Artbits-July 3, 2025

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Dick

FIREWORKS

Fireworks are nearby in Burlington, Cambridge, Colchester, Essex, Fairfax, Milton, and St. Albans. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

ENOSBURG–Cold Hollow Sculpture Park offers the best walk in Vermont, a docent-led artful walking tour. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on fine art photographer and portraitist Wayne Tarr. Their live reception will be held next Thursday. Bryan Memorial Gallery celebrates the paintings of Susan Bull Riley with an opening reception. The art of the day is Nocturne by Rebecca Padula at the Milton Artists Guild. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Downtown Saint Albans seeks artists to sell their work during the Art & Sidewalk Sales. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Georgia Historical Society Brick School Museum opens for the season. Bent Northrop Memorial Library hosts the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region for Death, Dying and Danishes. Carepartners offers special sessions of Singing for People with Memory Loss & Their Caregivers. The Vermont Abenaki Artists presents a heritage hunt in the Adventure of the Bentwood Boxes. Amanda Gustin talks about Vermont vs. Hollywood: 100 Years of Vermont in Film at the Cambridge Historical Society. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Blues Over Easy, George Murtie, the Vermont Blues Society, the Hitmen, Sugar in the Pan, the Phil Abair Band with Keegan Nolan, the Dale & Darcy Quartet, the Jaded Ravins, Cooper, Sister Speak, David Karl, Rusty Bucket, the Nobby Reed Project, Zack Tyler, the Samples, Moonbird, Chris & Erica, the Duncan MacLeod Duo, B-Town, the Enosburg Town Band, Jerborn, Rushmore, the Buck Hollers, and the Citizens Concert Band all perform live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Mark Shelton as well as the Missisquoi River Band with Will Patton and broadcast and streamed although a hacker made a “copyright claim” and muted some of one performance. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library Book Discussion Group meets for The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club reads The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix. Read more…

 

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Artbits-June 26, 2025

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The NVAA 94th June Juried Show at the Sugar House Gallery at Visions of Vermont draws to a close. The Artist In Residence spotlight is on Sally Tarr. Bryan Memorial Gallery features The Last Minute of Spring by Mathew Pardue. Read more…

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Swanton Arts Council wants proposals for an art program in Swanton. Read more…

FILM

The Welden Theater will screen Far Out: Life On & After the Commune, directed and edited by Charles Light. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Patrick McAllister leads the Live Model Figure Drawing Class and Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. River Arts concludes the three-workshop series, Art in the Open: Plein Air Mornings with Evie Mason. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

There will be open mics and karaoke, plus Will Austin (twice), Rushmore, Dave Miller, Blues For Breakfast, Michael Perry, Hammer Lane, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, the Buck Hollers, Nathan Michaud, Jerborn, Chris & Erica, Sticks and Stones, Lady Livy, Swamp Frog, Roger Giroux, the Smokey Newfield Project, the Lloyd Tyler Band, Barbie-n-Bones, and Bare Bones, Jenny Red, Swell with Will Warren, Bird Boombox, Kippincoe featuring Kip de Moll, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Night Zero, Kale, the Evan Jennison Band, Jonny G, Coane, Rowell & Schabner, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Mango Jam, Leroy Preston and the Unknown Blues Band with Taryn Noelle, Uncle John’s Band, Auriant, Glen Bartolomeo, Kevin O’Shaughnessy, Cooper, Bob Recupero, the Jolly Rogers, the Enosburg Town Band, Sugar in the Pan, Jeff & Gina, the Nobby Reed Project, the Rustics, the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, and the Citizens Concert Band all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Library Book Club and a Silent Reading Party meet in Fairfax. The Haston Library hosts a Vermont Reads discussion of Gather by Kenneth Cadow. The St. Albans Free Library Adult Summer Reading Challenge begins. Read more…

 

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Artbits-June 19, 2025

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

Capturing The Light, the works of Viatcheslav Protopopov, closes with a reception at the Montgomery Center for the Arts. Sasha Elliott will repeat her story of the life and work of her father. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Meta Strick. Bryan Memorial Gallery features a perspective on our landscapes by Charlie Hunter. Read more…

DANCE

The joy of community dancing to lively music returns to Island Arts with International Folk Dancing with instructor Lesley Alpert. Read more…

FILM

UMATR hosts the grand premier of The Celebration at the Clips and Reels Theater at Jay Peak. The Vermont-made film highlights the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Vermont Humanities offers Seminal Statements of American Values plus Tobin Anderson to discuss the Power of Landscape. Celebrate Make Music Day with Stories of the Blues with Missisquoi Slim. Read more…

JUNETEENTH and SUMMER SOLSTICE EVENTS

Most libraries and Town offices will be closed today. The third annual Fairfax Juneteenth Celebration has the Congolese Choir, a Bouncy Castle, Ben & Jerry’s, and Jilib Jiblets. The Island Arts Summer Solstice Celebration has Kim & Bob Muncil and special guest Laleh Nader. Read more…

THEATER

Doctor Vu and The Rising Stars of Rail City showcases the Burlesque Act Development series. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts continues Art in the Open: Plein Air Mornings with Evie Mason. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Old Man Garage Band, Cooie Sings, Tim Brick, the Vermont Blues Society with David and Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose, and Larry Vigneault, the Missisquoi River Band with special guest Will Patton, Nobby Reed, Devon McGarry Unplugged, Sibling Reverie, Mirage, Jason Lee, Aaron Flynn, Waves of Adrenaline, Michael Perry, Big Homie Wes and Sam Guihan, Blackwolf, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Carol Ann Jones with Will Patton, Bad Horsey, Bushey Bedell and Branon, Justice 3, Jerry Bowers and Tyrone Shaw, Uncle John’s Band, CombustOmatics, the Jimmy Branca Trio, B-Town, Kyle Stevens, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Third Shift, Evan Alsop, the Blue Rock Boys, Mad Mojo, Dogs in a Pile, George Murtie, Jackson Garrow, the Enosburg Town Band, Carol Ann Jones and the Superchargers, Jerborn, the Citizens Concert Band, Soulshine Revival all play live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Franklin County Photogs with Harry Goldhagen hosts a Zoom group at Bent Northrop Memorial Library. Alyx Hilshey returns with Library Magic to Highgate and Sheldon. The Eloquent Page Mystery Book Club meets for the original Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. The Island Arts Book Sale & Silent Auction fills the Homer Knight Barn. Read more…

 

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Artbits-June 12, 2025

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Dick

ART YOU CREATE

Hearthside Handcrafts meet at Bent Northrop Memorial Library to share skills and create memories. The monthly Bryan Gallery Sketch & Sip continues with a low-key vibe. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence spotlight is on fabric artist Anne Standish. Read more…

DANCE

The rotating Dance at River Arts series has the elegance of ballroom dance with choreographer and stage director Taryn Noelle. Read more…

FESTIVALS

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum hosts the annual Abenaki Heritage Weekend with the Native Arts Market, storytelling, craft demonstrations, cultural tables, drumming, presentations, singing, and more. Read more…

FILM

It is Classic Movie Night at the St. Albans Free Library with Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason in North by Northwest. Read more…

HUMANITIES

Investigate Memory Loss and the Power of Music (plus ice cream!) with Karen McFeeters Leary at BNML. The Sheldon Historical Society presents Northern Vermont in the Revolutionary War with Jason Barney. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. River Arts has Art in the Open: Plein Air Mornings with Evie Mason plus Carmella Cyr’s Stitch by Stitch. Island Arts presents a Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop with Pat Brennan. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Jerborn (twice), IncaHoots (twice), Staircase 24, Tim Brick, Mitch Terriciano, Raised by Hippies, Fyspot, Lawless, the Grift, the Sweet Remains, Runaway Gin, Luciano, Michael Perry, the John Lackard Blues Band, Mandolin Hank’s Daydream Inventions, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, CombustOmatics, the Atlas Tango Project, Troy Millette and the Fire Below, A House on Fire, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, 90 Proof, Jenny Red, Mark Abair, Arthur James, Robin Gottfried, Tyler Mast, Uncle John’s Band, Dan Parks, the Sergio Torres Duet, Jacqueline Schwab, Aaron and Alaria, and the Shane Murley Duet all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Highgate Library has changed its hours. St. Albans Free Library hosts Mornings, Muffins, and Mysteries to discuss The Maid by Nita Prose, and the Banned Books Group to consider Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Read more…

 

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Artbits-June 5, 2025

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Dick

FESTIVALS AND SHOWS

The Vermont Dairy Festival returns with more entertainment and magical family activities than ever before. The Mooooving Parade starts Saturday at 10:30. With marching bands and mobile mooving murals, it is one of Vermont’s largest parades. All the outdoor entertainment is free. Look for the Scholarship Pageant, The Revival, Ryan Sweezy and the Midnight Walkers, Bubbles, Chris & Erica, Pirate Man Dan, Jacob Green, Farmer Tom and Farmer Mack, Marko Magician, Troy Millette and the Fire Below, the Maple Grove Band, the Mountain Says No, a Hot Pickin’ Party, the Car Show, and Aaron and Alaria. The Celebration of Life Festival fills Martell’s Red Fox with a day full of music with seven bands, face painting for the kids, vendors, and food tents.Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Terry Buehner, Karen Mulkey, Wendy Everhart, and Jaimie Katon with a live reception at the gallery. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park reopens for another season on the path to inspiration. The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception for Viatcheslav Protopopov Capturing The Light. Bryan Memorial Gallery contrasts works by Tom Waters with George Van Hook. Read more…

ART FOR SALE

The Island Arts Artisan Market, hosted by Jennifer Pratt, will fill the Homer Knight Barn. Read more…

ART YOU CREATE

Brush into Summer at the River Arts Paint n’ Sip with Evie Mason. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts has two workshops: the June Open Studio Figure Drawing with a full nude session and Carmella Cyr continuing the three-workshop series, Stitch by Stitch. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Snow Farm Vineyard hosts an Acrylics and Collage Artist Workshop with Lynn Cummings. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Fabulous Franklin County Drag Ball, McMaple (twice), 8084, John Sullivan, the Jolly Rogers Band, the Vermont Blues Society, David and Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose and Larry Vigneault, Ryan Sweezey & the Midnight Walkers, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Mark Abair and his All Star Band, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, the MVU Jazz Ensemble, the Roy Hargrove Big Band, Kat Wright, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Brandee Younger, Ali T, Allison Turner, the Jeff Salisbury Band, Jeff and Gina, Chris & Erica, Kyle Stevens, Northern Lights, Alex Riddell, Sister Speak, Dan Parks, Giovannina Bucci, Seth Yacovone, Jonny Mop, Justice 3, Barbie-N-Bones, the Alexander String Quartet, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Nathan Michaud, and Nobby Reed all play live at a venue near you. Read more…

ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE

Virtual music and events continue with the Franklin Community Chorus accompanied by Marcia Perry performing the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and the Lloyd Tyler Band was live at Higher Ground. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library Book Discussion group takes up The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. Terry Lovelette will sign Down-Back at Phoenix Books Essex. The St. Albans Tuesday Night Book Group meets reads James by Percival Everett. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club discusses Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall. Read more…

 

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Artbits-May 29, 2025

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Dick

SUMMER MUSIC

Music is in the air as the big series start their summer seasons this week with perfectly combined food and music. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Visions of Vermont hosts the Northern Vermont Artists Association 94th June Juried Show. The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on jewelry creator Holly Spier. Bryan Memorial Gallery features Geese on an Antique Map of Lake Champlain by Susan Bull Riley. Read more…

SPECIAL EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND SHOWS

The Fairfield Community Center hosts a gathering for Rural Vermont’s 40th anniversary with Doug Flack and live music by Rusty Bucket. Read more…

FILM

Family Night hosts a pop-up showing of the Swanee Series and music with Third Shift Vermont. Read more…

HUMANITIES

The Montgomery Center for The Arts presents Elliot Cluba to discuss Vibrant Health in a Dirty World. Vermont Humanities continues the Vermont Reads Series with Kenneth Cadow to read and sign his novel Gather. Read more…

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

River Arts begins a new, three-workshop series, Stitch by Stitch, with Carmella Cyr. Social Sunday continues at the MAG. Snow Farm Vineyard has Watercolor Painting with Lynn Cummings. Read more…

IN THE SAC

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

COVID NEWS

The FDA will now prioritize COVID-19 immunizations for people at highest risk. That could make it harder for many other people to get the shots. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Nighthawk, the Tenderbellies, Phil Rosenblum, the Naughty Weeds, Drew LaFrenz, Seth Yacovone, Jim Charonko, Next Stop Comedy, Two For Flinching, Owen Marshall and Jenna Moynihan, Chris & Issy, Laura Fedele Rasco, Quadra, Shane McGrath, the Jaded Ravens, the John Daly Band, the Blue Rock Boys, the Maple Grove Band, Jenny Red, Dan Parks, She Was Right, Matt Hagen, John Geno, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Eric George, Beg, Steal or Borrow, Jeremy Sicely, Geoff Goodhue, Roland Clark, Fran Forim, Luke Auriemmo,, Jerborn, the Jerband, Rusty Bucket, Dave Miller, the Flynntones Jazz Ensemble, Jon McBride, Grippo Sklar, Phantom Airwave, MVUHS Band, MVUHS Chorus, and the BFA Instrumental Pops Ensembles all appear live at a venue near you. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Paul Asbell has a coming-out party for his book, Stages: Ruminations, Rants, and Reminiscences on a Life In Music. The Fairfax Library Book Club reads We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo. The Highgate Library and Community Center plans to Color Our World. Muffin Monday continues. The Spring Book, Card & Ephemera Fair comes to City Hall with more than a dozen featured writers. Read more…

 

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