Community Calendar

Join a conversational tour of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s current exhibits on February 14, 1 pm. GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a Walk + Talk of INteriors, and Small Accomplishments.

INteriors brings to the GAAC Main Gallery work that explores interior spaces real and imagined, in the home and mind. In the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery is Small Accomplishments, a group of acrylic paintings by Leelanau County artist Harvey Gordon that capture unremarkable events with remarkable technique.

The February 14 Walk + Talk is free and open to the public. Read more about both exhibits, and look at the artwork online at GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.

Intermediate/Advanced Beekeeping classes will begin on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 1 PM at the Betsy Valley library in Thompsonville and will meet a minimum of every two weeks. Enrollment is limited to 15 beekeepers, with each student having a minimum of one year beekeeping experience. We will concentrate on bee biology, advanced methods of swarm control such as the Demeree, splits/divides, Snelgrove board use and others. We will also learn multiple ways of rearing queens, including cell grafting, although cell punch, the Miller method and others.

Each student will be able to keep the queens that they reared in class.

Classes at the Library at 14744 Thompson Ave., Thompsonville, MI 49683.

The fee is $75.00 for the entire course.

A syllabus will be available at the Library when you register.

Please call the library or stop in person to register.
Questions, please call 231-378-2716.

Join us for the North American Vasa Community Celebration and Awards Ceremony at the Park Place Hotel on Saturday, February 14, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Enjoy appetizers, live music from the Daylites, and a cash bar. Recognition will be given to the top 3 male/female overall and age-group winners, and to King Vasa Viking Club members. Tickets are $10 per person and $15 at the door.

For one night only, the North American Vasa brings The Daylites to the Vasa Community Celebration & Awards Ceremony on February 14 at 5 PM.

Known for their crowd-pleasing mix of classic rock, Motown, and straight-up bangers, The Daylites will set the tone for an evening of celebration at the Park Place Hotel.

The night also includes food, a cash bar, raffle prizes, recognition of King Vasa Viking Club members, and a toast to 50 years of the North American Vasa.

A self-guided tour with lighthouse staff and volunteers on hand to share stories of pirates, murder, shipwrecks and lots of other fun stories. End your tour with a tower climb for an evening or night view. Only 40 tickets are available per night. If we need to cancel because of weather, we will reschedule your tour. No refunds.

Grand Traverse Lighthouse is located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, inside the Leelanau State Park. All proceeds benefit the ongoing winter maintenance projects at the Lighthouse.

Tickets are available at My North Tickets:Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum – Night at the Light: Tour & Tower Climb

Last tour at 6:30 pm. Cost is $10 per person. Tours begin at 5, 5:30, 6 & 6:30.

For more information please contact Grand Traverse Lighthouse at 231-386-7195 or info@grandtraverselighthouse.com.

Join us for a special edition of Dead Poets Society, reflecting on devotion. Devotion to self, to others and beyond.

Details:
Date: Feb 14th and Every 2nd Saturday of the Month
Location: Blessed Be Tea and Apothecary 116 E Front St
Time: 6PM - 7 PM

Suggested Donation: $5-$10 (Donations help keep our community events going, but they are not required to attend.)

Upon arrival, we will gather in a circle and take turns reading poetry in a round-robin style. Poetry may come from poets dead or alive, and our favorites are your own original works! Participation is encouraged but not mandatory—you’re welcome to pass if you don’t have a poem to share. However, it’s always more fun to join in!

Dead Poets Society is a community-based, open-mic style poetry reading event. At Blessed Be, we believe in the power of words and the importance of creating a sacred space for expression. While our group focuses on poetry, we also welcome writers, musicians, and all performance artists to share both mainstream and original works.

Important Note: This event is not specifically geared for children. We ask that parents use discretion when bringing kids, as poetry can sometimes touch on sensitive topics. The event is recommended for ages 15 and up.

What to Expect: Led by Allie Robinson-Ollila, this gathering forms organically, and all are welcome! Walk-ins and tag-a-long friends are always welcome.

Come and be part of our poetic community, where words come alive and everyone’s voice is heard!

Love letters is a touching story of two people’s relationship through reading letters that were composed to one another over the span of 50 years!

Performed by:
Delynda Moravec
George Granlund

Come dance with us!
Basics skills workshop 7:00pm
Dancing 7:30pm-10:30pm.
Live music by Pearl Street String band and dances called by Pat Reeser.

No partner or experience necessary. Bring a snack to share if you wish.

$10-$20/person donation appreciated.

Hope to see you all there!

A night of virtuosic acoustic guitar and unmistakable melodies will take over Traverse City's historic City Opera House on Valentine's Day. Guitar Dreams featuring Jake Allen and Ryan David Green will be performing on Saturday, February 14, 2026, starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 for general admission; $20 for students 18 & younger, seniors and military.

Jake Allen has toured globally, is endorsed by Takamine Guitars, and has shared stages with guitar legends such as Andy McKee and Mike Dawes. As a solo artist, Allen utilizes impeccably timed live looping to create a captivating one-man show, with his hypnotic command of the guitar bringing every inch of the instrument to life.

Ryan David Green has been called “a full blown shredder” by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. A graduate of Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music, his instrumental “Time Is Not What You Think It Is" was awarded 1st place in the 2024 American Songwriter Song Contest and his original compositions have received numerous film and TV placements, including shows on E!, Lifetime, and ABC Family/Freeform.

Together, performing a blend of beautiful instrumental guitar pieces and delicate vocal tunes, they’ll be taking audiences to a place both otherworldly, and somehow surprisingly intimate.

18+

The Dennos and Full Tilt Comedy invite you to be charmed this Valentine’s Day. Professional improvisers return as fictional docents leading you on delightfully dramatic and totally made up tours of the museum. Perfect for couples, friends, or solo adventurers, this light-hearted evening of laughter at the museum is sure to end in a love affair.

Choose from two tour times: 7:30 PM for a sweet, post-dinner date or 9:30 PM for something slightly spicier.

Your ticket includes one drink ticket and tasty Valentine’s treats.