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The Chassell Heritage Center is providing a wide variety of activities throughout August as part of its Summer Series held on Thursday nights. Barb Worrall says each program starts at 7:00 PM inside the museum, which is air conditioned, a definite perk during what has turned out to be a warm summer. It is all free to the public, but donations are strongly encouraged.
A full list is available below, but it is important to highlight an event happening this week. Sunday is the Friends of Fashion presentation, entitled “America Celebrates.” The group’s Facebook page describes it. “Enjoy our live models in original vintage and antique clothing, along with a beautiful presentation of photographs of America celebrating. Live musical accompaniment will be provided by Dave Bezotte and Mark Oliver.
We’ll be celebrating Independence Day, the return of our troops, Votes for Women, Woodstock Festival, springtime, Strawberry Queens, sports, and ball gowns over the years.”
Tickets for the Friends show are $10 for adults and $5 for children. It used to run during the Strawberry Festival, but will be taking place in late July going forward.
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August 4 – Music by Courtney Clish & Anne Linja. Courtney has delighted Copper Country audience with her vocal talent since childhood. Join Courtney & her talented piano accompanist Anne for an evening of musical treasures.
August 12 – Michigan Depots: All Shapes & Sizes – UP Edition by Mark Worrall, Railroad Historian. From standardized plans to unique creations, we’ll examine small town shacks to larger city depots & look at the factors that went into determining the stature of a town’s depot. Many aspects of depots will be studied, such as the role of the depot in a town, union depots, different types of depots & much more. Whether wood, block, log or an old train car, let’s head down the line & explore the world of UP depots.
August 19 – Chassell’s Historic Interpretive Trail – Keith Meyers, James Schwaderer & Marco Guidotti present an update on the development of a historic interpretive trail on the site of the Worcester Lumber Company mill in Chassell. Join us for an informative presentation on this exciting project.
August 26 – The Comedy of Kris & MaryAnn Unscripted – A lively evening of comedy by Kris Kyro & MaryAnn Schultz Lahti, who say, “We’re here because we’re not all here!” And be ready to enjoy some musical treats, too, from Kris & from country singer Terry Hillstrom. This is sure to be an entertaining evening!
