Folk Dancing
2022-09-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-24 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Folk DancingDate and Time: Every Monday Starting September 12th to October 24th. 6PM-7PM
Instructor: Leslie Alpert
Location: Island Arts Barn
Tickets: $10
Experience the JOY of community dancing to lively music.
Join us for Easy International Folk Dancing. All dances are taught. No partner required. No experience required, and new students are always welcome. Bring your water bottle. Masks are required inside. We will hold onto cloths instead of hands to help maintain 6 ft distance inside and out.
To verify class schedule or for more information, call Lesley at 802-372-3418.
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Island Arts Appreciation Day
2022-10-02 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Worthen Library, 28 Community Lane, South Hero, 05486
Date & Time: October 2, 2022. 2PM to 4PM
Where: Worthen Library, Community Ln
South Hero, VT
Island Arts appreciation day for all sponsors, volunteers, Island Arts supporters
Please join us as we say Thank You to all of our Sponsors, Volunteers, and Supporters.

Island Arts Book Sale 2022
2022-10-15 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-10-16 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Book Sale
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday October 15th & 16th, 11AM to 3PM
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero
Tickets: Free admission. Books by donation.
Island Arts book sale. Books for every interest.
All proceeds benefit Island Arts Youth Programs

Tai Chi
2023-05-24 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-31 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-05 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Tai ChiDate and Time: Every Wednesday from May 24 – September 6 (or longer), 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Instructor: Rob Rousseau
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, N. Hero
Tickets: Free, Donations to Island Arts appreciated
Please call for more information and prior to joining 2023 classes by calling Rob Rousseau at 802-373-0947
Join us in Tai Chi for health and relaxation. New students are always welcome.Tai Chi is, literally, the connecting of individual energy to the universe energy through a series of movements. Moving simply and letting go of our own blocks allows Chi, or energy, to flow.
QiGong is a method of movement from which Tai Chi and a plethora of other movements have evolved.
Classes held outside weather permitting; otherwise, class will move inside the barn.
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Bluegrass Jam Session
2023-06-04 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Bluegrass Jam SessionDate and Time: Sunday, June 4, July 2, August 27, 2023; 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Outside, weather permitting; otherwise, concert will move inside the barn.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free event. Registration is suggested.
Join Willy Dallas and members of the Corner Junction Bluegrass Band for a series of
fun and inclusive jamming sessions. It’s the perfect introduction and all playing levels
are welcome using the traditional bluegrass instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Upright Bass, Fiddle, and Dobro. You’ll learn 2 or 3 chord songs at a slow jam pace with CJBB to support you. Arrangements to try out instruments are possible.
Vermont Bluegrass Band | Corner Junction Bluegrass | Vermont
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Yin Yoga & Meditation w/ Bob
2023-06-05 10:00 - 11:15, 2023-06-12 10:00 - 11:15, 2023-06-19 10:00 - 11:15, 2023-06-26 10:00 - 11:15 (America/New_York) | Masonic Hall, 40 South Street, South Hero, Vermont, 05486
Yin Yoga & Meditation with BobDate/Time: Mondays, 10 – 11:15 am, June 5, 12, 19, 26 (4-week series)
Location: Masonic Hall, 40 South Street, South Hero, Vermont 05486
Cost: FREE; donations appreciated to benefit Island Arts
Have you ever entered the “flow state” while doing an activity…maybe while being in nature, listening to music or just walking? This is the idea behind combining Yin Yoga and Meditation. Join Bob Muncil for a four-week series of Yin and Meditation…no prior experience necessary (either in yoga or meditation). Yin yoga is unlike almost all other kinds of yoga and is an essential balance to many of our “yang” lifestyle choices.
Bob is both a certified Yin Yoga instructor as well as a certified meditation instructor. This series will be user-friendly and easy to do for ALL body types and fitness levels. Come to one or all classes.
Bring your own yoga mat. Cost is by donation.
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Bird Walk in North Hero State Park
2023-06-08 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | North Hero State Park, US Rte 2, North Hero, VT
Bird Walk in North Hero State ParkDate and Time: Thursday June 8, 2023; 8am
Instructor: Maeve Kim
Location: North Hero State Park,
3803 Lakeview Drive, North Hero, Vermont 05474
Tickets: $15 or $40 for series of 3 if purchased by June 8, 2023
Field trip to North Hero State Park to enjoy all the beautiful birds that are setting up housekeeping in the woods and wetlands and along the lake shore.
We’ll meet at the entrance, then drive slowly to the lake and back,
with many stops and several short walks.
The Champlain Islands are bursting with birds in June! Year-round birds are here, of course. Birds that nested and raised
their young here have returned from their winter journey north.
Participants age 8 and above is suggested. Anyone between 8 and 12 must
be accompanied by a parent.
Photo courtesy of audubon.org
Maeve Kim, Instructor
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Book Sale 2023
2023-06-17 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Book SaleDate & Time: Saturday & Sunday June 17 -18, 2023; 11 AM – 3 PM
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero
Tickets: Free admission. Books by donation.
The book sale will feature more than 5,000 books to cater to every taste. All books are organized by subject for your easy discovery. There are paperbacks, hard-covers, and some beautiful books to display. The subjects are varied and include Fiction, Mysteries, History, Travel, Cooking, Psychology, True Stories, Biographies, and more. Browse at your leisure in the airy space that is the Island Arts Center barn.
Please join us on Saturday June 17, 2023 at 11AM as we welcome Vermont novelist and master storyteller, Stephen Russell Payne as he presents his newest novel “You Were Always There”.

Signed copies of his books, which make great gifts, will be available for sale:
You Were Always There – A novel (set in Vermont)
Cliff Walking – A Novel (set on the Coast of Maine)
Life on a Cliff – A Novel (the sequel set on the Coast of Maine)
Riding My Guitar – The Rick Norcross Story (biography of a fascinating Vermont musician)
Ties That Bind Us – A Collection of Vermont Short Stories.
For more information regarding Mr. Payne, please visit his website at stephenrussellpayne.com
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Book Sale 2023
2023-06-18 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Book SaleDate & Time: Saturday & Sunday June 17 -18, 2023; 11 AM – 3 PM
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero
Tickets: Free admission. Books by donation.
The book sale will feature more than 5,000 books to cater to every taste. All books are organized by subject for your easy
There are paperbacks, hard-covers, and some beautiful books to display. The subjects are varied and include Fiction, My
History, Travel, Cooking, Psychology, True Stories, Biographies, and more. Browse at your leisure in the airy space that is the Island Arts Center barn.
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Yang Bao and Kenneth Renshaw
2023-06-22 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Yang Bao & Kenneth Renshaw, Piano & ViolinDate and Time: Thursday, June 22, 2023; 7-8:30 PM with intermission.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free event. Registration is suggested.
Come enjoy a concert of piano favorites with Yang Bao, accompanied by renowned violinist Kenneth Renshaw. All are welcome to join us at this concert in celebration of the life of Bob Foley, long time Island Arts supporter. The program will include some of Bob Foley’s favorites by Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and Schubert.
Yang Bao’s association with Island Arts began back in 2014 while he was still an undergraduate piano student at the New England Conservatory of Music. He continued to appear with Island Arts for six seasons.
It is thanks to Bob Foley and his wife Priscilla Rose, who recruited Yang Bao and underwrote those early concerts, that classical music is now a popular feature of Island Arts’ annual events calendar. The Priscilla Rose Talent Scholarship was created by Bob Foley in his wife’s name. He provided an endowment so this scholarship could continue as a valuable resource for Grand Isle youth to study in the arts.
Yang Bao is now a cross-disciplinary artist, composer, and pianist based in
New York, classically trained in piano performance at The Juilliard School and New England Conservatory of Music. He frequently performs at prestigious venues including Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Lincoln Center in New York, Jordan Hall in Boston, and Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing. His recent concerts include the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 with China Philharmonic Orchestra in their Spring 2022 Concert Season.
Bao’s multi-media works create an experiential “synthesis of the arts” that is precise in texture while hypnotizing in motion. Inspired by classical music and post-human minimalism, his sensory-based “physical music” condenses complex emotions into poetic fables. Further enhanced by film and installation, Bao’s works materialize the intangible music into ever-morphing sonic monuments. https://www.yangbaostudio.com/
Kenneth Renshaw gained international attention in 2012 after winning First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. He has performed as soloist with major orchestras including the Belgian National Orchestra, the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, and in recitals at venues such as the Louvre Museum and the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad. He has collaborated with pianist Leon Fleisher, violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pamela Frank, and violist Kim Kashkashian, among others. He also enjoys pre-60s jazz and plays with a West Coast band, The Hot Clams.
Passionate about teaching, Renshaw is Teaching Assistant to Perlman and Li Lin at The Juilliard School. His private students have won prizes and been admitted to major conservatories including Juilliard and New England Conservatory. Renshaw holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Juilliard. https://www.kennethrenshawviolin.com/
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Folk Dancing
2023-06-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-07-03 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Folk DancingDate and Time: Every Monday Starting June 26th through July 24th. 6PM-7:30PM
Instructor: Lesley Alpert
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte. 2 North Hero, VT
Tickets: Free, but donations to Island Arts appreciated
Experience the JOY of community dancing to lively music.
Join us for Easy Folk Dancing for All Ages. Enjoy music and dance from many countries including Armenia, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Israel, Serbia, Turkey. No partner required. No experience required, and new students are always welcome. Bring your water bottle.
To verify class schedule or for more information, contact Lesley at lesley.alpert@gmail.com
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Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop
2023-06-28 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Handcrafted Greeting Card WorkshopDate & Time: Wednesday June 28, 2023 10:30 am- 12:00 pm
Location: 275 South Street, South Hero, Vermont 05486
Tickets: $10
Enjoy Card Workshops taught by Pat Brennan. An Islander since 1969, Pat has been giving card classes for five years. She will teach you basic card-making. At your first class, in addition to the class fee, you will be required to buy a tool kit ($7) that includes a dispenser with double-sided tape, glue dots, sponge daubers, and a little bling.
Please bring scissors if you have them.
At each class, you will receive two kits. Each kit will create a beautiful one-of-kind card with envelope, a card likely to cost $5 or $6 in a store—if you could find one as nice! This is a great opportunity to have fun, learn card-making, and surprise friends and family with beautiful cards.
Class fee includes 2 card kits per class.
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Bluegrass Jam Session
2023-07-02 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Corner Junction Bluegrass Jam SessionDate and Time: Sunday, July 2, 2023; 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Outside, weather permitting; otherwise, concert will move inside the barn.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free event. Registration is suggested.
Join Willy Dallas and members of the Corner Junction Bluegrass Band for a series of fun and informative jamming sessions, including some fast-paced bluegrass music. The sessions are open to all ages and skill levels. Come and join in. Stay as long as you like. Bring an instrument, your voice, or a homemade drum. Try out your improvisational skills. Or just listen.
Corner Junction was created by five guys with a true passion for bluegrass music: Neal Brown on bass, Allen Gratton on mandolin, George Seymour on banjo, Willy Dallas on fiddle, and Ernie Minetti on guitar. These band members previously played in bands such as Hidden Drive Band, Possum Livin, New Cross Country, Steel Rail, and Bluegrass Revisited. Since coming together in 2021, the band has shared its unique take on bluegrass with live performances all across Vermont.
A chair is suggested.
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Mango Jam Vermont
2023-07-02 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Mango Jam: Free Family Barn Dance!Mango Jam: Free Family Barn Dance!Date and Time: July 2, 2023, 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free event. Registration is suggested.
Outside concert with the option to picnic on the green at 5:30, weather permitting; otherwise, concert will move inside the barn.
All are welcome to join us at this event in celebration of the life of Dwayne Cormier, native of Southern Louisiana, a wonderful member of our Island’s community and a good friend to Island Arts for many years. Among Dwayne’s recent gifts to Island Arts, we can count the stage lighting that he and his crew installed last season.
Mango Jam is a six-piece Burlington-based dance band playing straight-ahead Zydeco as well as New Orleans inspired funk, Reggae and Ska.
Band members are Gus Ziesing, accordions, saxophones and vocals, Mimi Ryan, alto saxophone and vocals, Peter Riley, bass and vocals, Dennis Willmott, guitar and vocals, Bill Mullins, guitar and vocals, and Michael Bradshaw on drums.

Full of energy and happy vibes, this band will have you up and dancing in no time in Dwayne’s memory!
Laissez le bon temps rouler!

For more information click here.
A chair or blanket is suggested.
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Kundalini Yoga - Chakra Series
2023-07-05 09:00 - 10:30 (Asia/Dubai) | 1769 South End RD, North Hero Camp Ingalls, 1769 South End Road, North Hero, VT
Kundalini Yoga – Chakra SeriesDate/Time/Location: 9-10:30am
July 5, 19, 26, Aug 2 Camp Ingalls: 769 South End Road, North Hero, VT
July 12, Aug 9, 16 Community Hall: US Route 2, North Hero, VT
Cost: Free; donations appreciated
Join Kim Muncil for a journey through the Chakras. This yoga series invites
you to look more clearly, honestly, and non-judgmentally at your own inner
experience as we move through yoga sets and meditations focusing on each of
the 7 chakras or energy centers in the body.The chakras are used as a guide
to move through the steps of self-actualization and exploration of the human
psyche. Although each class will build on the classes prior, you can still
glean much from participating in just some or even one class in the series.
Classes will be held at Camp Ingalls and the Community Hall in North Hero.
(See above schedule). No need to register. No experience necessary.
Bring your own yoga mat. Classes are by donation.
