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Billy Strings & Don Julin wrap up Music on the Commons concert series

August 13, 2015
Billy Strings & Don Julin wrap up Music on the Commons concert series

HART — Music on the Commons’ final performance of the season will feature Billy Strings & Don Julin Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Hart Commons. Incendiary American roots duo Billy Strings & Don Julin tap into the vein of the earliest bluegrass music with their new album, “Fiddle Tune X” — back when bluegrass was a rough-and-tumble…

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Nicholas James and the Bandwagon concert Aug. 12

August 5, 2015
Nicholas James and the Bandwagon concert Aug. 12

HART — The next performance of the Music On The Commons summer concert series is Nicholas James and the Bandwagon Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Hart Commons overlooking Hart Lake. Based in Grand Rapids, the group plays danceable, country-imbued songs drenched in honesty and authenticity. The six-piece Americana band has a full range of sound seamlessly wandering…

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Womyn’s Fest this week

August 3, 2015
Womyn’s Fest this week

COLFAX TWP. — The 40th Annual Michigan Womyn’s Festival is set for this week, Aug. 4-9. “This August, we celebrate 40 magical years of womyn from around the globe gathering in intentional community – where the culture of feminism is the bedrock of our traditions and guides our way of living together,” states the festival website. “Held in a beautiful and…

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Big Boss Blues to play downtown Hart July 29

July 17, 2015
Big Boss Blues to play downtown Hart July 29

HART — The next performance of the Music On The Commons concert series is Big Boss Blues Wednesday, July 29, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Hart Commons. Big Boss Blues is one of the hardest working blues roots bands hailing from West Michigan (Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek). The band won the 2014 Capital Area Blues Society (CABS) “Blues Brawl”…

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Hart author hosts book reading

July 11, 2015
Hart author hosts book reading

HART — Local author Brett Ramseyer will host a free book reading of his debut novel “COME NOT TO US,” along with newer works, at the Hart Area Public Library Wednesday, July 15, at 7 p.m. Hardcover and paperback copies will be available for purchase during the evening.  For direct online purchases and to write a review, visit http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/BrettRamseyer or…

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