Official Press Release from Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear
July, 2011
For Immediate Release
Susan Pocklington ,
231-334-6103
Email: phsb@leelanau.com
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear offers the inspiration for creative writing in their Path to the Page Writing and Hiking workshop on Thursday, July 28th from 9 am – 3 pm. with instructor Anne-Marie Oomen of Interlochen Arts Academy. Participants will learn about the history of select farmsteads during their 3 mile walk on the Bayview Trail through the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.
Oral history will be given of each farm, along with time to write, with guidance, instruction and readings from Oomen. Writers at any level are welcome.
A box lunch is included in the $70 cost for the program. Advanced registration is required. For further details or to register call Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear at 334-6103 or go to www.phsb.org. PHSB is a nonprofit partner of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore committed to preserving the historic structures and landscapes within the Park.
Manitou Music Festival Concert on Bay Mountain Concert - 2010
The Sleeping Bear Dunes, beautiful Lake Michigan beaches, a multitude of inland lake lakes, and miles of natural forests draw the people to the area, but the diverse cultural and musical opportunities also a Leelanau magnet. Probably the most well known musical program comes from the Interlochen Center for the Arts that features both student performances as well as well known professional and celebrity musicians. The Manitou Music Festival, sponsored by the Glen Arbor Art Association, has been drawing crowds to concert performances since 1991. The Northport Chamber of Commerce offers a free Music-in-the-Park program every Friday night until Labor Day where exceptional local musical talent is featured.
This year The Homestead, a year-round family resort located directly on Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor, is launching a new concert series called “Sounds of Sleeping Bear“. The venue couldn’t be more picturesque. Three concerts will be held on Bay Mountain, a high bluff with views of Lake Michigan, the Manitou Islands and Sleeping Bear Bay. Guests take a chairlift or chauffeured golf cart to the top where a patio is set up with simple white chairs that face west. Audiences can enjoy outstanding musical performances as they watch the sun set behind the performers.
Prior to each concert, The Homestead offers a beverage service on another patio on top of Bay Mountain. Guests can sip on a glass of wine, beer or soft drink while enjoying the panoramic view of Glen Lake that is nestled in the wooded dunes to the east, or a sunset view of Lake Michiganl. Beverage service is available at 6:00 pm with the concert start at 7:00 pm. Concert tickets are available for $15 in advance or $20 at the door (231.334.5000). In case of rain, The Homestead will move the concert in to its lovely Mountain Flowers Lodge that is located at the foot of Bay Mountain.
Friday, July 8 – String Cheese String Cheese is the electrifying combination of fiddler, Diana Lodio, and cellist, Alison Lynn. With their feel-good melodies, and foot-stomping, rock-influenced rhythms, these girls have put a fresh, enticing spin on Celtic and Americana music. Though rooted in tradition, the two perform on state-of-the-art electric instruments, and offer listeners the unique opportunity to experience two of the world’s best-known instruments and oldest genres through a young, progressive lens. The girls put on a fun, polished and family-friendly show that leaves audiences smiling almost as much as the two performers. String Cheese’ captivating sounds and ability to connect to all audiences has made it one of Michigan’s most promising instrumental acts. www.stringcheesemusic.com
Thursday, July 21 – Will Ready R&B/Soul singer, Will Ready, has performed in North America, Europe, Japan and The Caribbean and has opened for Chaka Khan, The Temptations, The Whispers and Al Jarreau. He attributes his silky, seductive style to his love for “old school” R&B, Soul, Jazz and hit makers like Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Baby Face and Keith Sweat. Will describes his new music as “romantic music with a groove-its food for the soul.” Will’s live performances invariably turn into dance parties. His infectious energy, joy and deep groove laid down by his excellent band, RMG, make it all but impossible to stay in your seat. When Will Ready plays a club date, his audience quickly becomes part of the act. Ready lives in Atlanta, Georgia in the winter and Traverse City, Michigan in the summer. Ready’s new music video, “Seduction” was filmed in the restored village sloop on beautiful Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. http://www.willready.com/
Sunday, August 14 – Who Hit John? Performing, jamming, and basking since 2006, Who Hit John? has tenaciously evolved from their beginnings as an old-time string band playing on the street corner for tips. Incorporating Gypsy Jazz, Swing and European flavors into an already eclectic collage of barnstorming old-time originals and traditionals, they blend old-world music with a vibrant breath of excellent and soul. Expect fanciful fiddle and trumpet melodies over a thick core of acoustic rhythm. www.whohitjohn.com
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On Thursday, July 28, enjoy the sounds of the Blackthorn Celtic Quartet as part of the Manitou Music Festival on top of Bay Mountain. Based in Detroit, Blackthorn plays throughout the Great Lakes region since 1984. Blackthorn welcomes you to the rich tapestry of Celtic music. Each member of the band plays multiple instruments, which complement the lead vocals of Belfast native Richard McMullen, the band’s tight blend of four-part harmony.
The Manitou Music Festival presents exciting and diverse concerts featuring national and regional performers of classical, jazz and fold music in idyllic outdoor and family-friendly locations. Founded in 1991 by members of the Glen Arbor Art Association, the Manitou Music Festival takes place in the pastoral splendor of Leelanau County.
Children are not free for this Glen Arbor Art Association benefit event. Tickets are $15 (Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2 discount). For information on Manitou Music Festival and to reserve tickets, visit www.glenarborart.org.
The Homestead is Northern Michigan’s largest waterfront resort community located in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – a unit of the National Park Service. Along with its unmatched natural setting and miles of frontage on Lake Michigan and the Crystal River, the resort offers guest pools, tennis and golf in the summer; downhill and cross country skiing in the winter; and shops, restaurants, meeting centers and the luxurious Spa Amira throughout all four seasons.
For more information, visit The Homestead or call 231.334.5100.
The Glen Arbor Art Association announced this seasons Manitou Music Festival lineup for 2011. The festival takes place in July and August with wide array of musical talent including bluegrass, folk, jazz, big band and more. Concerts are most often held outside in venues such as the Lake Street Studio Stage in Glen Arbor. One of the most popular concerts is held at the Dune Climb at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Another popular concert is held is July at the top of Bay Mountain at The Homestead that has spectacular views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands.
Saturday, July 2, 4:00 p.m. – FREE NORTHPORT COMMUNITY BAND – Patriotic Music Glen Arbor Athletic Club Lawn 6363 W Western Ave Glen Arbor
The Manitou Music Festival begins it’s season by celebrating Independence Day with patriotic music performed by the Northport Community Band, one of Leelanau County’s favorite groups! Bring lawn chairs & blankets.
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Sunday, July 10, 7:00 p.m. – FREE Manitou Music Festival ANNUAL DUNE CLIMB CONCERT
PAUL KELLER ORCHESTRA – Big Band Jazz Dune Climb in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Rain– Glen Arbor Town Hall
The Paul Keller Orchestra is one of Michigan’s finest, oldest, most-respected & well-traveled jazz big bands & we are thrilled to announce that their 15 member orchestra, including a vocalist, will bring an exciting performance to this year’s Dune Climb Concert in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Since its inception in 1989 by string bassist, composer & arranger Paul Keller, the PKO has maintained the highest standards of musical excellence & has enjoyed providing top-quality jazz & entertainment to their loyal fan base. Bring picnics, chairs, blankets & everyone you know!
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Sunday, July 17, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival MULEBONE – Blues
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
Mulebone is the duo of multi-instrumentalist, John Ragusa & roots music specialist, Hugh Pool. Their musical home is the traditional blues; sometimes they play it straight ahead, while at other moments they float above it, viewing & interpreting from a distant vantage point. John plays conch shell, Jews harp, cornet, all manner of flutes, & tin whistle. Hugh plays slide guitar boogies, one chord riffs a la Howlin’ Wolf & blues of all shapes & colors.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 & under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Wednesday, July 20, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival MICHAEL ON FIRE – American Roots
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Empire Town Hall
Michael Fire is one of our leading troubadours. His music is unmistakably passionate, wedding dust ‘n’ bones guitar arrangements with a classically-trained musical sensibility. The result is a sound that is primal, raw & powerful. His sound grows naturally out of the roots of American music, & encompasses its broad range of styles – from country to blues, jazz to rock, rural to urban, vocal & instrumental music, acoustic & electric.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 & under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Sunday, July 24, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival WILL PEARSALL/MICHAEL FRACASSO – Singer/Songwriters
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
Will Pearsall’s deep resonant voice envelopes the listener, while his attack of the guitar creates a swelling tide that ebbs & flows. In his songs there are dark, sweltering nights of mystery, the ghosts of a gulf side hotel, howls of freedom, the subliminal heat of brewing lust. Michael Fracasso grew up in an Ohio steel mill town to Italian immigrant parents. His music background began with listing to AM radio as a kid, then attending country music jamboree, & eventually after college, he became a part of the influential Greenwich Village singer-songwriter circle that included the likes of The Roches, Suzanne Vega, Steve Forbert Y the very talented singer-songwrite Mark Johnson, with whom Fracasso now occassionally performs as the Pomus Brothers. Fracasso eventually moved to Austin, Texas where he found the perfect home for his Americana-tinged music.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Thursday, July 28, 7:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival BLACKTHORN – Celtic Quartet The Homestead Resort Glen Arbor
Rain: Mountain Flowers Meeting Center
Ride the chairlift for an amazing concert & setting! Based in Detroit, Blackthorn has played throughout the Great Lakes region since 1984. Blackthorn welcomes you to the rich tapestry of Celtic music. Each member of the band plays multiple instruments, which complement the lead vocals of Belfast native Richard McMullen the band’s tight blend of four part harmony.
Sorry, children are not free for this Glen Arbor Art Association benefit event.
Tickets are $15.00
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Wednesday, August 3, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival GOITSE – Irish Song
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
Goitse is an informal Gaelic Irish greeting meaning ‘come here’…..so why not Goitse and listen to this exciting Irish band. All five musicians are rooted firmly within the tradition and are well known & respected within Irish music circles. Their music is a marriage of the contemporary & traditional sounds of Ireland; exciting & heartfelt. With Aine McGeeney on fiddle and vocals, Colm Phelan on percussion & bodhran, Conal O’Kane on guitar, James Harvey on tenor banjo, & multi-instrumentalist Tadhg O Meachair on a variety of traditional instruments.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Sunday, August 7, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival The RFD Boys – Bluegrass
Studio Stage – 6023 Lake Street, Glen Arbor
Rain – Glen Arbor Town Hall
In October 1969, the RFD Boys played their first concert together, & today the RFD Boys are still going strong. Guitarist & lead singer Charlie Roehrig’s heartfelt tenor is perfectly suited to bluegrass, & decades of singing together have blended the Boys’ three-part & four-part harmonies to the smoothness of Kentucky bourbon. Paul Shapiro, on bass & high harmonies, fiddler Dick Dieterle sings bass & leads on hymns & sacred songs, while Will Spencer fills in on baritone & adds his sparkling banjo & Dobro.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Tuesday, August 9, 7:30 p.m. – FREE Manitou Music Festival SUMMER SINGERS – Choral / Variety Glen Lake Community Reformed Church 4902 W MacFarlane Rd Glen Arbor
Under the direction of Richard DeVinney, 60-70 Summer Singers gather weekly during the summer for the pure enjoyment of singing together. They will sing a variety of musical selections at this free concert.
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Wednesday, August17, 8:00 p.m. Manitou Music Festival RITA HOSKING – Country/Folk Leelanau School Lawn One Old Homestead Rd Glen Arbor
Rain – Leelanau School Student Center
Kitchen tables, springs, loss, miners, mountains, culture clash, trailers, stray dogs, loggers, hope, forest fires—Rita Hosking’s country-folk music is this and more, and always fierce and lovely. Her delivery is, to put it simply, intense. A descendant of Cornish miners who sang in the mines, Rita grew up with deep regard for folk music and the power of the voice. Rita’s songs have been lauded for story and sense of place, and her performances praised for capturing the audience.
Tickets are $15.00
Children 18 and under are free.
2011 Glen Arbor Art Association members receive $2.00 discount
For more information call: 231-334-6112 or visit www.glenarborart.org
Lake Street Studios: 231-334-3179
Over a decade ago, local author Kathy-Jo Wargin, penned a special book that tells the Native American legend of how the Sleeping Bear Dunes and Manitou Islands were formed. It is believed that the legend originated with the Ojibwe, the first inhabitants of Michigan and is the tale of mother bear and her cubs escaping a forest fire in Wisconsin by swimming the waters of Lake Michigan. The legend is heartwarming story of struggle, love, and faithfulness.
Since legends are stories created as a way of explaining events to be passed on from generation to generation, Wargin wanted to preserve the beauty and symbolism especially for children. Since it is written for four to eight-year-old children, great care was taken to provide illustrations to bring the story to life. Illustrator Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen worked in close collaboration with Wargin for over a year creating original paintings in acrylic on canvas.
In 1998 the Michigan House of Representatives adopted a resolution naming the book the “State of Michigan’s Official Children’s Book.” The resolution states that, “The richness and depth of their work underscores the beauty of the legend, preserving this story for generation to come, therefore, we commemorate The Legend of Sleeping Bear as the state’s official children’s book.”
Wargin has also published other award-winning books about the region including The Legend of Leelanau, The Legend of Mackinac Island, The Legend of the Loon, The Legend of the Lady Slipper and The Edmund Fitzgerald.All were illustrated by van Frankenhuyzen.
The Legend of Sleeping Bear is sold in local bookstores, shops and at the Philip A. Heart Visitor’s Center in Empire, Michigan. Autographed copies are available at the Visitor’s Center.
This weekend–October 10th to 12th–celebrate Leelanau County’s glorious autumn colors with the 4th annual “Fall For Art in Leelanau” gallery tour. Enjoy the Columbus Day weekend with a driving tour through the county while visiting 19 galleries featuring the work of area artists.
Enjoy artist demonstrations and refreshments. Find and purchase your favorite piece of art or do a bit of unhurried early Christmas shopping in the relaxed atmosphere of Leelanau’s diverse galleries.
Start your tour by picking up a descriptive brochure at any participating gallery displaying the bright yellow FALL FOR ART sign. Each gallery will be happy to sign your tour brochure to insure your entry in the prize drawing at the end of the tour.
This year the tour takes place Friday, October 10, 10-5 pm, Saturday, October 11, 10-5 pm, and Sunday, October 12, 10-2 pm, with the concluding reception and prize drawing Sunday, October 12th at 3 pm at Beppi’s at The Homestead in Glen Arbor.
For more information call 334-4230 or visit www.leelanauart.com.
Superintendent Dusty Shultz is pleased to introduce 2008′s September Artist-in-Residence (AIR) at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Hanna Louise Poston, a poet from Asheville, North Carolina, is living in the Lakeshore for three weeks, immersing herself in the natural wonders of the dunes, forests, beaches, and the varied cultural landscapes this national treasure provides.
Selected from 24 applicants, Hannah Louise Poston is from the North Carolina mountains, the Pennsylvania suburbs, and the Jerusalem hills. She has been studying and writing poems since childhood-the study of poetry has guided her whole adult life. She spent last year as the 2007-2008 Writer-in-Residence at St. Albans School for Boys in Washington, DC, and in October, she will live and work at MacDowell Colony, an artists’ community in New Hampshire. Hannah was previously the Thomas Wolfe Scholar in Creative Writing at UNC-Chapel Hill; a full four-year scholarship for one writer in each class. Her poems have appeared, or are forthcoming in several literary magazines, including Poetry Northwest, Hunger Mountain, and Measure.
On Thursday, September 25 at 2:00 p.m., Ms. Poston will present an informative program about her writing and residency. This one-hour presentation is free, open to the public, and will take place in the auditorium of the Philip Hart Visitor Center on Highway 72 in Empire. Works of art by previous Artists-in-Residence are also on display in the auditorium.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has sponsored the AIR program for over a decade, and it is open, through competition, to American writers, composers, and visual artists whose work can be influenced and enhanced by the outstanding features that are protected by the National Park Service and enjoyed by millions of visitors year after year. In exchange for the opportunity to live in the park for a short period, Artists-in-Residence donate an original piece of art to the park, interact with visitors while conducting their craft, and offer at least one public presentation of their work in a formal setting. There are only two sessions (September and October) available each year. For more details, please go visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore website.
Please call 231-326-5134 for more information about Ms. Poston’s presentation.
Nestled in the heart of Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, The Cottage Book Shop services the small summer resort community of Glen Arbor with new and used books, including a large selection of northern Michigan titles.
Barbara Siepker, owner and local author, purchased The Cottage Book Shop in 1995. After a few years of moving the shop around Glen Arbor, it finally settled into its current home, a quaint and crooked log cabin on Lake Street. This relocated cabin was the first resort log cabin on Glen Lake, built by the cousin of Glen Haven’s first entrepreneur, D.H. Day.
Whether passing through town for a weekend or returning to a second home for summer, The Cottage Book Shop is a good place to stop to find a new release, a rare title you thought was out-of-print, or a unique northern Michigan “gift book” from one of the many artists and authors who call the region home.
“This poem came about as I began playing with alliteration,” says Debra Kraft of Pinckney, Michigan. “The recurring sound of the letter ‘s’ began to make me think of sand in a whispering wind, and ultimately of the dunes. Over a period of months, I found myself adding words, changing words, and experimenting with formats until I finally arrived at the current version, which is intended to give the visual appearance of a dune or hill that gradually descends from the summit, but not at a consistent angle. Portions of this poem, like the dunes that inspired it, remind me of being a child. Too small to make the climb, I slid backwards and giggled in “silly shrill squeals” with every step I took.”
Sleeping Bear Dunes
the wind
whispers sifting
shifting soft streams
of sliding sand gliding
sand swirling in swiftly
whipping a gift of frivolous
spores seeping into the pores of
every poured drifter who wanders
unwary enticing toes buried in sun
washed white grains it summons sweet
strains out of childish play an inane serenade
in silly shrill squeals such delicious soft peals
sneaking snickering laughs amidst challenging
gaffs from scavenging gulls scoring lost souvenirs
slyly ravaging holes in soul-stealing pride as each
downward ride sends more sand shifting and sifting
and drifting and streaming as sliders slip into dreaming
soon blissfully scheming to finally surrender to old mother
bear who’s always there watching awaiting her small island
cubs sand-worn and weary s u s p e n d e d i n t i m e
Debra Kraft attended Wayne State University as a merit scholar in the early 80s, where she studied under Detroit poet M.L. Liebler. Recent publishing credits include a poetry book published in 2004, and a fantasy novella, “A Throne’s Stowaway,” published last year in the web-based magazine Lorelei Signal. Her speculative poem “In the End” is expected to appear in Aberrant Dreamsbefore the end of this year. More of her poetry can be found through her website, www.dmkraft.com.
The Port Oneida Fair, a two day living history event at five historic farms, will be held this Friday and Saturday August 8 and 9. Over 90 folks will be demonstrating traditional rural skills and crafts. Draft animals will be mowing hay and free horse and wagon rides are just some of the many activities. Step back in time as you travel between the historic farms by shuttle bus, horse and wagon, bike or walking the paths through the fields. Each farm along the way has different activities to experience.
So try your hand at shelling corn, cross cut sawing, washing clothes with a hand ringer, or pitching hay. Or you might pet some lambs, feed some chickens or brush an ox. Several of the farm houses, barns and school house will be open for tours.
The Port Oneida Rural Historic District is located four miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22. It is part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The Manitou Music Festival is this Sunday-July 20, 7:00 p.m.
Ride the chair lift, take a golf cart, or walk to the top of the ski hill at The Homestead for a magnificent view of Lake Michigan and music by the Neptune Quartet. Formed in 2001, the quartet is a collaboration of cellist Crispin Campbell, Don Julin on mandolin, guitarist Angelo Meli, and bassist Glenn Wolff. The group plays original compositions as well as music by the likes of Django Reinhardt, Frank Zappa and Hank Williams.
Tickets $15 advance/$18 door. Tickets are also available at Glen Arbor Arts Association office (231.334.6112) until 3:00 P.M. on Friday and at Lake Street Studios (231.334.3179 ) over the week-end 11:00-5:00.
Chair lift and golf carts will start running at 6:00p.m. Chairs will be set up, but concert goers are welcome to bring blankets for grass seating. Rain location on site in the beautiful Mountain Flower Meeting Center.
The Homestead asks that concert goers not bring food or drink to this event. Restaurants on the grounds will be open and a cash beverage bar will be set up at the venue: beer/$5.00 bottle or can, red and white wine/$7.00 per cup, soda/$3.00 per can, water/$4.00 per bottle, fruit juice/$4.00 per bottle.
GAAA would also like to thank this year’s Manitou Music Festival Sponsors: The Homestead Resort, Cherry Republic, Anderson’s Market, Art’s Tavern, and the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce.
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