M.B.R.C. 2010 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 $7.75 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. 14 - 2010 Planning meeting: Goals, Calendar, and Budget Review.
Thu. 28 - View DVD of 2009 Philadelphia Flower Show.
February
Thu. 11 - Barb Kelly, owner of Flourishes LLC, will demonstrate flower arranging “Valentine’s Dreaming.” Tickets sold to win a flower arrangement.
Thu. 25 - Earl Senchuk will present “Boomer Bloomer,” his invention that extends the growing season.
Sat. 27 * - 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. 11 - Jack Deo, owner of Superior View Studio, will present “3-D Time Travel in Marquette – the 1860's and 1870’s.”
Thu. 25 - Babette Welch, U.P. Coordinator for Michigan Save Our Water, will present “There’s No Pure Michigan Without Pure Water.”
April
Thu. 8 - Tiina Harris, educator at Marquette County History Museum, will present “Streetcar Renovation.”
Thu. 22 - Planning for Petunia Pandemonium.
Sat. 24 * - 32nd Annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up. Meet at the Huron Mountain Bread Co., 1301 S. Front St., 10 am.
To volunteer or to report an area that needs clean-up, please call Jill at 273-0249.
May
Thu. 13 - Awards Luncheon, Harbor Room (Lower Level), The Landmark Inn.
Thu. 27 - Larry Chabot, author of “The U.P. Goes to War” and “Saving Our Sons,” will present "What were the C.C.C.’s?”
June
Sat. 5 * - 22nd Annual Petunia Pandemonium Planting, South Front Street (US41).
Thu. 10 - Rosemary Michelin, Librarian, Marquette County History Museum, will present “The Early ‘Yankees’ of Marquette."
Thu. 24 - Bill Thum, Owner, Superior Productions, “The Beauty of Marquette Captured on Video.”
Sat. 26 * - Third Annual Garden Extravaganza Garden Conference, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. The Keynote Speakers are featuring Janet Macunovich and Steve Nikkila and several garden workshops will be held. 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. 8 - Marv Zehnder, Plant Collector, will present “My View about Gardening, Indoors and Out.”
NOTE: This meeting will be held at the Landmark Inn in Caper's Restaurant, not the usual Sky Room.
Thu. 22 - 17th Annual Garden Tour, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., and Kick-off Fall Flower Bulb Sale.
August
Thu. 12 - Wrap-up of the 2010 Garden Tour. Potluck Luncheon at Naomi Guelff’s Beachfront Cottage.
Thu. 26 - David Bimel, owner of Chimneys, Masonry and More, Topic TBA.
September
Thu. 9 - Jim Islieb, MSU Extension Agricultural Educator, will present “The Impact of Master Gardeners Across Michigan.”
Thu. 23 - Steve Asplund, WLUC-TV6 Anchor, will present “Media Support for Beautification and Historic Preservation.”
October
Thu. 14 - Meeting (Activate nominating committee); Tiina Harris, Marquette County History Museum, and Monica Nordeen portraying Amelia Earhart.
Sat. 23* - Petunia Pullout, South Front Street (US41).
Thu. 28 - Carl Lindquist, Executive Director, Superior Watershed Partnership & Land Trust, presentation followed by a go see tour of the new office (old caretaker’s house at Presque Isle.)
November
MBRC's See’s Candy Sale/Fundraiser starts; delivery of candy by mid-December.
Thu. 11 - Mona Lang, Director, Marquette Downtown Development Authority, will present “What Impact Does the 2010 Distinctive Destination Award have on Marquette?”
Election of 2011 Officers.
Sat. 13* - 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.
For $5, you get one $10 off coupon and eight 20% off coupons - and MBRC gets $5.
December
Thu. 9 - 32nd 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!