The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce will hold its Pumpkin Fest in the newly remodeled Glen Arbor Township Park on Saturday, Oct. 20, from noon until 3 p.m. The local community and visitors are invited to enjoy this celebration of autumn.
Year after year, spring till fall, you notice a cute little red car buzzing around Glen Arbor. This gem, a 1969 Volkswagen Fastback boasting only 36,140 miles, is driven by 91-year-old summer resident Barbara Braly.
As they elaborate on their goals and farm structure, I am struck by the planning and intellectual effort that went into the purchase and creation of this new farm. John and Bailey have researched and taken advantage of seemingly every grant and loan available to them as young farmers.
Once again this year Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is conducting an artwork contest to select an image for the front of the park’s 2019 Annual Park Entrance Pass. The focus of the contest centers around the Every Kid in a Park program, which has the central goal of connecting fourth graders with the great outdoors and inspiring them to become future environmental stewards, ready to preserve and protect national parks and other public lands for years to come. For this reason, the art contest is open to anyone 12 years of age or younger.
The Leelanau Women Artists will host a member’s show of paintings, jewelry, fused glass and basketry, on Oct. 12 and 13 at the Old Art Building in Leland. An opening reception with the artists will be Friday, Oct. 12, from 5-7 p.m. The Old Art Building is located at 111 S. Main Street in Leland.
The Old Art Building, located at 111 S. Main St. in Leland, will host a cooperative arts event and invitational show on Friday, Oct. 19, from 1-7 p.m. (with an opening reception at 4) and Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The event features selected area artists offering a variety of original art, including acrylics, bead jewelry, digital paintings, illustrations, nature art, oil paintings, pastels, photography, pottery, sterling silver jewelry, textiles and wildlife paintings. The show promises something for everyone.
Marcelo Betti, attorney for Justice For Our Neighbors, will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Belko Peace Lecture on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. He will speak on “Immigration: How It Works, How It Doesn’t” at Trinity UCC Church, 103 N. Warren St. in Northport. The Donaji dancers, a Mexican dance group will perform cultural dances which depict their heritage at 6:15 p.m.
“Creating Community: The Agriculture Connection,” a panel discussion with two local food and community activists who link local agriculture with the work of building strong, creative communities, takes place Sunday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore plans to conduct a prescribed fire this October near Bass Lake in Benzie County. The fire is a tool intended to restore habitat in forested ecosystems in the park. The 467-acre burn unit is within the National Lakeshore’s Platte River District in Benzie County, between Esch and Peterson Roads and west of M-22. For safety, the White Pine backcountry campground and some of the small roads and trails in the park will be closed to visitors during the active burning period.
The Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) has launched a new mobile app that allows riders to easily pay for the bus directly from their smart phones. Mobile tickets are valid for any of BATA’s fixed route City and Village Loop systems as well as its demand-response Link service.