In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday, organizers are planning a two-evening Fourth of July celebration in the community of Petoskey. Festivities include a new America 250 Hometown Block Party on Friday, July 3, from 5–8 p.m. in Pennsylvania Park with a community picnic, live music, street performers, and fun family activities. While details are still being finalized for the Hometown Block Party expect a fun, family-friendly, community celebration.
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Clark Lewis
Clark Lewis is juggler, stunt performer, and showman. Hailing from the dark forests Northern Michigan, he has honed his craft from an early age, with specialties in juggling, extreme feats of balance, sideshow, and music. His performances include epic tricks and stunts, a dynamic soundtrack, and a playful sense of humor.
For the past decade, Clark has performed across the U.S.A. for nearly every kind of audience imaginable, from street shows to performing arts theaters. To this day, he continues to travel, perform, and evolve his acts, always hoping to offer thrilling experiences for his audiences.
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Charlie Millard
Suspended jubilee, words and flowers become your dress, and spinning you will go, with the CHARLIEMILLARD•BAND. Growing up in northern Michigan, this three-piece outfit of piano•bass•organ, guitars and percussion fits into a rock-n-roll suite suit, with socks of organic jazz, gripping an umbrella through cinematic squalls. They tour the country and beyond, all year long, playing riverbeds, alleyways and garden sheds to shadow show theaters with ballet companies bringing the whirlwind alive. Fly their studio debut album Pilot Boy, out now, and their live show awaits.

