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Arts/Entertainment
Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter March 30, 2016 • Page 7

NI Band Festival will pay tribute to alumni band founder

Special appeal made for band members
This year is the 25th anniver- struments for this year’s band festival,”
sary of the alumni band’s appear- announced Bill Schickel, general man- Anyone who wants to join in the KCMR Alumni Band project
ance at the Band Festival. Back in ager for the radio station. He added, can contact KCMR at 641-424- Once KCMR has heard
190 Dr. David Darnell, former Ma- some years the alumni band has been 9300 or [email protected] and from the alumni band volun-
son City Superintendent of Schools, challenged to find enough musi- provide your name and what instru- teer band members they will get them
led the very first alumni band. cians, so Inspiration 97.9 KCMR has ment you will play. KCMR is work- all the details on how they can be part
To help celebrate and enjoy the decided to team up with the alum- ing with long time alumni band or- of the KCMR Alumni Band at this
legacy of the alumni band, Inspi- ni band to try to grow the size of ganizer Nancy Wolf to coordinate year’s Band Festival.
ration 97.9 KCMR is trying to the band for this year’s alumni band’s
help bring in more band member 25th anniversary celebration.
musicians to commemorate 25 years. Schickel observed, “We know
Inspiration 97.9 KCMR is look- that many of our listeners are avid
ing for people from throughout music lovers and thought this gives
North Iowa who have been a march- them a chance to be part of a fun
ing band member in years past to help marching band performance during
create a KCMR marching band for this year’s band festival parade.”
this year’s North Iowa Band Festival. If someone wants to send in
“North Iowa has a rich history a picture from their high school
of music and marching bands. Staff marching band days, those pic-
members at KCMR thought this tures will be posted on Inspiration
would be a fun way for former march- 97.9 KCMR Facebook page.
ing band members to get out their in-
Evening of Big Band
ballroom dancing Youngtsers invited to learn

planned at Arts Center Art FUNdamentals at CLAC
On Saturday, April 9, from 10:30 would ordinarily be tossed in the re-
– 11:30 a.m. at the Clear Lake Arts cycle or trash bin. We will be using
Center, Art FUNdamentals instruc- these to create new works of art.” Artist Dee Frederick will
On Saturday, April 23, the Clear Cash bar (wine and beer) available. tor Angie Roe Gauden will guide The Arts Center will also have lead watercolor workshop
Lake Arts Center presents an op- Tables can be reserved for $10 (tables children ages five-years-old and up these ‘art materials’ on hand.
portunity to move to the beat of Big hold up to eight people). Seating is through an exploration of Upcycling Art FUNdamentals is a youth
Band music with Nonsemble’s Club limited. as an art form, using the bottle-top in- art program offered at the Clear Lake Award winning Clear Lake art- erick holds a degree in art education.
Flamingo – an intimate evening of Nonsemble is a troupe of local stallations of El Anatsui as inspiration. Arts Center on the second Saturday of ist, Delores ‘Dee’ Frederick, will teach “We are honored to have Dee
live music, ballroom dancing and musicians directed by bandleader Jim Children are invited to bring their every month. The objective is to ex- a watercolor workshop at the Clear as a member, volunteer and teacher,”
decadent desserts. The show starts at Larson. Members of the band include own ‘art materials’ - papers they have plore different art medias, techniques, Lake Arts Center on Saturday, April commented Paula Hanus, director
7 p.m. John Aslakson, Keith Bauer, Ken Ha- brought home from school that would processes while focusing on an art and 23, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 of the Clear Lake Arts Center, when
Reminiscent of the nightclub and nus, John Henry, Doug Jensen, Terry ordinarily be discarded. design principle (color, shape, pattern, p.m. This workshop is for beginner asked about Frederick’s class. “Oppor-
‘social’ ballroom from days past, the Kaduce, Jim Larson, Dick Morris, “Upcycling is reusing materi- form, etc.) using the history of art and and intermediate painters and will fo- tunities to learn from someone as ac-
Clear Lake Arts Center, with the help Bill Nicholas, Jim Reisinger, Janelle als that would ordinarily be thrown culture as the subject matter. cus on painting a collection of wild- complished as Dee don’t happen very
of Nonsemble, will transform their Renner, Jim Reynolds, Dick Schin- away to create an object or product of The class fee is $6 per child. flowers. often. Typically one would have to
Sukup Performing Arts Wing and now, Ron Stroup, Margaret Tue and higher quality or value,” explains Pau- Registration is appreciated, but not Frederick is a very accomplished travel quite a ways to get a comparable
Hanson Gallery into Club Flamingo. Dave Underwood. la Hanus, director of the Clear Lake required. To register, call or email the watercolorist having worked in the class. We’re excited she has agreed to
Live music, dancing and dessert is Tickets can be purchased by call- Arts Center. “El Anatsui is the mas- Clear Lake Arts Center at 641-357- medium for more than 25 years. Her teach it.”
included in the price of the ticket. ing 641-357-1998, emailing clac@ ter of upcycling. To help illustrate the 1998 or [email protected]. works have been displayed in numer- The Dee Frederick ‘Painting
Tickets on sale now; $8 per person, cltel.net or visiting the Clear Lake concept, we’re inviting the students to Art FUNdamentals is sponsored ous galleries in the Midwest; and she Wildflowers’ Watercolor Workshop
$15 per couple in advance or $9 per Arts Center, 17 S. 4th St. This event is bring their own ‘art materials,’ papers by the McQuaid Agency and Dave herself has been a student of many fee is $45 ($40 for Arts Center mem-
person, $18 per couple at the door. sponsored by Jim and Glenda Larson. they brought home from school that and Susan Nagle. nationally acclaimed artists. In 1988, bers). Some supplies are included. A
All tickets include dessert and coffee. after having her work selected for the supply list will be provided at regis-
Iowa Watercolor Society annual show tration. To register, call or email the
CLACA welcomes Mack Bailey to stage Tuesday in three consecutive years, she became a Clear Lake Arts Center at 357-1998
signature member of the Society. Fred- or [email protected].

On Tuesday, April 5, the Clear Bailey. Mack accompanies himself in a wide Call made for re-purpose entries
Lake Area Concert Association Former tenor with the world- ranging program of folk, pop, hu-
(CLACA) presents folk singer Mack renowned folk trio, “The Limeliters,” morous and original songs, including
such familiar tunes as “Misty,” “Sunny
Youth art exhibit on display Side of the Street,” “Danny Boy,” and The Clear Lake Arts Center, in the Clear Lake Arts Center, 17 S. 4th
at MacNider Art Museum a host of other fun songs, plus some cooperation with the Clear Lake Earth St., anytime through Saturday, April 2
Have it Made! is the theme of the help us recognize students whose art- of his more serious original composi- Days Committee, announces their during regular business hours (10 a.m.
32nd annual Youth Art Month Exhi- work was selected for this year’s show. tions. MACK BAILEY 2016 Re-Purpose Exhibit and Com- – 5 p.m.). The exhibit will run April
bition. The display is now open in the The reception will be hosted by Alpha The show will be on Tuesday, Albert Lea Civic Music Association in petition. 8-23 with a Meet the Artist’s Recep-
Center Space Gallery of the Charles Delta Kappa, an honorary sorority for April 5, at 7 p.m., in E.B. Stillman Albert Lea, Minn., the Kossuth Coun- This exhibition has five catego- tion and Awards Ceremony on Satur-
H. MacNider Art Museum, Mason women in education. Auditorium at 1601 3rd Ave. N in ty Concert Association in Algona, the ries. 2-D Work of Art (could be a day, April 16, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
City. This year the spotlight shines on The purpose of Youth Art Month Clear Lake. Mitchell County Concert Association collage/painting), 3-D Work of Art The top five works will then be on
high school students, celebrating the is to emphasize the value of art edu- Admission to all CLACA pre- in Osage, and the Waldorf Commu- (free-standing structure – may hang display at the Green Expo on Thurs-
creativity and inventive energy of stu- cation for all students and to encour- sentations is on a membership basis; nity Artist Series in Forest City. For on the wall but 3-dimensional in na- day, April 21, at the Surf Ballroom.
dents in ninth through twelfth grade. age support for quality school art memberships for the entire season are additional information, see clearlake- ture), Functional (has dual functions, There the public will vote on Best of
Student artists whose work has programs. Art teachers from AEA $40 for adults, $15 for students, and concerts.org. it is a work of art and an object of Show. The prize for best of show is
been selected for inclusion in the ex- Area 267, Clear Lake Regional Office $85 for a family. These can be pur- use), Wearable (has dual functions, $100 in Clear Lake Chamber Bucks.
hibition will be honored at a reception schools were invited to enter artwork chased at the door, at the Clear Lake it is a work of art and an object to Best of Show will be announced at
and recognition ceremony at the Mu- from their students. Sixty-three works Area Chamber of Commerce or the wear) and Fiber (not wearable). All Clear Lake’s Earth Fest in City Park
seum on Saturday, March 19, at 10 from thirteen schools were selected for Clear Lake Arts Center, or by calling works will be judged and $25 in Clear on Saturday, April 23.
p.m. Students, families, friends, and this year’s show. The exhibition con- 641-357-6518. CLACA members Lake Chamber Bucks will be awarded Download the rules and entry
the public are invited to attend and tinues through Saturday, April 23. can also attend numerous additional to the works named best in category. form from the CLAC website, www.
concerts through the reciprocal ar- Five awards total. clartscenter.com, or pick them up at
rangement that CLACA has with the This competition is open to ev- the Clear Lake Arts Center.
eryone. Works must be dropped off to

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