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226 W. Clark St., PO Box 313 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Ph: 507-373-5665
2015 ALAC Events Scheduled:
Through Sept 5
“These are a Few of my Favorite Things”
Art center members sharing the stories of
their favorite art objects.
Cancelled Aug 16
Watch for 2016 dates
Festival of Sports & Arts
Sept 20 – Oct 17
Gallery exhibit to be announced
Sept 25
6th annual Celebrating the Arts & Artists:
“Art & Dixieland”
Oct 24
“Tribute to Coco Chanel”
August, September, October, 2015 Vol. 1 Issue 3
Wind Down Wednesday
I want to thank everyone; volunteers, artists, set up &
take down help, Glenville children's art, ARC artwork,
Face Painters and everyone involved or participated in
the 3 Wind Down Wednesdays this summer. It was truly
enjoyable, fun and a successful event.
Join us Aug. 19th at our booth for
Wind Down Wednesday!
Sue Rechtzigel
Albert Lea Art Center
2015 Dorothy Godtland Lecture Series:
3rd Thursday of each month
7-8 p.m. at the Albert Lea Art Center
Aug 20, Gary Schindler, "“King of Swing", music from 1935-1945.
Nov 8– Dec 31
“Cultural Art for the Holidays”
Sept 17, Joe & Katherine Pacovsky, "“Story of the Czech Inn B & B",
Oct 15, Erin Gustafson, “Living & Teaching in Nome, AK”
Nov 28– Dec 31
Festival of Trees: Winter Wonderland
Opening Nov 28- “Evening of Dazzle”
Albert Lea Art Center/ Art On Broadway
Art Shop & Gallery Hours:
10 a.m.—2 p.m. Tue—Sat.
Closed all holidays
Ph: 507-373-565
alartcenter@gmail.com
www.thealbertleaartcenter.org
August 20 “King Of Swing” music from 1935-1945
Gary Schindler is the Dean of Student Affairs at Riverland
Community College. He and his wife Jeanne have lived in Albert
Lea since 1989.
Gary holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences-Emphasis History and a Master's in Counseling from the University of North Dakota. He is pursuing a graduate certificate in US History from American Public University.
Gary has been building a library of classic jazz recordings that past
fifteen years and will focus his lecture on the Swing Era's big
band artists. The Swing Era/Big Band Era spanned the time of 1938
to 1945. The focus of this lecture will be on the signature songs
from this era. Schindler will also make reference to the area bands
that performed in southern Minnesota.
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Made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council
thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund
Festival of Trees 2015
It is that time of the year again! The Albert Lea Art Center is gearing up for the 2015 Festival of
Trees. Our theme this year is “Winter Wonderland” and once again will be held at the NorthBridge
Mall.
New this year, we are kicking off the event on Saturday, November 28th @ 5:30 pm with an
EVENING OF DAZZLE. Tickets are $20 and limited. The evening will consist of the lighting of
all the trees, holiday music, hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting and door prizes. After November 28th, the
trees will be open to the public to view at no cost.
Trees can be decorated November 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 & 24 by appointment.
Trees need to be undecorated December 28, 29 and 30.
We are hoping that you or your organization will take part in decorating a tree again or for the first
time. Please tell us if you know of others who would like to participate in this popular event.
Please let us know if you need a tree, if you don’t have your own to bring. We suggest you bring
your own lights, although we do have some if you want to check them out to make sure they work.
We also have some gently used decorations if you don’t have your own to bring.
We need to know by November 1st if you are decorating a tree and the date and time you can
decorate. We would also like you to choose a time that you can volunteer to help during the month
at the Festival of Trees, so please bring your calendars along when you come to decorate your tree.
Please call Julie Drommerhausen @ 377-0357 or
email her @ juliedrommer@hotmail.com to book your appointment for decorating your tree.
Thank you,
Lu Callstrom & Darlyne Paulson, Co-Chairs
Festival of Trees Committee
A very special THANK YOU to all of the donors, the set up crew, and the volunteers who worked
at the Unique Junque Sale, the annual ALAC fund raiser held during Eddie Cochran Weekend in
Albert Lea.
Once again, we had a lot of fun, made a little money for the Art Center, and sent our customers
away happy with the truly unique items they purchased.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make this annual event successful.
Bev Jackson Cotter, chair
Albert Lea Art Center Unique Junque Sale
The Albert Lea Art Center is proud to announce Cali Carol
Cantu is the recipient of this year’s scholarship award. She is a
2015 graduate of Albert Lea High School and will be attending
Mankato State University majoring in Graphic Art/Design and
minoring in Dance. Cali is wearing a shirt that she created
blending the Kiss and Def Leppard British flag logo with the
American flag design. She is shown with Bev Jackson Cotter,
ALAC scholarship committee chair. They are holding Calis
drawing titled “Youth Gone Wild.”
6th Annual Celebration of the Arts and Artists, “ Art & Dixieland”
Wedgewood Cove, September 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Be prepared to swing your beads with the Art Center’s version
of Dixieland up north with Roger Truax as MC. Well known
artist, James Wegner from Austin will be honored as the featured artist. Food, door
prizes, wine tasting, a silent and live auction will make a fun-packed evening. Tickets are only $20 and will be on sale soon at various locations about
town. Watch for more details.
The Albert Lea Art Center’s
“Tribute to Coco Chanel”
Saturday, Oct. 24th 2015
(At the Marion Ross Performing Arts Theatre)
12:00-1:30 Lite lunch in the Green Room +Display of little Black Dresses
1:30-2:00 Marlys Coady, personal shopper and design specialist for Nordstroms, speaking on current trends influenced by Chanel, Oscar de la Renta and others
2:30 Style Show
Tickets $20
Many giveaways
Special entertainment
Fundraiser for the ALAC
Call the Art Center for reservations 507-373-5665
2015 Art and Garden Tour
The best ever! Garden lovers had so many words of appreciation for the artistry displayed in
the gardens on tour for the 2015 Art & Garden Tour held on July 10 & 11. Approximately 200
visitors had a great day wandering through six wonderful, but different gardens displaying
nature’s glory. Gardeners illustrated artistry in so many ways through their use of design, color, and textures. Hard work was evident and appreciated, too. Gardens on tour were: Marilyn and David Stadheim, Sandra and Jim Finseth, Roxanne and Dennis Brue, Colleen and Mel
Prinzing, Diane and Douglas Hill, and Linda and Greg Larson.
Art appears in many forms. One of the goals of the tour is to illustrate this. In this tour the
garden provide the venue, but no less important are the artists at each garden illustrating
their particular art forms. Those featured were: Diane Hill, Carole Eggum, Erin Murtaugh,
Tom Mullen, Ann Oliphant, and Marty Shepard.
The Art Center is most grateful to the Albert Lea Seed House and Thrivent Financial Services
for the supplemental funds which extend program opportunities, and to Jens Sales who
printed the tickets at no cost to the Art Center .No event such as this could take place without dedicated volunteers who plan, organize, take tickets, and assist with publicity. Our
thanks to them and to the many visitors who expressed their thanks through smiles and kind
words.
Donna Widenhoefer, Chair
Memorials
Memorials have been made to the Albert Lea
Art Center in honor of:
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Neal Ward
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Marie Ylvisaker
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Dr. Carl Rouse
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Esther Kanzenbach
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Linnea Menefee
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Paul Sparks
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Claire Vermeadahl
Thank you!
Presidents Letter
There have been works of art since the time of the cave man. Those works were not viewed by
many people in the beginning; however, those drawings remain as a history of the time.
As time has passed, art works have changed and certainly the way that they are viewed has
changed. Over the years art galleries and museums have been started in small and large communities. They have been supported by visitors and volunteers. And there is more on the horizon –
art works will continue to change and the way that they are viewed will continue to change.
We are so fortunate that we have the Albert Lea Art Center as a place where the works of local
artists can be viewed and appreciated! We are so fortunate that we have so MANY talented
artists in our community. We are so fortunate that we have the many visitors and volunteers
that make the Albert Lea Art Center a reality!
REMEMBER: Make someone else’s day!
Tom Ferleman
ALAC President
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