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Pinske’s Rising Tide Presents: A Regional Comedy Showcase

Bellows Falls Opera House

Thursday, May 21st

7:00 PM

Tickets: $20 at the door

 Click for Map – 7 Village Square Bellows Falls, VT 05101

Pinske’s Rising Tide is bringing the laughs to the Bellows Falls Opera House on Thursday, May 21st

with a high-energy regional comedy showcase featuring 15 comics, two featured performers, and a headliner — all in one night.

The show is built around a Rapid Fire format

Each open mic comic gets three minutes to deliver their best material, keeping the energy up and the audience locked in from start to finish.

Hosting commentary for the first half will be provided by a three-person panel

Barre Pinske, Aaron Richter, and Mindy Bean — keeping the night loose and conversational between sets. Featured comics Bitsy Biron of Springfield, VT and Nathaniel Allen of Laconia, NH will round out the lineup before Boston’s Sarah May closes the show as headliner.
Dummerston-based musician Josh Allen will warm up the crowd before the laughs begin.

The showcase grew out of two years of relationship-building across the regional comedy scene by Chester artist and comedian Barre Pinske.

“I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how funny, nice, and supportive of each other the comics really are — wherever I go,” Pinske said. Last December, Pinske opened Rising Tide, a performance space inside his Chester gallery. Comics have been traveling over an hour to attend the open mics. “I thought it would be cool to bring my new friends to the big stage,” he said.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to support the Chester Food Shelf.

Tickets are $20 and available at the door.

Contact: Barre Pinske 508-965-3211

About the Headliner:

Boston-based comedian, Sarah May, brings a mischievous sense of humor to stages across the United States. With a sharp wit and stories she would never tell anyone (except you), Sarah is seen as a rising talent and fan favorite at comedy clubs across New England and beyond. She has performed at the Plano Comedy Festival, Portland Maine Comedy Festival, the Los Angeles Comedy Festival, the Fem Comedy Fiesta in San Antonio, and was a 2025 South Shore Comedy Clash finalist.