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2023 Electric Forest: Who, Where, When

June 19, 2023

2023 Electric Forest: Who, Where, When By Ross Field, Contributing Writer  ROTHBURY — With over 35,000 people, six major stages, and over 130 musical acts, the 2023 Electric Forest Festival happening this weekend at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury is a gigantic wonderland of music and art. It is true that most of the artists are of the Electronic…

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Big top circus returns to Hart

June 13, 2023

Big top circus returns to Hart HART — Sponsored by the Oceana County Agricultural Society/Oceana County Fair, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to the Oceana County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25. The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus performed at the fairgrounds in June of 2021, and the shows sold out. Show times this year are Saturday…

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Brews & Beats set for this Saturday

May 2, 2023

Brews & Beats set for this Saturday PENTWATER — The annual Brews & Beats is set for Saturday, May 6, from noon to 5 p.m. on the Village Green. The fun event celebrates not only local craft beverages from all over Michigan, but also food and live music. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere focused on tasty beer and wine; local businesses;…

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Gigantic tin man to arrive in Hart

April 21, 2023

Gigantic tin man to arrive in Hart By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — An approximately 20-foot-tall tin man holding a heart will soon arrive in Hart where it will serve as a permanent landmark. A tin man sculpture that was on exhibit in front of the Amway Grand Plaza during Artprize of 2021 sparked city officials’ interest.  “Mayor (Vicki) Platt…

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Hart High School Drama Club presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’

April 20, 2023

Hart High School Drama Club presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  HART — The Hart High School Drama Club presents Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” next weekend in the Hart Middle School Auditorium. Show times are Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29, at 7 p.m.…

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