| The Vermont Talent Showcase on the Burlington Free Press Stage Great musical entertainment, presented on the Free Press Stage located near Gate A Sponsored by  Saturday, Aug. 29 - Sunday, Aug. 30 1, 3 & 6 pm | First Night Burlington's 3rd Annual Rising Star Search 
click button for details & registration info | Celebrate the talents of young performers, ages 12-18, who are vying to become one of ten finalists for First Night Burlington on New Year's Eve. Videos of each will be posted on the Burlington Free Press web site; online voters will select the finalists. The winner will be featured on Tim Kavanagh's Late Night Saturday program on WCAX. | Monday, Aug. 31 1, 3 & 6 pm | Rik & Bec 
| Rik & Bec draw from the deep well of American music that spans the gap from traditional ballads, blues and cowboy songs to their own roots-based original music. Rik Palieri plays banjo, guitar, uke and Native American flute, and Rebecca Padula covers guitar and vocals. | Tuesday, Sept. 1 1,3 & 6 pm | Roadhouse Charlie, Ruby and George The Roadhouse Wranglers  | Charlie (Don Villemaire) and Ruby (Vanessa Zerillo) are dedicated to the music of old time country and western music from its “Golden Age”, circa. 1930 to 1980. They’re joined by George Seymour on banjo, fiddle and pedal steel. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 1, 3 & 6 pm | Keeghan Nolan 
| Keeghan, from Fairfield, Vermont, has won acclaim and several honors recently, including the 2005 VT/NY Mayor's Cup Idol, and the 2006 New England Colgate Country Showdown. In 2007 Keeghan won First Place in the 15-year-old category at the CMA Music City Rising Star Vocal Competition in Nashville, and finished third overall out of 250 contestants. | Thursday, Sept. 3 3 & 6 pm | Alanna Freeman 
| Thirteen-year-old Alanna Freeman, who will be entering 8th grade this fall, has been singing in competitions for the past two years. She’s active in her school chorus, and was the youngest member of her school’s honors choir last year. Alanna hopes to follow in the footsteps of two of her musical idols, Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert. | Friday, Sept. 4 3 & 6 pm | Prana 
| Vermont-based Prana is a multi-genre crossover, “feel good” original band that incorporates folk, blues, jazz, funk, indie and acoustic rock. The group has won praise for its impassioned live performances, showcasing a rich, genre-defying sound. | Thursday, Sept. 3- Monday, Sept.7 1 pm | US Marine Corps Band 
| The 45-piece marching band from Albany, GA will also be featured on the Free Press Stage. The outstanding musicians of the USMC will play at 1 pm every day between Sept. 3 and Sept. 7. |
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