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Tuesday yoga at the Brookfield Old Town Hall, running through the summer, taught by Deonne Poplawski or Sarah Shaw. Deonne brings a playful, supportive energy and believes yoga is for every 'body.' This year she's offering a Gentle Flow Class incorporating Vinyasa, Energy Medicine Yoga, Breathwork and gentle Kundalini Kriya — multi-level, appropriate for beginners and advanced practitioners. Sarah has been practicing yoga for over a decade with an emphasis on vinyasa-style practices, where breath and body connect with fluidity, intention, and ease through creative and playful transitions. She's dedicated to creating safe, kindred community spaces.

Cost: $15 suggested

Join Lynne Wells for a Functional Balance class — an integrative fitness class that encompasses dynamic and static balance, strength, agility, alignment, awareness, recovery and practical tips for improving your balance. Brookfield resident Lynne is a certified personal fitness trainer with over 30 years' experience and a bodywork therapist who specializes in working with clients over the age of 50.

Cost: $10 donation

Join Sid McLam for a beginner-level line dancing class. All dances taught, no partner needed. Come to any of the classes; no need to attend them all or in any order. It's great exercise and a lot of FUN!

Cost: $10 donation benefits BOTH

Tuesday yoga at the Brookfield Old Town Hall, running through the summer, taught by Deonne Poplawski or Sarah Shaw. Deonne brings a playful, supportive energy and believes yoga is for every 'body.' This year she's offering a Gentle Flow Class incorporating Vinyasa, Energy Medicine Yoga, Breathwork and gentle Kundalini Kriya — multi-level, appropriate for beginners and advanced practitioners. Sarah has been practicing yoga for over a decade with an emphasis on vinyasa-style practices, where breath and body connect with fluidity, intention, and ease through creative and playful transitions. She's dedicated to creating safe, kindred community spaces.

Cost: $15 suggested

Whether you are a regular user of AI or a concerned skeptic — or both — you will learn something from this informative and provocative discussion about the emerging role of AI in our lives.

Panel members include diverse voices: Marc Natanagara (aiVermont); Theresa White (educator); Tayo Kirchhoff (Gifford Medical Center); Dan O'Brien (a mindful user of AI); and Chris Soares (a well-informed thinker on the topic).

The panel will cover many issues including: What is AI? How can it serve us well? What are the risks of AI? Are there dangers lurking in a future with AI? Plus attendees' questions and thoughts.

Cost: By donation

Please join us for a live animal presentation brought to us by Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS). How did Snake lose her legs? Why does Owl only fly at night? How did Turtle fly south for the winter? Meet these animals and hear their stories while we learn about the adaptations they have that help them survive. A VINS educator will bring us on an exploration of a few different tales that people tell to help them understand the world of wildlife around them.

Founded in 1972, VINS is a leader in environmental education and wildlife conservation and care.

Cost: By donation

Join Sid McLam for a beginner-level line dancing class. All dances taught, no partner needed. Come to any of the classes; no need to attend them all or in any order. It's great exercise and a lot of FUN!

Cost: $10 donation benefits BOTH

Tuesday yoga at the Brookfield Old Town Hall, running through the summer, taught by Deonne Poplawski or Sarah Shaw. Deonne brings a playful, supportive energy and believes yoga is for every 'body.' This year she's offering a Gentle Flow Class incorporating Vinyasa, Energy Medicine Yoga, Breathwork and gentle Kundalini Kriya — multi-level, appropriate for beginners and advanced practitioners. Sarah has been practicing yoga for over a decade with an emphasis on vinyasa-style practices, where breath and body connect with fluidity, intention, and ease through creative and playful transitions. She's dedicated to creating safe, kindred community spaces.

Cost: $15 suggested

Join The Arts Bus for an end-of-summer float on Sunset Lake while listening to one of the world's foremost electric violin soloists, Mr. Tracy Silverman!

This 2-day event launches Friday August 28 at 3pm-6pm on The Arts Bus at Hippo Park with a Floating Seat Workshop. All local community members invited to build your seat for the drifting concert. BYOFloat (canoe, tube, paddle boat); The Arts Bus will provide lights, decor, and a limited number of inflatables.

For more information, contact info@artsbusvt.org. www.theartsbus.org

Cost: Free

Saturday August 29 at 7:30pm at Hippo Park: launch your floating seats and gather around Sunset Lake to watch the sun go down while Mr. Tracy Silverman fills the air with music, then drift together through 20 minutes of twilight until a full moon rises over the village.

Attendance may be limited by safety, local regulations, state laws, or traffic requirements, but tickets are FREE and once available will be prioritized for Brookfield community members. Should the weather not cooperate, we'll arrange seats inside Old Town Hall and enjoy live music to accompany a storm with battery-operated lights impervious to power outages. Volunteers are welcomed to help pilot a new event.

For more information, contact info@artsbusvt.org. www.theartsbus.org

Cost: Free