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Tuesday 1 — SAULT SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL. LSSU. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. En-

tertainment from 1 to 8 p.m. See p. 16, for schedule and exhibiters.

MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION FOR APRIL SOUTH-OLSEN. LSSU Arts

Center Gallery, from 4 to 6 p.m. See p. 6.

Wednesday 2 — LE SAULT ARTISTS GUILD MEETS at noon at the home of Mari-

on Forrest, 1110 Mann Street in the Sault (east of Portage, past the Last Resort,

right on St. Marys, right on Mann).

MUSIC IN THE PARK: The Kielbasa Kings. Contemporary and traditional

polkas, waltzes and original songs. 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Soo Locks Park at Water

Street. Free concert. Bring something to sit on.

Thursday 3—VOCAL GALA. tha. Soo Theatre.

Friday 4 — SAULT DOWNTOWN DAYS. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two full days of activi-

ties, deals, and fun for the whole family. Enjoy the sidewalk sales of the downtown

stores offering up great deals. Stroll through the streets and see the vast assort-

ment of goods offered by arts and crafts vendors. Kids’ games, bouncy inflatables,

and petting zoo! Food vendors. See p. 12, for vendor information. See http://

downtownsault.org/downtowndays/ for more information.

FRIENDS OF THE BAYLISS LIBRARY SUMMER USED BOOK SALE. 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Books, games, puzzles and more. Front of the Library and Commu-

nity Room.

TEEN GRAFFITI ART CONTEST. All teens welcome; all materials furnished.

Noon to 3 p.m. in front of the Bayliss Library. See p. 12.

MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION for David Bigelow at the 1668 Winery, cor-

ner of Portage and Ashmun, 5 to 7 p.m. See p. 7.

Saturday 5 — SAULT DOWNTOWN DAY 2, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. See Aug. 4.

Artwork from Soo Theatre Summer Camps will be on display. At 10

a.m. antique cars will line up on Ashmun Street and be on display

until 3 p.m.. This is an Annual Twin Sault Cruisers Car Show hosted by the Inter-

national Antique Auto Club.

Sunday 6—MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION in Alberta House for Charles Col-

bert and Jennifer Leighton. 2 to 4 p.m. See pp. 4 to 6.

FRIENDS OF THE BAYLISS USED BOOK SALE. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. See Aug. 4.

Tuesday 8 — TUESDAY MOVIE MATINEE, Bayliss Library, 2 p.m.

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EVENTS 1 to 3

SAULT, MICHIGAN

EXHIBITS 4 to 8

EUP 8 to 10

ALGOMA 10

OUTSTATE 11

WORKSHOPS 12

FAIRS & FESIVALS 12

ARTISTIC

OPPORTUNITIES

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NEWS & NOTES 13 to

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SAULT SUMMER

ARTS FESTIVAL

SUBSCRIPTION

INFORMATION

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Inside this issue:

AUGUST EVENTS

August 2017 Volume 17 Issue 8

At the Opera, by Charles Colbert. See “Alberta House Exhibit, pp. 4 & 5

BAYLISS BUILDING CLUB for homeschoolers

meets in the library at 1 p.m.

Wednesday 9 —MUSIC IN THE PARK: Lise White &

Friends with a variety of pop and swing music, as

well as original songs. 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Soo Locks

Park at Water Street. Free concert. Bring something

to sit on.

DIE FLEDERMAUS. Johann Strauss II. Soo Thea-

tre, 7:30 p.m. See p. 13, for details.

Thursday 10—CLAUDIA SCHMIDT in concert at the

Bayliss Library at 7 p.m. Free concert. Claudia will

have CDs available for sale. See p. 13.

ADULT ROCK PAINTING in the Bayliss Library.

Rocks and paint provided. 7 p.m. See p. 15.

FRINGE FESTIVAL BEGINS in Sault, Ont. The

Fringe Festival is a ten day festival in downtown

Sault, Ont. with featured performances at different

venues, street performers, a children’s stage, artisans

and a community gathering tent. See: http://

fringenorth.ca.

Friday 11—SUGAR ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL. Ad-

mission $10 for a 3-day button. Under 12 free but

must be accompanied by an adult. Rustic camping

available. Crafters & vendors. See http://

sugarislandfest.org. See p. 14, for performance line-

up.

DIE FLEDERMAUS. See Aug. 9.

FRINGE FESTIVAL. See Aug. 10.

Saturday 12—BAYLISS BUILDING CLUB meets in

the library at 1 p.m.

BONKERS FOR BLUEBERRIES. Fresh blueberry

pancakes, St. Joseph Island maple syrup, blueberry

products and baking and pioneer games at the Old

Stone House in Sault, Ont. $12, breakfast or tea.

Reservations required: 705-759-5443.

ARTS IN THE PARK’IN LOT FESTIVAL. Mill

Market in Sault, Ont., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Sunday 13—DIE FLEDERMAUS. 3 p.m. See Aug. 9.


ARTS IN THE PARK’IN LOT FESTIVAL. See

Aug. 12.

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EVENTS

Page 2 ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS

Monday 14—FRINGE FESTIVAL. See Aug. 10.

Tuesday 15—SAAC BOARD meets at 4 p.m. in Alberta

House.

DR. TED WALKER WILL SPEAK on “Hitler and

the Exhibition of Degenerate Art”, exploring the dic-

tator’s antipathy toward modernism. Bayliss Li-

brary, 7 p.m.


Wednesday 16—MUSIC IN THE PARK: The Missy

Zenker Duo. Local celebrity and country singer re-

turns home from Nashville to join us at Music in the

Park! 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Soo Locks Park at Water

Street. Free concert. Bring something to sit on.


Thursday 17—U.P. AUTHOR B. G. BRADLEY will

introduce his new novel, “Winter Heart” at

the Bayliss Library at 7 p.m. See

www.bgbradleyauthor.tumblr.com.


Friday 18—FRINGE FESTIVAL. See Aug.

10.

Saturday 19—FRINGE FESTIVAL. See Aug. 10.

Sunday 20—SUMMERTIME DINNER & CONCERT

at the Machine Shop in Sault, Ont. Concert features

Sarah Gartshore, soprano; Amanda Crider, mezzo

soprano; and Jonathan Beyer, baritone, with Stephen

Mallinger at the piano. Dinner & concert, $50/40.

Concert only, $25/15. See p. 14, for details and reser-

vation information.


Tuesday 22—CREATIVE ENDEAVORS, support group

for writers and artists, meets at the Bayliss Library

from noon to 2 p.m.

Wednesday 23—MUSIC IN THE PARK: The Saline Fid-

dlers. America’s premier youth fiddling show band

from Saline, MI. 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Soo Locks Park at

Water Street. Free concert. Bring something to sit

on.

Thursday 24—POET ELIZABETH SHAFFER is the

featured poet at 7 p.m. in the Bayliss Library Com-

munity Room, followed by Open Mic.

THE ACCIDENTALS, a Traverse City band with an

eclectic blend of indie folk, pop, jazz, bluegrass, rock,

classical . . . Soo Theatre. A Raise the Roof Concert.

Tues., Aug. 1: 45th Annual Sault Summer Arts

Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the grounds of

Lake Superior State University. Live enter-

tainment 1 to 8 p.m. Free admission. See p. 16.

Aug. 1 to 6: Pickford Hay Days. No info. at time

of writing. http://www.haydays.org

Aug. 5, DeTour Riverfest. All day.

Aug. 11 thru 13: Sugar Island Music Festival.

$10 for a 3 day souvenir button; under 12, with

adult, free. Schedule & more info. p. 14.

Grand Marais Music Festival, Admission:

Sat. night $20; all day Saturday, $35; Sunday

afternoon $2; weekend pass $50. Line up:

www.grandmaraismichigan.com/festival.php

Aug. 12: Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat

Show and Festival of the Arts. Admission

$7, under 12 free.

Aug. 18 to 20: Paradise Wild Blueberry Festi-

val. See: wildblueberryfestival.org

Sept. 2: Curtis Art on the Lake art and music

festival, 10 to 5. $1 admission

Sept. 2 & 3: St. Ignace Arts Dockside. Sept. 2,

9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sept. 3, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sault, Ontario festivals are on the EVENTS

pages and below.

AREA FESTIVALS $15 in advance/$20 at the door. See p. 13. Friday 25—F.O.P. CONCERT. T. GRAHAM BROWN.

Soo Theatre, 7 p.m.

Wednesday 30—MUSIC IN THE PARK: The 20th

Anniversary Party featuring original perform-

ers from 1997: Dyke Justin, Gentleman George

and more. 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Soo Locks Park at

Water Street. Free concert. Bring something to sit

on.

*Tickets for LSSU Arts Center events are available

at the Norris Center ticket office (635-2602) or

online at: https://

lssutickets.universitytickets.com.

** The former Kiwanis Community Theater, at

White Pines Collegiate, 1007 Trunk Road, Sault

Ste. Marie, Ont. has changed both its name and

its website. It is now the Sault Community The-

a t r e C e n t r e a n d i t s w e b s i t e :

http://www.saultctc.ca/ Community Theatre

tickets are still available online at:

https://th038wq008.boxpro.net/c2bownet.asp or

at the box office in the Station Mall Telephone 1-

705-945-7299—[email protected].

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7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 & 10

& 3 p.m. Aug. 13

Tickets at Soo Theatre—$18/10

Conducted by John Wilkinson, Directed by Anna Gartshore

and featuring Karen Hughes Beacom, Cristopher Hol-

lingsworth, Dawn Pawskwski Krough &

Thomas Gunther

mailto:[email protected]

Charles colbert

Fresh from an exhibit in the Winery, is Charles Colbert,

an art historian whose art has been influenced by the trends that preced-

ed him and propelled into making a statement of his own. His artistic

commentary, which began in his July, 2015 Alberta House exhibit, focuses

on his own era.

After receiving his Ph.D. in art history at Harvard University, Charles

Colbert taught at Boston College and Portland State University. He is the

author of several books and many articles on American art. His latest

book, “Haunted Visions, Spiritualism and American Art” was selected

by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2013. Colbert

is also the author of A Measure of Perfection: Phrenology and the Fine

Arts in America”. References refer to his “many articles on American art

of the nineteenth century.” He has long sustained a devotion to creating

art, an undertaking he now pursues avidly.

Since his 2012 retirement Colbert has divided his time between Florida

and Northern Michigan. His artist statement is succinct:

“My career as an art historian informs much of my work as an

artist. Many pieces in this show hark back to earlier traditions

and artists. Hence, my paintings often derive their content from

conceptual con-

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Olive Craig Gallery:

RECENT WORKS BY

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Mini Gallery:

JENNIFER

LEIGHTON

ACRYLICS ON CANVAS

Meet the artists sunday,

august 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Walk Me Through Post Modernism

siderations (ideas and perceptions). In my paintings, the imagery gravitates towards themes engen-

dered by the environmental movement, scientific theory, and current social concerns. The collages re-

flect the influences of Weimar art, Abstract Expressionism, graffiti art, and late Pop art- to mention

just a few sources. What there is of tradition in all my work, then, is reinterpreted by means of

Modernism and Post-Modernism.”

The result of Colbert’s background and perspective is a mixed media

take on modern life and art that is thought provoking and different

from anything you’ve seen before.

Meet Charles Colbert at his reception with Jenny Leighton on

Sunday, August 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.

JENNIFER LEIGHTON

Jennifer Leighton burst onto the Sault arts scent like a Fourth of July

rocket just one year ago when she entered the Sault Summer Arts Festi-

val and walked away with the Best of Show Award. In January, she ex-

hibited in the 1668 Winery. In April she entered the Olive Craig Gal-

lery’s Annual Juried Exhibition and again took the First Place Award.

Quite a year, all in all. You’ll have to come in and see this show just to

see what everyone is raving about.

Jenny paints in acrylics on canvas, but other than that you can’t catego-

rize her because her subject can be anything that catches her eye, from a

Lake Superior beach and the Mackinac Bridge to her kitchen window, a

bank of clouds, full blown flowers or her daughter (left), a modern Mona

Lisa, with headphones and a twinkle in her eye.

Jenny grew up in Indiana and after graduating from Lutheran Hospital

School of Nursing in Fort Wayne, IN, began working full time at a major

hospital. Her husband encouraged her to get an art degree, and she

graduated from Perdue University with a BA. in Fine Arts in 1992.

When she moved to the Sault, she had her first opportunity to pursue art

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Left to Right: Red Skies at Dawn, On to

Mars! and 1933

full time—to instant acclaim. Now she is back to nursing full time and still painting—a busy lady. She says that “art

can be extremely powerful and very gentle, just like nursing”.

Meet Jenny Leighton with Charles Colbert

on Sunday, August 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.


BAYLISS

LIBRARY

ARTIST OF

THE MONTH:

Mary Stroba

from left: Lady Slipper, North Man-

chester Indiana and still life.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

115 Ashmun, Sault Ste.

Marie, MI. Mailing ad-

dress P.O. Box 342, Sault Ste. Marie,

MI., 49783. e.mail: [email protected].

906-635-7982 • www.cchsmi.com

Gift Shop open Mon., Tues & Thurs., 2

to 4 p.m. at front door.

Office hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon., &

some Fridays at back door.

Historic Water Street homes and Kemp

Industrial Museum will be open daily

from 1 to 5 p.m. during the summer.

Admission is $3 adults; $2 children 6

to 12; $8 family. Historic Homes open

hours are sponsored by the City of

Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County His-

torical Society and Sault Historic sites.

mailto:[email protected]

Emile Weddige (1907-2001)

is universally regarded as

one of this country’s fore-

most artist-lithographers.

His work is playful and his

subject matter pays homage

to his Michigan connections,

with many prints depicting

classic Americana. In 2016,

34 lithographs by Emil

Weddige were donated to

LSSU by Peter and Arlee

Tampas of Hancock, Mich.

The works currently on dis-

play in the library Gallery,

are on loan from the LSSU

Arts Center Gallery Perma-

nent Collection.

LSSU LIBRARY

GALLERY:

Prints from the

Emil Weddige Collection

100 W. Portage Ave. 906-259-5035

August Artist

David Bigelow

David Bigelow has won just about every award there is to win around

here. His principal mediums are watercolor, pastel and pen and ink

and his subject matter is usually either the beautiful EUP or vistas en-

joyed on his travels. He excels in recording area landmarks in pen

and ink and the note cards bearing these images are very popular.

Meet this versatile, personable artist at his First Friday

Reception, from 5 to 7 p.m. August 4.

A moment of New Orleans blues

comes alive in “Requiem for Louis

Armstrong” by Emil Weddige. This

lithograph is currently displayed in

the LSSU President’s house.

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EUP Wed., Aug. 2: Curtis Craft Show &

Bazaar. Curtis Community

Building and parking lot, 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. For more information

contact [email protected].

BRIMLEY

The WHEELS OF HISTORY

Train Museum

on M-221 in downtown Brimley.

Hours are Wed. thru Sun., 10 a.m. to

4 p.m.

IROQUOIS POINT LIGHTHOUSE

Located seven miles west of Brimley

on Lakeshore Drive, the lighthouse

museum and gift shop are open from,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily through October

15. Hours may vary, so call (906) 437-

5272 for a current schedule. The 65-

foot tower is also open to the public

during those times.

Mon., Aug. 25: Friends of the

Pendill’s Creek Hatchery Spa-

ghetti Dinner Fundraiser.

Brimley VFW Hall on M-28, 4 to

8 p.m. Eat in or take out.

Curtis Community Arts Council,

9246 Saw-Wa-Quato Street, Curtis,

MI 49820. P.O. Box 255. 906-586-

9974. Erickson Center.


CURTIS

AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, 2017

APRIL SOUTH-OLSEN

FANTASTIC BANALITY: FIGURING CHANGE

The encaustic medium allows me to layer the work

and develop a history within the piece. Each layer

helps create the next by guiding the bristles of the brush around ele-

vations and into the deficits. Color from previous layers bleed into

the next giving direction to the final surface.

In the LSSU Arts Center Gallery’s 5 x 7 show this spring, April South-Olsen

of Escanaba won the one hundred dollar Third Place Award for “View from

the Passenger’s Side”, an encaustic. She took the 5 x 7 Second Place award

last year. You’ll find more awards and background information on her web-

site: http://www.aprilsoutholson.com/

Meet the Artist Reception Tuesday, August 1, from to 6 p.m. How

about that—the festival and the reception in one fell swoop!

Open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, noon

to 6. For questions or tour information, contact Sharon Dorrity at 906-635-

2665 or [email protected].

ENGADINE

Sat., Aug. 12: Craft show in conjunc-

tion with the Engadine Tractor

Show. Engadine Township Hall,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 1: 2017 Art Show &

Silent Auction. Artists deliv-

er up to 4 pieces of art to Cedar-

ville Lodge Conference Room.

Art may be for display only, or

for sale. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thurs., Aug. 17: Art Show Recep-

tion & Silent Auction at Ce-

darville Lodge. 5 to 7 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 18: Artists may pick up

their art work. 10:30 a.m.

15% commission on the exhibition

sales benefits the Arts Council

Scholarship Program. Artists will

receive 60% of the final Silent Auc-

tion bid with 40% going to the schol-

arship program.

LES CHENEAUX

HISTORICAL MUSEUM

open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Artist of the Week

Wed., Aug. 2: Gourd Art. Claryn

Ledy

MARITIME MUSEUM

Open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closes

for the season Sept. 9.

Fri., Aug. 11: Classic Boat Corral

& Action, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 12: Antique Wooden

Boat Show & Festival of the

Arts in Hessel

Sun., Aug. 27: Raffle Drawings

for the quilt and canoe. 2

p.m.

LES CHENEAUX

COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Music on the Porch

Thurs., Aug 3: Kenny Izzard &

Friends. 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 11: Car Show Registra-

tion on the porch.

Thurs., Aug. 17: History of the

Mackinac Bridge thru Aug.


Sat., Aug. 5: Riverfest. 10 a.m. to

3 p.m. De Tour Arena. A fun

filled day, with arts, food, games,

and tons of music ... all day long.

Sun., Aug. 6: Lazy Summer Dazes

show. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the

Drummond Elementary School.

DE TOUR LIBRARY MOVIES

Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Suggested do-

nation: movie and popcorn $2; pop

$1

Aug. 4: Fantastic Beast and

Where to Find Them (PG-13)

Aug. 11: A Dog’s Purpose (G)

Aug. 18: Florence Foster Jenkins

(PG-13)

DE TOUR LIBRARY SPEAKER

SERIES, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 9: Young people’s author

Kate Smith

Aug. 30: Eli Baker—Les

Cheneaux watershed


EUP

LES CHENEAUX

2017 ART SHOW

& SILENT AUCTION

Open Call for Artists

DE TOUR

DRUMMOND

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Gallery Exhibit Through August:

"Visions between the Lakes"

Northern Exposure Featured

Artists. Works of art from three

Northern Exposure Featured Art-

ists: Tracey Anderson, Ben

Bohnsack, and Carol Irving—

weaving, woodblock printing, and

scratch board art.

See WORKSHOPS, p. 12, for info

on the Erickson Center free

month long puppet workshop,

“In the Heart of the Beast”.

Music in the Park, 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Aug. 2: Music in the Park

presents Lukewarm and the

Not So Hots. Honky-tonk

Wed., Aug. 9: Sparrowtree per-forms bluegrass, Americana,

jamgrass.

Wed., Aug. 16: The Gitchell Fami-

ly Band. Bluegrass

Mon., Aug. 7: Chamber Music

Concert featuring the True

North Quartet. Free, donations

always appreciated

Thurs., Aug. 10, through Sat., Aug.

12: The ECA presents "Shrek,

the Musical". Everyone's favor-

ite ogre is back in the hilarious

stage spectacle based on the Os-

car-winning, smash hit film! Ir-

reverent fun for the whole family,

Shrek proves that beauty is truly

in the eye of the ogre. Locally

cast actors, one of a kind props

and costumes, three awesome

nights of entertainment at the

ECA! 7 p.m. Tickets $25 for

premium seating (Rows 1 to 3) an

$20 for adults and $10 for chil-

Contact Information: Rachel

Bonacorsi, of-

[email protected], 906-586-

9974. Summer hours 9 to 4:30.

dren 10 and under.

Wed., Aug. 30: An Evening of Pi-

ano. Local artists perform origi-

nals and classic favorites on the

beautiful Steinway piano. Free.

Donations always appreciated

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

17. 6:30 p.m.

Mon., Aug. 21: Activities planned

around the total solar eclipse.

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.: Pre-

School Pop-In

Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.: Movie

Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.: Story/Craft

Time

LES CHENEAUX

ARTS COUNCIL STUDIO

lescheneauxartscouncil.com or

Peggy Patrick, 906-322-1890

Art Nite with Linda Sattler

BYO refreshment. $35 includes mate-

rials. 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Prepaid reser-

vations required.

Wed., Aug. 2: Watercolor Cards

Wed., Aug. 9: Islands Sunset.

Acrylic on canvas

Wed. Aug. 16: Red Tree. Acrylic on

canvas

HESSEL SCHOOLHOUSE

through Aug. 5: Art Exhibit by

Sandy Meyer— “Rocky Shore

Lake Huron”

MUSIC ON THE BAY

Rain or shine at 7 p.m. at the White-

fish Township Community Center—

outside unless it rains, so bring

something to sit on. Free concert.

Tues., Aug. 1: Sky & Signal—-three

-piece indie folk/rock group, fea-

turing rich vocal harmonies

backed by layered instrumenta-

tion.

Tues., Aug. 8: Dave Youngman.

Guitar, ukulele, button accordian

and piano with “songs, stories &

bold face lies”.

Tues., Aug. 15: David Cisco: Car-

ribean, calypso & reggae w/steel

drum.

ALGOMA


Tues., Aug. 22: The Gordon

Lightfoot Tribute

Tues., Aug. 29: Robyn Marriott.

Acoustic guitar; variety of

styles.

WILD BLUEBERRY

FESTIVAL AUGUST 18 TO 20

Art fair, strolling and stage enter-

tainment, kids’ craft tent, wagon

rides and local food.

See detailed schedule at: http://

www.wildblueberryfestival.org/

bschedule.html

St. Ignace has a regular

schedule of events:

On Saturdays beginning at 7

p.m. buskers are active

downtown and at 10 p.m.

there are fireworks, with a

fireworks cruise departing

at 9:30 p.m.

Every Sunday: movies by the

bay at 10 p.m.

Every Monday: walking tour

at 7 p.m. and sunset cruise

at 8:30 p.m.

Every Tuesday: walking tour

at 7 p.m.

Every Wednesday: Locals by

the Bay performance at 7

p.m.

Every Thursday: Bayside

Live at 7 p.m.

Every Friday: musical per-

formance or cultural

presentation at the Muse-

um of Ojibway Culture

beginning at 6 p.m.

MAIN & EDUCATION

GALLERIES:

Celebrate Canada ~ Celebrate

Art from the permanent collec-

tion exhibition

This exhibition includes close to one

hundred works of art from Gallery’s

significant permanent collection;

permanent collection consists of ap-

proximately 5,000 artworks

ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA

10 East Street, 705/949-9067. Public

Hours: until October 15, 2017;

Monday: Closed. Tuesday, Thurs-

day, Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. to

5 p.m. Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.

Admission: $5. Free admission for

students, children under 12 and

AGA members. e-mail: galleryin-

[email protected]

PROJECT ROOM, to Aug. 27:

“Art Mob” at the AGA is a summer

activity that runs Wednesday nights,

from 5 to 6 p.m. July 5 to September

13. The AGA encourages children,

youth, and art lovers to use our stu-

dio space for working on their own

projects or taking part in AGA's

fundraising events by making art-

work and practicing skills!

PARADISE

PICKFORD

Aug. 1 to 6: Pickford Hay Days.

http://www.haydays.org

ST. IGNACE


Aug. 16, to Sept. 30: Practice,

Rhythm ,

and Ritu-

al: Medi-

t a t i v e

Minimal-

ism will explore relationships

between studio practices and

rituals, mindfulness, and mate-

rials. Four Michigan artists

will exhibit works in a variety

of media and forms. Lydia

Boda will create mixed media

installations, based on sets of

rules that connect materials

and techniques; Nathan

Lareau will explore the visual

and aural phenomena of sound

and rhythm through sculpture

and video; Brian Schorn will

exhibit a series of mixed media

reliefs and objects that embody

his meditative practice;

a n d D e a n n a H e r g t -

Wilmott will exhibit a series of

profoundly balanced porcelain

vessels with her unique style of

minimalist, painterly glazes.

OUTSTATE


ESCANABA

Wm. Bonifas Fine Arts Center.

786/3833. 700 First Avenue S.,

Escanaba, MI. 49829 www.bonifasarts.org.

Open Tues., Wed. & Fri. 10 to

5:30; Thurs., 10 to 8 & Sat. 10 to

3.

Studio Gallery to Sept 7: Artists at

Stream and Gas Assoc. & An-

tique Village Present “Vintage

Life Arts”

Wooden Boats Afloat: Stories

of Traditional Boat Building

in Michigan’s Upper Peninsu-

la

Sat., Aug. 5: Waterfront Art Festi-

val. Ludington Park, 10 a.m. to 4

p.m.

CHEBOYGAN OPERA

HOUSE

231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408. www.theoperahouse.org/

Wed., Aug. 9: Bob Milne, Ragtime

and Boogie-Woogie piano. 7 p.m.

$15/10 + $1 processing fee

Wed., Aug. 23: Dave Bennet Trio—

“Rockin, the 50’s”. 7 p.m.

$15/10 + $1 processing fee

MARQUETTE

NMU DE VOS ART MUSEUM

Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri.,

10 to 5; Thurs., noon to 8 p.m.,

Sat. and Sun. 1 to 4 p.m. 906/227-

1481.

to Sept. 8: North of the 45th 10th

Anniversary Exhibition

Aug. 7 to Jan. 28: Telling Ges-tures—American illustration

from the Secord Collection. This exhibition features exam-

ples of popular illustration from

the Secord Collection of 19th-

20th Century Illustration to ex-

plore shifts in American values

during this pivotal period of his-

tory. Curated by Dr. Steven

Leuthold, Professor of Art Histo-

ry, NMU School of Art & Design.

PETOSKEY: Crooked Tree Arts Center. 231/347-

4337. Open Mon. thru Sat., 10

to 5. www.crookedtree.org.

to Sept. 30: Ansel Adams Mas-

terworks

to Sept. 9: Our National Parks

Juried Photo Exhibition

TRAVERSE CITY: CROOKED TREE ARTS CEN-

TER, 322 Sixth Street • 231-

941-9488

Mon. , Tues., Thurs & Fri. 9 to 5; Wed., 10 to 5; Sat. 10 to 4.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES


JESSE BESSER MUSEUM NON-JURIED ART EXHIBIT

FUNDRAISER: BEST FOOT FORWARD

“Best Foot Forward” is open to all Michigan artists. Entries my be either

two or three dimensional but must fit into a 12” x 12” Juror Box. Artists

may enter up to 5 works at $20 per entry. Work must be delivered between

Friday, September 1, and Friday September 15. Exhibition dates are Octo-

ber 21, through December 30, 2017.

$100 Best of Show People’s Choice Awards will be given to five individual

artists at the end of the exhibit. Artists get one vote per entry. See

www.bessermuseum.org for details.

FREE MONTH LONG PUPPET

WORKSHOP AT THE ERICKSON

CENTER IN CURTIS

The Erickson Center for the Arts

proudly presents “In The Heart of

the Beast, Puppet and Mask Mak-

ing Workshop & Parade: Water,

Water Everywhere! This FREE

workshop, featuring visiting instruc-

tors from the “In the Heart of the

Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre” will

begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 19,

and end Sunday afternoon, August 27,

with a Puppet Pageant in the ECA

Park.

“In the Heart of the Beast” Mask &

Puppet Theatre uses water, flour,

newspaper, paint, and unlimited

imagination to tell stories that

explore the struggles and celebra-

tions of human existence, and

creates vital, poetic theater for all

ages and backgrounds. Daily

classes will be held at the Er-

ickson Center from 10 a.m. to

3 p.m. with a lunch break from

noon to 1. Call the ECA office

906-586-9974 for more infor-

mation

All are welcome! To register as a

p a r t i c i p a n t l o g o n :

https://hobt.org/

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 2017

Sidewalk Sales Vendor Agreement

Date: Friday, August 4th & Saturday, August 5th, Sidewalk Sales

Location: Ashmun Street (Downtown’s Main Street-Outdoors)

Time: 9 am - 6 pm (Friday), 9am - 4 pm (Saturday) Fee: 10’ x 20’ - $50 for both days; $35 for Saturday only,

$25 for Friday only. Download the vendor form with details at: http://downtownsault.org/wp-content/

uploads/2015/07/Vendor-Agreement-2017-Sidewalk-Sales.pdf

ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES

Due to a resignation, Lake Superior

State University is looking for a stu-

dio art and art history professor for

three fall courses:

Fundamentals of Drawing - 10013

- ARTS 110 - 001 9-10:50 am

MW

Introduction to Painting - 10014 -

ARTS 111 - 001 9-10:50 TR

Art History & Appreciation I -

10016 - ARTS 250 - 001 11-11:50

MTWR

Qualifications are either a Mas-

ter's Degree or an equivalent

amount of exhibition and teaching

experience. The successful candi-

date must be in town during the

entire fall semester (Aug 28, 2017

- Dec 08, 2017).

See posting at: https://

jobs.lssu.edu/postings/1841.

ART INSTRUCTOR NEEDED AT LAKE STATE

TEEN GRAFFITI CONTEST

Calling all teens—here’s your chance to graffiti something and not get in

trouble. The Bayliss Library will even supply the paint! The Annual Teen

Graffiti Art Contest will be held on the grounds of Bayliss Public Library

on August 4 from noon to 3 p.m. in conjunction with Downtown Days. Art-

work will be judged and a prize awarded. All art will be displayed at the

library following the contest.

https://hobt.org/https://jobs.lssu.edu/postings/1841https://jobs.lssu.edu/postings/1841

DIE FLEDERMAUS

SOO THEATRE, AUGUST 9 TO 14

Die Fledermaus is a wildly improbable comic operetta with everyone in magnificent costume pretending to be some-

one else, all to the lilting music of Johann Strauss, Jr. Light hearted, colorful, and totally confusing, it has everything

including cross dressing and a masked ball.

Who else but Karen Hughes Beacom could play the countess in disguise? She’s joined by Christopher Hollingsworth,

Dawn Krogh, J. Adam Shelton, Travis Richter, and Molly Dahlberg. And in case you’re wondering where “The Bat”

comes in—it turns out that the whole farce is about revenge, because the Count had abandoned a very drunk Falke,

who was dressed in a bat costume—in the middle of the night in the middle of town— exposing him to ridicule

(imagine!). Falke, with the collusion of the Prince, has cooked up an elaborate scheme involving the masked ball, to

get even. Does he? Well, not so much, but everyone is happily content at the end. You don’t want to miss this one!

SAULT THEATRE WORKSHOP AUDITIONS FOR THE “WYRD SISTERS” AUGUST 8

The Sault Theatre Workshop’s 2017-18 season is off and running (see p. 15) with its first auditions at 8 p.m. on Tues-

day, August 8, at the Studio Theatre, 121 Pittsburgh in Sault, Ontario. Play dates are October 5 to 29. More audi-

tions are coming in September. Those auditioning are requested to prepare a one minute monologue from either a

classic or modern play. The monologue need not be memorized but should show their capabilities. For more infor-

mation call 705-946-4081. Check out the STW website at www.saulttheatre.com for details.


MUSIC IN AUGUST NEWS & NOTES

AUGUST 24, SOO THEATRE “RAISE THE ROOF” CONCERT

FEATURES “THE ACCIDENTALS”

CLAUDIA SCHMIDT IS BACK

AT THE BAYLISS

Michigan’s own Claudia Schmidt

returns to the Bayliss Library with

her twelve string guitar and her

vast repertoire of jazz, folk and

blues. The concert begins at 7 p.m.

on Thursday, August 10. You’ll

have a chance to pick up her latest

CDs while you’re there.

The

“Accidentals”

is an American

musical band

formed in

Traverse City,

Michigan in

2012 by Savan-

nah Buist and

Katie Larson.

The group fea-

tures an eclec-

tic blend of

indie folk, pop,

jazz, bluegrass, rock, classical. The concert is Thursday, August 24.

Doors open at 7; concert is at 8 a.m. If you get your tickets in advance

they're only $15. Tickets are $20 at the door. See:

www.theaccidentals.com for more information about the group.

SEE SAULT SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE ON PAGE 16!

http://www.theaccidentals.com/


9:30 p.m.: Gary's Drivin'

Sunday, August 13

11 a.m.: Open Mic

1 p.m. Grassholes Reboot

1:45 p.m.: February Sky

2:30p.m.: Rollie Mayer, John Price

& Friends

3:15 p.m.: Gentleman George Snider

& Friends

4 p.m.: Silverfox 4:45 p.m.: Lise White & Friends

5:30 p.m.: Joe and Jim Schutz, Family & Friends

Sound by Wayne Lawrence

Open Mic MC: Al Gross

Stage Performance MCs: Susan Urban and Phil

Cooper

SUMMERTIME DINNER CONCERT

The Algoma Music Conservatory has come up

with a relaxing summer evening out, at the

Machine Shop in Sault, Ontario. A dinner

concert combination on Sunday, August 20,

features a cash bar and a buffet catered by

The Mill, followed by a lighthearted concert

with soprano Sarah Gartshore, mezzo-

soprano Amanda Crider and baritone Jona-

than Beyer. Stephen Mallinger will be at the

piano. The program is full of show tunes and

light opera—Show Boat, Porgy and Bess,

Carmen, South Pacific, Carousel—you get the

idea. See the poster at left for details and

reservation information.

Admission $10 for a 3-day button. Under 12 free

but must be accompanied by an adult. Rustic camp-

ing available. Crafters & vendors. See http://

sugarislandfest.org

SUGAR ISLAND MUSIC FESTI-

VAL 2017 Lineup

Friday, August 11

5 p.m.: Grassholes17

5:45 p.m.: Jack Grim & Friends

6:30 p.m.: 3 1/2 Men

7:15 p.m.: 3Zip

8:00 p.m.: All Arms

8:45 p.m.: 2¢

9:30 p.m.: Banned

Saturday, August 12

11 a.m.: Open Mic

12:30 p.m.: Grassholes17

1:15 p.m.: Fest of Friends

2 p.m.: February Sky

2:45 p.m.: Silverfox

3:30 p.m.: Gentleman George Snider & Friends

4:15 p.m.: Joel Choate

5 p.m.: 2¢

5:45 p.m.: 3Zip

6:30 p.m.: Banned

7:15 p.m.: 3 1/2 Men

8 p.m.: Kevin B Klein

8:45 p.m.: All Arms

MUSIC IN THE SOO LOCKS PARK

Free Wednesday evening concerts continue in the Soo Locks Park between 7

and 8:30 p.m. The Kielbasa Kings play contemporary and traditional polkas,

waltzes and original songs August 2. Lise White and Friends perform Au-

gust 9. The Missy Zenker Duo will play August 16. The Saline Fiddlers will

perform August 23. A grand, 20th Anniversary bonanza is planned for Au-

gust 30, bringing back the original performers from 1997: Dyke Justin, Gen-

tleman George and more. Bring something to sit on, sit back and enjoy!

GRAND MARAIS

MUSIC FESTIVAL

Admission: Sat. night $20; all day

Saturday, $35; Sunday afternoon $2;

weekend pass $50. Line up:

www.grandmaraismichigan.com/

festival.php

HELGA FLOWER

Helga Flower is continuing her

usual busy schedule. With her

June and July Arts Center Gal-

lery exhibit still in place, she

taught a watercolor workshop

July 11 to 14, before she was off

to judge the Cadillac Festival of the

Arts July 21 and 22.

There are still a few spaces left in

the three watercolor workshops she

has scheduled for Mackinac Island

this fall. Workshop dates are: Sep-

tember 27 to 29; October 2 to 6, and

October 9 to 13. E-mail: helgaspal-

[email protected] or call 906-632-3437 for

more information if you’d like to at-

tend.

AUGUST VISUAL BONANZA

August brings a wide variety of vis-

ual arts to the Sault. The Sault

Summer Arts Festival on Tuesday,

August 1, kicks it off with both

paintings and crafts. The modern,

mixed media work of Charles Col-

bert is in the Alberta House Olive

Craig Gallery; realistic acrylic

paintings by Jenny Leighton are in

the Mini Gallery. Mary Stroba’s oil

paintings are in the Bayliss Library.

Emil Weddige’s lithographs are in

the LSSU Library. April South-

Olsen’s encaustic paintings are in

the LSSU Arts Center Gallery.

Dave Bigelow, who paints in water-

colors and pastels and also works in

pen and ink, is the 1668 Winery

artist. A feel-good finale is the dis-

play of children’s art work outside

the Soo Theatre during downtown

days August 24 and 25. Are you old

enough to remember when the Sault

didn’t have any galleries?

PICKFORD LIBRARY RECEIVES

GRANT FOR MAKERSPACE

EQUIPMENT

The Pickford Community Library has

been awarded a $1500 LSTA Public

Library Services Grant in support of

its new makerspace program. The

grant was awarded by the Library of

Michigan as part of the U.S. Institute

of Museum and Library Services’ Pub-

lic Library Services Grant Program.

The Library will purchase two laptop

computers, software, and a printer

dedicated to its makerspace. The lap-

tops will host software for writers,

photographers, videographers, and

artists to create and publish new

work.

Plans for August workshops on Mi-

crosoft Office Publisher and Adobe

Photoshop Elements are in the works.

Watch for dates. Future plans for the

equipment include computer program-

ming instruction for children, running

microcontrollers via Bluetooth, and

streaming instructional videos.

ADULT ROCK PAINTING AT

THE BAYLISS

In conjunction with its “Yoopers

Rock!” Summer Reading initiative,

the Bayliss Library will be offering

Adult Rock Painting at 7 p.m. on

both July 13, and August 10.

Rocks and painting supplies will be

provided.

Rock painting is an extremely re-

laxing, creative and rewarding

craft. The library asks only that

you hide your painted rocks around

the area, the U.P., or farther afield,

to be found by someone else.


Artwork from Soo Thea-

tre Summer Camps will

be on display

dur i ng t he

Sault’s Down-

town Days, Au-

gust 4, and 5,

between 10 a.m.

and 7 p.m.

SAULT THEATRE WORKSHOP

ANNOUNCES 2017-18 SEASON

The Sault Theatre Workshop open its season Octo-

ber 25 to 29, with Terry Pratchette’s The Wyrd Sis-

ters, a sort of intellectual farce complete with

witches and shades of Hamlet and MacBeth. For

the Christmas season it’s King Arthur by Paul

Reakes for a two-week run. December 6 to 17—

“Kings, Knights, Wizards, with a lot of laughs, mu-

sic and a lot of fun”. The Quonta entry is Hilda’s

Yard, a play by Norm Foster set in the 1950’s. Pro-

duction dates are February 28, to March 4. The

season ends on a serious note with Black Elk

Speaks, “a history lesson told and illustrated by the

descendants of those who lived through it”. Pro-

duction dates are May 2 to 5, and this one is at the

Sault Community Theatre Center. The One Act

Festival wraps up the season on June 8 and 9.

The Workshop has the usual variety of package

deals which can be ordered by phone (705-946-

4081) or mail (Sault Theatre Workshop, P.O. Box

94, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 5L2) at a savings

over single ticket prices. The box office is in the

Station Mall.

DOWNTOWN DAYS

AUGUST 4 & 5

JANET BONNELL

Janet Bonnell is back for the

summer and shares “Never

Ending”, her submission,

which is now in the North of

the 45th Anniversary Show at

the DeVos Museum at NMU.

Musicians, Vendors & Sales



SAULT SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL EXHIBITORS BY CATEGORY

BOOKS

Rich Hill, “Lost in the

Woods”, Hitchhiking af-

ter Dark” & “Lake Ef-

fect”. Gale Force Press.

Mike McCarthy (Soo Thea-

tre). “The Sounds and

Smells of My Child-

hood”—Growing up in

the Sault.

Dee Stevens, local histories.

CLOTHING AND

ACCESSORIES

Jan Barnes, fine leather

purses.

Judith Dam, fairy tale

clothing for children.

Deb Nolan, free motion ap-

plique on clothing.

Claire Rettenmund, silk

scarves.

Deidre Stevens, hand knit

clothing.

FOOD

Dee Besteman, maple syrup

products.

Bike Friendly Sault, pop &

Gatorade, bike stream-

ers.

Carvito’s Wood Fired Piz-

za

Ricky Hilliard, vegetables

twisted on skewers.

UP in Smoke Barbeque,

pulled pork, elephant

ears, fries & more.

GLASS

Moonyeen Albrecht ,

stained glass.

Paul Baker, Touch of

Glaz—Fused glass and

dichromatic jewelry.

Rick Shapero, blown glass.

Gail Van Sledright, fused

glass tiles and night-

lights.

HOME

Renee Hillock, weaving,

quilting & knitting plus

oil paintings and prints.

Doug King, switchplates.

Mark Kozma, pottery

Terry Markwardt, Wiz

Guy Gadgets. Barbeque

tools that really work.

Presbyterian Ladies king

size quilt.

Schmidt-Marken De-

signs, stoneware.

Jayne and Mike Schroed-

er, rustic furniture &

Petoskey stone carvings.

Norris Seward, furniture

MISCELLANEOUS

Gene Biron, driftwood

sculptures.

Gregory Gardens, flowers

& plants.

Triton Johnson, spray

paint while you wait.

Diane Kramer, painted

stones, bracelets, lan-

yards, Christmas orna-

ments & more.

Phoenician Soap Compa-

ny (Jaclyn Salloum),

handmade soaps and

lotions.

RAFFLES

Les Cheneaux Historical

Museum, canoe.

Presbyterian Ladies,

king size quilt.

2-DIMENSIONAL ART

Renee Hillock, oil paint-

ings and prints.

Doug Markusic, Michi-

gan photographs.

Jeanne Tubman oil

paintings and prints,

nautical, wildlife,

cards.

Claire Rettenmund, wa-

tercolors.

Norris Seward, EUP sce-

nic photographs.

Mary Stroba, oil paint-

ings.

Anthony Strublick ,

graphite drawings of

ships and light-

houses.

Zoey Wood-Salomon,

Paintings and cards

in the Woodland

Indian Tradition

YARD

Mark Besteman, yard

furniture, feeders

etc.

Paul Mason, welded

yard ornaments.

Mike and Jaynee-

Schroeder, Rustic

furniture

Pam Von Seggern,

stoned yard orna-

ments.

Chris Vandermuel-

len, signs, yard

ornaments.

Sault Area Arts Council

Alberta House Arts Center

217 Ferris Street

Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Phone: 906-635-1312

www.saultarts.org

Email: [email protected]

Home of the Olive Craig Gallery and the

Sault Summer Arts Festival

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Alberta House News is published monthly as a public

service by the Sault Area Arts Council. Printed copies

may be picked up free of charge at Alberta House Arts

Center or the Bayliss Library. Printable copies can be

downloaded from our web site (www.saultarts.org). Items

for Alberta House News are best transferred in written form: e-mail [email protected]., drop off at Alberta

House or mailed there c/o Jean Jones. You may also call

906/437-5463 afternoons or evenings. 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 and prices or fees with the

information.

If you would like to become a member of SAAC and help

support arts council services, fill in the form alongside

and mail with your check for $25.00 in U.S. funds to the

Sault Area Arts Council, Alberta House Arts Center, 217

Ferris Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Members are

mailed a monthly copy of “Alberta House News” as a ben-

efit of membership or can download a copy. The free

downloadable copy is on line at the 1st of every month and

has the advantage of being in color.

Still Life by Jennifer Leighton in

the Alberta House Mini Gallery

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