 Artist of the Month |
Our Artist of the Month program is an
everchanging presentation at the DeTour Branch of Central Savings Bank.
Local artists and artisans work is highlighted. Collections have
displayed wood carvings, stone work, pastels, watercolors, weaving,
quilting, and more. |
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Previous artists hightlighted have
included: Clare Benson, Jean Bloom, Bob Bloom, Bobi Dimond, Janelle
Dudeck, Verna Fountain, Darrol Kraai, George Leonard, Bill Lyons, Jane
Moyer, Mike Seaman, Yoshi VanVoorhise |
 Artists Guild |
The "artists guild" is a somewhat
informal group of watercolor explorers that get together weekly for a
painting session. Periodically classes and workshops are worked into
this schedule: Open to the public, Thursdays: 9:30am to whenever
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Featured workshop instructors have
been: Gordon Mackenzie, Lori Grabke, Noreen Rudd , Teddy Selke and
(the late, wonderful) Pat Norton. |
 Youth Arts |
EUPFAC presents and annual scholarship
award to local music & art students that show exceptional talent.
Previous award winners have gone to Wolverine & Blue Lake Music
Academies and U of M Art Programs. This scholarship has been awarded
to 18 individuals, and totals over $8000.
Annual Fine Arts Scholarships Awarded
The Fine Arts Council is pleased to be able
to award four students with scholarships to fine arts camps. The total gift
amount for all the scholarships combined is $2000. This year we had four
applicants, so were able to provide a scholarship to all the students that
applied. |
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2005 Winners:
Leena LaPointe, fine art
Anne Goetz, fine art
Danielle Leazier, theatre/voice
Chris Fussman, fine art
Previous Scholarship Winners Include:
Elizabeth Lehman, Melissa Ellis, Kelly Tomlinson, Jana Pisarski, Matt
Green, Bethany Deal, Kim Mayward, Josh VanAlstine |
 Community Choir |
We have supported the Community Choir's
Summer and Christmas shows for the last 4 years. Music Director Jean
Bloom has assembled a group of almost 40 singers that have emerged as our
local "stars". |
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Summer
2000 - DeTour Follies, variety show, Summer 1999 - DeTour Centennial,
Hattie's Boarding House |
 Play Series |
Our summer play & musical series has
become a favorite especially for our temporary summer populous, this summer
we will present Cemetery Club. Please join us. |
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Past
performances have included: Summoer '04
Annie Get Your Gun,
Summer'02
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Winter'01 - The Happy Prince and in
Summer'01 - Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten |
 Art
Smart |
There is a new nationally recognized program that brings art
history into the classrooms. The program will introduce some
well-known artists to the children in an interactive format. For example,
when learning about Michelangelo, who is famous for painting the ceiling of
the Sistine Chapel, the students may be asked to try to draw a picture on
paper taped to the underside of their desks. |
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The curriculum planning and teaching of this program is being
done by two former teachers and FAC members, Betty Walker and Sue Smith.
They are targeting DeTour and Drummond elementary schools in the fall and
spring of the 2003 school year. This programs is helpful in rural areas
(like ours) where children don’t have the opportunity to go on field trips
to art museums. |
 Community Services |
We support many other programs in our
community. Art Programs, Music, Marching Band, Student Writing
Contest, Band Instrument Refurbishment etc... Help us to continue these
efforts, join our group. |
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We
have donated thousands of dollars in total to a wide array of programs
including, the DeTour Recreation Committee, DeTour School Band, LesCheneaux
High School Band, Drummond Island Digest Student Writing Contest to name a
few. |
The following links contain information in PDF
Format, if you don't already have one loaded, a free PDF reader is
available for download from adobe, go to
www.adobe.com .
View Our Bylaws Document:
BYLAWSDOCUMENT
View Our Fundraiser Project Plan Document:
HALLRENOVATIONDOCUMENT
Fourth Annual "A Village Christmas" Was
a great sucess!
Over 50 vendors will display tables of products at over a dozen locations throughout DeTour
Village. Get into the flavor of the 19th Century and dress the
occasion, it will be a great time. Dress Hints Link
Hopefully we can duplicate last year's weather. A free Hat Making
workshop is scheduled for Nov 24th, and we can use some help decorating the hall
during our workbee Nov 28th. A free horse-drawn wagon will
make a loop around town and will transport shoppers between the many vendor sites.
(Mr. Hall's wagon sponsored by the DeTour Area Chamber of Commerce.) Door
prizes and refreshments were to be found and almost all locations.
Mark your calendars. Maps will be available at the participating
businesses and at this site. Map
Download
Vendor/Event Info
906-297-6019 or email
info@eupfac.org for info.
Vendors are encouraged to dress in period costumes, here are some pointers and
hints as to how to make this easy.
Directions to DeTour Village (At the Eastern
End of the U.P.):
From Mackinac Bridge - North on I-75 for 15 miles to M-134 DeTour/Drummond
Exit, then 45 miles East on M-134
From Sault Ste. Marie - South on M-129 to Pickford, Left on M-48 - 20 miles,
then Left on North Caribou Lake Rd - 8 miles to DeTour.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - December 14, 15, 16 2007
 This
year
the Fine Arts Council will be sponsoring a fun family theater event, The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson and directed by Dave
Rhinard. Based
on the wonderful children’s book, this is a hilarious story of
the efforts of a woman and her husband to put on the annual Christmas pageant.
The funny part is that they have to cast the horrible Herdman kids - probably
the meanest, nastiest, most inventively awful kids in the history of the world.
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