In advance of Glen Lake Restaurant Week, May 1-9, we reached out to La Becasse chef Guillaume Hazaël-Massieux to ask what excites him about this culinary opportunity before the local tourism season kicks into gear.
Glen Arbor Art Association’s Readers’ Theater will hold auditions Wednesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. The play “God Bless the Child” is an actor’s dream. A drama, set in rural Wisconsin, it is the story of Naomi and Oliver working on their second/third marriage with their newly blended families. Their conflicts end with unexpected results. The characters are: Naomi 60s – 70s, Oliver – 60s – 70s, Jamie O’Neill, Naomi’s grandson – 27, Carey O’Neill, his wife – 26, Porter Chapman, Oliver’s son, Cal Chapman, Oliver’s grandson.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will be hosting its annual pruning workshop on May 1 in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District. The workshop will be held at the Lawr farmstead at 3144 M-22, Maple City, Michigan in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District, five miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22. Just follow the signs.
In advance of Glen Lake Restaurant Week, May 1-9, we reached out to Blu chef Randy Chamberlain to ask what excites him about this culinary opportunity before the local tourism season kicks into gear.
Don’t miss the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Glen Lake Restaurant Week, which returns next week May 1–9. And look for interviews with Restaurant Week’s top chefs, all this week on GlenArborSun.com. This culinary celebration of the Glen Arbor area offers an array of dining options “from French Fries to French cuisine.”
Contemporary artist E.J. Fitzpatrick talks about her icon- and media-rich painting in the final 2015 “Talk About Art” interview April 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held on Sunday, April 26, from 4-6 p.m. at Art’s Tavern in Glen Arbor. This event celebrates the third year anniversary of the Emergency Fund Program with a wonderful featured performance by Jim Crockett and the Beach Bards.
The sky is the limit at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Unique views of the remarkable skies over the park can be experienced each month through October. Park Rangers and the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society (GTAS) can help your imagination run wild. As you find your way through the clear skies of the National Lakeshore, they encourage you to share your adventures at FindYourPark.com. Another way to share your experiences is on social media by using hashtags #FindYourPark and #sleepingbearnps.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, like all national parks across the country, presents National Park Week 2015 from April 18-26. This year’s theme is “Find Your Park” in coordination with the national campaign to launch the National Park Service (NPS) Centennial celebrations for 2016. From a night sky viewing event, to a scavenger hunt, to Junior Ranger Day activities, there is something for everyone. You can even explore the park on your own and share your experiences on social media using #FindYourPark.
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a panel discussion on “The Migrant/Seasonal Worker Community: Inside Leelanau County” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, in the lower level of the Government Center in Suttons Bay.