Jazz in the Garden – Andersen Enrichment Center, 7 pm. Bring your own chair, FREE.
7/6: Brush Street featuring Julie Mulady
7/13: New Reformation Band with special appearance by Donny Brown and Friends
7/20: Saucecats
7/27: Cool Lemon Jazz Band
PRIDE Friday Night Live – Morley Plaza, 5:30 – 9 pm, FREE concert, great food and fun from area vendors.
7/15: Rockin’ the Riverfront
7/22: Country
7/29: Latin
Lawn Chair Film Festival, Old Saginaw City, corner of Ames & N. Hamilton, FREE. Bring your own chair, movie starts at dusk.
7/3: Me, Earl and the Dying Girl
7/10: Hello, My Name is Doris
7/17: Meet the Patels
7/24: Shaun the Sheep
7/31: Brooklyn
Castle Celebrates Culture – Castle Museum, noon. Celebrate a different culture each week, FREE with Museum admission.
7/7: Matthew Ball – Jazz and Ragtime
7/14: Twisted German Delight – Pretzel Making
7/21: Highland Dancers – Scottish Dancing
7/28: Arabian Experience – Dance, Food and Artifacts
Saginaw Eddy Concert Band – FirstMerit Bank Event Park, 7 pm, FREE.
7/3: Stars and Stripes Forever
7/10: Disney Music Spectacular
7/17: Adventure
7/24: The Evening Aire
7/31: Concert Buffa
Castle Lunch and Learns – Castle Museum, noon. FREE with Museum admission.
7/5: History, As Told by You
7/12: 1885: Ten-Hour Strike
7/19: Pages of History Book Club
7/26: Life of an Adult Fan of LEGO
Thornapple Woodlands Beekeeping – Public Libraries of Saginaw, FREE.
7/18: Wickes Library – 2 pm
Butman-Fish Library – 6 pm
7/20: Hoyt Library – 2 pm
7/21: Zauel Library – 3 pm
Great Lakes Bay En Plein Air: Open Exhibition – Art @ the Andersen, Andersen Enrichment Center, Open Class artwork exhibited through August 26, Free.
Great Lakes Bay En Plein Air – Saginaw Art Museum, Juried Class artwork exhibited through September 3, Open Class artwork exhibited through August 27, Admission.
Pre-automotive Design: The Horse and Carriage Prints of Louis Vallet – Saginaw Art Museum through September 24, Admission.
Downtown Saginaw Farmers’ Market – 507 S. Washington at Thompson; Mon, Wed, and Fri, 10 am – 3 pm, Sat 9 am – 1 pm beginning July 9.
Temple Theatre Tours – Tuesdays in July and August, 2 pm, $2.
2 Life’s a Blast! – Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum, 10 am – 4 pm, Admission.
Build an Alka-Seltzer rocket and more!
4 Saginaw Area Fireworks – Viewing surrounding Ojibway Island, Dusk, FREE.
6 Music with Gemini – Hoyt Library, 2 pm, FREE.
7 Tanabata (Star Festival) – Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House and Gardens,
1 – 3 pm, $5. Calligraphy
9 Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony – Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House and Gardens, 2 pm, $10 by reservation.
Museum Magic! – Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum, 1 pm, Admission. Magic show with Cameron Zvara.
11 Fitness Scavenger – Wickes Library, 3 pm, FREE.
12 Roethke Summer Literary Picnic Series – Presentation by SVSU Fredericks-Follett-Roethke Graduate Fellow, Nick Hartigan, 6 – 8 pm, $22 includes dinner, reservations required.
Culture and Horticulture: A Philosophy of Gardening by Wolf-Dieter Storl – Saginaw Art Museum Book Club, 5 pm, admission. Discuss the book and enjoy complimentary wine and cheese.
Welcome Home: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington DC – Butman-Fish Library, 6:30 pm, FREE.
13 Movies at the Library: Zootopia – Hoyt Library, 2 pm. Free
14 J.A.M. with Mat Emerick – Zauel Library, 3 pm, FREE.
16, 17 Old Town Motorfest – Old Town Saginaw, 12 – 4 pm, FREE. Cars, food and fun!
Visit www.OldTownMotorFest.com for details.
21 Mix 106.3 Color Concert with American Authors and Magic! – FirstMerit Event Park, 7 pm, ticketed event.
Classic Legacy Band of Saginaw – Andersen Enrichment Center, 7:30 pm, FREE.
Roethke Summer Literary Picnic Series – Author presentation and book signing by Mary Blocksma, 4 – 5:30 pm, $12 includes dessert, reservations required.
It’s a Blow Out! – Wickes Library, 3 pm, FREE. Games and activities for all ages!
22 Beach Boys – FirstMerit Bank Event Park, 8 pm, ticketed event.
23 Carnival Science! – Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum, 11 am and 12 pm. Admission. Carnival fun, with hands-on experiments.
Rock the Island Festival – Christian Music Concert, Ojibway Island, 12 – 8 pm, Free for all ages. Music, food and activities for the family! www.rocktheisland.net
26 Party at the Zoo: Roethke Summer Picnic Series – Zoo at Celebration Square,
1 – 2 pm, Free with Zoo Admission. Poetry reading, games, animal crackers and more!
27 Live LEGO Build Day – Castle Museum, 10 am – 4 pm, free with museum admission. Live build with “Inspired by Bricks” creator Scot Thompson.
29 Brit Floyd, Pink Floyd Tribute Band – FirstMerit Bank Event Park, 8 pm, ticketed event.
30 Birds, Bugs, Butterflies & Blooms – Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square, 10 am –
3 pm, Admission/Members FREE. Garden day with special presentations and activities.