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Friends of Allegan Parks Present: Water in the
Garden Tour
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or Shine it's time for the Annual Garden Tour in Allegan hosted by
Friends of Allegan Parks. The Garden Tour will be taking place on
Saturday July 19th & Sunday July 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. Tickets and light refreshments will be available at the
Griswold Auditorium. Advance tickets may be purchased at Granny's
Gardens & Something Sweet for $8.00. Tickets on the day of the
tours will be $10.00. Six private gardens and the Sue Lang
municipal park will be featured in this year's eye opening tour.
Proceeds from this year's event will be used to restore landscaping
around the front entry of the Griswold Auditorium.
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Big Picture!
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The
NEW Allegan Community Players are pleased to present, "Broadway: The
BIG Picture." This review of Broadway musicals will
incorporate songs from Chicago,
Annie, The Producers, Hairspray & more.
All shows @ 7pm July
18-19 & 25-26 ~ Tickets are on sale for $7 at
the Griswold, Blackwoods and Class Act Salon.
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Look at Us!
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 In
June volunteers organized through "Allegan NOW" gathered
for evenings of clean-up on the Riverfront Board Walk. Thank
You!
 Through
landscape design efforts of the "Sparkle Committee", Water
Street improvements continue. Over 20 new beautiful new trees
were placed. Additional improvements are still to come!
 Wave
the banner - that is, new downtown banners. Smaller versions of the
downtown logo banners have been placed along both River Boardwalk.
Enjoy a stroll...
 Pardon
our dust as several downtown streets are resurfaced this
month. Tentatively, here is the construction schedule:
- By
Tuesday night the pavement removal on Trowbridge should be
completed.
- New
concrete curb and gutter should be going in where full pavement
removal took place on Wednesday and Thursday.
- Paving the
base layer of asphalt on the milled sections of road on this
Friday.
- The
pavers will return later next week, but the roads should be
graveled and open to traffic by the weekend.
Of course, weather or other unforeseen challenges could
alter this schedule, however, every effort is being made to complete the
project as quickly as possible.
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Jubilee in Review
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With picture perfect weather, and an expanded fireworks
display courtesy of the Downtown Development Authority, a jubilant time
was had by all. The addition of the new "Center Stage"
was a big hit with trivia prizes & great music. There was truly
something for everyone.
Many thanks to the July 3 Jubilee Planning Committee!
You did a fantastic job from before the first parade entry to the last
firecracker!
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Event Spotlight: 2008 West Michigan Fly-In
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 Over
the past few months there has been some big changes going on over at the
Allegan Airport. As a way to commemorate the ending of the airport
construction the airport will once again be hosting the 8th Annual West
Michigan Fly-In on Saturday, August 9th, 2008.
This will be held in
tandem with the Grand Opening of the new runway and taxiway! Events
will include: Young Eagles Rides, Brett Hunter Airshow, the Classic and
Customer Car Show, and lots of Food!
West Michigan Fly-In
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Allegan Chamber Moves Downtown
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The Allegan Chamber are excited to announce the relocation
of their office to the downtown district. Effective August 1, the
Chamber's new home will be at 221 Trowbridge Street, Suite B. We will be
in the red brick building next door to the Regent Theater.
The larger space will allow us to better serve the downtown
and area businesses and begin working on an economic development plan.
Watch for details on a ribbon-cutting ceremony leading into a
"Business After Ours" celebration.
Great plans are in the works for the Chamber's future!
Our contact information will stay the same. Please bear with us while we
make our move. Call if you'd like to set an appointment, (269)
673-2479.
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Another Colorful Company
Success
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 Many
art enthusiast gathered to enjoy the the third Colorful Company exhibit
featuring the photographic artistry of Mike Anderson on July 11th at the
Griswold Auditorium's Marilla Lounge. These events are presented
through the efforts of the Allegan Area Arts Council and The City of
Allegan's Arts & Entertainment Action Committee. Art will be
displayed trough August 11th. Please call ahead for view room
availability.
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All the World's A Stage..."Little Women"
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 Little
Women, the Musical
Griswold Auditorium
Saturday, August 16th
Doors open at 7:30pm
Adults $18; Students $15
Meet the
Performers Benefit Reception
Private residence
Allegan Dam Road
Fri., August 15 at 7:30pm
$30 in advance (price includes ticket to the performance)
Tickets
are on sale not at the Griswold, 402 Hubbard Street, for this
one-night-only live performance.
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Upcoming
Events & Happenings
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Every Thursday thru
October
Corner of Cutler
& Water St
Regent
Theatre FREE Summer Shows!
Every Saturday Night
Juy 5 - August 23
Allegan Annual
Garden Tour
For more info:
269.650.9160
Broadway:
The Big Picture
Griswold Auditorium
- 401 Hubbard
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or Comments. . .
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ideas, suggestions, upcoming events or would just like to comment on
the Downtown Connector, please do! Feedback about the Connector or
how to make it better is appreciated and can be emailed to vknuckles@cityofallegan.org
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