The Villalobos Brothers are a Grammy-Award-winning family band, recognized as one of the foremost contemporary Mexican ensembles in the world. With their unique fusion of Mexican folk, jazz, and classical music, they have captivated audiences across the United States, Mexico, India, Russia, and Canada. The...
Vermont singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn't let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it, "Her vocal influences have...
Don't miss “Pumpkintown: Songs, Stories, and Magic Lantern Projections from an Imaginary New England Village” at Next Stage Arts Project. A unique and multi-faceted show that has been performed around the world, Pumpkintown is a long-running collaboration by acclaimed American folk musicians Tim Eriksen and...
The Mike Block Trio will perform a fusion of American roots, classical and contemporary music at Next Stage Arts. The trio, led by the pioneering cello player, singer, and composer Mike Block, will feature the virtuosic talents of Joe K. Walsh on mandolin/vocals and Zachariah Hickman...
Enjoy Afrobeat, funk and jazz dance party grooves with Shokazoba and Zikina at the Next Stage Arts Bandwagon Summer Series in Putney. Shokazoba (a Nigerian term for "shock absorber") is an award-winning, horn-driven dance party powerhouse known for delivering high-energy, original music that moves the body,...
Next Stage Arts presents Art Array, a solo exhibition of work by Vermont-based painter Ricky McEachern. Join the opening reception and artist talk. The event is free and open to the public. A recent transplant from Boston with deep New England roots, McEachern brings a keen...
Since the 1970s, composers of all nationalities have enriched Yellow Barn’s Summer Festival with their music, the work they do with musicians, and interactions with audiences. Yellow Barn's 56th annual Summer Festival offers concerts performed by new and returning members of its international family of...
Discover Putney hosts its annual Main Street Festival to celebrate all this Southern Vermont town has to offer. Events include: Food and drink will be available at the Putney Farmers' Market (across from the Putney Food Co-op, 11 a.m to 3 p.m.) The Putney Vendor...
Next Stage Arts announces the opening of “Life in Vermont and Mexico,” a new exhibition of paintings by Carol Keiser. The opening reception is an opportunity to meet the artist and experience her work firsthand. Keiser’s paintings are inspired by her life in the countryside...
The 47th annual Putney Craft Tour is a prototype for open studios around the country. Meet some of Vermont’s most prominent makers—glass blowers, potters, jewelers, weavers, woodworkers, painters, as well as artisan cheesemaker at the three-day Putney Craft Tour. -Courtesy photo / Putney Craft Tour ...
Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer-songwriters Antje Duvekot and Seth Glier. Together, Duvekot and Glier will create an evening of luminous storytelling, with songs of heart, conscience and connection that illuminate both the inner and outer landscapes of our lives. Tickets:...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present folk music duos Sons Of Town Hall and Alice Howe & Freebo. Sons of Town Hall, the transatlantic folk duo of American songwriter/author David Berkeley and British songwriter/producer Ben Parker, is creating an entirely new performance genre....
