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Ice & snow sculptures coming to Burlington this weekend!

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Yeah, due to some last minute saving maneuvers by some wonderful UVM students, a few events have been saved from the chopping block. My favorite is the ice sculptures.
Click this link for some video footage I took of last year’s sculptures, near the ECHO center.
Hosting courtesy of Hello Burlington.

Thankfully this year, the sculptures will be on the Church St. marketplace, as you can hear in the video, the wind off the lake can be quite chilling.

Here’s the synopsis of the Festival:

Friday, February 8 – Sunday, February 10
The Burlington Winter Festival is back for its 15th year, bigger and better than ever, with events on the Waterfront AND on the Church Street Marketplace! Marketplace activities include Vermont’s own sanctioned snow sculpture competition and the Ice Walk, featuring fabulous carvings by seasoned and professional ice sculptures in front of select businesses. Stroll by the wonderful exhibits, vote on your favorite snow sculpture, and you’ll automatically be entered in a raffle with prizes from local stores and the University Vermont! Waterfront activities include the Kids VT Family Expo at ECHO at the Leahy Center, and the 12th Penguin Plunge. Come enjoy this fun and dynamic winter celebration. The festival is sponsored by the University of Vermont’s Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, Chittenden Bank, Burlington Parks & Recreation, the Church Street Marketplace, 95 Triple X and WVMT.
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"Parade" ordinance ruling…

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Just back in from the City Council's Ordinance Committee meeting, where the committee voted
unanimously against it, with a recommendation for Council to do the same.

Not one person in the audience spoke up in favor of the ordinance, (note, they had to move the meeting to Contois auditorium last minute, as the Conference Room #12 was not large enough to hold the crowd of about 30-40 people who all were against the measure.)
The presence of the crowd definately surprised the Councilors of the committee and City Attorney Joe McNeil.

One person even expressed their freedom of speech by wearing a red tape gag over their mouth.

John Briggs of the Free Press was there as well, so there may very well be an article of this in tomorrow’s Free Press.

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