Aug 17, 2012 | Intercom
A memorial service will be held in honor of Matthew Hazelwood
Saturday, August 18th at 5:00 pm
Dennos Museum Center
A celebrated teacher and conductor, Matthew was Director of the Academy Orchestra at Interlochen Arts Academy from 1993 to 2008. Most recently, Matthew served as the Director of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Philharmonic Youth Symphony of Colombia and the Batuta System of Orchestras of Colombia.
Matthew forged enduring artistic relationships with hundreds of students and professional colleagues around the world. Everyone who worked with him was enriched by his inspiring energy and passion, his humble nature, his devotion and commitment to teaching, his advocacy of young musicians, and his ever-present sense of humor, optimism, and enjoyment of life.
Matthew will be remembered by his family and friends as a devoted mentor and friend, a loving husband and father. He leaves behind his son, Thomas, his daughter, Giuliana and his wife, Constanza.
Jul 6, 2012 | Intercom
Michael Dennos, 1920-2012, namesake of the Dennos Museum Center, died June 28 in Traverse City. He was 92.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at the First Congregational Church.
A memorial service and dedication of commemorative portraits will be held at the Dennos in August.
Jun 15, 2012 | Intercom
ArtsMidwest.org’s June Spotlight is last January’s performance of the Harlem Gospel Choir’s March performance at the Dennos Museum Center’s Milliken Auditorium.
Arts Midwest awarded the Dennos a grant that was used to support the performance and helped make the workshop between the Harlem Gospel Choir and NMC Choir possible.
The sold-out concert provided what Dennos Museum Center Executive Director Gene Jenneman described as a “truly unique experience for our students.”
May 3, 2012 | Student News
Northwestern Michigan College will graduate 689 students this spring, and 200 of them will participate in NMC’s 59th commencement exercises, Saturday, May 5 at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium at Traverse City Central High School. The public is invited to attend, or can watch the ceremony streamed online at www.nmc.edu/video.
Students who graduated Fall 2011 or have already applied to graduate Spring and Summer 2012 are eligible to participate in the ceremony. NMC’s University Center partner Ferris State University will also participate. Tickets are not required for guests.
Speakers for this year’s ceremony include NMC chemistry instructor Blake Key, the 2011 winner of the school’s Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award, and Michael Diduch, president of the NMC Student Government Association. The 2012 winner of the award, and its companion, the Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award, will be announced.
NMC will honor three Outstanding Alumni: Kathleen McManus (Nursing ’74), Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Munson Medical Center, Steve Rawlings (Aviation ’91), Regional Manager, DTE Energy, and Timothy Young (’82) Founder and President of Food for Thought.
NMC will also hold its annual Honors Convocation at 5 p.m., May 4 at the Dennos Museum Center. The event honors winners of the annual Academic Area scholarships, honors scholarships and the Adult Student of the Year.
Mar 23, 2012 | Intercom
Hello NMC Faculty and Staff,
I would like to invite you to help us create an exhibition from the museum’s art collections and in doing so make some museum history! The exhibition title is Museum Collections: Community Curators.
For over 20 years, the college and the museum have worked to develop an art collection that can be used as a community resource for exhibition and teaching. This collection contains about 2000 works, half of which is Inuit art, and the balance a diverse collection of paintings, sculpture, ceramics, works on paper and other media by artists of state, national and international reputation.
For years we have shown this growing collection by selecting the works to be shown and presenting them in the galleries. This time we would like you to select the works to be shown and write a short paragraph (your interpretation) about the work from your perspective.
During the 2006 Community Curators exhibition, we invited about 50 people, representing a diverse cross section of the Grand Traverse community, to participate. This time around, we are inviting the entire community to participate, not only for the gallery exhibition, but also as a new, online exhibition.
From March 22, 2012 through the end of the exhibition, June 17, 2012, viewers can go online to our website, view the works, and offer their own interpretations of the works.
Selections need to made and interpretations entered by April 3 in order to be included in the physical gallery.
To learn more and to participate, go to this webpage: http://www.dennosmuseum.org/exhibitions/current/community-curators.html
This is also a great opportunity for your students and family, so feel free to pass on the information.
A special thank you to Steve Kellman for helping to setup the online gallery in SmugMug.
Have fun curating!
Diana Bolander
Curator of Education and Interpretation
Dennos Museum Center
