The Glen Arbor Arts Center is keeping the lights on a little longer this summer. Late Night Fridays kicks off Friday, June 9 with an opening reception for Members Create. This annual exhibition showcases the talents of 49 GAAC members, including painting, mixed media, sculpture, clay and more in the GAAC Main Gallery, 5 –
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
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
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. This Glen Arbor Arts Center series continues July 22, 11 am with author Jerry Dennis and artist/illustrator Glenn Wolff, both of Traverse City, in a conversation about working collaboratively. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager,
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the writing craft and process. This Glen Arbor Arts Center series continues July 29, 11 am with poet Holly Wren Spaulding in a conversation about keeping and banning words. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the discussion. Spaulding, a Northern
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
Painters from across Michigan and the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor August 4 and 5 for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 14th Plein Air Weekend. This year the event will be highlighted by two outdoor painting competitions and exhibitions of original work. The Quick Draw is Friday, August 4. This year’s theme is BRANCHING OUT: Honoring the
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
New Music Detroit makes it Manitou Music debut on Thursday, August 24, at 7 pm at the Glen Lake School’s indoor auditorium. Glen Lake School is located at 3375 W Burdickville Rd, Maple City. New Music Detroit is presented by the GAAC’s community sponsor Interlochen Public Radio. New Music Detroit (NMD) is a collective of
Massachusetts artist Ian Kennelly will use his Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to “further my observations” of the ephemeral space that exists where water, land and sky meet. This is familiar territory for the painter. In the last two years, Kennelly has created works that explore the human relationship to the boundaries created by water.
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the writing craft and process. This Glen Arbor Arts Center series continues August 26, 11 am with novelist Sarah Shoemaker in a conversation about historical fiction. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the discussion. Shoemaker, a Leelanau County resident, published
Caledonia, Michigan, artist Kathy Mohl will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to create a plein air immersion project. Mohl, an experienced plein air painter, will push her practice into new areas. She’ll experiment with different paints and media, and explore the quality and changes in light when she paints at different times of
