Horse and Wagon Tours
2022-07-07 11:00 - 2022-09-10 12:15 (America/Detroit) | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 am and 11 am
1.25 hour tour $28 adults $18 children 4-12Clip 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.
Bring your family and friends on this unique, educational, narrated experience.
Our Horses: The stars of the tours are our two Belgium horses Nick and May. You will learn more about the horses on the tour!
Reservations required. PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY!
Wagon holds 12-14 people. We need a minimum of 7 reservations to conduct the tour. You will receive a confirmation of your tour when the minimum has been reached.

LIVE MUSIC AT FRENCH VALLEY VINEYARD
2022-07-07 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-11 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-14 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-18 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-21 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-25 16:00 - 19:00 | MI, United States
Join us every Thursday from 4-7pm for live music at French Valley Vineyard. To see the full music line up visit https://fvvineyard.com/events-at-french-valley-vineyard/

Car Show/Cruise Nights
2022-07-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-07-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-07-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Northwoods Hardware Home + Garden, 6053 S. Glen Lake Rd, (Off of M-22), Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Cruise your classic hardware to Northwoods Hardware in Glen Arbor during July & August on Thursday nights at 6:30pm.

Artist In Residence Presentation - Amanda Kendrick
2022-07-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Indiana artist Amanda Kendrick will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to switch gears. Kendrick has built a studio practice based on painting. During her June 26 – July 9 residency, she will work on new sculptural forms that reflect her interest in “domesticity and elevating the mundane.”
Each of the GAAC’s artist-residents offer a conversational presentation at the end of their stay. The presentations begin at noon at the GAAC. They are free, and open to the public. On July 8 Kendrick will discuss her new works that use concrete and embroidery as art-making materials.
Since the 1990s, the GAAC has welcomed visiting artists who want to immerse themselves in their work. The GAAC’s AIR 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. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

July Artist PopUP + Demo at the GAAC
2022-07-10 11:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s second, 2022 artist PopUP is July 10, 11 am – 3 pm at the GAAC. The PopUP turns the GAAC’s front yard and parking area into open-air exhibition and music venues.
The Artist PopUP is an annual summer event. It’s an opportunity for visitors to watch and ask makers about their work, and to gain insights into creative process. The July PopUP features these makers:
Nancy McRay – weaving
Judy Kelly – nature journaling
Joe Lombardo – plein air painting [11am -1 pm]
Traverse City Dance Project
John Huston – raku firing
Sue Nichols – felting
Jessica Kovan – mixed media
Barb Reich – pastel painting
Scott Lankton – blacksmith with the Forging for Peace project
The PopUP is part of the GAAC’s 6ft Apart Art Series. It’s free and open to the public. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org/EVENTS. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Extinct Embroidery Class
2022-07-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Have you ever wanted to explore embroidery? If so, come to the Glen Lake Library on July 12, 2022 @ 6:30 pm. Grab a friend and come learn a new skill as Dayna Walton of Solstice Handmade guides us through an embroidery lesson featuring a special bird– the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. We will practice several embroidery stitches and then use them to begin stitching a pattern of this now-extinct bird. While we stitch, we’ll fill you in on thee history of this famed bird. This class is suitable for beginners and experts, and all supplies are included. The class is open for ages 12 and above, though younger stitchers may attend with an older companion. The class will be limited to 20 people, so contact the library in advance to register @ 231.326.5361.

Yen Yoga at Nature
2022-07-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-07-20 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

SPROUT Pop Up Art at M22
2022-07-14 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
SPROUT Arts and crafts popping up at M22 in Glen Arbor on Thursday, July 14, from 10 – 12 or until supplies run out. Come get creative! Decorate a picture frame to capture a summer memory. $15 for two crafts and a party favor.

Scribble Stones
2022-07-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Join us at the Glen Lake Library on Thursday, July 14th for some stories with stones that really rock. The fun begins at 11:00 a.m. We’ll also have a make and take project so kids of all ages can make a scribble stone to take with them.

Anchor Day Parade
2022-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Empire
Parade – anything goes. Line up at Johnson Park at 11:15

Empire Anchor Days 2022
2022-07-16 12:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Empire
After a 3 year hiatus (due to bad weather and Covid) Anchor Days are back this year on July 16th.
Beginning at 12 Noon, the parade that is so nice – it goes around twice! Decorate your car, boat, bicycle, or golf cart and line up at Johnson Park in Empire at 11:15, or just come and enjoy the fun. Library is sponsoring a Pop Up Book Sale 1:00-3:00. Empire Lions are sponsoring their annual BBQ Chicken Dinner 1:00-7:00 at the Empire Town Hall. Don’t miss the street dance sponsored by Empire Area Community Center on Front Street in front of the Empire Town Hall, Featuring music by “Doc Probes”
For more info call 231-835-1207

Street Dance
2022-07-16 21:00 - 23:00 | Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Dance with Live music By: “Doc Probes”, The Music Doctor
BYOB, Chair & Dancing Shoes

Kids Live Music with Luunappi
2022-07-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-26 11:00 - 12:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Join us at M22 Glen Arbor for a morning of interactive family fun with local musical group, Luunappi!

Poetry with Sharon Oriel
2022-07-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
July 19th @ 7:00 pm @ Glen Lake Library
Take a moment to slow down and listen as Sharon Oriel shares poems from her chapbook Lochan and from Holly Wren Spaulding’s Familiars. The two books have multiple connections which Sharon will share. Lochan is a hand-stitched chapbook which was published in a limited edition of 50 in 2020. A copy of this chapbook is available for review in the library. Dunes Review, Hummingbird Magazine of the Short Poem and Solitary Plover have published Sharon’s poem. Her next chapbook, Sky Report, is planned for later this year.

Poetry with Sharon Oriel: July 19, 7:00 pm
2022-07-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Join us at the Glen Lake Library for a poetry reading with Sharon Oriel. Sharon shares poems from her chapbook Lochan and from Holly Wren Spaulding’s Familiars. The two books have multiple connections which Sharon will share. Lochan is a hand-stitched chapbook which was published in a limited edition of 50 in 2020. A copy of this chapbook is available for review in the library. Dunes Review, Hummingbird Magazine of the Short Poem and Solitary Plover have published Sharon’s poem. Her next chapbook, Sky Report, is planned for later this year. For further information contact the library @ 231.326.6351 or www.glenlakelibrary.net

Glen Lake Women's Club Art Fair
2022-07-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
This year marks the 51st year of the Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair, held on July 20th, 2022 at the Glen Arbor Township Hall from 10 am to 4 pm.
This annual juried Art Fair features artists carefully selected to represent one-of-a kind art pieces for sale at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. The Art Fair features artisans in many mediums including pottery, painting, textiles, woodworking, and jewelry.
Admission is free.

All proceeds support the Glen Lake Community School’s student scholarship program. Since 1980, the Glen Lake Woman’s Club has awarded $286,310 to 228 students with both 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year scholarships to Northwestern Michigan College. The scholarships are announced at the Glen Lake High School Honors Night in May.
The Glen Lake Woman’s Club, a 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 1937 with the goal of fostering social, civil and education projects. The charter members adopted as their slogan, and “If you wish to live in a better place, better the place in which you live.” For more info about the Glen Lake Woman’s Club, the Art Fair, or the scholarship program: https://glenlakewomansclub.org

Art After Hours In Glen Arbor
2022-07-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Nine Glen Arbor galleries and artists studios will keep the night light burning this summer as part of Art After Hours.
Art After Hours takes place June 15, July 20, and August 17, 5-7 pm. It offers visitors a chance to take a self-guided walking tour of galleries located in Glen Arbor’s art district – a five-block area from Lake Street to M-22 to M-109 West. Participating galleries are: Arbor Gallery, Center Gallery, Forest Gallery, Glen Arbor Artisans, Glen Arbor Arts Center, Glen Lake Artists Gallery, Margo Burian Fine Art, North Gallery, and Synchronicity Gallery.
For more information, gallery locations and more, go to GlenArborArt.org / EVENTS; or call Synchronicity Gallery, 231/334-4732.

Glen Lake Library's Summer Kid's Programs Continue!
2022-07-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Glen Lake Library is calling ALL kids who are interested in drawing. Our next Summer Reading Program, on July 21st at 11 a.m., features area artist Rebecca Howe. With her expertise she’ll show you how to draw a variety of ocean animals. All materials are provided. Hope to see ALL of you then! On the following Thursday, July 28th at 11 a.m., our summer kid’s programming continues with an outdoor concert featuring our favorite musicians Luunappi. Weather permitting, we’ll ALL be in our lovely garden area in the back of the library. So bring a blanket or a chair and join the fun with stories and songs and music. In case of inclement weather we’ll be concerting in our program room.

Garden Walk & Polish Dinner
2022-07-25 17:00 - 20:30 | MI, United States
1st Polish Dinner Seating at 5:00
2nd Polish Dinner Seating at 6:30
Garden Walk 5:00 to 8:30

Running Bear Run
2022-07-26 09:00 - 10:30 | Cherry Republic
Running Bear Run
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 – Glen Arbor Women’s Club 15th Annual Running Bear 5K Run/Walk and 1/2 mile Kids’ Run
Run/Walk: 9:00am, Kids’ Run: 9:05am-Rain or shine. After run celebration and refreshments. Starts/Ends: Cherry Republic, Lake Street, Glen Arbor. Registration info online: www.runningbearrun.com. Run/Walk $20, ($25 day of run), Kids’ Run $5. Proceeds go to local scholarships and local charitable organizations. Questions? Call or text 231-409-0514
