Category Archives: Art Centers

Artbits-December 31, 2015

2015 was a busy year in the arts. The Artist In Residence Gallery has closed. The Ringtunes, Coon Hill John, Justice take to stages and the First Nights bring out lots of Franklin County performers and local favorites. The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents Silver & Gold. We wrap up with what All Arts Council and the Other Major Presenters did have a quick summary of arts funding on the national stage, think about fundraising and passing the baton. Continue reading

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Artbits-December 3, 2015

The Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery may close at the end of the month, never to see 2016, unless we all make a miracle keep them open. The gallery has maybe its last free meet-the-artists reception. The Festival of Trees brings out music and art and trees. Nobby Reed Project, Close to Nowhere, Justin Panigutti, the Missisquoi River Band, the Opera House Christmas Concert, the Vermont International Festival all find stages. The Eloquent Page hosts two readings and book signings. Continue reading

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Artbits–June 25, 2015

The new Swanton Arts Council has momentum. Area stages host the Nobby Reed Project, the Starline Rhythm Boys. Mary McGinniss & the Selkies, Waking Sleeping Beauty. Will Patton, Bob Young, Vern Colburn, Kyle Woolard, and Isaac and Dominic French. The Opera House has cars to drive. Continue reading

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Artbits–March 5, 2015

We have News You Can Use. Watercolor artists Millie Boyd, Barbara Hamm, Dolly MacNeil, Bev Montiel, Jane Murray, and Linda Wirts are on the wall. Nobby Reed, the Contois School of Music Band, the Phil Abair Band, Mackenzie & Missisquoi, Vern Colburn, James & Sophia, and Justice are on stage. Film at 11. A Grant Seeker Workshop for the Cultural Facilities Program shows how to tap that tree. Continue reading

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Artbits – September 12, 2013

A plein air paint out in and around the Refuge. River Arts programming. Flash Art. Chasing 440, Chuck Foster, and Marc’s Barc Parc make music. Memoirist Sandy Levesque makes books, the library makes movies, and Corliss has a new site. Continue reading

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Artbits – April 4, 2013

Where do you go when you dream? The Girl in the Other Room knows. Artists Jeanne Backhaus, Toby Fulwiler, and Henry Trask Reilly hang around. Food, grog, and music for the new Fairfield Community Center. More print on demand. Plus the Nobby Reed Project, Counterpoint, and the Jasper String Quartet. Continue reading

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