Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Anderson's Market Summer Tasting Series: Founder's Brewing Co.
2015-07-24 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Anderson’s Market
Join us throughout the summer for wine, beer & spirit tastings from local to international wineries, breweries and distilleries! Our tasting series is a chance to sample some new and delightful flavors in a laid back environment, and learn more about the flavor profiles and pairing suggestions for every beverage you try.
Summer Tasting Series Schedule:
Friday, July 10 & 11: Banfi Wines – 3-6pm Friday, 4-6:30pm Saturday
Friday, July 17: Short’s Brewing Company, 4-7pm
Friday, July 24: Founder’s Brewing Company, 3-6pm
Friday, July 31: Bell’s Beer, time TBD
More summer dates TBA
Events often run a little after their end times…so as long as there are those willing to sip, we are willing to pour a bit longer!

Land and Water: New Paintings by Margo Burian
2015-07-24 11:00 - 2015-07-30 16:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Paintings of Leelanau County’s land and water – as processed through the imagination of Grand Rapids artist Margo Burian – are on display next at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A public reception opens the show July 24, 6 p.m.

Burian’s lush, atmospheric oil paintings of the region are not, she says, a strict record of natural features and landmarks. “I have taken liberties with place and nature to move the painting from an accounting or laundry list to an interpretation,” Burian said. Water – and its “ability to change at a moment’s notice” – plays an important role in her painting, which begin as field sketches, then developed in her studio.

This show continues through July 30. For more information, please call 231/334-3179.

Glen Lake Home Tour
2015-07-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor, MI, Glen Arbor
The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library host their biennial Home Tour on Thursday July 23rd from 10 am to 4 pm.
As one of the Friends’ primary fundraisers, the event showcases five distinctive and diverse Glen Lake area homes.
The range of homes in this year’s event is striking, yet each offers design savvy, expressed differently, through the appreciation of art and color as well as the love of nature, most often seen in lovely landscapes and exquisite gardens. Whether it is the authentic, yet updated, historic 18th century farmhouse or a newly-built Arts & Crafts home, a contemporary design element skillfully blended with
English antiques, a “knock-out” view of Alligator Hill or a pastoral view of apple orchards, an elevator or 12’ Endless Pool, there is something for everyone in this collection of stunning homes.
Tickets for the Home Tour are $15 each and are available at the Empire Library and the Cottage Book Shop as well as Northwoods Hardware in Glen Arbor.

Jeff Haas Quintet/Jazz
2015-07-22 19:00 - 22:00 | The Homestead, 1 Wood Ridge Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Well known to many local jazz enthusiasts, Jeff Haas is heard weekly on Classical IPR New Jazz Archive and at other venues that feature his trio, quartet and quintet. The Quintet will perform at the top of the ski hill in the spectacular setting of Sleeping Bear Bay. Familiar and new jazz tunes will fill the air as the sun sets over Lake Michigan. Jeff Haas comes from a musical family. His father, pianist Karl Haas, was his first teacher and was well known throughout Michigan. No carry-in food, drink or chairs please.

Tuesday Tea & Talk Series
2015-07-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Becky Thatcher Designs, 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Explore the backgrounds of unique gemstones while enjoying tea in Becky’s garden. This weeks topic is Lapis and Emeralds, with guest speaker Gary Bowersox.
Bring a friend and join us. R.S.V.P 231-334-3826

Moxie Strings/Celtic-Americana
2015-07-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Lake Street Studios/Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
The Moxie Strings is the electrifying combination of fiddler Diana Ladio, and cellist Alison Lynn. With their feel good melodies and foot stomping rhythms, these girls have put a fresh, enticing spin on Celtic and Americana music. Their ear catching originals and dance worthy traditional tunes have quickly made them one of Michigan’s most well-loved instrumental acts. $15, children 18 and under are free. Rain: Glen Arbor Town Hall

Manitou Music Festival 2015 Summer Concert Series
2015-07-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios, 6023 Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Moxie Strings/Celtic-Americana Sunday, July 19, 8 pm Studio Stage, Lake Street Studios, Glen Arbor, MI
The Moxie Strings is the electrifying combination of fiddler Diana Ladio, and cellist Alison Lynn. With their feel good melodies and foot stomping rhythms, these girls have put a fresh, enticing spin on Celtic and Americana music. Their ear catching originals and dance worthy traditional tunes have quickly made them one of Michigan’s most well-loved instrumental acts. $15, children 18 and under are free. Rain: Glen Arbor Town Hall

Baseball, Bands, and Brews
2015-07-18 17:30 - 23:30 | Wuerfel Park, 333 Stadium Drive, Traverse City, MI, 49685, United States
Gates to the ballpark open at 5:30 and there will be a performance by Levi Britton Band from 6:00 – 6:30. Game will be played as scheduled with start time of 7:00. After the game, Levi Britton Band will be having another performance to end the night!

Anderson's Summer Tasting Series: Short's Brewing Co.
2015-07-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Anderson’s Market
Join us throughout the summer for wine, beer & spirit tastings from local to international wineries, breweries and distilleries! Our tasting series is a chance to sample some new and delightful flavors in a laid back environment, and learn more about the flavor profiles and pairing suggestions for every beverage you try.
Summer Tasting Series Schedule:
Friday, July 10 & 11: Banfi Wines – 3-6pm Friday, 4-6:30pm Saturday
Friday, July 17: Short’s Brewing Company, 4-7pm
Friday, July 24: Founder’s Brewing Company, 3-6pm
More summer dates TBA
Events often run a little after their end times…so as long as there are those willing to sip, we are willing to pour a bit longer!

Leelanau Summer: New Paintings by Joseph Lombardo
2015-07-17 11:00 - 2015-07-23 16:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo exhibits new paintings of Glen Arbor, July 17-23, Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens with a public reception July 17 at 6 p.m.
Lombardo, an adjunct professor at Columbus College of Art and Design, first visited Glen Arbor in 2009 and executed the first of his Michigan-in-Summer series. Through this evolving group of oil paintings Lombardo is able to explore the Leelanau landscape, its light – both luminous and dappled — and the bright colors that characterize the region in summer.
As part of his exhibition, Lombardo conducts a demonstration at Center Gallery, July 18, 1 p.m. This demonstration is an opportunity to watch the artist work, and to talk with him about his process and technique. For more information please call 231/334-3179.

ROOTStories! Historic Miller Farm Tour
2015-07-17 10:00 - 12:30 | Charles Olson Farm, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Friday, July 17 10 am – 12:30 Learn about the history of the Miller Farm in Port Oneida from a family descendant. Meet at Charles Olsen Farm/Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear office. $5 donation.

Music on the Mountain - Rhett Betty
2015-07-15 19:00 - 21:00 | The Homestead, Woodridge Road, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
We have a great lineup and no better way to watch the sunset over Lake Michigan, from The Homestead, in Glen Arbor. Mark your calendars, spread the word and invite your friends and family.
Individual concert tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door | All five concerts: $55 | Choice of 3 concerts: $39
Music on the Mountain – Rhett Betty
All concerts are on top of Bay Mountain from 7 to 9 pm. In the event of inclement weather, concerts will move inside to Mountain Flowers Lodge. Transportation to the top of Bay Mountain (by chair lift or golf cart) begins at 6pm. Cash bar and snacks available for purchase.
2015 Music On The Mountain, Summer schedule:
Thursday, June 25th – Jill Jack
Sunday, July 5th – Blue Water Ramblers
Wednesday, July 15th – Rhett Betty
Thursday, August 6th – Blackthorn
Thursday, August 13th – Kellerville

Shakespeare at Studio Stage
2015-07-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Riverside Shakespeare performs “Measure for Measure” July 15, 7 p.m. at Studio Stage, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Studio Stage is located behind Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios. There is no charge, but donations are welcome.
“Measure for Measure” is a timeless tale about the struggle to discern appearance from reality. The Traverse City-based theater troupe takes the play out of Vienna and resets the story in ancient India, bringing with them the colors and costumes of that Asian country. The play’s main themes include justice, mercy and the dichotomy between corruption and purity. Or, as The Bard wrote: ” … (S)ome rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” For more information please call 231/334-3179.

Glen Arbor Art Fair
2015-07-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
This event hosts 100 artists carefully chosen to represent most areas of the art world.
What began in front of the Town Hall has expanded to both inside and out—-a great place to showcase unique art.
Lunch is available including our famous ”walking tacos”
Scholarship recipients assist by carrying supplies, giving breaks to to the exhibitors, and helping with the concessions.
FREE admission!

Tuesday Tea & Talk Series
2015-07-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Becky Thatcher Designs, 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Explore the backgrounds of unique gemstones while enjoying tea in Becky’s garden. This weeks topic is Opals.
Bring a friend and join us. R.S.V.P 231-334-3826

It’s Showtime! Movie and Midnight Release of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
2015-07-13 22:00 | Lake Street Studios/Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
It’s Showtime!
Movie and Midnight Release of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
July 13 at 10:00 p.m.
Lake Street Studio
Join us as we show the classic film of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel ,To Kill a Mockingbird starring Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall. We will have popcorn and snacks as we watch the film under the stars. At midnight the much anticipated new book Go Set a Watchman (Harper $27.99) will be available for sale at Cottage Book Shop. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill a Mockingbird. Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014. The story features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise Finch–Scout–struggles with issues both personal and political, involving Atticus, society, and the small Alabama town that shaped her. Go Set a Watchman casts a fascinating new light on Harper Lee’s enduring classic. Moving, funny and compelling, It’s sure to please fans of To Kill a Mockingbird! To reserve your first edition copy of the book call 231-334-4223.

Anchor Days
2015-07-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Empire, MI, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Sponsored By Empire Area Community Center (EACC), A Michigan Registered 501 (C) 3 Public Charity.
Friday, July 17th
Anchor Day Movies – Fun, Fairs, & Tragedy at Empire & Anchor Recovery
Where: Empire Town Hall
Sponsored By: Empire Museum
Time: 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 18th
Fishing Contest (Children & Adults)
Where: All Local Inland Lakes
Sponsored By: Empire Outdoors / Soni Aylsworth 231-326-5433
Time: 6:00 A.M. till 12:00 Noon
Species: Legal Fish Only
Anchor Day Run
Where: Empire Beach Park Pavilion
Sponsored By: Darby Trapp
Time: 8:45 A.M. Registration, 9:00 A.M. Race
Anchor Day Parade
Where: Front Street
Sponsored By: EACC / Questions Call Gerry Shiffman 231-326-2509
Time: 2:30 P.M.
Line Up: 2:00 @ Apple Barn
Lions Club BBQ Chicken Dinner
Where: Town Hall
Sponsored By: Empire Lions
Time: 2:00 – 8:00 pm

Street Dance with live music by “Streaker”
Where: Union Street Between Front & Alley Beside Town Hall
Sponsored By: Empire Area Community Center (EACC)
Time: 7:00 – 11 pm
*Donation will be accepted to pay the band*

Hip Pocket/Chicago/Motown
2015-07-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Sleeping Bear Dunes – Dune Climb, 6748 S Dune Hwy, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat’l Lakeshore Hip Pocket, based in Grand Rapids, MI, has been entertaining crowds for over twenty years. The eleven-piece band performs at countless festivals, receptions, and corporate events each year and has opened for artists such as The Temptations and The Four Tops. Though diverse in its musical styles, Hip Pocket specializes in music popularized by Chicago and Motown. Gather your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and join the fun. The concert is FREE – National Park pass required. 17th Annual Dune Climb ConcertRain: Glen Arbor Town Hall

Manitou Music Festival Summer Concert Series
2015-07-12 19:00 | Sleeping Bear Dunes – Dune Climb, 6748 S Dune Hwy, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Hip Pocket/Chicago/Motown Sunday, July 12, 7 pm , 17th Annual Dune Climb Concert Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat’l Lakeshore Hip Pocket, based in Grand Rapids, MI, has been entertaining crowds for over twenty years. The eleven-piece band performs at countless festivals, receptions, and corporate events each year and has opened for artists such as The Temptations and The Four Tops. Though diverse in its musical styles, Hip Pocket specializes in music popularized by Chicago and Motown. Gather your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and join the fun. The concert is FREE – National Park pass required. Rain: Glen Arbor Town Hall

Painting Demonstration
2015-07-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Grand Rapids artist Holly Sturges will conduct a painting demonstration July 12, 1 p.m. at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

The demonstration is part of Sturges’s exhibition “Shhh! Don’t Tell,” which is on display at Center Gallery July 10-16. Sturges’s oil paintings focus on iconic Leelanau County subjects: two-tracks and outbuildings in the Sleeping Bear Dunes park, beaches, farms and well-known Lake Michigan overlooks. Sturges returns to Leelanau County throughout the year to paint in places she has discovered, but does not name when she titles her work.

For more information please call the gallery, 231/334-3179.

Anderson's Market Summer Tasting Series: Banfi Wines
2015-07-11 16:00 - 18:30, 2015-07-10 15:00 - 18:00 | Anderson’s Market

'Shhh! Don't Tell': New Paintings by Holly Sturges
2015-07-10 11:00 - 2015-07-16 16:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Grand Rapids artist Holly Sturges takes viewers on a tour of her secret painting places in “Shhh! Don’t Tell,” new plein air landscapes on view July 10-16 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A reception to open the exhibition is 6-8 p.m.

Sturges’s oil paintings focus on iconic Leelanau County subjects: two-tracks and outbuildings in the Sleeping Bear Dunes park, beaches, farms and well-known Lake Michigan overlooks. Sturges returns to Leelanau County throughout the year to paint in places she has discovered, but does not name when she titles her work.

An artist’s demonstration is scheduled for July 12, 1 p.m.. Struges will paint and talk about her work. For more information please call 231/334-3179.

Music On the Mountain - Blue Water Ramblers
2015-07-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Homestead, Woodridge Road, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
We have a great lineup and no better way to watch the sunset over Lake Michigan, from The Homestead, in Glen Arbor. Mark your calendars, spread the word and invite your friends and family.
Individual concert tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door | All five concerts: $55 | Choice of 3 concerts: $39
Music On the Mountain – Blue Water Ramblers
All concerts are on top of Bay Mountain from 7 to 9 pm. In the event of inclement weather, concerts will move inside to Mountain Flowers Lodge. Transportation to the top of Bay Mountain (by chair lift or golf cart) begins at 6pm. Cash bar and snacks available for purchase.
2015 Music On The Mountain, Summer schedule:
Thursday, June 25th – Jill Jack
Sunday, July 5th – Blue Water Ramblers
Wednesday, July 15th – Rhett Betty
Thursday, August 6th – Blackthorn
Thursday, August 13th – Kellerville

Anderson's Market 4th of July Cookout
2015-07-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Anderson’s Market
Join us from 11am-2pm on Saturday, July 4th for grilled-out homemade regular or jalapeno cheddar brats! One brat for $3, or a brat and potato salad for $5. Drinks will also be available for purchase. So have a seat (or stand) along M-22 to watch the Glen Arbor 4th of July Parade while you enjoy a delicious lunch! Happy 4th!

Northport Community Band/Patriotic Friday
2015-07-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Old School Lawn, Glen Arbor, MI, 49684, United States
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 School Auditorium

Manitou Music Festival Summer Concert Series
2015-07-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Old School Lawn, Glen Arbor, MI, 49684, United States
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 lawn chairs, friends and family and enjoy this Glen Arbor tradition. FREE Rain: Leelanau School Auditorium

'This Land': Leelanau Paintings by Randi Ford
2015-07-03 11:00 - 2015-07-09 16:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
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 on iconic places within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Her lush, saturated color and movement-filled paintings reflect not only what she sees in the landscape, but what she imagines are its stories. Each painting is rich in pattern and texture, and is part of an ongoing project of capturing Leelanau’s exterior features and interior life.

“This Land” continues through July 9. For more information, please call 231/334-3179

4th of July
2015-07-03 - 2015-07-05
The Glen Arbor area celebrates the 4th of July weekend, with plenty of things to do:
Friday, JULY 3rd…
• 7 pm | Northport Community Band playing live music is favorite activity for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs, friends and family and enjoy this Glen Arbor tradition. This is a free concert on the Old School House Lawn in Glen Arbor. Rain: Leelanau School Auditorium
Saturday, JULY 4th…
• 10 am | Flag raising ceremony at Old Settlers Park
• 12 pm | Parade – through downtown Glen Arbor. (line-up is at 11am)
• 4 pm | Glen Lake boat parade – open to all that want to participate!
Sunday, JULY 5th…
• 8 am – 12pm | Fire Department Pancake breakfast at the Glen Arbor Township Hall
More things to do…
There’s tons of things to do, in and around the Glen Arbor area. From Dining and Shopping, to the arts; Beaches & Boating and a variety of outdoor recreation; to specific places to visit that are great for kids & families. Visit our “Things to Do” page to get started on your Pure Leelanau adventure.
• Things to do in Glen Arbor | List + Links…

Tuesday Tea & Talk Series
2015-06-30 15:00 - 16:30 | Becky Thatcher Designs, 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Tea
5795 Lake St. Glen Arbor
