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| Jul 03, 2010 - |
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Cinema Sunday: Soccer Fans (Skalní v ofsajde)
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is Soccer Fans (Skalní v ofsajde.) Director: Ján Lacko, 1960 (78 minutes.)
Slovak with English subtitles. Join us for the exciting countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup final on
July 11th with this uproarious comedy about three diehard soccer fans determined to do literally anything for the chance to watch their Czech squad challenge the perennial powerhouse Team Brazil. Neither work
obligations, nor family reunions, nor impossible-to-secure tickets are too big an obstacle to overcome–that is, until they are informed that the police have been monitoring their rowdy behavior during the games
leading up to the dream match and are determined to teach them a lesson. Programmer E. J. Hamacher has a Masters of Arts in film history and theory from Wayne State University and is the author of Permanent
Revolution: The Documentary Film in Cuba. He currently teaches Introduction to Cinema at Muskegon Community College. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. Soccer Fans: 50% off museum admission if you wear your favorite soccer team jersey! For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Mar 04, 2010 |
Harbor Light Movie Series: Dr. No
Dr. No (1962) stars Sean Connery & Ursula Andress. The Harbor Light Movie Series is presented in conjunction with the Arts Council of White Lake and the White Lake Community Library. Movies are shown at the Howmet Playhouse, 7:00 p.m. Movie is free admission. Donations to offset movie costs are always welcome. Concessions will be available for a nominal fee. Howmet Playhouse is located at 304 S. Mears, Whitehall, 231-894-4048. www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org
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Mar 07, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: Alice (Neco z Alenky)
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is Alice (Neco z Alenky) Director: Jan Švankmajer, 1988 (86 minutes.) Master animator and puppeteer Jan Švankmajer, a member of the Czech Surrealist Party, achieved a lifetime’s ambition in this highly anarchistic adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Deep beneath layers of curiosity, bewilderment, and cruelty, Švankmajer’s Alice discovers the true home of childhood, one in which petulant dolls, fugitive scraps of rubbish, common household furniture, and even slabs of meat all lead a life of their own, a fluid place where the protective division between the individual and the world has yet to take hold. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Mar 11, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: True and Clear: The Life of American Artist Gari Melchers
Celebrate the artistic talent of Gari Melchers ( 1860-1932), a Detroit-born artist who achieved national and international acclaim. Then enjoy his painting, The Young Mother, from the MMA’s permanent collection, in the Bettye Clark Cannon Gallery. The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m.. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Mar 13, 2010 |
Fairy Tale Super Saturday Free Family Fun Day
Join in fairy tale fun at the MMA. Wear a fairy tale costume if you’d like! 10:00 am – 1:00 p.m. Guided Exhibition Tours of Mirror, Mirror: Art Inspired by Fairy Tales with a Museum docent. 10:00 am & 1:00 p.m. film, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ( 120 minutes.). Classic fairy tales get a new twist with upbeat songs and lively characters in this musical animated series. 11:00 am – 2:00 p.m. Make &
Take your very own crowns, swords, and wands to complete your fairy tale attire. The Muskegon Museum of Art is located at 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2574. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Mar 21, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: The Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête)
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is The Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête). Director: Jean Cocteau, 1946 (93 minutes) French with English subtitles It is soon clear, in this lush adaptation
of the classic French fairy tale, where Cocteau’s sympathies lie. The exquisite details of the Beast’s castle, his commanding and stately demeanor, and his poetic grasp of honor and romance are all drawn in sharp contrast to the petty, gossiping, money-obsessed humans that trespass in his gardens and covet his possessions. Beneath one of the most gorgeous make-up designs in film history, Jean Marais stars as the
unjustly reviled suitor whose animal magnetism makes Prince Charming look like a milksop. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Mar 25, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians
Discover the dramatic story of Curtis’ life, the creation of his monumental work, and his changing views of the people he set out to document. Learn about the tribes he encountered and hear responses to
his work first hand from the descendents of his original subjects. The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m.. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Mar 27, 2010 |
Film: MALCOLM X
The Muskegon County Museum of African American History presents the film "Malcolm X" starring Denzel Washington, directed by Spike Lee. The film will be shown at 1:00 p.m., at the Louis McMurray Conference Center at Sixth Street & Sherman Boulevard. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, 231-739-5574 or ja2jck@aol.com. www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/2315522
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Apr 01, 2010 |
Jack Frost & The Skies of Winter
This is a family sky show designed with younger family members in mind. Venture along with Allison and her younger brother Michael, as they meet Jack Frost under the cold, dark, starry skies of winter. Investigate the constellations, bright stars, and spine chilling stories about the winter night sky. See if Jack can turn Michael, a very disinterested sky watcher, into an inspired observer of the treasures in the sky above. This is a 40 minute presentation, FREE and open to the public. Public shows run every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7:00 pm at Carr-Fles Planetarium at Muskegon Community College. For scheduling and group information, please call 231-777-0289 www.muskegoncc.edu/pages/539.asp
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Apr 01, 2010 |
Harbor Light Movie Series: Harvey
Harvey (1950) stars James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, an endlessly pleasant & delightfully eccentric bachelor living in a small town that isn't quite aware that its newest citizen is a 6' 3" white rabbit named "Harvey," that only certain people can see. After supposedly meeting this rabbit -its origins attributed to the Celtic legend of the Pooka - Dowd's sanity is put into question by his equally eccentric sister. The Harbor Light Movie Series is presented in conjunction with the Arts Council of White Lake and the White Lake Community Library. Movies are shown at the Howmet Playhouse, 7:00 p.m. Movie is free admission. Donations to offset movie costs are always welcome. Concessions will be available for a nominal fee. Howmet Playhouse is located at 304 S. Mears, Whitehall, 231-894-4048. www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org
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Apr 08, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - Walls of Light: Stained Glass through the Ages
Celebrate Michigan Glass Month at the MMA. Walls of Light traces the development of stained glass from its original in the Middle East 5,000 years ago to the exciting works of today’s artists. The run time is 85 minutes. The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m.. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Apr 10, 2010 |
Native American Super Saturday Free Family Fun Day
Second Saturdays of the month are made for fun at the MMA. Each Super Saturday features a different theme and free activities and admission. Underwritten by the Alcoa Foundation, supporting Howmet communities. In April, the Muskegon Museum of Art and the Lakeshore Museum Center collaborate. Explore the history and culture of American Indians with activities at both museums. Earn a stamp for four different activities at the museums. After you earn all of the four activity stamps, you will be eligible to enter a drawing to win Kaya, an American Girl® doll representing the Nez Perce tribe, and additional Native American inspired objects. Entry forms must be dropped off at the Muskegon Museum of Art. Activity stations will be open at both museums from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Drawing will take place at the art museum at 2:45 p.m. In addition, the animated film Pocahontas will show at the art museum at
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The Muskegon Museum of Art is located at 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. The Lakeshore Museum Center is located at 430 W. Clay Avenue. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Apr 11, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: Innocent Sorcerer
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is Innocent Sorcerer. Innocent Sorcerers (Niewinni czarodzieje) is a Polish film with English subtitles. It was directed by Andrzej Wajda in 1960 and runs 87 minutes. Officially labeled as a film “for which there was no room in Polish cinema,” Innocent Sorcerers investigates the attitudes of Poland’s “lost generation,” a post-war youth completely disillusioned with the present state of their country. Over the course of a single night, mostly spent in a single room apartment, a drummer in a jazz band and an edgy young woman play a flirting game of mutual mistrust and attraction, but their underlying need to find each other trustworthy is only thinly veiled behind their nonchalance. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Apr 15, 2010 |
White Lake Area Sesquicentennial Celebration
Come celebrate 150 years in White Lake with Howmet Playhouse tours, and a big screen viewing of the Whitehall Centennial Parade held back in 1960. 6:00-8:00 p.m. Register early as space is limited, 231-894-4048. www.howmetplayhouse.org
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Apr 16, 2010 |
Friday Film Festival
The Muskegon Film Festival in conjunction with the Muskegon Community College Film Club are pleased to present the Friday Film Fest featuring Michigan made films and discussions with award-winning Michigan film makers: A.E. Griffin, Shane Hagedorn, Michael McCallum and Jonathan Worful. The Friday Film Fest will also feature a special screening of the locally made webisodes “Hot Rod Hearts”. “Fairview St.” “An Apology to the Dead” a block of shorts by Unsafe Film Office including the award winning short “Playback” and the West Michigan premiere of the latest Rebel Pictures Feature “Handlebar” as well as the made in Muskegon “Hot Rod Hearts”. Hours of the Festival are 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door for the entire festival. All proceeds benefit the Muskegon Community College Film Club The films will be shown at MCC, 221 S. Quarterline Road, Room 1100. www.muskegoncc.edu
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Apr 18, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: Picnic at Hanging Rock
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is Picnic at Hanging Rock and runs 107 minutes. Directed by Peter Weir in 1975, this landmark film of Australian cinema is set in the early 1900s and explores the mystery surrounding the disappearance of three schoolgirls during a Valentine’s Day excursion to Hanging Rock, a desolate, menacing, volcanic Outback formation. Towering in shadowy contrast to the airy innocence of the girls’ Victorian boarding school, the Rock fills the very air surrounding it with uncertainty, undermining proper English society with a pagan power and wreaking havoc for those left behind, now burdened with more questions than answers. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Apr 22, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - Tiffany: The Mark of Excellence
Celebrate Michigan Glass Month at the MMA. Taste, glamour, and sophistication are a few words that have been used to describe the incredible work of father and son, Charles and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Learn how businessman Charles and artist Louis created the Tiffany legend that remains unmatched. The run time is 50 minutes. The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Apr 22, 2010 |
Galaxies
Timothy Ferris, noted author of numerous books on cosmology, takes us into spaces on a cosmic journey through the stars of the Milky Way and onwards to the galaxies beyond. "Galaxies" is presented like a nature walk on the grandest of scales. Starting with our night sky, our journey turns to the distant stars, star clusters, and nebulae within our galaxy. The voyage of discovery continues through extra-galactic space onwards to the distant clusters of galaxies. Enhanced with original music from classical composer Kevin Braheny, this show is a treat for sky watchers. This is a 40 minute presentation, FREE and open to the public. Public shows run every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7:00 pm at Carr-Fles Planetarium at Muskegon Community College. For scheduling and group information, please call 231-777-0289. www.muskegoncc.edu/pages/539.asp
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Apr 24, 2010 |
The Muskegon County Museum of African American History Presents: Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Join the Muskegon County Museum of African American History as they present a film about Dr. Mutulu Shakur, a doctor of acupuncture and a revolutionary who is currently a political prisoner. This showing will be held on April 24th, 2010 at the Louis McMurray Conference Center (Sixth St. & Sherman Blvd). Doors open at 12:30 PM, the film begins at 1:00PM. The community is invited to attend, and admission is FREE. For more information, please call Dr. Jackson at 231-739-5574, or by e-mail at ja2jck@aol.com.
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Apr 29, 2010 |
Full Circle - A Sailing Journey Exhibit
This exhibit features photographs, paintings, and video documentary from Sally and Jon Whitebeck's four year sailing trip around the globe. This incredible exhibit is back at Nuveen by popular demand! Meet the intrepid travelers at the reception Friday, April 16 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Nuveen Community Center for the Arts is located at 8697 Ferry Street, Montague . www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org
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May 02, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: Xala
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is Xala. Director: Ousmane Sembène, 1975 (123 minutes.) Wolof with English subtitles, El Hadji is a pretentious Senegalese businessman who decides to take a third wife in order to increase his social prestige. But on his wedding night, he is struck with the curse of xala (impotence) and his desperate search to uncover its cause becomes a darkly comic attack on all those who have appropriated colonial bureaucracy for their own benefit. Sembène, the father of African cinema, is unafraid to denounce the hypocrisies of his own countrymen, yet he finds hope for the future in their very stubbornness to survive. Join in the fun of MMA’s film club on first and third Sundays of the month. Enjoy famous films of art cinema from all over the world, focusing on the key works of major directors.
Programmer E. J. Hamacher introduces each film with a short account of its cultural and historical importance and leads open discussion afterward. Hamacher has a Master of Arts in film history and theory from Wayne State University and is the author of Permanent Revolution: The Documentary Film in Cuba. He has previously hosted film screenings for the Art Gallery of Windsor and the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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May 06, 2010 |
Harbor Light Movie Series: The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (1999) stars Ernest Borgnine. The Harbor Light Movie Series is presented in conjunction with the Arts Council of White Lake and the White Lake Community Library. Movies are shown at the Howmet Playhouse, 7:00 p.m. Movie is free admission. Donations to offset movie costs are always welcome. Concessions will be available for a nominal fee. Howmet Playhouse is located at 304 S. Mears, Whitehall, 231-894-4048. www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org
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May 08, 2010 |
Spring Into Lakeside
The Lakeside District is hosting the 5th Annual "Spring Into Lakeside," 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All day shop hop sales and specials, Happy Tails Dog Walk with Pound Buddies, Group Hula Hoop Happy-ning, Moonwalk, Kids Create Art Space, book signing, learn origami, face painting, street drummers, kids movie, raffle basket of Lakeside gift certificates and goodies including Summer Celebration tickets! www.lakesidedistrict.com
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May 08, 2010 |
May Day Super Saturday Free Family Fun Day
Second Saturdays of the month are made for fun at the Muskegon Museum of Art. Each Super Saturday features a different theme and free activities and admission. Underwritten by the Alcoa Foundation, supporting Howmet communities. In May celebrate warm weather, bright flowers, and the arrival of Spring. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Guided Exhibition Tours of Color it Bizarre: Clarice Cliff Pottery from a Michigan Collection with a Museum docent. 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Film: The Sound of Music (174 minutes.). 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Make & Take colorful tissue paper flowers. The Muskegon Museum of Art is located at 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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May 13, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The Republic of Virtue, Parts 1 & 2
Explore the history of American art through the American Visions film series. Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, will guide viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history. This eight-part series will continue through the summer. (Each part approx. 60 minutes.)The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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May 16, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: The Letter Never Sent (Neotpravlennoye pismo)
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is The Letter Never Sent (Neotpravlennoye pismo.) Director: Mikhail Kalatozov, 1959 (97 minutes.) Russian with English subtitles A guide and three geologists trek through
the forests of Siberia trying to locate the vast diamond deposits that supposedly exist in Yukatia, the coldest and most sparsely populated region of Asia. Dreaming of establishing financial independence for the Soviet Union, the team’s mission is heroic and romantic, but turns quickly into a deathly struggle when Mother Nature pulls out every stop in her attempt to protect her buried treasures. Famous for his astonishing cinematography, Kalatozov single-handedly redefined Soviet film language after the bland decades of Stalin’s censorship. Join in the fun of MMA’s film club on first and third Sundays of the
month. Enjoy famous films of art cinema from all over the world, focusing on the key works of major directors. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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May 23, 2010 |
Lakeside Film Festival
A four-day film festival celebrating the best in independent cinema to be held at the Harbor Theatre and other Lakeside locations. Special guests include Lloyd Kaufman (President of Troma Studios, director of "The Toxic Avenger" and "Poultrygeist"), Richard Elfman (Publisher of Buzzine Magazine, director of showcased film Forbidden Zone, founder of 80;s rock group Oingo! Boingo!) and Oscar winning director Michael Moore. The Harbor Theatre is located at 1937 Lakeshore Drive. For more information, 231-457-4274. www.lakesidefilmfest.com
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May 27, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The Republic of Virtue, Parts 1 & 2
Explore the history of American art through the American Visions film series. Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, will guide viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history. This eight-part series will continue through the summer. (Each part approx. 60 minutes.)The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jun 06, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: Intimate Lighting (Intimní osvetlení)
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is Intimate Lighting (Intimní osvetlení.) Director: Ivan Passer, 1965 (72 minutes.) Czech with English subtitles. One of the most charming films of the Czech New Wave, Ivan Passer’s debut feature chronicles a weekend in the countryside of latter-day Bohemia as two music academy friends meet up to make music again and reflect on how differently their lives have turned out. In a series of humorous and seemingly unscripted vignettes, Petr, now a professional soloist with a sexy, mod girlfriend, is introduced to his friend Bambas’ current domestic bedlam: director of the motley local music school, funeral service performer, and head of a hectic farmhouse full of crying kids, meddlesome chickens, and cantankerous grandparents. MMA’s film club screens famous films of art cinema from all over the world, focusing on the key works of cinema’s major directors. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jun 10, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture
Part 3: The Wilderness and The West. Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, guides viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history—from “primitive. Colonial era portraits to more complex present day visions. Explore the luminous and sublime work of early American landscape artists. Then share the varied experiences of 19th-century America as they appear in the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Winslow Homer. Discover how modernism was introduced to Americans through the 1913 Armory Show, and muse over the creativity of American artists that blossomed during the 1920s, the Depression years, and the exciting, innovative periods following World War II. This eight-part series will continue through the summer on 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Free admission. Bring your own lunch. Free coffee and cookies are provided. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jun 17, 2010 |
Galaxies
Timothy Ferris, noted author of numerous books on cosmology, takes us into spaces on a cosmic journey through the stars of the Milky Way and onwards to the galaxies beyond. "Galaxies" is presented like a nature walk on the grandest of scales. Starting with our night sky, our journey turns to the distant stars, star clusters, and nebulae within our galaxy. The voyage of discovery continues through extra-galactic space onwards to the distant clusters of galaxies. Enhanced with original music from classical composer Kevin Braheny, this show is a treat for sky watchers. This is a 40 minute presentation, FREE and open to the public. Public shows run every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7:00 pm at Carr-Fles Planetarium at Muskegon Community College. For scheduling and group information, please call 231-777-0289. www.muskegoncc.edu/pages/539.asp
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Jun 19, 2010 |
Dragonfest
The week of Dragonfest kicks off with a free movie, “Dragons, A Fantasy Made Real.” The movie is sponsored by Harbor Light Credit Union, and is produced by the Discovery Channel and Narrated by Patrick Stewart. The show is free, and will run Monday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Howmet Playhouse. Also beginning Monday, the Nuveen Center will host a week of hands-on art classes: Dragon Puppet Making, Damsel and Knight Hat Making, 3D Dragons, and Dragon drawing. On Thursday, June 17 at 1:00 p.m., the Book Nook & Java Shop in Montague will host Dragon story hour. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, June 17 – 19, Nuveen’s Youth Theatre group will present a collage of dragon themed plays, music, and dance at the Howmet Playhouse. The pre-show fun begins at 7 p.m., with outdoor music by local musicians and drawing by professional cartoon artist Scott Rosema. Thursday evening will feature singer/guitarist Mike Snell performing dragon songs. On Friday, Andrew Goldstein will also perform dragon songs. Saturday night will feature Irish music by Jon Misner and Nathan Wright. Tickets are $5 presale and $7 at the door. For more information, call 231-894-2787. www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org
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Jun 20, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi)
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. Today's film is Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi.) Director: Akira Kurosawa, 1948 (98 minutes.) Japanese with English subtitles. In this dramatic allegory of post-war Japan, the drunken, self-loathing, but samaritan Dr. Sanada tries to enable the spiritual and physical recovery of the human debris who live around a diseased-ridden sump in a forgotten slum of Tokyo. When Matsunaga, a violent gangster, is discovered to be tubercular, the two become locked in a moral battle; Matsunaga denying the weakness implied by his illness, and Dr. Sanada struggling to prove to them both that even a bad man’s life is worth saving. Toshiro Mifune’s breakthrough performance as Matsunaga led Kurosawa to rethink the film midway: “I decided to turn him loose." he said. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jun 24, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture
Part 4: The Gilded Age. Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, guides viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history—from “primitive. Colonial era portraits to more complex present day visions. Explore the luminous and sublime work of early American landscape artists. Then share the varied experiences of 19th-century America as they appear in the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Winslow Homer. Discover how modernism was introduced to Americans through the 1913 Armory Show, and muse over the creativity of American artists that blossomed during the 1920s, the Depression years, and the exciting, innovative periods following World War II. This eight-part series will continue through the summer on 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Free admission. Bring your own lunch. Free coffee and cookies are provided. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jun 26, 2010 |
Muskegon's First Zombie Walk
The Harbor Theater is hosting Muskegon's first "Zombie Walk." Participants meet in front of the Harbor Theater at 1937 Lakeshore Drive at 7:30 p.m. and are encouraged to dress up and act like zombies. Following the approximately one mile walk through the Lakeside neighborhood, there will be a screening of George Romero's latest zombie masterpiece, "Survival of the Dead." This is the sixth film in the "Living Dead" series. The walk is free; the film screening is $6.00. For more information, 231-457-4274. www.theharbortheater.com
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Jul 08, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture
American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture Series Part 5: Streamlines and Breadlines Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, guides viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history—from “primitive”. Colonial era portraits to more complex present day visions. Explore the luminous and sublime work of early American landscape artists. Then share the varied experiences of 19th-century America as they appear in the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Winslow Homer. Discover how modernism was introduced to Americans through the 1913 Armory Show, and muse over the creativity of American artists that blossomed during the 1920s, the Depression years, and the exciting, innovative periods following World War II. This eight-part series will continue through the summer. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Free admission. Bring your own lunch. Free coffee and cookies are provided. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jul 10, 2010 |
Super Purple Saturday Free Family Fun Day
Second Saturdays of the month are made for fun at the Muskegon Museum of Art. Each Super Saturday features a different theme and free activities and admission. Underwritten by the Alcoa Foundation, supporting Howmet communities. Celebrate colors—especially Harold’s favorite, PURPLE—with an art activity, film, and gallery tour. 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Guided Scavenger Tour: Use your detective skills to find works of art in the galleries that have the color purple. 10:00 am & 1:00 pm Film Harold and the Purple Crayon Explore the world of color though the eyes of a 4-year-old boy named Harold. Harold is stuck on purple but soon finds through his adventures that there is magic in every color. 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Make and Take Draw your own unique design with purple crayon; then finish your creation with an artistic layering of colorful watercolors. The Muskegon Museum of Art is located at 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jul 11, 2010 |
Classic Movie Night: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Audrey Hepburn) will be shown at 7:00 p.m. at the Book Nook & Java Shop, 8726 Ferry Street. Montague. For more information, call 231-894-5333. www.thebooknookjavashop.com
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Jul 18, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, or how violence develops and where it can lead (Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann)
Directors: Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta, 1975 (106 minutes) German with English Subtitles Programmer and Host: E. J. Hamacher Free with Museum Membership or with Museum Admission Katharina, a soft-spoken housemaid, finds herself suddenly hunted and victimized by an oppressive police investigation and its hand-in-glove lurid press coverage after she unknowingly has a one-night stand with a suspected terrorist. The target of abusive mail, obscene phone calls and voyeuristic social disgust, she is ultimately driven to radical extremes as she continues to insist on making her own decisions about how she leads her life. Adapted from Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll’s novel and based on his own experiences when he dared to question the motivations of his government’s sensationalized “war on terror” in 1970s.
The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon). The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. Soccer Fans: 50% off museum admission if you wear your favorite soccer team jersey! For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jul 18, 2010 |
Classic Movie Night: East of Eden
East of Eden (James Dean) will be shown at 7:00 p.m. at the Book Nook & Java Shop, 8726 Ferry Street. Montague. For more information, call 231-894-5333. www.thebooknookjavashop.com
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Jul 22, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture
American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture Series Part 6: Streamlines and Breadlines Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, guides viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history—from “primitive” Colonial era portraits to more complex present day visions. Explore the luminous and sublime work of early American landscape artists. Then share the varied experiences of 19th-century America as they appear in the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Winslow Homer. Discover how modernism was introduced to Americans through the 1913 Armory Show, and muse over the creativity of American artists that blossomed during the 1920s, the Depression years, and the exciting, innovative periods following World War II. This eight-part series will continue through the summer. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Free admission. Bring your own lunch. Free coffee and cookies are provided. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Jul 25, 2010 |
Classic Movie Night: The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner (James Stewart) will be shown at 7:00 p.m. at the Book Nook & Java Shop, 8726 Ferry Street. Montague. For more information, call 231-894-5333. www.thebooknookjavashop.com
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Aug 14, 2010 |
Super Summer Saturday Free Family Fun Day
Second Saturdays of the month are made for fun at the Muskegon Museum of Art. Each Super Saturday features a different theme and free activities and admission. Underwritten by the Alcoa Foundation, supporting Howmet communities. 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Guided Scavenger Tour Sleuth the galleries to find works of art that remind you of summer. 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Film: Up (96 minutes.) Up, up and away! Hold on tight as you travel with Carl and Wilderness Explorer Russell as they embark on many wild adventures. The talking dog and exotic creatures make this film a summer treat! 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Make & Take Sand Paintings. Draw with glue and sand to make a sand painting. Use colored sand to make your design really pop! The Muskegon Museum of Art is located at 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Aug 15, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: My Way Home
The Muskegon Museum of Art is pleased to continue its series of film screenings that focus on exploring the art of cinema. My Way Home, Director: Bill Douglas, 1978 (126 minutes) (Preceded by the short film
My Ain Folks, 1973) Bill Douglas’ autobiographical films recount his harrowing experiences growing up in a rural mining town in 1940s Scotland. Confronted with material and emotional abandonment, confused and thwarted by the vicious world of adults, Jamie becomes increasing withdrawn as he is shuffled between his dysfunctional family and incarceration in a children’s home. It isn’t until his call-up for national service in Egypt that he finally discovers the release of friendship and encouragement for his imagination. At the turning point in this sparse and beautifully honest document, his simple declaration “I want to do something” splits the fervid air like a crack of thunder. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Aug 19, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture
American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture Series Part 7: The Empire of Signs Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, guides viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history—from “primitive. Colonial era portraits to more complex present day visions. Running time approx. one hour. This eight-part series will continue through the summer. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Free admission. Bring your own lunch. Free coffee and cookies are provided. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Aug 22, 2010 |
Classic Movie Night: 12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (Jack Warden, Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman) will be shown at 7:00 p.m. at the Book Nook & Java Shop, 8726 Ferry Street. Montague. Movies are free admission. For more information, call 231-894-5333. www.thebooknookjavashop.com
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Aug 26, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: - American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture
American Visions: The History of American Art and Architecture Series Part 8: The Age of Anxiety. Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, guides viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history—from “primitive. Colonial era portraits to more complex present day visions. Running time approx. one hour. This eight-part series will continue through the summer. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Running time for each part is approximately one hour. Free admission. Bring your own lunch. Free coffee and cookies are provided. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Aug 27, 2010 |
Movies on Deck People's Choice
Enjoy the classic 1951 movie, "African Queen" starring Humphrey Bogart & Katharine Hepburn on the deck of the USS LST-393. The movie is free. Donations are appreciated. Concessions are available. The movie will begin at dusk. Bring your chair or blanket. The LST-393 is located at 560 Mart in downtown Muskegon. www.lst393.org
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Aug 29, 2010 |
Classic Movie Night: Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (Jennifer Jones, Lillian Gish, Lionel Barrymore) will be shown at 7:00 p.m. at the Book Nook & Java Shop, 8726 Ferry Street. Montague. Movies are free admission. For more information, call 231-894-5333. www.thebooknookjavashop.com
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Sep 02, 2010 |
Harbor Theatre: The Girl Who Played with Fire
The second book in Stieg Laarson's Millenium trilogy comes to the big screen. Following "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a human trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name. Shows 7:15 p.m. nightly. Admission $4-6. The Harbor Theatre is located at 1937 Lakeshore Drive. For information, 231-457-4274. www.theharbortheater.com
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Sep 02, 2010 |
Harbor Theatre: The Last Airbender
M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" is The Harbor Theatre's $1 family flick from Friday, August 27 to Thursday, September 2. All tickets are $1. Show times are Saturday/Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and weekdays at 5:00 p.m., with a late show on Friday, August 27 at 9:30 p.m. The Harbor Theatre is located at 1937 Lakeshore Drive. For information, 231-457-4274. www.theharbortheater.com
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Sep 02, 2010 |
Harbor Theatre: Sundance Film Fest Winner Winter's Bone
Winner of the grand jury prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. Shows 7:30 p.m. nightly. Admission $4-6. The Harbor Theatre is located at 1937 Lakeshore Drive. For information, 231-457-4274. www.theharbortheater.com
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Oct 02, 2010 |
Buster Keaton Society Convention & Film Festival
See some of this professional performer and Vaudeville star's films and television footage at the Frauenthal Center, tour the Keaton family home and more. For information, 231-759-7253. www.actorscolony.com
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Oct 03, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s’est échappé) Director: Robert Bresson, 1956 (99 mins.) French with English subtitles Free with Museum Membership or with Museum Admission. Bresson’s film tells the true story of Resistance leader Andre Devigny’s escape from a Nazi prison. Neither a nail biting, suspense thriller nor a flag-waving glorification of the Resistance, the film focuses exclusively on authentically documenting the construction of Devigny’s instruments of escape and the rigorousness of his meticulous planning. By equating the quiet dignity of Devigny’s devotion to freedom with an introspective prayer for holy absolution, Bresson’s understated style manages to charge the film with more soul stirring emotion than a thousand epics. MMA’s film club screens famous films of art cinema from all over the world, focusing on the key works of cinema’s major directors. Each screening is introduced by a short scholarly account the film’s cultural and historical importance and followed by an open discussion. The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Oct 09, 2010 |
Wild Things Super Saturday Free Family Fun Day
Second Saturdays of the month are made for fun at the Muskegon Museum of Art. Each Super Saturday features a different theme and free activities and admission. Underwritten by the Alcoa Foundation, supporting Howmet communities. Watch out! Things will get wild and crazy on this Super Saturday. Enjoy Where the Wild Things Are on the MMA’s big screen, create your own Wild Things mask, and discover wild art as you tour Detour Art. Free admission and activities. 10:00 am & 1:00 pm Film, Where the Wild Things Are and Other Maurice Sendak Stories, (35 mins.) Watch the stories of Maurice Sendak come to life on screen. 10:00 am–1:00 pm Guided Exhibition Tour - Wild things abound in Detour Art. Discover them with a Museum docent. 11:00 am–2:00 pm Make & Take - Become a wild thing as we make special Wild Thing masks. Then, scare all your friends and family with your new look! The Muskegon Museum of Art is located at 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Oct 14, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: Takin' It to the Lakes "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations"
This film series is part of a “Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations” program produced by Kansas City Public Television/Public Broadcast System. (Episodes 1 & 2, run time 60 minutes) It takes viewers all over the U.S. to explore outsider art. The episodes highlighted for our fall Brown Bags explore the art created by artists in the Great Lake states, which gives great insight into the artistic, social, and cultural expression that is displayed in Detour Art. The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m.. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Oct 17, 2010 |
Cinema Sunday: Before Tonight Is Over
Before Tonight Is Over (Kým sa skoncí táto noc) Director: Peter Solan, 1965 (86 mins.) Slovak with English subtitles. Free with Museum Membership or with Museum Admission. Set during a single night in a ski resort bar and entirely improvised from the barest of character sketches, this jazzy, tragicomic film is an ensemble of the desires and disappointments of the “average” Slovakian: two female clerks who have saved all year for a spree, two young plumbers hoping to pick them up, a former war hero struggling with his daughter’s marriage, a local electrician aspiring to become an artist, and a mysteriously wealthy worker who is determined to get everyone drunk. When they all cut loose there is no telling what might get exposed. MMA’s film club screens famous films of art cinema from all over the world, focusing on the key works of cinema’s major directors. Each screening is introduced by a short scholarly account the film’s cultural and historical importance and followed by an open discussion. The programmer and host: E.J. Hamacher. The movie is free with museum membership or with museum admission. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster Ave in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2571. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Oct 28, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: Takin' It to the Lakes "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations"
This film series is part of a “Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations” program produced by Kansas City Public Television/Public Broadcast System. (Episodes 3 & 4, run time 60 minutes) It takes viewers all over the U.S. to explore outsider art. The episodes highlighted for our fall Brown Bags explore the art created by artists in the Great Lake states, which gives great insight into the artistic, social, and cultural expression that is displayed in Detour Art. The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m.. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Nov 11, 2010 |
Brown Bag Film: Takin' It to the Lakes "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations"
This film series is part of a “Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations” program produced by Kansas City Public Television/Public Broadcast System. (Episodes 5 & 6, run time 60 minutes) It takes viewers all over the U.S. to explore outsider art. The episodes highlighted for our fall Brown Bags explore the art created by artists in the Great Lake states, which gives great insight into the artistic, social, and cultural expression that is displayed in Detour Art. The movie is free and begins at 12:15 p.m.. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided, bring your lunch and enjoy the movie. The movie is at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster in Downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Nov 28, 2010 |
Festival of Trees
This fundraiser for the Muskegon Museum of Art features a large display of themed holiday trees, sponsored by area businesses and individuals. The professionally decorated trees, along with many other items of holiday décor and gift items, can be purchased through silent auction. Holiday films, Teddy Bear Breakfast and much more. The Muskegon Museum of Art is located at 296 W Webster Ave in downtown Muskegon. For more information call 231-720-2570. www.muskegonartmuseum.org
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Dec 04, 2010 |
Holidays in Lakeside
Santa, carriage rides, carolers, merchant specials, community bake sale, holiday film and an abundance of holiday cheer. This vent is sponsored by the Lakeside Business Association. For more information call 231-755-7606. www.lakesidedistrict.com
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