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Returning for the second consecutive year on Nov. 8 is BaCon: A Bacon & Beer Celebration. The all-things bacon celebration is a week from Saturday at The DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center. BaCon features bacon-themed, -infused and -inspired dishes and drinks, and tickets are still available.

BaCon: A Bacon & Beer Celebration is back for its second annual event Nov. 8 at The DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center. BaCon features bacon-inspired dishes and drinks for the celebration of all things bacon, and tickets are currently on sale.

BaCon: A Bacon & Beer Celebration returns for its second annual event on Nov. 8 at The DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center. BaCon features bacon-inspired dishes and drinks, with tickets currently on sale.

BaCon: A Bacon & Beer Celebration is returning for its second annual event in November at The DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center. BaCon features bacon-inspired dishes and drinks, with tickets going on sale this morning for the Nov. 8 celebration.

John Ball Park was the venue and craft beers were the main course Saturday. The fourth annual Summer Craft Beer Festival poured, played, entertained and fed hundreds from across Grand Rapids, West Michigan and beyond on a summery afternoon and early evening with sunshine and temperatures creeping into the low 80s.

Festival weather has more than cooperated this weekend.  Both attendance and revenues are up for Festival 2011!  I spent a couple of hours pushing the double stroller around downtown on Saturday.  We saw some bands and ate some food, but my kids would tell you the highlight was the ICE CREAM...

Another sign of summer is less than two weeks away.  Festival of the Arts 2011 is June 3-4-5! I'll keep coming back for the food and music, but there's a whole lot more to 'Festival'.  Dance, storytelling, films, poetry, art, kid's activities, and more.

Laura & Grace klompen dance around Centennial Park (Picture by Aunt Sabrina)Tulip Time in Holland is one of the many highlights of living in West Michigan! With tens of thousands of tulips planted throughout the downtown, Centennial Park, along Tulip Lane (where my late grandma lived for over 50-years), and behind Herrick Library-- the setting possibilities for a family photo are endless. On S