Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Stone Circle poet Terry Wooten
2016-05-04 07:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | 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.

Nature's Palette Artist Reception
2016-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Botanic Garden within Historic Barns Park, 1490 Red Drive, t, MI, 49684, United States
The Visitor Center at the Botanic Garden along with Studio One 6 presents Nature’s Palette opening reception. This is a fine art exhibition featuring the exceptional paintings of 14 local artists. Light refreshments will be served while guests enjoy the paintings and the gardens.
The Botanic Garden is located with Historic Barns Park on the ground of Grand Traverse Commons. A portion of the sales supports the Botanic Garden.

Wine & Food Tasting Series
2016-05-07 15:00 - 18:00 | Anderson’s Market
Join us on Saturday, May 7 from 3 – 6pm, when we will be tasting 3 French wines with Griffin Beverage Co. wine representative Remy Chauchoy. The wines we will be tasting are Picpoul de Pinet (white),
Corbieres Col des Vents 2012 (red) and Lirac Roquedon (red). Complimentary as always, and appetizers included!
Visit our website for a complete calendar of upcoming tastings and events at the market!

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 | Michigan
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.

Asparagus Festival May 20th, 21st & 22nd
2016-05-20 19:00 - 2016-05-22 18:00 | Michigan
Empire Asparagus Festival – May 20th, 21st & 22nd, 2016
Friday, May 20th
7:00pm to 10:00pm – Dance & Pig Roast
ENTRY FEE $5.00 under 16 FREE
PIGROAST EXTRA
Front St. Empire – Click here for directions

Come Dance & Dine on Art’s Taverns famous Pig Roast and wash it down with one of your favorite Right Brain Brewery Brew!! It will be a foot-stompin’ butt swingin’ good time with music from STROBELITE HONEY!!!!

Saturday, May 21st
10:00 AM – 5K Kick Ass-paragus Fun Run/Walk
Registration for the run starts at 9.00am at Empire Public Beach
Click here for more info on the run!

NOON – Asparagus Recipe Contest Asparagus Cook-Off
Due to the events popularity the audience will be limited to a first come first served 100 people in line
2016 Recipe Entry Form

1:00PM to 4:00PM – Empire Area Museum is open.
Click here to visit our site

2.00pm ODE to ASPARAGUS POETRY Competition
Children, Youth & Adult Catergories with Prizes for esch.
Please send entries Including Name, Age and Contact info via email to info@glenlakelibrary.net

3 pm to 4pm CHILDREN’S FAVORITE GORDON RUSS & his COMEDY MAGIC REVUE
Under the Big Tent on Front Street

4pm PARADE
Please e-mail Ashlea if you’re interested in being in the parade at besquirrely@gmail.com. Must salute to asparagus!

Music
1pm thru 3pm – Miles Prendergast Band
4pm thru 6pm – Benjamin James & The Old Mission Collective
http://www.benjamanjamesmusic.com/about/

7pm thru 9pm The Benzie Playboys

Asparagus Eats plus Wine and Beer Tasting under The BIG TENT
NOON. thru 9:00 p.m.
ENTRY FEE $5.00 under 16 FREE

FOOD VENDORS
Hearth & Vine Black Star Farms http://www.blackstarfarms.com/dining/hearth-vine/
Deerings Market
Scalawags Fish & Chips http://scalawagstc.com/
MI Grill (Baytown Kitchen) http://baytownkitchen.com/
Fire Dog Artisan Pizza
Art’s Tavern http://www.artsglenarbor.com/
Kontiki Foods
Little Traverse Inn
The Manor on Glen Lake
Norconk’s Fresh Asparagus

BREWERIES & VINTNERS
Right Brain Brewery http://www.rightbrainbrewery.com
Black Star Farms http://www.blackstarfarms.com
Bel Largo Vineyard & Winery
Laurentide Winery http://laurentidewinery.com
St. Ambrose Cellars http://www.stambrose-mead-wine.com
Lake Ann Brewery
Accoustic Mead http://www.drinkacoustic.com

1pm Asparagus Festival Foot Golf Tournament
At The Dunes Golf Club two man teams set up as a scramble. Each player will kick off and then take the best shot to kick from again, until they hole out. Prizes for closest to the Asparagus Spear & longest kick. Cost $20 per person includes free soda water & snacks. For more info contact Chris wall at cwall@centurytel.net

Sunday, May 22nd
Sunday May 19th Empire Lions Club Famous Breakfast
8am to noon at the Empire Township Hall

EMPIRE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER FUNDRAISER CONCERT
Dennis Palmer & Friends
Place – The Village Inn, Empire
Time – 4 pm to 6 pm

Asparagus Poetry Contest
2016-05-21 02:00 - 15:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
The Glen Lake Library will host an asparagus-themed poetry contest & reading as part of the upcoming Empire Asparagus Festival. Poems should be submitted to the library by Thursday, May 19 to be considered for the contest. Call the library for details: 326-5361; or see our website: www.glenlakelibrary.net.

Anderson's Market Annual Tasting Celebration
2016-05-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Anderson’s Market
Enjoy new and familiar tastes from your favorite purveyors of edible delights at our annual tasting event, held in and outside of the market on May 21st. Sample everything from local delicacies to international wines and regional craft beers. A full list will be soon be available of all of the amazing brands who will be at the market during the event. This celebration has quickly become a Glen Arbor tradition for locals & visitors to mingle and welcome the beginning of summer!
Visit our website for more information: andersonsglenarbor.com/events

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Paper Cutouts by Julie Friedman
2016-05-26 19:30 - 20:30 | Michigan
The Glen Arbor Art Association’s (GAAA) 15th season of artist-in-residence presentations continues May 26, 7:30 p.m. with Ohio resident Julie Friedman, at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Friedman works with paper and Tyvek creating cutout images with an X-acto knife. The Medina, Ohio, artist is using her residency to create three-dimensional collages made from these cutouts.

Center Gallery: Color Stories
2016-05-27 11:00 - 2016-06-30 15:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Center Gallery opens its 2016 season May 27 with a month-long exhibition of hand-formed porcelain clay tableware by Darcy Bowden and textile constructions by Sarah Bearup-Neal. An artists’ reception is May 27, 6-8 p.m. at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Bowden’s plates, bowls and other table objects make the service of food an artful act. They’re simple, modern and embellished with familiar shapes in happy, lively colors. Bowden hand forms her objects using an anvil and paddle. A resident of Ypsilanti, Bowden taught art for 30 years, retiring from the Ann Arbor Public Schools in 2008.

Bearup-Neal’s banners and small fabric constructions strike a modern temperament. The Empire artist’s work references many familiar quiltmaking themes and techniques, then translates these time-honored characteristics into contemporary compositions that showcase stitchery, mark-making, hand-painted and hand-printed materials, graphic line and shape, storytelling and strong color play.

This exhibition runs through June 30. For more information, please call 231/334-3179.

Tee if Forward Scramble at Manitou Passage Golf Club
2016-05-28 12:00 - 17:00 | Manitou Passage Golf Club, 4600 Club Drive, Cedar, MI, 49621, United States
Manitou Passage is hosting it’s first Tee it Forward event to celebrate our partnership with their program that encourages introduction of the game to young people.
Format:

Two person scramble
Each team must play 6 holes from each set of tees in an order of their choosing
Each team must play the 6 holes sequentially

Tee Times:

Between 12pm and 2pm

Fees:

$132 team entry fee
Includes twosome golf with cart, post-golf luncheon with non-alcoholic drink and prizes!

Tee:

Men & Women – 6 red/6 golf/6 white

Prizes:

Prizes awarded in the form of a gift card.

Advance registration required.

Grand Opening - Century 21/Northland Vacation Rentals
2016-06-02 15:30 - 19:00 | Century 21/Northland Vacation Rentals, 6391 W. Western Avenue, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Grand Opening Event
Join us for the celebration and enjoy
hors d’oeuvres and cocktails!
Please join us for an Open House at our new office in Glen Arbor!

Location: Century 21 Northland & Northland Vacation Rentals
6391 W. Western Avenue, Glen Arbor

Date: June 2, 2016
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Please R.S.V.P by May 27th to Jody Arendale
at jody.arendale@c21northland.com

Chamber Board Meeting - June 7th
2016-06-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Chamber Board members meet once a month, at 4:00pm in the Glen Arbor Township Hall (unless noted otherwise), typically scheduled for the 1st Tuesday of the month. These meetings are closed to Board members only.
2016 Glen Lake Chamber Board Meeting Dates
January 12
February 2
March 1
April 5
May 3
June 7
July 5
August 2
September 6
October 4
November 1
December 6

Useful Link:
View our Member meeting dates for 2016, Open to the Community

Toast to the Season + Glen Arbor Walkabout
2016-06-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
has been rescheduled for: Tuesday, June 7th. If there’s rain, due to the nature of this event, we may reschedule and delay the walk about to another day. Thanks!
Please join us for a village walkabout around Glen Arbor on June 14th! This is an opportunity to allow members/business owners to show and tell their store/products/services with the intention to educate, having things to share in order to promote each other throughout the season.
Schedule
4:00pm | Walk About – Kick off at Wildflowers, promptly at 4pm with a “toast to the season,”
Next we’ll head over to Synchronicity Gallery – Celebrating 20th Anniversary of the business
Then, to see what businesses have moved, new, etc. we’ll walk to more stops, that may include : Serbin Real Estate, Momentum, Northwoods Home & Gift and Century 21/Northland Vacation Rentals
Board Meeting | We’ll complete the walkabout with a Chamber Board Meeting around 5:30 or at the completion of the Walk About. Location TBD. Stay posted. Thank you!

Members and others, feel free to attend, bring a colleague or friend!

Habitat for Humanity 30th Anniversary
2016-06-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay
Habitat for Humanity, Grand Traverse Region Leelanau taskforce invites you to be our guest for our 30th anniversary celebration. For 30 years Habitat has been making safe and affordable housing a reality. We want to celebrate and thank you for supporting our mission! Come out and enjoy our very own mini documentary, inspirational stories and an evening of fun and popcorn. We want YOU to get involved! Call for more information, (231)941-4663.

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Photographer Patricia Bender
2016-06-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Michigan
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) continues its 2016 artist-in-residence presentations with photographer Patricia Bender on June 9, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. During her two-week residency, Bender — a New Jersey resident — worked with an 8X10 Deardorff view camera photographing notable trees in the Leelanau Peninsula. Bender creates paper negatives, some of which she will process with older methods using sunlight.

New Views - A Storm of Art
2016-06-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
New Views: A Storm of Art opens June 10 at the Glen Arbor Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception opens the show at 6 p.m. Awards will be presented at 7 p.m.
The juried exhibition – created in response to the Aug. 2, 2015 wind and hail storm – interprets, rather than documents, the storm. Underlining New Views is the philosophy that artmaking offers a way to address difficult events, and provides an avenue for transformation and hope.
New Views continues through June 23. The exhibition is open during regular GAAA office hours, Monday through Friday; and Saturday, June 11 and 18, 11 am-2 p.m. Support for the exhibition comes from The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, The Leelanau Conservancy and Pryor Design Co. of Ann Arbor. For more information, please call the GAAA, 231/334-6112.

Leelanau Amateur
2016-06-11 - 2016-06-25 | Manitou Passage Golf Club, 4600 Club Drive, Cedar, MI, 49621, United States
Challenge yourself on five area courses while competing against some of the best amateur golfers in Northwestern Michigan.
Format:

90 hole stroke play
Gross competition
Open to amateurs only
Golfers will play one round on each course
No cut is made after 18 holes

Date, Course & Start Time:

Saturday, June 11 – The Dunes 11am
Sunday, June 12 – Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms 11am
Saturday, June 18 – Sugarloaf, the Old Course 11am
Sunday, June 19 – Northport Creek 11am
Saturday, June 25 – Manitou Passage Golf Club 11am

Fees:

$245 individual entry
Includes 90 holes of golf with cart, range balls where applicable, prizes and tee gift. Reduced practice round fees are also available for advance tee times at the course to be played that day.

Tees:

Men under 40 years – Blue
Men 41 – 54 – White
Men 55+ & Juniors – Gold
Women – Forward

Flights:

Following the first 36 holes of golf, the top 72 players will form a Championship flight and the remainder of the field will form the Consolation flight. Payout will be created at that time.

Prizes:

Awarded to the top 25% of the Championship flight and the top 5 in the Consolation flight. All payouts will be in golf shop credits. Exact prize amounts will be posted when the field is finalized.

For additional questions, contact Manitou Passage Golf Club at 231.228.6000. Registration will close Sunday, June 12.

Michigan-in-Summer: New Paintings by Joseph Lombardo
2016-06-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo continues his study of Glen Arbor with a series of new paintings July 15-21, Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens with a public reception July 15 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 paintings. Through this evolving group of oil paintings Lombardo explores the Leelanau landscape, light, and color as well as its houses, trees, bicycles, farm houses and night scenes.

As part of his exhibition, Lombardo conducts a demonstration at Center Gallery, July 17, 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.

13th Annual Service on the Beach
2016-06-12 09:30 - 11:00 | 13th Annual Beach Service, 5705 S Sheridan Lane, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Please join Bethlehem Lutheran Church in celebrating their 13th annual “Beach Service”.
Sunday June 12th at 9:30 am 5705 S Sheridan Lane, (adjacent to LeBear Resort).

Barn Restoration Workshop | June 13-18, 2016
2016-06-13 - 2016-06-18 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Barn Restoration Workshop – June 13-18
The park will again be hosting our barn restoration workshop June 13-18th at the John Burfiend Barn located on Port Oneida Road, four (4) miles north of Glen Arbor, Michigan on M-22. This year marks the 20th year of the partnership between the Michigan Barn Preservation Network and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in developing this series of “hands-on” workshops. The park and the Michigan Barn Preservation Network are providing the skilled labor to put on this workshop.

The workshop will address repairing “Barn Floors and Hewn Building Sills and Floor Joists”. The John Burfiend Barn was the site of the first park and Michigan Barn Preservation Network workshop in 1997. The course will include 1) basics about structural and load analysis for floors and sills, 2) repair of rough sawn floor boards, floor joist and, 3) repair and installation of hewn sills, 4) exterior siding repair, and 5) tool safety while completing the task presented. This workshop is again able to provide a unique experience for all participants.

The course is set up so participants receive “hands on” training of all techniques. The workshop begins on site at 9:00 a.m. each day. There is no cost to participants. Tools and materials will be provided. Participants should wear boots, gloves, and bring a sack lunch for each day that they attend. Participants can sign up for any number of days.

Workers are not required to be skilled in the building trades, though experience will be helpful and appreciated. The purpose of the workshop is to teach the techniques and train owners and those interested how to do restoration work on timber and frame structures, including concrete and stonework. Past workshop attendees have ranged in age from 7 to 75 with each contributing their own unique skills to the project.

Campsites will be provided for those volunteers who wish to camp for those days they are signed up for the workshop. Please indicate on the form, by email, or when you call to sign up.

Interested parties should contact the park historical architect, Kimberly Mann (231)326-4771, to sign up for the workshop. To sign up by email: kimberly_mann@nps.gov

Tuesday Tea and Talk Series
2016-06-13 08:00 - 17:00 | 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 tea topic is Opals: Australian boulder opals, Mexican fire opals & Ethiopian.

Tuesday Tea and Talk Series
2016-06-13 08:00 - 17:00 | 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 Quartz with agates and sunstones.

Historic Sleeping Bear Exhibit Grand Opening
2016-06-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Historic Sleeping Bear Exhibit GRAND OPENING! 10:00 am – 4 pm. Olsen Farm
Ribbon cutting ceremony starts at 10 am and activities will run through 4 pm. The ceremony includes the National Park Service, Olsen descendants, and a special monologue written for the Olsen farm. Take a horse and wagon tour, bring your lunch and enjoy dessert and beverages provided, and music. Step into the new exhibit that tells the the heritage of Port Oneida, from how the settlers arrived here in the 1800s, where they came from, and the evolution of occupations in Port Oneida. Where did Port Oneida residents go? Why did they leave? What is happening with Port Oneida today? Come learn and enjoy the activities during the day.

Chamber Member Meeting - June, 2016
2016-06-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Indigo Bluffs RV Park & Resort, 6760 W. Empire Hwy, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
June 14th, 2016
Please join us for the June Glen Lake Chamber Members Meeting.
Location will be at Indigo Bluffs RV Park & Resort. Thank you Gary Becker!
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.

Random House Rep Night
2016-06-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Random House Rep Night
Wednesday June 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Glen Arbor Town Hall
Our friends Bridget and Laura, representatives from Penguin Random House, will be here, once again, to discuss the latest and greatest in the publishing world. Special savings, expert recommendations, giveaways…bring your book group, bring your friends – this is one of those events you will regret missing! Reception and book sales will follow the program at Cottage Book Shop. This is an event in partnership with Glen Lake Community Library. To register call 231-334-4223.

Publishers Book Talks
2016-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
The Cottage Book Shop and the Glen Lake Library will be hosting a presentation by Random House publisher reps. with expert recommendations of new books, both fiction and non-fiction, along with special savings and free giveaways.

Artist’s Demonstration: Joseph Lombardo
2016-06-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo conducts a demonstration at Center Gallery, July 17, 1 p.m. The gallery is located at 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. 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 paintings. Through this evolving group of oil paintings Lombardo explores Leelanau: light, lake and landscape. For more information please call 231/334-3179.

Random House Rep Night
2016-06-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Our friends Bridget and Laura, representatives from Penguin Random House, will be here, once again, to discuss the latest and greatest in the publishing world. Special savings, expert recommendations, giveaways…bring your book group, bring your friends – this is one of those events you will regret missing! Reception and book sales will follow the program at Cottage Book Shop. This is an event in partnership with Glen Lake Community Library. To register call 231-334-4223.
