Category Archives: Arts Councils

Artbits-February 19, 2026

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Dick

Northern Vermont Artists Association, NVAA. Natalie Larocque. Mikel Wintermantel. Pet Portraits, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Paint Your Own Maple Glazed Pottery. Historic Paint Sip,. Creative Creatures, Clay Bells. Coffee Crafts. Kelli Shepherd, Yarn Yak. Free Movie Night, Sita Sings the Blues. Male a Capella Group. Queer Art Club. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Osher. Kevin Tolan, Vernal Pools. SAM Talks, Vermont’s Historic Theater Curtains, Christine Hadsel. Coffee Conversation, Charlie Brooks. Stone’s Throw Pizza, Coffee Hour. Clemmons Family Farm, Windows to a Multicultural World. MVU Cabaret Night. Meagan VanWoert, Heart and Soil Farm Thursday Night Art Series, Canvas Bag Paint Sip. Joanne Delaney, Beginner Drawing Class, ReMarketVT. Dick Wright Pub, Theorem Painting, Martha. Community Drawing Night, Creativi-Tea, Karen Winslow. Social Sunday. Kip de Moll, Ethan Tischler, Alex Kehler, Bridgerton Masquerade Ball, Adlai Waxman, Devon McGarry, Chris Erica, Sticks Stones, Just Us, Kwame Vibe, Smokey Newfield, Jericho Road Crew, Sleeveless Tease, IncaHoots, Tournesol, Mike Mac, Bob Cseh, She Was Right, Kippincoe, Misty Bay Ramblers, Young Tradition VT Touring Group, Morgan Myles, Tim Brick Enablers, Stormfront, Emily Darcy, Sage Machia. DonnaRae Menard, Beneath The Fountain. Recapping The Arts. Carol Ann Jones Superchargers, Jig in the Valley. Books Bedazzling. Franklin County Photogs. The Big Rock Candy Mountain, Wallace Stegner. Muffins, books to lend, books to sell. Eloquent Page, Julia Greenshaw, Knave of Sands. Mystery Book Club, Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder, T.A. Wilberg. Maidens, Alex Michaelides. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 8, 2026

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Dick

Becky Chappell, Dody Susslin. Sunday Makers Market. Hearthside Handcrafts. Moonlit Tree Black Light Paint Party. Coffee and Crafts. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. St. Albans All Male a Capella Group. Between the Lines, Line Dancing. Barefoot in the Park, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda. Thomas Jefferson Leader, John Ragosta. Intro to Photography Workshop, AJ Murray. Social Sunday. Free-Form Mandalas Color, Symbol, and Self-Expression. Swanton Arts Council, Annual Meeting. Will Patton, Jamie Masefield, Pat Melvin, Matt Flinner, Vermont Mandolin Trio, Adlai Waxman, Just Me Live, Duncan MacLeod, Bad Horsey, Tim Brick, Nickel Dime, John Lackard Blues, Mud City Ramblers, Seth Yacovone, Leslie Grant, Chris Issy, She Was Right, Dan Parks, Roger Giroux, Smokey Newfield Project, Sister Speak, Blue Rock Boys, Cliff Crosby, Mike Bjella, Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble, FCSC Singing Seniors, Stephan Conrady, Next Stop Comedy, Sage Machia, Nobby Reed. DonnaRae Menard. Mango Jam. Birding to Change the World, Trish O’Kane. Muffin Monday. Meg McFadden Smith, Child I Will Always Carry You. Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie. Stolen Focus, Johann Hari. Looking forward. Franklin County Festivals, Town Bands. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 1, 2026

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Dick

Maureen Genzlinger. Gallery Palooza. Fiona Cooper Fenwick. Makers Market. Creative Circle Cafe, collage. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. NVAA exhibit River Arts. Between the Lines Line Dancing. Social Sunday. Drawing with Tone Advanced Graphite Techniques, Mary Reilly. Board Meeting. Will Austin, Dave Miller, George Murtie, Jukebox Jake, Dale Darcy, Doug’s Open Mic, Sage Machia. Muffin Monday. Light of All Darkness, Kim Cross. St. Albans writer’s group. Arts books dance music theater 2026. Continue reading →

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Artbits-December 4, 2025

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Dick

Jon Gailmor. Holiday Festivals. Festival of Trees, Running of the Bells, Gala en Blanc, Santa’s Workshop, Dance Showcase, Claus for a Cause, Holiday Rewind. Christmas Festival, Tree Lighting, Caroling, Artisan Market. Christmas in Enosburg, Stocking Auction, Christmas Bazaar, Actions Craft Fair, Santa, Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, Lighted Parade, Community Christmas Concert. Up North Studio, Electric Youth Dance Company, Studio 3, Champlain Community Choir, Community Chorus, Enosburg Town Band. BOGO ornaments, Arts Craft Show, Holiday Market, Busy Hands Crafts, Actions Craft Fair, Craft/Vendor Fair. Janice DeCooman, Lindsay DiDio, Dorothy Goulet, Sally Tarr. BFA Fine Arts Night. Holiday Centerpiece Night. Starry Christmas Night Painting, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Gone Guys. South Hero Players, Christmas Tree Farm, Whitney Maxham, Patrick Cope, Eliza Valle, Michelle Brady, David Belvedere, Nan Murat, Stephen Moore, Wendy Duval, Jennifer Brownell, Catherine Trombley, Kim McFerron, Kim T. Julow, Teah Bryan, Jane McFerron, Natalie Heinz, Annalise Costantini. Holiday Zentangle, Julia Davenport. Wrapped Wonder, Terry Buehner. Social Sunday. Ink Resin Christmas Ornaments, Cindi Lafayette. Needle Felting 101, Carmella Cyr, Macrame 101, Karen, Watercolor Beyond Basics, Evie Mason. Alex Foltz Studio. Board Meeting Updates. Gina Coleman, Jeff Salisbury, Chuck Eller, Clyde Stats, Terry Youk, Brian Murray, Jimmy Law, Dogs In A Pile, Polina Alekhina, Uliana Alekhina, Alyce Ayer, Eli Bart, Adim Benoit, Jack Blazewicz, Grace Castillo, Violet Chamberlin, Lila Crowley, Frank D’Amore, Henry Leitz, Molly McCarthy, Lindy Moynihan, Theophilius Parkinson, Amelia Quante, Lily Ryersbach, Thomas Schramm, Malhar Zach Sengupta, Yvette Shedrick, Jenna Sweeney, Eva Tarrant, Julian Trahan, Ella Twiggs, Jax Washburn, Bryan Blanchette, Michael Brennan, Donald Davis, Kip de Moll, Frank Erickson, Justin Farrell, Timothy Fitzgerald, Shane Goodwin, Kelsie, Owen Leavey, Blake Matteson, Levi Mendes, Cece Murphy, Robin Nickerson, Dan Parks, Colleen Perron, Victoria Pleshakova, Tod Pronto, Andy Samara, Charles Schramm, Abigail Sherman, Laura Shrewsbury, Zachary Tyler, Kristen W, Christmas Carol Sing Along, Bluegrass Jam, Singer-Songwriter Competition, Kids VT 2025 Spectacular Spectacular, LeoDos, Sergio Torres, Dan Parks, Natural Selection, Lixx, Just Me, Magnetic Horse, Michael Perry, John Lackard Blues, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Seth Yacovone, Hullabaloo, Vermont Blues Society, Paul Asbell, Blues Over Easy, Murray’s Law, Sister Speak, Ethan Sawyer, Staircase 24, Sage Machia, Nobby Reed. Mark Shelton, Gene Autry, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Cyndi Lauper, Seal, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Josh Groban, Faith Hill, Tori Kelly, Babyface, Cher, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrews Sisters. Holiday High Tea, Christmas Calf, George Woodard. Muffin Monday. Martyr, Kaveh Akbar. Continue reading →

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Artbits-October 30, 2025

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Dick

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, Peace Love and Murder. Wendy Everhart. Debbie Peate. Spooky Pet Painting Night, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Mark Isselhardt, Maple Sugaring Tradition, Innovation, and the Future of Sweetness. Shanna Ratner, Introduction to Block Printing. Social Sunday. Intro to Watercolor. Macrame 101, Feathered Forms, Karen. Board Meeting and Updates. Jesse Agan, Joshua Glass, Chris Doncaster, Eric Belrose, Myriam Leblanc, Rocky Duval, Philippe Gagne, Sumner Thompson, Eric Milnes, Monster Mash Halloween Party, Wicked Good Time Costume Party, MVU Middle School Band, Middle School String Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Tim Brick, Spring Chickens, 90 Proof, Vacsean, Sticks Stones, Dan Parks, McMaple, Smokey Newfield, Jerborn, Kippincoe, Kip DeMoll, Sister Speak, Sherri Anne, Dead Sessions Lite, Barbie Bones, Blue Rock Boys, Second Hand Blues, Uncle John’s Band. Ryan Sweezey, Midnight Walkers, Glass Onion, Vermont Choral Union, L’Harmonie des Saisons Baroque Ensemble, BFA-SAC String Festival Concert. Mighty Red, Louise Erdrich. Muffin Monday. Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton. Walt McLaughlin, Apprehensions of What-Is. Continue reading →

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Artbits-October 16, 2025

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Dick

Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Art Junk Journaling. Mixed Media Pumpkins Paint Sip, Sylvia Oblak. Janice Decooman. Brian Hewitt. People’s Art Show. Northwest Nightmares. GEMS. NVAA Fall Show/ Kids’ Entrepreneur Craft Fair. Alice Reighley, Intro to Jazz Dance. Square Dancing. Osher, Beth White, Women Build Planes Milestone Aviation History. Social Tinkering Connection Conversations. Julie Carrick Dalton, The Last Beekeeper. Pamela Walker, Box Project Race, Rurality, Civil Rights Activism Vermont Mississippi. Stories of the Blues, Missisquoi Slim. Kevin Graffagnino, Rebels in Vermont St. Albans Raid. Martha Kinney, Painted Mandala, Pumpkin Crafting Workshop. Kelli Shepherd Pumpkin Spice Everything Nice Beginner Crochet. Social Sunday, a Dried Flower Workshop, Calligraphy Basics, Chris Carfaro. Creative Creatures, decorative potion bottles. Swanton Writers’ Group. David, Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, Larry Vigneault, Skip Truman, Steven Hirsch, Bob Butterfield, Sophia Ryan, Youth Talent Search, Paint Town Pink Karaoke, Open-Mic and Coffeehouse, Tim Brick (twice), the Vermont Blues Society, Dan Parks, CombustOmatics, Jeff Salisbury, JSB, the Crowe Hill Band, Sibling Reverie, SoulRockerz, Before This Time, Bob Chevalier, the Rustics, Blue Heron, Laura Fedele-Rasco, George Murtie, Miracle Blood, Nugreth, Practical Gore, Melkor, Necroborne, Greg Beeman, Smokey Newfield, Vermont Cello Duet. Tonya Mosley, Ada Limón, Limon. Capellen Orchestra, My Departed Love, Nancy Hassett-Dahm. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein. Muffin Monday. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries, The Heiress, Rachel Hawkins. First Lie Wins, Ashley Elston. Whose Story Is This, Rebecca Solnit. Continue reading →

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