Artbits-March 31, 2022

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Dick

THESPIANS UNITE IN THE HOUSE!

Summer Theater Camp returns to the Opera House at Enosburg Falls with director Ernie Hemingway. The Opera House is also preparing for the summer musical, Tony Hawks’ Midlife Cowboy. They need actors who sing and can play guitar. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Vermont has gone from the lowest rate of COVID-19 transmission in the nation to the highest. The Green Mountain State’s seven-day COVID case average rose about 14% last week compared with the week before. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery featuresGillian Ireland, Anne Standish, and Wayne Tarr. The Bryan Memorial Gallery has Susan Larkin and Alden Bryan this week. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The 2022 Cabin Fever Season continues with the two-day workshop, No Foolin’ Floral Fun with Annelein Beukenkamp. MAG has Quilting: Level 2 with Joan Shortsleeve and Square Store 101 with Caitlyn Kenney. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council will hold a Board Meeting and Updates in person at library. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

There’s a Murder Mystery: 1920s Death of a Gangster plus Chris Lyon, John Gratton, Dave Miller, NightHawk, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, Before this Time, and Green Mountain Freight, all performing live on a stage near you, plus Lady A a little farther away. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

John Bartus, Wynton Marsalis, and Mark Shelton perform almost live this week and the first Spring Record Day brings recorded music to life. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 24, 2022

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Dick

SCAM ALERT

A scammer is requesting fees for the Swanton Arts Council spring craft show. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In the two years since, this coronavirus has infected about 470 million people in nearly 200 countries and killed has more than six million people worldwide. Experts estimate the pandemic could last two more years. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Bryan Memorial Gallery features John Clarke Olson in the new Legacy Collection. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Swanton Arts Council seeks artists and crafters for the popular Spring Craft Show held the day before Mother’s Day. Read more…

MEET THE ARTIST

Interviewer Taylor Long talks with Vermont Abenaki Artist Association Artist of the Year Amy Hook-Therrien on Vimeo. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The River Arts March Paint & Sip is inspired by painter Gustav Klimt. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts Values and Shapes in Watercolor with instructor Gary Eckhart. The Artist in Residence Gallery hosts Painting Classes with Patrick Murphy at Northwest Access TV. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

The Swanton Arts Council Microbusiness Group meets. Digital Capacity Grants through the Vermont Arts Council will help provide arts groups with skills, equipment, and expertise. The Media Factory presents online workshops, tech sessions, and consulting services to plan digital programming projects. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Cooie DeFrancesco, the Owl Stars, Sean Jarvis, Jason Wedlock, She Was Right, IncaHoots, Uncle Jimmy, Vinyl Spell, Tom Caswell, the Lloyd Tyler Band, the Logger Rusty DeWees, the Wormdogs, Solaris Vocal Ensemble with Karen Kevra all appear on a stage near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

John Bartus, Prydein, and Mark Shelton performed almost live this week. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Osher presents Lock up the Organist! Feed the Cello on an Airplane with Dr. William Tortolano. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Spring Into Books with Ernie Hemingway the Traveling Storyteller is a story-time at the Eloquent Page. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 17, 2022

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Dick

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit.

IN THE HOUSE

Prydein, with a little help from acoustic-electric band Cadillac Jack, opens the doors at the Opera House at Enosburg Falls after two years of pandemic shut down. The Phoenix House food truck and McClurgs Pub will be on-site. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Vermonters overpaid their property taxes last fall; half of the more than $90 million Education Fund surplus will return to Vermont taxpayers and strengthen Vermont’s Career and Technical Education system. And, starting this week, Vermont no longer issues “sector-specific guidance.” general guidelines will apply to all Vermonters. I still advise getting the shot(s), the booster, and taking precautions. Read more…

CALL FOR MUSICIANS

River Arts seeks musicians for the second season of Music on Main in July and August. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Artist in Residence Gallery hosts a new series of Painting Classes with Patrick Murphy. Classes are for artists, art enthusiasts, beginners, or anyone who would just like to paint. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council Writers’ Group meets online via the Swanton Free Public Library to discuss longer projects and anything else about writing, reading, publishing, and more. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Meeting House on the Green 2022 Summer Concerts is ready to go, starting in May with Atlantic Crossing. Carol Ann Jones and Jon Sochin, Gary and Roland Clark, Barbie-N-Bones, Eleven, Prydein, Cadillac Jack, Ryan Hanson, the Duel, Jerborn and Boxbanger, Last Kid Picked, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Chris and Issy, one-man party band Lee Ross, and the Eames Brothers Band all take over a stage near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Nikki Glaspie, Dumpstaphunk, and Mark Shelton stream almost live. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 10, 2022

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Dick

DAM, SAM, IT’S A CALL FOR ART

The Downtown Artisan Market at Waking Windows Music Festival wants local artists. Bryan Memorial Gallery called for submissions of Indigenous artists. The Swanton Arts Council Emerging Artist Scholarship looms. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Gov. Phil Scott will urge schools and all other indoor public spaces across Vermont to drop their mask mandates. The decision will be up to each person based on their own circumstances and health needs. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Abenaki Artistry is a Hop Stop Family Show at Dartmouth with Roger Longtoe Sheehan and Vera Longtoe Sheehan. The Bryan Memorial Gallery kicks off the new Legacy Collection with Rosalie Sidoti. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council will offer a Lotus Lantern class via Zoom. The Depot hosts the Leprechaun’s Gold Paint ‘n Sip with Kat Hartson. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Bryan Memorial Gallery Cabin Fever Season does one-of-a-kind greeting cards with Sandra fw Beaty. Milton Artists’ Guild will host Square 101: Point of Sale on Zoom with Caitlyn Kenney. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

David Miller, the Back to the 80s–Evening Drag Show, King Me, NightHawk, Peter Wayne Burton, the Soulshine Revival, Soulstice, the Eames Brothers, the Mullets of Rock, Caswell & Company with Tom Caswell, Missisquoi Slim, Ben Weber, and Jeff Salisbury, Beg, Steal or Borrow all appear live on a stage near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Anaïs Mitchell, Ben Patton, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, and Mark Shelton stream almost live at your convenience. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library hosts Gail Cleare with Love & Chocolate, in their Author Series. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 3, 2022

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Dick

ART YOU CREATE

The Swanton Arts Council hosts Winter’s Red, a Painting Social with Janet Dimick Soavi, at the library. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

KCB Day marks the 65th Birthday of Key Colony Beach with works by KCB artists and photographers including yours truly. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Gov. Phil Scott said things continue to move in the right direction with hospitalizations continuing to trend downward. According to the new metrics, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties are at a “medium” risk of transmitting the virus. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Barbara Colgrove, Lori Niederer, and Anne Standish this month. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Bryan Memorial GalleryTechniques and Mediums looks at pastels this week. River Arts continues meditative, healing workshops as Megan Bisbee hosts Art and Fear in Mixed Media and Collage. Open Studio Figure Drawing is a community facilitated group. Read more…

FILM

The Vermont International Film Festival hosts the Global Roots Film Festival with Indigenous films and filmmakers from around the world. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Phil Graziano, the Fabulous Wrecks, Cozy O’Donnell, the Duncan Macleod Trio, IncaHoots, the Blue Rock Boys, Papa Pete, Michael J, Rick Quick, Linda Radtke with David Gibson all perform live on a stage near (or not so near) you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Rocketman and a bunch of his friends got up on stage to record It Beats 40 Below. It’s still almost live. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Josh Ellerbrock’s Weekly Writer’s Club gathers at 14th Star to share, discuss, and work on skills. Read more…

 

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Artbits-February 24, 2022

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Dick

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue this week with John Bartus, Dean Nickless, the Riley Family Band and Amis du Teche from Louisiana, Owen Kennedy, Alexander Allison, Dr. Lewis First, Big Eyed Phish, and Mark Shelton all streaming almost live. Read more…

PANDEMIC NEWS

Gov. Phil Scott said schools should return to the original mask guidance on Monday although few schools have attained the 80% threshold. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Winter’s Red, a Painting Social with instructor Janet Dimick Soavi takes over the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Fairfax Arts Council Art Festival and Silent Auction, the Swanton Arts Council 2022 Emerging Artist Award, and the Sappy Art Show have issued local calls. Read more…

FESTIVALS AND SHOWS

The Abenaki Art Association hosts the Snow Snake Competition as part of their Winter Celebration. The game uses snakes made in the Snow Snake Building Workshop this month. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Bryan Memorial Gallery covers Oil Painting in Techniques and Mediums. The Milton Artists’ Guild hosts Grant Writing 101 on Zoom with Corrina Thurston. River Arts holds the in-person, Zines and Bookbinding Workshop with eco-artist Emma Percy. The Artist in Residence Gallery hosts Painting Classes with Patrick Murphy. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

All Without The Bass, comedian Christine Hurley, Rusty DeWees and Patrick Ross, Jerborn and Boxbanger, Eleven, Chris & Erica, Sticks and Stones, Ethan Sawyer, Bobby Howard & the Ukalaics all perform live, most on a stage near you (or me). Read more…

HUMANITIES

Vermont Humanities Council goes digital with Rebel Music: Afro-Caribbean Music and Political Thought and other First Wednesdays programs. Read more…

 

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