Celebrate LOCAL FOODS AND FRESH GOODS

IT’S TIME ONCE AGAIN to head on down to your local Farmer’s Market for some food grown right here in southwest Michigan
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1st Sunday Antique
and Collectible Market in
Centreville Makes a
Memorable Sunday Daytrip


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Go Green
— Katie Feldpausch, Registered Dietitian

katie feldpauschIt turns out that green vegetables are one of the healthiest foods you can eat! Green vegetables are extremely beneficial, mainly due to their phytochemical content.
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A Latvian Artist Paints Across Two Cultures

Aistars Story link

Viestarts Aistars has had his artwork exhibited at the Detroit Art Museum, Indiana Art Center in Indianapolis and South Bend, Indiana, the Kalamazoo Art Institute, Grand Rapids Art Museum, in Seattle, Washington, New York City, Reading, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio, to name only a few. He has had over 50 one-man art exhibits in the Midwest and Eastern United States. (read more)

 

Communities
Paw Paw

Three Rivers
Portage
Saugatuck
Coldwater
Dowagiac

Allegan
Plainwell-Otsego
Benton Harbor

Dining Out
Food Dance Cafe

Qdoba
Indian Cuisine
Lodo Company
The Union
Super Suppers

Asiago's
B.C. Burger
Kevin's Tavern

Taverna Ouzos
Epic Bistro
Brewster's
GiGi's
The Grill House

Attractions
Beaches
Fireworks
Summer Concerts
Winter Activities
Binder Park Zoo
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Street Rod Nationals

Entertainment
Barn Theatre
Crawlspace Eviction
Capri Drive-In
Tibbits Opera House
County Fairs
Garage Sale Trail
Kalamazoo Kingdom
USTA Boys Tennis
Festival of the Forks
Kazoo Foot Race
Main Street Review
Music Cruise
All Ears Theatre
Golf:Family Affair
1st Tee
Geocaching

Health and Wellness
Lurking In Laundry
Buy Fresh
What causes us to run?
Organic Truth
Dandelions
Revealing Trans Fat
Banish The Winter Bulge
Healthy Teeth
Aching Feet


Grab Bag Catagory
Vitner's Cellar
Mattawan Marching Band
ReStores
Aistars The Painter
Consignment Shopping
Website Design
Reading Together
Lincoln School
Romence Gardens
Get out and Play
Downloads
Kalamazoo Promise
Kalamazoo College
Video D'Amour
Ballroom Dancing
Canoe Michigan
Marshalle Shoppe
Vertegres
Red Hat Society
Bed and Breakfasts
Matthew Finnerty
Drift Trees

Martial Arts


“Barn Groupies” Tell All

All of these patrons have learned first-hand the magic of live theatre, and there is no better place to be infused with that magic than at the Augusta Barn Theatre, an institution in Southwest Michigan for the last 62 years. This year’s lineup will be great fun – come on out and be transformed.
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Greater Guide’s ‘Artsy Women’—
Gretchen Berry, Hazel Larson, and
Sharon Mott
Artsy Women link

We are enamored with the talent of these Artsy
Women of Southwest Michigan and we believe you’ll appreciate them as we
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3 Great West Michigan Summer Theatre
Traditions
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The Richard Hunt Studio Center:
The juxtaposition of sculpture and photography
Link to Article

IT IS EASY to drive through Benton Harbor and never see the lively arts area one block away from the main street. Chief among the galleries and studios is the large building that is the workspace and museum of the famous sculptor Richard Hunt, and his colleague, photographer Jesus Lopez.
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YUM! Gourmet Products from Southwest Michigan

Link to Gourmet ArticleSo many specialty shops in Southwest Michigan to choose from. The Greater Guide thought it would be good to highlight a few of them in our community. These people show that enterprising spirit and that hardened work ethic that comes with being from Michigan.(read more)


Vitner's LinkVintner’s Cellar Winery of Kalamazoo: A new wine experience.

Vintner’s Cellar Winery of Kalamazoo is a franchise winery, located in a beautifully restored storefront in downtown Kalamazoo. It is owned and operated by Irene Kokkinos, a young engineer, who returned to her hometown of Kalamazoo to open this winery in August last year. (read more)

 

 

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