Arts

Gil Kalish

Virtual pianist takes the stage for concert

VERMONT- The Middlebury Performing Arts Series will continue its successful partnership with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Friday, November 6, at 7:30 pm, when acclaimed pianist Gilbert Kalish will take the virtual stage for a free concert open to everyone.
The concert...

Words trail murals, maps on display

Josh Moyse (top left), Josh Goldstein (top right), and Colin Grube (bottom) in a scene from “What Did I Just See?”

Shoot the Moon Halloween debut

Brattleboro– For its sixth annual Halloween spectacular, Shoot the Moon theater company will present a live web-streamed performance of “What Did I Just See?” on Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31 and November 6 and 7, at 7:30 .m.
“What Did I Just See?” is inspired by the unintended...

In-person music at the Bennington Museum

Bennington- On Saturday, October 24, Bennington Museum’s courtyard will be busy with music, food, and artists as the museum marks the end of a fantastic season of outdoor community programming.
The day will begin with a “Music at the Museum” concert in the courtyard (weather permitting)...

Vincent Parker

Parker at jazz center

BRATTLEBORO- Vincent Herring, one of the most highly regarded alto saxophonists involved in today’s jazz scene, will be performing with his working quartet in a tribute to jazz legend Charlie Parker at the Vermont Jazz Center at 8 pm on Saturday, October 24.
Herring will be supported...

Mark Steinberg and Tony Arnold performing Kurtág’s “Kafka Fragments” in the Big Barn last summer.

György Kurtág’s “Kafka Fragments”

PUTNEY- On Tuesday, October 20, artistic director Seth Knopp leads an open discussion of György Kurtág’s “Kafka Fragments” together with the Yellow Barn musicians who performed the song cycle last summer. Kurtág’s immense work is 40 fragments, ranging from less than 20 seconds to more than four...

Poetry manuscript competition

VERMONT- Sundog Poetry Center has had a long-term partnership with Vermont-based Green Writers Press, publishing anthologies on poetry and poetic craft, as well as books by established Vermont writers.
Building on this tradition, Sundog Poetry Center is pleased to announce the inaugural...

Photograph by Federico Pardo from “Ice Shanties: Fishing, People & Culture.”

Six new BMAC exhibits

BRATTLEBORO- Six new exhibits open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Saturday, October 24, including an important survey of mid-20th century figurative painting; solo shows featuring Andy Yoder and Rachel Portesi; an exhibit about ice shanties organized by the Vermont Folklife Center...

Photo from the setup of the 2019 Domino Toppling Extravaganza. Michelle Frehsee

Lily Hevesh to topple dominos live

BRATTLEBORO- Veteran domino toppler and YouTube superstar Lily Hevesh returns to the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center for the 13th annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza on Sunday, October 18, at 5:15 pm. The event will be livestreamed via Facebook Live.
BMAC’s domino topplings began in...

A jazz student from the Vermont Jazz Center

Jazz Center starts season

BRATTLEBORO- During the week of October 12 the Vermont Jazz Center will launch its 2020 educational season. This fall’s new offerings make good use of the Jazz Center’s summer faculty; instructors can now Zoom in from afar to reach students from all around the world. VJC’s expanded educational...