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      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.

2008


Summer Sounds

Town Bands
  March 14-16 Rotary Home and Recreation Expo Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St Albans
  April 25-27 42nd Annual Vermont Maple Festival St Albans
  May 3 Tribute to the Music of Elvis
Mark Shelton in Concert
Opera House at Enosburg Falls, 7 p.m.
  May 30 Summer Music at Grace: 6th Annual Farewell Reunion Grace Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
  May 31 35th Annual Peoples Prom Montgomery Center, 9 p.m.
  May 31-June 1 Open Studio Weekend Around Franklin County
  June 6-8 Vermont Dairy Festival
with local entertainment
Enosburg Falls
  June 20 Summer Music at Grace: The Michele Fay Band Grace Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
  June 27 Christian Music on the Parks:
The Campbells
Richford Bandstand, 7 p.m.
  June 28 Reception for Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Project Exhibit
(the Exhibit runs through July 31)
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, 2-5 p.m.
  June 29 Taylor Park Concert St. Albans, 6 p.m.
  July 5 Concert By The Common: Jenni Johnson & Friends Montgomery Center, 8 p.m.
  July 6 Bay Day St Albans Bay Park
  July 6 Summer Sounds Concert Rumbledoll at Bay Days St Albans Bay, 7 p.m. free
  July 8 Summer Music at Grace: Saline Fiddlers Opera House at Enosburg Falls, 7:30 p.m.
  July 12 Christian Music on the Parks:
Praise Brothers
Highgate, 7 p.m.
  July 13 Summer Sounds Concert
Towne Meeting
Highgate, 7 p.m. free
  July 13 Summer Music at Grace:
Full Circle
Grace Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
  July 13 Taylor Park Concert St. Albans, 6 p.m.
  July 19 Concert By The Common: Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band Montgomery Center, 8 p.m.
  July 20 Summer Sounds Concert
Bob Degree and the Bluegrass Storm
Highgate, 7 p.m. free

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July 26 Art in Bloom Festival with exhibits and music Swanson's Farm, Fairfax, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
July 26 Christian Music on the Parks:
The Lord Family
Lincoln Park, 7 p.m.
July 27 Summer Sounds Concert
Last Licks
Highgate, 7 p.m. free
July 27 14th Annual Jig in the Valley East Fairfield Community Center
July 27 Taylor Park Concert St. Albans, 6 p.m.
July 31 Summer Music at Grace: Village Harmony Grace Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
August 1-3 Franklin County Field Days
with local Entertainment
Franklin County Airport
Highgate
August 3 Summer Sounds Concert
Highgate, 7 p.m. free
August 8-10 Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival Alburgh
August 9 Christian Music on the Parks:
Falling Forward
Lincoln Park, 7 p.m.
August 10 Summer Sounds Concert
Meg Willey and the Low Bones
Highgate, 7 p.m. free
August 17 Summer Sounds Concert
Davis Brothers All Star Jam
Highgate, 7 p.m. free
August 17 Concert By The Common: Diller Quaile String Quartet Montgomery Center, 8 p.m.
August 17 Taylor Park Concert St. Albans, 4:30 p.m.
  August 22 Summer Music at Grace: Martha Gallagher Grace Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
  August 23 Annual Art Show and Sale Montgomery Center, 9 a.m.-4p.m. free
  August 24 Taylor Park Concert St. Albans, 6 p.m.
  September 27 Christian Music on the Parks Bonus:
Journey Home
New Life Christian Church, Enosburg, 7 p.m.
  October 3 Summer Music at Grace:
Hungrytown
Grace Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
       
  Saturday, November 24
Grand Holiday Crafts and Fine Arts Tour of Franklin County Enosburg, Fairfield, Franklin, St Albans, and more
       

Interesting dates from 2007

   Friday, January 26 Concerts for Grumpy Grownups
Vermont Youth Orchestra
The Force of Destiny
St. Marys Catholic Church, St. Albans, 8 p.m.
  March 1-4 Rotary Home and Recreation Expo Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St Albans
  March 2-April 27 AAC Art Exhibit at Art's Alive Union Station, Burlington
  April 27-29 41st Annual Vermont Maple Festival St Albans
  June 1-3 Vermont Dairy Festival
with local entertainment
Enosburg Falls
  July 1 Bay Days with AAC Entertainment
St Albans Bay Park
  July 1 Summer Sounds Concert at Bay Days St Albans Bay, 7 p.m. free
  July 8 Summer Sounds Concert Highgate, 7 p.m. free
  July 15 Summer Sounds Concert Highgate, 7 p.m. free
  July 20 "Bach Bus"
A magical trip to the Vermont Mozart Festival
St. Albans - Knight's Point State Park
  July 22 Summer Sounds Concert Highgate, 7 p.m. free

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July 29 Summer Sounds Concert Highgate, 7 p.m. free
July 29 14th Annual Jig in the Valley East Fairfield Community Center
August 3-5 Franklin County Field Days
with local Entertainment
Franklin County Airport
Highgate
August 5 Summer Sounds Concert Highgate, 7 p.m. free
August 10-12 Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival Alburgh
August 12 Summer Sounds Concert Highgate, 7 p.m. free
  August 19 Summer Sounds Concert Highgate, 7 p.m. free
  October 19-20 15th Annual Talent Search Opera House at Enosburg Falls, 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming in 2009

  April 24-26, 2009 43rd Annual Vermont Maple Festival St Albans
  May 30-31, 2009 Open Studio Weekend Around Franklin County
  June 5-7, 2009 Vermont Dairy Festival
with local entertainment
Enosburg Falls
  June 28, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
  July 5, 2009 Bay Day St Albans Bay Park
  July 5, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert at Bay Days St Albans Bay, 7 p.m. free
  July 12, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
  July 19, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
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July 26, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
July 26, 2009 16th Annual Jig in the Valley East Fairfield Community Center
August 7-9, 2009 Franklin County Field Days
with local Entertainment
Franklin County Airport
Highgate
August 2, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
August 7-9, 2009 Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival Alburgh
August 9, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
  August 16, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
  August 23, 2009 Summer Sounds Concert 7 p.m. free
  September 19-20, 2009
(date is tentative)
Vermont Singer/Songwriters Festival Franklin County tba
  Saturday, November 28, 2009
Grand Holiday Crafts and Fine Arts Tour of Franklin County Enosburg, Fairfield, Franklin, St Albans, and more
       

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Last Updated June 28, 2008
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