Strike Gold
Saturday 4
At Artistree Community Arts Center in South Pomfret, Nashville husband-and-wife duo Goldpine channel the human experience with a concert of harmony-fueled Americana tunes. Songs ranging from hushed ballads to hard-driving ditties feature lyrical introspection, reminding listeners to reflect on their own life journeys.
American Dream
Saturday 4
After a sold-out run at New York City’s Under the Radar festival, experimental collective the TEAM brings Reconstructing to audiences at Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hanover, N.H. The new musical theater work — codirected by Rachel Chavkin, of Hadestown fame — employs fact and fiction to explore a pressing question: How do we move beyond our nation’s racialized history?
Work Hard, Play Hard
Saturday 4
Middlebury College professors Michole Biancosino and Lida Winfield bust through heteronormative barriers with laugh-out-loud satirical duet POWERSUITS at Town Hall Theater. The comedic critique of gender roles uses theater, dance and outrageous costuming to confront authoritative archetypes found in our high-pressure, dog-eat-dog capitalistic culture.
Border Crossings
Saturday 4
Musical worlds collide in Lincoln when transatlantic folk duo Hildaland take the stage at Burnham Hall. Orkney-born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana mandolinist Ethan Setiawan weave Scottish and Appalachian traditions with contemporary compositions for a sound that showcases the ever-evolving landscape of traditional acoustic music.
Getting Emo-tional
Wednesday 8
Fans of Pee-wee Herman, listen up: Quirky comic Emo Philips blesses Burlington with a one-night-only performance at Vermont Comedy Club, where his high-pitched, quavering voice and fidgety stage presence summon laughter in spades. Described by “Weird Al” Yankovic as “flat-out brilliant,” Philips leaves a lasting impression, presenting dark subject matter with childlike wonder.
Viva la Verse
Wednesday 8
At Montpelier’s Kellogg-Hubbard Library, educator and author Tina Cane shares selections from her prolific body of work for PoemCity, the annual citywide celebration of National Poetry Month. The former Rhode Island poet laureate highlights the transformative power of the art form in schools and the importance of galvanizing the next generation of writers.
Lost and Found
Closes Thursday 9
Interdisciplinary artist and educator Jen Berger’s solo exhibit “What Do We Do With What’s Left Behind?” invites moments of reflection and introspection at the University of Vermont’s Francis Colburn Gallery in Burlington. New multimedia works coax conversation — both internal and shared — about difficult subjects such as collective loss and grief.
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