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Artbits-June 1, 2023

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Dick

Festivals. Vaccination, booster, registration. Jeffersonville Art Jam, Sidewalk Art Festival, NVAA June Juried Show, Landscape Masters, Creative Process, Nature’s Resilience, Legacy 2023, Vermont Fiddle Orchestra. Monique Dewyea, Homegrown Jewelry, Vermont Country Cottage Crafts, Fairfield Farm Bowls, Deborah Travis, Paul Tamasi, the Artful Pauper, Haleigh West, Debra Kiel, Robin Bennett, Donna Elery, Jane Sandberg, Gwen Rotharmel, Matthew Pricken, Sean Crossett, Sheilagh Smith, Patrice Lumumba. Terry Buehner, Natalie LaRocque, Longina Smolinski. Ballet School Vermont, Northern Vermont Ballet, Alice in Wonderland. Creative Futures Award. Abenaki Word Week. Abenaki Circle of Courage. Corrina Thurston, Colored Pencil on Wood, Social Sunday. Open Studio Figure Drawing. Watercolor Workshop, Lynn Cummings. Paxlovid. Jeff Shelley, Ryan Sweezey, Jesse Agan, Joshua Glass, Chris Doncaster, Eric Belrose, Uncle Jimmy, Duel, Phil Abair, Keeghan Nolan, Maple Hanson, Dirty Looks, Chris Erica, John Gratton, Vermont Choral Union, Hope Conquers Fear, Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Ron Gagnon, Worm-Dogs, Tallgrass Getdown, Cobras, 8084, Andre Maquera, Randy Smith, Frank Barnes, Gary Spaulding, Corner Junction. Jason Barney, Joy Choquette, Susan Dillard, Trish Esden, Jerry Johnson, Hank Lambert, Lori McLaughlin, Nicole Nappi, Becky Rupp, Bill Schubart, Eileen Williams. Vermont Reads, Most Costly Journey, Andy Kolovos, Julia Grand Doucet. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 11, 2023

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Dick

Fairs, Festivals. COVID, Vaccination, booster, registration. Uncomfortable censorship. Vermont All State Music Festival. Kingman Fest, Queen. People’s Choice, Donna Blatchly, Amanda Blatchly, Maureen Genzlinger. MES Student Spring Art Show. Stephen Sharon. Paint and Sip Impressionism, Carolyn Crotty. Scrapbooking Meetup. Social Sunday. Botanical Blockprinting, Sara Reigler. White-tailed deer. Jesse Agan, Sean Jarvis, Eleven, Matty and Me, 90 Proof, Duncan Macleod, Mirage, Dirty Looks Band, Duo, Elizabeth Begins, Sister Speak, Stefani Capizzi. Flying Komorowski Brothers, Randy Max, Benjamin Powell, Vermont Mandolin Trio, Mark Shelton. Most Costly Journey. Barbara Kingsolver, Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 4, 2023

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Dick

Fairs, Festivals. Vaccination, booster, registration. Colleen Blatchly, Toby Fulwiler, Holly Spier. Art Appraisal, Maria Roosevelt, Ethan Merrill, Amy Rutledge Jebrine, Mark Buggyman Ducharme. First Peoples Exhibition. Makers Market. Spring Paint n Sip, Amber Rae Harvey. Felicia Cota, Paint Hydrate. Animating Infrastructure Grant. Young Tradition Festival, La Famille LeBlanc, YTV Youth Commission, Touring Group, Pete Sutherland. Spring Book Paper Fair. Listen Up. Ashley Messier, Thriving Communities Winding VT Road Abolition Women’s Rights. Tastings, Lesley Becker, Jan Mason, Danny Rocco, Lee Wochner. Graphite Drawing Class, Mike Barkyoumb. Online Portrait Collage Workshop. Linda Oakes Carvalho, Lilacs for Mother. Social Sundays. Open Studio Figure Drawing. Justin Sutera, Gathering Baskets. Troy Millette, Dan Rahilly, Mullets Rock, Bob Gagnon, Barbie-N-Bones, Maureen Hancock, Smokey Newfield, Duo, Kyle Stevens, Mark Shelton, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Gloria Chien, Soovin Kim. Vermont Book Awards. Ebenezer Books. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 27, 2023

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Dick

Festivals. Vaccination, booster, registration. Vermont Maple Festival, art, fair food, parade. Sip n’ Slurry, Nesting Bowls, Barb Flathers. Adult Beginners Ballet Barre. Abenaki Word of the Week. Scrapbooking Meetup. Lit Shadow Box, Barb, Abbey, CRICUT. Corrina Thurston Learn Colored Pencil. Social Sunday. Cynthia Rosen, Splendor of Color, Palette Knife Painting. 8084, BFA Marching Band, Mary Cenci, Kwame, Sister Speak, No Shoes Nation, Youth Talent Show, Electric Youth Dance Company, Kingdom Allstars, Andre Maquera, Randy Smith, Frank Barnes, Gary Spaulding, Fiddler’s Variety Show, Isaac French, Pipsqueak Clown, Little Fox Entertainment, Dragon Man, Jason Tardy, High Energy Juggling Family, Aim High Canines, Facemania. Chris Erica, Ryan Sweezey, Uncle Jimmy, Nighthawk, Mitch, Devon, Mullets of Rock, Giovanina Bucci, Bravacado, Whiskey Wine, Cooper, Tom Caswell. National Library Week. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 20, 2023

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Dick

Vaccination, booster, registration. Quote of the Day. Youth Art Show. Jennifer Ashline, Small Member’s Group Show. Makers Market. Moonlit Cherry Tree Paint Charcuterie. Carolyn Crotty. Poems in Performance, Cure for Poemphobia, Geof Hewitt. Spring Record Day, vinyl. Corrina Thurston, Social Media Creatives. Social Sunday. Carley Tillinghast, Resin Flower. Mike Barkyoumb, Graphite Drawing. COVID dashboard. Heliland, Beethoven, Chick Corea, Florence Price, William Grant Still, Reefer Madness, Dee Davis, Carrie Cook, Chris Erica, Lebowski Trio, Devon McGary, Men in Motion, Bad Horsey, Rushmore, VSO Jukebox Quartet. Trish Esden, Wealth of Deception. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 13, 2023

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Dick

Vaccination, booster, registration. Heart and Home. Copley Artist Rosalie Sidoti. Makers Market. Ox-Bow Incident, Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, Anthony Quinn. Quiet Epidemic. Abenaki Word. Queer Art Club, World Art Day, Social Sunday. MVU Musical, Newsies, Third Shift, Duncan MacLeod, Sticks Stones, Fabulous Wrecks, Sanctuary, Blue Heron, Barbie n Bones, Cooie Adlai, Jesse Agan, Queen, Eleven, Soul Soda, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon. Tillie Walden, Cartoonist Laureate. Lynda Bouchard. SPL Book Club, Horse, Geraldine Brooks. Continue reading →

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