The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will again host its popular apple and pear tree pruning workshop on Friday, May 5, in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.
Art’s Tavern in Glen Arbor hosts music and poetry with singer-songwriters Jim Crockett, Patrick Niemisto, John Kumjian, and The Beach Bards poetry and storytelling troupe on Sunday, April 30, from 4-6 p.m. Admission is free. Patrons are encouraged to make a good will offering to the Empire Area Community Center for those in the community who have fallen on hard times. The EACC is a 501(c)3 public charity.
Mark your calendars! Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is thrilled to announce the return of the popular Star Party events in 2023. Join park rangers and astronomers from the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society at the Dune Climb parking lot Saturday, April 29, from 6 to 11 p.m., for the first Star Party of the 2023 season.
Pianist Tyler Faruzzi, a senior at The Leelanau School, brings music to the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Main Gallery on Friday, April 28, for a lunch-hour twofer: his take on some pop standards with the Arts Center’s SWIMMING exhibition as the backdrop. The one-hour casual concert begins at noon. It’s open to the public at no charge.
All five panels from the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s (GAAC) 2022 Outdoor Gallery exhibition will be available for acquisition. The GAAC is holding an online auction April 25-27. The five-foot square artworks are reproductions of original, acrylic paintings by Carrie Hensel, the Ann Arbor winner of the 2022 Outdoor Gallery competition.
How do artists think, work, and practice? Those questions are explored during Creativity Q+A LIVE, a series of conversations with Northern Michigan artists at the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC). On Sunday, April 23, at 1 pm Leelanau County artist Angela Saxon talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager. The program is free. No reservations are required. Doors open at noon.
A variety of sounds will fill the air during the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Manitou Music series this year, from piano to saxophones to drums, drums and more drums. The series kicks off April 28 with pianist Tyler Faruzzi, and concludes Aug. 24 with New Music Detroit’s take on chamber music, featuring works by 20th-century composers.
Glen Lake Restaurant Week—Friday, April 28, until Saturday, May 6—offers an array of dining options “from French Fries to French Cuisine.” Each establishment will offer a mouthwatering prix-fixe menu. Participating restaurants include: Art’s Tavern, Blu, Cherry Public House, Funistrada, Good Harbor Grill, Inn & Trail Gourmet, La Bécasse, Nonna’s Italian Ristorante and Western Avenue Grill.
Photo by Mark Smith / Leelanau Conservancy From staff reports The Leelanau Conservancy and Old Art Building in Leland have planned a week of dynamic events for Earth Week 2023. Scroll down for more information and links to sign up. Every year the Leelanau Conservancy hosts Earth Week, which includes a series of fun and […]
The Lake Leelanau Lake Association (LLLA) seeks donors and sponsors for its annual spring auction, dedicated to raising funds to protect and enhance the quality and beauty of Lake Leelanau. The virtual auction, which runs from April 17-30, is the primary fundraiser for the non-profit association, which focuses its work on the stewardship of the lake.