Almanac

Come join us for this opportunity to learn more about Michigan's geology from author Paul Brandes. Learn about his recently published book, Michigan Rocks!: A guide to geologic sites in the Great Lakes State and how it came to be.

28th year of Music, Jokes, Inspiration... music by the Backroom Gang...2025 free will offering benefitting
Homestretch Nonprofit Housing, Northwest MI Community Action Agency, and Northwest MI Supportive Housing
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Come and enjoy the final, and free, concert of the Benzie Community Band, presented indoors at the Lake Ann United Methodist Church Community Center, just north of the Village of Lake Ann, Michigan.

The concert, under the direction of Bandmaster Tim Willson, starts at 7:00 PM, and will feature our own local famed bagpiper, Pete Deneen, as well as rousing band music, sure to set your feet tapping.

Benzie County Community Band, a fixture of the local music scene since 1988, is proud to feature our many talented local musicians every summer in a series of 5 free concerts. This is our final concert of the summer.

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LONG LAKE - A Farmers Market will be held at Haywood Park, due east of the Long Lake Township Hall at 8870 N Long Lake Rd, Traverse City, Michigan 49685 near the Bocce Ball Courts. The Market will be open Thursdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm from June 5th to October 2nd.

We are excited to create a community-based market that celebrates the historic agricultural traditions of Long Lake Township while providing opportunities for Long Lake residents and the surrounding community to buy and sell locally grown and produced products.

If you would like to participate, please email us at welcome@longlaketownship.com, call us at (231)946-2249, or stop by the township hall. Also, we will continuously be accepting vendor applications. If you are interested in being a vendor, please visit the township website or stop by for more information and an application.

Help us give Wintergreen Woods Nature Preserve some TLC! During this session will be tackling the removal of old fencing material to create healthier habitats for native plants and animals.

GTRLC will supply all tools and personal protective equipment necessary for the work day. We will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, healthy habitats, and the importance of the work you will be doing. No prior experience necessary - just come ready to learn something new! This activity is moderately strenuous, with volunteers often bending, kneeling, lifting, and carrying out wire fencing.

What will volunteers be doing:
Clipping and pulling out old wire fencing
Digging out buried fencing
Trimming vegetation around wire fencing

Location: Please meet us in the parking lot at Wintergreen Woods Nature Preserve.

Come enjoy our 31st Annual Arts and Crafts Shows, located in the heart of the Village of Elk Rapids on River Street. Our shows feature 60+ artisans and crafters.  The show features art and homemade items in many areas including coastal art, home decor, jewelry, ceramics, woodcrafts, photography, skincare products, candles, soups, apparel, specialty food and much more.

WATERCOLOR FOR ALL LEVELS - Charlevoix
JULY 31 2025
THURSDAY
10am - 1pm

REGISTER BY: July 26

CLASS FEE: $50, or $45 for members​

FORMAT: in-person

I’m so excited to return to the Circle to paint with vacationers and residents of the Charlevoix region! In this watercolor-for-all-levels class we’ll create two paintings, two different sizes. We’ll use wet-into-wet techniques and wet-into-dry, and use some unique household tools, beyond the paint brush!

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SUPPLY LIST
• 140-pound cold press watercolor paper. 9” x 12”, plus a half sheet of 9” x 12”
• A board for your paper. Can be a corrugated box side.
• Painter’s tape to tape your paper down to your board.
• Table Salt (regular and/or Kosher, larger grains).
• White Crayon or white taper candle.
• Brushes: Round brushes that come to a point when wet, including a size 0 or smaller for details, 4, 6, and optional larger.
• Watercolor paint colors: Sap green, a warm yellow, a pink, violet or purple, a deep blue, ocher, a quinacridone gold is optional, green-gold (or can make with sap green and LEMON yellow), cerulean blue, red, burnt sienna, indigo or Payne’s gray, brown. (Don’t worry if you don’t have all these colors; most can be mixed with basic colors such as red, yellow, blue)

SUPPLIES CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED! Contact Megan if you would like her to bring supplies for your use, the cost is $10 per head, bring cash to class and pay teacher directly. Please notify Megan in advance at megan@waterloogroup.com .

Story Time – Ice Cream Cone Theme (baby-age 5) and Kids’ Crafts: Recycled Rubber Band Car (ages 6-12).

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

Join us at Crooked Tree Arts Center – Petoskey every Thursday from 10:00 - 11:00 AM in the Gilbert Gallery for Coffee @ Ten! Enjoy complimentary coffee and pastries from Roast & Toast while attending engaging lectures and presentations by experts from a wide range of fields. These weekly events are designed to inspire curiosity, promote community connection, and support lifelong learning. Free and open to the public – all are welcome!

Learn more and view the full schedule at: https://crookedtree.org/article/ctac-petoskey/lecture-series or call 231-347-4337.

Join Blanca and Jesse of Musiquita for this bilingual musical performance!

For all preschool, elementary and middle-school students! Keep your reading skills sharp & have fun by participating in your library’s Color Our World Summer Reading Program. All are welcome!