Community Calendar

Call for artwork
Science, technology, engineering, art, math, an exhibit inspired by and incorporating the sciences.
Exhibit runs April 3 - May 17, 2026
With special events, demos, and fun activities during the course of the exhibit.
Contact margedvaa@gmail.com by March 20 with your interest.

Julia Sinoiremi from Ensemble Telemaque presents an evening workshop on playing the accordion. Julia will share techniques, describe the varieties of the instrument, and play from her immense knowledge of the repertoire across genres. Feel free to bring your accordion!

Amherst, Mass. A free multimedia event, “In the Moment,” takes place Saturday, April 11 at 7 PM in Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College (Arms Building, 53 College Street). The performance showcases new and collaborative work by Amherst faculty, with performance both by faculty and visiting artists. This program is FREE and open to the public.

Genres represented and combined include instrumental, vocal, and digital music, poetry, film, dance, and a meeting point of theater with scholarly investigation. Creators include Dwight Carey, Omeed Goodarzi, Judd Greenstein, Kirun Kapur, Dan Langa, Adam Levine, Jenna Riegel, Jason Robinson, Eric Sawyer, JaMario Stills, and LJ White. The performances will encompass a range of approaches to improvisation and dialogue between artists, as well as works that while fully composed are spontaneous in feel.

Québécois trad trio É.T.É—violinist Élisabeth Moquin, bouzouki player Thierry Clouette, and cellist Élisabeth Giroux—bring a bold, contemporary twist to traditional music, blending jazz, progressive rock, and classical influences with rich vocal harmonies and irresistible groove. Joining them are celebrated guitarists and singers Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet, masters of contemporary Celtic guitar whose repertoire bridges Franco and Anglo song traditions—from French-Canadian classics to ballads from Newfoundland and Vermont. Together, these acclaimed musicians offer an evening of virtuosic playing, powerful singing, and vibrant traditional music reimagined for today.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Is it the murder of a king? A hasty incestuous marriage? A prince bent on revenge? Or maybe just a gassy Polonius full of beer! Shakespeare’s greatest work gets the full boozy treatment as we proudly present Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet. This timeless examination of the nature of humanity is performed in under 2 hours, so “To be or not to be” gets answered and you shan't need a nap! Grab a cocktail and enjoy as we prove that though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t- helped with a bit of wine!
Be Advised
Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Parental discretion is advised.

April 10-11, 2026
Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 10 am- 10 pm

Vermont Jazz Center
In-person & live streamed

For all music lovers, not just pianists, who are interested in both the practical & spiritual aspects of jazz and improvised music.

We will hear six brilliant pianists (4 headliners & 2 emerging artists) perform & discuss their relationship to the instrument, to the jazz lineage, to structure & to artistic freedom.

The structure of each year’s festival includes performances & masterclasses by each headliner, half-hour sets by 2 emerging artists (Mimi Terry & Rabin Ryu) & a lively panel discussion with all the participants.

All events take place at the Vermont Jazz Center & will be live-streamed.

Friday 7:30 pm concert- Mathis Picard & Rachel Z
Saturday 7:30 pm concert- Camila Cortina & Geoffrey Keezer

https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2025-2026-solo-jazz-piano-festival/

Sponsored by Katy Oz & Friends of VJC Educational Programs

Friday & Saturday night concerts each $25-60 general admission in person
Full Festival Inclusive of Saturday daytime events $85-130
Saturday daytime only $66.

Donations for live stream welcome.

For accessibility support please call in advance.
802 254 9088 ext. 1

sarah@vtjazz.org
eugene@vtjazz.org

www.vtjazz.org

Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill #222
Brattleboro, VT 05301

CABARET | Doors Open at 7 pm
Join us for an inspiring and heartfelt celebration of early folk, country, gospel, and Western swing music! This isn’t just a concert—it’s an exuberant exploration of this singular American genre that planted the roots of American music. Featuring vocalists and instrumentalists Cristina Vane and Brennen Leigh, the show includes songs made famous by iconic artists like Brandi Carlile, Emmy Lou Harris, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton and more, and titles like Blowin’
In The Wind (Joan Baez), Angel From Montgomery (Bonnie Raitt), Car Wheels On A Gravel
Road (Lucinda Williams), and more. The musical celebration coincides with the historic milestone in our nation’s history – the upcoming Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary of the United States’ founding).

The Remnant and The Echo, Ligia Bouton

Featuring work by the following senior Studio Art majors: Ilana Diddams, Rowan Howe, Joan Kobayashi, Isa Norris-Howard, Sarah Seligman, and Eloise Van Meter.
Opening Reception: Friday, April 10, 2026 at 4-6 p.m.

This exhibition will explore movement as an integral throughline in Kwame Brathwaite’s work—one that spans his deep engagement with social and political movements and his keen attention to the body in motion. Brathwaite’s images intimate the powerful and transformative ways that action can convey joy, beauty, strength, and hope, even in charged moments.

Brathwaite (1938-2023) is perhaps most recognized for photographs celebrating Black beauty and excellence in fashion, music, and athletics. His studio portraits and concert photography like his documentation of historic marches, the everyday life of residents in Harlem and The Bronx, and of athletes such as Muhammad Ali convey the power of the body as a symbol of cultural strength, resilience, and pan-African solidarity. Through a selection of original and new prints from archival negatives, the exhibition will offer an opportunity to experience the breadth of his work and its resonance today.

Curated in close partnership with Brathwaite’s son and daughter-in-law, Kwame and Robynn Brathwaite (Amherst College Class of 1996 and 1998, respectively), Revolutionary Movements will expand stories about the artist's work and its international circulation.

Kwame Brathwaite: Revolutionary Movements is made possible by Teiger Foundation.