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	ArtBits News of the Arts for the week of July 23-29, 2026 Today is ... *Search the All Arts Council site* FESTIVALS AND SHOWS Sheldon Old Home Days "Let Freedom Ring" celebrates Sheldon and its history with Doug and Pauline, the Green Mountain Chorus, and the Old Man Garage Band. The 36th annual Jig in the Valley has the Missisquoi River Band, Uncle John's Band, Boxcar Breakdown Bluegrass, the Stragglers, the Buck Hollers, and the Nobby Reed Project. Read more... THEATER Extra! Extra! The World Will Know! The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents Newsies in a four show run. Read more... ART ON THE WALLS Cambridge Arts Council hosts a free opening reception for Liminal pottery and woodworking by Hannah and Charles Cieri as part of the Paracosm Pop-up series. Quilts of Valor opens at the Sheldon Historical Museum. The Artist In Residence spotlight is on Deborah Travis. The Swanton Arts Council Artist of the Week is Katie Foster. Read more... ART YOU CREATE Fiadhnait Moser leads a Misty Mountains Paint Night at the MAG. The Swanton Arts Council Art Journaling Group meets in person at the library. Coffee and Crafts meets at the Highgate Library. Sip, Stitch, & Share meets at the Enosburgh Public Library. Read more... CALL FOR WRITERS The Bent Northrop Two-Sentence Story Contest continues. Read more... DANCE Michelle Nordberg offers Beginner Line Dancing at the Depot and the Highgate Manor. Between the Lines Line Dancing offers Beginner Line Dancing at the American Legion. Read more... GATHERINGS Muffin Monday continues. The GPL Crafting Club meets at the library. Read more... HUMANITIES The Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi and the the Natural Resources Conservation Districts host a Community Land & Water Conversation. Read more... WORKSHOPS & CLASSES 60 Main Arts has Community Drawing Night with a live model. Becky Chappell will explore Mixed Media Print Making, Social Sunday continues, and Julia Davenport will guide Summer Zentangle all at the Milton Artists' Guild. Roberta Wendel will lead the Punch Needle Rug Hooking Class at the Montgomery Center for the Arts. Annette Goyne will lead the free Beginner Summer Watercolor Class "Butterflies and Dragonflies" at the Dick Wright Pub. Read more... ON STAGE LIVE Seth Yacovone (thrice), the Nobby Reed Project (thrice), Laura Fedele-Rasco (twice), Sticks & Stones (twice), Blues Over Easy, King Me, Hammer Lane, Laura Fedele-Rasco, Chris Bell, Charlie Rice, Nickel & Dime, Alternate Take, the Faerie Godbrothers, Michael Perry, Tristen Sellars and Chris Lyon, Abby Sherman & the Way North, Steep Creek Duo, Evngwear, Phil Graziano, Tim Brick, the R & R Duo, the Milkhouse Heaters, Bettenroo, Prit'Near, McMaple, the Jerband, Magnetic Horse, Dave Miller, Will Austin, Skylark, Sylvia Parker, Antara & Chris Cheney, Doug and Pauline, the Green Mountain Chorus, the Old Man Garage Band, the Green Mountain Skillet Lickers, Cooie's Trio, DSM5 Band, Next Stop Comedy, Nightrain, Bethany Conner, Jeff Shelley, the Milton Community Band, Doug's Open Mic, the Enosburg Town Band, Kyle Chadburn and the Earthbound Spirits, Al's Pals, the Lloyd Tyler Duet, Ryan Sweezey and the Midnight Walkers, the Ken Clark Duo, and the Citizens Concert Band all appear at a venue near you. Read more... ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE McMaple played the St. Albans Summer Concert Series. Sohyun Ahn played the Island Arts Summer Concerts. Mark Shelton sang Classic Gospel. Read more... FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF The Alburgh Public Library hosts a Community Storytelling Event. The Fairfax Library Book Club takes up The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett and rhe library Adult Summer Reading Program continues. The Haston Library presents Jamie Andrea Garzot for a book talk. The Eloquent Page Mystery Book Club meets for Behold a Fair Woman by Francis Duncan. The annual Library Book Sale is filled with treasures news and old. The Classics Book Club takes up Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and the graphic novel Alice in Wonderland. 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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