| VOLUME 26 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | November 3, 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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ST. ALBANS--Josh's House hosts the 7th annual Craft Show at St. Albans City Hall and in The Room at 14th Star for a mini sip and shop on Saturday at 9 a.m - 3 p.m. The benefit for the Josh Pallotta Fund will showcase over 70 unique crafters and vendors this year. ART FOR SALE
The Fund was created by a group of veterans, family, and community members in memory of Joshua R. Pallotta to support the wellness and recreation center for Vermont's service members.
The U.S. Treasury approved over $90 million from the COVID Capital Projects Fund for the Vermont Community Broadband Construction Grant Program. Vermont will use its funding to connect 13,818 homes and businesses--22% of locations still lacking high-speed access--to high-speed internet. The grant is part of $10 billion in CPF awards to states, territories, freely associated states, and tribal governments. PANDEMIC NEWS
The driver has been the pandemic changes to the definition of the modern workplace. "Homes across the country transformed into remote offices while work trips and in-person meetings became hour-long Zoom calls," Sen. Patrick Leahy said. Franklin County's artists have long worked "from home." The formula grant program funds Vermont's regional Communication Union Districts which construction locally defined and prioritized broadband infrastructure projects.
Service providers must participate in the Affordable Connectivity Program. ACP-eligible households can receive internet access at no cost and can check their eligibility for free internet and sign up at GetInternet.gov.
Vermont reported 549 new COVID-19 cases statewide last week, down from 663 the week before, as hospitalizations increased from 48 to 73 (that number has been climbing over the last few weeks from a low of 30). Franklin County's case load dipped slightly to 80 cases in the 14 days ending Saturday.
Vermont relies on self reporting. You can report self-test results by following instructions on your test kit to automatically provide your results to your local health department or with the Vermont COVID-19 Self-Test Result Reporting Form. If you test positive, stay home and isolate for five days or longer. You can leave your home on day six if your symptoms have improved and you have had no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of medicine that reduces fevers.
Take an at-home test if you begin having symptoms like fever, sore throat, runny nose, or loss of taste or smell, or at least five days after you come into close contact with someone with COVID-19, or if you plan a get together with people who are at risk of severe disease or may not be up to date on their vaccines. COVID.gov has 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.
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. To date, 16% of eligible Vermonters over the age of 12 have gotten the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine. That's compared to just 4% nationally. 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 still means wearing a mask indoors.
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 visit 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. Providers and pharmacies must give vaccines at no cost to the patient.
ST. ALBANS--The Artist In Residence Gallery features different artists each month. This month, the spotlight is on Vermont Life photographer David Juaire, acrylic and watercolor painter Shanna Ratner, clay sculptor Deb Shell, and fiber artist Sally Tarr with a live reception at the gallery this evening at 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. A.I.R. will continue celebrating the monthly Featured Artists online and on Facebook. ART ON THE WALLS
The art and fine craft cooperative features paintings, fiber arts, stained glass, sculpture, lamps, pottery, folk art boxes, scarves, hats and more by 40 Franklin County and surrounding area artists. It is owned and operated by the artists and sponsors. The gallery on South Main Street is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Click here or find them on Facebook for more info.
FAIRFAX--The Bent Northrup Memorial Library needs photographers to share expertise with their budding photography club. They "imagine having a group that meets every couple of months to learn how to get more out of the features of their equipment." They want to meet anyone interested in either joining or facilitating. CALL FOR ARTISTS
BNML also plans a regular adult craft night and needs one or more volunteers to organize it. The library will pay for all supplies. Bring your passion for Pinterest
Neither group has to be a long-term commitment. Stop in at the library or email for more info.
MONTGOMERY--Ballet Arts and Montgomery Center for The Arts host a special Adult Beginner Ballet Barre with Yoga and Pilates Warm Up class to benefit the MCA on Saturday at noon. Mats will be required for the warmup and ballet slippers or socks for the ballet barre. Admission is by $12 donation with all proceeds going to the MCA. Pre-Registration is required to assure a space. Find them on Facebook for more info. DANCE
FRANKLIN--Vermont Humanities presents a live tour of some of Vermont's Historic Theater Curtains with Christine Hadsel at Haston Library on Saturday at 7 p.m. In Vermont, painted curtains graced stages in town and grange halls, opera houses, and community theaters including the Opera Houses in Enosburg and St. Albans. The director of Curtains Without Borders, Ms. Hadsel looks at some of the 177 curtains that illustrate the rich cultural history of small-town Vermont before World War I. Call Josh Worman (802.285.6505) or click here for more info. HUMANITIES
ST. ALBANS--Osher Lifelong Learning Institute concludes the Fall weekly program series with the 60s and 70s in the Green Mountains, Back to the Land In Northwest Vermont with historian Jason Barney in the Greg Brown Lodge at Hard'ack on Wednesday at 11 a.m. All attendees/members must pre-register prior to the start of the program. Each single lecture fee is $8. Call the UVM OLLI office (802.656.5817) or click here to register and for more info.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts offers the November Open Studio Figure Drawing today at 3:30 p.m. will be a nude session with quick two minute poses, five minute poses, 20 minute poses, and a long pose at the end. River Arts limits nude sessions to ages 18 and older. The cost is $15 with pre-registration preferred. Click here to register and for more info. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
MILTON--Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists' Guild Art Center with free weekly art classes for families at MAG on the first Sunday of each month at 1 p.m.
Each month 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 will hold a Board Meeting and Updates in person at the Swanton Free Public Library on Monday at 6 p.m. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. Find the SAC on Facebook for the agenda and much more info. IN THE SAC
Here's my own plan with over one million U.S. deaths and as our precautions wane. I got the COVID and Flu shots, and the 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, November 3
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents Milton Busker & the Grim Work with special guests Troy Millette and the Fire Below in an evening of music to celebrate the release of Made of Stars in The Room this evening at 6 p.m. Mr. Busker, singer/songwriter and guitar; David Ball, guitar; Jom Hammack, mandolin; John Treybal, bass; and Dave Simpson, drums play a type of Americana they call "suit-folk," defined as "the people's music, all dolled up for a night on the town." This is their second studio album; they released their first album in 2018. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Friday, November 4
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents the Barn Rats for a night of live music in The Room on Friday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SHELDON--The Abbey Friday Night Music Series continues in the Pub on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Friday-Saturday, November 4-5
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs often has shows on Friday and Saturday nights. Music starts about 6:30 p.m. Call 802.524.1405 or find them on Facebook for more info. Click here to book a reservation or to visit the art on the walls.
Saturday, November 5
JEFFERSONVILLE--The 13th annual Backcountry Magazine Barn Bash features live music by Locals & Company, the films Fuel, In Pursuit of Soul, and Bus Day, and much more at the Cambridge Community Center on Saturday from 6:30 - 10 p.m. Admission is $25 in advance, $30 at the door. All tickets include a Smuggs midweek lift ticket, a raffle ticket, a meal ticket, and a beverage ticket. Email or find them on Facebook for more info.
RANDOLPH-- Chandler Center for the Arts presents Mábuiga on Saturday at 7 p.m. There will be a potluck in the Upper Gallery at 5 p.m. and an artist talk at 6 p.m. The Garifuna Collective will relate stories about their ancestors--including Joseph Chattoyer, who led the revolt against the British on St. Vincent in the 1700s--and the displacement of the Garifuna people to Honduras and Belize. Masks are welcome but not required. Admission is $10, $25, $35, and $45. Click here for tickets and more info.
Virtual music and events continue this week. ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE
The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association and the Elnu Abenaki Singers performed at the Saint-Gaudens Memorial Summer Concert Series at the National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire, on YouTube.
The park was the home, gardens, and studios of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America's foremost sculptors of the 19th Century.
Actor Stephen Fry recites an essay on Language with Kinetic Typography visuals by Matthew Rogers on YouTube. There is also A Bit of Fry & Laurie concerning Language on YouTube.
Ben Patton plays his original song In a Way, with Will Patton on bass and Caleb Bronz on drums, on YouTube.
ONLINE--Vermont Humanities presents a Fiction Reading by Sara Jaffe as a digital event on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Ms. Jaffe is a writer in Portland, Oregon. Her novel, Dryland, was published by Tin House Books in 2015 and by Cipher Press in the UK last year. Click here for more info. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
FAIRFAX--The Bent Northrup Memorial Library hosts a facilitated book discussion of the Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. van der Kolk this evening at 6:30 p.m. A researcher and expert on traumatic stress, Dr. van der Kolk "articulates new and better therapies for toxic stress based on a deep understanding of the effects of trauma on brain development and attachment systems."
Call 802.827.3945 to be added to the waitlist.
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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