Go for Folk

Thursday 24

Master storyteller and singer-songwriter David Wilcox brings earnest lyrics, expressive melodies, and tales of humanity, humor and hope to listeners at the Willey Building Auditorium in Cabot. Three decades — and more than 20 records! — since Wilcox first set out on his heartfelt journey of musical authenticity, the artist continues to deliver tunes that Rolling Stone calls “richly deserving of a listen.”

Monster Bash

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27

The sixth annual Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo pulls attendees into another dimension at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. Cosplaying and costumed guests mingle with more than 100 vendors, fan organizations, authors, artists and actors — including Butch Patrick (aka Eddie Munster), with the custom-built, hearse-bodied Munster Koach.

Bram New Tale

Opens Thursday 24

It’s love at first bite for audience members of all blood types when Between the Willows raises the curtain on Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors at Off Center for the Dramatic Arts in Burlington. The clever reimagining of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic tale packs a punch with myriad pop culture references, gender-bending, wordplay and all-around fang-tastic antics from beginning to end.

Girls Just Wanna Have Rights

Friday 25

All-female indie-rock activist group BETTY bring the house down at Next Stage Arts in Putney. Since 1986, bandmates Alyson Palmer, Amy Ziff and Elizabeth Ziff have cultivated distinctive tunes and a tenacious devotion to equal rights, exhibited by the group’s creation of the BETTY Effect — a nonprofit focused on helping folks in marginalized communities find and share their voices.

Fully Booked

Saturday 26

Nationally celebrated Independent Bookstore Day returns with events for locavore lit lovers at cherished small shops across the state, including the Norwich Bookstore. The indie favorite invites readers to trek the region in a one-day Upper Valley bookstore crawl, culminating in a prize drawing, celebratory goodies and novel activities such as the ever-popular “blind date with a book.”

Oh, Sheet!

Saturday 26

Multidisciplinary artist and educator Veronica Y. Pham leads a Vietnamese Papermaking Workshop at Generator Makerspace in Burlington. The open house-style event commemorates 50 years since the pivotal fall of Saigon — and the Vietnam War’s end — with participants creating their own handmade paper using local flora such as milkweed and Eastern mulberry.

Top Dogs

Sunday 27

Get ready to howl when Johnny Peers & the Muttville Comix take center stage at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. The personality-packed cast of comedic canines includes skateboarding basset hound Daphne, ladder-climbing fox terrier Squeaky and sophisticated pointer mix Sir Winston — who only answers to “sir” — all guided by clown college graduate Johnny Peers.