FANTASTIC FOLK INSTRUMENTS

FANTASTIC FOLK INSTRUMENTS —SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION COMING SOON— Emberlight’s Performance Infusion series provides audiences an understanding of what makes artists love and pursue their work, and what it takes to bring their ideas to life.  The Infusions unite nature and craftsmanship by bringing accomplished artists and curious audiences together in the heart of Art in the Park.  … Read more

LOGGING LEGENDS & LORE

LOGGING LEGENDS & LORE —SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION COMING SOON— Emberlight’s Performance Infusion series provides audiences an understanding of what makes artists love and pursue their work, and what it takes to bring their ideas to life.  The Infusions unite nature and craftsmanship by bringing accomplished artists and curious audiences together in the heart of Art in the … Read more

WHITTLING IN THE WOODS

WHITTLING IN THE WOODS —SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION COMING SOON— Emberlight’s Performance Infusion series provides audiences an understanding of what makes artists love and pursue their work, and what it takes to bring their ideas to life.  The Infusions unite nature and craftsmanship by bringing accomplished artists and curious audiences together in the heart of Art in the … Read more

BIZHIKI COMPANY

BIZHIKI COMPANY —SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION COMING SOON— Emberlight’s Performance Infusion series provides audiences an understanding of what makes artists love and pursue their work, and what it takes to bring their ideas to life.  The Infusions unite nature and craftsmanship by bringing accomplished artists and curious audiences together in the heart of Art in the Park.  All … Read more

CELEBRATING THE CULINARY ARTS

Attention everyone who likes to eat: Chef Joel Sardinha from Suffolk Street Eatery will be cooking al fresco!  Using fresh ingredients sourced from local gardens, farmer’s markets and farms, Joel will demonstrate cooking using the bounty of the summer season.  The event will feature the use of a wood-fired clay oven, as well as grilling and stove-top techniques.  And yes, there will be tasty bites to sample!  

THE ESSENCE OF STORY

Join Michigan Touring Artist and Storyteller Jen Strauss for Michigan Legends and Lore, then stay for her playful and interactive Storytelling to Story Writing Workshop.  Come listen and learn as Jen tells her stories, then gives you easy-to-use tips and tools to help you hone your own storytelling and writing skills.

NATURE CRAFTING

Take a virtual walk through the woods with UP artists Cedar Nelson and Donna Wilcox, two talented women who see creative possibilities everywhere in nature.  Watch them at work, crafting with simple tools and natural foraged materials.  Learn to appreciate the bounty that surrounds us, as Donna and Cedar share their unique perspectives of the wild world.  

MINERS’ TRIBUTE

Join us for this poignant tribute to miners everywhere, with a special focus on those of the Gogebic Range.  The afternoon will feature local historians Ivan Hellen and Larry Peterson, music from Ironwood troubadour Bob Michaels, and an ensemble reading of When it Comes: a Poem for Voices, written by Kathleen Carlton Johnson of Lake Linden, Michigan.

WOOL TO WAULKING

WOOL TO WAULKING Learn how freshly shorn sheep’s wool becomes cloth.  Using age-old techniques, wool is washed, carded, spun, and woven. Once the cloth is off the loom, we invite you to help with waulking the cloth, a process which involves wetting the wool, then passing and pounding it to the rhythm of traditional Scottish … Read more

POETRY IN THE PARK

Poetry read outside on a balmy summer afternoon – what could be better? This event brings
together poets from the Emberlight National Poetry Contest to read their works, and celebrate
the awarding of Poet Laureate honors to the top contestant. Woven into the afternoon will be
music from mandolin player Fran Strong and guitar player Anthony Hanson-Lynn. Don’t
miss this delightful Performance Infusion finale!