| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Monday Night Open Mic at The Livery hosted by Venitia SekemaPresented by The Livery at The Livery January 30-December 31, 2012 Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's... | The Livery | 01/30/12-
12/31/12 | Benton Harbor |
Transit of Venus Art ExhibitPresented by The Livery at The Livery May 7-June 30, 2012 To celebrate the Transit of Venus, which will occur on June 5, 2012, The Livery will host a multi-media art exhibit of 2D work. This exhibit is to celebrate an event which will not happen again in our lifetimes. | The Livery | 05/07/12-
06/30/12 | Benton Harbor |
Lemon Creek Winery Art FestivalPresented by Lemon Creek Winery at Lemon Creek Winery May 26-May 27, 2012 Art Festival. Live Music. Wine tastings. Food available. | Lemon Creek Winery | 05/26/12-
05/27/12 | Berrien Springs |
Un-Sanctioned BuchananPresented by Buchanan Museum of Fine Art at Downtown Buchanan, Michigan May 26, 2012 Join us Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend for the Summer kick off celebration featuring live entertainment, food, fine art, artists, antiques and shopping.
Visit THE Summer Event featuring an evening of music at the Gazebo with nationally known musical artist, Deborrah Wyndham!
Eat, drink and be merry at Un-Sanctioned! | Buchanan Museum of Fine Art | 05/26/12 | Buchanan |
Up Front Art - 24/7 Art WalkPresented by Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival at Downtown Dowagiac May 11-May 20, 2012 This juried art show is displayed 24/7 in downtown Dowagiac merchant windows on and adjacent to Front Street. Original works from southwest Michigan and northern Indiana area artists are featured and vie for a Best of Show cash award. Be a part of the public vote…walk historical downtown Dowagiac and experience art up front! Ballot guide available at the Dogwood Festival office as well as at host businesses. | Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival | 05/11/12-
05/20/12 | Dowagiac |
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival presents: A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Shakespeare at Notre Dame at Wellfield Botanic Gardens August 5, 2012 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is presented outdoors by a company of actors drawn from the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and universities from across the nation. | Shakespeare at Notre Dame | 08/05/12 | Elkhart |
Free Family Sunday at Ruthmere MansionPresented by Ruthmere at Ruthmere May 6-November 4, 2012 Ruthmere's Free Family Sundays sponsored by NIBCO, are a delightful way to spend an afternoon and are offered the first Sunday of every month and will continue thru November. Ruthmere mansion is located at 302 East Beardsley Avenue in Elkhart.
Ruthmere Museums Campus provides experiences in history, art and architecture for the entire family, through tours and a variety of cultural activities offered April to December.
Albert R. and Elizabeth Baldwin Beardsley... | Ruthmere | 05/06/12-
11/04/12 | Elkhart |
Exhibit: Quilts from the Permanent CollectionPresented by Goshen College at Goshen College Good Library Gallery March 23-July 6, 2012 From the Mennonite Historical Library, a variety of quilts from Mennonite, Amish, Hutterite and Native American Communities that have been recently acquired or never before exhibited. Recent and antique Indiana and Pennsylvania Amish quilts, including diamond-in-the-square: commemorative quilts; friendship quilts; and other patchwork and applied quilts. | Goshen College | 03/23/12-
07/06/12 | Goshen |
GuitarInteract Launch PartyPresented by Miller Guitar Academy at Miller Guitar Academy June 16, 2012 Miller Guitar Academy launches "GuitarInteract.com" a site featuring the guitar program materials "Guitar Academy" written and produced by Stephen and Joellen Miller. The new books of the series will be available for view. Students will be performing selections from level I-IV of Guitar Academy and the authors will be available to discuss the plans for the broader launch of GuitarInteract.com. Attendees may also sign up for the summer intro session that will incorporate... | Miller Guitar Academy | 06/16/12 | Mishawaka |
Independence Day CelebrationPresented by Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra at Lions Pavilion Park July 3, 2012 Join us for an unforgettable night of patriotic music and the most spectacular views of the fireworks anywhere! Stretch out on a blanket, relax in your own lawn chair, or gather around a picnic table and enjoy the show set to live symphonic music! | Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra | 07/03/12 | New Buffalo |
| Niles Art Association Member's Show | Niles Art Association | 05/16/12-
06/20/12 | Niles |
4th Annual Dixie Days Festival & Art FairPresented by North Webster Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce at Downtown North Webster July 26-July 28, 2012 Join us as we celebrate the 4th Annual Dixie Days Festival & Art Fair in downtown North Webster. Visit our unique downtown shops, run the Dixie 5k, shop the huge art fair,antique tent sale & open air market. See the vintage snowmobile show & swap meet and check out all the cool cars at the cruise in. Take a tethered ride on a hot air balloon to see the town and lake from a scenic view, ride our historical Dixie Stern wheel paddle boat, see a comedy film festival, watch the ski... | North Webster Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce | 07/26/12-
07/28/12 | North Webster |
Cassatt and Beyond: Graphic Art from the Permanent CollectionPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art July 22-October 7, 2012 This focus exhibition continues the examination of the themes —light, color, form, subject matter—introduced in the exhibition Cassatt and Beyond: Paintings from the Flint Institute of Arts with prints and drawings by the same artists in addition to other modernists, such as Paul Cézanne, Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and James A. McNeill Whistler. | Snite Museum of Art | 07/22/12-
10/07/12 | South Bend |
Lea Goldman Art ExhibitionPresented by Blue Gallery at LaSalle Grill February 2-May 31, 2012 16 oil paintings by Lea Goldman are showcased at Lasalle Grill. Lea's wonderful paintings reflect concerns and challenges that human beings face in daily life. They also depict dreams and fantasies we turn to when we need a respite from our actual surroundings. Lea's stories focus on one crucial moment. Whatever happened earlier and is about to happen in the future is open to interpretation.
Lea uses imagery to describe her thoughts and day dreams.
The theatrical... | Blue Gallery | 02/02/12-
05/31/12 | South Bend |
23rd Annual Art and Social Justice ExhibitionPresented by South Bend Heritage Foundation at Colfax Cultural Center June 8-July 20, 2012 This is the 23rd "Art and Social Justice Exhibition" that the Colfax Campus Gallery has organized. It is based on "visual reflection of individual artist’s concerns for a socially just world" Drawing from 4 states (Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio) this exhibition will be juried with the same standards as other art exhibitions - originality, formal interest, strength and clarity of visual statement - but it has an additional content criteria to be considered.... | South Bend Heritage Foundation | 06/08/12-
07/20/12 | South Bend |
2012 Thesis Exhibition by BFA and MFA CandidatesPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art April 1-May 20, 2012 This annual exhibition of culminating works by eight seniors and five third-year graduate students in the Art, Art History and Design Department demonstrates the broad awareness of the themes and processes of contemporary art and is often provocative.
On Sunday, April 1 the Art, Art History and Design Departmental awards will be announced in the Annenberg Auditorium during the 2-4 pm opening reception. | Snite Museum of Art | 04/01/12-
05/20/12 | South Bend |
First Fridays KeyBank Concert Series: The Oblates of BluesPresented by Downtown South Bend at Key Bank Plaza July 6, 2012 Michiana-based blues band The Oblates of Blues will perform from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at KeyBank Plaza as part of the First Fridays KeyBank Concert Series. Concert is free and open to the public. | Downtown South Bend | 07/06/12 | South Bend |
First Fridays KeyBank Concert Series: The Unraveling String BandPresented by Downtown South Bend at Key Bank Plaza June 1, 2012 Enjoy live folk, bluegrass, classic 60's & 70's soft rock, and original music from South Bend-based The Unraveling String Band from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at KeyBank Plaza as part of the First Fridays KeyBank Concert Series. Concert is free and open to the public. | Downtown South Bend | 06/01/12 | South Bend |
Documentary: IraniumPresented by Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley at Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley May 31, 2012 Iran’s nuclear program presents a threat to international stability. Yet successive American administrations—Republican and Democratic alike—have misread the intentions and actions of the Iranian regime.
How dangerous is a nuclear Iran, even if it never detonates a weapon? What are the guiding principles of the Iranian leadership? To what lengths would the regime go to carry out its agenda? How far have Iran’s leaders already gone to fund the world’s... | Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley | 05/31/12 | South Bend |
Ruth EcksteinPresented by Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley at Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley May 20-June 22, 2012 This art show, held in the Bankoff Gallery, will feature Israeli artist Ruth Eckstein. The Federation's gallery is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Fridays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The special artist’s reception will be held on Sunday, May 20 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Refreshments will be served and the artist will be in attendance.
Artist's Statement:
I am a self-taught artist who was born and have lived most of my life in... | Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley | 05/20/12-
06/22/12 | South Bend |
| Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shakespeare at Notre Dame | 08/04/12 | South Bend |
Art Beat 2012Presented by Downtown South Bend at Downtown South Bend August 25, 2012 Art Beat is a free, downtown South Bend stroll along the streets and sidewalks featuring the work of local visual, performing, and culinary artists. The event showcases South Bend and the surrounding community’s artists and creates awareness of the role that downtown organizations and businesses play in the artisans’ promotion and success. | Downtown South Bend | 08/25/12 | South Bend |
Kennedy's Kitchen at Fridays by the FountainPresented by Morris Performing Arts Center at Jon R. Hunt Plaza June 15, 2012 The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Tribune and Sunny 101.5 are pleased to present the outdoor summer concert series, Fridays by the Fountain. Local Blues, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Country bands take 'the stage' in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime on Fridays in June, July and August. The concerts are FREE and... | Morris Performing Arts Center | 06/15/12 | South Bend |
Chantilly Lace at Fridays by the FountainPresented by Morris Performing Arts Center at Jon R. Hunt Plaza June 29, 2012 The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Tribune and Sunny 101.5 are pleased to present the outdoor summer concert series, Fridays by the Fountain. Local Blues, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Country bands take 'the stage' in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime on Fridays in June, July and August. The concerts are FREE and... | Morris Performing Arts Center | 06/29/12 | South Bend |
Everyday People at Fridays by the FountainPresented by Morris Performing Arts Center at Jon R. Hunt Plaza July 13, 2012 The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Tribune and Sunny 101.5 are pleased to present the outdoor summer concert series, Fridays by the Fountain. Local Blues, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Country bands take 'the stage' in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime on Fridays in June, July and August. The concerts are FREE and... | Morris Performing Arts Center | 07/13/12 | South Bend |
Jetta and the Jellybeans at Fridays by the FountainPresented by Morris Performing Arts Center at Jon R. Hunt Plaza August 24, 2012 The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Tribune and Sunny 101.5 are pleased to present the outdoor summer concert series, Fridays by the Fountain. Local Blues, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Country bands take 'the stage' in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime on Fridays in June, July and August. The concerts are FREE and... | Morris Performing Arts Center | 08/24/12 | South Bend |
Top Secret at Fridays by the FountainPresented by Morris Performing Arts Center at Jon R. Hunt Plaza July 27, 2012 The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Tribune and Sunny 101.5 are pleased to present the outdoor summer concert series, Fridays by the Fountain. Local Blues, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Country bands take 'the stage' in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime on Fridays in June, July and August. The concerts are FREE and... | Morris Performing Arts Center | 07/27/12 | South Bend |
Junior and the Igniters at Fridays by the FountainPresented by Morris Performing Arts Center at Jon R. Hunt Plaza August 10, 2012 The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Tribune and Sunny 101.5 are pleased to present the outdoor summer concert series, Fridays by the Fountain. Local Blues, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Country bands take 'the stage' in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime on Fridays in June, July and August. The concerts are FREE and... | Morris Performing Arts Center | 08/10/12 | South Bend |
Indiana University Raclin School of the Arts at Fridays by the FountainPresented by Morris Performing Arts Center at Jon R. Hunt Plaza August 31, 2012 The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Tribune and Sunny 101.5 are pleased to present the outdoor summer concert series, Fridays by the Fountain. Local Blues, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Country bands take 'the stage' in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime on Fridays in June, July and August. The concerts are FREE and... | Morris Performing Arts Center | 08/31/12 | South Bend |
Cassatt and Beyond: Paintings from the Flint Institute of ArtsPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art June 24-September 23, 2012 This presentation of eight turn-of-the-century modernist paintings complements the Snite’s holdings of academic art and introduces visitors to a transitional period when the avant-garde’s once-challenging ideas were embraced and assimilated. In addition to Mary Cassatt, artists represented in the exhibition include Eugène Boudin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Alfred Stevens, and American impressionists Childe Hassam and Frederick Frieseke. | Snite Museum of Art | 06/24/12-
09/23/12 | South Bend |
Fall Public ReceptionPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art September 16, 2012 Please join us at our Fall Opening Reception on Sunday, September 16 from 2-4 pm. Gabriel P. Weisberg, professor of art history at the University of Minnesota and guest curator of the "Breaking the Mold" exhibit will be giving a gallery talk at 3. Refreshments will be provided, so come enjoy good food and great art this fall at the Snite! | Snite Museum of Art | 09/16/12 | South Bend |
Breaking the MoldPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art September 2-December 2, 2012 "Breaking the Mold: The Legacy of the Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Art" insightfully examines the formation and scope of the Butkin Collection at the Snite Museum of Art. The Butkins were at the forefront of the art historical re-evaluation of realist, naturalist, and academic painting in the 1970s, championing nineteenth-century French paintings and drawings by artists as diverse as François Bonvin, Théodule Ribot, Antoine... | Snite Museum of Art | 09/02/12-
12/02/12 | South Bend |
Fragility and Resilience: Sculpture by Stephen De StaeblerPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art September 2-December 2, 2012 Stephen De Staebler’s clay and bronze sculptures depicting the human figure juxtapose the frailty and transience of individual lives against the remarkable resilience of mankind. Their forms are rooted in the ruins of classical sculpture, memorial stele, and architectural friezes. That is, classical sculpture’s defiance of absolute decay became De Staebler’s metaphor for mankind’s yearning for connection to eternity––our shared quest for... | Snite Museum of Art | 09/02/12-
12/02/12 | South Bend |
Father Lindesmith's Collection: History Into Art and AnthropologyPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art October 7-December 2, 2012 This exhibition features works donated to the University of Notre Dame by Father Lindsmith. The objects are all Native American works he acquired during his travels. | Snite Museum of Art | 10/07/12-
12/02/12 | South Bend |
Herman Maril DrawingsPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art October 28-December 16, 2012 A focused exhibition drawn from the recent donation of eleven drawings by Herman Maril (American, 1908–1986). Maril was an American Modernist best known for his painted landscapes and seascapes of Baltimore and Cape Cod and as an influential art instructor during his forty-year tenure at the University of Maryland. His artistic influences were the Modernists with whom he interacted while living in New York during the 1930s, such as Milton Avery. Later in life he came to know Mark... | Snite Museum of Art | 10/28/12-
12/16/12 | South Bend |
Henderika Akkerman: Paintings/Monoprints and Hank Mascotte: Block printsPresented by Artpost at Artpost May 3-June 24, 2012 Opening reception Friday, May 4, from 5-9pm
Artpost will be exhibiting work by two venerable South Bend artists in May and June – Henderika (Henni) Akkerman and Hank Mascotte. Henderika’s abstract work combines painting, monoprints, and collaged material to create work that is simply about joy, forms and color. Hank will be exhibiting a series of botanical block prints on rice paper, inspired by a series of visits to Maui, Hawaii.
Henni’s work has... | Artpost | 05/03/12-
06/24/12 | South Bend |
Artist of the Month Ann JaglaPresented by Circa Arts Gallery at Circa Arts Gallery May 4-May 31, 2012 CircaArts Gallery Artist of the Month for May is Ann Jagla.
Ann is a member of the Northern Indiana Artists as well as the St. Joseph County Watercolor Society. She exhibits at regional art exhibitions and the Leeper Park Art Fair. Ann is also a science teacher for the South Bend Community School Corporation.
Opening reception is on First Fridays, May 4, from 5:00 - 9:00.
| Circa Arts Gallery | 05/04/12-
05/31/12 | South Bend |
| South Bend Civic Theatre at the ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series | Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | 07/21/12 | South Bend |
2012 ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts SeriesPresented by Community Foundation of St. Joseph County at Chris Wilson Pavilion at Potawatomi Park July 21-August 25, 2012 For the third year in a row, the award-winning ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series returns to the Chris Wilson Pavilion at South Bend’s Potawatomi Park. This year’s free Saturday night series has been expanded, featuring six evenings of some of our community’s best performing arts talent. You can bring a picnic dinner or buy it there: As in the past, Fiddler’s Hearth will offer food and drinks for sale at the park. All events will be professionally... | Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | 07/21/12-
08/25/12 | South Bend |
| Indiana University South Bend’s Raclin School of the Arts at the ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series | Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | 07/28/12 | South Bend |
| University of Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival’s Young Company at the ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series | Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | 08/04/12 | South Bend |
| Southold Dance Theater at the ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series | Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | 08/11/12 | South Bend |
| New West Guitar Group at the ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series | Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | 08/18/12 | South Bend |
| South Bend Symphony Orchestra at the ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series | Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | 08/25/12 | South Bend |
| Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shakespeare at Notre Dame | 07/15/12 | Stevensville |
Art BLAST! 3rd Annual Art FestivalPresented by Creative Fish Art Gallery at Creative Fish Art Gallery June 30, 2012 Start your 4th of July week on Saturday June 30, 2012. Bring the family and friends to stroll though the booths. You will experience many unique handmade art by local artists. Live music and great food will be there for your enjoyment.
Art Blast 3rd Annual Art Festival is a family friendly event. This is a great time to bring the children and teach them about the arts. We look forward to seeing you June 30, 2012.
Artists if you are interested in... | Creative Fish Art Gallery | 06/30/12 | Syracuse |
7th Annual Syracuse Street FairPresented by Syracuse Street Fair Committee at Downtown Syracuse September 8, 2012 Syracuse, Indiana turns into a fabulous street party with artists,antique vendors, musicians, beer garden and great food each September. Held at the intersection of St. Road 13 and Main Street, there will be blocks of fun! This is our 7th Annual Event. | Syracuse Street Fair Committee | 09/08/12 | Syracuse |
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival presents: A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Shakespeare at Notre Dame at Dewey Cannon Park July 21, 2012 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is presented outdoors by a company of actors drawn from the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and universities from across the nation. | Shakespeare at Notre Dame | 07/21/12 | Three Oaks |
MasterWorks Festival Dance PerformancePresented by MasterWorks Festival at Warsaw Performing Arts Center July 6-July 7, 2012 Come for an evening of beautiful dance and music. The MasterWorks Dance program, accompanied by the MasterWorks Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of John Deliman, will perform a variety of pieces such as the second movement of the Glass Violin Concerto No. 1, and the second act of Swan Lake, among others. Choreography by Steven Rooks, Caleb Mitchel, and Charmaine Hunter. | MasterWorks Festival | 07/06/12-
07/07/12 | Warsaw |
MasterWorks Philharmonic OrchestraPresented by MasterWorks Festival at Rodeheaver Auditorium July 13, 2012 Directed by David Geir and featuring vocalist Steven Morscheck, the MasterWorks Philharmonic Orchestra performs Martin's 6 Monologues for Jederman and Stravinsky's Firebird. | MasterWorks Festival | 07/13/12 | Winona Lake |
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