Events in Burlington and beyond for your Memorial Day weekend

This week includes what for many is a long Memorial Day weekend, which means you might have even more time than usual to go out and enjoy Vermont’s arts and entertainment scene.

The next week offers up a multitude of options, including a big band at Higher Ground, a wunderkind Burlington guitarist at Foam Brewers, an opera in an opera house (makes sense) and a Texas musical legend finding himself on stage in central Vermont.

Toss in an art exhibit from a Burlington architect and the sounds of France in a cocktail lounge and you’ve got a recipe for a full weekend, and then some.

Bread and Butter and Heather Maloney

7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter Heather Maloney takes part in the Silo Sessions series in the barn at Bread and Butter Farm, Shelburne. $17-$20 in advance, $19-$22 day of show. breadandbutterfarm.com

Big band in smaller room at Higher Ground

7:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, the Vermont-based Joe’s Big Band squeezes into the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington. $20. highergroundmusic.com

Vendredi soir avec Deja-Nous

8 p.m. Friday, May 22, Vermont-based purveyors of French and American music Deja-Nous play chansons at the Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington. Free. venetiansodalounge.com

Lara Cwass brews up guitar magic

9 p.m. Friday, May 22, Burlington guitarist Lara Cwass performs at Foam Brewers, Burlington. Free. foambrewers.com

An operatic take on Cinderella

7 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Rossini’s opera based on the story of Cinderella, “La Cenerentola,” takes the stage in a presentation by Opera Vermont, Barre Opera House. $10-$60. barreoperahouse.org

Take a trip to Saturn

7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, the sprawling Vermont-based space-rock and jazz outfit Saturn People’s Sound Collective joins MINC on stage in the Haybarn Theatre on The Creative Campus at Goddard, Plainfield. $17-$27. thecreativecampus.org

A night for the Yawns at Radio Bean

7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, Brooklyn indie-folk band John Andrews & the Yawns, plus opener vega, play Radio Bean, Burlington. $15. radiobean.com

Burlington architect displays his art

5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Burlington architect Tom Cullins is also an artist, and a reception opens the exhibition through Aug. 8 of his show “Abstractions,” Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. Free. townhalltheater.org/jackson-gallery

A Texas legend in Rutland

7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, legendary Texas musician Robert Earl Keen and his band, with Coleman Jennings, play the Paramount Theatre, Rutland. $40-$100. paramountvt.org

Radio Bean serves ‘Caterpillar Soup’

8 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, Vermont-based playwright Gina Stevenson performs the play “Caterpillar Soup,” a fundraiser for Burlington-based artists collective The Furnace, at Radio Bean in Burlington. $10 in advance, $15 day of show. radiobean.com

Contact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck@burlingtonfreepress.com.