Traverse City Dance Project: Summer Performance Tour
2025-08-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-08-03 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Detroit)
The Traverse City Dance Project’s 2025 summer season features a four-stop tour of FREE performances across Northern Michigan! The program boasts an impressive lineup of professional dancers from around the country and showcases new dance works by Resident Choreographer Jennifer McQuiston Lott and recent Juilliard graduate Julia Ciesielska, in collaboration with live cellist Kyle Stachnik. The second half of the program will spotlight choreography by Artistic Director Brent Whitney, set to the iconic music of Queen. Pre-show tunes by DJ Eric P! The summer season concludes with Gala in the Gardens, a magical evening supporting the future growth of the Traverse City Dance Project.
Note: All of the shows, except for Frankfort, are outdoors. Bring your own chair/blanket for the Charlevoix and Traverse City performances, as seating will not be provided. We strive to make these events as accessible as possible; please feel free to reach out if you have any specific needs.

Traverse City Dance Project: Gala in the Gardens
2025-08-05 19:00 - 22:00
Join us on August 5th, 2025, for Gala in the Gardens, a magical evening supporting the future growth of the Traverse City Dance Project at Historic Barns Park in Traverse City. Experience captivating performances by TCDP dancers, live music by cellist Kyle Stachnik, and beats to dance the night away with DJ Eric P. Indulge in delicious drinks and hors d’oeuvres while mingling with friends and fellow supporters. Choose from individual tickets or reserve a sponsorship table for eight guests (a portion of the cost is tax-deductible).
The gala will commence under the pavilions with registration, drinks, live music, and dance, before transitioning into the cathedral barns, where there will be food, more live dance, and an exciting paddle raise to support the future of the TCDP. The evening will culminate back outside under the pavilions, where we will dance the night away.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration, inspiration, and support for the Traverse City Dance Project. Secure your tickets or tables today for Gala in the Gardens below.

Late Night Fridays and Manitou Music
2025-08-08 17:00 - 2025-08-22 20:00, 2025-08-15 17:00 - 2025-08-29 20:00, 2025-08-22 17:00 - 2025-09-05 20:00, 2025-08-29 17:00 - 2025-09-12 20:00, 2025-09-05 17:00 - 2025-09-19 20:00, 2025-09-12 17:00 - 2025-09-26 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Scott Bouma
Executive Director
Glen Arbor Arts Center
231/334-6112
director@glenarborart.org
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is keeping the lights on a little longer on Friday nights. Late Night Fridays and Manitou Music bring the B-Side Growlers back to the GAAC Front Porch on June 27, 5-7 pm. This “tradition-inspired, toe-tapping fired” acoustic trio from Grand Rapids plays a plein air concert of blues, jazz and country. Bring a chair and refreshments.
As part of Late Night Fridays, both GAAC galleries are open June 13, 20, and 27. In the GAAC Main Gallery is the 2025 Members Create, an exhibition of work by 49 GAAC members. In the Lobby Gallery: Random: Collages From The Scrap Pile by Leelanau County painter Mark Mehaffey. Read more about the exhibit here: GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.
All Late Friday Nights events are free. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Art in the Barn
2025-08-09 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-10 10:00 - 17:00
Artist Douglas Racich will be opening his studio for visitors in his historic Leelanau County barn. Featured works will include egg tempera & watercolor/drybrush paintings.

HIStory / HERstory: Whose Story?
2025-08-15 09:00 - 2025-10-23 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Scott Bouma
Executive Director
Glen Arbor Arts Center
231 334 6112
director@glenarborart.org
HIStory / HERstory: Whose Story? [August 15 – October 23, 2025]
The Glen Arbor Arts Center takes on the question of history and voice in its next exhibition. HIStory/HERstory: Whose Story? is an exhibition that explores the idea that the victors have written history. This version of history has often been told from one perspective — while other histories have been ignored, deleted, denied, left out of the official record. The exhibition opens August 15, 5 pm with a reception in the GAAC Main Gallery.
Whether it’s visual art, literature, film, sports, science, politics, education, animal, mineral, real or imagined history, this exhibition asks:
• Who’s telling what stories?
• Who’s included in the official record?
• Who’s excluded? Omitted? Erased?
Twenty-four exhibitors take on these questions, and answer them with work about what’s included in the art historical canon; a fractured telling of Native American history; the voices inside a mom’s head; and other topics. Read more about the exhibit, and exhibition companion programs. View it online at GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS. HIStory / HERstory runs through October 23.

‘Not Accepted: An Historical Look At Art Exhibition Rejection’
2025-09-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Rejection from juried exhibitions is baked into the cake for artists who want to show their work. “Not Accepted: A Conversation About Rejection,” a slide lecture, delves into the topic. The lecture takes place at the Glen Arbor Arts Center on September 7, 11 am. Tickets are $5 for GAAC members, $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required.
“Not Accepted” explores rejection through the lens of two, historic examples: the Paris Salon of 1863, and the Third Reich’s suppression and destruction of visual art it considered “degenerate.” The topic also touches upon other issues: Who determines what is acceptable art? Whose voice is heard? And, whose voice is erased? GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads the discussion.
The lecture is offered as part of the GAAC’s exhibition HIStory / HERstory: Whose Story? The show is on display in the GAAC Main Gallery through October 23. To reserve a ticket or for more information about the exhibit, go to: GlenArborArt.org /EXHIBITS.

Art in the Barn
2025-09-13 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-14 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-11 11:00 - 2025-10-12 16:00
Saturday September 13 10AM-5PM
Sunday September 14 10AM-5PM
Studio Open House:
Artist Douglas Racich will be in his studio at his 1870’s Leelanau County Barn. Featured works will include egg tempera & watercolor paintings by Racich.
This month’s special guest artist Moira Racich’s paintings will include works from her ongoing DARK SKY series.

Exhibition Talk: HIStory/HERstory: Who's Story?
2025-10-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Four visual artists exhibiting work in the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s HIStory / HERstory: Whose Story exhibition talk about the power of the visual arts to take on difficult subjects. This facilitated discussion is October 4, 1 pm in the GAAC’s Main Gallery.
The HIStory / HERstory exhibition critically examines the power of voice. It digs into the idea that the victors write history while other histories are ignored, deleted, denied, left out of the official record. Artists Margo Burian, Mary Fortuna, Todd Lininger, and Stephanie Schlatter approached these ideas from feminist, judicial, and mythologic avenues. The discussion, facilitated by GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal, will delve into how these artist use visual language to translate difficult subjects, and the psychic and emotional benefits of being able to speak through one’s creative work.
More information about the HIStory/HERstory exhibition can be found online: GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS. The panel discussion is free and open to the public.

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2025 Small Works Holiday Exhibition
2025-11-05 09:00 - 2025-12-17 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Scott Bouma
Executive Director
Glen Arbor Arts Center
231 334-6112
director@glenarborart.org
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2025 Small Works Holiday Exhibition is an annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art at affordable prices, $150 or less. The exhibition is November 5 – December 17, 2025, and features more than 100 works of art, 12” x 12” or smaller, by 19 artists working in glass, mixed media, collage, needlework, paper, paint, clay, and photography.
PREVIEW WEEK: Preview Week is November 5 – 13. Leisurely peruse the artwork online or in the Main Gallery. Small Works objects will be available for purchase at the Grateful Gathering on November 14, 6 – 8 pm. Artwork purchases continue through December 17.
GRATEFUL GATHERING: Enjoy holiday refreshments, and morsels while perusing the exhibit. In addition, the GAAC’s Art Wish List returns. Visitors can donate a wish to help with the GAAC’s year-round programming.
The 2025 Small Works exhibitors are: Michele Aucello, Sarah Bearup-Neal, Mark Bowyer, Mercedes Bowyer, Frank Clements, Lauren Everett Finn, John Huston, Claudia Keglovitz, Jessica Kovan, Cynthia Marks, Alice Moss, Nori Obata, Steb Prieto, Shana Robinson, Pam Spicer, Amy Stevens, Nina Tarr, and Judy Wieske.
View the Small Works exhibit online beginning November 5. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.

A GRATEFUL GATHERING
2025-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Enjoy holiday refreshments, and morsels at the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Grateful Gathering, November 14, 6-8 pm. The Grateful Gathering opens the GAAC’s 2025 Small Works Holiday Exhibition, an annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art at affordable prices, $150 or less. The exhibition is November 5 – December 17, 2025, and features more than 100 works of art, 12” x 12” or smaller, by 19 artists working in glass, mixed media, collage, needlework, paper, paint, clay, and photography.
The Small Works exhibit may be previewed, either in the GAAC gallery or online from November 5 – 13. Small Works objects will be available for purchase at the Grateful Gathering on November 14, 6 – 8 pm. Artwork purchases continue through December 17. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org / EVENTS.

Holiday Market 2025
2025-11-28 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-29 10:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Town Hall, MI, United States
Shop a curated variety of local artisan goods during the Glen Arbor Holiday Artisan Market, Thanksgiving weekend in Glen Arbor, MI.
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Friday, November 28th, 2025
Tree Lighting & Caroling @ 6:15pm outside the Town Hall with caroling led Glen Lake Church. Be among the first to shop the goods during the Holiday Market Preview Party from 6:30-8pm.
Saturday, November 29th, 2025
Find an amazing selection of gifts from 25+ vendors at the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace, located in the Town Hall from 10am-3pm.
Families and children are invited to meet Santa & Mrs Claus @ the M22 Wine Patio from 11am-1pm for festive photo opportunities. Located at: 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI.

How to be a vendor/participate:

View/Print Vendor Application

Please make checks payable to “Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce,” or pay securely online via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenlakechamber
Please print and return your application, with a check for $125, by July 31st, 2025.
Mail checks and application to: Glen Lake Chamber, PO Box 217, Glen Arbor, MI 49636
We have an open seat for the event Chair! With full support from the Glen Lake Chamber for marketing and the events committe, we are seeking a new leader to: admin the artist communication, and be the point person on-site for the week of the event. Contact info@visitglenarbor.com if you or someone you know would be willing to step into this fulfilling and important role.
Please email us 1-3 photos and a description of your product for her to promote and share on social media posts leading up to the event.

Questions? Feel to contact the chamber by email at info@visitglenarbor.com

Lobby Gallery: Small Accomplishments by Harvey Gordon
2026-01-05 09:00 - 2026-04-23 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes the new year with a small exhibition, Small
Accomplishments by Leelanau County artist Harvey Gordon. This exhibition of acrylic
paintings is in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery from January 5 – April 23, 2026.
“Ever since I started looking at art, I’ve had a special affinity for small work; work that
you could get up close to and see the whole thing, and how it was done,” Gordon said.
The acrylic paintings in Small Accomplishments offer an intimate view of the artist’s
process and technique — his signature practice of layering one transparent color on top
of another, which he applies to a range of subjects: beach walkers, the American flag
flying in front of a business, Sleeping Bear Bay.
Small Accomplishments is on view in the Lobby Gallery during GAAC business hours;
or may be viewed online: GlenArborArt.org / Exhibits

INteriors
2026-01-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-09 09:00 - 2026-03-12 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center looks inward with its first exhibit of 2026. INteriors, an exploration of inner spaces, both real and imagined, spaces of the home and of the mind. Through March 12. Open Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm; Saturday, noon – 4 pm. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/exhibit-interiors/

DWELLING: A CONVERSATON ABOUT LIVING WELL
2026-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
How can we live better, and dwell more thoroughly in our homes? Two Northern
Michigan interior designers explore that question on January 18, 1 pm at the Glen Arbor
Arts Center. This conversation takes place as part of the GAAC’s INteriors exhibition. It
is facilitated by GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal. The program is free.
Gretchen Knoblock, design director of the Traverse City firm New Leaf Interiors, and
Karen Van Nort, a home stager and designer located in Leelanau County, will reflect on
the ways they’ve helped clients make their interiors livable and congenial. What
essential design elements ground homeowners in their personal space? And, what does
it mean to bring the outside indoors?
In the event of inclement weather, Dwelling: A Conversation About Living Well will
take place February 8, 1 pm. INteriors, an exhibition about real and imagined inner
spaces, runs Janurary 9 – March 12 in the GAAC’s Main Gallery. Read more about the
exhibition and view images of the artwork at GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.

Inside The Outside
2026-02-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-06 09:00 - 2026-04-23 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Inside The Outside is the title of a new exhibition of work by Traverse City painter Justin Shull. Actually, the paintings are digital drawings, which have been created for the 6th edition of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Outdoor Gallery project, a year-long, invitational exhibition that turns the GAAC’s exterior walls into an outdoor exhibition space. Open 24/7. Free. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/outdoor-gallery-exhibit-justin-shull-inside-the-outside/

Small Accomplishments
2026-02-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-06 09:00 - 2026-04-23 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Leelanau County artist Harvey Gordon inaugurates the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2026 exhibition season with a small exhibition, aptly titled Small Accomplishments. Through April 23. Open Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm; Saturday, noon – 4 pm. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/exhibit-small-accomplishments-by-harvey-gordon/

Dwelling: A Conversation About Living Well
2026-02-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
How can we live better, and dwell more thoroughly in our homes? Two Northern Michigan interior designers explore that question on February 8, 1 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. All part of the GAAC’s INteriors exhibition. This program is free. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/dwelling-a-conversation-about-living-well/
