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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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Artbits-August 18, 2016

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer continue. Summer Sounds presents the Christopher Dean Band. Barbie-N-Bones, Jenni Johnson, Bob Young, the Smokey Newfield Project, Chris and Erica, Justice, Carol Ann Jones and Will Patton twice, the Nobby Reed Project, Rushmore, the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra, and Comedy For A Cause all take to a stage near you. FCTC celebrates 25. The Opera House needs stars. St. Albans has Chairs and Swanton has Nightmares. Bitter Losses premieres. And there will be Book Butchering! Continue reading →

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Artbits-August 11, 2016

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer continue. The Troy Millette Band plays Summer Sounds. The Nobby Reed Project, Bad Horsey, Daniel Rahilly and Ty Cicia, Bardela, the John LaRouche Duet, Full Circle, Tim McKenzie and some special friends, Jorge Garcia Herranz, Justice, the Citizens Concert Band, and the musical Frog and Toad all take to a stage near you. The Cambridge Arts Council has its big arts weekend. And there will be Book Butchering! Continue reading →

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