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About Us » River Arts is a nonprofit organization that brings the energy, creativity and experience of the arts to all ages. We serve the Lamoille Valley of Vermont from Hardwick to Cambridge, from Eden to Stowe.

ART OF ACTION

From March 16 through March 31 on Portland Street, the former Carquest building.

A touring exhibit from the Vermont Arts Council and Lymon Orton - watch for hours or call to volunteer to keep the building open

Poetry Open Mic with host Peggy Sapphire, March 27th, 6-8pm

poetry-mic-picture-copy Open to all! Come share your work in the presence of enthusiastic peers, sign-up begins at 6pm for a five minute (ish) performance slot. Accomplished poet Peggy Sapphire, whose second poetry collection,In The End A Circle, was recently published by Antrim House, will host the evening. Join us to listen or share your work, and participate in a live poetry experience at the River Arts Center. Suggested donation of $5.00 at the door.

Trip to the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. Saturday, March 20

A visit to the Currier’s new exhibit of American Watercolor Masters.

Winslow Homer, Maurice Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Rockwell Kent, Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, John Marin, Charles Sheeler, Stuart Davis, and Andrew Wyeth.

175 years of fragile and rarely seen paintings, with a strong representation of New Hampshire Artists.

This trip is a collaboration with the Art House of Craftsbury, Vermont.

A luxury coach from Lamoille Valley Transportation will leave River Arts at 7:30 AM on Saturday and return by 5:30 PM. 8:00AM pick up in Hardwick.

$45, with lunch - $50

Special rate for Elders: $15 , with lunch - $20

Call for reservations: 888-1261, or Register Here!

New Spring Children’s Classes

Starting in March, River Arts is offering 3 more children’s classes for elementary and middle school age children. Classes will start the week of March 15th and run for 8 weeks.

Vocal Arts with Lynda Schiller on Thursdays, Video Animation with Meredith Holch on Thursdays and Rock Drumming with Dov Schiller on Fridays.

Check out the Children’s class page for more detailed information, places and times!

“Performing Live” Workshop with Rusty Dewees, 3 Thursdays in March!

River Arts is pleased to offer a “Performing Live” Workshop with Rusty Dewees!

Rusty will teach techniques for performing in front of an audience, and guide students through a selected piece of work. Participants will bring a 2-3 minute piece of material, preferably an original, to work on each session: a monologue, song, poem, set of comedy, or speech are a just a few examples. Students will have an opportunity to perform their piece in
front of a live audience at the final session March 25th, 8pm at River Arts. Public is invited.

Mr. Dewees, who has generously donated his time in support of River Arts, is an entertainer, producer, and the Logger (of course!).

For more information, and to register, click on the Adult Classes link…don’t miss this rare opportunity to work with Rusty!