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Art & Craft Show
July 13-14, 2019
10-6pm & 10-4pm
East Park, Downtown
Bridge Street Boat Show
July 13-14, 2019
10-6pm & 10-4pm
Bridge Street, Downtown




Boutique Emmanuel
229 Bridge St
Charlevoix, MI 49720
(616) 235-1106

2019 Gala - Country Gold & Glitter
July 13
8pm

Great Lakes Center for the Arts celebrates a successful inaugural year with its 2019 Gala fundraiser, Country Gold & Glitter: An Evening with Country Music’s Leading Ladies .

The evening begins with an optional VIP Dinner and live auction, which will offer luxury experience packages. Following dinner, Center Stage comes alive with performances from three award-winning artists: LeAnn Rimes, Tanya Tucker, and Lee Ann Womack. The celebration continues with an Afterglow Party where guests will mingle throughout the Center and enjoy cocktails from the Bourbon Bar, local jazz entertainment in the Blue Lounge, and music and dancing on the Rooftop Terrace. Purchase tickets HERE !

Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Summer Concerts!
July 14 & 18
14th at 2 pm | 18th at 7pm

To coincide with the 50th year anniversary of the first man landing on the moon, these 2 performances focus on Space - the program includes pieces that are inspired by space exploration, as well as by planets in the solar system. The event on the 14th takes place Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island and the event on the 18th takes place at Raven Hill Discovery Center in East Jordan.

Dr. Lori's Antiques Appraisal
July 17
Doors open 7:30am - presentation 9am
Doors open 5:30pm - presentation 7pm

Dr. Lori is the star antiques appraiser on the History channel's The Curse of Oak Island, Discovery channel's Auction Kings and appears on FOX Business Network's Strange Inheritance. Dr. Lori is an award-winning TV personality and TV talk show host with the Ph.D. in art history. Presenting more than 150 events every year and conducting in home appraisal visits, Dr. Lori reviews approximately 20,000 items a year. For more information, go to www.drloriv.com.

Dr. Lori will be appraising items during her presentation/show. Individuals interested in having an item appraised, please bring that item with you. Free appraisals limited. First come, first served.

Celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
July 17
4-7pm

The Charlevoix Library will have activities for all ages! There will be theme driven challenges to participate in at our STEAM station, a special Storytime in the Youth Activity Center with treats at 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Find your favorite planet in our Solar System or be a NASA Astronaut in the lunar landing simulator at the CPL space station. Stop by during the evening as a part of the cultural corridor lunar landing celebration!

The Charlevoix Circle of Arts will feature space themed art activities for children and families along with out-of-this-galaxy popcorn for visitors to enjoy.
 
The Charlevoix Historical Society will host an exhibit relating to the role that Charlevoix had in NASA’s Apollo Program, what everyday products were developed from Apollo technology and how the astronauts took pictures in space.

For more information, contact the Charlevoix Public Library at 231-237-7340, the Charlevoix Circle of Arts at 231-547-3554 or the Charlevoix Historical Society at 231-547-0373.

11th Annual Kayak for a Cause on Walloon Lake
July 20
8:45am

The Kayak event will be begin at 8:45 a.m. at Camp Daggett on Saturday, ending that day at around 8:30 p.m. A tentative schedule can be found at https://www.campdaggett.org/annual-cause-walloon/ . The proceeds from this event will support CDAC programming for youth. Camp extends its gratitude to all who have already supported one of our kayakers, purchased dock flags or made a donation. 

2019 Venetian Swim Meet
July 22
3:15pm warm up | 4pm start

Open to youth and adults Pre-Registration: $12 per person Day of Registration (accepted by noon): $15 per person Meet fee allows each participant to enter up to four events (relays included). Optional training camps taking plact the two weeks prior. Visit our website for more info. Questions? Email: thea@charlevoixpool.org

$3 Casa Tuesdays at Red Mesa Grill
$3 Casa Margaritas, $3 Premium Drafts, $3 Food Features

Live Music every Tuesday night, 7-10pm
The Series at Lavender Hill Farm
Doors open at 6pm and guest are welcome to picnic before the show. Concerts start at 7:30pm
July 27 | Brian Ashley Jones
August 2 | The Appleseed Collective
August 3 | The Appleseed Collective
August 24 | Jill Jack
August 31 | Sons of the Never Wrong
September 1 | Sons of the Never Wrong
September 7 | Suzie Vinnick

Cafe Sante - Live Entertainment
Live music from 8-11pm

July 12 | A Brighter Bloom
July 13 | Sean Bielby
July 19 | Nelson Olstrom
July 20 | Sydni
July 26 | Michelle Chenard
July 27 | Holly Keller
Join them for Food and Fun!
Live music! Fridays & Saturdays 6-9pm. Sundays & Tuesdays-Thursdays 5-8pm.

July 10 | The Pistil Whips
July 11 | Willy Jam
July 12 | Peter & Leslie
July 13 | Jessica Dominic
July 14 | Kenny Thompson
2nd Annual Dragon Boat Festival
Ferry Beach Park, Charlevoix
August 3, 2019
Northern Lights Auction
with a Twist
Castle Farms
August 13, 2019
A Week At The Lake Top 6 Finalists Announced
The top 6 finalists:

Robin + David Bricker - Boyne City
Mike Byrd - Charlevoix
Kathy Helsley- Boyne City
Brian Kozminski- Boyne City
Larry Rochon- Petoskey
Kristin + Nathan Bates - Boyne City


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Munson Charlevoix Wellness Center
As in year’s past the Wellness Workshop will be serving as a Cooling Station and First Aid area for Venetian with no regular classes between Wednesday and Friday of that week. In addition, we will have First Aid Tents at Venetian Kid’s Day at Michigan Beach. 

Pumpkin and Wyatt
Pumpkin and Wyatt specializes in unique cut gemstones, fine mineral specimines and jade; jewelry repair and design. We sell wholesale to artist and designers. Conveniently located across from the Charlevoix Chamber of Commerce at 112 Mason St. We can be reached at (231) 437-3735.

South Point Collision Grows Four-Fold
Five and a half years ago, Doug Nash and Justin Eickenroth jumped in on an auto collision business venture, purchasing South Point Collision, Inc. This year, they hit a sales mark of four times what it was when they purchased the business – truly an accomplishment worth sharing!

For Justin and Doug, it’s all about the customer experience. They know that most people are not too excited to have to visit a collision repair shop, so they make it a priority to have guests feel welcomed, reassured, and taken care of. “Going beyond the actual repair and letting the customer know it’s all going to be okay”, said Doug, “that’s what it’s about for us”.
South Point Collision, Inc., is excited to continue to grow its service to the Charlevoix community. To learn more about what they do, from repairs to painting to claim management, visit www.southpointcollision.com.
Beautification Awards Go To Charlevoix Merchants
The Charlevoix Area Garden Club once again awarded certificates to area businesses for outstanding planting of window boxes, planters and gardens. Judging was done on the 25 th of June and certificates award to the winners on June 27 th . An area from U.S, 31 and Boyne City Rd., through downtown to M-66 is included in the judging. Over fifty merchants beautified their places of business and the judging was difficult as so many did an outstanding job. The Charlevoix Area Garden Club thanks all those who participated and hope even more will be part of the effort next year.Our plantings add so much to the beauty of our area.

The winners in the Window box/ Planter division are:
1st Place Tie Maison & Jardin and GaGa for Kids
2nd Place Color Wear
3rd Place The Lake House

Winners for the Outdoor Gardens are:
1st Place Grey Gables
2nd Place Tie Esperance and the Maple Leaf Motel
3rd Place Margot

A Civic Beautification Award was given this year to reward the efforts of two groups to beautify the civic alleys of Van Pelt and Hoop Skirt Alley. Jennifer Haf of Blooms received the award for Van Pelt Alley and the Jr. Main Street Committee was responsible for the concept and design of Hoop Skirt Alley. Please let these merchants know how much the community appreciates all their efforts at beautifying Charlevoix. www.charlevoixareagardenclub.org
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