Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series concert at the Dogwood on November 17 The Fremont Area Community Foundation invites you to experience a wonderful concert by the Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series on Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. at the Dogwood Center's Black Box! Come on out and enjoy pianist Sookkyung Cho, violinist Clara Lyon, and cellist Hannah Collins as they perform Franz Schubert's B Flat Piano Trio and Antonin Dvorak's Piano Trio in G minor. Director of the GV Piano Chamber Series, Sookkyung Cho is Associate Professor of Piano at Grand Valley State University. As a soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared in venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Sarasota Opera House, Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in Canada, Château de Fontainebleau in France, Bilkent Piano Festival in Turkey, and Xi’an Conservatory in China. Dr. Cho received a bachelor’s degree from Juilliard, and earned a master’s degree at Peabody and a doctorate at Juilliard as a C.V. Starr fellow. Clara Lyon is an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, and curator. For the last eight seasons she was a violinist and the Director of Programs for the Chicago-based Spektral Quartet, during which time they were nominated for three GRAMMY awards, commissioned and performed dozens of new works for string quartet, and were in residence at the University of Chicago’s Music Department. Hannah Collins is a dynamic performer and has recently performed with A Far Cry, Bach Aria Soloists, and The Knights. She holds degrees in biomedical engineering and music from Yale, Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and CUNY Grad Center. She teaches at the University of Kansas. The Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series (GVPCS) was founded in 2021 to share the joy and beauty of classical piano chamber music with all in West Michigan and present performances of the highest caliber. The concert is free to attend! What a treat to have these talented musicians perform right here in Newaygo County! Join us for a great Sunday afternoon at the Dogwood! For information, phone 231.924.8885. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. 
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 Grammy nominated pianist Judy Carmichael will perform on the Dogwood Center main stage on November 9 at 7:30 p.m.! Judy is one of the world’s leading interpreters of stride piano and swing. Count Basie nicknamed her “Stride,” acknowledging the command with which she plays this technically and physically demanding jazz piano style. Judy has taken this infectious style of music and her equally infectious personality everywhere from posh nightclubs in Paris and Melbourne to Carnegie Hall and a Rio concert for ten thousand Brazilians; from Arundel Castle to Castle Fraser for the National Trust of Scotland. Carmichael has been featured on A Prairie Home Companion, NPR’s Morning Edition, Entertainment Tonight, CBS’ Sunday Morning, CNN’s Business Unusual, and the BBC’s Loose Ends, In Tune, Up All Night, Woman’s Hour and numerous other shows. For 25 years Judy has produced and hosted Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired radio show which broadcasts on NPR stations across America. She has written two books on stride piano and numerous articles about jazz. What a special treat to have such a talented musician perform in Newaygo County! Tickets are $20 and are available through the Dogwood Center Box Office, NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont, on-line at www.dogwoodcenter.com or just click here. For information, phone 231.924.8885. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont.  Brad Lancaster presents Magis, Monsters & Mirth The Fremont Library will also host magician Brad Lancaster for his Magic, Monsters, & Mirth: A (Not So) Scary Halloween Show on Thursday, October 24th at 4:00 p.m. This is a program with tons of fun and audience participation. It's a program that appeals to kids and adults and celebrates Halloween through the use of storytelling, puppetry, and magic. After the show we will have crafts for you to enjoy.
 The Cast Stage Door Players latest show The Boarding House is coming to their downtown White Cloud theater November 1st, 2nd, 8th & 9th. Miss Harriet runs a clean, cozy home with the help of the none-too-bright and perpetually terrified Tweenie, and accompanied by as zany a cast of boarders as you are likely to meet. There’s Mr. Richards, the poet who practices dying to spark his inspiration. Gladys Klotz is a taxidermist who has a direct line to the spirit world and prefers her men stuffed, while Martha Willis has every imaginable illness, from leprosy to pneumonia to heart palpitations... and loves every minute of it. Poor Hortense tries her best to keep up with Ivy, a free spirited ’artist’ who enjoys painting people’s faces, whether they want to be painted or not. Finally, the suave and mysterious Dirk Shadow and his sister Veronica have just arrived on the scene to hunt for Captain Schnook’s pirate treasure buried in the basement... or is it really just something left over from dinner? Leave it to the clever and ever-vigilant Dr. Sni-fell to unravel the mystery that will have audiences laughing from beginning to end. This play is directed by Patty Miesen-Bieber. Assistant Directors include Jeanne Bock, Ted Mitchell. Every cast member has a hand in making this production great. The cast of players are: Harriet- Jeanne Bock. Tweenie- Mary Prowles. Dr. Sni-fell- Ted Mitchell. Gladys- Erin Moull. Martha- Shelley Harris. Dirk Shadow- Pat Eickenroth. Dirk Shadows, sister Veronica- Heidi Dysinger. Mr. Richards- James Briggs II. Ivy- Laurie Deater. Hortense - Patty Miesen-Bieber.   Celtic Roots music trio, Kalos will perform in the Dogwood Center Black Box on October 25 at 7:30 p.m. The Kalos alliance echoes a definition of the Greek word, “good that inspires others to embrace what is lovely.” Well-schooled in their craft with years of experience, each specialist brings excellent credentials to the group. They love to share music that resonates with them, the traditional music of New England and the British Isles. Kalos features Ryan McKasson (fiddle, viola, vocals), Eric McDonald (guitar, mandolin, lead vocals), and Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano, vocals). All three are longstanding touring artists who, as part of their development, learned from masters of traditional music. Their individual artistry springs from these strong traditional roots. While much of Kalos’ material is rooted in traditional forms, this does not limit the trio’s scope and collective imagination is the primary expression in its music. Join us for this memorable live music experience! Make your evening extra special and enjoy a great dinner before coming to the Dogwood for the concert! Harrington Inn’s Eleven Seventeen Lounge is a wonderful place to have dinner before attending the Kalos concert at the Dogwood on October 25! Harrington Inn’s Eleven Seventeen Lounge is located at 1117 W. Main Street in Fremont, just 2.5 miles west of the Dogwood Center. Their restaurant hours are Monday - Friday, 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Join us for a great night in the Dogwood Black Box! Tickets are $17.50 and are available through the Dogwood Center Box Office, NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont, on-line by clicking here . Beer and wine will be available at a cash bar. For information, phone 231.924.8885. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont.  Join us at the Dogwood Center on Saturday, October 12 for a very special evening of poetry and music with “The Mad Angler meets the Mad Cellist”, featuring Michael Delp and Crispin Campbell. This moving and expressive performance will feature Delp’s Mad Angler poems paired with Campbell on cello. Delp was an instructor of creative writing at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Delp’s literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series. He is known for writing about nature, especially fishing and water. Crispin Campbell is the principal cellist of the Traverse City Symphony Orchestra and a retired Instructor of Cello at Interlochen Arts Academy. Poet Delp and cellist Campbell team up for this performance that provides Delp’s alter ego, The Mad Angler, whose magical vignettes counterbalanced with Campbell’s cello improvisations, with The Mad Cellist echoing the sounds of the river, the raucous calls of the crows, and the down and dirty earthiness of the blues. Also featured will be master Dobro player Joe Wilson of Steppin’ In It, and inventive jazz pianist Steve Stargardt who will be joining Campbell in the interludes between the poetry of The Mad Angler. This unique program celebrates the living nature of water, Michigan’s most precious resource, in an evening of humor, irreverence, sincerity and profound truth. Join us for a great night in the Dogwood Black Box! Tickets are $15.00 and are available through the Dogwood Center Box Office, NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont, or on-line at www.dogwoodcenter.com or click here! For information, phone 231.924.8885. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont.   NCCA-Artsplace appreciates our donors, artists, class participants, volunteers and community members! And…we want to say "Thank You" for making NCCA-Artsplace a place where everyone can enjoy the arts! Community members are invited to the NCCA-Artsplace "Thank You Party" on Thursday, October 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join in and experience the "Newaygo County Creates" exhibit, demonstrating artists, great food, and fantastic people! 2024 is again a strong year for NCCA-Artsplace with our portfolio of program offerings and community engagement with the arts. Our programs provide vibrancy, enjoyment, challenge, skill learning, and social engagement for a wide spectrum of residents of Newaygo County. Thank you for being a part of NCCA-Artsplace! Your support and involvement helps us fulfill our mission to promote lifelong involvement in the arts. Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 10, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. for the "NCCA-Artsplace Thank You Party". The event is free to attend, and a courtesy call to 231.924.4022 for your attendance is appreciated. Surround yourself with art and let us say "Thank you" in person! We hope you will join us! NCCA-Artsplace is located at 13 East Main Street in downtown Fremont. Call 231.924.4022 to register your attendance. |
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