Community Calendar

Friday June 19th, 9am-5pm
Saturday June 20th, 9am-3pm
Admission $10
Lunch available to purchase on site

150 Modern & Traditional quilts
Quilts are professionally judged in multiple categories
Viewer's Choice quilt - vote for your favorite!
Vendors
Member's Boutique
Special Exhibits by our community service groups
Traditional quilt turning presentations

Special quilt raffle - tickets $5.00

American Tree is an exhibit that explores the role trees played in the formation of the United States 250 years ago — and the role trees will play moving forward into this nation’s next 250 years. This exhibition features the work of 28 artists. Set in Glen Arbor — named Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in February 2026 — the exhibit celebrates trees in a wide variety of media, styles, and materials. It interprets the pivotal role trees played in the history of this nation.

At the same time, American Tree is an exhibition that asks what our relationship with the forests and woodlands looks like today? Is it purely transactional and commercial? Is there respite and renewal to be found in the woods? And what is our blueprint for the forest ecosystem in the next two centuries? What does a United State of Trees look like? Why should we care?

Monday thru Friday: 9am – 3pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

Enjoy a free day at the museum and a first look at our summer exhibitions which open to the public on this day.

Friday June 19th, 9am-5pm
Saturday June 20th, 9am-3pm
Admission $10
Lunch available to purchase on site

150 Modern & Traditional quilts
Quilts are professionally judged in multiple categories
Viewer's Choice quilt - vote for your favorite!
Vendors
Member's Boutique
Special Exhibits by our community service groups
Traditional quilt turning presentations

Special quilt raffle - tickets $5.00

Step back in time at the 1842 Dougherty Mission House built by Chief Agosa, the Odawa and Ojibwe people and Rev. Peter Dougherty. Explore life from 1842 to 1917 through the house, outbuildings and demonstration garden.

See unusual pure American chestnut trees. Docent led tours Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11am to 4pm. Discover the Mission House that gave Old Mission Peninsula its name.

Tours:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults
(12 and under free)

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!

In memory of Joe and Jane Muer, this giant community collage with over 200 canvases, created by local artists, is on display beginning June 6th. Each piece is priced at $40.00 with all proceeds benefiting programming at the Oliver Art Center.

Summer Hours:
June 1 – September 30:
Monday – Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 4:00pm

Come visit Alden District Library and see a collection of rubber ducks. This fun 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.

Images and poetry are the essence of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s current Lobby Gallery exhibit. Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine is a series of oil paintings and corresponding poems created by Grand Traverse County artist Wendy McWhorter. This exhibition is in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery through August 27, 2026.

Hours:
Monday thru Friday: 9am – 3pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm