Island Arts

Kundalini Yoga
2024-08-21 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-08-14 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-31 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-24 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-17 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.

Folk Dancing 2024
2024-08-20 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, August 20, 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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Yin Yoga for All
2024-08-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-29 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-22 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-15 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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Vermont Jazz Ensemble
2024-08-18 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Vermont Jazz EnsembleDate: Sunday August 18, 2024, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Picnic on the green at 3:30, weather permitting; otherwise, concert will move inside the barn.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: $25
Vermont’s premier big-band swing/dance group. Swingin’ for over 40 years! Their appearance is always a popular event in the hot venues across Vermont such as Nectar’s in Burlington, The Stone Barn in Brattleboro, and the Zenbarn in Waterbury. Now appearing right here for you in the Islands.
Photo courtesy of The Vermont Jazz Ensemble
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Haiduck & Heckendorn
2024-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Haiduck & Heckendorn Sing & Play the Great American SongbookDate and Time: Saturday, August 17, 2024; 7 PM to ~9 PM, with an intermission.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Concert tickets: $25.
Table Reservation: $14 / $20
Reserve a table for seating at $14 for a 2-top, $20 for a 4-top, and BYOB. Table tickets are available online or at the door, first come-first served, and subject to availability. Tables tickets are not available from local ticket outlets.
Enjoy an informal cabaret-style evening featuring a fine jazz quartet of clarinet, concert grand piano, double bass, and drums! Relax at your own table while the quartet performs all-time favorite music from the Great American Songbook.
Neal Haiduck on clarinet and David Heckendorn on piano are joined by two of Burlington’s finest musicians: J.D. Haenni, accomplished bassist from New Orleans, and Dan Ryan on drums. A special guest is to be announced. (It’s a surprise—you’ll like it!)
The quartet will play—and sing—songs by composers they didn’t get around to last summer. This year you will hear music by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, Lerner & Loewe, and Matt Dennis. And music by Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Mercer, and others––some well-known, some not-so-well-known.
Haiduck and Heckendorn have performed and recorded together for many years in the New York City area. Clarinetist Neal Haiduck has played jazz and classical music in New York City, Montréal, London, Europe, South America, and Japan. He now makes his home in Burlington, where he makes the lively jazz scene.
Pianist David Heckendorn was the orchestrator for “Mr. Holland’s Opus.” His compositions have been performed in various American venues, including St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Birdland in New York City, and in Europe and East Europe. He lives in Ulster County, New York.
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Introduction to Alexander Technique
2024-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 34 Cardinal Lane, South Hero VT, 34 Cardinal Lane, South Hero, VT
Introduction to Alexander TechniqueDate/time: Friday, August 16, 2024; 4 pm to 5 pm
Location: Studio above garage at 34 Cardinal Lane, South Hero
Instructor: Sue Collinson
Cost: $15
Date/time: Friday, August 16, 2024; 4 pm to 5 pm
Location: Studio above garage at 34 Cardinal Lane, South Hero, Vermont
Instructor: Sue Collinson
Cost: $15
The Alexander Technique, which is taught internationally, seeks to help students find ease of movement by releasing habit patterns that interfere with everyday functioning. It is very useful to musicians and anyone seeking improved mastery and presence.
Sue Collinson is a graduate of the Institute for The Alexander Technique and a member of The American Society for The Alexander Technique.
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Folded Book Christmas Angel Making Craft Class
2024-08-14 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Folded Book Christmas Angel Making Class – Part 2Date and Time: Wednesday, August 14, 10:30 to noon
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Instructor: Lucie Faulkner
Cost: By Donation
This is Part 2 of a 2-day workshop. Please sign up via the Part 1 class.
You can make a Christmas Angel just by folding pages from a book, helped and instructed by a creative Vermont resident Lucy Faulkner. You don’t need to bring anything; everything will be supplied.
Just bring yourself and friends or family to this interesting and creative 2-day workshop. You’ll get away with a beautiful Christmas angel you can enjoy for years to come and meet other creative-minded people.
The instructor can communicate with you in French or English.
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Group Singing Lessons with Sarah Cullins - Full Series
2024-08-12 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | South Hero Congregational Church, 24 South St., South Hero, VT
Date & Time: Mondays 5pm – 6pm
Aug 12, 2024
Aug 19, 2024
Aug 26, 2024
Instructor: Sarah Cullins, soprano
Location: South Hero Congregational Church, 24 South St., South Hero, VT 05486
Tickets: $40 for the set of three classes
These vocal technique classes will focus on body and breathing coordination, enabling
singers of any level to enhance their projection, clarity of tone, and efficiency of
breath control while minimizing common tensions. Different techniques will be taught
at each class. The classes are suitable for both beginners and experienced singers.
Students will be given access to online exercises for ongoing practice.
Back by popular demand from previous seasons, the well-attended classes received rave reviews
from the students.
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Yin Yoga for All
2024-08-12 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States

The Dixie Six
2024-08-11 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
The Dixie SixDate: Sunday August 11, 2024, 6:00 pm; This concert will be held inside the barn due to weather.
Bring your picnic for 5:30pm or just come for the music!
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero
Tickets: $15 online and at the door. Chairs are available.
Vermont’s Dixie Six is a band well-loved by Island Arts’ audiences, and the group is well-known in the greater Burlington music scene. These six Vermont musicians focus on the sound and repertoire of Louis Armstrong’s All Stars of the 1950’s and 1960’s. The All Stars are famous for hits such as “Blueberry Hill,” “Mack the Knife,” and “Hello, Dolly!” which blew “the Beatles off the top of pop charts at the height of Beatlemania.” This lively jazz still thrills, appealing to all ages. Though retaining a traditional Dixie feel, band’s updated rhythm section gives a new energy to New Orleans classics and mid-century standards.
“Thanks to Island Arts for inviting us to play. We hope you enjoy the music as much as we enjoy playing it for you.”
~ The Dixie Six
Listen to a recent performance:
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The Art of Creating Durable Happiness
2024-08-08 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Date/Time: Thursday August 8th 6-7:15 pm
Location: Island Arts Center 1127 US Rte. 2 North Hero, VT
Cost: $20 for one class only
Join Kim and Bob this year in exploring ways to create durable happiness in your life.
In session two, Kim and Bob will share practical and simple tools that can be integrated into daily life as one navigates moments/times of stress and challenge. The tools address positive mindset, moving emotional energy, calming the nervous system, and centering yourself. The tools are simple and take only minutes to utilize. This class will be experiential and fun.
(All proceeds going to Island Arts)
Please register, 6-person minimum required to conduct class.
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.
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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Folded Book Christmas Angel Making Craft Class
2024-08-07 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Folded Book Christmas Angel Making Classes – 2 Day WorkshopDate and Time: Wednesdays, August 7 and 14, 10:30 to noon
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Instructor: Lucie Faulkner
Cost: By Donation
You can make a Christmas Angel just by folding pages from a book, helped and instructed by a creative Vermont resident Lucy Faulkner. You don’t need to bring anything; everything will be supplied.
Just bring yourself and friends or family to this 2-day interesting and creative workshop. You’ll get away with a beautiful Christmas angel you can enjoy for years to come and meet other creative-minded people.
The instructor can communicate with you in French or English.
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Kundalini Yoga
2024-08-07 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States

The Art of Creating Durable Happiness
2024-08-06 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York) | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
Date/Time: Tuesday/Thursday August 6th, 8th 6-7:15 pm
Location: Island Arts Center 1127 US Rte. 2 North Hero, VT
Cost: $40 for both classes or $20 for one class only
Join Kim and Bob this year in exploring ways to create durable happiness in your life.
In the first session Bob will share the Japanese concept of IKIGAI, a term that means “That which gives your life worth, meaning, or purpose.” He will share the four simple and practical steps to clarifying your own IKIGAI; and also how it guided him in finding his life’s purpose in retirement.
In session two, Kim and Bob will share practical and simple tools that can be integrated into daily life as one navigates moments/times of stress and challenge. The tools address positive mindset, moving emotional energy, calming the nervous system, and centering yourself. The tools are simple and take only minutes to utilize. This class will be experiential and fun.
(All proceeds going to Island Arts)
Please register, 6-person minimum needed to conduct class
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.
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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A Cappella Lollapalooza
2024-08-03 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Isle LaMotte Town Hall Community Room, Isle LaMotte, VT 05463, 67 Church St., Isle LaMotte, VT, 05463, United States
A Cappella LollapaloozaDate & Time: Saturday, August 3, 2024; 7PM.
Inside concert.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero
Tickets: $25
Chordination
Three ensembles of different styles will perform unaccompanied at this event. You will enjoy the Green Mountain Chorus, the Chordination barbershop quartet, and –new this season– the VLQ (Very Large Quartet), Offshoots.
The Green Mountain Chorus of men from Vermont and Quebec has sounded the chords of Barbershop harmony together for 77 years. A unique form of a cappella singing, Barbershop employs close four-part harmony. This chorus, directed by the Cerutti brothers, livens it up with a little audience participation.
Chordination is a quartet of talented and well-known singers. Neil Schell sings Lead, Neil & Charlie Cerutti sing Baritone & Tenor respectively, and Karl Naden is the Bass. They deliver tunes from pop, folk, and Broadway traditions arranged in the Barbershop Style. The group recently qualified to compete in the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Northeast District finals competition this coming Fall.
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Folk Dancing 2024
2024-07-30 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-07-23 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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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.
Photo courtesy of LCATV
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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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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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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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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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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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