MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) will host its annual First Friday Open Mic Night on Friday, September 1, 2023, from 5 to 8 p.m. All are welcome to enjoy lively performances, complimentary light refreshments and a cash bar. As always, admission is free.
Hosted once again by dynamic emcee Tim Rounds, LCA’s Open Mic Night provides a platform for local performers to share their talents with the community. Musicians, poets, stand-up comics and spoken word artists interested in performing can register online up by visiting LubeznikCenter.org/Events , clicking on “Open Mic Night” and then clicking on “Sign Up To Perform!” Spots are limited and fill quickly, so sign up today!
Janet Bloch, LCA’s executive director said, “Open mic night is one of my favorite First Friday events. The talent out there is pretty amazing! It encourages people to be brave and share their creativity. And I love our supportive audience.”
In addition to enjoying live performances, First Friday attendees can view "Vivian Maier: In Color," LCA’s summer’s exhibition. Centered on the Chicago History Museum’s new Vivian Maier collection, "Vivian Maier: In Color" features 50 color prints spanning the late 1950s through the 1970s. Vivian Maier was more than a nanny photographer. A discerning amateur photographer, Maier took thousands of pictures throughout her life, refining her craft through her explorations around Chicago. Maier died before her life’s work was shared with the world. She left behind hundreds of prints, 100,000 negatives and about a thousand rolls of undeveloped film, which were discovered when a collector purchased the contents of her storage lockers.
In the NIPSCO Art Education Studios, Area Artist Carol Estes' cyanotype exhibit, "Sculpt and Chisel: An Homage to the Artists in Cyanotype" and photographer Robert Daum's "Proximity" will be on display. The works of Natasha Moustache and zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o'neal will be on display in the Brincka/Cross and Susan Block Galleries.
For more information, contact Samantha Bean, LCA’s marketing manager, at (219) 874-4900 or sbean@lubeznikcenter.org .
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