Cutline: Emoji Nightmare and Katniss Everqueer Credit: Courtesy of Hillary Dubie Photography

Summer Lovin’

Friday 11

Beloved bodacious babes Emoji Nightmare and Katniss Everqueer host the third annual Untapped: Beached Whales at the Monkey House in Winooski. This celebration of fat and curvy performers features fiery numbers from drag and burlesque favorites including Ruthless Retribution, Luci Furr-Matrix and Virginia Thick 100.

Brie My Guest

Sunday 13
Vermont Cheesemakers Festival Credit: Courtesy of Sabin Gratz

Feta fans, cheddar champions and mozzarella maniacs converge on Greensboro’s Highland Center for the Arts for the annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival. Over 100 cheeses from more than 30 of the state’s best mongers delight palates and pair perfectly with local wines, beers and spirits at this dairy-packed summer shindig.

Midnight Oil

Ongoing
“Cloud Reflections” by David Smith Credit: Courtesy

Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne presents “Chasing Light,” a new exhibit of oil landscapes by Vermont artist David Smith. Smith’s paintings, reminiscent of the Impressionists’ but also wholly unique, are characterized by high-contrast brush strokes, bold colors, and a focus on unexpected patterns of light and shadow.

What Is It Good For

Thursday 10-Saturday 12
Time Stands Still Credit: Courtesy of Leah Greenberg

Joanne Greenberg of Green Room Productions directs Time Stands Still, the hit Broadway play by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies, at Warren’s Phantom Theater. The story follows a photojournalist who, after an injury on the front lines of war, must reconcile herself to a quieter life in Brooklyn alongside her longtime partner and their irritatingly domestic friends.

Romance Languages

Friday 11
Amber Roberts Credit: Courtesy of Isabel Senter, Centeredheartphotography

Vermont author Amber Roberts launches her debut romance novel, Text Appeal, at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center. This sex-positive, Burlington-set romp follows a programmer who turns to professional sexting after losing her job — and gets mixed messages from Cupid when she starts hitting it off with a client and her longtime friend.

Bottoms Pup!

Thursday 10
Bark & Brew Credit: Courtesy of Mountain Dog Pet Photography

For once, it’s a good thing to follow the pack. Dog lovers convene at the Humane Society of Chittenden County, where the annual Bark & Brew series kicks off with a fang. While the humans sample beer from Queen City Brewery and slices from Pizza 44, their four-legged friends go wild in the shelter’s fenced-in play space.

On Cloud Canine

Sunday 13
Fox Royale Credit: Courtesy

Fox meets hound at this weekend’s installment of the Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series at Dog Mountain. Up-and-coming indie act Fox Royale play rock anthems reminiscent of Vampire Weekend for concertgoers and their pups.

This article appears in The Animal Issue 2023.

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Emily Hamilton was the calendar writer at Seven Days and Kids VT July 2021-August 2024. A native New Yorker, she moved to Burlington in March 2020 and, after a year indoors, threw herself wholeheartedly into Vermont's arts and music scene. She's a novelist,...