“Marks On Clay,” a three-day, hands-on workshop June 21-23, explores pottery decoration beyond simply glazing. Offered through the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC), potter John Huston leads students through traditional methods of using colored slips for sgraffito and slip trailing, oxide mixes for over/underglaze brushwork, and carving and impressing techniques.
Three northern Michigan authors discuss the different ways Leelanau County, its homes and places figure into their fiction and nonfiction writing on June 23 at 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center.
Polka Fest has fresh legs this year. For the first time, Michigan-made vodka and Polish beer will be served in Cedar. Native son Rifino Valentine, who developed the wildly successful, high-quality Valentine Vodka spirits brand in Detroit, will return “home” and toast to his roots. Cedar has an energetic new booster in Kathleen Bittner Koch, a 37-year-old Hamtramck native who moved here five years ago to buy a farm.
Beginning on the Summer Solstice, Yoga on the Beach and the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes are partnering up to offer these outdoor, donation-based yoga classes to the community.
On June 22 the Leelanau Community Cultural Center (LCCC) at the Old Art Building will host a Solstice Celebration to honor the summer sun. The event will also celebrate the installation of the 20-kilowatt rooftop solar system made possible by a $60,000 grant received from All Points North Foundation.
A new comedy-infused wine festival is making its mark in Leelanau County. Hosted by Grand Traverse Events and Uncorrect Comedy, the event pairs local wines with live musical entertainment, wine education experiences and top-notch comedy.
The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office will hold a boater safety class on Saturday, June 22, from 8 am-4 pm at the County Court House.
As Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) sails into the 2019 summer season, the organization is celebrating 30 years of inspiring curiosity and encouraging stewardship in the Great Lakes region.
On Friday, June 21 at 10:30 am, storyteller Jenifer Strauss will visit the Leland Township Library and merge years as a science teacher and storyteller in an interactive, wacky program filled with intergalactic stories, songs and DIY ideas for young space explorers.
When real estate agent Mark Fisher began working at the Glen Arbor Coldwell Banker Real Estate in the 1980s, they were located in a small building with no heat except for a wood-burning stove. Coldwell Banker-Schmidt Realtors will celebrate a grand opening of their new office on Wednesday, June 19, from 4-6 p.m.