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2022 Events, Activities and Classes
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http://www.discoverlowell.orgSPRING LOWELL COMMUNITY CALENDAR - MARCH
KALEIDOSCOPE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Lowell Area Trailway • Lowell YMCA • Lowell Community Wellness • Wittenbach/Wege Center • Flat River Outreach Ministries • Tots on Track • Kent County Youth Fair • Lowell Area Historical
Museum • LowellArts! • Franciscan Life Process Center Fallasburg Historical Society • Kent District Library • Lowell Senior Center • Bowne Township Historical Commission • James C Veen Observatory • Lowell Area Chamber of CommerceGreater LoweLL
Community CaLendar
We’re so grateful to be celebrating another year
here with all of you. Thanks for your loyal support.OPEN TRAILS – Wittenbach Wege Center – Lowell Area Schools
Trails are open dawn until dusk (during daylight hours) 365 days a
year for foot traffic only. Wittenbach Wege Center, 987-2565.Gilda's Club is a free program and community of children, adults,
families, and friends who have been impacted by cancer or have
experienced the death of a loved one from any cause, designed to
support emotional health. In Person and Virtual support groups are
available at this time and please check our website for additional
information. For more information, please call (616) 897-
or (800) 326-1419, or visit http://www.gildasclubgr.org<http://www.
gildasclubgr.org.Kent ISD Early Childhood Playgroup – Join KISD’s Early
Childhood Playgroup for crafts, rhymes, songs and more! For ages
0-5 with a parent or guardian. Fridays: March 11, 10:30 AM at the
Kent District Library- Alto Branch, 784-2007.Scrabble for Seniors...Or Anyone else! Sit down and enjoy a word
game- unplugged (!) with other fans. All ages and skills are welcome!
Fridays: March 11 & 25, April 8 & 22, May 13 & 27. Kent District
Library- Alto Branch, 784-2007."For the Love of Books Podcast" is a weekly podcast show
featuring Indie and small press authors and their events on podbean
and major podcasting apps with host Emma Palova. You can listen to
the episodes on http://emmapalova123.podbean.comMarch, April, May - LowellArts Music: Featured Artist of the Month
Monthly features offering audiences a personal, insider’s view into
the current music scene from the perspective of West Michigan's
talented performers. Each feature consists of an in-depth article
and recorded interview. Content is available at LowellArtsMi.org.
LowellArts, 897-March 5 – April 16 - West MI Art Competition at LowellArts
The 36th Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition highlights
outstanding artwork by Lower West Michigan artists who reside in a
25-county region. Artwork in any visual art media could be submitted
by artists 18 yrs. and older. LowellArtsMi.org. LowellArts, 897-YOUTH. March 7 – April 25 - Mondays Family Storytime – Read
and sing together as a family. Enjoy stories, music, movement and
rhymes that develop early literacy skills. For ages 0-5. Mondays at
10:30 AM. Kent District Library- Alto Branch, 784-2007.MarchMarch 1. Volunteer Orientation – FROM (Flat River Outreach
Ministries). We have a number of opportunities available including
Re-Stockers, Cashiers/Baggers, Donation Room, Sorters, Cleaning,
and More! Volunteer as little as once a month or multiple times a
week! A number of shifts are available during morning, evening and
weekend hours. Attend a volunteer orientation from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
at FROM to find out more. Flat River Outreach Ministries (616) 897-- RSVP required.
YOUTH. March 1 – April 26. Sensory Toddler Time. Nurture
you toddler’s love of books through music, movement and stories
while helping to develop their language, motor and social skills. For
children ages 3 and younger with a caregiver.
Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.Englehardt-Lowell Branch, 784-2007.YOUTH. March 3 – April 28. Family Story Time. Read and
sing together. Enjoy stories, music, movement and rhymes that
develop early literacy skills and encourage everyone in the family
to share their love of reading. For children ages 6 and younger with
a caregiver. Siblings are welcome to attend as well. Thursdays at
10:00 a.m. Englehardt-Lowell Branch, 784-2007.March 4 – May 27. Mahjong at the Library. Join us on Friday
afternoons for American Mahjong; a game of skill, strategy and
calculation. All skill levels welcome. Bring your own mahjong set or
borrow ours. For teens and adults. Fridays at 1:00 p.m. Englehardt-
Lowell Branch, 784-2007.March 5. Dot Painted Ceramic Mugs. Learn how fun and quick
it is to create your own mandala-like dot patterns and designs
on a mug. All supplies, instruction, and examples to guide you
will be provided. Fully functional and washable when done! Ages
14 to Adult. Saturday, 11:00am–1:00pm. Register for classes at
LowellArtsMi.org. LowellArts, 897-March 5. Polished Stone Pendant Making. Learn and practice the
techniques of creating a hang loop to make your own pendant using
wire and polished stones. Ages 14 to Adult. Saturday, 2:00pm–
3:30pm. Register for classes at LowellArtsMi.org. LowellArts,
897-8545.March 5. Open Craft Lab. Mar 5 – Challenge yourself to create
“bad art”. Stop in and try something new or bring in your own project.
For teens and adults, ages 11 and up. Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:
p.m. Englehardt-Lowell Branch, 784-2007.March 8. Bookworms Adult Book Discussion. Mar 8 – “Varina”
by Charles Frazier All adults welcome. No registration required.
Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Englehardt-Lowell Branch, 784-2007.Mar 9. Equine Endurance Riding. Imagine travelling 100 miles on
a horse through the Sierra Nevada Mountains with only 24 hours to
complete your ride. Barbara will present on the Tevis Cup Ride as
well as the sport of trail and endurance riding. For teens and adults,
ages 11 and up. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Englehardt-Lowell Branch,
784-2007.March 10. All Aboard! Book Club – Join a fun, informal discussion
to share your thoughts and opinions with other readers. Stop in at
the library for a copy of the selected title. For March, the book is
Half Broke Horses, by Jeanette Walls. For adults. Thursday, March
10, 10:30 AM. Kent District Library- Alto Branch, 784-2007.March 10. Equine Endurance Riding – Imagine travelling 100
miles on a horse through the Sierra Nevada Mountains with only 24
hours to complete your ride. Barbara will present on the Tevis Cup
Ride as well as the sport of trail and endurance riding. For all
ages. Thursday, March 10, 6:30 PM. Kent District Library- Alto
Branch, 784-2007.March 10. Lowell Township Hall-2910 Alden Nash - “Where
have all the Flowers Gone? Rediscovering Emma Cole’s 19th-
Century Grand Rapids Flora”. 1:00pm. After graduating she
taught at the Vergennes District and Lowell Union Schools. In 1876
she attended Cornell University to study Botany, beginning just six
years after they started admitting women. After 2 years she began
teaching at Central High School and was elected a Vice President of
the Kent Scientific Institute, later the Grand Rapids Public Museum
in 1900. She created an extensive herbarium for the institute
between 1891 and 1900. Join us to learn about the career of Emma
Cole from these two experts. Lowell Area Historical Museum, 616-
897-March 12. Maple Syrup Days Pancake Breakfast @ Wittenbach
Wege Center. Pancake Breakfast Fund Raiser, 9am-12pm.
Breakfast served from 9am – Noon, Includes pancakes, Maple Syrup,
Maple Butter, sausage, orange juice, and coffee! Living history
demonstrations, 9am-1pm. Pioneer Sugar Bush: at the cabin with
the Museum. Join museum volunteers to experience a pioneer sugar
bush with donuts, snow cones, and pickles! Native American Sugar
Bush: on the trail with WWC Naturalists. Join our staff and experience
the legends, traditions, and games surrounding Native American
sugaring. Wittenbach Wege Center - Agriscience and Environmental
Education, 987-2565.March 12. Wet Felted Hat. Design and create your own fashionable
felted wool hat using Merino wool in a variety of available colors. This
class involves plenty of upper body work during the shrinking (fulling)
portion of the class. Ages 12 to Adult. Saturday, 12:00pm–4:00pm.
Register for classes at LowellArtsMi.org. LowellArts, 897-March 13. Exploring Poetry: Individual Voice Join poet Linda
Nemec Foster in this interactive workshop that will focus on
generating new work. Bring your writing materials (paper, notebook,
journal, pen, writing tablet, etc.) with you. Ages 14 to Adult. This event
is free. Limited space, registration required. Register for classes at
LowellArtsMi.org. LowellArts, 897-Lowell Community Expo – March 26, 2022. One of the premier
networking opportunities the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
offers our businesses, churches, schools, municipalities, and
organizations is the Annual Lowell Community Expo. The Expo is
held at Lowell High School, Saturday, March 26 from 9 AM to 2 PM.
The Expo will spotlight over 100 area businesses, service groups,
churches and government agencies. A chance to win Lowell Bucks
in the hourly drawings by filling out a Golden Ticket sponsored by
Arrowhead Golf Course. Entertainment is provided throughout the
day on the main stage. Giveaways, interactive displays and Expo
specials. Door prizes raffled all day long. Food and beverages
provided by Lowell Area Schools. Admission & parking is always
free. Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, 616-897-Fallasburg at Expo
The Fallasburg Historical Society will participate in Lowell Expo,
Saturday, March 26. We’ll be manning a table with the other non-
profits on the day. FHS websites: Organization, http://www.fallasburg.org
Collections, https://collection.fallasburg.org/March 26. Mobile Food Pantry – FROM (Flat River Outreach
Ministries). FROM, along with local churches and volunteers,
provides a monthly distribution of healthy food (produce and other
groceries) at the FROM Food Pantry from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
There is no charge or pre-registration required. Flat River Outreach
Ministries (616) 897-March 26. Needle Felted Spring Bird. Create a lovely one-of-a-
kind spring bird 'painting' using dyed wool and fine felting needles.
In this class, we will be using dyed wool and fine felting needles to
create a lovely one-of-a-kind spring bird 'painting'. When finished,
these felted pictures are beautiful framed, or wrapped around a small
canvas. Finished picture is approx. 5”x5" with a large fabric border.
Ages 10 to Adult. Saturday, 10:00am–12:00pm. Register for classes
at LowellArtsMi.org. LowellArts, 897-March 26. Wet Felted Luminaries. Add a bit of glow to the spring
evenings by creating a beautiful wet felted Merino luminary. This
class includes instruction and demonstration of the wet felting
technique to create a 3D object, focusing on a thin fiber layout.
The average size is approximately 6” tall with a 5-6” wide diameter.
Ages 12 to Adult. Saturday, 1:00pm–3:30pm. Register for classes at
LowellArtsMi.org. LowellArts, 897-MARCH