“I was impressed with how personable the Governor was,” said Cherry Republic president Bob Sutherland after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent Thursday afternoon, August 8, on Lake Street—first at Cherry Republic, then at the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC), then on Lake Street Studio Stage where she spoke to the public about Great Lakes issues.
An historic wind storm ripped through Leelanau County in early August 2015, leveling acres of woodland, forest, and residential structures.The broken remains of sheds, docks and other wood structures provided the raw materials for two young entrepreneurs to turn destruction into construction. Siblings Bella and Zack Pryor talk about the small business they created on July 21 at 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to public at no charge.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center will host an informational gathering to share news of the GAAC’s 2020 exhibitions—themes and companion programs—on Saturday, July 27 from 11 am-noon at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street.
Bumpus and their powerful brand of soul music will rock the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb at the next Manitou Music series concert on Sunday, July 14, at 7 pm.
JoAnne Cook, a practicing attorney and past vice president of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians, teaches the history of her people, and specializes in making this history relevant for non-native audiences. Cook comes to the Glen Arbor Arts Center with insights into the Anishinaabek people past and present on July 11 at 10 am.
The Northwestern Michigan College student and community musicians kick off the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2019 Manitou Music series with a concert of wide-ranging favorites for the whole family on Wednesday, July 3, at 7 pm.
“Marks On Clay,” a three-day, hands-on workshop June 21-23, explores pottery decoration beyond simply glazing. Offered through the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC), potter John Huston leads students through traditional methods of using colored slips for sgraffito and slip trailing, oxide mixes for over/underglaze brushwork, and carving and impressing techniques.
Three northern Michigan authors discuss the different ways Leelanau County, its homes and places figure into their fiction and nonfiction writing on June 23 at 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center.
The Summer Singers Community Choir is looking for a few good voices. People who love to sing are invited to join this 40-plus, mixed-voice choir. Weekly rehearsals begin Tuesday, June 18, at 7 p.m.at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road in Burdickville. There are no auditions. All ages are welcome.
Rebecca Casement will discuss a new series of clay sculptures she created as part of her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The presentation is June 14, noon at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.