The Glen Lake Library will host local author Anne-Marie Oomen, on Saturday, April 13, at 3 p.m., at the Empire Township Hall. Oomen will read from Elemental: a collection of Michigan creative nonfiction, a 2019 Michigan Notable Book selection.

Contemporary American with flavors from around the world, this is Blu. The daily changing menu sources the freshest local ingredients available with Chef Randy Chamberlain’s unwavering desire to be spontaneous.

Don’t miss this fifth annual foodie event in Leelanau County from April 26-May 4. Glen Lake Restaurant Week offers an array of options, “from French Fries to French Cuisine,” boasting something for everyone with a variety of dining options around the greater Glen Arbor area.

The Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts the 31st edition of Exposures, an annual exhibition of creative work of nearly 100 Leelanau County students in grades k–12. The exhibition runs April 19-28. A reception to honor the exhibitors is Thursday, April 25, from 4–6 pm in the GAAC gallery.

The League of Women Voters Leelanau County will present “The Promise of Early Childhood: What Children Need, What Parents Want and the Community’s Role in Supporting Them — a discussion of Early Childhood Needs and Services in Leelanau County” on Wednesday, April 3 at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center lower level community room.

Enjoy family dining inside or outside in a cozy, rustic “Up North” atmosphere with friendly service. Boondocks offers a wide variety of steaks, seafoods, salads and sandwiches. Daily specials, Live entertainment, and a Sleeping Bear Sweet Shop with ice cream and treats in the summer. Hang out on the deck in the summertime and hear live music every night a week, including Cabin Fever, the Boone Doggies and New Third Coast.

The Polish Art Center in Cedar is offering pisanki egg decorating classes on the next three Sundays between now and Easter. The art of egg decorating is a treasured Polish tradition each spring.

What could be more fun than a brewpub and outdoor beer garden in the most beautiful place in America? Cherry Public House, which opened in 2018, offers both a ‘cheers’ to the present and an ode to nostalgia.

The concept of the Good Harbor Grill was born on Brendan and Ann’s sailboat in the Caribbean, as the northern Michigan couple struggled with two questions: What would be the ideal restaurant to find in the next harbor? And what could they do if they moved, full-time, to their cottage in northern Michigan?

From staff reports The Glen Arbor Township will officially thank retiring treasurer Terry Gretzema and clerk Bonnie Quick for their years of service at its annual township meeting on Saturday, March 30, at the Township Hall.