Music & Theater
Actor Theater’s Playhouse
Corner of Brook and Main Streets, West Chesterfield, NH
actors-theatre.info
Sep 14: David Hare’s Breath of Life, staged reading. Sep 20-Oct 12: 10 Minute Play Festival, with seven productions that are both challenging and rewarding, all in 10 minutes. Oct 19 & 26: Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, staged reading.
Bellows Falls Opera House
7 Centennial Square, Rockingham
bfoperahouse.com, 802 463-3964
Known as the civic and cultural heart of the Bellows Falls community, the Opera House shows movies and has live events on a regular basis. See the web site for details and a schedule.
Bennington Center for the Arts
44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington
10am to 5pm, Mon-Sun (Closed Mondays)
benningtoncenterforthearts.org, 802 442-7158
Sep 26: Contemporary Chamber music from Cordis, 8p. Nov 30: Russian Duo Oleg Druglyakov and Terry Boyarsky to perform traditional Russian music.
Brattleboro Music Center
38 Walnut Street, Brattleboro
bmcvt.org, 802 257-4523
Sep 29: Chamber Concert Series: Beethoven Cello Sonatas, Centre Congregational Church, Brattleboro, part 1 at 3p, part 2 at 7p. Dec 14: Chamber Series: Bella Hristova, violinist, Centre Congregational Church, Brattleboro, 7:30p.
Dorset Theatre Festival
04 Cheney Rd Dorset, VT 05251
dorsettheatrefestival.org, 802 867-2223
Sep 13: Young Playwrights, competition winners present plays. Sep 20: The Last Waltz, live, a benefit for Music in Common. Sep 26-28: Robert Frost / This Verse Business, starring Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue).
Latchis Theatre
50 Main St, Brattleboro
latchis.com, 802 254-6300
Oct 19: Grand Re-Opening with Ken Burns. Come see the renovation and restoration, and enjoy an episode of the Roosevelt Series with long time Latchis friend Ken Burns. Oct 26: Paula Poundstone, famous for her razor sharp wit and spontaneity, will be at the Latchis with special guest Tom Bodett. Fundraiser for Windham and Windsor Housing Trust.
New England Center for the Circus Arts
76 Cotton Mill Hill #300, Brattleboro
necenterforcircusarts.org, 802 254-9780
Dec 20-22: The circus presents its annual holiday show, “The Flying Nut.” Featuring performances from the Youth Performance Troupes and Professional Training Program.
New England Youth Theater
100 Flat St, Brattleboro
neyt.org, 802 246-NEYT (6398)
Oct 11-20: The Brady Bunch, take a walk down memory lane for a new look at this phenomenon, 7p Fri and Sat, 2p Sat and Sun. Nov 1-10: Seven in One Blow, or the Brave Little Kid, adapted from the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, 7p Fri and Sat, 2p Sat and Sun. Dec 5-15: Oliver!, a heartwarming musical adapted from the Charles Dickens novel, 7p Fri and Sat, 2p Sat and Sun
Next Stage Arts
15 Kimball Hill Rd, Putney
nextstagearts.org, 802 387-0102
Sep 14: Yellow Barn music concert. Sep 20: Folk musician Cheryl Wheeler. Sep 27: Crime writer Archer Mayor. Sep 28: Putney Vaudeville show. Sep 29: Fishtank Ensemble performance. Oct 10-13 & 17-19: Apron Theater presents “Death of a Salesman.” Oct 25: Performance Artist Taylor Mali. Oct 26: Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem. Nov 1: Yellow Barn artistic director Seth Knopp & The Peabody Trio. Nov 2-3: Lenelle Moise (Sandglass, Green Mountain Crossroads collaboration). Nov 8: Green Writers Press. Nov 9: Canadian folk band The Duhks. Nov 15: Yellow Barn concert. Nov 22: Bluegrass artist Claire Lynch. Nov 29: A special screening of The Central Park Five, with filmmaker Sarah Burns.
Oldcastle Theatre Company
44 Gypsy Land, Bennington
oldcastletheatre.org, 802 447-0564
Sep 27-Oct 13: Sherlock Holmes – Knight’s Gambit, diabolically clever whodunit. Nov 1-17: Grandma Moses: An American Primitive, an audience favorite on the company’s national tour.
Grafton Inn, Phelps Barn
92 Main St., Grafton
802 843-2231, oldtavern.com
Sep 27: Easy Street Duo, swing and bluegrass, 8p. Oct 4: Will Danforth, acoustic folk, 8p. Oct 5: Milkhouse Heaters, Americana duo, 8p.
Sandglass Theater
17 Kimball Hill, Putney
sandglasstheater.org, 802 387-4051
Sep 7-8: Puppets in Paradise, two days of puppetry and performance in the enchanted setting of landscape architects Gordon and Mary Hayward’s garden, 10a-4p each day.
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Arkell Pavilion at West Rd, Manchester
svac.org, 802 362-1405
The Southern Vermont Arts Center brings music acts to the Arkell Pavilion on a regular basis. Check the web site for details and schedule.
Stone Church Arts
20 Church Street, Bellows Falls
stonechurcharts.org, 802 463-3100
Sep 28: Castlebay, Celtic duo, 7:30p. Oct 19: Sarah McQuaid, guitar and vocals, 7:30p. Nov 2: Am Bron Binn – The Sweet Sorrow: Music for Harps and Voices from the Celtic Lands, 7:30p. Nov. 16: Boston Mandolins Ensemble, 7:30p. Dec 7: Soli Deo Gloria, with Duo Orfeo, electric guitar duo, 7:30p. Dec 14: To Warm the Winter’s Night, with Aine Minogue, Celtic Harp and Vocals.
Twilight Music
139 Main Street, Brattleboro
twilightmusic.org, 802 387-5772
For a complete schedule of live music and theater events, visit the Twilight Music website.
Vermont Arts Exchange
29 Sage Street Mill, N. Bennington
vtartxchange.org, 802 442-5549
Sep 8: The Glenn Miller Orchestra, one of the most popular and sought after big bands in the world, at Greenwall Auditorium, Bennington College.
Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro
vtjazz.org, 802-254-9088
Sep 21: Steve Wilson / Louis Nash duo with bassist Nat Reeves. Oct 19: Cyrus Chestnut Trio, jazz music with gospel roots. Ongoing: The Vermont Jazz Center is the premiere place to see live jazz music in southern Vermont. Regular concerts take place around the Brattleboro area. See the web site for details and a schedule.
Vermont Performance Lab
561 Fitch Rd, Guilford
vermontperformancelab.com
Sep 21: Pavel Zustiak / Palissimo, “In the Works” showing of “Endangered Species,” a performance unfolding in a series of dream like scenes, New England Youth Theater, Brattleboro, 7p. Oct 23: Luciana Achugar, “In the Works” showing of “Otro Teatro,” visceral dance that takes place metaphorically in the ruins of a collapsed theater, Whittemore Theater, Marlboro, 7p.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
At various locations in Vermont
vso.org, 800 876-9293
Sep 27: Made in Vermont Music Festival at the Bellows Falls Opera House, Bellows Falls, 7:30p. Sep 28: Made in Vermont Music Festival at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, 7:30p. Oct 19: The True Story of Peter and the Wolf, at Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 11a.
