Vermont Public Community Calendar

Parent On Board is an original sketch comedy revue presented by The Middlebury Acting Company and Interact Creative. Every comedic sketch and song in the show is born out of the challenging yet wildly wonderful world of parenting. Andrew Ritter directs an all-star cast of writer/actor/improvisers and brings over 20 years of experience teaching, directing and performing at The Second City in Chicago. There will be four performances at The Town Hall Theater in Middlebury (September 18 - 20) and three performances at The Off-Center for the Dramatic Arts in Burlington (September 26 & 27).

Tickets for the Middlebury shows ($17 - $44) can be purchased at the Town Hall Theaters website. Tickets for the Burlington shows ($25) can be found at TheaterEngine.com.

If you’re looking for a fun way to get moving, meet new people and learn something new, square dancing might be the best-kept secret you haven’t discovered yet. It’s social, active and surprisingly easy to pick up—even if you’ve never danced a step in your life. So dust off your two left feet, grab a partner (or come solo) and step into the world of square dancing! Join us for new dancer session. First two nights are free (Sept 10 and 17th) for those trying it. Sessions then run through the school year (similar to ballroom) and voila! You can square dance anywhere in the world with these calls!

Discounts available for dancers that pre-pay in session segments. Preregister at website.

Join us as we open The Bernstein Festival with a festive toast of prosecco and light refreshments, followed by a pre-show talk from OCM Music Director Filippo Ciabatti, who will share a conductor’s insight into Leonard Bernstein’s extraordinary life and legacy. The evening’s main feature is the acclaimed 1993 documentary Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music, created shortly after Bernstein’s passing by director Horant H. Honfeld, who spent two decades following the maestro. This intimate film offers a rare perspective, enriched with archival treasures—interviews, speeches and excerpts from Bernstein’s landmark Omnibus television series—and was originally presented as part of PBS’s Great Performances.

6:30 p.m. bar/door open. 7:00 p.m. pre-show talk, 7:30 p.m. screening begins

FREE ADMISSION, but registration is required.

See West Side Story (1961) on the big screen! Now a classic, this film was a bold reimagining of musical theater when it was first released. Leonard Bernstein's masterful fusion of jazz, operatic vocals, Latin rhythms, and rich symphonic textures paved the way for the genre-mixing we hear in modern musical theater. The screening will be preceded by a pre-show talk given by OCM Artistic Director Douglas Anderson.

This event is part of Opera Company of Middlebury's A BERNSTEIN FESTIVAL - two weeks of films and talks leading up to our mainstage production, THE BERNSTEIN SONGBOOK + TROUBLE IN TAHITI, all in celebration of one of the great American composers, Leonard Bernstein. For more details about the festival, check out ocmvermont.org/fall2025

6:30pm bar/doors open, 7:00pm pre-show talk, 7:30pm screening begins

$10 admission

Tickets on sale now!

Under the age of 26? Check out our Opera Under 26 program to learn how to get free tickets to the opera!

One of music’s “most reliable and empathetic songwriters” (Pitchfork), Mary Chapin Carpenter has sold over 16 million records over the course of her renowned career. With hits like “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” she has won five Grammy Awards (with 18 nominations), two CMA Awards, two ACM Awards and is one of only fifteen female members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Carpenter’s record “One Night Lonely” was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. A GRAMMY, CMA and Americana Award-winner, Brandy Clark is one of her generation’s most esteemed songwriters and musicians. In the midst of a landmark year, Clark won Best Americana Performance at the 66th GRAMMY Awards and Song of the Year at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards with her acclaimed song, “Dear Insecurity,” featuring 11x Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile.

The Hope in Motion 5K and 1K Run/Walk and Wellness Fair organized by the Turning Point Center of Addison County is a community-centered event designed to promote wellness, recovery and solidarity around addiction recovery and mental health awareness.

Purpose and Mission

The event serves as both a fundraiser and awareness campaign. It aims to:

Celebrate individuals in recovery and their support networks.

Reduce stigma surrounding substance use and mental health issues.

Raise funds to support the Center’s peer recovery services and wellness initiatives.

Encourage healthy lifestyles and connection through physical activity and community engagement.

Activities and Features

5K and 1K Run/Walk: These non-competitive races welcome participants of all ages and fitness levels. The focus is on participation, not performance, making it an inclusive celebration of wellness and movement.

Wellness Fair: A gathering of local organizations, service providers and vendors offering resources, information, screenings and demonstrations related to health, recovery and well-being.

Family-Friendly Atmosphere: The event typically includes music, food, games and community storytelling, fostering a spirit of hope and unity.

Community Impact

By combining physical wellness with emotional and community support, Hope in Motion represents a powerful act of collective resilience. It underscores the Turning Point Center’s mission to provide a safe, supportive space for recovery, while inspiring hope through motion—both literal and metaphorical.

This 6-week course is for adults who want to build confidence with investing. Whether you’re just getting started or want to sharpen your financial skills, this course is designed to help you understand the essentials of investing and build a personalized plan—step by step. Through real-life examples, simple tools and hands-on activities, participants will gain a clearer understanding of how to invest intentionally and avoid common mistakes.

Week 1: Why Invest? Setting Goals That Matter
Learn how inflation affects your savings, how compound interest works and how to set goals with purpose.

Week 2: Understanding Risk
Explore the relationship between risk and return, emotional investing and how to find your own comfort zone.

Week 3: What Are You Investing In?
Break down the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs and how diversification can work for you.

Week 4: How to Build a Portfolio
Learn how to use index funds, automate contributions and build a simple, cost-effective investment strategy.

Week 5: Choosing the Right Accounts
Discover the differences between Roth IRAs, Traditional IRAs and brokerage accounts—and how taxes play a role.

Week 6: Putting It All Together
Finalize your plan, learn how to avoid common mistakes and know when and how to review it over time.

Outcome:
Every participant will leave with a simple, customized investment plan they’ve built themselves—designed to match their goals, timeline and comfort with risk.

This course is presented by financial professionals from Greenhill Financial Partners, a Vermont-registered investment advisor. The course is for educational purposes only and does not include individualized financial advice or product recommendations. Participation does not establish an advisory or client relationship with Greenhill Financial Partners or its instructors.

No financial products or services will be offered or sold during the class. All materials are designed to promote financial literacy and informed decision-making.

Registration is required prior to attending this course. Register online or in-person. Payment must be made prior to the start of the classes.

Blues icon. Soul man. Rock and roller. Robert Cray is all these things – and more. The Georgia- born, Washington-raised musician first picked up a guitar after seeing The Beatles on TV then, having witnessed Jimi Hendrix perform in Seattle, determined that his destiny would also follow a similar path. And so he has: across the past half century Robert Cray’s developed into one of American music’s most singular artists.

If you’re looking for a fun way to get moving, meet new people and learn something new, square dancing might be the best-kept secret you haven’t discovered yet. It’s social, active and surprisingly easy to pick up—even if you’ve never danced a step in your life. So dust off your two left feet, grab a partner (or come solo) and step into the world of square dancing! Join us for new dancer session. First two nights are free (Sept 10 and 17th) for those trying it. Sessions then run through the school year (similar to ballroom) and voila! You can square dance anywhere in the world with these calls!

Discounts available for dancers that pre-pay in session segments. Preregister at website.

Join us for a screening of OCM's 2021 film Candide! During the pandemic, OCM took on the challenge of translating this opera to film. In his pre-performance talk, OCM Artistic Director Douglas Anderson will give you a taste of what it took to bring this high-tech production to life. Listen for how Bernstein contrasts European operetta style with American musical theater throughout the sparkling overture.

This event is part of Opera Company of Middlebury's A BERNSTEIN FESTIVAL - two weeks of films and talks leading up to our mainstage production, THE BERNSTEIN SONGBOOK + TROUBLE IN TAHITI, all in celebration of one of the great American composers, Leonard Bernstein. For more details about the festival, check out ocmvermont.org/fall2025

6:30pm bar/doors open, 7:00pm pre-show talk, 7:30pm screening begins

$20/$40 reserved seating

Tickets on sale now!

Under the age of 26? Check out our Opera Under 26 program to learn how to get free tickets to the opera!

35 years ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler—John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan—gathered in their drummer’s parents’ basement in Princeton, NJ to jam. From these high school sessions emerged a band that would go on to release a total of 14 studio albums, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum- selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide.

Jefferson Starship, formed in 1974 from the remnants of Jefferson Airplane, has a legacy spanning decades, with roots in ’60s psychedelia and success through the ’70s and ’80s arena rock scene. Known for hits like Miracles, Jane, and Count on Me, the band earned three platinum and eight gold records. Their journey began with Blows Against the Empire (1970) and solidified with Dragon Fly (1974) and Red Octopus (1975). Over the years, the lineup evolved, featuring notable members like Grace Slick, Marty Balin, and Mickey Thomas. Though briefly disbanded in 1985, co-founder Paul Kantner revived the band in 1992. Today, Jefferson Starship continues to tour, blending original and new members, celebrating their enduring musical legacy.

This 6-week course is for adults who want to build confidence with investing. Whether you’re just getting started or want to sharpen your financial skills, this course is designed to help you understand the essentials of investing and build a personalized plan—step by step. Through real-life examples, simple tools and hands-on activities, participants will gain a clearer understanding of how to invest intentionally and avoid common mistakes.

Week 1: Why Invest? Setting Goals That Matter
Learn how inflation affects your savings, how compound interest works and how to set goals with purpose.

Week 2: Understanding Risk
Explore the relationship between risk and return, emotional investing and how to find your own comfort zone.

Week 3: What Are You Investing In?
Break down the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs and how diversification can work for you.

Week 4: How to Build a Portfolio
Learn how to use index funds, automate contributions and build a simple, cost-effective investment strategy.

Week 5: Choosing the Right Accounts
Discover the differences between Roth IRAs, Traditional IRAs and brokerage accounts—and how taxes play a role.

Week 6: Putting It All Together
Finalize your plan, learn how to avoid common mistakes and know when and how to review it over time.

Outcome:
Every participant will leave with a simple, customized investment plan they’ve built themselves—designed to match their goals, timeline and comfort with risk.

This course is presented by financial professionals from Greenhill Financial Partners, a Vermont-registered investment advisor. The course is for educational purposes only and does not include individualized financial advice or product recommendations. Participation does not establish an advisory or client relationship with Greenhill Financial Partners or its instructors.

No financial products or services will be offered or sold during the class. All materials are designed to promote financial literacy and informed decision-making.

Registration is required prior to attending this course. Register online or in-person. Payment must be made prior to the start of the classes.

If you’re looking for a fun way to get moving, meet new people and learn something new, square dancing might be the best-kept secret you haven’t discovered yet. It’s social, active and surprisingly easy to pick up—even if you’ve never danced a step in your life. So dust off your two left feet, grab a partner (or come solo) and step into the world of square dancing! Join us for new dancer session. First two nights are free (Sept 10 and 17th) for those trying it. Sessions then run through the school year (similar to ballroom) and voila! You can square dance anywhere in the world with these calls!

Discounts available for dancers that pre-pay in session segments. Preregister at website.

This stunning concert is the only authentic reimagining of the legendary Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman songbook performed brilliantly by world-class alumni of Meat Loaf’s official band- the same musicians who brought his musical visions to life both in the studio and on stages around the world.

This concert is also a theatrical experience, as it travels down memory lane from both Meat Loaf’s own performances and songs, as well as those he has written for other superstars.

This 6-week course is for adults who want to build confidence with investing. Whether you’re just getting started or want to sharpen your financial skills, this course is designed to help you understand the essentials of investing and build a personalized plan—step by step. Through real-life examples, simple tools and hands-on activities, participants will gain a clearer understanding of how to invest intentionally and avoid common mistakes.

Week 1: Why Invest? Setting Goals That Matter
Learn how inflation affects your savings, how compound interest works and how to set goals with purpose.

Week 2: Understanding Risk
Explore the relationship between risk and return, emotional investing and how to find your own comfort zone.

Week 3: What Are You Investing In?
Break down the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs and how diversification can work for you.

Week 4: How to Build a Portfolio
Learn how to use index funds, automate contributions and build a simple, cost-effective investment strategy.

Week 5: Choosing the Right Accounts
Discover the differences between Roth IRAs, Traditional IRAs and brokerage accounts—and how taxes play a role.

Week 6: Putting It All Together
Finalize your plan, learn how to avoid common mistakes and know when and how to review it over time.

Outcome:
Every participant will leave with a simple, customized investment plan they’ve built themselves—designed to match their goals, timeline and comfort with risk.

This course is presented by financial professionals from Greenhill Financial Partners, a Vermont-registered investment advisor. The course is for educational purposes only and does not include individualized financial advice or product recommendations. Participation does not establish an advisory or client relationship with Greenhill Financial Partners or its instructors.

No financial products or services will be offered or sold during the class. All materials are designed to promote financial literacy and informed decision-making.

Registration is required prior to attending this course. Register online or in-person. Payment must be made prior to the start of the classes.

If you’re looking for a fun way to get moving, meet new people and learn something new, square dancing might be the best-kept secret you haven’t discovered yet. It’s social, active and surprisingly easy to pick up—even if you’ve never danced a step in your life. So dust off your two left feet, grab a partner (or come solo) and step into the world of square dancing! Join us for new dancer session. First two nights are free (Sept 10 and 17th) for those trying it. Sessions then run through the school year (similar to ballroom) and voila! You can square dance anywhere in the world with these calls!

Discounts available for dancers that pre-pay in session segments. Preregister at website.

This course is a great opportunity to learn about the properties of clay and the process of hand-building. Students of all ability levels are welcome.

This course is for both beginner and intermediate students to learn to work on the potter’s wheel. There is also some opportunity for hand-building functional or sculptural pieces. We will learn numerous glazing techniques. The small class size will allow for individual attention, with each student following their creative path.

*Pick up of final projects will be on Tuesday, November 25th, from 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.

To register for this course, please call the Stafford Adult Career & Technical Center at 802.770.1178. Or register online here

Fresh off the release of Magic Lover—Netflix’s first-ever magic comedy special—Justin Willman is hitting the road with an all-new tour: One for the Ages.

Willman is best known as the star and creator of Netflix’s Magic for Humans and Magic Prank Show, where his signature mix of mind-blowing magic and relatable humor has made him a streaming favorite, a viral hit (1 billion views and counting), and a fan favorite for families, comedy lovers, and skeptics alike.

They say the path to the grandest stage is paved with relentless practice and Emily Ann Roberts embodies this mantra. From humble beginnings on small Knoxville stages to 20 performances at the Grand Ole Opry, Roberts has diligently earned her place in the spotlight. Her journey began as a standout on Blake Shelton’s team on The Voice, a remarkable achievement even before graduating high school. Since then, Roberts has amassed a wealth of experience in performing, songwriting and recording.