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March 1 “On the West
Michigan Pike” photography by Vincent Musi, SCA
March 1-21 Small Wonders at The Water
Street Gallery

March 1 Helen Marlais Classical piano and clarinetist Arthur Campbell,
SCA
March 1 “On The Air” – Four Radio Shows from the 40’s, Woman’s Club
March 1-10- Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor, Meijer Gardens

March 1-April 30 Foremost Butterflies are Blooming at Meijer Gardens

March 1-30 Hempy Art Collection, SCA
March 1 Jack Tabler, cabaret, The
What Not Inn
March 6-April 27 La Loteria - An Exploration of Mexico,
paintings by Teresa Villegas, SCA
March 6 Girlfriends Weekend, Downtown
Holland
March 6 Dance 35, Knickerbocker Theatre, Holland
March 6 Big Love, DeWitt Theatre, Holland
March 6 Folk Music at Lemonjello's
March
7 Entourage, jazz, The What Not Inn
March 7 Archipelago: Indigenous Art
of Indonesia, Holland Art Museum
March 7 Chef Carl Baker Winemaker’s
Dinner at Fenn Valley Winery
March 8 Kazimierz Brzozowski, Classical
Piano Recital, SCA
March 8 Mary Rademacher sings at The What Not Inn
March 9 Wine Tasting with Paul Mann, Butch’s
March 10 Charlie Chan in
Honolulu, Film Studies at the Red Barn
March 11 The Life of Cora Bliss
Taylor, S/D Historical Society
March 11 Francine Prose, Visiting Writers
Series, Knickerbocker Theatre
March 12 The Nines Gallery Private
Collection at Holland Arts Council
March 12 The Philadelphia Story, Old
School House
March 13 Steve Jenkins at Lemonjello’s
March 14 Maple
Sugar Time at Van Raalte Farm
March 14 ST. PATRICK’S DAY Parade and
green fun!

March 14 Saugatuck/Douglas Historical Society Pub Party
March 14 Entyce
entertains at What Not
March 14 Mark Kahny at The What Not Inn
March 14-15 Pre-Release Winetasting at FennValley Winery
March
15 THE IDES OF MARCH
March 15 Alina Morr, Latin Jazz at the SCA
March
17-ST. PATRICK'S DAY
March 17 Saugatuck Brewery Cricket Tournament
March 17 Adventures in Afghanistan, Herrick Library
March 19 “Ladies
of the Lighthouses” by Diana Stampfler at the SCA
March 19 Irish Music
at The Saugatuck Brewery
March 21 SPRING ARRIVES
March 21-22-Pre-Release Winetasting at Fenn Valley Winery
March 21 Madcat, Kane, Schrock and Shimmin
with blues, jazz and folk at the SCA
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Main Stage at the Saugatuck Center for
the Arts

• March 21 “Madcat
and Kane: with Shimmin and Schrock”. Grammy award winner harmonica
playing Peter ”Madcat” Ruth leads a “musical gumbo” of blues, jazz,
and folk. 8 pm

• March 28
“Broadway, Our Way!” starring Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael in a
unique blend of whimsy, nostalgia with jazz favorites, contemporary
classics and show tunes that has named them one of the “Top 10 Cabaret
Acts.” 8 pm

• April 18 Ballet
Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz- The Globe trotting Quetzalli dance
troupe features many regional dances of old Mexico particularly “La
Bamba.” Music is preformed on authentic stringed instruments and the
dancers wear folk costumes. 8pm

• May 2 “Jennie
DeVoe Band” with a lovely mix of scratchy blues and sweet low notes.
It is a marriage of pure folk and funk with rhythm and blues amidst
anecdotes, lore, and personal stories. 8pm.

• May 24 “Hot Club
of Detroit” the five-time Music Award winning group carries on the
gypsy jazz of France while delving into inspiration from New Orleans
and Miles Davis featuring Swing Dancers from Ann Arbor. 8pm |
March 21 Mike Raliegh & Keith Scott
sing at The What Not Inn
March 22 Improv, Holland Civic Theatre
March
22 Charles Aschbrenner “Carnaval” by Schumann at the SCA
March 22 Christy G at The What Not Inn
March 23 Robert Gruca, classical
guitarist, Knicerbocker Theater
March 24 Spencer Meyer, piano, Dimnent
Memorial Chapel
March 24 Wine Dinner at Every Day People Cafe
March
24 The Thin Man Goes Home, Film Studies at the Red Barn
March 26 Talk
of the Town at The Old School House
March 28 Chef Chris Ferris, Winemaker’s
Dinner at Fenn Valley Winery
March 28 Edye Evans Hyde sings at What Not
March
28 Broadway, Our Way! with Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael at the SCA
March 28 Temptation! A Chocolate Smorgasbord in the new Rubinkam
Studio/Gallery, Douglas

March 29 Andrew Le, Classical piano, SCA
March 29 Diego croons, The
What Not Inn
March 31 Quartet San Francisco, Hope College
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APRIL FOOL’S DAY
April 1 Carroll’s, Rules of Red Rubber Ball, Holland Arts Council

April 3 Folk Music at Lemonjello’s
April 4 Entourage performs at What Not
April 4 Live Turtles of Michigan, DeGraaf Nature Center
April 5 PALM SUNDAY
April 5 Entyce sings at The What Not Inn
April 7 & 9 Pinata Workshop, SCA
April 7 Bulldog Drummond’s Bride, Film Studies at the Red Barn
April 9 Mr. Lucky at the Old School House
April 11 Town Crier Race, Saugatuck
April 11 Edye Evans Hyde sings cabaret at The What Not Inn
April 12 EASTER SUNDAY
April 12 Egg Roll, Parade Saugatuck, Easter Brunch at Clearbrook
April 12 Mary Rademacher cabaret at The What Not Inn
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T H E
S K Y H E M P Y

at the
Saugatuck Center for the Arts |
Spend Sunday
afternoons with performances by World class musicians throughout
the Spring.
• Mar 1 Dr. Helen Marlais Piano Recital collaborates with
virtuoso clarinetist Arthur Campbell
• Mar 8 Kazimierz Brzozowski, Classical pianist renown for
his captivating performances of Frederic Chopin
• Mar 15 Alina Morr performs Latin Jazz plus original
compositions
• Mar 22 Charles Aschbrenner performs the intriguing
musical “Carnaval: A Masked Ball” by Robert Schumann
• Mar 29 Dr. Andrew Le, pianist and Julliard graduate will
perform Schubert: Four Impromptus /Schubert-Liszt: Soirees de
Vienne No. 6 and Poulenc: Les Soirees de Nazelles |
April 13-18 I’ve Loved You So Long, Knickerbocker Theatre
April 14 Darrell Martins Dance Fusion, Knickerbocher Theatre
April 16-18 Love, Sex and the IRS, Holland Civic Theatre
April 16 The Art and Legacy of Diego Rivera, SCA
April 16 Minton Sparks, Spoken Word Poetry, Knicerbocker Theatre
April 18 Verdi’s Requiem, DeWitt Auditorium
April 18 Art Dart at The Waterstreet Gallery
April 18 “Clue!” A Club MSW Treasure Hunt at Blue Star Antique
Pavilion

April 18 Spring Waterfowl Watch, DeGraaf Nature Center
April 18 Ballet Folklorico “Quetsalli” de Veracruz at the SCA
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Culture of Mexico Festival at the Saugatuck Center
for the Arts
“La Loteria: An Exploration of
Mexico” explores the images of Mexico using a popular game of chance to
view historical figures, gastronomy, and distinctive culture. Throughout
April there will be a Pinata Workshop, Diego Rivera Lecture, and the
tapping heals, dazzling costumes and pounding rhythms of “Ballet
Folklorica” preformed by the acclaimed folk-dance troupe Quetzlli, and
Cinco de Mayo cooking classes. www.sc4a.org
269-857-2399 |
April 18 Christy G sings at The What Not Inn
April 19 Mark Kahny entertains at What Not
April 21 The Big Sleep, Film Studies at The Red Barn

April 23 Arsenic and Old Lace, Old School House
April 24 Wine Dinner at Every Day People Cafe
April 24 A Frog Pond, DeGraaf Nature Center
April 25 Birds and Breakfast, Saugatuck Dunes Park - DeGraaf
Nature Center
April 25 Beneath the Inland Seas, Knickerbocker Theatre
April 25 California Suite, Till Midnight
April 25 The Fringe, DeWitt Theatre
April 25 Diego sings at The What Not Inn
April 26 Allegan Antique Market, Allegan Fairgrounds.
April 25 French Winemaker’s Dinner at Fenn Valley Winery
April 26 The Johnson Trio at The What Not Inn
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The season begins June 26th
-July 19th with the Broadway hit, “The Full Monty’.
Based on the film, a group of unemployed steel workers dream up
the ultimate money-making gimmick and along the way renew their
self-esteem and remember the importance and fun of friendship.

“Pump Boys and Dinettes”, that
Broadway classic of pump boys selling high octane in Grand Ole
Opry country while dinettes run the Double Cupp diner. It’s an
evening of country western song on guitars, piano, bass and
kitchen utensils. From July 24th-August 9th.

A secret New York musical is
under contract, but not yet announced for August 14 -30. It
has just completed successful runs in New York and Chicago and is
completing it’s national tour. We Can’t Wait!!!!
www.masonstreetwarehouse.org
269.857.4898
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Saugatuck-Douglas
Museum 2009 Exhibition
SUMMERTIME
A Century of
Leisure at the Lake Michigan Shore |
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Saugatuck Douglas
Museum
Park Street at Mt. Baldhead
A short walk from the Chain Ferry Daily Noon to 4pm
Memorial Day thru Labor Day Free admission |
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MAY DAY
May 1-June 15 Sylvia Randolph: An Artfilled Life in Saugatuck, SCA
May 1 Woodcock Walk at Dunes State Park, DeGraaf Nature Center
May 2 Jennie DeVoe Band, folk and blues, SCA
May 2 Saugatuck/Douglas Spring Preview
May 2 Blue Coast Artist’s Opening Weekend
May 2-9 Tulip Time, Holland


May 2 Girl’s Afternoon Out, Cooking Seminars at Fenn Valley
Winery
May 2 Star of Saugatuck Cruises season opens

May 2 Jack Tabler, guitar, The What Not Inn
May 3 Entyce croons at The What Not Inn
May 5 CINCO DE MAYO
May 7 The Bachelor and The Bobby Soxer, Old School House
May 9 International Migratory Bird Day, VanRaalte Farm - DeGraaf
Nature Center
May 9-June 10 New Artists at The Water Street Gallery
May 9 Harry Lucas & The Lowdown Blues Band at What Not Inn

May 10 MOTHER’S DAY
May 10 Mary Rademacher sings at The What Not Inn
May 12 West Michigan Drum Circle, Felt Mansion
May 13 Holland Farmer’s Market Opens
May 16-17 Pit and Smoke Firing Workshop, Khnemu Studio
May 16-17 Bonsai Show, Meijer Gardens
May 16 Southwest Michigan Birdathon, DeGraaf Nature Center
May 16 Saugatuck-Douglas Garden Club Plant Sale
May 16 Entourage sings at The What Not Inn
May 17 The Michael Holmes Trio, What Not Inn
May 18 Community Pride Day
May 21 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Old School House
May 22-24 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
May 22-24 Memorial Day Weekend Concert Series, SCA
May 23 The Wonder Bread Years, Baby-Boomer comedy, SCA
May 23-30 Wildflower Sale, DeGraaf Nature Center
May 23 Lakeshore Allstar Blues Band
May 24 Hot Club of Detroit, swing dancers and gypsy jazz, SCA
May 27 The Fire Within, Khnemu Studio
May 29 Memorial Day Weekend, Parades everywhere
May 30-31 Iris Show, Meijer Gardens
May 30 Jack Tabler at The What Not Inn
May 31 Allegan Antique Market, Allegan Fairgrounds
May 31 Explore Far View Nature Park, DeGraaf Nature Center
May 31 Diego sings at The What Not Inn June
June 6 Entourage sings at The What
Not Inn
June 6 Lake Macatawa Triathlon, Holland

June 7 Ox-Bow Class Season Begins
June 7 Tim Johnson Trio at The What Not Inn
June 1-28 The Fire Within-Exhibit of Dick Lehamn, Khenumu Gallery
June 9 West Michigan Drum Circle, Felt Mansion
June 9 Tuesday in the Park Concerts, Fennville
June 11 Street Performer Series, Downtown Holland
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11th Waterfront
Film Festival
June 11 - 14
“One of the Top 5 Film Festivals ... right up there with Cannes
and Sundance”
—The Screen Actor’s Guild
Outdoor screenings, movie premiers galore, The New Media
Television Festival, workshops, screenplay competitions,
workshops, parties and movers and shakers everywhere!!! You don’t
want to miss this annual rite of Spring in Saugatuck.
It’s terrific!

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June 11-14 Waterfront Film Festival,
Saugatuck
June 12 Summer Concert Series, Centennial Park, Holland

June 12 Saugatuck Green Market, every
Friday 8-2, SCA
June 13 Summer in The City, Waterstreet Gallery
June 13 Douglas Dutchers Baseball, Beery Field, Douglas.
June 13 Entyce sings at The What Not Inn
June 14 FLAG DAY
June 14 Mary Rademacher sings at The What Not Inn
June 19-20 Sticks Show, Good Goods Gallery
June 20 Saugatuck Arts & Crafts Street Fair
June 20 James Brandess Studio and Gallery Open House
June 20-21 Rose Show, Meijer Gardens
June 20 Douglas Dutchers Baseball, Beery Field, Douglas
June 20 Christy G sings at The What Not Inn
June 21 FATHER’S DAY & SUMMER SOLSTICE
June 21 The Michael Holmes Trio at What Not Inn
June 23 Tuesday in the Park, FennvilleJune 26-30 The Full Monty,
Mason Street Warehouse
June 27 Fenn Valley Wine Fest, Fenn Valley Winery
June 27 Jack Tabler sings at The What Not
June 28 Allegan Antique Market, Allegan Fairgrounds, 7:30-4pm
June 28 Edye Evans Hyde sings at What Not Inn
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SAVE THE DATE
Saugatuck-Douglas Jazz Fest July 31
and August 1st. The Idlewild Foundation sponsored festival will
begin with evening performances at The Saugatuck Brewing Company and continues
on Saturday with a big band parade and performances all over town.
Performing will be New Yorker’s “One For All”, Chicago’s Nicole
Mitchell, Detroit’s Shahida Nurullah, Onita Sanders, Johnny
O’Newal, Benny Cruz and Dwight Adams, Greenville’s “Flat River
Band and Saugatuck’s Jim Cooper Trio. There will be jazz movies,
documentaries and lectures. 313.965.0505 or 616.915.0288

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