| VOLUME 24 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | March 12, 2020 |
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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FIFTH ANNUAL SPRING YOUTH ART SHOW (March 16)--The Swanton Arts Council exhibit will include artwork by youth K-post grad from Swanton, MVU, Highgate, Sheldon, Franklin, and Alburgh. The show will run March 20-27. LOCAL CALL FOR ARTISTS
All 2D or 3D media is welcome. Submit all artwork to the school art departments. Email for more info or click here for the event poster.
MAYOR'S PHOTO COMPETITION (July 1)--Mayor Tim Smith and St. Albans Community Arts gearing up for 2020 with a theme of Landscapes and Flowers. Start taking photos now, including visions of ice fishing. The top 15 photos of the 2019 competition were displayed in Taylor Park, then auctioned to benefit St. Albans Community Arts.
Click here for more info and updates about the competition.
SWANTON--SAC hosts the Paint pARTty for a Cause in the Swanton Village Complex on Sunday at 1 p.m. ART YOU CREATE
The group will paint sap buckets. The cost is $35 per person which benefits Bark For Life, American Cancer Society of Vermont, and Relay For Life of Franklin County. There are a limited number of buckets. Call Pam Hakey (802.868.7886), email or find them on Facebook for more info and to register to reserve a spot.
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs hosts Purple Roses Wine Bottle with Fairy Lights with Paint Nite and artist Diane Kingston on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
$38 per person includes "everything you need to get up, get out, and get making" for a souvenir of the season. Click here for tickets and more info. Use the code YAYfbVT10off for $10 off tickets.
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild hosts Social Sunday at the MAG on Sunday at 1 p.m. IN THE ARTS COUNCILS
Social Sundays are a free art day once a week for the winter. The art project is "for adults and the children in their lives." Refreshments and snacks are provided each week. Each art project is designed for children ages 3-15. Find them on Facebook for more info.
MILTON--The Milton Artists' Guild continues Live Model Mondays at the MAG on Monday at 6:15 p.m.
The Guild will host one professional nude model for the evening, male and female models in alternating sessions. The sessions begin with quick warm-ups, followed by short poses and then move into longer poses. Bring your own drawing and or painting supplies. The cost is $12 for members or $15 for non-members. Find them on Facebook for tickets or more info.
SWANTON--The Swanton Arts Council Writer's Group will meet at the Swanton Free Public Library this evening at 6 p.m. The group meets on the second Thursday of every month. 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.
ST. ALBANS--Peoples Trust Company hosts an All-Star Marketing Recap in the final Small Business Boot Camp in the Second Floor Conference Room today at noon. This fast workshop will be a recap of everything discussed in the previous six weeks. All instructors will be on hand to replay the best tidbits from the six week program. They will also raffle off two prizes. RECAP BOOT CAMP
Admission is free but registration is required. Call Jay Cummings (802.752.1848) or email and click here to register.
Friday, March 13 ON STAGE LIVE
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs presents singer/songwriters Chris and Erica on Friday at 6 p.m.
Call 802.524.1405 or click here for more info.
SHELDON--Pub Music Fridays continues at the Abbey with Dan Jarvis in the Pub on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Click here for more info.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts hosts Brew Ha Ha with comedian Justin Lander as emcee on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The night of comedy features Vermont Comedy stand-ups Tracy Dolan and Liam Welsh plus local favorites.
Admission is $10. The pie auction will raise money for River Arts' youth and adult programs. Homemade pizza by Sustainable Kitchen and a brews from Rock Art Brewery will be available for purchase.
Friday-Saturday, March 13-14
ST. ALBANS--The Old Foundry at One Federal presents the Blue Rock Boys on Friday and Cooper on Saturday. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m.
Local favorites Eric Bushey and Cliff Crosby play vintage, eclectic music on acoustic guitar, harmonica, electric guitar, tenor and 5-String banjos. Cooper, also known as Bob Recupero, plays guitar and sings songs that came out of cowboy songs, gunfighter ballads, singer-songwriters, and rock 'n' roll.
Call 802.524.0330 or find them on Facebook for more info.
Saturday, March 14
ST. ALBANS--14th Star Brewing Company presents Austin James + The Nomads to blend the worlds of folk, soul, and rock live on the taproom stage on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Find them on Facebook for more info.
ENOSBURG--The Opera House at Enosburg Falls paints the night green with beers and cheers and Prydein live at a St. Patrick's Party on Saturday at 7 p.m. The evening offers corned beef and cabbage, a cash bar with green beer, and Vermont's own Celtic Rock Band with Michael White opening the evening.
Admission is $15 per person. Tickets will be available at the door. Call Matt Stebbins (802.933.6171), email, or click here for tickets and more info.
ST. ALBANS--Barbie N Bones go green to rattle Nelly's into an early St. Paddy's Day on Saturday at 9 p.m. It won't be just the green lights that turn their kilts green and beard orange. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Sunday, March 15
BURLINGTON--Burlington Irish Heritage Festival presents Fiddleheads with Yasi Zeichner in Contois Auditorium at City Hall on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Fiddleheads enjoy traditional music and playing that music with others. Ms. Zeichner is a fiddler, singer, and sean nos dancer who performs traditional Irish and Appalachian music with her sibling band the Zeichner Trio. She manages the Young Tradition Festival, YTV Trad Camp, and the Instrument Petting Zoo.
KEY COLONY BEACH, FL--Abstract Radio continues the KCB Community Association's Concert in the Park series in Sunset Park on Sunday, the Ides of March, at 4 p.m. The rock band out of Islamorada was formerly known as Misery Loves Company.
Concerts in the Park are free concerts sponsored by the KCBCA and take place most Sunday afternoons in Sunset Park. Bring a chair or blanket and refreshments. Parking is limited so walking, biking or ride sharing is recommended.
Tuesday, March 17
Everyone is Irish on Tuesday. Slainte!
ST. ALBANS--The annual Jeff's Maine Seafood St. Patrick's Day Celebration includes a corned beef and cabbage buffet with all the fixings all day from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. and live bagpipes "after the short and sweet parade that goes right by."
ST. ALBANS--The City has an After the Parade Party at St. Albans City Hall Auditorium on Tuesday at about 5:30 p.m. with Irish music by JAZ Entertainment, performances by McFadden Academy of Irish Dance, and activities for the kids.
There will be plenty of Irish food for sale, samplings of Irish beer at the JW Ryan's cash bar, free "green" beverages for the kids, Irish tattoos, and more for the whole family. Admission is free.
SHELDON--The Abbey hosts a St. Patricks' Pub Party with traditional corned beef and cabbage and a jig with live music on Tuesday. Festivities begin at 6 p.m.
"May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door."
ST. ALBANS--The Irish Squirrels take over Nelly's for St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The percussion driven acoustic band plays an eclectic mix of music. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Wednesday, March 18
ENOSBURG--The Warm Your Spirits Winter Series, a benefit for the Opera House at Enosburg Falls, features vocalist Scot Martell & Grace Kelley in the 242 Texas BBQ at 6:30 p.m. for cocktails (cash bar). Music begins at 7.
This is the final evening in the series of three concerts to beat the winter blues and raise money for the House. Admission is $20 per person. Click here for tickets and more info.
The ABCs of Contra Dancing board book is a "lovingly illustrated rhyming couplet look at the alphabet and contra dancing." Burlington writer, dance caller, and physicist Luke Donforth and illustrator Sarah Hirsch have finished the book itself and now have made this Kickstarter project to produce it. The project has 26 days to go. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/callingluke/abcs-of-contra-board-book . ART SITE OF THE WEEK
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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Music!Links to the Summer Music series in Franklin County |
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