| VOLUME 23 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | March 28, 2019 |
ArtBits always features a calendar of the goings on of Franklin County artists. Check out these events around Franklin County. Each issue includes the entire text of our weekly newspaper column. STUFF YOU SHOULDN'T MISS
Franklin County's arts and music gatherings bring new opportunities, gossip, "show-and-tell" and occasional workshops. There are also booked and acoustic Open Mic Nights that feature music, readings, and more from the best new artists in Vermont.
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It is an incredibly busy first weekend of Spring with Festivals, benefit events, art shows, concerts, dinner dances, sculpture, and auctions, some of them all together!
BERKSHIRE--The 35th anniversary World Open Chainsaw Sculpture Championship comes to the new Wild Adventures Theme Park on Water Tower Road starting on Saturday and running through Monday. WORLD OPEN CHAINSAW SCULPTURE
Watch as chainsaw artists from around the world turn simple logs into stunning works of art. Judging of sculptures to announce the World Open Champions takes place on Monday at 1 p.m. Don't miss Grammy-nominated Beau Vine and the Buckamoos from the rolling hills of Franklin performing live before the ceremony.
Wood carving is one of the oldest arts. Wooden spears from the Middle Paleolithic show that humans began utilitarian woodwork millennia ago and decorative carving about a minute later. "The beginnings of the craft go so far back that, at least where timber is present, the use of wood exists as a universal in human culture as both a means to create or enhance technology and as a medium for artistry." Woodcarvings from ancient Egypt thanks to the dryness of the climate there. The Cairo museum exhibits the statue of a man from the period of the Great Pyramid of Giza, around 4000 B.C. The current fast-growing sculptural art began formally in the 1950s as artists Ray Murphy and Ken Kaiser brought the modern technology of the chainsaw to the ancient art of woodcarving.
The principle Sculpture Auction will take place at 3 p.m.
The Saturday and Sunday schedules will include competition and guest carving, live music, inflatable rides, family activities, a quick carving competition, meet and greet with guest carvers, racing pigs, a barracuda race, and a benefit auction. Guest artists include Pennsylvania's Dennis Beach, Merlin Nichols of St. Johnsbury, Riley "Two Fingers" O'Donegal from Letterkenny, Ireland, and Liam Tromans of Boularderie Island.
Every day is Free Admission Day sponsored by the All Arts Council. Click here or here for schedules and other background materials, and more info. Funds raised will benefit a new grant program and sculpture school in Franklin County.
The sculptures will stay on exhibit at the Wild Adventures Park through April 24, then move to Taylor Park in St. Albans for the 53rd Vermont Maple Festival.
ST. ALBANS--The Artist in Residence and the St. Albans Museum host a meet with Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jackie Kennedy as portrayed by AIR member Terry Brehner in a Women's History Month Fundraiser at the Bliss Room on Saturday at 7 p.m. ART FOR THE WALLS
There will also be a Silent auction with more than items from local artists including three replicated jewelry pieces of the First Ladies by Terry Buehner. Food will be provided by Northwest Technical Center Culinary Arts.
Admission is $15 in advance, $18 at the door. The event benefits the Artist in Residence capital fund. Tickets can be purchased at the Artist in Residence Gallery, or call 802.528.5222, or click here to order.
ST. ALBANS--The Grind Cafe is ready to start the season off with a Spring Mug Paint'n'Sip with artist Victoria Courtney Rosen Vining on Saturday at 10 a.m. ART YOU CREATE
The spring launch costs $20 which includes the guided painting of a personalized mug and a medium beverage from The Grind to enjoy while you paint. Tickets must be purchased in advance at The Grind Cafe.
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs hosts a Mermaid Tail Splash with Paint Nite and artist Carrie Tatro on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
$35 per person includes "everything you need to get up, get out, and get making." Click here for tickets. Use the code YAYfbVT10off for $10 off tickets.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council hosts How to Have a Great Craft Show Experience as a discussion at the Carmen Brook Farm on Sunday at 1 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info or email to register. IN THE SAC
SWANTON--The S.A.C. will host a Board Meeting and Updates at the Swanton House of Pizza on Monday at 6 p.m. Social Time at 5:30 p.m.
Click here for the agenda and minutes of the previous meetings.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star Movie Nights continue in The Room this evening at 7:30 p.m. Doors at 7. Spring Forward. Daylight Saving Time means 14th Star has "updated the showtime to 7:30 to maximize your viewing enjoyment!" FILM
Tonight's choices are Spaceballs, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Find them on Facebook for more info and the poll.
Come early to claim a seat and enjoy some movie trivia. There will be plenty of seating, or feel free to bring a blanket and pillow and get cozy on the floor. Free popcorn for all who attend, a full dinner menu from Grazers, and, of course, craft beer.
ST. ALBANS--Northwest Public Access continues the regular Storytelling Open Mic at the studio on Friday at 6:30 p.m. STORYTELLING
With March winds blowing upon us it's time to tell tales of mystery and intrigue. Storytellers should bring a story that has listeners on the edge of their seats. Or perhaps you have a tale that will leave us laughing at the end. "It's a Mystery" is open to all kinds of storytelling devilment. "Make us laugh, cry or amaze us with your 5-8 minute story."
Admission is $8. Email Lesley Nase or find them on Facebook for more info, tickets, and to sign up.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council travels to the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge on Saturday to create the original screenplay The Year of the Salmon. Writing starts at 9 a.m. with writing lead Tom Benton. The full script will be completed by 6 p.m. YEAR OF THE SALMON WRITING SLAM
Email to sign up and reserve your space or for more info.
Friday ON STAGE LIVE
ST. ALBANS--The Make-A-Wish Beat the Winter Blues Event takes over the American Legion Post 1 on Friday at 6 p.m. dinner, a live and silent auction, and dancing. The auction includes artwork and handwork by local artists. The Prom Posse will be there. 14th Star will once again release the Golden Lager. All profits from sales of this beer go to help Make-A-Wish Vermont grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Tickets are $45 each. Call Patty Rainville (802.868.4703) or Jean Gagne (802.868.3154), email Heather Buczkowski, or click here for tickets and more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star Brewing Company presents the Starline Rhythm Boys live on the taproom stage on Friday at 6 p.m. "Vermont's house band" performs vintage country, honky-tonk, and rockabilly music in a mix of their own tunes and covers.
ST. ALBANS BAY--The Bayside Pavilion offers March Madness with S.A.S. on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Scott Guptill, April Reynolds Begnoche and Scott Belisle brings "classic rock with a twist" with music from the 70s to the 90s.
SHELDON--The Abbey continues the Spring Music in the Pub series with Chris & Erica on Friday at 7 p.m. The local duo have won acoustic performer contests and have opened for Jamie Lee at Higher Ground.
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs presents American singer-songwriter Shane Murley Band on Friday at 7 p.m. Call 802.524.1405 or click here for more info.
Friday-Saturday
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap offers the Balladeer & the Bluesman on Friday at 5 p.m, then Sticks & Stones at 9 p.m. Bethany Conner and Troy Millette take over on Saturday at 5 p.m.
On Tap has music on Tuesday through Saturday nights. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info.
Friday-Sunday
ESSEX JUNCTION--The Double E has a concert triple header this weekend with the fun-loving Buck Hollers on Friday at 7 p.m., the Robin Gottfried Band on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Ukulele Shenanigans with Ukulele Clare on Sunday at 4 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info
Saturday
ST. ALBANS--Relay for Life will band together with Kai Jamil, Sean Jarvis, Chris Parker, Carol Ann Jones and more for a Concert for a Cure at Twiggs on Saturday at 5 p.m. The VIP hour for team captains, individual relayers and sponsors begins at 4.
The Concert for a Cure kicks off Spring and the 2019 Relay For Life of Franklin County Vermont. Every artist, every musician, every dancer, and every chainsaw sculptor in Franklin County has experienced cancer, as a survivor, or as a relative or a friend. Every one of us.
Participants in community events like this become a part of the movement of 2.5 million survivors, patients, advocates, volunteers, caregivers, and researchers doing everything within our power to save lives from cancer. Click here or find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Spring Fling at Nelly's celebrates and ends the hibernation with the Contraband on Saturday at 9:30 p.m.
Bruce Leo, drum and vocals; Tom Lonergan, lead guitar and vocals; Jason Leavitt, bass guitar; Jon Clark, rhythm guitar and vocals, and Joel Snyder as Sound Engineer and vocals call themselves "just a group of guys who are close friends that love to play music and have a great time." This is their debut at Nelly's.
Sunday
KEY COLONY BEACH, FL--The KCB Community Association continues the Concerts in the Park series in Sunset Park on with Pappa Pete on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Concerts in the Park are free concerts sponsored by the KCBCA and take place most Sunday afternoons in Sunset Park. Bring a chair or blanket and refreshments. Parking is limited so walking, biking or ride sharing is recommended.
Tuesday
ST. ALBANS--14th Star Brewing Company presents Tuesday Nights with Troy on the taproom stage on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
The Fairfield singer-songwriter is onstage for a musical journey of imaginative covers and original songs from his latest album, Living With A Ghost. His Spring residency continues every Tuesday through April 30.
ArtBits features a quick weekly peek at library events in and around Franklin County. That popular feature has a page of its own at the Franklin County Bookshelf here on the AAC site at AllArtsCouncil.org/books. We also take an occasional peek at the bookshelf or night stand of the folks you know in and around Franklin County. Those reviews can be found on the ArtBits Bookshelf. ON THE BOOKSHELF
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