Community Calendar

Free, peer-led mental health support groups:

*NAMI Family Support (Mondays at 6pm. Online and in-person at HBA, 3040 Sunset Ln. See website for zoom link.)

*NAMI Connection Group (Mondays at 6pm. Online, see website for zoom link)

Michigan Avian Experience hosts a program on rescued eagles. All are welcome!

Just as we welcomed the Summer Solstice in June, we will be welcoming the Fall Equinox by watching the sunrise at the Jack Mertaugh Nature Preserve. If you joined us this summer, you will get to see how the light changes with the seasons and how the sun moves in the sky as the Earth tilts. If you did not, you get to experience the sunrise from a lakeside preserve with fresh eyes.

Come on out to help plant native plugs at the Arcadia Marsh Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration projects by assisting with planting native plugs grown in GTRLC’s very own greenhouse.

For more information about this event, please click here.

Directions: Please meet us at the M22 side of Arcadia Marsh Nature Preserve.

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).

Created by artist Mary E. Burns, the exhibit features 29 handwoven jacquard portraits celebrating scientists, activists, educators, artists, and Indigenous water protectors from more than 20 countries. Through intricate textile art, the exhibition explores the universal importance of water and the women whose work helps sustain and protect this essential resource.

The exhibition will be on display on the Petoskey District Library's second floor from August 27 through October 15, 2026.

Throughout its run, the library will offer docent-led tours, related programs, book displays, and community conversations that explore themes of water, environmental stewardship, Indigenous knowledge, and women's leadership.

Torch Area Artisans Guild (TAAG) meets every Tuesday from 10am-12pm. We have been creating art and contributing to our community for over 40 years. We are quilters, embroiderers, knitters, weavers, painters, potters, jewelers, and more; all artists welcome!

Newcomers are invited to visit our meetings. Contact us by email at taartisansguild@gmail.com, or view our page at www.facebook.com/TorchAreaArtisansGuild.

Sponsored by Alden District Library, 231-331-4318, and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden.

Join us for live music set along the shoreline of Lake Leelanau.

All music is weather dependent.

No tickets required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis; guests are encouraged to arrive early to secure their spot and get settled.

This is a complimentary event.

Please check our social media for the most up-to-date event information.

Support 5Loaves2Fish at their Take Me Out to the BallGame Fundraising Event on Sept 22 from 4:45-6:45! Enjoy live music, fun themed games and contests. Your ticket includes:

• •1 cocktail or zero proof drink
• • Ballpark themed dinner: brats & dogs with fixings (condiments, onions, sauerkraut, cheese, chili), coleslaw, chips, popcorn, freshly baked cookies
• • Chances to win door prizes and contests
• • Most importantly needed funds going to support 5Loaves2Fish in their work to feed local people

NOTE: Your ticket will be held for pick up at the time of the event, Sept 22. Address of the event: 7150 E Duck Lake Rd, Lake Leelanau

Join the East Bay Branch Library in welcoming wildlife veterinarian, author, and photographer Dr. Carl Palazollo to celebrate the comeback of the bald eagle in Michigan!

Participants will learn all about our national symbol, what it’s like to be a wildlife veterinarian, and how they can be good stewards to this iconic bird!

Program will be held in the SOUTH conference room of the East Bay Township Building.

The Manistee County Library is excited to present Michigan Notable Author John Wemlinger! He will be discussing his latest book, Finding Innocence.

John Wemlinger is a retired Army colonel. He and his wife, Diane, have lived in Onekama, Michigan, for the last 12 years. He published his first book, Winter’s Bloom in 2016 and has since published 7 other novels.

His novel The Cut was one of only 20 books designated as a Michigan Notable Book for 2022 by the State Library of Michigan. He currently serves as a board member of the Library of Michigan Foundation.

This event will be free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.