Category Archives: Art & Exhibitions

Artbits–July 9, 2015

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer start with a bang today. The All Arts Council and the Town of Highgate bring the 25th Summer Sounds back home to Highgate. A&M Rocks, AnimA, Michele Choiniere, the Citizens Concert Band, Coon Hill John, Dayve Huckett, Carol Ann Jones and the Superchargers, Justice, Will Patton, the Nobby Reed Project, Sammich, Them Nakeds, and the Woods Tea Company find stages all over. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has a live cast. And in visual arts, it’s Sidewalk Chalk Day and the Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Jennifer Theoret. Continue reading →

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Artbits–July 2, 2015

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Dick

The All Arts Council’s 25th Anniversary Summer Sounds concerts begin Sunday at Bay Day! Karen Scheffler tells Your Story Is Art and AIR artists Toby Fulwiler, Pamela Krout-Voss, and Jo Anne Wazny have a reception. Mango Jam, Chasing 440, the Padula/Thunder/Martin Trio, the Will Patton Ensemble, Carol Ann Jones (twice), Nobby Reed, Jerry Thigpen, Vern Colburn, Isaac and Dominic French, the CSM Band, and the Citizens Concert Band all perform at nearby venues. Continue reading →

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Artbits–June 25, 2015

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Dick

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–June 4, 2015

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Dick

It’s time for Dairy Days! Plus there is music all over northern Vermont with Coon Hill John, Vern Colburn, Bob Young, the Nobby Reed Project, Carol Ann Jones with Will Patton, Justice, the Revolvers, the Aphasia Choir, and the Discover Jazz Festival. Photographer Leif Tillotson has a solo show. Continue reading →

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Artbits–May 21, 2015

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Dick

Sip and Paint at the Opera House and visit Open Studios across Franklin County and Vermont. Summer Music at Grace jump starts a new season with the 13th annual Farewell Reunion concert. Carol Ann Jones, Justice, the Taste of Nashville Tour, Keeghan Nolan, Isaac and Dominic French, and Bob Young on stages. Folklore with Rick Norcross and Stephen Payne. Duct Tape, book discussions, Writers’ Medley, Friday Afternoon (Movie) Comedies, a Movie Matinee, Tech Support, and more at libraries. Continue reading →

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Artbits–May 14, 2015

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dick

A marketing gimmick that all artists can use: give away Free Stuff. Art on the Refuge includes a Refuge Open House and reception. Carol Ann Jones, Coon Hill John, Almost Nowhere, a progressive organ recital, the Tapestry of Song, all on different stages. Original, unpublished 10-word short stories wanted. Gregory Sharrow will explore Vermont’s Farm Legacy and Walt McLaughlin will read from The Unexpected Trail. Continue reading →

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