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Rehearsals Cafe is Open!

Sponsored by:
Mahaney Arts Center
Staying on campus for mid-semester break? So are we! Rehearsals Cafe is open for beverage service and light fare. The grab-and-go menu includes coffee, tea, espresso drinks, yogurt parfaits, salads, sandwiches, hot soup, and sushi. Come enjoy a delicious day at the Mahaney Center for the Arts!

Mahaney Arts Center Cafe

Open to the Public

Rehearsals Cafe is Open!

Sponsored by:
Mahaney Arts Center
Staying on campus for mid-semester break? So are we! Rehearsals Cafe is open for beverage service and light fare. The grab-and-go menu includes coffee, tea, espresso drinks, yogurt parfaits, salads, sandwiches, hot soup, and sushi. Come enjoy a delicious day at the Mahaney Center for the Arts!

Mahaney Arts Center Cafe

Open to the Public
Photo of conductor and a still image of a film

Vermont Symphony Orchestra: A Night at the Movies

Sponsored by:
Mahaney Arts Center
An encore presentation from the 2022 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.  A Night at the Movies features a live, 22-piece VSO chamber orchestra accompanying seven documentary and animation films with Vermont ties. The program weaves through a breadth of musical styles and film stories, from two animated shopping carts searching for love to the story of Hansel and Gretel. Adventurous lemurs learn to fly, a little girl grows up in an undocumented farmworker family, and a director chronicles his path from prison to filmmaking.

Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

$25/$20/$10/$5
Open to the Public
Taiko drummer standing at large, elevated drum

Lunch and Learn with Burlington Taiko

Please join us for a participatory workshop with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko Group! To kick off the Mahaney Arts Center’s 30th anniversary, Burlington Taiko will on campus for a weeklong residency. This Lunch and Learn is a chance for you to learn about the Japanese art form of Taiko, and even play the drums yourself! This event is open to Middlebury College faculty and staff.

Mahaney Arts Center Plaza

Free
Taiko drummer standing at large, elevated drum

Movement Matters: Burlington Taiko

Sponsored by:
Mahaney Arts Center and Dance
Join Burlington Taiko Founder and Artistic Director Stuart Paton for an exciting workshop designed to invigorate body and spirit, bridge international cultures, and rebuild the sense of community that was diminished during the pandemic. Since 1987, Burlington Taiko has been mesmerizing audiences with the powerful, spellbinding and propulsive sounds of the Taiko drums. Burlington Taiko Group estimates it has introduced over half a million people to the power of Taiko via performances from the Boston Marathon toBurlington’s First Night to the Black Ships Festival in Newport, RI, and more.

Mahaney Arts Center Plaza

Free
Open to the Public
picture of Taiko drummers performing outside

Mahaney Arts Center 30th Anniversary Celebration: Burlington Taiko

Sponsored by:
Mahaney Arts Center
To kick off the Mahaney Arts Center’s 30th anniversary, Burlington Taiko performs two half-hour sets on the MAC’s back lawn. Come for the 4:30 or 5:30 PM shows, or stay for both! Come early for a parade from the center of campus starting at 3:45 PM. All ages. Rain or shine. Sign language interpretation will be provided.

Mahaney Arts Center Plaza

Free
Open to the Public