Building Community Through Music since 2007
Instruments, drawing and painting, games, fort building, running in the woods, porch sitting, chalk drawing, Foundry Hall’s music camp was a mixed bag of fun for a week in mid July. Mid week we had Samuel Nalangira join us to learn about his hand made instruments and to play a bunch of drums together outside. It was an experience and a couple of kids left with new found love of guitar and ukulele!
This is third year Foundry Hall has organized an entry in the popular 4th of July parade. We held a couple of parade fixins’ make sessions at SHCA ahead of time and invited anyone and everyone to join us in carrying flags, hula-hooping and handing out candy. Two teenagers rode in a trailer playing “star spangled guitars” and we all had fun and survived the heat and humidity that always accompanies this parade.
Foundry Hall board member and volunteer Fatima Tucker created a mural opportunity with graduating 8th graders at Baseline Middle School. Continue reading “Baseline 8th grade Legacy Mural”
Foundry Hall participated in Arts Day for elementary students at SHPS’s Lincoln Elementary with both a string instrument petting zoo and a watercolor painting station. Continue reading “Arts Day at Lincoln Elementary May 2019”
Foundry Hall volunteer Dan Pierce and musicians from the Song Swap group created a program of Pete Seeger’s favorites and other songs from his era to celebrate what would have been Pete’s 100th birthday. This was the second annual celebration of folk legend Pete Seeger. He very much would have enjoyed Foundry Hall’s efforts to create community in and around South Haven with music and art!
Chicago-based film editor Ron Richardson led an all day workshop during spring break teaching techniques, story creating, collecting footage and editing short movies. We used the Historical Association of South Haven building on Hubbard which lent itself well to scary movie scenes!
Foundry Hall and Lake Michigan College partnered this winter to create an event celebrating the LMC Jazz Ensembles and regional favorite Ivan Akansiima and his trio. Paired with LMC wine from their Vintner program and chocolates created by the LMC Culinary Arts program the event was a great success! Continue reading “Winter 2019 Chocolate, Wine and Jazz”
Ugandan musician Samuel Nalangira moved to town for four months to share his music, dance and songwriting talents as well as his good natured spirit. Continue reading “Winter 2018-19 Artist in Residence”
In November, Sh-amp (South Haven Area Mural Project) and Foundry Hall collaborated with North Shore Elementary Students to complete a ceiling mural at the South Haven Ice Rink (rental area). Continue reading “Fall 2018 Mural Projects at North Shore Elementary and Baseline Middle Schools”
Touring musicians from New York, but originally from Italy, Brazil and Hungary, lead workshops with students for two days and performed for the community October 12th. Continue reading “Asaran Earth Trio Project in South Haven Public Schools”
