Vermont Public Community Calendar

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields.

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields. 

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields. 

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields.

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields. 

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields.

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields.

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields. 

Celebrate back-to-school season with The Flynn Center’s 4th annual Playing Fields Project! Gather with friends and family for an unforgettable night featuring France’s Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes — a monumental street show that transforms school fields into vibrant stages with a herd of towering red giraffes, music and stunning special effects. Inspired by clowns, vaudeville acts and circus arts, this spectacular show kicks off the school year with fun and delight! Learn more at https://www.flynnvt.org/Community/playing-fields. 

Straight from Italy to Vermont, The Flynn presents eVenti Verticali’s CUBO, a breathtaking aerial performance on the Statehouse Lawn! High above the ground, acrobats will turn the sky into their stage, visible from every spot on the green. And don’t miss Compagnie OFF’s Les Girafes opening performance!

This free outdoor event offers an astonishing experience for all ages. The evening performance illuminates the night’s sky with dazzling light effects.

September 13 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
September 14 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Dancing with the Burlington Stars is the annual fundraising event for the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired [VABVI]. This lively dance competition takes place on the Flynn main stage on Saturday September 13, 2025, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Six (6) teams made up of professional dance instructors paired with local celebrities will compete for the top trophy and title of 'Burlington Dance Stars 2025'. The show will also feature four guest performance groups from the area. All proceeds from the show support VABVI's statewide support services to Vermonters who are blind or visually impaired. It is a great time for a great cause! This is a boisterous, family-friendly, community celebration! Tickets on sale now at: Flynnvt.org or call The Flynn box Office at 802-863-5966.

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.

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.

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.

COME FROM AWAY

music, book, and lyrics by IRENE SANKHOFF & DAVID HEIN
directed by CAROL DUNNE

SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 26, 2025

When the world stood still, a small town stepped up. Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 38 planes unexpectedly grounded in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001. What begins as an overwhelming crisis quickly transforms into an extraordinary moment of human connection as the townspeople and passengers form lasting bonds. With humor, heart, and a soaring score, this critically acclaimed musical is a moving, uplifting reminder of how, even in the darkest times, we can find light in each other.

COME FROM AWAY

music, book, and lyrics by IRENE SANKHOFF & DAVID HEIN
directed by CAROL DUNNE

SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 26, 2025

When the world stood still, a small town stepped up. Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 38 planes unexpectedly grounded in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001. What begins as an overwhelming crisis quickly transforms into an extraordinary moment of human connection as the townspeople and passengers form lasting bonds. With humor, heart, and a soaring score, this critically acclaimed musical is a moving, uplifting reminder of how, even in the darkest times, we can find light in each other.

COME FROM AWAY

music, book, and lyrics by IRENE SANKHOFF & DAVID HEIN
directed by CAROL DUNNE

SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 26, 2025

When the world stood still, a small town stepped up. Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 38 planes unexpectedly grounded in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001. What begins as an overwhelming crisis quickly transforms into an extraordinary moment of human connection as the townspeople and passengers form lasting bonds. With humor, heart, and a soaring score, this critically acclaimed musical is a moving, uplifting reminder of how, even in the darkest times, we can find light in each other.

COME FROM AWAY: First Responder Night
September 26, 2025 (Friday preview)

We welcome first responders and all members affiliated with the community across the Upper Valley to an evening of gathering and appreciation. Join us for small refreshments and mingling before the performance!
RSVP recommended but not required.

First responders are eligible for $10 off regular price tickets (blackout dates apply). For all performances, first responders are welcome to pick up a concession voucher at the box office, valid for the Come From Away production. Please contact the box office for more information.

An interdisciplinary dance work by Michael Bodel, blending movement, language, live sound and 30 sheets of cardboard. This one-hour performance explores our shifting relationship to knowledge—its pursuit, loss and wonder—in a time when trust in understanding has faltered.

Presented as part of the Vermont Dance Alliance Residency Program, which supports Vermont choreographers through creation, touring and community engagement.