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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Music (28)

• Feist, Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne.

• Balance DJ & Karaoke, Sunday, July 6, 9PM at Franny O's in South Burlington.

• Bonjour-Hi! (electronica), Sunday, July 6, 9PM at Club Metronome in Burlington.

• Burlington Concert Band, Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Battery Park in Burlington.

• Craftsbury Chamber Players, Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Craftsbury Common in Craftsbury.

• Dan Strauss & Remy de Laroque (acoustic), Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Radio Bean in Burlington.

• Drag Bingo, Sunday, July 6, 8PM at 1/2 Lounge in Burlington.

• Goshen Ramblers (Americana), Sunday, July 6, 7:30PM at Bee's Knees in Morrisville.

• Irish Session (Irish), Sunday, July 6, 5PM at Rí Rá Irish Pub in Burlington.

• 'Jazz From Juilliard', Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury Common.

• Jazz On Tap (jazz), Sunday, July 6, 7:30PM at The Hub Pizzeria & Pub in Johnson.

• Karaoke with Pete, Sunday, July 6, 9PM at Backstage Pub in Essex Junction.

• Karaoke with Steve LeClair, Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Nightcrawlers in Colchester.

• Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus (reggae), Sunday, July 6, 10PM at Nectar's in Burlington.

• Montreal International Jazz Festival, Sunday, July 6, 12–11:59PM at Various locations in Montreal.

• Moroz, Harvey, Santor Trio (jazz), Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Langdon Street Café in Montpelier.

• Myra Flynn & Spark (neo-soul), Sunday, July 6, 8PM at Red Square in Burlington.

• Old Time Sessions, Sunday, July 6, 1PM at Radio Bean in Burlington.

• Pine Street Jazz with Amber DeLaurentis (jazz), Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Lincoln Inn Tavern in Essex Junction.

• Queen City Jazz Quintet (jazz), Sunday, July 6, 4PM at Breakwater Café in Burlington.

• Rochester Chamber Music Society, Sunday, July 6, 4PM at Rochester High School in Rochester.

• Sinfonietta Symphony Series Concert (classical), Sunday, July 6, 7:30PM at Lake Placid Center for the Arts in Lake Placid.

• Sugar High with Tricky Pat & Elliott (DJ), Sunday, July 6, 10PM at Red Square in Burlington.

• 'Tea, Music & Art', Sunday, July 6, 1–5PM at Fisk Farm Art Center in Isle La Motte.

• The Castaways (acoustic-rock), Sunday, July 6, 5PM at Naked Turtle in Plattsburgh.

• Trio Gusto (jazz), Sunday, July 6, 5PM at Radio Bean in Burlington.

• Twiddle (jam), Sunday, July 6, 9PM at Naked Turtle in Plattsburgh.

• VSO Summer Festival Tour, Sunday, July 6, 7:30PM at Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow in Stowe.

EVENTS (20)

• Firefly Festival - Games and live music set off an evening celebration honoring early summer's most romantic bug. Sunday, July 6, 5–10PM at Four Springs Farm in Royalton. $7 per person or $16 per family. [Fairs&Festivals]

• July 4th Weekend Festivities - Vermonters go fourth in a variety of ways, over the course of four days. (Click the "Event Website" link on this page to see our full list of Independence Day events.) Thursday, July 3 3PM – Sunday, July 6 10PM at Various locations statewide. See individual listings for location, date, time, cost and contact info. [Holidays]

• Animal Feeding - Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff. Sunday, July 6: 10:30AM, 12:30PM, 3PM at ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington. $7-9.50. [Kids]

• 'Annie' - The Stowe Theatre Guild stages the period musical about a scrappy orphan with a curly mop, a big voice and a generous adopted dad. Sunday, July 6: 2PM, 8PM at Akeley Memorial Building in Stowe. $20, children 12 and under $10. [Theater]

• Battle of Hubbardton - Hands-on historians stage a re-enactment of the only Revolutionary War battle fought on Vermont soil, complete with games and demos of colonial life. Sunday, July 6, 7:30AM–5PM at Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton. $5; free for kids under age 15. [Etc.]

• Charity Bingo - Players seek matches on numbered cards, then say the magic word. Sunday, July 6, 7PM at Broadacres Bingo Hall in Colchester. $10 for 12 cards. [Etc.]

• Circus Smirkus - The Vermont-based, touring kids’ troupe presents a big-top show featuring scientific discovery via juggling, aerials and acrobatics. Sunday, July 6: 1PM, 6PM at Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. $15.50-18.50. [Theater]

• 'Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type' - Bovines put their demands in black and white in an hour-long musical adaptation of Doreen Cronin's picture book. Sunday, July 6, 4PM at Weston Rod & Gun Club in Weston. $15, $8 for children under 12. [Kids]

• 'East Africa Speaks' - Two Ugandan playwrights present their work as part of a two-week residency. A reading of Remember Lumumba, by Charles Mulekwa (8 p.m.), follows one of Cooking Oil, by Deborah Asiimwe (5 p.m.). Sunday, July 6: 5PM, 8PM at Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College in Hanover. Free. [Theater]

• 'Jack and the Beanstalk' - A plucky lad scales a magic vine to tour a land of giants and wonders in a musical adaptation of the fairy tale. Sunday, July 6: 11AM, 1PM, 3PM at McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College in Colchester. $8. [Kids]

• Lake Placid 'I Love Barbecue' Festival - A "Lake Placid Idol" talent contest and other fun stuff sets off savory fare at this three-day festival featuring 42 teams competing to produce the best version of chicken, ribs, pork butt and beef brisket. Sunday, July 6, 10AM–6PM at Olympic Center in Lake Placid. [Food&Drink]

• Segway Rides - Folks ages 12 and up take self-balancing, electric-powered transportation devices for a spin, as part of ECHO's new "Body Language" exhibit. Sunday, July 6: 11AM, 1PM at ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington. $7-9 includes admission. [Etc.]

• 'Sherlock's Last Case' - The master sleuth tackles a "perfect crime" in Charles Marowitz's modern take-off on Arthur Conan Doyle. Sunday, July 6, 5PM at Depot Theatre in Westport. $21-25. [Theater]

• 'Sound of Music' - Young actors from central Vermont and the Upper Valley stage the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, and make the hills come alive with... well, you know. Sunday, July 6, 2PM at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. $10-15. [Theater]

• St. Albans July 4th Weekend Celebration - Assert your independence by running in a 10 a.m. triathlon, or enjoy food, music, fireworks and friends in the evening. Fireworks at dusk. Sunday, July 6, 10AM–10PM at St. Albans Bay Park in St. Albans. Free. [Holidays]

• Stowe Farmers' Market - Preserves, produce and other provender attract fans of local food. Sunday, July 6, 10:30AM at Red Barn Shops Field in Stowe. Free. [Food&Drink]

• 'The Dining Room' - A.R. Gurney's masterpiece of 20th-century American family life unfolds in a series of table-centered tableaux dissecting birthday parties, holidays, breakfasts and affairs. Sunday, July 6, 3PM at Dorset Theatre in Dorset. $15-40. [Theater]

• 'The Importance of Being Earnest' - What's in a name? Not a lot, in Lost Nation Theater's production of Oscar Wilde's comedy about tomfoolery among the upper classes. Sunday, July 6, 2PM at Montpelier City Hall Auditorium in Montpelier. $15-25. [Theater]

• 'The Sound of Music' - More than 120 central Vermont youth "climb every mountain" to stage Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical about singing Austrian siblings. Sunday, July 6, 2PM at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. $10-15. [Theater]

• 'What the Butler Saw' - In this seamy, late-’60s satire by British playwright Joe Orton, a power-hungry psychiatrist attempts to seduce his prospective secretary. Sunday, July 6, 7:30PM at Unadilla Theater in Marshfield. $10-20. [Theater]

Movies

• Iron Man - Robert Downey Jr. plays a billionaire who constructs a suit of high-tech armor to fight crime in this Marvel Comics adaptation from director Jon Favreau. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges. (126 min, PG-13)

• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - In the saga's latest installment, 19 years have passed, but Jones is still doing pretty much the same old thing. You know: saving the world. Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone and Cate Blanchett star. Steven Spielberg directs. (123 min, PG-13)

• Young@Heart - From director Stephen Walker comes this documentary about a choir composed of elderly men and women who sing nothing but hard rock tunes. (108 min, PG)

• Sex and the City - Michael Patrick King brings the popular HBO series he executive-produced to the big screen. Features original cast members Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Chris Noth. (145 min, R)

• Kung Fu Panda - Jack Black heads the voice cast in this computer-generated comedy about a lazy, out-of-shape bear who goes into training to fight off a powerful invading force. With Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan. (95 min, PG)

• You Don't Mess With the Zohan - Adam Sandler stars in the latest from director Dennis (Big Daddy) Dugan, the saga of an Israeli commando who fakes his own death so he can travel to America and pursue his dream of becoming a hairstylist. Costarring John Turturro, Nick Swardson and Lainie Kazan. (112 min, PG-13)

• The Happening - Mark Wahlberg stars in the latest from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, in which a father attempts to keep his family safe in the wake of a mysterious apocalyptic event. Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo costar. (90 min, R)

• The Incredible Hulk - The latest screen version of the popular comic features Edward Norton and focuses on military attempts to misappropriate the Green One's super-powers. With Liv Tyler and Tim Roth. Directed by Louis Leterrier. (112 min, PG-13)

• Then She Found Me - Helen Hunt directed, cowrote and stars in this adaptation of the Elinor Lipman bestseller about a down-on-her-luck schoolteacher who longs to have a child but has yet to find Mr. Right. Colin Firth, Bette Midler and Matthew Broderick costar. (100 min, R)

• The Fall - A wounded stuntman tells stories to amuse a little girl he meets in the hospital, and we watch his tales come to life in this visual phantasmagoria from Tarsem (The Cell) Singh. With Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru. (117 min, R)

• Get Smart - Steve Carell stars in this screen adaptation of the popular 1960s television series about a secret agent whose enthusiasm exceeds his intelligence. Anne Hathaway plays Agent 99. Alan Arkin's the Chief. Directed by Peter (Tommy Boy) Segal. (111 min, PG-13)

• The Love Guru - Returning to live action for the first time in half a decade, Mike Myers takes on the role of an American who was raised in an Indian ashram and returns to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune as a spiritual advisor. With Jessica Alba and Justin Timberlake. Marco Schnabel makes his directorial debut. (89 min, PG-13)

• Hancock - Will Smith stars in this long-gestated action comedy about a grouchy alcoholic with superpowers who saves people’s lives when he isn’t busy pissing them off. With Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron and Johnny Galecki. Peter Berg directs. (100 min, PG-13)

• WALL-E - Fred Willard, Sigourney Weaver and John Ratzenberger are among the voice cast in Pixar's computer-animated comedy about a robot left behind on Earth when humankind is forced to relocate. Directed by Andrew Stanton. (103 min, G)

• Wanted - Russian filmmaker Timbor Bekmambetov brings Mark Millar's graphic novel series to the screen with this action adventure concerning a secret society composed of people who have superpowers and are dedicated to avenging victims of injustice, using the deadliest possible means. James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman star. (110 min, R)

• Kit Kittredge: An American Girl - Abigail Breslin stars in this first feature based on the bestselling American Girl series. The Oscar nominee plays a resourceful young woman who solves a mystery and saves her family's home during the Great Depression. Stanley Tucci, Joan Cusack, and Julia Ormond costar. Patricia Rozema directs. (94 min, G)

• Mongol - From director Sergei Bodrov comes the epic tale of a warrior who makes it his mission to unite the Mongol people under one leader. With Tadanobu Asano. (124 min, R)

• Flight of the Red Balloon - Taiwan-based filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien brings us this minimalist homage to Albert Lamorisse's beloved 1956 children's short. Juliette Binoche, Song Fang and Simon Iteanu star. (114 min, NR)

Art (80)

• 'Art of Vermont: The State Collection', Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville. Dating back to 1884, these 35 landscape paintings were collected by the State of Vermont; this is the first gallery exhibition of a two-year statewide tour. Painters include Julian Scott, James Gilman, Thomas Curtin, Viiu Niiler, Jeanette Chupack and Elizabeth Nelson.

• Rebecca Gottesman, Tip Top Cafe, White River Junction. "Nature's Wonders," large oil landscape paintings by the Upper Valley artist.

• 'Water Works', Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington. Water-inspired art and objects, from pitchers to holy water sprinklers to beach-resort photographs, from the permanent collection.

• Alisa Dworsky, Chaffee Art Center, Rutland. Prints, drawings and sculpture from the past 10 years by the Montpelier artist.

• 'Alma-Tadema and Antiquity: Imagining Classical Sculpture in Late-Nineteenth-Century Britain', Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover. A display focused on the museum's most important 19th-century European painting, "The Sculpture Gallery" (1874), by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, along with related prints, photos and other objects.

• Amalia Elena Veralli & Henry Erickson, Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield. Flower macro photographs and "Water Sutras" photographs, respectively.

• Anne Sportun, Grannis Gallery, Burlington. "Experimental Jewelry" by the Canadian designer; and David Johansen: "Light Forms and Icescapes," images of ephemeral objects and events.

• 'Art Now', Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury. Recent acquisitions in photography and film/video.

• Arthur Williams, Vermont Arts Council Spotlight Gallery, Montpelier. "Remembering Maine," paintings.

• Arthur Zorn, Governor's Office Gallery, Montpelier. "Improving Visions," new works by the Vermont artist.

• 'Bazaar Bizarre', Cooler Gallery, White River Junction. A gallery full of odd items, from Mali basketry to Urdu totes to stone candelabras and more.

• 'Black Womanhood: Images, Icons, and Ideologies of the African Body', Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover. This traveling exhibition examines the historical roots of black womanhood through more than 100 sculptures, prints, photographs, video and other media.

• Bread & Puppet Poster Exhibit, Plainfield Community Center Gallery, Plainfield. Limited edition original historical and political posters and Bread and Puppet Press art.

• Cooperative Gallery Show, Jacob Walker Art Gallery, Morristown. Artwork by the 24 gallery members includes all styles of painting, collage, three-dimensional works and notecards.

• Cristina Pellechio & Esme Thompson, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe. The ceramic artist and painter share an exhibit in the East Gallery.

• Dave Kinsey, Pursuit Gallery, Burlington. "Paper Trail," prints that reflect the human experience through images of urban figures by the California-based artist.

• David A. Porter, The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds, Montpelier. "Urban Exploration," 35mm photography of abandoned mills, factories and other buildings around New York and Vermont.

• David Sokol, Kasini House, Burlington. Prints from the artist's new book, The Golem of Church Street, and other work that examines and reflects on a "new and emerging anti-Semitism."

• Denis Versweyveld & Stella Ehrich, The Brick Box Gallery, Paramount Theatre, Rutland. Sculpture, paintings and drawings that are "portraits of objects"; and paintings resulting from a "kitchen epiphany," respectively.

• Don Sunseri, White Water Gallery, East Hardwick. Artworks by the late founder of the GRACE progam, along with pieces by artists who currently work there: Michael Gray, Marie La Pre Grabon, Carol Putham and Kathy Stark.

• Reception: Don Sunseri, White Water Gallery, East Hardwick. Artworks by the late founder of the GRACE progam, along with pieces by artists who currently work there: Michael Gray, Marie La Pre Grabon, Carol Putham and Kathy Stark. Sunday, July 6, 4–7PM.

• Dot Kibbee & Merrill Densmore, GRACE, Hardwick. Unique, delicate heavily patterned paintings, and colorful, bold paintings of the rural Vermont landscape, respectively.

• Elise Engler & Barbara Zucker, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington. "Re-Figure," an exhibit of "portraiture" that conveys the essence of being without the physical likeness, but with illustrations of clothing, objects and other images.

• Elizabeth Cleary, Opportunities Credit Union, Burlington. Paintings of people, places and still lifes that emphasize light.

• Elizabeth Nelson Landscape paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media.

• Ernest Haas, Fisk Farm Art Center, Isle La Motte. The well-known maritime and historical artist has a rare solo show of paintings and limited-edition prints, including one of the Isle La Motte Light.

• Fred X. Brownstein & the Beaver, The Brick Box Gallery, Paramount Theatre, Rutland. "Beaver Chews," a tongue-in-cheek installation by the artist with the help of some "superb wood carvers."

• 'Garden Reflections', Northeast Kingdom Artisans' Guild Backroom Gallery, St. Johnsbury. A collaborative exhibit of prints and paintings by by Marion Greenwood, Ellen Levitt, Meryl Lebowitz and Viiu Niiler.

• "Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition", Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall, Burlington. Photographs and facts about the atomic bombings and calls for peace, presented by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

• 'In Their Own Words: Stories From Refugees Settled in Vermont Communities',