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June 2015 Volume
EVENTS 1 to 3
EXHIBITS 3 to 10
WORKSHOPS
& CLASSES
10 &
11
FAIRS &
FESTIVALS
11
HONORS &
ACCOLADES
12
ARTISTIC
OPPORTUNITIES
12
NEWS &
NOTES
12 to
16
SHOP NEWS 15
BOOK BEAT 16
SUBSCRIPTION
INFORMATION
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Tuesday 2—LOCAL AUTHOR MIKEL CLASSEN will speak about his new book
Teddy Roosevelt & the Marquette Libel Trial. Bayliss Library, 7 p.m.
www.mikelclassen.com.
Friday 5 — RECEPTION FOR KEN AND KYUNG HATFIELD’S LSSU Art Gallery
Exhibition, 4 to 6 p.m. See p. 13 & 14.
DRINK & DRAW SOCIAL at the Art Gallery of Algoma. 6 to 8 p.m. $15 in
advance; $20 at the door. Call 705-949-9067 to reserve.
KALLE MATTSON at the Café Natura, 75 Elgin Street in Sault, Ont., 8:30 p.m.
(Doors open at 7:30 p.m.) $15/ 8705-942-6186.
Saturday 6 — ANNUAL HOSPITAL AUXILLARY FLEA MARKET. Kaines Rink. 8
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY sponsored tour of the Protestant
section of Riverside Cemetery with Caroline Grabowski. Wear comfortable shoes or
boots and dress for the weather (grounds uneven and damp). 1 p.m. Tour is free but
a $5 donation is requested.
ERMATINGER OLD STONE HOUSE: Lilac and Lavender Victorian Garden
Party. Heritage lunch and tea. Sittings at 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. 800 Bay Street in
Sault, Ont. $15 + HST. Call 705-759-5443 for tickets. [email protected]
VINYL JAZZ NIGHT at the Gore Street Café, 164 Gore Street in Sault, Ont. 705-
575-3305.
Sunday 7—EUPC POTLUCK at the home of Pat and Paul Wilson, 661 South Point
Brulee Road in Hessel (906-484-2708), 12:30 p.m.
LILAC & LAVENDER LUNCH AND TEA. See June 6 & p. 9.
Tuesday 9—HOMESCHOOL LEGO CLUB meets in the Bayliss Library Children’s
Room at 1 p.m.
Wednesday 10—SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN begins
today at the Bayliss Library and continues through July 25. The theme this
summer is “Heroes”. Wednesday programs are for children 3 to 5 and begin
at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m. See page 16, for details.
Inside this
issue:
JUNE EVENTS
Website: http://www.saultarts.org e-mail:
Pen
and
ink by
Ken
Hat-
field
See
pp. 13
& 14
Alberta House Arts
Center
217 Ferris Street
Sault Ste. Marie, Mi
49783
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
MUSIC IN THE PARK SERIES opens with a
concert by performers from the Soo theatre and
STARS singers, dancers, actors and musicians
performing highlights from the past year along with
sneak peeks of the work to come. 7 p.m. in the Soo
Locks Park. Free concert. Bring something to sit on.
POLKAFEST: Norm Siess Variety Band.
Horizons in Bay Mills Resort and Casino, 1 to 5 p.m.
Free admission. 1-888-422-9645. 11386 W. Lakeshore
Dr., Brimley, MI 49715. baymillscasinos.com.
Thursday 11—SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR
elementary school children. 1 p.m. at the Bayliss
Library. See p. 16.
THE CHESS CLUB MEETS in the Bayliss Library
Children’s room at 4:30 p.m.
FOXFIRE. A play by Susan Cooper and Hume
Cronyn, based on the Foxfire books about Appalachian
culture and traditions in northern Georgia. Directed
by Gary Balfantz. Soo theatre.
HERE: WOMEN WRITING MICHIGAN’S UPPER
PENINSULA Author Event. U.P. authors Julie
Brooks Barbour, April Lindala, Saara Raappana and
Andrea Scarpino will read from their work.
Friday 12—SAULT THEATER WORKSHOP One Act
Festival Workshop. Plays tba. Performance 7:30
p.m. at the Studio Theatre in Sault, Ont.
FOXFIRE. See June 11.
Saturday 13—FAMILY MOVIE AT THE BAYLISS
Library. 1 p.m. Call 632-9331 for title. Free movie.
Popcorn by donation.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM for elementary
school children. Bayliss Library, 1 p.m. See p. 16.
LEGO CLUB MEETS in the Bayliss Library
Children’s Room at 1 p.m.
FAMILY FUN CARNIVAL Fundraiser Event.
Bouncy castle, face painting, car wash, student silent
art auction, BBQ, games and the Sault, Ont. Fire
truck for photo ops. Advance tickets $20; $25 at
door—admits family of 4. Fundraiser for the Sault
Area Hospital Foundation. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the
Micotel Inn & Suites, 724 Great Northern Rd. in
Sault, Ont.
SAULTLICIOUS GRAND BAZAAR, a
fundraiser for ARCH and the Algoma Conservatory
of Music—a posh, escorted, movable feast. Reserve
well ahead of time. $150. See
www.saultlicious.com. Heidi Finley will be
demonstrating her marbling techniques all evening.
ONE ACT FESTIVAL WORKSHOP. Clear
Skies in Hell, directed by T.J. McCrea. Studio
Theater in Sault, Ont. 7:30 p.m.
FOXFIRE. See June 11.
Sunday 14—SAULT SYMPHONY: MUSICFEST
XXII. This annual gala event includes
performances by local dance, jazz, popular, or brass
band groups from noon until evening in the Roberta
Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont., capped by an
evening performance by the Symphony built
around the template of Beethoven/Johann Strauss,
Jr./Broadway or movie medley/other light classical
selections/other popular selections—all in a family-
friendly, fun-filled atmosphere with food and
beverages available.
FOXFIRE. See June 11.
Tuesday 16—CREATIVE ENDEAVORS Support
Group for writers and artists meets in the main
meeting room of the Bayliss Library from noon to 2
p.m.
SAAC BOARD MEETS IN ALBERTA HOUSE
at 4 p.m.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL
Society meets at the Bayliss Library at 7 p.m. to
hear Tammy Cruikshank, “Do You Have a
Revolutionary Patriot in Your Family?
Researching and the DAR”.
Wednesday 17—SUMMER READING PROGRAM
for elementary school children at the Bayliss
Library. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
MUSIC IN THE PARK: The Pub Runners. See
June 10.
Thursday 18—SUMMER READING PROGRAM for
elementary school children. 1 p.m. at the Bayliss
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House, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ARTS, CRAFTS & FAMILY FUN DAY, City Hall
Grounds, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CLOVERLAND ELECTRIC OPEN HOUSE. 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
TUGBOAT PARADE in the evening.
101 DALMATIONS. Soo Youth Theatre production
at the Soo Theatre. 7 p.m.
Saturday 27—INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE WALK
begins at 9:30 a.m.
THE GREAT TUGBOAT RACE begins at noon.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM for elementary
school children. Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.
101 DALMATIONS. 2 p.m. See June 27.
Sunday 28—Treehouse Presents SPLASH N’ BOOTS
LIVE. KTCT*, 2 p.m. $15, balcony; $19.50 general;
VIP $39.50 (plus taxes and fees).
* to avoid constant repetition, from now on KCTC
should be read as “Kiwanis Community Theater Center
in Sault, Ontario”. Tickets for events in the center are
available in the Station Mall Box Office—online at
http://tho38wq008.boxpro.net/c2bownet.asp. Be aware
that a processing fee of $5 to $5.50 per ticket is added to
the ticket price, so a ticket listed at $35 is actually $35
plus the fee.
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
Library.
LOCAL AUTHOR THELMA GODIN will speak
in the Bayliss Library Children’s Room about her
new book, The Hoola Hoopin’ Queen. 1 p.m.
Saturday 20—SATURDAY MATINEE at the Bayliss
Library. Call 632-9331 for title of the free movie.
Popcorn by donation. 1 p.m.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM for elementary
school children. Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.
Sunday 21—LOTUS LAND—A RUSH TRIBUTE.
Vegas Kewadin DreamMaker’s Theater, 7 p.m.
$12.50.
Tuesday 23—YARN WORKER’S GUILD MEETS in
the Bayliss Library Community Room from 6 to 8
p.m.
Wednesday 24—SUMMER READING PROGRAM for
elementary school Children at the Bayliss Library.
10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
MUSIC IN THE PARK: Lise White & Friends.
See June 10.
Thursday 25— SUMMER READING PROGRAM for
elementary school children. 1 p.m. at the Bayliss
Library.
SAULT STE. MARIE CITY MANAGER Oliver
Turner will hold office hours for the public at the
Bayliss Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday 26—ENGINEERS’ DAY. Soo Locks Open
Bayliss
Library Artist of the Month
JEANNE TUBMAN
BAYLISS LIBRARY, 541 Library Dr.,
(906) 632-9331. www.baylisslibrary.org.
Open Tuesday and Thursday from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art related events
are scheduled May 2. 9, 10, 11, 12,
13,16, 18, 20, & 23. See date listings for details. E-books, thou-
sands of titles, are available for checkout.
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SAULT, MI. EXHIBITS
Chris Winters’ first exhibit in Alberta House was in March of
2013, when the emphasis was on Centennial, his book docu-
menting the work and world of what was at that time the old-
est working steamer on the Great Lakes. The book was pub-
lished in 2008. S.S. St. Mary’s Challenger, was launched in
1906 as the William P. Snyder, an ore carrier. By the time of
Winters’ writing it had become the S.S. St. Mary’s Challenger,
based in Charlevoix and carrying cement. In 2013 it was cut
down to a barge, and its wheelhouse sent to a Toledo Museum.
Winter’s extensive documentation and photo essay was com-
pleted just in time.
Winters bills himself as a Great Lakes photographer, but he’s
more of a photo-journalist because what he chronicles has less
to do with the lakes themselves than with the ships that ply
them and the people whose lives are intertwined with them.
In a real sense he is documenting the culture of the lakes’ envi-
ronment—what gives them the character and the flavor that
distinguishes them
and makes them
more than the wa-
ter, the sand, the
arteries that they
are. They embody
June 2 —27, 2015
CHRIS WINTERS: FACES OF THE LAKES
217 Ferris Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
49783—906/635-1312. E-mail :
saac@saul t ar t s . o rg . We bs i te :
www.saultarts.org. Open Tuesday
through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
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Charlie Stewart stands in the torpedo
room of the S.S. Cobia at the post he
manned as a 19 year old. The sub is
now displayed at the Manitowoc Ma-
rine Museum
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a ruggedness, a harshness, a rare beauty that is appreciated
by those who choose to live on them or by them.
In “Faces of the Lakes” Winters focuses on these people who
make their living on or beside the lakes. They are often mem-
bers of families that have lived by the waters for multiple gen-
erations and in most cases they lead a challenging existence.
Winters pursues his subjects as he did the St. Marys Chal-
lenger—persistently, patiently—in there for the long haul. He
sailed hours and hours aboard the S.S. St. Marys Challenger.
He has endured the ear-splitting reverberations of the Stewart
Cort as it smashed its way down to its winter layup in Janu-
ary. It has all been a part of getting to know the people he
photographs and recording their story.
For “Faces of the Lakes” Winters interviewed and photo-
graphed captains and cartographers, shipbuilders and deck-
hands in, as he put it, “seven states and three provinces”. He
has sailed on the last of the steam powered freighters and the
first thousand footer, sweltered in engine rooms and frozen on
icy decks. He writes
that “considering the
vastness of the sub-
ject and the careful
cultivation of rela-
tionships necessary
for good portrai-
ture I expect to be
at it until I’m too old to shoul-
der my stand bag and set up a
tripod”.
Winters is based in Milwaukee
where he is the staff photogra-
pher at the Discovery World
Museum and the official pho-
tographer of Wisconsin’s flag-
ship, the three-masted Great
Lakes schooner Denis Sulli-
van.
SAULT, MICHIGAN EXHIBITS
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Greg, “the Greek” Stamatelakys, during a futile at-
tempt to restore the historic tug “Islay”. Stamate-
lakys is the skipper of thr research ship Neeskay”.
Captain Tiffany Krihwan and the
seafaring daughter who sales wih
her. Krihwan is the head skipper of
the Wisconsin flagship S/V” Denis
Sullivan”
Ratko Fistic and his
daughter Jovana. Ristkc
made bathymetric maps of
the Great Lakes in the 70’s,
which he published with
the aid of his daughter.
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SPOTLIGHT ON THE
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS
Next Month in Alberta House,
June 30 to July 31, in both galleries: Charles
Colbert and Maureen Mousley
After studying art history at Harvard University, Charles
Colbert taught at Boston College and Portland State Uni-
versity. He is the author of several books and many articles
on American art. He retired in 2012, and presently divides
his time between Florida and Northern Michigan. Colbert has
long sustained a devotion to creating art, an undertaking he
now pursues avidly.
Maureen Mousley is a multi-media artist now concen-
trating on oil painting and hooked rugs. Moe has been active
as an artist, teacher and juror in this area for many years.
She and her husband recently retired to Florida.
EUP BAY MILLS-BRIMLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TRAIN MUSEUM
on M-221 in downtown Brimley. Hours to June 20
are 10 to 4, Sat. and Sun. Hours June 20 to Labor
Day are Wed. thru Sun., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Daily hours at the Arts Center Gallery are
Tuesday through Friday, Noon to 4 p.m., For
questions or tour information, contact Sharon
Dorrity at 906-635-2665 or [email protected] .
June 2, through July 31
Drawings, Watercolors & Oils
by Ken Hatfield and Kyung
Hatfield Reception Friday, June 5,
from 4 to 6 p.m.
See pp. 13 & 14, For more information
The frozen
world of the
Mackinac, as
photographed
by
Chris Winters
THIRD ANNUAL LUPINE FESTIVAL
AT THE TRAIN DEPOT, Saturday
and Sunday, June 13 & 14—11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Artists & Craftsmen, bouncy
houses, food vendors, music in the park
and more. Vendors needed. See p. 12. Michigan Herit-
age Quilt, made by the Michigan Electric Cooperative
members, on display at the Depot both days from 10 to
4.
Friday, June 12: DESSERT FOR DONATIONS will
take place in the Brimley High School Cafeteria from 4
to 7 p.m. at the Firemans’ Fish Fry. Proceeds to the Bay
Mills/Brimley Historical Society.
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Mon., June 1: Michigan Notable
Author Monica McFawn
(“Bright Shards of Someplace
Else”) will be at the library at 7
p.m. See p. 16.
June Exhibition: Scott Leipski—
Raven Red & Other Ceramic
Stories
Sat., June 13: Garden Club Plant
Sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tues., June 16: Rattlesnake Annie
(traditional country/Americana).
7 p.m. $15.
Sat., June 20: Above the Bridge
Concert. 6:30 p.m.
Sun., June 28: Marquette Male
Chorus. 2 p.m. $10/5.
Music in the Park
Erickson Center, 6:30 p.m. Bring
something to sit on
Wed., June 17: Open Mic, with
John Latini
Wed., June 14: Banned
Above the Bridge Songwriting
weekends June 18-21 and
25-27. Info at
www.edricksoncenter.org/
Fri. to Sun., June 19 to 21: Aldo
Leopold Birding Festival. A
new festival weekend of activi-
ties, including a ferry boat cruise,
hiking trips, an island boat race
and picnic, birding trip, kayak
excursions, a bicycle trip, scaven-
ger hunt, a showing of the Leo-
pold bio-pic Green Fire, and other
Leopold-related activities. The
weekend’s events will culminate
in the unveiling of the new Aldo
Leopold historical marker—the
Tues. June 2: Michigan Notable
Author Monica McFawn
(“Bright Shards of Someplace
Else”) will be at the library at
6:30 p.m. See p.
16.
Wed., June 10:
Every Hero Has
a Story—story
time. An hour of
stories and crafts
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ENGADINE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Phone 906-477-6313 ext. 140. Fax 906-477-6643 [email protected]
Open Mon., Wed., Fri. noon to 4:30 p.m., Mon. & Thurs., 7 to 10 p.m. &
Sat. 9 a.m. to noon.
The Engadine Library is located in The Engadine Consolidated School complex and welcomes community members, as well as students and staff of the Engadine Consolidated Schools, We also invite visitors to our area to take advantage of our
resources.
Pickford Community Library
230 Main Street. 906-647-1288. [email protected] . New
Pickford Community Library Hours: Tues. and Thurs., 1 to 8; Wed. and
Fri., 10 to 4; Sat. 10 to 3.
PICKFORD
IROQUOIS POINT
LIGHTHOUSE
Located seven miles west of Brim-
ley on Lakeshore Drive, the light-
house museum and gift shop are
open daily through October 15.
Hours are usually from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., but may vary, so call (906) 437
-5272 for a current schedule. The 6-
foot tower is also open to the public
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June 26-28: Honoring
Our Veterans
Pow-wow. Bay Mills
MACKINAC ISLAND
Erickson Center for the Arts, P.O. Box 255, 49820. 906-586-9974. www.ericksoncenter.org. in-
[email protected] . LES CHENEAUX
first official Michigan historical
marker in Les Cheneaux.
See WORKSHOPS for the wide se-
lection offered this summer by the
Les Cheneaux Arts Council.
Les Cheneaux Historical
Museum Speaker Series
7 p.m. (free admission)
( 906-484-2821)
Thurs., June 23: Hessel in the 50’s
and 60’s. Carol Duncan, Floyd
and Nancy Lamoreau—book
signing and music from the past.
Les Cheneaux Library Activities
Summer Film Series Wednesdays
at 7:30 p.m. beginning June 17.
Wed, June 10: Music on the
Porch: Marty Feldman &
Benjamin Gulder, new & tradi-
tional folk. 7 p.m. Bring a chair.
CURTIS
ENGADINE
June 5 to 14: Mackinac Island
Lilac Festival (906-847-3783)
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SAULT, ONTARIO
EXHIBITS Mollie R. Kahl Library,
Rudyard School, 11185 W. Second
Street, Rudyard, MI 478-4505.
Summer hours in effect June 8,
through Aug. 29: Mon. & Thurs, 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues. & Wed., 8
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fri., 7 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. & Sat., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Project Room: to July 6: Storied
Waters. Renee Anne Bouffard-
McManus. "This collection of
watercolour waterscapes by art-
ist Renée Anne Bouffard-
McManus tells a story of varied
emotions, moments and memo-
ries associated with the pres-
ence of water and is meant to
evoke such moments and memo-
ries in the viewer. The pieces
are all influenced by the artist’s
ongoing experience with water
in and around Northern Ontar-
io, which began when she was a
child.
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ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA, 10
East Street, 705/949-9067.
Public Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. &
Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed. 9 to 9.
Sun. noon to 5. Closed Mon. Admis-
sion: $5.00. Free admission for stu-
dent, children under 12 and AGA
members. e-mail: galleryin-
[email protected]
www.artgalleryofalgoma.com
for children of all ages. 1:30
p.m. Registration required
(647-1288). See p. 16.
Fri., June 12: Pickford Non-
Profit Coalition meets at
the library at 8:30 p.m.
Tues., June 16: Pickford Poetry
Hour. All are welcome. 6:30
p.m.
Wed., June 17: Story Time. See
June 10.
Mon., June 22: Hay Days Plan-
ning Meeting. Public invit-
ed. 6:30 p.m.
Tues., June 23: Enlightened
Page Turners’ Book Club.
Book selection is “The Royal
We”, by Heather Cocks and
Jessica Morgan. 6:30 p.m.
Wed., June 24: Story Time. See
June 10.
Tues., June 30: Pickford Poetry
Hour. See June 16.
THE PICKFORD FARMERS
MARKET is in the downtown
Pickford Township parking lot on
Thursdays, from 4 to 6 p.m., June
4, 22, 28 & 25. The Friends of the
Pickford Library Bookstore will be
open in the PAL Center during
Farmers Market hours.
PICKFORD HISTORICAL
MUSEUM OPENS JUNE 1
175 E. Main St./P.O. Box
572, Pickford, MI 49774. Hours
are Mon. thru Sat. from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. Call Dianne Schmitigal at
906-297-3013 for more infor-
mation.
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June 12 to 14:
Michigan Light-
house Festival
(989 -733-8437)—
www.stignace.com/
e v e n t / m i c h i g a n -
lighthouse-festival.
Fri. & Sat., June 19 & 20: An-
tiques on the Bay—The
first of Four Auto Related
events in the Straits area
features original and restored
classic and antique vehicles
on display along the down-
town waterfront. (906-643-
8087)
June 15 to 27, St. Ignace:
Straits Area Car Show. All
makes, all models. (906-643-
8087)
ST. IGNACE
RUDYARD
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PETOSKEY: CROOKED TREE
ARTS CENTER. 231/347-4337.
Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5.
www.crookedtree.org .
MARQUETTE/NMU ART MUSE-
UM. Hours: Mon. thru Fri. be-
tween 10 & 5 (Thurs. to 8 p.m.).
Sat. and Sun. between 1 & 4.
906/227-1481.
Fri., June 26: Allen as Tim—A
Tim McGraw Tribute. 7:30
p.m. $15.
Washington Park
Fri. & Sat., June 12, 2 to 8 p.m. &
13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Che-
boygan Summer Arts and
Crafts Fair
SAULT STE. MARIE MUSEUM,
corner of Queen and East
Streets. 705/759-7278. Mon. thru
Sat. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
www,saultmuseum.com. herit-
[email protected] .
OUTSTATE EXHIBITS CHEBOYGAN OPERA HOUSE,
231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408.
www.theoperahouse.org/
June 5 to July 26: North of the
45th—Eighth Annual Upper
Midwest Juried Exhibition ESCANABA: Wm. Bonifas Fine
Arts Center. 786/3833. 700 First
Avenue S. 49829.
www.bonifasarts.org.
to Aug. 2: Art and the Garden, a
juried exhibit. The show’s theme
is liberal and open representation
of “the garden.” Artists were en-
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ographique photographers in
1851, alongside Flavin’s image,
made using the same historic
photographic process used by
the Mission photographers.
June 18 to Sept. 10: CTAC Kitchen
Painters—A Passion for Paint-
ing Exhibit
Gilbert Gallery
June 5 to Sept 8: Elizabeth Pol-
lies—The Hours: Unfolding the
Idea of a Day
Bonfield Gallery
June 5 to Sept. 5: Wind & Sail.
Harbor Springs artist Rick Ford
to June 18: Membership Show
June 25 to July 30: Re-
photographing Mission He-
liographique. A collection of
framed and matted diptychs,
each including a reproduction
of the original print or negative
made by the Mission Heli-
TRAVERSE CITY: CROOKED
TREE ARTS CENTER. 322 Sixth
Street (Carnegie Building) in the
Central Neighborhood District of
Downtown Traverse City.231/941-
9488. Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5.
www.crookedtree.org .
to Aug. 15: Merry Makers Mar-
ketplace
Atrium Gallery
To June 10: Marilyn Stockwell-
Colestock
CAMERA CRAFT: 716 Queen
Street East. [email protected] or
705-254-2131.
June 1 to July 4: SOCIETY. The
exhibit is a fundraiser for Gary’s
Warrior, Relay for Life Team.
Opening Night Thursday, June 4,
6 to 8 p.m.
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Education Gallery: Forty Years of
Collecting—Inspired Views
Lobby: John Hartman. Jeanne
Burke
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WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Watercolor Journaling. Wed., Aug.
12, 1 to 4 p.m.
GreenBird Bird Houses Family
Workshop, Sat., June 20—
anytime
PICKLE POINT CLASSES FOR
KIDS, 12 & UNDER
Punch Needle. Sat., July 25, 10
a.m. to noon.
Cross Stitching. Sat., July 11 &
Aug. 1, 10 a.m. to noon
Knitting. Sat., June 13 & Aug. 15,
10 a.m. to noon.
Crocheting. Sats. June 20 & Aug.
15, 10 a.m. to noon.
Tuition for all classes $25 for
adults and $10 for children 12 and
under—906-484-3479.
[email protected]
GREAT LAKES
BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL
Shaker Box Basics, June 26 & 27.
$125 includes materials. 906-484-
1081. More classes in bro-
chure.
Marine Photography, July 30 to
Aug. 1. $375.
PICKLE POINT FIBER ARTS &
CRAFTS CLASSES
ADULTS
Wool Applique/Penny Rugs. Wed.
1 to 4 p.m. June 17, Sept. 2, &
Nov. 4.
Punch Needle. Wed. June 3, July 1
& Aug. 26, 1 to 4 p.m.
Locker Hooking. Wed. June 10 &
July 22, 1 to 4 p.m.
Spinning and Knitting. Wed., June
24, 1 to 4 p.m.
Needlepoint. Sept. 16 & Oct. 7, 1 to
4 p.m.
Knitting. Wed. July 8 & Aug. 4, 1 to
4 p.m.
Crocheting. Tues. July 14 & Aug 11,
1 to 4 p.m.
Rug Hooking and Needle Point.
Wed., July 29, 1 to 4 p.m.
Embroidery for Beginners. Wed.,
Aug. 19, 1 to 4 p.m.
Needle Felting. Wed., Aug. 5, 1 to 4
p.m.
Tatting. Weds., July 15 & Oct. 7, 1 to
4 p.m.
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LES CHENEAUX HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION CLASSES
Nature Walk, Tues., June 18, at
10 a.m. Meet in the parking
lot at Cedarville Foods.
Poetry Writing for Children.
Thurs., July 9, 10 a.m. to
noon. Recitation Saturday,
July 11, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Making Clay Marbles. Sat.,
July 25, noon to 3 p.m.
LES CHENEAUX
ARTS COUNCIL CLASSES
Polymer Clay Wine Glass, Fri.,
July 31, 1to p.m. $50 includes
materials
Body Butter/Salt or Sugar
Scrub. Mon, Aug. 10, 1 to 4
p.m. $40, materials provided.
Photography. Wed., Aug. 5, 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. Bring a camera.
Introduction to Marbling on
Paper. Mon., Aug. 10, 1 to 4
p.m. $37 includes materials.
How to Paint from Photo-
graphs. Tues. & Wed., Aug.
11 & 12, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. $45. (bring your favorite
photos.)
(Continued on page 11)
couraged to enter
work based on broad
garden themes or
those specific to the
site of the Botanic
Garden on the proper-
ty of the old State
Hospital in Traverse
City, now part of the
Historic Barns Park
project.
(Continued from page 9)
to Sept. 6: Sideways: Exploring Skateboard Art + Culture. This summer exhibi-
tion will feature art, design, and photography from the world of skateboarding, and
community submissions for deck designs
Perimeter: A Contemporary Portrait of Lake Michigan. Photographs by Kevin J.
Miyazaki.
“What draws you to Lake Michigan? What about the lake matters most to you?”
This exhibit crafts a diverse portrait of Lake Michigan through images of its dynam-
ic waterscapes and the everyday people that are closest to them.
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, 1701 E. Front Street.
48686, 231-995-1055. dennosmuseum.org Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5; Thurs. to 8
p.m.; Sun. 1 to 5
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Red Willow Birch Bark Frame.
Sat., Aug. 15, 2 to 5 p.m. Supply
list for tools; materials provided.
$35.
Exploring Watercolor. Mon., Aug.
17, 1 to 5 p.m. For beginners
and intermediate painters. $58
includes materials.
Clay, Tues. July 7 & Aug. 4, 9 a.m.
to noon, with lab until 5 p.m.
$70 for both sessions, materials
provided.
(Continued from page 10)
June
June 5 to 14: Mackinac Island Li-
lac Festival (906-847-3783)
June 12 to 14, St. Ignace: Michigan
Lighthouse Festival (989-733-
8437)
June 13 & 14, Brimley: Lupine
Festival at the Train Depot.
See p. 6.
June 19 to 20, St. Ignace: Antiques
on the Bay (906-643-8087)
June 15 to 27, St. Ignace: Straits
Area Car Show (906-643-8087)
June 26 & 27, Sault Ste. Marie: En-
gineer’s Weekend and Inter-
national Bridge Walk (1-800-
647-2854)
June 27 to July 18: Pine Moun-
tain Music Festival (http://
mfea.org/event/pine-mountain-
music-festival/).
July
July 7 to 12, Sault Ste. Marie: Sault
Tribe Summer Pow-Wow. (1-
800-647-2858)
July 10 to 12, Bliss/Harbor Springs):
Blissfest. (231-348-7047)
July 17 to 19, Marquette: Hiawatha
Music Festival
July 25 & 26, Marquette: Art on the
Rocks. (414-617-1516)
Sault Ste. Marie: Rendezvous
in the Sault
July 30 to Aug. 2, Mackinaw City:
Rendezvous in Mackinaw—
18th Century Trade Fair. His-
toric Festival to Aug. 1. (231-
537-4851 & 231-373-9793)
August
Aug. 1, St. Ignace: Bayside Music
Festival (800-338-6660)
Aug. 4, Sault Ste. Marie: 43rd
Annual Sault Summer Arts
Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Aug. 7, 8 & 9, Sault Ste. Marie: Sug-
ar Island Music Festival
Aug. 8, Hessel: Les Cheneaux An-
tique Wooden Boat Show &
Festival of the Arts
Aug. 14 & 15, Grand Marais:
Grand Marais Music and
Arts Festival
Aug. 15 & 16, Mackinaw City: Re-
naissance Event in Mackinaw
Crossings (231-436-5030)
Aug. 17 to 23, Escanaba: Upper
Peninsula State Fair (906-
786-4011)
Aug. 21 to 23, Paradise: Wild Blue-
berry Festival (906-492-3391)
September
Sept. 1 to 7: Chippewa County
Fair, Kinross
Sept. 4 to 6, Marquette: Marquette
Area Blues Fest
Sept. 4 to 7, Mackinac Island:
Grand Hotel Labor Day Jazz
Weekend (906-847-3331)
Sept. 5, Curtis: Art on the Lake
Sept, 5 & 6, St. Ignace: Arts and
Crafts Dockside
Sept. 11 to 13: Soo Film Festival
A POTTERY CLASS FOR CHIL-
DREN, AGES 8 TO 15, will be held
July 14, 15, 16 & 21, from 12:30 to 2
p.m. Max. 10 students. $25. For
more info. Contact Kate Ter Haar, 906
- 4 8 4 - 2 2 5 6 , E x t 5
([email protected] )
FAIRS & FSTIVALS
Page 11 ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS
AT THIS WRITING THERE WAS STILL SOME ROOM AVAILABLE IN THE CHIPPEWA COUNTY HISTORI-
CAL SOCIETY’S HISTORY CAMP for youngsters who have completed grades 3 to 6 or are 9 to 12 years old.
This year’s theme is the Sault’s Maritime history. Tuition for the week is $75. For more information, contact Patty Ol-
sen at 906-632-1309 ([email protected] ).
Loosen Up with Confidence—
Watercolor and Mixed Media
with Helga Flower. July 20 to
23, from 9 to 5 (1 hr. lunch).
Materials list provided. $250.
Birch Bark Tulip Basket. Fri.,
July 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$45, materials provided.
Create with Fused Glass. Mon.,
July 27, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $45,
materials provided.
N u n o F e l t S c a r f .
Tues., July 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$45 includes materials.
Painting on Silk Scarf. Wed., July
29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $55 includes
materials.
Porcupine Quill Box. Thurs. July
30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $100. materi-
als provided.
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BRIMLEY’S 3rd ANNUAL
LUPINE FESTIVAL
INVITES VENDORS
Brimley’s 3rd Annual Lupine
Festival will be held Saturday
and Sunday, June 13 and 14, at
the Brimley Depot. Vendors are
invited to display on June 13,
between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Cost
is $25 ($30 after June 1) for a 10
x 10’ space. The event is a cele-
bration of local artists and crafts-
men with bouncy houses, music
in the park and food vendors.
Contact Cathy at 248-3444.
CRAFTERS NEEDED
Crafters are needed for Brimley’s
4th of July Celebration. There is
no charge for space. Contact Ja-
net Russell at 248-3487 or call the
Train Depot at 248-3665 for infor-
mation.
HONORS & ACCOLADES
YOUNG WRITERS
RELEASE THIRD
EBOOK ANTHOL-
OGY
A group of young
writers and their
families and friends
were on hand for the
third annual “Book-
Release Soiree” at Pickford Communi-
ty Library in celebration of the 2015
Pickford Community Library’s Young
Writers Workshop Anthology of Micro-
and Flash-Fiction, Short Stories, and
Poetry now available on Smash-
words.com. The e-anthology, pub-
lished by JLB Creatives Publishing,
Inc., can be downloaded to e-readers,
phones, and computers at no charge.
Library card holders in the EUP area
will soon to able “check out” the e-
anthology on loan from the library
system for 14 days through Overdrive.
Megan Cook, a sixth grader at Pick-
ford Public Schools, wrote a flash-
fiction story titled “The Taste of
Blood” about a woman who is lured
into becoming a vampire. Amy
Lehigh, an eleventh grade student at
Pickford, offers a two-voice poem ti-
tled “Wolves” that is based on a leg-
end about “wolf becomes man and
man becomes wolf.” Sault High ninth
grader, Lydia Gilbert, wrote eight mi-
cro-fictions, each telling a complete
story in less than 100 words. A tenth
grade student from Rudyard High
School, Honnah Patnode, authored a
tragic romance called “Stardust Scat-
tered in the Silence” that includes
illustrations by Rudyard High School
artist, Natalie Spence. Dar Bagby, co-
facilitator and instructor of the Young
Writers Workshop, awarded each of
the authors a certificate of publication
by JLB Creatives Publishing, Inc.
JLB Creatives Publishing, Inc. donat-
ed a copy of its newly released Jour-
ney to Publication™ Writing Curricu-
lum (NOVICE and ADVANCED edi-
tions; retail value $1100) to Pickford
Community Library. The five authors
of the curriculum were all in attend-
ance, two from the EUP area and
three from Florida, attending via digi-
tal conferencing. Pickford Community
Library manager, Ann Marie Smith,
who proposed the initial start-up of
the Young Writers Workshop in 2012,
accepted the donation from the pub-
Volume 2015 Issue 6 Page 12
PINE MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Pine Mountain
Music Festival is
June 27 to July 18.
The festival events
are in a number
of sites, including
Marquette. At
this writing the
event schedule
was not available.
S e e ( h t t p : / /
www.pmmf.org/)
for updated infor-
mation.
LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR
HEIDI FINLEY FEATURED IN
UPPER PENINSULA’S
SECOND WAVE
Marblingsupplies.com is featured on
this week's cover of Upper Penin-
sula's Second Wave; our premier
online business magazine. Here's a
link to the article. Look for the silk
scarf photo right below the mush-
rooms at the top of the page: http://
up.secondwavemedia.com/features/
heidifinley51315.aspx
ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES
lisher. Friends of the Pickford Com-
munity Library provided refresh-
ments.
The Pickford Community Library is
located at 230 East Main Street in
downtown Pickford. For more infor-
mation contact the library at 906-
647-1288 or
[email protected] . It is af-
filiated with Superior District Li-
brary.
By Dar Bagby, Co-instructor
Pickford Community Library’s
Young Writers Workshop
NEWS & NOTES
Sault, Ontario
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NEWS & NOTES, continued
KYUNG AND KEN HATFIELD EXHIBIT IN THE LSSU ARTS CENTER GALLERY
Page 13 ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS
KEN AND KYUNG—
TOGETHER AT LAST!
An exhibition of two-dimensional
work by Ken and Kyung Hatfield
opens Tuesday, June 2, in the
LSSU Arts Center Gallery, and
will be in place through July 31.
The opening reception is Friday,
June 5, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Ken and Kyung met in Arizona
where Ken was working as a
field geologist and where they
were married fifty years ago.
Even then, Ken traveled with a
sketchbook, and his notes on various formations were
made in the form of sketches, a practice he continues
to his day. The sketches seem to spring from his pen
a l m o s t
like photo-
g r a p h s
from a
camera—
with per-
s p e c t i v e
and pro-
p o r t i o n
dead on—
but unlike
p h o t o -
graphs, in
that the
emphasis
is on what
he wanted
to remember. Many of his sketches were
later rendered in watercolor. Ken has the
habit of painting on site as well, usually in
watercolor or pastels. To say he is prolific is
to understate the case. His pen is like an
extension of his body—it illustrates his ideas
and records his impressions.
Because he spent so much time working out-
side in the more remote areas of New Mexi-
co, there are many sketches of that area—
the ranches, the land forms, the mine shafts.
The U.P. and surrounding areas are repre-
sented as well—from farms and landforms
to landscapes and waterways. His pen has
captured South Dakota buttes, Colorado
mineshafts, the North Platte, a Quebec home-
stead, impressions of China, Andes peaks,
Illinois cornfields and Algoma mining coun-
try—if he has been there and seen it he’s
probably sketched it, and he’s been almost
everywhere.
Kyung is an artist, art teacher, juror, and a
continuing student of art with the ability to
analyze both her work and that of others and
an interest in techniques and in different
forms of
art. Her
work is more deliberate.
Subjects vary widely, from
portraits to skyscapes; from
still lifes and Chinese tradi-
tional art to huge, glowing
sunflowers. Mediums range
from oils and charcoal to
fibers of various sorts. Actu-
ally, Kyung works in fibers
as much or more than she
paints—both weaving and
rug hooking. Years ago she
blended these interests, pro-
ducing large paintings incor-
p o r a t i n g t r a p u n t o —
cavorting, round bellied pen-
guins and full bodied tulips. There’s nothing predictable
about her work except that it will be unique and interesting.
In this exhibit her work is limited to two dimensions.
There’s an emphasis on the big picture—lots of sky, sunsets,
storms. A village and a
beach. Work is in oils,
colored pencil, charcoal
and pastels.
Both Ken and Kyung
have strong LSSU con-
nections. Ken taught
geology after he
“retired” from field
work; Kyung taught art.
(Continued on page 14)
Ken, Triassic Shale, NE Arizona
Kyung still life
Kyung and her award
winning “Sky Series”
painting
Fierro Pottery Place, Silver City N.M.
Page 14
LES CHENEAUX SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
A downloadable brochure covering the summer activities, events
and workshops in in the Les Cheneaux area is available on the
Les Cheneaux Arts Council Facebook page: https://
w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / p a g e s / L e s - C h e n e a u x - A r t s -
Council/195696863818417. The arts related workshops are
listed on pp. 10 & 11, but there is much more in the way of activ-
ities and events in the brochure.
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Both have been
very active in
the local arts
c o m m u n i t y .
Kyung is the
retired Olive
Craig Gallery
Director and her
vision and hard
work were criti-
cal in its establish-
ment. Both Hatfields
are also long time members of the Eastern Upper
Peninsula Craftsmen.
(Continued from page
13)
JUMP FOR JOY!
Susan Johnson’s doodle art is in-
stantly recognizable and unmis-
takably Susan’s. She packs a huge
amount of detail into a small space
but rather than appearing crowded
or heavy, the effect is light, airy—
even ebullient. A prime example
is the aptly named “Jump for Joy”,
the 5 x 7” mixed media painting that took First Place in the
LSSU Art Center Gallery’s recent 5 x 7 Exhibition. A close look
reveals amazing detail—in patterns, in subtle color variations.
The effect is to convey the constant motion of the water—not
only the waves, but in the troughs between the waves. Every-
thing moves—the wa-
ter, the fish, the
clouds. You don’t see
the sun but its effect
on the water and the
sky is obvious.
Susan has painted an
expanded version of
that joyous tableau as
well—twice as big and
twice as many fish.
The 10 x 14” original
painting, matted in blue and
yellow and framed in black, is available at Sault Realism. It is
also available as a card—there and at Alberta House—so you
can spread a little joy!
ANTIQUE APPRAISER COMING TO THE EUP
Over the years we’ve been asked many times about whether there
is anyone in the area who can appraise antiques, and the answer
is always “no”. This time, in August, it will be “yes”. Mark E. Mo-
ran will appraise items at two Superior District Libraries—the
Bayliss on Saturday, August 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Les
Cheneaux on Friday, August 14,, from noon to 4 p.m. Moran is an appraiser with more that twenty years experience, a
guest expert of PBS’s Antiques Roadshow and the co-author of twenty-five books on antiques and collectibles. He will
appraise most items, including fine art, furniture, ceramics, glassware, vintage photographs advertising folk art, toys
metalware, clocks and costume jewelry. (Check with the libraries for a more detailed list.)
The charge is $10 per item for a verbal appraisal and owners must register and pay in advance at the li-
brary. Moran will appraise forty items at each library. He is also available for assessing collections in your home.
Visit his website at www.markfmoran.com for fees and more information.
“Jump for Joy, 5 x 7”
“Jump for Joy, 10 x 14”
Pedro’s Silver City, N.M
by Ken Hatfield
HARRY COLLINS
Our good neighbor Harry Collins died just as we
were going to press, and we are all a bit shaken
One of the reasons we all love Alberta House is
that we all feel comfortable and secure there and
the reason for that is that Alberta House is part of
an old and well established neighborhood and from
the beginning our neighbors were interested in
what we were doing, and very welcoming. They
put up with almost three years of reconstruction,
the extra cars at receptions and the comings and
goings that are part of an arts center. The neigh-
bors who bore the brunt of the inconveniences
were the Collins family, to our south. The south
wall of Alberta House directly abuts their drive-
way and during remodeling they put up with more
noise than anyone, plus having scaffolding and
ladders intruding upon their space. During it all,
they were not only without complaint, but looking
out for us, reporting problems, suggesting safety
features, like the security light on the north side,
and from day one, Harry Collins cleared our front
walk when he cleared his driveway—of every
snowfall for thirty years—without being asked.
We’re going to miss him a lot—not so much for
clearing the walk but for the security and comfort
of knowing he was there and for the warm feeling
that he gave all of us.
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FATHER’S DAY
Father’s Day is June 21, and moms and kids are
faced with the usual dilemma—what to give Dad that
he likes, that fits. Ties and socks are ubiquitous
simply because they don’t have to fit
precisely and if one misses the mark as
far as Dad’s taste is concerned one hasn’t spent an arm and a leg in the attempt.
Tools are usually appreciated but most women and kids don’t know enough
about them and what he needs to take a chance on a guess. Alberta House is
one of the few places with a selection of gifts that he won’t have to make polite
noises about. We have note cards, prints and original paintings and drawings
with wild life, local landmarks, Native Ameri- can themes and
nautical images by such artists as Dave Bige- low, Jeanne Tub-
man, Gene Usimaki, Zoey Wood-Salomon,
Ken Hatfield and Anthony Strublic. We have
hand made, one-of-a-kind mugs for his cof-
fee—lots of them by Jack Dunning.
Other potters include Ginny Johnson, Heerspink-
Porter and Schmidt-Marken.
We have boxes and baskets for
his trinkets and magazines.
Megan Rose Parish has a vari-
ety of small boxes with animal figures on them. There is a rus-
tic wine bottle holder by Mark Besteman and small shelve sets
by Norris Seward. Seward has magnificent photographs of local
scenes as well.
H.D. Jones has chain mail bookmarks, key chains and wallet
chains. Peter Gianakura’s An American Café is a
good read—a taste of the Sault—and it’s on CDs if he
likes to listen while traveling. We have “Hitchhiking After Dark” and “Lake
Effect” by Rich Hill, lots of local history books by Bernie Ar-
bic and his rhyming Yooper jokes, “Have You
Heard the One About . . .”. We have local his-
tory tales by Dee Stevens and the
relation of an interesting series of
events in the life of a field geolo-
gist in Ken Hatfield’s “Notes to My
Nieces”. Chris Winters, whose exhibit fills
both Alberta House during June, has a large coffee table book—
Centennial—of photographs cen-
tered on the St. Marys Challenger,
launched in 1906. When the photo-
graphs were taken, it was the oldest working vessel on the Great Lakes. The
above is just the tip of the iceberg. Shopping for men in Alberta House is pleas-
ant, easy and affordable with a wide selection of work that Dad will love—to fit
all budgets—even kids’.
Wine bottle holder by Mark Besteman
SAULT SYMPHONY
2015-2016 SEASON
Music buffs will be treated to lots
of variety and change of pace in the
Sault Symphony’s 2015-2016 Sea-
son, which begins September 26,
with a performance in St. Luke’s
Cathedral in Sault, Ontario. Tim-
mins Symphony Music Director
Matthew Jones is both guest solo-
ist and conductor—guest soloist in
Baroque recorder concertos by Te-
lemann and Sammartini, and con-
ductor of Mendelssohn’s Symphony
No. 5—The Reformation.
The November concert is in the
LSSU Arts Center Auditorium on
the 14th and features Chinese-
American violinist Weiwei Le,
playing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy
and the Carmen Fantasy. The
symphony will play works by Bee-
thoven and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Handel’s Messiah is featured De-
cember 12, in a program with the
Algoma Chamber Singers in the
Central United Church in Sault,
Ontario. February brings a change
of pace—a full stage production of
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Okla-
homa in Sault, Ontario’s Commu-
nity Theater Center February 18 to
21.
The Symphony returns to the
Central United Church April 23,
with the Sultans of String. Sul-
tans’ leader Chris McKhool reper-
toire includes an eclectic mix of
Spanish flamenco, Arab folk, Cu-
ban rhythms and French Gyp-
sy-jazz.
The traditional day-long gala
wrap-up, of “Musicfest XXIII” in
Sault, Ontario’s Roberta Bondar
Pavilion is scheduled for Sunday,
June 12, 2016. Except for this ex-
travagant event, all performances
begin at 8 p.m. See http://
www.saultsymphony.com/ for tick-
et information.
Volume 2015 Issue 6 Page 15
Print and card by
Jeanne Tubman
Boxes by Rose Parish
One of Bernie Arbic’s many books
Dave Bigelow: Central Method-
ist Church and Round Island
Light
Page 16
Page 16
EVERY HERO HAS A STORY
SUMMER READING PROGRAMS FOR KIDS ARE FREE AT LOCAL LIBRARIES
The 2015 Summer Reading Program begins in the Bayliss Library June 10, and continues through July 25. We have
the individual meeting dates for the Bayliss Library in the EVENTS section, but all libraries
in the Superior District are participating. To find the dates for your local library, drop in or
give them a call.
This year’s programs feature heroes—historic, mythical and fictional. There are two sets of
programs—one for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5; the other for elementary age youngsters. Chil-
dren must be enrolled to attend the free programs, but once enrolled may attend as many or
as few as they choose.
Here: Women
Writing on Michi-
gan’s Upper Penin-
sula has recently
been released by
Michigan State
University Press.
The book contains
a mix of short sto-
ries, excerpts from
novels, poems and
more by U.P.
women authors.
In addition to
modern authors
like LSSU’s Julie
Brooks Barbour
and Grand Marais
author Ellen Airgood, the editor, Ron Riekki,
has selected poems by Stellanova Osborn and
book sections begin with seasonal comments by
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft.
Riekki has arranged a U.P. book tour, which will
bring four of the authors, Julie Brooks Barbour,
April Lindala, Saara Myrene Raappana and the
2015 U.P. Poet Laurate Andrea Scarpino, to the
Bayliss Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 11.
The book will be available for signing and pur-
chase. If you can’t make it to the library, the
book is available online from Barnes and Noble
($19.90) and Amazon (Kindle $18.63—
paperback, $1 more).
2015 MICHIGAN NOTABLE BOOK TOUR
BRINGS MONICA MCFAWN, AUTHOR OF
BRIGHT SHARDS OF SOMEPLACE ELSE, TO
PICKFORD AND ENGADINE
Michigan Notable Author Monica
McFawn, will appear at the En-
gadine Library Monday, June 1,
at 7 p.m. and at the Pickford Li-
brary on Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30
p.m. McFawn is the author of a
short story collection titled
Bright Shards of Someplace Else
which won the Flannery O’Con-
nor Award for Short Stories Fic-
tion. The book consists of eleven
kaleidoscopic stories in which
McFawn traces the combustive, hilarious, and pro-
found effects that occur when people misread the
minds of others. Both of these library events are
free and open to the public. McFawn’s books will be
available for purchase and signing.
Monica McFawn is a writer and
playwright living in Michigan,
who is about to become a Yooper,
having recently accepted an Assis-
tant Professorship at Northern
Michigan University. Beginning
with the fall semester, she will
teach fiction and drama. When
she isn’t writing or teaching, she
trains her Welsh Cob cross pony
in dressage and jumping.
BOOK BEAT
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Home of the Sault Summer
Arts Festival —Tuesday, August
4, 2015—Sault City Hall grounds
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Alberta House News is published monthly as a public
service by the Sault Area Arts Council. Printed copies
may be picked up free of charge at Alberta House Arts
Center or the Bayliss Library. Printable copies can be
downloaded from our web site (www.saultarts.org).
Items for Alberta House News are best transferred in
written form, either dropped off at Alberta House or
mailed there c/o Jean Jones. You may also call 906/437
-5463 afternoons or evenings or e-mail
[email protected] . Alberta House News publishes art
news of general interest to its readers. There is no
charge for inclusion. Please include the sponsor of an
event with the information.
If you would like to become a member of SAAC and
help support arts council services, fill in the form
alongside and mail with your check for $25.00 in U.S.
funds to the Sault Area Arts Council, Alberta House
Arts Center, 217 Ferris Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
49783. Members are mailed a monthly
copy of “Alberta House Hooked rug by Kyung
Hatfield. See pp. 13 & 14
