“It’s good to get out to support the local businesses and the artists who have struggled so much in this past year.” Milford Memories Summer Festivalġ0 a.m. Volunteers like Joan Spiroff make festival a success By Spinal Column Staff on AugBY ANNE SEEBALDT People will fill Main Street this weekend for the 30th Milford Memories summer festival. “It’s a great event, and it offers something for everybody,” she said. “We try to do a variety.”īeether said people should come to the festival to experience the town, have a good time and support the local community. “The music is all over the board,” Beether said. On the music side, the festival will have two stages set up for live bands throughout the weekend, including one inside its Central Park Beer Tent (adults-only after 6 p.m.) and one in the front of the park at Veterans Memorial Stage. Other competitions include 3-on- 3 basketball, youth volleyball and corn hole tournaments on Saturday, and a blind canoe race on Sunday. “It works out really nicely to have more activities for them and spread it out,” she said. The childrens area has changed from one large space to four smaller activity tents, which Beether thinks is even better. With COVID-19 and the uncertainty of available volunteers, organizers opted to remove some of the smaller events, including the one mile and 10k races, though the 5k remains and will take place. It provides many area groups and organizations the opportunity to raise much needed dollars and a way in which to promote themselves. What is the Purpose of the Festival The festival's purpose is to help the community.

With COVID-19 and the uncertainty of available volunteers, organizers opted to remove some of the smaller events, including the one mile and 10k races, though the 5k remains and will take place Sunday morning. The Milford Memories Summer Festival is organized and run by The Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce and its volunteer committee. Visitors may find the event slightly downsized from previous years.

For those who do like art, the festival will feature more than 300 artists with a variety of offerings, including paintings, jewelry, sculptures, photographs, glass, wood, metal and more.

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