/// FESTIVALS Chesaning Showboat Music Festival
FOR MORE THAN SIX decades the Chesaning Showboat Music Festival has offered outdoor entertainment and has been a major contributor to the Chesaning, Mich. community. Since the first Showboat festival in 1937, featuring a chorus on a replica Mississippi riverboat, the event has grown tremendously, providing multi- faceted entertainment on the banks of the Shiawassee River. The festival is held over four days and spans locations
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The calendar of events also includes
the second annual Tom Richardson Memorial Chesaning River Race on July 9, which consists of kayak and canoe races down the Shiawassee River, the Fourth Annual Cruisin’ to the River Car Show (July 9) hosted by Stoddard’s Classic Cars of Chesaning.
Wake up for an early meal on July 10 at the Dawn Patrol
in Showboat Park with a 6,600-seat lakefront amphitheater and spots in downtown Chesaning, all while keeping alive the tradition of the nostalgic stern-wheeler riverboat. This year, festival goers can see performances by Modern
Bliss (July 8-9), Joe Nichols with Jacob Lyda and Mandi Layne and the Lost Highway (July 11), Burnaround (July 12), Sick Puppies with Pop Evil, Egypt Central and Finding Clyde (July 12), Brett Mitchell and the Giant Ghost (July 13) and Paul Revere and the Raiders and The Contours (July 13). Ticket prices vary by the performance. Pre-show entertainment and food can be found at the River’s Bend Hospitality Tent, just outside the main amphitheater in Showboat Park.
Pancake Breakfast. This part of the festival not only provides you with a delicious meal, but gives you the chance to explore the vintage airplanes on display at the Howard Nixon Memorial Airport. For those who feel like lacing up the running shoes, the
Chesaning Showboat River Run takes place on July 10 and offers people the chance to take part in a 5K race or a “Fun Run” through downtown Chesaning. Also worth mentioning is the Kiwanis Pig Roast Dinners,
which are held July 11 and 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for $10 per person. Reservations are required. More information, including ticket prices, is available at
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Band); July 22 – Those Delta Rhythm Kings (Swing); July 29 - Party of Seven (Modern Mix); August 5 –Living Soul(Carribean); August 12 - Belfast Gin and Glen Erin Pipe Band (Irish).
Muelder International Summer Carillon Recital
Series Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Beaumont Tower, 517-432-4066
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Michigan State University landmark Beaumont Tower houses a carillon, a giant instrument related to the piano; except instead of strings, the hammers hit bells. The carillon concert series features musi- cians from around the world playing the unique instrument. The concerts last an hour. Tours of the tower are offered free of charge. Bring a blanket or chair. Featured musicians are: June 29 – Trevor Workman; July 6 – Ulla Laage; July 13 – Eddy Marien and Tom Lee; July 20 – Ray McLellan; July 27 Stefano Colletti; August 3 – Sally Harwood.
East Lansing Summer
Concert Series Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. Downtown East Lansing
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The City of East Lansing hosts the “Summer Concert Series.” For seven weeks, live music comes to the downtown on Friday and Saturday nights. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. For Friday night shows, the concerts take place at Fountain Square. Ann Street Plaza hosts the Saturday evening shows. Upcoming acts include: July 8 – Claudia Schmidt; July 9 – Sea Cruisers; July 15 – Cloud Magic; July 16 – Time 2 Play; July 22 – Shout Sister Shout; July 23 – Hot Club of Lansing; July 29 – Kathleen Bolt House Band; July 30 – Gifts or Creatures.
Summer Music Series Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Eastwood Towne Center, Lansing
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Rock while you shop on Tuesday nights at outdoor shopping plaza on Lansing’s north end. Plus, special MSU Federal Credit Union Kids Night Out on July 12 at 5 p.m., featuring Radio Disney AM 910 D-Tour Show, a highly interactive performance hosted by local
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Radio Disney talent. Regular Tuesday night concerts include: July 5 – The Niche; July 12 – Harpbeat Solo; July 19 – Root Doctor; July 26 – Life Support; and Aug. 2 – Too Smooth for Notes.
Summer Stage
Under the Stars June 15-July 29 Dart Auditorium, Lansing Community College
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LCC’s free performing arts festival on cam- pus has a bit of a misnomer this year. The music, theatre and dance series is usually held outside (hence the “under the stars” tag), but will be performing indoors this year while the Board of Water and Lights upgrades the water and steam system on the downtown campus. Enjoy the air- conditioning at Dart Auditorium. This year’s series features musical theatre, live jazz and dance. July Shows include: Keep on the Sunny Side (June 29-July 3), the songs and story of the Original Carter Family by Douglas Pote. Directed by Andy Callis. Featuring local talents Jen Sygit, Lindsay Lou and Joshua Rilko and others. Metamorphoses (July 27-28), an adaptation of the myths of Ovid. Directed by Deborah Keller. n
Salt River Acres Bluegrass Festival
THE 33RD ANNUAL SALT River Bluegrass Festival returns July 28 -30 for a weekend of sun, sky, camping and more banjo picking than one could feasibly shake a stick at. Featured acts at the family friendly event include
Mississippi Sawyers, Full House, Detour and Charlie Lawson & Oak Hill. The festival, which runs three days, promises nearly 24-hours of music and activi- ties. Campsites are available for those looking to stay on-site; it’s $40 for the whole weekend. The festival’s co-owners
are married couple George Carr and Kris Carr. When they first met Kris said she wasn’t the world’s biggest bluegrass fan. After 33 years of festivals and a marriage to bluegrass super fan and festival founder, she said the bluegrass sense of community has her hooked. “It’s kind of like going to a family reunion,” she said. “Even
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if you don’t know anyone, by the end of the weekend you’ll feel like you have a whole new set of cousins.” —Mallory McKnight
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