FARMERS MARKET
The outdoor market runs from 8 a.m. to noon every Wednesday and Saturday, May through October.
It will feature more than 60 regular producer vendors, all local and all serving the best that northern Lower Michigan has to offer including seasonal fruits, vegetables, and herbs; gourmet baked goods and preserves; eggs and cheese; honey and maple syrup; meat, poultry and fish, potted annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, and cut flowers; plus a juried craft market with unique handmade items for your home or a special gift.
New this season is the creation of a “Friends of the Market” support group formed to support and help grow activities at the market. Volunteers are being recruited to help on market days and in planning special events. Lucy Hartlove is serving as chair of the newly formed group.
The Boyne City Farmers Market is a program of the Boyne City Main Street / Downtown Development Authority. It is governed by an 11-member committee consisting of vendors and community members. For more information visit the expanded farmers market website at www.boynecityfarmersmarket.com or contact market manager Rebecca Harris at 231-330-2704. You can also contact the Main Street Program at 231-582-9009.
LET’S DO LUNCH
Boyne Area Senior Center, 411 E. Division St., is open to the public for daily lunches. For seniors age 60+, the donation is $3, for ages 60 and under. $6. For daily information call 582 6682.
Char-Em United Way Day of Action on June 21st Promotes Literacy
Fewer Americans today are likely to earn a diploma than their parents, a distinction not shared by any other industrialized country. Char-Em United Way will join organizations nation-wide in celebrating a Day of Action on the longest day of the year, June 21st, to work to meet this growing community need.
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June 6-21
RUBBISH COLLECTION
The first pickups will take place in areas on and south of Main Street on Wednesdays, June 6, 13 and 20; and Sept. 5, 12 and 19. Areas north of Main Street will be picked up on Thursdays, June 7, 14 and 21; and Sept. 6, 13 and 20. For more information click here or call City Hall at 582-6597.
June 9
PARTY WITH A PURPOSE
Michigan Mountain Mayhem will bring 1,500 cyclists and their families to Boyne City on June 9, and part of the fun and fund-raisinig will benefit two worthy causes. Proceeds from the beer tent will be split between the Bike4Breast Cancer Ride and the Boyne City-Charlevoix Recreational Trail. The beer tent is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Peninsula Park. Entertainment includes hourly Bike Skill Shows from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., a Bike Rodeo at 5, Trackstand Clinic at 5 and live music from Loudmouth Soup from 5 to 9 p.m.
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June 15
Stroll the Streets
Music, fun and great times will fill the streets of downtown Boyne City this summer as Stroll the Streets returns for its ninth season -- two weeks earlier than in previous years. The popular event organized by the Boyne City Main Street program will get the summer off to a musical start on Friday, June 15, from 6 – 9 p.m. “In the past Stroll the Streets has started the last Friday in June but in recent years there were many requests to start the event earlier,” said Karen Guzniczak, chair of the Stroll the Streets organizing committee. “Last year the call for more evenings of Stroll the Streets intensified so this summer we made the decision to expand the program.” This marks the ninth year for Stroll the Streets and like past summers, music will range from traditional folk to jazz and rock. Special activities include magicians, caricature artists, face-painting and balloon-twisting. From its modest beginning, Stroll the Streets has grown to become a signature summer event for downtown Boyne City. “It’s amazing how many people have told me how much they enjoy the event,” Guzniczak said. “We have had people tell us that they make sure they leave their house downstate by a certain time just so they can get to Boyne City in time for Stroll the Streets.”
> JUNE 15 PERFORMERS: Dawn Nelsey, Harbor Hoe Down, Irene Seaver and Billy Raveau, Jania Taylor, Melissa Welke, Mulligan Stew, Steve Guthrie, the Kowalske Family Band and a Blissfest performer. Full schedule -
www.strollthestreets.com.
June 16
Bike4BreastCancer Ride
Saturday, June 16, marks the 10th anniversary of the Charlevoix / Emmet County Bike4BreastCancer Ride at Veterans Park in Boyne City. Sign-in and onsite registration for the 55 mile route begins at 7 a.m., with riders starting by 7:30. Those participating in the 42, 20 and 7-mile riders are welcome to sign in and/or register and begin their rides from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Online registration is open until June 14 at www.bike4breastcancer.org. You can also obtain a registration form at area chambers or North Country Cycle Sport, and Bikefix Cycling Center. Registration forms must be received no later than June 14, and the cost is $30 per person or $50 per family (two adults and any children 13 and under). Onsite registration is available at a cost of $35 per person or $60 per family. Proceeds raised by the Pink Ribbon Ride support The Circle of Strength through Charlevoix Area Hospital and the Kathleen Jontz Breast Health Fund through McLaren Northern Michigan’’s Foundation. Both hospitals provide mammograms, ultrasounds, MRIs and biopsies in Charlevoix and Emmet County, as well as financial and emotional support for these women and their families. To date, they have donated nearly $180,000 back to the community to help pay for these services. For more information contact Sue Morris at
penbryn@charter.net or231.709.8714, or visit their Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/b4bc-char-em.
THE YOUNG AMERICANS
bring their high-energy singing and dancing performance to the Boyne City Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16. This year, all advance tickets must be ordered by calling the Young Americans box office at (231) 526-3152 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Admission is $30 for preferred seating, $22 for adult general seating and $12 for students. Don't delay - this concert always sells out. After 10 days of performances around Northern Michigan, the Young Americans begin their dinner theater season at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs on June 22, continuing through Aug. 25.
June 22
Stroll the Streets
Ann & Will Rowland, Balloon Fun with Popper and Twister Joe, Blissfest Performer, Kelly Shively & Norm Hausler, Loud Mouth Soup (pictured), Synergy Song, The Kowalske Family Band and David Youngman.
June 25
Smeltania in Boyne City history program
The Charlevoix County History Preservation Society is presenting a program on "Smelt Runs and Smeltania in Boyne City during the 1930s and 1940s" with guest speaker Bob Morgridge on Monday, June 25 at 7 p.m. in the Boyne District Library. At the turn of the century Boyne City was a busy lumbering town but the lumbering boom faded in the early 1920’s. The community settled down to hard times with the advent of the Depression in the 1930’s. Only the Tannery provided most of the citizens with work. During this time local people found that they could find a meal and earn a living by catching smelt and selling them for a penny or two apiece to downstate restaurants. The first smelt were dipped in the Boyne River around 1929 with the advent of the smelt runs around 1937 another event began near the shores of Boyne City - this was the establishment of Smeltania City. When Old King Winter stilled the turbulent waters of Lake Charlevoix with a thick blanket of ice, a new city called Smeltania emerged. Join us as historian and author Bob Morgridge reveals the legacy of the only city in the world built on ice. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call 231-582-5326.
June 26
CIRCUS !
The Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, “America’s Favorite Big Top Circus,” to Veterans Park in Boyne City on Tuesday, June 26. There will be two performances at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available now at
www.boynecitycircus.com and from these locations beginning May 25:
* Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce, 28 S. Lake St. (Cash, check or credit cards accepted)
* Local Flavor Bookstore and Internet Cafe, 125 Water St. (Cash or check to Boyne Chamber)
* Country Now & Then/Up the Lazy River, 211 Water St. (Cash or check to Boyne Chamber)
Prices for advance tickets are $6 for children ages 2 to 12, and $9 for adults. Children under 2 are free. On show day, tickets will be $1 more for children and $3 more for adults, so be sure to buy your tickets early. For further information or to order tickets by phone, call the Chamber at 231-582-6222. More information on online ticket purchases:
www.boynecitycircus.com.
June 27
Evenings at the Gazebo
The Boyne Area Chamber has announced the schedule for another summer of Evenings at the Gazebo concerts beginning June 27. Concerts continue at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Aug. 22 at Old City Park (Corner of Park and River Streets). Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, but not your dogs. This concert series is made possible by sponsors and in-park donations made on the night of each performance. The Chamber appreciates the ongoing organizing efforts of Cindy Kujawski. In case of rain, concerts will be held at an alternate location; for details, call the Chamber at 582-6222 or visit our website.
> If you would like to be a sponsor, email or call us at 231-582-6222 or send your donation to the Boyne Area Chamber, 28 S. Lake St., Boyne City MI 49712. Sponsors are recognized in fliers, this newsletter, announcements at the concerts, and online at
www.gazeboconcerts.com. Here is the Summer 2012 line-up:
> June 27 - Rustic Heart (Kelly Shively and Norm Hausler), old time country and some original music
June 29-30
SOBO Arts Festival
The arts will be celebrated in downtown Boyne City for the third annual SOBO arts festival on June 29 and 30. Artists from all over the region will be attending the festival that will feature music, workshops, healing artists, and children’s activities. The center of the event will be in the SOBO Arts District of downtown Boyne City, located at the intersection of Lake and Main streets (200 and 300 blocks of Lake Street and the 100 block of Main Street). The show is open to all media; artists interested in participating are encouraged to contact Robin Berry at 231.675.7605. Information about the festival is also available at
www.soboartsfestival.com.
June 30
Aten Place
Tim Grimm has replaced Terri Hendrix as the season opening artist at Aten Place. The opening show is scheduled for Saturday, June 30th at 7:30 pm. Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines had to cancel their engagement due to a medical emergency. Tim Grimm is an award-winning singer/songwriter, and actor on stage and screen. After several years working in Los Angeles, where he co-starred for two seasons on the NBC dramaReasonable Doubts and appeared with Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger, Tim returned to his home in Indiana. He now lives with his wife and sons on an 80 acre farm close to where he grew up. Tim’s songs are full of the rural rumblings that have shaped his life — rich with descriptive details, and sung with warmth and intimacy — recognizing the inextinguishable national romance with the idea of the family farm and the vanishing landscape of rural America. Aten Place is located 1/2 mile south of Cherry Hill Road on Old Mackinaw Trail in Boyne Falls. The venue is a ninety plus year old oak frame barn with seating for 180. Tickets are $15 and go on sale at 6:30 p.m. the day of the concert, with performances beginning at 7:30. Advanced tickets and schedule details are available by visiting
www.atenplace.com. For more information go to www.atenplace.com or call 231-549-2076.
