Vergennes Opera House mixes drag, burlesque and Pride

The Vergennes Opera House stage has seen shows like the one coming next Saturday… but chances are you maybe haven’t! A drag/burlesque variety show — Pride Edition — will take the stage on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 7-10 p.m. Come and celebrate love and diversity with a fabulous evening (for those 18+) of comedy, burlesque, drag and pole performances that showcase the talents of the local LGBTQ+ community.

‏Like many people, I was sad to learn the heartbreaking news that Kris Kristofferson passed away on Sept. 28. Kris was a rare figure in popular culture — supremely talented, successful, modest, and always generous and kind.

‏‏On Sunday, Oct. 20, 5 Town Friends of the Arts will sponsor a celebration of World Singing Day at Holley Hall in Bristol, from 1-4:30 p.m. The event will feature many local musicians and give the community a chance to sing along. Food vendors will be on … (read more)

On Saturday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m., Sara Grey and her son Kieron Means will present a performance of Western Song to audiences at the Ilsley Public Library in downtown Middlebury.

October brings a new exhibit to Edgewater Gallery at the Falls in Middlebury, featuring two beautiful new collections from Scott Addis and Kay Flierl in “Falling Into It.” On view through Nov. 17.

Pianist Claire Black will create a musical space for imagination and reflection with works by Schumann, Korngold, Janáček, and Bortkiewicz on Oct. 13, when she’ll perform “Forests & Fairy Tales at the Charlotte Congregational church at 4 p.m.

“The Phantom of the Opera” (1925), the silent big screen adaptation of the classic thriller, will be shown with live music on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., at the Brandon Town Hall and Community Center, Route 7, in Brandon.

They’re the most familiar of fruits, but how much do you really know about apples?

The hills are alive with fall colors, and also the sounds of Elisabeth von Trapp’s music. Yes, that von Trapp.

Emily Raboteau will be giving a free reading from her new book “Lessons For Survival: Mothering Against ‘The Apocalypse,’” on the Middlebury College campus on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 4:30 p.m., in the Axinn Center Room 232.

BALA BILA brings together two African master musicians — Balla Kouyaté (balafon, calabash, bass guitar, and voice) and Matchume Zango (timbila, mbira, percussion, and voice) — in an intimate, living-room style concert and intercultural musical conversatio … (read more)

K. Grant Fine Art, on Green Street in Vergennes, will open its second exhibit “Eternal Harvest” on Oct. 5, which will feature painting and sculpture by New England-based artists Neil Berger, Clark Derbes, and Lydia Jenkins Musco. The exhibit will be on vi … (read more)

Art on Main in downtown Bristol will open a new exhibition on Friday, Oct. 4, featuring the work of Robert Compton and Paul Forlenza. “Two Masters Reflect On the Seasons” will open with a reception on Friday from 5-6:30 p.m., and will be on view through N … (read more)

The fact that Leroy Preston lives right here in Waltham, is pretty special, but not as impressive as the long list of songs he has penned and performed over his decades-long career.

When the air becomes cooler, and leaves begin to turn colors, it’s time to gear up for fall garden maintenance. Or is it?