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An Array of Local Talent

The 800-seat Lebanon Opera House is the cultural heart of the community. Newly renovated in 2002, it is the largest proscenium theater in the Upper Connecticut River Valley and hosts events an average of 280 days each year. Opera House performances include dance, concerts, plays and educational workshops, connecting over 60,000 people annually to the performing arts. Recent performances have included Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, the Neville Brothers, Suzanne Vega, Momix, the Harlem Gospel Choir, Rosanne Cash and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

The City is also home to a number of local performance groups such as North Country Community Theater, which provides a musical every summer and additional plays from time to time. Opera North presents a major production at the end of each summer, featuring a number of nationally known rising stars in the principle roles and supported by an array of local talent.

The downtown mall is home to the Upper Valley Music Center. This organization involves over 700 adults and children in classes, three youth orchestras, a number of string ensembles and two youth choruses.

Dance is flourishing in Lebanon with the City Center Ballet Company providing classes in ballet and jazz and Creative Movement School of Dance providing classes in ballet, jazz and tap. Both schools host performances throughout the year.

For more informal entertainment, various musical groups (including the Lebanon Community Band) perform free concerts in Colburn Park every Monday night throughout the summer.

In Hanover, Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center is another prominent cultural center. Plays, operas, musicals, and special programs and events are plentiful throughout the year.

Lebanon has an Entertainment Movie Theater complex with six screens, while Hanover’s Nugget Theatres has four. Serious movie buffs may join the Dartmouth Film Series, which features a selection of American and foreign films from well known titles to the obscure.

Across the river in Norwich, Vermont, the Montshire Museum of Science is a great place for children and fun-loving adults who still enjoy learning. Carefully designed exhibits with scientific themes provide visitors with hands-on interaction that both teach and entertain.

The Alliance for the Visual Arts (AVA) is located just off of Colburn Park in downtown Lebanon and is currently affiliated with over 150 artists. The current $4 million expansion of this 40,000 square foot facility will enhance the galleries and classrooms that have been nurturing young and old artists for three decades. The Hood Museum of Dartmouth College displays paintings, sculptures and artifacts from college collections and traveling exhibits.