Artbits-April 19, 2018

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Dick

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Big news. Big. All Arts has moved! Read more…

ART FOR THE WALLS

Paint your pet at Durty Nelly’s with Sandy of Dragon Fly Paint. The evening includes a donation for Franklin County Animal Rescue. Free Studio Fridays continues in the Claire Payne Studio. The Therapeutic Expressions art group concludes. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Swanton Arts Council’s Pop Up Pop In Gallery hosts Sophie Bea Nichols with a Pop of Color in her first solo show. Twiggs has New Paintings — 2018 Opening Event with works by Jon Young. Read more…

LIVE IN THE HUMANITIES

The Vermont Folklife Center offers a day-long workshop, Oral History: An Introduction, at the Saint Albans Museum. It’s a perfect start to that interview project you want to do with a favorite relative or friend. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Young Tradition Touring Group begins its Scotland performances. Carol Ann Jones plays a Third Thursday solo show and reprises The Power of Music: Twelve Souls in Song on different nights. On Tap offers Jenni Johnson. It’s a just ducky comedy showcase plus Jesse Taylor, and AmerikanaBlue at Twiggs on different nights. Mike McCarthy hosts Open Mic Night at 14th Star. The Queen City Drag Cabaret sashays into Durty Nelly’s. Backstage Pub has Justified its Spring Fling Fever. Sean Jarvis hosts Open Mic Night at Durty Nelly’s. Read more…

APRIL-MAY ART DEADLINES

The Edwin M. Church Award, the CEPIC Stock Photography Awards, and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 39th International Juried Exhibition all want entries. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

ArtBits features weekly links to library events in and around Franklin County. Read more…

 

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Artbits-April 12, 2018

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Dick

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ART FOR YOUR SEAT

The Paint a Chair Fundraiser began yesterday. The bare chairs are free to anyone who wishes to paint or decorate one for the sale. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

The Swanton Arts Council will hold a planning meeting for the 7 Deadly Sins Art Show. The River Arts Artisan Gift Shop continues with a chance to buy local, handmade arts and more. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Abbey hosts the 8th annual Sap Run Boogie with the Starline Rhythm Boys. The Tree Wild Concerts present the Bach Project. Higher Ground has Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. The Last Stop Sports Bar gets Justified. 14th Star presents the Shane Murley Band and Shake the Band on different nights. Twiggs has Christine Malcolm with Rudy Dauth and Peter Riley, then Cooie & Sergio on different nights. Swing Into Spring for an evening of dining, music and celebration in Swanton. Karen Weber & the Funkin Conch Band plays. Read more…

WORKSHOPS

The Franklin & Grand Isle County Nonprofit Fair features storyteller Sue Schmidt. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

ArtBits features weekly links to library events in and around the county. Read more…

 

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Artbits-April 5, 2018

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Dick

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Big news. Big. It’s a RED LETTER day! All Arts has moved! Read more…

ART FOR YOUR WALLS

The Milton Artists’ Guild presents the next in a series of workshops, Acrylic Painting with Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. at the MAG Art Center. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

St. Albans City Hall hosts the Franklin County Quilter’s Guild 20th Annual Quilt Show with over a hundred hand-made and vintage quilts. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Mark Doremus, Barry Genzlinger, Maureen Genzlinger, Anne Standish, and El Towle. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts photographer and Summer Sounds favorite Bob Degree. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

The St. Albans Community Arts email newsletter is now available and SACA hosts its monthly Community Arts MeetUp in City Hall. The Swanton Arts Council hosts a Writer’s Panel at the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

AliT kicks off her tour at 14th Star Brewing Company. On Tap offers the Nobby Reed Project. Twiggs presents John Smyth and Jenn Croteau and the Buck Hollers on different nights. The Young Tradition Touring Group performs in the Flynnspace. The Island Time Band continues the KCB Concert in the Park. Sean Jarvis hosts Open Mic Night at Durty Nelly’s. Read more…

PASSAGES

Greg Sharrow, the Vermont Folklife Center’s Senior Folklorist, has passed away. He was 67. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The 2018 Vermont Spring Book, Postcard and Ephemera Fair takes over the Hilton Hotel with books and collectibles from across the state. ArtBits features weekly links to library events in and around the county. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 29, 2018

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Dick

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MAPLE WHIPPED CREAM

The All Arts Council proudly presents the American Ballet Theater performing the world premiere of Maple Whipped Cream, a new full-length ballet, in the Opera House at Enosburg Falls. The dance is based on the Green Mountain and Butler, Vermont romance novels by Marie Force. Read more…

THE BUSINESS OF ARTISTS

The Swanton Arts Council hosts a presentation by Brian Savage, Turning Your Hobby into a Business, at the Swanton Free Public Library. Read more…

ART FOR THE WALLS

Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts a Paint & Sip Fundraiser with Pat Murphy at Kelton Hall. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council will hold its monthly meeting and update in the Swanton Village Complex. All are welcome. Read more…

FILM

Ferris Bueller will take the Day Off at 14th Star Brewing Company. If you don’t stop by for the free movie, you could miss it. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Twiggs presents Cooper and Lavoie and the Buck Hollers on different nights. NightHawk returns to 14th Star. Durty Nelly’s goes full honky-tonk with the Starline Rhythm Boys and Sean Jarvis leads Open Mic Night on different nights. The Spring Instrumental Music Concert plays the BFA Performing Arts Center. Read more…

HOUNDED

Art Hounds, the call-in line to share upcoming arts events, is ending its successful run at VPR. Read more…

GRANTED

St. Albans City has received a Main Street Grant to continue renovating the City Hall Auditorium into a modern performance space. The project includes new sound and lighting equipment, curtains, and a repaired and extended stage. Read more…

FUNDED

The new U.S. budget funds the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) at $152.8 million each. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE MONTH

AllArts.org has moved to AllArtsCouncil.org because an exciting new program is gearing up. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

ArtBits features weekly links to library events in and around Franklin County. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 22, 2018

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Dick

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ART FOR THE WALLS

Artist Mike Barkyoumb will lead a Spring Watercolor Card Class. Twiggs hosts Paint Nite: Love You To The Moon. Sadly, the Fairfield Community Center’s Art from the Center workshops have been cancelled for this Spring. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Swanton Arts Council presents the third annual Spring Youth Art Show. They will announce the Emerging Artist Award Recipient at the Opening Reception. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

AMP Night returns to River Arts. 14th Star Brewery welcomes Dale and Darcy to the Taproom Stage. Snow Farm Vineyard features Carol Ann Jones for Wine Down Friday. Twiggs presents The Church Restoration Project and the John Daly Trio on different nights. The Smokey Newfield Project begins the Opera House season. The Young Tradition Touring Group goes to Middlebury. PaPa Pete continues the KCB Concert in the Park series. Sean Jarvis hosts Open Mic at Durty Nelly’s. Read more…

ART DEADLINES

We have calls for the Eliza So Fellowship, the 17th Annual Waterbury Arts Fest, Swanton’s Spring Craft Show, and the Ceres 13th National Biennial Juried Exhibition. Read more…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This fourth year has been full of growth for CreativeGround. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE MONTH

AllArts.org has moved to AllArtsCouncil.org because an exciting new program is gearing up. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Eloquent Page hosts local author Walt McLaughlin as he discusses and signs his newest book, A Reluctant Pantheism. ArtBits features weekly links to book events in and around Franklin County. Read more…

 

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Artbits-March 15, 2018

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Dick

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ART FOR THE WALLS

Art from the Center continues its workshops for adults and older kids with a class to explore the ancient art of Sumi-e lead by Rebecca Bennett. The Grind Cafe concludes How to Draw Portraits with an art show. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

Cambridge Arts Council will hold its annual Members Meeting. The Swanton Arts Council Writer’s Group meets. Read more…

ROTARY EXPO

Rotary Club of St. Albans opens the 26th annual Home & Recreation Exposition with free admission. Building a new home or a home remodeling project? That new space can easily help showcase your own collection of fine art photography. Read more…

DANCE

Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts Belly Dancing with Alice Reighley. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Carol Ann Jones plays a solo show at the Blue Paddle. Higher Ground hosts Rockin’ For A Reason with King Me and Renegade Groove for United Way of Northwest Vermont. The Lucky Leprechaun Show continues and Tim Brick, and Uncle Jimmy perform at Twiggs on different nights. On Tap offers Jenni Johnson, Bethany & Troy, and Shake the Band on different nights. River Arts second annual Brew Haha brews Vermont comedy, with local beer and a benefit pie auction. 14th Star has Rushmore Band and a 14th Star corned beef dinner. The Old Post gets Justice and the legendary Jimmy T. The Nobby Reed Project plays and visits the Havana-Fairfax Connection on LCATV. Read more…

CALL FOR (YOUNG) ARTISTS

The SAC Youth Art Show and the Emerging Artist Award Scholarship deadlines are tomorrow. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE MONTH

All Arts has moved! WNET, too! Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

ArtBits features weekly links to library events in and around Franklin County. Read more…

 

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