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Apple Jam: Celebrate
Art, Food, Music, and Fun of the Season
On October 17
and 18, the Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA) invites the community to
celebrate the season with activities for all ages.
Tickets for this evening event are $20
in advance and $25 at the door.
Tickets are available at A.J.'s Party Port, Best Choice Market, Blu
Moon, Luciano's, Northside Market, and at the LACA during its business hours
(Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5:30).
The weekend kicks off with free activities for kids on
Saturday from 4-6 pm and culminates with FiddleFire: The Panning Family Band,
in concert on Sunday at 3 pm.
Saturday, 4-6 pm:
- Kids' activities - Free!
- Musicians are invited to bring their instruments and
join in a song circle led by local folk musician, Mike Lenich. Suggested donation for the song circle is
$2.
Saturday, 7-9
- Art,
wine, food, and music to fit the fall season.
A.J.'s Party Port, Best Choice Market, the Blu Moon,
Lakeshore Beverage, Luciano's, and Northside Market will offer 22 wines of the
season to sample from apple ice to spiced cherry and cranberry Riesling. LACA volunteers will prepare
delectable hors d'oeuvres to accompany the wines, and attendees can bid on
apple-themed art by local artists during a silent auction.
Proceeds from the art auction will
benefit both the artists and the Center for the artists.
Sunday, 3 pm - Fiddle Fire: The Panning Family in concert.
 The Pannings -- Roween and David, and their children Luke, Eve,
and Josiah -- specialize in a variety of music including classical to driving
fiddle tunes in with Appalachian, Celtic and folk music roots. Their diverse
instrumentation includes fiddles, guitar, string bass, mandolin, hammer
dulcimer, and percussion via spoons, bones, djembe, and Eve's dancing
feet. Teen siblings, Luke, Eve,
and Josiah all began classical instruction in strings and piano at age 6. In addition, folk musicians and
fiddlers mentored them.
Approaching
100 engagements per year, the Panning Family's Ludington performance comes a
week after their appearance with the Grand Rapids Symphony. Other recent performance venues include
Branson, MO, Frankenmuth, MI, the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop,
WV, the Evart Dulcimer festival main stage, Evart, MI, and several churches,
festivals, and jamborees in NY, IN, WI, and KY. The Pannings have also been
featured on live radio and television broadcasts.
After the performance, kids 16 and under can enjoy free ice
cream provided by House of Flavors. Winners of the scarecrow contest will be
announced as well. Tickets are $7
for adults and $3 for kids under 16 and are available at the door or at the
Center in advance.
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Call to Artists: There's still time to submit your work for this weekend's Art of the Apple silent art auction.
Artists are invited to submit a piece of artwork to auction
off as part of the upcoming Apple Jam on October 17 and 18 at the Ludington
Area Center for the Arts (LACA). Proceeds from the art auction will be split 50-50% between the artist and the LACA.
 Photographs, prints, paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed
media -- artworks of any medium will be accepted as long as they are
apple-themed.
There is no fee to submit work for the apple art auction,
but the number of pieces in the auction will be limited.
The artwork will be included in an "Art of the Apple"
silent auction on Saturday, October 17 between 7-9 p.m, along with a wine
tasting, hors d'oeuvres, and live music.
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Wish List Item:
Cash box - The Center needs a small, metal cash box for handling money and tickets at events.
Call the office at 845-2787 if you have one you'd like to donate.
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Wish List Item:
Cash box - The Center needs a small, metal cash box for handling money and tickets at events.
Call the office at 845-2787 if you have one you'd like to donate.
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Join the Ludington Area Arts Council!
Become a member by making a donation. Find out more about member benefits at the Center's website.
Become a volunteer -- email Mana, our volunteer coordinator, to find out the many volunteer opportunities available at the Center.
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Check out Michigan Public Radio's recent story about the Center for the Arts and arts community in Ludington.
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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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