Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with morning news host Dan Evans about people and organizations making a positive difference along the Lakeshore.
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Here are some highlights from their conversation on…
Aviation Day brings community to West Michigan Regional Airport.
Aviation Day featured the annual Wings of Mercy’s annual Runway 5K and fly-in CareAffaire pancake breakfast, as well as food trucks, flight experiences, and other family activities.
Metal Flow expands in Holland Township.
Metal Flow’s expansion will add 60,000 square feet of space in a new facility and create 10 new jobs.
Grand Haven Musical Fountain celebrates 60th anniversary.
This year marks the fountain’s 60th anniversary. The milestone will include a new set of water features debuting on Aug. 27. Stories reflecting each of its six decades will unfold.
Anthony Lambers use his story to help others ‘Get up out the mud’.
Anthony Lambers credits real estate for helping him turn his life around after serving time in prison. Now, he works to help others pursue the American dream of home.
HSO seeks diverse music groups for Music Unites Us concert.
Most orchestral music is strictly European. The Holland Symphony Orchestra is looking for groups to help change that. Deadline for submissions is Aug. 31.
Things to do in August
Hudsonville Community Fair
Hudsonville Fairgrounds, 5235 Park Ave., Hudsonville
Aug. 22-27
The “Biggest Little Fair in Michigan” features great fair food, rides, livestock shows, still exhibits, and the always-popular grandstand events. Don’t miss the motocross, truck and tractor pulls, and all the fun the fair has to offer.
Details: https://hudsonville-fair.com/
Music on Main Street
Main Street, between Elm and Church streets
Thursday, Aug. 25, 6-9 p.m.
Cost: Free
Catfish and the Man will perform a unique blend of classic rock, blues, and American music.
Details: https://www.cityofzeeland.com/520/Music-on-Main-Street
Buster Keaton and the Bluffton actor’s colony in Muskegon
Pump House Museum and Learning Center, 2282 Ottawa Beach Road.
Monday, Aug. 25, doors open at 6:30; the program starts at 7 p.m.
By 1911, more than 200 theater personalities flocked to the Bluffton actor’s colony near Muskegon each summer. They included Buster Keaton and his family. Buster Keaton is recognized, with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, as one of the creative geniuses of silent film comedy. Ron Pesch, a member of the board of the International Buster Keaton Society, presents the story.
Details: https://www.historicottawabeachsociety.org/2022-events/
Ox-Bow Friday Night Open House
Ox-Bow Campus, 3435 Rupprecht Way, Saugatuck
Friday, Aug. 26, 5-9 p.m.
Ox-Bow is bringing back its historic “clothesline” sale and launching its first community “open house” with a fall art sale featuring artists from the greater community. Parking is limited on campus. The Interurban will be available for transportation from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Details: https://www.saugatuck.com/event/ox-bow-friday-night-open-house-1/
Shoreline Jazz Festival
Heritage Landing, 1050 7th St., Muskegon
Friday-Sunday, Aug. 26-28
Alexander Zonjic presents the Shoreline Jazz Festival with artists Najee, Maysa, James Lloyd, Lindsey Webster, Lin Rountree, Eric Darius, West Michigan Symphony, 496 West, Organissimo, and Serieux.
Details: https://www.shorelinejazzfestival.com/
Machines Up Close
Muskegon Heritage Museum 561 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
Saturday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free (part of MHM Free Community Day)
Take a tour behind the rails at the Muskegon Heritage Museum. See working steam engines and metalworking machines up close. Get a glimpse of the machine shop equipment of days gone by and discover what it was like to work in industry before modern safety standards came to bear.
Details: https://lakeshoremuseum.org/muskegon-heritage-museum/
The Amazing Tale of Petoskey Stone
Nature Center at Hemlock Crossing Park, 8115 W Olive Rd, West Olive
Saturday, Aug. 27, 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free, but space is limited
If rocks could talk, the Petoskey Stone could tell you much about Michigan's history and geology. Following a short presentation, you will have the chance to polish your own Petoskey Stone while learning more lore and facts about this unique specimen. Bring a stone to polish; there will be a small number available if you do not have one. This program is made possible through collaboration with members of the Tulip City Gem and Mineral Club. Restricted to ages
6 and older.
Details: bit.ly/3PHFPnK
Prairie Wildflower Walk
Hemlock Crossing, 8115 West Olive Road, West Olive
Saturday, Aug. 27, 3-4 p.m.
Cost: Free, but space is limited
The dazzling colors of our restored native prairies are a delight to experience. Come through the summer to see how they change and what flowers are in bloom at each park. For ages 10 and older.
Details: bit.ly/3BaENNe
Burning Foot Beer Festival
Pere Marquette Public Beach, 3510 Channel Drive, Muskegon
Saturday, Aug. 27, 3-10 p.m.
Cost: $10-$150
A celebration of beer, beach, art, and music, Burning Foot Beer Festival offers the perfect way to wind down the summer. Beach camping and barefoot entry make it unique, and the Brewers’ Ring makes it extraordinary. Musical artists include Plain White Ts, Everlast, Lit, Passafire, and Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water.
Details: https://burningfoot.beer/
Art x All
Grand Haven Community Center, 421 Columbus Ave, Grand Haven
Saturday, Aug. 27, 5-8 p.m.
Cost: Donation
Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective's biggest show of the year will feature live music by The PHDs, and nibbles by Lake Effect Catering. LVAC artists — jewelry makers, painters, ceramicists, sculptors, and photographers — will be selling their work. A donation at the door and 10% of artist’s sales help LVAC continue to bring innovative art events to unexpected places along the lakeshore.
Details: http://www.lakeshorevac.com/events.html
