South Haven To Saugatuck Calendar

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Douglas Annual Glass Stroll


Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)

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Annual Glass Stroll in downtown Douglas

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Mark Dvorak


Date: Friday, November 2, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

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Over two decades, Dvorak has forged a reputation as an uncompromising road warrior, traveling to 36 states and Europe with only his songs, stories, guitar and 5-string banjo. His new CD on the Waterbug label, "Time Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me," has been receiving rave reviews and airplay nationwide. Dvorak will be performing songs from his new disc, as well as more well-known material, and favorites from his previous recordings. His show is "funny, passionate, intimate and unforgettable."

Admission: $10 / $8 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Technosphere


Date: Thursday, November 1, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events
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As we archive the technological/historical progress of humanity onto the internet we have created a "technosphere" which is wrapping our planet with a massive amount of cyber-material, information and thoughts. Julian Lauzzana pulls files from our collective archive and does live mixing/layering of visuals on a projected screen with a blending of electronic and live acoustic sound. This is a creative love/hate play with the tools and data of the "technosphere" which surround humanity.

$5 suggested donation

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Douglas Movie Night-True Stories


Date: Thursday, November 1, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Saugatuck Douglas Library

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Sixth in the Classic Texas, My Texas Films running at the Saugatuck/Douglas District Library. 1986 movie directed by david Byrne with John Goodman, Annie McEnroe.

Location Details

Saugatuck Douglas Library
Mixer & Center Streets
Douglas Mi 49406

Location Phone: (269) 857-8241

STEELHEADERS FISH BOIL

Date: Friday, August 13, 2010


Start Time: 5:00 pm End Time: 8:30 pm
Category: South Haven Events

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5-8'30PM

Dyckman Park-downtown SH

Contact: 1-269-637--5536

One of the highlights of the blueberry festival--sooo delicious!!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Saugatuck Mason Street Warehouse Presents Kelly Carey - Timeless: A Tribute to Classic Rock

Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Mason Street Warehouse

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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$30/Ticket

The sought-after singer Kelly Carey and her amazing band pay tribute to the era of wailing guitar licks, thumping bass and infectious grooves!

Rock along to your favorite hits by Eric Clapton, Janis Joplin, The Eagles, The Who, Journey, Aerosmith...need we go on?

This high-octane trip down memory lane will have your adrenaline pumping and your feet stomping!


2012 Mainstage Sponsors
Chemical Bank
Hilliard Lyons of Holland
Korson Financial Services

Location Details

Mason Street Warehouse
400 Culver St
Saugatuck Mi 49453

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents The Alaska String Band

Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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The Alaska String Band is comprised of members of a single family performing with guitar, twin fiddles, bass, mandolin, ukulele, percussion and vocals. Their repertoire consists of a lively collection of bluegrass, old time, gospel, swing, dawg, blues, Celtic and original music. Also featured are beautiful waltzes, airs and haunting melodies graced with vocal blends heard only in single family arrangements. Much of the band's material dates from the pioneer days of the Alaskan Gold Rush.

Admission: $10 / $8 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents The Stray Birds

Date: Friday, September 28, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Raised on music within a few miles of farmland from each other, The Stray Birds were born of a compelling collaboration between two unique writers and vocalists-- the pure, luxurious voice of Maya de Vitry and Oliver Craven's richness of tone and depth of delivery. Grounding their sound in the unshakeable groove of bassist Charles Muench, The Stray Birds are a trio of captivating chemistry and sensitive musicality. Their power lies in outstanding songwriting and soaring three-part harmony.

Admission: $10 / $8 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

South Haven Center For The Arts 3rd Annual Regional Juried Show

Date: September 28-November 11, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)

Location: South Haven Center For The Arts

Category: South Haven Events

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Opening Reception: September 28, 5-7pm

Location Details

South Haven Center For The Arts
600 Phoenix
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Presents The Eschelons

Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Red Barn Theatre

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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The Eschelons, West Michigan’s foremost oldies band, rocked their Red Barn audience so much in June that the theater has asked them back for another hit-filled gig on September 22. The seven member group of musical veterans will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. in a reprise one-night concert featuring matchless musicianship and peerless vocals. Admission is just $20.

These guys are real pros," said Red Barn executive director Pat Huyge. "They brought the house down in June and will probably be even hotter in September." The Eschelons play 50s and 60s rock, doo-wop, and blues, featuring three, four, and five-part harmonies that recapture the sound and spirit of the era.

And they have had plenty of their own original hits, such as "Lonely Christmas," "This Broken Heart," "Angel in My Heart," "Tears of Love," "Lonely Footsteps," "My Lonely Senior Year," and "Waiting." Latest hit penned by Ron Beatty is "Beetle (Goin' Out Saturday Night)." These and other songs are available on their CD.

The five vocalists, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, guitar, bass and a large array of percussion cover hits by The Lettermen, The Coasters, The Velvets, The Beach Boys, Dion and the Belmonts, Freddie King, and The Stereos. And the group promises to sprinkle in a couple of their own hits from the 50s and 60s.

The performers include Al Bischoff (sax, harmonica, vocals and percussion; Jack Hazelwinkel, bass; Vic Hill, percussion and vocals; Jim VanPutten on sax,percussion and vocals; Warren Beatty, keyboards and vocals; Dick and Rob Beatty on drums; and Ron Beatty on quitar and vocals. Keeping track of all the technology is John Hoekstra, who handles the group’s complex sound system.

Reservations are encouraged. Call the box office (269) 857-5300 or email lakeshore arts @comcast.net. Tickets can also be purchased at The Red Barn, 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Highway, a quarter-mile east of Exit 41 off US I-196.

Location Details

Red Barn Theatre
63RD & Blue Star Hwy.
Saugatuck Mi 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-5300

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Finvarra's Wren

Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Wildly entertaining, eclectic and just plain fun, Finvarra's Wren can grab a crowd and whip them into a Celtic frenzy. Armed with lovely songs both old and new, exuberant tune sets and light hearted banter, they can soon turn an audience into a room full of friends. It's no wonder the Detroit News recently dubbed them "Michigans premier Trad band!" "To watch the band is pure delight! It's a swirl of musical tradition and performance energy that I highly recommend." (Matt Watroba; Folk Alley).

Admission: $10 / $8 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

St Joseph Presents Blues, Brews & BBQ

Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Start Time: 1:00 pm End Time: 7:00 pm

Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas

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John E.N. Howard Band Shell, Port St.
Downtown St. Joseph

Please welcome our title sponsor...O.K. Distributors! Bid a fond farewell to summer with soothing Blues (free), refreshing Brews and local BBQ (both available for purchase)! The John E. N. Howard Bandshell and Port St. play host to our 4th annual event. The infamous Bean Bag Tourney also returns to the streets of St. Joe!


2012 Performance Schedule


Elwood Splinters Blues Band:1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Big Boss Blues Band: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel: 5:30 - 7:00 pm


Extreme Bean Bag (Cornhole) returns!

Pre-register HERE and start practicing! Double elimination tourney runs from 12p - 6pm. Same location as last year in front of the fountain on Lake Blvd. Call or email Sue for details...269.985.1111 or sue@sjtoday.org



South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Emily Hurd WSG/ Heather Styka

Date: Friday, September 21, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Hurd is a prolific Chicago-based songwriter and pianist known for her ability to embody several realms within the pop singing spectrum, from delicate country lilting to full fledged belting. Hurd’s music is best described as a mix of rock piano, soul singing, folk songwriting, and intelligent bluegrass rhyme schemes. She has produced eight studio albums, her songs have been finalists in three international songwriting competitions, and her music has been featured on the NCIS crime series.

Admission: $8 / $6 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Douglas Library Movie Night-The Last Picture Show

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Saugatuck Douglas Library

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Third in the Classic Texas, My Texas Films running at the Saugatuck/Douglas District Library. 1971 movie directed by Peter Bogdanovich with Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd.

Location Details

Saugatuck Douglas Library
Mixer & Center Streets
Douglas Mi 49406

Location Phone: (269) 857-8241

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Lee Murdock

Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Lee Murdock has uncovered a boundless body of music and stories in the Great Lakes. There is an amazing timelessness in this music. Great Lakes songs are made of hard word, hard living, ships that go down and ships that come in. Lee's fans have discovered a sweetwater treasure in his songs about the Great Lakes, finding drama and inspiration in the lives of sailors and fishermen, lighthouse keepers, ghosts, shipwrecks, outlaws and everyday heroes.

Admission: $10 / $8 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Clothesline Art Show

Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Start Time: 10:00 am End Time: 2:00 pm

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Clothesline Art Show, Wicks Park, Water Street in downtown Saugatuck. Sponsored by the Saugatuck-Douglas Art Club.

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Senior Dance With The Casco Community Band

Date: Friday, September 14, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Foundry Hall, South Haven Area Senior Services, and the Casco Band have teamed up once again to bring you an evening of fun and entertainment! Dance with the region's longest-running brass band! The Casco Band's performers span several generations, and its repertoire spans the last two centuries - including favorite patriotic tunes, marches, showtunes, swing and much more. All ages are welcomed to this one-of-a-kind community event! Refreshments provided by S. Haven Area Senior Services.

Free admission

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Mason Street Warehouse Presents "8" The Play

Date: Sunday, September 9, 2012
Start Time: 4:00 pm

Location: Mason Street Warehouse

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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$35/Ticket

Mason Street Warehouse theatre is honored to produce a staged reading of Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black's new documentary play, "8".

Directed by SCA Artistic Director Kurt Stamm, "8" will bring together a cast of local and national theatre professionals to perform a play that deals with one of the most relevant issues of our time.

"8" demystifies the debate around marriage equality by chronicling the landmark trial of Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Learn about the historical context of marriage from expert testimony. See the human cost of discrimination. Uncover the arguments used to justify bans on marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

Using the actual court transcripts from the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 and first-hand interviews, "8" shows both sides of the debate in a moving 90-minute play.

Location Details

Mason Street Warehouse
400 Culver St
Saugatuck Mi 49453

Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Presents Jerry Bennett

Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Red Barn Theatre

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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There is just nobody like him entertaining in the Rio Grande Valley. When Jerry Bennett sits down at a piano and starts clinking the keys to create a honky-tonk beat and sing a song, people start smiling, nodding their heads or swaying to the music. Jerry performs a mix of country and gospel that delights the crowds who come out to see him.

Jerry has appeared throughout the Rio Grande Valley for the last few years, winning fans wherever he goes. He was voted top honors in the People’s Choice Awards in 2010 and was voted Gospel Artist, Keyboard Player and Entertainer of the Year in the 2011 FAME Awards. Also a songwriter, Jerry also earned a nomination for Nashville Diamond Award from his top five hit song, “My God Forgets".

Tickets are $15 for Adults and $12 for Seniors, Students and LAA members.

Make reservations by calling (269) 857-5300 or by emailing lakeshorearts@comcast.net. Tickets may also be purchased at The Red Barn, 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Highway, a quarter-mile east of Exit 41 off US I-196.

Location Details

Red Barn Theatre
63RD & Blue Star Hwy.
Saugatuck Mi 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-5300

Douglas Wine & Art Stroll

Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Start Time: 6:00 pm End Time: 8:00 pm

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Downtown Douglas

269-857-1626
Email: info@saugatuckdouglas.com

Saugatuck & Douglas Present The Mt Baldhead Challenge

Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 am

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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8am - Mount Baldhead Challenge 5k & 10k start @ Beery Field in downtown Douglas.

http://mtbaldheadchallenge.com/

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Sanctified Grumblers

Date: Friday, September 7, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Sanctified Grumblers write and play acoustic music in the vein of the old blues, jug band and old timey traditions with a sprinkling of New Orleans rhythms. Between Rick Cookin’ Sherry, founder of Devil in a Woodpile (Bloodshot Records) and super-picker Eric Noden, the Grumblers’ sound is formed from a mesh of finger picking resonator guitar, washboard, harmonica, 6-string banjo, and clarinet. The 3rd member alternates between the dog-house bass of Beau Sample or the sousaphone of Mike Hogg.

Admission: $10 / $8 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Douglas Public Library Presents Movie Night-Bonnie And Clyde

Date: Thursday, September 6, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Saugatuck Douglas Library

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Second in the Classic Texas, My Texas Films running at the Saugatuck/Douglas District Library. 1967 movie directed by Arthur Penn with Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway.

Location Details

Saugatuck Douglas Library
Mixer & Center Streets
Douglas Mi 49406

Location Phone: (269) 857-8241

Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival

Date: Thursday, September 6-9, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)

Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas

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The Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival offers something for everyone! There will be 3 stages of enertainment for all musical tastes, wine tours & tasting tents throughout the festival area, carnival rides, a 5k walk/run, a car show, fireworks, a turtle derby & an arts & crafts show.

Location: Downtown Paw Paw, MI
Contact: 1-269-655-1111

South Haven Flywheelers Antique Engine & Tractor Show

The Michigan Flywheelers Museum will host its 24th annual Antique Tractor and Engine Show starting Sept. 6-Sept 9.

One of the highlights of our show is the South Haven Tractor Cruise. Over 130 tractors participate in this event which travels the back roads to beautiful Lake Michigan and then downtown South Haven. Line-up begins on Thursday at 4 p.m. in front of the office. Your tractor must be able to go at least 10 mph, have a slow moving vehicle sign and a full gas tank. The trip will travel through downtown South Haven to South Beach and then to the Huron Street parking lot. There, we will stop for dinner before returning back to the showgrounds. The cruise is a police escorted trip with law enforcement blocking intersections. We ask everyone to stay as close together as possible to prevent large gaps. If someone stalls, please go around and try to catch up. The return trip is also police-escorted, so we encourage everyone to leave at the same time.



One of the largest shows of its kind in the state, the four day event will draw antique farm equipment collectors from all over the United States.

Giant steel steam traction engines, old antique tractors, parades, and live musical entertainment are just a few of the things visitors can see during the show which runs until Sunday, Sept. 9 at 4 p.m.

Besides displays of antique farm equipment, there will be demonstrations at the sawmill, shingle mill and blacksmith shop along with exhibits in Old Towne. Patterned after a 1920s rural village, Old Towne features places like Old Tyme Jail, Abbert & Sons Farm Machinery Repair Shop, a migrant farm camp and a handbuilt log cabin.

Not only does the show have plenty of displays to see, it has lots of activities. Daily parades, antique and lawn tractor pulls, a large outdoor flea market featuring crafts, antiques and items for the home, plenty of old fashioned music, consignment auction on Sunday and valve cover racing.

Evening entertainment line up includes singer Carl Payne on Thursday, Black River Band on Friday and country music by the Bronk Bros. on Saturday. All evening shows begin at 8:30 p.m.

During the day, musical jam sessions and folk musician Joe Foster will be performing in the Stephenson Barn. The Casco Band will take the stage at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Saturday is considered “Kid’s Day” at the show. Activities start with Valve Cover Races at 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddies Pedal Pull at noon, a sawdust pile treasure hunt at 3:30 p.m. and the John Dudley Magic Show at 7 p.m. In “The Barnyard,” kids will find plenty to do such as play on a wooden tractor and hay wagon, and have their picture taken amongst the farm animal cutouts. Tractor games will be held for those children who have access to riding lawn tractors. Returning for its third year will be the "Kids Night Time Lawn Tractor Cruise" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

For shoppers, there is a large outdoor flea market with over 220 vendors selling antique iron, crafts, antiques, household and miscellaneous items. The Wooden Nickel gift shop, which is fashioned after an old general store, will be open as well.

One of the popular activities for young and old is the “South Haven Tractor Cruise.” Scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, participants drive tractors of all makes and models into South Haven, cruise along the South Beach, and then stop downtown for an evening of dining and shopping.

The Consignment Auction will kick off Sunday's events. Starting at 9 a.m., the auction is a fundraiser for the museum which uses the proceeds to fund preservation and education projects.

Gates open at 8 a.m. rain or shine. Admission to the show is $6. Children 12 and under are free with an adult. Thursday is Senior’s Day and admission is $3 for those 62 and over. Only service dogs will be allowed entrance with paid admissions.

Rustic camping sites are available on a first-come basis. Cost is $10 per night plus daily admission per person. Pets are allowed with exhibitors, campers and vendors only. Pets are restricted to owners' camp sites at all times. Personal transportation vehicles, such as golf carts, will be charged a $5.00 registration fee.

For more information, contact 269-639-2010, michiganflywheelers@yahoo.com, or Facebook. A complete show schedule is available on Facebook or www.michiganflywheelers.org.

The Michigan Flywheelers Museum is located at 06285 68th Street, two miles east of South Haven.





Monday, August 27, 2012

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Frank & Joyce Walker CD Release With The Outcast Band

Date: Saturday, September 1, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Blues/Dance/R&B-Soul

Cash Bar operated as a fundraiser for the Two Rivers Coalition


Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

St Joseph Tri-State Regatta

Date: Saturday, September 1, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)

Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas

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Every Labor Day weekend The St. Joseph River Yacht Club plays host to this annual event that includes well over 140 boats racing for bragging rights amongst numerous awards. The Yacht Club hosts the annual Party at their facility which is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC all day. This party includes a buffet breakfast from 7A-11A, Bloody Mary and Screwdriver bar from 7A - noon, Cheeseburger in Paradise lunch from 11A-4p, music from Steve Foresman, 5-8pm, Libido Funk Circus 8pm - midnight, a grilled steak and chicken dinner from 6-10p and drinks from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public...food and beverage available for purchase. Please call the Yacht Club for more info at 269-983-6393



South Haven 36Th Annual All Crafts Fair Weekend

Date: Saturday & Sunday, September 1&2, 2012
Start Time: 10:00 am End Time: 5:00 pm

Category: South Haven Events

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South Haven's scenic Stanley Johnston Park hosts hundreds of exhibitors of fine arts & crafts.. Interspersed are food booths with gourmet selections & other more casual fare. The event is hosted by the Greater South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce.

Location: Dyckman Ave
Contact: 1-269-637-5171

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Presents The Judy Show

August 31st/September 1st, 2012

The Judy Show starring Michael Holmes
Michael Holmes returns to his adopted home town for two performances of the wildly popular "The Judy Show".
The show features "guests" visiting The Judy Show in which Michael not only impersonates Judy Garland but all of the guests as well. You might see Bette Davis, Pearl Bailey, Mae West, Carol Channing and a surprise or two show up on our stage!
Michael will be accompanied by West Michigan Jazz Pianist of the Year,
Mark Kahny!
Show begins at 8 PM.

Tickets are ONLY $20. Make reservations by calling (269) 857-5300 or by emailing lakeshorearts@comcast.net. Tickets may also be purchased at The Red Barn, 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Highway, a quarter-mile east of Exit 41 off US I-196.

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents The Freight Hoppers

Date: Friday, August 31, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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During the 1990's, the Freight Hoppers became the most popular modern day old time stringband in the world, with two albums in the top 20 Billboard Americana charts. After more than a decade they've released their eagerly anticipated new album, Mile Marker, including music first recorded in the late 1920's and early 1930's. The Freight Hoppers play hard driving, high energy dance music with an emotional, raw excitement that keeps one foot planted in the past and the other in the present.

Admission: $12 / $10 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Center For The Arts Presents Summer in the Studio: Peter Mulvey

Date: Monday, August 27, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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SCA Performance Studio
8:00 pm
Tickets: $15/each
August 27, 2012

Join us for an intimate concert in our Performance Studio with Peter Mulvey!

THE GOOD STUFF, Peter Mulvey’s fifteenth record, is a collection of standards which promptly rejects the accepted definition of “Standard” in favor of a more vivid, open
approach. The music of Tom Waits is right there with Duke Ellington; Willie Nelson next to Thelonious Monk; Jolie Holland juxtaposed with Bill Frisell. Mulvey (along with his band, the Crumbling Beauties) address each tune with a true artist’s touch.

His mirthful, gravelly baritone is front and center from moment one, and every track is a master class in restraint, phrasing, and commitment.

Sponsored by Carol and Greg Josefowicz

Location Details

Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-2399

Saugatuck 25Th Annual Taste Of Saugatuck

Date: Sunday, August 26, 2012
Start Time: 12:00 pm End Time: 7:00 pm

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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A street festival of fine foods sponsored by the Saugatuck-Douglas Visitors Bureau and area restaurants. For information call (269) 857-1701

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Lac La Belle

Date: Friday, August 24, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Jennie Knaggs - 2000 Hollerin' Champion of Wise County, VA, and Letcher County, KY - and Nick Schillace - an authority on early 20th century American fingerpicking guitar styles - make up the Americana duo Lac La Belle. Their sound juxtaposes the early decades of recorded rural American music with decaying Rustbelt aesthetic. A tradition is re-imagined- or maybe just resumed- in the ‘future-rustic’ swirl of accordion, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, resonator guitar and harmonizing vocals.

Admission: $9 / $7 members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Summer In The Studio With Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys

Date: Monday, August 20, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
Tickets: $15/each

Join us for an intimate concert in our Performance Studio with Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys!

Hailing from all corners of the Great Lakes State of Michigan, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys are giving a nod to American traditional music, while boldly taking their own songs in new directions.

Distinct vocals, tight harmonies, instrumental expertise, and creative arrangements are all essential characteristics of their unique sound. The group focuses on the original tunes of Lindsay Lou Rilko, which include true-life tales of bank-robbing aunties, moonshinin' grandpas, and celebrations of love, life, and nature.

Don't be surprised to hear bluegrass standards, Beatles hits, and contemporary classics at a Flatbelly's show as well. It's an infectious vibe that could only have been born in the heart of America's Fresh Coast!

Sponsored by Carol and Greg Josefowicz

Location Details

Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-2399

St Joseph Presents Whirlpool Steelhead Triathlon

Date: Sunday, August 19, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 am

Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas

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Jean Klock Park
This 70.3 mile course includes biking, running and swimming.

Race begins at 7 a.m. with the swim followed by the bike and finally ending with the run.


The Swim:
The 1.2 mile swim will either start at Tiscornia Park (if the current is flowing South to North) or at Rocky Gap Park (if the current is flowing North to South) and will end at Jean Klock Park. The water will be 10-12 feet deep and the water temperature is usually 60-74 degrees. Lake Michigan can be calm or choppy depending on the winds, so expect 1-3 foot waves. Participants will swim outside a line of buoys and inside a line of lifeguards on rescue boats, kayaks and surfboards. Once the swim is completed, participants should continue on to the Transition Area located in a large parking lot located in Jean Klock Park where plenty of bike racks are secured by event staff.

Bike Course:
The 56-mile course will take triathletes through northern Berrien Count and easter Van Buren County. The course roadways are mostly asphalt in good condition with some rolling hills throughout.

The Run:
The 13.1 mile run takes place on roadways and the Whirlpool Corporate Campus. The course is subject to change and final course description and maps will be posted two weeks before the event.

*Each leg of the course must be completed by certain times below, or will be disqualified.
*SWIM: 9:47 a.m.
*BIKE: 1:02 p.m.
*RUN: 4:32 p.m.

To register, please visit www.steelheadtriathlon.com.
*Must turn 18 or older in 2009 to compete.
*Must be in good health and capable of safely completing the Triathlon in the allotted time.
*Pick up race packet at Running Away on Saturday, July 25 (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) or on Friday, July 31 during the Expo at Lake Michigan College (Benton Harbor - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
*Must rack your bike in the transition area on Friday on Friday from 2 - 9 p.m. (Unless you picked up your packet at Running Away)
*There are NO refunds.

10 COMMANDMENTS OF TRIATHLON
1. Read ALL information on website www.steelheadtriathlon.com.
2. Listen to the Course Talk carefully and make sure you get answers to all your race-related questions.
3. If possible, get body marked on Friday at the Expo (Lake Michigan College). There will be long lines on Saturday (Race morning)
4. Plan to arrive at the transition area early! That means 5-5:45 a.m. If you get there late, you may be shutout and prevented from racing. Allow plenty of time for traffic, parking, getting to the site and getting your gear into transition. Transition closes promptly at 6:30 a.m.
5. Remember to bring along (2) water bottles already filled for the bike. Bring water to drink on the way to and before the race.
6. The transition area closes at 6:30 a.m. and re-opens at approximately 1 p.m. (after the last participant is out on the run), regardless of which wave you're in. Do not leave anything in transition that you'll need after you finish the race. For reasons of safety and fairness, we will be strictly enforcing this rule. If necessary, adjust your travel, work or social plans around this schedule before you get to race day.
7. Be sure to hydrate during the race! There will be plenty of Gatorade and water on both the bike and the run course.
8. If you get into trouble in the swim, roll onto your back and raise an arm in the air. If you experience mechanical difficulties during the bike carefully pull over to the right and remove yourself and your bike from the course so as not to endanger other athletes. Make any necessary repairs off the course.
9. Keep to the far RIGHT at all times on the bike course unless in the immediate act of passing. Always pass on the LEFT and then move back to the right after you have safely passed the other cyclist. Use your voice to call out to people that you are passing and look over your shoulder before making a passing move on the left.
10. After finishing, be respectful of other athletes in the race. Please treat other athletes at least as well as you would like to be treated.

Saugatuck Mason Street Warehouse Presents Boeing Boeing

August 17 – September 2
Tues – Sat 8 pm; Sunday 7 pm
(final Sunday @ 2 pm)
$26 - $39.75

In this hilarious Tony Award winning comedy, Bernard, a successful Parisian architect, juggles three flight attendant fiancées: an American woman (Gloria), an Italian woman (Gabriella) and a German woman (Gretchen). He tracks their airlines' timetables while his long-suffering housekeeper, Bertha, reluctantly resets the menus and bedroom decor depending on their arrivals and departures. Bernard has been successful at convincing each woman that she is the only one.
Bernard's old school friend Robert arrives unexpectedly, and Bernard proudly explains to his wide-eyed visitor how he makes his busy romantic schedule run smoothly. He also has a fallback plan for keeping his fiancées separate, involving his country house.

Unfortunately for Bernard, a new, faster Boeing jet has been introduced, changing the timetable. Weather delays occur, and complications arise when the women's behavior does not match Bernard's careful planning. It’s “Frasier” meets “Pan Am” with a twist!

By Marc Camoletti

Translated by Beverley Cross & Francis Evans

Directed by Kathryn Markey

Presented through special arrangement with Samuel French

2012 Mason Street Warehouse Sponsors:

Ryan Bracken/Carlton Technologies
Laura Durham of Mill Pond Realty
Great Lakes Manor & Cottages
Edward Jones/George Stoutin
Julie Hutson/Lakeshore Allergy
Jim Sellman/Shoreline Realtors
Fran Vorys
Dan & Sandy Jo Shanahan/Shoreline Realtors

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents George Cole & Eurocana

Date: Friday, August 17, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Acoustic guitar virtuoso, George Cole, and his incredible new group “Eurocana” celebrate the great American Songbook with inspiration from the Gypsy fueled jazz of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli! Eurocana features the superlative George Cole on lead vocals and lead guitar, the classically-trained infinite superb talent of Echae Kang on violin, fearless French Gypsy guitar master Mathias Minquet Villarino, and the fresh, soulful voice of Kaeli Earle on vocals and acoustic bass.

Admission: $15 / $13 members / $7 students
Doors open at 7 pm. General admission seating - arrive early to reserve your spot. $7-$15. Get tickets at www.foundryhall.com, 800.838.3006, in person at StudioHaus or at the door before the show. Suggested donation after 7:30 pm.

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

Saugatuck Douglas Annual Sidewalk Sales

Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Start Time: 9:00 am End Time: 5:00 pm

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Downtown Saugatuck & Douglas. Lots of fun, great bargains on merchandise, giveaways, entertainment sponsored by the Saugatuck/Douglas Area Business Association

Saugatuck Center For The Arts Presents Summer In The Studio-Dave Hardin

Date: Monday, August 13, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Join us for an intimate concert in our Performance Studio with Dave Hardin.
Sometimes fueled by real emotion, or a glimpse of everyday events, but always looking for how the story might continue, or sometimes sadly end, Dave's songs are a slice of real life. His voice is instantly recognizable; it gets in your bones and makes you feel part of the story, part of the song. His style of playing is full and rich, notes, chords and percussion all from his guitar.

Dave Hardin is one of those rare talents that comes along and captures you as a fan for life, and sometimes you swear the songs are from your life. They just might be.

Sponsored by Carol and Greg Josefowicz

Tickets: $15/each

Location Details

Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-2399

South Haven 40Th Annual Rotary Club Fly-in & Classic Car Show and Pancake Breakfast

Date: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 am End Time: 12:00 pm

Category: South Haven Events

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Hosted at the South Haven Regional Airport. Features B17 flights available, and skydivers falling from the skies!!!

When: Sunday 7:00am to TBD Where: South Haven Regional Airport

Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Presents "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"

Date:Sat. August 11,18,25 2012 @7:30PM- Sundays August 12,19 @2PM
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Red Barn Theatre

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Set at a Catskills resort in 1960, this is the sweetly comic story of Lois and Marge, two friends from Brooklyn in search of good times and romance over one wild Labor Day weekend. The score showcases 18 Neil Sedaka classics, including "Where the Boys Are", "Sweet Sixteen", "Calendar Girl", "Love Will Keep Us Together", and of course, the chart-topping title song.
Marge and her stagestruck best friend Lois arrive at Esther's Paradise Resort in the Catskills on Labor Day Weekend in 1960, on a vacation that was intended to be Marge's honeymoon — until the groom left her at the altar. Lois attempts to console Marge by setting her up with the resort's handsome, self-obsessed singer Del Delmonaco. But her plans backfire when Del mistakenly assumes that Marge's father can further his ambitions to become the next teen heartthrob on American Bandstand. Gazing forlornly at Marge from the wings is geekish cabana boy and aspiring songwriter Gabe.

When he isn't entertaining the guests with classic, but still comical Borscht Belt shtick, house comic Harvey secretly carries a torch for widowed resort owner Esther, who is more preoccupied trying to keep her resort open.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for Seniors and Students and Members of the Lakeshore Arts Alliance. Make reservations by calling (269) 857-5300 or by emailing lakeshorearts@comcast.net. Tickets may also be purchased at The Red Barn, 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Highway, a quarter-mile east of Exit 41 off US I-196.

Location Details

Red Barn Theatre
63RD & Blue Star Hwy.
Saugatuck Mi 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-5300

South Haven Steelheaders Fish Boil

Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Start Time: 4:00 pm End Time: 8:00 pm

Category: South Haven Events

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Delicious fish & vegetables will be served from 4-8pm!

Location: Huron Street Pavilion

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Will Pearsall

Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
Start Time: 9:00 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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Born in the steamy recesses of north Florida, raised on the mocha colored banks of the St. Johns River by a couple of northern migrants from Ebbetts Field, Will Pearsall seems to sweat the word "dichotomy." Swampy yet sophisticated, easy going yet wired with intensity, his music ranges from machine gun fire to molasses…voice, guitar and stomp board…no toys, gadgets or trinkets involved. As real as the thick evening air on the banks of that murky river.

Admission: Free

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

South Haven Center For The Arts Presents- Water Works

Date: August 10- Sept 23, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)

Location: South Haven Center For The Arts

Category: South Haven Events

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August 10 - September 23 - Water Works: The Art of Diane Lynne Cheeseman
Opening Reception: August 10, 5-7pm

Location Details

South Haven Center For The Arts
600 Phoenix
South Haven Mi

Douglas Social

Date: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Start Time: 5:30 pm End Time: 9:00 pm

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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The “in” place to be, downtown Douglas Beery Field, Center & Main Streets. A great summer evening with family and friends for live music, food and drink. Playground for children. Free admission & narrated Trolley Tours. 5:30-9pm.

Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society historians conduct the 40-minute tours of Douglas. 5:30-8pm. In collaboration with City of Douglas “Community Summer Socials” at Beery Field Park.

South Haven Blueberry Festival

Date: August 9-12, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)

Category: South Haven Events

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Every year from Thursday through Sunday, you and your family can enjoy lots and lots of blueberries; blueberry pancake breakfasts; a parade; a fish boil dinner; lots of family events; art shows; pageants; craft show; 5k run; blueberry bake off competition and free concerts to enjoy!

Our National Blueberry Festival resides in the World's Highbush Blueberry Capitol and is one of the 40 other blueberry festivals in the nation. Throughout the festival there will be nearly 50,000 people to come and enjoy the fun.

The blueberry attracts many to this festival because it is known as a, "Super food" by many nutritionists. With vitamins, minerals and antioxidants its hard to not love this wonderful fruit.

Complete schedule @ www.blueberryfestival.

Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Presents The Adams Family Band

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Red Barn Theatre

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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This talented family brought the house down when they were here last year. Performing the songs of our youth, we just didn't want to let them leave the stage!!

Make reservations by calling (269) 857-5300 or by emailing lakeshorearts@comcast.net. Tickets may also be purchased at The Red Barn, 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Highway, a quarter-mile east of Exit 41 off US I-196.

Admission only $15

Location Details

Red Barn Theatre
63RD & Blue Star Hwy.
Saugatuck Mi 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-5300

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Mulebone

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Foundry Hall

Category: South Haven Events

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John Ragusa plays conch shell, Jews harp, cornet, all manner of flutes, tin whistle, and sings harmony. He's a member of Beth Nielsen Chapman's group, his own John Ragusa outfit, and plays regularly in conjunction with Deepak Chopra's speaking engagements. Hugh Pool plays guitars, harmonica, boot board and sings, all with a mouth full of whiskey and a giant heart. As Mulebone, the duo has been lauded as "Blues Artist of the Year" by radio stations from Seattle, WA, to Red Bank, NJ.

Admission: $12 door / $10 advance & members

Location Details

Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi

St Joseph Presents Concert At Jean Klock Park

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm

Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas

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Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present a concert of symphonic movie music The Reel Score

Jean Klock Park, Benton Harbor, Michigan



St. Joseph, MI (August 4, 2012)---The Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra presents The Reel Score on Saturday, August 4, 2012, 7:30pm at Jean Klock Park.

Take a musical journey through the music behind the movies. Sit back and enjoy as our full symphonic orchestra serenades you with the best loved and most beautiful themes from hit movies of the last 30 years. The concert will feature music from Hollywood’s most popular film scores, including Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Jaws, and much more!

“If you think about the beginning of Forrest Gump and imagine how flat the opening sequence would be without the music, you will immediately appreciate the power and beauty of the music that has graced the best movies,” said Music Director Robin Fountain, “the Southwest Michigan is front and center as we present some of the most beautiful and evocative symphonic film music ever composed.”


The evening’s repertoire will include:

Dances with Wolves Suite

Harry’s Wondrous World

Jurassic Park

Suite from Forrest Gump

Suite from Lord of the Rings

Tickets:
•Beach Pass: A $35, four (4) ticket package that’s good for any of our Beach Concerts events. Lawn seating only.
•Lawn Seating: Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Attendees bring their own chairs or blankets.
•Reserved Seating: A seat in a reserved seating area for $25.
•Reserved Tables: A reserved table with 10 tickets for $250.


Prices are increased by $5 the day of the concert.

Parking:

Parking at Jean Klock Park is $5 per car. Free parking for this concert will be available at the Whirlpool St. Joseph Technology Center parking lot - located at 303 Upton Drive in St. Joseph, MI - where patrons can park and catch a free shuttle bus to Jean Klock Park. The Whirlpool St. Joseph Technology Center parking lot will be open from 6:00pm – 7:30pm, with the shuttle bus service running during this time. The shuttle bus will run for 45 minutes after the end of the concert.

A beach menu provided by Classic Catering and ice cream by Water Street Gelatoworks will be available.

This concert is generously sponsored by The Tiscornia Foundation. The Water’s Edge Summer Music Series is underwritten by the Schalon Foundation and the Whirlpool Corporation.

Jean Klock Park is an historic city park located along the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. The park is located on Klock Road in Benton Harbor, MI 49022. For more information about SMSO or to purchase tickets, please call the Symphony office at 269.982.4030 or visit www.smso.org.

St Joseph Presents Concours On The Bluff

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Start Time: 10:00 am End Time: 4:00 pm

Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas

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Lake Bluff Park-St Joseph

Cost:$5/person, $10/family

Now in it's 8th year, the Concours d'Elegance of Southwest Michigan (formerly the Krasl Concours) will featured 80 invited Brass Era, Classic, vintage, special-interest and muscle cars dating from the early 20th century up to 1977. Noted auto authority and the "Voice of Amelia Island" F. Edward Lucas II will again narrate the popular afternoon Pass in Review events. Featured vehicles in 2012 are Cars of Indiana. Authors Dennis and Terri Horvath will be on hand to autograph their book "Indiana Cars: A History of the Automobile in Indiana."

Of note: A rare GM Futurliner bus will be on display.

For more information: www.facebook.com/ConcoursSWMI