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Arts Council Workshops, Classes, and Special Events

 

 

 

“Floral with Bird” Collage with Holly Roberts

The Mackinaw City Area Arts Council will host Holly Roberts as she teaches a “Floral with Bird” Acrylic Paint and Collage class on Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 from 6pm to 8pm. This class will be held at the Mackinaw Woman’s Club located at 310 E. Jamet St., Mackinaw City. Participants can personalize their flower and bird using a variety of papers and painted background colors on a wooden board.  The cost is $35 for MCAAC members and $45 for non-members and covers all supplies. Class size is limited to the first 20 people. To sign up for this class, please call: 231-412-2787 or email email hidden; JavaScript is required

 

 

 

 

Twelfth Night with Starling Shakespeare Company

Starling Shakespeare Company will again be on the stage performing “Twelfth Night” in the hamlet of Mackinaw City.
Mark your calendars!!
Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare that is believed to have been written
around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play revolves around the
twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. The creativity and talents of the Starling Shakespeare
Company have adapted and transformed all their theatrical elements into a quintessential subset that allows them to
magically transform any outdoor space into a theater while armed only with a cast of five flexible actors and a minimal, yet
effective, set of props, costumes, and scenery. The result is a rapidly changing, multi-faceted, captivating piece of stagecraft
suitable for all ages.
 
Please join us August 8th, 2024 at 6:00pm at Conkling
Heritage Park. (rain date August 15th if need be)
Seating is on the lawn so bring a blanket or folding chair and
settle in for an enchanting, imaginative performance of Twelfth Night. Admission is Free!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open Art/Craft Sessions with Seniors

Mackinaw City Area Arts Council is partnering with Wawatam Senior Center to offer Open Art Sessions on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 4:30pm at the Lion’s club building at 205 Cedar St. Mackinaw City. The Lion’s club is home to the senior center and anyone is welcome to attend, you do not have to be a member.

The arts council will have a dedicated craft coach each week with supplies and a project to complete. Senior center members will have full access to paint and craft supplies provided by the center, free of charge. For non members the arts council will provide an art kit for a small fee if you wish to participate in the project or bring your art supplies or any craft item you are working on and join us. Bring a friend or make new ones. You might even want to stay for dinner.

KINDNESS ROCK GARDEN

Mackinaw City Area Arts Council  “The Kindness Rock project ” is now live at Maritime Park down on the waterfront at Huron avenue and Depeyster st. We hope you bring your painted rocks and share your creativity with our community.  Please take a picture of your rock(s) and share with us when placing in the garden.  You can view ideas for painting and materials to use at the link below for… The Kindness Rocks Project.  This activity provides great social distancing with hours of creativity and is a great pursuit for both children and adults.

https://www.thekindnessrocksproject.com/

 

 

 

 

 

In partnership with Mackinaw City Historical Society and Heritage Village we present Art in the Woods Trail.  If you are interested in sharing your creativity with the community please contact MaryAnn Moore.  Information listed below.