August 9th, 2016 Please join us for the August Glen Lake Chamber Members Meeting. This months meeting will be hosted by Sue at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor. Thank you Sue! Schedule 5:30pm | Social 6:15pm | Meeting We hope to see you there! Members and others, feel free to attend, bring a colleague or friend! ALL are welcome to attend.
Forged in the white-hot creative crucible of Limerick University’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Goitse have graduated with a musical maturity worthy of the greatest. Their distinctive sound lies in the quality of their own compositions interspersed with traditional tunes from Ireland and abroad, which make each set entertaining and unique.
History comes to life at six historic farmsteads and the Port Oneida Schoolhouse in Port Oneida. Presented by Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in partnership with Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear. Event is free, see our website for full information. Park pass required.
Grand Rapids artist Jeff Condon opens up his mental file of images -- collected over a lifetime living in the city and country -- and returns to Center Gallery with an exhibition of contemporary landscapes. This show opens Aug. 12 with a 6 p.m. reception, and runs through Aug. 18. Center Gallery is located at
August 12th 4:30 – 6:30 Port Oneida Chicken BBQ At Charles Olsen Farm – proceeds benefit the Port Oneida Fair. Must buy tickets in advance. $15 donation. Music by Northport Community Band. Tickets will be available starting June 30th. Ticket Information
This event is an Applied Civics course for all ages (recommended 9+ years of age), being held at a private home in Glen Arbor, MI August 14th from 2-8pm.
Enjoy an evening with the Summer Singers, an all-volunteer group of fifty voices who will present a wide variety of vocal works under the direction of Dana Allen. This enthusiastic group of mixed voices has been singing to a packed house for many years. They are a popular local tradition.
Mark Lavengood is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and dobro player. Eccentricity and diversity are two names of his main frame. “Lavengood has woven together a sound quilt of friendship and American Roots music that could have only happened in Michigan,” according to Seth Bernard.
Our 8th trip to North Manitou to work on preservation projects on Cottage Row, a series of resort cottages sitting along the bluff, from the 1800s. Come for a minimum of 3 nights or more. opportunities for hikes and beautiful sunsets! Fills up quickly and preference is given to previous volunteers so sign up soon.
Crossroads is an all family band that performs jazz, funk, and contemporary music. Although Paul, the band's lead percussionist, always had visions of a family band, he never dreamed it would develop into what it has. Joined by teenage sons Alex, lead guitarist and Steven, bass and vocalist and youngest John who serves up vocals and
Linda Beeman, an Owosso, Michigan, resident specializing in Japanese woodblock printing, exhibits prints of Northern Michigan’s landscape and lakeshores, Aug. 19-Sept. 1 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens Aug. 19, 6 p.m. with a reception for the artist. Beeman practices a time-consuming art with ancient roots in Japan.
The sky is the limit at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore). Explore the Milky Way, Mars, and Saturn with park rangers and astronomers in the Dune Climb parking lot on Saturday, September 3 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Experience the late summer night sky in near total darkness. During the event, Grand Traverse
