Spin You Right ’Round
Sunday 2
The ’90s are back! In keeping with its summer theme, Spruce Peak Arts presents long-running alt-rock outfit Spin Doctors at the WhistlePig Pavilion in Stowe. Renowned for its Billboard Hot 100 triumphs “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,” the group dazzles with material old and new, characterized by rapid-fire vocals, funky riffs and quirky lyrics.
Fool’s Gold
Friday 31 & Saturday 1
Street performers, musicians, comedians and magicians take over the bricks at the 18th edition of Burlington’s beloved Festival of Fools. Open-air antics draw all ages to the Church Street Marketplace for multifaceted entertainment, including a Twilight Series concert by global-pop outfit the Big Takeover and the Queen City debut of juggling jokester Jacob D’Eustachio.
Remote Work
Wednesday 29
Sci-fi horror takes center page at a book launch for New York Times best-selling author Paul Tremblay at the SuperStore in Williston. A conversation with fellow spooky specialist Eric LaRocca, an audience Q&A, signings, and refreshments toast Tremblay’s latest, Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep, about a gamer who’s hired to remotely pilot a brain-dead man across the U.S.
Food for the Soul
Friday 31
The Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series continues at this month’s St. J Final Fridays block party with an empowering performance by Nashville singer-songwriter Kyshona on Railroad Street. The former music therapist and impassioned community activist blends roots, R&B, and folk traditions into a soulful show transforming her personal history into a shared narrative of healing.
Hungry Games
Sunday 2
Middlebury’s Riverfront Park and historic Marble Works building host epicureans for Foodaroo 11, the annual culinary carnival showcasing bites and bevvies from prominent local food and beverage purveyors. Pie-baking competitions, live music by the All Night Boogie Band and exhilarating street performances enhance the mouthwatering atmosphere.
Favorite Thing
Starts Wednesday 5
After last summer’s wildly successful run, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Theatre bring an eagerly awaited encore of “The Sound of Music in Concert” to Stowe’s von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort Concert Meadow. The hills are alive again with the sounds of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, which follows the von Trapp family’s escape from Nazi-occupied Austria.
Stick to the Script
Ongoing
At Aleshire Gallery in Brandon, Candace Jensen and Sarah La Puerta’s “Scriptive” exhibit features works on paper using parchment, handmade pigments and striking gold leaf. The showcase includes a decade’s worth of noteworthy and never-before-seen calligraphic illuminations spanning subjects from ancient mythology to the horrors of modern news.
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