by FYIVT.com

tick season is the stretch where Vermont supposedly hibernates. Somebody forgot to tell Randolph, which is hosting a world premiere opera, or Rutland, which is saying goodbye to a folk legend. Twelve counties showed up this weekend. Your move.

🏁 Weekend Spotlight: William Grant Still’s Costaso — World Premiere

Opera Vermont presents the world premiere of William Grant Still’s Costaso at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph — a sweeping three-act opera set in the Spanish-ruled American Southwest, with a story of passion, betrayal, and tragic sacrifice. A world premiere. In Orange County. Go.

Friday, November 13: Opening night curtain is 7 p.m. at Chandler Music Hall.

Saturday, November 14: A 4 p.m. performance, same hall — the matinee-ish option if you’d rather drive Route 12 in daylight.

Chandler Center for the Arts

Friday, November 13

Keys to Hope Gala is the Dodge House’s first annual fundraiser, running 6 to 10 p.m. at Rutland Elks Lodge #345 — an evening of community, connection, and giving back, with JT Dodge delivering the keynote. Every ticket helps the Dodge House keep providing transitional housing and support to veterans working toward permanent housing, and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1 of Rutland is in as a Gold Sponsor. Tickets are $50 per person, online or at the Dodge House office during business hours. Get tickets

Samantha Fish brings her blues-rock guitar and voice to the Barre Opera House at 8 p.m., and the Opera House says tickets are running low. Seats run $46 to $57 at barreoperahouse.org or 802-476-8188 — don’t sit on this one. Barre Opera House

Maryna Krut, Bandura puts a Ukrainian bandura virtuoso on stage at the Mahaney Arts Center’s Robison Concert Hall in Middlebury, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. If you’ve never heard a bandura live, this is the night to fix that. Tickets are $30/20/10/5. Addison County Chamber

Matt Flinner Trio plays Artistree Community Arts Center in South Pomfret from 7 to 9 p.m. Mandolinist Flinner, guitarist Ross Martin, and bassist Eric Thorin mash bluegrass, jazz, old-time, and classical chamber arrangements into what they call “chamber grass.” General admission is $35. Woodstock Area Chamber

An Evening of One Acts from Vermont Theatre Company opens at the Dummerston Evening Star Grange in East Dummerston at 7 p.m., with a second 7 p.m. show Saturday and a 2 p.m. Sunday closer. Four contemporary one-acts, from an Agatha Christie adaptation to the true story of platypuses at the Bronx Zoo. You will not get that combination anywhere else this weekend. Vermont Theatre Company

Gather & Give Market and Fundraiser fills Four Quarters Brewing in Winooski from 5 to 9 p.m. with 15-plus women+ makers, a community sale table, and a silent auction, all raising money for Vermont Works for Women. Free and open to the public — holiday shopping with a beer in hand is a strong strategy. Gather & Give listing

Saturday, November 14

Judy Collins: Farewell Tour with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra is billed as her final Vermont performance after nearly seven decades of touring, and the VSO is backing her at Rutland’s Paramount Theatre. Show’s at 7 p.m.; lobby doors open at 6, seating at 6:30. Tickets are $70, $90, $105, and $175 plus tax and fees. Last chance means last chance. Paramount Theatre

A Night in Musical Review with a Cinderella Preview brings Pride’s Young Artists — a Rutland theater company marking its 10th anniversary — to the Chaffee Art Center, doors at 6 p.m. Songs from their season, a sneak peek at their upcoming Cinderella, two glasses of wine and hors d’oeuvres per ticket, and a history hunt through the 1890s Victorian mansion. Dress up; there are prizes for best outfit. It’s $25 a person, $45 a couple, $120 for a table of four, or $30 at the door if any are left. Chaffee Art Center

Once Upon a Mattress keeps BarnArts’ run going at Barnard Town Hall at 7:30 p.m., with a final 2 p.m. show Sunday. A swamp princess swims the moat and upends a kingdom, staged in the round — the show that kicked Carol Burnett into the high-comedy spotlight. Tickets run $18 to $25. Woodstock Area Chamber

An Evening for the Arts is Catamount Arts’ fundraiser for its next 50 years, starting at 5 p.m. at the Burke Mountain Hotel in East Burke. Italian-style food, drinks, live music, close-up magic, tarot readings, and an online auction. Tickets are $109. (Catamount offered $10 childcare for kids 12 and under, but spots had to be reserved by November 4.) Catamount Arts

Mountains of the Moon – A Fundraiser for the Mad River Glen Freeski Team screens Chris Benchetler’s film at the Big Picture Theater in Waitsfield, 6 to 9 p.m., plus local shorts, raffles, and a silent auction with Blizzard skis and Tecnica boots on the block. Adults $15, kids 5–17 $10, under 5 free. Ski season is coming — get your stoke in order. Mad River Valley Chamber

Lawson’s Finest Sidewalk Sale and Coat Drive! feat. Madigan Linnane runs from 11 a.m. at the Lawson’s Finest Taproom in Waitsfield. Bring a coat, leave with deals. Lawson’s Finest

Sunday, November 15

Stewart Copeland – Have I Said Too Much? puts the founding drummer of The Police on stage at Spruce Peak Arts in Stowe at 7 p.m. for his first American spoken-word tour — stories, photos, video, and audience Q&A; about The Police, Hollywood, and other adventures. Tickets are $39.71 to $64.85. Spruce Peak Arts

Lost Nation Screening brings Jay Craven’s film to East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church, 1773 East Craftsbury Road, at 6 p.m., with a Q&A; with Craven afterward. Supported by Vermont Humanities. A Kingdom film in the Kingdom, with the guy who made it in the room. Barton Chronicle Kingdom Calendar

Kinhaven Fall Concert Series at the Peru Church is free at 10 a.m. Kinhaven Music School’s Semester Program string students — a collaboration with Burr and Burton Academy — share the bill with the Trillium String Quartet, violinist Deborah Buck, and guest artists. Free chamber music on a Sunday morning beats most church coffee hours. Kinhaven at Peru Church

Social Band sings at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church in St. Albans City — Franklin County gets a full choir this weekend. Social Band

Twelve counties, one weekend, and a world premiere in Randolph — put on the good boots and go.