Leelanau Clean Water will hold a water smart workshop on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. that will offer advice on how to increase the value of your business, property or land with low-impact development and landscaping. The event is targeted toward developers, builders, real estate agents, landscapers and homeowners. It is free to the public and businesses. Call 231-256-9812 to register and reserve a box lunch from the Thunderbird Cafe (costs $8).
From staff reports Here is the schedule of events for Empire’s upcoming “Winter Fest”, which will be held Feb. 13-15 and is sponsored by the Empire Chamber Of Commerce. February 13 • Empire Eagles Pool Tournament 6:30 p.m. Sign Up – Empire Village Inn ◦ (50/50 Drawing) ◦ All Proceeds go to the Empire Eagles […]
The squirrels arrived the first summer when the English walnut tree bore nuts. The tree was perhaps nine or 10 years old and until the summer of the squirrels there had been nothing to show of its true nature. The walnuts were formed as walnuts are, perfectly, with the insides of their halved shells, the nut meat, resembling intricate passageways of brain tissue.
Join the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce for the 15th annual Glen Arbor Winterfest on Saturday, Feb. 14. Festivities start at 7 a.m. with the Perch Fishing Contest, with prizes for first through fourth place catches. All participants will bring their biggest catches from Big and Little Glen Lake to the Sportsman Shop at 1 p.m., and winners will then be crowned. Entry fee for this event is $20, and all ages are welcome.
The 2015 Glen Arbor Art Association artist-in-resident application is live at GlenArborArt.org. The entire process is now done completely online.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) “Talk About Art” series opens its 2015 season with Traverse City author Doug Stanton on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail has announced the launch of Sips & Soups. Proceeds from this SOUPer wine and soup tasting event will be donated to Leelanau Christian Neighbors to help restock the local food pantries after its holiday needs are met.
Readers’ Theater is casting “Motherhood Out Loud” on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association, at 6031 S. Lake Street in Glen Arbor. The cast consists of one to two men and four to 12 women, directed by Harriett Mittelberger. This off-Broadway play will have three performances Feb. 27, 28 and March 1. It is a valentine to all women and the men who love and respect them encompassing a series of monologues and scenes that demonstrate the hilarity and pain of motherhood. As a readers’ theater format, actors will read from the script so there is nothing to memorize. For further information call 231-334-6112.
The Fine folks at Leelanau Coffee Roasters are “Giving Back” to the community this Friday, Dec. 19, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., with a Customer Appreciation Day combined with a fundraising effort for the Empire Area Community Emergency Fund and the Empire Food Bank.
From staff reports Ring in the New Year at the Empire Town Hall with a party that begins, Dec. 31, at 8:30 p.m. Get on your dancing shoes. Chris Skellenger, Doug Zernow and friends will perform live music. Bring an appetizer to share and Bring Your Own Beverage.