Community Calendar

YOGA: Joint Mobility & Gentle Flow
4 WEEK SESSION: Thursdays, APRIL 9 - 30, 2026 from 10 - 11am
​Class Fee: $72 for session of 4 classes, $65 for members, $20 for drop-ins
Minimum # of students to hold the class = 4
Maximum # of students per class = 9

Join experienced yoga teacher Heidi Grace Dietrich for a traditional yoga practice inspired by her time in India this winter and the roots of yoga. This class focuses on joint mobility, gentle strengthening, and mindful movement to keep the body healthy, supple, and balanced.

This class is open to all levels and designed to be welcoming and supportive for everybody, including beginners and those returning to movement after time away.

Come as you are and enjoy a grounding practice that supports the body for everyday life.

Please bring:
• A yoga mat
• Comfortable clothing you can move in

Join us for BOOKENDs, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library’s book discussion group.

The group meets at 2pm on the second Thursday of each month (except July, August & December) in the library’s lower level Community Meeting Room.
Books for the upcoming month will be available at the library’s front desk, or use the Libby app to borrow the title from the library’s digital collection.

April’s selection is Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin.

Come have fun with us at French Valley! Enjoy live music, locally crafted drinks, kid-friendly options, and tasty snacks for the whole family.

Enjoy the company of fellow book lovers while discussing “Wild Dark Shore” by Charlotte McConaghy.

Free Event.

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

PCL partners with TBA Credit Union for a fun story hour on early financial smarts. Free books!

“The History of Church in Benzie County.”
Presented by: Rev. Dinah Haag
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 4 pm
Mills Community House & ZOOM

What do Morgan School and Church, Benzie Area Christian Neighbors, and the Congregational and Christian Assemblies have in common? Rev. Dinah Haag will present the findings of a search into "The History of Church in Benzie County", Thursday, April 9th, at 4:00 p.m. in the upper level of the Mills Community House.

Presenter: Rev. Dinah Haag

This presentation is part of the Benzie Area Historical Society’s Benzonia Academy Lecture Series, held on the second Thursday of each month.

Admission is by donation, with a recommended $5 donation.

To learn more about the April 9th lecture, visit the Benzie Area Historical Society’s website, benziemuseum.org, Instagram, or Facebook page; call the Museum at (231) 882-5539; or email info@benziemuseum.org.

Join The Kingsley Folk School at Kingsley Branch Library for a relaxed, no-prep storytelling community circle. Inspired by NPR’s The Moth, the Everyone Has a Story series invites you to simply show up and share—no scripts, no pressure. Just real moments from your life, told in the moment.

Together, we’ll listen, laugh, reflect, and connect with neighbors through the power of spontaneous storytelling.

Participants are welcome to speak for up to 5 minutes, or simply come to enjoy the stories and the sense of community.

This gathering happens on the second Thursday of every month from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at the Kingsley Branch Library.

Event is free and open to all, with no registration required.

For more information or to request reasonable accommodations, please call the Library at 231-263-5484 or follow us on Facebook.

Directed and produced by Nick Geidner and narrated by actress and author Danica McKellar, The Library That Dolly Built takes viewers behind the scenes of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library — the globally recognized early childhood book-gifting program that has mailed over 307 million books to young children, at no cost to their families. What began in 1995 as a local effort in Tennessee has grown into the world’s leading early childhood literacy initiative.

The documentary highlights the vision, infrastructure, partnerships, and passionate community members who have helped transform Dolly Parton’s dream into a worldwide movement for literacy. Backed by extensive research showing measurable improvements in early childhood literacy metrics, the Imagination Library has earned numerous national and international honors, including the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy and recognition from the Library of Congress.

In our 5-county region, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library GTR is a nonprofit community partner whose dedicated team of volunteers enrolls local children and raises the money that pays for the books mailed to them. All children in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau Counties are eligible to participate from birth until their fifth birthday. Today, 4,474 children in our community are receiving monthly books. That is 56% of all eligible children across the region. Although the program is free to participating families, it is fully supported by the generosity of local donors.

This film screening offers local families, educators, and community members an opportunity to celebrate the power of books in a child’s earliest years. A donation of $10 is suggested to help pay for the books mailed to local children.

EVENT DETAILS
📍 Location: Elk Rapids Cinema
📅 Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
🕕 Doors Open: 6:00 PM
🎬 Film Begins: 7:00 PM
🎟 Admission: Free and open to the public (A donation of $10 is suggested to help pay for the books mailed to local children)
⏱ Runtime: 1 hour 8 minutes
Community members of all ages are warmly invited to attend.

Friends of Alden District Library are having a book sale to raise funds for Children & Adult Enrichment Programs.

There will be books, audio books, DVDs, music CDs, puzzles & games.

Book sale is being held at Helena Twp. Community Center.

Sale hours are: Friday 9a-5p and Saturday 9a-2p.

WATERCOLOR ABSTRACT - 2-day Workshop

APRIL 10 & 11 , 2026
Friday & Saturday
9:30am - 4:30pm

REGISTER BY: April 5th
CLASS FEE: $200, or $180 for members​
FORMAT: in-person

Creating Spontaneous Watercolor with Abstract Elements and Techniques Workshop with exhibiting artist Rocco Pisto! For beginners & dabblers to experienced.

In this two-day workshop students will learn how to free up their paintings with abstract elements and various techniques used by professionals around the country. Learn about art history and how it translates to today’s artists. Discuss and work on a color therapy project. Learn about color value, hue and gradation. Discuss the elements of art and how it relates to both representational and abstract painting. Push your painting beyond your comfort zone and explore the freedom of working with a mop brush on quality watercolor paper both white and black. Bring at least six sheets of paper and have your paint already dried on a palette.

SUPPLY LIST: Click HERE to download & print.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Email roccopistoart@gmail.com