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Consumers Energy Foundation awards grant to arts council

March 19, 2013

LUDINGTON — Ludington Area Arts Council has been awarded a grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation in the amount of $5,000 to support an energy efficiency lighting upgrade project at the Ludington Area Arts Center. This project would enhance both the energy efficiency of the facility as well as the visitor experience. Current lighting throughout the 22,000 square foot South…

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Garden of Joy performs one night at WSCC

March 12, 2013
Garden of Joy performs one night at WSCC

VICTORY TWP. – It’s New Year’s Eve 1929, and Harlem’s hottest night club, the Garden of Joy, is ringing in the New Year with a live radio broadcast celebrating the decade of the Harlem Renaissance. This original Wharton Center commissioned drama with music by Ken LaZebnik, “The Garden of Joy,” will play one performance only at West Shore Community College’s…

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Be-Bop Spartans jazz band to perform at West Shore

March 10, 2013
Be-Bop Spartans jazz band to perform at West Shore

VICTORY TWP. — Music will be swinging into West Shore Community College on Sat., March 16, when Michigan State University’s Jazz One -“The Be-Bop Spartans” bring their special jazz styling to the Center Stage Theater as a part of the 2012-2013 Performing Arts Series. The concert gets underway at 7:30 p.m. The Be-Bop Spartans are some of the most talented…

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WSCC high school art competition begins Monday

March 8, 2013
WSCC high school art competition begins Monday

VICTORY TWP. — The West Shore Community College Art Department will host the 15th annual Regional High School Art Competition and Exhibit beginning March 11, in the college’s Manierre Dawson Gallery in the Arts and Sciences Building. An artist reception will be held on Sun., March 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.  Student artwork will be displayed through March 23. Sponsored…

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West Shore Bank to offer summer concerts again

March 4, 2013

LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has announced the return of Rhythm & Dunes, its community concert series. The set of free concerts are coming back to the Waterfront Park Pavilion in Ludington for a second summer. They are being planned on Saturday, July 27, and Saturday, August 3. “The overwhelmingly positive feedback we received after last year’s concerts was beyond…

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