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Nov. 22, 2006 December Art and Music Events at Lake Superior College
(Duluth, Minn.) – December at Lake Superior College (LSC) is filled with art exhibit openings, community events and holiday music.
LSC will host the "Empty Bowl" Throwathon, starting on Dec. 1, Friday morning at 9 a.m., running 24 hours through the night to Saturday, Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Artists plan to make hundreds of bowls to be donated to the "Empty Bowl" fundraiser. The completed bowls will be available for $15 at the Depot on April 7, 2007. A delicious variety of soups and breads are included. Proceeds benefit the Second Harvest/Northern Lakes food bank. Area artists are invited to participate in the Throwathon along with anybody who wants to help with refreshments, schlepping supplies and other duties. Wear your grubbies!
For more information on the Throwathon, contact Tonya Borgeson, 218/310-8903, t.borgeson@lsc.edu.
LSC will host its first-ever Concert Choir concert on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Directed by Carolyn Rynex with accompanist Pam Sohriakhoof, the 14-member choir will perform a holiday program of music from around the world. Flutists Kathy Neff and Debbie Farnham, a LSC student string ensemble, and University of Wisconsin-Superior student percussionists will also be featured in the program.
"Shared Dimensions," a collage and ceramics exhibit created jointly with LSC student artists and Udac Art Junction artists will run from Dec. 1 - Dec. 30. An artist's reception will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 4-6 p.m. in the LSC Art Building, second floor gallery.
For the second year, LSC art staff and students developed a creative partnership with the Udac Art Junction staff and artists. The Udac program offers innovative ways for people with disabilities to express their artistic abilities while the LSC program provides students with service learning opportunities in the community.
Udac is a non-profit organization funded by St. Louis County, other public sources and private contributions. Udac's mission is to provide customized services to people with disabilities and other challenges based on their choices.
LSC's annual student art exhibit will open Monday, Dec. 11 to Wed. Dec. 13. An artists' reception will be held on Monday, Dec. 11, 5-7 p.m. Student artists will present a wide variety of projects, including paintings, watercolors, sculpture, jewelry, two and three-dimensional design projects, digital photography and ceramics. Free and open to the public, the reception will include refreshments, and an opportunity to meet the artists.
LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 3,800 students enrolled this fall semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota's largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.
