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The mission of the New Buffalo Fine Arts Council is to educate and enrich the lives of children and adults through the Arts. It is partially funded by an endowment fund established through the generosity of Lawrence and Mignone Hattenbach and administered by the Berrien Community Foundation. All contributions to the fund are tax deductible.

UPCOMING EVENTS For the 2012 Season


Feb 3 - 12 Coastline Children's Film Festival	Feb 12 Bach to Bacharach String Trio	Mar 24 Boogie, Beehives, & Beyond

February 3rd through February 12th

Food and beverages will be available.

Click here for brochure of all films, times & locations
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List of Showings at New Buffalo Performing Arts Center:
Feature Films
	Feb. 4 - 10:30 am The Red Balloon - France Albert Lamorisse’ exquisite The Red Balloon remains one of the most beloved children’s films of all time. In this deceptively simple, nearly-wordless tale, a young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, until the harsh realities of the world interfere. With its glorious palette and allegorical purity, the Academy Award winning The Red Balloon has enchanted movie lovers, young and old, for generations.
	Feb. 4 - 11:15 am The White Mane - France In the south of France, in a vast plain region called the Camargue, lives White Mane, a magnificent stallion and the leader of a herd of wild horses too proud to be broken by humans. Only Falco, a young fisherman, can tame him. A strong friendship grows between the boy and the horse, as the two go looking for the freedom that the world of men won’t allow them.
	Feb. 4 - 1:30 pm Eleanor's Secret - France Seven-year-old Nat still doesn’t know how to read when he discovers the heroes and villains from children’s literature living inside the books left to him by his eccentric aunt. When his parents start selling off the books, Nat braves everything to save his tiny friends, and their stories, from being erased forever.
	Feb. 4 - 7:00 pm One Lucky Elephant - USA Sixteen years have passed since circus producer David Balding adopted Flora, the orphaned baby African elephant he lovingly raised as part of his family and made the star of his show. As she approaches adulthood, David realizes that Flora needs other elephants, but the road to retirement is a difficult and emotional journey. Ten years in the making, the film explores the consequences of keeping wild animals in captivity, while never losing sight of the delicate love story at its heart.
	Feb. 5 - 2:30 pm What's On Your Plate? - USA A witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics. Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial city girls as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah take a close look at food systems in New York City and its surrounding areas. !e two friends formulate sophisticated and compassionate opinions on the state of their society, and by doing so inspire hope and active engagement in others.

Shorts & Animations NY Int'l Children's Film Festival
	Feb. 4 - 10:00 am Kid Flix Mix - Part 1 A mix of the world’s best short films and animation for ages 3-6, including All That Cats. Feb. 4 - 1:00 pm Kid Flix Mix - Part 2
	Feb. 5 - 1:00 pm Party Mix - Complete Program A stunning selection of short films for 7-14 year olds that includes Don’t Go..

List of Showings at the Acorn Theater in Three Oaks
Feature Films
	Feb. 11 - 1:00 pm Abel's Island - USA Based on the classic children’s book by William Steig, this animated film is the story of a wealthy and pampered mouse who, while chasing his wife’s scarf during a storm, is swept away to a deserted island. Abel, who has been coddled and waited on since birth, has to rely on his wits and sorely underused common sense to survive. Featuring the voice of Tim Curry.
	Feb. 11 - 1:30 pm The Marzipan Pig - USA A marzipan pig falls behind a sofa and is lost. The pig laments being forgotten and as dust begins to cover him, he remains hopeful about someone discovering him. In his loneliness, the pig’s feelings of love reach out to an owl, a mouse, and a hibiscus flower, causing a strange chain of events. Based on the award-winning book by Russell Hoban and narrated by Tim Curry.
	Feb. 11 - 2:00 pm The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - USA In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile up in the sky. This short film captures the poetry and magic of the event with a visual charm of its own: lyrical words and animation that present the detail and daring of the vertiginous drama of Petit’s feat.
	Feb. 11 - 2:30 pm The Way Things Go - Switzerland Inside a warehouse artists build an enormous, precarious structure 100 ft. long made out of common household items - tea kettles, tires, old shoes, balloons, wooden ramps. Then with fire, water, gravity and chemistry, they create a spectacular chain reaction, self-destructing performance of physical interactions, chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy of Rube Goldberg or Alfred Hitchcock.
	Feb. 11 - 3:00 pm Louder Than A Bomb - USA By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, this film follows four Chicago high school poetry teams as they gear up to compete in the world’s largest youth slam. !is is not high school poetry as you know it. This is language as a joyful release.

Shorts
	Feb. 11 - 11:00 am Canadian Shorts - Canada Enjoy Academy Award-winning and nominated animated shorts for kids from the National Film Board of Canada. Films include The Cat Came Back, Oscar-winning Every Child.

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
Bach to Bacharach String Trio
Complementary wine, cheese, and chocolate goodies at 4:00 pm EST
Program begins at 5:00 pm EST

A Romantic Journey Through Music presented by the New Buffalo Fine Arts Council

CHANGE OF VENUE

BURNISON GALLERIES
15460 Red Arrow Highway and Warren Woods Road, Lakeside, MI
Phone: 269-469-1141

The Bach to Bacharach String Trio invites the audience to celebrate Valentine's Day with unique arrangements encompassing all musical periods, from the baroque era to modern popular music, Broadway tunes, and much more.

Tickets $18.00 /Students Free with Student ID

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7:30 PM EST

Boogie, Beehives & Beyond presented by the New Buffalo Fine Arts Council

New Buffalo Performing Arts Center, 1112 E. Clay Street, New Buffalo

The Boogie Woogie Babies present an energetic musical revue featuring songs, harmonies & moves of popular girl groups and singers from the Andrews Sisters, McGuire Sisters, to Carol King, The Chiffons & more.

Tickets $18.00 /Students Free with Student ID

The New Buffalo Fine Arts Council is proud to offer our tenth season of quality fine arts programming in Harbor Country. We invite you to support our efforts by:

* purchasing tickets for our concerts

* making a donation

* volunteering to help us with our work.

Our volunteers and donors, through their generous gifts, continue to ensure that our mission of educating and enriching the lives of children and adults through the arts becomes a reality.

For more information or to make a donation, contact us via www.nbfac.org, or call 269-409-1533

The New Buffalo Performing Arts Center, with seating for 450, is located at 1112 E. Clay Street, New Buffalo, Michigan. With state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, performers love its acoustics. All seats offer an opportunity for an up-close, personal experience with the performance and the performers.