October 23, 2014 Get into the Halloween spirit at The Flint Horror Con on Saturday (10/25), it’s a day filled with spooky family fun featuring special guests, vendors, costume contests, and movies. Guests this year include Danny Hicks (Evil Dead 2), Eileen Dietz(Exorcist), Tom Sullivan(special effects for Evil Dead), and many more.
October 22, 2014 October is National Magic Month and the Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer is celebrating with a day filled with Magic at the PIX Theatre. This Saturday, October 25th the PIX will feature two unique Magic Shows. One at 2:30pm featuring the incredible Baffling Bill and the second show titled Magic in Lapeer, featuring three up and coming Magicians takes place at 7:30pm.
October 22, 2014 Autumn crafts, Christmas crafts, a country store and baked goods are waiting for you at Fall Fest on Saturday (10/25) from 10 AM – 3 PM. St. John The Baptist Episcopal Church is hosting the event.
October 7, 2014 If you like spaghetti and would also like to support a scholarship fund at the same time, plan on being at the American Legion in Lapeer today (10/7). The spaghetti dinner is being held in the lower hall from 4:45 pm – 7:00 pm. All proceeds go toward a scholarship fund.
October 3, 2014 Enjoy appetizers, beverages and maybe a magic trick or two as the Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer kicks off a celebration of Magic Month. Abracadabra - A Magical Journey through Print and Paint
September 26, 2014 Metamora’s Celebration of the Horse has now become Harvest, Horses and Hounds Festival. A day of family fun is waiting for you on Saturday (9/7) starting at 10 am and running through 5 pm. Enjoy a parade happening at noon, horse riding demos, dog demonstrations, the Ultimate Air Dogs will be putting on shows.
September 22, 2014 It’s a FUNdraiser at Fick Farms in Lapeer this coming Sunday (Sept 28) to benefit KIND. The organization KIND the letters standing for Kids In New Directions is a non-profit that has been helping at risk children and their families for over 20 years.
September 18, 2014 Friday and Saturday it’s the 2nd Annual Otisville Hot Dog Festival. Things get underway Friday at 3pm with Hot Dog Vendors open for business, enjoy the Kids Zone (Inflatables), Spaghetti Dinner, Teen Tent with a mechanical bull, laser tag, basketball, air hockey and more. Live music with Toppermost Beatles Tribute
September 12, 2014 Family Fall Color 5K Race and Fun Walk will be held on the Almont Varsity Cross-Country Course begin at 2 p.m. at Almont High School. Travelling down an orchard trail, through the rural countryside, and finishing next to the high school stadium.
September 11, 2014 Put this fun event The Fall Thumb Poker Run on your calendar for Saturday September 27th. Enjoy activities that include food, DJ, photo booth, airplane rides, activities for the kids and much more. The proceeds from this event will be donated to the Lapeer Lightning Track & Field Team.
September 5, 2014 Do you have feelings of desperation concerning the destructive behavior of someone near to you whether caused by drugs, alcohol or related behavioral problems? Families Anonymous, a 12-Step fellowship for family and friends, meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 7 PM – 9 PM at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church.
September 5, 2014 Where can you go this weekend and eat homemade bean soup, hot fried cakes and hog kettle popcorn, drink fresh lemonade and pressed apple cider, hear an old gospel hymn sing-a-long and “hit-and-miss” engines and see a threshing demonstration and an apron fashion show? The answer is the Thumb Octagon Barn 19th Annual Fall Family Days.