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Fall 2023 Events

Gentle Yoga • October • November • December 

Unless noted otherwise, please use the Contact Form on this website or call the Playhouse at (231) 894-0119 for additional information

Gentle Yoga

Yoga Guide
Weekly Schedule

»9:30 AM Mondays
Hannah Jurcich

»9:30 AM Wednesdays
Berlyn Edwards

Class fee is $10 and may be paid by cash, check, PayPal, or Venmo to the teacher guiding each session, with no advance registration required. A portion of the proceeds benefit the White Lake Youth Theatre.

Arrive early to sign in and settle in on your first session.

Gentle Yoga will be on hiatus from December 25th through January 7th with classes resuming on January 8th

 

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Our yoga sessions welcome yogis of all levels, and are completely beginner friendly! Class is $10 and students should arrive early for their first session to sign in and set up in the glass-encased lobby. Bring a water bottle (a water filling station is available onsite) and your mat and any props you may like, as none are available onsite.

Click the image to the right to open a large version of the schedule. When the new image opens you may need to enlarge the window to view the full image. Regrdless you will be able to download the large version and/or print it.

 

Follow the Yoga in White Lake Facebook page to stay up to date with our growing yoga community.

 

Our yoga instructors are

Hannah Jurcich
Berlyn Edwards Hannah Jurcich

 

As noted in the image above Gentle Yoga is also offered on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at alternate sites

 

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October

Friday, October 6

7:30 PM

Tickets:
$20 advance purchase
$25 at the door

 

First FridaysRachael Davis—Michigan’s Songstress

Multi-instrumentalist Rachael Davis is as renown for her expressive—and explosive—voice as she is for uniting the often disparate worlds of folk, blues, country, and pop. Because Davis has been swayed by so many different types of music, she says, "My slant on acoustic music can be explained by a mixed cassette tape that my father played during my early childhood while driving in our family’s Chevy Cavalier station wagon we nicknamed Iggy. On one side of the cassette was the soundtrack for the film The Big Chill. On the other was John Hartford’s Areoplane." Today Davis describes her music as ‘Motown-Banjo’.

Rachael DavisDavis has lent her voice to countless recordings for friends, film soundtracks, and even video games, but it is her intuitive and empathetic understanding of folk music—“the music of folks” as she calls it, and her original and thoughtful songwriting voice that has earned her fans around the U.S.

Recently she has collaborated in the critically acclaimed supergroup, The Sweetwater Warblers, comprised of Rachael Davis, Lindsay Lou, and May Erlewine, all three premiere Michigan-grown songbirds.

Rachael Davis now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, critically acclaimed bassist, Dominic John Davis, with whom she performs as The Davis Duo. Together they cultivate a diverse community steeped in music, art, travel and love, and are raising a son and daughter at the center of it all.

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October 14

12:00 to 3:00 PM

CartoonversationCartoonversation 2023

Free Books!!! Free Games!!! Free Toys!!!
Free Pizza!!! Free Popcorn!!! Free Candy!!!

Hosted by Tim Wheeler

Join Cartoonversation 2023 to be part of the celebration. The Cartoonversation is a safe, entertaining, and informative way for adults to spend time with the kids they love. There is something for all ages—and it’s all FREE!!!

  • Cartoonversation Read-Alongs for elementary kids and families
  • Cards and Cops: Officers will be on the main stage playing Cartoonversation Memory Card games with the kids. All participants receive their very own Cartoonversation Memory Card pack.
  • Family Friendly Haunted House, Brought to you by STATS. Enter if you dare!
  • Cartoonversation book giveaways with law enforcement and vendors!
  • Hidden in Plain Sight, Just for parents: Visit our "teenager's bedroom" to search for clues about drug and alcohol use. Then meet with local law enforcement to find out what you missed. You'll never look at your teenager's bedroom the same way again.
  • Police cars, SWAT vehicles, and more for kids to explore
  • It's Halloween season!! Wear your costume and trick or treat with law enforcement and vendors at the event. Everyone has candy.
  • Kid-friendly and family-focused vendors with prizes, goodies, and info for kids and families!

To learn more about this worthwhile program visit:

 

 

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Saturday, October 21

3:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Tickets, single:
$17 adults
$7 kids 12 and under


Tickets, Family Pass:
$45 for a family pass
 (good for up to 6 people from the same family)

The Witch's Ball

My Air Productions Halloween Puppet Show

Halloween Puppet ShowThe Shadows become longer, the evenings become chilled and there’s a crispness in the air that sparks our imagination of bumps in the night and those things that give fright. Even the biggest little kid loves a good scare and the fun that Halloween brings. Please join Wilma Witch and all her ghoulish friends for The Witch’s Ball. This fun show is for young and old alike. What an amazing addition to your celebrations this Halloween Season.

Joey Emory started his Puppetry adventure when he was 5 years old with a puppet show at his elementary school. The My Air Productions Puppet Barn has been in existence for going on 8 years now entertaining young and old alike here in the Muskegon/Whitehall area. As Joe says "There is no such thing as too old for puppets, just ask the Muppets. And our Witch’s Ball Halloween Show is no exception to that rule. Our responses have grown to a point that we felt our theater venue was too small for this show. We decided to partner this year with The Playhouse At White Lake and share Wilma Witch’s The Witch’s Ball adventure with even more of West Michigan."

You’ll Absolutely Love This Show

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November

Friday, November 3

7:30 PM

Tickets:
$20 advance purchase
$25 at the door

 

First FridaysThird Coast Swing

Third Coast Swing has been playing the music of the late Belgium born Romani Gypsy, Django Reinhardt, and his band, The Hot Club Of Paris 1930’-1940’s. Think Louis Armstrong with a French accent.

Third Coast SwingThird Coast Swing has changed it up a bit and is currently touring with the Detroit native Dave Bennett, Violinist Grant Flick, Vocalist Ella Jury Jarvis, and Pianist Andrew Henley. Ella and guitarist Kaedin Plummer did a deep dive on early jazz classics by Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Billy Holiday, and then arranged these songs to fit Third Coast Swing’s eclectic style.

Third Coast Swing has performed with national touring acts such as Frank Vignola, Denis Chang, Jimmy Grant, Dave Bennett. The group has also been playing at music festivals in Wisconsin and Michigan. Regionally Third Coast Swing has performed at The West Michigan Jazz Society, The Ludington Amphitheater, The Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Bell’s Kalamazoo, Detroit Jazz Society, Crooked Tree Art’s Center, Kerrytown Concert House, the Ramsdell Theater, and the Westshore Performing Arts.

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Saturday, November 4

Heavy Appetizers
5:30 to 7:30 PM

Cash Bar
5:30 to 9:30 PM

Silent Auction and Raffles all Evening

The Edukators
8:00 to 10:00 PM

 

Tickets, two options:

»$100 includes Dinner, Raffle Ticket, and Edukators Concert (purchase these tickets from any Rotarian, at the White Lake Area Chamber, or at the Shelby State Bank)


»$25 Concert Only (use the button below to purchase these tickets, entrance at 7:30 PM)

 

Night on the Town PosterMontague Whitehall Rotary Club Presents

The Night on the Town      

The Night on the Town is the Montague Whitehall Rotary Club's premiere event, raising funds to support youth leadership programs, college scholarships, and local and international projects.

Full event tickets are $100 and include heavy appetizers, silent auction, raffles, and a concert by The Edukators.

Full Event tickets are available from any Rotarian, at the White Lake Area Chamber, and at the Shelby State Bank.

For those who want to enjoy the concert only, use the Buy Tickets button to the left; tickets are $25 with entrance at 7:30 PM.

 

The Educators

The Edukators

 

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Saturday, November 11

10 AM to 12 Noon

Tickets:
$20

 

WLYT LogoStage Combat and Creative Drama

Kids ages 7-14 are invited to join Chris Farrar, Stage Combat choreographer, and the White Lake Youth Theatre Creative Drama team, as they offer a morning of stage fighting and theatre fun at The Playhouse.

The fee is $20 (partial scholarships available and WLACE eligible). Older students (ages 9-14) will take a deep dive into stage combat while younger students (ages 7-8) will get a brief overview, before transitioning to creative drama to play the morning away. Join White Lake Youth Theatre this fall at Saturday School for the Arts, as we offer individualized workshops exploring various areas of theatre and performance arts.

WLYT WorkshopClick on the Buy Tickets button (in the left sidebar) to register. Spaces will be limited for each age group (ages 7-8 and 9-14). Registration onsite will only be possible if spaces still remain.

 

 

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December

Friday, December 1

7:30 PM

Tickets:
$20 advance purchase
$25 at the door

 

First FridaysErin Zindle & The Ragbirds

Led by dynamic, multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, The Ragbirds create music that is equally danceable, intelligent, and vulnerable. They incorporate indie-pop melodies, global-infused beats, rock guitar riffs, and folk sensibilities into a high-energy live show which leaves every listener in a higher place than when it began.

The RagbirdsSince 2005, they have gathered and maintained a passionate, grassroots fanbase by reinventing themselves with an ever-evolving sound, while sharing the stage with Brandi Carlile, Rusted Root, Greensky Bluegrass, Birds of Chicago, Lindsay Lou and Billy Strings, just to name a few.

The band has performed in 47 states, winning over crowds at festivals such as: Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Green Room Festival (Yokohama Japan), Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Great Blue Heron, and many more.

The Ragbirds’ albums have received local and national praise, hailed “Highly Impressive!” by USA Today and touted as “astounding international eclecticism” by Reveal Arts. The 2009 international release of Finally Almost Ready saw the band invade Japan with the single “Book of Matches” reaching #1 on the charts in Osaka. 2016’s The Threshold & The Hearth debuted at #20 on Billboard Folk Chart and #29 on Top New Artists Chart.

Watch a video of New Story written by Erin Zindle, and performed and recorded by Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds.

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Wednesday, December 6

6:30 pm

White Lake Dramatic Club

Playreading Night at The Playhouse

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Saturday,
December 9

7:00 PM

Tickets:
Adults: $12.00
Children: $5.00
Group (8 or more): $8.00

 

Meet Conductor and Artistic Director Mrs. Gail A. Brechting at 6:00 PM before the Concert as she discusses and celebrates the WINDS 45th Concert Season

West Michigan Concert Winds
Presents December Delights

West Michigan WindsThe West Michigan Concert Winds strives to be an outstanding concert band, recognized for its excellence both in West Michigan and across the nation. It endeavors to perform in various venues throughout Western Michigan thus providing citizens expanded cultural opportunities and supporting the development of the performing arts in the area.

Meet Conductor and Artistic Director Mrs. Gail A. Brechting at 6:00 pm before the Concert as she discusses and celebrates the WINDS 45th Concert Season.

 

 

 

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