“Milo the Magnificent,” a puppet show by Alex and Olmsted, will be performed at Sandglass Theater in Putney on Sat, Mar 2 at 11a and 2p.
Brattleboro Music Center
38 Walnut St., Brattleboro
802 257-4523
Feb 21: Chamber Series: Escher Quartet, 7:30p. March 1: Chamber Series: Musicians from Marlboro, 7:30p. March 15, 7:30p and March 17, 2:30p: Blanche Moyse Chorale in German Romantic Chamber Choral Music including Brahms’ Op. 17 Four Songs for Women’s Chorus with two horns and harp.
Latchis Theatre
50 Main St., Brattleboro
802 254-1109, ext. 3
April 26, 7:30; April 27, 3p: Brattleboro Concert Choir: The Last Sunbeam: Music of Grief and Peace. “White Key” by Reena Esmail and “Dona Nobis Pacem” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. April 28: Chamber Series: A Celebration of Vermont Musicians: Soovin Kim, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Sharon Robinson, cello; Gloria Chien, piano. Mozart, Ravel, Fauré.
Main Street Arts
35 Main St, Saxtons River
802 869-2960
Feb 15: A Night of True Stories at MSA. Write info@mainstreetarts.org for participation information. March 28–30, April 4–6: “Chicago The Musical” at Bellows Falls Opera House.
New England Center for Circus Arts
10 Town Crier Dr., Brattleboro
http://www.necenterforcircusarts.org
802 254-9780
March 2, 7:30p; March 3, 1p: Circus Spectacular 2019! Circus in all its splendid nuances: traditional, vaudeville, circus theater, aerial dance, and more. Professional guest artists from around the world help raise funds for local outreach programming and scholarships.
New England Youth Theater
100 Flat St., Brattleboro
802 246-6398
March 8–10: Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” April 5–6, 12–13: “Blue Stockings” by Jessica Swale. April 10, noon: Theatre Adventure’s “Raising Our Voices.” (Performs at West Village Meeting House, Brattleboro.)
Next Stage Arts
15 Kimball Hill Road, Putney
802 387-0102
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present, all at 7:30p: Feb 8: Dance party/concert with The MILES Band. Funk, soul, rock and roll, folk/rock, reggae classics, contemporary hits. Feb 24: Folk/rock quartet The Sweet Remains, featuring singer/songwriters Rich Price, Greg Naughton, and Brian Chartrand. March 24: Socks in the Frying Pan, a multi award-winning Irish music trio from County Clare Ireland. April 11: Celtic music fiddle/cello duo Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas.
Northern Stage
The Barrette Center for the Arts
74 Gates St., White River Junction
802 296-7000
Thru Feb 17: “Venus Rising,” world premiere by Marisa Smith. Feb 27–March 17: “Buyer & Cellar” by Jonathan Tolins. April 10–May 19: “Once,” book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
Redfern Arts Center at Keene State
229 Main St., Keene, N.H.
http://www.keene.edu/arts/redfern/603 358-2168
Feb 8: Castle of Our Skins, Boston-based ensemble concert and educational series dedicated to celebrating black artistry through music, 7:30p. Feb 14: Be My Valentine Concert, 7:30p. Feb 27–March 2: “A Dream Play,” by August Strindberg and adapted by the award-winning playwright Caryl Churchill, creates a fantastical world of the subconscious where characters live within the vivid landscape of dreams.
Rock River Players
Williamsville Hall, Dover Road, Williamsville
http://www.rockriverplayers.org
Feb 15–16: “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” A Valentine’s Cabaret, 7:30p. Music, comedy, intimate cabaret table seating. Reservations: verbatimvt@gmail.com.
Sandglass Theater
17 Kimball Hill, Putney
http://www.sandglasstheater.org
802 387-4051
Feb 9–10: Sarah Nolan’s “The Fairy Tailor.” Magical beings are known for their great sense of fashion. But who stitches together all of their stories? March 1–2: Hosted by Alex and Olmsted, “Milo the Magnificent.” Using stunningly innovative puppetry, Milo presents a variety of magic tricks that don’t always go as planned. March 29–30: Crabgrass Theater, “The Princess, the Pirate, and the Pea.” A pirate and a princess each search for hidden treasure. The princess stays one step ahead of the pirate with every clue. They quickly discover the benefits of cooperation.
Stone Church Arts
20 Church St., Bellows Falls
http://www.stonechurcharts.org
802 463-3100
Feb 16: Alexey Alexandrov (domra) and Ekaterina Skliar (mandolin) in a repertoire that spans the globe from Bach duets to Russian folk songs, and from Alexey’s own compositions to neo folklore and jazz. March 2: Ali Ryerson/Joe Carter Duo, jazz flute and guitar. March 30: The Woods Tea Co. presents Music That’s Good For You, a blend of traditional, original, and vintage musical styles. April 6: Iberi, A Georgian Men’s Choir. In the mountains and along the coasts of Georgia, the ancient country straddling the Caucasus Mountains, songs have echoed for centuries. April 27: The Revenants. Bluegrass, gospel, contemporary Americana music. All performances at 7:30p.
Vermont Arts Exchange
Masonic Temple, 504 Main St., Bennington
802 442-5549
Feb 15–16: Gypsy Layne burlesque cabaret and vaudeville. Feb 23: Sage City Six Jazz Band, traditional Dixieland jazz. March 2: Honeysuckle, contemporary bluegrass and folk. March 16: Kat Edmondson, acclaimed vocalist and songwriter, actor and dancer. March 30: Bella’s Bartok, evolved from street-punk performers to an electric, brass-filled, accordion-based spectacle. April 13: The Prescription with Side Effects Horn Section. BMS House Band returns with its dance frenzy, rock, soul, pop, funk. April 27: Howard Fishman, guitarist, bandleader, composer, with violinist Russell Farhang. All performances at 8p and all at Masonic Hall, except Gypsy Layne, which is at Oldcastle Theatre Co., 331 Main St., Bennington.
Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro
802 254-9088
Feb 9: Sullivan Fortner Trio. Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award-winning pianist Fortner performs with his working trio. March 16: Russell Malone Quartet. A mature and revered master, Malone is one of his generation’s leading guitarists. Both concerts 8p. April 12–13: Solo Jazz Piano Festival. The VJC’s third annual piano festival features headliner concerts both nights at the VJC; master classes, panels, and regional artist concerts at Brattleboro Music Center.
Vermont Theatre Company
Check website for locations
http://www.vermonttheatrecompany.org
802 258-1344
Feb 1–3, 8–10: “The Pillowman,” a dark comedy by Martin McDonagh. A fiction writer living in a police state is interrogated over the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of bizarre child murders occurring in his town.
