Test out your dodgeball skills

by The Bay City Times

Thursday November 20, 2008, 11:27 AM

Michael Randolph | Times Photo fileMembers of Delta College's dodgeball team faces off against Michigan State University in this 2006 file photo.

Think you're the best dodgeball player around?

Find out when the Midland Community Center hosts a dodgeball tournament starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 29.

The tournament is open to all ages. There will be several divisions based on participation level. Round up friends, family and co-workers and create a men's team, women's team or youth co-ed team. Junior high and high school students may also create teams. Each team should have six to 10 players.

For the tournament, there will be a three-match guarantee, with each match being the best out of three games. A mandatory manager's meeting is set for 9:30 a.m. to cover rules and game schedules.

The sponsor fee is $50. Sign-up deadline is Wednesday. After Wednesday, teams wishing to participate will pay $70.

Register at the Welcome Center at the Midland Community Center, 2205 Jefferson Ave. in Midland. Any questions should be directed to Kristin Eddy at keddy@mymcc.org, or by calling (989) 832-7937, ext. 2263.

Midland hosts Holiday Art Fair

by The Bay City Times

Thursday November 20, 2008, 11:25 AM

Kevin Hagen | Times Photo file

Begin your holiday season at the 29th annual Holiday Art Fair on Saturday and Sunday at Midland Center for the Arts.

Visitors will find a wide selection of unique art and gifts, fresh-baked goods and joyful songs. The first 1,000 paid admissions receive a free shopping bag.

Booths for about 80 juried artists will be arranged throughout the center's lobby areas and Garden Room to display paintings, sculptures, jewelry, ceramics and other distinctive art and gift ideas.

The festive sound of young musicians and singers from around the Midland area will be heard throughout the weekend as they perform classic holiday tunes. Visitors also can observe artist demonstrations by Museum School faculty as they create their works, and purchase goodies from The Sweet Shop, which offers an array of cookies, breads, pies and other temptations donated by Friends of the Center and members of the museum.

While mom and dad shop, children ages 4 and up can enjoy a supervised activity area. The cost is $5 per hour, which includes hands-on fun in the Hall of Ideas museum area and a make-and-take holiday/winter craft.

All proceeds from the Holiday Art Fair benefit exhibitions, studio art classes, workshops, school outreach and other educational programs of the Alden B. Dow Museum, a nonprofit organization.

The center is at 1801 W. St. Andrews Road in Midland. For more information, visit www.mcfta.org.