Category Archives: Featured Artist

Artbits-June 4, 2026

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Dick

Jason Moran, Duke Ellington, Vermont Youth Orchestra, Rachel Ambaye, Domo Branch Quartet, Soul Porpoise, Paul Asbell, Dave Grippo, Lara Cwass, Ruthie Foster, Tank Bangas, All the Rivers, Eddie Palmieri, Mavis Staples, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Alicia Hall Moran Coldblooded On Ice, Chris Potter, Julian Lage A Nation Listens, Mark Turner Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Pete Langdell, Brian Hamlin, Mike Riccarelli, Jonny B Belcher, Bob Recupero, 4 SLAMT1D, Scholarship Pageant, Mr. C, Bob Cseh, Jacob Green, Bubbles, Chris Erica, Troy Millette and the Fire Below, Team T&J, Pirate Man Dan, Will Austin, Tim Brick, Ryan Sweezy, Midnight Walkers, Missisquoi River Band, Aaron Alaria, Rusty Bucket. Discover Jazz Festival, Celebration of Life Festival, Seth Yacavone, About 8, Dale Darcy, Jess O’Brien. NVAA June Juried Show. Natalie LaRocque, Marissa Mason, Martha Ohlinger, Deborah Travis. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park. Crossroads Photography Club. David Utiger. Cardmaking, Barb Switzer. Creative Circle Cafe. Paint Sip, Spring Birches, Elizabeth Cleary. Coffee Crafts. Sip, Stitch, Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Michelle Nordberg. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Muffin Monday. Georgia Crafting Club. Downtown and Historic Preservation Conference. Creative Sector Convening. Paul Markowitz, Mobile Making Workshop. Community Drawing Night, live model. Social Sunday. Fiadhnait Moser, Acrylic Landscapes on Wood, Acrylic Creatures on Wood workshop. Ali Boren. George Murtie, MVU Middle School Band, Middle School Strings, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Staircase 24, the Hitmen, Dan Parks, Almost Sturcrazie, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, Two for Flinching, Kwame Vibe, Boxcar Breakdown, Chris Erica, Nightrain, Barbie-N-Bones, Maple Grove, Duncan MacLeod, Jeff Gina, Will Austin, Cooper, Canyonyero, Dimmer Twins, Lesley Grant, Hammerlane, Chris Lyon, Tristan Sellars, Wes Pearce, Shady Trees, Django Soulo, Tallgrass Getdown, Seth Yacavone, Michele Choiniere, David Gusakov, Will Patton, Dono Schabner, Aphasia Choir Vermont, BFA Bands 1 and 2, Jazz Band, String Ensemble, Butterfields, Doug’s Open Mic Night, Bad Luck Bliss, Peter Wayne Burton, MOMDAD, Returnables, Milton Busker, Nobby Reed. Morrigan’s Cross, Nora Roberts. Miss Benson’s Beetle, Rachel Joyce. Becky Rupp, Abbey Gaudette. Al Salzman. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 28, 2026

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Dick

Summer music. Susannah Sakal. Steve Clark. Quilters’ Guild. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. meets in Enosburg. MAG hosts Yarn & Yak with Kelli Shepherd. Points North Line Dance Jamboree. Appalachian Clogging. Michelle Nordberg. Discover Jazz, Savion Glover, Jason Moran, Chris Dave, Three Piece Meal, Jon McBride, Liam Bauman, Nora Meier, Wild Leek River, Jazz Jam, Dan Ryan Express, Steve Bredice Quartet, Birdcode, Soule Monde, EVNGwear, Rachel Ambaye. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Muffin Monday. Jason Barney. Painting Markers, Mythic Animal. Community Drawing. Creativi-Tea Tuesday, Karen Winslow. Social Sunday. Fiadhnait Moser, Acrylic Creatures Wood. Wendy Benjamin. VachSean, Duncan MacLeod, Jeff Shelley, She Was Right, Ryan Sweezey, Midnight Walkers, Milton Busker, Grim Work, Troy Millette, Fire Below, Andric Severance Organ Trio, P.O.E., Z Zalewski Quintet, Quintitty, Janea Hudson, Paddy Reagan, Are You Now, Bad Horsey, Nighthawk, Frank Erickson, Chris Lyon, Tristan Sellars, Jeremy Harple, John Paul Arenas, Seth Yacovone, Nate Michaud, Brian Conway, Flynn Cohen, IncaHoots, Dan & Sean Jarvis, Prit’Near, Ian Boyle, Loonz, Jenny Red, Ryan Hanson, Dan Parks, Ethan Sawyer, Tournesol, Hard Scrabble, Vermont Choral Union, Eric Milnes, Blue Rock Boys, Will Patton, Carol Ann Jones, Lumos Live, Doug Open Mic, MVU Middle School Chorus, High School Chorus, Mastersingers, Matt Vachon, Sean Greenwood, Rough Suspects. Guest Room, Chris Bohjalien. Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby van Pelt. Losing Jon, David Parrish. Continue reading →

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Artbits-July 25, 2024

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster. Big Music Weeks of Summer. Summer Sounds, Yankee Chank, Bob Naess, Cannon Labrie, Jim Burns, Mark Sustic. Art of Vera Gates. Corliss Blakely Art Show, Jennifer Buckner. T.M. Nicholas, Tom Nicholas, 40 Years Together Show. Stephanie Cardon. Melody Mackin. Community dancing, Leslie Alpert. Alice Reighley, belly dance. Church Street Festival. Jig in the Valley, Rusty Bucket, Dale and Darcy, Ryan Sweezey, Midnight Walkers, Duke Aeroplane, Delta Dirty Crocogators, Nobby Reed, Oleo Romeos. Jay Craven, Lost Nation, birth of Vermont promise of American Revolution. Creative Connections, Blackout Poetry, Open Studio Music. Paint Pouring, Laurie Thompson. Social Sunday, Workshop for Dementia and Caregivers, Tina Lesperance. Karaoke, Open Mic Night, Chris Erica, Troy Millette, Harley Brown, Dirt Road, Youth Opera Company, Project Serenade, Jesse Agan, 90 Proof, Whiskey Wine, She Was Right, Auriant, Fabulous Wrecks, Grace Potter, Dennis Fox, Eclectica String Quartet, Next Stop Comedy, Chris Lyon, Shane Murley, John Gratton, Maplegrove, Mad Mojo, Dan Parks, Spencer Lewis, CombustOmatics, Ryan Hanson, Roger Giroux, Tom Bisson, Jerborn, Nighthawk, Mark Shelton, Sphere: Full 360, Vermont Academy Choral Music, Jeh Kulu Dance Drum Theater, Alice Reighley, Minced Oats, Bob Gagnon, Tony Petricola, Enosburg Town Band, Hard Scrabble, Bettenroo, Smokey Newfield, Young Tradition-Vermont, Buck Hollers, Citizens Concert Band. Traveling Storyteller Puppet Theater. Alyx Hilshey, Magic of the Library. Eloquent Page Mystery Book Club, Altered Carbon, Richard K Morgan. Book and Bake Sale. Patricia Letourneau Henderson, Captive Company. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 23, 2024

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster. Summer Music, Farewell Reunion Concert, Concerts on the Green, Celebration of Expressive Arts. Camel’s Hump, Brian Hewitt. Francine Poitras Jones. Sip n’ Slurry, Textured Button Planter, Chiara Keeling. Northwest Access TV. Abenaki, Heritage Celebration, Blackhawk Singers, Dan Shears, Takara Hansell. Chwarelwyr, Quarrymen, Carwyn Rhys Jones. Mitch Wertlieb, Saint Albans Community Picnic. Howard Coffin Vermont Women Civil War. David Mills, Martin Luther King Jr, Dare to Dream. Laurie Thompson, Paint Pouring Ring Pour Technique, Social Sunday, Tina Lesperance, Workshop Dementia and Caregivers. Karaoke, Open Mic, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Sergio Torres, John Lackard Blues Duo, Lloyd Tyler , Jonny Mop, McMaple, Last Kid Picked, Slightly Used, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy, All Night Boogie, Nerbak Brothers, Rehab Roadhouse, Al’s Pals, Dan Sean Jarvis, Cooie DeFrancesco, Adlai, Blue Rock Boys, Eric Bushey, Cliff Crosby, Michael Bjella, Sabina Perkins, Bella Notables, Roger Giroux, George Murtie, Beg, Steal Borrow, Mark Shelton, Justin Dennis, Miller Trio, Jeanne Miller, JD Miller, Will Miller, David Karl Roberts, Ethan Sawyer. Alice Martin, Wolf Warrior. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 2, 2024

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster. Courtney Adams, Rebecca Nase Chomyn, Toby Fulwiler, Holly Spier. Gerald Stoner, Solstice Series. Milton Artists Guild. Shirly Hook. Vendors in Taylor Park. Barb Switzer, Paper Sculpture Workshop. Pebble Art Workshop. Creative Connections. $1,000 Older Writers Grant. Bridging Perspectives, Fred Wisemen, Hunting and Fishing A Case Study in Cultural Continuity. A Fresh Vision in Watercolors, Gary Eckhart. Laurie Thompson, Paint Pouring Dutch Pour Technique. Social Sunday. Tina Lesperance, Workshop for those with Dementia and their Caregivers. Open Studio Figure Drawing. Karaoke, 90 Proof, Nobby Reed, Dave Keller, Lawless, Autumn Chamberlain, Lloyd Tyler, Unruly Allies, Acoustic Mayhem, Arthur James, Bee Wild, Sister Speak, Giovanina Bucci. Will It Ever, Franklin County Quilt Show, Maple Festival Parade, Mark Shelton. Continue reading →

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Artbits-March 14, 2024

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster. Rotary Home Show, Prydein. Spring Release, Vermont Watercolor Society, Mary Anne Duffy Godin. Jacob Aguiar, Vermont Blues. Maker’s Market. Paint and Sip, Patty the Gnome, Sylvia Oblak. Spring Landscapes, Natalie Carr. Northern Vermont Artists’ Association, NVAA, June Juried Show. Elnu Abenaki Singers. Andrea Tamburro, Intergenerational Trauma Healing Resilience. Chester F. Parsons, History of Sheep in Vermont. Wallace Stegner, Based on a Real Life Angle of Repose. Felicia Kornbluh, Reproductive Rights Justice. Poet Rajnii Eddins. Richard Cowperthwait, Bridget Higdon, Tim Smith, Town Meeting. Intro to Macrame, Allie Chapple. Key Elements in Portrait Painting, George Van Hook. Viktor Butko. Social Sunday. Creative Escape Fantasy in Art, Jen Volansky, Mindful Art Series. Best I’ve Ever Slabbed Handbuilding Clay, Chiara Keeling. Karaoke, Irish music, bagpipes, Fam Jam, Smokey Newfield, Ron Gagnon, Jomoband,, Shane’s Apothecary, Phantom Airwaves, Matty Me, Last Kid Picked, 90 Proof, Paul Asbell, IncaHoots, Chris Issy, WD40s, John Gratton, Phillip Hyjek, Spencer Lewis, Roger Giroux, Dave Miller, Barbie-N-Bones. Slainte. Continue reading →

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