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The Great Lakes Bay Invitational returns to Midland Country Club for an in-person weeklong event. The world’s best women golfers will be playing to support 36 local community organizations.
Despite setbacks, including Midland’s historic flood and COVID, the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library continues to offer services to patrons of all ages, including their summer reading program.
A local family’s business, Taste of Midland, opens in the old Bushey’s location. The quick-serve, casual dining establishment offers Tex-Mex options, including appetizers, lunch, dinner, specialty drinks and margarita flights.
In place of its annual festival, Great Lakes Bay Pride is offering a ‘Pride at Home’ LGBTQ celebration this year. Free pride yard signs will be distributed June 4 at Dow Diamond.
The Midland Center for the Arts celebrates its Mid-Century Modern design with the Pendulum Lounge, opening Thursday, March 4. The bar features small plates, cocktails, beer, and wine, giving a nod to iconic design elements from notable architect Alden B. Dow.
Coffee and music go hand-in-hand, especially for Creation Coffee co-owner Ben Marsh and Midland-born musician Jason Singer of the band Michigander. The friends have collaborated to release the Gander roast to coffee and music lovers alike.
Creative 360, a Midland nonprofit community arts and wellness organization, has made it its mission for the last 25 years to make creativity accessible for all. With its latest grant awarded from the Midland Area Community Foundation Investment Fund, that mission will only be amplified.