Events

Calendar:

Ongoing

Parkside Arts Council "Member's Gallery" - Open Thursday - Saturday from 12pm - 5 pm

Located at 202 N. Bridge Street, Downtown Bellaire

Featuring regional member artists. Everything from Jewelry to Oil Paintings. For more information on becoming part of the gallery, click here .

Classes & Workshops

Winter & Spring Classes/Workshops - Click Here for more information

January

- Kids Art Classes - Instructor: Mary Ellen Murphy

4 Saturday Mornings, 10:00 - 11:30 am. Jan 14, 21, 28 and February 4.
Ages 8-12

- Senior Yoga - Instructor Heidi Dietrich

4 Tuesday Afternoons @ 2pm. Jan 10, 17, 24, & 31.

- Yoga for Relaxation - Instructor Daryl Busch

3 Thursday Afternoons @ 12:00 pm. Jan 5, 12, & 19.

February

- Ages: 0-5 - Art Based Socialization Playgroups in Partnership with Antrim County Early Childhood Groups.

2nd Wednesday of the month. FREE. Ages 0-5. 10 am - 11 am. No registration required.

- All About Aromatherapy Workshop - Melissa Zelenak, Instructor

(1) Saturday, February 4th or February 11th, 2pm-3:30pm

- Senior Yoga - w/ Heidi Dietrich, E-RYT

(4) Tuesday Afternoons @ 2:00 pm. February 7, 14, 21 & 28.

- ART FILM PHILOSOPHY

JOIN US FOR COMPELLING TOPICS AND ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS TWO WEDNESDAYS A MONTH ALL YEAR LONG AT THE BELLAIRE COMMUNITY HALL, 202 N BRIDGE ST.
DONATIONS APPRECIATED. A PARTNERSHIP OF ISLAND AND PARKSIDE ARTS COUNCIL.

LEARN MORE AT WWW.ARTMEETSEARTH.ORG WWW.PARKSIDEARTS.ORG (231) 480-4515

FEB 8: STORIES IN SONG: THE BASICS OF NARRATIVE SONGWRITING

This interactive workshop will teach the basics of narrative songwriting. Targeted at beginners (no experience or musical talent necessary!), all levels of songwriters will find it interesting and fun. Bring instruments, writing materials, and a desire to set stories to music. This workshop will be led by Jen Schaap and Mark Blaauw-Hara, songwriters in the Boyne River Remedy, and will feature several other members of the Petoskey-based band.

FEB 22: THE GREENHORNS + YOUNG FARMER PANEL

THE GREENHORNS documentary film explores the lives of America’s young farming community, and shows how a new generation of agrarians are working to reverse negative trends in agriculture in favor of healthy food, local and regional foodsheds, and the revitalization of rural economies--one farm at a time. Followed by a question and answer panel featuring members of the farming community of Northwest Lower Michigan.

March

YOUTH CLASSES:

- Ages: 0-5 - Art Based Socialization Playgroups in Partnership with Antrim County Early Childhood Groups.

2nd Wednesday of the month. FREE. Ages 0-5. 10 am - 11 am. No registration required.

- Kids Art Class

(4) Saturdays, March 3, 10, 17 & 24 – 12:30 m – 2:00 pm

- Clay for Kids Class, Melissa Zelenak, Instructor

(4) Saturdays, March 3, 10, 17 & 24 - 10:00 – 12:00

ADULT CLASSES:

- Painting Fundamentals and Materials - Instructor: Peter Balestrieri

4 Monday Mornings, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. March 12, 19, 26, & April 2. Ages: Adult Class.

- Intro to Acrylics I, Mary Guntzviller Instructor

(2) Tuesdays - March 13 & 20, 2012 6:30pm-9:30pm

- Intro to Acrylics II, Mary Guntzviller Instructor

(2) Tuesdays – April 10 & 17, 2012 6:30pm-9:30pm

- Intro to Watercolor I, Mary Guntzviller Instructor

(2) Thursdays, March 15 & 22, 2012 6:30pm-9:30pm

- Intro to Watercolor II, Mary Guntzviller Instructor

(2) Thursdays, April 12 & 19, 2012 6:30pm-9:30pm

- ART FILM PHILOSOPHY

LEARN MORE AT WWW.ARTMEETSEARTH.ORG WWW.PARKSIDEARTS.ORG (231) 480-4515

MAR 14: THE BUSINESS OF ART

Rachel Krino, along with other artists from the area, will present and lead a discussion on the business of art, including marketing and basic management of an art business. Information presented will be useful for artists but relevant for anyone who wants to do creative marketing. Topics will include how to apply for grants, and residency programs, take photos of your work, the importance of documentation, how to have a day job and still make time for making art, and more.

MAR 28: RIVERS AND TIDES

Wildly praised by the nation's top critics, the 2004 theatrical hit RIVERS AND TIDES is a mesmerizing, poetic and curiously contemplative portrait of revered Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, whose long-winding rock walls, icicle assemblages and other intricate, druidic masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in the wild. Gorgeously shot and edited by director Thomas Riedelsheimer, RIVERS AND TIDES is an intoxicating study of the fragile relationship between man, art and nature.

April

- ART FILM PHILOSOPHY

LEARN MORE AT WWW.ARTMEETSEARTH.ORG WWW.PARKSIDEARTS.ORG (231) 480-4515

APR 11: CITY DESIGN FOR CHANCE ENCOUNTERS WITH CONSEQUENTIAL STRANGERS

Gary Howe, editor of the blog My Wheels are Turning (MyWHaT), shares his interest in community design and how it influences the ways we interact with one another. One of the bonuses of well-designed places are chance encounters with consequential strangers. Come discuss how design for spontaneous and serendipitous encounters with neighbors and strangers impacts us more than we think.

APR 25: THE GLEANERS AND I

This award-winning French documentary expands the definition of gleaners to include not only peasants who scavenge cultivated fields after a harvest, but also urban foragers, chefs de cuisine, and the filmmaker herself. More than just a critique of the decadence of advanced capitalism, THE GLEANERS AND I won numerous awards at its release, including Best Non-Fiction Film-2001 from the National Society of Film Critics.

May

- ART FILM PHILOSOPHY

LEARN MORE AT WWW.ARTMEETSEARTH.ORG WWW.PARKSIDEARTS.ORG (231) 480-4515

MAY 9: IMPACT INVESTING: A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION

The national Slow Money movement, peer-to-peer lending platforms, regional lending funds, and grass-roots community investment groups are just a few of the exciting innovations emerging to meet the needs of impact investors pursuing environmental, social, and financial returns (i.e, a triple bottom line or 3BL). During this interactive session, participants will share and discuss ideas to accelerate impact investing in Northern Michigan.

MAY 23: FILM TBA

Stop by the hall or call us at (231) 480-4515 to hear about great upcoming movies!

June

- ART FILM PHILOSOPHY

LEARN MORE AT WWW.ARTMEETSEARTH.ORG WWW.PARKSIDEARTS.ORG (231) 480-4515

JUN 13: MODERN DANCE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

Gretchen Eichberger and Stephanie Overton will discuss the role of modern dance in our country and community, bringing specific attention to the ways dance is practiced in Northern Lower Michigan and the challenges faced by working dance artists in this area.

July

Antrim Artists Studio Tour - 3rd Sunday in July from 10 am - 4pm. More information coming soon.

August

Rubber Ducky Festival

September

Parkside Fine Arts Festival - Sept. 8th from 10 am - 4pm. Bridgewalk Bed and Breakfast, Central Lake