Helen Sung: Sung with Words

January 19, 2019         8 PM

Location:  Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro, VT

This concert is a live presentation of a project funded by a 2014 Chamber Music America New Works Grant. It presents a collection of songs composed and arranged for eight musicians by pianist Helen Sung to the poetry of the former chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts and current California Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia. When Sung described her feelings about missing the meaning of poetry, Gioa (who has also collaborated with Dave Brubeck and Paquito D'Rivera) replied: "Poetry is meant to be read out lout, it's musical: listen to the rhythm of the words, the sounds - and the meaning will come." Together they created a jazz song cycle that "has New York City in the air". Sung assembled an ensemble of world class vocalists and instrumentalists, including renowned trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, to, according to Sung, "explore themes of the human condition - love, betrayal, wonder, mystery - bringing together the musical and literary worlds in a thrilling experience".  www.vtjazz.org

Torchlight Parade and Fireworks

January 20, 2019          5:45 PM

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Join us as our Mount Snow Ski & Snowboard School instructors will descend the Canyon ski trail in a beautiful torchlight glow. Immediately following we’ll light up the sky with a huge fireworks display. The best place to watch our instructors descend Canyon is between the Clocktower and the Cape House.  www.mountsnow.com

Grommet Jam #2

January 21, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

#2 of 3 Grommet Jam events for our 12 and under skiers and riders. This event series is a great way for kids to get out and learn a few things from our coaches and ski school instructors.

Coaches and instructors from our Training Center and Ski & Snowboard School will help out our little jibbers in our Grommet park at Carinthia in the morning and after a lunch break (not included) we'll have a fun park competition with an awards ceremony to immediately follow. Prizes and raffle for participants immediately following the competition at the Carinthia Base Lodge.  www.mountsnow.com

Windham County's Got Talent

January 24, 2019         6:30 - 8:30 PM

Location:  Latchis Theater, 50 Main St., Brattleboro, VT

The Bratteboro Reformer is proud to announce the second annual Windham County's Got Talent!  Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Sit back, relax, and watch twelve finalists compete for $1,000. The best part? You, the audience, will be the fifth judge! Hold on to your program, because it will give you the opportunity to vote at the end. We hope to see you there!  Twelve Finalists will be selected and will be given the opportunity to perform at Latchis Theater on January 24th. Sponsored by Whetstone Station. Cornerstone Sponsor: Brattleboro Subaru.  Click here for tickets

USASA Southern Vermont Series - Slopestyle

January 26 - 27, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

The Southern Vermont Snowboard and Freeski Series is one of the longest running USASA series in the country. It was created by Suzi Rueck in 1989 and at the time called The Green Mountain Series. From the early 2000’s Scott Palmer ran the series for 15 years until he passed the torch to Ross Powers and Paul Kelly for the 2016 season.

Snowboarding and freeskiing is not just about competing. The Southern Vermont Series promotes sportsmanship, camaraderie and pride.

Many of the top level snowboard and freeski athletes in the world have been a part of The Southern Vermont Series. We currently have the 2nd largest USASA Series in the country.

January 26-27 will feature separate slopestyle events both days in Carinthia Parks.  These competitions typically fill up, so please make sure you sign up online early in order to guarantee yourself a spot!  www.mountsnow.com

North Bennington Winter Festival

January 26, 2019             8:30 AM - 5 PM

Location:  North Bennington, VT

Time to dust off the snow, not let cabin fever creep in and come out to North Bennington to enjoy the annual community-wide Winterfest!
There is something for every age, including: Lake Paran Plunge, Winter Craft Market, Penguin Stories and Crafts, Pig Roast, Snowman Building, Tractor and Horse Rides, Indoor Carnival, Lions' Chilifest. Free admission.  More announcements to come!  Click here for information

But Why, Live! Hoots And Whistles

January 26, 2019           10:30 - 11:30 AM

Location:  Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St., Brattleboro, VT

How do owls see at night? And why do they spin their heads around? How do peregrine falcons fly? But Why?, VPR’s podcast for curious kids, comes to the Latchis Theatre on Saturday, January 26 for an interactive show all about owls and other birds.

Bird Diva Bridget Butler and live owls from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum team up with host Jane Lindholm to answer questions submitted by kids from all around the world! We’ll also learn how to hoot and fly like our feathered friends.

Join us on Saturday, January 26 at 10:30 a.m. for But Why Live! Hoots And Whistles. The show is appropriate for children of all ages, but is targeted towards kids 5-11 years old. Admission is $7 per person; children 3 and under are free.  Click here to buy tickets

Gallery Walk

February 1, 2019            5:30 - 8:30 PM

Location:  Brattleboro, VT

This festival of the arts features exhibit openings at galleries, eateries, and other businesses, most within a few blocks of Main Street. Activities, street performances, and more – a festive block party.  www.gallerywalk.org

Van's Hi-Standard Series

February 2, 2019

Location:  Carinthia, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Style is everything at this Snowboard Jam - come show what you've got to earn some cash.  No predetermined order. Tricks completed during a judged session will earn you cash!  Rotations beyond 720 degrees are not permitted, the same applies to inverted maneuvers - STYLE IS EVERYTHING!  www.mountsnow.com

16th Annual Collegiate A Cappella Concert

February 2, 2019           7:30 PM

Location:  Latchis Theater, 50 Main St., Brattleboro, VT

This popular annual benefit concert returns to the historic Latchis Theater in downtown Brattleboro, with a lineup that includes the CharlieChords of Berklee College of Music, Dartmouth Decibelles, Tufts Beelzebubs, UMaine Renaissance, UVM Top Cats, and UVM Zest.  Tickets: $15-$50  Purchase online at CatamounTix
Note: All seating is reserved. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show.

Sullivan Fortner Trio

February 9, 2019         8 PM

Location:  Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro, VT

Winner of numerous accolades, including the Cole Porter Fellowship and the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, Sullivan Fortner is one of the top players of his generation. A New Orleans native, he was the valedictorian of his high school class and then went on to receive degrees from Oberlin and Manhattan School of Music. Fortner's vision honors the jazz legacy and moves it forward. The New York Times claims that he has "an extravagant amount of talent," a fact that is illustrated by the jazz luminaries who continue to feature him as a sideman: Billy Hart, Roy Hargrove, Gary Bartz, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, John Scofield, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Nicholas Peyton, Christian Scott, Donald Harrison and many others. He will appear at the VJC with his working trio.  www.vtjazz.org

Season Passholder Appreciation Weekend

February 9 - 10, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

We say thanks to our valued Season Passholders with a weekend full of fun events and more. This is the one weekend a year when any and all Mount Snow 2018/19 Season Passes are valid, so there is no excuse for you not to come and join in on the fun!   In addition to all the great events, Passholders will also receive an additional 10% off their regular pass discounts at all retail locations.  www.mountsnow.com

USASA Southern Vermont Series - Halfpipe

February 9 - 10, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

The Southern Vermont Snowboard and Freeski Series is one of the longest running USASA series in the country. It was created by Suzi Rueck in 1989 and at the time called The Green Mountain Series. From the early 2000’s Scott Palmer ran the series for 15 years until he passed the torch to Ross Powers and Paul Kelly for the 2016 season.

Snowboarding and freeskiing is not just about competing. The Southern Vermont Series promotes sportsmanship, camaraderie and pride.

Many of the top level snowboard and freeski athletes in the world have been a part of The Southern Vermont Series. We currently have the 2nd largest USASA Series in the country.

February 9-10 will feature separate halfpipe events both days in Carinthia Parks (you must register for each day individually).  These competitions typically fill up, so please make sure you sign up online early in order to guarantee yourself a spot!  www.mountsnow.com

Cloud Nine Nuptials

February 14, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Mount Snow in the most romantic way possible: renew your vows or get married on the mountain at the top of Cloud Nine on Thursday, February 14.

We will start the morning with a lift ride up the Sunbrook Quad at 9:45 am.  We recommend loading the Bluebird Express lift no later than 9:20 am for a ride to the summit, and then skiing down "Thanks Walt" to the bottom of Sunbrook.

If you are running a few minutes late, don't worry!  Just head up the Bluebird Express and go directly to the top of the Sunbrook Quad/top of "Cloud Nine" ski trail and meet us there. The ceremony will begin as promptly as possible at 10:15 am.

Please understand that we will have a good number of couples involved and while we hope for a beautiful bluebird day, Mother Nature is not necessarily on our side - for this reason we cannot delay the ceremony, so please plan accordingly and give yourselves plenty of time in the morning.  You can always take an extra run if early!

We'll conclude by taking a run down "Cloud Nine" and then meet us back up top inside the Summit Lodge at The Bullwheel for cake & coffee.

If you would like to get married legally, you will just need to provide the Justice of the Peace with the proper paperwork for her to sign and make the matrimony official.  www.mountsnow.com

SKOLF

February 15, 2019

Location:  Carinthia Parks, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

New for this season, SKOLF presented by Airblaster swings through Carinthia Parks on February 15, 2019 for an invitational event that combines S-K-A-T-E and GOLF. Teams of four riders work their way through nine predetermined features while trying to complete a set list of tricks in the fewest amount of attempts possible in the hope of coming in under par and scoring an invite to the championship in Brighton, Utah.  More details coming soon.  www.mountsnow.com

Harris Hill Ski Jump

February 16 - 17, 2019          11 AM - 3 PM

Location:  Cedar St., Brattleboro, VT

Discover the original extreme sport. Celebrating 97 years, Harris Hill welcomes an international field of competitors for two days of ski jumping competition on New England’s only Olympic-size 90-meter hill. Come thrill to the daring flight of jumpers soaring to 300 feet at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. Festive atmosphere; fun for the whole family; music; food court; souvenirs; bonfire; beer tent.  Price: $15.00 to $20.00 —Children under 6 free.  www.harrishillskijump.com

Torchlight Parade and Fireworks

February 17, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Join us as our Mount Snow Ski & Snowboard School instructors will descend the Canyon ski trail in a beautiful torchlight glow. Immediately following we’ll light up the sky with a huge fireworks display. The best place to watch our instructors descend Canyon is between the Clocktower and the Cape House.  www.mountsnow.com

Grommet Jam Finals

February 18, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

#3 of 3 Grommet Jam events for our 12 and under skiers and riders. This event series is a great way for kids to get out and learn a few things from our coaches and ski school instructors.

Coaches and instructors from our Training Center and Ski & Snowboard School will help out our little jibbers in our Grommet park at Carinthia in the morning and after a lunch break (not included) we'll have a fun park competition with an awards ceremony to immediately follow. Prizes and raffle for participants immediately following the competition at the Carinthia Base Lodge.  ww.mountsnow.com

Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow Winterfest

February 23, 2019          5 - 10 PM

Location:  Grand Summit Hotel, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Ski-till-you-drop-a-thon and dinner for a great cause!  An evening filled with music, food, laughter and giving. Join Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow in creating recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities. This upbeat evening will feature a silent and live auction, live entertainment, buffet meal and cash bar.  For more information, please visit msadaptive.org.

Gallery Walk

March 1, 2019            5:30 - 8:30 PM

Location:  Brattleboro, VT

This festival of the arts features exhibit openings at galleries, eateries, and other businesses, most within a few blocks of Main Street. Activities, street performances, and more – a festive block party.  www.gallerywalk.org

Bud Light Mardi Gras

March 2, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Join us as Mount Snow transforms into Bourbon St. There will be fun Bud Light sponsored Après Ski parties going on inside Cuzzins with live music in the afternoon, plus more music at night at the Snow Barn.

Oh, and what would Mardi Gras be without beads? We will have over 12,000 to giveaway in lift lines, lodges, parties, and other locations all day long!

So get out your purple, green, and gold and join Mount Snow and Bud Light for this epic party!  www.mountsnow.com

2019 Circus Spectacular

March 2 - 3, 2019        Sat. 7:30 - 9:30 PM,  Sun. 1 - 3 PM

Location:  Latchis Theater, 50 Main St., Brattleboro, VT

The Circus Spectacular is a dazzling fundraising event. Starring guest artists from circuses around the world, this is a unique opportunity to see some of today's most renowned high flying aerialists, acrobats, and jugglers in Brattleboro on the Latchis Theater stage. An evening of incredible, world-class entertainment for the entire family. All proceeds from this annual event support outreach programming by the New England Center for Circus Arts. NECCA offers free and discounted programming with many collaborators for at risk youth including Brattleboro housing developments, Boys & Girls Club, the Retreat and Kurn Hattin Homes. Approximately 1 in 6 NECCA students receive some form of tuition assistance to the many programs that range from physical literacy for youth to professional training for adults.  Assigned Seating. Tickets will be on sale at the box office 1 hour before the show begins (6:30 pm Saturday & 12 pm Sunday). Online ticket sales will end 4 hours before the show (3:30 pm Saturday & 9 am Sunday).  Click here for tickets

Jack Jump World Championships

March 3, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

The Jack Jump World Championships return to Mount Snow again this March! A combination of homemade Jack Jump design and ingenuity and user skill will factor into determining who can make it down our dual paneled slalom Charlie's Chase course with the best combined time. After the race join us for an after party complete with awards and a bib raffle for all competitors.

Speed, great racing, fantastic crashes and a ton of fun make the Jack Jump World Championships at Mount Snow a can't miss- So get your Jack Jump ready!  www.mountsnow.com

Burton Park Affair

March 9 - 10, 2019

Location:  Carinthia Parks, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Calling all female riders for a lady-shred weekend packed full of park riding, progression, socializing and making memories and friends that last a lifetime. Once again, the Carinthia Parks crew will be designing a private progression park specifically for the camp, which serves as the perfect space for riders to progress, so get ready to push your limits. www.mountsnow.com

Bud Light ShamRock Fest

March 15 - 17, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Celebrate St. Patrick's weekend at Mount Snow starting Friday, March 15 and continuing through Sunday, March 17!  Thousands of our most fervent (and verdant) fans descend to party on Cuzzins Deck, ski in costume, and rock out to live Irish music outdoors. There will be eggs and kegs in the morning, the annual Pot O' Gold scavenger hunt for a 19/20 Season Pass, and more!  Tickets will be discounted on Friday, March 15, so get them before they sell out!  www.mountsnow.com

Russell Malone Quartet

March 16, 2019         8 PM

Location:  Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro, VT

The New York Times has called Malone "a guitarist of taste and tradition." As a young man, Malone toured with several artists fitting that mold including Nat King Cole's brother, Freddie Cole, Harry Connick Jr. and Diana Krall. But Malone is a guitarist's guitarist who has elevated the creativity of the bebop line to a sublime art-form. In response to listening to Malone during a Downbeat Blindfold Test, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel responded by noting "Obviously, we are in the capable hands of a master. Absolutely fluid touch and beautiful integration between moving lines and harmonic cadences... to play this stuff is extremely hard. This is an absolute master, the best of the best." Malone developed his sound to match the soul-drenched guitar sound common to his home state of Georgia before moving to New York where he honed his own, completely personal style. Malone is now one of the leading guitarists on the scene today, a mature and revered master. Perhaps he is best known more for his recorded work accompanying other jazz greats like Kenny Barron, Ron Carter or Jimmy Smith, but Malone has fourteen albums out as a leader of his own collaborations.  www.vtjazz.org

Bud Light Reggaefest

March 22 - 24, 2019

Location:  Main Base Area, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Bud Light Reggaefest returns to Mount Snow for a weekend of fantastic live Reggae music! Featuring great performances at the Snow Barn as well as a party out in the Base Area Saturday and Sunday. Plus check out our annual Sink or Skim Pond Skimming competition on Saturday and the Duct Tape Derby on Sunday.  www.mountsnow.com

Bud Light Sink or Swim

March 23, 2019

Location:  Main Base Area, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Our annual pond skimming competition! Think you can make it across our 100 foot long icy cold pond? Don your best costume and give it a shot!

Those who make it across dry will be judged by our esteemed panel based on costume, form & style to determine this year's Sink or Skim Champion and winner of a 2019/20 Season Pass!

To register, come to the Main Base Lodge by Tony's Pizza at 11 am the morning of.  The event is limited to the first 100 participants, and those under 18 who wish to try their luck must have a parent or guardian present at registration.  www.mountsnow.com

Bud Light Duct Tape Derby

March 24, 2019

Location:  Tubing Hill, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

A Mount Snow Signature Event! The Duct Tape Derby has grown into one of the funnest and most unique competitions you'll ever witness (or be involved in). Build a craft of only Cardboard, Duct Tape, Zip Ties and Paint. That's it!

Awards will be given out for: 
1) Best Slider 
2) Most Creative 
3) Best Kids Only Sled 
4) Judges Choice

So save that cardboard and get ready for another year of fun at the Duct Tape Derby!!!  www.mountsnow.com

The Vermont Brew & Chili Stroll

March 29, 2019         5 - 7 PM

Location:  downtown Wilmington, VT

Fashioned after the Wine and Soup Stroll in September, Brew & Chili Stroll will feature Village Wide Craft Beer Tasting and a chili competition for local chefs. Sponsored by The Southern Vermont Deerfield Valley Chamber and Ratu’s Liquor Market, we are encouraging chefs to think globally when creating chili. We saw well over 600 participants enjoying soup from talented chefs at the wine and soup stroll. www.visitvermont.com

11th Annual Winter Brewers Festival

March 30, 2019

Location:  Main Base Area, Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

Join us as we celebrate springtime, live music, and of course, beer!   www.mountsnow.com

Bud Light Glade-iator

March 31, 2019

Location:  Mt. Snow, W. Dover, VT

The Glade-iator competition is a mogul skiing contest on the soft bumps of the legendary Ripcord, one of the steepest trails in the east! Competitors will show off their bump and jump skills and will be judged on a combination of time, form, line, and aerial maneuvers off one of our two jumps (option of small or large). This is also one of the best spectator events of the year, complete with sun, snow and a cash BBQ & Bud Light bar. Ripcord will be closed to the public, so the best way to get there is to take River Run from the top of the Canyon Express lift.  www.mountsnow.com

Solo Jazz Piano Festival

April 12 - 13, 2019            8 PM

Location:  Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro, VT

Our third annual solo jazz piano festival celebrates the VJC's 9' Steinway concert grand piano, a gift from the Mckenzie Family Charitable Trust. This festival honors the piano's immense contribution in jazz by presenting leading and upcoming musicians who have devoted their lives to mastering the instrument's creative potential and stylistic legacies. This year's headliner is NEA Jazz Master Joanne Brackeen, who is one of the most decorated pianists in the jazz tradition. With over 20 albums as a leader, Brackeen is also a veteran of the bands of Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson Joe Farrell, Freddie Hubbard, Toots Thielemans and Stan Getz, to name a few.

This year the VJC will be collaborating with the American Piano Association for the first time to present formally a laureate of the APA's Cole Porter Jazz Fellowship Award.  www.vtjazz.org

Pedrito Martinez and Alfredo Rodriguez Duo

May 18, 2019             8 PM

Location:  Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro, VT

Two of Cuba's greatest young musical masters will come together in an incendiary duo performance. Pedrito Martínez (b. 1973) is the winner of the Thelonious Monk competition in percussion and Alfredo Rodriguez (b. 1985) has quickly emerged as one of the finest Cuban jazz pianists after being "discovered" by legendary producer Quincy Jones. Martínez' fame spread initially due to his work with the folkloric ensemble, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, which led to work with Jane Bunnett's Spirit of Havana in 1998. Since then he has become one of the most highly regarded Afro-Cuban percussionists in the world. Pianist Rodriguez attended three music conservatories in Cuba, winning classical piano competitions in each. After performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2016, he was invited by Quincy Jones to collaborate on a project that was presented at the Shanghai World Expo. These two Grammy-nominated artists first worked together on Rodriquez' 2012 release Invasion Parade. Since that initial session they have had the rare arrangement of performing together as a duo, leaving audiences completely mesmerized by their fearless and virtuosic playing.  www.vtjazz.org

Sheila Jordan with Cameron Brown, Eugene Uman and Friends

June 1, 2019           8 PM

Location:  Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro, VT

This concert celebrates NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan in her 90th year. It serves as an expression of gratitude to Jordan for her loving and generous 20-plus year involvement in our community as a mentor and performer. VJC director, Eugene Uman usually performs on this date with his Convergence Project. This concert is a golden opportunity to join forces with one of the vocal legends of our time in its stead. We will also welcome Jordan's muse, bassist Cameron Brown, and other friends (TBA) to enhance the festivities.

In her autobiography "Jazz Child, a Portrait of Sheila Jordan," Jordan tells of how the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker "gave me courage by telling me I was unique in my sound and that I had million-dollar ears." Her 1963 debut on Blue Note Records, Portrait of Sheila, is considered a jazz classic. Since then she has recorded over 22 albums as a leader and appeared as a guest soloist on hundreds of others. Along with the NEA Jazz Master Award, Jordan has received an IAJE Humanitarian Award, a Mary Lou Williams' Women in Jazz Lifetime of Service Award and many others. Sheila has taught thousands of students around the world, helping them to realize their potential, and encourages us all to savor and delight in the immensity and swinging depth of jazz music.  www.vtjazz.org

Strolling of the Heifers Parade, Expo, and Weekend Events

June 7 - 9, 2019           Friday, 5 - 8:30 PM, Saturday, 9 AM - 4 PM, Sunday, 8 AM - 4 PM

Location:  downtown Brattleboro, VT