M.B.R.C. 2011 Calendar of Meetings and Events
All regular meetings are at 12:00 noon, usually on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, except November and December.
The location is the Sky Room (6th floor) at The Landmark Inn, 230 N. Front St, Downtown Marquette.
A buffet lunch is available for $8.75 and reservations are not necessary, except the Holiday Party and Awards Luncheon.
Please attend & bring a guest!
Special events are denoted with * and are held on Saturdays at the locations shown.
January
Thu. 13 - 2011 Planning meeting: Goals, Calendar, and Budget Review.
Thu. 27 - Patricia Smith, R.D., Corporate/Community Dietitian, MGHS, “Self Beautification”.
February
Thu. 10 - Meeting Canceled.
Thu. 24 - Barb Kelly, overview of MBRC, “Rollicking Good Times and Friendship with MBRC”.
Sat. 26 * - Younkers Spring Charity Event/Fundraiser, Westwood Mall, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm. Participants receive a $10 off coupon, a 30% early bird coupon, and six 20% off coupons.
March
Thu. 10 - Pam Christensen, PWPL Director, will discuss “The Peter White Public Library & the National Medal for Library Science”.
Thu. 24 - Mona Lang, DDA, will present “Historic Preservation and It’s Economic Impact on Marquette”.
April
Thu. 14 - Cindy Nyquist, Founder, U.P. Home Health and Hospice, will present “Living with Hospice”.
Thu. 28 - Planning for Petunia Pandemonium.
Sat. 30 * - 33nd Annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up. Meet at the Huron Mountain Bread Co., 1301 S. Front St., 10 am.
May
Thu. 12 - Awards Luncheon, Harbor Room (Lower Level), The Landmark Inn.
Thu. 26 - Tiina Harris, Museum Educator, Marquette Regional History Center, "How Our Move was Accomplished." Fee for
non-members of the History Center ($7 adults and $6 seniors 65+) Free admission for members.
June
Sat. 4 * - 23nd Annual Petunia Pandemonium Planting, South Front Street (US41).
Thu. 9 - Dr. K. Charles Wright, will present “Early Marquette Medicine”.
Sat. 25 * - Fourth Annual Garden Extravaganza Garden Conference, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, at Northern Michigan University. If you would like to help and/or be a sponsor or want more information, contact Emily Lewis (tel: 226-9618 or e-mail: pres@mqtbeautification.org) or Judy Place (tel: 226-9904 or e-mail: jplace@nmu.edu).
July
Thu. 14 - Planning Meeting for the Garden Tour.
Thu. 28 - 18th Annual Garden Tour, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., and Kick-off Fall Flower Bulb Sale.
August
Thu. 11 - Wrap-up of the 2010 Garden Tour. Potluck Luncheon at Naomi Guelff’s Beachfront Cottage.
Thu. 25 - Bill Vajda, Marquette City Manager, will give “Update on City of Marquette”.
September
Thu. 8 - Paul Albert, City Arborist/Sexton, “Marquette’s Unique Trees”.
Thu. 22 - Tyler Tichelaar, author of "My Marquette" & "The Marquette Trilogy" will present “Marquette’s Beautiful History”.
October
Thu. 13 - Ben Mukkala, author, will present “Life in the North Woods, the Yellow Dog River Area, and the Changes and Some of my Experiences”.
(Activate nominating committee.)
Sat. 22* - Petunia Pullout, South Front Street (US41).
Thu. 27 - Andrea Forsberg, co-owner Flower Works LLC “Preparing Holiday Decorations”.
November
Thu. 10 - Terry Doyle, Owner/Operator of the Vierling Saloon and Sample Room will present “Capitalizing on History”.
TBA* - Younkers Fall Charity Event/Fundraiser, Westwood Mall, 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Buy your coupon book in advance from MBRC members; contact Lynette at 227-1979 for more information.
MBRC's See’s Candy Sale/Fundraiser starts; delivery of candy by mid-December.
Election of 2012 Officers.
December
Thu. 8 - 33nd Anniversary Celebration, Holiday Party, and Awards Luncheon, The Landmark Inn Harbor Room (Lower Level).
* Please note that the special events are on Saturdays.
Remember, reservations are not necessary for MBRC meetings, except the Holiday Party and Awards Luncheon.
Please attend & bring a guest!