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Renown guitarist to appear
with Michigan Philharmonic
‘Vote For
Me’ art is
displayed
Sharon Isbin, the multiple
Grammy Award winner, will per-
form in concert with theMichigan
Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at
theVillageTheater at CherryHill.
Isbin has been acclaimed for
her extraordinary lyricism, tech-
nique and versatility and has
been hailed as "the pre-eminent
guitarist of our time." She is also
thewinner of Guitar Playermaga-
zine's Best Classical Guitarist
award, the Madrid Queen Sofia
and Toronto competitions and
was the first guitarist ever to win
theMunich competition.
Isbin had performed to sold-
old crowds throughout the world
including New York's Carnegie
and Avery Fisher halls, Boston's
Symphony Hall, the Kennedy
Center in Washington, D.C., the
Barbican and Wigmore halls in
London, and many others across
the globe.
She has been profiled on tele-
vision throughout the world
including CBS Sunday Morning
and the A&E Network, Isbin per-
formed at Ground Zero for the tel-
evised memorial and she has per-
formed by invitation at the White
House.
She will perform Rodrigo's
Concierto de Aranjuez with the
Philharmonic.
For tickets or more informa-
tion, call (734) 451-2112 or access
www.michiganphil.org.
With the 2012 presidential
election just around the corner,
the Northville Art House joins
campaign seasonwith an eclectic
artistic vision of the political fun.
The Vote for Me! exhibit contin-
ues an election year tradition the
Art House began in 2008, and the
show promises to be even more
intriguing than the last.
Participating artists include
Adnan Charara, Topher Crowder,
Sergio
DeGiusti,
Carl
Demeulenaere, Darcel Deneau,
Rocco DePietro, John Dinzer,
Matthew Hanna, Deb Hyde,
Lester Johnson, Dennis Michael
Jones, Nora Chapa Mendoza,
Eric Mesko, Sabrina Nelson,
Craig Paul Nowak, Gloria
Pritschet, Victor Pytko, Jarie
Ruddy, Senghor Reid, Julie Sabit,
Gilda Snowden, Jack Summers,
Joan Potter Thomas and Larry
Zdeb. The show is curated by Jeff
Cancelosi.
The exhibit will be in the Art
House upper gallery throughOct.
27 during the Art House Gallery
hours, 1-5 p.m. Wednesdays
throughSaturdays.
For additional information,
call (248) 344-0497 or visit
www.northvillearts.org.
The Art House is located at
215 W. Cady St. and is a facility of
the Northville Arts Commission.
Admission to Art House shows is
always free and open to the pub-
lic.
Some of the most famous char-
acters in Plymouth history will
come alive during the Plymouth
Characters Cemetery Walk set for
Oct. 27 at RiversideCemetery.
Visitors can hear tales of
Plymouth ghosts, such as Civil War
soldiers Oscar Baker and Nelson
Pooler, Plymouth hardware store
owner Michael Conner, and
Turkey Queen Zaida Gottschalk.
Walks begin at 4 p.m. from the
Mausoleum inside the cemetery
with small groups departing every
15minutes.
Parking is available inside the
cemetery.
Refreshments, provided by
sponsor Courthouse Grille of
Plymouth, will be available at the
cemetery following the walk. The
walk lasts 60-90 minutes and
involves some walking over
uneven ground so visitors are
advised to wear sturdy walking
shoes. Bring flashlights for later
tour times. Call (734) 455-8940 for
more information.
Tickets are $10 per person, or
purchase a Friends of the
Plymouth Historical Museum
membership and receive up to two
free tickets. A purchase of a
Kellogg Park membership (value
$25) will get the recipient one free
ticket; a purchase of a Daisy mem-
bership (value $50) will get the
recipient two free tickets. Tickets
can be purchased on theMuseum's
website (http://www.plymouthhisto-
ry.org/events/Plymouth-Characters-
Cemetery-Walk-at-Riverside-
Cemetery_ET45.html?SortBox=20
1210) using Paypal or at the
Museum during open hours. The
Plymouth Historical Museum is
located at 155 S. Main St., one
block north of downtown
Plymouth. Tickets are $15 at the
cemetery and will not be sold from
the Web the day of the cemetery
walk.
Annual Cemetery Walk brings history to life
trict's aging fleet.
The Northville Board of Education and
district leaders are hosting the community
coffees to provide an opportunity for school
families and community members to learn
more about the Technology Bond Proposal
and get answers to their questions in a small
group setting, according to the district
spokesman. The coffees will have a very
informal format, allowing for participants to
come and go at any time during the specified
timeframe. The community coffees at
Winchester Elementary School, Northville
High School and Hillside Middle School will
include an opportunity for participants to
observemodel classrooms and see first hand
how these proven instructional technologies
can impact classrooms.
For more information about the exact
times and locations of the community coffees
visit
the
district
website
at
www.northville.k12.mi.us and click on
“Technology Bond and Board Elections.”
Questions regarding the Technology Bond
canbe e-mailed to nps@northville.k12.mi.us.
Meetings
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Sharon Isbin
David Curtis of Canton Township portrayed Private Albert Stevens during the 2011 Plymouth Characters
Cemetery Walk. Photo by Marty Kerstens