Curly Cues
Friday 24
Higher Ground Presents knows what Vermonters want: to distract themselves with a pitch-perfect performance by pop-culture parody master “Weird Al” Yankovic. At the Champlain Valley Exposition’s Midway Lawn in Essex Junction, expect spot-on spoofs of classic hits featuring the lyrical prowess that’s made Yankovic the No. 1
comedy recording artist of all time.
Great Shakes
Sunday 26
The Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green series presents a double bill of epic proportions at Shelburne Museum: one-man blues-fusion band Shakey Graves and lo-fi indie sensation Dope Lemon. The former heats it up with catchy originals combining folk, country and rock traditions; the latter cools things down with a dreamy performance of chilled-out, psychedelic sounds.
Wedding Crashers
Opens Thursday 23
A royal death spoils a wedding celebration in the Bard’s criminally underrated comedy Love’s Labors’ Lost, staged by the Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House. Thought to be penned in the 1590s for the queen herself, the early work boasts Elizabethan-era puns, high-society satire and an unconventional ending you don’t see in the average rom-com.
Run for It
Saturday 25
Folks run, ride, bid and feast to fund local projects at Glover Day, the annual town-wide celebration featuring Bread and Puppet’s Dixieland jam band, art exhibits, an auction, a barbecue, and a signature rubber duck derby. Don’t miss the Runaway Pond Road Race, a community tradition commemorating the historic 1810 breach of Long Pond.
Fairy Thee Well
Saturday 25
Cosplayers, suit up! Wands, wings, crowns and capes are welcome at Highland Center for the Arts’ Vermont Fairy Festival in Greensboro. The magical spree invites fae, wizards, trolls, gnomes and pixies to take to the air on circus lyras, try their hand at brewing potions, flutter and flip to live music by Brass Balagan, and embark on a trail hunt in search of wee woodland houses.
Veterans Affairs
Saturday 25
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At BigTown Gallery in Rochester, “Art, Opportunity and the GI Bill Generation” celebrates the life and work of late artist Hugh Townley. Hood Museum of Art outgoing director John Stomberg helms the evening, using stories and select works from the current exhibit to explore how the military education benefits catalyzed decades of post-World War II creators.
Sweet Sounds
Saturday 25
The Maple Roots Festival serves up more than just sweet treats at Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in Montpelier. The sixth annual summer shindig boasts 12 straight hours of live music by noteworthy local acts such as High Summer, Bob Wagner, Hot Pickin’ Party and Mikahely, as well as local food and beverages, activities to keep littles smiling, and, of course, maple creemees.
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