Library, Book Shop host Elizabeth Berg
The Glen Lake Library and the Cottage Book Shop will host best-selling author Elizabeth Berg for a special matinee reading, on Monday Aug. 5 at 1 p.m., at the Glen Arbor Township Hall.
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Unconscious on the Dunes
Amy Bredehoft, from Birmingham, Ala., thought she was in shape to climb the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb on Monday, July 8. Sure, the 54-year-old and frequent summer visitor to Paul’s Paradise cabins on Little Traverse Lake had drunk coffee that morning and a couple alcoholic drinks the night before; she was on vacation, after all.
Center Gallery features abstract impressionist Kellner
On August 3, Center Gallery at Glen Arbor’s Lake Street Studios welcomes painter Justin Kellner. Because of the extraordinary excitement for the Glen Arbor Art Center’s annual plein air paint out, we at Center Gallery were looking to exhibit something a little different during that weekend. We wanted something that had a tie to the landscape, but not explicitly so.
Former Sun contributor launches community newspaper
Freshwater Reporter is a new community newspaper covering Manistee and Mason counties. The paper’s publisher and co-editor is Pat Stinson, who reported the news from Empire, Maple City and Cedar for the Sun for many years. After relocating to Manistee, Stinson said she saw a need to share more stories from rural villages in Manistee and Mason counties, as well as the larger cities of Manistee and Ludington.
Young-old souls Chatham Rabbits play Manitou Music series
The Chatham Rabbits hop onto the Lake Street Studio Stage on Sunday, August 4, at 8 pm to perform the next Manitou Music series concert.
Arts Center hosts Talk About Art, Manitou Music series
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Summer Singers will “Talk About Art” during a short program of conversation and songs about home and place on August 4, at 2 p.m. at the GAAC, located at 6031 S. Lake St., in Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public at no charge.
Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts Plein Air Weekend
Painters from across Michigan and the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor, August 1-3, for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 11thPlein Air Weekend. This annual event is highlighted by three outdoor painting competitions that offer participants both daytime and sundown events; and two exhibits of original work.
Historic Sleeping Bear holds 10th annual Port Oneida Run
Registration is open for Historic Sleeping Bear’s 10th annual Port Oneida Run/walk on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen farm. Three races to choose from include the Tiller’s 10K, Homesteader’s Hilly 5K, and the Farmer’s Flat and Fast 5K, plus the Kid’s ¼ mile Schoolhouse Dash.
Seeking Home and Place: The Art of Martine MacDonald
Martine MacDonald is an award-winning artist in paint, printmaking, drawing, and mixed media, and teaches at Wayne Community College. The Detroit native lives in Allen Park and is a frequent visitor to Leelanau, where she reconnects with family, friends, and artistic inspiration.
A little house in Empire: one couple’s small housing solution
The topic of housing in Leelanau County––and the lack of affordable housing––is one that seems to come up often for those who live here. Among my peers––entrepreneurs and workers in their late-20s to early-30s––housing discussions are often filled with a bit of discouragement.