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Grand Piano Donated to Center for the Arts
From left to right: Linda Lenich, Dr. Marc Keen (playing the piano), Mike Lenich, Carol Keen, and Anne Motyka. The Leniches and Mrs. Motyka are representing the Harbor Terrace Condo Association. Photo by Rob Alway of Alway Photography.
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Performance Hall for the Ludington Area Center for the Arts is now equipped for
piano concerts and recitals, thanks to the donation of a Baldwin grand piano by
Ludington residents, Dr. Marc and Carole Keen.
"A Center for the Arts without a concert piano is like an angel without wings,"
Dr. Keen explained. "In society, the arts often get short shrift...if a group of
people get together to create something like the Center for the Arts here in
Ludington, I want to help support it."
Students, faculty, and performers at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp had used the piano, a
Baldwin grand, before Dr. Keen purchased it through West Michigan Piano in Grand
Rapids. A piano cover, stage
carriage, a humidifier/heater unit, and regular tunings were also purchased to
maintain the piano for concerts year-round.
The purchase of these accessories was made possible
through a piano fund established from the proceeds of a 2008 condo tour
organized by the residents of Ludington Harbor Terrace Condominiums in
Ludington.
"We are so thankful to Dr. Keen for his
initiative and generous donation, as well as to the foresight and fundraising
efforts of the Ludington Harbor Terrace Condominium residents," said Terry
Murphy, executive director of the Center. "The grand piano is a critical addition to the Performance Hall and our
ability to welcome concert pianists to the Center."
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COMING UP: Tuesday, September 8 - Music Appreciation Lecture by William Cooper. 7:00 p.m. Last lecture in this series.
Thursday, September 17 - Acrylic Painting class, 10-noon, sponsored by WSCC's Academy of Lifelong Learning. Email Ruth for more information and to register. Thurs-Sat,
September 17-19 - Ludington Writers Fall Conference - www.ludingtonwriters.com
Thursday,
September 17 - Ivan's xtc - Film Screening at 7:30 as part of Ludington Writers Fall Conference
- free and open to the public.
Ludington native Lisa Enos stars in and co-produced this 2000 film about
the mystery behind the death of a fictional Hollywood agent. Enos will be at the film screening and
is leading a screenwriting workshop during the writers' conference.
Friday,
September 18 - Writers Conference reading at 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Friday, September 18- Scarecrows on Parade: Deadline to register your scarecrow. Click here to download a registration form. Saturday,
September 19 - Writers Conference reading at 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Saturday, September 26 - Scarecrows on Parade: Installation Date. October 3-15 - Scarecrows on Parade: Judging and Scavenger Hunt Saturday, October 10 - Barn Red Film Screening at 7:00 p.m, in conjunction with the Barns & Byways Tour. Saturday, October 17 - Scarecrows on Parade: Winners of Scarecrow Contest and Scavenger Hunt announced at Apple Jam (see below).
Saturday, October 17 - Apple Jam - music, art, food, and fun, featuring the Panning Family Band, aka Fiddle Fire. Early afternoon until evening. More details to come. Wednesday, October 21 - Hammer Dulcimer class, 1-4. Offered through WSCC's Academy of LIfelong Learning. Email Ruth for more information or to register.
Saturday, November 14 - Chicago Folk Singer, Mark Dvorak in Concert. 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 27 - Christmas Extravaganza Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Show - 1-8 p.m.
Saturday, November 28 - Christmas Extravaganza Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Show - 9am-7pm
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Friday, September 4 - Writer-in-Residence, Phillip Sterling, 7:00 p.m.
 Phillip
Sterling's poems, stories, and essays have appeared in many
distinguished periodicals, both here and abroad, including The Paris
Review. Among Sterling's awards are an NEA Fellowship in Poetry, a
Syndicated Fiction Award, two Senior Fulbright Lectureships (Belgium
and Poland), several Pushcart Prize nominations (for poetry and essays)
and a Distinguished Faculty Award from the Michigan Association of
Governing Boards. His story "Home Invasion" won first place in the
adult fiction division of the 2009 Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts
Literary Awards; his essay "The Relish of Summer" won first place for
nonfiction in 2008. He is the founding coordinator of the Literature
In Person (LIP) Reading Series at Ferris State University, where he has
taught for over twenty years.
This event, which will feature readings
from local writers as well, wraps up the summer writer-in-residence
program. It is free and open to the public. |
Hours at the Center:Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5:30Have questions or want more information about programs, membership, or how to make a donation?Website: www.ludingtonartscouncil.orgEmail us: info@ludingtonartscouncil.orgCall 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.
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