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The 7 Best Vermont Events This Week: May 7-14, 2025 | Seven Days
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Arctic Blast
Friday 9 & Saturday 10
Alaskan music makers Pamyua assume the limelight at Next Stage Arts in Putney and an electrifying outdoor concert at Barnard Town Hall. The BarnArts’ Global Music Residency Artists — whose name means “encore” in Yup’ik — expertly fuse Indigenous Arctic drum dance with modern R&B vocals in a bespoke genre dubbed “Inuit soul music.”
Laugh at the Wicked
Friday 9 & Saturday 10
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- Still from “The Great Dictator”
The Vermont International Film Foundation screens three classic flicks befitting its “Fun With Fascist Dictators” series at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. Friday’s selection, The Great Dictator, stars Charlie Chaplin in an early critique of Adolf Hitler. Saturday’s double bill pairs The Death of Stalin, a hearty mockery of the merciless, with Duck Soup, featuring comedic anarchists the Marx Brothers in Leo McCarey’s sacred cow-slaying masterpiece.
In the Mood
Thursday 8
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- Glenn Miller Orchestra
Like a fine wine, the Glenn Miller Orchestra only gets better with age. Continuously touring since 1956, the sought-after ensemble swings by Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph to transport listeners back to the era when big bands reigned supreme. Vocalist Jenny Swoish and the Moonlight Serenaders belt out catalog classics that are such humdingers, inspired attendees might jitterbug right out of their seats.
Bug Bites
Saturday 10
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- Black ant, agave worm and bee pollen salad
It’s grub time! Edible-insect ambassador and chef Joseph Yoon hosts curious epicureans for an evening of unexpected flavor at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium’s Bug Banquet in St. Johnsbury. The entomophagy-driven event redefines the meaning of “food for thought” with a 10-course tasting menu that Yoon says “blends science, sustainability, philosophy and gastronomy.”
To Die For
Saturday 10
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- “The Million Dollar Movie”
You are cordially invited to the Wilburton mansion in Manchester for “The Million Dollar Movie,” a mystery dinner party à la Clue. Old Hollywood glamour consumes the space as guests dripping in diamonds and fur mingle with 1950s-era movie stars in an immersive experience blending theater, music — and a pinch of murder.
Open Door Policy
Sunday 11
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Vermont Studio Center supports the state’s cultural landscape year-round, but those efforts are never more on display than during its annual Vermont Week — which includes a self-guided tour of open studios in Johnson. The afternoon affair summons guests for a peek into the world, works and practice of 30 talented artists and writers, all of whom participated in a fully funded residency.
What a Mom Wants
Sunday 11
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- Flowers & Feminism Brunch
Have you asked mom what she really wants this Mother’s Day? Here’s a hint: the Flowers & Feminism Brunch at the Adventure Dinner Clubhouse in Colchester. Nourish her body and her soul with activism activities, build-your-own bouquets and a luscious menu of epic proportions. (Think deviled eggs Benedict and charred allium frittata.) Favorite child status: confirmed.