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Artbits-October 20, 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dick

I’ll be ‘off the grid’ for my road trip for the next few weeks. ArtBits will continue. Cardiac Capers starts. FCTC presents A Shot in the Dark. The Northwest Nightmares Haunted Hollywood Premiere & Costume Contest and the annual Blue Jean Ball open. Carol Ann Jones, Alan Reid and Rob van Sante, Andric Severance, Bethany Conner, Will Patton and Lewis Franco and the Missing Cats all perform. We have the Art Abandonment and links to other events. Continue reading →

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Artbits-October 13, 2016

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Dick

I’ll be “off the grid” and so will the Northwestern Medical Center Gallery. The Milton Artists Guild will hold an Etsy Workshop. Cardiac Capers opens. The Odd Couple (The Female Version) take the stage. Chris & Erika and The Duo have gigs. Young Tradition Vermont is experimenting. We have links! Continue reading →

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Artbits-October 6, 2016

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dick

I’m off on a road trip but there is plenty of art. Dynamic Duos, has adult Superhero- and Supervillain-themed costumes with music and art. Artists Steve Boal, Shanna Ratner, El Towle, Deborah Travis, and Open Studio are all in the spotlight. Swanton is just Ducky. The Nobby Reed Project, the Lonesome Mountain Boys with Will Patton, The Duel, the Smokey Newfield Project, Inseldudler, Bucky Lewis, and Carol Ann Jones all have shows. Bess O’Brien’s film All of Me is screened. It’s Tractor Day, books get donated and Humanities are for Everyone at our libraries. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 29, 2016

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Dick

The 2016 Fall Open Studio is here. St. Albans Community Arts hosts the first SACA Arts Mixer. The Vermont Youth Orchestra, the Bob Mackenzie Blues Trio, John Smyth, Justice , Pete’s Posse, a Young Tradition Showcase, the Nobby Reed Project, and Comedy For A Cause all find stages. The Penny Candle begins. Engaging the Arts in Heart and Soul is a free, call-in talk. Libraries have To Bid or Not to Bid?, Tractor Day, and the Watercolor Paint and Sip party. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 22, 2016

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Dick

There’s a Costumed Gala and an NVAA exhibit. Deja Nous, Daniel Rahilly and Ty Cicia, Patti Casey and Tom Mackenzie, the Nobby Reed Project, Ian MacHarg and Hazen Metro with the Heather Morris Celtic Dancers, Prydein, and Yankee Chank all perform. We have calls from NEFA, the Prize for Illustration, and SSAC. You can drive a Ford and raise some bucks. And a library has a lecture on what people get wrong about guns. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 15, 2016

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Dick

Linda Wirts hangs on the walls and there is an en Plein Air Painting festival. The SAC Writer’s Group has its first meeting. Summer Music at Grace has Baroque & Beyond. The Missisquoi River Band, Professor Michael Lange, Jenni Johnson, IncaHOOTS, Kelly Ravin, Isaac French, O’hAnleigh, Justice, and the Will Patton Quartet play gigs. Helene Lang portrays Agatha Christie
NEFA’s 15th Annual Idea Swap is coming. Continue reading →

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