Like chili?
LAPEER — The fifth annual Chili Invitational is set for the Historic Courthouse lawn downtown next Thursday, Sept. 6, 4:30-7 p.m. Sample chili from numerous chefs. A $10 donation gets you all you can eat; kids 12 and under with an adult eat free. There are door prizes, raffles and kid’s activities, and it all benefits United Way of Lapeer County.

Free movies
IMLAY CITY — The last of the scheduled DDA Movies in the Park, Shrek 2, plays under the stars tonight in Lamb Steele Park. Movie starts at 9:30 p.m. or at dark.

Call for artists
IMLAY CITY — Calling all professional and student sidewalk chalk artists. Get your application in to the Imlay City Downtown Development Authority by tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 31, to be considered in the Chalk on the Walk downtown art event on Sept. 14-15. Applications are at www.icdda.com or pop into city hall and pick one up.

Souvenir at PIX
LAPEER — Truckstop Souvenir plays the PIX Theatre, Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m. curtain. Tickets are on sale now at $12. Call 810-664-4824 or get them at the door.

Arts Beats and Eats
PONTIAC — The annual Labor Day weekend Arts Beats and Eats runs Friday: 4-11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Monday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. in downtown Pontiac. It fills 10 stages with more than 200 performers, plus check out 155 art exhibits and 50 restaurants. See the complete schedule at www.artsbeatseats.com.

Let’s do the Time Warp again
ROCHESTER — The Rocky Horror Show returns for the third time to the Meadow Brook Music Festival, Sept. 6-8. Tickets are $20-40, visit www.
mbtheatre. com or call the Meadow Brook Theatre box office at 248-377-3300; for Group Sales, 248-370-3316.

Want to know beans?
FAIRGROVE — 61st annual Michigan Bean Festival is Friday-Monday, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 9 a.m.-1 a.m. daily, music, food, bean cookoffs. Check out the events at www.michiganbeanfestival.com. Fairgrove is on M-138 14 miles east of M-15.

Hadley Harvest Days
HADLEY — Quilt show with more than 200 displayed, raffles, antiques — some never before shown, all at Hadley Harvest Days, Saturday, 1-4 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 14-15, at the Township Hall and the Community Church.

Kites last weekend
LAPEER — Art on a String at Gallery 194, 194 W. Nepessing, last weekend to see the fabulous historic kites on display. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Peachy
ROMEO — Head south on M-53 this weekend for the 76th annual Michigan Peach Festival in Romeo, Thursday-Monday, Aug. 30-Sept. 3, bed races, parade, beer tent, carnival. Check the schedule at www.mipeachfest.com
Compiled by Rosie Cosens

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