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Finlandia Gallery hosts "Salmela Architect" exhibit through Jan. 11, 2007

Posted 11/29/2006 

HANCOCK -- The Finlandia University Gallery is hosting the 16th Annual Contemporary Finnish-American Artist Series, “Salmela Architect,” through January 11, 2007, in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. Large-scale photos and scale models of architect David Salmela’s work are on display. An opening reception for the architect will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. At the reception, Salmela, an award-winning architect of Finnish descent practicing in Duluth, Minnesota, will present a brief talk about his architectural work. The reception is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Salmela’s projects range from a small stand-alone sauna to commercial spaces visited by thousands of people. His buildings, mostly located in the upper Midwest, have become nationally and internationally known. His work is rooted in the principles of modernism and influenced by the vernacular of Minnesota’s immigrants.
Photo: Architect David Salmela built this sauna in 2002 for Peter and Cindy Emerson. It received the 2005 American Institute of Architects Honor Award, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior design and urban design. The two-story building locates the sauna space and chimney on the ground floor and a sleeping room on the second floor above an outdoor shower. Click on photo for larger version. (Photo courtesy Finlandia University)

Public TV 13 to air documentary on wind, solar, biofuels in Michigan Nov. 15

Posted 11/14/2006 

MARQUETTE -- Public TV 13 is airing the 18th season premiere of the Emmy award-winning series Michigan At Risk at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, presenting Michigan's Green Energy Economy, a documentary about Michigan investments in wind, solar and biofuels. Producer Dwight Brady, a professor in the Department of Communication and Performance studies at Northern Michigan University, along with Grant Guston and NMU student Alex Hansen, shot footage in 12 counties -- from Upper Michigan to the extreme southwestern corner of the Lower Peninsula. Viewers will learn about a fabricating plant in Cassopolis that makes components for commercial wind turbines and will see how United Solar Ovonic in Auburn Hills is meeting the global demand for solar panels. The documentary will also take viewers from the wind-swept fields of Huron County, where farmers look to make hay from giant wind turbines, to Upper Michigan, where a new company is planning to raise some green with bio-fuels. After the Nov. 15 broadcast, the program will be available for online viewing at www.wkar.org. Visit the NMU News site for details.

Guatemalan survivor to speak at Finnish American Heritage Center Nov. 7

Posted 11/06/2006 

HANCOCK -- Edwin Canil Vicente of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) will discuss efforts to hold Guatemala’s former military officials accountable for genocide and crimes against humanity in a public presentation at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Finnish-American Heritage Center in Hancock. A K’iche’ Maya, Canil Vicente is the sole survivor of the 1982 massacre in his community of Santa María Tzejá, Ixcán, Quiché. As a six-year-old, he managed to hide among the trees as the army killed his mother, grandmother, three sisters, a brother and cousins. He fled with his remaining relatives to Mexico, where they lived in refugee camps for 12 years. Now a law student, Canil Vicente has joined with other massacre survivors, and Spanish courts, to bring those responsible for the massacres to justice. Guatemalan textiles and calendars will be for sale at the event, which is free and open to the public. The Copper Country Guatemala Accompaniment Project (CCGAP) and the Finlandia University Campus Enrichment Fund are sponsoring this lecture. For more information, call 487-7515 or 482-6827.

Diwali "Festival of Lights" to feature professional dance troupe Nov. 3

Posted 11/02/2006 

HOUGHTON -- The Michigan Tech Indian Students Association (ISA) will celebrate the annual Diwali "Festival of Lights" on Friday, Nov. 03. Once again, Indian chefs will be coming from Detroit to prepare authentic Indian cuisine. Dinner will be served from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Wadsworth Hall cafeteria. Following the meal, guests will move into the Rozsa Center for a performance by Ragamala, a professional dance troupe from Minneapolis. The show will be from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with a 30-minute intermission including a special feature of traditional Indian Chai for everyone (free). Tickets for dinner and performance are $12 for students and $18 for the general public (FREE ENTRY for children under 8). "Only performance" tickets are $8 for students and $14 for the general public. Purchase tickets at the Rozsa box office, MUB Tech Express, SDC ticket counter, by phone (487-3200) or on-line at www.tickets.mtu.edu. Visit the ISA Web site for more information.

MTU Fine Arts to present The Fantasticks Nov. 2-5

Posted 11/02/2006 

HOUGHTON -- Michigan Tech's theater season gets off to a rousing start Nov. 2-5 with the Fine Arts Department's production of The Fantasticks, the musical comedy by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, in the McArdle Theatre, second floor of the Walker Arts and Humanities Center. Four performances, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-4, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, will feature student actors and musicians and showcase the talents of Fine Arts' sound, lighting, set and costume designers. Sue Stephens and Milton Olsson will direct the show. Tickets are available from the Rozsa Center Box Office (487-3200, http://www.tickets.mtu.edu) and at the door for $10 general public, $5 students. For details see Tech Today.

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