Come be a part of the Leelanau Lifestyle! “Live More Leelanau” Family Health & Wellness Fair is gaining momentum and community interest in its first year with a list of 25 vendors booked and still accepting exhibitors. Hosted by the Leelanau Montessori Forever Foundation, the new event will be held on Saturday, February 17th 2018
March is national Youth Art Month. The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the work of young creatives with an exhibition by Glen Lake Elementary School sixth graders taught by Leah Lawson, Glen Lake Elementary art teacher, and the GAAC’s After School Art kids led by instructor Sarah Cheek-Toomey. The show runs from March 1 - 23. Started in 1961
Art lecturer Linda Young explores how artist have depicted flowers in paintings throughout the history of Western Art in “Art In Bloom,” a Brown Bag BYO art history talk on April 18, at Noon at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. “Art In Bloom” is a lunch hour talk. Young
In tandem with the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s “In Bloom” exhibition, April 6 - May 17, the GAAC offers “Flowers!” — a flower-focused painting workshops at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. “In Bloom” exhibitor Lauren Everett Finn leads “Flowers!,” a full day, immersive workshop in learning to paint colorful, vibrant and happy blooms on Saturday, May 5,
As part of the “In Bloom” exhibition, the Glen Arbor Arts Center goes into the woods to talk about “Forest Flowers” with Glen Arbor artists and sisters Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege on Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m. at the next “Talk About Art” conversation.
The sky is the limit at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Join park rangers and astronomers from the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society (GTAS) on Saturday, July 14 at the Dune Climb parking lot. On that date, two events will offer you opportunities to focus on the sky. The first event is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will allow visitors
The sky is the limit at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Join park rangers and astronomers from the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society (GTAS) on Saturday, July 14 at the Dune Climb parking lot. On that date, two events will offer you opportunities to focus on the sky. The first event is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will allow visitors
A panel of water activists and advocates talk about how the lakes, streams and ponds in our region are “More Than Just A View,” on Sunday, July 15, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This conversational interview will be conducted by GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal. The “More Than
Glen Arbor watershed biologist Rob Karner takes Glen Arbor Arts Center visitors on a visual voyage aboard the good ship Discovery on Tuesday, July 17, 10 am., in the GAAC gallery, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Karner captains Discovery, a 22-foot pontoon boat that’s part of the Glen Lake Association’s water monitoring program. The July 17 program
Artists have been inspired by H2O since its first surprising visualization in the prehistoric African Sahara. Artist Hank Feeley springboards off of this history and into “The Art of Water in 28 ½ Minutes,” July 19, 11 am in the Glen Arbor Arts Center gallery, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Cost of the presentation is $10 GAAC
Open to the Public, a Stargazing and Constellation Lesson held at Leelanau Observatory
A clear night provides the perfect setting for a star-filled sky, made even more visible by our 14″ Celestron Telescope in the Lanphier Observatory. You’ll see plenty of heavenly objects in bright, brilliant detail, and learn from Norm Wheeler, our local authority and guide.
Discovery Days – Leelanau County Poor Farm Seeking: Memories, Photos & Stories • Life at the Leelanau County Poor Farm Second Discovery Day with the Coleman Family Kasson Township Hall, 10988 S. Newman Rd., Maple City Saturday, July 28th, 10 – noon Looking for any memorabilia about the Leelanau County Poor Farm, located west of
