Pink Martini In The Kingdom

It may have been freezing and windy outside last night, but you'd never know it from inside Fuller Hall at Saint Johnsbury Academy last night. Pink Martini played to a sold-out crowd, with NPR White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro sitting in on lead vocals for several songs.

The band's encore was a sizzling rendition of "Brazil," where lead singer China Forbes encouraged the audience to start a conga line. Well, as someone commented on Kingdom County Productions' Facebook page, "be careful when you yell "Conga Line" to an audience of Vermonters with cabin fever!"

Here's some video footage to warm you up today. Thanks to Kingdom County Productions for a great show and to everyone who came out! It was wonderful to see so many VPR listeners in the house!

NPR's Ari Shapiro Performs With Pink Martini In Vermont

Pink Martini is coming to Saint Johnsbury Academy's Fuller Hall this Sunday evening at 7 p.m. The 14-piece band is known for performing songs from around the world, combining class and kitsch, swooning nostalgia, and delirious romance.

They'll be joined on stage by a familiar voice - that of NPR's White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro! 

Ari Shapiro has been moonlighting with Pink Martini since 2009. 



We asked Ari about his trip to Vermont. He said: "In the last year that I spent covering Mitt Romney's campaign, I spent a lot of time in New Hampshire. But for some reason I never made it over into neighboring Vermont. I'm so excited to rectify the situation this weekend with my favorite hometown band."

Check out the video above for a taste of what's in store. You can get tickets online here - and be sure to say hi to VPR while you're there. Looking forward to seeing you!