Community Calendar

Friends of the library gather at 9:30am for social time, with regular meeting beginning at 10:00am. Topics of discussion will be plans for upcoming programs and activities, as well as volunteer opportunities during the months of October thru December.

Anyone interested in supporting the library is always welcome. Held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden. 231-331-4318.

Join us at Maplehurst Natural Area to help install hundreds of flowering plants and grasses grown in GTRLC’s very own greenhouse! Through this event, GTRLC strives to create healthy native habitats, increase species diversity, and revegetate degraded ecosystems. If this sounds like something that interests you, please attend our event and help us get some plants in the ground!

For more information about this event, please click here.

Directions: Please meet us in the parking lot at Maplehurst Natural Area.

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

Thank you for your interest in joining us! If you have any questions, please contact Erica DesJardins at edesjardins@gtrlc.org or 231-929-7911 (ext. 316).

Creative Wellness Monthly Gathering
Facilitators: Carol Hohle & Meridith Mulcahy

Time: 1:30 pm–3 pm

Registration Deadline: N/A

Location: Meet at the GAAC front desk, then follow the fun—we may head to locations like Pine Street Studio or Thoreson Farm Studio during the summer. (Reserve Pinestreet Classroom as permanent option)
Skill: All Skill Levels
Cost: $10 member/ $12 nonmember
Min/Max: N/A
Time to Set Up: 15 minutes
Time to Clean Up: 15 minutes

This group will gather once a month to share and learn more about the value of creativity in our daily lives. Over a warm mug of brewed tea/coffee (or ice tea/lemonade in the summer!), come connect with others, share ideas, find inspiration, and practical tips to lead a more creative and whole-hearted approach to life. Each month, in addition to checking in with one another, we will explore different practices (journaling, stitching, collaging, photography) that may pique your creative curiosity.

Each week the group will meet at the front desk of the Glen Arbor Art Center and will move to locations such as Pine Street Studio, the GAAC Classroom, the GAAC grove or Thoreson Farm.

Join East Bay Corners Farmers Market on Thursdays from 2:00–6:00 PM at the East Bay Township Offices (1965 N. 3 Mile Road, Traverse City).

Shop fresh local produce, baked goods, handmade items, and more while connecting with neighbors and supporting regional farmers and small businesses.

The market proudly accepts SNAP/EBT benefits and participates in the Grand Traverse County Senior Produce Program to help make fresh, local food accessible to all.

Be sure to visit our calendar for special events happening each week at the market!

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.

Pet the worms and meet the microbes making your soil!

Join an afternoon of hands-on fun at the SEEDS Compost Petting Zoo, where kids and adults alike can discover the tiny organisms doing the dirty work to transform waste into healthy soil. Get a close-up look at eight different composting systems, stroll along a Compost StoryWalk with Traverse Area District Library, and enjoy face painting, games, activities and more!

This is a family-friendly event–all ages are welcome! There will be a variety of kid-friendly activities including:

- Farm-to-table educational activities and games with Oryana Community Co-op
- Compost Storywalk & Bookmobile with The Traverse Area District Library
- Free face painting with Blush Face Painting
- Art-making and sensory play with Let’s Play! Studio
- Other fun activities like hands-on microbe bingo, compost cornhole and more!

This event is part of the Michigan Organics Council’s Great Michigan Compost Tour. Food rescuers, animal feed operators, and composters across the state are hosting tours to highlight how surplus food, yard waste, and food scraps are rescued to feed hungry people or transformed into valuable animal feed or soil amendments. The other tours in our Northern Michigan region are featured in this event series. Most tours take place outdoors, so we advise participants to dress in weather-appropriate layers.

Hosted by SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers

Help us build a brand new trail system at The Ridge! Join us for this work session and get a sneak peek of a property that’s not yet open to the public. Volunteers will help protect the valuable habitat on this property by constructing sustainable and strategically-planned sections of trail. This will create access and help guide future use on this property while protecting the most vulnerable parts of the special habitats found here.

For more information about this event, please click here.

Directions: There is not yet a parking lot installed at The Ridge property. Please meet us at the linked access point on Five Mile Rd. A link to our meeting location can be found here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Asg3Kbxuaqm1ArDB7

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

Thank you for your interest in joining us! If you have any questions, please contact Erica DesJardins at edesjardins@gtrlc.org or 231-929-7911 (ext. 316).

Fish Fry!
Sept. 18, 2026, 5pm to 7pm
Adults $15, Kids 12 and under $8
DINNER INCLUDES:
Cod, Pan Fish, or Chicken
Fixens: Fries, Cole Slaw, Roll, Dessert
Punch and Coffee available with dinner. Cash Bar.
American Legion Post 531, 18483 Cadillac Hwy., Copemish, MI 49625

FUNDRAISER FOR AMERICAN LEGION POST 531 BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL VETERANS

Join us for International Coastal Cleanup Day in Traverse City! We’re teaming up with FLOW, VegMichigan, and Starbucks for a morning of community, sustainability, and direct impact.

When: Saturday, Sept 19 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: West End Beach (716 W Grandview Pkwy, TC)
Bring: Weather layers, sturdy shoes, & a reusable mug!

What’s provided: 🧤 All cleanup gear (gloves, grabbers, buckets)

☕ FREE Starbucks coffee, tea & plant-based snacks

🌱 Free coffee grounds for your garden/compost

🎟 Eco-friendly raffle giveaway!

Please RSVP at the link below to help us prep enough gear.

https://vegmichigan.org/event/traverse-city-international-coastal-cleanup-day/

Bring gratitude, curiosity, pen, paper, lunch, water, and head east of Wolverine, into the vast Pigeon River Forest, to Greenwood Foundation, a 2000-acre non-profit wildlife haven where we will forget about the world for a while, lighten up, create new friends; observe the living earth; write and reflect in the tradition of American nature writing. We will consider how our stories can shape the attitudes of future generations.

For more information and to register, please click here.