Tri-ARTs Calendar

July 2017 Show "Musings in Paint and Stone" opens at Gallery Uptown Friday, July 7
2017-07-07 08:00 - 2017-08-06 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington St., Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Reception at Gallery Uptown Friday, July 7, 2017 5:30-8:00pm

“Musings in Paint and Stone” opens at Gallery Uptown Friday, July 7, 2017 from 5:30-8pm. Enjoy wine and horse d’oeuvres as artists Maggie Bandstra, Marlan Cotner, Jackie Helder and Brian Meuser talk about their work.
The public is invited to attend this free event. The show runs from July 1 – 31, 2017.

Painting by Brian Meuser

Painting by Brian Meuser

Painting by Brian Meuser

Painting by Marlan Cotner

Painting by Marlan Cotner

Painting by Maggie Bandstra

Jewelry by Jackie Helder

Woodchopper's Ball at Baker Lumber to benefit the Salvation Army
2017-07-13 17:45 - 21:00 | MI
D. Baker & Son Lumber Company Partners with The Salvation Army of Grand Haven for Woodchopper’s Ball dance fundraiser
Two local institutions, D. Baker and Son Lumber Company and The Salvation Army of Grand Haven are teaming up for a big-band benefit dance to help raise funds for The Salvation Army’s $1.1 million Capital Campaign to expand its current facility.
On Thursday, July 13 D. Baker and Son Lumber Company, located at 720 Pennoyer Avenue, will serve as host to The Woodchopper’s Ball. “We have raised about $770,000 of our goal,” states Captain Jay Davis. “We have approximately $330,000 left to raise and we are hoping The Woodchopper’s Ball will help us to raise some of those remaining funds.”
The July 13 evening will begin at 5:45 p.m. with an hour of music provided by The Heritage Hill String Quartet.
Dancing will be from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and will feature the music of The Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Bob Nixon. While the GRJO is a contemporary big band, for this event it will be playing from its dance book, to include tunes that are well known and long appreciated.
Tickets for the event are available now online at www.sagrandhaven.org and also will be available at the door. Tickets are $25 per person and $15 per person for high school and college students. There will be light refreshments provided.
A dance at the D. Baker and Son lumberyard is more than appropriate and it all goes back musically to the late Doug Baker, both a lumberman and a professional sax player.
“Doug was a great talent and plenty good enough to have earned his living as a musician in any major market,” said event co-organizer David Schock, who had plenty of opportunities to play with the elder Baker. “And he chose to play as a serious avocation and work in the family business. I think it was he who—in honor of the legendary Woody Herman tune ‘Woodchopper’s Ball’—dubbed his lumberyard the ‘Home of the Woodchopper.’ And now this event brings it all together again, maybe even as he intended.”
Nada Edson (née Baker) co-owns the lumberyard with her uncle, Bruce Baker. She is one of three fifth-generation descendants who now work at the lumberyard. “Gramps and Grama instilled a sense of community, goodwill, appreciation of music and all other arts that runs deep through our entire family,” she said. “We are proud to be Bakers and to be able to support the community and the Salvation Army by hosting The Woodchopper’s Ball. I think my grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents would be happy with us!”
The lumberyard is no stranger to community events. There have been a series of “pop up” arts shows, Art at the Yard, to benefit not only art lovers and local artists but also the Grand Haven Schools Foundation.
The Salvation Army of Grand Haven is in the midst of a $1.1 million Capital Campaign to raise funds to expand its current facility. The expanded facility will include a new multi-purpose room, three classrooms, kitchen, restrooms, office and storage space. “We are so thankful for how the community has supported us so far during this campaign,” stated Captain Sally Davis. “Our hope is this building expansion will allow us to have the space to continue to provide current and new programs and services to this community like we have done for the last 90 years.”
Along with D. Baker and Lumber Company, The Salvation Army of Grand Haven is grateful for D&W Fresh Market, Dessert by Design, and Christian Haven Independent and Assisted Living Center for their support of this event.

Literary Luncheon
2017-08-07 11:30 - 13:00 | MI
On Monday, August 7, from 11:30 to 1:00, The Bookman is hosting a Literary Luncheon at The Momentum Center!
Prepare to enjoy a wonderful meal provided by Anything Goes Catering while you meet and chat with “local authors”!

Melanie Hooyenga
Suzanne (Borsum) Kamata
Tricia McDonald
Jacquelyn Vincenta
Margaret Willey

Only $14! Sign-up in the store, as seating is limited!

Poetry Lives
2017-08-08 18:30 - 20:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Poetry Lives at The Bookman. If you enjoy poetry, whether or not you also write, YOU ARE INVITED.
We are a small group of gentle folk and enjoy sharing original poems as well as our favorites.

Not Your Mom's Bookclub
2017-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 | MI
Bring your own book—Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Love to read? Tell others what you’re reading? Swap stories and books with friends? How about with strangers? We’re celebrating the release of How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry and celebrating love of reading!
Come join us at The Bookman’s first ever Meet Up! Bring your own book to gush about, exchange it with someone else and make some connections with like-minded people.
We’ll have door prizes and light refreshments. The event is free to attend!
A portion of the proceeds of the entire day’s sales will benefit R.E.A.D. (Reading Enables Adult Development), so you can have fun and help others all at once!

Kathryn Remlinger Book Launch
2017-08-19 11:00 - 13:00 | MI
Save the date! The Bookman is pleased to host a book release party for Yooper Talk by Kathryn Remlinger!
Join us on Saturday, August 19 from 11:00 to 1:00! Kathryn will present her book, and do a signing.
Yooper Talk is a fresh and significant contribution to understanding regional language and culture in North America. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan–known as “the UP”–is historically, geographically, and culturally distinct. Struggles over land, labor, and language during the last 150 years have shaped the variety of English spoken by resident Yoopers, as well as how they are viewed by outsiders.
Stop into The Bookman and pick up your copy, and be sure to join Kathryn for the signing and talk, which are sure to be interesting and leave you thinking more deeply about our remarkable state.

Amy Young! A New Friend for Sparkle!
2017-08-26 10:30 - 11:30 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
On Saturday, August 26, celebrated children’s book author and illustrator, Amy Young, will visit The Bookman from 10:30 to 11:30!
She will read, draw, and chat about her newest book about Sparkle the Unicorn, A New Friend for Sparkle!
Stop into The Bookman to get your copy, and join us when we welcome Amy on August 26!
(Don’t miss this opportunity to meet a real live “unicorn!”)

Bookman Book Club
2017-08-30 19:00 - 20:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
This month we’re reading The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman. All are welcome to join in our discussion.

Art Beneath the Bark at Gallery Uptown
2017-09-01 17:30 - 20:00 | Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington St., Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Art Beneath the Bark opens at Gallery Uptown Friday, September 1, 2017.
201 Washington Avenue, Grand Haven, Michigan
Opening Reception: Fri. Sept. 1 , 5:30 pm – 8 pm

It is time for the annual Art Beneath the Bark at Gallery Uptown, a show of cotton fabrics, wood workings, and wooded scenes.
There will be quilts by Lana and Ron Campbell, watercolors of Catherine McClung, wood working and wood turning pieces from Steve Lohr, Doug Brinks, Tom Sampson, Jeff Grill, and Mike McClung. The public is invited to attend this free event. The show runs from August 30 – September 30, 2017.

Bookman Book Club
2017-09-27 19:00 - 20:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Discussion of Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly. All are welcome to join the discussion led by Liz Lystra. This event beings at 7pm at The Bookman.

A $500 House in Detroit
2017-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Spring Lake District Library, 123 E. Exchange St., Spring Lake, MI, 49456, United States
Book Signing/Reading. Drew Philip will share his story and book A $500 House in Detroit, Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City. This event takes place a the Spring Lake Public Library (123 E. Exchange St.).

Placing X: A Novel
2017-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Dr. Michelle S. Johnson, “Placing X: A Novel.” This is suggested for background information on the upcoming presentation by Kekla Magoon, co-author of X: A Novel, chosen by the Michigan Humanities Council for the Great Michigan Read. This event takes place at Loutit District Library.

Categories of Art Savvy
2017-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
It’s Art Walk! Learn about some different ways to view art from Holland-based artist, TJ Aitken. This event takes place at Loutit District Library.

Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett to read at Loutit District Library
2017-10-05 19:00 - 20:30 | MI
Detroit Poet Laureate NAOMI LONG MADGETT will come to Grand Haven for a reading at Loutit District Library at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 on LDL’s Upper Level Lobby. She will be joined by Detroit poet Sonya Pouncy, and Grand Rapids pianist Robin Connell. And all of them will be welcomed and introduced by Grand Rapids’ Poet Laureate, Marcel “Fable, the Poet” Price.
The free event is sponsored by Loutit District Library (LDL) and The Bookman, Grand Haven’s independent bookseller. Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.
In addition to appearing at the Library, Madgett, Pouncy, and Connell also will be presenting to students at Grand Haven High School on Friday, October 6 as part of their visit to West Michigan.
Dr. Madgett’s books of poetry include Songs to A Phantom Nightingale (1941), One and the Many (1956), Star by Star (1965) Pink Ladies in the Afternoon (1972), Exits and Entrances (1978), Octavia and Other Poems (1988), Remembrances of Spring (1993), Phantom Nightingale: Juvenilia (1981), Octavia: Guthrie and Beyond (2002), Connected Islands: New and Selected Poems (2004). In addition she has edited any number of collections, perhaps the most notable Adam of Ife: Black Women in Praise of Black Men (2006). Her poems appear in numerous journals and more than 180 anthologies both here and abroad. Several have been set to music. She also has written her autobiography, Pilgrim Journey (2006). As founder and editor of Lotus Press (1972) she has published more than 90 collections, most of them first books for up-and-coming poets.
Dr. Madgett has served as Poet Laureate of the City of Detroit since 2001 and is the recipient of the 2012 Kresge Eminent Artist Award. Among her other honors are an American Book Award, induction into three halls of fame, four honorary degrees, and several lifetime achievement awards. She has recorded some of her poems for inclusion in the collections of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. When William Milliken was elected Governor–and at the request of Helen, his wife–Dr. Madgett wrote a poem for his 1975 inauguration and read it there. As Poet Laureate, she read her poem celebrating the tri-centennial of Detroit and watched it sealed in a time capsule Dec. 31, 2001, to be opened in a hundred years.
She was born was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 5, 1923, the youngest of three children and only daughter of the Rev. Dr. Clarence Marcellus Long and Maude Hilton Long. Dr. Madgett earned a Master of Arts in English Education from Wayne State University and her Doctorate at Eastern Michigan University. She taught in Detroit Public Schools for 12 years prior to her appointment as Professor of English at Eastern Michigan University, from which she retired in 1984 as Professor of English Emeritus.
In 1993, the national Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award was established to recognize and publish an outstanding manuscript by an African American poet. This annual award continues under the sponsorship of Broadside Lotus Press.
SONYA MARIE POUNCY is a Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop Fellow and holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Central Michigan University. Her work has appeared in Callaloo, Temenos, the Central Review, Aunt Chloe: A Journal of Artful Candor; and Drum Voices Revue; as well as the anthologies Poet in the House; Abandon Automobile; and Eclipsing A Nappy New Millennium. She was a Broadside Press poet-in-residence for the Detroit Public Library and an InsideOut poet-in-residence for the Detroit Public School District. Currently, Sonya is working on a collection of poems about the life of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, progenitor of the immortal HeLa cell line.
ROBIN CONNELL, originally from Detroit, is the West Michigan Jazz Society’s 2017 Musician of the Year. She follows in the tradition of singer‐pianists Shirley Horn, Diana Krall, and Blossom Dearie, leading her own jazz trio in original arrangements of time-honored jazz standards, such as those heard on her CD, A Beautiful Friendship. Honing her craft for over a decade in New York City, at places such as The Waldorf-Astoria and The Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center, she brings the sophistication of The Great American Songbook to life in her own charming and inimitable way.
In 2016, Robin co-produced a concert series, Jazz at The Harris with her trio backing a different artist each week. In addition to leading her own groups, Robin is in demand as first-call pianist.
FABLE THE POET is the author of Adrift in a Sea of M&M’s. He is a bi-racial North American writer, teacher, community activist, performer, motivational speaker, and is the second place winner of The 2016 Missouri Review Audio Poetry Contest. A national touring artist, he is known for his audience interaction. He also is noted for his work with youth. He is an official partner of Mental Health America and has sat on panels across the country.
The evening’s performance will run through 8:30 and is intended to allow the poets/musicians to talk with members of the audience before the library’s 9 p.m. closing time.
For more information, visit the library’s website http://loutitlibrary.org or call 616-842-5560, ext. 212; or visit The Bookman’s website https://bookmanbookstore.indielite.org/ or call 616-846-3520.
Loutit District Library is located at 407 Columbus Avenue in Grand Haven, Michigan. LDL serves 345,187 residents of the City of Grand Haven, the City of Ferrysburg, Grand Haven Charter Township, Robinson Township and that part of Port Sheldon Township in the Grand Haven Area Public School District. LDL offers a collection of over 145,581 items and provides educational, informative, cultural, and recreational programs for all ages. LDL is a member of the Lakeland Library Cooperative.

October Curiosities
2017-10-06 17:30 - 20:00 | Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington St., Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Gallery Uptown First Friday, October 6, 2017, 5:30-8:00 pm
Quirky, amusing, amazing works of art that will wonder and delight! Come and enjoy light refreshments and wine, stroll the art work and spend some time pondering our curiosities! ARTISTS: CHIP VANDERWIER, MARIE MARFIA, KRIS CAMPAU, SUZANNE MOYNIHAN, DAVID LANCASHIRE AND RAIN PLATTNER
https://www.pinterest.com/galleryuptown/october-curiosities-2017/
https://www.facebook.com/galleryuptown/

Poetry Lives!
2017-10-10 18:30 - 20:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Poetry Lives Poetry Club at The Bookman
Share original or favorite poems. All are invited!

Kekla Magoon at The Bookman
2017-10-11 16:30 - 17:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Meet Author Kekla Magoon at the Bookman!
Co-Author of “X: A Novel” stops by the book store for a brief visit.
Come check out the 2017-2018 Great Michigan Read and meet the author. She can also sign your book!

Kekla Magoon, X: A Novel at Loutit District Library
2017-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
The Bookman supports Loutit District Library as we welcome Kekla Magoon, co-author of X: A Novel. Presented by The Great Michigan Read, Michigan Humanities Council
The Ebony Road Players will present excerpts from “The Meeting” at the event.

Humanity for Prisoners, Fr. Greg Boyle
2017-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Lakeshore Middle School, 900 Cutler, Grand Haven
The Bookman is proud to continue our support for Humanity for Prisoners. HFP welcomes Fr. Greg Boyle, Tattos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion to Lakeshore Middle School.

Two Trees: Julie Beekman
2017-10-14 10:00 - 12:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Join us when we welcome Julie Beekman who will discuss and sign her memoir Two Trees.

Notables Book Club with George Heartwell
2017-10-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Tri-Cities Historical Museum, 200 Washington, Grand Haven
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Introducing the first meeting of the Notables Book Club.
The Notables Book Club is a new series presented by The Bookman. Each meeting of this group invites a new special guest host each month to lead the club on a book of their choosing. In addition, each club meeting will be in a different and exciting location!
You can participate in the book club by either purchasing the book from The Bookman bookstore or online here, OR if you already own the book, you can attend by giving a $10 donation to the READ program on the night of the meeting.
Advance sign-up is required, and the number of attendees is limited.
Sign up at the store, or call 616-846-3520 to sign up, or ask any questions you have about the group.
The first book club meeting will feature George Heartwell, the former mayor of Grand Rapids. He will be presenting “Born A Crime” by Trevor Noah

Art at The Yard III--One Night Thirty Artists
2017-10-21 18:00 - 21:00 | MI

A 1,000 Mile Walk...: Loreen Niewenhuis
2017-10-22 16:00 - 17:30 | MI
Michigan author Loreen Niewenhuis comes to Grand Haven to discuss her experiences and adventures which lead to her books 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk, 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach,and 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure.
She appears at the invitation of P.E.O.: “Supporting Educational Scholarships for Women.” This public appearance is at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Haven at 4:00 p.m. The Bookman will be there with books!

Little Paris Bookshop - Bookman Book Club
2017-10-25 19:00 - 20:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
The Bookman Book Club discusses “The Little Paris Bookshop,” by Nina George. Discussion will be led by Liz Lystra
All are invited!!!

Kathryn Remlinger at Loutit District Library
2017-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
The Bookman and Loutit District Library welcome Kathryn Remlinger, author of Yooper Talk: Dialect as Identity in Michigan’s Upper Penninsula.

Blood on the Michigan Mitten
2017-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
The Bookman and Loutit District Library welcome Tom Carr, author of Blood on the Michigan Mitten.

Dancin’ at D&W
2017-12-01 19:00 - 22:00 | The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market, 1116 Robbins Road, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Dancers again will have a chance to dance the first Friday of the month at Grand Haven’s D&W Fresh Market, Friday, Dec. 1 2017, from 7-10 p.m. The dance is an outreach of The Salvation Army in the Tri Cities area.
The band is Silverado, a long-time local favorite. That band was the first to open this series last month. And that first dance was subsidized by a single donation with the idea that any further dances would be funded by those attending. The Salvation Army kettle was filled with $1,240.35, enough for the next dance, and the next. The kettle will be out to keep the dances going.
The dance will be held in the store’s café area with spillover dancing in the aisles. In addition to dancing, patrons are welcome to sit and enjoy the music and maybe buy a cup of coffee, a soft drink, and something to eat.
Silverado plays music ranging from County standards to early Rock’n’Roll, along with polkas, waltzes, and line dances. Three musicians comprise Silverado: Woody Woodrum, steel guitar and lead guitar, Cheryl Cook, rhythm guitar and vocals, and Tom Bourne, bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Among them they have well more than a century of musical experience.
The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market is at 1116 Robbins Road.
The Salvation Army has been active in Grand Haven since 1922 and works to help people with both the necessities of life and to enhance the quality of their lives. The Salvation Army facility is at 310 North DeSpelder. The phone number is 616.842.3380.

First Friday Dance at Grand Haven's D&W
2018-01-05 19:00 - 22:00 | The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market, 1116 Robbins Road, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Dancers again will have a chance to dance the first Friday of the month at Grand Haven’s D&W Fresh Market, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, from 7-10 p.m. The dance is an outreach of The Salvation Army in the Tri Cities area.
The dance will be held in the store’s café area with spillover dancing in the aisles. In addition to dancing, patrons are welcome to sit and enjoy the music and maybe buy a cup of coffee, a soft drink, and something to eat.
The band Silverado, is a long-time local favorite, whose members play music ranging from County standards to early Rock’n’Roll, along with polkas, waltzes, and line dances. Three musicians comprise Silverado: Woody Woodrum, steel guitar and lead guitar, Cheryl Cook, rhythm guitar and vocals, and Tom Bourne, bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Among them they have well more than a century of musical experience.
The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market is at 1116 Robbins Road.
The Salvation Army has been active in Grand Haven since 1922 and works to help people with both the necessities of life and to enhance the quality of their lives. The Salvation Army facility is at 310 North DeSpelder. The phone number is 616.842.3380.

Winter Arts Festival - Gallery Uptown
2018-02-02 17:30 - 20:00 | Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington St., Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Join us for a very special First Friday…
Meet the artists exhibiting at our 21st Annual Winter Arts Festival.
Opening Reception and Awards
Friday, February 2nd
5:30-8pm – Awards Ceremony 7pm
Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington Ave., Grand Haven

Over 40 West Michigan artists are on display during our 21st annual Winter Arts Festival! Sponsored and hosted by Grand Haven’s Gallery Uptown, the Winter Arts Festival is the first regional, juried exhibit of the new year, and annually attracts some of the best emerging and established artists in West Michigan.

The Winter Arts Festival exhibit will be on display through Sunday, Feb. 25.
Gallery Uptown Winter Hours:
10am-6pm Tuesday – Saturday, Noon-5pm Sunday, Closed Monday
Contact Gallery Uptown for more information @ (616) 846-5460.

First Friday Dance at D&W
2018-02-02 19:00 - 22:00 | The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market, 1116 Robbins Road, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Dancers again will have a chance to dance the first Friday of the month at Grand Haven’s D&W Fresh Market, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, from 7-10 p.m. The dance is an outreach of The Salvation Army in the Tri Cities area.
The dance will be held in the store’s café area with spillover dancing in the aisles. In addition to dancing, patrons are welcome to sit and enjoy the music and maybe buy a cup of coffee, a soft drink, and something to eat.
The band Silverado, is a long-time local favorite, whose members play music ranging from County standards to early Rock’n’Roll, along with polkas, waltzes, and line dances. Three musicians comprise Silverado: Woody Woodrum, steel guitar and lead guitar, Cheryl Cook, rhythm guitar and vocals, and Tom Bourne, bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Among them they have well more than a century of musical experience.
The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market is at 1116 Robbins Road.
The Salvation Army has been active in Grand Haven since 1922 and works to help people with both the necessities of life and to enhance the quality of their lives. The Salvation Army facility is at 310 North DeSpelder. The phone number is 616.842.3380.
