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A Foodie's
Day in the Country
Join Hungry Village Tours as they visit a local
organic farm, goat cheese creamery, fresh Farmer's Market, a winery
and a potter's studio/farm. Tastings galore.
Followed by a
private "Farm to Fork" lunch with the Chef at Salt of the Earth.
Tuesday thru Saturday, 10am
to 4pm
Book when you reserve your
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"Ah Summer. What power you have."
--- Russell Baker
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Meijer Gardens
Summer Concert Series
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July 22
O.A.R. |
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July 25
Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group |
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August 2
The Head and The Heart |
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August 3
Gavin DeGraw & Colbie Caillat |
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August 8
k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang |
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August 16
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals |
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August 17
Bonnie Raitt |
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August 22
Darius Rucker |
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August 23
Five For Fighting |
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August 23
Wynton Marsalis |
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Tuesday Evening Music
Club
• Jul 24 Orpheum Bell/Fauxgrass
Quartet
• Jul 31 The Crane Wives/The Juliets
• Aug 7 Skee-Town Stylee/Blue Molly
• Aug 14 Kari Lynch Band/ Delilah
DeWylde & The Lost Boys
• Aug 21 The Icicles/Valentiger
• Aug 28 Ralston and Friends |
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Beverly Pepper: Palingenesis
at Meijer Gardens thru August 26
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"In summer, the song sings itself."
--- William Carlos Williams
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Out On The Water
Star of Saugatuck
Harbor Duck
Chain Ferry
Kayaking
Cruising
Charter Fishing
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"Deep summer is when
laziness finds respectability." --- Sam Keen
"A perfect summer day - when the sun is
shining and the lawnmower is broken." --- James
Dent
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Blue Coast Artists
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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"Of all the wonders of
nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the
possible exception of a moose singing 'Embraceable You' in spats."
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West Michigan Wineries
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"Gardening is a very
fine thing because you get such an unmistakable answer as to
whether you are making a fool of yourself or hitting the mark"
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Golf Courses in and around Saugatuck
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Allegan Antiques Market
July 29 and August 26
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Summer Concert
July 21 at Saugatuck Brewing Company
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SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, August 26
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Thursday, August 16
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Family Farm Fest - July 28
Lakeshore Harvest Country Bike Tour
August 18
Quilt Block Hop - August 22 - 25
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Saugatuck Chamber Music
Festival
25th Anniversary - Opus 25 •
July 19-20
Tchaikovsky/Schumann/Mozart
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July 26-27 Haydn/Boccherini/Dvorak
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August 2-3
Rachmaninoff/Brahms
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August 9-10 Haydn/Bartok
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August 16-17
Schumann/Chave/deFalla/Bruch |
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Yorktown Cruise Ship Visits
Saugatuck
August 17, 19
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Come visit Artists in Residence on
select Friday nights from 7:30 to 10:00 pm
July 27 & Aug 10
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Sizzling Summer
Refreshing Events in Douglas
Mark
your calendars
Set
your reminders
Go
to the lakeshore |
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July 28 Artist Reception
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August 11 Meet the Artist Missy
Morrow
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September 1 Artist Reception
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LaFONTSEE GALLERIES
douglas, michigan |
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June 29 & 30
August 3 with the
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Co.
July 20-22 & 27-28
August 4
August 10-12, 17-19 & 24-25
August 31 & Sept 1
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"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't
stop to look around once in a while, you'll mis
half of it" --- Robin Williams
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My Sweet Patootie July 17
Shari Kane & Dave Steele July 31
George Cole & Eurocana August 14
Nervous But Excited August 28
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Art Galleries in Our Villages
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
Janice Miles Gallery
421 Water Street, Saugatuck
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"Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make
you wanna move your dancing feet."
--- Bob Marley
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"What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever,
come perfect days."
--- James Russell Lowell
"Luxury of luxuries --- you haven’t lived if you have
not lain flat on the middle of your own thyme lawn." ---
Edna Walling
Saugatuck Harbor
Natural Area
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Fenn Valley Vineyard Events
• July 21 Summer Evening Cookout
• August 3 Summer Evening Cookout
Music
In The Vineyards
Sundays in August
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"They sat on the front veranda after supper
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while in the deep shaggy lawn below the fireflies blew and drifted
in soft random."
--- William Faulkner
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July 19
Willow |
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July 26
Fly Away Home |
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Antiques Abound right
on
our doorstep:
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Amsterdam in Saugatuck
• Bentley’s Fine Antiques
• Blue Star
Antique Pavilion
• The
Olde Farmhouse Antiques
• Olde House Antiques
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Summer Greenmarket at the
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Fridays thru October 5
Mondays Thru August 27
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Symphony in Saugatuck
Classical Fireworks on the Water
Front
8:00 pm | July 17 | Coghlin Park
The Grammy nominated Grand Rapids
Symphony is pleased to present Symphony in Saugatuck!
Classical Fireworks on the Waterfront at Coghlin Park. The
orchestra will perform classical favorites perfect for a
summer evening followed by a dazzling fireworks display.
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Summer Season
10 Artists 10 Trends
On exhibit thru July 27
July 18 - The Good Lovelies
July 19 & 20 - Marcus Monroe
July 21 - BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
July 27
- August 12
August 17 - September 2
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"We had sand in the eyes and the ears and the
nose, and sand in the hair, and sand-between-the-toes."
--- A.A. Milne
"I wonder what it would be like to live in a world
where it was always June."
--- Doris Day
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Featuring Music by Christy G, Diego,
Entourage and Mary Rademacher on Saturday and Sunday evenings with
Open Mic Night on Mondays
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Douglas Socials
Thursday, July 26
Thursday, August 9
Thursday, August 23
Art &
All That Jazz
Saturday, July 14
Saturday, August 11
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July 27 & 28 Summer Beer Festival
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"The bigger the summer vacation the
harder the fall." --- Anon
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Holland Events
Holland Museum thru August 5
"Before The Festival" The improbable
Journey of Holland's Favorite Flower" Exhibit, Holland Museum, thru Sep 2
Holland Farmer's Market
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Music in the Park
Under the Gazebo in Wicks Park in Saugatuck every Wednesday in the
summer from 7-9 PM |
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Zion Lion |
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• Jul 25 |
Bryan Michael Fischer Band |
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• Aug 1 |
Creolization |
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• Aug 8 |
Java Jive |
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• Aug 15 |
Schrock Brothers |
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• Aug 22 |
Funktion |
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• Aug 29 |
The Sea Cruisers |
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"Summer vacation; when you drink
triple, see double, and act single."
--- Anon
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July 27 - 29
Entertainment, Good Food, Antique Car & Boat
Show, Art & Craft Fair, Boat Parade & Fireworks at Dusk
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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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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.
Spa services are also all around us:
Waterfront Day Spa We couldn’t live without Esthetician
Peggy who, using Pevonia Botanica from Switzerland offers the
finest European facial ever. Peggy also works magic with her
Signature Facial, Purifying Back Facial, Myoxy-Caviar Facial, skin
analysis, High Frequency and Galvanic Machines along with Glycolic
and Salicylic Peels and make up consultations.
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
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"Every summer has a story."
--- Woody Allen
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Thru August 10 Knickerbocker
Theatre
Thru
July 28 DeWitt Main
Theatre
Thru
August 11 DeWitt Main
Theatre
July 20 - August 9 DeWitt Main
Theatre
July 26 - August 9
Holland Area Arts Council
Thru August 10 Studio Theatre
Thru August 10 Studio Theatre
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