Artbits – June 7, 2012

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery Local Artist Show features the works of Meta Strick, Tinka Theresa Martell, and Jill Snapp. Have A Seat In Morrisville has placed about 20 foldable Adirondack chairs around the village. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Wayne Tarr, Franklin Tiralla, and Andy Wooten. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Michael Celentano. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap at the Lincoln Inn offers the Nobby Reed Project. Discover Jazz has the Will Patton Quintet. The UVM Folk Music Club hosts a Shape Note Sing. River Arts holds a Farmers and Artisans Market. J & L Guitars hosts Singer/Songwriter Night. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By, Open Mic Nights, and Open Comedy Nights. Read more…

VYO NEWS

Music Day Camp registration closes tomorrow. The VYOA Music Teacher Directory wants your listing. Read more…

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Artbits – May 31, 2012

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Dick

JUMP START WITH MILK!

June is National Dairy Month which means the 56th Vermont Dairy Festival brings almost unlimited entertainment and magical family activities. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Cosmic Bakery and Cafe hosts Carol Ann Jones and Will Patton for Cosmic Nights. Backstage Pub presents Justice. Chow!Bella hosts the Chow Open Mic night. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Highgate Public Library offers a car seat inspection. A.A. Brown Library wants to know what patrons want. The St. Albans Free Public Library will hold a puppet show. Read more…

NEFA NEWS

The New England Foundation for the Arts received a recent $2,200,000 award for the National Theater Project. The Creative Communities peer exchange is for creative and cultural leaders from communities and organizations around New England. Read more…

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Artbits – May 24, 2012

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Dick

MEMORIAL DAY

Monday is Memorial Day. Monday is not a “free” day off work or school. Monday is not the big sale day at the Dollar Store. Monday is a day of Honor. Read more…

SUMMER!!!

It must be summer already. I had my first yard sale. Hardy people water skied in Missisquoi Bay. And Summer Music at Grace returns with the Tenth Annual Farewell Reunion Concert at Grace Episcopal Church in Sheldon. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The 20th annual Vermont Open Studio Weekend, a statewide celebration of creativity and the visual arts, gives visitors an inside look at Vermont artists and craftspeople actually working in their studios. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Chow!Bella presents Marko The Master Magician and brings back Will Patton with Vermont’s premiere poetry/jazz group, PoJazz. Franny O’s presents Justice. The Half Moon SoberFest presents the Nobby Reed Project. Read more…

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Artbits – May 17, 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Dick

ON STAGE LIVE

Carol Ann Jones plays the Blue Paddle Bistro, Jenni Johnson is On Tap and Heliand Consorts at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Read more…

MAY-JUNE ART DEADLINES

Bent Northrop Memorial Library and Swanton Free Public Library want local art. The Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery has a new exhibition for digital artists. The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center showcases for established, mid-career, and emerging artists. SPA wants bold, sculptural works. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The St. Albans Free Library Youth Room has two new iPads, Mornings, Muffins & Mysteries with The Cinnamon Kiss, and the PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest Showcase. Kelly Christie begins a course in conversational Spanish at Bent Northrup. Read more…

AUDITION CALLS

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls will hold a workshop and auditions for ages 11 and up for their summer musical, Fiddler on the Roof,.Read more…

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Artbits – May 10, 2012

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

ST ALBANS–The NMC Gallery hosts Vermont Life photographer David Juaire. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

H&B Greenhouse cultivates Carol Ann Jones solo at the nursery. Cosmic Bakery dishes up the Missisquoi River Band. Chow Bella serves The Anatomy of Frank. C.I.D.E.R. has Tammy Fletcher and Yankee Pot Roast in the oven. Shooters pours Justice. And the 8th Young Tradition Weekend features young singers, players and dancers performing in folk and traditional styles. Read more…

AUDITION CALLS

The St. Albans Society for the Performing Arts is casting its summer musical theater production of Gypsy. Fairfax Community Theater Company will hold auditions for the summer production of Charlotte’s Web, The Musical. Read more…

EARLY ART DEADLINE

The Cambridge Arts Council sidewalk art festival seeks fine arts in all media. Read more…

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Artbits – May 3, 2012

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Dick

A NEW EAARTH IN TOWN

The Vermont Youth Orchestra presents the spring concert A New Eaarth. The program will include orchestral works by Dvorak, Copland, Elgar, and Holst, and the world premiere of A New Eaarth written by Robert Paterson. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery spotlight is on photographers Suzanne Dollois and Eugene Garron and on multi media artist Nancy Hayden. The A.I.R. gallery resumes its Thursday meet-the-artists reception this evening. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Redstone Villa will host a Savvy Seniors Medicare Fraud Performance in collaboration with the Lyric Theater. On Tap at the Lincoln Inn offers the Nobby Reed Project. St. Albans Historical Society presents the Northern Bronze Spring concert Bells Blithe and Bold: Music That Stirs the Soul and Enlivens the Heart. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The A. A. Brown Library Mother’s Day Raffle has art. The St. Albans Free Library will host Teen Crafts. Read more…

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