| VOLUME 27 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | March 23, 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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ST. ALBANS--The Sunday Makers Market fills the Taproom at 14th Star with pop-up booths from local crafters and makers on Sunday at 1 - 3 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info. ART FOR SALE
The first Vermonter died from COVID-19 three years ago Sunday. To honor the lives lost, Gov. Phil Scott posted: PANDEMIC NEWS
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remained generally low over the last week. Overall, Vermont's new COVID-19 cases dipped slightly to 326 statewide last week, down from 343 the week before. The community level in Franklin County remains at a "Low" level based on cases and hospitalizations, according to the most recent update from the C.D.C. on March 16."March 19th, marks the three-year anniversary of Vermont's first confirmed COVID-19 fatality. In remembrance of the Vermonters and Americans we have lost, I have ordered the flags to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday."
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 eligible to order 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.
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.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts begins the in-person, "Pottery a la Potluck" with Ally Howell this evening at 6 p.m. The workshop will run over three Thursdays through April 6. Get the satisfaction of creating your own clay cookware and then actually cooking in it. ART YOU CREATE
The cost is $110. Click here to enroll and for more info.
SOUTH HERO--Snow Farm Vineyard and Once Upon A Rock host a Pebble Art Workshop on Saturday at 2 p.m. Jean Ferguson picks up a rock or a stone or a pebble and "sees a thousand possibilities" on beaches and shorelines all over Vermont. This workshop will use pebbles, rocks, stones, driftwood and lake glass to create artwork. From framed pieces to candle holders, each piece is unique. "We'll provide guidance and inspiration over the two hours, but what you make will be completely your own creation."
The cost is 35. Click here for tickets and more info.
ART OF THE REFUGE (now)--The art show is back at the Visitor Center this year with a focus on birds and their habitats. It will feature birds that spend some time on the Refuge, including birds that migrate through the area. The $15 hanging fee includes a year membership in Friends of Missisquoi. Call Carol Yarnell (802.324.6939), email, or click here for more info. CALL FOR ARTISTS
BURLINGTON--The 4th Sunday Afternoon Family Contra dance takes over StudiOne in the Old North End on Sunday at 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Maeve Fairfax and Brian Perkins will provide live music and Luke Donforth will call. All dances will be taught. No experience is necessary. DANCE
Admission is a suggested $8/dancer or $20/family donation. All are welcome. Masks are optional. Email questions to Mr. Donforth. Click here or find them on Facebook for more info
MILTON--Movie Night at MAG showcases Loving Vincent on the big screen at Milton Artists' Guild on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., right after the Social Sunday workshop. FILM
Taking place in France in 1890, a man visits Vincent Van Gogh's final hometown to deliver his final letter in the world's first fully painted film. The story investigates what might have taken place in the last days of the tortured painter.
ONLINE--Kwai Nidôba. Hello, friend, meet the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association Abenaki Word of the Week. They will share Abenaki words alongside English translations every week. Find them on Facebook for this week's word. HUMANITIES
ST. ALBANS--Osher Lifelong Learning Institute continues the weekly program series with Harold Smith discussing Poverty and the Sheldon Poor Farm History in the Greg Brown Lodge at Hard'ack on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
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.
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--last week was Making a Watercolor Resist Painting with Cathy Laclair. Stay for 30 minutes or the whole two hours. 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 23-25
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap starts off another weekend of music with Mitch Terriciano tonight at 6 p.m. two big shows Friday night, starting with King Me at 5 p.m., and then Summer Sounds favorites IncaHoots for late night music starting at 9 p.m., plus two more shows live on Saturday night with Rick Carnell & Looper Guy at 5 p.m., and the Mullets of Rock hoping for no snow when they start at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
Friday, March 24
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, March 24-25 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 25
SOUTH HERO--Snow Farm Vineyard hosts an all-day Maple Open House with "Be a Maple Tree" activity, a sugarbush tour, sugarhouse games, live music, a pancake dinner, and more on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. A portion of all proceeds from Maple Open House Weekend will support South Hero Land Trust. Click here for more info.
KEY WEST--The Florida Keys and Key West host a free Bicentennial Concert and Drone Show at Truman Waterfront Park on Saturday starting at 5 p.m.
The "200 Years of Paradise Kick-off Concert" offers Howard Livingston and Nick Norman, segments of the documentary The Florida Keys: 200 Years of Paradise from South Florida PBS, and drone "fireworks" with 250 drones. The Territorial Florida legislature established Monroe County which contains the entire Keys island chain, in 1823.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents the Duo for a night of live music in The Room on Saturday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Off The Rails at One Federal hosts Rockin' Ron Gagnon in the lounge on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Wednesday, March 29
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.
ESSEX--Al Stewart and The Empty Pockets returns to the Double E on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Doors at 6. The Scottish-born singer-songwriter has released nearly 20 albums featuring Jimmy Page, Phil Collins, Richard Thompson, Peter White, and more. General admission is $50. Click here for tickets and 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. ON THE 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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