ArtBits – June 30, 2011

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Dick

BAY DAY

Independence Day is this weekend and, for the first time in more than 30 years, St. Albans Town has postponed its annual Bay Day and Great Race celebration. Read more…

SUMMER SOUNDS NEWS

Good news! The monsoons may be over and summer appears mostly to be here. The All Arts Council Summer Sounds concert series opens next Sunday, July 10, with family favorite Jon Gailmor. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The sixth annual Art in Bloom Festival is right around the corner with a day of music, a gazillion exhibits, and plenty of food. Founder and organizer Shelly Pottala needs more artists and artisans in any genre. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Blue Paddle Bistro presents Carol Ann Jones and the Superchargers in a benefit concert. The Town of Jeffersonville hosts and an old-fashioned July 4th with Big Spike Bluegrass and more. Plan ahead. The Vermont National Guard brings Vermont’s Own 40th Army Band to Swanton. Read more…

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ArtBits – June 23, 2011

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dick

ON STAGE LIVE

The Vermont Youth Orchestra Auf Wiedersehen concert at the Elley-Long Music Center begins their tour of Germany and the Czech Republic. Music For Mankind founder Kelly Moore will sing The Star Spangled Banner for the Vermont Lake Monsters. A Country Music Festival benefit at the Barre Auditorium has John Cassel, Mingo Maquera, the Keeghan Nolan Band, Rusty DeWees, and more. The Fairfax Summer Concert Series continues with the Fairfax Fletcher Westford Band. The Citizens Concert Band began its summer schedule last night in Swanton and will perform next in Taylor Park. Read more…

LIBRARY NEWS

Bent Northrop Memorial Library hosts the first Teen Coffeehouse. The Highgate Public Library presents Cajun Spice with Jane Napier. The Highgate Library will also hold art camp at Highgate Elementary School. Read more…

CALL FOR MUSICIANS

Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture summer camp is enrolling musicians now. Read more…

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ArtBits – June 16, 2011

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Dick

NOT CROSSBONES

Summer Music at Grace presents award-winning acoustic trio, Bread and Bones, in a concert of original music steeped in tradition and driven by harmony. Read more…

FAIR ROCKIN’ SUMMER

The Fairfax Summer Concert Series begins 2011 with Carol Ann Jones with Will Patton and Gary Spaulding on the BFA Fairfax Green. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Rattling Brook Bluegrass Festival presents Big Spike Bluegrass. The Backstage Bar and Grill presents Justice. Nectar’s presents Conscious Roots Reggae Band in a June residency. Read more…

VERMONT READS

The Vermont Humanities Council program presents To Kill a Mockingbird in the Highgate Public Library this evening. Read more…

JULY-AUGUST ART DEADLINES

Hey Hotshot, the international photography competition will select five photographers. CCNY 2011 National Photography Competition wants photographers and photo-based artists working in any genre. The 50th Annual Art in the Park Festival in Rutland seeks artisans with unique products for a juried show. Read more…

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ArtBits – June 9, 2011

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dick

HEALING MUSIC

Summer Music at Grace presents the Heliand Consort as part of a whirlwind, one-week long Summer Light Music Tour. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Ballet School of Vermont presents Sleeping Beauty at the Dibden Center. Northern Lights presents singer-songwriter Jamie Lee Thurston with special guest Keeghan Nolan in a benefit Concert for Caring. The UVM Old Time Music Club hosts a Shape Note Sing in Ira Allen Chapel at UVM every Tuesday. River Arts holds a Farmers and Artisans Market at the River Arts Center every Wednesday. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By with the jazz and improv of Vern Colburn on the Piano. Read more…

MUSIC CAMP

The Northeast Heritage Music Camp at Johnson State College begins Sunday and continues through Saturday, June 18. Read more…

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ArtBits – June 2, 2011

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Dick

ENERGIZE WITH MILK! AND MOOSIC!

June is National Dairy Month and the first full summer weekend is here with sunshine, continued warm temps, and continued high water. Come celebrate 55 years of Vermont Dairy Festivals this weekend with almost unlimited entertainment and magical family activities. All the outdoor entertainment is free. Read more…

JIMMY T OVER TIME

Renowned Vermont singer-songwriter-band leader Jimmy T Thurston brings the Sleepy Hollow Boys to the Overtime Saloon. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features mixed medium artist Nancy Hayden, painter Leeza Mossey, stained glass artist Karen Scheffler, and photographer Maggy Young and hosts a free meet-the-artists reception with refreshments. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Liesl Ulrich-Verderber of Phrog Eye Photography. Read more…

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ArtBits – May 26, 2011

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Dick

MEMORIAL DAY

Monday is Memorial Day. The holiday once known as Decoration Day commemorates the men and women who perished under the flag of this country. Read more…

REUNITING WITH SUMMER

Summer Music at Grace officially begins the summer music season tomorrow evening with the ninth annual Farewell Reunion concert. Dozens of Vermont musicians will play traditional and original music, singing and dancing from Vermont, Appalachia, Scotland, Ireland and beyond. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The nineteenth annual Vermont Open Studio Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. It gives visitors an inside look at Vermont artists and craftspeople in their studios. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Chow!Bella presents Sean Ashby this evening. On Tap at the Lincoln Inn offers Blues Night with the Joe Moore Blues Band featuring Jason Corbiere. The Irish American Club presents the 38th Annual Peoples’ Prom. The Bees Knees presents Carol Ann Jones with Gary Spaulding. The Spirit of Ethan Allen Sunset Cruise on June 5 features Joe Levesque’s Big Band. Read more…

LIBRARY NEWS

The St. Albans Free Library hosts a puppet show this morning and a PBS Kids Young Writer’s Contest event this evening. Read more…

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