The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra Closes 73rd Season, “Made in America”

Posted on 04/23/2012 | Comments Off

Clay Jenkinson depicts Theodore Roosevelt in upcoming BSO Performance

The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Beverly Everett, will close its 2011-12 concert series with an exciting program entitled “American History,” on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 3:00 pm at the Bemidji High School Auditorium.

Clay Jenkinson returns to Bemidji to narrate the Minnesota premier of Chris Brubeck’s new composition Roosevelt in Cowboy Land, a symphonic work that tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt’s time in the badlands of North Dakota. The program also features music representative of the Roosevelt White House, including Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, Saint-Saëns’ The Swan, David Popper’s Vito, and Virgil Thompson’s The Plow that Broke the Plains.

Tickets are available at the door or in advance at Lueken’s North, Brigid’s Cross, and online at brownpapertickets.com. Prices are  $20 adults; $15 senior citizens 62+;  $10 college students with ID.  Students grades K–12 are admitted free. Doors open for seating at 2:30 PM.  More information is at www.bemidjisymphony.org.

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Posted in Announcements, Beltrami County, Music

Fathom Film Festival Tonight at the Mask and Rose

Posted on 04/20/2012 | Comments Off

Join Saarens Productions, your friends and neighbors, and local filmmakers at the Mask and Rose Theater in Bemidji TONIGHT, Friday April 20, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. for the FATHOM FILM FESTIVAL.

Watch the movies that were selected to be part of the finale. Come see the films of Mike Bredon, Spencer Olson, and Harlan Hegna to choose YOUR favorite of the festival. You choose who wins and a cash prize of $100 in the BIGGEST Independent Film Festival in Northern Minnesota!

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Posted in Announcements, Beltrami County, Film and New Media, Visual Arts

Arts Downtown Park Rapids TONIGHT 5-7 p.m.

Posted on 04/19/2012 | Comments Off

Rebby Lee will play at Bella Caffe

It’s April 19th, the third Thursday of the month, and the arts are alive in Park Rapids, Minnesota. Head over to Beagle Books to listen to LouAnn Muhm’s students from Nevis High School read their original poetry.  The Bella Caffe  is featuring Rebby Lee and Good Life Cafe hosts the Northern Bass Family Band. What a night!

Rebby Lee will be featured from 5 to 5:30 and 6 to 6:30 p.m. at Bella Caffè. A singer, songwriter, lyricist, pianist, guitar player, violinist, drummer, poet, writer and photographer, she has played at Itasca State Park once or twice a year since 1999 and will return to the park this year on Aug. 4 and Sept. 15. She writes songs of nature and people, inspired by the north woods. “I love the area and am grateful for its inspiration,” she says.  Among the songs she will share are “In the Woods” and “Dance of the Norway Pines.”

In honor of National Poetry Month, LouAnn Muhm, poet and English instructor at Nevis High School, will bring students to read their original poetry from 5:30 to 6 and 6:30 to 7 p.m. at Beagle Books.

Northern Bass Family Band will play from 5:30 to 6 and 6:30 to 7 p.m. at The Good Life Cafe. Band members are Brian Bass on drums and vocals, Louise Bass on keyboard, bass and vocals, and Dan Bass on guitar and vocals. They have been playing together since 2006 and perform a variety of music including early rock ’n roll, surf instrumentals and standards. They were featured on a Lakeland News “In Focus” segment and enjoy playing at assorted venues and fundraising events. The Bass Family likes spending time playing together and living in rural Northern Minnesota.

Third Thursday events are designed to bring audiences to see and hear visual artists, musicians, writers and other artists in businesses in downtown Park Rapids on the Third Thursday of the month. The public is invited to attend and encouraged to make a free will donation to the artists. Contact Lu Ann Hurd-Lof at 652-4081 or luann47@gmail.com.

This activity is funded in whole or in part by a Region 2 Arts Council Grant through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by Minnesota voters on Nov. 4, 2008.

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Posted in Announcements, Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants, Hubbard County, Literary Arts, Music

Magical Pied Piper RESCHEDULED for this Weekend

Posted on 04/18/2012 | Comments Off

Watch the wonderful fable The Magical Pied Piper  come alive on the stage of the historic Chief Theater in Bemidji:

Saturday Apr 21st at 7:30pm

Sunday, Apr 22nd at 2:00pm
 
(Update: No Mon. performance)

If you have already purchased tickets, they can be exchanged at the box office for one of these performances. If you purchased tickets for last weekend’s canceled performances and cannot make it to a performance on the 21, 22, or 23rd, you may get a refund at the box office.

Everyone else? Come to the performance, it’s going to be better than ever! The box office will be open 2 hours before show times.
  

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children.

This show is the enchanting and enjoyable result of a collaborative between Bemidji Community Theater and the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. 
  Directed by Mary Knox-Johnson with musical direction by Karen Bradley and accompanied by Wayne Hoff.

This activity is funded in whole or in part by a Region 2 Arts Counil Grant through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by Minnesota voters on November 4, 2008.

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Posted in Announcements, Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants, Beltrami County, Theater

Region 2 Arts Council Seeking Board Applicants in 3 Counties

Posted on 04/17/2012 | Comments Off

Region 2 Arts Council is currently seeking Board members from Clearwater, Hubbard and Mahnomen Counties to fill a two-year term vacancy beginning July 1, 2012. Applications are due by May 1st, 2012.

Those who feel that the visual, performing and literary arts are an important contribution to the quality of life in Minnesota are encouraged to consider serving on the board of Region 2 Arts Council. The board is responsible for planning, setting policy and reviewing and awarding grants. It meets seven times per year in Bemidji on the third Monday of the month. Members are reimbursed for travel.

Region 2 Arts Council is one of eleven arts councils in the state of Minnesota and awards over $230,000 annually for art activities in the five counties of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and Mahnomen. The council operates with funds from the Minnesota State Legislature, the Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Funds and the McKnight Foundation.

To receive an application form please email staff@r2arts.org or write to:  Nominating Committee • Region 2 Arts Council • 426 Bemidji Avenue • Bemidji, MN  56601. If you have any questions please call 751-5447 or 1-800-275-5447.

 

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Posted in Announcements, Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Mahnomen county

Application Deadline April 15- First City of the Arts Studio Cruise!

Posted on 04/13/2012 | Comments Off

Calling all artists with studios within a 40 mile radius of Bemidji, Minnesota, applications are now being taken for the Bemidji – First City of Arts Studio Cruise 2012.

This, the Fifth year for the ‘Cruise’, is a working studio event which provides an opportunity for artists to invite the public into their studios to showcase their art and craft.  This interaction serves to strengthen the public’s awareness of the creative process while providing the artist an opportunity to learn first hand the public’s perception of their work as well as the potential for direct sales or commissions and to help raise the public’s awareness of the dynamic art scene we are so fortunate to have in the Bemidji Area.

Studio Cruise dates are October 19, 20 and 21 (MEA weekend).  Deadline for all applications is postmark by April 15, 2012.   Fees include a $10 non-refundable jury fee and $100 artist participation fee.

Interested artists are encouraged to apply by completing the Studio Cruise application available on-line at the Bemidji Community Art Center (BCAC) website http://bcac.wordpress.com/.

Again this year!!!  Artists who create their artwork within a 40 mile radius of Bemidji but who may not have a studio accessible to visitors in which to show and demonstrate their process, can apply to be a Guest Artist at a qualifying Host Studio location for the 2012 ‘Cruise’.  Please note that ALL artists must successfully meet all jury and monetary qualifications and eligibility requirements established for participating in the Cruise.  This opportunity is limited to having a maximum of three artists total at any one studio location. 

Questions may be directed to Dave Towley at 218-333-3547 (dtowley@paulbunyan.net) or Lori Forshee-Donnay at 218-444-7570 (bcac@paulbunyan.net)

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Region 2 Arts Council Awards Individual Artist Grants

Posted on 04/12/2012 | Comments Off

Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) recently awarded $8,635 through the Individual Artist Grant Program to individual artists in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard,  and Lake of the Woods Counties.

The purpose of this grant is to stimulate new artistic endeavors in the region by providing project assistance to regional artists who are seriously committed to their work and to the advancement of their artistic careers. The Individual Artist Grant Program is supported by a grant from the McKnight Foundation.

Calvin Rice of Bemidji was awarded $900 to purchase a photo-quality data projector to adequately display his art photographs during teaching and slide exhibitions.

Judith Kay Larson of Baudette was awarded $1,000 to purchase supplies and learn how to fire silver metal clay and torch fuse argentum wire for jewelry making.

Wendell Affield of Shevlin was awarded $1,000 to promote and market his memoir Muddy Jungle Rivers.

Jeff Burger of Bemidji was awarded $1,000 to fund a mentorship with pottery artist Linda Christianson to help him in the firing of a new wood-fired soda kiln at his studio.

Kathy Towley of Bemidji was awarded $1,000 to purchase a larger capacity wood lathe to allow her to explore and expand her creative process through woodturning.

Erin Lynn Marsh of Bemidji was awarded $600 to mentor with established poet Sharon Chmielarz to work on her poetry with the goal of producing a manuscript that can be sent in to a book contest and also to publishers.

Julia E. Lamon of Bemidji was awarded $1,000 to travel to Italy and participate in Opera Siena, where she will learn Italian, receive vocal coaching and perform in operas.

Wendi Storbeck of Baudette was awarded $748 to learn Renaissance Italian Masters portrait painting in oils from Frank Covino.

Erik Evensen of Bemidji was awarded $724 to upgrade his equipment in order to produce, in collaboration with composer Andrew Boysen, Jr., a commissioned project by a body of schools and universities.

Joe Rossi of Blackduck was awarded $653 to purchase a digital camera to use to photographically document one year in the life of a bog.

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Posted in Artist and Operational Grants, Beltrami County, Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Lake of the Woods