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  • ECHO Center

  • 1 College Street

  • ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain is a $14.5 million waterfront project that was ten years in the making. Its exhibits highlight the ecological, geological, biological, and cultural history of the Lake Champlain Basin, and include Awesome Forces Theater (800 million years compressed into 6 minutes of crashing, flashing, caving glaciers, and continental collision!), a water-play space for kids to build dams and float boats, and an Atlantic tide pool touch tank with periwinkle snails, horseshoe crabs, sea stars, anemones and urchins. Beautiful views of the lake are a constant, as is a café, gift shop and multiple meeting rooms next to the live animal exhibitions.

  • First Friday Art Walk

  • First Friday Art Walk is a community event that takes place the first Friday of each month throughout the city of Burlington. The event is free and open to anyone. Each month, thirty to forty art venues are open between 5PM and 8PM for the Art Walk. Some venues have openings, talks, music, or other special activities, others are simply open for people to enjoy the art. Individuals start their art walk by visiting any participating venue and picking up a copy of Art Map Burlington, the official publication of First Friday Art Walk.

  • Fleming Museum

  • 61 Colchester Avenue
  • 802-656-0750
  • Situated on the campus of the University of Vermont, the Fleming Museum houses Vermont's most comprehensive collection of art and anthropology and also presents exhibitions of Native American, oriental, pre-Columbian, and contemporary art.

  • Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

  • 153 Main Street
  • 802-86-FLYNN

  • Vermont's premiere performing arts facility presents a broad range of internationally acclaimed activities including performances and workshops featuring dance, jazz, Broadway musicals, multi-media events, and popular and classical concerts.

  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

  • 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes

  • There are over a dozen exhibit buildings at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor, housing the collective maritime history and nautical archeology of the Champlain Valley through hands-on interactive learning stations, video and audio displays, historical artifacts (many from the lake's more than 200 shipwrecks) and images. 802-475-2022, www.lcmm.org

  • Lyric Theater

  • 802-658-1484

  • This non-profit, volunteer community theatre organization has helped to keep Burlington's local theatre lifeblood pumping since its inception in 1973. Past performances include productions of Hello Dolly!, La Cage Aux Folles and The Full Monty.

  • Memorial Auditorium

  • 250 Main Street
  • 802-864-6044
  • Downtown and adjacent to the Church Street Marketplace is this, the largest public facility in the region. Memorial hosts nearly every type of activity in its 20,000 square feet of exhibition space, including auctions, ballets, Broadway shows, business meetings, concerts, and conventions.

  • Merrill's Roxy Cinemas

  • 222 College Street
  • 802-864-4742

  • Downtown's only cinema combines art house film sensibilities with first-run Hollywood movies in a setting that somehow manages to combine cafe and theater. Just steps from the Marketplace, the Roxy is a perfect punctuation mark for any evening out on the town.

  • Saint Michael's Playhouse

  • 1 Winooski Park, Colchester
  • Saint Michael's College Campus
  • 802-654-2281

  • From its humble beginnings in 1947, Saint Michael's Playhouse has blossomed into an award-winning, highly regarded equity theater company, recognized by The Drama League in NYC as "One of the best regional theater companies in America." Featuring talent from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters nationwide, the company is housed in one of the finest theater facilities in the state.

  • The Firehouse Gallery

  • 135 Church Street
  • 802-865-7166
  • Formerly the old firehouse building, located next to City Hall, this partner in Burlington City Arts (BCA) supports emerging local artists and educates viewers through high-quality contemporary art. There is a community darkroom and photography studio. Visitors can take part in film series and panel discussions.

  • The Lane Series

  • 802-656-4455
  • Since 1955, The University of Vermont Lane Series has sponsored performances by nationally and internationally known artists in the world of music, dance, and theatre. Music performances are typically held at the UVM Recital Hall, a modern 300-seat venue which is regarded as one of the most acoustically superb spaces in the state of Vermont.

  • University of Vermont Theater

  • 116 University Place
  • University of Vermont Campus
  • 802-656-2094

  • The UVM Theatre Department's company of actors presents a variety of performances during the academic year at the historic Royall Tyler Theatre on campus. Its season consists of three major productions, an annual holiday event, and a festival of one-act plays in the spring that is the culmination project of the senior directing class.

  • Vermont Mozart Festival

  • 802-862-7352
  • Founded in 1974 in the European festival model (a variety of interrelated musical events in a variety of gorgeous settings), this signature celebration of classical music quickly grew from a few small gatherings to a true destination event, which now draws upwards of 16,000 visitors annually to concerts throughout Vermont. Summer and winter programs range from full orchestras to intimate chamber ensembles and solo performances.

  • Vermont Symphony Orchestra

  • 2 Church Street
  • 802-864-5741

  • The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc. a state-supported non-profit institution founded in 19 exists for the purpose of fostering an appreciation of music in all forms, with emphasis on orchestral, choral, and chamber music. It seeks to provide affordable, quality performances for a diverse public throughout Vermont.

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