Alberta house arts center

217 ferris street

sault ste. marie, mi 49783

906-635-1312

Thursday 1 — FAMILY LIFE THEATER: The Housekeeper. A “delightfully

zany comedy”, directed by Michael Hennessy. Great Northern Hotel and Confer-

ence Center in Sault, Ont. Dinner at 6:30; show at 8 p.m. Tickets and informa-

tion: 705-253-9851.

Friday 2 — TIM THOMPSON, fingerstyle guitarist, performs at Erickson Center

for the Arts in Curtis, 7:30 p.m. $10. See “Curtis”, p. 8.

ALGOMA FALL FESTIVAL: PAVLO. Guitar virtuoso with salsa dancers,

band and Greek-style songs. Kiwanis Community Theater in Sault, Ont. 8 p.m.

$39/25. Tickets at the Station Mall Box Office, 705-945-7299.

www.algomafallfestival.com.

THE HOUSEKEEPER. See Oct. 1.

Saturday 3 — MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION for the EUP Craftsmen/Le

Sault Artists Guild Exhibit in the Olive Craig Gallery. 1 to 4 p.m. See

“EXHIBITS”, p. 4.

BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB for children 8 to 12 years of age, with adult. First

meeting. Noon. Bring a lunch. Snack and drink provided. See “NEWS &

NOTES”, p. 13, for more information.

ST. JOSEPH LADIES GUILD ANNUAL BAZAAR and Salad Luncheon. 11

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Church Hall, 1101 Minneapolis. $6.50 for adults; $2.50

for children. See “NEWS & NOTES”, p. 14.

THE HOUSEKEEPER. See Oct. 1.

Sunday 4 — ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS: Entre Les Murs/The

Class. Sault College, 7 p.m. $8.

Monday 5 — RECEPTION FOR STRONG WOMEN OF THE North, an ex

hibition of paintings and poems by Anny Hubbard, in the LSSU Library

Gallery. Noon to 2 p.m. See “NEWS & NOTES”, p. 15.

Tuesday 6 — ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRATION: Anny Hubbard. 11

a.m. to 4 p.m.

CABIN FEVER WRITERS’ GROUP meets at the Bayliss, noon to 2

p.m.

BAYLISS BOOK CLUB meets to discuss Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, by

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ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS

October 2009 Volume 2009 Issue 10

EVENTS 1 to 3

EXHIBITS 3 to 9

WORKSHOPS &

CLASSES

9

ARTISTIC

OPPORTUNITIES

10

FEATURED

ARTIST

11 and

12

NEWS & NOTES 13 to

15

SUBSCRIPTION

INFORMATION

Back

cover

Inside this issue:

Website: http://www.saultarts.org e-mail: saac@saultarts.org

Photograph from a note card by

Bryce Smith—in the Nov. 14, Auc-

tion. See pp. 7 and 8.

OCTOBER EVENTS

Bich Minh Nguyen, the Great Michigan Read se-

lection for 2009-10, with Diane Pingatore, re-

tired LSSU professor. 7 p.m. at the Bayliss Li-

brary. See p. 13, for more information.

Wednesday 7 — LE SAULT ARTISTS GUILD

MEETS at Alberta House at noon.

Thursday 8—SIERRA CLUB THREE LAKES

GROUP meets at the Bayliss. Film, “Out of Bal-

ance”, will be shown at 7 p.m.

LAKE SUPERIOR FESTIVAL begins at LSSU.

See “NEWS & NOTES”, p. 15. Festival presenta-

tions free and open to the public.

lssu.edu/artscenter or gbalfantz@lssu.edu.

Friday 9 — AFF: SARAH SLEAN. Canadian

singer/songwriter renaissance woman, with band.

KCTC, 8 p.m. $30. See Oct. 2.

LAKE SUPERIOR FESTIVAL. See Oct. 8.

Saturday 10 — CARD/COLLAGE MAKING work-

shop with Diane Meyer, in Alberta House, 1:30

to 3:30 p.m. See “WORKSHOPS”, p. 10.

AFF: DAWN TYLER WATSON. Jazz, soul, folk

and rock & roll. Water Tower Inn in Sault, Ont.,

8 p.m. $30.

BAYLISS LIBRARY CLASSIC COMEDY SE-

RIES: Call for title (632-9331). 1 p.m.

LAKE SUPERIOR FESTIVAL. See Oct. 8.

Tuesday 13 — ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRA-

TION: Anny Hubbard. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

F I L M @ B a y l i s s : G i g a n t e

(drama/comedy/Uruguay). 6:30 p.m. Free to

adult public.

Wednesday 14—SAULT THEATER WORKSHOP:

“Having Hope at Home”. Directed by George

Houston. Studio Theater, 121 Pittsburgh Avenue

in Sault, Ont. 8 p.m. $18/16/5 ($30 family).

www.saulttheatre.com. 705-946-4081 or 705-946-

4513.

OVER THE RAINBOW CHILDREN’S ENTER-

TAINMENT: FREDDY FUSION. 7 p.m.

Grand Theater in Sault, Ont. (641 Queen Street

East). Season passports available (4 programs,

child and adult, $50). Individual ticket price, $15

adult; $10 child. See “NEWS & NOTES”, p. 14,

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EVENTS—CONTINUED

for season information

Thursday 15—STAR SPANGLED GIRL. A Chippewa

Theater Guild production directed by Peter De-

Courcy and produced by Melissa Pianosi. The cast

includes Jared Benoit, Sean O'Mara and Brielle

Smith. The stage manager is John Gilbert. This is

really a hilarious little comedy with a very talented

cast. 7:30 p.m. at the Guild Theater, 700 Eureka.

$12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 students, at the door—or

call Melissa at 322-6914 for reservations.

WINTER WEATHER PRESENTATION by the

National Weather Service. Bayliss Library, 6 p.m.

AFF: YOU DANCE. National Ballet of Canada.

7:30 p.m. at the Kiwanis Community Theater Cen-

ter in Sault, Ont. $30/20. See Oct. 2.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME. See Oct. 14.

Friday 16—DON ROSS + BROOKE MILLER, New

Acoustic Music—finger style guitarist and singer,

borrowing from blues, jazz, folk and classical music.

Soo Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $15/10.

THE BOB AND TOM COMEDY ALL-STARS

Tour. LSSU Arts Center, 7 and 10 p.m. Tickets

$32.50 at the Norris Center ticket office, from 635-

2602 or on line. Mature content.

AFF: NIKKI YANOFSKY. 15 year old singing

sensation. Kiwanis Community Theater Center, 8

p.m. $35/20. See Oct. 2.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME. See Oct. 14.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL. See Oct. 15.

Saturday 17—FAMILY MOVIES@Bayliss: 1 p.m..

Call for title: 632-9331.

SOO THEATRE: “Rocky Horror Picture

Show”. 1975 British musical comedy film classic.

7:30 p.m. and midnight. $5.

COMMON THREADS. Sault, Ont. Station Mall.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME. See Oct. 14.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL. See Oct. 15.

Sunday 18—ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS:

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation. Sault

College, 7 p.m. $8.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME. 2 p.m. matinee. See

Oct. 14.

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STAR SPANGLED GIRL. 2 p.m. See Oct. 15.

Tuesday 20—ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRA-

TION: Anny Hubbard. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SAAC BOARD meets in Alberta House at 7 p.m.

CABIN FEVER WRITERS’ GROUP meets at

the Bayliss. Noon to 2 p.m.

Thursday 22—DON WALKER COUNTRY BAND.

Kiwanis Community Theater Center in Sault,

Ont., 8 p.m. $35.50. Tickets at the Station Mall

B o x O f f i c e , 7 0 5 - 9 4 5 - 7 2 9 9 .

http://www.openroadrecordings.com

Friday 23—STAR SPANGLED GIRL. See

Oct. 15.

Saturday 24— “JUST FRIENDS” Crafts for All

Seasons Show and Sale. Handcrafted and hand

painted gifts. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Best West-

ern Motel.

BAKA SQUAD for Teens, Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.

(Continued from page 2)

EVENTS—CONTINUED

AFF: WOMEN FULLY CLOTHED. Comedy.

Kiwanis Community Theater Center, 8 p.m. $39.

See Oct. 2.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL. See Oct. 15.

Sunday 25—THE EUP CRAFTSMEN MEET at the

home of Annegret Goehring in Hessel for a 1 p.m.

potluck and business meeting.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL. 2 p.m. See

Oct. 15.

Tuesday 27—ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRA-

TION: Anny Hubbard. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday 28—HALLOWEEN HOUSE. Perform-

ance Art presented by the Arts Council of Sault and

District at the Station Mall, across from Scotiabank.

705-945-9756 or arts@ssmarts.org.

AFF: CANADIAN GUITAR QUARTET. Water

Tower Inn in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m. $30/20. See Oct. 2.

Thursday 29—HALLOWEEN HOUSE. See Oct. 28

AFF: LEAHY. Eight musical brothers and sisters.

Kiwanis Community Theater

Center, 8 p.m. $39/25. See

Oct. 2.

Friday 30—FALL FEST—

Downtown Trick or Treat.

Sault Ste. Marie.

AFF: TERRANCE

SIMIEN AND THE ZY-

DECO EXPERIENCE.

Great Northern Conference

Center in Sault, Ont., $35.

See Oct. 2.

H A L L O W E E N

HOUSE. See Oct. 28.

Friday 31—HARRY POT-

TER MOVIE SERIES (#1)

at the Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.

Free to the public.

Check out the Alberta

House Shop—Tuesday

through Saturday from

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

October 1 to 30

OLIVE CRAIG GALLERY: EUP

Craftsmen/Le Sault Artists

Guild Joint Exhibition

MINI GALLERY: Annual Arts

Auction Exhibition

Jeremy Ripley, Janet and Bryce Smith,

Sandy Spiewak, Gene Usimaki, Yo-

shika Van Voorhies and Moira and

Paul Wilson. Their work includes

paintings, paper making, woodcuts,

photography, wood carving, doll mak-

ing, weaving, spinning, basket making

and other fiber arts, stone carving, pa-

per cutting, rug hooking and more.

Members of the Le Sault Artists Guild

include Mary Jane Bernier, Judy

Colein, Flora Fortin, Judy Hamilton,

Sue Johnson, Eileen Jokinen, Randy

Krause, Margaret La Ponsie, Ella La

Victor, Sandy Spiewak, Mary Stroba,

Jeanne Tubman and Gene Usimaki.

Their work includes painting and

drawing in many media—oils, water-

c o l o r s ,

acrylics, mixed media, collage, col-

ored pencil, and charcoal, to name a

few.

Meet the Artists

at a Reception

Saturday, October 3,

from 1 to 4 p.m.

SAULT, MICHIGAN EXHIBITS

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Marie, MI 49783—906/635-

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saac@saultarts.org. Website:

www.saultarts.org. Open Tues-

day through Saturday from 11

a.m. to 4 p.m.

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lot of labor into painting and cleaning

Alberta House, and when the gallery

area finally opened they were the first

to fill it with a big show of all their

members. They have exhibited to-

gether every fall since that time. Cur-

rent members of the EUP Craftsmen

include Otto Bacon, Janet Bonnell,

Janet Couch, Annegret Goehring,

Kyung and Ken Hatfield, Donna Jar-

vis, Jeanne Mannesto, Maureen Mou-

sley, Joan and Bob Muckelbauer, Mar-

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“Two for Joy”, a hooked rug by Joan

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This model of a Trader Canoe

won a Gold Award for EUP

Craftsman Paul Wilson in the

33rd Annual Midwestern

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age Shed, framed

watercolor

32. Lillies by

the Bay, framed

watercolor

33. Kyung Hat-

field: framed

pastel painting—

gladiolas, do-

nated by Mary

Weber

34. Anny Hub-

bard: necklace of

turquoise, ivory

and bone with

thunderbird

35. Necklace

with Picasso stone

bear

36. Charles Jackson: turned wood

bowl, 6” in diameter

37. Mary Beth Janke: apple gourd

38. gourd bouquet

39. Elizabeth Kernstock: chenille

pillow, 7 x 12”

40. Margaret LaPonsie: framed wa-

tercolor painting of a forest lake,

Barn, watercolor painting

41. Maggie Linn: Stump, framed la-

ser

42. Peg McMinch: stained glass and

silver brooch, red

43. stained glass and silver

brooch, green

44. stained glass and silver

brooch, yellow

45. jude McConkey: Fade to Blue,

photograph, matted and shrink

wrapped, 11 1/2 x 14”. Took 2nd

Place in last year‟s Blues juried

show

46. Marge Nagy: antique watering

can, green with blue roses (1‟ tall)

47. Tin lunch box, green and blue

tole painted

48. Nancy Parker: triple matted

print, Shades of Summer (iris)

AUCTION PREVIEW EXHIBIT

Our annual Arts Auction is Saturday,

November 14, and we‟re starting ear-

lier this year, with viewing from 4 to

5 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m. and the auc-

tion beginning at 6 p.m. in the LSSU

Cisler Center. Invitations will go out

shortly. If we miss you, let us know.

Here is the auction list as of Septem-

ber 20. Work will be exhibited in the

Mini Gallery during October.

1. David Allen: 2 photographs on

foam core of the

Edwin H. Gott

2. photograph on

foam core—Buckeye.

3. Sergio Barcena: pen-

guin wall hanging

4. Blue leather and

silver bracelet

5. Bob Berger: cedar

stool

6. Bonnie Besteman:

13” platter, clear blue

glass with winter

scene

7. Dee Besteman: Ma-

ple syrup in maple

leaf bottle, 16.9 oz.

8. Maple syrup in glass jug with

Round Island light, 8.45 oz.

9. Janet Bonnell: pine needle bas-

ket with wood burned dogwood

10. pine needle basket with wood

burned gold fish (“Goldie”, below)

11. copper gourd with pine nee-

dle trim

12. sculptural magenta gourd

with pine needle loops

13. red star gourd

with pine needle trim

14. Lorna Bricco: two 8”

goblets with blue bead

trim

15. Joan Broughton: bas-

ket of body products

16. Joyce Buchanan:

woven hall rug, pinks

and green, 4‟ x 17”

17. hand woven mat,

black and white,

18. Barbara Bryant: cinna-

bar necklace and earring

set

19. Dolores Champagne:

framed oil painting, 6 1/2

x 11”

20. Bonnie and John Dienes:

two leather wallets with

chains

21. Sharon Drury: six CDs of

original piano music—

Tranquility Collection,

Celtic Collec-

tion, The Road

Less Traveled,

Night Songs,

Out of the Blue

and Dreaming

22. Will Espy:

wood sculpture

23. Jennifer Flynn,

Garden Chair, matted

batik, 11 x 14”

24. Poppy, matted

batik, 8 x 10”

25. El len Hadath:

S p r i n g B l o s so m s ,

framed watercolor print

26. Heather Gust -

Barcena: glass bead

earrings

27. William Hagerty: stoneware

mug, 4 1/2” high, beige

28. Chip Harrer: silver flatware wind

chimes

29. Shirley Harrer: red wool slippers

30. blue tote

31. Ken Hatfield: Lindstrom’s Stor-

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AUCTION PREVIEW EXHIBIT

This is the donation of

Charles Jackson, from

Swartz Creek, who took the

2009 SSAF Wood Award.

This is “Goldie” by Janet Bonnell, who has taken

two Best of Craft Awards and one Design Award in

four SSAF appearances.

Mike and Jayne Schoreder

work with Petoskey stone.

They took Best of Craft in

their first SSAF showing.

This seal is their auction do-

nation.

49. Jan and Amy Rohen:

sterling silver bracelet,

ring and earring set, all

with pink stone

50. Anne Murphy Schaaf:

four sets of photo note

cards with envelopes

51. Mike and Jayne

Schroeder: mounted

soapstone seal, 4 x 6”

52. Dorie Selvius: three

Christmas stockings, 17”

long

53. Bryce Smith: two

packets of note cards with

nature photographs

54. Janet Smith: two baskets of hand made soap

55. Lotte Steube: Windswept, framed original water-

color

56. Lorrie Strand: 3 pair of ceramic ear-

rings

57. Rose Sundaram: June Daisy, pastel

painting, matted on foam core.

58. Karla Sunn: matted pastel painting

(above)

59. Tigchelaar: print of a lady in red, un-

der glass

60. Jeanne Tubman, Iroquois Point Fox,

framed oil painting

61. Kayleigh White: a chicken with atti-

tude, framed photograph

62. snowy field, framed photograph

63. window, framed photograph

64. Liz Wiedyk: hand woven rug in pink

65. Zoey Wood-Salomon: “Accepting”,

original painting, double matted on

foam core, image size 5 x 7” (see pp. 11

& 12.

66. Jerry Wygant: Inlaid wood wide bracelet and earrings

67. Artist unknown: necklace and earring set of shell heshi,

carved dragons of serpentine, Baltic amber, chryscola, bone

and rain forest jasper—

68. Oriental painting on cork

69. Ampola, framed etching

70. Etching, park

71. Southwest vase

72.

The gallery has a special project this year—wood framed mir-

rors embellished by selected artists.

We‟re getting the catalog on the web as fast as we can photo-

graph. Check out the web site (www.saultarts.org). New items

will be added to the web site and the display in the Mini Gallery

as they come in.

Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 6

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PERMANENT COLLECTION:

J. C. Dixon— Wood bowl of purpleheart cherry, ash , walnut and birdseye maple

Kayleigh White’s chicken

with attitude!

Karla Sunn donated this pastel painting.

Next Month in Alberta House,

November 3 to 28, Olive Craig Gallery: Keeping the

Piece Quilters’ Guild Exhibition

Mini Gallery: Olive Craig Gallery Board Exhibition

LSSU LIBRARY GALLERY

October

“Strong Women of the North”

an Exhibit of Paintings

and Poetry by Anny Hubbard

Reception October 5,

from noon to 2 p.m.

See “News and Notes”, p. 15, for

more information.

Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 7

Meetings, movies, lectures and other events take place at the Bayliss October 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 24 and 31. See

date listing.

Friday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.: Tim Thompson in con-

cert. Thompson is a fingerstyle guitar champion,

Nashville based producer and session player. Along

with his son, fiddle player Myles Thompson, he puts

on an exciting and interactive performance mixing

jazz, folk and some bluegrass. In 2008 he took First

Place in the International Fingerstyle Guitar Com-

petition in Winfield, Kansas. Check out

http://www.timthompsonguitar.com/.

October 15 to 18: Great Midwest Irish Gathering. Chamberlin‟s

Ole Forest Inn. An all inclusive weekend of workshops and per-

formances, with nationally and internationally touring and

award winning musicians/songwriters: Siusan O’Rourke &

Zig Zeitler (Stonecross), Jim Perkins & Cheryl Burns

(Finvarra’s Wren) and Asher & Alison Perkins (Finvarra’s

Wren). See Workshops, p. 10, for complete workshop informa-

tion.

Concert on Saturday night. Tickets available to the public. Call the

Erickson Center for information.

EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA

CURTIS: Erickson Center for the Arts. www.ericksoncenter.org.

info@ericksoncenter.org P.O. Box 255 N9246 Saw-Wa-Quato Street,

Curtis, MI 49820. Phone: 1 906-586-9974.

BRIMLEY

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The Wheels

of History

Train Mu-

seum on M-

221 in down-

town Brimley. Open Sat. &

Sun. only, until Oct. 15.

IROQUOIS POINT

LIGHTHOUSE

Located 7 miles west of

Brimley on Lakeshore

Drive, the museum and gift shop are open from

May 15th through October 15. Usual hours are

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, but may vary, so call

(906) 437-5272 for a current schedule. The 65-

foot tower is also open to the public during

those times.

SAULT, MICHIGAN EXHIBITS

BAYLISS LIBRARY — 541 Library

Drive (906) 632-9331.

www.baylisslibrary.org.

Open Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m.

to 9 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday from 9 to

5:30 p.m., and Saturday from 9 to 4.

BAYLISS LIBRARY ARTIST-OF-THE-MONTH:

Mary Jane Bernier

Sergio Barcena. Work such as

this leather and silver bracelet,

donated for the auction, has

taken two SSAF Best of Show

Awards—in 2005 and 2008.

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.

PETOSKEY: CROOKED TREE

ARTS CENTER. 231/347-4337.

Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5.

www.crookedtree.org .

T h r o u g h D e c e m b e r 1 2

Looking In, Looking Out:

Highlights from the Permanent

Art Collection

EVENTS (227-1032 or

www.nmu.edu/tickets)

Thurs., Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.: “Junoon”,

Pakistan‟s Greatest Rock Band.

Kaufman Aud. $20.

Fri., Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.: “Beauty

and Melody”,Chinese Dance

and Music Group. Forest Rob-

erts Theatre. $20.

Sat., Oct. 10, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.:

Missoula Children’s Theatre

Jack and the Beanstalk.

$8/5

Tues., Oct. 13, 7 p.m.: Golden

Dragon Acrobats from

China. $25/12. Golden Dragon

Acrobats is a part of the 2009-

10 Concert Series. See p. for

concert series information.

to Oct. 17: Ornamenting the Ordi-

nary—Crafts of Southeast Asia

Oct. 31 to Jan. 16: That’s Entertain-

ment. An exhibit in partnership

with the Musical Comedy Guild

featuring an overview of the many

productions and rich theatrical his-

tory of Sault, Ontario.

SAULT STE. MARIE MUSEUM,

corner of Queen and East Streets.

705/759-7278. Mon. thru Sat. from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. from 1 to 5.

www,saultmuseum.com. heri-

tage@saultmuseum.com.

OUTSTATE EXHIBITS

October: Furniture Show—”Sit,

Stay”

Artcenter “Plein Air” Group

Exhibit

CHEBOYGAN OPERA HOUSE,

231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408.

www.theoperahouse.org/

to Oct. 29: Distant Thunder. Con-

temporary Native American Art-

work

ESCANABA: Wm. Bonifas Fine

Arts Center. 700 1st Avenue

South. 786/3833.

www.bonifasarts.org.

TRAVERSE CITY: A R T CEN-

TER, 720 Elmwood, 49684.

www.artcentertraversecity.com. 231-

941-9488. Gallery Hours, Mon. thru.

Fri., 9 to 5, & Sat. noon to 6.

to Oct. 4: Sandra Hodge

Oct. 5 to 18: New Horizons

Oct. 19 to 25: Mary Jane Racine

Oct. 26 to Nov. 1: Sandra Hodge

to November 11: Isla Burns.

SAULT,

ONTARIO

EXHIBITS

ARTSPACE in the Station Mall—across from ZooZoo. Contact

the Arts Council of Sault and District

for more information, or to book.

705-945-9756 (www.ssmarts.org.

ssmarts@shaw.ca)

ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA, 10

East Street, 705/949-9067. Hours:

Wed. thru Sun. 11 to 6. Admission

$3. Children under 12, free. e-mail:

a g a @ s h a w . c a . w e b s i t e :

www.artgalleryofalgoma.on.ca

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MIDLAND CENTER FOR THE

ARTS. 1801 W. St. Andrews Rd.

Midland, 8640. 10 to 4, Wed. thru

Sat. 10 to 6 Thurs. 1 to 4 Sun. 1-800-

523-7649. www.mcfta.org.

to Dec. 6; Einstein. The most com-

prehensive exhibition ever coordi-

nated about Albert Einstein.

Oct. 17 to Jan. 3: Pareidolia—New

Ceramic Works by James Free-

man

2009 Greater Michigan Art Ex-

hibition

A magenta gourd embellished with sinu-

ous ribbons of coiled pine needles to form a unique

sculpture that hangs on your wall—donated to the

SAAC auction by multiple award winner Janet

Still life by Kyung Hat-

field, donated by Mary

Weber

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

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ART CLASSES

WITH JEANNE TUBMAN

INDEPENDENT STUDIES: Sun-

days, from 1 to 5 p.m., Oct. 4 to Nov.

8. Bring your own projects to paint.

this is an excellent time to finish

paintings you‟ve started or start new

ones with guidance. 2011 Riverside

Drive. $75.

INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINT-

ING: Monday evenings from 6 to 8:30

p.m. Learn about proper supplies,

canvas stretching, preparation, color

mixing, paint application, simple com-

position. Paint all the basics—

backgrounds, sky, land, water, build-

ings, trees and snow. THE ART

STORE (Personal Touch), 414 Ash-

mun. $60 (special introductory price

for new students).

Call Jeanne to register: 906-632-9612

or 906-630-6868 (cell).

UPSTAIRS AT ROME’S

Sunday, Oct. 4, 1 to 4 p.m.: PAINT

YOUR FALL COLORS. Open to all

ages, (8 and under to be accompanied

by an adult). After a review of color

mixing this acrylic painting class will

focus on brushstrokes. Heather

Sinoff. $15 includes supplies.

Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 to 4 p.m.: FALL

IN LOVE WITH WATERCOLOR.

Introduces the basics of watercolor

techniques, including gravity edges,

salt and resists. Heather Sinnoff. All

ages. $15 includes supplies.

Sat., Oct. 31, noon to 2 p.m.: HAL-

LOWEEN CRAFTS FOR KIDS.

For children 6 to 9. Make special

crafts, decorate a treat bag, carve a

pumpkin and go home with a treat.

Parental guidance is required. $14.

Beverly and Donna.

Sunday, Nov. 1, 1 to 4 p.m.: FALL

DEEPER INTO WATERCOLOR.

Wet-on-wet pencils and markers, use

of positive/negative shapes in the con-

text of “saving the white”. All ages.

$15 includes supplies. Heather

Sinnoff.

Register at the Customer Service Desk

at Rome’s, 44 Great northern Road in

Sault, Ontario. 705-253-1726.

3-DAY IRISH MUSIC CAMP: THE

2009 GREAT MIDWEST IRISH

GATHERING

An all-inclusive weekend of work-

shops and performances in Curtis,

Michigan, with nationally and inter-

nationally touring and award win-

ning musicians/songwriters is offered

by the Erickson Center for the Arts

October 15 to 18. Featured artists

are Siusan O‟Rourke and Zig Zeitler

(Stonecross), Jim Perkins & Cheryl

Burns (Finvarra‟s Wren) and Asher &

Alison Perkins (Finvarra‟s Wren).

The gathering takes place at Cham-

b e r l i n ‟ s O l e F o r e s t I n n

(www.chamberlinsinn.com). Fees,

which include a welcome wine and

appetizer buffet Thursday; breakfast

lunch and dinner Friday and Satur-

day, breakfast on Sunday, workshops

all day Friday and Saturday, Open

Mic for participants on Friday and a

special staff concert on Saturday

night (for which tickets are also avail-

able to the public) are: $395 for sin-

gle occupancy three nights, work-

shops and meals; $310 for share occu-

pancy and $200 for non-lodging

(includes workshops and meals).

Register with the Erickson Center for

the Arts,

P.O. Box

255, Cur-

tis, MI

4 9 8 2 0 .

For addi-

t i o n a l

in forma-

tion, call

K e l l y

Chamber-

lin at 906-

586-6000.

All pro-

c e e d s

b e n e f i t

the Erickson Center for the Arts

(www.curtisartcenter.com).

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FALL STORY TIME

AT THE BAYLISS

Children, ages 3 to 5, are invited to

take part in a weekly story time at

the Bayliss Library Wednesdays at 10

a.m. or Thursdays at 1 p.m. Pro-

grams, which include stories, art pro-

jects and more, last approximately 45

minutes and will run weekly through

Thanksgiving except on November 4

and 5. The programs are open to all

area children and are free of charge,

but children must be enrolled. Call

Debbie Lehman at 632-0331 or e-mail

debbiel@baylisslibrary.org.

DIANE MEYER CARD/COLLAGE

MAKING WORKSHOP

RESCHEDULED

A card/collage making workshop with

Diane Meyer has been rescheduled.

Originally scheduled for October 3, in

Alberta House, it has been moved to

Saturday, October 10, from 1:30 to

3:30 p.m. in Alberta House to avoid

a conflict with the EUP/Le Sault Art-

ists Guild reception. All materials will

be provided, including pressed flowers,

leaves, birch bark and an 8 x 10” mat.

The fee is $14. Participants may sign

up at Alberta House or call Diane aat

635-1003.

Ca

rd b

y D

ian

e M

eyer

“Poppy”, a batik by Jenni-

fer Flynn—in auction

“NORTHERN EXPOSURE XVI”

DEADLINE APPROACHES

Northern Exposure is an annual UP wide

juried exhibit sponsored by the Bonifas

Arts Center in Escanaba. 2009 dates are

November 12, through December 17.

Deadline for Entry is noon on Oct. 9,

2009.

The competition and exhibition seeks to

showcase the best of the region and to

encourage Upper Peninsula artists in the

pursuit of their art and is open to all UP

residents, 18 and older. Works in all

media are welcome. Artists are invited

to submit up to three entries for a $20

fee. Jury is by color slides or digital sub-

missions. Cash and purchase prizes will

be awarded at the opening reception on

Thursday, November 12. For more infor-

mation or to request an application, con-

tact the Art Center at: 906-786-3833.

CROOKED

TREE’S

JURIED PHO-

TOGRAPHY 2010,

BASED ON WA-

TERSHED

AWARENESS

The Crooked Tree

Arts Center‟s 29th

annual Photogra-

phy Exhibition will

be accepting works in early January 2010, with the theme set on watershed

awareness. CTAC is working in cooperation with the Tip of the Mitt Water-

shed Council, the Leelanau Conservancy and the Watershed Center of

Grand Traverse Bay to create an exhibition with images taken solely on

these watershed lands. The exhibition is open to all Michigan photographers

18 years or older and/or members of the Crooked Tree Arts Center. To ob-

tain more information on the three watershed councils and view maps that

highlight the regions in the exhibition go to www.watershedcouncil.org,

www.theconservancy.com or www.gtbay.org.

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ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES

FEATURED ARTIST—ZOEY WOOD-SALOMON

Almost everybody likely to read this newsletter knows the work of Zoey

Wood-Salomon. Her first appearance in the Sault Summer Arts Festival was

in 2006 when she won the Best of Show Award. Last year and again, this

year she took the Graphics Award. Her work has been in more juried shows

that we could possibly mention—throughout Canada, and in the Olive Craig

Gallery and the Crooked Tree Gallery in the U.S. She has designed logos for

the American Indian Studies Program and the Indigenous Law and Policy

Center at Michigan State University and eight different institutions in Can-

ada. Her Christmas cards have been marketed by nineteen organizations

and institutions, including the Smith-

sonian in Washington D.C.

Zoey‟s entry to the art world was insti-

gated by Peter Migwans. Zoey writes,

“It was around 1981 when I went to

see my good friend Peter Migwans. . . .

I really wanted to get a native art

painting for my husband Jim as a gift.

I asked Peter, „Do you sell cheaper to

your people?‟ . . . Peter got up, left the

room and he came back with a canvas

20” x 24”, then he handed it to me and

I looked at it. It was blank. He said

to me, „you‟re a Anishnabe Kwe, you

can do your own painting‟. . . . I

looked at it and started to think. My

husband had seen my earlier sketches

and had encouraged me to start paint-

ing but I though he was only saying

that because he was my husband. so

here was Peter telling me the same

thing. . . My first painting was a wa-

tercolor on canvas, something that

instructors in art would have told me

if I went to school that it was some-

Zoey with her 2006 Best of Show Award (photo by Paul D. Freedman) and with

this year’s Graphic Award (photo by Eric Demaray)

Volume 2009 Issue 10 Volume 2009 Issue 10 Page 12

thing

that you could not do. It was called

„Man and the Spirit Birds‟. My hus-

band loved it and it hangs today in

our home. My Mother also compli-

mented me on it

which was good for

the soul. . . In Janu-

ary of the following

year, my husband

Jim went out to see

Peter and asked him

what I needed to get

started. Peter gave

him a list so Jim

went out and spent

approximately $200 on

art supplies and he

brought them home. . .”

Now living in Sault, Ontario, Zoey,

an Odawa Indian, is from the Wik-

wemikong Unceded Indian Reserve

on Manitoulin Island. Zoey says she

is self taught—she has no formal art

education. Like the great artists of

the past, however, she learned by

watching and listening to other art-

ists, beginning with Peter Migwans

and including Gordie Fisher, Cecil

Youngfox, Brian Fox and John La-

ford. Her husband, Jim, played a

critical role, beginning with his gift

of art supplies. He booked her first

exhibit (without tell-

ing her) and has sup-

ported and encour-

aged her all along the

way.

Zoey says she is

heavily influenced by

her own spiritual

odyssey as a Chris-

tian; that her work

puts her in touch

with her culture, her

heritage, her people

and herself. “When I

paint I pray. I find I

get very dissatisfied

with myself when I

do not paint because

I pray better when I

paint; and so, if I am

not painting, I am

not praying . . . For each

painting there is a story or a poem.

The painting comes first. Then I just

leave it there in my mind until the

writing comes. . . We don‟t know what

a person has gone

through in life and

what pain he/she car-

ries in their heart but if

I can be used by my

Creator in my work of

art as a channel for His

joy and His healing for

His people, then let it

be.”

Zoey‟s work is, in many

ways, a melding of oppo-

sites. She paints in the traditional

Woodland Indian style, but the work

has a clean, modern look to it. Colors

are vibrant, but the overall effect is of

calm and serenity. The themes are

universal, but the work is very per-

sonal. There is much that is innova-

tive and different, but there is also a

strong sense of discipline, order and

mastery of media. Some of her works

are very small. Her exhibition in the

Alberta House Mini Gallery in 2005

was of 5 x 7” miniatures, and her

cards are a big part of her repertoire,

but a piece in the O.C. Gallery‟s most

recent juried show, “Home”, is large,

indeed (upper left). Traditional she

may be, but predictable she is not.

You can see her work at Rose‟s Art

Gallery in Sault, Ontario, at the

Green Oak Gallery in Richard‟s Land-

ing on St. Joseph Island, at the Iro-

quois Artisans in Bala, Ontario, at

Alberta House and in many juried

shows.

Lake Superior Woman, from the “Home”

Exhibit

Accepting—Zoey‟s SAAC Auction

donation (5 x 7”)

Medicine Man

Coming Home from the “Home” Exhibit

Many,

many

pieces of

exotic

wood

make up

this

unique

bracelet,

made by

Jerry

Wygant

for the SAAC auction.

BAYLISS

BOOK CLUBS

Bayliss Public

Library is form-

ing a book club

for adults in con-

junction with

this year‟s selec-

tion of the 2009-

10 Great Michi-

gan Read, Steal-

ing Buddha’s

Dinner, by Bich Minh Nguyen. The

book, about a Vietnamese immigrant‟s

coming-of-age, is the first of the three

scheduled books on the theme of im-

migration. Book club members will

receive a Stealing Buddha’s Dinner

readers‟ guide.

Stealing Buddha’s Dinner wll be

discussed at 7 p.m. October 6th,

with retired LSSU professor Dr.

Diana Pingatore as the facilitator.

Please note that you may need to

place a hold on the book. (The book is

available at Barnes and Noble on line

for $11.20 in paperback; $28.99 on

CD.)

MURDER AT THE

KEWADIN CASINO

Enjoy dinner and help solve the “who

done it” presented by the Chippewa

Theater Guild. The event will raise

money for the local mediation cen-

ter—the EUP Community Dispute

Resolution Center (the ECD, which

services Chippewa, Luce and Macki-

nac counties). Activities start at 5

p.m.; dinner is served at 6. Tickets

are $30, on sale October 1, at the Ke-

wadin Box Office. For more informa-

tion, call 906-253-9840.

ADVERTISING WITH BITE !

ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS GRABS YOUR AUDIENCE AND HANGS ON !

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE!

Advertise in Alberta House News! Call 906-437-5463

or e-mail: saac@saultarts.org.

Full page ad, $100. 1/2 page $50.

1/4 page ad $25. / 1/8 page ad $15. 1 & 1/2” banner across

the front page $50. Call Jean Jones at 437-5463

or e-mail: saac @saultarts.org.

Page 13 ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Future book club selections are Dig-

ging to America, by Ann Tyler, Novem-

ber 3rd and The Namesake, by Jhumpa

Lahiri, December 1.

The Brown Bag Family Book Club

will hold its first meeting Saturday,

October 3, at noon. Children, ages 8 to

12, along with an adult, will meet to

discuss the club. Participants may

bring their lunch; the library will pro-

vide a snack and a drink. The plan is

to discuss Loser, by Jerry Spinelli on

November 14; Masterpiece by Elise

Broach on December 19, and Joe Pigza

Swallows the Key by Jack Gantos on

January 23. Contact Children‟s Librar-

ian Debbie Lehman for more informa-

t i o n ( 6 3 2 - 9 3 3 1 o r d e b -

biel@bylisslibrary.org).

NEWS & NOTES

A fall bou-

quet of

gourds,

donated

for the

auction by

Mary Beth

Janke.

GOLDEN DRAGONS

OPENS CHEBOYGAN OPERA

HOUSE CONCERT SERIES OVER THE RAINBOW

Passports for the Over the Rainbow

Children‟s Entertainment Series are

available in Sault, Ontario at the

Sault and District Arts Council Office

(705-945-9756—369 Queen Street

East, Suite 104A), Kiddie Cobbler in

the Station Mall, Once upon a Child

on Great Northern Road, the Grand

Theater, and Kevanna Fine Photogra-

phy on Wellington Street East. Tick-

ets for the series of four concerts are

$50 and admit one child and one

adult. Tickets for individual concerts

are $10 for children and $15 for

adults. The concerts are: Freddy

Fusion, on October 14. Dufflebag

Theater on November 18. Norman

Foote on February 17. Bam Percus-

sion on April 23. All performances

take place at the Grand Theater, 641

Queen Street East, at 7 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH BAZAAR

The St. Joseph‟s Ladies Guild will

hold its Annual Bazaar and Salad

luncheon on Saturday, October 3,

from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the

church hall, 1101 Minneapolis in

the Sault. The bazaar features attic

treasures, baked goods, crafts, holi-

day decorations and jewelry. The

salad luncheon array includes eight

varieties of salads, homemade rolls,

dessert and beverage. Cost of the

luncheon is $6 for adults and $2.50

for children.

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NEWS & NOTES

On Tuesday, October 13, the Golden

Dragon Acrobats from China will open

the Cheboygan Opera House Concert

Series. An Evening with Jeff Daniels

plays the Opera House Tuesday, De-

cember 8, and Kathy Kosins presents

The Ladies of Cool, a tribute to Julie

London, June Christie, Anita O‟Day

and Chris Conner on Friday, February

12. Series tickets are available from

the Opera House box office: 231-627-

5841 or 1-800-357-

9408. Tickets for

all three concerts

are $70 for adults

and $35 for stu-

dents. Tickets for

individual per-

formances are

a v a i l a b l e a t

slightly higher

prices.

FINGER STYLE GUITAR

If finger style guitar fits your style,

then October is the month for you.

The Erickson Center for the Arts in

Curtis hosts Tim Thompson, last

year‟s International Fingerstyle Gui-

tar 1st Place winner, on October 2nd.

Thompson mixes jazz, folk and some

bluegrass, and performs with his

son, fiddle player Myles Thompson,

15. The Minnesota born Thompson

is based in Nashville where he has

produced and played on countless

records as well as on movie and tele-

vision sound tracks. For more infor-

mation, check his web site at

www.timthompsonguitar.com.

On October 16, Don Ross and Brooke

Miller will perform on the Soo Thea-

tre stage. Don Ross is a Canadian

finger style guitarist noted for the

emotion and intensity of his playing

as well as his use of extended tex-

nique. He borrows from blues, jazz,

folk and classical music. Miller, also

a Canadian, is a singer who began as

a punk band singer and mellowed.

Two other productions featuring the

guitar are part of the Algoma Fall

Festival in Sault, Ontario: Pavlo on

October 2, and

the Canadian

Guitar Quartet

on October 28.

Check date list-

ings for ticket

information on

these events.

Delicate sterling bracelet, ring and ear-

ring set by Jan and Amy Rohen

“June Daisy”,

pastel painting by

Rose Sunda-

ram—in SAAC

auction.

Hand woven

hall rug by

Joyce Bu-

chanan—in

SAAC auc-

tion

Mary Margaret Splits Wood

LSSU SUPERIOR FESTIVAL

The Ninth Annual LSSU Superior Festival

takes place on campus October 8 to 10. The

three day performance even and colloquium

is hosted b y Dr. Gary Balfantz, dean of the

College of Arts, Letters and Social Sciences.

Festival guest artists and scholars include

Bruce Henderson, PhD., Ithaca College,

New York; Rebecca Kennerly PhD., South-

ern Georgia University; and Carol Simpson

Stern PhD., Northwestern University. The

featured performers are from CMU, EMU,

Georgia Southern University, Ithaca Col-

lege, Oakland Community College and We-

ber State University. A $35 registration fee

is required for participation in the work-

shops, the luncheon and the festival ban-

quet, but all festival presentations are free

and open to the public. For more informa-

tion and schedule details, go to

www.lssu.edu/artscenter or contact Dr.

Balfantz at 906-635-2659 or gbal-

fantz@lssu.edu.

From the City of Sault Ste. Marie

Downtown Development Authority

NEW !! Music at the Corner

The Downtown Development Author-

ity along with Grooves Music is having

a new musical option for the down-

town on Friday evenings. Every Fri-

day evening through the fall, until it

gets too cold, there will be live music

performed at the new Market Corner

(the corner of Ashmun and Portage)

the music is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m.

with different per-

f o r m e r s a n d

groups throughout

the fall. There is

no charge to come

down and listen to

the music, enjoy

the park and stroll

through beautiful

downtown, visit-

ing the shops, res-

taurants and tav-

erns along Ash-

mun and Portage.

For more informa-

tion about these

Friday night per-

formances contact

Lee at the Down-

town Development

Authority office,

906-635-6973.

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Page 15 ALBERTA HOUSE NEWS

NEWS & NOTES

ANNY HUBBARD EXHIBIT

“Strong Women of the North”, an ex-

hibit by Anny Hubbard, will be in

LSSU‟s Library Gallery during Octo-

ber with a reception and poetry read-

ing on Monday, October 5, from noon

to 2 p.m. In conjunction with this ex-

hibit, Anny will have a new printing

of the book of poetry that inspired the

exhibit. The book will be available at

the reception, at Alberta House or

from Anny (635-9230) for $7 (soft

cover).

From “Strong Women of the North”,

by Anny Hubbard

Iroquois Point Fox, oil painting by Jeanne Tubman—

in the SAAC auction

Home of the Sault Summer

Arts Festival

SAULT AREA ARTS COUNCIL

ALBERTA HOUSE ARTS

CENTER

217 FERRIS STREET

SAULT STE. MARIE

MI 49783

INFORMATION

Alberta House News is published monthly

as a public service by the Sault Area Arts Council and

may be picked up free of charge at Alberta House Arts

Center. 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 copy of “Alberta House

News” as a benefit of membership, or can download

from our website. Give us your e-mail address and we’ll

send you a notice when the new issue is posted.

Encaustic (hot

wax painting)

by Ingrid

Blixt, avail-

able on her

web site:

www.ingridart

studio.com.