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Little Artists Oct. 26
2018-10-26 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Detroit) | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The “Little Artists” program returns Friday, October 5. Each session is geared towards pre-school age children and includes interactive, process-based projects that nurture natural creativity. Each session starts with a short discussion, a story, and then an interactive, hands-on project. Parents and children will work together to make and take home amazing art each week.
October “Little Artists” classes are on Fridays, October 5, 12, and 26 from 9:30 am – 11:00 am. Each class is 90 minutes, and begins with a theme-setting story told by instructor Michele Aucello and includes a small snack.
“Little Artists” is a drop-in program costing $15 per child/adult, and $5 for any additional children. Non-participating infants less than 1 year are welcome at no charge. For additional information, please call the GAAC at 231/334-6112

Michelle Aucello is an educator with 26 years of experience. Michelle taught first and second grade in Honolulu, Hawaii for 13 years as well as classes on Early Literacy at the University of Hawaii. Michele also worked with Honolulu Family Magazine as a contributor, blogging about food and crafts and providing educational tips for parents. In 2017 Michelle successfully developed a new program for the GAAC called Little Artists which explores creative projects for preschool children and their parents/caregivers.

Artist Opening | Plein Air Painters at City Opera House
2018-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 | City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI, 49684, United States
Plein Air Painters of Northwest Michigan invite you to the “Just Great Art Exhibit” at the City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City. Twelve artists from Leelanau, Grand Traverse, and Benzie counties will have over 100 pieces of work on display. The show runs 2 November 2018 until 2 January 2019. It is open M-F from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The opening reception is Wednesday, 7 November from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A portion of proceeds from sales benefit the Opera House.

“A Radical Perspective of Art,” a Brown Bag art history presentation
2018-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The GAAC AIR Collection exhibition also includes two related programs: Friday, November 9: Glen Arbor painter Harvey Gordon, a past chairperson of the AIR
Committee, offers “A Radical Perspective of Art,” a Brown Bag art history presentation at 12 noon. This event is free and open to the public.
Sunday, November 11: What is an artist’s residency? A panel of working artists who have all enjoyed artists’ residencies — Margo Burian, Lori Feldpausch and Joan Richmond — talk about how an artist’s residency figures into a studio practice. Presented as part of the “Talk About Art” series. 2 pm in the GAAC gallery. No charge.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center spotlights its permanent collection of works by more than 40 artists who have enjoyed a two-week residency in the GAAC’s Artist-in-Residence [AIR] program. The exhibition runs November 9 – December 21 at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Artists who enjoy a residency in the AIR program often make a gift of work to the GAAC at the end of their stay. It is a practice that was initiated more than a decade ago, and has allowed the GAAC to build a permanent collection and a record of AIRs’ work. This program of artists’ residencies began in the 1990s at the initiation of the late Suzanne Wilson, one of the GAAC’s
founders. Wilson handpicked visual artists for the program, and found area friends to house them. Today, a committee of seven volunteers administer the program. The GAAC offers seven residencies each year from May to October. A selection of work by Suzanne Wilson will also be part of this exhibition.
For more information about these activities, go to GlenArborArt and click on EVENTS. In November and December, the GAAC is open Monday through Friday 9 am – 3:30 pm, and noon
– 4 pm on Sundays.

“Talk About Art” What is an artist’s residency?
2018-11-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636

Holiday Marketplace Preview Party
2018-11-23 18:15 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Friday November 23rd, 2018
Tree Lighting & Caroling | 6:15pm | Event on Facebook
Holiday Market Preview Party | 6:30-8pm | Event on Facebook
at the Glen Arbor Township Hall
Glen Arbor’s Annual Tree Lighting, (located outside in front of the Glen Arbor Town Hall), happens promptly at 6:15pm. NEW this year, we’ll have professionally led Caroloing as well. Bundle up and bring the family out for some holiday cheer, with donuts provided by Art’s Tavern.
The Holiday Market “Preview Party” is located inside the Town Hall immediately following the tree lighting. Mingle, shop and get first picks of all the artisan goods during the Holiday Marketplace preview party, from 6:30-8pm!
A variety of lovely Holiday Greenery is also for sale at this event.
No admission fee, Open to the Public.

> Plus, Shop the Holiday Marketplace on Saturday from 10am-3:30pm
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After the storm: How are the Woods doing?
2019-03-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Nearly four years after an historic wind storm devastated great swaths of Leelanau County woodlands, the Glen Arbor Arts Center takes a look at how the woods are doing these days with Julia Gehring, a biologist with the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, on Thursday, March 28, 10:30 am at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor.
The program is offered as part of the GAAC’s “Wood, Woods, Wooden” exhibition, and is free to attend.
In August 2015, a straight-line storm with winds clocked at up to 100 mph swept through Glen Arbor and other parts of Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties. In minutes, the storm destroyed homes, and flattened acres of mature trees in the Sleeping Bear Dunes. This remarkable event set in motion a variety of natural processes that are inherently dynamic, but happen slowly and are sometimes missed.
In this conversational program, Gehring will talk with GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal about the process of regeneration and recovery in the woods. What has changed? How have the native residents – birds, mammals, insects and other biota – fared and adapted to the changes in their habitats? And how does the SBDNL assess the potential for forest fire with so much downed wood?
The GAAC exhibition “Wood, Woods, Wooden” is a juried show of 2D and 3D work by 29 visual artists from throughout Northern Michigan and the state. The exhibition runs March 8 – April 11. The GAAC is open Monday-Friday from 9 am – 3 pm; and noon – 4 pm on Sunday.

Exposures: Leelanau student's art reception
2019-04-25 16:00 - 18:00
The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the 31 st edition of Exposures, an annual exhibition of creative work of nearly 100 Leelanau County students in grades k – 12. A reception to honor the exhibitors is Thursday, April 25, 4 – 6 pm in the GAAC gallery.
Exposures is a cooperative venture that spotlights the creative talents of students from Leelanau County public and private schools, home-school students; and the elementary-age students in the GAAC’s After School Art program. The exhibition recognizes the creative talents of students who were selected by jury to be published in Exposures, the Leelanau County student journal. Each published student receives a free copy of the magazine and additional copies will be for sale at the GAAC for $5.
The exhibition is open to the public, and runs until April 28. The GAAC gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 am – 3 pm and noon – 4 pm on Sundays. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Yarn Bomb Maker Day
2019-04-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is hosting a yarn bomb Maker Day on Sunday, April 28, 1 – 3 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This is the first of four Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation in Glen Arbor. Yarn bomb-making is a no-fail, friendly community event for people of any needle skill.
Yarn bombing is a form of temporary street art where yarn in any form (knit, crochet, latch hook, cross stitch, amigurumi or simple wrapping) adorns an object [e.g. tree trunk or limbs, poles, waste can] in the public environment. In addition to sharing more details about the September 15 installation, we’ll begin work on the yarn bombs. There will be a short presentation about the activity of yarn bombing. Please bring: your needles, craft yarn, old
wool sweaters that no one will wear, yarn sewing needles. This yarn bombing is part of our upcoming exhibition “Fiber Without Borders,” September 13 – November 7.
We need donations of craft yarn, large size knitting needles, and old wool sweaters for this project are welcomed. Drop off your donations at the GAAC, and Wool and Honey in Cedar, Michigan.
For more information call the GAAC, 231/334-6112.

Artist Reception: Meet the Cats
2019-05-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
In 2016 five Leelanau County painters followed in the historic footsteps of seven Canadian painters. The result is a visual record of “The Cats on the Prowl: A Superior Adventure.” An exhibition of paintings generated by that trip are on display at the Glen Arbor Arts Center May 10 – 26. A reception to meet their artists is Friday, May 10, 6 – 8pm.
The Cats — Leelanau painters Jane Ditri, Mary Fuscaldo, Candace Petersen, Sue Quinlan, and Barbara Reich — traveled to Wawa, Ontario three years ago to paint some of the same iconic landscapes made famous by the Group of Seven. The seven men, sometimes known as the Algonquin School, painted the rugged Canadian wilderness from 1920 to 1933, exploring through their painting the unique character of the Canadian landscape. During the course of the six day trip, the Leelanau painters traveled Lake Superior’s eastern shore, and revisited many of the sites made famous by the Group of Seven.
A conversation with The Cats about their adventure takes place Thursday, May 16, 11am. GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal talks to members of this quintet to go deeper into the trip about the reasons for the trip and what was learned during their Superior Adventure. This is a free event.
The GAAC is open Monday – Friday 9 am – 3 pm; and noon – 4 pm on Sunday when there is any exhibition.

Talk with the Artist: The Cats Superior Adventure
2019-05-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
In 2016 five Leelanau County painters followed in the historic footsteps of seven Canadian painters. The result is a visual record of “The Cats on the Prowl: A Superior Adventure.” An exhibition of paintings generated by that trip are on display at the Glen Arbor Arts Center May 10 – 26.
The Cats — Leelanau painters Jane Ditri, Mary Fuscaldo, Candace Petersen, Sue Quinlan, and Barbara Reich — traveled to Wawa, Ontario three years ago to paint some of the same iconic landscapes made famous by the Group of Seven. The seven men, sometimes known as the Algonquin School, painted the rugged Canadian wilderness from 1920 to 1933, exploring through their painting the unique character of the Canadian landscape. During the course of the six day trip, the Leelanau painters traveled Lake Superior’s eastern shore, and revisited many of the sites made famous by the Group of Seven.
A conversation with The Cats about their adventure takes place Thursday, May 16, 11am. GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal talks to members of this quintet to go deeper into the trip about the reasons for the trip and what was learned during their Superior Adventure. This is a free event.
The GAAC is open Monday – Friday 9 am – 3 pm; and noon – 4 pm on Sunday when there is any exhibition.

Artist in Resident Talk with Susan Wink
2019-05-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Susan Wink, a Big Rapids resident, shares stories from her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor
Arts Center on Friday, May 17, noon at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Each of the GAAC’s artists-in-residence gives a conversational overview of the residency. These
presentations offer a chance to hear about the resident’s project, and the process they experienced
during their two-week stay. Wink’s residency focuses on a mixed media project called “Grace + Despair.”
She will be using found materials organic materials including driftwood and other beach debris; and
working in clay to create sculptural forms.
The GAAC artist-in-residence presentation are free and open to the public. For more information go to
GlenArborArt.org

Yarn Bomb Maker Day #2
2019-05-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is hosting a yarn bomb Maker Day on Sunday, May 19, 1 – 3 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This is one of several Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation at the GAAC.
Yarn bomb-making is a no-fail, friendly community event for people of any needle skill. It’s a form of temporary street art where yarn in any form (knit, crochet, latch hook, cross stitch, amigurumi or simple wrapping) adorns an object [e.g. tree trunk or limbs, poles, waste can] in the public environment. Maker Days are a time to knit + crochet “bombs” with other needle crafters. Please bring: your needles, craft yarn, old wool sweaters and scarves that no one wears, yarn sewing needles. Don’t knit or crochet? We’ll have old sweaters that can be turned into “bombs.” This yarn bombing is part of our upcoming exhibition “Fiber Without Borders” September 13 – November 7.
We need donations of craft yarn, large size knitting needles, and old wool sweaters for this project are welcomed. Drop off your donations at the GAAC, and Wool and Honey in Cedar, Michigan. For more information call the GAAC, 231/334-6112

Artist in Resident Talk with Jessica Kovan
2019-05-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Jessica Kovan will discuss a new series of mixed-media paintings on which she focused as part of her
2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The presentation is May 31, noon at the GAAC,
6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Each of the GAAC’s artists-in-residence gives a conversational overview of the residency. These
presentations offer a chance to hear about the resident’s project, and the process they experienced
during their two-week stay. Titled “Art In Nature,” Kovan created a series of compositions that combine
photographs, paintings, journal writings, and collaged materials sources from the region’s many
publications. She lives in Okemos.
The GAAC artist-in-residence presentation are free and open to the public. For more information go to
GlenArborArt.org.

Talk About Art: From the Place of the Gathering Light book
2019-06-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Traverse City author Kathleen Stocking’s new book, From the Place of the Gathering Light — her second book of Leelanau County essays – is the topic of conversation at the next Talk About Art interview June 9, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Gathering Light is a collection of 20 essays written in the last decade, and in Stocking’s signature, conversational voice. She focuses on unexpected people and understated places that define Leelanau County. Stocking moved to Glen Arbor in 1952, at the age of 7 with her family, and claimed Leelanau County as her home base until 2017.
Stocking’s first book of essays, Letters from the Leelanau, was published in 1990, and became an instant best seller. Like Letters, Gathering Light showcases Stocking’s interest in off-the-beaten-path people and places that illuminate Leelanau’s history, and its physical and spiritual character. Other published books include Lake Country, and The Long Arc of the Universe – Travels Beyond the Pale. The Talk About Art program is free, and offered in conjunction with the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Home/Place.” For more information go to GlenArborArt.org, or call 231/334-6112

Gallery Talk: Bella and Zack Pryor "A Sign of the Times"
2019-06-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
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, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to public at no charge.
Bella Pryor, 18 and a University of Michigan freshman, and her brother Zach, 15 established Michagain Signery in 2015. The duo salvaged storm-damaged wood and began creating iconic, decorative signs. They built a small business, the profits of which were directed back to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Their new enterprise also gave them a constructive, creative, life-affirming way to work through their feelings of sadness about the storm and its
impact on their Glen Arbor home.
“A Sign of the Times” is offered in conjunction with the GAAC exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” a deep look into home and place identity. It runs June 7 – August 8 in the GAAC gallery. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Talk: Home/Place, Affordable Housing
2019-06-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
How does a shortage of housing in Northwest Michigan take its toll on residents and businesses? That question is the focus of an hour-long panel discussion June 11, 10:30 am at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public without charge.
The panel is composed of three housing advocates:
•Sarah Lucas, executive director of the newly-created Housing North, a Traverse City non-profit that supports stakeholders working to create housing in a 10-county area.
•Frank Clements, volunteer member of the Leelanau County Housing Action Committee.
•Chris Frey, volunteer development manager of Leelanau Reach. Creating homes for young families, workers and other low- to middle-income residents is a multilayered challenge. Communities must grapple with new zoning ordinances as well as work through negative perceptions that accompany terms such as “affordable housing.” The GAAC panel will also explore how affordable housing contributes to the character and diversity of a community.
This project is offered in conjunction with the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. The exhibition is in the GAAC gallery from June 7 – August 8. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Artist in Resident talk with Rebecca Casement
2019-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
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.
Each of the GAAC’s artists-in-residence gives a conversational overview of the residency. These
presentations offer a chance to hear about the resident’s project, and the process they experienced
during their two-week stay. Casement is a graduate student at Michigan State University. She’ll be
working in clay on a series of 20 to 30 small sculptures [2 – 6 inches] that are part of her MFA research
into the ways materials connect – whether through glue or thread or resin. Rebecca’s home is in Flint.
The GAAC artist-in-residence presentation are free and open to the public. For more information go to
GlenArborArt.org.

Talk: Home/Place with Michigan Authors
2019-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Three Northern Michigan authors discuss the different ways Leelanau County, its homes and places figure into their fiction and non-fiction writing June 23, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public without charge.
The writing of local authors Stephanie Mills, Lynne Rae Perkins, and Aaron Stander is linked by its focus on place and home. Each of these writers will discuss how their stories are propelled by Leelanau; by the concept of living in-place; and how we understand what home looks like:
•Maple City writer Stephanie Mills, the author of six books, is a nationally-recognized voice of Bioregionalism.
•Suttons Bay author-illustrator Lynne Rae Perkins, a 2006 Newberry Medal winner, and the author of the 1995 picture book Home Lovely and 12 other books for young and young adult readers.
•Interlochen resident Aaron Stander, author of 10 Ray Elkins mysteries set in “Cedar County, Michigan,” a mash-up of many Leelanau County communities, businesses and landmarks.
This program is offered in conjunction with the GAAC exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. The exhibition runs from June 7 – August 8. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org.

Sprout: June 25
2019-06-25 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Tuesdays at M22 Glen Arbor
from 10am-12pm, June 25 thru August 13

Introducing Sprout, a pop-up art depot for kids of all ages. Kids can create while adults shop and sip in the CRO Recreational District. Each week we will offer activities based on this beautiful area.
Cost: $15 per kid for two make-and-take activities plus a bonus game to play at home. Cash or check, please.
Drop in on Tuesdays from 10:00-Noon (or until supplies run out) right outside of the M22 store. No advance notice needed.

Art Reception: Holly Sturges
2019-06-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Art Exhibition @ Center Gallery
Northern Michigan Painter Holly Sturges will show her latest works in Center Gallery from June 28 – July 4 with Opening Reception Friday, June 28 from 6-8 pm.
Gallery is open daily 11 am – 5 pm Call (231) 334-3179 or for more information @ www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Holly said of her work, “My paintings focus on the breath taking beauty of the Sleeping Bear area. I have been visiting Glen Arbor regularly since 1990 and paint plein air when I am here. The days and weeks of sitting in the dunes or the fields observing nature and historic farms have imprinted these views on my brain. Oil paint is my medium and I paint on panels when I paint outside in the warmer months. During the cold times in Michigan I paint in my studio on larger canvases and reiterate what I have seen and felt in the dunes and fields.
I have been painting in the Sleeping Bear Dunes since the early 1990s, taking classes through the Glen Art Art Center and becoming an Artist in Residence in 2009. The work in this show represents my most recent interpretations of the beauty I find here. Recently I have been fascinated by the intimate corners of barns connecting and the shadows found there.”

Sprout: July 2nd
2019-07-02 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636

Art Reception: Margo Burian
2019-07-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Art Exhibition @ Center Gallery
Northern Michigan Painter Margo Burian will show her latest works in Center Gallery from July 5 – July 11. Opening Reception Friday, July 5 from 6-8 pm.
Gallery is open daily 11 am – 5 pm / (231) 334-3179
more information @ www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Margo said of her work, “Summer 2019 will be my 12th consecutive year showing with Center Gallery!!! I will be showing a group of mixed media paintings and collages on paper. The work this year will focus on abstracted landscape from remembered experience. The work is part of an ongoing exploration of paintings which focus primarily on observation and memory. The work begins with direct contact with the subject by drawing, making thumbnail sketches for composition and color reference, photography. Once I’ve established visual interest, I take my reference material into the studio where it serves as inspiration for making paintings. Often I will make a number of paintings using the reference material and each successive painting becomes reference for the next, until the final work in the “thread” becomes unrecognizable from the initial source.”

Gallery Talk: Historic Cottages of Glen Lake
2019-07-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
More than 20 years ago Barbara Siepker, a Glen Arbor book publisher with a keen interest in local history, began a project to memorialize the heyday of summer resort and cottage life in the Glen Lake area. The result is the book Historic Cottages of Glen Lake. Siepker is joined by Traverse City architectural photographer Dietrich Floeter, her collaborator, to discuss the project on July 7, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public without charge.
Historic Cottages of Glen Lake, first published in 2008, is visually stunning coffee table book with images of 50 summer cottages. Siepker’s desire to commemorate these iconic dwellings was prompted by concern – as more cottages were torn down and replaced by modern lakefront structures, Siepker feared the loss of important local history. Siepker and Floeter worked together to capture these old cottages’ visual memory, and their contribution to the character of the locality.
This program is offered in conjunction with the GAAC exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. It can be viewed in the GAAC gallery from June 7 – August 8. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Sprout: July 9
2019-07-09 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636

Magic Thursday Artists at the City Opera House in Traverse
2019-07-10 17:00 - 19:00 | City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI, 49684, United States
Opening Reception for the Magic Thursday Artists at the City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City. The opening reception is Wednesday, 10 July 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be over 100 pieces of art depicting northern Michigan will be on display. Light refreshments will be served, public is welcome, free admission.
Magic Thursday Artists Summer 2019 Art Show. Over 100 pieces of original artwork depicting the northern Michigan area created in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel will be on display. The show will run July and August on Monday thru Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A portion of proceeds from all sales benefits the historic City Opera House. Public welcome, admission is free.

Gallery Talk: Anishinaabek people Home/Place
2019-07-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
JoAnne Cook – practicing attorney, 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, 10 am. This program is open to the public at no charge.
The Anishinaabek people lived and thrived for thousands of years before first European contact in the Great Lakes regions of what are now known as Canada and the United States. Cook believes tradition and culture is vital to the Anishinaabek way of life, and provides a look into how Anishinaabek life is nurtured and restored in modern times. She has presented to various communities on the way of life and culture of the Odawa. In addition, Cook previously taught Business Law for Northwestern Michigan College (NMC), and a course at NMC Extended Educatio, titled “Native Law and Culture.” JoAnne is currently teaching a short course, “History of the Anishinaabek” for Northwestern Michigan College Extended Education. She lives in Peshawbestown.
This program is offered as part of the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. The exhibition runs from June 7 – August 8 at the GAAC gallery, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Art Reception: Joseph Lombardo
2019-07-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Art Exhibition @ Center Gallery
Northern Michigan Painter Joseph Lombardo will show his latest works in Center Gallery from July 12 – July 18. Opening Reception Friday, July 12 from 6-8 pm.
Gallery is open daily 11 am – 5 pm / (231) 334-3179
more information @ www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Joseph said of his work:
“I will be exhibiting landscape and interior paintings. The oil paintings are done in studio and some in plein air. The paintings are all local landscape subjects.
This work is part of an ongoing series of paintings from up-north. I will continue some of my up-north motifs including paintings of Art’s, beaches, barns, and Glen Arbor. There are a few themes that I am focused on. Primarily local landscapes. I am also experimenting with vignette themes, a vignette is not really a theme but sort of fits here. I want my process to be quick and spontaneous but there is planning and thoughtfulness too. Paint/act quickly. Reflect/look carefully. Repeat. The process is left visible in the final product. Steps: 1. Stain canvas with color 2. Wipe away light areas with rag 3. Draw 4. Block-in large shapes and values 5. Finishing touches.”

Sprout: July 16
2019-07-16 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636

Port Oneida Auto Tours
2019-07-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Ken-Tuck-U-Inn, M-22
Wednesday Driving Tours
Out of the Ordinary Historic Driving Tours
Guided by Retired Ranger Bill Herd Wednesdays 10 am- noon
Explore historic structures in the park that are not as well known. 2.5 hrs.
Donations Appreciated
7/10 Faust Log Cabin – at Inspiration Point looking over Glen Lake. 10 am, 11 am, and noon tours.
7/17 Ken-tuck-U-Inn – in Benzie County near the Platte River
7/24 Barn to Barn Tour – car caravan around Port Oneida and Good Harbor region to 5 sites
7/31 Inside the Farms of Port Oneida – car caravan to several sites
8/7 Treat Farm Hike and Tour –park and hike the ¼ mi.
Meeting Locations
Port Oneida Tours – meet at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen Farm, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy (M-22)., 3 miles N. of Glen Arbor. Sign out front says, “Charles Olsen”.
Faust Cabin: Going south, at the narrows between Glen Lakes, take a left onto McFarlane road south of Glen Lake. Go up the hill at least a mile. On the left is inspiration point where you can park. The cabin is left of Inspiration point. Map.
Ken-Tuck-U-Inn : located on the east side of M-22 at Long Lake Rd. From the southern border of the Lakeshore (identified by the Welcome to Sleeping Bear Dunes sign) on M-22 near Crystal Lake, drive north along M-22 about 0.3 miles to Long Lake Road, which intersects M-22 from the east. Coming from the north, the Ken-Tuck-U-Inn is about 10.6 miles south of Esch Road on M-22 Map.
Treat Farm: South of Empire 1/4 mile, turn right onto Stormer road. After Tweddle farm park at park gate. Meet at gate in front of 2-track for the 1/4 mile walk to the farm.

48th Annual Glen Arbor Art Fair
2019-07-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
48th Annual Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 from 10 am – 4 pm, outside at the Glen Arbor Township Hall.
The Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair hosts 100 artists carefully selected to represent up-north, one-of-a kind art pieces for sale at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. The juried Art Fair features pottery, painting, textiles, woodworking, and jewelry, as well as face painting, a raffle, and a bake sale. Lunch is available for purchase on site including the popular walking tacos and cherry chicken salad. Admission is free.
Each year, thousands of people shop for that unique piece of art, either for themselves or for a special gift.
All proceeds support the Glen Lake student scholarship program. Since 1980, $228,060 has been awarded to 161 students with both 1 and 2-year scholarships.

Free Admission, Open to the Public | No smoking and No pets allowed on the premises.
For registration or application info/submission, please contact: Janice Freeman at (231)334-3428 and glwcartfair@gmail.com
