Sleepless in Québec
Saturday 28
The 23rd edition of Montréal’s Nuit Blanche hosts more than 100 illuminating urban adventures across the city. Night owls enjoy nocturnal arts activities — including pop-up performances, disco skating and karaoke — at museums, cafés, studios, theaters and other cultural institutions, many of which will keep their doors open until midnight or later.
Highway to Heaven
Saturday 28
Electrifying tribute band Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience rocks socks off at the Barre Opera House. The touring act channels the thunderous energy of the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson era with an amped-up performance of mega hits and lesser-known tracks — yes, done dirt cheap — and a stage spectacle that’ll shake you all night long.
On Top of Spaghetti
Friday 27
International collective Sarasa Ensemble honors historic Italian hot spot Bologna with a delectable concert titled “alla Bolognese” at Brattleboro Music Center. Known for its popular meat sauce, the city also nurtured pioneering 17th-century musicians. The group taps into that innovative spirit with works by trailblazing regional composers, including Isabella Leonarda and Bartolomeo Montalbano.
Saddle Up
Friday 27 & Saturday 28
Quit horsin’ around and grab your cowboy boots — it’s time for the Hotel Vermont Ice Bar in Burlington! Country-and-western theme “Hoedown on the Harbor” elicits emphatic yeehaws at the boutique venue, where attendees decked out in ranch dressings make memories with outdoor games, ice sculptures, frosty cocktails and groovy beats spun by DJ Cre8.
Working Girls
Closes Saturday 28
Dartmouth College Department of Theater students mount National Latino Playwriting Award winner Karen Zacarías’ 2009 stage comedy Legacy of Light at the school’s brand-new Daryl Roth Studio Theater in Hanover, N.H. The production follows two female scientists — one living in the present day, the other in the 18th century — as they navigate motherhood, love, career and family.
Keen on Painting
Closes Saturday 28
J. Kenneth Fine Art’s Black History Month exhibit, “Paul Keene: The African American Experience,” in Shelburne boasts paintings by the late Philadelphia artist and educator. Gallerygoers take in a sampling of Keene’s vibrant, abstract, jazz-infused works of the 1950s and ’60s, which advanced awareness of the importance of African American art and culture in the 20th century.
The Time of Your Life
Sunday 1
Nobody puts Baby in a corner at Paramount Theatre’s “Dirty Dancing in Concert” in Rutland. Superfans relive the seminal 1987 coming-of-age drama on the historic venue’s massive screen — with a twist: A live band and vocalists perform every indelible song from the film’s soundtrack, perfectly in sync with the scenes of Frances and Johnny’s simmering teen romance.
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