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The Greater Brattleboro “We are thrilled to bring Choir of the Community, the Paul Winter Consort to under the direction of Pe- Brattleboro, to share their ter Amidon, will join the powerful body of work which Consort on stage to perform celebrates the cultures and several songs. creatures of the whole Earth,” Soprano saxophonist Paul said Lise Sparrow, pastor Winter is one of the pioneers of the Guilford Commu- A maple lined back road in Central Vermont with turning foliage. photo by Nancy Cassidy of world music, combining nity Church, UCC which is elements of African, Asian, known in the region for its October Journal Latin, and Russian music musical ministry, its com- with American jazz. Winter mitment to the environment, was one of the fi rst to incor- and its global and community Th e Balance of Winter porate the sounds of nature outreach. Tickets are $75 in by Bill Felker and wildlife into his acousti- advance for front orchestra As frost time comes closer, and efficient poisons, but or, the tomatoes, the white Once the insects get the cal compositions, including seats (includes a post-concert I bring in the tomato plants I they are part of a psycho- fl ies, mites and aphids are upper hand, however, I know the complex and poignant vo- reception with the perform- seeded in July, and I set up logical system as well as an my allies and my guides. I my resolve is weakening. I calizations of the humpback ers); $40 all other downstairs the greenhouse for winter. ecological system I set in don’t need the tomatoes for know I am getting restless whale, wolves and birds. seats; $20 balcony seats, The bugs and I will fi ght place each year. my survival. Their fruit is for spring. And the tomatoes, Cellist Eugene Friesen available online at www. there until the new year. It Throughout the fall and a gratuitous response to my of course, know too. By the is active internationally as BrattleboroTix.com and at will be a fair fi ght up until early winter, I can pretend awareness. And so the bugs first of March, bugs or no a concert artist, composer, the door. then, but they will begin to I am lost in a seasonal wil- are not so much a threat. In bugs, they will become tired conductor and teacher. A win as January ends, their derness, suspended in time. fact, they keep me on my and pale. The season will fall graduate of Yale School of For more information, con- ability to breed outlasting my I have escaped the lush ex- toes. They are a gauge of my apart, the balance of winter Music, he has been featured tact the Guilford Community ability to keep up with them, pectations of summer. I can interest and the quality of will be tipped, and I will on recordings and in con- Church at (802) 257-0994 or my hope of overcoming hide and rest. 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Farmer John Gilfeather could never have imagined that one day his town would celebrate the humble tuber that he fi rst propagated in the early 1900s, with an all-day festival. Gilfeather Farm still exists, right in the heart of Wardsboro, and the current owners carry on the tradition of Farmer John by planting a large crop of the heirloom turnip that originated on their farm at the turn of the century. Organizers expect this 12th year to be the biggest and best yet. More and more people are discovering the culinary possibilities of the now-famous heirloom vegetable, and the menu at the Turnip Café provides evidence that turnips are adaptable to sweet as well as savory offerings. It’s exciting that a humble root vegetable—which some say is actually more of a rutabaga—has attracted much attention to the small town even after leaf-season has peaked, and all for a good cause as well. More than one hundred pounds of Gilfeathers are cooked for the event’s signature Gilfeather turnip soup. Bushels more go to volunteer cooks to prepare the savory tastings for entrees and sweet dessert tastings on the menu. A new feature this year is a “chef’s station” where diners can sample turnip latkes cooked to order and served with real maple syrup from a local sugar house. The Turnip Café, located in the Wardsboro Town Hall, serves homemade cider donuts and coffee beginning at 10 a.m., followed by lunch featuring à la carte servings of turnip tastings plus the delicious, creamy Gilfeather turnip soup from 11 a.m.