5 Fridays Block Party and Closet Sale

The 5 Fridays Concert Series brings free outdoor music to Maloney Plaza on the first Friday of each month from June through October, made possible by a generous grant.

New this month: a Theatrical Closet Sale in the Anderson Studio, running throughout the concert from 3 to 8pm. Browse and buy costumes and accessories from Opera Company of Middlebury, Middlebury Community Players, and other resident companies. Proceeds benefit Town Hall Theater and its resident companies.

The Closet Sale continues Saturday, September 5 from 10am to 1pm in the Anderson Studio.

Billy Wylder is a Burlington, Vermont art-rock band led by singer-songwriter Avi Salloway. The band’s sound pulls from American folk and rock, African rhythms, art-rock textures, violins, synths, and groove-heavy percussion. The influences trace back to Salloway’s years touring with Tuareg guitarist Bombino and to stages including Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, and Carnegie Hall.

Salloway also created the All Rivers project, a cross-cultural musical collaboration that recently sold out at the Flynn Center in Burlington.

DJ Serena Kim is a Middlebury favorite. Co-owner of the Swift House Inn, she’s been one of the most in-demand DJs in town, with sets at Town Hall Theater, Crooked Ladle, and the Henry Sheldon Museum. Before settling here, she was one of the first female club DJs in New York City in the 1990s, sharing stages with Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, and Kool Herc.

More acts and surprises are still in the works. Check back closer to the date for updates.

Food trucks, Good Times Co. charcuterie, and bar offerings will be available for purchase.

Bring a chair or a blanket. A limited number of folding chairs will be available.

Rain plan: the concert moves indoors to the historic Rothrock Main Stage. The Closet Sale stays in the Anderson Studio.