Monthly Archives: June 2011

Jack Hammer: Political Science #3 Out

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

VT Comic author Brandon Barrows has a new comic out via Reasonably Priced Comics, Jack Hammer: Political Science #3. Drawn up by Brant W. Fowler, the comic is priced out at $2.99, and avaliable via IndyPlanet. Finally, the puppetmaster is … Continue reading →

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Winooski Teacher attends Space Program

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

via the Burlington Free Press this morning, St. Francis Xavier School teacher Alyssa Gange was awarded a scholarship to attend astronaut training at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where the space program got its legs during … Continue reading →

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#VTGeekMeetup

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Something that we’ve been thinking about doing since the origins of this blog was to gather geeks together into a common place for something particularly Geeky. With a number of events coming up this summer, we wanted to open up … Continue reading →

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SciFi July Returns!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

With the problems involved with the flooding in Montpelier last month, I was a little afraid that we might not see this again this year. But, the Savoy Theater’s website has just been updated with news and a schedule for … Continue reading →

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Geek Things for June 30th

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Basic Bike Maintenance, 5:30–6:30PM, Skirack, Burlington. Free. (Bikes) Historic Tours, 9AM–5PM, Wilson Castle, Proctor. $10. (Castle) ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’, 10AM, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury. Free. (Movies) Chess Club, 7PM, Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington. … Continue reading →

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BTV Social Media Day

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

June 30th is BTV Social Media Day, it transpires. Imagine: a day just for twittering, meeting up, liking, filling out surveys and all that jazz. At the main website, you can vote for the kings and queens of Burlington’s social … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Prisoner of Azkaban

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Tomorrow morning, at 10 am, the Catamount Performing Arts Center will be screening the 3rd Harry Potter movie, The Prisoner of Azkaban, for free, in anticipation of the final movie. The rest of the schedule: Harry Potter and the Goblet … Continue reading →

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Transformers 3 Midnight Screening

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

  I can’t imagine actually wanting to stay up to see this – I just watched the first one earlier this year – yech. BUT. If you’re a big fan of the franchise, the Essex Outlets Cinema will be screening … Continue reading →

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gEEK tHINGS fOr jUNE 29th

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Community Bike Shop, 5–8PM, Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington. Donations accepted. (Bikes) Historic Tours, 9AM–5PM, Wilson Castle, Proctor. $10. (Castle) Casting Call – Loyal’s House of Blood Production seeks actors and camera crews for two micro-budget movies, I Monster and Forest … Continue reading →

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Dog DNA

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

A manager of a housing complex in Lebanon is annoyed that her tenants aren’t cleaning up after their dogs. Her solution? DNA test the dogs, to definitively prove who’s pooch is the one causing problems: So manager Debbie Violette is going to … Continue reading →

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