Category Archives: Festivals

Artbits-December 1, 2016

Corliss Blakely, Carol Ann Jones, and Rockin’ Ron have Christmas offerings. Ms. Blakely, Wayne Tarr, Pam Voss, and JoAnne Wazny are featured. The Festival of Lights and the Festival of Trees have music, art, and theater. The Nobby Reed Project. AmerikanaBlue, the Growlers, Carol Ann Jones, IncaHOOTS, Jamie Lee Thurston, Will Patton, the Vermont Choral Union, the Enosburg Community Chorus and the Enosburg Town Band all have concerts. Continue reading

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Artbits-November 24, 2016

I ask some of our friends what they are thankful for. Small Business Saturday, a new CD, the Handmade Holiday Fair, the Festival of Trees, and Christmas in the Park this week. The Ellen Powell Trio, the Bob Boyd Trio, Quadra, the Phil Abair Band, and Mr. French have gigs and there is a free Holiday Movie. Continue reading

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Artbits-October 27, 2016

I’ll be “off the grid” for my road trip for a few more weeks. ArtBits will continue. Halloween in the Park takes over Swanton. Swanee: Vengeance Takes Flight. An Archie Fisher House Concert, Kari Beth and Michael Albee, Coon Hill John, Justice, and the Advance Music Singer/Songwriter Contest all take the stage. OHEF will hold A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol auditions. We have calls for amateur photographers, the Sedona art prize, and the National Geographic. Continue reading

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Artbits-September 29, 2016

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

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-August 11, 2016

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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