On Thursday, July 1, Artemis Gallery will be holding an opening reception featuring artists Rob Finn, Tamara Gonda, Josh Hurst, Bill Mayher, and Diana Roper McDowell. What makes this opening so special is that Artemis Gallery will be generously donating a portion of sales to The Neighborhood House in honor of Cody van Heerden.

The pandemic didn’t allow us the ability to plan our typical festive summer fundraiser, the “Bash at the Boatyard,” but now that we’re getting back into the swing of things we didn’t want to miss the opportunity for our community to gather. It’s been a while since we could meet in person and not via Zoom or from behind a mask, and we want to celebrate that!

We are so excited to not only have our gym space running at full speed once again! In addition we are thrilled to offer an the community an expanded roster of fitness classes including Tai Chi, Yoga for Skillful Living, Mat Pilates, and Asanafit.

It’s going to be a tremendous summer as we get back into the swing of things! The calendar is filling up with events and activities for all ages, but for kids in particular there are a lot of fun days in store! If you have any questions or would like more details about the programs listed below or anything else, please reach out to us at 276-5039, via email, or feel free to stop by our main office— we’re happy to help!

Instructor Richard Parker will be offering “Yoga for Skillful Living” every Wednesday and Sunday from 8:00 to 9:00 am beginning on Sunday, May 2.

Are you Tai Chi curious? Come learn about this slow moving enjoyable practice. We’ll move through some simple forms as an introduction. Andrea will share the history of Tai Chi and her experiences learning the forms. She’ll discuss research supporting the health benefits of Tai Chi including building strength and improving balance. If this workshop sparks your interest, we’ll be offering a Tai Chi class this summer.

As the tenth season of the Community Cafe comes to a close, we are thrilled to report that not only did the program survive under the difficult circumstances of a pandemic, but it has thrived! “Attendance” continued to grow and serving up 150 takeout style lunches was typical throughout the season. Best of all, we got see many of the folks from around MDI who have been Cafe “regulars” for years and the takeout model helped us welcome many new faces as well.

If you have yet to get the opportunity to join us for lunch this year, you’re in luck! Carryout luncheons are scheduled for Thursday, April 15, as well as Thursday, May 6 (a makeup from January), and for good measure we added one “grand finale” luncheon on Thursday, May 20.

With a year’s worth of experience with this whole pandemic thing under our belts and a bit of hope on the horizon, we’re looking forward to an amazing summer. There’s plenty to celebrate, and we hope you get the chance to join us!

nstructor Ashley Graves had such a positive turnout for her first series of youth dance workshops that she will be adding classes to the schedule for the spring. New classes have been added on Saturday mornings from Marach 14 until April 17.

Instructor Mike Duffy is well known for his long history of teaching children’s art classes around MDI, but did you also know he offers instruction for adults? We’re happy to announce that Mike will be offering a special three part watercolor series specifically for adults beginning Sunday, March 14 from 12-2pm at The Neighborhood House.

Nobody likes a good excuse to gather (even responsibly distanced and masked) than we do... but now is the time we need to be extra vigilant. Due to the recent reported local spike in Covid-19 cases we're suspending our in-person programs this week and will play it by ear going forward.