| VOLUME 26 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | June 16, 2022 |
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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AROUND THE STATE--Make Music Vermont brings music makers of all ages and experience together on Tuesday, the summer solstice. The entire state is registered with music in Bennington, Fairfield, Milton, Montpelier, Randolph (there's a parade), St. Albans, Springfield, and many other locales. Burlington will host music at multiple sites including City Hall Park, the Church Street Marketplace and the Andy A Dog Williams Skatepark. MAKE MUSIC!
The Enosburg Falls Town Band plays from 7 - 8 p.m.
Grab your voices and instruments for a day of music in Taylor Park. There will be a Drum Circle led by Ada Lyman at 3:30 p.m. The Smoky Newfield Project takes the stage at 5 p.m.
The first day of summer is a free celebration of music-making that takes place on the same day in more than 120 countries and 1,000 cities across the globe. Want to participate in World Music Day? Registration continues through Monday, June 20. Click here to register or for more info.
Gov. Phil Scott signed an $84.5 million workforce and economic development bill last Wednesday. The bill (S.11) includes $9 million of Federal funds to the Vermont Arts Council for Creative Economy grants to cover monthly operating costs, including rent, mortgage, utilities, and insurance, to creative economy businesses and nonprofits that have sustained substantial losses due to the pandemic. $19 million goes to Vermont Economic Development Authority for a short-term forgivable loan program for Vermont businesses experiencing pandemic-driven working capital shortfalls with the arts and culture sector getting priority. Community Revitalization and Recovery grants for nonprofits, for-profit businesses, or municipalities are included. The law also creates a Vermont Film and Media Industry Task Force to study effective ways to cultivate the film and media industry in Vermont. CREATIVE ECONOMY
S.11 was originally a bill to regulate robocalls; it was used to get the House and Senate workforce and economic development plans through the legislature.
About 71,000 eligible Vermonters age 5 and older have not yet received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines for children months to 5 years old could be available as soon as June 21 PANDEMIC NEWS
Vermont reported 723 new COVID-19 cases statewide last week. Franklin County reported 75 cases in the 14 days ending Saturday.
Vermont relies on self reporting. Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order a third round of free at-home tests from COVIDtests.gov. Need other tests? COVIDtests.gov also has for links for at-home tests at retailers and pharmacies, insurance reimbursement for at-home tests, and the 20,000 no-cost antigen and PCR COVID-19 test sites nationwide. Most major chains including Walgreens and Price Chopper locally should have free N95 masks for distribution.
Whether you have contracted and recovered from this coronavirus or haven't yet received a booster or even if you have done it all, immunity has waned for many of us. That lowered resistance leads to infections and increased transmission of the virus. The fourth booster is available for those over 50. Here's my own advice. Get the COVID shot(s), get the booster(s), and take precautions, particularly if you are inside with other people--that means wearing a mask indoors. Statewide, about 318,600 Vermonters or 69% of the eligible population have completed vaccination and gotten a booster. In Franklin County, about 65% of the people have completed the vaccine and the additional dose. Only Essex County with 57% vaccinated and boosted, and Orleans County at 63% have lower rates.
No vaccine is 100% foolproof. Wash your hands. Keep wearing an N95 mask where you can't control the airflow around you until we reach the same herd immunity we have for smallpox and once had but lost for measles because so many parents refused to vaccinate their kids. Bonus: it will also help protect you from pollen, summer colds, and the winter flu.
Call 855.722.7878 or healthvermont.gov for more info about the first or second dose and for booster shots of the vaccine. You can also walk-in at Costco, CVS, Hannaford, Price Chopper/Market 32, Rite Aid, Shaw's, Walgreens, or Walmart, or get an appointment with CVS, Kinney Drugs, Walgreens, or UVMMC Outpatient Pharmacies.
VERGENNES--The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum hosts the Abenaki Heritage Weekend and Arts Marketplace on Saturday at 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ART ON THE WALLS
Artists Michael Descoteaux, Chief Shirly Hook, Jeanne Morningstar Kent, Linda Longtoe Sheehan, and Roger Longtoe Sheehan will exhibit and demonstrate their work. There will be workshops, singing, drumming, presentations, vendors, and more. Click here for more info.
MILTON--Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists' Guild Art Center with free weekly art classes for families at MAG on Sundays at 1 p.m. ART YOU CREATE
Each week offers a different project. Stay for 30 minutes or the whole two hours. Admission is free but registration is required. Click here for free tickets and more info.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council offers a free Sunflower Painting Class with Cathy Coulombe at the Swanton Free Public Library on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
The class is free but space is limited and pre-registration is required. Click here to register and for more info.
NORTH HERO--Island Arts Center presents a three-part Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop by Pat Brennan in the Island Arts Center on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
An Islander since 1969, Ms. Brennan has been giving card classes for five years. Each class will receive two card kits to create a one-of-kind card with envelope and will explore different techniques to widen skills. The tuition is $40 for all three classes or $15 for one class. Click here to register and for more info.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council Writers' Group meets online via the Swanton Free Public Library this evening at 6 p.m. They meet the third Thursday of each month to share progress and join in the discussion about longer projects and anything else about writing, reading, publishing, and more. Email Becky Rupp or the Swanton Library for more info. IN THE SAC
U.S. COVID-19 deaths have topped one million. Here's my own plan as our precautions wane. I got the COVID and Flu shots, and the first booster, and I take precautions because no vaccine is 100% foolproof. I wash my hands. I double mask with a genuine N95 mask (not a bandana and not a "chin strap") and a surgical mask where ever I can't control the airflow. It isn't much of a burden and it mostly protects me from all the people without masks I see in stores and concerts. ON STAGE LIVE
Thursday, June 16
ST ALBANS TOWN--The weekly St. Albans Bay Farmer's Market and Concert Series continues with Chris & Erica today from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SOUTH HERO--The 2022 Snow Farm Summer Concert Series continues their 25th anniversary season with A House on Fire this evening. Music starts at 6:30 p.m. but "come as early as you would like." The "coolest band in the northeast, and possibly in the country" plays pop, dance, reggae, rock, hip hop, country, R&B, and soul. Click here for more info.
SOUTH HERO--The Blue Paddle Bistro hosts the old school blues of the Blue Fox Duo this evening at 5:30 - 8 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap starts off another weekend of music with Bob Recupero, "Cooper," tonight at 5:30 p.m. two shows Friday night, with the Natural Selection at 5 p.m., and then Toast in their long awaited debut of late night music starting at 9 p.m., plus Chris & Erica live on Saturday night. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
Friday, June 17
MILTON--The Friday Night Live Music and Buffet at Arrowhead Golf Course presents Carol Ann Jones on the deck on Friday at 6 p.m. The pulled pork buffet starts around 7 p.m. Both run until 9 p.m. The buffet costs $13 per person ($7 for each child). You don't have to be a member; the public is welcome. Be sure to come early, usually around 6, to get a good seat. Click here for more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents the mildly psychedelic, 4-piece funk/rock band No Lemon live in The Room on Friday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--The Depot presents Cozy--the Band on Friday night at 8 p.m. Cozy returns to the stage with Burlington and St. Albans musicians to make soulful, booty-shaking party music. There is a $5 cover charge. Food for purchase and cash bar will be available. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Friday-Saturday, June 17-18
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs often has shows on Friday and Saturday nights. Music starts about 6:30 p.m. Call 802.524.1405, find them on Facebook, or click here for more info.
Saturday, June 18
ENOSBURG--Cold Hollow Sculpture Park hosts trumpeter, percussionist, composer, and arranger Ray Vega on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Mr. Vega will perform with friends, then explore improvisation in The Joy of Jazz Improv in the first program in Cold Hollow's 2022 series How We Make Things. Admission is free. Click here for tickets and more info.
NORTH HERO--Shane Murley plays live in the Steamship Pier Bar and Grill at North Hero House on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The Texan singer-songwriter brings Americana, country, folk, and alternative rock with a twist of soul-funk. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ENOSBURG--Country Boy Classics presents the Sarah Montgomery Band on Saturday at 7 p.m. The country music singer/songwriter is based in Nashville. Admission is $25. Click here for tickets and more info.
Sunday, June 19
ST. ALBANS--Saint Albans Museum hosts the Juneteenth & Pride Celebration in the parking lot shared by the museum and St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Sunday from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Live Music at MRB presents fresh performances every Sunday Funday at 2 p.m. all summer long. Call to make a reservation (802.582.4182) or find them on Facebook for more info.
SOUTH HERO--The Blue Paddle Bistro hosts singer-songwriter Justin LaPoint Duet on Sunday at 5:30 - 8 p.m. His six song EP, Miss Mountain Sky, came out in November. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Monday, June 20
ENOSBURG--The Enosburg Business & Community Association begins a Summer Sounds Music Series with the Old Man Garage Band in Lincoln Park on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The rain date is June 27. Food trucks will be on site.
Wednesday, June 22
NORTH HERO--Bob Recupero, "Cooper," plays live in the Steamship Pier Bar and Grill at North Hero House on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Look for everything from cowboy songs and gunfighter ballads to singer-songwriters and rock & roll. Find them on Facebook for more info.
GEORGIA--The Gathering on the Green presents the Nobby Reed Project on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The summer concert series celebrates the outdoors with vendors and music.
ST. ALBANS--Troy Millette Presents: Sample Sets on the Taproom Stage at 14th Star on Wednesday from 6 - 9 p.m. Mr. Millette's special "flight" will have three new acts from established solo acts, to fresh new faces, to special guest appearances every Wednesday evening. Act One begins at 6 p.m., Act Two at 7, and Act Three at 8 all with no cover charge. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--The Citizens Concert Band begins its summer series in the E.A. Loomis Bandshell in Taylor Park on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Click here for more info.
NORTH HERO and GRAND ISLE--The Vermont Humanities Council offers two live events nearby this week. HUMANITIES
In Utopia and Apocalypse led by Jim Schley at North Hero Public Library this evening at 6 p.m., participants will explore 19th and 20th century visions of the future, pausing to examine repression, community, socialism, capitalism, feminism, creativity, ethics, and evolution. Call Caroline Korejko (802.372.5458) for more info.
Howard Coffin reprises Vermont's Remarkable Sharpshooters in the Grand Isle United Methodist Church on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. This state sent far more snipers per capita to the Union armies than any other state. They played a little-known but major role at Gettysburg that changed the course of the Civil War. Mr. Coffin's recent research shows the reasons why Vermont may have been so well-represented in this elite group of marksmen. Email Lucille Campbell for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Historian Jason Barney returns to the Eloquent Page for a book signing for his third book, Northern Vermont in the Revolutionary War, on Saturday at 3 p.m. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
Benedict Arnold and Benjamin Franklin spent time in the Champlain Valley. George Washington tracked events in the region as raiding parties descended on Vermont communities. The waters of Missisquoi Bay were as vital as any waterway in America and the Lake Champlain islands formed some of the most strategic territory in the thirteen colonies. Mr. Barney will explore and unveil our area's forgotten past. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SWANTON--the Swanton Free Public Library begins a new monthly book club, But I Progress, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit will be the first book on the list.
The readings will focus on writers who "identify as women, with particular attention to Women of Color and nonbinary women, who are under represented in literature. Today women's works are priced lower, more seldom purchased, and not receiving proper credit." There will be snacks, reviews, discussion, ideas, and good conversation. Click here for more info.
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.
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