Dr. Grenetta Thomassey Program Director at Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, will discuss the impact of hydraulic fracturing on water resources at the Leelanau County Government Center-Community Meeting Room on Monday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Leelanau Clean Water, the event is free and open to the public.
This fall, the curtain rises on a new dramatic venture at the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA). Actually, no curtain will rise, no sets constructed, no costumes created, no dialogue memorized — but the show will go on, so to speak, with the debut of “Readers’ Theater” auditions on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. Two Sherlock Holmes stories (adapted into scripts), “The Adventure of the Tolling Bell,” and “The Musgrave Ritual,” will be performed on Nov. 30, with new productions taking place monthly as well.
The Empire Planning Commission will hold a public input meeting on Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the Empire Township Hall to discuss biking in the village, as part of the coming Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.
Some of the poorest children in Guatemala City will be the beneficiaries of a special event happening at The Children’s House in Traverse City on Friday, Oct. 14, when Great Lakes Friends of Safe Passage host their sixth annual Fiesta in support of Safe Passage. The local event celebrates our community’s commitment to bring hope and opportunity to more than 550 children of families living in unimaginable poverty at Guatemala City’s garbage dump.
It isn’t often that a winemaker from Italy travels to Leelanau County to interact with dinner guests, but on Sept. 26, Angela Maculan of Maculan Estate Winery will be at The Homestead to do just that. Guests at the resort north of Glen Arbor will experience exemplary Italian wines from Maculan paired with gourmet food prepared by The Homestead’s Executive Chef John Piombo of Nonna’s. The winemaker chose five distinct wines to serve at each of the five dinner courses including:
The aroma of apples and fresh-cut wood. The taste of homemade maple candy and ice cream. The sounds of old-time music and old-fashioned hard work. Free activities, demonstrations and exhibits celebrating the area’s lifestyle of 100 years ago will fill the senses when Leelanau County’s southernmost museum hosts its 39th annual Heritage Day on Oct. 8.
The Glen Arbor Art Association announces a special fall workshop to by led by Sterling Edwards September 26-29, at The Homestead resort in Glen Arbor. This four-day program, “Exploring Watercolors from A to Z,” will focus on creative and expressive ways to paint a watercolor that is the artist’s personal interpretation.
Bob Moler of the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society (GTAS) and host of Interlochen Public Radio’s Ephemeris program since 1975 has joined with Black Star Farms for an educational presentation of the summer skies over Leelanau County. Bob will bring a big telescope for viewing and invites you to bring your own.
Frankfort, Michigan artist Ellie Harold is the current Artist-in-Residence at the Glen Arbor Art Association. Her presentation for the public will be held on Thursday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to hear the artist discuss her work and to enjoy light refreshments.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) and inviting the public to help clean up its beaches on Saturday, Sept. 24 from noon to 3 p.m. Admission to all national parks, including the National Lakeshore, is free that day, and volunteers will receive a voucher to use for entrance to various parks at a later date. So bring your family, your class, your troop, your group, or just yourself, and join others across the country in protecting our public lands.