Artbits - January 28, 2010

January 28, 2010 by Dick.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARK!

The Fletcher Union Meeting House in Fletcher will host Mark Sustic’s 60th Birthday Party with the Starline Rhythm Boys, Yankee Chank and many more. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Art of Action, Shaping Vermont’s Future through Art, opens at the STAART Gallery in downtown St. Albans. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Cambridge Elementary School hosts the Winterfest Contra Dance with caller Mark Sustic and Fiddleheads. Overtime Saloon presents the Nobby Reed Project. The Champlain Echoes hold Open Rehearsals. The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival Winter Encore takes place at Elley-Long Music Center. Read more…

SAVE THE DATE

Claire Hungerford with accompanist Annemieke Spoelstra will hold a benefit recital, Songs of Life and Love, at the Congregational Church on February 6. Read more…

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Artbits - January 21, 2010

January 21, 2010 by Dick.

ON STAGE LIVE

The UVM Old Time Music Club presents a Contra and Square Dance. The Backyard Bluegrass Band brings on a shake-the-winter-blues concert. Puppet Showplace Theater presents Puppetkabob in The Snowflake Man. Smuggler’s Notch Inn hosts Open Mic. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By with John Cassel. The Lincoln Inn brings live music back On Tap next month. Read more…

JANUARY-FEBRUARY ART DEADLINES

Landscapes-real or Imaginary for a juried Pacific Art League show. There are cultural fellowships for visual and media artists. The City of Denver Traffic Operations and Firing Range art. Museo de Las Americas wants exhibition and project proposals. Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

Kevin Macneil Brown’s blog has words, music, images, and more. Read more…

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ArtBits - January 14, 2010

January 14, 2010 by Dick.

LOOKING FORWARD

2010 will be another busy year in the arts with over 250 concerts, exhibits, recitals, and shows from more than 40 organizations.

ALL ARTS COUNCIL WISH LIST

2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Summer Sounds. We need a rain maker, other volunteers, and a permanent base. Read more…

ALL ARTS COUNCIL ACTIVITIES

The All Arts Council will celebrate its 25th year continuing our popular programs, continuing our support, and continuing our partnerships. Read more…

2010 AT THE OPERA HOUSE

The Opera House plans a mix of major productions, touring, and community events as well as artwork by Franklin County artists in the downstairs Gallery. Read more…

2010 WITH OTHER PRESENTERS

The AAC helps promote many other Franklin County presenters and individual artists starting with the Art in Bloom Festival and continuing through the Vermont Youth Orchestra programs. Read more…

THE FIVE FESTIVALS

Taken together, the five major Franklin County area Festivals have built more than 150 years of outdoor arts and entertainment here. Read more…

TOWN BANDS

The Citizens Concert Band and the Enosburg Town Band perform through the summer. Read more…

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ArtBits - January 7, 2010

January 7, 2010 by Dick.

Happy New Decade, everyone! Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery has a free meet-the-artists reception with refreshments tonight. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts St. Albans painter Karen Day-Vath. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Jericho Community Center and Fiddleheads will host a Benefit Contra Dance for the Jericho Community Library. Read more…

LOOKING BACK AT THE YEAR

Franklin County artists and presenters outdid themselves in 2009. This week, we finish the look back with a wrap up of the All Arts Council events, what Other Major Presenters have been doing, the Five Franklin County Festivals, and the Quadricentennial. Read more…

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