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Meijer Gardens
Bernar Venet at Meijer Gardens
through October
Shattered: Contemporary Sculpture in Glass is
ArtPrize at Meijer Gardens Opens September 18
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"The Summer night is like a perfection of thought." ---
Wallace Stevens
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"Summer afternoon – summer afternoon to me those have always been
the two most beautiful words in the English language."
--- Henry James
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Blue Coast Artists Fall Tour
October 5 & 6
The Blue Coast Artists tour
offers a behind-the-scenes look into the studios and galleries of six studio
artists. This site gives you a sample of the work from each artist before
visiting the studios. View the
tour map for directions to the studios.
Lattner Studio
Blue Star Pottery
Khnemu Studio LLC
Blue Roan Studio
Lake Effect Pottery
Blue Star Studio of Wood & Glass LLC
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"Sweet, sweet burn of Sun, and summer wind, and
you my friend, my summer fling."
--- John Denver |
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Vineyards in Southwest
Michigan
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"The Sun does not shine for a few trees and
flowers, but for the wide word's joy."
--- Henry Ward Beecher |
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"If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll be
they'd feel a lot differently inside."
--- Bill Watterson
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This year's all-new exhibition at the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical
Society Museum, offers a multifaceted look at the Kalamazoo River
duneland and its archeological, historical, environmental, social
and recreational significance, in contrasting tales of change and
permanence.
The Museum occupies the historic Saugatuck Pump
House at 735 Park Street, in a scenic garden setting along the west
shore of the Kalamazoo River at Mt. Baldhead Park, a short walk
north from the Saugatuck Chain Ferry landing. Admission and nearby
parking are free. The Museum is open weekends from noon thru
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Golf Courses in and around Saugatuck
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Relax and Refresh at Wickwood and
the Day Spas in Saugatuck
At Wickwood, we all need a little
rejuvenation these days and we love to pamper our guests with
massages with our Nancy Plantinga. She specializes in Swedish
massages, has added a Couples Massage with mirroring, does
Pre-natal, Reiki and Chakra all under our roof. Just book your
appointment when you make your reservation.
Bella Vita Day Spa specializes in massage treatments, and
beauty salon services. They offer Swedish, Deep Tissue, Pre-Natal,
Hot Stone, Four Hand Swedish and Couples Massages along with Low
Back Tension Releases, Sinus Relief and Fibromyalgia Tender Point
massages.
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Felt Mansion
Self-Guided Tours through the
end of October Sunday through Tuesday 1-5 p.m. |
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29th Annual Goose
Festival
October 12 - 13, Fennville
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"For me there is an invincible summer."
---Albert Camus |
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Play: September 20 & 21
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• Gifts or Creatures,
Sept 15
• Honey Dewdrops, Sept
22
• Anne Hills & Michael
Smith, Sept 29
• Red Tail Ring, Oct 6
• Peter & Lou
Berryman, Oct 13
• Jim Hurst, Oct 20
• The String Doctors,
Oct 17
• Muteflutes, Nov 3
• Wisaal, Nov 10
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Art Galleries in Our Villages
Gallery Stroll in Saugatuck and Douglas, October 12
Dawn Stafford's Peachbelt Studio & Gallery
Corner of M-89 & 63rd St., Fennville
James Brandess
Studios & Gallery
238 Butler St., Saugatuck
Good Goods
106 Mason St., Saugatuck
Button-Petter Gallery
161 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas
98 Center St., Douglas
Armstrong-De Graaf International Fine Art
403 Water St. on Main, Saugatuck
Bruce Baughman Studio & Galleries
242 Butler St., Saugatuck
Marcia Perry, Sculptor
Blue Star Hwy., North of Saugatuck
Amazwi Contemporary Art
249 Culver St., Saugatuck
Roan and Black
3315 Blue Star Hwy, Saugatuck.
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September 19
Journey Into Fear (1942)
Directed by Norman Foster. With Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Rio,
and Orson Welles |
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October 3
It's All True (1993)
Directed by Richard Wilson, Myron Meisel, Bill Krohn. Narrated by
Miguel Ferrer |
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October 17
Jane Eyre (1943)
Directed by Robert Stevenson. With Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine |
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October 31
The Third Man (1947)
Directed by Carol Reed.
With Joseph Cotten, Valli, and Orson Welles. |
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November 14
The Lady From Shanghai (1948)
Directed by Orson Welles. With Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, and
Everett Sloane |
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December 12
Touch Of Evil (1958)
Directed by Orson Welles. With Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and
Janet Leigh |
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Halloween Harvest Festival & Parade
October 26 |
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Farmers Market Fridays thru October 4
ON THE MAIN STAGE
Tiempo Libre
October 5
EXHIBIT
Point Counterpoint: Cyril
Lixenberg Screen Prints - Through November 9
Real To Reel
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
September 19
Gasland II October 19
Blood Brother November 14
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"The Sun as the universal giver of life would
be my god." ---Napoleon Bonaparte |
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"Three things cannot be long hidden:
The Sun, The Moon and The Truth."
--- Buddha
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• September 21
Christy & Velvet
• September 28 Mark Kahny Duo
• October 5 Christy & Velvet
• October 12 Mark Kahny Trio
• October 19 Mary Rademacher
• October 26 Edye Evans Hyde
• November 2 Mike Raleigh
• November 9 Mark Kahny Trio
• November 16 Christy & Velvet
• November 23 Edye Evans Hyde
• November 30 Mary Radmacher
Monday evening joins us for the What Not Band and our Open-Mic
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"When the Sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no
trouble too difficult to overcome." --- Wilma Rudolph
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Antiques Abound right
on our doorstep:
•
Amsterdam in Saugatuck
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Bentley’s Fine Antiques
• Blue
Star Antique Pavilion
• The
Olde Farmhouse Antiques
• Olde House Antiques
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Staying Fit in Saugatuck
It’s easy here. We have miles of
beaches to walk, trails to cycle, streams and rivers, and one Big Lake, to
canoe, kayak, and surf, and paths and woods to walk. We also are lucky to
have the Satya Yoga Center which is dedicated to our best selves with yoga,
Pilates, meditation, martial arts, dance and even Boot Camp. There are
classes, personal training, and workshops for all.
Lakeshore Pilates is committed to upholding the
highest standards of Joseph Pilates with Group Reformer & Mat classes and
personal training. Lakeshore Pilates takes Pilates seriously training men
and women of all ages. Visitors welcome.
The Pump House Gym is everyone’s
favorite for hitting the Cardio Mezzanine with Elliptical Bikes and
Treadmills, free weights and Magnum weight and strength training equipment.
Classes, day rates, personal training, it’s all here seven days a week.
Walk-ins welcome.
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Stay at Wickwood and Visit
ArtPrize Grand Rapids
162 Venues
1517 Artworks Entered
Sept 18 - Oct 6
September 18 - October 6
Chili Cook-Off
October 13 |
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