Linda Beeman looks “at nature through the eyes of mokuhanga”—an ancient form of Japanese woodblock printing. And what the artists sees will be on display Aug. 17-30 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception to open the exhibition is Friday, Aug. 17, from 6-8 p.m.
Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) executive director Lisa Wozniak and Cherry Republic president Bob Sutherland will discuss the current state of Michigan’s waterways, including the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline, in a non-partisan fundraiser at the Cherry Public House in Glen Arbor on Thursday, Aug. 16, from 5-6:30 p.m.
Where do the rights of boaters end and those of riparians—who own inland waterfront property—begin? The laws can be confusing, and it appears that many, including some law enforcement officers, might be misinformed.
An annual tradition returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC). The GAAC’s 2018 member show, a showcase of GAAC members’ talents, opens Aug. 17 with an artists’ reception from 6-8 p.m. at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor.
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is contring with the Richmond, Virginia-based film company Orange Frame to produce a new Sleeping Bear film, which the Lakeshore hopes to unveil in 2020.
The public is invited to a casual evening of music on Friday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at 308 Adams St. in Suttons Bay (the Martinson home). Two musicians from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra of New York City, Patricia Rogers (bassoon) and Michael Ouzounian (viola) will play selected pieces. They will be joined by the Prevailing Winds of Leelanau and the Leelanau Flute Ensemble.
The Summer Singers, an all-volunteer group of 50 voices, punctuate the 2018 Manitou Music Festival (MMF). This traditional MMF closing concert is Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. The concert takes place at Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road, in Burdickville. The concert is free.
Calling writers of all skill levels to workshops in Port Oneida’s historic district. Join agroecologist and science educator Elise DeBuysser, and national park artist, Nancy McKay, on a writing tour of Port Oneida farms, gardens, and landscapes, on Aug. 17.
On Aug. 1 chef Adam McMarlin, most recently the owner and creator of Wren the Butcher in the Marketplace Center on East State Street in downtown Traverse City, took over the reins of 9 Bean Rows restaurant from Nic and Jen Welty, owners of the 9 Bean Rows Farm CSA and Bakery on M204.
Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, Inc. is a proud partner of the seventh annual Dune Dash, a 4-mile run/walk along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 9 a.m. at the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb. Registration is open at DuneDash.com. Registration ranges from $20-$30 per person based on age and prices go up $5 after Aug. 16.