In the Upper Gallery.  Includes 'On the Fence' and 'Miniatures' exhibits.

In the Lower Gallery.  Eye on the Sparrow

Free.

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Movies in the Park presented by Friends of the Big Rpaids Community Library. Fridays at dusk in the Anna Howard Shaw Memorial Park.

July 12: Spider Man Into the Spider-Verse

July 19: Wall-E

July 26: ET

August 2: Captain Marvel

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5th Annual Idlewild Music Festival. July 12-14.

Friday July 12: Doors open at 6 PM, event begins at 7 PM

Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin movie

 

Saturday July 13: Doors open at 10 AM, event begins at 11 AM

Presentations by Kamaria, Lanston Hughes Stamp Presentation, Michelle Johnson, Maurice Fears Jr, Mary Love, Sparrow, Carlean Gill, Athena Johnson.

Tour of the Jim Crow Museum and evening tour of Idlewild.

 

Sunday July 14: Doors open at 10 AM, event begins at 11 AM

Presentations by Ren Lowe, Anita Caprice, Marjol Rush, Gloria White, Jibreel.

 

For more information and tickets, visit www.idlewildmusicfestival.com.

 

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ArtWorks and Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) present Inside|Out, an outdoor art exhibit collection. May-November 2019.

Exhibit locations: Hemlock Park Bandshell, Hemlock Park, The Elks, Mitchell Creek Park, Chemical Bank Entrance, Red's Insurance, JD Fit, Big Rapids Post Office, Red Fox Market Alley, Mecosta County Welcome Center, MOISD Transition Center, Heeter Residence, Big Rapids Community Library.

Vist http://artworksinbigrapids.org/dia-insideout/ for more information.

10:30AM

Part of the Big Rapids Community Library Summer Reading Program.

For more information and fun,visit www.bigrapids.lib.mi.us/summer-reading-program

6:00PM

Free movie screening: Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin

Part of the Idlewild Music Festival

Where: Williams Auditorium, Ferris State University, Big Rapids

When: Friday July 12, 7 PM (doors open at 6 PM)

Host: T Rose Foundation

Contact: Theresa Randleman, 517-410-6492, theresa@t-rose.com

From 7:00PM to 9:15PM

Crossroads Picnic Showcase: Celebrating 24 years of free concerts

Consecutives Fridays, June 21 to August 23. 7-9:15 PM. At Rambadt Park in Reed City.

June 21; Paul Nelson Band- Grammy winning rock and blues icon returns to W. Michigan

Juen 28: Robin Connell/Paul Brewer Quartet- straight ahead classic jazz and vocals

July 5: organissimo- internationally recognized Jim Alfredson, bluesy funk, jazz n soul

July 12: Double Trouble- Mary Rademacher Reed/Francesca Amari- pop, jazz, showtunes

July 19: Carla Cooke/The Sam Cooke Experience- sam's daughter, r&b, motown and soul

July 26: Planet D Nonet- pop jazz, showtunes, the midwest's premiere 'lil big band'

August 2: Phil DeGreg Jazz QT w/ Petra van Nuis- featuring Andy Brown/guitar, Paul Keller/bass

August 9: Tell Yo Mama- pop, r&b, and funky jazz and soul-jam vocals

August 16: James Armstrong- world touring, high energy blues, jazzy funk and soul

August 23: Cheryl Hodge Group- west coast flavored blues, jazz, r&b