Artbits-August 14, 2025

ISLAND ARTS WEEK

The Island Arts Center has live music, dance, workshops, and more every day. Read more

ART ON THE WALLS

The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception for Nature’s Legacy – Capturing Shared Values, a mother-daughter exhibit featuring Annette Goyne and Jenny Goyne. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Chris Bessette. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park has named large-format photographer Mitch Weiss as the second Artist in Residence of the season. Read more

ART YOU CREATE

Cambridge Arts Council and 60 Main Arts host an Open Portrait Session with a live model. Read more

DANCE

The joy of International Folk Dancing continues with instructor Lesley Alpert. River Arts offers Contemplative Dance Practice plus a Dance Improvisation, Practicing Presence and Performance workshop, both with Hanna Satterlee. Read more

FILM

The 16th annual Film Noir Series and continues with The Glass Key at the St. Albans Free Library. Read more

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association presents a heritage hunt in Dark Academy Adventures, Episode 2: The Case of the Peripatetic Moccasins. Read more

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Enosburgh Public Library hosts a two-part Writing Workshop with S. Lee Manning and J. B. Manning. Island Arts hosts Sarah Cullins with Group Singing Lessons, Lucie Faulkner to lead a Book Page Wreath Making Class, and Pat Brennan to present a Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop. The Bryan Memorial Gallery offers Plein Air in Oil, a two-day workshop with George Van Hook. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more

ON STAGE LIVE

TNT Comedy Night, Ryan Sweezy (twice), the Vermont Blues Society, A House On Fire, the Godform Summer Tour Metal Showcase, the Last of Lucy, Pathogenic, Shiny New Toyz, No Son of Mine, Just Me, WD-40, Bad Horsey, the Buck Hollers, Vachsean, the Rough Suspects, Haiduck & Heckendorn, Jesse Agan, Music of Queen, Barbie N Bones, Stewart Foster, the New Duo, Bare Bones, John Gratton, the Smokey Newfield Project, Deb Murphy, Tim Brick, the Jolly Roger Band, Chris & Issy, Third Wheel, Jeff and Gina, Dale and Darcy Band, Dan Parks, the Blue Rock Boys, the Missisquoi River Band, Kaiden Primm, Sean Jarvis, Johnny Hicks and the Kickers, Mark Shelton, Xtreme Queen, the Shane Murley Trio, the Devon McGarry Band , Amystera, Chris & Erica, the Vermont Jazz Ensemble, Andy Gagnon, the Jim Thacker Duet, the Enosburg Town Band, She Was Right, McMaple, and Carol Ann Jones, all perform live at a venue near you. Read more

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue this week as DonnaRae Menard read Episode Four of Beneath The Fountain and the Smokey Newfield Project played outdoors. Read more

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Many libraries will be closed on Saturday. The Haston Library Book Talk welcomes Stephen Trahan for I Am Not A Hero. Dick Wright Public House hosts a discussion of the Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour continues. The St. Albans Banned Books Group takes up My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Read more

 

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