Events archive
- Holiday Cookie Decorating Royal Icing Demystified!
- Drepung Gomang Northwest Indiana Sacred Arts Tour
- Holiday Printmaking Create cards, papers, decor for your holiday!!!
- Artopia Therapeutic Meditative Art Calming, Relaxing, Creative
- Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, A Readers Theatre Version Miller Community Theatre presents
- SPOTLIGHT: An Evening of Poets, Storytellers, and Yarnspinners Miller Community Theatre presents Join us for a candlelit evening of entertainment as we delight in the art of spoken word. Bring a friend, grab a drink and unwind, as your friends and neighbors dazzle you with their prose.
- Recycled Printmaking Learn to make beautiful prints using Tetrapak Make “etchings'' using household items and ordinary packaging materials instead of chemicals and copper plates! In this class, you will learn traditional printing techniques while exploring various methods of creating line, tone, and texture using recycled Tetrapak cartons.
- SPOTLIGHT: An Evening of Poets, Storytellers, and Yarnspinners Miller Community Theatre presents Join us for a candlelit evening of entertainment as we delight in the art of spoken word. Bring a friend, grab a drink and unwind, as your friends and neighbors dazzle you with their prose.
- Saturday Morning Art Class PIEROGI A GO-GO Let's learn to make pierogies in the Russian style.
- 2023 Halloween Bash Lake Street's First Costume Dance Party!
- Saturday Morning Art Class MENDING CLINIC Save your pennies! Save your favorite stuff! Learn to repair, reinforce, ornament, alter, or re-make clothes.
- ALL IN JEST TRIVIA S3G2 Friday October 20, 2023 -- 7 PM
- All in Jest Trivia Bigger and better!! Join us for a fun and raucous evening of heavy thinking.....
- Saturday Morning Art Class PRINTMAKING w/Catherine Sollman Try your hand at a simple, fun, printing method using colorful acrylic paints on paper. Create and take home your own work of art.
- Doug Davis
- PATTI SHAFFNER & FRIENDS LIVE ON LAKE STREET music series Thursday September 21, 2023 at 7 pm -- Doors open at 6:30 pm -- tickets are $10 when purchased online or $15 at the door. Patti Shaffner returns to the Marshall J Gardner Center for the Arts along with Leandro Lopez-Varady and Scott Pazera on Thursday September 21, 2023 at 7 pm for an evening of live jazz and standards for your enjoyment.
- 2023 MBACD Golf Outing Some have galas & bashes -- we have golf!
- Fest in the First
- At That Moment Photography by Anne Evans
- Kevin Blake Artist Talk Let's meet and discuss "Living Like Larry"
- Opening Reception Kevin Blake "Living Like Larry"
- The Rocky Horror Show (7/30) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
- The Rocky Horror Show (7/29) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
- The Rocky Horror Show (7/28) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
- The Rocky Horror Show (7/22) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
- The Rocky Horror Show (7/21) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
- Kevin Blake Opening Reception Friday August 4th
- Artists’ Talk – Buckmaster+Anderson Celebrating the Beauty of the Indiana Dunes
- Celebrating The Beauty of the Indiana Dunes
- Sue Reyman & Ginny Takacs Floral photography and paintings
- Farmers Market 2023
- Tough Love
- SO FAR — Artist Talk and Book Signing Nancy Hejna discusses her artwork, poetry and prose
- MAKE, DO, MEND! Saturday Morning Art Class offers a Mending Clinic
- Water Safety Social Fundraiser Featuring Jamrose
- Art & Craft Supply Swap Clean out your closets and join our swap to raise funds for future art classes the MBACD
- SO FAR – Opening Reception Join us for the First Friday event on Lake Street
- Pasta Palooza Parade 3rd annual Parade moves to the Spring because September was just too hot!
- Drawing with Chris Toepfer Saturday Morning Art Class
- All In Jest Trivia The Final Challenge ....until next autumn.....
- So Far Nancy Hejna artwork in Exhibit
- Sunday Morning Pilates Class Pilates on Sunday Mornings at the MJG
- Climate Follies A Collection of Short Plays by Jim Poyser
- Drawing with Chris Toepfer Saturday Morning Art Class
- Nick Danger Trio — Live On Lake Street All the cool kids will be there.... Sponsored by Pettit Accounting - Thank you Wendy!
- Message from the Soul Of Our City Jamika Smith returns to the Gardner Center to create the Miller Chair. RSVP required.
- Message from the Soul Of Our City Jamika Smith returns to the Gardner Center to create the 'Miller Chair' RSVP required.
- Sunday Morning Pilates Pilates on Sunday Mornings at the MJG
- Sunday Morning Yoga Yoga Sunday Morning at the MJG
- Drawing with Chris Toepfer Saturday Morning Art Class
- FIRST FRIDAY LAKE STREET FEARSOME FABLE - TOLERABLE TRUTH exhibit by Tom Torluemke continues.
- Sunday Morning Pilates Class Pilates on Sunday Mornings at the MJG
- Sunday Morning Yoga Yoga Sunday Morning at the MJG
- GELLI PLATE MONOTYPE PRINTING CLASS Saturday morning art class
- All In Jest Trivia Season 2 Game 7
- Live On Lake Street – CXPITAL Cxpital is a 3-piece Indie/Alternative Rock band from Northwest Indiana.
- Dare To Be Wild – Hygge Movie Sunday Miller Garden Club Hygge Movie Series
- Fearsome Fable – Tolerable Truth Tom Torluemke returns to the Gardner Center
- Artists’ Talk – Black History Is History Meet the exceptional talents that came together for this exhibit
- Sunday Pilates Join Angie Reens for an awesome stretch to start the week
- Sunday Morning Yoga Beginner's Yoga with Anna Martinez
- Saturday Morning Art Class Gelli Plate Monotype Printing
- Documentary Movie – “Leontyne Price Sings”
- Saturday Art Classes Join us on Lake St on Saturday Mornings
- All In Jest Trivia Join us for the best trivia game in the Region!
- Hygge Movie – Miller Garden Club Kiss The Ground
- COLD WAX, HOT ART Patty Roberts returns with art instruction in the use of cold wax and oil paint to create abstract artwork
- Patti Shaffner Live On Lake Street
- Black History Is History Curated by Angel Knight
- All In Jest Trivia Season 2 Game 5
- The Gardener Miller Garden Club Film Series
- Nick Danger Trio Live on Lake Street
- 16th Annual MLK Day Community Summit Brought to you by the Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse
- Akeelah and the Bee Movie Night @ MBACD
- Community Vision Board Event Free and Open to the Public
- D.C.M.T. LIVE First Friday January
- ALL IN JEST TRIVIA — Game 4 The fun continues.....
- Holiday Movie Night! — ELF Join us for a modern-day movie classic
- Book Signing & Reading — Meg Demakas – “Maggies Not So Big Move” A great event for kids during the Holiday Season
- ARTIST TALK — Community Show 2022 Random Acts of Creativity
- LOVE B.O.M.B.s at the Beach Cafe — Shelby & Locust An annual fundraising event that raises money for the NWI Humane Society. This year participants and observers can sign up to become one of the MILLER 500 who give $10, $20, $30 or more per month to help pay for the operating costs of the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District.
- MILLER COMMUNITY THEATER — Fundraiser See select performances from Madwomens Late Nite Cabaret
- Cookie Walk First Friday December • FIRST FRIDAY COOKIE WALK – December 2nd – This event is part of The Shops on Lake Street First Friday Celebration – Buy cookie boxes and get a map of participating businesses at Vibrations, Ayers Realty, Lake Street Gallery, and Indie Indie Bang Bang for $10 each in ADVANCE of this event as supplies are limited!
- Random Acts of Creativity Neighbors and friends revealed as artists!
- All In Jest Trivia Night Game 3 commences with the subject matter FOOD!
- HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHT — ELF Come enjoy a seasonal favorite and support the Marshall J Gardner Center for the Arts!
- Everglades of the North & Shifting Sands History, environmental perspective, and a National Park.
- Live On Lake Street — Patti Shaffner and Leandro Lopez Varady A very special Live On Lake Street
- The Covid Chronicles — Onstage Reading Al Boswell Playfest celebrates its 12th year of production.
- OPENING RECEPTION – “In The Company of Nature” Meet the Artists -- Angela Saxon and Royce Deans
- All In Jest Trivia Night Game 2 We're on the last Friday of the Month now!
- Painters Printing “In The Company Of Nature” Angela Mathias Saxon and Royce Deans Artist Residency and Open Studio
- The Csicsko Kid — ARTIST TALK – October 7th, 6 – 8 pm An Affection for the Calumet Region and the City of Chicago
- All In Jest Trivia Night Season 2 Premiere
- Michael Young & Friends Live On Lake Street
- Seventh Annual MBACD Golf Outing
- TEDxGary
- Take an Art Class! Creating Abstract Art Using Oil and Cold Wax Technique with Instructor Patty Roberts
- Artist Talk With Raymar Brunson & Terra Cooks
- Jamrose Live On Lake Street
- Take an Art Class! Creating Abstract Art Using Oil and Cold Wax Technique with Instructor Patty Roberts
- Art of Business Workshop
- Mad Women’s Late Nite Cabaret
- Opening Reception Photography by Raymar Brunson & Terra Cooks
- Local Visions Photography by Raymar Brunson & Terra Cooks
- The J’s 3 Live On Lake Street
- Farm-to-Table Dinner Experience with Chef Lucero Martinez-Donato
- Hurricane Reggae Band Live on Lake Street Summer Music Series
- Juneteenth on Lake Street NWIBCC 3rd annual Freedom Day Celebration
- 5 + 3 = ∞ Work by Ish Muhammad
- Open Auditions Mad Women’s Late Nite Cabaret
- Family Yoga Miller Movement Classes, first Saturday of every month.
- Movie Night! Empire Records
- What’s Your Name, Who’s Your Daddy? A Play By Jeanette Yoffe
- Miller Community Theatre Special Fundraiser
- Quilts! By Chris Sass, featuring Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
- Indiana Humanities Waterways Film Tour
- 80’s Trivia Night Game V: The Season Finale
- Chicago Blues All-Stars First Public Performance in over 2 years!
- Artist Talk – Searching for Balance in Chaos
- Opening Reception – Searching for Balance in Chaos
- Trivia Night! Game IV
- Searching For Balance In Chaos Explore the works of Teresina Pavel and Patty Roberts
- Meet The Artists Celebrating Black Heritage
- Movie Night! Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Four for February Celebrating Black Heritage
- Four for February Celebrating Black Heritage
- TEDx Gary Watch Party Celebrate Women's History Month
- Trivia Night Every last Thursday of the month
- Trivia Night Every last Thursday of the month
- Movie Night Some Like It Hot
- MLK Day The 15th Annual MBTP Martin Luther King Community Summit
- Anti-Racism Mural Project South Shore Arts Student Artwork
- Movie Night Join us for a special showing of Elf (2003)
- What Now? Join us for TEDx Gary Women!
- First Friday Cookie Walk Brought to you by Shops on Lake Street
- Community Art Show
- Holistic Life Foundation
- Monologues for this Moment Experience the 11th Annual Al Boswell Playfest
- Kristin Hersh Meet the author
- Artists’ Talk The Decay Devils discuss their 2019 trip to Pripyat, Ukraine
- Chernobyl & Chicken
- Opening Reception & Book Release Party
- Chernobyl Experience With The Decay Devils
- Layers Layered paintings by L. Lee Ligocki
- I Know I Am But Who Are You? Paintings by Sara Peak Convery, Randy Buvala, Tony Lipka, and Gary Price
- A Cultural Bridge Lillian Porter Attinasi Artist Retrospective
- Plein Air Competition Novice and Experienced Categories
- Art Still Lives fundraiser Art sale and cocktail party
- Art From Excess II Artist Talk II by Chris Toepfer
- Art From Excess II 2D and 3D paintings and sculptures from found objects by Chris Toepfer
- Region Rising emerging artists exhibit Opening Reception Fri March 19 6-8pm
- Artist Talk Unapologetically Noir
- Community Photos Apologetically Noir
- Round Table Talk
- Unapologetically Noir Tyrell Anderson
- Giving Tuesday Let’s Celebrate Generosity this #GivingTuesday!
- Haiku Workshop
- Artist Talk
- Opening Reception Suzy Vance's Uncharted Territory
- Unchartered Territory Fibre Art Exhibit
- Constance Volk
- Book Signing Medley of Art: The Richness of Living in Community
- Golf Outing and Dinner 5th Annual Fundraiser
- Medley of Art The Richness of Living in Community
- Painters Printing: Miller Edition Monotype Printing by Angela Saxon, Anne Corlett, Royce Deans
- Joe Rauen Live Music With Handmade Instruments
- Industrial Sights Photographs by Matthew Kaplan and Robin Michals
- Mid-Century Living Acrylic paintings by Dan Nelson
- Lake Effekt Mural Art Festival
- Farmers Market 2020 Season extended through October 25!
- Farmers Market 2021
- Funky Mojodaddy Live on Lake Street
- Living Mid-Century An Exhibit of paintings by Daniel Nelson
- Dance, Song, & Soul Food Celebrate Black History Month
- Smooth Willie Fultz band! Live on Lake Street
- Chair Yoga With Dave
- Yoga With Dave
- Anatomy of Artists Group Art Exhibit
- Artist Talk with Marty Bohn About "Definitive Moments"
- On the Table Community Discussion
- 4th Annual Golf Tournament, Dinner and Silent Auction
- Marisol Miranda salsa band Live on Lake Street
- Definitive Moments Photography Exhibit
- Rebecca & Co! Live on Lake Street
- The JEGS Live on Lake Street
- In Her Own Style Art exhibit
- One Mic Youth music and spoken word performances
- Haunts Urban Exploration Photography Exhibit
- Miller Beach Farmers Market 2019
- What Do You Want To See? A Community Discussion
- Kevin Firme Solo Exhibit
- Holiday Bazaar
- Five Foot Two A documentary film about Lady Gaga
- Community Meeting about Ming Ling Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson—Lake Street Development
- Artist Talk: Larry Lapidus Portrait Exhibit
- Annual Golf Outing
- Shoreline Committee meeting (Miller Citizens Corporation)
- Larry Lapidus Portrait Exhibit
- Plein Air Event and art sale/reception
- Reconnect An exhibition of landscape paintings
- Shoreline Committee meeting Miller Citizens Corporation
- Hometown Gems Through the Eyes of Jim Wilson, Della Schaller, Dale Fleming
- Shoreline Committee meeting Miller Citizens Corporation
- Copper Guilding Artist Demonstration with Kei Constantinov
- Artists’ Journey Group art exhibit
- Summer Artisan Fair
- The Great Pretender A documentary film about Freddie Mercury
- Dual Insights Carole Stodder and Tom Brand Paintings
- Just US Roosevelt High School student art exhibit
- Farmers Market Fundraiser Chili cookoff, dancing, silent auction and more!
- Time Ghost Gregg Hertzlieb
- Mocha Flavored Clouds
- Rosenwald Documentary Film
- Paint It Black Art Exhibit
- CommUNITY Station exhibit
- #Giving Tuesday 2017
- Joy Rides A documentary film about outsider artist Wesley Willis
- Holiday Artisan Fair 2017
- Show Off People Who Collect
- Night of the Living Dead
- Closing Ceremony
- Mani Stone Painting Workshop Part of the Sacred Arts Tour
- Drumming Circle and Peace Puja at the Aquatorium!
- Butter Sculpture Workshop Part of the Sacred Arts Tour
- World Peace Sand Mandala Construction
- Opening Ceremony
- Sacred Arts Tour
- Gallery of Horrors
- American Ballet Theatre A documentary film
- Scary Stuff! Watch it Grow!
- On the Table Community Discussion and Meal
- MBACD Golf Outing / Fundraiser
- Miller Citizens Corporation Shoreline Committee Meeting
- Beach Ball
- The Pain’t in My Life Art exhibit by Parris Gill, Sr.
- Not Fade Away Music Photography by Bobby Talamine
- Sand Sculpting Competition and Beach Party
- Me, Myself & I Jesse Johnson art exhibit
- Black Ice Corky Gray art exhibit
- Drum Circle for First Fridays!!!
- Bette Midler A documentary film
- Lake Effekt 2017!
- Art Extravanganza From Lighthouse Charter Schools
- Conflict Prints, Sculptures and Assemblage
- Open Mic Poetry Readings
- Gary Poetry Project workshop
- Get Surreal With The Paintings Of Doug Davis
- April Artisan Fair
- The Art Within Rebuilding Through Preservation
- Fats Domino A documentary film
- Vanguards II Hope, Disappointment and Future History
- Calumet Heritage Partnership meeting Open to the public
- Poetry Reading
- Heroes’ Quest The Indiana Dunes State Park Radio Play and Puppet Show
- Giving Tuesday Support the MBACD
- Annual Holiday Artisan Fair
- Althea Documentary Film
- Jeff Manes Book Signing
- South Shore Soup Microfunding dinner
- Reframing Histories
- Cinema and Cocktails Gary International Black Film Festival Eve
- Objectified Mathias 'Spider' Schergen's solos art from found objects exhibit and workshop
- South Shore train double track project – meeting with NICTD
- First Inaugural MBACD Golf Outing
- Cut From a Different Cloth Reception and art exhibit featuring Corky Gray
- National Lakeshore Blow Out event with Save the Dunes
- Access 4 All Film Premier
- Fest in the First
- First Friday – September 2
- Home Tour Lake Michigan Modern
- Lake Michigan Modern Miller Beach Exhibit
- 3rd Annual Sand Castle Competition
- Jeff Manes Book Signing
- Music/Movement Workshop – African Expressions for Kids (6-12 years)
- Nelson Algren Photography Exhibit By Art Shay
- Nelson Algren Festival
- Music/Movement Workshop African Expressions for Kids (6-12 years)
- Amy Winehouse Documentary Film with introduction by Larry Lapidus.
- Intro to Manga Japanese comic drawing art class (12—Adult)
- Yoga for kids Ages 6—12 years
- June Pop Up Artisan Fair
- Sand and Steel Iron Sculpture Exhibit
- Bead Town is BACK!!!
- Miller Beach Farmers Market 2016
- Lighthouse Charter School Student art showcase and silent auction
- Intermediate Drawing For Adults
- Intermediate Drawing Ages 8-10
- Poetry, Films and Popcorn Celebrating National Poetry Month with live readings and films
- Soup and Screen Film, soup and silent auction to benefit the Miller Beach Farmers Market
- Spring Pop Up – Artisan Fair and cafe
- Community Conversation With Save the Dunes / National Lakeshore
- Beginning Drawing classes For Adults
- Beginning Drawing classes – ages 8-10
- Jeff Manes Book Signing
- Straight Shooters Photography Exhibit featuring Bob Palmieri and Larry Lapidus
- What Happened, Miss Simone? Documentary Film
- Steel Closets Anne Balay lectures from her book
- Turning Trash into Treasure Found Art Workshop
- Vanguards Moving 'Out Here' to Miller
- Finding Lucy Documentary film about Lucille Ball
- Zentangle Adult drawing classes
- Exhibit and Silent Auction For Miller Doors
- Miller Doors Painting Workshop
- Footsteps in the Dunes A radio play spotlighting 3 ecologists: Diana, Cowles and Douglas
- All Worth Their Salt Book signing and live storytelling with Jeff Manes
- Richard Pociask Art Exhibit
- Calumet River Project
- Watercolor and More Art class, ages 16 and up
- Calumet River Project
- Bees Knees Bash A Speak Easy Event
- Chorus Angelorum
- The Unwonted
- If These Walls Could Tell Storytelling Event
- Collective Perspectives Photo Exhibit
- Sand Castle Competition
- Action Group Workshop Organized by Miller Spotlight
- Tibetan Monks Sand Mandala Opening Ceremony And Initial Viewing
- When You’re Strange A Film About The Doors
- Saving The Dunes Artist Path Exhibit
- Algren Documentary Film and artist talk
- I Am Divine A Documentary Film
- Love: Lost & Found Organized by Tim Petrites
- Holiday Bazaar Pop-Up Arts & Crafts
- Bead Town Art Exhibit and Workshops
- Motown Christmas Concert Live Band
- The Power of Song A documentary about Pete Seeger
- The Maestro A film about Arturo Toscanini
- Chorus Angelorum Renaissance Choral Concert
- Aggregate Valparaiso University Art Faculty Exhibit
- Everglades of the North An award-winning film
- Dual Nature Art Exhibit
- The Dream Continues Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Line Drawing Hannah Barnes Exhibit
- South Shore Summer Music Festival Northwest Indiana Symphony Concert
- Sacred Arts Tour Tibetan Monk Sand Madala Painting
- Classic Auto Show & Pop Up Art
- Where’s the Magician When You Need Him? Tom Torluemke
- Exit Through the Gift Shop Lecture/Movie
- Wirt Emerson Visual & Performing Arts Art, Music, & Dance Performance
- The Concert Years Lecture/Movie about Judy Garland
- FDR Ed Asner Performance
- Outsider Art Lecture with John Cain / Susanne Craig
- Denny Davis Retrospective Art Exhibit
- Leontyne Price Sings Lecture/Movie
- Father of Modern Photography Lecture/movie about Alfred Steiglitz
- In an Indescribable Vessel And Moving Rapidly Toward An Indistinct Shore
- An Opera Recital Carter Scott & Celeste Rue
- To Be Designed SAIC Graduates
- Mozart Program Chorus Angelorum
- La Davina The Life & Career of Maria Callas
- Michael Jackson Visions Exhibit & Films
- Emerging Perspectives Ball State Graduate Artists
- Craig Smith Galleries Exhibit & Pop Up
- Spring Pop Up
- Winter Organ Concert Dr. Gail Archer
- Holiday Arts & Crafts Pop Up Art
- Massive Art Attack Halloween Pop Up
- Massive Art Attack Pop-Up Art On Lake Street
