Vermont Public Community Calendar

In this captivating and philosophical film directed by Louis Malle, actor and playwright Wallace Shawn sits down with his friend the theater director André Gregory at a restaurant on New York’s Upper West Side. The pair proceed through an alternately whimsical and despairing confessional about love, death, money, and all the superstition in between, playing variations on their own New York–honed personas. Shawn and Gregory cowrote the screenplay and they serve up and chew on dialogue more savory than anything on the restaurant’s menu. They dive in with introspective intellectual gusto, and Malle captures it all with a delicate, artful detachment, a fascinating freeze-frame of cosmopolitan culture and bleeding-edge theater at this moment in time in NYC.

Twelve poets from the more than 100 who submit poems this year will share their poems at this year’s PoemTown St. Johnsbury Reading and Reception. Many of the poems will address the 2026 PoemTown theme, “Voices.” All are invited to stay for a reception and poet meet-and-greet.

PoemTown St. Johnsbury, an annual celebration of National Poetry Month in April, is a collaborative project of Catamount Arts, the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, and Discover St. Johnsbury.

This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.

Randolph’s Mud Season Variety Show, a beloved community tradition for more than 30 years, returns on Saturday, April 11 for an evening of laughter, creativity, and hometown spirit. Audiences will cheer on friends and neighbors as they take the stage to share comedy, poetry, song, dance, and more in a joyful celebration of local talent.

The Mud Season Variety Show has been a Chandler tradition since 1995, when Randolph journalist and arts advocate Dickey Drysdale first gathered community members for a night of performance and connection. What began as a simple showcase grew into a cherished annual event where seasoned performers, community groups, and first-time participants alike find a welcoming stage.

Over the years, the show has become a creative launchpad for many young performers, offering an inviting, low-pressure space where kids can discover the thrill of performing and audiences celebrate the courage it takes to step into the spotlight. At its heart, Mud Season Variety Show is about expression, community, and the simple joy of cheering for one another.

This year’s show will be produced and hosted by The Chandler Players, Randolph’s reinvigorated community theatre troupe, marking their premiere production and opening a new chapter for this long-running local favorite. 🎭

Join your friends and neighbors for an evening of music, dance, and laughs as we celebrate Vermont's glorious "fifth season". This is a family friendly event that showcases the talents of the people of central Vermont.

Vermont Youth Dancers (VYD) is proud to bring their signature blend of hip-hop and lyrical dance to the stage with Mary Poppins, You’ll Be In My Heart, a dynamic retelling of the classic novel by P.L. Travers. Featuring a talented cast of 45 young local performers, imaginative sets and costumes, and an emotive modern soundtrack, this high-energy dance-theatre experience offers a fresh take on a beloved classic.

Shaker Bridge Theatre presents a provocative comedy from Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck (most Broadway-produced female playwright). Four aspiring young novelists sign up for private writing classes with Leonard, an international literary figure. Under his recklessly brilliant and unorthodox instruction, some thrive and others flounder, alliances are made and broken, sex is used as a weapon, and hearts are unmoored. The wordplay is not the only thing that turns vicious as innocence collides with experience in this biting comedy.

We think you oughta know, Green Mountain Cabaret is bringing back the alternative rock of the late '90s and early 2000s.

Alimoany is a burlesque tribute to the songs that lived in your CD wallet and blasted from your speakers. The Cigarette Mom bangers. The Divorced Dad anthems. All of it, onstage, with pasties, fishnets, and absolutely no apologies.

It's been a while... and we're making it worth the wait.

$20 GA | $25 VIP | Must be 18 or older.

Come as you are. Leave a little undone.

Paul Hoffman is co-founder, songwriter and vocalist of internationally acclaimed acoustic rock band, Greensky Bluegrass. He has shared the stage with luminaries such as Bob Weir, Billy Strings, Jack Johnson, Bruce Hornsby and many more. phoffman will be performing songs that he wrote for Greensky Bluegrass and much more. Opening the show for phoffman will be Lil Smokies co-founder and songwriter Andy Dunnigan.

Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub, where life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful... even the orchestra is beautiful!

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this masterpiece uses the decadent nightlife of 1930's Berlin as a backdrop for the rise of fascism.

Québécois trad trio É.T.É—violinist Élisabeth Moquin, bouzouki player Thierry Clouette, and cellist Élisabeth Giroux—bring a bold, contemporary twist to traditional music, blending jazz, progressive rock, and classical influences with rich vocal harmonies and irresistible groove. Joining them are celebrated guitarists and singers Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet, masters of contemporary Celtic guitar whose repertoire bridges Franco and Anglo song traditions—from French-Canadian classics to ballads from Newfoundland and Vermont. Together, these acclaimed musicians offer an evening of virtuosic playing, powerful singing, and vibrant traditional music reimagined for today.

Solaris welcomes the return of brighter days with Blue Skies, a pair of spring concerts that celebrate light, warmth, and renewal through choral music.
At the heart of the program are two world-premiere arrangements by Composer-in-Residence James Stewart, reimagining beloved songs both written in 1926: Irving Berlin’s radiant Blue Skies and George Gershwin’s tender Someone to Watch Over Me. These fresh premieres sit alongside choral gems that shimmer with seasonal beauty, including Edvard Grieg’s Three Songs of Summer and C.V. Stanford’s ethereal, floating The Blue Bird.
The program also takes a playful and unexpected turn as two Renaissance madrigals—Weep, O Mine Eyes and Fire, Fire—are paired with jazzy re-interpretations featuring guest artist Nick Browne on string bass and Andy Gagnon on drum set, bridging centuries with sparkle and swing.
Rounding out the evening is a stunning arrangement of the jazz classic Moonlight in Vermont, a perfect nod to home and a gentle close to a concert full of color, warmth, and joy.
Concerts are
Saturday April 11, 7:30 at Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 North Main St in Waterbury.
And
Sunday April 12, 4:00 at College St. Congregational Church, 265 College St. in Burlington
For tickets https://sevendaystickets.com/profile/solaris-vocal-ensemble

Wild Goose Players presents Cabaret!

Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub, where life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful… even the orchestra is beautiful!

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including best musical, this masterpiece uses the decadent nightlife of 1920's Berlin as a backdrop for the rise of fascism.

Fri, April 3, 2026, Sat, April 4, 2026 (mat & eve), Thu, April 9, 2026, Fri, April 10, 2026, Sat, April 11, 2026 (mat & eve) & Sun, April 12, 2026

The groundbreaking dance theater work returns 30 years following its premiere during the AIDS epidemic.

This powerful work continues to resonate today, evoking a spirit of survival. Created during the contentious and terrifying AIDS epidemic in the US, "Still/Here" broke boundaries between the personal and the political and exemplifies a form of dance theater that is uniquely American, vital and timely.

Raw, poetic and deeply human, "Still/Here" confronts mortality while celebrating resilience. The movement in "Still/Here" is deeply expressive, combining fluid gestures, arresting stillness and sudden shifts in dynamics to embody the emotional complexity of survival and vulnerability. The work is simple and sophisticated, interweaving spoken text, video portraits, dance and the abstract nature of gesture into a powerful meditation on living with terminal illness and facing the unknown. Gretchen Bender's visual concept and multimedia environment is joined by music from Kenneth Frazelle (sung by Odetta) and Vernon Reid. Long-time collaborators include Liz Prince (costumes) and Robert Wierzel (lighting).

At the heart of "Still/Here" are the "Survival Workshops: Talking and Moving about Life and Death," interviews conducted in the early 1990s with people grappling with life-threatening conditions. Their gestures inform the choreography, their words the lyrics, their images the stage. They will always be "Still/Here". This work is dedicated to them.

10th Annual Piano Solo Jazz Piano Festival

April 10-11, 2026
Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 10 am- 10 pm

Vermont Jazz Center
In-person & live streamed

For all music lovers, not just pianists, who are interested in both the practical & spiritual aspects of jazz and improvised music.

We will hear six brilliant pianists (4 headliners & 2 emerging artists) perform & discuss their relationship to the instrument, to the jazz lineage, to structure & to artistic freedom.

The structure of each year’s festival includes performances & masterclasses by each headliner, half-hour sets by 2 emerging artists (Mimi Terry & Dabin Ryu) & a lively panel discussion with all the participants.

All events take place at the Vermont Jazz Center & will be live-streamed.

Friday 7:30 pm concert- Mathis Picard & Rachel Z
Saturday 7:30 pm concert- Camila Cortina & Geoffrey Keezer

https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2025-2026-solo-jazz-piano-festival/

Sponsored by Katy Oz & Friends of VJC Educational Programs

Friday & Saturday night concerts each $25-60 general admission in person
Full Festival Inclusive of Saturday daytime events $85-130
Saturday daytime only $66.

Donations for live stream welcome.

For accessibility support please call in advance.
802 254 9088 ext. 1

sarah@vtjazz.org
eugene@vtjazz.org

www.vtjazz.org

Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill #222
Brattleboro, VT 05301

Vermont Youth Dancers (VYD) is proud to bring their signature blend of hip-hop and lyrical dance to the stage with Mary Poppins, You’ll Be In My Heart, a dynamic retelling of the classic novel by P.L. Travers. Featuring a talented cast of 45 young local performers, imaginative sets and costumes, and an emotive modern soundtrack, this high-energy dance-theatre experience offers a fresh take on a beloved classic.

Sabbath Queen, a film by Sandi Dubowski
Sunday April 12, 2:00 PM a forum discussion follows the film

At the film house at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center; 3rd floor, 60 Lake St, Burlington VT

Sponsored by Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Temple Sinai, University of VT College of Arts and Sciences, and Hillel at UVM with co sponsors

Free entry with registration

As new and/or experienced drawing enthusiasts (18+), you are invited for in-studio figure drawing. Enjoy space and time to practice in community and work from observation. Drawing boards and easels provided. Bring your own paper and drawing materials.

Registration & prepayment required.

Shaker Bridge Theatre presents a provocative comedy from Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck (most Broadway-produced female playwright). Four aspiring young novelists sign up for private writing classes with Leonard, an international literary figure. Under his recklessly brilliant and unorthodox instruction, some thrive and others flounder, alliances are made and broken, sex is used as a weapon, and hearts are unmoored. The wordplay is not the only thing that turns vicious as innocence collides with experience in this biting comedy.

Hill and Hollow Music is proud to present 2TIME JUNO WINNER Kiran Ahluwalia and her band led by guitar virtuoso Rez Abbasi, live at the Historic Strand Theatre in downtown Plattsburgh. KIRAN AHLUWALIA is a modern exponent of the great vocal styles of India and Pakistan, which she honors intensely yet departs from in masterful, personal ways. With roots in Sufi, Qawalli, Ghazal, and Punjabi folk, she crafts her own contemporary songs that are equal parts reflective and groovy. She embodies the essence of Indian music while embracing influences from Mali and western blues, rock, R&B and jazz. With her 6-piece group of electric guitar, accordion, organ, tabla, bass and drum kit, Ahluwalia creates boundary-breaking songs that invite us to explore the human condition, creating a “transnational sound as fresh as tomorrow”. (Seattle Times),

Solaris welcomes the return of brighter days with Blue Skies, a pair of spring concerts that celebrate light, warmth, and renewal through choral music.
At the heart of the program are two world-premiere arrangements by Composer-in-Residence James Stewart, reimagining beloved songs both written in 1926: Irving Berlin’s radiant Blue Skies and George Gershwin’s tender Someone to Watch Over Me. These fresh premieres sit alongside choral gems that shimmer with seasonal beauty, including Edvard Grieg’s Three Songs of Summer and C.V. Stanford’s ethereal, floating The Blue Bird.

The program also takes a playful and unexpected turn as two Renaissance madrigals—Weep, O Mine Eyes and Fire, Fire—are paired with jazzy re-interpretations featuring guest artist Nick Browne on string bass and Andy Gagnon on drum set, bridging centuries with sparkle and swing.

Rounding out the evening is a stunning arrangement of the jazz classic Moonlight in Vermont, a perfect nod to home and a gentle close to a concert full of color, warmth, and joy.

Concerts are

Saturday April 11, 7:30 at Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 North Main St in Waterbury.

And

Sunday April 12, 4:00 at College St. Congregational Church, 265 College St. in Burlington

For tickets https://sevendaystickets.com/profile/solaris-vocal-ensemble