Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Artist In Residence Presentation – Kathy Mohl

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

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

Free

COFFEE WITH THE AUTHORS – Sarah Shoemaker

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

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

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Artist In Residence Presentation – Ian Kennelly

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

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.

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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

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COFFEE WITH THE AUTHORS – Holly Wren Spaulding

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

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

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COFFEE WITH THE AUTHORS – Jerry Dennis and artist/illustrator Glenn Wolff

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

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,

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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

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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

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Late Night Fridays

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

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 –

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Members Create Opening Reception

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

An annual tradition returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Members Create, an exhibition showcasing GAAC members’ talent, opens in the GAAC Main Gallery with a reception June 9, 5- 8 pm. The exhibit features the work of 49 current members, in an array of work: 2D + 3D media including: clay, collage, fiber, mixed

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Artist In Residence Presentation – Ruth Trok

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

Pennsylvania artist Ruth Trok will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to produce a body of porcelain pots and vessels that explore the interaction between native and invasive species in Leelanau County. Trok, a ceramist, will talk about her project during a public presentation June 9, noon, at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St.,

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COFFEE WITH THE AUTHORS – Mardi Jo Link

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

Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the writing craft and process. The series kicks off May 27, 11 am at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Traverse City Record-Eagle journalist, essayist, and author Mardi Jo Link is in conversation about memoir writing with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery

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