Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Halloween | Trick or Treating in Glen Arbor
2015-10-31 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Glen Arbor, MI, Glen Arbor
Join us on Saturday, October 31st from 12-4pm for a fun afternoon of trick or treating in downtown Glen Arbor! Dress up in your Halloween finest and bring the whole family for treats from all participating businesses. This is a wonderful event, open to the public, and free for all to enjoy!
Beyond trick or treating, it’s a great time of year to shop end of season sales, shop for holiday gifts from your local galleries and artisans, and dine a a variety of eateries in the area.
Enjoy plenty of family-friendly recreation from a simple hike in the National Park, a bike ride on the new section of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, play at the Glen Arbor community park, or take in the beauty of the Nation’s best scenic fall drive, along M-22.

Coat Drive
2015-10-25 08:00 - 2015-12-27 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, 6281 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, Select a Country:
We are collecting coats and other clean and ready to wear winter gear. Please drop off at Riverfront or directly to the Glen Lake Community Reform Church in Burdickville. If you know of anyone in need please have them stop by the church during business or service hours.

Anderson's Market Fall Harvest Fest
2015-10-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Anderson’s Market
Celebrate fall at Anderson’s! Join us for kid’s activities, free homemade donuts & cider, local apples from Skye Rose Orchards, wine & beer samplings, cheese tastings and more. If you haven’t tried our new Detroit style pizza, we will also be sampling slices during the entire event. You can also order your Thanksgiving turkey from Duerksen’s farm and preview some new foods we will have in the market for the holidays. Bring the whole family for this fun and delicious afternoon!

Woodlands Conservation
2015-10-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Kasson Township Hall, 10988 S Newman Rd, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Kama Ross, a forester with the Leelanau Conservation District, will discuss the health of our region’s forests, and the various issues facing them, including storm damage and recovery, and invasive insects and diseases. She’ll also outline the services provided by the Conservation District.

Chamber member Fall Dinner + Meeting
2015-10-13 17:30 - 20:00 | Western Avenue Grill, 6410 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
October 13th, 2015 | 5:30pm
At Western Avenue Grill
Schedule for the evening
The dinner and the meeting takes place on Tuesday October 13th
Social hour will begin at 5:30 and will include a brief business agenda
Election of the new Officers
Brief Review of 2015 then Looking Forward to 2016
Dinner will begin at approximately 6:15
The menu can be viewed below
Cost of the dinner will be $30.00 to include tax and gratuity, beverages will be available and will be added to your ticket
PLEASE RSVP to Jeff Gietzen with the number attending
Email jeff@northwoodshardware.com Text me at 616.633.3699
We look forward to seeing you there !

Special Dinner Menu
$30 per person – includes tax and gratuity. Full cash bar available.
House Salad
Fresh chopped romaine topped with tomatoes, carrots, red onion, and croutons
Served with Cherry Vinaigrette
Entrée
Slow Roasted Baby Back Ribs
Tender, fall off the bone ribs with sweet baby rays barbecue sauce
Served with whipped mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetable
Andouille Sausage Lasagna
Layered with a homemade tomato sauce, andouille sausage, ricotta, and parmesan cheese
Walleye
Lightly breaded walleye, baked and drizzled with beurre blanc and topped with capers
Served with wild rice and seasonal vegetable
Dessert ~ Mixed berry cobbler

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Painter Emilie Lee
2015-10-08 19:30 - 20:30 | United States
Studio painter Emilie Lee talks about her artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Lee, a resident of New York City, is using her two-week residency to begin creating a new body of work that explores the Sleeping Bear Dunes landscape and its stories. She took a multi-pronged approach to gathering information – from direct observation to interviews – to create work that expresses her passion for the wilderness.

As part of the AIR program, artists are asked to make a public presentation at the end of their residency. For more information, please all 231/334-6112 or visit the GAAA website to read about all the GAAA’s artist residents, glenarborart.org.

Glen Arbor Art Association announces auditions for the Readers’ Theater performance of Lost Horizon.
2015-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | United States
The Glen Arbor Art Association announces auditions for its December Readers’ Theater production of the movie/radio play Lost Horizon. The date for the auditions is October 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 South Lake Street, Glen Arbor. Dates for the rehearsals are October 28, November 4, 11, 19, 23, and December 2. At 7pm. Final rehearsals are December 8 and 9 at 7:30 pm and performances will be December 10, 11 and 13, at 7:30 pm.

Historic Antique Apples Event
2015-09-26 12:00 - 16:00 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Saturday, September 26 from 12 – 4 p.m
Orchards, historic apple varieties, and more can be discovered during a special antique apple event at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday, September 26 from noon to 4:00 p.m.

The event will be held at the Kelderhouse farm located on Port Oneida Road. The Port Oneida Rural Historic District is located along M-22, 13.1 miles north of Empire or about 3 miles north of Glen Arbor.
Guided programs will begin on the hour.
Walk the orchards with a Park Ranger, visit a “nursery,” learn about grafting with the experts, and enjoy this visual taste of history.

All public programs offered by the National Lakeshore are free. Participants need only purchase the Park Entrance Pass or have an Annual Pass displayed in their vehicle to join in the fun. This event is the perfect opportunity to “Find Your Park” in the farms of Port Oneida.

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Painter Conrad Kaufman
2015-09-24 19:30 - 20:30
Studio painter and muralist Conrad Kaufman talks about his artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Kaufman, a resident of Galesburg, Michigan, a studio painter, used his two-week residency to explore plein air work, focusing on the region’s color and natural light. He goal was to develop sketches and field notes for future compositions.

As part of the AIR program, artists are asked to make a public presentation at the end of their residency. For more information, please all 231/334-6112 or visit the GAAA website to read about all the GAAA’s artist residents, glenarborart.org.

Sculpture: Architecture, Artifact and Totem
2015-09-18 11:00 - 2015-10-11 17:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Sculpture – architectural and totemic – comes to Center Gallery for an extended stay. The work of artists Larry Fox and Van Wilson is on display Sept. 18-Oct. 11. A 6 p.m. reception for the artists opens the show.

Fox constructs non-representational wall compositions from wood and canvas. The Omena artist is known locally and nationally for the dimensional, dynamic shapes he constructs, and for the complex surfaces he creates from layers of acrylic paint. Fox’s work is found in private collections as well as on the walls of corporate enterprises.

Wilson’s freestanding, totemic sculptures are carved from wood or assembled from metal and other found objects. The Maple City artist grew up in West Texas and brought with him a love of crows, the traditional messengers of the spirit world. Wilson takes a playful approach to creating his totems, mixing and matching and stacking shapes and creatures that he has painted in eye-popping colors.

For more information, please call Center Gallery, 231/334-3179.

Stories & More for Preschoolers
2015-09-17 11:00 - 2016-05-26 12:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
The Glen Lake Library in Empire invites preschool children and their caregivers to a lively hour of stories, music, crafts and other learning activities, every Thursday morning at 11:00 am during the 2015-2016 school year.
These sessions are free, thanks to support from the Friends of the Glen Lake Library, and no advance registration is required.
Every Thursday morning at 11:00 am, during the 2015-2016 school year

Chamber meeting at Olsen Farm
2015-09-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Olsen Farm/Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Normally held the second Tuesday of each month, due to the Labor Day holiday weekend, this month’s Glen Lake Chamber Member meeting will be held
September 15th, 2015

Start time will be 5:30 for Social Time
Meeting will begin at 6:15
Location: Olsen Farm | 3164 W Harbor Hwy (M-22)

Members, friends and community – all welcome to attend!

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Writer Daryl Murphy
2015-09-10 19:30 - 20:30 | United States
Creative writer Daryl Murphy talks about his artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Murphy has two manuscripts nearing completion. He is using his two-week residency to polish these works for publication, and to explore a different direction for his storyteller’s voice. Murphy lives and works in Chicago.

GAAA Readers’ Theater Auditions
2015-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | United States
The Glen Arbor Association’s Readers Theater productions have become eagerly anticipated, playing to a full house at nearly every performance. The 5th season of Readers’ Theater opens with The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes…and THE Woman with Josephine Zara as Director and Celeste Crouch as Assistant Director. The play calls for 3 women and 8 men. Call up your drama muse, dust off your drama mask and join us for another fun RT production. Scripts will be available at the GAAA on August 24th.
Rehearsal dates: Wednesdays, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21 and Thursday, 10/22- at 7:00 pm. Auditions: September 9th, 7pm-9pm
Show dates: Fri., 10/23, Sat.,10/24, Sun., 10/ 25 – at 7:30 pm.

Labor Day Bridge Walk
2015-09-07 12:00 | The Narrows Bridge, 8137 S Glen Lake Rd, Glen Arbor
Glen Lake | Labor Day Bridge Walk
Labor Day Monday at 12 noon
Since 1995, Glen Arborites close out the summer season with the annual Labor Day Bridge walk. The walk goes .3 miles across the Narrows Bridge, that passes over the two Glen Lakes.
Before and after the ceremonial walk, find plenty of recreation and things to do for the whole family. Kayak the Crystal River, Paddleboard or rent a boat on the Glen Lakes, Hike a trail, Visit the park, grab a bite to eat and shop around Glen Arbor. >Browse more “Things to Do”
This year, Glen Arbor Bridge walkers can buy a commemorative T-shirt for $15. They can be purchased in advance of the walk at the Dune Dogs wagon in Glen Arbor or at Roman Jones, 11679 S. Lacore Road in Empire. Proceeds from all T-shirt sales go to a Glen Lake Cub Scout Troop.

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Anderson's Market Labor Day Cookout
2015-09-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Anderson’s Market
Join us on Labor Day for our picnic cookout starting at 10am! We’ll be serving up fresh homemade brats, grilled to perfection, along with our homemade loaded potato salad. $3 for a brat or $5 for a brat with potato salad! We’ll be grilling until we sell out, so stroll on by during your day in Glen Arbor.

Baseball, Bands, and Brews
2015-09-05 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 an End of the year Extravaganza with a live band performing from 6:00 – 6:30. Game will be played as scheduled with start time of 7:00. After the game, the End of the Year Extravaganza continue with another live performance to end the night!

'Enjoy The Scenery': New Landscapes by Susan Keen
2015-09-04 11:00 - 2015-09-17 15:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
“Slow down and enjoy the scenery” is painter Susan Keen’s guiding principle – and the focus of a new body of Northern Michigan landscapes. This show of familiar roadside views opens Sept. 4 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. An artist’s reception is 6-8 p.m.

Keen, a resident of Holland, Michigan, is a studio painter working in oil. She interprets the Lake Michigan landscape through color and shape. Keen’s work is about celebrating the “ordinary vistas we pass every day.”

This show continues through Sept. 17. For more information, please call 231/334-3179.

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Ceramic Sculptor Susan Crowell
2015-08-27 19:30 - 20:30 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Susan Crowell, a ceramics sculptor from Ann Arbor, Michigan, talks about her artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Crowell combines her work in clay with her calling as a beekeeper. She has created a body of 3-D work that reflects her concern about the survival and wellbeing of pollinating insects. The University of Michigan instructor used her two-week GAAA residency to continue work on ceramic models of pollen that was initiated during a 2011 residency in Denmark.

As part of the AIR program, artists are asked to make a public presentation at the end of their residency. For more information, please all 231/334-6112 or visit the GAAA website to read about all the GAAA’s artist residents, glenarborart.org.

Painting Demonstration
2015-08-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Ellsworth painter Margie Guyot will conduct a painting demonstration at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, on Saturday, Aug. 23. The demonstration begins at 1 p.m.

Guyot paints en plein air year-round. Her subjects are equally as diverse: coastlines, rolling hills, roads and farmsteads – anything that the painter feels “looks amazing.” Guyot will demonstrate her approach and technique Aug. 23. The demonstration is open to the public. Call 231/334-3179 for more information.

Baseball, Bands, and Brews
2015-08-22 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 Swingshift from 6:00 – 6:30. Game will be played as scheduled with start time of 7:00. After the game, Swingshift will be having another performance to end the night!

North Manitou Island Preservation Project
2015-08-21 15:00 - 2015-08-30 15:00 | North Manitou Island, MI, United States
Volunteer Preservation Project – North Manitou Island
August 21-30 Spend time on this beautiful island with a friendly group of people. Help preserve the historic buildings on the island with Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, a partner group of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Ferry and housing on the island provided. Volunteer now!

A Four Seasons View: New Paintings by Margie Guyot
2015-08-21 11:00 - 2015-09-03 15:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Ellsworth painter Margie Guyot exhibits a four-seasons view of northern Michigan at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens Aug. 21, 6 p.m. with a reception.

Guyot paints en plein air year-round. Her subjects are equally as diverse: coastlines, rolling hills, roads and farmsteads – anything that the painter feels “looks amazing.” Guyot will demonstrate her approach and technique during a painting demonstration Aug. 23, 1 p.m. at Center Gallery. The demonstration is open to the public. Guyot’s exhibition continues until Sept. 3.

For more information please call 231/334-3179.

Baseball, Bands, and Brews
2015-08-15 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 Laith Al-Saadi and Band from 6:00 – 6:30. Game will be played as scheduled with start time of 7:00. After the game, Laith Al-Saadi and Band will be having another performance to end the night!

Dune Dash
2015-08-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Dune Climb, 6478 S. Dune Highway, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Dune Dash – Saturday, August 15
Want to help, but don’t want to run/walk at the Dune Dash? No Problem –
We need volunteers to help at registration and as route marshals. Here is the contact info if you can help out: www.dunedash.com, or contact TART Trails at info@traversetrails.org or 231-941-4300.
Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails (TART), Inc. is a proud partner of the 4th annual Dune Dash, a 4-mile run/walk along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail (SBHT), to be held at 9 a.m. this Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb. The course showcases the trail, which opened during summer of 2012 within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The Dune Dash is organized by the creators of the Zombie Run, with support from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and TART Trails. According to Matt Ross, the founder and coordinator of the event, “If you are not familiar with the SBHT, participating in the Dune Dash is the perfect time to experience and support the trail.”
The event is on as scheduled despite last Sunday’s storm which knocked down hundreds of trees and rendered the trail impassable. The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes volunteer crews have been working with National Parks Service all week to clear the trail. The run/walk starts and finishes at the Dune Climb and follows the flat paved trail, passing by rolling sand dunes and scenic forest before turning around near Glen Haven. The only stretch of the SBHT that remains closed is between Glen Haven and Glen Arbor which will not affect the event.
All registered participants will receive a t-shirt, professionally timed results, and refreshments. Awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers, and age-group winners. Packet pick up and late registration will be held on Friday, August 14th from 5pm-7pm at the Filling Station Microbrewery in Traverse City. There will be no day of registration (In accordance to federal law, day of registration cannot take place within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake Shore.) Registration ranges from $15-30 per person based on age and prices go up $5 after Thursday, August 13th.
Proceeds from the event support the continued development of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. The event has raised $7,500 to date for trail support. For more information on the Dune Dash visit www.dunedash.com, or contact TART Trails at info@traversetrails.org or 231-941-4300

40 Shades of Green
2015-08-14 11:00 - 2015-08-20 16:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Traverse City artist Joan Richmond returns to Center Gallery with “40 Shades of Green,” an exhibition of landscape painting, both literal and abstract. This show opens Aug. 14, 6 p.m. with a reception at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The color green is a staple in Richmond’s palette, and has become the artist’s signature hue in its many gradations. With this show, Richmond continues to examine her home turf through the medium of gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. Working on location and in the studio, the artist focuses on vignettes of northern Michigan. She works in a minimalist style that records her impressions of a scene.
“40 Shades of Green” continues through Aug. 20. For more information, please call 231/334-3179.

Yoga on the Beach
2015-08-13 20:00 - 21:00 | Glen Haven Cannery, Glen Arbor, MI, MI, 49636, United States
Yoga on the Beach
Let’s relax, get some fresh air and enjoy yoga during sunset at Glen Haven Beach. Our next class will be Thursday, August 13 at 8:00 – 9:00 PM at Glen Haven Beach by the Cannery. A suggested donation of $10 per person would be appreciated. For more information and to RSVP (Join), click here.
Yoga classes accepting donations for Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes. Hosted by Yoga on the Beach, Leelanau County, Northern MI

Music on the Mountain - Kellerville
2015-08-13 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
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

Billy Strings & Don Julin/Bluegrass
2015-08-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Green American roots duo Billy Strings & Don Julin have been tearing up stages across America and generating huge buzz based on their intense live shows. With just two instruments (guitar and mandolin) and one voice, they showcase bluegrass as a rough-and-tumble art form made with great virtuosity and huge attitude. $15, children 18 and under are free. Rain: Leelanau School Auditorium

Summer Singers/Choral
2015-08-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Rd., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Enjoy an evening with the Summer Singers, an all-volunteer group of fifty voices who will present a wide variety of vocal works under the direction of Dana Allen. This enthusiastic group of mixed voices has been singing to a packed house for many years. They are a popular local tradition. FREE
