ArtBits – July 14, 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Dick

The Big Music Weeks of Summer begin tomorrow. With three or more live concerts, fairs, theatricals, or festivals each week, there is plenty to see and hear in Franklin County.

CITIZENS UNITE!

The music will help as Chevalier Drilling presents Citizens Concert Band in a Summer Sounds concert in Highgate on Sunday. Read more…

OLIVER!

The Opera House at Enosburf Falls presents Oliver! for a three day run. The musical story of Charles Dickens’ young orphan who changes his life features the best and brightest of Franklin County’s young thespians. Read more…

ART ON THE LAWN

The sixth annual Art in Bloom Festival brings a day of music, a gazillion exhibits, and plenty of food to Swanson’s Farm in Fairfax. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Rouses Point Summer 2011 Concert Series presents the Nobby Reed Project. The Brown Cow Summer Concert Series offers Carol Jones and Gary Spaulding in concert. The Fairfax Summer Concert Series presents Conscious Roots. Read more…

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ArtBits – July 7, 2011

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dick

THE DIRT WILL BE DRY

But the music will not. Summer Sounds opens its 21st season on Sunday with Jon Gailmor in Highgate Municipal Park. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Swanton Free Public Library wants to stage a new, rotating exhibit of (mostly) two-dimensional art. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery presents Fairfax artist Gail Salzman. The Artist In Residence Gallery features painter and multi-media artist Pamela Krout-Voss, painter Patrick Murphy, watercolorist Gillian Senior, 3 dimensional artist Kim Senior, and photographer JoAnne Wazny. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Lorraine Manley. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Vermont National Guard also presents Vermont’s Own 40th Army Band in a free concert on the Green in Swanton this evening. Summer Music at Grace presents the Michele Fay Band in their return to Grace. On Tap at the Lincoln Inn offers Blues Night with the Nobby Reed Project. The Westford Farmer’s Market presents Carol Ann Jones in a solo gig and the Milton Summer Concert Series presents the Carol Ann Jones Trio. Read more…

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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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