Community Calendar

Alluvion Arts presents We Will Not Whisper, an exhibition featuring 19 female visual artists, collectively responding to the ongoing erosion of civil liberties and democratic institutions in America. 

The exhibition opens to the public on March 7,  5-7 pm inside Commongrounds, 414 E. 8th Street, Traverse City, Michigan, on the second floor. Artwork is exhibited on both the first and second floors of Commongrounds and varies in technique from painting to collage to assemblage and fiber.

The exhibit was conceived in early 2025, when a group of Northern Michigan artists began to talk about the emotional and practical impacts of recent federal social and civic policy changes on their studio practices. Weeks of conversation lead to the idea of creating an exhibition that employs the visual arts to take on and reflect upon these difficult times. 

Exhibit Hours: Monday - Saturday 8am-5pm

Showcasing works in wood, paper, and fiber, featured artists will present furniture, textiles, paper assemblages, basketry, and more in both functional and decorative creations.

Exhibit runs from March 14 - April 18
Tuesday - Saturday from 10am-4pm
Sunday from 12pm-4pm

Artist talk April 18-2:00

Out of the Box is a group exhibit and invitational featuring 30 Artists based locally and throughout the United States.

Each Artist has transformed a discarded cigar box into a work of Art. Paintings, Sculpture, Mosaic and even a Ukelele are some of the treasures which have been made from a cigar box. Some are recognizable, and some have been taken apart and salvaged into something entirely different.

The show runs daily during open hours in-person from February 7th thru March 14th.

FALL & EARLY WINTER HOURS:
Sunday & Monday: by appointment
Tuesday- Thursday: 11-4
Friday & Saturday: 11-5

You can also browse the pieces online in our shop from your couch beginning on February 7th

This March, explore a fascinating piece of local history with a new exhibit from Traverse Area District Library’s Local History Collection. Featuring original documents from Traverse City State Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Paul H. Wilcox, the display examines mid-20th-century psychiatric research and his work with electroshock therapy.

“Traverse City Psychiatrist Makes History: The “Shocking” Career of Dr. Paul H. Wilcox,” will be on view throughout March 2026 on the first floor of the Traverse Area District Library Main, in the exhibit cases leading into the Sight & Sound Department.

For more information please contact the Local History Collection at lhc@tadl.org or visit www.tadl.org, Local History. An article accompanying the exhibit is available on our website at https://www.tadl.org/posts/traverse-city-psychiatrist-makes-history-shocking-career-dr-paul-h-wilcox

Come visit Alden District Library and see a collection of model trains in a variety of size scales. The display is a collaborative effort of collectors Greg Movsesian & Paul DeLange.

The display can be viewed during normal library hours. Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 9:30a-5p, Tue 9:30a-6p, Sat 9:30a-2p.

The library is located at 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.

Free Event.

Come to the museum and join an informal tour of our current exhibitions with one of our docents. Tours are free with museum admission and will begin at 12:00 PM. Please meet by the front desk a few minutes before the tour begins.

Alluvion Arts presents We Will Not Whisper, an exhibition featuring 19 female visual artists, collectively responding to the ongoing erosion of civil liberties and democratic institutions in America. 

The exhibition opens to the public on March 7,  5-7 pm inside Commongrounds, 414 E. 8th Street, Traverse City, Michigan, on the second floor. Artwork is exhibited on both the first and second floors of Commongrounds and varies in technique from painting to collage to assemblage and fiber.

The exhibit was conceived in early 2025, when a group of Northern Michigan artists began to talk about the emotional and practical impacts of recent federal social and civic policy changes on their studio practices. Weeks of conversation lead to the idea of creating an exhibition that employs the visual arts to take on and reflect upon these difficult times. 

Exhibit Hours: Monday - Saturday 8am-5pm

Showcasing works in wood, paper, and fiber, featured artists will present furniture, textiles, paper assemblages, basketry, and more in both functional and decorative creations.

Exhibit runs from March 14 - April 18
Tuesday - Saturday from 10am-4pm
Sunday from 12pm-4pm

Artist talk April 18-2:00

This March, explore a fascinating piece of local history with a new exhibit from Traverse Area District Library’s Local History Collection. Featuring original documents from Traverse City State Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Paul H. Wilcox, the display examines mid-20th-century psychiatric research and his work with electroshock therapy.

“Traverse City Psychiatrist Makes History: The “Shocking” Career of Dr. Paul H. Wilcox,” will be on view throughout March 2026 on the first floor of the Traverse Area District Library Main, in the exhibit cases leading into the Sight & Sound Department.

For more information please contact the Local History Collection at lhc@tadl.org or visit www.tadl.org, Local History. An article accompanying the exhibit is available on our website at https://www.tadl.org/posts/traverse-city-psychiatrist-makes-history-shocking-career-dr-paul-h-wilcox

Come visit Alden District Library and see a collection of model trains in a variety of size scales. The display is a collaborative effort of collectors Greg Movsesian & Paul DeLange.

The display can be viewed during normal library hours. Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 9:30a-5p, Tue 9:30a-6p, Sat 9:30a-2p.

The library is located at 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.

Free Event.