List of Events:
·
Grand Haven Salmon Festival, Sept. 21
– 23
·
Blues, Brews and BBQ – Sept. 22
·
The Year of the Girl – Sept. 22
·
Niles Haunted House and Scream Park,
Sept. 14 – 15
Weekly Activities:
·
Flick’s Family Film Fest
·
Sarett Nature Center
·
St. Joseph Farmer’s Market
·
Power In Motion
·
YMCA
·
Curious Kids Museums
·
Library Fun
For
Parents Only:
·
KC and the Sunshine Band Sat. Sept.
22
Upcoming
Events
·
New Buffalo Harvest Days – Oct. 5 –
8
Grand Haven Salmon Festival
Friday,
September 21 – Sunday, September 23, 2012.
The
Downtown Grand Haven waterfront will be bubbling with family friendly
activities as D&W Fresh Market presents and Grand Haven Area Convention and
Visitors Bureau hosts the Grand Haven Salmon Festival —a multi-faceted festival
that pays tribute to the area’s bountiful waterways as a natural resource,
while coinciding with the region’s annual Salmon migration.
The outdoor-waterfront festival features live jazz music; Michigan winetasting pavilion (ID required for wine/beer tasting) featuring Michigan’s top wineries and grape stomping; gourmet salmon cook-off contest; fall harvest beer & entertainment pavilion; downtown merchant market; fine art fair on the waterfront; Big King Salmon fishing contest with weigh-in/awards ceremony; mouth-watering food and beverage treats at the Fresh Catch Fish Boil; Grand Haven historic displays through the Tri-Cities Museum; hands-on children’s nature-themed arts & crafts activities; and educational, environment-focused exhibits, displays, workshops—and more!
The outdoor-waterfront festival features live jazz music; Michigan winetasting pavilion (ID required for wine/beer tasting) featuring Michigan’s top wineries and grape stomping; gourmet salmon cook-off contest; fall harvest beer & entertainment pavilion; downtown merchant market; fine art fair on the waterfront; Big King Salmon fishing contest with weigh-in/awards ceremony; mouth-watering food and beverage treats at the Fresh Catch Fish Boil; Grand Haven historic displays through the Tri-Cities Museum; hands-on children’s nature-themed arts & crafts activities; and educational, environment-focused exhibits, displays, workshops—and more!
Please
visit the website for more information:
Blues, Brews, and BBQ
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 1:00 –
7:00 pm
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..
For more information, please call: 269-985-1111 or visit the website: www.sjtoday.org/events/blues-brews-bbq.html
For more information, please call: 269-985-1111 or visit the website: www.sjtoday.org/events/blues-brews-bbq.html
Exhibit Opening Celebration: The Year of the Girl
The Exhibit Opening Celebration will be Saturday, September 22, 10am-4pm.
The Exhibit Opening Celebration will be Saturday, September 22, 10am-4pm.
At noon, local Girl Scouts will open
the Girl Scouts of Singing Sands Council Time Capsule which was sealed in 1987.
The Heritage Museum is located at the Priscilla U. Byrns Center, 601 Main
Street in St. Joseph. Admission to “The Year of the Girl” is free. Exhibit
hours are 10am-4pm, Tuesday–Saturday. For more information, call 269-983-1191
or visit www.theheritagemcc.org.
When: Sep 22 2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Where: The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 601 Main St, Saint Joseph, MI, 49085
Phone: 269-983-1191
Website: www.theheritagemcc.org
When: Sep 22 2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Where: The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 601 Main St, Saint Joseph, MI, 49085
Phone: 269-983-1191
Website: www.theheritagemcc.org
The Heritage Museum and Cultural
Center in partnership with members of the Girl Scouts of Northern
Indiana-Michiana and Heart of Michigan will open an exhibit celebrating the
organization’s 100 year history titled, “The Year of the Girl: Celebrating 100 Years
of Girl Scouting.” In southwest Michigan, Girl Scout troops first met in 1927
at the First Community Church in Benton Harbor. Since then, Girl Scouts has
grown to over 10,000 members in southwest Michigan and have contributed
thousands of hours of service to the community. Notable local Girl Scout alumni
include Priscilla Upton Byrns, Peggy McAllister, Mary Beth Sanborn and the late
Jacquelin Taglia, all former Girl Scout leaders. Among the items featured in
the exhibit are: a Mariner Scout uniform, a 1938 Girl Scout uniform, a number
of locally collected badges, photographs and dolls. The exhibit also features
activities where visitors can participate in a scavenger hunt, design their own
badge and share their memories of Girl Scouting. “The Year of the Girl” will be
open until March 2013 in the Heritage Museum’s Second Floor Shepard Hall
Balcony exhibit area and Activities Room. Local Cadette Girl Scouts Susie
Payne, Isabel Widdis and Lexi Ziebarth assisted with exhibit research, writing
and design as their project to earn the Silver Award. Heritage Museum Curator
Caitlyn Dial remarks, “I am happy to have worked with these young women. They
have shown tremendous pride and knowledge of Girl Scouts and it shows in the
exhibit.” This exhibition is truly a chance to connect with Girl Scouts of all
generations and to embrace the future of girls everywhere
Niles Haunted House and Scream Park
Opening this weekend, Friday and
Saturday, September 21 and 22. The Haunted House and Scream Park will be open
on the weekends and then Halloween week.
Haunted houses are not my thing
(because I’m a big ol’ scardy cat!), but, I realize lots of people love
them. And, perhaps some of you have some
older kids? Check out this haunted location and get ready to SCREAM!
44 acres
of haunting fun! There are three
interior haunted houses, the Field of Screams and the Dark Terror-tory Haunted
Hayride. All shows changed every year! Don't miss Zendor's show, the Midway of
the Macabre and the howling fun food concessions.
Free entry to the midway and free parking!
For more details, including dates and pricing, go to www.haunted.org.
Free entry to the midway and free parking!
For more details, including dates and pricing, go to www.haunted.org.
Weekly Events:
Flick’s Family Film Fest
Starting
Friday, September 21, 2012
Kids under
12 are free and adults are only $4.00.
See some family friendly movies with your children. Check out the website for movie list, dates
and times.
This
week’s movie is: “Mirror MIrror.” PG
“Snow White (Lily
Collins) has spent the years since her father the king's disappearance
imprisoned in the castle, while her greedy stepmother the queen (Julia Roberts)
ruthlessly rules over the kingdom. The day of her 18th birthday, Snow escapes
to the village and witnesses its poverty. On the way, she encounters two
half-dressed men tied upside down to a tree. She frees the men -- who turn out
to be Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer)
and his valet -- and is instantly attracted to the tall and handsome royal
hero. The two reunite at a castle ball, but the queen has set her sights on
marrying the prince to have access to even more wealth, so she commands her
aide (Nathan Lane)
to kill Snow White. As she runs through the woods, Snow stumbles into a tiny
abode, which is the home of the seven dwarfs (though unlike the Disney dwarfs,
these seven guys are marauding thieves who teach Snow their warrior ways). With
the queen still determined to marry the prince, Snow White is in grave danger
when it's revealed she wasn't murdered after all.”
For a review of the movie, as well as parent reviews,
please visit the Common Sense Media webpage: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/mirror-mirror
Next week’s movie is: “Chimpanzee” G.
Sarett Nature Center
2300 Benton
Center Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(1st
Exit off of 196)
Phone:
269-927-4832
Website: www.sarett.com/summer.htm
St. Joseph Farmer's Market
Every Saturday, beginning June 2
through October 6, 2012, from 9 am to 2 pm.
Every Wednesday, beginning June 27 through August 29, from 4 pm to 7 pm.
Lake Bluff Park, between Broad and Pleasent Streets.
Every Wednesday, beginning June 27 through August 29, from 4 pm to 7 pm.
Lake Bluff Park, between Broad and Pleasent Streets.
"Going to the downtown Farmer's
Market used to be limited to the treat of selecting your own ripe, succulent
fruits and vegetables. Things have changed! Saturday morning at the Market now
includes jams, honey, hearth-baked breads and fine pastries, perennials, cut
flowers, organic vegetables and so much more!
Take the time to chat with vendors
who will share recipes, planting recommendations and cooking tips. Also, plan
to visit with several friends since the number of people attending this weekly
event has continued to grow over the last few years. It's a Saturday tradition!
The Farmer's Market takes place every Saturday June - Oct and Wednesday's
during peak summer months - June, July, August. The Market is located in Lake
Bluff Park on Lake Blvd. between Broad and Pleasant Sts."
Lincoln Township Public Library
2099 W. John Beers Road
Stevensville,
MI
269/429-9575
Story Times:
Mondays,
7:00 am – 7:30 pm
Thursdays,
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Fridays,
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Learn to Toss Pizza Dough
Friday, September 21st at 3:30 pm
Friday, September 21st at 3:30 pm
Have you ever wondered how pizza dough is
spun through the air at the pizzeria? Learn the tricks of the trade at this fun
and tasty event. Come hungry. Registration is required and begins August 27th.
Grades 5-12.
Friends of the Library Used Book Sale
September 28th - 29th
September 28th - 29th
The Friends of the Library will host a used book sale on
Friday, September 28th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
A $5.00 bag sale will be held on Saturday, September 29th from 10:00 am - noon.
Friends of the library may preview the book sale Thursday, September 27th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
A $5.00 bag sale will be held on Saturday, September 29th from 10:00 am - noon.
Friends of the library may preview the book sale Thursday, September 27th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Read! Build! Play!
Nominate Your Library…
…and support those
unsung heroes of story time!
The winning library receives $5,000. The top 200 get innovative early literacy toolkits. Nominations accepted through October 1, 2012.
The winning library receives $5,000. The top 200 get innovative early literacy toolkits. Nominations accepted through October 1, 2012.
Did you know, the
Lincoln Township Library is currently in 36th place? Let’s keep the
nominations coming!
Maude
Preston Palenske Memorial Library
500
Market Street
St.
Joseph, MI 49085
269/983-7167
Fall 2012 Story Times
Beginning September 18th & 19th
10:30 am
Join
us for fall 2012 story times for toddlers and preschoolers. This season we
focus on all things pirate!
Questions? Call the Children's Department @ 983-7167
Kids Saturday Movies:
4th Saturday of Each Month @ 2:00pm
September
22 – “The Princess Bride” PG
“The most beautiful woman in
the world, Buttercup (Robin Wright
Penn), gets engaged to the cruel Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) after
she hears that her true love, Westley, was killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts.
But before the wedding, she's kidnapped by a huge man with enormous strength
(Andre the Giant), a master swordsman (Mandy Patinkin),
and an evil genius (Wallace Shawn). A mysterious masked man (Cary Elwes) must
defeat them all, and then escape with Buttercup through the treacherous Fire
Swamp. When they're both captured by the prince and his six-fingered henchman,
Count Rugen (Christopher
Guest), they discover that not even death can get in the way of true love.”
For a review of the movie, as well as parent
reviews, please visit the Common Sense Media webpage: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-princess-bride
Read! Build! Play!
Nominate Your Library…
…and support those
unsung heroes of story time!
The winning library receives $5,000. The top 200 get innovative early literacy toolkits. Nominations accepted through October 1, 2012.
The winning library receives $5,000. The top 200 get innovative early literacy toolkits. Nominations accepted through October 1, 2012.
I did not see the St.
Joseph Library on the top 200 list… so you need to vote !
Power In Motion
3889 S. M-139
St. Joseph, MI 49085
269/429-5100
Register now for
Fall Classes! New to their website, you can register for classes online, as well
as pay for the classes online.
Open Gym: Friday 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Saturday 12:00 –
1:30 pm
Admission: $5
A signed waiver
must be completed prior to children participating.
YMCA – Benton Harbor-St. Joseph
3665
Hollywood Road
St.
Joseph, MI 49085
269/428-YMCA
Sign
up now for Family Fun Quest! How it works: Your family will receive a list of
things to do this fall, and you will be required to complete the
activities. Registration starts on Monday, September 17 and ends on Monday,
September 24. There is no charge, and many of the activities are low cost
or free! This is for members only.
The
Fall Schedule is now available for classes for all ages. New classes are beginning Monday, Sept. 10. Check
out the website for the latest schedules!
Also, there are plenty of “family” activities, and a few Kids Nights
scheduled. I’ll post about those as they
get a little closer.
Family Float – Weekly, Fridays and
Saturdays
Swimming
pool open to families- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult in the
water.
Friday,
6:30 to 8:00
Saturday,
4:00 to 5:45 pm
Free
for YMCA members, $14 for families
Curious Kids Museum
415 Lake Blvd.
St. Joseph, MI
49085
269/983-CKID
Fall/Winter/Spring
hours of Wednesday-Saturday, 10-5 and Sunday, 12-5pm. Admission will be $5 per
person 1 and older (11 mos. and younger is free) or $9 per person for the Joint
Admission to also visit Discovery Zone the same day.
Wee
Discover events every Wednesday, at 10:30 am for preschoolers. Free with admission.
Wednesday,
Sept. 26, “I didn’t know that” Play with dad’s shaving cream!
Saturday, September
22, from Noon to 4:00 pm, “Good Vibrations”/
Curious Kids – Discovery Zone
333 E.
Broad Street
St.
Joseph, MI 49085
Fall/Winter/Spring hours of Thursday, 4-8:30pm, (half-price night!), Friday and Saturday, 10-5pm and Sunday 12-5pm. Admission will then be $5 per person, 3 and older (2 and under is free) and Joint Admission will be $9 per person. Thursday nights are All the Fun for Half the Price...only $2.50 per person!
Saturday, September 22, “Mighty Mollusks”
Family Fun Night at the Silver Beach Carousel
333 E.
Broad Street – Weekly, Thursdays
4:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Want to create more good
times with your kids? Have we got the place for you! Come to Silver Beach
Carousel every Thursday from 4-8:30 p.m, admission is half price! You’ll build
happy memories.
For Parents Only (get a babysitter,
and have a fun night out!):
KC and the Sunshine Band in Concert
September 22, 2012: KC and the Sunshine Band will perform at the Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds Casino on Saturday, September 22 at 9 p.m. Eastern. Tickets can be purchased beginning on Saturday, August 11 at 10 a.m. Eastern, exclusively through the Ticketmaster Web site, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at (800)745-3000. Ticket prices start at $29.
Some
Upcoming Events:
New Buffalo Harvest Days
Friday, October 5 – Monday, October 8
Harvest and Wine Fest – Saturday,
October 6
Harvest Days is a celebration of the
bountiful fall season in Harbor Country! Enjoy the long Columbus Day weekend
when many of our shops, galleries, restaurants and lodging facilities host Open
Houses, gallery and artist receptions, culinary demonstrations and tastings,
special sales and family fun activities.
Delight in the glorious fall colors
as you walk, bike, drive throughout our Harbor Country communities: Michiana,
Grand Beach, New Buffalo, Three Oaks, Union Pier, Lakeside, Harbert and Sawyer.
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