Archive for April 2010

Artbits - April 29, 2010

44th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF MAPLE

The Maple Festival this weekend is the first major outdoor festival of the year. There is more entertainment than you can shake a stick at. Read more

DANCING DANCING

First Step Dance begins Ballroom Wednesdays at the St. Albans Museum. Read more

ON STAGE LIVE

The black bird begins to fly as FCTC presents the Fairfax Radio Rangers performance of The Maltese Falcon. Chow Bella presents Carol & The Superchargers. The Overtime Saloon hosts Pleasuredome. The Good Times Cafe presents Michele Choiniere with David Gusakov, Will Patton, and Dono Shabner. Read more

Artbits - April 22, 2010

MAPLEY GOODNESS

Mark your calendars–the Maple Festival is coming! The Maple Festival is coming! Read more

FULL SERVICE–LOCAL EDITION

The Swanton Public Library will host Vermont writer Leon Thompson reading in Swanton for the first time ever. Read more

ART ON THE WALLS

The first Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival is a multi-venue, multi-media event of artists, businesses and politicians. April is National Poetry Month so the state capitol will fill with art and poetry in the POETRY Alive! installation and Art Walk. Read more

ON STAGE LIVE

The 66th annual New England Folk Festival has about a gazillion performers to blend dance, music, crafts, and food from many lands. PossumHaw hosts a CD Release Concert at North End Studio. The Main Street Landing Black Box Theater presents a concert to benefit the Champlain Valley Folk Festival in honor of National Poetry Month. Read more

Artbits - April 15, 2010

ON STAGE LIVE

MVU presents Into the Woods, the MVU musical, in the Trahan Theater. Young Tradition Vermont presents Cynthia MacLeod in a house concert. Bella Voce Women’s Chorus hosta the Cantabile Men’s and Women’s Choruses in concert. The Old Firehouse presents Yankee Chank. The Fletcher Historical Society hosts dinner with music by Fiddleheads at the Fletcher Union Meeting House. Cambridge Arts Council hosts a Family Contra Dance with caller Mark Sustic plus Frank Heyburn, and members of Fiddleheads. Read more

APRIL-MAY ART DEADLINES

Re:fuse/Re:use Tabletop Assemblage exhibition calls for smaller pieces. American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists performing overseas can apply for assistance. Maryland Federation of Art wants the fine art of the found object for a juried show. South Arkansas Arts Center wants 2D and 3D fine art entries. Cambridge Arts Council will showcase local art galleries, artists, and musicians. Read more

FILM ON THE WALLS

The Northern Forest Paddlers Film Fest will air today in Portland and tomorrow in Lake Placid. Read more

Artbits - April 8, 2010

ON STAGE LIVE

Young Tradition Vermont presents the Old Time Music Festival. The 5th annual Festival of Culture offers a world of performers plus art and cultural vendors. Overtime Saloon presents Damage Control. The St. Albans Historical Museum and the Osher Series presents Marselis Parsons. Cambridge Arts Council hosts community dances. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By. Read more

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

Furniture maker and retired teacher Bob Gasperetti of Mount Tabor might seem an odd choice for an art site. Read more

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