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Passersby admire a chalk creation during Zeeland's Chalk Festival in this file photo.

Chalk Fest brings live art to Zeeland

With almost a dozen chalk artists — from teens to adults and self-taught to professional — Zeeland's Chalk Fest this Friday, Aug. 11, will be one of the city's most colorful yet, organizers say.

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Coopersville Car Show & Summerfest is Aug. 9-12.
Things to do in August: Festivals and music, fundraisers and movies, car shows and sand sculpture
Zeeland's popular Soundz of Summer concerts return to the Lawrence Park Bowl.
Feel the summer ‘zeel’ with the 2023 Soundz of Summer Concert Series at Lawrence Park

Zeeland's popular Soundz of Summer concert series begins this week with Funkle Jesse at the Lawrence Park Bowl amphitheater.

Show and Shine Car Show & Cruise spectators can line up anywhere along the Main Street cruise route.
Things to do in July: Fireworks and music, car shows, Fiesta and magic

Independence Day is celebrated across the country, and the Lakeshore is no exception. Fireworks will streak across the sky in many Lakeshore communities. July events also include LAUP’s Fiesta, theater, garden walks, and street performances.

The city of Holland is in talks with Geenan DeKock Properties to sell parcels of waterfront land for redevelopment. However, several administrative steps lie between here and construction.
So what does the approved waterfront development mean?

Significant changes could be coming to Holland’s lakeshore after a citywide referendum but there are numerous steps between a vote and shovels hitting dirt. Residents still have the opportunity to make their voices heard.

Jersey Boys will be in production this summer at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts.
Summer theater along the Lakeshore: What to see

If you live along the Lakeshore, you don’t have to travel far to see two professional theater companies. Here’s what Hope Repertory Theatre in Holland and Mason Street Warehouse in Saugatuck are unveiling this season.

Benjamin's Hope offers programming for adults with disabilitys as well as opening up its Park Township campus to the community at large.
All-abilities-friendly summer concert series kicks off this week at Benjamin’s Hope

Each week several hundred people of all ages and abilities participate in a variety of offerings at the Park Township nonprofit, including during an all-abilities church service every Sunday evening. This summer, Benjamin's Hope is inviting the community to a monthly concert series.

Bicycle Showband Crescendo performs at Hope College’s Ray and Sue Smith Stadium during the debut performance at the Tulip Time Festival, May 12.
Dutch bicycle-riding marching band makes U.S. premiere at Holland’s Tulip Time

Bicycle Showband Crescendo, a bicycling-riding marching band from the Netherlands, wowed Tulip Time crowds during the group’s first visit to the U.S.

Tulyp Hotel blossoms in downtown Holland

6PM Hospitality Partners unveils the rebranding of its downtown Holland boutique hotel -- Tulyp Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton – paying homage to the lakeshore community’s vibrant Dutch heritage.

The West Ottawa High Interact Club has partnered with Park Township on a water safety initiative to teach youth the dangers of pier jumping into Lake Michigan.
Teens lead initiative to end risky tradition that leads to youth drownings in Lake Michigan

Led by high school student Raighen Ly, the West Ottawa High Interact Club has partnered with Park Township on a water safety initiative to teach youth the dangers of pier jumping into Lake Michigan.

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