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Up Close with Major Jackson, Poetby Nat Frothingham

IN THIS ISSUE:

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12: All About the Buns at Manghis' Bread

VTel Leases Bethany Church Steeple

Profile on Larry Brown, Printer

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9: Book Review: "Brave Men Don't Cry"

April 2 – April 15, 2015

Photo by Patrice O'Brien

MONTPELIER — At the very moment when the April 2 issue of The Bridge is going to press — poet Major Jackson will be kicking off PoemCity 2015 with a presentation and reading at the Vermont State House.

Not to worry if you have missed out on the State House event because PoemCity is a month-long celebration of poetry in Mont-pelier and on April 15 at 7 p.m., Jackson will make a second Po-emCity appearance when he joins five other outstanding Vermont poets at a “Poetry & Pizza” group reading at Positive Pie restau-rant on State Street. In addition to Jackson, Kerrin McCadden, Eve Alexandra, Jari Chevalier, Alison Prine and Emilie Stigliani will be reading.

In a phone conversation with The Bridge a few days before the kick-off event, Jackson said he will be reading new poems from his forthcoming book “Roll Deep” as well as some new poems not from that book.

His New York City book publisher W.W. Norton Inc. will bring out “Roll Deep” this coming August. Norton described Jackson’s new book as “a breakthrough volume.” Also as a book that “ap-propriates the vernacular notion of ‘rolling deep’ to explore human intimacy and war.”

What then is the vernacular, or street meaning of the expression “roll deep?” According to an online source “roll deep” has its origins in British slang, meaning: “to always have someone that has your back, you’re never on your own, if you’re in trouble, you always got someone who’s going to come and help you fight it…”

Jackson is a University of Vermont English professor who lives in South Burlington. On the day that Jackson was in touch with The Bridge by phone he was just back from a trip to Albany, New York, and he talked about driving east from Albany into Vermont and then north on Route 22 A — a trip he had taken very early that morning.

“I love the way my eye travelled over the frozen fields and trees as that light was coming up over the green mountains. Then you have the rusted farm equipment.’

Jackson was born and grew up in Philadelphia. But he has also lived in Oregon. He has worked in New Orleans. And a few years ago he spent a year as a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute in Cam-bridge, Massachusetts.

In our phone conversation, Jackson said travel was important to him. “It’s an active component of how I see the world. It enhances my powers of observation in discovering landscapes and meeting new people.”

But despite the importance of travel, Jackson appears to have found a home in Vermont.

“I’ve been in Vermont as long as I’ve been anyplace — 13 years,” he said. “It’s so comfortable writing in Vermont. My fear was being reduced to nature poetry.” But that didn’t happened. He talked about “the profile of the mountain and the lake.” Instead of being reduced to nature poetry, living in a state like Vermont had other impacts. “It was how the natural beauty of Vermont forces me to be attentive to the living things in the world, the species of fauna, the trees. I never heard of mud season before I came to Vermont.” Nor had he heard the word, “run-off.”

I asked Jackson when it was he felt he could call himself a poet.

He gave a considered answer.

“Can I say it was not a sudden moment. It was a more gradual process, realizing that what I was writing was poetry. I still did not consider myself a poet with a capital P.” Over time Jackson developed a routine of sitting down or saying something or utter-ing something he calls “authentic.” “As a friend of mine put it,” he continued, “when my first poems came to be published and I began hearing from people, from readers, because of the quality

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NECI Joins Higher Ed Food Systems ConsortiumMONTPELIER — Montpelier’s New England Culinary Institute has joined Vermont’s education and agriculture leaders as part of the Vermont Higher Education Food Systems Consortium.

“NECI delivers hands-on training, a restaurant learning environment, and a steadfast, long-standing commitment to local foods and sustainability,” said Paul Costello, consortium fa-cilitator. “Through the consortium’s expansion, we will continue to gather momentum and resources as we leverage Vermont’s educational assets.” The consortium is now comprised of seven higher education institutions. As part of this initiative the schools have launched the inaugural Vermont Food and Farm Education Summer Study Tour, a three-week June immersion for credit in Vermont field-based food systems (VermontFoodEducation.org).

In addition to NECI, the consortium is comprised of Green Mountain College, Middlebury College, Sterling College, University of Vermont, Vermont Law School, and Vermont Tech-nical College. The initiative is facilitated by the Vermont Council on Rural Development.

Spotlight: Great Plays Discussion SeriesMONTPELIER — All the world’s a stage this season right here in Montpelier. Lost Na-tion Theater and Kellogg-Hubbard Library are partnering to offer an exciting, free monthly event called Spotlight: Great Plays Discussion Series. Anyone interested will read that month’s play in advance and then meet to share impressions and perceptions about it in a discussion led by theater educator/director Joanne Greenberg.

At times we may also watch highlights of famous filmed productions or talk with local actors who are working on the play under discussion. Participants will gain insight not only into each specific play but also into such general theatrical concerns as staging, design and acting choices. These activities will both serve as satisfying standalone events and will also enhance participants’ experience at any future live performances they may attend.

In advance of each meeting, copies of that month’s script, plus occasional supplementary materials about the play, will be on reserve at the library. Copies can also be bought through Bear Pond Books or online.

Meetings will be held 5:15–6:15 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month, April through September. They will take place alternately in the theater’s lobby and in the Hayes Room of the libarary. The first meeting is April 8 at Montpelier City Hall, second floor. We will

discuss Sarah Ruhl’s "Eurydice," Lost Nation’s season opener, and talk with members of the cast.

Copies of the play plus some supplementary materials, are available on reserve at the library. For further information, contact Joanne Greenberg ([email protected]) or Rachel Senechal ([email protected]).

Bulk Body Product Store Opening DowntownMONTPELIER — Kelly Sullivan, 49, and her son Hayden Durkee, 23, are opening a new business above the retail store called Splash Naturals, located at 68 Main. The store will open on April 4 and be called The Mixing Room and will be what Sullivan called a “bulk body” product store. This means, according to Sullivan, customers can avail themselves of her “full aromatherapy bar,” where they can mix their own scents for use in massage oil, bubble bath, shower gel, lotion and shampoo. Lauren Andrews, an aromatherapist, will offer workshops and consultations. Sullivan also owns Splash Naturals.

Montpelier Resident Earns DegreeSALT LAKE CITY, UT — Dereje Getahun of Montpelier has received his Bachelor of Sci-ence, Business - Information Technology Management, from Western Governors University. The university held its 28th semi-annual commencement ceremony in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 7, and celebrated the graduation of more than 6,700 graduates.

Maple Hill School Students to Display Art PLAINFIELD — This spring, students from Maple Hill School will display artwork in two venues: The Vermont State House cafeteria in Montpelier from April 1–30 and the Plain-field Community Center, above the Plainfield Co-op, from May 4–22. Both shows, funded by a grant from the Good Neighbor Committee of North Country Federal Credit Union, will feature artwork on canvas and mixed media on paper. The show in Plainfield will be expanded to include carpentry and blacksmithing pieces as well as an oral history project with the Twin Valley Senior Center. There will be a reception Friday, May 15, from 5-7 p.m. at the Plainfield Community Center. Maple Hill School is a licensed, independent school for students in grades 7-12 with two campuses in Plainfield. As part of the curriculum, stu-dents work year-round with several art teachers in small groups and individually to explore methods of artistic expression. This is the second annual student art show.

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Two Montpelier High School juniors, Dillon Raftery and Kirby Occaso, are now active in The Bridge student data center club. In fact they are running the show as a team. This means the new board of directors, to be introduced in the next issue, will begin to receive formal revenue analyses to be followed as soon as possible by meaningful financial reports. These will be the outcome of a re-organized accounting and budgeting system currently in the works.

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Police: Mother Charged with Possession of Heroin, Children in CarMONTPELIER — On March 21 at approximately 1:05 p.m., Montpelier Police Department responded to the report of drug activity occurring at the commuter parking lot located on Dog River Road. A complaint was made of a male and female allegedly using drugs while parked in the lot. Police arrived at the scene and located the suspect vehicle. While approaching the vehicle, there was evidence of heroin use as there were multiple torn wax paper folds on the ground and on the vehicle. Contact was made with Jaimie Pace, 22, of Barre. Pace was seated in the operator’s seat. Also in the vehicle were Pace’s 4-year-old and 7-year-

old children. Pace claimed the male party had left prior to police arrival.

Pace denied any drug activity. Officers observed other par-aphernalia within the vehicle, which included wax paper folds and syringes. The Montpelier Police Department’s K9 alerted officers to the presence of narcotics within the vehicle. A search warrant was sought and granted. During the execution of the warrant, police located 11 bags of heroin, 10 stimulant prescription pills as well as multiple items of paraphernalia. Pace was arrested and issued a ci-

tation to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Washington Criminal Division on May 21, to answer to the charges of possession of heroin and possession of a stimulant, two charges.

The Vermont Department of Children and Families was contacted regarding the alleged use and possession of nar-cotics with children present in the vehicle. An intake was submitted for DCF investigation.

Submitted by the office of Anthony J. Facos, chief of police, Montpelier Police Department


Church Leasing Steeple to Telecommunications CompanyAdvanced Equipment to Share Spire with Historic Paul Revere BellStory and photos by Carla Occaso

MONTPELIER — Never mind rummage sales and chicken pie suppers, churches today have a whole new way to bring in extra money — thanks to modern technology.

VTel Wireless, a cellular service company based in Springfield, Vermont, contacted the Bethany Church on Main Street back in 2012 about hosting a wireless antenna system in its towering spire, according to church building team chairman Gary Rogers. This past February, many permits and planning meetings later, the project began to come to fruition.

“They are putting antennas in our steeple and it will be for wireless communication. This has been going on for a number of years, and they are just getting around to installing them,” Rogers said on March 24, when The Bridge first inquired about what the men on a crane were doing to the spire.

In fact, the state-of-the-art wireless technology will be sharing space with a rare historic bell forged by Paul Revere and Sons in 1825 and purchased by the Bethany Church in 1826, according to Anita Rogers, Gary’s wife, reading from a history of the Bethany Church covering the years 1808 to 2008. The bell was made by Paul Revere’s grandson and is one of only eight bells in Vermont known to have been made by that company.

Mixing advanced technology with historic landmarks is part of the overall challenge of connecting Vermonters to high-speed Internet service, according to Michel Guite, presi-dent of VTel, in a recent telephone interview with The Bridge. For example, the historic glass windows and wooden frames on the Bethany Church spire do not allow higher fre-quency radio waves to go through them, Guite said. Therefore, as with many projects like this one, replicas of the windows made of a plexiglas-type material that allows higher fre-quencies through must be installed. Then, the antique windows must be carefully stored. Getting permits for all this accounted for some of the project’s slow pace. “They had to get permits to take out the windows and the louvres. They need to replace them with something that would look the same,” Guite said. He also said part of the deal is that VTel will take responsibility for housing the antique windows safely on site, just in case — some time in the future — church parishioners have reason to reinstall the original windows.

In addition to solving the window problem, other preparatory work has to be done, Gary

Rogers said. For example, the Vermont Public Service Board required a platform be in-stalled behind the church so a utility rack to house the controls for the antennas can be installed above the f lood line. Rogers said that the big f lood in 1992 destroyed the lower level of the church, requiring a complete renovation.

Once the correct supporting structures — such as the outdoor platform and the high-fre-quency friendly windows — are installed, the antennas can go in. The spire has multiple levels inside, including one 62 feet up that is home to the giant Revere bell. The antennas will be 80 feet up in the air in the next level of the steeple.

As for health concerns about human beings coming in close contact with the radio waves in order to ring the bell, Rogers said he was assured they were safe. “I specifically asked if there was any danger in going up there and he (the VTel representative) said, ‘absolutely not,’” Rogers said.

Neither Rogers nor Guite would divulge exactly how much money the lease is paying the church per month, but according to a 2010 article written by John W. Pestle titled “Cell Tower Leases: Dos and Don’ts for Churches” published on www.varnumlaw.com, a typi-cal lease in such a situation would be for no less than $1,000 per month.

“Churches are frequently approached to lease land for a cell tower or to lease space on the church building for a cellular antenna. This will continue for the foreseeable future, because the expanded capabilities of new cell phones and wireless devices like the iPhone and iPad strain existing wireless networks. So thousands of new towers will be added each year,” Pestle writes.

Guite confirmed Pestle’s prediction, saying that VTel is currently in the process of install-ing 155 antenna systems in Vermont. “All these things take a long time. Everyone is trying to move them ahead. You might sometimes get a site built in eight months; other times it takes years,” Guite said.

Gary Rogers, building team chairman for the Bethany Church, on March 24 stands 62 feet above ground in the church spire where one set of high-speed wireless antenna systems are going to be installed.

This historic church bell, marked "Paul Revere & Co. Boston" was forged by Paul Revere's grandson in 1825 and purchased by the Bethany Church in 1826. The Paul Revere named on the bell is the same man who took part in the Boston Tea Party and rode his horse on the night of April 18, 1775, to warn the American Minutemen of a British invasion.

A worker on March 24 transfers the window from the steeple in order to replace the original with a replica made of a plexiglass-type material that will allow high-speed wireless signals to pass through.


Comparing 2014 Property Taxes in the Capital Regionby Phil Dodd

Every winter, the state releases infor-mation about the prior year’s prop-erty taxes that permits a comparison

of tax rates, tax burdens, and property tax adjustments among Vermont towns. In this article, we’ll examine the state tax informa-tion for a dozen cities and towns in the central Vermont area.

Tax rates vary among towns not only as a result of different property values and differing levels of spending for municipal services and schools, but also because of variations in how accurate local grand lists are. Some towns may have reappraised recently, while other town grand lists may be several years out of date (once a town’s average appraisal drops below 80 percent of fair market value, the town is required by the state to reappraise).

Each year, a division of the state tax de-partment conducts an “equalization” study to determine the level of appraisals in each city and town. Those figures are used, among other things, to calculate an “effec-tive” property tax rate for each municipal-ity. The effective rates show what the theo-retical tax rate would be if all properties in every town were assessed at 100-percent of fair market value. These effective rates are different than the actual rates, but are the only fair way to compare rates among towns.

Table 1 shows effective tax rates, includ-ing both school and municipal taxes, for Montpelier and nearby cities and towns. Barre City, as is typically the case, had the highest effective total tax rate in the area in 2014 (it had the third highest total rate in the state, and the highest effective municipal rate). Montpelier had the second highest effective total tax rate in the local area, while Waterbury had the lowest.

As most people who pay property taxes know, however, the tax rate is only half the data needed to calculate a property tax bill, at least for those who are paying school taxes on the “penny” tax rate rather than based on income. The other part of the formula is assessed value. To arrive at a tax bill, a property’s assessed value is di-vided by 100 and multiplied by the actual tax rate. For example, a $200,000 property value divided by 100 equals 2,000. If that number were multiplied against a tax rate of $2.00, the tax bill would be $4,000.

Table 2 shows median tax bills for each of the twelve communities. These were calculated by taking the median value of houses on under six acres in each town (known as R1 properties) that are pri-mary residences, excluding houses with apartments, and then dividing that median value by 100 and multiplying it by the ac-tual 2014 tax rate in each town, as reported

by the state Tax Department. This leaves out residences on six or more acres, which probably tend to have higher values, but it seems the fairest way to compare tax bills among towns.

Montpelier had the highest median 2014 tax bill in the area, ref lecting both its relatively high tax rate and relatively high property values. By comparison, Barre City, with considerably lower house values, had a median 2014 tax bill that was $1,824 less than in Montpelier. Put another way, the average Barre homeowner pays 30% less for schools and municipal services than the average Montpelier homeowner.

Other towns with relatively high property values, such as East Montpelier, also had a relatively high median tax bill. Waterbury is notable because it had a low effective tax rate but the highest median home values in the area, leading to the third highest median property tax bill. Barre Town had the lowest median tax bill among the 12 towns.

The majority of homeowners don’t pay the school portion of their property taxes based on the “penny” school tax rate, however. Statewide, about two-thirds of property owners pay for schools based on their income.

Specifically, households with incomes under $90,000 may pay their school tax based on a percentage of household in-come, which varies based on local school spending. This option only applies to a primary residence and up to two acres of land, known as a “housesite.” The school tax with the income adjustment is usually lower, sometimes much lower, than the bill would be if paying taxes based on the regular school tax rate.

In addition, the state also has a “circuit breaker” system that covers all property taxes, municipal as well as school. This tax break applies to primary homeowners with household income of $47,000 or less

and provides a variable limit on taxes as a percentage of income. For example, under the circuit breaker, no taxpayer with a household income of $25,000 to $47,000 has to pay more than 5 percent of income in combined property taxes on a home and two acres.

The school property tax adjustment and circuit breaker reductions are paid out of the Education Fund, which means they are funded for the most part by homeown-ers with higher household incomes and by nonresidential property owners, all of whom are paying the regular school prop-erty tax rates, as well as by some other state revenue sources. In 2014, the Education Fund covered $167 million in property tax and circuit breaker adjustments to reduce tax bills statewide for qualifying primary homeowners.

Table 3 shows the average combined prop-erty tax and circuit breaker adjustments provided to those homeowners who quali-fied for reductions in the 12 local cities and towns. The largest average reductions went to homeowners in East Montpelier, followed by Calais and Montpelier. In general, the largest adjustments went to towns with higher property values and higher median tax bills.

School property taxes — which have been rising faster than municipal taxes — re-main a hot topic in the Legislature, where the House has been working on a con-troversial education bill that would force school consolidation and cap school spend-ing increases. We’ll have coverage of the legislature’s school property tax reform ef-forts in the next issue.

Table 1. 2014 Effective Property Tax Rates

Barre City 2.97Montpelier 2.48Northfield 2.26Worcester 2.24East Montpelier 2.22Plainfield 2.17Berlin 2.08Barre Town 2.03Middlesex 2.00Calais 1.98Moretown 1.98Waterbury 1.91

Data from the Vermont Tax Department’s Division of Property Valuation and Review 2014 Annual Report.

Table 2. 2014 Median R1 Property Tax Bills

Montpelier $5,467East Montpelier $5,102Waterbury $4,968Calais $4,207Moretown $4,175Berlin $4,143Worcester $3,956Barre City $3,845Middlesex $3,661Northfield $3,548Plainfield $3,539Barre Town $3,291

Calculated using figures from the 2014 Statewide Grand List and the Vermont Tax Department’s Division of Property Valua-tion and Review 2014 Annual Report.

Table 3. 2014 Average Property Tax Adjustments

East Montpelier $1,845Calais $1,709Montpelier $1,670Waterbury $1,579Moretown $1,480Middlesex $1,463Plainfield $1,428Berlin $1,379Worcester $1,361Barre City $1,298Northfield $1,085Barre Town $999

Calculated from property tax adjustment data available on the Vermont Tax Depart-ment’s website.

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Brian Morse: Trading a Car Wrench for an Auction Gavel

by Nat Frothingham

Brian Morse of Morse Auto Sales & Service is ready to take on something new after working as a car mechanic at some level for 35 years.

Morse got his start fixing cars as a 12-year-old working with his father in East Montpelier. As a teenager he ran a garbage hauling business in central Vermont, which he sold in 2000 to the solid waste giant, Casella.

After that sale, he opened Morse Auto Sales & Service in Northfield Falls. Five years later he moved Morse Auto into a new building where the Dog River Road intersects with Route 12, about a mile south of Montpelier.

At a recent breakfast meeting at the Coffee Corner in Montpelier, Morse reflected on some of the changes in his life that led him to sell Morse Auto and embrace something new and different.

Morse began by talking about some of the personal losses he has experienced in recent years, losses that intensified the value of life, that made him understand that life is not only precious, but here and gone — and here and gone quickly.

About seven years ago when he and others were constructing the new building on Dog River Road, Morse turned to his father-in-law to help him with the construction. Soon after that, his father-in-law died. Then five years later his mother-in-law died. Morse was close to both of them. “It became rather clear to me how short life is and how important each day is,” he said.

After working on cars for 35 years or so, Morse said, “It was taking a toll on my body.”

There were other things that weighed on his mind as well, such as his customers. Said Morse, “I don’t like giving people bad news about their cars.”

For all the reasons Morse had for wanting to get out of the car business, there were com-pelling reasons for sticking with it. The car business was doing well, and, said Morse, “I had about 2,000 customers and a few customers that had been with me for 35 years.”

In 2013, Morse decided to sell Morse Auto to the company’s two key employees, Erica Rogers and Rob Blondin. The deal took effect on Jan. 1, 2014, and Morse stayed on as an employee for one year. It was a straight 50-50 deal with Rogers and Blondin each owning exactly half of the business.

Rogers is Morse’s stepdaughter. She is pursuing a master’s degree in business from Clark-son University and she is clearly the general manager and runs the front office of the company. Blondin is an experienced mechanic who has worked at Morse Auto for seven years. Morse calls Blondin “his clone,” meaning that Blondin knows everything that Morse knows about cars and car repairs.

Morse was fairly hopping with excitement about his new business venture.

It all happened very quickly after a salesman walked through the door of Morse Auto this past December and suggested to Morse that he go to auction school; that he'd be good at it.

So he enrolled in an eight-day (80-hour) auctioneering course at the Northeast School of Auctioneering in Manchester, New Hampshire — a course that involved law and ethics as well as the details of auctioneering.

Morse is hardly a rank newcomer to auctioneering. He had already been selling tools on-line with a strong clientele – also coins. “There’s a big market for that,” he said.

If all goes well, Morse will be holding his first auction with his new business, “Vermont Heritage Auctions,” sometime this April and hopes to follow with bi-monthly auctions.

Morse has already arranged for two auction sites. The first is on the second floor over the House of Tang restaurant at 114 River St. in Montpelier. That second floor has been approved for a crowd of 130 people. The House of Tang can provide food and there’s more than adequate parking thanks to generous business neighbors. The second auction

site will be under a tent in good weather out on a field that Morse owns on Dog River Road in Berlin.

In a brief follow-up phone call, Morse said he has plenty of auction inventory on hand at the moment, inventory he has acquired from business liquidations, estates and people moving or downsizing. He has years of experience running businesses based on word of mouth and looks forward to a new way of interacting with the public.

“Are you good on your feet?” I asked him. “Yes,” he replied.

“Are you shy?” “No,” he said.

“Are you frightened,” I asked.

“Not really — ‘intrigued’ is a better word. I've tried a lot of things in my life. I love the adventure of unexpected phone calls from people wanting to liquidate their excess.”

“And what about value? Do you know value?” I asked finally.

“Yes,” Morse said. “I have a reasonable knowledge of value through years of interest in auctions.” Then he added, “In today’s world, you can also research values on the Internet.”

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Brian Morse. Photo by Carla Occaso.


Poetic Play at Library Features African American Voicesby Margaret Blanchard

Montpelier — The Kellogg-Hubbard Library will present “Our Dream Deferred: Past, Present, and Future,” a play by Sue Morris, of Marshfield, that features the words of African American poets on April 20 at 7 p.m. The run-ning theme throughout the play is “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes.

“I have been involved in the civil rights movement since before I could walk,” Sue explains. “My parents were very active. My mom was a member of the Negro Labor Van-guard in New Jersey and I did some activities with them. I was at the first March on Washington and stood about 100 feet from Dr. King when he gave his famous Dream speech.”

Sue was also a member of W.E.B. DuBois club in Newark, New Jersey. She helped form the Renner Avenue Freedom School, to protest racism in the schools, which her younger

brother attended. She worked for the election of the first black mayor in Newark and participated in the civil rights movement and in the antiwar movement (leading singing at a protest of 400 people in Newark’s Military Park), and the United Farm Workers movement to unionize by boy-cotting grapes, bringing her children to march and sing on picket lines.

“My most important political work,” she adds, “was raising children and instilling in them the values I cherish, watch-ing those values play out in their lives as they raise their own children.”

“Our Dream Deferred” was first performed by Harambee, the minority student organization in the 1980s. Poets included are Marcus Christian, Waring Cuney, Paul Dun-bar, Carl Hines, Langston Hughes, James Johnson, Pauli Murray, Melvin Tolson, Jean Toomer, Margaret Walker

and Gordon Watkins.

Readers for this April performance in Vermont are: Paij Wadley-Bailey, Sha’an Mouliert, Lance Bailey, Jay Moore and Cheniece Goding.

Sue Morris is an active member of Occupy Central Ver-mont and a less-active member of the Vermont Progressive Party, working for socialism, equality and an end to capi-talist exploitation and U.S. imperialism. With her partner, John, she now works on environmental issues in addition to economic ones, trying to minimize our impact on the earth. At home they eat entirely organic foods, which Sue thinks is very important for their health and the health of the planet. They built and live in an underground house made largely of recycled materials.

Very Small Districts Have Unique Challenges, Brief Findsby Jill Remick, director of communications and legislative affairs, Vermont Department of Education

BARRE — Bruce D. Baker, professor in the Department of Educational Theory Policy and Administration in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, the State Uni-versity of New Jersey, and Wendy I. Geller, data admin-istration director at the Vermont Agency of Education, jointly published a research brief exploring efficiency and equity in Vermont public schools, the agency announced today.

Preliminary analysis of data on Vermont school districts shows that Vermont school districts experience a combina-tion of:

1. Higher spending than both like and neighboring states;2. Higher taxes than like and neighboring states; and3. Fewer comprehensive academic programs than could be

provided at scale.

In addition, high costs relative to student enrollment are

most evident in tiny elementary schools and districts. Baker and Geller also found that program breadth and depth may be compromised in the state’s very small high schools.

“Dr. Geller's partnership in this study is part of the gov-ernor's initiative to provide better data and research to local school boards, so they can understand the choices, challenges, and trade-offs they face as they work to make good decisions for children in a time of tight resources,” said Department of Education Secretary Rebecca Hol-combe. “The governor's concern is that in times of fiscal stress, school boards often struggle to preserve equity and quality. With solid empirical information, boards can lead their communities toward better, child-centered solutions. This paper explores one of several elements districts have to think about when they make choices surrounding the

dollars they invest, particularly at the high school level, so that boards can ensure they are investing in the most effective way to buy the best education possible for our children.”

In the report, Baker and Geller note that Vermont remains among the highest spending states in the nation when it comes to elementary and secondary education, while expe-riencing a long-term decline in student enrollment. They articulate the distinction between district consolidation and school consolidation, as these terms are often confused or used interchangeably.

“Consolidation of very small districts and schools as exist in Vermont can lead to long-run cost savings, as well as improved equity in access to curricular and co-curricular opportunities,” the report states.

Using examples such as Addison County and Western Rutland regions, the report demonstrates how maintaining very small districts and schools requires inefficient state expendi-ture, high taxation, and leads to inequitable programs and services available to children from neighboring small districts who at-tend schools within a reasonable distance of each other.

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Up Close with Major Jackson, Poet Continued from page 1

of the poem — whether it was god-awful or whether it triggered them into a thought they would not have otherwise had — that’s when I realized I was a poet. The fact that there was someone on the other side that recalled a moment that I visited in the poem, or someone on one occasions discovered my poem and let me know when the poem spoke to them. To be a poet is to be in conversation with another human being — a special kind of exchange. Donald Hall says it’s one person speaking to another person’s inside. ‘Can I speak to someone else through essays, fiction, yes even a memorandum; but there’s something about poetry that’s unique in our exchange and our observation.”

PoemCity 2015 is a presentation of Kellogg-Hubbard Library and is supported in part by: Vermont Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Vermont College of Fine Arts, the City of Montpelier's Arts Fund, the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Brave Men Don't Cry” by Curt Whiteway: A Reviewby Lindsey Grutchfield

There certainly is no lack of reading material or films about the events of World War II. From award-win-

ning movies such as “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) to children’s books such as Bette Greene’s “Summer of My German Soldier,” the conflict has captured imaginations for over 60 years. Few of these works can hold a candle, however, to the stark plainness of Curt Whiteway’s new book, "Brave Men Don’t Cry: The World War II Memoirs of a Veteran of the 99th Infantry Division Recognized as a Liberator of a Concentra-tion Camp."

Whiteway’s book certainly does not make for easy reading. This is not because of plot twists or esoteric descriptions, but rather the unflinching way in which Whiteway recounts the horrors of war. The book is his testimony, his memories laid bare. The reader cannot help but think that reliving these memories and committing them to paper is an act of bravery in itself. White-way does not shy away from laying bare the abhorrent realities of his time on the war front, nor does he f linch at describing the effect that these events had on him. By the turn of the final page, the reader is left profoundly aware of the f lawed, imperfect, horrible, and beautiful humanity of the men in Whiteway’s memory and of all people.

The beauty of "Brave Men Don’t Cry" lies in its paradoxical subjectivity and objec-tivity. As a memoir, the book is written through the eyes of the author. It is very much his story. Thus, the war becomes very real and personal, and the writing vividly engages the imagination. However, as personal and subjective as the book is, Whiteway refrains from moralizing or try-

ing to portray the war in terms of black and white. He ignores the atrocities of neither side, and he remembers the small moments of kindness and humanity, no matter who was involved.

War is inherently chaos, a fact that "Brave Men Don’t Cry" makes abundantly clear. As a result, and as a result of the first-person narration, the thread of the story is somewhat nonlinear. At times, stories are recounted twice, and at times the reader becomes lost in circles. While this is some-thing of a drawback, it adds authenticity to

the convoluted content of the book.

Because World War II has had such a last-ing presence in popular culture, it is easy to assume that the subject of World War II has become somewhat tired or that every-thing worth saying has already been said. If that is true, then Whiteway’s "Brave Men Don’t Cry" is the exception to the rule. This book is a fresh, clear, profoundly heartbreaking testimony, and one that is simply not worth ignoring.

Book Review

In the summer of 2011, Jackson was invited by the U.S. State Depart-ment-supported International Writers Program, the international coun-terpart of the world-famous Iowa Writers’ Workshop, to visit the Dadaab

Refugee Camp in northeast Kenya, Africa. Dadaab is the largest refugee camp in the world with a current population of some 330,000 people living in makeshift shelters under the desert sun with scant supplies of water and scant sanitation.

In a UVM presentation on Oct. 4, 2011, Jackson talked about his trip to Kenya and Dadaab and the transformative impact of that experience on his writing.

Jackson said that before his trip to Dadaab his poetry had been grounded in his own experience. “I didn’t see myself as a political poet or a poet of wit-ness,” he said. And even after he returned to the United States he resolved not to write about Dadaab. But when he was in Squaw Valley, California conducting a creative writing workshop, things changed.

As part of the workshop both participants and faculty members submitted a new poem they had written each morning. That’s when he wrote about Dadaab.

I have come to Dadaab like an actoron a press release, unprepared for the drained faces

of famine-fleeing refugees, my craft’s glamourdimmed by hundreds of infant graves, children

whose lolling heads’ final drop landed on their mothers’backs like soft stones. What beauty can I spell in

this swelter of dust?Photo by Patrice O'Brien


Citywide Tag Sale Comes to Montpelierby Ashley Witzenberger

MONTPELIER — Calling all shoppers! Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 30, for the first citywide tag sale hosted by Montpelier Alive and Washington County Youth Service Bureau.

This is an opportunity to start spring cleaning and to pass along tired treasures while taking part in a fun and unique community event. The organizers are encouraging citi-zens, businesses, churches, civic groups, associations and neighbors to plan a sale. Tag sales are very popular in central Vermont and citywide tag sales are wildly successful in cities all over the country. Tag sales can help cultivate neighborhood involvement and promote neighborhood real estate, business and tourism. It’s also another great way to support reuse and the environment.

“When one of our volunteers and downtown store owners, Aly McHugh, brought us this idea, we were immediately on board to help host a fun community event that also gives Montpelier Alive a chance to partner with another great community nonprofit,” said Linn Syz, Montpelier Alive board member.

By registering with Montpelier Alive no later than 5 p.m., May 4, and paying a $25 fee, the coordinators will include the house/location in print advertising and on social media. Locations will also be added to a citywide map distributed to shoppers, and each house will receive an identifying lawn sign.

On May 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, shoppers armed with maps and de-termination will canvas the city looking for items they can’t live without. Maps will be available in advance as a download or shoppers can pick up maps in downtown stores. On the day of the event, maps will be available at the Montpelier Farmer's Market, along with bingo cards for another activity around city.

“The tag sale will be the perfect event to help residents shake off this long winter and we’re thrilled to partner with Montpelier Alive to create an event that celebrates the community spirit,” said Nicole Bachand, associate director for the Washington County Youth Service Bu-reau.

More information and reg-istration forms are available at MontpelierAlive.org and Montpelier Alive/Facebook.

The writer is the executive director of Montpelier Alive.

Easter treats in milk, dark and white chocolate abound at Cocoa Bean in Montpelier.

Shown here is one of Cocoa Bean's most popular specialties, sea salted caramels drenched in milk or dark chocolate.

All of Cocoa Bean's confections are made on site using locally sourced ingre-dients such as coffee beans from Capitol Grounds in Montpelier and maple from Sweet Retreat in Northfield.

Cocoa Bean's chocolates are made in small batches to ensure customers are always getting the freshest chocolate. Shown here are decadent truffles rang-ing in flavors from honey and cognac to maple cayenne.

Jane and Wally Delia opened Cocoa Bean two and half years ago. Jane and Wally are shown here with their daughter, Elizabeth Wheaton, and grandaughter, Faye.

Cocoa Bean is located at 30 State St. in Montpelier. Hours are 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. and 11 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturdays. They are closed on Sun-days. Online ordering is also available by visiting cocoabeanofvermont.com.

Cocoa Bean: In Pictures photos by Carla Occaso and Marichel Vaught


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Granite City Groove Larry Brown, Printer: An Exceptional Barre Businessman

by Joshua Jerome

Tucked away on a side street in downtown Barre resides a 27-year-old unusual en-trepreneurial business, L. Brown & Sons Printing. I sat down with Larry Brown recently to discuss printing and the history of the family business. Larry and his

wife, Diane, moved to East Montpelier from the Boston area to homeschool their three children. Larry had worked in the printing industry, and once settled into their new home, wanted to use his expertise to start his own company. Working with technical experts through the Chamber of Commerce, Larry crafted a business plan and with the help of Northfield Savings Bank, started L. Brown & Sons Printing with one printer out of his garage.

Larry would go door to door during the day selling his services to businesses in the area, print all night and then deliver to the customer the next day. He started with one client and then a second, a third and so on. He continued to offer high quality customer service and stayed knowledgeable of new printing technology, and after six years an opportunity to expand presented itself when Modern Printing, located in L. Brown’s current location on Jefferson Street, went out of business. In 1994, Larry moved the company into the 22,000-square-foot building in Barre.

Over time, Larry invested in upgrading all of the plumbing and sprinkler system as well as the electrical system. It now has some of the most efficient lighting systems in the mar-ketplace. The bottom level was renovated to have concrete reinforced with steel beams in order to provide a platform for their largest press; a press that is 90,000 pounds and 55 feet long and is one of only a very few in the whole country.

They are the largest on-demand book printer in the state of Vermont. They produce full service commercial printing and a full service mailing operation as well as business cards, magazines and print the Vermont Life calendars. They ship thousands of books all over the world from Africa to Estonia. And through all of the growth of the company, Larry has been a committed public servant, spending 20 years as a captain in the Barre City Fire Department and as the current East Montpelier deputy chief and chaplain. Altogether he has spent 40 years serving the public in the fire and ambulance services

I asked Larry to name his favorite book that he has published and he said “I don’t have enough time to read all of them, but I have an autographed copy of each in my library.” He went on to tell me a story of a client who had reached out to him, looking to have 20 books created that contained his family history and genealogy. He called Larry and ex-plained to him that no other printer would print just 20 books and that he was at Rowan Court, a respite-care and rehab facility in Barre and could not physically deliver the disc. Larry said “I’ll be up to get it from you.” Larry went to get the disc on a Monday and the gentleman told Larry he wanted to surprise his daughters who were coming to visit him later in the week.

With that in mind, Larry’s crew began designing and laying out the material for the book and within three hours, the book was designed. It was printed on Tuesday and Larry de-livered the box of books on Wednesday. As Larry set the box down and gave the man one of the books, he thanked Larry for his service and said “now I can rest.”

About a week later, two women stopped down at the office and wanted to talk to Larry. It was the two daughters of the man from the previous week. They went on to tell him that their father passed away Friday morning, just a few hours before they got into town. Left in the room was the box of books along with a note from their father telling his daughters how Larry helped him print the books and didn’t charge him for it. They were there to thank him for what he had done.

As Larry told me the story, I could feel my eyes start to well up and it took all I had not to cry. I want to say “thank you,” Larry, for taking the time to talk to me and all the things you have done for Barre, the state of Vermont and the world.

The writer is executive director the Barre Partnership.

Larry Brown


It’s All About the Buns During Lent at Manghis’Story and photos by Carla Occaso

MONTPELIER — By the time Easter Sunday rolls around, Steve Stoufer will have “crossed” 10,000 hot cross buns with stiff white icing at the Manghis’ Bread located be-hind Kellogg-Hubbard Library at 28 School St.

Knowing that Manghis’ Bread is in the midst of its annual hot cross bun production, which begins on Ash Wednesday (this year Feb. 18) and continues through the 40 days of Lent until Easter, prompted me to stop by to take some photographs for the upcom-ing issue. I stopped in around noon on March 24, and the bakery bustled with work and commerce as co-owner Stoufer crossed buns in the back, longtime worker Preya Holland bagged bread in the front, and co-owner Maria Stoufer greeted customers who came through the door. Some customers came and went briskly, while others hung around for a while, like 4-and-a-half-year-old Molly Dubois and her mother, Liz Knapp, a former Manghis’ baker. Dubois climbed up on a stool and accepted the freshly baked and crossed bun that Steve offered her shortly after she arrived. She munched away while the grown-ups talked. Steve crossed 280 buns on March 24, but said on the Friday before Easter, he expects to cross 864.

“Last year we ran out,” Maria said. “We stocked our stores, but they ran out.”

Hot cross buns have been offered for nearly four decades at this location, originally by company founders, Maria’s parents, Paul and Elaine Manghi. “It is traditional,” Maria said.

The Stoufers also offered me some buns, and I determined to describe to an unknowing reader what a hot cross bun tastes like shortly after it comes out of the oven and minutes after it is frosted. A hint of cinnamon, just the right amount of frosting to be a sweet treat that is not overwhelming, fresh, slightly chewy. Still, it was hard to define the exact blend

of spices, so I asked Maria for clarification. “The nutmeg is the predominant f lavor. It is an interesting f lavor not many people cook with. That is the signature f lavor: Nutmeg and cinnamon,” Maria said. They also have Zante currants. Get them while you still can.

Manghis’ Bread is open Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Easter Services

Steve Stoufer of Manghis' Bread crosses 280 hot cross buns on Tuesday, March 24. The number of buns he crosses per day will increase until the Friday before Easter Sunday.

Maria and Steve Stoufer, owners of Manghis' Bread.

Molly Dubois, age 4-and-a-half, of Calais, eats a hot cross bun moments after it has been crossed. Her mother, Liz Knapp, is a former Manghis’ baker.


Lost Nation to Open Season with Contrasting Productions

by Nat Frothingham

MONTPELIER — Two very different plays, “Eurydice” by American poet and playwright Sarah Ruhl, and the classic coming-of-age adventure story “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson and adapted for the stage by Kim Bent, found-ing artistic director of Montpelier-based Lost Nation Theater, will open the 2015 season of plays and events.

The plays will be presented in an alternat-ing pattern with “Eurydice” opening on Thursday, April 15, and “Treasure Island” opening on April 23. After each produc-tion’s opening week, the performances will then play alternately through May 17. Be sure to check the schedule closely.

“Eurydice” is Sarah Ruhl’s retelling from a female perspective of the deeply affecting Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. According to the myth, Orpheus and Eu-rydice fall deeply in love. But on their wedding day Eurydice dies of a fatal snake bite, leaving Orpheus stricken in his grief.

According to the myth, Orpheus is endowed with magical musical powers. He can sing and play the lyre with such grace and beauty that he can — according to an online source — “charm the birds, fish and wild beasts, coax the trees and rocks into dance, and divert the course of rivers.”

Overpowered by the loss of Eurydice, Orpheus descends into the underworld to beg the lord of the underworld for her life. So great is the power of his music that he prevails, and the lord of the underworld grants him his wish. He will be permitted to lead Eurydice up from the underworld into the land of the living. But there is one condition. He must never look back on Eurydice as he travels up out of the underworld. In the last step or two of his journey out of the underworld he can’t resist. He looks back on the woman he loves and she is taken from him forever.

Bent took pains to note that the Ruhl is also a poet and her gift for poetry infuses the Eurydice production. Bent described her script as “lovely and light” and called the play “lyrical and poetic.”

“This production brings all these things together,” said Bent, and it employs exciting theatrical elements. These include a nine-member women’s chorus and the use of aerial

fabrics for acrobatics. “They dance in the air to music. It’s the quintessential love story,” Bent said.

Writing about a June 2011 production of “Eurydice” at the Second Stage Theater in New York City, New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood describes Ruhl’s play as an adaptation “with a fresh eye, con-centrating not on the passionate pilgrimage of Orpheus to retrieve his bride but on Eurydice’s descent into the jaws of death. What she finds there, and what she learns about love, loss, and the pleasures and pains of memory,” Isherwood writes, “is the sub-ject of Ms Ruhl’s tender-hearted comedy … a rhapsodically beautiful production.”

Bent feels that “Treasure Island” will be a wonderful contrast with “Eurydice.”

“I think it’s one of the most adapted and ripped off stories in the world,” Bent said. It

is a story involving a mutiny, pirates, a map of buried treasure, sword fights, and pistols. Underlying the colorful speech and action is the story of a boy who grows up. At the beginning you have Jim Hawkins as a boy. At the end you see the young man. “He’s the central figure,” said Bent.

Looking out at the 2015 line up, Bent sees a “season of anniversaries.” The anniversaries? Well, first there is “Stone” — a keenly remembered portrait of the men and women whose spirit and toughness created in Barre “the granite center of the world. “Stone,” written by Bent, is to be presented this summer beginning on July 23 as part of a 10th anniversary revival. Then this fall, the theater will perform “As You Like It” — a Shakespeare play that was first presented by Lost Nation 20 years ago. “As You Like It” opens on October 1.

As part of the 2015 season, at each opening night the theater will honor a special person or persons. When “Eurydice” opens on April 16, Lost Nation will honor Joanne Greenberg and Liz Snell, who teamed up to create what Bent called “one of the strongest, if not the strongest, high-school theater programs in the state over 33 years.”

For further information, visit www.lostnationtheater.org.

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Showtimes for Eurydice and Treasure Island at Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 39 Main St., Montpelier. 229-0492. lostnationtheater.org.

EurydiceThursday, April 16, 7 p.m.Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.Saturday, April 18, 2 p.m.Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m.Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m.Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m.Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.Friday, May 8, 8 p.m.Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m.Sunday, May 10, 2 p.m.Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m.Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m.

Treasure IslandThursday, April 23, 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2 p.m. Friday, May 1, 8 p.m.Saturday, May 2, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2 p.m.Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m.Saturday, May 9, 8 p.m.Friday, May 15, 8 p.m.Saturday, May 16, 2 p.m.Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m.

Christopher Scheer and Kate Kenney in Eurydice. Photo by Wendy Stephens.


THURSDAY, APRIL 2Easter Vigil. Hourly. The Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., E. Montpelier. 229-9593.

MBAC Meeting. Meeting of the Montpelier Bicycle Advisory Committee. First Thurs., 8 a.m. Police Station Community Room, 534 Washington St., Montpelier. 262-6273.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Free tax preparation for people who have $53,000 or less in income. 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Capstone Community Action, 20 Gable Place, Barre. Free. 479-1053.

“12 Steps to a Compassionate Life” Book Discussion. A study group based on Karen Arm-strong's book, Sponsored by Bethany and Christ Episcopal churches. Noon—1 p.m. North Branch Café, 41 State St., Montpelier. Free. [email protected].

Diabetes Support Group. First Thurs., 7–8 p.m. Conference room 3, Central Vermont Medical Center. 371-4152.

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel at VCFA. Tibetan teacher and author of “The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha's Path to Freedom” will give a free public talk on the topic of faith. Nam-gyel will examine what it means to have faith and how our beliefs can get in the way of experiencing the mysterious and unpredictable nature of life. 7 p.m. Vermont College of Fine Arts, College Hall Chapel, 36 College St., Montpelier. Free. [email protected]. elizabethmattisnamgyel.com/programs/

Maundy Thursday. Intergenerational foot wash-ing and communion worship. 7–8 p.m. The Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., E. Montpelier. 229-9593.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper. 7 p.m. St. Augus-tine’s, 16 Barre St., Montpelier; St. Monica’s, 79 Summer St., Barre.

Maundy Thursday Service. Open communion and Tennebrae. 7 p.m. Bethany Church chapel, 115 Main St., Montpelier. bethanychurchvt.org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3Easter Vigil. Hourly. The Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., E. Montpelier. 229-9593.

American Red Cross Blood Donation. Donors of all blood types are needed. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Ameri-can Legion, 16 Stowe St., Waterbury. 1-800-RED CROSS. redcrossblood.org.

Technology Assistance. A local student will be available in the MSAC computer lab to provide technology assistance. Open to all seniors 50+. First come, first served. 10:45–11:45 a.m. Montpe-lier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpe-lier. Free. Call to confirm times: 223-2518.

Death Café. Group discussion about death with no agenda, objectives or themes. This is a confiden-tial group discussion rather than a grief support or counseling session. First Fri., 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m. Twin Valley Senior Center, Rte. 2, Blueberry Commons, E. Montpelier. Bring your own lunch or eat at the center for $4. 223-3322.

Good Friday: Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion. Noon. St. Augustine Church, 16 Barre St., Mont-pelier. Free. 223-2151.

Learn More About Home Sharing, Free informa-tion session. 12:30–2 p.m. Hunger Mountain Coop, 623 Stonecutters Way, Montpelier. Walk-ins welcome or call ahead to RSVP: 479-8544.

Coffeehouse. Enjoy live music and share your own. Fellowship, potluck snacks and beverages. First Fri., 7–9 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier (park and enter at rear). Free. 244-5191, 472-8297 or [email protected].

Good Friday. Tenebrae service of light and shadow. 7–8 p.m. The Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., E. Montpelier. 229-9593.

Tenebrae Service. All are welcome to meditate on the Good Friday experience in word, music and light. 7 p.m. St. Augustine Church, 16 Barre St., Montpelier. 223-2151.

Good Friday Mass: Seven Last Words. 7 p.m. St. Monica’s, 79 Summer St., Barre.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4National Federation of the Blind, Montpelier Chapter. First Sat. Lane Shops community room, 1 Mechanic St., Montpelier. 229-0093.

American Red Cross Blood Donation. Donors of all blood types are needed. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Wilkins Harley Davidson, 663 S. Barre Rd., Barre. 1-800-RED CROSS. redcrossblood.org.

Montpelier Egg Hunt. Hosted by the Montpelier Recreation Department. Candy, prizes, fun. For children ages 12 and under. Arrive by 9:45 a.m.; hunt starts 10 a.m. Hubbard Park, Montpelier. The best entrance to use is the frog pond entrance just below the old shelter. Free. 225-8699. [email protected]. montpelierrec.org.

Northeast Storytellers Group Open House. Brief instructional presentations on poetry-writing by group members followed by mini-breakout sessions to apply them. Part of National Poetry Month activities in St. Johnsbury. Noon–1:30 p.m. Catamount Arts, 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johns-bury. Free. 751-5432. [email protected].


Gesine Bullock-Prado Cookbook Signing. Signing, with samples, for the new cookbook “Let Them Eat Cake.” 25 percent off all purchases. 1–2 p.m. Bear Pond Books, 77 Main St., Montpelier. 229-0774. bearpondbooks.com.

Osteoporosis Education and Support Group. For those who have been diagnosed with osteopo-rosis or osteopenia, have a family member who has been diagnosed or want to learn about osteopo-rosis. Learn from a variety of guest speakers and medical specialists. First Sat., 1–3 p.m. Commu-nity National Bank, Community Room, Crawford Rd., Derby. 535-2011. [email protected]. betterbonesnek.org.

Going Ape. PFS and In Your Face Gorilla Produc-tions prevention presentation through peer-to-peer performance art. 2 p.m. Aldrich Library, 6 Wash-ington St., Barre. Free. 229-9151. [email protected]. [email protected].

Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil Mass. 7 p.m. St. Augustine Church, 16 Barre St., Montpelier; St. Monica’s, 79 Summer St., Barre.

SUNDAY, APRIL 5Easter Sunrise Service. Presided by Bethany Church. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St., Montpelier. bethanychurchvt.org.

The Old Meeting House Easter Sunday. Intergen-erational “Son-rise” service, 7 a.m.; Easter morning worship, 9:30 a.m. The Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., E. Montpelier. 229-9593.

St. Monica’s Easter Sunday Mass. 7:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. St. Monica’s, 79 Summer St., Barre.

St. Augustine’s Easter Sunday Mass. 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. St. Augustine Church, 16 Barre St., Montpelier.

North American Martyrs Easter Sunday Mass. 9 a.m. Rte.2 W., Marshfield.

Easter Service of Celebration. With communion and Hallelujah Chorus. 10 a.m. Bethany Church sanctuary, 115 Main St., Montpelier. bethany-churchvt.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 6Foot Clinic. Nurses from Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice clip toe nails, clean nail beds, file nails and lotion feet. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. $15 for 15-minute appointments. Call to set up appoint-ment: 223-2518.

Parent Meet-Up. Come meet other parents, share information and chat over light snacks, coffee and tea. First Mon., 10–11:30 a.m. Hayes Room, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpe-lier. Free. [email protected].

Calling all Bird Lovers! Dr. Brian Mechanic talks about his book "This Book is for the Birds." He has taken spectacular pictures of very vivid, colorful birds of the Eastern U.S. 1–2 p.m. Twin Valley Senior Center, Blueberry Commons, Rte. 2, E. Montpelier. Free. 223-3322.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Free tax preparation for people who have $53,000 or less in income. 4:30–8 p.m. Capstone Community Ac-tion, 20 Gable Place, Barre. Free. 479-1053.

THEATER, STORYTELLING & COMEDYApr. 2–3: Fiddler on the Roof. A musical tour hosted by the Central Vermont High School Initiative. By donation. 454-1053. [email protected].

Apr. 2: Plainfield Opera House, Rte. 2, Plain field. 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Apr. 3: Goddard College, Haybarn Theatre, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfield, 7 p.m.

Apr. 3: Laugh Local VT Open Mic Comedy Night. Montpelier's only monthly comedy open mic. Sign-ups 7:30 p.m.; show starts 8 p.m. The American Legion Post #3, 21 Main St., Montpelier. Free; donations welcome. Bob: 793-3884.

Apr. 5: Bread and Puppet Theater: Fire. Life-sized puppets are used to address issues raised by wars in Vietnam, the Gulf and Gaza. Show followed by free servings of Bread and Puppet’s sourdough bread and aioli garlic butter. Not suitable for children under 12. 7 p.m. Old La-bor Hall, 46 Granite St., Barre. $10. 331-0013. [email protected].

Apr. 9: Giselle. Performed by the Russian National Ballet. Presented by Kingdom County Productions. 7 p.m. Lyndon Institute Audi-torium, 168 Institute Circle, Lyndon Center. $18–59. kingdomcounty.org.

Apr. 9: Extempo. Locals tell short-format, first-person, true stories live on stage without any notes or reading. 8 p.m. Bridgeside Books, 29 Stowe St., Waterbury. $5. 244-1441.

Apr. 10–11: Honk Jr. Rumney Memorial School presents the musical adaptation of the ugly duckling story. Great for all ages. Apr. 10, 7 p.m.; Apr. 11, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Rumney Memorial School, 433 Shady Rill Rd., Middle-sex. Adults $5; children $2.

Apr. 10–11: CD&FS Student Choreography Showcase. All new dance works. Teen Jazz bake sale. Benefits CD&FS Floor Fund. 8 p.m. Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio, 18 Langdon St., 3F, Montpelier. $5–20 suggested donation. 229-4676. cdandfs.com.

April 14: HARPO. A staged reading of a short play about a dog who responds to the emotions of his two humans. With David Klein, Jeffrey Parry and Joy Spontak. Music following the play. 7 p.m. Bagitos Café, 28 Main St., Mont-pelier. Free. 249-9120. [email protected].

Apr. 16–May 16: Eurydice. Sexy, modern rei-magining of the classic myth through the eyes of its heroine. LNT's production, directed by Eric Love, employs masks, live cello and aerial silks. Thurs., 7 p.m.; Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, Memorial Room, 39 Main St., Montpelier. $15–30. 229-0492. [email protected]. lostnationtheater.org/Eurydice.html.

AUDITIONSApr. 11: Vermont Pride Theater at Chandler. Audition for actors ages 15–51. Plays being con-sidered for the Summer Pride Festival are A Late Snow (women, 20s–40s), Beautiful Thing (three teens, two adults), Love! Valour! Compassion! (men, 20s–40s) and The Kid Thing (four women and one man, mid-30s). Two of the four plays will be selected. 9:30 a.m.–noon. Chandler Music Hall, 71-73 Main St., Randolph. 728-3726. [email protected].

Performing Arts



Visual Arts EXHIBITSThrough Apr. 4: Studio Place Arts. Studio Place Arts, 201 N. Main St., Barre. 479-7069. studioplacearts.com.

Main floor: Rock-Paper-Scissors! More than 15 artists exhibit work involving these materials or some aspect of the game in their artwork.Second floor: Remembering Our Future Death. Collages by Michelle Saffran.Third floor: Fact and Fiction. Sculptures and drawings by Margaret Jacobs.

Through Apr. 10: Green Mountain Grave-yards: Photo Exhibit. Fascinating look into the past with these photographs. Vermont History Museum, 109 State St., Montpelier. Exhibit included in museum fee. 828-2180. [email protected]. vermonthistory.org/calendar.

Through Apr. 12: Play. Exhibition on the theme of play filled with interactive artwork from regional and national artists. Gallery hours: Wed.–Sun., noon–5 p.m. Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Donation. 253-8358. [email protected]. helenday.com/exhibitions/upcom-ing.

Through Apr. 12: Experiments: recent paint-

ings and sculptures by Richard Whitten. Gallery hours: Wed.–Sun., noon–5 p.m. Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. 253-8358. helenday.com.

Through Apr. 19: John Weaver. Vermont land-scapes in oils. Gruppe Gallery, 22 Barber Farm Rd., Jericho.

Through Apr. 22: Chuck Bohn and Frederick Rudi. Painters from Marshfield. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild, 430 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury. 748-0158.

Through Apr. 29: Sarah-Lee Terrat, Inside the Nitty Gritty: Commercial Art and the Creative Process. Mixed media. Explore the creative process as it relates to design, illustra-tion and public art. Gallery hours: Mon.–Thur., 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.– 2 p.m. The Gallery at River Arts, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. Free. 888-1261. riverartsvt.org.

Through Apr. 29: Sandra Shenk, A Celebration of Color, Light and Form in the Southwest. Travel and infrared photography. Gallery hours: Mon.–Thurs., 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Common Space Gallery, River Arts Center, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. 888-1261. riverartsvt.org.

Through Apr. 30: Michael T. Jermyn, New American Impressionism. Local photographer Michael T. Jermyn presents some new photo-graphic works along with a few old favorites. Tues.–Sun., noon–10 p.m. Chill, 32 State St.,

Montpelier. 223-2445 or 223-1570.

Through Apr. 30: Maplehill School Student Art Show. Original artwork on canvas and mixed media on paper. Vermont State House Cafeteria, 115 State St., Montpelier. Free. 454-7747. [email protected]. maple-hillschoolandfarm.org.

Through May 8: Barre: Past and Present. The Paletteers of Vermont Spring Art Show. Aldrich Public Library, Milne Room, 6 Washington St., Barre. paletteers.us.

Apr. 7–May 9: Kit Farnsworth. Landscape and nature paintings. Opening reception: Apr. 10, 5–7 p.m. Library hours: Tues.–Fri., noon–6 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Royalton Memorial Library, 23 Alexander Pl., S. Royalton. Free.

Apr. 6–July 2: Mary Admasian, Boundaries, Balance and Confinement ... navigating the limits of nature and society. Reception: Apr. 9, 5–7 p.m. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The Vermont Supreme Court, Montpelier. Free. [email protected]. maryadmasian-art.com.

Through July 31: 1865, Out of the Ashes: Assassination, Reconstruction, and Heal-ing the Nation. Focuses on the aftermath of the assassination of Pres. Abraham Lincoln, the rehabilitation of the South and efforts to unify the country. Museum hours: Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Norwich Uni-versity, Sullivan Museum and History Center,

Northfield. 485-2183. academics.norwich.edu/museum/

Through July 31: Kara Walker, Juxtaposition, Contemporary Specters, and Harper’s Picto-rial History of the Civil War. The artist com-bined her signature overlays of black silhouettes with historic lithography to produce poignant and sharp commentary on stereotypes found in the nation’s history of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation that still infiltrate present stereo-types. Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Norwich University, Sullivan Museum and History Center, Northfield. 485-2183. academ-ics.norwich.edu/museum/

SPECIAL EVENTSApr. 11: Gallery SIX Goodbye Party. A goodbye reception with live music, original art, snacks, free draw and fun. 6–8:30 p.m. Gallery SIX, 6 Barre St., Montpelier. 552-8620. gallerysix.weebly.com. facebook.com/gallerysixvt.

Through Apr. 13: Northfield Art Show Call to Artists. Artists who live and/or work in North-field, Roxbury, Brookfield, Williamstown and Berlin are invited to submit up to six pieces for the 10th annual Northfield Art Show to be held Apr. 24–26. Entry form deadline Apr. 13.; art drop-off Apr. 23. Brown Public Library Com-munity Room, 93 S. Main St., Northfield. $10 entry fee. Call for application and guidelines: 485-9650. [email protected]

Bereavement/Grief Support Group. Open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. 6-7:30 p.m. Conference Center. 600 Granger Road, Berlin. Free. 223-1878.

Classic Book Club. New members always wel-come. Most first Mon., 6–8 p.m. Cutler Memo-rial Library, 151 High St. (Rte. 2), Plainfield. Free. 454-8504. cutlerlibrary.org/resources/bookclub.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7ADA Advisory Committee Meeting. First Tues. City manager’s conference room, City Hall, 39 Main St., Montpelier. 223-9502.

19th Century Women Artists Lecture. Deborah Tait, MSAC member and lifelong arts teacher, presents a lecture on the arts and lives of 19th-century women artists. The talk will cover artists Sarah Meriam Peale, Lily Martin Pencer, Edmonia Lewis, Harriet Hosmer and Mary Cas-satt. 10:30 a.m.–noon. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. Free; donations welcome. 223-2518.

Learn More About Home Sharing, Free infor-mation session. Noon–1 p.m. Home Share Now, 105 N. Main St., Barre. Free. Walk-ins welcome or call ahead to RSVP: 479-8544.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Free tax preparation for people who have $53,000 or less in income. 4:30–8 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. Free. Denice, tax preparation program coordinator: 477-5148. Also at Capstone Community Action, 20 Gable Place, Barre. 479-1053.

Women’s Circle. Women and mothers discuss motherhood, family life and women’s health. Hosted by midwives Chelsea Hastings and Hannah Allen. First Tues., 6–8 p.m. Emerge Midwifery and Family Health, 174 River St., Montpelier.

Let’s Talk About VT in the 1970s. Did you live in Vermont in the 1970s? Join the Vermont Histori-cal Society at a community conversation. Learn more about this influential decade as we collect, document, and share the history of Vermont in the 1970s. 6–8 p.m. Town House, 1 Depot St., Hardwick. 479-8514. vermonthistory.org/vt70s.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8Foot Clinic. For elderly and disabled persons who are unable to do self foot care. 8:30 a.m.–noon. Twin Valley Senior Center, Blueberry Commons, Rte. 12, E. Montpelier. $15 cash or check to CVHHH. Call to make an appointment and they will tell you what to bring with you: 223-1878.

Mr. Lincoln’s Air Force: Military Aeronautics in the Civil War. Lunch-and-learn with Dr. Tom Crouch, senior curator of aeronautics at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Book signing follows. Noon–1:30 p.m. Norwich University, Roberts Hall, Milano Ballroom, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfield. Free. RSVPs encour-

aged: 485-2183. [email protected]. academics.norwich.edu/museum/DrTo

Big Data: Measuring Emotions in Real Time. With Professor Chris Danforth. An Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program. 1:30 p.m.; doors open 12:30 p.m. for those wishing to have a brown bag lunch. Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St., Barre. Donation. [email protected].

Celiac and Food Allergy Support Group. With Lisa Masé of Harmonized Cookery. Second Wed., 4:30–6 p.m. Conference room 3, Central Ver-mont Medical Center. [email protected].

Farmers Tell Their Stories. Farmers and friends take the stage for a variety show featuring their personal and collective experiences through story, poetry, song and skits. Presented by Rural Ver-mont. Potluck 5:30 p.m.; Rural Vermont annual meeting 6:30 p.m.; storytelling program 7:30 p.m. Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12 S., Montpelier. $5 for the storytelling program. ruralvermont.org.

Quilting Group. Working meeting of the Dog River Quilters. Second Wed., 5:30 p.m. Com-munity room, Brown Public Library, Northfield. Jean, 585-5078 or [email protected].

Tarot Reading Workshop with Linda Valente. Part of Onion River Exchange pop up. 6–7 p.m. 13 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 661-8959. [email protected]. orexchange.org.

Bereaved Parents Support Group. Second Wed., 6–8 p.m. CVHHH, 600 Granger Rd., Berlin. Jeneane Lunn 793-2376.

Montpelier City Council Meeting. Second and fourth Wed., 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, Montpelier City Hall, 39 Main St., Montpelier. montpelier-vt.org.

Community Sing-A-Long. With Rich and Laura Atkinson. A singing background is not neces-sary and songbooks will be provided. A variety of instruments are used to accompany the singers. Musicians are welcome to bring their instrument. 6:45 p.m. Jaquith Public Library, 122 School St., Marshfield. Free. 426-3581. jaquithpubliclibrary.org.

Reaping What was Sewn: Reclaiming History through the Re-creation of Early American Apparel (1770-1815). A talk, touch, and try-it-on event by Justin Squizzero, with Eliza West (Mas-ters of Living History). A Town Braintap event. 7 p.m. Twinfield Union High School, 106 Nasmith Brook Rd., Plainfield. $10 suggested donation. Pre-registration required: townbraintap.net or 454-1298.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater: American Masterpiece. H. Nicholas Muller III, retired executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, will share the story behind Wright’s famous building, Fallingwater. Part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series. 7 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 262-2626. [email protected]. vermonthumanities.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9Grant Seeker Workshop. Hosted by the Vermont Arts Council for its 2016 Project and Creation Grant programs. Project grant workshop 10:30 a.m.–noon; Creation grant workshop 1–2:30 p.m. Helen Day Arts Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Free. 828-3293. [email protected]. vermontartscouncil.org.

William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium Panel Discussion. This year’s theme is “Cyber Warfare and Privacy: How Do We Keep the Balance Between the Rights of Citizens and the Security of the Nation?” Panelists include Philip Caputo, Cheri Caddy and Lewis “Bob” Sorley. 1–3 p.m. Norwich University, Plumley Armory, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfield. Free.

Intuitive Feng Shui Workshop with Fearn Lick-field. Work with the placements and energetics in your home in order to energize, harmonize, clear and manifest your path with heart. Part of Onion River Exchange pop up. 6:30–8 p.m. 13 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 661-8959. [email protected]. orexchange.org.

The Hungry Heart. Award-winning documentary film by Bess O’Brien reveals the tragic impact of prescription opiate abuse and addiction on Vermont’s young people, their families and their communities. Two showings: 12:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Panel discussion follows each showing. Ages 12+. U-32 auditorium, 930 Gallison Hill Rd., Montpelier. [email protected].

Pacem School Open House. Learn what it's like to be a Pacem student, find out about the philoso-phy and curriculum of all our programs and meet current faculty and families. Pacem offers state-recognized full-time 7th–12th grade program

and classes and support for homeschoolers aged 10–18. 5–6:30 p.m. Pacem School, 32 College St., Montpelier. pacemschool.org.

The Affordable Zero Energy Home. Framework for homeowners to weigh costs and benefits of how much to invest in ZEH. Part of a series of workshops on how we can each move toward Net Zero, hosted by the Montpelier Energy Advi-sory Committee in partnership with Efficiency Vermont. 6:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 229-3559. [email protected]. eanvt.org/net-zero-montpelier/

FRIDAY, APRIL 10Federal and State Tax Return Preparation. AARP tax preparers will be at TVSC to prepare federal and state tax returns at no charge. Twin Valley Senior Center, Blueberry Commons, Rte. 2, E. Montpelier. Free. Appointment required: 223-3322. They will tell you what paperwork you need to bring with you.

Zumba with Constancia. Grab your sneakers and come on in. Part of Onion River Exchange Pop Up. Noon–1 p.m. 13 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 661-8959. [email protected]. orexchange.org.

American Red Cross Blood Donation. Donors of all blood types are needed. Noon–5 p.m. St. Monica’s Church, 79 Summer St., Barre. 1-800-RED CROSS. redcrossblood.org.

Music with Susan Reid, Ron Sweet and Friends. Part of Onion River Exchange Pop Up. Hors d’oeuvres served. 6–8 p.m. 13 Main St., Mont-pelier. Free. 661-8959. [email protected]. orexchange.org.


Friday Night Group. For youth age 13–22 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning. Pizza, soft drinks and conversation. Cofacilitated by two trained, adult volunteers from Outright VT. Second and fourth Fri., 6:30–8 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 223-7035. [email protected].

Art and Author Night: Tom Blachly and Michael Keene. Art opening of Tom Blachly’s collages that blend maps with pastel painted images, 6 p.m. Author Michael Keene reads from his work in progress “Unsheathed,” 7 p.m. Jaquith Public Library, 122 School St., Marshfield. Free. 426-3581. jaquithpubliclibrary.org.

WORD! CRAFT. A spoken word, hip-hop, partici-patory experience for all ages featuring poetry and rhymes. The first half of the evening is devoted to spoken word and the second half to hip-hop. 7 p.m.; open mic sign-ups 6:30 p.m. River Arts Center, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. $5 suggested donation. 888-1261. riverartsvt.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11Overeaters Anonymous. Twelve-step program for physically, emotionally and spiritually over-coming overeating. Two meeting days and loca-tions. Second Sat., 8:30–9:30 a.m. at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St., Barre. 249-3970.

Worcester Clothing Swap. Get some new-to-you clothing and accessories. Benefits the Worcester Food Shelf. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Drop off for the swap: Apr. 9 and 10, noon–5 p.m. Worcester Town Hall, Rte. 12, Worcester. $1 per bag (bring your own). 552-7494.

Come and Play Day Open House. An open house for pre-K children and their parents. 10 a.m.–noon. River Rock School, 46 Barre St., Montpe-lier. 223-4700.

Onion River Exchange Pop Up. Intro to the New Tool Library, 10–11 a.m.; Re-purposing sweaters. Make sweater animals with Kate Stephenson, 10–11 a.m.; Kids can make pop-up cards and eat popcorn with Linda Valente, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; Gardening tips and layout with master gar-dener Erik Nielsen, 1:30–2:30 p.m. 13 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 661-8959. [email protected]. orexchange.org.

Memory Café. With musical guests Hilari Farrington and Benedict Koehler. They are well-known across North America as performers and teachers of Irish music. Memory Café is for all people with early to mid-stage memory loss disorders and their care partners. 10–11:30 a.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. Free; donations welcome. 223-2518.

Capital City Indoor Farmers Market. Featuring over 30 farmers, food producers and craftspeople. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Montpelier High School cafeteria, 5 High School Dr., Montpelier. manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com.capitalcityfarmer-smarket.com.

Good Beginnings 3rd annual Baby and Child Expo: Sing-Along-Station. Fun, family event with games, entertainment, train rides, photo

booth, food, prizes and more. 35+ vendor exhibits. All proceeds support local central Vermont fami-lies. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Berlin Elementary School, 372 Paine Turnpike, Berlin. Adults $8; free for kids. 595-7953. [email protected]. facebook.com/events/539942799484667/


High Mowing Organic Seeds’ Spring Social. Learn about seed production through a tour followed by snacks and socializing with Tom Stearns. 1–3 p.m. High Mowing Organic Seeds' Warehouse, 76 Quarry Rd., Wolcott. Free. Pre-registration required: 472-6174. highmowing-seeds.com/springsocial

Going Ape. PFS and In Your Face Gorilla Produc-tions prevention presentation through peer-to-peer performance art. 3 p.m. Capital City Grange, 6612 VT Rte. 12, Berlin. Free. 229-9151. [email protected]. [email protected].

SUNDAY, APRIL 12The Waterbury American Legion Post 59 Bingo Fundraiser. Doors open 11 a.m.; quickie games noon; regular games 1 p.m. Lunch available. 16 Stowe St., Waterbury. 244-8404.

Public Lecture: Ellen Lupton. Designer and critic Ellen Lupton, curator of Contemporary De-sign at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City and director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art. 1–2 p.m. Vermont College of Fine Arts, Noble Hall Lounge, College St., Montpelier. Free. 828-8600. vcfa.edu.

Seed Starting 101. Ext. master gardener Laura Ziesel will talk about basics with seed starting activities. 1–3 p.m. Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St., Barre. Free. 476-7550. [email protected]. aldrichpubliclibrary.org.

Northeast Storytellers Haiku Workshop. Designed to take participants from a study of classic haiku, and its underlying structural dynamics, to writing their own originals. Led by Judy Hishikawa. 2–4 p.m. Burke Community Center, 212 School St., W. Burke. Free. 751-5432. [email protected].

Just Eat It. Documentary film screening and in-formal panel and audience discussion about food waste in America. 2 p.m. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71-73 Main St., Randolph. Free; donations welcome. [email protected].

MONDAY, APRIL 13Information on Assistance Programs. Ellie Hayes of the CVCOA presents a series of top-ics important to seniors including fuel, food assistance, Medicare, long term care issues and transportation. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Twin Val-ley Senior Center, Blueberry Commons, Rte. 2, E. Montpelier. Free. 223-3322.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14Walk Calais with Green Mountain Club. Moder-ate. 6 miles round trip. Mud season loop, starting at Maple Corner and including Robinson Hill, Bliss Pond, and Old West Church. Bring lunch and water. Contact Reidun and Andrew for meet-ing time and place: 223-3550.

Learn More About Home Sharing, Free infor-mation session. 11:15 a.m.–1 p.m. Randolph Senior Center, 6 Hale St., Randolph. Walk-ins welcome or call ahead to RSVP: 479-8544.

Remembering Robert Frost. Residents of the Good Living Senior Center, members of the pub-lic and members of the Northeast Storytellers will share readings, biographical sketches, anecdotes, scrapbook items and experiences they’ve had learning from this great poet. 2–3 p.m. Good Liv-ing Senior Center, 1027 Main St., St. Johnsbury. Free. 751-5432. [email protected].

Medicare and You Workshop. New to Medicare? Have questions? We have answers. Second and fourth Tues., 3–4:30 p.m. 59 N. Main St., Ste. 200, Barre. Free, donations gratefully accepted. 479-0531. [email protected]. cvcoa.org.

Creative Network Community Forum. Hosted by Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Community forum to provide information, gather ideas and welcome participation in a new statewide initiative. Din-ner will be served. 4:30–8 p.m. Art activities for children ages 5–12 will be available 4:30–6 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpe-lier. Pre-registration required: 828-3291 (Vermont Arts Council).

Public Lecture; Kathleen and Christopher Sleboda. Designers in residence of Draw Down Books. 6–7 p.m. Vermont College of Fine Arts, Noble Hall Lounge, College St., Montpelier. Free. 828-8600. vcfa.edu.

Grandparents Raising Their Children’s Children. Second Tues., 6–8 p.m. Child care provided. Wesley Methodist Church, Main St., Waterbury. 476-1480.

What is an Optimal/Sustainable Population for Vermont? Program presented by George Plumb followed by a discussion including the results of a survey on how Washington County residents feel about population growth in their community. To take the survey go to surveymonkey.com/s/VSPOP. 6:30–8 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier. [email protected].

Montpelier School Board Meeting. 7 p.m. Montpelier High School library, 5 High School Dr., Montpelier. 225-8000.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15Bereavement/Grief Support Group. Open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. 10–11:30 a.m. Conference Center. 600 Granger Road, Berlin. Free. 223-1878.

The Trinity Community Thrift Store Spring Sale. Apr. 15–18. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Trinity Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9155.

Cooking by the Book. With cookbook author Andrea Chesman. An Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program. 1:30 p.m.; doors open 12:30 p.m. for those wishing to have a brown bag lunch. Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St., Barre. Donation. [email protected].

Healing the Heart of Democracy Circle. With S.B. Sowbel and David Leo-Nyquist. Participate in conversations about our role as active citizens in the challenging enterprise we know as the American democratic process. Explore ideas from Parker Palmer's book “Healing the Heart of De-mocracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit.” Third Wed. through June. 6:15–8:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, Fireplace Room, 130 Main St., Montpelier. [email protected].

All in the Family Film Series. French film with subtitles, not appropriate for children. Call library for film title. 7 p.m. Jaquith Public Library, 122 School St., Marshfield. Free. 426-3581. jaquith-publiclibrary.org.

Preserving Life and Limb: An Arborist's Calling and a Discussion of Any Tree Care Stuff You Want to Talk About. With Lincoln Earle-Centers, "Zen" climber and tree care pro. A Town Braintap event. 7 p.m. Twinfield Union High School, 106 Nasmith Brook Rd., Plainfield. $10 suggested donation. Pre-registration required: townbraintap.net or 454-1298.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16The Trinity Community Thrift Store Spring Sale. Apr. 15–18. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Trinity Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9155.

Brain Injury Support Group. Open to all survi-vors, caregivers and adult family members. Third Thurs., 1:30–2:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier. 244-6850.

Diabetes Discussion Group. Focus on self-management. Open to anyone with diabetes and their families. Third Thurs., 1:30 p.m. The Health Center, Plainfield. Free. Don 322-6600 or [email protected].

Powerful Tools for Caregivers. Caring for a fam-ily member or friend can be challenging whether in your home, locally or at a distance. This program provides family caregivers with the tools needed to care for themselves while caring for others. Designed as a multi-week series starting Apr. 16. 2–3:30 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. $30 suggested donation for materials. Pre-registration required: 479-2681.

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support. Monthly group for people affected by a suicide death. Third Thurs., 6–7:30 p.m. Central Vermont Medical Center, conference rm. 1, Fisher Rd., Berlin. 223-0924. [email protected].

Grandparents Raising Their Children’s Children. Third Thurs., 6–8 p.m. Child care provided. Trinity United Methodist Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier. 476-1480.

Poet Laureate Sydney Lea. Lea will read from his collection of poems and essays to be pub-lished later this year. 6:30 p.m. Waterbury Public Library temporary location, 30 Foundry St., Waterbury. Free. waterburypubliclibrary.com.

Songwriters’ Meeting. Meeting of the Northern VT/NH chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Bring copies of your work. Third Thurs., 6:45 p.m. Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury. John, 633-2204.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17The Trinity Community Thrift Store Spring Sale. Apr. 15–18. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Trinity Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9155.

Aldrich Public Library Spring Book Sale. Thousands of gently used books, videos, audio books and more for all ages at rock bottom prices. Noon–5 p.m. Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washing-ton St., Barre. 476-7550.

Graphic Design Thesis Exhibit Reception. WOVEN is an exhibition of graduating student design work. 7:30–9 p.m. Vermont College of Fine Arts, College Hall Gallery, College St., Montpelier. Free. 828-8600. vcfa.edu.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18Walk Adamant with Green Mountain Club. Easy. 5 miles. Walk around Sodom Pond. Contact Mary S. at 505-0603 or Mary G. at 622-0585 for meeting time and place.

The 28th annual Vermont State Scholastic Chess Championships. Vermont students from grades K–12 are eligible to compete for state championships in nine divisions. The tourna-ment will be USCF rated and follow USCF rules. Swiss pairing will be used, so all players will play every round (no eliminations.) All abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate. Registra-tion 8:30–9:30 a.m.; games begin 10 a.m. For complete rules and to register: 223-1948. [email protected]. vtchess.info.

Additional Recyclables Collection Center. Ac-cepting scores of hard-to-recycle items. Third Sat., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 540 N. Main St. (old Times-Argus building), Barre. $1 per carload. 229-9383 x106. For list of accepted items, go to cvswmd.org/arcc-additional-recyclables-collection-center.html.

Aldrich Public Library Spring Book Sale. Thou-sands of gently used books, videos, audio books and more for all ages at rock bottom prices. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washing-ton St., Barre. 476-7550.

Cancer Journey Discoveries: A Storytelling Event. Cancer stories can heal, inspire and illumi-nate. 7–9 p.m. North Branch Café, 41 State St., Montpelier. Free. To share your story at this event contact Sherry: 272-2736 or [email protected].

The Trinity Community Thrift Store Spring Sale. Apr. 15–18. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Trinity Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9155.


MusicVENUESBagitos. 28 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 229-9212. bagitos.com.

Apr. 2: Jeremy Sicely, Colin McCaffrey (blue-grass/folk/swing) 6–8 p.m. Apr. 3: Art Herttua & Stephen Morabito Jazz Duo, 6–8 p.m. Apr. 4: Irish Session with Sarah Blair, Hilari Farrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina VanTyne, Bob Ryan, and others, 2–5 p.m.; McBride & Lusson (folk/Americana) 6–8 p.m.Apr. 5: Aaron Lee and Tucker Daniels (ukulele) 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Apr. 10: Retro Fridays with Bronwyn Fryer (50s/60s/70s) 6–8 p.m. Apr. 11: Irish Session with Sarah Blair, Hilari Farrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina VanTyne, Bob Ryan, and others, 2–5 p.m.; The Irregulars (contra-dance type) 6–8 p.m. Apr. 15: Papa Greybeard Blues, 6–8 p.m. Apr. 18: : Irish Session with Sarah Blair, Hilari Farrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina VanTyne, Bob Ryan, and others, 2–5 p.m.; Sugarhouse Run (bluegrass/folk/Americana) 6–8 p.m.

Charlie O's World Famous. 70 Main St., Mont-pelier. Free. Call for time if not listed: 223-6820.

Apr. 3: Starline Rhythm Boys (honky-tonk/rockabilly)Apr. 4: Joe's Truck Stop (rockabilly)Apr. 10: Mad Mountain Scramblers (bluegrass)Apr. 11: Nathan Kalish & the Last Callers (blues)Apr. 16: Light Crusher, DJ Crucible (metal)Apr. 17: Boomslang (hip hop)Apr. 18: Sun Lions, Jake McKelvie & the Coun-tertops, The Pilgrims (rock)

North Branch Café. 41 State St., Montpelier. Free. 552-8105. [email protected]. thenorth-branch.com.

Apr. 9: Jason Mallery (singer-songwriter) 7–9

p.m.Apr. 11: Karen Krajacic (progressive folk) 7:30–9:30 p.m.

Nutty Steph's. 961C U.S. Rte. 2, Middlesex. Free. 229-2090. [email protected]. nut-tystephs.com.

Apr. 2: Kick ‘Em Jenny, 8–11 p.m.Apr. 3: Rauli Fernandez & Friends, 7–10 p.m.Apr. 10: Jazzyaoke! with Z Jazz, 7:30–10:30 p.m. $5 (get $1 back for every song you sing).Apr. 16: Andic Severance, 7–10 p.m.Apr. 17: Rauli Fernandez & Friends, 7–10 p.m.

Positve Pie. 22 State St., Montpelier. 10 p.m. 229-0453. positivepie.com.

Apr. 3: On the Spot Trio (funk)Apr. 10: Soule Monde (instrumental funk) $5. 21+.Apr. 17: Barika (funk, West African)

Sweet Melissa’s. 4 Langdon St., Montpelier. Free unless otherwise noted. 225-6012. facebook.com/sweetmelissasvt.

Apr. 2: Group Therapy Comedy Show, 8 p.m. $5. Apr. 3: Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m.; New Nile orchestra, 9 p.m. $5. Apr. 4: Andy Pitt, 5 p.m.; Granite Junction, 8 p.m. $5. Apr. 7: Cobalt, 5 p.m.; Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. Apr. 8: D. Davis, 5 p.m.; Cookie's Hot Club, 8 p.m. Apr. 9: Steve Hartman, 8 p.m. Apr. 10: Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m.; A Fly Allusion, 9 p.m. $5. Apr. 11: David Langevin, 5 p.m.; Main Street Syndicate, 9 p.m. Apr. 14: Bruce Jones, 5 p.m.; Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.Apr. 15: D. Davis, 5 p.m.; Open Blues Jam hosted by Jason Jack, 8 p.m. Apr. 16: Broken String, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 17: Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m.; Canopy, 9 p.m. Apr. 18: Penny Arcade, 5 p.m.; Coquette, Smokin J's, 9 p.m. $5.

The Whammy Bar. 31 County Rd., Calais. 7 p.m. Free. 229-4329. whammybar1.com.

Apr. 2: Lefty YungerApr. 3: Sky Blue Boys (Banjo Dan)Apr. 4: Sawdust Revival

Apr. 9: Diggity with Abby Jenne and Sara Grace (blues)Apr. 10: Cookies Hot Club (swing/jazz)Apr. 11: Chicky Stoltz Apr. 16: Blue Road CrossingApr. 17: Two Cents in the TillApr. 18: Poetry Slam with Geof Hewitt

SPECIAL EVENTSApr. 3: First Friday: Sin or Salvation. 90’s style rock with inventive originals and carefully selected covers. Part of Chandler’s First Friday series. 7:30 p.m. Chandler’s Upper Gallery, 71-73 Main St., Randolph. $14. Admission includes one free drink and snacks. 728-6464.

Apr. 4: Capital City Concerts: Muse Music. Music inspired by magic, poetry, myth and story-telling including music by Maurice Ravel, Evan Premo and Debussy. 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier. $15–25. capitalcity-concerts.org. Tickets also available at Bear Pond Books, Montpelier.

Apr. 4: Red Molly. Powerhouse Americana vocal trio. Folk, bluegrass and honky-tonk. 8 p.m. Barre Opera House, 6 N. Main St., Barre. $24–28. 476-8188. barreoperahouse.org.

Apr. 9: Capital City Concert at MSAC. The French program “April in Paris” is performed by New York City Ballet concertmaster Arturo Delmoni (violin and viola), Montpelier's own Grammy-nominated flutist Karen Kevra, and harpist Rebecca Kauffman. They will mix and match instruments in works by Berlioz, Bax, and Saint-Saëns, and will join forces for Debussy's masterpiece Sonata for flute, viola and harp. 7–8:15 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. By donation. 223-2518.

Apr. 11: Green Mountain Youth Symphony Spring Concert. The GMYS Repertory, Concert and Senior orchestras perform. The Concert Or-chestra will be joined with their sister group, The Harmonic Orchestra from Lebanon, NH. 3:30 p.m. Barre Opera House, 6 N. Main St., Barre. Adults $15; seniors $12; students grades K–12 $5; children under age 5 free. gmys-vt.org. barreop-

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Apr. 11: Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert. Directed by David Kaynor. With the Woodbury Strings Fiddle Club. Featured guest soloist is George Wilson. Raffle and refresh-ments. 7 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier. Adults $15; seniors/students $12; age 12 and under free. Reservations: 229-4191. [email protected]. vtfiddleorchestra.org.

Apr. 16: Francesca Blanchard. Singer-songwriter born and raised in France. Her music reflects on her travels, both physical and emotional. 7 p.m. River Arts, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. $10. riverartsvt.org/event/live-concert-with-francesca-blanchard/

Apr. 17: Haybarn Theatre Fundraiser. Featuring Miriam Bernardo, Michael Chorney, Robinson Morse, Geza Carr, Caleb Elder, Polly Vanderput-ten, Andrew Moroz, Taylor Haskins and Jane Boxall. 8–11 p.m. Haybarn Theatre at Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfield. $15. goddard.edu/community.

Apr. 18: WORST. SONG. EVER. Contestants cover bad pop music in a lighthearted competition with audience voting and trophies. 8 p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre. $5. 479-0896. [email protected]. wooo.tv

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ART & CRAFTBeaders’ Group. All levels of beading experience welcome. Free instruction available. Come with a project for creativity and community. Sat., 11 a.m.–2 p.m. The Bead Hive, Plainfield. 454-1615.

Noontime Knitters. All abilities welcome. Basics taught. Crocheting, needlepoint and tatting also welcome. Tues., noon–1 p.m. Waterbury Public Library, 28 N. Main St., Waterbury. 244-7036.

Women Knitting for Peace Group. Knit/crochet items to be donated to those in need world-wide. Bring yarn and needles. Thurs., 10–11 a.m. and 6–7:30 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. 223-2518. For basic info. and patterns: knitting4peace.org.

BICYCLINGOpen Shop Nights. Volunteer-run community bike shop: bike donations and repairs. Fri., 4–6 p.m.; other nights. Freeride Montpelier, 89 Barre St., Montpelier. 552-3521. freeridemontpelier.org.

BOOKS & WORDSLunch in a Foreign Language. Bring lunch and practice your language skills with neighbors. Noon–1 p.m. Mon., Hebrew; Tues., Italian; Wed., Spanish; Thurs., French. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338.

English Conversation Practice Group. For students learning English for the first time. Tues., 4–5 p.m. Central Vermont Adult Basic Educa-tion, Montpelier Learning Center, 100 State St. 223-3403.

Ongoing Reading Group. Improve your reading and share some good books. Books chosen by group. Thurs., 9–10 a.m. Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, Montpelier Learning Center, 100 State St. 223-3403.

BUSINESS, FINANCE, COMPUTERS, EDUCATIONComputer and Online Help. One-on-one com-puter help. Tues. and Fri., 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Water-bury Public Library, 28 N. Main St., Waterbury. Free. Registration required: 244-7036.

Personal Financial Management Workshops. Learn about credit/debit cards, credit building and repair, budgeting and identity theft, insurance, investing, retirement. Tues., 6–8 p.m. Central Vermont Medical Center, Conference Room 3. Registration: 371-4191.

FOOD & DRINKCommunity 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), 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Lunches for Seniors. Mon., Wed., Fri., Noon. Twin Valley Senior Center, 4583 U.S. Rte. 2, E. Montpelier. $4 suggested donation. 223-3322. twinvalleyseniors.org.

Feast Together or Feast To Go. All proceeds ben-efit the Feast Senior Meal program. Tues. and Fri., noon–1 p.m. Live music every Tues., 10:30–11:30 a.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. Seniors 60+ free with $7 suggested donation; under 60 $9. Reservations: 262-6288 or [email protected].

HEALTH & WELLNESSTurning Point Center. Safe, supportive place for individuals and their families in or seeking recovery. Daily, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 489 North Main St., Barre. 479-7373.

Sun.: Alchoholics Anonymous, 8:30 a.m.Tues.: Making Recovery Easier workshops, 6–7:30 p.m.Wed.: Wit’s End Parent Support Group, 6 p.m.Thurs.: Narcotics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m.

Early Bird Bone Builders Class. With Cort Richardson, Osteoporosis exercise and prevention program. Wear comfortable clothing and sturdy shoes. Light weights provided or bring your own. All ages. Every Mon. and Wed., 7–8 a.m. Twin Valley Senior Center, Rte. 2, Blueberry Com-mons, E. Montpelier. Free. Cort: 223-3174 or 238-0789.

Bone Building Exercises. All seniors welcome. Every Mon., Wed. and Fri. 10:45–11:45 a.m. Twin Valley Senior Center, 4583 U.S. Rte. 2, E. Mont-pelier. Free. 223-3322. twinvalleyseniors.org.

Tai Chi for Seniors. Led by trained volunteers. Every Mon. and Fri., 1–2 p.m. Twin Valley Senior Center, 4583 U.S. Rte. 2, E. Montpelier. Free. 223-3322. twinvalleyseniors.org.

Living Strong Group. Volunteer-led group. Sing while exercising. Open to all seniors. Every Mon., 2:30–3:30 p.m. and every Fri., 2–3 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. Free. Register: 223-2518. [email protected].

Sex Addicts Anonymous. Mon., 6:30 p.m. Betha-ny Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier. 552-3483.

Overeaters Anonymous. Twelve-step pro-gram for physically, emotionally and spiritually overcoming overeating. Two meeting days and locations. Every Tues., 5:30–6:30 p.m. and second Sat., 8:30–9:30 a.m. at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St., Barre. 249-3970. Every Fri., noon–1 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier. 223-3079.

HIV Testing. Vermont CARES offers fast oral testing. Thurs., 2–5 p.m. 58 East State St., Ste. 3 (entrance at back), Montpelier. Free. 371-6222. vtcares.org.

Growing Older Group. Informal drop-in group to share experiences, thoughts and fears about aging. Every Fri., 10:30–11:30 a.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. 223-2518.

KIDS & TEENSBaby & Toddler Story Time. Every Mon., 10 a.m. Waterbury Public Library temporary location, 30 Foundry St., Waterbury. Free. 244-7036. water-burypubliclibrary.com.

The Basement Teen Center. Cable TV, PlaySta-tion 3, pool table, free eats and fun events for teenagers. Mon.–Thurs., 3–6 p.m.; Fri., 3–11 p.m. Basement Teen Center, 39 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9151.

Story Time and Playgroup. Story time with Sylvia Smith and playgroup with Melissa Seifert. For ages birth–6 and grown-ups. We follow the Twinfield Union School calendar and do not hold programs when Twinfield is closed. Every Wed. through June 3. 10–11:30 a.m. Jaquith Public Li-brary, 122 School St., Marshfield. Free. 426-3581. jaquithpubliclibrary.org.

Read to Coco. Share a story with Coco, the resi-dent licensed reading therapy dog, who loves to hear kids practice reading aloud. Wed., 3:30–4:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. Sign up ahead: 223-4665 or at the children’s desk. kellogghubbard.org.

Story Time for Kids. Meet your neighbors and share quality time with the pre-schooler in your life. Each week we’ll read stories and spend time together. A great way to introduce your pre-schooler to your local library. For ages 2–5. Every Thurs., 10:30 a.m. Cutler Memorial Library, 151 High St., Plainfield. 454-8504. cutlerlibrary.org.

Read with Arlo. Meet reading therapy dog Arlo and his owner Brenda. Sign up for a 20-minute block. Thurs., 4–5 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-4665. kellogghub-bard.org.

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup. Playgroup for parents, caregivers, and children ages birth–5. Spontaneous play, exploration, discovery, song, nature inspired crafts and story telling. Every Fri., 9:30–11:30 a.m. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St., Montpelier. Free. 229-6206. north-branchnaturecenter.org.

Preschool Story Time. Every Fri., 10 a.m. Waterbury Public Library temporary location, 30 Foundry St., Waterbury. Free. 244-7036. water-burypubliclibrary.com.

Drop-in Kinder Arts Program. Innovative ex-ploratory arts program with artist/instructor Kelly Holt. Age 3–5. Fri., 10:30 a.m.–noon. River Arts Center, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. 888-1261. RiverArtsVT.org.

Teen Fridays. Find out about the latest teen books, use the gym, make art, play games and if you need to, do your homework. Fri., 3–5 p.m. Jaquith Public Library, 122 School St., Marsh-field. 426-3581.

Community Playgroup. The classroom is filled with simple toys made of natural materials to stimulate a young child’s natural curiosity and allow them to explore in a safe and warm space. An early childhood educator will be present to provide free play and conversation, seasonal songs, lap games and an occasional puppet story. For children under 4 years accompanied by their parent or caregiver. Every Sat. through May 23, 10–11:30 a.m. The Child’s Garden, 155 Northfield St., Montpelier. Free. Pre-registration appreciated: [email protected].

Mad River Valley Youth Group. Sun., 7–9 p.m. Meets at various area churches. Call 497-4516 for location and information.

MUSIC & DANCEBarre-Tones Women’s Chorus. Open rehearsal. Find your voice with 50 other women. Mon., 7 p.m. Alumni Hall, Barre. 223-2039. Barretones-VT.com.

Dance or Play with the Swinging Over 60 Band. Danceable tunes from the 1930s to the 1960s. Recruiting musicians. Tues., 10:30 a.m.–noon. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. 223-2518.

Monteverdi Young Singers Chorus Rehearsal. New chorus members welcome. Wed., 4–5 p.m. Montpelier. Call 229-9000 for location and more information.

Piano Workshop. Informal time to play, refresh your skills and get feedback if desired with other supportive musicians. Singers and listeners welcome. Thurs., 4–5:30 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. Free; open to the public. 223-2518. [email protected].

Ukelele Group. All levels welcome. Thurs., 6–8 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St. 223-2518.

Gamelan Rehearsals. Sun., 7–9 p.m. Pratt Center, Goddard College. Free. 426-3498. [email protected]. [email protected].

RECYCLINGAdditional Recycling. The Additional Recyclables Collection Center accepts scores of hard-to-recycle items. Tues. and Thurs., 12:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. ARCC, 540 North Main St., Barre. $1 per carload. 229-9383 x106. cvswmd.org.

SPIRITUALITYChristian Science Reading Room. You're invited to visit the Reading Room and see what we have for your spiritual growth. You can borrow, purchase or simply enjoy material in a quiet study room. When we are closed, we have free literature out on the portico, over the bench, for you to read or take with you. Hours: Tues., 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Wed., 11 a.m.–7:15 p.m.; Thurs.–Sat., 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 145 State St., Montpelier. 223-2477.

Christian Counseling. Tues. and Thurs. Daniel Dr., Barre. Reasonable cost. By appt. only: 479-0302.

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.

Deepening Our Jewish Roots. Fun, engaging text study and discussion on Jewish spirituality. Sun., 4:45–6:15 p.m. Yearning for Learning Center, Montpelier. 223-0583. [email protected].

SPORTS & GAMESRoller Derby Open Recruitment and Recre-ational Practice. Central Vermont’s Wrecking Doll Society invites quad skaters age 18 and up. No experience necessary. Equipment provided: first come, first served. Sat., 5–6:30 p.m. Mont-pelier Recreation Center, Barre St. First skate free. centralvermontrollerderby.com.

YOGA & MEDITATIONChristian Meditation Group. People of all faiths welcome. Mon., noon–1 p.m. Christ Church, Montpelier. 223-6043.

Zen Meditation. With Zen Affiliate of Vermont. Wed., 6:30–7:30 p.m. 174 River St., Montpelier. Free. Call for orientation: 229-0164.

Shambhala Buddhist Meditation. Group medi-tation practice. Sun., 10 a.m.–noon; Tues., 7–8 p.m.; Wed., 6–7 p.m. New location: Center for Culture and Learning, 46 Barre Street, Montpe-lier. Free. 223-5137. montpeliershambala.org.

Sunday Sangha: Community Ashtanga Yoga. Every Sun., 5:40–7 p.m. Grateful Yoga, 15 State St., 3F, Montpelier. By donation.

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Senior Activity Center Thanks Votersby Janna Clar, director of the Montpelier Senior Activity Center

Thank you to voters in the towns of Berlin, Calais, East Montpelier, Middlesex, Moretown (new!), and Worcester for your support at town meeting. In the new fiscal year, seniors (age 50+) from these supporting towns will enjoy lower mem-

bership dues than non-supporting towns as well as advance registration privileges for our several dozen quarterly classes. Affordable fees and financial aid are available to all, regardless of town of residence. As always, all seniors are welcome at MSAC regardless of membership, We offer over 30 hours of free programming each week as well as onsite lunches Tuesday and Friday, and many programs are open to mixed age groups. We always welcome suggestions for new programming, include off-site in supporting towns!

We appreciate voters’ recognition of the important role that all the area senior centers and senior meal sites play in helping to maximize the physical and mental health of your residents, to provide opportunities for socialization, volunteering and lifelong learning, and to serve as gateways to a myriad of valuable services and community resources. We are grateful to all the community partners and volunteers from these six towns (and Northfield) for their help in collecting petition signatures, getting the word out, and standing up to speak at town meeting. As a department of the city of Montpelier, we look forward to serving the public into the coming year, and welcome all to visit us at 58 Barre St., learn more about MSAC on the web at www.montpelier-vt.org/msac, or call us at 223-2518.

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In Memory of Our Neighbor Gene McCourtby Jean and George Olson

This is to remember our neighbor of many years, perhaps the 30 years we have lived on First Avenue. Gene lived across Hubbard Street with a bird’s eye view of our backyard. He would sit on his small porch, happy with a cigar and ear buds listen-

ing to every Red Sox game. His view of our comings and goings meant he would comment how nice for us to have a daughter back home, good to see a few sunflowers made it out of the grasp of the woodchucks and many other small, friendly observations.

Though his finances appeared limited, when we adopted Goldie from the shelter he cel-ebrated her arrival with a very generous certificate for her first grooming. In his many quick visits with her he laughed and played. She reminded him of past pets he had loved.

You may have noticed a small man with a cane, usually wearing a baseball cap, walking to Shaw’s. Or perhaps you saw him fishing at one of his many special places in the area. He seemed to lead a quiet, solitary life, often mentioning that he had been up reading all night.

He was one of the members of our community who can pass unnoticed unless you have personal interactions. And, yet, he touched many lives throughout his years here. Though there is not an official obituary as he had no family in the area, we were comforted to learn he died peacefully this winter after a brief illness. Perhaps there are others who will also wonder what happened to that guy with the cane and baseball cap. We will remember and miss him.

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Springing Timeby Bob Lincoln

A fully-loaded Winooski River f lows rather smoothly along its circu-itous ice-free path.

Warming rains saturate the earth and open its pores.

Nature is making liquid singing sounds.

The newly-arrived robins — breasted red — gorge on early morning bites of worm torn from the sodden lawn.

A hawk coasts in the soft air over our domicile and pierces the moment with her cries.

Back country dirt roads morph into slippery deep muddy thorough-fares.

We must make a successful attempt to rein in the sliding groaning car.

As winter ebbs, spring gains the upper hand with its budding green effervescence.

We are relieved of winter’s burdens as we enter into the freshly-minted season.

We brake for spring’s warm carefree caresses.

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On Writing: A Passion for History as It Happensby Lindsey Grutchfield

I have been passionate about writing since I first learned to put pencil to paper. My bookshelf is full of notebooks from my childhood stuffed with stories and journal entries, some in cipher, some not. As I grew older, I retained this love of the written

word, and I intend to carry it with me into the future.

A more recent passion of mine is learning about politics and current events. I am deeply involved in the debate team at my school, and I have grown to love researching each new topic. I feel that it is very important to be well informed about what is going on in the

world. Journalism lies at the intersection of these two passions of writing and knowledge about current events.

This fall, I will be a freshman in college. I intend to pursue a degree in journalism, and I will most likely major in at least one other discipline, probably international affairs. This is because I believe that knowledge of a subject is just as important as being able to write well about that subject. I do not believe that I can truly write about the world unless I am well educated in the way the world works.

Although I do not intend to focus solely on journalism while in college, I do intend to pursue it as a career. One of my favorite things about journalism is that the field is very hands-on. There are many aspects of journalism that can only be learned through experi-ence. My work with The Bridge has helped me to develop some of these journalistic skills and also to realize how much I have yet to learn. I intend to further develop these skills by staying active and continuing to write throughout my college experience.

My dream is to become a foreign correspondent for a well-respected publication. I would like to travel for my work, and I am particularly interested in Russia and central Asia. I feel that this area is on the verge of great change and possibly great turmoil. I believe that Russia and central Asia will be of international interest for many years to come. I want to be where important events are happening, and, as the saying goes, write the so-called “first rough draft of history.”


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Clean Water Advocate: Shumlin’s NRA Ties Prompt Him To Block Bill

by Paul Perley

It seems more than strange that H.33 can't seem to find traction in the legislature. The bill is very simple. It would give munici-palities the authority to control the use of their drinking water

source, if they so chose, provided the source was a lake or pond. It would affect at most 1.4 percent of the 812 bodies of water in Vermont. It would help safeguard the purity of source water for the foreseeable future. And it's basically cost-free. So why the difficulty? The Clean Water Day event at the State House on March 17 gives us some clues.

The feel-good event focused almost entirely on Lake Champlain with various politi-cal figures holding hands and telling us that although the cleanup would be long and expensive and the results could not be guaranteed, tough choices would be made and, in the “Vermont tradition,” we would do the right thing. The same people who spoke, including elected officials and representatives from the Department of Environmental Conservation, have opposed H.33 which, at no cost to the state, would prevent a similar situation from occurring down the road with other drinking water sources. Experts have testified conclusively about the necessity of protection and, more importantly, every other New England state has far stricter policies concerning recreation on their water sources.

The opposition seems to be centered in the Vermont Federation of Sportsman's Clubs, the Vermont arm of the National Rifle Association. The federation has solidly endorsed Peter Shumlin and testified vehemently against H.33, and the governor is clearly reluctant to disagree with an organization that, among other things, has almost unlimited financial resources at its disposal. Shumlin made a strong “clean water” speech at the beginning of this administration, and then immediately backed up and opposed H.33. The speakers at the State House event carefully put the “need for places of peaceful recreation” in the same sentences as “clean drinking water.” Officials like David Mears, Louis Porter, and

other Shumlin appointees are not about to jeopardize their paychecks by standing up to the governor.

The safety and perpetuation of clean drinking water has to be a real conversation, not a stonewall. Boating, fishing, hunting and swim-ming are things that all of the people who favor H.33 enjoy doing and it is important that these be protected also. But clean drinking water is not just nice, it is essential and it is not compatible with

these activities. Ask all the other New England states. H.33 involves a miniscule num-ber of ponds, hardly a sacrifice for the Vermont Federation of Sportsman’s Clubs. The Vermont state government has always given the impression that it's not like other state governments. That the needs of its people are listened to and acted upon. This is simply not true, at least not under the Shumlin administration. Powerful special interests are giv-ing politics yet another triumph over precious resources, long-term citizen health, future economic costs, and just plain reason.

The writer is a member of the Clean Water Coalition, formerly Citizens to Protect Berlin Pond.

Bird’s Din: The Sound of Spring

A tree full of red-winged blackbirds with their glorious din! And robins returning! Now is the time to learn the unforgettable high chatter of that fabled, once rare bird of prey, the Merlin. Because any day now, the Merlins of Montpelier will

return for another year of pigeon hunting and nesting! And you will only see them if you hear them and look up! So, Google "Merlin," click on "All about Birds," and listen to the call. Then head out for an April PoemCity stroll, enjoying the poems along State and Main, keeping your ears open for the annual return of our Merlin pair!

Nature Watch by Nona Estrin

Watercolor by Nona Estrin

Birth Announcement!Elowen Pear Kiper Phelps was born March 7 to Kate Phelps and Chris Kiper, residents of East Montpelier, at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Welcome to the world!

Opinion


Film Festival a Wonderful Experience

Editor:Like the shepherds in “Winter Nomads,” Rachelle Murphy and Eric Reynolds start each year with a large herd of films (this is the 18th year of the Green Mountain Film Festival and there were 2,400 films from 92 countries) and winnow them down to 60 films and four presentations of shorts. During the 10 days of the festival, I heard countless comments of gratitude, “How would I get through mud season without the festival?!” It takes a village. A large group of volunteers screen the entries to select the festival films, man the ticket office and usher at the venues. The festival is supported by major donors from the community and we are truly grateful. Everyone comes out of the woodwork to view “their” films. It is like old home week, as film goers see friends they have not seen all winter. Together viewers come together and experience breathtaking vistas, great documentaries and films which transport us through story to inner places not found on a map. And much discussion ensues. Our inner terroir is improved from the debate and inspiration the films stimu-late. Thank you to each and every one of you who support the GMFF and bringing this wonderful experience to our community!

Elizabeth M. ParkerMontpelier

April Fools’ Day No Fun For Cramped Chickens and

Trapped PigletsEditor:With April Fools' Day recently past, it ap-pears that the meat, egg, and dairy industries have been playing us for fools all year-round. Their more remarkable hoaxes include “Cal-ifornia's happy cows,” “Free-range chickens,” “Humane slaughter.” All lies.Less fun is the stuff they never talk about. Like the hundreds of millions of chickens crammed seven to a cage designed for one, unable to move or spread their wings. Or their hundreds of millions of male counter-parts ground up live at birth and fed to other chickens, or just dumped into plastic garbage bags to suffocate slowly. Or the miserable breeding sows producing millions of piglet per year while trapped in tiny steel cages.All in the spirit of year-round April Fools' Day, the meat industry has even developed a whole dictionary of fun terms to fool unwary consumers. Those filthy cesspools of animal waste that poison downwind neighbors with putrid odors? They call them "lagoons." And

to make sure that kids don't confuse the pig flesh on their plate with “Babe” or “Wilbur,” they call it "pork."Ah, those meat industry folks are such kid-ders. But they won’t be fooling American consumers much longer. Anyway, happy April Fools' Day, everyone!

Maxwell BransetMontpelier

Hey, What About Us?Editor:In his “Granite City Groove” column of March 19, Barre Partnership executive direc-tor Joshua Jerome announces: “Downtown Barre Heating Up with Business and Cul-tural Activity.” Astonishingly, he never men-tions the two principal drivers of local warm-ing, Studio Place Arts and the Barre Opera House, Yet Barre was recently ranked no. 10 among 20 “Hotbeds of America’s Arts and Culture” by the National Center for Arts Research, thanks largely to these two book-ends of Barre’s downtown district. Since its reopening in 1982, BOH has hosted not only community theaters and local perform-ers but some of the world’s finest musicians in a variety of genres. SPA, a community center for the visual arts, opened 15 years ago and has offered gallery shows, artists’ studio space and public classes without in-terruption. By contrast, the Vermont Gran-ite Museum, extolled by Jerome but located far from downtown, is seldom open to the public and has been very much a “work in progress” for more than a decade. Perhaps next time around the Barre Partnership will acknowledge SPA and BOH, the real spark-plugs of downtown revitalization.

R.D. Eno

Paid Time Off Strengthens Families

Editor:I am writing to express my support for the healthy workplaces bill, H.187, which is cur-rently being debated in Montpelier. The bill establishes a minimum standard of earned leave which an employee can use to manage their health and the health of their families. Currently, almost 60,000 Vermonters don’t have access to any paid time off whatsoever.A minimum standard of earned time off will strengthen families. Every family wants what’s best for their children, but without access to earned time off, parents are often

forced to choose between their family’s fi-nancial stability and their children’s health. Too many have no choice but to send a child to school sick or skip medical care. This proposal would make it easier for workers to be good employees and good parents — and will let children lead healthier lives, be more successful in school and be better prepared for the future. Seniors will also benefit when adult children can afford to take them to the doctor or care for them during an illness.

Rene LaPlanteCavendish

Sugary Drinks Stink Editor:As a former teacher, I witnessed first-hand the effects sugary drinks have on children. Students purchased 20-ounce bottles of soda during their lunch period and I always cringed at teaching the classes after lunch. Invariably, these classes contained more dis-ruptions and behavioral problems.Children have access to alarming amounts of sugar these days. Sugar sweetened bever-ages are the single largest category of caloric intake in children, surpassing milk in the late 1990s.After observing how poor nutrition in gen-eral — and sugar consumption in particular — was affecting students’ health and behav-ior, I went to law school and commenced earning an advanced degree in food and ag-riculture law in order to effect more positive change. With the numbers of child attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses, dia-betes, and obesity rates soaring, imminent action is needed to avert an already booming health crisis. With a two-cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks, the potential annual tax revenue for Vermont in 2014 would have been $34.856 million. This money could be reinvested in our children, perhaps by funding after-school sports and healthy snack programs, or by teaching whole foods cooking classes to children and their parents. Studies suggest that a 10 percent price increase for drinks through taxation would decrease consump-tion by about 8 to 10 percent. This is an im-portant first step in confronting our health challenges and the time to act is now.

Carrie A. Scrufari, Esq.LLM Fellow, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law School

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