Heritage Arts Gallery and Gifts of Michigan, N.D., will celebrate its ninth anniversary Sunday with an artists' reception and a concert featuring area artists and musicians.
The artists' reception, featuring the work of fiber artists Elizabeth Stromme and the North Dakota Wooly Girls, will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Arts Gallery and Gifts and then will resume for an hour after the concert.
The concert will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Michigan Lutheran Church. It will feature vocalists Karen Anderson of Grafton, N.D., and Craig Silvernagel, McVille, N.D.; violinist Joe Miller of Langdon, N.D.; guitarist Jeff Anvinson, Grand Forks; and pianist Amy Jo Paukert, Michigan. A freewill offering will be taken in support of the gallery.
The anniversary celebration will continue through Nov. 6 with a display of works by Stromme, Kloten, N.D., and the North Dakota Wooly Girls, Janet Jacobson and Diane Schill of Langdon.
About the musicians and artists:
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- Karen Anderson has been singing since high school and performs with Vessels of Praise. She is a beautician and china painter, and her work can be seen at the gallery.
- Craig Silvernagel, a Minneapolis native, studied music at UND and earned an MBA there in 1995. He is director of the UND College of Business entrepreneurship program and a doctoral student in educational leadership.
- Jeff Anvinson has been a performer, educator, arranger, conductor, music technologist, writer and composer for more than 30 thirty years. He owns and operates JLA Music in Grand Forks and Grafton.
- Joe Miller studied with former National Symphony violinist Edwin Johnnott and has played with the Arlington Symphony and Greater Grand Forks Symphony orchestras. He is IT manager at United Communications.
- Amy Jo Paukert has an undergraduate degree from Mayville (N.D.) State University and a master's in piano pedagogy from UND. An elementary music in Lakota, N.D., and private piano instructor, she is a director and musician for Frost Fire Summer Theatre, Walhalla, N.D.
- Elizabeth Stromme works in mixed media, acrylic painting, Batik and fiber art and is vice president of the Nelson County (N.D.) Arts Council. Most recently, Loyola University Hank Center in Chicago chose one of her Batiks to represent its Colloquium of Women Poets. Her exhibit will feature silky scarves, men's dress ties and tie-dyed berets.
- North Dakota Wooly Girls founders Janet Jacobson and Diane Schill began offering a modest product line at an organic sheep farm in 1995. Four years later, they received a grant to begin wool felt production. Their fiber arts design lines are showcased regularly at venues from Heritage Arts in Michigan to the Minneapolis Textile Center.
Heritage Arts Gallery and Gifts is operated by David and Amy Jo Paukert. Info: (701) 259-2333.
