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October 2012
Volume 2012 Issue 10
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
OCTOBER EVENTS
Inside this issue:
EVENTS
1 to 3
EXHIBITS
3 to 7
WORKSHOPS
& CLASSES
7
HONORS &
ACCOLADES
7&8
ARTISTIC
OPPORTUNITIES
8
ANNUAL ART
AUCTION
9 to
11
NEWS & NOTES
12
SUBSCRIPTION
INFORMATION
14
Tuesday 2 — PEOPLE TO PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL meets at the Bayliss Library
at 6:30 p.m. Jane French, Branch Manager at the Les Cheneaux Community Library
will speak about Alaska and Back. Open to the public.
Wednesday 3 — LE SAULT ARTISTS GUILD MEETS at noon in Alberta House.
Members are to bring a prepared background for a future painting (any medium).
CHIPPEWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY meets. Author Jill Lowe Brumwell will speak about her new book, Drummond Island’s Part in the War of 1812.
Open to the public. Enter by the front door. 7 p.m.
Thursday 4—NIKKY FINNEY, winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Poetry for Head Off and Split, will give a poetry reading at a reception in the LSSU Library Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. The public is invited. See NEWS & NOTES, p. 14.
Aspiring poets, see ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES, p. 8, for information about free
workshop.
Friday 5 — DANCING CRANE: CAITLYN LE BLANC, solo guitarist—country and
pop. The Dancing Crane is a coffee house located in Bay Mills. No cover charge. 5
p.m.
Tuesday 9 — FREE MEN. 2011 thriller from France—a free movie for adults at the
Bayliss Library. 6:30 p.m. (www.filmmovement.com)
Wednesday 10—SAULT THEATRE WORKSHOP: INSIDE OUT, a musical
comedy directed by Susan Barber. Studio Theatre in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m.
Thursday 11—SIERRA CLUB Three Lakes Group: LSSU Professor Dr. Derek
Wright will speak about Climate Change and Its Impacts in the Great
Lakes Region. Open to the public. 6:30 p.m.
INSIDE OUT. See Oct. 11.
Friday 12—MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION for Metal, Paper, Glass and
Wool, the Alberta House exhibit of David and Phyllis Bigelow and William
Morrison. Wine, cheese and other delights. Everybody is invited! 6 to
p.m. See pp. 4 & 5.
ALGOMA FALL FESTIVAL*: NIKKI YANOFSKY,
KCTC., 8 p.m. $41/30.
jazz
singer.
INSIDE OUT. See Oct. 10.
Saturday 13—CREATIVE ENDEAVORS Support Group for Writers and Artists
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ble as a note card in the Alberta House Shop.
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Saturday 20 —
meets at the Bayliss Library. 10 a.m.
TRAVIS TRITT at Kewadin Casino.
$48.50. www.kewadin.com.
TION.
Schedule: Viewing begins at 3
p.m. Social hour begins at 4 p.m., barbeque
at 5 p.m. and auction at 6 p.m. For the
barbeque ($22), reservations are required by
October 17. Call Jean Jones at 437-5463 or
pick up tickets at Alberta House. Barbeque
price includes appetizers and beverages during the dinner hour and diners are eligible
for door and table prizes. Auction is free of
charge, and you don’t have to attend the
barbeque to attend the auction. Auctioneer
is Tom Lehman. Item list and photos are on
our website and will be updated as things
come in. For details and photographs, see
AUCTION beginning on p. 9.
7 p.m.
METROPOLITAN OPERA: DONIZETTI’S L’ELISIR D’AMORE. Anna Netrebko and Matthew
Polenzani, Mariuaz Kwiecien. Maurizio Benini conducts. Galaxy Theater in Sault, Ont., 12:55 p.m.
SANDRA SHAMAS. One of Canada’s most celebrated comics, Sandra Shamas came into her own as
a performer, writer and producer in the mid 1 9 8 0 ’ s
with My Boyfriend’s Back and There’s Gonna Be
Laundry. KCTC, 8 p.m. $41. *
INSIDE OUT. See Oct. 10.
Sunday 14—AFF: WEST WIND: THE VISION OF
TOM THOMPSON. Shot in Algonquin Park, Georgian Bay, Seattle and Toronto, featuring neverbefore seen paintings by Canada’s most celebrated
artist. Following the screening Peter Raymond and
Nancy Lang will discuss the making of the film. Art
Gallery of Algoma, 2 p.m. $15.*
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BAKE SALE forf
Sweetest Day and Silent Auction Kickoff at the
Bayliss Library.
FAMILY MOVIE AT THE BAYLISS. 2011 PG
movie. Free. Call for title (632-9331). 1 p.m. Popcorn by donation.
ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS: MOONRISE KINGDOM. Director, Wes Anderson/USA
2012/English. Comedy/drama/romance. Galaxy Theater
in
Sault,
Ont.,
7
p.m.
$10.
www.algomafilms.com/ 705-759-1436 253-4434.
THE WIGGLES. Children’s entertainment from
Down Under—singing, dancing and performances for
children and their parents at the Essar Center in
Sault, Ont. Ticket prices range from $18 to $80.50,
with mid level tiers at $42.50.
866-775-9422 or
www.essarcentre.ca/. 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday 16—SAAC BOARD MEETS in Alberta House.
7 p.m.
Wednesday 17—INSIDE OUT. See Oct. 10.
Thursday 18—SIERRA CLUB Three Lakes Group film:
Getting Real about Food and the Future. Betty Noland of the Building a Healthier Community Coalition will discuss the film and promote local foods.
Open to the public. 6:30 p.m.
AFF: WINGFIELD LOST AND FOUND. Starring
Rod Beattie. The 7th and final installment of the
hilarious and insightful Wingfield series. $30/20.
KCTC, 8 p.m.*
INSIDE OUT. See Oct. 10.
Friday 19—DANCING WITH THE STARS. Kewadin
Casino. Hospice fundraiser—reservations required.
www.kewadin.com.
AFF:
EMILIE-CLAIRE BARLOW AND THE
DAVE YOUNG QUINTET. Jazz double bill. Water
Tower Inn, 8 p.m. $35/20.
INSIDE OUT. See Oct. 10.
ANNUAL ARTS AUC-
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ALGOMA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: Flutes
Alors—Artists in Recital. Recorder quartet with
music from the Renaissance to modern times. 7:30
p.m. at St. Andrews Church in Sault, Ont. $35/10.
OVER THE RAINBOW CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT: DuffleBag Theater’s Dracula. season passport: $60, individual tickets: $15 for adults,
$12 for children (subject to availability) Grand Theater in Sault, Ont. 2 p.m.
INSIDE OUT. See Oct. 10.
Sunday 21—AFF: THE TENORS. An exciting blend of
classical and contemporary pop. 7 p.m. KCTC*, $57.
ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS: BEASTS
OF THE SOUTHERN WILD. Director, Benh
Zitlin/USA 2012/English. Drama Fantasy. Galaxy
Theater in Sault, Ont., 7 p.m.
$10.
www.algomafilms.com/ 705-759-1436 253-4434.
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* Hereafter AFF. Tickets in the Station Mall (see below).
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Tuesday 23 —CREATIVE ENDEAVORS support group
for writers and artists meets at the Bayliss Library at
noon.
HAUNTED GREAT LAKES. A presentation by the
Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society. Bayliss Libbrary, 7 p.m.
** Tickets at the KCTC box office in the Station Mall
( 7 0 5 - 9 4 5 - 7 2 9 9
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https://th038wq008.boxpro.net/c2bownet.asp.
($5
service charge)
Thursday 25—NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Winter Months Presentation. Open to the public. Bayliss Library, 7 p.m.
THE BAND PERRY at Kewadin Casino. 7 p.m.
$58.50. www.kewadin.com.
Friday 26—AFF: THE BEATON SISTERS. East Coast
fast fiddling. 8 p.m. at the Water Tower Inn. $30/20.
Saturday 27—BROWN BAG FAMILY BOOK CLUB
meets at the Bayliss Library at noon. Contact debbiel@baylisslibrary.org for more information.
635-7082. Website: www.cchsmi.com . e-mail:
cchs@sault.com — 115 Ashmun (between Water and Portage Streets). Mon., Tues, Wed. & Fri. 1 to 4 p.m.
International Bridge 50th Anniversary traveling display,
including revolving digital historic photos and a 50th anniversary video. Times tba. Call for info.
DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREATING FOR
KIDS in the Sault, between 5 and 7 p.m.
LSSU LIBRARY
METROPOLITAN OPERA: VERDI’S OTELLO. Johan Botha and Renee Flemin. Semyon
Bychkov conducts. Galaxy Theater in Sault,
Ont., 12:55 p.m.
GALLERY
AFF: LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE. A living legend
of French North American roots music. KCTC, 8 p.m.
$41/30.*
Sunday 28—KUTLESS, FIREFIGHT, RHETT WALKER BAND AND HYLAND at Kewadin Casino. 7
p.m. $20. www.kewadin.com.
The Mask Collection
of Dr. daniel kroll
BAYLISS LIBRARY, 541
Library Dr., (906) 632-9331.
www.baylisslibrary.org.
Open Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
Wednesday and Friday from
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Art related events are scheduled October 2, 3, 9, 11 13,
18, 20 , 23 and 27. See date
listings for details. E-books,
thousands of titles, are available for checkout.
Bayliss Library Artist-of-the-Month: Randy Krause.
Painting: “Ashmun, 1950”
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Website:
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Open
Tuesday through Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
October 2 to 29
Olive Craig Gallery: Metal,
Paper, Glass and Wool
David Bigelow, Phyllis Bigelow and William Morrison
Multi-media Exhibition
Everyone is Invited to a
Meet the Artists
Reception
Friday, October 12, from
6 to 9 p.m.
Mini Gallery: SAAC Auction Preview—See pp.
9 to 11. Scott Quick
shield. See pp. 7 & 8.
If we were displaying only the
work of David and Phyllis Bigelow we’d have a lot of variety.
Dave works in pastels, watercolors and pen and ink, producing
painting, prints and cards.
Phyllis works with stained glass
and also hooks rugs, so there
are also a lot of tactile elements
to the exhibit. Add the master-
ful iron work of
career in law enforceWilliam Morriment, eventually retirson and you
ing from U.S. Customs.
have a very
Once he returned to art
eclectic experihis success was immedience. All three
ate. He first entered
a rt i s t s
a re
the Sault Summer Arts
based in the
Festival in 2004 and he
Sault and all
won
the
Painting
three are memAward. This was folbers of the EUP
lowed by the Design
Craftsmen and
Award in 2005, the
the Sault Area
Graphics
Award
in
Arts
Council.
2006,
the
Judge’s
All three are
Choice Award in both
retired and free
2007 and 2008, the
to pursue their
Painting
Award
in
art. They are St. Mary’s Church. Print of a pen 2009, the Judge’s Choice
all very inter- and ink by David Bigelow. 12 x Award in 2010 and the
14”. Shrink wrapped on foam
esting
people
Graphics Award both
core. Dave’s auction donation.
and we have
last year and this year.
featured all of
The
many
Graphic
them in our “Featured Artist” Series, Awards are for his pen and ink
so if you’d like more details than we drawings. The drawings are mostly
have room for here, check the Fea- of local and area landmarks—the
tured Artist archives on our web page. old Sault High School, Loretto, the
You’ll find Phyllis in June of 2010 and Presbyterian, Central Methodist, St.
Bill in August of 2009 and Dave in James and St. Mary’s Churches,
September of 2009.
lighthouses, and the Bayliss Library
David Bigelow went to art school ear- are examples—and many have been
ly on, but decided on the security of a made into note cards, available in
the
Alberta
House Shop.
Dave paints
in both watercolor and pastels and his
paintings include a broad
range of subject matter—
landscapes,
lots of water,
buildings
of
all
sorts.
Tahquamenon
Falls—pastel
by David
Bigelow.
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he works in small
scale as well.
This
exhibit will feature
some new items. He’s
making limited edition
necklaces with coinlike disks stamped
with reverse dyes of
his own designs. After
fifty disks are stamped
the dye is destroyed.
He is also making both
Stained glass by Phyllis Bigelow.
lamps and tables of
Many of his paintings, like his draw- nuts and bolts, as well as lamps
ings, are available as either prints or and mirrors with floral designs.
originals.
Bill is a retired teacher who has
Phyllis Bigelow, known for some time taught art in the Sault Area
as a stained glass artist has become Schools, Bawating and at LSSU.
increasingly well know for her rug (He was Michigan Art Educator
hooking. She meets and
displays with the Group of
Seven Rug Hookers. Her
stained glass skills are
often turned to restoring
and installing stained
glass in buildings. Much
of her stained glass work is
done on commission.
Phyllis has a strong interest in architecture which
she has indulged in some
of her European trips and
which is reflected in some
of her hooked rug designs.
Gate at the Soo Locks Park,
by William Morrison.
gate displayed at the Grand Rapids
ArtPrize. Bill was the Sault Summer
Arts Festival judge in 2009.
Next Month
in Alberta House,
November 2 to 29:
Olive Craig Gallery: Judy
Hamilton, Paintings
Much of William MorriHooked rug by Phyllis Bigelow.
son’s work is large scale—
the beautiful gate at the entrance to of the Year in 2003.) He also conducts
the Indian Graveyard at the Soo workshops in the art of blacksmithing.
Locks Park and the gate to the Alber- He has traveled widely and apprenta House Garden are examples—but ticed with many master smiths in pur-
Mini Gallery: Judy
Colein, Mixed
Media Exhibition
suit of his art. An increasing problem has
been the skyrocketing
price of metals, making
his basic raw material
almost too costly to purchase.
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
Last year Bill had a
hand forged baroque
Sculpture
Table by William
Morrison
SPOTLIGHT ON
THE
by William Morrison
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eup exhibits
BRIMLEY AREA
The WHEELS OF HISTORY Train
Museum on M-221 in downtown Brimley. Open Sat. and Sun, 10 to 4 to Oct.
15.
STATION MALL
PARADISE
Oct. 12 & 13: Harvestfest: Autumn Camping at Lower Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Friday Night Fright! Pumpkin
Carving, Site Decorating, Chili
Cook-Off, Costume Contest &
Trick-or-Treating.
algoma
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
IROQUOIS POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Located seven miles west of Brimley
on Lakeshore Drive, the museum and
gift shop are 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.
DANCING CRANE COFFEEHOUSE—See Oct. 5, date listing.
CURTIS: Erickson Center for the
Arts, P.O. Box 255, 49820. 906-5869974. www.ericksoncenter.org.
info@ericksoncenter.org.
Sat., Oct. 20: The Edmund Fitzgerals—Investigations and Whispers
of the North. The Gordon Lightfoot
Tribute Show. Lecture at 7; concert
at 8 p.m.
DETOUR/DRUMMOND
Sat., Oct. 13: Fall on the Island,
2012, Artisan Vendors, 10 to 5.
from Oct. 4:
Sat. Oct. 20: Common Threads
fiber artist demonstration and
sale. Wide variety of fiber arts
on exhibit. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 13 & 14: Collage
tour.
OUTSTATE
EXHIBITS
ALPENA: JESSE BESSER
MUSEUM, 491 Johnson Street,
Alpena, MI 49707 (989)356-2202.
thru Nov. 3: Northeast Michigan
Juried Exhibition
CHEBOYGAN OPERA HOUSE,
231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408.
www.theoperahouse.org/
Main Gallery: Kaleidoscope—
Facets of Modernism.
Sat., Oct. 6: Missoula Children’s
Theater—The Tortoise and
the Hare. 3 and 7 p.m.
Project Room:
Elizabeth
D’Agostino—Escape from the
Land of Wandering
Sat., Oct. 20: The Backbeats: A
Ticket to Ride—a tribute to
the Beatles. $12/10.
Education Gallery:
Adventures
Fri., Nov. 2: Northland Players:
The Pajama Game. Tickets
for seniors on Fri., Nov. 2, only,
are $10. (also plays Nov. 3, 9 &
10). 7:30 p.m. $12/10.
Algoma
Lobby: Jean Burke
Opening Reception 7 p.m. on
Thursday, October 4.
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.
July 14 to Oct. 31: Daily Life in
the Sault 1812 to 1870—A
Time of Change
ESCANABA: Wm. Bonifas Fine
Arts Center. 786/3833. 700 First
Avenue S. 49829.
www.bonifasarts.org.
to Oct. 31: Peanuts at Bat. Who
doesn’t love Peanuts – the cartoon
that uses simple forms to illuminate daily life and its trials and
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MARQUETTE/NMU ART MUSEUM.
PETOSKEY: CROOKED TREE
t r i u m p h s ?
Hours: Mon. thru Fri. between 10 & 5
ARTS CENTER. 231/347-4337.
Baseball was the passion and (Thurs. to 8 p.m.). Sat. and Sun. between 1
Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5.
obsession of lead character
& 4. 906/227-1481.
www.crookedtree.org .
Charlie Brown. This retrospec32nd Annual
tive takes a look at the all- to Dec. 14: Andrew Ranville—No Island Is to Nov. 2:
Juried
Fine
Arts ExhibiAmerican sport through his
a Man. Photographs, videos, sculpture and
tion
eyes, with stories of the Peasound recordings giving a feel of what it is
nuts sandlot baseball team, in
like to spend extended time on undeveloped
Michigan Water Color
turn whimsical, thoughtful, hiRabbit Island, off the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Society Traveling Exhilarious, and full of pathos. Rebition
Oct. 1 to Nov. 11: You Complete Me—
production of Peanuts strips,
Mediating Relationships in Contempo- to Nov. 20: From Farm to
memorabilia, and information
rary Art. The artists and pieces representFrame—Ripe Moments
about Peanuts creator Charles
ed intervene by directly and indirectly enthrough the Lens
M. Schultz, brought to Esgaging with other people in the creation of
Events
canaba from the Charles M.
their work.
Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa,
Fri., Oct. 5, 8 p.m.: The DodSat, Oct. 6: Beaumier Coffee House Series, the
California.
worth Saxhorn Band.
Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival. Histori19th Century brass band
cal songs and stories by Escanaba performmusic and wonderful coser Bill Jamerson, and Sault duo Dave
tumes celebrating the muStanaway and Susan Askwith. 7 p.m.,
sic of the Civil War. e-mail:
Peter White Lounge, Don H. Bottum Cenboxoffice@crookedtree.org.
ter, NMU. Free. (906) 227-1219.
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WORKSHOPS
& CLASSES
MASTER CLASS FOR ASPIRING
POETS, WITH NATIONAL BOOK
AWARD WINNER NIKKI FINNEY
Details in Finney article—NEWS &
NOTES, p. 14.
PAPER CRAFT CLASS:
Christmas Crafts for Adults
This paper craft class is at the Bayliss
Library on Tuesday, October 30, from
6 to 8 p.m. Contact soopapercrafters@gmail.com for more information.
Class size is limited and advance sign
up is required. Fee charged.
RANDY KRAUSE PAINTING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
Saturday afternoon Watercolor Workshops at Island Books and Crafts, on
the corner of Portage and Ashmun,
from 1 to 4 p.m.
October
13:
Watercolor Workshop for beginning and
less experienced painters. An introduction to this wonderful medium.
October 20: Watercolor Workshop
for those a with some experience
who need inspiration, and an opportunity to learn and try new
techniques.
October 27: Watercolor Workshop for anyone wishing to
have some fun with the medium
and other artists, and to share
and try new techniques.
All materials will be provided. The
cost is $35 for each workshop, or
$90 for all three.
Call Randy
Krause at 635-0879 or email
krause111@yahoo.com to register.
HONORS & ACCOLADES
COMMERATIVE SHIELD BY SCOTT
QUICK TO GO INTO THE NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN WASHINGTON, D. C. SEE IT
IN ALBERTA HOUSE.
Inspired and moved by the events of 9-11,
a local Native American artifact replication artist designed and completed a commemorative war shield which has since
been accepted by the National Museum of
the American Indian at the Smithsonian.
The presentation will be made on the anniversary of the tragedy—September 11,
2013—by the artist, Scott Quick, and tribal Elder and Spiritual Leader Clarence
Syrette, both of Brimley. Syrette was one
of the Elders who were part of the museum’s opening ceremony.
Scott Quick, an Objibwe and a Bay Mills
tribal member is a retired paramedic of
thirty-three years with a degree in law
enforcement. He has also worked as a
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police officer, fireman, and Navy
Corpsman. On 9-11 he was working
as a paramedic in Grand Rapids. He
says that both he and his co-workers
had the same reaction as they
watched events unfold: they wanted
to be at the scene, helping, even
though the distance and their local
obligations made that impossible.
Quick has since become disabled and
is retired and concentrating on his
craft. He says the shield is the result
of a vision: Last fall, as I watched the
opening of the 9/11 Memorial, I received a clear and directing vision.
The spirits told me that those on the
planes who chose to attack the hijackers, those who chose to go back into the
towers in an attempt to rescue coworkers, the private paramedics we
don't hear about, and of course the
po l ic e o f f ic e rs an d f ir e fi g h t ers/paramedics, in their rescue attempts or successes, acted as did Native American Warriors of years ago.
Even today, Native American warriors
still consider it an honor to enlist in
the military, and especially to see combat time.
The way you act in
life should be that of a strong warrior.
The spirits told me to make a war
shield. That is the large pancake
shaped rawhide shield a warrior
wears on his forearm during battle.
They are to protect you from strikes by
war clubs, tomahawks and arrows.
The facing of the shield is painted by
the warrior to be of significance, and
strong medicine during battle. The
shields are still made today for display. I was to make the face of the
shield to reflect the downing of the
towers, with spirit orbs following the
red road beam to the western door of
death. . . .I was also to contact my
Spiritual Leader (Medicine Man),
Clarence Syrette, and ask him to accompany me. He will bless the shield
after my description of it, and just before donating it to the museum officials. The shield will be donated on
behalf of the Ojibwe Tribe, and Native
Americana in general. I have decided
that doing it on the anniversary date
would have the most impact. My Medicine Man has agreed to go. We will
both be dressed in regalia.
Quick explains the symbolism of the
completed commemorative shield as
follows: The most significant portion
of this shield is the red beam from the
wreckage debris with "Ghost Orbs".
The beam is pointing to the western
door of death. The beam is known as
the "Red Road". All warriors attempt
to walk the Red Road throughout
their whole lifetimes to please our
Creator, and live by his rules. At the
time of death, they continue the rest
of their journey on the Red Road
through the western door, and are
accepted into heaven. A second important component of the shield is
the medicine bag tied at the top. The
medicine bag contains a tobacco offering, sage, cedar, and blood root to
give the warriors strength and courage during their journey through the
western door. The black trade wool
around the shield signifies and informs others of many deaths. The
feathers at the bottom increase the
users intuitiveness, and the birds
that wore them are direct disciples of
the spirit world. After viewing the
shield, take a moment to bow your
head in silence for our fallen heroic
Brothers and Sisters that passed on
that fateful day of 11 September
2001.
Scott Quick has agreed to display
the shield in in Alberta House so
local resident may view it before it
goes to the Smithsonian. It will be
on display in the Mini Gallery until
mid October.
ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES
NORTHERN EXPOSURE XIX DEADLINE OCTOBER 5.
The exhibit dates for Northern Exposure XIX at the Bonifas Arts Center in Escanaba are November 8, through December 20.
Entry deadline is October 5, at noon.
Information and entry form is online at:
http://www.bonifasarts.org/bonifasinfo.cfm?pageid=8 —
scroll down to Northern Exposure.
Alberta House Shop
Those of you who have
been asking for Richard
Miller’s smoothly carved
maple and cherry kitchen implements will
be glad to know that he just brought in a
new supply. Stop in soon, while there’s
still a good selection!
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auction
AUCTION DONATIONS
1.
Sue Acocks—Marquette Waterfront. Framed WC painting (18 x
22”), donated by Marian MacLeod.
2.
Moonyeen Albrecht—Trillium.
Stained glass window donated by
John and Maureen-Delaney Lehman.
3.
Polly
Allison—
Scoop
neck,
cap
sleeve ladies blouse,
size L, with hand
painted white magnolia on the shoulder.
4.
Hand painted paper
fan—apple blossoms.
Donated by Kyung Hatfield.
6.
Hand painted paper
fan—forget-me-nots.
Donated by Kyung Hatfield.
8.
9.
10.
13.
8.45 oz. handle jug of pure
maple syrup—wolf design.
14. David Bigelow—St. Mary’s Pro
Cathedral—Print of a pen and ink
drawing.
Shrink wrapped on
foam core. (p. 4)
15. Phyllis Bigelow—Recipe
box, with stained
glass
embellishment, 4 x 6”.
16. Janet Bonnell, winner of
multiple Best of
Crafts
Awards,
including
three
this
summer
(Cheboygan, Art
on the Rocks and
Sault
Summer
Arts Festival)—
coiled pine needle
basket with shell
Ladies teen shirt,
navy blue, with perky
white daisies along the
neckline—size XXL.
5.
7.
design.
Paul Baker—Sea and sail on a
sunny day—wake up your room
with this clock set in a fused glass
sea. 9 x 11 3/4”.
Jan Barnes—Ladies handbag,
hand crafted of buttery, soft leather, with a handy outside pocket.
The two, zippered inside sections
are both equipped with a zippered
inside pocket. The tan purse is
approximately 9 x 12”, and comes
with a comfortable carrying strap.
Sergio Barcena—Bracelet hand
crafted of leather and metal.
Copper fish, 6 3/4 x 6 1/4,
ready to hang.
11. Bonnie Besteman —Winter
Trees. Hand painted blue wine
bottle lamp—ambiance with a
flair.
12. Dee Besteman—8.45 oz. handle
jug of pure maple syrup—bear
bottom.
17.
18.
—Teneriffe, painted,
coppery gourd with woven
insert and pine needle
trim.
Shimmering gourd
with pine needle trim.
Shades of fall,
19. Joan
Broughton—
Pamper your body with
two 4.25 oz. bars of
mild, scented soap
(sweet red clover and
wild strawberry); a 4
oz. bottle of lemon verbena lotion; orange lip
gloss, and rub on mosquito
repellent, packed in a lidded
3 3/4 x 8 x 4” basket.
20. Barbara Bryant:
loom
made, beaded bracelet—
elegantly chic—black, white
and gray with silver.
21. Bonnie
Dienes—Hand
tooled, rugged leather wallet with
chain. Peterbilt.
22.
Hand tooled leather wallet
with chain—Coors.
23. Jennifer Flynn—Framed batik
of a snowman. Donated by Joan
Muckelbauer.
24. Ellen
Hadath—
Airy pastel bubbles in a
print of a w/c painting.
25. W i l l i a m
Hagerty, Blue
Lake Pottery—
Ovenware bowl
in warm browns
and blue, about
8 1/2” in diameter; 3 1/2”
high.
26. Jeff
Hamman—
Raccoon iron wall silhouette. 17 1/2 x 27”.
27. Shirley Harrer—
Ladies red jacket, size L,
embroidered,
embellished and unique.
28.
Soft,
go-witheverything, tee shirt
necklace.
29.
Funky spirit doll,
all hand tied—no stitching or glue. About 12”
high.
30. G i n n y
Johnson—
Sunset
Over
Lake Superior.
F ra me d
r ug
hooking. 9 1/2 x
11”.
31. Sharon
Klevay—Funky
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bracelet woven of hand made
beads and embellishments.
32.
bracelet
33. Margaret La Ponsie—Spring
sunshine captured in a w.c. print
of perky daffodils.
34. Paul Mason—Golf club ladybug
— wacky yard art, 16 x 20 1/2 x
9”.
35. Jeff Massie—Fall birches—
photograph on canvas. 14 x 30”.
47.
Kitchen helpers in shades of
rust.
48. Ryan Peterson—Crocheted
purse with button
closing.
49. C l a i r e
Rettenmund—Brook
Trout.
Original
miniature painting (4 x 5”) in
stand up frame.
50. Marcia Schreiner—Cruising
Down
the
St.
M ary ’s
R iver.
Framed
WC
painting, 18 x 22”.
37. E l s a
Mugford—Trillium.
Framed w/c painting donated by
John and Maureen-Delaney Lehman.
51. Mike and Jayne Schroeder—
Shallow dish, of sculpted and polished Petoskey
stone, 5 x 5 3/4”.
52. Dorie Selvius—Cross stitch
pillow, Be Joyful,
10 x 10”.
39. Marge
Nagy—hand
painted watering can,
sunflower on side and
spout.
43.
Pooh—Season of Adventure.
Soft book.
44.
Pooh—A Gift from My Friend.
Soft book.
45.
Set of kitchen helpers
(refrigerator towel, scrubbie and
dish cloth) in shades of yellow.
46.
Kitchen helpers in shades of
blue.
Smith—Tawny, shaggy,
machine washable, all cotton,
hand
woven
rug, 24 x 26”.
Rugged,
yet
sophisticated.
62. Jerry Vilenski—Framed,
giclee print of
a pink rose.
Image is 4 x
6”;
framed
size is 6 x 12”.
63. C r a i g
Weatherby—
Blown glass vessel—tall (18) and
swan necked in
shades of blue.
54. M a r y
S t r o b a —
Morning Fog.
S h r i n k
wrapped print
(1/50) on foam
64.
Blue vase,
(about 5” tall)
with an almost
iridescent
pink
sheen.
41. Joanne
Perin—
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
Soft book.
Mother Goose. Soft book.
60. Janet
53.
40. Northern
Lights
(Frankfort,
MI)—
Ginko bowl. Donated
by
John
and
Maureen-Delaney
Lehman.
42.
Daisy. Fused glass wall tile,
1 1/2 x 12”.
61. G e n e
Usimaki—
Orange
Lily
(WC).
36. jude McConkey—The Stillness
of a Frosty Morn. Signed, limited
edition print (5/50) of an original
photograph, shrink wrapped on
foam core—11 x 21”. (back cover)
38. George Nagy—Martin
house, 7” high by 22 x
24”.
59.
core of an oil
painting, 14 x 17”.
55.
Ivy Recipe box
56. Anthony Strublic—Framed, original
graphite
drawing of the John Sherwin—16
1/2 x 23 1/2”.
57. Gail Van Sledright—Cat Tails.
Fused glass wall tile, ready to
hang, 1 1/2 x 24”
58.
Rose. Fused glass wall tile, 1
1/2 x 12”
65. Wellman and Welsch—
2012 Sault Summer Arts
Festival Best of Show winners.
Rectangular ceramic
vessel with wrapped wood
handles (3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in width,
7 1/4” high).
66. Zoey Wood-Salomon—Bear
Spirit. Framed, original acrylic
painting on birch bark, 10 1/4 x
12 3/4.
67. Jerry Wygant—Bracelet of inlaid purple heartwood and ebony.
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Alberta House News
We had to take what we
could get as far as booking the Cisler Center and
even though we book a
year
ahead,
campus
events have priority.
Many had already been
scheduled— so we’re later
than we’d like to be and
many of you will already
have headed south by
October 20. If you can’t
be there and you see an
item you would have
liked to bid on, call or email Jean Jones at 9064 3 7 - 5 4 6 3
(saac@saultarts.org) and
we’ll have someone bid
for you anonymously up
to
your
stipulated
amount—we’ll even send
it to you if you win it.
Last
year’s
format
worked well. The earlier
start meant an earlier
finish and the informal
barbeque was fun and
relaxing, so—we’re doing
it again. Don your jeans
and come on up! We’ll try
to get ribs again and if
you don’t like ribs, there
is always a wealth of other choices. If you come to
the barbecue you’ll also
have complimentary appetizers and beverages
during the social hour
that precedes it, and be
eligible for door and table
prizes.
68.
Earrings of polished wood.
69. Turquoise and jet necklace purchased at the Arizona Native Art
Fair and donated by John and
Maureen-Delaney Lehman.
70. Cedar walking stick, donated by
Bob Muckelbauer.
If you see an item listed without a
photograph it’s because it is in, but we
didn’t have time to photograph it before the newsletter was due
(September 20) or because the photograph was in the September issue.
We’ll get all the photographs on the
web as soon as we have them and you
can view the items in the Mini Gallery
this month, until auction day.
If you’re a member you’ll
receive the invitation at
the left. If you just use
the one in the newsletter or download
it from the web, and we get it in the
next week or so, you’ll save us the
stamp and envelope. And everybody
is welcome to use it—you don’t have
to be a member—just as everybody is
welcome to attend the auction itself,
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which is free of charge. Just show up at the Cisler at 6 p.m., which is when we expect the auction to begin. Tom Lehman is our auctioneer.
A lot of the items are already in, but they keep on coming right up to auction day. (We have great support from artists.)
We’ll try to have everything arranged for viewing at the Cisler by 3 p.m. on the 20th, and we hope to see you there!
NEWS & NOTES
ly begun playing a stringed instrument. Pat Deatrick is one—she is a
singer, pianist, organist, percussionist, flute player ... but just 11 months
ago took up the cello, and is doing
amazingly well.
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
WINNER NIKKI FINNEY
TO APPEAR AT LSSU
Nikki Finney, the winner of the 2011
National Book Award for Poetry, will
present a reading and master class at
LSSU as part of LSSU’s Visiting
Writer Series. Born in South Carolina in 1957, the daughter of a civil
rights attorney and a teacher, Finney
was strongly influenced by the Civil
Rights movement. She is a founding
member of the Afrilachian Poets, (a
group of black Appalachian poets)
and the Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of English at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
Finney won the 2011 National Book
Award for Poetry for Head Off and
Split, one of the four books of poetry
she has published.
Both
the
poetry
reading/reception and the master
class are open to the public. Aspiring poets should know that
the master class is free of charge.
It will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. in
room 204 in Crawford Hall.
Space is limited, however, so
those planning to attend should
register by contacting LSSU Professor Janice Repka at 635-2448
(jrepka@lssu.edu)
Finney’s visit is part of an LSSU initiative called “Opening a Literary
Dialog in the Eastern Upper Peninsula”, and part of its Visiting Writer
Series which brings highly acclaimed
authors and poets to the campus.
The purpose is to raise awareness of
the university’s expanding creative
writing program and bring together
the community and college in a
shared literary experience. For more
information, contact Professor Janice
Repka (above paragraph).
We got a message from Marian MacLeod the other day that she wouldn’t
be able to make the auction on October
20 (boooo!). The good news is the reason, because it reminded us about the
New Horizon Strings, an opportunity we had intended to write about earlier, because it is something some of
you might want to take part in. We’re
quoting directly from Marian now:
The New Horizons Strings of the Soo
Theatre began six years ago as The Not
-Quite-Ready-for-Prime-Time Players,
under the direction of Nancy Powers.
For the past two years, since Nancy
moved to Saginaw, the group has been
under the direction of Dottie Case. We
may have more players this year, but
as of now we have this mix:
Violin: Dottie Case, Amy Christenson, Karen Gibson, Cindy Knepper,
Margie Wierzbicki and Elaine
Sprague.
Viola: Rachel Denis
Cello: Patricia Deatrick and Marian
MacLeod
Double Bass: Leon Bennett
We are just a group of people who enjoy
making music together. Some of us
played as youngsters, put the instrument aside for many years, and then
took it up again. Some of us never
played until an older age. (I started
cello at age 63.) Some of us are players
of other instruments but have just new-
We practice every Thursday evening
in one of the studios at S.T.A.R.S. in
the Soo Theatre Project complex. At
Christmas time we have played little
concerts at various local nursing
homes. Some of us also played for a
Bayliss Library reception and for
Community Action's Christmas Dinner for seniors at Avery Square. We
perform a few pieces at the annual
Mother's Day Concert put on by
S.T.A.R.S. at the Presbyterian
Church, as well.
The New Horizons movement is actually international, and we are a part
of that larger group. There are New
Horizons groups all over North America. The first N.H. ensembles were
bands, but now there are also orchestras like our little string ensemble.
A New Horizons musician in Grand
Rapids has begun having annual
"galas" for all the New Horizons
groups around the area. Our local
musicians went down there last fall,
and are planning to go again this fall.
This year this gala is scheduled for
the same date as your auction. We
will go down on a Friday night, stay
together in a motel or private homes,
and play together with other state
musicians all day Saturday, returning to the U.P. that Saturday evening.
I can foresee other such get-togethers,
perhaps one up here that we can host,
and show off our beautiful part of the
world!
Marian MacLeod designed the logo at
the top. New Horizons welcomes new
members.
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The Stillness of a Frosty Morning. jude McConkey’s Auction
Donation. Signed, limited edition print (5/50) of an original
photograph, shrink wrapped on foam core—11 x 21”