Bread and Puppet presents: Oh You Beasts Descendants
2025-08-01 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-08-08 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-08-15 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
Join us in the Paper Maché Cathedral for a brand new, urgently-needed puppet show. Keeping the work up-to-the-minute, the show will evolve over the course of the summer.
In Peter Schumann’s words:”We human beasts, descendants of revenge and elimination gods, and of the gods of love who preach by killing love, how can we survive while our very own evil empire promotes incinerations and starvation warfare and supreme inhumanity is performed in front of our eyes? We, the numerous people here on the face of the earth, we occupants of not knowing where else to be, living in the jungle of beastly minutes, need Mother Dirt to rebirth our joy muscles, strip us of our horror inhumanity, and make water and bread of life obligatory.”
Every Friday at 7pm July through August
Tickets: $15, no one turned away for lack of funds.
*Capacity is limited at our indoor shows*
https://breadandpuppet.org/on-the-farm
Dogs are not permitted at our indoor performances.

The Big Red Barn Art Show
2025-08-01 16:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-02 12:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-03 12:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-07 16:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-08 16:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-09 12:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-10 12:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-14 16:00 - 21:00 and 2 more dates | Big Red Barn at Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, 05673
The Big Red Barn Art Show has been a summer tradition for 27 years. The Exhibition presents an eclectic selection of work that highlights the talents and creativity of local artists and fine craftspeople. The Show runs from July 27 – August 31 at the Red Barn Galleries at Lareau Farm in Waitsfield.
Thursday – Friday 4:00 – 9:00
Saturday – Sunday 12:00 – 9:00

The Drowsy Chaperone
2025-08-01 19:30, 2025-08-02 19:30, 2025-08-03 14:00 | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
IT’S ONE SHOW-STOPPING NUMBER AFTER ANOTHER! Eric Love is back to direct and Star in this award winning Spectacular! When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce. A loving send-up of the “golden age” of musicals.
Covid Safety Protocols: Masks are encouraged, but not required. (LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is also in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible.)
Reservations are $15 – $47, depending on day/type of ticket. Center reserved guarantee seats available for additional fee.
INFO & TICKETS: https://WWW.LOSTNATIONTHEATER.ORG
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, The Random Acts of Kindness Fund, National Life Group, The World, Eternity, The Estate of Ted Richards, The Mary Shriver Fund of the Alan Weiss Estate, and Greenway Institute
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.

FILM/TALK/FOOD – Restoration
2025-08-02 15:00 - 21:00 | BigTown Gallery, 99 North Main, Rochester, 05767
FILM/TALK/FOOD – Restoration
In collaboration with the Architecture & Design Film Festival
Film screening, artist talk, & delicious food – all a part of BigTown Gallery’s 25th Anniversary Programming
Join us for the second installment of BigTown’s immersive summer programming on August 2nd. It will be a powerful evening of film, conversation, and shared food as part of our Community Building series. This program centers on Restoration—exploring how architecture, research, and storytelling can help repair broken systems, restore justice, and return dignity to those too often marginalized.
Together, we’ll reflect on how vision and action—led by individuals—can create deep and lasting change.
3:30PM – FILM: Frank Gehry: Building Justice
5:00PM – TALK: Theresa Betancourt & James Nachtwey in conversation
6:00PM – GALLERY OPENING: MY PLACE Photography Workshop | Project’s Space Gallery
6:00PM – FOOD: Wood-fired pizza in the garden with chef PJ Lauriello
Minimum ticket price is $50, accessible via the event link or on our website. This is a fundraiser for our 25th Year of Community Programming — if you can pay more (as much as $200), we would greatly appreciate your generous support.
Thank you!
Bring your curiosity. Leave inspired!

Wings and Things: The Luminous Art of Julie Parker
2025-08-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Corner School Resource Center of Granville Vermont, 75 Post Office Hill 75 Post Office Hill, Granville, Vermont, 05747, United States
An exhibition of exceptional photographs by Waitsfield artist, Julie Parker.
Opening Reception: August 3, 2025 with viewings on Sunday afternoons throughout August. See website for hours.
This is also a “Meet the Neighbors” event. If you are new to the area, this is a special invitation to come to get acquainted with the Corner School and each other.

Bread and Puppet presents: Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress Circus
2025-08-03 15:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-10 15:00 - 18:00 | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
Sundays, July 13-August 31 at 3pm
The company presents Our Domestic Revolution in Progress, 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 make a raucous, colorful spectacle of protest and celebration.
After the show Bread & Puppet will serve its famous sourdough rye bread with aioli, and Bread & Puppet’s “Cheap Art” – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread & Puppet Press – will be for sale prior and after the show.
Tickets: $15, no one turned away for lack of funds.
https://breadandpuppet.org/on-the-farm
Dogs are discouraged, though well behaved dogs on leash are allowed. If you bring your dog, PLEASE SIT IN THE BACK of the audience, at the top of the amphitheater, as far away as possible from the brass band and bring plenty of water (there is none onsite). Dogs are not able to attend our indoor performances.

Fractured Fables: African Tales
2025-08-08 17:30 - 18:00 | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
Ensemble storytelling and physical theater campers create an original play – inspired by African Folk Tales – brought to you by our youth ensemble ages 9 & up. This fun show is the culminating project of their one-week intensive, led by professional directors & designers including director Alexa Kartschoke! Run time is approximately 30 minutes. It’s fun for Everyone (all ages).
Our Great Thanks to Jordan Mensah & Samuel Maama Marquaye of Shidaa Projects Inc for being our cultural/educational consultants AND for creating the West African Drum Music & Dancing that is Part of Our Production!
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.)
COST: $5- $10. Center reserved guarantee seats available for additional fee.
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.

This Is Also Possible
2025-08-08 20:00, 2025-08-09 20:00, 2025-08-10 18:00, 2025-08-10 20:00 | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
ANIMAL DANCE presents modern dance that explores a world where our lives constantly rearrange and change, and the pace becomes faster, more painful and seemingly constant. Yet we are always adjusting and finding a way.
What else is possible?
With dramatic visuals and an Artist Talk Back post show.
Live DJ Sunday!

The Rough Cut Lab
2025-08-09 14:00 - 18:00 | Corner School Resource Center of Granville Vermont, 75 Post Office Hill 75 Post Office Hill, Granville, Vermont, 05747, United States
Aspiring filmmakers! Find out how to bring your vision to final cut with award-winning filmmaker Lucas Millard.
At the Rough Cut Lab, participants share their footage and rough cuts for feedback and advice about next steps in a collaborative workshop led by a skilled teacher.
For more information and to register, email cornerschoolvt@gmail.com.

Fluid Impressions: Barrie Fisher and Susie Conrad
2025-08-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Planetary Art Institute, 961 Route 2, Middlesex, Vermont, 05602, United States
The Planetary Art Institute at Camp Meade is delighted to present these meditations as a conversation between two creators and friends-Barrie Fisher and Susie Conrad, in keeping with our mission to support creativity, collaboration, and community in central Vermont.
Monday – Friday 10am to 4pm
Sunday – 2pm to 6pm
Select Saturdays

40th Anniversary Community Event!
2025-08-14 17:00 - 21:00 | American Flatbread, 46 Lareau Rd, Waitsfield, 05673, United States
Come celebrate 40 amazing years with American Flatbread at Lareau Farm & Forest!!!
Thursday, August 14th from 5-9pm.
FREE event! Flatbread, Music, Art and Bonfires.
Cash Bar – Please no outside beverages. No Pets.
