The Crane Wives wing their way back to the Manitou Music Festival Studio Stage for a night of indie folk music on Sunday, August 6, 8 p.m. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Center Gallery hosts the Home + Table Show Aug. 4-10 at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A reception to open this group show is Aug. 4, 6-8 p.m.
The Leelanau Conservancy is proud to announce Conservancy Day set for Aug. 3—a day of appreciation for all that Leelanau has to offer. The Conservancy is encouraging the public to participate in a number of activities organized by the Conservancy. The day starts with a 10 a.m. workbee at Chippewa Run Natural Area in Empire, where volunteers can help to maintain the trail and remove invasive shrubs.
Emma Cook and Questionable Company funk things up at the next Manitou Music Festival’s Studio Stage concert on Wednesday, August 2, 8 p.m. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The ninth annual Plein Air Weekend is August 2-5 in Glen Arbor. The event, a project of the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA), offers a weekend of painting events for artists, that culminates in two exhibitions.
Indie folk guitarist Jetty Rae makes her first appearance on the Glen Arbor Art Association’s Manitou Music Festival Studio Stage on Sunday, July 30, 8 p.m. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will celebrate its second ever Astronomy Day at the Dune Climb. The event will take place on Saturday, July 29. All astronomy events are free with a park pass.
An exhibition of painter Amy Gamble’s deep visual dive into the garden is on display July 28- August 3 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception is Friday, July 28, 6-8 p.m.
Tom and Phyl Davis have been part of the Glen Lake community since the 1950s. It started with a cottage on Big Glen Lake. Each year the then young family spent summer vacations in a rented cottage that was part of Peppler Glen View Resort near Old Settlers Picnic Grounds. Their three boys learned how to sail and waterski, honed their swimming skills, and fished to enjoy occasional family fish fries featuring the day’s catch.
Most races take place on Saturdays and Sundays, but the annual Glen Arbor Running Bear 5k Run/Walk happens on Tuesday, July 25, at 9 a.m. The kids’ ½ mile run starts 5 minutes later at 9:05 a.m. This event takes place rain or shine, so come prepared!