MAC offers a full palette of art experiences this winter


Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists (MCFA) show will be at MAC from Jan. 31 through March 5. Guests can come hear this vibrant group of artists talk about their array of fiber mediums from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 7 in MAC’s Wellington/Muranyi Gallery as the Monroe Arts Center hosts a free artist reception for the public. MCFA artists’ work currently includes art quilts, surface design, beading, paper making, thread painting, hand embroidery, weaving, contemporary dolls, wearable art, felting, hand stitching, fabric dyeing, and mixed fiber media.

Those looking for a family event may like the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s productions of Hercules on Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Students in grades K-12 will audition to be in the cast on Jan. 27 and turn around to perform just five days later. Tickets are on sale now at https://monroeartscenter.com/event/2777-2/.

Valentine’s Day offers so many choices to contemplate what love means to each individual, but those that want to understand what love does for a life-time can look no further than MAC’s upcoming performance of Love Letters with Monroe’s own Dan Blum and Janelle Massey. A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, is the story of a 50-year correspondence between Melissa Gardner and her childhood-friend-turned-love-interest, Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. As a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Love Letters has been performed in theater spaces all over the world.

Love Letters is theatre down to its most simple level — the spoken word. Guests can put away their phone as they travel back in time when old-fashioned pen and paper was the only thing required to bloom a bond of friendship and love. This special production aims to give spectators much to think about and what it means to truly think with one’s heart.  

Join the cast of Love Letters on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Monroe Arts Center and stop by for a free artist and cast reception from 5-6:30 p.m. in Frehner Gallery/Rudd Hall prior to the show. Tickets are available at https://monroeartscenter.com/event/love-letters/.


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