Artbits-November 19, 2015

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

Gail Salzman suggests gallery hopping since she has not one but “two opening receptions timed perfectly to celebrate the holiday season.” Both shows will display Ms. Salzman’s new work alongside other area artists. Genres, sizes, and prices fit many gift budgets. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council hosts a free It Only Hurts When I Craft workshop and will repeat the class for the next session in the ongoing series of Crafternoons. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Blue Paddle Bistro presents Carol Ann Jones. On Tap has Jenni Johnson and Friends, Justice, and the Contois School of Music Band on different nights. Cooie sings and then Jack Grimmer bends strings at Twiggs. Read more…

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ART DEADLINES

Focal Point, Maryland Federation of Art’s open-juried all photography competition, closes today. Recycled, Repurposed, Recovered is my kind of show. The DC Independent Film Festival calls for strong art/experimental films. Cell Phone Photography is an exhibit moving past the camera. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Enosburgh Public Library has cider and donuts and Bent Northrup Memorial Library has a Hard Cider Making Workshop. Fairfax continues the Vermont Movie series. Several libraries celebrate International Games Day. The Montgomery Creative Writing Contest was an excellent night. Sheldon will discuss JP Choquette’s Restitution. Busy day in St Albans with Mornings, Muffins & Mysteries, the Writers’ Medley, and Astronomy Club, plus Stir the Pot. Read more…

 

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Artbits-November 12, 2015

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Dick

BOMONT? WHERE THE HECK…

BFA-St. Albans presents Footloose so Bomont (and a certain rebellious big city teenager) moves to the BFA Performing Arts Center for a three-evening run. Read more…

SELL SOME ART ON THE WALLS

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls gets revved up with the first major Craft Fair of the season. The Artists in Residence Gallery is finishing up its first decade with a special Celebration Membership program for local artists. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council and the Swanton Free Public Library will hold a free Creating Ornaments workshop. There is also a Creative Meeting to make items for the Thanksgiving Arts & Craft Show. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Twiggs presents Deja Nous and Shellhouse. Everything’s zen for the first time when Justice hits the Zen Lounge. Read more…

OF COURSE

Northwest Access TV offers a class called No Excuse, Time to Produce. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

The Enosburg Public Library holds a Coffee and New Books hour for this week’s new arrivals. There are book discussions for The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Cold Comfort Farm, The Girl on the Train, and Any Book. State of the Union plays the bigger screen. Read more…

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Artbits-November 5, 2015

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

River Arts hosts a Figure Drawing Marathon. Pen and Ink artist Tim Wimble hangs around the Northwestern Medical Center Gallery. in a solo show this month. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap has the Nobby Reed Project for Blues Night. Snow Farm Vineyard features Carol Ann Jones. The South Burlington Library presents Stephen Russell Payne and Rick Norcross. The Hummingbird lands at The INN for the Celebration of Expressive Arts. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Many libraries will be closed on Wednesday for Veterans Day. The Eloquent Page Book Store will host a reading and book signing for DonnaRae Menard. The Fairfax Community Library offers an Historical Lecture, The Devil’s Cabinet, The Eddy Family of Spirit Mediums. Game Day is coming at Georgia Public Library. Highgate Public Library kicks off its High 5 Campaign. The St. Albans Public Library has new Non-Traditional items for lending. It’s National Young Readers Week. Read more…

TWO ART EVENTS?

The Small Business Administration Veteran Business Summit has a lot to do with the Arts. The Vermont Community Foundation will host an Estate and Planned Giving Seminar. Read more…

CREATIVE SUMMIT

MONTPELIER–The inaugural Vermont Creative Network Creative Summit concludes. The Swanton Arts Council tells its story. Read more…

 

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Artbits–October 29, 2015

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Dick

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist in Residence Gallery hosts a Paint n’ Sip with Vermont Artist El Towle and a focus on an abstract art composition. The first Underhill Art Cause will raise money for good causes. A.I.R. also spotlights Harald Aksdal and Debra Kiel in a free meet-the-artists reception. Read more…

IN THE SAC

The Swanton Arts Council has an Art Installation at Halloween in the Park. Open Art Studio comes to the Swanton Free Public Library. A Barn Quilt Paint n’ Sip takes over the My-T-Fine. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap offers the CSM Band. Shooters annual Halloween bash stars Bad Horsey. The Backstage Pub hosts its Halloween Costume Bash with Justice. Ongoing music at Moog’s Place, River Arts, Shooters, and Twiggs. The VYO is assembling a mass choir for a performance Te Deum. Read more…

CREATIVE SUMMIT

The inaugural Vermont Creative Network Creative Summit will be held at the Vermont College of Fine Arts to discuss helping creatives and their economies thrive. Read more…

 

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Artbits–October 22, 2015

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dick

FLICKERS

St.  Albans is the Vermont home for horror as the Northwest Nightmares Film Festival comes to the Welden. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Opera House hosts its second Sip and Paint event with local artist and studio owner Rebecca Bennett. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

River Arts hosts Word!Craft. The Barre Opera House presents Don McLean. The annual Backstreet Halloween Costume Party offers Justice for all. The Twiggs Up in Flames show is a Musicians Helping Musicians benefit with five (or more) acts. Dress up your denim for the 7th annual Blue Jean Ball. The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and the Singing Sergeants will perform in the Collins Perley. Read more…

CALL FOR THESPIANS

The Opera House invites you to join the cast of A Seussified Christmas Carol. Read more…

 

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Artbits–October 15, 2015

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Dick

CELEBRATE

October is National Arts and Humanities Month. The coast-to-coast celebration shows the role arts and culture play in our daily lives in America. Read more…

THE GEEK? NO, THE NERD!

The Opera House presents The Nerd, a comedy by Larry Shue, in a three-day run. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap has Jenni Johnson and Friends. Carol Ann Jones plays a solo show (inside) at the Blue Paddle. Nobby Reed opens for comedian Paul Reiser at Spruce Peak. Will Patton is In the Garden. Twiggs presents Deja Nous and Isaac and Dominic French on different nights. The Barre Opera House offers Vermont Has Talent. Steve Gillette gives a songwriting workshop. Read more…

CALL FOR THESPIANS

A Seussified Christmas Carol needs a cast for wacky rhymed couplets, zoot fruited juices, and binka bird geese. Read more…

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER ART DEADLINES

The Tapped exhibit seeks works by professor/student pairs. The juried Craftys Awards celebrate the best in DIY. Swanton Arts Council has a design contest. The Portrait Society of America’s 11th annual Members Only competition will be by subject. Read more…

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

Teen Read Week begins Sunday. The Highgate Public Library sponsors Stories around the Campfire, a Halloween Family event with Mr. K and Ms. Virginia as well as the Traveling Storyteller story of Spookly the Square Pumpkin. Plan a whole day at the St. Albans Free Library. Read more…

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