Oct 2-8, 2013
From Hostage to Hollywood, the Real Vermont Star of Captain Phillips Is Still at the Helm; Margot Harrison on ‘Captain Phillips’; Rethinking BTV Liquor Laws; Mother-Daughter Bonding in the NEK
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The Real Vermont Star of Captain Phillips Is Still at the Helm
How does the real Captain Phillips rate the movie version of his private pirate drama? “It was worse living it than watching it,” the 58-year-old Underhill resident said matter-of-factly last Wednesday on the deck of Burlington’s Ice House. Then came a belly laugh — the first of many — that seemed totally incongruous with the Vermonter’s…
Obituary: Mrs. Regina A. Bushey
Mrs. Regina A. Bushey, age 92 years, died early Monday morning October 7, 2013, at the University Hospital in Augusta, GA with loving family at her side. Born in Pike River, Quebec Canada on July 3, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Hertel and Marie (Mary) Paquette Rocheleau. She attended schools in St.…
Obituary: Mary S. Babcock
Mary S. Babcock, age 97 years, a well known Swanton educator since 1953, died late Wednesday afternoon, October 2, 2013, at the Northwestern Medical Center with devoted family and friends at her side. Born in Princeton, Mass on, February 5, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Lucius J. and Harriet (Wilson) Shepard. On…
Are You Ready? Live Forum on VT Health Exchange 10/3
Vermont Health Connect, the state’s new health insurance exchange, went live on October 1 as required by the Affordable Care Act. Still wondering how it will affect you and your family? Join this live forum on Thursday, October 3, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Channel 17 studio in Burlington. Navigators from the Community Health Centers…
Angelique Kidjo Talks About Her Upbringing in Africa and her Latest Album, Spirit Rising
Angélique Kidjo lives to serve. The 53-year-old native of Benin, a small country in West Africa, is a tireless social activist and advocate who is particularly passionate about women’s rights. She has traveled the globe extensively, working on behalf of organizations such as UNICEF, Oxfam International and her own group, the Batonga Foundation, which she…
Seven Days Surveys Autumnal Vermont Beers
Each year, they appear as surely as the first frost: coppery, malty and sometimes savory beers whose leafy, golden labels darken store shelves from early September to just past Halloween. Seasonal autumn beers can be polarizing. Some cringe at the mere mention of pumpkin beer, while others eagerly anticipate the arrival of the special brews.…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again While Joshua Burgess, Chaz West and Marquise Williams were awaiting the start of their trial for home invasion and armed robbery in Pensacola, Fla., Court Security Deputy Joseph Kastor found a note in the courtroom, apparently dropped by one of the suspects. The note advised another suspect about what to say to…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you good at haggling? Do you maybe even enjoy the challenge of negotiating for a better price, of angling for a fairer deal? The coming week will be a favorable time to make extensive use of this skill. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will thrive on…
Warren Baker Suzanne Slomin Keeps a Lost Art Alive
Fermented foods are hot right now. From kimchi to tempeh to cheese, healthy bacteria work their magic on the Vermont culinary scene. It’s a health-focused trend that Suzanne Slomin is eager to ride. The equally popular trend she’s not so happy about? Wheat avoidance. “It’s almost like a conspiracy theory,” says the Warren baker, who…
BCA’s Statewide Exhibit Considers the Power of Place
Oenophiles and gourmands understand the concept of terroir: that the natural environment in which plants are grown — including soil and climate — affect the flavor of wine and food. Similarly, the importance of “location, location, location” is a bedrock truth in real estate. Vermonters know there is something unique about their state. All of…
A Weekend at Doe Camp With Mom
“No!” I screamed with each smack of my palm heel. I was striking a punching pad but pretending it was instructor Renald Mathieu’s chin — or, better yet, his nose. One violent upward smash to the nose, the young woman beside me said, and you can kill a person. I didn’t want to kill Mathieu.…
Eyewitness: Architectural Photographer Susan Teare
When Susan Teare arrives at the Burlington Furniture Company, where a selection of her architectural photographs hangs, she apologizes for not looking up to par. It’s 10 a.m., but she has been up since dawn shooting a landscape in Charlotte. Teare is the kind of photographer who waits for the perfect natural light to do…
Drifting Inside a Sensory-Deprivation Tank
Recently I drove to Shelburne’s Satori Float and Mind Spa and tried out Vermont’s first flotation tank commercially available to the public. In the course of a few hours, I lost track of the boundaries of my body and did a mental reboot of my five senses. A flotation tank — also known as an…
John Lackard’s Open Jam Gives Barre the Blues
It’s a Wednesday night at Gusto’s, Barre’s venerable neighborhood pub/entertainment complex. It’s quiet at the bar. But near the stage at the back of the room, things have started to percolate. The drum kit and PA are set up, and the amps hum quietly under a couple of red spots. On the sidelines, a cluster…
Letters to the Editor
Drone Home “Jim Fox made light of the double dose of bad news,” [Paul Heintz wrote in last week’s Fair Game, to set up a quote from a memo Fox circulated to Valley News staff]: “I have invoked my emergency powers to authorize a drone strike on the operational leaders of Seven Days in Vermont,…
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The Family of Ewe [325]
9/27/13: “The Family of Ewe” premieres at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington on October 3 and plays through October 13th. It is an original play written and directed by Vermonter Carole Vasta Folley and presented by Girls’ Nite Out Productions whose goal is to bring more female-centered shows to the stage.…
Obituary: Robert Emmett O’Brien, MD FACP,
1921-2013, Colchester Robert E. O’Brien, 1921-2013, Colchester Robert Emmett O’Brien, MD FACP, 92, a longtime resident of Winooski and Colchester, Vt., died peacefully at home surrounded by loving family on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Robert was born in Winooski on February 3, 1921, the son of John E. O’Brien and Yvonne M. (Provost) O’Brien. He…
