Biking Tours
2023-09-12 09:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-14 09:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-15 09:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-16 09:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-19 09:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-21 09:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-22 09:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-23 09:30 - 23:30 (America/Detroit) and 5 more dates | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Ride the Historic Side! Discover the charm, local lore, and history of Port Oneida, by immersing yourself in nature and culture. Get an up-close guided tour in a small group of the rural landscape’s farming, logging and maritime heritage, imagining life in the early 19th century. Listening devices allow learning while cycling, stopping to peak inside some of the historic structures. Connect with each other and your heritage!
Bring your own bike, or rent through our partners The Cyclery in Glen Arbor at a discount. Book the bike tour first to get the discount. Bike rentals will be delivered at the starting point of the Port Oneida Tours or waiting for you at The Cyclery for Glen Haven Tours.
Reservations required.

Art Lecture/ By the Sea: September 12
2023-09-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Join art lecturer Linda Young at the Glen Lake Library as she takes you on an exploration of paintings inspired by the beauty and power of the world’s oceans. Linda will present and discuss works by various accomplished painters, depicting stunning seascapes from around the globe. Reservations are requested for this one hour lecture, which will be offered at both 10:30 am or 7:00 pm. Contact the library – 231.325.5361- to register for one of these sessions.

Yen Yoga at Nature
2023-09-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-09-20 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-09-27 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-10-04 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

Stories & More starts September 14, 2023!
2023-09-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Calling all toddlers and their parents/caregivers to Glen Lake Library’s Stories & More for our first gathering on Thursday, September 14 @11:00 a.m. These weekly programs will include stories, music, crafts and more. This is a great way to help develop early literacy and discover all the library has to offer youngsters including our TALK and 1,000 Books before Kindergarten programs. No registration is required – just drop in and join the fun!

Star Parties
2023-09-15 17:00 - 23:00 | Dune Climb, 6748 S. Dune Highway, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
At the Dune Climb, please park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. Volunteers will be assisting with parking. Drop-in telescope and information stations will be available for you to visit at your leisure. Be sure to stop by the ranger greeter table in the parking lot at the Dune Climb for more information about the stations and their locations.
For all evening astronomy events, bring a flashlight for the walk back to your car and bug spray, if needed. You are welcome to bring your own binoculars, beach chairs, and blankets for a more comfortable experience, and water is always recommended for National Park Service (NPS) programs. Park rangers and GTAS staff will wear red glow pins or bracelets at the events.
This event is the perfect opportunity to “Find Your Park” in the stars. Starry night skies and natural darkness are important components of the special places the NPS protects. National parks hold some of the last remaining harbors of darkness and provide an excellent opportunity to experience this endangered resource.
All sky 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. Programs will be cancelled if the sky is not visible due to weather conditions. The decision to cancel is usually made two hours in advance. Please call 231-326-4700, ext. 5005, for a voicemail message with the decision.

Friends of the Leland Township Public Library
2023-09-16 10:00 - 14:00 | leland township library, 203 E. Cedar St, Leland, MI, 49654
The Friends of the Leland Township Public Library is hosting a Pop-Up Book Sale on Saturday September 16, 2023, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Leland Township Public Library 203 Cedar Street in Leland MI. Come fill a bag for $10.00.

Artist In Residence Presentation - Susan Moran
2023-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Ann Arbor, Michigan, fiber artist Susan Moran will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to begin a body of work “specifically inspired” by Leelanau County. Using photographs and sketches of mosses, fungi, and rock surfaces, Moran plans to create a series of hand-dyed, printed and stitched textile collages. She will talk about her project during a public presentation September 22, noon, at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The presentation is free.
Since the 1990s, the GAAC has welcomed visiting artists who want to immerse themselves in their work. The GAAC’s Artist-in-Residence program offers up to seven, creative practitioners a two-week respite from their daily lives in order to focus on a new idea that needs space, or to develop an on-going project. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org/EVENTS.

IN TRANSLATION: THEATER AS MIRROR? A DISCUSSION
2023-09-24 13:00 - 15:00 | MI, United States
In his 2000 play The Laramie Project, playwright Moises Kauffman asked: How can theater reconstruct history? Also: How does it translate current events? Social issues? Is the theater a place of refuge from the world? Or, a giant mirror reflecting it back? Those questions will be considered during a discussion with a Northern Michigan director, and the artistic director of a small, nonprofit theater company September 24, 1 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The panel discussion is part of In Translation, the GAAC’s multi-pronged project exploring how the arts – visual, performing, musical and literary – translate the contemporary world.
Terri Heffron and Lesley Tye, both Northern Michigan residents, will be in conversation with GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal about their experience translating the contemporary world through theater. Heffron directed the Old Town Playhouse 2023 production of The Laramie Project, about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. Tye is the artistic director of Mashup Rock & Roll Musical. Mashup productions “remix popular culture not just to entertain, but to celebrate and question the society we live in, with stories that promote inclusion and tolerance.”
A grant from the Michigan Humanities Council provides support for the In Translation project. It continues through October 26. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS. The program is free. No reservations are required. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St.

Tech Tuesday at the GLCL
2023-09-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Learn how to access electronic books and more from the Up North Digital Collection, your 24/7 virtual library. Public Services Librarian Dave Ulrich will demonstrate how to navigate this dynamic collection using the Libby app, providing access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Bring your e-reader or other mobile device, and your questions! And, stay tuned for more Tech Tuesday sessions in coming months, presented by your Leelanau County libraries.

Horse and Wagon Ride
2023-09-30 10:30 - 12:00 | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Join us for our last ride of the season!
Bring your family and friends on this unique, educational, narrated experiences. Clip clop back in time to experience the Port Oneida Rural Historic District the way they did in the late 1800s – early 1900s! Learn about the life of the early pioneers, and their landscape as we travel by horse and wagon through the fields and side roads of this significant agricultural community of over 100 years, with beautiful vistas and farmsteads.
To reserve your spot go to:
https://checkout.xola.com/index.html…

Creativity Q+A LIVE with Fiber Artist Meg Staley
2023-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
How do artists think, work, and practice? Those questions are explored during Creativity Q+A LIVE, a series of conversations with Northern Michigan artists at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. On September 30, 1 pm Leelanau County artist Meg Staley talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager. The program is free. No reservations are required. Doors open at noon.
Meg Staley hand builds women’s clothing. Each piece is a composition that allows her to bring to it the myriad surface design techniques that make up her distinctive visual vocabulary. This is not, however, a story about fashion, but a life-long journey that uses clothing as an expressive tool.
Creativity Q+A LIVE is an offshoot of the GAAC’s online feature, Creativity Q+A. Since 2020, the GAAC has published monthly, long-form interviews that dig into artists’ creative practices. Staley’s conversation was published in June 2022. To read it, and all the Creativity Q+A interviews, go to GlenArborArt.org / ARTISTS. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Live Music at the M22 Wine Patio with Dennis Palmer
2023-09-30 15:00 - 17:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Dennis has released 5 CDs of original music ranging from Acoustic Blues to Contemporary Folk. With an eclectic style that is both introspective and thought provoking. His music has raised comparisons to such artists as Gordon Lightfoot and Warren Zevon. Dennis was born and raised near Saginaw, Michigan. He now lives in Leelanau County among the places and people that continue to inspire much of his music.

SHOPtober 2023
2023-10-01 - 2023-10-31 | MI
Shop small ~ Eat local ~ Visit Glen Arbor.
All are invited to spend locally during the month of October for a chance to win Glen Arbor bucks.

For every cumulative $350 spent in the greater Glen Lake area during the month of October, you may enter a drawing to win $100 in Glen Arbor bucks! Collect your proof of purchases in an Event Envelope.*
*Place your receipts dated October 1st-31st, totaling $350 or more in an envelope. Submit your envelope in person to the M22 Store in Glen Arbor no later than November 5th, or by mail to: Glen Lake Chamber, PO Box 217, Glen Arbor, MI 49636. Winners will be announced November 10th. Maximum of 3 entries per person. Please include your contact info in the envelope submitted. Purchases on lodging or services may be excluded.
Two winners will be selected. Bucks will be valid only for the coming calendar year. Merchants who receive “Glen Arbor Bucks” as form of payment may be reimbursed by presenting the Chamber with the Glen Arbor Buck used for purchase.
• Browse the local business directory
Questions about the event? Contact Kaitlyn at M22 Glen Arbor via email: wine@crystalriveroutfitters.com

WINNERS

SHOPtober winners will be listed here upon completion of the event

THANK YOU for participating! You all are what make this small town mighty!

Walk + Talk The Exhibits
2023-10-02 11:00 - 12:00 | MI, United States
A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s new exhibit, In Translation, takes place September 2 and October 14, 11 am. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of the exhibit. In Translation explores how visual artists translate the human and natural worlds, current events, and contemporary social issues through their art work.
The Walk + Talk will also include conversation about The Side Of The Road, an exhibition of abstract landscapes by Alice Moss. These mixed media paintings are in the GAAC Lobby Gallery.
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 both exhibits’ themes; 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.
A grant from the Michigan Humanities Council provides support for the In Translation project. The Walk + Talk is free. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org / EVENTS.

Forging for Peace Project
2023-10-02 11:00 - 15:00 | MI, United States
The Forging For Peace Project blacksmiths return to the Glen Arbor Arts Center Forge on Saturday, May 20, Sunday, June 18, Sunday, July 23, and Sunday, August 20 from 11 am – 3 pm. The demonstrations are free and open to the public.
These Northern Michigan artists and craftsmen use the ancient art of blacksmithing as part of a world-wide project to raise funds for non-profits focused on peacemaking. Visitors are able to watch, and ask questions. Read more about the Forging For Peace Project here: http://lanktonmetaldesign.com/forging-for-peace/
The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org / EVENTS.
