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Artbits-April 16, 2026
Franklin Community Chorus, St. Albans All Male a Capella Group, Enosburg Falls Town Band. Franklin County Volunteer Fair. Upcycled Art Show. Pebble Art Workshop. Paint Your Own Pottery. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Beginner Line Dancing. Swanton Writers’ Group. Sarah Barnes, Sketchbook Club. Georgia Crafting Club. Larry Trombley, Franco Migration to New England. Printing press workshop, Underwater archaeology. Social-Emotional Development through Children’s Literature. Coffee Hour. Jim Jones, Trolley Wires to Rubber Tires. Chiara No, Creative Art Series for 60+. Evie Mason, Watercolor Basics Beginner Workshop. Anah Witt, Beginners Wheel-Throwing. Callie Hastings, Beginner Acrylic Painting. Alyssa DeLaBruere, Capturing the Landscape in Soft Pastel. Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea Tuesdays, Karen Winslow. Social Sunday. Severance, Soulful Vision Boards. Swanton Academy. Craig Mitchell, Colin Craig, Dave Ogrodowczyk, Mike Schuster, Kip de Moll, Tim Brick, Seth Yacovone, Bluegrass Jam, Cooie Sings, Kyle Stevens, VacSean, Bad Horsey, Two Flinching, Nickel Dime, Emily Darcy, Craigs, Blue Gravy, Michael Perry, John Lackard Blues, Honey Gravel, Hammer Lane, Roland Clark, Chris Parker, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Dueling Pianos, House on Fire, Corey, Jerborn, Smokey Newfield, O Schu, Kippincoe, Sister Speak, Guid Folk, Lewis Franco, Missing Cats, Will Patton, Evan Alsop. National Library Week. Spy and the Traitor, Ben Macintyre. Comfort of Crows A Backyard Year, Margaret Renkl. Muffin Monday. Julia Greenshaw, Knave of Sands. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries, Golden Spoon, Jessa Maxwell. Blue Hour, Paula Hawkins. Once and Future Witches, Alix E Harrow. Continue reading
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Artbits-March 30, 2017
The Great and Powerful Penguin Parade has arrived. FCTC will hold auditions for Little Shop of Horrors. The Arts & Craft Show has a handcrafts, artwork, and local edibles. Take an intermediate Watercolor Painting Workshop and a PTC Business Workshop on Facebook Marketing. The Shane Murley Band, John Smyth & Jenn, Franklin County Voices, Banjo Dan and Friends, Dave and Kelly, Justice, Four Sheets to the Wind, and the Young Tradition Touring Group perform. Continue reading
Artbits-January 26, 2017
The Wyeths, First Family of American Art. St. Albans Community Arts and Swanton Arts Council have program meetings, a Writer’s Group, a hangout and more. There is instruction for the Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Graziano Schofield & Slim, Bardela, Carol Ann Jones and Jon Sochin, Full Tilt, the Will Patton Quartet, and the Young Tradition Touring Group all perform. There’s an unrelated job opening and a Harry Potter Night. Continue reading
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Artbits-July 21, 2016
The Big Music Weeks of Summer continue with shows all over. Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing plays Summer Sounds. Chris and Erica, Bethany Conner, Jenni, Justice, Keeghan Nolan, Will Patton and Mark Struhsacker, the Nobby Reed Project, Ryan and Slim, Shellhouse, Starline Rhythm Boys, and Village Harmony all have shows, too. There’s a free meet-the-artists reception for Eddie Gagne, Paule Gingras, Kelly Shawyer, and Deb Shell as well as Art in the Park and a Paint & Sip. Plans for National Night Out. Libraries have programs. Continue reading
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Artbits-January 28, 2016
SAC has its monthly meeting plus a quick “how to,” an Open Art Studio and an intern. Justice, George Woodard, The VYO, Isaac French, Bobby Cee, and Shane Murley all have gigs. Tea and Bristles, crochet, Downton, a Library Cafe, theater, stories, and books, all in the Library. Continue reading
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Artbits–May 14, 2015
A marketing gimmick that all artists can use: give away Free Stuff. Art on the Refuge includes a Refuge Open House and reception. Carol Ann Jones, Coon Hill John, Almost Nowhere, a progressive organ recital, the Tapestry of Song, all on different stages. Original, unpublished 10-word short stories wanted. Gregory Sharrow will explore Vermont’s Farm Legacy and Walt McLaughlin will read from The Unexpected Trail. Continue reading
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