Community Calendar

For beginners to experienced!

Come learn how to capture the texture of leaves with clay! Students will create a series of small dishes using terracotta clay, leaves and glazes. A variety of leave and all other tools will be provided. Want to use leaves from home or have other questions? Email Bethany at bethany.newman702@gmail.com .

CERAMICS: register by November 9th
SLAB ORNAMENTS

NOVEMBER 11 & 18, 2025

TUESDAYS

6 - 8 pm

The New Waves Community presents another session of a Spiritual Study of a Secular Book featuring "Democracy Awakening," by Heather Cox Richardson.

We will look at how democracy fits into our spiritual lives; how our spiritual values impact our roles and responsibilities regarding how we are governed, and in what ways can we contribute and make a difference. This meeting will focus on section II of the book, but you are welcome to join even if you have not read it. Contact esther@newwavescommunity.org for more information.

Join us for Queer Tales Book Club where we chat about books that are by and/or about LGBTQIA+ people. Reading is not required, and everyone is welcome.

We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Nelson Room.

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2025 Small Works Holiday Exhibition is an annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art at affordable prices, $150 or less. The exhibition is November 5 – December 17, 2025, and features more than 100 works of art, 12” x 12” or smaller, by 19 artists working in glass, mixed media, collage, needlework, paper, paint, clay, and photography.

PREVIEW WEEK: Preview Week is November 5 - 13. Leisurely peruse the artwork online or in the Main Gallery. Small Works objects will be available for purchase at the Grateful Gathering on November 14, 6 - 8 pm. Artwork purchases continue through December 17.

GRATEFUL GATHERING: Enjoy holiday refreshments, and morsels while perusing the exhibit. In addition, the GAAC’s Art Wish List returns. Visitors can donate a wish to help with the GAAC’s year-round programming.

The 2025 Small Works exhibitors are: Michele Aucello, Sarah Bearup-Neal, Mark Bowyer, Mercedes Bowyer, Frank Clements, Lauren Everett Finn, John Huston, Claudia Keglovitz, Jessica Kovan, Cynthia Marks, Alice Moss, Nori Obata, Steb Prieto, Shana Robinson, Pam Spicer, Amy Stevens, Nina Tarr, and Judy Wieske.
View the Small Works exhibit online beginning November 5. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.

National Alliance on Mental Illness offers support groups for families and individuals living with a mental health challenge. Groups are confidential, free and no registration is required.

Email info@namigt.org or call 231-944-8448 for more information.

Nov 19, 2025 12:00 p.m. | NCMC Library

At the dawn of the 20th century, Vienna stood at the crossroads of beauty and decay, a city of glittering culture and deep uncertainty. In Vienna 1900: A History of the Present, North Central Michigan College faculty member Blake Morley examines how artists and intellectuals like Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Sigmund Freud, and Arnold Schönberg responded to a rapidly changing world. Their search for authenticity amid political instability and social transformation gave rise to groundbreaking movements in art, psychology, and philosophy.

Join us as we explore how turn-of-the-century Vienna continues to echo in today’s cultural moment, a reminder that times of crisis often inspire both creativity and reflection.

Free event presented by NCMC's Global Studies Program & The International Committee. No registration necessary.

PCL partners with VERSITI for a blood drive. Blood collected stays in Michigan.

Register at https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/zip.

Each month Women in Tech gathers to build community and support amongst women working in, or interested in, the tech industry and tech-related roles or as an entrepreneur in the field. This meetup is casual, fun, and easy to drop into. We talk about what we’re currently working on, share our stories, and pool our collected expertise to support each other.

Build local connections to help you reach your goals. Gatherings are often made up of half-returning and half-new attendees, creating a welcoming and approachable energy.

This event is free and open to all, including students! Light snacks will be provided.

Registration is requested to ensure ample seating, but walk-ins are always welcome. Look for the Women in Tech/20Fathoms signage.

We can’t wait to see you!

RESCHEDULED FROM SEPTEMBER 29th.

Professional organizer Ali LeJeune shares her journey to letting go of attachments to physical items, how to cherish fewer things, more, and in the end shows us how to best organize what we chose to keep.