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Alberta
November 2013
Volume 2013 Issue 11
Alberta house arts center
217 ferris street
sault ste. marie, mi 49783
906-635-1312
e-mail: saac@saultarts.org
NOVEMBER EVENTS
Inside this issue:
EVENTS
1 to 3
EXHIBITS
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AREA CRAFT
SHOWS & BAZAARS
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ARTISTIC
9 & 10
OPPORTUNITIES
WORKSHOPS &
CLASSES
Website: http://www.saultarts.org
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CHRISTMAS AT
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ALBERTA HOUSE
NEWS & NOTES
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SUBSCRIPTION
INFORMATION
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Friday 1 — NANO (National Novel Writing Month) WRITE-IN in the Bayliss
Library community room. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
THE DINING ROOM. A play by A. R. Gurney, “big on humor and humanity” in
which each actor plays six parts. LSSU Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $12/10 & 8 at
the Norris Center Ticket Office (906-635-2602), on line or at the door, The play is
directed by LSSU theater professor Jennifer Hunter.
Saturday 2 — 34th ANNUAL BRIMLEY CRAFT SHOW, Brimley School, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
CANADIAN BRASS, An Algoma Music Conservatory concert. Family Concert at
3 p.m. $25/15. Evening Concert at 7:30 p.m. $45/15 Both at Central United
Church in Sault, Ont.
Tickets at the Station Mall Kiosk (705-945–7299.
www.kctc.ca/) and by e-mail to algomaconservatory@algomau.com.
THE DINING ROOM. See Nov. 1.
Sunday 3—EUP CRAFTSMEN MEET at 1 p.m. at the home of Gene and Mel Usimaki,
on Charwood Circle for potluck and a business meeting.
ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS: Before Midnight. Directed by Richard
Linklater, Before Midnight is a 2013 American comedy with Ethan Hawke, Julie
Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick and Ariane Labed. A follow-up to “Before Sunrise”
and “Before Sunset”. Galaxy Cinema in Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. $10.
THE DINING ROOM. 2:30 p.m. See Nov. 1.
Tuesday 5—ELECTION DAY. See letter on Superior District Library millage, p. 14.
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL MEET in the Bayliss Library. Topic
tba. 6:30 p.m.
Quilted applique wall
hangings by Jean Burke
Wednesday 6 —LE SAULT ARTISTS GUILD MEETS in Alberta House at noon. The
assignment for November is to create a painting without using a brush. Members
will be making Christmas cards for servicemen and should bring supplies for making
the cards, as well as paper or card stock to fit a 5 x 7” envelope, with them. Jeanne
Tubman will bring the envelopes.
Thursday 7— STORY SPINNERS MEET in the Bayliss Library from 12:30 to 1:30
p.m.
LOCAL AUTHOR JIM MENARD (The Oshkosh WT-2206, America’s Cold Warrior),
with editor Jan Reed and designer Bill Gerrish, will discuss self publishing. The book
will be available for purchase and signing. 7 p.m. at the Bayliss Library.
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
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SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE VISUALLY
IMPAIRED will meet with Ed Haines at 6 p.m. and
attend Jim Menard’s program at 7 p.m. Bayliss
Library
Friday 8 — NANO (National Novel Writing Month)
WRITE-IN in the Bayliss Library community room. 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
PICKFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM
QUILT SHOW. 175 E. Main Street in Pickford. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
PICKFORD CRAFT SHOW, Pickford Town Hall. 10
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 9 — MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION for
“Quilts—All through the House. Pat Callaghan,
June Davis, Ronnie Weaver, Ginny Lockhart and Rose
Bevor. (See pp. 4 and 5) Alberta House, 1 to 3 p.m.
CREATIVE ENDEAVORS SUPPORT GROUP for
writers and artists meets at the Bayliss Library from
10 a.m. to noon.
Central United Methodist Church CHRISTMAS
BAZAAR. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Luncheon served from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. $6. Handmade crafts, knitting, sewing
booth, white elephant items, bake sale and cookie
walk. 111 East Spruce Street.
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING information,
sponsored by the League of Women Voters
and the Sierra Club Three Lakes
Group. Bayliss Library, 1 to 3:30
p.m.
co-
DUELING PIANOS.
Gourmet
plated dinner, live entertainment, silent auction.
Begins with Cocktails at 7:30 p.m. in the
DreamMakers Theater, Vegas Kewadin. A fundraiser
for the Chippewa County Community Foundation.
Tickets $40 at Kewadin box office, or call 1-800KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com.
METROPOLITAN OPERA:
TOSCA (Puccini).
Galaxy Cinema in Sault, Ont., 12:55 p.m.
SAULT SYMPHONY: Music with the Maestros.
Dr. Enrique Batiz, from the State Symphony
Orchestra of Mexico, will be the guest conductor. The
concert features Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with
William Aide at the piano, David Hetherington on
cello and Anya Mallinger on violin.
Kiwanis
Community Theater Center in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m.
$36/15.*
HOLIDAY ART AND CRAFT SHOW. Canadian
Bushplane Museum, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission by
donation.
PICKFORD CRAFT SHOW, Pickford Town Hall.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See Nov. 9.
PICKFORD QUILT SHOW. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday 10—ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS:
Much Ado About Nothing. A 2012 American
independent romantic comedy--a “devilishly sharp
celebration of banter, flirtation, unlikely romance
and unruly plots”, produced, and directed by Joss
Whedon, from William Shakespeare's play of the
same name. The film stars Amy Acker, Alexis
Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed
Diamond, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher and Jillian
Morgese. Galaxy Cinema in Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. $10.
Tuesday 12—BLOOD DRIVE. Friends of the Bayliss
Library. Noon to 6 p.m. at the library.
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SOCIETY:
Charlie W. Meiser, “Black Sheep in
Our Families”. Bayliss Library, 7 p.m.
Wednesday 13—FAMILY LIFE DINNER THEATER:
Here on the Flight Path, a comedy by Norm
Foster, directed by Michael Hennessy. Comfort
Suites & Conference Center, 229 Great Northern
Road in Sault, Ont. Dinner at 6:30; show at 8 p.m.
Call 705-253-9851 for tickets and information.
Thursday 14—2013-14 GREAT MICHIGAN READ
Author and Washington Post senior editor Steve
Luxenberg will discuss Annie’s Ghost, A Journey into
a Family Secret—part memoir, part detective story
and part history. Book World will provide books for
purchase and signing. Bayliss Library, 7 p.m.
HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH. See Nov. 13.
Friday 15—NANO (National Novel Writing Month)
WRITE-IN in the Bayliss Library community room.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH. See Nov. 13.
Saturday 16—SATURDAY MATINEE at the Bayliss
Library. Film is a 2012 documentary on the theme
of family secrets. Call 632-9331 for title. 1 p.m.
St. James Episcopal Church ANNUAL BAZAAR
and Luncheon. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Luncheon from
11:30 to 1:30 a.m. Afghan raffle at 2 p.m. $6.
HUNTERS’ WIDOWS BAZAAR. Kewadin Casino,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 50/50 raffle and toy drive.
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HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH. See Nov. 13.
Sunday 17—HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH. See
Nov. 13.
Tuesday 19—SAAC BOARD MEETS at 7 p.m. in
Alberta House.
CREATIVE ENDEAVORS SUPPORT GROUP
for writers and artists meets at the Bayliss Library
from noon to 2 p.m.
SIERRA CLUB THREE LAKES GROUP MEETS
at the Bayliss Library. Topic, “Oil and Water Don’t
Mix—the Threat of an Embridge Pipeline in the
Mackinac Straits”, with Jim Lively, Program
Director at the Michigan Land Use Institute. 6:30
p.m.
FIRESIDE STORIES AT THE ANTLERS, by the
Story Spinners. Come to the Antlers, 804 E.
Portage to listen to stories by Upper Peninsula story
tellers, in the banquet room . Everyone is welcome
to this free event.
6 to 8 p,m.
For more
information, call Mary Couling at 906-322-3581.
Thursday 21—STORY SPINNERS GROUP MEETS
at the Bayliss Library from 12:30 from 1:30 p.m.
LES MISERABLES, a production of the Musical
Comedy Guild directed by Loretta Durat and Joseph
Lauzon. Musical director is Paul Dingle. Kiwanis
Community Theater, 8 p.m. Tickets in the Station
Mall Kiosk, $37/20.
Friday 22—THE COMEDICS.
Riuniti on Great
Northern Road in Sault, Ont. Doors open at 7;
Comedics come on at 8 p.m. Cash bar and silent
auction.
A fundraiser for the Sault Theatre
Workshop. Tickets $25 in advance; $30 at the door.
For more information call Lee Ann Pearson at 705759-8160. See NEWS & NOTES, p. 11.
NANO (National Novel Writing Month) WRITEIN in the Bayliss Library community room. 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
EASTON CORBIN at Vegas Kewadin.
$42.50/$32.50.
7 p.m.
LES MISERABLES. See Nov. 21.
Saturday 23—FAMILY MOVIE AT THE BAYLISS
LIBRARY. Call 632-8331 for title. 1 p.m.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW, Sault Area High
School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
PARADE OF LIGHTS. Begins on south Ashmun
at 7 p.m. and continues through downtown. Lighted
Christmas parade, visit from Santa and traditional
lighting of trees at City/County Building.
SUZIE LE BANC AND LES VOIX HUMANINES.
The Consort of Viols and soprano Suzie Le Banc
revisit Purcell and Cole Porter. An Algoma Music
Conservatory concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Central
United Church in Sault, Ont. $45/15. Call 705-2534373 or e-mail algomaconservatory@algomau.ca.
LES MISERABLES. See Nov. 21.
Sunday 24—
LES MISERABLES. See Nov. 21.
Tuesday
26—CREATIVE ENDEAVORS support
group for writers and artists meets at the Bayliss
Library at noon.
Wednesday 27—BABES IN TOYLAND, based on the
operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen M. Donough.
Westminster Hall, corner of Albert and Brock in
Sault, Ont. Tickets at the door: $23/18/10. A Red
Pines Production.
Thursday 28—LADIES NIGHT at the Art Gallery of
Algoma. Holiday Decorating, fashion, make up
and entertaining ideas. 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25 at
the door.
BABES IN TOYLAND. See Nov. 27.
Friday 29—NANO (National Novel Writing Month)
WRITE-IN in the Bayliss Library community room.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BABES IN TOYLAND. See Nov. 27.
Saturday 30 — OPEN HOUSE AT THE CHIPPEWA
County Historical Society. with historical trains
and toys on display and refreshments. Noon to 4
p.m. 115 Ashmun. See CCHS, p. 6, for details.
BABES IN TOYLAND. See Nov. 27.
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Open
Tuesday through Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Both Galleries, November 4 to 30:
Quilts
All Through the House
Pat Callaghan
Rose Bevor
June Davis
Ginny Lockhart
Ronnie Weaver
Meet the artists at their
Reception
on Saturday, November 9,
from 1 to 3 p.m.
These ladies last exhibited in November two years ago in a show titled
“Gotcha Covered” and it was a beautiful, bountiful display, filling the Olive
Craig Gallery with warmth, color and
bright innovative designs. The colors
and fabrics alone would have boosted
one’s November spirit and certainly
warmed one up, like a psychic fireplace,
but also impressive and instructive was
the skill employed and the sheer variety of techniques demonstrated. There
Those exhibiting this year
are Pat Callaghan, Roni
Israel Weaver, Ginny
Lockhart, June Davis and
Rose Bevor.
Pat Callaghan, who lives
in the Sault, is skilled in
many forms of needleThe art was origiwork.
She has taught
nally inspired by
quilting classes for many
the very practical
years throughout the U.P.
need to add a bit of
and in the northern half
luxury with little
of the lower peninsula.
or no monetary
She also teaches classes in
outlay when times
English smocking, stumpwere tough and life
work, crazy quilts and
was hard.
Often
Russian punch needle
using recycled fiembroidery. She is a frebers and scraps,
quent
exhibitor
and
women combined
award winner and often a
time, skill and imjudge; she has been a
agination to create
judge at the Marquette
bright,
colorful
Show for many years. Pat
items that decoratis a member of quilting
ed their homes and
guilds in both Sault Michkept them warm
igan and Sault, Ontario
and
comfortable.
and a member of the
Their quilts, pilGroup of Seven rug hooklows, rugs, wall
June Davis
ing guild as well. In this
hangings,
linens
show she is displaying
and clothing transformed drab necessity to pure pleasure, warming both quilts, rug hooking and wool Russian punch needle embroidery.
bodies and spirits.
Visitors will seen examples of many Another who is skilled in a variety
different techniques—quilting, ap- of fiber arts is Ginny Lockhart, of
plique, embroidery (including Russian the Sault, who, in addition to quiltpunch needle embroidery), hooking. ing, is also a rug hooker, and a latch
dyeing (including Shjibori dyeing) and hooker. Like many quilters and
more, and often multiple techniques hookers she takes pleasure in reusemployed in one item. And now, some ing old materials to create new
items. Not content with
details:
Ginny Lockhart
reusing fibers, she also refurbishes old furniture. Retirement has
given her the time to
follow her muse.
June
Davis, who
lives in Cedarville, is
the owner of June
Kaye’s
Northern
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Quilted
products.
November
in
She and her family
Mackinaw City.
vacationed in CeRonnie Israel
darville for many
Weaver
says
years before retirshe has been
ing there in 2000.
sewing most of
A quilter with over
her life but has
forty year’s experi“only”
been
ence, June has exquilting for forhibited nationally.
ty years. Her
She won Best of
interests
are
Show in the Gold
broad; she studRibbon Division in
ied metal workthe 2009 Michigan
ing and pottery
State Fair as well
at Grand Valley
as awards in the
and has also
Pigeon Forge Quilt
owned a restauPat Callaghan
Fest in Tennessee
rant.
Twenty
and the Shipsheyears ago she
wana Quilt Show in Indiana. Classes
bought her first long arm quilting mashe has taught include sewing, perfect
chine and within a year closed her
piecing techniques, and the Art of
restaurant and began quilting big
Crazy Quilting. She belongs to both
time, both for herself and for others.
the Les Cheneaux Quilters Guild and
the Keeping the Piece Quilters Guild Ronnie has also been dyeing fabrics
and is the sponsor of the Mackinaw for years and has a special interest in
Quilters’ Retreat, held every May and Shibori, the Japanese art of manipulating and binding fabric in order to
Ronnie Weaver
dye it in a variety of patterns. Recently she discovered she could dye
large pieces and treat them as wholecloth quilts, which gives her a wonderful opportunity to play with the quilting, in both modern and traditional
ways, to create a mandala like effect.
(We had to look that up. “Mandala”
means circle in Sanskrit, but in art
the circles are intricate and complex,
with a sort of wheels within wheels
effect. Translate this to fabric and
add the Shibori patterns and color to
an intricate quilting design and the
possibilities are endless.)
Fiber artists, whatever their primary
interest, have a number of traits in
common. They are creative; love color
and texture and enjoy creating from
simple and recycled materials. They
are interested in not one, but a number of fiber arts. They have a lot of
enthusiasm and fun—and it shows. A
fiber show, whether it be hookers,
quilters or whatever, is an upbeat and
happy show and viewers leave happy,
impressed and satisfied. The timing
of this show is perfect. Bright colors
and warm quilts are a shot of what we
all need as we move into the winter
season.
Next Month in
Alberta House
December 3 through 24:
Annual “Christmas
at Alberta House”
Exhibition & Sale
See p. 11.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
Cats—
Quilted applique by
Jean Burke
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SAULT, MICHIGAN
BAYLISS LIBRARY, 541
Library Dr., (906) 632-9331.
ww.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 November 1, 7, 8,
9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 26. See date listings
for details. E-books, thousands of titles, are available for
checkout.
BAYLISS
LIBRARY
ARTIST-OFTHEMONTH:
Jeanne Tubman
LSSU LIBRARY
ARTS CENTER
GALLERY
GALLERY
THROUGH NOVEMBER
THROUGH DECEMBER 2
Trevor Freeman—On
From Those Who Taught—Past
through Present
Superior Waters
The artist’s favorite works, including
images of the Lakes’ greatest shipwreck disasters. Media includes oils,
acrylics, pastels, ink, and plate prints.
All images have Great Lakes maritime
or Mackinac themes.
Heidi Finley, Alice Gadzinski, Kyung Hatfield, Anny Hubbard, William Morrison,
Maureen Mousley, Michelle Ranta, Tedi Selke, Gene Usimaki and Linda Warrington
The Arts Center Gallery is open Tuesday
through Friday from noon to 4 p.m.
635-7082. Website: www.cchsmi.com .
e-mail: cchs@sault.com
115 Ashmun (between Water and Portage Streets). Gift shop with books by
local authors open Mon. —Wed. from 1
to 4 p.m.
Office open Mon., 10 to 4
(back door).
Saturday, November 30, HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE. Dennis Hanks will have an operating O-gauge Soo Line
Christmas train on display. Richard Trautwein will display toys and trains from various time periods. Refreshments. Noon to 4 p.m.
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BRIMLEY
Sat., Nov. 2: 34th Annual Brimley Craft Show. Brimley
school. 10 to 3.
ries. Traveling Smithsonian
Institution Exhibit. Explores
individual stories that illustrate
the critical role that travel and
movement have played in building
a diverse American society.
Sun., Nov. 3: Piano Recital. Nancy
Redfern with a repeat piano concert accompanied by violinist Dr.
Barbara Rhyneer. Both are members of the of Northern Michigan
University Music Department
faculty.
Fri., Nov. 29: Curtis Aglow Parade.
Hot chocolate at the Art Center.
IROQUOIS POINT
LIGHTHOUSE
Located seven miles west of Brimley on Lakeshore Drive. Fall hours
are now in effect at the lighthouse.
Open Saturday and Sunday from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until it closes with
the annual Christmas Tea and book
sale on December 17. Santa will
be there both Saturdays and
Sundays from November 16, to
December 17, with photo opportunities.
DETOUR/DRUMMOND
Tues., Nov. 12: DeTour Artist
Guild meets at 1 p.m. in the
DeTour Village Hall.
LES CHENEAUX
Sat., Nov. 30—Cedarville Craft
Show, Les Cheneaux Community Schools, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CURTIS: Erickson Center for
the Arts, P.O. Box 255, 49820.
906-586-9974.
www.ericksoncenter.org.
info@ericksoncenter.org.
Nov. 25 to Jan. 24: Journey Sto-
Sat., Nov. 30: Curtis Aglow Craft
Show at the Erickson Center for
the Arts, Sponsored by Curtis Area Chamber of Commerce 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 30:—Holiday Gala. Fundraiser for The Erickson Center for
the Arts at Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn. 5 to 8 p.m.
PICKFORD
Pickford Community Library
Open Tues. & Thurs. 3 to 8 p.m.;
Wed. & Fri., 10 to 4 & Sat. 10 to 2.
230 Main Street.
906-647-1288.
amsmith@uproc.lib.mi.us.
Tues., Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m.: Themed
Poetry Night—Robert Frost,
with Rene Dreiling.
Wed., Nov. 6, in the PAL Center:
Free Fun for 3’s. Katie Gibbs
with music, art and learning
for 3 year olds. (Parents are required to remain with their children). Free and open to the public, but register ahead at the library or by calling Katie at: 732908-9661 or e-mailing
greatstartchippewa@gmail.com.
11 a.m. to noon.
Story Time for ages 3 through
8. Stories and crafts with Shirley
Schoenemann. Free and open to
the public but register ahead by
calling the library. 1:30 p.m.
Drum Social with Mukkwa
Giizhik drum, featuring
“Building Circles of Support”
Program, in partnership with
the Sault Tribe. Drum
socials are held to share
the art of Native Americans, through song and
dance, with community
members and to provide
more opportunity for
them to learn more about the Native American culture.
Linda
Burnside, from the Sault Tribe,
will introduce the “Building Circle
of Support” program, a partnership for personal healing, cultural
pride and positive change. Free
and open to the public. In the
PAL Center. 6:30 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 7: Young Adult Writers Group. 7 p.m. Two groups—
one for “newbies” and one for returning authors. Free and open
to all teens and interested
“tweens”.
Fri., Nov. 8: Pickford Non-profit
Coalition meets at 8:30 a.m.
Mammoth Book Sale by Friends
of the Library in the PAL center,
featuring a Sault Tribe craft table. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 9: Mammoth Book Sale
and Sault Tribe Craft Table.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See Nov. 8.
Wed., Nov. 13: Free Fun for 3’s.
See Nov. 6.
Fall Story Time. See Nov. 6.
Tues., Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m.:
Night
Poetry
Wed., Nov. 20: Free Fun for 3’s.
See Nov. 6.
Fall Story Time. See Nov. 6.
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Thurs., Nov. 21: Young Adult
Writers Group. See Nov. 7.
Tues., Nov. 25: Pickford Community Library Book Club.
Contact Penny Belinski at 6472 6 1 1 o r a t p en ny b el i n ski@g.mail.com. 6:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 27: Free Fun for 3’s.
See Nov. 6.
Fall Story Time. See Nov. 6.
Pickford Historical Museum,
175 E. Main Street
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 8 & 9: Pickford
Quilt Show. 10 to 4 p.m.
Pickford Craft Show. 10 to 7
on Fri; 10 to 5 on Sat. Pickford
Town Hall.
AREA christmas
craft show &
bazaars
Sat. Nov. 2—BRIMLEY CRAFT
SHOW. Brimley High School
Gym. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fri. & Sat. Nov. 8 & 9, PICKFORD CRAFT SHOW. Town
Hall, Pickford, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fri.; 10 to 5 Sat..
PICKFORD HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MUSEUM Quilt
Show, 175 E. Main Street in
Pickford. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Christmas
Bazaar.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Luncheon served from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. $6. Handmade crafts,
knitting, sewing booth, white
elephant items, bake sale and
cookie walk. 111 East Spruce
Street
HOLIDAY ART AND CRAFT
SHOW, Canadian Bushplane
Museum, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission by donation.
Sat., Nov. 16—ST. JAMES EPIS-
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COPAL CHURCH ANNUAL
BAZAAR and Luncheon. 11
a.m, to 2 p.m. Luncheon from
11:30 to 1:30 a.m. Afghan raffle
at 2 p.m. $6.
HUNTERS’ WIDOWS BAZAAR. Kewadin Casino, 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. 50/50 raffle and toy
drive.
Sat. Nov. 23—SAULT HIGH
CRAFT SHOW, Sault Area
High School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 30 — CEDARVILLE
CRAFT SHOW. Les Cheneaux
Community Schools, 10 a.m. to 3
pm.
Sat. Dec. 7—FREIGHTER VIEW
CRAFT SHOW, Freighter View
Assisted Living Center, 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
Project Room
to December 15: Spirit of Here.
Ellen Van Laar. Spirit of Here
showcases artist Ellen Van
Laar's love and awe of the natural environment she inhabits.
Ellen Van Laar is a prolific local
artist. She holds a Masters degree in Design, and teaching degrees in Music and Art. Her body
of work includes both large and
small scale paintings of the area.
Lobby: Selection’s from the Gallery’s
Permanent Collection
Thurs., Nov. 28: Ladies Night.
Holiday Decorating, fashion,
make up and entertaining ideas.
6:30 p.m. $25 at the door.
CANADIAN BUSHPLANE
HERITAGE CENTER
70 Pim St., 1-877-287-4752
SAULT,
ONTARIO
Sat., Nov. 9: Holiday Craft & Gift
Show. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More
than 70 vendors. Admission by
donation to the Bushplane Center.
ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA,
10 East Street, 705/949-9067.
CHURCHILL PLAZA
Public Hours: Tues., Thurs.,
Fri. & Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed. 9 to 9. Sun. noon to 5.
Closed Mon. Admission: $5.00.
Free admission for student,
children under 12 and AGA
members.
e-mail: aga@shaw.ca. website:
www.artgalleryofalgoma.on.ca
Exhibitions
Main Gallery
to January 5, 2014: Group of Seven
Awkward Moments.
Diana
Thorneycroft. Multi-layered photographic series
Education Gallery
Nov. 7 to Feb. 1: Systems and
Things. Twyla Exner
Nov. 6, 7, 8, & 9: Homespun Treasures November Show. Unique
gifts and hand crafted items. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 7 & 8; 10 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 to 5 on
Saturday—next to Subway.
FAIRFIELD MARIOTT INN AND
SUITES, 633 Great Northern Road
Sat., Nov. 10: Creative Art Show
and Sale.
Jan Miller and
Friends. 10 a.m. to 3p.m. 705942-8051 or jan.miller@shaw.ca.
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.
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Nov. 7 to 10: Country Collectibles
Open House.
Christmas
wreaths and decorations, rag
dolls, wearable art, handmade
lace, and more. Hours are noon
to 9 on Thurs. and Fri. and 10 to
5 on Sat. (705-779-1071).
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Nov. 7 to Dec. 19: Northern Exposure XX. Annual, multi-media
juried art exhibition
ARTISTIC
OPPORTUNITIES
MARQUETTE/NMU ART MUSEUM. Hours: Mon. thru Fri. between
10 & 5 (Thurs. to 8 p.m.). Sat. and
Sun. between 1 & 4. 906/227-1481.
CROOKED TREE
ART COUNCIL’S ANNUAL
JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION
Dates for the Crooked Tree’s 2014
Juried Photography Exhibition are
January 18, to April 5. The exhibition is open to Michigan residents
and Crooked Tree members 18 and
older. Deadline for entry is November 30. Entry fee is $40 for up
to two entries.
Awards are
$500/$250 and $100. The commission on work sold is 40%. Entry
information is available on line on
the Crooked Tree web site
(https://www.callforentry.org/festiva
ls_unique_info.php?ID=1581&sortby
=fair_name&apply=yes).
ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
Sat., Nov. 10: Giant Christmas
Craft Show, Hilton Beach Town
Hall.. For more information contact Kathleen at 705-246-2281.
OUTSTATE
EXHIBITS
CHEBOYGAN OPERA HOUSE,
231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408.
www.theoperahouse.org/
Nov. 15, 16, 17, 22 & 23: Northland Players present Irving
Berlin’s White Christmas.
7:30 p.m. $12/8.
CROSS VILLAGE: Three Pines
Studio, 5959 W. Levering, 49723.
231-526-9447.
Open Nov. thru
May, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fri., Sat.,
Sun. www.threepinesstudio.com.
Nov. 29 to March: The Shards of
Winter Collage. All media
Open House: November 29
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
to Nov. 17: Illustrators 55. The
Society of Illustrators Annual
Travel Show.
Rabbit Island Works and Research, 2010 to 2013
PETOSKEY: CROOKED TREE
ARTS CENTER.
231/347-4337.
Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5.
www.crookedtree.org .
Exhibits
to Nov. 8: A Walk Along the
Shore. Bob de Jonge’s photographs of the Great Lakes
33rd Annual Juried exhibition
Nov. 23 to Dec. 18:
zaar
Holiday Ba-
Atrium Gallery. to Dec. 26: Farm
to Frame—Good Food, NeighTRAVERSE CITY: Dennos Museum
Center, Northwestern Michigan College, 1701 East Front Street, 49686.
231-995-1055. dennosmuseum.org
Sat., Nov. 30, 5:30 p.m.: 12th Annual Community Tree Lighting. Music, Food, Festivities
to Jan. 5: Shine On—Photographs
of Northwest Michigan by
Gregory D. Seman
ESCANABA: Wm. Bonifas Fine
Arts Center.
786/3833. 700 First
A v e n u e
S .
4 9 8 2 9 .
www.bonifasarts.org.
Open Tues.
through Fri. 10 to 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 10
to 3.
Transforming Nature into
Art—Art of the Sleeping Bear
Dunes. Over 100 regional artists
presenting their interpretations
of one of the most beautiful places
in America—the Lake Michigan
shoreline.
SAULT THEATRE WORKSHOP
AUDITIONS
The Sault Theater Workshop will
hold auditions for Incorruptible, a
farce by Michael Hollinger, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, November 12 and 13, at the Community of
Christ Church, 585 McNab (corner
of McNab and Windsor) in Sault,
Ontario. Auditions are at 7 p.m.
both days. The play is directed by
Chris Horsepool.
The comedy,
which is the Workshop’s Quonta
entry, is set in a monastery in the
middle ages. Production dates are
February 19 to 23, 2014; the Quonta Festival is March 11 to 16.
BORDER CROSSINGS SEEKS
SUBMISSIONS FROM
WRITERS AND ARTISTS
Border Crossings, Lake Superior
State University’s international
literary and arts journal, is now
accepting submissions in fiction,
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nonfiction, and poetry for its fourth
issue.
The journal is also seeking a featured artist for the 2014 issue. The
chosen artist’s work will on the
2014 Border Crossings cover and
his work will be exhibited at the
launch party for that issue. Submissions in art are limited to artists residing in Michigan and Ontario. Please visit the Border Crossing website at www.lssu.edu/bc for
more information.
Border Crossing is a product of a
cooperation between the LSSU Creative Writing Program and local
artists. Professors Julie Barbour
and Mary McMyne supervised the
editing of the third issue, with Barbour, a poet, working with student
poetry student interns, and
McMyne, a fiction writer, working
with student fiction interns. Prof.
Jillena Rose edited nonfiction, and
Jeanne Mannesto, a local artist, coedited art with Barbour and
McMyne. The publication is a
“teaching journal,” in that one of its
main goals is to create editing and
publishing opportunities for LSSU
English and creative writing students prior to graduation.
Border Crossing seeks to publish the best work submitted by
emerging and established writers on both sides of the United
States and Canadian border
with the goal of supporting literacy and the literary arts in
the sister cities of Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan and Ontario.
Border Crossings is available at the
LSSU bookstore or can be ordered
o n l i n e
a t :
http://www.lssu.edu/bc/order.php
Hooked
rug by
Maureen
Mousley
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WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
MARK ANTON PEVARNIK
SINGER’S STUDIO OFFERING
FREE INTRODUCTORY VOCAL
PERFORMANC WORKSHOPS
Mark Anton Pevarnik Singers Studio
is offering a free introductory vocal
performance workshop designed to
meet the needs for beginning to professional levels of performance.
Kids’ Workshop: Tuesday, Nov. 5,
from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Adults’ Workshop:
Wednesday,
Nov. 6, from 8 to 9 p.m.
Workshops are at the Academy of
Performing Arts at the Big Bear Arena, hosted by Miss Luanna Luxton
Armstrong.
Call 906-253-2150 for
more information.
See :
www.markantonsingers.com/ for information on Mark Anton.
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS
FOR KIDS
Upstairs at Rome’s in Sault, Ontario
will host “Christmas Crafts for Kids”
with Pauline and Ian on Saturday,
November 23, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Youngsters 5 to 10 years of age will
make popsicle stick Christmas trees,
Santa photo frames, snowman mobiles
and candy cane cookies. $14. Register
at Rome’s Customer Service desk.
(705-256-1726).
NEWS & NOTES
GREAT START
FOR YOUNGSTERS
From Ann Marie Smith at
the Pickford Library:
Wednesdays 11 a.m. to noon, October
9 thru December 11, join our fabulous
Great Start Coordinator Katie Gibb
for fun with music, art and learning at
the Pickford Arts and Learning (PAL)
Center. This 9 week program is free
and open to the public. Spots are limited so registration is required. Your
child must be 3 years old to attend
and parents are required to remain
with their child during the program.
For questions and registration, please
contact Katie Gibb at (732) 908-9116
or greatstartchippewa@gmail.com, or
contact the Pickford Community Library at (906) 647-1288
or amsmith@uproc.lib.mi.us.The PAL
Center is located next to the Pickford
Community Library at 230 East Main
Street in downtown Pickford. This
program is co-sponsored by Great
Start, The Friends of the Pickford
Community Library, and the Pickford
Community Library. Hope to hear
from you!
ANNUAL MADRIGAL
DINNER
Tickets for the Annual Madrigal Dinner go on sale November 1, at the Kewadin box
office (no online sales). The rollicking
Medieval feast, a fundraiser for the
Hospice of the EUP, will be held at
the DreamMaker’s Theater December
6, 7 and 8, beginning with cocktails
at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m.
And while we’re on the subject of hospice fundraising, the 2014 Hospice
calendars are out. Call the Hospice
office for more information (906-6351568).
KEN HATFIELD’S BOOK
AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
Ken Hatfield’s book (see October Alberta House News), “Notes to My
Nieces), is available on: Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_s
b _ n o s s ? u r l = s e a r c h alias%3Dstripbooks&fieldkeywords=Notes+to+My+Nieces%27—
or you can just go to Amazon’s book
site and type “Notes to My Nieces” in
the Amazon books search bar.
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CHRISTMAS AT ALBERTA HOUSE
EXHIBITION AND SALE
INVITATION TO ARTISTS!!
The annual “Christmas at Alberta House” exhibition and sale is December 1 through 24. Area artists and craftsmen are invited to bring
work for the sale—it’s a great deal! We’ll show and sell your work for
you for a $10 fee per artist and only a 15% commission on work sold.
If your work sells out, you may re-supply with no further fee. If you
let us know ahead of time what you’ll be bringing, we’ll try to advertise that. (If you have photos, that’s even better. Get in touch with
Jean Jones at saac@saultarts.org or call 437-5463.) Let us know if you
are interested in demonstrating Christmas arts or crafts. We’ll need
that information by November 15, to have time to advertise it.
Work for the show should be in Alberta House by Saturday, November 30. For more information call Alberta House at 635-1312, Jean
Jones at 437-5463 or e-mail saa@saultarts.org.
COMEDICS CONCERT
The Comedics, masters of intelligent, naughty musical
humor, have raised over one million dollars for local
charities. On Friday, November 22, the Comedics will
perform at the Northern, Grand Gardens (formerly Riuniti), 1324 Great Northern Road in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to benefit the Sault Theater Workshop.
Reserved seats are $25 advance; $30 at the door. The
evening includes a cash bar, an auction and a silent auction. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the performance at
8. Call Lee Ann Pearson at 759-8160 or email jcpearson44@msn.com for tickets and information.
CRAFTS, QUILTS AND LUNCH IN PICKFORD,
NOVEMBER 9 & 10
There’s a lot going on in Pickford November 9 and 10.
The Annual Pickford Craft Show will be held in the
Town Hall, and the Pickford Historical Museum has a
quilt show at the Museum, at 175 E. Main Street (with a
hands on toys and games display there as well).
At the Pickford Library the Friends of the Library are
having a mammoth book sale, with a craft table by representatives of the Sault Tribe there as well. (The book
and craft sale will be held just adjacent to the library in
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the PAL Center.)
At the Presbyterian Church the Presbyterian Women’s Association will
have a soup and salad luncheon from
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the many taking in the quilt and the craft show.
Price for adults is $6; for kids ages 5
to 12 it’s $3. Children under 5 eat
free.
The Chamber Singers of Algoma, under the direction of
Patty Gartshore, will open their
season at 8 p.m. on Saturday,
December 14, with the Sault
Symphony and Handel’s Messiah. A symphony ticket ($36/15.)
provides entry to this concert,
which will be held at the Kiwanis Community Theater Center in
Sault, Ontario. (See date listing.)
On Sunday, December 22, the Chamber Singers will present Carols for
Christmas at Precious Blood Cathedral in Sault, Ontario. That concert
begins at 3 p.m.
Magnificent ‘Choruses, from Vivaldi to
Vierne, is the title of the final concert,
which will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, in St. Luke’s Cathedral
in Sault, Ontario.
Captain Gary W. Schmidt
and Mary Stroba at Islands
Books and Crafts where
Schmidt was signing his
book, “Real, Honest Sailing
with a Great Lakes Captain”, The book contains a
painting by Mary of his ship,
the “Dorothy Ann”, now part
of a tug-barge combination,
“Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder”.
The book, relating forty
years of Great Lakes sailing,
is available at Islands as
are prints of Mary’s painting. Islands Book and
Crafts is located on the
northeast corner of Ashmun
and Portage. Jeanne Tubman provided the photograph.
PERMANENT
COLLECTIONS
OF
LAKE SUPERIOR
ART GALLERIES
CHAMBER SINGERS OF
ALGOMA SEASON
SCHDULE
Tickets for the December 22nd and
the April 6th concerts will be available three weeks prior to the performances at Savoy Jewelers in Sault,
Ontario and at the Soo Theatre in
Sault, Michigan.
The November issue of Lake Superior Magazine has an
article about the
permanent collections of four of the
art galleries that
border the lake. The largest collection of over 8,000 works belongs to
the Tweed Museum at the Duluth
Branch of the University of Minnesota. The Art Gallery of Algoma
follows with 5,000 works. The two
other galleries featured were the
DeVos Gallery in Marquette and the
Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Thunder
Bay and the Tweed Museum have
extensive Native Art collections
while the Art Gallery of Algoma and
the DeVos Museum concentrate
more on the work of their regional
artists. Lake Superior Magazine’s
w e b s i t e
i s :
http://www.lakesuperior.com/themagazine/currentissue/355/.
Thanksgiving
Thank you, artists, patrons and those who toil in the virtual
fields, for making the 2013 Art Auction a great success. Special
thanks to Tom Lehman, our auctioneer, to our very patient treasurer, Jim Halvorsen, and to the auction committee—Ginny Johnson, Sue Johnson, Kate Marshall, Moe Mousley, and Tedi Selke; to
Pat Claxton who took care of reservations and bookkeeping, and
to Gary Deuman and Tom Marshall, our intrepid runners.. Liz
Brugman, our webmaster, put all the photos on the web for us and
kept the site updated. H.A. Jones made countless trips to Alberta
House to photograph the work as it came in. What makes the auction and the art council work is people power—our most important resource. It takes all of us, working together!
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Alberta House News
541 Library Drive • Sault Ste. Marie, MI • 49783 •
906.632.9331
Dear Editor,
I want to tell your readers what the millage for Superior
District Library is and what it provides for them.
Superior District Library is a library system formed by
an agreement between Chippewa County, Mackinac
County, and the City of Sault Ste. Marie, serving the area formerly served by Bayliss Public Library and
Rudyard School Public Library. It includes Bayliss Public
Library, Brevort Township Community Library, Engadine Library, Les Cheneaux Community Library, Pickford Community Library, and Rudyard Public Library.
The millage requested to support the system is one half
mill (.5) for two years. In the past, Bayliss and Rudyard
Libraries supported their operations with penal fines and
a .8 mill appropriation from the City of SSM.
Penal fines and state support for libraries have dropped
approximately 40% in recent years. This has put all our
libraries in deficit. Unless the funding gap can be filled,
our library system is not sustainable. Penal fines are
misdemeanor fines, such as traffic tickets and overweight
truck fines. They are collected by the courts and distributed to libraries by counties on a per capita basis. As the
economy fell, so did tourist traffic, truck traffic, and enforcement (as motor carrier officers were not replaced),
causing a drop in fines.
This millage will cost taxpayers a modest 50 cents per
$1,000 taxable value. Taxable value is approximately
one-half market value. Multiply taxable value by .0005 to
get annual cost. For example, if the market value of a
property is $100,000, the taxable value is $50,000. The
millage will equal $50,000 x .0005 or $25.00 per year for
two years. Because the City of Sault Ste. Marie currently
appropriates .8 mil to support Bayliss, if you live in the
city this will be a .3 mil tax reduction, starting in the
2014 tax year.
I want to touch briefly on the tax capture language on
the ballot. Tax capture has been in place for many years.
A portion of the tax monies paid through the millage may
be captured for use by the Sault Ste. Marie Downtown
Development Authority and the Economic Development
Corporation, respectively, but only on property within the
boundaries of the City of Sault Ste. Marie DDA or EDC
boundaries.Those revenues are collected only on the increase in taxable value of a property since the inception
of the DDA or EDC. If the property value has increased
from then, the DDA may capture the difference between
the taxes formerly paid and the increased taxes paid this
year. If you do not own property within the City of Sault
Ste. Marie DDA or EDC boundaries, this does not apply
to you.
As Bayliss did in the past, Superior District Library provides a variety of valuable services to our communities
through our libraries, including: Free High-Speed Wireless Internet • Inter-library loan service • Downloadable
Audio, e-books and magazines • MeL (Michigan Electronic Library) • MeLCat (Michigan Electronic Catalogue and
interloan) • Ancestry genealogy database • Local history
archives • Online Sanborn historical Michigan maps •
free access to all collections, services, and technology
available at every library within the District with one
library card: 164,000 books 5,400 audio books 3,200 ebooks 2,000 audio books 6,900 magazines and newspapers 1,600 music CDs 2,500 video/DVDs Programs—
including Children’s Story Time, Author Events, Poetry
Events, Topical Lectures, Computer Classes and more.
With the average cost of a book about $36, three e-books
$29.85, Netflix just under $100 per year, and Children’s
Story Hour not available anywhere else at any price, we
feel that area residents are getting good value for their
modest investment.
Please vote on November 5, 2013,
Melissa Belevender President
Superior District Library Board of Trustees
CONTACT: Tom Pink, 906-635-2315, tpink@lssu.edu; John Shibley, 635-2314,
jshibley@lssu.edu; Prof. Janice Repka, 635-2448, jrepka@lssu.edu
LSSU TO HOST SECOND SUPERIOR CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State University welcomes two popular Michigan children’s book authors to campus on Saturday, November 2, for its second annual Superior Children’s Book Festival. Jonathan Rand and Nancy Shaw will both speak at the festi(Continued on page 15)
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val, which is free and open to
adults and children alike.
The day’s programs run from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Walker Cisler
Center’s Superior Room. In addition to Shaw’s presentation at
12:30 p.m. and Rand’s at 2 p.m.,
the festival will include a Picture
Book Party and a “How to Break
into Children’s Publishing” panel,
both at 11:30 a.m., an “Intro to
Steampunk” presentation at 2
p.m., and plenty of children’s
crafts, games, and prizes throughout the day.
Rand is the pen name for Christopher Wright, a Pontiac native who
also writes for adults under the
name Christopher Knight. He is
the author of more than 60 books,
and is well known for his Michigan
Chillers and American Chillers
series, as well as The Adventure
Club and Freddie Fernortner, Fearless First Grader. More than four
million copies of his books are in
print. A former radio/television
personality and an accomplished
voice actor, his lively presentations
are fun and kid-friendly. His
presentation is scheduled for 2
p.m. in the Cisler Center’s East
Superior Room.
Nancy Shaw, an Ann Arbor resident, is the author of the children’s
classic picture book Sheep in a
Jeep along with its many follow-up
titles (Sheep on a Ship, Sheep in a
Shop, Sheep out to Eat, etc.} and
the author of the multi-cultural
picture book Elena’s Story. Her
awards include a Fanfare citation
from Horn Book for Sheep in a
Jeep, a Best Books citation from
School Library Journal for Sheep
in a Ship, and a Reading Magic
Award from Parenting magazine
for Sheep in a Shop. Her presentation is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. in
the Cisler Center’s East Superior
Room.
Upper Peninsula children’s book
authors will also be guests at the
festival. Carrie Pearson, author of
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A Warm Winter Tail and A Cool Summer Tail; Gretchen Preston, author
of Valley Cats, The Adventures of
Boonie and River and other books in
the Valley Cats series; Milly Balzarini, author of A Day with Stanley;
Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale, author of parenting self-help books, including Middle School Years Without Tears; and
Tim LaJoice, author and illustrator of
Woodaline the Beaver will signing
their books throughout the day.
for the Humanities. It has also been
made possible by a grant from the
LSSU Cultural Affairs Committee.
As part of the festival, local elementary students in third, fourth, and
fifth grade have been asked to participate in a Tall Tales Contest. Led by
LSSU English and Education Prof.
Mary McMyne, college students designed a lesson plan to teach the unit
so children could write their own tall
tales. The winning entry for each
grade level will be announced and
first place prizes will be awarded at
the festival.
November is a
good time to visit
Alberta House—
especially for those gifts you
need to send. The shop is full of
easily packaged, unbreakable
items that are truly distinctive.
You can avoid the crowds and
the hype, take in the beautiful
quilt exhibit, get a break from
all the November holiday preparations, support area artists, and
get those packages ready to
go—all at the same time!
“The purpose of the Superior Children’s Book Festival is to promote
books and reading to local children
and families in the Upper Peninsula,
to serve as a bridge between the
LSSU and the local community, and
to support Michigan authors,” said
festival coordinator Janice Repka,
LSSU professor of English and creative writing.
Repka is author of the humorous children’s books The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco, a Junior Library Guild
selection and a 2008 Nebraska Golden Sower Award Honor Book, and
The Clueless Girl’s Guide to being a
Genius, a Scholastic Book Club pick.
She will also be available to sign
books throughout the day.
The Superior Children’s Book Festival is the only children’s book festival
held in Michigan’s U.P. It was created last year as a collaborative effort
between Bayliss Public Library, now
a member of the Superior District
Library, and LSSU. The second annual festival is being sponsored in part
by a grant from the Michigan Center
for the Book and a grant from the
Michigan Humanities Council, an
affiliate of the National Endowment
For more information, go to the Superior Children’s Book Festival web site:
s a u l t s t e m a rie.wix.com/superiorchildrensbookfest
ival.
Check out the beautifully designed jewelry; the easy to send
fiber work (not neglecting the
quilts and needlework in the
gallery); the wood carvings,
trinket boxes, kitchen implements and bowls; the huge assortment of note cards and
prints by area artists; the pine
needle baskets; the miniature
paintings that represent the area, the books by area authors—
and so much more! Beat the
rush and enjoy the show!! Open
Tuesday through Saturday from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and staffed by
volunteers
who are there
to help because they
care!
COUNCIL
SAULT AREA ARTS
TS
ALBERTA HOUSE AR
CENTER
217 FERRIS STREET
SAULT STE. MARIE
Home of the Sault Summer
Arts Festival
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 are mailed a
monthly copy of “Alberta House News” as a benefit of
membership or can download a copy. We will send an email reminder when a new copy is on line if you send your
e-mail address to us at: saac@saultarts.org.
Evening Snow, by Fred Peterson