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Regional Business After Hours
Lavender Hill Farm
May 21, 2019
5:30-7:30pm
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Charlevoix Summer Open House
Downtown Charlevoix
June 13, 2019
4-8pm
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Charlevoix Craft Beer Festival
202 Bridge Park
(231) 330-1206
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Boutique Emmanuel
229 Bridge St
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Petoskey Wine Region Rebranding Launch
3423 US-Hwy 131 Suite A
Petoskey, MI 49770
231-216-0032
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Charlevoix Farmers Market Open for the Season
May 16
8-1pm
Our Market opens for the season on Thursday May 16! A special shout out to Ace Hardware, who once again is our opening day sponsor. Ace has provided two gift baskets that will be in our customer appreciation drawing for the day. Come down and welcome our more than 30 vendors - old and new alike! And if you see Mark Greyerbiehl, please thank him for his support of the Charlevoix Farmers Market!
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Charlevoix Bike to Work Day
May 17
Charlevoix will be recognized next week as an inaugural Pure Michigan Trail Town! We are very lucky to live in a community that continues to improve its walkability and bikeability. To celebrate, Charlevoix Recreation Department has teamed up with Charlevoix Main Street DDA, Sustainable Charlevoix, and Revolution Bike to present Bike to Work Day. Be sure to visit East Park between 7:30-9:00am to pick up a special gift and learn about BTWD specials in Charlevoix.
If you have questions, call the Charlevoix Recreation Department at 231-547-3253 or email Kent Knorr,
kentk@charlevoixmi.gov.
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Run for Their Lives - 5K Run/Walk
May 18
8am
Friendly Dogs Welcome!
Time
: 8:00 A.M.
Location
: Behind the Old Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce (Lake and Water Streets, Boyne City).
Course
: Start/Finish Downtown on Front St. Course is out and back along Lake Charlevoix
Pre-register by dropping registration form off at the Charlevoix Area Humane Society. Or E-mail form to
pets@charlevoixhumane.org
Day of race Registration: 6:30- 7:25 a.m
Registration form found at
www.charlevoixhumane.org
Morning of registration in back of the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce building. Entry Fee: $20 $25 race day $10 ages 12 and under Refreshments: Water, fruit and more. Questions: call 231-582-6774 or email
pets@charlevoixhumane.org.
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Support Camp Daggett at Grandpa Shorters
May 18
9-6pm
Camp Daggett invites the public to Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts, 301 E. Lake Street in Petoskey for a shopping day to benefit Camp Daggett. Twenty percent of all purchases will go to the C. G. and Ruth Shorter Memorial Scholarship Fund at Camp Daggett.
Each year, Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts designate two Saturdays to raise money for area youth for camp scholarships. In 2018, they donated $2,167.02 to Camp. The fall Grandpa Shorter’s Day will be on Saturday, October 5. For more information about Camp Daggett, call 231-347-9742 or visit
www.campdaggett.org.
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McLaren Northern Michigan Needle Drop-Offs
May 18
9-1pm
Charlevoix Needle Drop-off
When: Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: McLaren Northern Michigan Charlevoix Office - 1404 Bridge Street, Charlevoix
Future date: September 21.
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Raven Hill host "To the Moon and Beyond"
May 18
12-4pm
To the Moon and Beyond is a chance to highlight the science of space and its historical and cultural impact on man with activities developed by the National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network. Raven Hill is one of 350 communities across the United States to be chosen to engage participants in Earth and Space phenomena, encourage reflection around science as a way of knowing and promote visitors to identify as science learners. Families are invited to come and engage in a variety of hands-on Earth and Space science concepts. Kids of all ages can take part in ‘make-it, take-it activities’ which will give guests an opportunity to construct an electroscope to detect static electricity, make a pocket solar system, build & test simple rockets and other exciting activities.
Local science enthusiasts from EJ (formerly East Jordan Ironworks) will be on hand to facilitate stations, as part of Enhance East Jordan. Science Day: Explore Earth and Space is sponsored in part by the National Informal STEM Education Network, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Open House at the Charlevoix Area Community Pool
May 19
1-3pm
Come celebrate the Pool Renewal Project and... Give us a chance to thank you for your support! Date: Sunday, May 19, 2019 Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm Ribbon cutting promptly at 1:00 pm Informal Tours by Board & Staff 1:00-2:00 pm Free Open Swim 2:00-3:00 pm Complimentary food and beverages in our new multipurpose room!
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SCORE Workshop- Financing Sources: From Crowdfunding to Banking
May 21
11:30-1pm
Traverse City’s award-winning SCORE chapter announces a free lunch workshop on “Financing Sources: From Crowdfunding to Banking.” This workshop will be held in the McGuire Community Room at the Traverse Area District Library on Woodmere Ave.
In our last workshop in the business planning series, we will have a panel of representatives from various financing sources who will discuss what they look for in a business plan and how they make a decision to provide funding for a new business.
This workshop will include a panel of experts on funding sources, including:
- Michael Caruso - Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking with MBank
- Laura Galbraith - Executive Director - Venture North Funding and Development
- Kate Redman - Commonplace Law - Attorney with experience in Crowdfunding
SCORE workshops fill up fast and space is limited! Visit
HERE
to reserve your seat.
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Round Lake Music Festival
May 24-26
5-8pm
Kick off summer at the Round Lake Music Festival on Memorial Day Weekend in Bridge Park, Downtown Charlevoix. Enjoy the sounds of the Jelly Roll Blues Band, The Hustlers and Jill Jack. For more information, check out our website
livefromcharlevoix.com
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Grey Gables 25th Anniversary Jubilee
May 25
7pm to late
Please join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Grey Gables Restaurant. We love all of our customers and everyone is invited! Giveaways, drink specials, free strolling hor d'oeuvres & live entertainment by The Sleeping Gypsies. **Grey Gables will NOT be open for regular dinner service on this evening, but we do hope to see you at the Jubilee!
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Memorial Weekend 5K
May 25
8am
Memorial Weekend 5K is presented by Charlevoix Fitness Center, in collaboration with Stafford's Top of Michigan Festival of Races. All ages Welcome! Race T-Shirt included if you per-register. Stollers welcome! Only $30. Race supports Top of MI Trails and Charlevoix High School.
All runners are invited to enjoy a pre-race spaghetti dinner, drinks and live music at Bridge Park on Friday, May 24th from 5:30-8:30pm!
Register at:
Active.com
"Top of Michigan Marathon", Charlevoix 5K Start and Finish or May 24th at Bridge Park, Charlevoix from 3-9pm.
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$3 Casa Tuesdays at Red Mesa Grill
$3 Casa Margaritas, $3 Premium Drafts, $3 Food Features
Live Music every Tuesday night, 6-9pm
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May 21 | Project 6
May 28 | Crosscut Kings
June 4 | The Pistil Whips
June 11 | Brett Mitchell
June 18 | Sean Bielby
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Odawa Casino Blood Drive
Odawa Casino Ovation Hall
June 5, 2019
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Hoop Skirt Alley Ribbon-Cutting Celebration
Hoop Skirt Alley
June 8, 2019
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NCMC Foundation's 23rd Annual Scramble for Scholarships
Little Traverse Bay Golf Club
June 13, 2019
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Summer Lecture Series:
Around-The-World Sailor
North Central Michigan College
June 19, 2019
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Charlevoix Circle of Arts Annual Dragon Boat Festival
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The Charlevoix Circle of Arts will host the 2
nd annual Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, August 3rd at Ferry Beach Park in Charlevoix, and it’s not too early to put your team together for this fun event. The festival is the Circle of Arts’ largest fundraiser, with proceeds helping support their mission to cultivate a more inspired and educated community through the arts.
Dragon Boat Races are a rapidly growing sport combining rich Chinese traditions, competition, community building and a great deal of fun! The Dragon Boats will be 46’ long and feature a team of 20 paddlers and one drummer.
For more information about the Dragon Boat Festival or creating a team call (231) 547-3554 or go online:
CharlevoixCircle.org
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Summer Hours for North Central Michigan College
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North Central Michigan College announces summer hours for the business and administrative offices, library, fitness center, gym and book store, starting Monday, May 13.
North Central administrative and business offices, including student services and Learning Support Services, the College Library and College Store are open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. until noon. These hours are in effect until Monday, August 19 when regular business hours resume.
Summer hours for the fitness center and gym in the Student and Community Resource Center are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. – 7 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday, beginning May 11 – September 1. Regular hours resume September 3.
The Iron Horse Café will be open Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. for soup and salad beginning May 7 – August 17.
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Charlevoix Main Street DDA Survey
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Help Charlevoix Main Street DDA strengthen the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by taking a few moments to complete this survey.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to assist us as we work with our local partners, Michigan Main Street, and Main Street America on developing a more formalized entrepreneurship ecosystem to support the launch, growth and expansion of entrepreneurs within downtown (community) and adjacent areas. Your insight and perspective as a local entrepreneur is most appreciated as part of this effort.
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BLOOM is Open for the Season
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BLOOM is open! Stop in for all of your cut flower and gifting needs, open seven days a week!
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Single Event Tickets On Sale Now!
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Single event tickets are on sale now! The 2019 Summer Season, Where Passion Comes Alive, at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts is full of diverse, world-class events with something for everyone. To purchase tickets, view the line-up, and learn more, visit
greatlakescfa.org
, e-mail
tickets@greatlakescfa.org
, or call 231.439.2610.
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Boyne Boat Yard Reaches 11 ABYC Certifications in Last 24 Months
Boyne Boat Yard is excited to share that in the past 24 months, they have gone from having one American Boat and Yacht Council Certification to having eleven! How, you may ask? They have hired 6 new employees in the past 2 years, and through commitment, hard work and many hours of study, their motivated crew has successfully secured certifications in Marine Systems, Marine Electrical and Diesel Engines. Notably, the team now boasts two ABYC Master Certified Technicians, one of which is the youngest ABYC Master Certified Technician in the council's history. Rigorous testing and successful passing of three certification tests are required for Master Certification. American Boat and Yacht Council, ABYC, is the national organization responsible for the certification of marine technicians.
Marine consultant Steve D'Antonio advises, "membership in a professional organization such as ABYC is a veritable prerequisite when choosing a boat yard to partner with" and "certifications such as those offered by ABYC are good indicators of proficiency" when evaluating capabilities.
Boyne Boat Yard
has continued to grow and expand their capabilities for the past two years while also becoming an Authorized Service Center for Formula, Back Cove and Sabre Yachts as well as Ilmor Certified and trained in Gougeon practices. With a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and a posted mantra to MAKE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONAL, they are working diligently to become the best Marine Service Yard on the Great Lakes.
boyneboatyard.com
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MacGregor Plumbing & Heating Celebrates 57 Years
MacGregor Plumbing & Heating is celebrating 57 years of being in business! We have come a long way since 1962 and we are continually striving to make it better every day!
macgregorplumbing.com
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McLaren Northern Michigan Boulder Park Terrace is a Top Michigan Nursing Home Facility
Boulder Park Terrace has received a 5-Star Nursing Home Rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
CMS rates nursing homes based on quality measures, staffing levels, and health inspection results. Boulder Park Terrace has received the 5-star designation consistently since 2011.
Boulder Park Terrace is a 72-bed skilled eldercare nursing home and sub-acute rehabilitation center. The facility, a partnership between McLaren Northern Michigan and Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital, is ideal for patients in need of a short-stay rehabilitation or long-term nursing care.
mclaren.org/northernmichigan
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Have a business or member success story? We want to hear it! Hitting a growth landmark, meeting a personal or financial business goal, being awarded industry certifications or recognition's… we want to share that accomplishment. Member Success is a new section in our Biz Blast where we will highlight stories of member businesses and employees. Submit your information for the newsletter on our
website submission form.
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The easiest way to find jobs in the Charlevoix Area! Click below for a list of jobs with our chamber members.
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Please visit the below resources for other job opportunities in our area.
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