This week at the Riviera… The Moxie Strings, ‘On the Road’, ‘Beyond the Hills’ and more! To learn more, click here.

‘Historic preservation’ is a topic of great interest to me.  That being the case, it was a joy to tune in the CBS Sunday Morning program on Sunday (May 19) and discover that the ‘Cover Story’, reported by Tracy Smith, was a feature that – among other things – focused on the successful efforts some [...]

The Silver Triad Flute Club of West Michigan presented its fourth annual recital Friday evening (May 17) at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers. The concert – ‘An American Celebration’ – celebrated America: “historical times, fun times, and serious times” – and included the work of a number of women composers who [...]

The Riverside School Community Picnic took place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday (May 17) in Constantine. Face painting was offered to a dozen students picked at random in each class. More than 600 people attended the event, which was paid for by Partners in Education (formerly the Riverside PTO) and “free” to [...]

Students at Eastside and Riverside elementary schools in Constantine won awards at Young Authors’ Day held at the St. Joseph County Intermediate School District  (ISD) on May 8th. Shown in the accompanying photo are (front row) Jacob Norton, Chase Bates, Ethan Glick, Hallee Schieber; (middle row) Rylie Kelly, Madisyn Tulley, Billy Clewell, Ty Dumm, Mason [...]

The Silver Triad Flute Club will present its ‘spring recital’ Friday evening (May 17th) at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in downtown Three Rivers. The club will be highlighting women composers in a concert called An American Celebration that will feature pieces about different events/aspects of the American culture. The invitation from the club [...]

This week at the Riviera… Super Happy Funtime Burlesque, M.Sord, ‘Room 237′ and more! For additional information, click here.

Attention, all amateur grillers and backyard chefs! New to this year’s Three Rivers Water Festival will be a Backyard Barbecue Competition. The event, sponsored by Kackies Que and Century Bank and Trust, will take place on Friday, 14 June, from 2 to 9 p.m.. in the Community Tent area at the back of Scidmore Park. [...]

The Three Rivers Area Mentoring (TRAM) 18th annual ‘Stand for Children Community Picnic’ is scheduled for Saturday, June 1st from 12-2 p.m. in Scidmore Park. You are invited to “come celebrate our local youth with this nationwide event. Everything is FREE. The event will include: Entertainment! Food! Games! Prizes! Fun for all! For more information [...]

The Three Rivers Artists Guild extends and invitation to the 1st Annual Art Auction & Party on Saturday, May 18th. The event will be held at Unibrow Gallery, 140 West Michigan Avenue in Three Rivers and get underway at 7 p.m. For additional information, click on the accompanying image.

Spring weather has finally arrived and thoughts are turning to the joys the warm weather months bring in ‘River Country’ – including the Mendon Riverfest! Organizers say, “It is going to be another great year and we are looking forward to seeing you all there. We are starting off the weekend with our Riverfest Opening [...]

This week at the Riviera… Blues guitarist Scott Holt, Bryce can’t Reed, ‘From Up on Poppy Hill’, and more! For the scoop on what’s happening at the Riviera Theatre in downtown Three Rivers, click here.

Hats off to Three Rivers bands and vocal groups who took part at the Music in the Parks competition at Cincinnati, Ohio! Vocal Music Director Joel Moore of the Three Rivers Community Schools reported on the results of the competition in the following message: Congratulations from the River Country Journal!

This year’s version of a long-time ‘rite of spring’ in ‘River Country’ – the Old Car Dust-Off – is slated for Sunday (May 5th) at Mendon High School in Mendon. The 2013 event is special in that it’s the 50th anniversary of what is now a golden tradition. The overall time frame for the Dust-Off [...]

The musical Guys and Dolls, the latest production by the Three Rivers Community Players (TRCP), begins a six-performance run Friday evening (May 3) at the TRCP Theatre on Millard Road (between Dairy Queen and Walmart). The show will be presented at 8 p.m. May 3, 4, 10 and 11 and at 2 p.m. on May [...]

As we have waited for winter to release its icy grip on the Three Rivers area, a group of hardworking volunteers has already begun to plan the 2013 57th annual Three Rivers Water Festival. The annual event, considered by many to be the unofficial start of the summer season in Three Rivers, will run from [...]

This week at the Riviera… Glowfriends wsg/ Nathan K., Kentucky Derby, ‘The Gatekeepers’ and more! For details, click here.

Colon, Michigan – the ‘Magic Capital of the World’ – received some major attention Monday morning (April 29th) – as Paul W. Smith of WJR in Detroit broadcast “live” from the FAB Magic Company in downtown Colon. As Smith noted during an after-the-show interview with the River Country Journal, the visit to St. Joseph County [...]