This concert is free and open to the public.

As part of the Basement Music Series, Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) is excited to present a night of brass-fueled, swinging music of New Orleans with the Soggy Po Boys, Friday, May 3^rdat 7pm at the Mount Anthony Union (MAU) High School Auditorium at 301 Park Street in Bennington.

VAE puts on this concert to celebrate thirty years as a non-profit community arts organization, committed to arts education and empowering youth through music. As part of this special concert, VAE has partnered with the Soggy Po Boys to hold a day-long school residency with both Arlington Memorial High School and the MAU music departments during the day. Students will work alongside the seven talented musicians and break out into in sessions in percussion, voice and instrumental ensembles. As part of the evening experience, students will join the band on stage for a few songs and surprises for the audience. VAE Director Matthew Perry says, “This part of the evening will be fun because it will not be rehearsed. The energy will be high and the students onstage will be learning a lot about improvisation and performing, all in front of a live audience. Well, ‘fun’ for us.”