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Every Wednesday May 7th, 2025 - Oct 29th, 2025, Except the 3rd Wednesday of each month. 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.

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.

Charlotte Ross Lee Concerts in the Park Series

Pack a picnic and head to Pennsylvania Park in Downtown Petoskey for Crooked Tree Arts Center’s annual Charlotte Ross Lee Concerts in the Park Series!

Held 12:00 - 1:00 PM each Wednesday and Friday, June 18 through August 15, the concert series brings local musicians to the Gazebo stage.

Bring a lunch, lawn chair, or picnic blanket and enjoy live music in the park! These performances are free and open to the public.

Learn more and view the full schedule at: https://www.crookedtree.org/article/concerts-park or call 231-347-4337.

Join us at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm for a hands-on Garden Tool Use and Maintenance Workshop! Learn how to properly use, clean, sharpen, and care for your garden tools to keep them working like new. Participants will leave this workshop with skills to improve efficiency, save time, and extend the life of their tools.

Join Interlochen Public Radio at Little Fleet for the 2025 Classical Happy Hour series.

July 23rd from 5:30-7:00pm is Sea Shanties and Siren Songs

Grab yourself a pint and join soprano Laura Osgood Brown and bass-baritone Keith Brown for a fun evening of sea songs and stories spanning the British Isles to the Great Lakes—including shanties, folk tunes, songs for working, songs for drinking, and songs of love and loss. Fans of Outlander, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, and local maritime lore might recognize a few numbers. Don’t miss a lively program that is bound to cure what “ales” you.

IPR's Classical Happy Hour series is proudly presented by PNC Bank and MSUFCU

Sourced with local ingredients, join Chef Laura for an evening of taco-making extravaganza. Learn how to make fresh salsas, delicious marinades, and enjoy garden-picked produce. Tacos are a huge crowd pleaser and versatile for a wide variety of diets!

Laura Fellows, Executive Chef - Interlochen, is a seasoned culinary professional with a mission to cultivate a team dedicated to producing quality cuisine with enthusiasm and respect. With a rich background spanning from managing executive chef roles at establishments like Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI, to orchestrating culinary experiences for large-scale events at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Laura's leadership shines through. Her expertise extends beyond traditional kitchen operations to encompass inventory management, menu development, and food safety auditing. Committed to sustainable practices, she has spearheaded initiatives for waste reduction and plant-focused cooking, aligning her culinary vision with ethical and environmental values. Laura's versatile skill set, coupled with her collaborative spirit, makes her a driving force in creating exceptional dining experiences that honor both ingredients and guests alike.

Registration Fee: $35

28th year of Music, Jokes, Inspiration... music by the Backroom Gang...2025 free will offering benefitting
Homestretch Nonprofit Housing, Northwest MI Community Action Agency, and Northwest MI Supportive Housing
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Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Time: 9 am–11:30 am
Registration Deadline: Monday, July 21, 2025
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Classroom
Ages: 6-12
Students ages 6–12 will get creative in this hands-on class where they will explore mixed media techniques like collage, relief printing, and journaling. Young artists will create unique Artist Books while designing their own stamps and using Gelli Printing techniques and plates to craft one-of-a-kind print designs.

Students will be introduced to exciting printmaking processes where they will experiment with color, texture, and pattern. In addition to paper-based art, students will also dive into fabric printing, using a variety of techniques to create unique, personalized designs.

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LONG LAKE - A Farmers Market will be held at Haywood Park, due east of the Long Lake Township Hall at 8870 N Long Lake Rd, Traverse City, Michigan 49685 near the Bocce Ball Courts. The Market will be open Thursdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm from June 5th to October 2nd.

We are excited to create a community-based market that celebrates the historic agricultural traditions of Long Lake Township while providing opportunities for Long Lake residents and the surrounding community to buy and sell locally grown and produced products.

If you would like to participate, please email us at welcome@longlaketownship.com, call us at (231)946-2249, or stop by the township hall. Also, we will continuously be accepting vendor applications. If you are interested in being a vendor, please visit the township website or stop by for more information and an application.

Just like Plein Air painters, we will venture out-of-doors and immerse ourselves in the moment. Wordsworth wrote, “The world is too much with us.” We might say the same today and, like him, seek out refuge, solace, and companionship in nature. Time with trees and water and wind, with both vistas and shadowy paths, encourages us to bring our whole selves to the page, to discover fresh metaphors for as yet unexpressed feelings, and to let the forms of nature provide models for our work. “Come forth into the light, let nature be your teacher,” Wordsworth advised. This will be a profoundly generative workshop in which you’ll write in the moment and find new avenues—leafy, dappled, sand-swept—into your ongoing creative practice.
Skill Level

All
Objective

Skill Development, Creativity Enhancement
Outcome

Creation of Artwork, Inspiration and Creativity
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