Community Calendar

The 2^nd annual Long Lake Farmers Market will kick off on June 4^th and run every Thursday through October 1^st from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Stop by the market located 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.

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

Come visit Alden District Library and enjoy a selection of quilt square samples by the Torch Area Artisans Guild. Each colorful pattern will be labeled with a name and a brief description or story.

The display can be viewed during normal library hours. Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 9:30a-5p, Tue 9:30a-6p, Sat 9:30a-2p, Sun-Closed.

The library is located at 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318. Free Event.

We see birds everyday, everywhere, some more often than others, but pollution and the consequences of modern technology, pesticides, and land development as well as the spread of invasive species increasingly impact their natural habitats, threatening their survival. How often do we stop to look and listen, take in their beauty, colors, patterns, behaviors, songs, and marvel at the magic of flight? Songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, arboreal birds and scavengers—each play an essential role in maintaining balance in our ecosystem.

“For the Birds” includes nine artists whose compelling works explore their own attraction to birds as a subject, whether rendered as two-dimensional images or 3D objects in printmaking, pen and ink, fiber, found materials, mixed media or the moving image. Each artist’s distinct approach and vision brings heightened awareness to the act of looking—imperative to both birding and art. “For the Birds” offers an opportunity to meditate on the shapes, colors and details within the broad range of avian species—inviting us to appreciate their diversity as vital to the environment, and our role in protecting the natural habitats we share.

Open during library business hours.

Oliver Art Center presents a retrospective exhibition of the work of Nancy I. Foster. A longtime OAC Member Artist, Nancy's work has made an impact everywhere she has resided. Her paintings have been exhibited throughout the western and midwestern United States and is among both private and corporate collections.

She has said of her journeys, “My migrations across this huge land have sparked an abiding interest in formations of the land—observing the effects of wind, waters, rivers, the thrusting of tectonic plates, the nature of geological time, questions of scale, and, finally, man’s hand in changing and marking the land.”

This exhibit is an opportunity to travel across America through Foster’s eyes: taking in humble midwestern landscapes, romantic landscapes of the Great Lakes, the edges and shadows of urban Chicago, and the majesty of nature from Michigan to the west coast.

Opening reception July 18th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Refreshments will be served, all are welcome.

Exhibit Hours:
Sunday 12-4
Monday - Thursday 10-4

Story Time – Dinosaur theme & activity (baby-age 5) and Kids’ Crafts: Pan Pipe (ages 6-12). Free Event.

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

Unearth your joy with hands-on fun!

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

Sign up for the Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program and get a free book and a reading kit!

Perks of signing up for the Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program include:
– Free Books! Children signed up for the program can choose one free book each week when they attend a Tuesday or Thursday morning program.
– Prizes! Children signed up for the program can earn a prize each week by using their reading log.

The nursery specializes in wildflowers, grasses, and shrubs propagated from Michigan genotypes. We will tour the green houses and have an opportunity to shop.

Owners Garrett Noyes and Blythe Webster will be your guide.

Teams representing countries from around the world arrive at Flintfields Horse Park for the $75,000 CSIO3* Traverse City Nations Cup. This Olympic-style team competition brings an international atmosphere to Northern Michigan during one of the summer’s premier sporting weekends.

General admission proceeds this week support Elk-Skegemog Lakes Association through the Traverse City Horse Shows Charity Ticket Program.

Competition begins Thursday, July 23 at 1 PM.Tickets available online or at the gate.
Details at: traversecityhorseshows.com/visit

Join the Grand Traverse Area Genealogy Society for the July program featuring Jessica Trotter presenting "Your Results Are In! Using DNA in Your Genealogy Research."

Free and open to the public, Thursday, July 23, 1:00–3:00 PM, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Room, 610 Woodmere Ave, Traverse City.

Join East Bay Corners Farmers Market on Thursdays from 2:00–6:00 PM at the East Bay Township Offices (1965 N. 3 Mile Road, Traverse City).

Shop fresh local produce, baked goods, handmade items, and more while connecting with neighbors and supporting regional farmers and small businesses.

The market proudly accepts SNAP/EBT benefits and participates in the Grand Traverse County Senior Produce Program to help make fresh, local food accessible to all.

Be sure to visit our calendar for special events happening each week at the market!