Artbits-September 11, 2025

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Dick

HUMANITIES

Osher begins the Fall weekly series as Mary Danko examines intellectual freedom as the fundamental right of library patrons to access, explore, and express information freely is challenged. Read more…

ARTS IN EDUCATION

September 14-20 is National Arts in Education Week. The arts drive student success across every measure: academic achievement, workforce readiness, wellness, and equity. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

On this day of remembrance, we visit the Artists Registry of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Fairfield artist Kristina Bolduc. Bryan Gallery congratulates William Gotha for the Alden Bryan Best in Show Award for Transitions. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The Milton Artists’ Guild holds the fifth annual Art & Stroll with vendors, live music, a free raffle, and a scavenger hunt. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Hearthside Handcrafts meet at Bent Northrop Memorial Library to share skills and create memories. Spotlight Vintage hosts a block print artist pop-up to Block Print Your Own Clothes with Sam Burns. Autumn Adventures, the Enosburgh Recreation new fall program for seniors, begins with Paint and Tea with Victoria. Franklin County NRCD and the Franklin Watershed Committee offer Lake Carmi Community Art Making. River Arts hosts the in-person, Paint & Sip: Sunflowers in Bloom with Jen Volansky. Read more…

DANCE

The joy of International Folk Dancing continues with Lesley Alpert. Read more…

FILM

It is Classic Movie Night (and Matinee!) with the recent Knives Out starring Daniel Craig in a modernized “cozy.” Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sunday continues with new hours at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. Worthen Library hosts a monthly SoulCollage Workshop. River Arts begins a three-week DIY Cosplay Creations workshop series with Abby O’Sullivan. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Les Giraffes by Compagnie Off, Jerborn (twice), Uncle John’s Band (twice), Bob Cotton, WD-40, the Jerband, the Last Kid Picked, Justice 3, Open Mic 2025, B-Town, George Murtie, Tim Brick, Laura Fedele-Rasco, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, Quadra, Waves of Adrenaline, Sergio Torres, Jim Branca and Tom Buckley, the Blue Rock Boys, 90 Proof, Roger Giroux, the Duncan McLeod Trio, Bob Gagnon, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Ryan Hanson, Rusty Bucket, Molly and Mike McCarthy, Astral Underground, Amerikana Blue, Detour all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

DonnaRae Menard continues the weekly read of Beneath The Fountain. Bad Horsey played the St. Albans Bay Farmer’s Market. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Enosburgh Discussion Group takes up The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester. The Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour continues. The Banned Books Group discusses Love Thy Neighbor by Peter Maas. Read more…

 

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Artbits-September 4, 2025

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Dick

DANCE

The joy of International Folk Dancing with Lesley Alpert continues. The Maple Squares of St. Albans square dancing club hosts a free night of lessons. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features photographer David Juaire, potter Martha McGinn, photographer Cat McKeen, and watercolor painter and fiber artist Deborah Travis with live demonstrations and a reception. Bryan Memorial Gallery hosts opening receptions for Cynthia Rosen’s Across the Spectrum and for the Land & Light & Water & Air show. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council hosts Cardmaking with Barb in the Maker Space of the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

FILM

MVUHS presents Screenagers in the Trahan Theater. The documentary movies bring students, parents, teachers, and stakeholders together. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Humanities Speakers Bureau presents Michael Tougias to discuss Extreme Survival: Lessons from Those Who Triumphed Against All Odds at Pratt Hall. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute begins the Fall weekly program series next week. Read more…

SPECIAL EVENTS

The Highgate Manor hosts a spaghetti dinner fundraiser in support of historian, writer, former State Rep, and Teacher of the Year Jason Barney. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Enosburgh Public Library hosts the Writing Workshop with S. Lee Manning and J. B. Manning. The Artist in Residence Gallery offers Practice Your Paintstrokes with Dot Goulet. Social Sunday continues at MAG. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Will Patton (twice) with Lewis Franco and the Missing Cats and with Larks in the Attic, David Miller (twice), the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, John Mc Donald and Lise Gates Blues Jam, Carol Ann Jones, Troy Millette, Sergio Torres, the Uncle Jimmy Duo, the Duncan MacLeod Trio, Swamp Frog, Moonbird, the Vermont Blues Society, David and Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, and Larry Vigneault, Dan Parks, Good Gravy, Jaded Ravins, AmerikanaBlue, the Stragglers, DJ Lady Livy, 90 Proof, Kyle Stevens, the Vermont Bluegrass Pioneers, Mad Mojo, Jonny Mop, Chris & Erica, Sister Speak, Kippincoe featuring Kip de Moll, David Karl Roberts, Mango Jam, the Jim Branca Duet, a Bluegrass Jam, Deuces Wild, and Nobby Reed all perform live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

DonnaRae Menard continues the weekly read from her novel Beneath The Fountain. B-Town played the St. Albans Summer Concert Series. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour continues. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club will discuss Moon Over Soho, by Ben Aaronovitch. The Tuesday Night Book Group reads Nobody’s Fool by Richard Russo. Read more…

 

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Artbits-August 28, 2025

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Donna Blatchly. The Bryan Gallery New Horizons Feature Artist is John Clarke Olson. Read more…

DANCE

Island Arts has the joy of International Folk Dancing with instructor Lesley Alpert. All dances are taught. Read more…

FESTIVALS AND SHOWS

The Champlain Valley Fair continues with the heaviest pumpkin and the tallest sand sculpture and the free Vermont Music Showcase with Ted Pronto, Alice Grace, AJ Jansen, Chordination, Steve Hartmann, Ali T, Troy Millette & the Fire Below and the Delta Sweet Duo. Read more…

FILM

The 16th annual Film Noir Series continues making Panic in the Streets with Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts continues the Mindful Art series with Jen Volansky to lead a Nature Play Mixed Media Workshop Inspired by Botanicals. The Swanton Free Public Library hosts a Collage Workshop with Abbey. The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts Summer Watercolor Painting Class 2 with Annette Goyne. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Bent Northrop Memorial Library hosts the VNA & Hospice for Death, Dying and Danishes. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council has an Ice Cream Social to gab with artists at the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Stragglers, Better Angels, John McDonald and Lise Gates, Jerry Bowers and Tyrone Shaw, Dead Sessions Lite, McMaple, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Hard Scrabble, Dan Parks, the Harley Brown Band featuring Buddha, Duncan McLeod, Coane, Rowell & Schabner, Ryan Sweezy, the Shane Murley Band, the Hitmen, Lawless, Bill Valliere, Bob Cseh, the Maple Grove Band, Charlie Rice, Will Austin, Blue Heron, Antara Gatch & Chris Cheney, Veyda Kenyon, David Karl Roberts, the Nobby Reed Project, Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, Mark Shelton, Mimi Magyar, David Karl Roberts, Troy Millette & the Fire Below, and Zak Loy all appear live on a stage near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue this week. DonnaRae Menard continues her weekly read of Beneath The Fountain. The Tangents played the St. Albans Summer Concert Series. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Most libraries will be closed on Monday. Fairfax has a Silent Reading Party. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour continues. The Book Sale is back in North Hero. Read more…

PASSAGES

Singer-songwriter Mark LeGrand has died two years after he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He was a Summer Sounds favorite with his Lovesick Band. Read more…

 

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Artbits-August 21, 2025

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Dick

ART FOR SALE

Island Arts presents the Artisans Market hosted by Jennifer Pratt . The Graycat Comics and Collectibles Show has comics, cards, toys, and creativity. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence spotlight is on visual artist Colleen Blatchly. Bryan Memorial Gallery features In the Valley by Lea Peterson. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Dick Wright Pub holds a Paint & Sip with Jordan Bushey. Read more…

DANCE

The joy of community dancing to lively music with instructor Lesley Alpert continues at Island Arts. Read more…

FILM

The 16th annual Film Noir Series continues with the Seventh Victim at the St. Albans Free Library. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Vermont Humanities continues the Seminal Statements of American Values series with a discussion of the March on Washington. Read more…

THEATER

No Strings Marionettes presents the fire breathing Wasabi–a Dragon’s Tale. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

David Beckett hosts an iPhone Photography workshop at Bent Northrop Memorial Library. The Artist in Residence Gallery offers Practice Your Paintstrokes, a workshop with Dot Goulet. Social Sunday continues and Patrick McAllister leads the Live Model Figure Drawing Class at he Milton Artists’ Guild. The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts a Summer Watercolor Painting Class with local artist Annette Goyne. The Enosburgh Public Library’s Creative Creatures meet. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

McMaple (twice), Dan Parks (twice), the Buck Hollers (twice), Honey and Soul, Hitmen, Vermont Blues Society hosted by David and Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, and Larry Vigneault, Ultraviolet, Jerband, Andrew James and Jon Gratton, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Tournesol, Luis Betancourt, Thursdays with Jason, Jason Lee, Cooie and Adlai, Sohyun Ahn, Chris & Issy, Kyle Stevens, Lee Ross, B-Town, Jeff Shelley, Thea Wren, She Was Right, Storm Windows, Dan and Sean Jarvis, Swamp Frog, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Barry Hayes, Mark Shelton, Izzy Ivy, Brooke Bergeron, Chris Monroe, the Nobby Reed Project, the Dogcatchers, it’s Five O’clock Somewhere, Marsh Lights, Colby Crehan, Possum Haw, Al’s Pals tribute Tom Petty, Hammerlane, Abby Sherman, Soulo Davis, D Davis, Django Soulo, the Donna Thunder Experience, Ryan Sweezey and the Midnight Walkers all perform live at a venue near you. Read more…
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ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

DonnaRae Menard continues the weekly read with Episode Five of Beneath The Fountain. NW Access TV was there for Tom Joyce Magic. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries discusses The Searcher by Tana French. The Sheldon Municipal Library has an Author Visit with DonnaRae Menard. The Bookmobile will visit the Fairfax Community Center. The Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour on had correspondence with author Louise Penny. The Haston Library Book Group will discuss The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Franklin County Photogs with Harry Goldhagen hosts a virtual Zoom group. The Eloquent Page Mystery Book Club meets for The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman. Read more…

 

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Artbits-August 14, 2025

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Dick

ISLAND ARTS WEEK

The Island Arts Center has live music, dance, workshops, and more every day. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception for Nature’s Legacy – Capturing Shared Values, a mother-daughter exhibit featuring Annette Goyne and Jenny Goyne. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Chris Bessette. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park has named large-format photographer Mitch Weiss as the second Artist in Residence of the season. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Cambridge Arts Council and 60 Main Arts host an Open Portrait Session with a live model. Read more…

DANCE

The joy of International Folk Dancing continues with instructor Lesley Alpert. River Arts offers Contemplative Dance Practice plus a Dance Improvisation, Practicing Presence and Performance workshop, both with Hanna Satterlee. Read more…

FILM

The 16th annual Film Noir Series and continues with The Glass Key at the St. Albans Free Library. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association presents a heritage hunt in Dark Academy Adventures, Episode 2: The Case of the Peripatetic Moccasins. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Enosburgh Public Library hosts a two-part Writing Workshop with S. Lee Manning and J. B. Manning. Island Arts hosts Sarah Cullins with Group Singing Lessons, Lucie Faulkner to lead a Book Page Wreath Making Class, and Pat Brennan to present a Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop. The Bryan Memorial Gallery offers Plein Air in Oil, a two-day workshop with George Van Hook. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

TNT Comedy Night, Ryan Sweezy (twice), the Vermont Blues Society, A House On Fire, the Godform Summer Tour Metal Showcase, the Last of Lucy, Pathogenic, Shiny New Toyz, No Son of Mine, Just Me, WD-40, Bad Horsey, the Buck Hollers, Vachsean, the Rough Suspects, Haiduck & Heckendorn, Jesse Agan, Music of Queen, Barbie N Bones, Stewart Foster, the New Duo, Bare Bones, John Gratton, the Smokey Newfield Project, Deb Murphy, Tim Brick, the Jolly Roger Band, Chris & Issy, Third Wheel, Jeff and Gina, Dale and Darcy Band, Dan Parks, the Blue Rock Boys, the Missisquoi River Band, Kaiden Primm, Sean Jarvis, Johnny Hicks and the Kickers, Mark Shelton, Xtreme Queen, the Shane Murley Trio, the Devon McGarry Band , Amystera, Chris & Erica, the Vermont Jazz Ensemble, Andy Gagnon, the Jim Thacker Duet, the Enosburg Town Band, She Was Right, McMaple, and Carol Ann Jones, all perform live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue this week as DonnaRae Menard read Episode Four of Beneath The Fountain and the Smokey Newfield Project played outdoors. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Many libraries will be closed on Saturday. The Haston Library Book Talk welcomes Stephen Trahan for I Am Not A Hero. Dick Wright Public House hosts a discussion of the Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour continues. The St. Albans Banned Books Group takes up My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Read more…

 

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Artbits-August 7, 2025

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery spotlight is on Kristina Bolduc, Tess Follensbee, Barry Genzlinger, and Maureen Genzlinger with a live reception at the gallery featuring live demonstrations with the artists answering questions about their work as well as light refreshments. The Cambridge Arts Council annual, town-wide Jeffersonville Art Jam will fill Main Street with art, artist demos, gallery shows, live music, local food, and fun. Island Arts holds Painting Color–A Demonstration with Jarvis Wilcox. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Hearthside Handcrafts meet at Bent Northrop Memorial Library to share skills and create memories. Read more…

DANCE

The joy of International Folk Dancing continues with instructor Lesley Alpert at the North Hero House Pier. Read more…

FILM

The 16th annual Film Noir Series begins with This Gun for Hire to fill the St. Albans Free Library with murder, double crosses, spies, and even a stage magician. Read more…

THEATER

The Very Merry Theater Youth Camp presents Alice in Wonderland in the Homer Knight Barn. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Artist in Residence Gallery workshop series will make Wire/Gemstone Pendants with Terry Buehner in the “basement” creative space at ReMarketVT. Bryan Memorial Gallery hosts Illuminating Creativity: A Community Lumen Workshop with Caroline Loftus. Island Arts reprises the popular Group Singing Lessons with soprano Sarah Cullins. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Carol Ann Jones and Will Patton (twice), Tom Bisson (twice), Bad Horsey, the Vermont Blues Society, Larry Vigneault, Quadra, Cooper, Bob Recupero, George Murtie, IncaHoots, Magnetic Horse, the Jeff Salisbury Band, the Maple Grove Band, Nighthawk, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Jerborn, Sticks and Stones, Bare Bones, Arthur James, Dan and Sean Jarvis, the Mad Mojo Band, Neon Spoon, Old Friends Jorge Garcia Herranz, the McMaple Band, Damian Roy, Wayne Laroche and Friends, the Dixie Six, Aurient, the Ray Vega Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble, Howling Waters, the Devon McGarry Band, the Enosburg Town Band, Nathan Michaud, the Tenderbellies, Gary Spaulding, Cooie’s Trio, Sister Speak David Karl Roberts, Martin Fredrick, the Citizens Concert Band, and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra all play live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Writer DonnaRae Menard continues the weekly read of Beneath The Fountain. The Buck Hollers and the Shane Murley Band played outdoor concerts. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Saturday is the 6th annual national Bookstore Romance Day. The Highgate Manor hosts the Jane Austen 250th Anniversary Luncheon. The Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour continues. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club discusses The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. Read more…

 

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