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July 2011
Volume 2011 Issue 7
Alberta house arts center
217 ferris street
sault ste. marie, mi 49783
906-635-1312
Website: http://www.saultarts.org
e-mail: saac@saultarts.org
july EVENTS
Inside this issue:
Friday 1 — THE MAGICAL LAND OF OZ—STARS Children’s Musical Theatre Camp
Performance. 2 p.m. (Also June 30.) Soo Theatre.
EVENTS
1 to 4
THE CAPITOL STEPS at the LSSU Arts Center, 8 p.m. Tickets $30 at the Norris
Center ticket office (906) 635-2602 or online (http://www.lssu.edu/artscenter/).
EXHIBITS
6 to 10
WORKSHOPS &
CLASSES
10 &
11
CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS. Roberta Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont. Opening ceremony at 2 p.m. Fireworks at dusk. 705-759-5310.
ARTISTIC
OPPORTUNITIES
11
SAULT SUMMER
ARTS FESTIVAL
11 to
13
NEWS & NOTES
13
SUBSCRIPTION
INFORMATION
14
GREAT TUGBOAT PARADE, Soo Locks, 6:30 p.m.
30TH ANNUAL SAULT TRIBE POW-WOW. Shunk Road Casino.
ECHOES DRUM FESTIVAL. Algoma University grounds in Sault, Ont., 9:30 a.m.
to 10:30 p.m. Contact Jackie Fletcher (705-255-1024) for more information.
Saturday 2 — 30TH ANNUAL GREAT TUGBOAT RACE.
p.m. More info. from Leanne at 632-6868.
St. Mary’s River, 12:30
ECHOES DRUM FESTIVAL, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.. See July 1.
SAULT TRIBE POW-WOW. See July 1.
Sunday 3 — SAULT TRIBE POW-WOW. See July 1.
Monday 4 — FOURTH OF JULY PARADE. 8 p.m.
LADIES SING THE BLUES. Roberta Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m. Part
of the Summer Concert Series.
Tuesday 5—BOOTHILL CROONERS. Roberta Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont., 7 p.m.
Part of the Summer Concert Series.
Wednesday 6—SUMMER READING FOR PRESCHOOLERS. Bayliss Library, 10
a.m. and 1 p.m. “One World, Many Stories”.
MUSIC IN THE PARK: Gentleman George. Soo Locks Park, 7 p.m. Free concert.
Bring a blanket to sit on.
Thursday 7 — SUMMER READING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Bayliss Library, 11 a.m. “One World, Many Stories”.
MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION for Beverley Benne, L. Wayne Bossineau
and Phyllis Dorman whose work is in Alberta House during July. 7 to 9 p.m. See
pp. 6 & 7.
Oil painting by Mary
Demroske. See her at the
August 2nd Sault
Summer Arts Festival!
MOONDANCE. Roberta Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. Part of the Summer
Concert Series.
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
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Friday 8—STARS TODDLER CAMP SHOWCASE.
11 a.m. Soo Theatre.
FEBRUARY SKY, traditional, modern and original
folk and Celtic music by Phil Cooper and Susan
Urban (guitar, cittern, mountain dulcimer etc.).
Dancing Crane Coffee House in Bay Mills, 4 to 7
p.m. 248-3387 or cathy52857@yahoo.com.
STARS DRAMA CAMP SHOWCASE.
Soo Theatre.
3 p.m.
Saturday 9—SUMMER READING for elementary
school children, 1 p.m.. See July 7.
KAIVAMA, FINNISH-AMERICAN FOLK DUO
in a free concert at Finn Hall, 6495 S. Homestead
Road on Sugar Island. 6 p.m. See NEWS &
NOTES, p. 13, for details. (Donations to the Sugar
Island Historical Preservation Society will be accepted.)
KELLIE PICKLER in concert at Kewadin DreamMaker Theater. 9:30 p.m. $42.50. 635-4917.
A NIGHT OF STAND-UP COMEDY, hosted by
James Kersley and featuring Mark Debonis, Lance
Byrd, Rob Debenek and Jordan Foisy. Riuniti Banquet Hall, 1234 Great Northern Road in Sault,
Ont., 9 p.m. A Shot in the Dark production.
Monday 11—HISTORIC CHURCHES PROGRAM:
Celtic Music at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church. 7
p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
DIE WALKURE (Wagner). Metropolitan Opera
Encore Production, Galaxy Theater, Sault, Ont.
Station Mall. 6 p.m.
Tuesday 12—CREATIVE ENDEAVORS, support
group for writers and artists, meets at the Bayliss
Library from noon to 2 p.m.
FILM @ Bayliss: The Colors of the Mountain
(2010, Drama, Columbia), for adult audiences. 6:30
p.m.
BOB JENKINS BAND at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. (Summer Concert Series)
Wednesday 13—SUMMER READING, preschoolers.
See July 6.
MUSIC IN THE PARK: Blue Water Ramblers,
7 p.m. See July 6.
Thursday
14—SUMMER READING, elementary
school children. See July 7.
JOHANN INGOLD WILL SPEAK about “When I
was Young”—his life from Switzerland to the U.P. and
his career in agriculture in Chippewa County and education in Sault Ste. Marie. Joint Chippewa County
Historic Society/Bayliss Library program. Bayliss Library, 7 p.m.
ROTARYFEST in Sault, Ont. Clergue Park. Noon to
11 p.m.
Friday 15—A LITTLE BIT OF SHOWBIZ. STARS Elementary Musical Theatre Camp Performance. 2 p.m.
at the Soo Theatre.
U.P. BOOK TOUR 2011, with a panel of authors,
including Steve Hamilton discussing his latest mystery, Misery Bay, Ron Riekki, Keith Taylor, William
Olson, Nancy Eimers & Jonathan Johnson. 7 p.m. at
the Bayliss Library.
ROTARYFEST in Sault, Ont. Clergue Park. Noon to
11 p.m.
SAULT TRIBE SUGAR
“Honoring Our Ancestors”.
ISLAND
POW-WOW,
Saturday
16—SUMMER READING for Elementary
School Students. See July 9.
ELIZABETH (1998—Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush
and Joseph Fiennes). Royal Tudor related film at the
Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.
SUGAR ISLAND POW-WOW.
ROTARYFEST in Sault, Ont. Clergue Park. 11 a.m.
to midnight.
Sunday 17—PAUL JAMES, Juno Award winner and Canadian Blues icon, at the Canadian Night Club in
Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. $15.
SUGAR ISLAND POW-WOW.
Monday
18—HISTORIC CHURCHES PROGRAM:
History of the Presbyterian Church. John Kenn
speaks at the First United Presbyterian Church. 7
p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Tuesday 19—BAYLISS LIBRARY BROWN BAG FAMILY BOOK CLUB meets at noon.
5BELOW ZERO at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion in
Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. Part of Summer Concert Series.
SAAC BOARD MEETS in Alberta House at 7 p.m.
Wednesday 20—MAGICIAN GORDON RUSS at the
Bayliss with a show for all ages, part of the Summer
Reading Program. 1 p.m.
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
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MUSIC IN THE PARK:
Band. 7 p.m. See July 6.
Petoskey Steel Drum
Thursday
21—AUTHOR BEVERLY WATERS
McBRIDE will talk and sign Up the Creek, her new
book in the One Foot in Two Canoes series. 7 p.m.
at the Bayliss Library.
REO SPEEDWAGON. Kewadin DreamMaker
Theater. 9:30 p.m. $42.50. 635-4917.
MACHINE’S DREAM, Roberta Bondar Pavilion in
Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. Part of the summer Concert
Series.
Friday 22—SWITCHBACK, Celtic Duo.
Soo Theatre.
7:30 p.m.,
PIG ROAST AND BARBEQUE FUNDRAISER
for the Community Arts Coalition and the Arts
Council of Sault and District in Sault, Ont. Moose
Lodge, 543 Trunk Road. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,
dinner 6 to 9 p.m. Entertainment follows. Silent
Auction throughout. $20/15/10 (free for children
under 5). Call the Arts Council of Sault and District (705-945-9756) for more information.
Sunday 24—ITALIAN FESTIVAL. Roberta Bondar
Pavilion in Sault, Ont. 705-942-5556.
Monday 25—HISTORIC CHURCHES PROGRAM:
Mount Athos Monastery. Video at the St. George
Greek Orthodox Church. 7 p.m. (doors open at
6:30.)
Tuesday
26—BARBEAU
AUTHOR
CONNIE
THOMPSON will discuss her new book, A Fascination with Feathers, at the Bayliss Library. 7 p.m.
PORTER. Roberta Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont., 7
p.m. Part of Summer Concert Series.
Wednesday 27—JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Soo Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
MUSIC IN THE PARK:
July 6.
Sault Swing Band See
TOSCA (Puccini), Galaxy Theater in the Sault, Ont.
Station Mall, 6:30 p.m. A Metropolitan Opera Encore
Production.
Thursday 28—JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. See July 27.
ORANGATANTO. Roberta Bondar Pavilion in Sault,
Ont., 7 p.m. Part of Summer Concert Series.
Friday 29—SAULT HISTORY FEST. 5 to 8 p.m. at
Portage Ave. and the Water Street Historic Block.
German/Polish meal. Tickets $12 (must be purchased
in advance). See NEWS & NOTES, p. 13, for information and schedule of events.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR
DREAMCOAT. See July 27.
Saturday 30—SAULT HISTORY FEST. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. See July 29.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR
DREAMCOAT. See July 27.
Sunday 31—JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. 2 p.m. See July 27.
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
SAULT, ONTARIO NIGHTSPOTS
BAYLISS LIBRARY, 541
Library Dr., (906) 632-9331.
www.baylisslibrary.org.
BOTTOMS UP LOUNGE, 280 Queen Street East, 2nd
Floor. For more information email bottomsuplounge@shaw.ca or call 705-945-8511.
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.
CLOSED JULY 5.
Fri., 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: New Music Videos. 10 p.m.
Tues. 5, 12, 19, 26: Martinis and Manicures, 7 p.m.
Wed., 7, 13, 20, 27: Service Industry Night, 7 p.m. to
midnight
Thurs., 8, 14, 21, 28 : Open Mic, 9:30 p.m.
DOCKS RIVERFRONT GRILL, 89 Foster Drive. For
more information call 705-256-6868
Thurs., 8, 14, 21, 28: Jazz Night with Jeff Holmes Jazz
Ensemble and featured guests, starting at 8:30 p.m
Art related events are scheduled July 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21 and 26. See
date listings for details. E-books, thousands of titles, are
available for checkout. Friends of the Bayliss Library will
be selling used books at the Farmer’s Market in the Parking Lot behind MBank, on Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m.
LOPLOPS GALLERY`LOUNGE, 651 Queen Street E.
For more information visit http://www.loplops.com/
calendar.html or email info@loplops.com
Beyond Borders presents (9 p.m.):
Sat., July 2: Roxanne Potvin
Wed., July 6: Andea Ramolo
Thurs., July 7: The Library Voices
Fri., July 8, : Kim Churchill (Australia)
MOOSE PUB, 543 Trunk Road
Thurs., 7,14, 21, 28: Thursday Night Jam, 8 p.m.
BAYLISS LIBRARY ARTIST-OF-THE635-7082. Website: www.cchsmi.com . e-mail:
cchs@sault.com
Mon. thru Fri., 1 to 4 p.m. 115 Ashmun (between Water
and Portage Streets).
“Then and Now: the Changing Face of Sault Ste.
Marie” photo display, American Café booth, railroad
collection and historic maps on display. Gift shop
with books by area authors and gift items.
Sponsor of the Sault History Fest, July 29 and 30. See
NEWS & NOTES, p. 13.
The Alberta House Shop is open
Tuesday through Saturday, from 11
MONTH:
Mary Stroba
Located at 531 Ashmun Street. Open
Mon. through Sat. from noon to 5.
Last ticket is sold 1/2 hour before
closing time. Adult, $6.50/6-17yrs.,
$3.25. Museum relates the complete
history of the St. Mary’s River from
its formation by the glaciers through
the 20th Century.
The River of History Museum
a.m. to 4 p.m. 906-635-1312.
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Open Tuesday through SaturR day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
July 1 to 29, Both Galleries: Watercolors
by the Group of Three:
Phyllis
Dorman, Wayne Bossineau and
Beverley Benne.
Meet-the-Artists Reception Thursday,
July 7, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Waltz of the Flowers, by Phyllis Dorman
Artists’ workshops serve many purposes. They teach new techniques.
They provide inspiration, feedback and helpful critique from a master.
And they offer the opportunity to learn and paint with other artists. A
Helga Flower workshop on Mackinac Island resulted in lasting friendships.
Phyllis Dorman,
Wayne Boissineau and Beverley Benne met at one
of Helga’s workshops, and have been meeting periodically ever since, either in Sault, Ontario, where
Boissineau and Dorman live, or in Rudyard, where
Beverely Benne summers. The three artists are
now exhibiting together, filling both galleries during
July, with an exhibit they call Watercolors by the
Group of Three.
Ruins, by Beverley Benne
Phyllis Dorman, who grew up in Eastern Ontario
and now lives in Sault Ste. Marie, says art has been
a life long pursuit. After experimenting in various
media, she settled on watercolors in 2002. Long a
painter of landscapes, she has more recently moved
toward more abstract work. Phyllis is a member of
the Algoma Art Society and has a studio in downtown Sault, Ontario. In the past four years, she has
been in a number of juried exhibitions including the
2009 and 2010 Annual Northern Ontario Art Association Exhibitions, a number of Bon Soo Art Shows,
the Algoma Fall Festival of the Arts and last year’s
Folk Art Folk Show in the Olive Craig Gallery.
Phyllis won the Coldwell Banker’s Pine Lakes Reality Award for “Musical Metamorphosis” in the 200910 Northern Ontario Art Association’s Exhibition
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and an Honorable Mention Award for “Waltz of the Flowers” in the 2010 LaCloche annual juried art exhibition in
Whitefish Falls, Ontario.
Although Sault, Ontario artist L. Wayne Boissineau has painted sporadically since high school, he wasn’t able to take it
up as a serious pursuit until his retirement three years ago. He says he met Linda Szabo on the Sylvan Valley Tour,
enrolled in her next class and has been painting with her ever since. He went on to attend workshops with Merle
Plegge, Taimi Poldmaa and Helga Flower and has studied watercolor painting, figure drawing, experimental acrylic
painting and collage. Since the Helga Flower workshop, he has been painting with Beverely Benne and Phyllis Dorman.
He hasn’t settled on a particular genre, but strives for simplicity—what he calls “the ability to present just enough subject matter” to let the viewer complete the picture.
Beverley Benne spent her youth creating things with her hands—knitting, sewing, making straw ornaments, spinning—
but didn’t turn to painting until she joined a local art class as an adult. She says she was “off and running drawing
sheep, and never looked back”. Her favorite subjects are still rural, especially sheep, farm buildings and nature. Studying with different teachers has helped her to grow and given her perspective. She prefers to work in mixed media, especially watercolor, acrylic, inks and collage, and often uses an intuitive approach, letting “accidental happenings” serve as
her creative yeast. She has been in a number of the Olive Craig Gallery’s juried shows, including this year’s “12” x 12”
(where she took an Honorable Mention); the 2110 “Folk Art Folk” show; the 2009 “Home” show (where she took the
Third Place Award) and the 2008 “Blues” show. Beverley Benne divides her time between Sturgis and Rudyard, Michigan. Meet Phyllis Dorman, L. Wayne Bossineau and Beverely Benne at their reception in Alberta House on
Thursday, July 7, from 7 to 9 p.m.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
Red Barn,
Oil painting by Chad Florence
Next Month in
Alberta House:
August 2 to 27:
Olive Craig Gallery—
Anthony Strublic,
Freighter DrawingsMini Gallery—Joan Condino, Fabric Arts, an
Invitational Exhibition
Painting by Wayne Bossineau
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BRIMLEY/BAY MILLS
The WHEELS OF HISTORY
Train Museum
Fri., July 8, at the Dancing Crane Coffee House
in
Bay
Mills,
4
to
7
p.m.
(cathy52857@yahoo.com)—248-3387.
on M-221 in downtown BrimIROQUOIS POINT LIGHTHOUSE
ley. Open Wed. through SunLocated 7 miles west of Brimley on Lakeshore Drive, the museum and gift shop are
day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
open from May 15th through October 15. Usual hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, but
may vary, so call (906) 437-5272 for a current schedule. The 65-foot tower is also open to
the public during those times.
CURTIS: Curtis Center for
the Arts, P.O. Box 255, 49820.
DETOUR/DRUMMOND ISLAND
906-586-9974. www.ericksoncenter.org.
info@ericksoncenter.org.
Sat., July 16, 8 p.m.: DeTour Band. Marina.
Wed., July 6, 6:30 p.m.: Music in the Park—
Blue Water Ramblers
July 13, 6:30 p.m.: Music in the Park—
Jim, Ray & Scott (classic rock)
Sat., July 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Magical Garden Tour. Tour Ronda Blank’s enchanting garden at N9105 McGahn Road in
Germfask. On-site vendors. $5 admission.
Sun., July 17, 1 p.m.: Follyhood Variety
Show. On the lawn at Chamberlin’s Ole
Forest Inn, 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 (adults)
and $18 (12 and under) and include a
luncheon.
Wed., July 20, 6:30 p.m.: Music in the
Park—Derrell Syria Project. Original
and rearranged cover tunes.
Sat., July 23, 4 p.m.: Wine & Cheese Tasting
& Auction Fundraiser. An annual fundraiser held at Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn.
Live and silent auction. Tickets $20, in
advance or at the door.
Sat., July 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: EUP Fine Art Festival.
Street, between Midway Plaisaince and Church Street.
Ontario
Silent Auction, Barbeque at the EUPFAC Fine Arts Center,
245 Erie Street.
LES CHENEAUX AREA
Les Cheneaux
Historical Museum
Fri., July 1: 20th Anniversary of
the Maritime
Museum
Open House Celebration.
Kids’ activities, 2 to 4 p.m.: "Float
your
boat".
Music at the Maritime by
the "Beach Chickens", 7:30
to 8:30 p.m.
Mon, July 4: Historical Museum
and Maritime Museum
Open House
Speaker Series Guest Speaker
Wed., July 27, 6:30 p.m.: Music in the
Park—Seven Bridges.
Country and
Rock.
Tues, July 5, 7 p.m.: Paul Wilson—Building a Birch Bark
Canoe.
Sunday, July 21, 11 a.m.: Golf Scramble.
Erickson Arts Center fundraiser.
Preregistration appreciated.
Tues., July 19, 7 p.m.:
Paul
Rossi—Wildlife Photography
Artist of the Week Series, each
Wednesday from 12 to 3 p.m.
Wed. 6: TBA
13: Norine Rudd, watercolors
20: Randy Dunn, metal works
27: Janet Bonnell, pine needle
baskets
“South
of
the
Border”
The Michigan Quilt Artist
Invitational will be displayed
throughout July and August at the Historical Museum. This very special display brings together the work
of Michigan artists who are
committed to using quilting
as a form of visual expression.
See the Les Cheneaux Arts
Council August Workshops on p. 10.
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ST. IGNACE
MUSIC IN THE PARK PAVILION
Fri., July 8: February Sky, traditional, modern and original
folk and Celtic music by Phil
Cooper and Susan Urban.
Fort de Buade Museum, 334
N. State St. (outside), 7 p.m.
(643-6627)
Thursdays—Donations only—Bring a
lawn chair.
July 7: Carrie Berkompas, Norm &
Krista Eddy, Jerry Baxter.
July 14: Beyond the Surface Band—
Isaac Leaxch, Alec Firack, Eli
Reilly
WHEN YOU’RE
IN
ALBERTA
HOUSE, DROP
BY THE GIFT
SHOP!
July 21: Traynar Family Band—Don
& Alex Traynar, Steve Jacobus
July 28: Jimmy Williams playing guitar & singing country
July 29, 30 & 31: SUMMERFEST
WEEKEND
SAULT, ONTARIO AREA EXHIBITS
ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA, 10
East Street, 705/949-9067. Hours:
Wed. thru Sunday, 11 to 6. Admission
$3. Children under 12, free. e-mail:
aga@shaw.ca. website:
www.artgalleryofalgoma.on.ca
Fri., 9: Four and Friends Art
Show and Sale, Bruce Mines
Community Hall, 10 a.m. to 8:30
p.m
to July 17: MAIN GALLERY: Nancy
Price— Sartorial Relationships
Sat. & Sun, 10 & 11: Four and
Friends Art Show and Sale,
Rydal Bank Community Hall, 10
a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
PROJECT ROOM: The Medicine Factory Studio
EDUCATION GALLERY: A Lost Memory, recent work by Janna Goulay-Pond and Katy Gill (FINA
2011)
LOBBY: Animalia: inspired collections from the Permanent Gallery
SAULT STE. MARIE MUSEUM, corner of Queen and East Streets.
705/759-7278. Mon. thru Sat. from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. from 1 to 5.
www,saultmuseum.com.
heritage@saultmuseum.com.
BRUCE MINES
OUTSTATE
EXHIBITS
CHEBOYGAN OPERA HOUSE,
231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408.
www.theoperahouse.org/
Sat., July 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
CCAC ART FESTIVAL.
Cheboygan Ice Rink. $2.
Fri., July 15, 7:30 p.m.: Children
of the World International
Dance Festival. Reserved
seating. $15/5.
ESCANABA: Wm. Bonifas Fine
Arts Center. 786/3833. 700
First Avenue S. 49829.
www.bonifasarts.org.
to July 21: Members Favorites
July 28 to Sept. 8:
Pastels
North. Sponsored by the U.P
Chapter of the Great Lakes
Pastel Society
MARQUETTE/NMU ART MUSEUM. Hours: Mon. thru Fri.,
10 to 5 (Thurs. to 8 p.m.). Sat.
and Sun., 1 to 4. 906/227-1481.
http://art.nmu.edu/department/
museum/
ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
Sat., July 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: 15th
Annual Canadian arts Festival. Cenotaph Park, Richards
Landing waterfront.
Sun., July 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: 25th
Annual Arts at the Dock. Hilton Beach waterfront.
Sat., July 23:
Show.
Hilton Beach Car
Sat. & Sun, July 30 and 31: 23rd
Annual Women’s Institute
Quilt Show. Richard’s Landing
Public School, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
to July 24:
NORTH OF THE
45TH PARALLEL. Annual
Upper Midwest Juried Art
E x h i b i t i o n
Open to all artists in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin
living North of the 45th parallel. Juried by Lisa Stone, curator of the Roger Brown Study
Collection at the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago.
July 22-24, Marquette Tourist
Park: 33rd Annual Hiawatha
Music
Festival.
www.hiawathamusic.org.
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PETOSKEY: CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER. 231/347-4337.
Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5. www.crookedtree.org .
4 to Sept. 5: Robert Cameron—Above. Aerial photography
Memory Boats—Dreams and Reflections. An installation of
floating boats by Elizabeth Fergus-Jean.
July 14, 5:30 to 10 p.m.:
cindy@crookedtree.org.
D’Art
for
Art.
e-mail:
Charlotte Ross Lee Concerts in Pennsylvania Park 2011 run
from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. through August 12,
See:
http://www.crookedtree.org/index.php?catid=612 for schedule.
MIDLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS,
1801 W. St, Andrews, 48840. Hours: Tues.
thru Sat., 10 to 4 (Thurs. to 8 p.m.).
Closed Sun., Mon. and major holidays.
Closed July 2—11.
through July 23: EYES 2 SEE—Paul Vanheest Drawings
Delta College Faculty Art Exhibition
Saginaw Valley State University Faculty Art Exhibition
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
LES CHENEAUX ARTS COUNCIL
CLASSES ● AUGUST 2011
All classes will be held at the Les
Cheneaux Arts Council Center
(formerly Paul’s Bait Shop) in Cedarville, unless otherwise stated.
For more information on classes
call Peggy Patrick at 484-3356.
Tues., Aug. 3 & 17, Pottery with
Jerry Reid.
Classes 9 a.m. to
noon; labs until 5 p.m. at Jerry’s
Studio: $60 for both sessions includes materials.
A hands-on
chance to make various clay forms
and have them fired.
Wed., Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
Painting the Les Cheneaux
Islands. Norine Rudd. Watercolor painting on paper from a
sketch provided. Beginners welcome. $40. Please request a materials list.
Thurs., Aug. 4 and Thurs., Aug. 11,
from 1 to 4 p.m.
Authentic
Leather Indian Doll. Anny
Hubbard. $80 includes materials,
but bring a little basket or other
“add ons” to give your doll her
own personality. Be prepared to
do homework between sessions.
Mon., Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
Silk Scarf Painting. Barb Landen.
$55 includes materials.
Teaches various techniques for dye
painting on silk. Each participant
will complete two silk scarves in
different styles.
Elda Nye. Make a set of two
shelf baskets, a large and a
small, one in class and a kit to
take home. $50 includes materials.
Tues, Aug. 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
Small, Round Pine Needle Basket with Lid. Donna Jarvis. $60 Wed., Aug. 17 and Thurs., Aug. 18,
includes materials. Sewn using
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Plein
southern long leaf pine needles
Air in Oils. Roger Heuck. A
with a slice of Petoskey stone or
combination of formal instrucagate in the bottom.
tion and individual assistance.
Some experience with oils will be
Wed., Aug. 10,—10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
helpful. $90 includes materials.
Wildlife in Oils. Jeanne Tubman. Paint the bust, head and
GOURD ART CLASSES
antlers of a buck on a 14 x 18” canvas. Background in acrylics. PatThe Erickson Art Center in Curtern and written instructions protis is offering “make and take”
vided with step by step instruction
classes in Gourd Art on Thursday,
and demonstration as you work.
July 7, from 9 a.m. to noon, or from
$60 includes materials. ($40, if
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The $30 fee inyou have your own supplies.)
cludes all materials. Beginners are
Mon., Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.:
Needle Felted Art.
Roxanne
Ebert. Transfer an image from
your own photo or print to wool felt
(about 17 x 19”) and “paint” by
punching in colored wool. Use for
pillow or wall hanging. Participant furnishes image.
$50 includes materials. For an example
o f
p r o j e c t
g o
t o
http://woolderness.blogspo.com/
Class held at Woolderness in
Hessel.
Tues., Aug. 16,—10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
Shelf Baskets. Jeri Griffin and
welcome.
Pre-registration is required.
586 - 9974.
info@ericksoncenter.org.
www.ericksoncenter.org.
GUITAR CAMP
The Grosse Pointe Music Academy
has announced a one-week Guitar
Camp in Sault Ste. Marie July 25 to
29. The camp is for beginning and
intermediate students, ages eight
through sixteen playing either electric or acoustic guitars. Potential
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students who don’t own a guitar are
invited to ask about rentals.
The camp will be held in the Sault
Area High School choir room Monday
through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. and will culminate in a 2:30 performance for parents on July 29th.
The nonrefundable camp tuition is
$200 plus a $10 book fee, and includes a free camp tee shirt. There is
a 10% discount for siblings. Registration deadline is July 11. Participants may register online at
www.GrossePointeMusicAcademy.com.
For more information, call 906-3790270.
39TH ANNUAL
SAULT SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL OVERVIEW
There’s a lot of jewelry this year, everything from blown glass and lampwork glass beads to intricate woven
beadwork, frankly funky or funny jewelry and jewelry with a vintage flavor.
Five of the eleven jewelry displays
are new to festival. New this year is
the lampwork glass bead jewelry of
ARTISTIC
OPPORTUNITIES
CROOKED TREE
ARTS CENTER’S 2001 JURIED
FINE ART EXHIBITION
The Crooked Tree Art Center’s 2011
Juried Fine Arts Exhibit will be in
place September 17 to November 11.
It is open to all Michigan residents 18
years and older. Works are in all media except those based primarily on
the photographic process. are eligible.
Submit online through July 30.
www.crookedtree.org/index.php?catid
=573. Fee for non-members is $40.
DOWNTOWN ST. IGNACE
Art and craft vendors are invited
to sell in downtown St. Ignace every
Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. during July and August. There is no
charge, but promoters need to know
who is coming. Call Chris at the Colonial Houses—643-6900.
There’s a choice of hand tooled
leather products: the afore mentioned
Gilmer products, the utilitarian wallets and belts of festival regulars
John and Bonnie Dienes, and the butter soft leather purses of another
regular—Jan Barnes.
There’s fun food: the very popular
caramel corn of the Egstroms is back.
They’re joined by a newcomer, Esther
Parris of Drummond Island, with authentic Mexican cuisine and by festival regular Shirley Chambers with
cinnamon roasted almonds and pecans. Rounding up the treats is Dee
Besteman, bringing Rudyard maple
syrup and candies.
The children’s art activity tent will be
up and running, complete with balloons.
Simon is hard at work lining up live
entertainment.
Karen and Kathie Reece (above), the
mixed media jewelry of Claire Rettenmund and Paul Baker, the vintage
inspired
jewelry of
Tam my
Beacom,
the whimsical jewelry
of
Renate
Favour
(left) and
the
jewelry
of
“Off with
Julie PinMy Eggs!”
gatore.
New also
is
t he
leather of Ted Gilmer—portfolios and
luggage; the inlaid wood cribbage
boards of Terry TenBrink (left) and
the personalized oak mats for photographs by Jean Feterl and Myrna Angelucci.
Six previous Best of Show winners
are back: Painters Mary Demroske
and Maureen Mousley, jeweler and
metal worker Sergio Barcena, fish
carver
L a r r y
Gi l b e rt ,
g l a s s
blower
C r a i g
Weatherby and
North
American Indian artist Zoey
WoodSalomon
(painting
at right).
The festival gives you a chance to buy
an autographed book and talk to the
author. We have five local authors—
Peter Gianakura, Rich Hill, Deidre
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Stevens, Connie Thompson and Moira
Wilson—plus Jan and Gary Bower
(children’s books) and the books of art
photographs by Michael Impellizzeri.
The Chippewa County Historical Society and the Bay Mills/Brimley Historical Society have books of local his-
tory and the Bayliss Library has gently used books.
Children will appreciate the American
Girl doll clothes and Raggedy Ann
dolls (right) of Dorie Selvius. Joanne
Perin has bibs and receiving blankets
for babies. Deidre Stevens has hand
k n i t
clothing
for everyone.
Douglas
a n d
Norma
Wasson
h a v e
collars,
h a r nesses
a n d
more,
for pets.
Former
Yoopers, now
living in New Orleans, are Joan and
Dick Bonner. They are back, after
many years, with Joan’s paintings on
driftwood (above). Mike and Jayne
Schroeder are back with their carved
Petoskey stones.
For the yard, there are the metal
sculptures and yard ornaments of
Paul Mason (right), the scary ladies
and signs of Marge Nagy, the signs of
Alberta House News
Lorna Bricco and the birdhouses and
feeders of George Nagy.
There’s more, of course. Look over the
list for your favorite regulars. It’s a
great show, and a chance to actually
talk to the artists and craftsmen,
some of whom will be demonstrating.
Stop by the SAAC booth. We’ll have
information and brochures, a raffle of
something beautiful, and a new selection of festival tee shirts, sweat shirts
and caps. One day only, rain or shine,
on the Court House lawn!
2011 FESTIVAL
EXHIBITORS BY
CATEGORY
BOOKS
Gary and Jan Bower (children’s
picture books)
Peter Gianakura (local color)
Rich Hill (local humor)
Deidre Stevens (local history books)
Connie Thompson (local bird book)
Moira Wilson (historical novel)
CARVINGS
Mike and Jayne Schroeder (carved
Petoskey stones)
FIBERS
Janet Bonnell (pine needle baskets)
Joanne Perin (baby bibs, blankets,
doilies, kitchen towels etc.)
Dorie Selvius (American Girl doll
clothes, Santas, Raggedy Anns etc.)
Deidre Stevens (hand knitted work)
FOOD
Dee Besteman (maple syrup and
maple products)
Shirley Chambers (Cinnamon
roasted almonds and pecans)
Bonnie Egstrom (Caramel Corn)
Esther Parris (Mexican cuisine)
GLASS
Mark House (stained glass)
Wendy Hunt (blown glass jewelry)
Karen and Kathie Reece
(lampwork glass bead jewelry)
Craig Weatherby (blown glass)
JEWELRY
Claire Rettenmund & Paul Baker
(mixed media jewelry)
Sergio Barcena (metal)
Tammy Beacom (vintage inspired
jewelry)
Judy Colein (fossil jewelry)
Renate Favour (Whimsical jewelry)
Wendy Hunt (blown glass jewelry)
Julie Pingatore
Karen and Kathie Reece
(lampwork glass bead jewelry)
Cheryl Stevens (nonmetal jewelry)
Julie Sullivan
Jerry Wygant (inlaid wood jewelry)
LEATHER
Jan Barnes (purses)
John and Bonnie Dienes (belts and
wallets)
Ted Gilmer (luggage and portfolios)
MISCELLANEOUS
Diane Kramer (lanyards, rosaries,
painted rocks)
Marge Nagy (lady scarecrows)
Douglas and Norma Wasson (pet
collars, leashes, harnesses etc.)
Paul Wilson (canoe)
MUSIC
Sharon Drury (keyboard music
CDs)
NON PROFIT
Chippewa County Historical Society
Bay Mills/Brimley Historical Society
Bayliss Library
METAL SCULPTURE
Sergio Barcena
Paul Mason
PAINTING
Bonnie Besteman (painting on a
variety of surfaces)
David Bigelow (watercolor, pastel,
pen and ink)
Joan and Dick Bonner (painting on
driftwood)
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Jan and Gary Bower (oil painting/
prints/children and children’s books)
Lorna Bricco (hand painted signs
and furniture)
Judy Colein (oils)
Mary C. Demroske (oils, nautical)
Diane Kramer (painted stones)
Sandra Ledy (w/c, pastel, acrylic)
Maureen Mousley (oils)
Marge Nagy (tole and signs)
Jeanne Tubman (photorealistic
paintings and lithographs)
Mary Stroba (oil painting /drawings)
Zoey Wood-Salomon (North
American Native Art)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Judy Colein
Michael Impellizzeri (nature photography)
jude McConkey
POTTERY
William Hagerty (Blue Lake Pottery)—wheel thrown, functional pottery, some raku)
Doug Schmidt and Karen
Marken (functional hand thrown
pottery)
Cheryl Stevens (jewelry +)
SOAP AND
BODY PRODUCTS
Joan Broughton
Judy Colein
WOOD
Jean Feterl and
Myrna Angelucci (personalized
oak mats for photographs)
Larry Gilbert (fish carvings)
Richard Miller (wood kitchenware)
George Nagy (birdhouses/ feeders)
Terry and Anita TenBrink (inlaid
wood cribbage boards,
Jerry Wygant (inlaid wood jewelry)
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NEWS & NOTES
SAULT HISTORY FEST
The second annual Sault History Fest, co-sponsored by the City of Sault Ste.
Marie, the Chippewa County Historical Society and the Sault Convention and
Visitor’s Bureau, will be held Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30, on Portage Avenue and the Water Sreet Historic Block. Hours Friday are from 5 to 8
p.m.; Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A German/Polish meal is offered Friday. Tickets are $12 per person and must
be purchased in advance at the Historical Society office, the Convention and
Visitor’s Bureau or the Sault Chamber of Commerce. Period Encampments
will be open on Friday and music and entertainment is scheduled.
Saturday offers music and entertainment as well, along with historic games,
crafts and cultural activities for children; booths with food, Native crafts, maple sugar, fish decoys, and furs; tours of the Water Street Historic Buildings
and the Maple Ridge Cemetery; enactors portraying members of the John
Johnson family; black smithing, spinning, weaving, quilting, rug hooking and
Native craft demonstrations and encampments, and an early 20th Century
fish camp.
Admission to all these activities is free. Call Ginny Cymbalist (632-9523—
ggscybalist@yahoo.com) or the CCHS (63-7082) for more information
BAY MILLS-BRIMLEY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY QUILT RAFFLE
The Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Society is
conducting a quilt raffle. The quilt was
made of donated materials and donated by
the Brimley/Bay Mills Community Quilters.
The machine washable, cotton/polyester
quilt, pictured at left, measures 84” by 96”,
and is in shades of rose with a white backing. You can see it at the Bay MillsBrimley booth at the August 2, Sault Summer Arts Festival.
KAIVAMA CONCERT
The Sugar Island Historical Preservation Society is bringing two Finnish-American musicians to Sugar Island for a free concert, scheduled for Saturday, July 9, at 6 p.m. in Finn
Hall, 6495 S. Homestead Road on Sugar Island. Kaivama is comprised of two northern musicians—Sara Pajunen, originally from Hibbing, Minnesota, and Jonathan
Rundman, who grew up in Ishpeming. Pajunen’s unique prowess on the fiddle and
Rundman’s versatility on guitar, harmonium, piano, and banjo allow the two to explore
a surprising variety of sonic textures with a fresh approach that is alternately joyous, primitive, experimental, haunting
and time-honored. The duo has a CD out (cover at upper right). Information on the album and on Kaivama is
available on their website: http://www.kaivama.com. In addition to the Sugar Island gig, Kaivama will be performing in L’Anse, Negaunee and Hancock.
COUNCIL
SAULT AREA ARTS
TS
ALBERTA HOUSE AR
CENTER
217 FERRIS STREET
SAULT STE. MARIE
MI 49783
Home of the Sault
Summer Arts Festival,
Tuesday, August 2, on the
Court House Lawn
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 saac@saultarts.org. 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 have the
option of being mailed a monthly copy of “Alberta House
News” or downloading a copy. We will send an e-mail
reminder when a new copy is on line if you send your email address to us at: saac@saultarts.org.
“Drummond Island Shoreline”, by David Bigelow. See him
at the August 2nd Sault Summer Arts Festival.