Irish Hills Chamber: Celebrate summer with live music at Walker Tavern Historic Site

Walker Tavern Historic Site/Cambridge Junction Historic State Park invites you on Thursday, July 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. to enjoy a cool evening in the shaded lawn of the Hewitt House as you listen to some live music by Jackson Uke with Patriotic Theme. Bring a friend, bring a lawn chair, bring a picnic and celebrate summer. The Friends of Walker Tavern will have their root beer for sale. Admission is free. Donations are accepted. Recreation Passport required for park entry.

The Great American Crab Races, presented by M-R Builders and hosted by The Beach Bar take place Thursday July 11 through Saturday July 13. The kids' races are at 1 p.m. on Saturday and the adult races start each night at 6 p.m. For more information contact Linda at 745-2466.

Hidden Lake Gardens is holding “The Art of Bonsai” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 13. This summer celebration is for bonsai artists, enthusiasts or anyone new to bonsai. Discover the distinct discipline, persistence and quiet contemplation only bonsai can provide. Events include a bonsai exhibition showcasing trees from across Michigan and beyond, a bonsai vendor fair with a wide variety of vendors, demonstrations by highly skilled bonsai artists as well as bonsai workshops. Please visit hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu to register.

Heart of the Lakes Church is holding the “HOTLWOOD Festival” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 13. This festival is free and open to everyone. Immerse yourself in a day of fun with carnival games, exciting prizes, a sing-along concert, dunk tank thrills, bounce houses, food trucks and so much more. Go to hotlstrong.com for more information.

The Brokerage House Lakeside is holding a Kid Entrepreneur sale event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. Do your kids offer dog-walking services, make the best chocolate chip cookies, design jewelry, make art, have starter plants, have gently used toys? It’s only $5 to reserve your spot, free for the public to attend. Call Cori at 788-8733 with any questions.

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St. Mark’s Lutheran Church hosts a Diaper Closet the third Saturday of each month. The next one is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. There is no residency requirement or income verification, just a need. For those who are new, organizers just need your name, city, children’s ages and how you heard about the closet.

Go to IrishHills.com for more events going on in the Irish Hills area. We have many of the restaurants and wineries’ live music and event schedules on our community calendar. There is something to do almost every day of the week!

— Cindy Hubbell is president and CEO of the Irish Hills Regional Chamber of Commerce. He office is at 221 Mill St., Suite C, P.O. Box 805, Brooklyn. She can be contacted at 517-592-8907 or by visiting IrishHills.com.