Having left a trail of destruction in its wake, Hurricane Irene has done its best to unsettle residents throughout Vermont. Yet she was unable destroy the sense of solidarity and generosity throughout the Burlington community, as suggested by the recent wave of relief events and benefit concerts that have been put on around the city. Nectar’s and Club Metronome held a benefit concert featuring scores of acts from around Vermont that joined together for an afternoon and evening of shows on two different stages. “Burlington is such a tight community that when something like this happens, people will hear about it and join together in amazing ways,” event MC Tito Keefe said. A majority of the staff at the event were volunteers, including Healthy Hippie founder Taraleigh Weathers, who set up the auction and contacted all the companies about donating products. Thousands of dollars of merchandise were donated from companies such as Burton, Seventh Generation, Outdoor Gear Exchange, Wanderlust, Garcia’s and Tradewinds, as well as work from photographers Sam Hoffman, Brian Jenkins, Judy Fenton and Greg Gouwens. Tickets to Fenway Park, Higher Ground and a season pass to Nectar’s were also available, yet arguably the most sought after items were two posters from Phish that had been signed by the entire band. As noted by the auction’s curator, “every penny