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ARTBITS by Richard B. Harper


VOLUME 22 * * All Arts News On the Web * * May 31, 2018

STUFF YOU SHOULDN'T MISS

      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.


     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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DELECTABLE DAIRY

      June is National Dairy Month!
      The Vermont Dairy Festival begins today and continues through Sunday in downtown Enosburg Falls.
      The Enosburg Falls Lions club celebrates 62 years of Dairy Days this weekend with more entertainment and magical family activities than ever before. Most of the music and entertainment is on three stages around Lincoln Park and includes Local Talent at its Best to introduce some new and not so new performers from Franklin County. All the outdoor entertainment is free.
      The Mooooving Parade starts Saturday at 10:30. With marching bands and mobile mooving murals, it is one of Vermont's largest parades.
      All that milk includes some art. The Masonic Hall adjacent to the park hosts the Arts and Crafts show starting Saturday at 9 a.m.

THURSDAY--The Vermont Dairy Festival Scholarship Pageant, this evening at 7 p.m. in the Opera House at Enosburg Falls, highlights the scholastic achievements, talents, and enthusiasm of college-bound high school senior girls in Franklin County. The competition includes poise and appearance, stage interviews, and youth fitness.
      The Enosburg Lions offer scholarship prizes ranging from $125 to $750.
      Tickets will be available at the door.

FRIDAY--The Mountain Says No, Local Talent at its best, kicks off the free entertainment with original rock at 5 p.m. Peoples Trust Bandstand.
      Summer Sounds favorite, singer/songwriter Troy Millette will play and make you laugh at 6 p.m. Got Milk Stage.
      Summer Sounds favorite Dark Horse, plays country music with a kick at 7 p.m. Peoples Trust Bandstand.

SATURDAY--The Parade begins at 10:30. Pirate Dan will roam the parade route on his ship ahead of the parade.
      Gypsy Wind plays folk and blues, at 12 noon. Got Milk Stage.
      T Bone, America's Musical Pied Piper takes over the Petting Zoo Stage at 1, 5, and 7:15 p.m.
      Marko the Magician returns with a special magic show at 1:15 p.m. and then with hypnosis at 2 p.m. Peoples Trust Bandstand.
      Buddy the Clown elevates to the Petting Zoo Stage at 3 and 6 p.m.
      Summer Sounds favorites Troy Millette and Dylan Gombas at 3 p.m. Got Milk Stage.
      Rising Star Leah Gervais, Local Talent at its best, at 4:30 p.m. Got Milk Stage.
      Vermont's best blues guitarist and Summer Sounds favorites, The Nobby Reed Project plays at 5 p.m. Peoples Trust Bandstand.
      Singer/songwriters Chris and Erica, Local Talent at its best, at 7:15 p.m. Got Milk Stage.
      The complete Tim Brick Band returns for a special performance at 8 p.m. right through the fireworks. People's Trust Bandstand.
      The Fireworks will shoot over the mighty Missisquoi at 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY--George Richard's Johnny Cash Tribute Show opens the Sunday music at 11 a.m. Peoples Trust Bandstand.
      T Bone takes over the Petting Zoo Stage again at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
      Buddy the Clown juggles fire at 12:30 and 3:15 p.m. Got Milk Stage.
      Chasing 440 plays most excellent Bluegrass at 1 p.m. Peoples Trust Bandstand
      Chordination, the barbershop style a capella quartet, ends Dairy Days 62 harmoniously at 2:30 p.m. Peoples Trust Bandstand.

     The men and women of the Enosburg Lions volunteer their time to conduct service projects and raise funds for the local community. They contribute to senior citizens' programs, area school projects, community health services, the Enosburg public library, family assistance and drug/alcohol programs, fire and ambulance services, other non-profit organizations, scholarships, as well as to the Lions International sight and hearing programs. The Vermont Dairy Festival is the Enosburg Lions' primary source of funding for these programs with thousands of man-hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to the community.
      The Vermont Dairy Festival midway opens at 6 p.m. this evening. Entertainment on the bandstand starts Friday evening at 6 p.m. and the weekend activities begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday in downtown Enosburg Falls. Admission to the grounds is free and most events are also free, rain or shine. Cows go about their business regardless of the weather, and so does the Vermont Dairy Festival.
      Click here for more info.


HISTORY AND MORE

ST. ALBANS--The St. Albans Museum opens for the season on Friday. Their newest exhibit is "Farming Franklin County." They also have two new major displays, one focusing on St. Mary's school and the other highlighting local women's history, with profiles of community artists.
      Do you have an interview project planned or a family history in the works? The Vermont Folklife Center offers a day-long workshop, Oral History: An Introduction, at the Museum on Friday, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The tuition for this workshop is $95 and the registration deadline is today. Click here to register.
      The museum is open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 802.527.7933 or click here for more info.


ART FOR THE WALLS

ST. ALBANS--Mini Art May concludes at the Grind Cafe with the final Mini Art Session today at 11:30 a.m. There have been five classes at the Cafe on Thursdays throughout May.
      Look for lots of hands on fun and instruction in mosaics and mixed media, pen and ink, and rock painting. The kids will show off their creations with a show during th this final class. The $50 cost includes all five classes, all supplies, and the art show.


ST. ALBANS--Twiggs hosts Paint Nite: Cardinal in the Birches on Tuesday at 7 p.m. It is SOLD OUT.
      A mystery Paint Nite artist will guide the group through two lively hours of creativity, drinking, and laughing. You don't have to be an artist. Click here for tickets. Use the code PNfbVT for 40% off.


MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild offers Plein Air, Celtic Visions Star Pendant, and Blogging Boot Camp workshops as well as Live Model Monday this week at the gallery. Click here for more info.


ART ON THE WALLS

JEFFERSONVILLE--The Northern Vermont Artists Association 87th annual June Juried Show opens with a gala in the Sugarhouse at Visions of Vermont Galleries on Sunday from 1 - 5 p.m. The awards ceremony will take place at 3:30 p.m. The show will run through July 7.
      Jane and Terry Shaw opened Visions of Vermont in 2006. The Carriage Barn and Victorian House were built in 1878 and have been restored over the last 20 years. They showcase the paintings of well known artists from the region. They opened the Sugarhouse in 2009 to display art for special shows, one-man exhibitions, and past masters shows.


IN THE SAC

SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council will hold its monthly board meeting and update at the Swanton Village Complex on Monday at 6 p.m. All are welcome. Click here for the agenda.


GRAND OPENING

ST. ALBANS--Celebrate the opening of Franklin County's new community media space, the new "Channel 15" Northwest Access TV Media Barn, on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
      The new, much larger, facility has room for expanded classes, more studio shows, and new equipment for community use. They will offer more courses, movies in the parks, as well as concerts and arts programming. After a short ribbon cutting ceremony, take a tour of the new facility with the staff.
      Click here for directions.


ON STAGE LIVE

Thursday-Saturday ST. ALBANS--Twiggs presents old school blues player Blue Fox on Thursday, Carol Ann Jones with Will Patton playing music to move the soul on $4 Friday, and that force of nature, Big Bardela, on Saturday. Shows begin at 7 p.m.
      Call 802.524.1405 or click here for more info.


Saturday
ST. ALBANS--Ian Stuart puts his blood, sweat, and weed hours of standup comedy at 14th Star Brewing Company on Saturday at 7 p.m.
      One of the fastest rising young headliners in New England, Mr. Stuart is a comedian from Portland, Maine known for his viral stoner comedy videos.


SOUTH BURLINGTON--Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite blow the doors off the Higher Ground Ballroom on Saturday at 9 p.m. Doors at 8.
      Admission is $49 advance and $55 at the door. I couldn't not plug Ben but the show is already Sold Out. Click here for more info.


Wednesday
ST. ALBANS--Sean Jarvis hosts Open Mic Night at Durty Nelly's Irish Pub on Wednesday starting at 6:30 p.m. Show off your talent; everyone is welcome to grab the mic and perform any Wednesday evening on the Tavern side.


FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

MONTGOMERY--The Montgomery Public Library hosts veteran journalist and teacher Mark Timney to Sort the News From the Chaff on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
      Paradoxically, the Internet has made it both easier and harder to find truth. Almost everything we could ever want to know is available online, but how can we tell the good sources from the bad ones, discern fact from assumption, and distinguish "fake news" from the real thing? Mr. Timney shares strategies for evaluating news sources in the rapidly changing digital information age.
      The Vermont Humanities Council program is free.


      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 ...
All Arts Council of Franklin County
Cambridge Arts Council
Franklin County Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Island Arts
St Albans Community Arts
Swanton Arts Council
Young Tradition Vermont


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