Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Historic Antique Apples Event
2015-09-26 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Saturday, September 26 from 12 – 4 p.m
Orchards, historic apple varieties, and more can be discovered during a special antique apple event at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday, September 26 from noon to 4:00 p.m.

The event will be held at the Kelderhouse farm located on Port Oneida Road. The Port Oneida Rural Historic District is located along M-22, 13.1 miles north of Empire or about 3 miles north of Glen Arbor.
Guided programs will begin on the hour.
Walk the orchards with a Park Ranger, visit a “nursery,” learn about grafting with the experts, and enjoy this visual taste of history.

All public programs offered by the National Lakeshore are free. Participants need only purchase the Park Entrance Pass or have an Annual Pass displayed in their vehicle to join in the fun. This event is the perfect opportunity to “Find Your Park” in the farms of Port Oneida.

Glen Arbor Art Association announces auditions for the Readers’ Theater performance of Lost Horizon.
2015-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | MI, United States
The Glen Arbor Art Association announces auditions for its December Readers’ Theater production of the movie/radio play Lost Horizon. The date for the auditions is October 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 South Lake Street, Glen Arbor. Dates for the rehearsals are October 28, November 4, 11, 19, 23, and December 2. At 7pm. Final rehearsals are December 8 and 9 at 7:30 pm and performances will be December 10, 11 and 13, at 7:30 pm.

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Painter Emilie Lee
2015-10-08 19:30 - 20:30 | MI, United States
Studio painter Emilie Lee talks about her artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Lee, a resident of New York City, is using her two-week residency to begin creating a new body of work that explores the Sleeping Bear Dunes landscape and its stories. She took a multi-pronged approach to gathering information – from direct observation to interviews – to create work that expresses her passion for the wilderness.

As part of the AIR program, artists are asked to make a public presentation at the end of their residency. For more information, please all 231/334-6112 or visit the GAAA website to read about all the GAAA’s artist residents, glenarborart.org.

Woodlands Conservation
2015-10-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Kasson Township Hall, 10988 S Newman Rd, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Kama Ross, a forester with the Leelanau Conservation District, will discuss the health of our region’s forests, and the various issues facing them, including storm damage and recovery, and invasive insects and diseases. She’ll also outline the services provided by the Conservation District.

Coat Drive
2015-10-25 08:00 - 2015-12-27 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, 6281 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, Select a Country:
We are collecting coats and other clean and ready to wear winter gear. Please drop off at Riverfront or directly to the Glen Lake Community Reform Church in Burdickville. If you know of anyone in need please have them stop by the church during business or service hours.

Halloween | Trick or Treating in Glen Arbor
2015-10-31 12:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor, MI, Glen Arbor
Join us on Saturday, October 31st from 12-4pm for a fun afternoon of trick or treating in downtown Glen Arbor! Dress up in your Halloween finest and bring the whole family for treats from all participating businesses. This is a wonderful event, open to the public, and free for all to enjoy!
Beyond trick or treating, it’s a great time of year to shop end of season sales, shop for holiday gifts from your local galleries and artisans, and dine a a variety of eateries in the area.
Enjoy plenty of family-friendly recreation from a simple hike in the National Park, a bike ride on the new section of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, play at the Glen Arbor community park, or take in the beauty of the Nation’s best scenic fall drive, along M-22.

The New Collectors: Modern Women, Modern Art, Modern Museums
2015-11-04 | MI
In 1913, the Armory Show introduced Avant garde art to a mostly unsuspecting public. The works were panned and banned. A new breed of women patrons, however, embraced this new direction in art and began collecting in earnest. The American public would become the benefactors of their collections.
Join museum educator, Linda Young, Wednesday, November 4 from 2- 3:30 pm at the GAAA, as she continues her focus on women collectors and the museums that would benefit from their discerning eyes. Baltimore sisters Etta and Claribel Cone amassed an impressive collection of paintings by Matisse and Picasso. New York socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney encouraged emerging American artists, eventually opening her own museum of contemporary art. And a trio of progressive women patrons led the effort to open New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
Please call the Glen Arbor Art Association at 231-334-6112 or visit our website at glenarborart.org to register for this lecture. Pre-registration is required.

Classical guitar and voice concert
2015-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Mills Community House, 891 Michigan Ave/US-31 N, Benzonia, MI, 49616, United States
Join us for a concert of classical voice and guitar music at the Mills Community House on Friday November 13th at 7:00 pm. Admission $20. Program will feature music by DeFalla, Seiber, Schubert, Foster, Dowland and Purcell, as well as Solo Guitar works by Albeniz, Sor and Tarrega.

Documentary Film: Our Fires Still Burn
2015-11-17 07:00 - 20:00 | Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Film maker Audrey Geyer will present her new documentary Our Fires Still Burn: the Native American experience, which provides a window into the lives of contemporary Native Americans living in the Midwest. This program is made possible with support from the Friends of the Glen Lake Library.

PJ Party in Glen Arbor
2015-11-27 05:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Friday, November 27th, 2015 | 5am – 8am
The town’s version of the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping. Shop the downtown district stores in your PJ’s for extra special discounts and fun! Shops offer special discounts during this time on clothing, gourmet foods, household decor, Michigan/USA Made products, local Artisan gifts, Art, Jewelry, Toys and More!
Shoppers can grab some coffee + baked goods or breakfast + lunch while in Glen Arbor that morning too.

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Tree Lighting + Holiday Market Preview Party
2015-11-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Tree Lighting, Caroling & Holiday Market preview party
Friday, November 27th, 2015 | 6:30pm – 8pm
at the Glen Arbor Township Hall
Glen Arbor’s annual Tree Lighting and Caroling, located outside in front of the Town Hall, off of M-22/Western Ave. in downtown Glen Arbor.
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 goods during the Holiday Marketplace preview party!

Glen Arbor's Holiday Marketplace
2015-11-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Saturday, November 28th, 2015 | 10am – 4pm
in the Glen Arbor Township Hall

Shop locally made artisan goods at the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace. During the market from 10:30am-3pm – Meet Santa & Mrs. Santa Claus! They will be at the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace with some little toys and goodies! Bring the kids and your camera for some great fun and photo opportunities.
(If you are a vendor or artisan and have any questions, please contact Betsy at bbwebb@chartermi.net)
Glen Arbor and Empire both host an annual holiday market featuring a variety of artisans showcasing different types of gifts/work, with an emphasis on local and handmade products/artworks. There’s different artisans at both markets and plenty of time in the day for you, your friends and family to drive and shop both markets!

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Empire Artisan Market
2015-11-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Saturday, November 28th | 11am-5pm
in the Empire Town hall
Shop the Empire Artisan’s Market. Following the Market, will be a Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Village of Empire!
Glen Arbor and Empire both host an annual holiday market featuring a variety of artisans showcasing different types of gifts/work, with an emphasis on local and handmade products/artworks. There’s different artisans at both markets and plenty of time in the day for you, your friends and family to drive and shop both markets!

#shopsmall Saturday #shop local #HolidayMarket #GlenArbor #thingstodo #familyfriendly #santaclaus #kids

Readers’ Theater Performance: Lost Horizon
2015-12-10 19:30 - 20:30 | MI
Lost Horizon, the James Hilton classic, begins in 1932 when Conway disappears along with three other passengers in an airplane that was evacuating them from the war in Baskul to Peshawar. The airplane mysteriously vanished, never to be found.
Conway, a British consul; his young deputy Mallinson; Miss Stone, a traveler; Lovett, a paleontologist; and an American financier calling himself Barnard are kidnapped in a small plane and marooned in the uncharted mountain heights of Tibet. In what seems an amazing stroke of good fortune, a passing procession finds them and brings them to the mysterious lamasery of Shangri-La.

Leelanau Coffee Customer Appreciation-Fundraiser
2015-12-18 10:00 - 14:30 | Leelanau Coffee Roasters, 6443 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co. Invites you to their second annual Customer Appreciation Party! A fundraiser benefiting the Empire Area Community Emergency Fund
Friday, December 18 | 10AM – 2:30PM
Please join us for some Holiday Cheer with complimentary coffee beverages and appetizers.
LCRC will be accepting cash donations and non perishable food items for the EACEF.

Dec 20th Emergency Fund Concert/Auction
2015-12-20 04:00 - 18:00 | Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert/Auction will be held Next Sunday December 20th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Town Hall in Empire.

This event will feature multiple performers by both singer song writer Amanda Egerer as well as “Da Sista Hood ‘n Joe”.

A Live Auction will also be held between performance sets presented by Auctioneer Dave Taghon

There are some wonderful items that have been donated for auction by area artists, businesses and individuals perfect for last minute Christmas gifts.

Among the items being auctioned off is a rare limited addition “Kramer Ferrington” acoustic/electric Bass Guitar that was donated at the end of the “Abby Road Live” Concert by Zach Light of the “Uncle Z Band”.

This event is family friendly so feel free to bring the kids as well as your favorite beverage. Come on down and have some funackah

Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, and Joyous Festivus to the rest of us!

Talk About Art: Animator Jim Feeley
2016-01-17 14:00 - 15:00 | MI
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) “Talk About Art” series opens its 2016 season Sunday, Jan. 17 in conversation with Fox Television animator Jim Feeley. The interview begins at 2 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. There is no charge.
Feeley helped create the Fox cult classic “Family Guy.” In 2004, he joined the creative team behind “American Dad,” the animated adventures of Stan Smith, a CIA dad with a peculiar family, which includes a junk food-loving alien named Roger who he picked up at Area 51 and has been harboring ever since. Feeley, a Traverse City dad of three daughters and no aliens, will talk Jan. 17 about doodling in the margins of his school papers and how that distraction evolved into a creative career during the golden age of television animation.
“Talk About Art,” now in its eighth year, is a series of conversational interviews with area artists and makers. The series moves this year to Sunday afternoons from its traditional Thursday evening time slot. “Talk About Art” interviews are free of charge. For more information about the series, please call the GAAA, 231/334-6112.

Farms, Food & Health Conference
2016-01-29 09:00 - 20:00 | Grand Traverse Resort, 100 Grand Traverse Resort Blvd, Acme, MI, 49610, United States
Farms, Food & Health Conference Offers Opportunities for Food Service Directors, Employers, and EducatorsEvent is set for Jan. 29 at the Grand Traverse Resort and SpaA conference slated for January 29, 2016, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa aims to build valuable connections between locally grown foods and wellness in schools, the healthcare sector, the workplace, and the broader community.In addition to sessions for healthcare practitioners and poverty reduction advocates, the conference will offer valuable sessions for food service directors, employers and human resource professionals, and educators. Links below take you to full separate press releases about these sessions.

Hospital, school, senior center, and other community food service directors can learn best first steps and tips on buying, menuing, and marketing locally grown food for their cafeteria meals. READ MORE

Area employers, human resource professionals and workplace wellness advocates have an opportunity to learn innovative ways to add locally grown foods to their employee wellness programs. READ MORE

Teachers and principals can learn how to integrate farm to school and school garden lessons into classrooms while also meeting teaching requirements and incorporating Marzano instructional teaching strategies. READ MORE

Groundwork Center | www.groundworkcenter.org

Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
2016-01-29 09:00 - 2016-01-30 17:30 | Grand Traverse Resort, 100 Grand Traverse Resort Blvd, Acme, MI, 49610, United States
Jan 29, 2016 at 9am – Jan 30, 2016 at 5:30pm

Tickets Available at: Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
The Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference builds a local vibrant agriculture community and equips small farmers with the tools to be successful. Keynote speaker Daphne Miller will connect the dots between local food and health. In conjunction with the conference are two additional programs: Farms, Food & Health Conference; and Farm School. Space is limited.

This year’s Farm School features three tracks: honey, mushrooms and agroforestry. We are bringing together regional and national experts for these one-day intensives on Friday, January 29.
Speaker lineup: Mark Shepard, Ben Falk, Wendy Wieland, Annie Olds, Mary Ellen Kozak, Joe Krawczyk, Charlotte Hubbard, Ken Mudge and Meghan Milbrath.
Daycare is available at the Cub House (the Grand Traverse Resort’s licensed daycare) for a reduced rate. For children 0 to 13. Advance registration required.
the Largest Gathering of Small Farmers in Michigan
The 2016 trade show will have over 100 exhibitors, and trade show-only tickets will be available to the general public. The conference attracts over 1,000 attendees.
http://www.smallfarmconference.com/

WINTER’S GLOW: FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
2016-02-05 | The Homestead, 1 Wood Ridge Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Please join us for a fine art photography show & sale benefiting the Glen Arbor Art Association at The Homestead Resort. This invitational exhibit features wine from The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, micro-brewed local beer & delectable small plates.
Photographers: Bob Ashmun, Steve Loveless, Leonard Marszalek, Paul May, Jeff Rabidoux, Rodger Skinner, Meggen Watt.
Admission includes a glass of wine or beer, small plates, dessert & coffee. $25/person in advance or $30/person at the door.
Enjoy the company of friends & a little winter warm-up.
For reservations call The Homestead at 231-334-5100 by Feb. 4. For more information call the GAAA at 231-334-6112.
Image: Aurora over Whaleback by Meggen Watt

Talk About Art: Jerry Gretzinger and His Map
2016-02-07 14:00 - 15:00 | MI
Imaginary mapmaker Jerry Gretzinger is the next “Talk About Art” interview, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

For more than 30 years Cedar artist Jerry Gretzinger has been mapping Ukrania, an imaginary place he began envisioning in the 1980s. Using simple tools and humble materials – recycled pasteboard, colored pencils, acrylic paint, magazine images – Gretzinger has created and charted a world comprised of more than 3,000 8” X 10 “ card panels, which cover an estimated 1,500 square feet. Sections of Jerry’s Map have been exhibited in galleries from Frankfort, Michigan, to Paris, France, with many stops along the way. Gretzinger will talk about the project that has sustained his creative focus for three-plus decades.

“Talk About Art,” now in its eighth year, is a series of conversational interviews with area artists and makers. The series moves this year to Sunday afternoons from its traditional Thursday evening time slot. For more information please call 231/334-6112.

Glen Lake Winterfest 2016
2016-02-13 07:00 - 15:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Join us for the Annual Glen Arbor Winterfest on Saturday, February 13, 2016! Festivities include the Perch Fishing Contest + Chili Cook-Off.

Perch Fishing Contest
Festivities start at 7am with the beginning of the Perch Fishing Contest, with prizes for 1st through 4th place catches. All participants will bring their biggest catches from Big and Little Glen Lake to the Sportsman Shop at 1pm, and winners will then be crowned. Entry fee for this event is $20, and all ages are welcome.
DOWNLOAD: Fishing Contest Entry Form

Chili Cook-off
The Chili Cookoff, kicks off at Noon at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor. Entrants will compete to earn chili bragging rights. 1st through 5th Place winners, as determined by popular vote, receive a plaque commemorating the 2016 Chili Cook-off.
There’s only one category: CHILI ! – however you define it!
All proceeds from this event go directly to the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Glen Lake Schools Scholarship Fund. This is a family friendly event, just be sure to dress warmly! If you’d like to participate, the entry fee is $25 per chili. Winners will be crowned as the event wraps up around 3pm.
Admission is $10 per person, which includes unlimited chili samples. $5 Admission for Seniors, over 70, and kids, 12 and under.
DOWNLOAD: 2016 Chili Cook off entry form/rules

See last years Contest Results + event Photo Gallery.

Memoir writing workshop with Mardi Link
2016-02-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Local author Mardi Link will share her expertise into giving voice to your own unique life story. Mardi is the author of numerous books, including her own recent memoirs Bootstrapper and The Drummond Girls. She’ll outline strategies to help you refresh, collect and organize your experiences into your own meaningful memoir.
There is no charge for this workshop, but participants are asked to register with the library in advance.
NOTE: participants should bring a personal photograph for use in a writing exercise.

MOSTLY MUSIC: PICO AND CHOWN
2016-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | MI
Miriam Pico has been writing songs and performing since she was barely able to walk. She sings, plays guitar, ukulele and even whistles! She recently starred in Traverse City Old Town Playhouse’s sold out production of “Evita.” She has released three CDs. David Chown has been playing piano professionally for over 25 years. He’s equally adept at playing jazz and popular music. David has released seven CDs on his own label and teaches over 40 piano students in addition to teaching Audio Technology at Northwestern Michigan College. Miriam and David have been part of the Traverse City music scene since 2007. At the GAAA, you’ll be able to witness them having a lot of fun with popular standards, jazz, and original compositions.
The “Mostly Music” series brought to you by the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA), is a winter extension of the Manitou Music Festival. Smaller groups (1 or 2 artists) perform in the GAAA gallery, but also spend some time talking about their music. The GAAA, 6031 S. Lake Street in Glen Arbor, provides a more intimate setting than our larger outdoor concerts that allows the audience much closer contact with the musicians. “Mostly Music” will be hosted by Bob Foskett, who programmed jazz radio in Chicago for 30 years and is now a DJ for Friday Morning Jazz at WNMC in Traverse City.
Admission is $10 and prepaid reservations are recommended due to limited seating capacity. Please note that actual tickets will not be issued. Your name will be added to a list at the door when prepaying. Based on availability, you can also pay at the door.

National Library Week: April 11 - 16
2016-04-11 10:00 - 2016-04-16 17:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Stop in and explore all that the library has to offer, get a library card, get demos of our online resources – and have a snack! Your community library will be an even sweeter treat all week, with home-made cookies baked by the Friends of the Library, and fresh coffee provided by Leelanau Coffee Roasting. Join us for two special evening events, too: a screening of “Bridge of Spies”, Monday, April 11 at 7:00; and a presentation about healthy fermented foods like kombucha and yogurt, Thursday, April 14 at 7:00.

Chamber Member Meeting - April 2016
2016-04-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Bethlehem Community Church, 6012 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
April 12th, 2016
Please join us for the April Glen Lake Chamber Members Meeting, graciously hosted by Anderson’s Market, located at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Glen Arbor.
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.

Social Media How-To, Q+A
2016-04-26 10:00 - 23:00 | The Homestead, Woodridge Road, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Tuesday, April 26th
10am at the “evergreen room” in the Reception Center, @ The Homestead
Stop by for the Chamber’s 1st “Social Media How-To” Q&A
Bring your laptop, notebook & pen, login’s/passwords, and Questions!
We’ll cover some basics for you – whether you’re a complete rookie or savy digital-aged entrepreneur! We’ll share with one another and help each other along in our online socializing skills, hopefully giving you some tools to take your website marketing to the next level.
Coffee and Water provided.
“Your Glen Lake Chamber, helping each other succeed as a small businesses in Leelanau! “
RSVP, Join and Share the Event on Facebook!

Stone Circle poet Terry Wooten
2016-05-04 07:00 - 20:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
The Glen Lake Library in Empire will host Northern Michigan’s own poet bard Terry Wooten, who will share varied works from his long career as a poet and storyteller. His latest book “The Stone Circle Poems” was selected as a 2016 Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan.

Chamber Member Meeting + Spring Dinner - May 11, 2016
2016-05-11 17:30 - 19:30 | La Becasse, 9001 S Dunns Farm Road, Burdickville, MI, 49664, United States
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
Please join us for the annual Spring Glen Lake Chamber Members Dinner/Meeting, will be held at LaBecasse restaurant!
Please RVSP by Monday, May 2nd to lrouzer@thehomesteadresort.com or 231-334-5127

We ask for members to please include their selections with their RSVP.

Dinner Menu:
Appetizer–choice of: La Becasse House Salad, Tomato Goat Cheese Tart, House Pâté
Entree–choice of: Ratatouille with Quinoa Timbale, Grilled Beef Shoulder Tender with Creamy Polenta, or Pan Seared Whitefish on Basmati Rice with Citrus Beurre Blanc
Dessert–choice of: Warm Chocolate Cake, Tart Tatin (caramelized upside down apple tart), and a yet-to-be-determined spring dessert
$30 plus tax and gratuity

Schedule
5:30pm | Social
6:15pm | Guests to be seated for the Dinner & Meeting
We hope to see you there!
Members and others, feel free to attend, bring a colleague or friend! ALL are welcome to attend.

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Painter Robert Ross
2016-05-12 19:30 - 20:30 | MI
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) kicks off its 15th season of artist-in-residence presentations May 12, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Painter Robert Ross is the first presenter, one of four artists who will participate in GAAA’s 2016 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program.

During this two-week residency, Ross, a resident of Altamonte Springs, Florida, will create a series of paintings that explore abandoned Port Oneida farmsteads. He’ll focus on the Burfiend and Thoreson farms, examining how the homes, barns and shed built by these settlers shaped the environment and continue to shape it. Ross received his MA from the University of Michigan and maintains a full-time studio practice in Winter Park, Florida. For more information, please call 231/334-6112.
