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

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Tuesday August 25, 9 a.m. Frank Walterhouse Meeting Room/YouTube. Benzie County Board of Commissioners Meeting.

Thursday August 27 The sky. 10:33 p.m. Partial lunar eclipse.

Friday August 28 The sky. Sturgeon moon. 10 a.m. Lighthouse Café. Coffee and Commons.

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

Monday August 31 8 a.m. Community Building. Special Meeting of Village Council. 8:15 a.m. FEAS. First day of school. 4 p.m.–7 p.m. Back to School Bash. 534 11th Street

Tuesday September 1, 5:30 p.m. Community Building. Public Hearing on the Village Historic District Study Committee Report. 6 p.m. FEAS High School. Public Hearing on a proposed 3-year contract with Ironman

Wednesday September 2, 6 p.m. Community Building. Public Hearing on the amendment to the Future Land Use Map in the Master Plan. 7 p.m. Rescheduled Village Council Meeting

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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