Cherry Republic: Pit Spit Competition
2019-07-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Cherry Republic
How far can you spit a cherry pit? Find out at our Olympic Size Spit Arena. Pits provided.

Farmer's Market Glen Arbor
2019-07-02 09:00 - 13:00, 2019-07-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Get a taste of the region with a variety of local vendors at the local Glen Arbor Farmer’s Market. Located outside at the Town Hall, 6394 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI 49636, Leelanau County. Weekly on Tuesdays from 9am-1pm, June – September 10th, 2019.

Sprout: July 2nd
2019-07-02 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Tuesdays at M22 Glen Arbor
from 10am-12pm, June 25 thru August 13

Introducing Sprout, a pop-up art depot for kids of all ages. Kids can create while adults shop and sip in the CRO Recreational District. Each week we will offer activities based on this beautiful area.
Cost: $15 per kid for two make-and-take activities plus a bonus game to play at home. Cash or check, please.
Drop in on Tuesdays from 10:00-Noon (or until supplies run out) right outside of the M22 store. No advance notice needed.

Live music on the M22 patio
2019-07-02 17:00 - 19:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Live Music at M22 Glen Arbor’s outdoor tasting patio on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7 pm all Summer long. Featuring artists such as Blake Elliott, Dennis Palmer & Andre Villoch

Cherry Republic: Cherry Pie Eating Competition
2019-07-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Cherry Republic
How fast can you eat a slice of cherry pie? How fast without your hands or a fork? Give it a try at our Cherry Pie Eating Competition!

NMC Concert Band July 3
2019-07-03 19:00 | Old School Lawn, Glen Arbor, MI, 49684, United States
The Northwestern Michigan College student and community musicians kick off the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2019 Manitou Music series with a concert of wide-ranging favorites for the whole family on Wednesday, July 3, 7 pm.
This FREE annual event takes place outside on the lawn, at the Old Schoolhouse in Glen Arbor, located at: 6363 W. Western Avenue/M-22.
There is no rain location for this concert. Bring your own lawn chair.
For more information about the entire 2019 Manitou Music series, go to GlenArborArt.org and click on MANITOU MUSIC

Stargazing and Constellation Lesson
2019-07-03 22:00, 2019-07-10 22:00, 2019-07-11 22:00 | The Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Stargazing and Constellation Lessons at the The Leelanau School Observatory in Glen Arbor. Open to the Public.
Takes place Wednesday and Thursday nights, June 26 – Aug. 29 (Closed July 4), from 10:00 p.m. until midnight — if skies are clear.
The Leelanau School, One Old Homestead Rd., Glen Arbor
(231)334-5800 leelanau.org

4th of July Parade in Glen Arbor
2019-07-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Glen Arbor 4th of July Parade
Head on down to Glen Arbor and shop/dine – most places are open for at least half the day for visitors. Grab a spot and enjoy the big 4th of July Parade downtown Glen Arbor, beginning at 12pm. The parade leaves from Glen Haven making its way through to the North/East end of town. This year’s parade Marshal is Jim Fowler and the Glen Arbor Park Commission.
If you’re a boater, you can join in on the boat parade 4th of July evening on the Glen Lake beginning at 4pm in front of the Yacht Club.

Participate…
Everyone is welcome and “anything goes!”
Want to participate in the parade? Cyclists (kids and families) and Walkers can join in the parade starting at the Christian Science Church. Cars and Floats participating in the parade, please meet at Glen Haven to line up 45 min prior to the parade start time. The parade begins at Noon.
Want a front row seat? Volunteer! We always need as many parade volunteers as possible. Bring your own broom to help walk with the parade and sweep the candy back towards the crowd, to keep kids off the street and safe.
Enjoy the area…
Most shops and restaurants are open part of the day for you! Please make sure to come to town early to park and enjoy shopping the lovely retailers and art galleries. Whether you’ll end up back where you’re staying or head back home, there’s a beach or lake or trail for you to enjoy some outdoor recreation the remainder of the holiday.
More to celebrate on the 4th…
>>Flag Raising Ceremony | Old Settlers Park @ 10am
>>Boat Parade | On the Glen Lakes @4pm
>>Pancake Breakfast | Sunday, July 7th at the Town Hall

Parade photos courtesy of Raquel Jackson
#4thofJuly #glenarbor #parade #thingstodo #summertime #glenlake

Glen Lake Boat Parade
2019-07-04 16:00 - 18:00 | MI
Thursday, July 4th, 2019 @4pm ~ Glen Lake Boat Parade
All boats Welcome, the more the merrier! Boat Decorations encouraged but not required! Meet in front of the Glen Lake Yacht Club
Follow the “On The Narrows Marina” lead boat along the shore of Glen Lake through the bridge and Little Glen and back . . . Come Join in the Fun!

This event not organized by the Yacht Club, please keep off of and respect private property.
Event notice from: Carol McCahill

Cherry Republic: Pit Spit Competition
2019-07-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-07-08 15:00 - 16:00, 2019-07-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Cherry Republic
How far can you spit a cherry pit? Find out at our Olympic Size Pit Spit Arena. Pits provided.

Art Reception: Margo Burian
2019-07-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Art Exhibition @ Center Gallery
Northern Michigan Painter Margo Burian will show her latest works in Center Gallery from July 5 – July 11. Opening Reception Friday, July 5 from 6-8 pm.
Gallery is open daily 11 am – 5 pm / (231) 334-3179
more information @ www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Margo said of her work, “Summer 2019 will be my 12th consecutive year showing with Center Gallery!!! I will be showing a group of mixed media paintings and collages on paper. The work this year will focus on abstracted landscape from remembered experience. The work is part of an ongoing exploration of paintings which focus primarily on observation and memory. The work begins with direct contact with the subject by drawing, making thumbnail sketches for composition and color reference, photography. Once I’ve established visual interest, I take my reference material into the studio where it serves as inspiration for making paintings. Often I will make a number of paintings using the reference material and each successive painting becomes reference for the next, until the final work in the “thread” becomes unrecognizable from the initial source.”

Pancake Breakfast
2019-07-07 08:00 - 12:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
The Glen Lake Fire and Rescue Association will be hosting a pancake breakfast! Bring your family and friends out to support the Fire and Rescue Association and enjoy a great breakfast with friends and family! Proceeds will go to the Glen Arbor Fire & Rescue Association to assist the Glen Lake Fire Department with funding for training and equipment purchases. Thank you for your support!
When: Sunday July 7th
8:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Glen Arbor Township Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue, Glen Arbor, MI
Cost: $8.00/person, Children 5 and under free
The Glen Arbor Fire & Rescue Association is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation

Gallery Talk: Historic Cottages of Glen Lake
2019-07-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
More than 20 years ago Barbara Siepker, a Glen Arbor book publisher with a keen interest in local history, began a project to memorialize the heyday of summer resort and cottage life in the Glen Lake area. The result is the book Historic Cottages of Glen Lake. Siepker is joined by Traverse City architectural photographer Dietrich Floeter, her collaborator, to discuss the project on July 7, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public without charge.
Historic Cottages of Glen Lake, first published in 2008, is visually stunning coffee table book with images of 50 summer cottages. Siepker’s desire to commemorate these iconic dwellings was prompted by concern – as more cottages were torn down and replaced by modern lakefront structures, Siepker feared the loss of important local history. Siepker and Floeter worked together to capture these old cottages’ visual memory, and their contribution to the character of the locality.
This program is offered in conjunction with the GAAC exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. It can be viewed in the GAAC gallery from June 7 – August 8. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Cherry Republic: Bingo
2019-07-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Cherry Republic
Join us for bingo, Sunday evenings in the courtyard at Cherry Republic.

Story time at Cottage Book Shop: Mon July 8
2019-07-08 11:00 - 11:30 | Cottage Book Shop, 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Author Katharine Robey will be at Storytime on Monday July 8 at Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor. Katharine will read from and tell us about her new book, Sleeping Bear Wakes Up.
Robey’s book, illustrated by Julie Copiz, gets children thinking, imagining their own stories, crafting different endings to well-worn legends, contemplating unending love — and gets them acquainted with the natural bounty of Sleeping Bear.
By Katharine Robey, Illustrated by Julie Copiz, Mission Point Press, $16.95

Join us for Summer Storytime in the Pine Patch next to the Cottage Book Shop, on select Monday, Wed, or Fridays. On Wednesday a craft is added to Storytime! Crafts will be messy so please wear old clothes.

Sprout: July 9
2019-07-09 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636

Live Music on the Patio
2019-07-09 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-07-11 17:00 - 19:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States

Historic Auto Tours
2019-07-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Faust Log Cabin, McFarlane Rd., Empire
Wednesday Driving Tours
Out of the Ordinary Historic Driving Tours
Guided by Retired Ranger Bill Herd Wednesdays 10 am- noon
Explore historic structures in the park that are not as well known. 2.5 hrs.
Donations Appreciated
7/10 Faust Log Cabin – at Inspiration Point looking over Glen Lake. 10 am, 11 am, and noon tours.
7/17 Ken-tuck-U-Inn – in Benzie County near the Platte River
7/24 Barn to Barn Tour – car caravan around Port Oneida and Good Harbor region to 5 sites
7/31 Inside the Farms of Port Oneida – car caravan to several sites
8/7 Treat Farm Hike and Tour –park and hike the ¼ mi.
Meeting Locations
Port Oneida Tours – meet at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen Farm, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy (M-22)., 3 miles N. of Glen Arbor. Sign out front says, “Charles Olsen”.
Faust Cabin: Going south, at the narrows between Glen Lakes, take a left onto McFarlane road south of Glen Lake. Go up the hill at least a mile. On the left is inspiration point where you can park. The cabin is left of Inspiration point. Map.
Ken-Tuck-U-Inn : located on the east side of M-22 at Long Lake Rd. From the southern border of the Lakeshore (identified by the Welcome to Sleeping Bear Dunes sign) on M-22 near Crystal Lake, drive north along M-22 about 0.3 miles to Long Lake Road, which intersects M-22 from the east. Coming from the north, the Ken-Tuck-U-Inn is about 10.6 miles south of Esch Road on M-22 Map.
Treat Farm: South of Empire 1/4 mile, turn right onto Stormer road. After Tweddle farm park at park gate. Meet at gate in front of 2-track for the 1/4 mile walk to the farm.

Story time at Cottage Book Shop: July 10
2019-07-10 11:00 - 11:45 | Cottage Book Shop, 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Author Patty Brozo will be at Story time on July 10 at Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor. Patty will read from her book Miss Pinkeltink’s Purse, and offer book signing. A story about A warm-hearted homeless woman finds a home. From its humorous opening through its sad midpoint and uplifting end, Miss Pinkeltink’s story shines a light on humanity. This story with children as agents of positive change reminds us again that communities are best known by their treatment of the disadvantaged among them. (Ages 2 and up)

By Patty Brozo, Illustrated by Ana Ochoa, Tilbury House. $17.95

Join us for Summer Storytime in the Pine Patch next to the Cottage Book Shop, on select Monday, Wed, or Fridays. On Wednesday a craft is added to Storytime! Crafts will be messy so please wear old clothes.

Magic Thursday Artists at the City Opera House in Traverse
2019-07-10 17:00 - 19:00 | City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI, 49684, United States
Opening Reception for the Magic Thursday Artists at the City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City. The opening reception is Wednesday, 10 July 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be over 100 pieces of art depicting northern Michigan will be on display. Light refreshments will be served, public is welcome, free admission.
Magic Thursday Artists Summer 2019 Art Show. Over 100 pieces of original artwork depicting the northern Michigan area created in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel will be on display. The show will run July and August on Monday thru Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A portion of proceeds from all sales benefits the historic City Opera House. Public welcome, admission is free.

Car show/Cruise Nights
2019-07-11 06:30 - 08:30 | Northwoods Hardware Home + Garden, 6053 S. Glen Lake Rd, (Off of M-22), Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Car show/Cruise Nights in Glen Arbor

Thursday nights at Northwoods Hardware store. From 6:30-8:30pm, July 11 through August.

Gallery Talk: Anishinaabek people Home/Place
2019-07-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
JoAnne Cook – practicing attorney, past Vice-President of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians – teaches the history of her people, and specializes in making this history relevant for non-native audiences. Cook comes to the Glen Arbor Arts Center with insights into the Anishinaabek people past and present on July 11, 10 am. This program is open to the public at no charge.
The Anishinaabek people lived and thrived for thousands of years before first European contact in the Great Lakes regions of what are now known as Canada and the United States. Cook believes tradition and culture is vital to the Anishinaabek way of life, and provides a look into how Anishinaabek life is nurtured and restored in modern times. She has presented to various communities on the way of life and culture of the Odawa. In addition, Cook previously taught Business Law for Northwestern Michigan College (NMC), and a course at NMC Extended Educatio, titled “Native Law and Culture.” JoAnne is currently teaching a short course, “History of the Anishinaabek” for Northwestern Michigan College Extended Education. She lives in Peshawbestown.
This program is offered as part of the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. The exhibition runs from June 7 – August 8 at the GAAC gallery, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

PLUS PLUS toy building Days
2019-07-12 11:30 - 12:00 | Cottage Book Shop, 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
PLUS PLUS Days
Friday July 12 and 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor.

Made in Denmark, this hot new building toy is tons of fun, join us to build your own creation and take it home. We will begin this event after Story time. For children 2 and up.
