The League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a presentation on Public Education: Past and Present on Wednesday Oct. 1 at noon in the lower level public meeting room of the Leelanau County Government Center. The October meeting will be the first session of a two-part discussion on public education.
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present an exhibition by photographer Ken Scott, Sept. 21-Oct. 26. The exhibition is being presented in collaboration with the Leelanau Conservancy.
Traverse City artist Lisa Perrine Brown will talk about her sewn and woven maps on Sunday, Sept. 21, 1 p.m. at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Brown began interpreting maps of local waterways and landform in 2012. After enlarging the maps, Brown translates them into woven tapestries and sewn constructions that use both new and recycled fiber materials. These works are part of an exhibition of contemporary fiber at Center Gallery, also featuring Stephen Kostyshyn’s woven vessels and mixed media clay forms by Kathy Brady.
U.S. veterans of foreign wars are invited to attend a lunch and raffle at the VFW Post on M-204 in Lake Leelanau at noon on Sept. 20. The event intends to salute and honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have gone missing in action over the past 100 years. Throughout Michigan, Sept 20 is considered “MIA recognition day”. The luncheon costs $1 per veteran. Please bring a form of military identification or wear a military hat or shirt. For more information please contact Alan Aldrich at 231- 271-2060.
Fiber is the focus Sept. 19-Oct. 13 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The gallery will showcase contemporary approaches to an old medium by three artists: Kathy Brady, Stephen Kostyshyn and Lisa Perrine Brown. The show opens Sept. 19 with a 6 p.m. reception.
Celebrate the newly designated wilderness at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore during the Lakeshore’s first Wilderness Weekend event on September 13-14. Activities are planned for both days and include hikes, Leave No Trace games, guided canoe/kayak trips and a Star Party. There will be something for everyone to enjoy; especially children.
The Empire Hill Climb, which ran from 1964 until 1980 — once in the spring and once in the fall — returns to action on Sept. 20. Approximately 20 drivers have signed up, and they’ll take turns racing the curvy, half-mile route up Wilco Rd. (toward the Empire Bluffs trail parking lot) between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. A racecar expose from 9-9:45 a.m. on Front Street will precede the main event.
The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay is pleased to announce the new season of the Bay Film Series 2014-2015. The program offers a fine selection of award-winning films from around the world which have played at international film festivals in the United States and abroad. The series runs September through April and features one film per month—that’s eight great films you won’t want to miss.
Oryana Natural Foods Market is proud to offer the largest selection of locally grown produce in Northern Michigan. This first annual Farm Tour, on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 1-5 p.m., will provide the community with a first-hand look at where some of these delicious, local goods are harvested.
Come to the Sleeping Bear Gallery in Empire, Sept. 12-13, to watch Albert Young (Michigan Hot Glass), who will be joined by David Helm, Stephen Szymanski, Tim Southward, and Heather Caverly work with Hot Molten Glass to create delicate wine glasses and fun colorful vessels. You can enjoy the magic of this fascinating craft while pondering a piece of Art within our Gallery & Extra Special Silent Auction.