Vermont Public Community Calendar

PALS for Life welcomes anyone who has been affected by breast cancer, with a doctor referral and physical therapy consult after 6-8 weeks post radiation and chemotherapy.

• FREE UVAC Membership with full use of the facilities and equipment
• FREE land and aquatic fitness classes
• Camaraderie, personalized attention
• Lymphedema Seminar and nutritional information provided by staff from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Motivation and coaching provided by ACSM Cancer
Specialists

Tuesday & Thursday, January 13 – April 2 @ 10:00 am.

THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT
by DON NGUYEN
directed by REBECCA WEAR
FEBRUARY 4 - 22, 2026

A father. A son. A lifetime of words unspoken. The World is Not Silent tells the funny and poignant story of Don, a first-generation Vietnamese American astrophotographer, and his father, Dau. Don grew up speaking English and never learned his father’s native Vietnamese, so when Dau begins to lose his hearing, their already fragile connection is tested further. Determined to bridge the gap, Don learns sign language, opening the door to a new way of understanding between them. The World is Not Silent explores the profound ways in which language can both divide and unite us, and how love finds a way to be heard.

PALS for Life welcomes anyone who has been affected by breast cancer, with a doctor referral and physical therapy consult after 6-8 weeks post radiation and chemotherapy.

• FREE UVAC Membership with full use of the facilities and equipment
• FREE land and aquatic fitness classes
• Camaraderie, personalized attention
• Lymphedema Seminar and nutritional information provided by staff from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Motivation and coaching provided by ACSM Cancer
Specialists

Tuesday & Thursday, January 13 – April 2 @ 10:00 am.

THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT
by DON NGUYEN
directed by REBECCA WEAR
FEBRUARY 4 - 22, 2026

A father. A son. A lifetime of words unspoken. The World is Not Silent tells the funny and poignant story of Don, a first-generation Vietnamese American astrophotographer, and his father, Dau. Don grew up speaking English and never learned his father’s native Vietnamese, so when Dau begins to lose his hearing, their already fragile connection is tested further. Determined to bridge the gap, Don learns sign language, opening the door to a new way of understanding between them. The World is Not Silent explores the profound ways in which language can both divide and unite us, and how love finds a way to be heard.

THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT
by DON NGUYEN
directed by REBECCA WEAR
FEBRUARY 4 - 22, 2026

A father. A son. A lifetime of words unspoken. The World is Not Silent tells the funny and poignant story of Don, a first-generation Vietnamese American astrophotographer, and his father, Dau. Don grew up speaking English and never learned his father’s native Vietnamese, so when Dau begins to lose his hearing, their already fragile connection is tested further. Determined to bridge the gap, Don learns sign language, opening the door to a new way of understanding between them. The World is Not Silent explores the profound ways in which language can both divide and unite us, and how love finds a way to be heard.

What is the science of love? Two female scientists, living hundreds of years apart, explore the meaning of love, motherhood, family, art and science in this contemporary comedy.

Performances:
Jan 20-21 & 26-28 at 7:30 p.m.
Jan 21 & 28 at 3 p.m.

A high-energy program featuring a selection of favorite gospel songs.

Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson, director

THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT
by DON NGUYEN
directed by REBECCA WEAR
FEBRUARY 4 - 22, 2026

A father. A son. A lifetime of words unspoken. The World is Not Silent tells the funny and poignant story of Don, a first-generation Vietnamese American astrophotographer, and his father, Dau. Don grew up speaking English and never learned his father’s native Vietnamese, so when Dau begins to lose his hearing, their already fragile connection is tested further. Determined to bridge the gap, Don learns sign language, opening the door to a new way of understanding between them. The World is Not Silent explores the profound ways in which language can both divide and unite us, and how love finds a way to be heard.

What is the science of love? Two female scientists, living hundreds of years apart, explore the meaning of love, motherhood, family, art and science in this contemporary comedy.

Performances:
Jan 20-21 & 26-28 at 7:30 p.m.
Jan 21 & 28 at 3 p.m.

THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT
by DON NGUYEN
directed by REBECCA WEAR
FEBRUARY 4 - 22, 2026

A father. A son. A lifetime of words unspoken. The World is Not Silent tells the funny and poignant story of Don, a first-generation Vietnamese American astrophotographer, and his father, Dau. Don grew up speaking English and never learned his father’s native Vietnamese, so when Dau begins to lose his hearing, their already fragile connection is tested further. Determined to bridge the gap, Don learns sign language, opening the door to a new way of understanding between them. The World is Not Silent explores the profound ways in which language can both divide and unite us, and how love finds a way to be heard.

What is the science of love? Two female scientists, living hundreds of years apart, explore the meaning of love, motherhood, family, art and science in this contemporary comedy.

Performances:
Jan 20-21 & 26-28 at 7:30 p.m.
Jan 21 & 28 at 3 p.m.

An internationally acclaimed collective quartet shares the evening with the Hop's resident student jazz orchestra, offering improvised music to meet the moment.

Illegal Crowns unites the long-standing trio of guitarist Mary Halvorson, drummer Tomas Fujiwara and cornetist (and Coast director) Taylor Ho Bynum with French pianist Benoît Delbecq—their music together has been described as "rare and profound deep listening, complete trust and supporting one another through every unexpected turn…" "Salt Peanuts".

The Coast Jazz Orchestra will perform original music by Halvorson and Fujiwara, in addition to exploring repertory from revolutionary composers like Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Carla Bley and Sun Ra—artists whose music challenged the dominant reality and conjured sonic worlds of greater justice, beauty and compassion.

The ensemble's dedicated dancers share a new work under development.

John Heginbotham, director

Performances:
Sun, Mar 1 at 2 & 3 p.m.

PALS for Life welcomes anyone who has been affected by breast cancer, with a doctor referral and physical therapy consult after 6-8 weeks post radiation and chemotherapy.

• FREE UVAC Membership with full use of the facilities and equipment
• FREE land and aquatic fitness classes
• Camaraderie, personalized attention
• Lymphedema Seminar and nutritional information provided by staff from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Motivation and coaching provided by ACSM Cancer
Specialists

Tuesday & Thursday, January 13 – April 2 @ 10:00 am.

In spring 2025 the Trump Administration targeted a number of elite law firms in retaliation for their prior representation of the President’s political opponents. The Administration demanded information and influence over firms’ attorney hiring practices and client representations, in addition to significant pro bono legal services on matters selected by the Administration.

When several of these firms agreed to settlements a wave of young attorneys chose to resign in public protest, making national news. All made a choice that they knew would, in part, define their professional and personal identities going forward.

Five of these “loud quitters” will join the community for a forum about their decision-making process, the aftermath, and how they think about these matters now.

The forum is an offshoot of Tuck Professor Josh Lewis’s Tuck course Moral Reasoning, and he will moderate the session. Russel Muirhead, the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics, will introduce the evening, putting the event into context.

The Loud Quitters will be in person, and they are looking forward to engaging with Tuck and Dartmouth students in smaller events the following day. All these discussions will explore moral agency, reasoning in high stakes situations, and the realities of working in professional institutions.

Sponsors:
Professor Josh Lewis
The Tuck Center for Business, Government and Society
The Dartmouth Ethics Institute
The Rockefeller Center for Public Policy
Dartmouth Political Economy Project

PALS for Life welcomes anyone who has been affected by breast cancer, with a doctor referral and physical therapy consult after 6-8 weeks post radiation and chemotherapy.

• FREE UVAC Membership with full use of the facilities and equipment
• FREE land and aquatic fitness classes
• Camaraderie, personalized attention
• Lymphedema Seminar and nutritional information provided by staff from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Motivation and coaching provided by ACSM Cancer
Specialists

Tuesday & Thursday, January 13 – April 2 @ 10:00 am.

Celebrate the end of winter with Indian classical dance.

Occurring on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunar-solar calendar, Holi marks the start of the harvest season and is a time to reset, renew and forgive for errors past.

As part of the festivities, participants will learn and observe the basics of Indian classical dance. Dancer Nithya Ramesh and her students will present and teach examples of the Bharatanatyam dance form.

All are welcome for this free family event.

For one night only, on March 7 at 7:00 p.m., Vicki Ferentinos takes the stage in a venue close to her heart—having lived in the area for eight years—to perform and record her first comedy album. The show blends sharp stand-up with heartfelt storytelling, as Ferentinos shares her trials, triumphs, failures, and the everyday moments that make life wonderfully absurd—including the moment a coworker asked if she needed help tying her shoes.

Tie My Own Shoes explores the joys (and indignities) of aging, not always gracefully; her journey as a professional chef; and life with her highly organized, slightly compulsive, and deeply lovable wife. Honest, hilarious, and deeply human, the show invites audiences to laugh at the shared experience of figuring life out as we go.

Vicki Ferentinos is a comedian, chef, writer, and storyteller. She has been a top-three finalist in Vermont’s Funniest Comedian competition and won first place in the Vermont Comedy Festival One-Minute Comedy Battle. Her one-woman show LadyBug Warrior received strong reviews at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ferentinos has appeared on Comedy Central, Bravo, The Food Network, WOR, and performs regularly throughout New England.

Opening the show is Alex St. Louis, a Burlington-based comedian known for her enthusiastic, dark-humored style. St. Louis produces two monthly comedy shows at Radio Bean and has performed across New England, opening for headliners such as Beth Stelling, Ariel Elias, and Jared Freid. A self-described goofball who believes comedy can heal the world, St. Louis is thrilled to open for her friend and favorite comedian, Vicki Ferentinos.

Audiences are invited to join this special night of laughter—one that promises warmth, honesty, and possibly a bumpy ride

The ensemble dazzles with a repertoire of timeless classics.

Filippo Ciabatti, director

PALS for Life welcomes anyone who has been affected by breast cancer, with a doctor referral and physical therapy consult after 6-8 weeks post radiation and chemotherapy.

• FREE UVAC Membership with full use of the facilities and equipment
• FREE land and aquatic fitness classes
• Camaraderie, personalized attention
• Lymphedema Seminar and nutritional information provided by staff from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Motivation and coaching provided by ACSM Cancer
Specialists

Tuesday & Thursday, January 13 – April 2 @ 10:00 am.