Community Calendar

Enjoy an evening of instrumental music courtesy of the Interlochen Arts Academy Wind Symphony.

IPR listeners are eligible for (4) free tickets to select performances at Interlochen Arts Academy.

The Community Connection Concerts are presented by Interlochen Public Radio, Interlochen Presents and Interlochen Arts Academy. IPR listeners can claim up to four complimentary tickets for each eligible performance. Click here to see the list of Community Connection Concerts for Fall 2025.

To redeem:

• Select this event and click "Tickets" to visit the Interlochen box office
• Add the # of tickets (max. limit 4)
• Use promo code IPR25FREE at checkout (valid for fall of 2025 only)

PFLAG Traverse City presents What Matters Most. Join us for an evening of song, laughter, and friendship. Learn more about PFLAG Traverse City and its mission. Light refreshments to follow the program.

Donations will be gratefully accepted in support of our growing programs.

The Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra kicks off the 2025-26 academic year with its debut performance. Dr. Leslie B. Dunner will lead the ensemble in a rich program of classical and contemporary masterworks.

IPR listeners are eligible for (4) free tickets to select performances at Interlochen Arts Academy.

The Community Connection Concerts are presented by Interlochen Public Radio, Interlochen Presents and Interlochen Arts Academy. IPR listeners can claim up to four complimentary tickets for each eligible performance. Click here to see the list of Community Connection Concerts for Fall 2025.

To redeem:

• Select this event and click "Tickets" to visit the Interlochen box office
• Add the # of tickets (max. limit 4)
• Use promo code IPR25FREE at checkout (valid for fall of 2025 only)

The LAST outdoor TC Drumming Circle of this summer is Friday, October 10, at 7:30 PM.

Sunset that evening is 7:06 with Last Light about 7:35 - JUST after we start!

Moonrise is 8:57, which is just about the time we end. So let's drum up that October Moon.

The House of Bear - 4242 County Rd 633, Grawn
0.9 miles south of the Shell station at 31 and West Silver Lake Rd.
MESSAGE (or call or e-mail if you know my contact info) for more info. Or message Bear at the House of Bear FB page.
Hope to see you one more time this season.

Lightworks@aye.net for more info

https://www.facebook.com/tc.sacred.drum.circle/

Fun family event. Kid activities & entertainment. Juggler, caricatures, face painting, live music. Craft & artisan vendor booths. Local food vendors.

No charge for entry.

Come see the Award-Winning Central High School jazz bands perform with one of the top Collegiate Jazz Ensembles in the world, the Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra One, (Rodney Whitaker, director) and special guest Sean Jones, trumpet.

Doors open at 2:30pm.

Benzonia Area Community Emergency Fund concert
Performers: Lisa and Ingemar Johansson with special guests Sue Wood, Bob DeKorne, and Jeff Davis
Where: Mills Community House, upper level
When: Sunday, October 12th from 4:00-6:00
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What is the Benzonia Area Community Emergency Fund?
The Benzonia Area Community Emergency Fund will financially assist an individual or a family that has fallen upon hard times. This is done on a one time basis through the payment of a known expense such as a medical, housing or utility bill. Funds are collected and administered through the Mills Community House Association.
Funds are raised on a monthly basis by means of live concerts that are free of charge and open to the public. Caring area musicians and performers donate their time and talent.

The Benzonia Area Community Emergency Fund was inspired by and has been built with The Empire Area Community Emergency Fund. To see their story please check out the Emergency Fund tab on the Empire Area Community Center’s website.

For more information on the Benzonia Area Community Emergency Fund, our service area, how funds will be dispersed, and the nomination form, please visit our website: www.millscommhouse.org

From The Eagles’ “Hotel California” to Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind”, places are a time-honored source of inspiration for songwriters and performers. Join Interlochen’s Popular Music Ensemble for a whirlwind musical tour of some of the world’s most iconic destinations.

IPR listeners are eligible for (4) free tickets to select performances at Interlochen Arts Academy.

The Community Connection Concerts are presented by Interlochen Public Radio, Interlochen Presents and Interlochen Arts Academy. IPR listeners can claim up to four complimentary tickets for each eligible performance. Click here to see the list of Community Connection Concerts for Fall 2025.

To redeem:

• Select this event and click "Tickets" to visit the Interlochen box office
• Add the # of tickets (max. limit 4)
• Use promo code IPR25FREE at checkout (valid for fall of 2025 only)

Join the Interlochen Arts Academy Choir as they explore two of the defining impulses of our shared humanity: curiosity and wonder. Under the guidance of Dr. W. Carter Smith, the ensemble will perform a selection of songs inspired by the themes of curiosity, wonder, and the human experience.

IPR listeners are eligible for (4) free tickets to select performances at Interlochen Arts Academy.

The Community Connection Concerts are presented by Interlochen Public Radio, Interlochen Presents and Interlochen Arts Academy. IPR listeners can claim up to four complimentary tickets for each eligible performance. Click here to see the list of Community Connection Concerts for Fall 2025.

To redeem:

• Select this event and click "Tickets" to visit the Interlochen box office
• Add the # of tickets (max. limit 4)
• Use promo code IPR25FREE at checkout (valid for fall of 2025 only)

Westbound Situation, blends the precision of classical chamber music, the rhythmic drive of bluegrass, and the colorful expression of jazz into a new style of chamber music: chambergrass. The quartet – comprised of Grant Flick on violin, Jake Howard on mandolin, Zach Brown on cello, and Jacob Warren on bass – mixes composition and improvisation seamlessly into their entirely memorized arrangements.

Westbound Situation’s exciting and diverse concerts feature a set of unique original repertoire colored with recognizable standards from many genres. With bluegrass, classical chamber music, and jazz all coming together, a Westbound Situation concert is dazzling musical journey not soon forgotten.

Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $25 in advance/$30 at the door ($5 discount for certain Bay membership levels).

Tickets to all Live at the Bay Fall 2025 shows are general admission and on sale now. Ticketing, event, and membership information is available at TheBayTheatre.com. The Live at the Bay series is another value-added offering by the nonprofit Bay Community Theatre to provide community entertainment and programming. Please join us!