1. art and entertainment
2. shows and events
3. festival

2015 Grand Marshall
THE EAST JORDAN LIONS CLUB was
chartered in May 1968 with 25 members.
Three of the original members are still active in the club: Don Peters, Jim Shepard
and Bruce Woodcock. Membership has
stayed steady at 25-30 and includes men
and women. With a motto WE SERVE, the
club has been involved in many community projects ranging from the annual Mother Daughter Banquet, building the pavilion and the children’s playground at the
East Jordan Tourist Park. Lions also spearheaded the successful Lighted Christmas
Village. Lions support Leader Dogs for the
Blind and provide financial assistance for
sight or hearing assistance for area residents in need. East Jordan Lions can be
counted on to help with community projects such as installing the electronic sign,
and painting and decorating the train at
Memorial Park for the Christmas holidays.
The Club has just completed the development of a Disc Golf Course at the Community Park.
A special thank you to
June 23-28
JUNE 20 – SATURDAY
11AM-6PM – WALK IN BINGO American Legion Hall
JUNE 22 - MONDAY
7 PM –FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY Memorial Park
JUNE 23 – TUESDAY
PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF THE EAST JORDAN
FREEDOM FESTIVAL BROCHURES
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East Jordan Freedom Festival
MICRO BREW BEER TENT
July 11th.
AUTO SERVICE
231-536-2624
Bill Pardee, Owner
108 Mill St.
East Jordan, MI 49727
Service & Maintenance
Repairs of all kinds
FEATURING
Michigan Micro Brew Beers
by The Tap Room
ENTERTAINMENT
Food Available for purchase
in the Tent Area
Events are subject to change.
Brochures printed by Valley Graphics Printing, Inc.
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Thank you to all the individuals and organizations whose
contributions and support make the East Jordan Freedom
Festival possible. Thank you to the City of East Jordan
and our department heads for their support.
PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF THE EAST JORDAN
FREEDOM FESTIVAL BROCHURES
Valley
Graphics
PRINTING INC.
231-536-0400
Steve & Dee Hawkins
107 Water St.
East Jordan, MI 49727
hawkins_dee@sbcglobal.net
Design & Printing: Banners • Posters
Copies • Forms • Much More!
9:30 PM – OUTDOOR MOVIE “Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” (Gates open at 7 PM) - Adult Softball field – rain date Wed. June 24 - Sponsored by: Charlevoix State Bank
SPECIAL BUTTON DRAWING By Ernst Construction LTD
JUNE 24 – WEDNESDAY
5-7 PM - OLD TIME KIDS GAMES (Memorial Park)
- Sponsored by Burnette Foods, Inc.
TWISTER JOE, Northern Michigans’s Favorite Balloon Artist – Sponsored by Marty’s Cones & Carry-Out/Sodalicious
7-9 PM – WII DANCE COMPETITION (Memorial Park) – Sponsored by White Birch Valley Farm, Ren & Nicole Graham - Winner gets the Wii & Game, 2nd Place wins a Bag Chair
8 PM – SPECIAL BUTTON DRAWING – By First Choice Physical Therapy
9:30 PM – GLOW BOWLING FOR TEENS (Grades 9-12) Pre-Registration recommended & avail-
able on the website - Sponsored by The Zone Sports Lounge
www.eastjordanfreedomfestival.org
info@eastjordanfreedomfestival.org
East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce
(231) 536-7351 • (231) 536-0966
www.ejchamber.org • info@ejchamber.org
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JUNE 25 – THURSDAY
9 AM-1 PM – FARMERS MARKET Sportsman’s Park
5 PM-10 PM – CARNIVAL – Schmidt Amusements
Main & Esterly Street
6 PM – OPEN PLAY HORSESHOES – Outdoor seating & service, other games for adults, OPEN
BOWLING. For details call: 536-2411 - Sponsored by The Zone Sports Lounge
8:30-10:30 PM – LIVE ENTERTAINMENT – Local Rock Band “Scarkazm” (Memorial Park)
9 PM – SPECIAL BUTTON DRAWING Sponsored by Grand Traverse Resort & Casino
Carnival Arm Band Pre-Sale
June 20: 10am-12 (while supplies last)
Community Park, M-32
In the soccer concession stand
There are two sides to this “coin”! SCARKAZM is a very
polished original group with memorable songs that will
catch the attention of the masses. They also have the ability
to perform almost anything that stems from the rock and
roll genre! Check out a live show, you will be amazed at
the versatility!!
Pushing
out straight
forward, high
energy shows,
SCARKAZM
keeps one goal
in mind.....
keeping the
people involved
until the very
last note!!!
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JUNE 28 – SUNDAY
7 AM – Noon – FREEDOM LOVERS BREAKFAST
Sponsored by East Jordan Sno-Mobilers Inc,
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THE PISTIL WHIPS
are a new duo based
out of Boyne City,
MI. They combine
the styles of funk,
blues, and jazz to
make a sound all
their own. Eric Dane
Jaqua plays the revolutionary Farmer
Foot Drums (a drum set operated with the feet only),
guitar and vocals simultaneously. With Will Love on sax,
clarinet, keys & beatbox flute.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 CONTINUED
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6 PM – LIP SYNC CONTEST - (Memorial Park rd
Bandshell) Sponsored by Brett’s Firewood Processing & Tim’s Tire & Offroad Center. Must register by Friday, June 26 with song approval. Forms available at the Chamber Office or on 2015
7pm • 8pm • 9pm
Freedom Festival website. Check in at 4:30 PM
6 PM – PRIZE RAFFLE (Memorial Park) Over 40
Cost $3.00 each - 4 DRAWINGS ON FRIDAY!
Great Prizes! Must be present to win. Drawings
* Must be present to win. Drawings held at
begin at 6 PM during Lip Sync Contest
the Let Freedom Ring Main Street Stage
8 PM – FESTIVAL 500 DRAWING (Memorial Park) Buttons sponsored by The Insurance Shop
One $500 prize/ ten $50 prizes, Sponsored by 7pm WIN GoPro Hero3
Michigan Snowmobile Magazine
8:30 PM- Dusk – LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Sponsored by Steve’s Towing Service & Jennifer Burr, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtor
“Petoskey Steel Drum Band” (Memorial Park)
8pm
WIN
Laptop Computer
Sponsored by Northern Michigan Dust Control
Sponsored by The Computer Center & Subway
Dusk – FABULOUS FIREWORKS by Great Lakes
9pm WIN a Flat Screen 55” HDTV
Fireworks – Shot from a barge in Lake Charlevoix, Sponsored by Poineau Woodworking
Syncronized to music – 88.9 FM Best viewing – Also WIN the right to “Push the Button” to start the Fabulous Fireworks Display- Sponsored by Memorial Park, City Harbor area
Great Lakes Fireworks
*Rain Date Sunday, June 28
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9 AM - JORDAN VALLEY TRIATHLON
Reg. forms available www.ejems.com
10 AM-2 PM – MADDIE’S PETTING ZOO Spon sored by Ren & Nicole Graham BLUEBERRY
HILL AMUSEMENTS, PONY RIDES & CASTLE BOUNCE HOUSES Sponsored by Family Fare (SpartanNash) Murphy Field Area
Noon-2:30 PM – GRAND PARADE LINE-UP check in by East Jordan Lioness Club at the East Jordan Family Health Center, 601 Bridge Street
Noon-10:00 PM - FOOD VENDORS Memorial Park
outdoor seating
Noon – 11:00 PM – CARNIVAL Main & Esterly St.
1:30 – 4:30 PM – EAST JORDAN HISTORIC MUSEUM, East Jordan City Hall, Main Street
3:00 PM – GRAND PARADE – Sponsored by East Jordan True Value- Grand Marshall: E. Jordan Lions Club Route: West side of the bridge to Main, Main to Division end at Watson Field
4– 4:30 PM - SAULT STE. MARIE PIPE BAND Memorial Park
4:30 – 5:30 PM – LIVE ENTERTAINMENT “Pistil Whips” - Sponsored by Olstrom Excavating
5 PM – HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT SINGLES - $5 per person - Trophies awarded, outdoor seating & service. Sponsored by The Zone Sports Lounge
WHISKEY CREEK is made up of local East Jordan and
Charlevoix residents. Band member Jim Clark has been
drumming for over 50 years and is still going strong. Jim
joined Whiskey Creek in late 2013 and the band couldn’t
be happier. Jim resides in the Charlevoix area. Kerry Argetsinger, bass guitar & vocals has over 30 years of experience
playing and singing and is one of the founding members
of Whiskey Creek. Jodie Givens, lead guitar and vocals has
been playing guitar for over 40 years. Jodie is also one of the
founding members of the band. Jodie resides in the Charlevoix area. Bobby Jo Givens plays lead guitar, rhythm guitar
and vocals. Bobby has been playing guitar for 20 years and
joined Whiskey Creek in the summer of 2013 and has been
a great addition to the band. Bob works at EJ and resides in
the Charlevoix area. For over 15 years Mike Argetsinger has
been playing and singing music. As one of the original members of Whiskey Creek Mike plays rhythm guitar, bass guitar
and sings. Mike grew up in East Jordan and now lives in the
Charlevoix area. Another of the founding members is Matt
Argetsinger. Matt who was born and raised in East Jordan
and still lives there today has been singing his whole life and
Whiskey Creek is his first band.
THE PETOSKEY STEEL DRUM BAND
was formed in 1997 under the direction
of Barry Bennett. With just a few drums
and only 12 students, the band began to
tour the state of Michigan during the summers. Today, there are 65 students playing
steel drums in the high school and 75 in
the middle school. Our Summer Performing Group currently has 38 members. The
group performs between 20-25 concerts
every summer and over 40 during the entire year. Our concerts our designed for the entire family and are extremely energetic and fun! The band has performed all over the state of Michigan at various Festivals and City Concerts, at Disney
World, New Orleans-Mardi Gras (8 times), Hawaii, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and Tortola.
The band has also produced 5 CD’s and one DVD during the past 17 years.
Jamaican Me Crazy-1997 • Steel in Paradise-2000 • Steels Christmas-2003 • Lord of the Pans-2006 • “Live” DVD-2009
• Parrot Steel-2013
If you are interested in booking the Petoskey Steel Band please contact; Barry Bennett (231) 348-2279 or (231) 881-2023
e-mail-bennett.bl.t@petoskeyschools.org
Web-Site-petoskeyschools.org/steeldrumband
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JUNE 27 – SATURDAY
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Thursday - Friday - Saturday
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JUNE 26 – FRIDAY
Noon – 11 PM – CARNIVAL Main & Esterly St.
6 PM – 9:30 PM - FRIDAY NIGHT BLOCK PARTY “Let Freedom Ring” Main Street Sponsored by Mobile Marine, Inc.
FOOD/GAME BOOTHS by local non-profits BUTTON DRAWINGS
THE MICHIGAN STILT WALKER – Sponsored by Hall Dental
6 PM – HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT DOUBLES- $5 per person - trophies awarded. Outdoor seating & service. Sponsored by The Zone Sports Lounge
6 PM-9:30 PM – EAST JODAN HISTORIC MUSEUM
East Jordan City Hall, Main Street
6:30 PM-9:30 PM – LIVE ENTERTAINMENT on the Main Street Stage featuring “Whiskey Creek” Sponsored by East Jordan Plastics Inc. & Fox Charlevoix
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• Buttons are good for discounts at
participating merchants.
Rain location for all applicable events: Downtown at The Civic Center.
* All registration forms available at the Chamber or can be downloaded from
www.EastJordanFreedomFestival.org