***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Saturday, December 11
Check-in/Cocktail party - 5:30 pm
Concert begins - 7:00 pm
Bidding on live auction begins following the concert.

Location:
ArtPort
Green Mountain Mall
2000 Memorial Drive
St. Johnsbury, VT

Admission: $75 all seats

Please refer to our website for any current COVID-19 relatied restrictions.

You’re invited to the biggest party of the year, Catamount's first ever Auction for the Arts Gala! On Saturday, December 11th, we'll be celebrating the closing of the online auction with food, drink, music, and an exclusive pool of items only available for bidding at the Gala!

Check in and cocktail hour will begin at 5:30 pm, and will be followed by an intimate holiday concert featuring Kat Wright and Brett Hughes at 7 pm before the live auction featuring Emcee Jami Polli begins at 8pm. Admission ticket includes all the beverages (featuring a limited edition Citizen Cider), food (provided by Cafe Sweet Basil and Catering Co., and St. Johnsbury Academy's culinary program), and entertainment for a fabulous evening.

Visit our auction site to register to bid, bid on online items, and preview live items. Bidding for online items opens Friday, November 26th and closes on Saturday, December 11th. Bidder registration is free!

For your comfort, Catamount Arts has invested over $50,000 in the Synexis Bio-Defense System which utilizes Dry Hydrogen Peroxide (DHP™) to fight COVID-19 and other viruses at its Arts Center and multiple performance venues, including the ArtPort location. Synexis DHP™, a patented technology utilized throughout the professional sports and entertainment industry, was designed to safely, continuously, and effectively flow throughout indoor, occupied spaces to reduce pathogens in the air and on surfaces by over 98%.

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Friday, December 31, 4:00pm to midnight

Location: Various venues around St. Johnsbury

Admission wristbands:

December 1 - 24: Adult: $25, Student (under 18): $15, Preschool: Free (but will still require a wristband) (tax included)

First Night North 2022 Returns As Live Festival Of The Arts

With over 200 artists booked to present over 60 live shows, Catamount Arts is all set to bring the First Night North arts festival back to 14 venues in St. Johnsbury on New Year’s Eve. Now in its 29 th year, First Night North again features continuous live family-friendly entertainment from 4 pm on Friday, December 31, up to just past midnight.

WRISTBANDS will be available for pick up only on New Year's Eve, December 31. We will not be mailing pre-purchased wristbands. WRISTBANDS will be affixed to attendee wrists by First Night staff when proof of vaccination, or negative PCR test, and ID are provided. All attendees -- including children of all ages -- will need to provide proof of vaccination, or a negative PCR test, before receiving a wristband, and will also be required to wear a face mask over their nose at all times while inside venues presenting First Night performances.

What about buttons? There’s more good news for First Night supporters! A limited number of keepsake First Night 2022 sponsor buttons are now available. Wear your button to show your commitment to keeping the tradition of our family-friendly, alcohol-free arts extravaganza alive. Sponsor buttons for First Night 2022 are $50 each, which includes the $25 “early bird” admission wristband. Please note, while Sponsor buttons are available for pick up or shipping before New Year's Eve, admission wristbands included in your purchase will need to be picked up on New Year's Eve with proof of vaccination, or negative PCR test. Your purchase makes it possible to open the festival to children and their families who otherwise would be unable to attend. We are confident that with the support of civic-minded people like you, First Night North in St. Johnsbury will remain the area’s most widely attended community celebration of its kind. Once again, many thanks for supporting First Night North in St. Johnsbury 2022 and the arts in our community.

Drawing: Friday, December 31, 2021 - 7:45 pm

Location:
Catamount Arts
115 Eastern Ave.
St Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: $50 each or 3 for $100

GRAND PRIZE (you don't need to be present to win):

• 2021 Jeep Renegade 80th Edition 4x4
  Value: $30,945
• 2021/22 Burke Mountain Season Ski Pass
  Value: $1,009
• Skybox 16 Carbonite
  Value: $599.99

Total Value: $32,554

2021 Jeep Renegade 80th Edition 4x4 Features include

• Lane Departure Warning Plus
• Forward Collision Warning Plus
• Blind Spot and Cross Path Detection
• Integrated Voice Command with Bluetooth
• A/C with Dual Zone Auto Temperature Control
• Media Hub with USB and Auxiliary Port
• GPS Navigation
• 8.4 inch touch screen display
• Remote start system
• Keyless entry with Panic Alarm

Net proceeds to benefit Catamount Arts

Winner is responsible for all associated fees, which include but may not be limited to all federal, state and local taxes (including income tax liability); license, title, registration, and/or similar fees associated with receiving the prize. Must be 18 years or older to win. Winner must claim prize within ten (10) days of drawing.

Thank you to our sponsors, Autosaver Group, Burke Mountain, and the Lyndonville Village Sport Shop.

Obie-winning Elevator Repair Service Theater Company

A virtual presentation available 8am Sunday, February 13 through 5pm, Thursday, February 17th.
Plus live online interactive discussion with the show’s director and actors: 7pm, Thursday, February 17th

Location:
Online. A link for viewing the event will be provided to ticket buyers prior to the start date.

Tickets: Free. You need to "buy" the free ticket to receive the link to view the event.

In 1965 writer/activist James Baldwin and conservative arbiter William F. Buckley, Jr. were invited to the UK’s Cambridge University Union to debate the resolution “The American Dream is at the Expense of The American Negro.” The groundbreaking Obie-winning NYC theater troupe, Elevator Repair Service, re-creates Baldwin and Buckley's profoundly relevant confrontation in Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge.

The rapt audience at the Cambridge debate match voted Baldwin the winner by a vote of 544-164. Despite the victory, Baldwin felt stung by the encounter, calling Buckley “the intellectuals' James Bond.” Buckley, never one to admit defeat, called the night at Cambridge, "the most satisfying debate I ever had.”

Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge had its first work-in-progress showings in January of 2020 at Abrons Art Center’s Underground Theater. Our staging will be a virtual presentation recorded at Montclair State College - followed by a live interactive virtual conversation/Q & A with the show’s director, John Collins and actors, including April Matthis, Gavin Price, Greig Sargeant, Christopher Rashee Stevenson and Ben Williams.

Founded in 1991 by Artistic Director John Collins, Elevator Repair Service (ERS) creates original works with an ongoing ensemble. ERS’s theater pieces are built round a broad range of subject matter and literary forms; they combine elements of slapstick comedy, hi-tech and lo-tech design, both literary and found text, and the group’s own highly developed style of choreography.

ERS creates its performances through extended periods of collaboration. A typical development cycle includes 4-6 intensive work periods within a 2-year period, which conclude with work-in-progress showings. Time off between development is filled with touring and presentations of finished works. Following completion, the piece is presented in NYC for an extended run and is toured throughout the US and abroad.

ERS creations include their critically-acclaimed 2010 production of Gatz, adapted from the Great Gatsby. Lead NY Times theater critic, Ben Brantley called it “The most remarkable achievement in theater not only of this year but also of this decade.”

"The famous Baldwin-Buckley debate still matters today. In 1965, two American titans faced off on the subject of the country’s racial divides. Nearly 55 years later, the event has lost none of its relevance.”—The Atlantic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRzkHgMaPL4