Sleeping Bear Dunes park ranger Jim Dal Sasso will share stories and photographs from his long career with the National Park Service. "Ranger Jim" has served in parks all across the country, from Denali to the Everglades, spending the last 20 years patrolling our local lakeshore. Before his retirement in July, Jim will offer his
Endurance Evolution is pleased to announce that Honor Bank will be the presenting sponsor of the 3rd Annual Endurance Evolution Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5k. The event takes place Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. The event will be a scenic half marathon and a 5k run/walk race in Glen Arbor, MI. The half marathon will take
Grupo Ayé is the perfect choice to headline for “Rock the River,” The Leelanau School’s benefit concert. Much more than a Cuban salsa band, the group has crafted its own cultural identity by incorporating various genres including Latin jazz, merengue and mambo, among others. The band also takes pride in their showmanship; making shows a
2014 Tennis Tournament at the Glen Arbor Tennis Courts and Park. All funds raised goes back into the Community Park
“Leelanau Lake Effect” comes to Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This series of oil and pastel paintings by Chicago artist Liz Wall opens June 27 with a 6 p.m. reception. The exhibition continues through July 3. Wall’s painting begins in the field. The final works are part
2014 is our 23rd year of weekly art openings every Friday evening, June 27 through September 12. Each week we showcase new work by emerging and established artists inspired by the region's landscape. Paintings in both traditional and contemporary styles, ceramics, fiber and other media. A new artist each week. Please join us for wine,
Sunday June 29th from 4:00 to 6:00pm the Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held at The Manor on Glen Lake. As always the concert is free to attend and is also family friendly. The featured performers "BoBossa" will be setup on the north end of the magnificent covered front porch and a full
Chicago artist Liz Wall conducts a painting demonstration July 1, 1 p.m. as part of her exhibition “Leelanau Lake Effect” at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Wall works in both oil and pastel paint. She’ll demonstrate her technique and talk about process and painting in Leelanau County. For more information call 231/334-3179.
The Glen Lake Community celebrates the 4th of July: 10 AM | Flag Raising @ Old Settlers Park in Burdickville. 12:00 PM | Parade - downtown Glen Arbor. The Line-up @ 11 AM in Glen Haven. Then parade will make it's way along M-22 through downtown Glen Arbor. 4 PM | Boat Parade on the
Empire painter Craig Weisse exhibits Impressionist images of his shoreline community July 4-10, Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Weisse, a retired physician, has lived in Empire for 25 years. In that time he has focused his painting on the locality, both its natural features as well as the historical and neighborhood buildings
Explore the backgrounds of unique gemstones while enjoying tea in Becky's garden. The topic for this weeks Tea is Pearls: New Zealand pearls, abalone, mabe' & coral. Bring a friend and join us in the garden. R.S.V.P 334-3826
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo exhibits new paintings of Glen Arbor, July 11-17, Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens with a public reception July 11 at 6 p.m. Lombardo, an adjunct professor at Columbus College of Art and Design, first visited Glen Arbor in 2009. During that summer visit he
