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Elberta’s own choreographer, Gretchen Eichberger, premieres her dance tribute to Gwen Frostic, Chaotic Harmony, next Saturday and Sunday at the CSA Meeting House. A collaboration with the writer Anne-Marie Oomen and the musical trio Breathe Owl Breathe, as well as four dancers and three speakers, the piece integrates spoken
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Breathe Owl Breathe are back again this Sunday, July 24, at the Elberta Amphitheater, with a sliding-scale show tuned to all ages. Last year they played through a rather dramatic rainstorm, and this year's show may be a reprise. Bring your slickers and take a moment to breathe
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At Thursday's council meeting this week, we'll have a special guest, Vickie Smith, of Wildlife and Wetland Solutions, who specializes in the eradication of invasive phragmites, which we have a lot of in the bay and inlet. The Friends of Betsie Bay and other concerned citizens
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Sue King’s husband, Bob King, bought the lot on the corner of Bigley and Glen about 15 years ago. He eventually decided, as a gift to Sue, to put in a spur off the water main and give her a section to grow a garden in. The other day
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Janet Buck, a member of PEO (variously thought to stand for "Phone Everybody Organization" or "Pickled Eggs and Oysters") will host an antiques and secondhand items sale at the La Rue House Bed & Breakfast garage this Friday and Saturday. Items for the sale may be
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IT’S THE BIGGEST EVENT of summer 2011: June 18, the Elberta Summer Solstice Festival. To get you ready for the longest day of the year, the Alert spoke with Josh Stoltz, who organizes the event along with Josh Herren, Bill Soper, Connie Manke, Jennifer Wilkins, Art Melendez, Adrian Hirsch,
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Tomorrow, May 28, we will be pulling garlic mustard from South Elberta Dunes. This conservancy property is soon to be transferred to the village of Elberta, along with the task of pulling garlic mustard. The conservancy has been pulling garlic mustard at this site for several years now, and the
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Tonight at the Darcy Library, Beulah, the Benzie County Transition Town Study Group continues its film series with "No Impact Man," a documentary about Colin Beavan, who tried to live as sustainably as possible for a year, dragging his family kicking and screaming along with him. 6:30
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This Thursday at 10 AM at the Elberta Farmers' Market Pavilion, come and listen to Michigan filmmaker and local-food activist Chris Bedford speak about how we can jack our economy and become food secure by high-tailing it back to the way things were as recently as thirty years ago,
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At Thursday's council meeting this week, we'll have a special guest, the devil himself, Hell, MI, mayor John Colone. In addition, a public hearing on a variance for the construction of Jerry Little's home will be held. As with many Village lots, Jerry'