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.

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.

Middlebury College’s Mahaney Arts Center and the Vergennes Opera House both have recently released their performance line-ups for fall 2024 into spring 2025… so, open up that calendar and get ready to save some dates!

The Vermont premiere screening of the movie Brooklyn 45 on Friday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Vergennes Opera House. This is the first event of the VOH’s 2024-2025 Season — more on that in next week’s edition of Arts + Leisure.

The Vergennes Opera House’s planned All Access Project got a boost last week when the Department of Housing & Community Development awarded the city theater a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) toward completion of that planned effort.

The Middlebury Community Players Company Be will present Robert Harling’s classic American comedy-drama “Steel Magnolias” at the Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St., Vergennes from Aug. 15-18. The Thursday to Saturday shows will be at 7:30 p.m., and the S … (read more)

The Middlebury Community Players will present the offbeat romantic comedy “First Night” at the Vergennes Opera House next weekend, July 11-14. Thursday through Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday performance is a 2 p.m. matinee.

Three directors, nine vignettes, and a cast of talented actors will bring acclaimed playwright John Cariani’s poignant and witty play “Love/Sick” to life June 20-23, at Vergennes Opera House.

Brothers Jens and Uwe Kruger were raised in a family in Switzerland where music was an important part of life. The Kruger Brothers now are a fixture within the world of acoustic music with their unique ability to infuse classical music into folk music.

A $1.64 million effort to upgrade accessibility to the Vergennes Opera House and to Vergennes city offices originally scheduled to start this May will instead likely break ground during the spring of 2025, according to Gerianne Smart, the president of the … (read more)

To celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, the Friends of the Vergennes Opera House have planned two events, one Friday evening and one Sunday afternoon.

The Krishna Guthrie Band is coming to Vergennes for an evening of “hard rockin’, folkin’, blues” on Saturday, March 30. Bristol native Helen Hummel will open at 7 p.m.

The Vergennes Opera House is bringing the incomparable Vermont jazz talent, Ray Vega and his Six Piece Band to the historic theater on Saturday, March 9, 7:30pm.

Celebrate friendship + love yo self at a Galentine’s Day party hosted by Adventure Diner coming up on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 5-8 p.m., at the Vergennes Opera House.

The Vergennes Opera House will present the annual LC Jazz Winter Thaw free community concert on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m.