the property has
been on the states hazardous site list since
2001) commences the citys drive toward a
multimodal transit center to be erected on
the site. A public forum will be held on the
creation, wherein the city solicits input from
residents on the vision and design of the fu-
ture transit center. Interested citizens should
go to City Council chambers at City Hall on
October 16 at 6 p.m.
Finally, a proclamation was signed declar-
ing October 11 Recovery Day to encourage
the citizens of Montpelier to celebrate those
in our community who have chosen to take
the journey of recovery [from substance use].
With the consent agenda consented to,
the council moved on to other items. In ap-
pointments were Ellen Husher to another
three-year term and Stephen M Bousqet to
a two-year term on the Montpelier Historic
Preservation Committee. Jo Ann Corski
Gibbons was reappointed to the Montpelier
Loan Fund Committee.
Kevin Casey, community development
specialist, and Steve Cook, deputy commis-
sioner of the Vermont Department of Tour-
ism and Marketing, reported, as organs of
the Downtown Improvement District (DID)
committee, on guidelines for the committee
requested in August by the city. The over-
arching goal is to capitalize on the charm of
our downtown by improving the streetscape.
The most important piece is that each of the
projects has to have a demonstrable feature of
long-term sustainability, said Casey, adding
that projects should leverage other sources
of capital, either private or public, to make
sure were getting our moneys worth, as
well as that projects should come to fruition
within a year, use local labor and accomplish
specific city goals outlined by the council
annually.
Councilor Alan Weiss noted that there
was no mention of a budget, citing that in
the original formation of the DID it was in-
structed to provide budget as well as a work
plan. Cook responded by saying, We dont
have a crystal ball! and noted further that,
given the nascent state of the committee, to
create a line item budget against no projects
is nearly impossible. Asked who had written
the document, Casey said, I put it together
administratively, and during the last meet-
ing, we went over it line by line.
But further scrutiny from Weiss revealed
erroneous language about housing and loans
in the proposed guidelines, which had evi-
dently been copied and pasted from the
Montpelier Housing Trust fund guidelines.
This document needs to be cleaned up.
Im not comfortable passing this until this is
cleaned up, said Councilor Thierry Guer-
lain. Councilor Tom Golonka moved to pass
the budget with the amendment that men-
tions of housing and loans be removed, and
the document was passed by the council in
this form.
Following, Police Chief Tony Facos de-
livered a report on the state of crime in the
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is the season for homeowners to pay property
taxes. But taxpayers are reminded that the
rules have changedagainfor paying those
taxes, particularly the education portion.
Tax bills have two main portions: the municipal or
town tax and the education tax. The education tax is
affected by Act 68, in which the state considers taxpay-
ers finances and attempts to adjust education tax bills
according to ability to pay, as opposed to taxing solely
on property ownership. Properties that taxpayers live in
and own (homesteads) are taxed at a different rate than
commercial or nonresidential property. The state assists
homestead owners by sending rebate checks, through
the Property Tax Adjustment (PTA) program, to their
homestead towns to ease education tax burdens. To track
who are homestead owners, their ability to pay and what
town these homesteads are in, the state requires taxpay-
ers to declare their homesteads. The rules for declaring
have changed in the last couple of years, with resulting
confusion.
Middlesex town clerk Sarah Merriman says that Ver-
mont now requires homeowners to declare their home-
steads every year, not just when theres a change in their
homestead status, and homeowners will be penalized
if they have not made a timely declaration. Some have
already discovered this, to their chagrin. The deadline
to file the Homestead Declaration without penalty was
April 15, 2013. The next deadlines (with penalty) relate
to filing PTA claims
for assistance on ed-
ucation taxes. Some
of those deadlines,
too, have passed.
Mary N. Peter-
son, Vermont Tax
Departments com-
missioner, wrote The
Bridge, The due date for filing the Homestead Dec-
laration and the property tax adjustment claim is the
due date of the income tax return without extension
5410(b). In 2013 that date was April 15, 2013. The
last chance to file a property tax adjustment is October
15, 2013, allowing these payments to be downloadable
by the town November 1 6066a(g). The department
added the September 15, 2013, download date to accom-
modate the October 1 property tax billing.
In a September 25 letter from the states tax commis-
sioner to legislators, Peterson addressed the confusion:
When Act 68 passed, all three formsthe declaration,
PTA and HI [household income] Schedule were required
annually. Then, for two years, declarations were only
required when a homeowner changed their homestead.
This proved confusing. Some homeowners forgot to file,
particularly in private home sales. . . Some taxpayers as-
sociate the declaration simply with Vermont residency,
and failed to realize the need to file a new declaration
when moving within the state. Some taxpayers assumed
that PTAs and HI Schedules also were not required each
year, thereby missing out on income sensitivity. To mini-
mize such costly taxpayer errors, as of this year, all three
forms are again required annually.
If taxpayers fail to declare a homestead by October 15,
the state tax department will not assist with the educa-
tion portion of their taxes (in the form of the PTA re-
bate). Anecdotally, we hear of tax preparers who did not
realize that their clients must register their homesteads
this year, as only two years ago the law was revised to ex-
empt homesteaders from filing if nothing had changed.
Now taxpayers must declare their homesteads every
year. According to Carol Dawes, Barre city clerk, Octo-
ber 15 makes sense as a final deadline because its also the
deadline for federal income tax extensions.
Declarations filed after April 15 may incur penalties,
applied in this way: If a towns homestead rate is higher
than its nonresidential rate and a homeowner has not
filed a homestead declaration by April 15, the penalty for
late declaration will be up to 8 percent of the education
tax owed. But if a towns homestead rate is lower than its
nonresidential rate and a filer declares late, the fee is 3
percent of the education tax.
The law allows towns discretion in applying the pen-
alty. Some towns have waived it; some have not (see side-
bar below.) One area town, Plainfield, imposes a lower
penalty level, and two select boards, Berlin and Water-
bury, have waiver discussions on the agenda for October.
A key point, according to a Vermont Department of
Taxes Property Tax Adjustment Claim letter The Bridge
was provided, is that Property Tax Adjustment claims
filed after October 15 will be denied. Further, if a towns
taxes are due prior to the state tax department having
received and/or processed a taxpayers PTA request, the
full measure of the taxpayers tax will be due, and if tax-
payers declare their homesteads late (but before October
15) and seek PTA funds, the state will also impose a $15
penalty, extracted from the PTA rebates that go back to
the homestead owners town.
The rule changes have spread consternation. Town
Manager William Shepeluk said that in Waterbury, the
penalty had been applied, so far, to 45 taxpayers, for
an aggregate amount
of $6,300, averag-
ing about $140 per
penalty. He pointed
out that for some,
the PTA benefit late
filers received from
the state was lower
than the penalty they
paid, leaving taxpayers to wonder why bother to file.
Marshfield town clerk Bobbi Brimblecombe expressed
frustration with the rule changes and said the Marshfield
select board chose to waive the penalty fees because the
law changes every year. We cant keep up. We cant ex-
pect the taxpayers to keep up.
Barre City, on the other hand, has not waived the fees,
because the additional paperwork and confusion would
be a burden on the city. (Barre also collects taxes on a
quarterly basis and closely monitors the updates they get
from the states tax department.) Montpeliers finance
director, Sandra Gallup, said Montpelier had not waived
penalties in seven years.
Barre Citys Dawes points out that the homestead dec-
laration confusion could fall heaviest on small towns that
only collect taxes annually, as they may find they must
calculate and send refunds from town coffers to filers
who made it under the October 15 PTA benefit request
deadline and had previously paid the required tax.
For the states part, Peterson notes that the tax depart-
ment contacted taxpayers it identified as likely home-
stead owners who had not yet declared: Using data
from previous years, we anticipated a total of approxi-
mately 170,000 declarations. As of April 15, we had
received 163,057. After April 15, we personally notified
homeowners at addresses without a declaration on file
when we had information to indicate that it may be a
residence. This has yielded an additional 6,309 declara-
tion filings. Peterson also listed workshops, letters sent
to taxpayers (nearly 15,000 letters sent in early August),
posters, flyers and notices on tax form covers and online
forms, stating the requirements.
Deadline for Declaring Homesteads Looms
Property Tax Adjustment Rules Have Changed
Homestead
Declaration
Penalty Statute

Heres the homestead declaration penalty statute:

32 VSA 5410(g) If the property identified in a dec-
laration under subsection (b) of this section is not the
taxpayers homestead, or if the owner of a homestead
fails to declare a homestead as required under this sec-
tion, the commissioner shall notify the municipality, and
the municipality shall issue a corrected tax bill that may
include a penalty. If the property incorrectly declared as
a homestead is located in a municipality that has a lower
homestead tax rate than the nonresidential tax rate, the
penalty shall be an amount equal to eight percent of the
education tax on the property, but if the homestead tax
rate is higher than the nonresidential tax rate, the penalty
shall be in an amount equal to three percent of the educa-
tion tax on the property. If an undeclared homestead is
located in a municipality that has a lower nonresidential
tax rate than the homestead tax rate, the penalty shall
be eight percent of the education tax liability on the
property, but if the nonresidential tax rate is higher than
the homestead tax rate, then the penalty shall be in an
amount equal to three percent of the education tax on the
property. If the commissioner determines that the dec-
laration or failure to declare was with fraudulent intent,
then the municipality shall assess the taxpayer a penalty
in an amount equal to 100 percent of the education tax
on the property; plus any interest and late-payment fee
or commission which may be due. Any penalty imposed
under this section and any additional property tax inter-
est and late-payment fee or commission shall be assessed
and collected by the municipality in the same manner as
a property tax under chapter 133 of this title.
Table 1 Penalty break Down
Homestead education property
tax rate is lower than the non-
homestead education property
tax rate
3 percent for the late filed home-
stead (filed after April 15)
8 percent for the erroneous filed
homestead
Homestead education property
tax rate is higher than the Non
homestead education property
tax rate
8 percent for the late filed
Homestead (filed after April 15)
3 percent for the erroneous filed
homestead
Note: A Declaration filed after September 1 in a town
with a higher homestead rate also incurs a penalty of the
higher rate (see (i))
All penalties are appealed at the town level not the State
(see (j)
Barre City
Not waived
Barre Town
Waived
Berlin
Question to be dis-
cussed
in October meeting.
Cabot
Not Waived
Calais
Waived this year

Duxbury
Waived
E. Montpelier
Waived this year,
will reconsider next
year.
Fayston
Waived this year only
Marshfield
Waived
Middlesex
Waived this year,
will reconsider next
year
Montpelier
Not Waived
Moretown
No policy with regard
to waiving penalty
Plainfield
3 percent penalty
Waterbury
Not waived, but on
October agenda for
discussion
Worcester
Not Waived
Is Your Town
Waiving?
Heres how area towns have
reported to date whether they
were imposing or waiving the
homestead declaration penalty:
NoW taxpayErs Must dEClarE
thEIr hoMEstEads EvEry yEar.
city. Burglaries are up to 25 from eight in
2012, and theft from cars has increased
fivefold from 11 in 2012 to 55 this year.
Violent and sex crimes are down, following
a special effort against the type effected last
year through the conscription of two special
detectives.
Each one of the vehicles [stolen from] was
unlocked, said Facos, strongly encouraging
everyone to lock their cars and homes. We
have seen a dramatic increase this summer
in property crimes . . . substance abuse ad-
diction is driving property crime. People
are looking for things they can sell or trade
for illegal drugs, said Facos, mentioning
the recent high-profile daylight burglaries as
particularly egregious examples of this trend.
Its very disturbing. In the last three
months, were seeing a prevalence of firearms
in narcotic trafficking, said Facos. He di-
vulged that policing would need to take on
a more clandestine tack to combat crime of
this character. Every patrol officer needs a
set of plain clothes. We need more flexibil-
ity to do behind-the-scenes work . . . I will
be working in the shadows, he said. Facos
also said that his department has opened a
Facebook page, which in tandem with press
releases and reports to City Council, should
keep the community abreast of and in dia-
logue with police doings.
The councilors thanked Facos and carried
on to a report by City Manager William
Fraser on the so-called steady state plan de-
vised to maintain all city streets, bridges,
sidewalks and other infrastructure. Al-
though road repair is prioritized toward
higher traffic channels, which receive more
frequent attention, if the plan is followed
and upkeep done, even dead-end roads will
be repaired at least every 20 years.
During the council reports, Fraser in-
formed the council that the town of Berlin
was moving forward on its plan to develop
its own water system, which entails an en-
vironmental review from the state. As part
of that process, the state seeks comments,
and Fraser proposed that the city of Mont-
pelier formally note that a water treatment
plant already existsMontpeliers, which is
working at 25 percent capacity and could
easily handle Berlins water needs. Key to
Berlin getting state funding is proving the
necessity of developing a plant and that all
alternatives have been exhausted. The coun-
cil unanimously voted to lodge a comment
that Berlin had not fully assessed Montpe-
liers plant.
We offered them [Berlin] wholesale rates
based on our true cost of water and . . . that
needs to be in the record, said Golonka.
She knows whats going on
because she reads The Bridge
Small Joints
continued from page 5
pretty crazy and daring to me. Really? Could
that really taste good? Would people really
show up to eat that no-no, bacon, dipped in
chocolate?
Well, yes it does, and yes, they do. For
more than three years, folks have been going
to the retail shop at Meade Camp on Route
2 in Middlesex to eat bacon and chocolate on
Thursday night, from 6 p.m. to midnight.
And also to drink good red wine served in a
big swirly glass or suck down a pint of some
local hoppy ale while listening to live music.
The shop, which is open daily from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m., is the public face of Nutty Stephs,
a maker and wholesaler of granola, Magic
Chunks (chocolate-covered granola bites) and
chocolates. Jaquelyn Rieke, who is co-owner
of Nutty Stephs, along with Josie Green
and Cecilia Leibowitz, envisioned the retail
store cum bar and caf as a place for locals to
gather. When Jaquelyn first turned the store
into a bar, Middlesex was lacking any kind
of night-time gathering spot, and the town
was dry.
Middlesex quickly gave her approval to
open the bar. But it took about six months
for Bacon Thursdays to take off. I would
close up at 10:30 most weeks, after having
waited an hour or so with nobody there, says
Jaquelyn. By the time we progressed through
the fall of 2010, we could not get the usually
sizeable crowd to leave before 12:30, and its
been like that ever since.
The live music is an important piece of the
ambience. She says they had music from the
very first bacon night, on May 13, 2010. For
Jaquelyn, it has to be piano music or accor-
dion players. Why is this?
A piano player faces away from the audi-
ence and is not seeking their attention, says
Jaquelyn. This reserves the attention of the
customers for each other, and we often find
that there is a lot of strangers talking to
strangers going on. I think of the music as
a part of the setting, the scenery, while the
patrons themselves are the main act.
Jaquelyn says it took her a while to find
someone with the right feel to play at Nutty
Stephs. I wanted someone with a period feel
about them, that transports the crowd into
another time or place, she says. I prefer rag-
time stuff, jazzy, 20s, 30s or 40s.
The first piano player was Jim Thompson,
who, Jaquelyn says, has a lively, foot-stompin
style. For a time, they had John Luce, a rag-
time pianist from Burlington. Currently, fre-
quent players are Dave Langevin, who impro-
vises says Rieke, in the style of 50s Harlem
improv jazz, and Marygoround, a singer who
accompanies herself on piano and accordion.
The dcor and ambience at Nutty Stephs
is quite different from the Whammy Bar.
The L-shaped room has a funky, quirky feel-
ing, with strings of red lights draped around
a couple of mirrors, dark wall paper with a
dragonfly-butterfly motif, some carved faces
peering down from a center post and a big
banner hanging on one wall that says Schnit-
zelbank Society. The lighting is dim and
suffused with a warm sepia-colored glow,
everyone happy, relaxed and chatting. The
three tables can seat about 15 with another
eight at the combination bar and display
case, which shows off such delights as cherry
almond marzipan, maple candy dipped in
chocolate, pina colada cookies and caramel
pecan turtles.
As for the bacon menu, a rotating variety
are offered, all coming from Vermont and
New Hampshire smoke houses, among them
peppered, maple cured, fruitwood smoked
and plain. You can order one of a kind or a
sampler. The bacon is also cooked to order:
crispy, chewy or medium. And then you get
to add your dip, served in a ramekin: the
signature chocolate, caramel from Fat Toad
Farm, peanut butter or maple syrup. I did the
five-bacon sampler, cooked medium, with
two dips, chocolate and caramel. And yup,
it was good.
City Council
Continued from page 6
by Bob Nuner
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ll Vermontersindeed all Ameri-
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low enough that they do not file income
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Vermont Health Connects home page
reminds employers that they must advise
their employees by October 15 whether they
will be providing health insurance at the
beginning of the year. They dont have to
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must notify employees of their intentions.
At the government-hosted site, health
connect.vermont.gov, information is or-
ganized into tracks for individuals, small
businesses and the navigatorscounselors
and brokers who help individuals and small
businesses decide what theyll need.
The website lists both standard and non-
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plans for the young (sometimes called the
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out-of-pocket costs: The plans are offered
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quality benefits, known as Essential Health
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health services, and dental and vision cover-
age for children.
According to Executive Director Peter
Youngbaer of Peoples Health & Wellness
Center, one of the Washington County nav-
igator organizations (see sidebar for current
list of Vermont Health Connect navigators),
Vermont Health Connect currently antici-
pates that only a fifth of Vermonts roughly
116,000 applicants will need navigator as-
sistance, and the balance will be able to sign
up on their own. Youngbaer notes that the
website is set up so that individuals can fill
out their applications partially, then return
when they have additional information,
until theyre ready to apply. They should,
he notes, receive a very prompt notification
if any additional information is required.
Youngbaer, discussing Peoples Health &
Wellness Clinics role, says, We . . . em-
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are paid, have criminal background checks,
passed security clearance, etc. There are
also Certified Application Counselors, who
have the same training, but are not paid,
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small part of their regular job. There are
also brokers, who are professional insurance
brokers who have worked as such for years.
They charge publicly set brokerage fees to
business clients. They also have the same
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Susan Kruthers, vice president of Com-
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tral Vermont Medical Center, also mentions
both navigators and certified application
counselors: CVMC as part of the Blue-
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funding to support a full-time onsite navi-
gator position. Our navigator will support
the needs of patients in our community,
primarily those in the hospital or prac-
tice settings. In addition to the naviga-
tor, all community health teams members
have been trained as Certified Application
Counselors. CACs will assist individuals
with making informed decisions when they
enroll in health coverage through Vermont
Health Connect.
Individuals may not need navigator or
counselor assistance. The Vermont Health
Connect website has numerous tools that
include a subsidy calculator for individuals,
a small business estimator and, for insur-
ance buyers, a glossary of terms, in addition
to its forms, plan descriptions, updates and
notices. One of the web pages is a chart of
subsidy levels indicating at what percentage
of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)from
100 to 400 percent of FPLvarious de-
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Navigators or counselors can reasonably
be expected to come into play when indi-
viduals apply by paper application in case
of lack of computer access, ability or confi-
dence. For those who have computer access,
a good place to start at the website is the
FAQ (frequently asked questions) web page,
which covers numerous common questions
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without assistance, or if you have no computer access (such as at a library) and
require assistance signing up, these Washington County organizations have been
designated as Vermont Health Connect navigators. They employ individuals whose
backgrounds have been checked and who are trained to assist applicants and small
businesses work their way through the requirements of the health care marketplace:
Bi-State Primary Care Association
(802) 229-0002, ext. 220
61 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Blueprint Community Health Team,
Barre Hospital Service Area, Central Vermont Medical Center
(802) 225-5685
130 Fisher Road, Berlin, VT 05602
Central Vermont Community Action Council
(802) 479-1053
20 Gable Place, Barre, VT
HR Consulting Solutions LLC
(802) 241-1003
9 Nannacher Road, Waterbury, VT 05676
navigator@hrcsvt.com
Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce
(802) 496-3409
General Wait House, Route 100, Waitsfield, VT 05673
Peoples Health and Wellness Clinic
(802) 479-1229
553 North Main St., Barre, VT 05641
Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security
(866) 482-4723
2 Spring Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Vermont Chamber of Commerce Services
(802) 262-2160
751 Granger Road, Berlin, VT 05641
Vermont Medical Society
(802) 223-7898
134 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05601
Vermont Retail Association
(802) 839-1931
148 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602
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Vermont Health Connect. You have all the
information you need to find the plan
thats right for you all in one place.
Reach us in any of these ways:
By phone at (800) 255-4550,
by email at exchangeteam@bcbsvt.com,
online at www.bcbsvt.com,
or in person at our headquarters in Berlin or
at our new Information and WellnessCenter
at the BlueMall in South Burlington.
Well also be in various towns around the state showing BessOBriens new
documentary about prescription drug abuse in Vermont, TheHungryHeart.
Asproud sponsors of this important work, we will circulate an audience-reaction
survey at each showing. Join us at 7p.m. for the movie and a community discussion about substance
abuse in our communities. Our employees will also have information about Vermont Health
Connect on the tour. For more information call KingdomCountyProductions at (802) 357-4616.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Bethany Church, Montpelier
Friday, October 11, 2013
CCV, Montpelier
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Barre Opera House, Barre
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Monday, October 14, 2013
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Gifford Medical Center, Randolph
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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by Chip Wilson
C
hris Robertson has been on a longtime search for the ultimate guitar tone. With The
Socket Rockets, he has realized his sonic vision with their debut CD The Need for
Tweed. Tweed refers to the most coveted Fender guitar amplifiers, and Robertson puts
his amps through their paces.
Robertson vocalizes on roadhouse originals about food, liquor, cars and women. The ex-
pansive production and the hard-hitting Socket Rockets, with Daemmon Hughes, Kenny B
and Ed Burgess, amply support Robertsons expressive slide guitar and clever wordplay.
Highlights include the intro to Hot-Rod Freeway Jam: pure Thunder Road rendered on
guitar. Old Money Honey, a debutantes tale, is a lyrical standout, and Robertsons tribute
Danny Gat-Tone! features the actual voice of late guitar master Danny Gatton. The packag-
ing, complete with multicolored guitar pick, is as detailed as the recording.
Get out your rockin shoes, because Chris Robertson and The Socket Rockets will throw
down at their CD release party, Saturday, November 9, 8 p.m., at Sweet Melissas, 4 Langdon
Street, Montpelier.
Chip Wilson is a music writer and singer-songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Need for Tweed
Debut CD of Chris Robertson
and The Socket Rockets
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Tell them you saw it in The Bridge!
T
his Saturday, October 5, five Mont-
pelier showcase homes will be open
for a self-guided tour to benefit these
organizations: Montpeliers public schools,
Montpelier Alive, Rotary Club of Montpe-
lier, Montpelier Chamber Orchestra Society
and Montpelier Senior Activity Center.
The tour presents a variety of homes:
from an 1820s farmhouse to a 2008 net-
zero house powered by the sun and heated
by the earths warmth. All five houses were
chosen for their warmth, attention to his-
toric detail and creativity. Several have been
featured in magazines and won energy ef-
ficiency awards.
This is a wonderful opportunity to get
a peek at some of the capitals most distinc-
tive houses while supporting the great work
and special programs of our community
partners, said Paul Gambill, music direc-
tor of the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra
and organizer of what has become a much-
anticipated annual event.
Each of the home tour partners ben-
efits from the tickets they sell. Montpelier
eighth graders are selling tickets to help
fund their trip to Montreal and Quebec
City; the senior center will use their pro-
ceeds toward closing the financing gap from
their renovation and community programs;
and the chamber orchestra ticket sales will
continue to support their annual educa-
tional programs in the Montpelier schools.
Event costs are being covered by sponsor-
ships from businesses and merchants, so all
ticket sale proceeds will benefit the partner
groups.
The self-guided tour goes from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. this Saturday, October 5. Tick-
ets are $20 per person in advance, $25 on
Saturday. Advance sales are available from
the home tour partners and at Montpelier-
HomeTour.com. Tickets will also be avail-
able on Saturday at the tour houses.
Five Community Groups Sponsor a
Five-House Montpelier Home Tour
Clockwise, from top, the five homes of the Montpelier Home Tour: Bachman, Muller, Ritz,
Gilbert and Stone. Photos courtesy of Montpelier Home Tour.
by Nat Frothingham
A
bout five years ago in June 2008,
the Vermont College of Fine Arts
(VCFA) purchased the Montpelier
campus on the hill with 12 buildings from
the Union Institute & University and gave
birth to a new, independent college with the
aim of creating a national center for educa-
tion in the arts.
As the VCFA passed this five-year mark,
The Bridge invited four people with close ties
to the college to take a quick glance back in
time and a quick glance forward.
Those four people were: President Thomas
Christopher Greene; Senior Vice President
Bill Kaplan and two members of the VCFA
Board of Trustees, Bill Schubart and Susan
Spaulding.
Tom Greene,
VCfA President
Starting a college is not like starting any-
thing else, said VCFA president Tom Greene,
about building a college from scratch. Five
years ago, the college was accreditated; the
last time an independent Vermont college
achieved accreditation was 25 years ago.
There were so many hurdles, Greene
remembered. Hurdles with the federal De-
partment of Education in Washington, D.C.,
with the Department of Education in Ver-
mont. And a board to be organized and a
leadership team to be assembled.
Five years ago, VCFA officially purchased
the Vermont College campus and buildings
from Union Institute & University.
But it really started seven years ago,
Greene said. It was six weeks after my
daughter was born, and now shes seven.
Thats when I first learned that the campus
was on sale to the highest bidder. Shortly
after that, I formed the Vermont College of
Fine Arts. It had my home address.
To begin with, Greene was alone. I started
working on it in April 2006, and Bill Kaplan
joined in August of that year, he said. Then
came the work of building an infrastructure
to run the college. By January 2007, we
had eight people on the board. We held our
first board meeting. We had the shape of an
agreement after six or seven months of work
on it with Union Institute & University.
With the campus, the buildings and a
board of trustees in hand, Greenes next
important task was recruiting a strong lead-
ership team.
We needed an academic leader, Greene
said. That first leader was Gary Moore.
When Moore retired, the college was able
to bring on Matthew Monk from the Rhode
Island School of Design (RISD).
That was a measure of how far we had
traveled, said Greene about hiring Monk in
January 2012. Matt left an 18-year career at
RISD to join the Vermont College of Fine
Arts.
Building the college wasnt just about at-
tracting outstanding academic leaders. There
was a critical financial and administrative
side of the college as well. When the college
hired Erica Hare as its CFO (chief financial
officer), she joined the VCFA from Colum-
bia University Medical School. About this
appointment, Greene said, It occurred to
me that we had something special happen-
ing. We were attracting really incredible
talent to help us run this institution. Hare
came aboard as CFO in August 2009.
When the college first opened its doors,
it started out with three low-residency pro-
grams, with MFA degrees in writing, in
writing for children and young people and
in visual art. In the first five years of the
college, three more low-residency programs
were added: MFA degrees in graphic design,
in musical composition andthe colleges
newest programin film.
Were going to be a positive, transforma-
tive power for central Vermont as an arts
and creative hubnot just for the region,
but nationally, said Greene. We havent yet
exceeded our capacity to imagine what were
going to become.

bill Kaplan,
VCfA Senior Vice President
Like Greene, VCFA senior vice president
Bill Kaplan looks back further than five
years to seven years, when Union put the
Vermont College campus was up for sale to
the highest bidder.
There were six bids for it, Kaplan re-
called. And Tom and I and our board
chair called a meeting with the prospective
developers and asked the developers to keep
the 168-year run of academic use for the
campus.
They were nodding, Kaplan said, nod-
ding yes. They all agreed to let us start a
college.
That was 2007, and starting a college ran
right into the brick wall of a bond market
crash. That happened three months into the
process, Kaplan said. It took another eight
months of planning and regrouping and
reinstilling confidence and running more
models and numbers with the help of the
Community National Bank.
Running a college, even a college with a
low-residency model, where students work at
home with a VCFA mentor most of the time
but assemble twice a year on campus for a
seven-to-10-day intensive residency, costs a
great deal to run.
It costs a million dollars a year to turn
on the lights, mow the lawn and keep up the
buildings before we start paying the mort-
gage, said Kaplan. With no money down,
we borrowed $12.7 million. And in the five
years that VCFA has operated the campus,
the college has driven the debt down to $8.8
million.
Driving down the debt is the result of
growing the college, from an original $4.8
million budget to a budget that today is
over $10 million. The financial success of
the college can be explained by the growing
national reputation for the VCFA programs:
its standout faculty, award-winning gradu-
ates and high listings in influential national
publications such as Poets & Writers.
Referring to graphic design schools and
colleges with established reputations, Kaplan
noted that forever there has been Yale,
RISD, Maryland School of Art. But the
VCFA graphic design MFA program has
quickly gained strength. We are now in that
conversation, Kaplan said, both because of
the faculty and students we are attracting.
Kaplan wants the VCFA to put a big-
ger effort into explaining to the Montpelier
community what the college is doing. At
the same time, he wants more people using
the campus and seeing it as a community
resource, such as ice skating on the college
Passing the Five-Year Mark
at the Vermont College of Fine Arts
WE havENt yEt ExCEEdEd
our CapaCIty for IMagININg
What WErE goINg to bECoME. toM grEENE
All photos and rendering of VCFA Campus courtesy of Vermont College of Fine Arts.
green, hosting the winter farmers market
in Alumni Hall and encouraging people
from the Montpelier community to enjoy
readings, performances and student exhibits.
We want more people using the campus and
seeing it as a community resource, he said.
bill Schubart,
Chair of the board of Trustees
Bill Schubart sees a strong logic for mak-
ing VCFA a national center for education in
the arts. The logic flows from a number of
directions.
It could be Vermonts proximity to nature.
It could be the states ranking of the highest
per capita number of artists in the nation. It
could be the Vermont tradition of indepen-
dence, of live and let live: You can come up
to Vermont and follow your passion. You can
be what you want to be.
This is such a good-news story, Schubart
said about the colleges first five years. Then
he enumerated. The college is doing well
financially. The caliber of applications is
very high.
And Schubart likes the way the college is
being run. I was immediately taken by the
intelligence and experience of board, he
said. Its an extraordinarily bright, diverse
board with internationally known writers
like Katherine Paterson [and] students who
understand the heart and soul of the place.
And then the faculty Ive gotten to know
these are rock-star artists.
I think what I most respect is the leader-
ship, Schubart said, talking about college
president Tom Greene. Schubart feels drawn
to Greenes vision for the collegeto make it
one of the finest centers for arts education in
the nation. Thats exciting to me.
Adding an MFA in film, Schubart feels,
is an excellent idea. He noted that writing,
graphic design, musical compositionall
existing VCFA programsare all related to
film. The film program, he said, is a strate-
gic opportunity for all of those disciplines to
come together. That, to me, is tremendously
exciting.
Currently, the colleges board of trustees
has been conducting Greenes performance
review. The board is thrilled with the guy,
said Schubart. Hes not a financier, not a
banker, not an accountant. But his knowl-
edge of risk and opportunity is terrific.
Schubart noted that a college president
has to measure up to five or six different job
descriptions. Whats really key is to hire
the things that you are not good at, and hes
hired a business team thats truly extraordi-
nary, he said.
Schubart described Greene as a very
down-to-earth person. He is the first person
to tell you what he doesnt know. In Greene
he sees a leader who is a combination of
modesty, intelligence and drive.
Susan Spaulding,
Member of the board of Trustees
I can talk to you as a neighbor, thats
probably why I was asked to sit on the
board, said College Street resident and
board member Susan Spaulding.
Speaking modestly, Spaulding noted that
her most significant qualifications had to do
with medical regulation. That aspect of my
life started in the mid-1980s, she said. She
served on the state of Vermonts Medical
Practice Board. Then she went on to serve
on the national Federation of State Medi-
cal Boards. I understood a little bit about
schools and accreditation, but it had to do
with medical education.
Its as an interested neighbor that Spaulding
finds herself drawn to the VCFA. Boy, have
I gained a respect for Tom Greene, Spauld-
ing said. Tom has done a fabulous job of
recruiting [staff]. Hes able to have a vision
and put the pieces together and articulate it
well enough to get people to help him put the
pieces together. Hes got the guts, too. To start
new programs, it takes courage.
Its an amazing staff that works at the col-
lege, Spaulding added. Its not just a job for
them. They really want this to work.
From her vantage point in the College
Street neighborhood, Spaulding said, I
think the neighbors are thrilled. If theres
anything thats missing if you are down-
town, you wouldnt know [the college] is
there. She suggested a little university or
college store downtown that could provide
a link between downtown and the col-
lege, and shes confident that as the college
grows, that sort of downtown presence will
be developed.
so oftEN CollEgEs havE a fraught rElatIoNshIp WIth thE CoMMuNIty thEy arE IN.
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Kingdom County Productions and presenting partner Brattleboro Retreat have announced a
31-town Vermont tour of The Hungry Heart, a new documentary directed by Bess OBrien on
prescription drug addiction and recovery in Vermont. The Hungry Heart provides an intimate
look at the often hidden world of prescription drug addiction through the work of Vermont
Pediatrician Fred Holmes. The film will play in Montpelier, on October 10 at Bethany Church
and on October 11 at Community College of Vermont and on October 16 at the Barre Opera
House, Barreall showings at 7 p.m. Tickets, at the door, are $12 adults, $6 youth. For those
in recovery or impacted by addiction who need support, tickets are free. Photo courtesy of King-
dom County Productions.
Last Hazardous Waste
Collection of 2013
C
entral Vermont Solid Waste Management Districts (CVSWMD) last 2013 hazard-
ous waste collection occurs in Montpelier at the Department of Labor Parking Lot (5
Green Mountain Way) on Saturday, October 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee: $15 per vehicle
for district residents; more for those out of district. Businesses must preregister by calling
229-9383, ext. 105.
CVSWMD says this is their largest collection of the year and offers the following tips:
1. The district encourages individuals and families to carpool, bringing multiple house-
hold loads in one car, as the fee stays the same.
2. Lines could be long, and CVSWMD suggests bringing reading material and a snack,
as the wait could last up to 45 minutes. Arrivals in the middle of the event rather than at
the end may go faster. Try around 11 a.m. or noon for shorter lines.
3. CVSWMD takes both oil and latex paint at hazardous waste collections. But to save
time and money, the district encourages people to bring oil paint and thinners only and rec-
ommends taking latex to the Additional Recyclables Collection Center (ARCC) in Barre,
which accepts liquid latex paint every Monday and Friday afternoon at $1 per carload.
CVSWMD includes Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin, Bradford, Calais, Chelsea, East
Montpelier, Fairlee, Hardwick, Middlesex, Montpelier, Orange, Plainfield, Tunbridge,
Walden, Washington, Williamstown and Woodbury. Hazardous waste guidelines are at
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by Jane Bishop
O
K, say it: I am a car person. Born in
the 1940s in rural west Tennessee,
I hardly remember not driving a
tractor or truck. We drove as soon as our feet
reached the floor gears and our eyes peeped
over the steering wheel. Driving was natural;
it was freedom; it was independence. It was
also cheap and contributed to our family. A
youngster could run errands, drive Granny
and Papa to the doctor, go to the store for
Mother, take the payroll out for the workers
and get into town for a Saturday movie.
Gas was 25 cents a gallon, and I could
pull into the Esso and smile and say, One
dollar, please, Mr. C.T., and charge it to
Daddy, and the owner would clean the
windshield and wipe the tires. Thank you,
Mr. C.T. Bye! Mr. C.T. Hooper was even-
tually one of the richest (and always one of
the nicest) men in town.
At age sixteen, I got a drivers license. At
age sixteen and one month, I got a car. Her
name was Bonnie.
My big brother Max gave Bonnie to me.
In 1962, he joined the 82nd Airborne, leav-
ing in my trusted care his 1954 Chevrolet
coupe. She was aqua blue and white with
a metal sun visor that made her look like a
cute baseball cap on wheels. She was souped
up and had tiny white flames on her sides.
The name Bonnie was scrolled across the
dashboard, a tribute to his girlfriend. Max
loved Bonnie (both the girl and the car),
and I loved my big brother. And, boy, did I
adore that car.
From that time, cars meant a lot to me.
In 1967 I returned from a college stint in
India (via the Experiment in International
Living in Putney, Vermont) to find that my
beloved grandmother had died. My sweet
parents, not wanting to see me sad, met me
at the Memphis airport with a 1962 Chev-
rolet Bel Air. White, with blue interiors.
There proceeded a 1969 Mustang, blue
with black hardtop, a huge burgundy Buick
Regal (this during career building and fam-
ily starting) and a basic very-used non-ACd
VW Rabbit (after divorce and starting over).
The point: From 1985 to 2005, I had a
new vehicle every two years. Living in cities
in Missouri, Montana, Texas and Tennes-
see, little thought was given to the coststo
me or the lifestyle or the environment. Cor-
porate jobs paid for most of it, and my dear
new husband saw to the maintenance. We
hired a detail service. Two vehicles shined
at our door.
In 2005 I moved to Vermont. And had
to rethink just about everything. My son
had moved here and thrived. I visited and
thrived. My dear husband died. I quit the
job, sold the house and moved to Vermont.
My son flew down to help with the move
and drove us home to Vermont in a bronze-
colored Buick SUV with only 30,000 miles
on it. It and I both did OK here, but I drove
the SUV less and less. Trusted mechanics at
Auto Craftsmen and Bobs Amoco worried,
You need to drive this car more. Youre
killing it. Get out there and race up and
down 89.
All honor to them. But, no. I had put
a toe in the water of being a Vermonter.
Walking? Hard to find a parking place?
Why not just walk? I had a convenient
little apartment on Elm. Rethinking: More
recycling. Fewer fancy shoes. Less meat. Eat
More Kale. Less TV. More walking.
A part-time job at the State House. Walk?
Library? Shaws? Aubuchons? Bank? Well,
yes, I could walk. As I was growing health-
ier and more aware of environmental issues
and of what really matters, my car was
dying. I could not care for it; I could not af-
ford it. Trusted mechanics and son nodded
sadly as over a beloved dog and agreed to
take it away. My last car.
So there I was: Dependent on my 60-plus
feet, on my busy son and daughter-in-law
and on friends who still had cars. A quiet
year ensued. I walked. Missed out on some
things. Dragged home loads that were too
heavy. Didnt ask for rides that happily
would have been given. Missed most any-
thing beyond Washington County. But one
hates to have to ask.
Finally, I ventured to the bus system. I
had resisted the bus. Didnt know how to do
it. Had the idea that it was mainly for stu-
dents, seniors, the disabled or low-income
folks. One day the thought occurred: Hey,
thats me.
If people in authority at GMTA had been
there on that novice trip, they would have
laughed at me but would have been pleased
at the drivers and passengers. I collected
the brochures, went online and even called
for reassurance of the fare: 50 cents for a
seniors trip to the Berlin Hospital Hill. Met
that first bus at Lane Shops. Was delivered
right to my oral surgeons doorstep in 20
minutes. Perfect.
So far, so good. But I missed the return
bus by five minutes. OK, Lets hike over to
that so-called mall and catch the bus from
there. (Crossing is not any easy thing to do,
there being no ped crosswalk or sidewalk.)
But no matter, its still early.
The mall. Havent been here in a while.
Heres a pretty cardigan at JCP. What a nice
store. Might as well check out Walmart,
although generally opposed to them. Oh,
look, they have Hanes sweatpants for just
$5.97. It is getting cooler.
Oops. Just missed the bus. There it goes.
Oh, well. A used book at Rivendell and a
half-sandwich at Simply Subs. Excellent.
Bus coming! Jump on! Too late to see
that its the bus to Barre, not to Montpelier.
Gosh, Barre looks great. Havent been here
lately. Wow.
Raining. Dark. Rush hour. Construction.
To the nice lady driver: Excuse me, but I
seem to be on the wrong bus? I meant to
go to Montpelier? With a Texas-accented
well, shoot fire and a radio call, she found
a driver to meet me at the Barre Courthouse
in 15 minutes. An attractive, multipierced,
loquacious lady resting there told me her
homeless story, then saw me safely onto
the Montpelier bus toward my home. She
stayed behind, sweetly optimistic about her
own shelter for the night. Dont you worry
about me, she smiled.
As the day grew darker and the rain
beat down, the bus driver radioed ahead
to another driver at Shaws in Montpelier.
I have this lady who has two bags and no
umbrella. Can you help? Final driver took
me right up Elm Street. 6 p.m.
What a good experience. Not perfect. No
Sunday GMTA service, for example. But
this first experience taught that the bus is an
option. A new car door. Opened.
Dollars? Surprising how much not having
a car saves in money, even a paid-for car.
Insurance, repairs due to potholes and non-
use, gas, parking. I surely could not afford
that car. Health? Type 2 diabetes has disap-
peared, I have dropped 30 pound, and Dr.
Starr smiles. Energy and the environment? I
am helping. One less carbon emission. One
less parking space fight.
The down side: Cant jump in my own
car and run to meet a friend or race to
Shaws for that one last ingredient. Cant
explore New England as freely as planned.
Get leg-tired and footsore. I check out
smaller books. However, I do not miss
scraping off a foot of snow in the frozen
morning. Planning days and charting routes
can be a bore. But possibilities yet abound.
I miss that bronze SUV that brought Bo
and me to Montpelier, but not anything like
I miss my dog Lucy. A car is one thing; a
good dog is a whole other matter.
An active part-time employee and full-
time volunteer, I still walk, and thoughtful
friends and family now offer without having
to be asked. Nancy, a covolunteer friend,
quietly stated, Look, as long as I have a car,
you have a car.
But the GMTA drivers and fellow pas-
sengers have provided a sense of individual
freedom, safety and camaraderie that is
typical of Vermont. I am now a bus person
and encourage everyone to consider the
Montpelier Circulator, the shuttles or the
LINK as options.
For car folk who carpool, bless you. If
RideShare makes it to Montpelier while
I am still licensed and able, Ill sign on.
Maybe theyll offer a blue and white car. Ill
call her Bonnie.
Jane Bishop, former teacher and corpo-
rate marketing manager, is the coordinator
for the Friends of the Vermont State House.
She may be reached at jane.bishop@state.
vt.us. Volunteers for tours and in the shop
are needed for 2014.
Taking the Bus A Car Lover Opens a New Door
gMta drIvErs aNd fElloW passENgErs havE provIdEd
a sENsE of frEEdoM, safEty aNd CaMaradErIE.
I aM NoW a bus pErsoN.
The varsity boys take off at the U-32 Cross Country invitational during Homecoming for U-32 and Montpelier High School this past weekend. Out of 16 teams U-32 placed first, MHS fourth.
Editors note: Beginning with this issue, The
Bridge will publish a monthly column writ-
ten by students, faculty and staff of the New
England Culinary Institute (NECI).
An Introduction, by fran Voigt,
founder of NECI
NECI has been a vital part of the Mont-
pelier scene since 1980 and enjoys a national
reputation as one of the three top culinary
schools in the country. NECI has produced
thousands of highly skilled professionals in
the culinary, baking-and-pastry and food-
and-beverage business disciplines. For years,
NECI has been a pioneer in the development
of a unique educational approach for the
culinary arts, raised the culinary standards
throughout the region through the work of its
alumni and former employees, and influenced
the way we eat through the launch (with oth-
ers) of the Vermont Fresh Network and, by
extension, the support of many local farmers
and food processors. Today, NECI graduates,
scattered across the world, are making cheese,
baking, and writing cookbooks; are running
restaurants, hotels, and resorts; and are at the
forefront of the fresh food movement.
Yet, few people know the stories behind
these efforts and the people who have made
them happen. Many Montpelier residents
see students walking to and from class but
know little about where those students come
from, what life experiences have shaped their
interests in food, why they have selected
NECI to learn their profession, what their
career aspirations are or where they end up.
This column will give students and alumni
the opportunity to tell their stories, as well as
inform readers about current efforts at NECI
to remain at the forefront of a fast-paced and
ever-changing industry.
Its time we captured and gave expression
to this rich resource in our midst. We hope
you enjoy reading everything from food-to-
eat to food-for-thought.
NECI at the Americas Cup,
by Chef Lyndon Virkler,
Program Director
By coincidence, two NECI alumni, Alister
Brown (AOS 91) and James Lysons (AOS
06), competed at the Americas Cup this
year, held on September 26 in San Francisco.
Brown, owner of Logan Brown Restaurant &
Bar and author of Stoked: Cooking with Fire,
was on the Emirates Team New Zealand,
while Lysons, chef manager at Bon Appetit
Management, supported the Oracle Team
which won the cup. How did two NECI
graduates from different continents and dif-
ferent decades get involved in their respective
countrys efforts at the Americas Cup?
Brown, came to NECI from New Zea-
land in 1988, drawn to our teaching model
and our connection to local food. After a
few years cooking abroad, including a stint
at New Zealands embassy in Belgium, he
returned to New Zealand and eventually
opened Logan Brown Restaurant in Wel-
lington. A highly successful fine-dining res-
taurant with a focus on local and seasonal
ingredients, Logan Brown has also received
recognition for its green restaurant prac-
tices. In recent years, Brown has created
three successful TV shows and authored
three cookbooks and opened two more suc-
cessful restaurants in Auckland, the Depot
Eatery a casual seafood restaurant and Best
Ugly Bagels. Brown is often tapped by the
New Zealand government to act as a culi-
nary ambassador, so it was a natural fit that
he would be featured in a number of events
in San Francisco promoting New Zealand
and its food products at the Americas Cup
events.
Lysons completed the AOS Culinary pro-
gram at NECI in 2006, worked at Gramercy
Tavern in New York and then returned to
complete his BA in culinary arts in 2011.
His interest in sustainable agriculture and
wine drew him to Napa Valleys Auberge
du Soleil. Last year, he accepted a position
with Bon Appetit Management company
at Oracle computers headquarters. Bon Ap-
petit is a corporate catering company with a
strong focus on sustainable and local foods.
Recently promoted to executive chef of Ora-
cles Corporate Catering Center, Lysons was
at the center of all of Oracles public events
around the Americas Cup.
We are proud that two NECI graduates
came together to support their two countries.
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by Claire Fitts Georges
W
hen my husband and I were
getting to know each other, we
bonded first over our love of
food, but when he said in an e-mail, Is it
just me or does it seem like there are 40 dif-
ferent kinds of apples out there? I knew that
we came from different food backgrounds. It
was fall then, so I started wooing him with
all the different, unusual apples that I could
find. My favorite was the banana apple,
which seriously tastes like banana.
While apple seeds will grow an apple tree,
that tree wont produce the same kind of
apples as its parents. That has resulted in
over 7,000 different kinds of known apples (a
few more than 40) and countless other wild
apples growing in our ancestors old fields.
Modern apple trees are reproduced with
rootstock grafting to ensure the continuing
line of varieties we all know and love. Grow-
ing up in California, I thought my favorite
was the Fuji, but I have truly fallen in love
with New Englands honeycrisp. I even love
its short season because I can gorge on its
expensive crisp juicy sweetness as much as I
want with full knowledge that my addiction
will soon be forced to an end.
Every cook has a preferred cooking apple
(or combination of apples), and while I know
so many who prefer the Macintosh, I just
cant agree. To me a mac is grainy, mushy
and tart, while I love crisp, juicy and sweet.
I have learned that the only place in the
kitchen that my beloved honeycrisp belongs
is in an applesauce (and oh! what an ap-
plesauce), so Cortlands became my go-to
for other kitchen endeavors. The Cortland
maintains its texture within the heat of the
oven to give a nice bit of toothiness within
your baked good.
But there is no reason to relegate yourself
to the known types of apples. Everyone
should get to know the ugly apples avail-
able at farmers markets and farm stands
statewide. Many of these apples will yield
much more complex flavors than the stan-
dard, shippable, storable varieties. And your
farmer will be able to tell you if his or her
apples are best for eating, cooking or juic-
ing.
While apples are often viewed as deeply
American, the apple we enjoy munching
today actually originated in central Asia
thousands of years ago. China is still the
number one producer of apples by several or-
ders of magnitude. European settlers brought
their rootstocks to the New World, and the
apples superb storage qualities and ability to
be grown in the often harsh New England
climate lent itself to a growing popularity in
Native American and colonial fields. Only
the crab apple originated in North America.
Every fall I find my countertops overflow-
ing in apples and find excuses to insinuate
apples into just about every dish I can imag-
ine (tomato apple BBQ sauce anyone?). Here
are a couple of my favorite apple desserts (or
breakfasts or lunches).
Claire Fitts Georges is the owner of Butterfly
Bakery of Vermont, located at 87 Barre Street,
Montpelier. butterflybakeryvt.com.
Its Apple Season
in Vermont
Apple Cornmeal Scone
cup coarse cornmeal
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter, cold or frozen
cup maple syrup
1 cup sour cream, cold
1 cup all purpose flour plus more for
coating (about a cup)
1 medium cooking apple, cut to a inch
dice
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two
baking sheets with aluminum foil or parch-
ment paper
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour,
cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder,
cream of tartar and salt. With a pastry
blender, food processor or one or two sharp
knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture
until pieces are approximately the size of a
large pea. If you have time, put the mixture
into the freezer for a couple hours to chill.
3. Make a well in the center of the flour-
butter mixture and add the maple syrup,
sour cream and apples. Mix until just com-
bined. Dont overmix.
4. Place about 1 cup of flour onto a large
plate. With a pair of large spoons or a
disher-style ice cream scoop, scoop 1 inch
balls of batter into flour. Roll balls of bat-
ter in flour and place two inches apart, on
baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about
25 minutes or until golden brown. Move
scones from baking sheet to cooling rack
immediately after removing from oven.

Makes about 22 scones.
Apple Ricotta Cake
2 cooking apples
2 tbs lemon juice
1 cup flour
tsp baking powder
tsp baking soda
tsp salt
cup butter, room temp
1 cup maple syrup, divided
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 cups streusel
cup almonds (optional)
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a
nine-inch round cake pan
2. Peel, core and chop the apples. Toss them
in a bowl with the lemon juice and cup
maple syrup. Set aside
3. In a small bowl mix together the flour,
baking powder, baking soda and salt
4. In a medium bowl, cream together the
butter and cup maple syrup, until even.
Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until even.
Mix in the remaining cup maple syrup,
vanilla and ricotta cheese. Add the flour
mixture slowly and mix until just com-
bined.
5. Spread the batter in the bottom of the
prepared pan, layer on the apples (leaving
the maple/lemon juice behind in the bowl),
sprinkle with 1 cup of streusel, spread on
the other half of the batter, then sprinkle
with the rest of the streusel and the al-
monds. Drizzle the maple/lemon mixture
over everything.
6. Bake the cake for approximately 45 min-
utes or until a knife inserted in the center
comes out clean. Let cool before removing
from the pan and enjoy!
Claire Fitts Georges, owner of Butterfly Bakery of Vermont, pulls a tray of cookies from the oven.
Photo courtesy of C. F. Georges.
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10 a.m.noon. Montpelier Senior Activity
Center, 58 Barre St. 223-2518.
Chicken Pie Supper. Sittings at noon, 5 p.m.
and 6:30 p.m. Takeout available by reserva-
tion.Waterbury Center Community Church,
Rte. 100, next to Cold Hollow Cider Mill. $10
adults;$5 age 410. Reservations: 244-8955.
Empower Yourself in Your Workplace.
With Dona Bate of dbate speaking. Ideas and
dynamic techniques on how to advocate for
yourself with customers, bosses, family and oth-
ers. 68:30 p.m. Micro Business Development
Program, Central Vermont Community Action
Council, 195 Rte. 302, Barre. Preregister: 477-
5214 or 800-839-1053. mferguson@cvcac.org.
oct. 35
Rummage Sale. Oct. 3, 47 p.m.; Oct. 4,
9 a.m.2 p.m.; Oct. 5, 9 a.m.noon. Proceeds
support charitable works in the community. St.
Augustines Parish Hall, 16 Barre St., Montpelier.
oct. 4
Open House: The Orchard Valley Waldorf
Schools Childs Garden. Come learn about
Waldorf education. 4:306 p.m. Montpelier
Early Education campus, 155 Northfeld St.,
Montpelier.
Reiki Clinic. Noon4 p.m. $15 for half-hour
session. To make appointment: 522-0045. Mont-
pelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St.
Fall Foliage Pizza Dinner. Wood-fred pizza
from clay pizza oven, salad and desserts.All
items a la carte. 56:30 p.m. Adamant Co-op.
223-5760. www.adamantcoop.org.
Kava Kava Night. Indulge in kava cocktails,
raw desserts and autumn tonics.69 p.m. 34
Elm St., Montpelier. Free to enter, drinks and
desserts for sale. 223-0043. solenne@tulsitea
room.com. tulsitearoom.com
Fall Migration Bird Walks. Come for a
morning walk to search for migrating warblers,
vireos, tanagers, thrushes and more. Beginners
welcome. Binoculars available for loan. 7:30
9 a.m. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm
St., Montpelier. Members and kids free; $10
nonmembers. 229-6206.
Coffeehouse. Enjoy live music and share your
own. Fellowship, potluck snacks and beverages.
First Fri., 79 p.m. Trinity United Methodist
Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier (park and
enter at rear). Free. 244-5191, 472-8297 or rawil-
burjr@comcast.net.
oct. 5
Paddle Marshfield Reservoir, Marshfield.
With the Montpelier Green Mountain Club.
Moderate. 34 miles. PDF required. Bring
lunch. Contact leader Joan Heller, 223-1874, for
meeting time and place.
30th Annual Fall Foliage Craft Fair.
Jewelry, pottery, candles, quilts, greeting cards,
bird feeders and other arts and crafts. Chicken
barbecue at 11:30. 9 a.m.4 p.m. Presented
by Heart of Vermont Chamber of Commerce.
Hardwick Elementary School. 472-5906.
2nd Annual Onion River Apple Grinder.
Tirty-three-mile dirt-road ride from Onion
River Sports through Montpelier, Middlesex,
Adamant and East Montpelier. Marked route
and aid station. Hot apple cider, applesauce
and a grill for barbecue provided postride.
9:30 a.m. Onion River Sports, 20 Langdon St.,
Montpelier. $15. 229-9409. events@onionriver.
com. onionriver.com/onion-river-apple-grinder-
saturday-5th-october.
Giant Chutes and Ladders Game. Parents,
children, caregivers and policy makers come
together to play a giant game of Chutes and
Ladders to bring attention to public investment
in early childhood education. Speakers Madeline
Kunin and Representative Sarah Buxton. Perfor-
mances by PaDulabaum and Ben Matchstick.
Snacks and resource fair. Hosted by Mama Says.
10 a.m.12 p.m. State House Lawn, Montpelier.
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Montpelier Home Tour. 10 a.m.5 p.m.
Walk, or van seats available by calling ofce.
Tickets at MontpelierHomeTour.com or Mont-
pelier Senior Activity Center ofce. MSAC, 58
Barre St. 223-2518.
Chicken Pie Meal at The Old Meeting
House. Seatings at noon, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
1620 Center Rd., E. Montpelier. $12 adults; $6
children. Reservations: 223-6934.
Harvest Chicken Dinner. 6 p.m. Central
Vermont Catholic School, 79 Summer St.,
Barre. $11 adults; $5 under age 12. Reservations
required: 479-0667 or 476-9418.
Shape-Note Sing. Ian Smiley leads tunes from
Te Sacred Harp. All welcome; no experience
necessary. First and third Sat., 6:308 p.m. Tulsi
Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. By donation.
Event happens by RSVP only; please call or e-mail
to confrm: 882-8274 or smileyira@gmail.com.
Contra Dance. All dances taught; no partner
necessary. All ages welcome. Bring shoes not
worn outdoors. First, third and ffth Sat., 811
p.m. Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin.
$8. 744-6163. capitalcitygrange.org.
oct. 56
Fall Foliage Open Studio and Cream Tea.
Paintings, photographs, cards, jewelry, quilts
and pottery. Cream tea, cucumber sandwiches,
scones, clotted cream and more. 24 p.m.
Adamant Co-op. Reservations and questions:
223-5760.adamantcoop.org.
Apple Tasting Extravaganza. Taste-test
nearly 100 varieties of apples and tour the 1,000-
tree orchard, berry plantation, greenhouses and
an arboretum of more than 400 apple tree culti-
vars. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Walden Heights Nursery &
Orchard, 120 Rte. 215, Walden. Free. 563-3012.
Waldenheightsnursery.com.
oct. 6
Hike Camels Hump, Duxbury. With the
Montpelier Green Mountain Club. From Couch-
ing Lion Farm via the Monroe, Alpine and Long
trails, returning via the LT and Monroe. Moder-
atedifcult. Approximately 7 miles, 4,083-foot
elevation. Bring water, lunch and clothing for
wind and rain protection. Meet at Montpelier
Music
VENUES
Bagitos. 28 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9212.
bagitos.com.
Oct. 3: Colin McCafrey and Brian Clark,
68 p.m.
Oct. 5: Irish session with Sarah Blair, Hilari
Farrington Koehler, Benedict Keohler, Katrina
VanTyne and others, 25 p.m.
Oct. 6: Eric Friedman (folk ballads) 11 a.m.
1 p.m.
Oct. 8: Open mic, 68 p.m.
Oct. 9: Bruce Jones (folk/blues) 68 p.m.
Oct. 10: Joshua Glass and Mimi Bain (sultry
soul/jazz/blues) 68 p.m.
Oct. 12: Irish Session withSarah Blair,
Hilari Farrington Koehler, Benedict Keohler,
Katrina VanTyne and many others, 25 p.m.;
Te Neptunes (contemporary folk/bluegrass)
68 p.m.
Chandler Music Hall. 71-73 Main St.,
Randolph. 7:30 p.m. Tickets and reservations
728-6464 or chandler-arts.org.
Oct 12: Pianist Vassily Primakov. All-
Chopin program featuring ballades, fantasies,
scherzos, mazurkas, nocturnes, polonaises,
waltzes and sonatas. Reserved seating. $30
advance; $35 day of show; $10 students.
Oct. 18: An Evening with Pikelny, Sutton,
Bulla, Bales and Cobb. Presenting original
and classic bluegrass music. Reserved seating.
$35 advance; $40 day of show; $25 students.
Oct. 25: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. Bill
Monroestyled bluegrass, incorporating a
modern feel. Reserved seating. $35 advance;
$40 day of show; $25 students.
Oct. 26: Irish Duo Murray and Faulkenau.
Performing new and traditional music. Cash
bar. Esther Mesh Room, Upper Gallery. $16
advance; $19 day of show.
Charlie-Os. 70 Main St., Montpelier. 10 p.m.
223-6820.
Oct. 3: Blues Jam with Blue Fox (delta blues)
Oct. 4: Te Cop-Outs; Vicious Gifts (punk)
Oct. 5: Gay Panic (queerpunk/new wave); Phil
Andrews (bluegrass stomp)
Oct. 9: State and Main Showcase: every
second Wed.
Oct. 11: Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly)
Oct. 17: Metal Night with DJ Crucible
Oct. 18: High Breaks; Yacht Rocket (surf/
punk)
Oct. 19: Drag Ball with House of LeMay:
beneft forVT People with AIDS Coalition
Oct. 25: Spit Jack; Te Pity Whores; Tunder-
cocks (punk)
Oct. 26: TBA
Oct. 31: Halloween extravaganza with Vapor-
izer (metal)
Nutty Stephs Chocolaterie. Rte. 2, Mid-
dlesex. 6 p.m.midnight. 229-2090. granola@
nuttystephs.com. nuttystephs.com.
Oct. 3: Unveiling of the Bacon Nuttyplayer,
foot-pedaled player piano.
Positive Pie. 22 State St., Montpelier. 10:30
p.m. unless otherwise noted. 229-0453. posi-
tivepie.com.
Oct. 11: Dave Keller (soul/blues).
Skinny Pancake. 89 Main Street, Montpelier.
68 p.m. 262-2253. skinnypancake.com.
Every Wed.: Jay Ekis and Extremely Special
Guests.
Oct. 6: Saint Anyway (bluegrass).
Oct. 13: Humming House (Americana).
Oct. 20: Laura Meyer (folk).
Sweet Melissas. 4 Langdon St., Montpelier.
Free unless otherwise noted. 225-6012. face
book.com/sweetmelissasvt.
Oct. 3: Dave Keller, 8 p.m.
Oct. 4: New Nile orchestra, 9 p.m. Cover;
Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark Le-
Grand. 5 p.m.
Oct. 5: LO8, 10 p.m.; Coco & Lafe, 7 p.m.
$10 cover; Andy Pitt, 5 p.m.
Oct. 9: Ian Wade, 8 p.m.; Wine Down with
D. Davis, 5 p.m.
Oct. 10: Alan Greenleaf and the Doctor, 8
p.m.
Oct. 11: A Fly Allusian, 9 p.m. Cover; Honky
Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5
p.m.
Oct. 12: Tim Brick Band, 9 p.m.; Single
Socket, 5p.m.
Oct. 16: After the Rodeo, 8 p.m.; Wine Down
with D. Davis, 5 p.m.
Oct. 17: Greta Frost, 8 p.m.
Oct. 18: Seth Yacovone Blues Trio, 10 p.m.;
Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark Le-
Grand, 5 p.m.
Oct. 19: Hillside Rounder, 9 p.m.; Andy Pitt,
5 p.m.
Oct. 23: Open bluegrass jam, 7p.m.; Wine
Down with D. Davis, 5 p.m.
Oct. 24: John Daly Trio, 8 p.m.
Oct. 25: Belle Pines, 9 p.m.; Honky Tonk
Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m.
Oct. 26: Vincent Flats Blues band, 9 p.m.;
Andy Pitt, 5 p.m.
Oct. 30: Bob and the Troubadours, 8 p.m.
Oct. 31: Canyonero-Tribute to Graham Par-
sons; Halloween Party 9 p.m. Cover.
Whammy Bar. 31 W. County Rd., Calais. 7
p.m. 229-4329. maplecornerstore@gmail.com.
whammybar1.com.
Oct. 3: Dave Keller (soul, blues).
Oct. 4: Katie Trautz and Jay Ekis.
Oct. 11: Tim Brick (country).
Oct. 18: Te Woedoggies.
Oct. 26: Te Usual Suspects (blues).
ArtiStS & SpEciAl EVENtS
Mon. Rehearsals: The Capital Orchestra.
Under the direction of Dan Liptak, the Capital
Orchestra will perform a holiday concert Dec.
9 and a spring concert April 13. All players (no
audition required) are welcome (strings, wood-
winds, brass, percussion).Orchestra rehearses
most Mondays, 79 p.m. U-32 School, Gallison
Hill Rd., E. Montpelier.223-8610. joanske@
sover.net.
Oct. 4: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Pioneers
of country rock perform. 8 p.m. Barre Opera
House, 6 N. Main St., Barre. $22$37. Tickets:
476-8188 or barreoperahouse.org.
Oct. 5: The David Bromberg Band. Per-
forming from his new CD, Only Slightly Mad.
8 p.m. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center,
122 Hourglass Dr., Stowe. $48, $55. david-
bromberg.org.
Oct. 5: For the Love of the Land. Small
Axe, Erok Galliard and friends perform: musi-
cal event to beneft local campaigns against
the Vermont fracked gas line and in support of
Vermont Yankee decommissioning. 710 p.m.
Nutty Stephs Chocolaterie, Rte. 2, Middlesex.
$5$10 suggested donation. 223-5409. 229-
2090. granola@nuttystephs.com. nuttystephs
.com.
Oct. 5: The Ladies of the Rainbow Per-
form. Drag queen cabaret. Beneft for Peoples
Health & Wellness Clinic. 7 p.m. Performance
at 8 p.m. Old Labor Hall, 46 Granite St., Barre.
$20. Cash bar.
Oct. 6: Lewis Franco & Colin McCaffrey.
12 p.m. Marshfeld Schoolhouse Commons.
Beneft for the Jacquith Library, Marshfeld.
lewisfranco.com.
Oct. 6: The Ollabelles and the Small
Choir Perform. Concert to raise funds to
repair food damage to Te Old Labor Hall.
Shape-note, Appalachian, gospel, traditional
and contemporary tunes sung a cappella. 4 p.m.
Old Labor Hall, 46 Granite St., Barre. $10 sug-
gested donation. 595-9951. nscottieharrison@
gmail.com. vtgospel.com.
Oct. 8: Stile Antico Performs Choral
Treasures of the Renaissance. Grammy-
nominated British vocal ensemble rehearse and
perform as chamber musicians. 7 p.m. North
Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury.Tickets:
Catamount Arts box ofce 748-2600 or online
at KingdomCounty.org.
Oct. 12: Latin Music at the Adamant
Community Club. Jairo Sequeira, Miriam
Bernardo and Ruth Einstein perform. Op-
tional potluck at 5:30 p.m. Music at 7 p.m.
$10 advance, at the Adamant Co-op; $15 door.
Adamant Community Club, 1161 Martin Rd.,
Adamant.
Oct. 13: Second Sunday Concert. Featur-
ing Denise Ricker, fute, and Arthur Zorn,
piano. Cofee served. 9:30 a.m. Chapel, Bethany
United Church of Christ, 115 Main St., Mont-
pelier. Free.
Oct. 18: An Evening with Rickie Lee
Jones. Nicknamed the Duchess of Coolsville,
two-time Grammy-winner Jones performs
rock,R&B,blues,pop,soul and jazzstandards.
7:30 p.m. Twilight Teater, Lyndon State Col-
lege. Tickets: Catamount Arts box ofce 748-
2600 or online at KingdomCounty.org.
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Music doesnt just happen at night. Aaron Marcus and Pam Bockus entertain at the
Montpelier farmers market. Photo by Carolyn Grodinsky.
visual arts
EXHiBitS
Ongoing: Glen Coburn Hutcheson, Talk-
ing Portraits and Two-Part Inventions.
An evolving show of experimental drawings,
paintings and the occasional sculpture. Storefront
Studio Gallery, 6 Barre St., Montpelier. Hours:
Tues.Fri. 810 a.m., Sat. 10 a.m.3 p.m., or by
appointment. 839-5349. gchfneart.com.
Through Oct. 5: Folk Vision: Folk Art
from New England and Beyond. Selected
artists including Gayleen Aiken, Merrill Dens-
more, Howard Finster, HJ Laurent, Teodore
Ludwiczak. BigTown Gallery, 99 North Main
St., Rochester. Hours: Wed.Fri. 10 a.m.5
p.m., Sat. noon5 p.m. 767-9670. info@big-
towngallery.com. bigtowngallery.com.
Through Oct. 5: Alexis Salvino, Cinema of
Surveillance. Pentel felt markers, ink, water,
and colored pencils on watercolor paper. Green
Bean Visual Art Gallery, Capitol Grounds, State
St., Montpelier. curator@capitolgrounds.com.
Through Oct. 15: Exposed 2013. Group
exhibit of sculpture. Helen Day Art Center, 90
Pond St., Stowe. Hours: Wed.Sun. noon5
p.m. and by appointment. 253-8358.
Through Oct. 25: Carol MacDonald, Re-
generation. Prints and drawings evoking the
connection to the soul that supports healing and
regeneration Central Vermont Medical Center
lobby art gallery, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. cvmc.
org/art-gallery.
Through Oct. 26: Carol MacDonald, Two
Threads. Hand-pulled monoprints. Gallery at
River Arts, 2F, River Arts Center, 74 Pleasant
St., Morrisville. Hours: Mon.Fri., 10 a.m.2
p.m. 888-1261. riverartsvt.org.
Through Oct. 27: Tracey Hambleton,
Within Reach. Landscape oil paintings.
Blinking Light Gallery and Co-op, 16 Main St.,
Plainfeld. Hours: Turs. 26 p.m., Fri.Sun. 10
a.m.6 p.m. 454-0141. blinkinglightgallery.com.
Through Oct.: Richard Ambelang, Land-
scape into Abstraction. Photographs of the
broad landscape and more intimate abstracted
portions from New England and the Pacifc
Northwest. Pratt Gallery, Eliot D. Pratt Center,
Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfeld.
Hours: Mon.Fri. 9 a.m.4 p.m.
Through Oct.: Bread & Puppet Museum.
One of the largest collections of some of the
biggest puppets in the world. Bread & Pup-
pet Farm, Rte. 122, Glover. Hours: Daily, 10
a.m.6 p.m. 525-3031. breadandpuppet.org.
Through Oct.: 40 Years of Dancing; A
Photographic Retrospective of Con-
temporary Dance and Fitness Studio. A
photographic retrospective celebrating the dance
studios 40th anniversary. Contemporary Dance
and Fitness Studio, 18 Langdon St., Montpelier.
Hours: Mon.Fri., 3:308 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.2
p.m. 229-4676. cdandfs.com.
Through Oct.: Emiko Sawaragi Gilbert,
Found in the Forest. Scans of leaves, sculp-
tures from found tree branches. Vermont Su-
preme Court, 111 State St., Montpelier. Hours:
Mon.Fri. 8 a.m.4:30 p.m.
Through Oct. Cathy Stevens-Pratt.
Whimsical and colorful watercolor paintings,
prints and cards. Reception: Oct. 4, 48 p.m.
Te Cheshire Cat, 28 Elm St., Montpelier. 223-
1981. cheshirecatclothing.com. catillustrates.com.
Through Oct.: Marcia Hill, Cindy Griffith
and Anne Unangst. Paintings. Red Hen Bak-
ing, 961 Rte. 2, Middlesex. 223-5200.
Through Oct.: Jen Lashua, The Language
of Color. ReceptionOct. 4, 48 p.m. Skinny
Pancake, 89 Main St., Montpelier. jlashuaart.
com.
Through Oct.: Quint-Essential: Seeing
Through 5 Sets of Eyes. Photos by Annie Ti-
berio Cameron, Lisa Dimondstein, Julie Parker,
Sandra Shenk and John Snell. Reception Oct.
12, 11 a.m.1 p.m. City Center Concourse,
State and Main, Montpelier. 223-2204. annie@
AnnieCameronPhotography.com. AnnieCam-
eronPhotography.com.
Through Nov. 2: Rock Solid: 13th Annual
Stone Show. Annual exhibit showcases stone
sculptures and assemblages by area artisans. Main
Floor Gallery, Studio Place Arts, 201 N. Main
St., Barre. 479-7069. studioplacearts.com. Hours:
Tues.Fri,10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat:noon4 p.m.
Through Nov. 2: Meri Stiles, I Am You.
Drawings, monoprints and blockprints. Second
Floor Gallery, Studio Place Arts, 201 N. Main
St., Barre. 479-7069. studioplacearts.com. Hours:
Tues.Fri,10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat:noon4 p.m.
Through Nov. 2: Gabriel Tempesta, The
Bumble Bee Series and Susan Bull Riley,
Botanical Watercolors. Tird Floor Gallery,
Studio Place Arts, 201 N. Main St., Barre. 479-
7069. studioplacearts.com. Hours: Tues.Fri,10
a.m.5 p.m.; Sat:noon4 p.m.
Through Nov. 9: Brenna Colt. Photographs,
paintings and drawings. Downstairs Gallery,
Chandler Center for the Arts, 71-73 Main, Ran-
dolph. 728-9878. Hours: Fri.Sat, 35 p.m.;
Sun. noon2 p.m.
Through Nov. 9: David Smith, Differences
in Moments. Landscape oil paintings. Furch-
gott Sourdife Gallery, 86 Falls Rd., Shelburne.
fsgalleryvt.wordpress.com. fsgallery.com.
Through Nov. 10: Points of View. Exhibit
of portraits by seven Vermont artists: Agathe
McQueston, Lark Upson, Sande French-Stock-
well, Judith Beckett, Liesi Hebert, Marcia Ham-
mond and Joan Feierabend. Chandler Music
Hall and Gallery, 71-73 Main St., Randolph.
728-6464. 728-9878.
Through Nov. 11: Liz Le Serviget, Whimsy
at the Caf Latina. Colorful cats, dogs,
toothy crocodiles, fying pigs and magical king-
doms expressed in a variety of media including
fne art on canvas, stone assemblage, fber art,
painted ceramics and furniture. Reception Oct.
5, 47 p.m. Cafe Latina, 407 Mountain Rd.,
Stowe. 253-3046. LizLeServiget@yahoo.com.
Through Nov. 30: Linda Maney, Abstract
Thinking. Watercolors and acrylics.Reception
Oct. 4, 3:305:15 p.m. First and second foors,
Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Main St., Montpelier.
Through Dec. 1: Benjamin Barnes,
Recent Works. Paintings focus on the
agricultural landscape: tractors, trucks, barns,
and outbuildings. Reception Oct. 4, 46 p.m.
Tulsi Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. Hours:
Tues.Sat., 7 a.m.6:30 p.m. 223-0043.
Through Dec. 16: Small Works. Artwork
by students, faculty, staf and alumni of Com-
munity College of Vermont. Reception Oct. 4,
47 p.m. CCV, 660 Elm St., Montpelier.
Through Dec. 20: Round. An exhibition of
objects of circular shape, from the Sullivan Mu-
seum collection. Sullivan Museum and History
Center, Norwich University, 158 Harmon Dr.,
Northfeld. 485-2183. Norwich.edu/museum.
Through Dec. 20: These Honored Dead:
Private and National Commemoration.
Stories of Norwich alumni from both sides of
the Civil War confict in 1863. Sullivan Mu-
seum & History Center, Norwich University,
Northfeld. 485-2183. norwich.edu/museum.
Through Dec. 27: Georgia Myer, Authen-
ticity. Abstract oil, pastel, charcoal and water-
color. Te gallery will be open for the Montpe-
lier Art Walk, Oct. 4, 47 p.m. Reception Oct.
16, 35 p.m. Governors Gallery, 5F, Pavilion
Ofce, Montpelier. Building. Hours: Mon.Fri.,
8 a.m.4:30 p.m.
SpEciAl EVENtS
Oct. 4: Art Walk. Tour art exhibits in various
venues throughout Montpelier. Guides available
in stores around town. Featured shows: Exhibit
focusing on Domestic Violence Awareness
Month, at 43 State St., with works by Jane
Pincus, Bill Brauer, Linda Hogan, Joy Spontak
and others, along with music, poetry, dance and
theater. And Artisans Hand, 89 Main St., fea-
turing Jean Meinhardts hand-thrown porcelain.
48 p.m. Downtown Montpelier.
Oct. 56: Open Studio Weekend. Visual,
craft and design artists in all media exhibit and
sell their work during open studio week. 10
a.m.5 p.m. River Arts Center, 74 Pleasant St.,
Morrisville. 888-1261. Vermont Studio Tour
Map available from Vermont Crafts Council
atvermontcrafts.com.
Call to Artists: Downstairs Gallery,
Chandler Center for the Arts. Chan-
dlers new gallery is now available for rotat-
ing six-week exhibits. Good setting for a solo
or small group show. For more information,
see chandler-arts.org. Questions: outreach@
chandler-arts.org.
Vessel. By Georgia Myer. Watercolor, pastel and charcoal on paper. On display at the Gover-
nors Gallery, Pavilion Office, Montpelier.
performing arts
tHEAtEr, StorYtElliNG &
coMEDY
Oct. 3: Laugh Local VT Open Mic Com-
edy Night. Stand-up comics try fve to seven
minutes of new material.Sign up 7:30 p.m.;
show 8 p.m. Te American Legion Post #3, 21
Main St., Montpelier. Free, but dough nation$
welcome. 793-3884.
Oct. 35, Oct. 913, Oct. 1619: Rumors.
By Neil Simon. Hilarious comedy of misunder-
standings and miscommunications. 7:30 p.m.
Waterbury Festival Playhouse, 2933 Waterbury-
Stowe Rd., Waterbury. $25 advance; $27 at the
door. info@waterburyfestivalplayhouse.com.
waterburyfestivalplayers.com.
Oct. 4: Robert Frost: This Verse Busi-
ness. One-man play by A.M. Dolan starring
Emmy-winning actor Gordon Clapp. All
proceeds beneft Te Frost Place and Kingdom
County Productions. 7 p.m. Fuller Hall, St.
Johnsbury Academy, 100 Main St., St. Johns-
bury. $35, $25, $15 adults; $6 students.Tickets:
748-2600 or 888-757-5559.
Oct. 45: Vermont Vaudeville: Hurry Up
and Wait. Comedians, musicians and circus
performers. 1 p.m. (Sat. only), 8 p.m. 1 Depot
St., Hardwick. $10 adults; $5 children. 533-
2589. vermontvaudeville.com.
Oct. 1027: The Crucible. Arthur Millers
iconic yet human drama about the Salem witch
trials. Oct.17: Postshow discussion with cast and
production team. 7 p.m. Turs.; 8 p.m. Fri, Sat.;
2 p.m. Oct. 13 matinee. Lost Nation Teater,
City Hall Arts Center, 29 Main St., Montpe-
lier. $15 Oct. 11 preview, Oct. 27 matinee; $30
Fri. Sun; $25 Turs. $5 discount students and
seniors. $10 age 11 and under. Tickets: 229-
0492, info@lostnationtheater.org or lostnation-
theater.org.
SpEciAl EVENtS
Oct. 56: White Christmas Auditions.
For Green Mountain Teater Group produc-
tion. Open casting policy. Sing a song from the
character you wish to portray. Oct. 5, 1 p.m.;
Oct. 6, 1:30 p.m. Faith Community Church,
Barre-Montpelier Rd., Barre. Questions: 249-
0414 or lmw2452@gmail.com.
Oct 1920: Prosthetics Makeup Classes.
With Casey Covey. Application Class (1.5
hours): Learn the best methods and techniques
for applying premade prosthetics and basic grue-
some/bruising makeup. Age 12 and up. Build
Your Own Workshop (six-hour workshop, over
two days): Create your own scars, noses, wounds
and/or other small appliances from scratch;
walk away with your own creation. Lost Nation
Teater, City Hall Arts Center, 29 Main St.,
Montpelier. $15 application class; $50 workshop
(plus materials fee). Sign up and information:
229-0492 or lostnationtheater.org.
Respected town elder Rebecca Nurse (Emme Erdossy, left) prays for the stricken Betty (Karli
Robertson) as Bettys father, the Reverend Parris (G. Richard Ames), fends off questions about
witchcraft from the crotchety Giles Corey (Robert Nuner, right), who would love to have a
reason to remove Parris from the pulpit, in this scene from Lost Nation Theaters production
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, playing Thursdays through Sundays, October 1027. Call
802-229-0492 or visit lostnationtheater.org. Photo by Robert Eddy, First Light Studios.
High School. Contact leaders, Reidun and An-
drew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time.
Talk by Civil War historian and author
Robert Grandchamp. At Sullivan Museum
Associates Annual Meeting, Grandchamp
discusses New Hampshire Colonels Edward E.
Cross and Henry O. Kent, Fifth New Hamp-
shire Volunteers. 10 a.m.noon. Free. Sullivan
Museum and History Center, Norwich Univer-
sity, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfeld. 485-2183.
SMHC@norwich.edu. norwich.edu/museum.
Harvest Festival. Live music with Lewis
Franco and Colin McCafrey, Montpelier Ukulele
Club and Passing Brass. Face painting, cider press-
ing, popcorn popping, nature crafts and games
with EarthWalk, art table with Susan Green,
community kickball and petting zoo. Books,
baked goods and Moes Backyard BBQ for sale.
Fundraiser for the Jaquith Public Library. 11 a.m.
2 p.m. 122 School St., Marshfeld. 426-3581.
Medicinal Plant Walk. With clinical herbal-
ist Rebecca Dalgin. Learn aboutplantswidely
distributed in the area and simple ways to
incorporate their medicinal values.12:30 p.m.
Wild Heart Wellness ofce (Flanders/Earth-
Walk building), Goddard College, 123 Pitkin
Rd., Plainfeld.Sliding scale $4$10.552-0727.
wildheartwellness.net.
Family Dance with Two Fiddles. Have
funkicking up your heels to live music with the
folks you love the most.No experience neces-
sary.Clean shoes or barefeet. 25 p.m. Capital
City GrangeHall, 6612 Rte. 12 S., Berlin. $20
family; $8 adults; $5 under age 15. 595-3972.
merrykays@yahoo.com. twofddles.com.
Award Ceremony for Tommie Smith.
Goddard College bestows the third annual
Presidential Award for Activism to Olympic gold
medalist, educator and activist Tommie Smith
(G-C 74). 4 p.m. Haybarn Teatre, Goddard
College, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfeld. RSVP: 322-
1601 or goddard.edu.
Book Discussion: Harry Potter and the
Millennials. UVM professor Anthony Gier-
zynski leads a discussion about his book. 7 p.m.
Te North Branch Caf, 41 State St., Montpe-
lier. 552-8105.
Vermont Health Connect Forum. Health
exchange staf explain the basics of Vermont
Health Connect, the new health insurance
marketplace, or exchange, required for the self-
employed and small businesses in 2014. Q&A
session follows. Sponsored by Vermont Interfaith
Action. 78:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, 139
Main St., Montpelier 651-8889. ofce@viavt.org.
oct. 7
Parent Meet-Up. Come meet other parents,
share information and chat over light snacks,
cofee and tea. First Mon., 1011:30 a.m. Hayes
Room, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St.,
Montpelier. Free. mamasayszine@gmail.com.
Classic Book Club. First Mon., 68 p.m.
Cutler Memorial Library, 151 High St. (Rte. 2),
Plainfeld. Free. 454-8504.
Herbs for Children, Part I: Coughs, Colds,
and Ear Infections. With Shona Richter
MacDougall, clinical herbalist. Natural herbal
remedies for colds, coughs and ear infections in
children discussed. 68 p.m. Vermont Center for
Integrative Herbalism, 252 Main St., Montpe-
lier. $10 members; $12 nonmembers. 224-7100.
info@vtherbcenter.org. vtherbcenter.org.
oct. 78
Haybarn Literary Arts Festival. Two-day
celebration of the creative writing talent present-
ed by Goddards BFA in creative writing and BA
in individualized studies programs. Workshops,
readings and more. Haybarn Teatre, Goddard
College 123 Pitkin Rd. Free. 322-1691. janet.
sylvester@goddard.edu. goddard.edu.
oct. 8
Poetry Hike, Washington. With the
Montpelier Green Mountain Club. Private land;
through hayfelds, woods, high meadows with
views from Killington to Mansfeld. Easymod-
erate. Two-hour hike; half hour of silence. Wear
hiking boots and bring a favorite nature/envi-
ronment poem to read. Contact leader, George
Plumb, at 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.
com for meeting time and place.
Music for Sprouts. Chris Dorman, Burling-
ton-based musician performs. Birth to age 5.
10:30 a.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main
St., Montpelier. 223-4665. kellogghubbard.org.
Stay Steady: Presentation/Individual As-
sessment for Fall Prevention. With physical
therapist Susan Arbogast. Make ten-minute
appointment at Montpelier Senior Activity
Center ofce. 1:303:30 p.m. MSAC, 58 Barre
St. 223-2518.
Poetry Writing Workshop. With Diane
Swan, author of The Other Wish. 3 p.m. Milne
Room, Aldrich Public Library, Barre. pickwick@
charter.net. aldrichpubliclibrary.org.
Medicare and You. New to Medicare? Have
questions? We have answers. Second and fourth
Tues., 34:30 p.m. Central Vermont Council on
Aging, 59 N. Main St., Suite 200, Barre. Free.
Registration: 479-0531.
Tech Tuesdays. Get help with any computer
or Internet questions, or learn about the librarys
new circulation software and how to use Liste-
nUp to download audiobooks and more. Bring
your iPod, tablet, phone, laptop or other device.
Second and fourth Tues., 5:307 p.m. Kellogg-
Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier.
Free. 223-3338 or kellogghubbard.org.
Williamstown Historical Society Annual
Meeting and Northeast Fiddlers Concert.
Potluck dinner and annual meeting. Dinner and
meeting 6 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m. Williamstown
Historical Museum, Rte. 14, Williamstown. Free.
433-5565. williamstownvt.org/histsoc.html.
Teen Art Studio. Hang out, make art and enjoy
an evening of creative, outrageous fun. 6:308:30
p.m. Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe.
Free. Sign-up required: 253-8358. education@
helenday.com. helenday.com.
Archer Mayor Reading and Signing. Three
Can Keep a Secret is the latest book in Mayors
Joe Gunther series. 7 p.m. Bear Pond Books, 77
Main St., Montpelier.
Cornelius Eady Poetry Reading. Eady
is author of many books of poetry, including
Victims of the Latest Dance Craze, and winner
of the Lamont Prize of the Academy of American
Poets. 7:30 p.m. Haybarn Teatre, Goddard
College, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfeld. Free. god-
dard.edu/events.
oct. 9
Story Cities. Artists/creators age 36 welcome
for a project that will spark imaginative play. 11
a.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St.,
Montpelier. Preregistration required: 223-4665.
kellogghubbard.org.
The Job of a Meteorologist. With meteo-
rologist Roger Hill. Presented by Osher Lifelong
Learning program. 1:30 p.m. Montpelier Senior
Activity Center, 58 Barre St.
Culture Crawl. Open house for the Barre Cul-
tural Alliance, including: Aldrich Public Library,
Barre Opera House, Old Labor Hall, Studio Place
Arts and the Vermont History Center. Free tours,
exhibits and more. Pick up a passport at any of
these organizations, which includes map, list of
activities and discounts at local restaurants and
pubs during event.37 p.m.
Quilting Group. Working meeting of the Dog
River Quilters. Second Wed., 5:30 p.m. Com-
munity room, Brown Public Library, Northfeld.
Jean, 585-5078 or jeanjolley@myfairpoint.net.
oct. 10
Worcester Clothing Drop-Off. Drop of
your gently used clothing and accessories for
swap on Oct. 12. 15 p.m. Worcester Town
Hall, Rte. 12.
Communication Is the Key to Business
Success. With Dona Bate of dbate speaking.
Learn to network and build relationships with
customers, vendors and community mem-
bers.Create and practice a 30- to 60-second
introduction. 68:30 p.m. Micro Business
Development Program, Central Vermont Com-
munity Action Council, 195 Rte. 302, Barre.
Preregister: 477-5214 or 800-839-1053. mfergu-
son@cvcac.org.
The Neighbor Is Driving Me Nuts! Learn
skills and options for handling interpersonal
conficts better. Presented by the Community
Justice Center. Refreshments provided. 68
p.m. Alumni Hall, Barre Civic Center, 20 Audi-
torium Hill. 476-0276. gbcjc.org.
A Matter of Life and Death: Hunting
in Contemporary Vermont. Author and
anthropologist Marc Boglioli challenges hunters,
nonhunters and antihunters to reconsider our
relationship with nonhuman animals. Books for
sale and signing. 7 p.m. Waterbury Public Li-
brary,28 N. Street, Waterbury. Free. 244-7036.
Ecumenical Group. Songs of praise, Bible
teaching, fellowship. Second and fourth Turs.,
79 p.m. Jabbok Center for Christian Living, 8
Daniel Dr., Barre. Free. 479-0302.
oct. 11
Foot Clinic. 9 a.m.1 p.m. Montpelier Senior
Activity Center, 58 Barre St. $15 for 15 minutes.
Call for appointment and details of what to
bring: 223-2518.
New Economy Lunch at the Library.
Michael Shuman, author of several books includ-
ing Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift
Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street
and Achieve Real Prosperity, will discuss how
buying local can positively impact the economy.
Noon. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St.,
Montpelier. 223-3338. kellogghubbard.org.
Worcester Clothing Drop-Off. Drop of
your gently used clothing and accessories for
swap on Oct. 12. 15 p.m. Worcester Town
Hall, Rte. 12.
Seed to Salad in Seven Days. With Peter
Burke. Learn to grow your own salad 365 days a
year.2 p.m. Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washing-
ton St., Barre. Free. 476-7550. aldrichlibrary@
charter.net. aldrichpubliclibrary.org.
LGBTQQ Youth Group. Lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer or questioning youth age
1322 enjoy free pizza, soft drinks and conversa-
tion. Facilitated by adult volunteers trained by
Outright VT. Second and fourth Fri., 6:30
8 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Mont-
pelier. Free. outrightvt.org.
The Art of Being Human. With Bill Brauer.
Talk about the practice of meditation. 78:30
p.m. Montpelier Shambhala Center, 64 Main St.,
3F, Montpelier. Free. camillainvt@gmail.com.
oct. 12
Hike Mt. Cube, Orford, New Hampshire.
With the Montpelier Green Mountain Club. Via
the Rivendell Trail; descend by the Appalachian
Trail. Moderatedifcult. Six-mile round-trip.
Contact leader, Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 for
meeting time and place.
The Art of Being Human. With Bill Brauer.
Talk about the practice of meditation. 8:30
a.m.5 p.m. Montpelier Shambhala Center, 64
Main St, 3 F, Montpelier. Free. camillainvt@
gmail.com.
Worcester Clothing Swap. Get some new-to-
you clothing and accessories. 9 a.m.3 p.m. Ben-
efts the Worcester food shelf. Worcester Town
Hall, Rte. 12. $1 per bag (BYO). 552-7494.
Hazardous Waste Collection. 9 a.m.1
p.m. Department of Labor Parking Lot, 5 Green
Mountain Way, Montpelier. $15 per carload.
www.cvswmd.org.
Weatherization Skillshop. 9 a.m.3 p.m.
CVCAC ofces, 10 Gable Pl., Barre. $25. Fee in-
cludes lunch and a handbook. 1-888-921-5990.
Register online: efciencyvermont.com/DIY.
Second Saturday Gallery Talk: Howard
Coffin, Vermonters at Cedar Creek.
Vermont Civil War historian Cofn talks about
Cedar Creek and how a Vermont regiment and
a Vermont brigade tried to rescue victory from
defeat. 2 p.m. Vermont History Center, 60
Washington St., Barre. Free with admission to
galleries; $5 adults. 479-8500. amanda.gustin@
state.vt.us. vermonthistory.org/calendar.
Chicken Pie Dinner. Seatings at 5 p.m. and
6:30 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church,
137 Main St., Montpelier. $10 adults; $5 age 10
and under. Reservations or takeout: 476-6403.
Film: The House I Live In. 6:30 p.m.
Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St.
223-2518.
Saw-whet Owl Banding. Every fall migrating
pint-sized saw-whet owls flter through Vermont.
View these common, yet seldom-seen, birds. 7
p.m. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St.,
Montpelier. Donations welcome. 229-6206.
oct. 13
Hike Spruce Mountain, Plainfield. With
the Montpelier Green Mountain Club. A family-
friendly walk up to the fre tower. Moderate.
4.5 miles. Contact leader, Ken Hertz, hertzkj@
gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Hike White Rocks, Middlesex. With Young
Adventurers Club. Moderate. 34 miles. 10 a.m.
Contact leader, Shawn Keeley, 229-0933 for
meeting place.
The Floating Bridge Food & Farms
Cooperative Harvest Market. Fresh
produce, meats, pickles, cider, sweets and more.
Cider pressing and dried fower Demos. 124
p.m.Brookfeld Old Town Hall, 32 Stone
Rd., Brookfeld Village. info@foatingbridge-
foodandfarms.com. foatingbridgefoodandfarms
.com.
Bingo Is Back at the Legion. Monthly
bingo games. Lunch available. 1 p.m. Waterbury
American Legion Post 59 Auxiliary, Stowe St.
244-8404.
Feldenkrais: Moving from the Core. Better
utilize your core to move your limbs; move in
a more integrated way. 1:303:30 p.m. Yoga
Mountain Center, 7 Main St., Montpelier.
$30. Registration: 735 3770 or info@vermont
feldenkrais.com.
Shape Note/Sacred Harp Sing. No experi-
ence needed. All welcome. Second Sun., 57
p.m. Plainfeld Community Center (above the
co-op). By donation. 595 9951 or nscottie
harrison@gmail.com.
oct. 15
Bike Ride, Stowe. With the Montpelier Green
Mountain Club. Trough Morrisville and return
on Randolph Road. Moderate. 2025 miles.
Bring lunch and water or buy lunch in Morris-
ville. Contact leaders, Mary Garcia, 622-0585,
or, Mary Smith, 505-0603, for meeting time and
place.
History Thrives in Vermont Archives:
Preserving the Past and Planning for the
Future. Leahy Library open house to learn
about archival resources. UVM professor Jill
Mudgett talks about using collections in the
college classroom with a case study of Indian
Joe. Light refreshments. 57 p.m. Leahy Library,
Vermont History Center, 60 Washington St.,
Barre. Free. 479-8508. paul.carnahan@state.
vt.us. vermonthistory.org/calendar.
Washington County Stamp Club Meeting.
Annual fall auction (stamps, picture postcards,
postal history). 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, St.
Paul and School st., Montpelier. Free. 223-2953.
oct. 16
Making the Granite City Grocery a Real-
ity. With Emily Kaminsky. 1:30 p.m. Osher
Lifelong Learning program. Aldrich Public
Library, 6 Washington St., Barre. Free to Osher
members; $5 suggested donation.
Sullivan Museum & History Center,
Norwich University Lunch N Learn. Tom
Ledoux, creator of the Vermont in the Civil War
website will provide an introduction to a vital
online resource: vermontcivilwar.org.Noon1
p.m. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Nor-
wich University, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfeld.
Free. 485-2183. SMHC@norwich.edu. norwich
.edu/museum.
Behind the Scenes: Gardens of Paris. A
sneak preview of Gardens of Paris, a small group
interpretive tour designed to educate and inspire.
Presented by Karen Kane and Charlotte Albers.
7 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St.,
Home Sharing Info Meeting. Find out what
home sharing is all about. Refreshments served.
Tird Wed., 5:306 p.m. Home Share Now, 115
Main St., Barre. RSVP at 479-8544 to ensure
ample refreshments.
oct. 17
Where Is the Cash? Right on the
Money. With Margaret Ferguson, business
counselor. Using cash fow as a management
tool.How to use fnancial statements. 68:30
p.m. Micro Business Development Program,
Central Vermont Community Action Council,
195 Rte. 302, Barre. Preregister: 477-5214 or
800-839-1053. mferguson@cvcac.org.
Protect Your Money and Identity. Hear
how to identify and respond safely to phone
scams, identity theft, mail fraud and fraudulent
solicitation. Presented by the Barre City Police
Department. Refreshments provided. 68 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Barre Civic Center, 20 Auditorium
Hill. 476-0276. gbcjc.org.
Songwriters Meeting. Meeting of the North-
ern VT/NH chapter of the Nashville Songwriters
Association International. Bring copies of your
work. Tird Turs., 6:45 p.m. Catamount Arts,
St. Johnsbury. 633-2204.
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Weekly Events

Art & crAft
Beaders Group. All levels of beading experi-
ence welcome. Free instruction available. Come
with a project for creativity and community.
Sat., 11 a.m.2 p.m. Te Bead Hive, Plainfeld.
454-1615.
Life Drawing Sessions. Usually brief, dy-
namic poses. Wed., 79 p.m. Storefront Studio/
Gallery, 6 Barre St., Montpelier. $15 suggested
donation. 839-5349. glen@gchfneart.com.
BicYcliNG
Open Shop Nights. Volunteer-run communi-
ty bike shop: bike donations and repairs. Tues.,
68 p.m.; Wed., 57 p.m. Freeride Montpelier,
89 Barre St., Montpelier. By donation. 552-
3521. freeridemontpelier.org.
BookS & WorDS
English Conversation Practice Group.
For students learning English for the frst time.
Tues., 45 p.m. Central Vermont Adult Basic
Education, Montpelier Learning Center, 100
State St. 223-3403.
Lunch in a Foreign Language. Bring lunch
and practice your language skills with neigh-
bors. Noon1 p.m. Mon. Hebrew, Tues. Italian,
Wed. Spanish, Turs. French. Kellogg-Hubbard
Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338.
Ongoing Reading Group. Improve your read-
ing and share some good books. Books chosen
by group. Turs., 910 a.m. Central Vermont
Adult Basic Education, Montpelier Learning
Center, 100 State St. 223-3403.
Writing Class for Women:
Let us Now Praise Rural Women. With
Julia Shipley. Presented by River ArtsElderArt
Program. Open to adults of all ages. Oct. 10
Nov. 7. Turs., 10 a.m.noon. River Arts, 74
Pleasant St., Morrisville. Free to women 60 and
over. 888-1261. riverartsvt.org.
BUSiNESS & fiNANcE
Personal Financial Management Work-
shops. Learn about credit/debit cards, credit
building and repair, budgeting and identity
theft, insurance, investing, retirement. Tues.,
68 p.m. Central Vermont Medical Cen-
ter,Conference Room 3. Registration: 371-4191.
Keys to Your Business Success. Turs.,
68:30 p.m. Sept. 19Nov. 7. Micro Business
Development Program of Central Vermont
Community Action Council, 195 Rte. 302,
Barre. Preregistration and information: 477-
5214 or 800-839-1053. mferguson@cvcac.org.
DANcE
Ecstatic Dance. Dance your heart awake.
No experience necessary. Sun., 5:307:30 p.m.,
Christ Church, State St., Montpelier. First and
third Wed., 79 p.m., Worcester Town Hall,
corner of Elmore and Calais roads. Second and
fourth Wed., 79 p.m., Plainfeld Community
Center (above the co-op). $10. Fearn, 505-8011.
fearnessence@gmail.com.
Dance or Play with the Swinging over 60
Band. Danceable tunes from the 1930s to the
1960s. Recruiting musicians. Tues., 5:307:30
p.m., Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58
Barre St., Montpelier. 223-2518.
Ballroom Dance Classes. With Instructor
Samir Elabd. Oct. 15Nov. 5. Tues. Waltz 67
p.m.; East Coast swing 78 p.m.No partner or
experience necessary. Sponsored by Montpelier
Recreatopm Department. Union Elementary
School, Montpelier. Registration: 225-8699.
Information: 223-2921.
fooD
Barre Farmers Market. Local produce,
meats, poultry , eggs, honey, crafts, baked goods
and more. Wed., 36:30 p.m. City Hall Park,
Barre.
Capital City Farmers Market. 50-plus
farmers, food producers and craftspeople, plus
live music and cooking demos. Trough October.
Sat., 9 a.m.1 p.m. 60 State St., Montpelier. 223-
2958. manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com.
Community Meals in Montpelier. All
welcome. Free.
Mon.: Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., 11
a.m.1 p.m.
Tues.: Bethany Church, 115 Main St., 11:30
a.m.1 p.m.
Wed.: Christ Church, 64 State St., 11
a.m.12:30 p.m.
Thurs.: Trinity Church, 137 Main St., 11:30
a.m.1 p.m.
Fri.: St. Augustine Church, 18 Barre St., 11
a.m.12:30 p.m.
Sun.: Last Sunday only, Bethany Church, 115
Main St. (hosted by Beth Jacob Synagogue),
4:305:30 p.m.
Noon Cafe. Soup, fresh bread, good company
and lively conversation. Wed., noon. Te Old
Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., E. Montpe-
lier. By donation. oldmeetinghouse.org.
Senior Meals. For people 60 and over. Meals
prepared by Chef Justin and volunteers. Tues.
and Fri., noon1 p.m. Montpelier Senior
Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. Free.
Under 60: $6. Reservations and information:
262-2688.
Takeout and Caf Meals. Proceeds beneft
the senior meals program. Turs., 11 a.m.1
p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58
Barre St., Montpelier. $4$8. Reservations ap-
preciated: 262-6288.
HEAltH & WEllNESS
Affordable Acupuncture. Acupuncture
sessions with Chris Hollis and Trish Mitchell.
Mon. and Wed., 27 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.2 p.m.
79 Main St., suite 8 (above Cofee Corner),
Montpelier. $15$40 sliding scale. Walk in or
schedule an appointment at montpeliercommu-
nityacupuncture.com.
Herbal Clinics. Student clinic: Mon., 15 p.m.
and Tues., 48 p.m. $0$10. Professional clinic:
Tues.Fri. $0$100. Vermont Center for Inte-
grative Herbalism, 252 Main St., Montpelier.
Consultations by appointment only: 224-7100
or info@vtherbcenter.org. vtherbcenter.org.
Powerful Tools for Caregivers. Learn tools
to reduce stress and communicate efectively.
Six-week class sponsored by CVCOA. Trough
Oct. 16. Wed., 57 p.m. Montpelier Senior Ac-
tivity Center, 58 Barre St. $20 suggested dona-
tion to defray cost of Te Caregiver Helpbook.
To register call 476-2671.
HIV Testing. Vermont CARES ofers fast oral
testing. Turs., 25 p.m. 58 East State St., suite
3 (entrance at back), Montpelier. Free. 371-
6222. vtcares.org.
kiDS & tEENS
Mad River Valley Youth Group. Sun., 79
p.m. Meets at various area churches. Call 497-
4516 for location and information.
The Basement Teen Center. Cable TV,
PlayStation 3, pool table, free eats and fun
events for teenagers. Mon.Turs., 36 p.m.;
Fri., 311 p.m. Basement Teen Center, 39 Main
St., Montpelier. 229-9151.
Tales, Tunes and Tots. Weekly arts program
for preschool children age 35. Oct. 728.
Mon., 1011:30 a.m. Chandlers Upper Gallery,
71-73 Main St., Randolph. Registration: 728-
5073 or kimball_judith@hotmail.com.
Story Time at the Kellogg-Hubbard
Library. Stories, songs and special guests. Birth
to age 5. Tues. and Fri., 10:30 a.m. Kellogg-
223-4665. kellogghubbard.org.
Story Times at the Waterbury Public Li-
brary. Baby/toddler story time: Mon., 10 a.m.
Preschool story time: Fri., 10 a.m. Waterbury
Public Library, 28 N. Main St., Waterbury. 244-
7036. waterburypubliclibrary.com.
Forest Preschool. Outdoor, exploratory, play-
based drop-of program for children age 3.55.
Trough Nov.21.Tues. and Turs., 9 a.m.12
p.m. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St.,
Montpelier. $420 for one day, $800 for both
days. 229-6206.
Story Time at the Jaquith Public Library.
With Sylvia Smith, followed by play group with
Melissa Seifert. Birth to age 6. Wed. 1011:30
a.m. Jaquith Public Library, 122 School St.,
Marshfeld. 426-3581.
Fall Story Time at the Ainsworth Public
Library. Join Bill and his critters for stories and
fun. Trough Oct. 30. Wed., 10:30 a.m. Chil-
drens Room, Ainsworth Public Library, 2338
Rte. 14 (Main St.), Williamstown. 433-5887.
ainsworthpl@yahoo.com.bit.ly/ainsworthpl.
bit.ly/FofAPL.
Read to Coco. Share a story with Coco, the
resident licensed reading therapy dog, who
loves to hear kids practice reading aloud. Wed.,
3:304:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135
Main St., Montpelier. Sign up ahead: 223-4665
at the childrens desk. kellogghubbard.org.
The Dark Knight Comics Club. With cofa-
cilitators Ben T. Matchstick and Ash Britten-
ham. Comic book enthusiasts and artists draw,
write and collaborate on their own comics.
Age 717. Through Nov. 20 (no club Oct. 30).
Wed., 3:305 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,
135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-4665. kellog-
ghubbard.org.
Vermont History for Homeschoolers.
Te Vermont Historical Society ofers educa-
tional sessions for homeschoolers, age 812, in
Montpelier and Barre. Wed. and Turs., 13
p.m. Vermont History Museum, 109 State St.,
Montpelier, and Vermont History Center, 60
Washington St., Barre. $5 per child; $4 per
child for three or more participating children or
VHS members. Preregistration required: 828-
1413. For schedule go to vermonthistory.org/
homeschoolers.
North Branch Trekkers. After-school
program with teacher-naturalist Ken Benton.
Explore the green spaces of Montpelier while
practicing outdoor living skills, tracking and
wildlife monitoring. Grades 47. Trough Dec.
5. Turs., 35:30 p.m. North Branch Nature
Center, 713 Elm St., Montpelier. $375, mem-
bership included. 229-6206.
Drop-in Kinder Arts Program. Innovative
exploratory arts program with artist/instructor
Kelly Holt. Age 35. Fri., 10:30 a.m.noon.
Starts Sept. 27. River Arts Center, 74 Pleasant St.,
Morrisville. 888-1261. RiverArtsVT.org.
Write On! Are you full of ideas? Looking to spin
a story? Willing to play with words? Drop in once
or join us for the series. Age 610. Fri., 3:304
p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St.,
Forest School. Drop-of program for students,
using seasonal and emerging curriculum. Age
68. Trough June 6, 2014. Fri., 9 a.m.2 p.m.
North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St.,
Montpelier. $1,560 members; payment plans
available. 229-6206.
MUSic
Barre-Tones Womens Chorus. Open
rehearsal. Find your voice with 50 other women.
Mon., 7 p.m. Alumni Hall, Barre. 223-2039.
BarretonesVT.com.
Community Drum Circle. Open drumming.
All welcome. Fri., 79 p.m. Parish House, Uni-
tarian Universalist Church, Main and Church
streets, Barre. 503-724-7301.
Monteverdi Young Singers Chorus
Rehearsal. New chorus members welcome.
Wed., 45 p.m. Montpelier. Call 229-9000 for
location and more information.
Ukelele Group. All levels welcome. Turs.,
68 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58
Barre St. 223-2518.
rEcYcliNG
Additional Recyclables Collection Center
(ARCC). Bring in odd and sundry items for
reuse, upcycling and recycling, including
toothbrushes, bottle caps, cassette tapes, books,
textiles, batteries and more. Mon. and Fri.,
12:30 p.m.5:30 p.m. ARCC, 3 Williams Ln.,
Barre. $1 per car load. Complete list of accepted
items at 229-9383, x106 or cvswmd.org.
Free Food Scrap Collection. Compost your
food waste along with your regular trash and
recycling. Wed., 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat. 6 a.m.1
p.m. DJs Convenience Store, 56 River St.,
Montpelier. cvswmd.org.
SpiritUAlitY
Christian Science. Gods love meeting human
needs. Reading room: Tues.Sat., 11 a.m.1
p.m.; Tues., 58 p.m.; Wed., 57:15 p.m. Testi-
mony meeting: Wed., 7:308:30 p.m., nursery
available. Worship service: Sun., 10:3011:30
a.m., Sunday school and nursery available. 145
State St., Montpelier. 223-2477.
Shambhala Buddhist Meditation. Group
meditation practice. Sun., 10 a.m.noon; Tues.,
78 p.m.; Wed., 67 p.m. Shambhala Medita-
tion Center, 64 Main St., 3F, Montpelier. Free.
223-5137. montpeliershambala.org.
Deepening Our Jewish Roots. Fun,
engaging text study and discussion on Jewish
spirituality. Sun., 4:456:15 p.m. Yearning for
Learning Center, Montpelier. 223-0583. info@
yearning4learning.org.
Christian Meditation Group. People of
all faiths welcome. Mon., noon1 p.m. Christ
Church, Montpelier. 223-6043.
Zen Meditation. With Zen Afliate of
Vermont. Wed., 6:307:30 p.m. 174 River St.,
Montpelier. Free. Call for orientation: 229-
0164.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. For
those interested in learning about the Catholic
faith, or current Catholics who want to learn
more. Wed., 7 p.m. St. Monica Church, 79
Summer St., Barre. Register: 479-3253.
Introduction to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
A series of talks and discussions. Oct. 6Dec.
1. Sun., 12:151 p.m. St. Jacob of Alaska Ortho-
dox Church, 376 Rte. 12, Northfeld. Free.
754-6206. frmarkkorban@gmail.com.
SportS & GAMES
Apollo Duplicate Bridge Club. All welcome.
Partners sometimes available. Fri., 6:45 p.m.
Bethany Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier. $3.
485-8990 or 223-3922.
Roller Derby Open Recruitment and
Recreational Practice. Central Vermonts
Wrecking Doll Society invites quad skaters age
18 and up. No experience necessary. Equipment
provided: frst come, frst served. Sat., 56:30
p.m. Montpelier Recreation Center, Barre St..
First skate free. centralvermontrollerderby.com.
Coed Adult Floor Hockey League. Women
and men welcome. Equipment provided. Oct.
6Dec. 8. Sun., 36 p.m. Montpelier Recreac-
tion Center, Barre St. $58 for 10-week season.
Preregisteration required: bmfoorhockey@
gmail.com or vermontfoorhockey.com.
YoGA
Yoga with Lydia. Build strength and fexibil-
ity as you learn safe alignment in a nourishing,
supportive and inspiring environment. Drop-ins
welcome. Mon. 5:30 p.m., River House Yoga,
Plainfeld (sliding scale). Wed., 4:30 p.m. Green
Mountain Girls Farm, Northfeld (sliding scale).
Tues. and Fri., noon. Yoga Mountain Center,
Montpelier. 229-6300. saprema-yoga.com.
ABSolute Transformation: Yoga for Core
Strength Series. With Lori Flower. Oct. 18
Nov. 22. Fri., 10:45 a.m.noon. Yoga Mountain
Center, 7 Main St., 2F, Montpelier. $84. Regis-
ter: 223-5302 or yogamountaincenter.com.
Community Yoga. All levels welcome to this
community-focused practice. Fri., 56 p.m.
Yoga Mountain Center, 7 Main St., 2F, Mont-
pelier. By donation. 223-5302 or yogamountain-
center.com.
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DAY Art cENtEr. Acrylic painting workshops
Saturday, October 19th for adults and teens. All
skill levels welcome. See schedule of classes, Youth
and Family Art Workshops and the new FREE
Teen Art Studio at www.helenday.com. Member
discounts and scholarships available. 90 Pond
Street, Stowe. 802-253-8358.
SErVicES
ArtiSt, MUSiciAN StUDioS Solo or to share
starting at $150 monthly. Larger spaces of vari-
ous sizes available full-time or time-shared. Join
us as we transform a historic convent and school
at 46 Barre Street, Montpelier, into a unique
center for the arts, music and learning. Call Paul
for a tour at 802-223-2120 or 802-461-6222.
HoUSE pAiNtEr Since 1986. Small interior
jobs ideal. Neat, prompt, friendly. Local refer-
ences. Pitz Quattrone, 229-4952.
Doing cleanouts, moving, spring cleaning, dump runs?
Weve got the truck.
T&T Repeats
Thrift Store
116 Main Street, Montpelier 224.1360
Library Film Series. Tird Turs., 7 p.m. Ja-
quith Public Library, 122 School St., Marshfeld.
For flm schedule: 426-3581 or jaquithpublic
library@gmail.com. marshfeld.lib.vt.us.
oct. 18
Health Care and Senior Services. Central
Vermont Council on Aging Assistance answers
questions about health insurance and other
senior services. 9 a.m.noon. Montpelier Senior
Activity Center, 58 Barre Street. To set up an
appointment, call 479-4400.
Open House and FEAST Fundraiser. Open
house and fundraising dinner, complete with
local music and cash bar, for the FEAST meals
program. Proceeds support the meals program
and seniors. 49 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity
Center, 58 Barre St. $50 adults. 223-2518.
Paul Zalooms White Like Me: A Honkey
Dory Puppet Show. Los Angeles comedic
puppeteer, political satirist, flmmaker and
performance artist Paul Zaloom (BA RUP 73)
featured in the Evening Alumni Showcase,
Goddard Colleges 150th Anniversary Home-
coming Weekend. 8 p.m. Haybarn Teatre,
Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfeld. $15
advanced; $20 at the door. 322-1685. goddard
.edu/events.
Herbs and Pregnancy. With Emily Wheeler,
VCIH clinical intern. Learn what herbs are
supportive of and safe for pregnancy. 68 p.m.
Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism,
252 Main St., Montpelier. $10 members; $12
nonmembers. 224-7100. info@vtherbcenter.org
. vtherbcenter.org.
oct. 1820
150th Anniversary Homecoming Week-
end. Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the
founding of Goddard College. Art shows,
concerts, awards, workshops, campus tours,
farm-to-table meals and more. Goddard College,
123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfeld. Tickets: 322-1601 or
goddard.edu/Homecoming.
oct. 19
Hike the Long Trail, Eden. With the
Montpelier Green Mountain Club. Hike the
LT south from Rte. 118 to Devils Gulch, then
on to Spruce Ledge Camp for lunch. Return via
the Babcock Trail. Moderate. Approximately six
miles round-trip. Bring lunch. Contact leaders,
John Buddington and Kathy Gohl, 229-0725 or
vicepresident@gmcmontpelier.org, for meeting
time and place.
Cabot Apple Pie Festival. Adult and junior
contests with prizes for the best homemade pies,
rafes, craft show and silent auction. Donated
pies will be sold; all proceeds beneft the Cabot
Historical Society. 9 a.m.3 p.m. Pie contest
entry deadline 10:30 a.m. Cabot School gym,
Main St. (Rte. 215), Cabot. Free. 563-3396.
cabothistory.com/apple-pie-festival. nek4u.net/
cabothistory/ApplePie.html.
Discover Goddard Day. Learn more about
Goddards low-residency BA, BFA, MA and
MFA degree programs.Meet current students
and faculty, tour historic campus and gardens
and have lunch in the dining hall. 10 a.m.
3 p.m. Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Rd.,
Plainfeld. Free. RSVP: 800-906-8312 or
goddard.edu/discover.
Living with Alzheimers: For People with
Alzheimers and Early Stage Caregivers.
Concurrent alzheimers education programs to
help those living with early stage alzheimers
disease and their care partners. Sponsored by
CVCA. 10 a.m.3:30 p.m. Central Vermont
Medical Center, rooms 1 and 2, 130 Fisher St.,
Berlin. Register: 1-800-272-3900.
Author Reading with Ron Tanner: From
Animal House to Our House: A Love
Story. Ron Tanner is a writer, preservation-
ist and DIY expert from Baltimore, ofering a
humorous talk and slide show that recounts how
he and his then-girlfriend (now wife) bought
condemned property and brought it back to its
original Victorian splendor. 11 a.m. Kellogg-
223-3338. kellogghubbard.org.
Shape-Note Sing. Ian Smiley leads tunes from
Te Sacred Harp. All welcome; no experience
necessary. First and third Sat., 6:308 p.m. Tulsi
Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. By dona-
tion. Event happens by RSVP only; please call or
e-mail to confrm: 882-8274 or smileyira@gmail.
com.
Contra Dance. All dances taught; no partner
necessary. All ages welcome. Bring shoes not
worn outdoors. First, third and ffth Sat., 811
p.m. Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin.
$8. 744-6163. capitalcitygrange.org.
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by Anthony Pollina
V
ermont may be the healthiest state,
but Vermonters do get sick. And,
common sense says when we do,
we may need to stay home and take care of
ourselves, to get better faster and get back
to work. Common sense also says healthy
workers are good for business. They are more
energetic, efficient and happy, less likely to
have accidents and more customer friendly.
After all, we would rather have service with
a smile than a sniffle or a sneeze. If common
sense isnt enough, economists and studies
say that when sick workers are given time to
get better there is less unemployment, im-
proved productivity and a stronger economy.
But, common sense aside, Vermont has
no laws or rules giving workers paid sick
time, and half of Vermonts private em-
ployers dont offer any. So, for many Ver-
monters, getting sick means going to work
anyway, bringing sniffles, sneezes, aches
and pains with them, because staying home
means losing pay or maybe even their job.
For many working families, losing a few
days pay because of illness means not buy-
ing groceries or not paying an electric bill,
so we go to work sick, maybe getting sicker
and possibly spreading illness to coworkers
and customers, rather than losing income
or a job. This can be a particularly difficult
bind for women, who contribute needed
family income or head single parent house-
holds but also have primary responsibility
for caring for sick children.
Recognizing the need to keep families,
workers and the economy healthy, many
Vermont employers, workers, health profes-
sionals and families are working together to
support giving workers the ability to take
a small number of paid sick days off from
work. Under the proposal, workers could
earn up to seven sick days a year to recover
from an illness, care for a family member or
get preventative or therapeutic care.
Its good for the health of families and the
economy and levels the field for employers.
Many Vermont businesses already provide
paid time off, so there will be no new costs
at all. Those who dont currently provide sick
time may see a slight increase (12.5 percent)
in payroll costs.
For employers concerned about the pro-
posal, it is important to know that where
earned sick day laws exist, businesses have
come to appreciate the benefits, and experi-
ence shows increased costs offset by eco-
nomic and workplace improvements. Con-
necticut for example, has seen an increase
in jobs in tourism, education and health
services, the sectors most impacted by their
paid sick days law.
In San Francisco, the main lobbyist
against their law switched positions, telling
Businessweek the paid sick day policy is the
best policy for the least cost. After all, Do
you want your server coughing over your
food? In another reversal, two-thirds of San
Franciscos employers, once opposed, now
support the law. And the city is ranked as one
of the best in the world to do business.
A study of the proposed Vermont law by
the Institute for Womens Policy Research
found a net gain for businesses, showing that
any new costs for some businesses would be
more than offset by reduced turnover and a
healthier, more efficient, productive work-
force. And, keeping people healthier, the law
would even save $5 million in emergency
room visits. No surprise, in a recent poll over
70 percent of Vermonters support the idea.
Vermont employers know how valuable
long-term, committed workers are to growing
a business, and they know healthier workers
work better. We know a strong, healthy
workforce is the foundation of a strong local
economy, spending less on health care and
more at local businesses. And, we Vermonters
pride ourselves on our willingness to reach
out and care for our neighbors in time of
need. So when we get sick, getting a little
time to get better, without the worry of los-
ing income or our job, is good for all of us.
For Vermonters, its just common sense.
Anthony Pollina is a Vermont state senator
for Washington County.
Earned Sick Days
Make Sense for Vermont
CORRECTIONS
In our report on VAMs meeting, the mayors remark was mischaracterized. He ob-
served that four positions had been cut without affecting services, but that cutting four
positions was not something that could happen every year. In our City Council report,
we misplaced a decimal and incorrectly reported the Circulator Bus ridership annual
change as 6.7 percent. The increase from FY12 to FY13 reported by GMTA Com-
munity Relations manager Tawnya Kristen was 67 percent. The routes first month of
operations saw 692 riders, not 162. The Bridge regrets these errors.
Editorial
A
few days ago, at age 73, John Flynn
died. John was a poet and writer, and
from time to time, his poetry and
writing appeared in The Bridge.
In a world of often shifting loyalties, I
always knew where I stood with John and
what he liked or disliked about the paper,
and I never doubted our friendship. Talking
on the phone is easy, too easy. John preferred
writing letters to aimless, meandering phone
conversations, and over the year, he and I ex-
changed letters with each other. In what may
have been his last letter to me, postmarked
April 22, 2013, John wrote:

For all society has gained in technology, its
lost in certain crafts, including the craft of
letter-writing. Letters, if properly attended to,
require time and thought for anything of sub-
stance and worth to emerge, while talking on
the phone hardly differs from Morse Code, use-
ful for exchanging information and little else.

John had a delightful sense of humor, which
included not taking himself too seriously.
Having just said that a phone conversation
can be useful for exchanging straightforward
information, John offered this silly, but droll,
example of just how a phone conversation
might be useful: Ordered sub. Ate same.
Johns great passion was for language, lit-
erature, words, rhymes, prose, poetry and
the gifts of written or spoken expression.
In that April 22 letter, John reflected on
friendship, likely in response to a question
I had posed. He wrote: Friends in Mont-
pelier? I needed to ponder awhile before I
could think of even one. Then he went on
to name one person: a friend with nothing
devious beneath the surface. Having named
one friend, he named another: otherwise,
twixt and tween, a handful of others better
described as close acquaintances. Having
launched himself on the friendship question,
more and more people came mind. Finally,
John chose to extend his range of friendships
by defining a friend as someone who has
given us pleasure and enhanced our lives.
Another of Johns friends, Peter Buknatski,
has shared a poem that he wrote about John.
Nat Frothingham
John flynn:
A Real Montpelier Treasure
When you get to heaven, John,
please straighten God out on a few things.
And dont let He, She (I hope its a She,
John), or It
interrupt you, say: Listen with your ears,
God, and not your mouth.
We will miss you and miss your poems.
And how you tried to straighten us out.
I am glad you were my friend, John,
because your friendship was a validation.
An honor to have known you.
You made the world make some sense.
And remember to tell God to send us
more like you, because we need your kind.
Ones who will know what is true and false
about our times and the good old days too.
Ones whose memories will flow out to grace
us
in the colors of words, about how the world
should be.
A poem all in yourself, you were, John.
Watch out for the politically correct and
stupid angels.
Remind them that you lived a good life, did
your part,
and now they owe you some good and real
work.
And today we will make the bells ring for
you,
and think how funny youll look in wings.
What movie was that from, John?
For 10 points.
Good Luck Up There
Peter Buknatski
Remembering Montpelier
Writer and Poet John Flynn
Change is Afoot!
the bridge celebrates its 20th anniversary this fall.
Look for stories and photos commemorating this milestone
in upcoming issues.
We have listened to your comments about how to improve
the bridge. In our October 15 issue, we will be discussing
the substantial improvements we plan to make.
between now and January 1, our goal is to raise $50,000.
We count on your support.
WHAT DO YOu THINK?
read something you want to respond to? We welcome your let-
ters and opinion pieces. Letters must be 300 words or fewer;
opinions, 600 words or fewer. Send your piece to editorial@
montpelierbridge.com.
by Terry Youk
A
s many of you may have already heard,
the Savoy Theater has run headlong
into the realities of the new digital
cinema age. The long and short of it is that
people are not coming out to see movies like
they once did. The result is that we are unable
to meet our financial obligations forcing us to
lay off longtime employees and cut hours of
operation to a minimum, just to break even.
The statistics are sobering if you are a fan
of independent cinema. We sold 3,900 fewer
tickets the first nine months of this year com-
pared to last, with an overall drop in revenue
of $61,000 from last year. And that is just in
the first nine months. The Savoy is not alone
in this phenomenon, as the entire art-house
industry is experiencing similar drops.
Why this sudden decline? There are many
contributing and overlapping factors: in-
creased access to broadband offerings (Netf-
lix), the aging of core groups (the average age
of Savoy viewers is 55) and a slow economy ex-
acerbated by increased costs and competition
for content with the multiplex theaters. To us,
this last item is perhaps the most troubling.
Now that the six major studios have their
digital pipeline laid in the vast network of
multiplex theaters, the art-house contingency
(art-house theaters comprise fewer than 1
percent of the theaters in the country) are
being excluded from film offerings that once
were exclusively theirs. The upshot is that
theaters like the Savoy are being locked out
from independent films that typically have
been most likely to be a hit for us (Silver Lin-
ings Playbook comes to mind). Ironically, the
multiplex crowd typically is not attracted to
what are often more complex dramas, and so
the films languish.
While we are being denied a share of
the pie in the hit film category, Im not
complaining about the quality of films we
are receiving. Virtually every film we have
shown this year has been a high-quality and
compelling film. Unfortunately, the politics
of film distribution are driving the downturn
for the art-house theaters.
I hear every day from folks that they
love the Savoy and cant imagine Montpelier
without it. In stark contrast, hearing yet
another distress call from the Savoy is not
high on everybodys list and most certainly
not high on mine. What we want most of all
is for people to just come out to a great night
at the movies. We are not looking for a con-
tinual bailout, as has been the case the last
number of years. At the end of the day, what
these bailouts suggest to me is that perhaps
an art-house theater in Montpelier is not
sustainable. The hard fact is that no matter
how much we all love the Savoy, it has to be
sustainable. Buying local doesnt just apply
to your food and products: it includes sup-
porting your local arts institutions. Without
your continous interest and attendance, the
arts venues will wither and disappear. Dont
wait to engage until it is gone.
We will be trying out the new austerity
measures and will be offering some new ideas
to generate renewed interest. To wit, we are
going try a new format for Tuesdays that we
are calling Quid Pro Tuesday. The idea is that
you can come to the movie for freeyes, I
said for freewith the caveat that, upon your
exit, you pay whatever you think the movie
was worth to you. There will be donation
boxes stationed in the front of the theater. Of
course, we also encourage you to enjoy some
organic gourmet popcorn with, perhaps, a
beer or glass of wine to better help inform
your decision! In any case, more people at the
Savoy means more life in the theater, and you
know the old sayinglife begets life.
Everything we do here at the Savoy is
meant to not just provide entertainment but
to offer a culturally rich experience for our
community. We continue to look for ways to
bring the theater under the umbrella of the
nonprofit Focus on Film and to reach more
moviegoers. We are open to any and all sug-
gestions, insights and recommedations that
you may care to offer.
Montpelier filmmaker Terry Youk is the
owner of the Savoy Theater.
Drastic Cuts at the Savoy
by Margaret Blanchard
The degree of civilization in a society
can be judged by entering its prisons.
Fyodor Dostoevsky

I
ncarceration is not a reality most of us
wish to dwell uponwhether imprison-
ment means confinement within per-
sonal traumas, habits or mindsets; being
trapped by economic or social conditions;
or actually being locked up. Yet, as Bernice
Mennis shows in her book, Breaking Out
of Prison, facing the reality of confinement
is the first step toward liberationthrough
compassion and reconnection.
On Friday, October 18, 7 to 9 p.m., at
the Montpelier Unitarian Church, a panel
of persons on the front line of prison is-
sues will share their perspectives on why so
many Americans are being locked up while
being locked out of basic human rights.
They will describe solutions theyve found
to bring increased freedom to inmates as
well as those on the outside. Speakers de-
scribing their work within the corrections
system include Bernice Mennis, professor
emerita from the Union Institute & Uni-
versity, who taught for 12 years at the Great
Meadows Prison in New York State; Walter
Lomax, who was in prison for 39 years for
a crime he did not commit and who is now
director of the Maryland Restorative Justice
Initiative; and Dr. JoAnna Allen, who has
taught meditation and yoga to inmates at
the Baltimore County jail.
Mennis will speak about the pathology
(and politics) that makes us build more and
more prisons with the illusion that impris-
oning them makes us free, about our
separation from them and from ourselves,
about the possibility of connection through
awareness. Lomax will talk about his work
organizing prisoners, juveniles and family
members, as well as corrections officials and
legislators, and about the challenges of re-
entry. Allen will speak about the role of
mindfulness in prisons, the Alternatives to
Violence program, the culture of no in
prisons and the problems of transitioning
back to freedom. Opportunities for local
support of restorative justice and community
reentry will also be discussed.
The United States has the highest incar-
ceration rate in the world, more than Russia
or China: 743 per 100,000 of our national
population (0.743 percent). With 5 percent
of the worlds population, the U.S. has 25
percent of the worlds prisoners. People of
color who represent 29.9 percent of the
U.S. population are incarcerated at a rate of
60 percent of the prison population. In her
book The New Jim Crow, Michele Alexan-
der argues that a majority of young black
men from large American city ghettos are
warehoused in prisons, their labor no lon-
ger needed in a depressed economy. Once
labeled as felons, many young people be-
come trapped in a status they find difficult
to escape. The war on drugs, she claims,
is used by the criminal justice system as a
primary tool for enforcing traditional, as
well as new, modes of discrimination and
repression.
The role of the private prison system has
been brought to our attention by Si Kahn,
the singer-songwriter whose local annual
concerts over the past 20 years have sup-
ported the Vermont Workers Center and the
Barre Labor Hall. His organization, Grass-
roots Leadership, exposed the incarceration
of migrant farmworkers and their families
within the for-profit prison system, which
has recently poured millions of dollars into
advancing the latest congressional legisla-
tion on immigrants, laws that will impact
our own local migrant workers. The reason
a quarter of our Vermont inmates are incar-
cerated in other states, far from family or
community, is because of this private prison
system. It saves the state money in the short
term, but does it serve the human rights of
the prisoners?
If it is true that the U.S. prison system
is a way of locking up issues of poverty,
discrimination and corporate profiteering
under the guise of privatization so they are
not visible to the general population, then
this is an issue for all Americans. Whether
or not our own human rights have been con-
stricted, many of us have personally known
someone whose life has been touched, di-
rectly or indirectly, by incarceration. These
in-state jails and out-of-state prisons house
our friends, family, neighbors and cowork-
ers. When these individuals are released,
their struggle to find housing, employment
and treatment programs has a huge impact
on our community and thereby affects us
all. As a society we have much to learn about
liberation from those whove experienced
firsthand our vast prison system.
Before the panel discussion on October
18, two filmsDoing Time, Doing Vipas-
sana and Dhamma Brotherswill be shown
at the Unitarian Church at 5 p.m..
This event is cosponsored by the UU
Social Responsibility Committee and Oc-
cupy Central Vermont. Admission is free but
donations are welcome to help panelists with
travel costs.
Locked Up and Locked Out:
Restoring Human Rights in the Criminal Justice System
Breaking Out of Prison: A Guide to Con-
sciousness, Compassion, and Freedom, by
Bernice Mennis. Image courtesy of Margaret
Blanchard.
I-89
according to Vtrans 511 traffic information web page,
Montpeliers I-89, exit 8, northbound on ramp is scheduled
to be closed for about a month, effective October 3, for ledge
removal. Northbound traffic must seek alternate entrances, for
example barre or Middlesex, to get on the interstate.
Busking at the Capital City Farmers Market.
Everyone Welcome!
623 Stone Cutters Way, Montpelier, VT
802.223.8000 www.hungermountain.coop
All sales are final. Quantities limited. No substitutions or additional discounts. Prices do not include tax or deposits.
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and SAVE
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