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Artbits–July 30, 2015

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Dick

Summer Sounds takes the week off for Field Days’ 40th anniversary. Starline Rhythm Boys, Close to Nowhere, the Chameleon, the Bluerock Boys, Carol Ann Jones, and the Citizens Concert Band all appear on stages around the county. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Barb Langevin, Larry Langlais, and El Towle. Yearbooks, a hero movie, Art Camp, Drawing Bots and writers reading at a library near you. Continue reading →

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Artbits–July 16, 2015

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer continue. The 25th Summer Sounds has the Constitution Brass. The Nobby Reed Project plays both sides of the lake. Barbie-n-Bones, Bob Young, Vern Colburn, Inca Hoots, the world famous Oleo Romeos, Donna Thunder and Chris Martin, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Elizabeth LaPrelle, and Kaïa Kater. Justice gets naked. Carol Ann Jones hosts then plays with Will Patton. Gail Salzman is on the walls. The League of Vermont Writers hosts a retreat. And we have linkbait. Continue reading →

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Artbits–June 18, 2015

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Dick

Summer Theater Camp on one stage, plus music all around with Tyme’s Up, the Starline Rhythm Boys, Jenni Johnson, Chasing 440, Nobby Reed, Citizens Concert Band, MacKenzie/Delaney/Slim and Dayve Huckett, Fiddleheads, and an all day benefit Solstice festival. Plus libraries have Library on the Lawn, Bad Art Night, a Tip Top Tag Sale, Still Life with Breadcrumbs, the Writers’ Medley, a stone bird bath, Batman Unlimited, and a Stir the Pot Cookbook Discussion. Continue reading →

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Artbits–June 11, 2015

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dick

The Will Patton Ensemble, No Left Turn, Revolver, Justice, Mango Jam, James and Sophia, Coon Hill John, the Conrad Samuels Band, and Carol Ann Jones hosting an open mic, all on a stage near you. There is a 3-day Plein Air workshop, an American Landscapes Exhibition, the Annual Contemporary Art Survey, and the New England Collective. The Alchemist and Sons and Lovers under discussion, Tammy Flanders Hetrick reading, and Star Trek IV. Continue reading →

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Artbits–May 28, 2015

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dick

The Sky Blue Boys, Carol Ann Jones and Will Patton, Justice, Caroline Rose, Paul Boffa, Megan Mayhew, and Creston Lea, and the God and Country Benefit Concert all on stages near you. Calls for Images of Love images of Family. To Kill a Mockingbird and Vermont writer Peter Shea in the libraries. Continue reading →

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Artbits–May 21, 2015

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Dick

Sip and Paint at the Opera House and visit Open Studios across Franklin County and Vermont. Summer Music at Grace jump starts a new season with the 13th annual Farewell Reunion concert. Carol Ann Jones, Justice, the Taste of Nashville Tour, Keeghan Nolan, Isaac and Dominic French, and Bob Young on stages. Folklore with Rick Norcross and Stephen Payne. Duct Tape, book discussions, Writers’ Medley, Friday Afternoon (Movie) Comedies, a Movie Matinee, Tech Support, and more at libraries. Continue reading →

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