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Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk celebrates flavor of Leelanau Peninsula
Food/Organic Living, Upcoming EventThe 11th annual Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk and Wine Tour is a great way to experience the beauty of the Leelanau Wine Trail at harvest time, with local food pairings and wine from the exceptional 2011 vintage. The event takes place the weekend of Sept. 8-9 and is considered one of the most scenic running & wine touring events in the Midwest.
Buckets of Rain and the greening of Detroit
Dispatch from Afar, Food/Organic LivingYou can help Buckets of Rain continue to feed the poor in Detroit, in Latin America and in Africa. There is a fundraiser at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor on Sunday, Sept. 9 from 3-6 p.m. that will include extreme gardening demonstrations, music and lots of photos.
American welcomes, Sleeping Bear beckons
Upcoming EventMichigan Secretary of State representatives will offer new citizens the opportunity to register to vote after a naturalization ceremony overlooking Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor on Friday, Aug. 24, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced yesterday.
Glen Arbor Art Association presents Dahl, Damstra
Upcoming EventLinda Batdorff Dahl is a graduate of Michigan State University School of Interior Design. She spent 17 years in Minneapolis in her field along with studying at the Edina Art School, where she fell in love with Sumi-e, an Asian ink wash painting style. As a native of Traverse City, she returned home. She has studied with Susan Hanssen, a signature member of the National Watercolor society and an instructor at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. In her pursuit of watercolor and mixed media, Dahl infuses luminous light and color into her nature pieces.
Plein Air artist presents work at the Glen Arbor Art Association
Upcoming EventMarianne Miller will be Artist-in-Residence at the Glen Arbor Art Association from Aug. 1 19 to Sept. 1. She hales from Columbus, Ohio, but is no stranger to Glen Arbor where she has vacationed for many years. Her particular interest is Plein Air painting where she can depict nature directly as she sees it. During her residency she intends to “find and paint nature views that may otherwise be overlooked.” Her work includes farm scenes, cherry trees, flowers, a charming view of two Amish women on bicycles among many other subjects. She uses warm, almost hazy, oil colors. Her style is alluring and pleasing, inviting the viewer into the atmosphere of the work.
Freedom Anthem celebrates Good Morning America honor
News“The Freedom Anthem of Your True Self,” which inspires powerful life change and incorporates a photo of ABC Good Morning America’s ‘Most Beautiful Place,’ is being given as a free gift in association with International Self-Awareness Month.
Keen look at Center Gallery
Upcoming EventHolland artist Susan Keen looks at the landscape then translates it into an abstraction of brilliant color and shape. An exhibition of her acrylic paintings opens at Center Gallery Aug. 17, 6 p.m. with a reception.
Center Gallery welcomes painter Drabik
NewsIt all begins with a photograph for Maple City painter Don Drabik. The camera is the tool he uses to record scenes of unexpected, overlooked settings that become his watercolor paintings. An exhibition of new work opens Aug. 24, 6 p.m. at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Derek Bailey vs. Allen O’Shea on progressive issues
Investigative ArticleWith this year’s primary election upon us and voters casting ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 7, we reached out to Derek Bailey and Allen O’Shea — two progressive Democrats who are vying to oppose incumbent Republican Ray Franz for Michigan’s 101st House seat in the November election.
Port Oneida Fair features Civil War encampment, music and arts
Talk of the Town, Upcoming EventThe Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will host the 11th annual Port Oneida Rural Arts and Culture Fair on Aug. 10-11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors to the event may take a shuttle, drive, hike, or bike between six unique historic sites to enjoy a variety of activities. Each week leading up to the fair, details will be made available about one of the following sites: Burfiend Barn, Kelderhouse Farm, Olsen Farm, Thoreson Farm, Dechow Farm, and Port Oneida Schoolhouse.