Black Ash Burl Box

by artist Ron Warshall of Harshaw, WI

The Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2012 Artist Interactive Exhibit for the months of May and June.  The exhibit opens May 1st.

Twenty two artists working in a variety of mediums have been invited to showcase their work in the Presque Isle Community Library.  By invitation only, these artists have been chosen for their cutting edge design and ground breaking expertise in their mediums.  The show runs through June 30th and gives you the opportunity to get up close to the artwork and be dazzled by the innovative use of color and design.   Many works are for sale and the artists are always open to commissions. 

On June 20th, the Presque Isle Chamber invites you to an open house and hands on demonstrations of many art mediums.  Here is an opportunity to talk with the artists as they work, ask questions and try your hand at journal making, basketry, pick up a brush and paint with oil, watercolor, or acrylic… throw a pot, turn a wooden bowl, try machine felting, or paint outside in the flower garden with Mindy Schnell…there will also be a children’s program of music and poetry with composer Stephen Platko and musician Larry Petrillo.  Watch for more details on our Webpage, on our Facebook page, and in upcoming issues of The FYI Northwoods.

New artists in this year’s exhibit are:

Melinda Schnell, Boulder Junction,  Master watercolorist

Jeannine Achauer, Minocqua, Oil painting

Saga Erickson, Hurley, watercolor and acrylic

Darcy Lanz-Sage, Cross Plains, WI, Mixed media and surface design

William Kingsbury, Rhinelander, woodturning

Terry Daulton, Mercer, Pastel Paintings

Winnie Sievert, Presque Isle,  Oil Painting

Jackie Bassett, Presque Isle, wool spinning and weaving

Returning artists

Cathy Breitholtz, Presque Isle,  Basketry

Lynn Gillis, Presque Isle,  Fiber art

Toni Bergeron, Green Bay, Fiber art

Colleen Ansbaugh, Wabeno, fiber art

Steve Helgeson, Three Lakes, Pottery

Carole Hall, St. Germain, glass painting. And  acrylic & watercolor

Linda Christensen, Marenesco, MI, Photography

Connie Warshall, Harshaw, WI ,  fiber art

Ron Warshall, Harshaw, WI,  woodturning

Elinore Sommerfeld, Boulder Junction, Mixed media painting

Rene Iannarelli, Rhinelander, fiber art

Kay Lorbiecki, Presque Isle, photography and acrylic painting

Stephen Platko, Plainfield, IL, composer

Larry Petrillo, Evanston, IL, musician

The exhibit is open at the Presque Isle Community Library MWF 10 to 4, Tues/Thurs 4 to 9 and Saturdays 10 to noon.

For more information, call Cathy at the chamber 715 686 2910 or Pam at the library 715 686 7613.  See you there.

Hand Woven Baskets

by Presque Isle Artist, Cathy Breitholtz

New DVDs:

Puss in Boots
Footloose
Tower Heist
Mission Impossible; Ghost Protocol
America Revealed; Food. Energy. Transportation. Manufacturing. The systems that keep us running.
Romantic Anonyms (French Foreign Film)
Mozart’s Sister (French Foreign Film)
Carnage
Young Adult
Beneath the Darkness
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Iron Lady
Enter Nowhere
Like Crazy
Teach Yourself to Sew Season 1 & 2.
Fresh; New thinking About What We’re Eating
War Horse

New Audio Books:

The Beginner's Goodbye  by, Anne Tyler

Defending Jacob by, William Landay

The Finest Hours  by, Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman

If you shop regularly at Amazon.com or even if you only shop occasionally at Amazon.com, now when you do, you can earn money for the Presque Isle Library!  It doesn’t cost you a penny.  When you place an order with Amazon, they will automatically send a percentage of your order total to the Presque Isle Library!  How does it work, you ask?  It’s super easy.   Look over to the right…yes, on the right-hand side of this web page.  See the new link called “Shop at Amazon.com Now”?  When you click on it…No, don’t click on it yet!...but when you do, you’ll be transferred to the Amazon.com Home Page.  Once you’re there, you can shop to your hearts content…buy that new camera you’ve wanted, get yourself a Kindle (Did I really say that?), or do all of your Christmas shopping!  When you check out, a percentage of your order will be transferred to the Presque Isle Library Amazon Associates Account.   But you won’t see it happen. It's completely transparent. There's no acknowledgement back to you telling you that it’s happened, or thanking you on behalf of the Presque Isle Library.  But believe me, the Presque Isle Community Library will appreciate your order, big or small.  The money from your order will be transferred to a savings account, and that money will be used to buy more materials for the P.I. library:  children’s books, adult fiction & non-fiction, dvd’s, books on cd, large print books, etc, etc…

Here are some details about how this works. It only works if you go to Amazon through the library’s home page.  By clicking the “Shop at Amazon.com Now” link over to the right.  No, don’t click it yet!  Once you’re at Amazon's Home Page, you can sign into your own account, just like you always do, if you have one.   If you don’t have an account, Amazon will prompt you for all the necessary information during the checkout process.  Lastly, the percentage that the Presque Isle Library earns is on a sliding scale, from a low of 2% to a high of 6%, depending upon the total cumulative sales in a month.  So, if you were planning on purchasing something from Amazon, please use the Library’s Home Page to go to Amazon, and earn some $$$ for the Presque Isle Library!  Thank You in advance, from the Presque Isle Library, for shopping at Amazon!  Yes…Now you can click it….