• Make-and-take Fairy Homes at GAAC

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Make Fairy Homes at the 6ft Apart Art Pop-Up June 26, 11 am - 3 pm Calling all kids - fairies are living in the Grove, the wooded area behind GAAC. Come see! Whether they heard about our Make-And-Take Fairy Home booth at the 6ft Apart Pop-Up or were intrigued with the tiny art in

    Free
  • July 4th Flag Raising Ceremony on July 3rd

    Old Settler's Park South Dunns Farm Road (County Road 675), Empire Township, MI, United States

    Celebrate the founding of our nation in a patriotic, joyous ceremony with community members of all ages. The Flag Raising Ceremony begins at 10 am on July 3rd at the Old Settlers Picnic Grounds, located on the south eastern shore of Glen Lake near the corner of Dunn’s Farm Rd. (CR 675) and Burdickville Rd

    Free
  • Beach Bards Bonfires

    Beach Bards Bonfires

    The Leelanau School 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan

    After a 2020 pandemic hiatus, the Beach Bards are back on Friday Nights with bonfires featuring poetry, storytelling and music. The event takes place on the beach at The Leelanau School: June 25, July 9, July 23, and August 6, 2021. Come share in the open forum for By Heart Poetry, Storytelling, and Music. As

    Free
  • Writing About Food: In Conversation With Chef Nancy Krcek Allen

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Leelanau County chef and author Nancy Krcek Allen talks about food, recipes and writing about both. This outdoor program is offered as part of the GAAC’s exhibition Food Is Art / Art Is Food, in the GAAC gallery through August 19. Author of Discovering Global Cuisines, Allen spent five years researching and testing hundreds of

    Free
  • Michigan Historic Marker Dedication at Leelanau County Poor Farm

    This event celebrates the installation of a Michigan Historic Marker awarded to the Leelanau County Poor Farm. The address is 1110 W Burdickville Road, Maple City, MI 49664. The dedication will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday July 10, 2021. Bring a lawn chair. The speaker is Commissioner Tom Truscott of the Michigan Historic

    Free
  • Documentary: Gather

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Gather, a 2020 documentary by director Sanjay Rawal, depicts the growing movement among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. From July 19 – August 14, the Glen Arbor Arts Center will make Gather available for online viewing as part of

    Free
  • Art Fair

    Glen Arbor Township Hall

    The Glen Lake Woman’s Club hosts an annual juried Art Fair with artists carefully selected to represent up-north, one-of-a kind art pieces for sale at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. The Art Fair features artisans in many mediums including pottery, painting, textiles, woodworking, and jewelry. Admission is free. The Glen Lake Woman's Club board and

    Free
  • Beach Bards Bonfires

    Beach Bards Bonfires

    The Leelanau School 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan

    After a 2020 pandemic hiatus, the Beach Bards are back on Friday Nights with bonfires featuring poetry, storytelling and music. The event takes place on the beach at The Leelanau School: June 25, July 9, July 23, and August 6, 2021. Come share in the open forum for By Heart Poetry, Storytelling, and Music. As

    Free
  • 2021 Running Bear Run

    Cherry Republic

    Glen Arbor Women’s Club hosts the 14th Annual Running Bear 5K Run/Walk and 1/2 mile Kids’ Run on Tuesday, July 27th, 2021. Run/Walk at 9:00am, Kids’ Run at 9:05am. After the run, enjoy celebration and refreshments. Starts/Ends: Cherry Republic on Lake Street in Glen Arbor, MI.  Registration info online: www.runningbearrun.com Run/Walk $20, ($25 day of

    $5 – $25
  • Humility that “Overcomes the World”

    Glen Arbor Township Hall

    There is great need for healing in the world today and Christlike humility can help us meet that demand. Mark McCurties is a Christian Science practitioner from Ann Arbor, MI and is a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship. Childcare is provided. For further information, call 231-334-4961.

    Free
  • The Why and How of Seed Saving

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Humans have saved seeds since the beginning of time. The Grow Benzie Seed Saving Guild has been saving seeds since its formation in 2008. Two citizen seed savers who tend this project are in conversation. This outdoor program is offered as part of the GAAC’s exhibition Food Is Art / Art Is Food, in the

    Free