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Ongoing through September 17 Gladstone Art Club Exhibit is open in the Studio.

Ongoing Bay College Gallery. Call (906) 786-5802.

Ongoing Wednesdays 4 to 6 p.m. - Loyal Order of the Oblong Table Writers' Group meets with Darby Mitchell at 8th Street Coffeehouse, 8th and Ludington Streets. Call 786-2553 for information.
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8/22 Gladstone Art Club Show opens in the Studio. No charge. Through 9/17.

8/23 Hot Nights, Cool Music presents White Water in the Bonifas Theater. Upper Peninsula music at its best, Dean, Bette, and Laurel Premo, as White Water, perform traditional music accompanied by guitar, hammered dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, mandolin and more. $15

8/26 Artists drop off artwork for slide shoot; through September 3.

8/29 Enjoy the Lively Arts Page in the Escanaba Daily Press, sponsored by Victoria Radke, PC, and Johnston Printing.

9/3 Slide and digital image shoot with Woerpel Images for Northern Exposure XV or other shows.

9/6 Last date for artists to pick up work from slide shoot; must be picked up by September 6, or make arrangements with Beth Ann.

9/11 The Cost of Power in China: The Three Gorges Dam, by photographer Steve Benson, opens in the Gallery. Show ends October 30; no charge to visit. Sponsored in part by Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.

9/15 7 p.m. - Bay de Noc International Dancers meet with Sue Robishaw every Monday. No partner needed. No charge, donations welcome.

9/17 Last day to enjoy Gladstone Art Club Show in the Studio. No charge.

9/25 VSA Michigan Traveling Exhibit: Inside Out Art 2008 opens in the Studio. Through October 25. No charge.

10/1 2 to 5 p.m. - Gallery Insider Talk with Lora Frankl of VSA Michigan. No charge.

10/1 5 p.m. - Reception for VSA Michigan Traveling Exhibit: Inside Out Art 2008 No charge.

10/6 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Glass artist Beth Cox is featured at the Artists' Gathering sponsored by Bay Area Art Association. Call 786-3102 for information.

10/10 NOON - Submission deadline for Northern Exposure XV. All items must be received by noon so they can be forwarded to juror Mike Volker. No late entries can be accepted.

10/11 3 p.m. - Deadline for applications for artists to sell at Holiday Arts Fair, November 1.

10/11 Remnants Barbershop Chorus Harvest of Harmony in the Theater.

10/17 Notifications of acceptance to Northern Exposure XV are mailed or e-mailed.

10/17, 10/18 7 p.m. - Superior Radio Hour returns to the Theater at the Bonifas. All the glamour of last year, eh? Plus Pirates of the Inland Seas! Tickets $10.

10/20 7 p.m. - Bay de Noc International Dancers meet with Sue Robishaw every Monday. No partner needed. No charge, donations welcome.

10/21 4 to 6 p.m. - Loyal Order of the Oblong Table Writers' Group meets with Darby Mitchell at 8th Street Coffeehouse, 8th and Ludington Streets. Call 786-2553 for information.

10/25 Artists deliver Northern Exposure XV artwork to the Bonifas. Through November 1.

11/1 Holiday Arts Fair in the Gallery - shop, don't drop as you enjoy the juried booths offering art and crafts from throughout the U.P. Cookies, too!

11/6 Northern Exposure XV opens in the Gallery. This annual juried show of all U.P. artists in whatever media is always fantastic! Through December 18.

11/6 7 to 9 p.m. - Artists Reception for Northern Exposure XV. Public welcome; no charge. Awards ceremony at 8 p.m.

11/7 8:30 to 10 a.m. - The Morning After Artists' Klatch. Coffee and conversation in the Gallery, with Northern Exposure XV artists and juror Mike Volker. No charge.

11/7 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Printmaking for Painters with Northern Exposure XV juror Mike Volker.

11/8 Northern Exposure XV, show ends February 12th. No charge to visit.

11/22 7 p.m. - Crooner Cabaret in the Studio. Smooth voices, great munchies. $12 in advance; $15 at the door.
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12/1 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Artists' Gathering sponsored by Bay Area Art Association. Call 786-3102.

12/18 Last day to enjoy Northern Exposure XV in the Gallery.

12/19 Artists pick up work from Northern Exposure XV. Also 12/20 and 12/23.


2009 BEGINS AS SCHEDULED!

1/5 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Artists' Gathering sponsored by Bay Area Art Association. Call 786-3102.

1/8 John Lundeen and Martha Fieber - Two one-artist displays in the Gallery through February 12. No charge to visit.

2/7 Submission deadline for Elementary Youth In Art artists.

2/12 Last day to enjoy Lundeen and Fieber in the Gallery.

2/14 Submission deadline for Junior and Senior High Artists for Youth In Art.

2/26 Youth In Art, sponsored annually by NewPage, opens in the Gallery. Through March 26. No charge to visit.

3/2 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Artists' Gathering sponsored by Bay Area Art Association. Call 786-3102.

3/5 6 to 7 p.m. - Artists Reception and Award Ceremony for artists grades Kindergarten through 3rd. No charge to attend.

3/12 6 to 7 p.m. - Artists Reception and Award Ceremony for artists grades four through six. No charge to attend.

3/19 6 to 7 p.m. - Artists Reception and Award Ceremony for junior and senior high school age artists. No charge to attend.

3/26 Last day to enjoy Youth In Art, sponsored by NewPage.

4/2 Homage to the Human Being: Ingrid Cline-Blixt. Ends April 23rd, no charge to visit.

4/16 Congressional High School Competition. Show ends April 30th, no charge to visit.

5/2 Manistique Art Club. Show ends May 24th, no charge to visit.

5/4 Auction Preview Week begins in the Gallery. Come check out the treasures available in this year's Auction for the Arts, our largest fundraiser of the year. Through May 9.

5/9 Auction for the Arts. Get your Mothers' Day presents here!

5/14 Bay Area Arts Membership Show. Ends June 18th. No charge to visit.

6/25 Fires Around the Lakes Regional Glass Competition. Show ends July 30th; no charge to visit.

8/25 Gladstone Drawing Club. Show ends September 15th, no charge to visit.

9/25 Very Special Artists. Show ends October 25th, no charge to visit.

**All classes must meet student minimums by at least one week before class begins in order to run. Registration will remain open as long as space is available; walk-ins are fine if we have materials and room. Best bet is to call for class status and register by class deadline.