| VOLUME 28 | * * All Arts News On the Web * * | December 26, 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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BURLINGTON--Highlight New Year's Eve is a city-wide celebration with dozens of events including Acqua Mossa, Circus Smirkus, Florry, the Fluffy Bus and much more, all on Tuesday from noon on. The Highlight Button is an all-access ticket to every Highlight event. Buttons cost $18. Kids aged five and under free. Click here for buttons, schedules, and more info. NEW YEAR'S EVE
ST. JOHNSBURY--The 31st year of First Night North offers 150 performers in 70 shows at the Catamount Arts Center and venues throughout St. J. on Tuesday starting at 4 p.m. The day has every musical genre, performances, food trucks, family fun fairs, the First Night North Ball of Lights, and more. One button gives access to eight full hours of arts entertainment. Buttons cost $30 for adults and $20 for students. Click here for buttons, schedules, and more info.
COLCHESTER--Vermont Opera in Concert presents the 2024 New Year's Eve Opera Concert with works from Bizet, Verdi, Mozart, Rossini and more at McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Admission is $15-$30.
JAY--Jay Peak has music, dancing, climbing, clips and reels, and fireworks on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m. Northstar Fireworks will kick off the night with an on-mountain fireworks display on Tramside. Zach Nugent's Dead Set will include visuals from Heavy Light VT in the Foeger Ballroom. Alice's Table will have a New Years Eve Buffet. Click here for tickets and more info.
ENOSBURG--The Rail Trail Pub's New Year's Eve Bash rings in 2025 with the fun and live music of Nathan Michaud rocking the night away on Tuesday starting at 4 p.m. There are freebies. $5 cover charge at the door. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SOUTH HERO--The 19th annual New Year's Eve Dinner & Celebration fills the Blue Paddle Tuesday evening at 5 - 7 p.m. Click here for more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents Ryan Sweezey for rockin' New Year's Eve live in The Room on Tuesday at 6 - 8 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Be dazzled and amazed as the City kicks off New Year's Eve with Fireworks in Taylor Park on Tuesday about 7 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--The Depot presents New Year's Eve with Barbie-n-Bones on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $20 ($10 at 9 p.m.) in advance. Food for purchase and cash bar will be available. Find them on Facebook for tickets and more info.
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap celebrates a Sticks and Stones New Year's Eve on Tuesday at 9 p.m. $20 per person at the door. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Find them on Facebook for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
ST. ALBANS--City Side presents Neon Spoon on Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge and a champagne toast at midnight.
ST. ALBANS--The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Swanton painter Jaimie Katon. 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. ART ON THE WALLS
JEFFERSONVILLE--Bryan Memorial Gallery features Abels Barn with the limited color palette used by Charlie Hunter. It is in the Stowe gallery 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-Sunday, 11 - 5. Appointments are available. Call ahead (802.644.5100) to schedule or click here for more info.
MORRISVILLE--River Arts hosts the in-person, January "Sip n' Slurry: Poinsettia Bowls" with Lindsay as the pottery twist on a Paint n' Sip on Friday at 6 p.m. The cost is $55. Click here to enroll and for more info. ART YOU CREATE
MILTON--Social Sundays continue at the Milton Artists' Guild 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. WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
The 2005 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authorizes the HHS Secretary declare a public health emergency. The declaration against COVID-19 was issued on March 17, 2020. It is set to expire on December 31. COVID NEWS
Gov. Phil Scott tested positive for the virus. He canceled public appearances early but was able to work remotely with mild symptoms.
About 21 percent of Vermonters have gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 30 percent have gotten a flu shot, according to the Vermont Department of Health dashboard. Franklin County residents have even lower rates of protection: only 16 % have the updated COVID-19 vaccine and 26 percent have gotten a flu shot.
COVID-19 is still here whether Vermonters get the shot or not. Variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 continue to emerge. KP.3, XEC, and MC remain the dominant circulating variants. The current vaccine formula protects against serious outcomes of all current variants of the virus.
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. 106 cases were reported in the week ending December 14, down slightly from 110 the week before. In total, 1,235 pandemic deaths have been reported as of December 14, meaning COVID claimed the life of another Vermonter in the past week.
Vermont's monitoring shows that the levels of the virus are fairly low in the wastewater. 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 variants dodge 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, December 26 ON STAGE LIVE
BURLINGTON--Nectar's presents Jason Corbiere's Blue Christmas Bash live on Thursday at 8 p.m. Doors at 7. This years band features Dave Keller and Rob Meehan, plus a reunion show by special guests One Way Street. Admission is $10-15. Click here for tickets and more info.
Thursday-Friday, December 26-27
ESSEX JUNCTION--On Tap starts a weekend of music with McMaple for the first "post-holiday happy hour" tonight at 6 p.m. plus two shows Friday night, the Duncan MacLeod Trio at 5 p.m., and then Fyspot rocks around the Xmas tree starting at 9 p.m. Call 802.878.3309 or email for more info. Click here to reserve a table.
Friday, December 27
COLCHESTER--Chris & Erica play their mix of country rock and pop covers and originals in the live and free Friday Night Live Music at the Spanked Puppy on Friday at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
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.
SOUTH HERO--Carol Ann Jones plays a special solo Friday Night Wine Down inside the tasting room at Snow Farm Vineyard on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Food will be catered, call Kristen (802.922.8074) for all pre-order food requests. Click here for more info.
BURLINGTON--Foam Brewers presents Troy Millette & the Fire Below with the Owl Stars on Friday at 8 p.m. The small, independent craft brewery has live music most days. Click here for more info.
Friday-Sunday, December 27-29
JERICHO--The Jericho Cafe and Tavern fills the weekend with Live Music in December. The Jeff Salisbury Band plays Friday. Sitchell performs live on Saturday night. Music starts at 6 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Twiggs often has shows on Friday and Saturday nights. This week, two duos are their inak musical lineup for 2024. Blue Heron (Ethan Sawyer and Martin Fredrick) play Friday and father-son Sean and Dan Jarvis return live 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, December 28
ENOSBURG--The Rail Trail Pub presents Astral Underground with Ben Maddox, John Notaro, and Margaux Simmons on Saturday at 6 p.m. The "new pub/restaurant has a pool table and other fun games.". Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents Jason Corbiere's Blue Christmas live in The Room on Saturday at 6 - 9 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31
JAY--Jay Peak has music, dancing, climbing, clips and reels, and fireworks on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m. Northstar Fireworks will kick off the night with an on-mountain fireworks display on Tramside. Zach Nugent's Dead Set will include visuals from Heavy Light VT in the Foeger Ballroom. Alice's Table will have a New Years Eve Buffet. Click here for tickets and more info.
ENOSBURG--The Rail Trail Pub's New Year's Eve Bash rings in 2025 with the fun and live music of Nathan Michaud rocking the night away on Tuesday starting at 4 p.m. There are freebies. $5 cover charge at the door. Find them on Facebook for more info.
SOUTH HERO--The 19th annual New Year's Eve Dinner & Celebration fills the Blue Paddle Tuesday evening at 5 - 7 p.m. Click here for more info.
ST. ALBANS--14th Star presents Ryan Sweezey for rockin' New Year's Eve live in The Room on Tuesday at 6 - 8 p.m. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--Be dazzled and amazed as the City kicks off New Year's Eve with Fireworks in Taylor Park on Tuesday about 7 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. Find them on Facebook for more info.
ST. ALBANS--The Depot presents New Year's Eve with Barbie-n-Bones on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $20 ($10 at 9 p.m.) in advance. Food for purchase and cash bar will be available. Find them on Facebook for more info tickets and
ST. ALBANS--City Side presents Neon Spoon on Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge. Champagne toast at midnight.
Virtual music and events continue this week. ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE
"Too Hot to Handel:" the Messiah has been reimagined by Marin Alsop, with Bob Christianson and Gary Anderson with Gospel, Jazz and R&B. The result is Ms. Alsop leading the BBC Concert Orchestra in the 2023 European premiere of this seasonal favorite at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Summer Sounds favorite Mark Shelton sang Christmas on Facebook on Friday. There are Christmas Favorites and a few Elvis requests. Follow him on Facebook for a link to this week's offerings.
Franklin County artists and presenters managed again under the "new normal," mostly with live shows but with some online components. Restaurants in the region continued offering live music. The Vermont Humanities Council has ongoing arts and literary digital events and programs including First Wednesdays and Vermont Reads. Although the activities may take place at a distance from Franklin County, they are available safely and locally online. LOOKING BACK AT THE YEAR
We'll start with the Arts Councils, check in on the Franklin County Festivals and Libraries, then wrap up with the Other Major Presenters.
ALL ARTS COUNCIL
ISLAND ARTS
The AllArts Council serves northwestern Vermont as a presenter, an event producer, and as a technical resource for artists and other groups. Other Franklin County organizations continue to grow, which means we support more events.
The 32nd year of Summer Sounds, Franklin County's popular, long running, outdoor series free concerts at home in Highgate continued live on summer Sunday evenings, sponsored by the Town of Highgate. Highgate Rec brought the Tenderbellies, the Tyler Mast Band, the North Heroes, and Sean Jarvis to the stage on the Highgate Arena lawn.
We had calls for local artists and musicians for gigs here and around the country.
The community based All Arts Council brings the performing and visual arts to northwestern Vermont.
Island Arts had a busy summer with book sales, folk dancing, group singing lessons, workshops, bluegrass jams, the a capella Lollapalooza, and more. Their summer shows on North Hero included Yang Bao and Kenneth Renshaw, Summer Sounds favorites Mango Jam, Taiko drummng, Lake Sorbet, Bella Voca, Metalwerx, Eclectica, Green Mountain Brass, James and the Giant Peach, Cerutti-Reid, Our Island Voices, Jorge Garcia Herranz, Vermont Jazz, Sohyun Ahn, Corner Bluegrass, and more.
RIVER ARTS
The Morrisville community art center and presenter kept making art with exhibits in their hall, galleries, and off-campus plus an ambitious schedule of programs including in person figure drawing, sewing and felting, soft sculptures, mixed media, wheel classes, and much more. There were monthly Sip N' Slurry, Paint and Sip, and Meditate & Create evenings. Click here to explore these art experiences for the community.
ST. ALBANS COMMUNITY ARTS
St. Albans Community Arts rebooted under volunteer co-directors Nichole Cunningham and Jennifer Kostuck. The St. Albans city-sponsored arts program offered the Art Walk, Make Music Day, Downtown Art and Sidewalk Sales, and the Festival of Trees continued. They began Creative Connections at St. Albans City Hall and introduced local artists on Facebook.
They have returned after a hiatus.
SWANTON ARTS COUNCIL
Swanton Arts Council works to build an artistic presence and develop the artistic community in Swanton. This year, they hosted the Art Journaling Group, Writers' Group, plus Barn Quilt painting, take and make (art) kits, a Clay Earring Class, the Christmas in July workshop, Intro to Macrame, a Paper Flower Class and a Paper Sculpture Workshop, Surreal Swans, Youth Art Shows, the monthly book club, But I Progress, and much, much more. SAC held a Holiday Craft Show.
VERMONT ABENAKI ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association features certified "American Indian" fine, decorative, and performing artists. They offered Nebizun: Water is Life, the Bridging Perspectives series, Our Songs Remember, Missisquoi Abenaki Heritage Celebration, Black Ash Pounding, Indigenous Peoples' Days, Abenaki Heritage Weekend and Arts Marketplace, workshops, and more.
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY FESTIVALS
Maple--the Heart of Vermont. The 57th Vermont Maple Festival had a new schedule and a bucketful of events for the first (and sweetest) outdoor festival of the year. The Antique Show returned. The Craft & Specialty Food Show filled the Gym. The Saint Albans Museum displayed Vermont Maple Sweet History. The Sappy Art Contest attracted artists from all over. Taylor Park was packed with events. Bryson Lang, the No Strings Marionette Company, Facemania, Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate, Pipsqueak the Clown, Little Fox, the Aim High Canines, April Cushman, the RedNeck Castaway Band, the Youth Talent Show, the Electric Youth Dance Company, Jimmy Branca, the Arrangements While You Wait Quartet, East Coast Soul, and the Fiddler's Variety Show all spent the long weekend with us.
Milk from Moo to You. The 68th Vermont Dairy Festival had more entertainment and magical family activities than ever before. The Vermont Dairy Festival Scholarship Pageant highlighted the indoor entertainment. The free entertainment on two stages started off in Native Tongue and continued with Pirate Man Dan, Chris & Erica, Secondhand Blues, the Modern Times Theater, Jacob Green, the Maple Grove Band, the Missisquoi River Band with Pat Murphy, Aaron and Alaria Doane, Farm to Fair, and Vyntage Skynyrd.
The four best days of summer, the 48th annual Franklin County Field Days had a lineup of the best music, arts and crafts (and weeds, of course) that Franklin County has to offer with Green Mountain Wrestling, square dancing, woodworking, knitting, chair weaving, felting, arts and crafts, train and mechanical bull rides, rides, the horse and pony and ATV and tractor pulls, poker tournaments, and the demolition derby plus exhibits galore, and more. Bad Horsey, Al Getler, the Old Man Garage Band, Aaron and Alaria, Friction, the Missisquoi River Band with Will Patton, Neon Spoon, Chris and Erica, and the Dale & Darcy Band with Will Patton all lit up the stage.
BOOK REVIEW and THE 12 LIBRARIES
The generous appropriations for our Town Libraries do not cover all expenses. A donation will help your community library continue offering not only popular reading but also a wide range of the arts. Visit your library virtually or stop by to pick up a donation form or just hand them moolah. Click here for more info.
Franklin County Libraries opened their doors with books and community activities. Collectively, the libraries hold and have lent tens of thousands of physical and electronic books this year. The libraries also have a wide selection of electronic books and audiobooks available online. Click here for more info about all the libraries.
The Eloquent Page introduced a number of local writers (and their books) at readings and signings and events. The traditional, bricks-and-mortar bookstore in downtown St. Albans carries 35,000 new and used books plus book-themed merchandise and can find out-of-print titles. The Traveling Storyteller brought Storytime to the store every month or so.
GALLERY PRESENTERS
The Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans featured dozens of northern Vermont fine artists with a focus on up to four different artists at the popular monthly featured artist live socials each month. Over the course of the year, those socials introduced all the AIR members, live and in person. The art cooperative features paintings, fiber arts, stained glass, sculpture, lamps, pottery, folk art boxes, scarves, hats, and more, and is owned and operated by the artists and sponsors. They began the Rai$e the Roof fundraiser recently.
Bryan Memorial Galleryfeatured local artists and opened a second exhibition space in Stowe. The gallery of New England landscapes hosted workshops and exhibited Gems & Giants, Legacy, Land & Light & Water & Air, and more.
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park was open in June through October for an admission-free, immersive opportunity in five rolling meadows with about sixty large-scale sculptures by David Stromeyer. They had concerts, poetry readings, talks, workshops, and special events.
The Free Little Art Gallery directory of nearby FLAGs continues growing. The nearest is Free Little Art Gallery Essex Junctionon Oneida Ave. Middlebury's Henry Sheldon Museum is home to the new Little Sheldon FLAG.
The Milton Artists Guild hosted Social Sundays for family art plus in-person classes, seminars, and workshops and more.
The historic windows at the Montgomery Center for the Artshave been properly reglazed, reframed and rehung. The MCA held regular workshops, yoga, and t'ai chi chih. Their shows started with a short history of Stained and Colored glass windows. The held the MES Student Spring Art Show, the Folded Bark Baskets workshop, the Annual People's Art Show, Bloom: the Nature of Art, How to Love a Forest, and more. The MCA seeks your opinionsabout the MCA, events that interest you, the social impact of the arts, and more.
The Saint Albans Museum hosted the Valentine's Day Dance with the Crowe Hill Band, Eclipse Magic, the Chwarelwyr (Quarrymen) exhibit, Foraging 101, the Murder of Marietta Ball, and more.
OTHER MAJOR PRESENTERS
Celebration of Expressive Arts operated through the summer at The Inn. Justin Dennis, and the Miller Trio; Edward Mason; Alice Reighley; Rebecca Cummins and Nathan Michaud; and John Montagne and Astral Underground; all performed.
The Church Street Sounds of the Season concert series presented works by the young composers of Franklin County in the Summer Composition Workshop performed by Tom Cleary, Brian Boyes, Kyle Saulnier, Jeremy Hill, and Dan Ryan.
The Opera House at Enosburg Falls opened the season with Summer Sounds favorites the Tenderbellies. The season continued with V! A Night of Vivacious Variety, Prydein, Heliand & EK Duo, Annie, the Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live shadow cast, Spotlight, the 2024 Youth Talent Search, a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, the annual Holiday Concert, and more.
The Enosburg Town Band played live Summer Concerts on the Lincoln Park Bandstand on Tuesday nights. The Citizens Concert Band performed two shows in Taylor Park, plus the Town Green in Franklin, the Homer Knight Barn in North Hero, the Little White Church in Highgate Springs, and the Town Green in Bakersfield.
The popular Jig in the Valley returned for the 32nd year. Eight hours of music included Rusty Bucket, the Dale and Darcy Band, Pizza and the Panhandlers, Ryan Sweezey and the Midnight Walkers, Duke Aeroplane with his Delta Dirty Crocogators, the Nobby Reed Project, and the world famous Oleo Romeos, plus special guests from near and far, all to support the Fairfield Community Center programs
The third annual Kingman Fest offered the Music of Queen live in a block party on Kingman Street.
The Meeting House on the Green Music Series brought ten high-caliber groups to the Meeting House starting with Michael Hurley, and including Amberjack, Annie and the Hedonists, the Paul Asbell Quartet with Michael Zsoldos, Beg, Steal or Borrow, Lewis Franco & The Missing Cats, the Panhandlers (with wood-fired pizza), and the Tenderbellies. Most concerts were held outside on the terrace with lite fare and desserts on the village green. Proceeds from the series help fund the restoration of the building.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute hosted monthly talks on culture, humanities, and science.
Summer Music at Grace began their season with the 22nd annual Farewell Reunion featuring Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy.
The Vermont Humanities Council hosted talks on arts, culture, humanities, and science both in person in local libraries and other venues and through their digital platform. VHC also chose Gather,the first young adult novel by Kenneth M. Cadow, as the 22nd Vermont Reads title this year.
The Vermont International Film Festival hosted the 2024 Film Festival and monthly events in the Screening Room. Submissions opened December 16 for the Made Here Film Festival.
Young Tradition-Vermont, now integrated into the Vermont Folklife Center, continued its programming. The YTV Festival offered live and live-streamed programs in Burlington City Hall and other locations. Their programs include Trad Camp, Fiddleheads, Touring Group, Youth Commission, Instrument Petting Zoo, and Instrument Loan Program.
Restaurants and bars in Franklin County had live music schedules. We enjoyed several Abbey Music Series, the Alburgh Oasis series, Friday Night Live Music and Buffet at Arrowhead Golf Course, the Blue Paddle Bistro Live, City Side, two Farmer's Markets, music in The Room at 14th Star, a variety of shows at the Depot, new offerings at Irons & Ale, Kraemer & Kin's weekends, North Hero House evenings, the Snow Farm Summer Concert Series, the Taylor Park Summer Concert Series, plus regular weekends and Nobby Reed's Blues Jams at Twiggs, and more.
There were several other pop-up shows but most happened too quickly to catch our deadline. Check with your favorite places every day or so to find out if anything is going on.
The COVID-19 emergency ended in 2023 but the virus still lingers. Hospitalizations and deaths are low. Still, we reported on COVID flare-ups, lost time in schools, and worried. And the Vermont Department of Health reports on the COVID-19 levels at several wastewater testing sites around the state. COVID has killed 140 Vermonters so far this year alone.
KP.3, XEC, and MC are the dominant circulating variants. The vaccines, the at home-tests, and the treatments all still work.
Vaccines are available for COVID, the Flu, and RSV, the three main viruses that cause people to end up in a hospital in the Fall and Winter respiratory virus season. According to the state Respiratory Virus Vaccination Dashboard just 16% of Franklin County residents have received the new COVID vaccine, trailed only by Essex and Orange Counties. That compares to about 21% of Vermonters who have had the latest COVID-19 vaccine.
The new COVID vaccines are 100% free to everyone 6 months and older living in the United States, regardless of immigration or insurance status. The free shots are available via health insurance, Medicare, and through federally qualified health centers, pharmacies participating in the federal Bridge Program, or district health department offices. Free masks are also available at many of the same locations. Pharmacies in Vermont may give COVID-19 shots to kids ages 3 and older. Click here for more info.
People keep getting sick, though, mostly because they aren't taking precautions. Original COVID-19 vaccinations remain below the level of herd immunity, and even fewer have gotten boosters. Only about 30% of adults and eligible children have even received a flu vaccine since July 1 this year--that's half the number from this time last year.
May 2025 be filled with friends and family and joy and the arts. And, as Duke Ellington reminds us each year, "I've found the best way to keep a band together is to pay them." HAPPY NEW YEAR
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