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	ArtBits News of the Arts for the week of May 14-20, 2026 Today is ... *Search the All Arts Council site* SEASON LAUNCH PARTY The Decades is the Saint Albans Museum's themed costume party and kick-off for the 2026 museum season. There will be sets by DJ Cosmos, Moon Balloon, and Disco Phantom and projections by Vanish Works Experience Design. Read more... ART ON THE WALLS What the Cluck! The Artist In Residence collection spotlight is on Sarah Rosedahl. Bryan Gallery features Erik Koeppel. Read more... ART YOU CREATE 14th Star and Once Upon a Rock host a Pebble Art Workshop. Paint a Partner at the Saint Albans Free Library. Make Ugly Art at part 2 of Art for Big Feelings at the Swanton Free Public Library. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. Ms. Terri guides making Soulful Vision Boards and Yarn & Yak with Kelli Shepherd continues at MAG. Read more... CALL FOR ARTISTS The 95th NVAA June Juried Show will exhibit member art at Visions of Vermont. Read more... CALL FOR SINGERS The Franklin Community Chorus rehearses at Dick Wright Pub for Battle Hymn of the Republic and These Green Mountains. The St. Albans All Male a Capella Group practices at the Masonic Lodge. Read more... DANCE Between the Lines Line Dancing and Beginner Line Dancing with Michelle Nordberg offer lessons. Rail City Indivisible hosts a Contra Dance with Will Patton, Neil Rossi, Franklin Heyburn and Isabella Rottler and caller Mark Sustic. Read more... FILM It is Classic Movie Night (and Matinee!) at the St. Albans Free Library with Hail the Conquering Hero. Read more... GATHERINGS The Muffin Monday Senior Social Hour continues. Sarah Barnes leads Sketchbook Club at the Fairfax Community Library. The Georgia Public Library Crafting Club meets at the library. Read more... GRANTS A Federal District Court issued a summary judgement against the National Endowment for the Humanities and DOGE. The ruling voided the terminations of grants to the Authors Guild et al; declared DOGE and NEH actions unconstitutional; certified the class; and permanently enjoined the government. Read more... HUMANITIES Stone's Throw Pizza & Cafe hosts a Coffee Hour. The Haston Library presents Mike Familant on his Live Beyond the Footprints Tour. Read more... WORKSHOPS & CLASSES River Arts has Jen Volansky to lead a Mindfulness-Centered workshop of Bright, Bold, and Joy-Filled Acrylic Painting, Chiara No for the free Creative Art Series for 60+, and Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr., to begin a two unit Drawing 1 Class for Perspective and Architectural Drawing. 60 Main Arts continues Community Drawing Night with a live model and Creativi-Tea Tuesdays with Karen Winslow. The Milton Artists' Guild has Becky Chapell leading Beginner Pastels; Social Sunday continues; Julia Davenport will guide the Spring Zentangle; and Fiadhnait Moser continues the Acrylic Creatures on Wood workshop. Read more... IN THE SAC The Swanton Arts Council Artist of the Week is Aline Baker. Read more... ON STAGE LIVE The Bobwhite / Comet Contest, Doug's Open Mic Night Stewart Foster, James Shelly, Sibling Reverie, Something Reckless, Phil Rosenblum, Sweet Cicely, the Miller Brothers, Seth Yacovone, Blackwolf, Barry Hayes, Dan Parks, the Missisquoi River Band, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, Blues Without Borders, Jenny Red, Jeff Shelly, Roger Giroux, Jerborn, the Smokey Newfield Project Open House, Alternate Take, Geoff Kim and Bob Gagnon, Dave Miller, Sister Speak, Richard Durazo, Tom Bisson, George Murtie, the Old Man Garage Band, Jeff and Gina, Chris & Erica, Kyle Stevens, Dan Jarvis, Bill Simmons, Bella Voce, Rebecca Kauffman, and Frevo all appear live at a venue near you. Read more... FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF The Enosburgh Public Library Reading & Discussion Group takes up The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. The St. Albans Free Library Banned Books Group will discuss the Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Meet Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone. Read more... Click on www.AllArtsCouncil.org/art-bits ... FROM THE ARTBITS DESK ... E-Mail Delivery Sign up to receive a free weekly ArtBits newsletter by e-mail or by RSS feed



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