Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Musicians on the Patio 6/28
2018-06-28 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Detroit) | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Musicians on the Patio at M22 Glen Arbor
Dennis Palmer performing 6/28 from 5-7pm
Dennis has released 4 CDs of original music ranging from Acoustic Blues to Contemporary Folk. With an eclectic style that is both intro-spective and thought provoking – his music has raised comparisons to such Artists as Gordon Lightfoot & Duncan Sheik… Born & raised near Saginaw Michigan – Dennis now lives in Leelanau County among the Places and People that continue to inspire much of his music.
Event questions, call: 231-334-4425

Sprout Kids Art Station at M22 Glen Arbor
2018-06-26 09:30 - 11:30 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Sprout: Nourishing young minds through art & nature.
Tuesdays in the Summer, outside at M22 Glen Arbor, there will be a Kids Art Station from 6/26 – 8/14 from 9:30 – 11:30. Come Create with us! $15 for 3 take-home items. The kids can create, while you get to shop!
For this event info, you may visit: sproutnatureandart.wordpress.com

Random House Rep Night
2018-06-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Random House Rep Night
Tuesday June 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Glen Arbor Town Hall
Our friends Bridget and Laura, representatives from Penguin Random House, will be here, once again, to discuss the latest and greatest in the publishing world. Special savings, expert recommendations, giveaways…bring your book group, bring your friends – this is one of those events you will regret missing!

Reception and book sales will follow the program at Cottage Book Shop.

This event is in partnership with Glen Lake Community Library.

To register call 231-334-4223

Talk about Art: The Lake Michigan Mermaid
2018-06-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Two Michigan poets have cast Lake Michigan as the setting for a new telling of an ancient struggle in the The Lake Michigan Mermaid. Poets Linda Nemec Foster of Grand Rapids, and Anne-Marie Oomen of Empire created an epic poem in book form about coming of age in a troubled world. They read from their 2018 work and talk about the process of collaboratively crafting this tale on Friday, June 15 at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This author reading and interview begins at 7 pm.
Accompanied by Meridith Ridl’s illustrations, The Lake Michigan Mermaid explores family relationships and generational bonds. The book was crafted over a decade of back-and- forth emails between Foster and Oomen, of their drafts poems and ideas. GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal will talk with the poets about this process. The Lake Michigan Mermaid reading is offered at no charge as part of the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Water = Life = Art,” which continues through August 4 in the GAAC gallery. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Artist in Residence: Kramer Elwell
2018-06-14 19:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
After a year’s hiatus for construction, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in-Residence [AIR] program resumes in 2018. Composer Kramer Elwell comes to Glen Arbor from Washington State in June to participate in the AIR program. During his residency, Elwell will complete a series of recordings based on sounds collected in Glen Arbor that will be part of his composition “Spectromisms.”
Elwell will share highlights from his residency on Thursday, June 14, 7:30 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, go to: GlenArborArt.org

Glen Lake Chamber Member Meeting in June
2018-06-12 18:00 - 19:30 | MI, United States
Please join us for a Glen Lake Chamber Member meeting, a meeting and a “toast to the season,” held on
Tuesday, June 12th • 6pm
Hosted at Glen Arbor Wines, located on South Lake Street in Glen Arbor, MI
All members are welcome to attend. Bring a colleague or friend!

GAAC Artist Reception, New Views: Water
2018-06-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Water surrounds us in Northern Michigan. And the Glen Arbor Arts Center looks to the Big Lake, the streams, wetlands and ponds for a “New View: Water = Life = Art,” an exhibition
running June 1 – August 4 in the GAAC gallery, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
An artist’s reception to open “New Views: Water” is Saturday, June 9, 6 – 8 pm. The public is welcome.
New Views: Water is a juried exhibition of 2-D and 3-D work that offers an interpretative exploration of the many ways in which we intersect with water: ecologically, economically, creatively, through the lens of tourism, as a contributor to regional identity, and the basis for a dynamic and enduring creation myth symbolized by a mother bear and her cubs. In addition to the exhibition, New Views: Water offers a full complement of programs that approach the exhibition’s theme from a range of different directions.
For more information go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org, or call 231/334-6112.

M22 Challenge 2018
2018-06-08 08:00 - 14:00 | MI
The M22 Challenge is a unique run-bike-paddle event held in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Recognized as “The Most Beautiful Place in America,” the overwhelming beauty of the race course and the camaraderie of fellow racers will make this event one you won’t forget!
Located at: 6900 South Dune Highway
Empire, MI US 49630
Registration is $150. It is free to be a spectator, but if you’re within the National Park, you must have a National Park Pass for your vehicle.
Questions may be emailed to: events@m22.com

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Sunset Boulevard | June 2
2018-06-02 19:30 | Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Glen Arbor Players [formerly Readers’ Theater] head back in time to Hollywood in its next production, “Sunset Boulevard.”
Performances are June 1 +2 at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road, Burdickville. The performance is free.
It’s 1950’s Hollywood, and the obscure screenplay writer Joe Gillis is not able to sell his work to the studios, is full of debts and is thinking of returning to his hometown to work in an office. While trying to escape from his creditors, he has a flat tire and parks his car in a decadent mansion on Sunset Boulevard. He meets the owner and former silent-movie star Norma Desmond, and, suddenly, Joe Gillis has something to write about. The GAP script was adapted by the production’s director, Ron Smith, from a 1951 radio broadcast and from the 1950 script used in the Hollywood film.

Sunset Boulevard | June 1
2018-06-01 19:30 | Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States

Artist In Residence: Stephanie Craig
2018-05-31 19:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
After a year’s hiatus for construction, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in- Residence [AIR] program resumes in May. This program of working residencies was established in the 1990s, and now attracts applicants from throughout the United States. Ohio resident Stephanie Craig works with clay, and will be using her May 20 – June 2 residency to prepare for an upcoming exhibition, “Crafting a Safe Home,” at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, Ohio.
At the end of each residency, the artist-resident makes a public presentation at the GAAC, and talks about the work accomplished during this two-week stay. Craig’s talk is Thursday, May 31, 7:30 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St. Glen Arbor. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, please go to: GlenArborArt.org

Coastal: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
2018-05-31 16:00 - 18:00 | Coastal, Western Ave. (M22), Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Crystal River Outfitters has been an iconic Glen Arbor shop since 1994 when it opened as a kayak livery. In the years since, the district expanded to include M-22 Glen Arbor, a wine and clothing shop with the infamous M-22 brand, The Cyclery, a full-service bike shop, and the addition of Coastal, an upscale clothing and accessory store for men, women and children.
After one season in its previous location, Coastal will re-open in the heart of the district with plans for year-round operation. “We are excited to make Coastal a year-round shopping destination,” say owners Katy & Matt Wiesen. “Moving it…allows us to play off the synergy of our other shops,” explained Wiesen, “and, we want people to know that Glen Arobr and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are still open in the winter and there is a great reason to come out and visit!”
Visitors will find high-quality apparel and lifestyle brand including: Patagonia, Vineyard Vines, Olukai, Southern Tide, Quiksilver, Herschel, Hatley, Toms and more!
The store will reopen in late May with a ribbon-cutting planning in conjunction with the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce for May 31 st from 4-6:30pm. Coastal will be including a free gift with any purchase during this event and serving M-22 wine on the new outdoor wine bar patio. Other district shops will be open as well.

PLOW DAY | Groundbreaking ceremony at Poor Farm Barn
2018-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 | MI
PLOW DAY • Sat. May 26 •10am
Groundbreaking ceremony at the Leelanau County Poor Farm Barn

Join us at our first event — a groundbreaking & historical reenactment of draft horses plowing the first Buckets of Rain garden at the Poor Farm.
Susan Zenker of Fantail Farms, and Kathy Shutt of Big Butt Farms, both from Benzonia will provide teams and do plowing of our 5000 square foot garden.
Chris Skellenger, Director of Buckets of Rain, a nonprofit dedicated to “growing hope and feeding lives, one garden at a time,” will speak briefly. Steve Stier, President of the Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society will also offer remarks.

This is the first public event of the Save the Poor Farm Barn effort. The Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society has received a 25-year lease from Leelanau County to rehabilitate 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 through food pantries at at Buckets of Rain farm stands.

This event is free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair if you like, and please sign up on our follower’s list, take a pledge form, and maybe even volunteer.

Questions: Contact Laurel Jeris at jerislaurel@gmail.com or Barbara Siepker at 231-334-4395

Center Gallery Artist Reception: Barbara Cochran and Margie Guyot
2018-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Center Gallery hosts an artists’ reception to open its first exhibition of the 2018 season on Friday, May 25, 6-8 p.m. at the gallery: 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A celebration of the region’s rural life — as seen by painters Barbara Cochran and Margie Guyot — launches Center Gallery’s 2018 season.
Cochran lives on a Leelanau County cider apple farm. Her oil paintings reflect the view outside her studio window, and celebrate the pastoral beauty of her home county. Although the region is best known for its beaches and lakes, Cochran chooses to zero in on farmstead life — from its fruits and vegetables to its farmyard creatures.
Guyot is well known for her atmospheric depictions of farms and fields found along the iconic backroads in Antrim Country, her home base. She also works in oil, and paints en plein air, a technique that challenges the painter to record scenes quickly and on the spot. Center Gallery’s opening exhibition continues through June 28. For more information and Spring gallery hours go to: www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Artist in Residence: Brenna K Murphy
2018-05-17 19:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
After a year’s hiatus for construction, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in- Residence [AIR] program resumes in May. Ann Arbor resident Brenna K. Murphy is the GAAC’s first resident in 2018. During her residency, Murphy will create an installation honoring the memory of a late friend. This piece, which will be documented, is an extension of the work she has done toward her MFA at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art, and is inspired by the creation myth of the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Murphy will share highlights from her residency on Thursday, May 17, 7:30 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, go to: GlenArborArt.org

Annual Mother's Day Brunch | The Leelanau School
2018-05-13 11:00 - 14:00 | The Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
The Annual Mother’s Day Brunch hosted by The Leelanau School, is on Sunday, May 13th 2018. This special event benefits: Habitat for Humanity and is put on by Glen Lake and Leelanau School National Honor Society.

No advance reservations are taken, you can pay at the door. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students. 5 and under is FREE.

Brunch is from 11 am to 2 pm.

Questions, email Julie or call: (231) 334-5827

Chamber Meeting May 8 2018
2018-05-08 18:00 - 19:30 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce | Meeting
Lots of changes in store and exciting energy this year. Please join us to learn more about what’s going on in Glen Arbor and with your Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce and how you can participate or support and how we can help you!
The meeting in open to current or interested Members and the greater community. Bring a friend or colleague!
The Wiesen’s will be hosting the meeting Tuesday, May 8th at 6pm at M-22 Glen Arbor. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

Co-Hosts include: Connie Kroll from Northland Vacation Rentals & Sue Boucher from The Cottage Book Shop.

Talk about Art: "Forest Flowers" "In Bloom"
2018-05-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
As part of the “In Bloom” exhibition, the Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] goes into the woods to talk about “Forest Flowers” with Glen Arbor artists and sisters Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege on Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m. at the next “Talk About Art” conversation.
In the 1980s the Brickers and their mother, the late Ananda Bricker, created porcelain sculptures of local woodland flowers known as “Forest Flowers.” They were exhibited throughout the Midwest, and at the Smithsonian Museum, and became the basis for a home- and art-based business that supported three families. Along the way, the Brickers found a way to translate their deep love of this area’s flora into an object of beauty. A selection of “Forest Flowers” are part of the “In Bloom,” an exhibition of flower paintings and sculptures by five local artists.
“Talk About Art” is free and open to the public. “In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., in Glen Arbor. It is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., and noon – 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, please call 231/334-6112, or go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org

Flowers! Painting Workshop
2018-05-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
In tandem with the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s “In Bloom” exhibition, April 6 – May 17, the GAAC offers “Flowers!” — a flower-focused painting workshops at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. “In Bloom” exhibitor Lauren Everett Finn leads “Flowers!,” a full day, immersive workshop in learning to paint colorful, vibrant and happy blooms on Saturday, May 5, 10 am – 4 pm, Students will work in acrylic paint, and be guided through exercises in sketching, perspective and painting in layers. The cost of “Flowers” is $85/GAAC members, $100/non-GAAC members.
For more information or to register, please go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org, and click on “Classes.”

Glen Lake Restaurant Week 2018
2018-04-27 12:00 - 2018-05-05 19:00 | MI
Offering an array of dining options “from French Fries to French Cuisine.”
Don’t miss this annual foodie event happening in Leelanau County.
Friday, April 27 – Saturday, May 5, 2018
Throughout the week around Glen Arbor book a time to dine at each restaurant on the list for a unique and mouthwatering experience.
Participating establishments will offer their own appetizing (3 course) prix-fixe dinner menus for ~$30. Some establishments may be offering lunch specials as well.* To participate in the event, simply contact each establishment (listed with menu’s and locations info below) to make your reservation. No tickets. Open to the Public.
For Event updates, photos and offerings – Like + Follow the Facebook page: Eat Glen Arbor

Restaurants*
Art’s Tavern • LUNCH & DINNER MENU • (231)334-3754 • 6487 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI

Blu • MENU • (231)334-2530 • 5705 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Funistrada • MENU • (231)334-3900 • 4566 W MacFarlane Rd, Maple City, MI 49664

Cafe Manitou at The Homestead • MENU • (231)334-5000 • 1 Woodridge Rd, Glen Arbor, MI

La Becasse • MENU • (231)334-3944 • 9001 S Dunns Farm Rd, Maple City, MI

Little Traverse Inn • MENU • (231)228-2560 • 149 E Harbor Hwy, MI 49664

The Manor on Glen Lake • DINNER MENU ~ LUNCH MENU • (231)334-0150 • 7345 W Glenmere Rd, Empire, MI 49630

Western Avenue Grill • MENU • MENU • (231) 334-3362 • 6410 Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI

*Reservations with each purveyor are recommended for dining during this event.

Sponsors
Thank you Sponsors for helping us make promoting this event possible! Email us if you are interested in supporting this Event or the Chamber and it’s mission! The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce is a 501c organization.

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Talk about Art: Manitou Winds
2018-04-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Manitou Winds bring song and good conversation to the Glen Arbor Art Association on Sunday, April 22, 2 p.m. in the next installment in the GAAC’s “Talk About Art” series. Leelanau County musician Norm Wheeler leads the conversation with the members of this chamber music group. The event is free and open to the public.
Founded in May 2014, the Manitou Winds is a versatile chamber ensemble, which doesn’t confine itself to performing solely as a wind quintet. The group often explores unexpected genres, and spotlights new or obscure composers. Norm Wheeler will engage members of the group in conversation about their collaborative process, and explore how these working musicians integrate their lives with their art. Time is always
left for questions from the audience.
Seating is limited. Doors open at noon.
For more information, please go to the GAAC website, glenarborart.org

Art in Bloom History Talk Lunch
2018-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Art lecturer Linda Young explores how artist have depicted flowers in paintings throughout the history of Western Art in “Art In Bloom,” a Brown Bag BYO art history talk on April 18, at Noon at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
“Art In Bloom” is a lunch hour talk. Young will highlight paintings from the early Renaissance to contemporary times, with stops along the way to view work by the Dutch Masters, Monet and the Impressionists, as well as Georgia O’Keeffe, Miriam Shapiro, and Andy Warhol. Young’s talk will include a gallery tour of works in the GAAC’s “In Bloom,” an exhibition of floral paintings and sculptures by five local artists.
Linda Young, a Glen Arbor resident, was director of Museum Education at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts for 20 years. She has presented art history lectures and docent trainings in museums and art center throughout the Midwest.
Seats for “Art In Bloom” are $10/GAAC members, and $15/non-members. Reservations may be made on-line, at the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org/lectures/. “In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 2p.m., and noon – 4 p.m. on Sundays. For information, please call 231/334-6112

Talk about Art - In Bloom
2018-04-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Flowers are one of the most enduring and beloved subjects in the painting world, but what’s their attraction? As part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s “In Bloom” exhibition, two local painters who have created large bodies of work based on flowers will explore the attractions at the next “Talk About Art.,” Sunday April 15, 2 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal will talk with “In Bloom” exhibitors Lauren Everett Finn of Honor, and Kasson Township resident Carol C. Spaulding about their attraction to flowers. Finn brings to “In Bloom” work from her “100 Bouquets” series, a self-assigned project to depict flowers – both real and imaginary – in acrylic paint, oil stick, pencil and a range of other media. Spaulding draws inspiration from her large, home flower garden. For this painter, flowers provide a ready subject and a chance to explore the wide range of color and shape they naturally offer.
“Talk About Art” is free and open to the public.
“In Bloom,” an exhibition of floral paintings and sculpture, continues through May 17. The GAAC is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., and noon – 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, please call (231)334-6112

In Bloom - Artist Reception
2018-04-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The wildflowers return to Northern Michigan in April and May – both outside and inside. The Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] presents “In Bloom,” an exhibition exploring the different ways five local artists interpret the subject of flowers in paint, mixed media and porcelain. “In Bloom” opens April 6, at 6 p.m.with an artists’ reception.
Painters Lauren Everett Finn of Honor, and Kasson Township resident Carol C. Spaulding look to their gardens and the woods for inspiration. Working in acrylic and mixed media, Finn brings to “In Bloom” work from her 100 Bouquets series. Spaulding paints in watercolor paint create dream-like impressions of her subject. Rounding out the exhibition is an installation of Forest Flowers, the award-winning porcelain sculptures created by Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege, both Glen Arbor residents, and their late mother, Ananda Bricker.

“In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information about the exhibition or any of its programs, please go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org

In Bloom Art Exhibition
2018-04-05 09:00 - 2018-05-17 17:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The wildflowers return to Northern Michigan in April and May – both outside and inside. The Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] presents “In Bloom,” an exhibition exploring the different ways five local artists interpret the subject of flowers in paint, mixed media and porcelain. “In Bloom” opens April 6, 6 p.m. with an artists’ reception.
Painters Lauren Everett Finn of Honor and Kasson Township resident Carol C. Spaulding look to their gardens and the woods for inspiration. Working in acrylic and mixed media, Finn brings to “In Bloom” work from her 100 Bouquets series. Spaulding paints in watercolor paint create dream-like impressions of her subject. Rounding out the exhibition is an installation of Forest Flowers, the award-winning porcelain sculptures created by the late Ananda Bricker, and her daughters Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege, both Glen Arbor residents.
In addition to the exhibition, the GAAC offers a series of programs that explore in more depth the subject of flowers, and the “In Bloom” artists’ thinking and creative processes:
• Talk About Art with Lauren Everett Finn and Carol C. Spaulding on Sunday, April 15, 2 p.m. Free.
• “Art In Bloom,” an art historical tour of flowers in painting led by Linda Young on Wednesday, April 18, noon. Tickets for this Brown Bag BYO talk are $10/ members, $15/non-members. Please register on line.
• Talk About Art, “The Family That Makes Flowers Together …..,” a conversation with the Bricker Sisters about Forest Flowers, Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m. Free.
• “In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
For more information about the exhibition or any of its programs, please go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org

Luunappi - Stories, Music and Poems for Kids and Families
2018-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Luunappi is a Finnish term for a snappy sound to the ear. Luunappi also means an afternoon of snappy music, poems and stories for kids and families on Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC], 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Leelanau County musicians and raconteurs Norm Wheeler and Pat Niemisto will fill the GAAC gallery with luunappi-infused songs and tale tales as part of the GAAC’s celebration of Youth Art Month. An exhibition of work by Glen Lake School sixth-grade students and the GAAC’s After School Art kids will be on display March 1 – 23, 2018.
Patrick Niemisto and Norm Wheeler create a grab bag of family and children’s entertainment. From Woodie Guthrie and Bill Staines to J. W. Riley and Dr. Seuss, the duo layer classical and original material to show you a magical world of sneetches and goblins, skunks and hoboes, shipwrecked sailors, grown-ups in the sauna, and kids with dirty rooms.
The GAAC’s Luunappi concert is free for children, and $5 for adults at the door. More information may be found at the GAAC website: www.glenarborart.org; or call 231/334-6112.

Performance of "Backstage"
2018-03-07 07:30 - 2018-03-10 21:00 | Glen Lake School, 3375 W. Burdickville Rd., Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
BACKSTAGE: A farce that takes place backstage during opening night of “Don Juan in Cleveland”. Investors and critics are thrilled to have a renown, but aging actor, Burton Cavendish star in this show. Little do they know … Cavendish is dead. Hilarity ensues as Cavendish’s understudy must go on as the actor while strategically avoiding a thug sent to collect Cavendish’s significant gambling debts.
Performances are March 7, 8, 9 & 10, 2018 @ 7:30PM
Producer: Teddy House
Show is at Glen Lake School, 3375 W. Burdickville Rd., Maple City, MI

Tickets are available at the door. $5/single, $20/family

Contact: GL High School Office (231)334-3061 for additional information.

Grades 5 through 12, Drama Department.

National Youth Art Month Exhibit
2018-03-01 09:00 - 2018-03-23 14:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
March is national Youth Art Month. The Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] celebrates the work of young creatives with an exhibition by Glen Lake Elementary School sixth graders taught by Leah Lawson, Glen Lake Elementary art teacher, and the GAAC’s After School Art kids led by instructor Sarah Cheek-Toomey. The show runs from March 1 – 23.
Started in 1961 by the Art & Creative Materials Institute, Youth Art Month focuses on the importance of art education in citizenship, as a contributors to quality of life for all, and directs attention to the value of art education as a strategy for developing critical and divergent thinking skills. Working collaboratively with the Glen Lake Schools, the GAAC exhibition is not only a showcase of art work, but provides the students with an exhibition experience that gives them insights into the professional process.
The Youth Art Month exhibition continues through March 23. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. during the week, and noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information, call the GAAA, 231/334-6112; or go to: glenarborart.org

Acting Auditions for Readers' Theatre
2018-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
The Glen Arbor Arts Center [formerly Glen Arbor Art Association] Readers’ Theater will hold auditions for two Sam Spade plays on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, 7 p.m. at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road, in Burdickville.
This Readers’ Theater production offers roles for 19 adults – a minimum of eight men, and 11 women. One of the male roles requires a French accent. One of the female roles
requires an Italian accent. In this pair of Spades, “The John Doe Caper” and “The Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail Caper,” Dashiell Hammett’s fictional detective finds himself matching wits with a range of colorful criminals and characters. The plays will be directed by Readers’ Theater veteran Harriett Mittelberger.
Rehearsals will take place on Wednesdays. Performances are April 13 – 14, 7:30 p.m. at the church. Review copies of the scripts are available at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Digital versions of the script are also available by calling the GAAC, 231/334-6112. For more information go to: www.glenarborart.org
The GAAC is open during the week from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

2018 Glen Lake Winter Fest + Chili Cook-Off
2018-02-17 07:00 - 15:00 | Boonedocks, 5858 Manitou Vw, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Join us for the annual Glen Lake Winterfest on Saturday, February 17, 2018! Festivities include a 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.PDF | JPG file

Chili Cook-off
Administered by Glen Lake Schools, the Chili Cook-off, kicks off at 12 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 Chili Cook-off. Get there early for a seat inside Boonedocks. Dress warm and join us out on the deck for a winter-time party! Plenty of heaters, drinks, music, family, friends and chili to keep you warm!

There’s only one category: CHILI ! – however you define it!

Proceeds from this event go directly to the 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: 2018 Chili Cook-off Entry Form.PDF | JPG file

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Sponsors
This is a community event sponsored by:
Glen Lake Schools
Art’s Tavern
Boonedocks
The Sportsman Shop
Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce
