51 Main Upcoming

We’re trying something new: each week, we will post upcoming events for the following two weeks. We hope to give you more notice about what’s happening here. But, as always, you can check out our Entertainment Calendar, which is up-to-date through October 31.

The Fizz, Thursday, August 26, 8:00 – 10:00 pm

Mix up a bunch of great music that you have heard over the years and pour it into a blender. Add influences from Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Talking Heads,The Beatles. Throw the entire mixture into the trash and try to remember what it sounded like. Produce lots of little songs that sound like you should have heard them before somewhere. Sit back and enjoy an evening with your crew and cheer after every song!

David Bain, Saturday, August 28, 8:30 – 10:30 pm

David Bain, English and American Literature lecturer at Middlebury College is our own piano man – playing the keyboard in a way that makes your toes tap and your spirits rise.

Loose Change, Wednesday, September 1, 8:00 – 9:00 pm

Daniel Mench-Thurlow and Eben Schumacher are two high school students from Vermont who play a mixture of blues, classic rock, and original songs. Some of their greatest influences are the Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and The Doors. They have been playing together for about two years, and enjoy performing and sharing their music.

Verbal Onslaught: First-Year Orientation Edition, Thursday, September 2, 11:00 pm – 12:00 am

The First-Years are coming! The First-Years are coming! We will welcome them to Middlebury 51 Main-style with a little Verbal Onslaught. Drawing from our Middlebury community of faculty, staff, students, local community members and other special guests, Verbal Onslaught adds dynamic poetic and cultural diversity to our vibrant town nestled between the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks. Shy and Outspoken Poets, Storytellers, Writers, Artists, and Listeners are more than welcome.

Guagua, Friday, September 3, 9:00 pm – 12:00 am

Guagua’s original “psychotropical jazz” blends guitar, piano & horn melodies with tropical African, Caribbean & Brazilian polyrhythms for a uniquely exuberant and danceable sound.

The Neil Pearlman Band, Saturday, September 4, 9:00 pm – 12:00 am

Scottish music with a heavy dose of Latin, Funk and Jazz. Pianist Neil Pearlman (“I’m a fan!” –Alasdair Fraser) is rapidly distinguishing himself as a uniquely innovative artist in the contemporary traditional music scene and his newest project continues that trend.  Drawing on a wide variety of musical influences, Pearlman and his fellow musicians take traditional Scottish and Irish melodies to unexpected and exciting places.  High energy and grooving, their music may be difficult to classify but is anything but difficult to listen to.