| VOLUME 27 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | April 6, 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 Artist In Residence Gallery features different artists each month. This month, the spotlight is on master carpenter Courtney Adams' wood art, fabric artist Chris Bessette, potter Wendy Everhart, and mixed media artist Anne Standish 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.
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 Jacob Aguiar with pastels on display. The Bryan Gallery is open Wednesday - Sunday from 11 - 4 or by appointment. Click here for more info.
ENOSBURG--The Opera House at Enosburg Falls hosts their Spring Flea Market with a Farmer's Market Sprinkle full of unique items, vintage items, and antiques on Saturday at 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ART FOR SALE
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council hosts Stampin' Up! Cardmaking with Barb in the Maker Space of the Swanton Free Public Library today at 2 - 4 p.m. All supplies are provided and the $5 fee is credited to any supplies ordered through Stampin' Up. ART YOU CREATE
The card making workshops take place the first Thursday of each month. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call Barb Switzer (802.752.7917) or email or the Swanton Library to register or for more info.
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild hosts a Kooky Owl BYOB Paint and Sip with Linda Oakes Carvalho at the MAG 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.
SWANTON--The Swanton Free Public Library will stream a free family friendly movie with free popcorn in the KDR Space on Friday at 6 p.m. This month, everyone will make a bug-themed craft to go with the movie. There will be chairs but also feel free to bring a blanket for the littles to relax on. The event is free and open to anyone. Call the library (802.868.7656) to discover this month's selection (Hint--it has to do with bugs). FILM
FAIRFIELD--As part of Fair Housing Month in April, Bent Northrop Memorial Library and Fairfield Center School invite artists of all ages to share what "Home" and/or "Inclusive Community" means. Free art kits with idea prompts are available at the library while supplies last or use your own materials. In addition to the watercolor paint strip, paint brushes, watercolor paper, with art prompts, and more, the art kits include Fair Housing resource sheets. Grades 3 and 6 in Fairfield Center School will participate during their art classes. heART AND HOME
Community artwork is due back to the Library by April 22. There will be a Community Art Show and Reception at BNML on April 27. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ONLINE--Kwanitekw. The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park introduce the 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 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.
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.
ONLINE--The Vermont Humanities Council presents A History of Disability with Patrick Standen on Zoom on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The professor of philosophy, author, and disability activist will unravel the complicated and controversial history of disability. Click here for the Zoom link and for more info.
MONTGOMERY--The Montgomery Rural Shakespeare Company presents the return of Game of Tiaras at Montgomery Elementary School this evening and Friday at 6 p.m. The one-act comedy by Don Zolidis begins when the aging king of the Magical Kingdom splits his empire between his three daughters, Cinderella, Belle, and the Snow Queen. Terrible tragedy ensues. "When you play the Game of Tiaras, you win or you die." THEATER
Admission is by donation at the door. There will be a dessert bar. Find them on Facebook for more info.
PLAN AHEAD--The MVU Musical Newsies takes over the Trahan Theater starting next Thursday, April 13. Admission is $10 and free for ages 5 and under. Tickets are available at the door or via email for reservations.
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. Each week offers a different project. Stay for 30 minutes or the whole two hours. Click here for more info. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
MORRISVILLE--River Arts offers three different fields in new workshops this week.
The April Open Studio Figure Drawing session 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.
Bookmaker Susan Smereka leads a one-day workshop in Upcycled Journals at River Arts on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Participants will take apart an old book and rebind it with blank pages interleaved with text from the original to build knowledge and skills around bookbinding. The cost is $80. Click here to register and for more info.
A new, three-session workshop, Garden Gnomes, with Wolf Whitney begins on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Classes will continue on April 26 and May 3. Participants in the "seasonally festive" class will create individual garden gnomes. The cost is $120. Click here to register and for more info.
Starting Tuesday, Northwestern Medical Center will require masks only in "the Emergency Department, Family Birth Center, Progressive Care Unit and Diagnostic Imaging Departments. As always, anyone who wishes to wear a mask is encouraged to do so and NMC will continue to provide masks." Click here for more info. PANDEMIC NEWS
The national and Vermont state reporting agencies are winding down their publications so this column ended our weekly data report last week.
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. 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.
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 boosters, and I still 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.
Thursday-Saturday, April 6-8 ON STAGE LIVE
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap starts off another weekend of music with Maple & Hanson tonight at 6 p.m. two shows Friday night, WD-40s at 5 p.m., and then the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan for late night music starting at 9 p.m., plus two more shows live on Saturday night with the Robin Gottfried Band at 5 p.m., and the return of Rehab Roadhouse starting at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
Friday, April 7
COLCHESTER--The Lebowski Trio plays blues rock in the live and free Friday Music Night at the Spanked Puppy on Friday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents the Stragglers with their own spin on bluegrass, vintage country, Americana, and classic rock in The Room on Friday at 6 p.m. There will be banjo. 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, April 7-8 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, April 8
SOUTH BURLINGTON--Higher Ground comes Up from Below with Troy Millette & the Fire Below plus Two Stroke Motors, Milton Busker and the Grim Work, ivamae, and comedians Mike Thomas, Nic Sisk, and Liam Welsh, all in the Showcase Lounge on Saturday starting at 6:30 p.m. Doors at 6. Admission is $20 in advance or $22 day of show. Click here for tickets and more info.
Wednesday, April 12
ST. ALBANS--The monthly Blues Jam continues at Twiggs, hosted by Vermont's leading blues man, Nobby Reed and the House Band, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Blues Jam blows out the speakers at Twiggs on the second Wednesday of each month. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Thursday-Saturday, April 13-16
PLAN AHEAD--The MVU Musical Newsies takes over the Trahan Theater starting next Thursday, April 13. Admission is $10 and free for ages 5 and under. Tickets are available at the door or via email for reservations.
Summer Sounds (and Inch Beach) favorite Mark Shelton presents an Easter concert from sunny Florida on Facebook Live on Sunday at about 1 p.m. He will "celebrate Christ in song. Come sing, rejoice and honor what Christ has done for us." Follow Mr. Shelton on Facebook for a link to this week's offerings. ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE
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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