Category Archives: Benefit Events

Artbits-September 25, 2025

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Dick

People’s Art Show. Rebecca Nase Chomyn. Erik Koeppel. Swanton Antique Show. Harvest Paint Sip, Jordan. International Folk Dancing, Lesley Alpert. Alice Reighley, Intro Jazz Dance. Osher, Michael Wood-Lewis, Building Resilience in Vermont Communities. Traci Osterhoudt, hospice. Sensory-Friendly Hour. Social Sunday, Needle Felting 101, Open Studio Figure Drawing, Monster Building Papier-Mâche Masks Character Creation, Abby O’Sullivan, Watercolor Beyond Basics, Evie Mason. Kate Taylor, Steve Mayone, Nate Michaud, Dirty Looks, Lloyd Tyler, Jerborn, David Karl Roberts, 90 Proof, Justice 3, Cooie Sings, Jaded Ravins, Jeff Salisbury, Stragglers, Tim Brick, Northern Lights, Swell, Mike Mac, Strange Machines, Mike MacDonald, Bob Chevalier, Dan Sean Jarvis, Smokey Newfield, Third Wheel, Myra Flynn. Long Bright River, Liz Moore. Silent Reading Party. Muffin Monday. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 18, 2025

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Dick

Enosburg Harvest Festival, Second Hand Blues, Uncle John’s Band, arts crafts. Afterglow Music Festival, Love Story, Fleetwood Macked, Dirty Deeds. Jennifer Buckner. Masha Hoffey, Affordable Art Fair. Paint Your Pet Portrait, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Art Journaling Group. Franklin County A Capella Chorus. International Folk Dancing, Lesley Alpert. Autumn Adventures, Alice Reighley, Intro Jazz Dance. Tom Messner, Lake Monsters Osher, From Weather to Baseball. Robert Haynes, Our World of Weather, What National Weather Service Does. Social Tinkering Connection Conversations. Wrapped Stone Pendant, Terry Buehner. Acrylic Paint Pouring, Martha Kinney. Social Sunday. Drawing with Scissors, Jen Volansky. Watercolor Beyond Basics, Evie Mason. Creative Creatures, paint candles wax. Oleo Romeos, Cooie, Carol Ann Jones, Jerry Bowers, Will Patton, Tyrone Shaw, Tom Buckley, Matt Nerbak, Terry Youk. Mitch Terriccano, Pet Project, Bodacious Supremes, Magnetic Horse, J.J. Booth, Unruly Allies, Barbie N Bones, Jim Branca, Earth Bound Spirits, John Gratton, Yabai, Dog Water, Champlain Shoregasm, Eyetraps, Swamp Frog, Vermont Blues Society, Dan Parks, Jaded Ravins, Dave Miller, Roger Giroux, Nathan Michaud, 1Q Band, David Owens, Vaughn Watson, John Riddle, Blue Rock Boys, Doug, Butterfields. Franklin County Photogs, Harry Goldhagen. Muffin Monday. Deep Blue Goodbye, John D. MacDonald. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries The God of the Woods, Liz Moore. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 4, 2025

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Dick

International Folk Dancing, Lesley Alpert. Maple Squares, lessons. David Juaire, Martha McGinn, Cat McKeen, Deborah Travis. Cynthia Rosen, Across Spectrum. Land Light Water Air. Cardmaking with Barb. Screenagers. Michael Tougias, Extreme Survival Lessons from Those Who Triumphed Against All Odds. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Fundraiser, Jason Barney. Writing Workshop, S. Lee Manning, J. B. Manning. Practice Your Paintstrokes, Dot Goulet. Social Sunday. Will Patton, Lewis Franco, Missing Cats, Larks Attic, David Miller, Phil Abair, Keeghan Nolan, John Mc Donald, Lise Gates, Blues Jam, Carol Ann Jones, Troy Millette, Sergio Torres, Uncle Jimmy, Duncan MacLeod, Swamp Frog, Moonbird, Vermont Blues Society, David Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, Larry Vigneault, Dan Parks, Good Gravy, Jaded Ravins, AmerikanaBlue, Stragglers, DJ Lady Livy, 90 Proof, Kyle Stevens, Vermont Bluegrass Pioneers, Mad Mojo, Jonny Mop, Chris Erica, Sister Speak, Kippincoe, Kip de Moll, David Karl Roberts, Mango Jam, Jim Branca Duet, Bluegrass Jam, Deuces Wild, Nobby Reed. DonnaRae Menard, Beneath The Fountain. B-Town. Muffin Monday, Fantasy Book Club, Moon Over Soho, Ben Aaronovitch. Tuesday Night Book Group, Nobody’s Fool, Richard Russo. Continue reading →

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Artbits-June 26, 2025

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Dick

June Juried Show. Sally Tarr. Mathew Pardue. Call for Artists. Far Out: Life On and After the Commune, Charles Light. Patrick McAllister, Live Model Figure Drawing Class. Social Sunday. Art in the Open Plein Air Mornings, Evie Mason. Will Austin, Rushmore, Dave Miller, Blues For Breakfast, Michael Perry, Hammer Lane, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Buck Hollers, Nathan Michaud, Jerborn, Chris Erica, Sticks Stones, Lady Livy, Swamp Frog, Roger Giroux, Smokey Newfield, Lloyd Tyler, Barbie-n-Bones, Bare Bones, Jenny Red, Swell, Will Warren, Bird Boombox, Kippincoe, Kip de Moll, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Night Zero, Kale, Evan Jennison, Jonny G, Coane, Rowell Schabner, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Mango Jam, Leroy Preston, Unknown Blues Band, Lucas Adler, Paul Asbell, Chas Eller, Clyde Stats, Michael Zsoldos, Taryn Noelle, Uncle John’s Band, Auriant, Glen Bartolomeo, Kevin O’Shaughnessy, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Jolly Rogers, Enosburg Town Band, Sugar in the Pan, Jeff Gina, Nobby Reed, Rustics, Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, Citizens Concert Band. Library Book Club, Silent Reading Party. Gather Kenneth Cadow. Adult Summer Reading Challenge. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 1, 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Dick

Colleen Blatchly, Rebecca Chomyn, Toby Fulwiler, Holly Spier. Marilyn Ruseckas. Pebble Art Workshop. Cardmaking, Barb Switzer. Elizabeth A.I. Powell, Louise Glück Vermont Nobel Laureate. Mark Timney, Sorting News from Chaff. Magic Moonlight. Multimedia Collages, Alyssa DeLaBruere. Open Studio Figure Drawing. Birch Bark Basketry, Elliot Cluba. Social Sunday. Monday Night Improv Comedy Jam, Tam Lantz, David Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, Larry Vigneault, Paden Kalinen Full Music, Dan Parks, Shane Murley, Sticks Stones, Magnetic Horse, Jolly Roger, Sibling Reverie, Sister Speak, Will Austin, Carolyn Enger, Resonating Earth, Elliott Forrest, Myles Aronowitz, J Henry Fair, Jonny Mop, Tyler Mast. Vermont Mandolin Trio Jamie Maisfield, Matt Flinner, Will Patton, Pat Melvin. Mark Shelton. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour. Swanton Free Public Library. 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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