Renowned watercolor artist offers fall workshop

Press release During the peak of fall color the Glen Arbor Art Association will host world-renowned watercolorist Frank Webb for a four-day workshop, October 7-10, at The Homestead resort north of Glen Arbor. Sixty years as a professional artist back up Webb’s current activities in painting, lecturing, jurying and writing. As an invited instructor he […]

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Epicurean Classic

Don’t miss delicious treats like these during the Epicurean Classic’s Gala Dinner at the Hagerty Center in nearby Traverse City on September 13. Check out www.epicureanclassic.com for more information. Photo by Andy McFarlane/Absolute Michigan Here’s an Epicurean morsel from our archives: Local co-founders Mark Dressler and Matt Sutherland, both of whom work in publishing, “realized […]

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Book Club readers gather to rock, review and relax

By Joanne Bender Sun contributor Where would you expect a Book Club to meet every month? In a yarn shop? Indeed, the Glen Arbor Book Club meets every third Friday of each month at Mary Turak’s Yarn Shop, in the Village Sampler Plaza just across from Tiny Treasures. And the group has flocked to that […]

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Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run and Walk

By Andy McFarlane Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association If you’re looking for a reason to get back to Leelanau this fall, consider the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association’s annual Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run and Walk and Wine Tour over the weekend of September 20 and 21. It’s considered one of the most scenic running and wine touring […]

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Guinness Brothers toast Manitou Music Festival

Press release The Manitou Music Festival is delighted to close out this year’s summer long festival with a rocking good night of music by the Guinness Brothers Band. The Guinness Brothers Band will perform a Chicago-inspired blend of soul, blues, funk and classic rock on Wednesday, August 20 at 8 p.m. on the graduation green […]

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Cottage Book Shop hosts April Dawn Gosling, Arie Koelewyn and Hazel Netherton

Press release On Friday, August 15, The Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor will host one demonstration and two readings, beginning at 1 p.m. Demonstrations begin at 1:00 pm. The first reading will begin at 2 p.m., followed by a discussion with April Dawn Gosling and Arie Koelewyn on the self-publishing process and the benefits […]

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Dunegrass Festival builds bridge to Woodstock ‘69

By Corin Blust Sun contributor Just about everyone in town welcomes the flood of partygoers and spirited souls flowing through the streets of Empire during the first weekend in August, and no one can argue with the premium, diverse musical talent that Grassroots Productions has gathered from across the country for this year’s (sixteenth!) Sleeping […]

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Sleepy Port Oneida Rural Historic District awakens for two-day fair

By Bill Herd Park interpreter The normally quite Port Oneida Rural Historic District in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will come alive with a buzz of activity Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9. More than 90 folks have offered to share their traditional skills during the two day Port Oneida Rural Arts and […]

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Enjoy Tennessee old-time music over tea

Press release The Corn Pone Stars from Nashville, Tenn. will play an old-time music concert with special guests from the Von Sack Family Singers at Great Lakes Tea and Spice in Glen Arbor on Tuesday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m. The tea shop is located behind the Sleeping Bear Animal Clinic on Lake Isle Street. […]

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Summer Singers to croon

Press release The Glen Arbor Art Association’s Summer Singers will present a concert Tuesday, August 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church in Burdickville. The 55-voice choir, which draws its members from Leelanau, Grand Traverse and Benzie counties, will sing a widely varied program of secular and sacred […]

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