Archive for February 2010

Artbits - February 25, 2010

ON STAGE LIVE

The newly reopened On Tap at the Lincoln Inn presents the Jim Branca Trio tonight. Damage Control is off to a busy start this weekend, playing Shooter’s/Overtime Saloon and a Dinner/Dance at the Knights of Columbus. Leon Thompson has his first ever book reading and signing at Borders on Church Street. The St. Albans Historical Museum and the Osher Series presents Norman Rockwell, My Neighbor by James “Buddy” Edgerton. International Women’s Day presents the Bosnian Lilies. Read more

LAST CHANCE TO THINK AHEAD

Buy your tickets and mark your calendars now as the Green Arts Bus presents FDR by Ed Asner next Saturday. Today is the last day to get tickets. Read more

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

The Mei Moses Fine Art Index fell 24% last year but should be up for 2010. Read more

Artbits - February 18, 2010

MARDI GRAS!

Winter wanes and Chow!Bella and The Fabulous Spiders have teamed up with the 4th annual delicious meal and great entertainment to benefit Franklin County Court Diversion. Read more

ON STAGE LIVE

Yankee Chank plays the Unitarian Universalist Church in Rutland. The St. Albans Historical Museum and the Osher Lifelong Learning Series host The Life of Theodore Roosevelt. The Snowshoe presents Hey Momma.

Save the Date: The Green Arts Bus present the second FDR by Ed Asner on Saturday, March 6. Read more

FEBRUARY-MARCH ART DEADLINES

The City of Norfolk seeks an artist to design a commemoration of the End of the Massive Resistance. The Desotorow Gallery has a juried sculpture exhibition. The Byrdcliffe Arts Colony has fellowships for its Artist in Residence Program. A major show at the Studio Place Arts wants “statements of revolution, disorder and chaos” for an exhibit on Anarchy. The Kids Saving Kids CD Campaign will distribute a CD digitally. Motion Portraiture and Self-portraiture wants art that can be screened in video. Read more

Artbits - February 11, 2010

ART ON THE WALLS

Champlain Collection presents a special Sweetheart Art Show with Harald Aksdal, Corliss Blakely, Darlene Burke, and Sean Dye, plus a wine tasting, local chocolate truffles, gourmet coffee, a dinner at Chow Bella, and a framed Harald Aksdal print. Read more

ON STAGE LIVE

Chow Bella presents the Carol Ann Jones Trio on the front stage with guitar lion Andre Maquera and string tiger Will Patton. The South Hero Community Library hosts a Contra Dance with caller Mark Sustic and Fiddleheads. The National Public Radio broadcast of From the Top will tape the Vermont Youth Orchestra at the Flynn. The Village Tavern hosts Open Mic night. Read more

FACES IN THE NEWS

The Vermont Youth Orchestra has named Ronald Braunstein as Music Director and conductor for the VYOA. Read more

Artbits - February 4, 2010

LIVING AND LOVING FOR OTHERS

Soprano Claire Hungerford with accompanist Annemieke Spoelstra will hold a benefit recital, Songs of Life and Love, for Haitian Children on Saturday. Read more

SHOCKING VISIONS OF VERMONT

Twelve Vermont counties were identified as hotbeds of revolutionary activity. Some of it has come to light in a (temporary) home in St. Albans with the Art of Action, Shaping Vermont’s Future through Art. Read more

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artpath Gallery hosts NVAA president Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. The Artist In Residence Gallery features Nancy Adriance, Ann Allen, Clare Dunn, Mary Reed, and Nancy Shaw with a free meet-the-artists reception tonight. Buy Art at TART features recent Bethany Farrell, Jason Guild, Heidi Lague, Pat Murphy, and Leah Van Rees. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts Vermont baby and child photographer and portrait artist Louisa Larson. Read more

ON STAGE LIVE

The Nobby Reed Project plays Blues Night at the Lincoln Inn. The Park Cafe hosts writer Leon Thompson. Read more

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