Calendar Of Current Events
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May 2008
May 1 - Lynne Loftis is retiring after 34 years at the Museum. more...
May 5 – EMFD practice
May 6-9 – Early Michigan Festival Days (T-F) 9 am-2 pm
May 11 – Mothers Day
May 15 at 7 pm - Please join us for a FREE Lecture "Art of the Untrained:
Wonderful Visionaries and Their Works" presented by
Detoit sculptor Sergio De Guisiti
This is the first of four in our 2008 lecture series.
May 22 - A Grand Day Out with the Domestic Travel Committee
The Museum’s Domestic Travel Committee announces a
day trip to Grand Rapids on Thursday, May 22. Included
is a guide tour of the new Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM)
followed by a self-guided tour of the Gerald R. Ford
Presidental Museum.
Dinner is at the acclaimed Tapas Bistro, San Chez, where
specialty foods will be prepared just for The Ella’s group.
Transportation, Museum admissions, and dinner is included in
the price ($95.00 for Members, $105.00 for non-members).
Call the Museum to reserve your place today.
Also coming up is a trip to Northern Michigan in
September-- details in the next Newsletter.
May 23 - September 14, 2008 - Pyron Gallery Exhibit
A Day in the Park: A History of the Ella W. Sharp Park
May 26 – Museum Closed, Memorial Day
June 2008
June 2 – Volunteer Breakfast (Mon) 9:00-10:30 am
June 5 at 7 pm: Please join us for this FREE Family Event
"Journey to Paradise on the Erie Canal"
presented by Michael P. Deren
This is the second of Four in our 2008 lecture series.
June 6 – Spring Pioneer Living ends
June 14 - Art & Wine Festival (Sat) noon-8 pm, Member preview
10 am-noon
June 16 – Summer ‘s Cool begins, M-F, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
June 22 – Exhibit Closes Jackson Civic Art Biannual Exhibit
June 29 – Exhibit Opening Heisey Glass
uly 2008
July 4 – Museum Closed, Fourth of July
July 7 – Exhibit Closes Michigan Watercolor Society
July 13 – Exhibit Opening Michigan Handweavers
July 15-17 – Summer Days at Hillside T-Th 11:00 am-2:30 pm
July 25 – Summer Party Fri, 8-midnight
August 2008
August 15 - Summer ‘S Cool ends
August 20 – Art `a Loan, Meet the Artists Wednesday 5-6 pm
September 2008
September 1 – Museum Closed, Labor Day
September 8 – Fall classes begin for adults
September 15 – Fall classes begin for children
September 16 - 19 - Travel...Go North!
Visit northern Michigan with the
Domestic Travel Committee
September 16-18.
Highlights of the trip include a stay at the recently
renovated Park Place Hotel in Traverse City, tours
of the Dennos Museum, the Old Mission Peninsula
Winery and the Music Museum.
Fabulous meals are part of the experience at only
$390 per Member and $410 for nonmembers. Single
supplement is $100 extra (these are the correct prices)
For full details contact the Museum at 517.787.2320.
September 18 at 7 pm: Please join us for the FREE "SculptureWalk at the Ella" Lecture presented by noted Michigan Sculptor
Ken Thompson.
This is the third of four in our 2008 lecture series.
September 21 – Exhibit Closes Michigan Handweavers
September 23 – Fall Pioneer Living begins
September 28 – Exhibit Opening - Art-A-Loan
September 28 – Exhibit Closes Heisey Glass
September 29 – AGTS Training Mon, 10-noon orientation & 1-2 pm kitsOctober 2008
October 5 – Community Event, Fall Harvest Sun, noon-4 pm
October 5 – Exhibit Opening - Mid 29th Century Toy Trucks
October 7-10 & 14-17 – Youth Art Festival
October 18 – Art-A-Loan Rental Reception Sat 2-4 pm
October 18 – Exhibit Close Art `a Loan
October 26 – Exhibit Opening
October 31 – Scary, Scary Night Halloween Fri, 6-8 pm
November 2008
November 6 at 7 pm - FREE Family Event "Rudolph, Frosty, and
Captain Kangaroo: The Musical Life of
Hecky Krasnow - Producer of the World's
Most Beloved Children's Songs" presented
and performed by Judy Gail Krasnow
This is the final of the four 2008 lecture series
November 21 – Fall Pioneer Living ends
November 27- Museum Closed Thanksgiving
November 28 & 29 – Holly mART Friday Members preview 9-10 am
10 am-8 pm & Sat 10 am-4 pm
November 28 – Bread & Soup Buffet in the Granary Restaurant
Friday 6-8 pm
December 2008
January 2008
February 2008
the latest
The Ella is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a State of Michigan Landmark and accredited by the American Association of Museums.
