Cherries in TC area orchards ripen in July, so festival time is the perfect time to pick a bunch to eat while watching a parade. Nothing tastes better than a fresh, ripe cherry on a summer day! Visit the Traverse City Convention & Visitor’s Bureau for a listing of U-Pick Cherry farms. However, our pick is Gallagher’s Farm Market and Bakery!
Traverse City Film Festival 2011
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2011 Information
July 16th, 11:00 am, 2011: Tickets go on sale onine or by contacting the TCFF Main Box Office. • Online: Click Here • By Phone: 231-922-8903 (the box office phone is answered during box office hours only) • In Person: At the Main Box Office and Festival Store in 101 N. Park St. (next to the new Grand Traverse Pie Company) in downtown Traverse City. Get your ticket earlier (July 10) by joining the Friends of the Film Festival. You can become a Friend now . • Stand By Lines: If a show is listed as sold out, a stand-by ticket line will form 30 minutes before each screening. Even if you hear that a show is sold out, our experience tells us there are always a few seats that open up. Sometimes over 30 people are seated. • Open Space movies are free every night starting at dark. • For your convenience during festival week, tickets to any film can be purchased or picked up at ALL venues. Credit cards will be accepted at all venues for tickets, merchandise, and concessions. • The festival box office, cybercafe and store is located on the main floor of 101 N. Park St., sponsored by Art Van Furniture, and offering a comfortable place to sit and review the schedule, watch film festival trailers, drink complimentary coffee, and check the internet and email at free computer stations. Festival merchandise will also be sold out of this storefront. 
Download the maps in PDF format: http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TCFFMap10_final.pdf http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/smartcommute.pdf
Events and Activities for Children & Families: Ride your bike in the Jr. Royal Parade! Sign up at F & M Park on July 7 after 4:45 pm to ride your bike in the parade that begins at 6:30 pm ET. Watch the parades! July 7, 6:30 pm: Junior Royale Parade and July 9, 11:15 am: Cherry Royale Parade. See the Map of the Parade Route Here. Cherry Pie Eating Contest (Preschool to 12 years old): July 4, 5, and 7, 1:00 pm, F and M Park on Railroad Ave. and Washington Street. Turtle Races (Toddler to 9 years old) Turtles available to borrow or bring your own. Registration begins at 2:30 and the race begins at 3:00 on July 4, F and M Park. Clinch Park Train Rides: July 4-8, 10:30-4:00, Clinch Park Marina. Kids Festival Matinee: July 2, 10 AM; July 4-8, 9 AM: Fun, games, and a movie. Tickets are free at available at the State Theater, downtown.
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