Artbits-March 9, 2023

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Dick

ALMOST SUMMER SOUNDS IN WINTER

Inch Beach will host a very special live concert with Mark Shelton. We usually have no idea how many stars to expect when he shows up but it may be mostly Elvis and “some gospel plus who knows?” Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher continues their series with livestock specialist Chet Parsons to discuss the History of Sheep in Vermont. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Want to know why I still “mask up”? A new study published last week found that individuals with long COVID are at high risk for a range of adverse health outcomes.

I buckle up in the car, too. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Bryan Memorial Gallery opens the inaugural Small Member Group Show in the East Gallery with a reception and offers the final week Homeschool with the Bryan. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts an in-person Paint n’ Sip Northern Lights with Linda Oakes Carvalho. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sundays continue at the MAG Art Center with free weekly art classes for families. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council Art Journaling Group meets in person at the library. Art journals, junk journals, art pages and more are on the table. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Mark Shelton, the John Lackard Blues Duo, Jerborn, the Dirty Looks, Kyle Stevens, the Lloyd Tyler Band, Soulstice, B-Town, Jericho Road Crew, Cooie & Adlai, the Vermont Mandolin Trio, Jonny Hick and the Kickers, Chris and Erica, Troy Millette all take the stage live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library hosts Franklin County Photogs with Harry Goldhagen, The Haston Library introduces writer and humorist Bill Mares. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 2, 2023

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Barbara Colgrove, Wendy Everhart, Barbara Flack, and Dorothy Goulet with a live reception at the gallery. Bryan Gallery continues bouncing around the Caribbean and the island of Barbados in Around the World with Mary & Alden. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were again largely unchanged as XBB became the dominant strain in Vermont. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council hosts Stampin’ Up! Cardmaking with Barb in the Maker Space of the library. All supplies are provided. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Fairfax Parks and Rec seeks artists, crafters, and more for the Summer Mash-up Festival. Read more…

FILM

The Swanton Free Public Library will stream a free family friendly movie with free popcorn. Feel free to bring a blanket for the littles to relax on. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Sherry Gould and Robert Goodby discuss A Deep Presence and a More Inclusive History in the Two-Eyed Seeing Speaker Series. Osher hosts Tim Smith to discuss the Franklin County Industrial Development Corporation–Years in the Making and Our Next 50 Years. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Swanton Arts Council has a free Painting Class with Cathy Coulombe. All levels are welcome and supplies are provided. Social Sundays continue at MAG. River Arts offers three different fields in new workshops: Open Studio Figure Drawing, Barn Quilts with Kristin Murphy, and the March Meditation and Making with Courtney Jurcheck. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council will hold a Board Meeting and Updates in person at the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

McMaple, the Duncan Macleod Trio, Mirage, Dan Parks and Mark Steffanhagen, Supernatural, the Buck Hollers, the Ryan Sweezey Band, Cooie DeFrancesco, Jorma Kaukonen, Troy Millette, Nobby Reed, and more all perform live on a stage near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Walt McLaughlin will discuss, read from, and sign his newest book, Nature and the Absolute. Read more…

 

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Artbits-February 23, 2023

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Dick

ART YOU CREATE

Annette Roach leads Gnome Craft to create the perfect St. Patrick’s Day gnome at the library. Awaken Yoga and Creative Arts Studio host a Black Light Paint & Pizza Party to create a Neon Moon. River Arts has the February Sip n’ Slurry: Paint Your Story with Jude Prashaw. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

The UVM Medical Center COVID Testing Clinic has closed as demand fell. Cases and hospitalizations were again largely unchanged over the last week which means there is still risk in the community. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Bryan Gallery continues Around the World with Mary & Alden, visiting Barbados and bouncing around the Caribbean. Homeschool with the Bryan continues. Read more…

CALL FOR POETS

Poems Around Town for SAC and the Swanton Writers Group to post poetry in windows around town. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher continues with Caroline Tassey’s biography of Esther Sumner Damon: The Last Revolutionary War Pensioner. Vermont Humanities offers digital presentations on the Stono Rebellion with Damian Costello, Civic Participation in Paraguay with Cristhian Fretes Ojeda, Youth in Agriculture with Sarah Monteiro, and the People’s Tongue with Ilan Stavans. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. River Arts begins a new series, Mixed Media, with Sheri Howe. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Third Shift, Chris & Erica, Sticks and Stones, WD-40, Staircase 24, the Chris Lyon Duo, the Duel, John Geno and Kevin Connelly, She Was Right, Julia Parent, and Troy Millette all appear live at a venue near your. And plan ahead for a live Mark Shelton concert. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

I like regional writers. The Eloquent Page has books by Vermont writers Jason Barney, A.Y. Berthiaume, Carleigh Bodrug, Lynda Bouchard, Charlie Brooks, Trueman Bryer and Dawn Densmore-Parent, J.P. Choquette, Trish Esden, Tammy Hetrick, Jerry Johnson, Sandy Manning, James B Manning, Bill Mares and Don Hooper, Jillian Marshall, Walt McLaughlin, DonnaRae Menard, DonnaRae Menard, Laura Napoli, Stephen Russell Payne, Bob Pierce, Sara R Stewart, Michael Freed-Thrall and more. Read more…

 

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Artbits-February 16, 2023

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Dick

ART CENTER NEWS

The Montgomery Center for the Arts looked at what they’ve been up to and what they plan for this year. They received a $50,000 restoration grant from the Preservation Trust of Vermont. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were largely unchanged over the last week. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Bryan Memorial Gallery visits the Tumacacori Mission in Around the World with Mary & Alden. Homeschool with the Bryan examined figurative work. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The February Paint and Sip is Intuitive Painting with Carolyn Crotty at River Arts. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Dr. Fred Wiseman talks about Heritage Forensics: Rethinking Indigenous Ways of Knowing in an Increasingly Dangerous World in the Two-Eyed Seeing Speaker Series. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute continues with The Future of Aviation and a look at Beta Aviation. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sundays continue at MAG. Each week offers a different project. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Cooie Sings, the Robin Gottfried Band, Mitch & Devon, Jonny Mop, She Was Right, Britt Kane & Company, Dark Star Project, McMaple, Carol Ann Jones, 90 Proof, Bucky Lewis, Julia Parent, the Vermont Mandolin Trio, Jamie Masefield, Matt Flinner, Pat Melvin, Will Patton, and Troy Millette all take the stage at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

The Counterpoint Chorus, Robert De Cormier, and Mark Shelton perform almost live online. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library hosts Franklin County Photogs. The Swanton Arts Council Writers’ Group meets in person. The Swanton Free Public Library hosts But I Progress for When Everything Changed by Gail Collins. Read more…

 

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Artbits-February 9, 2023

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dick

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The 2023 Missisquoi River Basin Association Art Contest is open to all Vermont artists and disciplines. The Maple Festival Sappy Art Show at the Village Frame Shoppe is open to all Vermont artists working in any two- or three-dimensional media. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

The federal government will officially end the COVID-19 emergency declarations in May. That will affect access to vaccinations, testing, and treatment in Vermont. COVID was the third-leading cause of death in 2022. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Olaniyi Akindiya is the 2023 Cold Hollow Sculpture Park artist-in-residence. Bryan Gallery continues Around the World with Mary & Alden with a visit to Scotland. The 8th annual ART 100 takes over River Arts. The Artist In Residence Gallery Hearts for Your Honey fundraiser offers ornaments uniquely painted or decorated by member artists. Read more…

FILM

Atun-Shei Films has released the video Warriors of the Dawn to explore King Philip’s War. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher continues with GMP Vice President Kristin Carlson discussing GMP: Closer, Connected, Empowered. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Lloyd Tyler Band, Phil Graziano, Ryan Sweezey, Maple & Hanson, Whiskey & Wine, Cozy O’Donnell, the Rough Suspects, Julia Parent, Fattie B., Jennifer Hartswick, Dwight & Nicole, Craig Mitchell, Bob Wagner, Miriam Bernardo, Robinson Morse, Mister Burns, Rivan, Tha Truth, DJ Kanga, ILLu, Wish, Lone Nexus, Double G, Troy Millette, and Nobby Reed all take the stage at a venue near you. Read more…

 

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Artbits-February 2, 2023

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The new Akwesasne Cultural Center art gallery has opened in the reimagined wing of the museum. David Kanietakeron Fadden is the gallery’s featured artist for the month. The Blue Paddle Bistro Gallery has a new art show with photographer Sharon Denny. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Colleen Blatchly, Claire Graham-Smith, Marissa McFadden, and Sarah Rosedahl with a live reception at the gallery. Bryan Gallery continues Around the World with Mary & Alden. Eric Tobin shared his studio. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

The Vermont Legislature extended COVID-19 options for Town Meeting. The state’s COVID paid leave grant program portal is closed again as COVID cases and hospitalizations rose. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council hosts Stampin’ Up! Cardmaking with Barb at the library. River Arts hosts the January Sip n’ Slurry: Coil Plates with Chiara Keeling. Read more…

ARTSY SWAP

Bees on Broadway will hold a Makers Supply Swap with multiple tables of unused craft supplies to trade. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The NVAA issued a call for member art for the Spring Show to be held at the Westford Public Library. Read more…

DANCE

River Arts hosts a Community Contra Dance with the Dale & Darcy Band and caller Luke Donforth in Foley Hall. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Saint Albans Museum has made progress in the basement storage facilities during their Winter Interval. From Street to Stage–The Life of a Magician with Alyx Hilshey begins the Spring weekly program series for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts offers three different fields in new workshops: the February Open Studio Figure Drawing, Meditation and Making: Transforming Creative Blocks through Painting with Courtney Jurcheck, and Adult Wheel Class, with Anthony Martin. Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council will hold a Board Meeting and Updates in person at the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

An Alice in Wonderland Drag Spectacle, Sharp Claws & Dirty Paws, plus Mama Tried, Jeff Shelley, the Duel. the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, Nickel & Dime, Jon Sochin, Jerborn and Axe, Julia Parent, the Vermont Mandolin Trio, and John Bartus all take over stages at venues near you. Read more…

 

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