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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Artbits – March 4, 2010

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Dick

SPECIAL CALLS

The first Stop Drunk Driving Music Campaign invites talented young musicians from Franklin and Grand Isle Counties to bring their own music to raise awareness about the dangers of driving under the influence. Fairfax Community Theater Company begins auditions for The Maltese Falcon. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery hosts a special Enosburg Community Art Project based on interviews with 28 Enosburg residents. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts photographer David Juaire. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap at the Lincoln Inn presents the Nobby Reed Project. The 8th Annual March Mandolin Festival features Will Patton. Franklin County Humane Society hosts its 4th annual Chocolate by the Pound & Silent Jewelry Auction with music by Fiddleheads. The Green Arts Bus heads for FDR by Ed Asner. The St. Albans Historical Museum offers Chris Hungerford. Events for Tom presents A Concert for St. Patrick. Read more…

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Artbits – February 25, 2010

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Dick

ON STAGE LIVE

The newly reopened On Tap at the Lincoln Inn presents the Jim Branca Trio tonight. Damage Control is off to a busy start this weekend, playing Shooter’s/Overtime Saloon and a Dinner/Dance at the Knights of Columbus. Leon Thompson has his first ever book reading and signing at Borders on Church Street. The St. Albans Historical Museum and the Osher Series presents Norman Rockwell, My Neighbor by James “Buddy” Edgerton. International Women’s Day presents the Bosnian Lilies. Read more…

LAST CHANCE TO THINK AHEAD

Buy your tickets and mark your calendars now as the Green Arts Bus presents FDR by Ed Asner next Saturday. Today is the last day to get tickets. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

The Mei Moses Fine Art Index fell 24% last year but should be up for 2010. Read more…

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Artbits – February 18, 2010

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Dick

MARDI GRAS!

Winter wanes and Chow!Bella and The Fabulous Spiders have teamed up with the 4th annual delicious meal and great entertainment to benefit Franklin County Court Diversion. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Yankee Chank plays the Unitarian Universalist Church in Rutland. The St. Albans Historical Museum and the Osher Lifelong Learning Series host The Life of Theodore Roosevelt. The Snowshoe presents Hey Momma.

Save the Date: The Green Arts Bus present the second FDR by Ed Asner on Saturday, March 6. Read more…

FEBRUARY-MARCH ART DEADLINES

The City of Norfolk seeks an artist to design a commemoration of the End of the Massive Resistance. The Desotorow Gallery has a juried sculpture exhibition. The Byrdcliffe Arts Colony has fellowships for its Artist in Residence Program. A major show at the Studio Place Arts wants “statements of revolution, disorder and chaos” for an exhibit on Anarchy. The Kids Saving Kids CD Campaign will distribute a CD digitally. Motion Portraiture and Self-portraiture wants art that can be screened in video. Read more…

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Artbits – February 11, 2010

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

Champlain Collection presents a special Sweetheart Art Show with Harald Aksdal, Corliss Blakely, Darlene Burke, and Sean Dye, plus a wine tasting, local chocolate truffles, gourmet coffee, a dinner at Chow Bella, and a framed Harald Aksdal print. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Chow Bella presents the Carol Ann Jones Trio on the front stage with guitar lion Andre Maquera and string tiger Will Patton. The South Hero Community Library hosts a Contra Dance with caller Mark Sustic and Fiddleheads. The National Public Radio broadcast of From the Top will tape the Vermont Youth Orchestra at the Flynn. The Village Tavern hosts Open Mic night. Read more…

FACES IN THE NEWS

The Vermont Youth Orchestra has named Ronald Braunstein as Music Director and conductor for the VYOA. Read more…

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