The Glen Arbor Players perform Leland playwright Priscilla Cogan’s new work, “The Summer Cottage,” on July 20 +21, 7:30 pm in the auditorium at the Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, in Glen Arbor. Cogan’s work, a full-length, comedy drama, brings four generations of women to a lakeside cottage where they confront a range of persistent
The Moxie Strings take to the Manitou Music Festival stage with their polished, high-energy spin on Celtic and American music on Sunday, July 22, 8 pm. — an electrifying combination of Diana Ladio on fiddle, cellist Alison Lynn, joined by percussionist Fritz McGirr. The MMF Studio Stage is located at 6023 S. Lake St. behind
Vocalist Kathy Lamar presents a diverse evening of R+B, soul and jazz on Wednesday, July 25 as part of the Manitou Music Festival. Lamar and company appear on Studio Stage, located behind Lake Street Studios at 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. During her 40-year career, Lamar, a Grand Rapids native, has sung backup and
The Glen Arbor Players perform “The Diaries and Adam and Eve,” an adaptation of two Mark Twain stories about a couple in Paradise. The performance is July 27 + 28, 7:30 pm at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road, Glen Arbor. GAP regular Ron Smith wears many hats in this production.
The Crane Wives do a musical fly-through to the Manitou Music Festival Studio Stage on Sunday, July 29, 8 pm. Studio Stage is located behind Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This four-person indie folk group is a familiar presence at the Manitou Music Festival. The Crane Wives came together in Grand
Plein Art Weekend: SUNDOWNER | Thursday, August 2 at sunset - 8 – 10:30 pm The kick-off event of the 10th annual Plein Art Weekend is the Sundowner – a challenging painting opportunity that features artists capturing the beauty and awe of the sunset over Glen Lake and Lake Michigan. In true plein air fashion,
Paint Out Event and Sale: Saturday, August 4 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 10 annual Plein Air Weekend culminates with the main event, the Paint Out event and sale on Saturday, August 4. Sixty-five artists vied early to be included in this all-day painting
The Tannahill Weavers, one of Scotland’s premier traditional bands, makes its inaugural appearance at the Manitou Music Festival on Wednesday, August 8, 8pm. The concert takes place on the Leelanau School lawn, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor. As they approach their 50th anniversary, the Tannahill Weavers’ diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven, acoustical
The Summer Singers, an all-volunteer group of 50 voices, put a period on the 2018 Manitou Music Festival. This traditional MMF closing concert is Tuesday, August 14, 7 pm. The concert takes place at Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road, in Burdickville. The concert is free. As the traditional closing act of
An annual tradition returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The GAAC’s 2018 Member Show, a showcase of GAAC members’ talents, opens August 17 with an artists’ reception, 6 – 8 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor. The GAAC Members’ Show will display up to 50 works by as many member-artists.
After a year’s hiatus for construction, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in- Residence program resumed in May 2018. This program of working residencies was established in the 1990s, and now attracts applicants from throughout the United States. John Hartig, a resident of Trenton, Michigan, is one of seven artists selected to participate in the 2018 program. He plans
The Glen Arbor Arts Center presents agriCULTURE: Barnyards and Farmscapes, a juried exhibition exploring the interconnections of food, farming and community through the lenses of art, architecture, film, history and theater. agriCULTURE opens Friday, September 14 with a reception from 6 – 8 pm. The show runs through November 1. agriCULTURE zeros in on the
