ArtBits – September 2, 2010

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Corliss Blakely, Peter Miller, Henry Trask Riley, and Susan Delear with a free meet-the-artists reception tonight. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts black and white photography by Moria Routhier. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Champlain Valley Fair continues with the Keeghan Nolan Band. On Tap at the Lincoln Inn offers Blues Night with the Nobby Reed Project tonight. Music Box presents The Missing Cats. The 3rd annual North Branch Labor Day Weekend Bluegrass Festival includes Big Spike Bluegrass and Possum Haw. Read more…

BALLROOM DANCE IN ST. ALBANS

Kevin Laddison of First Step Dance begins ballroom dance classes at the St. Albans Historical Museum. Read more…

21 DAYS of SUMMER, 20 YEARS of SOUNDS

The 20th season of Summer Sounds was very successful. Read more…

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ArtBits – August 26, 2010

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Dick

SUMMER ROOTS

Summer Music at Grace presents Tom Akstens and Neil Rossi in a A Journey into American Roots Music. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Photographer Peter Arthur Weyrauch is featured at the T.W. Wood Gallery and The Townsend Gallery. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Carol Ann Jones of Georgia and John Gibbons of St Albans join a singer-songwriter extravaganza at the Heineburg Club. The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival continues at the Elley-Long Music Center. The Bluebird Tavern presents Ragged Glory with special guest Carol Ann Jones. The Champlain Valley Fair includes free performance by the US Marine Corps Band, the First Night Stars, and the Vermont Talent Showcase. Read more…

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ArtBits – August 19, 2010

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Dick

FIZZY BUT NO FLOOD

Scotty’s Taxi presents the goofy, the poetic, the geeky, The Fizz in the free Summer Sounds concert in Highgate Municipal Park on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Read more…

HORACE VANDERGELDER, FAMOUS AGAIN

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents Hello Dolly! beginning tonight and continuing tomorrow and Saturday. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The 3rd annual Liberate Music and Yoga Festival returns to Poor Farm Road. Island Arts presents a Celebration of Native Ways at St. Anne’s Shrine. The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival opens Sunday. Carol Ann Jones will sing the National Anthem for the Vermont Lake Monsters. Read more…

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER ART DEADLINES

The South Shore Art Center will host an Encaustic Workshop. The SSAC national juried exhibition is open to all artists and all media. The 2011 Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival Poster contest continues. The 35th Anniversary Women Only juried call is for a show at Manhattan’s SohoPhoto gallery. Read more…

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ArtBits – August 12, 2010

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Dick

The Big Four Music Weeks of summer continue this week. With three or more live concerts, fairs, or festivals each week, there is plenty to see and hear in Franklin County.

PLAY IT LIKE YOU DRIVE

O. C. McCuin & Sons presents Adirondack singer-songwriter Roy Hurd in the free Summer Sounds concert in Highgate on Sunday. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery hosts a “Paper Cut Workshop” with Sandra fw Beaty in St. Albans. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

ALBURGH–The ninth annual Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival brings out the big guns from Banjo Dan and Cherryholmes to Keeghan Nolan and Jamie Lee Thurston, all starting tonight. One Federal presents Deanna Paquette and the New Naturals with Jason Corbiere. Full Circle returns to Summer Music at Grace. Hick Jam 2 kicks off at the end of Robinson Road. Concerts By The Common has the Hewitt/McGuire Duo. Carol Ann Jones & The Superchargers continue The Opera House Tour. Read more…

THESPIAN CALL

Fairfax Community Theater Company begins auditions for The Curious Savage. Read more…

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Artbits – August 5, 2010

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Dick

The Big Four Music Weeks of summer continue this week. With three or more live concerts, fairs, or festivals each week, there is plenty to see and hear in Franklin County.

DEFINITELY NOT SLEEPING

Drummac Septic Service presents the bluegrass of Possum Haw in the free Summer Sounds concert in Highgate on Sunday. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features painter Beth McAdams, photographer Daniel Pattullo, quilter Kathleen Patrick, and artist Frank Tiralla with a free reception tonight. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts painter Katherine Hartson. The Townsend Gallery has fine art photographer Peter Arthur Weyrauch. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Back by popular demand, Chowbella hosts “The Young Guns Showcase” tonight. Tuesday Night Live! concert series presents The Relics in Johnson. The Helen Day Arts Center hosts a Community Art Jam and BBQ. The Bayside Pavilion hosts the Starline Rhythm Boys. Read more…

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Artbits – July 29, 2010

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Dick

The Big Four Music Weeks of summer continue this week. With three or more live concerts, fairs, or festivals each week, there is plenty to see and hear in Franklin County.

AMERICAN SOUL

Desorcie’s Market presents Tammy Fletcher and Mountain Girl in the free Summer Sounds concert in Highgate on Sunday.The weather forecast is perfect and there will be Dump Cake. Read more…

LUCKY, LUCKY US

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents John Cassel’s Green Mountain Lucky in a 3-day run. Read more…

FIELDING AFFAIR

Today through Sunday, Vermont’s finest country fair takes to the fields of Highgate as Franklin County Field Days brings the best music, arts and crafts, and of course weeds that Franklin County has to offer. The musical lineup includes ten bands that are worth the price of admission alone. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Pentangle Arts Council presents Yankee Chank. One Federal Street offers up The Fizz. The Champlain Valley Folk Festival includes Franklin County favorites and residents. Concerts By The Common series presents the Peterman Quintet. The Brewski has Conscious Roots Reggae Band. Island Arts presents Elisabeth Von Trapp. The sixth or seventh annual Raw Milk Theater has about 15 cats, jugglers, musicians and actors. The Bayside Pavilion hosts the Starline Rhythm Boys. Read more…

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