Community Calendar

Date: Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Time: 10 am–3 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Skill: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate

This workshop is designed to harness the power of soft pastel while interpreting and painting from your own favorite landscape photos. There will be a comprehensive review of this marvelous medium and its related materials, tips, and techniques. Through lecture, demonstration, and handouts, Barbara will help students create studio landscapes that are dynamic, filled with light, and full of personal expression. She will share tips from her many years of plein air painting, as well as review the fundamentals. This is a fun and relaxed workshop with lots of personal attention and encouragement along the way. Students should bring to class several landscape photos that they have taken themselves, along with the Supply List items. This Workshop is for Soft Pastel, not Oil Pastel. Prior art experience is helpful.

Objective: Skill Development

Outcome: Improved Technique

Free, peer-led mental health support groups: NAMI Family Support and NAMI Connection Group.

Both held Wednesdays, 12pm at Christ Church, 430 Fair St. (See website for zoom link)

Free, peer-led mental health support: NAMI Connection Group. Held Wednesdays, 5pm Online (see website for zoom link) and at Child & Family Services, 3785 Veterans Dr.

At Norte Youth Cycling, we believe that riding bikes is for everyone, regardless of gender. However, we also know that many girls prefer to ride with other girls, so we launched our More Girls on Bikes initiative. This opportunity is designed to empower girls (4th grade and up), young women, and women of all ages.

Sign up here.

Creative Wellness Monthly Gathering
Facilitators: Carol Hohle & Meridith Mulcahy

Time: 1:30 pm–3 pm

Registration Deadline: N/A

Location: Meet at the GAAC front desk, then follow the fun—we may head to locations like Pine Street Studio or Thoreson Farm Studio during the summer. (Reserve Pinestreet Classroom as permanent option)
Skill: All Skill Levels
Cost: $10 member/ $12 nonmember
Min/Max: N/A
Time to Set Up: 15 minutes
Time to Clean Up: 15 minutes

This group will gather once a month to share and learn more about the value of creativity in our daily lives. Over a warm mug of brewed tea/coffee (or ice tea/lemonade in the summer!), come connect with others, share ideas, find inspiration, and practical tips to lead a more creative and whole-hearted approach to life. Each month, in addition to checking in with one another, we will explore different practices (journaling, stitching, collaging, photography) that may pique your creative curiosity.

Each week the group will meet at the front desk of the Glen Arbor Art Center and will move to locations such as Pine Street Studio, the GAAC Classroom, the GAAC grove or Thoreson Farm.

The acclaimed Americana and Celtic music duo Switchback will return to The Platform at the Chalfonte Theatre on Thursday, May 21, 2026, bringing an evening of energetic acoustic music to downtown Elk Rapids during Memorial Day weekend. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with the concert beginning at 7:00 p.m., featuring two lively 45-minute sets.

Switchback—featuring Brian FitzGerald and Martin “Marty” McCormack—has built an international reputation for blending traditional Celtic roots with Americana and bluegrass influences, delivered through tight vocal harmonies, acoustic instrumentation, and engaging storytelling.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door if available. The first 50 tickets sold will receive priority VIP seating. Children 12 and under are $7, and youth ages 13–17 are $12.50.

The Chalfonte Theatre is located at 205 River Street in downtown Elk Rapids. Tickets and additional information are available through the Elk Rapids Cinema box office and online at the Chalfonte Theatre. For more information about this and other upcoming events visit www.chalfontetheatre.org

Mystery unfolds at Magnolia Place Assisted Living when four sassy seniors try to outsmart an evil nurse. Why are residents moving to "the dark side," what IS that mysterious pill, and what happened to Doctor Head? As the Senior Citizen Pageant and a chance to cruise the Caribbean approach, hilarity ensues for these golden gals as they piece together clues.

Mystery unfolds at Magnolia Place Assisted Living when four sassy seniors try to outsmart an evil nurse. Why are residents moving to "the dark side," what IS that mysterious pill, and what happened to Doctor Head? As the Senior Citizen Pageant and a chance to cruise the Caribbean approach, hilarity ensues for these golden gals as they piece together clues.

The Northport Arts Association is proud to present the 2026 Northport Photo Exhibit, launching Memorial Day weekend with an Opening Reception on Saturday, May 23 from 5–7pm at the Village Arts Building (301 N. Mill St., Northport, MI). This popular annual exhibit, now in its ninth year, continues to grow in both artistic reach and visual diversity.

The Opening Reception is free and open to the public, featuring complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. The exhibit will run from May 24 through June 13, with gallery hours Tuesday through Sunday, 12–4 PM.

Mystery unfolds at Magnolia Place Assisted Living when four sassy seniors try to outsmart an evil nurse. Why are residents moving to "the dark side," what IS that mysterious pill, and what happened to Doctor Head? As the Senior Citizen Pageant and a chance to cruise the Caribbean approach, hilarity ensues for these golden gals as they piece together clues.