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Cedar Rustic Inn transitions to brew pub
Business Feature, Food/Organic LivingCedar Rustic Inn owners Aaron and Nikki Ackley are itching for a change. Not a huge change, like leaving the restaurant business altogether, but a transition of Cedar Rustic Inn from American comfort to brew pub. This idea, said Aaron, has been in the works for at least three years.
VFW Lake Leelanau holds MIA recognition lunch
Upcoming EventU.S. veterans of foreign wars are invited to attend a lunch and raffle at the VFW Post on M-204 in Lake Leelanau at noon on Sept. 20. The event intends to salute and honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have gone missing in action over the past 100 years. Throughout Michigan, Sept 20 is considered “MIA recognition day”. The luncheon costs $1 per veteran. Please bring a form of military identification or wear a military hat or shirt. For more information please contact Alan Aldrich at 231- 271-2060.
Get ‘yer fiber
Upcoming EventFiber is the focus Sept. 19-Oct. 13 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The gallery will showcase contemporary approaches to an old medium by three artists: Kathy Brady, Stephen Kostyshyn and Lisa Perrine Brown. The show opens Sept. 19 with a 6 p.m. reception.
My Summer Vacation, Part III: Making Meaning
Poetry/EssayAuthor Anne-Marie Oomen offers the third in three lessons about how to write about your summer vacation in Leelanau. Use sensory language to describe your best summer moments; use strong, action verbs to keep memories locked in place. Now she explores the “so what” factor.
Celebrate Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Wilderness Weekend
Upcoming EventCelebrate the newly designated wilderness at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore during the Lakeshore’s first Wilderness Weekend event on September 13-14. Activities are planned for both days and include hikes, Leave No Trace games, guided canoe/kayak trips and a Star Party. There will be something for everyone to enjoy; especially children.
Racing Empire Bluff
Historical Feature, Talk of the Town, Upcoming EventThe Empire Hill Climb, which ran from 1964 until 1980 — once in the spring and once in the fall — returns to action on Sept. 20. Approximately 20 drivers have signed up, and they’ll take turns racing the curvy, half-mile route up Wilco Rd. (toward the Empire Bluffs trail parking lot) between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. A racecar expose from 9-9:45 a.m. on Front Street will precede the main event.
Bay Film Series announces new season
Upcoming EventThe Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay is pleased to announce the new season of the Bay Film Series 2014-2015. The program offers a fine selection of award-winning films from around the world which have played at international film festivals in the United States and abroad. The series runs September through April and features one film per month—that’s eight great films you won’t want to miss.
Artists in Residence, Sleeping Bear’s creative ambassadors
Local PersonalityWhat’s an artist’s residency? The Alliance for Artists Communities defines it this way: A place “where artists of all disciplines can go to work on their art … They are research-and-development labs for the arts, providing artists with time, space, and support for the creation of new work and the exploration of new ideas.” AIR programs are offered by the Glen Arbor Art Association and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Oryana Natural Foods Market holds Farm Tour to Sweeter Song Farm
Food/Organic Living, Upcoming EventOryana Natural Foods Market is proud to offer the largest selection of locally grown produce in Northern Michigan. This first annual Farm Tour, on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 1-5 p.m., will provide the community with a first-hand look at where some of these delicious, local goods are harvested.
Sleeping Bear Gallery hosts molten glass event
Business Feature, Upcoming EventCome to the Sleeping Bear Gallery in Empire, Sept. 12-13, to watch Albert Young (Michigan Hot Glass), who will be joined by David Helm, Stephen Szymanski, Tim Southward, and Heather Caverly work with Hot Molten Glass to create delicate wine glasses and fun colorful vessels. You can enjoy the magic of this fascinating craft while pondering a piece of Art within our Gallery & Extra Special Silent Auction.