A few hours at the theater can help us escape momentarily from the wrenching problems of the real world. But sometimes a play does an even more important job by revealing and dramatizing the kind of person who might help bring us back from the brink, and how it might be done.
The Aug. 19 show welcomes Costa Rican multi-instrumentalist Maiz “Brujo” Vargas Sandoval and his Afro-Latino Orchestra.
For the first time ever, Town Hall Theater presents Bread + Puppet at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock.
Bleachers, known as one of the best live acts in the world, will headline when Ciderstock makes its return to Middlebury on Aug. 20.
Zachariah Burrows, who has been playing the piano for 13 years, enjoys a multitude of genres and often blends classical, jazz, and improv, as witnessed by the fact that he will be playing music by Schubert, Beethoven, Gershwin and the Beatles.
The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) has announced details of its expansive 2022 film program, five-day film schedule, acclaimed honorees and special guests for its 8th annual fest, set for Aug. 24-28.
Whiting artist Micajah Bienvenu, who moved to Vermont from the Pacific Northwest, is being featured in SculptureNow’s Exhibition 2022 at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home in Lenox, Mass.
The Henry Sheldon Museum welcomes Beau Harris, Collections Manager at the Fairbanks Museum for a virtual talk, “Bug Art at the Fairbanks Museum,” on Friday, Aug. 12, at noon.
Among summer’s many sweet offerings are wild berries. And among these, blueberries are my favorite.
“People don’t change, you just get to know them better.” That is the reoccurring line/theme of Douglas Anderson’s first musical production, “Welcome to Paradise,” which will debut this month at the Town Hall Theater.
While you are waiting for the plants to fruit, it is important not to make too many changes so that the shrubs can focus on berry production.
The final Friday night of laughs will take place on Aug. 12, and will feature Friml, Nina Daniels (TBS, Showtime), Sam Evans (Just For Laughs) and Drew Lynch (America’s Got Talent).
Bring your picnics, blankets and chairs and enjoy a Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) Pops Concert.
On Friday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m., the Salisbury Summer Performance Series will host a concert by the session three faculty of Point Counterpoint Music Camp under music directors Rita Porfiris and Anton Miller.
Middlebury’s own Christal Brown, will receive the Walter Cerf Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts for her sustained contribution to the arts and its impact on Vermont cultural life.
