Running Bear Run
2022-07-26 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Detroit) | Cherry Republic
Running Bear Run
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 – Glen Arbor Women’s Club 15th Annual Running Bear 5K Run/Walk and 1/2 mile Kids’ Run
Run/Walk: 9:00am, Kids’ Run: 9:05am-Rain or shine. After run celebration and refreshments. Starts/Ends: Cherry Republic, Lake Street, Glen Arbor. Registration info online: www.runningbearrun.com. Run/Walk $20, ($25 day of run), Kids’ Run $5. Proceeds go to local scholarships and local charitable organizations. Questions? Call or text 231-409-0514

Kids Live Music with Luunappi
2022-07-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-09 11:00 - 12:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Join us at M22 Glen Arbor for a morning of interactive family fun with local musical group, Luunappi!

Yen Yoga at Nature
2022-07-27 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-08-03 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-08-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Nature, 2988 W Burdickville Rd, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Join us in an inspiring space for a community yoga class, held weekly on Wednesday’s at 5:30 pm. Hosted at Nature in Maple City by Yen Yoga & Fitness.
This ia an all-level yoga flow class. Please bring your own yoga mat and practice social distancing.
Sign up to participate is required at yenyogafitness.com You may sign up online up to 8 days in advance, or feel free to call us at 231-421-5496

Glen Lake Community Library Home Tour
2022-07-28 10:00 - 16:00 | MI, United States
The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library will hold their biennial Home Tour on Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. Tour six area homes in Empire and on Glen Lake. Tickets available starting June 15 at the Library, at the Cottage Book Shop and Northwoods Hardware in Glen Arbor, and from members of the Friends of the Library and the Glen Lake Garden Club. Ticket price $25 per person.

Luunappi Concert
2022-07-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Bring a chair or a blanket and join us for a fun filled morning with music, songs, poems, and stories by our area favorites, Luunappi! The Glen Lake Library is hosting the event Thursday, July 28th at 11:00 a.m. in our outdoor garden area (weather permitting). The team of Patrick Niemisto and Norm Wheeler will provide an hour of terrific entertainment for kids and adults of all ages. In case of inclement weather the concert will be held indoors in the library’s program room. The library is located at 10115 W. Front Street in Empire. For further information call the library @ 231.326.5361 or visit our webpage: www.glenlakelibrary.net.

LIVE MUSIC AT FRENCH VALLEY VINEYARD
2022-07-28 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-01 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-04 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-08 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-11 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-15 16:00 - 19:00 | MI, United States
Join us every Thursday from 4-7pm for live music at French Valley Vineyard. To see the full music line up visit https://fvvineyard.com/events-at-french-valley-vineyard/

Car Show/Cruise Nights
2022-07-28 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-08-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-08-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Northwoods Hardware Home + Garden, 6053 S. Glen Lake Rd, (Off of M-22), Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Cruise your classic hardware to Northwoods Hardware in Glen Arbor during July & August on Thursday nights at 6:30pm.

Traverse City Dance Project
2022-07-30 17:00 - 19:00 | MI, United States
Traverse City Dance Project
July 30, 5 – 7 pm
9805 Nash Road, Maple City
Sponsored by the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Interlochen Public Radio, the TCDP performance will feature original choreography, live music, and ten professional dancers from around the country. $30 GAAC members, $35 non-members. Free parking. Read more and purchase your reservations here: https://glenarborart.org/events/traverse-city-dance-project/

Beach Bards Bonus Bonfire: FLAGS Edition
2022-08-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
An evening of poetry, stories and music about flags takes place at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, August 2, 7 – 9 pm. The Beach Bards, Leelanau County’s hometown wordsmiths, will lead the evening. This special edition is open to all poets and writers of any skill level. Bring a poem or story to share. No pre-registration required.
For more than three decades, the Beach Bards have been celebrating the written and spoken word around Leelanau County campfires. This evening of words is part of the GAAC’s FLAGS exhibition though August 18. FLAGS explores these symbolic objects from a wide variety of perceptions and angles, both abstractly and realistically.
For more information go to GlenArborArt.Org/EVENTS; or call 231.334-6112.

Plein Air Weekend
2022-08-04 08:00 - 2022-08-06 18:30 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Painters from across Michigan and the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor August 4, 5, and 6 for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 13th Plein Air Weekend.
This year the event will be highlighted by three outdoor painting competitions and two exhibitions of original work. The Sundowner is Thursday, August 4th. The artists will work to capture the sunset. The Quick Draw is Friday, August 5. This year’s theme asks artists to paint their interpretation of “Pastoral Life: Capturing Images of Barns, Farms, and Fields.” The public is welcome to watch the artists in action. Quick Draw and Sundowner paintings will be on view and for sale at the Glen Arbor Town Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue/M-22, on Friday, August 5, 5 – 6:30 pm. Glen Arbor artist Barb Cochran will judge the paintings. There will be cash prizes.
The weekend’s culminating event, the Paint Out exhibit and sale, is Saturday, August 6. It features work by 70 artists who registered early to be included in this all-day painting event. The evening viewing and sale is 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. More than 100 works of art will be exhibited and offered for sale on a first-come basis (at the sound of the gong at 6 pm). Grand Rapids art gallery owners, Scott and Linda LaFontsee, will judge and award cash prizes for the paintings including the Amy L. Clark-Carels $1,000 first place prize. Entry to Saturday evening’s show and sale is ticketed. Tickets will be $10 and and available at the door. Children under 12 are free.
The Plein Air Weekend is a major fundraising event for the Glen Arbor Art Center. Proceeds from the sale of the paintings benefit the participating artists and the GAAC. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org.

SPROUT Arts and Craft Pop Up at M22
2022-08-04 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Sprout: Nourishing Young Minds through Nature and Art will pop up at M22 in Glen Arbor on August 4 from 10 am – 12 noon or until supplies run out. Two crafts and a prize for $15. Stop by and check us out!

Summer Children's Events at Glen Lake Library
2022-08-04 11:00 - 12:30 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
The final two programs for Glen Lake Library’s Summer Reading Program will be held on August 4 and August 11th at 11:00 AM. The program on August 4th will host children’s author and illustrator Lori Taylor. She will share stories of sea monsters from long ago and even bring along a couple of live “sea monsters”. Participants will learn to draw water critters and create their own “sea monster” art. Lori will also have her children’s chapter books for sale after her presentation. On August 11th we welcome Skye, a Welsh Corgi to our library as part of our Dog Gone summer program. We will feature some dog gone good dog stories, Aunt Lulu and Harry, the Dirty Dog and Bark, George, after which kids can make their own dog gone fun puppet and read a story to Skye. He loves a good dog story! For further information please call the library 231.326.5163 or visit our web page www.glenlakelibrary.net.

Port Oneida Fair 2022
2022-08-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
All programs are free. Participants need only purchase the Park Entrance Pass or have an Annual Pass displayed in their vehicle to join in the fun.
History comes alive at six historic sites during the annual Port Oneida Fair in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Once again, visitors are invited to step back in time at the two-day event and experience life as it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The fair is held at six of the historic farmsteads in Port Oneida. Each farm has a variety of artists, crafts, food, and activities for visitors. Visit our website for more information.
http://www.nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/pofair.htm

Sleeping Bear Stories: Two Lost Tales of the Past
2022-08-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
A performance of music and dramatization of two historic tales within Sleeping Bear about the first settlers of Port Oneida, the Burfiends,and the lost community of Aral. Performed by Anne-Marie Oomen and Beach Bards and Co. held at Thoreson Farm in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
FREE event! Bring your blankets or chairs and watch this outdoor performance with the barn as a back drop. A special event of the Port Oneida Fair, presented by park partner Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear with grant funding from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the Port Oneida Fair Committee.

Sleeping Bear Stories: Two Lost Tales of the Past
2022-08-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9922 Front Street Highway M-72, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Friday, August 12 6:30 – 8:30 pm Thoreson Farm
Sleeping Bear Stories: Two Lost Tales of the Past
A performance of music and dramatization of two historic tales within Sleeping Bear about the first settlers of Port Oneida, the Burfiends, and the lost community of Aral. Performed by Anne-Marie Oomen and Beach Bards and Co. Anne-Marie is a local author and former Creative Writing Department Chair at Interlochen Center for the Arts. The Beach Bards led by Norm Wheeler have been performing in song and prose weekly for years in Glen Arbor and are joined by Dave Early and musicians Gary Worden, John Phillips, and Michael Sullivan. *Bring a blanket or chair. Come early and picnic on the grounds.
Brought to you by Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear with a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council, and the Port Oneida Fair Committee. This is a gift to the community.[There is no cost for the event, but visitors must have a park entrance pass or an annual pass displayed in their vehicle. Park passes can be purchased at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center in Empire, open daily.]
Thoreson farm is located at 3694 S Thoreson Rd, off of M-22 3 miles north of Glen Arbor and just west of Port Oneida Road.

Luke Woltanski Live with coffee!
2022-08-17 15:00 - 18:00 | Leelanau Coffee Roasters, 6443 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Live music outside front of Leelanau Coffee presented by Luke Woltanski. Enjoy some classic tunes, original music and great coffee!
