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[ July 23, 2010; 11:45 am to 5:30 pm. August 9, 2010; 1:00 pm to 6:46 pm. August 10, 2010; 11:15 am to 5:00 pm. ] A series of blood drives will soon be held in our area, and the American Red Cross is encouraging anyone who is eligible to donate.

Blood drives will be held at the Manton United Methodist Church from 11:45am until 5:30pm on July 23 and at St. Ann’s Catholic church in Cadillac from 1pm until 6:45pm on [...]

[ July 30, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Movies… And swimming. These two activities may not be the first thing you’d think about mixing, but one local group is doing just that at an upcoming event.

The Cadillac Area YMCA will hold what they’re calling a “Flick-N-Float” on Friday, July 30 at 7pm. The event takes place at the organization’s Community Center near Baker [...]

[ July 10, 2010; 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] An annual festival in Scottville will take place tomorrow — being held a day earlier than normal in order to accommodate a local car show.

The annual Scottville Sumer Fest Chicken BBQ and Rubber Ducky race will take place on Saturday July 10. Most years, the festival takes place on a Sunday, but the event was [...]

[ July 17, 2010; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] A local library group is planning to participate in an annual festival by holding a used book sale.

The Cadillac-Wexford Public Library’s “Friends of the Library” group will hold their annual Used Book Sale during the Cadillac Festival of the Arts. The sale will run from 10am until 2pm on Saturday, July 17; dozens of books [...]

[ July 10, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] An annual look into Cadillac’s history will be held this weekend.

The Wexford County Historical Society will hold their annual Historical Home and Garden Tour on July 10. The event runs from 10am until 4pm. Numerous houses in Cadillac’s historic district will be showcased in the tour; tickets cost $10 and are available at the Wexford [...]

[ July 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. July 13, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Old Town Playhouse in Traverse City will soon hold auditions for their latest performance.

Auditions for the musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be held Monday, July 12 and Tuesday, July 13 at 7pm at the Old Town Playhouse. The play has parts for 4 women and 5 men, with scripts available [...]

[ July 2, 2010; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. July 3, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm. ] Race fans are in for what a local dragway is calling “an exceptional treat” this weekend, as the venue prepares for their 4th of July Showdown.

[ June 25, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. June 26, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. June 27, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. July 1, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. July 2, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. July 3, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] “There’s no business like show business,” and the Manistee Civic Players, along with the West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series, are out to prove it, by producing “Annie Get Your Gun” the Broadway musical that made the phrase a theatrical mantra.

“Annie Get Your Gun” tells the story of Annie Oakley, America’s premier sharpshooter and [...]

[ July 2, 2010; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The Cadillac Area YMCA’s summer programs continue next Friday with a special cookout event at Camp Torenta.

The YMCA will hold their “member cookout” on July 2 from 4:30 until 6pm. The event is free to attend, and will feature hot dogs, hamburgers, side dishes and more.

Numerous camp games and activities will be offered during the [...]

[ July 3, 2010; 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] It may still be a few weeks away, but a huge celebration will be taking place in Cadillac in early July.

The Downtown Cadillac Association and Cadillac Area Visitor’s Bureau will hold their first ever Independence Day Celebration beginning at 1pm on July 3. While the organizations have celebrated Independence Day in the past by holding [...]