Brave and Crazy
Tuesday 31
No, you’re not the only one who belts out “Come to My Window” — that iconic anthem of longing — in the shower! Raspy rock idol Melissa Etheridge brings down the house at the Flynn Main Stage in Burlington, serving up power-packed tunes from her new album, Rise, as well as raw, heartfelt hits from her decades-long career.
Global Foundry
Saturday 28
Listeners at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph get a groovy treat from the Garifuna Collective, an intergenerational Afro-Indigenous ensemble. A celebratory concert of irresistible rhythms of the Caribbean and Central America marks 20 years of the group’s commitment to preserving Garifuna language, heritage and culture through the power of music.
Mud Buddies
Friday 27
State of the world got you down? Grounded Earth’s“Potters for Justice” fundraiser at Burlington Beer might be the tonic needed to restore your faith in humanity. Proceeds from handmade wares donated by more than 60 local ceramicists benefit the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont and its mission to defend the fundamental rights of everyone in the Green Mountain State.
Flow Together
Friday 27, Sunday 29 & Tuesday 31
Chamber collective TURNmusic Ensemble calls upon audiences to consider Vermont’s vital watershed health with its concert “Music of Place and Planet: Reflections on a Swiftly Changing Climate” at venues in Greensboro, Burlington and Montpelier. The reflective series premieres new works by local composers that sound the (melodic) alarm on pressing environmental concerns.
Intergalactic Planetary
Friday 27 & Saturday 28
The HOT PINK Combustible Cabaret channels the traditions of marginalized theater forms, from Dadaism to drag, at Haybarn Theatre in Plainfield. Mistress of ceremonies Stoph Scheer guides guests wearing shades from fuchsia to bubblegum through an alien landscape, complete with a disco dance floor, puppet shows, burlesque acts, and saucy sounds from the ’70s and ’80s, played by a live band.
Smooth Sailing
Friday 27 & Saturday 28
Gamers know Seán Dagher’s resonant vocals from his sea shanties featured in the open-world adventure series Assassin’s Creed, songs that have garnered a whopping 70 million streams online. At Alexander Twilight Theatre in Lyndon and Dibden Center for the Arts in Johnson, the viral songsmith captains a musical voyage through maritime traditions.
A Night Well Spent
Saturday 28
Group exhibit “Proof We Were There” at Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury boasts impressive gig posters from noteworthy concerts of yore, all on loan from longtime local framing clients. The show winds down with Saturday’s closing reception, “Sound Check,” featuring firsthand accounts of those memory-making shows, straight from the people who experienced them.
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