Artbits – October 17, 2013

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Dick

 

AFTER IT RAINS

Bill Haugland of Highgate Springs has his first book of short stories debuting this week. After the summer washout we had, the eclectic collection After It Rains is aptly named. Read more…

 

ON STAGE LIVE

The Blue Paddle Bistro presents Carol Ann Jones. The VSO Symphony Kids tell the The True Story of Peter & The Wolf. The St. Albans Historical Museum hosts a Country Western Dinner and Dance with live music and dancing from the Adams Band. Read more…

 

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The A.A. Brown Library will Celebrate Fall. The St. Albans Free Library Writers’ Medley has guest author Susan Katz Saitoh plus a new Let’s Paint Pottery workshop. Read more…

 

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Artbits – October 10, 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Dick

 

FEATURED ARTIST

“I thought I’d show a Fall scene as we’re right in season,” artist Janet Bonneau of Fairfax said. Pleasant Valley Autumn is an oil painting, 24 x 30 inches and is available for sale at the Village Frame Shoppe in St. Albans. Read more…

 

BOOK NEWS

This week, a new book on the shelves from writer in Enosburg. Later this month, one from a writer in Highgate Springs. Cool!

On Vermont Time is a new title from writer Tim Stetson of Enosburg Falls. It features many his own short pieces as well as the work of other Vermont authors, poets, photographers and artists. Read more…

 

ART ON THE WALLS

The Bryan Memorial Gallery and the Cambridge Arts Council are collaborating to hold a mixer. Read more…

 

ON STAGE LIVE

Backstage presents Justice. The Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Festival presents Michele Choiniere. The Westford Music Series has Carol Ann Jones and Will Patton. Read more…

 

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Artbits – October 3, 2013

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Dick

With studios open around the state plus four big shows locally, this very Fall-like weekend is perfect for art hopping.

OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND

Open Studio Weekend, the statewide celebration of creativity and the visual arts, gives visitors an inside look at Vermont artists and craftspeople actually working in their studios. Some 300 exhibitors are open this year, all right next to the yellow signs dotting the Vermont landscape. At least seven are right here in and near Franklin County. Read more…

MORE ART ON THE WALLS

The unveiling gala for the 150th Raid Commemorative Calendar includes a reception with the artists, music, and more. The one-day only Art4Show has original, new works. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Jan Brosky, Maggy Young, Barry Genzlinger, and Maureen Genzlinger. The NMC Gallery hosts 12 paintings by watercolor artists by Kathleen Berry Bergeron class. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Jack Grimmer plays solo. Deja Nous performs in the Music Hall tradition. Nobby Reed does the blues. The summer spillover BlueGrace season closes with the Missisquoi River Band. Fairfield celebrates with music and cake. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

October is National Arts and Humanities Month. Read more…

 

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Artbits – September 26, 2013

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Dick

VYO NEWS

The Vermont Youth Orchestra opens the Fall season with a program that includes Vivaldi, Otto Nicolai, and Dvorak. There are orchestra members from Franklin County this season. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Matt Schrag joins singer-songwriter Carol Ann Jones, Young Tradition Vermont presents April Verch, the Woedoggies get to Twiggs, and Justice dives into Park Place. The UVM Folk Music Club Shape Note Sing continues. Moog’s Place has live music. The River Arts Farmers and Artisans Market keeps trucking. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Highgate Free Public Library is now automated but Mrs. Liza has not been replaced by a robot. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Vermont Folklife Center has Portraits at the Fair. Shelburne Farms presents the Champlain Mini Maker Faire. Read more…

 

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Artbits – September 19, 2013

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The first ever Missisquoi Paint Out includes an Open House at the Refuge with presentations and a lunch plus time to hike or boat in the refuge and visit with the artists as they paint. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Young Tradition Vermont presents a New Neighbors Coffeehouse. Catamount Center for the Performing Arts has Carol Ann Jones and her guitar in Songwriters in the Round. The Twiggs Comedy for a Cause series will raise funds to help Chrissy Lawton travel to London. Read more…

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ART DEADLINES

Calls for the juried Turner Printmaking Exhibition, 12″ of Sin, South Shore Art Center’s national juried show, “Cool,” a job search for a chief curator, and the Chaffee’s sixth annual amateur photo contest. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

The Hood Museum at Dartmouth received a $150,000 grant. Read more…

 

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Artbits – September 12, 2013

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dick

(CALL FOR) ART IN THE FIELD

The Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery and the Friends of Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge will hold the first plein air Missisquoi Paint Out in and around the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge. It is open to artists of all levels who love to paint outdoors, or just love to be around nature and other artists. Read more…

NEARBY ART CENTERS

River Arts Fall programming starts this month in Morrisville. Flash Art. 100 works. $100 a ticket. 100% guarantee you take home a piece of art from Watertown. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

It’s technically still summer in Sheldon as the popular Summer Music at Grace presents Chasing 440. Twiggs has singer/songwriter Chuck Foster. The Marc’s Barc Parc grand opening features music and a hot dog barbecue. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrup Library hosts memoirist Sandy Levesque. The St. Albans Free Library Classic Movie Night continues with The Sting. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

National artist Corliss Blakely has a new website to showcase the Forgotten Seeds. Read more…

 

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