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Here is a quick look at all the great events - You can always stop by the information booth at the Festival for more details!
Friday, August 15
- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Visit the Little Traverse History Museum!
- Noon to 9:00 p.m. - Vendor Booths on the Promenade, Waterfront
- Noon to 9:00 p.m. - Promenade Music Tent with Music and Verizon Demos
- Noon to 9:00 p.m. - Downtown Treasure Hunt, Downtown
- Noon to 4:00 p.m. - Kayak rides and demos by The Outfitter, Festival Place
- Noon - Concert in the Park, Pennsylvania Park, Downtown Petoskey - Chris Koury
- 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Games and Activities in Children's Area - $2 per child, adults free
- 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Kayak demos by The Bahnhof, Festival Place
- 5:00 p.m. - Tommy Tropic, Promenade
- 5:00 p.m. to Midnight - Live Music, Entertainment Tent, Ed White Ballfield, $5 Fee
- 5:00 p.m. - Jelly Roll Blues Band, Entertainment Tent
- 5:00 p.m. - Tommy Tropic, Promenade
- 7:00 p.m. - Petoskey Steel Drum Band, Entertainment Tent
- 9:00 p.m. - Billy Strings & Don Julin, Entertainment Tent
- 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Teen Band Jam, Children's Area, $5
- 9:00 p.m. Holly August
- 9:30 p.m. Intactalis
- 10:00 p.m. Passenger Pigeons
- 10:30 p.m. Kvq$
- 10:00 p.m. - The Cookies, Entertainment Tent
Saturday, August 16
- 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. - Wellness Walk/Run, Festival Place
- 9:00 a.m. - Yoga with Mary Reilly, North Woods Yoga, at the Waterfall
- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Visit the Little Traverse History Museum
- 10:00 a.m. - Whispering Pines Petting Zoo, Children's Area
- 10:00 a.m. - Chalk and Chocolate Festival, Arboretum
- 10:00 a.m. to Noon - Children's Fishing Derby, Arboretum
- 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. - The BIG Art Show, Pennsylvania Park
- 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Vendor Booths on the Promenade, Waterfront
- 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Downtown Treasure Hunt, Downtown
- 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Games and Activities in Children's Area, $2 per child, adults free
- 10:00 a.m. - Zumba Dance Party, Children's Tent
- 11:30 a.m. - Jania the Magic Lady, Children's Area
- Noon to 9:00 p.m. - Promenade Music Tent with Music and Verizon Demos
- 12:00 p.m. Ty Parkin and the Bear Creek Brothers
- 1:00 p.m. Holly August
- 3:00 p.m. Sky & Signal
- 6:00 p.m. Muddy Bottom Boyz
- Noon to 3:00 p.m. - BBQ on the Bay, Music by Pistil Whips - Entertainment Tent
- Noon to 5:00 p.m. - Jiimaan Canoe rides on the Bay
- Noon to 4:00 p.m. - Kayak rides and demos by the Outfitter, Festival Place
- 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Petoskey Public Safety Fire Station Open House & Waterball Fundraiser
- 4:00 p.m. - The Great Bear River Duck Race, Waterfront
- 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Kayak demonstrations by The Bahnhof, Festival Place
- 5:00 p.m. to Midnight - Live Music, Entertainment Tent, Ed White Ballfield, $10 Fee
- 5:00 p.m. - DJ Steve Dub, Entertainment Tent
- 6:00 p.m. - Yankee Station, Entertainment Tent
- 6:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. - Martina Hahn, Speed Painting, Promenade
- 6:30 p.m. - Ryan Whyte Maloney, ALL AGES, Entertainment Tent
- 7:00 p.m. - Galactic Sherpas, Entertainment Tent
- 8:30 p.m. - Third Coast Kings, Entertainment Tent
- 8:30 p.m. - Club Electro Sunset Dance Party for Teens, Children's Area
- 8:30 p.m. Dj DomNom
- 9:30 p.m. Dj Bill Da Cat
- 9:00 p.m. - Downtown Treasure Hunt Award, Waterfront/Information Booth
- 10:00 p.m - Ryan Whyte Maloney Band with Cali Tucker, Entertainment Tent
Sunday, August 17
- 8:00 a.m. - 3Disciplines Tri-Athalon
- 10:00 a.m. - Worship on the Bay, Waterfront
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Celebrating 25 years of Chamber Membership.
Tailored Enterprises, Inc., Rob and Kay Taylor, 1999 US 31 North, Petoskey. www.tailoredenterprises.com. Tel (231) 347-3332.
Tailored Enterprises is founded on trust, integrity, and respect. The vehicles on our lot have the best prices and quality in the area so come by and see us today!
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Meet & Greet The Artists at Stafford's Gallery: Lynda Marnon & Mary Paquette Friday, August 15, 4 to 7 p.m. Lynda Marnon is a paper mache artist and Mary Paquette creates one-of-a-kind custom jewelry. Come meet the artists and browse their newest collections. This event is free. Stafford's Gallery of Art & History is located downtown Petoskey behind Stafford's Perry Hotel.
Two Great Performances in Bay View this Weekend! Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m. Children's Ballet Theatre of Michigan (CBT)CBT is a premiere audition-based company comprised of 51 dancers ages 8-18 from the Lansing area. They perform The Nutcracker Ballet yearly at the Michigan State University Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Thanksgiving and every spring at Holt High School.Tickets $5 - Hall Auditorium Box Office one hour prior to the performance.Sunday, August 17 at 3:30 p.m. United States Air Force Band of Mid-America Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble. The Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece big band with a diverse repertoire of traditional swing, bebop, modern jazz, vocal selections, and the music of this great nation. FREE Admission!
Char-Em United Way and Walmart in Petoskey will host a school supply drive on Saturday, Aug. 16th. A school bus will be at Walmart in Petoskey, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the community to fill with school supplies for local children in need. A bus will also be at K-Mart in Charlevoix. In addition, Char-Em United Way (CEUW) will have a table in the children's section at Festival on the Bay on Saturday with games and prizes. School supplies can be dropped off at any of the three event locations.
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Some Things are just Better Together! Bay Winds Federal Credit Union has proposed a partnership with Members Credit Union in Traverse City and we'd like to share the exciting details with you. Join us at two upcoming opportunities to learn why this partnership will offer superior, best-in-class products and services, broadened branch and ATM access, and more user-friendly resources to keep you better connected to your money PARTNERSHIP INFORMATION MEETING. When: Tuesday, August 19th from 6:00- 7:30 p.m. Where: Community Room B of Charlevoix Public Library on 220 W. Clinton Street, Charlevoix. SPECIAL MEMBER VOTING MEETING. When: Wednesday, September 3rd from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Where: Community Building at the Emmet County Fairgrounds on 1129 Charlevoix Avenue, Petoskey. Call 800.638.1182 or visit baywindsfcu.com/partnership for more information.
Auditions for Dracula are coming soon! Little Traverse Civic Theatre is holding auditions for their upcoming Fall Production of Dracula at 7:00 p.m. on both August 19th and 21st at Crooked Tree Arts Center. The cast will be compromised of 6 males and 2 females with Performances to take place October 16th-19th and 24th - 26th. Copies of the script are available for check out at the Petoskey District Library. More information about LTCT's upcoming season can be found on their website at www.ltct.org If you have any questions about the Dracula Production contact the director, Jeff Watton at jefferywatton@yahoo.com
Events at McLean & Eakin Booksellers this upcoming week. 8/20, Free wine & cheese event with author Bill Morris discussing & signing his newest title Motor City Burning. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reservations requested. 8/21, Free wine & cheese event with author Kathleen Flinn discussing & signing her newest title Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: A Memoir of Food and Love From an American Midwest Family. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reservations requested. 8/20, In-store signing event with local mystery author Peg Herring signing her latest books, The Sleuth Sisters and Killing Despair. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. For further information call McLean & Eakin Booksellers: 231-347-1180 or access website: www.mcleanandeakin.com
Tickets are on sale for the 14th Annual Cash Raffle, a fundraiser for Friendship Centers of Emmet County, Council on Aging. Ten cash prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize, will be awarded at the Cash Raffle Party on Friday, September 5 at the Fairgrounds Community Center. The final early bird drawing is August 20. Get your ticket now for a chance to win $150 and still be entered into the grand prize drawing. Tickets cost $150 and may be purchased at the Petoskey Friendship Center or by calling (231) 347-3211. Sponsors for this year's fundraiser are American House Senior Living Communities, Angel Heart Home Care, Bay Street Orthopedics, Comfort Keepers, Independence Village, Korthase Flinn Insurance & Financial Services, Mallard Cove Assisted Living, and Northwestern Bank.
Time for Lunch in Lavender! Have lunch at Lavender Hill farms in Boyne City on August 20th from 12-2 p.m. catered by Green Plate Catering. Call 231-675-3013 for Reservations. Cost is $20 per person.
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Fox Charlevoix is hosting a state-wide food drive in conjunction with Feeding America from August 7th through August 23rd, 2014. All proceeds from the food drive go to the West Michigan Food Bank to serve our local food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters. Please stop by either of our Charlevoix showrooms to donate a non-perishable food item or to make a monetary donation. In addition, we will be having a Grand Opening Sale & Party to celebrate our new GM and Chrysler showroom renovations, as well as our Body Shop and showroom remodel at Ford! The sale and celebration will be held later this month, stay tuned to our website for more details.
Friends at the Carnegie Speaker Series presents Michael Cromley and WOLVES IN MICHIGAN on Monday, August 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the Carnegie Bldg. Cromley's talk with cover the history of wolves in North America, last wolves in MI, migration, hunting, the DNR's responsibility, methods for protecting livestock and pets and more. This event is open to the public and admission is free. It is sponsored by the Petoskey District Library and Friends of the Library. For more information, call the Library at 231-758-3100.
North Central Michigan College's nursing and allied health faculty will hold monthly information sessions on Thursdays starting in September at 4 p.m. to explain the process for admission into the college's highly competitive nursing and allied health career programs. The sessions will be in Room 347 of the college's Health Education and Science Center on the Petoskey campus unless otherwise noted. Anyone planning to apply for the nursing or allied health programs is strongly encouraged to attend one of these informational sessions. The information on prerequisites will be particularly important for those applying for the fall 2015 program. For more information: Carol Laenen, Director of College Communications at 231-348-6839.
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The Charlevoix Area Community Pool announces the Great Lake Challenge! We invite all swimmers to stroke their way across the 5 Great Lakes by next summer - June 20th, 2015. Every 200 yards swam, or 10 lengths of our Pool, is equal to 1 mile across a Great Lake. The first lake to cross is Lake Ontario. At almost 200 miles long, you will need to swim 200 Pool lengths before you begin your trek across the next Great Lake. Pool staff will track your progress. No successfully completed challenge goes unrewarded! Great and FUN way to keep in shape, train for a triathlon, or improve your strokes. So grab a friend and take on the GREAT LAKES CHALLENGE! Questions? Call or email Kevin at 231.547.0982 or kevin@charlevoixpool.org.
North Central Michigan College's nursing and allied health faculty will hold monthly information sessions on Thursdays starting in September at 4 p.m. to explain the process for admission into the college's highly competitive nursing and allied health career programs. The sessions will be in Room 347 of the college's Health Education and Science Center on the Petoskey campus unless otherwise noted.
Anyone planning to apply for the nursing or allied health programs is strongly encouraged to attend one of these informational sessions. The information on prerequisites will be particularly important for those applying for the fall 2015 program. For more information: Carol Laenen, Director of College Communications @ 231-348-6839.
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Try Curves for $5 Fridays*!! Are you ready to try a Curves Workout? Every Friday in
August you can try a workout for only $5. The Curves Workouts with Jillian Michaels
are held Fridays at 9 am, 10 am, 12 pm, 4 pm and 5 pm at both the Petoskey and
Harbor Springs clubs. Call 231-487-1950 or 231-526-7455 for more information. *No enrollment required. Not valid with any other offer, no cash value. New first-time guests.
Castle Farms Open for Public Guided Tours. Always wanted to take a guided tour of the Castle, but never had the chance? Our 10:00 a.m. daily public guided tours proved so popular this summer, we've decided to offer them Monday through Friday during the month of September, too! No reservations required. $11 per person. Join a trained guide for a ninety minute tour of the majestic stone buildings and gardens. View royal family memorabilia, castle and antique toy collections, plus visit the 1918 Museum. Included on the tour is a walkabout at the Castle's Model Garden Railroad, one of the largest in the State of Michigan. Built in 1918, Castle Farms is one of Michigan's top historic attractions. Castle Farms, 5052 M-66 Hwy., Charlevoix.
At Mighty Fine Pizza we have great lunch time specials to check out! Choose any Cold Cut Sandwich made on fresh daily prepared white or whole wheat buns your choice of soda and cookie all for just $9.00. Or go to WWW.MIGHTYFINEPIZZA.COM and check out the whole menu and pick out something you like!!
The Manna Food Project will receive donations through a customer driven program called Meijer "Simply Give". The fall campaign runs from August 3 - September 27. Donations are made by purchasing a $10 donation card when making a purchase at Petoskey Meijer. Meijer matches that donation with $10. Cards are available at Petoskey Meijer and Manna Food Project. At the end of each campaign Manna will receive Meijer gift cards to buy food. Manna shares the gift cards with partner agencies in Antrim, Emmet and Charlevoix Counties and to support the "Food 4 Kids" Backpack Program. Meijer will host "double match" days on September 4-6. These two days, $10 in customer donations will result in a $20 additional donation from Meijer!
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