Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Glen Lake Chamber Member Meeting - Feb. 2016
2016-02-16 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Detroit) | The Yarn Shop, 5873 S Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Notice: Originally set for the 9th, we rescheduled to the 16th, due to the Winter Storm
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Please join us for the February Glen Lake Chamber Members Meeting. It will be graciously hosted at The Yarn Shop, downtown Glen Arbor.
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.

Memoir writing workshop with Mardi Link
2016-02-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Local author Mardi Link will share her expertise into giving voice to your own unique life story. Mardi is the author of numerous books, including her own recent memoirs Bootstrapper and The Drummond Girls. She’ll outline strategies to help you refresh, collect and organize your experiences into your own meaningful memoir.
There is no charge for this workshop, but participants are asked to register with the library in advance.
NOTE: participants should bring a personal photograph for use in a writing exercise.

Glen Lake Winterfest 2016
2016-02-13 07:00 - 15:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Join us for the Annual Glen Arbor Winterfest on Saturday, February 13, 2016! Festivities include the Perch Fishing Contest + Chili Cook-Off.

Perch Fishing Contest
Festivities start at 7am with the beginning of the Perch Fishing Contest, with prizes for 1st through 4th place catches. All participants will bring their biggest catches from Big and Little Glen Lake to the Sportsman Shop at 1pm, and winners will then be crowned. Entry fee for this event is $20, and all ages are welcome.
DOWNLOAD: Fishing Contest Entry Form

Chili Cook-off
The Chili Cookoff, kicks off at Noon at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor. Entrants will compete to earn chili bragging rights. 1st through 5th Place winners, as determined by popular vote, receive a plaque commemorating the 2016 Chili Cook-off.
There’s only one category: CHILI ! – however you define it!
All proceeds from this event go directly to the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Glen Lake Schools Scholarship Fund. This is a family friendly event, just be sure to dress warmly! If you’d like to participate, the entry fee is $25 per chili. Winners will be crowned as the event wraps up around 3pm.
Admission is $10 per person, which includes unlimited chili samples. $5 Admission for Seniors, over 70, and kids, 12 and under.
DOWNLOAD: 2016 Chili Cook off entry form/rules

See last years Contest Results + event Photo Gallery.

Wine & Food Tasting Series: Valentine's Day Reds & Bubbly
2016-02-12 04:00 - 18:00 | Anderson’s Market
Join us for our Wine & Food tasting series as explore wine (and sometimes beer and spirits) from around the world, paired with delicious house made small bites. These complimentary events will be held every Friday in the wine department at the market. This week will be sampling red and sparkling wines perfect for sharing with your Valentine’s sweetheart!
Also be sure to stop by Boonedock’s this weekend during the Glen Arbor Winterfest to sample and vote for our chili during the cookoff!

Talk About Art: Jerry Gretzinger and His Map
2016-02-07 14:00 - 15:00 | MI
Imaginary mapmaker Jerry Gretzinger is the next “Talk About Art” interview, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

For more than 30 years Cedar artist Jerry Gretzinger has been mapping Ukrania, an imaginary place he began envisioning in the 1980s. Using simple tools and humble materials – recycled pasteboard, colored pencils, acrylic paint, magazine images – Gretzinger has created and charted a world comprised of more than 3,000 8” X 10 “ card panels, which cover an estimated 1,500 square feet. Sections of Jerry’s Map have been exhibited in galleries from Frankfort, Michigan, to Paris, France, with many stops along the way. Gretzinger will talk about the project that has sustained his creative focus for three-plus decades.

“Talk About Art,” now in its eighth year, is a series of conversational interviews with area artists and makers. The series moves this year to Sunday afternoons from its traditional Thursday evening time slot. For more information please call 231/334-6112.

WINTER’S GLOW: FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
2016-02-05 | The Homestead, 1 Wood Ridge Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Please join us for a fine art photography show & sale benefiting the Glen Arbor Art Association at The Homestead Resort. This invitational exhibit features wine from The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, micro-brewed local beer & delectable small plates.
Photographers: Bob Ashmun, Steve Loveless, Leonard Marszalek, Paul May, Jeff Rabidoux, Rodger Skinner, Meggen Watt.
Admission includes a glass of wine or beer, small plates, dessert & coffee. $25/person in advance or $30/person at the door.
Enjoy the company of friends & a little winter warm-up.
For reservations call The Homestead at 231-334-5100 by Feb. 4. For more information call the GAAA at 231-334-6112.
Image: Aurora over Whaleback by Meggen Watt

Chamber Board Meeting - February 2nd
2016-02-02 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

Cooking Classes at Anderson's Market
2016-01-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Anderson’s Market
Cooking classes have come to Glen Arbor! Join Chef Grant Nagel at Anderson’s as he instructs you on knife skills, proper sanitation and how to prepare a planned menu. We will also explore wine pairings for each of the scheduled menus.
The first class is on Sunday, January 31 from 5-7pm. Pre-registration is required. You may sign up via the form on our website or at the deli counter. The menu for the first class will be Beef Tournedos with Bordeaux glace atop portobello mushrooms, pan roasted asparagus and smashed fingerling crisps.
Cost is $30 per person.
Future class dates will be posted on our website as they are confirmed.

Roy Taghon Memorial Empire Snowmobile Drag Race
2016-01-30 08:00 - 12:00 | Empire Airport, 13264 S. Benzonia Trail, Empire, MI, United States
Roy Taghon was a Sled Head! Roy worked at Taghon’s Corner in Empire and Managed the gas station. He is greatly missed by family and friends. This annual event happens each winter in his memory.

This event will be held at the Empire Airport on January, 30th 2016.
Located at: 13264 S. Benzonia Trail (County Rd 677)- 4 miles East of Empire 1 mile South of M-72
Registration will start at 8am. Race will start around 11am.
Please look at the ISR Snow Drag Race Rules. http://www.isrracing.org/rules.cfm?aID=10007
The Classes at this time are Stock, Improved Stock, Heavy Mod, and Open Mod.
Contact Soni with any additional questions:
Wayne (Soni) Aylsworth | Empire Outdoors
231-499-4930

Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
2016-01-29 09:00 - 2016-01-30 17:30 | Grand Traverse Resort, 100 Grand Traverse Resort Blvd, Acme, MI, 49610, United States
Jan 29, 2016 at 9am – Jan 30, 2016 at 5:30pm

Tickets Available at: Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
The Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference builds a local vibrant agriculture community and equips small farmers with the tools to be successful. Keynote speaker Daphne Miller will connect the dots between local food and health. In conjunction with the conference are two additional programs: Farms, Food & Health Conference; and Farm School. Space is limited.

This year’s Farm School features three tracks: honey, mushrooms and agroforestry. We are bringing together regional and national experts for these one-day intensives on Friday, January 29.
Speaker lineup: Mark Shepard, Ben Falk, Wendy Wieland, Annie Olds, Mary Ellen Kozak, Joe Krawczyk, Charlotte Hubbard, Ken Mudge and Meghan Milbrath.
Daycare is available at the Cub House (the Grand Traverse Resort’s licensed daycare) for a reduced rate. For children 0 to 13. Advance registration required.
the Largest Gathering of Small Farmers in Michigan
The 2016 trade show will have over 100 exhibitors, and trade show-only tickets will be available to the general public. The conference attracts over 1,000 attendees.
http://www.smallfarmconference.com/

Farms, Food & Health Conference
2016-01-29 09:00 - 20:00 | Grand Traverse Resort, 100 Grand Traverse Resort Blvd, Acme, MI, 49610, United States
Farms, Food & Health Conference Offers Opportunities for Food Service Directors, Employers, and EducatorsEvent is set for Jan. 29 at the Grand Traverse Resort and SpaA conference slated for January 29, 2016, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa aims to build valuable connections between locally grown foods and wellness in schools, the healthcare sector, the workplace, and the broader community.In addition to sessions for healthcare practitioners and poverty reduction advocates, the conference will offer valuable sessions for food service directors, employers and human resource professionals, and educators. Links below take you to full separate press releases about these sessions.

Hospital, school, senior center, and other community food service directors can learn best first steps and tips on buying, menuing, and marketing locally grown food for their cafeteria meals. READ MORE

Area employers, human resource professionals and workplace wellness advocates have an opportunity to learn innovative ways to add locally grown foods to their employee wellness programs. READ MORE

Teachers and principals can learn how to integrate farm to school and school garden lessons into classrooms while also meeting teaching requirements and incorporating Marzano instructional teaching strategies. READ MORE

Groundwork Center | www.groundworkcenter.org

Talk About Art: Animator Jim Feeley
2016-01-17 14:00 - 15:00 | MI
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) “Talk About Art” series opens its 2016 season Sunday, Jan. 17 in conversation with Fox Television animator Jim Feeley. The interview begins at 2 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. There is no charge.
Feeley helped create the Fox cult classic “Family Guy.” In 2004, he joined the creative team behind “American Dad,” the animated adventures of Stan Smith, a CIA dad with a peculiar family, which includes a junk food-loving alien named Roger who he picked up at Area 51 and has been harboring ever since. Feeley, a Traverse City dad of three daughters and no aliens, will talk Jan. 17 about doodling in the margins of his school papers and how that distraction evolved into a creative career during the golden age of television animation.
“Talk About Art,” now in its eighth year, is a series of conversational interviews with area artists and makers. The series moves this year to Sunday afternoons from its traditional Thursday evening time slot. “Talk About Art” interviews are free of charge. For more information about the series, please call the GAAA, 231/334-6112.

Short's Brewing Co. Tasting at Anderson's Market
2015-12-29 15:00 - 18:00 | Anderson’s Market
Join us on Tuesday, December 29th from 3-6pm as we host Short’s Brewing Co. for a complimentary tasting at the market! Try some limited edition brews, as well as year-round favorites. For more information about our Fall and Winter Tasting Series, including upcoming tastings, visit our website!

Dec 20th Emergency Fund Concert/Auction
2015-12-20 04:00 - 18:00 | Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert/Auction will be held Next Sunday December 20th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Town Hall in Empire.

This event will feature multiple performers by both singer song writer Amanda Egerer as well as “Da Sista Hood ‘n Joe”.

A Live Auction will also be held between performance sets presented by Auctioneer Dave Taghon

There are some wonderful items that have been donated for auction by area artists, businesses and individuals perfect for last minute Christmas gifts.

Among the items being auctioned off is a rare limited addition “Kramer Ferrington” acoustic/electric Bass Guitar that was donated at the end of the “Abby Road Live” Concert by Zach Light of the “Uncle Z Band”.

This event is family friendly so feel free to bring the kids as well as your favorite beverage. Come on down and have some funackah

Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, and Joyous Festivus to the rest of us!

Leelanau Coffee Customer Appreciation-Fundraiser
2015-12-18 10:00 - 14:30 | Leelanau Coffee Roasters, 6443 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co. Invites you to their second annual Customer Appreciation Party! A fundraiser benefiting the Empire Area Community Emergency Fund
Friday, December 18 | 10AM – 2:30PM
Please join us for some Holiday Cheer with complimentary coffee beverages and appetizers.
LCRC will be accepting cash donations and non perishable food items for the EACEF.

Readers’ Theater Performance: Lost Horizon
2015-12-10 19:30 - 20:30 | MI
Lost Horizon, the James Hilton classic, begins in 1932 when Conway disappears along with three other passengers in an airplane that was evacuating them from the war in Baskul to Peshawar. The airplane mysteriously vanished, never to be found.
Conway, a British consul; his young deputy Mallinson; Miss Stone, a traveler; Lovett, a paleontologist; and an American financier calling himself Barnard are kidnapped in a small plane and marooned in the uncharted mountain heights of Tibet. In what seems an amazing stroke of good fortune, a passing procession finds them and brings them to the mysterious lamasery of Shangri-La.

Empire Artisan Market
2015-11-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Saturday, November 28th | 11am-5pm
in the Empire Town hall
Shop the Empire Artisan’s Market. Following the Market, will be a Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Village of Empire!
Glen Arbor and Empire both host an annual holiday market featuring a variety of artisans showcasing different types of gifts/work, with an emphasis on local and handmade products/artworks. There’s different artisans at both markets and plenty of time in the day for you, your friends and family to drive and shop both markets!

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Glen Arbor's Holiday Marketplace
2015-11-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Saturday, November 28th, 2015 | 10am – 4pm
in the Glen Arbor Township Hall

Shop locally made artisan goods at the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace. During the market from 10:30am-3pm – Meet Santa & Mrs. Santa Claus! They will be at the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace with some little toys and goodies! Bring the kids and your camera for some great fun and photo opportunities.
(If you are a vendor or artisan and have any questions, please contact Betsy at bbwebb@chartermi.net)
Glen Arbor and Empire both host an annual holiday market featuring a variety of artisans showcasing different types of gifts/work, with an emphasis on local and handmade products/artworks. There’s different artisans at both markets and plenty of time in the day for you, your friends and family to drive and shop both markets!

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Tree Lighting + Holiday Market Preview Party
2015-11-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Tree Lighting, Caroling & Holiday Market preview party
Friday, November 27th, 2015 | 6:30pm – 8pm
at the Glen Arbor Township Hall
Glen Arbor’s annual Tree Lighting and Caroling, located outside in front of the Town Hall, off of M-22/Western Ave. in downtown Glen Arbor.
The Holiday Market “Preview Party” is located inside the Town Hall immediately following the tree lighting. Mingle, shop and get first picks of all the goods during the Holiday Marketplace preview party!

PJ Party in Glen Arbor
2015-11-27 05:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Friday, November 27th, 2015 | 5am – 8am
The town’s version of the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping. Shop the downtown district stores in your PJ’s for extra special discounts and fun! Shops offer special discounts during this time on clothing, gourmet foods, household decor, Michigan/USA Made products, local Artisan gifts, Art, Jewelry, Toys and More!
Shoppers can grab some coffee + baked goods or breakfast + lunch while in Glen Arbor that morning too.

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Kick off the holidays Beaujolais Wine Dinner
2015-11-19 06:00 - 20:30 | La Becasse, 9001 S Dunns Farm Road, Burdickville, MI, 49664, United States
Timed to coincide with the annual release of the young Beaujolais Nouveau in the Beaujolais region of France, we think it is the perfect kick off to the holiday season!
5 courses paired with Beaujolais wines from Behind the Cellar Door’s terrific portfolio.

Documentary Film: Our Fires Still Burn
2015-11-17 07:00 - 20:00 | Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Film maker Audrey Geyer will present her new documentary Our Fires Still Burn: the Native American experience, which provides a window into the lives of contemporary Native Americans living in the Midwest. This program is made possible with support from the Friends of the Glen Lake Library.

Classical guitar and voice concert
2015-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Mills Community House, 891 Michigan Ave/US-31 N, Benzonia, MI, 49616, United States
Join us for a concert of classical voice and guitar music at the Mills Community House on Friday November 13th at 7:00 pm. Admission $20. Program will feature music by DeFalla, Seiber, Schubert, Foster, Dowland and Purcell, as well as Solo Guitar works by Albeniz, Sor and Tarrega.

Meet the Farmer food and drink event
2015-11-12 18:00 - 21:00 | La Becasse, 9001 S Dunns Farm Road, Burdickville, MI, 49664, United States
La Bécasse invites you to “meet the farmer(s)”!
On hand will be Judy Reinhardt and Jim Schwantes from Sweeter Song Farm (produce), Randy Rice from Rice Farms (meat), and Nicco Pandolfi representing Cherry Capital Foods (a whole bunch of stuff).
Come enjoy a 5 course harvest-heavy menu with 4 local beverage pairings featuring Bel Lago, Verterra, Black Star Farms and Storm Cloud Brewery.
Come at 6 for a meet and greet and complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Dinner starts at 6:30!

November | Chamber Member's Meeting
2015-11-10 17:30 - 19:30 | Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Glen Lake Chamber Member’s Meeting
November 10th, 2015 | at The Leelanau School

Please join us for the November Glen Lake Chamber Members Meeting. It will be graciously hosted at the Leelanau School – Thank you Matt & Julie.
Location
Meet in the Learning Commons in the Academic Building. It is the low building on the right. Parking is on the right also, just before the building or along the main drive.

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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.

Join us as we kick off the 2015/2016 Chamber Business Year…
Chamber FOCUS for 2016 (and beyond)
• Members: support members so that each and all may achieve success
• Awareness and Traffic: build awareness and bring traffic to the community for the benefit of the members and the benefit of the various community groups
• Community: the Chamber to act as a catalyst in ‘building community’ among the various community groups (non-for-profit, and for profit)
• Funding: to raise funds to support our operational needs and to provide the funding needed as required by our areas of focus

Wine weekend for "Toast of the Season"
2015-11-06 - 2015-11-08 | Glen Arbor Bed & Breakfast, 6548 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
GLEN ARBOR BED & BREAKFAST AND COTTAGES WINE WEEKEND NOVEMBER 6th-8th.
All inclusive package for “Toast of the Season” with the Leelanau Vintners.
Special Friday reception, delicious breakfasts, Saturday wineries valet coach tour, and a Saturday dinner at award-winning restaurant in Glen Arbor: BLU.
Special Offer to stay at the B&B: Off-peak rates – get your 3rd night FREE!
Online reservations at www.glenarborbnb.com or call Katie (231.334.6789)

The New Collectors: Modern Women, Modern Art, Modern Museums
2015-11-04 | MI
In 1913, the Armory Show introduced Avant garde art to a mostly unsuspecting public. The works were panned and banned. A new breed of women patrons, however, embraced this new direction in art and began collecting in earnest. The American public would become the benefactors of their collections.
Join museum educator, Linda Young, Wednesday, November 4 from 2- 3:30 pm at the GAAA, as she continues her focus on women collectors and the museums that would benefit from their discerning eyes. Baltimore sisters Etta and Claribel Cone amassed an impressive collection of paintings by Matisse and Picasso. New York socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney encouraged emerging American artists, eventually opening her own museum of contemporary art. And a trio of progressive women patrons led the effort to open New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
Please call the Glen Arbor Art Association at 231-334-6112 or visit our website at glenarborart.org to register for this lecture. Pre-registration is required.

Halloween | Trick or Treating in Glen Arbor
2015-10-31 12:00 - 16:00 | 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!
