GREENSBORO – Maria Schumann leads a weekly sing on Mondays, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. through May 1 at the Highland Center for the Arts. Singers will focus on traditional folk songs from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus but will also learn songs from the Baltics, the Balkans, and Georgia.[Read More…]
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Wildlife Art Contest Ends March 17
GREENSBORO – Vermont student artists, grades 7 to 12, will be eligible for a portion of $3,200 cash awards by submitting their wildlife art for the annual Vermont Student Wildlife Art Contest. The deadline to apply is March 17. There is a $1,000 first place and nine other cash awards[Read More…]
Community Photo Contest Exhibit Opening Feb. 22
CABOT – The winners and finalists from The Meaning of Cabot Photo Contest will be on display this winter at Cabot School Performing Arts Center. The exhibit opening is February 22, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. This free event will include live music with professional musicians and Cabot students,[Read More…]
Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno in Concert on Feb. 18
CABOT – Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno will perform on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Willey Building Auditorium, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Both Leva and Calcagno grew up in the Appalachian stringband tradition, have noted parents in the old-time scene, and spent formative years running wild around festival[Read More…]
Farmers Night Concert Series Presents Barn Opera Feb. 15
MONTPELIER – The fifth performance of the 2023 Farmers Night concert series will feature the Barn Opera on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Showcasing some of Vermont’s finest operatic artists, Brandon’s Barn Opera will perform a pastiche concert of favorite solos, duets, and ensembles of the operatic and musical[Read More…]
Alan Doyle and Band Entertain on Feb. 17
BARRE – Former Great Big Sea Frontman, Alan Doyle and His Beautiful, Beautiful Band perform at the Barre Opera House on February 17 Alan Doyle, actor, producer, best-selling author, and lead singer for Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea, comes to the Barre Opera House with his Beautiful, Beautiful Band at 8[Read More…]
Auditions for Spring Production on Feb. 18-19
HARDWICK – The Civic Standard is producing a brand new and locally-created theatrical event this spring, “Mud Season Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. All are welcome to audition to be part of this community production. No experience is necessary and there are roles for older teenagers and adults of all types.[Read More…]
Guitarist Tsukamoto to Teach, Perform
LYNDONVILLE – Guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto. composer and songwriter, will teach an acoustic guitar workshop, Saturday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m., and will then perform a solo show, also on February 18, at 7 p.m. Both events will take place at the York Street Meeting House in Lyndonville. Each event requires[Read More…]
MacMaster and Leahy Perform on Feb. 21
ST. JOHNSBURY – Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy will perform at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall, on February 21, at 7 p.m. The Northeast Kingdom favorites return with their characteristic fast-paced jigs, reels, and Maritimes fiddle favorites. Two of Canada’s stars, MacMaster and Leahy have been captivating audiences since they[Read More…]
Teen Auditions Set for Summer Production
MONTPELIER – Aspiring actors, singers and dancers, age 13 to 19 may audition for the teen ensemble and teen leading roles in Los Nation Theater’s July 2023 production of “The Prom,” directed by Eric Love.In addition to full rehearsal process with the professional company, teens accepted into the summer intensive[Read More…]
Vermont Supreme Court Gallery presents Paintings by Cameron Davis
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Supreme Court Gallery presents its first official exhibition of 2023 titled “Poetic Ecologies,” a curated collection of acrylic paintings created by artist, teacher and environmentalist Cameron (Cami) Davis of Charlotte. Over the last seven years, these large-scale works were created with the intention to bring forth[Read More…]
Halcyon Chorale Presents Program from Variety of Traditions
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – Last summer a new singing group came together in the St. Johnsbury area forming the Halcyon Chorale, with 16 members dedicated to presenting the best classical music repertoire. This past weekend they gave their initial concerts at the South Congregational Church in St. Johnsbury[Read More…]
