Artbits-May 25, 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Dick

SUMMER MUSIC

Music is in the air as three big series–Summer Music at Grace, the 2023 Summer Concerts on the Green at the Meeting House, and Celebration of Expressive Arts–start their summer seasons this weekend with perfectly combined food and music. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Bryan Memorial Gallery continues the Legacy: The Artist’s Collection with Erik Koeppel who has become a leader in the revival of the Hudson River School. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

River Arts hosts the May Sip n’ Slurry: Botanical Platters with Jude Prashaw. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Submissions for the Northern Vermont Artist Association June Juried Show are due now. It is also the last call for Indigenous Perspectives on the Pandemic for the Abenaki Storytelling Project. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Saint Albans Museum opens for the 2023 season with Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday hours. Amelie Michalkovic was named the Vermont state winner of Google’s national high school Google Doodle competition. Read more…

MEETUPS

The Swanton Free Public Library hosts a Scrapbooking Meetup in the Maker Space. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Congress and the White House may not agree on much of anything but they do all seem to want states to return unused COVID relief money. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The 21st Farewell Reunion Concert, Pascal Gemme, the Young Tradition Vermont Youth Commission, Fiona Stowell, Emmett Stowell, Owen Kennedy, Fern Tamagini-O’Donnell, Grace Martin. Shane Murley, Josh Murley, Ryan Sweezey, Kyle Stevens, Eleven, the Lebowski Trio, Nickle and Dime, IncaHoots, Chris & Erica, Sticks and Stones, Sibling Reverie, Al’s Pals, Seth Yacovone, Minced Oats, Beg, Steal or Borrow, the Nobby Reed Project, Carol Ann Jones, Troy Millette & the Fire Below, Martha Zweig, Carolyn Kittell, the Dimmer Triplets, Charlie Frazier, Al Lemery, Gary Wade, George Murtie, and the Vermont Choral Union all play live at a venue near you. Read more…

 

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Artbits-May 18, 2023

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Swanton Free Public Library hosts an Emerging Artist Showcase. Three eligible young artists will meet the panel of judges. The Montgomery Center for The Arts hosts the semi-annual MES Student Spring Art Show. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Nature’s Playground, the summer exhibit at the Bryan Gallery will celebrate activities in nature all mediums. Read more…

DANCE

The Montgomery Center for the Arts continues Adult Beginners Ballet Barre. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association introduces the Abenaki Word of the Week. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Swanton Free Public Library offers a Paper Lantern class with Barb and Abbey. The Milton Artists’ Guild has How to Write Your Best Artist Statement with Corrina Thurston as well as Social Sunday. River Arts hosts Pacella Porter with a new Flower Press Making Workshop plus an Adult Wheel Class with Cal Spinelli. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

We look at how the end of the COVID health emergency changes testing, vaccines, and treatments in Vermont. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Studio 54 – Drag Does Disco Divas, Whiskey & Wine, Jerborn and Axe, Toast, the WD-40s, Last Kid Picked, Fiddlehead Hollow with Eric Bushey and Rusty Charpentier, Cozy, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Ron Gagnon, the Mark Abair Band, Slightly Used, the Devon McGarry Duo, Michael Stridsberg, Diane Huling and Melissa Perley, Pascal Gemme with the YTV Youth Commission, and Beg, Steal or Borrow all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

 

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Artbits-May 11, 2023

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS … CENSORED

A Rutland area art project was banned from the Mill River School District’s Advanced Placement art showcase on the day of the event because (a few) students complained the content made them “uncomfortable.” Read more…

FESTIVALS

BFA hosts the 96th Vermont All State Music Festival. The second annual Kingman Fest offers a live band tribute to Queen. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence won the People’s Choice Award for the Maple Festival window display created by Donna Blatchly, Amanda Blatchly, and Maureen Genzlinger. The Montgomery Center for The Arts hosts the semi-annual MES Student Spring Art Show. The Island Arts Gallery at the Community Bank offers a solo show by Stephen Sharon. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

River Arts hosts the in-person, May Paint and Sip: Impressionism with Carolyn Crotty. Read more…

MEETUPS

The Swanton Free Public Library hosts a Scrapbooking Meetup. Bring your own photos. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild. River Arts begins a new, six-workshop series, Botanical Blockprinting with Sara Reigler. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Vermont is the first state to show no evidence of COVID in the state’s white-tailed deer population. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Jesse Agan (twice), Queen, Sean Jarvis, Eleven, Matty and Me, 90 Proof, the Duncan Macleod Trio, Mirage, the Dirty Looks Band, the Duo, Elizabeth Begins, Sister Speak, and Stefani Capizzi all perform live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

The Flying Komorowski Brothers, Randy Max, Benjamin Powell, the Vermont Mandolin Trio, and Mark Shelton stream almost live online. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library continues the Vermont Reads discussion of the Most Costly Journey. Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz have won Pulitzer Prizes. Read more…

 

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Artbits-May 4, 2023

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Colleen Blatchly, Toby Fulwiler, and Holly Spier with a live reception at the gallery. Bryan Memorial Gallery hosts Art & Appraisal Day with Maria Roosevelt, Ethan Merrill, Amy Rutledge Jebrine, and Mark “Buggyman” Ducharme. The Ethan Allen Homestead Museum hosts the grand opening of the First Peoples Exhibition with Abenaki artists and artisans. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The Sunday Makers Market fills the Taproom at 14th Star with pop-up booths from local crafters and makers. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

14th Star hosts a Spring Paint n Sip with Amber Rae Harvey to paint a mountain themed painting. Felicia Cota will lead Paint and Hydrate at the Abenaki Tribal Office. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTIC COMMUNITIES

The Animating Infrastructure Grant fosters partnerships between artists and communities. Read more…

FAIRS and FESTIVALS

The Young Tradition Festival concerts fill the Contois Auditorium with La Famille LeBlanc, the YTV Youth Commission, the YTV Touring Group, Past Winners, the Festival Showcase Concert, and a Tribute Concert for Pete Sutherland. Milton Artist’s Guild celebrates its Sixth Anniversary. The Spring Book & Paper Fair fills St. Albans City Hall. Read more…

FILM

FNESU will screen the musical film Listen Up at the Opera House. Free. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association introduce the Abenaki Word of the Week. Ashley Messier leads Thriving Communities: The Winding VT Road to Abolition and Women’s Rights. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

The FDA authorized a second COVID-19 bivalent booster shot for people 65 years and older and those who are immunocompromised. Read more…

THEATER

Vineyard Theater presents Tastings, an evening of six short plays from playwrights Lesley Becker, Jan Mason, Danny Rocco, and Lee Wochner. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Swanton Library hosts a Graphite Drawing Class with Mike Barkyoumb and an Online Portrait Collage Workshop. Linda Oakes Carvalho leads the Paint and Sip Lilacs for Mother. Social Sundays continue. The May Open Studio Figure Drawing is a clothed session. Justin Sutera of Elmore offers an all day workshop on Gathering Baskets. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Troy Millette, Dan Rahilly, the Mullets of Rock, the Bob Gagnon Quartet, Barbie-N-Bones, comedian medium Maureen Hancock, the Smokey Newfield Project, the Duo, Kyle Stevens all perform live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Mark Shelton sang a variety show and the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival offers a Festival Preview with Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim almost live online. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Vermont Book Awards celebrate Vermont Writers. Ebenezer Books in Johnson plans to close the doors in mid-May. Read more…

 

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Artbits-April 27, 2023

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Dick

MAPLE–THE HEART OF VERMONT

The 56th edition of the Vermont Maple Festival this weekend brings a bucketful of events for the first (and sweetest) outdoor festival of the year. It happens in downtown St. Albans with music and art and food and fun and the parade, and maple. 8084, the BFA Marching Band, Mary Cenci, Kwame, Sister Speak, the No Shoes Nation Band, the Youth Talent Show, the Electric Youth Dance Company, the Kingdom Allstars, Andre Maquera, Randy Smith, Frank Barnes, Gary Spaulding, the Fiddler’s Variety Show, Isaac French, Pipsqueak the Clown, Little Fox Entertainment, Dragon Man, Jason Tardy’s High Energy Juggling Family Show, the Aim High Canines, Facemania, and more all perform free. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

River Arts hosts the in-person, Sip n’ Slurry: Nesting Bowls with Barb Flathers as the pottery twist on a Paint n’ Sip. Read more…

DANCE

The Montgomery Center for the Arts begins Adult Beginners Ballet Barre. The class will start with a 15 minute warm-up, then transition to a true beginners’ Ballet Barre. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Mkwakbaga. Repeating the VAAA Abenaki Word of the Week, perfect for this wwek’s celebration of the Heart of Vermont. Read more…

MEETUPS

The Swanton Library hosts a Scrapbooking Meetup. Bring your photos and use supplies from the Maker Space or bring your own. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remained generally low over the last week. People keep getting sick, though. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Swanton Library offers a Lit Shadow Box class with Barb and Abbey to learn basic CRICUT techniques. The Milton Artists’ Guild has two events this week. Corrina Thurston leads Learn Colored Pencil and Social Sundays continue. Cynthia Rosen leads the Splendor of Color: A Palette Knife Painting Two-Day Workshop at Bryan Memorial Gallery. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Chris & Erica (twice), Ryan Sweezey, Uncle Jimmy, Nighthawk, Mitch and Devon, the Mullets of Rock, Giovanina Bucci, Bravacado, Whiskey & Wine, Cooper, and Tom Caswell take the stage live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

It is National Library Week, a time to celebrate our libraries and library workers’ contributions to our communities, the state, and across the nation. Read more…

 

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Artbits-April 20, 2023

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Dick

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Some people are willing to die for their art. Others are willing to kill for it. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The 7th annual Youth Art Show opens with a reception at the library. Bryan Memorial Gallery introduces Jennifer Ashline in the Small Member’s Group Show. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The Sunday Makers Market has pop-up booths from local crafters and makers. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Awaken Yoga and Creative Arts Studio host Moonlit Cherry Tree Paint & Charcuterie. River Arts has the in-person, April Paint n’ Sip: Spring Alive! with Carolyn Crotty. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Cambridge Arts and Visions of Vermont host Poems in Performance: A Cure for Poemphobia with slam poet Geof Hewitt. Read more…

VINYL

Cheer the warming days with a Spring Record Day Celebration of vinyl collections from record stores and collectors. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Corrina Thurston leads a Social Media Workshop for Creatives. Social Sundays continue with the free art class for families. Carley Tillinghast gives a Resin Flower Art Class completely free. Mike Barkyoumb offers a Graphite Drawing Class. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remained generally low over the last week. The Vermont Department of Health has now retired all online COVID dashboards. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Heliland with Beethoven, Chick Corea, Florence Price, William Grant Still, and more, the Reefer Madness Band, Dee Davis, Carrie Cook, Chris & Erica, the Lebowski Trio, the Devon McGary Band, Men in Motion, Bad Horsey, Rushmore, and the VSO Jukebox Quartet all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Trish Esden releases Wealth of Deception, the new sequel to Art of Deception. Read more…

 

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