Amy Eberling, managing partner of Zingerman's Bakehouse and coauthor of the "Zingerman's Bakehouse" cookbook, will highlight the Saturday conference with her workshop on creating a vision of success for your farm, business and life.
On Friday night, she will talk about milling and baking with a variety of Michigan grains.

Doug Scheer's Diversity Circus assembly show  entertained and educated Alcoma Elementary School students. The presentation was about fairness, awareness of others, inclusion and respect. The photo above shows that Americans come from all over the world.

Thirty-four students took classes from instructors Cindy Evans (experimental watercolor), Ted Fines (digital landscape photography), Autumn Bildson (quick sculpture) and Richard Jordan (plein air painting). Opening and closing parties completed the retreat.

It was open mic at the pavilion above Harrisville Harbor every Tuesday from June 25 through September 10.

Sunrise Side Strummers and Inspiration Alcona bring the organizer of the Interlochen Uketoberfest to Lincoln for back-to-back lessons, "Become One with the Strum" and "Playing Well with Others." Classes run 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the community room of the Alcona EMS Building, 2600 E. M-72, just south of Lincoln. $25 covers both lessons, which are suitable for confident beginners. Click here to sign up.

Inspiration Alcona's Farm to Fork Alcona committee sponsored its second annual brunch under the big tent above Harrisville Harbor, serving breakfast burritos in several combos.

Inspiration Alcona's annual summer art lessons are under way on Tuesdays for first- through third-graders, Wednesdays for fourth- to sixth-graders. Classes run 10 to noon at the EMT station on M-72 just south of Lincoln. Alcona Elementary art teacher Brooke Green leads all sessions. No classes July 2 or July 3 because of the holiday.

Fourth- and fifth-graders from Alcona Elementary School joined in art projects with a grandparent or other senior citizen at the Alcona Senior Center each Friday, with exceptions based on the school calendar. Sculptor Autumn Bildson (not shown) was the principal instructor for this 10-session series. This program, cosponsored by the Harrisville Arts Council, Alcona Community Schools and the Alcona County Commission on Aging, will return Sept. 27.

This original ballet featured the students of Northeast Academy of Dance in Oscoda, which draws enrollment from all over the nation.

The classic movie moved back a week to avoid too close an encounter with Good Friday celebrations. Richard Dreyfuss stars in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." 5:45 p.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main St., Harrisville. The movie, pop and popcorn are free.

Matthew Ball played to lift the spirits of taxpayers at 5:30 p.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main St., Harrisville.