2009 Saturday Event Listings

SATURDAY

HIGH FIVE FOR FUN - 9 AM - 5 PM
400 Pine Street, Parking Lot Area
Fundalar invites you to JUMP IN. Stop by and give us a high-five if you believe in fun...
Don’t miss the unveiling of this new Burlington business and see how we create space for more fun in your life. Presented by Fundalar.

HEALTHY FOOD AND ART - 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, 180 Flynn Avenue
Staff of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger will hold an art workshop for kids using fruits and vegetables as inspiration. We’ll also be serving healthy snacks from our Cooking for Life nutrition education program.

DEMO CLASSES
FlynnArts at Flynn Center for Performing Arts 153 Main Street.
During Art Hop, children can try out music, theater, and dance classes of their choice as follows:
9 am Creative Dance (gr. 2-5) & Music Makers (ages 1-3 w/parent)
10 am Ballet (gr. K-1) & Creative Drama (gr. 2-3)
11 am Ballet (gr. 2-5) & Creative Drama (gr. K-1)
12 pm Creative Dance (gr. K-1) & Acting, Improv, & Broadway Fun! (gr. 4-6)
1 pm Creative Dance & Drama (ages 3-4) & Acting, Improv, & Broadway Fun! (gr. 6-8)
2 pm Hip-Hop Dance (gr. 6-8)

MINI-GOLF PUTT-PUTT 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Recycle North Building Materials Center, 339 Pine Street
The BUCKEYE NINE presents, in association with Recycle North and Recycle North Building Materials Supply Center, the third semi-annual conjuring of artist inspired miniature golf: Putt-Putt: A course made of recycled materials. Where's the first tee and what's the course record? We don't know yet! This 9-hole course will be built on-site for the Art-Hop weekend. Come experience installation art as mini-golf... or it is mini-golf as installation art?

FASHION & ACCESSORIES EXTRAVAGANZA 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
SEABA Tent, 585 Pine Street (in Burlington Electric Department Parking Lot)
Come and see the latest creations from local fashion designers, jewelers and creators of other fashion accessories.

STUDENT, FACULTY, STAFF and ALUMNI ART EXHIBITION 10:00 – 5:00 PM
Champlain College’s Art Hop Site at Champlain Valley Millworks, 16 Kilburn Street
Champlain College's site provides a provocative mix of graphic design, painting, sculpture, photography, live musical performance, performance art and computer-based media. Champlain College's Emergent Media Center will showcase an innovative type of fusion: art, programming, design and learning. There will be student-crafted interactive media: games for healthcare, archeology, training, and social change; Google mapping technology customized for our community; iPhone app development and much more.

BUILD OR REBUILD A CHAIR FOR “CHAIRITY” 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Soda Plant Design / Build Challenge
Soda Plant, 266 Pine Street
In this economy it is more important to HAVE FUN and SUPPORT the things we value. In that spirit Conant Metal & Light and the Soda Plant, have joined forces to launch an annual event that taps into Vermont’s creative spirit and supports the community. Chairs to be shown and judged during Art Hop. All chairs will be functional and for sale. Proceeds to benefit ReCycle North and SEABA.

CONTACT PRINT WORKSHOP 10:00 – Noon / 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Kaya Prints, Morganne Ray, 180 Flynn Avenue, SEABA Hallway, Loading Dock Area
Viewers will have an opportunity to become part of the art.

WORKSHOP - 10:00AM - 1:00PM
ReCycle North; 266 Pine Street
Dress up those fingers with some fleece and flair! Recycle North will be hosting a DROP-IN "finger puppet" workshop. Kids and adults and invited to drop in and use provided materials such as : fleece, ribbon, zippers, silk flowers and all sorts of other good stuff! All ages (kids under 10 must be supervised by an adult).

SELAMTA FAMILY PROJECT 10:00 AM - 3 PM
SELECT DESIGN, 208 Flynn Avenue, Site 4-C
Original works by Ethiopian children who have been orphaned as a result of the Aids epidemic. The graphic art works were created as block prints by the children of the Selamta Family Project in Addis Ababa and represent the distinct style of traditional Ethiopian art and symbolic icons.

TECHNOSTALGIA 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
SELECT DESIGN, 208 Flynn Avenue, Site 4-C
Participate in this interactive audio video sculpture using an Atari analog video controller. Discarded televisions are illuminated into colorful light boxes and audio signals are transformed into something unexpected, something malleable, through audio synthesis. Featuring a special performance by the artist from 1-2 PM.

HAND BUILT CERAMIC DEMONSTRATION 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Alderson, Inc./Jordan Silverman Photography 266 Pine St.
John Brickels will be demonstrating the construction of ceramic and mixed media machines.

CREATIVE CARD MAKING ACTIVITY - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Drop-In Basis
Creativity Counts! at Burgess Russell Studio, Kate Lanxner 266 Pine Street/2nd Floor/follow arrows
Art supplies for older children and adults to make some creative cards. Younger children may draw as they please on materials provided.

QUILTING DEMONSTRATIONS - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Around Back Quilting, Claire Graham-Smith, 107 Cherry Lane
Hand quilting demo; Make and take yo-yos; Machine needle felting demo.

INVITATION for FAMILIES TO DROP-IN and CREATE WORKS of ART - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Freeman French Freeman , 81 Maple Street
Theme: “Big Kids / Little Art” Childhood Art of Vermont Parents and their Children.
Activity: “Document the Present” An invitation for families to create their own works of art.

PUBLIC ART SCHOOL - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Booth will be between Green Door Studio and E1 Studio in the alley between Howard St and Pine Street.
An anonymous collaboration sponsoring a booth set up with fun interactive art for anyone to play with.

YOGA ACTIVITIES
Evolution Yoga 20 Kilburn Street
Kid's Yoga Open House:
10:45-11:10 18 months to 2.5 years
11:15-11:40 crawlers to 18 months
11:45-12:10 2.5-5 years
12:15-12:40 babies
Henna Painting & Hand Massages

POT THROWING DEMONSTRATION - 11:00 - 1:00 pm
Rooftop Pottery, Harold Kaplan, 309 St. Paul Street
Demonstration of throwing pots to create pottery.

WOOD CARVING WORKSHOP - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
MetalWorks, 205 Flynn Avenue
John H. Clarke will help people chip away at a hardwood piece under development.

DOG HOP - 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Play Dog Play, Masha Stern, 668 Pine Street
Mural Painting by Pamela Harris/ Yellow Dog Art covering 97’x 12’ soundproofing wall.
Pet photography created by Play Dog Play staff members.
Party for you and your four legged friends!

HAND PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP - 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Green Door Studio 2 – 4 Howard Street (Howard Alley entrance)
Drew Cameron

BREWERY TOURS 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 PM
Switchback Brewing Company Christopher Dawson 180 Flynn Avenue
Limit 25 per tour; First come, first served.

ChocoART - 1:00 PM
Lake Champlain Chocolates, 750 Pine Street
Lots more than making bunnies, watch these champions of chocolate create masterpieces before your eyes. Sculpture by Emily Walton Jones, Resident Chocolate Artist at Lake Champlain Chocolates.

AIRBRUSH PAINTING DEMONSTRATION - 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Gallery 216-Ron Hernandez 216 Battery Street
Come watch Ron work on his current projects.

PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION - 2:00 PM
FLYNNDOG Gallery, 208 Flynn Ave.
“Witness to War: Reporting from an Occupied Land under Siege” Ayman Mohyeldin of Al Jazeera will talk about what he witnessed in Gaza during his coverage of the most recent war there, and reflect on the responsibilities and dangers of reporting from a war zone that is occupied, under siege and closed off to the world media.
Presented by the FLYNNDOG Gallery.

RECYCLED ART PROJECT - 2:00 - 4:00 PM
BURTON SNOWBOARDS 80 Industrial Park
A Hands-On Recycled Art Project, a two-hour craft opportunity for kids of all ages to turn left over snowboard components into new creations. Participants can collage using catalogues, glitter and out-of-date Burton marketing materials such as photos, fabric samples and zippers, etc.

STRUT IV – THE ART HOP FASHION EVENT - 5:15 PM
SEABA Tent, 585 Pine Street (in Burlington Electric Department Parking Lot)
Its still under a tent, but its better than ever. Come early to get a great spot and so you won’t miss anything.
$12 (Benefit), $5 with Art Hop Hero Button

STRUT IV – THE ART HOP FASHION EVENT - 7:00 PM
SEABA Tent, 585 Pine Street (in Burlington Electric Department Parking Lot)
This is your last chance to catch the fashion action this year. Come early to get a great spot and so you won’t miss anything.
$12 (Benefit), $5 with Art Hop Hero Button

OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION
DuBois Fine Art, Malcolm DuBois, 16 Kilburn Street

THE PARTY! After 8:00 PM until ….
SEABA Tent, 585 Pine Street (in Burlington Electric Department Parking Lot)
What more is there to say? By popular demand.
$12 (Benefit), $5 with Art Hop Hero Button. Included with admission to STRUT IV.