Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Anderson's Summer Tasting Series: Short's Brewing Co.
2015-07-17 16:00 - 19:00 (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
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 | MI
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

Port Oneida Docent Recruitment and Orientation
2015-06-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Charles Olson Farm, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Docent Recruitment and Orientation, Monday, June 29 10 am Reservations required. If you would like to serve as a docent in the Olsen farm exhibit in Port Oneida, please let us know of your interest by calling 334-6103. Service of six 3 hour sessions through Fall color season is required of docents. This is the session to attend to learn about what’s involved. We welcome new volunteers.

Baseball, Bands, and Brews
2015-06-27 17:30 - 23:00 | 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 Jocaine from 6:00 – 6:30. Game will be played as scheduled with start time of 7:00. After the game, Jocaine will be having another performance to end the night!

Leelanau Icons: New Paintings by Michael Lowery
2015-06-26 11:00 - 2015-07-02 16:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Grand Ledge artist Michael Lowery makes a “Return To Leelanau” with a new body of watercolor paintings June 26 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception is 6-8 p.m.

Lowery’s work is based on Leelanau County icons: weathered barns, laundry flapping on the farmhouse clothesline, a solitary raven at rest on the roof. He paints in a limited palette and conveys through shadow and light a sense of nostalgia and melancholy for another imagined time in the county.

“Return To Leelanau” continues through July 2. For more information please call 231/334-3179.

Olsen Farm Preservation Project
2015-06-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Charles Olson Farm, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Olsen Farm project, Fri, June 26 9 am – 4 pm Come out do some historic preservation work on the barn and landscape in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Bring gloves, a shovel, lunch and wear close-toed shoes. Participants can volunteer for an hour or two. Stay as long as you want. For more information call Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear at 334-6103.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT for 2015 in Glen Arbor
2015-06-26 - 2015-06-28 | Glen Arbor Tennis Courts & Park, Corner of S Ray Street/M22 & State St., Glen Arbor , MI, 49636, United States
ALL DOUBLES, played in our beautiful downtown Glen Arbor park!
Events…
Friday, June 26th – Women’s Doubles* and luncheon (change this year, see
below for info)
Saturday, June 27th – Men’s Doubles* (change this year, see below for info)
and Mixed-Doubles* Draws
Sunday, June 28th – Semi’s and Finals of Men’s Doubles and Mixed-Doubles
Draws
*each team is guaranteed at least 2 matches
Cost…
$50.00 (per player) – Women’s Doubles and Luncheon, by Cherry Republic, winners prizes and door prizes donated by local businesses and artists, T-shirt included.
$25.00 (per player) – Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles, includes T-shirt, sack lunch provided by Cherry Republic and prizes donated by local businesses.
How to Enter…
Get your partners lined up, email or call me with the names of your team ASAP – last day to enter is Monday, June 22nd.
If you need help finding a doubles partner for any of the events please contact me and we’ll see if we can help. We will collect money from you at the event, please bring cash or check (make checks out to the Glen Arbor Township). You will be contacted a few days prior to the event to let you know the approximate times of play. Please let me know if you have any questions and PLEASE pass this along to anyone you think might be interested in this FUN tennis tourney in beautiful downtown Glen Arbor!!!
Exciting changes this year include 4 newly resurfaced courts for our use at the Leelanau School, just a couple miles down the road. This allows us to expand our tournament to include 2 separate draws (A and B) in both the Women’s and Men’s Doubles. The A draw will consist of tournament tough teams, those who play team tennis, league play, 3.5 rating or above and wish to play in a competitive environment. The B draw is for the recreational player, those who enjoy playing competitively but want to have a more light-hearted fun environment. If you have any questions where you might fit, please give me a call or email.

ALL money raised from this tournament goes back into maintaining and beautifying our Glen Arbor Park!
Once again, this year the tournament is being sponsored by: AND A big thank you to both Cherry Republic and Anderson’s Market for once again sponsoring our tournament, this allows us to raise even more money towards improving our beautiful park!

Music On The Mountain - Jill Jack
2015-06-25 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 – Jill Jack
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

Historic Farm Horse and Wagon Tours
2015-06-25 14:20 - 2015-09-03 14:20 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Horse and Wagon Tours Thursdays 4:30 pm and 5;45 Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear invites you to explore Port Oneida by horse and wagon! Starting at the Olsen Farm. Learn the history of this significant late 1800s agricultural community. Reservations required – call 231-334-6103 Minimum of 8 registrations required to run the tour.

Trunk Show with Marcel Roelofs
2015-06-23 10:00 - 17:00 | Marcel Roelofs Trunk Show, 5795 Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Meet European jeweler and designer Marcel Roelofs at Becky Thatcher Designs. Marcel has designed unique interchangeable necklaces with decorative clasp as well as earrings and rings.
