May is here, and the calendar is already filling up! Here’s what’s happening in downtown over the next two weekends. What to do this weekend: 1. Run or walk Thunder Bay Theatre’s second annual Break a Leg 5k. Saturday, May … Continue reading Weekend events, this week and next
The 5th Annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival is beginning this week in Alpena. The festival, hosted by Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, features a world of films on all things Great Lakes & ocean related– ranging from shark conservation to … Continue reading Film festival begins this week in Alpena
Two weeks in and 2017 is already looking exciting for downtown Alpena. Here’s a round up of the latest news: 1. A craft beer festival is being scheduled for this fall. Organized by Eric Peterson of The Fresh Palate, the festival … Continue reading News in brief: January edition
Christmas may be over a month away, but the holiday festivities have already started in downtown Alpena… Here is a roundup of events not to miss out on to get you in the holiday spirit: 1. Downtown Holiday Open House, November … Continue reading Holiday events in downtown Alpena
September may be halfway over- but the next few weeks are packed with festivals & events in downtown Alpena! Here’s ten of them. This week: 1. 6th Annual Alpenopoly Grub Crawl, Thursday 9/15 from 5:30 pm-10 pm. Yes you read that right. … Continue reading Books, wine, and beyond: 10 festivals & events happening this month
September is here– warm sweaters, apple cider, changing leaves, Knaebe’s, football games, and an autumn chill in the air. In downtown Alpena, the coming of fall also means: getting ready for the 2016 Chowder Cook-off, happening Saturday, October 8th from 12-3 pm! … Continue reading Calling all chowder enthusiasts
Ah, those lazy, hazy days of summer. Summer is almost coming to an end- so here’s a list of things not to miss before fall comes our way. 1. Take a glass bottom boat tour aboard the Lady Michigan. Experience the … Continue reading End of summer to-do list
The holiday weekend is here! For all you procrastinators spontaneous livers out there, here’s a round-up of all the events going on this weekend in downtown Alpena & beyond. 1. Yoga on the Beach, Saturday 7/2 at 9 am. Starlite … Continue reading 4th of July: Events in Alpena
Thunder Bay Theatre is doing amazing things in our community. From bringing shows like Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew to our community, to hosting eighteen amazingly-talented professional core company members (and not … Continue reading Late Night Cabarets start TONIGHT!
It certainly hasn’t been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, downtown Alpena, my hometown. Here’s the news in brief: 1. Yes, The Owl Restaurant has officially reopened. I see you, downtown strollers, peeking your head inside. After a period of transition and reconstruction – … Continue reading News in brief: June edition
It’s Thursday and you know what that means– time to start planning your weekend! Here are some things to add to your to-do list this weekend: 1. Bring the whole family to the Early Childhood Celebration & Children’s Fair. Friday … Continue reading Weekend to-do list: downtown edition
Summer is (pretty much) here. Memorial Day has passed, school is almost done (congrats AHS Class of 2016!), and… Alpena’s Summer Movies by the Bay kick off their season THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, 6/10, at dusk (9 pm) with the classic 1939 film, … Continue reading Movies by the Bay begin this Friday night
