Third Coast Film Society Presents, Buena Vista Social Club
Friday, July 30
The Third Coast Film Society at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts continues its monthly film series on Friday, July 30 at 7 p.m. with Buena Vista Social Club.
This documentary, inspired by a Grammy winning album of the same name, depicts legendary Cuban musicians, some in their nineties, who are brought together by Ry Cooder, a guitar legend himself.
Director Wim Wenders travels to Havana, Cuba, to chronicle their camaraderie as well as their sell out concerts in Amsterdam and Carnegie Hall.
The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1999. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary and won numerous awards for best documentary/ foreign film in Germany, Norway, Scotland, and Brazil, as well as winning the LA Film Critics Award, and The NY Film Critics Award. This film is Rated G.
Next month, the Third Coast Film Society will complete screening films about artists. In August the Society screens, Basquiat, about the post-modern African American artist, Jean Michael Basquiat.
Tickets for each film screening are $7 per person at the door. Popcorn and beverages will be available for sale.
Sweet Summer Art Exhibition Continues Through July 31
The exhibition features 50 paintings by 20 area artists in a non-juried show. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5:30 p.m.
Artists were invited to submit work under the broad theme of Sweet Summer. Jenna Sanders of Ludington chose to submit Tulips in Pitcher because, “The first things I think of when I think of summer are red tulips.
They are a sign to me that winter is gone, and I love to pick a vase of them for my house.”
Similarly, Laura Carter chose Umbrellas because, “To me, everybody on the beach represents summer. It’s the only season people can go out and enjoy the warm weather.”
Greetings From…An Exhibition of Postcard-Sized Art
Opening Reception, August 6
Next up in the gallery of the Center is Greetings From… Area artists were invited to submit works of art in any medium, as long as they measure the size of a 4×6 postcard.
All works will be for sale for a set price of $30, with 50% to the artist and 50% to the Center. The show’s opening reception and sale is on Friday, August 6 from 6-8 p.m.
The exhibition runs from Tuesday, August 3 through Saturday, August 21. Gallery hours are noon-5:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays.
