Grants to help repurpose carriage barn and more

Two local agricultural operations and the Vergennes Opera House have been awarded a total of $464,615 in state grants to strengthen their operations with major capital improvements.

Master Magician Goad will be performing at the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, Jan. 20. The show will be a special 2 p.m. matinee performance, geared especially for families.

Broadway Direct returns to the Vergennes Opera House for the 18th year with a spectacular line up of performers on Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Craving Broadway? Skip the long drive and dicey roads down to New York City, and instead pop up to our very own Little City to see the 18th annual Broadway Direct at the Vergennes Opera House.

Call them big, call them brassy, you can even call them loud, and they will consider it a compliment. 

Gina Coleman and the Misty Blues Band returns to perform at the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m.

Colby Crehan and her bandmates have received accolades, including Vermont Vocalist of the Year and Vermont Song of the Year (Tammie Awards, Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus).

Six years in the making, George Woodard’s “The Farm Boy” has been screening at venues throughout Vermont.

“Our season is positively packed with practically every type of performance and production you can think of,” said Gerianne Smart, President of the Friends of the Vergennes Opera House.

The money will go toward the $1.64 million effort to upgrade accessibility to the theater for all audience members, the stage and green room for all performers, and Vergennes City Hall offices for all visitors. 

‏Middlebury Community Players Company Be proudly concludes their 2023 summer season with the bittersweet comedy, “Wally’s Cafe” by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick.

In Wendy MacLeod’s comedy gem “Slow Food,” Peter and Irene pick the wrong Palm Springs restaurant to celebrate their 23rd anniversary.

“Red,” the Tony Award winning play, opens at the Vergennes Opera House on Thursday, June 22, and runs through Sunday, June 25.

Patti Casey and Colin McCaffrey with special guest Eric O’Hara are performing at the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, May 20 to help us close out the very successful 2022-2023 season.

Get Ready for some toe-tapping-can’t-stay-in-your-seat music with The Stragglers, live at the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, April 15.