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1/24/14: DsantosVT is a local dance company that holds monthly salsa socials at the North End Studios in Burlington. Eva joined them in January and met their teacher, Manuel Dos Santos, who brings the sultry Angolan dance Kizomba to the area.
Music: Afinque
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1/13/14: Last Monday night, Maglianero Café held a Barista Jam. Baristas from coffee shops all over Burlington gathered to hang out and compete in a Latte Art Throwdown.
Music: Barbacoa, "Delerium Tremelo," "Western Medicine"
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1/11/14: Pat Stanley has been a firewood dealer for the past 24 years, earning him the nickname of "The Wood Guy." Eva visits Pat at his Richford warehouse and follows him on a delivery to St Albans. It's been a rough winter for Stanley. The below freezing temperatures have created an unusually high demand for wood and with a low supply of dry wood in the area, "The Wood Guy" has been kept busy.
Music: Phil Spitalny, "Give Yourself a Pat on the Back"
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12/23/13: Eva takes a look back at her favorite Stuck in Vermont videos of 2013.
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12/19/13: Näri Penson is celebrating 31 years of teaching pre-kindergarten through first grade at The Schoolhouse in South Burlington. This week marks the 29th Annual Kwanzaa Ceremony at The Schoolhouse under her guidance. Students share traditional African American songs, light candles, and explore the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa.
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12/4/13: The Wake Robin Singers held their Annual Holiday Concert at Wake Robin in Shelburne on Wednesday night. The group's average age is 82 and director Rufus Patrick has been making music with them for the past 6 years. There wasn't an empty seat in the house and even Santa Claus made an appearance.
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11/30/13: Angel Herrera has been teaching Zumba in the greater Burlington area for 5 years and claims to be the first male Zumba instructor in the state. Originally from Puerto Rico, Herrera has amassed quite a following in Vermont and students follow him from class to class. Eva tried some of his moves at the HammerFit Athletic Club in Essex on Saturday.
Music: Kevin Macleod, "Lagoa V1," "Cumbia No Frills," "Leblon," and "Tango de Manzana"
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11/16/13: Deer rifle season began this Saturday and will continue through December 1st. Eva went out on her first hunting trip with Tom Rogers from Vermont Fish and Wildlife in Stowe Hollow. Then she talked to hunters at The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe and at the Jericho General Store in Jericho about this Vermont tradition.
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10/31/13: For 23 years, former teachers Dick and Ann Squires have been decorating their Cilley Hill Road neighborhood in Jericho with hundreds of pumpkins to celebrate Halloween. Over time, the two day event has been named the Cilley Hill Pumpkin Glow and it attracts visitors from far and wide. This year there were 460 carved jack-o'-lanterns sprinkled throughout the rainy landscape as onlookers arrived by car and on foot. For many, this has become a family tradition.
Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Fairytale Waltz" and "Mystery"
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10/18/13: Beth Robinson's Strange Dolls have been delighting collectors and doll enthusiasts for the past decade. Eva visits Robinson's handmade doll army in her S.P.A.C.E. Gallery studio in Burlington and then it's off to Lakeview Cemetery for some atmosphere.
9/15/13: Perhaps you saw Vermont dancer Lindsay Richardson when she appeared on Justin Timberlake's arm during his performance at the 2013 Mtv Video Music Awards? Or maybe you caught her striking poses in the Happy Socks ad campaign shot by David LaChapelle? Or shaking it next to Britney Spears in her Twister ad and Justin Bieber in his music video "Beauty and a Beat?" How did this Berlin-native wind up sharing the big stage with super stars?
As a teen, Richardson learned hip hop from Vermonter Sarah Cover who currently runs the studio Urban Dance Complex in Williston. Back in 2007, Eva interviewed the CVU senior and Cover for a Stuck in Vermont where they both talked about their hopes for the future. Over the past 6 years, Lindsay and Sarah have worked together to make these big dreams a reality and now the teacher shares in her student's success.
Eva catches up with Lindsay at the UDC as she prepares to head out on Justin Timberlake's upcoming world tour which opens in NYC on November 6th.
Turns out, dreams do come true. And it helps when you have someone there to believe in you.
9/14/13: Vermont author Archer Mayor releases his 24th novel featuring detective Joe Gunther on October 1st. Eva took a train trip to Brattleboro on the Vermonter to meet Mayor and get a tour of the town which appears in many of his books. She also interviews the Windham County State's Attorney and a local police officer about working with Mayor who is also a death investigator for Vermont’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a detective for the Windham County Sheriff’s Office.
Music: Erik Satie, "Gymnopedie No 2 & 3" as performed by Kevin Macleod
9/12/13: The Varsity Boys' Soccer Team at Burlington High School is perhaps one of the most diverse in the state, with players sharing a love of the beautiful game. Eva meets the team at practice and watches them play a close game against their rivals, Essex High School.
8/29/13: Shirley Chevalier is not your average great-grandmother. At 71 years of age, she has been piloting single engine airplanes for 3 decades. And in 2004, she started FliRite Aviation and added aerial photography to her bag of tricks. Not only does she fly the plane, but she takes photos too. Chevalier sells the images to local clients who appreciate her unique perspective.
Eva joins Shirley and her fully restored 1959 Champion (affectionately known as "Champ") for a flight from Burlington International Airport to Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes. Between them, they had four cameras crammed into the two-seater plane.
8/22/13: The 3rd Annual Camp Outright is organized by Outright Vermont in partnership with the Common Ground Center in Starksboro. Open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and allied (LGBTQQA) youth, there are traditional summer camp activities with a queer twist. Eva visits for the afternoon to meet some of the campers.
6/29/13: This year The Vermont Governor's Institute on the Arts celebrates 30 years of bringing art and community to about 130 high school students from across the state in a two week intensive program. A GIA alum, Eva traveled to the campus of Castleton State College in Castleton to soak up the creative energy.
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6/20/13: For over 50 years, cartoonist Edward Koren has been creating comics featuring his fuzzy and fantastic creations. They are fixtures in The New Yorker where Koren has published over 1000 comics and almost 30 covers. Eva met up with Koren at his house in Brookfield to talk about the fine art of cartooning.
You can purchase some of Koren's work for yourself at the Morrill Homestead's Gallery in the Garden art show and silent auction July 6-21 in Strafford.
Read Pamela Polston's cover story featuring Ed Koren from 2011.
Music: Bert Hirsch, "Little Things in Life"
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5/9/13: Founded in 2011, the Vermont Minibike Club is a group of gearheads who enjoy fixing up and riding vintage miniature motorcycles. Eva joined the club one night in Burlington and unleashed her inner drag racer.
Music: Barbacoa, "Medieval Knievel"
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5/18/13: The 2013 Chicken Coop Tour led poultry enthusiasts on a self-guided exploration of 16 coops in the Jericho & Underhill area. This is the first year of the tour and proceeds will benefit The Community Center in Jericho.
Music: The Milo White Band, "Cluck Old Hen"
5/3/13: For a decade, bus driver Buddy Longworth has been making thousands of buddies across Vermont, one mile at a time. Whether it's Peppermint Patty Friday, reading poetry over the PA, decorating his bus with kitten calendars, or greeting passengers by name - Buddy is one of a kind, a legend some say. Eva rides the CCTA/GMTA LINK Express from Burlington to Montpelier to see Buddy in action and talk to riders about his unique Buddy-isms.
Way to Go week is May 13-17, help Vermonters fight carbon pollution by walking, bike riding, carpooling or taking the bus to work. Tell Buddy that we sent you!
Music: Al Jolson, "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"
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