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SUMMARY:Downtown Ironwood Ecology Mural Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a week of art\, food\, ecology and education as we paint the town… literally.\nIn partnership with Pleasant Peninsula Mural Fest out of Grand Rapids\, the Downtown Development Authority and community partners\, we bring you Ironwood’s first-ever downtown mural festival. \nThree large-scale\, permanent murals about the ecology of our area will be painted during the first week of September.  Each mural will focus around a different species important to our area and the artists will be partnered with expert educators on the topics.  \nFESTIVAL DESCRIPTION & SCHEDULE\n*keep checking here for more event additions* \nTuesday\, Sept 2nd:\n● 5pm-6pm:   Wildflower walk @ Miner’s Memorial Park\nBotanist Ian Shackleford will share wildflower and other plant education on this all ages walk through Miner’s Park. \n● 6pm-7pm:  Mural Fest Welcome Party @ Downtown Bodega:\nMeet and greet with the artists\, organizers and partners of the Mural Fest.  All are welcome!  Open games\, music\, nature trivia and more! \n● 7pm: @ Downtown Bodega:\nNature trivia begins! \n____ \nWednesday\, Sept 3rd:\n ● 5pm:  Tree Party @ Norrie Park Pavillion w/ the Ironwood Carnegie LIbrary.\nChildren of all ages are welcome to join for an evening of tree stories\, tree art\, tree tag and tree science!  Snacks and tea will be served.\n——- \nThursday\, Sept 4th: \n● 6pm-7pm:  Porcupine Mountains Talk: Ecology & Old Growth @ Cold Iron Brewing. \nFriday\, Sept 5th:\n● First Friday Festivities @ Downtown Ironwood:\n    ● 3-6pm: Complimentary Wine\, tea & treats tasting @ Northwind Co-op.\n     ● 4-7pm: First Friday Farmer’s & Artisans Market @ City Square\n           Tie Die making Fun with Fire N Dyes @ Farmer’s Market\n$15 for all supplies and instructions\, includes gloves.\n$10 BYO item to tie dye\, includes all other supplies and instruction.\n **BYO items will need to be cotton. (Bamboo\, viscose\, elastine\, linen\, hemp) Price may increase depending on material.\n*Dye is permanent and the process is often messy\, so wear something you don’t mind getting stained.”\n• Gloves will be provided.\n   ● 5:30-7pm:  Live Music @ City Square \nSaturday\, Sept 6th: \n● 10am :  Free Asahi @ the Pocket Park\n● 1:30-3:30pm:   Wood working class with  Saint Mauds\n  Wood working and intro Forest products.  Gain knowledge about locally harvested wood and how this plays into our local ecology while woodworking.  All ages welcome! \n ● 5-8pm:  Educational speaker series- Artist & Educator talk about artwork and species AND Farmed and Foraged Food Tour:\n  The Grand Finale event!\nA walking food tour of our three murals. Our artists and educator partners will discuss the murals depicted and why the species represented are important to our area.   Meet at Northwind Co-op at 5pm to join for the whole tour.  Food tour schedule & route will be available Sept 1st at Northwind Co-op. \nOur partner downtown restaurants will be offering paid small bites of their locally farmed and foraged culinary creations on this walking tour.  \n● Are you from Grand Rapids/Muskegon Area?? YOU could win a trip to attend the mural festival!   You and a guest could win a round trip getaway to Ironwood\, Michigan and experience the idyllic beauty of old growth forest\, beautiful shorelines of Lake Superior and experience the small town charm on the Western end of the Upper Peninsula.   One lucky winner will be selected to win two round trip tickets on Denver Air from Muskegon to Ironwood AND a two night stay at Rockhound Hideaway Cabin & Glamping rentals at Black River Harbor.  https://rockhoundhideaway.com/    https://denverairconnection.com/ \nEnter to win here! 👇🏽👇👇🏿 \nhttps://forms.gle/2outadpEhdaoRwrPA \nWinner will be selected August 15th!
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