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3/15/2026, Sunday: Fingerstyle class with Hiroya Tsukamoto (11:00 AM)

LOW SPACE ALERT. At the time of this posting, there’s room for three more. Registration will automatically close when the class is full.

An opportunity for fingerstyle players of all levels of ability and accomplishment: an informal, intimate, hour-plus class with one of the finest fingerstyle players in the world. Fingerstyle techniques, chords and theory, tone and rhythm, scales, thumb placement, tunings, improvisation, practice routines, and more presented with kindness, patience, and easy laughter. Questions will be warmly received. Limited to ten participants. Bring your instrument. Class is at 11:00 AM on March 15, 2026, at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, in advance of the 2:00 concert. The cost is just $30. A discounted class-plus-concert bundle is $40. More details and registration at the stage33live.com website. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Fingerstyle Guitar Class with Hiroya Tsukamoto

BELLOWS FALLS — Internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will lead an intimate, informal masterclass for players of all levels of ability and accomplishment at 11:00 AM on March 15, 2026, at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, in advance of his 2:00 concert. This workshop is strictly limited to ten participants; advance registration through the stage33live.com website is strongly recommended. Walk-ups will only be accepted if there’s still room.

Hiroya will demonstrate fingerstyle techniques, including chords and basic theory, breaking down elements such as tone and rhythm, explaining how to apply them to a practice routine. Wisdom on scales, thumb placement, tunings, improvisation, and more to help players improve and expand their talents will be presented with kindness and patience and easy laughter by one of the best fingerstyle players in the world. Questions will be warmly received.

The workshop starts at 11:00 AM on Sunday, March 15, and the cost is $30. A discounted class-plus-concert bundle is $40. This workshop is strictly limited to ten participants, so advance registration through the stage33live.com website is strongly recommended. Walk-ups will only be accepted if there’s still room. Bring your instrument.

Feel free to bring a lunch to eat after the class, or to pop out to a local restaurant before the concert.

Born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, Hiroya Tsukamoto received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the US. Since then he has been performing internationally including at the United Nations, the Blue Note in New York, and on Japanese National Television. He is a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker who chooses beauty over bombast. His concert performances are an eclectic, immersive, and mesmerizing impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes rich in subtle detail.

For more information about the concert, see stage33live.com/2026/03/hiroya-tsukamoto-2026/

Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More info about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be happening, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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3/15/2026, Sunday: Hiroya Tsukamoto (2:00 PM)

LOW TICKETS ALERT. At the time of this posting, twelve tickets remain available. Sales will automatically close when capacity is reached.

Internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will perform in a 2:00 matinee on March 15, 2026. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or at the door as available. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Advance tickets guarantee admission. The performance will be recorded and filmed. Hiroya will also provide an opportunity of special interest to fingerstyle players of all levels of ability and accomplishment: an informal masterclass beginning at 11:00 AM, preceding his matinee concert. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Hiroya Tsukamoto at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will perform in a 2:00 matinee on March 15, 2026. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or at the door as available. Only 40 tickets will be sold.

Hiroya is a one-of-a-kind musician and composer — an eclectic, immersive, and mesmerizing guitarist who takes audiences on an innovative, impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes rich in subtle detail. A dizzyingly agile fingerpicker who always chooses beauty over bombast, his transcendent performances combine instrumental guitar work with lyrical performance and spoken stories.

Born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, he received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the US. Since then he has been performing internationally including at the United Nations, the Blue Note in New York, and on Japanese National Television.

“Delicate, fluid, and beautifully detailed.” — Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Hiroya will be pleased to meet and greet with the audience after the performance. Stage 33 Live is located at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Advance tickets guarantee admission. The performance will be recorded and filmed.

Hiroya will also provide an opportunity of special interest to fingerstyle players of all levels of ability and accomplishment — an informal masterclass beginning at 11:00 AM, preceding his matinee concert. See stage33live.com/2026/03/fingerstyle-class-with-hiroya/ for more information and registration.

Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More info about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be happening, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project that helped fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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4/11/2026, Saturday: Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry with Carling Berkhout (3:00 PM)

Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry will perform as a duo with Carling Berkhout opening on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in a 3:00 matinee show at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Tickets are a discounted $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or $25 at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry with Carling Berkhout at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry are an exquisite pairing. Impeccable musicianship, perfect harmonies, and all the chemistry and banter you’d expect from musicians who have been touring and playing around the world together for over 20 years.

They will perform on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in a 3:00 matinee show at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Carling Berkhout will open. Tickets are a discounted $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or $25 at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold.

Grammer, called “one of the finest pure musicians in folkdom” by the Boston Globe, is known for her soothing vocals, spirited fiddle, entertaining stories, and punchy, intricate guitar work. A one-time member of Joan Baez’s band, she has traveled throughout North America, Europe, and Japan playing her own songs while also paying tribute to beloved songwriter Dave Carter, with whom she performed and recorded from 1996 until his sudden death in 2002.

Henry is an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, and one of folk and Americana’s go-to multi-instrumentalists. He was recently on the road for three years with Grammy-winner Mary Chapin Carpenter. His arsenal includes acoustic and electric guitars, Dobro, and mandolin, and his trademark ambient textures and sparkling solos can be heard on literally hundreds of songwriter albums.

Carling Berkhout will open. Her dad has roots as a folkie songster, and her mom as a symphonic cellist. When she was a child, she played Beatles songs backward in her friend’s rabbit-themed bedroom that the two believed was haunted. She continues to both unravel and glue together her life’s complicated musical threads in a sonic world that exists somewhere between bedroom rock and the dynamic balance of a David Rawlings & Gillian Welch record.

Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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4/18/2026, Saturday: Bidi Dworkin featuring Peter Eldridge and band (3:00 PM)

Bidi Dworkin will share new songs in advance of taking them into the recording studio, and she’s bringing two-time Grammy winning pianist-composer Peter Eldridge and other musicians with her. This is a 3:00 matinee at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Advance sales will close at midnight the day before the show, or when 40 tickets are sold. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Bidi Dworkin featuring Peter Eldridge at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Singer/composer Bidi Dworkin draws from a deep well of influences – the jazz-folk lineage of her childhood, the Middle Eastern melodies of her ancestry, the fluidity of Vedic meditative traditions… a fusion enriched by intuitive language and a dreamy interior landscape. She honed her chops the old-fashioned way: Gigging in New York City, Montreal, New England.

Her long-gestating debut album, Beautiful Souvenirs (2020) was arranged by legendary jazz vocalist Jay Clayton, and she’s poised to enter the studio for a follow-up of original songs in collaboration with two-time Grammy winning pianist-composer Peter Eldridge, who has described the new work as “equal amounts of light and dark, whimsy and reflection, each song evolving into what’s starting to feel like a set of jazz art songs.”

She will share her compositions in advance of the recording studio in a 3:00 matinee at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Saturday, April 18, 2026 along with Grammy winner Peter Eldridge on piano, Jamie MacDonald on bass, Matt Steckler on horns, Claire Arenius on drums, plus a special surprise guest.

Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold, or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out. More information at the stage33live.com website.

“A warm and distinctive voice, and not shy to take chances.” – Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene

“In light of the vast majority of music released, Dworkin’s heart stands well above the rest.” – C.Michael Bailey, All About Jazz

“Distinctive vocals free of plasticity and pretension.” – Tony Frankel, Stage & Cinema

Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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4/26/2026, Sunday: Los Lorcas (album release show) + Pat Byrne (3:00 PM)

Los Lorcas celebrates the release of their new album, and Austin-based Irish growler Pat Byrne shares the bill at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on April 26, 2026 in a 3:00 matinee. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Los Lorcas and Pat Byrne at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Los Lorcas celebrates the release of their new album, Wild Island, with a concert blurring the boundaries between spoken word and song, weaving poetry with Andalusian ballads, blues, rock, folk, reggae, hip hop, Americana, and jazz in pursuit of the cante jondo (“deep song”). Their timely and soulful compositions weave themes of love, loss, homelessness, empathy, activism, and gratitude through a filter of the American dream.

In the spirit of Federico Garcia Lorca — gifted musician, legendary poet/playwright, and ebullient performer — poets Partridge Boswell and Peter Money, along with guitarist Nat Williams, fuse poetry and music in a passionate and surprising mash-up.

Troubadouring widely in the US, Ireland, Canada, and Slovenia, Los Lorcas have performed everywhere from farmhouse kitchens to pubs, coffeehouses, schools, theaters, and festival crowds.

“An Orphic voice… absolutely gorgeous.” — Chard deNiord, Vermont Poet Laureate

“Inspiring the quietest observer to reach for each word as if they were Federico Lorca himself, meditating on song and poetry mid-stage, arms outstretched.” — Bianca Viñas

Pat Byrne shares the bill. He migrated from County Carlow to Austin, Texas to take the US by storm, with breakout performances at the 30A Festival, SXSW, Kerrville Folk Festival, and the Americana Festival. Immersed and highly respected in the Texas music scene, he melds two musical cultures known for introspective lyricism and raw, from-the-heart emotion with a voice that ranges from seductive whisper to full-bodied rock ‘n’ roll growl.

“Irish Americana, by turns rollicking and resonating, driven by his gruff growl of a voice — he’s one to keep an eye on.” — The Boston Globe

“Byrne traffics in the kind of earnest roots rock championed by artists like Shakey Graves.” — Tom Thornton, Riff Magazine

“The raspy melodic soul of Byrne’s voice recalls the emotional spells the late Austin troubadour Jimmy LaFave used to cast, though Byrne’s songwriting bears a distinctive Irish stamp. He’s more contemporary than strict traditionalists, putting him more in the league of Glen Hansard or Luka Bloom.” — Peter Blackstock, The Austin American Statesman

“When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and add a dash of the political activism embodied by Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, you’ll have Irish singer-songwriter Pat Byrne.” — Folk Alley at 30A Songwriters Festival

Only a Man - Pat Byrne (live)



 
Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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4/29/26, Wednesday: Searching for Sugar Man classic movie at the Bellows Falls Opera House (7:00 PM)

Stage 33 Live, along with Dave & Sharon Pelland, Rick Holloway, Chrisman Kearn, Andrew Dey, Circuits in the Woods, WOOL-FM, anonymous angels, and Rockingham Entertainment Development are sponsoring four classic movies at the Bellows Falls Opera House this year. Tickets are $6 in advance through bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the Opera House box office on show day.

April 29: Searching for Sugar Man (1h 26m). A captivating, critically acclaimed rockumentary. Decades after Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez disappeared following the commercial failure of his albums in the early ’70s, two obsessed Cape Town fans try to track down their idol. Though he faded into obscurity in the U.S., Rodriguez had become a huge hit in South Africa.

Searching for Sugar Man won the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award for best international documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. It subsequently won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary at the British Academy Film Awards, and the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The International Documentary Association awarded it Best Feature and Best Music. The Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, American Cinema Editors, National Board of Review, and Critics’ Choice all awarded it awarded it Best Documentary.

The Bellows Falls Opera House presents a classic film every Wednesday at 7:00 PM, with sponsorship help from area individuals and businesses. Tickets are $6 in advance from bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the door.

Searching for Sugar Man Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Documentary HD

5/17/2026, Sunday: Kray Van Kirk with John Fealy (3:00 PM)

Alaskan finger-style guitarist Kray Van Kirk will sing songs, tell stories, and summon heroes at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on May 17, 2026 in a 3:00 matinee. John Fealy opens. Tickets are $15 in advance through stage33live.com, or $20 at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Kray Van Kirk with John Fealy at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — A fine fingerstyle guitarist with a precise baritone roaming from Alaska, Kray Van Kirk set his Ph.D. in fisheries population dynamics modeling aside to write songs, tell stories, and summon heroes. Van Kirk is not the average crying-in-your-coffee singer-songwriter… he’s a charming, Quixotic, and decidedly eclectic character.

“We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart,” he says, “and the stories are all true. The quest is to journey inside, find what burns at the core of your soul, and bring it back into the light. Everyone gets to be the hero. Nobody is left behind.”

His song Thunderbird resurrects the Phoenix in an empty desert diner in the American Southwest… The Queen of Elfland plucks Thomas the Rhymer from the English-Scottish border in 1250 and drops him and the Queen into a subway car… The Library Song has Superman moonlighting among the stacks… Rosa and Hector ride through Sherwood Forest on canes and a wheelchair… The Midnight Commander celebrates an insane old man leading the city of New York to take up arms (and underwear) against hatred.

“The Alaskan singer-songwriter, in his Edinburgh debut, was not the reason I arrived early, but was certainly why I stayed late.” — The Daily Fringe Review

John Fealy is a Vermont folk singer, and his acoustic music — made on finger-style steel string guitar, banjo, ukulele, and piano — is rooted deep in his heart and aims to share his love of humanity, nature, and the greater forces of life. He’s a father, husband, and a dedicated street outreach worker. And also the lead singer of the band Ox Child.

Kray Van Kirk with John Fealy at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on May 17, 2026 in a 3:00 matinee. Tickets are $15 in advance through stage33live.com, or $20 at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold.

Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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6/28/26, Sunday: Carl Goulet + Sandiland & Vincent (3:00 PM)

A two-for-one 3:00 matinee with Carl Goulet and Sandiland & Vincent on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Tickets are just $10 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. This show was rescheduled from its original January date, which was postponed due to a blizzard. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Carl Goulet and Sandiland & Vincent at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Like many rural musicians, Carl Goulet is a hidden gem who flies a little under the radar… an honest and heart-forward performing songwriter with the chops and fluency of artists who get a lot more attention. Passionate, sometimes political, sometimes humorous, always thoughtful. The Daily UV said that his album Gazebo “charms the listener with gentle melodies yet packs a punch with the depth of wisdom and love.” The clarity and purity of his writing and performing is seldom matched.

Similarly, Sandiland & Vincent have carefully honed their craft over years, producing songs with beautiful arrangements and tight, rich harmonies. Vincent has been playing guitar and bass for over 50 years, and Sandi has been in bands and duos since she was 19.

This is going to be a sweet yet weighty two-for-one 3:00 matinee on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Tickets are just $10 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door as available; advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. All the ticket money goes to the performers. The performances will be recorded and filmed. This show was rescheduled from its original January date, which was postponed due to a blizzard.

Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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7/1/26, Wednesday: The History of Future Folk classic movie at the Bellows Falls Opera House (7:00 PM)

Stage 33 Live, along with Dave & Sharon Pelland, Rick Holloway, Chrisman Kearn, Andrew Dey, Circuits in the Woods, WOOL-FM, anonymous angels, and Rockingham Entertainment Development are sponsoring four classic movies at the Bellows Falls Opera House this year. Tickets are $6 in advance through bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the Opera House box office on show day.

July 1: The History of Future Folk (1h 28m). A comet threatens to destroy their planet, so the citizens of Hondo enlist their most decorated soldier to search for a new home. Landing near Brooklyn, he wanders into a megastore to unleash terror and is enchanted by a human invention called “music.” He abandons his mission, assumes the name Bill, and launches a bluegrass act. The Hondonians send an assassin to get the mission back on track. Subduing Kevin is no challenge for the great General Trius… they join forces to save Hondo, prevent an intergalactic takeover of Earth, and hopefully get some bigger gigs for the universe’s first Hondonian bluegrass duo.

“A delightful sci-fi adventure that simultaneously strips the genre down to its low-tech basics and infuses it with audacious new verve.” – Washington Post

“Ultra-low-budget sci-fi comedy delivers intergalactic laughs with down-to-earth warmth.” – Los Angeles Times

The Bellows Falls Opera House presents a classic film every Wednesday at 7:00 PM, with sponsorship help from area individuals and businesses. Tickets are $6 in advance from bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the door.

The History of Future Folk Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Comedy Movie HD

8/15/2026, Saturday: Dr Julian’s Yes Yes (7:00PM)

Loaded with powerhouse jazz ringers, Dr Julian’s Yes Yes — a new project of the highly regarded ethnomusicologist / composer / master of drum traditions Julian Gerstin — will play Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Advance sales will close at midnight the day before the show, or when the tickets are gone. The performance will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

•   Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
•   An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
•   You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
•   A Paypal account is not required.
•   The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
•   That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
•   After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
•   If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
•   There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
•   The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
•   We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
•   All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
•   Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
•   Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)

Dr Julian’s Yes Yes at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Back in 2024, the Julian Gerstin Sextet packed Stage 33 Live and served up a terrific set. Gerstin has a new eclectic jazz project called Dr Julian’s Yes Yes — a fun, affirming name for a fun, affirming music experience. A bit more adventuresome than the Sextet in that they take the songs in more unplanned directions but still loaded with audience-friendly melodies and exciting rhythms.

The lineup may vary slightly depending on availability of the artists for the date. but the group is packed with powerhouse ringers, including:

  • saxophonist / clarinetist Jeff Lederer, who has been included in the Downbeat Critics’ and Readers’ poll every year since 2014;
  • reed player and ethnomusicologist Paul Austerlitz, specializing in bass and contrabass clarinets;
  • pianist Andrew Wilcox, still young but already romping with all the big dogs;
  • legendary bassist Wes Brown, who has toured the world with greats from three centuries including Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Anthony Davis, Anthony Braxton, and so many more;
  • versatile trumpeter Haneef Nelson, a respected pillar of the jazz community as a composer / arranger, bandleader, sideman, musical curator, and educator;
  • interdisciplinary percussionist, composer, and polyrhythmic force Brian Shankar Adler, whose drumkit often includes tabla, bombo legüero, and an array of found objects;
  • and the ringleader, Julian Gerstin, ethnomusicologist / composer / master of the drum traditions of Ghana, Cuba, Martinique, Brazil and other African / Diasporic countries, as well popular styles of Nigeria, South Africa, Martinique, Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Mexico.

Dr Julian’s Yes Yes at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Advance sales will close at midnight the day before the show, or when the tickets are gone. The performance will be recorded and filmed.

Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.

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