Friday, May 29 Concert, 8 p.m., Barre Opera House, 8 p.m., 6 North Main St. Ruth Moody, lead singer of the Wailin’ Jennys with her band. Tickets online at barreoperahouse.org or call (802) 476-8188. Saturday, May 30 Open house, 1 to 3 p.m., Grange Hall, East Hardwick. Preview the new[Read More…]
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Students earn recognition in Vermont Student Wildlife Art Contest
HARDWICK – Three Hazen Union art honors students have received awards in the 2026 Vermont Student Wildlife Art Contest, an annual exhibition celebrating student creativity, wildlife education and Vermont’s natural heritage. The honored students are Danica Patridge, who received the Judge’s Award of Merit for her artwork “Coyote” and an[Read More…]
Summer dance workshops scheduled
WOLCOTT – Summer programming with workshops for all ages are scheduled by Ballet Wolcott at the Wolcott Town Hall. Vermont native Sojourn Gudorf Johnston is guest instructor for a week-long dance intensive, July 13-17. She grew up in Craftsbury and began her dance training in Stowe at the age of[Read More…]
Author reading, May 31
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Public Library presents local author Jim Ryan, May 31, at 4 p.m., with readings from his book “Whistling Up in Ghostland: Essays and Songs of Adventure, Awakening and Intuition.” In the story-behind-the songs format, Ryan will read book essays followed by a performance of the songs related to[Read More…]
Drama club gives enthusiastic “Peter Pan” performance
GREENSBORO, CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy Drama Club gave a very enthusiastic performance of “Peter Pan, A New Musical Adaptation,” created, directed and choreographed by Taryn Noelle, at the Highland Center for the Arts, Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8, to near-capacity audiences. This play was first performed in[Read More…]
Pointe Noir performs May 22 at the Atkins Field
HARDWICK – The Cajun band, Pointe Noir, will perform May 22, at Atkins Field, for listening and dancing beginning at 7 p.m. The band finds its rhythm deeply rooted in Southwest Louisiana. Cannon Labrie (accordion) is a long-time Cajun and Zydeco player who also plays with Yankee Chank and Planet[Read More…]
Opera Vermont performs “La Cenerentola” at BOH, May 23
BARRE – Opera Vermont performs Gioachino Rossini’s “La Cenerentola,” Saturday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. This take on the Cinderella story has been designed for opera aficionados, as well as families and first-time opera-goers. Opera Vermont Artistic Director Joshua Collier sets the production of “La Cenerentola” in a bright, “Seussian-esque” universe of bold color,[Read More…]
New exhibits open at museum’s galleries, May 28
MONTPELIER – “Sea Wonders” by Carolyn Shapiro and Deb Fleischman and “Art Resource Association Members Exhibit” by the Art Resource Association will be on exhibit May 28 through July 24 at the T.W. Wood Gallery. An Art Walk reception will be held June 6, 5 to 7:30 p.m., with an[Read More…]
Moody, lead singer of the Wailin’ Jennys, brings her band to BOH, May 29
BARRE – Ruth Moody, lead singer of The Wailin’ Jennys and frontwoman for her own band, stops at the Barre Opera House for a show on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. Moody is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. As a solo artist and a founding and[Read More…]
LCP hold auditions for “California Suite,” June 6, 7
HYDE PARK – The Lamoille County Players will hold auditions for “California Suite: on June 6 and June 7 at the Hyde Park Opera House. A play comprising four vignettes, “California Suite” follows four groups as they each visit suite 203-204 of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Each act is its[Read More…]
Shakespeare season begins June 18
PLAINFIELD – The Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival kicks off its second season with a production of “Hamlet,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Tom Blachly. Fergus Ryan will star in the production at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 18 High Street, Plainfield, June 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27[Read More…]
