Sunday, January 28, 2007  

From the Leelanau Enterprise

New tourism initiatives pushed January 25, 2007
Business owners are flocking to privately sponsored "listening sessions" being held throughout Leelanau County, while a major discussion was held last week about the possibility of establishing a county-wide convention and visitors bureau with authority t...

On MEAP, scores solid – with one exception January 25, 2007
County students generally performed well in Michigan Educational Assessment Program test results released this week, although scores in the writing portion caused some concern....

 

Northport Public School Focus Groups

Northport School input is sought from all concerned (see article in Leelanau Enterprise, Section 2, Page 2) www.leelanaunews.com

 

Northport Public School

Focus Group Invitation

 

The Board of Education invites district residents to participate in a community focus group with a representative from Community Research Partners to discuss ideas related to long-range planning and prepare for the district's community survey.

Focus groups will meet at Northport School (Room 151) on January 31 (6 pm) and February 1 (12 noon). A special focus group for staff will be held at 3:30  on Wednesday, January31. All staff and community members are invited. Please contact Ellen Gibson at 231 386-5153 for additional information and to confirm your attendance at one, or both of these meetings.

Check out the new school website at www.northportps.org

 

 

By The Bight Art Gallery and Studio Events!

Gallery Events 2007

By the Bight Art Gallery and Studio

Tom and Carole Bowker, Artists/Owners
formerly Participed Painter Studio and Gallery, Northport
2 mi north of Northport. Route 640, E. Woolsey Lake & Snyder Rd.
P.O. Box 177 * Northport, MI 49670
231-386-7019 or 231-386-5690
www.bythebight.com

May

May 23 - 28 (Wed. - Mon.) 11-6pm
Weekend Celebration. Celebrating 12 years in the Land of Delight!

July
July 6 (Friday) 11-6pm
Opening Reception: Carole Bowker – Hues of Blue: New Works in Jewelry
Refreshments.

July 28 (Saturday) 11-6pm
Stone Carving Demonstration: Tom Bowker

August

August 3 (Friday) 11-6pm
Opening Reception: Tom Bowker – New Sculpture in Stone: Peace Series
Refreshments.

October

October 5-6 (Friday & Saturday , 10-5pm )

October 7 (Sunday, 10-3pm)

Fall For Art In Leelanau
Come visit our gallery during this county - wide art gallery tour Columbus Day weekend. Reception and prize drawings of signed, original art. Hors d'oeuvres.

Featuring Tom and Carole Bowker's newest works in jewelry, sculpture, painting, ceramics.

November

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE BY THE BIGHT
Nov. 23 - 25 (Friday - Sunday) - 11-6pm

Enjoy the warmth of our fireplace and seasonal treats in our cozy gallery overlooking the Northport Bight. Beautiful original, one of a kind works of art in a wide variety of media! Featuring Carole Bowker's stunning one of a kind jewelry with semi-precious stones!

December

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE BY THE BIGHT

Nov. 30 - Dec 2 (Friday - Sunday) - 11-6pm

Enjoy the warmth of our fireplace and holiday refreshments in our cozy gallery overlooking the Northport Bight. Beautiful original, one of a kind works of art! Featuring Tom Bowker's enchanted stone sculpture, acrylic paintings, and uniquely designed ceramics.

Northernmost Gallery in Leelanau County!

 

The Flix

Free Movies at The Flix

Sunday, January 28, 3 pm – Comedy

Annie Hall

Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Christopher Walken.

Woody Allen wrote, directed and starred in this, his best film. Winner of Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actress and Screenplay, this innovative autobiographical love story captures the wit, insight and wisdom of Allen on relationships, love, and life. Watch for Sigourney Weaver as Allen's date in a long shot near the end.

4 stars, PG, 1977, color, 94 minutes

The movie will be shown at 3 pm at the Northport Community Arts Center (Northport Public School) with a suggested donation of $2.50/person.

 

Friday, January 19, 2007  

The Flix

Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 3:00 pm

Movie at The Flix – Revenge of the Pink Panther (Comedy)

Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Robert Webber, Dan Cannon

One of a series of films featuring the adventures of Peter Sellers memorable character, the bumbling, incompetent Inspector Clouseau. Herbert Lom reprises his role as Seller's boss, a tic-ridden shell of a man brought low by Clouseau's missteps and miscues. The plot line may have varied but the Pink Panther series of films were money in the bank for MGM in the 70s.

1978, 2-1/2 stars, color, 99 minutes, PG

 

 

Thursday, January 18, 2007  

By The Bight Art Gallery and Studio

By The Bight Art Gallery and Studio
Thomas and Carole Bowker, Artists/Owners
2 mi. north of Northport, Rte. 640, E. Woolsey Lake & Snyder Rd.
P.O. Box 177, Northport, MI 49670
231.386.7019
www.bythebight.com

For Immediate Release

Northport artist Thomas Bowker recently had his art work, Captain Billy-Bob with His Treasured Chest, juried into Sculpture Key West: by land, sea and sky, an annual, international juried exhibition of contemporary outdoor sculpture set in Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Key West, Florida. This nationally recognized exhibition showcases international and world class artists and is viewed by collectors, art patrons and over 100,000 visitors to the park. The 87-acre Park is home to a civil war era fort surrounded by a moat and includes the island’s best beaches, and open field and wooded areas. Every winter the park becomes home to an exhibition of large-scale sculptures, many of them created specifically for the site by leading sculptors from around the world. What is unique about Sculpture Key West is that its outdoor venue can be seen by land, sea and sky. Many artists take advantage of this unique venue to showcase work that can be viewed from a variety of vantage points. The Park is situated on the southernmost tip of Key West where the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico meet, offering a variety of settings for contemporary sculpture.

Captain Billy-Bob with His Treasured Chest is a mixed media sculpture standing 74” tall. This playful piece is uniquely situated at Historic Fort Zachary Taylor conveying a whimsical twist of historic folklore and legend of the romantic and adventurous pirate era. The exhibition opens February 25 and continues through April 14, 2007.

Tom and his wife, Carole, own and operate By The Bight Art Gallery and Studio, two miles north of Northport on County Rd. 640 where they sell their works in a wide variety of media

http://www.bythebight.com/

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