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Artbits-February 15, 2018

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Dick

Big news. All Arts is moving! There’s an All-Day Arts Festival, workshops in painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography, How to Draw Portraits, and a Family Paint and Sip. Bill Schubart gives a Memoir-Writing Workshop. The Princess Bride is screened. Michael Zsoldos and the BFA Jazz Band join Trio Jota Sete for jazz. The BFA Drama Improv Team, Carol Ann Jones, Jenni Johnson & the Junketeers, Bethany and Troy, Shake the Band, the Bob Mackenzie Blues Trio, Ryan Sweezey, Nobby Reed and the Houserockers, and IncaHOOTS have gigs. There is Open Mic plus the Cupid Show and TNT Comedy Showcase, all live. We have calls for a Music Residency, Black & White Photography, the Youth Art Show, and Digital Art. Continue reading →

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Artbits-February 8, 2018

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Dick

Muslim Girls Make Change. There is a Digital Storytelling Workshop for teachers and a How to Draw Portraits lesson begins. NEFA hs National Dance Project news and Expeditions grants. There is a Community Arts Meeting. The Second Friday Dance rumbas and foxtrots. Nobby Reed twice, Blue Fox, Cooie & Skip, Fiddleheads, LC Jazz, the Buckhollers, IncaHoots. Yankee Chank, and Ponyhustle perform. Plays & Pints are one act comedies on love. A dear friend has passed away. Continue reading →

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Artbits-February 1, 2018

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Dick

A Paint & Sip will paint mugs. Marcia Blanco, Rebecca Nase Chomyn, Barbara Colgrove, Shelby Jones, and Marguerite Myers hang around on the walls. The SAC has a planning meeting. Groundhog Day screens. Bird Tales and February Fools, plus Nobby Reed twice, The Duel, Third Shift, the Phil Abair Band, Mackenzie & Missisquoi, and the Tim Brick Band all come to the stage. The library has a Harry Potter Night. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 25, 2018

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Dick

Winterfest has fire dancers, music, stories, and more. Paint Your Pet helps Franklin County Animal Rescue. There is a voice-over workshop and a call for the tenth annual Festival of the Arts. The April Verch Band, Patti Casey, Jon Gailmor, Green Mountain Playboys, Young Tradition Touring Group, Carol Ann Jones and Jon Sochin, the Ghost Of Paul Revere plus Troy Millette, Arthur James, O’hAnleigh, Shake the Band, and the VYO all perform. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 18, 2018

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Dick

The Winter Blues Arts Festival will have music, classes, demonstrations, exhibits, and more. Real Artists Don’t Starve will talk about Money. Memoirs will be written. Tonight is Movie Night. Carol Ann Jones has a double header, and Tim Brick, the Buck Hollers, the Duel, Graziano Schofield & Slim, Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing, Jim Rooney, and Sean Jarvis have gigs. Print products are on sale. Julia Alvarez will read. Mark Greenberg talks about Woody. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 11, 2018

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Dick

2018 is shaping up to be another busy year in the arts. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Trine Wilson. MAG has a Robert Brunelle workshop. SAC hosts a Publicity Toolkit Planning Meeting and a Real Artists Don’t Starve discussion. The Second Friday Dance Social swirls. The Uncle Jimmy duet, Chris Parker, and Gypsy Wind play. We preview the Major Independent Presenters, the theater, and Young Tradition for 2018. Continue reading →

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