| VOLUME 27 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | March 30, 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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MORRISVILLE--River Arts hosts the in-person, March Sip n' Slurry: Slab Planter with Chiara Keeling as the pottery twist on a Paint n' Sip on Friday at 6 p.m. Each class features a different ceramic instructor. Handbuild a functional planter in this class. ART YOU CREATE
The cost is $55. Click here to enroll and for more info.
FEMA has awarded the Vermont Agency of Human Services $3,101,046 for the cost of contracting temporary nursing staff to support the subacute skilled nursing facility and intensive care beds at nine hospitals due to COVID 19. The Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans was the largest recipient, receiving $1,792,099 to cover 12,839 hours by registered nurses and respiratory therapists. PANDEMIC NEWS
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remained generally low over the last week. The Vermont Department of Health reported on March 15 that 29 people are newly hospitalized, down from 33 the week before. Overall, Vermont's new COVID-19 cases appear to have dropped to 212 statewide last week, down from 343 the week before. Franklin County's case load and test positivity rate were not reported.
The state collects the self-reported antigen test results but does not publish the data publicly. The reporting agencies are winding down their publications so this column will end the weekly data report with this issue.
People do keep getting sick, though, mostly because they aren't taking precautions. Original COVID-19 vaccinations remain below the level of herd immunity, and even fewer have gotten boosters. 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.
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.
JEFFERSONVILLE--Bryan Memorial Gallery continues the online segment Legacy: The Artist's Collection on Facebook and in the gallery. This week's Legacy artist is printmaker Daryl Storrs with landscape pastels on display. ART ON THE WALLS
The Small Member's Group exhibit is in the East Gallery. The Bryan Gallery is open Wednesday - Sunday from 11 - 4 or by appointment. Click here for more info.
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
ONLINE--Nebi. The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association's Abenaki Word of the Week shares 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 Fall weekly program series with NMC VP Jonathan Billings discussung Northwestern Medical Center Challenges 2023 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--The Milton Artists' Guild Art Center has four different offerings this week. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Corrina Thurston leads Learn Product Photography at MAG this afternoon at noon. She will show and help take great photos of products with just a phone. The class is free for members or $10 for non-members. Click here to register and for more info.
Social Sundays continue with free weekly art classes for families at MAG on Sunday at 1 p.m. Each week offers a different project. Stay for 30 minutes or the whole two hours. Click here for more info.
Clare Innes begins Intro to Harmonica, a three-week class, at MAG on Monday at 5:30 p.m. "Harmonicas are always in tune, very portable, and fun to play." The class will meet Monday plus April 10 and 17 to learn how to play melodies, bend notes, get different tones, and spontaneously burst into song. The cost is $75 for members or $80 for non-members. Click here to register and for more info.
Ukelele Clare Innes begins Bring Your Own Ukelele, a four-week class, at MAG on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The class will meet Monday plus April 10, 17, and 24 to discover that "the ukulele is one of the easiest instruments to learn." The cost is $75 for members or $80 for non-members. Click here to register and for more info.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts begins two new workshop series this week.
Adult Wheel Class with Anthony Martin on Sundays at 10 a.m. - 12 noon introduces throwing pottery on the wheel. Classes will be held each Sunday through May 21, skipping April 9 and May 14. This class will be filled from the waitlist. Click here to enroll and for more info.
Another Adult Wheel Class | April Series with Cal Spinelli also covers the essentials of wheel throwing in a six-week course. Classes will be held each Tuesday through May 16, skipping May 9. This class will be filled from the waitlist. Click here to enroll and for 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 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-Saturday, March 30-April 1
ST. ALBANS--The Depot presents Morgan Myles in a special acoustic show with two evening performances, this evening at 7 p.m. (Doors at 6) and Friday evening at 8 p.m.
Admission is $25-35. The Friday show is sold out but tickets are available at the Depot or click here for tonight's show.
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap starts off another weekend of music with Ryan Sweezey tonight at 6 p.m. two shows Friday night, Matty and Me at 5 p.m., and then Eleven starts foolin' around at 9 p.m., plus two more shows live on Saturday night with Cooper at 5 p.m., and Before this Time for late night music starting at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
HIGHGATE--MVU Musical Disney's Newsies in the Trahan Theater on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 p.m. plus a special Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. (4/13-15)
Admission is $10 and free for ages 5 and under. Tickets are available at the door or via email for reservations.
Friday, March 31
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents the Steppes for a night of live and diverse rock fusion in The Room on Friday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SHELDON--The Abbey Friday Night Music Series continues on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Friday-Saturday, March 31-April 1
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.
BERLIN--Young Tradition VT at Vermont Folklife presents the Summit School Mud Season Spectacular, a Youth Showcase in honor of Pete Sutherland in the Capital City Grange Hall on Friday and Saturday. The Concert and Workshop kicks off Friday at 7 p.m. Admission is a sliding scale $5-$15, at the door. An Intermediate/Advanced Trad Band Workshop with Nicholas Williams moves to Bethany Church in Montpelier on Saturday, at 1 - 4:30 p.m. Admission to the workshop is $25-$35 Click here for more info.
Tuesday, April 4
RICHFORD--Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union presents Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock with Race and Song: a Musical Conversation at Richford Town Hall on Tuesday at 6 p.m. followed by a light dinner.
This is a free event. "Come join the conversation." Find them on Facebook for more info.
Wednesday, April 5
ENOSBURG--Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union presents Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock with Race and Song: a Musical Conversation at t the Opera House at Enosburg Falls on Wednesday beginning with a community dinner at 6 p.m. and the performance at 7 p.m.
This is a free event. "Come join the conversation." Find them on Facebook for more info.
Thursday, May 4
SOUTH HERO--May the Fourth be with you! Good news from the Blue Paddle Bistro: after extensive repairs and renovations from a winter pipes-bursting-flood, they will reopen "on May 4th at 5 p.m. for good." Good food, good company, and good music will be back to the Islands. Find them on Facebook for more info and the whole story.
MONTGOMERY--The Montgomery Town Library has an exhibit on the life of Major General Richard Montgomery, for whom the Town of Montgomery was named. The Friends of the Library will host a reception on Sunday from 2 - 4 p.m. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
Local writer Robert Gilmore produced the exhibit with assistance from Chris Dixson-Boles and Andrea Saborowski. It can be viewed whenever the Library or Town Clerk's Office are open. Admission is free but donations to support the Library are welcome.
SWANTON--The Swanton Free Public Library hosts Poetry Slam 2023 on Saturday at 5 - 7 p.m. No foolin'. The evening of poetry offers snacks, live music, and poems to share. The event is free and open to the public and includes an open mic. Call 802.868.7656 or email the Swanton Library 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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