Category Archives: Humanities

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 16, 2024

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster. Paint Your Pet Portrait, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Art Journaling Group, Make Your Own Star Wars Terrarium. MES Student Spring Art Show. Beneath Our Skin. Nathan Johnson. Nebizun: Water Is Life, Charlie Adams, Vicki Blanchard, Joe Bruchac, Bill Gould, Francine Poitras Jones, Jeanne Morningstar Kent, Melody Walker Makin, Lucy Cannon Neel, Hawk Schulmeisters, Breanna Sheehan, Linda Longtoe Sheehan, Chief Roger Longtoe Sheehan, Vera Longtoe Sheehan, JES, Chief April St Francis Rushlow, Dorothy Tondreau, Amy Hook-Therrien, Aaron York. Adrian Ivakhiv. Environmental Humanities, Critical Studies for Feverish Times. Impressionist Portraits Pastel Oil, Karen Meneghin. Social Sunday. Aviano Bellydance. Workshop for Dementia Caregivers, Tina Lesperance. Letterpress Printing. Karaoke, Open Mic, Coffee House, Next Stop Comedy, Cooie DeFrancisco Sings, Carol Ann Jones, Will Patton, Duel, John Geno, Kevin Connelly, Banjo Dan, Willy, Lindner, Danny Coane, Sam Blagden, VT Bluegrass Pioneers, Shane’s Apothecary, Justice 3, Pet Project, Maple Grove, Blues Without Borders, Chris Erica, Chris Issy, Stragglers, Bob Gagnon, Jeff Shelley, Windham Philharmonic, Laura Fedele-Rasco. Vaisey Royale, Franklin County Quilt Show, Mark Shelton. Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown. But I Progress, Gender Queer, Maia Kobabe. Bianca Stone, Vermont Poet Laureate. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 9, 2024

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster, hospitalizations. Kingman Fest, Jesse Agan, Morgan Myles. Grand Isle County Music Festival. Franklin County Art Show. MES Student Spring Art Show. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, Stephanie Cardon residency. John Hunt. Pride Festival. Annie. Northern Vermont Artists’ Association June Show. Lois Lowry, the Giver. Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize, Angle of Repose. Jay Garvey, Ecology of Queer and Trans People in Education. Flowers, Light, and Color in Painting, Michael Walek. Letterpress Printing, Christa. Social Sunday. Franklin County Photogs, with Harry Goldhagen. Karaoke, Open Mic Night, Troy Millette, Fire Below (twice), Stewart Foster, Jerborn, Sibling Reverie, Nighthawk, Josh Panda and Peter Day, Staircase 24, Dirty Looks, Mark Daly Madaila, Cricket Blue, Jonny Wanzer, Alex Duval, Marlon Fisher, Alex St. Louis, Comedy Wolf, Max Higgins, Smokey Newfield, Beg, Steal Borrow, Double Shot, Duo Maggie, Bare Bones, Duncan McLeod, the Heavy Nettles, Phil Graziano. Kat Wright Indomitable Soul Band,Mark Shelton. No Rules. Just Read, Children’s Book Week. 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-April 25, 2024

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster, hospitalizations. Vermont Maple Festival. Amy Hook-Therrien. Susan Bull Riley, Milkweed Monarchs, Earth Week. Sylvia Oblak. Paper Sculpture Workshop, Barb Switzer. April Sip n’ Slurry Face The Vase, Natalie Carr. Good Night Gnome Paint and Sip. Stefanie Weigand, My Day in the Hills The Story, Songs, and Soul of The Sound of Music. Social Sunday, Workshop for those with Dementia and their Caregivers. Spring Watercolor Fling, Annelein Beukenkamp. Spring Fling Music Showcase, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Matty Me, Hitsquad, Jerborn, Axe, Before this Time, Nick DiDonna, April Cushman, Red Neck Castaway, Youth Talent Show, Electric Youth Dance Company, Jimmy Branca, Arrangements While You Wait Quartet, East Coast Soul, Fiddler’s Variety Show, Chris Issy, Mark Shelton, Smokey Newfield Project, Canyon Dreams, Ryan Hanson, Tim Fitzgerald, Chris Erica, McMaple, 90 Proof, Bad Horsey, Maple Grove, Ryan Hanson, Wheatus, Troy Millette, Michael Hurley, Mark Sustic. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 18, 2024

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Dick

Vaccination, booster. COVID-19 hospitalizations. Seven Daysies. Lance Hodgdon. Tess Follensbee, Susannah Sakal. Susan Bull Riley, Singing to Vermont. Crystal Sun Catcher. Maple Sugaring Amateur Photography Contest. NVAA June Show. Cold Hollow Sculpture, volunteer. Jessamyn West, Every Problem Is Now a Technology Problem. Met, Metropolitan Opera, Puccini, La Rondine, Angel Blue, Jonathan Tetelma. Social Sunday, Tina Lesperance, Workshop for those with Dementia and their Caregivers, Corrina Thurston, Powerful Vulnerability in writing. Barn Quilt Class, Marie Speer. Letterpress Printing, Music Festival Josh Pallotta, Karaoke, Open Mic Night, Cooie Sings, Jesse Agan, Uncle Jimmy, Sticks Stones, Dan Parks, Justice 3, Shane Murley, PET House, Phillip Hyjek, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Roger Giroux, Troy Millette, Fire Below, Jerborn, Isaac Mathews, Bad Horsey, the Pleasant Street Boys, Dobbs’ Dead, Jess Leone, Lara Cwass, PHISH. Richford Hometown Follies, Jimmy T Cobras. Mark Shelton. Melinda Claire Arceneaux-Swearingen, Pratt Hall. Avree Kelly Clark, debut novel, Malice Aforethought. Spring Book Card Ephemera Fair. Continue reading →

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