Community Calendar

If you want to learn more about voting, find out if you are registered to vote, and want to learn more about accessible voting, join DNNM and the League of Women's Voters of the Grand Traverse Area for an informational session!

Please register for the event here.

Free, peer-led mental health support: NAMI Connection Group. Held Wednesdays, 5pm Online (see website for zoom link) and at Child & Family Services, 3785 Veterans Dr.

9:30am social time & 10am meeting. Anyone interested in supporting the library is always welcome.

Meeting is being held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751.

Luncheon is 11:30am held at the Dockside, 6340 Old Torch Lake Dr, Bellaire.

Contact the library at 231-331-4318 to RSVP by June 16th.

ZINE WORKSHOP: BE YOUR OWN PUBLISHER!
-Ages 10 & up
-REGISTER BY: June 16th
-FORMAT: in-person

Be Your Own Publisher: How to Make a Zine with artist Jasmine Lace Petrie.

Part creative writing, part collage, 100% DIY!

One of the great analog arts, modern Zines (rhymes with beans) are generally understood to have started back in the 1930’s in the form of sci-fi fanzines as folks compiled and traded musings about their favorite science fiction. DIY Zine creation has been bubbling along under the radar for a long time, and you, too can go pre-digital to share the spark inside you! Zines are great for sharing with friends or family, anonymously hiding for strangers to find, or creating chapbooks for wider distribution. Join this class to share your spark!

In this workshop, students will create their own eight-page Zine out of a single piece of paper. The contents of your zines are entirely open ended – it can be poetry, tutorial, collage, sketches, etc. Bring ideas with you – including any writings or imagery you might want to include (not required, but helpful).

All supplies are provided.

Creative Wellness Monthly Gathering
Facilitators: Carol Hohle & Meridith Mulcahy

Time: 1:30 pm–3 pm

Registration Deadline: N/A

Location: Meet at the GAAC front desk, then follow the fun—we may head to locations like Pine Street Studio or Thoreson Farm Studio during the summer. (Reserve Pinestreet Classroom as permanent option)
Skill: All Skill Levels
Cost: $10 member/ $12 nonmember
Min/Max: N/A
Time to Set Up: 15 minutes
Time to Clean Up: 15 minutes

This group will gather once a month to share and learn more about the value of creativity in our daily lives. Over a warm mug of brewed tea/coffee (or ice tea/lemonade in the summer!), come connect with others, share ideas, find inspiration, and practical tips to lead a more creative and whole-hearted approach to life. Each month, in addition to checking in with one another, we will explore different practices (journaling, stitching, collaging, photography) that may pique your creative curiosity.

Each week the group will meet at the front desk of the Glen Arbor Art Center and will move to locations such as Pine Street Studio, the GAAC Classroom, the GAAC grove or Thoreson Farm.

Summer Awe: A Creative Day for Embracing the Gifts of Summer
Carol Hohle
Saturday, June 20
10 am–3 pm
Thoreson
All Skill Levels
$65 member/ $ 75 nonmember
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Don’t let summer busyness keep you from making the most of the season! Prepare by honing your sense of awareness, awe, play, and mental poise. In this workshop, participants will journal, immerse in nature and meaning-making, and leave with a foundation to embrace all that summer has to offer.

Don’t let summer busyness keep you from making the most of the season! Prepare by honing your sense of awareness, awe, play, and mental poise. In this workshop, participants will journal, immerse in nature and meaning-making, and leave with a foundation to embrace all that summer has to offer.

Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026
Time: 1 pm–4 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Location: Thoreson Farm
Skill: All Skill Levels

Discover the joy of ceramics in this hands-on workshop exploring three ways to work with clay: throwing on the wheel, extruding, and slab rolling. Learn, experiment, and have fun in a supportive environment that inspires creativity at our beautiful Thoreson Farm studio.

Monday - Friday, 9am - 12pm
Ages: 7 - 12
Fee: $125 or $112.50 for members.
Students bring: Water bottle & snack each day.

THEME: GARDEN PARTY
During this week of art camp students will have the chance to work collaboratively on group art installations designed to be displayed outdoors. These projects will emphasize teamwork, creative thinking and the use of natural and upcycled materials. This special segment of the camp encourages outdoor engagement and offers a unique opportunity for participants to see their artwork in the environment, utilizing wind power, while also giving birds a place to make their own.

Each camper will create and build a bird house and other outdoor creations like whirly gigs and garden art!

Free, peer-led mental health support groups:

*NAMI Family Support (Mondays at 6pm. Online and in-person at HBA, 3040 Sunset Ln. See website for zoom link.)

*NAMI Connection Group (Mondays at 6pm. Online, see website for zoom link)

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 9 am–12 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Location: Hank’s Glen Arbor Studio
Skill: All

Other Sessions in 4-Part Series: Cézanne & History of Still Life Painting (June 2). Manet (June 9). Picasso (June 16).

This year’s series features a fresh lineup of artists for 2026, giving returning and new students alike the opportunity to explore new perspectives. This is a class to not only learn the techniques of still life painting but also learn about the methods of history’s great still life painters. Each class will start with a brief illustrated presentation, beginning with The History of Still Life Painting and subsequently covering artists such as Cézanne, Manet, Picasso and Hockney.

Following the presentations, students will seek to incorporate ideas learned into their own paintings. The instructor will give frequent demonstrations and provide close personal attention to each student. This is a series of individual classes. Join us for one session or all four.

Week One: Cézanne & History of Still Life Painting (June 2)

Week Two: Manet (June 9)

Week Three: Picasso (June 16)

Week Four: Hockney Imagined Still Life Paintings (June 23)