Artbits – November 3, 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Dick

FLOODAPALOOZA

The BFA Performing Arts Center presents the community driven Floodapalooza Benefit concert with Carol Ann Jones and the Superchargers, Mellow Yellow, the Nobby Reed Project, BFA student performers, WOKO’s Jamey Magowan, and more. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Vermont artist Corliss Blakely will bring her iPad paintings to life at the Village Frame Shoppe and Gallery exhibit, iArt ART SHOW. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Jean Cannon, Barbara Colgrove, Sharon Fiske, Charlotte Rosshandler, and Becky Wright. The Northwestern Medical Center Galleries host Emily Horton Dunsmore and Jessica Williams. The Williston FAP Craft Show features Karen Day-Vath. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

New Life Christian Church presents the Celebrate Hope Concert featuring Tedd Fish. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Local libraries have library day passes for parks and other sites available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

The Optimist Newspaper, is now available online. Read more…

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Artbits – October 27, 2011

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Dick

SPOOKY MUSIC

The Green Actors Guild presents Meg Cossaboom’s Halloween Concert in the Franklin Town Hall to benefit the Optimist Newspaper and the Haston Library. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Watch Corliss Blakely paint during dinner at the North Hero House. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls run of It’s A Scream concludes. The Vermont Folklife Center presents Red Heart the Ticker. Read more…

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER ART DEADLINES

New Art Magazine wants a variety of mediums submitted electronically. Pint-sized prose can win big in the Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition. Studio Montclair wants all mediums, including videos and installations for an annual open juried exhibition. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The annual Halloween party at the St. Albans Free Library. Fairfax Community Library hosts A Sense of Place: Vermont’s Farm Legacy. The Highgate Public Library presents veteran Vermont game warden Eric Nuse. Read more…

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ArtBits – October 20, 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Dick

SCREAMING!

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents David DeBoy’s It’s A Scream for a four-day run. The “Horror-bly Funny Comedy” is the perfect lead-in to Halloween. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Village Frame Shoppe and Gallery exhibit, iArt ART SHOW, opens with a reception and iPad painting demonstrations by Corliss Blakely and Chepe Cuadra. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Blue Paddle Bistro presents Carol Ann Jones. The Starline Rhythm Boys play a Champlain Club swing dance plus the East Charlotte Tractor Parade. Catamount Arts presents LeAnn Rimes. Read more…

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ArtBits – October 13, 2011

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dick

A diverse week headlined by the 19th annual Opera House Talent Show plus Northern Vermont’s Biggest and Best Fall Craft and Vermont Foods Show. Justice, Nobby Reed, a Shape Note Sing, a Farmers and Artisans Market, singer/songwriter night and music to dine by fill the bill.

TALENT WILL OUT x 19

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents the 19th annual Opera House Talent Show with cash prizes in both Junior and Adult Divisions. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Collins Perley Sports and Fitness Center hosts its 2011 Fall Craft Show (Northern Vermont’s Biggest and Best Fall Craft and Vermont Foods Show). St. Albans artist Karen Day-Vath will exhibit and sell her work. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Venue presents Justice. The Tupelo Music Hall has the Nobby Reed Project. The UVM Old Time Music Club hosts a Shape Note Sing in Ira Allen Chapel. River Arts holds a Farmers and Artisans Market. J & L Guitars hosts Singer/Songwriter Night. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF: UNIVERSAL CLASS

The Vermont Department of Libraries has free Universal Classes for library members. Read more…

SCIENCE SITE OF THE WEEK

Shaaron Ainsworth makes the case in Science Magazine that kids who draw learn science better even if they don’t draw well. Read more…

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ArtBits – October 6, 2011

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Dick

ART BRAS

Quilters have been decorating bras in advance of Breast Cancer Awareness month which began on Saturday and continues through the month of October. Art beCAUSE held its 9th annual Gala in Boston yesterday. Art projects like these help more than cancer survivors. Read more…

STILL SUMMER!

Summer Music at Grace concludes the fall mini-series with a special double bill of the Missisquoi River Band plus Simply Saxes. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Island Arts hosts a craft show and sale at the Folsom. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Martha Ohliger, Tess Beemer, Kitten Ellison, and Carl Newton. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery presents Maurie Harrington and Susan Larkin. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Glimmerstone presents Yankee Chank. Hudak Organic Farms hosts the Northwest Citizens for Responsible Growth with the Missisquoi River Band. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals will headline Goodnight Irene: Flood Relief Benefit at the Flynn. The St. Albans Historical Museum has Don Wickman, author of The Civil War Photographs of George Houghton. Read more…

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ArtBits – September 29, 2011

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Village Frame Shoppe and Gallery exhibit, Echoes of Vermont’s Landscapes, continues. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Bread and Butter Farm hosts Burger Night with Young Tradition Vermont. Franny O’s presents Justice. The American Legion Hall hosts a benefit for Terry and Diana Pilon with lots of music. Vermont Youth Orchestra Community Night at the Bluebird Tavern. The UVM Old Time Music Club hosts a Shape Note Sing. River Arts continues its Farmers and Artisans Market. J & L Guitars hosts Singer/Songwriter Night. Chow!Bella continues offering a relaxed view of music and the arts. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Village Frame Shoppe wants iPad or iPhone artwork for an iArt show. Read more…

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