Island Arts

Cheeps, Chirps, Hoots and Whistles: How and Why Birds Make Noise
2026-08-14 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Cheeps, Chirps, Hoots and Whistles: How and Why Birds Make NoiseDate & Time: Friday, August 14, 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Location: Island Arts Center
Instructor: Maeve Kim
Tickets: $10

Ever wonder how birds make all their various noises? Or why? Let’s spend time with bird song, bird calls, bird chips, and a whole lot of sounds that don’t fit any category. We’ll also talk about how we humans can get better at recognizing, identifying and learning bird sounds.

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Maeve Kim, Instructor
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Maeve Kim Birdwalk Mud Creek
2026-08-15 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Mud Creek WMA, Mud Creek Rd, Alburgh, United States
Maeve Kim Bird Walk Mud CreekDate & Time: Saturday, August 15, 2026, 9 am – 11 am
Location: Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area, Alburgh, VT
Instructor: Maeve Kim
Tickets: $10

“The Mud Creek WMA in Alburgh is one of Vermont’s premier birding spots. It might be a bit off the beaten path for many of us, but it’s well worth the trip. Vermont eBird shows that the Mud Creek WMA “hotspot” has 173 species reported as of 2023. Some sought-after species are Virginia Rail, Sora, and Least Bittern.” – Bruce McPherson, Green MT Bird Alliance

Join Maeve Kim as she takes you through Mud Creek in search of birds inhabiting the WMA.
Bring your hat, sunscreen, bug spray, water, walking stick as needed.
Remember to dress for tick prevention.
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Maeve Kim, Instructor
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Haiduck & Heckendorn Sing & Play the Great American Songbook
2026-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Haiduck & Heckendorn Sing & Play the Great American SongbookDate & Time: Saturday, August 15, 2026, 7 to 9 pm with an intermission.
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: $25 online -$30 at the door; Cabaret table seating is an option at this concert.
Tables: Reserve a table for seating at $15 for a 2-top, $25 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 the 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: Bruno John, bassist, a young addition to the growing Burlington jazz scene, and Dan Ryan, drums, leader of the popular “Dan Ryan Express. The quartet will be joined by special guest John Lehmann-Haupt, the superb classical guitarist from New York City who treated us last year.
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. Still on the program will be 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.
David will play a Yamaha C7 concert grand piano provided through the courtesy of the
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. Island Arts is most grateful for their support.
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Vermont Jazz Ensemble Celebrates 50 Years!
2026-08-16 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Vermont Jazz Ensemble Celebrates 50 Years!Date & Time: Sunday, August 16, 2026, 4 to 5:30 pm. Outside concert.
Location: Island Arts Center (barn), 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Optional picnic on the green starting at 3:30. Bring a chair or blanket if desired. If weather
requires, concert will move inside the barn.
Tickets: $25-$30
Celebrating their 50th Anniversary! Vermont’s premier big-band swing/dance group.
Swingin’ for over 50 years, with this event directed by Grand Isle’s own Tony Pietricola.
In recognition of their enduring history, the program will include highlights from two
albums that Vermont Jazz Ensemble has published over the years.
Don’t know much about VJE? 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.
This VJE concert is sponsored by Otter Creek Awnings of Williston, for the fourth year!
Photo courtesy of The Vermont Jazz Ensemble
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Yin Yoga for All
2026-08-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-08-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-08-31 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Yin Yoga for All (Beginner, Aging, Active, and Athletic) with Bob Muncil
Island Arts Barn
June 22- Aug 31 (No class July 6 and Aug 3)
Monday mornings 9-10
$10 donation (cash, check, venmo at the door)
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.
Bob is a certified Yin Yoga and meditation instructor. No experience necessary. No registration required. Just drop in. A limited number of mats will be available for use.

Clay Holiday Ornaments Workshop - Day 2
2026-08-18 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Clay Ornaments Workshop – Part 2Date & Time: Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Island Arts Center 1127 US Rte 2 North Hero VT
Instructor: Lucie Faulkner
Tickets: Free, but registration appreciated
You will be making holiday ornaments from “Air-hardening Modeling Clay”, helped and instructed by Lucie Faulkner, an inventive Vermont resident who is always searching for new ways to be creative. This will be the beginning of a great adventure because you can then use this medium to create multiple different objects.
You don’t need to bring anything; everything will be supplied, including paint to decorate your creations.
Just bring your friends and family to this 2-day interesting and useful workshop!
The instructor can communicate with you in English and French.
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Kundalini Yoga with Kim Muncil
2026-08-19 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-08-26 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-09-02 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Kundalini Yoga with Kim Muncil
Island Arts Barn
June 24, 2026 – Sept 2, 2026 (No class July 8 and Aug 5)
Wednesday mornings 9:00-10:30
$15 donation (cash, check, venmo at the door)

Kundalini Yoga is an ancient practice that includes movement, breathwork, meditation, and chanting. Each class has a theme and so each class is very different. Classes are designed yoga sets (kriyas) that work on specific physical, emotional, and mental aspects of the body. It is a beautiful practice that will raise your energy and touch your heart. Kim’s classes include live music and end with a gong relaxation. Kim is a 500 hr Kundalini and meditation instructor as well as a certified breath coach. No experience is necessary. No registration required. Just drop in. A limited number of yoga mats are available to use.

Tai Chi
2026-08-20 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-27 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-03 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Tai ChiDate and Time: Every Thursday from May 28 – September 3, 2026, 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
Prior to attending class, please call Rob Rousseau to register or for more information 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 and Wednesday at 4:00 pm, and every Tuesday and Friday at 9:00 am at the Congregational Church of South Hero, 24 South St. in South Hero, VT
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Sohyun Ahn: Bach & Schumann
2026-08-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Sohyun Ahn: Bach & SchumannDate and Time: Friday, August 21, 2026 7 PM-8:30 PM No intermission.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: $25 – $30
New York City concert pianist Sohyun Ahn returns to Island Arts for the fifth year. An Island Arts’ favorite, Sohyun’s well-attended concerts of the last four summers have continued to elicit raves, including “dreamy”, “amazing delicacy”, and “world class.” This program showcases Sohyun Ahn in a solo piano concert featuring shorter works by J. S. Bach, Robert Schumann, and other composers to be announced.
J. S. Bach has long been an important composer in Sohyun Ahn’s repertoire. Her 2021 recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations is described by critics: “crystalline clarity,” “insightful nuance,” and “dynamic breadth”, and offering a “perfectly balanced elegance” and “emotional storm,” with a high level of technical skill.
She is described as “an absolute master” by the New York Concert Review, and as an “amazing pianist” by the Classical New Jersey Society. Our Vermont audience raved: “Absolutely superb.” “I was enthralled.” “Such a different experience from the big city hall where you are miles from the performer.”
From Piano Music Magazine, Korea: “Such a gifted virtuoso, wonderful performing the emotional storm … with the perfectly balanced elegance.”
Your enjoyment of this fine concert will be enhanced by the improvements to the Island Arts barn completed this past winter. The 2025 renovations include new sound-proofed walls, doors, and windows to improve listening pleasure and comfort.
Sohyun will play a Yamaha C7 concert grand piano provided through the courtesy of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. Island Arts is most grateful for their support.
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MetalWerx Tuba/Euphonium Quartet
2026-08-23 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
MetalWerx Tuba/Euphonium QuartetDate and Time: Sunday, August 23, 2026; 4 PM.
Inside concert with option to picnic outside on the green at 3:30, weather permitting.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free concert, thanks to VT Anonymous Donors. Please Register below–registration appreciated but not required.
Prepare to be amazed! MetalWerx is a unique local quartet consisting of two euphoniums—played by and Jenna Schultz of Winooski and Cynsy Van Santen of Bristol, and two tubas—played by Tim Foley of Burlington and Yutaka Kono of Shelburne.
The repertoire is an eclectic mix of fantasies, suites, marches, jazz, and pop music standards, and a few favorite classical transcriptions sure to please the ear of every music lover’s taste. Noted composers include Holst, Sousa, Puccini, Rossini, and Piazzolla. MetalWerx has presented concerts at the University of Vermont, participated in the 2015 “Bach In The Subways” event in Burlington, and provided music for wedding and funeral services.
MetalWerx spreads the gospel of the lush and colorful sounds of the tuba and euphonium by performing works written or arranged for this specific instrumentation. The group has commissioned new pieces for this quartet by Vermont composer/hornist Lydia Lowery Busler and Burlington trombonist/ pianist/ composer/ arranger Andrew Muroz.
The quartet was founded in 2008 to provide incidental music for the Milton Community Band Christmas concert. They had so much fun putting that together, they decided to continue and see where it led.
Come hear the remarkable range of sounds and the wide array of musical styles presented by MetalWerx.
It is a sound like no other!
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Spontaneous Evening Under the Stars - 2026
2026-08-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Orchard Hill Observatory, 70 Poor Farm Rd., Alburgh, VT
Spontaneous Evening Under the StarsDate: Late August 2026 – announcement likely to be last minute
Weather dependent
Location: Orchard Hill Observatory, 70 Poor Farm Rd., Alburgh
Tickets: Free event
The Sky is full of surprises, ready for you and your family to enjoy. As stargazing is weather-dependent, if uncertain about the weather conditions for August 26th call 802-238-1664, or email Joe Comeau (jkcomeau@hotmail.com) with the word “Stars” in the Subject line.
Sponsored by Island Arts and the Vermont Astronomical Society.
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Marsh Lights, an Acoustic Project
2026-08-30 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Marsh Lights, an Acoustic ProjectDate and Time: Sunday, August 30, 2026; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
Outside concert with option to picnic on the green at 3:30 pm, weather permitting. If weather requires, concert will move inside the barn.
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 U.S. Rte. 2, North Hero
Tickets: Free concert, thanks to VT Anonymous Donors. Please Register below–registration appreciated but not required.
Vermont musician Colby Crehan, former vocalist and songwriter for the Bluegrass Gospel Project and Possum Haw, reunites with her Possum Haw bandmates in the 5-piece acoustic project Marsh Lights.
Marsh Lights plays acoustic folk-grass music. The program features songs composed by Crehan. “Colby Crehan is a powerful and magnificently talented musician.”–– Robert Resnik, host, All the Traditions, Vermont Public Radio.
Marsh Lights’ songs explore bravery, darkness, spirituality, and grace with lyrics that often employ metaphoric places and female heroes and perspectives. And Marsh Lights pulls from the old songbook of PossumHaw, particularly the songs found on their last recording, the live 2017 album Limberpine. The band also plays instrumentals written by banjoist Ryan Crehan and mandolinist Stephen Waud. Charley Eiseman’s warm vocals join Colby and Ryan’s for hauntingly sweet three-part harmonies. Charley plays lead acoustic guitar with nuanced blues and jazz inflections. Mitch Barron, a long-time essential presence in the Vermont folk music scene, brings his skilled upright bass playing to the stage, along with deep, rich vocal backup.
Vermont Vocalist of the Year
Vermont Song of the Year
Former members of PossumHaw and The Bluegrass Gospel Project
“The combination of talent, passion, and songwriting in the band is breathtaking.”
– Mary-Nell Bockman, Whallonsburg Grange
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Island Arts Artisan Market
2026-09-05 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte 2, North Hero, 05474, United States
Island Arts Artisan MarketDate and Time: Saturday September 5, 2026 10 am – 3 pm
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free.
If you missed the first market or want to have another look please venture to the second market of the season to support talented Champlain Island Artians, hosted by Jennifer Pratt, Champlain Island Creator.
The Market will take place in the historical red barn at the Island Arts Center in North Hero, Vermont on Saturday September 5th from 9 am to 3 pm.
Come, visit, and shop this all day boutique and enjoy the wares created by a variety of local artisans!
You will definitely find a little of everything whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone else!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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