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Hart Community Performing Arts Series kicks off season with first concert Oct. 10

September 29, 2025

HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series will kick off its 2025-2026 season Friday, Oct. 10, when it presents the Kris Johnson Group in concert.  The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Public Schools Auditorium, located in the Hart Middle School. Tickets are available at the door or online at hartseries.org. Kris Johnson is an empathetic,…

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Downtown Hart to host full weekend of arts, music, cycling Oct. 4–5

September 18, 2025

HART – Downtown Hart will be buzzing with activity the weekend of Oct. 4–5, 2025, as the community celebrates three major events: the Fourth Annual ArtWalk, the Fourth Annual HartPrize, and the Second Annual Ride Around Home cycling event. Together, these events highlight Hart’s thriving arts community, local talent, and love of the outdoors. ArtWalk | Saturday, Oct.  4, from…

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OCCOA presents ‘A Night at Moulin Rouge’ Sept. 20

September 9, 2025

HART — Oceana County Council On Aging presents “A Night at Moulin Rouge” Saturday, Sept. 20, from 6-10 p.m. at the senior center located 4250 W. Tyler Rd. “Step back in time and experience 1920s Paris at Charles Zidler’s Moulin Rouge, known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance,” states a press release about the event,…

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Electric Forest ‘Music in Schools’ program generates $40,000

September 9, 2025

When local students returned to school this fall, they discovered some new band and music equipment.  Since 2008, the four-day summer festival draws tens of thousands visitors from across the nation and beyond to experience a unique blend of art, music, and nature at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury.  “As the Electric Forest Festival continues to grow, so does…

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Hart Community Performing Arts Series announces concert lineup for 2025-26 season

August 8, 2025

HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series recently announced its schedule of concerts for the 2025–2026 season. The season will begin Friday, Oct. 10 with a concert by the Kris Johnson Group. Kris Johnson is an empathetic, intelligent, and efficient trumpeter, composer, arranger, film composer, and educator based in Detroit. With contributions to six Grammy-nominated albums as a trumpeter…

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