• Painting Demonstration: Joe Stewart

    Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios

    Cincinnati painter Joe Stewart will conduct a painting demonstration as part of his exhibition at Center Gallery on Sunday, July 10, 1 p.m. The demonstration is open to the public. Center Gallery is located at 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Stewart paints in oil, both en plein air and in the studio. His new

    Free
  • Leelanau Press Book Signing

    Cottage Book Shop 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

    Leelanau Press Book Signing Sunday July 10 at 1:00 p.m. We are pleased to welcome the authors of the new books from Leelanau Press this summer. Barbara Siepker will be on hand to sign her new book, Historic Cottages of Glen Lake: Revised Second Edition ($55.00) with photographs by Dietrich Floeter. This book offers a  rare

  • Manitou Music Festival:18th Annual Dune Climb Concert

    18th Annual Dune Climb Concert           Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat’l Lakeshore Equal parts fast-paced and soulful, 5-piece modern-folk Americana act, The Way Down Wanderers, draw listeners in with energy, originality and soulful generosity.  Youthful and professionally trained, these young men captivate audiences with soaring instrumentals, foot stomping sing-alongs and a lively stage show. Gather your lawn chairs and

    Free
  • Monday Movies with Ernest Hemingway

    Forest Gallery 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, United States

    Monday Movies with Ernest Hemingway Monday July 11 and 25 at 9:00 p.m. Behind Forest Gallery Join us for for Movie Night with Ernest Hemingway, we will be showing two of the many film adaptations of his novels. The original film version of A Farewell to Arms released in 1932 and starred Helen Hayes and

  • Tuesday Tea and Talk Series

    Becky Thatcher Designs 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

    Explore the backgrounds of unique gemstones while enjoying tea and scones in Becky's garden. This weeks Tea Topic is Pearls- South Sea, Tahitian, & Freshwater.

    Free
  • Trunk Show at Becky Thatcher Designs Featuring Marcel Roelofs

    Becky Thatcher Designs will welcome Marcel Roelofs to both its Glen Arbor and Traverse City locations for trunk shows this July. European designer Roelofs has lived and worked in Germany since the 70’s. A self-taught designer, Roelofs has created a unique interchangeable clasp system for necklaces, earrings and rings that has brought him international recognition.

  • Glen Arbor Cherry Tours

    Cherry Republic

    Join Cherry Republic with a packed and lively tour aboard the Big Red Bus into the heart and soul of the “Cherry Republic.”  See and learn how farmers harvest, wash and pit cherries. Watch the crew at Cherry Republic turn those ruby red morsels of joy into Original Cherry Salsa.  Taste a product fresh off

    $25
  • Volunteer Project at Kraitz Cabin (2nd Stage)

    July 14-16   Volunteer  Project at Kraitz Cabin  (2nd stage) 9:00 – 4:00 pm   This second Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear summer project at the Kraitz cabin will proceed to the next step of restoring windows and doors. Need six volunteers with carpentry skills. Volunteer now!

  • Glen Arbor Cherry Tours

    Cherry Republic

    Join Cherry Republic with a packed and lively tour aboard the Big Red Bus into the heart and soul of the “Cherry Republic.”  See and learn how farmers harvest, wash and pit cherries. Watch the crew at Cherry Republic turn those ruby red morsels of joy into Original Cherry Salsa.  Taste a product fresh off

    $25
  • Children's program: Sean Gaskell – music of the African Kora

    Music lovers young and old will enjoy this perfromance by Sean Gaskell, featuring traditional songs on the Kora, a 21 string harp from West Africa. Sean has been featured at a number of music festivals in the US, Gambia, and Senegal.

  • Manitou Music Festival presents Celtic fusion ensemble Nessa

    Lake Street Studios/Center Gallery 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, United States

    The Manitou Music Festival is pleased to welcome Nessa.  Nessa is an exciting new Celtic fusion ensemble, led by flutist/vocalist Kelly McDermott, presenting a dynamic array of freshly arranged ancient Celtic ballads and folk songs from the U.K.  This upbeat band combines classical, jazz, and Irish influences with accents of world music, along with clever,

    $15
  • Art Classes for Children

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Glen Arbor Art Association’s Young People’s Art Studio focuses on the creative potential of all and are designed to provide the basics of art learning and to encourage the development of young artists. Our teachers are artists themselves and love to bring out the natural creativity of young people.