Sweet Heart
Friday 20
Scream-singing along with iconic anthems by ’70s rock band Heart — and the powerhouse vocals of front woman Ann Wilson — is practically a rite of passage. Touring tribute act Heartless bring that arena-filling sound to Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, where chart-toppers such as “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You” launch listeners back to the glory days of big voices — and even bigger hair.
Masks On
Saturday 21
BarnArts’ Masquerade Jazz & Funk Winter Music Carnival unveils major excitement at Barnard Town Hall, with hours of cabin fever-busting fun. An expansive taco bar, nonalcoholic bevvies, a make-your-own-mask table and a photo booth await bedazzled attendees, backed by tunes from the Michael Zsoldos Jazz Quartet, Afro-jazz artists Zikina and the Dartmouth Jazz Quintet.
Cheesy Does It
Saturday 21
Cheddar makes everything better — including winter sports! Folks get cheesy with it at Highland Center for the Arts’ Curds & Curling festival in Greensboro, where giant wheels from Jasper Hill Farm stand in for the standard sliding stones. The very Vermonty epicurean competition also boasts live music, warming fires, a puppet show and melty macaroni mouthfuls for spectators.
Here Comes the Sun
Saturday 21
Sunshine and glam: What more could you want on a February night in Vermont? A “Beauty and the Beach” theme ignites dreams of warmer weather at the annual Winter Is a Drag Ball at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Party people in snatched costumes ranging from decked-out Disney to sailor chic revel in a wave of live entertainment, including fierce drag performances and danceable DJ sets.
Baroque the Mold
Tuesday 24
Boundary-pushing collaborative Ruckus fuse early music with modern American roots in the latest KCP Presents concert at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall. Billed as “the only period instrument rock band,” the ensemble brings a playful, shape-shifting approach to the genres, revitalizing works of the Renaissance and early baroque periods with a dose of contemporary grit.
Sounds Good
Wednesday 25
Montpelier’s own Capital City Concerts play a hometown show as part of the long-running Farmers Night Concert Series at the Vermont Statehouse. A globe-trotting program titled “A Journey of Sound” features Grammy-nominated ensemble Palaver Strings and flutist — and series founder — Karen Kevra in a showcase of Hungarian, Romanian, Hebraic and Finnish masterpieces.
Vertical Horizon
Closes Saturday 28
Studio Place Arts in Barre takes viewers to dizzying heights with its “All Tall” exhibit. Gallery founder Janet Van Fleet curated the intentionally vertical group show of freestanding and suspended sculptures at least 6 feet high, plus wall art at least three times taller than wide, by local artists including Leslie Fry, Chip Haggerty and Bruce Hasse.
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