Great write up by Northern Express! Thank you, Ross Boissoneau
check out the story here – https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/ed-asner-performing-at-ramsdell/
Tickets still available for Friday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets here – http://bit.ly/AsnerAvailableTickets
FALL LINEUP AT MANISTEE’S RAMSDELL FEATURES SHAKESPEARE, NUTCRACKER, MET OPERA LIVE IN HD AND BILLY STRINGS
Ramsdell also Announces Partnership with new Shoreline Chamber Music Society
MANISTEE, Mich., Sep. 11, 2018 – What do Billy Strings, the Nutcracker Ballet, and the MET Opera Live in HD have in common? They all can be seen at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in downtown Manistee – just some of the nationally-renowned programs that are part of the fall lineup.
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts (RRCA) announces a fall lineup of shows, events, art exhibits, and performances by professional groups. Productions offered by the RRCA include the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, Nutcracker Ballet, MET Opera Live in HD and a new chamber music series along with retrospective art exhibits that feature artists Pat Lottie and Carol Fox. Patrons can also expect to see productions led by the West Shore Community College Performing Arts, Manistee Youth Chorus, Conservatory of Dance, and the Manistee Civic Players.
“We’re thrilled to provide quality performances throughout the year and engage with community organizations! We will see something new this fall, with the partnership of the newly formed non-profit Shoreline Music Society,” said Xavier Verna, executive director of the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts. “Our fall programs build on an already successful 2018 season that brought exciting performances from May Erlewine to Yooper comedy Escanaba in Da Moonlight, to a sold-out show of The Accidentals. Patrons can expect some fresh new entertainment in 2019 as well.”
The season will include art exhibits, community events, and will close with an exciting roaring 1920s-themed New Year’s Eve party! Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at MyNorthTickets.com, by calling 1-800-836-0717, or visiting the Ramsdell during business hours (through 1st street). Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10am – 5pm.
2018 FALL LINEUP
COMMUNITY EVENTS AT THE RAMSDELL
Check out the listing of programs we have to offer! The MET Opera Live in HD and school field trips to the Ramsdell.
Percussion trio Identity Cubed will be performing on July 25 at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts. Xavier Verna is executive director of the Ramsdell and a member of Identity Cubed. He spoke with Classical IPR about the ensemble and shared some recent recordings.
http://interlochenpublicradio.org/post/classical-ipr-conversation-xavier-verna-identity-cubed
The Met: Live in HD’s 2018-19 Season
Kicks Off on October 6 with Anna Netrebko
In the Title Role of Verdi’s Aida
July 2018. Manistee, Michigan. The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, will begin its 13th season on October 6, with the Met’s grand production of Verdi’s Aida, starring one of the world’s most acclaimed sopranos, Anna Netrebko. Tickets to The Met at the Ramsdell will go on sale Thursday, July 19. Single and season tickets are available.
The company also announced that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will become the Met’s Music Director for the start of the 2018–19 season, accelerating his arrival in the post by two seasons. “It is wonderful for the entire company that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will assume the position of Music Director two seasons ahead of schedule,” said General Manager Peter Gelb. “The orchestra loves him, the chorus loves him, everyone in the building loves him. He is a truly great artist under whom the Met will only thrive.” It was also announced that the Neubauer Family Foundation, founding sponsors of the Met’s Live in HD transmissions to movie theaters, has made a $15 million gift to name the Music Director position in honor of Nézet-Séguin’s appointment. In recognition of this gift, the position will be called the Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director. Gelb said, “The Met is so fortunate to be the recipient of such enlightened and generous philanthropy from two of our most loyal supporters, who believe in the power of transformative gifts.”
The 2018–19 Live in HD season features ten transmissions, including four new productions: Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila, directed by Darko Tresnjak and conducted by Sir Mark Elder with Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna in the title roles; the U.S. premiere production of Nico Muhly’s Marnie, based on Winston Graham’s suspenseful thriller, directed by Michael Mayer with Isabel Leonard as the title character; Mayer’s new staging of Verdi’s La Traviata, conducted by incoming Met Music Director Yannick Nézet- Séguin and starring Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, and Quinn Kelsey; and Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, starring Anna Netrebko in the title role, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda in Sir David McVicar’s new staging. In addition to Aida and the four new productions, Live in HD audiences will have the chance to see Poulenc’s 20th-century masterpiece Dialogues des Carmélites for the first time in cinemas, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, along with classic revivals of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, with Eva- Maria Westbroek as Minnie and Jonas Kaufmann as Dick Johnson; Richard Eyre’s acclaimed production of Bizet’s Carmen, starring Clémentine Margaine as the alluring gypsy, opposite Roberto Alagna as Don José; Laurent Pelly’s whimsical reimagining of Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment, with Javier Camarena and Pretty Yende as Tonio and Marie; and the most popular of Wagner’s four epic Ring operas, Die Walküre, with Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde.
The Met: Live in HD is the largest provider of alternative cinema content in the world, with more than 24 million tickets sold since the inception of the series in 2006. The series brings live Met performances to more than 2,200 movie theaters and performing arts centers in more than 70 countries. Complete details, including casting, are available below.
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October 6 – AIDA (Verdi)
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:56 [2 Intermissions]
October 20 – SAMSON ET DALILA (Saint-Saëns) – New Production
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:29 [2 Intermissions]
October 27 – LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST (Puccini)
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:42 [2 Intermissions]
November 10 – MARNIE (Muhly) – New Production/Met Premiere
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:17 [1 Intermission]
December 15 – LA TRAVIATA (Verdi) – New Production
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:32 [2 Intermissions]
January 12 – ADRIANA LECOUVREUR (Cilea) – New Production
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:58 [2 Intermissions]
February 2 – CARMEN (Bizet)
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:41 [1 Intermission]
March 2 – LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (Donizetti)
12:55 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 2:55 [1 Intermission]
March 30 – DIE WALKÜRE (Wagner)
12:00 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 5:20 [2 Intermissions]
May 11 – DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES (Poulenc)
12:00 p.m. ET / Approx. runtime: 3:29 [1 Intermission]
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts has been selected to receive funding from Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest, generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Crane Group. Arts Midwest Touring Fund engages people in meaningful experiences with the fine arts of dance, music, theater, and other performing arts forms. Inter-state touring and the engagement of professional artists is central to the work of Arts Midwest.
Arts Midwest Executive Director David J. Fraher says, “Arts Midwest is proud to support the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in their upcoming engagement of Karen Curlee in her production (August 17) and professional development class (August 18). Arts events like this not only provide uplifting experiences for audiences, they also create meaningful jobs for those employed in the arts industry – thus amplifying the effectiveness of our funding.”
Musical theater is one of the few indigenous American art forms. Some of the most accomplished composers, lyricists, choreographers, and directors have used the Broadway stage as their “canvas”. Children who participate in the musical theater process are required to use many multi-tasking skills, and provides students the opportunity to engage in the important process of musical theater. Teachers involved in the workshop will learn how to guide students through some of the basic musical theater skills. This programming in their classroom will build community, teach collaboration and tap into each child’s creative voice. Participating in a musical theater piece as a performer requires the ultimate in multi-tasking– singing, dancing and acting. Musical Theater Brings History Alive has been successfully implemented in diverse school communities for the past eight years.
About Arts Midwest: Based in Minneapolis, Arts Midwest is one of six nonprofit regional arts organizations in the United States. Its mission is to promote creativity, nurture cultural leadership, and engage people in meaningful arts experiences, bringing vitality to Midwest communities and enriching people’s lives. Since its establishment more than 30 years ago, Arts Midwest has been serving audiences, arts organizations, and artists throughout the nine states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and beyond.
About the National Endowment for the Arts: The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation’s largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.
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Tasha Stielstra from Nature’s Kennel gave a fun and kid-friendly presentation this morning in Hardy Hall. We learned about her kennel (with over 200 dogs!), their dog’s personalities, and how their ability to work as a team is no different than what we humans do on a daily basis!
Come next week, July 10, at Bob Paetschow’s reception at 10am. Next week is the last week his exhibit will be up, so be sure to check it out!
July 17 – Archipelago Project – Community Music Making
July 24 – Identity Cubed – Wild and interesting percussive instruments
July 31 – Richard Kooyman – Artist Perspectives
Aug 7 – Manistee Writer’s Group – An array of authors and literature
Aug 14 – Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy – Protecting and caring for the region’s natural, scenic, farm and forest lands
Aug 21 – Peter Payette – Interlochen Public Radio and NPR
Aug 28 – Bonny Waters – Handcrafted work for today’s entrepreneur
Full Midweek Mornings Schedule here
The new audition date for THE NUTCRACKER is Sunday, July 15 in the Ramsdell Theatre Ballroom. Auditions will begin at 1 pm.
Contact 231-398-3336 or email thebep@sbcglobal.net for more information.
Click on the following link for more information – NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS 2018
The Band of Mid-America has a long history of entertaining the American public and promoting esprit de corps within the military. The unit strives to inspire the hearts and minds of our men and women serving around the world and to tell the Air Force story through the universal language of music. Each year, the Band of Mid-America performs for millions of people throughout a ten-state region from the upper peninsula of Michigan to Arkansas. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming concerts.
This is a FREE concert.
Thank you to “The Fillmore” and to “Sweet Ginger” for making our Mother’s Day event a wonderful celebration of MOM! The Fillmore provided the delicious quiche and amazing muffins, while Sweet Ginger added an additional treat of Country strawberry shortcakes and Lavender cookies. Brunch was followed by the viewing of “Cendrillon” We thank all who celebrated Mother’s Day with us!
