Eastern Upper Peninsula
Fine Arts Council
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Eastern Upper Peninsula Fine Arts Council
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Welcome to the Eastern Upper Peninsula Fine Arts Council's Website. Our name just about sums things up. We are dedicated to improving local culture, society and proving that there is more to the U.P. of Michigan than hunting and fishing. We sponsor plays, winter/summer concerts, local artists, community choir, youth scholarships and many other functions here in the area. Please join us in support of the arts. Become a member or just join our mailing list, we would love to include you in our next performance. Download our latest Newsletter: EUPFAC NEWS Holiday 2009 This newsletter includes renovation updates, 2009 program photos and summaries. Thanks for looking. Annual Meeting: Wednesday, February 10 at 10AM at
DeTour Village Hall, DeTour Village. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auditions for EUPFAC's Spring show, "The Foreigner"
by Larry Shue, have been scheduled.
Dates: Try-outs will be held February 7th and 8th.
Time: 6:00-7:30
Place: The Huron Street Inn, 206 Huron Street,
DeTour Village. (Dave and Susie Rhinard's house)
Rehearsal/performance process: Starting early in
March, actors will be called to rehearse one or two evenings per week until May,
at which time rehearsals will increase to 3 to 4 times per week, right up until
performances, which are scheduled to be held at the EUPFAC Hall May 27th-30th.
Interested performers will read short selections
from the script for the director. Gestures and expression are encouraged.
There are 7 roles available: One 30-40 year old
female, one 50-70 year old female, one 16-30 year old male, three 35-45 year old
males, one 40-60 year old male. These age ranges are not concrete. It's more
important to be able to portray these approximate ages.
The scripts have been ordered and will be available
after January 25th for interested performers to check out for a few days if
anyone wishes to preview them for the readings.
If you have any questions, or would like to
schedule a specific time, call Dave Rhinard at 297-5608. Please help
spread the word by contacting anyone you think that might be interested.
2009 Events Calendar Link (last calendar update 2/20/09) Calendar updates, postings and requests must be emailed to info@eupfac.org See what the Backyard Excursions
Magazine is saying about us:
Link To Article EUPFAC receives the Sacred Heart Hall
through a
Fine Arts Council to Rescue DeTour Church Hall from Disrepair. The hall will now be rescued from disrepair by the Eastern Upper Peninsula Fine Arts Council, which plans to make it into an arts center. About $150,000 is needed to renovate the hall, which is Father Bateski's legacy and DeTour's commitment to the arts. (The drawing, by Bob Wytiaz, shows a rendition of the hall once proposed renovations are complete.) ... Once renovations are complete, the Arts Council hopes to continue using the building for a theater, and to host summer art classes, adult enrichment courses, and possibly revive showing movies there, while continuing to make it available for community use, receptions, and meetings. The agreement between the Arts Council and Sacred Heart Church would allow the parish to continue using the hall for activities such as bake sales, chicken roasts, and craft sales. The Fine Arts Council inaugurated its fundraising campaign in September, announcing its plans at the Summers End Concert. Approximately $750 was collected at the free concert, featuring a live performance about Michigan's history by The Collecting Consort. The concert is one of many activities hosted by the Fine Arts Council to promote arts in the community and showcase the area's many artists. The organization also awards up to four scholarships a year to help local high school graduates further develop their. performing arts talents at music and art camps and classes. The group sponsors the DeTour Community Choir, and has sponsored Artist of the Month displays, an art history program at schools, and has donated thousands of dollars to programs around the Eastern Upper Peninsula.
We are a non-profit organization, we are proud that 100% of the donations to our group go toward the advancement of the arts in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we have no paid officers, directors, or members. All donations are tax deductible. We invite a personal or corporate sponsor to donate money toward covering our website hosting. ($100 would cover most of it!!!) Please email us if you are interested in supporting this! Thanks in advance.
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(From
the St. Ignace News and Les Cheneaux Islands Weekly Wave, October 12,
2006, Page Three)