Bread and Puppet presents: The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show
2024-08-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-10 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-17 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
Bread & Puppet kicks off its 2024 Summer Season with a new performance, The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show, created by Peter Schumann and company along with a cohort of spring apprentices. The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show runs Sundays June 9th-July 7th at 3 p.m. in the Papier Maché Cathedral at the Bread and Puppet farm, 753 Heights Rd, Glover, VT.
About this show Peter Schumann says, “We, the Whole Kit & Caboodle bread bakers, peace and harmony terrorists and criminal trespassers of the fascist empire offer anti-hospital-bombing calisthenics in the face of the Freedom and Democracy Bullshitters, and precise funeral rites for the collapsing Western Civilization and make our divine paper maché weaponry, as retrieved from the cardboard industry’s available refuse to defeat the capitalist hegemony and celebrate a brand-new humanity with appropriate victory dances and demonstrate our birthright as children of the one and only Mother Dirt, who makes us and unmakes us and now requires our full undivided attention.”
Bread and Puppet’s Cheap Art – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread and Puppet Press – will be for sale in the Bread & Puppet Museum Store throughout the event.
Tickets for this and other summer shows are $10 each. We ask that you purchase tickets ahead of time. However, it’s central to our philosophy that our performances are as accessible as possible and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Admission by cash donation for kids 6 and under. You can purchase tickets on our website at https://breadandpuppet.org/book-tickets-for-upcoming-shows
The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show plays Sunday afternoons June 9th through July 7th at 3 p.m.. The Principle of Hope Circus plays at 3 p.m. (sideshows at 2 p.m.) every Saturday and Sunday July 13th through August 31st. All shows at the Bread & Puppet Farm, 753 Heights Rd/Rt. 122 in Glover, VT.

Bread & Puppet Theater Presents: The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus and Gaza Grey Lady Cantata
2024-08-03 15:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-04 15:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-10 15:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-11 15:00 - 17:30 | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
Bread & Puppet presents The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus, a brand new show in the tradition of the iconic Bread & Puppet circuses that began at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont in 1970. As usual, the show will draw on traditional circus tropes and familiar Bread and Puppet iconography to draw attention to the urgent issues of the day. Stilt dancers, paper maché beasts of all sizes and a riotous brass band will make a raucous, colorful spectacle of protest and celebration.
This year The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus will be performed in our outdoor amphitheater each Saturday and Sunday.
The Saturday circus will be followed by a performance of Gaza Gray Lady Cantata. Each Saturday, July 13th – August 31st at 3pm.
The Sunday circus will be followed by our traditional, large-scale outdoor pageant, a giant spectacle in the surrounding landscape. Each Sunday, July 14th through August 25th at 3pm.
*Please come early to allow time for parking and to enjoy side shows, beginning at 2pm.
All shows at The Bread & Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd. Glover, VT
Tickets for all summer shows are $10 each. Each ticket is for all performances on a given day. We ask that you purchase tickets ahead of time. However, it’s central to our philosophy that our performances are as accessible as possible and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Admission by cash donation for kids 6 and under. You can purchase tickets on our website at: https://breadandpuppet.org/book-tickets-for-upcoming-shows
Cheap Art: On all performance days Bread and Puppet’s Cheap Art – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread and Puppet Press – will be for sale in the Bread & Puppet Museum Store and in the Circus Field.
A bit more about our shows: Bread & Puppet’s founder and director, Peter Schumann, describes The Beginning After The End of Humanity Circus: “After the appropriate death dances for the burial of the empire-of-horror and it’s horrified humanity and after the screaming-trees-choir teaches earthlings how to scream against the daily atrocities, the new underneath-all-of-this humanity emerges from under the rubble, whose voices must make the new language that the new humanity needs.”
In the late 60’s through the mid 1970’s, Peter Schumann created a series of shows in response to the Vietnam war called “The Gray Lady Cantatas”. The shows featured the iconic gray lady puppets moving through vignettes both dreamlike and brutal. This new version, Gaza Gray Lady Cantata, was created and co-directed this spring by father-daughter team Peter and Maria Schumann. It uses texts from Palestinians living through the war in Gaza, and, like the older versions of the show, is a meditation on grief, war, and resistance.
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Background Information about Bread and Puppet:
Bread & Puppet Theater is an internationally celebrated company that champions a visually rich, street-theater style of performance art filled with music, dance and slapstick. Its shows are political and spectacular, with huge puppets made of paper maché and cardboard. Founded in 1963 by Peter and Elka Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side, the theater has been based in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont since the early 1970s.

The Prom – the musical
2024-08-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-08-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
Eric Love is back to direct this award winning Spectacular! Taryn Noelle choreographs! Down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who just wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend. Among others, The Prom features Taryn Noelle, Kathleen Keenan, and a host of local triple-threat teens, and stage veterans in their LNT debut.
7:30pm Thu-Sat; 2pm Sun
July 18 –August 4
Covid Safety Protocols: Masks are strongly encouraged. (LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is also in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible.)
The Flood made LNT/City Hall’s elevator inoperable, requiring climbing stairs to attend in person. The play will be available digitally to make the show accessible to those unable to physically join us. We appreciate your understanding during this emergency situation. Since we cannot provide wheelchair/walker access, please call us (802-229-0492) or email info@lostnationtheater.org to discuss options for seeing the show.
SPONSORS: Vermont Recovery & Resilience Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, Montpelier Strong Fund, The City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance, National Life Group, The World, Eternity, Vermont Arts Council/NEA, The Estate of Ted Richards, The Mary Shriver Fund of the Alan Weiss Estate
ABOUT LNT: Lost Nation Theater winner “Theater of the Decade” – Broadway World (2020); “Best of New England”, Yankee Magazine, was named “One of the Best regional theaters in America” by the New York Drama League, “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the New England Theatre Conference; and has won the People’s Choice awards from both Seven Days and The Times Argus for Best Theater.

Phantom All Stars Present: Blow Me Down – A Pirate Play in Three Acts
2024-08-03 21:00 - 22:30 | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
A rollicking comedy that chronicles the “daring exploits of Spanish John, Pirate” with an all-star cast from New York City, LA and San Francisco. Arghhhh, mateys! This one’s bound for glory!

Cars and Coffee
2024-08-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Mad River Donuts, 6163 Main Street, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
August is a great time to get on the road. Meet us for coffee and conversation at Madriver Donuts , Rt 100, Waitsfield. It is a mile south of the Rt17 & Rt 100 intersection. All cars welcome. Big ones, small ones, electric, gas or diesel. Fast and showy or your dusty daily driver. Drive that hidden gem out of the garage and join us on Sunday morning.

Bluegrass Brunch
2024-08-04 12:00 - 14:30, 2024-08-11 12:00 - 14:30 | Mad Bush Falls, 7575 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Longtime local legends Brett Hughes (guitar), Pat Melvin (bass), Caleb Elder (fiddle) and Beau Stapleton (mandolin) pick bluegrass on the deck every Sunday. Named after Brett’s Old Home Place on Prickly Mountain Road, these old fellers have a heckuva time and you will too! Thanks to Frost Beer Works for supporting live music!

BROADWAY IN VERMONT
2024-08-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Moose Meadow Lodge, 607 Crossett Hill, Waterbury, VT, 05676, United States
An intimate evening of music from legendary musicals by today’s leading stars
Back for another magical evening, some of Broadway’s leading stars are heading up to the Green Mountains for a special outdoor concert event. Vermonter Merritt David Janes who performs regularly on Broadway and in national tours will bring his friends for “Broadway In Vermont.”

Enjoy your favorite songs from unforgettable shows. The singers, accompanied by a live band, will perform songs intermingled with stories about their professional journeys. The event will be an intimate look at some of the most legendary musicals and life as a Broadway performer. Pack a picnic or enjoy delectable offerings from JDK BBQ.
Buy tickets in advance. If tickets are available at the event, only CASH will be accepted. “Broadway In Vermont” is a registered trade name.

Family Nature Hunt
2024-08-07 16:00 - 20:00 | Corner School Resource Center of Granville Vermont, 75 Post Office Hill 75 Post Office Hill, Granville, Vermont, 05747, United States
Renowned naturalist and author of 15 books, Clare Walker Leslie, leads a fun and informative session that helps us see and record the wild world all around us. You’ll be amazed at how many critters and plants make their home near the beautifully renovated Corner School one-room schoolhouse and how their lives are connected to our own!

Yestermorrow Walk-In Campus Tour
2024-08-08 16:00 - 16:45, 2024-08-15 16:00 - 16:45 | Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 7865 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
If you are in the Mad River Valley and would like to tour the Yestermorrow campus, please come say hello. We are offering recurring walk-in tours, Thursdays at 4pm, throughout the summer. We will explore campus, do our best to answer your burning questions, and talk about all things Yestermorrow. We hope to see you there.

Call to Artists – Vermont Plein Air Festival, August 9,10, 11, 2024
2024-08-09 10:00 - 2024-08-11 16:00 | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
Come Paint the Beauty of the Valley!
August 9,10,11th
10am-4pm daily
Held throughout the Mad River Valley, headquarters on Bridge St in Waitsfield
Participating artists: $25 registration fee or $30 day of event
Visitors: free
children welcome
all disciplines encouraged.
A unique three-day painting event for artists and art aficionados alike. Whether you are a participating artist (Continental breakfast and map of painting sites available at check-in) or a casual observer, there is something for everyone. Artists gather to paint in the fresh air and meet new friends while visitors have the rare opportunity to see art in the making. A sidewalk art show, free Junior Plein Air, and other activities make for the perfect family venture. The Mad River Valley with its three covered bridges and quaint villages is the perfect place to experience painting in the great outdoors.

Our Lady of the Home
2024-08-09 20:00 - 2024-08-11 21:00, 2024-08-10 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-08-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
Contemporary circus artist Liza combines aerial acrobatics, contortion, comedy and illusion to tell a poignant, captivating tale of self reclamation.

Running in Circles Rocks Emily’s
2024-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Emily’s Bar & Bistro, 5081 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 056673
Enjoy the musical stylings of Running in Circles live at Emily’s Bar & Bistro

Vermont Philharmonic 65th Season
2024-08-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Moose Meadow Lodge, 607 Crossett Hill, Waterbury, VT, 05676, United States
Vermont’s oldest community orchestra, providing classical music for
Central and Northern Vermont

Anderson Brother Play Cole Porter at Phantom Theater
2024-08-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
The celebrated NYC jazz saxophonists perform works by the composer of “Anything Goes” and “Night and Day.” The twins’ swinging sound is interspersed with lively stories from the history of America’s original art form. Featuring guitarist Adam Moezinia.

Author Angela Burke Kunkel Visits Inklings!
2024-08-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Inklings is excited to welcome Vermont author Angela Burke Kunkel on Saturday, August 17th at 10am for a reading of her brand new book, WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL.
This beautiful, lyrical picture book details the life and art of celebrated children’s book creator and two-time Caldecott Medalist, Barbara Cooney. Her character Miss Rumphius said, “You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” And that is exactly what Barbara did.
Following the reading, there will be a watercolor flower craft for the children!!
Angela Burke Kunkel is also the author of “Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built,” an ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book and winner of both the Américas Award and International Latino Book Award.
