Community Calendar

Author and bioregionalist Stephanie Mills will present her 2025 Freshwater Summit keynote speech “Starting from and Staying with the Nature of Place” on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 at The Grand Traverse Circuit. Sponsored by Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation, donations support local non-profit Title Track, founded by activist & musician Seth Bernard. Title Track engages creative practices to build resilient social-ecological systems to support clean water, racial equity, and youth empowerment.

Come have fun with us at French Valley! Enjoy live music, locally crafted drinks, kid-friendly options, and tasty snacks for the whole family.

2025 Blues Music Award Winner Thornetta Davis, was crowned Detroit’s Queen of the Blues in 2015 by the Detroit Blues Society, is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and independent recording artist. With a career spanning decades, she has shared the stage with legends like B.B. King, Ray Charles, Etta James, and Bonnie Raitt.

The Music House is proud to welcome the Younce Guitar Duo in concert on Sunday April 12 at 3:00PM

An instrumental duo, Jerry Younce and his son, Ryan, perform acoustic improvisational music that is heavily influenced by jazz, gypsy guitar, flamenco and other world music, including Celtic and Latin rhythms.

The Younce Guitar Duo was formed in 2008, when Ryan invited his father to join him for a gig he had booked in Bellaire, Michigan. The joy and enthusiasm they have while playing their music is infectious, and their relaxed yet energetic manner is a testament to their musicianship

Tickets can be purchased online at MyNorth Tickets, musichouse.org or reserved by calling 231-938-9300.

We hope to see you there!

The American Guild of Organists, Cherry Capital Area chapter, invites you to an organ recital and hymn sing on Sunday, April 12th at 4:00 pm. Event will be held at Faith Reformed Church, 1139 E Front St., Traverse City. Free entry

Come have fun with us at French Valley! Enjoy live music, locally crafted drinks, kid-friendly options, and tasty snacks for the whole family.

Are you Interplanet Janet? Or Just a Bill? Want to revisit Conjunction Junction and make sure you know your function? Come and join your Schoolhouse Rock friends for a singalong of all your favorites from childhood Saturday mornings. We’ll have some crafty fun for you too! All ages welcome!

Gopherwood is thrilled to see the return of Willy Porter to our stage. Some folks are lucky to find what they love to do at an early age and quietly settle in for the long haul expanding and developing their work over the arc of a lifetime. Willy Porter is one of those artists. He has followed his own path to explore the sacred language that music truly is. 30 years after his solo recording debut, he continues to reach further into his guitar & pen while stretching the form of what his own music can be. He recently released his 13th full length album, The Ravine, in September 2023.

Willy Porter continues on a musical and personal odyssey spanning over two decades, 13 albums, and multiple continents. His journey has been defined by an inquisitive love for humanity and the language that describes what we all hold to be true. Porter’s songs weave a universal perspective about the questions, struggles, and triumphs of human existence. His live shows are guitar-driven grit, soul, silence and muscle– at times electrifying, dynamic, and unique in the way that Porter’s voice blends and fuses with his fret work.

Northwestern Michigan College will host its first High School Jazz Invitational on Saturday, April 18, bringing together student musicians from several regional schools for a day of performances, clinics, and collaboration.

High school big bands from Traverse City West, Traverse City Central, Elk Rapids, and St. Francis will perform beginning at 1 p.m. in Milliken Auditorium. The afternoon performances are free and open to the public.

The day concludes with NMC’s Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Milliken Auditorium. The evening concert will feature the NMC Jazz Lab Band, an All-Star High School Big Band made up of students nominated by participating directors, and the NMC Jazz Big Band. Smith will perform as a guest soloist with each ensemble.

The evening concert will be directed by Joshua L. Wagner. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets are required. Tickets are available in advance at a discount by going to nmcmusicdepartment.simpletix.com. Tickets at the door are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students, while NMC students are admitted free with a student ID. A brief intermission will take place between groups.

For questions or assistance purchasing tickets, contact the NMC Box Office at 231-995-1340.

Come have fun with us at French Valley! Enjoy live music, locally crafted drinks, kid-friendly options, and tasty snacks for the whole family.