Saturday Events
Saturday, September 8 Events
Please download the Art Hop Site Map to help yourself navigating through the South End. Each Site has a unique number.
DRUM + CLAY DEMONSTRATION
9am-5pm
Juried Art Location, 696 Pine Street
Presented by Jerry Geier
Site 8
WEAR YOUR ART
9am-5pm
Amalgamated Culture Works, 420 Pine Street
Bring in a piece of art, a picture, a logo – and it’ll be put on a shirt while you watch.
Site 13
PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES FOR CHIILDREN
9am-2pm
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main Street
Children in grades pre-K through 8 can try out music, theater, and dance classes at the Flynn Center! Classes are fun, free and open to everyone, but some fill fast so call 802-652-4537 to register
PAPERMAKING DEMONSTRATION
Various times
Green Door Studio, 18½ Howard Street
Presented by Drew Cameron
Site 13
CANVAS INSTALLATION
Various times
Green Door Studio, 18½ Howard Street
Presented by Lis Howland
Site 13
NIA HOLISTIC MOVEMENT CLASS
9-10am
Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street
Taught by Rebecca Boedges, certified Nia white belt
This class blends yoga and dance, and the result is a fun whole body experience. Come wake up your body and mind in this free class!
Site 21
BABIES & KIDS YOGA
9:30 am - 1:45 pm
Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street
Taught by Susan Cline Lucey, Jane Jarecki and Sabrina Gibson
Come see why Evolution Yoga is known for its magical baby and children's classes!
Site 21
COLLAGE MAKING FOR ALL AGES
Creating art from everyday images...spinning gold from straw!
9:30-11am
Turning Point Center (S. Champlain, just off of Main St. - the building with the two large garage doors
Presented by Diane Hulphers, an artist-in-recovery
This workshop will explore the use of art as a way to cope with life's challenges. Come and create your own collage as well as a healthy new perspective.
Site 34
BIRDS IN OUR BRAINS: THE ARTS IN CAPITALIST AMERICA
10-11am
Juried Art Site, Maynard Building, 696 Pine Street, at Rear
Presented by Peter Schumann
Site 8
CLIMATE CHANGE BLOCKADE?
Interactive Street Performance using Pulp Printing
10am-2pm
Green Door Studio, 18½ Howard Street
Presented by Drew Luan Matott.
Did Al Gore start all that climate change with his hot-air movie? And what would you do to stop him from whining, er...I mean winning? Participants will be invited to express their views on global warming by pulp printing icons and text on handmade paper.
Site 13
BURLINGTON EARTH CLOCK WORKSHOP
10am - 3pm
Burlington Earth Clock, north of Oakledge Park on the Burlington Bike Path
Explore the merger of ancient wisdom, modern technology, art and science.
Take five minutes to connect with the Beauty of place and the Peace within
you then express that through art, writing and mathematical calculations!!
Materials provided.
Site B
BLACKSMITHING DEMONSTRATION
10am-4pm
City Hall Park
Presented by Green Mountain Blacksmithing Association
Portable forges will be used to demonstrate the techniques of forging metal stock at 2000 degrees into useful and decorative items.
CREATING STONEWARE CLAY BUILDINGS
10am-4pm
Jordan Silverman Photography, 266 Pine Street
Presented by John Brickels
Demonstration of building architecturally themed sculptures out of stoneware clay.
Site 22
PRINTING DEMONSTRATION
11am-2pm
Zoë Ink, 266 Pine Street
Presented by Zoë Papas
Zoë will be giving a letterpress printing demonstration using a 1930's platen press.
Site 22
MARTIAL ART OF AIKIDO DEMONSTRATION
11am-Noon
Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street
See Friday Events at 7pm for details
Site 23
OVERCOMING ZIONISM, a talk about his new book.
11am-1pm
Juried Art Site, Maynard Building, 696 Pine Street, at Rear
Presented by Joel Kovel discussing his new book
Site 8
AIRBRUSH ART DEMONSTRATION
Noon
Locust Street at Pine Street
Presented by Airbrush Ron
"Airbrush Ron" Hernandez will present an airbrush demo at Big Buddha.
Site J
ONE WORLD MARKET
Noon-6:30 pm
27 Sears Lane
Presented by City of Burlington's Community & Economic Development Office and by the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity's Micro Business Development Program.
Experience some of the region's most creative and unique products in a festive, "open air" style vendor market setting with over 20 Vermont micro-enterprises, blending local and international flavors.
Site 4
MAKING A WATERCOLOR LIGHT BOX
NOON
27 Sears Lane
Presented by Sumner Fletcher
Light up your life by creating a watercolor light box. Simple, yet beautiful… practical, too!
Site 4
STORYTELLING BY BALLADS
1pm
VCAM Black Box Studio, 208 Flynn Avenue
Presented by Chris Abair
Discover poetry through ballads by Vermont poet George Albert Leddy (1883-1967) dramatically performed by his grandson Chris Abair - both lived in the South End of Burlington.
Site 2
SILKSCREENING DEMONSTRATION
1-3pm
27 Sears Lane
Presented by Guy Derry and Benjamin Stewart
Learn how a t-shirt goes from being just a blank piece of clothing, to one that is vibrant with color and graphics.
Site 4
RECYCLE ART
1-3pm
Recycle North Household Store, 339 Pine Street
Presented by Ginny Mullen
Create your own 2-D and 3-D art from recycled objects.
Site 22
SCULPTING WITH CHOCOLATE
A live demonstration
1pm
Lake Champlain Chocolates, 750 Pine Street
Presented by Emily Jones
A lot more that just Easter Bunnies.
Site 6
MAKING BAD ART IS GOOD FOR YOU
“The Doodle Manifesto.”
1pm
Marketing Partners, 176 Battery Street
Presented by Caleb Hanson
Come learn why it's important to spend a few minutes a day doodling and how to best go about it. See doodles and doodle-inspired artwork, watch a demo and get a free copy of "The Doodle Manifesto."
Site 30
STRUT II – PART II
3pm
27 Sears Lane
Part II exhibits indie designers' ways with jewelry, kids wear, accessories and clothes for pets!!! Hosted by Channel 3's Jack Thurston and Syndi Zook of the Lyric Theatre Company with music by DJ Precious.
Site 4
PASSIVE BY: TRAVEL PHOTOS FROM NOWHERE
A presentation and discussion.
3-4pm
Division of Continuing Education-Champlain College, 212 Battery Street
Presented by Sarah Olsen
The series explores the contrast between the natural and the artificial landscape; instead of trying to crop out the telephone wire to make the photo more picturesque, I focused on how the wires interact with the landscape.
Site 28
FILM/MUSIC EXPERIENCE
8pm
27 Sears Lane
Presented by Vermont International Film Festival
A silent German expressionist film with live music accompaniment (local musicians Charles, Dead or Alive?) closes out night two of the Hop.
Site 4
