Date: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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$35
Fan favorite Marcia Ball, bayou queen of the piano, returns to the SCA to kick off our summer mainstage lineup!
Marcia knows how to rock a crowd with an infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional brand of southern boogie, rollicking, roadhouse blues and heartfelt ballads.
Her exquisite piano playing and passionate, playful vocals fuse New Orleans and Gulf Coast R&B with Austin, Texas' deep songwriting tradition into a sound Rolling Stone describes as "Rollicking, playful, good time blues and intimate, reflective balladry..her songs ring with emotional depth."
A five time Grammy nominee, Marcia's music is mixed with equal parts of simmering soul fervor and two-fisted piano pounding, creating a one-of-a-kind concert.
Don't miss your chance to experience this multi-talented performer in our intimate 400-seat theatre. Order your tickets today!
2012 Mainstage Sponsors: Hilliard Lyons of Holland; Great Lakes Manor & Cottages
2012 Media Partners: WGVU and Revue Magazine
Location Details
Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453
Location Phone: 269-857-2399
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Allegan Antiques Market 2012
The Last Sunday of Every Month!
April through September
As always, you can expect:
200 Dealers Inside
200 Dealers Outside & Under Canopies
Only $4 Admission
Parking is always FREE!
SHOW HOURS:
Sunday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Michigan's Finest Antique Show
NEW PET POLICY
Starting with the 2011 Season, The Allegan Antiques Market will no longer allow pets in the main dealer exhibition areas.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
April through September
As always, you can expect:
200 Dealers Inside
200 Dealers Outside & Under Canopies
Only $4 Admission
Parking is always FREE!
SHOW HOURS:
Sunday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Michigan's Finest Antique Show
NEW PET POLICY
Starting with the 2011 Season, The Allegan Antiques Market will no longer allow pets in the main dealer exhibition areas.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
South Haven Historical Association Spring Open House
Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Start Time: 6:00 pm End Time: 9:00 pm
Location: The Historical Association Of South Haven
Category: South Haven Events
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Featuring a 10th anniversaey exhibit in the Appleyard Gallery. Our model lighthouse will be in it's new home in the small gallery. Ed Appleyard will open the pledge drive for the lighthouse and outline our future plans for the lighthouse
Location Details
The Historical Association Of South Haven
355 Hubbard Street
South Haven Mi 49090
Location Contact: Hartman School Building
Start Time: 6:00 pm End Time: 9:00 pm
Location: The Historical Association Of South Haven
Category: South Haven Events
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Featuring a 10th anniversaey exhibit in the Appleyard Gallery. Our model lighthouse will be in it's new home in the small gallery. Ed Appleyard will open the pledge drive for the lighthouse and outline our future plans for the lighthouse
Location Details
The Historical Association Of South Haven
355 Hubbard Street
South Haven Mi 49090
Location Contact: Hartman School Building
St Joseph Memorial Day Parade
Date: Friday, May 25, 2012
Start Time: 12:00 pm
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
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Lake Blvd., Downtown St. Joseph
A parade to honor those veterans who have served this great country of ours and sacrificed their lives to keep our freedom. Parade takes place on Lake Boulevard at noon. Sponsored by Frank and Shar Walsh.
*** Veterans wishing to walk or ride in the parade please call the St. Joe Today office at 269.985.1111***
Start Time: 12:00 pm
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
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Lake Blvd., Downtown St. Joseph
A parade to honor those veterans who have served this great country of ours and sacrificed their lives to keep our freedom. Parade takes place on Lake Boulevard at noon. Sponsored by Frank and Shar Walsh.
*** Veterans wishing to walk or ride in the parade please call the St. Joe Today office at 269.985.1111***
South Haven Foundry Hall Presents "Wisaal"
Date: Friday, May 25, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
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Wisaal- an Arabic word meaning links, connections, or unities- reflects an attempt to fuse elements of Arabic musical heritage with Klezmer, Indian, and American influences while respecting the spirit of these traditions. Classical Arabic pieces become frameworks within which traditional Arabic forms and rhythmic patterns blend with Western harmonic backgrounds and rhythmically charged pop and world-music grooves. Instrumentation includes: oud, percussion, bass, clarinet, mandolin and tabla.
Tickets: $7 / $5 members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
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Wisaal- an Arabic word meaning links, connections, or unities- reflects an attempt to fuse elements of Arabic musical heritage with Klezmer, Indian, and American influences while respecting the spirit of these traditions. Classical Arabic pieces become frameworks within which traditional Arabic forms and rhythmic patterns blend with Western harmonic backgrounds and rhythmically charged pop and world-music grooves. Instrumentation includes: oud, percussion, bass, clarinet, mandolin and tabla.
Tickets: $7 / $5 members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
Fennville Khnemu Studio Presents Hands-On Pit & Smoke Firing Workshop
Date: May 19-20, 2012
Start Time: 10:00 am End Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Khnemu Studio
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
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Experience hands-on the primitive firing techniques
of pit and smoke firing. Learn which clays work best
and how to prepare them to receive the best color.
Learn tips on how to avoid disaster. Participants
are allowed to bring up to 10 bisque fired pots to
fire during the workshop.
Space is limited, reservations required. $100 per person.
$30 non-refundable registration fee and remainder
due 30 days prior to event. Contact studio for reservations.
Location Details
Khnemu Studio
6322 113th Ave.
Fennville Mi 49408
Start Time: 10:00 am End Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Khnemu Studio
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
Get More Details:
Experience hands-on the primitive firing techniques
of pit and smoke firing. Learn which clays work best
and how to prepare them to receive the best color.
Learn tips on how to avoid disaster. Participants
are allowed to bring up to 10 bisque fired pots to
fire during the workshop.
Space is limited, reservations required. $100 per person.
$30 non-refundable registration fee and remainder
due 30 days prior to event. Contact studio for reservations.
Location Details
Khnemu Studio
6322 113th Ave.
Fennville Mi 49408
Saugatuck “Lake Time” Gallery Show
Date: May 19-June 17, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Over a dozen artists celebrate the beauty of Lake Michigan. Artist reception Saturday, May 19, from 4-8pm. Special gallery showing at Good Goods continues through June 17. 106 Mason St, Saugatuck, goodgoods.com
(All day or non-timed event)
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Over a dozen artists celebrate the beauty of Lake Michigan. Artist reception Saturday, May 19, from 4-8pm. Special gallery showing at Good Goods continues through June 17. 106 Mason St, Saugatuck, goodgoods.com
Saugatuck Douglas Library Movie Night-"Green for Danger"
Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm End Time: 9:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Douglas Library
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Classic British films.
Location Details
Saugatuck Douglas Library
Mixer & Center Streets
Douglas Mi 49406
Start Time: 7:00 pm End Time: 9:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Douglas Library
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Classic British films.
Location Details
Saugatuck Douglas Library
Mixer & Center Streets
Douglas Mi 49406
Saugatuck Mason Street Warehouse Presents An Evening with Melissa Manchester
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Start Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Mason Street Warehouse
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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$125 – General Admission
$195 – Premier w/Reception
Our hot summer lineup kicks off with the sensational Grammy Award-winner Melissa Manchester, who brings her dynamic mix of pop hits and new classics to the “Starry Night” Performance Gala at the SCA!
An Evening with Melissa Manchester, benefiting Mason Street Warehouse’s professional theatrical productions at the SCA, begins at 6:00 pm with a cocktail reception in the SCA’s lobby, followed by Manchester’s performance at 8:00 pm in the Center’s intimate 400-seat theatre.
Gala tickets are $125 (includes reserved seats plus cocktails and heavy hors d’eouvres) or $195 for premier tickets which includes a reception with Ms. Manchester following the performance. Regular Gala tickets may be purchased online or by phone at 269.857.2399. Premier tickets must be purchased by phone.
Although most widely known as a pop recording artist, Melissa Manchester is also an accomplished musical theatre artist and has starred alongside Kelsey Grammer in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles production of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece Sweeney Todd and in the world premiere of the musical Hats! in Chicago, for which she co-wrote several songs with Sarah Vaughn.
Her songs have been recorded by Barbra Streisand, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Roberta Flack, among many others. Her international hits "Through the Eyes of Love" and "Don't Cry Out Loud" were written for her by her friend and frequent collaborator Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch and the late Peter Allen.
Manchester was nominated for a Grammy in 1978 and 1979 and won a Grammy Award in 1982 for Best Female Vocalist.
Most recently, Manchester co-created and starred in the ballroom dance spectacular Fascinating Rhythms at the Rubicon Theatre, and her song “I Know Who I Am”, co-written with Joanna Cotten and Greg Barnhill, was recorded by Multi-Platinum artist Leona Lewis for the Tyler Perry feature film For Colored Girls.
2012 Gala Sponsors:
Mark and Mary Kay Baker
Tammy Kerr/Harbor Shores Realtors + Laura Jean
Location Details
Mason Street Warehouse
400 Culver St
Saugatuck Mi 49453
Start Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Mason Street Warehouse
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
Get More Details:
$125 – General Admission
$195 – Premier w/Reception
Our hot summer lineup kicks off with the sensational Grammy Award-winner Melissa Manchester, who brings her dynamic mix of pop hits and new classics to the “Starry Night” Performance Gala at the SCA!
An Evening with Melissa Manchester, benefiting Mason Street Warehouse’s professional theatrical productions at the SCA, begins at 6:00 pm with a cocktail reception in the SCA’s lobby, followed by Manchester’s performance at 8:00 pm in the Center’s intimate 400-seat theatre.
Gala tickets are $125 (includes reserved seats plus cocktails and heavy hors d’eouvres) or $195 for premier tickets which includes a reception with Ms. Manchester following the performance. Regular Gala tickets may be purchased online or by phone at 269.857.2399. Premier tickets must be purchased by phone.
Although most widely known as a pop recording artist, Melissa Manchester is also an accomplished musical theatre artist and has starred alongside Kelsey Grammer in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles production of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece Sweeney Todd and in the world premiere of the musical Hats! in Chicago, for which she co-wrote several songs with Sarah Vaughn.
Her songs have been recorded by Barbra Streisand, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Roberta Flack, among many others. Her international hits "Through the Eyes of Love" and "Don't Cry Out Loud" were written for her by her friend and frequent collaborator Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch and the late Peter Allen.
Manchester was nominated for a Grammy in 1978 and 1979 and won a Grammy Award in 1982 for Best Female Vocalist.
Most recently, Manchester co-created and starred in the ballroom dance spectacular Fascinating Rhythms at the Rubicon Theatre, and her song “I Know Who I Am”, co-written with Joanna Cotten and Greg Barnhill, was recorded by Multi-Platinum artist Leona Lewis for the Tyler Perry feature film For Colored Girls.
2012 Gala Sponsors:
Mark and Mary Kay Baker
Tammy Kerr/Harbor Shores Realtors + Laura Jean
Location Details
Mason Street Warehouse
400 Culver St
Saugatuck Mi 49453
South Haven Steelheaders Fishing Tournament
Date: May 19-20, 2012
(All day or non-timed event)
Category: South Haven Events
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An annual & competitive tournament on Lake Michigan!
Location: South Haven
Contact: 269.637.5536
Guaranteed $5,000 1st Place Prize Open (based on 20 entries)!
Guaranteed $2,000 1st Place Prize Sportsman (based on 25 entries)!
Guaranteed $1,000 1st Place Prize Shoot-Out (based on 25 entries)!
Special Tournament Prize for highest scoring boat where all crew members are members of the Michigan Steelheaders.
6am-Listen for announcements from tournament control on Channel 68
6:15am-All observers (open division) must be on their assigned vessels
6:45am-Begin fishing period; hold for official start on Channel 68
12pm-End of fishing period, boats must be inside pier heads; weigh-in at Riverfront Transcient Marina (South Side City Marina)
(All day or non-timed event)
Category: South Haven Events
Get More Details:
An annual & competitive tournament on Lake Michigan!
Location: South Haven
Contact: 269.637.5536
Guaranteed $5,000 1st Place Prize Open (based on 20 entries)!
Guaranteed $2,000 1st Place Prize Sportsman (based on 25 entries)!
Guaranteed $1,000 1st Place Prize Shoot-Out (based on 25 entries)!
Special Tournament Prize for highest scoring boat where all crew members are members of the Michigan Steelheaders.
6am-Listen for announcements from tournament control on Channel 68
6:15am-All observers (open division) must be on their assigned vessels
6:45am-Begin fishing period; hold for official start on Channel 68
12pm-End of fishing period, boats must be inside pier heads; weigh-in at Riverfront Transcient Marina (South Side City Marina)
Saugatuck Center For The Arts Presents West Michigan Youth Ballet
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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1:00 pm & 4:00 pm (Tickets to each performance sold separately)
$15/Adults
$6/Children younger than 11
The Saugatuck Center for the Arts is pleased to partner with the West Michigan Youth Ballet!
Two performance times are offered, each featuring these three ballets:
Out-Of-This-World/Sphere of Life Ballet: Earth, water, wind, fire — the four known elements necessary to support life as we know it. This ballet is a reflection on the thought that we are mirrored somehow, somewhere. Choreographed by Gregory M. George.
Joplin Ballet: Let our dancers give you a taste of the 1920's with their bright costumes and stylized dancing! Ragtime dance from the Joplin era is no longer in existence today, however the music lives on. Enjoy this fun and frolicy ballet choreographed by Mark Schneider.
The Black Swan: The Black Swan is the most famous variation from the Swan Lake Russian Ballet, performed to the music of Peter Tchaikovsky. Enjoy the beauty of this traditional pas de duex, originated in the third act of the Swan Lake Ballet. Choreographed by David Braciak.
Location Details
Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453
Location Phone: 269-857-2399
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
Get More Details:
1:00 pm & 4:00 pm (Tickets to each performance sold separately)
$15/Adults
$6/Children younger than 11
The Saugatuck Center for the Arts is pleased to partner with the West Michigan Youth Ballet!
Two performance times are offered, each featuring these three ballets:
Out-Of-This-World/Sphere of Life Ballet: Earth, water, wind, fire — the four known elements necessary to support life as we know it. This ballet is a reflection on the thought that we are mirrored somehow, somewhere. Choreographed by Gregory M. George.
Joplin Ballet: Let our dancers give you a taste of the 1920's with their bright costumes and stylized dancing! Ragtime dance from the Joplin era is no longer in existence today, however the music lives on. Enjoy this fun and frolicy ballet choreographed by Mark Schneider.
The Black Swan: The Black Swan is the most famous variation from the Swan Lake Russian Ballet, performed to the music of Peter Tchaikovsky. Enjoy the beauty of this traditional pas de duex, originated in the third act of the Swan Lake Ballet. Choreographed by David Braciak.
Location Details
Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453
Location Phone: 269-857-2399
South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Who Hit John?
Date: Friday, May 11, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
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SW Mich. favorites, Who Hit John?, return to Foundry Hall with songs from their new album, "Great Recession Blues"! Since 2006, WHJ has tenaciously evolved from an old time string band playing on the street corner for tips; now weaving gypsy jazz and swing flavors into an already assorted collage of barnstorming old time originals and traditionals, they blend music of the past with a new vibrant breath of excitement and soul, with fiddle and trumpet melodies over a rhythmic acoustic core.
Tickets: $10 / $8 members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
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SW Mich. favorites, Who Hit John?, return to Foundry Hall with songs from their new album, "Great Recession Blues"! Since 2006, WHJ has tenaciously evolved from an old time string band playing on the street corner for tips; now weaving gypsy jazz and swing flavors into an already assorted collage of barnstorming old time originals and traditionals, they blend music of the past with a new vibrant breath of excitement and soul, with fiddle and trumpet melodies over a rhythmic acoustic core.
Tickets: $10 / $8 members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
South Haven- Michigan Flywheelers Museum Farm History Day
Date: Friday, May 11, 2012
Start Time: 9:00 am End Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Michigan Flywheelers Museum
Category: South Haven Events
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Farm History Day offers students, teachers & chaprones a chance to learn about life on a rural farm in the early 1900's. Take a self-guided outdoor tour around the Museum & take part in hands-on displays. If you plan to attend, please register. This event is free.
Location Details
Michigan Flywheelers Museum
6285 68Th St
South Haven Mi 49090
Start Time: 9:00 am End Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Michigan Flywheelers Museum
Category: South Haven Events
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Farm History Day offers students, teachers & chaprones a chance to learn about life on a rural farm in the early 1900's. Take a self-guided outdoor tour around the Museum & take part in hands-on displays. If you plan to attend, please register. This event is free.
Location Details
Michigan Flywheelers Museum
6285 68Th St
South Haven Mi 49090
Saugatuck Presents Real to Reel: Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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$5 SCA Members, HAAC Members, and Students
$7 General Admission
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in American culture.
Eames: The Architect & The Painter draws from a treasure trove of archival material, as well as new interviews with friends, colleague, and experts to capture the personal story of Charles and Ray while placing them firmly in the context of their fascinating times.
Sponsored by:
Clark Hill Entertainment Industry Team
Hidden Garden Cottages & Suites
Jon Helmrich & Stephen Mottram
Location Details
Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453
Location Phone: 269-857-2399
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
Get More Details:
$5 SCA Members, HAAC Members, and Students
$7 General Admission
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in American culture.
Eames: The Architect & The Painter draws from a treasure trove of archival material, as well as new interviews with friends, colleague, and experts to capture the personal story of Charles and Ray while placing them firmly in the context of their fascinating times.
Sponsored by:
Clark Hill Entertainment Industry Team
Hidden Garden Cottages & Suites
Jon Helmrich & Stephen Mottram
Location Details
Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453
Location Phone: 269-857-2399
Saugatuck Douglas Library Movie Night-"A Canterbury Tale" [1944]
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm End Time: 9:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Douglas Library
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
Get More Details:
Classic British films
Location Details
Saugatuck Douglas Library
Mixer & Center Streets
Douglas Mi 49406
Location Phone: (269) 857-8241
Start Time: 7:00 pm End Time: 9:00 pm
Location: Saugatuck Douglas Library
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
Get More Details:
Classic British films
Location Details
Saugatuck Douglas Library
Mixer & Center Streets
Douglas Mi 49406
Location Phone: (269) 857-8241
Holland Presents West Michigan Drum Circle
Start Time: 6:30 pm End Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Shore Acres Park
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Welcome to the West Michigan Drum Circle.
We meet every second Tuesday of the month May through October in the beautiful Shore Acres Park (just in front of the Felt Mansion). Please check the maps in the files or photo section for driving directions.
WMDC is a 100% free event sponsored by Love. It is family oriented and kids are VERY welcome. This drum circle is geared for the beginner to novice but even the experienced drummer will have the opportunity to learn from the event and certainly to meet new friends in this great park setting.
Our 2012 dates are...May 8, June 12, July 10, August 14, September 11, and October 9. We start setting up and jamming at 6:30PM. Hope to see you at one :-)
You don't have to be a drummer to participate and have fun!
Peace.
Contact: Bret Wyngarden
Email: bwyngard@excite.com
More Info: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/wmdc/
Location Details
Shore Acres Park
6602 138th St.
Holland Michigan 49423 United States
Location: Shore Acres Park
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
Get More Details:
Welcome to the West Michigan Drum Circle.
We meet every second Tuesday of the month May through October in the beautiful Shore Acres Park (just in front of the Felt Mansion). Please check the maps in the files or photo section for driving directions.
WMDC is a 100% free event sponsored by Love. It is family oriented and kids are VERY welcome. This drum circle is geared for the beginner to novice but even the experienced drummer will have the opportunity to learn from the event and certainly to meet new friends in this great park setting.
Our 2012 dates are...May 8, June 12, July 10, August 14, September 11, and October 9. We start setting up and jamming at 6:30PM. Hope to see you at one :-)
You don't have to be a drummer to participate and have fun!
Peace.
Contact: Bret Wyngarden
Email: bwyngard@excite.com
More Info: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/wmdc/
Location Details
Shore Acres Park
6602 138th St.
Holland Michigan 49423 United States
Saugatuck Felt Mansion 2012 Summer Tours
Summer Tours: 2012
Beginning May 6 and running through Labor day
Self guided tours of the mansion Sunday through Tuesday 1-5p.m. Please check the website at www.feltmansion.org to confirm dates and times.
Beginning May 6 and running through Labor day
Self guided tours of the mansion Sunday through Tuesday 1-5p.m. Please check the website at www.feltmansion.org to confirm dates and times.
St Joseph Antiques On The Bluff
May 6- October 7, 2012
1st Sunday of the Month
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Lake Bluff Park, St. Joseph
Antiques on the Bluff is held along tree lined Lake Bluff Park, overlooking Lake Michigan. This antique show is a premier event for St. Joseph and antiquers around Southwest Michigan! The hours are from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free parking, and no admission!
1st Sunday of the Month
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Lake Bluff Park, St. Joseph
Antiques on the Bluff is held along tree lined Lake Bluff Park, overlooking Lake Michigan. This antique show is a premier event for St. Joseph and antiquers around Southwest Michigan! The hours are from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free parking, and no admission!
South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Wepecket Island Records' Rolling Roots Revue
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
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Once a year, musicians and recording artists from the Wepecket Island Records label tour the nation together, performing in concert halls, churches, houses, libraries, taverns and coffeehouses. Members of the troupe hop on and off the "train," but the company maintains a corps of at least four and as many as nine performers who gleefully spread the word and song of America's history, ending each show with a participatory audience jam session and sing-around.
Tickets: $10 / $8 members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
Get More Details:
Once a year, musicians and recording artists from the Wepecket Island Records label tour the nation together, performing in concert halls, churches, houses, libraries, taverns and coffeehouses. Members of the troupe hop on and off the "train," but the company maintains a corps of at least four and as many as nine performers who gleefully spread the word and song of America's history, ending each show with a participatory audience jam session and sing-around.
Tickets: $10 / $8 members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
Douglas Presents Art and All That Jazz
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Start Time: 6:00 pm End Time: 8:00 pm
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Stroll with Douglas through our galleries & shops while viewing artist demonstrations, mingling at artist receptions and listening to the Jim Cooper Jazz Band. Don't forget to stop at one of the great restaurants, cafes or coffee shops to grab a drink or a bite. Dancing in the streets is allowed! A hot new event in Beautiful Downtown Douglas.
Start Time: 6:00 pm End Time: 8:00 pm
Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events
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Stroll with Douglas through our galleries & shops while viewing artist demonstrations, mingling at artist receptions and listening to the Jim Cooper Jazz Band. Don't forget to stop at one of the great restaurants, cafes or coffee shops to grab a drink or a bite. Dancing in the streets is allowed! A hot new event in Beautiful Downtown Douglas.
Saugatuck & Douglas Spring Preview
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and Saugatuck and Douglas shops and galleries are open and ready to welcome all our friends - old and new!
Stop in on Saturday, May 5th to view the innovative and exciting items we've found for our shops, and original pieces of artwork that have been created.
Join the fun from Noon to 9 pm. There will be receptions at various merchants in both towns to celebrate the beginning of the 2012 spring and summer season!
Also see what new stores have opened in both towns! A FREE shuttle service will provide transportation between Saugatuck and Douglas from 3 to 9 p.m. Pick up in Saugatuck will be in front of the Butler Restaurant, and in Douglas at Beery Field on Center Street.
Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and Saugatuck and Douglas shops and galleries are open and ready to welcome all our friends - old and new!
Stop in on Saturday, May 5th to view the innovative and exciting items we've found for our shops, and original pieces of artwork that have been created.
Join the fun from Noon to 9 pm. There will be receptions at various merchants in both towns to celebrate the beginning of the 2012 spring and summer season!
Also see what new stores have opened in both towns! A FREE shuttle service will provide transportation between Saugatuck and Douglas from 3 to 9 p.m. Pick up in Saugatuck will be in front of the Butler Restaurant, and in Douglas at Beery Field on Center Street.
St Joseph & Benton Harbor Blossomtime Parade
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
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Grand Floral Parade
Downtown St. Joseph & Benton Harbor
The Blossomtime Festival is the oldest and largest multi-community festival in the state of Michigan. This year marks the “106th Celebration" (1906-2012) with a fun-filled week of wholesome family entertainment. Hope you can join us in celebrating beautiful Southwestern Michigan.
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
Get More Details:
Grand Floral Parade
Downtown St. Joseph & Benton Harbor
The Blossomtime Festival is the oldest and largest multi-community festival in the state of Michigan. This year marks the “106th Celebration" (1906-2012) with a fun-filled week of wholesome family entertainment. Hope you can join us in celebrating beautiful Southwestern Michigan.
Fenn Valley Vineyards Presents Girl's Afternoon Out
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Start Time: 11:00 am End Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fenn Valley Vineyards
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
Get More Details:
Join us for another fun afternoon as Chef
Christine Ferris demonstrates how to use
whole grains for a nutritious and healthy
life style. More details in the February
newsletter. $30/pp includes lunch, wine,
tax and tip. 11-2 pm. Reservations required
(accepted March 1).
Location Details
Fenn Valley Vineyards
6130 122ND AVE
FENNVILLE MI 49408
Start Time: 11:00 am End Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fenn Valley Vineyards
Category: West Michigan Coastal Surrounding Areas
Get More Details:
Join us for another fun afternoon as Chef
Christine Ferris demonstrates how to use
whole grains for a nutritious and healthy
life style. More details in the February
newsletter. $30/pp includes lunch, wine,
tax and tip. 11-2 pm. Reservations required
(accepted March 1).
Location Details
Fenn Valley Vineyards
6130 122ND AVE
FENNVILLE MI 49408
Holland Tulip Festival
Come Early For The Tulips, Come Back For The Festival!
Holland, MI – The unprecedented warm weather in West Michigan has everything blooming well ahead of schedule – including the tulips. But instead of disappointment, the Holland community sees this as a tremendous opportunity to lengthen the annual celebration of tulips.
Come early for the tulips!
There is still no better destination than Holland, Michigan for a day-trip or weekend getaway over the next several weeks leading up to and including the week of the Tulip Time Festival. During the month of April, visitors will experience all the beauty millions of tulips has to offer. Although no one can predict the weather and its affect on the sprouting tulips, it is estimated that the flowers will peak by mid-April.
To incent early travel, Holland area attractions are opening early and some are offering special discounts. In addition, select hotels are offering deals during the month of April. Details are available by visiting www.holland.org and clicking on the Deals & Discounts button on their home page, or by calling 616-394-0000.
Come back for the festival!
All this tulip splendor is capped off by the Tulip Time Festival which runs May 5 – 12. Opening weekend of the festival includes the Tulip Time Run, the opening of the Meijer Midway Carnival, an Art & Craft Fair second to none, and festivities concluding with musical performances and fireworks. The fun and excitement continues throughout the week with national and local performances, three signature parades featuring a few surprises, and over one thousand dancers dressed in authentic Dutch costumes and wooden shoes, high-kicking their way through traditional dances. If it’s genuine Dutch souvenirs you seek, you can find them at the Dutch Marktplaats along with food, art, Dutch heritage performances and demonstrations including wooden shoe carving.
“The city plants mostly late blooming varieties of tulips,” explains Gwen Auwerda, Tulip Time Festival Executive Director. “We’re hoping these late bloomers live up to their name and last into the festival. But, either way, if those arriving in Holland for the Tulip Time Festival take advantage of all the great events, they will not be disappointed.” Don’t miss the chance to “Join the Dance” and be a part of the festival consistently named as one of North America’s Top 100 Events.
Tulip Time Festival 2012 is May 5 – 12. To request a brochure or purchase tickets, call 800.822.2770. Detailed program and event information, as well as online ticket purchase for the coming festival, is available by visiting www.tuliptime.com.
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Holland, MI – The unprecedented warm weather in West Michigan has everything blooming well ahead of schedule – including the tulips. But instead of disappointment, the Holland community sees this as a tremendous opportunity to lengthen the annual celebration of tulips.
Come early for the tulips!
There is still no better destination than Holland, Michigan for a day-trip or weekend getaway over the next several weeks leading up to and including the week of the Tulip Time Festival. During the month of April, visitors will experience all the beauty millions of tulips has to offer. Although no one can predict the weather and its affect on the sprouting tulips, it is estimated that the flowers will peak by mid-April.
To incent early travel, Holland area attractions are opening early and some are offering special discounts. In addition, select hotels are offering deals during the month of April. Details are available by visiting www.holland.org and clicking on the Deals & Discounts button on their home page, or by calling 616-394-0000.
Come back for the festival!
All this tulip splendor is capped off by the Tulip Time Festival which runs May 5 – 12. Opening weekend of the festival includes the Tulip Time Run, the opening of the Meijer Midway Carnival, an Art & Craft Fair second to none, and festivities concluding with musical performances and fireworks. The fun and excitement continues throughout the week with national and local performances, three signature parades featuring a few surprises, and over one thousand dancers dressed in authentic Dutch costumes and wooden shoes, high-kicking their way through traditional dances. If it’s genuine Dutch souvenirs you seek, you can find them at the Dutch Marktplaats along with food, art, Dutch heritage performances and demonstrations including wooden shoe carving.
“The city plants mostly late blooming varieties of tulips,” explains Gwen Auwerda, Tulip Time Festival Executive Director. “We’re hoping these late bloomers live up to their name and last into the festival. But, either way, if those arriving in Holland for the Tulip Time Festival take advantage of all the great events, they will not be disappointed.” Don’t miss the chance to “Join the Dance” and be a part of the festival consistently named as one of North America’s Top 100 Events.
Tulip Time Festival 2012 is May 5 – 12. To request a brochure or purchase tickets, call 800.822.2770. Detailed program and event information, as well as online ticket purchase for the coming festival, is available by visiting www.tuliptime.com.
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South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Tim Eriksen
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
Get More Details:
Tim Eriksen is "widely regarded as the best ballad singer of his generation" (BBC Radio). He combines hair-raising vocals with savvy arrangements for fiddle, banjo, guitar and bajo sexto, transforming American tradition with a "northern roots" Americana sound that embraces old New England murder ballads, “shape-note” gospel and haunted originals alongside Southern Appalachian and Irish songs. He's shared stages with Kurt Cobain, Doc Watson, Jack White, Ralph Stanley and many others.
Tickets: $15 door / $10 advance & members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
Start Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Foundry Hall
Category: South Haven Events
Get More Details:
Tim Eriksen is "widely regarded as the best ballad singer of his generation" (BBC Radio). He combines hair-raising vocals with savvy arrangements for fiddle, banjo, guitar and bajo sexto, transforming American tradition with a "northern roots" Americana sound that embraces old New England murder ballads, “shape-note” gospel and haunted originals alongside Southern Appalachian and Irish songs. He's shared stages with Kurt Cobain, Doc Watson, Jack White, Ralph Stanley and many others.
Tickets: $15 door / $10 advance & members
Location Details
Foundry Hall
422 Eagle St
South Haven Mi
South Haven Center For The Arts 62nd Annual Members Show: Visual Feast
May 4 - June 17
Opening Reception: May 4th (5-7pm)
The South Haven Center for the Arts Member Show is an exhibit that highlights the talents of our membership. All members are encouraged to participate in this exhibit and it is one of most anticipated exhibits of the year. This years' theme, Visual Feast, will be displayed in our lower gallery while works not of this theme will be placed in the upper gallery. The majority of the works on display for this exhibit are for sale.
Opening Reception: May 4th (5-7pm)
The South Haven Center for the Arts Member Show is an exhibit that highlights the talents of our membership. All members are encouraged to participate in this exhibit and it is one of most anticipated exhibits of the year. This years' theme, Visual Feast, will be displayed in our lower gallery while works not of this theme will be placed in the upper gallery. The majority of the works on display for this exhibit are for sale.
Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Presents MOMologues
May 3-6, & 10-12, 2012
Play
MOMologues
by Lisa Rafferty, Stefanie Cloutier and Sheila Eppolito
This original comedy about motherhood rips away the gauzy mask of parenthood to reveal what all mothers know but don't always talk about: it's overwhelming and exhausting, but also very, very funny.
From the joys of infertility, through reading the same books over and over and over, to finally seeing your baby get on that school bus, this play mines the laughs and tears of the early years of motherhood. Four separate characters tell their individual stories, either directly to the audience in monologues, or in scenes with each other. Mothers everywhere can relate to the labor stories, the frustration of a simple trip to the store, the quest to connect with other mothers, all of which causes them to plan moms' nights out and arrive in packs to laugh hysterically at this tribute to "the toughest job you'll ever love.
Margo Ramos Kendall directs the cast of MOMologues: Coleen Mary Downey as Maria, Beth Huffman as Ellen, Victoria Marcus as Stefanie, and Sandra Griffin as Char. Please join us after our May 3rd performance for a special opening night reception. Admission is $15 for adults or $12 for Seniors, Students and members of The Lakeshore Arts Alliance. Please call (269) 857-5300 for more information and special group rates. The Red Barn is located at 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Highway, Saugatuck, about a quarter mile east of Exit 41 off of I-196.
Play
MOMologues
by Lisa Rafferty, Stefanie Cloutier and Sheila Eppolito
This original comedy about motherhood rips away the gauzy mask of parenthood to reveal what all mothers know but don't always talk about: it's overwhelming and exhausting, but also very, very funny.
From the joys of infertility, through reading the same books over and over and over, to finally seeing your baby get on that school bus, this play mines the laughs and tears of the early years of motherhood. Four separate characters tell their individual stories, either directly to the audience in monologues, or in scenes with each other. Mothers everywhere can relate to the labor stories, the frustration of a simple trip to the store, the quest to connect with other mothers, all of which causes them to plan moms' nights out and arrive in packs to laugh hysterically at this tribute to "the toughest job you'll ever love.
Margo Ramos Kendall directs the cast of MOMologues: Coleen Mary Downey as Maria, Beth Huffman as Ellen, Victoria Marcus as Stefanie, and Sandra Griffin as Char. Please join us after our May 3rd performance for a special opening night reception. Admission is $15 for adults or $12 for Seniors, Students and members of The Lakeshore Arts Alliance. Please call (269) 857-5300 for more information and special group rates. The Red Barn is located at 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Highway, Saugatuck, about a quarter mile east of Exit 41 off of I-196.
Douglas Dutchers- Vintage Baseball 2012 Schedule
2012 Douglas Dutchers Season Schedule
Date
Event & Location
Sat, May 05, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Ludington Mariners Old Time Base Ball Team
Tulip Time Match
Riverview Park
Holland, MI
Sat, May 12, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Tulip Time Festival Muziek Parade
Holland, MI
Sat, May 19, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. South Haven Barkpeelers BBC
Kids Corner Park
South Haven, MI
Sat, Jun 09, 2012 - 1:00 pm
Mackinac Island Festival
Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island, MI
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 - 1:00 pm
vs. Huntington Champion Hilltoppers BBC
Huntington, IN
Sat, Jun 30, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Wyandotte Stars BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Wed, Jul 04, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Saugatuck 4th of July Parade
Saugatuck, MI
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. House of David Echoes BBC
Benton Harbor, MI
Sat, Jul 21, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Chicago Salmon BBC
vs. Bonneyville Millers BBC
Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
Sat, Jul 28, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. House of David Echoes BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Sat, Aug 04, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. South Haven Bark Peelers BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Sat, Aug 11, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Paw Paw Corkers BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Bonneyville Millers BBC
Elkhart, IN
Date
Event & Location
Sat, May 05, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Ludington Mariners Old Time Base Ball Team
Tulip Time Match
Riverview Park
Holland, MI
Sat, May 12, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Tulip Time Festival Muziek Parade
Holland, MI
Sat, May 19, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. South Haven Barkpeelers BBC
Kids Corner Park
South Haven, MI
Sat, Jun 09, 2012 - 1:00 pm
Mackinac Island Festival
Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island, MI
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 - 1:00 pm
vs. Huntington Champion Hilltoppers BBC
Huntington, IN
Sat, Jun 30, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Wyandotte Stars BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Wed, Jul 04, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Saugatuck 4th of July Parade
Saugatuck, MI
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. House of David Echoes BBC
Benton Harbor, MI
Sat, Jul 21, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Chicago Salmon BBC
vs. Bonneyville Millers BBC
Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
Sat, Jul 28, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. House of David Echoes BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Sat, Aug 04, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. South Haven Bark Peelers BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Sat, Aug 11, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Paw Paw Corkers BBC
Beery Field
Douglas, MI
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 - 2:00 pm
vs. Bonneyville Millers BBC
Elkhart, IN
South Haven Bark Peelers-Vintage Baseball 2012 Schedule
Bark Peelers Schedule 2012
May 19th 2:00 pm
vs Douglas Dutchers @ Kid's Corner Field, South Haven
June 2nd 12:00 pm Three-way vs Kalamazoo Continentals vs Livery Brewers @ Kids Corner Field, South Haven
June 16th 5:00 pm
vs. House of David Echoes @ Kid’s Corner Field, South Haven
June 23rd 12:00 pm Three-way vs Paw Paw Corkers vs Livery Brewers @ Kid’s Corner Field, South Haven
July 4th 11:00 am Three-way vs House of David Echoes vs Livery Brewers @ Eastman Field, Benton Township
July 21st 1:00 pm
vs paw Paw Corkers double header @ Tyler Field, Paw Paw
August 4th 2:00 pm
vs Douglas Dutchers @ Beery Field, Douglas
August 11th 2:00 pm vs Livery Brew ers @ Kid’s Corner, South Haven
August 18th 2:00 pm vs Kalamazoo Continentals @ Kalamazoo
For Further Information - barkpeelers@gmail.com
A History of Vintage Base Ball and the South Haven Bark Peelers
In 2009, with the sponsorship and financial backing of the Historical Association of South Haven and Albemarle Corporation, the Bark Peelers Vintage Base Ball Club was formed. The team is composed of 18 "gentlemen" from around the South Haven community who, although not necessarily great ballplayers, love the game of baseball and enjoy the opportunity to play. Vintage Base Ball recreates the way the game was played after the end of the Civil War.
After the end of the Civil War (1865), town teams would offer challenges to each other. Back in those days for one team to travel to a neighboring town was a real effort as roads were not well developed and the main mode of transportation was horse drawn wagons. The whole philosophy of being a host team in a Base Ball game in the 1860s was completely 180 degrees from what it is today. Because it was so difficult for teams to travel to another town to play Base Ball, it was the responsibility of the host team to ensure that the visiting team was treated with great civility and friendship. The host teams took great pride in their ability to be good hosts for the visitors. Host teams went out of their way to find accommodations and provide sumptuous meals for the visiting teams. This philosophy of being good hosts carried over into how the actual game was played. Players took great pride in being “gentlemanly”. Some examples:
• No profanity or derogatory comments were aimed towards the visitors by either the host players or “cranks” (fans). This does not include good natured insults that are normal in this type of game.
• Both the players and the host “cranks” would applaud a good play or good hit by the visitors with a hearty “huzzah” or “well struck” as a sign of appreciation for the high quality of Bball that was being played
• There were no hard slides or any intentional physical contact with opposing players
• The batter indicated to the hurler where he wanted the pitch to be placed. The hurler than tried to throw the ball to that spot
• Players were expected to make their own calls on whether they were out or safe or whether they made a catch or not. The umpire was simply there to enforce the “rules of conduct” or resolve a play that was too close to call by the players
The Bark Peelers play their home games at Kids Corner Field at Monroe Park.
For more information, contact us at barkpeelers@gmail.com or call us at 269-208-4433.
May 19th 2:00 pm
vs Douglas Dutchers @ Kid's Corner Field, South Haven
June 2nd 12:00 pm Three-way vs Kalamazoo Continentals vs Livery Brewers @ Kids Corner Field, South Haven
June 16th 5:00 pm
vs. House of David Echoes @ Kid’s Corner Field, South Haven
June 23rd 12:00 pm Three-way vs Paw Paw Corkers vs Livery Brewers @ Kid’s Corner Field, South Haven
July 4th 11:00 am Three-way vs House of David Echoes vs Livery Brewers @ Eastman Field, Benton Township
July 21st 1:00 pm
vs paw Paw Corkers double header @ Tyler Field, Paw Paw
August 4th 2:00 pm
vs Douglas Dutchers @ Beery Field, Douglas
August 11th 2:00 pm vs Livery Brew ers @ Kid’s Corner, South Haven
August 18th 2:00 pm vs Kalamazoo Continentals @ Kalamazoo
For Further Information - barkpeelers@gmail.com
A History of Vintage Base Ball and the South Haven Bark Peelers
In 2009, with the sponsorship and financial backing of the Historical Association of South Haven and Albemarle Corporation, the Bark Peelers Vintage Base Ball Club was formed. The team is composed of 18 "gentlemen" from around the South Haven community who, although not necessarily great ballplayers, love the game of baseball and enjoy the opportunity to play. Vintage Base Ball recreates the way the game was played after the end of the Civil War.
After the end of the Civil War (1865), town teams would offer challenges to each other. Back in those days for one team to travel to a neighboring town was a real effort as roads were not well developed and the main mode of transportation was horse drawn wagons. The whole philosophy of being a host team in a Base Ball game in the 1860s was completely 180 degrees from what it is today. Because it was so difficult for teams to travel to another town to play Base Ball, it was the responsibility of the host team to ensure that the visiting team was treated with great civility and friendship. The host teams took great pride in their ability to be good hosts for the visitors. Host teams went out of their way to find accommodations and provide sumptuous meals for the visiting teams. This philosophy of being good hosts carried over into how the actual game was played. Players took great pride in being “gentlemanly”. Some examples:
• No profanity or derogatory comments were aimed towards the visitors by either the host players or “cranks” (fans). This does not include good natured insults that are normal in this type of game.
• Both the players and the host “cranks” would applaud a good play or good hit by the visitors with a hearty “huzzah” or “well struck” as a sign of appreciation for the high quality of Bball that was being played
• There were no hard slides or any intentional physical contact with opposing players
• The batter indicated to the hurler where he wanted the pitch to be placed. The hurler than tried to throw the ball to that spot
• Players were expected to make their own calls on whether they were out or safe or whether they made a catch or not. The umpire was simply there to enforce the “rules of conduct” or resolve a play that was too close to call by the players
The Bark Peelers play their home games at Kids Corner Field at Monroe Park.
For more information, contact us at barkpeelers@gmail.com or call us at 269-208-4433.
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