Artbits-October 27, 2022

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Dick

ALL HALLOW’S EVE

Hallowe’en brings out the parties. There are live shows in Essex, Morrisville, Sheldon, St. Albans, and Sheldon. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. The Vermont Department of Health says the infection levels are now considered “Medium” after holding at the “Low” level for the last few months. Read more…

ARTSY OFFERS

Cold Hollow Sculpture Park is closed for the winter and has started to prepare for the 2023 season. Read more…

CALL FOR THESPIANS

The Opera House holds open auditions for Ernie Hemingway’s production of A Christmas Carol. Read more…

FILM

14th Star and the Welden Theater offer Popcorn & Pints with Ghostbusters on the big screen. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Osher program series looks at Finding Answers to Family History Mysteries presented by Christine Eldred. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts a Paint and Sip–The Scream with instructor Linda Oakes Carvalho. Social Sundays continue with free weekly art classes for families. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Let’s Glow Crazy and a Witch’s Dance, Eleven (twice), McMaple, the Robin Gottfried Band, Rough Suspects, Maple and Hanson, Sticks and Stones, Red Hot Juba, Laura Fedele-Rasco, HalloQueen, NightHawk, Jamie Lee Thurston, and Dale and Darcy all perform in a venue near you. Read more…

 

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Artbits-October 20, 2022

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Dick

CALL FOR ARTISTS and THESPIANS

The Opera House will hold open auditions for Ernie Hemingway’s production of A Christmas Carol. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts their Art Supply Sale. Bryan Memorial wants Gems and Giants. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Vermont’s COVID paid leave grant program is still delayed. The aftereffects of long COVID have hit nearly a third of Americans. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery hosts a traditional Chamber Mixer. A Shared Life by Carolyn and Harold Babcock continues at the Montgomery Center for the Arts. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

River Arts hosts the October Paint and Sip: Landscapes Inspired by Edward Hopper with Carolyn Crotty. Read more…

DANCE

Island Arts concludes Easy International Folk Dancing with Leslie Alpert in the Island Arts Center on Monday at 6 – 7 p.m. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher continues the Fall weekly program series with Banjo Dan Lindner offering the Songs of Vermont. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Milton Artists’ Guild makes Pearl Bubble Bracelet with Paula Galle. Social Sundays continue. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Blue Jean Ball, Mullets of Rock, Glass Onion, and Shane and Josh Murley from the Voice appear in a venue near you. Read more…

 

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Artbits-October 13, 2022

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Dick

DANCE

The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts Ecstatic Dance, a freeform dance party to allow your body to move exactly how it wants to move. Island Arts continues Easy International Folk Dancing with Leslie Alpert. Read more…

COVID NEWS

The weather is cooling and Vermonters have started spending more time indoors as we move into a third pandemic winter. Vermont’s COVID paid leave grant program didn’t satisfy federal guidelines; the state now hopes to have the online portal up and running today. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Bryan Memorial Gallery’s winter hours start today. A Shared Life, a Collection of Art by Carolyn and Harold Babcock, continues at the Montgomery Center for the Arts. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

River Arts pottery instructor Jude Prashaw hosts the in-person, October Sip n’ Slurry: Stories Painted on Mugs. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Saint Albans Museum presents Donna Toneatti for the Captive Children of Deerfield: Three Nations at War. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents Ben Weed discussing A Window into History. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts offers Meditate & Create: the Elements of Creativity through Paint with psychotherapist Megan Bisbee. Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The John Lackard Blues Duo, King Me, 90 Proof, Devon & Jeff, the Eleven Fall Kickoff, the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio, David Serkin Ludwig, Beethoven piano trios, Fall Record Day, Chris and Issy, the Lloyd Tyler Band, the Mad Mountain Scramblers, Rusty Bucket, Gary Wade and friends, Mark Leclair, Bettenroo, Dale Cavanaugh, the Art of DonnCherie, Tessa Gordon, Blues for Breakfast, John Fusco & Friends, and Swale all perform live on a stage near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Island Arts continues the Book Sale. The Swanton Free Public Library hosts But I Progress. Read more…

 

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Artbits-October 6, 2022

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Dick

HUMANITIES

The Abenaki Storytelling Project takes place in Mayo Farm Fields. The focus is exploring how the pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine-related perceptions, disparities, and access affect the Indigenous population of the region. Osher offers From Dirt to Iron presented by John Hart, Jr. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

State walk-in clinics and most pharmacies have the new Omicron boosters from Moderna and Pfizer. There were 14 COVID-19 outbreaks, with 12 in the school/childcare segment this week. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

A Shared Life, a Collection of Art created by Carolyn and Harold Babcock, opens with a reception at the Montgomery Center for the Arts. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Rebecca Nase-Chomyn, Sarah McGarghan, Deborah Travis, and Pam Krout-Voss with a live reception at the gallery. Bryan Memorial Gallery continues the online segment Let Us Introduce You with Ella Delyanis. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park has something new in the Park meadows but the season is coming to an end. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The Olde Milk House Shoppe has reopened for the season with holiday art and crafts and home decor. Read more…

DANCE

Island Arts opens the barn doors to community dancing for Easy International Folk Dancing with instructor Leslie Alpert. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts offers the October Open Studio Figure Drawing as a community facilitated group. Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Troy Millette and the Fire Below, the Ryan Sweezey Band, Chris & Erica, Bob Recupero, Shane’s Apothecary, the Phil Abair Band featuring Keeghan Nolan, Rick Carnell and Looper Guy, the Dog Catchers, Jerborn, Annie & the Hedonists, the Wormdogs, NightHawk, Bad Horsey, and Gary Wade and friends all play live at a venue near you. Read more…

HISTORIC RENOVATIONS

Gov. Phil Scott was in St. Albans to announce tax credits for 49 projects statewide including four in Franklin County. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Eloquent Page celebrates Stephen Russell Payne’s newest book, You Were Always There. The story is set on Caspian Lake, “Vermont’s Most Peaceful Lake,” in Greensboro. Read more…

 

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Artbits-September 29, 2022

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Dick

PLAY EVERY TOWN

Summer Music at Grace presents pianist David Feurzeig, joined by Sheldon vocalists Jennifer McConnell and Erin Grainger, as part of his Play Every Town tour. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

COVID cases and hospitalizations increased for September. A new paid leave grant program to support Vermont businesses and their workers starts October 1. Canada’s mandatory arrival tests and 14-day quarantine for unvaccinated travelers will expire. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The merchants of downtown St. Albans host the annual Fall Art Walk & Sidewalk Sale. Bryan Memorial Gallery continues the online segment Legacy: The Artist’s Collection. Vermont’s two day Fall Open Studio Weekend celebrates 30 years and begins Saturday. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

14th Star and Once Upon A Rock host a Pebble Art Workshop. Read more…

FILM

The Double E hosts a free double screening of No Other Lake. Admission is free. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Becky Rupp will discuss Soup to Nuts: An Eccentric History of Food in a Vermont Humanities Council Program. Osher continues the Fall series with the Haunting Beauty of Sephardic Music: Songs for Voice & Harp with Melissa Ewell and Holly Raiche. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center with free art classes for families. 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

Uncle Jimmy, the Duncan Macleod Trio, Cozy O’Donnell, Elizabeth Begins, Mirage, Phil Graziano, Inseldudler, Beg, Steal or Borrow, Gary Wade, Corner Junction Bluegrass, Bettenroo, Dead Sessions Lite all perform live on a stage near you. Read more…

 

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Artbits-September 22, 2022

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Dick

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi and the Vermont Department of Health host Zen with a Pen with Judy Paxman to explore the world of creative doodles that let stress melt away. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts the second session of Introduction to Acrylic Painting with Robert Brunelle. River Arts continues the Restorative Arts Drop-In with Jude Prashaw. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

COVID-19 outbreaks have increased in Vermont. There were 25 outbreaks, with 17 in the school/childcare segment, last week. State walk-in clinics and some pharmacies have the new Omicron boosters from Moderna and Pfizer and more locations will be stocked soon. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Bryan Memorial Gallery begins a new online segment, Legacy: The Artist’s Collection, featuring Amy Hook-Therrien with four paintings on display. Read more…

FILM

The Double E hosts a free double screening of No Other Lake in the T-Rex Lounge. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute continues the Fall weekly program series with It’s Ghana Be Good. Hank Kaestner leads a trip for the history, culture, agriculture, tourism, geopolitical issues, and lots of birds and wildlife. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Jeff Shelly, the Natural Selection, the Soulshine Revival, the Rough Suspects, Before this Time, Barbie-n-Bones, Deuces Wild, Chris & Erica, Juston McKinney, Jeff Koen, Zara Bode’s Li’l Big Band with Anna Patton, Whiskey & Wine, Purple, George Richard, the Johnny Cash Tribute Show, Sweet Lillies, Gary Wade, Dale Cavanaugh, Blues for Breakfast, DonnCherie, John Fusco, Swale , Linda Radtke, and David Feurzeig with Jennifer McConnell and Erin Grainger all appear live on a stage near you. Read more…

 

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