Work It, Witches
Wednesday 30
The Halloween Costume Runway Show at Junction Arts & Media in White River Junction spotlights creative kiddos’ frightening frocks and macabre makeup — à la New York Fashion Week. Hosted by Valley Improv’s Tatum Barnes, the haute affair invites imaginative trick-or-treaters to strut their stuff down the catwalk for beaming audience members, both on-site and at home via live stream. Yasss, ghouls!
Matter of Time
Ongoing
The “Eternal Harvest” exhibition at K. Grant Fine Art in Vergennes highlights the works of three New England artists: Neil Berger, Clark Derbes and Lydia Jenkins Musco. The show reflects on the transformation of landscapes and the indomitable forces — both natural and industrial — that contribute to it. Using diverse mediums ranging from concrete to driftwood, the artists deftly explore their shape-shifting surroundings.
By the Book
Friday 1 & Saturday 2
Burlington’s Green Mountain Book Festival is a literary mecca for lovers of the written word, showcasing diverse published talent in a fête filled with panels, readings and workshops. Don’t miss Saturday’s book club with Vermont fantasy novelist Katherine Arden, as well as poetry readings with notable locals Stephen Cramer, Neil Shepard, Alison Prine and Toussaint St. Negritude.
Teen Spirit
Friday 1-Sunday 3
Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition at the historic Lebanon Opera House is the same deliciously dark off-Broadway smash hit — with the omission of R-rated content. (Parents, note: The PG-13 scenes are still very much intact.) Based on the 1988 cult-classic film, the show follows brainy misfit Veronica Sawyer as she infiltrates her high school’s most powerful clique.
Keepers of Keys
Saturday 2
Preservation Burlington’s Lakeview Cemetery Tour at the Louisa Howard Chapel ushers guests through the restored Victorian church and its spooky surroundings. The nonprofit, whose mission is to preserve and protect historic sites, offers folks a unique peek into the lives of our 19th-century ancestors.
Critical Mass
Sunday 3
Since 1967, the Vermont Choral Union has entranced listeners with an impressive classical music repertoire spanning centuries. “Requiem: The Music of Gabriel Fauré,” at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington, memorializes the 19th-century French composer on the centennial of his death. For authenticity, the performance features an orchestra of period instruments.
Dublin Darlings
Tuesday 5
PBS favorite Celtic Thunder perform “Odyssey” at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Listeners take a musical voyage through Irish heritage with charm, compelling vocal power and jaw-dropping stagecraft. By the end, you might be crying to “Danny Boy,” too.
This article appears in Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2024.
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