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Now available on Etsy! Ask for the volume discount of 5 calendars for $15 The Elberta Farmers Market opens its 2017 season on May 18 at 8 am, and you'll be all ready for it with the first-ever Elberta Farmers Market Calendar! On sturdy, glossy cardstock, this one-page
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Frankfort holds its first-ever Beer Week the second week of Hoptober, Monday through Saturday, celebrating our new deeply local beer scene (thank you, Stormcloud Brewing Company). More than a dozen restaurants will be participating, creating unique items just for this event, made with Michigan beer. Stormcloud will tap their annual
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The Elberta Solstice Festival is back for its 12th year, Saturday June 21! Join the teeming masses of music and food buffs descending on our magical Village amid the dune bluffs of Lake Michigan for live music, local food, beer, games, Michigan's best beach, and other attractions to
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What better way to prepare for Valentine's Day than to learn about extremely poor communication among men and women of the early modern period? What: The Hammer of Witches: Witchcraft in the 16th and 17th Centuries, a lecture by Dr. Louis Yock When: Thursday, February 13, 4PM Where:
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The Northern Michigan Culinary Arts Community makes a second attempt to kick off its community dinner series at Grow Benzie on Sunday, February 9 at 5 pm. As with all NMCAC events, menus are volunteer-made from scratch and feature locally produced ingredients. Dinner is served at 5 and runs until
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Next Wednesday! Delicious free food, beer and music at Eco-Building Products' open house beginning at 7 pm. Come and meet our new business neighbors in the old Elberta Beach Market building: owner Jim Barnes and staff Greg Kindig and Lisa Richter. We kind of feel like we should be
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By Cheryl Gross for Plant It Wild Plant It Wild is offering "Shade Gardening with Michigan Native Woodland Plants and Ferns" by the landscape expert Brian Zimmerman on Wednesday, August 28, 7 pm, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Michigan native plants will be for sale at the program. Shade
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On August 16, percussionist and harmonica player Trina Hamlin will fill the Conundrum Café with her passionate ballads and bluesy sounds. An hour prior to the 8 PM concert, St. Ambrose Cellars, known locally for their delicious meads, will be offering a tastings of their meads, red and white wines
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Benzie Shores District Library needs of volunteers for the annual Friends of the Library booksale. Volunteers able to do heavy lifting are needed for setup on Friday, August 16, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Setup, sales, and clean-up volunteers are needed for various shifts on Saturday, August 17.
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Hey everyone, the Ann Arbor Railroad Retirees gather again, for the 28th year in a row, at the Blaine Township Hall on White Owl Road August 4, to celebrate their years of service in Elberta's unique industry. All are welcome (bring food!), and the Alert encourages younger and