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Beaver Island Sweet Adelines prepare for Charlevoix and Museum Week performances, 1980

Also 1980 Sweet Adelines Venetian Festival invitation

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TypeEvent
Dates1980-07-24 – 1980-08-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1980-07-24 – 1980-08-02
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Sweet Adelines reported invitations to sing at Charlevoix’s Venetian Festival beauty pageant and during Island Museum Week, and sought new members while working toward an official chapter.

Evidence and limits

This is a plan and organizational update, not proof of either performance or charter.

Sources

  1. Reports that the chorus had been invited to sing at the Venetian Festival beauty pageant on July 24 and asked to entertain at the Island Museum during Museum Week, while recruiting new members and pursuing an International Organization of Sweet Adelines chapter. It is a plan and organizational update, not proof of either performance or charter. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the chorus notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Sweet Adelines prepare for Charlevoix and Museum Week performances, 1980”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sweet-adelines-venetian-festival-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1980, “Beaver Island Sweet Adelines.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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