Category Archives: Humanities

Artbits-January 15, 2026

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Dick

Community Art Circle. Dorothy Goulet. Mathew Pardue. Mini Masterpieces Silent Auction. Sunday Makers Market. Pet Portraits, Linda Oakes Carvalho. Stephania Fregeau, Sgraffito Carving. Coffee Crafts. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. St. Albans All Male a Capella Group. Chicago auditions. Jill Mudgett Hills of Home Mountains and Identity in Vermont History. Michael Tougias Extreme Survival Lessons from Those Who Triumphed Against All Odds. Windows to a Multicultural World. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Jen Volansky, Mindful Art, Free-Form Mandalas Color, Symbol, Self-Expression. Social Sunday. Cindi LaFayette, Acrylic Pour Painting Vase Canvas. Alex Foltz Studio. Smokey Newfield Project, Laura Fedele-Rasco, George Murtie, Dan Parks, Devon McGarry, WD-40, Nighthawk, James Shelly, Jerborn, Jerband, Stewart Foster, Justice 3, Sleeveless Tease, McMaple, Bill Valliere, Hard Scrabble, John Geno, IncaHoots, Lady Livy, Heavy Pour, Sage Machia. DonnaRae Menard, Beneath The Fountain. Mark Shelton. Woman Behind the New Deal, Kirstin Downey. Muffin Monday. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries, Beautiful Ugly, Alice Feeney. Banned Books, In the House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende. Continue reading →

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Artbits-January 8, 2026

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Dick

Becky Chappell, Dody Susslin. Sunday Makers Market. Hearthside Handcrafts. Moonlit Tree Black Light Paint Party. Coffee and Crafts. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. St. Albans All Male a Capella Group. Between the Lines, Line Dancing. Barefoot in the Park, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda. Thomas Jefferson Leader, John Ragosta. Intro to Photography Workshop, AJ Murray. Social Sunday. Free-Form Mandalas Color, Symbol, and Self-Expression. Swanton Arts Council, Annual Meeting. Will Patton, Jamie Masefield, Pat Melvin, Matt Flinner, Vermont Mandolin Trio, Adlai Waxman, Just Me Live, Duncan MacLeod, Bad Horsey, Tim Brick, Nickel Dime, John Lackard Blues, Mud City Ramblers, Seth Yacovone, Leslie Grant, Chris Issy, She Was Right, Dan Parks, Roger Giroux, Smokey Newfield Project, Sister Speak, Blue Rock Boys, Cliff Crosby, Mike Bjella, Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble, FCSC Singing Seniors, Stephan Conrady, Next Stop Comedy, Sage Machia, Nobby Reed. DonnaRae Menard. Mango Jam. Birding to Change the World, Trish O’Kane. Muffin Monday. Meg McFadden Smith, Child I Will Always Carry You. Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie. Stolen Focus, Johann Hari. Looking forward. Franklin County Festivals, Town Bands. Continue reading →

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Artbits-December 25, 2025

Posted on December 25, 2025 by Dick

Christmas. Barry Genzlinger. Ann Cunningham. Makers Market. Between the Lines Line Dancing. A Journey of History and Resilience. Social Sunday. Foltz Studio. Dan Parks, Duncan MacLeod, Buck Hollers, Sibling Reverie, McMaple, Carol Ann Jones, Will Patton, Mad Mojo, Ryan Hanson, Arthur James, Jesse Agan, Andrew James, John Gratton, Waves Adrenaline, Doug’s Open Mic, Jim Branca, Chris Erica, 90 Proof, Barbie-N-Bones, Quadra, Fran Briand. Barn Quilt Trail. Ho Ho Ho Call In Show. Mark Shelton. Muffin Monday. Hamish MacBeth’s Highland Christmas, M C Beaton. Looking back at the year. Arts Councils, Festival. Continue reading →

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Artbits-December 18, 2025

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Dick

No Strings Marionette Company, Scrooge A Christmas Carol. Toby Fulwiler. Kara Babcock. Hearthside Handcrafts. BFA Winter Dance Performance. Words in the Woods, Jacob Pelletier, Bianca Stone. Jen Volansky, Rooted in Stillness. Social Sunday. Alex Foltz. Ken Torrie, Shane Hanson, Phlippe Gagne, William Kraushaar, Open Mic Coffeehouse, Carol Ann Jones, MVU Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir, Mastersingers, Cooie Defrancesco Sings, Fairfax-Fletcher-Westford Community, Nathan Michaud, Phil Abair, Keeghan Nolan, Friction, Smokey Newfield, Lloyd Tyler, Blue Rock Boys, Dan Parks, Jaded Ravins, Good Gravy, Will Austin, Kippincoe, Kip de Moll, Dan Parks, Richard Durazo, Wheatus, Troy Millette, Fire Below, Jerborn, Blake Matteson, Mirage, Lesley Becker, Vermont Choral Union, Ensemble L’Harmonie des saisons, Jason Corbiere, Nobby Reed, Doug’s Open Mic, Sage Machia. Franklin County Photogs. Muffin Monday. Anna O, Matthew Blake. Continue reading →

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Artbits-November 20, 2025

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Dick

Alburgh PTO, Showcase, Craft Show, Craft Vendor Fair, Artisan Market. Maple Run Art Show. Barbara Flathers. T M Nicholas. Upcycled Christmas Crafts, Mikhala Kaseweter. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Alburgh Beginner Line Dancing Lessons. Little Shop of Horrors. Social Sunday. Needle Felting 101 Painting with Wool, Carmella Cyr. Lakeshore Singer-Songwriter Competition, Bryan Blanchette, Donald Davis, Kip de Moll, Timothy Fitzgerald, Shane Goodwin, Levi Mendes, Charles Schramm, Abigail Sherman, Adlai Waxman, Kyle Stevens, Mirage, Mitch Devon, Tim Brick, Last Kid Picked, Rough Suspects, Sibling Reverie, Lloyd Tyler, Switchel, Frankie White, Bob Gagnon, Blue Rock Boys, Dave Miller, Dan Weintraub, Dan Parks, Sage Machia, Cozy, Jason Lee, Jamie Lee Thurston, Fran Briand, 90 Proof, Barbie N Bones. Beth White, Women Build Planes Milestone in Aviation History, Modern Rosies. Ben Patton Bit of Dinner. Franklin County Photogs. Book Sale. Muffin Monday. Mystery Book Club, Can You Solve Murder, Antony Johnston. Mornings Muffins Mysteries, House of Glass, Sarah Pekkanen. Writers’ Group. Continue reading →

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Artbits-November 13, 2025

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Dick

Highgate Fall Craft Vendor Show. Methodist Craft Fair. Kids’ Entrepreneur Craft Fair. Gratitude Art Show. Maple Run Art Show. Barbara Flack. Michael Glier. Full Buck Moon Paint Night. Winter Light Paint Sip, Evie Mason. Senior Paint Tea, Victoria Vining. Hello Fall Pebble Art Workshop. Hearthside Handcrafts. Pumpkin Crafternoon. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Gone Guys The Light Pirate Melissa Lang. MVU Skit Nite. Cardmaking with Barb. Artful Adventures in Collage. Watercolor Christmas Cards, Abbey. Beginner Theorem Painting, Martha Kinney. Social Sunday. Beginner Punch Needle Rug Hooking, Roberta Wendel. John Geno, Kevin Connelly, David Long, Ryan Finney, MDC, Urban Waste, Soji, Black Axe, Augrah, Corrupt World, Mandy Hotchkiss, DJ Kanganade, Faxohzrd, Vazy, Spacey Jones, Big Homie Wes, Samuell Guihan, Modist, NMG Cory, Roc’Tha Dopn, Tolo, Peter Wendy Matthews, Bonnie Steve Klimowski, USAF Airmen of Note, George Murtie, Bare Bones, IncaHoots, Legends of American Hardcore Punk, Tim Brick, Enablers, Quadra, Dan Parks, Sticks Stones, Better Angels, Dave Vallett, Smokey Newfield, Duncan MacLeod, Stragglers, Jaded Ravins, Tim Fitzgerald, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Phil Graziano, Carol Ann Jones, David Francey, Gift Rap, Frevo, Frank Erickson, Owen Leavey, Blake Matteson, Cece Murphy, Dan Parks,Tod Pronto, Andy Samara, Jeff Shelley, Sage Machia, 8084, Blue Rock Boys, Second Hand Blues, Uncle John’s Band, Nobby Reed, Montpelier Parks Parkapalooza. Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead. Muffin Monday. T.W. Baker, Next In Line. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, Lisa See. Absolutely True Diary Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie. Sue Reed Jette, Amy Roberge Boylan, Violet’s Wish. Continue reading →

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