Alberta House News Volume 18, Issue 9 September 2018 Business Name Alberta House Arts Center 217 Ferris Street Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

906-635-1312 SEPTEMBER EVENTS www,saultarts.org [email protected]

Wednesday 5 — THIS IS OUR YOUTH. An In Your Eyes production described as “a Inside this issue: living snapshot of the moment between funny adolescence and adulthood”. Directed by Loretta Durat and Joseph Lauzon. Shinwauk Auditorium at Algoma EVENTS 1 & 2 University in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m. Not suitable for children. $30/25 & 15.

SAULT, 3 to 6 Thursday 6 — THIS IS OUR YOUTH. See Sept. 5. EXHIBITS Friday 7 — FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION at the Winery for Sue and Dale Johnson whose innovative doodle art and area scenic photographs will be in the Winery dur- ALGOMA 7 ing September. 5 to 7 p.m. See p. 6. EUP 8 HARVESTFEST. Marketplace, penny raffle, silent auction beginning at 6 p.m. and concluding with dancing to the music of HWY 638. Fundraiser for the OUTSTATE 9 Resthome Foundation. The Machine Shop in Sault, Ont. $50. HONORS & 9 to11 THIS IS OUR YOUTH. See Sept. 5. ACCOLADES Saturday 8 — FINANCIAL PLANNING CLASS, 10 a.m. to noon. Contact Laurel Are- SAULT SUMMER 10 & nivar at [email protected] to sign up. See WORKSHOPS, p. 12, for details. AETS FESTIVAL 11 THIS IS OUR YOUTH. See Sept. 5. WORKSHOPS 12 Tuesday 11—TUESDAY MATINEE. Free movie at the Bayliss. 2 p.m. SOO FILM 12 CREATIVE ENDEAVORS MEETS at the Bayliss from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. FESTIVAL Wednesday 12—SOO FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS with films at the Soo Theatre and at ARTISTIC 13 the Bayliss Library, and continues through Sept. 16. Tickets went on sale Satur- OPPORTUNITIES day, September 1. Complete ticket information will be online at soofilmfesti- val.org. Ticket prices are $7 General Admission (per block), $5 Seniors and Stu- NEWS & NOTES 13 to dents (per block); $20 Daily Pass (admission to all blocks on a single day); $50 Fes- 15 tival Pass (admission to all films and shorts programs, all days). Films screened at Bayliss Library are free of charge. See p. 12, for schedule. SUBSCRIPTION 16 INFORMATION Thursday 13—SOO FILM FESTIVAL films at 6:30 p.m. See Sept. 12. Friday 14—LSSU ARTS CENTER MOVIE: “Incredibles II”. 7 p.m. $5. Saturday 15—LSSU ARTS CENTER MOVIE: “Incredibles II”. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. $5. THE COMEDICS: Fundraiser for Tracy’s Dream at the Great Moose Lodge, 543 Trunk Road in Sault, Ont. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; perfor- mance at 7:30 p.m. (may not be suitable for children). Silent auction and cash bar. $25. Tickets at the Sta- tion Mall Kiosk**. Zoey Wood Salomon “Raven”. 8 x 10” acrylic (Continued on page 2) on canvas—to be auctioned September 22. Page 2 Alberta House News

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(Continued from page 1) McBride. Open Mic to follow. Bayliss Library, 7 p.m. FINANCIAL PLANNING CLASS. See Sept. 8. Thursday 27—MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. Tuesday 18—TUESDAY MATINEE. Free movie at the Join others at the Bayliss Library when over 100,000 Bayliss. 2 p.m. film lovers unite in over 300 cinemas across 6 conti- SAAC BOARD MEETS in Alberta House at 4 p.m. nents to view and vote on the finalists films in the CHIPPEWA COUNTY GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 21st Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. meets at the Bayliss Library at 7 p.m. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday 19—YARNWORKERS GUILD MEETS at BAYLISS BOOK CLUB MEETS at 7 p.m. the Bayliss Library from 10 a.m. to noon. Friday 28: OPEN HOUSE AND MOVIE IN A HANGER Art Gallery of Algoma presents STIMULATE YOUR at Sanderson Field. Planes and emergency vehicles Senses. Paintings paired with beer, music and ap- tours from 6 to 7 p.m. Planes, Fire and Rescue mov- petizers. 7 to 9 p.m. $35. Tickets: 705-949-9067, ie begins at 7 p.m. $5 admission. Call 906-632-5779 ext. 107. See p. 13, for details. for more information. Thursday 20—350th ANNIVERSARY TRIBAL TALK: UNCLE CRACKER. DreamMakers Theater, 8 p.m. Traditional Medicine/Men’s and Women’s Teach- $25.50, *** ings. Bayliss Library Community Room, 6 to 7 p.m. MEMPHIS JONES AND THE KING. SCTC** in Saturday 22 — FINANCIAL PLANNING CLASS. See Sault, Ont., 7:30 p.m. $39.55. Sept. 8. Saturday 29—OCTOBERFEST. 11 a.m. West Portage FAMILY MOVIE AT THE BAYLISS. 1 p.m. Call between Osborn and Ashmun. 632-9331 for title. MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival (repeat of ANNUAL SAAC ART AUCTION AND Sept. 27) at the Bayliss Library. 1 to 3 p.m. DINNER. LSSU CISLER CENTER BALL- FINANCIAL PLANNING CLASS. See Sept. 8. ROOM. Viewing from 4 p.m. Wine and cheese so- cial from 5 to 6, and dinner at 6 p.m. Dinner tickets *Tickets for LSSU Arts Center events are available at $25. Reserve by calling Pat Claxton at 635-0424, the Norris Center ticket office (635-2602) or online Jean Jones at 437-5463 or e-mailing: at: https://lssutickets.universitytickets.com. [email protected]. Frank Blisset is the auctioneer. AUCTION BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 7 P.M. AND IS **The former Kiwanis Community Theater, at White FREE OF CHARGE. One need not attend the din- Pines Collegiate, 1007 Trunk Road, Sault Ste. Marie, ner to enjoy the auction. Auction items can be seen Ont. has changed both its name and its website. It on the SAAC website as they come in. See pp. 4 & 5 is now the Sault Community Theatre Centre and its for photographs of item photographed by August 25, website: is http://www.saultctc.ca/ Community The- and p. 13, for dinner details. atre tickets are still available online at: th038wq008.boxpro.net/c2bownet.asp or at the box CREATIVE ENDEAVORS MEETS at the Bayliss office in the Station Mall Telephone 1-705-945- from noon to 2 p.m. 7299—[email protected]. By the time you add TUESDAY MATINEE. Free movie at the Bayliss. 2 the online handling fee and the box office fee, any p.m. ticket obtained there will cost $6.50 more, so you’ll LARRY THE CABLE GUY. Kewadin Casino, 8 p.m. save if another ticket source is available to you. $35. *** *** DreamMakers Theater, 2186 Shunk Road. Tickets YARN WORKERS GUILD MEETS at the Bayliss online at: https://tickets.kewadin.com/ or call: 1- from 6 to 8 p.m. 906-635-4917 SUPERIOR POETRY CAFÉ featuring Beverly Page 3 Alberta House News

SAULT, MICHIGAN EXHIBIS

OLIVE CRAIG GALLERY

A “TRACKS”, A MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBITION BY A ED GRAY L R B E T MINI GALLERY until September 22: ART AUCTION PREVIEW

R S September 23 to 29: WORK FROM THE GALLERY’S T PERMANENT COLLECTION A C Alberta House Arts Center is E very pleased to welcome Ed Gray whose work will be dis- H N T played in the Olive Craig Gal- O lery September 4, through 29. U E Ed recently retired as Executive S R Director of the Calumet Arts E Center. It’s difficult to describe Ed and his work because he is many things and works in many 217 Ferris Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI materials. He is a potter and bead maker, weaves, and works 49783—906/635-1312. E-mail: extensively in copper. A dedi- [email protected]. Website: cated teacher, he conducts www.saultarts.org. Open Tuesday workshops in potting, working through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with copper and in other crafts. As an artist he is a purist, be- ginning with the rawest of ma- terials and making all the com- ponents that comprise his art including the pit or kiln used to fire his pots. Ed grew up on the fruit farm that had been in his family for five generations and which he was expected to take over. Instead he embraced his ancestry on his mother’s side—Sami and Native American—which drew him to creating art from earth’s elements—copper and clay. He studied pottery with renown Charlevoix potter, Bonnie Staffel. Over the years he established a number of successful studi- Clay pots, trimmed in horsehair os in the northern lower peninsula, always moving on and north and eventually with copper wrap. Ed’s pots are ending up on in Calumet in 2004. He became Executive Director of pit or smoke fired. the Calumet Arts Center in 2008. He decided to retire as director this year when he reached the age of 80. Ed continues to teach workshops and classes at the Cal- umet Arts Center. He is committed to passing on the knowledge he has acquired over the years. Ed cites the elements of earth, fire, air and water as the basis for his art. He has worked copper for many years follow- ing the tradition of his great grandfather, Golden Hawk, an Ojibway copper worker. Today Ed works primarily in clay and copper, producing art objects that are totally unique. His art is labor intensive in the extreme. All the colors Ed uses on his pots come from stones collected on the shores of and Lake Superior. He tries to find stones that have a dominate color, whether cobalt, iron or some other substance. After bringing the stones home and sorting them sorted by color, he grinds them by hand into a powder using only a mortar and pestle. After making sure that this powder can go through an 80 mesh screen he mixes it with Terra Sigilatta and applies this mixture onto the pot, bur- nishing it prior to firing. (Continued on page 4) Alberta House News Page 4

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Ed’s clay work also takes the form of beads and pendants he uses to embellish other work. A primitive pit firing takes about three days to complete but the result is that each object is com- pletely unique—as is its crea- tor. At this writing work is still coming in for the September 22 Art Auction, fast started NEXT MONTH IN ALBERTA MINI GALLERY: by donations by Sault Sum- HOUSE: BODY ART SAAC AUCTION EXHIBIT mer Arts Festival artists and Curated by Otto Bacon generous donations by Kyung and Ken Hat- field. See p. 13 for a u c t i o n and dinner

Row 1, left to right: Sunflower (auction theme), framed print; three buttery leather purses from two time SSAF Best of Crafts winner Jan Barnes; chair donated by Sharon Dorrity; Georgia O’Keefe print, donated by Kyung Hat- field; two leather wallets by Bonnie Dienes; batter bowl and stirrer; framed Montreaux Detroit poster donated by Liz Brugman; crocheted cap and pieced tote by Shirley Harrer; pen and ink drawing by Ken Hatfield; oil painting by Kyung Hatfield; spoon billed, wrench footed owl by Paul Mason; wind spin- ner by Mosquito Creek Designs (Chris Vandemuellen (SSAF Graphics Award winner); necklace made from a real orchid by two-time SSAF Jewelry Award winner Danielle Lynch, and sunflower tiles. Alberta House News Page 5

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Row 1, from left: tastefully embellished hoodie by Deb Nolan; bowl by Schmidt Marken; print of Tony’s pencil drawing of the first Great Lakes thousand footer (Tony’s drawings took the Best of Show Award in our August 7, Sault Summer Arts Festival); William A. Reiss print of Tony Strublic’s pencil drawing. Row 2: Watercolor poppy by Heather Laurence (SSAF Honorable Mention); Iroquois Point painting on an oak leaf by Jeanne Tubman (SSAF Best of Show 2017, Painting Award 2018); stoneware bean pot with lid; necklace with large pearl, taken from oyster while we watched by Linda Laeder Beaver (Pearls Gone Wild); bear pendant by Jeanette White (SSAF Honorable Mention); Nita Engle signed print donated by Phyllis and Dave Bigelow; Big Blue stained glass win- dow by Mark House; “Lost in the Woods” by Rich Hill; 12” porcelain bowl by Ginny Johnson, microwave and dish- washer safe; “Tahquamenon Trail”, a soft pastel by David Bigelow; turned wood vase; bowl by James Taggart, Wise Hooker clean & flip multi-use barbeque tool by Terry Markwardt and hand painted ceramic nail file and case by Eugen Zah. Page 6 Alberta House News

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SEPTEMBER: HEIDI MARSHALL Heidi Marshall is a Michigan based plein air painter, a teacher, an il- lustrator, a juror. Her early art education was from her father, Wil- liam Amenda, who was chief edito- rial artist and courtroom illustrator for the Detroit News. She holds Inside Arts Center, east end of Bachelor of Fine Arts from Albion building College and Master of Fine Arts on main floor. from Wayne State University. Re- Hours of Operation: Tuesday, cent solo exhibitions include Wednesday and Friday from “Painting Grandeur: Journeys of a noon – 4pm; National Parks Artist” in conjunc- Thursday from 2 – 6 pm. tion with Ansel Adams Masterworks Exhibit at the Crooked Tree in Petoskey in 2017 and a solo exhibit, “Places I Know. American Landscape Painting” Email [email protected] to in- quire about special arrangements at the University of Michigan in 2016. The Michigan State University Press to visit the gallery during closed Spring 2018 catalog features her work on the cover. Look for more paintings hours. and information on her website: http://www.heidiamarshall.com

LSSU LIBRARY PASTTIME PLEASURES SUE AND DALE JOHNSON GALLERY Lithographs by Sue Johnson’s doodle art is emil weddige unique— Upbeat, bub- (1907-2001) bly and com- plex, it is to- tally absorb- ing. Sue has won so many awards that it is cumbersome to list them all—latest in- clude Honorable Mentions in both the 2016 and 2018 LSSU Art Gallery’s annual 5 x 7” Competition. Dale Johnson is a local photographer who has been capturing the local sights and beauty of Sault Ste Marie for the last 20 years. Both Sue and Dale will have 2019 calendars available at the reception—Sue’s with her inimitable doodle art and Dale’s with local scenes. FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 7, FROM 5 to 7 P.M.

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ALGOMA AREA

os, with plenty of food stops along the way. There isn’t a more beautiful time of year to take in the artistry of crafts- men inspired by the beauty of that ar- ea. Echo Bay artists include Native sculp- tor Phil Jones; painter and illustrator Ann Suzuki; potter Jack Dunning; jeweler Gwendlyn Goulet; carver Richard Pine; digital artist Tania Daigle; Rachel Art Gallery of Algoma Mitchell, a painter of stones, and landscape photographer 10 East Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3C3 Erin McLeod. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sylvan Valley Hall hosts Kim Caldwell with stoneware and Admission: Adult $7/students $5/seniors & children Patrick Caldwell who combines wood and pottery. Also in 12 and under free. Sylvan Valley Hall is painter Nancy Kay Caldwell; Dawn 705-949-9067 • artgalleryofalgoma.com Allard, who works with wool, and jeweler ZZ Brand. to Nov. 4: Collection Highlights At Leeburn Hall on the north side of the loop you’ll see Lucy Boston with batik and quilts and Graham Shell with authen- See p. 12, for call to Artists for the Photography Ex- tic and functional model trucks and heavy equipment. Shell hibition that will be shown in October. Entry also crafts wood items for gifts and the home. Leeburn Hall deadline is September 10. is where you’ll find Zoey Wood-Salomon as well. SAULT, ONTARIO MUSEUM Kim McHale is at Rydal Bank Hall with fused glass items. 690 Queen Street E. in Sault, Ontario You’ll find watercolor painter Doug Hook there too, along The museum is located on the with wood crafter Gerry Richard and jeweler Carrie D’Au- corner of Queen and East gustine. Streets, with parking available At Bruce Station Hall you’ll find potter Skip Bailey; gallery at the rear of the building, and owner and framer Sheila Carrie; multi media, two- open year round Tuesday dimensional artist Jeff Dixon; carver and painting duo Jim through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. and Joanie Lindamond and fiber artist Nancy Sachro. The to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 adults, Brander Studio is just off Highway 17E, at the SE corner of $6 students & seniors and $20 the loop. That’s where you’ll find Finnish Style woven rugs. for families. Just across 17E is the Bruce Mines Community Hall. Janice [email protected] Miller is there with hand stitched English smocked gar- 705-759-7278 . Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 2A4 ments, fabric snowmen and other creations. Patricia Baker makes decorated leather bags and vests. Laurence Howard July 12 to Oct.: Rotary 100 Exhibition. 2018 marks has finely finished wood turnings. Weaver Russ Mason will the Downtown Sault Ste. Marie Rotary Club's be there too, as will watercolor artist Sarah MacDonald who 100th anniversary. Explore 100 years of history creates woodland animals with an array of flowers and foli- from the founding of the Club to their main con- age. Jude Ortiz works in both gold and silver. Two photog- raphers complete the ensemble, nature photographer Steffon 18th ANNUAL McGregor and landscape photographer Brian Fulin. SYLVAN CIRCLE TOUR Just west of the Bruce Mines Community Hall is S & S Crea- Saturday, September 15, 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. tions—Stephanie Mitchell and Steve Haaksman—with stained glass, stone and metal creations. The self guided Sylvan Circle Tour wanders from Sylvan Circle brochures are available in Alberta House and Bruce Mines to Echo Bay and back to Bruce Mines, a if you go over for the tour you can pick up information on rough rectangle that encompasses artisans gathered any of the Sylvan Circle stops. at various town halls and others in their own studi- Page 8 Alberta House News

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BRIMLEY/BAY MILLS Sat., Sept. 8: Taller Than They Appear. Performing all originals all of the time, Jere Stormer, Bobby Pen- The Wheels of nock, Sigrid Christiansen and Lauren Crane are History Train Taller Than They Appear, a band of songwriters. M u s e u m i n Each has a style that is miles from the next, but Brimley on M- come together with soulful harmonies, arresting 221 and Depot arrangements and a smattering of instruments. Street is open Birdcalls, bells and bongos, woodblocks, washboards Sat, Sun. & Mon. and whistles round out the guitars, violins and uku- from noon to 5 leles. 7 p.m. in the Erickson Center. $10. p.m., when volunteers are available. It is owned and oper- ated by the Bay Mills Brimley Historical Society. Exhibits Sat. & Sun., Sept. 15 & 16: Mystery Theatre Dinner. 7 include "Local Churches Past and Present of the Bay Mills- p.m. at Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn. Brimley Area", courtesy of Phyllis Taylor, and a "Collection of Antique Oil Lamps" courtesy of Mary Jane Bernier & LES CHENEAUX Gene Cohoon as well as historical information & photos from Dollar Settlement and Bay Mills Point. Les Cheneaux Com- Mon. Sept. 10: Turkey Dinner Fund Raiser for the Bay munity Mills/Brimley Historical Society. All the fixin’s and Library, 75 E. homemade dessert, Jack’s Grub & Pub in Brimley, 4 to Hodeck Street 8 p.m. Tickets $12 at the Wheels of History Museum. Cedarville, MI Thurs., Sept. 13: Friends of Pendill’s Creek Fish Hatchery 49719. monthly meeting, 7 p.m. Bay Mills Township Hall. 906-484-3547 Susanne Quinn of Brimley is the first recipient of the Bay Open Tues., Wed. & Fri. 10 a.m. to 5:30 Mills/Brimley Historical Society Volunteer of the Year p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m. Award. See bottom of p. 11. to 8 p.m. & Sat. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Iroquois Point Lighthouse is locat- PICKFORD ed along the scenic Lake Superior shore only 20 miles west of Sault Ste. Marie and 7 miles west of Brimley on Lakeshore Drive. Open hours are Tues. through Sat. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tower will be open during those hours as well. Lighthouse closes for the winter October 8.

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Curtis Community Arts Council, PICKFORD LIBRARY 9246 Saw-Wa-Quato Street, Curtis, Tues. & Thurs., 1 to 8 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 MI 49820. P.O. Box 255. 906-586- p.m.; Sat. 10 to 3. Closed Sun. & Mon. 9974. Erickson Center. Contact In- formation: Rachel Bonacorsi, [email protected], Sept. 6, 7 & 8: Stalwart Fair. Stalwart fall dinner 906-586-9974. available at the Methodist Church from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. pm Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat. Sat., Sept. 1: Erickson Ctr. Music in the Park "Encore!" with The Sean Z Band. 4 to 7 p.m. in the Erickson Fall Story time returns to the Pickford Library Sept. Center Park. 12, and meets Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. for stories and crafts. Alberta House News Page 9

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ESCANABA MARQUETTE Wm. Bonifas Fine Arts Center. NMU DE VOS ART MUSEUM BEAUMIER U.P 786/3833. 700 First Avenue S., Es- HERITAGE CENTER canaba, MI. 49829 Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri., 10 to www.bonifasarts.org. Open Tues., 5; Thurs., noon to 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. Through Oct. 20: The Immigra- Wed. & Fri. 10 to 5:30; Thurs., 10 to 1 to 4 p.m. 906/227-1481. tion Experience. An exhibi- 8 & Sat. 10 to 3. tion of the changing face of the U.P. This multi-media To November 4: North of the 45th Up- exhibit paints a picture of to Sept. 6: Area Code 906 Studio per Midwest Juried Exhibition the immigration experience Exhibit—Dennis Dufek The North of the 45th is an annual using the Upper Peninsula thru Oct 24: Golden Age of Album juried exhibition of artists living as a canvas. Covers”. These album covers in the geographical area north of Sat., Sept. 29: Beaumier Herit- represent how original artwork the 45th parallel in Michigan, age Center Concert Se- was used for the first time to and Minnesota. This ries—Emila Amper Band. illustrate and advertise the mu- line is known as the halfway point Forest Roberts Theater, sic in these al- between the equator and the north 7:30 p.m. Swedish folk mu- bums, and add pole, and crossing this line from sicians. Nyekelharpa. value by en- the south is often associated with hancing the being "up north." HONORS & meaning of the Rabbit Island Artists in Residence music. “The Exhibition of Jasmine Johnson ACCOLADES Golden Age of and Rachel Pimm Album Covers,” which is curated SUSAN QUINN by retired humanities professor TRAVERSE CITY IS FIRST RECIPIENT and former Bay College instruc- OF THE BAY MILLS/BRIMLEY tor, Doug Sjoquist, presents a HISTORICAL SOCIETY format for exploring the chang- VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR ing times and culture reflected in 1410 College AWARD the music. Drive Susan Quinn of Brimley was pre- 231-995-1055 PETOSKEY sented a framed certificate of ap- dennosmuse- preciation for this summer's tire- Crooked Tree Arts Center, 461 E. um.org less work repainting the interior Mitchell, Petoskey, MI, 49770 of the Train Museum’s Caboose 231/347-4337. Open Mon. thru Sat., to Oct. 7: Monster Fish: In Search of Gift Shop in a fresh new dazzling 10 to 5. www.crookedtree.org. the Last River Giants - A Major white. She went over and above Exhibition from National Geo- by first removing all nails, screws, graphic and hardware from cupboards and ATRIUM GALLERY Visitors will embark on a global soaking the antique hardware to restore its charm and hammered to Sept. 6: Northern Michigan: journey to storied river basins metal by removing many layers of Living It, Loving It! Over 20 with explorer and ecologist Zeb paint. She also weeded and wa- area artists capture the beau- Hogan on his quest to find, re- tered all the Hosta plants sur- ty and spirit of Northern search, and protect freshwater rounding the Depot, and weed- Michigan in their original giants. wacked around the train museum. paintings. CROOKED TREE What would nonprofits do without to Nov. 17: Woven Together—the TRAVERSE CITY our wonderful volunteers? Fiber Work of Sherri Smith Sept. 15, to Oct. 27: 2018 Juried Fi- ne Arts Exhibition Page 10 Alberta House News

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TONY STRUBLIC WINS 2018 SAULT SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL BEST OF SHOW AUGUST 7 Sault Ste. Marie is the buckle of the Great Lakes Seaway belt, so Great Lakes Artist Anthony Strublic is here often and has been exhibiting at the Sault Summer Arts Festival since 2012. Tony produces pencil draw- ings with exquisite detail. In 2012 he was just beginning to show his work and sticking to traditional freighters, with cabins fore and aft. As time went by he added the newer sternwheelers and began broadening his repertoire, which now includes other marine subjects—lighthouses and salties, in- cluding naval vessels and classics like the Queen Mary and the Titanic. Tony won the Sault Summer Arts Festival’s Honorable Mention Awards in 2012 and 2013; the Graphics Award in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and now—the three hundred dollar Best of Show Award given by the Olive Craig Tony Strublic Gallery. Tony lives in Marinette, Wisconsin. See the two prints he donated for our upcoming auction on p. 5. The one hundred fifty dollar Painting Award went to show veteran Jeanne Tubman. Jeanne’s Sault Summer Arts Festival record includes trhe Painting Award in 2010, 2011 and 2016; the Judge’s Choice Award in 2013 and Best of Show in 2015 and 2017. The Painting Award was given by the Le Sault Art- ists Guild. Jeanne, accepting her award from Jim Halvorsen The one hundred fifty dollar Best of Crafts Award, went, for the very first time, to a non profit organi- zation—the Les Cheneaux Historical Society. The reason—a beautiful duck boat kayak made at the Great Lakes Maritime Museum by Paul Wilson, Mike Jellison, Bob Smith and Lynn Wolters. The kayak attracted a huge amount of attention and all remaining raffle tickets for the kayak had been sold by the end of the day. Proceeds from the raffle go to the Les Cheneaux Historical Society. The Best of Crafts Duck boat kayak Award is given by National Office Products and Moloney’s Alley. The seventy-five dollar Judge’s Choice Award, donated by The Art Store, was won by Brigid Garbini, a Birch Point summer resident. Brigid displayed quilted wall hangings, purses, totes, gnomes and more—painting colorful scenes and designs with fabric. You can see more of her work in the Alberta House Shop. All the following Awards are fifty dollars. The Aarre Lahti Design Award was won by Austin, Texas craftsman Terry Markwardt. Markwart is a retired engineer who is using his expertise to design and meticulously craft funny looking kitchen and barbeque tools that really work. Some even have the advantage of being multi-purpose. Most of Garbini wall them are unlike anything else on the market, but they are amazingly effective. This is Markwardt’s hanging third time in the Sault Summer Arts Festival. See his clean and flip barbeque tool, an auction dona- tion, on p. 5. One can turn meat with it while cooking and turn it over the scrape the grate clean when finished. The Jewelry Award, donated by Monocle Jewelry, was won for the second time by Danielle Lynch. Danielle crafts what she calls “botanical jewelry” made from seeds and flowers. She won the Jewelry Award in 2014 and an Honorable Mention in 2016. Lynch is from Bellaire. Her auction donation, an orchid necklace, is on p. 4. The Fiber Arts Award went to an exhibiter new to the festival—Carol Oslage of Tomahawk, Wisconsin. She displayed a huge assortment of baskets, from four foot deep to small egg baskets. She was also exhibiting cutting boards. Leanne and Gary Deuman donate the fiber award. Oslage basket display Page 11 Alberta House News

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The Graphics Award, donated by Cooper Dental, was won by Mosquito Creek Designs (Chris Vandermuellen) of McBain, MI. Chris booked an entire pod because he said he had a lot of new work, and he wasn’t kidding! First time an iron worker has won a Graphics award, but it made sense. See the smoothly finished wind spinner he donated for the auction on p. 4. The Photography Award, donated by Thomas J. Veum, Leanne Barnes Deuman and Michael T. Veum, Attorneys, was won by a festival newcomer, marine photographer Mike Mishler of Holly, MI. Last year Mark Kozma entered the festival for the first time and won the Pottery Award. This year he won it again. Kozma lives in North One of Mike Mishler’s Carolina, but his roots are in Cedarville. The Pottery Award is donated photos by the Soo Coop Credit Union. Mark Besteman makes furniture with wood from his own mill. He won the Wood Award in 2016, the Judge’s Choice in 2017 and the Wood Award again this year. The Wood Award is donated by Mike Kozma bowl Michael Bryce Winnick, Attorney. Cedarville glassblower Rick Shapero has won an award every time he has been in the festival— way too many to list, taking Best of Show, Best of Crafts and Glass Awards over the years. This year it was the Glass Award. The Award for Best Display went to a festival newcomer, James Taggert, a Marquette Potter, who was displaying stoneware. See the bowl he donated to the auction on p. 5, Honorable Mention Awards went to Jeanette White, of Bay Mills, a multi-media artist with Native crafts. Her bear necklace, which is in the auction, is on p. 5. Heather Laurence, a new resident of the Sault, who is an artist and illus- trator (https://Heatheralaurence.com), took one as well. See the poppy watercolor she donated for the auction on p. 5. The third Honorable Mention went to show veteran Paul Mason, for his imaginative metal yard art made from scrap metal. Over the years Mason has won awards for Design, Best Display, and Judge’s Choice as well as Honorable Men- tions. His spoon billed, wrench footed owl, which is in the auction, is on p. 4. That’s it for this year. Next year’s festival is Tuesday, August 6. To the left are three festival photographs taken by Sue Johnson. MORE HONORS AND ACCOLADES

PAINTING BY ANDREAKA JUMP IN DE VOS MUSEUM’S NORTH OF THE 45th UPPER MIDWEST JURIED EXHIBITION

Paul Ma- Adding to her already impressive list of honors, son’s dis- Sault artist and NMU art student Andreaka play is in Jump has work in the NMU DeVos Museum’s the fore- North of the 45th Annual Juried Exhibition, ground which will be in place through November 4. here. Take a look at her website at: andreak- ajump.com. Lots of water there, but much more than water. Alberta House News Page 12

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WE’VE BEEN BOMBED! Bombing is usually devastating but in our case it is both uplift- ing and colorful. The yarn bomb- ing decorating the Alberta House railings was created and in- stalled by Engadine fiber artist Patti Polisse. Notice how nicely the colors complement the hues of the house and gardens. Thank you Patti!

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

JEANNE TUBMAN BEGINNING OIL PAINTING & BEGINNING SKETCHING Beginner's Oil Painting Class will meet every Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 to Oct 29—6 sessions. The class is limited to 6, so sign up as soon as possible. Class fee is $125. Sketching for Beginners meets Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 23, to Oct. 28—6 sessions. Class fee is $60. Sign up for either class by call- ing 906-630-6868 or e-mailing: [email protected]

FINANCIAL PLANNING CLASS AT THE BAYLISS A financial planning class with Laurel Arenivar will take place beginning Saturday, September 8, meeting also September 15, 22, and 29, from 10 a.m. to noon, con- tinuing through October for a total of nine 2 hour session. Materials cost is $109. To sign up, contact [email protected]. Alberta House News Page 13

from the Art Gallery ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES of Algoma: ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION STIMULATE YOUR Deadline 10 September 2018 Entry fee of $15.00 can be paid by phone at SENSES: 705-949-9067 ext. 106, by mail or in person at the AGA. We’re pairing This year is the 100th Anniversary of the Group of Seven’s arrival in Algoma! paintings with To celebrate this momentous anniversary, the Art Gallery of Algoma is hold- ing a photography competition that will culminate in an exhibition of the beer! The AGA is best photographs selected by a jury. The exhibit will open in October. so excited to be partnering with OutSpoken Brew- The Art Gallery of Algoma wants to see photos that you have taken in Al- ing to host an event Wednesday goma! What emotions do the landscapes that inspired the Group of Seven September 19th at the Art Gal- evoke in you? How can you interpret this region in a new way today? The lery. We will feature pairing of subjects of the photos are completely up to you. The AGA wants to see what paintings from the AGA collection inspires you about Algoma! on display with Outspoken beers. Send all submissions and inquiries to [email protected] There will be live music and appe- A jury will select between 20 and 30 pieces of photography which will be tizers provided by Shabby Motley. featured simultaneously with an exhibition of original pieces by the Group You will get to design an OutSpoken of Seven in an October photography exhibition at the Art Gallery of Algoma. Brewing beer can, which will then A Jury's Choice award, two honorable mentions, and a People's Choice will be filled and sealed! be awarded. All subjects of photos, digital manipulations, styles of photog- Tickets are available at the Art Gal- raphy, etc. are eligible as long as photos are taken in Algoma or another ar- lery of Algoma and Outspoken ea where Group of Seven painted. Brewing in-person, and online start- Follow this link for more information: ing next week at outspokenbrew- www.artgalleryofalgoma.com/education - g a l l e r y - e x h i b i t i o n s : ing.com/events. Please call 705-949- www.artgalleryofalgoma.com/education-gallery-exhibitions 9067 ext. 107 to get your tick- et! Tickets are $30 for AGA mem- bers or $35 for general public. NEWS & NOTES

AUCTION! AUCTION! AUCTION! THE IMPORTANT STUFF Date: Saturday, September 22 Place: LSSU Cisler Center Ballroom Dinner reservations: E-mail [email protected] or call Pat Claxton at 906-635-0424 or Jean Jones at 906-437-5463. Reservation deadline Wednesday, Sept. 19. Dinner tickets are $25. Donating artists pay $22 each for artist and a guest. Dinner perks: Wine and cheese social and table seating throughout the auction. Auctioneer: Frank Blisset Schedule: Viewing and Buy It Now tables open at 4 p.m. Wine and Cheese Social from 5 to 6 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Auction begins at 7 p.m. The auction is free of charge and open to all. At this writing auction items were still coming in, but we’ll get photos as the things come in as fast as we can get some- one to photograph them, and put them on the web. You’ll find the early items on pp. 4 and 5, of this newsletter and the items, themselves in the Mini Gallery until auction day. Questions? Just e-mail saac or call Pat or Jean at the numbers listed above. We both have answering machines and will call you back if we miss you. Alberta House News Page 14 Volume 18, Issue 9 Alberta House News Page 15

NEWS & NOTES

2018-19 ALGOMA MUSIC CON- ALGOMA FALL FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE SERVATORY CONCERT SEASON http://www.algomafallfestival.com/ Shop. 8 p.m. $39/25. Fri. Oct. 5: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Oct. 3 to 28, at the Art Gallery of Al- Mon., Oct. 14: Forgiveness. Con- Machine Shop. goma: Algoma Discovered, the versation about a book dealing Exhibition. Art Gallery of Al- with Canada’s treatment of Sat., Nov. 17: Ensemble Caprice. goma. $12/6/, Under 12, free. Native People, with Mark Sa- Baroque Ensemble. Water Tower tamoto and Jeanne Baker. 2 Inn. Sat., Oct 6, 11 a.m.: Sharon and Bram Farewell Tour. SCTC*. p.m. at the Water Tower Inn Pavilion. $29/19. Sun., Dec. 9: Sinfonia Toronto, with $20/10. violin soloist Alexander DaCosta. Sat. Oct. 6, 13 & 20 at 1 p.m.: Learn Sun., Oct. 28: Ashley MacIsaac. Machine Shop. Canadian roots musician from to Paint in the Style of the Group Cape Breton (fiddle, piano, step Sun., Jan 27: Gryphon Trio (piano, of 7. $30 each 2 hour session. 16 dancing). 8 p.m. at the Ma- violin, cello). Machine Shop. and older. Art Gallery of Algoma, chine Shop. $45/29. Fri., Feb. 22: Duo Turgeon. Machine 1 p.m. Book at 705-949-9067, ext. Shop. 107. Thurs., Nov. 1: Mary Walsh, come- dienne and social activist at the Sat., March 23: Elmer Isler Singers. Thurs., Oct. 11: Fortunate Ones. Sault Community Theatre Cen- Machine Shop. Newfoundland Folk Duo. Water ter, 8 p.m. $45. Tower Inn Pavilion, 8 p.m. Sun., Ap. 28: Quartetto Gelato. Ma- $35/25. Tickets: chine Shop. https://secure1.tixhub.com/sault Fri., Oct. 12: Soulpepper Company There is a sizable discount for those stemarie/online/index.asp The 27 Club. Music of great mu- 35 and under. Single concert sicians who died at 27. Machine ticket prices are $35/15. 7 concert season tickets are $175/70 6 concert season tickets are $160/60 SALVATION ARMY HOLDS SILENT AUCTION 5 concert season tickets are $145/50 First time adult or senior season tick- et subscribers take an additional $50 off. The Salvation Army Family Information and subscription form at Store & Donation Center http://www.algomaconservatory.com/ Thrift store in Sault Ste. Marie, Michi- web-content/files/season2019.pdf or gan call 705-253-4373. E-mail: algoma- Address: 132 Spruce St W, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 [email protected]. Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Salvation Army has a Superprism by ARTOGRAPH and they’re putting it up for auction. The auction opens Tuesday, September 4, and will run 3 weeks, ending at 4 p.m. September 25. Bids start at $50, and bid incre- ments must be at least $5. In store bids only. This Superprism by ARTOGRAPH comes with a sturdy floor stand. The built in lens is marked #225-197. The device takes a 250 Watt bulb. Alberta House Arts Center 217 Ferris Street Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

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“Tahquamenon SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Trail”—a soft Alberta House News is published monthly as a public pastel by David service by the Sault Area Arts Council. Printed copies Bigelow—in the may be picked up free of charge at Alberta House Arts September 22, Center or the Bayliss Library. Printable copies can be Annual SAAC downloaded from our web site (www.saultarts.org). Items Art Auction. for Alberta House News are best transferred in written See p. 13, and form: e-mail [email protected]., drop off at Alberta pp. 4 & 5. House or mailed there c/o Jean Jones. You may also call 906/437-5463 afternoons or evenings. Alberta House News publishes art news of general interest to its readers. There is no charge for inclusion. Please include the sponsor of an event and prices or fees with the information. If you would like to become a member of SAAC and help support arts council services, fill in the form alongside and mail with your check for $25.00 in U.S. funds to the Sault Area Arts Council, Alberta House Arts Center, 217 Ferris Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Members are mailed a monthly copy of “Alberta House News” as a ben- efit of membership or can download a copy. The free downloadable copy is on line at the 1st of every month and has the advantage of being in color.