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How can you be healthy and love it?I’ll tell you when I find out. Butin recent weeks I spent some time

going around to a couple of indoor fitnessfacilities as well as checking out some of ouroutdoor recreation attractions. And, thoughI haven’t yet found something that sticks forme, I had fun trying.

How many times have you contracted for ayear-long gym membership in January to ful-fill your New Year’s resolution? And then, bythe end of March you find you haven’t beensince the middle of February? I have severalfriends who signed up for memberships in January 2015, but lost interest early on.

Why is this?

Maybe it is the time it takes to drive tothe gym. Go into the locker room. Changeclothes. Wait for the machine. Sweat. Feelself conscious. Look at yourself in the mir-ror. Sweat. Vow to get a haircut. Look at theperfectly fit person across the room. Sweat.Feel like a blob. Dread returning. Stay home.Open a bag of chips. Watch re-runs of he

Golden Girls. Whoa! hat is the wrong direc-tion. What is the solution?

Find something you like to do and know you will stick with.

Some people swear by it, though, and havethe hot body abs to show for it.

Maybe it is the gym. Maybe you look forward to getting into your workout clothes

and witnessing as you progress from longertimes on the treadmill to heavier amounts of weight you can lift. And the loss of fat. Andthe defined muscles. Maybe it inspires andinvigorates you. I went to some local facilitiesseeking just such inspiration.

I went for a fitness class at Zenith Studios onMain Street in Montpelier. Loved the class.

First of all, the trainer/owner, Amy Leventhalmade me feel welcome even though I havenot worked out regularly in years. Her class,“Strengthen, one, Condition.” his involvedyoga mats, weights (5 lbs and 8 lbs) and a ket-tle ball. Most of the class involved using the whole body. he special gift Leventhal had was being in what looks like perfect fitnesscondition, but not making me feel terrible incomparison. I didn’t tell her I had a hysterec-tomy six months ago, because I had scurriedin late, but the ab work was challenging.

Leventhal urged those of us with physicalchallenges to use less strenuous versions of theexercises. So, while the women on either sideof me could hold one-armed planks, otherstudents did two-armed planks for a shorter

time. “Do something that makes you happy,”Leventhal said more than once. We did aero-bic work and weight lifting work and lotsof ab work and movement. he only thingkeeping me from doing this regularly is myaforementioned mental block.

Next I went to First in Fitness up in Berlin. Iam enticed by the hot tub and sauna — or at

least the idea of the hot tub and sauna. heylook so inviting. I haven’t done either of thosein years, either, though I used to do regularcircuit training there in the 1990s. he Nau-tilus machines are still there, but also there isa weight room, a pool, tennis courts, a yogastudio and classes.

I got a thorough personal tour from the

owner, Mike Woodfield. Circuit training isstill popular, especially among people whodon’t use free weights. Circuit training, forthose who don’t know, involves the user goingfrom machine to machine that targets dif-ferent muscle groups by having the user pullsomething, push something, squat, etc. heyare adjustable to height, weight and strength.

First in Fitness also has ample cardiovascularexercise machines, including treadmills, sta ir-climbers, stationary bikes and cross trainers.Cross trainers are fa irly new, and are desirablebecause they are easier on the joints and con-tain programs to emulate where the user canset the angle to increase or decrease difficulty.

Classes include Zumba, yoga, boot camp,

tennis, swimming. For those who want toescape mud season, the pool is the place togo. he water holds at 82 degrees Fahren-heit. “he same as if you go to a tropicalisland,” Woodfield said. All the areas have well trained staff to teach the skills needed touse the equipment.

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Drip, Drip; Life Emerges

Drip! drip! drip! It's either sapor rain, and what a changefrom one to the other. We've

just had the weekend of our dreams with sap runs and sun, and herecomes a week of rain and cloud, per-haps even snow! Still, a walk a long theedge of our neighbor's beaver pondsreveals pussy willows, the ma le pollencatkins, starting to emerge. And the

ponds fairly vibrate with pent up lifeenergy. Not long until they will beloud with the "quack" of hundredsof woodfrogs, then the din of peepersand, finally, the trill of toads!

T.W. Art Gallery Upcoming Classes, Vacation andSummer Art Camps

MONPELIER — Spring Art Classes, April Vacation Art Camp and Summer Art Campsare being offered at the . W. Wood Gallery. Spring art class sessions include a four-weekintroduction to acrylics lead by Jack Sabon, a six-week children’s afters-chool art class leadby Barbara Saxe and a daylong workshop introduction to pastels lead by Marcia Hill andCynthia Griffith.

he gallery is holding a “Birds of a Feather,” children’s April school vacation art camp thatincludes three fun days of puppet making using papier- ma ĉhé, games, storytelling, songsand art. he camp includes learning about feathered friends that live and migrate to Ver-mont. Children will make their own bird puppet and write a poem to match!

Campers are invited to the All Species Day Parade on Sunday, May 1 in Summer Art Campfor children ages seven to 14 will be held the weeks of July 11 to 15 and July 18 to 22 at theVermont College of Fine Arts and a new Artrageous Camp for kids 8 to 12 will be held atthe .W. Wood Gallery at 46 Barre St. in Montpelier. Campers will have time to exploredifferent forms of art, play games and have fun. Camp will include field trips to view the work of local artists around the capital city. For more information contact the .W. WoodGallery: 262-6035, [email protected], www.twwoodgallery.org.

Onion River Kids To “Move In With Mom And Dad”

MONPELIER — Onion River Kids, a children’s outdoor clothing and gear store locatedat 7 Langdon St., is “moving in with Mom and Dad,” according to a recent email to TheBridge. he store — an offshoot of Onion River Sports — has been in operation for abouteight years. he store has already sold most of its inventory, and then plans to move any re-maining inventory into he Shoe Horn and Onion River Sports, states Onion River Sportsowner Andrew Brewer on onionriverkids.com. he Shoe Horn and Onion River Sports arealso located on Langdon Street.

Book Discussion at La Puerta Negra

MONPELIER — Grace Gershuny will host a book discussion of her new book March24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at La Puerta Negra.

Her book is titled “Organic Revolutionary: A Memoir of the Movement for Real Food,Planetary Healing, and Human Liberation.” Gershuny will host a discussion of the book,and book signing, to be followed by entertainment, beginning at 9 p.m.

Kim Goodman Joins National Life Board of Directors

MONPELIER — Kim Goodman, a longtime financial services executive, has been electedto the board of directors at National Life Group.

Goodman most recently served in executive positions at he American Express Company,including president of American Express Global Business ravel, president of MerchantServices for Americas and executive vice president of Merchant Services for North America.Previously, she held senior positions at Dell Inc. in areas such as software and peripherals,marketing and transactional sales and business development. Prior to that, she was a partnerat Bain & Company.

“We’re excited to have someone with Kim’s breadth of experience join our board,” saidhomas MacLeay, chairman of National Life’s board. “She’s a delightful person who sharesour values and we look forward to her contributions to our board.”

“I’m honored to join a company with a 167-year history of keeping its promises to middle America,” Goodman said. “I was attracted to National Life because of the culture it has builtover the years. he company has a cause and it shows in every relationship it builds.”

Goodman also serves on the board of the Brocade networking solutions company and previ-

ously served as a director of Alcatel-Lucent SA and AutoNation Inc.She earned a bachelor of arts in political science and a master of science in industrial engineer-ing from Stanford University and a master of business administration from Harvard BusinessSchool.

Goodman replaces E. Miles Prentice, who retired earlier this month after 25 years on theNational Life board.

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City To Flush Out Sewage Overflow IssuesDPW Director McArdle: Cost Implications a ‘Serious Concern’ by Carla OccasoMONPELIER — he way things are de-signed in Montpelier, when it rains too muchtoo quickly, underground pipes divert excessraw sewage along with storm water into

certain points of the North Branch and Winooski rivers. he Agency of NaturalResources is seeking to stop this, but to im-mediately stop it completely would be nearlyimpossible and unaffordable. herefore, the Agency is asking Montpelier to implement“minimum controls,” which would also bedifficult and expensive to enact. hat is the word from a recent exchange of communi-cations between the Department of Public Works and the City Manager’s Office.

In a letter dated March 11 from homasMcArdle, director of the Montpelier Depart-

ment of Public Works, to William Fraser,city manager, an earlier draft rule wouldhave banned all new sewer hookups intocombined sewer systems. However, follow-

ing input and outcry from affected towns(including Montpelier, Northfield, and Ran-dolph), the rules now seek to control andreduce “volume, frequency, and duration ofCSO (combined sewer overflow) events.”

he City of Montpelier has what is called acombined sewer collection system. McArdle’sletter contains an explanation that “com-bined sewer collection systems were amongthe earliest sewers built in the United Statesthrough the mid-20th century. Combinedsewer systems were designed to collect bothsewage and storm water in the same pipe.

Most of the time, combined sewer systemstransport all of the combined sewage andstorm water to a wastewater treatment facil-ity. However, during certain intense precipi-

tation events, the volume of sewage enteringthe combined sewer system can exceed ca-pacity. hus, combined sewer systems aredesigned to have overflow points to directexcess flow out of the system … so the treat-ment facility is not overwhelmed.”

Combined sewer overflow is defined by theVermont Agency of Natural Resources as:“discharges of raw sewage and stormwaterthat may contain untreated human wasteand pollutants discharged by commercialand industrial establishments, as well assolids, metals, bacteria, viruses, and otherpollutants washed from city streets andparking lots,” per a 2015 online documenttitled “Combined Sewer Overflow ControlPolicy” put out by the State of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, online at:http://www.watershedmanagement.vt.gov/ ww/ htm/document s/CSO.Draf t.092015.pdf.

In order to reduce or prevent pollution fromgetting into local waterways, the agency isasking municipalities that have combinedsewer pipes to take what they consider“minimum controls” thus:

a. Reduce stormwater flows through theseparation of combined stormwater andsanitary sewer lines.b. Add storage tanks to hold overflow dur-ing storm events.c. Expand the capacity of the wastewatertreatment facility.d. Add retention basins to hold overflowduring storm events.

e. Add screening and disinfection facilitiesfor the overflow.f. Incorporate green stormwater infrastruc-ture to reduce stormwater flow into com-

bined sewer systems to the greatest extentfeasible and practical.

Municipalities will also be required to in-crease public notification and create a mapof the watershed path where the overflowis flowing.

McArdle’s letter states that Montpelier is working collaborat ively with the Agency ofNatural Resources, including “an 11-yearstorm sewer separation program that willcontinue this year.” he public works de-partment has reduced the number of com-bined sewer overflow outfall places from25 to six (by separating sewer pipes fromstormwater) and this activity will continue.“We are prepared to support the new rules

to the greatest extent possible utilizing allavailable resources and we are confident theCity Council will continue to support theseefforts to achieve the highest possible waterquality as a matter of sound environmen-tal policy,” states McArdle. He emphasizedthat this could not be done without stateand/or federal funding in a different let-ter to the Department of EnvironmentalConservation.

City Council has scheduled the next coun-cil meeting on March 23 to take up 2016–2017 goal setting and priorities. he cityis hosting a public forum concerning thesewer system on March 24 from 3 to 5 p.m.at he Pavilion. Written public commentson the rules will be taken through the endof the day (4:30 p.m.) March 31, states areport by William Fraser, city manager.

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Cancer Survivor Event MONPELIER — he Vermont Cancer Survivor Network will host a daylong event fo-cused on community education around complementary and integrative medicine in cancercare and survivorship. he event, co-sponsored by he National Life Cancer Center andHealing Arts and writing will take place April 2 at the Vermont College of Fine Arts inMontpelier. he event is open to the general public.

Nationally, the demand for a more integrative approach to cancer care and survivorship is

growing, and more research showing the benefits of complementary medicine modalitiesis available. he event aims to introduce participants, who will include cancer survivors,family members and caregivers, medical practitioners, as well as the general public, to the variety of complementary medicine services avai lable here in Vermont. Integrative medicineinvolves bringing conventional and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. hrough generous support from sponsors, this free event will provide informationto the community to help inform patients and providers about the available modalities ofcomplementary and integrative medicine, how they integrate with standard medical care,and their benefits and risks. Patients use complementary medicine services to help with sideeffects, support the immune system, relieve stress and feel better overall. Gabriel Cole, whounderwent extensive surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer, valued thecomplementary medicine services he received at UVM Health Network-Central VermontMedical Center.

“It was comforting to know that not every visit would be for difficult and sometimes pain-ful treatment. Acupuncture, reiki and massage were extremely relaxing and enjoyable. heyhelped me greatly in dealing with the stress of cancer and treatment.” Amy Littlefield, ND,MSOM, FABNO, of Vermont Wellness Medicine and Integrative Oncology in Middlebury will be a featured keynote speaker for the event. Litt lefield brings a unique perspect ive tothe field as one of only four oncology-certified naturopathic physicians in New England.

She works with patients and oncology teams to bridge the gap between high-quality conventional medical care and naturopathic medicine. he day will also offer a variety of workshops and hands-on demonstrations provided by physicians, acupuncturists , herbal-ists, nutritionists, yoga practitioners, aromatherapists, reiki practitioners, body workers andmore. A resource fair with exhibitors will be open throughout the day. Registration willbegin at 8:30 a.m. and parking is free. Participants are welcome to bring their own lunchesor to dine in one of Montpelier’s many restaurants. he Vermont Cancer Survivor Networkis a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization founded by cancer surv ivors to improve the qualityof life for anyone living with, through or beyond cancer and their caregiver.

Among the programs it operates is Kindred Connections, which provides one-to-one peersupport for newly diagnosed cancer patients. For more information about the event, orto register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/expanding-cancercare-exploring-choices-in-complementary-integrative-medicine-tickets-20501715182.

Exercise Should Be Fun, Not Enslavingby Hannah Eschelbach

Being ‘healthy’ is such a relative term that it doesn't even seem to have a meaning. A def inition on Medical News oday, an online resource, s tates, "Health is a stateof complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of

disease or infirmit y."

But what exactly is the barometer for physical well-being? Humans, in our love for sim-plifying things, have developed a questionable way of measuring this: how someone looks.

hanks to pretty much every type of media imaginable, being ‘small’ is seen as a goodthing — physically attractive by our standards — and it has become entangled in thishazy idea of 'health.' Because many people do not truly know what 'health' is, they donot exercise out of a fear of being unhealthy. No, the real motivation for their workoutsis the fear of being unattractive. here are too many people poking and squeezing andsucking in before the mirror, thinking that it's all their fault. But to those same people,contracting a cold is nothing shameful. After all, a cold is an internal thing, a state thatcan't be measured by a bathroom scale.

he adage goes, “Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.” In other words,the eyes are very unreliable. If a sk inny person has arthritis while a bigger person has themost flexible fingers imaginable, who is healthier? Health is always more of a feeling.

When you're slumped on the couch after a ma ssive potato-chip binge, isn’t the unpleas-antness you feel more than just thinking that you're 'fat?' Isn't it this sort of sick feelingin your stomach, an overload? It's a feeling.

Health is how you feel. Do we measure mental health in how a person looks? You can'teven see mental health. Physical hea lth should be considered in the same way. You shouldbe working out because it makes you feel strong, because you like the feeling of your heartpounding and your body working at its maximum capacity. Exercise is hard for somepeople because it's seen as a chore, it’s this thing that you have to do or else you'll be seenas lazy and unattractive. People who are serious about sports say they play for the th rill ofthe game, not to get skinny. Exercise should be the same way; something fun.

When you're focused on the feeling and not just how you look, there are all sorts of pos-sibilities for that heart-pounding, rapid-breathing, exciting feeling of a physical workoutthat don't involve the clank of machines at a pricey gym. When I ride my bike, it's forthe exhilaration of speed and movement. People take yoga classes for the sense of peaceand balance they feel. Kickboxing gets out aggression. Exercise is an activity, somethingpersonal that results in a good feeling. We should not be slaves bound to appearance.

Hannah Eschelbach (ESH-shel-bok) is tired of no one being able to pronounce her surname.

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Meditating in Montpelier by Garrett HeaneyMONPELIER — Meditation means different things to different people. here are threegroups practicing meditation in Montpelier, and each comes from its own tradition: theShambhala Center, Mountains and Rivers Order (the Zen Affiliate of Vermont) and a newcommunity meditation space opening above ulsi ea Room on Elm Street. I wanted toreach out to all three to see how they differed, what they offered and what their ultimategoals were in meditating. I hosted a roundtable interview and garnered the following:

he Bridge: How long have you been with your particular meditation center and what isyour relationship with it?

Sarah Lipton (Shambhala Center): I have been a member of the Shambhala communitysince 2000. I started out in Boulder where I went to Naropa University. I have been involvedhere in the Montpelier center since we moved here a couple of years ago, after having livedat Karme Choling (a Shambhala retreat center in Barnet). I do not have any formal leader-ship role currently because I just stepped down from running the international newsmagazine for Shambhala called The Shambhala Times, and needed a little breakfrom a leadership role.

Jennifer Canfield (Community Meditation Center): he idea for a Com-munity meditation center has been on my mind for a long time. I'm partof a community group that meets regularly for chanting. We do shortmeditation together a few times a month and I love the feeling gener-ated by group meditation. I have my own meditation practice but Ifind when I sit with others it's different. It's stronger. But there isn'tany place to go in Montpelier to meditate during the workday. It's

really simple I just wanted to provide a space for even one day a week where anyone can go and sit in meditation.

om Slayton (Mountains and Rivers Order): I have been practicing with Zen Affiliate of Vermont and attending retreats at Zen MountainMonastery in Mt. remper, New York, for something like 24 or 25 years... more than 20 anyway. I am simply a member of the local group, and aformal student with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei, who is abbot of ZenMountain Monastery and head of the Mountains and Rivers Order. I havetaken lay Buddhist vows (Jukai) and so when asked, I identify myself as a Bud-dhist and a Mountains and Rivers Order student.

he Bridge: What is a typica l meditation group ses sion like?

Lipton: At the regular Wednesday evening sit, there is a person greeting new arrivals, andthere is a meditation instructor available to offer instruction to newcomers. We usuallystart with some simple opening chants that pay homage to the lineage and then we practicesitting meditation followed by some walking meditation. At the Open House, the eveningbegins with sitting meditation and is followed by a talk and conversation. We also like tofinish up with tea and snacks to engage in further conversation with one another.

Canfield : he guidelines for how the space is to be used are very simple. Bring your owncushion and sit quietly with no talking. We may offer some guided meditations but tobegin with it wi ll just be a space where people can meditate in whatever silent form worksbest for them. I am not affiliated with any group or lineage. I have worked with manymeditation teachers myself and would be happy to offer resources for folks to discover which type of meditat ion works best for them. As long as child ren can sit quietly theyare welcome as well.

Slayton: Our Montpelier meetings, which are held every Wednesday evening from 6:30 to7:30 p.m., offer two 25-minute periods of zazen, separated by one five-minute period of kinhin(walking meditation) At the conclusion we chant the four Bodhisattva Vows, which are prettyuniversal Buddhist vows. he rest of the meeting i s silent. We are a pretty quiet bunch!

he Bridge: What sets your center apart from the others?

Lipton: he key aspect about Shambhala is that we are a society of practitioners who gathertogether to work with our own minds so that we can then get up off the cushion and engage inthe larger society. We understand that all beings possess basic goodness and we work to createa good human society. Engaging in conversation and community activities al lows us to bringour meditation practice to fruition. We are not interested in just meditating for the sake ofmeditation, but rather to let it extend out and be of benefit to the world around us.

Canfield : We are unique to the other meditation centers in thearea because we are not associated with any lineage or teacher.

Meditation is such a personal journey and my hope is thatby leaving the door open people can just discover what

works best for them.

he Bridge: How does meditation help the mind, what are the goa ls you hope people wil l ga rner

from practicing?

Lipton: Meditation allows the mind to relax,to open and to find its true nature. Because

our lives are so full and busy and speedy, wetend not to know what we think or feel, andmeditation allows us an opportunity to slowdown and actually feel. Feeling allows us to

connect with ourselves and with where we are,right this moment. his is imperative if we want

to live a deep and genuine life. Meditation can bedone in many different ways, but the best practice

is that which allows the mind to be present with thingsas they are.

Canfield : My goals for offering a community meditation spaceare simple. In our crazy hectic busy every day lives I often wish for a

refuge in town where I could stop even for five or 10 minutes and slow down, quiet my mind,breathe and maybe restart myself or remind myself about being present, being mindful. Of-fering that to the community seems like a good idea. In my own life meditation is one of thetools I use to deal with stress, to increase productivity, to calm my mind. Since my full-time work is centered around sound meditation I am acutely aware that silent meditation is just asuseful a tool and often more widely accepted and well received by the public.

Slayton: Zen training calms and clarifies the mind and makes the practitioner more mind-ful and aware of what he or she is doing. It also helps one relate to his or her daily life andultimately to the larger reality of the universe ... and this response is really horribly oversimpli-fied and reductive ... One of the chants we do suggests that the Dharma is "... incomparablyprofound and infinitely subtle ..." and that is a better way of answering your question.

See the weekly events calendar on page 18 for specific times, locations and contact information.

Sarah Lipton of theShambhala Center

Other indoor gyms include:

• ReHab Gym at 219 North Main St., Barre, open to the public, and they have a pool, too.

• Snap Fitness on the Barre Montpelier Road, where they have exercise equipment and classes. Oneperson I talked to likes this place because you can go there any time with the swipe of a card.

• Green Mountain Crossfit, located at he Confluence, 654 Granger Rd., Berlin, where theyhave a rowing studio, personal trainers, yoga, barre yoga and kettlebell. I have a friend who hasa punch card to go there.

I also would like to visit one of the several yoga studios. Not infrequently do I go through townand notice a handful of people heading in the same direction with a richly colored yoga mat tuckedunder their arm or on their back.

Yoga Studios:

• Grateful Yoga on State Street in Montpelier

• Geezum Crow Yoga at Vermont College of Fine Art s campus

• Fusion Yoga at 56 East State St.

• Yoga Mountain Center at 7 Main St.

Other fitness opportunities:

I had planned to sample more places and classes and may just yet, but time ran out. In the future,I plan to check out the following places:

Contemporary Dance and Fitness at 18 Langdon St. in Montpelier, where they offer ballet, mod-ern, hip hop, fusion, Afro Jazz and Yoga workouts.

And let's not forget the Montpelier Recreation Department at 55 Barre St. hey also offer swim-ming, tennis, baseball and other activities at the recreation field out on Elm Street.

I am struggling with finding somewhere to love working out. A couple of months ago I vowed tomyself I would walk into town from the office at least once a week. Since then, I have done it ahandful of times, but not even once a week. It is probably a mile or less round trip, but the hill is,in places, steep. And I can’t say it was the cold or the snow or the ice that deterred me, though they were factors. It is just overcoming the mental obstacle of taking an hour to go into town and back with all the things on my “to do” list, I always feel like I don’t have time for one big long chunkfor exercise. However, I am not going to give up on the idea.

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Nurse Offers the HealingPowers of Essential Oilsby Nat Frothingham

MONPELIER — Registered Nurse Lauren Andrews is the founder and clinical aromathera-pist at AroMed Aromatherapy in Montpelier.

Andrews is also an experienced psychiatric nurse who graduated from Norwich University Nurs-ing School and her training includes 500 hours in clinical aromatherapy. She has also worked at Vermont State Hospital and at Central Vermont Medical Center.

In a recent face-to-face interview with The Bridge, Andrews said, “I truly believe we have an in-nate ability to heal ourselves and aromatherapy can support that.”

Well, what exactly is aromatherapy?

Andrews describes it this way. “Aromatherapy is a form of plant medicine, closely aligned toherbalism and chemistry. It is the therapeutic use of naturally extracted plant oils designedto assist the body’s natural ability to balance, regulate, heal and maintain itself.”

hen Andrews provided the following specific example of how chemical constituents inthe extracted plant oils support certain body systems. “For example,” she said, “the plantchemical 1.8 cineole found in eucalyptus is very effective at supporting the respiratory system.”

Andrews went on to discuss the use of e ssential oils. “We are seeing aromatherapy strategiesbeing used in a various clinical settings — in psychiatric settings, nursing homes, emergencydepartments and oncology units and practices.”

Patient reactions to the use of essential plant oils has been positive. Said Andrews, “Patient sat-isfaction rates are typically high. Lavender can effectively help those suffering from agitation,anxiety or insomnia. Citrus oils can increase appetite in nursing home settings and gingercan help those dealing with chemo-induced nausea in oncology settings with no negativeside effects.”

It was during her time at the psych unit at Central Vermont Medical Center that Andrews discovered the efficacy of essential oils. At the time, she was doing psycho-social work with a range of patients. hese patients were contending with problems of substanceabuse and anger management. In her work with these patients, she discovered that the useof essential oils could have beneficial results when targeted to certain systems in the bodysuch as the respiratory system, the digestive system, or nervous system. Andrews has seenbeneficial impacts from using essential oils to deal with respiratory illness, skin afflications,mild depression, anxiety and insomnia.

I asked Andrews about what appears to be the increasing incidence of cancer and depression.

"Our lives can be hectic,” she replied. “And when we experience ongoing stress, we see an

increase in stress hormones in the body, which makes it more challenging for our immunesystems to work optimally. he best thing we can do to support our well-being is to find waysto relax.” She mentioned meditation, yoga, a walk in the woods. “Many are discovering that es-sential oils work beautifully in this capacity,” she said.

hen Andrews went on to talk about the chemicals we are putting into and on our bodies. Withbody care products, she said, “If there’s an ingredient on the bottle that I don’t recognize, I don’tuse it and I don't sell it. About 10 percent of what we apply to our skin makes it into our blood-stream and has to be metabolized. We humans co-evolved with plants. Doesn't it make sense that we would turn to plants to address our emotional and physical concerns?"

Andrews had this warning about synthetics. “Synthetics can cause respiratory problems. Synthet-ics can also aggravate skin sensitization responses and hormone dysregulation in some people.” Andrews said that her customers and students are aware of the synthetic chemicals found inbody care and cleaning products. She is convinced that these chemicals are at the core of someof the medical issues that we face. “At AroMed,” she said, “everything we make and sell is 100percent natural. We have blends that address pain, sleep, skin problems and anxiety. We also haveremedies that improve children’s health and women’s health.”

Andrews has over 75 organic and ethically, wild-harvested essential plant oils that she buys fromsuppliers and distillers across the world. “I’ve got oils from Guatamala, France, South Africa,India, Somaliland and more. I was uncomfortable buying from middlemen. I was concernedabout adulteration, misleading marketing slogans and overpricing. I made the decision to buydirectly from small organic growers and distillers. I want the suppliers in those communities tobenefit from my company’s purchases.”

Not unsurprisingly, Andrews reports that February and March can be difficult months for manypeople. “At this time of year,” she said, “people are coming in because they have low energy.hey’re having difficulty with motivation. Essential oils can be very effective in uplifting one’smood, increasing energy and focus.”

Lauren has upcoming, full-day workshop on Saturday, April 9 titled “Sunrise to Sunset: Every-day Aromatherapy.”

For further information, visit AroMed’s online store at www.aromedofvt.com. The AroMed storefrontis located directly behind the fire station on Main Street in Montpelier. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Tuesday through Saturday.

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G a r d e n e r Hands-on Think Long and Hard Before You

Plant That Tree by Miriam Hansen

A h, the glories of mud season. As tem-peratures roller coaster up and down,the snow drops are blooming, onions,

leeks, shallots, celery and snapdragons aregrowing under lights in the basement. A

tray of spinach, arugula and lettuce is seededand will soon be ready to transplant intothe greenhouse. It is almost time to startgreenhouse bound tomatoes, eggplant andpeppers along with zinnias, cleome, nemesiaand columbines to set out in the garden at theend of May.

Regardless of what you’re planting, alwayscheck optimal temperature and light require-ments for germination. Provide bottom heatfor tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. Celeryand lettuce seeds require light so barely coverthe seed and set these containers where day-light can reach them. Once the first seedssprout, remind yourself to be patient. hereare always a few that come shooting up and

get leggy. But it can take weeks for the restof the seeds to catch up. his happens everyyear, with everything from snapdragons tocelery. Each seed has its own timetable.

If you like to grow onions from seed, use scis-

sors to trim off the seed bearing tip as soon asthey come up. rimming helps the seedlingsstay upright and promotes stocky roots andstems. Keep the seedlings snipped to 4 or 5inches until they’re ready to go in the ground.

his year we’re going to plant our onion cropin some garden mats from a local Central Vermont company, Garden Mats in Worces-ter, Vermont. heir Garden Mats are con-structed of polypropylene, a material thatblocks sun but is permeable to air and water.hey are strong enough to walk on and re-portedly will last up to 10 years. Precut holesof varying sizes are cauterized to preventfraying. You choose your mat according tothe crop. A friend reports, “I’ve cut down my weeding from about 20 hours a week to fivehours a season!” Figuring her time at a low$10 an hour, she says, “I’ve paid myself backfor the cost of the mats after about a month.”

I still prefer to garden directly in soil and lay

mulch between the rows, but after last year’scrabgrass infestation and a planned trip toNewfoundland for the month of June, $80for about 300 weed-free and work-free onionsand shallots amortized over 10 years seems

like a good investment. Check outthe website https://gardenmats.com.

Living in a deer yard, fencing of various kinds has been a neces-sity to cope with their marauding.his fall we started spraying Liq-uid Fence — a brand of deer repel-lent — on rhododendrons, daph-nes, heathers and azaleas. here’snot much our deer don’t find tastybut once we spray, the plants areprotected for about a month. Oncetulips break ground, we’ll sprayuntil they’re done blooming. Deerdon’t bother daffodils and grapehyacinths so save your deer repel-lent for the luscious morsels.

It’s a good time to prune woodyshrubs and trim spent leaves fromhellebores and bergenia. It is also

time to pull the layer of leaves offthe Butterfly Bush we protectedlast fall. We’ll see if it makes itthrough. So far I’ve been pleasantlysurprised by how little winter killI’m seeing despite a winter withsparse snow cover and mighty tem-perature swings. Of course it isearly days.

If you haven’t already done so, nowis the time to prune your fruit trees, beforetheir sap begins to flow and the buds startto swell. As soon as the ground has thawedit is also the time to move trees and other woody plants. We’ve got a fairly large crabapple that has outgrown the spot we planted

it in. We need to move it now before it breaksdormancy.

As the title of this column implies, when youplant a tree, pay attention to its height andgirth at maturity. hen think once, twice andthree times before you plant it. As the photosuggests, moving three-year-old crab trees isa BIG job requiring muscle, persistence andclever use of leverage. Kudos to my husbandDavid who possesses all three.

After five years of writing the “Hands-On

Gardener,” I want to thank Nat and TheBridge for being so supportive and hope you will support them in their efforts to keep afree community paper alive.

I’d particularly like to thank all of you forbeing such avid, enthusiastic readers. It hasbeen great fun sharing gardening stories withyou. If you want to refer to columns past,Google “Hands-On-Gardener” and threeyears of my gardening columns will pop up.May you always have something growing inyour yard to come home to.

Happy Gardening!

Miriam Hansen is a writer, gardener and forestecology enthusiast. She and her husband livein East Montpelier where they produce most oftheir own vegetables, berries and meat.

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Tour The World In Your Own Hometown by Ashley Witzenberger MONPELIER — It’s that time of year again— downtown Montpelier welcomes the GreenMountain Film Festival March 18 to 27. As de-scribed on its website, the festival is presented byFocus on Film, a 31-year-old Central Vermontorganization whose purpose is “to provide public

film showings of cultural, social and historic in-terest; to sponsor discussions of such films; andto provide an opportunity for independent film-makers to ex hibit their works.”

‘he World Comes to You’ continues as the an-nual theme for the festival. his year's festivalfeatures 55 feature length films, 48 shorts andone film slam. hirty countries are representedthis year, including Australia, Colombia, Para-guay and Hong Kong, as well as films from loca-tions you may not even know were engaged infilm production, like “he Heavenly Nomadic”from Kyrgyzstan, a country in Central Asia.

his year’s short film categories include a newcategory, animated, a result of all of the great submissions the festival received this year,and all are appropriate for children and families. Additional shorts categories are profes-

sional, student, Vermont and women’s. he Vermont shorts include films either shot in Vermont or made by Vermont filmma kers. he women’s shorts are being curated by native Vermonter Kris tina Lear, now a resident of Los Angeles.

"We are looking forward to sharing the best in international cinema to our audience. We were so pleased with how many well-crafted animated short fil ms we received from allover the world; we knew an animated shorts program would be a welcome addition to ourlineup,” says Rachelle Murphy, executive di rector of the Green Mountain Film Festival.

According to Murphy, th is yea r’s highl ights include “In Jackson Heights,” a prolif ic docu-mentary and political look into a dynamic New York neighborhood by Frederick Wise-man. After the screening, Fredrick Wiseman will Skype in from France for a discussionabout this project.

he opening night of the festival will feature award-winning film, “Krisha,” a small-budget drama that premiered at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival and won the Grand Juryprize and the Audience Award for narrative feature. “Krisha” is the directorial debut ofrey Edward Shults and the movie shines a light on a family struggling with the ad-diction of the main character, Krisha. his subject is personal to Shults and based on

experiences in his own family. he movie is a true family affair with Shults’ aunt, KrishaFairchild, playing the lead role, and his mother and 90 year-old grandmother also actingin his f irst feature-film.

Krisha is very timely considering the addiction issues many of our Vermont families faceevery day. he lead actress will also call in after the movie via Skype to discuss the movieand what it was like to play a character with addiction.

You won’t want to miss this year’s 48-Hour FilmSlam March 20, a favorite happening. he FilmSlam is an event where teams of fi lmmakers cometogether to write, edit, produce and premiere a7-minute short movie over the course of a week-end. he talent is amazing, and the fi lms feature

scenes throughout picturesque Montpelier.If you’re interested in the behind-the-scenes ofthe festival, stop into North Branch Café, onState Street in Montpelier, Saturday, March 19at 10 a.m., for Coffee alk. Enjoy a cup of teaor coffee and a Q&A with Eric Reynolds, pro-gramming coordinator, and Rachelle Murphy,executive director of the festival as they ta lk abouthow the event was programmed and other inter-esting facts about the longest running festival inMontpelier.

Reflecting on the ambitious scope of the GreenMountain Film Festival, Coleen Kearon who ispresident of the non-profit organization Focus on

Film that sponsors the annual March event said, “From the beginning of my involvement withFocus on Film/the Green Mountain Film Festival — over 11 years ago now — I have enjoyed

being part of such a highly-regarded film festival. For such a small town, it is an impressive filmshowcase and number of films, comparable to festivals in much larger cities.” alking about thefestival’s community-wide impacts, Kearon said, “Our audiences, likewise, seem to genuinely ap-preciate the amount of care and effort that goes into such an undertaking, and enjoy the caliberand variety of films we are able to bring to Central Vermont. he Green Mountain Film Festivalalso brings a tremendous amount of foot traffic to Montpelier at a time of year not known for itsbustle. he downtown businesses, in turn, have been a great partner to us: promoting ticket stubdeals, acting as film sponsors and donors to the festival, and creating wonderful window displays,”says Coleen Kearon, Focus on Film president.

he Green Mountain Film Festival ticket office is now open at 54 Main Street in Montpelier,next to Pho hai Express, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Enjoy a free cup of coffee, courtesy ofCapitol Grounds. And don’t forget the icket Stub program; bring your ticket stub to a partici-pating store and get deals in downtown Montpelier stores and restaurants. Sarah Jarvis, presidentof the Montpelier Alive Board of Directors, observes that “the Green Mountain Film Festivalprovides a welcome diversion to mud season in Central Vermont. It provides a much needed infu-sion of culture into the community. It also enhances the economic activity of the downtown sincemany attendees of the festival also visit Montpelier’s great restaurants and stores.”

You can find out more information about the icketStub program, movie times and locations, purchasemovie tickets and more on the Green Mountain FilmFestival website, http://www.gmffestival.org. See you indowntown Montpelier!

The writer is the executive director of Montpelier Alive.

People line up toattend a film athe Savoy heaterin Montpelier

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Gubernator

Matt Dunne, a Democrat from Hartland, announced his run for governor onSeptember 3, 2015. Dunne told The Bridge his father was a civil r ights activ-ist and a lawyer in Vermont. His mother was the first woman to get tenure

track as a professor at Dartmouth. When Dunne was 13 years old, his father passedaway. his, Dunne said, taught him about the importance of community, as neighborsbrought over food, offered rides and made sure the Dunnes were taken care of.

Dunne served in the House of Representatives from 1992 to 1998, served as the di rec-tor of AmeriCorps VISA until 2002 and then served as a state senator from 2002 to2006. He has most recently worked for Google, but he quit this year in order to runfor governor unencumbered.

Budget and the Economy:

Dunne told The Bridge sparking creative incentives to fund start-ups would be a strat-egy to “build on our strengths.” Vermont’s strengths include the quality of life, goodschool systems and close proximity to metropolitan centers. Dunne asserts capital forinfrastructu re to support entrepreneurial enterprises would not have to come from thestate budget. “We could become the telecommuting capital of the world. his is theplace where people can come and work for companies anywhere,” Dunne told TheBridge. Good broadband and rail and flight service makes it possible to get to placesyou need to go.

And Dunne knows about this firs t hand. For the past eight and a half year s he has worked as an executive for Google, but hi s job took him a ll over the world.

Dunne also said he believes government can work its way out of a budget gap — notby cutting services to the most vulnerable citizens — but by energizing and augment-ing the tech community.

Education:

Vermont has a proportionately high number of high-school graduates who do not goon to attend college, Dunne stated. “he state college system gets infinitesimal partsof the budget,” Dunne said, which can make it hard for students to afford college.However, one program Dunne supports to improve this is to allow any student whocompletes two years of military service to go to the University of Vermont debt free.

Elementary education could be improved using technology, according to his websitemattdunne.com. his could allow more distance learning and a reduction in redun-dancy, which would presumably lower costs.

Healthcare:

Dunne states our poor execution of the health ca re exchange website has eroded publicconfidence in government’s ability to offer health care. he still improperly function-ing site needs to be replaced. “We need to first fix the exchange to build back publictrust and then move quickly to change our reimbursement system,” Dunne states onhis website. he state needs to pay for “health” rather than “procedures,” Dunne states,adding that he supports moving toward universal coverage.

Recreational Marijuana Legalization:

Dunne talked of legalization of marijuanafor recreational use as an inev itability thatVermont must prepare for. “It (legaliza-tion) is coming one way or another. Ibelieve we need to get out ahead of it,”Dunne said. Dunne believes it is impor-tant to teach prevention for people underage 21. “We need to be very, very d iligent

in preventing problems,” he said.

Bruce Lisman, a Republican originally from Burlington, lives in Shelburne after a longstint on New York City’s Wall Street. Lisman worked as co-head of global equities forBear, Stearns & Co. Before that he worked for J.P. Morgan and Lehman Brothers.

Budget and The Economy:In talking with The Bridge recently, Lisman said one of his missions in helping the economyis to retain and expand existing businesses. “Lets keep what we’ve got. Understand who theyare and what they need,” Lisman said, explaining how important it is to build relationships with the “ indispensable companies that make up the Vermont economy. Using money as amagnet or a weapon is usually a bad idea.”

Also, while there a re a handful of very large businesses in Vermont, 96 percent have under15 people, and those the state needs to help grow bigger. Small businesses struggle with thehigh costs of simply operating a business, such as workers’ compensation, taxes and the like.Lisman said to help these businesses stay and grow, it is important to keep close touch withthem so, if they plan to leave, it could be possible to change their minds.

The Bridge asked if he had to cut the budget, where would he chop? Lisman said, “We aren’ttalking about reducing the size of the budget, we are talking about reducing the rate ofgrowth.”

Education:

Lisman said Act 46, legislation which pressures school systems to consolidate, “is a very badpiece of legislation. It is an under researched project that was not well understood by senate,education or the governor.” he school system and the way Vermont funds schools is verycomplex. “Act 46 demands consolidation as if that would bring a solution,” he said, whenin fact, it would “raise taxes in hopes of lowering them.” Vermont may have the smallestclassroom size in the country with class sizes ranging from two to three in a class up to 20.

Lisman said he proposes getting rid of Act 46 and all the “various caps.” He also suggestedcollapsing some of the supervisory unions in favor of a more regional approach. his way,according to Lisman, the technical and trade centers located throughout the state could beused more. “We need more plumbers, welders. hese are occupations that are invaluable. Wehave demand without supply,” he sa id.

Healthcare:

“In the midst of this debate about financing we should strive for outcomes,” Lisman said. hehealthcare system, as it is now, is more about insurance reform than care itself. “When wetalk about health care, we talk about insurance. I’d get rid of Health Connect. It is probably$200 million in and $20 to $50 million to maintain it. In my life as a manager, I oversaw

lots of I projects. It shouldn’t have cost $200 million,” Lisman said. “And, not only did itcost too much, but it doesn’t work well and requires more and more workers to fix the endlessproblems.”

Lisman suggests putting more scrutiny on medicaid recipients to make sure everyone is eli-gible.


Lisman opposes legalizing recreational marijuana because so far, there i s no good roadsidetest. Also, if Vermont legalized marijuana, thestate could be sued by bordering states, whichhappened to Washington State and Colorado.In addition, Lisman points out, the pot blackmarket continues to thrive in Colorado, and taxrevenues were not what was expected, Lismansaid. “I’d say, no. Not now,” Lisman said. “Wehave an opiate issue that is large and overwhelm-ing in our face. While we are struggling withthat we would open up a new market. We don’tknow enough. Why do that now?”

Bruce LismanMatt Dunne

Four candidates seeking to become the next governor met individually with The Bridge over the past fewmonths. We talked about who they are, what their goals are and where they stand on pressing political issues.wo are Democrats and two are Republicans. Other candidates may throw their hat in the ring in the future.he profiles are in a lphabetical order and edited to be roughly the same length.

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ial Candidates Talk With The Bridge by Carla Occaso

Sue Minter, a Democrat from Waterbury, moved to Vermont 25 years ago. She is bestknown to Vermonters for her highly visible position as deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of ransportation during the recovery of ropical Storm Irene in 2011. Her job

required her to “rapidly re-deploy 700 employees to three incident command centers. Our state was in an incredible state of crisis. hirteen communities were cut off,” Minter told The Bridgea few weeks ago.

“I was at the helm in Montpelier.” Her main job was to re-establish access to communities, which she said she did — in concert with many other entities from volunteers to the NationalGuard, fire and rescue departments (from Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire) and manyothers. She also dealt with the aftermath and rebuilding that followed. “We lost bridges, welost homes and we lost people.”

Minter was elected four times as a representative in the Vermont Legislature, from 2004 to2010.


Minter said she would focus on training workers to revitalize the economy. “I am going to work with our technical centers. We need to fire their passion for technical jobs because theyare needed in the workforce,” Minter told The Bridge. “We have to get more young people tocome to Vermont to stay in Vermont for livable wages and that is going to be my mission. hatis what our businesses need and that is what the future of Vermont depends on.”

Many workers need to work two jobs to make ends meet, so Minter said she wants to help fosterhigher paying jobs. Part of the problem is finding trained workers. Minter talked about howsome successful businesses are ready to grow, but have trouble finding workforce.

“We have so many assets,” she said. Minter said she has experience in economic revitalizationfor the cities of Montpelier and Waterbury.

Education:

Minter said Act 46 causes people to “have the critical discussion” about declining enrollmentand school costs. For example, in her school system there are seven different school boards andseven budgets where they could become one region, which would be more eff icient. And, tinyschools could be repurposed to become senior centers or for ea rly childhood education.

Healthcare:

As for healthcare, Minter expressed concern about the current system, Vermont Health Con-nect. She said that she did not have problems signing up after she quit her job, but she has heardof people having difficulty when they have a change of ci rcumstance. “I want a top to bottomreview,” she said. “I am not ready to say we are going to to go to the federal exchange. She said,“we would only do something that extreme if it were found necessary.” Minter said VermontHealth Connect has more subsidies and that 96 percent of Vermonters are now insured.

he current system rewards doctors and hospitals for more visits, pills and procedures, whichMinter would like to see changed in favor of supporting healthy living.


Minter supports legalization and regulation ofrecreational marijuana. She said this would leadto greater safety. “We know Vermont youth areamong the highest (pot) users in the country,”she said. However, she believes the state shouldmove slowly and begin selling weed on the retailmarket starting with medical marijuana dispen-saries.

“As a Mom. I want to know we will be having a very robust education and prevention program.

We have an enormous substance abuse problemthat is ruining lives and families,” she said.

Sue Minter

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott, a Republican from Barre, is well known in and out of theState House as much for his political service, his construction company (Dubois Construc-tion) and his racecar driving at hunder Road. He was first elected senator in 2000. He

became Lieutenant in 2011.

Scott helped remove the remains of devastated mobile homes in the wake of ropical Storm Irene without charging homeowners or the taxpayers, according to ltgov.vermont.gov. In addition, helaunched a program in which he works a few hours in regular jobs throughout the state frommanufacturing to ski area snowmaking.


Scott said state government needs to be more responsive to business owners.

“here are many good and well intentioned people, but they haven’t had to make a payroll. heyhaven’t had to endure sleepless nights wondering how they are going to pay their employees.hat detachment from reality creates somewhat of an arrogance of how fragile business reallyis,” Scott said.

From a budget standpoint, the legislature has been “overly optimistic,” in Scott’s opinion. At cur-rent levels, it is unsustainable. “In a Phil Scott administration, I would not build a budget thatgrew faster than the economy. If (the economy and wages) grew at 1 percent, my budget wouldn’tgrow any more than 1 percent.”

Education:One third of the state budget is dedicated to education funding. he total budget for FY 16 is$5,625,556,419.00 while the amount allotted to K–12 education is $1,868,994,305.00.

Scott states that Vermont has to focus on creating a sustainable and affordable system. In orderto do this, structural reform has to happen. “For the last 20 years, we’ve been losing about 1,000kids per year from our public school system. At the same time, fixed costs have been rising. hatmeans structural reform is necessary to get property taxes under control and, at the same time,continue to invest in kids and classrooms. It’s a dif ficult discussion, but we have to have it. If wedon’t, we’ll have to continue to accept rising taxes or compromises in the quality of our children’seducation. And I’m not willing to settle for either,” he states.

It is necessary to use flexible learning plans, technology and to pool resources in order to improve thesituation. Act 46, an act approved by the legislature last year that encourages school districts to merge,must be improved in order to let communities keep what they save from mergers and return savingsto local taxpayers or local schools instead of sending it to the state coffers, Scott states.

Health Care

here are public anxieties about the rising cost of healthcare, Scott told The Bridge. “When Obamac-are was enacted, we were placed under the umbrella of coming up with an exchange,” Scott said. Butthe Shumlin administration decided to build a custom made I structure” that cost around $200million and still doesn’t work. By contrast, New Hampshire spent around 8 to 10 million for theirexchange to cover twice the people. And, since Vermont is the only state with this system, taxpayers will be responsible financially for upkeep and upgrades. If Vermont had joined in with another state,those costs could be shared.


“I don’t think legalization of marijuana should beabout money. It is far too early. I am not saying‘never.’ It may be inevitable. But we have the op-portunity to watch four or five other states thathave legalized. We have the population to see what has happened as they move forward withtheir programs. We don’t have to be one of thefirst on this. I am quite content making sure when

and if we do this we have it right. Is this really themost pressing matter before us today? I say no,”Scott said.

Phil Scott

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THURSDAY, MARCH 17Brain Injury Support Group. Open to all survi-

vors, caregivers and adult family members. TirdTurs., 1:30–2:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130Main St., Montpelier. 244-6850.

Diabetes Discussion Group. Focus on self-management. Open to anyone with diabetesand their fami lies. Tird Turs., 1:30 p.m. TeHealth Center, Plainfield. Free. Don 322-6600 [email protected].

St Patrick's Day Dinner with 50/50 Raffle.Corned beef cabbage dinner with apple crispdessert provided by the Abbey Group. Eat-in ortake-out. Benefits Meals on Wheels Programat VSC. 4 –7 p.m. win Valley Senior Center,Blueberry Commons, 4583 Rt. 2, E. Montpelier.By donation. 223-3322.

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support. Monthlygroup for people affected by a suicide death. TirdTurs., 6–7:30 p.m. Central Vermont Medical

Center, conference rm. 1, Fisher Rd., Berlin. 223-0924. calakel@comcast .com.afsp.org.

Grandparents Raising Their Children’s Chil-dren. Tird Turs., 6–8 p.m. Child care provided.rinity United Methodist Church, 137 Main St.,Montpelier. 476-1480.

River Arts Photo Co-op. Gather, promote andshare your experience and knowledge of photog-raphy with other photography enthusiasts in an

atmosphere of camaraderie and fun. Adults/teens.Tird Turs., 6–8 p.m. River Arts Center, 74Pleasant St., Morrisville. $5 suggested donation.

888-1261. riverartsvt.org.

Wild-Craft your Artwork: Participating withthe Living Landscape. Nick Neddo shares per-spective on his journey of 'rewilding' his approachto making artwork through the process of goingstraight to the source. A ransition own Mont-pelier series. 6 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338. kellogghubbard.org

Barre City Pub Crawl. Celebrate St. Patrick’sDay at Bueno with Irish ballads! Ten join us as

we make our merry way around the Granite City.6:30 p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre.Free. 479-0896. [email protected]

Songwriters’ Meeting. Meeting of the Northern V/NH chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Bring copies of your work. Tird Turs., 6:45 p.m. Catamount Arts,

St. Johnsbury. John, 633-2204.Author Talk: Mimi Baird. Baird discusses hermemoir “He Wanted the Moon: Te Madnessand Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, andHis Daughter's Quest to Know Him.” 7–8 p.m.Royalton Memorial Library, 23 Alexa nder Pl.,S. Royalton. Free; open to the public. [email protected].

FRIDAY, MARCH 18Social and Support Group for LGBTQ Adults

with Disabilities. Join Laura, an A*VISA mem-ber and Paul Audy, an ac tive community member,as they co-facil itate this first support group meet-ing. Come together to talk, connect a nd find sup-port around a number of issues including comingout, socializing, cha llenges around employment,accessibility, self-advocacy, choosing partners andanything else that you would like to discuss orfind support around. 5–6 p.m. Unitarian Church,Fireplace Room, 130 Main St., Montpelier.

Mayo Healthcare’s “Taste of Maple.” Annualfundraiser invites the public to come sampledishes, featuring maple syrup, created by area chefsin friendly competition. Silent auction. Proceeds

will help Mayo Healthcare build a new walk-ing path for resident seniors. 6–9 p.m. NorwichUniversity, Milano Ball room, Northfield. $25.ickets available at Mayo Healthcare, NorthfieldPharmacy and at brownpapertickets.com

International Folk Dance. Free instruction of a variety of international folk dances in a programpresented by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library andthe Unitarian Church. All dances will be taught;dance experience or a partner not necessa ry. 7 p.m.Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19Tea House Clinic. Get herbal nutritional supple-

mentation through the form of teas and/or tinc-tures. Herbal tea sharing with other professionalservices available. Every third Sat., 9 a.m.–noon.

ea House Exchange at Another Way CommunityCenter, 125 Barre St., Montpelier. Free; donations

welcome. Rosalene: 793-9371. manywordsherbs1. weebly.com

Additional Recyclables Collection Center. Ac-cepting scores of hard-to-recycle items. Tird Sat.,9 a.m.–1 p.m. 540 N. Main St. (old imes-Argusbuilding), Barre. $1 per ca rload. 229-9383 x106.For list of accepted items, go to cvswmd.org.

Cabot Maple Fest. Vendors, crafters, bouncyhouse and slide, silent auction at Cabot Schoolgym and CSPAC, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Pancake breakfast9 a.m.–2 p.m. and aste of Cabot noon¬–3 p.m. atCabot School dining hall . Cabot Village, Rt. 215.cabotvermont.org

Vermont State Science and Mathematics Fair.Showcasing work of private and homeschooledchildren in grades 5 –12 who have local science

and math fair competitions. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; awardsceremony 2 p.m. Norwich University, BartolettoHall a nd Dole Auditorium, 158 Harmon Dr.,Northfield. 881-3226. [email protected]

Berries for the Backyard. presented by DavidMerchant of River Berry Farm. 10 a.m.–noon.North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St.,Montpelier. Free; open to the public. Sponsored byUVM Extension Master Gardeners of Central V.

THEATER, STORYTELLING,COMEDYMarch 18: 2nd Annual Comedy Night withVermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL). Hosted by Fresh rack Farms. Benefits VCIL.6–9 p.m.; cocktails 6 p.m.; show starts 7 p.m.Complimentary appetizers. Fresh racks Farm

Vineyard & Winery, 4373 Rt. 12, W. Berlin. $20.ickets: http://uncorkedcomedy2.bpt.me. 223-1151. [email protected]

March 18: Sir Arthur Cona n Doyle’s The Ad- ventures of Sherlock Holmes. Legendary sleuthSherlock Holmes takes the stage in this witty,

fast paced production by the acclaimed AquilaTeatre. 7:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury Academy, FullerHall, Main St., St. Johnsbury. $15–29. Students18 and under free. 748-2600. KCPpresents.org

Mar. 18: Stroke Yer Joke. Sign up in advance totry five minutes of your best open-mic stand-upcomedy before a live audience. 8 p.m. Espresso

Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre. Free. [email protected].

March 18–20: The Importance of BeingEarnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.Cabot Community Teater presents the comedyby Oscar Wilde. March 18, 7 p.m.; March 19,2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; March 20, 2:30 p.m. CabotSchool Performing Arts Center, 25 Common

Rd., Cabot. $5 or three items for the Onion RiverFood Shelf. 793-5617. [email protected]

Mar. 25: Bueno Comedy Showcase. All malerevue: Caleb eske, Eric Dreiblatt, Kevin Mc-aggart, Paul Church, & Richard Bowen. 8:30p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre.$6. 479-0896. [email protected].

March 26: The Monster Who Ate My Peas. ArtsPower's musical tells the funny and poignantstory of a young boy who doesn't want to e at hispeas. 10 a.m. Chandler Music Ha ll, 71-73 MainSt., Randolph. $6. 431-0204. [email protected]

March 26: Mini Mud. Tis annual performancecelebrates young talent from across the region.7:30 p.m. Chandler Music Hall, 71-73 Main St.,Randolph. Adults $15; students $5. 728-6464.

chandler-arts.org March 28–April 1: The Pirates of Penzance. Students at the Initiat ive Waldorf High Schooltour the state with a final performanceand gala inPlainfield. Fundraiser that supports the Initia-tive’s accessible-to-all social finance model. March28–31 shows are all ages. Sitter recommended for

April 1 final show and gala.

March 28: 7 p.m. Black Box Teater, MainStreet Landing Performing Art s Center, Burl-ington. By donation.

March 29: 7 p.m. Stearns Performance Space, Johnson State College, Johnson. By donation.

March 30: 7 p.m. Hardwick own House,Hardwick. By donation.

March 31: 10:30 a.m. own Hall OperaHouse, Plainfield. By donation

April 1: Gala and Final Performance. Cocktailsand bidding 4 p.m.; dinner 5:30 p.m.; showstarts 7 p.m. Goddard College, Haybarn Te-atre, Plainfield. $45. InitiativeWaldorf.org/gala

April 1: Kamikaze Comedy. Burlington basedimprov troupe that has been performing togethersince 1995, creating outrageous charac ters, over-the-top stories and games that involve the wholecrowd for an evening of hil arity. 7:30 p.m.Chandler Music Hall, 71-73 Main St., Randolph.

Adults $15; students $5 with an adult. 728-6464.chandler-arts.org

April 2: KCP Presents Jessica Lang Dance. New York-based Jessica Lang is known for creating visual feasts packed with dynamic multimediaand emotional connectivity. 7:30 p.m. Lyndon

Institute Alumni Auditorium, 168 Institute Cir.,Lyndonville. $15–64. 757-5559. KCPpresents.org

April 7: Extempo. Locals tell short-format,first-person, true stories live on stage without anynotes or reading. 8 p.m. Bridgeside Books, 29Stowe St., Waterbury. $5. 244-1441. storytel [email protected]. extempovt.com

April 8–9: Willy Wonka, Jr! Join RumneyMemorial School students for a rollicking showfeaturing chocolate, Charlie and, of course,Oompa-Loompas! April 8, 7 p.m.; April 9, 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. Rumney Memorial School, Middlesex.

Adults $6; children $4. rumney.org

SPECIAL EVENTSMarch 19–20: Cabin Fever Reliever TheatreWorkshops. Workshops for kids and teens taughtby Kailie Larkin, co-director of the Chelsea Fun-nery program. Workshop themes include clown-ing and improvisation. Ages 6–18. ChandlerCenter for the Art s, 71-73 Main St., R andolph.Sliding sca le $8–20 per workshop. For more infor-mation visit the youth page at chandler-arts.org.

AUDITIONSMarch 20: Auditions for Lost Nation Theater’ssummer Theater FOR Kids BY Kids. AdvancedProduction Camps: Pinocchio and Chitty ChittyBang Bang. wo full-day intensive camps that re-sult in public, fully-staged, professionally designedand directed productions. Prep: One memorizedmonologue and 16-32 bars of a song no longerthan two minutes total, bring a picture andresume (if possible). Audition is for acceptance

into the camp. Callbacks for specific roles will beheld at a later date, BA. 3:30 –6 p.m.; first come,first served. Montpelier City Hall, MemorialRoom, 39 Main St., Montpelier. 229-0492. [email protected]. http://lostnationtheater.org/production-camps

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Open House at Orchard Valley Waldorf School.Get a taste of what OVWS can offer your childand family. 10 a.m.–1 p.m.; sample grade 1 lesson10:30 a.m.; grades walk-through and early child-hood programs walk-throughs including Farm& Forest school year program. Faculty and staffavailable for questions. 2290 Rt. 14N, E. Montpe-lier. 456-7400. [email protected]. ovws.org

Capital City Indoor Farmers’ Market. Findunique, local, farm foods you won’t find in yourlocal store, while getting to know your farmer andlearning the best ways to prepare them. Samplesugar on snow. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Montpelier HighSchool cafeteria, 5 High School Dr., Montpelier.montpelierfarmersmarket.com

Alla Vita 2nd Anniversary Celebration. Freefood samples, discounts and specials. 10 a.m.–5p.m.; free wine tasting 3–5 p.m. All a Vita, 27State St., Montpelier. 225-6526. allavitavermont.com

League of Women Voters Lunch Discourse:Human Trafficking Here & Abroad. SpeakersRosalee Keech and Det. Lt. Lance Burnham willshare observations on human trafficking. 11:30a.m.–2 p.m. Best Western Plus, 45 Blush Hill Rd.,

Waterbury. 229-4737. [email protected]. Regis-ter: https://lwvhumantrafficking.eventbrite.com

Vermont Mountaineers annual Hot StoveBanquet. Meet and greet the Mountaineers.

With Red Sox hall-of-famer Bill “Spaceman” Lee,Little Fenway founder Pat O’Connor and AnimalPlanet star Jake Hodgdon. Silent auction, raffle,food, entertainment. 5:30 p.m. Capitol Plaza, 100State St., Montpelier. Adults $46; students $26.TeVermontMountaineers.com

Clarke Lecture Series: Bryan Pfeiffer. Migra-tion: Te New Science of Movement — un-derstanding the science of migrat ion. 6 p.m.Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier.$15 dinner; lec ture by donation. [email protected]

Spring It On! Roller Derby Fun-Raiser. Comeparty with the skate-y ladies of Central VermontRoller Derby: Games, prizes, trivia, 50/50 Raffleand more! 8 p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. MainSt., Barre. Free. [email protected]. espressobueno.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 20Hike/Snowshoe Bald Mountain with GreenMountain Club. Westmore. Moderate. About5 miles. Via the Mad Brook rail. ContactMichael or meeting time and place: 249-0520 [email protected]

Families of Color. Open to all. Play, eat and dis-cuss issues of adoption, race and multiculturalism.Bring snacks and games to share; dress for the

weather. Tird Sun., 3–5 p.m. Unitarian Church,130 Main St., Montpelier. Alyson 439-6096 [email protected].

Montpelier Rainbow Umbrella Anniverary.Tis group of LGB adults in central Vermontis celebrating its one year anniversary with a teadance. Al l members of the public are welcometo come and enjoy the music and dancing. Doorprizes. Drink specials. 3–6 p.m. Sweet Me-lissa’s, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier. By [email protected]

Film and Commentary: The White Sheik. 1950film by Federico Fellini. Presented by Te Chan-dler Film Society. Commentary by Rick Winstonfollows. 6:30 p.m. Chandler’s Esther Mesh Room,71-73 Main St., Randolph. $9; $5 for membersand students. [email protected]

MONDAY, MARCH 21Tales, Tunes & Tots. Music program for childrenages 3–5. Te program begins at 10:30 a.m. atKimball Library with story time and a craft, thenparticipants walk next door to Chandler for asnack and an enriching interactive musical perfor-mance. Chandler’s Upper Galler y, 71-73 Main St.,

Randolph. Free. Sign-up: 728-5073 or [email protected]

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

Women's Writing Workgroup. Quiet, supportivespace for women to write who otherwise have dif-ficulty finding t he time or space to do so. Writingprompts provided or bring your own projects.Drop in first and third Mon., 6:30–8:30 p.m.River Arts Center, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville.$5 suggested donation. Register: 888-1261 orriverartsvt.org

The Community Seed Library at Kellogg-Hub-bard. Slideshow presentation about the threatsto seed diversity, the importance of preservingheirloom seeds, and how you can contribute/participate in this new community resource. Withom Sabo (Montpelier High School, Center forSustainable Systems) and Leroy Dill-Hall (MHSStudent). 6:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,135Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338.

SciFi Plus Book Club. Ken Liu's “Te Grace ofKings.” 7–8 p.m. Bear Pond Books, 77 Main St.,Montpelier. 229-0774. bea rpondbooks.com

TUESDAY, MARCH 22Medicare 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. [email protected]. cvcoa.org.

Rainbow Umbrella of Central Vermont. Rain-bow Umbrella brings LGBQ individuals fromCentral Vermont together to plan and hold events

such as bowling, discussion group, ukulele and teadances to foster community and increas e LGBQ

visibility in the region. Meets every other ues.5–7 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58Barre St., Montpelier. [email protected]

Montpelier Parks Commission Meeting. 7p.m. Montpelier Police Station meeting room.223-7335. [email protected].

www.montpelier-vt.org/464/Parks-Commission

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23Introduction to Ayurveda. With Lisa Olson,Clinical Herbalist. Ayurveda is a 5,000 year oldsystem of health that offers accessible recommen-dations for living in alignment with the seasonsand achieving optimal health based on your ownunique constitution. 6–8 p.m. Vermont Center forIntegrative Herbalism, 252 Main St., Montpelier.$12; $10 for members. vtherbcenter.org/communi-ty-classes/workshops/

Essential Oils Basics Class. Come find outhow essential oils can help you emotionally andphysically. 6–7 p.m. Call Annie Limoge for moreinformation and RSVP: 223-2906. Free.

Montpelier Public Schools Community Forum.“Te Future of School: What’s in a Grade?” 6–8p.m.; pizza served 5:30 p.m. Montpelier HighSchool library, 5 High School Dr., Montpelier.

Make Recycled Critters, Slippers or Mittens. With Kate Stephenson. Learn how to make yourown special something from recycled felted woolensweaters. Tings to bring (not required): sharpscissors, pre-felted wool sweaters or blankets. Plus

a Suncommon presentation. 6 p.m. Montpelier Se-nior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier. Free.Call Onion River Exchange to register: 661-8959.

Live MusicVENUESBagitos. 28 Main St., Montpelier. Free. 229-9212. Open mic every Wed. bagitos.com. March 17: Dave & Corey Loughran (acousticclassic rock) 6–8 p.m. March 18: Stovepipe Mountain Band (Ameri-cana) 6–8 p.m. March 19: Irish Session with Sarah Blair, HilariFarrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina Vanyne,Bob Ryan and others, 2–5 p.m. March 24: urnip ruck, 6–8 p.m. March 25: Squirrel’s Crackers (blues/country/bluegrass) 6–8 p.m. March 26: Irish Session with Sarah Blair, HilariFarrington, Benedict Koehler, Katrina Vanyne,Bob Ryan and others, 2–5 p.m.; Small Axe,6–8 p.m. March 27: Bleecker & MacDougal (folk ballads)11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Charlie O’s World Famous. 70 Main St., Mont-pelier. Free. 223-6820.

Every Mon.: Comedy Café Open Mic, 8:30 p.m.Every ues.: Godfather Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. March 18: Julia Kate Davis (folk) 6 p.m., Disco-

licious (70s) 9 p.m. March 25: Leper Messiah (Metallica tribute) 9 p.m.

March 26: Chalice/Hessian/Zex (metal) 9 p.m.

Espresso Bueno. 248 N. Main St., Barre. 479-0896. Free/by donation. [email protected]. espressobueno.com. March 19: Duffy Gardner (singer-songwriter)7 p.m. March 25: Te AccaFella (crooner) 7:30 p.m. March 26: Dan Weintraub (singer-songwriter)7 p.m.

La Puerta Negra. 44 Main St., Montpelier. 613-

3172. March 24: Chickweed (folk with jazz, blues andLatin influences) 8 p.m. Sliding scale $5–10.

Positive Pie. 22 State St., Montpelier. $5. 229-0453. positivepie.com. March 25: Gang of Tieves, 10:30 p.m. April 1: Michelle Sarah Band (soul/funk) 10:30 p.m April 8: Soule Monde (instrumental funk) 10 p.m.

Sweet Melissa's. 4 Langdon St., Montpelier. Freeunless otherwise noted. Other shows .B.A. 225-6012. facebook.com/sweetmelissasvt. March 26: New Nile Orchestra (Afro-beatdance) 9:30 p.m. $5

Whammy Bar. 7 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 7:30 p.m. 31County Rd., Calais. Turs., Free. whammybar1.com.

Every Wed.: Open mic March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Party: SusannahBlachley, Kristina Stukos, Michael Fullerton,

Paul Aiken March 18: Chad Hollister (rock/pop)

March 19: Stovepipe Mountain Band (blue-grass/Americana) March 24: Te Brevity Ting March 25: Kava Express (funk/rock/soul/dance) March 26: Oh Anleigh (Irish/Celtic)

SPECIAL EVENTSMarch 17: Saint Patrick’s Day Bells. Te historicbells will be rung at noon by pipe organ builderMichael Loris. rinity Church, 137 Main St.,

Montpelier

March 19–20: Montpelier Chamber Orchestra:Primavera. Spring concert under the directorshipof Anne Decker Featuring Mozart’s “Overture toCosi Fan utte”, Britten’s “Suite on English Folkunes”, Andres’ “Paraphrase on Temes of BrianEno” and Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4 in

A Major”. Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m. VermontCollege of Fine Arts, College Hall Chapel,Montpelier. Adults $15; seniors $12; students $10.229-4191. montpelierchamberorchestra.org

March 20: Bach Organ Marathon. Fabulousorganists from the region will be performing worksof Johann Sebastian Bach on the Karl Wilhelmorgan. 1:30–5 p.m. Christ Church, 64 State St.,Montpelier. Free; donations welcome. [email protected]. christchurchvt.org

March 25: Jazzyaoke. Sing the standards backed

by a live six-piece jazz band; a ll lyrics provided.7:30–10:30 p.m. Grange Hall Cultural Center,

317 Howard Ave., Waterbury Center. $5. 244-4168. [email protected]. wooo.tv

March 30: Noon-time Concert: Penny LaneConsort. Susan Reit de Salas, Elizabeth Newman,Sara Lisniansky, Joy Worland, Chapin Kaynor andCharles Mayhood will perform music from thetime of Shakespeare. Recorders, sackbut and per-cussion. Bring your lunch and enjoy a lovely noonconcert at the library. Noon. Kellogg-HubbardLibrary, 135 Main St., Montpelier. 223-3338

April 3: The New Black Eagle Jazz Band. radi-tional New Orleans-style jazz. 2 p.m. ChandlerMusic Hall, 71-73 Main St., Randolph. Adults$20; students $5 with an adult. 728-6464.chandler-arts.org

April 3: From Byrd to Bach: Music for Harpsi-chord and Recorder. Diane Huling, ha rpsichordand Sara Lisniansky, recorder. Te program spansthe entire Baroque era and includes a wide range ofstyles. 3 p.m. United Church of Christ, Greens-boro. $20 suggested donation. [email protected] or [email protected]

April 7: The SKY Family. Celtic Revival! Highenergy Celtic/pop-rock music, dance and gospelproduction. 7 p.m. rinity Church, 137 Main St.,Montpelier. 229-9158. [email protected]

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Visual ArtsEXHIBITSThrough March. 19: Salvage. Artists repurpose,reposition and reimagine salvaged materials tobring new meaning to found objects. Chandler

Gallery, 71-73 Main St., Randolph.Through March 19: Roger Weingarten andKate Fetherston, One Show, Two Visions. Teartists sha re an obsession with color, texture, re-lentless curiosity and invention. Axel’s Gallery &Frame Shop, 5 Stowe St., Waterbury. 244-7801.axelsgallery.com.

Through March 26: Joelen Mulva ney, TreePeople Hiding in Plain Sight. Paintings. JaquithPublic Library, Old Schoolhouse Common, 122School St., #2, Marshfield. 426-3581. [email protected]

Through March 30: Annie Tiberio Cameron. Wilderness images taken on artist’s solo campingsojourns 1991–2006. Vermont echnical Col-lege, Hartness Librar y Gallery, 124 Admin Dr.,Randolph Center.

Through March 31: Elizabeth Billings andMichael Sacca, Close to Home. Billings willdisplay her site-specific installat ions inspired bythe elements of nature and technology. Sacca’sexhibit of detailed photographi

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