Programs
Public Performances: 2008 featured an invitation only reading of Newsman’s Dream Comes True: Film at 11 by Graydon Royce, playwright and critic at The Star Tribune. The company included (cast) Bob Davis, Steve Hendrickson, Adam Whisner and Amanda Whisner, dramaturg Liz Engelman and director Michael Bigelow Dixon. Rehearsals culminated in a public reading followed by a s'mores post-show discussion at the TLC campfire. Tofte Lake Center kicked off its first public event with a moveable feast/site-specific work by Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, a national Minneapolis-based dance company. The piece, Rooms of Disquiet, under the direction of Stuart Pimsler, guided the 20 audience members around the 12-acre site of Norm's Fish Camp.
2009 featured a performance concert of the Ancia Saxopohne Quartet playing work composed by TLC composer-in-residence residence Jeff Herriott, and the return of the Stuart Pimsler Dance and theater Company, which shared a sneak preview of Tales From the Book of Longing which subsequently premiered at the Guthrie Theater in October, 2009.
In 2010, the Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater Company returned to offer community workshops in caregiving and ballet, and launched their state-wide touring season with a special performance in Ely’s Washington Auditorium.
In 2011, The Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater Company, returned to create and perform a community-developed piece called CAST FROM THE WATER'S EDGE: THE BOUNDARY WATERS PROJECT, which was performed by a combination of Ely locals and the SPDT company at Vermilion Community College.
Master Classes: Workshops led by professionals in their field will eventually be held for students, community members, and others interested in the subject matter du jour. 2011 continued TLC's annual mosaic-making retreat led by Minneapolis' renowned mosaicist Lisa Arnold, where participants experimented with many methods: pebbles, tile, stained glass, pottery, as well as Healthy Living Creative Retreat for Women, facilitated by artist and chef Anna Dvorak. An added highlight was Life Coach Thea Sheldon's Deep, Rich, and Bold Retreat for Women Entrepreneurs. Check out the featured workshops page for the dates and descriptions of the 2012 classes.
TLC was also privileged to continue its second annual Emerging Artists Program, sponsored by the Jerome Foundation, offering 3 week-long residencies to 21 artists residing in either Minnesota or the 5 boroughs of NYC.
MASTER CLASS Descriptions
3rd Annual Mosaic Vacation in the Boundary Waters
July 23-29, 2012 Cost: $650
Learn how to make pebble, stained glass, tile and picassiette mosaics while staying in hand-crafted, fully equipped-cabins on the shores of a beautiful secluded lake in the BWCA. This course includes a six-night stay, five days of mosaic instruction, unlimited studio time, all materials, use of tools, resort amenities and welcome dinner. Classes will be held daily 9am-12pm starting July 24. Afternoons can be spent in open studio, kayaking, canoeing, biking, hiking, swimming, taking a sauna, lounging on the beach, reading or doing anything else you like!
Save $50 by registering before Feb. 1, 2012. Nine person limit on cabins.
Lisa is a professional mosaicist on the Minnesota and North Dakota State Arts Boards' Rosters of Artists in Education. She is a member of the Minnesota Mosaic Guild and the Society of American Mosaic Artists. Please contact Lisa at xolaarts@gmail.com to register or receive more information.
Creative Space Retreat
August 13-19, 2012 Cost:
Give yourself the time and space needed to move your creative work forward during this week-long retreat in the beautiful north woods of Minnesota. Spend the week with like-minded women who share the intention of developing their art- be it visual, literary, performance or simply creative voice-while recognizing the benefits of learning from the diverse gifts of other disciplines with the support of a creative community. This structured retreat-style artists' workshop balances personal creative time with shared group time, including optional daily consultation with seasoned artists, writers, and dramaturg.
Explore the benefits of yoga and a meditation practice for opening your spirit. Eat delicious, organic vegetarian food that highlights the late summer bounty. Jump in the lake, run down the road, or hop in a kayak when the mood strikes you.
Contact Anna Dvorak to register or for further information
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