May, 2008

     3                  Disk Golf Tournament

                              Victory and Rieger Parks

   3 - 4                Flea Market and Antique Show

                              Cornwell's Turkeyville USA

     10                 Albion College Commencement

                                Speaker:  Lloyd Carr

   9 - 10              Spring Plant Sale

                              Leila Arboretum Children's Garden

                                 Battle Creek

   6 - 11              USA Gymnastics

                               Men's Junior Olympic Nationals

                                  Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek

   17-18              Mayfaire Renaissance Festival

                              Calhoun County Fairgrounds

                                   Marshall, MI

        18                      20th Annual Corvette Celebraton

                             (Largest 1-day Corvette Show in MI)

                                 Calhoun County Fairgrounds

    24, 25, 26            Mayfaire Renaissance Festival

                              Calhoun County Fairgrounds

                                   Marshall, MI

   30, 31

      and              Albion Recreation Department

June, 2008                              3rd Annual

       1                      Baseball Tournament

      21                Fete de la Musique (5 pm - 11 pm)

 

July, 2008

     2 - 6           Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival

                                   Battle Creek

       3              Cruise-In and Fireworks Display

                                   Albion

     5 - 6           Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire

                                   Battle Creek

   12 - 13          Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire

                                   Battle Creek

  18, 19, 20       Jackson Hot Air Jubilee

                                   Jackson

    19-20           Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire

                                   Battle Creek

    26 - 27         Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire

                                   Battle Creek

 15 - Aug. 3      Shakespeare Festival, Jackson

                           All's Well That Ends Well

                           Julius Caesar

                           Three Spinning Fairies

                           The Mikado

                                    Jackson

     25 - 26         Michigan Brewers Guild

                            Summer Beer Fest

                                    Ypsilanti

August, 2008

        2               Downtown & Michigan Ave. Yard Sale

                                     Albion

      2 - 3            Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire

                                     Battle Creek

     8 - 16           Professional Disc Golf Association

                             Pro/Am World Championship

                                      Albion

    12 - 18           Calhoun County Fair

                                    Marshall

       26               Kalamazoo Scottish Festival

                                Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds

                                     Kalamazoo

     23 - 24          Cascades Civil War Muster

                                    Jackson

       25               First Day of Classes

                              Albion College

September, 2008

         1               Labor Day Walk

                              RiverTrail Walk

                                   Albion

       1 - 4            Albion College Theatre

                             Importance of Being Ernest

       6 - 7            Historic Home Tour

                                   Marshall

                                  

     19, 20, 21      Festival of the Forks

                                   Albion

     26, 27, 28      Homecoming

                              Albion College

October, 2008

           4                Amazing Corn Harvest

                                   Albion

    15 - 16            Albion College Theatre

                             Student Workshop

                                Hair

November, 2008

       5 - 8            Albion College Theatre

                              The Shape of Things

        20              Albion Aglow Parade and Festival

    20 - 23           Albion College Theatre

                             Dance Performance

        27              Thanksgiving

December, 2008

        5                Last Day of Classes - Fall Term

                              Albion College

 

Distances:
     Albion is…

  • 15 minutes from Jackson, MI [birthplace of the             Republican Party]
  • 15 minutes from Marshall, MI [antiques, RiverWalk]
  • 30 minutes to Michigan Internation Speedway             (MIS)
  • 54 minutes from Ann Arbor, MI [U of M]
  • 2 hours from Detroit, MI [MoTown, Autoville USA,                 Casinos, Lions/Pistons/Red Wings/Tigers]
  • 2 hours from Shipshewanna, IN, and Amish              Country [Flea Market, Antique Auctions,               Amish]
  • 3 hours from Chicago, IL [Sears Tower, Miracle Mile,            Brookfield Zoo, Bahai Temple, Museums: of            Art; of Science and Industry, Giordano’s            Pizza, Bears/Bulls/Blackhawks/Cubs and            White Sox]