Category Archives: ArtBits

Artbits–July 16, 2015

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer continue. The 25th Summer Sounds has the Constitution Brass. The Nobby Reed Project plays both sides of the lake. Barbie-n-Bones, Bob Young, Vern Colburn, Inca Hoots, the world famous Oleo Romeos, Donna Thunder and Chris Martin, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Elizabeth LaPrelle, and Kaïa Kater. Justice gets naked. Carol Ann Jones hosts then plays with Will Patton. Gail Salzman is on the walls. The League of Vermont Writers hosts a retreat. And we have linkbait. Continue reading →

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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 18, 2015

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Dick

Summer Theater Camp on one stage, plus music all around with Tyme’s Up, the Starline Rhythm Boys, Jenni Johnson, Chasing 440, Nobby Reed, Citizens Concert Band, MacKenzie/Delaney/Slim and Dayve Huckett, Fiddleheads, and an all day benefit Solstice festival. Plus libraries have Library on the Lawn, Bad Art Night, a Tip Top Tag Sale, Still Life with Breadcrumbs, the Writers’ Medley, a stone bird bath, Batman Unlimited, and a Stir the Pot Cookbook Discussion. Continue reading →

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Artbits–June 11, 2015

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dick

The Will Patton Ensemble, No Left Turn, Revolver, Justice, Mango Jam, James and Sophia, Coon Hill John, the Conrad Samuels Band, and Carol Ann Jones hosting an open mic, all on a stage near you. There is a 3-day Plein Air workshop, an American Landscapes Exhibition, the Annual Contemporary Art Survey, and the New England Collective. The Alchemist and Sons and Lovers under discussion, Tammy Flanders Hetrick reading, and Star Trek IV. Continue reading →

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