ArtBits - January 13, 2011

January 13, 2011 by Dick.

ON STAGE LIVE

The Summit School Folk Festival has a dance, a jam session, workshops, and concerts. Dance Showcase features Maryellen Vickery and the Ballet School of Vermont. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By. Read more…

LOOKING FORWARD

2011 will be another busy year in the arts with over 250 concerts, exhibits, recitals, and shows from more than 40 organizations. This week we look at Major Presenters’ plans for the year.

Happy New Year! Read more…

ART SITE OF THE WEEK

Alison Dezotelle and Kelee Reichenbach Maddox run Mad Ox Designs in Enosburg Falls. Read more…

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ArtBits - January 6, 2011

January 6, 2011 by Dick.

ART ON THE WALLS

ST. ALBANS–Cosmic Bakery and Cafe exhibits the artwork of Karen Day-Vath. The Artist In Residence Gallery features students from Enosburg and Richford plus potter Barbara Colgrove, doll maker Alison Dezotelle, the clayworks of Kellee Maddox, and painter Becky Wright. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church presents Twelfth Night gathering music. The Jericho Community Center will host a benefit Contra Dance. The Nobby Reed Project plays On Tap at the Lincoln Inn. The Shelburne Steakhouse 8 presents Carol Ann Jones. Read more…

LOOKING FORWARD

2011 will be another busy year in the arts with over 250 concerts, exhibits, recitals, and shows from more than 40 organizations. Read more…

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ArtBits - December 30, 2010

December 30, 2010 by Dick.

Happy New Year, everyone!

KEEPING ALIVE

Popular programs like the Summer Sounds series depend on you; art is an economic engine in increasing jeopardy. Read more…

FIRST NIGHT LIVE

First Night Burlington is a citywide, substance-free party of stage shows, musical acts, and arts activities to kick off the new year. The new Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center presents An Evening With James Taylor. The Brewski has Canyonero. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

Studio Place Arts offers Celebrate!, the annual holiday members’ show. Read more…

LOOKING BACK AT THE YEAR

Franklin County artists and presenters outdid themselves in 2010. This week, Artbits has a wrap up of the All Arts Council events, what Other Major Presenters pulled off, and the Five Franklin County Festivals. Read more…

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ArtBits - September 23, 2010

September 23, 2010 by Dick.

BIG ORCHESTRA IN TOWN

The Vermont Youth Orchestra Fall Concert takes the stage at Saint Mary’s Church in St. Albans. Read more…

BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL IN ST. ALBANS

Kevin Laddison of First Step Dance will host a Ballroom Dance Social with dance lessons in the basics of Swing and Foxtrot at the St. Albans Historical Museum. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne presents Immersion: Recent Paintings by colorist Gail Salzman of Fairfax. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

Summer Music at Grace presents PossumHaw in the final concert of the season. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Made in Vermont Music Festival Statewide Tour comes to the Dibden Center for the Arts. The Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival offers exhibits and demonstrations, children’s activities, the farmyard, hay rides, and music including Atlantic Crossing, Fiddleheads, and Jon Gailmor. The Fairfax Community Theater Company fall production, The Curious Savage, opens a four day run. Read more…

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ART DEADLINES

Contemporary American Figurative Ceramics is open to all ceramic artists. The juried Pittsburgh State University exhibit will explore the intimate territories. An UN-Juried annual exhibit features digital art and photography. Read more…

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ArtBits - September 2, 2010

September 2, 2010 by Dick.

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery features Corliss Blakely, Peter Miller, Henry Trask Riley, and Susan Delear with a free meet-the-artists reception tonight. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts black and white photography by Moria Routhier. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Champlain Valley Fair continues with the Keeghan Nolan Band. On Tap at the Lincoln Inn offers Blues Night with the Nobby Reed Project tonight. Music Box presents The Missing Cats. The 3rd annual North Branch Labor Day Weekend Bluegrass Festival includes Big Spike Bluegrass and Possum Haw. Read more…

BALLROOM DANCE IN ST. ALBANS

Kevin Laddison of First Step Dance begins ballroom dance classes at the St. Albans Historical Museum. Read more…

21 DAYS of SUMMER, 20 YEARS of SOUNDS

The 20th season of Summer Sounds was very successful. Read more…

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Artbits - May 13, 2010

May 13, 2010 by Dick.

SUE TESSIER DAY

Sue Tessier has been an active participant in the arts and in the community all of her life. Her friends will host a Sue Tessier Day Celebration and benefit at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

The Opera House at Enosburg Falls invites you to a student production of The Boy and the $1000 Pants at the Enosburg High School Auditorium. Tammy Fletcher brings Mountain Girl to at the Bee’s Knees. It is a full Counterpoint weekend with Darling Buds of May. This is Young Tradition Weekend with events featuring young singers, players and dancers performing folk and traditional styles. The Village Tavern hosts Open Mic. Chow Bella offers Music to Dine By. Read more…

YET ANOTHER TAX

The Vermont House and Senate negotiating committee and the governor all signed off on “Challenges for Change” yesterday. The bill may include a new sales tax on tickets to events presented by non-profit organizations like the All Arts Council. Read more…

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