Blotter Reading/Game @ Glen Arbor Wines
2023-03-02 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-16 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-23 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-04-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | Glen Arbor Wines, 5873 South Lake Street, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Join Darci Ricker at Glen Arbor Wines every Thursday for a fun weekly winter gathering. She presents a humorous reading of the (humorous) weekly Leelanau Enterprise Police Blotter calls. Stay for the infamous “Blotter Backstory” contest, in which participants write the backstory/endings of the most humorous calls. Prizes are given for most creative!

Community Pancake Breakfast
2023-03-04 09:00 - 13:00 | The Homestead, 1 Wood Ridge Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
A Community Pancake Breakfast
When: Saturday, March 4 9 am – 1 pm
Where: CQ’s Cabin located in Mountain Village of the Homestead Resort, just down the road from Port Oneida where the National Park will be hosting Maple Sugaring Days!
What: Enjoy all you can eat pancakes with local maple syrup, bacon, sausage, fruit, and beverage bar and then head down the road in Port Oneida to learn all about maple syrup and the sugaring process at two historic locations. Breakfast begins at 9AM and will be served until 1PM, so stop in before or after your day full of outdoor fun in the park!
Admission: $10 per person, cash or card at the door. Children under 5 eat free.
Win a prize: When you have breakfast with us you can enter a drawing for 2 free annual park passes!
Proceeds benefit Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, a partner of the National Park who is helping to fund and plan Maple Sugaring Days.
The Pancake Breakfast is hosted by The Homestead Resort, sponsored by Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitor’s Bureau.

Maple Sugaring Days
2023-03-04 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-03-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Come experience the sugaring process through time in the Port Oneida Historic District at the Dechow Farm and Olsen Farm. Learn the history of maple sugaring through a guided hiking tour from the Anishinaabe, to the Settler’s open fire process, to the sugar shack evolving to the present day.
Step inside the Olsen farmstead for the final boiling in the historic kitchen and purchase maple treats and books on maple sugaring. Try your hand at activities outside, carrying a yoke with buckets, hand drilling into a log, or make old fashioned maple syrup taffy.
You’ll want to plan enough time – to enjoy the whole experience allow 2 hours.
The fun includes:
a guided hike – leaving every 15 minutes from the Dechow farm
a visit to a historic sugar shack
sap boiling demonstrations
kid’s activities
and maple syrup sampling
A Community Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 4 from 9 am – 1 pm just down the road from Port Oneida. The breakfast is hosted by the Homestead Resort sponsored by Sleeping Bear Visitor Center with proceeds benefiting Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear who funds and helps organize Maple Sugar Days.
Admission: $10 per person at the door for pancakes with local syrup, sausage, fruit and beverages and then head to the Maple Sugar event down the road in Port Oneida. Have breakfast with us and enter a drawing for 2 free annual park passes!
MAPLE SUGAR DAYS IS PRESENTED BY Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear. Check for additions to the event as details are confirmed Sleeping Bear Dunes website.
Locations: 1 mile north of The Homestead, between Thoreson road and Port Oneida Road.

Walk + Talk The Exhibitions
2023-03-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Telling Stories and A Feral Housewife exhibitions takes place on March 4 at 11 am. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of these exhibits about visual storytelling.
No one walks into a gallery and fully understands what the exhibiting artists intended to say with their work. During this one-hour program, Bearup-Neal will talk about the both exhibits’ theme; shed light on artists’ statements; and explore how artists use materials to communicate meaning, or make an idea more dynamic. Visitors will leave with a fuller understanding, and appreciation of the exhibit.
The Walk And Talk is free. To view both exhibits online, go to GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Yen Yoga at Nature
2023-03-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-03-15 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-03-22 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-03-29 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-04-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Nature, 2988 W Burdickville Rd, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Join us in an inspiring space for a community yoga class, held weekly on Wednesday’s at 5:30 pm. Hosted at Nature in Maple City by Yen Yoga & Fitness.
This ia an all-level yoga flow class. Please bring your own yoga mat and practice social distancing.
Sign up to participate is required at yenyogafitness.com You may sign up online up to 8 days in advance, or feel free to call us at 231-421-5496

Tamales and Live Music at French Valley Vineyard
2023-03-09 16:00 - 18:30, 2023-03-16 16:00 - 18:30, 2023-03-23 16:00 - 18:30, 2023-03-30 16:00 - 18:30, 2023-04-06 16:00 - 18:30 | French Valley Vineyard, 3655 South French Road, cedar, MI, 49621, United States
Live music and Spanglish tamales every Thursday night through April at French Valley Vineyard!
Enjoy 2 freshly made Spanglish tamales with chips & salsa and your choice of cider or select wines for just $15!
January Music Line Up
12 Luke Woltanski
19 Blair Miller
26 Rhett & John
February Music Line Up
2 Patrick Niemisto& Andre Villoch
9 Luke Woltanski
16 Dennis Palmer
23 Adam Sleder

Community Blood Drive
2023-03-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Deering Hall, 11411 South Lacore Street, Empire, MI, United States
St. Philip Neri Church in Empire is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, March 15th from 1:30-6pm at Deering Hall located at 11411 South Lacore Street, Empire, MI.
Everyone is welcome. Appointments preferred, walk ins are encouraged to attend. Call 1-866-642-5663 to schedule your appointment.
Each donation save up to 3 lives! Give a pint of HOPE.
TIPS: Be sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.

Creative Wellness: Exploring Grief through Creativity
2023-03-11 09:00 - 17:00 | Pine Street Studios, 5710 N. Pine Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Exploring Grief through Creativity provides a supportive, creative retreat for adults 18+ moving through grief to examine and process their experiences of the death of a loved one. Saturday, March 11 from 9 am – 5 pm at Pine Street Studios, two doors down from GAAC.
This full-day retreat includes facilitation by a licensed therapist and three workshops led by professional teaching artists. Participants will work as a group and individually to explore how a creative practice can support the shifting impacts of grief. Workshops will involve learning to create and keep a visual journal, vibrational sound immersion, and clay hand building. All supplies are included. No art experience is required. Cost is $175 and includes all materials, light breakfast, snacks, refreshments, and lunch. Register at glenarborart.org/events.
The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. For more information, please contact GAAC Education Manager Melissa Johnson at melissaj@glenarborart.org.

Read to a Dog!
2023-03-14 16:30 - 18:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Kids of all ages are invited to share their favorite stories with Skye the Corgi He’ll be “all ears” ready to listen to readers. No appointment is necessary – just drop in and spend some time with a friendly & furry reading friend! Second Tuesday of March, April and May.

Inland Seas: Tools of the Trade
2023-03-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Learn about the environmental health of our Great Lakes with the Inland Seas Education Association. ISEA staff will describe the various monitoring activities they perform during their excursions on Grand Traverse Bay, and demonstrate some of the specialized equipment they use in this work. You can also learn about volunteer opportunities available with this dynamic local organization.

Vendor Application Deadline for Glen Lake Woman's Club Art Fair
2023-03-20 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Monday, March 20th is the final day to complete the vendor application for the Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair. Vendors can register at https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=10666. For more information, contact glwcartfair@gmail.com or (231) 412-0214.
The Art Fair will be held on July 19th, 2023.
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P-45 Brings ‘SMOKEFALL’ To The GAAC
2023-03-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Parallel 45 Theatre returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center with a dose of magical realism. A performance of “Smokefall” takes place March 22, 6 pm in the GAAC Main Gallery. Tickets are $10. Seating is by reservation and limited.
Written by Noah Haidle, “Smokefall” combines magical realism with manic vaudeville to create an unexpected family drama. From tenderness to profound humor and back again, “Smokefall” explores the lives of a family in a lyrical treatise on the fragility of life and the power of love. Sarah Bielman directs Parallel 45’s reading theater production of “Smokefall.” The cast is Kat Bodie, Tom Emmot, Dane Moeggennberg, Brett Nichols, and Miishen Willis.
To reserve seats, go to GlenArborArt.org / EVENTS. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Doors open at 5 pm. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Parallel 45 is based in Traverse City, and has presented professional theater productions since 2013.

Glen Lake Library Digita Demo
2023-03-29 18:00 - 19:00 | MI, United States
Come along for a virtual tour of all the digital resources available through the Glen Lake Library. We’ll review everything you can access via our website: our online catalog; the Michigan Electronic Library; electronic books and audiobooks from the Up North Collection; Kanopy streaming video; Transparent language and more. Our demonstration will take place near Maple City, at the Kasson Township Hall at 6:00 pm. We’ll be ready to sign up new patrons. Bring your driver’s license or other identification to get connected to your local library.

SWIMMING Exhibit Opening Reception
2023-03-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
SWIMMING Opening Reception
Friday, March 31, 5-7 pm
The Glen Arbor Arts Center takes a deep dive into creative waters with Swimming, an exhibition. The exhibit opens March 31 with a reception, 5-7 pm in the GAAC Main Gallery.
Swimming focuses on a familiar activity that puts bodies into bodies of water. It explores the physical exercise literally; as a metaphor for success [swimming] or failure [sinking, underwater]; a direct, sensory experience; and through swimwear.
The exhibition includes two companion programs:
Author Talk: A recorded conversation with John H. Hartig, Ph.D, author of the 2022 book Great Lakes Champions, the story of 14 people who loved the Great Lakes so much that they devoted their careers to leading grassroots partnerships to clean up the most polluted of these freshwater seas.
Walk + Talk: GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a conversational walking tour of the SWIMMING exhibit, and talks about selected works. April 8 and May 13, 11 am. FREE.
For more information, or to view the exhibition online, go to GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.

WALK AND TALK THROUGH SWIMMING, A Feral Housewife
2023-04-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Glen Arbor Arts Center Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a conversational walking tour of the SWIMMING and the A Feral Housewife exhibits, April 8, 11 am. The Walk + Talk is free. No reservations are required.
During this one-hour program, Bearup-Neal talks about how the exhibiting artists interpreted the SWIMMING exhibition’s theme, both literally and symbolically; tools and materials used; as well as other insights into their creative process. A Feral Housewife is a selection of collages by Leelanau County artist Mary Beth Acosta. Acosta uses vintage images to build her smart, funny stories about big-finned cars, “labor-saving devices,” and the mid-century womanhood.
Both exhibits may be viewed online. Go to GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS. For more information call 231/334-6112.

The Second Annual District Wide Easter Egg Hunt
2023-04-08 13:00 - 17:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
The Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District in Glen Arbor is hosting its second annual District Wide Easter Egg Hunt. The festivities will take place at M22 Glen Arbor 6298 W Western Ave. on Saturday, April 8th. The afternoon will be full of Easter activities and family fun. The event will kick off at 1 pm with face painting and crafts. At 3 pm, the Easter Egg Hunt will begin with an opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny. Afterwards, families may enjoy spring drinks (think wine cocktails for adults and mocktails for the kids) and Peep ‘smores on the M22 Wine Patio.
