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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.
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.
Boyne Area Senior Center is hosting night meals instead of lunches on Wednesdays. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. and serving continues until 6. Please join us for this endeavor and have dinner instead of lunch every Wednesday. Entertainment will also be provided each Wednesday.
The women of Eta Nu are sponsoring “Dressed For Chill” throughout the month of October. This project provides new winter outerwear for children in need at Boyne City Elementary School. Eta Nu members are responsible for community fund-raising, organizing, shopping and distributing the new outfits. Last year the women outfitted over 90 students with new jackets, snow pants, and boots. They are expecting the number to increase significantly for the coming winter season. Community organizations, businesses and individuals can support the cause by donating funds that will be used to purchase the new clothing. Fund donation receptacles are in many local businesses. Donations are accepted of new/unused outerwear for children: sizes 5T to youth 16 for coats and pants, and for new boots, sizes 11-5. Clothing donation receptacles are located at Local Flavor Book Store, Boyne District Library, and Boyne Elementary School. Monetary donations are tax-deductible. Checks may be made out to Eta Nu Charities, and mailed to PO Box 133, Boyne City, 49712.
Boyne City celebrates autumn bounty at its Harvest Festival Saturday, Oct. 6. The annual event brings six musical performers, crafts and fall produce to the downtown from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portions of Water and Lake streets will be closed to traffic. The Farmers Market will move from Veterans Park to Water and Lake streets for the event. Folk art demonstrations feature a variety of exhibitors, including a broom maker and blacksmith. There will also be an arts and crafts show. Hayrides start at 10 a.m. and there will also be children's games and pumpkin painting, a pie-eating contest, pie-baking contest and more in the main festival area. New this year is an "Empty Bowls" luncheon at Boyne District Library, 12 noon. For more information, call (231) 582-6222 or visit www.boyneharvestfestival.com.
The Harvest Festival will include an Empty Bowls Luncheon to raise funds to fight hunger at noon Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Boyne District Library. For a suggested donation of $20, those who attend will select a beautiful, one-of-a-kind bowl, which is then filled with soup. Guests keep the bowl as a reminder that there are always empty bowls in the world. Bowls for the Boyne City event were made by people who visited the Meg McClorey Pottery studio on Lake Street during the SOBO Arts Festival and Stroll the Streets this past summer. McClorey is the organizer of this new event for Boyne City. She had organized and participated in the Petoskey Empty Bowls event for several years and thought it was time to have one in Boyne City. "I think Boyne City is a perfect choice to host bowl-making events and a meal to raise money to help our community," she said. "And the Manna Project is the logical choice to be the recipient of money raised, as Manna provides funding to all of the food banks in our area." Local chef Nathan Bates of Boyne Country Provisions will be making the soup with Ingredients donated by local farmers. Bread is being donated from The Neighborhood Bread Company of Boyne City. For further information about the Empty Bowls project, call Meg McClorey at (248) 635-5851.
October 13
This Saturday, Oct.13 is a family affair at Raven Hill Discovery Center. Join us from noon to 4 p.m. for family fun indoors and out. The Center is offering free admission and special activities for families on the second Saturday of each month. Bring the family "team" or make it a special event for parent and child. The focus this Saturday will be Drums. With parent help, children can make a drum and drumstick to take home, as well as explore the hands-on museum and animals indoors and then head outdoors to enjoy the Music Garden, Beyond Jurassic Park, Schoolhouse, the Tree House, the Ancient World and the other outdoor exhibits. Free Second Saturdays are sponsored by the Charlevoix County Community Foundation from February through November and the Charlevoix Lions Club in December.
The Advance Board of Commerce will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner at the Community Center building behind the Advance Store from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Taste Andy Colyer's secret special-flavored spaghetti sauce. Find out more about the Advance Board of Commerce, see friends and learn more about the Advance community. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children; toddlers 5 and under are free. Take-out orders are available. For information or tickets call 231-582-9767.
October 14
The Boyne Area Senior Center is hosting a Polish Dinner and fresh homemade pie sale from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. Donation is $3 for those 60 and over. The event includes a quilt raffle at noon, a 50/50 raffle and music by Lucky Stars. For information call the Charlevoix County Commission on Aging, 231-237-0103.
October 20
The Grand Northern Opry returns to the Boyne City High School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Performers include the Front Porch Pickers (pictured), The Harmelings, Night Shades, Finding Eden, the Dipsy Chicks and others. Advance tickets are $12 for adutls and $8 for students, available at Country Now & Then/Up the Lazy River, or by calling 231-535-2640. Tickets at the door are $15 and $10.
October 21
Local folk musician Kelly Shively will perform in concert from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Boyne Arts Collective, 210 S. Lake Street, Boyne City. Tickets are $8 and available at the door or can be purchased at BAC Gallery. Refreshments will be served. Shively performs songs that combine love, family, and farming, with the humor, faith and hope also involved in her Northern Michigan lifestyle. Shively loves the old ways and traditional music and tries to weave them into the songs she writes. Her clear soprano voice has been known to stop people in their tracks and draw them in. She accompanies herself on Celtic harp, banjo, banjola, banjimer and fiddle.
October 22
The Charlevoix County History Preservation Society presents "IKE: The Lure of the Presidency" presented by Dr. George Colburn (pictured) at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 at the Boyne District Library. In March of this year you joined us for "Seeking Charlevoix County's Views of the Eisenhower Election", a sneak preview of Colburn's new documentary film on the Eisenhower election and presidency. He invited everyone to enliven the presentation with some good "Ike" tales and this well attended program afforded many to share such memories. Colburn is now inviting everyone back for a special preview of the final broadcast version of "IKE: The Lure of the Presidency." He will begin with the "back story" and conclude with a Q&A session. A DVD of the broadcast will also be available for purchase. George A. Colburn, Ph.D., is a resident of Walloon Lake and is President and Director of Operations for Starbright Media Corporation. His best known national television credit is as writer and producer of a major documentary series on Eisenhower's military and political c
October 27
The Boyne City Eagles are hosting two Halloween parties on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 102 River St. The ladies auxiliary is organizing a kids party from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Then comes the grown-ups party from 7 p.m. to midnight with live entertainment from TNT and prizes for the best costumes.
October 31
The Boyne City Firefighters Association will hold its free Haunted House at 5 p.m. Oct. 31 in the red barn next to the Boyne District Library on Park Street. Also nearby is the Trunk or Treat event at the Presbyterian Church.