The November issue of Pigeon Tales, the White Pigeon Township Library newsletter, is available now via the library’s website. That’s the report from Kelley Taylor of the library staff who says, “Of particular interest is the upcoming Geek Fair, a unique event which should be a lot of fun.” What’s a Geek Fair? You’ll find [...]
The search for this year’s state Christmas tree has ended with the selection of the largest tree in the history of state Christmas trees in Michigan. Typically the selected tree is 62 to 65 feet tall. The Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) has selected a 75-foot beauty from Jackson, Michigan. The magnificent Concolor [...]
Tim VanZile took home the $150 prize for winning first place in Constantine’s third annual BBQ Pork Rib Cook Off, held Saturday (October 27) at Riverview Park. Matt Ryan took second place for $100, and Ron Lego and Tim Noga teamed up for third place for $75. There were seven entries in the event, which was co-sponsored by the DDA [...]
Students in the Constantine Middle School Spanish class recently created large self portraits that contain descriptions of body parts in both English and Spanish. The images are in the school’s hallways. The project was introduced by Spanish teacher Jacqui Roberts. “Students utilized what they knew about adjective placement in Spanish to write descriptions, and were [...]
The Sturges-Young Auditorium will host American Idol Season 8 Finalist, Matt Giraud, Saturday (October 27th) at 8 p.m. There will be a pre-show dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are still available: Artist Circle Seats – $25 Main Floor – $20 Balcony – $15 Contact the Sturges-Young Auditorium to purchase tickets at (269) 651-8541. Source: [...]
Centreville, Michigan – Works of art featuring Glen Oaks Community College alumni will be on display in an exhibition to be held at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Mich. The show “Visual Arts at the Oaks” kicks off on Sun., November 4, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., and [...]
An entry by the Constantine Fire Department was deemed the winner in a very close race in the Scarecrow Contest in the Village of Constantine. A bale of straw and a scarecrow were provided to the contestants by the downtown Brainstormers’ group. The contest was judged by Pat Warczynski, Karen Gillett and Mary Jo Sprunger [...]
Three Rivers vocal music students performed to an appreciative audience Tuesday evening (October 23rd) in the Performing Arts Center at Three Rivers High School. Choir Director Joel Moore announced that there has been restructuring of the choral students to create a separate men’s choir, which allows improved teaching opportunity. The eighth grade choir, women’s choirs [...]
The 2012 Centreville Trick or Treat and Costume Contest is scheduled for Saturday (October 27th). Trick or Treat hours will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Snacks will be served at the Centreville Elementary gym at 7 p.m. and the Costume Contest will take place at 7:30. Age groups are: 0-3, 4-7, 8-12, 13-18, [...]
Christmas is only about two months away. It isn’t too hard to find Christmas items in many of the stores already. Thanksgiving is next month, and Halloween is next week. Why can’t we just take one day of celebration, or one holiday, at a time? Things have become so commercialized lately. I wouldn’t be surprised [...]
Halloween Party w/ DJ Bobbo, End of Reason, ‘The Story of Film’, Ballet/Opera in Cinema and more. These are among the highlights of what you’ll find at the Riviera Theatre in Historic Downtown Three Rivers. For details, click here.
The Three Rivers Artists Guild held its Annual Meeting at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers on Thursday (October 18). The meeting included election of new officers for 2013 and discussion of upcoming Guild events, including the Guild’s annual “Holiday Gallery” to be held at a yet-undetermined location in downtown Three Rivers [...]
For some interesting reading on revitalization of small towns and downtowns – and the role of the arts in that revitalization – let me recommend an article in this weekend’s edition of USA Today. Written by Haya El Nasser, it reports on Carmel, Indiana – located near Indianapolis – as well as several other communities. [...]
The Three Rivers Community Players will launch their presentation of “Deathtrap” at 8 p.m. Friday (October 19). It will be the first of six performances of the play by Ira Levin – October 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. and October 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. Here’s the brief description of the [...]
The 14th annual Scarecrow Fest was held Sunday (October 14) at Meyer Broadway Park. Weather conditions were a concern with wind and brief periods of rain affecting turnout, although it is estimated that 500 to 600 people visited the event. The number of vendors and scarecrow entries also fell due to weather conditions. The event [...]
This fall has been picture-perfect when it comes to fall colors. We had the privilege of traveling up to St. Ignace a couple of weeks ago, and the colors were fantastic, not only up north, but also around this part of Michigan. I can only imagine what the colors are like out east. This year’s [...]
Curious about what’s coming up this week at the Riviera Theatre in Historic Downtown Three Rivers? There’s a simple way to find out. Just click on the following link: THIS WEEK AT THE RIVIERA… Source: Riviera Theatre
Mother Nature provided a mixed bag of weather for this year’s Three Rivers Area Fall Color Tour on Sunday (October 14th). Generally speaking, it was a warm and breezy day with a high temperature around the 70 degree mark – but those joining in the tour experienced a variety of weather along the way. Skies [...]
