In the Talk About Art series Sarah Bearup-Neal conducts live interviews with local and regional artists about their art making and thinking. These insightful interviews take place monthly at 7:30 p.m., at the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) at no charge.
Michigan Upper Peninsula resident Paul Rose comes downstate next month for a two-week winter residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA). Rose, a painter and photographer, begins his Artist-in-Residence (AIR) stay Jan. 12. He’ll talk about his work and experiences during the residency at a public presentation on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Gerry Shiffman reports that the next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held on Sunday, December 22, from 4-6 p.m. at the Empire Township Hall. The feature performers for this event will be Empire’s own “Cabin Fever String Band”.
Head over to the Empire Township Hall on Thursday, Dec. 26 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for a conversation with Susanne Simpson, senior series producer of Masterpiece, which presents Downton Abbey, Sherlock, Mr. Selfridge and other programs on PBS.
From staff reports There will be a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 14, for Kayla Tondreau. The event will run from 3-8 p.m. at St. Rita/St. Joseph Hall in Maple City. The event will feature an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner complete with salad and dessert, a silent auction (a great way to finish your Christmas […]
This weekend kicks off the start of the holiday season in Glen Arbor and Empire. The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce invites you to shop small and shop local at the special events lined up after Thanksgiving.
From staff reports It’s hard to imagine there’s another Michigan winter right around the corner. But The Homestead is already preparing for a season-long celebration marking three decades of ski and snowboarding fun. “Our 30th ski season is a special milestone,” says Jamie Jewell, the resort’s vice president of sales & marketing. “There have been […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Twenty years after the publication of the critically acclaimed children’s book Flight of the Reindeer, Robert Sullivan delivers a second holiday story, artfully wrapped in Glenn Wolff’s colorful, multilayered illustrations. The series of anecdotes and childhood memories of the 1950s and ’60s as told by a father to his […]
From staff reports A special holiday tradition continues on Nov. 16, as the Friends of the Glen Lake Library kick off their 15th annual call for children’s books. The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program, will once again collect donations of new children’s books for children whose families […]
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has announced that Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 9-11, will be celebrated as a fee-free weekend for all Park visitors in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces.