Category Archives: Arts Councils

Artbits-August 28, 2025

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Dick

Donna Blatchly. John Clarke Olson. International Folk Dancing, Lesley Alpert. Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias, Dustin Lynch, Lil Jon, Ted Pronto, Alice Grace, AJ Jansen, Chordination, Steve Hartmann, Ali T, Delta Sweet Duo. Film Noir, Panic in the Streets, Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas. Jen Volansky, Nature Play Mixed Media Workshop Inspired by Botanicals. Collage Workshop, Abbey. Summer Watercolor Painting, Annette Goyne. Social Sunday. Death Dying Danishes. Ice Cream Social. Stragglers, Better Angels, John McDonald, Lise Gates, Jerry Bowers, Tyrone Shaw, Dead Sessions Lite, McMaple, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Hard Scrabble, Dan Parks, Harley Brown, Buddha, Duncan McLeod, Coane, Rowell, Schabner, Ryan Sweezy, Shane Murley, Hitmen, Lawless, Bill Valliere, Bob Cseh, Maple Grove, Charlie Rice, Will Austin, Blue Heron, Antara Gatch, Chris Cheney, Veyda Kenyon, David Karl Roberts, Nobby Reed, Jocelyn Pettit, Ellen Gira, Mark Shelton, Mimi Magyar, David Karl Roberts, Troy Millette, Fire Below, Zak Loy. DonnaRae Menard, Beneath The Fountain. Tangents. Silent Reading Party. Muffin Monday. Book Sale. Mark LeGrand, Lovesick Band. Continue reading →

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Artbits-July 10, 2025

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Dick

Downtown Art Sidewalk Sales, writers. Chris Jenkins, Natalie LaRocque, Susannah Sakal, Meta Strick. Lost and Found, Eastern Edges. Garfield Morgan. Beaded Windchimes. Hearthside Handcrafts. Star Wars. Tim Brookes Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion, Future Written Word. Colors of the Wild. Social Sunday. Jerborn, Shane Murley, Stewart Foster, Sticks Stones, Tim Brick, Swamp Frog, Hitmen, Michael Perry, John Lackard Blues, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Sleeveless Tease, Narah Sparks, Counterpoint, McMaple, JJ Booth, Band Of Brothers, Kippincoe, Kip de Moll, 90 Proof, Kyle Stevens, Smokey Newfield Project, Jonny Mop, Barbie-n-Bones, Harley Brown, Mark Abair, Blue Heron, Ethan Sawyer and Martin Fredrick, Blue Rock Boys, Connor Young, Bettenroo, She Was Right, Detour, Ken Clark Organ Trio, Will Patton Quartet, Sergio Torres Duet, Enosburg Town Band, Buck Hollers, Derek Burkins Trio, Citizens Concert Band. Bring Your Own Book. Writers Terry Lovelette. Muffin Monday. Carolyn Bates, AY Berthiaume, Charlie Brooks, Rebecca Cummins, Jesse Durona, Cindy Ellen Hill, Roberta Harold, Bill Holliday, Bobbi Loney, Tamara Mathieu, DonnaRae Menard, Sara Stewart, Ted Tedford, Maryanne Wood, Darryl Webb. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 29, 2025

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Dick

Vaccine, vaccination, booster, COVID. Summer music. June Juried Show. Holly Spier. Susan Bull Riley. Doug Flack, Rusty Bucket. Swanee. Elliot Cluba, Vibrant Health in a Dirty World. Kenneth Cadow, Gather. Stitch by Stitch, Carmella Cyr. Social Sunday. Watercolor Painting, Lynn Cummings. SAC Board Meeting. Nighthawk, Tenderbellies, Phil Rosenblum, Naughty Weeds, Drew LaFrenz, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Next Stop Comedy, Two For Flinching, Owen Marshall, Jenna Moynihan, Chris Issy, Laura Fedele Rasco, Quadra, Shane McGrath, Jaded Ravens, John Daly, Blue Rock Boys, Maple Grove, Jenny Red, Dan Parks, She Was Right, Matt Hagen, John Geno, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Eric George, Beg, Steal or Borrow, Jeremy Sicely, Geoff Goodhue, Roland Clark, Fran Forim, Luke Auriemmo, Jerborn, Jerband, Rusty Bucket, Dave Miller, Flynntones Jazz, Jon McBride, Grippo Sklar, Phantom Airwave, MVUHS Band, Chorus, BFA Instrumental Pops Ensemble. Paul Asbell, Stages Ruminations, Rants, and Reminiscences on a Life In Music. We Will Be Jaguars, Nemonte Nenquimo. Color Our World. Muffin Monday. Book, Card Ephemera Fair. Catherine Bodnar, Eleanor Brodeur, Charlie Brooks, Dan Close, Dawn Densmore-Parent, Filip Deptula, Pat Esden, Kent Gramm, Jean-John Synchronicity Bleue, Ron Krupp, Laura Napoli, William Mckone, Nate Methot, Stephen Payne, Rick Norcross, Sara Stewart, Matt Thomas, Michelle Willard, Eileen Williams, Carol Ceraldi, J Kevin Graffagnino, Dawn Densmore-Parent. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 24, 2025

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Dick

Vermont Maple Festival. Big Blue Trunk. Creative Chainsaw Art by John. Jon Young. Aim High Canines. Maple Festival Parade, Mary Cenci, Kwame. Sappy Art Show, Photo Contest. Best Maple Display. Craft Specialty Food Show, Masonic Lodge Craft Food Fair. Paint and Sap. Antique Show. Kids’ Center, Maple Cooking Contest, Best Maple Menu. St. Albans Museum Open House. Teen Fest, Vermont Maple Beverage Tasting. Sarah Rosedahl. Mt. Washington in Spring, Erik Koeppel. Franklin Community Chorus, Battle Hymn of the Republic. Recovery City. Bill Lippert, 25 Years Since Civil Unions Lessons Learned. Rise Up, Meg Cossaboom. Patrick McAllister, April Live Model Figure Drawing Class, Sylvia Oblak, Spring Watercolor Workshop, Social Sunday. Art Journaling Group. Dave, D Cookie, O’hAnleigh Cindy Hill Tom Hanley, Pipsqueak Clown, Big Blue Trunk, Chris Staples, Rockin’ Ron Friendly Pirate, Joe What a Guy, Kevin Herchen, Conniption Fits, Youth Talent Show, Electric Youth Dance Company, April Cushman, Dan Fontaine, Memphis Sun Mafia, Fiddler’s Variety Show, Maddi Ryan, Young Tradition Touring Group, Seth Yacovone, House on Fire, Justice3, McMaple, Jerborn, Nickel Dime, Before this Time, Jeff Salisbury, Switchel, Kippincoe, Blue Rock Boys, Stewart Foster, Heavy Pour, Bobbie Nate, Quadra, 90 Proof, Maple Grove, Tam Lantz. Editor, Sara B. Franklin. Archer Mayor, Joe Gunther. Franklin County Photogs, Harry Goldhagen. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour. Terry Lovelette, In Praise of Eagle Mountain. Swanton Free Public Library. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 17, 2025

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Dick

Seven Daysies. Sharon Ratner. Eric Tobin. Corliss Blakely. Mud Season Hand Made Market. Rain Boots Paint and Sip, Sylvia Oblak. Franklin Community Chorus, Battle Hymn of the Republic. Good Friday Pizza Movie Night, Heaven Is For Real. Project Sweet Talk. Ira Allen A Hard Founding Father to Love, Kevin Graffagnino. Kerstin Lange, Phantom Border A Personal Reconnaissance of Contemporary Germany. Kathy Benoit, NOTCH Committed to Health Community. Papermaking Workshop. Social Sunday. Understanding Your Business Finances, Doug Emery, Jack McSweeney. Swanton Arts Council Writers’ Group. David Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, Larry Vigneault, Jerborn, Jaden, Stragglers, David Miller, Sanctuary, Sibling Reverie, Bad Horsey, Hitmen, Bare Bones, Smokey Newhouse, Bob Mona, Phillip Hyjek, Jesse Agan, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Acoustic Mayhem, Tenderbellies, Forest Station, Young Tradition Touring Group. Franklin County Photogs, Harry Goldhagen. Muffin Monday Social Hour, Mornings, Muffins, Mysteries, Counterfeit, Kirsten Chen. Briar Club, Kate Quinn. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 10, 2025

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Dick

Once Upon a Mattress. Knock Knock, Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, Vermont States Drama Festival. Patrick Murphy. Winging It Embracing Personal Expression, Jen Volansky. Highland Cow, Anna Lena. Glass Etching, Barb Switzer.in the Swanton Free Public Library. Sketch Sip. Cultural Reclamation Struggles of an Indigenous Identity. Harrison Ford, Fugitive. Endless Chain, Pete Sutherland. Susan Kuecker, Forgotten Heroes Vermont Regiments Battle of Cedar Creek. Jason Barney, Christine Eldred, Hidden History of Lake Champlain. Stephanie Yu, Vermont School Funding: Equity and Affordability. Molly, Needle Felting. Social Sunday. Board Meeting. Jerborn, Michael Kerry, Dead Sessions, Evan Jennison, Matt Schrag, Seth Yacovone, Long Gone John, Jim Charonko, Dan Parks, Duel, Chris Erica, Ron Gagnon, WD-40, Lloyd Tyler, Mirage, Jacob Green, Buck Hollers, Stragglers, Smokey Newfield, Ethan Sawyer, Phil Graziano, Troy Millette, Fire Below, Barbie N Bones. Richford Hometown Follies. Haskell Free Library Opera House, Stuck in Vermont. Fireside Fiber Arts. Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour. R J Batchelor, Lost Tsar of Russia, Lost King of England. George Orwell, 1984. Ugly Vegetables, Grace Lin. But I Progress, Nickel and Dimed On Not Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich. Continue reading →

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