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To submit an event, email the time, date and location information to advocate@pioneergroup.com . Information must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the event date.
Looking for something to do? Here is a list of local events and activities in Benzie, Manistee and Mason counties.
• 2:30 p.m., Open gym and bay, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Art, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Guitar with Joe, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
Oct. 12
• 11:30 a.m., Little Adventures Story Time at the Betsie Valley District Library at 14744 Thompson Ave. in Thompsonville. Info: 231-378-2716
• 2:30 p.m., Open gym and bay, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Raising Writers, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 5:30 p.m., Raising Writers, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 5-6:30 p,.m., Spaghetti & Homemade Meatballs Dinner at Trinity Lutheran Church, at 420 Oak St. in Manistee. Dine in or take out. Cost: $12 for adults; $5 for children
Oct. 13
• All day, various locations, Bear Lake Fall Fest
• 9-11 a.m., Matthew 25:35 Food Pantry, at the St. Joseph Parish Center in Manistee
• 10:30 a.m., preschool story time with Miss Anne at Benzonia Public Library at 891 Michigan Ave. in Benzonia. Info: benzonialibrary.org or call 231-882-4111.
• 2:30 p.m., Open gym and bay, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Empower, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 6-7 p.m., Macabre Manistee Walking Tour (RSVP required), hosted by the Manistee library
Oct. 14
• All day, various locations, Bear Lake Fall Fest
• 9 a.m., Fourth annual Chief Day in downtown Chief. Events kick off with a disc golf tournament at Northern Natural Cider House & Winery. A car show will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a parade at 11:45 a.m. Followed by live music
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wellston Boosters annual Fall Craft Show at the Norman Township Community Center, at 1273 Seaman Road in Wellston. Info: Denise Cummings at 231-330-2422 or roadkingdc@hotmail.com
• 10 a.m., Saturday morning movie “Monsters University” at Darcy Library of Beulah, located at 7238 Commercial St. in Beulah.
• 10 a.m., Frankfort Fall Festival begins, events run through 5 p.m., in Open Space Park. Info: 231-352-7251 or fcofc@frankfort-elberta.com
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Taste of Mason County hosted by Scottville Beekeepers at Ludington Senior Center at 308 S. Rowe in Ludington. Free event.
• 11 a.m., Ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street SPARK! Places of Innovation Exhibit at Benzonia Public Library/Mills Community House, at 891 Michigan Ave. in Benzonia. Free event. Info: benzonialibrary.org/museum-on-main-street
• 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Soup luncheon at Epworth United Methodist Church, at 3939 N. High Bridge Road in Brethren. Info: 231-477-5486
• 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Solar Eclipse Party at the Betsie Valley District Library, presented by the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society at the library at 14744 Thompson Ave. in Thompsonville. Info: 231-378-2716
• 1-2:30 p.m., Cryptozoology Craft for Teens and Adults- Dog Man Paper Shadow Puppet, at Manistee library
• 3 p.m., James Earl Jones and Donald Crouch statue unveiling ceremony at Brethren High School, at 4400 N. High Bridge Road in Brethren. Info: allartsmanistee.com/
Oct. 15
• All day, various locations, Bear Lake Fall Fest
• 2 p.m., Suds and Civilization: A Social History of Spirits presented by Dr. Thomas Henthorn as part of the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street SPARK! Places of Innovation Exhibit at Benzonia Public Library/Mills Community House, at 891 Michigan Ave. in Benzonia. Free event. Info:benzonialibrary.org/museum-on-main-street
Oct. 16
• 2:30 p.m., Open gym and bay, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3 p.m., Safe Sitter Moms in Motion, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 4-6 p.m., Dungeons & Dragons for Teens, Manistee library
• 5-6 p.m., Art at the Library for Adults, Wellston library
• 5:30 p.m., Young Life, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
Oct. 17
• 11 a.m. to noon, Stories & Littles Social Hour, Wellston library
• Noon-1 p.m., Stories & Littles Social Hour, Bear Lake library
• 2:30 p.m., Open gym and bay, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Disc golf, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 4-5 p.m., LEGO Alliance, Manistee library
• 5-6:30 p.m., Movie at the Library, Kaleva library
• 5:30 p.m., Young Life Club, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 6-8 p.m., Constitution 201, The Progressive Rejection of the Founding and the Rise of Bureaucratic Despotism, sponsored by the Manistee Tea Party, at West Shore Community College Manistee Downtown Education Center, at 400 River St. in Manistee. Free lecture. Info: Dennis Sullivan at dsengineer1@hotmail.com or 231-510-0423
Oct. 18
• 2-4 p.m., Crafternoons for Adults, Kaleva library
• 2:30 p.m., Open gym and bay, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Art, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Guitar with Joe, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 3:30 p.m., Financial Fun, Armory Youth Project, 555 First St. in Manistee
• 5-7 p.m., Movies at the Library for Kids/Families, Onekama library
Recurring events
• All day from Oct. 2-31, Downtown Story Stroll, hosted by Manistee library
• Manistee County READS: “Killers of the Flower Moon” at all Manistee libraries from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30
• Noon-4 p.m., Bottle House Museum, at 14551 Wuoksi Ave. in Kaleva, open Saturdays and Sunday
• 6-8 p.m., every Wednesday, Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered recovery program for anyone with hurts, hangups or habits, at Frankfort United Methodist Church, at 537 Crystal Ave. In Frankfort.
• 9 a.m. to noon, open pickleball on Tuesdays and Thursdays; league play on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginner pickleball from 9-11 a.m. on Sundays at the Pleasant Valley Community Center in Arcadia. Info: pleasantvalleycc.org
• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Manistee Historical Museum open Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 425 River St., Manistee
• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Benzie Area Historical Museum fall hours starting Sept. 1, at 6941 Traverse Ave., Benzonia. Info: benziemuseum.org, call 231 882-5539 or email info@benziemuseum.org
• 1-4 p.m., Marilla Museum & Pioneer Place open every Saturday through October, beginning May 6, at 9991 Marilla Road in Copemish. Info: marillahistory.org