Pentwater is a village in Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 958 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Pentwater Township. Pentwater is home to Mears State Park.
Pentwater's specialty is music. Pentwater is home to the Pentwater Civic Band which plays concerts every Thursday night during the summer, at the village green. The Pentwater Civic Band plays mostly marches, polkas, fight songs, and oldies. In addition, the village green hosts weekly Tuesday night concerts, which are open to anyone wishing to play. The Tuesday night concerts are acoustic (usually bluegrass, country, or gospel songs), with instruments such as dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass, harmonica, and others. Pentwater's high school band, under the direction of Dan Root, has preformed at Carnigie Hall in 2005, and in front of the Lincoln Memorial in 2003. Penwater is also home to the indie folk band The Before And After, made up of William Root, Daniel Root, Andy Henley and Dan Shoup, three of whom attended Pentwater High School.
Pentwater's local holiday is Homecoming, which is usually the week of second Thursday of August. Homecoming's festivities include a parade, fireworks, and sandcastle contest. (...)
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