Borderland Arts Representing the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin—November-December, 2013—Issue 4

Borderland Arts is a not-for-profit organization established to promote the creative arts,

to enrich the cultural fabric of our communities, and to build mutually beneficial relationships with similar groups elsewhere.

Thank You We extend our appreciation and sincerest thanks to all who have contributed to our Borderland Arts efforts. Donations in the amount of $250 each were recently received from the Dickinson County Community Foundation and from the WoodBee Carvers; a generous donation from Dr. Nelson Hassell, O.D.; and an in-kind donation from C J Graphics. In addition, a growing list of individual donors and new members has helped significantly. Thank you all!

Help You can help Borderland Arts by becoming a member; dues are $20.00 per year. Donations in any amount are gladly accepted. Mail your monetary gift or dues—check made out to Borderland Arts—to Kathy Kuczek, Treasurer, N823 Hamilton Lakes Road, Vulcan, MI 49892.

You’re Welcome You are welcome to suggest editorial ideas, to submit arts- and culture-type photographs, to make application to the newly formed Board of Directors, and to send us news of your related organization or specific events.

Welcome to the Bonifas

Borderland Arts & Northern Exposure XX Exhibits

Borderland Arts presents its fourth annual exhibit at The William Bonifas Fine Arts Center in Escanaba, MI. It will run concurrently with the Northern Exposure XX exhibition. The simultaneous presentations open on Thursday, November 7, with a public reception from 7 to 9 PM, ET. The Borderland Arts Exhibit concludes on December 18; Northern Exposure closes on December 31. The 20th Northern Exposure is a juried regional competition supported by the Bonifas, encouraging and showcasing Upper Peninsula artists and their work, reflecting the contemporary creativity of the U.P. Several Borderland Arts members have been accepted into Northern Exposure. Northern Exposure artwork can be viewed in the Powers Gallery. The adjacent Studio Gallery will feature the invitational Borderland Arts exhibit, a diverse presentation in a wide range of media, including oil paintings, watercolor, acrylic, carvings, and crafts. The Bonifas was incorporated in 1974, and has become the regional hub for cultural activities and educational programs. The facility includes upper and lower galleries and art studios, a pottery workshop, a library, and a theater. It is located in downtown Escanaba, just off Ludington Street at 700 First Avenue South. It is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 AM to 5:30 PM, and Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM, ET.

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A wide-ranging and eclectic variety of outdoor

art abounds throughout the Borderland area. This

is the first in a series highlighting these creative

three-dimensional pieces.

Outdoor Art Located just outside the Dickinson County Library, at the corner of Iron Mountain Street and East A Street, is the delightfully whimsical “Spring Break” bronze sculpture. It is the work of the late sculptor Jerry Joslin. In an interview with the Seattle Times, Joslin is quoted as saying, in reference to his life-size works, “We’re looking for meaning, hidden meaning sometimes, allegory, a metaphor, that you can read into a piece of art on several levels. The greatest pieces are all that way. That’s poetry.” Purchase of the “Spring Break” sculpture was made possible through the generosity of the August Lilja Memorial Trust Fund. The fund was established in 1999 by Madge Lilja in memory of her husband August Lilja. Since then, the fund has donated more than $400,000 toward beautification projects in Iron Mountain. The Dickinson County Library also benefits every year from the Lilja Fund which purchases books on nutrition, linguistics, basic economics and preventative medicine. Jerry Joslin died in 2007, but his son, Sergei Joslin, carries on the legacy of his father. To view the body of work of the extremely talented Joslins, go to www.joslinstudios.com.

Ironland at the Crystal Theatre

Ironland appears at the Crystal Theatre in Crystal Falls on Sunday, November 3, at 3 pm CT. The band plays music from the 50’s and 60’s through today’s pop hits. Harnessing an energetic live atmosphere or softly serenading a peaceful evening, Ironland is not your average band. Ironland thrives on driving strong three-part harmonies and rotating instruments ranging from mandolins and lap steel guitars to big baritone and electric guitars. Seth Waters, the youngest band member, is a multi-instrument talent who has played professionally from Chicago to California and beyond. Few music lovers in and around the western UP have not heard of Larry Ketola. He is a fine vocalist and acoustic guitar picker. Fingerstyle guitarist and philosopher, Dennis Phillips, is the oldest member. When asked his age, he replies, “I’m on my eleventh president, you figure it out.

Dynamic Duo Exhibit Continues At Bay College West

A truly unique exhibit of paintings by two Borderland Arts members is at Bay College West in Iron Mountain through November 15. Melisse Carr and Gail Stanek titled their plein air paintings, “Side by Side: Two Sets of Eyes”. They created their paintings together at various locales in the UP and northern Wisconsin. This extraordinary exhibit shows their individual styles and interpretations of the same or similar locations. The exhibit has been enthusiastically received beginning with the opening reception on October 15. Music was presented by Tammie Carr on her violin and Miriam Edwards on her cello. The exhibit is part of an ongoing series under the auspices of Instructor Shelley Danielson.

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Finding Art In Unexpected Places

Craftsmanship and commerce meet in a most unusual way: eyeglass

frames. Optometrist Dr. Nelson Hassell—a Borderland Arts member

and sponsor—recently introduced us to frames partially covered in

handwoven basket wicker. These unusual creations are produced in

collaboration with a collective of basket members in France, where

they’ve practiced their craft for nearly 1,000 years.

From willow-growing plantations, to soaking tanks and dry bins,

the willow strips are triple split, cut to correct thickness in 7 or 8

steps, and put into dye baths for tinting. Beginning simply for easy

adjustment, the weaving becomes more complex. It takes about 15

minutes for an expert weaver to produce a pair of temples.

Dr. Hassell will be hosting his Vision Source Trunk Show during

Iron Mountain’s “Girls Night Out”. The Show, with refreshments,

will be located in the Braumart Theatre Lobby on Thursday,

November 14, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm CT.

“L’Art de l’Osier” is made up of wicker workers

in Fayl Billot, the capital of basket making in

Champagne-Ardenne, France. To view a video

about the collective, visit www.morel-france.com

Zentangle Comes To Borderland

Zentangle is an easy-to-lean, fun

and relaxing way of creating art by

drawing structured patterns. For

those who label themselves as

‘artistically challenged’, it has been

said that Zentangle helps to increase

focus, lessen stress, and provides

creative satisfaction.

Sisters Cari Raboin and Cathy

Staeven give Zentangle workshops

at the Country Inn and Suites in

Iron Mountain. The next is

Saturday, November 23 at 10 am

until noon CT. To register, email

Cathy at cstaeven@new.rr.com or

call Cari at 906 231-9801 or visit

www.zentangle.com.

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NWTC Winter Oil Painting Course

Northeast Wisconsin Technical

College is offering oil painting

classes at the Aurora campus. The

classes will be held in January,

2014, at the Hillcrest School. Each

session runs from 9:00 am to 1:00

pm. Classes will be on Thursdays:

January 16, 23, and 30, 2014.

For more information, contact

Susan Moll at the NWTC Niagara

Regional Learning Center, (715)

251-3790. A toll-free number is

listed as (866) 528-5883. You

may also email her at:

susan.moll@nwtc.edu. In Zentangle, “anything is

possible, one stroke at a time”.

Exhibits at the NMU DeVos Art Museum

Rabbit Island: Works & Research

This exhibition is about the 91-acre

forested island which serves as a

platform for art, science, preservation,

and recreation. Rabbit Island is three

miles east of the Keweenaw Peninsula.

It has never been developed or

subdivided. Bald eagles and great blue

herons nest in the trees, and surrounding

waters provide habitat for lake trout and

salmon. Since 2010, the residency

program at Rabbit Island has welcomed

over fifty artists, designers, musicians,

writers, and other creative thinkers.

Illustrators 55: The Society of

Illustrators Travel Show

Now in its 55th

year, the show features

the most outstanding works created

throughout this year. The Illustrators

Annual is open to artists world wide; and

a jury of professional illustrators and art

directors select pieces from thousands

submitted.

Both exhibitions at Northern Michigan

University’s DeVos Art Museum run

through November 17.

Calendar of Events—November & December, 2013

Family Eye Care Refractive Surgery Consultation

Eye Disease Diagnosis &

Treatment

Contact Lenses

A page proudly sponsored by Nelson H. Hassell, O.D.

Dr. Nelson H. Hassell, Optometrist

Kingsford, MI 906 774-0611

www.visionsource-kingsford.com

Florence, WI 715 528-5331

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Nov. 1-Illustrators 55: The Society of Illustrators Annual

Travel Show (through Nov. 17). Rabbit Island Artists

in Residence – DeVos Art Museum, Marquette.

-“A Decade of Oil”, (through Nov. 14) Hartwig Gallery,

Bay College, Escanaba, Megan Flannery, Artist.

-Golden Gala, Besse Center, Bay College, Escanaba,

5:15 pm ET, including “Little Shop of Horrors”

opening performance.

-The Addison Legacy, Besse Center Galleries, (through

Nov. 27)

-“Side by Side: Two Sets of Eyes”: Exhibit continues

through Nov. 15. Bay College West, Iron Mountain.

Nov. 2-“Little Shop of Horrors”, Nov. 2 & 3. Bay de Noc

Players. For tickets call: 906 217-4045.

-NIE Holiday Arts, Crafts & Gift Fair, Old Goodwill

Buiilding, Iron Mountain, 9 am to 3 pm CT.

-Marquette Co. Quilters Assoc. Show & Sale, 10 am

to 3 pm ET, Peter White Library, Marquette.

-Holiday Arts Fair, 10 am-4 pm ET, Bonifas FAC,

Escanaba.

Nov. 3-Ironland Concert, 3 pm CT, Crystal Theatre, Crystal

Falls.

Nov. 7-Public Reception for Artists, 7 to 9 pm ET.

Northern Exposure XX, Bonifas FAC, Escanaba,

(through Dec. 31). Borderland Arts Exhibit, Bonifas

FAC Studio Gallery (through Dec. 18).

-“We Are Jonah” (through Nov. 9) 7 pm CT,

Northland International University, Dunbar, WI.

-Movie Night, “Marley & Me”, Dickinson Co. Library

6 pm CT, Iron Mountain.

Nov. 8-Non-representational Drawing Workshop with Richard

Kooyman, 9 am-3 pm ET, Studio, Bonifas FAC.

Nov. 9-Christmas Tree Galleria, Iron Co. Museum, Caspian,

through Nov. 17.

-Fall Craft Fair, Pembine WI School Gym, 9 am - 2 pm.

-1st Winter Farmers & Artisans Market, Izzo-Mariucci

Center, Iron Mountain, 9 am to noon.

-Crafts ‘n’ More, Crystal Theatre, Crystal Falls, 8 am to

3 pm CT.

Nov. 10-Second Sunday Folk Concert & Dance, Carrie, Emma

& Susan Dlutkowski, Fiddling & Piano, 4 pm CT,

Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp, 2 miles west of Crystal

Falls on US 2.

Nov. 14-Girls Night Out, 4-8 pm, CT. Downtown Iron

Mountain.

-Vision Source Trunk Show, Braumart Theatre Lobby,

4 to 8 p.m., CT.

Nov. 15-“Holiday Celebration Kick-Off” featuring artisans &

crafters at the Central U.P. Visitors’ Center, Munising,

noon to 7 pm ET.

-“It’s A Wonderful Life”, UW-Marinette (WI) Theatre

On The Bay, 7:30 pm CT. (Nov. 15, 16, & 17.)

Nov. 16-“Holiday Celebration Kick-Off”, CUP Visitor Center,

Munising, 10 am – 6 p.m. ET.

Nov. 16-Marquette Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7:30 pm

ET, Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette.

Nov. 20-Art Works for Everyone, Bay College, Hartwig

Gallery, Escanaba, 3:30 pm ET.

Nov. 21-Ladies Night, 7:00 pm ET, downtown Marquette.

Nov. 24-“It’s A Wonderful Life”, UW-Marinette, Theatre

On The Bay, 2:00 pm, CT.

Dec. 2 –Norway-Vulcan Area Schools Chorus Concert,

6:30 pm CT.

Dec. 5 –“A Christmas Carol”, Dickinson Co. Community

Theatre Production at the Norway Fine Arts

Center, 7:00 pm CT.

-Marquette Symphony Orchestra Concert, Bay

College Besse Center , Escanaba, 5 pm ET.

Dec. 6 –“A Special Gift” Christmas Concert, 7 pm CT,

PAC Northland International University, Dunbar.

-“A Christmas Carol”, Norway FAC, 7 pm CT.

- Jacob Marley’s “A Christmas Carol”, Wm.

Bonifas FAC Theatre, 701 1st Ave. S, Escanaba,

Dec. 6,7,8,12,13, & 14. Evening performances:

8 p.m., Sunday 2 pm ET.

Dec. 7 -Christmas Shopping Bazaar, 11 am – 4 pm CT,

Florence, WI Community Center and the Encore.

- “A Christmas Carol”, Norway FAC, 7 pm CT.

Dec. 8 -Last performance of “A Christmas Carol” at the

Norway FAC, 2 pm CT.

-Second Sunday Folk Concert & Dance: Stas and

Misha, Russian accordion (the Bayan) and

Russian mandolin (the Domro). 4 pm CT at

Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp, Crystal Falls.

Dec. 9 –Iron Mountain Middle School Christmas Concert,

7 pm CT.

Dec.10-Kingsford High School & Middle School Chorus

Concert, 6:00 pm CT.

Dec. 12-Norway-Vulcan Area Schools 7-12 Band Concert,

6:30 pm CT

-“The Hunt”, Besse PAC, Bay College, Escanaba,

7 pm ET.

Dec. 14-Winter Farmers & Artisans Market, 9 am to noon

CT, Izzo-Mariucci Center, Iron Mountain.

-Iron Mountain Christmas Walk.

-Hometown Christmas, Crystal Theatre, Crystal

Falls

-Marquette Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7:30 pm

ET, Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette.

Dec. 15-Holiday Extravaganza, Crystal Theatre, Crystal

Falls.

Dec. 16-Kingsford High School Band Christmas Concert,

6:00 pm CT.

Dec. 17-Kingsford Middle School Band Christmas

Concert, 6 pm CT.

Dec. 19-Iron Mountain High School Christmas Concert,

7 pm CT.