Art Showcase Magazine - Fall 2013

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MICHIGAN FALL ARTS PREVIEWOur 50+ picks for this fall’s high-quality exhibitions, installments, plays, musical performances and more!

ARTWALK ANN ARBORINVITES ART LOVERS TO FALL OUTING Artwalk Ann Arbor is back!Saturday, October 26 from Noon to 6pm.

MICHIGAN MUSEUMSCARVING OUT A NICHESome of the best, small, “niche” museums are right here in southeastern Michigan.

EDGEFEST 2013: KEYS TO THE EDGEDOMKCH presents its 17th annual avant-garde jazz and creative new music festival.

FALL FOLIAGE AT ITS FINESTStunning fall hikes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

VELLUM RESTAURANT Ann Arbor’s answer to the “bigcity” restaurant - a classic culinaryand modern visual experience.

ART NEWSWhat’s new on the scene.Your comprehensive guide to this fall’s Visual Arts, rts, and ON THE COVERMale/Female, 2001, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gifts of Fred and Lena Meijer © Jonathan Borofsky. Photo by William J. Hebert.

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MICHIGAN FALL ARTS PREVIEW

Fall in Michigan--for many of us this is our favorite time of year. The summer heat has given way to sweater weather; green leaves are now painted with fiery yellows, oranges and reds; the kids are finally back in school, and holiday planning is afoot. In the midst of all this, the fall arts season is just starting to heat up, offering an abundance of high-quality exhibitions, installments, plays and musical performances that will please your artistic palate. And while we may not have the pages necessary to adorn with each and every one of these entertaining occasions, we have collected our selections for 50 such events that we think you will enjoy.

50+ THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS THIS FALL

Male/Female, 2001, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gifts of Fred and Lena Meijer © Jonathan Borofsky. Photo by William J. Hebert.

DIA | Oct 6 -Jan 5WATCH ME MOVE: THE ANIMATION SHOWDetroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroitwww.dia.orgThe most extensive animation show ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and lesser-known masterpieces from the last 150 years.

ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD ART MUSEUM | Thru Dec 1THE GENRES: PORTRAITURE, FEATURING HOPE GANGLOFFE Circle Dr., East Lansing (517) 884-3900 www.broadmuseum.msu.eduHope Gangloff’s paintings of Brooklyn bohemians, primarily her friends caught seemingly unaware in moments of leisure, borrow heavily from

late 19th- and early 20th-century expressionists – Van Gogh, Egon Schiele, Gustave Klimt, Suzanne Valadon – creating a sympathetic link between the historic avant-garde and post-postmodern hipsterism.

FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS | Oct 12 - Dec 30TOULOUSE-LAUTREC & HIS WORLDFlint Institute of Arts, 120 East Kearsley St., Flint 810.234.1695 www.flintarts.orgCurated at the Herakleidon Museum, in Athens, Greece, this exhibition showcases works rarely seen outside of Europe, with the Flint Institute of Arts being the only Midwestern venue to present this collection. The exhibition features a rare collection of 150 original works on paper, including a number of Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters and sketches of famous actors and singers, as well as his friends and working-class Parisians. FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS AND SCULPTURE PARK“CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND MORE!” | Thru Oct 27This exhibition, the largest of its kind in Michigan, features expansive displays of chrysanthemums, fall foliage and family-friendly activities.

ADOLPH GOTTLIEB: SCULPTOR | Thru Jan 5525 S. State St., Ann Arbor 734-764-0395 www.umma.umich.eduOne of the founding members of the Abstract Expressionists, Adolph Gottlieb was an important presence in the artistic life of New York from the 1930s until his death in 1974. His

paintings, consisting of large images that evoke a universal language of symbols, have become icons in America painting.

BERNAR VENET | Thru Oct 20141000 East Beltline Ave., NE, Grand Rapids 888-957-1580 www.meijergardens.orgDemonstrating his iconic work in steel, five of revolutionary sculptor Venet’s larg tures are installed outdoors.

GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM | Oct 20-Jan 12MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING 1820-1950101 Monroe Center NW, Grand Rapids 616-831-1000 www.artmuseumgr.orgThis major exhibition from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is a rare opportunity to see how America’s vast natural beauty and landmarks have inspired some of the nation’s most admired artists, from Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe. This extraordinary collection of 48 paintings, spanning the Romanticism of the early 1800s to the Modernism of the 1940s, traces how great artists have used landscape imagery to celebrate the beauty of nature and capture its essential role in the American experience.

THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART | Thru Jan 1FRESH IMPRESSIONS: EARLY MODERN JAPANESE PRINTS2445 Monroe St., one block off I-75, Toledo 419.255.8000 www.toledomuseum.orgIn 1930, the Toledo Museum of Art held an exhibition considered to be a touchstone of the early-20th century Japanese shin hanga movement, which revived the traditional woodblock print for the modern era. The historic exhibition has been reassembled for a rare opportunity to view 343 landmark prints in full color. Canady Gallery. Free admission.

U-M MUSEUM OF ART (UMMA) | Thru Dec 1BRETT WESTON LANDSCAPES525 S. State St., Ann Arbor 734-764-0395 www.umma.umich.eduBrett Weston (1911–1993) is one of the iconic photographers of the 20th century. The son of pioneer photographer, Edward Weston, he received his first camera as a teenager and began photographing in Mexico, where he was traveling with his father. He created a body of work that does not stand in the shadow of his famous father but asserts its own dynamic aesthetic.


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Albert Bierstadt, The Buffalo Trail, about 1867. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-

1865, 47.1268. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883–1957), Kamino Hashi, Bridge Over the Fukagawa (Fukagawa Kamino Hashi), from the series Twelve Subjects of Tokyo (Tokyo, Ju-ni Dai), Summer 1920. Color woodblock print. Gift of Hubert D. Bennett, 1939.113



GRACEANN WARN | Oct 12 - Dec 1Reception: Sat Oct 12, 5-8pmArtist talk: Sat Nov 16, 2pmRiver Gallery Fine Art, 120 S. Main St., Chelsea. 734.433.0826 www.chelsearivergallery.comNew body of work from Ann Arbor’s nationally recognized painter and assemblage artist.

PEWABIC POTTERY: EARTHLY TREASURES | Nov 8-Dec 30Special Preview Party: Thurs. Nov 7, 6-8pm10125 E Jefferson, Detroit 313.626.2000 www.pewabic.orgUnique holiday gifts by over 100 ceramic artists at the historic pottery.

MARY SIBANDE | Thru Nov 8UM Institute for the Humanities Gallery, 202 S. Thayer, Ann Arbor 734.936.3518 www.lsa.umich.edu/humanitiesRising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race, gender, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed

in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation.

EMBED: SHIRLEY WHITE-BLACK | Thru Nov 16Clay Gallery, 335 Main Street, Ann Arbor734.662.7927 www.claygallery.orgThis exhibition references forms, images, ideas and inspirations imbedded in the artist’s aesthetic memory by combining new ceramic forms with pre-used manufactured fragments, images from graffiti, photo shoots and earlier work.

ANNUAL ALL-MEDIA EXHIBITION | Thru Nov 17The Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor734.994.8004 www.annarborartcenter.org.The 91st juried exhibition showcasing new and emerging artists throughout Michigan.

25th ANNUAL HANDSPINNERS’ HOLIDAY FAIR | Nov 30Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Road, Ann ArborInfo: Carol Knox, 734.475.7922The Spinner’s Flock Handspinning Guild offers demonstrations and a sale of handspun yarns, knitted, woven and felted garments, hats, purses, jewelry, toys, dolls, ornaments and felted wall hangings. Free admission. Sat. 10-4. Wheelchair accessible.

DANCING DOG GALLERY: MOLLY INDURA | Thru Nov 30302 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor734.417.8317 www.DancingDogGallery.biz.The recently opened Dancing Dog Gallery features contemporary, fine art by local award winning artists, it offers a pleasant mix of mediums and styles from paintings, photography, mixed media and collage to sculpture and hand made jewelry. Molly Indura, president of Ann Arbor Women Artists is the current featured artist. She has a sense that life is magical and enjoys exploring and expressing this in her work.

ARTWALK ANN ARBOR | Oct 26 | SEE PAGE 15Saturday, Noon-6 p.m. www.artwalkannarbor.comExperience the diverse artistic offerings downtown Ann Arbor, from the Kerrytown area to Main Street. Art Showcase Magazine presents the Fall Artwalk, a self-guided walking tour featuring art demonstrations and refreshments at over 10 locations. See map in the centerfold of this issue for complete details.

GREAT LAKES, SMALL WORKS | Thru Oct 26Riverside Arts Center, 76 N Huron, Ypsilantiwww.riversidearts.orgAwards will be given during the reception. All eight Great Lakes states are represented in this year’s exhibit with over 100 pieces of artwork. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

VALERIE MANN: THE REAL CINDERELLA DRESS AND OTHER RECENT WORK | Oct 27- Dec 1Reception: Nov 1, 7-10pmAccomplished work from recycled/repurposed materials.

Dec 3-Dec 31HOLIDAY SHOWFestive collection of large and small artworks. WSG Gallery, 306 S. Main St., Ann Arbor734.761.2287 www.wsg-art.com

ART ON THE FARM | Oct 28Sun 10-4pm, Lakeview Farm, 12075 Island Lake Rd., Dexter734.424.4822 www.artonthefarmdexter.comCountry setting in and around two majestic barns with more than 30 artists participating. Works in every media from landscape painting to stained glass, from soap and book arts, clothes to jewelry. Food by Pilar’s Tamales and live music in the afternoon. Free admission. No dogs, please.

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PERFORMANCE ARTSTHE VAST DIFFERENCE | Now thru Dec 14The Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea734.433.7673 www.purplerosetheatre.orgJeff Daniel’s comedy about a man’s mid-life crisis. Directed by Guy Sanville.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC | Oct 10-13 & 17 -20 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 911 N University, Ann Arbor. Tickets: 734.764.2538 www.tickets.music.umich.eduA musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. A weekend in the country awakens old and new passions. Presented by UM School of Musical Theatre.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | Oct 18-20 & 24-27 EMU Quirk Theatre, Ford St. (off Lowell & Jarvis), Ypsilanti. Tickets in advance at emutix.com or 734.487.2282 www.emich,edu/emutheatreThe heartwarming 1964 musical, based on Yiddish stories about life in a small Russian Jewish community around 1900.

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN | Oct 19-27 Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway, DetroitTickets: 313.237-SING or Ticketmaster www.MichiganOpera.orgMichigan Opera Theatre’s 43rd fall season opens with Richard Wagner’s ghostly German opera. The Norwegian coast is the setting for this saga of an ancient sea captain condemned to sail his phantom ship throughout eternity, unless he finds a faithful wife to release the curse.

THE UFO SHOW (Unidentified Funny Objects: Scary Clowns) Oct 24Mix Studio Theatre, 130 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. 734.985.0875 www.emergentarts.comA variety show that features storytelling, songs, and standup comedy. Prizes for those who come in Halloween costume. Not suitable for children. Thurs at 8pm.

MACBETH | Oct 27 Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538, at the Michigan League, or www.ums.orgTaped broadcast of the Manchester’s International Festival’s live production of Shakespeare’s classic tale of a Scottish lord and his ambitious wife. Kenneth Branagh stars in this exceptional offering. Presented by National Theatre Live and UMS. Sun at 7pm.

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JERRY’S GIRLS | Nov 14-Jan 5 Performance Network Theatre, 120 East Huron St., Ann Arbor734.663.0681 www.performancenetwork.orgThe larger than life musical revue of Jerry Herman. Winner of four Tony Awards, Jerry’s music is synonymous with some of Broadway’s biggest hits. Complete with large scale production numbers, tap dancing, and a little bit of drag. Starring Naz Edwards.

LA TRAVIATA | Nov 16-24 Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway, Detroit. Tickets: 313.237-SING or Ticketmaster. www.MichiganOpera.orgBy Giuseppe Verdi. Frail Violetta, afflicted with consumption but consumed by love, abandons her life as a courtesan and begins a new one with young Alfredo. Her racy reputation follows her, however, and threatens to ruin the reputation of the nobleman’s family. Will their new love blossom or wilt? La Traviata is the most-performed opera in the world.

THREE SISTERS | Nov 21-24Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin Ave., North Campus, Ann Arbor734.764.2538 www.tickets.music.umich.eduDrama by Anton Chekhov, presented by UM School of Theatre. Three young women yearn to break free from their country life in this wonderful new adaptation by U-M alumna Libby Appel. Thurs 7:30, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 2.

BLIND SUMMIT | Oct 29-Nov 3 120 E Huron Street, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.org.A cantankerous puppet with a cardboard head is having an existential crisis on a table. Epic hilarious puppetry inspired by Beckett, the Bible, and Ikea. Ages 14+ Presented by UMS at the Performance Network.

BALLET PRELJOCAJ: AND THEN ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF PEACE | Nov 1 & 2 Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St., Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.orgSet to a pulsating soundtrack, the piece combines intricate, edgy action with slow, graceful movement in an ever-evolving dance that reveals our innermost hopes, desires and fears. Fri & Sat, 8pm.

DIAVOLO | Nov 2 & 3 Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway, DetroitTickets: 313.237-SING or Ticketmaster www.MichiganOpera.orgInternationally renowned for its stunning acrobatics and surrealistic sets, the Los Angeles- based Diavolo has been pushing the boundaries of dance since 1992. Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:30.

MOONGLOW | Nov 7-10 Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin Ave., North Campus, Ann ArborTickets: 734.971.2228 www.a2ct.orgLocal playwright Kim Carney’s story about a woman with Alzheimer’s who must navigate her life, as her past becomes more real than the present. A celebration of life and love. Presented by the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre. Directed by Cassie Mann.

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE | Nov 14-17Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St., Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.tickets.music.umich.edu. Desperate to be loved for who he is, not what he has, the conniving Count Almaviva is forced to devise disguises and tricks to woo the beautiful Rosina, enlisting the help of a local barber named Figaro. Rossini’s comic masterpiece. Thurs at 8:30, Fri & Sat at 9 & Sun at 2.

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CHRIS THILE | Oct 18 Rackham Auditorium, 915 E Washington St., Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.orgThe Grammy-award winning mandolin virtuoso, composer and vocalist encompasses progressive bluegrass, classical, rock, and jazz. Fri 8pm.


Over 500 events each year - most are free! From orchestras to jazz, solo recitals to lectures, opera, theater, dance, and everything in between.

Performances by the students, faculty and guests of the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance feature something for everyone.

Events hotline 734.764.0583League Ticket Office 734.764.2538

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Fall/Winter 2013-2014 Season

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The AudienceSept. 8 & 10

Kenneth Branagh in Shakespeare’s

MacbethOct. 27

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OthelloOct. 13

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Advance tickets at UMs.org and at the Michigan League Box Office. For more info, call 734-764-2538.

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BAND-O-RAMA: THIS IS MICHIGAN | Oct 26 Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.music.umich.edu The Concert Band, Symphony Band, and the Michigan Marching Band join to showcase the inspiring tradition of U-M’s band program and our support for Coach Hoke. Don’t miss this “Go Blue!” tradition. Sat 7:30.

THE MANGANIYAR SEDUCTION | Oct 26 & 27 Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.org The Manganiyars are desert musicians from Rajasthan. In this bold experiential journey, director Roysten Abel and Can and Abel Theaters of

New Delhi create a dazzling union between traditional folk music and the cosmopolitan visual seduction of Amsterdam’s red light district. Arranged in four horizontal rows, one on top of the other, 43 musicians are seated in 36 seated cubicles awash in color and light. A roller coaster that will transport listeners to an unknown world. Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm.

ANNUAL HALLOWEEN CONCERT | Oct 27 Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, Ann ArborReserved Seating $12/$8 Tickets available at the League Ticket Office 734.764.2538 www.music.umich.edu.The University Orchestras come together for this holiday favorite, full of tricks and treats. The concert includes an array of spooky classical music combined with popular Halloween favorites. Get out your scariest costume or come dressed as you are to enjoy this delightful event for the child in all of us. Sun 4 & 7:30pm.

NEW COMMA BAROQUE | Nov 2 St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 306 N Division, Ann Arbor. Tickets: www.academyofearlymusic.orgThe Academy of Early Music presents this Chicago-based early music ensemble in their “Niech Zyje Polska” ~ Long Live Poland” concert. Sat 8pm.


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AUTUMN CELLOBRATION | Oct 19 Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann ArborTickets 734.994.4801 or online at www.a2so.comSpecial guests Julie Albers and Aaron Berofsky join the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in a lush autumn program featuring Dvorak’s Symphony #7, Bartok’s Two Portraits, and Prokofiev’s Sinfonia concertante. Sat 8pm.

EDGEFEST: KEYS TO THE EDGEDOM | Oct 22-26 Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. 4th Ave., Ann ArborTickets: 734.769.2999 www.kerrytownconcerthouse.comThe 17th Annual Jazz extravaganza returns. Please check website for line-up and special events. Discover “Fringe at the Edge”, a series of free public performances.

ANDRAS SCHIFF: BACH GOLDBERG VARIATIONS | Oct 25 Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.orgA rare opportunity to journey with one of the great musical artists of our age into the mind of one of history’s most influential and beloved composers. Not to be missed! Fri at 8pm.

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BROOKLYN RIDER QUARTET WITH BELA FLECK | Nov 24 Rackham Auditorium, 915 E Washington St., Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.orgA brilliant collaboration with the intrepid, wild repertoire of the string quartet with the legendary banjo virtuoso Fleck. Sun 4pm.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Dec 6 St Francis of Assisi Church, 2250 East Stadium Blvd., Ann ArborTickets: 734.649-SONG (7664) or www.Measure-for-Measure.orgHoliday concert featuring The Singing Men of Ohio University. Fri 7:30pm.


APOLLO’S FIRE | Nov 3 Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.orgFounded in 1992 by harpsicordist and conductor, Jeannette Sorrell, this acclaimed ensemble returns to Hill to perform 5 of the 6 Brandenburg concertos by Bach. “A brilliant and swaggering performance” (The London Times). Sun 4pm.

JAMES BLAKE | Nov 11 Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.orgThe London-based electronic musician, singer-songwriter, and producer is a leading figure in the dubstep electronic dance music community. Blake performs music from his critically-acclaimed 2013 album “Overgrown” in his UMS debut. Mon 7:30.

UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN | Nov 12 Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann ArborTickets: 734.764.2538 www.ums.orgFor over 20 years this ensemble has performed to sold-out audiences all over the world. Offers a funny, virtuosic, twanging eclectic musical adventure. Tues 7:30.

LEON RUSSELL | Nov 19 The Ark, 36 S Main St., Ann Arbor734.763.8587 www.theark.orgMusic legend Russell teams up with musician and songwriter David Blake Lynn from Paducah, Kentucky, whose songs highlight his love for country, gospel, bluegrass, oldtime and rockabilly music. Tues 8pm.

WINTER DREAMS | Nov 23 Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann ArborTickets 734.994.4801 or online at www.a2so.comThe Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s seldom- heard masterpiece, Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams.” Other highlights include Glazunov’s brilliant Violin Concerto and Arvo Pärt’s wintry description of icy woods and coastline in his Fratres. Sat. 8pm.


OTHER EVENTSNOSFERATU | Oct 30 Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann Arborwww.michtheater.org.One of the silent era’s most influential masterpieces, Nosferatu‘s eerie,

gothic feel — and a chilling performance from Max Shrek as the vampire — set the template for the horror films that followed. With live organ accompaniment! Wed 7pm.

KINDLEFEST MARKET & MIDNIGHT MADNESS | Dec 6 Kerrytown Market & Shops, 407 N Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor 734.662.5008 www.kerrytown.comFeaturing artisans, farmers and retailers selling their holiday wares plus traditional food, mulled wine and beer. Kerrytown area retail businesses will be open late on this evening as they participate in the festivities, offering special holiday bargains. Fri 6:00-10:00.

D.I. YPSI INDIE ART FAIR | Dec 14 & 15 The Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St. Ypsilanti http://diypsiartfair.weebly.comDIYpsi (dip-see)– a handmade art fair featuring the best indie artists our region has to offer. Bring your appetite, and get ready for some incredible food and craft beer while you shop.


Saturday, October 26 from Noon to 6 p.m.

ArtwAlk ANN ArbOr INvIteS Art lOverS tO FAll OutINg

Art Showcase Magazine and Ann Arbor State Bank have once again teamed up to bring a quality art walk back to the downtown Ann Arbor area. The event hopes to attract art lovers of all ages to enjoy, browse and perhaps purchase art from the participating venues in town, many of which are offering special promotions, sales, refreshments and entertainment to art walkers that day. The inaugural Artwalk Ann Arbor happened in June earlier this year. Organizers hope to hold as many as six such events in 2014.

“The fall is a great time to get out and about in beautiful downtown Ann Arbor and shop for art,” says Art Showcase Magazine Publisher Jonathan Himlin, who is helping to organize the event. “It’s also a good time to get a jump on the holiday shopping. And you won’t have to worry about football traffic. We’ve intentionally selected a Saturday afternoon in October without a U of M football game, home or away.”

All venues from the last Artwalk Ann Arbor event are participating again, and there will be one new stop–Dancing Dog Gallery at 302 E. Liberty Street.

The recently-opened Dancing Dog Gallery encourages you to “discover art unleashed” and features contemporary, fine art by local, award-winning artists. It offers a pleasant mix of mediums and styles from paintings, photography, mixed media and collage to sculpture and hand-made jewelry. The gallery is owned and managed by eight partners who have

made it their mission to enhance the Ann Arbor art scene while uplifting the community with art and art related events at the gallery. Visit their website at: dancingdoggallery.biz.

METAL, at 220 Felch Street, was of the best stops on the artwalk during the summer. Be sure to stop by between noon and 5 p.m. (they close an hour early) to witness the return of Mary Whalen and Robert Shimmin for a little Tintype Portraiture (Halloween style). Portraits will be for sale. Masks or costumes are welcomed. Visit Metal online at: www.metaloffmain.com.

Also, Clay Gallery will be in the middle of its wonderful exhibit, EMBED, which runs through November 16. Featuring the art of Shirley White-Black, this exhibition addresses visual story telling with the use of various media. The title EMBED references forms, images, ideas and inspirations embedded in the artist’s aesthetic memory. The resulting work creates fresh allegorical content by combining new ceramic forms with perused manufactured fragments, images from graffiti, photo shoots and more. Visit Clay Gallery online at: www.claygallery.org.

Be sure to check pages 16-17 for the official Artwalk Ann Arbor map containing a complete listing of participating artwalk venues and their locations, and visit the online resources at www.artwalkannarbor.com or www.facebook.com/artwalkannarbor.

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Artwalk Ann Arbor invites all art lovers to enjoy a beautiful fall day filled with fine arts and crafts. Artwalk Ann Arbor spans a variety of downtown area art galleries, shops and studios from Kerrytown to Main Street that will welcome all art walkers on Saturday, October 26 from noon to 6 p.m.

Top: The Tree of Life at Dancing Dog GalleryMiddle: The Clay GalleryBottom: Tintype portraits at METAL


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VISUAL ART

MICHIgAN MuSeuMS CArvINg Out A NICHe

When a museum does its job really well, it’s able to connect us to another time, place and people in a very powerful way. We can suddenly walk in our ancestors’ footsteps, hear the sounds they heard, see the world as they saw it. We start to recognize their concerns as our own, showing us the humanity we all share. Some of the best, small, “niche” museums that connect us to the past are right here in Southeastern Michigan.

One example is the University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology (www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey), which houses a world-famous collection of ancient artifacts from the Mediterranean and Near East. The museum is named for Francis Kelsey, UM professor of Latin from 1889-1927 and an extraordinary collector, archaeologist, and humanitarian. Almost half of the museum’s 100,000 artifacts are objects of daily life excavated by UM archaeologists, at Kelsey’s instigation, in the 1920s and 1930s. The Graeco-Roman site of Karanis, Egypt was occupied between Ptolemaic and Christian times, but a palm fiber sandal from Karanis looks so much like sandals we wear today it’s hard to believe it was created 1,600 years ago.

Enoch Peterson, director of the Karanis excavation from 1926-35, wrote: “We have seen the letters these people wrote to one another, the accounts they kept in business transactions, the kinds of food they ate, the grain they planted in their irrigated plots of land, the cloth they wove to make their garments, the wooden boxes in which they stored their treasures, the glass that must have been highly cherished, the pottery that served as common household ware, the toys that delighted the hearts of their children, the lamps that gave such feeble light and so much smoke. . . [They are] revealed to us as a living people in a living town.”

Some of the best, small, “niche” museums are right here in Southeastern Michigan

In an adjoining gallery is the Dynastic Egyptian collection, including painted mummy cases and masks, plus the complete mummy of a child from the Roman period in the 1st Century AD. A CT scan of the mummy at the UM Hospital in 2002 revealed a wooden framework used to stabilize the body during embalming, and the fact that the child had six fingers on one hand. Images from the scan were used to construct a virtual 3D image of the body and polymer resin model of the skull.

On the second floor of the museum you’ll find the Villa of the Mysteries, magnificent watercolor reproductions of frescoes that adorned the walls of a room in a villa near Pompeii. Covered by several feet of ash during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, the frescoes were discovered in 1909 largely undamaged. In 1924, Professor Kelsey commissioned Italian artist Maria Barroso to produce 5/6-size replicas so that Americans could study them. While scholars have hotly debated the meaning of the murals, they are widely thought to depict women engaged in various mystical rites.

Other “don’t miss” Kelsey exhibits are a beautiful collection of glass fragments and vessels, early Byzantine and Islamic textiles, a French stone hand axe from 1.5 million to 300,000 BC, and one of the largest collections of Parthian pottery outside of Iraq. In the section of items excavated from Parthian Seleucia is a small collection of gold jewelry showing a blend of Greek and Near Eastern artistry. One gold

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In 1924, Professor Kelsey commissioned Italian artist Maria Barroso to create a replica of the “Villa of the Mysteries.”

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bracelet (141 BC-226 AD)— a finely crafted mesh of looped chains and transverse bands with terminals set with malachite and garnet— looks so contemporary it could be sold today at Tiffany & Company.

Throughout the Kelsey Museum are large pull-out drawers where you can view items up close, under glass. The museum offers special exhibits and activities, including semiannual “Behind the Scenes” events for members. UM archaeologists continue their excavations today in Italy, the Middle East, and Republic of Georgia.

Visiting the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus (www.holocaustcenter.org) in Farmington Hills engages the imagination in a much different way. Here we are asked to examine the dark side of human events from the past and to ponder how we want to live in the future.

The Center building is starkly modern, a soaring structure of metal and glass designed by Neumann Smith & Associates of Southfield. When you enter, the first thing you notice is the wooden boxcar, sitting in an empty room on train tracks over a cobblestone floor. Acquired from the Deutsche Bahn at public auction in 2011, it is one of the few World War II-era boxcars like those that transported Holocaust victims still in existence. The place where it sits, the Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg Gallery, is reminiscent of the Hamburg/Hannover terminal where Henrietta and her sister, Rachel Schwartz, last saw their parents and brothers before being shipped to concentration camps.

This is the start of your tour, reflecting the attention to detail and authenticity you’ll find throughout the Center. While you visit the presentations that chronicle the history and culture of the Jewish people, Europe’s descent into Nazism, and the aftermath, you’ll have numerous opportunities to learn the stories of survivors, accessible in print, audio and video. Holocaust survivors are the backbone of the Center. They serve as researchers, lecturers, and docents; they help design and fund the many programs and exhibits, and their personal stories bring history to life in a way you won’t soon forget.

While many exhibits are moving or disturbing, one of the most chilling is a wall-sized organization chart of the Nazi Party leadership, resembling nothing so much as a corporation focused on a singular purpose. A wall of screens in “The Abyss” section shows actual newsreels of the Allies liberating the camps, and pull-out drawers offer videos of information on Nazi medical experiments and killing methods.

Not all is unrelieved gloom. In a colorful exhibit of Kindertransport Memory Quilts, you can select a quilt, press a button and hear an individual story linked to a series of efforts to transport Jewish refugee children to foster families in Great Britain from 1938-40. The Institute of the Righteous section features individuals who take responsibility by acting in a moral and ethical manner, including many who risked their lives to help save strangers during the Holocaust.

As part of its educational outreach, the Center hosts 45,000 school children a year and provides resources and training for teachers. It has one of the largest Holocaust libraries and archives in the U.S., including collections of donated documents, 600 video testimonies of survivors, and more than 400 memory collections of Jewish communities that once existed in Europe, describing the families of those towns in


MICHIGAN NICHE MUSEUMS GUIDE

A.E. SEAMAN MINERAL MUSEUM > HOUGHTON 1404 E. Sharon Avenue • 906.487.2572Since its inception in 1902, the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum has housed one of the premiere crystal collections in North America.www.museum.mtu.edu

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC > MARSHALL 107 East Michigan • 269-781-7570Founded in 1978, the museum contains two floors of artifacts of all the great magicians of the 19th and 20th centuries.www.americanmuseumofmagic.org

ANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM > ANN ARBOR 220 East Ann St. • 734-995-5439Museum for children of all ages, presenting interactive exhibits and education programs to bring science, math and music to life.www.aahom.org

ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM > DEARBORN 13624 Michigan Avenue • 313-582-2266The Arab American National Museum documents, preserves and presents the history, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. Art exhibitions, lectures and global music Fridays. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.www.arabamericanmuseum.org

CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY > DETROIT 315 E. Warren Avenue • 313-494-5800Founded in 1965 and housing over 35,000 artifacts, this 125,000 square foot museum is located in the heart of Midtown Detroit’s Cultural Center. Key to the experience is “And Still We Rise: Our Journey Through African American History and Culture,” the Museum’s 22,000 square foot, interactive core exhibit. www.thewright.org

COBBLESTONE FARM > ANN ARBOR 2781 Packard • 734-994-2928Mid 19th-century period farm and house. Guided tours, country Christmas, organic farm market. www.cobblestonefarm.org

GREAT LAKES SHIP WRECK MUSEUM > PARADISE 18335 North Whitefish Point Road • 906-635-1742The museum features top quality exhibits of shipwreck artifacts, artwork, shipwreck models, new exhibits and lifelike mannequins.

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER > FARMINGTON HILLS 28123 Orchard Lake Rd. • 248.553.2400Dedicated to using the lessons of The Holocaust to teach ethical conduct and responsible decision-making. Permanent galleries, lectures, special exhibitions and the new Anne Frank tree exhibit and garden.www.holocaustcenter.org

KELSEY MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY > ANN ARBOR 434 South State St. • 734.764.9304The Kelsey’s permanent exhibition includes an Egyptian mummy coffin, magical amulets from the ancient Near East, an array of glass vessels, Greek pottery, Roman sculptures, and a unique large-scale watercolor representation of the famous Villa of the Mysteries murals from ancient Pompeii. Free Admission. www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey

KEMPF HOUSE MUSEUM > ANN ARBOR312 South Division Street • 734-994-4898Trained guides lead you through restored rooms of this historic home built in 1853, including the music studio where the 1877 Steinway Concert Grand Piano remains as it has for over 100 years.www.kempfhousemuseum.org

YPSILANTI AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE MUSEUM > YPSILANTI 100 E. Cross Street • 734-482-5200This museum, housed in the last operating Hudson dealership in the world, takes you through the roles that Ypsilanti played in the development of the automobile industry. www.ypsiautoheritage.org

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Anne Frank Remembered Tues., Oct. 15 • 7:00 pm

Cosponsored by EMU Jewish Studies

This award-winning documentary tells the story of the Frank family through previously unreleased archival material, contemporary interviews, and reels filmed in the actual locations from Frank’s life. The film, made in association with the Anne Frank House, includes the only known film footage taken of Anne Frank. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1996. For questions, call Lawrence Willim at 248.553.2400, ext. 24

Did you know the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, Michigan was

honored to have been selected as one of only eleven sites in the United States to receive a sapling from the tree that grew outside Anne Frank’s hiding place? The parent tree has reached the

end of its 150-year lifespan, but will live on through saplings planted around the world. Visitors can

see and experience the sapling from inside the museum as part of a new exhibit about Anne Frank.

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Free Film at EMU Student Center Auditorium

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their native tongue.

A new and exciting exhibit is coming on September 22. The Holocaust Memorial Center is one of eleven sites in the U.S. selected to plant a sapling from the chestnut tree that grew outside the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. The original tree died recently after 150 years of life. Sites that received saplings had to be located in supportive geographic regions, retain arborists on contract, and promise to educate visitors about the Anne Frank House, which the Center will do through special events and video screens offering virtual tours of the house.

“From my favorite spot on the floor,” Anne Frank wrote in her diary, “I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver.”

A replica boxcar at the Holocaust Memorial Center.

The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills.


PERFORMANCE ART

17th Annual edgefest at kerrytown Concert House October 23-26, 2013

eDgeFeSt 2013: keYS tO tHe eDgeDOM

KCH presents its 17th annual avant-garde jazz and creative new music festival, Edgefest, with a unifying purpose: to explore new music created by keyboard artists. The piano has played a very specific role in the search for new musical horizons over the last half century, led by musicians such as Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor and Muhal Richard Abrams. Unlike mainstream jazz pianists, these players and those who came after them learned from each other, but eschewed direct imitation, exploring the full sonic and percussive possibilities of the instrument and in some cases using electronic devices and keyboards. The focus on piano also permits us to feature several leading women innovators. The KCH Hamburg Steinway is an ideal instrument for such a theme!

In the tradition of Edgefest the roster includes international musicians as well as performers and ensembles from our home community of Southeast Michigan and showcases some of the most celebrated and creative multi-instrumentalists on the scene today.

As in past years, Edgefest reaches out beyond the concert hall with Fringe at the Edge performances, public discussions, workshops and school residencies. The community is invited to attend all educational and Fringe events free of charge.

Kerrytown Concert House (KCH) is the house where magic happens in the arts.

An intimate 110 seat venue, the historical house’s red door beckons to artists and

audience members from around the globe. KCH is home to diverse offerings in every

genre and the walls of the house are not only home to music and theatre but also

rotating art exhibits. There is always something new to see, hear and experience

at the house. Kerrytown Concert House is a non profit organization focused on

community engagement and bringing fine artists and audiences together. Kerrytown

Concert House is an affordable venue for use by the community, educators,

students, and emerging, local, national and international artists. In addition, it is

home to the internationally acclaimed festival, Edgefest, as well as a presenter

of artists of the highest artistic excellence. KCH is truly the community’s concert

house. For more information, please visit www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com.

As part of the 10th anniversary of Edgefest in 2006, KCH created a series of free public performance events that took place during the days and early evenings in restaurants, cafés and galleries in downtown Ann Arbor, featuring some of the areas most accomplished creative musicians.

The Fringe project, now a festival staple, has been very successful in moving creative and imaginative music making out of the conventional concert hall venue and into public spaces such as bars, restaurants and markets.

This year, the Fringe series will surprise, delight, and educate an audience that might not otherwise have ventured into the concert hall setting of Edgefest. Details of the Fringe events will be announced soon. Past venues have included Argiero’s Restaurant, the sh’AUT space in Braun Court, and Sweetwaters Café in Kerrytown.


Pre-Edgefest Fringe EventTUESDAY, OCTOBER 228pm – Parker & Thomas Duo at Encore Records - Edgefest FringeWilliam Parker, bassKenn Thomas, keyboard

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 236:30pm – Ban-Maneri Duo and Weed-Filiano DuoLucian Ban, pianoMat Maneri, viola Tad Weed, pianoKen Filiano, bass

8:30pm Reception/Dinner for sponsors, artists and pass holdersheld at Fustini’s

9:30pm – William Parker’s “Raining on the Moon” QuintetEri Yamamoto, pianoWilliam Parker, bass/compositionsHamid Drake, drumsRob Brown, alto saxLewis Barnes, trumpet

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 247pm – Malis-Michalowski-Filiano TrioMike Malis, pianoPiotr Michalowski, reedsKen Filiano, bass

8pm – Lerner-Filiano-Grassi TrioMarilyn Lerner, pianoKen Filiano, bassLou Grassi, drums

9pm – Lark Kris Davis, pianoRalph Alessi, trumpetIngrid Laubrock, tenor saxophone/clarinetTom Rainey, drums

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 256pm – TBA - Edgefest Fringe7pm – Ursel Schlicht and Robert DickUrsel Schlicht, pianoRobert Dick, flute

8pm – Gary Versace TrioGary Versace, pianoRon Miles, trumpetMatt Wilson, drums

9pm – Connie Crothers with Northwoods ImprovisersMike Carey, tenor sax/flute/bass clarinetSkeeter Shelton, sax/oboe/bassoonMike Gilmore, percussionMike Johnston, wood flute/bass/percussionNick Ashton, drums/percussion

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2612pm – Edgefest Parade Led by our Edgefest Artists

2pm – Thollem McDonas with Box Deserter Ensemble and Soar Trio, A Tribute to Faruq Z. BeyThollem McDonas, pianoSkeeter Shelton, saxophoneJoel Peterson, bassMichael Carey, sax/flute/bass clarinetKurt Prisbe, drumsAbby Alwin, celloJames Cornish, trumpet

4pm – Myra MelfordMyra Melford, solo piano

7pm – The Michael Formanek QuartetMichael Formanek, bassJacob Sacks, pianoDan Weiss, drumsEllery Eskelin, saxophone

8:30pm– Steve Rush Piano Concerto with the University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble at St. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchSteve Rush, pianist/composerStudents from the U of M Jazz EnsembleEllen Rowe, director

10pm – James Ilgenfritz: Mind GamesJames Ilgenfritz, bassDenman Maroney, pianoAngelika Niescier , alto saxAndrew Drury, drums

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Kris Davis of Lark.


SUgARlOAF MOUNTAIN, HOgBACk MOUNTAIN, WETMORE POND & WETMORE lANDINg, MARqUETTE

Downtown Marquette offers the most cosmopolitan lifestyle in the Upper Peninsula with plenty of breweries, farm-to-table restaurants, independently-owned businesses, and a college town vibe. About 20 minutes from downtown Marquette is Sugarloaf Mountain, a former ski resort and now a destination for hikers, wildlife watchers, and view-seekers. There are two ways to climb the half-mile up Sugarloaf Mountain: the easy way and the hard way. The easy way is comprised of a series of wooden steps. The hard way is not. There are three different trails that intersect on Sugarloaf Mountain and lead to different sides of the mountain; if you are starting from any point other than the trailhead at the Sugarloaf parking area and opt for the “difficult” path instead of the clearly-labeled “easy” path with stairs, it is highly advisable that you bring a map and compass. The trail is marked but markers are spread wide and are often difficult to spot. The easy trail is ideal for beginners and families (just be aware there a lot of stairs to climb up and down); the difficult trail for more advanced hikers. At the peak is a large wooden deck with multiple sections for viewing the 360-degree view of Lake Superior, downtown Marquette, and the surrounding forests.

The Sugarloaf Mountain parking area is also the trailhead for Wetmore Landing, which offers a relatively easy 1.6-mile trail from the beach and along the Lake Superior shoreline to Little Presque Isle. There are rocks and tree roots, but the path is very clearly marked and there are few obstructions. This is a good trail for beginners and families.

If you’re seeking serious adventure hiking, across County Road 550 from the Sugarloaf Mountain parking area is a smaller lot for the Wetmore Pond and Hogback Mountain trailheads. This one-mile trail is a difficult hike – probably the more difficult one in the U.P. – and is only recommended for experienced hikers. It features a 600-foot climb. The trail is largely unmarked and many locals don’t even know about it; follow the Wetmore Pond trail for about a mile, then climb the first large pink feldspar rock outcropping to follow the trail to the right (the Hogback trail continues for another mile). From the summit you will see views of Lake Superior, Wetmore Pond, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Presque Isle.

THE RUSSEll AND MIRIAM gRINNEll MEMORIAl NATURE SANCTUARY AT BARE BlUFF, kEWEENAW

This is one of the most scenic, most remote, most difficult, and most dangerous hikes in the Upper Peninsula. Bare Bluff is located on the southern shore of the Keweenaw Peninsula near Lac La Belle, rising to a 600-foot peak above water. The Russell and Miriam Grinnell Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Bare Bluff is a three-mile trail loop that climbs up the side of the mountain, often alongside sheer cliffs hundreds of feet above the forest floor and up/down rockslides, to the summit, offering beautiful views of Bete Gris Bay and Beach and the tip of the Keweenaw. To get to the trailhead, you’ll have to drive 2.5 miles down unpaved road, then hike three-quarters of a mile to the trailhead. The loop itself is equivalent to a 30-story climb. Many parts of this trail are not clearly marked. This is not recommended for beginner or solo hikers, hikers with physical limitations, or families with small children.

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TRAVEL

CHAPEl FAllS AND CHAPEl ROCk; MOSqUITO FAllS, PICTURED ROCkS NATIONAl lAkESHORE

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore features 90 miles of trails that run through its 73,000 acres along Lake Superior’s south shoreline. Trails vary in length and difficulty; hikers can go out for a couple of hours or for days at a time with camping gear.

The Chapel Basin – Mosquito Beach area of Pictured Rocks offers a number of different trails and scenic sights, among them Chapel Falls, Chapel Rock, Chapel Lake, Spray Falls, Mosquito Beach, and Mosquito Falls. Trails are clearly marked but a map and compass are recommended to navigate the different trails.

To get to the trailhead, you have to drive five miles down the all-dirt Chapel Road. At the edge of the parking lot you will find the trailheads for the Mosquito Beach area on the left and the Chapel Rock area on the right. If you follow the left, you will hike through the forest .6 miles to Mosquito Falls, picturesque waterfalls that cascade over shelves of black rock (you can wade in the water). Follow the trail for another 1.6 miles to get to Mosquito Beach. If you follow the trailhead right, you will follow a wide, flat trail 1.3 miles to Chapel Falls, and can go on another 1.8 miles from there to the stunning Chapel Rock, and another 1.6 miles from that point to Spray Falls (this is a full day’s hike if you go all the way to Spray Falls and back). The trails are easy and well-marked, though long.

You can also hike the 4.4-mile trail from Mosquito Beach to Chapel Beach, which runs alongside the 200-foot sandstone bluffs on Lake Superior for which Pictured Rocks was named. This is a day hike, as you must first hike to one of the beaches from the trailhead.

BROCkWAY MOUNTAIN AUDUBON SANCTUARY, kEWEENAW

The Brockway Mountain Drive is a scenic drive along the ridge of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Peninsula that takes

you up 720 feet above the surface of Lake Superior. You can hike the full mountain for a more aggressive hike, or you can drive up to the summit, enjoy the nearly 360-degree views of Lake Superior and undeveloped woodland, then drive back down to the Brockway Mountain Audubon Sanctuary trailhead, which offers a moderate hike through the woods on the mountain. There are a few steep inclines with loose footing, but it is otherwise a relatively easy and clearly-marked trail. Suitable for beginners.

THE BERTHA DAUBENDIEk MEMORIAl TRAIl, kEWEENAW

Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula just outside of Copper Harbor, the Bertha Daubendiek Memorial Trail is located in the 508-acre Estivant Pines Wilderness Nature Sanctuary. Some of these pines are over 600 years old and represent some of the last-remaining old growth virgin white pines in the Midwest. The trees are between 130 and 150 feet tall and take three people to wrap around the girth of their trunks. Two different trail loops run through this living museum: the 1.2-mile Memorial Grove trail and the one-mile Cathedral Grove trail. Both are well-marked, pleasant hikes good for beginners and children, just be sure not to trip over the tree roots (of which there are many). Much of the trails are covered in boards, creating a “foot bridge” through the forest. These trails are also home to some 85 bird species for bird-watchers.

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CULINARY ART

velluMAnn Arbor’s answer to the “big city” restaurant - a classic culinary and modern visual experience

You’ve heard the old adage “image is everything.” At Vellum in downtown Ann Arbor, image really is everything. From the sleek copper bar to the plush chocolate booths, the vintage typewriters and the culinary books on a bookshelf in the back, this place takes its own image very seriously. Which won’t come as any kind of surprise once you see proprietor chef Peter Roumanis.

Dressed effortlessly in a fashionable blazer and jeans, Roumanis looks impeccable, perfectly reflecting the image he works so hard to achieve at Vellum in his appearance and demeanor.

Vellum, which opened early 2013, is what he calls “an American restaurant.” “I wanted to do a concept that really made sense for the time and the region, the part of the world we’re in,” he says. “I’m always interested in using traditional and modern food preparations in the kitchen. Now we’re finally starting to speak with our customers and learn what they really want and what makes sense for them, [which is this] modern American style.”

The menu is certainly inspired by different cuisines and preparation styles from all over the world, but doesn’t specifically identify with any particular one of them. And that is what makes it wholly American.

Roumanis lived in Greece as a child and has been cooking in his family’s restaurants his whole life. (His father, John Roumanis, owns Ann Arbor’s Mediterrano and Carlyle Grill.) He attended the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, but his focus has always been on western European food where he learned most of his craft when he was sent to Paris at the age of 16 to work under celebrated French chef Jean-Paul Vrinat. Before moving back home to Ann Arbor to work on opening Vellum, Roumanis was managing Del Posto, the renowned Mario Batali-owned Italian restaurant in Manhattan, where he had been living for six years. In 2011 he got a call from his dad telling him that there was a really nice building in downtown Ann Arbor that was vacant. Roumanis flew out, saw the building, and thought, “This would be a really great spot to do a restaurant.” A year and a half later, Vellum opened for business, a partnership between father and son.

“It was a natural progression for my career,” he says. He also says that it made sense for him to open his first venture back home and close to his family.

His idea with Vellum was to create a space that serves the community. “It’s a spot for people to go on a regular basis,” he says. “It might be the jewel throughout their week. At the same time we want to delight and surprise them and show them new and interesting things in the food world.”

He feels Vellum has helped elevate the food scene in Ann Arbor and shown other restaurants that have long played it safe that they can take more risks and customers will respond positively and appreciate it. “We’ve pushed the limits in such a way that people really feel they can push them in their own restaurants and be a bit more adventurous with their guests,” he says. “It has restored a lot of restaurateurs’ faith that they can take it farther and [customers will] delight in that. People feel they can be a bit more on the cusp of things. The goal here is not to be a replica of a restaurant in a big city, but also show them we can be kind of modern [here in Ann Arbor].”

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VELLUM RESTAURANT

Roumanis says that they take all of their departments very seriously, from the décor and dining to every aspect of the drinks, which contribute just as much to the eclectic character of the menu. “We have one of the biggest inventories of wine in the city,” he says. Vellum was just awarded the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for their extensively and exquisitely curated wine list – one of only two restaurants in Ann Arbor to receive the prestigious award.

The bar is another highlight. Head bartender Will Fink, classically trained in the art of cocktails in Chicago, has taken the lead on the cocktail program. Roumanis sent him to London to learn from the best bartenders there and does “these beautiful kinds of riffs and versions of traditional cocktails.”

During happy hour, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. seven days a week, you can order classic cocktails that came from the cocktail menu at the Waldorff Astoria at the turn of the century for only $5. This is their nod to the history of the craft cocktails. Their standard cocktail menu features all their own creations.

They also pay special attention to their coffee and tea program, which is too often an afterthought at many other restaurants. They get coffee from highly-respected American roasters like Counter Culture, Intelligentsia, Blue Bottle, even Detroit’s Anthology Coffee. “It’s something we’re really proud of,” he says. “Not many places take the time to maintain a coffee program.”

They are also starting to grow fresh herbs in house to serve with their tea, including 3-4 types of mints and lemon verbena snipped from the plants to order.

“Every single thing we think about so intimately,” Peter says. “We only want to dig deeper. We take that idea of craftsmanship and try to translate it to every industry we can, [right down to] the types of cups we buy, to create this holistic and utterly Ann Arbor experience.”

The menu features items that are thoughtfully prepared and plated yet still approachable, written out deceptively simply on the menu. While they do source locally, Roumanis doesn’t broadcast this. “I believe in local, in organic, but not as a marketing tool,” he says. “That’s what happens inherently.” That being said, he gets greens from Werp Farms, pork from Gunthrope Farms, and “beautiful” Michigan lamb from Bob Sparrow of Ann Arbor’s Sparrow Meats.

And, again, image is everything. At Vellum presentation, right down to the plates, is key. “The visual element is for the

aesthetic value but also so people can stop and think, ‘Wow, this person put in the effort to make this a beautiful dish.’ This is the moment in their day they can turn off their phones, enjoy good food and cocktails, and that visual element is just a reminder of that.”

The concept seems to have broad appeal. At Vellum you’ll find students and older professionals, guys with tattoo sleeves sitting next to people dressed in their finest about to attend the theatre. “That’s the epitome of Ann Arbor for you,” Roumanis says. And that’s what makes Vellum an Ann Arbor restaurant.

“We only want to dig deeper. We take that idea of craftsmanship and try to translate it to every industry we can, [right down to] the types of cups we buy.”Peter Roumanis, Proprietor Chef

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ART NEWS

ArtPrize 2013 Winners www.artprize.orgAnn Loveless of Frankfort, Michigan is the 2013 Public Vote Grand Prize winner at ArtPrize, Grand Rapids’ annual open, international art competition, which features the world’s largest art prize. Loveless takes home $200,000 for the win. Her winning piece, entitled Sleeping Bear Dune Lakeshore, is a series of four individual five-by-five-foot quilt panels, which together provide a panoramic image of the beach at this most famous Western Michigan coastline. The piece was displayed inside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

In all, almost 50,000 people cast nearly half a million votes at the 19-day event in crowning Sleeping Bear Dune Lakeshore the winner among more than 1,500 works of art, which were all displayed in public spaces and venues throughout the Grand Rapids area.

Last year the event added juried prize categories, and this year has awarded that grand prize of $100,000 to Carlos Bunga of Barcelona, Spain.

ARTPRIZE 2013 TOP 10

Introducing boundedition: Boundedition is a community book arts center offering classes in the art of bookbinding, letterpress and printmaking in a vibrant open studio environment. From letterpress to laser cutting, boundedition provides avenues for creative expression and collaboration among a rich variety of artists, printmakers, craftsmen, designers and other folks who are passionate about exploring book and paper arts and trades.

Located on the south side of Ann Arbor near the new Costco, boundedition’s letterpress studio is managed by printmaker Jim Horton, who will be on hand to train and assist members. The studio features a range of vintage letterpresses and printing equipment, as well as traditional printmaking presses and equipment.

Book artist Barbara Brown will lead the boundedition bookbinding program, sharing her expertise in alternative constructions, artist’s books, and bringing in guest instructors to inspire and educate. Kerrytown bookseller Gene Alloway offers experienced perspectives on book history, collecting and all things bibliophile.

Our mission is to empower the community to excel in the book, printmaking, and paper arts and trades. We are a member-based community resource for the preservation, practice and expansion of the book, printmaking, and paper arts and trades through education, collaboration and creative exploration.

The boundedition Studio is located at 3765 Plaza Drive in Ann Arbor. Contact the studio at: www.boundedition.com and 734.545.8785.

Sunday Artisan Market Holiday OfferingsThe Sunday Artisan Market offers an abundance of items that could be perfect for holiday gift ideas. All of the items sold at The Sunday Artisan Market are handmade and designed by the artisans you see in the booths.

The Sunday Artisan Market takes place at the Kerrytown shopping district of Ann Arbor every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through the Sunday before Christmas.

Artists Lynda Cole, Karin Wagner Coron, Connie Cronenwett and Elizabeth Schwartz of WSG Gallery in downtown Ann Arbor have donated fine art pieces to the Land Legacy Conservancy exhibition, which is on display at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens through November 10, 2013.

Sales for the exhibition are being handled online at http://auction.legacylandconservancy.org.

The Legacy of the Land Through Art project is a mixed media juried exhibition that was open to artists in

Washtenaw and Jackson counties—areas where Legacy Land Conservancy has protected properties. Eighty-nine artists applied for inclusion in this project and 43 were selected. The artists represent an array of media: oil, pastel, acrylic and photography. This project celebrates and explores the benefits we receive through our connection to the land around us.

Land Legacy Conservancy Exhibition Matthaei Botanical Gardens, University of Michigan 1800 North Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor

WSg gallery Artists Support land legacy Conservancy

1. “Sleeping Bear Dune Lakeshore,” by Ann Loveless of Frankfort, Michigan. Venue: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Prize: $200,000

2. “Polar Expressed,” by Anni Crouter of Flint, Michigan. Venue: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Prize: $75,000

3. “UPlifting,” by Andy Sacksteder of Port Clinton, Ohio Venue: Gerald R. Ford Presi-dential Museum. Winnings: $50,000

4. “Dancing with Mother Nature,” by Paul Baliker of Palm Coast, Florida. Venue: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Prize: $5,000

5. “Botanical Exotica a Monumental Col-lection of the Rare and beautiful,” by Jason Gamrath of Seattle, Washington. Venue: Grand Rapids Art Museum. Prize: $5,000

6. “Earth Giant,” by Benjamin Gazsi of Mor-gantown, West Virginia. Venue: Grand Rapids Public Museum. Prize: $5,000

7. “Myth-or-Logic,” by Robin Protz of New Hartford, Connecticut. Venue: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Prize: $5,000

8. “Finding Beauty in Bad Things: Porcelain Vine,” by Fraser Smith of St. Pete Beach, Florida. Venue: DeVos Place. Prize: $5,000

9. “Taking Flight,” by Michael Gard of San Francisco, California. Venue: DeVos Place. Prize: $5,000

10. “Tired Pandas,” by Nick Jakubiak of Battle Creek, Michigan. Venue: The B.O.B. Prize: $5,000

SUMMER 2013 • ART SHOWCASE MAGAZINE 31

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