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Music in the Gallery This Thursday, August 6
from 8-10 p.m.

Don't let their name scare you away: Bad Manners plays country rock, acoustic harmony and offers a good ole time!
While you enjoy the music, you can also enjoy the offerings from the decadent dessert bar, brought to you each week by our kitchen volunteers and chefs Erin, Barry, and Julie.   Support your local musicians -- the $5 cover goes to pay the bands and to benefit the Center for the Arts. 

AUGUST CALENDAR:

Mondays at 7:00: Music Appreciation Lectures (see description in story to the right)

Thursday, August 6 - Music in the Gallery: Bad Manners - country rock and a plain ole good time band. 8-10 p.m. $5 cover charge. Decadent dessert bar.

Saturday, August 8 -- Talent Showcase to Benefit Lee Drelles Memorial Scholarship.  7-9 p.m.  Goodwill offering. Reception following the event.  All welcome.

Thursday, August 13 -- Music in the Gallery: John Merchant - folk music from the 1930's on; 8-10 p.m. $5 cover charge.  Decadent dessert bar.

Saturday,  August 15 - Opening the Creative Process workshop. 9-noon.  check out: bodyworkbyjudith.com for more information and to register.

Tuesday, August 18 - Open MIC for writers. 7-9. Open to the public.

Wednesday, August 19 - Volunteer potluck. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 20 - Music in the Gallery: Debra Bethell Romer. 8-10 p.m. $5 cover charge.  Decadent dessert bar.

Watercolor Creativity Workshop, Thursday, August 20, 27, and September 3, 10 am-noon. $45 for all three sessions.  Paint-along with teacher and artist Marge Graham as she leads you through a wide variety of exciting exercises to expand your watercolor technique.   Marge will show you new ways to apply and mix watercolors, and to use various forms of masking.  She'll also present several mixed media options, including India ink, crayons, metallics, and collage.  The focus of this workshop is exploration and experimentation, and of course, FUN!  Beginners and intermediate watercolor students/artists welcome.

Friday, August 21 - An Adult Evening of Shel's Shorts presented by Bohemian Productions.  Plays by Shel Silverstein. 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 22 - Writers' Workshop. 9-noon.

Tuesday, August 25 - Talk and Book Signing with artist and author, Marge Graham.  Graham will talk about her book, The Archetypal Myth of Demeter and Persephone: A Story for Mother and Daughter Celebrations.  7-8:30 p.m.  Free and open to the public.

Thursday, August 27 - Music in the Gallery: Mike Lenich and Friends.  8-10 p.m. $5 cover charge.  Decadent dessert bar.

Friday, August 28 - Book Birthday Party for Connie Rossman's 3rd novel: The Mission to Earth.  6-8 p.m.  Free and open to the public.

Lecture Series Continues Mondays
in August at 7:00 p.m.

From Bach to Shoenberg: Music Appreciation offered by
William Cooper, composer and graduate student at the Juillard School in New York City. 
BachSix Mondays at 7:00 pm, starting July 27 (new date).  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.
Hours at the Center:

Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5:30

Have questions or want more information about programs, membership, or how to make a donation?
Website: www.ludingtonartscouncil.org
Email us: info@ludingtonartscouncil.org
Call us:  231-845-2787

Parking for Center events is
available in the lot south of the Center at the southeast corner of Loomis and Harrison Streets.