| VOLUME 27 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | April 20, 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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SWANTON--The Swanton Free Public Library opens the 7th annual Youth Art Show with a reception at the library on Friday from 5 - 7 p.m. The show will continue through May 12. The exhibit includes works by students in grades k-12 in MVUHS and surrounding schools. ART ON THE WALLS
JEFFERSONVILLE--Bryan Memorial Gallery introduces Jennifer Ashline in the Small Member's Group Show on Facebook and in the gallery. The 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
ST. ALBANS--Awaken Yoga and Creative Arts Studio host Moonlit Cherry Tree Paint & Charcuterie on Friday at 6 p.m. Paint around the full moon while nibbling on homemade jams, delicious cheeses, breads, crackers, meat, and fruit. Find them on Facebook for more info. ART YOU CREATE
MORRISVILLE--River Arts hosts the in-person, April "Paint n' Sip: Spring Alive! Abstract Landscapes" with Carolyn Crotty on Friday at 6 p.m. The evening will look to the works of Carolyn Gavin for colorful inspiration to paint the seasonal shift.
The cost is $55. Click here to enroll and for more info.
JEFFERSONVILLE--Cambridge Arts Council and Visions of Vermont host Poems in Performance: A Cure for Poemphobia with slam poet Geof Hewitt in the Carriage Barn Gallery on Saturday at 3 p.m. The VHC event shows that the performance of poems in poetry slams has attracted new audiences who no longer expect sing-song or hidden metaphors in rhyme. Mr. Hewitt is Vermont's reigning poetry slam champion, regularly hosts slams throughout the state, and has published four books of poems. Click here for more info HUMANITIES
ST. ALBANS--14th Star cheers the warming days with a Spring Record Day Celebration in The Room on Sunday at noon - 3 p.m. There will be vinyl collections from Vermont record stores and local independent collectors plus their own craft beer and eats from Grazers. Admission is free. Find them on Facebook for more info. VINYL
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild has two workshops this week. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Corrina Thurston leads a Social Media Workshop for Creatives this afternoon at noon - 2 p.m. The class will tackle the struggles of Social Media and advertising. Free for members or $10 for non-members. Click here to register and for more info.
Social Sundays continue at the MAG 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.
HIGHGATE--The Highgate Public Library and Community Center offers a Resin Flower Art Class with local artist Carley Tillinghast on Saturday at 10 a.m. This is a completely free class with registration required. Call Adah (802.868.3970) or email to register or for more info.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council offers a Graphite Drawing Class with Mike Barkyoumb at the Swanton Free Public Library on Saturday at 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. He covers the simplest form of art using a pencil with different shades from the palest gray to the darkest black. All materials are provided. Register at the library or call 802.868.7656.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remained generally low over the last week. The Vermont Department of Health reported on March 15 that "only" 17 people are newly hospitalized, marking the lowest seven-day total the state has reported since at least May 2022. PANDEMIC NEWS
The health department has now retired all online COVID data dashboards which means the weekly updates on the number of Vermonters sick with or vaccinated for COVID, including demographic data and data broken down by dose and county, are no longer reported.
People 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. And COVID has killed 941 Vermonters so far.
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.
Many of our area restaurants have regular music nights on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings. Check out the Abbey, Mill River, Off the Rails, and Twiggs, on Facebook for their latest gigs. ON STAGE LIVE
Thursday, April 20
ST. ALBANS--Church Street Sounds of the Season presents Vignettes: Storytelling through Music, the first spring concert with Heliland, this evening at 7 pm.
The virtuoso woodwind and piano ensemble performs classical music from the baroque through 20th century plus contemporary repertoire. This event will include the music of Beethoven, Chick Corea, Florence Price, William Grant Still, and more. Each of the pieces in this series tells a story or evokes a sense of place using different musical styles. Click here or Find them on Facebook for more info.
JOHNSON--The Cambridge Cannabis Company Presents the Reefer Madness Band in a smokin' 4/20 celebration at Moogs Joint this evening at 4:20 p.m. The free show features Dee Davis, Carrie Cook and friends. Find them on Facebook for more info
Friday-Saturday, April 21-22
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap has two shows Friday night, Chris & Erica return at 5 p.m., plus two more shows live on Saturday night with the dudes, the Lebowski Trio, at 5 p.m., and the Devon McGary Band starting at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
ST. ALBANS--The Depot has two big shows this weekend.
Men in Motion lights up the room for Ladies Night Out on Friday night at 9:30 p.m. Doors at 8:30. Tickets are available at the Depot or Find them on Facebook for more info.
Bad Horsey, Vermont's own classic rock band, returns to the Depot on Saturday at 9 p.m. The cover charge is $5. Food for purchase and a cash bar will be available. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Saturday, April 22
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents Rushmore for a night of classic rock live on the Taproom Stage on Saturday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Sunday, April 23
SOUTH BURLINGTON--Higher Ground hosts a VSO Jukebox Brunch in the Showcase Lounge on Sunday at 11 a.m. The VSO Jukebox Quartet is Katherine Winterstein, violin; Brooke Quiggins-Saulnier, violin; Stefanie Taylor, viola; and John Dunlop, cello.
Encore Catering teams with the VSO for breakfast sandwiches and donuts with a fixed price ticket+brunch option. Stand-alone tickets will also be sold, and a la carte breakfast sandwiches and donuts available at the concert with the Higher Ground bar offering cocktails and mocktails for purchase. Admission is $15 advance, $20 day of show, or $25 for a general admission ticket with brunch. Click here for tickets and more info.
ST. ALBANS--The Eloquent Page welcomes Trish Esden with the release of Wealth of Deception on Saturday at 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Edie Brown, Vermont's "slightly shady art and antiques dealer" continues to try to keep her family business afloat and herself out of jail in the new sequel to Art of Deception. Find them on Facebook for more info. 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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