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Rain Doesn’t Dampen Montpelier’s Inaugural Porchfest

September 25, 2026

Story by Evan Witt, republished with permission from the University of Vermont’s Community News Service. MONTPELIER — Dozens of musicians performed on front porches across Montpelier Sunday during the city’s first Porchfest,…

Porchfest to Bring Music, Community to Montpelier Neighborhoods

September 17, 2026

by Heather Koontz

Porchfest is a free festival that invites community members to visit neighborhoods for an afternoon of music and connection.…

Free Summer Concerts Around Central Vermont

June 23, 2026

by Heather Koontz

Summer is here! And in central Vermont, that means free concerts and community events are underway. Grab your picnics, check out the events below,…

New Era for Capital City Concerts

May 5, 2026

by J. Gregory Gerdel

An enthusiastic, standing-room-only audience welcomed Jillian Reed and her husband Tyler Emerson as the new artistic directors for Capital City Concerts at an April…

Capital City Concerts Bids Farewell to Longtime Director Karen Kevra at April 25 Concert

April 16, 2026

by Press Releases

Capital City Concerts concludes its 26th season with “Fauré Foray,” a special program that also marks a fond farewell to founder and flutist Karen…

Healthcare Rocks

February 25, 2026

by sarah

Montpelier mayoral candidate Marc Gwinn, left, and Dee Davis warmed the night with a rollicking concert in the Unitarian Church on Feb. 7 to…

Music Is Alive In Central Vermont

January 31, 2026

by Community News Service

Local bands Native Tongue, Rusty Romance see their music as a labor of love. By Elise Coyle Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont…

The Raw Baroque Rock Sound of Siena Rose Reverberates in Her Latest Album, ‘Yin’

January 29, 2026

by Mary Cole Mello

In 2001, Siena Rose Facciolo entered Montpelier’s Union Elementary School as a kindergartener. This was also the year she began piano lessons and sang…

Review: ‘*FREE PILE’ Gives Us More Than We Bargained For

December 23, 2025

by sarah

By David Carlson Nobody does punk like Montpelier. Hear me out … For 50 years, punk rock has sat squarely against the status quo,…

The Liberty Street Kids Record Their Album ‘Getting Older’ in One Week

December 16, 2025

by Community News Service

By Rachel Amster, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship In one week, Liberty Street Kids, a group of 12 teenagers, sat…

Vermont music icon Jon Gailmor departed the way he came in — with a song

December 16, 2025

by sarah

As a children’s entertainer, teacher and troubadour, Gailmor planted his songs like little seeds, one by one, in classrooms, parks, churches and village granges.…

Glo Alexander Brings Music and Meaning to Downtown Montpelier

November 24, 2025

by sarah

By Izzy Senior Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship for The Bridge If you stroll through downtown Montpelier during the…

Dave Keller Cuts His 11th Album, ‘La Brea’

October 23, 2025

by Mary Cole Mello

Dave Keller was not an overnight success and he seems fine with that. The award winning blues/soul musician is open about his long road…

Gamelan Sulukala Comes Home

September 16, 2025

by Phayvanh Luekhamhan

Since the Gamelan Sulukala relocated out of the Pratt Library of the former Goddard College campus into an upper story room inside Bethany Church…

Peg Tassey Returns to Montpelier with Music to Kiss By (while the Patriarchy Eats Itself Alive)

July 22, 2025

by Press Releases

Peg Tassey will be playing in Montpelier for the first time in over 20 years on Friday, July 25, at Charlie’O’s in Montpelier. Peg,…

A dark-skinned woman in blue dress standing at recital, a white woman and guitar, sit nearby, a white man with red beard behind her.

Make Music Day Invites All to Join on June 21

June 13, 2025

by Phayvanh Luekhamhan

Monteverdi Music School presents Montpelier’s Make Music Day for the third year in a row on Saturday, June 21. Make Music Day is a…

‘Musical Storyteller’ Bonji Sings at the Hub on April 5 for Fundraiser

April 1, 2025

by Linda Radtke

You may know Bonji as Ben Ellingson, the seasoned paint tech at Aubuchon Ace Hardware in downtown Montpelier. Like so many multi-talented Vermonters, he…

Green Mountain Youth Symphony Welcomes New Executive Director

April 1, 2025

by Linda Radtke

Erin Eberhardt is excited about the grand spring concert of the Green Mountain Youth Symphony on Sunday, April 6, at 2 p.m. at the…

“Sylvia” Celebrates Women in Music in Free Concert

March 27, 2025

by Linda Radtke

A string quartet, “Sylvia,” from the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, presents music by women composers in a free one-hour concert at Christ Episcopal Church in…

The Return of the Flutes: Karen Kevra to be Celebrated

March 21, 2025

by J. Gregory Gerdel

Having been mentored by renown musician Louis Moyse, flutist and Capital City Concert founder Karen Kevra finds herself reflecting on the value and delight…

Concert Celebrates Kevra’s Music Career

March 10, 2025

by Press Releases

Capital City Concerts presents “Her Favorite Things,” on Sunday, March 30, at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. In this celebration concert,…

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