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MARYGROVE CELEBRATES FOUNDERS' DAY ON NOVEMBER 10, 2005
Marygrove College will celebrate Founder’s Day, Thursday evening, November 10, 2005, with a special event, “Have A Seat” Chair Auction and Strolling Dinner. This exciting fundraiser will feature the work of local artists who have transformed old Marygrove chairs into works of art.

On the evening of November 10, "Have A Seat" guests will stroll through the College’s Madame Cadillac Hall, enjoying a variety of delicious menu items, great entertainment and a silent auction of the chairs. Over 50 chairs have been created by a variety of artists, including some who are nationally recognized.

VIP tickets are $125 and include entry to a special pre-reception, dinner and auction, and membership in the “Century Club.” Members of the club will receive a commemorative book …And Still Counting: Our First 100 and listing in the event program book. Patron tickets are $75 and include entry to the strolling dinner and auction event. To receive your invitation to this event, please contact Tiffani Bell at (313) 927-1441 or tbell@marygrove.edu.

A select group of chairs will be available for a special web-based, on-line auction, beginning October 1, 2005 at noon. For more information regarding the on-line auction, see the next story.

Sponsorships are still available for the event. For more information or to become a sponsor, please contact Rebecca Veale Sellers at (313) 927-1445 or rsellers@marygrove.edu. All net proceeds of this event will go to support the College in providing the highest educational experience for its students.

“HAVE A SEAT” ONLINE AUCTION BEGINS!
Marygrove College's "Have a Seat" online auction is now open for bidding! URL: Have a Seat online auction Whether you are able to attend the November 10 live and silent auction in person or not, we want to share the excitement of that event with you! Eleven chairs are available for bidding beginning October 1 at noon and ending October 25 at noon. This is also a great way to get a “sneak peek” at some of these works of art.

FALL 2005 SCHEDULE: THE GALLERY AT MARYGROVE COLLEGE
The Gallery at Marygrove College is a beautiful gothic space located in the Department of Art on the fourth floor of the Liberal Arts Building. For many years, The Gallery has presented important visual, sound and performance art from Detroit area and from nationally recognized artists.

Besides serving the needs of Marygrove College students, The Gallery serves the community through provocative programming, public lectures, workshops, performances and publication of The Gallery Journal.

In September, Nancy Lee Smith, IHM and Sei Saito begin the season with distinctive paintings. With a background in icon painting, Smith explores what she calls “the shocking secrets from the ancient fathers” and the “mother” as an aspect of her faith.

Sei Saito’s large organic paintings explore growth as represented in nature and transcended in art. “When we perceive the ways of nature, we remove conflict from within ourselves and discover a harmony of body and mind in accord with the flow of the universe,” states Saito.

In October, Karen F. Sanders and Eric Smith use digital photography to explore alternate ways to access identity in their subjects. For the past several years, Smith has been
exposing the asymmetry of the human face and, as a result, revealed a provocative understanding of how personality shapes our appearance. Sanders, in her “Not to Mention”
series, also finds alternative ways to expose identities. As a result, a global and empowering identity begins to emerge.

In November, Sue Carman-Vian and Frank Pahl headline an evening entitled “Short and Sweet,” a performance and multi-media exhibition. Each artist will present a work no longer than 12 minutes in length. Ms. Carman-Vian, who always merges the depths of her own life with the histories in the art world, will present her latest film, “Candy Store.” Featuring performance artist Melanie Manos, this film merges Carman-Vian’s family business with a mix of local artists presented as confections. Mr. Pahl is known for his automatic sound sculptures and his compositions for “The Scavenger Quartet” and “Only a Mother.” This evening will include several other local performance artists to be named later.

December’s Degree Exhibition promises to be one of the best ever and features BA students Jeanette Agnello, Joyce Craig and Julie Davenport.

James Stephenson’s work is currently on display in the Beyond Words Gallery. More information on Stephenson and the future schedule for this gallery located in the library is forthcoming!

The Gallery at Marygrove College Fall Schedule 2005 is as follows:

Recent Paintings - Sei Saito. The Mother God and Other Secrets of the Ancient Fathers and
Paintings by Nancy Lee Smith, IHM
September 8- October 6, 2005
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Identities
Eric Smith and Karen F. Sanders
October 13 - November 11
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 13, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Short and Sweet Performance Art
Susan Carman-Vian and Frank Pahl - headliners
Thursday, November 17, 7:30 pm

Winter 2005 Degree Exhibition
Group show of graduating BA Students:
Jeanette Agnello, Joyce Craig, and Julie Davenport
December 1 - 15
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 1, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

For more information, contact Nelson Smith, Assistant Professor of Art and Director of The Gallery at (313) 927-1370 or nsmith@marygrove.edu.

LAWRENCE JOSEPH TO PRESENT HIS POETRY
Marygrove College Institute for Detroit Studies and English and Modern Languages Department present a “Defining Detroit” event entitled “So Many Selves”: The Poetry of Lawrence Joseph. Detroit-born poet Joseph will be reading from a new volume of poems, Into It, and from his newly-issued collection, Codes, Precepts, Biases and Taboos: Poems 1973-1993 followed by a book signing. The event will take place on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 7:30 p.m., in the Alumnae Hall of the Madame Cadillac Building.

Allan M. Jalon of the San Francisco Chronicle described Joseph’s work in the following way: “Long before he saw the ruins of other cities, Joseph grew up in Detroit. Like that city, his writing doesn’t show off. But he learned to peer beneath surfaces, to find tensions in irreducible realities of class and race, to understand ‘Detroit skin, the toughest in the world.’”

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (313) 927-1448.

This is an Onstage! event made possible by the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.

MARYGROVE'S GARDEN FEATURED ON MONTEL WILLIAMS
A film crew from the Montel Williams Show was on campus Saturday, August 27, to document Marygrove’s partnership with the non-profit organization, Urban Farming. A small vegetable garden behind Florent Gillet was planted and is being maintained by Marygrove’s Campus Ministry Department, faculty, staff and students. The garden is growing well and the food gathered in the fall will be donated to Forgotten Harvest to feed our neighbors. Plants were donated by Associate Professor of Chemistry Steve Scribner and Associate Professor of Social Work Jann Hoge.

The Marygrove College and Urban Farming partnership will appear on the Montel Williams Show around Thanksgiving, along with other similar partnerships. If you would like more information regarding the Urban Farming project at Marygrove, please call Jesse Cox in the Campus Ministry at (313) 927-1404 or email him at jcox@marygrove.edu.

SHOP ON-LINE AND SUPPORT DESERVING STUDENTS
The Marygrove College Alumni Association has registered with an online shopping mall called OneCause that allows a percentage of your total bill to be donated back to the Alumni Association. Funds raised through OneCause will be used to provide scholarships for deserving students. Shopping couldn’t be easier as there are hundreds of online merchants and stores at which to shop.

How to Use:

1. Simply visit our Web site at www.marygrove.onecause.com
2. There’s no need to register, just click on your desired merchant and shop as normal. Your purchase will earn the Alumni Association the posted commission amount. It’s that simple.
3. The sites at which you shop are secure and OneCause does not receive any personal information (credit card numbers, name and address). They simply receive the purchase percentage amount and send a donation to the Alumni Association accordingly. Please remember, in order for the Alumni Association to receive the donation, users MUST go through www.marygrove.onecause.com.

We hope you and your family and friends will take advantage of this safe, easy way to save time and money, while also supporting a great cause.

For more information, please contact Diane Puhl, Director of Alumni Relations at (313) 927-1443 or dpuhl@marygrove.edu.

MARYGROVE COLLEGE INVITES STUDENTS DISPLACED BY HURRICANE KATRINA TO COMPLETE ‘05-‘06 ACADEMIC YEAR
President Glenda Price announced an invitation to Detroit area students who were in Louisiana and the surrounding areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina to complete their 2005-06 academic year at Marygrove College.

Dr. Price's statement said, “The entire Marygrove College community extends its sympathy to the people of New Orleans and nearby areas for their terrible loss. Our prayers are with you. In our small way, we want to extend a helping hand. Marygrove College is opening its doors to Detroit area students whose 2005-2006 college year may be canceled by Hurricane Katrina. We invite them to attend Marygrove as a guest student for the current academic year.”