ART ON THE WALLS
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park hosts a docent-led tour Art Making on the Land with Laura Need. The Artist In Residence spotlight is on September artists Lindsay DiDio, Wendy Everhart, Chris Jenkins, and Cat McKeen. The Swanton Arts Council Artists of the Week are Caroline Hillyard and Praxedis Leyva. Read more…
ART IS A BENEFIT
The Artist in Residence and the St Albans Free Library host a Library Lover’s Art Auction to support the library’s brick restoration project. Read more…
ART FOR SALE
The Island Arts’ Artisans Market returns, hosted by Jennifer Pratt. Read more…
ART YOU CREATE
The Swanton Arts Council hosts Cardmaking with Barb in the Maker Space of the Swanton Free Public Library. Burlap and Barnwood and Kayleigh Beaulieu offer a Hat Burning Workshop at the North Hero House. Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library and Community Center. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. Read more…
DANCE
Michelle Nordberg offers Beginner Line Dancing at the Depot and at the Highgate Manor. Between the Lines Line Dancing has Beginner Line Dancing at the American Legion. Read more…
FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
The Champlain Valley Fair continues through Sunday with Essex Art League, Lauren McCabe, plus the Vermont Music Showcase with local favorites Steve Hartmann, Troy Millette & the Fire Below, and Chris & Erica. Chandler Arts presents the New World Festival. The Family Tent features Sugar in the Pan from Young Tradition Vermont, the No Strings Marionettes, and more. Read more…
FILM
The City Belonging, Equity & Inclusion Committee presents The Librarians in the Movies That Matter series at the Welden. Read more…
GATHERINGS
Muffin Monday continues, The GPL Crafting Club meets. The Queer Art Club continues. Read more…
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Fall Colors in Watercolor with Evie Mason continues at River Arts. 60 Main Arts hosts Community Drawing Night. Senior Saturdays begin, Becky Chappell leads the Paint the Landscape in Pastel workshop, and Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more…
ON STAGE LIVE
Maple City Music opens, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan (twice), Troy Millette & the Fire Below (twice), Cooie’s Trio, the Nerbak Brothers, the Devon McGarry Band, She Was Right, IncaHoots, Shane’s Apothecary, the Jerband, Michael Perry, Jesse & Jess, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Andrew Wells-Oberegger, Lady Livy, Tony Pietricola and Bob Gagnon, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Ryan Sweezey, the Buck Hollers, Blue Fox, Lixx, the M.S.J. Jazz Trio, J.S.B. the Jeff Salisbury Band, Sister Speak, Roger Giroux, the Shane Murley Trio, Third Wheel, Nathan Michaud, the Jim Branca Quartet, Second Hand Blues, Ali T, Pegzilla, Violet Crimes, Dog Water, the Once Around the Block Marching Band, and Nobby Reed all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…
ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE
DonnaRae Menard continues the weekly read of Snuffling Up Bones. The NW Access TV Local Music Playlist is on YouTube. The Nobby Reed Project recorded As the Years Go Passing Bye live. Read more…
FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
Libraries will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. The Rail Trail Pub has a book club. The Highgate Library welcomes DonnaRae Menard to Book Club. The September book is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club meets for The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft. The St. Albans Free Library Tuesday Night Book Group reads Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. The Swanton Free Public Library is experimenting with opening early on Tuesdays. Read more…
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