Category Archives: Festivals

Artbits-June 12, 2025

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Dick

Hearthside Handcrafts. Sketch Sip. Anne Standish. Ballroom Dance, Taryn Noelle. Abenaki Heritage Weekend, Native Arts Market, Fred Wiseman, Margaret Bruchac, Vera Sheehan. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, North by Northwest. Memory Loss and the Power of Music, Karen McFeeters Leary. Northern Vermont in the Revolutionary War, Jason Barney. Social Sunday. Art in the Open Plein Air Mornings, Evie Mason. Carmella Cyr, Stitch by Stitch. Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop, Pat Brennan. Ken Burns, Phish, Jerborn, IncaHoots, Staircase 24, Tim Brick, Mitch Terriciano, Raised by Hippies, Fyspot, Lawless, Grift, Sweet Remains, Runaway Gin, Luciano, Michael Perry, John Lackard Blues, Mandolin Hank Daydream Inventions, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, CombustOmatics, Atlas Tango Project, Troy Millette, Fire Below, House on Fire, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, 90 Proof, Jenny Red, Mark Abair, Arthur James, Robin Gottfried, Tyler Mast, Uncle John’s Band, Dan Parks, Sergio Torres Duet, Jacqueline Schwab, Aaron Alaria, Shane Murley Duet. Highgate Library. Mornings, Muffins, Mysteries, Maid, Nita Prose. Banned Books Group, Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich. Continue reading →

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Artbits-June 5, 2025

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Dick

Vermont Dairy Festival Scholarship Pageant, Revival, Ryan Sweezy, Midnight Walkers, Bubbles, Chris Erica (twice), Pirate Man Dan, Jacob Green, Farmer Tom and Farmer Mack, Marko Magician, Troy Millette, Fire Below, Maple Grove, Mountain Says No, Hot Pickin’ Party, Car Show, Aaron Alaria Doane. Terry Buehner, Karen Mulkey, Wendy Everhart, Jaimie Katon. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park. Viatcheslav Protopopov, Capturing The Light. Tom Waters, George Van Hook. Artisan Market, Jennifer Pratt Brush into Summer, Evie Mason. Celebration of Life, Gary Wade, Blackwolf, George Murtie, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Kyle Bowler, the Missisquoi River Band, Soul Stew, Katie Munson. Open Studio Figure Drawing. Carmella Cyr, Stitch by Stitch. Social Sunday. Acrylics Collage Artist, Lynn Cummings. Drag Ball, McMaple, Jolly Rogers, Vermont Blues Society, David Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, Larry Vigneault, Ryan Sweezey, Midnight Walkers, Joshua Glass, Chris Doncaster, Eric Belrose, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Mark Abair All Star, Phil Abair, Keeghan Nolan, MVU Jazz Ensemble, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Kat Wright, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Brandee Younger, Ali T, Allison Turner, Jeff Salisbury, Jeff Gina, Kyle Stevens, Northern Lights, Alex Riddell, Sister Speak, Dan Parks, Giovannina Bucci, Seth Yacovone, Jonny Mop, Justice 3, Barbie-N-Bones, Alexander String Quartet, 8084, John Sullivan, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Nathan Michaud, Nobby Reed, Franklin Community Chorus, Marcia Perry, Lloyd Tyler. Salt Path, Raynor Winn. Terry Lovelette, Down-Back. James, Percival Everett. Mortal Follies, Alexis Hall. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 29, 2025

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Dick

Vaccine, vaccination, booster, COVID. Summer music. June Juried Show. Holly Spier. Susan Bull Riley. Doug Flack, Rusty Bucket. Swanee. Elliot Cluba, Vibrant Health in a Dirty World. Kenneth Cadow, Gather. Stitch by Stitch, Carmella Cyr. Social Sunday. Watercolor Painting, Lynn Cummings. SAC Board Meeting. Nighthawk, Tenderbellies, Phil Rosenblum, Naughty Weeds, Drew LaFrenz, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Next Stop Comedy, Two For Flinching, Owen Marshall, Jenna Moynihan, Chris Issy, Laura Fedele Rasco, Quadra, Shane McGrath, Jaded Ravens, John Daly, Blue Rock Boys, Maple Grove, Jenny Red, Dan Parks, She Was Right, Matt Hagen, John Geno, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Eric George, Beg, Steal or Borrow, Jeremy Sicely, Geoff Goodhue, Roland Clark, Fran Forim, Luke Auriemmo, Jerborn, Jerband, Rusty Bucket, Dave Miller, Flynntones Jazz, Jon McBride, Grippo Sklar, Phantom Airwave, MVUHS Band, Chorus, BFA Instrumental Pops Ensemble. Paul Asbell, Stages Ruminations, Rants, and Reminiscences on a Life In Music. We Will Be Jaguars, Nemonte Nenquimo. Color Our World. Muffin Monday. Book, Card Ephemera Fair. Catherine Bodnar, Eleanor Brodeur, Charlie Brooks, Dan Close, Dawn Densmore-Parent, Filip Deptula, Pat Esden, Kent Gramm, Jean-John Synchronicity Bleue, Ron Krupp, Laura Napoli, William Mckone, Nate Methot, Stephen Payne, Rick Norcross, Sara Stewart, Matt Thomas, Michelle Willard, Eileen Williams, Carol Ceraldi, J Kevin Graffagnino, Dawn Densmore-Parent. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 8, 2025

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Dick

Maple Run Art Show. Susannah Sakal. Paint Your Pet, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Hearthside Handcrafts. Paint and Snack, Sylvia Oblak. Lasting Memory Flower Preservation. Sketch Sip. Peter Pan. Kingman Fest. Young Tradition Festival. Classic Movie Night, Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Patch of Blue. Can’t Look Away. Eleanor Jones Harvey, Alexander von Humboldt American Democracy. Social Sunday. Still Life Sketch Sessions. Jesse Agan, Morgan Myles, Randy Smith, Andre Maquera, Gary Spaulding, Thom Carvey, Dana Ross, Pine Tree Flyers, Young Tradition Touring Group, Comedy Night, Meredith Gordon, Max Palmer, Maggie Phelan, Jeremy Rayburn, Suzan Ambrose, Vacsean, She Was Right, Jonny Mop, Last Kid Picked, NightHawk, Jacob Green, Coane Rowell Schabner, Pet Project, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Cooie Sings, 90 Proof, George Murtie, Tam Lantz. Library on Wheels. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour. Trish Esden, Whisper of Treasure and Lies. Swanton Free Public Library. Library on Wheels. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 24, 2025

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Dick

Vermont Maple Festival. Big Blue Trunk. Creative Chainsaw Art by John. Jon Young. Aim High Canines. Maple Festival Parade, Mary Cenci, Kwame. Sappy Art Show, Photo Contest. Best Maple Display. Craft Specialty Food Show, Masonic Lodge Craft Food Fair. Paint and Sap. Antique Show. Kids’ Center, Maple Cooking Contest, Best Maple Menu. St. Albans Museum Open House. Teen Fest, Vermont Maple Beverage Tasting. Sarah Rosedahl. Mt. Washington in Spring, Erik Koeppel. Franklin Community Chorus, Battle Hymn of the Republic. Recovery City. Bill Lippert, 25 Years Since Civil Unions Lessons Learned. Rise Up, Meg Cossaboom. Patrick McAllister, April Live Model Figure Drawing Class, Sylvia Oblak, Spring Watercolor Workshop, Social Sunday. Art Journaling Group. Dave, D Cookie, O’hAnleigh Cindy Hill Tom Hanley, Pipsqueak Clown, Big Blue Trunk, Chris Staples, Rockin’ Ron Friendly Pirate, Joe What a Guy, Kevin Herchen, Conniption Fits, Youth Talent Show, Electric Youth Dance Company, April Cushman, Dan Fontaine, Memphis Sun Mafia, Fiddler’s Variety Show, Maddi Ryan, Young Tradition Touring Group, Seth Yacovone, House on Fire, Justice3, McMaple, Jerborn, Nickel Dime, Before this Time, Jeff Salisbury, Switchel, Kippincoe, Blue Rock Boys, Stewart Foster, Heavy Pour, Bobbie Nate, Quadra, 90 Proof, Maple Grove, Tam Lantz. Editor, Sara B. Franklin. Archer Mayor, Joe Gunther. Franklin County Photogs, Harry Goldhagen. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour. Terry Lovelette, In Praise of Eagle Mountain. Swanton Free Public Library. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 10, 2025

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Dick

Once Upon a Mattress. Knock Knock, Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, Vermont States Drama Festival. Patrick Murphy. Winging It Embracing Personal Expression, Jen Volansky. Highland Cow, Anna Lena. Glass Etching, Barb Switzer.in the Swanton Free Public Library. Sketch Sip. Cultural Reclamation Struggles of an Indigenous Identity. Harrison Ford, Fugitive. Endless Chain, Pete Sutherland. Susan Kuecker, Forgotten Heroes Vermont Regiments Battle of Cedar Creek. Jason Barney, Christine Eldred, Hidden History of Lake Champlain. Stephanie Yu, Vermont School Funding: Equity and Affordability. Molly, Needle Felting. Social Sunday. Board Meeting. Jerborn, Michael Kerry, Dead Sessions, Evan Jennison, Matt Schrag, Seth Yacovone, Long Gone John, Jim Charonko, Dan Parks, Duel, Chris Erica, Ron Gagnon, WD-40, Lloyd Tyler, Mirage, Jacob Green, Buck Hollers, Stragglers, Smokey Newfield, Ethan Sawyer, Phil Graziano, Troy Millette, Fire Below, Barbie N Bones. Richford Hometown Follies. Haskell Free Library Opera House, Stuck in Vermont. Fireside Fiber Arts. Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour. R J Batchelor, Lost Tsar of Russia, Lost King of England. George Orwell, 1984. Ugly Vegetables, Grace Lin. But I Progress, Nickel and Dimed On Not Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich. Continue reading →

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