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The Grand Traverse Conservation District's Annual Native Seedling Sale is Happening Now!

This year, we are excited to offer 25 high-quality, bare-root tree and shrub species, many of which are 18 – 24” in size, which is larger than previous years’ selections. This year’s offering includes two Michigan Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project (ATREP) species to support climate change resilience in our local forests.

To place your order, visit natureiscalling.org/native-seedling-sale now through March 31st.

Order pick-ups will be April 28th - 29th at the Boardman River Nature Center.

For questions or to place an order in-person, please contact us at info@gtcd.org or give us a call at (231) 941-0960.

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, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Swimming focuses on a familiar activity that puts bodies into bodies of water. It explores the physical exercise literally; as a metaphor for success [swimming] or failure [sinking, underwater]; a direct, sensory experience; and through swimwear.

The exhibition includes two companion programs:

Author Talk: A recorded conversation with John H. Hartig, Ph.D, author of the 2022 book Great Lakes Champions, the story of 14 people who loved the Great Lakes so much that they devoted their careers to leading grassroots partnerships to clean up the most polluted of these freshwater seas.

Walk + Talk: GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a conversational walking tour of the SWIMMING exhibit, and talks about selected works. April 8 and May 13, 11 am. FREE.

For more information, or to view the exhibition online, go to GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.

Nature & Wildlife Photography by local artist Teresa McGill is on display during the month of March, at Alden District Library, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318. Free of Charge.

Join members of the Traverse Symphony Orchestra at this FREE event for an hour of music and movement. Ideal for ages 5 and under. On the first Saturday of every month from January - May, 11am.

• Read Aloud Story
• Instrument Demonstration
& Performance
• Craft Kits available to pick up
AFTER each event (no cost)

A new instrument is featured each month!

The Charlevoix Creatives Collective (C3) is an amalgamation of artists coming together to cultivate creativity, ideas and inspiration. They collaborate to support, design, and promote each other’s artistry.
The artists/creators represent a variety of art mediums and unique perspectives including illustration, painting, fiber arts, photography, graphic design, fused glass, stained glass, writing and book publishing.
The work of each artist will be showcased, along with the tools they use to create, learn individually and collaborate together. They hope to inspire others to create and dream, from small efforts to growing and expanding as artists, creators, writers, beyond.

Showcasing Charlevoix artists include:
Jennifer Carroll
Mary Duggan
Shayla Johnson
Kathie Libert
Ruby Smith
Sharon Smithem

​Sponsored by: Grey Gables Restaurant & Catering

A Feral Housewife, an exhibition of collages by Leelanau County artist Mary Beth Acosta, take up residence in the Glen Arbor Arts Center Lobby Gallery January 6 – April 21.

Working under the creative nom de guerre “The Feral Housewife,” Acosta uses simple, familiar tools and a range of recycled, vintage papers to create collages about mid-century housewives, big-finned cars, and “labor-saving” appliances that were promoted as drudgery-busting machines that would revolutionize the modern home.

A video interview with Acosta about her materials and methods can be seen as part of the online version of this exhibition: GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS. A Feral Housewife may be view at the GAAC during business hours. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

FALSTAFF (Verdi)
Runtime: 180 minutes

Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy. Maestro Daniele Rustioni takes the podium on April 1 to oversee a brilliant ensemble cast that features sopranos Hera Hyesang Park, Ailyn Pérez, and Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and baritone Christopher Maltman.

FALSTAFF (Verdi)
Runtime: 180 minutes

Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy. Maestro Daniele Rustioni takes the podium on April 1 to oversee a brilliant ensemble cast that features sopranos Hera Hyesang Park, Ailyn Pérez, and Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and baritone Christopher Maltman.

CLOTHESLINE EXHIBIT: INSECTS + SPIDERS
June 23 - August 25, 2023

The Glen Arbor Arts Center is getting buggy about the 2023 Clothesline Exhibit, June 23 – August 25, 2023. This year’s theme is Insects + Spiders. It’s a celebration -- an infestation of appreciation for these small creatures.
The Clothesline Exhibit is an open-air exhibition of small work. Makers of all skill levels are invited to create artwork about insects and spiders – real or imagined -- in any material + media including painting, drawing, photograph, collage, paper, fabric, plastic. Submissions will be accepted through June 1, 2023.

For more information about participating in the Clothesline Exhibit, go to GlenArborArt.org/ARTISTS, and click on the Call For Entry link. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

Northern Lites Readers Theatre wraps up their season with an ever-popular "jokes, quotes and anecdotes" show. The 14-member cast finds a lot to laugh about as they reveal the absurdities of aging.

Advanced tickets at Brinks Art & Frame and Horizon Books in Cadillac. Online through Up North Arts. Tickets sold at the door if space available.