St. Patrick's Day Fundraising Dinner

Japan, Rated R, 121 Minutes
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Cast: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

Nominated for Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu's wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them.

In Japanese with English Subtitles.

USA, Rated R, 101 minutes
Director: Tim Sutton
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Frank Grillo, Jamie Bell

Showtimes:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday - 1:30 pm, 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

Official Selection - TIFF 2018

Three desperate souls must fight their way out of a dead-end world in this bracing, gut-punching glimpse into America’s dark underbelly. Earl (Jamie Bell) is a struggling ex-marine and father determined to make a better life for his family—no matter what it takes. Angus (Frank Grillo) is a violent, unhinged drug dealer who leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. And Delia (Margaret Qualley) is a haunted woman who will do anything to escape a life of crime she can no longer bear. In their kill-or-be-killed world, all roads lead to the Donnybrook: an illicit backwoods cage match where bare-knuckled fighters brawl for a shot at a $100,000 prize. It’s either a last-ditch chance at redemption—or a death sentence. After the acclaimed Sundance hit, Dark Knight, director Tim Sutton comes back with a mesmerizing, visceral vision of life that blends unflinching brutality with dreamlike lyricism.

February 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinees on February 10 and 17 at 2:00 pm

Location:
White Mountain School Theatre
371 West Farm Road
Bethlehem, NH

On the campus of the White Mountain School.
Located only 2.4 miles from our normal home at the Littleton Opera House.

Direction:

From Littleton, Drive up Cottage St away from town which turns into Old Franconia Rd. after 1.3 miles. Continue on Old Franconia Rd for .6 miles. Turn Left onto West Farm Rd. (There is a Blue sign on the left for The White Mountain School.) The Theatre is the first visible building you will come to on the right. Parking lot is behind the building.

From Bethlehem, Head west on US 302. Turn left on NH 116 S/NH-18 S. After .4 Miles, turn right onto West Farm Rd. (There is a blue on sign for White Mountain School.) Follow this road into the School Campus and stay on it as you pass the school entrance on the left, and then the dance studio, continue on West Farm road as it curves to the left. The Theatre is the last building on West Farm Rd. on your left as you are just heading out of the campus. Parking behind the building in the lot.

Tickets: RESERVED $10 for advance purchase or $12 at the door

Group Rate: Tickets must be purchased all at once for discount. Patrons may a contact Upstage Players about group sales and school rates at GetUpstageTickets@gmail.com

By Edward Albee

George is a middle-aged professor of history at New Carthage and Martha, his wife, is the daughter of the college president. When Nick and Honey arrive for a nightcap after the faculty soiree, they have no idea of the games, twists and turns that the evening holds in store.

As the night goes on and the drinks keep coming, George and Martha take on their guests – and each other – as ripostes and rejoinders turn into affronts and abuse. Harrowing secrets are laid bare and innermost vulnerabilities are exposed. Which couple really has the relationship rooted in honesty and which has a marriage built upon lies? In this wickedly funny play, comedy and tragedy intertwine to create an unforgettable evening.

Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and is considered one of the masterworks of American drama, with its dazzling language and unforgettable characters.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will be directed by Upstage Managing Artistic Director, Andrew Lidestri.

The White Mountain School Theatre is unfortunately not incredibly handicapped accessible meaning there is no ramp into the space. The main door has two large steps up and all seating except the front two rows require the use of stairs. There is a way in through the back of the theatre that only requires use of one stair and we are happy to make accommodations as needed to help people access this exciting show. Please call 323-397-8652 and speak to Andrew Lidestri with any additional questions or to request accomodations. Thank you.

Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $15 (tax included, children under 13 free

Three unaffiliated but complementary Nashville singer-songwriters come together at the York Street Meeting House in Lyndon on February 19, presenting a mix of Blues, Folk, Country and a touch of Gospel. One of Hannah Miller’s videos, 'Promise Land,' has 19 million views. Kyshona Armstrong and Mary Bragg are both featured in NPR’s World Cafe Nashville: 20 Indie Discoveries From 2017.

Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 pm
Encore - Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 pm

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

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

Take a fresh look at Van Gogh through the legacy of the greatest private collector of the Dutch artist's work: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), one of the first to recognize the genius of Van Gogh. In the early 20th century, Kröller-Müller amassed nearly 300 of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings now housed at her namesake museum in Holland.

The Basilica Palladina exhibition in Vicenza, "Amid Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies," with 40 paintings and 85 drawings on loan from the Kröller-Müller Museum, lends the basis of this program, revealing Van Gogh's art and his genius, while allowing audiences to understand the importance of drawing as part of his craft.

Van Gogh's seemingly instinctive canvases were the result of long, preparatory studies very rarely exhibited - not just sketches but stunning works of art in and of themselves, where the broken flow of lines that characterize the style and strokes in Van Gogh's paintings can already be seen.

Produced by 3D Productions and Nexo Digital.

USA, Rated R, 103 Minutes
Director: Peter Hedges
Cast: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

19 year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.

Saturday, February 23, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: Free (Donations accepted)

As always, Catamount Arts Bluegrass Night will be hosted by Vermont's favorite bluegrass band, Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing. This month's special guest will be Pete's Posse.

Vermont's own trad-roots power trio. Wild harmonies, thunderous rhythm and pure spirit!

Tuesday, February 26, 10:00 am (ages 5-8), 1:00 pm (ages 9 and up)

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

Let simple look complicated! Learn the technique of making an Aboriginal-style Dot Painting, inspired by the oldest known civilization in the world! Let's explore combining color, line and shape into a unique combination that will amaze you.

Class fees: $15 per class (10% off if you register for 3 or more classes). Catamount Arts is committed to offering quality arts activities to all children, regardless of ability to pay. Please contact Anne at 802-748-2600, ext. 109 if you would like to receive a scholarship.

Heidi Lague has taught art for nearly 20 years in schools and community organizations. A mixed media painter and fiber artist, she currently teaches art at Peacham, Gilman, and Lunenburg Schools, and is the founder and producer of her own line of crocheted hats called Heidi’s Hats.

Wednesday, February 27, 10:00 am (ages 5-8), 1:00 pm (ages 9 and up)

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

Sculptures!

This is a colorful, full "hands on" project. Use pre-made wooden blocks and cardboard to create a one-of-a-kind person, Picasso style!

Class fees: $15 per class (10% off if you register for 3 or more classes). Catamount Arts is committed to offering quality arts activities to all children, regardless of ability to pay. Please contact Anne at 802-748-2600, ext. 109 if you would like to receive a scholarship.

Please register HERE.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, Feb. 22 at 5pm

Heidi Lague has taught art for nearly 20 years in schools and community organizations. A mixed media painter and fiber artist, she currently teaches art at Peacham, Gilman, and Lunenburg Schools, and is the founder and producer of her own line of crocheted hats called Heidi’s Hats.

Thursday, February 28, 10:00 am (ages 5-8), 1:00 pm (ages 9 and up)

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

The tree: the symbol of eternity. What would your tree of life look like? Find out in this painting class! Use acrylics on canvas board and a wide assortment of found objects to create your very own look for eternity.

Class fees: $15 per class (10% off if you register for 3 or more classes). Catamount Arts is committed to offering quality arts activities to all children, regardless of ability to pay. Please contact Anne at 802-748-2600, ext. 109 if you would like to receive a scholarship.

Please register HERE.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, Feb. 22 at 5pm

Heidi Lague has taught art for nearly 20 years in schools and community organizations. A mixed media painter and fiber artist, she currently teaches art at Peacham, Gilman, and Lunenburg Schools, and is the founder and producer of her own line of crocheted hats called Heidi’s Hats.

USA, Rated G, 111 minutes
Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
Cast: Brad Garrett, Lou Romana, Patton Oswalt

Showtime:
Friday, March 1, 1:30 pm

Tickets: Free

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.

Saturday, March 2, 12:55 pm
Encore - Saturday, March 9, 12:55 pm

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

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

Bel canto stars Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena team up for a feast of vocal fireworks on the Met stage. Maurizio Muraro is Sergeant Sulplice, with Stephanie Blythe as the outlandish Marquise of Berkenfield. Enrique Mazzola conducts.

La Fille du Régiment is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; and the Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna.

This is an on-screen event.

Saturday, March 9, 7:00 pm

Location:
Littleton Opera House
2 Union St.
Littleton, NH

Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors & children

With Johnny Cash tribute artist George Richard and the Tennessee Three Plus One.

The Johnny Cash Tribute Show on March 9th featuring George Richard and The Tennessee Three, and introducing a new singer performing all of our favorite Patsy Cline songs. George will be performing his updated show with authentic Johnny Cash songs and his amazing Johnny Cash attire. A thoroughly entertaining show.

Sunday, March 10, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: Adults - $18, Members - $15, Students - $6

Running time: 170 minutes

On her sixteenth birthday, Princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse and into a deep slumber lasting one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince can break the spell. A resplendent fairytale ballet, The Sleeping Beauty features scores of magical characters including fairies, the Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, and a beautiful young Princess Aurora performed by Olga Smirnova, a “truly extraordinary talent” (The Telegraph). This is classical ballet at its finest.

This is an on-screen event.

Violin, Piano

Sunday, March 10, 3:00 pm

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

Tickets: Adults - $18
Senior - $16
Student - $6
Special* - $6
*For those who find the regular price beyond their budget. We believe classical music should be available to everyone. Just request the special rate. No questions asked.

Season Passes are available by calling the box office at 802-748-2600.

"Powerful technique, rich tone, and passionate approach." (Aleksey Semenenko) and "Nuanced and expressive." (Inna Firsova) — New York Times

Two Ukranian prize-winning artists, awarded Best Concert at the 2016 Dubrovnik Summer Festival, complement each other and highlight the rich, warm, incomparable sound of Mr. Semenenko's 1699 Stradivarius.

• Program to be announced

St. Patrick's Day Dance Party up at Burke Mountain

Saturday, March 16, 7:00 pm

Location:
Burke Mountain Hotel
2559 Mountain Road
East Burke, VT

Tickets: $20

Party like a Celt with Prydein & CPB. This performance will be the most high energy, calorie crushing, thirst quenching, Irish gig put on by a Scottish Pipe Band that ever was! Hosted by the brilliant Burke Mountain Hotel. Produced and presented by Catamount Film and Arts.

Step 1: Begin with 1/2 oz of Prydein
Call it what you will, celtic-rock, kilt-rock, bagpipe-rock, Scottish-rock or, our favourite, Sham-rock, two things are a constant, Prydein is a rock band that just happens to use the Great Highland Bagpipe of Scotland instead of a Gibson Les Paul coupled with a Marshall Stack which goes "to 11".Often compared to AC/DC on Guinness and Whisky, Prydein gives a high-energy performance loved by young and old.

Step 2: Add 3 dashes of Catamount Pipe Band
Vermont’s premier Scottish bagpipe band is an intergenerational organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Celtic music, tradition, and culture. A competitive band at heart, Catamount Pipe Band is currently the 2018 Northeastern Pipe Band Champion. CPB appeared on the Glasgow green in Scotland this past August for their fourth time as competitors in the World Pipe Band Championships. When not competing....The pipe band is well known for its Celtic "variety show" where audiences will hear tunes from Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, and more. Shows include several types of traditional instruments fused with an undercurrent of modern percussion giving the music a unique hypnotic feel. The Catamounts are well known in the circuit as a talented, edgy, and sometimes brazen bunch. Wherever they go, a ceilidh is sure to follow!

Step 3: Garnish with zest: Heather Morris Highland & Irish Dancers
Green Mountain Performing Arts is a non-profit dance and performing arts organization offering a variety of classes from Hip Hop and Musical Theater to Ballet and Celtic. www.greenmountainperformingarts.org

Step 4: Grab a burger at the View Pub or some other fine pairing and drink up!

Celebrate safely by staying the night a Burke Mountain Hotel, or please arrange for a designated driver.

SPEND THE NIGHT AT BURKE!
Special Stay Packages Available

RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION:
To make your reservation call (866) 966-4820 or Book Online here.

To contact Burke Hotel Front Desk call (802) 626-7400

Saturday, March 16, 7:00 pm

Location:
Littleton Opera House
2 Union St.
Littleton, NH

Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors

The Funky Divas of Gospel and Bluegrass will be bringing their voices and band all the way from the sea coast to the Opera House for the first time on Saturday March 16. This high energy group will entertain the audience with traditional gospel and bluegrass music for all to enjoy.

Sunday, March 17, 4:00 pm

Location:
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High Street
Plainfield, VT 05667

Tickets: Adults - $15, Seniors - $10, Students - $5

From Cambridge, MA, and already know to many central Vermonters for her previous work in the area, mezzo-soprano Sophie Michaux accompanied by pianist Kai Ching Chang, will present Art and Folk Songs by Purcell, Mozart, Rossini, Poulenc and others in a riveting program of songs and arias from the baroque to the current day, including new compositions by Boston Composer Adam Simon, and audience-participatory singing!

The NEK’s Own Rockin’ Role Models

Wednesday, March 20, 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM

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

Tickets: $4 each (buy tickets for all four shows for $10)
Groups of 50 or more - $3.50
Plus 6% Vermont sales tax

The Kingdom All Stars team of student musicians was featured live in concert this year in the Vermont State House, on Vermont Public Radio and at the Rising Star Showcase at Lyndon State College. Members come from nine public and private schools in northeastern Vermont.

The band features six new members this year, including the first ever from Danville. Their music is a blend of popular and rock music with its roots in blues, R&B, gospel and country music.

The Kingdom All-Stars have been featured on WCAX Channel 3 and Fox 44 television, The Caledonia County Fair, Somersworth International Children's Festival, and the Discover Jazz Festival in Burlington.

Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 pm
Encore - Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 pm

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

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

Take an immersive journey through the life, works and struggles of the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi di Caravaggio. Roberto Longhi, a Caravaggio expert, explores in the artist's masterpieces the echo of personal experiences and the expression of the human state, both physical and emotional. These evocative moments -- thanks to the use of light and cinematic techniques -- allow viewers to go deep inside the mind and soul of Caravaggio, empathizing with his impulses and fears.

Produced by Sky Italia and Nexo Digital.

Saturdays: February 16, March 23, April 13, 10:00 am-noon

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

Instructor: Sharon Kenney Biddle

Art Journaling is a process for creating small but rich visual statements within a sketchbook, an old book modified, or a formal blank art journal. The methods involved are a lot of fun. If you don’t already have an artist’s eye for this sort of project, you will develop one in the workshops. Art journal pages can be intimate and personal or they can be public statements for all to see, or something somewhere in between. They can be made up of textures or images, or they can be covered with words. Or all of the above.

This series of three two-hour workshops will give you hands-on experience. You may enroll in one or two or all three. Beginners would be wise to come to the first session.

Session One - February 16, 10am-noon
How to:

• Choose products or ingredients for art journaling (we’ll go over five essentials)
• Learn about the elements of a successful art journal page (Foolproof tricks)
• Prepare a substrate or base
• Experiment with collage and de-collage
• Blend acrylics on the page

Session Two - March 23, 10am-noon
How to:

• Round up amazing supplies in your own apartment or house
• Get inspiration from art journal prompts
• Build up layers with various materials (so that they stick!)
• Allow a series of layers to show through on your page

Session Three - April 13, 10am-noon
How to:

• Handle extra supplies that are great additions to your stash
• Use existing illustrations or create your own
• Manage writing or lettering on an art journal page (easier than you think)
• Construct closures, add-ons and envelopes

General supplies will be provided. Bring your own journaling sketchbook, an old hardbound book in decent condition (5 inches by 7 inches or a bit larger), or a proper art journal (available at The Frame Dames or online).

Workshop Fee: $25 each, or $60 for all three (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and students)

Parents of high school students: After registering for workshop(s), please complete an enrollment form HERE.

Sharon Kenney Biddle has been teaching bookbinding and related crafts for more than seventeen years. She believes that old-fashioned paper-filled books, especially ones that we make ourselves, are not obsolete or irrelevant. Designing a book and building its contents are worthy, satisfying experiences. A book that is entirely one's own from cover to cover is a splendid example of imagination and careful craftsmanship.

Saturday, March 23, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: Free (Donations accepted)

As always, Catamount Arts Bluegrass Night will be hosted by Vermont's favorite bluegrass band, Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing. This month's special guest will be the Stockwell Brothers.

The Stockwell Brothers' music spans traditional and progressive styles, but their trademark acoustic sound features new singer/songwriter material recast with banjo, alternative rhythms and three-part harmonies.

Mary Shelley's classic story brought to life on stage

Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $44, $38, $28, $15
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by February 25. 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.

Written two centuries ago in 1818 by Mary Shelley, FRANKENSTEIN: The Modern Prometheus, is the first true science fiction novel. Years ahead of its time, the story has since become the inspiration for countless film and stage adaptations.

Frankenstein is a living, breathing, gruesome outcome of scientific discovery. The piece raises an important universal question about the nature of innovation- just because it can be done, should it be done?

Victor Frankenstein is a Swiss scientist with a mission to create an artificial human. Without considering the consequences of such progress, he succeeds with terrifying results. After wandering the world alone, the monster eventually comes for Frankenstein’s family. Horrific events unfold until the doctor tentatively agrees to create a mate for the creature. Ultimately, the doctor refuses in an effort to spare humanity but bears the terrible and personal penalties of his decision.

Two hundred years later, Frankenstein still poses a myriad of critical ethical questions. Aquila Theatre’s production of this timeless classic will be bold and thrilling – while paying homage to the original writing of Mary Shelley.

Hampstead Stage Company

Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 pm

Location:
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts
155 Emery Street
Berlin, NH

Tickets: $12.00 (adults) and $8.00 (minors)

Inspired by art and poetry of Jewish children who lived in the concentration camp Theresienstadt.

Saturday, March 30, 12:00 pm
Encore - Saturday, April 6, 12:00 pm

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

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

The second installment of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Die Walküre, stars heroic soprano Christine Goerke as the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, whose encounter with the mortal twins Siegmund and Sieglinde, sung by Stuart Skelton and Eva-Maria Westbroek, leads her on a journey from Valhalla to earthbound humanity. Philippe Jordan conducts.

This is an on-screen event.

Saturday, March 30, 2:00 pm

Location:
Alexander Twilight Theatre
Lyndon State College
1001 College Road
Lyndonville, VT

Tickets: $10 reserved, $5 GA (choose between the reserved and general admission areas via the "See More Areas" drop down on the ticket selection page)
Children 6 and under are free.
There will be an additional $1 per ticket fee charged for the Twilight Theatre restoration fund.

The Record’s Rising Star Search is a live showcase of the best youth talent from Northern Vermont & New Hampshire. Youth ages 6-18 will grace the stage to showcase their many talents and the event will also feature special performances by local youth bands: The Kingdom All Stars, Platinum Tide and 4K.

Sponsored by: Auto Saver Group, Catamount Arts, Passumpsic Bank, St. Johnsbury Academy

Saturday, March 30, 7:30 pm

Location:
Latchis Theatre
50 Main St.
Brattleboro, VT

Tickets: $60, $40, $25

An evening of humorous storytelling from some of the hottest entertainers in the business. All profits go to support Groundworks Collaborative’s work on home and food security for southern Vermont's neediest neighbors. Hosted by comedian and actor Jordan Carlos. Storytellers include Tara Clancy, Adam Burke, Jodi Lennon and more.

Sunday, March 31, 3:00 pm

Location:
Highland Center for the Arts
2875 Hardwick St.
Greensboro, VT

Tickets: $38, $33, $28, and $23. $10 students.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by March 1. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats. Seniors save 20% when buying anytime.

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

Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara (aka Fatou) was born of Malian parents in the Ivory Coast in 1982. As a child she became a member of her father's dance troupe and was a popular performer of the wildly flailing didadi dance from Wassoulou, her ancestral home in western Mali. She was an energetic and headstrong girl and at the age of twelve her refusal to go to school finally prompted her parents to send her to live and be disciplined by an aunt in Bamako. She was not to see her parents again for more than a decade.

Off on her own, Fatou discovered acting and performed in 11 films, including “Timbuktu,” which played Cannes and was nominated for the 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. The NY Times ranked it 12th on its 2017 list of “the best films of the 21st century, so far.”

Fatou also performed a variety of roles on stage, around the world, including tours in Vietnam, Mexico and throughout Europe. During rehearsals and quiet moments she took to singing backstage for her own amusement. She was overheard by a director and was soon singing solo during the company's performances. Encouraged by the audience reception, she began to sing in Parisian clubs and cafes during breaks from touring.

Audiences, critics, and producers immediately responded to her exceptional talent and before long she was touring and recording albums, including 'Seya' the GRAMMY nominated-album by Mali's star Oumou Sangaré and 'Red Earth' the GRAMMY-winning Malian project by celebrated American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. When each of these albums were released Fatou toured worldwide as singer and dancer with both projects.

On her return to France, Fatou took the role of Karaba in the popular touring musical 'Kirikou and Karaba'. She was encouraged to take the role by her friend Rokia Traore who also inspired her to take up the guitar: "To me it was a wonderful and daring thing: a Malian girl with an acoustic guitar. Why should the guitar be only for men?"

Fatou bought herself a guitar and started to teach herself, and at the same time began to write down her own compositions. Fatoumata’s EP ‘Kanou’ was released in May 2011, followed by her debut full length album ‘Fatou’ in September 2011, to much critical acclaim. The album was awarded No.1 album 2011 on the world music charts, where it remained for 6 months. It was also given No.1 in several end-of-year album polls including The Times of London and Mojo.

Fatoumata Diawara continues to make waves around the world for her multiple talents. In addition to performing with the legendary Dee Dee Bridgewater, Fatoumata has also performed with Herbie Hancock and Paul McCartney, among many others.

“Classy, powerful, soulful and expressive” – London Guardian

“Fatoumata Diawara's know-how, musicality, and sense of self all come together, and prove her to be one of the most dynamic voices in Afropop today.” -- Pop Matters

Sunday, March 31, 4:00 pm

Location:
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High Street
Plainfield, VT 05667

Tickets: Adults - $15, Seniors - $10, Students - $5

This very special performance will feature the founders and artistic co-directors of Scrag Mountain Music, Mary Bonhag (soprano) and Evan Premo (bass, viola da gamba) together with Annemieke Poelstra McClane (piano) and Jeremiah McLane (accordion). Mary and Evan are extraordinary and renowned musicians, and together they organize chamber music residencies and innovative and affordable concerts around VT. Annemieke Spoelstra is a classical pianist from the Netherlands; Jeremiah McLane is an accordionist from Vermont with a background in folk and jazz. Playing together since 2010, the Vermont-based husband-and-wife duo performs classical works by European and South American composers who drew inspiration from folk melodies.

30 singers -- “Full-bodied, translucent, eloquent” – SF Chronicle

Tuesday, April 2, 7:00 pm

Location:
United Community Church (formerly North Church)
1325 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: $40, $30, $15. Students are free. (Click the orange "See More Areas" button on the ticket selection page to see all the options.)
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by March 5. 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.

Since its founding as a mixed voice choir in 1971, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge has gained an international reputation as one of the leading university choral groups in the world. In addition to its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College chapel, the choir keeps an active schedule recording, broadcasting, and performing throughout the UK and the world.

Under the direction of internationally acclaimed composer and conductor Graham Ross, the choir has toured widely, including in Europe, the United States, Japan, China, Russia, and the Middle East. In 2000 it became the first Oxbridge mixed choir to perform at the BBC Proms, singing Bach’s St John Passion.

We’ve hosted the Choir of Clare College on two previous occasions – and we’re very pleased to welcome them back, this time performing classical and contemporary choral music.

“These performances are poised, immaculate.” -- BBC Music Magazine

“Fresh and feisty choral singing.” – Times of London

“The choral singing was unstintingly sumptuous and secure.” London Guardian

Sunday, April 7, 12:55 pm

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

Tickets: Adults - $18, Members - $15, Students - $6

Running time: 140 minutes

In the 1920’s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita. He follows her to the cabaret and realizes that she is the beautiful dancer “Mademoiselle Margot,” but also the love interest of the local gangster Yashka. With its jazzy score by Dmitri Shostakovich and its music-hall atmosphere featuring beautiful tangos, The Golden Age is a refreshing and colorful dive into the roaring 20’s. A historic ballet that can be seen only at the Bolshoi!

This is an on-screen event.

Thursday, April 11, 7:00 pm

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

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

By Joseph L Mankiewicz
Adapted and directed for the stage by Ivo van Hove

Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.

All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?

Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world's most innovative theatre directors, Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge), asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old.

All About Eve is adapted by Ivo van Hove from the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film by Joseph L Mankiewicz and the play “The Wisdom of Eve” by Mary Orr. Ivo van Hove directs this new stage version with set and lighting design from Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys and music from double Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey, alongside Tom Gibbons’ sound design. Casting is by Julia Horan CDG.

Photographs: Gillian Anderson by Pari Dukovic and Lily James by Perou. Design: Bob King Creative.

Thursday, April 11, 7:30 pm
Doors open at 7:00 pm

Location:
Bellows Falls Opera House
7 Square
Bellows Falls, VT

Tickets: $40 and $30

As an accomplished American singer-songwriter, author, educator and pop folk artist, Dar Williams’ work is engaging, collaborative, personal and passionate. Dar hearkens back to the 70’s, to the dawn of FM Radio and evokes a then nascent love of music. For Dar Williams, there really is no separating her life from her worldview. And in the face of a shifting world, she is more aware than ever of the power this approach can create.

Wednesday, April 17, 7:00 pm
Encore - Wednesday, April 24, 7:00 pm

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

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

Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche, recounts the start of the Vienna Secession, a magical art movement formed in the late 1890's for art, literature and music, in which new ideas are circulated, Freud discovers the drives of the psyche, and women begin to claim their independence. It was a movement that marked a new era outside the confines of academic tradition.

At the heart of Secession were artists Gustav Klimt and his protégé and dear friend Egon Schiele. This exhibition proves an in-depth examination of images of extraordinary visual power: from the eroticism of Klimt's mosaic-like works, to the anguished and raw work of the young Schiele in his magnetic nudes and contorted figures against the backdrop of nocturnal Vienna, full of masked balls and dreams imbued with sexuality.

Saturday, April 20, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: Free (Donations accepted)

As always, Catamount Arts Bluegrass Night will be hosted by Vermont's favorite bluegrass band, Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing. This month's special guests will be Dana and Sue Robinson.

Dana and Sue are Vermont based singer-songwriters who also love playing southern oldtime music and traditional English and Southern Mountain Ballads.

“Fresh and funny…a delight. A crowd pleaser.” - NY Times

Friday, April 26, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: $48, $38, $28, $15
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by March 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.

Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s premier Latino dance organization, brings its bold and eclectic brand of contemporary dance to the Northeast Kingdom. The organization’s founder, National Medal of Arts recipient Tina Ramirez, sought to give voice to the Hispanic experience and break through stereotypes. Today, Ballet Hispánico is led by Eduardo Vilaro, an acclaimed choreographer and former member of the Company, whose vision of artistic excellence, social equity, and cultural identity and high quality arts education for all drives its programs.

The Company is a group of highly trained professionals who perform the works of Latino choreographers for audiences around the world. Their repertory explores the diversity of Latino cultures and brings innovative ways of experiencing and sharing a cultural dialogue. Representing a multitude of nationalities, our artists reflect the ever-changing face of our nation.

Please note: We’ll present a Thursday, April 25th workshop of “Latin social dancing” for one and all. Contact Molly Stone (mstone@kcppresents.org) for details of time and place – and to sign up. All are welcomed.

“A gem…as strong as ever. A gorgeous flowing spectacle.” -- Village Voice

“Playfulness and passion…an explosive but whisper-soft virtuosity — but all in all it’s a party of a dance that might be happening anywhere a group of happy people are congregating.” – Boston Globe

“The most technically accomplished and musical dancers you'll find in the contemporary sphere" -- Washington Post

Piano

Saturday, April 27, 7:30 pm

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

Tickets: Adults - $18
Senior - $16
Student - $6
Special* - $6
*For those who find the regular price beyond their budget. We believe classical music should be available to everyone. Just request the special rate. No questions asked.

Season Passes are available by calling the box office at 802-748-2600.

"A poet...[with] an expressive edge to his playing that charms, questions, and coaxes." — Philadelphia Inquirer

At the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the world's most prestigious and demanding events for the piano, Daniel Hsu captured the Bronze medal, showcasing his virtuosity and style.

• Program to be announced

Sunday, April 28, 4:00 pm

Location:
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High Street
Plainfield, VT 05667

Tickets: Adults - $15, Seniors - $10, Students - $5

Brazilian sambas, folk waltzes, gentle choros, Gypsy jazz and original compositions on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, bass and drums. An all-star lineup led by the one and only Will Patton.

May 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinees on May 12 and 19 at 2:00 pm
**** Two Additional Matinee performances have been added specially geared towards young children on the two Saturday mornings May 11 & 18 at 10 am. After these performances the kids will get a chance to “meet and greet” with the Shrek characters in costume and a professional photographer will be on site for photo opportunities on the stage right in the play’s setting.

Location:
Littleton Opera House
2 Union St.
Littleton, NH

Tickets: RESERVED $14 for advance purchase or $16 at the door

Group Rate: Tickets must be purchased all at once for discount. Patrons may a contact Upstage Players about group sales and school rates at GetUpstageTickets@gmail.com

Music by Jeanine Teasori

Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire

"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a sidesplitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there's more to the story than meets the ears.

Shrek the Musical is directed by the Upstage Managing Artistic Director, Andrew Lidestri and choreography by Lidestri & Madalyn Sheehy

Season Tickets now available! Get a discounted price on premium seats. A limited number of season tickets are available for each show and each performance. Buying tickets for all three season shows at the door would cost $40. For only $30, get your tickets early and in a prime location only available to season ticket holders. Call the Catamount Arts Box Office to purchase and select season tickets. See our whole season and support local arts!

Saturday, May 11, 12:00 pm
Encore - Saturday, May 18, 12:00 pm

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

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

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads an accomplished ensemble in Poulenc’s devastating modern masterpiece of faith and martyrdom. Isabel Leonard is the young Blanche de La Force, opposite Met legend Karita Mattila as the First Prioress.

This is an on-screen event.

Thursday, May 16, 8:00 pm

Location:
Colonial Theatre
2050 Main St
Bethlehem, NH

Ticket: $68 Reserved front & center, $52 General admission, $44 Members general admission.

PAT METHENY was born in Kansas City into a musical family. Starting on trumpet at the age of 8, Metheny switched to guitar at age 12. By the age of 15, he was working regularly with the best jazz musicians in Kansas City, receiving valuable on-the-bandstand experience at an unusually young age. Metheny first burst onto the international jazz scene in 1974. Over the course of his three-year stint with vibraphone great Gary Burton, the young Missouri native already displayed his soon-to-become trademarked playing style, which blended the loose and flexible articulation customarily reserved for horn players with an advanced rhythmic and harmonic sensibility – a way of playing and improvising that was modern in conception but grounded deeply in the jazz tradition of melody, swing, and the blues. With the release of his first album, Bright Size Life (1975), he reinvented the traditional “jazz guitar” sound for a new generation of players. Throughout his career, Pat Metheny has continued to re-define the genre by utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of his instrument. METHENY’S versatility is almost nearly without peer on any instrument. Over the years, he has performed with artists as diverse as Steve Reich to Ornette Coleman to Herbie Hancock to Jim Hall to Milton Nascimento to David Bowie. Metheny’s body of work includes compositions for solo guitar, small ensembles, electric and acoustic instruments, large orchestras, and ballet pieces, with settings ranging from modern jazz to rock to classical.

As well as being an accomplished musician, Metheny has also participated in the academic arena as a music educator. At 18, he was the youngest teacher ever at the University of Miami. At 19, he became the youngest teacher ever at the Berklee College of Music, where he also received an honorary doctorate more than twenty years later (1996). He has also taught music workshops all over the world, from the Dutch Royal Conservatory to the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz to clinics in Asia and South America. He has also been a true musical pioneer in the realm of electronic music, and was one of the very first jazz musicians to treat the synthesizer as a serious musical instrument. Years before the invention of MIDI technology, Metheny was using the Synclavier as a composing tool. He also been instrumental in the development of several new kinds of guitars such as the soprano acoustic guitar, the 42-string Pikasso guitar, Ibanez’s PM-100 jazz guitar, and a variety of other custom instruments. He took the whole instrument development process into a different level with his mechanical, solenoid driven Orchestrion.

It is one thing to attain popularity as a musician, but it is another to receive the kind of acclaim Metheny has garnered from critics and peers. Over the years, Metheny has won countless polls as “Best Jazz Guitarist” and awards, including three gold records for Still Life (Talking), Letter from Home, and Secret Story. He has also won 20 Grammy Awards in 12 different categories including Best Rock Instrumental, Best Contemporary Jazz Recording, Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, Best Instrumental Composition. The Pat Metheny Group won an unprecedented seven consecutive Grammies for seven consecutive albums. Metheny has spent most of his life on tour, averaging between 120-240 shows a year since 1974. At the time of this writing, he continues to be one of the brightest stars of the jazz community, dedicating time to both his own projects and those of emerging artists and established veterans alike, helping them to reach their audience as well as realizing their own artistic visions.

Sunday, May 19, 12:55 pm
Encore - Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 pm

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

Tickets: Adults - $18, Members - $15, Students - $6

Running time: 140 minutes

Carmen is as sensual and free-spirited as ever as she finds herself caught in a love triangle. The passionate one act ballet by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso, originally conceived for legendary Bolshoi prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, will captivate audiences alongside Petrushka, a new creation for the Bolshoi by contemporary choreographer Edward Clug. The double-bill event for cinemas encapsulates and showcases the soul of Russian Ballet.

This is an on-screen event.

Sunday, May 19, 4:00 pm

Location:
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High Street
Plainfield, VT 05667

Tickets: Adults - $15, Seniors - $10, Students - $5

The Heliand Consort is a virtuoso woodwind & piano chamber music group that performs engaging classical music from the baroque through 20th century and contemporary repertoire. Recognized for its dynamic and creative programming, Heliand Consort is also distinguished by its commitment to audience engagement and the frequent inclusion of folk songs which complement the instrumental programs. The instruments include flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano.

Wednesday, May 22, 7:00 pm
Encore- Wednesday, May 29, 7:00 pm

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

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

Voyage through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius and founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet. An art-world disruptor at the turn of the 20th century whose obsession with capturing light and water broke all convention, Monet revolutionized Modern Art with his timeless masterpieces.

An in-depth, exclusive tour led by Monet scholars of the museums that house the largest collections of the prolific artist's lilies paintings including the Musée Marmottan Monet, the Orsay Museum, the world-famous panels at L'Orangerie and concluding with Monet's own house and gardens at Giverny, the site where his fascination for water lilies was born.

Thursday, June 27, 7:00 pm
Encore - Tuesday, July 2, 7:00 pm

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

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

Adapted by Helen Edmundson
Based on the novel by Andrea Levy

Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, England.

The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

A company of 40 actors take to the stage of the National Theatre in London in this timely and moving story.

An oasis of good-natured ribbing in a fiercely partisan world” —The Washington Post

Location:
Colonial Theatre
2050 Main St
Bethlehem, NH

Ticket: $79 Reserved front & center, $64 General admission, $54 Members general admission.

The Capitol Steps are a troupe of Congressional staffers-turned-comedians who travel the States satirizing the very people and places that once employed them. The Steps perform over 500 shows a year all over the country.

The Capitol Steps were born December, 1981 when three staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning entertainment for a Christmas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin! So, they decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and created song parodies & skits which conveyed a special brand of satirical humor that was as popular in Peoria as it was on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Ronald Reagan was President when the Steps began, so co-founders Elaina Newport, Bill Strauss and Jim Aidala figured that if entertainers could become politicians, then politicians could become entertainers! Most cast members have worked on Capitol Hill, some for Democrats, some for Republicans, and others for politicians who firmly straddle the fence. No matter who holds office, there’s never a shortage of material. Says Elaina Newport, “Typically, the Republicans goof up, and the Democrats party. Then the Democrats goof up and the Republicans party. That’s what we call a two-party system.”

Although the Capitol Steps are based in Washington, DC most of their shows are out-of-town or for out-of-town audiences. Whether it’s the National Welding Supply Association, a University audience, high schoolers, or State Legislators, people love to laugh at the foibles of Jerry Falwell (“Loonies of the Right”) or even Bill Clinton’s new office (“In the Ghetto”). In fact, the Capitol Steps have performed for the last five presidents (six if you include Hillary). The only complaints the Steps seem to get are from the politicians and personalities who are NOT included in the program!

Saturday, October 5, 8:00 pm

Location:
Colonial Theatre
2050 Main St
Bethlehem, NH

Ticket: $35 Reserved front & center, $25 General admission, $22 Members general admission.

The youngest of fourteen children, born in Arkansas and raised in Southern California, Iris DeMent spent her childhood immersed in gospel and traditional country music. Beginning with her 1992 debut, ‘Infamous Angel,’ which was hailed as “an essential album of the 1990’s” by Rolling Stone, Iris DeMent released a series of stellar records that established her as “one of the finest singer-songwriters in America” according to The Guardian. The music earned her multiple Grammy nominations, as well as the respect of peers like John Prine, Steve Earle, and Emmylou Harris, who all invited her to collaborate. Merle Haggard dubbed her “the best singer I’ve ever heard” and asked her to join his touring band, and David Byrne and Natalie Merchant famously covered her “Let The Mystery Be” as a duet on MTV Unplugged. NPR called her “one of the great voices in contemporary popular music” and The Boston Globe to hail her work as “a work of rare, unvarnished grace and power.”

“Iris DeMent makes music that celebrates humanity’s efforts toward salvation, while acknowledging that most of our time on Earth is spent reconciling with the fact that we don’t feel so redeemed. Grounded in hymns, early country songs, gospel and folk, DeMent’s work is treasured by those who know it for its insight and unabashed beauty.” —NPR

Saturday, October 19, 8:00 pm

Location:
Colonial Theatre
2050 Main St
Bethlehem, NH

Ticket: $42 General admission, $35 Members general admission.

Get ready for some hot Latin jazz! Adonis Puentes’ rich, soulful voice is the perfect front for his all-acoustic orchestra, layering traditional Cuban rhythms with deep bass lines, jazzy horns, and his melodic guitar. A Grammy-nominated vocalist and composer from Cuba who weaves passionate, hypnotic Salsa and Cuban Son melodies through jazz arrangements, Puentes and the Orchestra create a worldly experience that is as emotive as it is danceable!

“Original compositions richly imbued with tradition; superb arrangements with an international flavor; a world class band that delivers with great precision; witty, intelligent lyrics inspired by everyday life and by the greatest power of all: Love.” —Latin Jazz Network