Call us at 888-1261 to purchase tickets, or click here for more information!

Free tickets are available for Elders in the community courtesy of the Copley Munson Fund. Click here to find out more.

Click here to find out more, or call us at 888-1261!

• Oil painting with Jack Sabon – 5:30-7:30pm, Thursdays, October 7th – 28th

• Make your own quilt by Christmas, for yourself or for a gift! – with Debi Diender – 6-9pm, Mondays, October 4th –  25th

• Georgian singing with Maria Schumann - 7-8:30pm, Wednesdays, October 6th-27th

• T’ai Chi with Alan Erdossy - Wednesday evening, November 3rd, 10th, 17th, December 1st, 8th and 15th

WiREless is an initiative supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, preparing young musicians on the verge of professional careers to become advocates for classical chamber music. Participants will present string quartets of American composers Amy Beach, William Grant Still and William Bolcom.

For more information, visit the Green Mountain chamber Music Festival website!

Local Fine Art, Craft and Design Artists will gather at The River Arts Center for our Second Annual Open Studio Weekend Event, Saturday and Sunday, May 29th and 30th from 10:00 – 5:00pm.  Participating Artists will include  Bunny Merrill, Roxanne Martin, Lyna Lou Nordstrom, Lauren Smith, Dominique Gustin, Sarah Schummer, Laurel Fulton, Nicole Carey and others.

Open Studio Weekend is a statewide celebration of the visual arts and the creative process held in more than 265 Vermont studio and gallery locations during Memorial Day Weekend.  Providing a unique opportunity to speak with artists directly, or see them at work, “The Open Studio Weekend was named one of the Top Ten Summer Events in a competition sponsored by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce in 1997” – The Vermont Arts Council.  Visitors can plan their tour using the Vermont Studio Tour Map available from the Vermont Crafts Council atwww.vermontcrafts.com.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet local artists, enjoy refreshments, browse and stroll.. join us!

BETHANY BOND, JANET FREDERICKS, MARIE LAPRE GRABON, KEN LESLIE, JOHN MILLER, VICTORIA PATRICK, GEORGE PEARLMAN, and LAUREN STAGNITTI

JUNE 3 – AUGUST 21, 2010, weekdays 9AM – 5PM or by appointment

“8 Regional Artists,” an exhibit of photography, painting, artist books, and charcoal drawings celebrates a diverse group of artists in the region and kicks-off the newly created Gallery at River Arts.  These works will be on display June 3-August 21

Brief descriptions of featured artists’ work: Bethany Bond is a photographer and web-designer, who contrasts visual imagery to create visual poetry.  Janet Fredericks uses paint as a vehicle for exploring water, the landscape, and text.  Marie LaPré Grabon develops deep illusionistic space from which charcoal images emerge.  Ken Leslie observes environmental change and personal transformation through Arctic landscapes and artist books.  John Miller explores our Vermont countryside through digital photography weaving views of land and Lake Memphremagog in this body of work.   Victoria Patrick uses Victorian-era antiques and alternative developing methods to transcend black and white photography toward a sense of timeless beauty.  George Pearlman paints color squares in relationship to each other to create illusionist space, spacial plasticity, and tension.  Lauren Stagnitti uses photo-journalism and traditional fine art influences in her approach to her work.

10 musicians, 10 different ensembles – the faculty of the Northeast Heritage Music Camp at JSC come to the Hyde Park Opera House for a wonderful mix of solo and ensemble perfomance. One of the most entertaining and varied concerts of the year in the Lamoille Valley!

Here they are:

Seamus Connolly (ten time Irish Fiddle champion), Kimberley Fraser (Cape Breton Fiddle, piano), Sarah Hotchkiss (Montpelier Fiddle), Alan Jabbour (Appalachian Fiddle),  Grey Larsen (Flute, Whistle), David Surette (Guitar, Mandolin), Cindy Kallet (Fingerstyle Guitar, New England Folksongs), David Kaynor (Contra-dance Caller, Swedish fiddle), Ken Perlman (Clawhammer Banjo), Peter Langston (Flatpick Guitar, Western Swing Band)

Door, 6:30PM general admission

Tickets: $15 adults, $12 students and seniors, Kids 10 and under… free.

To reserve a ticket, call River Arts at 802 888-1261 or email us at Info@RiverArtsVT.org

Demonstration Menu:

Pork, Shrimp & Mushroom Spring Rolls

Crispy Fried Beef w’ Cashews

Thai Sweet & Sour Vegetables

Red Pork Curry

Coconut Mango Bread

Presenters/Instructors: Susanna Keefer and Gail Le Baron

When: Thursday, 5:00 – 8:30pm, May 20th

Cost: $50 if pre-registered (Elder sliding fee scholarship available), $60 on night of event.

Mothers Day Gift Certificates available!

Please wear loose clothing for this massage.