Michigan Rattlers Benefit
Saturday October 4th!
Tickets on Sale August 1st. Click here for tickets
Bayside Concert Series 2025
Big Water Creative Arts is teaming up with the City of Petoskey to co-sponsor a summer concert series on the waterfront Promenade, near the clock tower in downtown Petoskey!
This series will feature local singer/songwriters/musicians, and will be FREE to the public!
Big Water Creative Arts is teaming up with the City of Petoskey to co-sponsor a summer concert series on the waterfront Promenade, near the clock tower in downtown Petoskey!
This series will feature local singer/songwriters/musicians, and will be FREE to the public!
Student Showcase
Join us on April 23rd at 6:30!
BWCA Summer Fundraiser 2024
Nub’s Nob Ski Area - 500 Nubs Nob Rd. Harbor Springs, MI 49740-8212
Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, 4-7 pm
$50/person; includes an assortment of heavy appetizers & soft drinks (cash bar available)
- live entertainment by our student rock & jazz groups, and featuring the Charlie Millard Band
- children under 12 free
- BWCA students free
- tons of great silent auction items to bid on
- giveaways
- BWCA hats, tote bags & stickers available for purchase
- outside on the deck, weather permitting
Bayside Concert Series
Big Water Creative Arts is teaming up with the City of Petoskey to co-sponsor a summer concert series on the waterfront Promenade, near the clock tower in downtown Petoskey!
This series will feature local singer/songwriters/musicians, and will be FREE to the public!
Join us on the following dates for some great music!
- June 23 - Kevin Johnson
- June 30 - Eliza Thorp
- July 7 - Michelle Chenard
- July 21 - Chris Michels
- Aug. 4 - Two Track Mind
- Aug. 18 - Pete Kehoe
The concerts will be weather permitting, and take place on the Promenade from 5-7 pm each evening. These are family friendly, FREE concerts on the lawn, so come down and enjoy the waterfront and local, live music, compliments of the City of Petoskey Parks & Recreation and Big Water Creative Arts!
BWCA Summer FUNdraiser 2024
Nub’s Nob Ski Area - 500 Nubs Nob Rd. Harbor Springs, MI 49740-8212
Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, 4-7 pm
$50/person; includes an assortment of heavy appetizers & soft drinks (cash bar available)
- live entertainment by our student rock & jazz groups, and featuring the Charlie Millard Band
- children under 12 free
- BWCA students free
- tons of great silent auction items to bid on
- giveaways
- BWCA hats, tote bags & stickers available for purchase
- outside on the deck, weather permitting
Grant from Petoskey Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation!
Big Water Creative Arts is pleased to announce a grant award from the Petoskey Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation!
The $4,980.00 grant will go towards ongoing Rock Jam programs in Alanson and Pellston Schools, which BWCA provides to the students and the schools free of charge. Pictured at left is BWCA co-founder Pete Kehoe, and Jake Myers, Community Philanthropy Officer for PHSACF.
Thank you to all the folks at PHSACF who made this wonderful gift possible!!
THANK YOU! Tip Of The Mitt Women Who Care Group.
Big Water Creative Arts is pleased to announce a very substantial donation from the Tip Of The Mitt Women Who Care Group!
The Tip Of The Mitt Women Who Care Group is a charitable organization that selects and donates to local community groups and non-profits quarterly.
The check for $9,250.00 was presented by Dawn Wagner of Women Who Care, to BWCA co-founders Michelle Chenard and Pete Kehoe.
The donation will be used to help fund BWCA’s ongoing free music education & programming in local area schools and after school programs in the coming year.
For more information on how you can help us bring free music education to our communities, please visit www.bigwatercreativearts.org, and look for us on FaceBook and Instagram. Our heartfelt thanks to Tip Of The Mitt Women Who Care!
