July 2019 Community Family Events
Delta County Great Start Parent Coalition Newsletter
Mondays
7/1 through 8/5/19 Escanaba Music Mondays 7-9pm Ludington Park band shell, free music on Mondays through 8/5/19. Rain dates on Tues-days. 7/1 Cherrie Bombs – Classic & progressive rock 80’s to present; 7/8 Wingin’ It – Classic & Folk Rock & Roll ; 7/15 Phil Lynch Quartet – Jazz, Swing, Fun & original music; 7/22 Tom Mason and the Blue Bucca-neers – A mix of pirate-themed sing-alongs, rousing historical rave-ups, afro-Cuban tinged ballads, Cajun sea shanties and bluesy Irish jigs; 7/29 Speedy Beef – 80’s & 90’s Music; 8/5 The Cadillacs – 50’s & 60’s Classics www.bonifasarts.org
7/1 to 7/29/19 Gladstone Farmers Market Mondays from 3pm-6pm next to the Gladstone Square Pharmacy on Delta, Ave.
Tuesdays
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, & 7/30/19 Lunch Bunch 11:30am Tuesdays at the Escanaba Public Library starting June 25th. Join other families for lunch on the patio (weather permitting) for stories with hands-on activities to follow in the story room for ages 4 to 10. Free event. Please bring your own lunch. No registration is required. www.escanabalibrary.org
Wednesdays
7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, & 7/31/19 Lunch on Ludington 11:30a-1:30pm Wednesdays at the Escanaba Farmers Market. Grab lunch from one of down town’s great restaurants and enjoy music while the kids play on the playground. 7/3 Augie & Theresa, 7/10 Wild Cherry Wine, 7/17 Ca-sey Chouinard, 7/24 Sherrie Sarno, 7/31 TBA.
7/3, 7/10, 7/17 & 7/24/19 Discovery Days 1:30pm-2:30pm Wednesdays at the Escanaba Library. Discover something new every week with a new guest and project. Explore topics like yoga, robotics, sign lan-guage, astronomy, and slime! Free event for ages 10 and up. No regis-tration is required. www.escanabalibrary.org
7/3 to 7/31/19 Escanaba Farmer’s Market open Wednesdays 3pm-6pm and Saturdays 8am-noon at 9th Street and 1st Avenue North , Es-canaba
7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, & 7/31/19 Escanaba City Band Concerts 7:30pm on Wednesdays through the summer at the Ludington Park band shell. Rain dates will be on Thursdays. Find them on Facebook for information.
Thursdays
7/11, 7/18, 7/25, & 8/1/19 Gladstone Summer Concert Series 7pm week-ly summer concerts on Thursdays at the beach house in Van Cleve Park. 7/11 Jam Band– classic rock; 7/18 Bear Walkers-variety music; 7/25 Angles & Outlaws-Classic & Country; 8/1 Cadillacs-old time rock and roll. www.gladstonemi.org
Fridays
7/5, 7/12, 7/19, &7/27/19 Grace Church of Gladstone Playgroup Fridays 10am-11:30am at Kids Kingdom in Van Cleve Park through the summer. Kids 0-5years. Free play. Open to the public. Contact Megan with ques-tions 906-396-8346 or guindon.megan@gmail.com
Saturdays
7/6, 7/13, 7/20, & 7/2719 UP International Raceway Gates open at 5pm, racing starts at 6pm at the UP Fairgrounds. $6, 10 and under free. www.upirtrack.com or visit them on Facebook.
7/6 & 8/3/19 Happy Tails Story Time 10:30am -11:15am at the Delta Ani-mal Shelter meets on the 1st Saturday of the month for kids ages 3-5 years old. Features animal related stories, activities and an opportunity to meet some animal guests. www.deltaanimal.org
7/9-7/20/2019 Fiddler on the Roof 7:30pm A fresh take on a beloved masterpiece rich with musical hits you know and love in the Lake Superi-or Theater.. Adults $15, Seniors/Students $12, Child $7.50 https://nmu.universitytickets.com
7/10, 7/17, & 7/24, & 7/31/19 Summer Arts at the Bonifas 10am-11am Keep young minds developing and little hands busy! Participants will do fun projects, experimenting with painting, drawing, mixed-media and more! Held at the Bonifas Sculpture Garden or the Studio (weather per-mitting) for ages 5-9yrs old. $5 per class. www.bonifasarts.org
7/10 & 7/24, 7/31/19 Space Movie Matinee 3pm Escanaba Public Library free Space Movie Matinee . Refreshments will be served. Bring a friend. All ages. No registration required. 7/10 Space Cowboys; 7/24 First Man; 7/31 2001: A Space Odyssey www.escanabalibrary.org
7/10/19 Classic Car & Bike Night 5:30pm every 2nd Wednesday of the month at Catmando's in downtown Escanaba. Raffles, food, prizes and lots of fun! Proceeds to benefit different local causes each week.
7/10/19 Victoria Vox Ukulele Concert 7pm at Bay College. Award-winning singer/songwriter Victoria Vox was the runner-up in the Interna-tional Acoustic Music Awards, later winning first place in the same com-petition. She has been profiled in Relix magazine's “On the Verge: 5 Art-ists You Should Know.” Tickets $12 www.baycollege.edu
The Delta County
Great Start Parent Coalition
meets monthly
Next meeting date: July 27th
Great Start Family Picnic
at Van Celve Park, Gladstone
Delta County Great Start Parent Coalition ● July 2019
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