News File Photo Saturday is Kids Day at the Alpena Farmers Market at Mich-e-ke-wis Park in Alpena.

~ Art in the Loft, located at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Classes are offered, and scholarships are available. Visit artintheloft.org, or call 989-356-4877.

~ Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan presents the Juried Art Exhibit and Chuck Schroeder’s solo art exhibit, both on display now through Oct. 29 at 491 Johnson St., Alpena. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, closed Tuesday, and open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at 491 Johnson St., Alpena. Call 989-356-2202, or visit bessermuseum.org.

~ Thunder Bay Arts Gallery, 127 W. Chisholm St., Alpena, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Featured Artists for September and October are Northern Michigan Fiber Festival Artists, including Kate Goodrich-Arling, Diane Block, Shelia Robbins, Marion Jagst, and Connie Stafford. An artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday at the gallery. For more information, visit thunderbayarts.org or call 989-354-2586. The Northern Michigan Fiber Festival will be held Sept. 27 and 28 at the APlex in Alpena.

~ Brush Creek Mill is open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at 121 S. State St., Hillman. Brush Creek Mill is open year-round and features a gift shop, a variety of events and activities, a memorial garden on Brush Creek, and the Hillman Area Historical and Genealogy Society Museum.

Tuesday, Sept. 16

~ ALL hosts Mexican Train Express Dominoes from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday at M. Briggs Center 143.

~ TOPS #1614 Alpena welcomes new members who are looking for support in their weight-loss journey. Meetings are held every Tuesday morning at the First Presbyterian Church at 1600 W. Chisholm St. in Alpena. Weigh-ins start at 9:45 a.m. and meetings start at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 989-255-4787.

~ Alpena County Library hosts Early Connections, a socialization program for children ages newborn to 5, and their caregivers, from 10 to 11 a.m. every Tuesday. No registration necessary.

Potential homeowners can find out the steps they need to take to get closer to homeownership. Stop by the Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan offices at 2630 U.S.-23 South in Alpena from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday.

~ Every Tuesday, practice ukulele at 10 a.m. at the Harrisville branch of Alcona County Library, with ukuleles available for checkout, and players of all skill levels welcome.

~ Alpena Senior Citizens Center offers quilting at 10 a.m. and Spitzer at 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday.

~ The Alpena Lions Club hosts their weekly meetings at noon on Tuesdays at First Presbyterian Church, Alpena. Visit alpenalionsclub.com or the Alpena Lions Club on Facebook, or call 989-464-5313.

~ Partners in Prevention is offering a free suicide prevention skills training course, safeTALK, from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Ossinke United Methodist Church, 13095 U.S.-23 S. This program is available to everyone ages 15 and older. You don’t need any prior training to attend safeTALK — just a willingness to make a difference. Learn and practice powerful, life-changing skills in just four hours with this evidence-based training.

~ Coping Through Loss With Christ, a grief/loss group, will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Holy Cross Cemetery office. Then, a job loss and other forms of loss group will meet at 6:30 p.m on Tuesdays at the Friendship Room in Alpena. For more information, contact Seth Peters at 989-354-3019. All are welcome.

~ ALL will tour the collection of Dr. Aeneas Constantine from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday at 307 U.S.-23, Harrisville. Are you a collector? Stamps perhaps, coins, books? No matter what you collect, or even if you don’t collect, you will be astounded by the vast material collected by the late Dr. Aeneas Constantine, a well-known physician in Harrisville. Join Roger Lemons, trustee of the collection, for an overview and tour of this amazing material. Roger, nearly a life-long resident of Harrisville, was once a patient of the doctor’s and has developed a passion for the doctor’s passion.

~ Alpena County Library hosts Tinker Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m., for ages 5 and older.

~ Bay View Center hosts a diversity support meeting at 4 p.m. each Tuesday for those in the LGBTQ community, their families, and supporters, at 710 N. 2nd Ave. Call 989-340-0955.

~ A women’s cancer support group meets from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in the lobby of the Alpena Cancer Center. This safe, confidential, peer-to-peer support group welcomes women with a past or present cancer diagnosis.

~ Cub Scouts meet from 6 to 7 p.m., and BSA Scouts meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 727 S. 2nd Ave., Alpena.

~ ALL Photography Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at M. Briggs Center and via Zoom.

~ Karaoke Night is from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Black Sheep Pub in downtown Alpena.

Wednesday, Sept. 17

~ Friends of the Library’s used book store is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Wednesday at Alpena County Library.

~ Alpena Senior Citizens Center exercise is from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

~ Guys Like Us, a Wednesday morning coffee crew of men coping with cancer, meets at 10 a.m. at Friends Together and via Zoom. Call 989-356-3231 for the link.

~ ALL will meet at the fish mural next to Mangos at 10:30 a.m. for a walking tour of downtown murals with Downtown Development Director Anne Gentry. Fresh Waves is a public arts initiative created in 2019 to introduce vibrant, one-of-a-kind artwork to Downtown Alpena. The program continues to expand with a variety of new murals this year.

~ ALL will meet at noon for the Moveable Feast at Hopside Brewery and Distillery following the mural tour. Call the ALL office to register at 989-358-7207 or email all@alpenacc.edu.

~ ALL pinochle is from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at M. Briggs Center with Julie Byrnes.

~ S.T.E.A.M. meets at 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library. Homeschooled and alternatively schooled youth participate in a weekly S.T.E.A.M. activity.

~ Moon Market Wednesday is held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Alpena Marina, 400 E. Chisholm St., Alpena.

~ Circle of Hope is a women’s only cancer support group from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at Friends Together. This is a supportive, understanding group of women of all ages, all backgrounds, and all cancers. Call 989-356-3231, or drop in.

~ Alpena Sportsmen’s Club, at 4260 M-32 West in Alpena, is open to members and non-members. Skeet and sporting clay shooting are from 5:45 p.m. until dark on Wednesdays, and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Text Joel Suszek at 989-255-4928 or Jeff Welch at 989-255-6068.

~ Friends Together offers a cancer support group at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at Alcona Elementary School, 181 N. Barlow Road, Lincoln. This group is for anyone facing cancer, no matter where you are on your journey. You are welcome to bring a support person with you.

~ Rich Rider hosts Open Mic Night from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Black Sheep Pub, 113 S. 2nd Ave., Alpena.

Thursday, Sept. 18

~ Community Walking Club meets at 9 a.m. every Thursday in the parking lot of Alcona County Library in Harrisville.

~ Weekly Storytime will be held from 9:15 to 10:10 a.m. on Thursday at Alpena County Library, 211 N. 1st Ave. This free program is for ages newborn to 5. Two sessions are offered: 9:15 and 9:45 a.m. Participants read a story, sing a song and move, and finish with a craft.

~ Join the Alpena County Girlfriends at 10 a.m. on Thursdays for coffee and conversation. This is a women-only group whose purpose is to make friends and socialize with women from Alpena County and the surrounding areas. Call Betty at 734-693-2869 for weekly location.

~ Join ALL for Spitzer from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday at M. Briggs Center, led by Marilyn Klingshirn.

~ Pinochle and bridge are at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays at Alpena Senior Citizens Center.

~ Join Harrisville Yoga instructor Liz McNicholas for Stretch and Strengthen, a free series of yoga classes, open to all, at 1 p.m. every Thursday at the Alcona County Library in Harrisville.

~ Needles and Threads group is from 2:30 to 4:30 pm every Thursday at the Grand Lake branch of Presque Isle District Library, 18132 Lake Esau Highway. Bring your latest knitting, crocheting, sewing, needlepoint, or other crafts. Call 989-734-2477, ext. 2.

~ ALL will participate in a Stained Glass Project from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Suncatchers LLC, 106 N. 2nd Ave., Alpena. The cost is $25 per person, payable at the workshop on Thursday. Come learn a new craft at this stained glass workshop. You will create, make and take home a small stained glass project – a simple two-piece leaf with a stem in fall colors. Suncatchers owner Terri Powers will lead the workshop.

~ Spratt United Methodist Church will host a soup, sandwich, dessert, and beverage dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, open to the public. The cost is $12 per adult, and free for children age 12 and younger. The church is located at 7440 M-65 South, Lachine (one mile south of Werth Road).

~ A free lecture, Lake Trout Restoration in Thunder Bay, will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, 500 W. Fletcher St., Alpena. Dr. Ellen Marsden will present the program. In 2010, a team of fisheries researchers, managers, and other collaborative partners, including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, built a series of 29 rock piles to serve as artificial reefs in Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay. After the loss of some natural habitat due to cement kiln dust, the constructed reefs were intended to give lake trout a place to spawn, although several other fish species such as bass, walleye, and whitefish are also attracted to the reefs. Marsden was part of this large effort. In this lecture she will explain the background behind the reef project. She will also share how scientists have been using scuba diving, fish tracking, and underwater videos to study fish behavior and how the reefs benefit fish populations. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

~ Thursday Eve Serenity Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 351 Wilson St., Alpena. If a problem drinker has or is affecting your life, Al-Anon can help you. Meetings are anonymous and confidential. Call 989-354-5476.

Friday, Sept. 19

~ ALL pickleball plays from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

~ Exercise is at 10 a.m. at Alpena Senior Citizens Center. Then at noon, Mahjong is played, and pinochle starts at 12:30 p.m.

~ Presque Isle District Library’s Posen branch offers knitting and crocheting from 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays. All levels are welcome. If you have questions, call 989-734-2477.

~ On Fridays, Storytime and Craft for Kids meets at 10:30 a.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library.

~ ALL contract bridge is from 12:30 to 3 p.m. on Fridays at M. Briggs Center.

~ The Hillman VFW Post 2356 hosts its Friday Night Fish Fry from 4 to 7 p.m. every Friday, with your choice of fish or shrimp, potato, coleslaw, roll, and drink. The fish fry is open to the public, and the cost is $13 for the fish dinner or $15 for the shrimp dinner.

~ ALL hosts square dancing from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information, call the ALL office at 989-358-7207 or email all@alpenacc.edu.

~ Thunder Bay Arts will host an artists’ reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the gallery, 127 W. Chisholm St., Alpena. The Featured Artists for September and October are Northern Michigan Fiber Festival Artists, including Kate Goodrich-Arling, Diane Block, Shelia Robbins, Marion Jagst, and Connie Stafford. For more information, visit thunderbayarts.org or call 989-354-2586. The Northern Michigan Fiber Festival will be held Sept. 27 and 28 at the APlex in Alpena. For more information, visit thunderbayarts.org or call 989-356-6678.

~ Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice invites the community to Barley, BBQ & Beats 2025, a unique fundraiser showcasing barbecue from leading pit masters and handcrafted cocktails from select Michigan distilleries – all set to the rhythm of live music. The event will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at the APlex, 701 Woodward Ave., Alpena. Funds raised the night of the event will be used locally, benefiting Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice. Donations will ensure that anyone needing hospice care will receive it regardless of their age, diagnosis, or financial circumstances. Each Barley, BBQ & Beats ticket includes three servings of BBQ and three hand-crafted cocktails. Tokens for extra servings will be available for purchase.

~ Discover Your Depot will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Harrisville Train Depot, 301 Dock St., Harrisville. Roll down to the depot and enjoy an evening of fireside company and conversation. Some yard games will be out, and the fire pit will be ready for marshmallows. Bring your favorite chair, beverage, family and friends and come enjoy a pleasant evening.

~ Get ready for a weekend of family-friendly frights, creativity, and campground fun! Halloween Spooktacular Weekend starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Paul Bunyan Family Campground, 2498 E. Hubert Road. Dress up, decorate, and celebrate Halloween together. On Friday, bingo will be held in the pavilion at 7:30 p.m. (must bring a candy bar to enter). Events continue at 10 a.m. Saturday, including decorating trick-or-treat bags, and a slime station. A pumpkin carving contest will begin at noon (bring your own pumpkin or purchase one on-site). A Halloween photo booth will open at 2 p.m. Learn the “Thriller” dance at 4 p.m., with everyone filmed in costume. Trick-or-treating starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, followed by a community bonfire at 6 p.m. There will be a campsite decorating contest, with the winner announced at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Saturday, Sept. 20

~ Saturday is Kids Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alpena Farmers Market, featuring giveaways, games, prizes, live music, hay rides, and an opportunity to interact with many local vendors and organizations. The market takes on a carnival atmosphere as it fills with families with children. Live music and dancing will be provided by Claire Schreiber. There are many free activities, including a bounce house and inflatable slides, petting zoo and hay rides, hay bale pyramid, face painting, dunk tank, duck race, snow cones, fruit and vegetable tasting, bubble and foam party, free popcorn, pedal tractors, bike drawing, Alpena County Library kids program, fire truck, ambulance, pumpkins, and many other free activities. The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays at Mich-e-ke-wis Park, 1302 State Ave. in Alpena. For more information, visit the Friends of the Alpena Farmers Market on Facebook.

~ The Sunrise Side Co-op Market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday, with 40 vendors represented weekly for your bakery, farm products, wellness items and high-end gift needs, at the Alpena Marina at 400 E. Chisholm St., Alpena.

~ A Euchre Tournament sponsored by the Friends of Plaza Pool will be held on Sunday at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1960 M-32, Alpena. The entry fee is $20 plus an optional $1 entry for high game, a 50/50, food, and door prizes. Doors open at noon and play begins at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Judy Ewing at 989-884-2129.

~ The 15th Annual Deer Hunters’ Roundup will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church — Hubbard Lake, on the corner of Hubbard Lake and Nicholson Hill roads. The free community event will include auctions of custom deer blinds and additional handcrafted items, raffles, prizes, vendors, live music, children’s games, contests, DNR Q&A, and more. If you have questions, call the church at 989-727-2496.

~ Austin Brothers Beer Company will celebrate its 10th anniversary from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at 821 W. Miller St., Alpena. There will be live music, a brand-new beer release, special food, a stein-holding competition, and more.

~ Hopside Brewery will host its fifth annual Hoptoberfest starting at noon at 129 W. Chisholm St., Alpena, featuring Bavarian food specials, drink specials, games, and more.

~ The League of Women Voters of Northeast Michigan will host a Support Local Heroes Fighting Hunger event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Stillion Room upstairs at the Alpena County Library, 211 N. 1st Ave. Attendees can bring donations and interact with local representatives from organizations who help fight hunger in Northeast Michigan. Participating organizations include Hope Shores Alliance, Sunrise Mission, the Friendship Room, Resurrection Lutheran’s Feeding Kids Ministry, the Salvation Army of Alpena, the Trinity Episcopal Food Pantry, the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena, Grace Lutheran Food Pantry, Alpena Community College Food Pantry, and the Alpena Senior Citizens Center.

~ The Poetics Lab will host the Prominent Poet Series with two events with Cody Walker and Jeremy Proehl. The first is an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at PIF Cider in downtown Alpena. Then, a reading with Q&A will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Granum Theatre at Alpena Community College. This is a hybrid event, offered in-person and online. Registration is required for the Granum Theatre event. Both events are free, and the community is welcome to attend. These events are presented by the Poetics Lab in partnership with PIF Cider, with sponsor support from a Walmart Spark Good Grant and an ACC Foundation Granum Grant.

Sunday, Sept. 21

~ If a problem drinker is affecting your life, Al-Anon can help. Confidential and anonymous meetings are held from 2 to 3 p.m. every Sunday at St. Raphael Church in Mikado.