2021 SwingShift & The Stars - Participants announced!SwingShift and the Stars returns for its 14th Season! Over $4.1 million has been raised since its inception in 2008 and three special nonprofits have been selected to participate this season! The 2021 cast of SwingShift & the Stars was unveiled on Thursday August 26th at the Grand Traverse Event Center on Garfield Avenue. This year's incredible line-up includes:? AC Paw with dance team Marti Johnson & Kellen Blackburn who will dance the swing for the September shows and lip sync darlings, Philip & Melissa Smith, will perform in November, ? Cognition - Science & Discovery Center, has selected Clover Keyes Roy & Larry Avery to rhumba their way into your hearts in September and Rich Brauer & friends to delight audiences with their lip sync skills in November, ? Love Thy Neighbor - Grand Traverse, offers the admirable talents of Kendra Peterson & Tarren Thomas as their September Night -Club dancers and proudly presents Dawnette Wessell and her team of lip sync divas to compete in November’s events.Also, new and exciting this season, will be SwingShift and the Stars: Beyond the Competition, sponsored by Bill & Susie Janis! It’s a professionally produced, virtual, sneak peek backstage and in rehearsals for fun and even a few mishaps!! You can view, donate and vote by watching Beyond the Competition on your own screen. You’ll have several opportunities to view this backstage craziness December 3rd, 4th and 5th. Friday and Saturday dates begin at 7pm and Sunday dates have a matinee showing at 3pm. Go to Swingshiftandthestars.org to watch 'Beyond the Competition'Start planning your “watch party”!!!"Covid has taken its toll and our local nonprofit organizations are busier now than ever striving to meet the needs of our community. They need all of our help. Join SwingShift and the Stars, and let’s build up these hard-working nonprofits!” says creator Judy Harrison.Our sponsors make SwingShift and the Stars possible! A giant thank-you to our VIP Sponsors; Awrey’s Bakery, Bill Marsh Buick GMC, Black Diamond Broadcasting, Floor Covering Brokers & Golden Fowler Home Furnishings! And thank you to our Star Sponsors; Centennial Wealth Advisory, First Community Bank, Knorr Marketing, Max’s Service & Traverse Architecture. Also, thank you to our Supporting Sponsors, Blarneystone Broadcasting, Epiphany Salon, Image 360, Lite 96 FM, TV 7&4, Up North Live and TV 9&10.Also NEW & exciting: This season will wrap up on Dec 10th with the SwingShift and the Stars, Christmas Round-up, sponsored by America’s Carpet Barn. We invite small businesses to celebrate the season of giving in a very tangible way; helping our 3 nonprofits “round-up” their totals! It will be a fun evening where our nonprofits themselves will be serving dinner and ReBooted featuring Judy Harrison will entertain and pack the dance floor!
For more information about the live and virtual events, becoming a sponsor, or applying to be a nonprofit participant for the 2023 season (yes, we’ve already selected 2022’s nonprofit participants!), please reach out to Judy Harrison at judy@swingshiftandthestars.org - 231.620.6246 or Sherry Galbraith sherry@swingshiftandthesttars.org - 231.409.1528
Location: Grand Traverse Event Center
Website: swingshiftandthestars.org
Phone: 2316496347
The Zonta Club of Midland is pleased to announce that the Zonta Homewalk will be held in December with in-person and virtual tour options. The in-person tours will be December 4th and 5th from 1 - 5 pm and the virtual tours will be available December 4th – 31st. One ticket provides access to both! The 40th Homewalk celebration includes five spectacular Midland area homes including one that was featured in the very first tour. The 2021 event has the flexibility of in-person and virtual tours so that everyone can participate. Zonta is partnering with Tridge Media Productions for the home videos which will include home information and history that may not be available during the in-person tours. The virtual tours will be great as a st
andalone view as well as a supplement for those who visit the homes. Tickets and more information available at ZontaClubofMidland.org.
Location: Midland
Website: www.ZontaClubofMidland.org
Phone: 9894309183
Michigan Tech sculpture, installation, and design students showcase their work in this end-of-semester art exhibit. Big Bean Burrito: Exhibit opens 8 a.m. 12/3 and closes 8 p.m. 12/7
Location: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
Website: https://events.mtu.edu/event/big_bean_burrito_-_student_art_exhibit
Phone: 9064872073
Please join us for the Christmas in Kalkaska Holiday Craft Show featuring a gym filled with unique and one-of-a-kind holiday gift giving and home decorating items on Saturday, December 4th. We're at the Kalkaska Middle School (please enter via the W. Dresden St parking lot) from 10 am to 4 pm. Stop by the cafeteria from 10 am to noon for Cookies with Santa. There will be games, crafts, and prizes! Concessions are avail;able on-site. Catch the Bake Sale to benefit the Kalkaska Senior Parent Association. We will have a raffle comprised of gifts from each of our crafters with proceeds to the Middle School's Junior National Honor Society to pay for the Santa activity. Contact Deb at 231-534-4377.
Location: Kalkaska Middle School
Phone: 2315344377
Michigan State Police
will be hosting a Stuff
a Blue Goose toy drive
on 12/4/21 from 12 pm
to 5 pm at Walmart
in Cheboygan
Location: Walmart Cheboygan
Phone: 9062980919
Join us at our chapel to experience a historic Christmas service. Refreshment’s after the service.
Location: Heritage Village just west of Mackinaw City on Central Ave
Website: Mackinawhistory.org
Phone: 812-797-6000
Learn various methods for creating a moresustainable home garden – this workshop willintroduce you to multiple environmentally-friendlytechniques to incorporate into your backyard.
Location: Gahagan Nature Preserve 209 W Maplehurst Roscommon, MI 48653
Website: www.gahagannature.org/calendar
Phone: 989-275-3217
Join us in beautiful downtown Kalkaska for our annual Lighted Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 4th. We'll meet up near the Trout Fountain and then throw the switch to light up the tree at 6:45. The parade will begin at 7 pm sharp! Enjoy hot cocoa and cookies around the bon fire after the parade and Santa will be visiting all the little ones (and some big ones) at his Santa House.:-) If you would like to participate in the parade, please contact parade coordinator, Tina Banko, at tbanko@charter.net or 231 564-7422.
Location: Downtown
Phone: 2315344377
Minnesota Ballet's new production of the Nutcrackerwith the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestrafeaturing local dancers from the Superior School of DanceMasks are required. Visit the Rozsa COVID-19 Policies for more information.
Location: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
Website: https://events.mtu.edu/event/nutcracker_with_minnesota_ballet_and_kso
Phone: 9064872073
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