Artbits-April 9, 2026

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

Franklin County Quilters host the 26th Anniversary Quilt Show in the St. Albans City Hall. Quilts of Valor will present quilts to veterans. The Milton Artists’ Guild celebrates its 9th Anniversary with the Buck Hollers, Rebecca Padula, and Vermont Suzuki Violins. The Artist In Residence spotlights Cat Mckeen. Bryan Memorial Gallery features Michael Glier. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council hosts Cardmaking with Barb plus Barn Quilting with Marie Speer. 14th Star and Once Upon a Rock host a Pebble Art Workshop. Hearthside Handcrafts meets at Bent Northrop Memorial Library. Snow Farm Vineyard hosts a Paint & Sip with Elizabeth Cleary. Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts Yarn & Yak with Kelli Shepherd. Read more…

CALL FOR MUSICIANS

The Enosburg Falls Town Band rehearsal season has begun in the Enosburg High School band room. Read more…

DANCE

Between the Lines Line Dancing offers Beginner Line Dancing at the American Legion. The Highgate Manor offers Beginner Line Dancing with Michelle Nordberg. Read more…

FILM

It is Classic Movie Night at the St. Albans Free Library for Oh Brother, Where Art Thou with George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson. Read more…

GATHERINGS

Sarah Barnes leads Sketchbook Club at the Fairfax Community Library. The Georgia Public Library Crafting Club meets to craft together and give back to the community. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher continues with Laura V. Trieschmann to discuss Historic Preservation In Vermont. Stone’s Throw Pizza hosts a Coffee Hour to discuss the pressing issues of the day. Vermont Humanities and the Haston Library present Jill Mudgett to tell the story of Murder in the Vermont Woods. Read more…

THEATER

GEMS Theater presents Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion with a cast of eccentric characters. MVU Musicals presents Anastasia, the Musical in the Trahan Theater. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts Chiara No leads Watercolor Postcards for Creative Art Series for 60+ and Callie Hastings begins Beginner Acrylic Painting at River Arts. ReMarketVT offers Just Add Water with Dot Goulet. Stephania Fregeau concludes the Three Class Pottery Workshop. 60 Main Arts hosts Community Drawing Night with a live model plus Creativi-Tea Tuesdays with Karen Winslow. The Milton Artists’ Guild Social Sundays continue and Shanley Triggs concludes the Introduction to Watercolor Class. Annette Goyne leads a new Spring Intro to Watercolor at Montgomery Center for the Arts. CVOEO hosts a webinar on Intellectual Property Basics. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Rockin’ Ron Gagnon (twice), Seth Yacovone (twice), Shane’s Apothecary, She Was Right, the Hitmen, Tim Brick, Before This Time, Michael Perry, the Cat Spruce Band, Beg Steal or Borrow, John Paul Arenas, Nathan Michaud, Sibling Reverie, Dan Parks, the Smokey Newfield Project, the Lloyd Tyler Band. the Stragglers, David Karl Roberts, the Lavendair Band, Roger Giroux, the Misty Bay Ramblers, the Young Tradition-VT Touring Group, and Carlos all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Friends of the Georgia Library holds an Inaugural Meeting. Muffin Monday continues. The ILM Book Club reads Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown. The Tuesday Night Book Group will discuss Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray. The Banned Books Group discusses Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Read more…

 

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Artbits-April 2, 2026

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Anne Standish and Dody Susslin with a live reception at the gallery. Spring is here at the Bryan Gallery with works by Michael Glier, William Gotha, Erik Koeppel, and Eric Tobin. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

River Arts has a Paint & Sip of Bright, Bold, Joy-Filled with Jen Volansky and the Creative Circle Cafe continues. The Saint Albans Museum has a free Historic Paint & Sip with Linda Oakes Carvalho. Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library and Community Center. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts Yarn & Yak with Kelli Shepherd. Read more…

DANCE

There is Beginner Line Dancing at the American Legion and at the Highgate Manor. Read more…

GATHERINGS

Sarah Barnes leads Sketchbook Club at the Fairfax Community Library. The River Arts Creative Art Series for 60+ with Chiara No continues. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute season continues with Mary Val Palumbo to discuss Keeping Your Mind Sharp: The Role of Learning in Aging Well. Historian Alan Berolzheimer discusses River Memories: Exploring Settlement Patterns on Waterways in Vermont. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts has Needle Felting 101 with Carmella Cyr and Watercolor Escape, Landscapes, Cityscapes & Seascapes with Evie Mason. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts Harnessing AI for Social Media Growth with Julie Jones, Intro to Photography with AJ Murray, Social Sunday, and the two-session Introduction to Watercolor Class with Shanley Triggs. Meagan Van Woert continues the Craft Series of Canvas Bags at the Dick Wright Pub. 60 Main Arts continues Community Drawing Night with a live model plus Creativi-Tea Tuesday with Karen Winslow. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Adlai Waxman, George Murtie, Dan Parks, Sticks and Stones, Just Us, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Nathan Michaud, Lady Livy, 90 Proof, Real Big Blues, Sibling Reverie, the Owl Stars, Season of Yes, Will Austin, Arthur James, Cordelia Curvy, Strange Charm, Cat Atrophy, Carmen Eroxide, Aphrobitey, Trinity Divine, Mike Mac, and Nobby Reed all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent-Northrop Book Discussion group meets for Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer. Vermont Humanities continues Vermont Reads with The Light Pirate book discussion of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s meditation. Muffin Monday continues. The Eloquent Page True Crime Book Club discusses I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara and the Fantasy Book Club meets for Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 26, 2026

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence spotlight is on Martha McGinn. Bryan Memorial Gallery features local artists at the Affordable Art Fair. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

14th Star Brewing Company hosts a Pet Portraits Paint n Sip with Linda Oakes Carvalho. Hearthside Handcrafts meets at Bent Northrop Memorial Library. River Arts hosts the March Sip n’ Slurry: Hanging Planter with Chiara Keeling. Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library and Community Center. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts Yarn & Yak with Kelli Shepherd. Read more…

DANCE

Between the Lines Line Dancing offers Beginner Line Dancing at the American Legion. The Highgate Manor has Beginner Line Dancing with Michelle Nordberg. Read more…

GATHERINGS

Sarah Barnes leads Sketchbook Club at the Fairfax Community Library. The First Baptist Church hosts a Christian Artists Afternoon and Open House. The River Arts Open Studio Community and Wellness Space for LGBTQIA+ Individuals and Allies continues. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute continues with Rebecca Rupp to discuss Paul Revere’s Rum, Ethan Allen’s Cider, and Bathtub Gin: An Eccentric History of Alcohol. Vermont Humanities and the Saint Albans Museum present historian J. Kevin Graffagnino to discuss Conseulo Northrop Bailey: A Vermont Pathfinder. The Dick Wright Pub celebrates Women’s History Month with Franklin’s Silent Generation with Mandi Gates. In this special Farmers’ Night program, Nadine Budbill, and actors Abby Paige and Mark S. Roberts read The Poetry of a Place & Its People. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts has Crochet 101 with Carmella Cyr plus Jen Volansky to explore Archetypes in Art in a Mixed Media Workshop, Chiara No to lead the free Creative Art Series for 60+, and Evie Mason to continue the Watercolor Escape, Landscapes, Cityscapes & Seascapes. Lise-Anne Cooledge and Jen Thompson from ReMarketVT will lead Beeswax Wrap and Candle-making at the Bryan Gallery. The Franklin Arts Department concludes the three part Painting Series: Franklin Scenes with Jordan Bushey. 60 Main Arts hosts Community Drawing Night with a live model and Creativi-Tea Tuesdays with Karen Winslow. The Milton Artists’ Guild has Cindi LaFayette’s Resin Ocean Wave Charcuterie Board Workshop plus Julia Davenport to guide An Easter Zentangle Eggztravaganza, Annelein Beukenkamp to lead Blooming Bold Blossoms–A Spring Watercolor Workshop, and the ongoing Social Sundays. Annette Goyne concludes the Spring 2026 Watercolor Classes at Montgomery Center for the Arts. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

George Murtie (twice), Doug’s Open Mic Night, Bart Feller, the BFA Improv Team, the Rock Band Show with A-319, plus BFA, SATEC, SACS, and MVU, Tim Brick, Nighthawk, Michael Perry, the Shady Trees, Dan Parks, Chris & Issy, Quadra, Burlington Baroque, St John’s Passion, Eric Milnes, L’Harmonie des saisons, Northern Lights, Sleeveless Tease featuring Narah Sparks, the Buck Hollers, the Bushey/Bedell Trio, Dale and Darcy, Phil Graziano, the Vermont Mandolin Trio, Nathan Michaud, Experience Queen with Jesse Agan, the Young Tradition Vermont Touring Group, Captain Radical, Mark Shelton all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue with DonnaRae Menard and Linda Longtoe Sheehan, Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Fairfax Community Library Book Club takes up Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous. Muffin Monday continues. The Sheldon Municipal Library Book Club reads The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 19, 2026

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Dick

ROTARY HOME SHOW

The 32nd Rotary Home & Recreation Exposition has free admission for the annual fund raiser at the Collins-Perley. 100% of the profits go to support the Rotary charitable work in this community. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts an Opening Reception for the second annual Nature’s Palette Art Exhibition with the theme Rhythms in Nature. Cambridge Arts Council has an opening reception for When We Gather, artworks by S. Baron, at 60 Main Arts. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on photographer Sarah McGarghan. Bryan Memorial Gallery features landscapes of Vermont in autumn by Tom Waters. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Sublimation has arrived at the Sheldon Municipal Library. Jess Draper will demonstrate in a free class. The 14th Star Brewing Company Spring Paint-Your-Own Pottery Pop-Up with Maple Glazed Pottery has pottery, glazes, instruction, and firing. Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts a Paint and Sip with Patrick Murphy. Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library. The Enosburgh Public Library has Sip, Stitch, & Share as well as Creative Creatures. Kelli Shepherd hosts hosts Yarn & Yak at MAG. Read more…

DANCE

Between the Lines Line Dancing offers Beginner Line Dancing. Read more…

CALL FOR SINGERS

The St. Albans All Male a Capella Group welcomes all singers to work on their choral sound. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher presents Charlie Hancock to discuss The Forests We Share: Challenges, Change, and Stewardship in Northwestern Vermont. Death, Dying and Danishes comes to the St. Albans Free Library. The Stone’s Throw Pizza Coffee Hour discusses pressing issues. Vermont Humanities has Infant and Toddler Learning through Children’s Literature on Zoom. Read more…

THEATER

BFA Theater presents She Kills Monsters, a one act play about adventure, fantasy and discovering your true path in the PAC. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The 1830 Brick Store has a Figure Drawing Primer Class. River Arts offers Crochet 101 with Carmella Cyr and the free Creative Art Series for 60+ with Chiara No. Sally Tarr leads the Basic Quilting Workshop at ReMarketVT. Julie Jones teaches Brushstrokes & Hashtags: Social Media Made Simple; Alyssa Berthiaume leads Uncover the Poem in the Page; and Social Sunday continues, all at the MAG Art Center. 60 Main Arts has Community Drawing Night with a live model plus Creativi-Tea Tuesday with Karen Winslow. Annette Goyne continues the Spring 2026 Watercolor Classes at Montgomery Center for the Arts. The Swanton Arts Council free Art Journaling Group meets. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Doug’s Open Mic Night, Open Mic and Coffeehouse, the UVM Battle of the Bands Finale, Mother of Pearl, Wet Denim, Tabarnak, Swampytonk, the 99th New England Music Festival, Stewart Foster, Michael Perry, She Was Right, Something Reckless, Salem Trials, Overtime, No Son Of Mine, Shiny New Toyz, and Sabrehound, John Cronin, the Old Man Garage Band, Justice3, Quadra, Rosie Newton and Caleb Barrett, the Bluegrass Jam, Chris & Erica, Jerborn, Randy Beer, Tim Brick, J.J. Booth, Emily Darcy, Ryan Sweezey and the Midnight Walkers, John Geno, Dan Parks, Ocean Drive, and Frankie White all appear at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue this week. DonnaRae Menard talks self publishing vs traditional publishing. Amy Panetta discussed the Transcendent Power of Music. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Vermont Humanities has announced the finalists for the Vermont Book Awards. The Alburgh Public Library hosts a poetry reading and book signing with Lady Madeline Rose. Franklin County Photogs hosts a virtual Zoom group. The Haston Library Book Discussion Group meets for Isola by Allegra Goodman. The Highgate Library and Community Center Free Cart is inside. Muffin Monday continues. The Eloquent Page Mystery Book Club meets for Sherlock Holmes–A Study in Scarlet. Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries discusses All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman. The Swanton Writers’ Group meets to share progress and discuss about longer projects. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 12, 2026

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Dick

Pi Day

Don’t forget that Saturday is Pi Day. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Haston Library welcomes Marie Rainville at the opening reception for Winter Backyard Birds. River Arts has an opening reception for the Northern Vermont Artists Association Member Show. The Artist In Residence spotlight is on Marissa Mason. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Hearthside Handcrafts meets at Bent Northrop Memorial Library. Anna-Lena leads a Paint & Sip for an evening of creativity and camaraderie at Sparky’s. Snow Farm Vineyard and Once Upon a Rock host a Pebble Art Workshop. Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. Kelli Shepherd hosts Yarn & Yak at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more…

FESTIVALS AND SHOWS

Cead Míle Failte. The 31st Burlington Irish Heritage Festival celebration of Irish culture continues through St Patrick’s Day. Read more…

CALLS

Bryan Memorial Gallery has calls for Summit Lines and Roads Taken. The St. Albans All Male a Capella Group needs singers. No experience necessary. Read more…

FILM

Cafe Youth Center in Enosburg Falls will screen the film Gone Guys with a community discussion. Zach Scheffler and Franklin County Film Club have an award-winning evening for the 2026 Oscars at 14th Star. Classic Movie Night at the St. Albans Free Library has The Sting. Read more…

GATHERINGS

Franklin Rec celebrates Pi Day at Dick Wright Pub. The River Arts Creative Art Series for 60+ with Chiara No begins. Muffin Monday continues in Highgate. Sarah Barnes leads Sketchbook Club at the Fairfax Community Library. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher continues with Amy Panetta to discuss the Transcendent Power of Music. Stone’s Throw Pizza & Cafe hosts a Coffee Hour to discuss War, If and When. The St. Albans Free Library has Coffee with the Mayor as well as Hidden Figures. Vermont Humanities continues Vermont Reads with The Light Pirate Book Discussion. Andrea Tamburro spoke about Intergenerational Trauma: Healing and Resilience. Read more…

THEATER

BFA Theater presents She Kills Monsters: A One Act Play about adventure, fantasy and discovering your true path. MVUHS presents the annual Mr. Thunderbird show. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Milton Artists’ Guild has Christian Poupart to lead Craft Fairs 101 and Social Sunday continues, all at the MAG Art Center. Dot Goulet will lead Watercolor Wonderful at ReMarketVT. 60 Main Arts hosts Community Drawing Night with a live model plus Creativi-Tea Tuesday with Karen Winslow. Annette Goyne begins the Spring 2026 Watercolor Classes at Montgomery Center for the Arts. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

A St. Patrick’s Day Sing-Along/Ukulele session, the Smokey Newfield Project (twice), Dan Parks (twice), Adlai Waxman, Comedy for a Cause, Michael Perry, Mitch Terrichiano, the Duncan Macleod Trio, Tim Brick and the Enablers, Two for Flinching, Last Kid Picked, Second Hand Blues, Bobby Chevalier, O’hAnleigh, Better Angels, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Corey and Friends, Next Stop, the M.S.J. Jazz Trio, the Jeff Salisbury Band, Ethan Sawyer, the Tenderbellies, Will Austin, the Green Mountain Celts, Tenpenny Bit, piper, Iain MacHarg, Andy Davis, the Crowe Hill Band, Barbie N Bones, the 79th Street Band, the Cobras, 90 Proof, the Buck Hollers all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Enosburgh Public Library Reading & Discussion Group takes up The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. The St. Albans Free Library Banned Books Group discusses Sold by Patricia McCormick. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 5, 2026

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Barbara Colgrove, Francois de Melogue, Barbara Flack, and Barbara Flathers with a live reception at the gallery. River Arts hosts an opening reception and artists’ talk for the Northern Vermont Artists Association Member Show. Bryan Memorial Gallery celebrates their Season Opening with an Opening Reception and three unique exhibits. Read more…

ART NEWS

Cold Hollow Sculpture Park has appointed Robin Schatell as Executive Director, bringing over 30 years of experience of joining art and communities. Read more…

ART YOU CAN BUY

The Women’s Festival of Crafts will fill the Farmhouse at the Essex Resort. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library and Community Center. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts Yarn & Yak with Kelli Shepherd. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Sappy Art Show, Maple Festival Photography Show, Maple Festival Poetry, and the 2026 Art on the Refuge all have calls for works. Read more…

DANCE

The Highgate Manor offers Beginner Line Dancing with Michelle Nordberg. Read more…

FESTIVALS AND SHOWS

The 31st Burlington Irish Heritage Festival continues through St Patrick’s Day. Look for an art show, a ceili, pub singalongs, and more. Read more…

GATHERINGS

Sarah Barnes leads Sketchbook Club at the Fairfax Community Library. Read more…

HUMANITIES

March is Women’s History Month. The Saint Albans Museum celebrates International Women’s Day. The Osher season begins with Mark Breen to discuss Trend Setter: The Nature of Weather Patterns. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Meagan Van Woert continues the Three-Craft Series of Canvas Bags and Stephania Fregeau continues the Three Class Pottery Workshop at the Dick Wright Pub. Darcy Marks leads From Manuscript to Marketplace: Publishing Workshop at the Milton Artists’ Guild. 60 Main Arts hosts Creativi-Tea Tuesdays with Karen Winslow plus Community Drawing Night with a live model. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. River Arts holds the Macrame Coasters and Coffee workshop with Karen Gunterman. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The BFA Spring Instrument Concert, Dan Parks, the Bob & Shane Acoustic Duo, Bad Horsey, Shane’s Apothecary, the Missisquoi River Band with Will Patton, She Was Right, Lady Livy, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, Kyle Stevens, the Friction Band, Cooie DeFrancesco Sings, Sister Speak, Brothers of Others, Doug’s Open Mic all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue this week. DonnaRae Menard concludes her St. Albans mystery novel, Beneath The Fountain. Bad Horsey played the Farmer’s Market. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Muffin Monday contiues. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club discusses Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire by Dan Hanks. The St. Albans Free Library Tuesday Night Book Group discusses What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange. Read more…

 

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