Bread & Puppet Theater Presents: The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus and Gaza Grey Lady Cantata
2024-07-27 15:00 - 17:30, 2024-07-28 15:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-03 15:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | 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
2024-07-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-07-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-08-02 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-08-03 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

Subtle Rage
2024-07-27 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
Provocative new work featuring seven esteemed Vermont dancers and original music; choreographed and composed by one of Vermont’s brightest rising stars, Millie Heckler, the Vermont Dance Alliance 2024 Artist-in-Residence.

Kids Under the Canopy, Crafting for All Ages
2024-07-28 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | The Collection, 110 Mad River Green Shopping Center, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
The Collection’s annual Kids Under the Canopy series is back!
Join us on Sundays in July for crafting and activities for all ages. Rain or shine.
For our final event of the series we will be opening up our crafting and activities closet! A variety of different crafts and activities for all ages!

Bluegrass Brunch
2024-07-28 12:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | 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!

Bread and Puppet presents: The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show
2024-07-28 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-03 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.

Summer Sundays: Good Gravy
2024-07-28 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Good Gravy is a bluegrass trio out of Burlington, VT led by Joe Agnello. And they bring it.

Adult Beginner Ballet
2024-07-29 00:00 - 2024-08-12 23:59 (America/New_York) | Studio 100 Dance and Fitness, Studio 100 Dance and Fitness 4254 Main Street, Unit 2, Vermont, Waitsfield, United States
Adult Beginner Ballet at Studio 100 Dance and Fitness in Waitsfield is three weeks of ballet basics and musicality, beginning on July 29 from 6-7pm. Register online at http://studio100vt.com (click Adult Fitness Portal and scroll down to July 29 to register for all three sessions). Email danielle@schley.net with questions.

Bit o’ Balsam Release
2024-07-29 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)
Join the Vermont Center for Ecostudies in the taproom 5-7 pm for the limited Good Brews for a Cause release of our Bit o’ Balsam IPA!

Meet & Greet the Knotweed Goats
2024-07-30 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Riverside Park, Riverside Park 770 840 Vermont Rte 100, Warren, Vermont, 05674, United States
The Mad River Valley conservation commissions and Mad Goat Initiative invite all to join them for a meet and greet with the goats on July 30 at Riverside Park in Warren from 4-7pm.
Come by to visit with goat herders and conservation commission folks, and learn about local efforts to control knotweed here in the Mad River watershed. This is the first year deploying goats to graze the knotweed and organizers want to give you, the public, a first-hand look at how it’s going. A small herd of goats has been deployed at Riverside since early July and people can see them in action and pet some of the new baby goats.
All are welcome for a swim, picnic, a beverage or just hang out for a while. Learn more about the goats and the river. valley. Please leave dogs at home.

Tuesday Tunes: Twangtown Paramours
2024-07-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The music of The Twangtown Paramours has been called “Sophisticated Americana”, and is a hybrid of the Nashville and Austin music scenes. This husband ‘n wife acoustic duo is known for their well-crafted and award-winning songs, top-notch lead singing, and fine harmonies.

Obedience and Beginner Agility Training
2024-07-31 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Dog Park, School Road Behind Brooks Field, near Solar Panels, Warren, Vermont, 05674, United States
Obedience and beginner agility training with Janine Manninen. 5 weeks of Wednesday classes starting on 7/24 from 4pm to 5pm. Pre-registration for the five week series for $200 at http://www.greenmountaindogcamp.com/training or drop in for $45/class. Dogs must be up to date on vaccinations including Bordatella Note: Due to weather cancellations on 7/10 and 7/17, the series will begin on 7/24 and go for five weeks.

Daycare for Dinner at Mad River Valley Dog Park
2024-07-31 14:00, 2024-07-31 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Dog Park, School Road Behind Brooks Field, near Solar Panels, Warren, Vermont, 05674, United States
Wednesdays July 10th through August 7th is “Daycare for Dinner”, a drop-off program. Leave your dog in the competent hands of Janine Manninen and her staff, have a nice dinner out, do errands, or otherwise take a break while your dog has fun with friends and receives basic training in socializing behavior. $35 per session or $40 for two dogs. Dogs must be vaccinated.

Obedience and Agility Class at MRV Dog Park
2024-07-31 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Dog Park, School Road Behind Brooks Field, near Solar Panels, Warren, Vermont, 05674, United States
Obedience and beginner agility training with Janine Manninen. 5 weeks of Wednesday classes starting on 7/10. Pre-registration is required at http://www.greenmountaindogcamp.com/training. Dogs must be up to date on vaccinations including Bordatella.

Music on Mad River Green – Wednesday Evenings
2024-07-31 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Mad River Green, 105 Mad River Green, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join us on Wednesday, July 31 with local musicians Koll & Trey, Aladdin, and Three Mountain Cafe on the Mad River Green (site of the Waitsfield Farmers Market) In case of rain, event will be moved indoors at Three Mountain.
Music, food, and drinks run from 5:30pm to 7:30.
Park at the Mad River Green Shops (Product Think Tank, Whippletree Designs, The Collection, Waitsfield Post Office, etc.), and avoid outside alcohol or glass containers.
Questions about the event, who’s playing, or who’s cooking? Ask Ryan at Three Mountain Cafe, and follow social media for updates. Interest in sharing some fun music or food? Ask Brian at Inklings Children’s Books (inklingschildrensbooks@gmail.com).

Stark’s Pub Live Summer Music
2024-07-31 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-03 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Stark’s Pub offers an unparalleled family dining atmosphere you can’t find anywhere else in the Mad River Valley. The Pub is open during the off-season from Memorial Day weekend through Green & Gold weekend. Dinner is served Wednesday through Saturday from 4:30 to 8:30 PM with brunch offered on Sundays from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Thanks to our friends at Lawson’s Finest Liquids for supporting local artists & good vibes year-round in Stark’s Pub.

SUMMER MUSIC SCHEDULE:
05/26 Evan Jennison & Friends
06/02 Madigan Linnane
06/05 Brett Hughes
06/12 Fun Dip
06/16 Jim Goodwin
06/19 John Lackard Blues
06/26 Brett Hughes
06/28 Seth Yacovone Band
06/30 Music by Cooper
07/13 Nicholas Cassarino and Friends
07/14 Rob Pierce
07/17 Brett Hughes with Pappy
07/24 Ragged Company
07/31 Lowell Thompson & Brett Hughes
08/03 Madigan Linnane – canceled
08/07 Al’s Pals
08/11 Lowell Thompson
08/15 Honeywell
08/21 The Horse Traders
08/24 Bad Management
08/28 Sugar Shack
09/27 Nicholas Cassarino and Friends
09/28 Evan Jennison & Friends

Yestermorrow Walk-In Campus Tour
2024-08-01 16:00 - 16:45 (America/New_York) | 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.

The Phantom All Stars Present: Blow Me Down – A Pirate Play in Three Acts
2024-08-02 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | 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!

Stretch & Sip Yoga
2024-08-03 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | The Featherbed Inn, Waitsfield, VT, 5864 Main St, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Make the most of your Saturday with a fun and refreshing outdoor experience incorporating gentle, yoga-based movement at a mindful pace, plus tea (iced or hot) and scones, and a dip in the pond if it pleases. Join Karen of Salt & Sand Studios and Karen & Mick of the Featherbed Inn for this unique, al fresco, weekly seasonal event in a gorgeous landscape.
For locals, visitors, 16 YO and up who’d like to start winding down their day with gentle mindful yoga-based movement followed by refreshments and connection with like-minded people.
If you prefer something other than tea to drink please feel free to BYO. Bring a swimsuit or swim in your yoga clothes for extra refreshment.

Fairy Flower Bookmark Event at Inklings!
2024-08-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join Erica from A Colour Reverie at Inklings on August 3rd to create one-of-a-kind bookmarks!!
A Vermont Botanical Dyester, Daydreamer & Alchemist, Erica will show children how to hammer fresh flowers onto paper, allowing them to create unique bookmarks of their very own!
Use the LINK to REGISTER.
DATE: Saturday, August 3rd
TIME: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
COST: $30

Phantom All Stars Present: Blow Me Down – A Pirate Play in Three Acts
2024-08-03 21:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
