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Story on Stage: Word, Music, Actors, and Singers
Friday, October 22, 7:00 p.m.
Story on
Stage: short
stories and songs in performance, will be presented in the gallery this Friday, October 22 at 7 p.m. Suggested donation is $5.
The event is a joint project of three groups,
which call the Center for the Arts home - Ludington Visiting Writers, the
Center's music program, and Lakeside Civic Players.
"We got the idea from the NPR Radio program Selected
Shorts," said
George Dila, Ludington Visiting Writers Director. "In that popular weekly show,
professional actors read short stories by contemporary American writers. They
do it before a live audience in New York, and it's immensely popular."
Local actors Kathy Hansen, Chris Plummer, Sam
Stein, and Marty Ziemba will each read a story, two of which are by local
writers: George Dila and Deb Levy.
Sally DeFreitas, Bob Engblade, and Mike Lenich will perform songs that
tell a story.
"We often have readings of short stories," said
Dila, "but the reader is always the writer who wrote the story. We think it
will be a very different experience, for the writer as well as the audience, to
hear these stories read by a trained actor. They should certainly add a
different, intriguing dimension."
Heather Venzke, administrator of the Lakeside
Civic Players, was enthusiastic about the project. "It gives actors in the area an activity
between major productions," she said. "It should be a real challenge for them
to interpret each story, to bring out the drama in it."
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Family Talent Wanted!
Family duos or groups are invited to perform at the Center's Family Talent Night Showcase on Saturday, November 27 from 6-8 p.m.
Those interested are asked to perform two or three selections (8 to 10 minutes).
The Family Talent Night Showcase is part of the second annual Center for the Arts Christmas Extravaganza being held Thanksgiving weekend at the Center.
Deadline for registration is Nov. 10. Click here to download a registration form.
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Coming in November
 Saturday, November 6
Byline: Ernie Pyle and the Boogie Woogie Babies.
A nostalgic WWII-era evening kicks off with the opening reception for the Norman Rockwell exhibit. 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and benefit the Center for the Arts.
November 6-21
An Exhibition of Norman Rockwell Prints. Suggested donation $5.
Beginning November 10
Four-Week Creative Writing Workshop with George Dila
Focusing on short fiction and personal essay. For more details, click here.
November 26-27
Christmas Extravaganza featuring a fabulous arts and crafts bazaar, baked goods, a family talent show, and a concert by the Shoreliners Gospel Quartet.
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Foreign Film Series Continues with Norwegian Drama, Reprise, on Friday, October 29.
The film series at the
Ludington Area Center for the Arts continues on Friday, October 29 with the
Norwegian drama, Reprise.
Reprise tells the story of two lifelong
friends and aspiring novelists who find their lives head in opposite directions when one friend has a novel published
and the other's is rejected.
Winner of the multiple awards at various
international film festivals, Reprise is described by The New York Times as an "... exuberant,
exhilaratingly playful testament to being young and hungry - for life and
meaning and immortality.
The
Chicago Tribune calls it "...funny, moving, wide-eyed and wise, the movie strikes
universal chords strong enough to break down cinematic language barriers." The film, which is rated R, is in
Norwegian with English subtitles. The running time is 105 minutes.
On November 19, the Center's film
series continues its foreign selections The Owl and the Sparrow, a tale of three strangers whose
fates collide on a Saigon street.
The foreign film series concludes on New Year's Eve with an endearing
and romantic film from Denmark, Italian for Beginners.
All films in the series screen at 7
p.m. Tickets for each film
screening are $7 per person at the door. Popcorn and beverages will be available for purchase.
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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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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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