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Entire
Month of October
*"On
The Air" exhibit by Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Castle
Museum of Saginaw County. Admission: $1. Info & open hours: 989-752-2861.
+5:30 - 6:30
pm. “Art in the ‘Toon Age,” drop-in tours. MSU Kresge Art
Museum, East Lansing. Exhibit runs throughout October. Info & open
hours: 517-355-7631.
October
1
*7:30 pm. Saginaw Hall of Fame 2002 Induction Ceremony, SVSU Lecture Series.
Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, 2000 Congress, Saginaw.
Info: 989-755-9822.
October
2
*9:30 - 11:30 am. “The Maestro Plays,” presented by Kalamazoo
Symphony Orchestra. Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 S. Rose St., Kalamazoo.
Registration required, call: 616-553-7804.
October
3
#9:30 & 11:30 am. Three Men And A Tenor. Trinity Lutheran School,
38900 Harper, Clinton Township. Info: 586-949-5511.
*9:30 - 11:30 am. “The Maestro Plays,” see Oct. 2.
October
4
+8 pm. “Defying Gravity,” by Jane Anderson. Peformance Network,
120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor. Play runs Oct. 3 through Oct. 6. Info: 734-663-0681
or performancenetwork.org.
October
5
Courthouse Square Quilt Show, Eaton County Courthouse, Charlotte. Fee:
$3.
Info: 517-543-6999 or www.visitcourthousesquare.org.
October
6
“Ice Age Hunters and Mastodons,” presented by Cranobook Institute
of Science, including a Young Explorers Program. Metamora Old Town Hall,
Metamora. Tickets: $10/$15/$20.
Info: 248-628-5287.
October
7
10 am - 5 pm. “4x10 +” by Cyril Lixenberg. Grand Valley State
University Art Gallery, 1121 Performing Arts Center, Allendale. Exhibit
runs Oct. 7 through Oct. 31. Info & open hours: 616-895-2564
October
8
*7:30 pm. “The Saginaw Germantown,” SVSU Lecture Series. Saginaw
Arts & Sciences Academy, 2000 Congress, Saginaw. Info: 989-755-9822.
October
9
#2-3:30 pm. Classical Guitar history and performance by Paul Vondiziano.
Wicher Auditorium, Hope College, Holland.
Info: 616-395-7893.
October
10
#1:30-2:30 pm. “History of Great Lakes Lighthouses,” presented
by Donn Werling. Waterfront Conference Center, Traverse City. Registration
required, call: 231-599-2503.
October
11
#8 pm. Classical
Guitar recital by Paul Vondiziano. Knickerbocker Theater, Hope College,
Holland. Tickets: $5. Call: 616-395-7893.
#Great Lakes
Lighthouse Festival, Alpena. Info: www.gllf.org,
800-4ALPENA
October
12
#3:30 pm. Bluegrass
music performed by Lonesome & Blue. Friendship Park, 3300 Clarkston
Road, Orion Township. Info: 248-391-0304.
#Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival, Alpena. see Oct. 11.
October
13
#2-3 pm. Gemini presents acoustic music for children and families. Orion
Township Public Library, 825 Joslyn Rd., Lake Orion. Info: 248-693-3001.
#Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival, Alpena. see Oct. 11.
October
14
#Michael Angelo
performs: 9 am. Sunset Elementary, Alpena. 10:30 am. Long Rapids Elem.,
Herron. 1:30 pm. Hubbard Lk. Elem., Hubbard Lk. 3 pm. Wilson Elem., Alpena.
Info: 989-356-2202.
October
15
8:30 am - 5 pm.
“Rethinking Reality: Unleashing the Potential of Metro Detroit’s
Cultural Community,” The Gem Theatre, 333 Madison Ave., Detroit.
Registration required, $50, call: 313-224-3470.
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October
16
#1 & 2 pm. Shawn Jacob
the Amazing Egghead. Meridian Elementary School, 26700 Meridian Rd., Grosse
Ile. Info: 734-692-4690.
October
17
#Annual Meeting of
the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs (MCACA). Detroit
Renaissance Marriott Center. Registration required, call 734-669-4360
or email: getreal@pobox.com.
October
18
#Annual
Meeting of
the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). Detroit Renaissance
Marriott Center. Registration required, call 734-669-4360 or email: getreal@pobox.com.
October
19
*4 pm. “The Westsiders,” presented by Wayne State Univ. and
Detroit Northwestern HS. Northwestern High School, 2200 W. Grand Blvd.,
Detroit. Tickets: $10, call: 313-863-8968.
#Annual Meeting of
NASAA. see Oct. 18.
October
20
“La Boheme” at Whiting Auditorium, Flint Cultural Center. Tickets:
$20/$40,
call 888-8CENTER or www.flintculturalcenter.org.
October
21
“Interiors” by Marlene
Alt, “Passages” by Mary Tuma, “discreet>>brodcast[signal]”
by Elizabeth Tjoelker. UICA, 41 Sheldon Blvd. SE, Grand Rapids. Exhibit
runs Oct. 16 throughout October. Info: 616-454-7000.
October
22
#1 pm. Ventriloquist
Richard Paul presents “It’s OK to Walk Away.” St. Paul
the Apostle Church, 2750 Burton SE, Grand Rapids. Info: 616-949-1690.
MMA Conference. see Oct. 23.
October
23
“Off And Running:
Communities Working Together For the Future,” Michigan Museums Association
Annual Meeting. Midland Center For the Arts. Registration required, call:
517-482-4055 or michiganmuseums.org.
October
24
*9:30 - 11:30 am.
“The Maestro Plays,”
presented by Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Willard Public Library, 7 Van
Buren St. West, Battle Creek. Registration required, call: 616-553-7804.
MMA Conference. see Oct. 23.
October
25
#7 pm. Halloween
entertainment, songs, plays, stories and safety tips presented by Marian
Nelson. Dexter District Library, 8040 Fourth St., Dexter.
Info: 734-426-4477.
MMA Conference. see Oct. 23.
October
26
+8 pm. “The Spirit House,”
by Adam Kraar. Peformance Network, 120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor. Play runs
Oct. 17 through Oct. 27. Info: 734-663-0681 or performancenetwork.org.
October
27
*1 - 5 pm. “History of
Local Area and 1900 Social Life,” presented by Keweenaw Krayons .
Keweenaw National Historic Park Headquarters, 100 Red Jacket Road, Calumet.
Info: 906-337-4701 or 906-337-3168.
October
28
9 am - 5 pm. Selections from the Village Works photovoice project, conceived
by Caroline Wang. U-M Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor. Exhibit
runs throughout October. Info & open hours: 734-936-3519
October
29
8 pm. Jazz Concert, Rankin Dome Room, Ferris State University, Big Rapids.
Info: 231-591-2537 or email: Daniel_Cronk@ferris.edu
October
30
8 pm. Concert: The United States Army Jazz Ambassadors, Rosza Center,
Michigan Technological University, Houghton.
Info: www.greatevents.mtu.edu
October
31
+5:30 - 6:30 pm. “Art in the ‘Toon Age,” drop-in tours.
MSU Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing. Exhibit runs throughout October.
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Official
Press Release
Governor
Declares October as "Arts & Humanities Month"
(Sept. 26,
2002)--The Department of History, Arts and Libraries, the Michigan Council
for Arts and Cultural Affairs and Michigan Humanities Council announce
that Governor John Engler has issued an Executive Declaration to recognize
October as "Arts & Humanities Month" in Michigan.
The declaration
celebrates the arts, culture, heritage and history of Michigan and recognizes
how they enrich and enhance the lives of all Michigan citizens. Also stated
in the declaration: "Arts and Humanities Month also provides a special
opportunity to honor the many individuals and organizations whose contributions
to the visual and performing arts, and to the study of history, literature,
philosophy and other humanities disciplines have improved the quality
of life for our citizens."
The Department
of History, Arts and Libraries, Michigan
Humanities Council and the Michigan
Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs are working with state and federal
leaders to encourage the celebration of culture in our state during Arts
and Humanities month and to increase public awareness of and participation
in the humanities and arts.
Highlighting
October's events is the 2002 Annual Meeting of the National
Assembly of State Arts Agencies at the Detroit Renaissance Center
from October 17-20. The meeting is being hosted by the Michigan Council
for Arts & Cultural Affairs and is a premier occasion for Michigan
to share and compare its arts and cultural opportunities to the rest of
the nation. On October 18, acting chair of the National Endowment for
the Arts, Eileen Mason, will address the conference.
Listed at
right is a calendar of events highlighted as just some of hundreds of
arts & humanities events occurring throughout Michigan during “Arts
& Humanities Month” in October. More information on “Arts
& Humanities Month,” including a lengthy state-wide listing of
arts & humanities events, can be accessed on-line at:
michiganhumanities.org/a&hmonth
Michigan
Humanities Council, founded in 1974, is the state's private, non-profit
affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Michigan Council
for Arts and Cultural Affairs is a state agency and is a part of the Department
of History, Arts and Libraries. |
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