July 8, 2009
Free and low-cost outdoor, music, dance and arts
events in
west Michigan, Kzo-GR. A more complete list of outdoor activities is
at
http://tracmvl.webs.com
.
I have tried to include clickable links
for as many events as possible. If the clicks do not work for you,
check out This Week on my Dancealot web site.
http://dancealot.webs.com
Updates and corrections are
also there.
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Wednesday July 8
--Grand Haven waterfront dance, 7-9 pm, $2. http://ghaac.org/events/fire-barn-events/dancin-on-the-grand-wednesdays
Thursday July 9
--Irish ceili & set dances, 6th St Hall, 7:00 p.m., $4 donation
--Lowell Sizzlin Summer concert, 7 pm, free. Stolen Horses (country). http://www.lowellchamber.org/concert.htm
–Don Middlebrook & Living soul (Jimmy Buffet cover) Spring Lake Millpoint Park concert, 7 pm http://ghaac.org/events/fire-barn-events/thursdays-at-the-point
Friday July 10
--Bliss fest, through Sunday
--Saline Celtic Fest music & dance workshops, $5, http://www.salineceltic.org/
--Middleville Art Walk
--Kalamazoo Art Hop
--Riverbank concert, Fred Wilson (Celtic), 6:30, free
--open mike at Zellie’s Opry House, Howard City, $5 http://zelliesopryhouse.com
--GRFAS international folk dance, 7 pm, Wealthy Media center
--Fun Dance, South Haven, free, lesson 7:15 http://www.southhavenarts.org/
Saturday July 11
--Saline Celtic Fest http://www.salineceltic.org/celt-performers09.htm
--Don Wagner (Old Fashioned) Boot Kickin’ Country round & square dances, Maple Leaf Grange, 7 pm. http://mapleleafgrange.com/wagner/index.html
--Kildleberger Fest street dance, 8 pm. Parchment.
Sunday July 12
--GRFAS Song Circle, 5 pm potluck, Middleville. http://www.grfolkarts.org/doityourself.htm
--Concert in the park, Kalamazoo Symphony, Bronson Park, 8 pm. http://www.kalamazooarts.com/calendar/?id=20884
Monday July 13
--Jazz at the Zoo, River Rogues Jazz band, John Ball Park, free, 6:30 pm
--Kzo Let's Dance dance, Westminster's recreation hall (1515 Helen Street, Portage), 6:45- 9:30 p.m. http://www.kalamazoom.com/
--Kalamazoo Symphony, Parchment Kindleberger Park, 8 pm
Tuesday July 14
--Scotts jam 5-9 pm
--GROSS swing dance at Rosa Parks Circle, 7-10 pm, $3 donation. Instructions 7-7:30. http://www.grswing.com/
--Nashville Strings music for listening and dancing & jam, Maple Leaf Grange, donation. http://mapleleafgrange.com/nashvillestrings/index.html
Wednesday July 15
--Ann Arbor Art Fair starts, 10-5, through Saturday
--Plainwell Concert in the Park, 7:30, Local Motive (CW)
--Grand Haven waterfront dance, 7-9 pm, $2. http://ghaac.org/events/fire-barn-events/dancin-on-the-grand-wednesdays
Thursday July 16
--Evart Dulcimer Fest, through Sunday http://www.dulcimers.com/evartpage.html
--Irish ceili & set dances, 6th St Hall, 7:00 p.m., $4 donation
--Lowell Sizzlin Summer concert, 7 pm, free. River Rogues Jazz band (dixieland). http://www.lowellchamber.org/concert.htm
–Fred Knapp Trio (Jazz), Spring Lake Millpoint Park concert, 7 pm http://ghaac.org/events/fire-barn-events/thursdays-at-the-point
Friday July 17
--Evart Dulcimer Fest, http://www.dulcimers.com/evartpage.html
--no Holland contra this month.
--open mike at Zellie’s Opry House, Howard City, $5 http://zelliesopryhouse.com
--Ann Arbor Art Fair, 10-5
--Middleville Riverbank concert, 6:30, Cheryl Fisher (folk)
--Fun Dance, South Haven, free, lesson 7:15 http://www.southhavenarts.org/
Saturday July 18
--Evart Dulcimer Fest, http://www.dulcimers.com/evartpage.html
–bluegrass open mike at Zellie’s Opry House, Howard City, $5 http://zelliesopryhouse.com
--Ann Arbor Art Fair, 10-6
--Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Portage, 8 pm
Sunday July 19
--Evart Dulcimer Fest, http://www.dulcimers.com/evartpage.html
–Kzo park concert, Blue Lake International Jazz Band, 4 pm
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The calendar, with clickable links for many of the organizations
sponsoring these free and low-cost events, and more details of most of
these events, are available at my Dancealot web site,
http://dancealot.webs.com/ Links for venue locations, maps, and
carpools are also available at that web site.
There are three ways to get this information:
1. Ask to be put on Cal’s email list. About 70 folks have chosen to do this.
2. Join the Dancealot Yahoo Group where you can discuss and give feedback for this info.
3. Go to the Dancealot web site. I am not perfect, and if there are
additions or corrections to this calendar that are brought to my
attention, they will be updated on the web site. Comments, questions,
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