South Haven To Saugatuck Michigan Family Vacations

Douglas Annual Glass Stroll

2012-10-21T03:52:00.003-07:00

Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Annual Glass Stroll in downtown Douglas

South Haven Foundry Hall Presents Mark Dvorak

2012-10-21T03:48:00.001-07:00

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

2012-10-21T03:40:00.000-07:00

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

2012-10-21T03:27:00.001-07:00

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

2012-10-21T03:24:00.000-07:00

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!!

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

2012-08-28T10:39:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:37:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:34:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:32:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:16:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:14:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:12:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:10:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:07:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T10:01:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T09:59:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T05:15:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T05:12:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T05:11:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T05:09:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T05:06:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T05:03:00.002-07:00

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

2012-08-28T04:59:00.000-07:00

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

2012-08-28T04:51:00.001-07:00

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.