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Presented by Middlebury Acting Company
May 1–3 & May 7–10

In weekly meetings Eureka Day School’s five board members develop and update policy to preserve this culture of inclusivity, reaching decisions only by consensus. But when a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community, facts become subjective and every solution divisive, leaving the school’s leadership to confront the central question of our time: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth?

Tuesday, May 19
Cocktail Hour: 5:00-6:00 PM
Lecture: 6:00-7:00 PM

Current Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone is touring the state to take listeners deep into the work of a previous Vermont Poet Laureate. Focusing on the poems themselves and opening up a discussion about the phenomenon of poetry's place in our world, this lecture series will underscore how poems and poets are vital to our state, connecting community members to the changing landscape, architecture, wildlife, and to each other on the most intimate level.

Presented by Vermont Book Shop
Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30

In these poems, Alvarez traces her life gently, a fingertip following lines on a page, through memories of her childhood in the Dominican Republic, a dictatorship dramatically survived, the smells of sancocho and sofrito, the formative influence of her tías and her sisters, her move to America and the challenges of learning English, the search for mental health and beauty, redemption and success.

Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 PM

Vermont Bookshop presents a conversation with Stephen Kiernan on his new engrossing tale of two women whose lives collide as they contend with the art and legacy of the brilliant, tragic painter Jackson Pollock.

The Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of live opera transmissions brings world-class productions direct from the Met stage in New York to cinemas and theaters around the globe.

Presented by Opera Company of Middlebury

Town Hall Theater welcomes back Opera Company of Middlebury this Spring for their production of Verdi’s La Traviata, as well as their Young Artist Program, who will perform the US Premiere of Babel 46. Click below for more information on these performances, plus Meet the Singers and the Under 26 Program.

Submission Deadline: May 15
Event: September 17, 2026

We invite Middle and High School students across the State of Vermont to be a part of our nation’s 250th anniversary by sharing artwork and poetry to describe what Liberty means to them.