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ARTBITS by Richard B. Harper


VOLUME 23 * * All Arts News On the Web * * October 10, 2019

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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GLOBETROTTING SPY

MONTGOMERY--Montgomery Center for the Arts presents Her Majesty's Secret Circus at the Montgomery Grange Hall on Sunday at 7 p.m.
      The Secret Circus features spectacular juggling, ridiculous comedy, and the world's only Bow and Plunger. Never heard of this globetrotting spy? You're not alone. The spy-themed stunt comedy show makes a one-night-only appearance just a mile down the road from where performer Maya Curvelo grew up. Visit the Montgomery Town Library, Montgomery Center for the Arts, Click here or email for more info.
      Admission is $10 for adults or $5 for kids. Find them on Facebook for more info tickets.


ART ON THE WALLS

WESTON--Vermont artist Corliss Blakely has returned to Weston for the second of two outdoor weekend shows "right across the street from the Bryant House in the center of Weston" on Friday-Sunday this week.
      "I'm really excited to be back in Weston again this year," she said.
      The show features lots of new oil paintings including Poets Daffodils, Flowers And Lace, Kathy's Iris, and Winter Berries. She will have a selection of watercolors and her Limited Edition Prints and Nature Scarves.
      Click here for more info.


ART YOU CREATE

FAIRFIELD--Meta Strick continues the A.I.R. sponsored 2019 Sunday Afternoon Art Workshops with Intro to Polymer Clay Techniques at her studios on Sunday from 12 noon - 5 p.m. Materials and tools are provided (as well as a good time with great people).
      Ms. Strick describes the workshops as, "Loose, experimental, and fun." Each is a five hour opportunity to learn a new technique or improve on another. Try a different material. Share some new ideas. Enjoy exploration and play, and leave with a unique project. Ms. Strick is a mixed media artist who has been "playing with art since she was old enough to clutch a crayon in a chubby fist." The studio can accommodate eight participants. Click here to register and pay in advance.


ST. ALBANS--Twiggs hosts Reflection on the Wind with Paint Nite and artist Diane Kingston on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
      $35 per person includes "everything you need to get up, get out, and get making" a blank canvas into a masterpiece of your own. Click here for tickets. Use the code YAYfbVT10off for $10 off tickets.


IN THE SAC

SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council Writer's Group will meet at the Swanton Free Public Library this evening at 6 p.m. Members can share progress and join in the discussion about longer projects and anything else about writing, reading, publishing, and more.
      Call Becky Rupp (802.733.7471) or email for more info.


ON STAGE LIVE

Friday
ST. ALBANS--14th Star Brewing Company presents Erin Cassels-Brown live on the taproom stage on Friday at 6 p.m.
      The indie-folk and alt-country singer-songwriter performs original "celestial" country music.


ESSEX--The Double E presents Bernardo: Songs from the Well on Friday at 9 p.m.
      Nine Vermont musicians--Patti Casey, Michael Chorney, Brian Clark. Peter Cressy, Seth Eames, James Harvey, Mark LeGrand, Colin McCaffrey, Anais Mitchell, Robinson Morse, and Peg Tassey--wrote songs for singer Miriam Bernardo to sing on her first solo album.
      Admission is $15-35. Click here for tickets and more info.


SOUTH BURLINGTON--Bella's Bartok and the Blind Owl Band play Higher Ground Friday at 8 p.m. Doors at 7:30. This has nothing to do with Franklin County but the name was too cool not to write up. Admission is $12 - $15. Click here for tickets and more info.


Friday-Saturday
ST. ALBANS--The Old Foundry at One Federal presents John Seiden and Neil Wright in a duo called The Duo on Friday and timeless Vermont singer/songwriter Bethany Connor on Saturday. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m.
      Call 802.524.0330 or find them on Facebook for more info.


ST. ALBANS--Twiggs presents a special Blues Night with Nobby & Slim on Friday and the heart and soul of solo artist Roger Giroux on Saturday. Shows begin at 7 p.m.
      Call 802.524.1405 or click here for more info.


Saturday
SHELDON--Fall Music Series continues at the Abbey with George Richard's Johnny Cash Tribute Show in the Pub on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
      Admission is $10 for the evening of the iconic sound of the music of Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three. Click here for tickets.


ST. ALBANS--First Time is the Best with Eleven at Nelly's on Saturday at 8 p.m.
      The trio of seasoned musicians officially kicks off a musical barrage of hits from the 70s to the 90s. Scott Guptill, guitar and vocals; Taylor Arsenault, vocals; and Scott Belisle, bass and vocals; make up the rock n roll trio. Why Eleven? "Because it's one better than ten and ten is considered good. Besides, we don't play much past eleven.
      "Come for dinner, stay for the show, and continue the evening dancing to the sounds of a featured DJ starting at 11PM."


Sunday
ST. ALBANS--Church Street Sounds of the Season presents Va-et-Vient at the First Congregational Church on Sunday at the special time of 4:30 p.m.
      Carol Reed, Suzanne Germain, and Lausanne Allen bring French music of all regions to life with voice, violins, guitar, flutes, pipes, percussion, and mandolins. Laissez les bons temps rouler. Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted. The site is wheelchair accessible.


Tuesday
ST. ALBANS--Singer/songwriter Troy Millette continues his Fall Residency live at 14th Star Brewery on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
      A New England "must-see artist," Mr. Millette will takes you on a musical journey of imaginative covers, original songs, and stories on the Taproom Stage every Tuesday in October. His latest album is Living With A Ghost.


AWARDING TELEVISION

ST. ALBANS--Northwest Access TV hosts its annual Awards Night at the studio on Monday at 6 p.m.
      The local access channels honor and celebrate the talented producers, staff, and volunteers who inform and entertain our community. They will also elect board members and view videos from the 1999 archives. The event is free and open to all. Appetizers and a cash bar will be on site.


FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF

     Many libraries will be closed on Monday.
      All non-essential federal government offices are also closed on Columbus Day. The holiday commemorates the arrival of the Christopher Columbus in the Americas. It is celebrated every second Monday of October, and has been a federal holiday since 1937. The states of Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Vermont do not recognize Columbus Day.


      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

Music!

Links to the Summer Music series in Franklin County
Summer Sounds
Summer Music at Grace
Downtown Summer Concert Series
Summer Evenings with
Vermont Treasures
Citizens Band
Wednesday Night Live
Enosburg Town Band


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