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Minnehaha Brewhaha Music Festival
Arcadia Michigan
Saturday, August 30 and
(new) Sunday August 31, 2025 
 
Get ready for a music fest extravaganza Labor Day weekend with 3 music stages celebrating the rich sounds of Cousin Curtiss, Benzie Playboys, Whiskey Wolves of the West, Dobros Heal the World, The Ride with Jake Allen and more at the Minnehaha Brewhaha Music Festival, located at Arcadia Marine 17073 Northwood Hwy, Arcadia Michigan
 
Featuring 14 local bands, 60+ craft brews, food trucks, kids’ activities and 5k & 15k races. Camping at the festival available.

SUNDAY 8/31/25 - ADULTS - $35 IN ADVANCE, $40 AT THE DOOR; INCLUDES ALL DAY ACCESS

KIDS 12 AND UNDER - FREE

Visit Music Moves Me (https://www.music-moves-me.org/)
for tickets or more information.

The popular Bayside Concert Series returns this summer to the Petoskey waterfront! This free, family-friendly series of outdoor concerts will take place Sunday evenings from 5–7 PM, July 6 through August 31, on the Promenade near the waterfront clock tower.

The series, co-sponsored by Big Water Creative Arts and the City of Petoskey, features an exciting lineup of local musicians performing a variety of styles — all with a stunning view of Little Traverse Bay.

2025 lineup:
July 6 – Two Track Mind
July 13 – Eric Dane Jaqua
July 20 – Steel & Wood
July 27 – The Real Ingredients
August 3 – Michelle Chenard
August 10 – Kevin Johnson
August 17 – Lara Fulford
August 24 – Laura Crowe
August 31 – Continuous Imposition

Concertgoers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy an evening of great music on the bay. No tickets or registration required.

For more information, visit: www.bigwatercreativearts.org or petoskey.recdesk.com.

Fiddleheads presents: Artist in Residence Series with host, Sierra Cassidy.

The series kicks off on June 19th and is every other Thursday from 5:30-8pm through the summer (6/19-9/25). Local musician and host, Sierra Cassidy kicks off each concert with a 30 minute set to be followed by a rotating touring, but Michigan- based singer-songwriter.

The events are free, outdoors, and family-friendly. We are encouraging folks to come have dinner at Fiddleheads and enjoy a night of free music and community.

September 11th artist is Hunter Noll Bell

This is rain or shine series!

Church in the Hills will present ENOCH ARDEN on Thursday, September 11th at 7 pm, 6401 Shanty Creek Rd, Bellair.

Love, marriage, shipwreck – themes in the epic poem written in 1864 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Listen to this story, narrated by Pastor Chris Lane, with musical interludes by pianist Michael Coonrod and cellist Jean Coonrod. Framed lithographs on stage, taken from the original Tennyson book, give visual support.

Chris Lane, early on, saw the power of the spoken word through dramatic readings. Following his undergraduate in theater, he pursued a masters of divinity at Boston University. For the past 40 years he has served as a United Methodist pastor in several Michigan communities, most recently Traverse City.

Dr. Michael Coonrod has taught piano students and performed classical concerts for 55 years; he retired in 2022 from the Interlochen Arts Academy after 46 years on the piano faculty.

Having played recitals in China, Italy, Poland, and the US. Cellist Jean Merce Coonrod teaching cello for over fifty years.She played in the Traverse Symphony Orchestra for 38 years

Tickets will be at the door.

Fiddleheads presents: Artist in Residence Series with host, Sierra Cassidy.

The series kicks off on June 19th and is every other Thursday from 5:30-8pm through the summer (6/19-9/25). Local musician and host, Sierra Cassidy kicks off each concert with a 30 minute set to be followed by a rotating touring, but Michigan- based singer-songwriter.

The events are free, outdoors, and family-friendly. We are encouraging folks to come have dinner at Fiddleheads and enjoy a night of free music and community.

September 25th artist is Tim Jones

This is rain or shine series!

Over the past twenty years, Michigan-based Davis has honed an impressive range of skills – songwriter, bandleader, guitarist, and vocalist among them – in the most honest possible fashion: night after night, song after song, show after show Davis simply delivered every performance as though his life depended on it. Investing himself in the American musical diaspora, he has explored the common thread connecting folk, blues, jazz, ragtime, and country forms – discovering his personal perspective as a composer in the process.

“The music that moves me is imperfect, honest and raw.” Joshua explains, “Those qualities are what turned me on to Delta blues, to punk rock, to old soul, and traditional music from all over the globe. It’s all about feel. It’s ragged but right.” His versatility and ravenous musical curiosity has resulted in a divergent and fervent output.

“My sound is rooted in the folk tradition,” Davis explains, “but it’s not folk music. Terms like Americana, roots rock, and heartland rock come up, but there’s so much more to it than that. I’m not a purist: I play with that American folk lineage, I play with those metaphors.”

Joshua’s authenticity plucks all of the right heartstrings, soars on the updrafts, and plumbs the depths of the human experience. “I love playing solo shows. It allows me the freedom to dig deep into my songs and really be in the moment with the audience.”

The Mel Larimer Concert Series proudly presents VOCES8, the world’s top-streaming classical vocal group. They will sing at Traverse City's Mission Hill Church on Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 at 7:30pm.

All seating will be General Admission. Doors open at 6:30PM.

Tickets may be purchased via MyNorthTickets https://share.google/0mPdRa3uB1UXwH45Y