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Post Band Concerts, Thursdays,
July 11, 18, 7 p.m., Festival Mkt.
Square, downtown Battle Creek.
(6/6)
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Iceland Landscape Photo
Exhibit, by KCC students, now-
Aug. 29, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-
Thursdays, DeVries Gallery on
campus, 450 North Ave., Battle
Creek. Free. (7/4)
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Vibe@5 Concerts, Fridays, July
5-Aug. 9, 5 p.m., Friendship Park,
Battle Creek. Free admission. Bring
lawn chair, blanket. (6/13)
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“Mystic Pizza” musical, July 9-21,
Barn Theatre, 13351 W. M-96,
Augusta. Info: (269) 731-4121. $
(6/27)
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Sonic Plaza Music & ArtsFestival, Saturday, July 13,
2-10 p.m., Festival Mkt. Square,
downtown Battle Creek. $ (6/20)
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Leilapalooza music festival,
Saturday, July 27, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.,
Leila Arboretum, Battle Creek. Free
admission. No outside beverages,
coolers. (6/13)
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First Fridays Live Music,
first Friday of the month, now-
November, various downtown bars/
restaurants, Battle Creek. (3/21)
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Scotts Community Center Music
Jam, every Tuesday, 6-8:30 p.m.,
8450 S. 36th St., Scotts. Music,
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Field of Flight Air Show &
Balloon Fest, July 3-7, Battle Creek
Executive Airport. Schedule of
events/info at fieldofflight.com. $
(6/20)
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Beadle Lake Boat Parade,
Thursday, July 4, 1 p.m. Info:
[email protected] or (269)
968-0553. (7/4)
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Newton Twp. Fourth of July
Parade, 10 a.m. lineup at 8-1/2 Mile
Road and B Drive South; parade
starts 11 a.m. No entry fee/RSVP
required. (6/27)
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Food Truck Fridays at The Link,
July 5, 19, Aug. 2, 16, 4-8 p.m., Link
Community Event Center, 311 W.
Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. (269)
339-0744. (6/20)
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Truckin’ Tuesdays, food trucks
offering lunch, July 9 and 23, Aug.
6, Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
McCamly Park, 10 N. Washington
Ave., Battle Creek. (6/20)
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Birds & Coffee Chats, online
at Zoom, from W.K. Kellogg
Bird Sanctuary, 10 a.m.
Wednesdays, July 10, Aug. 14,
Sept. 11. Registration required
at https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register. Questions? Contact
[email protected] or
(269) 671-2510. (7/4)
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Quilts in Bloom, show by Cal-
Co Quilters Guild, July 12-13, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., Marshall United
Methodist Church, 721 Old US-
N., Marshall. (4/11)
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Battle Creek Pride Week events,
parade, trivia contest, festival at
Leila Arboretum, candlelight vigil,
Thursday, July 18-Sunday, July- More info: Deana Spencer,
(269) 924-9035, or email info@
battlecreekpride.org. (6/20)
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Battle Creek Garden Tour,
hosted by Leila Arboretum
Society, July 20-21, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m., various gardens. Tickets at
lasgarden.org. $ (6/13)
B.C. Central High School
class of 1974 reunion, July 19
mixer, 6-9 p.m., football stadium
(concessions–cash only); July
20, BCHS Commons, dinner
and dancing, 7-11 p.m. Ticket
purchases by Venmo or check,
due June 21. Other details/
info: Lynn (Burns) Dettl at
[email protected]; Melvin
(Butter) McKnight, 269-274-8640;
or Cindy (Herwarth) Kincaid, 269-
317-0545 or CinKin@yahoo. com.
(3/28)
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Lakeview High School Class of
1979, 45th reunion, dinner, Friday,
July 19, 6-10 p.m., Vale Street
Venue, 1745 E. Columbia Ave.,
Battle Creek. For RSVP info,
email: lhsclassof1979@gmail.
com. Deadline is July 1. (5/30)
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Lakeview High School Class
of 1979, golf scramble, Saturday,
July 20, 1:30 p..m., Cedar Creek
Golf Club, 14000 Renton Road,
Battle Creek; and Throwback
to the ’70s Party (all alumni
invited), also on Saturday, 7-
p.m., Cedar Creek Golf Club.
$. For more information, email
[email protected].
(5/30)
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Lakeview High School JointReunion–Classes 1974 and 1975,
July 26-27. Searching for local grads
from class of 1975. Need emails.
People can contact sueflees@gmail.
com. (2/8)
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B.C. Central Class of 1969, 55th
reunion, Friday, July 26, 4 p.m.
social time; 6 p.m. dinner, Vale Street
Venue, Battle Creek. Saturday, July
27, high school tour, and mixer, 5-
p.m., Cricket Club, downtown Battle
Creek. Info/RSVPs: email Diane
Courtright Garfield at diane.garfield@
comcast.net; or Linda Stone Behnke
at [email protected]. (4/4)
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B.C. Central Class of 1984, 40th
reunion, in Battle Creek: mixer,
Friday, July 26, 7 p.m., Darcy’s
Taphouse at FireKeepers; h.s. tour,
Saturday, July 27, time TBA; also
July 27, RSVP private dinner-dance,
6 p.m., Squirrel Hollow Golf Course
clubhouse. Details: Darlene Norman
Frana on Facebook or text (269) 967-- (6/27)
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Athens Alumni Reunion Picnic,
Sunday, July 28, 1 p.m. (doors open
at noon), Lighthouse of Athens.
Donation per person. Honoring
class of 1974. Guest speaker: Dave
Keeton. Proceeds to Athens Alumni
Endowment for scholarships. (5/9)
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Lakeview High School Class of
1969, 55th reunion, mixer, Friday,
Aug. 2, 6 p.m.- midnight, American
Legion Post #298, 228 N. 20th St.;
dinner, Saturday, Aug. 3, 6 p.m.,
Battle Creek Country Club. Info:
[email protected]; jjjcorsi@
comcast.net. (5/16)
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Pennfield High School Class of
1969, 55th reunion, Saturday, Aug.
3, 6-10/11 p.m., Miller’s Time Out,
13261 Helmer Road, Battle Creek.
Info: Chris (Renstrom) Underdahl at
[email protected] or Sherry
(Mell) Anderson at saanderson51@
hotmail.com. Use PHS in subject
heading. (5/30)
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Springfield High School Class
of 1974 reunion, Aug. 9-10. For
classmates not members on
Facebook page of Springfield High
School Class of 1974, please request
to join the page or contact John
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