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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