An Evening with Filmmaker and Cinematographer Rich Brauer
August 2020 (Date TBD)
Rich Brauer is president of Brauer Productions, Inc., an independent film and video production company he founded in 1977 after graduating with a B.A. in Motion Picture Production and Undersea Photographic Technology from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. Rich has written and directed 9 feature films and hundreds of corporate, non-profit, educational and commercial projects. He was presented with the 2009 Michigan Filmmaker of the Year Award by Michael Moore at the Traverse City Film Festival.
Come enjoy a fascinating evening as Rich shares stories from his 40 plus year filmmaking career. He'll speak on what motivates him to undertake challenging projects like the making of "The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner JH Hartzell" which he shot during real winter storms on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. The privately funded film took 12 months to complete and represents a facet of Michigan history that's often forgotten. The undertaking of this film is a story in itself. This event is appropriate for all ages and a must attend for anyone interested in filmmaking, cinematography, and maritime and Michigan history.
Come enjoy a fascinating evening as Rich shares stories from his 40 plus year filmmaking career. He'll speak on what motivates him to undertake challenging projects like the making of "The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner JH Hartzell" which he shot during real winter storms on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. The privately funded film took 12 months to complete and represents a facet of Michigan history that's often forgotten. The undertaking of this film is a story in itself. This event is appropriate for all ages and a must attend for anyone interested in filmmaking, cinematography, and maritime and Michigan history.
September 2020 - Date TBD
Traditional Tales from Around the World - Storyteller Roan Judd
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Mime, Puppetry, Irish Drumming, improvisational acting, humor and dialects are combined to perform tales from around the world about heroic folks gifted with the imagination to solve complicated problems. To weave these tales, Roan draws from her own cultural background—Native American, Scots-Irish, Italian and French—and respectfully borrows from other cultures, oral tradition and the written word. Appropriate for all ages. |
October 2020 - Date TBD
A Visit with the Storytelling Ranger- Pete Griffin
Pete on stage at The Red Jacket Jamboree in 2019.
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Pete started his career with the US Forest Service in 1973 as a wildlife biologist.
When he was promoted to District Ranger on the Tongass National Forest in Juneau, Alaska in 1999, he started recording short natural history vignettes for radio. Titled, Tongass Trails, the essays documented his exploration of the temperate rainforest and eventually incorporated Pete's experiences growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The series ran five years. Pete later narrated Shades of Green, a Forest Service production of video stories about life and land of the Tongass as told by the people who live and work there. Following his retirement from the Forest Service, he told natural history stories aboard the Disney Wonder, a 2600-passenger cruise ship, along the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska in its inaugural season. He performed stage shows for hundreds of passengers at a time, featuring unique aspects of some common and not-so-common species of plants and wildlife of Alaska, |
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Voice Box Sessions 2020
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Fashion/Hat Show by "Friends of Fashion"
September 2020 - Date TBD
Enjoy this informative and entertaining fashion show/history lesson by the Friends of Fashion. FOF members model vintage hats and fashions from the groups extensive collection while a narrator shares stories from the people who wore them.The show, which augments our exhibit "Around the World in 80 Hats," will feature Easter and Christmas dress hats.
The Friends of Fashion is a volunteer group that functions as an educational extension of the Chassell Historical Organization. and the organization’s extensive collection of vintage clothes is housed at the Chassell Heritage Center. These items, plus volunteers’ personal clothing collections, are shared and highlighted in shows throughout the year. The growing interest in the historical significance of fashion makes these shows popular as an interactive and immersive way to learn about history.
The Historical Organization is one of the Keweenaw Heritage Sites associated with Keweenaw National Historical Park. Please call 906-483-3176 or visit the website, https://www.chassellhistory.org/ for more information.
The Friends of Fashion is a volunteer group that functions as an educational extension of the Chassell Historical Organization. and the organization’s extensive collection of vintage clothes is housed at the Chassell Heritage Center. These items, plus volunteers’ personal clothing collections, are shared and highlighted in shows throughout the year. The growing interest in the historical significance of fashion makes these shows popular as an interactive and immersive way to learn about history.
The Historical Organization is one of the Keweenaw Heritage Sites associated with Keweenaw National Historical Park. Please call 906-483-3176 or visit the website, https://www.chassellhistory.org/ for more information.
The Giving Trees - Fundraiser for NonProfits - November-December 31st
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The Keweenaw Storytelling Center will be a-glow with lighted trees decorated by local nonprofit organizations and community groups. The Christmas wonderland will be open to the community during the holidays. People can vote for their favorite trees by donating to that organization.
Every Saturday in December Organizations will provide an information booth and a free Holiday craft project/activity for children. Organizations are welcome to sell merchandise related to their organization. (i.e. hats, mugs, t-shirts, etc. with organizations logo). |
New Years Eve at the Keweenaw Storytelling Center
5-9pm. Come enjoy a family friendly New Year's Eve party at the KSC! Stay tuned for more details!
