Friday, September 21, 2007  

Northport Community Arts Center Coming Events:

 

Friday, September 21, 2007 – 1:45 to 2:30 pm

Kevin Cole, pianist

 

The CACKLE (Community Arts Center for Kids, Learning & Enlightenment) group will present Kevin Cole at an assembly in the Northport Community Arts Center. Northport school grades 6-12 and music students from Leland schools will attend. The public is invited. Free.

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Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 8 pm

Carolyn Mawby Chorale with Kevin Cole, pianist

 

The Carolyn Mawby Chorale brings a professional level 47 member choir to our stage. Their beautiful sounds will thrill you. Kevin Cole will be their accompanist for an American Songbook program and will also be featured on the program.

 

Tickets:  $15 adult, $5 students. Call 231 386-5001 or www.northportcac.org Reserved seating.

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October 13, 2007 at 8 pm & October 14, 2007 at 3 pm

The Haunted Light – Presented by the Grant Traverse Lighthouse Museum

 

This is a play based on rumors that there actually are ghosts at the lighthouse. Performed by the Northport Theatre Company, this is an original one-act musical  written especially for the lighthouse by Sue Hanson and composed by Ann Bloomquist, directed by Julia Brabenec. Proceeds will raise funds for the lighthouse.

 

Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students with open seating. Call GTLM at 386-7195 or NCAC at 386-5001.

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Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 3 pm

Interlochen Academy Symphony Orchestra

 

The Interlochen Academy Symphony Orchestra returns to the NCAC. They are exceptionally gifted musicians who come to us as high school students and perform like pros under the leadership of Maestro Matt Hazelwood.

 

Tickets:  $15 adult, $5 students. Call 231 386-5001 or www.northportcac.org Reserved seating.

 

Other Community Events:

 

Thursday, September 20, 2007

The Putnam-Cloud House – Omena Museum

 

The Northport Area Heritage Association (NAHA) is sponsoring Larry Bensley to talk about how the house was acquired, moved, and the money raised to form the museum. To join a car pool forming at the Northport Depot Building , call Jackie Kilgrin at 386-5716.

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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Fall Harvest Festival – 9 am to 5 pm

 

The Leelanau State Park (north of Northport) will host a Fall Harvest Festival as a "Go Get Outdoors" to encourage people to enjoy outdoor recreation. Activities include candle making, stories for children, and displays of beekeeping, fruit growing, maple syrup making and other agricultural and old-fashioned crafts. Weather permitting, the park staff will make old-fashioned ice cream to be served with Leelanau fruit topping. The Fox Island Lighthouse Association will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 9 am to noon ($7 for adults). The festival is free, but a motor vehicle permit is required to enter the park. Permit for the day is $6 or $24 for a year. Camping is $10 a night. For information call 386-5422.

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Monday, September 24, 2007 at 12:00 pm

Friends of Leelanau Township Library

 

This is a semi-annual Brown Bag Lunch meeting that is open to everyone. Pamela Grath will review some books before a brief business meeting.

 

Leelanau Township Library – all are welcome.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Small Town Design Initiative – Images, Feedback & Community Input

 

This is a fourth-year design studio project for 24 MSU students who will be in the Village of Northport for a tour (taking lots of pictures), dinner, and community input session. The students will report on results from the first session, show a summary set of character images reflecting the community's input, and facilitate small group discussions.

6:30 pm Hors d'oeuvres in the Northport Public School lobby

7:00 pm Presentation & discussion in the school small gym

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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Homecoming – Northport Public School

 

The homecoming parade will be organized in the school parking lot and the floats will be judged at 12:00 pm . The Homecoming Parade leaves the school parking lot at 1:00 pm and goes through town to the soccer field where the school king and queen will be crowned. The soccer game begins at 2:00 pm with Harbor Light Christian School. The winner of the float contest will be announced at half time.

 

 

Norma

nneve@earthlink.net

 

 

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Success doesn't mean the absence of failures it means
the attainment of ultimate objectives it means winning
the war not every battle.  --Unknown

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