Community Calendar

THE ART OF CRAFTING:
AUTUMN GNOMES!
NOVEMBER 8, 2025
SATURDAY
12 - 3 pm

REGISTER BY: November 6

CLASS FEE: $40 or $36 for Members​

FORMAT: in-person

Join us for a delightful Autumn Gnome Making Class!

In this hands-on workshop you'll learn how to create your very own charming gnome with adorning pumpkin using a variety of materials. For all skill levels, this class will guide you through the process step-by-step, ensuring you leave with a unique piece to celebrate the fall season. Bring your creativity and enjoy a fun-filled day of crafting and community!

All materials will be provided.

With artist Carol Torres

Project Piti Pami is hosting its 1st Annual Hope for Haiti Benefit Dinner on November 8th at the Grand Unity Event Center in Petoskey. This benefit dinner is a fundraiser raising support for medical care for under-served and violence-ravaged communities in Haiti. The benefit dinner will include a Haitian-themed meal, silent auction, and a presentation about the work that we do in Haiti. Tickets are $50 a person or $360 for a table of 8. Ticket sales end on 10/31. Tickets may be purchased at www.3phaiti.org/benefit.

Project Piti Pami is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to serving impoverished people in Haiti through education, advocacy, and service. The organization’s name, Piti Pami, comes from the Haitian Creole term for the “least of these” which is drawn from Matthew 25:40 in the Bible. Our mission is to come alongside and empower Haitian people to better care for their communities through healthcare and health education opportunities. Since our founding in 2017, we have raised over $100,000 towards Haitian-led mobile medical clinics, clean water projects like wells and latrines, nutrition programs, and school nurse programs. More information can be found at our website, www.3phaiti.org. For more information access 3P's website: https://www.3phaiti.org/

Purchase tickets online using the QR code on the flyer.

Shipwreck expert Ross Richardson helps honor those lost in a Lake Superior storm 50 years ago today. We will end the program with the famous ballad.

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

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.

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.

November’s selection is Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.

Enjoy the company of fellow book lovers while discussing “Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” by Kate Moore. Free Event. Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.

November 13, 2025, 4 pm* *Please note start time change*
The Mills Community House & ZOOM

Join the Benzie Area Historical Society for their upcoming monthly Benzonia Academy Lecture on Thursday, November 13th, at 4 pm at the Mills Community House. Jane Purkis and Jimmy McLaren will share the history of the Benzonia Public Library and Mills Community House, celebrating their 100 years of service to the community.

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 donation of $5.

To learn more about the November 13th 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.

Caring for people with memory issues is tough. Expert Kelly McCord shares an overview of the physical changes and the ways to navigate caring.

A space for people to share and listen to stories from our lives based on a theme of the evening. Join Kingsley Branch Library & The Kingsley Folk School for a storytelling community circle. Inspired by NPR's The Moth storytelling hour, the Everyone Has a Story series welcomes you to share your personal stories with others to create connections in our community.

Presenters will be given 5 minutes to share stories from their lived experiences with an open-minded circle of fellow storytellers.

Every second Thursday of the month.

This event is FREE and open to the public of all ages.