Call of the Wild
Friday 1
Soprano saxophonist, composer and Grammy winner Paul Winter calls on some wildly unexpected guests for “This Glorious Earth” at the Congregational Church of Middlebury. The concert incorporates the voices of wolves, whales, wood thrushes and other melodic creatures to guide listeners on a sonic journey honoring the untamed spirit of Vermont’s old-growth forests and wildlands.
Everybody Do Your Share
Saturday 2
Grab those signature chartreuse bags and hit the pavement for Green Up Day, Vermont’s annual call for helping hands. Volunteers scour the landscape from suburban roadsides to rural riverbanks to collect and dispose of all those freaky things the spring thaw uncovered. Last year, more than 25,000 Good Samaritans gathered a whopping 427 tons of trash. Let’s top that!
Listen In
Friday 1
Many a delightful export springs from Cabot: the eponymous cheese, rich maple syrup and veteran singer-songwriter Dana Robinson. At Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, the folk mainstay delivers a fresh collection of songs from his new album, The Sound of the Word — a musical meditation balancing unsavory global realities with quiet reflections on rural life.
Lessons in Motion
Friday 1 & Saturday 2
Fifteen Vermont performers from Burlington company Slow Shapes Dance move through the shadows in TRAP, a contemporary movement piece at McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester. The work of original choreography pits the weight of darkness against the hope of renewal in a breathtaking narrative of rebirth.
She Shed
Opens Friday 1
Conceptual fabric sculptor Kate Ruddle’s solo show “Hortus Conclusus” (Latin for “enclosed garden”) explores the concept of innermost sacred spaces at the Front in Montpelier. Multimedia artworks made from fabric, architectural elements and other paraphernalia draw on historical research to map the boundaries between humanity’s cultivated landscapes and the sprawling wild.
Flew Season
Sunday 3
Naturalists of all ages migrate to Bellows Falls for an impeckable day of outdoor education at the Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival. The event takes flight with a guided (early) bird walk, followed by a morning of raptor, turtle and tree programs. Afternoon activities include a puppet performance, a meet and greet with live animals, and other hands-on activities to foster ecological awareness.
Walk the Walk
Sunday 3
A long-standing Burlington tradition, the COTS Walk invites community members to embark on a 3.6-mile circuit through the Queen City, visiting the nonprofit’s locations along the way. Beginning and ending at Battery Park, the fundraiser traces how donations support shelters and other services for our unhoused neighbors, then culminates in a jazz- and ice cream-fueled celebration.
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