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The Summit on the Park will
host an open house from 5-8 p.m.
Aug. 20 to offer registration for fall
programs and celebrate Bartlett
theBeaver's birthday.
“There will be something for
everyone at the fall Open House
as we gear up for a fall season of
fun and recreation for Canton's
families,”
said
Jennifer
Provenzano,
Recreation
Coordinator. “We look forward to
another enriching, action-packed
season at Summit on thePark!”
Families will find plenty of free
fun at the OpenHouse, as Summit
on the Park will be celebrating
Bartlett T. Beaver's birthday with
birthday games, treats and activi-
ties, she added. The first 50 chil-
dren in attendance will get to dec-
orate a birthday cupcake, and the
first 75 children to attend will
receive a back-to-school goodie
bag. Families can also stick
around for free open swimming
time from 7-9 p.m. at the Summit
Aquatic Center, Provenzano
added.
Early bird pricing for fall pro-
grams will be in effect and partici-
pants can register to win Leisure
Services Family Prize Packs for
upcoming fall and holiday events,
including a family four-pack of
passes to the Trick or Treat
parade, the Annual Tree Lighting
as well as the Santa Breakfast and
theButterflyBall.
During this special event,
Leisure Services will also open
The BLOCK Youth and Teen
Center, located on the third floor
of the Canton Administration
Building. Amenities include facil-
ities for youngsters 11-17 where
they can eat, play, relax and
repeat, all in a safe, supervised
environment.
In addition to the opportunity
to meet instructors and register
for programs, families and indi-
viduals can take advantage of a
variety of deals just by stopping by
theOpenHouse, Provenzano said.
For more information, call 394-
5460 or visit Cantonfun.org.
The Summit is also offering the
annual Back to School Summit
MembershipSpecial.
Purchase a monthly Summit
Fitness Center Membership from
Aug. 11 - 31, and the $30 activation
fee will be waived. The 6,000
square-foot fitness center features
more than 30 pieces of cardiovas-
cular fitness equipment, 40 pieces
of strength equipment, a stretch-
ing area and nearby aerobic stu-
dio.
The Northville Art House will
feature the work of WanChuan
Kesler in an exhibit titled
DongFeng through Aug. 23.
Kesler's exhibit is a collection of
paintings that portrays the people
and places stirred by memories of
her Chinese heritage. DongFeng,
which means "east wind" in the
Chinese language, refers to a
spring breeze the revitalizes the
earth. It is also is often used to
describewomen.
In her early 20s, Kesler moved
alone to Ann Arbor from Taipei,
Taiwan, in order to pursue a mas-
ter's degree in mechanical engi-
neering at the University of
Michigan. After graduating from
the university in 1989, Kesler
acquired a job at General Motors
Corp. She has been with General
Motors for more than two decades
now, working as a powertrain ana-
lyst via computer simulations.
Mechanical engineeringwasn't
Kesler's original ambition; as
early as preschool, Kesler showed
a love for drawing and painting,
and that joy continued to flourish
as she grew older. As a child, she
often flipped through the pages of
the family's two art books, one on
Picasso and one on Van Gogh.
While initially drawn to Picasso,
she later developed an admiration
for the sentimental works of Van
Gogh. At 12, Kesler told her chem-
ical engineer father, "I want to be
VanGoghwhen I growup."
"I strive to evoke emotions in
my paintings by expressive brush
strokes, and passionate rich col-
ors. It is perpetually fascinating to
me how an object of art can speak
to us without any language barri-
er," Kesler said.
Mostly self-taught, Kesler used
any spare time she found to paint.
In college, she joined the art club
so she could learn to oil paint and
after graduation has taken classes
at the BirminghamBloomfield Art
Center. Additionally, Kesler partic-
ipated in an advanced five day
plein air workshop in Murlo
(located in the Tuscany region of
Italy) in 2009. While deeply com-
mitted to her family, she fills every
free moment, mostly evenings,
working on her art in her at home
studio in Salem Township. Her
husband, Eric, and their two chil-
dren, Jon and Jenn, are proud of
Kesler and supportive of the time
she devotes to her art. Kesler's
work has been juried into numer-
ous shows including the Michigan
Fine Arts Competition, the Scarab
Club's Silver Medal Show and the
Community House Our Town
Exhibition in Birmingham. Kesler
is particularly proud of the first
place award for traditional
oil/acrylic category she received
in the nationally recognized fine
art and craft show Boston Mills
Artfest inOhio.
For more information, call the
ArtHouse at (248) 344-0497.
We look forward to another enriching,
action-packed season
at Summit on the Park!
”
Summit to host special celebration, open house
Northville Art House presents Dong Feng exhibit
Northville Foundation to
host annual golf classic
Bartlett the Beaver
Molly Burford and
Donna Macdonald
Special Writers
The 2014 Northville Community
Foundation Golf Classic to Help Kids is
planned for Sept. 11 at the Inn at St.
John's inPlymouth.
The event includes golf, course con-
tests, lunch, goody bags, prizes and a buf-
fet dinner immediately following golf.
Volunteers are needed for the plan-
ning committee and on the day of the
event.
For more information or to register,
call (248)374-0200.
To subscribe to The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Artist WanChuan Kesler