Tourism Event Calendar

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For a complete calendar of events, refer to the Chamber of Commerce Community Calendar

Maple Syrup Day

[ Sat, 27 March 2010; 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. ] Plan to spend the day at Hartwick Pines State Park to enjoy learning about North America’s oldest agricultural product, maple sugar! Visitors to the park will be able to:

• walk into the sugarbush to help tap a maple tree,
• observe the boil-down process which converts maple sap to maple syrup,
• learn about the history of maple sugar [...]

guitar performers JB Davies and Dan House

[ Sat, 27 March 2010; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Apollo’s Lyre/Winner’s Circle Art Gallery to present a Saturday evening benefit concert on Mar. 27th, 2010 featuring folk and fingerstyle guitar performers JB Davies and Dan House. Portions of the proceeds from this concert will be donated to the Red Cross Haitian Relief and to help support local food banks. This concert is [...]

Mary Liz McNamara Dinner Show

[ Thu, 15 April 2010; 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] A cabaret with Grayling’s own Mary Liz McNamara, entertaining with songs and humor. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 7pm. $35 per person. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce and Riverland Gear. 989-348-2921 for more information.

Jim Brickman – piano and song

[ Sat, 17 April 2010; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Jim Brickman revolutionized the sound of Adult Contemporary music with his pop-style solo piano and the romantic popular song. Jim’s remarkable career includes six Gold and Platinum selling albums, three #1 and twelve Top 10 Adult Contemporary radio hits, consistent debuts at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s New Age chart, a Grammy [...]

AuSable Valley Recreation Expo

[ Sat, 24 April 2010; Sun, 25 April 2010; ] AuSable Valley Recreation Expo; Sat.9-6, Sun.10-4. Guest speakers, outdoor sports exhibitors, recreational demonstrations, sales booths, music, wildlife cooking demonstrations, conservation seminars and introduction to geocaching.

Kirtland’s Warbler Festival

[ Sat, 15 May 2010; ] The Kirtland’s Warbler Wildlife Festival, “A Celebration of Nature”
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Pre-registration: A fee of $5 for the purchase of a Kirtland’s Warbler Wildlife Festival button is required for everyone 15 years old or older for entry to presentations and for the guided bus tour. There is NO pre-registration required to attend the [...]

Switchback – American Folk Music

[ Sat, 15 May 2010; 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. ] For over two decades, the musical partnership of Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack, known as Switchback, has been entertaining audiences around the world with their unique American Roots music blended with Celtic Soul. Playing over 200 engagements a year, Switchback can be heard at festivals ranging from the Stan Rogers [...]

Spring Art Walk

[ Sat, 29 May 2010; 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. ] The annual Watershed Art Project Spring Art Walk will be held this year on Saturday, May 29th. Many of the downtown businesses will accommodate one or more artists to display, demonstrate and sell their artwork. The Art Walk has been a successful collaboration between businesses and artists and will run from 1:00 pm to [...]

Dave Bennett’s ‘Benny Goodman Tribute’

[ Sat, 05 June 2010; 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. ] Michigan clarinetist DAVE BENNETT, is an authentic musical prodigy who brings to life the classic sound and music of BENNY GOODMAN (1909-1986) with incredible technique, style, beauty of tone and naturalness. Dave Bennett has created written and “head” arrangements of many Goodman “hits” and “swing jazz classics”: Moonglow, I’ve [...]

Wellington Farm, USA “Dairy Days”

[ Sat, 26 June 2010 to Sun, 27 June 2010. ] http://wellingtonfarmpark.org

On Saturday & Sunday, June 26 & 27, Wellington Farm USA will offer hands-on demonstrations of how farmers during the early part of the 20th century created their various dairy products. Experience butter churning and whipping cream with the help of Wellington’s interpreters. Take a tour of the park’s Grist Mill, Carpenter Shop, Blacksmith Shop [...]