Front Porch Music Concerts proudly presents MOIRA SMILEY Friday, June 3 at 6 pm
“Moira Smiley is a brilliant musician – an innovative composer and arranger, and a heartbreakingly beautiful singer. Her music transcends and expands boundaries.” Billy Childs - multi-grammy-winning composer/pianist
Internationally acclaimed singer/ songwriter Moira Smiley has been featured on Ted Talks, BBC Radio, NPR, ABC and Venues from Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Royal Festival Hall. Moira's music has been influenced by a range of folk and jazz forms for an eclectic style of music that is beautiful and compelling. Moira will be accompanied by Vermont Bassist, Tyler Bolles.
Tickets - day of event / at the door $15
Yellow Bird Holiday: a Steel Pan Mini-Retreat for Women Presented by Calypso Connections
If you are looking for a unique experience to uplift your spirits, learn something new, connect with like-minded women, and feel a sense of renewal and relaxation, this may be for you. Hands-on musical activity is a wonderful way to create collective energy and feel part of something larger than yourself. Pan is perfect because it is really easy to play and it sounds good! Through listening, practicing, improvising, eating, daydreaming, and learning together, this mini-retreat will put a lilt in your step and boost your overall sense of well-being.
Jennifer Cohen has been teaching pan since 2006. She is passionate about creating opportunities for groups of all ages to experience the joy of making music together, because she believes that authentic human connection builds understanding and helps make the world go round.
Schedule
9:30 - 10:00 Introduction/Centering Activity
10:00 - 12:00 Pan Instruction/Rehearsal
12:00 - 12:30 Daydreaming/Drawing
12:30 - 1:00 Always Upbeat Musical Activity
1:00 - 2:15 Caribbean Lunch/Social Time/Walk
2:15 - 3:15 Pan Practice
3:30 - 4:00 Mini Performance
4:00 - 4:30 Closing Circle
Drawing Workshop for Children with Instructor, Sarah Elworthy. Thursdays in May from 4:15-5:15 Grades K-6
Thursdays May 5th, 13th, 20th and 27th.
In this workshop students will take a drawing journey. They will be introduced to a wide range of drawing materials such as ink, watercolor, charcoal and pencil. They will explore different materials as well as drawing techniques. In this class children will work on drawing warm-ups to enhance their skills and build confidence as well as completing longer multi layered projects.
Contemporary dance class w/ Stone Valley Dance Collective Mondays and Thursdays May-June-July
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS: 6:00- 8:00pm
Contemporary, modern and jazz dance classes for adults
Teachers: Nicole Pelaggi Ullman, Erika Schmidt, Zoe Marr Hilliard,
class held at West Rutland Town Hall on Thursdays
class will be held at Stone Valley Arts on Mondays
contact : Nicole Ullman: nicoleannpd@gmail.com
Ballet /Jazz Combo Dance for children ages 5- 7 at 4:00 - 4:55 pm, ages 8-11 at 5:00 - 5:55 Tuesdays February 1 - May 24 $40 per month
Tuesdays February 1 - May 24
Instructor: Alycia Hollister
more info contact Alycia at: alycia@maryhollistercpa.com
This Ballet/Jazz Combination class focuses on the foundation of ballet and jazz technique. This season will conclude with a dance performance during the Poultney Arts Day on Friday May 27th.
Alycia received her early dance ttraining with Adam’s School of dance that later became The Vermont Center for Dance Education and after high school continued her dance education throughout college at SUNY Potsdam where she earned her BS in Business Admin and a minor is dance. During her time at SUNY Potsdam she participated in many student choreographed productions. After Undergraduate school Alycia attended Castleton University to receive her Master in Accounting. She has participated is a number of performances in the area including Castleton University Collaborative Arts, Platform VT and Works-In-Progress: Island Of Awareness at Stone Valley Arts. Currently Alycia is working as a CPA at Mary P Hollister CPA PC and as a dance instructor at The Vermont Center for Dance Education.
Hermetic Tai Chi ZOOM class Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:00 pm $14 drop-in or $50 per month
Fundamental QiGong will begin each class. Hermetic Tai Chi is an ancient movement form with health rather than fighting as a goal. The "Books" of this form tell a complex story of the cosmos and of our relationship to it, of elements and forces, and of the flow of history. We begin our exploration by learning the flowing gentle movements and gradually gain greater understanding as we continue along the journey..
Beginners are welcome.
Many forms known as Tai Chi (sounds like “tie chee”) have developed from many sources over hundreds of years. From these early roots a number of shoots developed. Hermetic Tai Chi evolved from the Yang style Tai Chi and is a breath and movement-based health practice. Each class will include fundamental Qi Gong (sounds like “chee gong”).
Class Fee
$14 drop- in
$50 per month
You don't have to have a Zoom account to participate in this online class, but please email Mary Joan so that she can send you the hyperlink you'll need to join the class.
For questions, contact Mary Joan Waid maryjoanwaid@gmail.com
WoodSpryte Arts Early Learning Adventures; Literacy-based integrative arts for the very young Tuesdays 9:30 - 10:30 am contact Rosemary woodsprytearts@vermontel.net
$12 drop -in
$40 per month
classes held at the Journal Press Building
188 East Main St.
Poultney
Rosemary Moser holds and Associate of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has been educating children from infancy through middle school in childcare programs, summer camps, afterschool and summer school programs, art centers, events, and other settings for over 35 years. She is a former visiting artist Start With the Arts instructor for VSA Vermont (now Inclusive Arts Vermont), a Vermont Master Gardener, an herbalist, a passionate cook, and the mother of a grown homeschooled daughter.
Literary OPEN MIC Every fourth Friday of the month at 7:00 -9:00 pm
Fourth Friday Literary Open Mic
Hosted by David Mook and other guests
Held from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Poets, Storytellers, Spoken Word Artists in all genres are invited to perform your own original pieces, classics, or other favorites.It’s like having NPR’s “The Moth” story hour here in Poultney.
So do come to read or just to be entertained by the spoken word!
Face masks and social distancing will be required to keep everyone safe.
Please email or call David to save your spot at this event. SVA has a current limit of 10 people at inside events.
davidmook@aol.com, 802-884-8052
Qi Gong w/ Mary Joan Waid ZOOM CLASS Mondays 7:30 -8:30 pm
Qi Gong & Tai Chi with Mary Joan Waid
ZOOM CLASS at 7:30 pm
Class Fee
$14 drop -in per class or $50 per month
Strengthen your immune system and relieve stress through QiGong, an ancient physical practice. A series of moving exercises help us free our breath, gain strength, increase flexibility, and improve balance.
Beginners are welcome.
You don't have to have a Zoom account to participate in this online class, but please email Mary Joan so that she can send you the hyperlink you'll need to join the class.
Mary Joan Waid: maryjoanwaid@gmail.com
CLASSES & EVENTS
The ground floor of Stone Valley Arts is accessible.
Please feel free to contact us with questions or special requests.
