Community Calendar

The Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale is this weekend! The sale is held behind the library, overlooking the beach. Book price is by your donation, with all proceeds benefiting library programs. Come find a treasure and support your local library!

Saturday, August 1: 9am – 5pm

Sunday, August 2: 9am – 4pm

Retailers are marking down end-of-the-season items for shoppers this weekend! Don’t miss your chance to find some great deals.

Don’t miss the Sunday Service on Faith and Democracy with TC Sings on August 2nd at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse. 

The service starts at 10:30 and is at 6726 Center Road.  Bring your friends!  Coffee after service, too!

If you enjoy Scottish music, dance and culture please join with members of the St Andrew’s Society of Northwestern MI on Sunday August 2 at noon.

We will meet under a covered pavilion at Silver Lake Recreation Area, 1785 N East Silver Lake Road.

Bring a dish for the potluck and the grill will be hot if you want to use it. Scottish folk dances will be taught and called by Lee Gwyn.

You do not need to bring a partner. Email any questions to cmonroe@ chartermi.neg

Riders from across North America compete at Flintfields Horse Park during the FEI North American Youth Championships Young Rider Final. The event showcases the next generation of international equestrian talent in an Olympic-style championship atmosphere in Traverse City.

General admission proceeds this week support Peace Ranch through the Traverse City Horse Shows Charity Ticket Program.

Competition begins Sunday, August 2 at 1 PM.Tickets available online or at the gate.
Details at: traversecityhorseshows.com/visit

Walk, talk and make art with UMBS resident artist Eric Jackson. During a brief interactive discussion, learn the unique process which goes into Eric's artist-naturalist practice, then join him on an exploration of the preserve as part of his resident project "Field Guide to a Flyway".

The session will conclude with an art-making activity to dye thematic nature banners which will be donated to the preserve. 10240 Brutus Rd, Brutus, MI 49716

For information about this and other events, please visit our website.

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. For more information about our event calender, click here.

Presented by Herm Triezenberg and Elizabeth Mostrom Health and Wellness: Author Conversations

The positive effects of nature don’t just end at the individual; contact with nature can make people more caring towards one another, promote economic and racial justice, encourage people to care more for the environment, and more. A groundbreaking guide on why and how nature is good for our brains and bodies, Nature and the Mind gives us a window into fundamental aspects of our psychology and physiology that can be improved through interactions with nature.

Marc Berman will be joined in conversation with Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Board member Terrie Taylor. Marc Berman is the world’s leading environmental neuroscientist, and founder and director of the Environmental Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Chicago.

Event Details
Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music, and the conversation begins at 7 p.m. This event includes a Q&A session and an author signing immediately following in the lobby.

Virtual tickets available to watch live or on-demand.

Weekly meeting for women with disabilities with new activities every week! Join to build community and meet with like-minded individuals at the Disability Network Northern Michigan. Also available on Zoom from 11AM-12PM.

Weekly meeting for men with disabilities with new activities every week! Join to build community and meet with like-minded individuals at the Disability Network Northern Michigan.