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Children’s art workshops offered at arts center

September 15, 2012

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts will offer two Saturday children’s art workshops in late September.  The Center’s Visual Arts Committee has arranged for Fountain artist Ruth Dimmitt to lead area students in the creation of mixed media rubbings and “wood” sculpture.  The resulting “Knot Art” is a playful and expressive experience in sculpture and otherworldly landscapes…

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WSCC announces schedule change for Yarrow concert

September 14, 2012
WSCC announces schedule change for Yarrow concert

MANISTEE– West Shore Community College has announced a scheduling change for the Peter Yarrow concert. Due to a scheduling issue with the artist, the date for concert has been changed from Sat., Sept. 29, to Fri., Sept. 28.  The concert is at the historic Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee and curtain time remains 7:30 p.m. Yarrow, of the legendary group Peter, Paul…

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Art Center craft show applications available

September 11, 2012

Ludington Arts Center 4th annual craft show taking applications\ Applications for this year’s Ludington Arts Center Holiday Craft Show are available. The show is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107 S. Harrison St., Ludington. This is the fourth year for the Thanksgiving weekend event which showcases handmade craft items,…

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Dave Masten gets ‘Wired’ for Art Prize

September 10, 2012
Dave Masten gets ‘Wired’ for Art Prize

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Blues music plays out of the stereo as Dave Masten meticulously works on his new creation. “I feel like Dr. Frankenstein,” he says, using needle-nose pliers to twist copper metal on the sculpture’s face. Dave works in his driveway, tucked in the woods on picturesque Buttersville Peninsula south of Ludington. The evening sun begins to shine…

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Mickey Matson will make Manistee debut

September 10, 2012
Mickey Matson will make Manistee debut

MANISTEE — “Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy” is coming to the Ramsdell Theather. The movie, written and directed by Harold Cronk of Amber Township and produced by Scottville native Edgar Struble, will make its local debut on Saturday, Sept. 22. The debut will include two showings. The 3:30 p.m. matinee is $5 for adults and $3 for children under…

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