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sponsored by Rochester Recreation Committee
All concerts, except July 3, Sunday, 6:30 to 8:30 on the park
June 27, They Might Be Gypsies, Greg Ryan
Local favorite plays gypsy jazz swing, new CD out getting rave reviews!
July 3, Rochester’s own “jam band”
aprox. noon - 2 (we hope), informal, not part of series per se
July 11 Starline Rhythm Boys
Way cool 50’s rockabilly trio back by popular demand, with that “Sun Records sound” (think reverb, with standup, doghouse slap bass)
July 18 Stone Cold Roosters
country western, Texas swing, R&B with singer/songwriter Colin McCraffrey
August 1 Rick Reddington and Luv
Rock, R&B, folk, oldies, they do it all. Even requests.
Aug 8 Steel Rail Bluegrass
like the name says, bluegrass and nothing but.
Aug 15 Stretch ‘n the Limits
swing, rock ‘n’ roll, country, and old standards
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Sunday Evenings, July 11th through August 29th
Bigtown Gallery’s Summer Reading Series brings its audience writers of regional and national renown to read from their work each Sunday evening. Join us to enjoy the best of poetry and prose in a congenial setting.
July 11 5:30 – 6:30 Terri Ford & David Huddle
July 18 5:30 – 6:30 Janie Fink & Jay Parini
July 25 5:30 – 6:30 Jody Gladding & Cynthia Huntington
August 1 6:00 – 7:00 Galway Kinnell
August 8 6:00 – 7:00 Vijay Seshadri
August 15 5:30 – 6:30 Cynthia Morrison Phoel
August 22 5:30 – 6:30 Rebecca T. Godwin & Sydney Lea
August 29 5:30 – 6:30 Tal Birdsey
>> Read More
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 Saturday July 31 - Aug 8th, 2010
This years tented performing arts festival in BigTown Gallery’s amphitheater is in for ten days with a well selected, local and regionally well-known group of talented performers. Our quintessential summer theater venue hosts a fine gathering for friends and families to witness the true joy of out-door theater. Good times abound with our packaged ticket offerings when you plan for a week of great performing, combined with dining specials at our exceptional restaurants right in the village - all within walking distance. Join us in the BigTent for one of Rochester’s many performing arts events keeping this small community thriving. Where the folk are friendly and truly happy sharing a slice of a good life while we all enjoy a splendid summer in the Green Mountains.
Tickets available by phone at 802-767-9670
For those heading to VT this summer be sure to include BigTown/BigTent in your plans for some tremendously entertaining evenings.
Schedule of events: Coming Soon
>> Read more about it
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Live Outdoor Theatre: Sunday, September 5, 2010, 2:00 PM
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Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at the Rochester Town Clerk office.
The White River Valley Players are forming a brand new theater company to create and sustain theater opportunities for valley youth The guiding principle of the group will be “Theater for Students, by Students” and it will be a student-led organization under the direction of mentors from the White River Valley Players. What the group ends up doing will be based upon what the students decide, but some initial ideas put forth include bringing in entertainment, field trips to see theater performances, field trips to visit other student run theater programs, workshops in acting, directing, clowning, improv, and Guerilla theater and, of course, performing.
There will be an organizational meeting on Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at the Rochester Town Offices. All interested students from Rochester and surrounding towns, including college age, are welcome and refreshments will be provided.
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The White River Valley Players invite the community to attend their annual meeting Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Park House in Rochester.
The evening will feature live entertainment by Susan Rule, Dorothy Robson and cast members from the fall 2009 WRVP musical production, “It’s About Time.” There will also be a costume parade narrated by Alan Moore.
There will be a look back at other Players’ events during 2009, including the Missoula Children’s Theater, the spring musical, “Oliver,” the Summernight concert with music by Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem, the 22nd annual Harvest Fair, and “Winter Tales.”
A preview of the year ahead will include a play reading planned for February 5, the “May Day” spring production, the Summernight concert, the 23rd annual Harvest Fair (set for September 11), and a possible fall production.
Several community members will be honored for their work with the Players and there will be door prizes, including tickets to WRVP events. There will also be a short business meeting, during which officers and board members will be elected for the coming year. The evening will come to a sweet conclusion with a dessert buffet.
The White River Valley Players always welcome new members, and anyone interested in finding out more about the group is urged to call WRVP President Dorothy Robson at 767-3732.
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Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m
The White River Valley Players have announced the cast for “It’s About Time!,” a cabaret showcasing local talent under the musical direction of Dorothy Robson and Susan Rule and produced by Mindy Branstetter.
The program will include a variety of songs including a Beatles’ medley, songs from popular musicals, and some original pieces with lyrics by Chelsea Lowe and music by Dorothy Robson and Susan Rule.
Members of the cast are Marissa Achee, Kade Brilmayer, Ceya Brown, Cari Burkard, Justine Calnan, Elaine Cissi, Paige Crickard, Casey Holtz, Abby Leathers, Jeanie Levitan-Crickard, Kay McLoughlin, Alyson Needham, Zoë Newmarco, Sierra Ostrow-Remy, Janine Reeves, Cynthia Ryan, Savannah Shepard, Kep Taylor, and Carly Turnbull.
Performances will be in the Rochester School auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets will be on sale at Judy Jensen’s Clay Studio and the White River Valley Credit Union in Rochester.
For more information on the show, or if you want to help with the production, contact Mindy Branstetter at 767-3415.
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October 24, November 14 and December 5 at Rochester High School.
The White River Valley Players will sponsor a series of three full-day workshops on writing 10-minute plays, led by well-known Vermont playwright Dana Yeaton.
A 10-minute play is approximately 10 written pages, which translates into a 10-minute performance-a lot of action in a short time!
Yeaton teaches dramatic writing at Middlebury College and is playwright-in-residence with the Vermont Stage Company. He is the recipient of many playwriting awards, and is the founding director of the Vermont Young Playwright’s Project.
At the first workshop, participants will learn the basics of writing a play and begin work on their own. They will learn how to turn their ideas into a story, and develop plot, character, motivations and conflict, and also create dialogue that will draw in and inspire their audience. They will have two weeks to work on the play and e-mail their work to Yeaton, who will respond well before the second workshop.
The second workshop will include “cold” readings of everyone’s first draft. Each play will be read aloud and the playwrights will receive feedback from the group, then work to strengthen their draft and build toward the finished product.
At the final workshop, everyone will meet to read their works-in-progress and provide further feedback and support for each other. These second drafts will be e-mailed to Yeaton, and following his response, each playwright will begin working with a director to cast and rehearse their play.
Participants will be expected to attend all workshops and do the out-of-class assignments. The three full day workshops will culminate in the performance of “An Evening of 10-Minute Plays,” Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rochester High School Auditorium.
The registration deadline for the workshops is Monday, Oct. 19. For more information about the cost of the workshops and to register, contact Kristi Tate at 767-9639 or tate_kristi@yahoo.com.
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Live Outdoor Theater: Sunday, September 6th, 2009, 2 p.m. $8
Bring a blanket-first come best seat. Rain location: Rochester school Gymnasium
“The Dirt Cheap Money Circus features the distress of money-deprived billionaires, the logic of the US Healthcare System, the philosophy of Forever, presented by a flock of kids, spectacular stilt and dragon dances, interspersed with appearances by Karl Marx, who confronts the 2009 economic situation with his existential thoughts about money and our relationship to it. And much more. As always, this year’s circus performs to a live band and excels in giant puppets.”
Bread & Puppet Theater has been enacting its radical utopian vision in cardboard and cloth for over forty years, from the spectacle of its larger-than-life puppets at Vietnam War protests in New York City to the pageantry of its long-running (over 25 years) annual event, Our Domestic Resurrection Circus in Glover, Vermont. The Bread & Puppet Theater is one of the oldest non-profit, self-supporting theatrical companies in the U.S.
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July 31st – August 10th
A Summer Festival of Poetry and Music in BigTown Gallery’s Intimate Outdoor Amphitheater at BigTown Gallery, 99 North Main St,
Friday July 31 Amapola Latin Jazz Rhythms
Saturday August 1 Sensible Shoes VT’s Favorite Dance Band
Monday August 3 Poetry Reading Paul Muldoon, Poetry Editor for The New Yorker
Tuesday August 4 Exploring the Negro Spirituals Cynthia Huard & Francois Clemmons
Wednesday August 5 Piano Stories Ethan Bowen & Larry Hamberlin
Thursday August 6 BigTown BigTent BigTalent Variety Show Hosted by Joe Schenkman
Friday August 7 Luminescent Orchestrii Bohemia Dance Party
Saturday August 8 Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade Rated Boston’s #1 Folk/Jazz Band
Monday August 10 Poetry Reading Mark Strand US Poet Laureate ‘96/97
Contact: Anni Mackay, Gallery owner and event coordinator, 802.767.9670.
See more at the BigTown Gallery web site
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