Hispanic Heritage Month Yarn Painting set September 23
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, learn how to yarn paint, an indigenous art form of Mexico's Huichol people. The Huichol take beeswax and spread it over a piece of wood, pushing yarn into the wax. This event will stick to glue and paper, but it’ll still be lots of fun for the whole family.
The event is set noon to 1 p.m., Saturday, September 23, at the Montague Branch of the Muskegon Area District Library.
Registration required. Visit https://madl.evanced.info/signup/Calendar.
MMA offers ‘Oddities and Delights’
Oddities and Delights is an exploration of the fun, whimsical, and strange artworks in the Muskegon Museum of Art’s permanent collection.
Fantastical vehicles made from discarded parts, a chest freezer transformed into a cow, fabric skinned cats with visible wooden skeletons, a two-headed deer in bronze, and a cheeseburger meal with fries and a drink rendered in glass highlight some of the delightfully unusual artworks.
From the historically curious to the visually offbeat, these objects offer a very different perspective on our visual culture.
The exibit runs September 14 to February 25.
Visit https://muskegonartmuseum.org/exhibitions/.
‘Aretha A Tribute’ slated for September 29
Broadway diva Capathia Jenkins will sing Aretha Franklin hits, with Darryl Williams. Favorites will include “Respect” and “Think” to “A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace” and more. The WMS concert is set 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 29.
For information, visit https://westmichigansymphony.org/events/aretha-a-tribute/.
