Join us for a very special evening of art, music, and celebration at BigTown Gallery. Following the opening of In Memoriam, Lex Brown and Samuel Beebe will premiere Carnelian, an original musical, as an intimate vocal-piano performance on the lawn.

We hope this is the first of many exciting collaboration between BigTown Gallery and the 8th House Artist Residency program both of Rochester, VT, and The Deli Gallery, NYC. Brown was a resident in 2022. This is an exciting opportunity to bring young and rising artists from urban centers into our rural center. This exchange, we hope, will be one of regeneration and renewal for all.

Carnelian is an eclectic musical written by Lex Brown and co-composed by Samuel Beebe. In the course of a day, three mythical figures – Necyria, Bicyclus, and Orachrysops – await the imminent arrival of a cataclysmic event: the "Boom." Throughout 8 songs, each character contends with their own definition of power, whether it be natural, political, technological, or spectacular. Carnelian sparks conversations about an unknown future, and finds humanity in the face of these existential threats.

Following the performance Brown and Beebe will host a brief Q&A about the work, which began as a film and will travel to the Celebration Barn Theater in Maine and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September as a full musical show with a live band.

If you were here for our Stable Inn opening you would have tasted new pizza delights by our local culinary creative. Inspired by our wood-fired oven she is already dreaming up new combinations for yet another magical night of pizza and gathering in the BigTown Vermont Garden Pavilion!

Bring a picnic blanket, BYOB, and enter the spell of the talents and message of the moment with Lex Brown and Samuel Bebee

Tickets are $25 for the performance and pizza
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We look forward to seeing you at this magical night of celebration, great friends and delicious food!

Event Info

Jun 27, 2024, 6 to 7 PM

Jun 27, 2024, 7:30 to 10 PM

Jun 28, 2024, 5:30 to 8:30 PM