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Rudbeckia hirta (“brown-eyed Susan”) moreno, August 10, 2026, Bigley Street.

Upcoming

Wednesday August 12 Perseids meteor shower, new moon 6 p.m. Zoom. Elberta Commons Webinar #2

Thursday August 13 7 p.m. Community Building. Parks & Rec Regular Meeting. See Agenda. • 7 p.m. Mills Community House. Benzonia Academy Lecture “Commercial Fishing in Benzie County,” by Andy Bolander. $5 suggested.

Friday August 14 1 p.m.–7.p.m. Market Square Park. Frankfort Art Fair

Saturday August 15 Venus, the evening star, bright just after sunset 9:30 a.m. Benzie Dem HQ. MI-1 candidate Callie Barr visits. 10.a.m.–4 p.m. Market Square Park Frankfort Art Fair

Sunday August 16, 7 p.m. Elberta Heritage Center. Screening of The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J.H. Hartzell and Q&A with director Rich Brauer.

Thursday August 20, 7 p.m. Community Building. Village Council Regular Meeting.

Saturday August 29 6 p.m. Elberta Heritage Center. Opening of “Do Da Post: Fishing Lures & More, THEE Art of Ed Higgins III.”

Tuesday September 1, 5:30 p.m. Community Building. Public Hearing on the Village Historic District Study Committee Report

Friday September 11–Monday September 14, 7:30 p.m. Garden Theater. Come From Away presented by the Benzie County Players. $20.

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