Two thousand and ten is a banner year for Whitehall, as citizens celebrate the city's 150th birthday throughout the entire year.
The festivities begin with a January 11 kickoff event that commemorates the January 10, 1860 date when the plat for the Village of Mears (now our beloved city of Whitehall) was formally recorded.
And that’s just the beginning. Each month during 2010 features Sesquicentennial-related activities including lectures, workshops, tours, a style show, family picnic and birthday party, fireworks, lumbering era weekend, historical cruise, and more. We’ll also have t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, mugs, medallions and lapel pins with a unique logo for sale, created especially for our city’s Sesquicentennial. We hope local residents and visitors alike will enjoy this fun, educational, and memorable celebration!
Whitehall Sesquicentennial Band Schedule:
June 13, 2010 Pekadill’s Fashion Show
June 27, 2010 Whitehall Sesquicentennial Summer Park Concert featuring the Whitehall Sesquicentennial Brass Ensemble
July 17, 2010 Whitehall Sesquicentennial Summer Park Band performing at CelebrateWhiteLake 6:00 p.m.GoodrichPark
July 18, 2010 Whitehall Sesquicentennial Brass Ensemble performing during boarding times for the White Lake Historical Cruises 12-12:30, 3-3:30, 6-6:30 p.m.
August 12,2010 Whitehall Sesquicentennial Summer Park Band performing at The Whitehall Community Picnic /Maritime Festival 6:30 p.m.
Whitehall’s Sesquicentennial Summer Park Band
As part of Whitehall’s Sesquicentennial celebration, the Channel View Chamber Winds of the Arts Council of White Lake, has formed the Whitehall Sesquicentennial Brass Ensemble and will present a summer concert in GoodrichPark on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. They will present music that wastypically played in the 1860’s when the city of Whitehall was formed. Also featured will be other woodwind ensembles.
The Whitehall Sesquicentennial Old-Fashioned Summer Park Band and Brass Ensemble are made possible through funding provided by the White Lake Community Fund of the Community Foundation for MuskegonCounty.
Within the past three years of the existence of the Music & Performing Arts Branch of the Arts Council of White Lake, a strong foundation has been established to impact our community. Of the many educational and performance events that we develop and organize, the Channel View Chamber Winds has had a significant effect. The CVCW has performed a 2-concert series per year, and added thriving summer park band concerts for the past three years. These summer concerts in GoodrichPark have not only been fun for the top quality West Michigan musicians and the community, but have earned the attention and moral backing of Whitehall’s City Council.
A strong attraction in many communities is their very own summer park band. It is a drawing point, giving a special identity to the community and drawing many visitors and tourists. We, the Channel View Chamber Winds, have partnered with the City Council to be the official “Whitehall Sesquicentennial Band” for the year of 2010, performing a 3 concert series that will include Celebrate WhiteLake on July 17th at 6:00 P.M. and the Whitehall Sesquicentennial Community Picnic kicking off the Maritime Festival on August 12, 2010 at 6:30 P.M.
