June Schedule of Events at The Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts

June 2nd, 8pm - Scott Mullet Jazz Trio. World-class tenor saxophone, former Woody Herman alumni.
Members $10, Nonmembers $15.

June 3rd, 4pm - Love Poems from Shakespeare, Marvell, Beckett, Blake, Byron, Coleridge, Emerson, Dickinson, Marge Piercy and E.E. Cummings. Laced with plenty of informal talk.
A $10 donation is suggested.

June 8th, 8pm - The Feminine Divine Quartet. Experience outstanding jazz from this group of professional female jazz musicians from Western Mass.
Members $10, Nonmembers $15.

June 9th, 4pm - Accendo Dance Company, under the direction of Loralee Scott-Conforti, will premiere their new work: Tapestry of a Woman's Soul which embarks on a spiritual journey incorporating the 12th century music of Hildegard of Bingen through the spirituals of the African slaves and into the contemporary poetry of Maya Angelou. A special presentation with students from the Arts Movement Dance Company, Invisible Souls, will feature a powerful and artistic call to action on the pandemic of human trafficking which victimizes women and children in the United States and around the globe.
Members $10, Non members $15.

June 10th, 4pm - Shakespeare Monologues from (and thoughts about) some of his contradictory characters: both Kings Richard, Prince Hal, Hamlet, Romeo, Juliet, Joan of Arc, Hermione, at least one Fool, Claudio and Isabella, Kate, Emilia and Prospero, possibly giving us Shakespeare's own farewell.
A $10 donation is suggested.

June 17th, 4pm - Just So Stories. Rudyard Kipling, who wrote The Jungle Book in Dummerston, VT, was at the peak of his career when he wrote the Just So Stories in 1902. They are unusual in their use of fantastic, musical language and in their appeal to hearers of all ages. We will include How the Leopard Got His Spots, The Elephant's Child, The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo, and maybe one or two more; Closing of the Power of Beauty.
A $10 donation is suggested.

June 29th, 5:30-8pm - Opening Reception for Jack Dowd's 27. A visual, literal and musical portrait of the legendary rock stars who died at the age of 27. June 23 - August 19. Wine & hors d'oeuvres served.