Past Youth Classes/Activities
SUMMER 2009
ART IN THE PARK
For this Year’s Art in the Park, artist April South-Olson will take you on an exploration through the field of Cryptozoology. We’re going to search for the “Superstar” cryptids, animals that only a few scientists are convinced really do exist -- the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, and the Thunderbird. You will also have the opportunity to create your own cryptid monster. You won’t want to miss this adventure!
Week 1: Nessie, the Monster of Loch Ness
It’s an underwater adventure at the park, as we go to Scotland in search of the most famous cryptid, the Loch Ness Monster. You’ll design and set your own scene featuring this phenomenal creature using paints, wood, and found objects.
Week2: Thunderbird
Take to the skies to join the monstrous Thunderbird. With a wing span of 15 to 20 feet we can’t miss him, and you’ll have the opportunity to decorate and construct your own kite. (If flying is new to you, we’ll show you how to soar.)
Week 3: Create your own Cryptid –
Art in the Park is an imagination factory this week, where you’ll build your very own monster. Maybe yours will have tentacles, three eyes, or hair down to its toes. You’ll have to be there to make it come true. Choose from corrugated cardboard, wires, assorted mechanical parts and pieces, and art parts to help you put your creature together!
Week 4: Bigfoot
This final week, we’re going to the Pacific Northwest and into the old-growth forest, hunting for Bigfoot. We will track Bigfoot prints until we find everything we need to make a one-of-a-kind shoe sculpture!
DATES AND LOCATIONS
Mondays
Escanaba’s Ludington Park; 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Gladstone’s VanCleve Park; 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Tuesdays
Gladstone’s VanCleve Park; 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Escanaba’s Ludington Park; 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Wednesdays
Rapid River; 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Willow Grove; 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Thursdays
Bark River; 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Hannahville; 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Fridays
Preschool at the Arts Center; 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Thanks to our partners - Art in the Park is sponsored by Gladstone Kiwanis, CUPPAD and the Escanaba Chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
 Ongoing Teen Scene Open Studio
With Eddie Moritz
Studio Sessions: Mondays, July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17; 1 to 3 p.m.
Students in middle and high school are welcome to stop in for open studio sessions linking students and artists. Artist Eddie (say EE dee) Moritz provides some direction and studio tips, and artists are free to work on individual or collaborative.
Students explore ideas, working in simple and traditional media like graphite, pastel, collage, and watercolor. Participants are welcome to come as schedules allow. Other area artists will be invited to join students in this open studio setting to work side by side providing tips
and inspiration.
Fee: $20 No interested student turned away. Call to inquire about scholarship assistance. 
ARTIST RESIDENCY - Teen Summer Project
with Ryan Brayak
We're in the process of setting up a summer schedule - July is our Artist Residency month. Students will work with Brayak to complete a concrete sculpture, including translating design to practice and finishing the piece. The completed sculpture will be placed in front of Bark River Concrete.
No charge to participate. Work sessions will be planned for mornings, afternoons and evenings, and students will sign up for shifts that suit their schedule.
Call Pasqua for information or to sign up.
 Missoula Children’s Theatre is known around the world for bringing quality children’s theater to town in their little red trucks. This year, we’re hosting The Pied Piper. Tickets to the show are $7 each. There is NO CHARGE for children to participate.
Everyone is welcome at free Theater workshops set for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Rehearsals take place daily from approximately 10 am to noon and 12:30 to 2:30 pm
MCT is sponsored by Players de Noc and CUPPAD, through a regrant of funds from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. We thank them!
WINTER 2009
  Youth Yoga - Parents Welcome! with Heidi Londo
Saturdays, February 21, 28, March 7, 14; 10 to 11 a.m.
Heidi introduces kids to simple techniques for learning and practicing coping skills; how to decompress, relax and stay stress-free. Kids think they’re playing while they’re really gaining the benefits of yoga! Sessions begin with warm-up activities and include breathing and stretching techniques. You can join them too for additional nominal fee. The program is designed for ages 6 to 10
Members $20; Non-members $25
Fee for student with accompanying parent: Members $25; Non-members $32
 Magic Marble Kaleidoscope
with Rose Peltier
Wednesday, April 1; 7 to 9 p.m.
Here is a highlight for your Spring Break Week - adults and children are invited to attend and create a little magic and make a kaleidoscope from start to finish. Construct your own home-made kaleidoscope from tubes, marbles and mirrors. The result will give you hours of fun and time together. Come in and let Rose show you the magic that makes it work! Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Members $14; Non-members $18; includes all materials.
ANYTIME: Paint-a-Pot Party - Kids Version
These parties are scheduled upon request and the availability of the ceramic studio. Each party is a 2 hour block of time when four to twelve young friends come in to create a party favor that they will cherish for years to come! The kids are the artists from start to finish as they apply their own original painting to an over-sized clay tile. They’ll have lots of options and lots of fun! This is a great way to celebrate something special or to spend some time together with friends or family. No experience is necessary – success and fun are guaranteed!
All claywork will be final fired and ready for pickup within 10 business days. Finished pieces are all food and dishwasher safe. Min 4 / Max 12 Per partygoer: Member fee $20; Non-member fee $25
 Ongoing - Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation is a community-based, school-friendly program that builds students’ creativity, problem-solving skills, and teamwork. DI develops life-long skills that build self-esteem and carry over into everyday life as kids learn what they are good at and how to apply that to solve challenges and push the limits of their imaginations. The Bonifas Arts Center supports creative learning on a community level. There are several DI teams currently in session. Call the Bonifas for more information. No charge to participate.
 Ongoing - 
Children’s Musical Theater
with Sara Beck and Jolie Dzanbozoff
Thursdays, January 15 through March 12; 3 to 5 p.m.
Performances Saturday, March 14; 2 and 7 p.m.
Once again, students in grades 3 through 7 are invited to come be stars. Sara Beck leads the chorus through rehearsals for a musical, and Jolie Dzanbozoff is in charge of scenery. This multi-disciplinary fun culminates in two performances on March 21. No charge to participate. (Tickets to the show are $7 each.)
.jpg) Ongoing Teen Scene Open Studio –
Middle School Invitational with Eddie Moritz
Studio Sessions I: Tuesdays, January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17; 3 to 5 p.m.
Studio Sessions II: Tuesdays, February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24; 3 to 5 p.m.
Students from 6 – 8th grades are welcome to stop in for open studio sessions linking students and artists. Each week, direction will be given during the first half-hour, at which time students will be invited to work collaboratively and develop a group project. Additionally, students will explore their own ideas while working in simple and traditional media like graphite, pastel, collage, and watercolor. As participants will work independently, they are welcome to come as schedules allow. Other area artists will be invited to join students in this open studio setting to work side by side providing tips and inspiration.
Fee: $20.00. No interested student turned away. Call to inquire about scholarship assistance.
Art Smart: Wood & Clay with Bob Otradovec and Pasqua Warstler
An after-school arts program with 4 H and the Bonifas Arts Center for grades 3 through 5
Soo Hill School: Thursdays, January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19; 3:15 to 5:15 p.m.
Franklin School at the Bonifas Arts Center: Tuesdays, January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17; 3:15 to 5:15 p.m.
Holy Name: Tuesdays, February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24; 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
And no, you needn't be a student at these schools to attend. Kids create in two great media and learn some essential skills at the same time! Wood construction introduces students to wood, hammer and nails, in the creation of an old-fashion milk box. The finished project holds two bottles and is decoratively painted. Clay construction introduces students to hand-building fun, and the finished projects will be glazed and food safe. The program is supported in part by funding from MCACA. To register, call the 4-H Extension Office at 786-3032. Fee: $15
 The INCREDIBLE EDIBLE HEART ART WORKSHOP
with Beth Ann Mercier
Saturday, February 7; 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Come to the Arts Center for some sweet fun! You'll decorate two giant heart cookies, painting them with special glaze and adding candies and more cookies to create your masterpieces. When you're done, wrap them in rose-colored Saran Wrap so they're perfect for giving to teachers, parents, grandparents, or someone else sweet. (Of course, you can eat them yourself, too!)
Where else can you have family-friendly fun for just $8 (Arts Center members cost per project) or $10 (non-members)? Children under 10 must bring an adult. Please call to reserve a spot so we know how many cookies to bake!
FALL 2008
Destination ImagiNation
Designer Decorations - Clay Workshop
GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP
  
Teen Scene: Middle School Invitational Open Studio
with April South Olson
Students from 6th through 8th grades are welcome to stop in for open studio sessions and work with local artists. They will be encouraged to explore their own ideas while working in simple, traditional media like graphite, pastel, collage, and watercolor. As participants work independently, they are welcome to come as schedules allow. Students will work together to develop a small exhibit of the resulting artwork, to be featured in the Arts Center’s Studio through December 12. Note: November 11 session is a studio installation of group artwork, to be set and installed by students, with reception Thursday, November 13, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Fee $20; no interested student turned away. Call to inquire about scholarship assistance.
Art in the Parrrrrk
Avast me hearties! It’s time for treasure, and “X Marks the Spot”!
Elementary students throughout Delta County are invited to join Captain April South-Olson and her crew of salty dogs to create art . Four projects in seven area parks enable you to raise your pirate flag, make shipwreck prints, and create a treasure tile and treasure box. Cost is just $5 per session or all four for $16.
Week 1: Treasure Tile: Paint a ceramic tile to hang in your pirate cave.
Week 2: Pirate Flag: Every Pirate needs a signature flag. You’ll create yours, and then show it off.
Week 3: Treasure Box: Everyone needs a place to keep their gold!
Week 4: Shipwreck Prints: Use ink and a simple print-making process to create shipwreck designs.
Art in the Park is sponsored in part by Gladstone Kiwanis and the Escanaba Chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs
  Waterfront Art Festival Young Artists' Market
Come down to beautiful Ludington Park and enjoy a day in the Arts! Through the Arts Center, student artists have the opportunity to sell with the adult artists featured at the Waterfront Art Festival in Ludington Park on Saturday, August 2.
The Young Artists’ Market located at the Bonifas tent each year gives artists through age 18 visibility and a place to sell their wares. Bring original artwork to the Bonifas by July 29 and for just $5 reserve a 4’ space. Items made from kits are not admissible; samples must be approved by Bonifas staff.
MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATRE WEEK - June 15-20
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p is to draw an animal to use as the basis for the wild imaginings to follow. Animal Tangle is like ZenTangle - you'll decorate your animal's shape with intricate patterns like doodles. You'll walk away amazed with your beautiful exotic animals.
Family Fun: Clay Studio with James Mata
Gingerbread House Workshop with Beth Ann Mercier