6/9/12: Burlington artist Joanne Kalisz has been selling her original designs silk-screened on apparel, handbags, and accessories under the guise of Happy Fantastic Designs since 2007. Eva caught up with Joanne at Happy Fantastic HQ and at her Burlington Farmers’ Market booth.

Music: The Smittens, The Coolest Thing About Love, “Half My Heart Beats,” “Baby, Don’t You Know,” “Something Sassy” 

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Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series "Stuck in Vermont" since 2007. In 2024, she won first place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for her video, “Barbie Collector.” She received the Margaret L. (Peggy) Kannenstine Award for Arts Advocacy from the Vermont Arts Council in 2023. This map details her travels around the state; her 500th video was a musical. New episodes appear on the Seven Days website every other Thursday...