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Artbits-June 25, 2026

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Dick

Stowe Balloon Fest, Blue Blazes, Shane Murley, David Karl Roberts, Ron Gagnon, Cooie, Jaded Ravins, Soulshine Revival, Chris Erica, Stragglers, Earthbound Spirits, Blues for Breakfast. Anne Standish. Jan Fowler. Jordan Bushey. Coffee Crafts. Sip Stitch Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Between the Lines. Muffin Monday. GPL Crafting Club. Ron Fierstein, Historical Post Cards. Centennials, Gilded Age, Rail City. Neil Shepard. Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton. Lynne Gavin, Botanical Printing Paper. Community Drawing Night. Social Sunday. Becky Chappell, Canvas Conversations. Pat Brennan, Handcrafted Greeting Card Quilling. Missy Burbo. Swanton Academy. Downpour, Kip de Moll, Galen Cassidy Peria, Seth Yacavone, Stragglers, Nobby Reed, Bad Horsey, Cobras, Just Us, Sibling Reverie, Sticks Stones, Mitch Devon, Michael Perry, Beg Steal Borrow, Lesley Grant, Young Tradition Vermont, Sugar in the Pan, Buck Hollers, Nathan Michaud, Quadra, Big Dog DJ, Plattsburgh Punks, Robbery Punks, Lake City All Stars, Champlain Shoregasm, Skidmark, Sleeveless Tease, Harley Brown, Buddahh, Charlie Rice, Seventeen Strings, Barbie n Bones, Bare Bones, Jenny Red, Minced Oats, Roger Giroux, Kippincoe, Mango Jam, Calamellus Trio, Antara, Chris Cheney, Duke Aeroplane, Rumbirds, Collin Chris, Tenderbellies, Missisquoi River Band, Will Patton, Milkhouse Heaters, Heavy Nettles, Dave Miller, Enosburg Town Band, Jaded Ravens, Citizens Concert Band. DonnaRae Menard, Snuffling Up Bones. Book Club Troublesome Women, Marie Botswick. Marko Magician. Green Mile, Stephen King. Continue reading →

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Artbits-June 18, 2026

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Dick

Faith Joy. Flip the Switch. Holly Spier. Rick Powell. Creative Creatures. Coffee and Crafts, Sip Stitch Share. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. Tipsy Daisy, Paint n’ Sip. Book Sale, Bric-a-Brac. Misery. Michelle Nordberg. Northern Vermont Ballet Company, Ballet School Vermont, Ugly Duckling Children’s Ballet. Beginner Line Dancing. Fiber Arts Meet Make. Writers’ Group. Muffin Monday. Franklin County Photogs. GPL Crafting Club. Roberta Wendel, Beginner Punch Needle Rug Hooking. Community Drawing Night, live model. Robert Waldo Brunelle, Acrylic Painting Basics. Social Sunday. Linda Bryant. Frank Barnes, Nectar’s, N-Zones, X-Rays, Grippo Funk, Nerbak Bros., Bloozotomy, Pure Pressure, Big Dolla, Left Eye Jump, Breakaway, Banjo Dan, Midnite Plowboys, Redbirds, Mango Jam, Sneakers Jazz Band, Abair Brothers, Blues Breakfast, Phil Abair, Paul Asbell, Jim Branca, Mr. Charlie, Alex Budney, Chuck Eller, Tom Freiheit, Dave Grippo, Steve Hadeka, Aaron Hersey, Mathew Nerbak, David Nerbak, Peter Riley, Jeff Salisbury, Seth Yacovone, Gus Zeising, Old Man Garage Band, Olson Brothers, Nobby Reed, Michael Perry, Chris Lyons, Tristen Sellars, D Davis, Django Soulo, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Carol Ann Jones, Will Patton, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Evan Barber, Chris Erica, 90 Proof, Bettenroo, 40 Thieves, IncaHoots, Justice 3, Bob Chevalier, Jerborn, Paradox, Dan Parks, She Was Right, Organized Dead, Blue Rock Boys, Sister Speak, Giovanina Bucci, Barbie-N-Bones, Nowhere Washington, Organized Dead, Bella Joan, Bob Gagnon, Soulshine Revival, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Merritt David Janes, Broadway Islands, Carol Ann Jones, Superchargers, Enosburg Town Band, Jam 4 SLAMT1D. Smokey Newfield, Ali T, Citizens Concert Band. DonnaRae Menard, Snuffling Up Bones. BFA Spring Instrumental Concert. Juneteenth. Book Club for Troublesome Women, Marie Botswick. Fairfax Adult Summer Reading Program. Theo of Golden, Allen Levi. Traveling Storyteller, Three Little Bears. Pick a Patterson. Morning Muffins Mysteries. How to Solve Your Own Murder, Kirsten Perrin. Adult Summer Reading Program. Jodi Lew-Smith. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 21, 2026

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Dick

Vermont Thunder, Enosburg Town Band. Spring Open Studio Weekend, Artist In Residence, Bryan Gallery, Rebecca Nase Chomyn, Stephanie Garguilo, Maurie Harrington. Milton Artists Guild, Meta Strick. Paint a Pot. Fiadhnait Moser. Impasto Oil Painting Night. Kelli Shepherd, Yarn Yak. Hearthside Handcrafts. Spring Craft Night. Barn Quilt Therapy, Kimberly Hess. Coffee and Crafts. Sip, Stitch, Share. Creative Creatures. Vantages. Fur, Feather & Tails: New England Critters. Franklin Community Chorus. All Male a Capella Group. Between the Lines. Michelle Nordberg. Abenaki Nation, Heritage Celebration. Fiber Arts Meet and Make. Writers’ Group, Becky Rupp. Sarah Barnes Sketchbook Club. Muffin Monday. Georgia Public Library Crafting Club. Death Dying Danishes. Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr., Drawing 1 Class Portrait Drawing Facial Structure. Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea Tuesday, Karen Winslow. Social Sunday. Acrylic Creatures on Wood. Mike Barkyoumb. Art Journaling. Moe, Marc, Matt, Mike, Jim Hamel Jason Lee, Bob Recupero, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Dee Davis, Django Soule, Swanton Music Night, Michael Perry, Soul Stew, Hammer Lane, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, David Miller, Richard Durazo, Quadra, Joe’s Big Band, McMaple, Jerband, Nate Michaud, Smokey Newfield, Shane Murley, Al’s Pals, Joe Adler, Joe Agnello, J.J. Booth, Cooper, Third Shift Vermont, George Murtie, Beg Steal Borrow, Marc Gwen, Blue Blazes, Jukebox Jake, Ryan Hanson, Doug’s Open Mic, A-319, Nic Farinaccio, Will Austin, Grace Palmer, BFA Chorus, BFA Chamber Singers. Book Club for Troublesome Women, Marie Botswick. Franklin County Photogs. Seven Dials Mystery, Agatha Christie. The Dentist, Tim Sullivan. Continue reading →

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Artbits-March 19, 2026

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Dick

Rotary Home Recreation Exposition, Show. Opening Reception, Nature’s Palette Art Exhibition. When We Gather, S Baron. Sarah McGarghan. Tom Waters. Sublimation, Jess Draper. Paint-Your-Own Pottery Pop-Up, Maple Glazed Pottery. Paint and Sip, Patrick Murphy. Coffee and Crafts. Sip Stitch Share, Creative Creatures. Kelli Shepherd, Yarn Yak. Between the Lines Line Dancing. a Capella. Charlie Hancock, Forests We Share Challenges, Change, Stewardship. Death Dying Danishes. Coffee Hour. Infant and Toddler Learning through Children’s Literature. She Kills Monsters. Figure Drawing Primer. Crochet 101, Carmella Cyr, Creative Art Series for 60+, Chiara No. Sally Tarr, Basic Quilting Workshop. Julie Jones, Brushstrokes Hashtags Social Media Made Simple. Alyssa Berthiaume, Uncover the Poem in the Page. Social Sunday. Community Drawing Night. Creativi-Tea, Karen Winslow. Annette Goyne, Watercolor Classes. Art Journaling Group. Jim Hamel, Jason Lee, Joshua Glass, Chris Doncaster, Eric Belrose, Bob Crystal Carew, Nick Andrea Garcia, Doug’s Open Mic Night, UVM Battle of the Bands Finale, Mother of Pearl, Wet Denim, Tabarnak, Swampytonk, New England Music Festival, Stewart Foster, Michael Perry, She Was Right, Something Reckless, Salem Trials, Overtime, No Son Of Mine, Shiny New Toyz, Sabrehound, John Cronin, Old Man Garage Band, Justice3, Quadra, Rosie Newton, Caleb Barrett, Bluegrass Jam, Chris Erica, Jerborn, Randy Beer, Tim Brick, J.J. Booth, Emily Darcy, Ryan Sweezey, Midnight Walkers, John Geno, Dan Parks, Ocean Drive, Frankie White. DonnaRae Menard. Amy Panetta, Transcendent Power of Music. Vermont Book Awards. Lady Madeline Rose. Franklin County Photogs. Isola, Allegra Goodman. Muffin Monday. Sherlock Holmes Study in Scarlet. Mornings, Muffins, Mysteries, All the Other Mothers Hate Me, Sarah Harman. Swanton Writers’ Group. Continue reading →

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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 1, 2026

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Dick

Maureen Genzlinger. Gallery Palooza. Fiona Cooper Fenwick. Makers Market. Creative Circle Cafe, collage. Yarn Yak, Kelli Shepherd. NVAA exhibit River Arts. Between the Lines Line Dancing. Social Sunday. Drawing with Tone Advanced Graphite Techniques, Mary Reilly. Board Meeting. Will Austin, Dave Miller, George Murtie, Jukebox Jake, Dale Darcy, Doug’s Open Mic, Sage Machia. Muffin Monday. Light of All Darkness, Kim Cross. St. Albans writer’s group. Arts books dance music theater 2026. Continue reading →

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