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Thursday, June 16

Tiny Art Show
Muskegon Area District Library, North Muskegon Branch, 1522 Ruddiman Drive. Show your love for art by participating in our tiny art show held during the Lakeshore Art Festival. Kits with a small canvas, paint and brush will be available at the North Muskegon Library while supplies last. Pick up a kit between June 1 and 17, paint your masterpiece, and return it to the library for display by June 20. Call 231-744-6080 for open hours.

Muskegon Farmers Market Summer Season
8:00 am – 2:00 pm 
Muskegon Farmers Market, 242 W. Western Ave. Family friendly environment with loads of variety and unique finds in food, fashion, and indoor/outdoor décor. The market, owned and operated by the City of Muskegon, is dedicated to showcasing the best in locally-grown foods, nursery stock, handicrafts, baked goods and more. www.muskegonfarmersmarket.com

Mini-Museum Explorers June (Who’s in the Forest?)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 Clay Avenue. Bring your littlest museum explorers to the museum for some fun and learning in our galleries. On the third Thursday of the month, June-August, we will be visiting one gallery in the museum for a story and craft. This is a drop-in program so you and your family can drop in at any time during the two hours. The program is open to families with children ages 3-7. Once you have participated, you can explore the rest of the museum. Admission is free for Muskegon County residents and $5 for non-residents. https://lakeshoremuseum.org/event/mini-museum-explorers/all/

Ceramics Open Studio with Kim Funk
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Terrestrial Forming Pottery Studio, 5385 Lamos at Michillinda, Whitehall. Students ages 18+ who have completed an ACWL-Nuveen introductory pottery class are eligible to participate in Open Studio. $162 for ACWL-Nuveen Members. https://www.artswhitelake.org/events-1/ceramics-open-studio-with-kim-funk

Free Community Days: Muskegon Heritage Museum
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Muskegon Heritage Museum, 561 W. Western Ave. Samuel Morse and Alexander Graham-Bell are two of the most famous inventors of the 19th Century. Their ideas ignited industries and allowed individuals to communicate across continents. Learn about the history of telecommunications companies in West Michigan and how analog telephone and telegraph systems work.
https://lakeshoremuseum.org/event/mhm-free-community-days-telecommunication-in-the-days-before-the-digital-revolution/

Free Thursdays: Muskegon Museum of Art
11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster Ave. This is a great opportunity to visit the art museum and bring the kiddos! This FREE tour time is compliments of the Meijer Foundation. www.muskegonartmuseum.org

Measure Twice: Sculptures of Ted Lott
11:00 am – 8:00 pm 
Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 West Webster Ave. Until September 4.
Grand Rapids based artist Ted Lott creates sculptures that blend frame construction with furniture, creating complex objects that play with our sense of scale, function, and design. www.muskegonartmuseum.org

Public Safety Youth Fishing Derby
3:30 – 6:30 pm
Fisherman’s Landing, 538 E. Western Avenue. Youth ages 8-12 years old are invited to attend the 29th Annual Youth Fishing Derby. Sign-in begins at 3:30 pm. There is no charge to attend the Fishing Derby but prior registration is required. This event is limited to the first 200 youth who sign up. https://www.muskegon-mi.gov/youth-fishing-derby/

Jazz Happy Hour
5:00 – 6:30 pm
The Book Nook & Java Shop, 8744 Ferry Street, Montague. Jazz Duo: Aedan McCauley on piano & Donovan Meeusen on bass. Drink and food specials! www.thebooknookjavashop.com

Miss Michigan Scholarship Program Preliminary Competition
6:30 – 10:00 pm
Orchard View High School Auditorium, 16 N. Quarterline Rd. Unique program for young women to earn scholarships, learn valuable life and career skills and grow their networks. Our program gives them an opportunity to give back and make a difference in their communities. $40. www.missmichigan.org

Trivia Night
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Pub One Eleven, 111 W. Colby, Whitehall. General knowledge trivia along with music, fun, great food and beverages. Prizes for the Top 3 teams! Free to Play! www.pub111.com

Brew 4 Ukraine
7:00 – 10:00 pm
Aldea Coffee, 794 Pine Street. Please join in an evening of reflection, art and culture, music and brew (hops and coffee) as the city of Muskegon celebrates Ukraine. Silent auction featuring 24 artists living in Ukraine. www.aldeacoffee.com

Tiger Pride – Continuing the Legacy
7:30 pm
Frauenthal Center, 425 West Western Ave. Tiger Pride is the rich heritage of Muskegon Heights and the people of the community. This film brings to the forefront the success and determination of people who’ve been a part of the history and those who are part of the future. This is a free showing but limited to capacity of the Frauenthal Theater. https://shows.frauenthal.org/tiger-pride

Aquastar Sunset Cruise
8:00 – 10:00 pm
Aquastar Cruises, 560 Mart St. Get your camera ready and enjoy the afternoon breeze while cruising the lake during our sunset cruise. This is a perfect time to relax with friends and loved ones. $30. www.aquastarcruises.com

Friday, June 17

Tiny Art Show
Muskegon Area District Library, North Muskegon Branch, 1522 Ruddiman Drive. Show your love for art by participating in our tiny art show held during the Lakeshore Art Festival. Kits with a small canvas, paint and brush will be available at the North Muskegon Library while supplies last. Pick up a kit between June 1 and 17, paint your masterpiece, and return it to the library for display by June 20. Call 231-744-6080 for open hours.

Downtown Muskegon Walking Tours: Turn of the Century
10:00 – 11:30 am
Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 Clay Avenue. Join us for a 90-minute walking tour to explore Muskegon’s rich history as well as its exciting present! Tickets are $13 for members of the Lakeshore Museum Center and Muskegon Museum of Art. They can be purchased at the Museum Store or online at lakeshoremuseumturnofthecenturytour.eventbrite/

Measure Twice: Sculptures of Ted Lott
11:00 am – 5:00 pm 
Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 West Webster Ave. Through September 4.
Grand Rapids based artist Ted Lott creates sculptures that blend frame construction with furniture, creating complex objects that play with our sense of scale, function, and design. www.muskegonartmuseum.org.

South Pierhead Lighthouse Tour
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Muskegon South Pierhead Light, 1431 Beach Street. Join us for a historical tour of Muskegon’s South Pierhead Lighthouse at Pere Marquette Beach. Climb to the top and learn the history of this functioning light. Enjoy the view and take photos. Tours are Monday, Friday and Saturday, $3 – $5. www.muskegonlights.org

Downtown Muskegon Walking Tours: Historic Walking Tours
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 Clay Avenue. Join us for a 90-minute walking tour to explore Muskegon’s rich history as well as its exciting present! Tickets are $13 for members of the Lakeshore Museum Center and Muskegon Museum of Art. They can be purchased at the Museum Store or online at eventbrite.com/e/downtown-muskegon-historic-walking-tour-tickets-295310350207

High Performance Powerboat Showcase
4:00 – 8:30 pm
USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, 560 Mart Street. Come see some awesome offshore powerboats as West Michigan Offshore members display some of the most powerful and colorful boats in the Midwest. Open to the public. https://www.westmichiganoffshore.com/muskegon-powerboat-weekend-1

Parties in the Park
5:00 – 9:00 pm
Hackley Park, 350 West Webster Ave. Bring the family or meet up with friends in this festive event. Each week presents live music, food trucks and beverage stations. Not only is it fun, it’s also a fundraiser sponsored by local non-profit organizations. June 17, live music from Stolen Horses, benefitting Women’s Division Chamber of Commerce. https://www.facebook.com/partiesinthepark/

Miss Michigan Scholarship Program Outstanding Teen Competition
6:30 – 10:00 pm
Orchard View High School Auditorium, 16 N. Quarterline Rd. Unique program for young women to earn scholarships, learn valuable life and career skills and grow their networks. Our program gives them an opportunity to give back and make a difference in their communities. $40. www.missmichigan.org

Celtic Music: Toby Bresnahan
7:00 – 9:00 pm
The Book Nook & Java Shop, 8744 Ferry Street, Montague. Join Toby Bresnahan for a wonderful musical evening of acoustic, Irish / Celtic covers. www.thebooknookjavashop.com

Muskegon Clippers Baseball
7:00 – 10:30 pm
Marsh Field, 1800 Peck Street. Muskegon Clippers vs. Michigan Monarchs. $2 – $5. http://muskegonclippers.com/

Arturo Ziraldo and Friends, Classical Chamber
7:30 – 9:30 pm
The Block, 360 West Western Avenue. West Michigan Symphony’s Principal Violist will assemble a musical cast of friends—from our community and beyond—to perform the greatest hits of the string quartet! Enjoy favorite and rarely performed movements from the last 400 years of this extraordinary musical genre. https://theblockwestmichigan.org/events/arturo-ziraldo-and-friends-classical-chamber/

Keith Sweat and Lil G: Live at the Frauenthal Center
8:00 pm
Frauenthal Center, 425 West Western Ave. Get ready for an evening of pure soul! R&B legends Keith Sweat and Lil G of Silk come to Muskegon’s Frauenthal Center to perform all of their greatest hits! $59 – $150. https://frauenthal.org/event/keith-sweat-lil-g-live/

Light the Night / Pets for Vets
8:30 pm
Legends Bar, 446 West Western Ave. Goodboy Vodka’s Mystic Turbine Powerboat will be outside Legend’s Bar & Grille for the Light the Night / Every Pour Helps a Pup – Goodboy Mystic Boat Party. During this event, the general public will be invited to mingle, concluding with the Goodboy Mystic Boat turbine engines being fired. (Take advantage of the Muskegon Social District.)
https://www.westmichiganoffshore.com/muskegon-powerboat-weekend-1

Milwaukee Clipper Guess that Song
8:30 – 10:00 pm
Milwaukee Clipper, 2098 Lakeshore Drive. Join to play a “Guess that Song” event on the dance floor! We will be using the player piano, and to win, you have to guess what song we are playing on the piano. This event is $10 per person to play, and the winner gets a special gift. The music will range from the 1930s to 2010s! https://www.milwaukeeclipper.com/events/

Aquastar Sunset Cruise
8:30 – 10:30 pm
Aquastar Cruises, 560 Mart St. There is nothing better than enjoying a West Michigan Sunset with live music while you cruise on Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan. Come enjoy music and some time out on the water. $30
www.aquastarcruises.com 

Saturday, June 18

Muskegon Farmers Market Summer Season
8:00 am – 2:00 pm 
242 W. Western Ave. Family friendly environment with loads of variety and unique finds in food, fashion, and indoor/outdoor décor. The market, owned and operated by the City of Muskegon, is dedicated to showcasing the best in locally-grown foods, nursery stock, handicrafts, baked goods and more. www.muskegonfarmersmarket.com

43rd Annual Arts and Crafts Festival
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Goodrich Park, 100 N. Lake Street, Whitehall. Spend a day at this popular outdoor event held off the shores of beautiful White Lake and under the trees at Goodrich Park. Vendors, live music, festival food, and inflatables fill the day!
https://www.whitelake.org/event/43rd-annual-arts-crafts-festival/2022-06-18/

Measure Twice: Sculptures of Ted Lott
11:00 am – 5:00 pm 
Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 West Webster Ave. Through September 4.
Grand Rapids based artist Ted Lott creates sculptures that blend frame construction with furniture, creating complex objects that play with our sense of scale, function, and design. www.muskegonartmuseum.org.

Christopher Dragone, Guitar
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Book Nook & Java Shop, 8744 Ferry Street, Montague, See www.thebooknookjavashop.com.

LEGO Building Day
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Hackley Public Library, 316 West Webster. Decorate the tops of Hackley Library’s bookshelves by building some awesome LEGO creations! We’ll bring the bricks – all you need to bring is your imagination. All ages welcome! Free.
https://www.hackleylibrary.org/event/lego-building-day-4/

VanDyk Mortgage Summer Concert Series: Country/Blues
12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hot Rod Harley Davidson, 149 Shoreline Drive. Music acts include Nate Dill, Big Daddy Fox, Chad Flores, and Steeple Hill. Free. Phone 231-855-5001.

South Pierhead Lighthouse Tour
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Muskegon South Pierhead Light, 1431 Beach Street. Join us for a historical tour of Muskegon’s South Pierhead Lighthouse at Pere Marquette Beach. Climb to the top and learn the history of this functioning light. Enjoy the view and take photos. Tours are Monday, Friday and Saturdays, $3 – $5. www.muskegonlights.org

Parade of Power – Boat Parade
1:00 pm
Muskegon Channel, 1601 Beach Street. Come watch as over 50 high-performance powerboats parade through the Muskegon Channel out to Lake Michigan. https://www.westmichiganoffshore.com/muskegon-powerboat-weekend-1

June Saturdays: Father’s Day Card Craft
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 Clay Avenue. Dads are terrific people in our lives. Let’s take the time to make them a handmade tie-themed card that tells them exactly that!
https://lakeshoremuseum.org/event/june-saturdays-fathers-day-card-craft/

Roaring 20s Tea Event
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Avenue. Dress in your best 1920s attire and join the Hackley and Hume Historic Site for an afternoon tea event. Tea, coffee, and lemonade will be served alongside sandwiches and sweet treats! $7 – $15. https://lakeshoremuseum.org/event/roaring-20s-tea-event/

Electric Forest Giveaway Scavenger Hunt
1:00 – 5:00 pm
The Muskegon Event Place, 2119 Lemuel Street, Muskegon Heights. Join us for a scavenger hunt to win a VIP Electric Forest Wristband! The Hunt will start at 1:00 and will end as soon as the last clue is found. The hunt will have 15 – 20 riddles that will lead you to the golden ticket. We will also have the Grand Traverse Pie Co food truck available 1-4pm. https://www.facebook.com/muskegoneventplace

Art @ The Pointe
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Adelaide Pointe, 1204 W. Western Ave. Join us for the Lakeshore Visual Art Collective’s first show in Adelaide Pointe’s huge boat warehouse on Muskegon Lake. Come by car, bike, or boat (docks are available) and see this space transformed into a one-night, pop-up gallery filled with art by more than 50 regional artists in a wide range of media. Music by Serita’s Black Rose, food truck eats, cash bar, and lots of great regional art. Your $10 door donation plus 10% of artists’ sales benefit the great work of Read Muskegon (www.readmuskegon.org). http://www.lakeshorevac.com/events.html

Miss Michigan Scholarship Program Final Competition
6:30 – 10:00 pm
Orchard View High School Auditorium, 16 N. Quarterline Rd. Unique program for young women to earn scholarships, learn valuable life and career skills and grow their networks. Our program gives them an opportunity to give back and make a difference in their communities. $40. www.missmichigan.org

Muskegon Clippers Baseball
7:00 – 10:30 pm
Marsh Field, 1800 Peck Street. Muskegon Clippers vs. Michigan Monarchs. $2 – $5. http://muskegonclippers.com/

DJ PRIM
7:00 – 9:00 pm
The Book Nook & Java Shop, 8744 Ferry Street, Montague. PRIM is a female DJ/Producer from West Michigan playing house music and lofi/minimal grooves in every form!www.thebooknookjavashop.com.

Aquastar Cruise – Odd Side Ales Summer Solstice
8:00 – 10:00 pm
Aquastar Cruises, 560 Mart St. Odd Side Ales is bringing their special brews and the first one is included with the price of your ticket. We look forward to enjoying a beautiful sunset while cruising Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan to the sounds of A Northern Song. $38. https://aquastarcruises.com/our-cruises/odd-side-ales-cruise/

Muskegon Astronomical Society Star Party
9:30 – 11:30 pm
North Muskegon State Park, 611-685 South Scenic Drive. Star Parties are scheduled events hosted by members. All visitors are welcomed, but please wear a mask and respect social distance. There is no charge, however donations are greatly appreciated. We will be viewing the night sky with our telescopes. 
www.wmich-astro.org

Sunday, June 19

43rd Annual Arts and Crafts Festival
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Goodrich Park, 100 N. Lake Street, Whitehall. Spend a day at this popular outdoor event held off the shores of beautiful White Lake and under the trees at Goodrich Park. Vendors, live music, festival food, and inflatables fill the day!
https://www.whitelake.org/event/43rd-annual-arts-crafts-festival/2022-06-18/

Measure Twice: Sculptures of Ted Lott
11:00 am – 5:00 pm 
Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 West Webster Ave. Through September 4.
Grand Rapids based artist Ted Lott creates sculptures that blend frame construction with furniture, creating complex objects that play with our sense of scale, function, and design. www.muskegonartmuseum.org

Father’s Day Free Tours for Muskegon County Dads
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 West Webster. Muskegon County Dads receive free access to the Historic Sites for the afternoon. Their visit includes a tour at the Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Scolnik House of the Depression Era, and the Fire Barn Museum. https://lakeshoremuseum.org/event/fathers-day-free-tours-for-muskegon-county-dads/

Muskegon Clippers Baseball
5:00 – 8:30 pm
Marsh Field, 1800 Peck Street. Muskegon Clippers vs. Michigan Monarchs. $2 – $5. http://muskegonclippers.com/

Free Sunday Swing Dance Lessons
6:00 – 7:30 pm 
AKS Karate Headquarters, 5571 E. Apple Ave. Chris Sanz, a professional swing dance instructor from Buenos Aires, will teach us Lindy Hop. Such a fun dance! No matter what your level, you’ll learn something new! No experience, partner needed. Great fun dancing, awesome social time, good exercise. Donations are accepted, but not required. 231-736-3205.

Aquastar Sunset Cruise
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Aquastar Cruises, 560 Mart St. This cruise includes dinner, live music, fun and food. This is a fundraiser. For tickets please call Coffey Penn, therapist of HealthWest at 231-288-0198. Leave a message with your name, phone number and the number of tickets you would like.

Monday, June 20

NERF Challenge
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Smith-Ryerson Park, 550 Wood Street. Players will run, dodge, and dive as they try to outwit and outblast the competition during NERF Mobile Games. From “Capture the Flag” to “Eliminator” to “Zombies vs. Humans,” players will put their physical and mental skills to the test. Best for ages 8 and up. All NERF equipment will be provided. Free. https://www.hackleylibrary.org/event/nerf-challenge/

South Pierhead Lighthouse Tour
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Muskegon South Pierhead Light, 1431 Beach Street. Join us for a historical tour of Muskegon’s South Pierhead Lighthouse at Pere Marquette Beach. Climb to the top and learn the history of this functioning light. Enjoy the view and take photos. Tours are Monday, Friday and Saturdays, $3 – $5. www.muskegonlights.org

Youth Take and Make Crafts
Hackley Public Library, 316 W. Webster. Check out what Take and Make Craft Hackley Public Library has planned. Kits are available at Hackley Library while supplies last. Free. www.hackleylibrary.org and askus@hackleylibrary.org