Artbits – November 22, 2012

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Dick

GIVING THANKS

At Thanksgiving time, area artists share what they are grateful for at this time of year. This was a hard year for our artists. The economy continued to struggle and gas prices continued to soar which meant many in our community struggled as well. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Village Frame Shoppe presents An Afternoon with Fred Swan. The Grand Holiday Crafts and Fine Arts Tour of Franklin County begins this weekend. This year, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail auction has four pieces in the Books & Art section. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Chow Bella presents Marko the Master Magician. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Sarah Jo Willey and A.M. Dezotelle, the author and illustrator of the new children’s book, Lullaby for Birds, will host a launch party and book signing at Creative Muse Floral Design. The Vermont Humanities Council’s statewide one-book community reading program, Vermont Reads 2013, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Read more…

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Artbits – November 15, 2012

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Dick

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap presents Jenni Johnson. Woodmen of the World offer Gone to the Dog as a mystery dinner theater event that benefits both the Humane Society and the Opera House. The Bayside has Carol Ann Jones performing with Dono Schabner and Derek Burkins. Read more…

CREATIVE ECONOMY

e-Vermont has completed the new report, Putting Broadband to Work for Vermont, about two years of work in the 24 rural e-Vermont towns across the state. They will host a free workshop on Internet skills and the Vermont Small Business Development Center continues to offer online tools for business. Art is a business. Dance is a business. Music is a business. Theater is a business. Read more…

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ART DEADLINES

The City of Tampa has a budget of $25,000 for photography. Two by Two is a juried small-scale ceramic sculpture biennial. The NYC4PA international juried photography competition theme is people. The Wheeling National Heritage Area seeks sculptors. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The season to settle in, fix our tractors, and check out the library offerings looms. Read more…

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Artbits – November 8, 2012

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Dick

OPERA (HOUSE) EXTRAVAGANZAS

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls hosts its fifth annual (early) craft fair. Plan ahead for food (and mysterious fur) as the Woodmen of the World present Gone to the Dog as a mystery dinner. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Beth Maginn. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Bayside presents Carol Ann Jones. Enosburg Falls High School performs Dorothy Meets Alice. Viva Las Artes is River Arts celebration fiesta; they have Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole as well. Burnhall Hall has the Starline Rhythm Boys. Chow Bella offers the Best Little Border Band. Read more…

YOUNG MUSIC

Saturday is a big, busy, musical day at the Vermont Youth Orchestra. The Fiddlehead guest instructor is Katrina VanTyne. Read more…

CREATIVE ECONOMY

The Vermont Cultural Data Project holds a new round of orientations. Read more…

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Artbits – November 1, 2012

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Dick

This had looked like a good week not to plan an outdoor concert but we got very very lucky.

ART ON THE WALLS

Artist Gail Salzman and the Bella Voce Women’s Chorus have received Vermont Community Foundation grants. The Artist In Residence Gallery features painters Sharon Fiske and Nancy Jacobus, and the “Silvertiques” of Larry Langlois and Barb Langevin. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap has the Nobby Reed Project. Moog’s Place has live music every night they’re open. J & L Guitars hosts Singer/Songwriter Night. Abby Road and the Chow Open Mic Night are coming up. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The St. Albans Free Library Homeschoolers’ Book Group meets the first Thursday of each month. The Swanton Free Public Library Book Discussion Group is reading The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. Read more…

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Artbits – October 25, 2012

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dick

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

Cardiac Capers opened with bargain night last night in the BFA Performing Arts Center and continues its run with four performances of Capers Got Talent over four nights. Read more…

THE THEATER BECKONS

Count Dracula sucks in the audience at the Opera House at Enosburg Falls. Black cloaks and fangs encouraged. The Dibden Center presents The Diary of Anne Frank. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Chow Bella presents Comedy for a Cause. Roctoberfest continues as Backstreet presents the Justice Halloween show. Young Tradition Vermont presents Finest Kind in Contois Auditorium. Read more…

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER ART DEADLINES

Two “Emerging” shows seek artists working in 2D. The Volunteers in Action Photo Contest captures families, youth, and site managers. The Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction and Short Short Story Competitions want concise fiction. Read more…

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Artbits – October 18, 2012

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Friends of Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge have a new exhibit and open house of Refuge Art. The Collins Perley hosts the 2012 Fall Craft Show. Read more…

WHALES DON’T PLAY BASS

The BFA Performing Arts Center presents a VSO String Quartet in a Symphony of Whales – A Halloween Family Concert with musicians introducing their instruments and playing seasonally spooky selections. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Venue has the “full electric” Keeghan Nolan Band. The Meetinghouse Cafe Concert Series presents Michele Choiniere with Will Patton and Dono Schabner. Ms. Choiniere will also appear live on the Hudson River Sampler on WAMC. The Opera House at Enosburg Falls and the Optimist Newspaper present the 20th annual Talent Search. Chow Bella prestidigitates Marko the Master Magician. Contois Auditorium hosts the Joe Levesque Big Band. KTR presents Substation7 and Steve Hartmann. The 31st Cardiac Capers opens with bargain night at the BFA Performing Arts Center. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge exhibit needs a more few pieces in any two-dimensional hangable media. Read more…

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