Aug 2 - 30, 2011
Tuesday - Every Week of Month
Time: 5pm-8pm
Location: Petoskey - Odawa Casino Resort
Contact: Marty Van De Dar
Phone: (877) 442-6464 ext. 8087
www.odawacasino.com
Car and motorcyle buffs will want to be at the parking deck of the Odawa Casino Resort on Tuesday nights in August. All exhibitors will receive a gaming and dining voucher (exclusive pass). All spectators 19 or older may enter a drawing to win gaming and dining vouchers. Hot dogs and refreshments will be available for purchase, too. Come spend the evening and check out the cool cars and bikes!
Boyne City Summer Celebration
Aug 13
Location: Boyne City - downtown
Contact: Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (231) 582-6222
www.boyneareachamber.com
Sidewalk sales, children's events, music, games, food and fun!
53rd Annual Waterfront Art Fair
Aug 13
Time: 9am-6pm
Location: Charlevoix - East Park
Contact: Charlevoix Council for the Arts
Phone: (231) 547-2675
www.charlevoixwaterfrontartfair.org
The Nation's finest artists will be at the Waterfront Art Fair. They have been chosen from over 1,000 applicants who submitted their work for review. The jury has a most difficult task as this fair attracts the finest from everywhere. This fair is always held the second Saturday in August and is the second oldest juried show in Michigan.
38th Annual Antique Auto Show and Flea Market
Aug 13 - 14, 2011
Time: 9am-4pm
Location: Boyne City - Veteran's Memorial Park
Contact: Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (231) 582-6222
www.boynechamber.com
Spectator admission is free for this popular event on the shore of beautiful Lake Charlevoix. The event normally includes 70 antique autos on display.
More than 50 vendors are expected for the giant flea market, which is organized by the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce.
20th Annual Odawa Homecoming Jiingtamok (Pow Wow)
Aug 13 - 14, 2011
Location: Pleasantview Road - Harbor Springs
Contact: Annette VanDeCar
Phone: (231) 242-1453
Admission to this cultural event is free and open to the general public. Singing and dancing are a big part of the festivities, and don't miss the drum contest and Miss Odawa Contest. Grand entry times are 1pm and 7pm on Saturday and Noon on Sunday.
Hand Bell Concert
Aug 18, 2011
Time: 8pm
Location: Bay View's Hall Auditorium
Contact: Bay View Association
Phone: (231) 347-6225
www.bayviewassociation.org
This concert is in its 34th year and is an annual sell-out. A large group of talented people make this a very enjoyable performance that can't be seen just anywhere! Seating is first come-first served and a free will offering will be taken.
Petoskey's Festival on the Bay
Aug 19 - 21, 2011
Location: Petoskey - Petoskey Waterfront
Contact: Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (231) 347-4150
www.petoskeyfestival.com
Join us for our 8th Annual Festival on the Bay. Festival features include: Live Music, Triathlon, Bay Cruises, an Arts & Crafts Show, a nightly celebration of our "Million Dollar Sunsets", and much more! For more details on events, please visit www.petoskeyfestival.com.
Tall Ship LYNX at Bay Harbor
Aug 19 - 28, 2011
Location: Bay Harbor - Bay Harbor Lake Marina
Phone: (866) 446-5969
www.privateerlynx.org
The Celebrated War of 1812 Tall Ship Lynx, "America's Privateer" will be sailing into Bay Harbor on Thursday, August 19 at 12:00pm. Join the flotilla as she fires a salute from her main battery of 6-pounder carronades upon her grand entrance! The 114 ton Lynx is an interpretation of a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812. She is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era, making her one of the first ships to defend our freedom. The Lynx crew wear period dress and operate the ship in keeping with the maritime traditions of early 19th Century America. This is hands-on experience with the crew from the Privateer Lynx, who was hired to train the cast and crew of the hit movie Pirates of the Caribbean! The schedule for these is: Sailaway - Saturday, August 20 - Sunday August 28 (except Monday, 8/22/11) ~ 2pm - 4pm and Sunset Sailaway ~ Saturday, August 20 & Saturday, August 27 ~ 5pm - 7pm. Tickets will be available on site for the Ship Tours, and Sailaway Tickets may be ordered online.
Chalk Art Festival
Aug 20, 2011
Location: Petoskey - Little Traverse Wheelway
Contact: Top of Michigan Trails Council
Phone: (231) 348-8280
www.trailscouncil.org
A new kind of fun taking place during Petoskey's Festival on the Bay!
The Top of Michigan Trails Council has joined with the Crooked Tree Arts Center to create this community arts event. For just twenty dollars, an individual or family can create their chalk art masterpiece for all to see. There will be a judged competition with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Come on out and make the Little Traverse Wheelway (bikepath) even nicer than usual!
Jiimaan (canoe) Challenge
Aug 20, 2011
Time: 8am
Location: Little Traverse Bay
Contact: Marty Van De Car
Phone: (231) 439-6100 ext 8087
www.odawacasino.com
Get your friends together and paddle the great waters of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. Jiimaan, canoe, kayak or any other man powered watercraft is allowed. No motors, no sails. Oars or paddles required. The race starts at Zoll Street Park in Harbor Springs and finishes approximately four miles away at the east side of Petoskey's breakwall.
There is no entry fee and all participants will receive an official race shirt, passes for the hospitality tent after the race and the thrill of crossing Little Traverse Bay!
Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair
Aug 20 - 28, 2011
Location: Petoskey - Fair Grounds on U.S. 31
Contact: Fair office
Phone: (231) 347-1010
www.emmetcounty.org/fair
Fun, fun and more fun! Come and enjoy good old fashioned fair activities including grandstand shows, carnival rides (8/23 - 8/28) and of course, the chance to see the animals (they're SO cute!) and wander the 4-H tent. Visit the fair website for schedules, pricing and exact events.
The First Tee Fundraiser and Spectrum Brass Concert
Aug 21
Time: 8pm
Location: Bay View - John M. Hall Auditorium, 1725 Encampment Drive
Phone: (231) 347-4210
www.bayviewfestival.tix.com
Come to an all Gershwin Revue, “Who Could Ask for Anything More?” featuring The Spectrum Brass. What a wonderful way to close the Bay View musical season enjoying the beautiful music of George Gershwin, played by some of Bay View’s own artistic faculty. The show will feature such music as Strike Up the Band, music from Porgy and Bess, An American Song Suite, Rhapsody in Blue, Fascinating Rhythm and I Got Rhythm. This concert is designed to raise money and awareness of The First Tee of Boyne Highlands, which is a local nonprofit that teaches young people life skills and character education through the game of golf. General Admission tickets are $22 and Reserved Seating is $35. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling (231) 347-4210.
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