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Turquoise Gallery exhibits Turkish Traditional Art

Posted 05/14/2004

HANCOCK -- The Turquoise Art Gallery welcomes Spring with its new exhibit of Turkish Traditional Art, including new flowery marbling paintings* and reproductions of fine hand-made Iznic ceramic dishes and bowls. Iznik pottery was produced in the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to the 17th century. Today's Turkish traditional artists keep alive these designs--famous for their technical quality, bright colors and immediacy. In June, the Gallery will host an exhibition of black and white drawings and pastel color paintings by Rebecca Koivu of Calumet. The Turquoise Art Gallery is located in the E.L. Wright Building, just south of Pat's IGA on U.S. 41. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
*Marbling is water surface painting. See the Aug. 7, 2003, article on the "Dream of Water" paintings exhibited at the Turquoise Gallery.  Above photo: Detail from 16th-century Iznik tiles. (Photo courtesy Turquoise Gallery)

CCGAP to hold dance, raffle May 15

Posted 05/13/2004

HANCOCK -- The Copper Country Guatemala Accompaniment Project (CCGAP) will hold its annual fundraising dance and raffle from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, at the Motherlode Coffee House in downtown Houghton. The band Finn Street will open the evening with a set of Spanish songs, to be followed by the local band "Algoma." The public is invited to dance, socialize and join the festivities. Raffle tickets will be available for a variety of handmade Guatemalan crafts including purses, hats and the grand prize, a hand-woven wool blanket. For more information contact CCGAP at 482-6827. CCGAP recently sponsored a Hancock showing of the award-winning PBS film Discovering Dominga, presented by Denese "Dominga" Becker, who spoke about the 1982 massacre of her family in Guatemala. more 

Help Stamp out Hunger Saturday, May 8

Posted 05/06/2004

HANCOCK -- Help stamp out hunger on Saturday, May 8, by placing a donation of non-perishable food items at your mailbox before your letter carrier arrives. The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, is collecting food items such as canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice to help families in need in your own community. The food will be delivered to local food banks and pantries. Please do not include any glass or perishable items.

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