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Ten Thousand Villages Craft Sale

On Nov. 16 and 17, the Memorial Baptist Church, located at 97 S. Pleasant Street, will hold a craft sale featuring fair trade products from around the world. "At Ten Thousand Villages, we work with over 100 artisan groups in more than 30 countries in Africa,

Asia and Latin America to bring you fair trade jewelry, home decor, gifts and more," says the company's Web site. "As one of the world's oldest and largest fair trade organizations,we build long-term relationships with artisans that

are based on mutual understanding and respect. Fair trade enables artisans to earn a fair wage and provides the opportunity for a better quality of life." For more information about the sale, call 453-5583.


Apple Pie Pick-Up in Vergennes

Thanksgiving is all about pie. Well, fine, maybe family and gratitude and harvests and turkey dinners play some semblance of a role, too ... but pie certainly enhances the whole affair. That being the case, snag a 10-inch apple pie for $10 from the Champlain Valley Christian School, available for pick-up between 1 and 3 p.m. on Nov. 17. Be sure to order in advance by calling Martha at 877-3009, and, with all due fairness, save room for the pumpkin pie.


Kids Movie Day at Ilsley

If braving midterms and surviving to Thanksgiving break has drained you of all of your psychological resources and left you at a childlike mentality level, head on down to Ilsley Library at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 21. The library promises "an animated Disney movie, 95 minutes long, with a G rating" - no more, no less. Ambiguity + a faint air of creepiness + age inappropriate diversions = the matter upon which The Local Lowdown thrives.


Listen to Some Tunes

Eager to unwind and harmonize? The Addison Independent's community calendar advertises the following musical events:

Honeywell in Middlebury. Thursday, Nov. 15, 10 p.m. Two Brothers Tavern.

Possum Haw in Brandon. Friday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Ball and Chain CafÈ.

Quatrain in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Carol's Hungry Mind CafÈ.

Snake Mountain Moonshiners in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Carol's Hungry Mind CafÈ.

Trinity in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 17, 10 p.m. Two Brothers Tavern.

Fran Robideau and his Band in Brandon. Friday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. Ball and Chain CafÈ.