The Great Lakes Friends (GLF) of Safe Passage will hold its eighth annual fiesta on Saturday, Oct. 19, to help the children and families living and working in the area adjacent to the Guatemala City garbage dump. The fiesta celebrates the commitment of the Great Lakes community to Safe Passage’s educational and nurturing programs, which are helping Guatemalan children find a pathway out of generational cycles of extreme poverty.
The 2013 Fall for Art in Leelanau Gallery Tour will be Oct. 11-13. As part of that county-wide event the Glen Arbor Art Association will have an exhibition of GAAA members’ artwork. On display will be the paintings of over twenty GAAA members, including Hank Feeley, David Westerfield, Bonnie Gonzales, Chris Nettleton, James Bovard, Dennis Steele, Judith Shepelak, Wendy McWhorter, Cindy Graves, Lily LaFollette, Carolyn Hudson, and many others. Most of the pieces will be for sale.
Painter Connie Cronenwett of Dexter is the current Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) artist-in-residence. A public presentation of her work and experiences is Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St. (Studio Lane), Glen Arbor.
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) will host retired Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly at the Old Art Building in Leland on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. Her presentation topic is “Improvements Needed in Michigan Courts”. The event is a fundraiser for the newly independent League of Women Voters Leelanau County. The suggested donation is $10. Refreshments will be served.
Fall For Art, the annual Leelanau County gallery tour, is Oct. 11-13. This self-guided tour, now in its eighth year, offers participants a chance to sample the arts for which Leelanau County is known.
The Leelanau Conservancy is hosting a free Speaker Series and Kids Harvest Party event at the Suttons Bay High School on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. The event, “Farming and Food: Past, Present, and Future” is Part Two of the Conservancy’s Leelanau: Looking Ahead Speaker Series.
The next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 4-6 p.m. at the Empire Town Hall and will feature the dynamic sound of Jazz North with special guest vocalist Robin Lee Berry.
Fiction writer Karen Hildebrandt is currently the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) artist-in-residence. During her two-week stay, the Farmington Hills author wants to “spend time writing my novel” about a militant British Suffragette.
One-third of the land in America is yours — public land where one can hike, bike, climb, hunt, swim, explore, picnic, or just simply relax. National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, is an opportunity to enjoy and give something back to those places we love. In recognition of this special day, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will host a beach cleanup from noon to 2 p.m. No reservations are needed. Simply meet at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center in Empire at noon and help clean up the beach. Join thousands of volunteers across the nation who are taking part in the 20th Annual National Public Lands Day.
Join Park Rangers and guest speaker Tim Dring for a special program at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore about the U.S. Lifesaving Service and U.S. Coast Guard rescue boats entitled “You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back.” The one-hour program will be held on Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. at the Cannery Boat Museum in Glen Haven. Learn about the various craft used in rescues on the Great Lakes and how they compare to East Coast Lifesaving Service station craft.