Meagan Francis
We were out of town at a family gathering on January 2, so we missed the grand opening of the Silver Beach Carousel. But we can’t wait to make a trip over to see it-maybe later this week?
Check out this WSBT-22 story about the carousel, and follow the development’s progress on Facebook.
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With just a few shopping days left until Christmas, you may be scrambling to find gifts for some of the special people in your life. Sure, you could drive an hour away to one of the bigger shopping centers, but why deal with the crowds, the crammed parking lots and the time spent in the [...]
This week offers several opportunities for music lovers in Southwest Michigan.
TONIGHT, Saturday, December 12: The Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra presents Amahl and the Night Visitors. Family matinee is at 3:30 PM, evening performance at 7:30 at the LMC Mendel Center mainstage.Tickets at www.smso.org, tickets $5 – $35.
Sunday, December 13: the Fairplain Presbyterian Church in Benton [...]
It’s official: December is here in Southwest Michigan, and with it come a huge selection of holiday-inspired festivals, performances, and other events. Here’s three that sound especially fun:
A Baby Changes Everything - A Christmas Musical
The story of the nativity is told through music (including Christmas favorites as well as some new selections). Free, December [...]
Looks like it’ll be a weekend for theatre with an Asian flair here in southwest Michigan!
Starting tonight, Children’s Music Workshop presents Mulan, Jr. at Lakeshore High School auditorium. Since my ten-year-old son Isaac was bitten by the theatre bug this year (he performed in his first production, Godspell, Jr. with Kids On Stage two weekends [...]
My son Isaac has been rehearsing for his first full-scale theatrical production for the last couple of months, and finally, last night the curtains opened on his show: the Kids On Stage production of Godspell, Jr. What a treat! The show went far beyond my expectations, especially considering the flu outbreak that kids in this [...]
A big apology for the lack of posts last week! Our family got taken down by the flu that’s making its rounds in southwest Michigan and Berrien County. Schools are closed, the absentee rate is through the roof. Which is really too bad because the weather is beautiful–perfect for visiting a pumpkin patch or apple [...]
Sometimes the best spots are the ones tucked away just out of view, and that’s certainly the case with Riverview Park. Head south on Niles Ave. on your way out of St. Joseph until you’ve almost reached the highway–then hang a quick left after the Riverview Cemetary. It’ll seem like you’re actually heading into the [...]
It’s shaping up to be a beautiful, crisp autumn day here in Southwest Michigan, and it seems like everybody’s celebrating our region’s abundant harvest and getting ready for the cold months ahead. How will you celebrate fall this weekend? Here are a few ideas:
St. Joseph Harvest Festival: from 10 am to 4 pm today, Saturday [...]
Apologies for the pause in posts here. I was up in Grand Rapids at the end of last week and through the weekend participating in a culinary tour of the area and checking out ArtPrize. If you weren’t already planning on it, definitely take some time to head to GR sometime between now and October [...]