Artbits-June 10, 2021

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Dick

RESTART NEWS

Summer Sounds begins its 30th season of outdoor concerts with Mark Shelton on Sunday, July 11. The Blue Paddle begins live music June 10. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park will reopen on June 12. Jeffersonville Art Jam starts June12. Ten live Meeting House on the Green summer concerts begin June 12. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Vermont has adopted the CDC Guidance for masks. River Arts holds its first in-person event in over a year, a Gallery Open House for the Vermont Watercolor Society. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park reopens. The Jeffersonville Art Jam starts on Main Street with artist demos, live music, lectures, food vendors, and artists’ booths. Read more…

MORE PAINT

Montgomery Center for the Arts is having a Gallery Paint In at MCA-Kelton Hall. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

St. Albans Community Arts seeks crafters, artists, and more for the Art Walk. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Vermont has adopted the CDC Guidance for masks. A Mystery Singer, Sticks and Stones, the Jolly Roger, Bob Gagnon, Troy Millette (twice), Discover Jazz, the Will Patton Quartet, A2VT, Andre Maquera, the Paul Asbell Quintet, the Nobby Reed Project, Kyle Stevens, Sean Jarvis, Arthur James, Eric Bushey, Beg, Steal or Borrow, Uncle Jimmy, Carol Ann Jones and Jon Sochin (twice), Bella’s Bartok High and the Mighty Brass Band, Dave Miller, and the Citizens Concert Band all play live around the area. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

The Carlos Puig Quartet, the Virtual Open Mic, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, the Beatles Rooftop Concert, Herbert von Karajan, the Berlin Philharmonic, Slava Rostropovich, Anderson-Gram, The Davis Brothers Garage Band, Mark Shelton, and Xaver Varnus all stream almost live. Read more…

 

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Artbits-June 3, 2021

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Barbara Flack, Tessa Hill, and Martha McGinn. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery hosts Gail Salzman’s new solo exhibit with an opening reception. Visions of Vermont Gallery has the Northern Vermont Artist Association’s 90th anniversary June Juried Show. Read more…

RESTART NEWS

The Abbey Summer Music Series and the Arrowhead Friday Night Live Music and Buffet both resume. Phil Scott lifted the 10 p.m. curfew on restaurants and bars but most businesses don’t have the staff to stay open. The state is in stage three of the Vermont Forward plan. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Swanton Arts Council workshop videos are online and some kits are still available. BCA offers in-person youth and adult programming. Dennis Lucas leads Take Me to the River: Exploring the Trout River Through the Arts. The Opera House will hold a Virtual Art Camp. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

The Cambridge Arts Council profiles several NVAA artists including Kathleen Berry Bergeron online. St. Albans Community Arts wants musicians for Make Music Day. The Swanton Public Art Networks will hold a virtual information meeting. Read more…

WIN THIS PHOTO

The monthly Claire Payne Photo Contest includes a Hummin’ Bird and a Baby Owl this month. People’s Trust will draw one lucky voter to win a canvas print of the winning photo. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Bad Horsey, Chris & Erica, the Rough Suspects, David Miller, Fred Brauer, Tom Caswell, and the Nobby Reed Project all perform live on different stages this week. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

The Latin Jazz Orchestra, John Bartus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Adam Erdossy of the Blue Man Group, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, the Oleo Romeos, Anna Netrebko and the Vienna Philharmonic, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Jason Corbiere, Jenni Johnson & the Jazz Junketeers, Bob Post, and Mark Shelton all stream almost live. Read more…

MURDER ON THE FIRST TUESDAY

Historian Jill Mudgett covers Murder in the Vermont Woods: A Story About Race, Class, and Gender in the 19th Century for the VHC. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Eloquent Page hosts Glenn Fay Jr, for a book signing for Vermont’s Ebenezer Allen. Chris Bohjalian’s newest book is also now in the store. Read more…

 

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Summer Sounds, 2021

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Artbits-May 27, 2021

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Dick

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Swanton Arts Council offers String Art Take & Make Kits for adults and teens at the Swanton Free Public Library. The Opera House will hold a Virtual Art Camp this summer. Read more…

RESTART NEWS

Celebration of Expressive Arts begins the season this Sunday. Gov. Phil Scott said that full reopening of the state could happen as soon as June if 80% of eligible Vermonters have at least one dose of a vaccine. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Milton Artists’ Guild made sand ball ornaments at Social Sunday. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery hosts Gail Salzman’s new solo exhibit, Shapes & Variations. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

St. Albans Community Arts is looking for anyone who wants to share their love of music for Make Music Day in Downtown. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Nobby Slim & Kent, Shallow and Pedantic, John Geno, Eleven, the Nobby Reed Project, the Rough Suspects, Eric Bushey, Fred Brauer, CEA favorite Matt Crowley, and Katlin Parenteau all appear on stage live. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

The Latin Jazz Orchestra, John Bartus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, the Oleo Romeos, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Sir Georg Solti, Itzhak Perlman and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Jason Corbiere, Prince with 3rdeyegirl, and Mark Shelton all performed almost live online. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Historian Jason Barney returns to the Eloquent Page for a book signing for Hidden History of Franklin County. Read more…

 

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Artbits-May 20, 2021

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Dick

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Heidi Bielenberg and Lisa Wolfgang host the Empty Bowls Clay and Carving Workshop to benefit Meals on Wheels. SAC presents Alcohol Ink and Felting Fun Boxed Art as free dabbler classes plus Memory Pillows with Sew Scentsible. Read more…

RESTART NEWS

Vermont lifts some restrictions two weeks early: the state is now in stage three of the Vermont Forward plan. That lifts quarantine and testing requirements for cross-state travel. Despite the good news, Franklin County still had 60 new cases in the last two weeks. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. has assembled A Brief history of the NVAA on YouTube. The famed June Juried Show has been held since 1930. Read more…

WIN THIS PHOTO

The Peoples Trust Company is holding a monthly Claire Payne Photo Contest with a chance to win a canvas print of the winning photo each month. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Virtual Writer’s Group meets to share progress and join in the discussion about longer projects and anything else about writing, reading, publishing, and more. The Community-Wide Yard Sale has a showcase and sale for local artists. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Shane’s Apothecary, Richards & Murphy, Jeremy Sanborn, the Seth Yacovone Band, Jerborn, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Bare Bones, and the Hubcats perform live and in person. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

The South Florida Jazz Orchestra, the Virtual Open Mic, John Bartus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, Young Tradition Vermont, the Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, and Mark Shelton all play almost live. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Vermont Humanities Council presents From Skiffs to Sail Ferries: The Story of Vermont’s Small-Boat Traditions with Douglas Brooks. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Eloquent Page hosts a book release party for the Hidden History of Franklin County by Jason Barney. Read more…

 

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Artbits-May 13, 2021

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Dick

PERSPECTIVE

Federal guidance on wearing face masks may soon change. Here’s a look at precautions and my own current advice, updated to today. Read more…

RESTART NEWS

The FDA expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine to include kids so everyone age 12 and up is now eligible. Schools hope all middle school- and high school-aged students will be vaccinated before school starts this fall. The state is in stage two of the Vermont Forward plan. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Toby Fulwiler has joined the Artist In Residence Gallery. Read more…

THEATRICALLY YOURS

The Vermont International Performance Salon concludes with a Sunday Soiree. Tune in to view filmed performance pieces by artists from the United States, Canada, and beyond. VIPs will also host a Zoom gathering of the artists. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Saint Albans Art Supply hosts its first art class, acrylic painting on canvas. MAG will host Instagram for Artists with instructor Caitlyn Kenney. The Vermont Crafts Council hosts How to Promote a Successful Event with Becca Webb and Rebecca Haas. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Trevor Ryan Duo, Rough Suspects, King Me, Ron Gagnon, Fred Brauer, and Tom Caswell all appear live. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Alexis Weissenberg,, the Berliner Philharmoniker, and Herbert von Karajan at Carnegie Hall, the Russ Spiegel Quartet, the Virtual Open Mic, John Bartus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Raymond Nagem, Rocket Shop, Tom Proctor, David Briggs, Nobby Reed, Walt Delaney, Eric Belrose, Joseph Moore, Bob Mackenzie, Bob Weisburgh, Bruce Leclaire, Toni Basanta, and Mark Shelton all performed almost live. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Deborah Lee Luskin hosts a reading and discussion of Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. Read more…

 

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