Art of Sleeping Bear

Leelanau Press, a non-profit publisher whose mission is to publish work of regional writers and artists, in conjunction with the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan, invites artists to submit work to this juried fine art competition that will result in the publication of a color, large format, hardcover book and an exhibition at the Dennos Museum Center.

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BATA offers more direct routes

The Bay Area Transit Authority, which serves Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties, is launching a huge makeover and backing away from its traditional, often slow, door-to-door dial-a-ride service in favor of many more direct, “fixed” routes that operate on tightly defined schedules.

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Celebrating pleasure

Local independent filmmaker Andrea Maio has launched a creative project called “Back to Your Senses” which will document people who take risks to do what gives them pleasure — not pleasure in the guilty sense, but pleasure in the sense of what makes us happy and fulfilled.

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Glen Arbor Sun top stories of 2011

2011 was the year of the revolution, the occupier and the people’s movement. Here in Michigan, it was the year that our Detroit Tigers made a magical and gallant run into the postseason, and it was the year that our Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore finally got the national credit it deserved.

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Sleeping Bear Electric Bikes

Do you lack the stamina or athleticism of a Lance Armstrong? Does the notion of pedaling up those hills south of the Glen Lakes scare rather than excite you? Then perhaps Sleeping Bear Electric Bikes is your answer.

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Sleeping Bear Gallery

Sleeping Bear Gallery owner Heather Caverly hopes to bring an artist colony to Empire. Caverly purchased the Empire Clipper Building across Front Street from the Village Office in January and, together with curator Becky Willis, she aims to turn it into a haven that features artists in residence, demonstrations and lectures and, of course, displays of unique art including metals, wood, glass, fibers, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and photography. Caverly and her husband Mark live in the newly renovated area behind the gallery, and Willis occupies the apartment upstairs.

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The Secret Garden

Welcome to the Secret Garden, a renowned seasonal gallery of fine art and handcrafts located in Empire, Michigan (home of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore—Voted “The Most Beautiful Place in America”). We feature the work of more than 200 artists and craftspeople in a diverse collection of wall art, jewelry, pottery, wearables, ornaments, paper goods, home wares, and children’s toys.

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Haystacks

At Haystacks, we design and manufacture Haystacks Brand clothing and accessories for our retail stores in Leland, Suttons Bay, and Traverse City, and our newest store in Glen Arbor Michigan. We source custom printed and milled fabrics from the United States, Brazil and France, and offer exclusive designs which are designed, cut, and sewn at […]

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Glen Arbor Art Association hosts Talk About Art

Fiber artist Char Bickel opens the 2012 “Talk About Art” series on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m., at the Glen Arbor Art Association, which is located on Studio Lane, across from Cherry Republic.

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Sleeping Bear posts second highest visitors total

Tom Ulrich, Deputy Superintendent of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, reports that 2011 won’t be the Lakeshore’s busiest year in history — despite Sleeping Bear being voted “the most beautiful place in America” by Good Morning America — and the final tally won’t come close to the 1,364,834 the Lakeshore welcomed in 1999. But 2011 will post the second highest visitors total.

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