A free, family-friendly series of performances supported by community donations and volunteers – delights audiences during the week of July 7 through 13, 2024, under the big white tent on the Village Green, Middlebury, VT. "Brown Bag" family-friendly programs are presented from Noon until 1:00 PM weekdays with evening musical performances from 7:00 until 8:30 PM on Sunday and 7:00 until 9:45 PM Monday through Saturday.
Twisted Pine opens this year's Festival on Sunday, July 7, at 7:00 PM. The fantastic lineup also features Samirah Evans & Her Handsome Devils; Eureka Shoes; Bread & Bones; Le Winston Band; Bon Débarras; Matt LaRocca & Friends; Myra Flynn Band; Tjovi Ginen; and The Krishna Guthrie Band. The "Brown Bag" family series will entertain and enchant noontime audiences and a Street Dance with the Vermont Jazz Ensemble serves as the grand finalé.
The lineup for the weekday "Brown Bag" series (Monday-Friday, 12:00-1:00 PM) features Magician Tom Verner; Vermont Troubadour Jon Gailmor; No Strings Marionette Company; Stephen Gratto; and Tjovi.
This year's Festival has been designated as a 2024 Vermont Signature Event. Events are held rain or shine. Free admission; donations welcomed. We recommend checking the Festival website for last-minute schedule or venue changes.
Info: http://www.festivalonthegreen.org
Festival Schedule by the day:
Sunday, July 7, 2024
7:00 Twisted Pine: A full evening of jazzy bluegrass with the sass of zero-gravity pop, the grooves of 2 a.m. funk jams, and shoobedoos of 70s radio
Monday, July 8, 2024
Noon Brown Bag: Magician Tom Verner
7:00 Samirah Evans & Her Handsome Devils: Samirah Evans' sultry, silken, smoking-hot vocals and vibrant stage presence made her the toast of pre-Katrina New Orleans
8:30 Eureka Shoes: Delicious three-part harmonies, other-worldly twin fiddling, and lyrics "that will break your heart and put it back together…"
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Noon Brown Bag: Vermont Troubadour Jon Gailmor
7:00 Bread and Bones: Harmony-driven acoustics trio with a strong traditional-roots foundation
8:30 Le Winston Band: Montreal-based ensemble that blends French-Canadian roots with Zydeco and Cajun music
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Noon Brown Bag: No Strings Marionette Company
7:00 Bon Débarras: Two sets of Québécois-inspired music, dance, and poetry – with fun and inventive energy and a fusion of global influences
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Noon Brown Bag: Stephen Gratto
7:00 Matt Larocca & Friends: Styles that bridge jazz, folk, classical, and improvisation with musical surprises
8:30 Myra Flynn Band: Singer-songwriter and lyrical storyteller Myra Flynn's band offers original indie/soul songs
Friday, July 12, 2024
Noon Brown Bag: Tjovi
7:00 Tjovi Ginen: Ensemble of seasoned performers rooted in Haitian music and the sounds of Africa.
8:30 The Krishna Guthrie Band: Roots, blues, and rock woven with influences of his lineage—grandfather Arlo and great-grandfather Woody
Saturday, July 13, 2024
7:00 Vermont Jazz Ensemble Street Dance: We shut down Main Street for you to boogie and jive!
Jul 9, 2024, 5 to 5 PM
Opportunity for Woodworkers and CraftersJul 11, 2024, 5 to 8 PM
Cribbage at IPLJul 12, 2024, 1 to 3 PM