In celebration of The Bobbin's official status as an Art Hop Site, we held a fantastic Garden Party & Trunk show during Saturday afternoon. It was a spectacular sunny day in Burlington, the clotheslines were filled with sustainable fashions while local favs "Electric Halo" rocked the garden stage.
"the gardens are
alive with sustainable fashions"
Living in Burlington, Vermont is a feast-for-the-ears if you are a music lover. From week-long Jazz Festivals, to free concerts in Battery Park, not to mention small clubs and coffeehouses (The Monkey House, Radio Bean) or just a stroll down Church Street, live music is everywhere! As a family of musicians and music lovers, we like to do our part- with the creation of CRAFT w/the Band!
CRAFT w/the BAND
is one of the Mamas all-time favorite events. An all ages show- with a
rare opportunity to talk and make art with the band between sets.
The Bobbin Mamas were so super blessed to have our local (super)heros The Smittens! spend a Saturday afternoon making friendship pins and music in The Old North End.
"The Smittens are a hard-working globe-trotting independent American twee pop band from Burlington, Vermont who like to think of themselves as friends first and open-hearted indiepop revolutionaries after that.
Max Andrucki, Colin Clary, Dana Kaplan, Holly Chagnon, and David Zacharis switch up instruments, song-writing, and singing to create brilliantly lyrical and hyper-catchy pop songs of all shapes and sizes."
The Smittens are a global sensation adored from coast to coast. How incredibly lucky we are to have them as our friends and neighbors.On a quiet Wednesday afternoon in May, The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge hosted our favorite Midwestern band Prizzy Prizzy Please! for CRAFT w/the BAND. Juggle balls were stitched up and stuffed with beans, little dudes rocked out on guitar, drums & keyboards while a crafty fun dance party was enjoyed by all.
CRAFT w/the BAND is one of the Mamas all-time favorite events. An all ages show- with a rare opportunity to talk and make art with the band between sets.
Prizzy Prizzy Please! met while in Jazz Band together and their music is often described as "avant-punk/funk-fusion". Our kids thought they were "...completely AWESOME!" and "the BEST band in the WORLD!" Thanks to video clips, you can share in their enthusiasm.
Mama sez...If Prizzy Prizzy Please plays in a town near you, Go!
Psst! Guess what! it's that time again...time 2 CRAFT w/the Band! The Mamas are thrilled to announce Band-Crafting super fun in the month of May. Join us in welcoming Prizzy Prizzy Please on Wednesday, May 19th 2-5pm
Don't miss your
chance to enjoy an afternoon
with Bloomington,
Indiana's own "avant-punk/funk-fusion"
band
Prizzy Prizzy Please!
Mix & mingle
juggle balls to take
home.
This is an all ages show.
Tickets ONLY $10.00
(Limited number
available-only 20-closed VIP event)
ONLY THE 20
TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE ADMITTED!!!!
Get yours at:
The Bobbin Sew
Bar + Craft Lounge
299 North Winooski
Ave @ Archibald St.
Old North End - Burlington - Vermont
802-862-7417
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State of the Arts
Joe Jack Talcum
Sure, crafting isn’t just for grandmas these days, but does crafting ... rock? Absolutely, if the ladies at Burlington’s The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge have anything to say about it. This Saturday, June 6, the Old North End studio and education center hosts Joe Jack Talcum of Philadelphia, founder and front man of irreverent late-’80s cult band The Dead Milkmen. The guy behind "Bitchin’ Camaro" and "Punk Rock Girl" will join locals for a few hours of "craftastic fun" using wood blocks to make prints for flags and tags, according to the Bobbin’s flyer. They call it "Craft With the Band."
Bobbin co-owner Gyllian Svensson writes in an email that this "is an idea that we’ve been working on at The Bobbin for a while now; we were just waiting for the right act to really launch the project." When local musician Jarmac T. Harvys told her Talcum was coming to play a show at Gezellig Theatre the performance space he runs with Radio Bean owner Lee Anderson Svensson suggested he stop by The Bobbin first. "Joe Jack was all for it, so the event was born," she says.
Will the singer get down and dirty with the printmaking? "I’m not sure how much of a crafter Joe Jack is," says Svensson, adding that she "did ask for his input." She hopes to make Craft With the Band happen several times a year.
Tickets for this one are going fast, but those who don’t snag them may be able to catch Joe Jack Talcum playing with 17th Fire, Train Wreck Kelly and Goldtown the same evening. Craft on!
May is a wonderful month to shop local and buy handmade first! Make your Mama an eco-friendly craft to celebrate her day, or purchase local 
