Music, Theatre, Puppetry, Circus
Folk singer Holly Near will perform at Bennington College in March. (Photo: Irene Young)
Bennington College
One College Dr., Bennington
http://www.350vt.nationbuilder.com/hollynear
802 442-6411
MARCH 21: Folk singer Holly Near in a benefit concert sponsored by Climate Advocates Bennington, 350Vermont, Bennington College, Queer Connect, and Vermont Arts Exchange. The iconic Near has connected with all major social movements of the past 50 years: anti-war, women’s rights, anti-nuclear, gay rights, racial justice, and immigrant rights.
Brattleboro Music Center
38 Walnut St., Brattleboro
802 257-4523
FEB 21: Chamber series: Itamar Zorman & Adam Golka. FEB 23: Season guest: In Stile Moderno & Seven Times Salt in Sufficient Grounds: Wellsprings of the Renaissance. APRIL 3 & 5: Blanche Moyse Chorale: Brahms: German Requiem. APRIL 4: Chamber series: Musicians from Marlboro.
Latchis Theatre
50 Main St, Brattleboro
802 254-1109 ext 3
April 4: The Hatch Presents Comics on a Mission featuring Maeve Higgins, Jordan Carlos, Erin Jackson and others. Humorist, and HatchSpace co-founder Tom Bodett and a clown car full of talent come together to benefit the HatchSpace woodworking school and community workshop. Tickets: http://www.catamountarts.org.
Main Street Arts
35 Main Street, Saxtons River
802 869-2960
FEB 28: Big Woods Voices, a cappella vocal harmony in arrangements from American roots genres; March 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21: Cabaret at the Bellows Falls Opera House, Tickets: http://www.mainstreetarts.org or 802-869-2960.
New England Center for Circus Arts
10 Town Crier Dr., Brattleboro
http://www.necenterforcircusarts.org
802 254-9780
MARCH 7–8: Circus Spectacular, a dazzling fundraising event starring guest artists from circuses around the world. Performances at Latchis Theater, 50 Main St., Brattleboro.
New England Youth Theatre
100 Flat St., Brattleboro
802 246-6398
MARCH 6–7 & 13–14: Junior Company in “Hundred Dresses” by Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills. APRIL 10–11 & 17–18: Senior Company in “Sense and Sensibility,” adapted from Jane Austen by Kate Hamill. MAY 1–2 & 8–9: Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
Jonatha Brooke, a folk singer/songwriter, will perform at Next Stage Arts in Putney.
Next Stage Arts
15 Kimball Hill Road, Putney
802 387-0102
FEB 12, MARCH 11, APRIL 8, MAY 13: Fables Storytelling hosted by Peter “Fish” Case. FEB 22: Slambovian Circus of Dreams presenting range from dusty Americana ballads to huge Pink Floyd-esque cinematic anthems. MARCH 7: May Erlewine and Clayton Sabine: folk singer/songwriters. MARCH 22: Jonatha: folk singer/songwriter. APRIL 5: Pierre Bensusan, French-Algerian acoustic guitarist, singer and composer. MAY 15: Chris Smither: folk and acoustic blues singer/songwriter.
Rock River Players
Williamsville Hall, Williamsville
http://www.rockriverplayers.org
802 348-7156
MARCH 27: Open reading of “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?,” a riveting, unusual drama emitting from the infamous 1950s HUAC hearings in which many in the arts were subpoenaed to testify as to their loyalty as Americans and asked to name any and all Communists or suspected Communists in their industry. Scripts provided. MAY 22–25 & 29–31: “The Front Page,” a comedy about tabloid newspaper reporters on the police beat; written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. “Gorgeously melodramatic. One of the funniest and most exciting of American plays”—New York Times. “Fast, explosive, funny”—ABC TV.
Sandglass Theater
17 Kimball Hill, Putney
http://www.sandglasstheater.org
802 387-4051
Winter Sunshine Series, a lively celebration where community gathers to share the warmth, laughter, and magic of stories told through puppetry: MARCH 7: “The Fairy Circus” with Tanglewood Marionettes. MARCH 14: “I Spy Butterfly” with Faye Dupras. MARCH 28: Sandglass’s “Rock the Boat.” APRIL 3–5: Puppet Building Workshop with Sandglass co-founder Ines Zeller Bass and Jana Zeller. APRIL 24–26: Performing with Puppets Workshop, also with Zeller Bass and Zeller.
Stone Church Arts
20 Church St., Bellows Falls
http://www.stonechurcharts.org
802 463-3100
FEB 16: Genticorum. FEB 28: Louise Bichan & Ethan Setiawan. MARCH 14: Neptune’s Car, contemporary folk duo. MARCH 28: Ancient Voices: David Rose on native flute; Dan Kennedy on piano
Vermont Arts Exchange
Masonic Temple, 504 Main St., Bennington
802 442-5549
FEB 14–15: Keeping burlesque and vaudeville alive! Gypsy Layne Cabaret and Company, named for the pioneer of burlesque, Gypsy Rose Lee. At Oldcastle Theatre. FEB 29: Eastbound Jesus draws on a mix of diverse influences from the worlds of bluegrass, country, and rock. MARCH 28: The Sea The Sea, an Upstate New York-based indie folk-pop duo band. APRIL 4: Beard & Glasses record release party
Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro
802 254-9088
FEB 15: Bobby Watson, one of the most important sax players on the scene today leading his post-bop ensemble Horizon. MARCH 14: Emerging artist Joel Ross’s “Good Vibes,” a young Blue Note vibraphone virtuoso who’s taking the jazz world by storm. APRIL 5: Peter Bernstein Organ Trio, one of the best organ trios in the world, together more than 30 years. APRIL 24–25: Fourth Annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival featuring Orrin Evans & Patrice Rushen (other pianists TBA).
Vermont Theatre Company
Check website for locations
http://www.vermonttheatrecompany.org
802 258-1344
MARCH 6–8: “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani. APRIL 24–26 & MAY 1–3: “Mother of the Maid” by Jane Anderson.
