Jan Krist and Jim Bizer, Los Gatos and Aoife Clancy headline Manitou Festival

From staff reports The Manitou Music Festival will present two gifted Michigan songwriters, Jan Krist and Jim Bizer, at its concert on Thursday, August 16 at 8 p.m. on the graduation green at The Leelanau School north of Glen Arbor. Detroit-born Jan Krist is a well-established veteran of the acoustic music scene. Jan’s musical gifts […]

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Dunegrass Festival springs from one unique family

By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor Empire is home to many colorful and interesting families, and a walk down Front Street reveals as much. But the Vanderberg family, the founders of the Dunegrass Festival, just might take the cake. Nestled between the town’s eclectic shops and popular library, their front yard has featured eye-popping sites through […]

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Brazilian Capoeira dances into Leelanau County

By Corin Blust Sun contributor The word Capoeira (pronounced KAP-oooo-ERA) can be defined as two separate things in Portuguese. It can refer to a small, remote clearing in a field of grass or sugarcane, or it can mean a style of ritualistic, playful dance that emerged in Brazilian culture during slavery. These two things are […]

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Manitou Music Festival presents Northwinds Trio and Whit Hill and the Postcards

Press release The Manitou Music Festival is excited to present a performance by the classical ensemble, The Northwinds Trio comprised of oboe, clarinet and bassoon performers. This combination of instruments offers a rich, yet homogeneous sound. The members of the ensemble: Gretchen Morse, Stephanie Wernli and Melissa Kritzer bring a wealth of experience and training […]

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Arts Collage returns to Lake Street Studios for second go-round

By Corin Blust Sun contributor The Glen Arbor art scene is traditionally dominated by landscape paintings and folk music, but during the second annual Arts Collage at the Lake Street Studios on July 21, Harry Fried will share something different with our community. Fried has organized a unique event that includes a wide array of […]

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Sigue Adelante! Guatemalan non-profit Safe Passage moves forward, in Hanley’s spirit

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Safe Passage, one of the most successful non-profits in Central America and the guiding light of hope for families living and scavenging for food on the periphery of Guatemala City’s enormous garbage dump, is alive and well despite the death of its founder Hanley Denning in a car accident last […]

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Independence Day Events

Sunday, July 1: Pancake Breakfast, Glen Arbor Towship Hall, 8 a.m.-noon. Northport Community Band Independence Day Concert, at Glen Arbor Athletic Club, 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 4: Flag Raising at Old Settler’s Park, 10 a.m. Glen Arbor Fourth of July parade, noon downtown (11 am: Parade lineup in Glen Haven Noon: Annual Fourth of July […]

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“Sunshine” comes to Glen Arbor

By Norm Wheeler Sun editor In the 1950s there was a performer who made the rounds of the town and country elementary schools in Oceana County every year. His name was Louie Parsons, he was a big gangly guy with glasses, and his puppet show was the highlight of the year out at Benona School, […]

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Glen Arbor to host Girls Night Out

Thursday, June 21 will mark the first Girls Night Out, presented by the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce. The event, to be held at the Glen Arbor town hall from 6-9 p.m., will showcase area businesses specificaly catering to women. Local women and visitors alike are invited to sample the local fare, and to bring […]

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Park considers public input on eve of new Management Plan

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service) will hold three public meetings this week, May 1-3, to solicit public input about the three “Preferred Alternatives” suggested in a recent newsletter, toward developing a new General Management Plan that would guide the Park for decades to come. The photo […]

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