A vibrant home to share, learn, and connect through the arts, dance, music and other events
In February 2025, Vermont Folklife’s Young Tradition Touring Group spent the day at North Star Community Hall, rehearsing and concluding with a live concert performance. The Touring Group is an auditioned ensemble of teenage musicians who rehearse from September to April, ahead of a cultural tour to another country or region. This Vermont Folklife program … Read more
The North Star Community Hall is a nonprofit community space in Burlington’s Old North End for performances, dances, rehearsals, trainings, meetings, socializing, games, celebrations and events, and more, established in 1895. The Hall relies on its membership for stewardship of the historic building at 20 Crowley Street, which includes one of the few remaining wood-floor … Read more
If you’ve visited North Star Community Hall recently, you’ve seen the incredible facelift underway. With gatherings, dances, music lessons, special events, and live shows filling the calendar, the Hall is truly a hub of social vitality in the Old North End.
The challenge: Finish restoring the building and make it fully accessible! We’re 2/3 of the way toward being able to install a wheelchair lift, an ADA-accessible restroom, putting up the last of the new siding, and weatherizing this historic 130-year-old building.
What a year of restoration and growth! We restored two sides of the Hall, (the left and right), enhancing and restoring the beautiful historic and architectural features of the building while becoming energy efficient. Dozens of community partners and volunteers provided funding and helped manage this ambitious project. We’re more than halfway to our goal. … Read more
After all the amazing participation from the community in several long email threads and quite a few Naming Committee meetings, the Board made a unanimous decision yesterday to re-name our historic gathering space North Star Community Hall. Member L.C. originally proposed this name, saying, “North Star signals following your north star, which for many people is an artistic … Read more
We had the great fortune recently to have a spot on a local TV station: we were highlighted and several members and a wonderful neighbor were interviewed for this segment. You can see the video here.