The Trouble With Harold
Monday 11 & Tuesday 12
Silver-tongued salesman Harold Hill strikes a chord in Meredith Willson’s Broadway smash The Music Man at the Flynn Main Stage in Burlington. The six-time Tony Award-winning comedy overflows with brassy anthems as the con artist’s scheme to outfit a small Midwestern town with a marching band goes off the rails when he falls for the local librarian.
Two for the Road
Saturday 9
Veteran singer-songwriters and longtime friends Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore bring their Almost Acoustic Duo to Bellows Falls Opera House. The potent pair — described by Texas Monthly as “a modern-day Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson” — bridge the gap between country and blues in a folk-forward performance punctuated by story swapping and reflective interludes.
The Doctor Is In
Thursday 7
Innovative event series Café Sci calls curious minds to its inaugural discussion, “AI + Medicine,” at ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington. Guests grab a drink and pull up a chair to hear an expert panel of pioneering researchers — helmed by computer scientist Chris Danforth — ponder the clinical and ethical implications of using artificial intelligence in the exam room.
Ghost With the Most
Thursday 7
Fun fact: In 1775, the Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general of the U.S. At Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe, the founding father’s spectral presence presides over a debate of modern ideologies in The Post Office, a new opera featuring a pianist and five singers — all coworkers grappling with hot-button topics in their one-room postal station.
Role Models
Saturday 9
Scale model makers and Lego lovers connect at CAN-AM Con at Williston’s National Guard Armory, where seminars and vendors complement a display contest honoring late Japanese producer Shunsaku Tamiya. Junior builders and veterans show off their finest constructions from any Tamiya kit for consideration in categories such as Best of Class and People’s Choice.
Drawn Together
Saturday 9
Popular children’s book author and illustrator Rosemary Wells engages young readers at Pierson Library in Shelburne with hands-on activities, whimsical stories and a festive signing session. Best known for her indelible Max & Ruby series, the prolific writer has contributed more than 120 titles to the kid-lit canon, often using animal characters to address real-life human issues.
Love Is an Open Door
Sunday 10
Dozens of talented artists- and writers-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson invite the public to peek into their creative worlds during Vermont Week Open Studios. This rare opportunity for visitors to take self-guided tours closes out the week of fully funded fellowships the center offers to Vermonters every spring to strengthen the state’s cultural landscape.
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