Category Archives: Arts Councils

Artbits-October 13, 2016

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Dick

I’ll be “off the grid” and so will the Northwestern Medical Center Gallery. The Milton Artists Guild will hold an Etsy Workshop. Cardiac Capers opens. The Odd Couple (The Female Version) take the stage. Chris & Erika and The Duo have gigs. Young Tradition Vermont is experimenting. We have links! Continue reading →

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Artbits-October 6, 2016

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dick

I’m off on a road trip but there is plenty of art. Dynamic Duos, has adult Superhero- and Supervillain-themed costumes with music and art. Artists Steve Boal, Shanna Ratner, El Towle, Deborah Travis, and Open Studio are all in the spotlight. Swanton is just Ducky. The Nobby Reed Project, the Lonesome Mountain Boys with Will Patton, The Duel, the Smokey Newfield Project, Inseldudler, Bucky Lewis, and Carol Ann Jones all have shows. Bess O’Brien’s film All of Me is screened. It’s Tractor Day, books get donated and Humanities are for Everyone at our libraries. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 29, 2016

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Dick

The 2016 Fall Open Studio is here. St. Albans Community Arts hosts the first SACA Arts Mixer. The Vermont Youth Orchestra, the Bob Mackenzie Blues Trio, John Smyth, Justice , Pete’s Posse, a Young Tradition Showcase, the Nobby Reed Project, and Comedy For A Cause all find stages. The Penny Candle begins. Engaging the Arts in Heart and Soul is a free, call-in talk. Libraries have To Bid or Not to Bid?, Tractor Day, and the Watercolor Paint and Sip party. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 15, 2016

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Dick

Linda Wirts hangs on the walls and there is an en Plein Air Painting festival. The SAC Writer’s Group has its first meeting. Summer Music at Grace has Baroque & Beyond. The Missisquoi River Band, Professor Michael Lange, Jenni Johnson, IncaHOOTS, Kelly Ravin, Isaac French, O’hAnleigh, Justice, and the Will Patton Quartet play gigs. Helene Lang portrays Agatha Christie
NEFA’s 15th Annual Idea Swap is coming. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 8, 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Dick

National Arts In Education Week begins. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts David J. Griggs in a solo show and the NVAA is on exhibit at the old Red Mill. SAC has a busy week planned. The Wing Walkers, Cooper & LaVoie, Rosie & Trevor, Carol Ann Jones, and Missisquoi River Band have gigs. Comedy For A Cause continues. Libraries share (and butcher) books, make Fall Leaf Pendants, fermenting vegetables, watch movies. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 1, 2016

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer wrap up with Donna Thunder and the Storm, the Nobby Reed Project, Starline Rhythm Boys, Graziano, Scofield, and Slim, the Robin Gottfried Band, Smyth and Croteau, the Jeff Salisbury Band, Carol Ann Jones with Will Patton and Vermont’s Music Showcase at the Champlain Valley Fair. The Museum shows us Jeffrey Brace. The Artist In Residence features Jan Brosky, Melvin Harris, Elizabeth Martin, and Frank McDonough. The SAC needs art supplies. Most libraries will be closed on Labor Day but have programming the rest of the week. Continue reading →

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