Opera Company Of Middlebury Presents:

Cover Performance - La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment )

Tuesday June 4 at 7:00 PM

(with piano only)

Join us for a night with the La Fille du Régiment “covers” (understudies) as they perform the leading roles. This is a delightful (and affordable) way to see the opera for a second time!

Visit the OCM website at ocmvermont.org for more information about the opera, bios of the singers and music listening suggestions.

Up For Discussion: "Youth Sports in Society "

Tuesday, June 11 at 5:30 PM

NEW FREE QUARTERLY SERIES

Sports Illustrated reporter and author Alex Wolff & Middelbury College's Director of Athletics Erin Quinn" will lead this quarters discussion on Youth Sports in the Community and Beyond.

We can agree that our system of youth sports should serve young athletes first and foremost. But are we falling short? Many of the same debates about emphasis, spectator behavior, age appropriateness, travel teams, and “pay to play" that mark youth sports nationally also take place right here in Addison County. Per the format for “Up for Discussion,” the topic will be introduced by panelists: an athletics professional whose kids participated in rec and school sports in Middlebury; a Mount Abe product who went on to a Hall of Fame ice hockey career and now referees locally; and a veteran sportswriter. Afterward, audience members will gather in small groups to swap perspectives and then share their findings. Whether you’re a parent, a fan, or a young athlete still lacing them up, come join the conversation.
Erin Quinn served on local sports boards and as a youth sports coach while his children went through the Middlebury schools, and he continues to be involved today. A former NCAA Division III championship winning lacrosse coach, he sees the fruits of the youth sports system nationwide in his current role as athletics director at Middlebury College.
Carol Weston starred in ice hockey, soccer, and track at Mount Abe before becoming a lynchpin of UNH’s ECAC powerhouse ice hockey teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and going on to coach at Cornell. A member of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame, she interacts regularly with local coaches and athletes as a hockey and soccer official. She lives in Bristol and works at Elderly Services
During 36 years on staff at Sports Illustrated, Alexander Wolff reported often on youth sports, writing about such topics as the 10-year-old athlete, abusive coaching, and the decline of the three-sport star. He lives in Cornwall and watched his children play basketball, field hockey, lacrosse and field hockey in the ACSD.

Thanks to a grant from Vermont Humanities, Vermont Book Shop and Town Hall Theater present a new, free, quarterly series designed to spark community conversation. “Up for Discussion” features local experts in their fields, many of whom are Middlebury College professors, sharing timely topics that span literature, art, film, and contemporary issues.

Each 30-minute presentation will be followed by a roundtable discussion and sharing of thoughts and ideas with a cash bar.  Up for Discussion is free, but registration is required, as space is limited. 

Future Talks in Series

• October 8: Living Deliberately: What Thoreau Means Today by Dan Brayton & Re-becca Gould

Lights, Camera, Auction
Fun, Food, Music & Auction

Saturday, June 15th at 6pm

Lights! Camera! Auction! is no ordinary event – it’s also a party with great food, drink, entertainment, enticing items in the live and silent auctions. There's something for everyone and every pocketbook.

6:00 p.m. Front Doors Open Guests greeted with Complimentary flute of sparkling wine

6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Silent Auction Open on Lower Level *Hors d’oeuvres & cash bar Flamenco guitar by Toby Aronson

7:30 p.m. Silent Auction Closes Head upstairs and pick up your Live Auction Paddle Downstairs bar closes Cash bar open in theater!

8:00 p.m. Live Auction and Entertainment with Auctioneer Bruce Baker Live music from Vanessa Dunleavy, vocals Ronnie Romano, piano Toby Aronson, flamenco guitar

9:00 p.m. Check Out 

MACo Presents Isaac's Eye
Saturday, June 22 at 4pm & Sunday, June 23 at 4pm
in the Byers Studio at Town Hall Theater

To understand light and optics better, young Isaac Newton inserted a long needle “between my eye and the bone, as near to the backside of my eye as I could.” Why take such a risk? Lucas Hnath reimagines the contentious, plague-ravaged world Newton inhabited in ISAAC’S EYE, exploring the dreams and longings that drove the rural farm boy to become one of the greatest thinkers in modern science.

MNFF 10th Anniversary Opening Night Film + After Party

Wednesday, AUGUST 21 at 7pm

MNFF10 Opening Night Film + After Party tickets will be available beginning at noon, April 1, 2024. [Limit 4]

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The AfterParty will begin at 9pm at the home of Middlebury President Laurie Patton, 3 South Street. Opening Night/AfterParty Ticket holders only. Festival Passes are NOT a ticket to the Opening Night events.

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival has a sole focus – to showcase the feature films and short films of outstanding first- and second-time filmmakers from around the world. We anticipate showing 120+ films on 6 screens at MNFF10, a diverse array of features and shorts across all genres, as selected by MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven, with screenings at Town Hall Theater, the Marquis Theatre, the beautifully refurbished Dana Auditorium and Twilight Hall [both on the campus of Middlebury College] and outdoors under the tent at Swift House Inn.

Film selections will be announced on or around July 30 2024 and the entire program with all MNFF10 events will be available at middfilmfest.org.

The Cherry Orchard

October 18-27 at 7:30 PM and  2:00 PM Sunday Matinees

Tickets will be available for purchase starting September 16th, 2024 at 12:00 PM (noon).

Assigned seating in the round.

In Chekhov's delightful tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces, forces rooted deep in history, and in the society around them. Their estate is hopelessly in debt: urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for holiday cottages, they struggle to act decisively.

Chekhov’s wonderfully vivid characters are full of humor and pathos as they attempt to find love, fulfillment and hope in the dying days of the Russian aristocracy. Translated by Jean-Claude van Itallie. Directed by Melissa Lourie.

More about Middlebury Acting Company:
The Middlebury Acting Company (MACo) presents three full-length productions at the Town Hall Theater each year, along with the popular Cutting Edge Staged Play Reading Series. Established in 2001 and a Resident Company of the Town Hall Theater since 2008, MACo’s creative team scours the globe for conversation-sparking live theater and the top-tier talent required to pull it off. For over 20 years, their intimate, scaled-down productions have captivated audiences. Recent productions include Admissions and The Niceties.

Furthermore, MACo produces the New Play Festival under the Swift House tent every August, where they showcase three staged readings of brand-new works. These performances are carefully curated from over 100 scripts submitted nationwide.

Visit the Middlebury Acting Company Website here.

MAIDEN VERMONT CHORUS
Saturday, November 16 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 17 at 2:00pm

Maiden Vermont is a women's a cappella chorus that specializes in barbershop style harmonies.  They sing regularly at fundraisers for non-profit organizations, summer, fall and holiday festivals, reunions, naturalization ceremonies, and private functions. Maiden Vermont is based in the Middlebury, Vermont area, but attracts singers from as far away as Colchester to the north and Middletown Springs to the south and all points between.