MIDLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESS RELEASES

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Press Releases 2008

• 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) To the Top 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 To the Top 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) To the Top 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) To the Top 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) To the Top 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) To the Top 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) To the Top 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) To the Top 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) To the Top