MARCH/APRIL 2017
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TICKETS 715.386.8409
A comedy by
Richard
Harris
March 17 – April 2
Advancing
the Mission
Values-Based Estate
Planning Workshop
Wednesday, April 26,
5 – 6:30 p.m.
The Phipps Center
for the Arts
Refreshments will be served
There are numerous benefits to creating
a comprehensive estate plan. Advanced
planning for the transfer of your assets
ensures that your wishes are carried out.
It also makes the transfer more efficient, less
complicated, and less costly. Having a clear
plan in place can protect your loved ones
from needless worry and expense, reduce
transactional costs, and allow you to avoid
unnecessary tax liability.
The workshop will address these
frequently-asked estate planning questions:
• What estate planning documents do I need?
• How can I minimize or eliminate estate taxes?
• How can I pass stock income-tax free to my heirs?
• How can I use Roth IRAs and Roth conversions as a family
legacy tool?
• What is an inherited IRA and how can I use my 401(k)
and IRA to extend tax-deferred status to my childeren,
grandchildren, and other heirs?
• How can I avoid probate?
• Do I need a trust?
• How can I most effectively include charitable gifts in my
estate planning?
• How can long-term care partnership laws help protect my
assets?
Workshop presenters:
Dwight P. Cummins is an attorney whose primary practice
focuses on long-range planning and transactions. For
over 30 years, Cummins has helped his clients complete
transfers of wealth that are less complicated, more efficient,
and less burdened with taxes and transaction costs. He
focuses on estate planning for individuals and families, using
trusts, wills, and charitable planning, as well as assisting
with probate and trust administration after death. He also
serves on a number of nonprofit boards, including the St.
Croix Valley Foundation, the Lakeview Health System, and
the Lakeview Hospital Foundation.
Todd S. Gillingham, JD, CFP®, ChFC, is a wealth
advisor with the Landmark Group with over 25 years of
experience with Thrivent Financial. His responsibilities
include investments, wealth management, and estate and
charitable planning. Gillingham has helped Thrivent Financial
representatives across the country with estate planning
cases and has spoken extensively on estate and charitable
planning topics. He has also served as a source on financialplanning issues for several media outlets, including The Wall
Street Journal. Gillingham is the past board chair of the St.
Croix Valley Foundation and The Phipps Center for the Arts.
Registration:
There is no cost to attend, but please register by April 21 by
contacting JoAnna at The Phipps Center at 715.386.2305,
ext. 101, or [email protected].
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A comedy with two left feet
by Richard Harris
March 17 – April 2
This is a warm and poignant comedy about the attempts of some workingclass amateurs to overcome their inhibitions and left feet in a low-rent
dance studio in North London. Mavis, a former professional chorus girl,
tries her hardest to teach the bumbling amateurs some tap dancing skills
for an upcoming recital. During their weekly classes, Mavis must mediate
the minor dramas that erupt among this motley but loveable crew. Secrets
tumble out, conflicts arise, friendships grow, and everyone is changed.
Through their classes, they come to realize it’s not about success or
failure; it’s about having the courage and going the distance.
Charlotte Kodner, of Apple Valley, plays Mavis; Heidi Hansen, of Hudson, plays the very proper Vera;
Sheila Pelzel, of Hudson, plays the larger than life Rose; Jennifer Jacober, of Cottage Grove, plays
bubbly Sylvia; Tricia Cook of Woodbury plays timid Andy; Samantha Hedden, of Ham Lake, plays
caring and sweet Lynne; Carole Conama, of St. Paul, plays anxious Dorothy; Gina Hamilton, of St.
Paul, plays confident Maxine; and Jake Jager, of Minneapolis, plays shy Geoffrey. Ruth Ashwood, of
Hudson, is cast as grumpy Mrs. Frasier, who accompanies lessons on the piano.
Director/choreographer Doug Dally has worked at many theaters throughout his career, including
Lakeshore Players, St. Croix Festival Theatre, Applause Community Theater, and The Play’s
the Thing Productions. His most recent
directing credits include Day One at
Lakeshore Players Theatre and remounted
for the MACT Fast Festival in Pipestone,
Minn.; and he choreographed Peter Pan for
The Play’s the Thing.
TICKETS
Adults
$24.00 & $26.00
Students of any age
$17.00 & $19.00 $2 discount for seniors on the Sunday matinees
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A magical journey of songs,
stories, film, and photos
celebrating America’s greatest river
Created and performed by Steven Marking
Wednesday &
Thursday,
April 5 & 6
at 2 p.m.
Friday & Saturday,
April 7 & 8
at 7:30 p.m.
Patrons will have a chance
to “tour” America’s
greatest river in songs,
images and stories when Steven Marking presents Our Mighty
Mississippi. Created and performed by Marking, this one-man
show has garnered widespread raves by audiences far and
wide. He has been called, “Mark Twain with a gorgeous voice,
mixed up with a bit of Garrison Keillor (humor) and Ken Burns
(history).”
The program involves Marking, an acclaimed world-class
baritone singer, performing classic songs, all having to do with
the mighty river, such as “Moon River,” “Ol’ Man River,” “Bridge
Over Troubled Waters,” “River Chanty,” “Up a Lazy River,”
and his own song, “Gone Fishin’.” Between songs, he tells of
the history, legend, and lore of the river, with a few humorous
stories of his own mishaps that happened on the Mighty Miss
and its tributaries.
Many of the visuals in the concert are movies and photos taken
by Marking himself during his countless visits to and on the
great river. The show highlights the visual splendors of the river
– its flora and fauna and its long history as a transportation
artery for the nation.
Marking knows whereof he sings. He was raised in Brice
Prairie, Wis., a stone’s throw from the Mississippi River where
he loved to explore its backwaters, fishing, swimming, hunting
and skating. Later, he earned a master’s degree in vocal
performance from the Peabody Conservatory. After studying
opera, he performed in classic operas and musical theater,
mainly in the New York area.
In recent years, Marking has lived in St. Paul, back to the site
of the river he has always loved. He sings with the Minnesota
Opera and the Minnesota Chorale and is soloist for Hennepin
United Methodist Church. He also entertains, along with
his wife, aboard the Queen of the Mississippi, a luxury, oldfashioned steamboat that travels from St. Louis to St. Paul.
TICKETS
Clap along, laugh along,
and sing along
Deuces Wild!
Dueling Pianos
Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Deuces Wild defy all expectations of a dueling
piano show with a joyous mix of music and parodies
that range from classic rock and country to rap
and show tunes. Audiences are amazed at the
full-bodied range of music and genres as well as
the extensive and hilarious audience interaction.
Deuces Wild has performed over 1,700 shows in 14
years working together as an exclusive duo.
Son of a miner from the northern woods of
Minnesota, David Charles Eichholz is a versatile,
self-taught musician who plays the piano, guitar,
saxophone, harmonica, and trumpet. He was a
member of the bands City Pretty and Rave On! He
was also featured internationally on the Swedish
television show Christine. He was then recruited
by Little Ditty’s, a dueling piano bar at the Mall of
America, where he performed four nights each
week for five years.
Ted Manderfeld got his start in Deuces Wild by
walking out of his day job and demanding an
audition. Although he hadn’t previously played in
a dueling piano show, his amazing showmanship
and obvious ability to perform blew away the
competition. He has performed as an actor and a
game show host, and spends time in the studio as a
jingle writer, recording artist, and producer.
TICKETS
Adults $23.00
Adults $29.00
Students of any age
$16.00
Students of any age
$22.00
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The Phipps CHORAL Society with Soloists & Chamber Orchestra
George F. Handel
MESSIAH
Sunday, April 9 at 2 p.m.
Bethel Lutheran Church, 920 Third Street, Hudson
The Phipps Choral Society in collaboration with Bethel Lutheran
Church will present Handel’s Messiah on Palm Sunday, April 9, at
2 p.m. The chorus, chamber orchestra, and professional soloists
will perform under the direction of Layton James, director of music
of Bethel Church, who will conduct while playing the harpsichord.
James was the principal keyboard artist
for The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for
41 years, performing on the harpsichord,
piano, organ, celesta, and synthesizer.
He is acknowledged as an outstanding
chamber musician, orchestra soloist, and
keyboard improviser in the baroque style.
He is also a conductor and composer.
James is featured harpsichordist on
Robert Shaw’s 1984 and 1987 recordings
of Handel’s Messiah.
Angela Grundstad, soprano, has sung
as a section leader for the Cathedral
of Saint Paul, Church of St. Patrick
in Edina, and Holy Family in St. Louis
Park. She also performs with the
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers,
The Mirandola Ensemble, Glorious
Revolution Baroque, Silver Swan, and
the new female ensemble Lumina.
Margaret Jane Wray, mezzo, has
appeared in lead roles with many of
the world’s leading opera companies.
She has also had a prolific career as
a concert artist appearing with many
of the world’s finest conductors and
orchestras, including the New York
Philharmonic, Boston Symphony
Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, and
National Symphony Orchestra, among
others.
Aaron Humble, tenor, has performed in
opera, recital, concert, and chamber
music venues. During his tenure with
Cantus, he enjoyed solo appearances
with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
and the Boston Pops as well as concert
appearances at the Kennedy Center,
Lincoln Center, The Library of Congress,
Wolf Trap, and The Chautauqua
Institute.
James Bohn, baritone, has appeared
as soloist with most of the major choral
and instrumental groups in the area, and
performed regularly with the Minnesota
Opera, Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie
Home Companion, and concerts of
VocalEssence. This year marks his 30th
season as baritone soloist at Plymouth
Congregational Church in Minneapolis.
Thomas Dahle is in his 25th season as
music director of The Phipps Choral
Society, formerly the Oratorio Society.
He is also the founder and director of
The Phipps Festival Chorus, established
in 1990.
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS
Adults $22.00
Students of any age
$15.00
TICKETS
Adults 5
$23.00
Theater Classes
The NONSENSICAL
WORLD
of
Dr.Seuss
For students in grades 1-3
Participants will explore the world of Dr. Seuss through
imaginative play and movement. Through play, they
will learn basic theatrical terms and theories. They will
discover what creatures lie between the pages of
Dr. Seuss’ many stories and watch them come to life.
There will be a demonstration of skills learned during
the last session.
Four Saturdays
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Mar. 18 – Apr. 8
Fee: $42
Yes, and…
for students in grades 4-6
This class will explore the power of give and take
through improvisation, and will demonstrate the
importance of listening. Improv promotes creativity,
confidence, and quick thinking - three very important
skills necessary for theater. The class will focus on
three improv games: “New Choice,” “Forward Reverse,”
and “Sing it!” There will be a demonstration of skills
learned after the last session.
Four Saturdays
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Mar. 18 – Apr. 8
Fee: $52
Instructor Lindsay Redman
graduated from St. Cloud State
University with a degree in
directing. She participated in
23 productions throughout her
collegiate career. She directed
Mother Goosed for The Phipps
Children’s Theater last fall.
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Dance technique classes for children and adults continue
through May 2017. The class year is divided into four quarters
of eight weeks each, and the fourth quarter starts March 26.
There are no classes on Easter Sunday, April 16. Classes
canceled because of inclement weather will not be rescheduled.
Sundays, beginning March 26
Dance Studio
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.Beginning Ballroom & Latin
(ages 8-adult):
Tom Larson
$91/8 wks
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.Intermediate Ballroom & Latin 1*
(ages 8-adult):
Tom Larson
$91/8 wks
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Intermediate Ballroom & Latin 2*
(ages 8-adult):
Tom Larson
$91/8 wks
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.Advanced Ballroom & Latin*
(ages 8-adult):
Tom Larson
$91/8 wks
*Instructor approval required for placement
Tom Larson has taught at The Phipps since 2003 and owns the
Ballroom and Wedding Dance Studio in Minneapolis. He performed for five seasons with The Continental Ballet Company.
Ballroom dance parties
will be offered on the
third Saturday of every
month June - September,
and the first and third
Saturday of every month October – May, from 7 to 10 p.m. in
the dance studio. Tom Larson will offer a dance lesson during
the first hour. Country two-step and triple swing will be taught
on March 4. Westcoast swing and nightclub two-step will be
featured on March 18. The rumba and samba will be taught on
April 1. The tango and cha cha will be featured on April 15. This
is an opportunity to have fun trying out new dance skills in a
relaxed and comfortable environment. Dancers of all experience
levels are welcome. Admission is $12 per person.
THE PHIPPS
DANCE
COMPANY
CELEBRATES
ITS 12TH
SEASON
The Phipps Dance Company Pictured left to right, back row: Elizabeth Stoerzinger
(apprentice), Natalie Duncan, Rebecca Stiller of Baldwin, Elle Fallon, Margo Maher of River Falls,
Chloe Hawksford, Abby Prestrud, Emalie Marion, Lainey Hanson of Bayport, Claire Kromrey,
Jessie Moore, Kailee Baumann, Emerson Hatch; middle row: Lauren Lansfeldt, Ari Zontelli
(apprentice); front row: Madison Lawrence of Baldwin, Lily Callander, and Keegan Foster.
All company members are from Hudson, unless indicated.
Performances
feature
BALLET
hip-hop
The Phipps Dance Company, a non-competitive performing company led by director
Christina Leines and associate director Stephanie Campbell, celebrates its 12th season with
showcase performances in the Black Box Theater. The 2016-17 company is comprised of 18
auditioned dancers who range in age from 13 to 18 years old. The company focuses on building
well-rounded, technically advanced young dancers. To audition for the company, the dancers are
required to have at least two years of prior dance training. As company members, the dancers
have weekly rehearsals and must take at least two dance technique classes per week.
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The performances will feature a variety of styles, including musical theater, lyrical, tap, hip-hop,
jazz, and classical ballet. Guest choreographers this season include Joe Crook, Zoe Henrot,
Mackenzie Lewis, Bre Poliak, and Tracy Vacura.
musical theater
The Phipps Junior Dance Company, led by Mackenzie Lewis and now in its fourth
season, will also perform. For dancers ages 9 to 13 years old, this company prepares members
for their future with The Phipps Dance Company and beyond. The junior dance company is made
up of 12 auditioned dancers who rehearse September through May for performances locally and
throughout the Twin Cities.
& tap
The performances will feature a variety of styles, including lyrical, jazz, tap, and hip-hop.
The Phipps junior
Dance Company
Pictured left to right,
back row: Maia Paulisich,
Coretta Zontelli, Tristen
Bradley, Sophia Huber,
and Ellie Metcalf of
River Falls; middle row:
Addison Thompson,
Francis Foster, and Olivia
Huber; front row: Emily
Heckman, Brennan
Foster, Betsy Anderson,
and Elise Bailey. All
company members are
from Hudson, unless
indicated.
lyrical
SATURDAYS,
March 25 & APRIL 1
7 p.m.
SUNDAYS,
March 26 & APRIL 2
2 p.m.
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS
Adults
$14.00
Students
$12.00
Call The Phipps ticket office at 715.386.8409 or go online to ThePhipps.org
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T H E PH I PP S C H I L D R E N ’S T H E AT E R
Adapted by
Karen Boettcher-Tate
from the Brothers Grimm
April 28 – May 7
Filled with action and fresh, hysterical characters,
this clever comedy offers a new twist on a classic
story and a gentle message about the nature of
beauty. Rene Shwartzbuckle adores a turnip-like vegetable
called rapunzel. When she spots a mouth-watering
patch of the plant in Witch Izwitch’s garden,
she sends her husband, Walt, out to ”borrow”
some. Witch Izwitch is certainly not amused. With
her diabolical henchmen, the Glumpwarts, she
terrorizes Walt into promising his firstborn child to
her in exchange for his freedom. The play then jumps
ahead many years to Rapunzel Shwartzbuckle’s
18th birthday (now you know how she got her name). The witch and the
Glumpwarts show up as promised and whisk poor, innocent Rapunzel away to
a tower in the forest. Prince Llewellyn then begins a boisterously entertaining
rescue attempt. Karen Biedermann directs a cast of talented area students in grades 7 – 9.
She has performed and directed for community theaters across the Twin
Cities, including Lakeshore Players, Ashland Productions, SOS for Youth, River
Falls Community Theatre, The Phipps, and Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church.
She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a degree in
theater performance and direction in 2011.
Performances will be given April 28 - May 7 on Fridays at 7 p.m.,
Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. in the main theater.
TICKETS
Adults $18.00
Students of any age $14.00
GENERAL
ADMISSION TICKETS
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Call for a catalog 715.386.2305 or visit our website ThePhipps.org
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Through April 2
“Being raised Catholic I was always
intrigued with spirituality and
rituals. I’m very curious about other
cultures, their spirituality and how it
differs from my own.”
–T
heresa Schneveis
(Chippewa Falls, Wis.)
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3,
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Gallery One
“My art is an exercise of my intuition and
my passion for color and form. I think of
my sculptures as compositions, a word
that resonates for me musically as well as
spatially. I bring together shapes, patterns,
textures, and colors to orchestrate a
dynamic and harmonious whole.”
– Peter Zelle (Minneapolis)
“Makers and creators pull from
experiences and those who have
come into their lives. I as well pull
from connections of those around
me, my tie to the area I live and
experiences of my past.”
– Andrea Sorenson
(Spring Valley, Wis.)
Theresa Schneveis
Gallery Two
“Pit Fired Ceramics”
Matt Dooley, Theresa Schneveis,
and Andrea Sorenson
“I create hand-built earthenware and
stoneware vessels that underscore
the importance of artifacts in human
culture and highlight the universal
nature of human pasts.”
– Matt Dooley (St. Paul)
Andrea Sorenson
Peter Zelle
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Matt Dooley
Riverview Gallery
“Found natural objects such as
collections of interesting plants,
scientific drawings and diagrams,
are layered into my images via
scanning, printmaking, and various
contemporary or antique photo
processes. Abstract in design and
poetic in mood, the resulting images
are also quasi-scientific records of the
natural world.”
– Stephanie Hunder (Hudson)
Atrium Gallery
“I have been beading for over 40
years. In more recent years I have used
this medium as a way to document
my inner journey of spiritual growth
and healing. I work with ritually
significant forms, like headdresses and
mandalas, layering them with personal
symbolism and meaning.”
– Brenda Brousseau (St. Paul)
Steven Johnson
Gallery Three
“In this series of work, I seek to
portray an appreciation of the
intricacies of jazz and improvisation.
With my camera, I seek intimate
rhythms, passages and phrases of
colors and textures in neglected urban
areas left alone to be influenced by
natural decay and spray paint.”
– Steven Johnson (Hudson)
Overlook Gallery
“My sculptural footwear is an
exploration of human movement,
building techniques, and visual
metaphor. They are objects that come
alive with personal narrative when
worn, with the power to challenge the
viewer’s ideas about form, function,
body, and movement.”
– Amara G. Hark-Weber (St. Paul)
Stephanie Hunder
Brenda Brousseau
Amara G.Hark-Weber
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theater
April 7 – May 7
Galleries One, Two,
Three, Overlook
and Riverview
Annual
Area High
School
Art
Exhibition
Reception: Sunday, May 7,
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.,
with program at 2:00 p.m.
Art teachers with students participating
in the High School Art Exhibition also
are invited to submit one piece of their
own artwork for a concurrent show in
the Riverview Gallery.
We are pleased to announce the 16th
year of a partnership with Andersen
Corporation to offer the Alice M. Stolpe
Scholarship for the Arts to a senior
who participates in the exhibition.
Andersen Corporation makes this
annual scholarship in recognition of
Stolpe, a regional artist who supported
Andersen’s community art program for
more than three decades. Applications
for this scholarship must be received no
later than April 17.
All submissions must be dropped off
at The Phipps Center on Tuesday or
Wednesday, April 4 or 5, from 9:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Submission guidelines and entry forms
can be found at ThePhipps.org. For
more information, call Anastasia Shartin
at 715.386.2305, ext. 103.
Atrium Gallery
Joseph Shimek
2016 Scholarship Winner
All high school-age students from
Western Wisconsin and Eastern
Minnesota are invited to submit
one recent original work in any
media – drawing, painting, collage,
photography, sculpture, ceramics,
jewelry, or other fine crafts – to this
popular annual exhibition. One work
from each student will be accepted,
and all artwork fulfilling the submission
guidelines will be shown.
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On Shaky Ground:
Visual Meditations
on a 3-Legged Stool
What We Need is Here 2016
Seminar Artists Group Exhibition
Reception: Friday, May 5,
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Once a month, from September 2016
through April 2017, a dedicated group
of local artists gathered at the center
and off-site locations in the St. Croix
River watershed for a series of seminars
exploring these overarching questions:
Linda Webster
What are sustainable artmaking
practices? What is the role of artists to
increase public understanding of art
and sustainable issues? How can artists
effect change?
On Shaky Ground features new work
by participating artists that relates
to their experiences during the
seminar series. The “3-legged stool”
in the subtitle refers to the need for
balance and stability – economic,
environmental, and social – to create
sustainable, thriving communities.
This group exhibit seeks to engage
audiences to consider ways to move
forward toward this goal with inclusion
and grace.
Exhibiting artists are: Gloria Adrian,
Barbara Riegel Bend, Amanda
Bierbaum, Vicki Ehlers, Stephen
J. Gates, Deanna Grigus, Theresa
Harsma, Jan Hayman, Janet Houck,
Patty Johnson, Debra Lucero, Cheryl
Maplethorpe, Bonnie Ploger, Nan
Riegel, Sue Rowe, Judy Saye-Willis,
Krista Spieler, Rebecca Tolle, Jill
Waterhouse, Linda Webster, and
Ellen Wold.
galleries
hours
Monday – Saturday,
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;
Sunday, noon to 4:30 p.m.;
as well as one hour before and during
performances in the theater.
The Phipps Center for the Arts
collaborates with Woodland Hill, the
newest senior living community in
Hudson, to present rotating quarterly
exhibitions featuring original work
by regional artists. These exhibits areA N D
presented in two beautiful light-filled
corridors with built-in niches designed
to showcase the art.
G R O U P G AT H E R I N G S
Work by Gloria Adrian and Barbara
Riegel Bend is on view through May 7.
Join us for a special event on Monday,
April 24, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. at
which the artists will speak and light
refreshments will be served. This
reception is free and open to the
public.
Gloria Adrian
“As a fiber artist I am drawn to the rich
heritage of cloth and the story it tells
through its content, color, design, and
cultural history. I work with fabrics that
have their own integrity and voice… I
explore the interplay of cross cultural
fabrics stitched side by side with a
reconfiguration of contemporary ‘throw
away items’ that share the pattern, color
or texture.”
– Barbara Riegel Bend (Roberts, Wis.)
Join us at the Art Benches this spring, summer, and fall with
National Park Service rangers from the St. Croix National
Scenic Riverway. Children of all ages can become junior
rangers by participating in these fun events:
ST. CROIX
FALLS
ST. CROIX
FALLS
OSCEOLA
MARINE ON
ST. CROIX
“As a painter,
my art is a
synthesis of my
personal feelings, the
subject or colors that
inspire me and
my materials and techniques…Typically,
I start paintings with a color idea and
evolve toward compositions in which
color is the primary subject. Serenity
and simplicity are my primary goals.”
– Gloria Adrian (Hudson)
OSCEOLA
Books & Benches Listen to stories read by local librarians,
learn about the art benches, explore nature with a park ranger,
and pick out free books to take home.
MARINE ON
ST. CROIX
SOMERSET
BAYPORT
SOMERSET
Pop-Up Art + Nature Work with a park ranger to explore
science through creativity and take home a project about
what you discover.
BAYPORT
HUDSON
HUDSON
CARPENTER
NATURE
CENTER
ST. CROIX
FALLS
PRESCOTT
OSCEOLA
MARINE ON
ST. CROIX
CARPENTER
NATURE
CENTER
ST. CROIX
FALLS
More information to come in the May/June Marquee.
Learn more about Art Benches at ArtBenchTrail.org.
PRESCOTT
SOMERSET
ww.artbenchtrail.org
Learn more at www.artbenchtrail.org
Center for the Arts, the St. Croix Valley
Croix National Scenic Riverway.
Brought to you by The Phipps Center for the Arts, the St. Croix Valley
Foundation, and The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
BAYPORT
HUDSON
OSCEOLA
MARINE ON
ST. CROIX
SOMERSET
BAYPORT
HUDSON
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Barbara Riegel Bend
Public Reception at Woodland Hill
Monday, April 24, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Featuring Gloria Adrian
and Barbara Riegel Bend
The Phipps Center collaborates
with Hudson Hospital & Clinic and
Westfields Hospital & Clinic, New
Richmond, Wis., to provide Healing
Arts Programs at each venue. Work
by more than 20 local and regional
artists is on view at any given
time, and exhibits rotate quarterly.
Receptions, which are open to the
public, are held quarterly for each
program, to celebrate the creativity
AND GROUP
of the participating artists.
G AT H E R I N G S
Healing Arts Reception at
Hudson Hospital & Clinic:
Friday, May 5, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served.
Sophia Heymans
On view at Hudson Hospital
& Clinic through March 5:
Alice Savitski; through April 2:
Barbara Evan, Sandy Bot-Miller,
Mat Ollig, Marilyn Rau, and
James E. Springett; through May 7:
Trish Toro, Sister Kristine Haugen,
Michele Hermansen, Sophia
Heymans, Jeannine Spooner
Kitzhaber, Tom Lindfors, Frank
James Meuschke, and Jerry Stebbins;
March 8 – June 4: Rebecca
Campbell; April 5 – July 16: Jaron
Childs, Dan Mackerman, Angie
Malin, Jo Reagan Schanno, and
Lindsay Rhyner.
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“I moved back to my family farm in
2012 and immediately started painting
landscapes with a new appreciation for
the area. I began to collect plant materials
from around the farm and incorporate
them into the new paintings.”
– Sophia Heymans (Minneapolis)
Frank James Meuschke
“I am an artist deeply motivated by
an interest in landscape…Although
my work is representational, its
disposition is abstract, and this quality
characterizes my conception of
landscape.”
– F rank James Meuschke
(Mound, Minn.)
Kurt Devine
Sister Kristine Haugen
“It is beauty that magnetizes us and it
is the duty of the contemplative to give
beauty away, and leave this world a better
place for having been there.”
– Sister Kristine Haugen (Luck, Wis.)
“In my newer work, the composition
is not beholden to the rectangle, and is
allowed to organically grow and dictate
its own geometry; created by the idea,
not by the limitations of a single canvas.”
– Mat Ollig (Minneapolis)
“Since moving to Minneapolis four years
ago, my work has been expanding to
include less rural landscapes. Different
elements of the urban industrial history
of Minneapolis and St. Paul have
captured my imagination.”
– Tracy Frizzell (Minneapolis)
For more information on the Healing
Arts Programs, please contact Chelsea
Long, Healing Arts coordinator at
715.531.6059 or Chelsea.K.Long@
HealthPartners.com.
“My art has been described as ‘hypernaturalism’. I seek to unite memory,
knowledge and the epiphanel [sic]
experiences that are possible when one
is enveloped by nature.”
– Kurt Devine (Minneapolis)
On view at Westfields Hospital
& Clinic through April 9: Kurt
Devine, Tracy Frizzell, Jennifer
Kranz, April 12 – July 9: Ashley
Peifer and Maria Rose Adams.
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Mat Ollig
Tracy Frizzell
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by both instructors, followed by a
guided walk to explore the trails.
Depending on weather conditions,
students will be given ample time to
work in their sketchbooks either out
on the trails or back indoors. Both
instructors will provide significant
one-on-one attention to hone each
student’s knowledge and talents,
and enrich their experience.
CLASSES
Cancellation Policy: Students may
withdraw their enrollment up to one week
prior to the start of class and receive
the total fee paid, less a $5 processing
fee. Fifty percent of the class fee will be
refunded, less a $5 processing fee for
cancellations made within the week prior
to the start of class. Once a class begins,
no refunds will be made. No compensation
will be given for missed class sessions.
Nature Sketchbook
Workshop — Explore,
Discover, Create
With artist Pam Luer and
naturalist Lynette Anderson
This workshop is designed for adult
artists of all skill levels who never
lost their childhood love to “go play
outside.” Co-taught by naturalist
Lynette Anderson and artist Pam
Luer, participants will spend the day
exploring the landscape which usually
remains off-limits to the general public
at Belwin Conservancy in Afton.
Looking closely at nature through
both a naturalist’s and an artist’s
eye, participants will learn about the
plants, insects, birds, and animals
they discover, and create sketchbook
drawings of what inspires them. At this
time of the year, participants may be
able to hear the frogs calling, watch
for early migratory birds, and see the
seasonal changes at the pond, which is
especially wonderful in the spring.
The day will begin indoors with
presentations and demonstrations
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Bring a sack lunch. No materials are
provided; request a basic materials
list upon enrollment. Directions to
meeting places will also be provided
upon enrollment. Bring a snack and
dress for the weather. Saturday
April 8
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Fee: $75
As a result of
growing up on
a family farm,
instructor
Lynette
Anderson has
been a curious
observer of
the natural world all her life. She
has been sharing and teaching
as a naturalist for over 35 years.
Anderson believes strongly that time
spent in nature can bring us new
insights, stir our creative pot, and
bring us the calm and healing so
necessary in our fast-paced world.
Instructor Pam
Luer has been
a working artist
for nearly 20
years. Her
passion for
teaching and
being outdoors
really took hold when she taught a
six-week workshop for the Westwood
Hill Nature Center last summer in
St. Louis Park. Students were so
enthralled and she was so inspired
that her summer schedule has filled
up with offers to teach at nature
centers, resorts, and vineyards
across the Midwest.
Spring Workshops with
Wouterina “Riana” de Raad
Concrete Sculpture
Learn to make a concrete planter, birdbath
or statue that can be outside all year
round in our subzero climate. Wouterina
“Riana” de Raad has been working in this
media since 1987, and will be teaching her
own techniques and formulas. With this
knowledge, you will also be able to create
concrete environments, with benches,
fireplaces, walls, and arches that light up,
without any welding.
During the first day of this workshop,
participants will make a multi-layered metal
armature which will be cemented in the
following day. Participants will learn how to
cut and shape metal lath as well as when
and how to use reinforcements. There will
be a demonstration on various cementing
techniques and discussions on cement
formulas as well as what pigments to use
for coloring cement. Students should wear
work clothes and bring garden gloves with
a cloth upper and a thin nitrile palm (Atlas
gloves are recommended, and are available
at most garden centers), band-aids, a dust
mask, and safety glasses, as well as a sack
lunch each day. All other materials and
tools will be provided.
Two Days
Saturday, Mar. 18
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 19, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $275
CLASSES
Mosaic
Learn basic mosaic skills, including
how to cut and break glass and ceramic
tile, as well as what materials and
adhesives to use for a subzero climate.
There will be a grouting demonstration
and discussions on cement formulas as
well as how to use pigments and texture
a cement surface. Participants must
wear old clothes; provide the object or
sculpture to mosaic; bring tiling objects
such as broken dishes, buttons, mirrors,
beads, shells, tiles, recycled, found
objects, etc. (for outdoor work, tiling
materials must be impermeable); and
bring old towels or rags, garden gloves
with a cloth upper and a thin nitrile palm
(Atlas gloves are recommended and are
available at most garden centers), bandaids, a dust mask, safety glasses, and a
sack lunch each day. All other materials
and tools will be provided.
Two Days
Saturday, Apr. 1, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Apr. 2, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $195
Instructor
Wouterina “Riana”
de Raad’s awardwinning sculpture
gardens have
been featured on
Rebecca’s Garden
and The Wisconsin
Gardener on
Wisconsin Public
Television, as well
as in numerous
publications
including Backyard
Living, Midwest
Living, Minnesota
Monthly, Country
Gardens, Minnesota
Horticulturist,
and the Folk Art Messenger. To
see more of de Raad’s work, go to
concretemosaicsculpture.com.
Camera Smart
Photography
Instructor Bob Lyksett
holds a bachelor’s
degree in photography
and has worked as a
news photographer
for the ABC affiliate
in Salt Lake City,
Utah. He has been a
photography instructor
for the Park City School
District in Utah, and
enjoys photographing
sports of all kinds
along with anything to
do with the outdoors.
Lyksett’s work has
been published on
magazine covers both
regionally and nationally, and is
permanently on display at the
Stillwater Artist Guild Studio.
Adults and teens ages 13
and older
In this “hands-on-the-camera” class,
students will learn how to maximize their
camera’s potential to create photographs
that are suitable for framing. The
instructor will guide students through
the menus within the software of their
cameras and through the function of the
many buttons on their camera’s body
and lenses. Proper handling and care
of photography equipment also will be
covered and the class includes instruction
on how to take quality pictures of a
variety of subjects – landscape, people,
architecture, and more. Assignments will
be given between classes to encourage
students to practice what they learn.
Students must bring their own SLR
camera with a fully charged battery,
the camera’s manual if available, and a
memory card with ample storage.
Four Days
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Apr. 4 – 13
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $99
Western
Wisconsin
Photographic
Club
Wednesdays, March 1 and
April 5, 6:30 p.m.
The Western Wisconsin Photography
Club meets the first Wednesday of
every month, except December. The
club often has special meetings at
other times during the month to
accommodate speaker schedules
and hands-on photo opportunities.
Photographers of varying interests
and levels of experience are invited
to these meetings. For more details
about upcoming programs and
events visit wiphotoclub.com.
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Experiencing Clay
Teen and adult students enrolled in
winter pottery classes have access to the
pottery studio on Wednesdays from 1:00
to 3:00 p.m., Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
and Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. when
their class is in session. No instruction will
be given during open studio.
For each class, students are asked to wear
clothes that can get dirty and bring an old
hand-towel and a sketchbook-type journal.
The class fee includes one 25 lb. bag of
clay, glazes, and firing. Additional clay may
be purchased from the instructor for $20
per bag, which includes glazes and firing.
If you are interested in enrolling in a
Pottery on the Wheel class, but are not
sure you are ready to commit to eight
weeks, or you want to try your hand at
multiple approaches to working with
clay, Experiencing Clay is a great class
for you. Students will gain firsthand
experience as they approach multiple
facets of the ceramic-making process,
including wheel-throwing, hand-building
functional pottery, and creating
sculptures in a variety of methods.
Class size is limited to nine.
Three Tuesdays
May 9 – May 23
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $69
Phipps Ceramics Studio Instructor
One and Done!
Beginning/
Intermediate Pottery
on the Wheel
Beginning participants will learn basic
techniques for throwing pots on the
potter’s wheel. For the intermediate
potter, this class offers an in-depth
development of more advanced skills
and techniques. All students will
be supported by the instructor in
developing the skills they would like
to work on, and if they are unsure, the
instructor has many ideas. Having a mix
of skill levels in class makes for a fun
and diverse learning environment.
Class size is limited to nine.
Eight Mondays
Apr. 3 – May 22
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $229
Phipps Ceramics Studio Instructor
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Whether you have never worked with
clay or have previous experience, you
will finish a work in clay by the end of
class. Students will be guided through
hand-building with clay, using a variety
of techniques, textures, and tools.
Skills learned on this project will build
knowledge for students interested in
continuing to work with clay. If you
have never worked with clay, this is an
opportunity to try it out in a stress-free
environment with individual guidance.
Your clay work will be fired by the
instructor and ready to take home on
Saturday, April 15.
One Saturday
Apr. 1
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $39
Instructor Sue Kapsner has been
working in pottery for 16 years. She
studied clay at the University of
Wisconsin-River Falls while working
toward a teaching certificate in K-12
art education. Kapsner has taught
adult clay classes, summer classes
for children, and pottery on the
wheel classes for teens at White Bear
Center for the Arts, The Phipps, and
as a teacher in the South Washington
County School District.
Clay Class
Ages 7 – 12
Students will learn the
basic techniques of
throwing pottery on the
wheel and will build their
skills and understanding
of the sculptural possibilities of clay
through pinching, coiling, and slab
construction. Students will be given
freedom to experiment with their new
skills and will receive significant one-onone attention. Class size is limited to
nine.
Six Tuesdays
Mar. 28 – May 2
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Mother’s Day Gifts:
Clay Workshop
Adults with children ages 4
and older
Spend the day with your mom or
grandmother in this fun workshop
where you will work closely together
as you learn basic hand-building
techniques such as pinching, coiling,
and clay slab-construction to make
flower pots, coffee cups, and decorative
globes. Use light colored clay and brush
on colorful decorations to create one-ofa-kind Mother’s Day gifts.
The instructor will cover your creations
with a clear, food-safe glaze, and then
have them fired and ready to take home
on Saturday, May 27.
One Day
Saturday
May 13
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $39 for each adult and child pair;
$18 for one additional person
Phipps Ceramics Studio Instructor
A N D G R O U P G AT H E R I N G S
AT H E R I N G S
Private flute and piano instruction for
ages five through adults is available on
Fridays.
Sue Christian, a K-12 music education
graduate of Luther College, has taught
privately since she was 16. One of
her favorite teaching opportunities
is that of the Hudson Middle School
Band Camp, at which she works with
budding young flutists.
A member of the Wisconsin Music
Teachers’ Association, she is involved
locally with the St. Croix Music
Teachers Association, offering piano
performance opportunities to students
of all ages. Also a member of the
Upper Midwest Flute Association,
Christian has tutored students who
have won competitions in both
organizations. One of her former
flute students, as a sophomore in
high school, earned the prestigious
opportunity to perform in the top
12 for a national competition to solo
with the Air Force Band. This student
went on to pursue a career in flute
performance at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
Christian also has extensive experience
in accompanying soloists and
ensembles as a collaborating pianist
in college-level recitals as well as
festivals in area schools. In addition,
she accompanied The Phipps Festival
Chorus and The Phipps Oratorio
Society for numerous years.
This tai chi class trains
participants to move
more efficiently with
the limitations they
currently have. This
will in turn help avoid
movements that cause
distress. It will not correct damage
from physical trauma or surgery, but
it offers participants more productive
ways to hold and move their bodies in
alignment that allows relaxation and
release from discomfort. By minimizing the energy drain on their physical
shortcomings, participants will have
greater vitality and physical strength.
Regular practice of tai chi improves
muscle and joint function and is often
cited as an effective therapy for both
osteopathic and rheumatoid arthritis.
Regular practice also improves athletic
performance in areas such as golf,
tennis, and skiing, along with improved
biomechanical efficiency in all forms
of strenuous physical effort from gardening to carpentry.
Tony Holt, a former member of the
King’s Singers, offers private voice
lessons for ages 11 through adult on
Mondays.
Holt, a native Londoner, was a boy chorister at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. He was a choir member of Christ
Church, Oxford, as well as Chichester
Cathedral and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Holt
was then a soloist and chorus member
of the Monteverdi Choir and the BBC
Singers. For 18 years he toured and
recorded as first baritone with the King’s
Singers.
His lessons concentrate on singing in a
healthy way, and enjoying a repertoire
that can range from Bach to Broadway.
He encourages singers to perform without tension, to communicate well, and
to enjoy their singing.
The fee is $30 per 30-minute lesson.
Thursdays
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Fee: Punch-cards may be purchased
for $100 per eight classes. Classes are
ongoing and may be taken at any time.
Students only pay for the classes they
attend.
Find the perfect gift while
artists and
the programs you love
at The Phipps.
Mark Tomlinson is a certified tai chi
area
A N D G R O Usupporting
P G AT H E R I N
GS
instructor with 20 years experience.
If interested in a free trial lesson in
either flute, piano, or both, contact
The Phipps at 715.386.2305.
Private violin lessons for
students ages seven through adult are
offered throughout the year.
Instructor Sarah N. Bertsch has taught
violin and coached ensembles for over
20 years. Previous positions include
Northwestern College, Wooddale
School of Music, Friendship School
of Music, and Minnehaha Academy.
She received her M.A. from St. John’s
University and her B.A. from St. Olaf
College.
SPRING CLEANING
20 % off
all Gift Gallery items
April 24 – 29
The Gift Gallery is open
Monday through Friday, from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Saturday, from 9:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon, as well
as one hour before and
during intermission of all
performances in
The Phipps theaters.
For further information on violin lessons,
contact Bertsch at 715.381.5735.
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EXHIBITIONS camp
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Cheers for
Volunteers
10 – 15
6, 16 – 19
camp
The Phipps Center for the Arts will host
its annual celebration of appreciation
for all its volunteers. All who have
volunteered during the past year are
encouraged to attend.
The event will include refreshments
and social time as well as recognition
and awards by the Children’s Theater
Council, the Drama Council, the Music
Council, the Visual Arts Council, and
the Volunteer Council.
For further information, contact The
Phipps Center at 715.386.2305.