| VOLUME 27 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | July 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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FRANKLIN COUNTY--The Big Music Weeks of Summer continue this week as some of our friends play multiple gigs. Summer Sounds continues in Highgate and there are also live shows in East Fairfield, East Burke, Enosburg Falls, Essex Junction, Franklin, Milton, St Albans City and Town, Sheldon, and South Hero. BIG MUSIC WEEKS
The federal government issued a major disaster declaration for Vermont following widespread floods. FEMA will distribute funds to state and local governments for infrastructure repairs and up to $41,000 in housing aid and another $41,000 for other needs to individuals who have been affected. Call 800-621-3362 or Click here for more info. FLOOD NEWS
CERF+, the Craft Emergency Relief Fund has emergency relief grants for artists who are suffering from flooded studios and damage to equipment, supplies, and artworks. Click here for more info.
The Vermont Main Street Flood Recovery Fund is raising money to provide grants to Vermont's small business owners impacted by the July flooding. Grants of $2,500-$10,000 will help cover costs such as equipment replacement, supplies and help with clean-up and will help bridge need until further support is available. Click here for more info. Applications will open next week, and donations are being accepted now at the link.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers disaster assistance to Vermont businesses and residents hurt by the recent severe storms and flooding. Call 800.659.2955 or Click here for more info.
More rain is still in the forecast so outdoor events may be iffy. Call the presenters or the events to make sure their venues have not changed.
HIGHGATE--The Town of Highgate continues the 32nd year of Summer Sounds concerts at home in Highgate with TBA live on the Highgate Arena lawn on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. SOUNDS OF SUMMER
The concerts are always on Sunday evenings, always at 6:30 p.m., always on the Highgate Arena Lawn, and always free. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair for the outdoor family music and festivities. The rain site is the Highgate Arena. Click here for more info.
JEFFERSONVILLE--Bryan Memorial Gallery presents Jessica Fligg as part of the Creative Process artist's demo series in the East Gallery on Saturday at 12 noon. The demos are held in conjunction with the exhibit The Creative Process in the Main Gallery. The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited, and seating is on a first come basis. Registration is not required. ART ON THE WALLS
The Bryan Gallery is open Wednesday - Sunday from 11 - 5 or by appointment. Click here for more info.
BURLINGTON--Big Heavy World has launched the on-demand website License Vermont-Made Music. It allows producers to purchase local music to use in media projects; the state's artists benefit directly. Vermont artists producing music that is instrumental or evokes a cinematic sensibility will find another home there. ART FOR SALE
The platform serves the need for access to authentic music content for marketers and filmmakers and establishes access to Vermont music for advertising agencies and more potential audiences. With over 500 original Vermont-made music recordings available to license from more than 40 Vermont-based artists including Summer Sounds favorites Tyler Mast, plus Bad Smell, Mitchell Bergeron, Richard Berry, Daniel Bishop & Kevin Bloom, A Box of Stars, David Chief, Andriana Chobot, COTE, Michael Crain, Danny & the Parts, The Dead Shakers, Amelia Devoid, Guthrie Galileo, Cam Gilmour, Jacob Green, Phil Henry, Marcie Hernandez, JSP, Will Keeper, Kingdom All Stars, Jeremy Kizina, KP & Me, The Leatherbound Books, Maple Run Band, Xen Miles, moonwake, Oak Honest Records, Obi the Voicegod, Ryan Oswald, Reid Parsons, Tom Pearo, Zach Pollakoff, Quiltro, Ian Steinburg, Seattle Stomp, Tiny Lines, Towner, Dylan Patrick Ward, Wet Heave, and Willverine.
Click here for more info.
SWANTON--The Swanton Library continues the four-week Christmas in July series with Christmas Gnome with Abbey to create a gnome in the Maker Space on Saturday at 11 a.m. This is a free art project thanks to a generous anonymous grant to the Swanton Arts Council. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call (802.868.7656) or visit the library to register or for more info. ART YOU CREATE
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild offers the Glowing Jellyfish BYOB Paint and Sip with Sylvia Oblak at the MAG Art Center this evening at 6 p.m. Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on the leaves of milkweed, the only host plant for this iconic butterfly. The cost is $45 for members and $50 for non-members including a black light bulb to take home. Click here for tickets and more info.
2023 FALL ARTIST RETREAT (July 31)--The five day Bryan Memorial workshop will be held at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville. The early bird special ends July 31. Click here for more info and to register. CALL FOR ARTISTS
NORTH HERO--Island Arts continues community dancing to lively music in Easy Folk Dancing for All Ages with instructor Leslie Alpert in the Island Arts Center on Monday at 6 - 7 p.m. DANCE
All dances are taught. No partner required. No experience required, and new students are always welcome. Bring your water bottle. Classes will continue every Monday through July 24. Admission is free, but donations to Island Arts are appreciated. Email Leslie Alpert to verify the class schedule or click here for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Church Street celebrates the history and community the city with an Old-Fashioned Street Festival on Saturday at 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. There will be food, games, vendors, kids' activities, and historic tours of the five 19th-century buildings of Vermont's "Other Church Street." Find them on Facebook for more info. FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
ONLINE--Pagônimozi. Sometimes you feel like a nut. 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
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild has three workshops this week. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Learn Colored Pencil with Corrina Thurston is back by popular demand at the MAG Art Center on Friday at 12 noon - 3 p.m. The introductory workshop will showcase the tricks she uses to create her signature style. The cost is $40 for members and $45 for non-members. Click here 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.
Laurie Thompson leads Paint Pouring at the MAG Art Center on Tuesday at 6 p.m. "Have fun with colors and friends." Wear old clothes. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Click here for more info.
JEFFERSONVILLE--Bryan Memorial Gallery hosts Introduction to Palette Knife Painting en Plein Air with Melanie Levitt inside the studio and outside on location on Monday and Tuesday at 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The class will focus on how to paint an entire painting in oils and creating interesting marks and textures with a palette knife. The cost is $250. Click here to register and for more info.
SOUTH HERO--Island Arts hosts a Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop with Pat Brennan on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon. Ms. Brennan will teach basic card-making. Tickets are $10 per person. The class fee includes two card kits per class. First timers are also required to buy a tool kit ($7) that includes a dispenser with double-sided tape, glue dots, sponge daubers, and a little bling. Bring scissors if you have them. Click here for more info.
COVID is still here. The Vermont Department of Health reported that for more people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Franklin County. The state and many municipalities still have home antigen tests, available in libraries and town halls. The federal vaccine supply should last through this summer, which means COVID-19 shots will remain free to the public for that long. After the federal supply is gone, the COVID vaccine will be treated like other vaccinations, and the cost will depend on insurance plans. COVID NEWS
Some health plans will offer partial coverage of COVID-19 treatments such as Paxlovid but that will be plan dependent. As always, check with your insurer for specific information on your plan.
Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, the Vermont Health Department still recommends following best practices. Call 855.722.7878 or visit healthvermont.gov for more info about the first or second dose and for booster shots of the vaccine.
My own plan remains unchanged with over 1.1 million U.S. deaths, especially since our precautions have waned. I got the COVID and Flu shots, and the boosters, and I still take precautions because neither vaccine nor "natural immunity" is 100% foolproof. I wash my hands. I double mask with a genuine N95 mask (not a bandana and not a "chin strap") plus 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, July 20 ON STAGE LIVE
ST ALBANS TOWN--The weekly St. Albans Bay Farmer's Market and Concert Series continues with Bad MOJO today from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. They have live music every Thursday evening into September. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SOUTH HERO--The Blue Paddle Bistro hosts Mama Tried this evening at 6 - 8 p.m. Rebecca Padula, Linda Kallinger, Ukulele Clare Innes, and Kathy Mulligan smoke through folk, bluegrass, and country favorites. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SOUTH HERO--The 2023 Snow Farm Summer Concert Series continues with Quadra this evening at 6:30 p.m. Forty years of "rocking and rolling better than ever."Click here for more info
Thursday-Saturday, July 20-22
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap rocks off another weekend of music with Jerborn and Axe tonight at 6 p.m. two shows Friday night, Dan Parks and Mark Steffenhagen at 5 p.m., and then Staircase 24 for late night music starting at 9 p.m., plus two more shows live on Saturday night with Matty and Me from the Rough Suspects at 5 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
Friday, July 21
MILTON--The Friday Night Live Music and Buffet at Arrowhead Golf Course presents the Buck Hollers on the deck on Friday at 6 p.m. The meatball sub buffet starts around 7 p.m. Both run until 9 p.m. The buffet costs $14 per person ($7 for each child). You don't have to be a member; the public is welcome. Be sure to come early, usually around 6, to get a good seat. Click here for more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents Nathan Michaud for a night of live music in The Room on Friday at 6 p.m. The modern one-man band from the Northeast Kingdom has been making music for over 30 years. 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-Sunday, July 21-23
SOUTH HERO--Island Arts has another busy week starting with a double header at the Barn this weekend.
Haiduck and Heckendorn joined by Art DeQuasie Sing & Play the Great American Songbook at the Island Arts Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. The informal cabaret-style evening offers a jazz trio of clarinet, grand piano, and double bass. Concert admission is $25 and a table reservation an additional $14-$20. Click here for more info.
The Metalwerx Tuba Euphonium Quartet will play an outside concert at the Island Arts Center on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. with option to picnic on the green at 5:30, weather permitting. In bad weather, the concert will move inside the barn. The local quartet consists of Dale Long and Jenna Schultz, euphoniums; and Tim Foley and Yutaka Kono, tuba. Their repertoire mixes fantasies, suites, marches, jazz, and pop music standards. Admission is $25. Click here for more info.
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, July 22
ST. ALBANS--Northwest Farmers Market fills Taylor Park with live music, handmade crafts, locally grown food, prepared foods, free kids activities on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. The market and the music continue every Saturday through October. Find them on Facebook for more info.
EAST BURKE--Mike's Tiki Bar presents Vermont's best known blues trio, the Nobby Reed Project, on Saturday at 5 p.m. Vermont's first outdoor summer tiki bar is behind the Pub.
EAST FAIRFIELD--The Meeting House on the Green presents Honey and Soul in a Summer Concert on the outdoor stage on Saturday at 5 p.m. The very large trio brings together lyricism and a sultry sound with harmonies and group chemistry thanks to Hannah Hausman's original music with Cleo Flemming's vocals, cello, and electric bass; and Danica Cunningham's harmonies, fiddle, and banjo. Zach Santarsiero, drums, and Braden Lalancette, bass join the trio for a special Saturday night. Light dinner fare and desserts will be available, or BYO.
Admission is by suggested donation of $10 at the door with those under 16 admitted free. Concerts are held outdoors. In case of rain, concerts are either canceled or moved indoors with masks required and limited seating available. "Grab and go" light fare will be available for sale or bring your own picnic. Call Nance Shaw (802.827.6626) or click here for more info.
MILTON--The Painted Lady Café presents Summer Sounds favorite Carol Ann Jones in a special solo show on Saturday at 6 p.m.
ST. ALBANS--Off The Rails at One Federal hosts CDBB on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. Cooie's Quintet draws from the catalog of R&R, blues, country, and jazz classics with Adlai Waxman, piano; Jeff Salisbury, drums; Tom Caswell, guitar; and Tom Buckley, bass. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Sunday, July 23
HIGHGATE--The Town of Highgate continues the 32nd year of Summer Sounds concerts at home in Highgate live on the Highgate Arena lawn on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
The concerts are always on Sunday evenings, always at 6:30 p.m., always on the Highgate Arena Lawn, and always free. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair for the outdoor family music and festivities. The rain site is the Highgate Arena. Click here for more info.
Tuesday July 25
ENOSBURG FALLS--Summer Concerts in Lincoln Park continue as the Enosburg Town Band continues on the Bandstand on Tuesday at 7 p.m. There will be a variety of music, arts and crafts for the kids, popcorn and drinks, and even ice cream sundaes (when available) every Tuesday evening. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Wednesday, July 26
ESSEX JUNCTION--Trucks Taps & Tunes continues with Andriana and the Bananas on the Green at the Double E for live music, food trucks, and local beer on Wednesday at 5 - 8 p.m. Admission is free. Click here for more info.
ST. ALBANS--The St. Albans Summer Concert Series continues with Mad Mojo in the E.A. Loomis Bandshell in Taylor Park on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. 14th Star and Pickle's Snack Shack will be on site. Admission is free. The concerts will move to 14th Star Brewery if it rains. Click here for more info.
FRANKLIN--The Citizens Concert Band continues its summer series on the Franklin Town Green on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Concerts take place outdoors and will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather. Click here for more info.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council Writers' Group meets in person at the Swanton Free Public Library this evening at 6 p.m. They meet the third Thursday of each month to share progress and join in the discussion about longer projects and anything else about writing, reading, publishing, and more. Email Becky Rupp or the Swanton Library for more info. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
ONLINE--Volume Two of Gail Marlene Schwartz' Hotch Potch, an original magazine of art and literature is now available for free download to an e-reader. The collective literary arts magazine has five contributing editors, ten guest writers, and three featured visual artists. This issue has sixteen short stories, three interviews with guest artists, and artwork throughout the pages. Click here to download and 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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