Artbits-October 20, 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dick

HIATUS

I’ll be “off the grid” for my road trip for the next few weeks. ArtBits will continue. Read more…

CAPERING AROUND

Cardiac Capers opened last night and continues its run with more performances this week. Entirely produced by local talent, Cardiac Capers is the biennial hospital auxiliary fund-raising variety show. Read more…

IN THE DARK

Fairfax Community Theater Co. presents “A Shot in the Dark” in a three day run. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Carol Ann Jones plays the Blue Paddle Bistro. The Ceilidh Barn hosts a house concert with Alan Reid and Rob van Sante. Twiggs presents Andric Severance and Bethany Conner. Will Patton joins Lewis Franco and the Missing Cats in a Fourth Saturday Anniversary Dance. Northwest Access TV presents the Northwest Nightmares Haunted Hollywood Premiere &Costume Contest. Read more…

DRESS UP YOUR BLUES

The eighth annual Blue Jean Ball for Home Health means an evening of casually elegant fun. Read more…

ART SITES OF THE WEEK

We have the Art Abandonment and links to other events. Read more…

 

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Artbits-October 13, 2016

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Dick

HIATUS

I’ll be “off the grid” for my road trip for the next few weeks. ArtBits will continue. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery usually hosts a different artist each month but the ongoing construction has made that difficult. Changes are in the works. Read more…

IN THE ARTS COUNCILS

The Milton Artists Guild will hold an Etsy Workshop on how to sell your arts on the popular site. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The 2016 celebration of Cardiac Capers opens with bargain night! The Opera House presents The Odd Couple (The Female Version). Twiggs has Chris & Erika and The Duo on different nights. Read more…

FIDDLEHEADS EXPERIMENT

Young Tradition Vermont is experimenting with expanded Fiddleheads sessions for teens and younger players beyond just Burlington. Read more…

ART SITES OF THE WEEK

In which we offer Arts Councils and Galleries, Important Area Calendars, Popular Local Performers and Venues, Libraries and Books, and more. Read more…

 

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Artbits-October 6, 2016

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dick

HIATUS

I have a road trip planned so the elves are working feverishly to update calendars and help you find the right stuff. Read more…

DYNAMIC COSTUMES

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents Dynamic Duos, an adult Superhero- and Supervillain-themed costume party with music and art. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery puts the spotlight on Steve Boal, Shanna Ratner, El Towle, and Deborah Travis with a free meet-the-artists reception. The 2016 Fall Open Studio wraps up. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council invites duck lovers and duck haters, duck eaters and duck greeters to the Dam Ducky Derby at Marble Mill Park. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap offers the Nobby Reed Project for Blues Night. Summer Evenings with Vermont Treasures finds one more warm evening as the Lonesome Mountain Boys join with Will Patton for the season finale. Twiggs presents The Duel and the Smokey Newfield Project. The St. Albans Oktoberfest has ooompa music from Inseldudler. Bayside presents the Bucky Lewis Comedy Show. Carol Ann Jones sings the Blue Paddle Bistro. Read more…

FILM

Northwestern Medical Center presents All of Me. Bess O’Brien’s newest film is a documentary about eating disorders. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Saturday is Tractor Day in Highgate. Artist Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr., has donated two books to Sheldon. There are two Humanities for Everyone programs in the City. The Tuesday Night Book Club meets. Read more…

 

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Artbits-September 29, 2016

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The 2016 Fall Open Studio is here. This look behind the scenes opens the doors of artists’ studios across Vermont offers a self-guided tour that features the work of glassblowers, jewelers, printmakers, potters, furniture makers, weavers, ironworkers, painters, sculptors, quilt makers and wood carvers. Some 300 exhibitors are open this year, all right next to the yellow signs dotting the Vermont landscape. Several are right here in and near Franklin County. Read more…

SACA NEWS

St. Albans Community Arts hosts the first SACA Arts Mixer in St. Albans City Hall to bring area artists and community members together. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Vermont Youth Orchestra presents the Autumn Promenade. Twiggs presents the Bob Mackenzie Blues Trio and John Smyth. Justice closes down the HD Campbell barn. Saturday is Oktoberfest Day and Sunday the Salute to Special Olympics at the Big E, with Pete’s Posse and a Young Tradition Showcase. The Sheraton hosts the Nobby Reed Project. The Twiggs Comedy For A Cause series continues. Read more…

WORDS IN A ROW

The Penny Candle: Fairfax Friends in Writing, a new Writer’s Group, is starting in Fairfax. with informal, supportive, gatherings. Read more…

THE HEART OF ARTS

The Orton Family Foundation presents Engaging the Arts in Heart and Soul, a Heart & Soul Talk, as a live, call-in seminar. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library invites everyone to Bid or Not to Bid? Saturday is Tractor Day in Franklin. Fall Foliage begins with the Watercolor Paint and Sip party at the Richford Country Club. Read more…

 

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Artbits-September 22, 2016

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Dick

IT’S GALA TIME!

Fairfax Community Theater Company celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Costumed Gala in the space in which they started, the BFA-Fairfax “Old Gym,.” There will be refreshments. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Northern Vermont Artists’ Association exhibit at the old Red Mill winds up next week. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Cardiac Capers Kicks Off. Twiggs presents Deja Nous and then Daniel Rahilly and Ty Cicia. Summer Evenings with Vermont Treasures ushers in the fall with Patti Casey and Tom Mackenzie. Mike’s Tiki Bar has the Nobby Reed Project. The Big E, features Ian MacHarg and Hazen Metro with the Heather Morris Celtic Dancers plus Prydein and Yankee Chank. Read more…

ART DEADLINES

NEFA will award small, catalytic grants to choreographers. The Prize for Illustration “hears” the Sounds of the City. South Shore Art Center wants to go Out of Order. Read more…

DRIVE4URCOMMUNITY

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls is partnering with Dick Wright Ford for the Drive4UrCommunity “fun”draiser. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Bent Northrop Memorial Library offers a lecture and Q&A session, Off Target: What Hollywood, Journalists and Shooters Get Wrong About Guns. Read more…

 

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Artbits-September 15, 2016

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Dick

STILL SUMMER

Summer continues with Summer Music at Grace: Baroque & Beyond with Erin Grainger, Katie Oprea, and George Cummings. The program features J.S. Bach and C.P.E. Bach, Albioni, Beethoven, Vaughn Williams, and more. Read more…

CELEBRATE THE HARVEST

Enosburg’s annual Harvest Festival presents the Missisquoi River Band plus a mysterious, super secret fiddler in and around Lincoln Park on a day filled with arts, crafts, live music, and more. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

UVM/Continuing Education will host an exhibit of paintings by Linda Wirts. The Vermont Institute of Natural Science holds its second annual en Plein Air Painting. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council will hold the first meeting of the SAC Writer’s Group to share, get the group off the ground, and look at Nanowrimo. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Professor Michael Lange presents the Many Meanings of Maple. On Tap offers Jenni Johnson and IncaHOOTS. Twiggs presents Kelly Ravin and Isaac French. The First ever Steeple Market Brewfest pours “countless brews,” excellent food, and live music. The Opera House presents O’hAnleigh. Backstage gets Justice. The Will Patton Quartet plays Leunigs. Comedy For A Cause supports MAHA. Read more…

CREATIVE ECONOMY

It’s time to register for NEFA’s 15th Annual Idea Swap to network and share tour project ideas that may qualify for funding from NEFA’s grant programs. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Helene Lang portrays Agatha Christie: Creator of Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot in a living history performance. Read more…

 

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