Community Calendar

Join your friends at the East Bay Branch Library to celebrate our community with an afternoon of fun!

All ages are invited to enjoy free ice cream, live music with Jesse Jefferson, face painting by The Painted Lady, a used book sale, the TADL Bookmobile and more!

Flintfields Horse Park welcomes spectators for an exciting time as the Major League Show Jumping weekend at Flintfields Horse Park culminates in a five-star event. Watch world-class riders go against each other for $340,000 in prize money while enjoying hospitality, food and shopping a relaxed Northern Michigan setting.

Tickets begin at $15, with general admission revenue directly benefiting Impact 100. For an enhanced experience, consider our VIP upgrades.

Competition begins Saturday, September 12 at 4 PM. Tickets available online or at the gate.
Details at: traversecityhorseshows.com/visit

Come to the museum and take part in a vibrant participatory artistic experience every second Sunday of the month (except November)! From printmaking to weaving, each session offers a unique and creative activity. Second Sunday Art Projects are included with museum admission. Please pay admission at the front desk when you arrive.

Second Sundays are made possible with support from the Linda O'Meara Fund for Arts Education.

North Sky Raptor Sanctuary presents, Raptor's LIVE! Sponsored by the Almira Township Parks.

Bring a chair or a blanket to this family friendly event in a beautiful park, located just outside Lake Ann.

Learn about birds of prey and see ambassador birds up close and personal.

Come hang out with us for live music. We'll be serving wine, seasonal cocktails, cider, coffee, and tapas-style small plates to share. Bring your crew or show up solo — Dune Bird is that kind of place.

This is a free event — no reservation required. Seating is first come, first served.

Please check our social media for the most up-to-date event information.

We see birds everyday, everywhere, some more often than others, but pollution and the consequences of modern technology, pesticides, and land development as well as the spread of invasive species increasingly impact their natural habitats, threatening their survival. How often do we stop to look and listen, take in their beauty, colors, patterns, behaviors, songs, and marvel at the magic of flight? Songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, arboreal birds and scavengers—each play an essential role in maintaining balance in our ecosystem.

“For the Birds” includes nine artists whose compelling works explore their own attraction to birds as a subject, whether rendered as two-dimensional images or 3D objects in printmaking, pen and ink, fiber, found materials, mixed media or the moving image. Each artist’s distinct approach and vision brings heightened awareness to the act of looking—imperative to both birding and art. “For the Birds” offers an opportunity to meditate on the shapes, colors and details within the broad range of avian species—inviting us to appreciate their diversity as vital to the environment, and our role in protecting the natural habitats we share.

Open during library business hours.

Come hang out with us for live music. We'll be serving wine, seasonal cocktails, cider, coffee, and tapas-style small plates to share. Bring your crew or show up solo — Dune Bird is that kind of place.

This is a free event — no reservation required. Seating is first come, first served.

Please check our social media for the most up-to-date event information.

Dinosaur Dimensions: Expedition is a high-energy, family-friendly adventure that brings dinosaurs roaring to life! Animatronic puppets and robotic dinos, wild special effects, and hands-on science experiments make for an unforgettable expedition for explorers of all ages!

Tickets can be purchased online at the Opera House website or in-person at the box office.

As the final major event of the season, international riders return to Traverse City to compete for World Cup qualifying points during one of North America’s longest-running traditions in show jumping. Guests can enjoy food and drinks, shopping, hospitality experiences, and open-air seating throughout the grounds while experiencing international competition in Northern Michigan.

Tickets begin at $15, with general admission revenue directly benefiting Impact 100. For an enhanced experience, consider our VIP upgrades.

Competition begins Sunday, September 20 at 2 PM. Tickets available online or at the gate.
Details at: traversecityhorseshows.com/visit

Come hang out with us for live music. We'll be serving wine, seasonal cocktails, cider, coffee, and tapas-style small plates to share. Bring your crew or show up solo — Dune Bird is that kind of place.

This is a free event — no reservation required. Seating is first come, first served.

Please check our social media for the most up-to-date event information.