Northport Community Band concert kicks off Manitou Music Festival
Painting by Hank Feeley
From staff reports
The perennially popular Northport Community Band, conducted by Don Wilcox, will perform patriotic favorites on Friday, July 3 at 7 p.m. on the Old Schoolhouse lawn in Glen Arbor. The concert kicks off this year’s Manitou Music Festival.
This particular band is 20 years old, but bands have played in Northport for more than 100 years. The membership is made up from every imaginable walk of life. This free band concert is always a favorite activity for the whole family. Bring lawn chairs, friends and family and enjoy this Glen Arbor tradition. The rain location is at the Leelanau School auditorium.
The Manitou Music Festival presents exciting and diverse concerts featuring national and regional performers in idyllic outdoor and family friendly locations. The festival, sponsored by the Glen Arbor Art Association, has been a summer tradition in Glen Arbor since the mid ’90s. According to Art Association director Peg McCarty, “the 2015 concert series promises to be one of the most memorable musical lineups that we have ever had.” The Festival volunteer committee has also booked The Hip Pocket for the 17th Annual Dune Climb Concert on July 12 and the Jeff Haas Quintet for The Homestead concert on July 22. For the entire 2015 MMF line-up visit GlenArborArt.org.
