ArtBits – January 15, 2009

ON STAGE LIVE

      There is a Family Dance Contra Dance with Fiddleheads in Jericho and the Lincoln Inn has Big Spike Bluegrass. The Village Tavern hosts Open Mic. The regular Music Session continues. Cambridge Arts Council holds community dances. Chow Bella offers jazz and improv. Read more…

LOOKING FORWARD

      We expect over 250 concerts, exhibits, recitals, and shows from more than 40 organizations:      2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s exploration. Read more…

Many Franklin County presenters and individual artists from the Art in Bloom Festival to school art programs will make 2009 the busiest year ever in the arts. Read more…

The five major Franklin County area Festivals have built more than 150 years of outdoor arts and entertainment here. The Vermont Maple Festival begins the outdoor season each year. The Vermont Dairy Festival starts the summer. And the Jig in the Valley, the Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival, and Franklin County Field Days fill the biggest weeks of the season. Read more…

The Citizens Concert Band and the Enosburg Town Band bring live town band music to parks every week. Read more…