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MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART FEBRUARY 2008 CALENDAR
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 5 and 6, 4:30-6:00 pm
CHINESE LANTERNS CLASS
Cost for one child and one accompanying adult: $25 MMA members/$30 non-members
Instructor: Anne Leach
Ring in the Chinese New Year by making your own Chinese lantern. Participants will design and paint their own paper in the first session and then assemble their lanterns in the second session. This is a wonderful project for a child and adult to make together. Come ring in the Year of the Rat in this special way at the MMA! Call 231/720-2571 to register.
Wednesday, February 6, 10:30 am
FRIENDS OF ART PROGRAM
The Downtown Muskegon Botanical Gardens
Mrs. Florence Bright, Muskegon community activist, will discuss the many gardens that will be part of the initial upcoming American Public Gardens Association Garden Tour.
Thursday, February 7, 12:15 pm
BROWN BAG SERIES
The Early Years of Jazz
Listen in on the early years of jazz with music by Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, and Coleman Hawkins. February Brown Bags feature audio programs of music-instead of films- played by jazz musicians. Some visual information will accompany the music. Brown Bag Series programs are free. Bring your lunch; the coffee and cookies are on us!
Thursday, February 7
OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK
Sonja Blomdahl: Incalmo/glass
Reception from 5:30 - 7:00 pm.
Talk by Sonja Blomdahl at 7:00 pm.
Master glass artist Sonja Blomdahl bases her colorful and vibrant forms on classical Greek container forms, using her own sensibility and technical skill to transform them into distinctly modern artworks. The incalmo technique involves the fusing of two bubbles of glass into one continuous shape, resulting in a unique layering of transparent color. Blomdahl's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in the collections of the Renwick Gallery, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, the Muskegon Museum of Art, and in many private collections. She owns and operates her own studio in Seattle and teaches at the renowned Pilchuck Glass School. Incalmo is organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and is the artist's first solo museum exhibition.
February 9, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
OUTER SPACE SUPER SATURDAY
Free Family Fun Day
Up, up, and away... Explore the galaxy through Hubble space photography, listen to a space story, create your own planet, and watch those wild Muppets take a trip through space! Super Saturdays are underwritten by a grant provided by the Alcoa Foundation Supporting Howmet Castings Communities.
10:00-10:30 am Story Time: Listen to space stories read by Hackley Public Library staff in MMA Walker Gallery B, where the far out Hubble photographs are showcased.
10:30 am and 1:00 pm Film: Muppets from Space
Watch the Muppets as they take off on a funny adventure into space. All of your favorite characters- including Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Kermit, and the rest of the gang-will make this space escapade a blast! (1hr., 28 mins.)
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Make & Take: BLAST OFF! Use your imagination to create your own planet with oil pastels.
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Guided Exhibition Tours: Learn about Heavens Above: Photographs of the Universe From the Hubble Telescope with Joyce Jack-Hughes, museum docent.
Monday, February 11, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
WEST SHORE GRAPHIC ARTS SOCIETY PROGRAM
Reception for Contemporary Asian Print Exhibition
Join the MMA's West Shore Graphic Arts Society for this event at Muskegon Community College's Overbrook Gallery.
Thursday, February 14, 12:15 pm
BROWN BAG SERIES
Valentine's Day: Torch Songs of Jazz
Bring your sweetie and we will supply sweet treats and the sweet sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Johnny Hartman. February Brown Bags feature audio programs of music-instead of films- played by jazz musicians. Some visual information will accompany the music. Brown Bag Series programs are free. Bring your lunch; the coffee and cookies are on us!
Wednesday, February 20, 10:30 am
FRIENDS OF ART PROGRAM
Out of the Bedroom, Into the Gallery: Contemporary Art Quilts
Speaker: MMA Friends of Art member Dona Hettle.
Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 pm
Iddings Unleashed:
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOVIE AT THE MUSEUM
The Pink Panther (1963)
Peter Sellers stars in this first Pink Panther movie as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, who tries to catch a jewel thief who is right under his nose. (1 hr., 53 mins.) Muskegon Chronicle journalist and film critic Bill Iddings hosts this series of off -the-beaten-track films in the MMA auditorium. Enjoy some background information and film trivia, courtesy of Bill. Admission is free.
Thursday, February 21, 12:15 pm
BROWN BAG SERIES
Bebop and Beyond
Bop your way to the MMA to hear wonderful music by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane. February Brown Bags feature audio programs of music-instead of films- played by jazz musicians. Some visual information will accompany the music. Brown Bag Series programs are free. Bring your lunch; the coffee and cookies are on us!
Thursday, February 28, 12:15 pm
BROWN BAG SERIES
Jazz Today
Experience Wynton Marsalis, an established jazz musician who represents contemporary jazz. February Brown Bags feature audio programs of music-instead of films- played by jazz musicians. Some visual information will accompany the music. Brown Bag Series programs are free. Bring your lunch; the coffee and cookies are on us!
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