‘King Lear’ at Middlebury mirrors modern power conflicts

The Middlebury College Theater Department will punctuate this election season with a presentation of “King Lear” by William Shakespeare coming to Wright Theater on Nov. 14 , 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Great art returns to Town Hall Theater’s big screen

Town Hall Theater’s annual Great Art Wednesday series returns with a monthly film series that focuses on fine artists, and for the first time, also features world-renowned architects.

Trans-positive, full-scale dance experience in Middlebury

Emmy Award-winning choreographer, dancer, writer, educator and activist Sean Dorsey has long been recognized as the country’s premier transgender modern dance choreographer.

A new one-act opera exploring legacy and loss debuts in Brandon

On Nov. 15 and 16, the world premiere of “Truman and Nancy,” a captivating and poignant one-act opera by renowned New York City composer William Zeffiro, will take the stage at the Barn Opera House in Brandon.

Silent film ‘Barbed Wire’ to be screened with live score in Brandon

A rarely shown World War I prison camp drama with an unusual Christmas sequence will fill the big screen when “Barbed Wire” (1927) is revived on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Brandon Town Hall.

Beyond Ethan Allen: New biography explores Ira Allen’s life

Who was Ira Allen? Land speculator, pamphleteer, politician, and revolutionary, Ira Allen has long been hidden in the shadow of his brother, Ethan Allen.

Middlebury offers early screening of ‘Emilia Pérez’ film

Middlebury College Hirschfield Screening Series will host an exclusive advance screening of the film “Emilia Pérez” on Nov. 7, a week prior to the film’s U.S. availability on Netflix.

170 teens hit all the right notes

What do you suppose teens these days think about opera? 

Trad talk with Mohsen Amini of Talisk and Ímar

Join Middlebury Community Music Center at 11 a.m., on Sunday, Nov. 10, for a free Zoom-based performance and Q&A session with concertina phenom Mohsen Amini of Talisk and Ímar.

Dave Keller Band performs in Vergennes

On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Vergennes Opera House will be hosting the Dave Keller Band, a high energy, dynamic and soul roots-based group. 

Jerusalem Quartet celebrates 30 years in Middlebury

Celebrating its 30th season, the Jerusalem Quartet embodies the pinnacle of chamber music excellence, renowned worldwide for its passionate performances and impeccable precision.

‘Autumn in Addison County’ falls into Bixby Library

The stunning collection of historical artworks capture the local landscape in its autumnal splendor.

Ask a Master Gardener: Thinking spring this fall

Temperatures are dropping and it’s time to put the garden to bed. It is also a perfect opportunity to prepare for spring. What you do this fall can provide big benefits when the garden wakes up next year.

Accept an invitation to awe

Turns out, “awe” is intriguing to many, as evidenced by the couple hundred viewers who turned out for the opening reception on Sept. 13, of the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s new exhibit “An Invitation to Awe.” That’s not surprising to curator and Ass … (read more)

‘Against Wings’: New exhibit wonders about the power of restraint

While you’re on campus visiting “An Invitation to Awe” at the Middlebury Museum of Art, take a walk across the beautiful grounds to the new gallery space in the Johnson Memorial Building’s atrium (it’s on Chateau Road). There you’ll find “Against Wings” — … (read more)

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