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Beach Bards begins 23rd year
Poetry/Essay, Upcoming EventThe Beach Bards Bonfire — the storytelling and poetry festival on Friday nights at The Leelanau School beach north of Glen Arbor — begins its 23rd season tonight. Children’s hour starts at 8 p.m., and the adult portion begins at 9 p.m. Bards Norm Wheeler, Anne-Marie Oomen, Bronwyn Jones and Joe VanderMeulen typically lead the performance (stories and poems are recited by-heart, and not read, according to the oral tradition). And musicians usually make an appearance around the fire.
Celebrate Michigan’s Events with Absolute Michigan
Upcoming EventAll summer long, Absolute Michigan is giving away free tickets to 23+ Michigan festivals and events. With passes to everything from big festivals including Electric Forest, Common Ground and Maker Faire Detroit to more intimate events like Hiawatha and Dunegrass, Festival Summer is a showcase of the incredible diversity and range of events that Michigan offers.
Empire unveils wireless Internet access
Upcoming EventThe Village of Empire will go wireless later this week. The town’s new WiFi infrastructure will be featured at a kick-off celebration this Thursday at 1 p.m. at the downtown open space next to the Post Office.
Glenn Wolff comes to Center Gallery
Upcoming EventTraverse City artist Glenn Wolff gives the highways and byways of Leelanau County his mixed media treatment in an upcoming exhibition at the Center Gallery in Glen Arbor.
Still Looking For Mrs. Boizard
Historical FeatureReading Mrs. Boizard’s mail served as a window through which I could look for glimpses of the thoughts, activities, relationships, commerce and struggles of people living in Glen Arbor just as the town became established in 1856. What we are shown when reading the Boizard letters is how some families lived and loved and partied and struggled 150 years ago in the very town we all love and visit or live in now. We also get a sense of how some things haven’t changed all that much in 150 years.
An interview with Holly Wren Spaulding
Local PersonalityAs a writer, activist, teacher and artist, Holly Wren Spaulding has suppressed society’s notion of cookie-cutter success while confidently choosing a less-traveled path that benefits her audience and community members. Most importantly she knows what she needs to feel fulfilled. Because Holly is a woman of numerous proverbial hats, she possesses a unique ability to shed inspiration on those who are passionate about so many things but can’t find the label that is often required for validation.
Glen Arbor Art Association holds children’s classes
Upcoming EventThe Glen Arbor Art Association kicks off this season’s exciting array of classes for children and young adults. Special family fun classes include “Family Plein Air Painting at Thoreson Farm” – a two-hour workshop to create an acrylic painting with your family, and a “Mother and Daughter in the Garden” class, for a unique plein air experience.
Taste the Local Difference holds summer celebration
Food/Organic Living, Upcoming EventThe Michigan Land Use Institute has announced that tickets to the annual Taste the Local Difference Summer Celebration are now on sale. The Celebration, in its third year, is one of the region’s premier local food and farm events.
Cottage Book Shop features Pine Patch story hour
Business Feature, Upcoming EventCindy Rosiek will return Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 am to the Pine Patch at The Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor for a summer of fun activities. Each day has a theme and Ciindy is transformed into a character while leading a project and reading related books.
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear unveils “We Love Our Park” photo contest
Upcoming EventPreserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB), a partner of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, is announcing its first “We Love Our Park!” photography contest. This year, the subject is historic and cultural resources in the Park. The deadline for digital submissions is July 16. Participants can enter up to two photos of historic buildings located in the park, for $20, or three photos for $25. PHSB invites people to get out and visit the historic buildings in the Park and experience first-hand the magnitude and value of this heritage.