sault area arts council volume 18, issue 3 march 2018 alberta...
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Sault Area Arts Council Alberta House Arts Center 217 Ferris Street Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 906-635-1312 www,saultarts.org [email protected]
EVENTS 1 to 3
EXHIBITS 3 to 6
EUP 6
OUTSTATE 7
WORKSHOPS
& CLASSES
7 & 8
HONORS &
ACCOLADES
9
ARTISTIC
OPPORTUNITIES
9 & 10
NEWS & NOTES 11
BOOK BEAT 11 to
15
SUBSCRIPTION
INFORMATION 16
Inside this issue:
MARCH EVENTS
Volume 18, Issue 3
March 2018
Thursday 1 — 4-H BABYSITTING CLASS at the Bayliss Library. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS MEET at the Bayliss Library from 6 to 8
p.m.
THE O’SCHRAVES. Traditional Canadian, Irish, Scottish music mixed with new
compositions. LSSU Arts Center, 7 p.m. $21/18/5.
SHADOWS OF THE MIND FILM FEST: “Us & Them”, Grand Theater, 9:30
a.m. “Crazy”, Grand Theater, 1:30 p.m. $13. See p. 12 &
www.shadowsfilmfest.com.
SAULT THEATER WORKSHOP: “Hilda’s Yard”, by Norm Foster. Studio The-
ater, 121 Pittsburgh Avenue in Sault, Ont. 8 p.m. $25. Tickets at the Station Mall
kiosk.**
IN YOUR EYES PRODUCTION: “Girl in the Goldfish Bowl”. Shingwauk
Auditorium, 1520 Queen Street East in Sault, Ont.. 8 p.m. $36.50 with tax.
https://www.inyoureyesprojects.com/
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Superior Heights on stage production at SCTC**, 7
p.m. curtain. $15/5 at the door. Tickets also at the Station Mall kiosk.**
ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS: THE SQUARE. 2017 film directed by
Ruben Ostlund. Swedish & English. Palme d’ Or winner. “An audacious satire of
the modern art world.” Galaxy Theater in Sault, Ont., 7 p.m. (Also part of the
“Shadows of the Mind Film Fest”—see p. 12).
Friday 2—DNR OPEN HOUSE with shooting range at the Bayliss Library from
9 to 11 a.m.
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION for Otto Bacon at the 1668 Winery, 100 W. Por-
tage. 5 to 7 p.m. See p. 6 & p. 8.
FRIDAY BY THE FIRE. Old Stone House in Sault, Ont. Lunch includes soup,
biscuit, beverage and dessert with a different historical talk each week. This week:
Community Archives and the Shingwauk Center. 11:45 to 1:15 p.m. $12. Reserve
at 705-759-5443.
SHADOWS OF THE MIND FILM FEST: “Crazywise”, Grand Theater, 9:30
a.m., “That Never Happened”, Canada’s First National Internment Opera-
tions, Grand Theater, 1:30 p.m. “Human Flow”, Grand Theater, 5:30 p.m. and
“Truman”, Grand Theater 8:30 p.m. See March 1.
HILDA’S YARD. See March 1.
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www.aarp.orgf/taxaide.
CHIPPEWA THEATER GUILD presents “The Li-
on, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, directed by Kirk
Mauldin and produced by Colleen Lavey. DreamMak-
ers Theater, 7:30 p.m. Poster on p. 1. $15. ***
FRIDAY BY THE FIRE. The Continental Army: A
Month-long Siege on Quebec. See March 2.
Saturday 10—WINTER FARMERS MARKET at the
Bayliss. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
BAYLISS BUILD ING CLUB meets at 1 p.m.
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE.
See March 9.
Sunday 11—THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE
Wardrobe. 2 p.m. See March 9.
Tuesday 13—TUESDAY MATINEE at the Bayliss Li-
brary. 2 p.m. Free movie.
CREATIVE ENDEAVORS MEETS at the Bayliss
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
SAULT NAURALISTS: Raving about Raptors.
Bayliss Library, 7 p.m.
Friday 16—AARP TAX AIDE. See March 9.
FRIDAY BY THE FIRE: Stories Steeped in Stone—
the Pim Family. See March 2.
Saturday 17—WINTER FARMERS MARKET at the
Bayliss. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday 20—TUESDAY MATINEE at the Bayliss Li-
brary. Free movie, 2 p.m.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL Society
meets at the Bayliss Library at 7 p.m.
Wednesday 21— STORY TIME at the Bayliss Library.
10 a.m.
YARN WORKERS GUILD meets at the Bayliss Li-
brary from 10 a.m. to noon.
MSU EXTENSION PRODUCE SAFETY RULE
Training, Bayliss Library, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday 22 — STORY TIME, Bayliss Library. 1 p.m.
MARTY LINK, AUTHOR of “Not All Sugar &
Spice: Bad Women of the Mitten”, will be at the Bay-
liss Library at 7 p.m.
Friday 23—AARP TAX AIDE. See March 9.
MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION and Awards
Ceremony for the Alberta House “Emerging Artists”
EVENTS
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GIRL IN THE GOLDFISH BOWL. See March 1.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. See March 1.
Saturday 3—WINTER FARMERS MARKET at the
Bayliss. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
SHADOWS OF THE MIND FILM FEST: “A Fan-
tastic Woman”, Galaxy Theater, 9:30 a.m. “The
Eagle Huntress”, Grand Theater, noon. “Faces
Places”, Grand Theater, 2:15 p.m. “Prodigals”,
Grand Theater, 4:30 p.m. “Meditation Park”,
Grand Theater, 7:30 p.m., “Pyewacket” & “Talking
Heads” (short film), Grand Theater 9:45 p.m. See
March 1.
CHIARA STRING QUARTET. An Algoma Music
Conservatory Concert at the Machine Shop in Sault,
Ont., 7:30 p.m.705-253-4373, ext. 6400. $35/15.
RUSTY McCARTHY 2 CD RELEASE. Water Tow-
er Inn in Sault, Ont. 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
HILDA’S YARD. See March 1.
GIRL IN THE GOLDFISH BOWL. See March 1.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. See March 1.
Sunday 4 —HILDA’S YARD. 2 p.m. matinee. See
March 1.
SHADOWS OF THE MIND FILM FEST: “Early
Bird”, Galaxy Theater, 9:30 a.m. “Dina”, Grand
Theater at noon; “The Midwife”, Grand Theater,
2:30 p.m.; “Bombshell”, the Hedy Lamarr Story,
Grand Theater, 5:15 p.m. and “Lucky”, Grand Thea-
ter 7:30 p.m. See March 1.
Tuesday 6 — TUESDAY MATINEE at the Bayliss Li-
brary. Free movie, popcorn by donation. 2 p.m.
Wednesday 7 — STORY TIME at the Bayliss Library.
10 a.m.
FREE LIGHTPAINTING (PHOTOGRAPHY)
workshop with Otto Bacon. Alberta House, 7 p.m.
See pp. 6 & 8.
Thursday 8 — STORY TIME at the Bayliss Library. 1
p.m.
POLYMER CLAY CLASS. Bayliss Library, 6 to 9
p.m. See WORKSHOPS, p. 8.
Friday 9 — AARP TAX AIDE at the Bayliss Library.
Call 906-630-0929 for an appointment. This service
is provided in conjunction with AARP and the IRS
especially to help those 50 and older. Forms are then
e- fi led. For more information see:
EXHIBITS:
Closed March 31
217 Ferris Street, Sault Ste. Ma-
rie, MI 49783—906/635-1312. E-
mail: [email protected]. Web-
site: www.saultarts.org. Open
Tuesday through Saturday from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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March 2 to 28, 2018
OLIVE CRAIG GALLERY:
EMERGING ARTISTS EXHIBITION
MINI GALLERY: KEN HATFIELD: CASA
BLANCA PHOTOGRAPHS, CIRCA WORLD
WAR II
Reception Friday, March 23, from 6 to 8 p.m.
EMERGING ARTISTS
Emerging Artists is an exhibit designed and curated
by Shena Sloboda for the purpose of shining a spot-
light on new artists, artists new to the area or artists
working in a new medium. All that is required is that
the work be the artists own, original work.
The multiple awards include the following: Top prize
is the $150 Joan Muckelbauer Memorial Award donat-
ed by Cooper Dental. Second Prize is $75. Third
Prize is a $50 gift certificate redeemable at the spon-
soring Art Store. There are also three Honorable
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EVENTS
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Exhibition. 6 to 8 p.m. All are welcome. See right.
FRIDAY BY THE FIRE. Sticky and Sweet—Maple
Syrup. See March 2.
Saturday 24—WINTER FARMERS MARKET at the
Bayliss. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
BAYLISS BUILDING CLUB meets at 1 p.m.
Sunday 25—SOO LOCKS OPEN TODAY
Monday 26—SAULT AREA SCHOOLS Spring Break
begins. School resumes April 3.
Tuesday 27—CREATIVE ENDEAVORS MEETS at the
Bayliss from noon to 2 p.m.
TUESDAY MATINEE at the Bayliss Library, 2 p.m.
Wednesday 28 — STORY TIME at the Bayliss Library.
10 a.m.
Thursday 29 — STORY TIME at the Bayliss Library. 1
p.m.
Friday 30—AARP TAX AIDE. See March 9.
Saturday 31—BAYLISS LIBRARY CLOSED.
*Tickets for LSSU Arts Center events are available at
the Norris Center ticket office (635-2602) or
o n l i n e a t : h t t p s : / /
lssutickets.universitytickets.com.
** The former Kiwanis Community Theater, at White
Pines Collegiate, 1007 Trunk Road, Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont. has changed both its name and its
website. It is now the Sault Community Theatre
Centre and its website: http://www.saultctc.ca/
Community Theatre tickets are still available
online at: https://th038wq008.boxpro.net/
c2bownet.asp or at the box office in the Station
M a l l T e l e p h o n e 1 - 7 0 5 - 9 4 5 - 7 2 9 9 —
*** DreamMakers Theater, 2186 Shunk Road. Tick-
ets online at: https://tickets.kewadin.com/ or
call: 1-906-635-4917
ALBERTA HOUSE ARTS CENTER
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NEXT MONTH IN ALBERTA HOUSE, April 3 to 28
OLIVE CRAIG GALLERY: Les Cheneaux Artists Cooperative
MINI GALLERY: Judy Merrill-Smith
Mention Awards sponsored by Islands Books and Crafts.
Awards will be announced midway through the show’s reception
on Friday, March 23. Award recipients are all determined by
public voting. Voting is ongoing during the show and will contin-
ue until midway through the reception. Ballots and a ballot box
will be available at the gallery until that time. The reception is a
gala event during which people may peruse the exhibit and meet
the artists while enjoying refreshments provided by 1668 Winery
and Lockside Brewery, Karl’s Cuisine and the Palace. All are
invited.
The first Emerging Artists Exhibition, held in 2015, brought
forth many fine artists who were new to Alberta House or new to
the area. The exhibit also boasted a large variety of mediums.
Winner of the First Place Joan Muckelbauer Memorial Award that year was Taishaw Pemberton with “Wing
Wang” (right). Second place was awarded to Stephan Rutledge for his photography (left), which featured a wide range
of subject matter and Third Place went to David Brown for his fanciful wood creation. A second show followed the
next year, making this show the third Emerging Artists Exhibit.
If nothing else the show serves as a reminder that it doesn’t take expensive materials or big names to create art. Pen
and ink works. Eggshells and acorns work. A camera combined with a keen eye can create a masterpiece. Torn paper
collages, charcoal on newspaper ends, stones, metal scraps, found objects—doesn’t matter. Art rules.
This show, by design, is absolutely dependent on public participation, so come in, pick up a ballot and vote! The recep-
tion boasts tidbits provided by top area caterers. Don’t miss it, with a final opportunity to cast your ballot and meet
the winners.
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1st Place winner 2015:
“Wing Wang” by Taishaw
Pemberton 2nd Place 2015:
Stephan Rutledge
Reception Friday, March 23,
from 6 to 8 p.m.
1st Place winner 2015:
“Wing Wang” by Taishaw
Pemberton
KEN HATFIELD — CASA BLANCA PHOTOGRAPHS
Most of you know Ken Hatfield for his paintings and drawings but Ken’s profes-
sion was geology. He worked all over the U.S. and spent considerable time in
Canada as well, recording the lay of the land by simply sketching it—from his
early days looking for uranium in the southwest to his work in northern Ontario.
He then taught geology at Lake State. Ken was also a photographer and made
woodcuts.
During World War II he was an Air Force photographer stationed in Casa Blan-
ca. In his free time he wandered through the area taking photographs of every-
thing, writing the story of each photograph in notes on the back. Otto Bacon,
who is going through this treasury and readying the photographs for exhibit,
says about Ken that, roaming the streets of Casablanca, he took pictures of every-
thing—people, goats, camels, buildings—and made wonderful prints.
This exhibit shows some of these prints.
LSSU LIBRARY GALLERY through March:
Clothing by Lori Oliver
Art Gallery of Algoma
10 East Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3C3 Regular Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to
5pm Admission: Adult $7.00 / $5.00 for students and
seniors / children 12 and under Free / AGA members Free
Phone: 705-949-9067 © 2017 Art Gallery of Algoma
Later in March: Love in Bloom Exhibition
L.F. Noyes Collection of
Native American and Western Art The LSSU Arts Center Gallery will showcase works of art from its permanent collection through the month of March. The exhibit displays the beautiful acrylic sculpture by Frederick Hart, Transcendent and works of Native American and Western Art from renowned artists Kenneth Pauling Riley, David Johns, Dan McCaw, Harry Jackson, Maria Martinez and Fritz Scholder.
On loan from LSSU employees Douglas and Suzanne Davidson, is the iconic End of the Trail bronze sculpture. This Western bronze by James Earle Fraser (American, 1876-1953) is one of the most recog-nized symbols of the American West. Fraser meant it to be viewed as a reverent memorial to a valiant people. A melancholic commentary on the vanishing Indian, the work portrays an exhausted Sioux drooping on his equally weary pony, both rider and horse, have literally - and figuratively - reached the end of the trail...
This Fraser bronze is a reproduction of the original work of art and is on loan from the Davidson Family
Collection, which has been in their family for generations.
Location: Inside Arts Center, east end of building on main floor. Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from noon – 4pm; Thursday from 2 – 6pm. Email [email protected] to inquire about special arrangements to visit the gallery during closed
hours.
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HEY! IT’S MARCH!! ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND IN THE
ALBERTA HOUSE SHOP THAT HAS GREEN IN IT
IS 20% OFF!!!
EUP
PICKFORD CURTIS
Mon. thru Fri., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Through March: Area Schools
Art Exhibit
Eve of Distraction
PHOTOGRAPHS
BY
OTTO BACON
First Friday
Reception
March 2,
from 5 to 7 p.m.
With Otto Bacon, the best way to describe his exhibit is to let him do it himself: The show is all light paintings. Light paintings are photos that are made by depositing an image on the sensor of the camera with lamps of various sorts over a extended period of time. I use mostly LED bulbs attached to mechanical constructions that move the lights in a combination of predictable and random motions. Think of the old "Spirograph" gone feral. Throw in some basic computer technology, various filters and reflectors, fiber optics, broken toys ....... all done in complete darkness. On a typical night I might make a hundred or more images. Hence the ti-tle..."Eve of Distraction". The picture for promo is actually done backwards. I found some great light coming through the cracks in the barn wall one evening at sunset. I moved the camera, instead of moving the light. Same process, just reversed. I think that my approach to this art form is unique. I have plans to do an evening class* sometime after the exhibit if there is interest.
* See page 8 for class information.
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Pickford Ice Rink is open Mon to Thurs., 6 to 7:15 p.m.; Fri. 3 to 4:30 & 6
to 7:15 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. noon to 2 & 6 to 7:15 p.m.
Pickford Pickers every Saturday 2 to 4 p.m.
Pickford Library, 2308 E. Main. 906-647-1288.
Open Tues. & Thurs., 1 to 3 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 pm.; Sat. 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed Sun. & Mon
Sat., March 3, noon to 3 p.m.: Seed Workshop Saturday with three
different sections. Workshops, socializing and refreshments for
both children and adults. See WORKSHOPS at bottom of next page
for details or call the library at the number above.
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March 1 to 29:
Youth in Art. Delta County Students
K through 12.
ESCANABA
Wm. Bonifas Fine Arts Center.
786/3833. 700 First Avenue S.,
E s c a n a b a , M I . 4 9 8 2 9
www.bonifasarts.org.
Open Tues., Wed. & Fri. 10 to 5:30;
Thurs., 10 to 8 & Sat. 10 to 3.
MARQUETTE: NMU DE VOS ART MUSEUM
Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri., 10 to 5; Thurs., noon to 8 p.m., Sat.
and Sun. 1 to 4 p.m. 906/227-1481.
PETOSKEY: Crooked Tree Arts Center. 231/347-4337.
Open Mon. thru Sat., 10 to 5. www.crookedtree.org.
to March 24: 2018 Juried Photography Exhibition.
Hand in Hand: Craft and New Technologies.
WORKSHOP & CLASSES
CHEBOYGAN OPERA
HOUSE
231/627-5841 & 1-800/357-9408.
www.theoperahouse.org/
SEED SAVING AND GERMINATION MARCH 3
Pickford Library hosts “Virge and Immie’s” Seed Saver Project on
Saturday, March 3 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. offers three workshops.
Seed Germination and Seed Starting with John and Cindy Dutcher will
be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Seed Art for children 6 and up with Ju-
dy Merrill-Smith is also from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Seed Packaging for the
Seed Saver Library with Sheila Bergdoll will be held from 1:45 to 3 p.m.
Children age 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
There will also be time for socializing, sharing garden secrets and refresh-
ments! For more information contact the Pickford Community Library at
[email protected] or 906-647-1288.
OUTSTATE
to March 3: Palate to Palette: Art and Appetite Exhibit. A multi-
media exhibition exploring the themes of food, cooking and eating.
CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TRAVERSE CITY
322 Sixth Street, Traverse City, MI 49684, (231) 941-9488
TRAVERSE CITY
to March 8: Visitors to the Sea—
Masterpieces from the D.I.A.
To April 29: Lines of Light: Craig
Tandy Monofilament
Sculpture
to May 6: Tutankhamun—
Wonderful things from the Pharaoh’s tomb. Instal-
lation features about 100 replicas of the pharaoh's sacred and personal
possessions along with artifacts surrounding his reign that reconstruct
the historic discovery of the tomb by Howard Carter.
1410 College
Drive
231-995-1055
dennosmuse-
um.org
to April 1: “Aperture”—Photographs
Hulk, St. Marys River, by Ken Hatfield
HELGA FLOWER WORKSHOPS
Helga Flower’s schedule is busy as always. The
following 2018 workshops are scheduled in our gen-
eral area.
July 9 to 12: Sault Ste. Marie
July 28 & 29: Marquette
Aug. 4 to 5: Curtis
Sept. 24 to 28: Mackinac Island
Oct. 1 to 5: Mackinac Island
Oct. 8 to 12: Mackinac Island
Contact Helga for more information: P.O. Box
736, Sault Ste. Marie, MI. 49783.
E-mail: [email protected]
906-632-3437
POLYMER CLAY CLASS AT THE BAYLISS LIBRARY
A free three hour class on working with polymer clay will be held on Friday, March 8, between 7 and 9 p.m. at the
Bayliss Library. The class is suitable for all ages, from school age through adults. Instructor is Colleen Smith. You
don’t need to sign up ahead of time—just come.
Otto Bacon is offering a free workshop in light painting for beginners at 7
p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, in Alberta House. Take a look at Otto’s
Show, up in the Winery during March, to see what light painting is all
about. The reception for his exhibit is Friday, March 2, from 5 to 7 p.m.,
with complimentary Hors d'oeuvres furnished by the Winery—you can
talk to him there and study his photographs.
Class participants need a camera that can be manually focused and do
time exposures of at least a few seconds. Two people can share a camera,
and this would be a great activity for an adult and a child, although it will
probably run late into the evening, as the process requires working in the
dark. You may e-mail Otto for more details or talk to him at his Winery
reception. Those interested in participating should let him know by e-
mailing: [email protected]. Talk to him at his First Friday
Winery reception and see his work there to learn what light painting is all
about. See the information on Otto’s Winery Show on p. 6.
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4-H BABYSITTING CLASS
A 4-H babysitting class will be held at the Bay-
liss Library on Thursday, March 1, between 3:30
and 5:30 p.m.
Light Painting by Otto Bacon
OTTO BACON: FREE LIGHT PAINTING WORKSHOP
WITH OTTO BACON
Curator Otto Bacon has an-
nounced the winners of the Feb-
ruary Alberta House Photography
Exhibition. The categories, titles
and prize winners will give you
an idea of the flavor of the show—
upbeat and fun—and also of the
broad participation in this show.
Awards were handed out at the
show’s reception on Friday, Feb-
ruary 17.
Otto established two categories
for photographs—Art Photos and
Snaps. Snaps were defined as
“something that makes you smile
or even giggle a little”. Winners
in the Art Photo categories took
home fifty dollars. Awards for the
snaps were just for the honor of
the thing and turned out to be
pencil sharpeners in the form of a
camera.
In the Art Photo category the
winner for Just plain FUN (a pic-
ture that makes you smile) was
Trevor Moran for “Golden Foot-
print”. Runner up was Judy
Merrill-Smith for “Not Snow-
plowed”. The winner for Grab
your COLOR (brilliant or unusual
color) was John Sheffler for
“Flower Dream. Runner up was
Jessica McLean for “Dusk”.
Mike Moberly was both winner
and runner up in the category of
“Pixel counter TECH—gets all the
tech issues right” for photographs
titled “Storm Truck” and “Snow
Barn”.
“Winter Morning” by Terry
Humphrey won the award in the
cate go ry o f T his LAND
(landscape, outdoor picture where
the scenery is the main subject)
with Jude McConkey as Runner
up for “Autumn Apples”. The
winners in the “Animal LIFE”
category (bed bugs to bears, some-
thing alive and moving) was Lisa
Bohn for “Staring at Me”. Phil
Bellfy was Runner Up with “River
Otter”. Norris Seward was the
Judges Favorite, taking fifty dollars
for “Moon over Cloverland Hydro”.
Each photographer got one vote to
decide the Photographers FAVOR-
ITE award which went to Jude
McConkey for “Blue Winter”. Eve-
ryone who visited the show also had
one vote to decide the Public Favor-
ite” which went to Trevor Moran
for “Golden Footprint”.
Snaps category winners were as
follows: Judy Merrill-Smith in
the category of “Oh my gosh this is
so Weird—fun, goofy, offbeat) for
“Morning View”. Lisa Bohn, in the
category of “It Just Makes Me Hap-
py—you smile when you see it” for
“Big Sky”. Terry Humphrey, in
the category of “Once in a lifetime—
right place at the right time” for
“Northern Lights. Gwen Worley,
in the category of “OOOohhhhhh!,
you can’t take your eyes off it” for
“Ceiling of the Library of Congress”.
Ginny Johnson for “Dragon on
Fire” in the category of “Color—
vibrant or unusual”. Kathleen
Spencer, in the category of “I Wish
I was there—Travel” for “Basilica at
Notre Dame”. Norris Seward in
the category of “How’d They Do
That—special effects, for “Light
Show” and Mary Barry in the cate-
gory of “Who Is that Beautiful Per-
son”—people, any variety, for
“Totem”.
Otto Bacon is on to a show of his
light photographs at the Winery
this month and is also offering a
free workshop on this art. See 1668
Winery on p. 6 and WORKSHOPS
on p. 8.
HONORS & ACCOLADES
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ARTISTS’ OPPORTUNITIES 5 X 7 2018: A SLICE OF LIFE:
lssu.edu/artscenter/5x7
Sunrise Rotary Club has partnered
with the Lake Superior State Uni-
versity Arts Center Gallery for
the 5 x 7 Art Show Fundraiser.
Works of art are requested of art-
ists in all forms of media on a 5 X 7
canvas. Think paintings, drawings,
fabric, photography and mixed me-
dia for the juried show and fund-
raiser on April 20, 2018 – May 31,
2018 in the Arts Center Art Gallery.
The official opening of the art show will
be on April 20, 2018, in the Arts Cen-
ter Art Gallery. The preview recep-
tion includes music, hors d’oeuvres, and
cash bar. The reception is from 6 to 8
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Direct from the Pickford Community
Library:
We were surprised and honored to
learn from the Library of Michigan
that the Pickford Community Library
was listed as one of the “10 Best
Libraries in Michigan,” according
to Best Things Michigan (https://
bestthingsmi.com/libraries/). "The
little town of Pickford, in Michi-
gan's Upper Peninsula, has to get a
nod on this list thanks to its sheer
achievement as a library."
Our thanks go to our staff, volunteers,
and patrons for making this such an
adventurous and joyous place of learn-
ing.
OTTO BACON ANNOUNCES PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW WINNERS PICKFORD COMMUNITY LIBRARY
HONORED IN TOP TEN OF “BEST
MICHIGAN LIBRARIES”
SAULT THEATER WORK-
SHOP 2018-2019 SEASON
The Sault Theater Workshop is
ready to line up its 70th season
and is inviting all those interested
in directing to submit a proposal.
The theater plans a four play sea-
son capped with a one act festival
workshop. Time slots, while in-
definite at this time, usually in-
clude a play in October, one in late
November or early December; one
in late February or early March
(which is also the Quonta entry)
and one in early to mid May. The
one-act play workshop is June 8, 9
& 10.
STW will have suggestions if you
are interested in directing but don’t have a play in mind or if you have a play
you’d like to see produced. Contact Harry Houston if interested: 705-946-4081
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p.m. when those in attendance will
have the first opportunity to view
and purchase these original works
of art for $50.00.
The artist’s name will be hidden on
all artwork until it is revealed at
the end of the show. The three
best, as determined by a local pan-
el of artists, will be awarded priz-
es—Best in Show: $300; 2nd Place
$200; Third Place $100—at the
preview reception.
Answers to frequently asked ques-
t i o ns ca n b e f o u nd a t :
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Applications for the 46th annual Sault Summer Arts Festival are now downloadable on
the the Sault Area Arts Council website: www.saultareaartscouncil.org and
www.saultarts.org. The festival date is Tuesday, August 7. The festival will be held in
the Sault Locks area this year. Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The space fee is
$100 for a 10’ x 10’ space.
The Sault Summer Arts Festival is a juried, multi-media show and sale. All work must be
the original creation of the exhibiting artist. No dealers or agents are allowed nor is work
from commercial patterns, molds or kits. Three photographs of each type of work to be
exhibited are required—five are required for jewelers. Digital photos are preferred and
may be e-mailed to [email protected]. The festival also welcomes authors and food ven-
dors.
Festival awards include $300 for Best of Show; $150 each for Best of Crafts and Painting; $75 for Judge’s Choice and
$50 awards in wood, jewelry, glass, fiber, photography, pottery, graphics, design and display.
Jury deadline is June 1, 2018.
The Sault Summer Arts Festival is sponsored as a public service by the Sault Area Arts Council. If you need a mailed
application or have questions, call Jean Jones at 906-437-5463 or e-mail: [email protected].
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BOOK BEAT: THE TAYLOR BROTHERS
SHADOWS OF THE MIND FILM FESTIVAL
Sault, Ontario’s “Shadows of the Mind” Film Festival information just came in and the first two days of its run were
in February, but there are four days and twenty films to go. Their website states: “We are a film festival that show-
cases films and other art forms for two purposes: to entertain and to educate. By attracting audiences through the
entertainment value of film, we use select films and events to increase awareness and education on mental health and
addiction issues, as well as other prevalent social topics as decided each year.”
Films are screened at the Galaxy and the Grand Theaters in Sault, Ontario. Admission is $13. We’ve listed the
March films in the Events Section, March 1 through 4. Lots more information is available on the Shadows of the
Mind website: www.shadowsfilmfest.com.
OUT OF THE PAST
Paul Freedman took many photographs for us
over the years, documenting festivals, exhibits,
shop offerings and much more. Paul was a pur-
ist, refusing to accept the convenience of the
digital camera, but documenting everything on
film. He was also a master of stuffing a ballot
box to garner great
publicity for SAAC.
His photo below
shows the signage
for our selection of
the Evening News
“Garden of the
Year”—selected by
ballots issued by the Evening News. We have
no idea of how many ballots he filled out.
In another year Jean Jones was voted “Best
Reporter”, probably to the shock of the Evening
News editor. Yup! Paul stuffing the ballot box
again! Abov is the “Garden of the Year” sign,
and, left, Bill Morrison’s beautiful arch which
helped make it so.
A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS: SPRAGUE
AND WILLIAM TAYLOR
This is the story of two brothers, Yoopers, who
grew up in the Hulbert area and matured to cele-
brate the area in which they lived in prose, poetry
and a commitment to preserve its history through
meticulous research. Their mother was a former
teacher; their father, after a stint as a bank clerk,
was in the lumber industry. Both Sprague and
William grew up intensely aware of their sur-
roundings—the woods, fields, waters, flora and
fauna—and recorded their impressions through
their writing their entire lives. Separated in age
There’s a treat in store for youngsters
and their parents. The LSSU Arts
Center is screening “Shh! We Have a
Plan”, by Chris Naughton on March
15, at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m. The mov-
ie runs 45 minutes. Cost is just $4.
Great entertainment for kids pre-K
through grade 3. Schools are welcome
and encouraged to bring their stu-
dents.
NEWS & NOTES
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IDES
Something ominous in the wind
Something nondescript and strange
Revives a memory in the blood—
The mid-March imminence of change.
Last night a witless signature
Was scribbled bird-wise over snows
Whose vacant pages long had held
Immaculate their white repose.
This morning’s gusty winds reveal
Bird that was harbinger of thaw,
As overhead the air is cleft
By sudden and percussive . . . Caw!
William Taylor was born in Newberry in 1927.
He graduated from Michigan State University
where he studied music, expecting to teach,
which he did for a short time before his arthri-
tis became so crippling that he was forced to
live with his parents in the Rudyard area. His
arthritis seemed to peak in waves, during
which he was often hospitalized and bedridden
for more than a year at a time. The acute at-
tacks were followed by remissions when he
could get around. While his regular teaching
career was short because of the arthritis at-
tacks he was, for a number of years, able to
give private piano lessons. When he could be
outside he was a keen observer of the natural
world, with many of his observations recorded
in poetry.
by seven years, and in circumstances by college,
World War II, and illness, their influence on one
another was probably minimal, but both were
naturalists, keen observers, researchers and
most of all, authors. Their circumstances after
their youth and especially after William was
wracked with arthritis were vastly different, yet
the two matured to be remarkedly alike. Both
were avid historians. Both were meticulous re-
searchers. Both were excellent and fluent writ-
ers. Both loved the area in which they lived and
were keen observers of its wildlife and every-
thing that grows here and of the people who
lived here.
Charles Taylor, Sprague and William’s father
was in the lumber business when they were
growing up. Both Sprague and William were
born in Newberry and spent their early years in
Hulbert. When Sprague went to war in 1941
William was fourteen years old and when Spra-
gue returned and joined his father in the lumber
business William was off to college, so their in-
fluence on one another was minimal.
William was stricken with severe, crippling ar-
thritis, while still in his teens and after graduat-
ing from Michigan State was able to teach for
only a couple of years, and then only with the
help of a brace that allowed him to stand.
Thereafter his mobility was pretty much limited
to the Rudyard area surrounding the home
where he lived with his parent. His research
passion was Upper Peninsula postal marks,
stamps and history and his research covered the
entire Upper Peninsula. Sprague’s primary area
of interest was “Tahquamenon Country”, the
title of his book, and broad in scope. He was a
student of the lumber industry, its colorful lan-
guage and heritage, the area’s indigenous people
and most of all the Tahquamenon watershed.
WILLIAM TAYLOR
There are many areas where people equate the
coming of spring with the arrival of the first rob-
in. Not so here. Up here the first robin usually
announces the beginning of summer. We’re
more anxious for signs of spring in an area
where winter can last six months and need more
in the way of a promise than the eventual rob-
in. For those of you in the Sault the first sign
comes with the beginning of the shipping sea-
son. For those in the countryside that sign is
aural—the caw of the crow. Crows are early
nesters and announce themselves almost pre-
cisely in the middle of March, Caesar’s “Ides of
March”, so their arrival is a sure sign of the
new life to come. “William Taylor’s first book
of poetry, “Wild Harvest”, illustrated by Grace
Dubow, begins with “Ides”, so we’ll begin with
him.
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His historical research was a passionate study of Up-
per Peninsula postal history and included research
on early routes; postmen on snowshoes traveling by
dog sled; train stops; post offices, many of which are
long gone; postmarks; stamps; covers; commeratives,
and even delving into postcards (noting that they
were printed in Germany often, since German print-
ing was better and cheaper). He studied letters to
the editor complaining about mail deliveries and pri-
vate letters that mentioned winter isolation and
whether the boat with mail had made it through the
ice or the mail train or dog sled had made it through
the snow. In a way, the book is more UP history
than about postal history and a vivid reminder of
how totally cut off early settlers could be in the win-
ter and how desperate they were for news.
William Taylor’s study, titled “Upper Michigan Post-
al History and Postmarks”, was published in 1988.
You can still buy a copy from the Chippewa County
Historical Society and it is still well used and re-
viewed by philatelists.
William Taylor also wrote many articles for various
publications on the subject of postmarks, stamps and
covers and collecting and preserving such material
that appeared in various publications. He carried on
a lively correspondence with a large number of postal
buffs, giving advice and exchanging information, and
with many fellow poets as well.
“Wild Harvest”, William Taylor’s first book of poetry
was published in 1968, although many of the poems
has appeared previously in such publications as The
Christian Science Monitor, American Forests, The
Lyric, National Wildlife and the New York Herald
Tribune. The slim volume is enhanced by the pen
and ink drawings of Grace Dubow. The poems run
the gamut from lyric odes to natural beauty to ironic
comments on current affairs. It’s a Yooper book doc-
umenting hard winters, viscous clay soil, raspberry
summers, fall apples and winter blizzards made
bearable by last fall’s hard cider—part observation,
part philosophic musing.
The triumph of the dandelions:
Dandelions
French: dent-de-lions
Each gladiator, blade in hand,
Strides forward to smite the foe
Which threatens, with tenacious teeth,
Suburban status quo.
He cuts a swath along their manes
And boasts he won the war,
But at each heel the lions spring
With silent yellow roar.
Hard circumstance:
Field of Oats
Their oats unreaped, and with it a summer’s hope
Unharvestable in steady September Rain,
A bumper crop had turned beneath its drizzle,
To sodden heaps of slowly rotting grain.
They came to town. “I never saw such weather,”
The man said. “Not in close to fifteen years”.
We aim to use the tractor if we’re able . . .
The kids can help us . . . if the weather clears . . .”
“We got some potatoes out,” the woman offered.
But hard upon their faces were the clues
To plain arithmetic of winter’s losses . . .
The barn repair, a coat, a pair of shoes.
William’s second book of poetry, “New and Collect-
ed Poems”, came out nine years later and it, too,
opened with “Ides”. All three of the poems quoted
above were included in the second book along with
a number of other poems from “Wild Harvest”, but
this book had more political and topical musings,
more satire and more pain. It was dedicated to
Sprague, who had died three years previously.
Some of the poems in it had been published previ-
ously in American Forests, American Haiku, Cla-
vier, The Christian Science Monitor, Hawk and
Whippoorwill Recalled, Legend, The Lyric, National
Wildlife, The New York Herald Tribune, The Orego-
nian, Peninsula Poets and Poet Lore.
SPRAGUE TAYLOR
Charles Sprague Taylor (known as Sprague)
was born in Newberry in 1920. He was attending
Ferris State College on Pearl Harbor Day, and en-
listed in the army the next day. The army sent him
to Officers Training School; at the end of the war he
was a captain. When the war was over he joined
his father in the lumber business and remained in
that occupation all his life. He was deeply interest-
ed in everything that had to do with the Tah-
quamenon watershed and Two Hearted River ar-
ea—its geology, the wildlife, the lumber industry,
the indigenous people and the rivers themselves.
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He could tell stories about its characters, especially
those in the lumber industry and explain the color-
ful language used to describe the jobs and people
and tools. He knew the entire watershed well and
knew and wrote about the town of Newberry and
its history. His book, “Tahquamenon Country”,
published by the Michigan State University Press
and copyrighted by the Historical Society of Michi-
gan came out to great acclaim in 1991, with a sec-
ond edition coming out in 2008. It is currently
widely available and probably will continue to be
because it’s timeless, a meticulously researched
history that reads almost like a novel—pure pleas-
ure.
Sprague noticed everything. Most people who live
near the lake know that the levels have changed
radically over the years as the lake wore through
various natural dams, the most recent break-
through being the rapids at the Sault, all of which
lowered the level of the lake. The evidence of the
higher levels is obvious—just look at the steep de-
scent to the Sault. What they may not know is
that there has been another much more gradual
change in the other direction as the lake slowly
rebounds from the weight of the most recent glaci-
er. Since the glacier retreated to the north and the
rebound is slow the south side has risen more.
Sprague Taylor knew this, of course, being a stu-
dent of almost everything about the area, and
when he and his son found pottery shards in the
snow at Naomikong Point he immediately looked to
the lake where wave action accelerated by the cold
north wind was even then in the process of heaving
up more shards.
Naomikong Point is a desolate stretch in winter,
very cold in the north wind, and the beach was
stitched with fresh bear tracks so immediate explo-
ration was unwise but Sprague brought photo-
graphs of the artifacts to the Chicago Museum of
Natural History in the winter of 1963. Divers sent
by that institution subsequently confirmed the
find, and three years of intensive study and recov-
ery by archeologists from the University of Michi-
gan followed. To make a long story short, the
shards came from a Paleo-indian encampment,
formerly on the shore but now, due to the rise of
the lake, underwater. Over three hundred shards
were collected over a period of three years. The
artifacts have been carbon dated to between 200
BC and 200 AD. It was typical of Sprague to un-
derstand the importance of the find and to have
the knowledge to bring the information to the at-
tention of those best suited to utilize it.
Like his brother, Sprague’s writing is full of mus-
ings on wildlife, especially birds—both writing of
eagles, jays and the song of the whitethroat. He
also wrote of the wreck of the Cypress and about
both historical and contemporary Chippewas from
chiefs to fisherman. He recorded Indian lore and
lumberjacks’ tales. There is much in his writing
on the history of Newberry as it grew from a stop
on the railroad to an area with minor industries
and a large mental hospital, on the Wire Road be-
tween Whitefish Point and Eckerman and about
the entire Tahquamenon watershed area.
Sprague Taylor died in 1974, leaving a rich legacy
of research and writing. “Tahquamenon Country”
is still widely available. Michigan State Universi-
ty came out with a new edition in 2008. You can
get it on Barnes and Noble for $14.01. It’s cur-
rently out of stock on Amazon, but more are com-
ing.
Sprague Taylor, 1920—1974
“Tahquamenon Country”, published by
Michigan State University Press in 1991. Reis-
sued in 2008. Currently widely available.
William Taylor, 1927—1987
“Wild Harvest”, 1968 Illustrations by
Grace Dubow—not available
“New and Collected Poems”, 1977
available at the Chippewa County Historical Soci-
ety.
“Upper Peninsula Postal History and
Postmarks”, available at the Chippewa County
Historical Society.
Sault Area Arts Council
Alberta House Arts Center
217 Ferris Street
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: 906-635-1312
www.saultarts.org
Email: [email protected]
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