Category Archives: Writing

Artbits-December 9, 2021

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Dick

Restart, Fairs, Vaccination, registration. BFA Arts Night. Record COVID hospitalizations. Sally Tarr. Sign n’ Sip. Cathy LaClair, Snowman Crystal, Half Moon Sterling Silver Earring. BFA Arts Night, Merritt David Janes, Cooper Grodin, Elysia Jordan, Steve Czarnecki, Liz Shivener, Matt Cusack, Andy Peterson, Ryan Hanson, Eleven, Shane’s Apothecary, Devon McGarry, Maple Hanson, Trevor Contois, Keeghan Nolan, Carol Ann Jones, Will Patton, Gary Spaulding, Holiday Song Celebration, StorySLAM Wisdom, John Bartus, Notre Dame Chorale, Messiah, Mark Shelton. Story Hour, Traveling Storyteller. Josh Ellerbrock, Weekly Writer’s Club. Continue reading →

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Artbits-July 22, 2021

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Dick

Restart, Fairs, Festivals. State of emergency, Reopening, Vaccination, registration. Big Music Weeks. Summer Sounds. Artist In Residence. Jon Gailmor, Adult Songwriting Workshop, Gary Eckhart. Big Deal Raffle. Verandah Porche. Jig Valley, John Bartus, Quadra, Abby Sherman, Some Hollow Duo, Cooper Corn, Flycatchers, Shane’s Apothecary, Trevor Ryan, NightHawk, Jeff Shelley, Dale Darcy, Christine Malcolm, Missisquoi River Band, Oleo Romeos, Nobby Reed, Joe Moore, George Lewis, Al Zanzler, Phil Rolleston, Stefani Capizzi, Sean Gerry, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Eleven, Two Towns Band, Tom Caswell, Scott Totten, Bonfire, AC/DC, Blue Rock Boys, Chris Erica, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Francesca Blanchard, Matt LaRocca, Jane A Peters, Cooie DeFrancesco, Daniel Rahilly, Carol Anne Jones, Jon Sochin, Squirrel, Citizens Concert Band, Jennifer McConnell, Troy Roberts, Tim Jago, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, Daniel Barenboim, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Mattei, Anna Samuil, Mark Shelton, Beck’s Bolero, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Keith Moon, Nicky Hopkins stream almost live. Continue reading →

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Artbits-May 20, 2021

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Dick

Cancellation, Restart, Fairs, Festivals. State of emergency, quarantine, masks, registration. Heidi Bielenberg, Lisa Wolfgang, Empty Bowls, Clay Carving, Meals on Wheels. Alcohol Ink, Felting Fun Boxed Art, Memory Pillows. Robert Waldo Brunelle, NVAA history, June Juried Show. Claire Payne Photo Contest. Virtual Writer’s Group. Yard Sale. Shane’s Apothecary, Richards Murphy, Jeremy Sanborn, Seth Yacovone Band, Jerborn, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Bare Bones, Hubcats, South Florida Jazz Orchestra, Virtual Open Mic, John Bartus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, Young Tradition Vermont, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Mark Shelton. Skiffs to Sail Ferries, Douglas Brooks. Hidden History of Franklin County, Jason Barney. Continue reading →

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Artbits-April 1, 2021

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Dick

Cancellation, Restart, Fairs, Festivals. State of emergency, quarantine, mask mandate, registration, vaccination. Spring. Janice Decooman, Patrick Murphy, Claire Graham-Smith, Zach Cohen, David Stromeyer, Cold Hollow Sculpture Park. MAG Virtual Social Sunday, Daniel Smith colors. Exquisite Landscapes Writing Place. Swanton Arts Council board meeting. Barn Quilt. Bare Bones, Connor Rohrer, Virtual Open Mic, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Jennifer Frautschi, Paul Neubauer, Edward Arron, Thomas Van Dyck, Glora Chien, John Bartus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brett Gillen, Blue Man Group, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, Heliand Consort, Mark Shelton. Continue reading →

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Artbits-March 25, 2021

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Dick

Cancellation, Restart, Fairs, Festivals. State of emergency, quarantine, mask mandate, registration, vaccination. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, THUG Zine, Sappy Art Show, Emerging Artist Award, Kindness, \the Maple Sugaring Amateur Photography Contest. Milton Community Unity Puzzle. Virtual Social Sunday. Exquisite Landscapes, Writing Place in Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction. Vermont Mural Project. Festival of the Arts. Troy Millette, Dan Rahilly, Trevor Ryan, Bob Young, Chuck Bergeron, John Hart, Virtual Open Mic, Donna Thunder, Ian Morris Greenman, Zach Parker, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, John Bartus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, Curt Lippe, Will Patton, Dono Schabner, Mark Shelton. J.P. Choquette, Pact. Continue reading →

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Artbits-March 18, 2021

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Dick

Cancellation, Restart, Fairs, Festivals. State of emergency, quarantine, mask mandate, registration, vaccination. Celtic Equinox Music Festival, Young Tradition Vermont. River Arts Sip n’ Slurry, Ceramic Mask Workshop, Clay Studio Chat. Ellen Parent, Online Exquisite Landscapes Writing Place in Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. Montgomery Center Arts, Paul Bruhn Grant, Preservation Trust. Eleven, Jeremy Sanborn, Josh Bermudez, Tim Watson, Virtual Open Mic, John Bartus, Vermont Mandolin Trio, Matt Flinner, Jamie Masefield, Will Patton, Pat Melvin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Beg Steal Borrow, Vermont Blues Society, Blue Fox, Jim Branca, John Falk, John Lackard, Nobby Reed, Seth Yacovone, Raymond Nagem, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Curt Lippe, StEm, Mark Shelton. Maple Festival, Village Frame Shoppe, call. Continue reading →

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