Burn’Em Brewing, James Cannon featured at First Friday event

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Lubeznik Center for the Arts will have beer tastings from Burn ‘Em Brewing of Michigan City, Indiana, touted as “one of the most sought-after microbreweries in Northwest Indiana.”

The company’s slogan is “Comforting the disturbed and disturbing the comfortable one brew at a time since 2013.”

All proceeds will go to Lubeznik Center for the Arts. Visitors can enjoy lite bites and refreshments. Admission is free.

As visitors sip on brews, they can enjoy the sounds of musician James Cannon.

As a singer/songwriter, steeped in Americana/Folk/Old-Time music, James offers a unique blend of autobiographical material, as well as traditional standards and contemporary covers. Performing via his own personal style of stripped-down finger style and flatpicking acoustic guitar, along with harmonica accompaniment and a passionate vocal delivery, James’ “sound” harkens back to the days of the “storytellers.” His music spans everything from The Carter Family to The Grateful Dead.

Before visitors leave LCA, they are encouraged to step down into the large NIPSCO Art Education Studio for the opening reception of Fantastic Ark & Great Distinction Zoo, an exhibition by artists from Social & Learning Institute and Michiana Resources facilitated by art educator Debra Sawyer and funded by Duneland Health Council.

Fantastic Ark & Great Distinction Zoo is an exhibit of mythical and magical creatures sculpted in clay or papier-mâché. Each artist featured created his or her own creature and then combined their concept with a partner artist’s concept, the two collaborating to create a new and unique hybrid. Mythical gods and magical creatures from religious and cultural stories inspired the creatures.

The exhibit will be on display until Nov. 7.

Explore the current exhibits, Invasive Species, Transformation, and Aquatic Kaleidoscopes, before they close on Oct. 18.

Lubeznik Center for the Arts is located at 101 W. Second St., at the lakefront in Michigan City, Indiana. Gallery weekday hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CDT). Weekend hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CDT). Hyndman Gallery is open from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. For more information please visit www.lubeznikcenter.org or call 219-874-4900.

Provided with support from South Shore Arts, the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.