Bill Houston News

The Vergennes Opera House will present an afternoon of magic with the help of Master Magician Blaine Goad on Saturday, January 20, at a special 2pm matinee performance.

Call them big, call them brassy, you can even call them loud, and they will consider it a compliment. We are talking about the Vermont Trombone Choir, a fourteen-member group with a connection to and deep love of the trombone.

Gina Coleman and the Misty Blues Band returns to perform at the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, November 4 at 7:30pm.

The Vergennes Opera House officially opens its 2023-2024 season with the return of a fan favorite, Colby Crehan, former lead vocalist of the Bluegrass Gospel Project on Saturday, October 14, 7:30pm.

The Friends of the Vergennes Opera House has announced the line-up for their 2023-2024 season which kicks off on Sunday, September 10, 2023, and ends on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Get Ready for some toe-tapping-can't-stay-in-your-seat music with The Stragglers, live at the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, April 15. The Opera House acoustics are amazing for this kind of music, and the sounds of this string band will fill the historic theater to the rafters! 

The magic of the holiday season will stretch out a bit longer when the Vergennes Opera House welcomes Alyx Hilshey to the historic stage on Saturday, January 28 with a special 2pm matinee performance.

“Scarefest,” a creation of actor and local resident Jeremy Holm, is back this Halloween with a night of scary fun on Saturday, October 29, starting at 7pm.

The all-volunteer Board of Directors of the Vergennes Opera House has announced their upcoming 2021-2022 season with a full slate of performances beginning this fall.

Like so many other things this year, BROADWAY DIRECT looks a little different but it is just as wonderful as ever with Bill Carmichael (Bill Walsh), Elisa Van Duyne, Jonny Barden and Caitlin Walsh, accompanied by the expert pianist Scott Nicholas. Together, and under the direction of Sue Walsh, they will bring BROADWAY DIRECT to life -- SAFELY!

The organizers of the seventh annual Carnevale Vergennes have announced the theme for this year's fundraiser - 'Fashion is Art and You are the Canvas.'

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??The organizers of the season at the Vergennes Opera House are pleased to welcome back, after several years, and many awards and accolades later, Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson. 

Based on overwhelming audience responses, (and a sold-out show in 2018!) the Vergennes Opera House season organizers have brought back the 802 Blues Revue event featuring Downtown Bob Stannard and Those Dangerous Bluesmen and a few special guests.