From staff reports Honor, Mich., painter Lauren Everett Finn set a goal of painting 100 flower bouquets in 2016. She saw the project as a way to challenge herself by imposing limits on her subject matter. Finn discusses this project at the next “Talk About Art” interview, Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m. at the Glen […]
From staff reports The Glen Arbor Art Association’s “Mostly Music Series” will examine 70 Years of Jazz – Bebop and Beyond on Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m. Back in the 1970s, Bob Foskett saw a need for a music history course that dealt specifically with Jazz when he discovered that most music history classes, […]
From staff reports On Wednesday, March 2 at noon in the lower level of the Leelanau County Government Center the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a forum entitled “Challenges Faced by Leelanau County Schools”. Panelists will include superintendents and principals from Northport, Leland, Glen Lake, Suttons Bay, St. Mary’s, The Leelanau School, […]
From staff reports The Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (LCBRA) was awarded two Brownfield Assessment Grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in October of 2014. These funds were granted to assess contaminated or potentially contaminated sites, provide cleanup planning and community outreach activities. Although Brownfield sites are typically contaminated sites, they may also be […]
A public program about a key prey fish species in the Great Lakes food web is planned for March 10 at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Dr. Sarah Delavan (University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY)) will present a program entitled “Hydrodynamic Barriers to Emerald Shiner Movement in the Upper Niagara River” on March 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center Auditorium in Empire.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) “Talk About Art” series opens its 2016 season Sunday, Jan. 17 in conversation with Fox Television animator Jim Feeley. The interview begins at 2 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. There is no charge.
From staff reports When Emily Pollifax answers the phone that Sunday morning, she quickly forgets all about her Garden Club tea that afternoon. For the voice on the other end belongs to a man she had never seen, a man from the CIA who asks her if she could leave immediately on a mission that […]
From staff reports The “Mostly Music” series at the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) is sort of a winter extension of the Manitou Music Festival … but not quite. Actually it could be called “Concerts with Benefits.” Smaller groups (1 or 2 artists) perform in the GAAA gallery, but also spend some time talking about […]
From staff reports In the literal spirit of Christmas, Megan and Peter Schous, who own the Empire Lakeshore Inn and Tiffany’s cafe, will offer free accommodations to weary travelers on Friday, December 25. “This is the time of year where we finally have time to take a step back and reflect on all of our […]
From staff reports The next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert/Auction will be held Next Sunday, Dec. 20 from 4-6 p.m. at the Town Hall in Empire. This event will feature multiple performers by both singer song writer Amanda Egerer as well as “Da Sista Hood ‘n Joe”. A live auction will also be held […]