{"id":25763,"date":"2011-11-23T21:53:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T01:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=25763"},"modified":"2011-11-23T21:53:21","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T01:53:21","slug":"arts-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/arts-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays dominate Arts Council planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/11nov\/mintsth.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/>Open House December 6<!--more--><br \/>\nWhen Arts Council members review the upcoming schedule of events &#8211; including a Michigan Mint sale, a Christmas Open House, and a holiday home tour &#8211; there might be a collective gasp. But apprehension is allayed with assurances from director Mike Muehlenbeck that, as with previous holiday periods, the ambitious agenda is completed without a hitch. Adding to that note is the comfort knowing that events through the entire month of December are sponsored by the First Congregational Church of St. Johns.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a busy time, to be certain,\u201d commented Muehlenbeck, \u201cbut it\u2019s exciting and festive. We\u2019re most grateful to First Congregational Church \u2013 as well as all of our sponsors \u2013 for their support and endorsement of our activities.\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/11nov\/mints.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The annual Michigan Mint candy sale at the Gallery is but one event in a cluster of holiday activities on the agenda of Clinton County Arts Council.<\/em><br \/>\nLeading off the list will be the annual Christmas Michigan Mint sale, featuring, of course, locally produced Hanover chocolates. A large assortment of dark, milk and cherry mints will be available and all are on display at the Gallery. Orders must be in by Saturday Nov. 19. Selections range from $3.50 to $20.00.<br \/>\nFollowing the Michigan mint sale, the annual Christmas Open House at the Gallery will be held Tuesday December 6 from 6p to 8:30p. This event opens the Christmas season at the Gallery where a delightful assortment of gift opportunities is being offered. And to assist in that giving, free gift wrapping will be available during the open house as will refreshments and luscious treats.<br \/>\nCapping the list of holiday occasions is a fund raising Christmas Wonderland Home Tour at Muehlenbeck\u2019s home. This event is set for Thursday Dec. 29 and only pre-sold tickets will be available. Every room will be adorned with Christmas spirit, inspired by imaginative decorations. The price of $20.00 per ticket includes a hand-painted ornament.<br \/>\n\u201cThis event is a first for us,\u201d Muehlenbeck said, \u201cand all proceeds will go to further the many projects of the Arts Council. We look forward to an eventful holiday season and a successful Christmas Wonderland Home tour.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open House December 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}