Category Archives: How To

Artbits-March 30, 2017

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Dick

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 →

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Artbits-January 26, 2017

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dick

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

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Dick

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

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Dick

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

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dick

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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Artbits — July 24, 2014

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer continue H.I.M.S. in Summer Sounds, the Jig in the Valley, Bobby Chevalier, Dayve Huckett, Isaac and Dominic French, A & M, Justice, Michele Choiniere and family, the Carol Ann Jones Acoustic Quartet, the Nobby Reed Project, Anima, and Citizens Concert Band. Saturday is National Dance Day. Art in Bloom Festival brings more music and art. An Art Director has some advice. Continue reading →

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