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MIDLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESS RELEASES
For more information about the events listed below, please
contact info@mcfta.org.
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 MCFTA Closed on Thanksgiving Day - November 26
MS TG Peter Pan Audition: Open Call - November 21
Midland Community Orchestra Concert: “Made in America” - November 22
ABDM Holiday Art Fair & Gingerbread House Workshop - November 21-22
MSO Tune for Tots: Grand Daddy Bass - November 18
MSO Symphony Showcase - December 27
MS Holiday Extravaganza - December 19
MS Youth Honors Choir Christmas Concert - December 19
PG Best Christmas Pageant Ever! December 10-13
MS Men of Music Christmas Concert - December 6
MCHS Alight at Night: Bradley Home Holiday Tours - December 3 & 17
MSO Symphony Showcase: Call for Entries - December 1
MSO Barnes and Noble Book Fair - November 21-22
ABDM Gingerbread Houses - November 21
MS Bawdy Broadway Cabaret - November 20-21
ABDM Holiday Art Fair- November 21-22
ABDM Veterans - November 11-15
MCHS Fireside Chat - November 12
MS TG Peter Pan Auditions - November 13 & 14
ABDM Physics Teachers Mtg - October 9 & 10
MSO Kendall Pelton Nominations - November 14
MSO Halloween - October 31
ABDM Einstein School Spirit - October 24, November 7 & 14
MSO Nutcracker - December 5 & 6
MCHS Heritage - CCC Reforestation - November 19
MSO Opera in Concert - November 7
MATRIX:MIDLAND Cinema - Fall 2009
Vintage Evening -October 29
Greater Michigan Art Exhibition - October 17 - January 3
James Freeman Ceramics - October 17 - January 3
Write Your Life Workshop - November 4, 5 & 6
Tourist in Your Town - October 3 & 4
Ragtime - October 17, 18 & 24
Duck Hunter Shoots Angel - November 6 - 14
PG "Best Christmas" Auditions October 16, 17
MSO Tunes for Tots October 21
Able to Cane: Chair Caning Workshop - October 10, 11, 17, 18
Auditions for Fall Chorale - September 13
"Salsa Under the Stars" with Havana NRG - September 17
2009-2010 Board of Directors Announced - August 25
Victorian Funeral Tea & Cemetery Tour - September 26
Fireside Chats at Heritage Park - begin September 10
"Chords & Camerata" - September 19
MSO Children's Auditions for "Nutcracker" - September 11
"Taste of Volunteering" - September 10
Auditions for Comedy - September 14 & 15
Bus Tour to ArtPrize in Grand Rapids
Salute the Arts at Dow Diamond - Aug 26
Public Ticket Sales Begin August 17
Fall Class Registration starts Aug 10
Arts Midwest Grant Received
Sizzling Sidewalk Days - Aug 13, 14 & 15
Winners of Architectural Photography Contest Announced
Fall Music Classes Announced
MSO Van Cliburn Winner Announced
(pdf 88k)
MSO Auditions Announced (pdf 64k)
2008-09 Community Theatre Awards (pdf 78k)
Second Auditions for "Ragtime" to be held July 11 (pdf 50k)
Building Closed June 28 - July 5 (pdf 50k)
MCFTA Announces New Summer, Operations Hours(pdf 50k)
Alden B. Dow Museum Seeks Antique Tractors for Outdoor Display by June 1 (pdf 84k)
2009 Highhill Scholarship Winners Announced (pdf 69k)
Midland Center for the Arts Closed During the Day on May 14 for Dow Chemical Stockholders Mtg.
(pdf 52k)
Midland Center for the Arts Announces New Season Line-Up (pdf 60k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND FESTIVAL 2009, May 27 - June 14 (pdf 138k)
Midland Center for the Arts to Reduce Budget (pdf 65k)
Midland Center for the Arts Announces
Summer Camps and Classes for 2009 (pdf 60k)
Maestro Wannabe Winner Announced
(pdf 105k)
Midland Center for the Arts Appoints Two Vice-Presidents
(pdf 73k)
Governor’s Residence Artists Program Aug. 2008 - July 2009 (pdf 78k)
Local Residents Vie for Title of “Maestro” for MSO Fundraiser (pdf 81k)


July 2009

Exhibitions
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art Faculty and Student Exhibit - Aug. 22 - Sept. 26
"Einstein" on Exhibit Aug. 8 - Dec. 6
Events
Jungle Jack Hanna Coming to MCFTA on Sept. 18
"Aprons: Then & Now" at Heritage Park - Aug. 20


June 2009

Exhibitions
Architectural Photography Exhibit - June 6 - July 19 (pdf 99k)
Events
Camerata Singers: Folk Songs from Around the World - June 21 (pdf 142k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND presents: Blake Shelton Live in Concert - June 14 (pdf 142k)
Peanut Gallery presents: "There's A Monster in My Closet" - June 11 - 14 (pdf 90k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND presents: Purse Universe - June 10 (pdf 99k)

May 2009 
Exhibitions
2009 Congressional Art Competition Award Presentation and Exhibition through May 24 (pdf 99k)
DETROIT SYNOPSIS: Russell Dunbar Paintings, May 30- July 19 (pdf 90k)
Last Chance to See “Lizards & Snakes: Alive!”
Last day for popular MCFTA exhibit is May 10 (pdf 93k)
Events
MATRIX:MIDLAND presents: Cirque Mechanics in Birdhouse Factory, June 5 (pdf 142k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND presents: "From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami, June 1 (pdf 146k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND presents: How's Your Drink with Eric Felten, May 28 (pdf 158k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND presents: An Evening with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, May 27 (pdf 115k)
Auditions: Sarah Plain and Tall, June 13 & 14 (pdf 54k)
Auditions: Ragtime the Musical, June 12 & 13 (pdf 75k)
Summer Art Fair 2009, June 6 & 7 (pdf 88k)

April 2009

Exhibitions
Midland Area Schools Art Show, April 18 - May 24 (pdf 84k)
“Lizards & Snakes: Alive!” Exhibit Extended by One Week, now-May 10, 2009 (pdf 92k)
Midland Public School International Baccalaureate Student Art Exhibit, April 8-30, 2009 (pdf 77k)
Events
Mock Auditions for Newbies, May 9 (pdf 98k)
MCHS Heritage Series Program:
“Clarence Darrow: A One-Man Play”, May 19 (pdf 85k)
MCHS Fireside Chat, May 18 (pdf 79k)
Youth Honors Choral Program Spring Concert, May 6 (pdf 69k)
MCHS "Mother Daughter Tea", May 2 (pdf 81k)
MCHS “Preserving Your Cherished Textiles” Workshop May 9 (pdf 83k)
Theatre Guild presents: "Urinetown, A Musical", April 24 - May 9 (pdf 78k)
“Make A Monster” Workshops for Children, May 30 (pdf 68k)
MSO Presents: Music Appreciation Series, April 22 (pdf 142k)
Family Discovery Day: “Lizards & Snakes: Fact & Fiction”, April 18 (pdf 86k)
Midland County Historical Society’s April Fireside Chat, April 20 (pdf 79k)

March 2009

Exhibitions
ABDM Electra Stamelos Paintings, March 14 - May 31, 2009 (pdf 94k)
“Tales from the Circuit Court” Exhibit & Opening Reception, March 21 - Nov. 1, 2009
Reception March 24, 2009 (pdf 85k)
Events
Colorado Children’s Chorale, April 22, 2009 (pdf 79k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND Cinema presents: "Happy-Go-Lucky", April 4 & 5, 2009 (pdf 121k)
Psalm 23 in Song, April 19, 2009 (pdf 72k)
Midland Symphony Orchestra with The Harlem Quartet, string quartet, April 18, 2009 (pdf 157k)
Men of Music Spring Show: “A Night at the Museum”, April 3 & 4, 2009 (pdf 66k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND Cinema I’ve Loved You for So Long, March 27, 28, 29, 2009 (pdf 125k)
Auditions for “There’s a Monster in My Closet”, March 20-22, 2009 (pdf 68k)
MOTHER GOOSE IS EATEN BY WEREWOLVES, March 19-22, 2009 (pdf 67k)
“Nick Live!” and “Summer Camp Kick-Off”, March 28, 2009 (pdf 62k)

February 2009

Exhibitions
MCHS presents: Flashback!!! Spring Break Camps for ages 6 to 11, April 6 through 9, 2009 (pdf 97k)
ABDM Midland Architectural Photography Contest, now through May 9, 2009 (pdf 101k)
MCHS “Quilts Galore” Exhibit & Opening Reception, March 4 - April 1, 2009 (pdf 98k)
Events
Music Society presents: Voices of Light: “The Passion of Joan of Arc”, March 21 & 22, 2009 (pdf 115k)
Play By The Numbers, April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2009 (pdf 75k)
MCHS presents: Pysanky Egg Workshop, March 28, 2009 (pdf 103k)
MCHS presents: Fireside Chat March 16, 2009 (pdf 91k)
MCHS presents: “Open Mic: Fitting In & Standing Out … Young People Speaking Up!”, Feb. 22, 2009 (pdf 97k)
ABDM Barnes & Noble Book Fair for “Lizards & Snakes: Alive!” March 21 & 22, 2009 (pdf 79k)
MATRIX:MIDLAND Cinema presents: Frozen River, Feb. 27, 28 and March 1, 2009 (pdf 101k)
Chef Michelle Bommarito: “Super Power Foods” and
“Royal Icing Sugar Cookie Decorating”
, March 7, 2009 (pdf 108k)
“Pass the Tiara – Quilty Pleasures” -- Midland Quilters Squared Quilt
Show & Quilt Marketplace, March 13-15, 2009 (pdf 96k)
Two Presentations: “Reptiles of Michigan” & “Totally Turtles”, Feb. 28 & March 3, 2009 (pdf 98k)
TUNES FOR TOTS SERIES – "What’s Opera, Doc?", March 4, 2009 (pdf 105k)
Auditions for Music Society’s Camerata Singers, Feb. 22, 2009 (pdf 71k)
Family Discovery Day: Dr. Slime, Feb. 15, 2009 (pdf 79k)
Midland County Historical Society’s February Fireside Chat, Feb. 16, 2009 (pdf 80k)
“The Life & Times of Harriet Tubman” by Miz Rosie , Feb. 17, 2009 (pdf 101k)

January 2009

Exhibitions
Eugene Beckham: SCALE Models, Reptilian Illustrations, Feb. 7 - May 3, 2009 (pdf 111k)
‘Legacy for a New Generation: The African American Youth Experience in Midland’, Jan. 21 - March 15, 2009 (pdf 105k)
Events
As Bees in Honey Drown , Feb. 20-22, 26-28, 2009 (pdf 111k)
Open Auditions for Urinetown, The Musical, Feb. 20 - 21, 2009 (pdf 107k)
MSO Concert: “An Evening of Romance” with Judith Ingolfsson, violin, Feb. 14, 2009 (pdf 123k)
MS Concert: Art Songs of Schubert & Schumann, Jan. 24 & 25, 2009 (pdf 86k)
Family Discovery Day: Lively Lizards and Snakes, Jan. 10, 2009 (pdf 91k)
MSO Music Appreciation Series, Jan. 28, 2009 (pdf 103k)
Fireside Chat, Jan. 19, 2009 (pdf 84k)
Tunes For Tots: Bassoon Tunes, Jan. 21, 2009 (pdf 141k)

December 2008

Exhibitions
Pure MotorcylcesPure: Motorcycles from Mid-West Collectors, Jan. 17 through March 29 (pdf 96k)
Museum School Faculty & Student Exhibition, through Jan. 4 (pdf 93k)
Rodin: In His Own Words – Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor,
Dec. 13, 2008 - Feb. 22, 2009 (pdf 118k)
Events
KeyboardFest 2009, Jan. 10, 2009 (pdf 87k)
Auditions for Music Society Chorale, Jan. 4, 2009 (pdf 99k)
Auditions for “Mother Goose Is Eaten by Werewolves” &
Audition Tips Classes, Jan. 9 & 10, 2009 (pdf 101k)
"Scrapbooking" Workshop, Jan. 17, 2009 (pdf 96k)
"Write Your Life!" Workshop, Jan. 13-15, 2009 (pdf 94k)
Scrooge! The Musical, Dec. 19, 20, 21 (pdf 122k)
An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Feb. 21 (pdf 109k)
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