June Jam: The First Annual Celebration of Music
Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 3:00-10:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15 (general admission)

Featuring performances by:
Bow Thayer and the Perfect Train Wreck
Gold Town
Jim Gilmour Band
Laura Molinelli
No Man No Eyes

Peter Duchin Quartet featuring Roberta Fabiano
Friday, July 30, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Cabaret Table Seating: $40 (members) $45 (non-members)
Premium Reserved: $30 (members) $35 (non-members)

Enjoy dancing (encouraged by Mr. Duchin) and cocktails from a cash bar, while sitting at cabaret tables (4 persons per table) or enjoy the show in theater seating.

For more than three decades, Peter Duchin has extended the music legend which his famous society band leader father, Eddy Duchin, began in the thirties. Duchin and his musicians command a repertoire that embraces every style of popular music from jazz to show-tunes, big-band swing to rock-and-roll. For more information visit duchinentertainment.com

Hankerin' 4 Hank: The Music of Hank Williams Sr.
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15 (general admission)

Hankerin' 4 Hank delivers the authentic sound of country music legend Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys, complete with the doghouse bass and honky-tonk guitar and steel that so much defined the music of that era. All instruments and clothing are authentic-right down to the Manuel suit and Martin guitar. The band includes musicians Jim Paul Blair, Virgil Bonham, Clifford Parrett, Cory Wyatt, Mickey Flatt and Dana Hazzard. They will reprise such favorites as I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, I Saw the Light and Cold, Cold Heart. Step back in time and experience the look, the sound, the legend of Hank Williams. For more information visit hankwilliamssrtribute.com

Hank Williams is generally regarded as the greatest country singer-songwriter of all time. His beautiful, witty, and often heartbreaking songs are a huge part of the groundwork for American country, blues, and rock and roll as it developed in the early 1950s and on. His southern charm, sense of humor, and honest voice drew listeners to him like a magnet.

Lucie Arnaz
Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Floor Side Reserved: $ 35 (members) $40 (non-members)
Premium Reserved: $45 (members) $50 (non-members)

Enjoy a powerhouse of song and showbiz savvy with Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of iconic parents Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Lucie Arnaz is theater royalty and is a veteran of Broadway, performing in such shows as They're Playing Our Song, Cabaret, L'il Abner, Once Upon a Mattress, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Touring the U.S. and Europe with her critically acclaimed nightclub act, Lucie has made stops in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno and New York’s elegant Rainbow and Stars, and Feinstein’s. An Evening with Lucie Arnaz is a unique blend of standards and nostalgia. For more information visit luciearnaz.com.

 

 

Twiddle
Friday, August 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15

Twiddle, a Vermont-based quartet, has a strong fan base on both coasts with complexities that conjure up Coltrane, Ranglin and Zappa, yet still embrace the roots of jam-band traditions.Twiddle is a sound that defiantly weaves and dodges through musical genres. For more information visit twiddlemusic.com

 

The Platters
Saturday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Floor Side Reserved: $40 (members) $45 (non-members)
Premium Reserved: $50 (members) $55 (non-members)

One of the leading R&B groups of the 50’s, The Platters secured their first hit in 1955 with Only You, followed by many more including The Great Pretender, My Prayer and Twilight Tim. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes arguably remains the group’s best-loved release.

It has been nearly 30 years since the last original member left The Platters and still the group remains one of the most popular in rock & roll history. They have toured in some 75 countries and are still delighting audiences on a regular basis. So step on in, take a seat, and get ready for a ride down memory lane.

Presented by Barbara Riley

 

Box Office: 802-362-2522
Box Office Hours: Wednesday – Saturday; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tickets go on sale May 8, 2010 to SVAC.members. May 12, 2010 for non-members.

The Galleries of Yester House and the Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum will be open prior to all performances at the Arkell Pavilion. Patrons are invited to picnic on the grounds, or enjoy dinner in the Yester House Garden Café.

From Jazz to Country series sponsored by Mrs. William Chester Brewer, Earthborn Designs, Mr. & Mrs. Albert Feldan, Mr. & Mrs. Roby Harrington III, Mr. & Mrs. James J. Lee, Jr., and Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Freemen