Text Box: The Downtowner Text Box: Jamie Smith, founder of Ice Factor, the ice and rock climbing business in Scotland that is proposing to locate their first US facility in the redeveloped Moran Center. Chris McCabe, Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at The University of Vermont, focused on athletics. Andréa Sisino, executive director of RunVermont, organizer of the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon and other sports and recreation events. Text Box: BBA’s 6th Annual Business Summit is right around the corner, on Thursday morning January 10, 2008. This “town meeting” style event will focus on the economic impact of the many sports and recreation businesses and events that add to Burlington's vitality, and explore future impacts on the City's infrastructure and economy. Dan Dubonnet is the moderator, and the speakers include: Governor Jim Douglas Mayor Bob Kiss and a Panel featuring: Text Box: Alex Wolff, founder of the Vermont Frost Heaves, ABA Champions in 2007, their first year. Alan Herbert, Director of Sales & Marketing at the Sheraton and a member of the board of the Vermont Sports Council. The Summit will be held from 7:30 am to 10 am in The Film House at The Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center at Lake and College Streets on Burlington's Waterfront, with special thanks to our host sponsor, Main Street Landing. Text Box: Page #

It’s Happening in Burlington

 Winter 2007-2008 Calendar

Now thru April 28, Explore the science of what’s eating you with Attack of the Bloodsuckers! At ECHO

Sat Dec 22 Holiday Caroling by Lyric Theatre Singers on the Marketplace in front of Burlington Town Center 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Sat Dec 22 VT Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker Flynn MainStage 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Dec 22 – Jan 1 (except Christmas) and weekends through MARCH - Sleigh Rides at Shelburne Farms, 11 am – 2 pm  985-8442

Mon Dec 31 First Night Burlington Noon to Midnight

Sat Jan 12 Vermont Frost Heaves vs. Manchester,  4:05pm at  Memorial Auditorium www.vermontfrostheaves.com

Jan 23 – Feb 3 Doubt By John Patrick Shanley, Tony Award-Winning Drama at FlynnSpace, Vermont Stage Co.

Sat Feb 2 Shelburne Winterfest  at Shelburne Farms, 12–3 pm

Sat Feb 9 Burlington Winter Festival, including 13th Annual Burlington Penguin Plunge  sponsored by Vermont Special Olympics 11 AM; Kids Vermont Camp and School Fair at the Hilton Hotel from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m; and Family Expo at ECHO

Sun Feb 10 Broadway National Tour Chicago at 3 pm & 8 pm Flynn MainStage

Mar 5-16 Three Days of Rain a touching romance By Richard Greenberg at FlynnSpace, Vermont Stage Co.

Sat & Sun, Mar 29 & 30 Maple Open House Weekend at Shelburne Farms, 9:30 am – 2 pm • FREE to all

Concerts, Art & Events:

Vermont Symphony Orchestra. www.vso.org

Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts www.BurlingtonCityArts.com

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts  www.flynncenter.org

Sports and Recreation are the Focus of BBA’s 2008 Business Summit on January 10th
Text Box: A special thank you for their support to our BBA Sustaining Members And to our BBA Supporting Members Halvorson’s Upstreet Café JMM & Associates KeyBank TruexCullins TD Banknorth The Burlington Free Press Hilton Burlington Hotel Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center