| VOLUME 28 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | November 14, 2024 |
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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ST. ALBANS--802Arts' unique auction, A Bird's Eye View, supports art scholarships, artists and Art events. The Auction is live through November 23. It includes eight bird houses by seven artists from the Artist in Residence Gallery: Colleen Blatchly, Kristina Bolduc, Rebecca Chomyn, Janice Decooman, Dot Goulet (two), Natalie LaRocque, and Susannah Sakal. Their eight houses can be seen at the AIR Gallery. Click here to these and all the other bird houses created by artists from around Vermont and well known on these pages. ART ON THE WALLS
The art and fine craft cooperative features paintings, fiber arts, stained glass, sculpture, lamps, pottery, folk art boxes, scarves, hats and more by 38 Franklin County and surrounding area artists. It is owned and operated by the artists and sponsors. The gallery on South Main Street is open Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Click here or find them on Facebook for more info.
STOWE--Bryan Memorial Gallery features Freezing Morning Light with the warm glow of the winter sun by Orentas Balaisis. It is in the Stowe collection and on Facebook .
The gallery has exhibits of the landscape painters of New England. The main showcase in Jeffersonville is open Wednesday-Sunday 11 - 4 and the Stowe Gallery is open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 11 - 5, and Friday and Saturday, 11 - 6. Appointments are available. Call ahead (802.644.5100) to schedule or click here for more info.
SWANTON--The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association features certified fine, decorative, and performing artists officially labeled as "American Indian" under Federal law. Basketmaker Kerry R. Wood has baskets on display at the Vermont Maritime Museum, the Burlington Airport, and at the Bennington Museum. Click here for her story and a look at her work.
HIGHGATE--The annual Highgate Library Craft & Vendor Show takes over the Highgate Elementary School on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. for a jump start on holiday shopping. Over 50 vendors from across New England have arts, hand made gift ideas, and more. There will be food trucks and raffles. Admission is free. All proceeds will go directly towards the library's relocation project. Call Library Director Christine Walton (802.868.3970) for info, ART FOR SALE
ST. ALBANS--14th Star and Once Upon a Rock host a Pebble Art Workshop this evening at 6 p.m. This workshop will use pebbles, rocks, stones, driftwood, and lake glass to create artwork. From framed pieces to candle holders, each piece is unique. Sip on brews of dinner from Grazers while they provide guidance and inspiration; what you make will be completely your own creation. ART YOU CREATE
The cost is $35. Find them on Facebook or Click here for tickets and more info.
ST. ALBANS--It is Classic Movie Night (and Matinee!) at the St. Albans Free Library with You've Got Mail on Thursday at 6 p.m. and reprised at the Friday matinee at 1 p.m. "I'll have what she's having." The 1998 romantic comedy starred Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan as bookstore rivals who fell in love online. The free presentation includes the show, the popcorn, cocoa, and tea. This showing is an after-hours event. Please arrive before the doors close at 6 p.m. Click here for more info. FILM
ONLINE--The Vermont Humanities Council has two online events this week. HUMANITIES
Poet and teacher Naima Wade will discuss What Does It Mean to Create Legacy? The Power of Personal Narrative at Bennington Free Library and online this evening at 7 p.m. She uses her own experience to unpack how personal narrative creates meaning and belonging for individuals and in society at large. "Register for this free event" for the link to the stream. Call Vermont Humanities (802.262.2626) or Click here to register for more info.
Actor and playwright J.T. Turner brings Robert Frost, Light and Dark, to life at Goodrich Memorial Library and online on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The original one-man show shares his poems and the stories of his life. "Register for this free event" for the link to the stream. Call Vermont Humanities (802.262.2626) or Click here to register for more info.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts begins a new course in the Mindful Art Series: Grounded in Gratitude with Jen Volansky today at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The class is an immersive journey in mixed media art. The cost is $30. Click here to register and for more info. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
MILTON--The Milton Artists Guild has three workshops this week.
Kelli Shepherd will teach a Crochet Wreath Ornament Class on Saturday from 1 - 3 p.m. The cost is $25 for members or $30 for non-members. Click here for tickets and more info.
Express Yourself in a Bellydance Veil Workshop with Donna Aviano. Participants will learn earn basic bellydance moves and veil techniques and a fully choreographed veil dance routine. The cost is $15 for members or $20 for non-members. Click here for tickets and more info.
Social Sundays continue at MAG with free weekly art classes for families 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.
Only about 14 percent of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 19 percent have gotten a flu shot, according to the Vermont Department of Health dashboard. Both are markedly less than this time last year. COVID NEWS
COVID-19 is still here whether Vermonters get the shot or not. Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continue to emerge. KP.3 and MC are the dominant circulating variants. The current vaccine formula targets the circulating KP.2 variants and better protects against serious outcomes of all current variants of the virus. The updated vaccine is available now.
COVID hospitalizations and deaths continue to ease after shooting up in August and September but respiratory illnesses do surge as we move indoors for the winter. 146 cases were reported in the week ending November 6, up from 98 the week before. In total, 1,226 pandemic deaths have been reported as of November 6, meaning COVID claimed another two Vermonter's lives in the past week.
Vermont's wastewater monitoring has shown shows that the levels of the virus in Vermont are declining or continuing at lower levels. According to the Vermont Department of Health, wastewater data shows some of the COVID-19 in the community "because an infected person sheds into the water no matter if they're sick or not." Obviously those of us on septic systems (mound systems, tanks, or cesspools) are not included in the data so the actual numbers are higher.
The Centers for Disease Control recommends multiple vaccines, including the new COVID-19 vaccine and an updated flu shot. Medicare continues to cover vaccines without cost sharing. Most adults with health insurance and all children can continue to get the vaccine without cost-sharing. Vermont's universal vaccine program covers the cost of the COVID-19 vaccines at all primary care offices for adults without health insurance or whose insurance does not cover all costs. We can now order four free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov. The tests available for order are rapid antigen, at-home tests requiring no lab drop-off. Many COVID-19 tests have longer shelf life and extended expiration dates.
My own plan remains unchanged, especially since our precautions have waned and the current KP.3 variant dodges all but the most up-to-date immunity. I got the COVID, Flu, and RSV 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 everywhere 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, November 14 ON STAGE LIVE
SOUTH HERO--The Blue Paddle Bistro hosts live music for Acoustic Thursday this evening at 5 - 7 p.m. Click here for more info.
Friday, November 15
ST. ALBANS--14th Star bursts at the seams with a double header of comedy and music, all live on Friday night.
The Stragglers serve up their own spin on bluegrass, vintage country, Americana, and classic rock on the Taproom Stage on Friday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Next Stop Comedy goes live on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The former Boston Comedy Club brings stand-up comedians to local venues. Admission is $25. Find them on Facebook for more info and Click here for tickets.
SHELDON--The Abbey Friday Night Music Series often has live performances on Friday about 6:30 p.m. Reservations are suggested. Find them on Facebook for more info.
Friday-Sunday, November 15-17
ST. ALBANS--The Taphouse at Mill River has shows on Friday and Saturday nights in November. Ron Gagnon plays Friday at 5:30 p.m. and the Smokey Newfield Project returns live on Saturday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ALBURGH--Kraemer & Kin family brewery has two days of music every weekend in November with TBA on Friday and Summer Sounds favorites the Tenderbellies live on Saturday night. Music starts at 6:30 p.m. Click here for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs often has shows on Friday and Saturday nights. This week they host Phil Graziano on Friday and Will Austin live with a special solo show on Saturday night. 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, November 16
MORRISBURG-- Rusty Dewees and the Fellers come to River Arts for an evening of humor, music, and old timey storytelling on Saturday at 6 p.m. There will be pickin' and grinnin'. The show will also introduce local musician Brinley Hirce.
Admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Pie and coffee will be for sale at intermission with a cash bar. Click here for tickets and more info.
ST. ALBANS--The Depot presents the Franklin County Variety Show with host and performer Amy Leigh Celestial on Saturday night at 8 p.m. The show will include drag, burlesque, magic, comedy, and more by Prince Muffin, Virgina Thick 100, Alexis Tential Crisis, Innocent Ivy, and Luci Furr Matrix. Tickets are $20-40. Food for purchase and cash bar will be available. Click here for tickets and more info.
ESSEX JUNCTION--Bad Horsey returns to On Tap for late night music live on Saturday starting at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
FRANKLIN--The Haston Library presents Kevin Graffagnino for an Ira Allen book talk in Franklin Town Hall on Saturday at 11 a.m. His new biography of Allen is the first published examination of Allen's career in nearly a century. He details that extraordinary life and shines new light on Allen and his prominent role in Vermont's creation as a territory, nation, and state. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
ST. ALBANS--The St. Albans Free Library Banned Classics Book Group begins operations this month reading the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The realist 1939 novel won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize and was banned and burned in multiple locations. The library has a limited number of (unburned) books to lend at the circulation desk. This group is an after-hours event. Please arrive before the doors close at 6 p.m. Click here 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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