March 2012
Thursday, March 1st, 4pm-9pm
106 KHQ Thursday Nights at Boyne Mountain
$10.06 lift tickets and $10.06 ski and snowboard equipment Rentals. KHQ will be broadcasting live. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Thursday, March 1st, 6pm-7:30pm
Jerry Dennis
Best selling author speaks at McLean & Eakin, Petoskey. 231-347-1180. www.mcleanandeakin.com
Thursday, March 1st, 7:30pm
Ballet Workshop with Valery Lantratov
Students age 12 and up with at least two years of ballet are invited to participate. Registration fee is $15 per student. Cheboygan Opera House. 231-627-5841.
www.theoperahouse.org
Friday, March 2nd - Saturday, April 7th, 12am-12am
Juried Photography Exhibition
31st annual event, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. 231-347-4337. www.crookedtree.org
Friday, March 2nd, 2pm-6pm
Free Carriage Ride Downtown Harbor Springs
Hop on board on Bay Street every Friday and Sunday with pick up every 30 minutes. www.harborspringscarriagerides.com
Friday, March 2nd, 4pm-9pm
Big Country 102.9 Friday Nights at Boyne Highlands
$10.29 lift tickets and $10.29 for ski and snowboard rental packages. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Friday, March 2nd, 4pm-9pm
Real Rock 105 Friday Nights at Boyne Mountain
$10.50 lift tickets and ski and snowboard rental as well as food and beverage specials in the Snowflake. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Friday, March 2nd - Wednesday, December 31st, 5:30pm-7pm
Dinner and a Movie Night
Pizza and ice skating at the Harbor Springs Ice Rink. 231-526-0610.
Saturday, March 3rd, 12am
Adgate GS Race
Boyne Mountain. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Saturday, March 3rd, 10am-4pm
Studio & Pottery Demonstrations
Sturgeon River Pottery, Petoskey. 231-347-0590. www.sturgeonriver.com
Saturday, March 3rd, 1pm-3pm
Ice Skating Games
Games, snacks, and prizes, Harbor Springs Ice Rink. 231-526-0610.
Saturday, March 3rd, 3pm-6pm
Mike Ridley, Nub's Nob Lounge
Apres ski music and more at Nub's Nob. 800-SKI-NUBS. www.nubsnob.com
Sunday, March 4th, 1pm-3pm
Board Games Day
Snacks, board games, and prizes at the Harbor Springs Ice Rinks. 231-526-6010.
Sunday, March 4th, 2pm-6pm
Free Carriage Ride Downtown Harbor Springs
Hop on board on Bay Street every Friday and Sunday with pick up every 30 minutes. www.harborspringscarriagerides.com
Tuesday, March 6th, 10am-12pm
Women in the Wild: XC Ski Clinic
Drill and techniques then practice at Birchwood Country Club, hosted the The Outfitter. 231-526-2621. www.outfitterharborsprings.com
Wednesday, March 7th, 4pm
98.9 KLT Wednesday Nights at Boyne Highlands
$9.89 lift tickets and $9.89 ski or snowboard rentals. Food and Beverage Specials in the Slopeside Lounge. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Wednesday, March 7th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
The Outfitter Nordic Series
Evening Nordic races and tours, Nub's Nob. 800-SKI-NUBS. www.nubsnob.com
Thursday, March 8th, 9am
Kircher Cup Slalom Race
Boyne Mountain. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Thursday, March 8th, 4pm-9pm
106 KHQ Thursday Nights at Boyne Mountain
$10.06 lift tickets and $10.06 ski and snowboard equipment Rentals. KHQ will be broadcasting live. 800-GO-BOYNE www.boyne.com
Friday, March 9th, 12pm
Luncheon Lecture: Clarinet Music from Columbia
Clarinet soloist Guillermo Marin and Matthew Hazelwood, music director of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, discuss Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A and music from Columbia, North Central Michigan College. 231-348-6600. www.ncmich.edu
Friday, March 9th, 2pm
Free Carriage Ride Downtown Harbor Springs
Hop on board on Bay Street every Friday and Sunday with pick up every 30 minutes. www.harborspringscarriagerides.com
Friday, March 9th, 5:30pm-8pm
Dinner and a Movie Night
Pizza and ice skating at the Harbor Springs Ice Rink. 231-526-0610.
Friday, March 9th, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Volkl/Marker/Point 6 Speed Series
Giant slalom racing at Nub's Nob. 800-SKI-NUBS. www.nubsnob.com
Saturday, March 10th
3rd Annual Brew-Ski Festival
Features 100+ craft brews, entertainment and an evening of parties, Boyne Highlands. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Saturday, March 10th, 10am-4pm
Studio & Pottery Demonstrations
Sturgeon River Pottery, Petoskey. 231-347-0590. www.sturgeonriver.com
Saturday, March 10th, 12pm
Free 2nd Saturdays
Family fun at Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan. 231-536-3369. www.ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org
Saturday, March 10th, 1pm-3pm
Ice Skating Games
Games, snacks, and prizes, Harbor Springs Ice Rink. 231-526-0610.
Saturday, March 10th, 4pm-9pm
Big Country 102.9 Friday Nights at Boyne Highlands
Friday night deals on lift tickets, equipment rental and more. Lift Tickets: $10.29 for all ages, of course skiers and riders ages 8 and under plus those 70+ are free. Equipment Rental: $10.29 for ski and snowboard rental packages. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Saturday, March 10th, 5pm-8pm
Mardi Gras Party
Free pizza, drinks and dessert, games, crafts, prizes and sledding, Kiwanis Park, Harbor Springs. 231-526-0610.
Saturday, March 10th, 7pm-9pm
Back Porch Coffeehouse
Shady Hill, Charlevoix Senior Center. 231-622-2944.
Saturday, March 10th, 8pm-10pm
Grand Rapids Ballet
Performing Romeo an Juliet, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. 231-347-4337. www.crookedtree.org
Sunday, March 11th, 1pm
Board Games Day
Snacks, board games, and prizes at the Harbor Springs Ice Rinks. 231-526-6010.
Sunday, March 11th, 2pm-6pm
Free Carriage Ride Downtown Harbor Springs
Hop on board on Bay Street every Friday and Sunday with pick up every 30 minutes. www.harborspringscarriagerides.com
Monday, March 12th - Tuesday, March 13th, 5pm-9pm
Cal Kemppainen, Oil Painting
Class at Charlevoix Circle of Arts, 5-9pm both nights. 231-547-3554. www.charlevoixcircle.org
Tuesday, March 13th, 6pm
Cooking Classes
With Twisted Olive, at Crooked Tree Arts Center. 231-347-4337. www.crookedtree.org
Friday, March 16th - Sunday, March 18th, 12am-12am
Zoo-de-Ski
An amazing weekend ski packages at Boyne Highlands Resort for an incredibly low price--half of the normal rates. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Friday, March 16th - Sunday, March 18th
Carnival Weekend at Boyne Mountain
Fun, games, contests, skiing, boarding and more, Boyne Mountain. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Friday, March 16th, 2pm-6pm
Free Carriage Ride Downtown Harbor Springs
Hop on board on Bay Street every Friday and Sunday with pick up every 30 minutes. www.harborspringscarriagerides.com
Friday, March 16th, 7pm
Orpheum Bell
Family friendly concert at the Emmet County Fairgrounds, a fund raiser for Orpheum Bell. 231-347-9742. www.campdaggett.org
Friday, March 16th - Sunday, March 18th, 7:30pm-4pm
The Will Rogers Follies
Cheboygan High School production at the Cheboygan Opera House, 7:30pm on March 16 and 17, 2pm on March 18. 231-627-5841. www.theoperahouse.org
Saturday, March 17th
Krazy Daze at Boyne Highlands
An all day party with games for the kids, live music in the Zoo Bar, costume contests and a chance to ski or snowboard across a pond, this can only mean one thing, Krazy Daze at Boyne Highlands. 800-GO-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Saturday, March 17th
The 50th Annual Nub’s Nob Open
Northern Michigan’s premier slalom racing event with top to bottom World Cup style slalom racing on Birch Run and Smokey, Nub's Nob. 800-SKI-NUBS. www.nubsnob.com
Saturday, March 17th, 10am-4pm
Studio & Pottery Demonstrations
Sturgeon River Pottery, Petoskey. 231-347-0590. www.sturgeonriver.com
Sunday, March 18th, 2pm-6pm
Free Carriage Ride Downtown Harbor Springs
Hop on board on Bay Street every Friday and Sunday with pick up every 30 minutes. www.harborspringscarriagerides.com
Sunday, March 18th, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Volkl/Marker/Point 6 Speed Series Race
Super G racing at Nub's Nob. 800-SKI-NUBS. www.nubsnob.com
Monday, March 19th - Sunday, April 8th, 9am-4pm
Late Season Spring Discount Period Begins
Nub's Nob. 800-SKI-NUBS. www.nubsnob.com
Monday, March 19th - Thursday, March 22nd, 7:30pm-12am
Youth Arts Festival
Cheboygan Opera House, performances at 7;30pm nightly. 23-627-5432. www.theoperahouse.org
Tuesday, March 20th, 10am-1pm
Women in the Wild: Snowshoe
Snowshoe outing at Elmer Johnston Nature Preserve, hosted by The Outfitter. 231-526-2621. www.outfitterharborsprings.com
Tuesday, March 20th, 6pm
Cooking Class
With Thai Orchid, at Crooked Tree Arts Center. 231-347-4337. www.crookedtree.org
Thursday, March 22nd, 5:30pm
Swirl
Monthly wine tasting with music and the most recent art exhibit on display at the Crooked Tree Arts Center featuring Symons General Store. 231-347-4337. www.crookedtree.org
Friday, March 23rd, 12pm
Luncheon Lecture: Shipwreck
Valerie van Heest, award winning author and diver, talks about the wreck of the Lady Elgin in 1860, North Central Michigan College. 231-348-6600. www.ncmich.edu
Saturday, March 24th, 9am-4pm
Mardi Gras
Annual Spring Fling with fun and games for all at Nub's Nob. Don’t miss the Soaker Cup,Costume contest, Crazy couples and Pepsi Challenge races and the Petoskey Steel Drum Band on the deck! 800-SKI-NUBS. www.nubsnob.com
Saturday, March 24th, 9am-9pm
Lite League Championships
Fun and celebration at Boyne Highlands. 800-G0-BOYNE. www.boyne.com
Saturday, March 24th, 10am-4pm
Studio & Pottery Demonstrations
Sturgeon River Pottery, Petoskey. 231-347-0590. www.sturgeonriver.com
Saturday, March 24th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Venus and Mars: Nearest Celestial Neighbors
Headlands Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City. 231-436-4051. www.emmetcounty.org/darkskypark
Sunday, March 25th
Boyne Highlands Downhill
The annual Boyne Highlands Downhill is an event for skiers who have a love affair with speed. There are age brackets for everyone and a pro division that pays cash. www.boyne.com
Monday, March 26th, 5pm-9pm
Margie Guyot, Oil Painting
Class at Charlevoix Circle of Arts, 5-9pm both nights. 231-547-3554. www.charlevoixcircle.org
Monday, March 26th, 6:30pm
Winterfolk Concert Series
Bob and Letty Faccett, Charlevoix Public Library. 231-547-2651. www.charlevoixlibrary.org
Monday, March 26th - Friday, March 30th, 7:30pm-12am
Youth Arts Festival
Cheboygan Opera House, performances at 7;30pm nightly. 23-627-5432. www.theoperahouse.org
Tuesday, March 27th, 6pm
Cooking Classes
With Lake Street Market, at Crooked Tree Arts Center. 231-347-4337. www.crookedtree.org
Friday, March 30th, 7:30pm
Swing Dance Series with the Up North Big Band
Lindy, jitterbug and other ballroom styles with the Up North Big Band. Sponsored by Blissfest, North Central Michigan College cafeteria. 231-675-8311. www.upnorthbigband.com
