Apr 28 Sunday
Celebrate Earth Week with friends, live music and local cider from 3pm to 5pm. All ages welcome, no cover!
Apr 29 Monday
Bring a threads project and work among friends.
The Leelanau Community Choir rehearses weekly on Monday nights for 8 weeks. No audition required and all are welcome. We sing a variety of music and culminate in three concerts on May 4 and 5.
Apr 30 Tuesday
Help us give GTRLC’s trails some TLC! Join us for a workday tackling a variety of tasks aimed to improve and maintain the incredible habitats and access to nature that Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve provides.
The Basics:
GTRLC will supply gloves and tools. We will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, and trail maintenance. No prior experience necessary! A range of activities are available from lightweight trimming to heavy-duty trail work. Participants will be hiking up to 3 miles of trail and taking care of any issues that they find. Porta johns are available at some trailheads, but not all.
The Conservancy follows state, federal and CDC guidelines for COVID-19 and may modify or cancel this event at any time. Do not participate in any activity if you were recently exposed (within 10 days) to someone with COVID-19 or have recently (within 10 days) been diagnosed with COVID-19.
What volunteers will do:
Re-grading the trail bed with hand toolsBuilding new sections of trail and re-routing sections that need improvementHauling and installing stone and gravel in certain sections of the trailTrimming vegetation to open sight linesTrailblazingOther preserve maintenance tasks, including invasive species management, installing signage, etc.What should I bring?
Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advanceSturdy, close-toed shoes that can handle some mudBring a reusable water bottle and some snacksSunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfortYour favorite pair of work gloves, if preferredDirections: Our meeting place may vary week by week, so please sign up for your shift below, and we will email you our specific meeting location before the workday.
Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather, changing COVID-19 restrictions, or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.
Children are invited to read aloud to a trained Reading Dog.
May 01 Wednesday
Join us at Mitchell Creek Meadows: The Don and Jerry Oleson Nature Preserve to help plant hundreds of trees! Through this event, GTRLC strives to create healthy native habitats, increase species diversity, and reforest degraded ecosystems. If this sounds like something that interests you, please join us and help get some trees in the ground!
GTRLC will provide any materials necessary for the workday. Volunteers will help plant trees in specific locations of the preserve, so come prepared for a moderately strenuous activity with volunteers often bending and kneeling to dig and plant trees. Restrooms and drinking water are available on site.
What should I bring?
Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advanceSturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mudBring a reusable water bottle and some snacksSunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfortDirections: Please meet us at our office off of 3 Mile road, address below. Come down the driveway and park anywhere by the Conservation Center building.
2846 3 Mile Rd. N, Traverse City, MI 49686
Interlochen Woman’s Club is celebrating its 75th anniversary. There will be a short program of our history after a business meeting and lunch. Community members interested in the organization are invited to attend.
Come out to help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration project by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse.
GTRLC will supply tools and water. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.
What will volunteers be doing:
Learning about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projectsDigging and dibble bar usageRemoving and handling native plugs from their containers What should I bring?
Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advanceSturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mudBring a reusable water bottle and some snacksSunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfortDirections:
Please meet us at Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve by the greenhouse/workshop area.
Supported by the Diana Milock ‘Historical Book’ Conversation Series
The New York Times bestselling author of "Blood and Thunder" and "Ghost Soldiers," Hampton Sides now tells the epic tale of Captain Cook’s last and fatal journey that began in 1776.In "The Wide Wide Sea," we learn of the dramatic and disturbing change in Cook’s personality. Lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, Cook was admired for his peerless seamanship, his humane leadership, and his dedication to science. He treated his crew well and respected Indigenous societies.Yet on this last journey, something was different. Cook became hot-tempered, resorting to the lash to enforce discipline. He led his two vessels into danger time and again. Uncharacteristically, he ordered violent retaliation for perceived theft on the part of native peoples. This may have had something to do with the pressure he felt from his secret charge to chart and claim lands before his rivals could and to discover the fabled Northwest Passage. In any case, the ultimate effects were catastrophic for Indigenous people around the world. Tensions between Cook’s overt and covert missions came to a head in Hawaii, where his exploitative treatment of the Hawaiians led to the fatal encounter.At once a ferociously-paced story of adventure on the high seas and a searching examination of the complexities and consequences of the Age of Exploration, "The Wide Wide Sea" is a major work from one of our finest narrative nonfiction writers.
EVENT INFORMATIONIn-Person at the City Opera House, 106 E. Front St., Traverse City, MichiganDoors open at 6 p.m. with live music and a cash bar. The event begins at 7 p.m. and includes a Q&A and author signing. Each ticket comes with a hardcover copy of “The Wide Wide Sea” (or opt for a two-ticket package with one book).
Ticket Information:Tier One:$57—Includes a $27 single ticket and a copy of the book$84—Includes two $27 tickets and one copy of the book*Tier Two:$47—Includes a $17 single ticket and a copy of the book$59—Includes two $17 and one copy of the book*$10 Student Tickets (Does not include a book)*For this two-ticket/one book package, please call the Box Office at 231-941-8082, ext. 201.Virtual Tickets$45—Includes a $15 virtual ticket and a copy of the book
EXPAND Storytelling #5 will take place at The Alluvion community performance venue at 7:00PM on May 1, 2024. Four storytellers invited from the NoMi community will take the stage to share their life stories around how they find fulfillment from the inside out wherever they are. How they came to find the little things that make them come alive and how they continue to expand their being from right here, right NOW. Mindful, aware, present, grateful. Never arriving, always expanding.
STORYTELLERS:Dan Sarya, Orthodontist and Sauna manErica Bourdon, Massage TherapistAdam Weinrick, Anavery FarmSkyeLea Martin Fitch, MusicianIncluding a few tunes as well!
TICKETS: $15 on Eventbrite. or $18 at the door. Seating is limited to 120!
Created and hosted by Chelsea Bay Dennis of C.Bay Design