August 16, 2006
Group Gathers at Celery Pond
Some 30 people gathered Tuesday, August 15 to walk around the Celery Pond. Participants were taken on a tour of city-owned property on the Black River and on the pond. The purpose of the walk was to garner support for an effort to preserve the Celery Pond for use as a public park.
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Carol Niffenegger, a native of South Haven, coordianed the walk. The group, which has taken the name Celery Pond Advocates (CPA), agreed to endorse the Parks Commission's recommendation to keep the public lands in public hands for use as a community park.
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To Fly or Not to Fly?
This weary gull paused on the river's edge long enough to catch this child's eye. She crept closer and closer until if finally took flight.
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August 11, 2006
Little People in a Big Production at Listiak Auditorium
Our Town Players is performing the musical "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" at Listiak Auditorium August 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. Sunday, August 13 at 3 p.m. Don't miss it. This is OTP's first production in the New Listiak Auditorium at the high school, 600 Elkenburg. Tickets are $12 each on sale at Wolverine Hardware, 420 Phoenix Street. For more details, visit www.ourtownplayers.org, or call 639-8228.
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February 08, 2006
Transcendent Light
New York artist Carol Niffenegger took this photo recently.
Listen to the stones speak.
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The Ice Man Cometh
Patrick McKearnan did this sculpture during the recent Ice Breaker festsival. It reminds me of a Tibetan monk.
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October 13, 2005
Sunset Ride: A Page Out of the Past
Dressed in a top hat and waistcoat, John Schultz has been providing romantic rides down South Haven's streets for 22 years. Couples enjoy breath-taking vistas of the lake and the river and find creative ways to make the ride memorable.
For reservations, call 1-800-379-9100, or 269-657-9000
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July 11, 2005
"Can I Hug Your Car?"
South Haven sculptor Patrick McKearnan has been eliciting smiles and laughter from people who see this torso on top of his 1988 Pontiac Grand AM. The response from young and old has been great. Even police officers have warmed up to his art. This is the fourth sculpture that he has shown in his mobile gallery.He believes that art should be part of everyday experience, and that it should not be confined to galleries. McKearnan likes to show his art in unexpected placles -- like in Lake Michigan. Watch for more of his installations.
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June 28, 2005
South Haven Summer Art Fair Is July 3
South Haven artist Roger Mason, who is perched here, says the way to find his booth is to follow the laughter. He is one of over 130 artists who will have work in the art fair. The fair is set in shady Stanley Johnston Park overlooking the Black River. The art fair runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to the public.
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May 24, 2005
Delta 88 is Landing in South Haven June 4
Delta 88, an Ann Arbor-based band will perform at the South Haven Center for the Arts Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. Critics have called their songs "rural haiku" which depict a slice of Americana -- the vanishing rural landscape --dusty back roads and railroad men. The band has played with such greats as Emmy Lou Harris, Ralph Stanley and Joe Harry among others. They performed in Chicago, Ann Arbor and Nashville.
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Delta 88 Is Cruising Into S. Haven June 4
Come hear Delta 88 Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. at the South Haven Center for the Arts, 600 Phoenix Street.
Tickets $12 at the door, $10 for art center members.
Delta 88 has a unique rootsy sound.
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April 20, 2005
Paul Vondiziano to Perform at South Haven Center for the Arts
Grand Rapids classical guitarist Paul Vondiziano will make his South Haven debut at the South Haven Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Ticekts are $10 to art center members and $12 to others. You can purchase tickets at the Center office, 600 Phoenix Street, or Wolverine Hardware, 420 Phoenix Street in South Haven.
He will perform works ranging from J. S. Bach to contemporary Italian and Brazilian composers.
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April 06, 2005
A Bevy of Spring Beauties
"The artist is the midwife bringing to life what lays dormant."
Paraphrase from Socrates
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March 07, 2005
The Chocolate Cafe Offers Sweet Drinks and Cool Jazz
Jazz singer Judy Scott will return to the Chocolate Cafe at 406 Phoenix Street in South Haven Friday, March 18. She will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. Come hear cool jazz in the warm atmosphere of the Chocolate Cafe.
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Nature's Country Cupboard Has a New Look
Nature's Country Cupboard has undergone some chanages this winter. A wood floor and warm colored walls set a new tone. Stop by and take a look. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
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I Am: Therefore I Read
Monday, March 7 at 7 p.m. a group of high school students will do readings from a selection of 20th century literature. The program is free to the public. It is being held as part of the South Haven Center for the Arts' celebration of a Year of Books and Art, marking the 100th anniversary of the 1905 neo-classical building that houses the South Haven Center for the Arts today.
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January 28, 2005
Mistress Moon
Poets and lovers have long been fascinated by the moon in all of her phases.
Winter moon,
beauty wrapped in lace.
Look now!
The man in the moon has a woman's face.
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Night Sky
Moonlightlace
I looked out my skylight and saw lacey snowflakes embracing the moon only hours before it blossomed into fullness.
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