The 36th Annual Vermont Maple Festival begins in St. Albans on Friday, April 26, and runs through Sunday, April 28. The All Arts Council offers art on the walls and music in the streets for the entire weekend.
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St Albans City Hall will be jam-packed with good food and fine art on Saturday and Sunday as the All Arts Council and the Vermont Specialty Food Producers bring together a taste testing and an exhibit of works by Franklin County artists. AAC EXHIBIT IN CITY HALL
Pottery sculptor Diana Herder Bennett will demonstrate hand building techniques in the City Hall AAC exhibit on Saturday, 12-3 p.m., and Sunday, 1-4 pm.. "I'll probably do some pinch pots, a coil piece, and continue work on a tree piece," Diana said.
The feature work is an original Louise Bellows Cuonos still life in oil to be raffled by St Luke's Episcopal Church. The drawing will be held at the St Luke's Art Show on May 11.
The AAC exhibit in City Hall will also have oil and watercolor paintings and prints, fine art photography, sculpture, and original music from AAC member artists Eric Bataille, Bob Brodeur, Connie Clay-Bickel, Dick Harper, Mary Harper, Peter Hawksworth, April Henderson, David Juaire, Natalie LaRocque-Bouchard, Joy Mashtare, Matt Moreau, Patrick Murphy, Kate Ritz, Wayne Tarr, Valerie Ugro, Gustav Verderber, and Lauren Young as well as newcomer (to us) Helen O'Riordan and more.
| Eric Bataille | St Albans | Oil and watercolor painting |
| Louise Bellows Cuonos | St Albans | Oil painting |
| Bob Brodeur | St Albans | Landscape photography |
| Connie Clay-Bickel | St Albans | Oil and watercolor painting |
| Dick Harper | Highgate | Landscape and fine art photography |
| Mary Harper | Florida | Watercolor painting and scratchboards |
| Peter Hawksworth | Enosburg | Agri-Art Sculptor |
| April Henderson | Georgia | Whimsical and landscape photography |
| Shawn Hennesey | Enosburg | Cartoons and cartoon posters |
| David Juaire | St Albans Town | Landscape photography |
| Natalie LaRocque-Bouchard | St Albans Town | Oil painting and murals |
| Joy Mashtare | St Albans Town | Watercolor painting |
| Matt Moreau | Swanton | Watercolor painting |
| Patrick Murphy | Berkshire | Oil painting |
| Helen O'Riordan | Oil painting | |
| Kate Ritz | Richford | Oil and watercolor painting |
| Wayne Tarr | St Albans | Fine art photography |
| Valerie Ugro | Fairfax | Watercolor paintings and prints |
| Gustav Verderber | Montgomery | Environmental interpretation |
| Lauren Young | Enosburg | Poetic photography |
| Georgia | Puppeteer |
The City Hall show will also feature an exhibit of upcoming young artists from area schools and a Vermont Information Center display of Vermont's heritage, recreation, history, and products.
The 36th Vermont Maple Festival is sponsored by Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, BankNorth-Vermont, the Franklin County Maple Producers Co-operative, Key Bank, Maplefields, Northwest Medical Center, Peoples Trust Company, Pepsi, the Vermont Department of Agriculture, radio stations WWSR/WLFE, and the UVM Extension Service. Call the festival office (802-524-5800) or check VTMapleFestival.org for more info.
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