ArtBits – December 17, 2009

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Dick

Other than a big diesel snowblower, nothing makes a better Christmas present than local art. Read more…

CAROLING

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls and Mountain Road Productions presents Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Northeast New Music Collective will perform a benefit concert of the music of Vermont composer Erik Nielsen at the Elley-Long Music Center. Social Band hosts a CD release party. Read more…

DECEMBER-JANUARY ART DEADLINES

The New York climate/gallery open call for photography for Focal Resolution-1. Vermont students can get recognition, exhibition, publication and college scholarship in an awards competition. Process Impact, a national juried Murray State University exhibition is a collaborative show for young activist artists in all media. Read more…

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ArtBits – December 10, 2009

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Dick

Other than a 585 pound swordfish, nothing makes a better Christmas present than local art. Read more…

THE GIFT OF ART

Great gospel tunes from Tim Stetson. New small and medium-sized paintings by Gail Salzman. Leon Thompson’s Not Too Awful Bad: A Storyteller’s Guide to Vermont at Better Planet. A discount at Village Frame Shoppe. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Alburgh Library presents Jim Branca with the Second Annual Christmas Community Sing-a-long. North End Studio has Anna Patton and Housetop. The Enosburg Town Band and Community Chorus hold their annual Holiday Concert The Vermont Youth Orchestra presents the VYO Chorus and Youth Concert Chorale Winter Concert. The Green Arts Bus goes to a Canadian Brass Christmas. Chow Bella has John Cassel as well as Vern Colburn. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Opera House in Enosburg Falls presents Relief Printmaking with instructor Lyna Lou Nordstrom. Read more…

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ArtBits – December 3, 2009

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dick

Let us not forget that, other than a new washer and dryer, nothing makes a better Christmas present than local art. Read more…

NOT THE KERMIT BUS

The Flynn Center presents A Canadian Brass Christmas and the new Green Arts Bus will transport you and you and you there for winter music, Christmas favorites, Hanukkah tunes, and more. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Harold Aksdal, Lenny Christopher, Nancy Hayden, and Loraine Pike with a free meet-the-artists reception tonight. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts watercolor artist Ann Bissonnette. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Essex Community Players present the original Christmas Show Neezer: A Dickens of a Comical Re-Telling of A Christmas Carol. Irish Annie’s Pub presents Bluegrass Revisited. First Baptist Church presents the Bella Voce Women’s Chorus of Vermont. The Vermont Youth Orchestra Orchestrapalooza comes to the Flynn MainStage. Young Tradition Vermont presents Soul Beat Africa. Read more…

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ArtBits – November 19, 2009

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Dick

SMALL TOWN DANCE

John Gibbons of Georgia will release his first solo CD, Small Town Dance, at Champlain College Alumni Auditorium. Read more…

TRIPPING THROUGH THE GENRES

Engineer/producer and “really good sound guy” Lyle Glidden wanders around reviewing new CDs and new venues. He listened to and reports on the new John Gibbons album, Small Town Dance. Read more…

ANOTHER TOWN DANCE

Kevin Laddison and First Step Dance present a Weekend Dance Workshop with Patti Panebianco at The Champlain Club. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Brick Church Music Series presents the Will Patton Ensemble in a benefit for the Vermont Alzheimer’s Association. Read more…

VERMONT READS

Vermont Reads is a statewide, one-book community reading program. The 2010 selection will be The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson. Read more…

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ArtBits – November 12, 2009

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Dick

A LITTLE ARTS HISTORY, PART III

This series surveys Franklin County arts groups and presenters to see what they each offer, what gaps we have in programming and services, and what the county needs. We continue with Art in Bloom. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

B.F.A.-St. Albans will hold its first choral concert of the season. River Arts presents the Return of Crazy Chase. Band Aid for Band Aids offers Jon Gailmor, Mark LeGrand and Sarah Munro as a benefit for the People’s Health and Wellness Clinic. The Give Thanks Benefit Concert presents Carol Ann Jones and the Superchargers plus the Hubcats. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By with John Cassel and the jazz and improv of Vern Colburn. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

Dancer and choreographer Alia Thabit produces Middle Eastern dances. Read more…

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ArtBits – November 5, 2009

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Dick

MARCHING TO THE BURG

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents a free John Phillips Sousa Concert by the 40th Army National Guard Band. Read more…

A LITTLE ARTS HISTORY, PART II

Franklin County now has a number of complementary arts organizations. This series surveys arts groups and presenters, start with the All Arts Council. Read more…

DANCE DANCE DANCE

Kevin Laddison and First Step Dance present the Sixth Annual Camp TaKumTa Benefit Partner Dance Showcase at Champlain College. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Tess Beemer, Helen Kyle, Lyna Lou Nordstrom and Becky Wright with a free meet-the-artists reception. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Debbie Peate. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Art and Soul hosts a Roadside Hoedown with Yankee Chank. Gusto’s presents Crashgirl. Cambridge Arts Council presents a Family Contra Dance with Mark Sustic, Frank Heyburn, and Fiddleheads. Read more…

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