Knights and Killer Rabbits Take the High School Stage Tonight
Hartford, VT · November 13, 2026
Keep the wipers on intermittent this morning — that late-autumn chill has arrived, just in time for an ambitious weekend of live theater and community gatherings.
The Lead
Hartford High School’s auditorium lights go up tonight for the opening run of Monty Python’s Spamalot, the district’s ambitious fall musical. Student performers, musicians, and stage crew members have spent more than two months rehearsing the brassy, satirical retelling of King Arthur’s quest. The production delivers an energetic boost to the campus community, showcasing student creativity after a demanding autumn semester.
Tonight’s 7:00 PM opening performance has officially sold out, but organizers report that general admission seats remain open for the Saturday and Sunday afternoon matinees at 2:00 PM, along with Saturday’s evening show. Tickets run $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. Box office volunteers suggest reserving remaining passes online before curtain call tomorrow afternoon to avoid turning away at the door.
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Today's Outlook
- High 43°F · Low 33°F — Drizzle (41% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a water-resistant jacket handy for the damp, chilly air settling across town today.
What's On Around Town
Today
Music in the Library: The Poor Cousins Howe Library (13 South St), Hanover, 12:30–1:30 PM · Free Take a lunchtime break with live acoustic folk and country tunes.
Decorated Bottles Craft Class Bugbee Senior Center (262 N Main St), 1:15–2:15 PM · $10 Transform recycled glass bottles into seasonal tabletop lanterns and decorative centerpieces.
Upper Valley Songwriter Circle Upper Valley Music Center (8 S Park St), Lebanon, 5:30–6:30 PM · $15 Play original works and swap supportive feedback with fellow area musicians.
Tomorrow
- Dinosaur Discoveries VINS Nature Center (149 Natures Way), Quechee, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Paid
- Upper Valley Traditional Music Jam Howe Library (13 South St), Hanover, Noon–1:45 PM · Free
Sunday
- Upper Valley Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert Lebanon Opera House (51 N Park St), Lebanon, 3:00–4:30 PM · $20
Spotlight & Story
- Dothan Brook
- In the late eighteenth century, circuit preacher Reverend Aaron Hutchinson bestowed biblical names across town hollows. He dubbed this rugged farming district Dothan after the Genesis valley of deep pits, leaving a namesake carried today by the winding brook and local elementary school.
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