All Arts Council
Stuff You Shouldn't Miss

      Watch our Art Bits space for event details.
      Directions to downtown St Albans: Interstate 89 to St Albans (exit 19). Follow the exit ramp through a 4-way stop to a T intersection with U.S. Route 7. Turn right onto Route 7, heading north toward St Albans City. Route 7 becomes Main Street. Lake Street is the first traffic light beyond the Post Office. Taylor Park is on the right.
      Directions to Collins Perley: Interstate 89 to St Albans (exit 19). Follow the exit ramp to a 4-way stop. Turn left onto Route 104, heading south toward Fairfax. The driveway is on the right, about .1 mile from the intersection.
      This schedule shows all the happenings that we know about all around Franklin County. If you have an event (or have heard of one) that we haven't listed please e-mail us! AAC events and artists are shown in Bold Face. Set your clocks accordingly and enjoy!
      The All Arts Council also publicizes events that support the Tom Sustic Fund.

2010 Summer Sounds Town Bands
	January 26	Green Arts Bus presents Serenade/The Proposition	St Albans to the Flynn, 6:30 p.m. departure
	January 31	Events for Tom presents Mark Sustic's 60th with Starline Rhythm Boys	Fletcher Union Meeting House, 3-9 p.m.
	February 20	Mardi Gras Benefit Party	ChowBella, St Albans, 5-9 p.m.
	March 6	Green Arts Bus presents FDR by Ed Asner	St Albans to the Flynn, 7 p.m. departure
	April 23-25	45th Annual Vermont Maple Festival	St Albans
	May 28	Summer Music at Grace: 8th Annual Farewell Reunion Concert	Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
	May 29-30	Open Studio Weekend	Around Franklin County
	June 4-6	55th Annual Vermont Dairy Festival with local entertainment	Enosburg Falls
	July 4	Bay Day	St Albans Bay Park
	July 4	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert at Bay Day	St Albans Bay, 7 p.m. free
	July 11	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert	7 p.m. free
	July 18	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert	7 p.m. free
B I G M U S I C	July 24	5th Annual Art in Bloom Festival	Swanson's Farm, Fairfax, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
	July 25	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert	7 p.m. free
	July 25	18th Annual Jig in the Valley	East Fairfield Community Center
	July 30	Summer Music at Grace: Boreal Tordu	Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
	August 1	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert	7 p.m. free
	August tba	Franklin County Field Days with local Entertainment	Franklin County Airport Highgate
	August tba	Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival	Alburgh
	August 8	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert	7 p.m. free
	August 15	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert	7 p.m. free
	August 24	20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert	7 p.m. free
	September tba	Celebrate St. Albans	Taylor Park, 10 - 2 p.m.
	September 18-19 (date is tentative)	Vermont Singer/Songwriters Festival	Franklin County tba
	November tba	Third Annual Craft Show	Opera House at Enosburg Falls
	November 28	Grand Holiday Crafts and Fine Arts Tour of Franklin County	Enosburg, Fairfield, Franklin, St Albans, and more
	November tba	Holiday Concert with Citizens Concert Band and Community Singers	First Congregational Church, St. Albans
	December tba	Community Christmas Concert	Opera House at Enosburg Falls
Interesting dates from 2009
	March 13-15	Rotary Home and Recreation Expo	Collins-Perley Sports Complex, St Albans
	April 24-26	43rd Annual Vermont Maple Festival	St Albans
	May 9	Banjo Dan's Fire in the Sugarhouse Tour	Opera House at Enosburg Falls, 7:30 p.m.
	May 24-25	Open Studio Weekend	Around Franklin County
	May 29	Summer Music at Grace: 7th Annual Farewell Reunion Concert	Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
	June 4-7	53rd Annual Vermont Dairy Festival with local entertainment	Enosburg Falls
	June 18-20	Franco-American Festival	St. Albans Bay Park and Taylor Park, St. Albans
	July 5	Bay Day with Summer Sounds Concert	St. Albans Bay Park
	July 12	Summer Sounds Concert	Highgate Municipal Park, 7 p.m. free
B I G F O U R M U S I C W E E K S	July 17	Summer Music at Grace: Dana and Sue Robinson in Concert	Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
	July 18	An Evening of Art with Marco de Carvalho	Opera House at Enosburg Falls, 6:30 p.m.
	July 18	Concerts by the Common: Atlantic Crossing	Pratt Hall, at 8 p.m.
	July 19	Summer Sounds Concert and Cap Cancer Blues Fest (starts at 4 p.m.)	Highgate Municipal Park, 7 p.m. free
	July 25	3rd Annual Art in Bloom Festival	Swanson's Farm, Fairfax, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
	July 26	Summer Sounds Concert	Highgate Municipal Park, 7 p.m. free
	July 26	16th Annual Jig in the Valley	East Fairfield Community Center
	July 31-August 2	33rd Annual Franklin County Field Days with local Entertainment	Franklin County Airport Highgate
	August 1-2	Music Man	Opera House at Enosburg Falls
	August 2	Summer Sounds Concert	Highgate Municipal Park, 7 p.m. free
	August 7-9	Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival	Alburgh
	August 9	Summer Sounds Concert	Highgate Municipal Park, 7 p.m. free
	August 16	Summer Sounds Concert	Highgate Municipal Park, 7 p.m. free
	August 23	Summer Sounds Concert	Highgate Municipal Park, 7 p.m. free
	September 12	Celebrate St. Albans	Taylor Park, 10 - 2 p.m.
	October 17	Annual Talent Show	Opera House at Enosburg Falls
	November 7	40th Army National Guard Band Sousa Concert	Opera House at Enosburg Falls
	November 28	Grand Holiday Crafts and Fine Arts Tour of Franklin County	Enosburg, Fairfield, Franklin, St Albans, and more
	December 15	Green Arts Bus presents A Canadian Brass Christmas	St Albans to the Flynn, 6:30 p.m. departure
Upcoming in 2011
	February, 2011	Mardi Gras Benefit Party	ChowBella, St Albans, 5-9 p.m.
	March, 2011	Rotary Home Show	St Albans
	April, 2011	45th Annual Vermont Maple Festival	St Albans
	May, 2011	Open Studio Weekend	Around Franklin County
	June, 2011	55th Annual Vermont Dairy Festival with local entertainment	Enosburg Falls
	July, 2011	Bay Day	St Albans Bay Park
B I G M U S I C	July and August, 2011	21st Annual Summer Sounds Concert Series	Every Sunday at7 p.m. free
	July, 2011	5th Annual Art in Bloom Festival	Swanson's Farm, Fairfax, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
	July, 2011	18th Annual Jig in the Valley	East Fairfield Community Center
	August, 2011	Franklin County Field Days with local Entertainment	Franklin County Airport Highgate
	August, 2011	Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival	Alburgh
	September, 2011	Vermont Singer/Songwriters Festival	Franklin County tba
	Saturday, 2011	Grand Holiday Crafts and Fine Arts Tour of Franklin County	Enosburg, Fairfield, Franklin, St Albans, and more

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Dick Harper, Chair
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Highgate Springs, VT 05460
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