Category Archives: Art Centers

Artbits-September 10, 2026

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Dick

SPARK The SPARK immersive Smithsonian traveling exhibit celebrates a grand opening. It explores innovation in art, heritage, social issues, and technology in rural communities. The event includes a community mural, Missisquoi Abenaki Nation exhibits, Swanton Historical Society displays, interactive games, … Continue reading →

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Artbits-July 16, 2026

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Dick

Wayne Tarr. Faith Perrino-Dubois. Jennifer Pratt, Artisans Market. Ceramic Tree Days, Maple Glazed Pottery. Coffee and Crafts. Pat Brennan, Handcrafted Shadow Box. Sip Stitch Share. Creative Creatures. Two-Sentence Story Contest. Between Lines. Michelle Nordberg, Beginner Line Dancing. First Step Dance, Sunday Swing. Fiber Arts Meet Make. Swanton Writers’ Group. Muffin Monday. GPL Crafting Club. Drum up Support Dick Wright Pub. Planetarium Lady, Dinosaurs Story of Survival. Death Dying Danishes. Michele Pagan, Early American Samplers Finding History Stitchery. George Spear, Revolutionary Roots Guided Tour. Annelein Beukenkamp, Bright Bold Blossoms. Community Drawing Night. Social Sunday. Fiadhnait Moser, Expressionist Pet Portrait. Julia Davenport, Beginner Watercolor. Ben Lively, John Dunlop, Jane Kittredge, Ana Ruesink, Peter Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Steve Klimowski, Bonnie Thurber Klimowski, Shaun Shelby King, Jesse Cowan, Matthew Guzowski, Ryan Ochs, 21 Songwriters, Jerborn, Mad Mojo, Ryan Sweezey, Soule Monde, Barbie N Bones, Jesse Agan, Sibling Reverie, 90 Proof, Dan Parks, Free Range, Michael Perry, Seth Yacovone, Blackwolf, Jim Charonko, Dennis Fox, Sean Jarvis, Skylark, Frevo, Shiny New Toyz, Humdinger, Bucksnort, Chaos Called Me, Hullabaloo, R&R Duo, Vachsean, Real Big Blues, Nobby Reed, Shane Murley, Ginger Geezus, Alex Riddell, Lavendair, Season of Yes, Blue Northern, IncaHoots, Ryan Hanson, Waves of Adrenaline, King Me, George Petit, Phantom Suns, Fall District, Doom Service, Yes Machine, Chris Issy, Second Hand Blues, Dimmer Triplets, Jerband, Enosburg Town Band, Soul Porpoise, Project, Shane Murley, Mike Mac. A Founding Mother, Laura Kaye, Stephanie Dray. Fairfax Adult Summer Reading Program. Franklin County Photogs. Alexis Lathem, Melissa H Cronin. Wicked Appetite, Janet Evanovich. Invisible Life of Addie Larue, V.E. Schwab. Continue reading →

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Artbits-March 5, 2026

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Dick

Barbara Colgrove, Francois de Melogue, Barbara Flack, Barbara Flathers. Northern Vermont Artists Association Member Show. Bryan Gallery Opening Reception. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, Robin Schatell. Women’s Festival of Crafts. Coffee Crafts. Sip, Stitch, Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Sappy Art Show, Maple Festival Photography, Maple Festival Poetry, Art on the Refuge. Beginner Line Dancing, Michelle Nordberg. Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. St Patrick’s Day, Paddy, art show, ceili, singalong. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Women’s History Month. International Women’s Day. Osher, Mark Breen, Nature of Weather Patterns. Meagan Van Woert, Canvas Bags. Stephania Fregeau, Pottery Workshop. Darcy Marks, From Manuscript to Marketplace. Creativi-Tea Tuesdays, Karen Winslow. Community Drawing Night. Social Sunday. Macrame Coasters Coffee, Karen Gunterman. Band 1, Band 2, Jazz Band, String Orchestra. Spring Instrument Concert, Dan Parks, Bob Shane, Bad Horsey, Shane’s Apothecary, Missisquoi River Band, Will Patton, She Was Right, Lady Livy, Phil Abair, Keeghan Nolan, Kyle Stevens, Friction, Cooie DeFrancesco Sings, Sister Speak, Brothers of Others, Doug’s Open Mic. DonnaRae Menard, Beneath The Fountain. Bad Horsey. Muffin Monday. Eloquent Page, Captain Moxley, Embers of the Empire, Dan Hanks. What Happened to the McCrays, Tracey Lange. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 15, 2026

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Dick

Community Art Circle. Dorothy Goulet. Mathew Pardue. Mini Masterpieces Silent Auction. Sunday Makers Market. Pet Portraits, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Stephania Fregeau, Sgraffito Carving. Coffee Crafts. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. St. Albans All Male a Capella Group. Chicago auditions. Jill Mudgett Hills of Home Mountains and Identity in Vermont History. Michael Tougias Extreme Survival Lessons from Those Who Triumphed Against All Odds. Windows to a Multicultural World. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Jen Volansky, Mindful Art, Free-Form Mandalas Color, Symbol, Self-Expression. Social Sunday. Cindi LaFayette, Acrylic Pour Painting Vase Canvas. Alex Foltz Studio. Smokey Newfield Project, Laura Fedele-Rasco, George Murtie, Dan Parks, Devon McGarry, WD-40, Nighthawk, James Shelly, Jerborn, Jerband, Stewart Foster, Justice 3, Sleeveless Tease, McMaple, Bill Valliere, Hard Scrabble, John Geno, IncaHoots, Lady Livy, Heavy Pour, Sage Machia. DonnaRae Menard, Beneath The Fountain. Mark Shelton. Woman Behind the New Deal, Kirstin Downey. Muffin Monday. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries, Beautiful Ugly, Alice Feeney. Banned Books, In the House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 9, 2025

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Dick

Vaccine, vaccination, booster, COVID. Natalie Larocque. John Rivers. Katherine, Sea Turtle Adventure Black Light Paint Party. Propose a show. Classic Movie Night, Pola Negri, Barbed Wire. Canada, diversity. Shannon McQueen, How Can Gender Help Us Understand Elections. Create with Canva. Social Sunday. Jim Branca, Next Stop Comedy, She Was Right, Sleeveless Tease, Narah Sparks, NightHawk, Elias Green, local hip hop artists, Kyle Stevens, Smokey Newfield, Jenni Jesse, O Schu, Dave Ogrodowczyk, Mike Schuster, Cooper, Cooie DeFrancesco. Muffin Monday. 100 Year-old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonathan. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee. The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides. Looking forward, Franklin County Festivals, Town Bands, Humanities. Continue reading →

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Artbits-June 20, 2024

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster. Make Music Day. Jeffersonville Art Jam, June Juried Show, Emile Gruppe, Aldo T. Hibbard, Thomas Curtin, Robert Blair, Karen Winslow, Eric Tobin, Karen Winslow, Chris Bessette, Dawn DiCecco, Claudette Eaton, John Edebohlts, Carolyn Kittell, Joanie McMahon, Kelli Shepherd, Liane Spaulding, Sarah Weber, Lina Longtoe. Montgomery Center for the Arts, Catamount Film and Arts, homecoming. Paint Your Own Pet, Paint n Sip, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Pop up Advanced Ballet Classes. Rail City Fan Fest, robot demo, cosplay, trivia, Fortnite, fantasy. Foraging. Howard Coffin, Vermont, 1800 and Froze to Death Cold Year of 1816. Whistle underwater. Writers’ Group. Social Sunday. Creative Connections, She Was Right, Cooper, Young Tradition Touring Group, Dan Sean Jarvis, Rushmore, Hitmen, Bob Val, Pet Project, Jesse Agan, Mitch Devon, Lloyd Tyler, Ryan Sweezy, Midnight Walkers, Mark Shelton, Carol Ann Jones, Will Patton, Nottingham Drive, Mark Abair, Good Luck, Ryan Hanson, Rustics, Canyon Dreams, Phil Graziano, Roger Giroux, Mango Jam, Evan Alsop, David Karl Roberts, Cooie DeFrancisco, Enosburg Town Band, Danny, Parts, Citizens Concert Band, Blue Heron. Book Sale. Mystery Book Club, Naked in Death, JD Robb. Continue reading →

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