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Artbits–September 3, 2015

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Dick

Preview the upcoming 25th anniversary Summer Sounds Benefit Music Festival plus Barbie-n-Bones, the Nobby Reed Project, Bob Young, Chris Parker and Erica Mae Couture, Troy Millette, Dark Horse, and Fiddleheads on a stage near you. Barry and Maureen Genzlinger plus the students of the Blue Crayon Studio on the wall. And it’s the 15th annual National Book Festival. Continue reading →

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Artbits–August 27, 2015

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Dick

Summer Sounds is resting up for the big 25th Anniversary Festival next month but there is still plenty of music playing: No Left Turn, Carol Ann Jones with Will Patton, Woods Tea Company, the Rose Wharf Band, Missisquoi River Band, Bob Young, Vern Colburn, Elliott Johnson, the 5th annual Cambridge Music Festival, and an Open Mic night. Photographer Michael Purcell and Dohrn Zachai are on different walls. The library still has the Friday Afternoon Comedies. Continue reading →

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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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