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French Heritage Day
Vergennes Day
Bristol Harvest Festival
April 2008
Please note:
While we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy
of the events listed, all information is subject to change. The
contacts listed for each event can confirm dates and provide additional
information. Be sure to verify all information in advance of your trip!
April 1
Middlebury
Kate Royal, soprano, Roger Vignoles, piano
Middlebury
College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Winner
of the Kathleen
Ferrier Award and the 2007 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artists'
award. Recital to include songs by Rodrigo, Granados, Debussy,
Canteloube, and Richard Strauss. 7:30 pm. Concert Hall. Admission.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 2
Middlebury
First Wednesdays - The Great Camps of the Adirondacks
Ilsley Public Library—Vermont State Curator David Schutz
shares
examples of the Adirondack style of architecture, along with colorful
stories of the gilded Age millionaires who summered the Adirondacks.
7 pm. 802-388-4095. www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org
April 3
Middlebury
Rephotographing 19th-Century
Government Surveys in the Western U.S.: Documenting Over 130 Years of
Environmental Change
Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Slide lecture
by Jeffrey Munroe, Assistant Professor of Geology and discussing his
work applying historical rephotography to the documentation of
environmental
change in the western U.S. Examples will be provided using photographs
taken in Utah by Timothy O'Sullivan with the King Survey in 1869, and
by William Henry Jackson with the Hayden Survey in 1870. Two of the
O'Sullivan photographs he has worked with are included in the
exhibition, Eloquent vistas: The Art of 19th Century American Landscape
Photography from the George Eastman House Collection. Free. 4:30 pm.
Hillcrest Environmental Canter, Room 103.
802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Middlebury Invitational High
School A Cappella Festival
Middlebury College—The Middlebury college Choir hosts the
first Middlebury Invitational High School A Cappella Festival featuring
guest ensemble Maiden Vermont, high school ensembles from Middlebury
Union High School,
Mt. Abraham, and Vergennes will participate, as well as the College
Choir, and other special guests. Free. 7 Pm. Mead Chapel. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Vergennes
African Dance & Drum
Vergennes Opera House—Held the first Thursday of every month.
Beginners welcome! Djembe drum class 6-7 pm; dance class 7:30-9 pm.
Admission. 802-989-4560.
April 4
Middlebury
Immigrants on Tin Pan Alley: Cafecito Hour lecture by
Larry Hamberlin
Middlebury College—In the early years of the 20th-century
American popular songs were "ethnic novelties": humorous portrayals of
immigrants arriving to the U.S. The best of writers of those songs were
themselves immigrants or children of immigrants. Thus the songs can be
better heard as immigrants' expressions of the contradictions they
faced in bringing Old World customs to the New World. Music professor
Hamberlin brings these songs to life with illustrations at the piano.
Coffee and refreshments provided. Free. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Preserving Digital Multimedia Files
Vermont Folklife Center—Whether you're taking a digital
photograph, shooting digital video, or recording audio digitally,
preserving these materials
over the long term can be a challenge. This class will survey best
practices for the digital preservation of multimedia files. Faculty:
Andy Kolovos. Tuition $45. 1-5 pm. (snow date 4/11/2008) 802-388-4964. www.vermontfolklifecenter.org
Middlebury
Wafting on a Heavenly Breeze: Hand-Painted Kites from
China
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—A plethora of dragons,
phoenixes, snakes, bats, and mythical figures fill the sky in the
exhibition
of hand-crafted kites using traditional materials - bamboo, paper, and
silk. Majority of kites come from Wifang, birthplace of kite making.
Upper and lower lobbies. Free. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Charlotte
Charlotte Coffeehouse Concert
Series - Acoustic Surprise Act - Lowell Thompson and Friends
Shelburne native, Lowell Thompson offers a special acoustic concert.
Thompson won the annual Advance Music Singer/Songwriter Acoustic Guitar
Search of 2004. Refreshments served. Donations accepted. Proceeds from
sale of baked goods and beverages support the Center Center. Doors open
7 pm. 802-425-6345 or 425-2910.
April 5
Middlebury
Bike, Hike or Cross-Country
Ski
Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf
Section—Depending on the weather, bike, hike or
cross-country ski in the Middlebury area. Easy to moderate. Bring
water, lunch or snacks. 802-462-3267.
Middlebury
Book
Sale
Ilsley Public Library—The
Friends of Ilsley Library hold
their book sale in the Vermont Room. 11 am-3 pm. 802-388-4095. www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org
Middlebury
The House of Sand
Middlebury College Hirschfield International Film
Series—Brazil, 2005. Filmed entirely on location in northern
Brazil. Portuguese with English subtitles. 3 and 8 pm. Dana
Auditorium. Free.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Bristol
Community
Art Show
Art On Main—Open to all who
dabble, ages 2 to 102! Artwork in every media created by community
members from the five town area of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven
and Starksboro. Community members share their pieces of fine art,
3-dimensional, jewelry, etc. Some may be for sale with all proceeds
going to the artist. 5-8 pm. 802-453-4032.
www.artonmain.net
Vergennes
The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra
Featuring
Neil Rossi
Vergennes Opera House—Bluegrass fiddler and mandolinist, Neil
Rossi and clogger Ann Whiting will join the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra
for some hand clappin', foot stompin' fun! 7 pm. Admission. Tickets
available
at Classic Stitching or at the door. Also through the Flynn Regional
Box Office www.flynntix.org
or
802-863-5966. www.vergennesoperahouse.org
Bristol
Concert to Benefit
Jackman's Inc. "Share Care" Program
Benefit
concert for "Share Care", the Jackman's Inc. program that supplies
heating fuel to neighbors in need. Three area bands will perform:
Malzak Manley and the Plumb Bobs, Josh Brooks and His Band, and The
Blues Birds. Enjoy a fun
evening of music with neighbors and friends. Food and
beverages
for sale. Admission by donation. 7-11 pm. Holly Hall. 802-453-3978.
Middlebury
Annual Music Department Cabaret
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Teddy Crecelius '08
and Allison Corke '08 host this annual presentation of musical theatre
selections. Tennessee pianist Joe Davidian will be the
evening's accompanist. Performers are students of Carol Christensen,
Beth Thompson, Dan Marcy, and Susan Peck. 8 pm. Concert Hall. Free.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 7
Middlebury
Behind-the-Scenes Lunch and Discussion: Lysistrata
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Director Claudio
Medeiros '90 introduces the play and leads a discussion about the
upcoming production. Lunch
provided. 12:30 pm. Seeler Studio Theatre. Free. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Exhibition of Prints and Drawings by Artist in Residence
Heimo Wallner
Middlebury College Johnson Memorial Building—Wallner's
drawings manipulate body parts, actions, and expressions to create what
he refers to as
"a vocabulary of emotions." Exhibition continues through April 20.
Johnson Gallery. Free. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 9-12
Middlebury
Lysistrata
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Directed by the
Claudio Medeiros '90. 8 pm each evening. Seeler Studio Theatre.
Admission. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 10
Middlebury
Print the Legend: Photography, the West, and the American
Imagination
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Martha A. Sandweiss,
Professor of American Studies and History at Amherst College gives an
illustrated slide
lecture examining how nineteenth-century photographs both reflected and
helped to shape the nation's understanding of the far West. 4:30 pm.
Room 221. Free.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Film and Impersonation
Middlebury
College—The faculty Lecture Series presents this public
lecture by Ted Perry, Fletcher Professor of the Arts, Film and Media
Culture. Refreshments available prior to the lecture. Free. 4:30 pm.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Exhibition of Color Photography
Middlebury College Johnson Memorial Building—Students in John
Huddleston's Color Photography course exhibit their work. Through April
24. Pit Space. Free. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 11
Bristol
Mark
Legrand Concert
The Bristol Bakery & Cafe is hosting this concert as
part of
Art On Main's Spring Full of Art. Hear Mark's "thinking man's
honky-tonk". 7 pm doors open. 802-453-4032. www.artonmain.net
Middlebury
Middlebury
Community Wind Ensemble
Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Also known as
"Midd Winds," is a community band made up of area students and
community members including Middlebury College alumni and staff. Free.
7 pm. Concert Hall. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 12
Shelburne
Walk
Green
Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section—Walk on the wood trails at
Wake Robin or on farm roads to Meach Cove,
depending on condition. Easy 4-5 miles. 802-985-8741.
Middlebury
Eloquent Music
Middlebury
College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Student chamber musicians
play among 19th-Century American landscape photographs on view in the
current museum exhibition.
Program includes Trio for Harp, Flute, and Cello by Jean Francaix, and
Serenade No. 10 for Flute and Harp by Vincent Persichetti. Free. 3 pm.
802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Iraq in Fragments
Middlebury College Hirschfield International Film
Series—Iraq, 2006. Director James Longley. 3 and 8 pm. Dana
Auditorium. Free.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Cynthia Huard, piano
Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Acclaimed
collaborative pianist and Middlebury applied faculty member Cynthia
Huard steps into the spotlight for a solo
program of music by Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel, and Lieberson. Free. 8
pm. Concert Hall. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 13
Lincoln
Burnham Series Event - Gideon
Freudmann and His Electric Cello
Gideon Freudmann calls it CELLOBOP. You will be awed by his innovation.
He is a composer, songwriter, improviser, playing on his electric cello
a fusion
of Blues, Jazz, Folk, Classical, Rock and more. Refreshments available.
Admission. 4 pm. Burnham Hall. 802-453-5995.
Middlebury
Jazz
Concert by Miles Donahue and Friends
Music Department affiliate artist Miles Donahue and special guests
present a jazz concert featuring Joey Calderazzo of the Branford
Marsalis Group. Free. 7 pm. Concert Hall. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 18
Vergennes
Broadway
Direct IV
Vergennes Opera House—Broadway Direct returns for its fourth
year! Join in for a spectacular evening of Broadway performers and
music. Admission.
802-877-6737. www.vergennesoperahouse.org
April 17
Middlebury
Doing
Local History
Henry Sheldon Museum—Led by Deborah Clifford and is for
anyone interested in working on a local history project using primary
source materials. Research Center.
Admission for non-members. 6-8 pm. 802-388-2117. www.henrysheldonmuseum.org
April 19
Goshen
Hike
Green
Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section—Hike around Silver Lake if
conditions permit. Easy, 3 miles. Bring water and lunch or snacks.
802-388-0936.
Ferrisburgh
Volunteers Make the World
Go!
Rokeby Museum—Volunteers are the
lifeblood of most nonprofit organizations and that includes
Rokeby Museum who will host its annual orientation for new volunteers.
Volunteers will complete a brief training program that introduces them
to the family that called
Rokeby home and the 200 years of history they lived here. Volunteers
use historic photographs, documents, art, and artifacts from the
Museum's collection to understand
and interpret the past. Guides share what they have learned with
visitors at least two tour days per month throughout the season (June
to October). Rokeby is a National Historic
Landmark Underground Railroad site - one of the best-documented such
sites in the country. 802-877-3406 or rokeby@comcast.net
Ticonderoga, NY
Family Workshops at Fort Ticonderoga - Life in the Continental Army
Children and their parents can learn about what life was like in the
Continental Army and have the opportunity to make their own "thread
button."
Admission ($5 fee per child - parents free). 10 am-Noon. Thompson-Pell
Research Center. 518-585-2821. www.fort-ticonderoga.org
Bristol
Spring Artist Demonstration Series
Art on Main—Featuring Starksboro artist Ellen Spring, block
printing on silk. Watch as works of art take shape before your eyes and
leading
up to a full day of demonstrations by a wide variety of local artists
for Open Studio Weekend Saturday, May 24. 11 am-1 pm. 802-453-4032. www.artonmain.net
Middlebury
The Namesake
Middlebury College Hirschfield International Film
Series—India/USA, 2006. In Bengali, Hindi, and English with
subtitles. Director Mira Nair. 3 and 8 pm. Dana Auditorium. Free.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
Pavel Haas String Quartet
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Program will consist
of Janacek's 'Kreutzer Sonata," Dvorak's "American Quartet, and
Beethoven's Opus 132. Pre-performance dinner at Rehearsals Cafe at 6:30
pm. 8 pm. Concert Hall. Admission. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 20
Middlebury
Earth Day Fair
A
day of
celebrating the earth! Activities include Drumming -bring your own
percussion and join in a opening circle, Music - enjoy teen, college
and community performers at the gazebo, Local Food - delicious samples
provided by Middlebury Natural Food Co-op and American Flatbread, Seed
and Plant Exchange - bring seeds,
seedlings, perennials for giving away or swapping, Exhibits and Way to
Go! Commuter Challenge Pledge Sign Up - Learn what local schools and
organizations are doing, Children's Procession - honor
nature and spring in costume or as you are, Children's Activities -
make instruments, costumes, wands for the day's events. In case of rain
the event will be held in the St. Stephen's basement. 1-3 pm.
Middlebury Green. If interested in helping, exhibiting of have
questions please contact: 802-388-9478, lasermily@yahoo.com
Middlebury
Middlebury College Chamber Singers
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Jeff Buettner,
director. 3 pm. Concert Hall. Free. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 23
Middlebury
Dubravka Tomsic, piano
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Her Middlebury recital
includes works by Mozart, Scarlatti, Beethoven "Appassionata", Brahms,
and Prokofiev. 7:30 pm. Concert Hall. Admission. 802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 24
Middlebury
Between
Biblical and Contemporary Judaism: The 5th-Century Aramaic Tombstone
from Zoar
Middlebury College Museum of Art—Talk by the Museum's Reiff
Intern Shahar Fineberg '10. Free. 4:30 pm. 802-443-5007. www.middlebury.edu/arts/museum
April 25
Ticonderoga, NY
Arbor Day Tree Walk
Fort Ticonderoga—Explore the landscape of early spring in
search of native and introduced tree species.
518-585-2821. www.fort-ticonderoga.org
Vergennes
Banjo Dan at Vergennes Opera House
Vergennes Opera House—Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys
present
a concert of original and traditional bluegrass music. Featuring
original songs
along with a variety of old and new country songs, rousing fiddle and
banjo tunes, gospel quartets and imaginative adaptations of songs from
an array of musical sources.
Admission. 7:30 pm. 802-877-6737. www.vergennesoperahouse.org
Middlebury
Middlebury College Orchestra
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Featuring the winner
of the Alan and Joyce Beucher Concerto Competition, Emily Kim Goldsmith
'08 joining the Middlebury College Orchestra, conducted by Troy Peters
in a performance of the first movement of Mendelssohn's violin
concerto. Sopranos Carol Christensen and Beth Thompson, Middlebury
College affiliate artists, are featured in the world premier of The
Vilnius Duet, by Ezra Axelrod '08. Concert will also include Kodaly's
Intermezzo from Hary Janos and Haydn's Symphony no. 100, known as the
"Military Symphony." 8 pm. Concert Hall.
Free.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 25-26
Middlebury
Adriane Medina '08 and Friends
Middlebury College Center for the Arts—Dancer and
choreographer Adriane Medina '08 presents senior independent work
focusing on movement invention and collaboration with her performers.
other choreographers from the Dance Program join her for evening of
solos, duets, and group work. 8 pm. Dance Theatre. Admission.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 26
Vergennes
Bike Ride
Green
Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section—Early season bike ride from
Vergennes to Panton. Easy, 15-20 miles with several options. Bring
water, lunch or snacks. Helmets required. 802-878-4873.
Middlebury
Still Life
Middlebury College Hirschfield International Film
Series—China, 2006. Director Jia Zhang Ke. In Mandarin with
English subtitles. 8 and 8 pm. Dana Auditorium. Free.
802-443-6433.
www.middlebury.edu/arts
Bristol
Otter Creek Contradance
Featuring
Jackie Hall calling with music by Susie Hurd and Malcolm Sanders.
Newcomers welcome.
All dances taught. Please wear soft soled shoes. Admission. 8 pm.
Holley Hall. 802-453-4613.
Middlebury
Alison Maggart '08, harp,
and Friends
Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Program will
feature original compositions by Alison Maggart '08, Will Ceurvels '08,
and Philippe Bronchtein '10. Maggart's senior work, "Remote Sounds', is
a study of the possibilities of and the role of harp in modern music,
as performed by herself (harp),
Adam Morgan '08 (cello), Libby Marks '08 (flute), and Chris Hench
(vibraphone). Ceurvels and Bronchtein's "Persistence of an Ember in a
Bed of Ash" is a collaboration that explores the confrontation of
minimalist and Kottke-esque folk modalities. Free. 8 pm. Concert Hall.
802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 26-27
Ticonderoga, NY
Thirteenth Annual War College of the Seven Years' War
Fort Ticonderoga—Two-day seminar. Advanced reservations
required.
Early bird registration deadline March 1, 2008. 518-585-2821.
www.fort-ticonderoga.org
April 27
Middlebury
Student
Chamber Music Recital
Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Solo and
chamber music performances by students of the Middlebury college Music
Department. Free. 3 pm. Concert Hall.802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 28
Middlebury
Megan
Guiliano '08, violin, and Friends
Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Violinist
Megan Guiliano '08 presents her senior recital, performing music by
Bach, Brahms, Ravel, and Bartok. Middlebury
affiliate artist Cynthia Huard accompanies Guiliano on piano. Friends
Caeli Nistler-Schnabel '08, clarinet, and DaWeon Ryu '10, piano join
the program for Bartok's contrasts.
The trio won the 2008 Middlebury College Chamber Music Competition with
Contrasts. Free. 8 pm. Concert Hall. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
April 29
Middlebury
Behind-the-Scenes
Lunch and Discussion: Jumpers
Middlebury College—Director Cheryl Faraone introduces the
play
and leads a discussion about the upcoming production. Lunch is
provided. Free. 12:30 pm. Wright Memorial Theatre. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts
Middlebury
William Davison '08, vocalist
Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts—Sponsored by
the Department of Music. Free. 8 pm. 802-443-6433. www.middlebury.edu/arts