Arts Midwest is hosting a digital residency with innovative Finnish folk band Kardemimmit in partnership with the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center in Minnesota. If you missed their March 16th live live event, you can still watch it on YouTube . You can see a sample of their beautiful, harmonizing style here on YouTube, and find out more about the group…
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February 26 would have been Alex Marciniak’s birthday. We’d like to take the time to remember a special person who was very involved in theatre at HIT, Theatre North, and throughout the Ironwood area. Everyone at the Ironwood Theatre misses him dearly. Cheers, Alex!
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Brazilian artist Paulo Padilha visited the Ironwood Theatre and local schools in 2019. At left, Paulo and his band can be seen working with students at Mercer school and at right with elementary student at the Hurley school. During that same tour, Paulo e bando visited Menomonie, WI – all part of the World Fest program, coordinated by Arts Midwest.…
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Show your love for the Barton Organ – also known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’. One of only six in the world still fully functioning in its original location since the theatre first opened the doors back in 1928. Become an official ‘Organ Donor’ by sporting a limited edition unisex cotton tee ($50) or tote ($25), plus a free bonus…
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Pictured at the Barton Organ is Darek Hartwig, a friend of long-time Barton organ supporters and local theatre patrons Nick & Helen Zuvich. Formerly of Milwaukee, the Zuvichs moved north in 1986 when Nick retired and they now live in Iron Belt Wisconsin. Their friend Darek, who hails from Madison, visits Ironwood about once a month. On a recent visit…
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Beat the winter blues and learn a little something about music and culture from around the world with these special creative breaks. Get creative with daily activities inspired by Arts Midwest’s World Fest musicians. Sign up for this newsletter and we’ll send you fun prompts and inspiring short activities every weekday in February 2021!
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The local arts community lost a cherished friend with the passing of Alex Marciniak on December 16, 2020. He gave of himself in so many different aspects of local life – at Gogebic Community College, Theatre North, The Ironwood Theatre, and Our Lady of Peace church, to name but a few. A gifted actor, director, pianist, musical director, educator, epicurean,…
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To catch up on all the latest news, check our Winter Griffin. Read about our responses to the challenges of Covid19, learn a little about some of our volunteers, new board appointments, unique volunteer opportunities, 2021 program plans, and be challenged to think about how we can all address personal and institutional racism.
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As you’ve read elsewhere, we’ve been anything but idle here at HIT during the Covid19 blackout. Over the course of the next few weeks we will fill you in with details of some of the tasks we’ve completed and projects in which we are currently involved. One example is the production of our weekly Ten Minute Tuesdays, which go ‘live”…
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While the HIT stage is dark, volunteers are working behind the scenes on numerous cleaning and refurbishing projects. Office Manager Lori Henges, and her “all-things-construction” talented husband Rich are spiffing up the box office. First Rich scraped off the peeling plaster, then primed the surface. Together they re-plastered the wall then painted it. We look forward to the office re-opening and showing off our beautiful new…
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