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SUMMARY:First Friday at Lubeznik Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 7\, 5:00 - 8:00 PM (CDT) Lubeznik Center for the Arts will host a multi-faceted event including a free beer tasting from Burn 'Em Brewing of Michigan City - one of the most sought-after microbreweries in Northwest Indiana. \n\nAt 6 PM\, sit back\, sip a variety of delicious craft brews and listen to guest speaker\, Heather Augustyn as she speaks about her new book\, Songbirds - Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music.  A DJ will be spinning reggae music throughout the evening. Light bites will be provided. Please note this is a 21 and over event.\n\n\n\nAugustyn is a journalist and writing teacher living in Chesterton\, IN. She is the author of Ska: An Oral History\, which was nominated for the ARSC Award for Excellence\; Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist\; Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation\; and her newest book\, Songbirds: Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music. Augustyn's work has appeared in the Jamaica Gleaner\, Jamaica Observer\, The Onion's A/V Club\, and Caribbean Beat Magazine\, among dozens of others. She is a great fan of ska\, rocksteady\, and reggae music and was invited to lecture at the International Reggae Conference in Kingston\, Jamaica where she spoke on women in ska and music of Jamaican independence and the Pop Culture Association Conference in Chicago on the connection between ska and the origins of hip hop.\n\n \n\nIn conjunction with First Friday\, the Area Artists Association will present Color Energy & Movement (Large NIPSCO Education Studio)\, an interpretation of reggae which incorporates elements of rhythm & blues\, jazz\, African and later American music as well as other genres. \n\n \n\nOther exhibitions currently at LCA are Lora Fosberg: Everything Looks Perfect From Far Away (Hyndman Gallery)\, Andrea Peterson: Rooted (Brincka/Cross and North View Gallery)\, and Area Artists Association: New Members Exhibition (Small NIPSCO Education Studio). In Everything Looks Perfect From Far Away\, Fosberg refects the dueling forces of our times with a witty and sarcastic voice through large scale drawings\, prints\, paintings and sculpture. Sponsored in part by Carol Nasaw - Fine Art Consultant and Linda Warren Projects. Rooted explores our region from the roots up\, featuring paper arts utilizing indigenous plants and materials. Sponsored in part by the Indiana Arts Commission. Both exhibitions are sponsored by The News Dispacth\, WNIT\, WIMS\, and WHFB. Area Artists Association: New Members Exhibition includes work from its newest members: Kevin Gross (Fractal Artist)\, George Millet (Watercolorist) and Joan Spohrer (Watercolorist). \n\n \n\nLubeznik Center for the Arts is located at 101 W. 2nd St.\, at the lakefront in Michigan City\, IN. Weekday hours are from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CDT). Weekend hours are from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CDT). Thursdays: 10 - 7* (Memorial Day - Labor Day)*Hyndman Gallery opens at 2 pm. For more information please visitwww.lubeznikcenter.org or call 219-874-4900.  \n\n \n\nBurn 'Em Brewing is located at 718 Freyer Rd. Michigan City\, IN with a to-go style shop with a beer patio opening soon. Hours are Friday 3:00 to 8:00 PM (CDT) and Weekends 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (CDT). For more information please visit http://burnembrewing.com/ or call 219-210-3784.\n\n \n\nProvided with support from South Shore Arts\, the Indiana Arts Commission\, a state agency\, and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:#373737\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Friday\, August 7\, 5:00 - 8:00 PM (CDT)&nbsp\;Lubeznik Center for the Arts will host a multi-faceted event including a free beer tasting from Burn &#39\;Em Brewing of Michigan City - one of the most sought-after microbreweries in Northwest Indiana.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#373737\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">At 6 PM\, sit back\, sip a variety of delicious craft brews and listen to guest speaker\, Heather Augustyn as she speaks about her new book\, <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Songbirds - Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music</span></em>.&nbsp\; A DJ will be spinning reggae music throughout the evening. Light bites will be provided. Please note this is a 21 and over event.<br />\n<br />\nAugustyn is a journalist and writing teacher living in Chesterton\, IN. She is the author of <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Ska: An Oral Histor</span></em>y\, which was nominated for the ARSC Award for Excellence\; <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World&#39\;s Greatest Trombonist</span></em>\; <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation</span></em>\; and her newest book\, <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Songbirds: Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music</span></em>. Augustyn&#39\;s work has appeared in the&nbsp\;Jamaica Gleaner\,&nbsp\;Jamaica Observer\,&nbsp\;The Onion&#39\;s A/V Club\,&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Caribbean Beat Magazine\,&nbsp\;among dozens of others. She is a great fan of ska\, rocksteady\, and reggae music and was invited to lecture at the International Reggae Conference in Kingston\, Jamaica where she spoke on women in ska and music of Jamaican independence and the Pop Culture Association Conference in Chicago on the connection between ska and the origins of hip hop.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#373737\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">In conjunction with First Friday\, the Area Artists Association will present <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Color Energy &amp\; Movement </span></em>(Large NIPSCO Education Studio)\, an interpretation of reggae which incorporates elements of rhythm &amp\; blues\, jazz\, African and later American music as well as other genres.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#373737\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Other exhibitions currently at LCA are <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Lora Fosberg: Everything Looks Perfect From Far Away</span></em> (Hyndman Gallery)\, <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Andrea Peterson: Rooted</span></em> (Brincka/Cross and North View Gallery)\, and <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Area Artists Association: New Members Exhibition</span></em> (Small NIPSCO Education Studio). In <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Everything Looks Perfect From Far Away</span></em>\, Fosberg refects the dueling forces of our times with a witty and sarcastic voice through large scale drawings\, prints\, paintings and sculpture. Sponsored in part by Carol Nasaw - Fine Art Consultant and Linda Warren Projects. <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Rooted</span></em> explores our region from the roots up\, featuring paper arts utilizing indigenous plants and materials. Sponsored in part by the Indiana Arts Commission. Both exhibitions&nbsp\;are sponsored by The News Dispacth\, WNIT\, WIMS\, and WHFB. <em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Area Artists Association: New Members Exhibition</span></em> includes work from its newest members: Kevin Gross (Fractal Artist)\, George Millet (Watercolorist) and Joan Spohrer (Watercolorist).&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#373737\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Lubeznik Center for the Arts is located at 101 W. 2nd St.\, at the lakefront in Michigan City\, IN.&nbsp\;Weekday hours are from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CDT). Weekend hours are&nbsp\;from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CDT). Thursdays: 10 - 7* (Memorial Day - Labor Day)*Hyndman Gallery opens at 2 pm.&nbsp\;For more information please visitwww.lubeznikcenter.org&nbsp\;or&nbsp\;call&nbsp\;219-874-4900.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#373737\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Burn &#39\;Em Brewing is located at 718 Freyer Rd. Michigan City\, IN with a to-go style shop with a beer patio opening soon. Hours are Friday 3:00 to 8:00 PM (CDT) and Weekends&nbsp\;10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (CDT). For more information please visit&nbsp\;<a alt="http://burnembrewing.com/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BGEF5lQPlncxBTgzHtORHnnrSEuAGIOgr0Cuyw1M6PEaE4amka9zsQFaosvcc96_IBwY9e2GmPbm2PqCOLc5Kfo-8Z1iMK5wjfdIGHdcdN0gFaZJEmoOCzm1qViBetD8-O4n8JRRoFurTfWRZtjeXN_CqWn14yVpheuGHI_cuxs=&amp\;c=CPK__Ne3k0siZXdgk3JqjgcHvJV17EgSEDGjs45ndBynLB-qMwsW9w==&amp\;ch=3ih9UUMjILVwNHfU7m9RNA1u3c98x4tPN-EnClgoq41hUFYQ_CQDbg==" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://burnembrewing.com/</a>&nbsp\;or call&nbsp\;219-210-3784.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#373737\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Provided with support from South Shore Arts\, the Indiana Arts Commission\, a state agency\, and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Lubeznik Center for the Arts 101 W. 2nd Street Michigan City\, IN
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