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This Month at the Center:
Every other Saturday
- Kindermusik
classes for the little ones.
 Monday, 4/12 - WSCC Collegiates concert, 8 p.m. For tickets and information, click here.
Tuesday, 4/13 -
Volunteer Potluck, 6 p.m. -- for existing and prospective Center volunteers.
Thursday, 4/1, 8
& 15 - Drawing/painting class taught by Lynda Blankinship, offered
through WSCC's Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL). Email Ruth for more information about other ALL classes.
Saturday, 4/10 -- Wool 101 Workshop for young people (ages
9-19), 10 a.m.-2 p.m., sponsored by 4-H. for more information, call
the 4-H office at 757-4789.
Saturday, 4/10 - Silent Art
Auction, 6-9 p.m., to benefit COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent
Encounters); open to the public. For more information, call COVE at
843-2541.
Tuesday, 4/13 - Saturday, May 1, WSCC Student/Faculty Art Exhibit.
Wednesday, 4/14 - "Hard Times, Hard Choices"  film screening and discussion about the state of the Michigan economy. 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, 4/15 - Reception for the WSCC Student/Faculty Art Exhibit, 5-6 p.m.
Open to the public.
Tuesday, 4/20 - Open MIC, 7 p.m., Ludington Visiting Writers. For more information, check out the LVW website.
Wednesday, 4/21 - WSCC Concert Band - 7:30 p.m.
For tickets and information, click here.
Wednesday, 4/21 - Thursday, April 22 - West Shore Art League scholarship program jurying.
Thursday, 4/22 - Convention & Visitors Bureau Annual Meeting.
 Thursday, 4/22 - Sunday, 4/25 - WSCC Performing Arts Series - Theatre of the Absurd: The Maids and The Bald Soprano. For tickets and information, click here.
Wednesday, 4/28 - Hammered
Dulcimer class offered by WSCC's ALL. Email Ruth for more information about other ALL classes.
Friday 4/29 - "Whaledreamers" film screening, 7 p.m., Third Coast Film Society. $7 at the door.
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Save-the-Date:
Nobel Peace Prize winner featured at Mason County's Earth Day anniversary event
on April 17
 Henry "Hank" Pollack, PhD, one of the world's leading experts on the temperature of the earth, will be the evening keynote speaker at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 17 at this year's Earth Day event to be held at the United Methodist Church of Ludington.
The event is open to the public with a freewill offering to benefit the cosponsoring organizations: A Few Friends of
the Environment of the World (AFFEW), the Mason County District Library, the
Ludington Area Arts Council and Sandcastles Children's Museum.
Dr. Pollack and his colleagues on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore.
Dr. Pollack's latest
book, World Without Ice,
will be the focus of Pollack's speech.
At an informal reception following his talk, Dr. Pollack will be signing copies of his book, World Without Ice. Books will also be for sale at the event.
Copies of Dr. Pollack's book are available for sale in advance at Windowsill Book Shop, 107 S. James St.,
downtown Ludington, 425-3421 or on loan at both the Ludington and Scottville
branches of the Mason County District Library.
The full day of Earth Day activities, sponsored by AFFEW, begins at 11 a.m. April 17 at the United Methodist Church, 5810 Bryant Road. For more information,
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Cash Concert at the Elks to Support the Ludington High School Band Program
Saturday, April 10You can get a chance to win cash as well as support the Ludington High School (LHS) Band program when you buy a ticket to the party the Elks are putting on April 10 at their club in downtown Ludington.
The Elks' goal is to raise $3,000 for the LHS Band by selling 200 tickets to this event.
Here's the way it works: Tickets are $100 for two people, which includes two drink tickets, hors d'oeuvres, and a chance to win the following (based on 200 tickets sold):
ONE $5,000 Grand Prize
FOUR $1,000 Prizes
ONE $500 Prizes
FIVE $100 Prizes
and many smaller prizes including items from Chuck Wagon, Jamesport Brewing Company, North Side Market and the Artists Market.
You don't have to be present to win!!!
Doors open at 7 p.m. The LHS Band plays at 7:30. After that, there's live entertainment by The Fog from 9:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.
You can buy tickets online at www.ludingtonelks.org, stop at the Lodge or call (231) 843-9455.
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Call to Artists
Applications for the 2010 Center for the Arts Christmas Extravaganza Juried Fine Arts/Crafts Show on Thanksgiving weekend are available.
The show is Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27.at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Booth spaces are $50; table spaces are $20. Application deadline is Sept. 1.
To receive an application:
-Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Marion Riedl, 202 N. Robert St., Ludington, 49431
- Send an email to lacacraftshow@charter. net.
- Or stop in at the Center during business hours.
For more information, contact Marion at 231-845-7415 or the Center at 231-845-2787.
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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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Join the Ludington Area Arts Council!
Become a member by making a donation. Find out more about member benefits at the Center's website.
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