Mid-Michigan Entertainment for the Weekend of June 28-30 and Beyond – The Morning Sun

The Grand Rapids Public Museum offers numerous family-friendly activities. (Photo courtesy of Grand Rapids Public Museum)

Art

• Needle felting cacti: 1-4 p.m., June 29, starting at $34, Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, artreachcenter.org

• Baber Gallery, CMU: Through August 18, “Still Divine,” a screenprint exhibition by recent CMU art graduate Madeline Devantier

Beats

• Freak Daddy: June 28, 8 p.m. to midnight, Soaring Eagle Casino Ascend Lounge, 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, soarineaglecasino.com

• Dueling Pianos: 5:30-7:30 p.m., July 2, Island Park, 331 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, facebook.com/mtpparksandrec

• Woodman Unplugged: July 4, Shamrock Park, 221 Wilcox Parkway, Clare, cityofclare.gov/parks-recreation

comedy

• Comedy Night: June 29, 8 p.m., Broadway Theatre, $15, ages 13 and up, 216 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, friendsofthebroadway.org

Arts and crafts

• Craft and Conversation Harrison: Stop by Mondays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Harrison District Library, 125 W. Beech St., Harrison, hdl.org/events-calendar

Creative writing

• Free Verse Poetry Workshop: June 28, 3-5 p.m., starting at $25.50, Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, artreachcenter.org

Farmers markets

• Native Farmers Market: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Farmers Market Pavilion, corner of Broadway and Leaton Road, Mt. Pleasant, [email protected], 989-775-4629

• Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market: 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, Island Park, 331 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, mt-pleasant.org/departments/recreation/farmers__market.php

• Alma Farmers’ Market: Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pine & Downie Street, Alma, gratiotfarmersmarkets.com/alma.html

• Harrison City Market: Fridays 4-8 p.m., 121 East Main St., Harrison, harrisoncitymarket.com, 989-491-0018

• Farwell Arts & Crafts Farm Market: Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 124 E. Illinois St., Farwell, farwellfarmersmarket.org, 989-588-9926

• Ithaca Farmers Market: Tuesdays 2-6 p.m., Center and Pine River Street, Ithaca, gratiotfarmersmarkets.com/alma.html

Fireworks

• Bay City Fireworks: Dusk on the Fourth of July (first of three nights), downtown over the Saginaw River, other activities each night before the fireworks, baycityfireworksfestival.com

• Racing and fireworks at Crystal Motor Speedway: Beginning July 3, 7 p.m., 98315 Sidney Road, Crystal, crystalmotorspeedway.com, 989-235-5200

• Midland 4th of July: Begins July 4 at 8 p.m., music and fireworks, near Dow Diamond, 825 E. Main St., Midland, cityofmidlandmi.gov

Motor Sports

• Mt. Pleasant Speedway: June 28, 7 p.m., $12, 65+ $10, children 6-10 $6, 5 and under free. 4658 E. River Road, Mt. Pleasant, mtpleasantspeedway.com, 989-773-2387

• Crystal Motor Speedway: June 29, 7 p.m., 8315 Sidney Road, Crystal, crystalmotorspeedway.com, 989-235-5200

Museums

• Robot Zoo, Building Buddies: daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., interactive exhibits at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, grpm.org

• Grand Rapids Art Museum: 101 Monroe Center St. NW, Grand Rapids, artmuseumgr.org, 616-831-1000

• Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum: 7400 Bay Road, University Center, marshallfredericks.org, 989-964-7125

• Saginaw Art Museum: 1126 N. Michigan Ave., Saginaw, saginawartmuseum.org, 989-754-2491

parade

• Harrison Chamber 4th of July Parade: 9 a.m., July 4, Clare Co. Fairgrounds, 418 Fairlane St., Harrison

theatre

• “Newsies”: June 29-29, 8 p.m., Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. St. Andrews St., Midland, admission $20/$16 for students, mcfta.org