About Town: Area Event Listing

Crooked Tree Arts Center

Two exhibitions are on display at the CTAC. In the Edith Gilbert Gallery, 16 artists were invited to interpret one line each from the Robert Frost poem Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening. The artists were asked to create a piece of fine art to illustrate what their line means to them. Artists working in different media from glass to painting to textiles to photography have joined together in this experience. In the West Gallery, the 29th Annual Photography Exhibition featuring work by local photographers is now on display. This year’s juried show focuses on the theme of watershed awareness. For more info call the CTAC at 231-347-4337. Hours of the Gallery are: Mon- Fri, 9-5; Sat, 10-4. The Arts Center is located at 461 E. Mitchell in downtown Petoskey.

Harbor Springs Schools

Middle School Talent Show,

Thursday, Feb. 25 Performing Arts Center.

High School Band Festival, Saturday, Feb. 27, Petoskey.

School calendar available at www.harborps.org

Film

Petoskey Film Theater: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 pm, "OUTRAGE". Rated 2009 min. Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Bldg. Donations are appreciated. PFT Movie Hotline: 758-3108

Speakers

North Central Michigan College Luncheon Lecture Friday, Feb. 26: “What Lurks in the Center of the Milky Way?” Bob Moler, whose “Ephemeris” program has been airing on Interlochen Public Radio since 1975, will use images from the Spitzer, Chandra and Hubble space telescopes to give us spectacular views of the evermysterious universe. Bob is the founder of the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society. Noon – Library conference room. Cost is $9 including lunch. Call 231- 348-6600 to reserve your space at the table.

North Central Michigan College will offer a free lecture/concert entitled “World Slavery: The Haitian Revolution and the Rise of American Music” featuring Ray Kamalay on Tuesday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library on the Petoskey campus. Ray Kamalay traces the development of early American music from its links to slavery up to the early jazz age. Discussion will include freedom, ancient and modern slavery, the Haitian Revolution, the origin of blackface, spirituals, blues, minstrel shows, ragtime and jazz. Ray is a long-time professional musician and contributes performances of the various genres. Kamalay is a Detroit native, and has been a professional musician since 1974. He has performed at some of the most prestigious venues including the Edinburgh Festival, Interlochen and the Philadelphia Folk Festival. He works regularly with many fine artists, including Joel Mabus, Walter White and Ralphe Armstrong. This event is part of a series of free lectures and events presented by the Michigan Global Awareness Consortium. Members of the consortium include North Central Michigan College, Bay De Noc Community College, Northwest Michigan College, Mid-Michigan Community College, Kirtland Community College and Alpena Community College. For more information, call 231-348-6705.

Outdoor Events

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council: On Saturday, February 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. you will have an opportunity to explore the amazing aquatic ecosystem of a Northern Michigan river during the wintertime. Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council will supply all the tools you will need to collect and examine aquatic insects, snails, crustaceans and other small invertebrates, which are used as bio-indicators to gauge the health of a river. If you have waders, bring them along. After exploring the river the group will return to the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council office for a potluck and socializing. This event is free and the public is welcome to attend. Limited space is available so please RSVP by contacting Kevin Cronk at Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council at 231-347- 1181 or by e-mail at kevin@watershedcouncil.org.

Challenge Mountain announces the Second Annual Challenge Mountain Games. The Games will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8:30am. Athletes will be competing at the Challenge Mountain Adaptive Recreation Facility located at 2205 Springbrook Rd., Boyne Falls, MI 49713. Volunteers are needed to help with a myriad of activities including gate tending, competitor assistant, huggers, parking lot attendant, food service assistant, and much more. If you would like to help sponsor an athlete for just $25, volunteer, or attend the Games, please call 231-582-1186 or by email at cmski@challengemtn.org.

Dance

Ballroom Dance Group Lessons, offered by Northern Michigan Chapter of USA Dance, are held Tuesdays from 7-9 pm at Vivace School of Music and Arts . Open to singles or couples of all ages. For the next 2 Tuesdays there will be Tango instruction; March 2 will be a social dance; beginning March 9 there will be four weeks of Two-Step Instruction. Our Snowflake Ball will be held at the Carnegie Bldg in Petoskey on Sat, Feb 20 7-10:30 Cost is $10 non-members, $8 members, and $6 for students. For more info contact Judy 231- 347-1426.

Art

Attention Artists: the 35th Annual Harbor Springs Community School Juried Art Show announces “Call for Entries”. Applications and rules are now available to download from the Community School page of the website www. harborps.org. The application deadline is March 20, 2010. Please note that this year’s show will be held on Sat, July 3, 2010 from 9 am-5 pm at Zorn Park, downtown Harbor Springs.

Three Pines Studio in Cross Village is hosting its Indigo Winter Show – The colors, Shadows, Feel and Mood of Winter, runs through the end of March 2010. The exhibit features more than 70 works by 37 Northern Michigan artists who have been invited to share their vision of the indigo blues of our mid-winter landscape. Three Pines is located at the corner of Levering and State Roads in Cross Village, 231-526-9447. Gallery is open (Nov-May) from 11 am -5 pm Fri-Mon

Harbor Springs History Museum

The Harbor Springs History Museum is now showing: Ships of the Great Lakes. On display until July 2010, the exhibit includes 11 ship models of Great Lakes ships including the large cruise ships that came to Harbor Springs. The exhibit may be viewed during regular museum open hours: Fri, 1-5 pm; Sat 10-2. The Historical Society offices, located on the second floor of the museum building, maintain regular business hours year round: Tues-Friday, 9 am-5 pm. If you would like to visit the museum at another time during regular business hours, please call (231) 526-9771 and we will happily arrange a time for your visit. For more info, visit www. HarborSpringsHistory.org

Churches

Holy Cross Church in Cross Village will be hosting a “Perch Fry” dinner on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 4:00-8:00 pm in the Fr. Al Parish Center. Menu will include perch, fries, cole slaw, roll, dessert, beverage. Price will be by “free-will” donation. Everyone welcome. For more information, contact Sue Parson at 526-2874.

Disciplers Bible Study, nondenominational women’s group, meets weekly on Tuesdays at 9:30 am at First Presbyterian Church, Petoskey and meets weekly. For more info call Lurli Vaughan, 231-347-9743. We welcome you to join us.

Volunteering

Poverty is real. You can be part of the solution. Who do you call when you need help? Do you have a network of contacts to call on? Most of us do. People in poverty only associate with others in poverty. You can help break this cycle by sharing your network. People help people escape poverty. Be a Navigator – are you willing to make a meaningful difference for local people living in poverty or want to learn more about the Poverty Reduction Initiative? Learn more on Friday, March 19, 9 a.m. to noon at Lecture Hall (room 122), North Central Michigan College Administration/ Classroom Building, Petoskey. Registration: Deadline is March 12 and the registration form can be found here (http:// www.charemunitedway.org/ index.php?bShow=24&cat=1) or contact Lorraine Manary at 231.582.9863 for a form or additional details.

Blood Drives

American Red Cross Blood Drives: Feb. 24 Petoskey High School Gym, 1500 Hill St., Petoskey, 8:00 am-1:45 pm; March 4, Alanson Public Schools, 7400 North Street, Alanson, 11:00 am-4:45 pm; March 5, American Red Cross offices, 2350 Mitchell Park Drive, Petoskey, Noon-5:45 pm. Contact: American Red Cross of Northern Lower Michigan, 348-7666.

Benefits and Fundraisers

Curves of Petoskey is hosting a food drive to benefit local families. From March 1-31, Curves of Petoskey will collect non-perishable items and monetary donations for food banks in the local area. For more information contact Pam Gibson at 231-487-1950 pr 116010@curvesmail.com

Government

Harbor Springs City Council will meet next on Monday, March 1 at 7 pm. Council meetings are held at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 160 Zoll Street on the first and third Mondays of the each month unless otherwise posted. Meeting cancellations, Special Meetings, and time or location changes will be posted at City Hall. Please contact City Hall 526-2104 for confirmation of meetings.

Food Pantry

The Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry, located in the lower level of the Holy Childhood Community Center building (entrance on Third Street), is open from 9:30 am-noon every non-holiday Monday. Food is available for anyone in need in the Harbor Springs area. Those wishing to donate items may bring them to the Pantry on Monday morning or leave them in baskets inside the entrances of the church from 9:00-5:00 daily. Phone 526-2414. This is a communitywide service.

This is part of the February 17, 2010 online edition of Harbor Light Newspaper.

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