US, Rated PG, 93 Minutes
Director: Sara Dosa
Cast: Miranda July, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft

Showtimes:
Wednesday through Saturday - 7:00 pm (no screenings Monday and Tuesday, no evening screening on Sunday)
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees: $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

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

Fire of Love tells the story of two French lovers, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of our planet, while simultaneously capturing the most explosive volcano imagery ever recorded. Along the way, they changed our understanding of the natural world, and saved tens of thousands of lives. Previously unseen hours of pristine 16-millimeter film and thousands of photographs reveal the birth of modern volcanology through an unlikely lens -- the love of its two pioneers.

France, Unrated, 91 Minutes
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon

Showtime:
Wednesday, August 10, 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

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

Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve), a beautiful young Frenchwoman who works at a small-town boutique selling umbrellas, falls for dashing mechanic Guy (Nino Castelnuovo). Their brief romance is interrupted when Guy is drafted to serve in the Algerian War. Though pregnant by Guy, Geneviève marries an older businessman, Roland (Marc Michel), and begins to move on with her life. Throughout the musical film, all the characters' dialogue is conveyed through song.

In French with subtitles.

Selected by guest curator Alice Wuertele. Alice will host a discussion after the film.

Thursday, August 11, 7:00 pm
Encore - Thursday, August 18, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

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

By Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp
Directed by Jamie Lloyd

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, captured live in 2020 from the West End in London.

Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?

Edmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal). This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds.

This is an on-screen event.

Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13

Location:
Peacham, VT

Tickets: $90 Adults, $81 Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-12)
Buy your tickets early and save!
Buy your tickets before August 1 and save 20% (the price displayed on the website already has the discount applied)

Tickets will be available at the venue.

For those who want to see and do everything (or are having trouble choosing which event to attend), we offer the weekend pass that allows access to all PAMFest events including concerts, workshops, contra dances, craft fair, and jam sessions. Move around the festival as the spirit moves you – the no fuss, no muss approach to the PAMFest. (Note that events overlap)

You can find the complete festival schedule here.

Friday, August 12, 5:30 pm

Location:
Paddock Tent
Peacham, VT

Tickets: $20 Adults, $18 Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-12)
Buy your tickets early and save!
Save 20% when you buy before August 1 (the price displayed on the website already has the discount applied)


Tickets will be available at the venue.

On Friday evening starting at 5:30 PM we will feature Katie Trautz and her fabulous Cajun band. They will play that seductive chank-a-chank music from the bayou country for your dancing pleasure until 7 PM.

At 8:00 PM PAMFest proudly presents Wild Asparagus with master caller George Marshall. Arguably one of the finest contra dance bands in this world they will take you on a magical contra dance journey as you dance amongst the stars!

Contra dances are fun for one and all, from the beginner to the seasoned expert. George will provide clear, detailed instructions and a walk-through before the start of each dance. Should you take a "wrong turn" during a dance, you will find that fellow dancers are happy to help guide you through the tricky bits!

Special Note:
For those that would like a little extra preparation, there will be an Intro to Contra mini-workshop starting at 7:30 PM, just before the main event.

Ticket Information:
Admission to the Friday Evening Dance is achieved by having either a Friday Evening Dance ticket or the Weekend Pass Ticket. Wrist bands will be checked to gain admission to the dance.

There is a Concert at the church on Friday evening at the same time as the Friday Evening Dance - please be certain, when buying tickets that you buy the correct ticket as concert tickets will not be honored at the dance and vice versa - if you would like the option of moving between the two venues you are welcome to purchase a ticket for each event or purchase the Weekend Pass which provides access to all weekend activities.

You can find the complete festival schedule here.

Friday, August 12, 6:00 pm

Location:
Peacham Congregational Church
Peacham, VT

Tickets: $35 Adults, $31.50 Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-12)
Buy your tickets early and save!
Buy your tickets before August 1 and save 20% (the price displayed on the website already has the discount applied)


Tickets will be available at the venue.

Enjoy a fantastic summer evening of music by

• 6:00 PM Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy
• 7:00 PM Bob and Sarah Amos Band
• 8:00 PM Masefield, Perkins & Morse with Patrick Ross
• 9:30 PM Jason Bergman & the Primal Boys

Ticket sales limited to 300 at the Peacham Congregational Church.

Note that the Friday Concert and Friday Contra Dance run simultaneously. Be sure to purchase the correct ticket. To attend both events, separate tickets are required or a Full Weekend Pass

You can find the complete festival schedule here.

Saturday, August 13, 9:00am to 10:30 pm

Location: Peacham, VT

Tickets: $60 Adults, $54 Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-12)
Buy your tickets early and save!
Buy your tickets before August 1 and save 20% (the price displayed on the website already has the discount applied)

For those who want to see and do everything on Saturday, we offer the Saturday all access pass that provides access to all PAMFest events on Saturday including concerts, workshops, dances, craft fair, and more. Check the schedule page at pamfest.org for Saturday event details (Note that events overlap).

(The Saturday All Access Pass should not be confused with the Saturday Day Pass which only covers events through 5 PM)

You can find the complete festival schedule here.

Saturday, August 13, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Location:
Peacham, VT

Tickets: $30 Adults, $27 Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-12)
Buy your tickets early and save!
Buy your tickets before August 1 and save 20% (the price displayed on the website already has the discount applied)


The Saturday Day Pass allows access to Saturday events through 5:00pm and should NOT be confused with the Saturday All Access Pass which allows access to all Saturday activities.

Tickets will be available at the venue.

Saturday day ticket sales are not limited but access at the Church afternoon concert and activities in the town gym may be limited due to capacity limits.

Saturday, August 13, 1:00 pm

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

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

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

Original performance date: April 26, 2008

Runtime: 2 hours 32 minutes (152 minutes)

In this encore performance from 2008, madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together in Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy Marie, raised by a regiment of French soldiers. Tenor Juan Diego Flórez stars alongside her as the young Swiss villager who conquers her heart—and a slew of high Cs—in Laurent Pelly’s charming staging.

This is an on-screen event.

Saturday, August 13,  5-10 pm

Location:
Paddock Tent
Peacham, VT

Tickets: $20 Adults, $18 Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-12)
Buy your tickets early and save!
Save 20% before August 1 (the price displayed on the website already has the discount applied)

Tickets will be available at the venue.

The Saturday Evening Dance Features:

• 5:30 PM Annie & the Hedonists – Blues/Swing Song and Dance
• 7:00 PM Wild Asparagus featuring George Marshall calling

Note that the Saturday Concerts at the Peacham Congregational Church and the Saturday Dances at the Paddock Tent run simultaneously. Be sure to purchase the correct ticket. To move between the Saturday events at two locations, a ticket for each event, or a Full Weekend Pass is required.

You can find the complete festival schedule here.

Saturday, August 13, 6:00 pm

Location:
Peacham Congregational Church
Peacham, VT

Tickets: $35 Adults, $31.50 Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-12)
Buy your tickets early and save!
Buy your tickets before August 1 and save 20% (the price displayed on the website already has the discount applied)


Tickets will be available at the venue.

The Saturday Evening Concert includes:

• 6:00 PM Pete Sutherland & Tim Cummings
• 7:00 PM Colin McCaffrey
• 8:00 PM Heather Pierson Trio
• 9:00 PM Annie & the Hedonists

The capacity is limited to 300 at the Peacham Congregational Church. Entry allowed on a first come, first seated basis.

The Saturday Evening Concert and Saturday Contra Dance run simultaneously. Be sure to purchase the correct ticket. To attend both events, separate tickets are required or a Full Weekend Pass or a Saturday All Access Pass.

You can find the complete festival schedule here.

Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series at Dog Mountain

Sunday, August 14, 5:00 pm

This concert is located at Dog Mountain and is dog and family friendly. Feel free to pack your lawn chair or blanket and a picnic (no off-site alcohol permitted). Food vendors will be on-site, and there is a beer garden for alcohol purchases. Cash is recommended, as not all vendors accept credit cards. Parking will be available at the Fairbanks Scales parking lot, with a free shuttle to the top of the mountain provided by RCT. Please submit any questions to info@catamountarts.org.

Location:
Dog Mountain
143 Parks Rd.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Admission: Free!

At 24-years-old, Hannah Wicklund channels the fresh spirit of rock and soul with raw talent developed through a lifetime of creative expression.

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

The Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which partners with towns and cities across America to activate underused public spaces through the power of free live music, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations. Presenting a broad array of music genres and cultural programming, Levitt venues and concert sites are community anchors where families, friends and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together. Learn more at levitt.org.

Monday-Friday, August 15-19, 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Location:
Chrysalis Creative
75 Eastern Ave., Suite 203
St. Johnsbury, VT

Instructor: Margaret Wiseheart Anderson

Students will create funky clothing and accessories by repurposing denim jeans, men’s shirts, and other clothing components, developing their own styles that are hip, fun and on trend. Developing an idea from inspiration, pattern making through draping and flat patterns, sewing, and adding embellishments will be the focus this week, culminating in one-of-a-kind wearable art.

Class fee: $130 (10% discount for siblings). We never want a family to make a difficult decision regarding their child’s enrichment, which is why we make generous tuition assistance available. Parents and caregivers wishing to discuss financial assistance should contact Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details. Space is limited to 8 students, and registration closes on August 8.

Please complete an enrollment form HERE after paying for the workshop. Students should bring a lunch and some pieces of clothing that they would like to alter. We will provide sewing machines and notions, but students are welcome to bring additional notions (thread, zippers, lace and other embellishments) if they like.

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

With a degree in fashion design and background as a dancer, Margaret Wiseheart Anderson has spent most of her professional career in the dance apparel industry and in designing costumes for professional theater and ballet companies. Primarily a self-taught artist, Margaret developed her skills as a landscape oil painter by painting from life. Co-coordinator of the Peace Valley Plein Air Painters for several years, she also founded a figurative study studio group in Pennsylvania, The Artist Collective #12. Now living in Vermont, Margaret is thrilled to shape the next phase of her life as an artist and designer, and to impart inspiration to creative young minds.

United States, Rated R, 129 Minutes
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch

Showtime:
Wednesday, August 17, 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

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

Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times best-selling memoir "Guantánamo Diary" by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, this is the inspiring true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up.

USA, Rated PG, 90 Minutes
Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp
Cast: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Isabella Rossellini

Showtimes:
Wednesday through Saturday - 7:00 pm (no screenings Monday and Tuesday, no evening screening on Sunday)
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees: $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

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

Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family. A beloved character gets his big-screen debut in this hilarious and heartwarming story about finding connection in the smallest corners.

Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series at Dog Mountain

Sunday, August 21, 5:00 pm

This concert is located at Dog Mountain and is dog and family friendly. Feel free to pack your lawn chair or blanket and a picnic (no off-site alcohol permitted). Food vendors will be on-site, and there is a beer garden for alcohol purchases. Cash is recommended, as not all vendors accept credit cards. Parking will be available at the Fairbanks Scales parking lot, with a free shuttle to the top of the mountain provided by RCT. Please submit any questions to info@catamountarts.org.

Location:
Dog Mountain
143 Parks Rd.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Admission: Free!

Vox Sambou comes from Limbé, Haiti. He writes and performs in Creole,French, English, Spanish and Portugues. He is a founding member of Montreal-based hip-hop collective, Nomadic Massive. He performed across North America at the Kennedy center in Washington; Grand Performances in Los Angeles; Le Printemps de Bourges, France, Chile, Brasil, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso, Colombia, Brasil, Morocco, Spain and USA.

His music is a fusion of traditional rhythms of Haiti and Afro-Latin elements on afrobeat, reggae and hip-hop. As a songwriter, he recorded Lakay in 2008, Dyasporafriken in April 2013 and The Brasil Session in 2016, accompanied by musicians from different backgrounds. Vox Sambou is a committed musician who is not afraid to denounce injustice, social imbalances and inequities. He sings in Creole, English, French and Spanish.

He holds a BA in psychology and Anthropology and has been directing for more than 10 years now, The Youth House of the Côte-des-Neiges, a non-profit organization whose mandate is to prevent delinquency among teenagers in the district of Montreal’s Côte-des Neiges. Vox Sambou is crucially involved in the achievement of educational and community projects based in Limbé, Haiti. He is a founding member of Solid’Ayiti, an artists and activists initiative working for a long-term solidarity between Montreal and movements fighting for social justice in Haiti, according to the principles of self-sufficiency, education, decentralization and reforestation.

At the fourth edition of the Mundial Montreal conference (a conference dedicated to world music) which was held in November 2014, Vox Sambou was awarded the Stingray Music Star prize, which presented him with the following introduction “This year’s winner is the wonderful Vox Sambou who, with his traditional Haitian music style fused with reggae, Afrobeat and hip hop, litterally lit the Café Campus on fire.” He has been writing and performing for over 10 years. Founding member of the international crew Nomadic Massive Montreal Hip Hop band, voted Best of Montreal since 2009 in the Montreal Mirror Performing and recording since 2005.

https://youtu.be/qMwswoeNP4o?list=TLGGqRvWH6Ie3DIxOTA1MjAyMg

The Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which partners with towns and cities across America to activate underused public spaces through the power of free live music, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations. Presenting a broad array of music genres and cultural programming, Levitt venues and concert sites are community anchors where families, friends and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together. Learn more at levitt.org.

This engagement of Vox Sambou is made possible through Performing Arts Global Exchange, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.www.midatlanticarts.org

Monday, August 22, 7:00 pm

Location:
York Street Meeting House
153 York Street
Lyndon, VT

Tickets: $15 adult; under 13 free

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

Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira will bring their East Coast tour of dynamic Celtic music to the York Street Meeting House on Monday, August 22 at 7:00 pm. Fusing together traditional and contemporary influences, Jocelyn (fiddle, step-dancing and vocal) & Ellen (cello) create powerfully uplifting and soulful music. Their instruments weave a rhythmically driving and textured sound, with nuanced fiddle-cello interplay through delicate and fortissimo arrangements. They bring life and fire into their own original melodies, and high-energy tunes from Scotland, Ireland, North America, and Scandinavia - complimented by richly interwoven vocal harmonies, and lively Canadian stepdancing.

From the West Coast of Canada, Jocelyn Pettit is a vibrant fiddle player, stepdancer, and singer. With grace and passion, she has delighted audiences and ignited stages across Canada and worldwide, appeared on national television and radio, performed with internationally-renowned groups including The Chieftains, and released two multi-award-nominated albums.

From the East Coast of the USA, Ellen Gira is an accomplished cellist who has performed throughout North America and the UK. She has collaborated and recorded with numerous acclaimed traditional musicians, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Scottish Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Supported in part by a grant from the Vermont Arts Council & the National Endowment for the Arts. The Meeting House is handicap accessible. 153 York Street, Lyndon. Masks are voluntary, but encouraged.

USA, Rated PG, 140 minutes
Director: Olivier Dahan
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory

Showtime:
Wednesday, June 29, 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

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

An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association.

Selected by guest curator Alice Wuertele. Alice will host a discussion after the film.

Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series

Friday, August 26, 7:00 pm

This concert is located on Railroad Street in St. Johnsbury and is family friendly. This event is happening in conjunction with St. J Final Fridays. Visit discoverstjohnsbury.com for a full schedule. Bring your lawn chair for sitting, and feet for dancing! Food vendors will be on-site, and there is a beer garden for alcohol purchases -- no off-site alcohol permitted. Cash is recommended, as not all vendors accept credit cards. Parking is available in the lot behind Kingdom Taproom (between Railroad Street and Pearl Street), in the lot next to the Star Theater, and at the Welcome Center. Please submit any questions to info@catamountarts.org.

Location:
Railroad St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Admission: Free!

Fox Royale make anthemic, jangly indie-rock that sparkles with the same energy as acts like Cage the Elephant and Vampire Weekend. Before they were in a rock band, the members of Fox Royale were in a traveling orchestra.The band was born when high school friends Nathan Hurley, Davis Drake, and Evan Todd along with Nathan’s younger brother Caleb began jamming in their parents homes. Eventually they started thinking “Hey let’s try a little harder at this.” The band then began touring extensively for three years, Eventually earning a stage in front of War Road music management, who gave them their first record deal. Fox Royale has since put out two singles with another on the way, arriving April 9th.

https://youtu.be/cVKKGar9R-o

The Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which partners with towns and cities across America to activate underused public spaces through the power of free live music, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations. Presenting a broad array of music genres and cultural programming, Levitt venues and concert sites are community anchors where families, friends and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together. Learn more at levitt.org.

Saturday and Sunday, August 27 & 28, 9 am - noon

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

Instructor: Shari Apotheker

In this two-day class, students will learn the basic techniques of natural dyeing to gain the confidence to play with the colors available in our own backyards. We will review the amazingly wide range of colors that can be obtained from wild plants easily found in the Northeast Kingdom, and will dye a tote bag with local plants, with the option of altering colors with simple pH modifications.

Class fee: $80 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and high school students)

Registration deadline: August 15

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

Shari Apotheker is an NEK artist who received her MFA in Sculpture from Boston University. She has held positions at a number of art-based organizations, behind the scenes and in the classroom, teaching a wide range of ages and abilities. Shari particularly enjoys working with natural and recycled materials and exploring craftwork, including jewelry making, sewing, and natural dyeing. Her recent interests include sewing stuffed toys for her two children and seeking natural color in the wild plants around her home.

Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series at Dog Mountain

Sunday, August 28, 5:00 pm

This concert is located at Dog Mountain and is dog and family friendly. Feel free to pack your lawn chair or blanket and a picnic (no off-site alcohol permitted). Food vendors will be on-site, and there is a beer garden for alcohol purchases. Cash is recommended, as not all vendors accept credit cards. Parking will be available at the Fairbanks Scales parking lot, with a free shuttle to the top of the mountain provided by RCT. Please submit any questions to info@catamountarts.org.

Location:
Dog Mountain
143 Parks Rd.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Admission: Free!

Moorea Masa & Mood’s new album “Heart In The Wild: Side A” is an exquisite and heart-wrenching journey through Masa’s relationship with her estranged mother, a queer Black woman suffering from debilitating mental illness. Written and produced against a backdrop of global anguish and civil unrest in 2020, this record captures an unflinching intimacy that feels like sharing sacred moments with a lifelong friend. Masa delivers exquisitely emotional vocal performances, directly addressing her mother in warm, velvety tones accompanied by lush beds of harmonies and dreamlike textures. These are songs that reflect the personal qualities that Masa embodies. “Lion” shows her fierce loyalty and desire to protect women and other marginalized folks, “Butterfly” expresses her transcendent and transformative nature, and “Until Then” is a diary of loving someone no matter if they’re mentally able to truly love you back.

This EP is the first side of an upcoming full-length LP. Throughout the release process Moorea Masa & The Mood have been collaborating with mental health organizations who specifically are supporting BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folx.

Moorea has toured the world and shared a stage with artists k.d Lang, Allen Stone, Big Wild, Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) The Motet, Nick Waterhouse, headlined tours in Europe, and supported other artists including Corrine Bailey Rae, Emily King, Lawrence, Bernhoft and more.

https://youtu.be/x8qjRzihl58

The Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which partners with towns and cities across America to activate underused public spaces through the power of free live music, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations. Presenting a broad array of music genres and cultural programming, Levitt venues and concert sites are community anchors where families, friends and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together. Learn more at levitt.org.

Australia, Rated PG, 91 Minutes
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Terry Camilleri, John Meillon, Kevin Miles

Showtime:
Wednesday, August 31, 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

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

A small town in rural Australia (Paris) makes its living by causing car accidents and salvaging any valuables from the wrecks. Into this town come brothers Arthur and George. George is killed when the Parisians cause their car to crash, but Arthur survives and is brought into the community as an orderly at the hospital. But Paris is not problem free. Not only do the Parisians have to be careful of outsiders (such as insurance investigators), but they also have to cope with the young people of the town who are dissatisfied with the status quo.

In partnership with St. Johnsbury School’s CatCH afterschool program

Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 1-November 17, 3:30-5:00pm

Performances on Tuesday and Thursday, November 15 & 17 at TBA

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

Instructor: Tom Stamp

StoryTown Theater is looking for kids in grades 4-6 to join our new troupe! Students will rehearse and perform a short play while developing acting technique, including the expressive use of voice, body and imagination. Participants are asked to make a firm commitment to the ensemble by coming to every session.

Fee: FREE! – thanks to funding from the Vermont Afterschool and Summer Expanding Access Grant and 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs.

To Register:
If your child is a St. Johnsbury School student in grade 4 or 5: Register through the CatCH program – paperwork will be sent home in mid-August. Students will meet at school and walk with staff to Catamount Arts. They can be picked up at Catamount Arts or take the late bus from school.
If your child attends another school or is homeschooled and is in grades 4-6: Complete an enrollment form HERE by August 26.

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

Tom Stamp is a playwright, actor, storyteller, and retired public school theatre arts teacher. He has directed after school theatre productions in Fairfax, VA and Hinesburg, VT and has taught drama in the St. Johnsbury School’s CatCH program.

Thursday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Encore - Thursday, September 15, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

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

A new play by David Hare, directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Ralph Fiennes (Antony & Cleopatra) leads the cast in David Hare’s (Skylight) blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever.

For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors.

Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction?

Broadcast live from the Bridge Theatre in London, Nicholas Hytner directs this exhilarating new play.

This is an on-screen event.

Saturday, September 10, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: FREE

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

Clemmons Family Farm and Catamount Arts are pleased to announce Afro-jazz singer/songwriter KeruBo, in St. Johnsbury, as part of the Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series. The series aims to engage audiences with stellar performances that celebrate and teach the Black Experience with positive and uplifting messages from the Black artist community. KeruBo is the first artist in the series and will appear at Catamount ArtPort on Saturday, March 12th, at 7pm.

Originally from Kenya and based now near Burlington, KeruBo has performed at festivals around the world for over two decades, blending African traditional music with influences including Brazilian samba/bossanova, jazz, and blues. KeruBo sings African folk music, Afro-pop, and Afro-jazz, ranging from traditional African laments to more modern arrangements that weave in storytelling. Her music is about healing, preserving African culture and heritage, and highlighting social issues affecting vulnerable minorities such as women and children.

The Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series is curated by Clemmons Family Farm, a leading Black-led nonprofit arts and culture organization in Vermont. Clemmons Family Farm supports a network of over 250 artists of African descent and is among the 2% of applicants to receive a prestigious National Creative Placemaking Grant from ArtPlace America. The organization is grounded in the 60-year-old legacy of Jack and Lydia Clemmons, co-owners of the 148-acre Clemmons Farm in Charlotte, in building community in Vermont around African-American and African diaspora arts and culture.

Clemmons Family Farm is partnering with Catamount Arts to promote greater racial equity in Vermont’s creative economy, collaborating to offer audiences increased access to members of Vermont’s African-American and African Diaspora Artists Network (VAAADAN). In addition to strengthening community through programming and education about African-American and African diaspora histories and culture, the collaboration will showcase the work of Vermont artists of African descent and model how Black-led and white-led arts and culture institutions can leverage their respective resources for the benefit of all patrons.

Admission to see KeruBo on Saturday, March 12th, at 7pm, at Catamount ArtPort in St. Johnsbury is free, but tickets are required to reserve seating. Compliance with Catamount’s COVID-19 safety protocol is required of all patrons, including children. For more information about Catamount’s COVID safety protocol or to reserve free tickets, visit www.catamountarts.org. For more information about the Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series or Clemmons Family Farm arts and education programming, visit www.clemmonsfamilyfarm.org.

Sundays, September 11, 18, 25, and October 2, 1:00—2:00 pm

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

Instructor: Mary Sturtevant

In this introductory series of four classes, students will learn about the design, function and care of the Native American flute; history and legend; the pentatonic scale; basic notes and rhythms; playing songs using finger diagrams; an introduction to Nakai TAB; solos and duets; plus a few surprises! Flutes will be available for purchase from the instructor, as will workbooks and flute bags.

Class fee: $60 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and students)
Parents of students under 18 will need to complete an Enrollment Form after paying for the class.

Registration Deadline: September 9

Mary Sturtevant, the owner of Path of Harmony in Sugar Hill, NH, is a certified instructor of Reiki, Qigong, and Taiji, and a student and practitioner of Eastern philosophy, healing modalities and movement forms for more than 35 years. More recently, her energies have been drawn by the Native American Flute and this beautiful instrument has become a source of healing, creativity, meditation, and relaxation. Mary finds that it is a joy to share this instrument with other like-minded beings on the journey.

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

Monday - Thursday, starting September 12

Locations:
St. Johnsbury School (Mondays and Wednesdays)
257 Western Avenue, St. Johnsbury

Union Baptist Church (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
932 US-5, Waterford

Cost: Orchestra Members - $225 per family, Violin Ensemble Members (new students) - $180 per family

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

Students in grades 4 and up, whether they attend public or private school or are homeschooled, are eligible to join EPIC Music. Students must be able to commit to two days each week for the full school year: Thursdays for everyone, and one other day (Mondays for new students and beginning students for Violin Ensemble; and either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday for private and small group lessons for Orchestra members). Students who have played with EPIC Music for one year or more may choose to remain studying violin or try viola or cello.

New students and those with less than 6 months of violin instruction will meet on Monday afternoons for Violin Ensemble, and will join the Orchestra on Thursday afternoons when they reach a certain level of mastery.

Current Orchestra members will rehearse on Thursdays at Union Baptist Church and will have private lessons and small ensemble rehearsals on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (to be arranged with each family).

We also expect to have occasional Saturday music gatherings with other local strings students, and regular public performances and casual “informances”.

2022-23 Schedule

• Mondays, 3:30-5:00pm at St. Johnsbury School: Violin Ensemble for new students and those with less than 6 months of violin instruction
• Tuesday afternoons, time TBA at Union Baptist Church – private lessons and small ensembles for Orchestra members
• Wednesdays, 3:30-5:00pm at St. Johnsbury School – private lessons and small ensembles for Orchestra members
• Thursdays, 3:30-5:00 at Union Baptist Church – Orchestra rehearsal (and maybe a couple of private lessons)

Please complete and submit the following by September 9: REGISTRATION FORM

Information about tuition and financial aid can be found HERE. Please complete the form, and if you’d like to pay online, you can do so by clicking the “Buy tickets” button.

Saturday, September 17, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: FREE

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

Clemmons Family Farm and Catamount Arts are pleased to announce Samirah Evans, known for her dynamic and soulful approach to jazz and blues, in St. Johnsbury, as part of the Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series. The series aims to engage audiences with stellar performances that celebrate and teach the Black Experience with positive and uplifting messages from the Black artist community.

The concert will feature selections composed or popularized by black artists. The song selections will paint a picture of our history from 400 years ago illustrated by Nat Adderley’s "Work Song" to selections celebrating the history we are making today such as Georgia on Mind popularized by Ray Charles. Plus, songs of understanding and hope for the future of humanity such as "I wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" popularized by Nina Simone. In addition, there will be traditional and original songs performed that will give you a taste of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz where Samirah Evans hailed before moving to Vermont.

The Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series is curated by Clemmons Family Farm, a leading Black-led nonprofit arts and culture organization in Vermont. Clemmons Family Farm supports a network of over 250 artists of African descent and is among the 2% of applicants to receive a prestigious National Creative Placemaking Grant from ArtPlace America. The organization is grounded in the 60-year-old legacy of Jack and Lydia Clemmons, co-owners of the 148-acre Clemmons Farm in Charlotte, in building community in Vermont around African-American and African diaspora arts and culture.

Clemmons Family Farm is partnering with Catamount Arts to promote greater racial equity in Vermont’s creative economy, collaborating to offer audiences increased access to members of Vermont’s African-American and African Diaspora Artists Network (VAAADAN). In addition to strengthening community through programming and education about African-American and African diaspora histories and culture, the collaboration will showcase the work of Vermont artists of African descent and model how Black-led and white-led arts and culture institutions can leverage their respective resources for the benefit of all patrons.

Admission is free, but tickets are required to reserve seating. Compliance with Catamount’s COVID-19 safety protocol is required of all patrons, including children. For more information about Catamount’s COVID safety protocol or to reserve free tickets, visit www.catamountarts.org. For more information about the Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series or Clemmons Family Farm arts and education programming, visit www.clemmonsfamilyfarm.org.

Mondays, September 19-November 14 (except Oct. 10), 6:30-7:30pm

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

Instructor: William York Hyde

Have you ever noticed that public performers seem to possess more poise and confidence? Well, they do. Utilizing fun improv games, gentle acting exercises and a cross-over model of character development, this 8-week class will help participants to develop new life skills, gain more confidence and higher levels of self-awareness, and reveal or improve their latent acting skills. The final class (hooray!) is an actual staged revue of short plays and fun skits. If you’re a local performer or someone who just wants to gain a bit more confidence, please come play with us.

Class fee: $100 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and high school students). Scholarship funds are available for high school students; please call Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details.

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

Parents of high school students under age 18: Please complete an enrollment form HERE after paying for the workshop.

William York Hyde is a recent transplant to the Northeast Kingdom — Catamount Arts is one of the reasons he chose to retire to St. Johnsbury. William, a SAG-AFTRA member, has performed in movies, TV shows, radio broadcasting, commercials, voice-overs, and more than 130 stage productions, from coast to coast, from the Avant-garde to Shakespeare, from Renaissance Fairs to Broadway. As a collector of short comedic plays, acting exercises and stage games geared to fun self-awareness, William is keen to share his experiences and insights with curious, creative, and adventurous New Englanders.

Tuesdays, September 20-October 18, 6:00-8:00pm

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

Instructor: Cornelia Hasenfuss

Get to know YOUR specific camera better in this 5-week course. You might be making images on a traditional film camera, a modern digital camera, or your iPhone; whatever you decide to bring to class, this course will help you get to know your camera’s tools and creative controls. We’ll review the basics of camera construction and engineering, and through guided assignments we’ll explore the use of the camera creatively and hopefully in new ways. Our final class will focus on editing and creating a mini-portfolio for you to better remember the techniques and tools.

Class fee: $120 ($108 for Catamount Arts members and high school students)

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

Registration deadline: September 19

Parents of high school students under age 18: please complete an Enrollment Form.

Cornelia Hasenfuss has been making images and teaching photography for 30 years. Trained at the Museum School in Boston and the Maine Photographic Workshops (now the Maine Media Workshops and College), she has worked as a photojournalist, wedding photographer, and collage artist. She helped develop and eventually ran the AP Photo program at the Waterford School in Sandy, Utah. She currently teaches skiing at Burke Mountain and photography at Catamount Arts. She lives in Peacham and is raising two teenagers with her husband and menagerie of animals.

Wednesdays, September 21-October 26, 2-4pm

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

Instructor: Toussaint St. Negritude

During a six week program of illuminating sessions, we will explore and compose the poetry of our own experiences, thoughts, and lives in the Northeast Kingdom, supportively encouraging the diversity and inclusion of all our voices and communities. Through a series of prompts and assignments, participants will write and discuss a series of poems, which will be compiled into an anthology and shared with all class members. Toussaint will serve as a guide, supporting and assisting each poet. Adults are encouraged to join younger students in this multigenerational program.

Class fee: $60 (10% discount for siblings and Catamount Arts members). Click HERE to complete an enrollment form. We never want a family to make a difficult decision regarding their child’s enrichment, which is why we make generous tuition assistance available. Parents and caregivers wishing to discuss financial assistance should contact Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details.

Registration deadline: September 19.

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

Former Poet Laureate of Belfast, Maine, poet, bass clarinetist and composer Toussaint St. Negritude conjures whole liberations in full tempo. US Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks described his work as “full of sweet sounds and surprises.” Originally from San Francisco, Toussaint has lived broadly across the African Diaspora, from the sacred mountains of Haiti to the Coltrane District of North Philadelphia. He is the leader of the band Jaguar Stereo, a freeform ensemble performing his own poetry and improvisational jazz, and his works have been widely published and recorded for over 40 years. On an alpine sanctuary facing east, Toussaint continues to thrive in the farthest elevations of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

Wednesdays, September 28, October 5 & 12, 5:30-8:30pm

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

Instructor: Nico Lima

Learn the basics of printmaking in a low-tech, experimental format. Students will produce one-of-a-kind images by ink transfer, bridging the gap between drawing, painting, and printmaking. Materials will include common household packaging, such as plastic bags, cereal boxes, Styrofoam trays, sticks, office paper and ballpoint pens. This is a great introduction for anyone looking to get into printmaking without needing all the specialty tools used in traditional printmaking techniques.

Class fee: $100 ($90 for Catamount Arts members and high school students,) materials included.

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

Registration deadline: September 26

Parents of high school students under age 18: please complete an Enrollment Form.

Nico Lima lives and works in Lyndonville. His practice includes painting, printmaking, and installation using living materials, such as worms, molds, and germinating seeds. His work investigates regional cuisine, terroir, agricultural infrastructures and sustainable models for living. Nico received a BFA from UMass Dartmouth and MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He teaches printmaking at the Littleton Studio School, and exhibits throughout the Northeast. When not working in the studio, he can be found hiking and sketching in the woods, or planting fruit trees on his one acre permaculture homestead.

Thursdays, September 29-October 13, 9:00 am-noon

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

Instructor: Margaret Wiseheart Anderson

Discover the many joys of plein air painting (painting outdoors) and enjoy the splendor of the NEK’s fall foliage in this experiential class. Students will meet at Catamount Arts, then paint at a different location each week, using water soluble oil paints. Each session will include a demonstration painting on location for students to follow along, followed by painting on your own. Learning to be comfortable with the equipment and materials will make painting outdoors as pleasurable as a walk in the park!

Class fee: $90 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and homeschooled students). Scholarship funds are available for middle and high school students; please call Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details. Space is limited to 6 students, and registration closes on Sept. 26.

Parents of students under age 18: please complete an Enrollment Form.

Upon registration, you will be provided with a materials list and potential sources so that you can purchase materials in advance. Easels will be provided, or you can bring your own. Please bring your art materials, a sketchbook, snacks, plenty of water, sunscreen, a hat, and bug spray.

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

With a degree in fashion design and background as a dancer, Margaret Wiseheart Anderson has spent most of her professional career in the dance apparel industry and in designing costumes for professional theater and ballet companies. Primarily a self-taught artist, Margaret developed her skills as a landscape oil painter by painting from life. Co-coordinator of the Peace Valley Plein Air Painters for several years, she also founded a figurative study studio group in Pennsylvania, The Artist Collective #12. Now living in Vermont, Margaret is thrilled to explore the be

September 30, 2022 through April 16, 2023

Location:
Various venues. See the list below for details.

Tickets: Season Pass—$450;
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Catamount Arts members save 10% when ordering in person with ID at the box office.

Please check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series which includes both mask wearing and vaccination guidelines.

Purchase your 2022-23 SEASON PASS for KCP Presents to:

• Save on your tickets!
• Get prime seats to all the season's shows
• Avoid disappointment on sold-out shows
• Help us save marketing dollars
• Give unused tickets to friends and family
• Support the KCP Presents series

Please note that your season pass entitles you to a ticket to see Paula Poundstone at the Dibden Center in Johnson, VT -OR- at Fuller Hall in St. Johnsbury, not to both performances.

The 2022-2023 KCP Presents Series includes:

• 10/13/22 Mummenschanz 50 Years - Dibden Center for the Arts, Vermont State University, Johnson
• 10/27/22 Romeo and Juliet - Fuller Hall
• 11/13/22 American Ballet Theatre Studio Company - Lyndon Institute Auditorium
• 12/8/22 Soweto Gospel Choir - Fuller Hall
• 12/10/22 Trio Medieval - South Church Hall
• 12/16/22 Paula Poundstone - Dibden Center for the Arts
  —OR—
  12/17/22 Paula Poundstone - Fuller Hall
• 1/29/23 Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine - Lyndon Institute Auditorium
• 2/21/23 Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy - Fuller Hall
• 3/29/23 Peking Acrobats - Dibden Center for the Arts, Vermont State University, Johnson
• 4/16/23 Yamato: Drummers of Japan - Lyndon Institute Auditorium

Thursday, October 6, 7:00 pm
Encore - Thursday, October 13, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

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

by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris
based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals

A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).

After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.

Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher.

This is an on-screen event.

Saturday, October 8, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: FREE

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

Clemmons Family Farm and Catamount Arts are pleased to announce Mikahely, a self-taught musician from Madagascar, in St. Johnsbury, as part of the Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series. The series aims to engage audiences with stellar performances that celebrate and teach the Black Experience with positive and uplifting messages from the Black artist community.

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.

The Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series is curated by Clemmons Family Farm, a leading Black-led nonprofit arts and culture organization in Vermont. Clemmons Family Farm supports a network of over 250 artists of African descent and is among the 2% of applicants to receive a prestigious National Creative Placemaking Grant from ArtPlace America. The organization is grounded in the 60-year-old legacy of Jack and Lydia Clemmons, co-owners of the 148-acre Clemmons Farm in Charlotte, in building community in Vermont around African-American and African diaspora arts and culture.

Clemmons Family Farm is partnering with Catamount Arts to promote greater racial equity in Vermont’s creative economy, collaborating to offer audiences increased access to members of Vermont’s African-American and African Diaspora Artists Network (VAAADAN). In addition to strengthening community through programming and education about African-American and African diaspora histories and culture, the collaboration will showcase the work of Vermont artists of African descent and model how Black-led and white-led arts and culture institutions can leverage their respective resources for the benefit of all patrons.

Admission is free, but tickets are required to reserve seating. Compliance with Catamount’s COVID-19 safety protocol is required of all patrons, including children. For more information about Catamount’s COVID safety protocol or to reserve free tickets, visit www.catamountarts.org. For more information about the Facing the Sunrise Black Performing Arts Series or Clemmons Family Farm arts and education programming, visit www.clemmonsfamilyfarm.org.

Thursday, October 13, 7:00 pm

Location:
Dibden Center for the Arts
Vermont State University-Johnson
S Pond Road
Johnson, VT

Reserved seats: Adults - $52, $38, $28. Students 18 and under - $15.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by September 13. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with ID at the box office.

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

Ever since its successful non-stop three-year run-on Broadway, Swiss based theater troupe MUMMENSCHANZ has pioneered a new form of visual theater that has since spawned multiple new genres reclaiming their legacy. MUMMENSCHANZ has been dazzling audiences worldwide for decades. By creating a playful yet compelling experience through the inventive use of shadow, light, and creative manipulation of objects, MUMMENSCHANZ offers timeless insight on the human condition. The result is a visually stunning spectacle that transcends cultural barriers and sparks the imagination.

Celebrating a momentous anniversary, the troupe revisits its history while writing the next chapter in its story of inimitable, non-verbal language. Featuring some of their most popular and successful productions, their 50th Anniversary Tour will take audiences on an imaginative and poetic journey through the infinite – yet familiar- world of imagination conjured by MUMMENSCHANZ.

“Mummenschanz succeeds brilliantly because of its originality, exceptional ingenuity, sense of surprise and deft satirical touches." — San Francisco Chronicle

"Witty madness...dazzling and delightful." — New York Times

For a Mummenschanz video preview click HERE.

Saturday, October 22, 12:55 pm
Encore - Saturday, October 29, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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

Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance, kicking off the highly anticipated 2022–23 Live in HD season. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece is tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea’s Argonaut husband, Giasone; soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his love, Glauce; bass Michele Pertusi as Medea’s father, Creonte, the King of Corinth; and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Medea’s confidante, Neris.

This is an on-screen event.

From Tony Award-winners, The Acting Company

Thursday, October 27, 7:00 pm

Location:
Fuller Hall
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Reserved seats: Adults - $48, $38, $28, $15. Students 18 and under - $15.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by September 27. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with ID at the box office.

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

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Leah C. Gardiner

William Shakespeare’s iconic and timeless Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest love stories in literature. The gripping drama spun out of the ancient grudge between two families makes Romeo and Juliet as relevant to modern society as it was to audiences four centuries ago. The star-crossed lovers follow their passion to the ultimate tragic end. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare offers some of the most glorious poetry ever written, spoken by complex and memorable characters, establishing the standard for all love stories written since. With gorgeous costumes and music, enchanting parties, moonlit nights, dank graveyards, and blood-strewn streets, The Acting Company’s fresh production breathes new life into this enduring tale.

Founded by Margot Hartley and legendary theater director, John Houseman, actors who have worked at The Acting Company, over the years, include Kevin Kline, Patti Lupone, Frances Conroy, Kevin Conroy, Keith David, Megan Gallagher, Jack Kenny, David Ogden Stires, Jeffrey Wright and Rainn Wilson.

Romeo and Juliet director, Leah C. Gardiner, is an Obie Award-winner known for the “incisive clarity” (The New York Times) of her work with physicality and text. After expanding into directing for television and screenwriting over the past 18 months she looks forward to directing Romeo & Juliet for The Acting Company, while in development on several commercial musicals.

Other work includes the critically acclaimed revival of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls… (The Public Theater - Lortel Award; Outer Critics honoree; five Antonyo Award wins; Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award noms; Times Critics Pick), If Pretty Hurts… by Tori Sampson (Playwrights Horizons - NY Times Critics Pick), and the premiere of Kevin Artigue’s Steinberg nominated Sheepdog (South Coast Rep).

Leah Gardiner has directed two Pulitzer Prize finalists, and countless other new plays by writers including Tanya Barfield, debbie tucker green, Dan Deitz and Anna Deveare Smith. Other credits include: the national tour of Wit with Judith Light; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Houston Shakespeare Festival; Manhattan Theatre Club; Atlantic Theater Company; Soho Rep; NYSAF; Arena Stage; ACT; Berkeley Rep; Alliance; Baltimore Center Stage; Studio Theatre; CATF; Barrington Stage; Philadelphia Theatre Company.

As writer/director, credits include Cultures Collide, a play with music created exclusively for the U.S. Congress, produced by Sony Entertainment. As short film director: The Belle of New Orleans (Alliance Theatre) and WHY (Arena Stage/Flash Acts Festival). As a film producer: Mother of George starring Danai Gurira (Best Cinematography, Sundance). As an actor: playing herself in Ira Sachs’ Little Men opposite Greg Kinnear. Leah holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.F.A. in directing from the Geffen School of Drama at Yale.

“The major touring theater company of the United States.” – Mel Gussow, New York Times

Saturday, November 5, 12:55 pm
Encore - Saturday, November 12, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines—in Michael Mayer’s vibrant production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy. Tenor Stephen Costello is her self-centered lover, Alfredo, alongside baritone Luca Salsi as his disapproving father, and Maestro Daniele Callegari on the podium.

This is an on-screen event.

Sunday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Location:
Lyndon Institute Auditorium
168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT

Reserved seats: Adults - $52, $42, $32, $15. Students 18 and under - $15.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by October 14. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with ID at the box office.

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

The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is considered one of the greatest dance companies in the world, revered as a living national treasure since its founding in 1939. Few ballet companies rival ABT in size, scope, and outreach. The American Ballet Theatre Studio Company seeks to develop the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers and audiences. The central mission of ABT Studio Company is to prepare its exceptionally promising dancers (ages 17-21) for careers in American Ballet Theatre’s main Company or other leading ballet companies worldwide. ABT Studio Company serves as the crucial vehicle for transitioning from student to professional performer. Nearly 80% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including twelve Principal Dancers and seven Soloists.

ABT Studio Company dancers work closely with members of ABT’s Artistic Staff and guest faculty to learn ABT repertoire and other masterworks of the classical and neoclassical canons. ABT Studio Company also supports the development of choreographic talent, engaging a wide variety of choreographers to create original pieces for the dancers each season. Performances feature a dynamic mixed program of classical excerpts and new works.

"The performers of ABT Studio Company are well trained. The emphasis was on clarity, composure, musicality. Shoulders showed no tension, arms created perfect arcs and lines, legs radiated firmly, necks were beautifully clear, heads were charmingly, beautifully carried. Rhythm was spruce, phrasing steady. And everyone creates a stage world of chivalry, etiquette, good humor." – New York Times

"Artistry, indeed, was evident...The audience was treated to a high level of dancing and top-notch choreography in an exciting repertoire of classics as well as current commissioned works that we normally don't see...thanks to collaborations of ABT with choreographers from all over the world." – Philippine Star

"The mood is buoyant, open, vibrant and cheeky - a feelgood fillip for all." – London Times

American Ballet Theater Studio Company

Saturday, November 26, 1:00 - 5:00 pm

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

Instructor: Penny Hewitt

Enjoy the simple pleasure of creating a decoration or gift from materials responsibly harvested in Vermont. Utilizing techniques common to the Scandinavian and Russian styles of basketry, you will craft birds and stars using strips of inner bark from the paper birch, and also learn how these materials are harvested and prepared. Penny Hewitt’s workshops sell out quickly, so register early!

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

Workshop fee: $60 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and high school students). In addition, please bring a $25 materials fee, payable to the instructor. Scholarship funds are available for high school students; please call Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details.

Registration deadline: November 20

Parents of high school students under age 18: Please complete an enrollment form HERE after paying for the workshop.

A craftsperson, teacher, homesteader, and homeschooling mom, Penny Hewitt lives with her family on a diversified farm in the Northeast Kingdom. Working with responsibly harvested and hand-processed materials from the forest surrounding her home, Penny seeks to create objects of beauty that are useful in everyday life. She is inspired by traditions of other cultures, and grateful for the opportunities of connection to people, place, nature, and self that her craft cultivates. Her experience with weaving includes teaching workshops, leading homeschool groups, and crafting for income.

Thursday, December 1, 7:00 pm
Encore - Thursday, December 8, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

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

By William Shakespeare, directed by Simon Godwin

Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity.

The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.

A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.

Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.

This is an on-screen event.

2006 Encore

Saturday, December 3, 12:55 pm
Encore - Wednesday, December 7, 1:30 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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

The Met’s first-ever Live in HD transmission—the abridged, English-language version of Mozart's The Magic Flute—returns to cinemas this holiday season. Tony Award–winner Julie Taymor conjures a spellbinding staging, replete with a kaleidoscope of color and parades of puppetry in this delightful production from 2006, featuring a stellar cast of Met stars including tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Nathan Gunn, and bass René Pape.

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Thursday, December 8, 7:00 pm

Location:
Fuller Hall
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Free tickets to students 18 and under.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

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The Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music. The choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world.

The choir was formed in November, 2002. In December of that year, their first album, “Voices of Heaven,” was recorded and went on to reach the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s World Music Chart within 3 weeks of its release in the US. In 2003 the choir won its first award, a Helpmann Award, Australia’s prestigious Performing Arts Award, for Best Contemporary Music Concert. This success was followed when they won a 2003 American Gospel Music Award for Best Choir. In the same year, they won an American Gospel Music Award for “Best International Choir.”

The Soweto Gospel Choir performed for President Bill Clinton in Little Rock, Arkansas. In October 2006, they performed as invited guests for their Patron, Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 75th Birthday Celebrations, in front of an illustrious audience which included former President Nelson Mandela, Mrs Zanele Mbeki, Tokyo Sexwale, Samuel L Jackson, Alfre Woodard and Carlos Santana. They were featured on a guest appearance with Diana Ross, Deborah Cox and Danny K for the “Unite of the Stars” Gala Banquet in South Africa in November 2006. And they were invited guests on NBC’s “Today Show” as well as on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In December 2006 they performed at Sun City, South Africa, for Oprah Winfrey and 200 of her V.I.P. guests, including Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, Tina Turner, Patti Labelle, Sydney Poitier and Quincy Jones.

“Absolutely thrilling singers…dazzling music.” – Billboard

"Sheer jubilation - the rhythm of life" – Herald Sun, Melbourne

“Ministers of the cloth will be forgiven for breaking the Eleventh Commandment – thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s congregation – as they see the crowds snaking round from St George’s and heading for Queensferry Street. But they’d be better sharing in the Soweto Gospel Choir’s spiritual warmth than wringing their hands because time spent in this vibrant musical kaleidoscope’s company is a fill-up to the soul whatever your beliefs.” – The Herald, Scotland

Preview videos:

NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

Saturday, December 10, 12:55 pm
Encore - Saturday, December 17, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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Soprano Renée Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the Met in the world-premiere production of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours, adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel. Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and made a household name by the Oscar-winning 2002 film version starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman, the powerful story follows three women from different eras who each grapple with their inner demons and their roles in society. The exciting premiere radiates with star power, with soprano Kelli O’Hara and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato joining Fleming as the opera’s trio of heroines. Phelim McDermott directs this compelling drama, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct Puts’s poignant and powerful score.

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Saturday, December 10, 7:00 pm

Location:
South Church Hall
1052 Main Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

General Admission: $42 and $30. Free tickets to students 18 and under.
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Hailed as a “fascinating journey with music of timeless beauty,” Grammy-nominated Trio Mediæval’s highly acclaimed first disc “Words of the Angel” (2001) launched the group into the elite circles of early music ensembles and introduced them to a broad international audience. Formed in 1997, Trio Mediæval consists of founder members Linn Andrea Fuglseth and Anna Maria Friman, and Jorunn Lovise Husan who joined the group in 2018.

A typical Trio Mediæval programme combines their many varied strands of musical exploration: historically informed performance of medieval sacred music, folk music (adapted and arranged by members of the group); contemporary Nordic jazz; specially commissioned works; improvisation with or without instruments. Attracted by the trio’s unique sound, composers and performers have stood in line to work with the group, resulting in commissions and premieres of works by Helena Tulve, Tõnu Kõrvits, Anders Jormin, Tord Gustavsen, Mats Eilertsen, Trygve Seim, Anna Clyne, Gavin Bryars, Ivan Moody, Sungji Hong and Andrew Smith, among many others.

A 2005 collaboration with the Ensemble Musikfabrik in Cologne featured the work Shelter by Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon and David Lang of the New York-based Bang on a Can composers’ collective. More recently the trio has collaborated with musicians and orchestras such as Arve Henriksen, John Potter, Sinikka Langeland Ensemble, Mats Eilertsen Trio, Bang on a Can All-Stars, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

Trio Medieval has toured extensively in Europe and USA, and has visited Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and most recently, Australia. The trio has been invited to appear on the most prestigious stages in the world, including Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Vienna Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.

“Impeccably refined vocalism.” – New York Times

“The gig's most sublime moments spread out in the room and transformed gracefully curling, semi-spoken beginnings into whirling polyphony over a stamping pulse…a richly musical and imaginative encounter.” – London Guardian

Preview videos of Trio Medieval HERE and HERE

Friday, December 16, 7:00 pm

Location:
Dibden Center for the Arts
Vermont State University-Johnson
S Pond Road
Johnson, VT

Reserved seats: Adults - $52, $38, $28. Students 18 and under - $15.
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Saturday, December 17, 7:00 pm

Location:
Fuller Hall
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Students 18 and under - $15.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

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Emmy-winning comedian Paula Poundstone is famous for her razor-sharp wit and spontaneity, drawing from her own complex life: three kids, 13 cats, motherhood, demanding job, crazy travel schedule, her frustration at getting older, and a bag of neuroses, including her famous inability to ever shut up. Then, add a year in quarantine and imagine the outcome.

In other words: she’s just like many of us.

One of Comedy Central’s “Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time,” Paula Poundstone was a frequent guest on Leno, Letterman and A Prairie Home Companion. And she remains a leading staple of NPR’s show, Wait Wait! Don’t Tell Me! Poundstone is so quick that audience members often leave complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter.

“Poundstone improvises with a crowd like a jazz musician, swinging in unexpected directions without a net.” – Boston Globe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwI5b_UR4NE

Saturday, January 14, 12:55 pm
Encore - Saturday, January 21, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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Umberto Giordano’s exhilarating drama returns to the Met repertory for the first time in 25 years. Packed with memorable melodies, showstopping arias, and explosive confrontations, Fedora requires a cast of thrilling voices to take flight, and the Met’s new production promises to deliver. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva, one of today’s most riveting artists, sings the title role of the 19th-century Russian princess who falls in love with her fiancé’s murderer, Count Loris, sung by star tenor Piotr Beczała. Soprano Rosa Feola is the Countess Olga, Fedora’s confidante, and baritone Artur Ruciński is the diplomat De Siriex, with much-loved Met maestro Marco Armiliato conducting. Director David McVicar delivers a detailed and dramatic staging based around an ingenious fixed set that, like a Russian nesting doll, unfolds to reveal the opera’s three distinctive settings—a palace in St. Petersburg, a fashionable Parisian salon, and a picturesque villa in the Swiss Alps.

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Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm
Encore - Thursday, February 2, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

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By Philip Pullman, adapted by Bryony Lavery, directed by Nicholas Hytner

Set twelve years before the epic His Dark Materials trilogy, this gripping adaptation revisits Philip Pullman’s fantastical world in which waters are rising and storms are brewing.

Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future. And as the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others.

Eighteen years after his ground breaking production of His Dark Materials at the National Theatre, director Nicholas Hytner returns to Pullman’s parallel universe. Broadcast live from London’s Bridge Theatre.

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Theodore Kuchar, Principal Conductor
80 Musicians on Stage

Sunday, January 29, 7:00 pm

Location:
Lyndon Institute Auditorium
168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Free tickets to students 18 and under
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This evening’s program to include:

• Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81
• “Emperor” - Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
• Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, based in the medieval city of Lviv, was officially established on September 27, 1902 as, on this day, the first concert of the newly formed orchestra took place in the Philharmonic Theater of Count Stanislav Skarbko (presently known as the Ukrainian National Academic Theater of Drama named after Maria Zankovetska).

The Principal Conductor of the orchestra was Ludwik Vitezslav Czelianski (1870- 1931). Henryk Jarecki and Henryk Meltzer-Szczawinski worked alongside him as conductors of the orchestra. During the first season, the orchestra performed nearly 115 concerts, the total number of audience members exceeding 115,000. The concert programs featured the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven, symphonic works by Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Antonin Dvorak, Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Tchaikovsky. Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Ruggiero Leoncavallo and Mieczyslaw Karlowicz performed as invited conductors with the Lviv orchestra during its first season.

The orchestra’s multiple award-winning conductor , Theodore Kuchar, is the most recorded conductor of his generation and appears on over 140 compact discs for the Naxos, Brilliant Classics, Ondine, MarcoPolo, Toccata Classics and Centaur labels. He was recently appointed Principal Conductor of the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine and has served as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of two of Europe’s leading orchestras, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly the Czech Radio Orchestra) while also serving as the Principal Conductor of the Slovak Sinfoniet

After two seasons as the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, Theodore Kuchar was appointed the Principal Conductor of the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine in 2022. The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine has toured extensively around the world, to countries including Poland, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands and The People’s Republic of China. During the past several seasons they have completed highly acclaimed recordings for major international labels including Naxos, Toccata Classics and Brilliant Classics.

During this time of war in Ukraine, we welcome this orchestra as a vital articulation of solidarity and cultural exchange in the desire for peace. We’re pleased to be a part of their U.S. tour that will include Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Eastman School of Music and a multi-night run at the Radio City Music Hall.

Ukrainian Orchestra preview video

Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 7:00 pm

Location:
Fuller Hall
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Students 18 and under are free.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

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Since marrying in 2002, two of Canada’s brightest stars have been captivating audiences all over North America with their exceptional musical skills and obvious joy at playing the fiddle together. Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy have received both industry-acclaim and a loyal fan base by combining their magnificent individual talents, giving audiences an unforgettable musical experience every performance.

Being part of musical families, Natalie and Donnell were born into their musical careers. Hailing from Cape Breton Island, Natalie received her first fiddle at the age of nine, launching a career that has lasted for more than 30 years. Her first recording was released when she was only 16 and she has never looked back. MacMaster's many projects include collaborations with Alison Krauss, Carlos Santana, the Chieftains, Paul Simon, Pavarotti, and Yo-Yo Ma. Her live performances are a testament to her incandescent musicianship and boundless energy, featuring foot-tapping rave-ups, heart-rending ballads, and world-class step dancing.

Perfecting his astonishing talent since the age of three, Donnell has literally spent his entire life with a fiddle in his hand. His parents, a fiddle-playing father from Ontario and a step-dancing mother from Cape Breton, were his source of inspiration and guidance. His mesmerizingly exultant and high-energy performances have become Donnell Leahy’s musical signature.

“Flying notes, fast-paced jigs, reels and polkas, paint can percussion and Gaelic lyrics, original music and tunes from Scotland, Ireland, the Maritimes, and elsewhere, piano, bagpipes, guitar, accordion, and of course fiddles: all those, in the hands and spirits of these gifted musicians.” — Music Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qDKEQhZA8E

Saturday, March 18, 12:00 noon
Encore - Saturday, March 25, 12:00 noon

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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Wagner’s soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after 17 years. In a sequel to his revelatory production of Parsifal, director François Girard unveils an atmospheric staging that once again weds his striking visual style and keen dramatic insight to Wagner’s breathtaking music, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct a supreme cast led by tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role of the mysterious swan knight. Soprano Tamara Wilson is the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely accused of murder, going head-to-head with soprano Christine Goerke as the cunning sorceress Ortrud, who seeks to lay her low. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin is Ortrud’s power-hungry husband, Telramund, and bass Günther Groissböck is King Heinrich.

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Wednesday, March 29, 7:00 pm

Location:
Dibden Center for the Arts
Vermont State University-Johnson
S Pond Road
Johnson, VT

Reserved seats: Adults - $48, $34, $15. Students 18 and under - $15.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

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For the last thirty-two years, The Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and display their technical prowess at such arts as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They push the limits of human ability, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control.

The Peking Acrobats are part of a time-honored Chinese tradition, rooted in centuries of Chinese history and folk art. Tradition demands that each generation of acrobats add its own improvements and embellishments; because of this, high honor is conferred upon those skilled enough to become acrobats. The Peking Acrobats seek to uphold this rich and ancient folk art tradition, bringing it to new technical heights while integrating twenty-first century technology.

The Peking Acrobats have been featured on television shows including Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous, Ellen’s Really Big Show (hosted by Ellen DeGeneres), The Wayne Brady Show, That’s Incredible, ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and NBC’s Ring In The New Year Holiday Special. They set the world record for the Human Chair Stack on FOX Network’s Guinness Book Primetime television show in 1999: they balanced six people precariously atop six chairs twenty-one feet up in the air without safety lines, astounding audiences with their bravery and dexterity. They were featured in Steven Soderbergh’s hit film Ocean’s Eleven playing alongside Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Peking Acrobats’ alumnus Shaobo Qin also appeared in that film’s two sequels, Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen.

“The Peking Acrobats are pushing the envelope of human possibility, combining agility and grace in remarkable feats of pure artistry.” —Clive Davis, New York Post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EG2PVRTJYo

Saturday, April 1, 12:30 pm
Encore - Saturday, April 8, 12:30 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy. Maestro Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to oversee a brilliant ensemble cast that features sopranos Hera Hyesang Park Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and baritone Christopher Maltman.

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Saturday, April 15, 12:00 noon
Encore - Saturday, April 22, 12:00 noon

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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A dream cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aristocratic Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as her lover, Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal. Maestro Simone Young takes the Met podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging.

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Sunday, April 16, 7:00 pm

Location:
Lyndon Institute Auditorium
168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Free tickets to students 18 and under.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

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Yamato was founded by Masa Ogawa in 1993 in Nara, ‘the land of Yamato” which is said to be the birthplace of Japanese culture. Presently based in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, Yamato travels all over the word with Japan’s traditional Wadaiko drums, putting its very soul into the unusual instruments, whose sound stirs the hearts of people everywhere.

In the village of Asuka, a place with more than a thousand years of history and culture, Yamato seeks new expression with Wadaiko as its backbone. They think of the sound of the drums – made of animal skin and ancient trees, some of which are more than 400 years old – as a pulse or heartbeat (Shin-on), the center of life and the source of power which pulsates within the human body.

Like the strong and sturdy heartbeats of a lonely runner with a sleek and powerful body, Yamato attempts to create the energy of life, which envelops the audience and performers. What one feels when surrounded by the sound of Wadaiko, brought out by these highly trained performers, is what the Japanese call “Tamashy”, translated as soul, spirit, and psyche – the basic elements of life. It is something which is invisible and intangible but whose existence is certainly felt. The pulse, carried down from antiquity, will resonate within all the bodies gathered at any given performance.

“A genuinely theatrical experience, delivered with balletic grace and infectious humor.” – Times of London

“Imagine two thousand years of samurais, shinto meditation and sake being built up and released through nine fiesty young drummers and their kits.” – KPAS (UK)

Yamato Drummers of Japan – preview video

Saturday, April 29, 12:55 pm
Encore - Saturday, May 6, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones triumphantly premiered with the company to universal acclaim in 2021. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted by the ghosts of his past. Soprano Latonia Moore is Emelda Griffith, the boxer’s estranged mother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is the bar owner Kathy Hagan. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for Blanchard’s second Met premiere, also reuniting the director-and-choreographer team of James Robinson and Camille A. Brown.

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Saturday, May 20, 12:55 pm
Encore - Saturday, May 27, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes a major Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy, re-setting the familiar tale of deceit and damnation in an abstract architectural landscape and shining a light into the dark corners of the story and its characters. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by baritone Peter Mattei as a magnetic Don Giovanni, alongside the Leporello of bass-baritone Adam Plachetka. Sopranos Federica Lombardi, Ana María Martínez, and Ying Fang make a superlative trio as Giovanni’s conquests—Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina—and tenor Ben Bliss is Don Ottavio.

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Saturday, June 3, 12:55 pm
Saturday, June 10, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: $25 adult, $23 Catamount Arts member, $16 student

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One of opera’s most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 19 years—a daring vision by renowned English director Simon McBurney that The Wall Street Journal declared “the best production I’ve ever witnessed of Mozart’s opera.” Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Met Orchestra, with the pit raised to make the musicians visible to the audience and allow interaction with the cast. In his Met-debut staging, McBurney lets loose a volley of theatrical flourishes, incorporating projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The brilliant cast includes soprano Erin Morley as Pamina, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in his Met debut as Papageno, soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and bass Stephen Milling as Sarastro.

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