Artbits – April 26, 2012

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Dick

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MAPLE FOR EVERYONE!

The Maple Festival this weekend is the 46th running of Vermont’s first (and sweetest) outdoor festival of the year. Come for the Maple Festival Parade — the biggest in Vermont — and stay for the arts, the music, and the food. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents Heather McKeown’s Highbrow to Hoedown. Cosmic Bakery & Cafe presents Carol Ann Jones Solo. Chow Bella has Marko the Magician. The Will Patton Quintet plays the Coffee House at Johnson State College. Young Tradition Vermont hosts Greg Brown at Higher Ground. Read more…

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Artbits – April 19, 2012

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dick

OFF TO SEE THE WIZ

MVU presents The Wizard of Oz. The L. Frank Baum classic takes the audience from Kansas, along the yellow brick road to Oz and the Emerald City with a cast loaded with local favorites. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The second annual Sappy Art Show coincides with the Vermont Maple Festival but hosts a reception tomorrow. Gail Salzman’s exhibit in Variations in Abstraction has been held over until end of the month. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap presents Jenni Johnson and friends and Sturcrazie on two different nights. Young Tradition helps present the 9th annual Vermont Master Fiddlers concert. Read more…

APRIL-MAY ART DEADLINES

The local Art in the Town Hall project is sponsoring a Barn Paint Out. The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation wants works inspired by his deeds. Art Takes Times Square will put your work on billboards in the most visited attraction in the world. Register early for the VYO Music Day Camp for discounted tuition. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Today is a big day at the St. Albans Free Public Library, with Mornings, Muffins & Mysteries, the Writers’ Medley, and a Parenting Book Discussion. Read more…

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Artbits – April 12, 2012

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Dick

THE GODMOTHER SCREAMS?

The Opera House opens the 2012 Season with two one act comedies, The Godmother and Queen of the Silent Scream. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The annual Franklin County-wide Student Art Show continues at the Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Fiddleheads perform at A Festival of Cultures. The Bee’s Knees hosts an Open Acoustic Jam. River Arts presents Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys on their 40th Anniversary Tour. The Black Box Theater hosts David Gusakov, the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra, and the Sap Run Fiddlers. Chow Bella has comedians. T-Bones presents a duo show with Carol Ann Jones and Gary Spaulding. Read more…

CULTURAL DATA PROJECT

A new round of Vermont Cultural Data Project in-person orientations takes place. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

This week is National Library Week. Highgate Library celebrates D.E.A.R. Day. The St. Albans Free Library has discounts. The Swanton Free Public Library has Raylan. Read more…

VYO NEWS

The VYOA online auction closes Sunday. The Presto has its Spring Concert at the Elley Long. Read more…

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Artbits – April 5, 2012

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center hosts the Franklin County-wide Student Art Show. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery presents watercolor artists Millie Boyd, Linda Clark, Debbie De Cell, Marianne Marshall, Beverly Montiel and Linda Wirts. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap at the Lincoln Inn offers the Nobby Reed Project. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church is just one congregation celebrating an Easter Jubilation with special music. 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. The Opera House presents two one act comedies. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The second annual Sappy Art Show still has room for a few artists. Read more…

WORDS WORDS WORDS

Vermont Humanities Council hosts a free You Come Too Poetry Discussion on E.E. Cummings. Read more…

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Artbits – March 29, 2012

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dick

WOMEN in ART

March has been Women’s History Month. This year’s theme, shown all month in art and cultural exhibits, has been Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment. Read more…

PRODIGIES IN HISTORY

38 states have joined to pay tribute to the thousands of prodigies in every state whose commitment to the arts have proved invaluable to American society. April will be the nation’s first Prodigy’s History Month. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Jeanne Backhaus, Toby Fulwiler, and Henry Trask Reilly. The A.I.R. gallery hosts a free meet-the-artists reception with refreshments the first Sunday of each month. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Young Tradition Vermont presents Peggy Seeger. The Vermont Youth Orchestra will host an Orchestral Petting Zoo. Read more…

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Artbits – March 22, 2012

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery hosts the annual NVAA Fine Art Exhibition. The first ever Vermont Small Press and Comic Fair will celebrate alternative publishing. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Tupelo Music Hall presents the Nobby Reed Project. Backstage Pub has Justice. The UVM Folk Music Club’s Fifth Annual Folk Music Festival features Crowfoot. Carol Ann Jones is live on the Radiator. Read more…

CREATIVE ECONOMY

The Vermont Community Foundation has an Innovations grant. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

There is a new installment of the “Tech Tuesdays” series. Read more…

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