Concert series wraps up Thursday

The Felt Estate Summer Concert Series ends a successful season of music in Laketown Township on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, with the alternative rock band Lighting Matches.

Admission is free. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Food and drink service begins at 6 p.m. The music starts at 7 p.m.

No outside drinks allowed but outside food is permitted. Coolers and bags will be checked. No pets except registered service dogs.

Food will be provided by Pizza Parliament, 1355 Judd Ave. in Wyoming.

Saugatuck Brewing Company, 2948 Blue Star Highway, Douglas, and Michigan Wine Company, 6781 124^th Ave. in Fennville, are onsite as well for drinks.

Other sponsors are TNT Roofing, 1895 Russell Court, Holland, and Dickinson-Wright, 200 Ottawa Ave. in Grand Rapids.

In case of inclement weather, cancellation will be announced by 5 p.m. via email and website www.feltmansion.org/current-events.

For more concert information, visit www.feltmansion.org.

The music

Lighting Matches is based in Grand Rapids. Members are Matt Plessner, Rachel White, Mark Jilbert and Scott Garrison. They perform thought-provoking lyrics with tight harmonies, according to the band’s website.

Performers this season have been Zion Lion, The Schrock Bros and Bernadette Kathryn and the Lonely Days Band.

Tours

The Carriage House, built in 1917, and mansion, completed in 1928, are open for tours during the shows.

Construction of the mansion began in 1925 by Dorr E. Felt, inventor of the Comptometer, an early adding machine. Felt’s wife Agnes died in 1928. Dorr died a year-and-a-half later.

After his death, the estate became a seminary for the Augustinian order then a state prison and Michigan State Police post before the property was purchased by Laketown Township.

The mansion has been restored and is a top wedding and event destination.