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Classes begin the week of July 6th meeting Monday through Thursday from 10am to 12pm, for seven weeks. Students will take part in a dress rehearsal and performance at each theatre, in each county, on that final weekend in August.

Classes begin the week of July 6th and will meet Monday through Thursday from 10am to 12pm, for seven weeks. Students, artists and directors will complete presentation and performance on that final weekend in August.

Classes begin the week of July 6th meeting Monday through Thursday from 10am to 12pm, for seven weeks. Students will take part in a dress rehearsal and performance at each theatre, in each county, on that final weekend in August.

Classes begin the week of July 6th and will meet Monday through Thursday from 10am to 12pm, for seven weeks. Students, artists and directors will complete presentation and performance on that final weekend in August.

Vendors are encouraged to register prior to August 15 using the registration form available on the website. Cost for one space is $15 and each additional space is $10. Registrations received after August 15 will be $20 and $15 respectively. Each assigned space is the same size a parking space for a car.

Come on out to the airpark and enjoy a fresh cooked breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and sausage. Airplanes, boat rides, games, and prize drawings. Evening hot air balloon launch; four lucky people will win rides in the balloons. Bring a tent and stay the night at the airpark.

Get your “Quack On” this August for Bellaire’s annual Rubber Ducky Festival

The Hazel Park Art Fair features 80 fine artists, 16 live bands, a children’s art area, The Fargin Chef as our food vendor, and microbrewed beer. Good Music, Great Food, Best Beer, and nothing but Fine Art.

Golfer package: Playing “Fox Classic.” Features: 18-hole golf scramble with cart, lunch and beverage, great banquet dinner and open bar (after golf). Non-Golfer package-Banquet +open bar @$40.00. Check in and pre-golf fun/activities 12 noon, Shotgun starts at 1:30. Contact Gorton Greene for registration or sponsorship opportunities. 8/15/15 registration deadline.

Bring the family for a day filled with activities and entertainment, and bring home a special piece of art, a hand-made item, product, or a souvenir from your visit. Listen to music at the bandshell, make a craft under the Kid’s Corner tent, play on a bouncer, visit with animals from the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, enjoy shows by featured entertainers, and more.

Enjoy live music, both inside and out, during the Del Shannon Car Show and Coopersville Tractor Show, as well as the beautiful exhibit of over 140 quilts inside the Coopersville Farm Museum and Event Center.

Enjoy the exhibit of Quilts and Their Stories and refreshments from 6-7pm. Presentation by Rhea Mae Hubbel exploring why feed sacks were made with decorative fabric and what those feed sacks were used for during the 1930s.

14th annual exhibit of over 140 quilts fill the 12,000 square foot facility in historic downtown Coopersville. Includes vintage quilts to modern day, art quilts. Tractors, farm exhibits, and kids area also available.

17th Annual Tractor Show features Allis Chalmers and Oddities. Free to show, free to attend. All makes and models welcome. Saturday, August 8 the Coopersville Farm Museum will also have live music and free admission.

52nd annual National Blueberry Festival - outdoor concerts, parade, kids activities, blueberry pie eating contest, blueberry pancake breakfasts, arts & crafts fair, 5k, 10k, health fair, airport fly-in, sand sculpture competition, and much more. Most events free. Family friendly event.

The Michigan Paranormal Convention brings the biggest names of the paranormal industry to Sault Ste. Marie, MI (Michigan’s Oldest City). Sault Ste. Marie Michigan’s Kewadin Casinos Dream Makers Theater, the following experts and television stars will be on hand to cover such topics as paranormal investigating, psychic powers, demonology, UFOlogy.

Join us in downtown Sault Ste. Marie MI for two full days of activities, deals, and fun for the whole family. Stroll through the streets and see the vast assortment of goods offered by merchants, arts and crafts vendors. Saturday, the Annual “Slashin’ Ashmun” Antique Car Show will be hosted.

Welcome to Kalamazoo Island Fest August 27-29 2015. This is the 20th anniversary of Island Fest and we have a great musical line up to help celebrate the special occasion. Get ready for some good times with three days and nights of reggae music rocking Kalamazoo.

The best blues music and top musicians from across the country and beyond. Our stage is set against the backdrop of Fall Lake, in the heart of the Superior National Forest. family friendly, “back yard blues party” atmosphere with food and art vendors, full liquor bar and on site camping.

Four-time IBMA Event of the Year nominee! Four-day outdoor music and camping festival with 30 hours of concerts. Old-time dances with live bands (plus callers & instruction), over 20 hours of activities for kids (contests, crafts, games, special stage shows), over 20 hours of demonstrations and hands-on workshops (instrumental, jamming, songwriting, harmony-singing), around-the-clock jamming. Five stage areas, all with shaded seating. Free shuttle. Food and merchandise vendors.

The ArtWorks Festival is designed to offer a broad selection of experiences in the arts-- visual, performing, literary, culinary, and more in one celebratory weekend. Includes family activities and demonstrations (e.g. glassblowing, wheel throwing, & metalwork), artist seminars, book signings, music and more. Guests will also have the opportunity to purchase art for themselves.

The race will involve two difficult hill climbs, and numerous obstacles, including a mud pit crawl, and noodle gauntlet. All race proceeds will go to benefit Team Winter, a charity for Cancer Research, and Loyola Boosters Club. Adults and children are allowed to race the 5k or the 3k, but there will be children’s heats that go off first in order. This event will be about fun and safety. Prizes will be awarded, including trophies for age group winners and medals for all finishers.

spicy eats at Riverfront Park each summer. Bring the whole family and be entertained by a wide variety of live bands and games for the kids.

Experiment with the power and properties of light with this special visit from LASER Classroom. Learn how to bend, bounce, and blend light with high tech light sources, lenses, mirrors, and activities full of fun and learning.

Come eat, network, and support the Women's chamber scholarship fund.

Native dancers, drummer and singers will perform different Native dances. This is a time to celebrate together and share in our traditions. Vendors with arts and crafts, food will be available. Open to everyone.