Artbits - March 4, 2010

March 4, 2010 by Dick.

SPECIAL CALLS

The first Stop Drunk Driving Music Campaign invites talented young musicians from Franklin and Grand Isle Counties to bring their own music to raise awareness about the dangers of driving under the influence. Fairfax Community Theater Company begins auditions for The Maltese Falcon. Read more…

ART ON THE WALLS

The Artist In Residence Gallery hosts a special Enosburg Community Art Project based on interviews with 28 Enosburg residents. The Northwestern Medical Center Gallery hosts photographer David Juaire. Read more…

ON STAGE LIVE

On Tap at the Lincoln Inn presents the Nobby Reed Project. The 8th Annual March Mandolin Festival features Will Patton. Franklin County Humane Society hosts its 4th annual Chocolate by the Pound & Silent Jewelry Auction with music by Fiddleheads. The Green Arts Bus heads for FDR by Ed Asner. The St. Albans Historical Museum offers Chris Hungerford. Events for Tom presents A Concert for St. Patrick. Read more…

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Artbits - February 25, 2010

February 25, 2010 by Dick.

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…

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Artbits - February 18, 2010

February 18, 2010 by Dick.

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…

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Artbits - February 11, 2010

February 11, 2010 by Dick.

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…

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Artbits - February 4, 2010

February 4, 2010 by Dick.

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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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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