May 21 Tuesday
Our Peepers Program is an adult-accompanied program for early learners ages 3-5 years old, of all experience levels with the natural world. Join us for 60-minute nature programs that include stories, crafts, music, and discovery activities. The program cost is $5/child per session.
Adult butterflies look very different compared to their larva stage. Join us on Tuesday, May 21st from 10:00 - 11:00am to learn about the life cycle of butterflies and their important role in our ecosystem!
*Programming is 100% outdoors, so please dress for the weather.Learn more and Register at www.natureiscalling.org/preschool-peepers-program
Creating art and contributing to the community for over 40 years. For more info, email taartisansguild@gmail.com Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.
Join ISN and the Leelanau Conservancy to help manage invasive garlic mustard in some of Clay Cliff's high quality forest habitat. Please bring water, gloves if you would like, and wear long pants and shoes to hike in. Bags to dispose of garlic mustard will be provided, and extra gloves will be on hand. Donuts will also be provided. Register on our website at www.HabitatMatters.org/Events
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM, the LWVGTA will present a program on composting at the Traverse Area District Library, 610 Woodmere, Traverse City. Composting is nature's way of recycling and is one of the most powerful actions we can take to reduce trash in landfills and to build healthy soil. Come and hear experts in the field talk about the benefits of composting and the opportunities to compost in our area. Please go to www.lwvgta.org to view the full press release and for information about the presenters.
The Glen Lake Garden Club will host a program about native landscape design on Tuesday, May 21. Wes Landon, ASLA, and principal of Native Edge in Grand Rapids, will present “Designing with Nature for People + Planet” at 1:00 pm at the Glen Arbor Township Hall, 6394 Western Avenue (M-22). Free parking is located behind the township hall. The program is free and open to the public.
Native Edge is a landscape architectural design firm specializing in ecologically inspired designs for a wide range of projects from private homes to downtown plazas. Recognized for his expertise, Landon’s projects aim to create resilient natural environments which serve both people and nature. His talk will illustrate how such planning can organize and bring a vision to life for the home, business or community outdoor spaces.
The Glen Lake Garden Club has served the area for over 45 years with numerous beautification projects that include annual summer plantings throughout Glen Arbor, the outdoor spaces at the Glen Lake Community Library in Empire, MDOT highway clean up, maintaining the prairie garden at the Old Settler's Park in Maple City, invasive plant awareness, and decorating the Carl Olson Bridge for the holidays.
People of all skill levels are invited to play. Free Event. Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.
People of all skill levels, including beginners, are welcome! For more info, contact Sue Archer at 231-944-0013. Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center & Library, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.
Children are invited to read aloud to a trained Reading Dog.
The "Young Hemingway: The Path to Paris" project was launched to coincide with the 2012 biennial conference of the International Hemingway Society, meeting for the first time in Petoskey. The conference sessions held in the historic summer community of Bay View focused on young Hemingway’s early observations and writings – as does the documentary.
The documentary was produced by Contemporary Learning Systems (CLS), a Michigan-based non-profit company. Its production partner, Starbright Media Corporation (SMC), based in Petoskey, Michigan, contributed all overhead costs to the project. Dr. George Colburn, a historian, and SMC’s executive producer, wrote and directed the production of Young Hemingway. Dr. George Colburn passed in December of 2022. The film will be introduced by Christopher Struble -content producer for the film and President of the Michigan Hemingway Society. This film is the definitive summary of the influence Michigan had on young Ernest Hemingway during his 23 formative summers spent on Walloon Lake.
Sweetwater Evening Garden Club will host their monthly speaker on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 7:00 pm, at the Acme Township Hall, 6042 Acme Road, Williamsburg, MI. Our guest speaker will be Nels Veliquette from Cherry Ker, Inc., and Cherries R Us. His program will be on Supporting Local Agriculture Production through tools, techniques and strategies for maintenance and support. Please join us for this interesting presentation of this very important topic, with a meeting following.