Community Calendar

Smart Commute Week is an annual celebration held during the first full week of June. The purpose of Smart Commute Week is to promote alternative forms of transportation and to educate area residents of the benefits of a smart commute. Smart commuting includes many benefits for your health, for the environment, for the community and for your pocketbook.

Images and poetry are the essence of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s current Lobby Gallery exhibit. Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine is a series of oil paintings and corresponding poems created by Grand Traverse County artist Wendy McWhorter. This exhibition is in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery through August 27, 2026.

Hours:
Monday thru Friday: 9am – 3pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

Join ISEA for our Weeding Wednesday series! We are gathering at the Leo Creek Preserve native garden to get our flower beds ready for a beautiful season of growth.

This is a fantastic weekly opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, learn about native plants, and meet fellow community members who share a passion for local ecology.

Each week, we will focus on light weeding and general gardening tasks within the native garden area. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a beginner looking to pick up some new skills, these sessions are designed to be relaxed, educational, and social.

This is a drop-in event! Whether you’ve been volunteering with ISEA for years or want an excuse to play in the dirt, all are welcome!

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Every Wednesday May 6th, 2026 - Oct 28th, 2026, Except the 3rd Wednesday of each month and July 29. Free lessons at 11:30am. Lunch (bring your own) and bridge talk at Noon. ACBL-sanctioned bridge game for $5.00 begins at 12:30pm.

For more details, contact Lou Slyker at 248-770-6152 or ljslyker@gmail.com

Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.

Free, peer-led mental health support groups: NAMI Family Support and NAMI Connection Group.

Both held Wednesdays, 12pm at Christ Church, 430 Fair St. (See website for zoom link)

Positive Approach to Care™️ is a FREE 3-hour workshop fueled by Accelerate the Care. Lisa George is a certified Positive Approach to Care™️ Trainer. Accelerate the Care is a local nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for caregivers and for people challenged with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.

Free, peer-led mental health support: NAMI Connection Group. Held Wednesdays, 5pm Online (see website for zoom link) and at Child & Family Services, 3785 Veterans Dr.

Slow Rolls are our free community bike rides designed to provide a fun, social experience on two wheels. Show up, slow down, and explore your community at an entirely new pace.

These family bike rides are typically just a few miles along a safe, flat route. All ages are welcome. We will begin at Oryana and end at The Little Fleet.

Smart Commute Week is an annual celebration held during the first full week of June. The purpose of Smart Commute Week is to promote alternative forms of transportation and to educate area residents of the benefits of a smart commute. Smart commuting includes many benefits for your health, for the environment, for the community and for your pocketbook.

Join us--first thing in the morning--this book club is in collaboration with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network. We will talk about books, authors, read excerpts, maybe even have an author visit! That's What Friends are For by Wade Rouse