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A group water color show by artist working with Lynn Zimmerman. 27 local artists including three Putney and Westminister residents are taking part in this discovery of the beauty and delight of discovery in watercolor painting. Artists at many levels, each sharing her cutting edge.
A night of laughs with Gordon Clark & Vermont Comedy All Stars! Featuring Ang Buxton, Maddie Cross & more. Celebrate 15 years of Next Stage with us!
Celebrate the release of the Emily Margaret Band’s debut EP! Enjoy an hour long set of their signature cozy R&B groove with soulful storytelling, and intimate, stirring vocals. CDs, merch and custom Emily Margarita mocktails and cocktails will be for sale.
Venue: Marigold Brattleboro, 157 Main Street, Brattleboro
Christine Ohlman, a/k/a “The Beehive Queen,” is the longtime vocalist for the SNL Band, most recently featured on the SNL50 special. She fronts Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez and appears on Billboard chart-toppers and tributes alongside legends like Dion, Dr. John, and Bonnie Raitt. A fiery live performer, she’s collaborated with Springsteen, Brian Wilson, and the Rolling Stones. Ohlman’s latest album, The Grown-Up Thing (2024), follows six acclaimed releases. Inducted into the National Blues Hall of Fame, she’s also known for her work as a musicologist and roots-soul icon, blending Americana and R&B with unmatched passion and authenticity.
Ang Lee | 2h 4m
Master Chef Chu (Sihung Lung), now semi-retired, lives in Taipei with his three unmarried daughters: Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang), a devout chemistry teacher; Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu), a successful airline executive; and Jia-Ning (Yu-wen Wang), who works in a fast-food restaurant.
At the heart of their family life is a weekly ritual: preparing and sharing a lavish Sunday dinner. These meals serve as a grounding tradition, offering connection and comfort as each family member navigates new relationships, unexpected turns, and shifting identities.
The screening will be followed by a meal in the Next Stage community room, with food prepared by Cai’s Dim Sum Catering.
A light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville
By Happenstance Theater
At Sandglass Theater
Happenstance Theater brings old Vaudeville back – an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made up of specialty acts, song, and dance.
Happenstance Theater’s five versatile players breathe new life into classic old routines from a ventriloquist’s dummy to a magic act that goes awry, from novelty songs and a musical saw to waiters juggling meatballs, all with full live “foley” sound effects. This show is teeming with hijinks, harmonies, nostalgic beauty, and physical comedy. Something for everyone and family friendly!
Featuring Happenstance Theater’s Ensemble:
Gwen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Alex Vernon.
A light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville
By Happenstance Theater
At Sandglass Theater
Happenstance Theater brings old Vaudeville back – an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made up of specialty acts, song, and dance.
Happenstance Theater’s five versatile players breathe new life into classic old routines from a ventriloquist’s dummy to a magic act that goes awry, from novelty songs and a musical saw to waiters juggling meatballs, all with full live “foley” sound effects. This show is teeming with hijinks, harmonies, nostalgic beauty, and physical comedy. Something for everyone and family friendly!
Featuring Happenstance Theater’s Ensemble:
Gwen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Alex Vernon.
The Other Mozart is an award-winning play telling the true, forgotten story of Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus – a prodigy, keyboard virtuoso and composer, who performed throughout Europe with her brother to equal acclaim, but her work and her story faded away, lost to history.
Sylvia Milo, Creator & Actress / Nathan Davis, Composer & Sound Designer
Co-Presented by Yellow Barn and Next Stage Arts
The Other Mozart is an award-winning play telling the true, forgotten story of Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus – a prodigy, keyboard virtuoso and composer, who performed throughout Europe with her brother to equal acclaim, but her work and her story faded away, lost to history.
Sylvia Milo, Creator & Actress / Nathan Davis, Composer & Sound Designer
Co-Presented by Yellow Barn and Next Stage Arts
Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts continue the 22nd Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, Americana, world, swing, and pop music summer concerts with contemporary folk and bluegrass quartet The Stockwell Brothers. The seven concert series continues every other Sunday through August 24. All concerts begin at 6:00 pm in downtown Putney on the Putney Tavern lawn (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill in case of rain. The series is sponsored by Next Stage, the Town of Putney, and many Putney area businesses and organizations. The concerts are free to the public (donations are accepted) and food will be available.
Bruce, Barry, Alan, and Kelly Stockwell’s music spans traditional and progressive styles, but their trademark acoustic sound features new singer/songwriter material recast with banjo, alternative rhythms, and three-part harmonies. Featuring 2005 Merlefest bluegrass banjo contest winner Bruce Stockwell, The Stockwell Brothers have performed alongside artists from Bill Monroe, Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs to Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Jonathan Edwards and Asleep At The Wheel, recorded with Mike Auldridge and Phil Rosenthal of the bluegrass supergroup The Seldom Scene, and toured throughout the United States and in Canada and Europe.
Feel free to join in person or via Zoom.
Details can be found on the Putney Town website in the Meeting Agenda section of the Planning Commission page (Linked Below)
Lakou Mizik is a powerhouse collective of Haitian roots music with a soulful energy and a mix of styles that feels mystical and familiar at the same time. In the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake the band came together to show the world that their country was much more than the sum of headlines that were being shot around the globe.
Today with their positive messages and roots revival music, they have become one of Haiti’s hottest exports and have gained an international following with their critically acclaimed debut album “Wa Di Yo” and their mystical, soulful, dance party inducing live shows.
The Bandwagon Summer Series is a family-friendly outdoor cultural performance series running from May through September. Performances including a diverse group of musical styles will take place at ballfields, farms, and parks throughout Putney, Brattleboro, and Bellows Falls. Kids under 12 always get in for free, and a dedicated play area will be available at all shows. Refreshments are sold onsite, including the return of the hugely popular Barr Hill cocktails, and food from Smokin’ Bowls. Bring a blanket or fold-up chair to enjoy our concerts.
Jeff Stein, 1h 49m
From Maximum R&B-playing mods to arena-rock anthem makers: Jeff Stein’s scrapbook of The Who’s career collects tidbits from the band’s TV appearances, Woodstock performance footage, interviews and other flotsam and jetsam in an attempt to pay tribute to one of rock’s greatest (and loudest) groups. Like the quartet themselves, the movie is often disjointed, totally chaotic, and hits with the force of a Fender Stratocaster being smashed on a stage. It also doubles as a history of rock and roll’s British Invasion-and-beyond era, as blues fixations give way to Pop Art, feedback, psychedelica, ambitious attempts at high-art evolution and self-expression, and the power of a well-placed power chord. It also inspired the “This one goes to 11” scene from This Is Spinal Tap, for which we owe this movie an immeasurable debt. —Rolling Stone
Co-presented with Next Chapter Records.
A troubadour of truth, Nashville-based Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. An award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews blends country, Americana, folk, blues, and bluegrass into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics. On a mission to “amplify the voices of the unheard, to shed light on the unseen, and to be a steadfast reminder that hope and love are the truest pathways to equity and justice,” Crys is made for these times.
A daughter of the South by way of Nashville now and North Carolina forever, and the self-proclaimed poster child of intersectionality, Crys embraces the concept of tradition with boldness and clarity on her new album “Reclamation.” As a preacher’s kid, a black woman, a butch lesbian, and a proud southerner, she is not only reclaiming space for black artists in country and Americana, for LGBTQ voices in faith communities, and for women’s autonomy over their bodies, but she is also reclaiming the south that raised her.
Sam Robbins is often described as an “old soul singer/songwriter”- a storyteller troubadour with a modern, upbeat edge. Touring across the US with a new acclaimed album “So Much I Still Don’t See,” named one of Atwood Magazine’s 2025 “Artists to Watch,” leading songwriting workshops, and performing a Jim Croce song on “The Voice,” Sam has gained a reputation as one of the brightest rising stars in the national folk music community. “So Much I Don’t See” is a testament to a singer/songwriter’s journey through his 20’s, and the culmination of firsthand experiences gathered through hard travel and big adventures. Sam has shared the stage with artists like Jason Mraz and Liz Longley, and performed at major festivals including Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, and Wheatland.
Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts continue the 22nd Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, Americana, world, swing, and pop music summer concerts on Sunday, July 13 with Celtic roots music trio Kalos. The seven concert series continues every other Sunday through August 24. All concerts begin at 6:00 pm in downtown Putney on the Putney Tavern lawn (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill in case of rain. The series is sponsored by Next Stage, the Town of Putney, Rod’s, and many Putney area businesses and organizations. The concerts are free to the public (donations are accepted) and food will be available.
Inspired by the maritime traditions of North America, Scotland, Ireland, and Scandinavia, Eric McDonald (guitar,mandolin, vocals), Ryan McKasson, (fiddle, viola, vocals), and Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano, vocals) are innovative interpreters and composers of Celtic roots music. They draw on years of experience performing with the likes of Cantrip, Nightingale, The Clayfoot Strutters, and Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas to forge a new musical path as Kalos. Their individual artistry springs from strong traditional roots, and as a trio they move beyond this foundation. They are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges, delivering an alluring musical complexity full of spontaneity and joyful exuberance. Kalos’ underlying drive and pulse, rhythmic electricity, and swirling intensity transform traditional repertoire into a vital, elemental, genre-transcending sound appealing to music lovers of all stripes. Their music asks to be shared live, and performance is the band’s heart and forte.