Artbits – April 22, 2010

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dick

MAPLEY GOODNESS

Mark your calendars–the Maple Festival is coming! The Maple Festival is coming! Read more…

FULL SERVICE–LOCAL EDITION

The Swanton Public Library will host Vermont writer Leon Thompson reading in Swanton for the first time ever. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The first Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival is a multi-venue, multi-media event of artists, businesses and politicians. April is National Poetry Month so the state capitol will fill with art and poetry in the POETRY Alive! installation and Art Walk. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The 66th annual New England Folk Festival has about a gazillion performers to blend dance, music, crafts, and food from many lands. PossumHaw hosts a CD Release Concert at North End Studio. The Main Street Landing Black Box Theater presents a concert to benefit the Champlain Valley Folk Festival in honor of National Poetry Month. Read more…

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Artbits – April 15, 2010

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Dick

ON STAGE LIVE

MVU presents Into the Woods, the MVU musical, in the Trahan Theater. Young Tradition Vermont presents Cynthia MacLeod in a house concert. Bella Voce Women’s Chorus hosta the Cantabile Men’s and Women’s Choruses in concert. The Old Firehouse presents Yankee Chank. The Fletcher Historical Society hosts dinner with music by Fiddleheads at the Fletcher Union Meeting House. Cambridge Arts Council hosts a Family Contra Dance with caller Mark Sustic plus Frank Heyburn, and members of Fiddleheads. Read more…

APRIL-MAY ART DEADLINES

Re:fuse/Re:use Tabletop Assemblage exhibition calls for smaller pieces. American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists performing overseas can apply for assistance. Maryland Federation of Art wants the fine art of the found object for a juried show. South Arkansas Arts Center wants 2D and 3D fine art entries. Cambridge Arts Council will showcase local art galleries, artists, and musicians. Read more…

FILM ON THE WALLS

The Northern Forest Paddlers Film Fest will air today in Portland and tomorrow in Lake Placid. Read more…

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Artbits – April 8, 2010

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Dick

ON STAGE LIVE

Young Tradition Vermont presents the Old Time Music Festival. The 5th annual Festival of Culture offers a world of performers plus art and cultural vendors. Overtime Saloon presents Damage Control. The St. Albans Historical Museum and the Osher Series presents Marselis Parsons. Cambridge Arts Council hosts community dances. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

Furniture maker and retired teacher Bob Gasperetti of Mount Tabor might seem an odd choice for an art site. Read more…

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Artbits – March 25, 2010

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dick

TEMPUS FUGIT

The Latin actually means “time flees” although I doubt that even Einstein would think our clocks and calendars hitch up their skirts and run away from us. At any rate, time is indeed flying past and the deadline for the first Stop Drunk Driving Music Campaign approacheth. Read more…

MONEY MONEY MONEY

The Arts Council will conduct only two workshops for grant seekers this year–one is in St. Albans. Read more…

ART @ THE WALLS

The Museum of Modern Art has acquired the @ symbol for its collection at the Department of Architecture and Design. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Vermont Youth Chamber Winds Spring Concert will be held in the Elley-Long Music Center. Read more…

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Artbits – March 18, 2010

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Dick

SKOOLTOONZROOLZ?

Time is short. The Stop Drunk Driving Music Campaign still needs a name and still needs music. A total of 30 artists will appear on the digitally distributed “CD” with the music available for free downloading. The deadline is March 30. Read more…

CALL FOR THESPIANS

The Fairfax Community Theater Company audition schedule continues with a call for Narnia the Musical. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Higher Ground presents the annual benefit talent show Bash 4 Cash. Good Times Cafe presents Jim McGinniss, Tim McKenzie, David Gusakov and Andy Sacher. The Barre Opera House presents the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Read more…

MARCH-APRIL ART DEADLINES

Bam! Pow! Zap! Foundry Art Center wants original works influenced from traditional or contemporary comics. The Art Interview quarterly hosts a juried exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures in any medium. The upcoming N*des-of-the-Month calendar contest will select 61 artworks. Silly season is almost upon us as Studio Place Arts will mount an exhibit to honor the Anarchist Movement. $3,500 in cash awards for seven categories of Christian art. Read more…

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Artbits – March 11, 2010

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Dick

ART ON THE EXPO WALLS

Rotary Club of St. Albans opens the doors to the Home & Recreation Exposition with a new Fred Swan poster as well as a demo by artist Harald Aksdal. Read more…

NEW NOISE?

The All Arts Council, Franklin County Caring Communities, and Common Ground’s first Stop Drunk Driving Music Campaign still needs a name and still needs music. Read more…

CALL FOR THESPIANS

Fairfax Community Theater Company auditions for a Radio Theater Dramatization of “The Maltese Falcon” continue next tonight and tomorrow. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Fletcher Allen hosts a fundraiser with Karen McFeeters at Higher Ground to support the Vermont Haiti Project. The Irish Heritage Festival Women in Irish Music and Dance features Fiddleheads. The Blue Paddle Bistro presents the Croppies. The Village Tavern hosts Open Mic. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By. Read more…

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