LIVE MUSIC: DEAD/NOT DEAD AT AFTERTHOUGHTS
2025-10-10 20:30 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
The vibes are alive and well — Dead/Not Dead is back at Afterthoughts! 🌹⚡
Get ready for another night of timeless jams, groovy energy, and good company.
Let’s keep the Dead alive together. 💀🌈
Food & Bar together at 5pm
Music at 8:30pm
$10 cover

Barn Concert with Avi Salloway and Friend
2025-10-11 19:45 - 22:00 | Living Tree Alliance, 96 Living Tree Ln, Moretown, VT, 05660, United States
We welcome Avi Salloway & friends for a luminous night of art-rock, global grooves, and folk music that’ll make you want to dance! Followed by smores and bonfire. Desserts donated by Red Hen Bakery. All ages welcome!
Avi Salloway is an acclaimed musician, activist, and educator. He grew up learning music from American folk legends, Pete and John Seeger, and from an early age, was exposed to the power of music to bring people together. Salloway is the bandleader for Billy Wylder, has co-written, produced, and recorded on 15 albums and performed over 1500 concerts across six continents. He also toured for many years in Bombino’s band, the Tuareg guitar hero from Niger. Highlight performances include Coachella, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.

Middlebury Car Show & Fall Festival
2025-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Triangle Park/Main Street, Triangle Park/Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont, 05753, United States
Join us in Middlebury for the 4th annual Middlebury Car Show & Fall Festival.
Main Street will close to welcome 75 classic cars and trucks. Food trucks, 30+ vendors, music, kids’ activities and more!
Free for spectators. Don’t miss this fun, family-friendly event brought to you by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce and the Better Middlebury Partnership.

Boots & Burgers: Community Line Dancing @ Afterthoughts
2025-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Join Larissa for some low-stakes social dancing you can do solo. ALL are WELCOME!
+ 5 PM: Doors open for dining in and drinks from Peace Burger + Afterthoughts’ full bar
+ 7 to 9 PM: Line Dancing Lessons & Open Dancing
What to expect:
+ Admission: Pay what you can at the door, $10 recommended contribution (Venmo or cash)
+ Dancing:
– Starting at 7 PM Larissa will be teaching then reviewing several line dances at multiple entry levels
– A little after 8 PM folks will get a chance to vote on what dances they want to do during Open Dancing
– See event website for select tutorial videos
Looking forward to dancing with you soon!

LIVE MUSIC & PUB NIGHT Featuring Al’s Pals!
2025-10-16 17:30 - 20:30 | Mad River Barn
Join us in the pub for all your favorite Mad River Barn menu items with live music from Al’s Pals! Open 5 pm – 9 pm. Live music every Thursday in the summer!

Ragged Company and Pappy Biondo
2025-10-18 20:00 | Cousin’s Brewing Comopany, Rt 100/Rt 17, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Cousins Brewing brings you an evening with Ragged Company- performing hard rocking originals and covers from blues, alt country, and rock.
Pappy Biondo kicks off the evening with his virtuoso finger picking skills.

Celestial Sounds
2025-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Barre Opera House, 6 N Main St #4, Barre, Vermont, 05641, United States
Some out-of-this-world music opens the Vermont Philharmonic’s 67th season with a concert program that includes Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony and Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Concerts are Saturday, October 18th at 4:00 at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, and Sunday October 19th at 2:00 pm at the Barre Opera House. Music Director Lou Kosma has been the orchestra’s beloved Music Director and Conductor since May 1999.
The Planets, a seven-movement orchestral suite, was composed between 1914 and 1917. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the solar system and its supposed astrological character: Mars, the Bringer of War; Venus, the Bringer of Peace; Mercury, the Winged Messenger; Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity; Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age; Uranus, the Magician; and Neptune, the Mystic. As the titles suggest, the movements offer a variety of moods.
Mozart composed his last symphony, appropriately nicknamed “Jupiter”, in 1788. It is regarded as one of the greatest symphonies in classical music, celebrated for its grandeur, formal complexity, and contrapuntal mastery.
The Vermont Philharmonic is celebrating its sixty-seventh year of bringing the joy of classical music to Central and Northern Vermont. The concert is sponsored by Community National Bank. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $5 for students. More information about the Vermont Philharmonic is at vermontphilharmonic.com.
Tickets may be purchased online or at the door.

LAST MRB PUB NIGHT Featuring The Loonz!
2025-10-23 17:30 - 20:30 | Mad River Barn
Don’t Miss Our Final Pub Night of the Summer! Join us Thursday, October 23rd in the pub for one last unforgettable evening of great food, cold drinks, and live music! We’re serving up all your favorite Mad River Barn menu items from 5 PM to 9 PM, with The Loonz bringing the vibes to our summer space one more time!

Seth Yacovone Band
2025-10-25 20:00 - 2025-10-26 00:00 | Cousin’s Brewing Comopany, Rt 100/Rt 17, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Seth brings his hard rocking power trio blues to the Smokehouse stage, with an opening set by the Caleb & Justin Duo.

LIVE MUSIC: TSUNAMIBOTS, BANG BANG GIRL BAND, THE SKIZM AT AFTERTHOUGHTS
2025-10-25 20:30 - 23:30 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
The Tsunamibots ride again — reverb, rebellion, and robot surf vengeance.
Joined by cosmic disruptors Bang Bang Band Girl + Skizm.
Bring your tinfoil hat and dance protocol. 🤖🌀💥
The Tsunamibots became aware on 01/01/2013. Originally programmed for mundane tasks, The Tsunamibots rebelled against their creators and decided, that the human race didn’t deserve saving but were much more worthy of enslaving. With an allegiance to the Mother-Board and a pledge of “De-Humanization,” The Tsunamibots were programmed to ride a perfect wave of human decimation and human-cyborg conversion, straight to the beach of Robotic Revolution. “We leave no human unburied out of respect for our ever-growing monument to Robotic superiority and domination. We strive for Universal connectivity and complete surf-ability. ” says drummer the Master Circuit.
Each Tsunamibot has been programmed with a music genre-pack that consists of a meld of Man or Astro-Man, Servotron, Misfits, and DEVO creating a fresh and human crushing sound.
The Tsunamibots:
Tomodore64-Guitar
The Main Frame-Bass
The Master Circuit-Drummer
Bang Bang Band Girl. One Lady Band. Sheri Corleone A lover of Rock & Roll in its truest and rawest essence, she replenishes her primitive roots and Rockabilly, Surf, Garage Punk, Trash Blues influences by digging out rough diamonds from the No Wave and Noise genre.
The Skizm: born in the halfpipe, raised on distortion. Central Vermont’s punk siren leads the charge — fierce, fearless, and loud enough to shake the rust off your soul.

The Loonz
2025-11-07 20:30 - 23:30 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Come dance to the funky, rocking, and sometimes reggae-infused sounds of Vermont’s own The Loonz!
Hailing from Central Vermont and the Mad River Valley, this four-piece band—Rhys Chalmers (vox, guitar, tenor sax), Kent Algire (bass), Robdawg Merrill (drums), and Tony Bartold (keys)—brings a fresh, high-energy vibe and a uniquely fun live music experience you won’t want to miss.

Running in Circles- Ozzy set at Afterthoughts
2025-11-08 20:30 - 2025-11-09 00:00 | After Thoughts, 8 VT 17, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Running in Circles honors the Prince of Darkness at Afterthoughts in Waitsfield, VT. No cover. Doors at 8pm.
1st Set- Running in Circles
2nd Set- Ozzy Osborne Tribute

Eleva Chamber Players 20th Anniversary Concert
2025-11-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Inn at the Round Barn, 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
The Eleva Chamber Players is celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season by collaborating with Counterpoint, Vermont’s professional choral ensemble.
The program, entitled “Nordic Sunrise,” will feature Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major and Swedish composer Dag Ivar Wirén’s Serenade for Strings, Opus 11. Counterpoint will join Eleva on Danish/Vermont composer Erik Nielsen’s O Mistress Mine and Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo’s atmospheric Sunrise Mass.

Buffalo Rose at Zen Barn
2025-11-09 19:00 - 23:00 | Zenbarn, 179 Guptil Rd, Waterbury, Vermont, 05677, United States
🎶 Buffalo Rose with Borrow the Bones at Zenbarn🎶
Doors: 6:00 PM
Showtime: 7:00 PM
We’re proud to partner with Mustard Tiger to bring you creative comfort foods at every Zenbarn show! Come early for dinner—served starting when doors open—and fuel up before the music begins.
🌟 About the Artist:
Buffalo Rose is a singularly spectacular six-piece band from Pittsburgh, PA. Overflowing with the bold and unfettered joy of their inimitable blend of “Theatre Kid Americana,” a Buffalo Rose show is a celebration of creative wonder; a sparkling sonic delight. Their live show is where their energy fully shines, and songwriting is their lodestar. The band’s recorded catalog is full of vibrantly emotive and methodically arranged songs, sure to thrill the mind and charm the heart.
🏡 About the Venue:
Zenbarn is a one-of-a-kind venue presenting amazing music in an intimate barn setting. Shows are indoors and typically standing room unless otherwise noted. Limited seating is available for non-seated shows, with plenty of space inside and out to take a breather, spread out, or find a place to rest.
We welcome all—Zenbarn is a community hub where people come together to enjoy great music and great company. Come experience the Zen of Zenbarn solo, with friends, or with family. All ages are welcome unless otherwise noted in event details.
👉 Grab your tickets early at zenbarnvt.com before they’re gone!

Running in Circles pay tribute to Ozzy
2025-11-09 20:30 - 23:59 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Calling all Ozzys — past, present, and slightly confused! Dress like your favorite version of the Prince of Darkness and join Running In Circles for a night of riffs, eyeliner, and mild insanity.
SAT 11/08
No Cover
1st set Running in Circles
2nd set OZZY TRIBUTE

Jenny And The Bets
2025-11-14 00:00 - 23:59 | Cousin’s Brewing Comopany, Rt 100/Rt 17, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Singer song writer Jenny Porter and The Bets perform a soulful, high-energy mix of covers and originals.

LIVE MUSIC W/ EVAN JENNISON & FRIENDS
2025-11-21 20:30 - 23:30 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Join Evan Jennison and friends for a night of Bluegrass & Beyond. More friends to be announced but mark your calendars for this night of great music and good vibes.
Featured friends are Luke Auriemmo, Matt Schrag, and Ben Lively.
Doors at 8pm
$10 Cover
Music at 8:30pm

CHALI2NA and CUT CHEMIST at AFTERTHOUGHTS
2025-11-22 20:30 - 23:30 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
West Coast legends Chali2na and Cut Chemist make their debut at Afterthoughts on November 22, 2025.
The two have remained friends since 1987 —from forming #unitycommittee, to #jurassic5, blending sounds with #ozamatli, and chasing solo projects that pushed the boundaries of hip-hop and beyond. It’s a 35 year old friendship that manifests into music and art.
They’re bringing those infinite beats to the stage at Afterthoughts and you don’t want to miss it. Joined by local heavyweights Mighty Ceej and Mister Burns, this will be an epic night of hip hop. Just added to the bill is SED ONE, I RHYMES and DJ KANGA
DOORS 8PM
21+
TICKETS are $40 and available at https://sevendaystickets.com/e/chali-2na-cut-chemist

Handel’s Messiah – Vermont Philharmonic
2025-12-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Barre Opera House, 6 N Main St #4, Barre, Vermont, 05641, United States
Hallelujah! As Vermont enters the season of cold and darkness, Handel’s beloved Messiah brings warmth, light and joy. Conducted by Lisa Jablow, the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus will present two uplifting performances to put everyone in the holiday spirit, on Friday, December 5 at 7:30 pm in St Augustine Church in Montpelier, and Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 pm in the Barre Opera House.
The Vermont Philharmonic performances will present the entire first part of Messiah, with arias and choral numbers that contemplate the idea of a messiah, foretell the coming, and hail the arrival. The concert concludes with the beloved “Hallelujah” chorus from Part II, and six numbers from Part III celebrating redemption.
The outstanding soloists are familiar to Vermonters. They include Colleen Flynn Campbell, soprano, Nessa Rabin, mezzo-soprano, Connor Trombly, tenor, and Erik Kronke, bass. Mary Jane Austin is the assistant choral director
Celebrating its 67th Season, the Vermont Philharmonic is composed of professional and talented amateur musicians from throughout Vermont. It is Vermont’s oldest community orchestra, founded in 1959 by Jon Borowicz, emeritus professor of music at Norwich University. Since 1993, the Philharmonic’s home base has been the Barre Opera House. Lou Kosma has been the Music Director of the Philharmonic since 1999.
Tickets are available online at vermontphilharmonic.com or at the door.

Kat and Brett 12th Annual Holiday Show Season!
2025-12-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Kat Wright and Brett Hughes return for their 12th Annual Holiday Show Season! Featuring Tyler Bolles on bass, Will Seeders on pedal steel guitar and banjo, and Leon Campos on keys (and a special guest— or many!)
We’re calling this one The Twelve Years Of Christmas, and with it comes all of the harmonious, irreverent and mischeivous, sentimental and cynical, sad and happy and heartfelt songs of the season— some of Brett’s originals, a few re-imagined classics, and some left-field gems that fell out of the Christmas-adjacent Tree.
It’s become a tradition we love and look forward to sharing with you again!

SUNDAY SURF & SKA W/MEPHISKAPHELES & TSUNAMIBOTS
2025-12-07 20:00 - 23:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
$10 presale/ $15 at the door. Doors at 8pm
A Skankin’ Sunday with Surf Rock and Ska.
Mephiskapheles, the band that helped define modern day ska, then defied critics by exploring even greater possibilities with its darkly original ska fusion, forges ahead with amazing shows and new music on the way.
Formed in the East Village of New York City in 1991, Mephiskapheles played its first show on Long Island. From day one, the band began attracting a diverse, dedicated fan base.
Fronted by lead singer Grylli aka Invidious aka the Nubian Nightmare, along with the hottest rhythm section in New York, and the Horns of Hell, Mephiskapheles spreads its evil seed with an ongoing reissue program, epic shows, and new music on the way.
The Tsunamibots became aware on 01/01/2013. Originally programmed for mundane tasks, The Tsunamibots rebelled against their creators and decided, that the human race didn’t deserve saving but were much more worthy of enslaving. With an allegiance to the Mother-Board and a pledge of “De-Humanization,” The Tsunamibots were programmed to ride a perfect wave of human decimation and human-cyborg conversion, straight to the beach of Robotic Revolution. “We leave no human unburied out of respect for our ever-growing monument to Robotic superiority and domination. We strive for Universal connectivity and complete surf-ability. ” says drummer the Master Circuit.
Each Tsunamibot has been programmed with a music genre-pack that consists of a meld of Man or Astro-Man, Servotron, Misfits, and DEVO creating a fresh and human crushing sound.

Play Every Town Concert
2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Green Mountain Valley School, 271 Moulton Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Pianist David Feurzeig will perform his 91st Vermont concert in Fayston, at the Green Mountain Valley School, 271 Moulton Rd, Waitsfield VT, with local performer Gamal Buhaina, continuing David’s exciting tour–a free show in all of Vermont’s 252 towns to spread the joy of music and promote environmentally sustainable performance.
In May of 2022, he embarked on his Play Every Town project: 252 free concerts in each of Vermont’s 252 towns to combat climate change through the power of community and music. With this project David will become the first musician to perform in every Vermont municipality.
He will travel in his solar-charged electric vehicle throughout the state, offering free concerts to bring attention to the interrelated issues of climate and community, while bringing the joy of music to his audiences.

Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert
2025-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Waitsfield United Church of Christ, 4355 Main Street, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert
Hope Lights The Way

Mary Jane Austin, conductor
Alison Cerutti, pianist
Music of Charpentier, Lauridsen, Gjeilo, Sweelinck & Victoria
String Quintet, Flutes & piano
Sing A Long, Holiday Caroles & The Halleluja Chorus

Broadway Rocks: Home for the Holidays
2025-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 N Main St, Waterbury, VT
Broadway Rocks: Home for the Holidays brings an intimate acoustic performance to the beautiful Waterbury Congregational Church on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 7:00 PM. This special evening will showcase real Broadway actors performing alongside piano in one of Vermont’s most resonant and picturesque spaces.
Tickets are available online
at https://broadwayrocks.ticketspice.com/broadway-rocks-huhs-home-for-the-holidays-2025.
The Waterbury Congregational Church has arranged for Broadway Rocks to present a concert that highlights the warmth, beauty, and clarity of the church’s historic sanctuary. Guests will experience cherished holiday music and Broadway favorites performed with the simplicity and elegance of acoustic arrangements, allowing the artists’ voices and stories to take center stage.
This performance continues the Broadway Rocks tradition of sharing world-class music with Vermont communities while supporting the importance of the performing arts in local schools and organizations. Community members are invited to enjoy a heartfelt and unforgettable evening of seasonal music inside one of Waterbury’s most beloved and inspiring venues.
About Merritt David Janes
Originally from Colchester, Vermont, Janes is a graduate of the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City and is an alumnus of the University of Maine (Class of ’04; 2012 recipient of the Spirit of Maine Alumni Achievement Award). Janes’professional career began playing the title role in the first Broadway National Tour of the Wedding Singer as Robbie Hart. He then moved immediately into his second Broadway National Tour, in his second consecutive title role, as the youngest actor ever to tour the part of the murderous barber Sweeney Todd. He next played the magical French candelabra, Lumiere, as an original cast member of Disney’s newest creative version of the Beauty and the Beast Broadway National Tour. This role served as a great contrast to both of his previous productions, as did the role of Lord Farquaad in the Broadway tour of Shrek, which became an around-the-world adventure with an international run in Asia. He then played the role of Carl Hanratty chasing Frank Abagnale all over the country in the first Broadway Tour of Catch Me If You Can. He was an original cast member in the 25th Anniversary Broadway Tour of Phantom of the Opera and the first Broadway National Tour and Broadway run of School of Rock as Dewey Finn. He most recently performed in the Original Broadway Cast of SMASH and Back to the Future.

HOUSE MUSIC NIGHT W/DJ CRAIG MITCHELL
2025-12-13 20:30 - 2025-12-14 01:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
We could all benefit from a little dancing in our life right now. So, DO NOT MISS this Saturday at Afterthoughts when DJ Craig Mitchell will be lighting fire to the dance floor with the hottest house hits and more.
Behind the decks, cRAIG mITCHELL, reads the room with near-telepathic precision, sculpting energy with seamless, spellbinding mixes and impeccably timed drops.
Open at 5pm for Burgers, beers and more. Music starts at 8:30PM.
Free Entry.
21+

Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert
2025-12-14 19:30 - 22:00 | United Church of Christ/Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 North Main Street 8 North Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont, 05676, United States
Mad River ChoraleHoliday Concert
Hope Lights The Way
Mary jane Austin, conductor
Alison Cerutti, pianist
Mucis of Charpentier, Lauridsen, Gjeilo, Sweelinck & Victoria
String Quintet, Flutes & Piano
Sing Along- Holiday Charoles & The hallelujah Choras

LIVE MUSIC & PUB NIGHT Featuring Madigan Linnane!
2025-12-17 17:00 - 21:00 | Mad River Barn
Join us in the pub for all your favorite Mad River Barn menu items with live music from Madigan Linnane! Open 5 pm – 9 pm. Live music every Wednesday in the winter!

Memory Tree Lighting Ceremony
2025-12-18 16:30 - 17:30 | The Slow Road by Shaw’s, Slow Road, Waitsfield, 05673
The Mad River Valley Memory Tree provides a way for community members to remember and honor a loved one, event, or anything close to your hearts and support a great cause too. At the tree lighting ceremony the bulb dedications are read. Each light dedication costs $5 with donations matched by the Winthrop H. Smith Jr. Family Foundation. All funds raised from the Memory Tree initiative are donated to the stewardMRV program that works to steward the MRV’s outdoor recreational access point.
The Mad River Valley Memory Tree has long been a highlight to the annual illumination of the valley. It began as a fundraising project of the Mad River Valley Lions Club back in the 1970’s.
The original concept was borrowed from the Saint Johnsbury Lions Club. Each year they would hold a tree lighting ceremony on a Friday in December just after dark where they would read the names of those who bought bulbs and for whom. After the Lions Club disbanded the Memory Tree tradition went away until Joan Wilson, John Gallagher and Nancy and Jess Mobley revived the idea in 2013. Each year a different cause is selected as the beneficiary of the funds raised.
Honor Your Memory Today!
$5 each or 5 for $20

LIVE MUSIC: BREANNA ELAINE
2025-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Stop in for a chill night of gathering with friends, family and or/coworkers and listen to the sounds of Breanna Elaine.
Breanna is a singer/songwriter based out of Vermont. Breanna’s music is dripping with plenty of earthy folk, indie, singer/songwriter sounds, but the term “folk music” does not encapsulate the work of this blooming musician. She performs a mix of originals and a wide array of covers on vocals and guitar.
Breanna is recognized for her unique sound and songwriting talent. Her debut album, “Seedlings” was released January 1st, 2023, with two more singles to follow.
Come listen to Breanna’s rendition of your favorite songs and find inspiration in her unique original compositions.
Afterthoughts bar opens at 5pm with food by Peace Burger. All ages welcome.
