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Shining the Light on Cheboygan
Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce
Annual Beacon of Excellence Awards Dinner
Saturday January 24, 2026
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Doors open for early entry at 4:30 pm
Knights of Columbus Hall
PURCHASE TICKETS:
With the QR Below
or
Reserve by Calling the Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce at 231-445-9045
Reserve by Email at 231-445-0318
Early bird Pricing has been extended to Friday, January 2nd, 2026 at Midnight.
Tickets:
$65 each
$495 for a Reserved Table of 8
Spend the Saturday before St. Patty’s with a tribute to Irish musical traditions! The Knockabouts are a folk music trio from Marquette who play a wide variety of traditional, contemporary and original music based in Celtic traditions.
The group features Barb Rhyneer, professor of music at Northern Michigan University and conductor of the University Orchestra on fiddle and vocals, Tim DeMarte, writer and Soo Bahk Do instructor on bohdran and vocals and Daniel Truckey, director of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at NMU on guitar and vocals. All three musicians have decades of experience performing in everything from classical, jazz, rock and roll and traditional folk music.
Tickets are $30 for Adults, $25 for Veterans, $15 for Students. A cash bar (beer & wine) will be offered at this event.