Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

SWIMMING Exhibit Opening Reception

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

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

Free

WALK AND TALK THROUGH SWIMMING, A Feral Housewife

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

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

Free

Creativity Q+A LIVE with Artist Angela Saxon

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

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 April 23, 1 pm Leelanau County artist Angela Saxon talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager. The program is free. No reservations

Free

Outdoor Gallery Panel Auction

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

All five panels from the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2022 Outdoor Gallery exhibition will be available for acquisition. The GAAC is holding an online auction April 25 - 27. The 5-foot square artworks are reproductions of original, acrylic paintings by Carrie Hensel, the Ann Arbor, Michigan, winner of the 2022 Outdoor Gallery competition. Online bidding

A Little Lunch Music

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

Pianist Tyler Faruzzi brings music to the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Main Gallery on April 28 for a lunch hour twofer: his take on some pop standards with the GAAC’s SWIMMING exhibition as the backdrop. The one-hour casual concert begins at noon. It’s open to the public at no charge. Faruzzi, 18, is a senior

Free

2023 Manitou Music Series – Raion Taiko

Glen Lake School 3375 W. Burdickville Rd., Maple City, MI

Raion Taiko makes it Manitou Music debut on Saturday, April 29, at 7 pm at the Glen Lake School’s indoor auditorium. Glen Lake School is located at 3375 W Burdickville Rd, Maple City. Feel the heartbeat of the drums pulsing with the moving spirit of the Midwest Taiko arts ensemble Raion Taiko’s “sound of thunder

Free

WALK AND TALK THROUGH SWIMMING, The Birds Are Watching

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

Glen Arbor Arts Center Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a conversational walking tour of the SWIMMING and The Birds Are Watching exhibits, May 13, 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

Free

Creativity Q+A LIVE with Blacksmith Scott Lankton

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

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 May 14, 1 pm Leelanau County artist Scott Lankton talks about his practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager. The program is free. No reservations

Free

2023 Manitou Music – The PULSE Saxophone Quartet

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes its 2023 musicians-in-residence, Interlochen Public Radio’s The PULSE Saxophone Quartet. PULSE will be performing in Glen Arbor June 12-25 in off-stage places creating intimate experiences that close the gap between audiences and classical musicians. The first concert will be Friday, June 16, 7pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center

Free

2023 Manitou Music Series – B-Side Growlers

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

B-Side Growlers make their Manitou Music debut on Friday July 7, at 5 pm on the Glen Arbor Arts Center front porch, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The B-Side Growlers are an acoustic trio from Grand Rapids, MI, who focus on what’s become their tagline: “Tradition inspired, toe-tapping fired, vintage acoustic blues, jazz, and

Free

2023 Manitou Music – The Traverse City Dance Project

Nash Road Red Barn 9805 Nash Road, Maple City., MI

The Traverse City Dance Project returns as part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2023 Manitou Music lineup. The performance is July 29, 7 pm at Nash Road Red Barn, 9805 Nash Road, Maple City. Sponsored by the GAAC and Interlochen Public Radio, and hosted by Pine Street Studios, the Traverse City Dance Project’s performance

$35 – $40

2023 Manitou Music – Drummunity

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

Percussionist Lori Fithian brings her collection of hand drums and percussion instruments to the Manitou Music series on Saturday, August 19, 1 - 3 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The public is invited to join Fithian in a “Drummunity” circle, a high-energy, fun, and empowering drumming activity

Free

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