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Artbits-December 8, 2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dick

Handel’s Messiah arrives for two performances. Natalie LaRocque, the Cop Outs, Mingo Maquera, and Ben Patton have Christmas gifts. The Gallery at River Arts presents an Artist Talk. The Swanton Writer’s Group meets. Holi-Daze Comedy, Gypsy Wind, Tiny Montgomery, and Carol Ann Jones, plus Holiday Tractor Parade, the Spectacular Spectacular, Song & Celebration, and the Jingle Jam take to the stage. The Old Brick Meeting House needs your help. Continue reading →

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Artbits-November 10, 2016

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dick

I’m “off the grid” but ArtBits continues. Imagine going on stage at age eight, then staying on for 68 years. This story is a “Look Back.” The Opera House has the Annual Holiday Craft Show. BFA Drama stages The Wizard of Oz. The Fender Benders, Vermont Chamber Jazz, Justice, and Arnold Steinhardt and the Parker String Quartet appear on different stages. Continue reading →

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Artbits-October 13, 2016

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Dick

I’ll be “off the grid” and so will the Northwestern Medical Center Gallery. The Milton Artists Guild will hold an Etsy Workshop. Cardiac Capers opens. The Odd Couple (The Female Version) take the stage. Chris & Erika and The Duo have gigs. Young Tradition Vermont is experimenting. We have links! Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 22, 2016

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Dick

There’s a Costumed Gala and an NVAA exhibit. Deja Nous, Daniel Rahilly and Ty Cicia, Patti Casey and Tom Mackenzie, the Nobby Reed Project, Ian MacHarg and Hazen Metro with the Heather Morris Celtic Dancers, Prydein, and Yankee Chank all perform. We have calls from NEFA, the Prize for Illustration, and SSAC. You can drive a Ford and raise some bucks. And a library has a lecture on what people get wrong about guns. Continue reading →

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Artbits-September 8, 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Dick

National Arts In Education Week begins. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts David J. Griggs in a solo show and the NVAA is on exhibit at the old Red Mill. SAC has a busy week planned. The Wing Walkers, Cooper & LaVoie, Rosie & Trevor, Carol Ann Jones, and Missisquoi River Band have gigs. Comedy For A Cause continues. Libraries share (and butcher) books, make Fall Leaf Pendants, fermenting vegetables, watch movies. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 19, 2016

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dick

Franklin County lost a friend of the arts on Sunday when Lyle Glidden passed away at home. Art on the Refuge takes over the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge. The Emerging Artist Award and the final SAC Artist Gathering this season are imminent. Carol Ann Jones Scott DuBois and Ryan Hanson, the Smokey Newfield Project, Melting Point, and the Nobby Reed Project take the stage. Open Band Night is back. Li’l Abner needs a cast. We have calls and more. Continue reading →

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