You can see 'Frozen,' Judy Collins or 'Elf' this week in Vermont
You can see 'Frozen,' Judy Collins or 'Elf' this week in Vermont
Brent Hallenbeck, Burlington Free PressThu, November 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM UTC
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We’re heading into a bit of a lean time in the Vermont arts and entertainment scene. Unless it’s a production filled with tinsel and sparkling lights, events without a holiday theme will become relatively scarce for the rest of the year.
This pre-Thanksgiving stretch, however, has lots of variety on the creative calendar. There is a holiday event listed here — Lyric Theatre is offering “Elf” at the Flynn — but otherwise you’ll find concerts by Judy Collins and Carbon Leaf as well as an appearance in Stowe by Stewart Copeland, best known as percussionist for ‘80s stars The Police.
“Elf” isn't the only theatrical offering, as “The Addams Family” appears in Middlebury and White River Junction gets “Frozen.” And in an era where music venues seem to be shutting down left and right, it’s heartening to see Zenbarn getting ready to celebrate a decade of entertainment in Waterbury Center.
Adam Conover does three nights of comedy
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12-Saturday, Nov. 14, and 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13-Saturday, Nov. 14, comedian Adam Conover does five sets in three nights at the Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington. $30. vermontcomedy.com
‘Elf’ on a stage in Burlington
7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12-Friday, Nov. 13, and 1 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14-Sunday, Nov. 15, Lyric Theatre stages a musical production of the popular film “Elf,” the Flynn, Burlington. $21.25-$65. flynnvt.org or lyrictheatrevt.org
‘Songs My Mother Taught Me’ in Montpelier
7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, soprano Mary Bonhag and organist Lynnette Combs combine for a recital titled “Songs My Mother Taught Me” that celebrates St. Cecilia and all mothers, Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier. $20 suggested donation. marybonhagsoprano.com
Ukrainian musician visits Middlebury College
7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut, who performs on a 65-string harp known as the bandura, makes her Vermont debut with a performance in the Robison Concert Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College. $5-$30. middlebury.edu/arts
Vermont return for Carbon Leaf
8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, folk-based indie-rock band Carbon Leaf returns to a venue it knows well, the Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington. $30. highergroundmusic.com
A farewell to Judy Collins
7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, iconic ‘60s singer Judy Collins, on her farewell tour, joins the Vermont Symphony Orchestra for a performance at the Paramount Theatre, Rutland. $70-$175. paramountvt.org
Get your fill of Phillip Phillips
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips plays under the bright lights of the Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington. $37.50. highergroundmusic.com
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Zenbarn marks 10 years of music
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Zenbarn celebrates a decade of offering music with “The Zenniversary,” a 10th-anniversary party featuring Matt Hagen’s Classy Boss with guests including DJ Taka ($15-$25). The bash continues at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, when one-man band and Vermont native Matt Lorenz, who goes by stage name The Suitcase Junket, plays a show with opener Caitlin Canty that was moved from the now-defunct Burlington venue Light Club Lamp Shop to Zenbarn, Waterbury Center. $15 in advance, $20 day of show. zenbarnvt.com
More from the Twangtown Paramours
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, Americana duo the Twangtown Paramours play the Westford Music Series, Westford Common Hall. Free; donations accepted. westfordcommonhall.org/westford-music-series
Stewart Copeland hits Stowe
7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, famed percussionist Stewart Copeland, best known for his work with The Police, brings his “Have I Said Too Much” spoken-word tour in an event co-presented by Higher Ground to Spruce Peak Arts, Stowe. $39.71-$54.15. highergroundmusic.com or sprucepeakarts.org
Music from Argentina in Plainfield
7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, Argentinian multi-instrumentalist Rumbo Tumba performs in the Haybarn Theatre at The Creative Campus at Goddard, Plainfield. $34.95-$44. thecreativecampus.org
Imani Winds breeze into Middlebury
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, the wind-instrument quintet Imani Winds, joined by pianist and composer Stewart Goodyear, return for a performance in Robison Concert Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College. $5-$30. middlebury.edu/arts
‘The Addams Family’ goes to college
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18-Friday, Nov. 20, Middlebury College Musical Theatre presents three performances of the comic Broadway musical “The Addams Family,” Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. $5-$10. townhalltheater.org
Northern Stage gets ‘Frozen’
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, the Northern Stage production of the Broadway musical of Disney’s “Frozen” begins its stay through Jan. 3, Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction. $10-$110. northernstage.org
The Flynn brings in John Scofield
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, eclectic musician John Scofield and his project Electrospective, featuring Oteil Burbridge, Larry Goldings and Adam Deitch, plays the Flynn, Burlington. $32.-$69.75. flynnvt.org
Contact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck@burlingtonfreepress.com.
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