May 2-4:
"October Sky," United States,1999, rated PG, will be shown at Grace A Dow Memorial Library Auditorium at 7 p.m. The libray is located at 1710 W. St. Andrews Road. Matrix:Cinema movie tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the door or in advance through the Midland Center for the Arts box office. To receive a cinema brochure, contact the box office at 631-8250. Up-to-date Matrix:Cinema film information can be a part of every moviegoer's inbox by contacting sabin@mcfta.org to become part of the Matrix:CinEmail.
The Valley Film Society of Saginaw Valley State University will show meet to select films for the 202-2003 season. Information about the VFS can be found on their web site or by calling 989-790-4015.
Through May 4:
"Indigo" with a special showing of "Hats" is at the Northwood Gallery in downtown Midland.
May 14:
Bringing up Baby (1938), a comedy starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, , will be shown at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library at 2 p.m. as part of the "Classic Movies in the Afternoon" series. The screenings will take place in the library auditorium. Admission is free and attendees will receive a coupon for a free video rental from the library's collection. For more information call 837-3430.
"Great Storms of the Great Lakes" is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Carrriage House Hall, 3200 Cook Road. Ric Mixter will present the program. The video "Great Storms of the Great Lakes" also will be shown. Admission is $3 for the general public and free for Midland County Historical Society members.
Through June 1:
The Midland Artists Guild invites artists ages 18 and older to apply for entry into the guild's 22nd annual Fall Art Fair. The fair is scheduled for Sept. 14-15 in Plymouth Park in Midland and will feature about 100 artists selected by a jury. For applications, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Midland Artists Guild, Fall Art Fair, P.O. Box 1892, Midland, MI 48641-1892. The application deadline is June 1. For questions, call Kathy McCormick at 835-1774.
June 1-2:
The annual Summer Art Fair, sponsored by Arts Midland: Galleries and School, will be at the Midland Center for the Arts. Call (989) 631-5931 ext. 1405; e-mail basque@mcfta.org or visit www.mcfta.org for more information.
June 2:
The Matrix:Midland Festival will present "Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co." at 7 p.m. This live, inflatable, human animation show makes its return to the MATRIX:MIDLAND Festival after a 12-year absence. Gigantic inflatable props spring to life in the world of pneumatic wizard Fred Garbo and ballerina Daielma Santos. The big blow-up shapes shimmer, balloon, deflate and bounce in a rainbow of colors. MCFTA Box Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. People can order in person, by telephone 631-8250 or (800) 523-7649 or by fax (989) 631-7890. People can visit the Matrix website at www.mcfta.org or send an email inquiry to Sabin@mcfta.org to keep up with the latest event news.
Through June 16:
The Midland Center for the Arts will display "Fragments: Contemporary Sculpture by David Barr" and "Figure and Form in Retrospect: The Photographs of David Rayfield".
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