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Artbits-April 23, 2026

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Dick

Sweet Taste of Spring, Vermont Maple Festival, pancake breakfast, BFA Marching Band, Fiddler’s Variety Show, Youth Talent, Mary Cenci, Izzy, Music with Dave, Bleeding Hearts Family, O’hAnleigh Cindy Hill, Tom Hanley, Pipsqueak Clown, Creative Chainsaw Art, Rockin’ Ron Friendly Pirate, Jason Tardy, Aim High Canines, Maddi Ryan, Conniption Fits, Electric Youth Dance Company, Lexi James, Redneck Castaway, Isaac French. Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Show. Patrick Murphy. Gabe Benzur. Cindi LaFayette, Resin Ocean Wave Charcuterie Board. Shea Harvie, Let it Flow Abstract Paint and Sip. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Pebble Art Workshop. Hearthside Handcrafts. Maple Glazed Paint-Your-Own Pottery Pop-Up. Sip n’ Slurry: Pinch Pot Mug, Chiara No. Coffee and Crafts. Sip, Stitch Share. Franklin Community Chorus. All Male a Capella Group. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Georgia Public Library Crafting Club. Saint Albans Museum, Gilded Age Disco Era. SAM Talks, Christine Hadsel Vermont’s Historic Painted Curtains. Americana Sampler, Henry Jamison. Open House. Stone’s Throw Pizza. Creative Art Series for 60+ Sashiko Mending. Callie Hastings, Beginner Acrylic Painting. 60 Main Arts, Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea Tuesdays Karen Winslow. Milton Artists’ Guild, Becky Chappell. Whimsical Mixed Media Flower. Social Sunday continues. The Junk Journaling Group. Smokey Newfield Project, Juliet McVicker, Steve Wienert, Will Patton, Brew Boogie Bash Kids Dance Party, Duncan Macleod, Troy Millette, Bob Cotton, IncaHoots, Moonbird, Michael Perry, Abby Ian, Steep Creek Frenzy, Seth Yacovone, Madigan Linane, Oleo Romeos, Henry Jamison, Nathan Michaud, Devon McGarry, Bill Valliere, McMaple, Reid Parsons Band, She Was Right, Ryan Hanson, Dan Parks, Mary McGinniss, Selkies, Good Gravy, Ken Clark. Independent Bookstore Day. National Library Week Comfort of Crows A Backyard Year, Margaret Renkl. Franklin County Photogs. Paris Express, Emma Donoghue. Muffin Monday. A Sticky Inheritance, Emily James. Love Friendship Family Lady Madeline Rose. Ann Rose Ratner Porter. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 16, 2026

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Dick

Franklin Community Chorus, St. Albans All Male a Capella Group, Enosburg Falls Town Band. Franklin County Volunteer Fair. Upcycled Art Show. Pebble Art Workshop. Paint Your Own Pottery. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Beginner Line Dancing. Swanton Writers’ Group. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Georgia Crafting Club. Larry Trombley, Franco Migration to New England. Printing press workshop, Underwater archaeology. Social-Emotional Development through Children’s Literature. Coffee Hour. Jim Jones, Trolley Wires to Rubber Tires. Chiara No, Creative Art Series for 60+. Evie Mason, Watercolor Basics Beginner Workshop. Anah Witt, Beginners Wheel-Throwing. Callie Hastings, Beginner Acrylic Painting. Alyssa DeLaBruere, Capturing the Landscape in Soft Pastel. Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea Tuesdays, Karen Winslow. Social Sunday. Severance, Soulful Vision Boards. Swanton Academy. Craig Mitchell, Colin Craig, Dave Ogrodowczyk, Mike Schuster, Kip de Moll, Tim Brick, Seth Yacovone, Bluegrass Jam, Cooie Sings, Kyle Stevens, VacSean, Bad Horsey, Two Flinching, Nickel Dime, Emily Darcy, Craigs, Blue Gravy, Michael Perry, John Lackard Blues, Honey Gravel, Hammer Lane, Roland Clark, Chris Parker, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Dueling Pianos, House on Fire, Corey, Jerborn, Smokey Newfield, O Schu, Kippincoe, Sister Speak, Guid Folk, Lewis Franco, Missing Cats, Will Patton, Evan Alsop. National Library Week. Spy and the Traitor, Ben Macintyre. Comfort of Crows A Backyard Year, Margaret Renkl. Muffin Monday. Julia Greenshaw, Knave of Sands. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries, Golden Spoon, Jessa Maxwell. Blue Hour, Paula Hawkins. Once and Future Witches, Alix E Harrow. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 9, 2026

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Dick

Franklin County Quilters, Quilts of Valor. Buck Hollers, Rebecca Padula, Vermont Suzuki Violins. Cat Mckeen. Michael Glier. Cardmaking, Barb Switzer. Barn Quilting, Marie Speer. Pebble Art Workshop. Hearthside Handcrafts. Paint Sip, Elizabeth Cleary. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Enosburg Falls Town Band. Between the Lines, Beginner Line Dancing, Michelle Nordberg. Oh Brother Where Art Thou, George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. GPL Crafting Club. Laura Trieschmann, Historic Preservation In Vermont. Jill Mudgett, Murder Vermont Woods. Too Many Detectives Murder Mansion. MVU Musicals, Anastasia Musical. Chiara No, Watercolor Postcards, Creative Art Series 60+, Callie Hastings, Beginner Acrylic Painting. Just Add Water, Dot Goulet. Stephania Fregeau, Three Class Pottery Workshop. Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea Tuesday, Karen Winslow. Social Sunday. Shanley Triggs, Introduction to Watercolor. Annette Goyne, Spring Intro to Watercolor. Intellectual Property Basics. Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Seth Yacovone, Shane’s Apothecary, She Was Right, Hitmen, Tim Brick, Before This Time, Michael Perry, Cat Spruce, Beg Steal Borrow, John Paul Arenas, Nathan Michaud, Sibling Reverie, Dan Parks, Smokey Newfield, Lloyd Tyler. Stragglers, David Karl Roberts, Lavendair, Roger Giroux, Misty Bay Ramblers, Young Tradition VT Touring Group, Carlos. Friends Georgia Library. Muffin Monday. Cinnamon Gunpowder, Eli Brown. Becoming Madam Secretary, Stephanie Dray. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 2, 2026

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Dick

Anne Standish, Dody Susslin. Michael Glier, William Gotha, Erik Koeppel, Eric Tobin. Bright, Bold, Joy-Filled, Jen Volansky. Creative Circle Cafe. Historic Paint Sip, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Coffee and Crafts. Sip, Stitch, Share. Yarn Yak Kelli Shepherd. Beginner Line Dancing. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Creative Art Series, Chiara No. Osher, Mary Val Palumbo, Keeping Your Mind Sharp Role of Learning in Aging Well. Alan Berolzheimer, River Memories: Exploring Settlement Patterns on Waterways in Vermont. Needle Felting 101, Carmella Cyr. Watercolor Escape Landscapes Cityscapes Seascapes, Evie Mason. Harnessing AI for Social Media Growth, Julie Jones, Intro Photography, AJ Murray, Social Sunday, Introduction to Watercolor, Shanley Triggs. Meagan Van Woert, Canvas Bags. Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea Tuesday, Karen Winslow. Adlai Waxman, George Murtie, Dan Parks, Sticks Stones, Just Us, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Nathan Michaud, Lady Livy, 90 Proof, Real Big Blues, Sibling Reverie, Owl Stars, Season Yes, Will Austin, Arthur James, Cordelia Curvy, Strange Charm, Cat Atrophy, Carmen Eroxide, Aphrobitey, Trinity Divine, Mike Mac, Nobby Reed. Some Bright Nowhere, Ann Packer. Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton. Muffin Monday. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Michelle McNamara. Dungeon Crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman. Continue reading →

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Artbits-March 26, 2026

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Dick

Martha McGinn. Affordable Art Fair. Pet Portraits, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Hearthside Handcrafts. Sip n’ Slurry, Hanging Planter, Chiara Keeling. Coffee Crafts. Sip, Stitch, Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Between the Lines. Beginner Line Dancing, Michelle Nordberg. Sarah Barnes Sketchbook Club. Christian Artists Afternoon Open House. Open Studio Community and Wellness Space for LGBTQIA+. Rebecca Rupp, Paul Revere’s Rum, Ethan Allen’s Cider, Bathtub Gin: An Eccentric History of Alcohol. J Kevin Graffagnino, Conseulo Northrop Bailey Vermont Pathfinder. Women’s History Month, Franklin’s Silent Generation, Mandi Gates. David Budbill, Nadine Budbill, Abby Paige, Mark S Roberts, Poetry of a Place Its People. Crochet 101, Carmella Cyr. Jen Volansky, Archetypes Art Mixed Media. Chiara No, Creative Art Series for 60+. Evie Mason, Watercolor Escape Landscapes Cityscapes Seascapes. Lise-Anne Cooledge, Jen Thompson, Beeswax Wrap Candle-making. Franklin Scenes, Jordan Bushey. Community Drawing Night, 60 Main Arts. Creativi-Tea Tuesdays, Karen Winslow. Cindi LaFayette, Resin Ocean Wave Charcuterie Board. Julia Davenport, Easter Zentangle Eggztravaganza. Annelein Beukenkamp, Blooming Bold Blossoms, Social Sunday. Annette Goyne, Watercolor Classes. Matt Flinner, Jamie Masefield, Will Patton, Pat Melvin, George Murtie, Doug’s Open Mic Night, Bart Feller, BFA Improv Team, Rock Band Show, A-319, Tim Brick, Nighthawk, Michael Perry, Shady Trees, Dan Parks, Chris Issy, Quadra, Burlington Baroque, St John’s Passion, Eric Milnes, L’Harmonie des saisons, Northern Lights, Sleeveless Tease, Narah Sparks, Buck Hollers, Bushey/Bedell Trio, Dale Darcy, Phil Graziano, Vermont Mandolin Trio, Nathan Michaud, Experience Queen, Jesse Agan, Young Tradition Vermont Touring Group, Captain Radical, Mark Shelton. DonnaRae Menard. Linda Longtoe Sheehan, Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, Anonymous. Muffin Monday. Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins. Continue reading →

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Artbits-March 19, 2026

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Dick

Rotary Home Recreation Exposition, Show. Opening Reception, Nature’s Palette Art Exhibition. When We Gather, S Baron. Sarah McGarghan. Tom Waters. Sublimation, Jess Draper. Paint-Your-Own Pottery Pop-Up, Maple Glazed Pottery. Paint and Sip, Patrick Murphy. Coffee and Crafts. Sip Stitch Share, Creative Creatures. Kelli Shepherd, Yarn Yak. Between the Lines Line Dancing. a Capella. Charlie Hancock, Forests We Share Challenges, Change, Stewardship. Death Dying Danishes. Coffee Hour. Infant and Toddler Learning through Children’s Literature. She Kills Monsters. Figure Drawing Primer. Crochet 101, Carmella Cyr, Creative Art Series for 60+, Chiara No. Sally Tarr, Basic Quilting Workshop. Julie Jones, Brushstrokes Hashtags Social Media Made Simple. Alyssa Berthiaume, Uncover the Poem in the Page. Social Sunday. Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea, Karen Winslow. Annette Goyne, Watercolor Classes. Art Journaling Group. Jim Hamel, Jason Lee, Joshua Glass, Chris Doncaster, Eric Belrose, Bob Crystal Carew, Nick Andrea Garcia, Doug’s Open Mic Night, UVM Battle of the Bands Finale, Mother of Pearl, Wet Denim, Tabarnak, Swampytonk, New England Music Festival, Stewart Foster, Michael Perry, She Was Right, Something Reckless, Salem Trials, Overtime, No Son Of Mine, Shiny New Toyz, Sabrehound, John Cronin, Old Man Garage Band, Justice3, Quadra, Rosie Newton, Caleb Barrett, Bluegrass Jam, Chris Erica, Jerborn, Randy Beer, Tim Brick, J.J. Booth, Emily Darcy, Ryan Sweezey, Midnight Walkers, John Geno, Dan Parks, Ocean Drive, Frankie White. DonnaRae Menard. Amy Panetta, Transcendent Power of Music. Vermont Book Awards. Lady Madeline Rose. Franklin County Photogs. Isola, Allegra Goodman. Muffin Monday. Sherlock Holmes Study in Scarlet. Mornings, Muffins, Mysteries, All the Other Mothers Hate Me, Sarah Harman. Swanton Writers’ Group. Continue reading →

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