Artbits-May 12, 2022

FAIRS and FESTIVALS

The Fairfax Art Festival and Silent Auction has local artists, crafts for kids, painting classes, concessions, and more. The Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers present the Spring Book, Card & Ephemera Fair with books, postcards, and unique collectibles. Read more

PANDEMIC NEWS

Vermont received 2,000 doses of Paxlovid last week. This was a one-time increase. Still, the state reported 2,463 new cases statewide last week which drops us to the second highest rate per capita in the nation (behind Maine). Case numbers and hospitalizations continue rising. Read more

ART ON THE WALLS

The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts the Montgomery Elementary School Student Art Show. Andy Warhol’s Marilyn sold Tuesday for $195 million. Read more

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council presents Thumbprint Art, Adult Version. Chiara Keeling hosts the in-person, May Sip n’ Slurry–Clay Boxes at River Arts. Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. Snow Farm Vinyard hosts Pebble Art with Jean Ferguson. Read more

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Painting Classes with Patrick Murphy conclude at the Sheldon Public Library. SAC hosts Card Making with Barb Switzer plus a Gel Plate Printmaking Workshop. Read more

CALL FOR THESPIANS

Rail City Players wants actors, props, and costumes for Shakespear in the (Taylor) Park this summer. Read more

ON STAGE LIVE

Troy Millette (twice), Chris & Erica, Phil Graziano, Eleven, Devon McGarry, Last Kid Picked, the Eames Brothers Band with Blue Fox Trio, Beg, Steal Or Borrow with Mark Legrand, Timberline, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Texas Hill, Atlantic Crossing, Corner House, Oliver Scanlon and Pete Sutherland, and the Young Tradition Vermont Youth Commission all perform live on a stage somewhere near you. Read more

HUMANITIES

The Saint Albans Museum presents Jill Mudgett with Murder in the Vermont Woods: A Story About Race, Class, and Gender in the 19th Century. The Bakersfield Historical Society hosts the Spring Meeting of Green Mountain Folklore Society. There will be lunch. Read more

 

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