Artbits-December 5, 2024

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Dick

FESTIVALS AND FESTIVITIES

The Festival of Trees continues the magical month to usher in the holidays with the Running of the Bells, the Monte Carlo Holiday Festival, band concerts, the Vermont Choral Union and L’Harmonie des Saisons performing Handel’s Messiah, parties, Santa, and more. Franklin Rec and the Haston Library have the 8th annual Tree Lighting and Community Holiday Concert. A Celebration of the Winter Season comes to North Hero with crafts, hot cocoa, and treats, a Holiday Market, the Lighting of the Tree and caroling, storytelling, an Artisans Market, candlelit yoga, holiday cocktails, lots of food, and more. MACC presents the 24th Festival of Lights with free crafts, Peak Music, raffle baskets, clay studio planters and more. The Town of St. Albans hosts the Spectacular Holly Jolly Jamboree with hot chocolate, holiday crafts, face painting, Santa, and the tree lighting. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Janice DeCooman, Dorothy Goulet, Sarah McGarghan, and Sally Tarr with a live reception. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery opens Wintertide, its annual Winter Show, with an Opening Reception. Gail Salzman of Fairfax is featured. Bryan Memorial Gallery has Hillcrest View by Daryl Storrs. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The Back Chamber hosts a Holiday Market. The Green TARA has an Artisans Market. The Institute for American Indian Studies annual Holiday Market is open. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Vermont Humanities has a discussion of The Fraud by Zadie Smith. Sarah Stewart Taylor discusses Paranoia in the Hills: Cold War Vermont as Inspiration for Crime Fiction. Read more…

THEATER

The South Hero Players present It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play in a four-performance run. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. River Arts has the December Open Studio Figure Drawing plus Macrame Sleigh Bells with Karen. Read more…

COVID NEWS

The 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that Vermont teens’ mental health has not improved and that students are “reporting self-harm and making suicide plans at the same rates as during the pandemic.” About 19% of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 27% have gotten a flu shot. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Mandy Hotchkiss and Wilbur, A Wonderfully Camp Little Christmas, the LMAOille County Comedy Winter Showcase, Nobby Reed (twice), Jim Branca, Josh Panda and Peter Day, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, Pet Project, the Dirty Looks, Ryan Hanson, Bells on Bobtails with Dwight & Nicole and Friends, Dave Grippo, Dave Marchand, Mike and Tessa Gordon, Ezra Oklan, Leon Campos, Ben Lively, the Resistance Revival Chorus, McMaple, A Woman Named Carlos, Vanna Deux, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Justice 3, Robin Gottfried, Sister Speak, the Bootleg Band, Maggie Pierce, Rob Hale, Matt Vandy, Maddie McLennon, Brian Thompson, Meredith Gordon, Ian Paul, Carol Ann Jones, Vermont Choral Union, L’Harmonie des Saisons, the Community Chorus, the Enosburg Town Band all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Jackson Ellis will sign his book Black Days. Milagro Amaya Turner will read and sign Siber Sled Dogs with one of her Siberian Huskies. The Mystery and Fantasy Book Clubs combine for Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Read more…

 

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Artbits-November 28, 2024

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Dick

Happy Thanksgiving.

ART FOR SALE

All local sellers of the arts are open this weekend. Kraemer & Kin has a two day Maker’s Market. 14th Star holds a Sip & Shop. The Masonic Lodge presents a Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair. Read more…

FESTIVALS

The Festival of Trees ushers in the holiday season beginning with the Tree Walk on Saturday. There will be the Tree Lighting, Hallmark in the Park, Winter Games, a live chess game, a fake snowball fight, the Holiday Paint Party, a free Holiday Movie, and more in St. Albans. Christmas in the Park starts the holiday season in Swanton. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence spotlight is on potter Gillian Ireland. Bryan Gallery features Nathaniel Williams in Stowe. The Milton Artists Guild is open. The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association features Aaron York. Read more…

GIVING TUESDAY

This Giving Tuesday, you can help continue arts presentation and programming around Franklin County. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association presents Stories of Resilience: Abenaki Tribal Garden with Chief Shirly Hook and Doug Bent. Chris Graff discusses Fifty Years that Transformed Vermont. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Snow Farm Vineyard hosts a Pebble Art Workshop. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council will hold a Board Meeting and Updates in person at the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

COVID NEWS

About 18 percent of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 26 percent have gotten a flu shot. Please be careful as we gather to give thanks. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Dan Parks, the Soul Rockerz, Kyle Stevens, moonbird, Tom Bisson, the Rustics, the Shane Murley Band, Ryan Hanson, Cooper, the Missisquoi River Band, Jerborn, and more all play live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

NW Access TV recorded its Annual Meeting and showcased the Franklin County Quilt Show. Tony Pietricola talked with Toni Basanta on the Havana Fairfax Connection. Mark Shelton sang Elvis and More. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Most libraries will be closed today and tomorrow. The Highgate Library and Community Center offers Christmas Card Making. Read more…

 
 

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Artbits-November 21, 2024

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence spotlight is on Dorothy Goulet. Bryan Memorial Gallery features First Day of Fall a new oil by Tom Hughes. The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association highlights Vicki Blanchard. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The November Paint and Sip led by Sylvia Oblak will paint a Snowman at MAG. River Arts hosts the in-person, November Sip n’ Slurry: Salt & Pepper Shaker with Lindsay. The Haston Library has a Holiday Card Craft Workshop. The Montgomery Center for the Arts holds Brews and Brushstrokes, community paint-in of a large-scale canvas. 14th Star Brewing Company hosts the Paint Your Own Pet Paint n Sip with Linda Oakes Carvalho. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Shakespeare Mix & Match is a Vermont Humanities hybrid event focused on Much Ado About Nothing. Read more…

NW ACCESS

Northwest Access TV holds its Annual Meeting to celebrate 25 years of covering and broadcasting Franklin County events. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Swanton Arts Council offers a Cat Art Workshop with Marc Choiniere. River Arts has a Macrame Hat Holder Workshop with Karen. Corrina Thurston will teach the Bee Hive Colored Pencil on Wood class and Social Sunday continues, both at MAG. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

Saint Albans Community Arts is readying a new season of creative events and initiatives that will bring our community together. Read more…

COVID NEWS

About 17 percent of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 24 percent have gotten a flu shot. Franklin County residents have even lower rates of protection. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Blues Night, Slightly Used, the Dirty Looks Band, Bare Bones, McMaple, Bob Chevalier, the Pet Project, the Phillip Hyjek Trio, the Smokey Newfield Project, Minced Oats, Dave Miller, Arthur James, NightHawk, the Zajac Brothers Band, Matt Dolliver, Cozy, 90 Proof, Barbie-n-Bones and more perform live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Franklin County Photogs with Harry Goldhagen meet virtually. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries considers the next book. M.C. Beaton’s Death of a Gossip puts Hamish MacBeth in jeopardy. Read more…

 

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Artbits-November 14, 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The 802Arts’ auction, A Bird’s Eye View, includes eight bird houses by Colleen Blatchly, Kristina Bolduc, Rebecca Chomyn, Janice Decooman, Dot Goulet, Natalie LaRocque, and Susannah Sakal. from the Artist in Residence Gallery. Bryan Memorial Gallery features Freezing Morning Light by Orentas Balaisis. The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association features basketmaker Kerry R. Wood. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The annual Highgate Library Craft & Vendor Show takes over the Highgate Elementary School with over 50 vendors from across New England. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

14th Star and Once Upon a Rock host a Pebble Art Workshop. Read more…

FILM

It is Classic Movie Night (and Matinee!) for You’ve Got Mail at the St. Albans Free Library. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Humanities Council offers Naima Wade discussing What Does It Mean to Create Legacy? The Power of Personal Narrative and J.T. Turner to bring Robert Frost, Light and Dark, to life both live and online. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts begins a new course in the Mindful Art Series: Grounded in Gratitude with Jen Volansky. The Milton Artists Guild has Kelli Shepherd for a Crochet Wreath Ornament Class, Express Yourself in a Bellydance Veil Workshop with Donna Aviano, and Social Sunday. Read more…

COVID NEWS

Only about 14 percent of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 19 percent have gotten a flu shot, according to the Vermont Department of Health dashboard. Both are markedly less than this time last year. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Stragglers, Next Stop Comedy, Ron Gagnon, the Smokey Newfield Project, the Tenderbellies, Phil Graziano, Will Austin, Rusty Dewees and the Fellers, Brinley Hirce, the Franklin County Drag Variety Show, and Bad Horsey all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Kevin Graffagnino talks about his new biography of Ira Allen. The St. Albans Free Library Banned Classics Book Group begins by reading the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Read more…

 

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Artbits-November 7, 2024

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery spotlight is on Donna Blatchly, Gillian Ireland, Cherie Marshall, and Shanna Ratner with a live reception at the gallery. Foam Brewers hosts a free art opening featuring Barbara Prestidge with live music from the Tyler Mast Band. The NVAA returns to the Village Frame Shoppe for the November Show. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park has Moments in Play by David Stromeyer. Bryan Memorial Gallery features works by Patti Braun. The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association features Aaron Wood. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The 2024 Annual Craft Show takes over the Opera House at Enosburg Falls. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council hosts Cards with Barb in the Maker Space of the Swanton Free Public Library. River Arts hosts a Happy, Fun, & Love Infused Art Paint & Sip with Jen Volansky. Read more…

HUMANITIES

November is Native American Heritage Month. Fred Wiseman offers introductory tours of Abenaki Cultural Consortium research. The Vermont Humanities Council Tillie Walden to look at Comics and Queerness in Vermont and Beyond. The Fletcher Free Library Book Club discusses The End of Drum Time by Hanna Pylvainen. Read more…

THEATER

The Depot hosts Good Riddance: a gnarly, 1990s Murder Mystery. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts offers Accessible Arts–Therapeutic Crafts with Karen plus Healing Arts–Meditate, Breathe, and Create with Victoria Veldon. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more…

COVID NEWS

Only about 14 percent of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 19 percent have gotten a flu shot but COVID is still here whether Vermonters get the shot or not. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Musicians Circle, Tim Fitzgerald, the Remnants, Bethany Connor, Big Yellow Taxi, McMaple, Johnny Mop, Chris & Erica, the Jaded Ravens, the Blue Rock Boys, Laura Fedele-Rasco, the Missisquoi River Band all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Libraries and Town Offices will be closed Monday for Veteran’s Day. The Highgate Library and Community Center hours have changed. The St. Albans Free Library presents a Recipe for Success Finding Women Through Community Cookbooks with Erin E. Moulton. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club meets to discuss Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist. Read more…

 

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Artbits-October 31, 2024

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Dick

Spooky season is upon us and Tuesday is Election Day.

ART ON THE WALLS

The Bent-Northrop Memorial Library has a very special art display. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Maureen Genzlinger. Bryan Memorial Gallery features Steven Meyer’s three drawings in the GEMS collection. The Montgomery Center for the Arts has an online survey. The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association features Fred Wiseman’s Wabanaki decorative arts, ceremonial oratory, dance, and song. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Bryan Memorial Gallery concludes the conversations on History Unframed: The Bryan Gallery and Jeffersonville’s Art Legacy with Eric Tobin and Barbara Bertocci. Read more…

THEATER

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls hosts the Old Hollywood Murder Mystery Dinner Theater for a night of food and whodunit entertainment to support the Opera House and Cat Crusaders. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild. River Arts has a two-day Drawing with Tone workshop with Mary Reilly and the six-workshop Creative Art Series for 60+ Seniors with Jen Volansky. Snow Farm Vineyard hosts a Pebble Art Workshop. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council will hold a Board Meeting and Updates in person at the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

COVID NEWS

Only about 11 percent of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 16 percent have gotten a flu shot but COVID is still here whether Vermonters get the shot or not. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Jim Branca and Friends, Chris & Issy, the Crow Hill Band, Sister Speak, Cooie and Adlai, the Stragglers, Bad Horsey, Nathan Michaud, and Grace Potter and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra are just some of the performers with gigs near you. Read more…

 

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