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This Thursday, July 23
at 8 p.m. Nick and Amber
Music in the Gallery seriesNick and Amber Edwards will be playing their sweet and  soulful acoustic music in the gallery this Thursday. The couple met while playing at a church two years ago and immediately hit it off. So much so that they got married this last December. The duo have played all over Michigan including Big Rapids, Grand Rapids, and of course our local Ludington. Admission is $5. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. No reservations needed; just come on down! The music will go from 8 to 10:00 p.m. |
Friday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Take a musical trip way back in time with the 16th Century Singers and Ludington Recorder Players in a concert to benefit the Center for the ArtsMason County is home to a host of musicians including the 16th Century Singers and the Ludington Recorder Players. The former, which has been in existence for 20 years is composed of local singers who love to sing madrigals and motets of the Renaissance period. The members since in period costumes and sing in four parts unaccompanied.  The Ludington Recorder Players started playing together eight years ago. It began with a chance meeting between two people who had played together years ago in a Holland, MI group. Unbeknownst to each other, the two had retired in Ludington. Both groups perform at churches and other venues in the Ludington area. The two groups will be joined by tymponist, Blake Jimenez, who just graduated from Mason County Central High School. Admission is $5 at the door. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for sale before the concert and during intermission. |
Creative Minds, Changing Minds Exhibit
Through the end of July
 West Michigan Community Mental Health System (WMCMHS) is hosting a statewide traveling art show, "Creative Minds, Changing Minds."
The show features the original work of 32 artists who access Community Mental Health services across Michigan. The two-year art show is intended to help de-stigmatize mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance use disorders by showcasing the multidimensionality of the artists and to highlight the recovery potential of art.
Given WMCMHS serves three counties in the area, the exhibit is divided among three locations: in Mason County at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts; in Lake County at Lake-Osceola State Bank in Baldwin; and in Oceana County at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby.
The exhibit is free and open to the public during the Center's business hours - Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00-5:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday, July 21 at
7:00 p.m.
Open MIC sponsored by
Ludington Visiting Writers
email: george@ludingtonwriters.com
for details and to sign up.
Classical Art - Last Lecture in the Series
is this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Art historian, Dan Connolly
will focus on
later Roman art (the Pantheon, triumphal arches) and the synthesis of
political and religious images as an expression of imperial ideology.
Suggested donation is $5-10.
New Lecture Series Starts
Monday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Music Appreciation
Lecture Series by William Cooper, composer and graduate student at the Juillard School in New York City. Six Mondays at 7:00 pm. For musical
novices and knowledgeable musicians, this series of lectures is
designed to teach attendees about important developments in classical
music and help them develop the listening skills needed to access the
great music of the Western tradition.
$10 per session or $50 for all six sessions.
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Saturday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m.
An Evening with Traverse City-based filmmaker, Rich Brauer --
 with a screening of his film, "That One Summer."
The film tells the story of a father's effort to help his young son and his friend spend one summer making a movie based on a classic Native American legend, The Sleeping Bear. The father, played by Ernest Borgnine, eventually walked out on his wife and kids. During a bittersweet reunion with his now-grown son, played by Sullivan, the father recounts his struggle to make time to help his son that one summer while balancing work pressures. $8 admission at the door.
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You're Invited to an International Experience at the Center for the Arts on Tuesday, July 28 and Wednesday, July 29.
 On Tuesday, July 28 6:00 p.m., a special dinner features an authentic Thai dinner prepared by visiting celebrity chef, Sonthaya Kaewpradit, from the 5-star Chedi resort in Phuket, Thailand. Preview concert by concert rock violinist Aaron Meyer and guitarist Tim Ellis.
$75 per person. Cash bar available.
Wednesday, July 29 - 11-noon
Cooking demonstration by chef Sonthaya Kaewpradit. $20. Call to reserve your place.
Wednesday, July 29 - 11-noon
Crossover classical music program for kids (age 6-16) with classically trained violinist Aaron Meyer and guitarist Tim Ellis. Free, but call to reserve a place for your kids.
Wednesday, July 29, 7:00 p.m.
Concert Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer live
in the performance hall with guitarist Tim Ellis; Thai hors d'oeuvres prepared by chef
Sonthaya. Cash bar available. $25 per person. Tickets available at the Center for the Arts, Cartier Mansion, and Maude's Garage.
We are grateful for the anonymous donor who has underwritten the visit of Aaron Meyer, Tim Ellis, and Sonthaya Kaewpradit, so that all proceeds will benefit the operations and programming at the Center.
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Thursday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m. through Sunday, August 2.
"The Last Five Years," a musical by Jason Robert Brown, starring Ryan Cupp and Michelle Kiessel; directed by Ryan Cupp.
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