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own art and of photographs documenting his complex life and times.<br />
Free. Refreshments will be served after the program. For more info,<br />
please call 253-<strong>18</strong>00 or visit JCOGS.org.<br />
MONDAY, JANUARY 22<br />
MONTPELIER- Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup at the North Branch<br />
Nature Center, 713 Elm St. 10AM-12PM. This is an outdoor playgroup<br />
for parents, caregivers, and children ages 0-5. 2 hours of spontaneous<br />
play. Please be prepared with water, snack, and warm clothing<br />
that is suitable for getting wet and dirty! Donations are welcome. For<br />
more info, call 229-6206.<br />
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23<br />
MONTPELIER- Public Hearing on Access to Primary Health Care at<br />
the Vermont State House, 115 State St. 5:30-8:00 PM. The hearing is<br />
being held by the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the<br />
House Committee on Health Care. The hearing will be held in the<br />
House Chamber, second floor. Witnesses can start signing up to speak<br />
at 5:00 PM. Witness testimony is limited to three minutes. The<br />
Committees will also accept written testimony. For information about<br />
the format of this event or to submit written testimony, contact the<br />
House Health Care Committee at (802) 828-2264 or email lstarr@leg.<br />
state.vt.us.<br />
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24<br />
BARRE- Avoid the Debt Trap & Building Your Credit at Capstone, 20<br />
Gable Place. 6-7:30PM. In this class you will learn about safe debt<br />
levels, what to look out for in a loan agreement, and how your credit<br />
affects your ability to borrow. Learn how to work with your partner<br />
with instructors Liz Scharf and Margaret Ferguson, accredited financial<br />
counselors. Free. For more info & to register, call 477-5215 or<br />
email lscharf@capstone.org.<br />
Journaling Through Grief at Central Vermont Home Health &<br />
Hospice, 600 Granger Rd. 4PM-5:30PM. This is an 8-week focused<br />
support group utilizing Understanding Your Grief, book and journal,<br />
by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D. Together we will explore our grief through<br />
journaling. Must purchase both book and journal. For more info,<br />
please contact Diana at 224-2241 or dmoore@cvhhh.org.<br />
MONTPELIER- Kick the Sugar Habit! with Barb Alpert at the<br />
Hunger Mountain Coop. 6-7:30PM. Come get inspired to improve<br />
your health and kick sugar out of your regular day to day with Barb<br />
Alpert, MEd, Certified Health Coach, Clinical Herbalist, and Massage<br />
Therapist! $3 members/$5 nonmembers. Email your contact info to<br />
info@hungermountain.coop to RSVP.<br />
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Annual David M. Wilson<br />
Memorial Farmers’ Night Concert in the House Chambers at the State<br />
House. Doors open at 6:45PM. This year’s performance includes<br />
music for chamber orchestra featuring principal oboe, bassoon, and<br />
harp and a program that ranges from Mozart and Gluck to Britten and<br />
Debussy, along with the world premiere of student composer Izzy<br />
Patterson’s “Promenade.” Free and open to the public.<br />
WATERBURY- Dr. Michael Lange, Professor at Champlain College,<br />
Will Present “Meanings of Maple” at the Steele Community Room, 28<br />
N Main St.7PM. This event is part of the Waterbury Historical Winter<br />
Program. For more info, visit www.waterburyhistoricalsociety.org.<br />
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25<br />
CALAIS- VT Bluegrass Pioneers (Dan Lindner, Eric Lindner, Danny<br />
Coane) at the Whammy Bar, 31 W. County Rd. 7PM. Free.<br />
JEFFERSONVILLE- Cross-country Ski Stowe with Green Mountain<br />
Club. Barnes Camp over Smugglers’ Notch on the highway to<br />
Jeffersonville. Metal edged skis are not required, but helpful if the<br />
snow is hard packed. Moderate to Difficult. 6 miles. For more info and<br />
for meeting time & place, contact Steve or Heather Bailey at 622-<br />
4516 or stevecbailey@gmail.com.<br />
MONTPELIER- Ch-Ch-Changes with Sherry Rhynard, Integrative<br />
Life and Stress Management Coach at Hunger Mountain Coop. 5:30-<br />
7PM. By understanding the basis of conversational and deeper hypnosis<br />
(trance), you will learn steps for changing habits or personal<br />
beliefs that no longer serve you. $8 members/$10 nonmembers. Email<br />
your contact information to info@hungermountain.coop to RSVP.<br />
Americana Duo Mayfly Plays at Spice on Snow Winter Music<br />
Festival! Unitarian Church vestry room, 130 Main St. 4:30PM.<br />
Admission by donation. Take part in the Spice on Snow festivities –<br />
Cajun and Old-Time music and dancing galore! Mayfly will be performing<br />
as part of the Spice on Snow family track, so bring your<br />
family and friends to warm up a cold, snowy day listening to sweet<br />
harmonies and fiddle tunes! For more info, visit www.mayflyvt.com.<br />
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26<br />
MONTPELIER- Superbowl of Birding XV Starts at North Branch<br />
Nature Center, 713Elm St. Leaves at 5PM. Winter’s premier birding<br />
competition is back! Past NBNC’s youth and young adult teams have<br />
tallied nearly 100 species in this adventure to the NH and MA coast,<br />
including gems like Razorbill, King Eider, and Snowy Owl. For any<br />
interested teens - let us know early if you’re interested in joining the<br />
team. Beginner birdwatchers and naturalists welcome! For more info<br />
& to register, call 229-6206.<br />
Climate: Seasonal Changes of Vermont Flora as Part of the Naturalist<br />
Journeys Series at the North Branch Nature Center Maxham Room,<br />
713 Elm St. 7PM. Josh Halman, Forest Health Specialist with<br />
Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation. This talk will present<br />
findings from over 25 years of monitoring forest trees and plant life in<br />
the state. Admission by Donation. For more info & to register, call<br />
229-6206.<br />
MADMAN3 at Positive Pie, 22 State St. 10PM. Electronic / GA.<br />
$5.00. Madman3 creates sonic pulsations to take you on flights of<br />
exploratory fancy and full-body dancing abandon. Madman3 is Phil<br />
Carr on drums/percussion and voice; jofus on the chapman stick; and<br />
Fred Wilber on keys/electronics and voice.<br />
RANDOLPH- Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Comes Alive as<br />
Part of Chandler’s Daytime Performance Series at Chandler Center<br />
for the Arts, 71-73 Main St. 10AM. Judy Blume’s poignant children’s<br />
novel comes alive in a sparkling musical rendition at the Chandler<br />
Center for the Arts. The staging of Blume’s popular novel is the third<br />
of four events in Chandler’s Daytime Performance Series for 2<strong>01</strong>7-<strong>18</strong><br />
– a quartet of theater, music, and dance performances offered especially<br />
for regional schools, teachers, students, and home-schoolers.<br />
For more info, contact Chandler Operations and Box Office Manager<br />
Emily Crosby at 728-6464, visit chandler-arts.org.<br />
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27<br />
BARRE- Good Old Time Hockey at the BOR Ice Rink, 25<br />
Auditorium Hill. 5:45-7:15PM. Participating players may be highly<br />
skilled or beginners, older or younger, female or male. For info and to<br />
register, contact Good Old Time Hockey, c/o J. Milne, P.O. Box 32,<br />
Barre, VT 05641, info@sanisportservice.com, or call 399-2688<br />
(work), (480) 980-5547 (cell).<br />
CALAIS- Jenn and John (singer-songwriter) at the Whammy Bar, 31<br />
W. County Rd. 7:30PM. Free.<br />
HYDE PARK- 2<strong>01</strong>8 Vermont Maple Conference at Lamoille Union<br />
Middle School, Hyde Park (736 VT Rte. 15). Registration at 7:30AM;<br />
program at 8:15AM. The annual conference, a collaboration of<br />
University of Vermont (UVM) Extension and the Vermont Maple<br />
Sugar Makers Association (VMSMA), is open to producers with any<br />
size operation as well as those interested in becoming a sugarmaker.<br />
Registration is $10 for VMSMA members, $40 for non-members and<br />
$5 for students. Lunch costs an extra $15. To register go to www.<br />
vermontmaple.org/maple-conferences. Contact Amanda Voyer at<br />
(802) 858-9444 by Jan. 2 if requiring a disability-related accommodation<br />
to participate.<br />
MONTPELIER- Superbowl of Birding XV Continues. Winter’s premier<br />
birding competition is back! Past NBNC’s youth and young<br />
adult teams have tallied nearly 100 species in this adventure to the<br />
NH and MA coast, including gems like Razorbill, King Eider, and<br />
Snowy Owl. For any interested teens - let us know early if you’re<br />
interested in joining the team. Beginner birdwatchers and naturalists<br />
welcome! For more info & to register, call 229-6206.<br />
Cajun Band Chaque Fois Plays at Spice on Snow Festival! At the<br />
American Legion Hall, 21 Main St. 3:45-5PM. Admission: $5. In the<br />
deep snows and cold of the VT winter, the Spice on Snow Winter<br />
Music Festival comes to town to keep everyone warm and in the<br />
groove. Join Chaque Fois at the American Legion Hall to hear them<br />
in a Cajun round robin with David Greely and Blake Miller. Spice on<br />
Snow Winter Music Festival is a four-day, city-wide celebration!<br />
From Jan. 25-28, Montpelier will be filled with the sounds of spicyhot<br />
Cajun and Old Time stringband music, culture, and cuisine from<br />
Louisiana, Southern Appalachia, and Canada. Performers include The<br />
April Verch Band, David Greely and Blake Miller, Scott Ainslie,<br />
Modern Times Theater, Chaque Fois, Mayfly, Young Tradition<br />
Touring Group, and more! Check out the full festival schedule at<br />
www.summit-school.org. For more info, visit the band’s Facebook<br />
page at: https://www.facebook.com/ChaqueFoisMusic/<br />
NORWICH- Contradance with Coach & Caller David Kaynor at<br />
Tracy Hall, 300 Main St. 8PM-11:00PM. Community potluck<br />
5:30PM-6:30PM; Family dance 6:30PM-7:30PM (separate admission<br />
fee); all welcome – no partner or experience needed. Please bring<br />
clean, soft-soled shoes for dancing. $10/adults, $6/students; under 16<br />
free! Event is sponsored by Muskeg Music; more info at uvdm.org.<br />
Pot-luck snacks at the break – please bring finger food to share!<br />
RANDOLPH- Safe Sitter ® Babysitting Course for students in grades<br />
6 through 8 in the Gifford Conference Center 44 South Main St.<br />
9AM-2PM. Filled with fun games and role-playing exercises, this<br />
instructor-led class even uses<br />
manikins to practice rescue skills<br />
like choking rescue. Topics covered<br />
include safety, first aid and<br />
rescue, child care, and life and<br />
business skills. $25/person (some<br />
scholarships are available) and<br />
pre-registration is required.<br />
Students should bring their own<br />
lunch. For more info and to register<br />
visit www. Giffordhelathcare.<br />
org “Events and Classes,” or call/<br />
email Jenny Davis at 728-2274;<br />
jldavis@giffordmed.org.<br />
SUNDAY,<br />
JANUARY 28<br />
MONTPELIER- Advanced<br />
Cancer Support Group at the<br />
Montpelier Senior Activity<br />
Center, 58 Barre St. 4-6PM. 223-<br />
25<strong>18</strong>. Individuals and families<br />
living with incurable or advanced<br />
cancer are invited to meet to talk<br />
openly about concerns and interests.<br />
Questions? Contact Theresa<br />
at the CVMC Cancer Center:<br />
225-5449. Free and open to the<br />
public.<br />
WOODSTOCK- Snowshoe<br />
Woodstock with Green Mountain<br />
Club. Appalachian Trail. Rte. 12<br />
to Winturi Shelter. Round-trip<br />
excursion will be either a hike or<br />
snowshoe depending on the trail<br />
conditions. This segment of the<br />
LT consists of moderately rolling<br />
hills through the woods of<br />
Windsor County. Reaching the<br />
destination will depend on timing<br />
and trail conditions. Moderate. 8<br />
miles. For more info and for<br />
meeting time & place, contact<br />
Michael Chernick at 249-0520 or<br />
chernick5@comcast.net.<br />
TUESDAY,<br />
JANUARY 30<br />
RANDOLPH- Special Woodshop<br />
Tour & Talk at Morgan Orchards<br />
Senior Living Community, 89<br />
Tom Wicker Ln. 2-3PM. When<br />
Arnie Spahn moved into an apartment<br />
at Strode Independent<br />
Living he brought his woodshop<br />
with him! Join us for a special<br />
Woodshop Tour & Talk. Seating<br />
is limited—to reserve space call<br />
728-7888.<br />
Circles<br />
By Kimberly Madura<br />
Connecting the dots again again again<br />
Is this what growth feels like,<br />
or is it loss?<br />
or is it change?<br />
It is painful.<br />
I will not call it progress because<br />
it is not straight;<br />
it seems now to me that life is circular.<br />
“round and round we<br />
go, where it stops<br />
we’ll never know.”<br />
Barre<br />
479-0629<br />
DRIVE<br />
UP<br />
B-M Road-Berlin<br />
622-0250<br />
DRIVE<br />
UP<br />
Parent Education Class in Barre<br />
“Guiding Good Choices”<br />
for parents & caregivers of youth in grades 4-8<br />
to improve family bonding and reduce risk of teenage drug use<br />
5 Wednesdays: 6:00-8:00 pm<br />
January <strong>17</strong>- February 14<br />
Aldrich Public Library, Barre<br />
Contact info@cvndc.org or Ann Gilbert at<br />
223-4949.<br />
Space is limited and pre-registration is<br />
required.<br />
Childcare provided with reservation.<br />
Central Vermont New Directions Coalition - cvndc.org<br />
Family Season Pass $230<br />
Individual Season Pass $125<br />
Day Passes: $14 adult, $6 youth<br />
(Kids 6 and under ski free)<br />
Ski and snowshoe rentals available.<br />
Ski Shop Open 9:30-4:30 weekdays<br />
9:30-4:30 weekends.<br />
Montpelier<br />
223-0928<br />
MORSE FARM<br />
SKI TOURING CENTER<br />
Email: info@skimorsefarm.com<br />
www.skimorsefarm.com 802-223-0560 1168 County<br />
Michelle’s Cat<br />
By Charlie Knowlton<br />
Michelle’s cat is 19 years old...<br />
When I pick him up, his fur comes<br />
off. When I put him down, his fur<br />
comes off... Michelle says, “I want<br />
him to sleep with us.” I say, “I want<br />
a divorce.” Michelle says, “We’re<br />
not married.” I say, “Oh!… I guess<br />
I’ll go walk Lucy. She’s my dog.”<br />
DRIVE<br />
UP<br />
Ol’ Brenda<br />
By Old George<br />
48 of the most god awful worst years of my life!<br />
Oh what did I do to deserve such a wife.<br />
Worst cook I ever knew in my life.<br />
Tried to feed the hogs that slop with broth!<br />
Poor hogs ran from the troth!<br />
Put some on my hook<br />
Thought the fish would give it a yank!<br />
Instead they all jumped up on the bank!<br />
Ol’ Brenda’s so mean.<br />
The only thing we do agree.<br />
Is we don’t like each other you see.<br />
I’ve begged, I’ve pleaded of course.<br />
But she refuses ever to give me a divorce.<br />
O’l Brenda is meaner than old Bronco horse!<br />
But a horse is much prettier of course.<br />
She gave me such a life!<br />
What when I die!<br />
While I’m shoveling coal.<br />
I’ll look up and say, Oh is this hell?!<br />
Why I couldn’t tell, after having such a wife!<br />
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