Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Yarn Bomb Maker Day #2
2019-05-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Detroit) | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is hosting a yarn bomb Maker Day on Sunday, May 19, 1 – 3 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This is one of several Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation at the GAAC.
Yarn bomb-making is a no-fail, friendly community event for people of any needle skill. It’s a form of temporary street art where yarn in any form (knit, crochet, latch hook, cross stitch, amigurumi or simple wrapping) adorns an object [e.g. tree trunk or limbs, poles, waste can] in the public environment. Maker Days are a time to knit + crochet “bombs” with other needle crafters. Please bring: your needles, craft yarn, old wool sweaters and scarves that no one wears, yarn sewing needles. Don’t knit or crochet? We’ll have old sweaters that can be turned into “bombs.” This yarn bombing is part of our upcoming exhibition “Fiber Without Borders” September 13 – November 7.
We need donations of craft yarn, large size knitting needles, and old wool sweaters for this project are welcomed. Drop off your donations at the GAAC, and Wool and Honey in Cedar, Michigan. For more information call the GAAC, 231/334-6112

Historic Leelanau Book Signing
2019-05-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Cottage Book Shop, 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Historic Leelanau Book Signing
Sunday May 26 at 1:00 p.m. at Cottage Book Shop

Historic Leelanau: Recognized Sites and Places of Historical Significance
By M. Christine Byron & Thomas R. Wilson
Leelanau Press. $20.00
Leelanau County has a rich and diverse history, with 42 public and privately-owned sites and places, recognized in the Michigan Register of Historic Sites and/or in the Federal Register of Historic Places. These significant sites include maritime, logging and lumbering industries, farming and orchards, transportation, religion, education, resorts and cottages, and local businesses. Native Americans and immigrants contributed to the development and growth of the county. Both residents and visitors alike will come to appreciate their sacrifices required during the early years of life in the county. Tourism, now a major economic force, is enriched by the recognition of these historic sites. Learn the stories behind places you have driven by and wondered about.

Fairy House Building
2019-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center offers a fairy house building day Sunday, May 26, 1 – 3 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Instructor Michelle Auchello leads the workshop. Cost is $20 per fairy house.
Families are encouraged to build a fairy house together. Glue guns will be used, so children under the age of 10 should bring an adult to assist them. Natural materials including sticks, moss, stones, bark, wood, and glass beads will be provided. Participants are invited to bring their own. No plastic, please.
Pre-registration is required. Go to GlenArborArt.org and click on CLASSES; or call 231/334-6112. The GAAC is open Monday-Friday 9 am – 3 pm.

Annual Plow Day: Poor Farm Barn
2019-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Poor Farm, Maple City, 49664
A Plow Day groundbreaking ceremony and celebration of National Historic Preservation Month will take place at the Leelanau County Poor Farm Barn in Myles Kimmerly Park near Maple City event rescheduled for Sunday, May 26th from 1-3pm.
Participate in the historical reenactment of draft horses plowing the second Buckets of Rain garden at the Poor Farm. There will be a harness demonstration narrated by Tom Cyr of Black Horse Farm. Susan Zenker of Fantail Farms, and Kathy Shutt of Big Butt Farms, both from Benzonia, provide the teams of horses and do the plowing and disking of the 5,000 square-foot garden. A horse-driven wagon ride will also take place.
Chris Skellenger, director of Buckets of Rain, a nonprofit dedicated to “growing hope and feeding lives, one garden at a time,” will speak on the success of last year’s first garden. Steve Stier, president of the Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society, will update the recent barn rehabilitation.
Tom Ulrich, deputy superintendent, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, will share the importance of historic preservation in Leelanau County.
Barbara Siepker will introduce the inaugural book signing of Historic Leelanau: Recognized Places and Sites of Historical Significancewith authors Chris Byron and Tom Wilson.
Last year’s plowing event was a success and a celebration of the Save the Poor Farm Barn group who received a 25-year lease from the county. Under the auspices of Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society, the group has completed the cement pouring of the east wall, the first step in rehabilitating the barn to its original stature and to provide public education and service to the Leelanau community. Volunteers are being sought to assist in planting and maintaining the Buckets of Rain garden. Garden produce will be distributed to the needy.
This two-hour event is free and open to the public. Bring children to pet the horses and have a ride in the horse-driven wagon; bring a lawn chair and sign up on their follower’s list; volunteer; and make a $20 donation to receive a gift book.

Artist in Resident Talk with Jessica Kovan
2019-05-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Jessica Kovan will discuss a new series of mixed-media paintings on which she focused as part of her
2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The presentation is May 31, noon at the GAAC,
6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Each of the GAAC’s artists-in-residence gives a conversational overview of the residency. These
presentations offer a chance to hear about the resident’s project, and the process they experienced
during their two-week stay. Titled “Art In Nature,” Kovan created a series of compositions that combine
photographs, paintings, journal writings, and collaged materials sources from the region’s many
publications. She lives in Okemos.
The GAAC artist-in-residence presentation are free and open to the public. For more information go to
GlenArborArt.org.

Talk About Art: From the Place of the Gathering Light book
2019-06-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Traverse City author Kathleen Stocking’s new book, From the Place of the Gathering Light — her second book of Leelanau County essays – is the topic of conversation at the next Talk About Art interview June 9, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Gathering Light is a collection of 20 essays written in the last decade, and in Stocking’s signature, conversational voice. She focuses on unexpected people and understated places that define Leelanau County. Stocking moved to Glen Arbor in 1952, at the age of 7 with her family, and claimed Leelanau County as her home base until 2017.
Stocking’s first book of essays, Letters from the Leelanau, was published in 1990, and became an instant best seller. Like Letters, Gathering Light showcases Stocking’s interest in off-the-beaten-path people and places that illuminate Leelanau’s history, and its physical and spiritual character. Other published books include Lake Country, and The Long Arc of the Universe – Travels Beyond the Pale. The Talk About Art program is free, and offered in conjunction with the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Home/Place.” For more information go to GlenArborArt.org, or call 231/334-6112

Crystal River Cleanup
2019-06-04 09:30 - 12:00 | MI
The river cleanup of the Crystal River is coming up on June 4 at 9:30. We will gather at the Crystal River Outfitters on 22 at 6249 River Rd, Glen Arbor, 49636.
There will be a signup table identifying the meeting place for the event. If you need equipment to participate, the “Crystal River Outfitters” will provide Kayaks or whatever is needed.
We have scheduled a number of presenters for the event. The Park Rangers, a Forestry Specialist, a “Friends” Representative, and a pair of River Cleanup Specialists (Gerald and Sue Wilgus) will all speak and then the Cleanup will begin.
Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes
E-mail: info@friendsofsleepingbear.org
https://friendsofsleepingbear.org

Gallery Talk: Bella and Zack Pryor "A Sign of the Times"
2019-06-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
An historic wind storm ripped through Leelanau County in early August 2015, leveling acres of woodland, forest, and residential structures. The broken remains of sheds, docks and other wood structures provided the raw materials for two young entrepreneurs to turn destruction into construction. Siblings Bella and Zack Pryor talk about the small business they created on July 21, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to public at no charge.
Bella Pryor, 18 and a University of Michigan freshman, and her brother Zach, 15 established Michagain Signery in 2015. The duo salvaged storm-damaged wood and began creating iconic, decorative signs. They built a small business, the profits of which were directed back to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Their new enterprise also gave them a constructive, creative, life-affirming way to work through their feelings of sadness about the storm and its
impact on their Glen Arbor home.
“A Sign of the Times” is offered in conjunction with the GAAC exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” a deep look into home and place identity. It runs June 7 – August 8 in the GAAC gallery. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Farmer's Market Glen Arbor
2019-06-11 09:00 - 13:00, 2019-07-02 09:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Get a taste of the region with a variety of local vendors at the local Glen Arbor Farmer’s Market. Located outside at the Town Hall, 6394 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI 49636, Leelanau County. Weekly on Tuesdays from 9am-1pm, June – September 10th, 2019.

Lower Platte River Cleanup
2019-06-11 09:30 - 12:00 | MI
Join us for a river cleanup of the Lower Platte June 11th at 9:30am. We will gather at the canoe parking lot in the park on the corner of Lake Michigan Road and M-22.
The Park Rangers, a Forestry Specialist, a “Friends” Representative, and a pair of River Cleanup Specialists will all speak to kick off the clean up. If you need equipment to participate, the “Riverside” will provide Kayaks or whatever is needed.
Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes
E-mail: info@friendsofsleepingbear.org
https://friendsofsleepingbear.org

Talk: Home/Place, Affordable Housing
2019-06-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
How does a shortage of housing in Northwest Michigan take its toll on residents and businesses? That question is the focus of an hour-long panel discussion June 11, 10:30 am at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public without charge.
The panel is composed of three housing advocates:
•Sarah Lucas, executive director of the newly-created Housing North, a Traverse City non-profit that supports stakeholders working to create housing in a 10-county area.
•Frank Clements, volunteer member of the Leelanau County Housing Action Committee.
•Chris Frey, volunteer development manager of Leelanau Reach. Creating homes for young families, workers and other low- to middle-income residents is a multilayered challenge. Communities must grapple with new zoning ordinances as well as work through negative perceptions that accompany terms such as “affordable housing.” The GAAC panel will also explore how affordable housing contributes to the character and diversity of a community.
This project is offered in conjunction with the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. The exhibition is in the GAAC gallery from June 7 – August 8. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Summer Preview Party
2019-06-12 16:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
First Annual Locals Summer Preview Party from 4-7 pm on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019. Open to the public, all are welcome!
Kick off the summer season by joining your friends and neighbors to browse and shop Glen Arbor’s offerings and new goods. Participating businesses may offer giveaways and refreshments, making it a worthwhile evening!

Confirmed Participating Businesses:
•Crystal River Outfitters, •Coastal, •M22 Glen Arbor, •Cherry Republic, •Cottonseed Apparel, •The Sportsman Shop, •Sleeping Bear Bay Club, •The Cottage Book Shop and •Northwoods Home & Gift
If you’d like your store to participate from 4-7 pm on June 12 and offer a fun evening for our visitors with giveaways, snacks/beverages, discounts or whatever you choose, please email Katy Wiesen at katy@crystalriveroutfitters.com by May 12.
The GL Chamber will do limited marketing so please spread the word by sharing this event through your own marketing efforts and on social media!
Event on Facebook

Artist in Resident talk with Rebecca Casement
2019-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Rebecca Casement will discuss a new series of clay sculptures she created as part of her 2019 artist’s
residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The presentation is June 14, noon at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake
St., Glen Arbor.
Each of the GAAC’s artists-in-residence gives a conversational overview of the residency. These
presentations offer a chance to hear about the resident’s project, and the process they experienced
during their two-week stay. Casement is a graduate student at Michigan State University. She’ll be
working in clay on a series of 20 to 30 small sculptures [2 – 6 inches] that are part of her MFA research
into the ways materials connect – whether through glue or thread or resin. Rebecca’s home is in Flint.
The GAAC artist-in-residence presentation are free and open to the public. For more information go to
GlenArborArt.org.

8th annual Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K
2019-06-15 07:00 - 09:30 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
June 15, 2019

Join us for a scenic half marathon and 5k running race in Glen Arbor, Michigan. The USATF-certified half marathon will take runners around Big Glen Lake in a clockwise loop, starting and finishing near downtown Glen Arbor. Runners ascend Inspiration Point on the south side of Big Glen Lake where they will experience one of the most spectacular views of Leelanau County. The 5k course is flat and fast, and will take runners through tree-lined roads near downtown Glen Arbor.

Friday, June 14, 2019

5:00-7:00 pm – Registration and packet pick up – Cherry Republic, 6026 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Saturday, June 15, 2019

Race Day Parking Map
5:30-7:00 am – Registration and packet pick up – Cherry Republic, 6026 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI 49636
7:00 am – Half marathon start*
7:10 am – 5k start
8:15 am (approximate) – 5k Awards Ceremony
9:15 am (approximate) – Half Marathon Awards Ceremony
*The half marathon will have a time limit of 4 hours.

#GlenArborSolstice

Customer Appreciation Cook-Out
2019-06-15 11:30 - 13:30 | Northwoods Hardware Home + Garden, 6053 S. Glen Lake Rd, (Off of M-22), Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
You’re invited to enjoy refreshments while visiting with neighbors at Northwoods Hardware store for their annual “Customer Appreciation Cook-Out.” Saturday June 15th from 11:30am-1:30pm the Cook-Out will be in the “Backyard” between the hardware store and Garden Center. Hot dogs, chips, cookies, water and lemonade provided.

Farmer's Market Glen Arbor
2019-06-18 09:00 - 13:00, 2019-06-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Weekly on Tuesdays from 9am-1pm, June 11th – September 10th. Get a taste of the region with a variety of local vendors at the local Glen Arbor Farmer’s Market. Located outside at the Town Hall, 6394 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI 49636, Leelanau County.

Coldwell Banker GRAND OPENING
2019-06-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors, 6572 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, 49636, United States
You are cordially invited to the Grand Opening of our new office on June 19 from 4-6pm. Beer, wine and appetizers provided.

Caribbean Wine Dinner
2019-06-19 18:30 | La Becasse, 9001 S Dunns Farm Road, Burdickville, MI, 49664, United States
The Caribbean Wine Dinner
Wednesday, June 19 at LaBecasse in Maple City, MI next to Big Glen Lake
6:30 p.m. | $75 + tax + gratuity

Experience the taste of the tropics over 6 paired courses! To make a reservation, please call right away to book your spot in this special evening.

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Celebrate Summer at Cherry Republic
2019-06-21 | Cherry Republic
Celebrate Summer June 21st at Cherry Republic!
Join us as we mark the official start of summer with the second-annual product release of our Sunset Blush 100% Montmorency Cherry Wine this Friday, June 21!
It’s Sunset Somewhere will be celebrated at all six of our Michigan retail stores.
Free tastings of Sunset Blush Wine — along with complimentary drink specials, appetizers, and summer giveaways — will highlight this FREE event. Hope to see you there!

Talk: Home/Place with Michigan Authors
2019-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Three Northern Michigan authors discuss the different ways Leelanau County, its homes and places figure into their fiction and non-fiction writing June 23, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This program is open to the public without charge.
The writing of local authors Stephanie Mills, Lynne Rae Perkins, and Aaron Stander is linked by its focus on place and home. Each of these writers will discuss how their stories are propelled by Leelanau; by the concept of living in-place; and how we understand what home looks like:
•Maple City writer Stephanie Mills, the author of six books, is a nationally-recognized voice of Bioregionalism.
•Suttons Bay author-illustrator Lynne Rae Perkins, a 2006 Newberry Medal winner, and the author of the 1995 picture book Home Lovely and 12 other books for young and young adult readers.
•Interlochen resident Aaron Stander, author of 10 Ray Elkins mysteries set in “Cedar County, Michigan,” a mash-up of many Leelanau County communities, businesses and landmarks.
This program is offered in conjunction with the GAAC exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home and place identity. The exhibition runs from June 7 – August 8. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org.

Sprout: June 25
2019-06-25 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Tuesdays at M22 Glen Arbor
from 10am-12pm, June 25 thru August 13

Introducing Sprout, a pop-up art depot for kids of all ages. Kids can create while adults shop and sip in the CRO Recreational District. Each week we will offer activities based on this beautiful area.
Cost: $15 per kid for two make-and-take activities plus a bonus game to play at home. Cash or check, please.
Drop in on Tuesdays from 10:00-Noon (or until supplies run out) right outside of the M22 store. No advance notice needed.

Stargazing and Constellation Lessons
2019-06-26 22:00 | The Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Stargazing and Constellation Lessons at the The Leelanau School Observatory in Glen Arbor. Open to the Public.
Takes place Wednesday and Thursday nights, June 26 – Aug. 29 (Closed July 4), from 10:00 p.m. until midnight — if skies are clear.
The Leelanau School, One Old Homestead Rd., Glen Arbor
(231)334-5800 leelanau.org

Stargazing and Constellation Lesson
2019-06-27 22:00 | The Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636

Art Reception: Holly Sturges
2019-06-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Art Exhibition @ Center Gallery
Northern Michigan Painter Holly Sturges will show her latest works in Center Gallery from June 28 – July 4 with Opening Reception Friday, June 28 from 6-8 pm.
Gallery is open daily 11 am – 5 pm Call (231) 334-3179 or for more information @ www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Holly said of her work, “My paintings focus on the breath taking beauty of the Sleeping Bear area. I have been visiting Glen Arbor regularly since 1990 and paint plein air when I am here. The days and weeks of sitting in the dunes or the fields observing nature and historic farms have imprinted these views on my brain. Oil paint is my medium and I paint on panels when I paint outside in the warmer months. During the cold times in Michigan I paint in my studio on larger canvases and reiterate what I have seen and felt in the dunes and fields.
I have been painting in the Sleeping Bear Dunes since the early 1990s, taking classes through the Glen Art Art Center and becoming an Artist in Residence in 2009. The work in this show represents my most recent interpretations of the beauty I find here. Recently I have been fascinated by the intimate corners of barns connecting and the shadows found there.”

Beach Bards: Friday, June 28
2019-06-28 20:00 - 22:00 | The Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
The Beach Bards – Glen Arbor – “By heart” storytelling, poetry, and music on the beach. Friday evenings starting at 8pm with Children’s Hour.
2019 Beach Bards Summer Schedule
Friday, June 28th, 2019
Friday, July 12th, 2019
Friday, July 26th, 2019
Friday, August 9th, 2019
Located at The Leelanau School Fire Circle, One Old Homestead Rd., Glen Arbor
(231)334-5800 and leelanau.org

Cherry Republic: Pit Spit Competition
2019-07-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Cherry Republic
How far can you spit a cherry pit? Find out at our Olympic Size Spit Arena. Pits provided.

Sprout: July 2nd
2019-07-02 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636

Live music on the M22 patio
2019-07-02 17:00 - 19:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Live Music at M22 Glen Arbor’s outdoor tasting patio on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7 pm all Summer long. Featuring artists such as Blake Elliott, Dennis Palmer & Andre Villoch
