The Three Rivers Lions Club is gearing up for this year’s Turtle Derby as part of the 57th annual Three Rivers Water Festival. The Turtle Derby will be staged at the Ox Roast parking lot – near the Old Three Rivers Hospital on Spring Street – on Saturday, June 15th. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. [...]
Special thanks to American Electric Power – Indiana Michigan Power (AEP) for its contribution to the Scidmore Park Petting Zoo Saturday programming. The City of Three Rivers notified AEP of the community’s desire to continue quality educational programming at no cost to the general public through its Saturday summer programs at Scidmore Park Petting Zoo. [...]
This week at the Riviera… ‘The Magic Flute’ film by Kenneth Branagh, ‘From Up on Poppy Hill’, ‘Blancanieves’ and more! For the scoop on what’s coming up, click here.
LANSING – The summer vacation season is upon us and to help you plan for your summertime activities Senator Bruce Caswell is making available the 2013 Michigan Fairs & Events Directory to all those who are interested. The Michigan Association of Fairs and Events produces this compact pamphlet each year, highlighting the major county fairs [...]
The 2013 edition of what’s become a tradition – the 33rd annual Vicksburg Old Car Festival – is set for this coming Saturday (June 8th) in Vicksburg. Saturday’s main event – from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – will feature live entertainment with special guests, a juried craft show, auto parts/swap meet, and a steam [...]
The Michigan Hydroplane Racing Association (MHRA)’s Top Gun Series Opener at the American Legion #223 at Constantine, MI is one of “the” races across the Midwest which racers and spectators alike, hate to miss. The event, held June 14-16, will be commemorated in honor of late veteran and American Legion Commander-at-arms, Joe Whetstone, who has [...]
The 18th annual ‘Stand for Children Community Picnic’ was staged on Saturday (June 1st) at Three Rivers Middle School. The potential for rain prompted holding the event at the Middle School, rather than in Scidmore Park. Entertainment, food, games and prizes were facets of the celebration from noon until 2 p.m. The accompanying photos provide [...]
There’s a great lineup of teen summer programs at the Three Rivers Public Library including The Three Rivers Bringing Woodstock Home Music Festival scheduled for August 31st at the Riviera Theatre in downtown Three Rivers. A planning session for the music festival is set for Thursday, June 20th from 4 to 5:30 p.m. For more [...]
The St. Joseph County Grange Fair and Fun Time Pullers have cancelled their tractor and truck pulls scheduled for Saturday (June 1st). In announcing the action, Fair Manager Bill Johnson said, “The inclement conditions along with the stormy forecast caused this decision.” Source: Announcement from Bill Johnson, Manager, St. Joseph County Grange Fair
Editor’s Note/Update: The TRAM Facebook page indicates the Stand for Children Community Picnic will be held at Three Rivers Middle School. Here’s the message from TRAM: “Looks like rain tomorrow! A little rain wont keep us down though. The Stand For Children Picnic will still be held, but the location will be Three Rivers Middle [...]
Unibrow Art in Three Rivers is pleased to present works by 83ism (formally ABCD 83). The dynamic artist collective from Chicago won the juried 3D competition at Art Prize in Grand Rapids last year with their installation “More or Less”. Constructed entirely with found objects, reclaimed wood, beach detritus, etc., it had considerable attraction as [...]
The Three Rivers High School Performing Arts Center was filled to capacity on Tuesday evening (May 28th) as the Vocal Music Department, directed by Joel Moore, celebrated the end of the school year. Moore had high praise for the students who, at all levels of the program, received consistently excellent ratings in high school district [...]
‘Art on the Green’ is slated for Sunday, June 23rd on the greens at the Klinger Lake Country Club (KLCC) on US-12 west of Sturgis. The event – from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – is free to the public. No admission or parking fee. Shop for art or browse the art with 30 of [...]
This week at the Riviera… ‘Ginger & Rosa’, ‘Gimme the Loot’, live music. For more information, click here!
Professional sand artist Janet Schrader, also known as “the Sand Pirate,” will be touring the state parks in southwest Michigan this summer to teach park guests how to make fantastic sand castles, complete with windows, doors, towers and stairs. The classes are offered as a part of the Department of Natural Resources’ Recreation 101 program, [...]
The Walker Tavern Farmers Market opens at the historic site near Brooklyn on Sunday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market will continue each Sunday until Oct. 6, with the exception of two race weekends at Michigan International Speedway, when the market will be open two Fridays, June 14 and Aug. 16, [...]
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 [...]
