Saturday, September 12 and 26

Location:
Downtown St. Johnsbury

Admission: Free!

Sponsors: Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, Town of St. Johnsbury, Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury Parks and Rec, NEK Gravel

The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, Catamount Arts, and the Town of St. Johnsbury and it's partners want you to #getdowntown! Join your neighbors for a safe, downtown experience on September 12th and 26th featuring Vermont musicians and performers, food trucks, gravel rides, shopping, and the grand opening of the Three Rivers Trailhead Center! Performers will be safely spread out downtown to encourage outdoor walking and sidewalk shopping. Masks are required. Agency of Human Services and United Way will help promote event safety by distributing masks and hand sanitizer to those who need them.

#getdowntown on your bike! St. Johnsbury Recreation and NEK Gravel have organized "No drop" gravel rides on both 9/12 & 9/26. All are welcome! These are not a races. Rides will depart at 11:15am from Three Rivers Trailhead Center at 195 Bay St. 13.4 miles; 1271 feet of climbing; epic views!

Artists:

September 12

Bryan Blanchette
3pm
St. Johnsbury Welcome Center
55 Depot Square
St. Johnsbury, VT

Bryan Blanchette is an Abenaki Singer/Songwriter, and Berklee College of Music Alumni who has been singing on the North East Powwow drum circuit for over twenty years. Bryan is currently writing, performing, and recording contemporary Abenaki and “Abenglish” language songs with an infusion of both contemporary and traditional instruments.

Mikahely

2:30pm & 4pm
418 Railroad Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

Mikahely hails from the beautiful island of Madagascar, but his music is out of this world! A self-taught musician, he draws inspiration from traditional Malagasy rhythms to create his own unique sound on guitar and valiha (a zither-like instrument made from bamboo). Having toured in Madagascar and Europe, he now brings his music to new audiences in the United States. He is also featured in the documentary Guitar Madagascar.

Modern Times Theater

1:30pm & 3pm
Three Rivers Trailhead Center
195 Bay Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

Modern Times Theater delights crowds with a fresh take on the entertainment styles of the past, including novelty music, handmade puppetry, and classic comedy. Husband and wife performers Justin Lander and Rose Friedman have been adapting and updating Punch and Judy shows, and performing original variety acts with Vermont Vaudeville for over a decade. They strive to present quality entertainment that the whole family can enjoy.

September 26

Three Rivers Trailhead Center Grand Opening @1:00 pm

Troy Wunderle

1:30pm & 3:00 pm
Three Rivers Trailhead Center
195 Bay Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

Troy Wunderle is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of art, and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He is a former international performer with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. For the past fourteen years he has toured throughout the United States as a freelance performer and employee of Vermont's own Circus Smirkus. His antics have been featured on the Disney channel, The Today Show, Martha Stewart, Chronicle, Fetch, Fox and Friends and America's Funniest Home Videos. Troy is Big Top Tour Artistic Director of Circus Smirkus, Director of Clowning for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and founder of Wunderle's Big Top Adventures LLC.

Rajnii Eddins

2:30 pm
St. Johnsbury Welcome Center
55 Depot Square
St. Johnsbury, VT

Originally from Seattle Washington, Spoken Word Poet/ Emcee and Teaching Artist Rajnii Eddins has been engaging diverse community audiences for over 27 years. He was the youngest member of the Afrikan American Writers Alliance at age 11 and has been actively sharing with youth and community in Vermont since 2010. His latest work Their Names Are Mine aims to confront white supremacy while emphasizing the need to affirm our mutual humanity.

Emerald Rae

4:00 pm
418 Railroad Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

Emerald Rae is a fiddler and folksinger from the seaside town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Roots Music Report hails her as “a spell-caster of no small skill… maxing out her axe’s potential in the service of her consistently compelling melodies” and recognizes her self-titled 2018 release as “one of the year’s more fetching releases”. She was chosen as a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist, has appeared at Philadelphia Folk Festival and is currently on tour around the Northeastern USA and Canada. Pairing ornamented vocals with groovy percussive fiddle, Emerald pushes the boundaries of the imagination with a refreshingly colorful palate.

Funding for this community project was made possible by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation. THE MORTIMER & MIMI LEVITT FOUNDATION is dedicated to reinvigorating America’s public spaces through creative placemaking and creating opportunities for everyone to experience the performing arts. The need for more third places—those informal gathering spots outside the realms of home and the workplace—has become increasingly clear in today’s world and guides us in our community-driven efforts. Our goal is to reflect the best of American city life by creating community and social interaction among people of all ages and backgrounds; empowering cities across America to reclaim green spaces and reinvigorate public spaces; and ensuring the performing arts are accessible to all through high quality, free concerts.

Drawing: Thursday, December 31, 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):

• 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CUV
  VALUE: $26,185
• Holdup Tray Hitch Bike Rack
  VALUE: $449
• Tow Hitch
  VALUE: $350
• 2019/2020 Burke Mountain Ski Season Pass
  VALUE: $979

TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $27,963

2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CUV
COLOR: Red

• Automatic temperature control
• Wireless phone connectivity
• Exterior parking camera rear
• Split folding rear seat
• Perimeter/approach lights
• Remote keyless entry
• Steering wheel audio controls

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, Quality Mitsubishi, Autosaver Group, Burke Mountain, and the Lyndonville Village Sport Shop.

Saturday, March 6, 13, and 20- 11:00 am and 2:00 pm

Location:
452 Railroad Street
St. Johsnbury, VT

Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door

“Watching Modern Times Theater founders Rose and Justin perform is inspiring on many fronts. They are confident and consummate professionals who know their art well. They are wonderfully creative—using their multiple skills to craft original content in their own inimitable style. They are hysterically historic—utilizing the traditional arts of puppetry, theater, vaudeville, mime, music, and storytelling with wry humor.” -- Rob Mermin, founder Circus Smirkus

Modern Times Theater is bringing its inimitable and wildly popular SATURDAY STOREFRONT TRILOGY to downtown St. Johnsbury for the first three weekends of March. An empty storefront will be converted into a pop up theater, featuring an epic Punch and Judy puppet melodrama in three parts. It’s Saturday morning cartoons, LIVE!

Each weekend features a new installment of “The Perils of Mr. Punch”, chronicling the troubles and travails of puppetry’s first couple- Punch and Judy. These shows feature brand new puppets and characters, as well as classic puppetry gags and tricks. The audience is invited to write letters to Mr. Punch, which will inform the creation of the next episode. Each week includes raffle prizes, delicious refreshments, live music, and a hilarious all-ages show. The atmosphere is lively and friendly, with pre-show music from a collection of vintage 78 rpm records, played on a hand-cranked gramophone (audience participation required). Both children and adults leave with faces and bellies sore from laughing.

Modern Times Theater delights crowds with a fresh take on the entertainment styles of the past, including novelty music, handmade puppetry, and classic comedy. Husband and wife performers Justin Lander and Rose Friedman have been adapting and updating Punch and Judy shows, and performing original variety acts with Vermont Vaudeville for over a decade.