1. art and entertainment
2. theatre

Volume
June 2015
Website: http://www.saultarts.org
Alberta House Arts
Center
217 Ferris Street
Sault Ste. Marie, Mi
49783
e-mail:
JUNE EVENTS
Inside this
issue:
Tuesday 2—LOCAL AUTHOR MIKEL CLASSEN will speak about his new book
Teddy Roosevelt & the Marquette Libel Trial.
Bayliss Library, 7 p.m.
www.mikelclassen.com.
EVENTS
EXHIBITS
1 to 3
WORKSHOPS
& CLASSES
10 &
11
FAIRS &
FESTIVALS
11
DRINK & DRAW SOCIAL at the Art Gallery of Algoma. 6 to 8 p.m. $15 in
advance; $20 at the door. Call 705-949-9067 to reserve.
HONORS &
ACCOLADES
12
KALLE MATTSON at the Café Natura, 75 Elgin Street in Sault, Ont., 8:30 p.m.
(Doors open at 7:30 p.m.) $15/ 8705-942-6186.
ARTISTIC
12
3 to 10
Friday 5 — RECEPTION FOR KEN AND KYUNG HATFIELD’S LSSU Art Gallery
Exhibition, 4 to 6 p.m. See p. 13 & 14.
Saturday 6 — ANNUAL HOSPITAL AUXILLARY FLEA MARKET. Kaines Rink. 8
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
OPPORTUNITIES
CHIPPEWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY sponsored tour of the Protestant
section of Riverside Cemetery with Caroline Grabowski. Wear comfortable shoes or
boots and dress for the weather (grounds uneven and damp). 1 p.m. Tour is free but
a $5 donation is requested.
NEWS &
NOTES
12 to
16
SHOP NEWS
15
BOOK BEAT
16
ERMATINGER OLD STONE HOUSE: Lilac and Lavender Victorian Garden
Party. Heritage lunch and tea. Sittings at 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. 800 Bay Street in
Sault, Ont. $15 + HST. Call 705-759-5443 for tickets. old.stone.house@cityssm.on.ca
SUBSCRIPTION 18
INFORMATION
VINYL JAZZ NIGHT at the Gore Street Café, 164 Gore Street in Sault, Ont. 705575-3305.
Sunday 7—EUPC POTLUCK at the home of Pat and Paul Wilson, 661 South Point
Pen
Brulee Road in Hessel (906-484-2708), 12:30 p.m.
and
LILAC & LAVENDER LUNCH AND TEA. See June 6 & p. 9.
ink by
Ken
Tuesday 9—HOMESCHOOL LEGO CLUB meets in the Bayliss Library Children’s
HatRoom at 1 p.m.
field
Wednesday 10—SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN begins
today at the Bayliss Library and continues through July 25. The theme this
See
summer is “Heroes”. Wednesday programs are for children 3 to 5 and begin
pp. 13
at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m. See page 16, for details.
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
MUSIC IN THE PARK SERIES opens with a
concert by performers from the Soo theatre and
STARS singers, dancers, actors and musicians
performing highlights from the past year along with
sneak peeks of the work to come. 7 p.m. in the Soo
Locks Park. Free concert. Bring something to sit on.
POLKAFEST: Norm Siess Variety Band.
Horizons in Bay Mills Resort and Casino, 1 to 5 p.m.
Free admission. 1-888-422-9645. 11386 W. Lakeshore
Dr., Brimley, MI 49715. baymillscasinos.com.
Thursday 11—SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR
elementary school children. 1 p.m. at the Bayliss
Library. See p. 16.
THE CHESS CLUB MEETS in the Bayliss Library
Children’s room at 4:30 p.m.
FOXFIRE. A play by Susan Cooper and Hume
Cronyn, based on the Foxfire books about Appalachian
culture and traditions in northern Georgia. Directed
by Gary Balfantz. Soo theatre.
HERE: WOMEN WRITING MICHIGAN’S UPPER
PENINSULA Author Event. U.P. authors Julie
Brooks Barbour, April Lindala, Saara Raappana and
Andrea Scarpino will read from their work.
Friday 12—SAULT THEATER WORKSHOP One Act
Festival Workshop. Plays tba. Performance 7:30
p.m. at the Studio Theatre in Sault, Ont.
FOXFIRE. See June 11.
Saturday 13—FAMILY MOVIE AT THE BAYLISS
Library. 1 p.m. Call 632-9331 for title. Free movie.
Popcorn by donation.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM for elementary
school children. Bayliss Library, 1 p.m. See p. 16.
LEGO CLUB MEETS in the Bayliss Library
Children’s Room at 1 p.m.
FAMILY FUN CARNIVAL Fundraiser Event.
Bouncy castle, face painting, car wash, student silent
art auction, BBQ, games and the Sault, Ont. Fire
truck for photo ops. Advance tickets $20; $25 at
door—admits family of 4. Fundraiser for the Sault
Area Hospital Foundation. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the
Micotel Inn & Suites, 724 Great Northern Rd. in
Sault, Ont.
SAULTLICIOUS
GRAND
BAZAAR,
a
fundraiser for ARCH and the Algoma Conservatory
of Music—a posh, escorted, movable feast. Reserve
well
ahead
of
time.
$150.
See
www.saultlicious.com.
Heidi Finley will be
demonstrating her marbling techniques all evening.
ONE ACT FESTIVAL WORKSHOP.
Clear
Skies in Hell, directed by T.J. McCrea. Studio
Theater in Sault, Ont. 7:30 p.m.
FOXFIRE. See June 11.
Sunday 14—SAULT SYMPHONY:
MUSICFEST
XXII.
This annual gala event includes
performances by local dance, jazz, popular, or brass
band groups from noon until evening in the Roberta
Bondar Pavilion in Sault, Ont., capped by an
evening performance by the Symphony built
around the template of Beethoven/Johann Strauss,
Jr./Broadway or movie medley/other light classical
selections/other popular selections—all in a familyfriendly, fun-filled atmosphere with food and
beverages available.
FOXFIRE. See June 11.
Tuesday 16—CREATIVE ENDEAVORS Support
Group for writers and artists meets in the main
meeting room of the Bayliss Library from noon to 2
p.m.
SAAC BOARD MEETS IN ALBERTA HOUSE
at 4 p.m.
CHIPPEWA
COUNTY
GENEALOGICAL
Society meets at the Bayliss Library at 7 p.m. to
hear Tammy Cruikshank, “Do You Have a
Revolutionary Patriot in Your Family?
Researching and the DAR”.
Wednesday 17—SUMMER READING PROGRAM
for elementary school children at the Bayliss
Library. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
MUSIC IN THE PARK: The Pub Runners. See
June 10.
Thursday 18—SUMMER READING PROGRAM for
elementary school children. 1 p.m. at the Bayliss
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EVENTS—CONTINUED
Library.
House, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LOCAL AUTHOR THELMA GODIN will speak
in the Bayliss Library Children’s Room about her
new book, The Hoola Hoopin’ Queen. 1 p.m.
ARTS, CRAFTS & FAMILY FUN DAY, City Hall
Grounds, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CLOVERLAND ELECTRIC OPEN HOUSE.
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday 20—SATURDAY MATINEE at the Bayliss
Library. Call 632-9331 for title of the free movie.
Popcorn by donation. 1 p.m.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM for elementary
school children. Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.
Sunday 21—LOTUS LAND—A RUSH TRIBUTE.
Vegas Kewadin DreamMaker’s Theater, 7 p.m.
$12.50.
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TUGBOAT PARADE in the evening.
101 DALMATIONS. Soo Youth Theatre production
at the Soo Theatre. 7 p.m.
Saturday 27—INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE WALK
begins at 9:30 a.m.
THE GREAT TUGBOAT RACE begins at noon.
Tuesday 23—YARN WORKER’S GUILD MEETS in
the Bayliss Library Community Room from 6 to 8
p.m.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM for elementary
school children. Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.
Wednesday 24—SUMMER READING PROGRAM for
elementary school Children at the Bayliss Library.
10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Sunday 28—Treehouse Presents SPLASH N’ BOOTS
LIVE. KTCT*, 2 p.m. $15, balcony; $19.50 general;
VIP $39.50 (plus taxes and fees).
MUSIC IN THE PARK:
See June 10.
Lise White & Friends.
Thursday 25— SUMMER READING PROGRAM for
elementary school children. 1 p.m. at the Bayliss
Library.
SAULT STE. MARIE CITY MANAGER Oliver
Turner will hold office hours for the public at the
Bayliss Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday 26—ENGINEERS’ DAY.
101 DALMATIONS. 2 p.m. See June 27.
* to avoid constant repetition, from now on KCTC
should be read as “Kiwanis Community Theater Center
in Sault, Ontario”. Tickets for events in the center are
available in the Station Mall Box Office—online at
http://tho38wq008.boxpro.net/c2bownet.asp. Be aware
that a processing fee of $5 to $5.50 per ticket is added to
the ticket price, so a ticket listed at $35 is actually $35
plus the fee.
Soo Locks Open
BAYLISS LIBRARY, 541 Library Dr.,
(906) 632-9331. www.baylisslibrary.org.
Open Tuesday and Thursday from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art related events
are scheduled May 2. 9, 10, 11, 12,
13,16, 18, 20, & 23. See date listings for details. E-books, thousands of titles, are available for checkout.
Bayliss
Library Artist of the Month
JEANNE TUBMAN
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49783—906/635-1312.
E-mail:
saac@saultarts.org.
Website:
www.saultarts.org.
Open Tuesday
through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
June 2 —27, 2015
CHRIS WINTERS: FACES OF THE LAKES
Chris Winters’ first exhibit in Alberta House was in March of
2013, when the emphasis was on Centennial, his book documenting the work and world of what was at that time the oldest working steamer on the Great Lakes. The book was published in 2008. S.S. St. Mary’s Challenger, was launched in
1906 as the William P. Snyder, an ore carrier. By the time of
Winters’ writing it had become the S.S. St. Mary’s Challenger,
based in Charlevoix and carrying cement. In 2013 it was cut
down to a barge, and its wheelhouse sent to a Toledo Museum.
Winter’s extensive documentation and photo essay was completed just in time.
Winters bills himself as a Great Lakes photographer, but he’s
more of a photo-journalist because what he chronicles has less
to do with the lakes themselves than with the ships that ply
them and the people whose lives are intertwined with them.
In a real sense he is documenting the culture of the lakes’ environment—what gives them the character and the flavor that
distinguishes them
Charlie Stewart stands in the torpedo and makes them
room of the S.S. Cobia at the post he more than the wamanned as a 19 year old. The sub is ter, the sand, the
now displayed at the Manitowoc Ma- arteries that they
rine Museum
are. They embody
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a ruggedness, a harshness, a rare beauty that is appreciated
by those who choose to live on them or by them.
In “Faces of the Lakes” Winters focuses on these people who
make their living on or beside the lakes. They are often members of families that have lived by the waters for multiple generations and in most cases they lead a challenging existence.
Winters pursues his subjects as he did the St. Marys Challenger—persistently, patiently—in there for the long haul. He
sailed hours and hours aboard the S.S. St. Marys Challenger.
He has endured the ear-splitting reverberations of the Stewart
Cort as it smashed its way down to its winter layup in January. It has all been a part of getting to know the people he
photographs and recording their story.
For “Faces of the Lakes” Winters interviewed and photographed captains and cartographers, shipbuilders and deckhands in, as he put it, “seven states and three provinces”. He
has sailed on the last of the steam powered freighters and the
first thousand footer, sweltered in engine rooms and frozen on
icy decks. He writes
that “considering the
vastness of the subject and the careful
cultivation of rela- Greg, “the Greek” Stamatelakys, during a futile attempt to restore the historic tug “Islay”. Stamatetionships necessary
for good portrai- lakys is the skipper of thr research ship Neeskay”.
ture I expect to be
at it until I’m too old to shoulder my stand bag and set up a
tripod”.
Winters is based in Milwaukee
where he is the staff photographer at the Discovery World
Museum and the official photographer of Wisconsin’s flagship, the three-masted Great
Lakes schooner Denis Sullivan.
Ratko Fistic and his
Captain Tiffany Krihwan and the
daughter Jovana. Ristkc
seafaring daughter who sales wih
made bathymetric maps of
her. Krihwan is the head skipper of the Great Lakes in the 70’s,
the Wisconsin flagship S/V” Denis
which he published with
Sullivan”
the aid of his daughter.
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Next Month in Alberta House,
June 30 to July 31, in both galleries: Charles
SPOTLIGHT ON THE Colbert and Maureen Mousley
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
After studying art history at Harvard University, Charles
Colbert taught at Boston College and Portland State UniThe frozen
world of the
Mackinac, as
photographed
by
Chris Winters
versity. He is the author of several books and many articles
on American art. He retired in 2012, and presently divides
his time between Florida and Northern Michigan. Colbert has
long sustained a devotion to creating art, an undertaking he
now pursues avidly.
Maureen Mousley is a multi-media artist now concentrating on oil painting and hooked rugs. Moe has been active
as an artist, teacher and juror in this area for many years.
She and her husband recently retired to Florida.
EUP
BAY MILLS-BRIMLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TRAIN MUSEUM
on M-221 in downtown Brimley. Hours to June 20
are 10 to 4, Sat. and Sun. Hours June 20 to Labor
Day are Wed. thru Sun., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
June 2, through July 31
Drawings, Watercolors & Oils
by Ken Hatfield and Kyung
Hatfield
Reception Friday, June 5,
from 4 to 6 p.m.
See pp. 13 & 14, For more information
Daily hours at the Arts Center Gallery are
Tuesday through Friday, Noon to 4 p.m., For
questions or tour information, contact Sharon
Dorrity at 906-635-2665 or sdorrity@lssu.edu.
THIRD ANNUAL LUPINE FESTIVAL
AT THE TRAIN DEPOT, Saturday
and Sunday, June 13 & 14—11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Artists & Craftsmen, bouncy
houses, food vendors, music in the park
and more. Vendors needed. See p. 12. Michigan Heritage Quilt, made by the Michigan Electric Cooperative
members, on display at the Depot both days from 10 to
4.
Friday, June 12: DESSERT FOR DONATIONS will
take place in the Brimley High School Cafeteria from 4
to 7 p.m. at the Firemans’ Fish Fry. Proceeds to the Bay
Mills/Brimley Historical Society.
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Music in the Park
Erickson Center, 6:30 p.m. Bring
something to sit on
Wed., June 17: Open Mic, with
John Latini
Wed., June 14: Banned
Above the Bridge Songwriting
weekends June 18-21 and
25-27. Info at
www.edricksoncenter.org/
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IROQUOIS POINT
LIGHTHOUSE
Located seven miles west of Brimley on Lakeshore Drive, the lighthouse museum and gift shop are
open daily through October 15.
Hours are usually from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., but may vary, so call (906) 437
-5272 for a current schedule. The 6foot tower is also open to the public
June 26-28: Honoring
Our Veterans
Pow-wow. Bay Mills
CURTIS
Erickson Center for the Arts, P.O.
Box 255, 49820. 906-586-9974.
www.ericksoncenter.org. info@ericksoncenter.org.
June Exhibition: Scott Leipski—
Raven Red & Other Ceramic
Stories
Sat., June 13: Garden Club Plant
Sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tues., June 16: Rattlesnake Annie
(traditional country/Americana).
7 p.m. $15.
Sat., June 20: Above the Bridge
Concert. 6:30 p.m.
Sun., June 28: Marquette Male
Chorus. 2 p.m. $10/5.
ENGADINE
ENGADINE COMMUNITY
LIBRARY
Phone 906-477-6313 ext. 140. Fax
906-477-6643 jwagner@eup.k12.mi.us
Open Mon., Wed., Fri. noon to 4:30
p.m., Mon. & Thurs., 7 to 10 p.m. &
Sat. 9 a.m. to noon.
The Engadine Library is located in
The Engadine Consolidated School
complex and welcomes community
members, as well as students and
staff of the Engadine Consolidated
Schools, We also invite visitors to
our area to take advantage of our
resources.
Mon., June 1: Michigan Notable
Author Monica McFawn
(“Bright Shards of Someplace
Else”) will be at the library at 7
p.m. See p. 16.
LES CHENEAUX
Fri. to Sun., June 19 to 21:
Aldo
Leopold Birding Festival. A
new festival weekend of activities, including a ferry boat cruise,
hiking trips, an island boat race
and picnic, birding trip, kayak
excursions, a bicycle trip, scavenger hunt, a showing of the Leopold bio-pic Green Fire, and other
Leopold-related activities. The
weekend’s events will culminate
in the unveiling of the new Aldo
Leopold historical marker—the
first official Michigan historical
marker in Les Cheneaux.
See WORKSHOPS for the wide selection offered this summer by the
Les Cheneaux Arts Council.
Les Cheneaux Historical
Museum Speaker Series
7 p.m. (free admission)
( 906-484-2821)
Thurs., June 23: Hessel in the 50’s
and 60’s. Carol Duncan, Floyd
and Nancy Lamoreau—book
signing and music from the past.
Les Cheneaux Library Activities
Summer Film Series Wednesdays
at 7:30 p.m. beginning June 17.
Wed, June 10:
Music on the
Porch:
Marty Feldman &
Benjamin Gulder, new & traditional folk. 7 p.m. Bring a chair.
MACKINAC ISLAND
June 5 to 14: Mackinac Island
Lilac Festival (906-847-3783)
PICKFORD
Pickford Community Library
230 Main Street. 906-647-1288.
amsmith@uproc.lib.mi.us. New
Pickford Community Library Hours:
Tues. and Thurs., 1 to 8; Wed. and
Fri., 10 to 4; Sat. 10 to 3.
Tues. June 2: Michigan Notable
Author Monica McFawn
(“Bright Shards of Someplace
Else”) will be at the library at
6:30 p.m. See p.
16.
Wed., June 10:
Every Hero Has
a
Story—story
time. An hour of
stories and crafts
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for children of all ages. 1:30
p.m.
Registration required
(647-1288). See p. 16.
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RUDYARD
Tues., June 16: Pickford Poetry
Hour. All are welcome. 6:30
p.m.
Mollie
R.
Kahl
Library,
Rudyard School, 11185 W. Second
Street, Rudyard, MI 478-4505.
Summer hours in effect June 8,
through Aug. 29: Mon. & Thurs, 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues. & Wed., 8
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fri., 7 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. & Sat., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wed., June 17: Story Time. See
June 10.
ST. IGNACE
Fri., June 12: Pickford NonProfit Coalition meets at
the library at 8:30 p.m.
Mon., June 22: Hay Days Planning Meeting. Public invited. 6:30 p.m.
Tues., June 23:
Enlightened
Page Turners’ Book Club.
Book selection is “The Royal
We”, by Heather Cocks and
Jessica Morgan. 6:30 p.m.
Wed., June 24: Story Time. See
June 10.
Tues., June 30: Pickford Poetry
Hour. See June 16.
THE PICKFORD FARMERS
MARKET is in the downtown
Pickford Township parking lot on
Thursdays, from 4 to 6 p.m., June
4, 22, 28 & 25. The Friends of the
Pickford Library Bookstore will be
open in the PAL Center during
Farmers Market hours.
PICKFORD HISTORICAL
MUSEUM OPENS JUNE 1
175 E. Main St./P.O. Box
572, Pickford, MI 49774. Hours
are Mon. thru Sat. from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. Call Dianne Schmitigal at
906-297-3013 for more information.
June
12 to 14:
Michigan Lighthouse
Festival
(989-733-8437)—
www.stignace.com/
event/michiganlighthouse-festival.
Fri. & Sat., June 19 & 20: Antiques on the Bay—The
first of Four Auto Related
events in the Straits area
features original and restored
classic and antique vehicles
on display along the downtown waterfront.
(906-6438087)
June 15 to 27, St. Ignace:
Straits Area Car Show. All
makes, all models. (906-6438087)
SAULT, ONTARIO
EXHIBITS
ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA, 10
East Street, 705/949-9067.
Public Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. &
Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed. 9 to 9.
Sun. noon to 5. Closed Mon. Admission: $5.00. Free admission for student, children under 12 and AGA
members. e-mail: galleryinfo@artgalleryofalgoma.com
www.artgalleryofalgoma.com
Project Room: to July 6: Storied
Waters. Renee Anne BouffardMcManus. "This collection of
watercolour waterscapes by artist Renée Anne BouffardMcManus tells a story of varied
emotions, moments and memories associated with the presence of water and is meant to
evoke such moments and memories in the viewer. The pieces
are all influenced by the artist’s
ongoing experience with water
in and around Northern Ontario, which began when she was a
child.
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Education Gallery: Forty Years of
Collecting—Inspired Views
Lobby: John Hartman.
Burke
Jeanne
SAULT STE. MARIE MUSEUM,
corner of Queen and East
Streets. 705/759-7278. Mon. thru
Sat. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
www,saultmuseum.com. heritage@saultmuseum.com.
CAMERA CRAFT: 716 Queen
Street East. info@cameracraft.com or
705-254-2131.
June 1 to July 4: SOCIETY. The
exhibit is a fundraiser for Gary’s
Warrior, Relay for Life Team.
Opening Night Thursday, June 4,
6 to 8 p.m.
OUTSTATE EXHIBITS
CHEBOYGAN OPERA HOUSE,
231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408.
www.theoperahouse.org/
Fri., June 26: Allen as Tim—A
Tim McGraw Tribute. 7:30
p.m. $15.
Washington Park
Fri. & Sat., June 12, 2 to 8 p.m. &
13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Cheboygan Summer Arts and
Crafts Fair
ESCANABA: Wm. Bonifas Fine
Arts Center. 786/3833. 700 First
Avenue S. 49829.
www.bonifasarts.org.
to June 18: Membership Show
June 25 to July 30:
Rephotographing Mission Heliographique. A collection of
framed and matted diptychs,
each including a reproduction
of the original print or negative
made by the Mission Heli-
ographique photographers in
1851, alongside Flavin’s image,
made using the same historic
photographic process used by
the Mission photographers.
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.
June 5 to July 26: North of the
45th—Eighth Annual Upper
Midwest Juried Exhibition
PETOSKEY: CROOKED TREE
ARTS CENTER. 231/347-4337.
Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5.
www.crookedtree.org .
to Aug. 15: Merry Makers Marketplace
Atrium Gallery
To June 10: Marilyn StockwellColestock
June 18 to Sept. 10: CTAC Kitchen
Painters—A Passion for Painting Exhibit
Gilbert Gallery
June 5 to Sept 8: Elizabeth Pollies—The Hours: Unfolding the
Idea of a Day
Bonfield Gallery
June 5 to Sept. 5: Wind & Sail.
Harbor Springs artist Rick Ford
TRAVERSE CITY: CROOKED
TREE ARTS CENTER. 322 Sixth
Street (Carnegie Building) in the
Central Neighborhood District of
Downtown Traverse City.231/9419488. Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5.
www.crookedtree.org .
to Aug. 2: Art and the Garden, a
juried exhibit. The show’s theme
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couraged to enter
work based on broad
garden themes or
those specific to the
site of the Botanic
Garden on the property of the old State
Hospital in Traverse
City, now part of the
Historic Barns Park
project.
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, 1701 E. Front Street.
48686, 231-995-1055. dennosmuseum.org Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5; Thurs. to 8
p.m.; Sun. 1 to 5
to Sept. 6: Sideways: Exploring Skateboard Art + Culture. This summer exhibition will feature art, design, and photography from the world of skateboarding, and
community submissions for deck designs
Perimeter: A Contemporary Portrait of Lake Michigan. Photographs by Kevin J.
Miyazaki.
“What draws you to Lake Michigan? What about the lake matters most to you?”
This exhibit crafts a diverse portrait of Lake Michigan through images of its dynamic waterscapes and the everyday people that are closest to them.
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
PICKLE POINT FIBER ARTS &
CRAFTS CLASSES
Watercolor Journaling. Wed., Aug.
12, 1 to 4 p.m.
LES CHENEAUX HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION CLASSES
ADULTS
GreenBird Bird Houses Family
Workshop, Sat., June 20—
anytime
Nature Walk, Tues., June 18, at
10 a.m. Meet in the parking
lot at Cedarville Foods.
PICKLE POINT CLASSES FOR
KIDS, 12 & UNDER
Punch Needle. Sat., July 25, 10
a.m. to noon.
Poetry Writing for Children.
Thurs., July 9, 10 a.m. to
noon.
Recitation Saturday,
July 11, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Wool Applique/Penny Rugs. Wed.
1 to 4 p.m. June 17, Sept. 2, &
Nov. 4.
Punch Needle. Wed. June 3, July 1
& Aug. 26, 1 to 4 p.m.
Locker Hooking. Wed. June 10 &
July 22, 1 to 4 p.m.
Spinning and Knitting. Wed., June
24, 1 to 4 p.m.
Needlepoint. Sept. 16 & Oct. 7, 1 to
4 p.m.
Knitting. Wed. July 8 & Aug. 4, 1 to
4 p.m.
Crocheting. Tues. July 14 & Aug 11,
1 to 4 p.m.
Rug Hooking and Needle Point.
Wed., July 29, 1 to 4 p.m.
Embroidery for Beginners. Wed.,
Aug. 19, 1 to 4 p.m.
Needle Felting. Wed., Aug. 5, 1 to 4
p.m.
Tatting. Weds., July 15 & Oct. 7, 1 to
4 p.m.
Cross Stitching. Sat., July 11 &
Aug. 1, 10 a.m. to noon
Knitting. Sat., June 13 & Aug. 15,
10 a.m. to noon.
Crocheting. Sats. June 20 & Aug.
15, 10 a.m. to noon.
Tuition for all classes $25 for
adults and $10 for children 12 and
under—906-484-3479.
www.picklepoint@picklepoint.com
GREAT LAKES
BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL
Shaker Box Basics, June 26 & 27.
$125 includes materials. 906-4841081. More classes in brochure.
Marine Photography, July 30 to
Aug. 1. $375.
Making Clay Marbles.
July 25, noon to 3 p.m.
Sat.,
LES CHENEAUX
ARTS COUNCIL CLASSES
Polymer Clay Wine Glass, Fri.,
July 31, 1to p.m. $50 includes
materials
Body Butter/Salt or Sugar
Scrub. Mon, Aug. 10, 1 to 4
p.m. $40, materials provided.
Photography. Wed., Aug. 5, 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. Bring a camera.
Introduction to Marbling on
Paper. Mon., Aug. 10, 1 to 4
p.m. $37 includes materials.
How to Paint from Photographs. Tues. & Wed., Aug.
11 & 12, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. $45. (bring your favorite
photos.)
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Red Willow Birch Bark Frame.
Sat., Aug. 15, 2 to 5 p.m. Supply
list for tools; materials provided.
$35.
Exploring Watercolor. Mon., Aug.
17, 1 to 5 p.m. For beginners
and intermediate painters. $58
includes materials.
Clay, Tues. July 7 & Aug. 4, 9 a.m.
to noon, with lab until 5 p.m.
$70 for both sessions, materials
provided.
Loosen Up with Confidence—
Watercolor and Mixed Media
with Helga Flower. July 20 to
23, from 9 to 5 (1 hr. lunch).
Materials list provided. $250.
Birch Bark Tulip Basket. Fri.,
July 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$45, materials provided.
Create with Fused Glass. Mon.,
July 27, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $45,
materials provided.
N u n o
F e l t
S c a r f .
Tues., July 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$45 includes materials.
Painting on Silk Scarf. Wed., July
29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $55 includes
materials.
Porcupine Quill Box. Thurs. July
30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $100. materials provided.
A POTTERY CLASS FOR CHILDREN, AGES 8 TO 15, will be held
July 14, 15, 16 & 21, from 12:30 to 2
p.m. Max. 10 students. $25. For
more info. Contact Kate Ter Haar, 906
- 4 8 4 - 2 2 5 6 ,
E x t
5
(kterhaar@eup.k12.mi.us)
AT THIS WRITING THERE WAS STILL SOME ROOM AVAILABLE IN THE CHIPPEWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S HISTORY CAMP for youngsters who have completed grades 3 to 6 or are 9 to 12 years old.
This year’s theme is the Sault’s Maritime history. Tuition for the week is $75. For more information, contact Patty Olsen at 906-632-1309 (polsen604@gmail.com).
FAIRS & FSTIVALS
June
June 5 to 14: Mackinac Island Lilac Festival (906-847-3783)
June 12 to 14, St. Ignace: Michigan
Lighthouse Festival (989-7338437)
June 13 & 14, Brimley: Lupine
Festival at the Train Depot.
See p. 6.
June 19 to 20, St. Ignace: Antiques
on the Bay (906-643-8087)
June 15 to 27, St. Ignace: Straits
Area Car Show (906-643-8087)
June 26 & 27, Sault Ste. Marie: Engineer’s Weekend and International Bridge Walk (1-800647-2854)
June 27 to July 18: Pine Mountain Music Festival (http://
mfea.org/event/pine-mountainmusic-festival/).
July
July 7 to 12, Sault Ste. Marie: Sault
Tribe Summer Pow-Wow. (1800-647-2858)
July 10 to 12, Bliss/Harbor Springs):
Blissfest. (231-348-7047)
July 17 to 19, Marquette: Hiawatha
Music Festival
July 25 & 26, Marquette: Art on the
Rocks. (414-617-1516)
Sault Ste. Marie:
in the Sault
Rendezvous
July 30 to Aug. 2, Mackinaw City:
Rendezvous in Mackinaw—
18th Century Trade Fair. Historic Festival to Aug. 1. (231537-4851 & 231-373-9793)
Aug. 14 & 15, Grand Marais:
Grand Marais Music and
Arts Festival
Aug. 15 & 16, Mackinaw City: Renaissance Event in Mackinaw
Crossings (231-436-5030)
Aug. 17 to 23, Escanaba: Upper
Peninsula State Fair (906786-4011)
Aug. 21 to 23, Paradise: Wild Blueberry Festival (906-492-3391)
September
August
Sept. 1 to 7: Chippewa County
Fair, Kinross
Aug. 1, St. Ignace: Bayside Music
Festival (800-338-6660)
Sept. 4 to 6, Marquette: Marquette
Area Blues Fest
Aug. 4, Sault Ste. Marie: 43rd
Annual Sault Summer Arts
Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 4 to 7, Mackinac Island:
Grand Hotel Labor Day Jazz
Weekend (906-847-3331)
Aug. 7, 8 & 9, Sault Ste. Marie: Sugar Island Music Festival
Aug. 8, Hessel: Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show &
Festival of the Arts
Sept. 5, Curtis: Art on the Lake
Sept, 5 & 6, St. Ignace: Arts and
Crafts Dockside
Sept. 11 to 13: Soo Film Festival
Volume 2015 Issue 6
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HONORS & ACCOLADES
YOUNG WRITERS
RELEASE THIRD
EBOOK ANTHOLOGY
A group of young
writers and their
families and friends
were on hand for the
third annual “BookRelease Soiree” at Pickford Community Library in celebration of the 2015
Pickford Community Library’s Young
Writers Workshop Anthology of Microand Flash-Fiction, Short Stories, and
Poetry now available on Smashwords.com. The e-anthology, published by JLB Creatives Publishing,
Inc., can be downloaded to e-readers,
phones, and computers at no charge.
Library card holders in the EUP area
will soon to able “check out” the eanthology on loan from the library
system for 14 days through Overdrive.
Megan Cook, a sixth grader at Pickford Public Schools, wrote a flashfiction story titled “The Taste of
Blood” about a woman who is lured
into becoming a vampire. Amy
Lehigh, an eleventh grade student at
Pickford, offers a two-voice poem ti-
tled “Wolves” that is based on a legend about “wolf becomes man and
man becomes wolf.” Sault High ninth
grader, Lydia Gilbert, wrote eight micro-fictions, each telling a complete
story in less than 100 words. A tenth
grade student from Rudyard High
School, Honnah Patnode, authored a
tragic romance called “Stardust Scattered in the Silence” that includes
illustrations by Rudyard High School
artist, Natalie Spence. Dar Bagby, cofacilitator and instructor of the Young
Writers Workshop, awarded each of
the authors a certificate of publication
by JLB Creatives Publishing, Inc.
JLB Creatives Publishing, Inc. donated a copy of its newly released Journey to Publication™ Writing Curriculum (NOVICE and ADVANCED editions; retail value $1100) to Pickford
Community Library. The five authors
of the curriculum were all in attendance, two from the EUP area and
three from Florida, attending via digital conferencing. Pickford Community
Library manager, Ann Marie Smith,
who proposed the initial start-up of
the Young Writers Workshop in 2012,
accepted the donation from the pub-
ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES
BRIMLEY’S 3rd ANNUAL
LUPINE FESTIVAL
INVITES VENDORS
Brimley’s 3rd Annual Lupine
Festival will be held Saturday
and Sunday, June 13 and 14, at
the Brimley Depot. Vendors are
invited to display on June 13,
between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Cost
is $25 ($30 after June 1) for a 10
x 10’ space. The event is a celebration of local artists and craftsmen with bouncy houses, music
in the park and food vendors.
Contact Cathy at 248-3444.
CRAFTERS NEEDED
Crafters are needed for Brimley’s
4th of July Celebration. There is
no charge for space. Contact Janet Russell at 248-3487 or call the
Train Depot at 248-3665 for information.
Sault, Ontario
lisher. Friends of the Pickford Community Library provided refreshments.
The Pickford Community Library is
located at 230 East Main Street in
downtown Pickford. For more information contact the library at 906647-1288
or
amsmith@uproc.lib.mi.us. It is affiliated with Superior District Library.
By Dar Bagby, Co-instructor
Pickford Community Library’s
Young Writers Workshop
LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR
HEIDI FINLEY FEATURED IN
UPPER PENINSULA’S
SECOND WAVE
Marblingsupplies.com is featured on
this week's cover of Upper Peninsula's Second Wave; our premier
online business magazine. Here's a
link to the article. Look for the silk
scarf photo right below the mushrooms at the top of the page: http://
up.secondwavemedia.com/features/
heidifinley51315.aspx
NEWS & NOTES
PINE MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Pine Mountain
Music Festival is
June 27 to July 18.
The festival events
are in a number
of sites, including
Marquette.
At
this writing the
event
schedule
was not available.
See
(http://
www.pmmf.org/)
for updated information.
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ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS
NEWS & NOTES, continued
KYUNG AND KEN HATFIELD EXHIBIT IN THE LSSU ARTS CENTER GALLERY
KEN AND KYUNG—
TOGETHER AT LAST!
An exhibition of two-dimensional
work by Ken and Kyung Hatfield
opens Tuesday, June 2, in the
LSSU Arts Center Gallery, and
will be in place through July 31.
The opening reception is Friday,
June 5, from 4 to 6 p.m.
to landscapes and waterways. His pen has
captured South Dakota buttes, Colorado
mineshafts, the North Platte, a Quebec homestead, impressions of China, Andes peaks,
Illinois cornfields and Algoma mining country—if he has been there and seen it he’s
probably sketched it, and he’s been almost
everywhere.
Kyung is an artist, art teacher, juror, and a
continuing student of art with the ability to
Ken and Kyung met in Arizona
analyze both her work and that of others and
where Ken was working as a
an interest in techniques and in different
field geologist and where they
forms
of
Ken, Triassic Shale, NE Arizona
were married fifty years ago.
art.
Her
Even then, Ken traveled with a
work is more deliberate.
sketchbook, and his notes on various formations were
Subjects vary widely, from
made in the form of sketches, a practice he continues
portraits to skyscapes; from
to his day. The sketches seem to spring from his pen
still lifes and Chinese tradialmost
tional art to huge, glowing
like photosunflowers. Mediums range
graphs
from oils and charcoal to
from
a
fibers of various sorts. Actucamera—
ally, Kyung works in fibers
with peras much or more than she
spective
paints—both weaving and
and prorug hooking. Years ago she
portion
blended these interests, prodead on—
ducing large paintings incorbut unlike
porating
trapunto—
p h o t o Kyung still life
cavorting, round bellied pengraphs, in
guins and full bodied tulips. There’s nothing predictable
that the
about her work except that it will be unique and interesting.
emphasis
is on what
In this exhibit her work is limited to two dimensions.
Fierro Pottery Place, Silver City N.M.
he wanted
There’s an emphasis on the big picture—lots of sky, sunsets,
to remember. Many of his sketches were
storms. A village and a
later rendered in watercolor. Ken has the
beach. Work is in oils,
habit of painting on site as well, usually in
colored pencil, charcoal
watercolor or pastels. To say he is prolific is
and pastels.
to understate the case. His pen is like an
Both Ken and Kyung
extension of his body—it illustrates his ideas
have strong LSSU conand records his impressions.
nections.
Ken taught
Because he spent so much time working outgeology
after
he
side in the more remote areas of New Mexi“retired”
from
field
co, there are many sketches of that area—
work; Kyung taught art.
the ranches, the land forms, the mine shafts.
Kyung and her award
The U.P. and surrounding areas are reprewinning(Continued
“Sky Series”
on page 14)
sented as well—from farms and landforms
painting
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ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS
(Continued from page
13)
LES CHENEAUX SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Both have been
very active in
the local arts
community.
Kyung is the
retired
Olive
Craig
Gallery
Director and her
vision and hard
work were critiPedro’s Silver City, N.M
cal in its establishby Ken Hatfield
ment. Both Hatfields
are also long time members of the Eastern Upper
Peninsula Craftsmen.
HARRY COLLINS
Our good neighbor Harry Collins died just as we
were going to press, and we are all a bit shaken
One of the reasons we all love Alberta House is
that we all feel comfortable and secure there and
the reason for that is that Alberta House is part of
an old and well established neighborhood and from
the beginning our neighbors were interested in
what we were doing, and very welcoming. They
put up with almost three years of reconstruction,
the extra cars at receptions and the comings and
goings that are part of an arts center. The neighbors who bore the brunt of the inconveniences
were the Collins family, to our south. The south
wall of Alberta House directly abuts their driveway and during remodeling they put up with more
noise than anyone, plus having scaffolding and
ladders intruding upon their space. During it all,
they were not only without complaint, but looking
out for us, reporting problems, suggesting safety
features, like the security light on the north side,
and from day one, Harry Collins cleared our front
walk when he cleared his driveway—of every
snowfall for thirty years—without being asked.
We’re going to miss him a lot—not so much for
clearing the walk but for the security and comfort
of knowing he was there and for the warm feeling
that he gave all of us.
A downloadable brochure covering the summer activities, events
and workshops in in the Les Cheneaux area is available on the
Les Cheneaux Arts Council Facebook page:
https://
www.facebook.com/pages/Les-Cheneaux-ArtsCouncil/195696863818417.
The arts related workshops are
listed on pp. 10 & 11, but there is much more in the way of activities and events in the brochure.
JUMP FOR JOY!
Susan Johnson’s doodle art is instantly recognizable and unmistakably Susan’s. She packs a huge
amount of detail into a small space
but rather than appearing crowded
or heavy, the effect is light, airy—
even ebullient. A prime example
“Jump for Joy, 5 x 7”
is the aptly named “Jump for Joy”,
the 5 x 7” mixed media painting that took First Place in the
LSSU Art Center Gallery’s recent 5 x 7 Exhibition. A close look
reveals amazing detail—in patterns, in subtle color variations.
The effect is to convey the constant motion of the water—not
only the waves, but in the troughs between the waves. Everything moves—the water, the fish, the
clouds. You don’t see
the sun but its effect
on the water and the
sky is obvious.
Susan has painted an
expanded version of
that joyous tableau as
well—twice as big and
twice as many fish.
The 10 x 14” original
“Jump for Joy, 10 x 14”
painting, matted in blue and
yellow and framed in black, is available at Sault Realism. It is
also available as a card—there and at Alberta House—so you
can spread a little joy!
ANTIQUE APPRAISER COMING TO THE EUP
Over the years we’ve been asked many times about whether there
is anyone in the area who can appraise antiques, and the answer
is always “no”. This time, in August, it will be “yes”. Mark E. Moran will appraise items at two Superior District Libraries—the
Bayliss on Saturday, August 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Les
Cheneaux on Friday, August 14,, from noon to 4 p.m. Moran is an appraiser with more that twenty years experience, a
guest expert of PBS’s Antiques Roadshow and the co-author of twenty-five books on antiques and collectibles. He will
appraise most items, including fine art, furniture, ceramics, glassware, vintage photographs advertising folk art, toys
metalware, clocks and costume jewelry. (Check with the libraries for a more detailed list.)
The charge is $10 per item for a verbal appraisal and owners must register and pay in advance at the library. Moran will appraise forty items at each library. He is also available for assessing collections in your home.
Visit his website at www.markfmoran.com for fees and more information.
Volume 2015 Issue 6
SAULT SYMPHONY
2015-2016 SEASON
Music buffs will be treated to lots
of variety and change of pace in the
Sault Symphony’s 2015-2016 Season, which begins September 26,
with a performance in St. Luke’s
Cathedral in Sault, Ontario. Timmins Symphony Music Director
Matthew Jones is both guest soloist and conductor—guest soloist in
Baroque recorder concertos by Telemann and Sammartini, and conductor of Mendelssohn’s Symphony
No. 5—The Reformation.
The November concert is in the
LSSU Arts Center Auditorium on
the 14th and features ChineseAmerican violinist Weiwei Le,
playing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy
and the Carmen Fantasy. The
symphony will play works by Beethoven and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Handel’s Messiah is featured December 12, in a program with the
Algoma Chamber Singers in the
Central United Church in Sault,
Ontario. February brings a change
of pace—a full stage production of
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma in Sault, Ontario’s Community Theater Center February 18 to
21.
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FATHER’S DAY
Father’s Day is June 21, and moms and kids are
faced with the usual dilemma—what to give Dad that
he likes, that fits. Ties and socks are ubiquitous
One of Bernie Arbic’s many books simply because they don’t have to fit
precisely and if one misses the mark as
far as Dad’s taste is concerned one hasn’t spent an arm and a leg in the attempt.
Tools are usually appreciated but most women and kids don’t know enough
about them and what he needs to take a chance on a guess. Alberta House is
one of the few places with a selection of gifts that he won’t have to make polite
noises about. We have note cards, prints and original paintings and drawings
with wild life, local landmarks, Native American themes and
nautical images by such artists as Dave Bigelow, Jeanne Tubman, Gene Usimaki, Zoey Wood-Salomon,
Ken Hatfield and Anthony Strublic. We have
hand made, one-of-a-kind mugs for his coffee—lots of them by Jack Dunning.
Other potters include Ginny Johnson, HeerspinkPorter and Schmidt-Marken.
Dave Bigelow: Central MethodWe have boxes and baskets for
ist Church and Round Island
his trinkets and magazines.
Light
Megan Rose Parish has a variety of small boxes with animal figures on them. There is a rustic wine bottle holder by Mark Besteman and small shelve sets
by Norris Seward. Seward has magnificent photographs of local
scenes as well.
H.D. Jones has chain mail bookmarks, key chains and wallet
chains. Peter Gianakura’s An American Café is a
Boxes by Rose Parish
good read—a taste of the Sault—and it’s on CDs if he
likes to listen while traveling. We have “Hitchhiking After Dark” and “Lake
The Symphony returns to the
Effect” by Rich Hill, lots of local history books by Bernie ArCentral United Church April 23,
bic and his rhyming Yooper jokes, “Have You
with the Sultans of String. SulHeard the One About . . .”.
We have local histans’ leader Chris McKhool repertory tales by Dee Stevens and the
toire includes an eclectic mix of
relation of an interesting series of
Spanish flamenco, Arab folk, Cuevents in the life of a field geoloban rhythms and French GypPrint and card by
gist in Ken Hatfield’s “Notes to My
sy-jazz.
Jeanne Tubman
Nieces”. Chris Winters, whose exhibit fills
The traditional day-long gala
both
Alberta
House
during June, has a large coffee table book—
wrap-up, of “Musicfest XXIII” in
Centennial—of photographs cenSault, Ontario’s Roberta Bondar
tered on the St. Marys Challenger, Wine bottle holder by Mark Besteman
Pavilion is scheduled for Sunday,
June 12, 2016. Except for this exlaunched in 1906. When the phototravagant event, all performances
graphs were taken, it was the oldest working vessel on the Great Lakes. The
begin at 8 p.m.
See http://
above is just the tip of the iceberg. Shopping for men in Alberta House is pleaswww.saultsymphony.com/ for tickant, easy and affordable with a wide selection of work that Dad will love—to fit
et information.
all budgets—even kids’.
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BOOK BEAT
2015 MICHIGAN NOTABLE BOOK TOUR
BRINGS MONICA MCFAWN, AUTHOR OF
BRIGHT SHARDS OF SOMEPLACE ELSE, TO
PICKFORD AND ENGADINE
Michigan Notable Author Monica
McFawn, will appear at the Engadine Library Monday, June 1,
at 7 p.m. and at the Pickford Library on Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30
p.m. McFawn is the author of a
short story collection titled
Bright Shards of Someplace Else
which won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Stories Fiction. The book consists of eleven
kaleidoscopic stories in which
McFawn traces the combustive, hilarious, and profound effects that occur when people misread the
minds of others. Both of these library events are
free and open to the public. McFawn’s books will be
available for purchase and signing.
Monica McFawn is a writer and
playwright living in Michigan,
who is about to become a Yooper,
having recently accepted an Assistant Professorship at Northern
Michigan University. Beginning
with the fall semester, she will
teach fiction and drama. When
she isn’t writing or teaching, she
trains her Welsh Cob cross pony
in dressage and jumping.
Here:
Women
Writing on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has recently
been released by
Michigan
State
University Press.
The book contains
a mix of short stories, excerpts from
novels, poems and
more
by
U.P.
women
authors.
In
addition
to
modern
authors
like LSSU’s Julie
Brooks
Barbour
and Grand Marais
author Ellen Airgood, the editor, Ron Riekki,
has selected poems by Stellanova Osborn and
book sections begin with seasonal comments by
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft.
Riekki has arranged a U.P. book tour, which will
bring four of the authors, Julie Brooks Barbour,
April Lindala, Saara Myrene Raappana and the
2015 U.P. Poet Laurate Andrea Scarpino, to the
Bayliss Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 11.
The book will be available for signing and purchase. If you can’t make it to the library, the
book is available online from Barnes and Noble
($19.90) and Amazon (Kindle $18.63—
paperback, $1 more).
EVERY HERO HAS A STORY
SUMMER READING PROGRAMS FOR KIDS ARE FREE AT LOCAL LIBRARIES
The 2015 Summer Reading Program begins in the Bayliss Library June 10, and continues through July 25. We have
the individual meeting dates for the Bayliss Library in the EVENTS section, but all libraries
in the Superior District are participating. To find the dates for your local library, drop in or
give them a call.
This year’s programs feature heroes—historic, mythical and fictional. There are two sets of
programs—one for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5; the other for elementary age youngsters. Children must be enrolled to attend the free programs, but once enrolled may attend as many or
as few as they choose.
Home of the Sault Summer
Arts Festival —Tuesday, August
4, 2015—Sault City Hall grounds
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Alberta House News is published monthly as a public
service by the Sault Area Arts Council. Printed copies
may be picked up free of charge at Alberta House Arts
Center or the Bayliss Library. Printable copies can be
downloaded from our web site (www.saultarts.org).
Items for Alberta House News are best transferred in
written form, either dropped off at Alberta House or
mailed there c/o Jean Jones. You may also call 906/437
-5463
afternoons
or
evenings
or
e -mail
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
Hooked rug by Kyung
copy of “Alberta House
Hatfield. See pp. 13 & 14