The Glen Arbor Art Association is holding an exhibition of 35 of its membersâ paintings and photographs. Â There will be an opening reception 6 pm - 8 pm, Friday, May 15 and the exhibit viewing will be open weekdays until June 15. The show will be judged and prizes will be announced at the opening
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Center Gallery opens its 2015 May 22 with new works of Up North icons by Traverse City painter Charles Murphy. A public reception for the artist is 6 p.m. at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Murphyâs new body of work reflects his affinity for classic, northern Michigan symbols â boats, barns,
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Random House Rep Night Monday June 8 at 7:00 p.m. Glen Arbor Town Hall Our friends Bridget and Laura, representatives from Penguin Random House, will be here to discuss the latest and greatest in the publishing world. Special savings, expert recommendations, giveaways...bring your book group, bring your friends - this is one of those events |
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Please join us for a village walkabout around Glen Arbor on Tuesday June 9th starting at 4pm! After the walkabout, we will end up at the GAAA (Glen Arbor Art Association) for a our social hour and meeting at 5:30pm.
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Glen Arbor Art Association presents the Reader Theater performance of God Bless the Child by Empire author Ron Healy. It is a story of redemption within the generations of a family. Naomi and Oliver have recently married and are having difficulties adjusting to their new positions and differing backgrounds. It is a rocky start but |
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The park will be again hosting a Barn Restoration Workshop: At Burfiend Barn in Port Oneida, June 18 - 20, 2015. The workshop will address “Barn Floor, Siding, Post, Ramp, Window and Door Repair and Construction.”
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Nancy Cook, a creative writer from St. Paul, Minnesota, talks about her artistâs residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) June 18, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Cook is using her two-week residency to move eight poems in draft form closer to the finish line: a chapbook
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Traverse City artist Charles Murphy will conduct a painting demonstration as part of his exhibition of new work at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Murphy will paint and talk about his work Saturday, June 20, 1 p.m. Murphy’s new body of work reflects his affinity for classic, northern Michigan symbols –
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Volunteer Preservation Project – North Manitou Island August 21-30 A variety of preservation projects, a program of Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear. Ferry and housing on the island provided. Volunteer now! |
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Horse and Wagon Tours Thursdays 4:30 pm and 5;45 Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear invites you to explore Port Oneida by horse and wagon! Starting at the Olsen Farm. Learn the history of this significant late 1800s agricultural community. Reservations required – call 231-334-6103 Minimum of 8 registrations required to run the tour.
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2015 Glen Arbor Tennis Tournament: ALL DOUBLES, played in our beautiful downtown Glen Arbor park! ALL money raised from this tournament goes back into maintaining and beautifying our Glen Arbor Park!
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Grand Ledge artist Michael Lowery makes a “Return To Leelanau” with a new body of watercolor paintings June 26 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception is 6-8 p.m. Lowery’s work is based on Leelanau County icons: weathered barns, laundry flapping on the farmhouse clothesline, a solitary raven at
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Olsen Farm project, Fri, June 26 9 am - 4 pm Come out do some historic preservation work on the barn and landscape in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Bring gloves, a shovel, lunch and wear close-toed shoes. Participants can volunteer for an hour or two. Stay as
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Docent Recruitment and Orientation, Monday, June 29 10 am Reservations required. If you would like to serve as a docent in the Olsen farm exhibit in Port Oneida, please let us know of your interest by calling 334-6103. Service of six 3 hour sessions through Fall color season is required of docents. This is the |
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Glen Arbor community provides annual things to do on the 4th of July: from Flag raising, fire dept pancake breakfast, parade through town and a boat parade on the Glen Lakes.
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Grand Rapids artist Randi Ford paints “This Land,” a series of acrylic and gouache landscapes of Northern Michigan. This show of plein air and studio paintings opens July 3 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A reception to open the exhibition is 6-8 p.m. Ford works in a representational style, focusing
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Northport Community Band/Patriotic Friday, July 3, 7pm. Old School House Lawn - Glen Arbor Nothing like a little patriotic music, to get you into the July 4th spirit. The ever popular Northport Community Band will get you ready for Independence Day. The band concert is always a favorite activity for the whole family. Bring your
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Nothing like a little patriotic music, to get you into the July 4th spirit. The ever popular Northport Community Band will get you ready for Independence Day. The band concert is always a favorite activity for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs, friends and family and enjoy this Glen Arbor tradition. FREE Rain: Leelanau
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