Circus Smirkus April Vacation Camp at The ArtPort! (Ages 6-18)

France, Rated R, 112 Minutes
Director: Mia Hansen – Love
Cast: Lea Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud

Showtimes:
Tuesday through Sunday - 7:00 pm (no screenings Monday)
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

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

Sandra, a young mother who raises her daughter alone, pays regular visits to her sick father. While she and her family fight tooth and nail to get him the care he requires, Sandra reconnects with Clément, a friend she hasn't seen in a while. Although he is in a relationship, the two begin a passionate affair.

In French with English Subtitles.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 am

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

Admission: Free!

Come get moving and have fun with Quahog Dance! No experience is necessary. Quahog Dance Theatre is starting its second year at Catamount Arts in the Cabaret Room on the first floor located on Eastern Ave. in St. Johnsbury. Meetings are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:30 am and all adults ages 18 or older are welcome. This is a group that likes to move no matter how old you are or what shape your body is in. We explore all kinds of dance from 60’s and 70’s rock to ballroom to line dance to musical theatre, folk and more. The group gets to request what music they want to dance to and how they would like to move. Instructors are Janet Warner-Ashley and Tito Hernandez with experience in all kinds of movement from ballet, modern, jazz, tap, ballroom to Broadway, yoga, Pilates, African and Improvisation. Come dance with us and explore how you would like to move! Warning - dancing may make you smile or even laugh out loud. This program is FREE!

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

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

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.

This is an on-screen event.

Marino Live Comedy @ the Catamount ArtPort

Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: $25 all seats

Please note, this show will contain adult content. Beer and hard cider will be available for purchase. Please bring a valid ID.

Mike Hanley has recently appeared on CBS Boston's Best Comedians Special, can be heard on Sirius/XM and can be seen on YouTube with his viral video that has 23 million views. Mike's unique style of high energy, full tilt comedy has left audiences all over erupting in laughter. His stories will be sure to have you on the edge of your seat. There is no mistaking Mike’s trademark intensity the minute he hits the stage.

Mike has also appeared live on the “Today Show” after a video of a five minute dance routine with his daughter went viral. It has been featured on Good Morning America, People Magazine, Huffington Post, and countless other websites and television shows all over the world.

Mike has become a favorite across the region by headlining weekends in comedy clubs all over. He has also been the opening act in clubs and theaters for Kevin Nealon, Harland Williams, Tom Arnold, Jay Mohr, David Alan Grier, David Koechner, and Jim Breuer. https://www.standupmikehanley.com/

Charlie Nadler owes his existence to a TV show; his parents met while writing together on Laverne & Shirley. In 10+ years of performing standup, he has released two albums and told jokes around the world in clubs, colleges, festivals, bars, country clubs, teen centers, basements, attics, and one barber shop. He lives in New England where he also develops screenplays and with his wife raises their cat. He serves as co-founder of LaughDealers.com, a startup that produces virtual comedy shows with a twist! https://charlienadler.com/

Hosted by Gary Marino. Boston’s Gary Marino is a media personality, comedic performer, published author, award winning film-maker and live show producer. He has appeared regularly on ABC’s “Live With Regis & Kelly”, Fox News and over 300 radio stations across the country. Gary wrote the 2006 Subway Super bowl Ad “The Love Birds”. As a comedic performer Marino has performed stand up at The Comedy Store, Laugh Boston, Off The Hook in Naples Fl., The Balboa Bay Club in L.A., Showcase Live at Gillette Stadium, Bridge St Live in Conn. as well as 5 star resorts such as The Cliff House Maine, Chatham Bars Inn, The Sea Crest Resort and the Newport Beach Golf Club

United States, Rated PG-13, 102 Minutes
Director: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde

Showtime:
Wednesday, April 5, 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

The movie revolves around a struggling writer, played by Cooper, who discovers an old manuscript and decides to pass it off as his own, which leads to his success but also brings about a reckoning with the consequences of his actions. The film explores themes of plagiarism, ambition, and the blurred lines between truth and fiction.

United Kingdom, Rated R, 130 Minutes
Director: Frances O’Connor
Cast: Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead

Showtimes:
Tuesday through Sunday - 7:00 pm (no screenings Monday)
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

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

"Emily" imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, "Wuthering Heights." Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.

Hosted by Bob & Sarah Amos

Saturday, April 8, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: FREE, donations encouraged and gratefully accepted.

Bluegrass Night is back! On Saturday evening April 8, at 7pm the popular concert series, held at the Catamount Arts wonderful ArtPort venue in the Green Mountain Mall (2000 Memorial Drive, St. Johnsbury Center) will feature Beg, Steal or Borrow.

Since its formation in 2013 with a mission to resurrect the music of Old and In the Way, Beg, Steal or Borrow has appeared at festivals and venues throughout the northeastern United States and features an ever-growing repertoire of original music and classic covers. Known for their vocal harmony and high-energy instrumental arrangements, Beg, Steal or Borrow has won bluegrass festival band competitions at Podunk, Grey Fox, and Thomas Point Beach, hence being dubbed a “Triple Crown Bluegrass Band” by Bluegrass Today. Based in Vermont, the quintet released its celebrated debut album of original music, Old Mountain Time, in 2019. Beg, Steal or Borrow is Jeremy Sicely on guitar/vocals, Luke Auriemmo on banjo/vocals, Roland Clark on fiddle/vocals, Fran Forim on upright bass/vocals and Geoff Goodhue on mandolin/vocals.

Featuring the Shanghai Circus

Monday, April 10, 7:00 pm

Location:
Dibden Center for the Arts
Northern Vermont 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.

Save 20% when you buy by March 11. 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.

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

Sponsored by:
Vermont Public
VBA Radio Group
The Point
Seven Days
Passumpsic Bank

France, Rated R, 91 Minutes
Director: Danièle Thompson
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Sergi López

Showtime:
Wednesday, April 12, 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

"Jet Lag" is a 2002 French romantic comedy film directed by Danièle Thompson and starring Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno. The movie follows the chance encounter and ensuing romance between a beautician and a worn-out businessman stranded in Paris due to a strike at the airport.

Film selected by guest curator Alice Wuertele who will host a discussion following the film.

Second Wednesday of each month

Location:
Whirligig Brewing
397 Railroad Street, Unit #2
St. Johnsbury, VT

Poets and poetry lovers are invited to gather monthly at Whirligig Brewing in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to share food and words at a Poetry Potluck hosted by the brewery and Catamount Arts, as part of PoemTown St. Johnsbury. Poetry Potlucks will be held on the second Wednesday of each month, with the first one on September 14 from 7-9pm. Each gathering is hosted by a local poet. 

All are welcome to bring poems or prose of their own or of others to read, or just come to listen and share food and conversation with other poetry lovers. There is no obligation to bring food, but participants are welcome to do so.

“Poets gathering to share their words and a meal creates an incredible experience, helping to build and strengthen bonds within the communities in which we are creating our art,” said poet Jen Hudgens. Whirligig Brewing owner and brewer Geoffrey Sewake added, "Whirligig is excited to support the community and the Arts. Hosting a monthly Poetry Potluck on the second Wednesday of the month is a perfect way for us to create fun spaces for creativity and energy in our Northeast Kingdom community."

Whirligig Brewing is a small one barrel nano brewery and taproom located in downtown St Johnsbury, utilizing local and regional grain and hops in the majority of their beers. They brew a wide variety of beer styles, including IPAs, lagers and stouts, but specialize in sours and wild ales. Whirligig Brewing is proudly BIPOC-owned.

PoemTown St. Johnsbury celebrates poetry in all forms and by all people, primarily during the month of April, which is National Poetry Month.

For more information about the Poetry Potlucks, contact Anne Campbell at Catamount Arts, acampbell@catamountarts.org.

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

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

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.

This is an on-screen event.

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.

Save 20% when you buy by March 17. 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.

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

Sponsored by:
Vermont Public
VBA Radio Group
The Point
Seven Days
Passumpsic Bank

United States, Rated R, 109 Minutes
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King

Showtime:
Wednesday, April 19, 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

"Poetic Justice" is a 1993 romantic drama film starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. The story follows a young poet named Justice and her friend Iesha on a road trip where they meet a postal worker named Lucky. The film explores themes of love, loss, and healing as Justice confronts her past and opens up to new experiences.

USA, Rated PG-13, 96 Minutes
Director: Brit McAdams
Cast: Owen Wilson, Ciara Renee, Stephen Root

Showtimes:
Tuesday through Sunday - 7:00 pm (no screenings Monday)
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

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

In "Paint," Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter who is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke... until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.

Saturday, April 22, 3:00 -5:00 pm

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

Instructors: Members of Cirque Us

For ages 8 and up (all students must attend with an adult family member)

Have you ever wanted to run away with the circus? Well, here is your chance! Come and join the Family Circus Workshop offered by Cirque Us. This workshop will cover human pyramids, tumbling, juggling, acrobatics, and clowning. We recommend wearing clothes that are comfortable to move in, and bringing a water bottle. Come learn to flip, fall, and clown around with the artists of Cirque Us!

Cirque Us will present an evening performance, One Man’s Trash: A Repurposed Circus, at 7pm. Tickets to the show are included in the family workshop ticket price. For more information on the show, and to purchase tickets for family members who are not participating in the workshop, click HERE.

Class fee: $60 per family (includes tickets to the 7pm Cirque Us performance). If cost is a barrier, please call Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 discuss payment plans or scholarship assistance.

After purchasing your family ticket, please complete a circus enrollment form: Family Circus Workshop Enrollment Form

Cirque Us is a Boston-based circus entertainment and education company. They produce and tour full-length original work as well as curate customized circus experiences. Additionally, they provide education resources, such as workshops and camps, for people of all ages and abilities. Cirque Us was formed by eight friends who had toured together with Circus Smirkus and wanted to realize a dream to create their own powerful circus shows that would connect audiences to each other, the stage, and the world. Cirque us now draws performers, directors, educators, technicians, and choreographers from all over the United States. Their circus collective seeks to bring the most passionate, committed, and talented circus artists to the hearts of local communities, through performance and education.

Saturday, April 22, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: Advance sale: Adults - $15, Children 17 and under - $5 (+taxes and applicable fees)
At the door: Adult $20, children 17 and under - $8 (taxes included)

Grab your garbage bags, pick up the recycling, and get ready to laugh and cheer as this repurposed circus turns trash into treasure! Originally produced in 2016, “One Man’s Trash” is back again in 2023 for its third national tour following the overwhelming success of its 2022 revival. With the limitless spirit and can-do attitude of the circus, this cast reanimates all that’s left in trash cans and littered in the garage to create an astonishing testament to the power of community and teamwork. Be it the pass of a juggling club or the leap of an acrobat, “One Man’s Trash” is ready to prove what we’re capable of--what we’re all capable of--together.

Since its founding in 2016, Cirque Us has rapidly grown into one of the most notable contemporary circus companies in the country. Its eight original company members quite literally stitched a show together with recycled materials and old car tires, culminating in the first tour of “One Man’s Trash” in 2016. Since then, Cirque Us has expanded to produce and tour original, full-length works year after year, alongside educational experiences such as camps, workshops, and other events for people of all ages and abilities. The DailyUV.com calls this troupe “the perfect blend of sophistication and fun,” and “non-stop action that keeps you guessing as to what is to come next.” With great pride and pleasure, we’re throwing open the dumpster doors once more, and can’t wait for you to jump in.

Maison de pierres — Confiné aux voyages

Sunday, April 23, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: $15 advance sale, $20 at the door

Confined to a living room, here is an intimate production with as many tableaus as travels, traditional songs and poetry, guided by the calls of migratory birds, craftspeople at their work, and imperturbable weather.

Nicolas Boulerice (founding member of Le Vent du Nord) and double bassist Frédéric Samson, join forces to bring you the mesmerizing show—Confiné aux voyages. This emotive work delivers magnificent laments woven together by contemplative soundscapes captured in Nicolas’ hometown of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.

This encounter is an exploration and reflection of one’s place in the world, born of a territory and the sounds of a place in time, under the theme of travel, memory, and love. Nicolas and Frédéric invite the audience to travel alongside them through bare and revealing song cycles accompanied by double bass; still imagery and poetry; alongside birdsong, wind witches, or the engine of a boat. They carry with them traditional songs of centuries past made anew in a jazz setting. Confiné aux voyages offers a moment to listen to stories, reflect, and project oneself back into the present, an experience of infinity. This concert is inspired by the album Maison de pierres made during the first spring lockdown in Quebec, offering a truly special and immersive experience shared in a way that only Nicolas’ unmistakable voice can carry us.

Saturday, April 29, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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

Instructor: Laura Lacroix

Remember making woven paper placemats in elementary school? We are going to take paper weaving to the next level! Using patterned paper, magazines, postcards, printed text or any other papers that appeal to you, we will weave them together to make complicated-looking works of art.

Class fee: $45 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and students); includes all materials. Scholarship funds are available for students; please call Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details.

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

Laura Lacroix loves to make things with her hands. She has practiced and taught in a wide range of media, including watercolor painting, making glass beads, wet and dry felting, painting hard shell gourds, and weaving with paper. Her favorite art form is always the one she is engaged with at the moment. Laura lives in East Charleston and never tires of Vermont’s beauty and serenity, a marvelous place for making art.

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

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

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.

This is an on-screen event.

Piano Four-Hands

Saturday, April 29, 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 5, 3:00 pm

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

Tickets: Adults - $20
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.

“Dazzling.... Joie de vivre!” — Venice (Fort Lauderdale’s magazine)

Internationally renowned husband-and-wife concert pianists team up as a piano-four-hands duo to delight us with an evening program of Schubert, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn.

• Franz Schubert — Marches caractéristiques in C Major, D. 968b (March No. 1, Allegro vivace)
• Franz Schubert — Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 103, D. 940
• Franz Schubert — Allegro in A minor, Op. 144, D. 947 Lebensstürme
• Ludwig van Beethoven — Eight Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein, WoO 67
• Ludwig van Beethoven — Rondo in the Hungarian style, almost a caprice, Op. 129
• Felix Mendelssohn — Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, Op. 28
• Felix Mendelssohn — Andante and Allegro Brilliante in A Major, Op. 92

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Romania, Not Rated, 125 Minutes
Director: Cristian Mungia
Cast: Marin Grigore, Judith State, Macrina Barladeanu

Showtimes:
Tuesday through Sunday - 7:00 pm (no screenings Monday)
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

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

A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid the boy of the unresolved fears that have taken hold of him. He's preoccupied with his old father, Otto and also eager to see his ex-lover, Csilla. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin veneer of apparent understanding and calm.

In Romanian with English subtitles.

Saturdays, May 6 and 13, 10:00 am - noon

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

Instructor: Margaret Wiseheart Anderson

This 2 part workshop will explore the basic elements of painting outdoors, or “en plein air” painting. Breaking it down into an easy format and working indoors at first, this workshop is designed for beginner to intermediate art enthusiasts of all ages. Make a painting in less than 2 hours while you learn color mixing, composition, and most of all, how to enjoy the outdoors and create art from life like an Impressionist. We’ll be working in water-soluble oils and acrylics. Some materials provided; we’ll send a supplies list to you after you register.

Class fee: $60 (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. Space is limited to 8 students, and registration closes on May 1.

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

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.

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 beauty of the Northeast Kingdom through paint, and to shape the next phase of her life as an artist.

Saturday, May 6, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: FREE, donations encouraged and gratefully accepted.

Get ready for a night of foot-stomping, hand-clapping fun at our upcoming Bluegrass Jamboree event! We've got an amazing lineup of talented musicians ready to take the stage, including Bob and Sarah Amos, Patti Casey and Colin McCaffrey, Dana Robinson, The Kowal Family Band, and Chris Cruger. These musicians are among the best in the bluegrass scene and are sure to deliver an unforgettable performance. Whether you're a long-time fan of bluegrass or new to the genre, this event is not one to be missed. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready for a night of music, laughter, and good times. Don't miss out on the fun!

Vermont, Not Rated, 90 Minutes
Director: George Woodard
Cast: Henry Woodard, Grace Woodruff, Coco Moseley

Showtime:
Saturday, May 13, 6:30 pm

Admission: $10 all seats

Set in 1944, "The Farm Boy" is a black and white feature film. A love story and adventure, the film is loosely based on the real life story of the Director's parents. It is a story about trust, integrity, and standing behind your word. A story of a time when war took young boys away from their homes and returned them as heroes. The Farm Boy will stir your emotions and take you on a riveting adventure into the history of our past. The Farm Boy is a WWII era story about a young man who drives milk truck for his father. He meets a girl at a barn dance and eventually marries her. The day after, he leaves for Europe, to the Ardennes in Belgium, December, 1944. His mechanical experience from growing up on the farm comes in handy during what will become known as The Battle of the Bulge. As his unit heads north he is hit by enemy fire and left for dead. Filmed in black and white, using wide angle lenses and conventional camera techniques of that time period, The Farm Boy was filmed mostly on George Woodard’s farm in Waterbury Center Vermont. The film was produced by Joan Brace O’Neal. It also features Jan Bailey, Robert Nuner, Marian Guihan, Chris Demars, Rosann Hickey, Richard Gliech, Solene Marineau, Doug McGowan, Dakotah Senesac, Alex Nicosia, Seth Marineau, Ramona Godfrey, Alison Brodie, Vincent Freeman, Joshua Huffman, Caroline Juneau, and Ellen Sholk.

Saturday, May 13, 7:00 pm

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

Admission: $25 all seats

Please note, this show will contain adult content. Beer and hard cider will be available for purchase. Please bring a valid ID.

Jon Stetson is the one Entertainer/Speaker who understands the importance of capturing the Mind share and the Heart share of his audiences.

The Stetson Experience is intelligent, interactive, sophisticated fun. Along with hundreds of corporate appearances, Jon has performed for three U.S. Presidents, The King of Sweden, The Royal Family of Monaco, and has appeared on several major Television Networks.

Interjecting uproarious comedy into each program, Jon creates a hilarious and unique presentation that never fails to blow the audience away. Stetson blends the art of Mystery with the study of Psychology, the predictability of human nature and the power of intuition, with a disarming sense of humor. The result is slack jawed amazement, where the most skeptical of audience members begin to feel a renewed sense of wonder as impossibilities become realities.

Jon Stetson’s engaging programs are packed with audience participation. Imaginations are wowed, stretched and captured, as thoughts are revealed and minds are being read, with Jon’s intriguing games of mind to mind contact.

Thought Reading has never been this much fun!

India, Rated G, 44 Minutes
Directors: Nazneen Bhatia and Anshul Adhikari
Cast: Roshni, Jaidev, Dr. Om Kumar Sharma

Showtime:
Sunday, May 14, 2:00 pm

Admission: Free

ROSHNI is a documentary feature film that revolves around a woman named Roshni who lives in the land of the gods known as Dev Bhoomi and wants to travel to the land of illusions, Mumbai city known as Maya Nagari. Located at the foothills of the Himalayas the north Indian states of Himachal and Uttarakhand are known as the land of the gods. Roshni is born in Raogi village situated in the Upper Beas valley region of Kullu. She is a farmer who has her own apple orchard that she lovingly nurtures. She belongs to the Pahari culture of Himachal Pradesh and has grown up surrounded by pristine beauty, breathing clean air and prefers eating the food that is grown by her own hands for she finds it immensely satisfying. She is a young, energetic and exuberant woman who is in control of her life. Her husband Jaidev, a resident of Raogi village is a seeker and a poet with a desire to live a purposeful life.

ROSHNI means a ray of light. Within complete darkness when there enters a ray of light that is called ROSHNI. For the filmmakers, the journey of filming was one of discovery, being open, learning and following curiosity.

In Hindi with English subtitles.

Thursday, May 18, 7:00 pm
Encore - Thursday, May 25, 7:00 pm

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

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

by James Graham
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Inspired by the documentary by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon

David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.

In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal.

During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation. As beliefs are challenged and slurs slung, a new frontier in American politics is opening and television news is about to be transformed forever.

Jeremy Herrin (All My Sons) directs this blistering political thriller, filmed live in London’s West End.

This is an on-screen event.

Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 from 8:30 am to 6 pm

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

Cost:
45-minute morning session - Free (but you MUST reserve a spot)

Catamount Arts is pleased to partner with Harrison Creative and Discover St Johnsbury to offer another Artwork and Product Photography weekend. Thanks to a USDA grant through Discover St Johnsbury, we are able to offer this service free of charge!

How it works: Have your artwork or product professionally photographed. We’re setting up a professional digital studio in Catamount Arts for the weekend! You’ll get a USB thumb drive containing high quality, color balanced digital images, suitable for both online and print reproduction.

What can you have photographed? Pretty much any 2D or 3D object, up to a maximum largest dimension of 8 feet.

How long does it take? We‘re scheduling sessions in 45 minute blocks. That’s enough time to photograph and process between 6 and 10 pieces, depending on size variations and complexity. Sessions start at 8:30am. Last session begins at 5pm.

How do you reserve a time slot? Click the Buy Tickets link to “purchase” a free ticket and select your 45 minute time block, or call or visit the Box Office, open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 9pm. 802-748-2600 ext. 3.

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

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

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.

This is an on-screen event.

Please note the new date.

Wednesday, May 24 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.

Save 20% when you buy by April 24. 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 check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series.

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

Sponsored by:
Vermont Public
VBA Radio Group
The Point
Seven Days
Passumpsic Bank

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

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

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.

This is an on-screen event.

Drawing - in conjunction with the Final Friday event on June 30.

Tickets: $50 each or 3 for $100 (Discount will be applied automatically once three tickets are in your basket.)
Only 2000 tickets will be sold!

Celebrate arts in the community with Catamount Arts. The sole winner will be able to choose one of two awesome prizes. (There will only be one winner and only one of the two prizes will be awarded.)

The winner does not need to be present at the drawing.

1. 2023 CFMOTO UFORCE 600 (msrp $10699.99)

2. $10,000 Cash!

Looking for an exciting way to support your local community arts organization? Look no further than the Catamount Arts charity raffle! With two amazing prize options to choose from, you can't go wrong. The first prize is a brand new 2023 CFMOTO UForce 600 four wheel ATV, perfect for tackling any terrain and taking your adventures to the next level. Or, if you prefer a more practical option, the second prize is $10,000 in cold hard cash! With only one prize being awarded, your chances of winning are higher than ever. And best of all, every ticket purchased goes towards supporting Catamount Arts and their mission to provide high-quality arts experiences to the local community. So why wait? Buy your raffle ticket today and join us in supporting the arts!

The winning ticket will be drawn on Friday, June 30.

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

Proceeds to benefit Catamount Film and Arts.

Saturday, July 22, 12:00 pm to midnight

Location:
Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
1168 County Road
Montpelier, VT

Tickets: Free

While admission to the festival is free, please consider making a donation to help support the future of the festival.

Maple Roots Festival is a music festival produced by musicians, for music lovers. Taking place at the scenic Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks on Saturday, July 22 in Montpelier, the festival will be open to all as an inclusive, family-friendly fun-filled day! We want to put something together to help revitalize the music scene in Vermont and bring together our extended family of musicians, music-workers, restaurants and their workers, and music lovers! We hope you'll join us for a day of music, food, and community!

For more information, visit the festival website HERE.