Sleeping Bear Dunes park ranger Jim Dal Sasso will share stories and photographs from his long career with the National Park Service. "Ranger Jim" has served in parks all across the country, from Denali to the Everglades, spending the last 20 years patrolling our local lakeshore. Before his retirement in July, Jim will offer his
Grupo Ayé is the perfect choice to headline for “Rock the River,” The Leelanau School’s benefit concert. Much more than a Cuban salsa band, the group has crafted its own cultural identity by incorporating various genres including Latin jazz, merengue and mambo, among others. The band also takes pride in their showmanship; making shows a
2014 Tennis Tournament at the Glen Arbor Tennis Courts and Park. All funds raised goes back into the Community Park
“Leelanau Lake Effect” comes to Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This series of oil and pastel paintings by Chicago artist Liz Wall opens June 27 with a 6 p.m. reception. The exhibition continues through July 3. Wall’s painting begins in the field. The final works are part
Sunday June 29th from 4:00 to 6:00pm the Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held at The Manor on Glen Lake. As always the concert is free to attend and is also family friendly. The featured performers "BoBossa" will be setup on the north end of the magnificent covered front porch and a full
Chicago artist Liz Wall conducts a painting demonstration July 1, 1 p.m. as part of her exhibition “Leelanau Lake Effect” at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Wall works in both oil and pastel paint. She’ll demonstrate her technique and talk about process and painting in Leelanau County. For more information call 231/334-3179.
The Glen Lake Community celebrates the 4th of July: 10 AM | Flag Raising @ Old Settlers Park in Burdickville. 12:00 PM | Parade - downtown Glen Arbor. The Line-up @ 11 AM in Glen Haven. Then parade will make it's way along M-22 through downtown Glen Arbor. 4 PM | Boat Parade on the
Empire painter Craig Weisse exhibits Impressionist images of his shoreline community July 4-10, Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Weisse, a retired physician, has lived in Empire for 25 years. In that time he has focused his painting on the locality, both its natural features as well as the historical and neighborhood buildings
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo exhibits new paintings of Glen Arbor, July 11-17, Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens with a public reception July 11 at 6 p.m. Lombardo, an adjunct professor at Columbus College of Art and Design, first visited Glen Arbor in 2009. During that summer visit he
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo demonstrates his plein air painting technique July 12, 1 p.m. at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Lombardo, an adjunct professor at Columbus College of Art and Design, paints in oil and has created a body of work based on his summer visits to Glen Arbor. An exhibition
The electrifying Moxie Strings fiddler Diana Ladio and cellist Alison Lynn, put a fresh spin on Celtic/Americana music with traditional foot-stomping and rock influenced melodies. World percussionist, Fritz McGirr, adds a spirited dimension to the high-energy performance. Gather your lawn chairs and picnic basket and join the fun at the dunes. FREE, but National Park
The sixteenth annual Dune Climb concert will take place Sunday, July 13 at 7:00 p.m. Imagine a beautiful summer’s evening at the foot of the Dune Climb in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, hundreds of families enjoying their pre-concert picnics and then a musical program provided by artists of national stature: this is the
