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Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay hires Graham Powers as general manager
Local Personality, NewsThe Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay announced in a press release that it has hired Graham Powers as its new general manager. Powers comes to “The Bay” from Fort Wayne, Indiana, bringing with him five years’ experience in both hospitality management and operations management, most recently within the Parkview Health System.
Manitou Music poster reminiscent of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
Local Personality, Upcoming EventThe Manitou Music series is one of the most enduring and significant programs of the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC). Each year, to commemorate the music series, the GAAC selects a painting representative of Leelanau County and the surrounding area for its annual poster. This year the honor has been bestowed upon Randi Ford, a landscape artist based in Grand Rapids. Ford’s painting, entitled Path Through Time (2021), is a vibrant and lyrical rendition of the Arcadia Dunes and its surrounding azure waters. Ford’s love of nature—northern Michigan and Lake Michigan, in particular—is abundantly clear from her acrylic works. Ford exclusively paints landscapes. The outdoors provides deep and endless inspiration. Her intention is to capture the energy and spirit of nature, and share it with her audience.
Spinning ice
Photo SpreadSteve Webb took this photo on Jan. 31 of an ice disc spinning in the Crystal River. It seems that a small particle of ice got caught in an eddy, spun around and around, and the ice disc grew.
Parallel 45 Theatre brings “Smokefall” to Glen Arbor Arts Center
Upcoming EventParallel 45 Theatre returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) with a dose of magical realism. A performance of “Smokefall” takes place on Wednesday, March 22, at 6 pm in the GAAC main gallery. Tickets are $10. Seating is by reservation and limited.
Exploring sacred Crystal River
Local PersonalityThe first time Michael Brennan stepped into the river in January 2022 it was 10 degrees and snowing, but he’d made a promise to himself at the first of the year to visit the Crystal River at least once a month. “I’ve been coming to the Leelanau Peninsula for 30 years. This is my spiritual home, but that year I made a commitment to the river. I wanted to learn more about it.” “River Sacred—Uncovering the Crystal” is the self-published booklet that was created from Michael’s year in the Crystal River. It’s part photography, part poetry, part scrapbook, but it reads more like a Sundance short documentary.
Corey Smith prepares to manage The Mill opening this spring
Business Feature, Local PersonalityThe much anticipated reopening of the historic Brammer gristmill on the Crystal River is near, though owner Turner Booth and the Fernhaus hospitality group have yet to name a date. On March 1 they introduced The Mill’s general manager Corey Smith on social media. Smith, a native of South Haven and a University of Michigan graduate, returned to the mitten state and joined The Mill team last May after working in real estate in New York City and hospitality in Hudson, a town in upstate New York.
Glen Arbor Sun wins seven awards from Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest
NewsThe Glen Arbor Sun won seven awards in five different categories from the Michigan Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest among local news media for stories published between August 1, 2021, and July 31, 2022.
Glen Arbor Fourth of July Parade organizer Stan Brubaker dies
Historical Feature, Local PersonalityStan Brubaker, the unofficial organizer and grand marshal selector for Glen Arbor’s “anything goes” Fourth of July parade, died on Monday, March 6, at age 95 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. According to his daughter Kristi, longtime family friend and former Glen Lake fire chief John DePuy will take over parade duties. This will be the 60th year of the parade.
National Writers Series author Egan casts a world out of balance
Upcoming EventNew York Times best-selling author Dan Egan writes about the source of great bounty—and now great peril—all over the world in his new book The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance. He’ll visit the Traverse City Opera House on Friday, March 10, at 7 pm, for an event co-hosted by the National Writers Series and the International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College. Patrick Shea, environmental reporter at Interlochen Public Radio, will be the event’s guest host.
National Lakeshore, Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear debut maple sugaring days
Upcoming EventSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in partnership with Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear will host Maple Sugaring Days at the Dechow and Olsen Farms in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5 from 10 am-3 pm each day. Join park rangers, volunteers, and special presenters at this new event to learn the history of maple sugaring and the process of making maple syrup from start to finish.