From paddling beautiful water to classic cars and music, it’s another weekend with events for everyone. The weather looks great, so get out and enjoy these last days of summer.
If you love classic cars, don’t miss the YMCA Classics Under the Lights Car Show. The event is Friday night, 6-9pm at Turtle Creek Stadium. Come out and see polished chrome gleaming beneath the Turtle Creek Stadium lights at our annual car show fundraiser! Enjoy dinner and drinks from the ballpark concessions, try your luck at buying the winning ticket for our 50/50 Raffle, browse event merchandise, and put in your bids for the exciting items in our silent auction generously donated by local businesses and community partners. The event is free, $20 to enter your car. More info at www.gtbayymca.org
If you like to be on the water, check out the Paddle Antrim Festival this weekend. The Festival celebrates the amazing waterways and communities of Northern Michigan. The Festival includes a two-day paddle event through the Chain of Lakes Water Trail. Then choose your own adventure paddle provides the opportunity for you to paddle one or both days and decide how far to travel. There are exits strategically placed along the route so you may go anywhere from 7 miles to all 42 miles. Learn more at PaddleAntrim.com
Celebrate the writings of C.S. Lewis this weekend, enriching cultural experience that explores the life and work of C. S. Lewis through collaborations by the arts, education, and faith communities. There are discussions, music, readings and a writers retreat. See the schedule for the C.S Lewis Festival at CSLewisFestival.org
A unique musical experience can be enjoyed at Lavender Hill Farm on Saturday night. Play it Forward with Nathan and Jessie is music with a spirit of beauty, spontaneity, dance, and jazz improvisation! From the city where the sun shines through the mist, Temecula, California, comes the jazzy folk duo Nathan & Jessie. Their performances not only include unique all original music, but stories of their travels and interaction with the audience that make for an unforgettable experience. Get tickets at LavenderHillFarm.com
And if you love magic, there’s a show for you too. Best known as the star and executive producer of the hit series, THE CARBONARO EFFECT on truTV, Michael Carbonaro has also made frequent television appearances in shows such as Happily Divorced, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, and CSI Miami. A performing magician since his youth, Carbonaro went on to study experimental theater at New York University with aspirations of entertaining audiences through a variety of theatrical mediums, including hidden-camera magic, which he later showcased frequently on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” The show is Sunday at 7:30 at Great Lakes Center for the Arts. Tickets at GreatLakesCFA.org.
