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School’s Out, What Will You Be Doing This Summer?Photos and story by Lindsey Grutchfield

Evan Lewis, grade 10“So I’m going to teach a camp. I’m sort of acounselor in that. It’s a dance camp. hen,I’m going camping and visiting my grand-parents. I’m looking forward to having noschool.”

Heather McLane, social studiesteacher “Starting with the work: I have two coursesthat I’m going to be taking. One is aboutteaching economics and trying to make itmore attractive and engaging, and that’sout in Colorado. he other course is aboutpersonalized learning plans. So those arethe two courses, and in between I’m goingto Cape Cod where I grew up. I’ll also betending to the garden, playing with my

little 3-year-old, and hanging out with myhusband.”

Rachel Isaacs-Falbel, grade 12“I’m going to London for three weeks in July!I’m going to stay with my mom’s cousin and,once I figure out the ube system, I’m goingto help her with her two small children whoI’ll do a little bit of babysitting for. I know

I’m going on a day trip to Windsor Castleand back, and it’s going to be awesome. I’malso going to see a play at the Globe heatre,and I’m probably going to see something onthe West End, but I’m probably going to getstudent rush tickets for that, so I don’t know what I’ll see yet.”

Clayton Winters, grade 9“I’m going to work at the pool. I’m going tobe a clerk and take people’s admission and

sell candy and I’m going to clean. I’m excitedto be saving up money and hanging out withmy friends.”

Lexie Drew, grade 10“One of the things I’m going to be doingthis summer is working. I have two jobs thissummer. I’m working at the Montpelier Inn,as part of the housekeeping staff, and I’malso a pool clerk at the Montpelier pool. Andin addition to working, I’m attending theGovernor’s Institute of Vermont for environ-mental science and technology.”

Mary Wilcox, grade 10

“I’m also working two jobs. I work at theMontpelier Inn, housekeeping staff as well,and as a page at the Kellogg-Hubbard Li-brary. And I’m probably going to be doing alot of soccer and fall sport practice, as wellas going to the beach and traveling, probablyto Hampton.”

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Bobolinks Lose Homes to Haying

N ow, the sad side of our wonderfully vibrant farming community: It's haying weather and crop lands here are under a great deal of pressure. Haying startsearlier and it's not unusual to take four cuttings off a f ield in a year. he sad partis the bobolinks. his extraordinary bird, with it's otherworldly looks and song is in very

serious decline. hey nest in tall grass, our hayfields, large groups in one field. hey haverecently returned from winter habitat in southern South America and their young fragilebroods are just beginning to grow. A few weeks now would make all the dif ference, but inmost fields it i s not to be. Contact the Bobolink Project for more information.

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Council Appoints Olson to Replace Guerlain

MONTPELIER — City councilors appointed Jean Olson, a District 2 resident, to replace

outgoing council member Thierry Guerlain at an executive session during their meetingMay 27. Guerlain’s resignation became effective at the end of the meeting.

Guerlain announced his resignation at the end of April because he is moving to Florida.

Two candidates sought the opening: Olson and Ethan Parke. Each spoke to the council be-fore the final decision was announced. Both have lived in Montpelier for many years. Thosepresent at the meeting said they were excellent candidates, but that Jean’s experience betterfitted the position. Olson has done many things, including coordinating the state E911System, sitting on the board of trustees of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library as it underwentexpansion, teaching and fundraising.

Olson said she is interested in housing and economic development. “This is an exciting timefor Montpelier. We have the momentum of a great deal of positive energy in town.”

Parke said he has a background working in advocating for affordable housing and conserva-tion. “One of the things we have to get serious about is affordable housing. We have to thinkabout where the people who work in the restaurants, or clean the state offices in the hotelsor work at Shaw’s or the co-op. Where do those people live?” Parke said. He also said open

spaces and parks are as important as housing.Parke has worked as director of conservation assessment and analysis for the Vermont Hous-ing and Conservation Board, as the director of the Vermont Farm Viability EnhancementProgram, as a land acquisition specialist, dairy farmer, and newspaper and radio reporter.He has also held municipal posts in Montpelier and in Irasburg as well as having sat onseveral boards.

Town Manager Bill Fraser said Olson will be sworn in at the next meeting and will be calledon in the event of an emergency before the next meeting rather than Guerlain.

Quirky Pet Wins Award

MONTPELIER — The Quirky Pet, a pet supply store on State Street, has been namedRetailer of the Year by the magazine Pet Product International in its June 2015 issue. Inan article about the store, Lizett Bond writes, “the community (of Montpelier) prides itselfon its individualism. So it’s no wonder that The Quirky Pet, also known as the Emporiumof Way Cool Pet Stuff, is Pet Product News International’s Retailer of the Year 2014-15.”

Cindra Conison opened the store in 2011. “I am dog central,” Conison told Bond. “I haveregulars who come in here all the time just to talk.

New Establishment to Replace The Black Door

MONTPELIER — The Positive Pie company has applied for a liquor license for a new es-tablishment that would be located at 44 Main St., formerly the Black Door. City Clerk JohnOdum announced the application during the City Council meeting May 13. According toan anonymous source, the plan is that it will house a “Latin fusion” restaurant.

New Wellness Center Open on State Street

MONTPELIER — Wendy Halley recently opened a new business on State Street called

Lucid Path Wellness. Last year, Halley purchased a cutting edge relaxation/energy medicinetechnology called the Life Vessel. She is happy that Montpelier is now home to the only LifeVessel center on the east coast. There are about 10 centers out west. For more information,go to www.lucidpathwellness.com.

One More Time Going Out of Business

MONTPELIER — Consignment store owner Leslie Rabins plans on selling out her inven-tory and moving to San Francisco over the next few months.

“We are having a going out-of-business sale starting Monday (June 1) of up to 75 percentoff. Some things are 75 off, but not everything,” Rabins toldThe Bridge by phone June 3.Rabins said one key reason for leaving, quite simply, is Vermont’s weather. “I am just tiredof the winter. I want to move someplace warm,” Rabins said.

The business started out on Langdon Street in 1992, and she has been at her current loca-tion at 62 Main St. since 2008. Rabins said she likes selling used items because it is an actof reusing and recycling, which is good for the environment. Once she gets to California sheplans on continuing to sell vintage stuff online. She will a lso pick up the paint brushes again,having studied art at Goddard in 1986 back when the band Phish also attended.

Meanwhile, Rabins does not have firm plans as to when she is closing, saying she will close“when everything is gone,” which she thinks will be before the end of summer.

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MON PELIER — It’s a bus terminal. It’san apartment building. It’s both and more.It’s One aylor Street.

o ca ll the overall project “complex” is noexaggeration. he grand scheme of thismultimillion dollar development plan alsoinvolves a public park, turnaround spacefor buses, parking, a bike path leading toa new pedestrian bridge that will cross theNorth Branch river behind Shaw’s super-market and will connect the area wherethe Capital City Farmer’s Market is held tothe area behind Montpelier Beverage. hebuilding site currently serves as a parkinglot for state workers and was formerly adiscarded auto and metal scrap yard. And,to further complicate matters, the buildingsite is classif ied as “Brownfield,” meaning asite that’s polluted and will require cleanupto make it safe for people to inhabit,though much of the cleanup work has al-ready been completed.

In addition to the tangible bits and piecesof the project are the multiple players in-volved: Project planners, landowners, local,state and federal agencies, permitting bod-ies and the project’s commercial developer(Redstone Commercial), not to mentionthe most important entity of all: the tax-paying public. If a property that has beenunder discussion for the past 20 years andthat began as a junkyard and morphedinto a parking lot can be transformed into

a downtown gateway and transit center with 40 market-priced apartments — theyears, planning, discussions, delays, and

the mega-dollars involved, may just be worth it.

“We felt having 40 units in the center ofdowntown is going to be good not only todeal with the housing need, but will add todowntown vitality. You are going to havepeople eating, working, living; so for partof the recipe to having a healthy downtownis to have downtown residents,” said CityManager Bill Fraser.

Fraser and Assistant City Manager JessieBaker sat down with Nat Frothingham andCarla Occaso on May 26 to explain whatis going on with this municipal behemoth.Current rents on the drawing board in-clude studios at $950 and up one bedrooms

at $1,010 and up and two-bedrooms at$1,500 and up. he apartment buildingis being privately funded and developedby the Burlington-based Redstone Com-mercial Group. he architects are GossensBachman Architects.

When asked about whether the projectcould offer housing that is more af fordableto people with lower income levels, Frasersaid with this particular public/private planlow-rent apartments were not fea sible.

“We did look at affordable housing, but we didn’t think we could make it work.

he regulatory hurdles were going to makethis project even more difficult. We al-ready have two federal agencies involved. And so, I would say, as a general rule, thecity does agree that affordable housing isimportant and that is one of the reasons we have the housing trus t fund, Commu-nity Land rust and help develop housingthroughout the city, so we are not deaf tothose needs.”

he apartment building is to sit on top ofthe transit center and occupy the second-through fourth floor of the overall struc-ture and is just one facet of this intricateplan which has faced unexpected twistsand turns throughout the initial land pur-chase phase followed by the public hear-ing. Such complications pushed back theoriginal scheduled date for groundbreakingfrom October 2014 to April 2016 and theoverall design is still very much on thedrawing board. hose involved in weeklyplanning sessions are closing in on cost es-timates, which are to be released later thismonth, according to Baker, who is oversee-ing the project for t he city.

FinancesOne aylor consists of three categories: thetransit center, the public works improve-ments (bike path, pedestrian bridge andland acquisition for rights of way) and theprivate apartment building. “ he projectis primarily financed from the city’s endby a couple of major federal grants fromthe Federal ransit authority and FederalHighway Administration. he F A moneyis going to deal with the bus transit centerand the federal highway money is going tobuild the remaining site. So when we talkabout the budget being tight financially,there is kind of two different things: Oneis the city’s public portion of the projectstaying within the funds we have avail-able, the matching funds and those kindsof things and that has to do with the costof site work, the cost of the transit center,the cost of materials and we are workingthrough that to try to bring the project in

on budget,” Fraser said. “ his side of theriver is being paid for by the federal high- way (administration) as part of a grant torevitalize downtown Montpelier.”

Baker emailed the current state of thefunding (see below graph).

Challenges“We have two challenges. One is bringingthe transit center in within the funds avail-able for it, and (the other is) bringing thepublic portion of the project in within thefunds available,” Fraser said. In addition,Redstone has to finalize plans to see if theycan afford the project as designed.

“ heir construction is tied to our construc-tion somewhat,” Fraser said.

Why the Delay s?

Regarding delays, Fraser said, “One of thekey things with schedules and processes: You can have a schedule , but each stepdetermines the next step. We spent lastyear selecting the outline and layout ofthe project.” hen they sought communitybuy-in. And over the winter they drew upa development agreement. “Now we areaddressing the cost aspect,” Fraser said,adding that they can’t do final permittinguntil they figure out costs.

Rights of Way?

Rights of way for the bike path crossing

still need to be obtained from CapitolPlaza, im Heney, Jesse Jacobs, the rail-road and Mowatt rust, also known asMontpelier Beverage. But obtaining finalrights of way must wait for the final design,Fraser said.

“ his is an extremely complicated project, which is great, that is what makes it excit-ing, but it takes a long time, especially when you are dealing with federa l regula-tions,” Fraser said.

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Longtime Latin Teacher Retiresfrom MHSby Carla Occaso

MON PELIER — Latin teacher Mary Redmond is retir-ing after 46 continuous years at Montpelier High School.

he Bridge visited Redmond on May 27 in a classroomchock full of well-used Latin books. During our discus-sion, Redmond conveyed her enthusiasm for the school,her students, her subject, and her job. She star ted teachingright after graduating from the University of Vermont, where she studied Latin and English. Her teacher sug-gested she concentrate on Latin because she would alwaysteach “the cream the crop.” Redmond said this proved tobe true because “you don’t get unmotivated k ids in Latin.”

Students who study Latin learn more than just a language,according to Redmond, who said the kids themselves re-

port learning grammar skills for all languages, word roots(because it is so methodical), and problem solving for anykind of situation. “ he value of it is the transferable skillsthat go into other languages,” Redmond said. “One childtold me that on every single SA question she applied herLatin.”

Why so long at the same place? “ he (Montpelier Pub-lic School) system has been very good to me. It is why Inever left. he townspeople are extremely supportive, and we turn out a good product,” she said of her students . “Ilove teenagers. I love their sense of humor. hey keep youyoung. he kids know I love Latin, so I think it rubs offon them.”

Redmond said a big part of being a successful teacheris building relationships with students. his philosophyspilled out beyond Latin teaching the last couple of years when students noticed she was an avid knitter. When theyasked her to knit something for them, she agreed, as longas they supplied the yarn. his side activity became anenjoyable recess event, she said. Redmond said t he motherof one of her students thanked her for teaching this skillbecause it helped her get through a difficult personal situ-ation.

It seems students aren’t her only fans. Outgoing principal Adam Bunting wrote in an emai l to he Bridge, “MaryRedmond leaves a legacy to which all teachers aspire andvery few achieve. She is one of the greats, who is fueled bythe length of her career as opposed to tired out because ofit. She is progressive, wholly student-centered, and a pro-fessional through and through.”

Montpelier Public School board chair Sue Aldrich said,“My kids had Mary Redmond for Latin and it was abso-lutely one of their favorite classes. My son George devel-oped an amazing desire to learn about classica l civilizationand is now planning to be a classics major at Colgate. Heis taking not only more Latin but also related subjects suchas classical Greek and the history of Greece and Rome. Icredit Mary Redmond for inspiring his love for the classics.She also knit gorgeous Irish sweaters for three of my kids.”

Superintendent Brian Ricca said, “Mary Redmond is theconsummate professional — teaching any student who wanted to learn Latin, anytime, anywhere. She has liter-ally never turned a student away. Mary is a gift to thestudents she has taught, the colleagues she taught withand anyone who has sat and learned with her. I am proudto have crossed her educational path and am grateful forher feedback regarding my leadership. She will be missed.”

Mary Redmond

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Help Save Community Club With Kickstarter!by Rick Winston

ADAMAN — here may be new life for a historic Calais building , the Adamant Com-munity Club, thanks to a recently inaugurated Kickstarter campaign.

Originally a one-room schoolhouse built in the 1890s, the Adamant Community Club was founded in 1962 as a nonprof it organization and has hosted a variet y of meetings,concerts, and other events over the years. Mark Greenberg, who has performed severaltimes at the Community Club as part of the duo Anything Goes, says, "It's one of ourfavorite venues — intimate, friendly, and appreciative. We especially love that we canplay without electronic sound reinforcement — the way our music was meant to be heard— and the sense of history and community that emanates from the old school house."Danny Coane of the Starline R hythm Boys, adds, “We had a rea l attentive and responsiveaudience in a wonderfully intimate, great sounding room with such a homey, comfortable

feel.”Recently, however, the club has been dormant and we are hoping to raise $7,500 for twovital improvements that will make the club a functional event venue once more.

he physical siting of the Community Club makes even a simple mound septic system

unlikely, and we have been working with a company in Putney, Full Circle Compost, todevelop a composting toilet system that wi ll be both suf ficient for our needs and reason-ably priced. We will also be replacing the outmoded heater, which has made wintertimeconcerts a unique challenge.

hese two goals are the first step in re-establishing the Adamant Community Club asa vital part of village life. We hope to apply for grants this fall for other needed work:replacement of t he building's roof, shoring up both the porch roof and the the front steps,and planning for ADA accessibility. But first, the composting toilet and the new heatingsystem will a llow the club to begin hosting events once more.

o find out more about the project and to contribute, go to Kickstarter.com andsearch for “adamant community club” or go directly to our link: kickstarter.com/proj-ects/2086456092/adamant-community-clubIf you would like to contribute, but don’t want to do so online or have no computer access,call R ick Winston, 454-7103, or Janet MacLeod, 223-2296.

Anything Goes. Photo by Erika Mitchell.Te Adamant Community Center wasoriginally a one-room schoolhouse.

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Coffee Talk by Dot Helling

A s I float through Montpelier I find little-known activities taking place in nooksand crannies around this diverse city. oday I want to focus on the Coffee Corner.Everyone knows this breakfast-and-lunch nook as a meeting place for business and

politics as well as good food and socia lizing. he daily gang at t he “Coffee Corner Frontable” began as a group of opinionated Republican men, then expanded to its current

diversity in gender, political affiliation, and age thanks to the recruiting efforts of Lola Aiken. Lola wanted to mix it up, and so she did. Her memory is ref lected and honoredas part of the Coffee Corner décor. But more than eating and politicking goes on at theCoffee Corner.

Mondays are what I call “my omelet morning.” he Monday breakfast chef is HeatherBoardman. She delivers a special omelet I can’t resist made with leftovers, such as Jarls-berg cheese, tofu, asparagus or broccoli and onion for the vegetarians, and shaved steak,chicken, sausage, turkey, or meatloaf for the carnivores. Heather will turn leftover omeletingredients into a yummy breakfast wrap if requested. he accompanying home fries a refamous, and the coffee is bottomless.

hursdays are music mornings. Between 7:30 and 9 a.m. music is provided — free of

charge — by fiddler Susan Reid and guitarist Leeds Brewer. Regulars and newcomersto the restaurant are entertained by their talent and contradance tunes, or whatever elsecomes to their minds. Often joining these two are guitarist Glenn Howland, fiddler

David Kaynor, and accordionist Rick Winston. Patrons tap their feet and start their days with ear-to-ear smiles and content bellie s.

Fridays dawn, literally, with storyteller Willem Lange's group taking over the f ront table.his group moved here when the River Run in Plainfield closed several years ago. In ad-

dition to Willem, the group regularly includes birdman Bryan Pfeiffer, naturalist Charles Johnson, housing expert s Larry Mires and Ethan Parke, information technolog y guysClaude Stone and Dennis White, and sometimes Louise Menard as their morale officer.It's been a closed group, but it is easy to crash or just eavesdrop or chuckle with t hem.

Other “goings on” at the Coffee Corner include rotating artist exhibits, meals for thosetending the downtown flower planters and the July 4 buntings, and an annual Christmasparty for local k ids, which is st anding room only. Event ideas are welcome. Just seek outowners Mike Raymond and Sean Ward to schedule your kind of gathering.

Glenn Howland on guitar and Rick Winston on accordion, a vintage redFerrari. Photo by Dot Helling.

Te front table at Coffee Corner. Photo by Dot Helling.

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Entrepreneur Nicole Lafaille CreatesEnduring Family Businessby Joshua Jerome

O n an ordinary day in 1986, Nicole Lafail le walked into work at a loca l Barre com-pany doing catalog sales and walked into work to discover all of the employeesseparating catalogs to be mailed by zip code. She asked, “is there not an easier way to do this?” but was told that there was not. However, she was not convinced and thenext day she called several other businesses in the area to see if they had a need for a bulkmail processing center and the answer she got was, “yes!”

At the same time, Nicole was taking one of her young sons to Dartmouth on a regula rbasis for a medical condition. And this is where the flexibility needed in being a mothercrossed paths with the entrepreneurial spirit of identifying a business opportunity. So, with $800 in her pocket , Nicole set out to hit yard sales to procure tables, chai rs andequipment to start up the Ma iling Center. She started up the business with a friend of hers which allowed her the flexibil ity to bring her son to work and take him to appointments.

Several years later, Nicole bought out her friend and took on the role of sole owner headon. Nicole concentrated on just mailing services at first, but as technology continued to

increase efficiencies, she found additional opportunities to diversify her business. Nicoledescribed her deliberate process of saving and investing back into the business over muchof the f irst decade, saying “I don’t like t aking on debt.” Her husband, Michael, worked atRock of Ages and supported the young family in the begin-ning, but in 2002 came on board as a ful l time employee.

Nicole’s son, Chris, began working at the family business in2002 and his brother, Jeff, joined in 2005. Besides the occa-sional part-time employee, the bulk of the work is done by theLafaille fami ly with each member having a specialty and skillthat complements the others. As we toured the 9,000-square-foot facility, Jeff was running a printing job, doing qualitycontrol while Chris was doing some test runs of a pamphlet.Nicole was quick to point out how proud she was of Chris and Jeff for being so knowledgeable with all the machinery theyown and their ability to update software and troubleshoot when necessary.

oday, the Lafaille family-run business has a combined 65years of experience in doing bulk mailing for businesses andnonprofit organizations throughout New England. heirservices are diversified and include data list management,variable data printing, invoices, statements and pretty muchanything else that can be stuffed in an envelope. I asked her what the most interest ing job she’s completed over the years

and she described an inn that wanted her to mail out hard hats and little hammers to allformer guests of the inn to celebrate a large renovation project that was beginning. I sa id,“hard hats and little hammers!” and Nicole said, “Yes, some of the stuff we are asked tomail out is interesting. If it can go through the U.S. Postal Service, we can find a way todo it.”

For the last few years, the Mailing Center has grown the business keeping in mind theneed to expand into all areas that may involve mailing or printing. Soon they will be add-ing two digital presses to further enhance the printing part of their business, and earlylast year, they purchased additional bindery equipment. Even after 29 years in business,Nicole continues to look for opportunities to diversify serv ices and fi nd opportunities inthe marketplace. She says “I pride myself on being able to find ways to save our clientsmoney” and in today’s business environment, that is pretty important.

It was a wonderful experience getting to tour this family operated business on AuburnStreet in downtown Barre and I thank Nicole and her family for taking the time to sit

down with me.he writer is executive director with the Barre Partnership.

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Nicole and Michael Lafaille with their sons, Chris and Jeff.

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Once Upon a $706 Billby Larry Floersch

My wife and I now find ourselves at thatpoint in life where we are highly suscep-tible to advertisements for products de-signed to ease the pain of arthritis, maintain

regularity, or keep our teeth (both naturaland store-bought) in their assigned places.Included in this category are the pitches formiraculous vaccines offered by the pharma-

ceutical industry. You too may notice theseads. hey usually run during the evening news hour, which is when, because of elevatedblood sugar levels from feasting, i n our case at ea rly-bird, all-you-can-eat buffets, our willto resist is weakest.

his tale began with such a pitch. My wife once had shingles, the virus of which lurks inyour body if you’ve had the chicken pox, waiting to surprise you later in life, much like anLSD flashback. And from what I remembered of her suffering, shingles is a very, very bad

“trip.” So when ads about a shingles vacc ine began to appear, we took notice. But this taleis not about the vaccine itself. It is about how one gets the vaccine and how it is paid for.

I do not know how things are done in other places, but for us here in Vermont, for reasonsthat are unclear to me, we could not just go to our doctor and get the vaccination. Wehad to visit our “primary care provider” (i.e., our doctor), pay the required copay, and getour doctor to arrange for us to get the injections at an establishment that offers shinglesvaccinations.

One of those establishments, judging from the signage erected a long the approach to theparking lot, is the supermarket, where (and I’m speculating here) someone who is trainedin giving injections (a checkout clerk perhaps?) gives you the injection while you sit at afolding table set up next to the bananas in the produce aisle.

Having seen all those ads on the internet that show a picture of a banana and warn youabout five foods you should never eat, we felt uncomfortable with the idea of getting aninjection in the produce aisle. hat may be OK for f lu shots, we thought, but we’re talk-ing about shingles here.

We opted instead for our local pharmacy, where a pharmacist delivered the inject ionsamid the relative privacy and comforting words of the greeting card displays. He thenproduced four bills for the injections: two bills for the injections themselves, which at thetime were $208 apiece, and two bills for a $20 copay for each of us, or a total of $456.

hat left me breathless but protected against shingles. he pharmacist told me that Icould be reimbursed for the total amount if I filed a claim with my health insuranceprovider.

Receipts in hand, I found the website for my health insurance company. he companyshall remain nameless here to preserve its dignity, but let’s just say its name is reminiscentof the term for a young swan. On its claims web page I encountered the first hurdle: Wasthis a medical claim or a pharmacy claim? Each required its own specific form. Beingunsure, and being unwilling to take Yogi Berra’s famous advice, “If you come to a forkin the road, take it,” I placed my first call to the company’s helpline. he representativeassured me that it was a medical claim. I needed to fill out a medical cla im form for eachvaccination and send those forms along with copies of al l receipts. I happily complied.

he first inkling that the waters ahead were about to become stormy came several weekslater. A notice arrived from the company that t he claims were missing “CP ” and “DX”code numbers. I felt totally fooli sh because of my oversight, for any reasonably intelligentperson should know those codes by heart, even if, as I remembered, there were no fieldson the forms calling for those codes. I shrugged it off, got the missing codes from ourdoctor, and sent them in, but, because of my apparently failing mental capacities, secretlybegan to worry whether a vaccine for senile dementia was in the offing.

Next came a notice that the claims could not be approved because they were pharmacyclaims. I c alled and explained the situation to another company rep, who agreed they weremedical claims and said she would push the claims through the system again.

Apparently she was not total ly skil led at that process, for the next notice to arrive ex-plained that the total charge for the two vaccinations was now $706.05, that the amount was not covered by my plan, and that I t herefore owed the pharmacy $706.05. Again Ifelt foolish, for it had been my impression that the pharmacy had been totally happy tolet me walk out the door after I paid them the $456. It was becoming clear things werenot spiraling in my f avor.

More calls were made, and each company representative assured me that it would bestraightened out. One rep even suggested I had not filed the claims in a manner that would have made it easier for the company’s accounting system. I apologized to himfor my ignorance of the company’s accounting system and promised that the next time“Health Care Insurance Accounting for a Company with a Name Similar to hat for a Young Swan” was offered onl ine by the fo lks at he Great Courses I would sign up.

A month later came a breakthrough — a check arrived for one of the claims. Well, actuallyit was a check for some of the claim. In its haste to get the payment to me, the account-ing system had overlooked the receipt I had supplied for the $20 copay at the pharmacy,so it deducted $20 from the claim total. I’m convinced it did this to avoid giving itself aheadache. More calls were made, and the next month a check for t he missing $20 arrived.

I should have counted myself lucky about getting one claim paid and stopped at thatpoint. I did not. I awaited the check for the second claim. It did not arrive.

I called again. It was getting personal. he accounting system was now avoiding me alto-gether. I had sent a reduced amount for the c laim directly to the pharmacy, the remainderhad been applied to my deductible, and I still owed the pharmacy $52.

I phoned again. he company issued a request to have the pharmacy return the money,and I was told t he accounting system would graciously allow me to continue to hold thebag, as it were, until the pharmacy complied, because it would find paying the claim verystressful until the money was returned.

Almost eight months a fter I filed the c laim and af ter 21 ca lls to the company, a check a r-rived for the second claim. I ca shed the check immediately, just to annoy the accountingsystem, bought a bottle of Italian Procecco to celebrate, and, while my wife and I sippedit, reflected on how much more difficult it may have been had we gotten those vaccina-tions next to the bananas.

F e a t u r e d P h o t o

Anticipat ion of Summer. by Daniel A. Neary, Jr.

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North Branch Nature Center Announces $1.5 MillionCapital Campaignby Nat Frothingham

“From the staff and the earth at this mod-est nature center, countless Vermonters havediscovered birds and butterflies, orchids andotters, relaxation and contemplations. Andnow, with a vision to connect ever more ofus to wildlife and wild places, North BranchNature Center will move from greatness tovirtuosity — not only here in Montpelier but far beyond as well.” — Bryan Pfeiffer, wri terand naturalist

his year as May turns into June, theNorth Branch Nature Center (two

miles from downtown Montpelierout Elm Street) has announced a $1.5 mil-lion capital campaign to build a new educa-tion and visitor center and, in the words of a May 31 press release, “…to advance its missionto connect people of all ages with the natural world.”

As part of the capital campaign announcement, the center reported that t he quiet phase ofits current campaign has already raised $575,000 — a giant step toward the overall $1.5million goal.

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Chip Darmstadt, the center’s executive director, tookme on a brief tour of the center’s current buildings as we looked out on the nature center’s28-acre preserve.

Darmstadt, who has been with the center since its beginnings in Montpelier in 2006,combines an easy-going, friendly manner with a naturalist’s knowledge, curiosity and en-thusiasm for getting outdoors, tramping around, peering through binoculars, and directlyexperiencing the plant, animal, and ecological wonders of the preserve.

Darmstadt described the preserve this way: “A big open meadow with wetlands.” hen he went on to say, “It’s very diverse.” So diverse that 150 different species of birds have beensited on the property. hen there’s the 1,000 feet of frontage on the North Branch River.Said Darmstadt, “Moose, bear, bobcat — it’s a small property but it’s a wonderful assem-blage of creatures great and small.”

he nature preserve — although small — is lucky in its situation. o the east across theriver is the wooded ridge, an almost three-quarters of a mile stretch of land along theNorth Branch of the Winooski. o the south of the preserve is the public land of the cityof Montpelier’s recreation field, with its baseball diamond, playing fields, tennis courts,and swimming pool. And to the west and south is a trail that connects the center with the194-acre Hubbard Park.

Again and again as Darmstadt and I talked, both at the center and on the phone, hereturned to the theme of the current capital campaign. What’s driving the campaign fun-damentally, he said, is the success of the center with more programs, more participants,a dramatic rise in community dollar support, and an outreach that is all-inclusive, withparticipants being children as young as 3 and adults and elders as old as 93. “Connectingpeople of all ages with the natural world,” that, increasingly, said Darmstadt “has becomea more critical mission.” Given what’s happened with the growing power of V, videos,and the Internet, many of our experiences, Darmstadt observed, “are through the screen.”

“I’ve mentioned the Forest Preschool Program,” Darmstadt said about a program forchildren as young as 3½ to 5 years old with two 12-week sessions in spring and fall. heemphasis is on going outdoors, discovering outdoors.

hen there’s the ECO (Educating Children Outdoors) program that is offered to seven dif-ferent area schools, from Waitsfield in the Mad River Valley, to Union Elementary Schoolin Montpelier, all the way over to Hyde Park in Lamoille County. “People want that fortheir kids,” Darmstadt said. Many parents remember being outdoors themselves as children— playing wherever kids played. “ hey didn’t come home until the street lights came on.

hat’s what motivates me,” Darmstadt said, “I want to see them loving, appreciating, andunderstanding the outdoors.”

But times have changed. “Our kids lead very structured lives.” In times past there couldhave been a forest nearby — so kids messed around in the woods. If we don’t introducekids to nature, there’s a risk of that not happening at all.”

And yes, there are political, even global, consequences of not introducing kids to nature.“People who have had exposure to wild places have conservation values.” hey may pursuea career that has nothing to do with the natural world. But their love of and understandingof the natural world will make a difference in their lives. “ hey will understand that it’spart of their values to protect and conserve,” Darmstadt said. “Children have this naturalaffinity for nature — it’s deep inside of us.”

The Bridge publishes every 1st and 3rdThursday of the month, except in July when we

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School’s Out, What Will You BeDoing This Summer?Continued from Page 1

Sue Monmaney, librarian“I’m going to be looking at updating the li-brary here, and looking at making it a moreflexible space. A lot of the library is set, and

we can't real ly move a lot to accommodatedifferent groups with different needs. So it’sreally looking at different types of furnitureconfigurations and furniture, to really beable even to clean out the room if we needto, and totally redesign it for use over a cer-tain amount of time.”

Martin Allen, grade 12“I’m graduating on June 12 from Montpe-lier High School, and then I am moving allmy stuff to a small cabin in Sharon, Ver-mont, where I will live for about seven anda half weeks and work at Camp Downer, asleep-away camp for kids ages 8 to 16. It’smy second year working at Camp Downeras a counselor and my ninth year there asan attendee, and it should be a good time!”

Sarah Rose, grade 10“I’m going to be working at the MontpelierRec Department as a lifeguard, saving livesas per usual. I’ll be doing summer Ultimateleague, so that’s some really nice pickup-ish games. I’m going to run a lot for thesummer, during August I’m going to goto a running camp and work on my form.I’ll work on that, and then kind of just getpumped for cross-country season.”

Sarah Squire, English teacher “Well, my summer plans are two-fold. One,I have the perfect itinerary for a weekend inNew York, but I won’t be going. I’ll tell youthe itinerary though, so perhaps you can goand enjoy it. It’s to go see Hamilton, to gosee the Jacob Lawrence exhibit at the Met-ropolitan Museum of Art, and then to goto the enement Museum and have a greattime. What I’ll be doing is watching mykitchen get renovated, sort of, and sitting onthe porch with a cool drink.”

Brian Gallagher, physical educa-tion teacher “My summer plans are to run the Moun-taineers and make sure that 30 players havea great summer and hopefully win a lot ofballgames.”

Sue Abrams, math teacher “Well, my summer plans are to travel in Eu-rope with my husband for three and a half weeks. We’re staying with hosts in Spainand France. hen, I’m going to do a two- week Spanish immersion in San Sebastián,Spain, because of my certification in foreignlanguages, to sort of keep my skill up.”

Anna Scoppettone, grade 11“I’m going to be a camp counselor at PeaceFarm, at a horse camp for kids. I’m going toa Fourth of July parade on horseback, that’sgoing to be fun. I’m going to the Girls’ State Women’s Auxiliary Program, that’s in June.My best friend is also coming to visit fromNew York, I’m going to try to work a lot,and that’s pretty much my summer.”

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Dance and Theater Installation Coming to Kent Museumby Gwen Roolf

CALAIS — An innovative combination of dance and the-ater is coming to the historic Kent Museum in Ca lais, June18-21. “ hreads and hresholds” is a collaborative workbetween veteran choreographer Hannah Dennison, visualartist Leslie Anderson and composer David Severance.

Most recently lauded for her 2012 dance-theater piece“Dear Pina,” performed by 30 dancers in the enormous,dirt-floored breeding barn at Shelburne Farms, Dennisonhas designed her new work for a very different — but stillclassically Vermont — sort of building.

he Kent Museum was built in 1837 as a tavern and inn toserve stagecoach passengers traveling between Montpelierand Montréal. Restored in 2001, the red brick buildingsprawls across a lawn at Kents’ Corner. he floors creakand light spills in from many windows. he rooms haveexposed lath, ch ipped plaster, peeling wa llpaper, even an-tique pencilled inscriptions.

“ hreads and hresholds” takes this sensory-rich environ-ment as its starting point. Each room of the museum willbe embellished to create a particular environment. ex-tiles, threads, and lighting will produce large-scale effectsin tandem with natural materials (flower petals, feathers,tree branches), which will variously create boundaries,currents, or motion.

he audience will enter the installation in groups of 20and will be guided through the rooms. Dancers and musi-cians will inhabit many of the rooms with the audience, while other rooms will be enjoyed in stil lness. he showculminates in t he museum’s ballroom.

“When I began to make my work, my interest lay indance-theater pieces with a large ensemble,” Dennisonsays. Unable to access stages that could accommodate hercreations, she turned to non-traditional spaces. “I redis-covered what I had been doing for most of my childhood

— responding to the setting, whether it was in a tree, intall grass, or in a potato cellar,” she says. “I also realizedhow comfortable I was, with none of the nervousness I hadfelt on the stage.”

She presented “ he Rose Street Bakery Project,” (1995),a weekend performance that addressed the need for foodand shelter, in an abandoned bakery that would soon be-come Vermont’s first artist cooperative. Her “WaterfrontProject,” (1997), occupied Burlington’s post-industrial waterfront , offering alternat ive perspect ives for the re-integration of abandoned buildings and surrounding land.“ he Neighborhood Project,” (1999), focused on howpeople experienced the idea of home at a t ime when home-lessness was on the rise and a shopping mall had replacedmuch of the downtown residential area. Dennison consid-ers each site a “magnetic and potent partner.”

o realize her large-sca le visions, Dennison has become anenthusiastic collaborator. For “ hreads and hresholds”she, Anderson, and Severance are joined by dance-theaterartists Paul Besaw, Lida Winfield, Sara McMahon, racyMartin, Avi Waring, Bridget Wheeler, Coulter Cluett, Willow Wonder, Dan Senning, Mia Pinheiro, CarolynMcCarthy, Mollie Morgan, Ashley Heaney, and this writer, in addition to five musicians: Andy Christ iansen(piano), Elizabeth Reid (viola), Sofia Hirsch (violin), Ais-lynn aber (flute), and Noah Marconi (cello).

“ hreads and hresholds” runs June 18-21; performancesare at 2, 2:45, 3:30, 5, 5:45, and 6:30 p.m. “ hreads and

hresholds” lasts about 90 minutes. Adults $20, personsunder 18 $10. June 16 and 17 preview tickets $10. Chil-dren under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Go to www.hannahdennison.org/threads-and-thresholdsfor information and reservations, or call 800-823-8830.Drop-ins are welcome as long as there is space.

he Kent Museum is located at the intersection of Old West Church Road and Kent Hill Road. “ hreads and

hresholds” is produced by Cradle to Grave Arts in part-nership with the Vermont Division for Historic Preserva-tion.

Hannah Dennison (center) works with ensembledancers during a rehearsal of “Dear Pina.”Photo by Emily Boedecker.

“Treads and Tresholds” runs June 18–21 at theKent Museum in Calais. Photo courtesy of CraigLine Photographics.

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Kathleen Keenan to Star as Patsy Clineby Nat Frothingham

Stage name: Patsy ClineBirth name: Virginia Patterson Hensley Born: September 8, 1932, in Winchester,Virginia.

Died: March 5, 1963, Camden, en-nessee.

More than 50 years after countryand western singer Patsy Cline— then 30 years of age — diedin a plane crash in a remote wooded area ofCamden, ennessee, her iconic life contin-ues to be celebrated — also revered — inbooks, movies and on stage.

Cline is the subject of the upcoming LostNation heater production “Always…Patsy Cline” — a show that will run

( hursdays through Sundays) from June4 through June 21 at the City Hall ArtsCenter in downtown Montpelier.

In a recent phone call with he Bridge,Lost Nation’s producing Artistic Direc-tor Kathleen Kennan who will play PatsyCline in the production spoke with deepadmiration about Cline as a woman and aperformer who has inspired a wide range of women ar tist s.

Cline was born on the poor side of thetracks in Winchester, Virginia. Andthough you could honestly say of herthat “she came from nothing” she had thespirit and defiance to break through thebarriers or as Kennan said, “In some ways

Patsy was aggressive, or you might saydetermined. She knew what she wanted todo and she had the

confidence togo for it.”

But Cline

had something else as well. “ his incred-ible voice” was how Keenan described it.

“She had so much soul and emotion, astorytelling gift. She had perfect pitch.Her phrasing is unique. She really gets tothe heart of the matter. Her voice is big-ger than any genre.”

hese are just a few of the many obstaclesthat she overcame in an all-too-brief ca-reer — tragically cut short by her untimelydeath.

When her f irst husband, a marriage tradi-tionalist, discouraged her from pursuing asinging career because he wanted her to beat home she decided thi s wasn’t somethingshe could live with and divorced him andleft the marriage.

When Cl ine was try ing to break into sing-ing and show business, the show business world was hosti le to women arti sts withits absurd prohibitions. She was one of thefirst women to become a member of theGrand Ole Opry.

When she was refused billi ng or as Keenansaid — “Only the guy’s name would beup there” — she pressed her case for starrecognition and was the first woman to getbilling at a concert with Johnny Cash.

She was the first woman country and west-ern singer to perform at Carnegie Hall.She was the first woman to have her ownshow in Las Vegas — four shows a day,seven days a week.

Not everyone who struggles up into star-dom cares a hoot about other performers who are coming along a fter them and fac-ing their own hard times. Cline was notlike that. “She really went out of her wayto help other women get a leg up when shegot a leg up,” said Keenan who mentionedsuch standout performers as Loretta Lynnand Dottie West who got help from PatsyCline.

A touching dimension of the Patsy Clineshow involves a chance encounter thatCline had with one of her music fans, Lou-ise Seeger. Seeger arrived early one nightfor a Patsy Cline show in the Esquire Ball-room in Houston, exas. he two womengot talking and found themselves drawn

to each other. Cline had taken a taxi tothe Esquire Ball room before the show. But

the taxi s stopped running late at night andLouise invited Patsy to her house for bacon

and eggs. She ended up st aying overnight. And the chance encounter of that nightdeveloped into a warm friendship andan exchange of letters between the two women that lasted up until the time ofCline’s sudden death.

As she talked about her upcoming role i n“Always…Patsy Cline,” Keenan soundedrevved up. Last summer, Keenan appearedin an early 1950’s jazz and blues reviewcalled “Blues in the Night” and she hada couple of gutsy, brassy numbers to sing. After the show, someone in the audiencecame up to her and said, “I knew youcould sing. But I didn’t know you cansing.”

Keenan is looking forward to the sing-ing challenge in “Always…Patsy Cline”in which she will sing 27 songs. SaidKeenan, “Patsy does a lot of growling andcrooning. She can growl, she can croon,she can belt, she can yodel. She’s got allthe equipment to entertain.”

But Keenan will not be alone out thereon stage without back-up. In the role ofLouise Seeger is actor Maura O’Brien. im

avcar is directing and playing keyboard.Music Director Mark Hanson will lead themusic from the piano with percussionistDov Schiller and steel pedal guitarist andfiddler George Seymour.

When asked if she liked Patsy — the

woman she will be bringing to life onstage, Keenan said, “I like Patsy, abso-lutely. We’re all flawed human beings andshe’s definitely no exception to t hat.” henKeenan cited Patsy Cline’s determination,compassion, her ability to fall inside of asong and put that out to an audience.”

Yes, Patsy Cline identif ied herself as acountry artist. “But her voice and materialdefied genre. hat’s why she was the firstmajor crossover artist — rock and roll,country, pop. It’s very inspiring.”

Editor’s Note: Late-breaking news: Asthis issue of he Bridge goes to press, wehave learned that the (new) Myles CourtBarbershop at 25 East Elm St. in Montpe-

lier is donating proceeds from its fi rst weekin business to Lost Nation heater. ( hepledge week began on Monday, June 1and the LN pledge period will end at theclose of the business day on Friday, June 5.)

Air Accident Leads to PatsyCline's Sudden DeathOn March 3, 1963, country and westernsinger Patsy Cline and a group othercountry and western singers and musi-cians gave three back-to-back shows atthe Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hallin Kansas City, Kansas, and these shows were to benef it the fami ly survivors ofdisk jockey “Cactus” Call who had diedthe month before in an automobile ac-cident.

Cline herself had barely escaped with herlife two years earlier in a June 1961 head-on collision. Her brother was driving atthe time when another car in the oncom-ing lane pulled out to pass. When the twocars met head-on at the point of impact,Cline hit the windshield and nearly diedfrom blood loss. She was on crutches fora while. Her face was scarred. And afterthe June 1961 accident she suffered fromcontinuous headaches. But she recovered.

But back to the March 3 concerts in Kan-sas City. After the concerts, Cline wasexhausted. She was ill from the flu. Andshe wanted desperately to get back to herhusband and two children in Nashville.

Cline had been invited by singer Dottie West and her husband, Bi ll West, to driveback to Nashville — a 16-hour road trip.But there was also the option of flyingback to Nashville with a small group ofGrand Ole Opry performers in a planepiloted by her manager, Randy Hughes. When Bill West expressed concern abouta f light to Nashville, Cline replied, “Don’t worry about me, Hoss. When it’s my timeto go, it’s my time.”

On March 4, the day after the benefitconcerts, the Fairfax Airport in KansasCity was hemmed in by fog and the planebelonging to Randy Hughes couldn’t takeoff. But the weather improved somewhaton March 5 and though Hughes was nottrained in instrument flying he was readyto attempt the flight to Nashville with aparty that included Cline and musiciansCowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins.

Af ter leaving Kansas City, the plane madetwo stops, one stop in Missouri for re-fueling and a second stop at about 5p.m. at the Dyersburg Municipal Airportin Dyersburg, ennessee. At Dyersburg,the airport manager suggested to RandyHughes that he and his party stay thenight in Dyersburg and start out again inthe morning because of high winds and

bad weather. But Hughes was ready topress on. he plane never reached its des-tination. It came down and crashed intoa wooded area near the town of Camden,

ennessee about 90 miles west of Nash-ville. here were no survivors.

Kathleen Keenan in “Always...PatsyCline.” Photo courtesy of Robert Eddy,First Light Studios.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4MBAC Meeting.Meeting of the Montpelier Bicycle

Advisory Committee. First Turs., 8 a.m. PoliceStation Community Room, 534 Washington St.,Montpelier. 262-6273.

Design Speaks. Tis talk with Diane Gayer is onarchitecture and the public process with a focus onMorrisville charrettes 1999 and 2008. 5 p.m. River

Arts Center, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. 888-1261.riverartsvt.org.

The Center for Arts and Learning Open House.Celebrate the opening of the new central Vermontarts, music and education center with music,celebration, tasty treats and a grand tour of thebuilding. Music from Counterpoint, the Olabelles,Susan Picking, Annemieke and Jeremiah McLaneand others. 6–8 p.m. Center for Arts and Learn-ing, 46 Barre St., Montpelier. 223-4217. irene@cal-vt.org. cal-vt.org.

Montpelier Meeting of the Burlington WritersWorkshop. Discuss work by t wo of our group's

writers. New members of all skill levels are always welcome. 6 p.m. North Branch Café, 41 StateSt., Montpelier. Free. Register: meetup.com/Te-Burlington-Writers-Workshop/

Dads and Kids Playgroup. Dads get safety tipsfrom the Montpelier Fire Department on how tomake their home re-safe. Car seat safety checks.BBQ dinner. For children ages birth–5 and their

male grown-ups. 6:30–7:30 p.m. Family Center of Washington County Early Childhood Building,383 Sherwood Dr., Montpelier. Free. fcwcvt .org.

Diabetes Support Group. First Turs., 7–8 p.m.Conference room 3, Central Vermont MedicalCenter. 371-4152.

Kevin Macneil Brown Book Release: “Summerand the Steel Blue Sea.” Author/musician KevinMacneil Brown will combine readings from hislatest mystery novel with performances of originalsongs and instrumentals on steel guitar. Q&Aand book signing follow. 7 p.m. Kellogg-HubbardLibrary, 135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338.Free. rysenechal@kellogghubbard.org. kellogghub-bard.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 5Long Trail Backpack with Green MountainClub. June 5–8. Difficult. 40.7 miles. BackpackDivisions 1 and 2 of the Long rail (from the Mas-sachusetts terminus to Kel ly Stand Rd.). Limitedto eight people. For more information and/or to re-serve your place, Contact leader Phyllis: 223-0020or Phyllis@PhyllisRubensteinLaw.comcastbiz.net.

3rd annual Warrior Spirit Veterans Powwow. June 5–7. Honoring veteran farmers. Native Amer-ican dancers and singers, horse therapy exhibitionby Rhythm of the Rein, arts and crafts vendors,traditional foods, refreshments, kids act ivities. 10

a.m. Friday night concert with Joseph Fire Crow,8 p.m. unbridge Fairground, 1 Fairground Ln.,

unbridge. Concert: adults $10; seniors/kids/vet-erans free. 685-3083. director@warriorspiritranch.org. warriorspiritranch.org.

Death Café. Group discussion about death withno agenda, objectives or themes. First Fri., 11:45a.m.–1 p.m. win Valley Senior Center, Rte. 2,Blueberry Commons, E. Montpelier. Bring yourown lunch or eat at the center for $4. 223-3322.

Coffeehouse. Enjoy live music and share yourown. Fellowship, potluck snacks and beverages.First Fri., 7–9 p.m. rinity United MethodistChurch, 137 Main St., Montpelier (park and enterat rear). Free. 244-5191, 472-8297 or rawilburjr@comcast.net.

Movies & Margaritas. You won’t nd any badmovies or store-bought margarita mix here. Watcha good lm paired with a good drink on special.7 p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre.479-0896. events@espressobueno.com. espres-sobueno.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6National Federation of the Blind, MontpelierChapter. First Sat. Lane Shops community room,1 Mechanic St., Montpelier. 229-0093.

Bike Peru, New York with Green MountainClub. Moderate. "Acres of Apples" is a side trip tothe Lake Champlain Bikeways Network. We willpark in Burlington, take the ferry to Port Kent,bike with stops as desired at farm stands and Aus-able Chasm, where food is available, and return.Helmet and closed shoes required. A rewardingall-day trip. Meet at Montpelier High School, 5High School Dr., Montpelier Contact Reidun and

Andrew for meeting time: 223-3550.

Bury Cancer Survivorship Celebration. Partof National Cancer Survivorship Day. A day ofcelebration for those who have survived, an inspi-ration for those recently diagnosed, a gathering ofsupport for families and friends and an outreachto the community. 5K run 8 a.m.; parade 1 p.m.;dinner and wine pairing 6 p.m.; light show 9:30p.m. Downtown Barre. 279-0599. info@vcsn.net.vcsn.net.

10th annual Central Vermont Extension MasterGardeners’ Plant Sale. Perennial, annuals,veggies and gently used books for sale. Mastergardeners and master composters on hand toanswer questions about plants and the programs.9 a.m.–noon. North Branch Nature Center, 713Elm St., Montpelier.

Babysitter’s Training Course. Learn to be a safeand responsible babysitter. Bring your lunch. 9:30a.m.–1 p.m. Gifford Medical Center’s FamilyCenter, 44 S. Main St., Randolph (beside GiffordOb/Gyn and Midwifery). $20. Space is limited.Register with instructor Jude Powers at 649-1841or Nancy Clark 728-2274.

Central Vermont Humane Society Walk for

Animals. Raise money to help shelter animals.New location, shorter route. Prizes for topmoney-raisers. -shirts for wa lkers who raise $50or more. Post-walk celebration with cake and icecream. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk starts 10 a.m.Montpelier High School, 5 High School Dr.,Montpelier. Pledge sheet, event details and more:centralvermonthumane.org/walk.

3rd annual Warrior Spirit Veterans Powwow. June 5–7. Honoring veteran farmers. Native Amer-ican dancers and singers, horse therapy exhibitionby Rhythm of the Rein, arts and crafts vendors,traditional foods, refreshments, kids activities. 10a.m. All-you-can-eat Saturday pigroast. un-bridge Fairground, 1 Fairground Ln., unbridge.Pigroast: adults $10; kids $5. 685-3083. director@

warriorspiritranch.org. warriorspiritranch.org.

The Northeast Storytellers. Writers, readersand appreciators of prose and verse meet regula rly

the rst Saturday of every month. Te public is welcome to attend and new members are alwaysencouraged to join. 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. Catamount

Arts, 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury. 751-5432.brookequillen@yahoo.com.

4th annual Bowlers Unite. Bowling fundraiserto benet Green Mountain United Way. Form ateam of four or ve. 1–3 p.m. win City FamilyFun Center, 702 Rt. 302 (Barre-Montpelier Rd.),Barre. 622-8056. mknight@gmunitedway.org.gmunitedway.org/bowling-was.shtml

Osteoporosis Education and Support Group.For those who have been diagnosed with osteopo-rosis or osteopenia, have a family member who hasbeen diagnosed or want to learn about osteopo-rosis. Learn from a variety of guest speakers andmedical specialis ts. First Sat., 1–3 p.m. Commu-nity National Bank, Community Room, Crawford

THEATER, STORYTELLING& COMEDY June 4–21: Always...Patsy Cline. Presented byLost Nation Teater. Part concert, pa rt play,“Always...Patsy Cline” reveal s her story andsongs — complete with down home humor,true emotion and maybe a little audienceparticipation. Turs,. 7 p.m.; Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Montpelier CityHall Arts Center, 39 Main St., Montpelier. $30Fri. and Sat. evenings; $25 Turs. and matinees;$15 preview Turs., June 4 and Sat. matinee,

June 6. Students and seniors 65+ receive $5discount. Youth 11 and under $10. Family pass(2 adults/2 youths) $65. 229-0492. lostnation-theater.org.

June 5: Group Therapy Comedy Show. 7 p.m.Sweet Melissa’s, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier. $5.225-6012. facebook.com/sweetmelissasvt.

June 6–7: The Wizard of Oz. An original balletby Moving Light Dance Company based onFrank Baum's classic ta le. June 6, 7 p.m.; June7, 2 p.m. Barre Opera House, 6 N. Main St.,Barre. $12–22. 476-8188. ba rreoperahouse.org.

June 12: Laugh Local VT Open Mic ComedyNight. Montpelier's only monthly comedy openmic. Please support local comedy by performingor watching those t hat do. Sign-ups, 7:30 p.m.;show starts 8 p.m. Te American Leg ion Post#3, 21 Main St., Montpelier. Free; donations

welcome. Bob: 793-3884.

June 18–21: Threads and Thresholds. Site-specic dance/theater installation. Collabora-tion of choreographer/director Hannah Denni-son, visual artist Leslie Anderson and composerDavid Severance, with an experienced ensembleof dance/theatre/music artists inhabiting therooms of the Kent Museum. 2–8 p.m. KentMuseum, Kents’ Corner, Calais. Reservationsand tickets: hannahdennison.org/threads-and-thresholds.

June 19: Stroke Yer Joke. Open mic stand-up comedy hosted by Bitsy Biron. Sign up inadvance on Facebook or sign up at the door ahalf hour before show time to try ve minutesof your best material before a live audience. 8p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre.

479-0896. events@espressobueno.com. espres-sobueno.com.

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Kathleen Keenan in “Always...PatsyCline” at Lost Nation Teater, June4–21. Photo courtesy of Robert Eddy,First Light Studios.

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Visual ArtsEXHIBITSThrough June 10: Lynne Schulte, Remem- brance — the Pink Chair Project. Paintings.Gifford Medical Center Art Gallery, 44 S. MainSt., Randolph. 728-7000.Through June 13: Axel Stohlberg. Solo exhibi-tion of paintings, drawings and assemblages.

Axel’s Gal lery and Frame Shop, 5 Stowe St., Waterbury. 244-7801. info@axelsga llery.com.axelsgallery.com.

Through June 13: Wagon Wheels Farm. A Roy-alton Historical Society exhibit about an EdwardHopper-related historic site on Vermont Rte. 110

just outside South Royalton. Roya lton MemorialLibrary, 23 Alexander Pl., S. Royalton. Free.

Through June 14: Area Artists Show. Art-ists from central Vermont east of the GreenMountains in Orange, Washington and Windsorcounties display their work. Chandler Gallery,71-73 Main St., Randolph. 431-0204. gallery@chandler-arts.org.

Through June 26: Harald Aksdal, The Devil isin the Details... Watercolors. Central VermontMedical Center lobby art gallery, 130 Fisher Rd.,Berlin. aksdalart.com.

Through June 27: The Gathering. Annua l ex-hibit of works by the artist-members of the Valley

Arts Founda tion. Mon–Fri, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; Sat.by appointment. Te Festival Gallery, #2 VillageSquare, Waitseld. 496-6682. vermontartfest.com.

Through June 30: Heidi Chamberlain, Mer- maids. Chamberlain incorporates a variety ofpainted and printed techniques in creating hervibrantly colored mermaids. Cheshire Cat, 28Elm St., Montpelier. 223-1981. cheshirecatcloth-ing.com.

Through June 30: John Snell, In My Backyard.Tis photography exhibit is a gentle reminderto take a moment and simply be open to seeing

more of life. Reception: Hayes Room, June 11,

6:30–7:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338. rysenechal@kellogghubbard.org. kellogghubbard.org.

Through July 2: Mary Admasian, Boundaries,Balance and Confinement ... navigating thelimits of nature and society. Gallery hours: 8a.m.–4:30 p.m. Te Vermont Supreme Court,Montpelier. Free. lightson_mary@comcast.com.maryadmasianart.com.

June 7–12: Orah Moore, Under the Influenceof Trees. Photos and mixed media. Recep-tion: June 7, 4–7 p.m. Please bring new or usedrubber-stamps for an interactive art experienceadding to one of the poster sizetree images on the day of theopening and for the duration ofthe exhibit. Gallery hours: Sun.,11 a.m.–3 p.m. or by appoint-ment. White Water Gallery, 5River St., E. Hardwick. 563-2037.

Through July 30: River Works.Group show. Collection ofimages, colors, textures andconstructions directly inspiredby Vermont rivers and watermeditations. Opening reception:May 7, 5–7 p.m. River Arts Cen-ter, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville.Mon.–Turs., 9 a.m.–4 p.m.;

Fri., 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Free. 888-1261. riverartsvt.org.

Through June 30: Robin LaHue,Linda Maney, Missy Storrow.Mixed media paintings. CityCenter, 89 Main St., Montpelier.artresourceassociation.com.

Through July 5: FrederickRudi, Three Sheets and a Shirt. Recent paintings. Te DrawingBoard, 22 Main St., Montpelier.426-3529.

Through July 31: 1865, Outof the Ashes: Assassination,Reconstruction, and Heal- ing the Nation. Focuses on theaftermath of the assa ssinationof 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 University, Sullivan Museum and His-tory Center, Northeld. 485-2183. academics.norwich.edu/museum/

Through July 31: Kara Walker, Juxtapos ition,Contemporary Specters, and Harper’s Picto- rial History of the Civil War. Te artist com-bined her signature overlays of black silhouettes

with historic l ithography to produce poignantand sharp commentary on stereotypes found

in the nation’s history of slavery, Jim Crow andsegregation that still inltrate present stereo-

types. Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.–4p.m. Norwich University, Sullivan Museum andHistory Center, Northeld. 485-2183. academ-ics.norwich.edu/museum/

Through July 31: Kinder Arts: Retrospective. An exhibit celebrating R iver Arts’ second year ofbringing weekly visual arts experimentation to100 preschoolers in Morrisville and Stowe for the2014–2015 school year. Mon.–Turs., 9–4 p.m.;Fri., 9–2 p.m. River Arts Center, Common SpaceGallery, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville. 888-1261.

riverartsvt.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS June 5: Percy's Skateboard Ar t Show. Pre-sented by Art Swarm. 5 p.m. Sweet Melissa’s 4Langdon St., Montpelier. 225-6012. facebook.com/sweetmelissasvt.

June 12: Sean Williams and Gampo Wicken-heiser. Te Stone Sculpture Legacy Programannounced the creation of a new, major sculpturenamed “Culmination” by art ist Sean Will iams.Te Sculptural Bike Rack program, announced anew sculptural bike rack by artist Gampo Wick-enheiser. View models for the selected sculpturesand meet the artists at this informal reception.5:30–7:30 p.m. Studio Place Arts, 201 N. MainSt., Barre.

June 20: Over and Under. An art i nstal lation by Alisa D worsky with col laborating choreographerHeather Bryce. Integrates installation, weavingand dance to create tensile structures that denespace. A radical reinterpretation of the maypoledance, Dworsky’s installation is constructed inperformance by three dancers. 5 p.m. Rain date:

June 21. Vermont College of Fine Art s Green,East State and West streets, Montpelier. Free.alisadworsky.com.

Rd., Derby. 535-2011. mary@betterbonesnek.org.betterbonesnek.org.

Game Night. A table of friends plus a round ofdrinks plus your favorite board, card or dice gameequals a night of fun. Tere’s even a stage forcharades. 7 p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. MainSt., Barre. 479-0896. events@espressobueno.com.espressobueno.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7Sunday Morning Walk. With Denise Bergeron. 9a.m. Meet at Barre own Forest kiosk, 44 BrookSt., Websterville. 476-4185. mkotch731@gmail.com.

3rd annual Warrior Spirit Veterans Powwow. June 5–7. Honoring veteran farmers. Native American dancers and singers, horse therapyexhibition by Rhythm of the Rein, arts andcrafts vendors, traditional foods, refreshments,kids activities. 10 a.m. unbridge Fairground, 1Fairground Ln., unbridge. 685-3083. director@

warriorspiritranch.org. warriorspiritranch.org.

Bread & Puppet Museum Open House. Withmusician and poet Bur t Porter, short shows by lo-cal artists, sacred hard songs from the early-Amer-ican shape note t radition, and plenty of sourdoughrye bread. 2 p.m. Performance of Public AccessCenter for the Obvious, 4 p.m. Informationalmeeting, 5 p.m. Bread and Puppet farm, Rt. 122,Glover. breadandpuppet.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 8Vermont Arts Council Annual Meeting and Gar-den Party. Meeting and reception to celebrate thecouncil’s 50th anniversary as the official state artsagency. Annual meeting 3:30 p.m.; garden party4:30 p.m. State House lawn, State St., Montpelier.vermontartscouncil.org/blog/the-anniversary-garden-party/

TUESDAY, JUNE 9Bike Hardwick with Green Mountain Club.Moderate. 27 miles. Rt. 14 to N. Wolcott andreturn on Rt. 15. Bring lunch a nd water. Helmetrequired. Contact leaders for meeting time andplace: Mary G. at 622-0585; Mary S. at 505-0603.

Home Share Now Information. Curious abouthome sharing? Come to a free information presen-

tation given prior to the community mea l. Noon.Mad River Valley Senior Center, 5308 Main St.,

Waitseld. For further information or to RSVP:479-8544 or info@homesharenow.org.

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

Veterans Book Group. Opportunity for veteransto connect with each other, build relationships,read insightful materials and share experiences.Te group’s explorations wil l include books,poetry, articles, photos, and short stories. 5–6:30p.m. Norwich University, Wise Campus Center,Meeting Room 218, 158 Harmon Dr., Northeld.Free; pre-registration required. Includes copy ofreadings and light supper. 262-1356. acunning-ham@vermonthumanities.org.

The Quarry Solar Shine & Dine. Free appetizersand drinks courtesy of SunCommon while learn-ing about the Ba rre Summer of Solar. 5:30–7 p.m.Te Quarry Restaurant, 210 N. Main St., Barre.Free. 552-0125. joel@suncommon.com. suncom-mon.com/event/the-quarry-shine-dine-barre/

Grandparents Raising Their Children’sChildren. Second ues., 6–8 p.m. Child care

provided. Wesley Methodist Church, Main St., Waterbury. 476-1480.

Local Humor: The Best of the Burlington Writ-ers Workshop Reading. Celebrate the releaseof the BWW's third Best of anthology with anevening of readings by writers Barbara Alsop,Dennis Bouldin, Nina Gaby, Linda Quinlan andMia Richards. Q&A and discussion. 7–8 p.m.Bear Pond Books. 77 Ma in St., Montpelier.

Chuck Miller and Charles Prickell: Remember-ing Freedom Summer. 7 p.m. Kellogg-HubbardLibrary, 135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338.Free. rysenechal@kellogghubbard.org. kellog-ghubbard.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10Foot Clinic. With CVHHH. win Valley SeniorCenter, Blueberry Commons, Rt. 2, E. Montpe-lier. $15. Cal l for appointment: 223-3322.

Quilting Group. Working meeting of the DogRiver Quilters. Second Wed., 5:30 p.m. Com-munity room, Brown Public Library, Northeld.

Jean, 585-5078 or jeanjolley@myfairpoint.net.

Celiac and Food Allergy Support Group. WithLisa Masé of Harmonized Cookery. Second Wed.,4:30–6 p.m. Conference room 3, Central Ver-

mont Medical Center. lisamase@gmail.com.

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

Passive House Alliance Presents: “Super-house.” Learn about Passive House and energyefficiency. 6:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,135 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 223-3338.rysenechal@kellogghubbard.org. kellogghubbard.org.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 11Baby Playgroup. Explore natural materials withCory Stephenson. Weather permitting, event wi llbe held outside so please dress accordingly. 10–11a.m. St. Augus tine’s Church, 16 Barre St., Mont-pelier. Free. fcwcvt.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12Home Share Now Information. Stop by to gatherinformation and get your questions answered.

Kinder Arts: Retro-spective on displaythrough July 31 at

River Arts Center in Morrisville.

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MusicVENUESBagitos. 28 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 229-9212. Open mic every Wed. bagitos.com. June 4: Jay Ekis & Colin McCaffrey, 6–8 p.m. June 5: Art Herttua & Stephen Morabito JazzDuo, 6–8 p.m. June 6: Irish session with Sarah Blair, HilariFarrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina Van yne,Bob Ryan and others, 2–5 p.m. ; Fistful of Art-ists, 6–8 p.m. June 9: Progressive Party meeting, 6–8 p.m. June 10: DENMARK (alt.folk/rock) 6–8 p.m.;open mic, 8–10 p.m. June 11: Dave Loughran (acoustic classic rock)6–8 p.m. June 13: Irish session with Sarah Blair, HilariFarrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina Van yne,Bob Ryan and others, 2–5 p.m.; Joe Scheller(folk/rock) 6–8 p.m. June 14: Joe's ruck Stop (rockabilly) 11 a.m.–1p.m. June 16: Old ime Music Session, 6–8 p.m.

June 17:Papa Greybeard Blues, 6–8 p.m. June 18: Crystal Stokes art opening 4–6 p.m.;Myra Flynn (soul/alt.rock) 6–8 p.m. June 19: Jared Rocco (rock/pop) 6–8 p.m. June 20: Irish session with Sarah Blair, HilariFarrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina Van yne,Bob Ryan and others, 2–5 p.m.; Squirrel Crack-ers (blues/country/bluegrass) 6–8 p.m.

Charlie-O’s World Famous. 70 Main St., Mont-pelier. Free. 223-6820. June 4: Vinyl Cape, Sketch tha Cataclysm

Nutty Steph's. 961C U.S. Rt. 2, Middlesex. Free.229-2090. nightlife@nuttystephs.com. nuttys-tephs.com. June 4: Art Herttua, 6–8 p.m.; Kick Em Jenny,8–11 p.m. June 5: 7-9pm Dixiedudler (dixieland) 7–9p.m.; omasas Rum Bath Latin Rocksteady

Band, 9–11 p.m. June 12: 7:30-10:30pm Jazzyaoke! 7:30–10:30

p.m. June 18: Soulstice, 7–10 p.m. June 19: Dave Keller Band, 7–10 p.m.

Positive Pie. 22 State St., Montpelier. 10 p.m. Ages 21+. 229-0453. positivepie.com.

June 5: Dance Party (hip-hop/80s and 90sdance) 10 p.m. June 13: Hot Neon Magic, 10 p.m. $5.

Sweet Melissa’s. 4 Langdon St., Montpelier. Freeunless otherwise noted. Other shows .B.A. 225-

6012. facebook.com/sweetmelissasvt. June 4: Group Terapy Comedy Show, 7 p.m.$5.; Sam Averbuck, 8 p.m. June 5: Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m.; Coquette, 9p.m. $5. June 6: Andy Pitt, 5 p.m.; Blue Fox and theRockin' Daddy's, 9 p.m. June 7: Django, 1 p.m. June 8: Big John, 8 p.m. June 9: Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. June 10: D. Davis, 5 p.m.; Cookie's Hot Club,8 p.m. June 11: Golden Novak Duo, 7:30 p.m. June 12: Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m.; New NileOrchestra, 9 p.m. $5. June 13: David Langevin, 5 p.m.; Lake Superior,Lake Milk, 9 p.m. $5.

Whammy Bar. 31 County Rd., Calais. Turs., 7p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 7:30 p.m. Free. Other shows

.B.A. 229-4329. whammybar1.com. June 13: Lewis Franco & Te Brown Eyed Girls

SPECIAL EVENTS June 4: One Enchanted Evening. With bass solo-ist Erik Kroncke and pianist Mary Jane Austin.Opera, musical theater and Kroncke's wittycommentary in a fundraising evening for the MadRiver Chorale. Food and silent auction. Cash bar.Doors open 7 p.m.; show starts 8 p.m. Big PictureTeater, Rt. 100, Waitseld. able seat $25; the-ater seat $15. 496-4781. madriverchorale.net.

June 5: Community Gospel Choir ChoirConcert. Come join us for a lovely kick-off tosummer concert in the serene setting of the OldMeeting House. 7:30 p.m. Old Meeting House,1620 Center Rd., E. Montpelier. By donation.

oldmeetinghouse.org.

June 5–6, 17: Village Harmony Alumni En-semble. Led by Larry Gordon and special guestconductor Bongani Magatyana from Capetown,South Africa. 7:30 p.m. 426-3210. Suggestedadmission: adults $10; students and seniors $5.

June 5: Fritz’s Barn, 697 McCril lis Rd.,Marsheld. June 6: Hyde Park Congregational Church, 26Prospect St., Hyde Park. June 17:Unitarian Church, 130 Main St.,Montpelier.

June 6–7: Montpelier Chamber Orchestra:Seedtime, Season Finale. MCO nishes theseason with Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 and new

work commissioned by MCO composer and basssoloist Evan Premo. With vocalist Miriam Ber-nardo and guitar soloist Michael Chorney. June 6,7:30 p.m.; June 7, 4 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130Main St., Montpelier. Adults $15; seniors $12;students $10. montpelierchamberorchestra.org.

June 7: Old-Time Gospel Music. With Caleb andBruce Freeburg. Come sing and listen to spiritualsand gospel music from the traditions of Celtic,

Appalachia, Country and Bluegrass. Potluck din-ner 6–7 p.m.; music 7–8 p.m. Te United Churchof Northeld, 58 S. Main St., Northeld. Dona-tions appreciated.

June 9: Celtic Revival: The SKY Family.EasternCanada's premier Irish dance production. Highenergy Celtic dance, ddle music, humor andinspiration. 7 p.m. rinity United Methodist

Church, 137 Main St., Montpelier. Suggested do-nation: adults $10; children $5. 229-9158. barry.bolio@comcast.net

June 17: Capital City Band. Starting June 17,Capital City Band plays every Wednesday onthe State House lawn for 10 weeks. Te CapitalCity Band is supported in part by the City ofMontpelier Community Art s Fund, Te Vermont

Arts Council and the National Endowment forthe Art s. 7–8 p.m. State House lawn, Montpelier.Free.

June 20: Singer-Songwriter Eliza Moore. Partof Rich’s Hollow Concert Series. ea and cakesserved. 4 p.m. 2850 Rt. 14, N. Montpelier. $20.Limited seating. Reservat ions: 454-7306.

June 20: The Sky Blue Boys, Banjo Dan andWilly Lindner. Benet concert for the NorthBranch Nature Center. Silent auction. Flatbread

and salad. 6 p.m. Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Rd., Waitseld. Suggested donation: adults $18; kids$9. 229-6206. northbranchnaturecenter.org.

AUDITIONS June 7: Green Mountain Youth SymphonyAuditions. For summer and fall placement in allthree orchestras and CAMP. CAMP will be heldat Johnson State College August 9–15 this year.Placement in the orchestras and summer camp isby audition only. o schedule an audition or formore information: 888-4470. info@gmys-vt.org.gmys-vt.org. $25 audition fee; nancial assistanceavailable.

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ART & CRAFTBeaders’ Group. All leve ls of beading experience

welcome. Free instruc tion available. Come witha project for creativity and community. Sat., 11a.m.–2 p.m. Te Bead Hive, Plaineld. 454-1615.Noontime Knitters. All abilities welcome. Ba sicstaught. Crocheting, needlepoint and tatting also

welcome. ues., noon–1 p.m. Waterbury PublicLibrary, 28 N. Main St., Waterbury. 244-7036.

Women Knitting for Peace Group. Knit/crochetitems to be donated to those in need world-wide.Bring yarn and needles. Turs., 10–11 a.m. and6–7:30 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center,58 Barre St., Montpelier. 223-2518. For basicinfo. and patterns: knitting4peace.org.

BICYCLINGOpen Shop Nights. Volunteer-run communitybike shop: bike donations and repairs. Fri., 4–6p.m.; other nights. Freeride Montpelier, 89 Barre

St., Montpelier. 552-3521. freeridemontpelier.org.

BOOKS & WORDSLunch in a Foreign Language. Bring lunch andpractice your language skil ls with neighbors.Noon–1 p.m. Mon., Hebrew; ues., Italian;

Wed., Spanish; Turs., French. Kellogg-HubbardLibrary, 135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338.

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

Ongoing Reading Group. Improve your readingand share some good books. Books chosen bygroup. Turs., 9–10 a.m. Central Vermont AdultBasic Education, Montpelier Learning Center,100 State St. 223-3403.

BUSINESS, FINANCE,COMPUTERS, EDUCATIONComputer and Online Help. One-on-one com-puter help. ues. 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 buildingand repair, budgeting and identity theft, insur-ance, investing , retirement. ues., 6–8 p.m.Central Vermont Medical Center, ConferenceRoom 3. Registration: 371-4191.

FOOD & DRINKCommunity Meals in Montpelier. All welcome.Free. Mon.: Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., 11a.m.–1 p.m.

ues.: Bethany Church, 115 Main St., 11:30a.m.–1 p.m.Wed.: Christ Church, 64 State St., 11a.m.–12:30 p.m.Turs. : rinity Church, 137 Main St., 11:30a.m.–1 p.m.Fri.: St. Augustine Church, 18 Barre St., 11a.m.–12:30 p.m.Sun.: Last Sunday only, Bethany Church, 115Main St. (hosted by Beth Jacob Synagogue),

4:30–5:30 p.m.

Lunches for Seniors. Mon., Wed., Fri., Noon.win Valley Senior Center, 4583 U.S. Rt. 2, E.

Montpelier. $4 suggested donation. 223-3322.twinvalleyseniors.org.

Feast Together or Feast To Go. All proceedsbenet the Feast Senior Meal program. ues. andFri., noon–1 p.m. Live music every ues., 10:30–11:30 a.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58Barre St., Montpelier. Seniors 60+ free with $7suggested donation; under 60 $9. Reservations:262-6288 or justbasicsinc@gmail.com.Barre Farmers Market. May 16–Oct. 17.Every Wed., 3–7 p.m.; every Sat., 9 a.m.–1 p.m.Vermont Granite Museum, 7 Jones Brothers Rd.,Barre. barrefarmersmarketvt.com.

Capital City Farmers Market. 53 farmers, foodproducers and c