Approaching Spring by mayerdavid1978
(sorry this update is a little late!) Our Michigan event calendar for the month of March features all kinds of signs that spring is just around the corner with some cautious reminders that objects around the corner may be further off than they appear.
Quotes
"March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes
and a laugh in her voice." - Hal Borland
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." - Charles Dickens
"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." - Lewis Grizzard
"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush." - Doug Larson
"Spring is nature's way of saying, Let's party!" - Robin Williams
Fast Facts
March's birthstone is Aquamarine and Bloodstone. They symbolize courage.
Its birth flower is the Narcissus.
March in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Northern Hemisphere.
Daylight-Savings time occurs on March 13, 2010, at 2:00 AM - time to spring ahead!
Think spring! The vernal equinox occurs on March 20, 2011, at 11:21 PM EDT.
Things to Do, Places to Go
March 1 - April 30
Foremost's Butterflies Are Blooming - Grand Rapids
Foremost's Butterflies Are Blooming is Meijer Gardens most popular annual exhibition and the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibit in the nation. March 1–April 30, visitors can escape the Michigan winter and mingle with more than 6,000 tropical butterflies flying free in the 15,000-square-foot Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory.
March 3 - 4
Kalkaska Winterfest - Kalkaska
Date changed for 2012! One of the largest races in the Midwest. Longest continuous running race in Michigan -- Since 1965. Largest purse in Michigan -- $6,000. The only race in the state with an Unlimited/Open Class.
March 11 - 12
Uptown Film Festival - Birmingham
The inaugural UFF is a two- night celebration of the Michigan film industry, and in particular, productions created entirely, or in part, within the state. It was established by leaders in the Michigan film industry and will be held annually to recognize the industry and individuals' accomplishments within the state. (visit on Facebook)
March 12
Annual Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon - Calumet
A laid-back, skier-oriented weekend in Calumet on the beautiful Keewanau Peninsula. You can choose between 26-km and 50km distances including a separate category for 26-km classic skiers. The Junior Bear Chase is a youth Nordic ski race for skiiers up to 16-years-old.
March 12
Brew-Ski Festival - Harbor Springs
Suds and snow. Is there a better combination? Our first annual Brew-Ski Festival features 100+ craft brews, entertainment and an evening of parties. We'll be pitching a big ole' tent at the base of the slopes where you and friends can purchase tickets and sample a variety of brews. The frothy samples are served up by brewery representatives while you enjoy music, brats and spring conditions.
March 11 - 13
Flushing Walleye Festival - Flushing
The event features:
- Outdoor Show Exhibits
- Fish Fry
- Trout Pond
- Outdoor Show
- Firefighter's Pancake Breakfast
- Guest Speakers
- Texas Hold'em Tournament/Poker Night
- Youth Group
- Chili Cook-off
St. Patrick's Day Parade - Detroit
Sponsored by the United Irish Societies in metro Detroit, the parade runs along Michigan Avenue in the area known as "Corktown", so called because of the many immigrants that came and settled here from County Cork. The parade travels down a dozen or so blocks passing by historic Tiger Stadium and the Gaelic League/Irish American Club. Also see Bay City, Clare, Flint, Kalamazoo, Grand Ledge, Saugatuck, Traverse City and Muskegon. (note that some of these are on the weekend before!)
March 17 - 20
Lansing Home & Garden Show - East Lansing
The strongest Home & Garden show in the Mid-Michigan area fills the MSU Pavilion on the campus of Michigan State University. Incredible gardens, extensive landscaping projects, a Standard Flower Show and three free seminar stages surround hundreds of exhibits featuring construction, remodeling, kitchens & baths, retail garden centers, pools and spas and home services.
March 17 - 20
Ultimate Sport and RV Show - Grand Rapids
Michigan's finest tradition for the avid fisherman, hunter or outdoor loving family! Over 350 exhibitors will be at the show with the latest outdoor gear, travel information and fishing boats. The features are famous: World Class Taxidermy, Antique Lures, Trout Pond, Woodcarvers, Pellet Range, Fishing Simulator, Rock Wall and Fly Casting Instruction. Nearly 100 fishing and hunting semainrs will be held on 4 stages, including "Lake Ultimate," the 110,000 gallon indoor lake. Michigan sportsmen never miss it!
March 18 - 20
Carnival Weekend at Boyne - Boyne Falls
It's party time once again. Boyne Mountain pulls out all the stops as Mardi Gras moves north for the weekend. How can I get some of those beads you ask, come to Boyne Mountain and find out. Bands, costume competitions, the slush cup and parties all over the resort make this a weekend to remember. You might want to plan on using a sick day for Monday.
March 19 - 20
Kalamazoo Living History Show - Kalamazoo
The largest, nationally recognized, juried show in the Midwest devoted to pre-1890 original or reproduction living history supplies, accouterments and related crafts. More than 10,000 historical re-enactors from pre-Revolutionary through the Civil War, history buffs, collectors, and the general public from 18 states and Canada come together for a festive weekend to buy, sell and trade. The event attracts over 270 of the finest craftsman and dealers of living history supplies and related crafts from throughout the United States.
March 22 - 27
Ann Arbor Film Festival - Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is internationally recognized as a premiere showcase for creative, inspiring, and influential films of all types: avant-garde and experimental, story-based narratives, documentaries, and animation. As the longest-running film festival of its kind in North America, the AAFF is steeped in a rich tradition of ground-breaking cinema.
March 25 - 27
Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival - Kalamazoo
Come to the Kalamazoo Museum for a celebration of Kazoo's legacy of stringed-instrument design and manufacture. This free event invites visitors to meet instrument designers and learn about their trade, to hear live performances from area musicians, and to attend a variety of workshops for guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele and more!
March 25 – April 2
Royal Oak Restaurant Week - Royal Oak
A nine-day event celebrating the delicious diversity of the City's dining establishments. Held from Friday, March 25 through Saturday April 2, this annual event features special fixed price three-course dinner menus for either $15 or $25 from almost two-dozen restaurants.
Did we get them all? Not likely!! Add ones we missed (with links) in the comments below!
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Reunion Reunion Seminar & Exhibit.
This is a seminar for local reunion (family, class, church, military, etc…) planners to education them on the important stages of planning a reunion, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 at Stonegate Banquet Center, 1084 N. Irish Road, Davison.
Featured speaker is George G. Morgan, author of "Your Family Reunion." The event is free, but reservations are required by March 13. RSVP to Renee Cobb at the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at (810) 232-9579.
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Reunion Reunion Seminar & Exhibit.
This is a seminar for local reunion (family, class, church, military, etc…) planners to education them on the important stages of planning a reunion, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 at Stonegate Banquet Center, 1084 N. Irish Road, Davison.
Featured speaker is George G. Morgan, author of "Your Family Reunion." The event is free, but reservations are required by March 13. RSVP to Renee Cobb at the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at (810) 232-9579.
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The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, March 11th from 11am – 2pm at their office. If you are interested in learning more about what the Conservancy does and how they do it, or if you'd like to discover new opportunities to volunteer your time where you're sure to have an impact, then this Open House event is for you!
Talk with staff, enjoy a light lunch, and explore ways that you can be involved in the work of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy.
Location: 3860 North Long Lake Road, Traverse City
Directions: from Division Street (US 31/37), take Front Street West approximately 1 mile to Oleson’s West Plaza.
Follow the balloons to the parking area and entrance, located in the back of the Oleson's plaza.
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The Old Town Stomp - Perspective 2 in Old Town
Friday March 27th, 5:30 pm - 12:00 pm
An evening of live music, cocktails & dancing, awards and art auction awaits you as our guest at Perspective2 in Old Town. Expect a unique and welcoming atmosphere inspired by Jazz clubs of old. Candle-lit, linen-clad and alive with music… THE OLD TOWN STOMP will draw you into its ambiance. Proceeds from this events help sponsor more than 150 musicians booked to play at Old Town free community festivals such as Jazzfest and Bluesfest.
$50 per person, VIP tables available, cash bar
For more information, e-mail info@oldtownarts.org or visit http://event.pingg.com/TheOldTownStomp
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New Covenant Believers International church in Mt. Morris Township will host the Third Annual Gathering of the Eagles Conference.
The five-day conference from May 6-10, 2009, will feature numerous classes led by inspirational speakers from throughout the United States.
The conference, run by the non-denominational church, is free and open to the public. This year’s conference hosts are pastors Leslie and Sandra Appleberry of Flint.
Details: (810) 715-0543.
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Don't miss this amazing show coming to Traverse City! Monday, March 15, 2010 CELTIC CROSSROADS with Special Guest GT Pipes & Drums @ The City Opera House, Traverse City, MI., Doors @ 6:00 PM, Show @ 7:00PM, Advance Tickets: $22*, Day of Show: $25 Get 'em online at: http://www.porterhouseproductions.com and at Oryana an...d The City Opera House in Traverse City.
http://www.porterhouseproductions.com/2009/12/18/celtic-crossroads/
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
MARTIN SEXTON
City Opera House | Traverse City, MI
Doors @ 7:00 PM | Show @ 8:00 PM
with Special Guest The Ryan Montbleau Band
Advance Tickets: $27* | Day of Show: $30 | Get 'em online at http://www.porterhouseproductions.com and at Oryana and City Opera House in TC
All Ages, General Admission
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I believe the St. Pats Parade in Detroit's Corktown is actually Sunday, March 14 (not the 16th as listed above).
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The Detroit Artists Market annual Scholarship Awards and Exhibition: Wayne State University opens Friday, March 12th, 7-10pm reception. Free and open to the public. This show is open through April 17th. Regular gallery hours Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm.
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Tractors, farm tools, dolls, quilts, special events. March 20, 10-2pm, spring crafts, paper dolls, rope making, corn shelling, bead table. Two art galleries, Jam sessions, doll exhibit. Coopersville Farm Museum, 375 Main Street, Coopersville, MI.
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: Michigan Green Consortium announces a free community-wide recycle, repurpose and reuse event from 10am until 2pm on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at Parking Lot B in downtown Traverse City. The event is held twice a year, the morning following the time adjustment, and serves as a reminder to residents to renew their pledge to do their part to preserve the environment.
The Daylight Savings Clean Up and Green Up Event will be hosted by the Consortium and a dozen or more local area businesses that provide recycle and reuse services. The event is comprehensive, offering residents the chance to bring recyclable items to one location and at no charge for collection. Steve Adcock, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Consortium states, “We’re fortunate to have been embraced by event partners that are willing to collect practically the entire spectrum of reusable household productsâ€.
Thirteen or more area businesses will be on site that day to process a realm of household goods that have reusable or recyclable value. American Waste; Bay Area Recycling, Rifkin Steel, L & B Recycling, Cartridge World, Goodwill, GT Profile’s Shredmonster, E Waste, Odom Reusable Building Products, Northern Michigan Garment Restoration, Evergreen Bottle Company, Team Elmer’s and Home Depot will be there. A Compact Fluorescent light bulb will be given away to the first 400 individuals that bring in items as incentive for local residents to turn out early, compliments of Home Depot. A reusable shopping bag will be offered to attendants compliments of recycling partner Goodwill Industries.
The list of items that will be accepted includes:- #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 plastics; air conditioners; all coloured glass bottles; wine bottles, aluminum; auto batteries; nickel cadmium batteries; power tool batteries; alkaline batteries; BBQ grills; bubble wrap; cameras; cardboard; cell phones; computer monitors, computer printers, scanners and laptops; clean and reusable building products; asphalt; concrete, toilets; confidential documents; curling irons; dehumidifiers; drycleaner’s bags; extension cords; fire extinguishers, freezers; hair dryers; hot water heaters; lawn mowers and edgers; compact fluorescent and fluorescent light bulbs; magazines; metal products; microwave ovens; newspaper; stoves and ovens; Styrofoam packing peanuts; paper; plastic film; plastic grocery bags; plastic landscaping pots; plastic lawn edging; toner cartridges; ink cartridges; books; shoes; reading glasses and bifocals; electric radios; refrigerators; small electronics; small household electric appliances; styrofoam - #6 PS (clean white Styrofoam); styrofoam - expanded polystyrene (EPS); toaster ovens; typewriters; VHS tapes and cassettes; washing machines and dryers; and wire hangers.
There are only a handful of items that are prohibited. Clean Up and Green Up is not set up to accept obvious trash, television sets or television monitors, single-pane windows, insulation materials, fuels or hazardous chemicals. For questions about items accepted, a comprehensive list is available for download at http://www.mgconline.org.
The March 14th Clean Up and Green Up will be the second free recycling event hosted for the community by Michigan Green Consortium. During the inaugural event last November the Michigan Green Consortium was able to divert 11,100-lbs of steel scrap; 9,000-lbs of electronic equipment; 15 cubic yards (8,600-lbs) organic waste; 8,200-lbs confidential documents; 5,753-lbs. of sheet metal; 1,306-lbs of auto-batteries; 25 cubic yards of cardboard and paper stock; 12 cubic yards of plastics; 4 cubic yards of aluminum and metal; 3 cubic yards of glass; 20 cubic yards of Styrofoam; 4 cubic yards of plastic landscaping pots; 11 cubic yards of plastic bags and mixed plastic; 37 fire extinguishers; 100 ink cartridges; 200-lbs of clothing; 20-lbs of wire hangers; 76-lbs. of Freon; 55 fluorescent light bulbs; 50 compact fluorescent bulbs and 30 rechargeable
batteries from the landfill.
Michigan Green Consortium is a trade association established in 2008 to promote and support green and sustainable businesses; to educate the business and local community on what should be done to ensure a healthy environment and provides networking opportunities for green companies. The consortium is funded solely by member dues and public contributions.
To learn out more about the Daylight Savings: Clean Up and Green Up event call (231) 947-1688 or visit Michigan Green Consortium’s website at http://www.mgconline.org.
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