Folk Dancing
2023-09-25 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Grand Isle School, 224 Us Route 2, Grand Isle, VT, 05458, United States
Folk DancingDate and Time: Every Monday Starting August 14th through September 25th. 6PM-7:30PM
Instructor: Lesley Alpert
Location: Grand Isle School, 224 US-2, Grand Isle, VT 05458
Tickets: Free, Donations to Island Arts are 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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End of Season Book Sale 2023
2023-10-07 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
End of Season Book Sale
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, October 7-8, 2023; 10 AM to 4 PM
Meet the Author: Sunday only, October 8; Lenny Levine
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free admission. Books by donation.
This two-day book sale is a stop on 2023 “Weekend in the Islands” adventure map. More than 4,000 books 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.
Island Arts book sale. Books for every interest.
All proceeds benefit Island Arts Youth Programs

End of Season Book Sale 2023
2023-10-07 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
End of Season Book Sale & Silent Auction
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, October 7-8, 2023; 11 AM to 3 PM
Meet the Author: Sunday, October 8; Lenny Levine
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free admission. Books by donation.
This two-day book sale is a stop on 2023 “Weekend in the Islands” adventure map. More than 4,000 books 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.
Island Arts book sale. Books for every interest.
All proceeds benefit Island Arts Youth Programs

End of Season Book Sale 2023
2023-10-08 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
End of Season Book Sale
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, October 7-8, 2023; 10 AM to 4 PM
Meet the Author: Sunday, October 8; Lenny Levine writer, studio singer, and composer of many successful jingles
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free admission. Books by donation.
This two-day book sale is a stop on 2023 “Weekend in the Islands” adventure map. More than 4,000 books 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.
About Lenny Levine:
Lenny Levine was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and his soul has never left. Before turning to fiction writing, he enjoyed a twenty-year career as a studio singer and composer of many successful jingles such as McDonald’s, Lipton Tea, and Jeep. He has written songs for Diana Ross, the Pointer Sisters, and Barry Manilow and sung backup for Billy Joel, Peggy Lee, Carly Simon, and others.
His short stories have been widely published in literary magazines and journals, and he received a Pushcart Prize nomination for short fiction. Diehard Fan is his third novel.
Reviews
“The ingredients all work to deliver a compelling, entertaining novel. The author builds the suspense masterfully, combining the diverse plot elements – baseball, a young boy’s coming-of-age story, a murder mystery, 1950’s nostalgia and a suspenseful subplot – into a compelling story. Give Diehard Fan a whirl; you’ll enjoy it.”—Baseball Books for Baseball People
“A well written and well constructed thriller with the end of the 1951 National League baseball season as much more than just background. Although baseball and Brooklyn enthusiasts will eat up the nostalgia, mystery buffs of all kinds, baseball fans or not, will thoroughly enjoy and be totally wrapped up in the intrigue.
Forgive the word play, but throughout the novel, the author constantly throws us “curves, sliders and even an occasional “screwball” with masterful “changes of pace!” Highly recommended reading!”—Goodreads
Brief Synopsis from Diehard Fan
Eddie Fein is a twelve-year-old boy living in Brooklyn. It’s the last week of the 1951 baseball season, and his beloved Dodgers are enduring the epic collapse to the hated Giants that will be punctuated by Bobby Thomson’s “shot heard ’round the world.”
Eddie’s love for the Dodgers springs from his love for his father Barry Fein, a passionate Dodger fan, but an alcoholic who’s prone to bouts of depression and anger.
When two Giant fans are murdered, Nick DiFazio, lead detective on the case and Barry’s best friend, is afraid of what his suspicions are telling him.
Eddie somehow learns of Nick’s feelings. He secretly embarks on a desperate mission to prove his father’s innocence, a quest that only seems to worsen things.
In the meantime, and throughout, we witness the Dodgers’ final week, sometimes through radio and TV, sometimes from the playing field itself.
And as Bobby Thomson crushes Ralph Branca’s fastball into baseball history, Eddie will face the terrifying truth.
Island Arts book sale. Books for every interest.
All proceeds benefit Island Arts Youth Programs

Tai Chi
2024-05-29 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 29 – September 4, 2024, 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.
Classes are also held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:00 am, and every Tuesday, and Thursday at 4:00 pm at the South Congregational Church 24 South St. in South Hero, VT.
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Birding Champlain Islands
2024-06-06 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | ZOOM
Birding Champlain IslandsDate and Time: Thursday June 6, 2024, 11:00 AM
Instructor: Maeve Kim
Location: Zoom
Tickets: $54 for the set of four classes; $15 for one class
Visit almost two dozen places where you can enjoy birds, walk, sit, or boat. Lots of pictures of the beautiful islands and their beautiful birds.
Virtual event. Link will be sent to registrants prior to event.
Photo courtesy of audubon.org
Maeve Kim, Instructor
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Bird Walk Landon Community Trail
2024-06-08 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Landon Community Trail, South Hero, 190 West Shore Rd, South Hero, VT, United States
Bird Walk Landon Community Trail, South HeroDate and Time: Saturday June 8, 2024; 9 am
Instructor: Maeve Kim
Location: Landon Community Trail,
190 West Shore Rd, South Hero VT
Tickets: $54 for the set of four classes; $15 for one class
Take an easy stroll by meadows and through woods to a marshy area.
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.
The parking lot holds about six cars; there are no toilet facilities. Anyone between 8 and 12 must be accompanied by a parent.
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Maeve Kim, Instructor
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Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop
2024-06-19 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | 275 South St South Hero VT, 275 South St, South Hero, VT, United States
Handcrafted Greeting Card WorkshopDate and Time: Wednesday June 19, 2024 10:30am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Pat Brennan
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.
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.
Please bring scissors if you have them.
Class fee includes 2 card kits per class.
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Solstice Gong Sound Immersion
2024-06-21 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 1769 South End RD, North Hero Camp Ingalls, 1769 South End Road, North Hero, VT
Solstice Gong Sound ImmersionDate/Time: June 21, 2024, 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: Camp Ingalls Longhouse, 769 South End Road, North Hero.
Cost: By Donation
Celebrate the arrival of the Summer Solstice! Join Kim Muncil as we acknowledge the time of year when we are blessed with the energy of light, warmth, and long days. To begin, participants will be guided with some gentle movement and breath work to prepare the body for stillness. Then they will lie on their yoga mat or sit in a chair and let the sounds of the gong wash over them. The gong can trigger a very deep relaxing experience as the body resonates with the frequency of the gong. The session will end with a short meditation to set an intention for this energetic and beautiful time of year. Limited yoga mats will be available so bring one if you have one.
(In partnership with North Hero Parks and Recreation and Island Arts)
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Book Sale 2024
2024-06-22 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 22-23, 2024; 11 AM – 3 PMLocation: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North HeroTickets: Free admission. Books by donation.
The book sale will feature more than 3,000 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.
On Sunday from 12-2:00, a special treat will be entertainment from Evan Alsop, who is a singer songwriter from the Lake Champlain Islands of Vermont. He released his debut EP titled “Little Barn Songs” in 2018. Currently he is finishing up his first full length album to be released in 2023. Evan’s songs contain time worn journeys of faith, fortitude, strife, wonder and always love sheltered between the notes.

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Book Sale 2024
2024-06-23 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 22-23, 2024; 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 3,000 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.
On Sunday from 12-2:00, a special treat will be entertainment from Evan Alsop, who is a singer songwriter from the Lake Champlain Islands of Vermont. He released his debut EP titled “Little Barn Songs” in 2018. Currently he is finishing up his first full length album to be released in 2023. Evan’s songs contain time worn journeys of faith, fortitude, strife, wonder and always love sheltered between the notes.

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Folk Dancing 2024
2024-07-02 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-07-09 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | North Hero House Inn and Restaurant, 3643 US Route 2, North Hero, VT, 05474, United States
Folk DancingDate and Time: Tuesday, July 2 -July 30, 2024 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Instructor: Lesley Alpert
Location: RELOCATED to North Hero House Inn, side entrance, Event Room,
3643 US Route 2, North Hero, Vt for the following dates ONLY:
Tickets: Free, Donations to Island Arts are appreciated
Experience the JOY of community dancing to lively music.
Gentle exercise for body, mind and soul; movement and balance, memory and joy. No experience needed.
No partner needed. Wear comfortable shoes. Bring your water bottle.
Call 802-372-3418 to register, however drop-ins are also encouraged.
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Kundalini Yoga
2024-07-03 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-17 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-24 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-31 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | 1769 South End RD, North Hero Camp Ingalls, 1769 South End Road, North Hero, VT
Time: Wednesday mornings 9-10:30
Date/Location:
Camp Ingalls: July 3, 17, 24, 31, Aug 21, 28, Sept 4
Island Arts Barn: July 10, Aug 7, 14
Cost: By donation
Join Kim Muncil for one or all ten of the Kundalini yoga classes exploring the Yamas and Niyamas. These ten gems of yoga wisdom are beacons to help us integrate the wisdom of yoga off the mat and into our lives in big and little ways. The classes will include a dharma talk, yoga set, meditation, and a gong relaxation. No experience is necessary. All are welcome. Please bring your own yoga mat. However, a few will be available for use.
(In partnership with North Hero Parks and Recreation and Island Arts)
Kim Muncil
Kim is a native of Vermont and returns each summer to North Hero with her husband Bob. She is a 500 hr certified Kundalini Yoga and meditation teacher and a certified Yin Yoga teacher. Her mission is to share the tools of yoga wherever she goes because the practice of yoga (particularly Kundalini Yoga) has had such a positive influence on her life. Prior to retirement Kim taught elementary school for 34 years.

Yin Yoga for All
2024-07-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-15 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-22 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-29 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | 1769 South End RD, North Hero Camp Ingalls, 1769 South End Road, North Hero, VT
Day/Time: Monday 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Date/Location:
Island Arts Barn, 1127 US Rte 2 North Hero, VT: July 8, August 5, 12
Camp Ingalls 1769 South End Rd, North Hero, VT: July 15, 22, 29, August 19, 26
Cost: By donation
Yin Yoga is a contemplative practice that targets the connective tissues of the body such as tendons, ligaments, and the deep fascia network. This practice consists of going into a pose, finding stillness, and then connecting to the breath while holding the pose for 3-4 minutes. Most poses are seated poses similar to stretching poses. This is a great practice for people with an active mind as well as an active body. If you are new to yoga this is a wonderful place to start.
(In partnership with North Hero Parks and Recreation and Island Arts)
For Beginner, Aging, Active, and Athletic
Bob Muncil
Bob loves fishing and playing pickleball in North Hero in the summertime. He is a certified Yin Yoga and meditation teacher and has experienced the benefits they offer to his aging and athletic body; and for quieting his busy mind. Bob is also an Interventionist and Recovery Coach and has been sober for 31 years. He has made it his mission in retirement to share the benefits of yoga, meditation, and sobriety wherever he goes. Prior to retirement Bob worked for 35 years in the business world.
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Bella Voca Band & Dance Party
2024-07-14 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Bella Voca Band & Dance PartyDate and Time: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Outside concert with option to picnic on the green at 5:30, weather permitting; otherwise, concert will move inside the barn.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero
Tickets: FREE event due to generous sponsors!
A vocal powerhouse band of six musicians with three vocalists. Tracy DeCoste, Brigid Bushey, Dan Rochester, Eric McCaughan, Dale Derusha, and Mike Trudo deliver great music from all genres. Dance your heart out! Bella Voca plays a great variety of music to please all, with songs from the Beatles, Adele, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Dua Lipa, just to name a few. The popular six-piece band performs in upstate NY and Vermont.
Rain or shine. A chair or blanket is suggested.
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Mindful Morning for Kids
2024-07-16 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Mindful Morning for KidsDate/Time: Tuesday July 16, 2024, 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Location: Island Arts Center
Instructors: Kim Muncil & Kelly Barnett
Cost: Free
Includes mindfulness activities, yoga, movement, games, and rock painting for elementary level children.
Register ahead as there is a 6-person minimum to run the program.
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Folk Dancing 2024
2024-07-16 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | North Hero House Inn and Restaurant, 3643 US Route 2, North Hero, VT, 05474, United States
Folk DancingDate and Time: Tuesday, July 2 -July 30, 2024 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Instructor: Lesley Alpert
Locations:
July 16 – North Hero House Inn & Restaurant; 3643 US Rte 2, North Hero, VT
July 23 and 30 – Island Arts Center Barn 1127 US Rte. 2 North Hero, VT
Tickets: Free, Donations to Island Arts are appreciated
Experience the JOY of community dancing to lively music.
Gentle exercise for body, mind and soul; movement and balance, memory and joy. No experience needed.
No partner needed. Wear comfortable shoes. Bring your water bottle.
Call 802-372-3418 to register, however drop-ins are also encouraged.
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Folk Dancing 2024
2024-07-23 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-07-30 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | North Hero House Inn and Restaurant, 3643 US Route 2, North Hero, VT, 05474, United States
Folk DancingDate and Time: Tuesday, July 2 -July 30, 2024 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Instructor: Lesley Alpert
Location: North Hero House Inn, 3643 US Rte. 2 North Hero, VT
Tickets: Free, Donations to Island Arts are appreciated
Experience the JOY of community dancing to lively music.
Gentle exercise for body, mind and soul; movement and balance, memory and joy. No experience needed. No partner needed.
Wear comfortable shoes. Bring your water bottle.
For more information, please call instructor Lesley Alpert at 802-372-3418.
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Project Serenade at Island Arts
2024-07-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Youth Opera Company: Project Serenade at the Island Arts Center
Date & time: Thursday 7/25/24, 7 pm to 8 pm
FREE: Donations appreciated.
Registration not required but appreciated.
Calling all young and aspiring singers! Project Serenade showcases the talents of Vermont teen singers from different local high schools, performing musical theater and opera songs.
Five to seven Youth Opera members will perform solo and in ensembles with each other. After the performance, Sarah Cullins, the Youth Opera Director of Education and Outreach, will host a round table Q&A with audience members. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn from Sarah and the youthful performers about what it’s like to learn to sing and explore opera and musical theater.
Learn more about the Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera program (YOC) here.
EVENT PROGRAM: CLICK HERE
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Eclectica String Quartet
2024-07-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Eclectica String QuartetDate and Time: Friday July 26, 2024, 7 PM, without intermission.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free event due generous sponsors.
Registration is requested but not required.
Tables: UPDATE: TABLES ARE SOLD OUT! Reserve a table for seating (free, normally $14 for a 2-top, $20 for a 4-top). Table reservations are available online or at the door, first come-first served, and subject to availability.
This fine Vermont chamber ensemble is dedicated to exploring the boundaries of the string quartet repertoire. The concert will feature music from Baroque to jazz to Nordic folk, and much in between. These soulful lyrical tunes fill a concert of approximately one hour of music, without intermission.
The members of Eclectica String Quartet are Sofia Hirsch, Laura Markowitz, Ana Ruesink, and John Dunlop. You can hear them playing with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and moonlighting with other groups such as JukeBox, Turn Music, and Cricket Blue. In the summertime, they take to the streets with their music, and perform at house (and barn) concerts.
Program link for July 26th event: CLICK HERE
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Jeh Kulu Dance
2024-07-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Jeh Kulu Dance & Drum TheaterDate and Time: Sunday, July 28, 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Outside concert with option
to picnic on the green at 5:30 PM, weather permitting.
If weather requires, concert will move inside the barn.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free event thanks to a generous grant sponsor.
Registration is requested but not required.
Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater: A traditional West African performance
and educational ensemble bringing the spirit of West African music and
dance to New England since 1993!
They give high energy performances featuring traditional pieces with djembe,
doun doun and krin instruments and dancers.
All performances are interactive and culminate in audience participation.
A chair or blanket is suggested.
Photo credit: Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater
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Film Camp LCATV: Lights, Camera, Action!
2024-07-29 13:00 - 2024-08-02 16:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Film Camp LCATV: Lights, Camera, Action!Date: Monday July 29 – Friday August 2, 2024, 1 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Ages: 10 – 17
Cost: Free, Limited space
Join LCATV staff for a fun filled week of filmmaking. Learn filming and editing techniques under the supervision of an LCATV instructor, then put those skills to use recreating a scene from the blockbuster film Home Alone for Crowdsourced Cinema VT. All finished short films will be provided to students and their families on the completion of the camp as a digital file, as well as play on LCATV Channel 1095.
For more information contact Stephanie Soules (instructor) and to sign up contact Island Arts, Katya Wilcox or call 802-372-8889.
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