| VOLUME 26 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | November 17, 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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The 8th annual National Apprenticeship Week continues through November 20. Industry, labor, education, and governments host events to showcase Registered Apprenticeship programs around the state and the country. Apprenticeship provides a talent pipeline to address some of the pressing workforce issues. The U.S. Department of Labor will highlight Women in Apprenticeship today and Public Service Apprenticeship and Veterans in Apprenticeship tomorrow. APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
Vermont's Apprenticeship Program has a list of " Registered Apprenticeable Occupations" including such Creative Economy jobs as bookbinder, CAD designer, cabinetmaker, computer programmer, drafter, jeweler, model maker, photographer, printer, technical writer, and web site developer.
Vermont's COVID paid leave grant programis still delayed. PANDEMIC NEWS
The Vermont Department of Health reported November 9 that hospitalizations decreased from 47 to 38 last week, as overall COVID-19 cases fell to 429 new cases statewide last week, down from 514 the week before. COVID-19 infections remain "Low" for the third week, according to the VDH. The state reported Franklin County's case load dipped slightly to 67 cases in the 14 days ending Saturday. Four more Vermonters have died from the disease in November so far for a pandemic total of 763.
Because Vermont relies on self reporting, the number of actual cases is higher than the Department of Health finds. 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.
MONTGOMERY--The Montgomery Center for The Arts hosts the annual Mongomery Elementary School Student Art Show in MCA-Kelton Hall this weekend. Show times are Friday at 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. ART ON THE WALLS
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council hosts the Fall Youth Art Show at the Swanton Free Public Library during library hours. The show exhibits the artistic talent of area youth in all media and styles. It includes work from any K-12 students, including those at Alburgh, Franklin, Highgate, Sheldon, Swanton, and MVU. The show is free and open to the public.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts hosts the November Paint and Sip: Inspired by Gustav Klimt with Meagan Wright on Friday at 6 p.m. Creative expression and community connection and a piece of art nouveau style to hang on the wall. The cost is $45. Click here to enroll and for more info. ART YOU CREATE
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild hosts a Paint and Sip - Grateful with MAG Member Linda Oakes Carvalho this evening at 6 p.m. The cost is $40 for members and $45 for non-members. Click here to register and for more info.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts hosts a Community Contra Dance with Summer Sounds favorites the Atlantic Crossing Band and caller Luke Donforth in Foley Hall on Saturday at 8 p.m. Beginner lesson at 7. The New England folk dance or barn dance features long lines of couples dance together, performing simple footwork patterns, walking steps, and twirls to folk music played by a live band while a caller calls out the pattern. DANCE
Admission is by suggested donation of $15. Click here for info about the event and here for more info about contra dancing.
ST. ALBANS--The Rec Department presents a Friday Fall Flick in the Greg Brown Lodge at Hard'ack on Friday at 6 p.m. Admission to each movie is free and open to all. Concessions will be open. Find them on Facebook for more info. FILM
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. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
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.
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-Saturday, November 17-19
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap starts off another weekend of music with Ryan Sweezy in the Thursday Music Series tonight at 6 p.m. two favorite shows Friday night, the eclectic Shane's Apothecary at 5 p.m., and then 90 Proof for late night music starting at 9 p.m., plus two more returning shows live on Saturday night with Third Shift at 5 p.m., and Last Kid Picked starting at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
Friday, November 18
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.
ST. ALBANS--The Depot presents the Men in Motion Review Live in a Girls' Night show on Friday at 8:45 p.m. General admission is $19.99 - $40. Tickets are available at the Depot or Click here .
Saturday, November 19
ST. ALBANS--Saturday is a busy night at the 14th Star Brewing Company.
Summer Sounds favorites IncaHoots perform at 14th Star on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
The 14th Star Adult Prom returns for a classy night with a traditional black tie formal theme in The Room on Saturday at 7 p.m. Admission is $25 per person or $40 per couple. Must be 21+ to attend. Find them on Facebook for more info and click here for tickets.
Sunday, November 20
ST. ALBANS--14th Star continues the Sunday Sessions: the WD-40s live in The Room on Sunday at 1 - 3 p.m. for non-squeaky, acoustic shenanigans and tomfoolery. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ESSEX--Star 92.9 presents American Authors at the Double E Performance Center on Sunday at 6 p.m. The New York-based pop-rock group of Zac Barnett, vocals/guitar; Dave Rublin, bass; and Matt Sanchez, drums; released their debut album Oh, What a Life in 2014. Their hit single, Best Day of My Life, has been featured in over 600 movie trailers, TV shows, commercials, and as a theme song for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Admission is $9.29. Proceeds benefit the station's Christmas Is For Kids program serving the Salvation Army in Chittenden County, Barre, and Plattsburgh. Click here for tickets and more info.
Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 23
ESSEX JUNCTION--Jerborn and Axe go jerborning into On Tap on Wednesday, fixing to play right into Thanksgiving, starting at 6 p.m. "Maybe he'll share his cranberry sauce recipe." Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star gets all Cozy for Thanksgiving Eve live music in The Room on Wednesday at 6 p.m. New brews, old friends, and no cover. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24
ST. ALBANS--City Side Pub will host "a free turkey dinner for anyone and everyone that would like or need a Thanksgiving meal for themselves or there family" on Kingman Street next Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, from 3 - 7 p.m. All donations are appreciated and will be noticed. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--The Eloquent Page staff book pick for Thanksgiving is Plant You by Carleigh Bodrug. The cookbook features plant-based, oil-free recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner plus cheese sauces, salad dressings and desserts. It includes an infographic guide and photo with every recipe. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
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.
Good News!There are so many events around the region that we miss some of them.Be sure to check these calendars for what's happening near you ... |
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