The Rotary Club of St. Johns Board made a last minute decision; and with the financial help from several local businesses and the Kiwanis Club and Sparrow Clinton Hospital, the fireworks will return July 4th as usual.
The band “Revival” will start playing at the Performance Shell at 7 p.m.
Fireworks will begin once it is dark enough.
18th season of Music in the Park is upon us
The popular summer Concert in the Park series, sponsored by the Clinton County Arts Council and the City of St. Johns, will open its season on Wednesday, July 7 this year with a husband-and-wife duo from Denver.
The series will include 9 concerts ending the season on September 1 with a concert featuring the King himself, Elvis! In between is a nice variety of performances featuring excellent musicians from throughout Michigan.
“We receive a lot of requests from performers each year wanting to come to St. Johns to perform,” says Bill Tennant, concert coordinator. “This year the committee decided to invite some new performers, giving our community a chance to hear a nice variety of different groups. There are only two groups performing this summer who were with us last year.”
The series will be held at the William E. Tennant Performance Shell in the beautiful St. Johns City Park. All concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. rain or shine. The Lions Club food trailer will be available this year. Social distancing and safety precautions are encouraged. The CCAC receives funding from the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Concert in the Park Series 2021 Line-up:
July 7 — Alright Alright (Indy Folk Direct from Denver)
July 14 — Surf Zup (Great Driving 60’s Guitar Hits)
July 21 — Monday’s Supper (A Taste of Delicious Irish/Celtic Folk)
July 28 — David Gerald (The Best of Detroit Blues)
August 4 — Kari Holmes (Country/Pop/Rock Recording Artist)
August 11 — Rachel Curtis (American Idol Folk/Pop Artist)
August 18 — FRENDZ (Great Vintage Classic Rock)
August 25 — David Bennett Quartet (From Swing to Rock)
September 1 — Matt King (An Award Winning Tribute to Elvis)
Duplain Blood drive is July 1
Duplain Church of Christ is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, July 1 from 12 – 5:45 p.m.
Appointments are required. To schedule visit redcross.org (sponsor code DUPLAINCOC) or call1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
Come to give blood for a ticket to a Cedar Fair theme park of your choice while supplies last.
Duplain Church of Christ is located at 5565 E. Colony Road, St. Johns.
Free meals every Tuesday
His Cup Runneth Over, a free meal ministry, will be doing free meals every Tuesday starting Tuesday.
Free meals will be given out from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 100 Maple Ave., St. Johns. They will be located in the back southwest corner of the parking lot.
Everyone is welcome to come, and it is free for all who come. For those unable to pick up lunch, please call to arrange for delivery by Monday.
If you would like to get involved in volunteering or need a delivery call or text 517-388-2005 or 989-544-5764.
New Brown Bag Concert Series begins July 9
A new concert series is coming to mid-Michigan. The Brown Bag Concert Series will take place on Fridays in downtown St. Johns at 12 noon starting on July 9 and ending on August 27. This series of 8 concerts is being presented by the Clinton County Arts Council with support from the Forrest and Doris Swatman Downtown Celebration Fund.
“This series of free concerts will feature musicians from around the state and will include a couple of Grammy Award winners from Ann Arbor,” states Bill Tennant, concert coordinator. “These hour-long concerts will feature outstanding soloist and duos during the lunch hour. It’s great to have this series paid for by the Swatman Celebration Fund for people to come together and enjoy some great music in downtown St Johns.”
Eleven downtown eating establishments, listed below, will be participating in this concert series by offering specials each Friday for people to pick up and bring down to the concert. Please check out their Brown Bag Specials and support our local businesses.
The concerts will be held in the Rotary Park Pavilion by the CIS Trail and Depot rain or shine. There are some picnic tables available to eat at, but it is advisable to bring your favorite lawn chair. Social distancing and safety precautions are encouraged
The Concert Series includes:
July 9 – Siusan O’Rourke – Americana, Blues and Folk
July 16 – Monte Pride – Lansing’s Touring Folk Troubadour
July 23 – Elden Kelly – Solo Guitar: Jazz, Pops and Classical
July 30 – Steven Easterling – Songs From Broadway, Spirituals and More with Jeff Richards
Aug 6 – Steve Berkemeier – Singer/Songwriter Covering Songs You’Ll Love
Aug 13 – Clique Vocals – Jazz Ballads, Pops and Contemporary Mix
Dan Templin and Kelly Sandula-Gruner
Aug 20 – Peter Madcat Ruth – Grammy Award Winning Blue, Folk and More
John Churchville
Aug 27 – Kitty Donohoe – Emmy-Award Winner w/ Irishy, Folk and Canadianish
The Food Establishments include: Bruno’s Bar, St Johns Brewing Co., Main Street Café & Pizza, Dershey’s Café, Swany’s Pub & Grub, Mazz’s Endzone Party Store, Domino’s Pizza, Global Coffee Co., Waypoint Coffee Company, Oh Mi Organics and Cupcakes and Kisses.
SJHS Auto Show is July 17
The date set for the St. Johns Auto Program 50th Anniversary Celebration is July 17.
They will be working on getting all the cool stuff they had scheduled before we had to reschedule due to the pandemic. They also expect to have Rhino Dyno coming, so get those engines tuned up for a good time.
2nd annual Fall FEASTival is September 18
Please join us for the second annual Fall FEASTival in beautiful downtown St. Johns on Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
If it’s edible and made locally, you’re sure to find it at the Fall FEASTival.
Come meet the people that make the food that you love and discover new ones too while you shop local stores in the downtown, enjoy the live music, games, and so much more.
This is a Free family fun event.
Organizers are inviting all Michigan-Made food producers, farms, food trucks, and so much more.
If you are interested in being a vendor, please visit: https://www.eathealthyeatlocal.com/vendorapplication
This event is organized by the Eat Healthy Eat Local Foundation, and all proceeds and donated into a grant to open an organic grocery store / year-round farmer’s market here in St. Johns.
National Night Out returns in August
The City is excited to be back for our annual “Night Out Against Crime” this year.
Come out and join your local police, friends and neighbors to promote awareness, safety and neighborhood unity.