2006 Touring Arts & Humanities Showcase

Saturday, September 16, 2006
Marshall High School
701 N. Marshall Ave (map)
Marshall, MI

NOTE: The Michigan Humanities Council has EXTENDED THE GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE for the Arts & Humanities Touring program to September 22 only for those individuals or organizations which attend the 2006 Touring Arts & Humanities Showcase on September 16 in Marshall. The Council has also has extended its deadline up to the door for registrations to the 2006 Showcase. Please contact MHC in advance to assist us with appropriate number of lunches and materials.

Photologue: Link here to see photos from Showcase 2003

Showcase 2006: Join your colleagues and experience some of Michigan's most talented performers, dancers, musicians, storytellers, tradition bearers, visual artists, and others performing, demonstrating, and talking about their work.

If you plan arts and cultural programs for your organization, you won't want to miss this opportunity to see "live" performances/presentations and connect with exhibitors. Plus, get the new Arts & Humanities Touring Directory with complete information on how to apply for an Arts & Humanities Touring Program grant to help cover the fees and expenses of performing artists and humanities presenters listed in the directory.

Produced by Michigan Humanities Council in partnership with the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the 2006-2009 Arts and Humanities Directory lists 248 offerings and includes the revised grant guidelines and application.

The Directory is sponsored in part by LaSalle Bank, and Showcase 2006 is sponsored in part by the United Arts Council for Calhoun County.

Schedule:

8 a.m. - 9 a.m.	Registration
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Exhibit Area Open
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Performances
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Break / Connect with Exhibitors
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Performances
12:30 p.m - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch with Exhibitors
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Performances
3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Connect with Exhibitors - Book Performers/Presenters (optional)

Presenters (on-stage) performing at the 2006 Showcase:

Mr. B: Mark Lincoln Braun                          
Blue Water Ramblers                                     
Boogie Woogie Babies!     
Tim Bogar, Full-Tilt Storytelling
CEYX
Pamela Chappell
Detroit Women
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Vikki Gasko with Danny & the Victory Team
HARPBEAT!
KINSFOLK
Rhonda Larson
The London Trio
Magical Rain Theaterworks
Leslie McCurdy, “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman”
Adam Mellema
The Merling Trio
Michigan Opera Theatre
Not for Women Only! A Musical Revue
Richard Paul Puppeteer/Ventriloquist
People Dancing
The Royal Garden Trio
Barbara Schutzgruber
Judy Sima
Song of the Lakes
Sopranos Three!
Universal Expressions
Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
Lare Williams & New Direction Bluegrass Band
LaRon Williams

Exhibitors at the 2006 Showcase:

The Amazing Clark: Puppeteer/Magician (Eugene Clark)
Carl Behrend: Legends of the Great Lakes
Jim Bizer
Blue Water Ramblers
Jean Stow Bolley
The Boychoir of Ann Arbor
Brainstormers!
Brazil & Beyond
Bringing a Combat Infantryman’s WWII Experience to Life (William Craft)
Anne & Rob Burns as A Reasonable Facsimile
CabaretAMARI
CEYX
Kelly Church: Black Ash Basketry Demonstrations/Classes
Cirque Amongus
Compañeros de Flamenco
CutTime Players
Tonya Dallas, “Touchdown”
Detroit Dance Collective
Detroit Women
Drummunity! Rhythmic Fun for Everyone
Rich Eddy’s Rockin’ Oldies Band
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Fish Sandwich Cookery (Carolyn Smith)
Mandy G and the Saxophone Family
Vikki Gasko with Danny & the Victory Team
Gemini
Happendance Professional Dance Company
Harpers Ferry: Mother Tongue
Dan Hazlett
Jerry Jacoby: Kid Motivator
Carol Johnson: Music with a Message
Kevin Kammeraad
KINSFOLK
Jeremy Kittel
Mady Kouyate, Kora Player
Jan Krist
Like Water Drum & Dance
Tiana Marquez, Singer & Storyteller
Leslie McCurdy, “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman”
Chris Measzros: The Man of 1,000 Voices
Adam Mellema
Ron Moore, Music & Comedy
The Merling Trio
Puppeteer/Ventriloquist Richard Paul
People Dancing
Picks & Sticks String Band
Thomas Plunkard Magician
Bob Reay
The Royal Garden Trio
Gordon Russ Productions
Saline Fiddlers
Sangeeta’s Dance & Music of India
“Scheer Genius Assembly Shows”
Jenifer Strauss
Universal Expression
Marcey Walsh: Highly Contagious Education
Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
Carri Wilson
Catherine Wilson, Pianist
Tom Woodruff’s Great Lakes Illustration Workshops

30 OF MICHIGAN’S BEST ARTISTS & STORYTELLERS LIVE IN MARSHALL 9/16 (LANSING. July 11, 2006)-----The Michigan Humanities Council (MHC) announces it will host its 2006 Touring Arts & Humanities Showcase on September 16, 2006, at Marshall High School in Marshall. The 2006 Showcase will feature 30 of Michigan’s best arts and cultural presenters who will each give a 10-minute presentation on stage. Another 60 presenters will exhibit at the event. The event is produced to introduce to the public many of the presenters listed in the new 2006-2009 edition of Michigan’s Arts & Humanities Touring Directory. It provides a unique opportunity for event planners and the general public to interact with some of Michigan’s most talented actors, actresses, dancers, musicians, storytellers, tradition bearers, visual artists and others performing, demonstrating and talking about their work. The event is sponsored in part by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) and the United Arts Council for Calhoun County.