Name: Beaver Island Historical Society presents Museum Week, July 16–22, 2023
Start: 2023-07-16
End: 2023-07-22
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2023-07-16 – 2023-07-22
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: historycommunityartseducationtourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Historical Society’s 2023 Museum Week ran July 16–22. Its program included the annual Beaver Head Lighthouse picnic, Marine Museum Monday, Music on the Porch, a CMU Open House, a Gregg Fellowship Center art show, and a new screening series with filmmaker and creator question-and-answer sessions.

Evidence limits

The Historical Society notices establish the schedule and selected program details. They do not provide attendance, receipts, recordings, or independent confirmation of every activity.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “Museum Week 2023!,” March 14, 2023.
Historical Society announcement gives the July 16–22 dates, Gutsy Women showcase, Kids Camp, Music on the Porch, screening series, and named Michigan Arts and Culture Council, Charlevoix County Community Foundation, and Michigan Humanities support.
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Beaver Island Forum, “Museum Week 2023!,” July 10–14, 2023.
Historical Society day-by-day notices document the Beaver Head Lighthouse picnic, Marine Museum Monday, Music on the Porch, CMU Open House, four film screenings with filmmaker or creator Q&A, Amik Society meeting, Public Art picnic, and the Gregg Fellowship Center art show.
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Beaver Island Historical Society, “BIHS Screening Series Calendar (July 16–22, 2023),” Beaver Island Forum, July 16, 2023.
The Society posted the screening-series calendar for Museum Week. The attached image is catalogued but not transcribed here, so this confirms a published screening schedule without asserting every film or screening outcome.
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Lois Sowa Stipp, “Museum Week Art Show starts today,” Beaver Island Forum, July 19, 2023.
A contemporaneous notice said the Museum Week art show was open at Gregg Hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It confirms the advertised art-show opening, not attendance or final duration.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society presents Museum Week, July 16–22, 2023”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-museum-week-2023/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Museum Week 2023!,” March 14, 2023. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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