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Ken Picard

Burlington

Staff Writer at Seven Days

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  • 1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Ken Picard

    click to enlarge Evan Premo's music has much in common with the paintings of Jan Sandman. Both artists create haunting and ethereal compositions that seem to embody chrysalism — that cozy tranquility one feels while watching a thunderstorm from the safety of indoors.

  • 1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Ken Picard

    click to enlarge The 25th novel from best-selling Weybridge author Chris Bohjalian, The Jackal's Mistress, is all the more compelling given that it spins a Civil War tale partially based on the true story of a Vermonter. As the story opens, it's September 1864 in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and young bride Libby Steadman doesn't know whether Peter, her Confederate soldier husband, is alive or dead.

  • 1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Ken Picard

    click to enlarge Feeling skittish about visiting Vermont's provincial neighbor to the north because of President Donald Trump's remarks about annexing Canada as a 51st state? Have you found yourself instinctively apologizing to anyone sporting a red-and-white maple leaf or wearing a Canadiens hockey jersey? Are you ordering more poutine in restaurants as a silent act of international solidarity?

  • 2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Ken Picard

    click to enlarge Ask Middlebury's Clint Bierman about Shweebee, a flying disc game that he's been obsessed with for more than 20 years, and his eyes widen with enthusiasm that borders on religious fervor. This is the face of a true believer: Bierman is convinced that Shweebee is a million-dollar idea. But for him, the game isn't some get-rich-quick scheme.

  • 3 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Ken Picard

    click to enlarge Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Sparky Potter isn't a name you're likely to see in lights. That's more the purview of his celebrity daughter, singer-songwriter Grace Potter. But in his field, Sparky is a rock star in his own right. Anyone who has spent time in Vermont has undoubtedly seen his artistic creations without even knowing it.

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