The quirky local festival featuring the pungent green stalk returns to Leelanau. The Empire Asparagus Festival returns for its 15th delectable year.
The Glen Lake Library in Empire will once again host an Ode to Asparagus poetry contest as part of the upcoming Empire Asparagus Festival.
The Glen Lake Library will host a concert by Kora player Sean Gaskell on Friday, May 11, at 7 pm. The Kora is a traditional 21-string harp native to West Africa.
Camile’s Body Shop Studio of Maple City has partnered with White Tiger Martial Arts of Traverse City to offer a free Woman’s Self-Defense class geared toward all women ages 12 and older. The class will be held on Saturday, May 5, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Camille’s Body Shop Studio, 821 E Valley Rd in Maple City.
Cherry Republic will raise a glass to Michigan’s wine industry throughout the month of May by celebrating its wide selection of cherry wines with special tasting events at each of its retail locations. Special volume pricing on wine (10 percent off quartets and 20 percent off cases) is also available.
Grab your ruby sneakers! Northport Community Arts Center (NCAC) is seeking adventurous performers and volunteers for this summer’s unique, imaginative production of The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, directed, designed, and choreographed for NCAC by New York actor and director, Scott Lilly.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will host its popular annual pruning workshop on Friday, May 4, in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.
While you are patiently looking forward to a spring full of sunshine and warmer days, the National Park Service is preparing to help you #FindYourPark during National Park Week, April 21 through April 29. This year’s theme, “Park Stars,” is celebrating everything from starry skies to superstar volunteers. Parks, programs, and partners nationwide invite people everywhere to explore stories, experiences, and sites that shine a light on the National Park System. So don’t miss out on the opportunity to celebrate National Park Week at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
A training session for new Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail Ambassadors will be held Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m. at the DH Day Log Cabin in DH Day Campground — right along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.
As part of the “In Bloom” exhibition, the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) goes into the woods to talk about “Forest Flowers” with Glen Arbor artists and sisters Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege on Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m. at the next “Talk About Art” conversation.