Sweet Heart Friday 20 Heartless Credit: Courtesy Scream-singing along with iconic anthems by ’70s rock band Heart — and the powerhouse vocals of front woman Ann Wilson — is practically a rite of passage. Touring tribute act Heartless bring that arena-filling sound to Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, where chart-toppers such as “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You” launch listeners back to the glory days of big voices — and even bigger hair. Masks On Saturday 21 Masquerade Jazz Funk Winter Music Carnival Credit: © Piotr Pawinski | Dreamstime.com BarnArts’ Masquerade Jazz Funk Winter Music Carnival unveils major excitement at Barnard Town Hall, with hours of cabin fever-busting fun. An expansive taco bar, nonalcoholic bevvies, a make-your-own-mask table and a photo booth await bedazzled attendees, backed by tunes from the Michael Zsoldos Jazz Quartet, Afro-jazz artists Zikina and the Dartmouth Jazz Quintet. Cheesy Does It Saturday 21 Curds Curling Credit: Courtesy of Keisha Luce Cheddar makes everything better — including winter sports! Folks get cheesy with it at Highland Center for the Arts’ Curds Curling festival in Greensboro, where giant wheels from Jasper Hill Farm stand in for the standard sliding stones. The very Vermonty epicurean competition also boasts live music, warming fires, a puppet show and melty macaroni mouthfuls for spectators. Here Comes the Sun Saturday 21 Winter Is a Drag Ball Credit: File: James Buck Sunshine and glam: What more could you want on a February night in Vermont? A “Beauty and the Beach” theme ignites dreams of warmer weather at the annual Winter Is a Drag Ball at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Party people in snatched costumes ranging from decked-out Disney to sailor chic revel in a wave of live entertainment, including fierce drag performances and danceable DJ sets. Baroque the Mold Tuesday 24 Ruckus Credit: Courtesy of Fay Fox Boundary-pushing collaborative Ruckus fuse early music with modern American roots in the latest KCP Presents concert at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall. Billed as “the only period instrument rock band,” the ensemble brings a playful, shape-shifting approach to the genres, revitalizing works of the Renaissance and early baroque periods with a dose of contemporary grit. Sounds Good Wednesday 25 Palaver Strings Credit: Courtesy Montpelier’s own Capital City Concerts play a hometown show as part of the long-running Farmers Night Concert Series at the Vermont Statehouse. A globe-trotting program titled “A Journey of Sound” features Grammy-nominated ensemble Palaver Strings and flutist — and series founder — Karen Kevra in a showcase of Hungarian, Romanian, Hebraic and Finnish masterpieces. Vertical Horizon Closes Saturday 28 “All Tall” exhibit Credit: Courtesy Studio Place Arts in Barre takes viewers to dizzying heights with its “All Tall” exhibit. Gallery founder Janet Van Fleet curated the intentionally vertical group show of freestanding and suspended sculptures at least 6 feet high, plus wall art at least three times taller than wide, by local artists including Leslie Fry, Chip Haggerty and Bruce Hasse. The post Magnificent 7: Must-See, Must-Do Events in and Around Vermont, February 18-25 appeared first on Seven Days. ...read more read less