Christine Lavin and Don White to perform at the Dennos Museum Center

Don&Christine.1The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present Christine Lavin and Don White’s comedy performance of On the Funny Side of The Street: A Night of Brighter Laughter on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $27 advance, $30 at the door and $24 for museum members plus ticket fees. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.dennosmuseum.org or by calling the box office at 231-995-1553 or My North Tickets at 800-836-0717.

Two of the funniest entertainers on today’s music scene. – The Boston Globe

Listen to Lavin and White:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLwRwZ7j3C4

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Comedian Sampson McCormick to perform at Dennos

Sampson McCormickSampson McCormick is a nationally touring, award winning stand-up comedian, writer and activist who makes audiences double over in laughter whether he’s joking about his wacky Aunt Jackie or homophobia, poverty, and religion. For over a decade, he has been a favorite at LGBT pride festivals and mainstream venues alike. Join us on Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium for “What’s Real: Being Gay in Black America” a hilarious stand-up special for a night of riveting, refreshing, and original takes on religion, sexuality, life and politics.

This event is a part of the Embrace the Dream series, and is coordinated by and helps to support the NMC student groups: Black Student Union, PRIDE, and Students United for Gender Rights. The show has a suggested donation of $10, however no one will be turned away for lack of funds. See the all-inclusive Embrace the Dream events page here. (more…)

Extreme Fiber Fashions exhibition and sale at the Dennos Museum Center

rowan 4If you are looking for a unique handmade gift of art for that special someone, or if you want something original for yourself this holiday season, then consider shopping Extreme Fiber Fashions, an exhibition and sale of wearable art by Michigan fiber artists at the Dennos Museum Center.

This sale of wearable art is being presented by the Dennos Museum Store in association with the installation of Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge the next exhibition opening at the Dennos December 13, 2015. The sale will open Friday, December 11 at 10 am and continue through Sunday, December 13, 5pm, in the Museum Sculpture Court. (more…)

Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge at the Dennos Museum Center

HornWolfgangredpinsAdCrop1The Dennos Museum Center (DMC) at Northwestern Michigan College will present the exhibition Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge December 13, 2015 – March 6, 2016.

Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge examines the state of fibers and textiles in the fine art world today. The exhibition was organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art (MMA) with guest curator Geary Jones who invited a group of “major” artists from around of the world and then enhanced that core show with a jury-selected body of work. The result, Extreme Fibers, features 136 artworks by 79 artists representing 25 States from the U.S., as well as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Peru, Poland, Taiwan, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. (more…)