| VOLUME 27 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | March 9, 2023 |
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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KEY COLONY BEACH and ONLINE--Inch Beach will host a very special live concert with Summer Sounds favorite Mark Shelton on Friday at about 7 p.m. We usually have no idea how many stars to expect when he shows up. "Fridays are mostly Elvis but we'll also sing some gospel plus who knows?" he said. ALMOST SUMMER SOUNDS IN WINTER
Mark Shelton's astounding voice and dynamic performances leave audiences mesmerized. An International Elvis Hall of Fame artist, his The King Returns concert tours are internationally sold out. His shows have been featured on ABC News, CBS Inside Edition, Good Morning America, and more as well as globally in India, Fuji Television Network in Japan, and the Daily Mail in the U.K. The "Hillbilly Cat" has that Star quality to move from the 50s to the 70s with the King of Rock n' Roll as the perfect appetizer for the Marathon Seafood Fest. Follow him on Facebook for more info on this show and a link to this week's offerings.
ST. ALBANS--Osher Lifelong Learning Institute continues the Fall weekly program series with retired UVM Extension livestock specialist Chet Parsons to discuss the History of Sheep in Vermont in the Greg Brown Lodge at Hard'ack on Wednesday at 11 a.m. HUMANITIES
OLLI no longer takes payments at the door. They "strongly recommend that all attendees/members pre-register prior to the start of the program." Click here for more info.
Want to know why I still "mask up"? A new studypublished last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum found that individuals with long COVID are at high risk for a range of adverse health outcomes including a doubled risk of death in the year following infection. Those with long COVID were also about twice as likely to experience cardiovascular events including arrhythmias, stroke, heart failure and coronary artery disease. The risk of pulmonary embolism more than tripled while the risk of COPD and moderate or severe asthma nearly doubled. PANDEMIC NEWS
I buckle up in the car, too.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were generally down over the last week. The Vermont Department of Health reported on March 1 that 37 people remain hospitalized. Overall, Vermont's new COVID-19 cases rose slightly to 340 statewide last week, up from 317 the week before. Franklin County's case load stood at 74 cases in the 14 days ending Saturday. Still, eight more Vermonters died of COVID-19 last week, bringing the total fatalities to 925. Franklin County has lost 87 residents to the disease. Infections in Franklin County remain at a "Low" level.
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. Every home in the U.S. is again eligible to order a new round of free at-home tests from COVIDtests.gov. Need other tests? COVID.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.
People keep getting sick, mostly because they aren't taking precautions. Original COVID-19 vaccinations remain below the level of herd immunity, and even fewer have gotten boosters. All of Vermont's walk-in clinics closed Tuesday. Only about 60% of adults and eligible children have even received a flu vaccine. Most doctors and area pharmacies offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations.
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 again for many of us. That lowered resistance leads to infections and increased transmission of the virus. To date, only 28% of eligible Vermonters age 5 and over have gotten the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine. 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.
JEFFERSONVILLE--Bryan Memorial Gallery opens the inaugural Small Member Group Show in the East Gallery with a reception on Saturday at 12 - 4 p.m. In the final week of Homeschool with the Bryan they examine still life paintings and how to perceive or "read" art. Find it all on Facebook. ART ON THE WALLS
The Gallery reopened yesterday after a cozy winter break. They have a new 2023 catalogue to accompany this year's Legacy Collection. Call (802.644.5100) to schedule or Click here for more info.
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild hosts the in-person Paint n' Sip Northern Lights with Linda Oakes Carvalho this evening at 6 p.m. The event is BYOB. The cost is $40 for members and $45 for non-members. Click here for more info ART YOU CREATE
The MAG online shop is open 24/7 and the gallery is open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MILTON--Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists' Guild Art Center with free weekly art classes for families at MAG on Sunday at 1 p.m. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Each week offers a different project. Stay for 30 minutes or the whole two hours. Click here for more info.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council Art Journaling Group meets in person at the Swanton Free Public Library on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. IN THE SAC
Art journals, junk journals, art pages and more are on the table and make for fun for artists, writers, scrap bookers, and more. The group meets to share ideas and to take time to create. Gatherings are traditionally held at the library on the second Wednesday of every month. If you need supplies to get started, check out the library's Makerspace or Click here for 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, March 9-11
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap starts off another weekend of music with the John Lackard Blues Duo tonight at 6 p.m. two shows Friday night, starting with Jerborn jerborning live at 5 p.m., and then the Dirty Looks Band for late night music starting at 9 p.m., plus two more shows live on Saturday night with Kyle Stevens at 5 p.m., and the Lloyd Tyler Band starting at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
Friday, March 10
JOHNSON--Soulstice returns to Moog's Joint on Friday at 8 p.m. Come early, stay late for the local reggae / jam / cover band. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents B-Town for a night of live rock and roll / blues and dancing 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. (Sean Jarvis was live last Friday). Find them on Facebook for more info.
SOUTH HERO--Jericho Road Crew paves the Friday Night Wine Down inside the tasting room at Snow Farm Vineyard on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Food will be catered, call Kristen (802.922.8074) for all pre-order food requests. Click here for more info.
KEY COLONY BEACH and ONLINE--Inch Beach will host a very special live concert with Summer Sounds favorite Mark Shelton on Friday at about 7 p.m. We usually have no idea how many stars to expect when he shows up. "Fridays are mostly Elvis but we'll also sing some gospel plus who knows?" he said. Read more...
Friday-Saturday, March 10-11 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, March 11
ST. ALBANS--Cooie & Adlai go Off The Rails at One Federal in the lounge on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Call 802.528.5937 or find them on Facebook for more info.
BURLINGTON--Nectar's presents the very large and arithmetically challenged Vermont Mandolin Trio at Metronome on Saturday at 7 p.m. Doors at 6:30. Jamie Masefield, Matt Flinner, Pat Melvin, and Will Patton will play an evening of the bluegrass, jazz and roots music of Bill Monroe, Django Reinhardt, J.S. Bach and everything in between. "Well, it IS sort of a project," Mr. Patton said but all four of them are the trio. Admission is $15. Click here for tickets and more info.
Sunday, March 12
ST. ALBANS--14th Star hosts a day of food and music for Pawssibilities--A Service Dog Fundraiser with Jonny Hick and the Kickers plus Chris and Erica in The Room on Sunday at 11 a.m - 5 p.m. The event is for the Martin family for an Autism Service dog for their son Simon. The Kickers play from 11:30 - 1:30 and Chris and Erica play from 2 - 4. There will be food available at $10 per plate as well as a cash bar plus a silent auction and 50/50 raffle.
Admission by suggested donation of $5. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Wednesday, March 15
ST. ALBANS--Troy Millette's Sample Sets continue at 14th Star for a night of live music on the Taproom stage on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Mr. Millette introduces established solo acts, fresh new faces, special guest appearances, and more.
Find them on Facebook for more info.
FAIRFIELD--The Bent Northrop Memorial Library hosts Franklin County Photogs (the BNML Photography Club) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Harry Goldhagen leads the monthly hybrid in-person/Zoom group to explore equipment, storage, editing, and more. Click here to join on Zoom. The passcode is 527511. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
FRANKLIN--The Haston Library hosts Vermont writer and humorist Bill Mares in Town Hall on Saturday at 11 a.m. He will share some of the tales that illustrate the understatement, comeuppance, and subtlety of Vermont Humor in his book, I Could Hardly Keep from Laughing.
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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