BRATTLEBORO-Hadestown: Teen Edition by Anaïs Mitchell, is the Brattleboro Union High School musical, presented Feb. 13–15.
The production is an adaptation of Greek myth. It tells the story of Eurydice, a poor girl who wants something more from life but doesn't quite know how to get it, and a boy, Orpheus, who is trying to finish a song that he believes will change the world for the better. These two wanderers, destined to meet, experience both love and loss.
BRATTLEBORO-When Tennishu - stage name of rapper Marcus Tenney - plays in Brattleboro, the audiences remind him of his home city of Richmond, Virginia. "You know, more small-town, more folks appreciate the craft," Tenney said. "It's not really about commercial performance; it's more so about being able to create...
BRATTLEBORO-Jesus Wept is an existential comedy by Brattleboro-based playwright Steve Wangh. The play is sponsored by the Centre Congregational Church, where Scott Couper is pastor and teacher. The play opens with a vision of Mary and God responding to the prayers of humans who are facing both serious and...
WILLIAMSVILLE-The Rock River Players (RRP) present Mwah! - a Valentine's Cabaret, on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m., at Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Rd. Producer Annie Landenberger said in a news release that "the cabaret, with deep roots in France and Germany in the early 20th century, has historically been a trendsetting form of entertainment featuring a variety of performance styles for an audience that's typically enjoyed from small...
BRATTLEBORO-It's time for submissions for the 2025 edition of Poems Around Town, a Write Action–sponsored event that celebrates National Poetry Month. This event features poems, written by local poets primarily, as well as those in the tri-state area and throughout Vermont. "Poems chosen will go into downtown business windows for the month of April, and sometimes longer, (depending on the interest of the business where the poem is posted)," wrote organizers in a news release. "This gives locals and visitors...
BRATTLEBORO-The public is invited to a screening of Bills Lumber, a 45-minute documentary about the last days of the Bills family's beloved 86-year-old sawmill in Wardsboro. Showtime is 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, at the Latchis Theatre. Admission is by donation. The video follows octogenarian brothers Alan and Everett Bills and their co-owner niece, Debbie Bills Bower, after the mill sold along with 433 adjoining wooded acres, as they prepare to demolish the working sawmill that their late father,
SAXTONS RIVER-On Valentine's Day, Friday, Feb. 14, Main Street Arts is hosting a family dance with MSA's string band from 6 to 8 p.m. The dance is a barn dance style, called by Louisa Engle, and open to all ages and ability levels. Main Street Arts's string band is led by Jill Newton and is the oldest program at MSA, running for more than 35 years. Tickets are $5 for an individual and $10 for a family, available for purchase...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Music Center's Chamber Series welcomes Musicians from Marlboro Group II Monday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at the BMC. This particular touring ensemble includes Marlboro senior artists Sang Yoon Kim, principal clarinet of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; cellist Peter Stumpf, formerly of the Johannes Quartet; 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Evren Ozel on piano; and four exceptional young string players: violinists Maria Ioudenitch and Stephanie Zyzak and violists Hiroki Kasai and Natalie Loughran. "Musicians from Marlboro...