Category Archives: Benefit Events

Artbits-September 10, 2026

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Dick

SPARK The SPARK immersive Smithsonian traveling exhibit celebrates a grand opening. It explores innovation in art, heritage, social issues, and technology in rural communities. The event includes a community mural, Missisquoi Abenaki Nation exhibits, Swanton Historical Society displays, interactive games, … Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 3, 2026

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS Cold Hollow Sculpture Park hosts a docent-led tour Art Making on the Land with Laura Need. The Artist In Residence spotlight is on September artists Lindsay DiDio, Wendy Everhart, Chris Jenkins, and Cat McKeen. The Swanton … Continue reading →

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Artbits-August 27, 2026

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Dick

Northwest Nightmares. Ca$h Cow, Ed Woodham. Tess Follensbee. Andrew Orr, A Journey of Place. Art of the Coop. Sara Hayes. Library Lover’s Art Auction. Julia Davenport. Jude Prashaw. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. Beginner Line Dancing, Michelle Nordberg. Film Noir Festival, Cast a Dark Shadow, Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Muffin Monday. GPL Crafting Club. John Franklin, Odysseus, Odyssey. Evie Mason, Pen Ink Watercolor, Fall Colors. Community Drawing Night. Social Sunday. Fall Zentangle. Mindful Making Art. Bob Recupero, Jimmy T, Kip de Moll, Adam Blouin, Patti VanScoy, Jeff Blouin, Shawn Robitille, Scott Seefluth, Bluegrass Jam, Cooie Friends, B-Town, Devon McGarry, Bob Cotton, Just Us, Michael Perry, Big Homie Wes, Blackwolf, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Soulshine Revival, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Cobras, Jimmy T,, Evan Warner, Mad Mojo, Jesse Agan, Stragglers, Lloyd Tyler, Deb Murphy, Boyz, BBQ Band, Good Gravy, Jeff and Gina, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Will Austin, Kippincoe, David Karl Roberts, Side Hustle, Mowgli, Geoffrey Kim, Neon Spoon, Sister Speak, Marsh Lights. Walt McLaughlin, Contemplating Boundless. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson. Continue reading →

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Artbits-August 20, 2026

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Dick

Library Lover Art Auction. Rebecca Nase Chomyn. Harry Bauld. Kathy Giroux. Water Marbling Sumnagashi Workshop. Art Journaling. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. Creative Creatures. Rocky Horror Picture Show. Vermont Reggae Fest. Richie Spice, Sister Nancy, Abyssinians, Marlon Asher, Roots Alley Collective, Inna Higher Heights Band. Try and Get Me, Lloyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ryan, Richard Carlson. Community Critique Night. Fiber Arts Meet Make. Writers’ Group. Muffin Monday. GPL Crafting Club. Advance Directive Workshop. Death, Dying and Danishes. Jonathan C Lane, Independence Upon the Water Lake Champlain Isle La Motte Making of a Nation. Dot Goulet Adventures in Acrylics. Community Drawing Night. Robert Waldo Brunelle, Cartooning Workshop. Social Sunday. Becky Chappell, Gel Printing Basics. Jimmy Oxo Carter, Doug Blair, Stet Howland, John Middy Midworth, Cosmic Joe Caron, Andre Maquera, Frank Barnes, Gary Buddha Norful, Jeff Wheel, Tim O’Brien, Rick Coakley, Joey Provost, Russ Flanigan, Bart Feller, Brian Corbier, Patrick Ross, and the Party Crashers, Ann Porter, Nobby Reed, Soulshine Revival, Justice 3, Chris Erica, Devon McGarry , Ultraviolet, Michael Perry, John Lackard Blues, Decade, Long Gone John, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Doug Mickan, Kyle Stevens, Sohyun Ahn, YYZeppelin, McMaple, Bettenroo, Mark Abair, Nighthawk, Dan Parks, Moonbird, Mad Mojo, Jim Branca, Luis Betancourt, Tournesol, Blue Rock Boys, Ethan Sawyer, Piper Hall, Staircase 24, Dave Keller, Art DeQuasie, Tenderbellies, Jimmy Jam, Dale Darcy, UnCommon Jam, Owl Stars, MetalWerx Euphonium Tuba Quartet, Stragglers, Blue Blazes, Rushmore, Ryan Sweezy, Luke Borchelt, Troy Millette, Fire Below. DonnaRae Menard, Snuffling Up Bones. Oleo Romeos. Franklin County Photogs. Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe. Midnight’s Tale, Joyce Benvenuto. Return of the Pharaoh, Nicholas Meyer. Two Nights in Lisbon, Chris Pavone. Doug Mickan. Continue reading →

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Artbits-July 23, 2026

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Dick

Sheldon Old Home Days. Jig in the Valley, Missisquoi River Band, Uncle John’s Band, Boxcar Breakdown Bluegrass, Stragglers, Buck Hollers. Lyle Broe, Kristi Kollar, Newsies. Liminal, Hannah, Charles Cieri, Paracosm. Quilts of Valor. Deborah Travis. Katie Foster. Fiadhnait Moser, Misty Mountains Paint Night. Art Journaling. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. Two-Sentence Story Contest. Michelle Nordberg, Beginner Line Dancing. Between the Lines. Muffin Monday. GPL Crafting Club. Community Land Water Conversation. Community Drawing Night. Becky Chappell, Mixed Media Print Making. Social Sunday. Julia Davenport, Summer Zentangle. Roberta Wendel, Punch Needle Rug Hooking. Annette Goyne Beginner Summer Watercolor Gary Rudin, Marie Ragan, Alex Budney, Seth Yacovone, Nobby Reed, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Sticks Stones, Blues Over Easy, King Me, Hammer Lane, Chris Bell, Charlie Rice, Nickel Dime, Alternate Take, Faerie Godbrothers, Michael Perry, Tristen Sellars, Chris Lyon, Abby Sherman, Way North, Steep Creek, Evngwear, Phil Graziano, Tim Brick, R R, Milkhouse Heaters, Bettenroo, Prit’Near, McMaple, Jerband, Magnetic Horse, Dave Miller, Will Austin, Skylark, Sylvia Parker, Antara, Chris Cheney, Doug Pauline, Green Mountain Chorus, Old Man Garage Band, Green Mountain Skillet Lickers, Cooie Trio, DSM5, Next Stop, Nightrain, Bethany Conner, Jeff Shelley, Milton Community Band, Doug Open Mic, Enosburg Town Band, Kyle Chadburn, Earthbound Spirits, Al’s Pals, Lloyd Tyler, Ryan Sweezey, Midnight Walkers, Ken Clark, Citizens Concert Band. Sohyun Ahn. Mark Shelton. Community Storytelling. Road to Tender Hearts, Annie Hartnett. Jamie Andrea Garzot. Behold a Fair Woman, Francis Duncan. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Continue reading →

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Artbits-July 16, 2026

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Dick

Wayne Tarr. Faith Perrino-Dubois. Jennifer Pratt, Artisans Market. Ceramic Tree Days, Maple Glazed Pottery. Coffee and Crafts. Pat Brennan, Handcrafted Shadow Box. Sip Stitch Share. Creative Creatures. Two-Sentence Story Contest. Between Lines. Michelle Nordberg, Beginner Line Dancing. First Step Dance, Sunday Swing. Fiber Arts Meet Make. Swanton Writers’ Group. Muffin Monday. GPL Crafting Club. Drum up Support Dick Wright Pub. Planetarium Lady, Dinosaurs Story of Survival. Death Dying Danishes. Michele Pagan, Early American Samplers Finding History Stitchery. George Spear, Revolutionary Roots Guided Tour. Annelein Beukenkamp, Bright Bold Blossoms. Community Drawing Night. Social Sunday. Fiadhnait Moser, Expressionist Pet Portrait. Julia Davenport, Beginner Watercolor. Ben Lively, John Dunlop, Jane Kittredge, Ana Ruesink, Peter Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Steve Klimowski, Bonnie Thurber Klimowski, Shaun Shelby King, Jesse Cowan, Matthew Guzowski, Ryan Ochs, 21 Songwriters, Jerborn, Mad Mojo, Ryan Sweezey, Soule Monde, Barbie N Bones, Jesse Agan, Sibling Reverie, 90 Proof, Dan Parks, Free Range, Michael Perry, Seth Yacovone, Blackwolf, Jim Charonko, Dennis Fox, Sean Jarvis, Skylark, Frevo, Shiny New Toyz, Humdinger, Bucksnort, Chaos Called Me, Hullabaloo, R&R Duo, Vachsean, Real Big Blues, Nobby Reed, Shane Murley, Ginger Geezus, Alex Riddell, Lavendair, Season of Yes, Blue Northern, IncaHoots, Ryan Hanson, Waves of Adrenaline, King Me, George Petit, Phantom Suns, Fall District, Doom Service, Yes Machine, Chris Issy, Second Hand Blues, Dimmer Triplets, Jerband, Enosburg Town Band, Soul Porpoise, Project, Shane Murley, Mike Mac. A Founding Mother, Laura Kaye, Stephanie Dray. Fairfax Adult Summer Reading Program. Franklin County Photogs. Alexis Lathem, Melissa H Cronin. Wicked Appetite, Janet Evanovich. Invisible Life of Addie Larue, V.E. Schwab. Continue reading →

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