Community Calendar

Flintfields Horse Park welcomes spectators for an exciting time as the Major League Show Jumping weekend at Flintfields Horse Park culminates in a five-star event. Watch world-class riders go against each other for $340,000 in prize money while enjoying hospitality, food and shopping a relaxed Northern Michigan setting.

Tickets begin at $15, with general admission revenue directly benefiting Impact 100. For an enhanced experience, consider our VIP upgrades.

Competition begins Saturday, September 12 at 4 PM. Tickets available online or at the gate.
Details at: traversecityhorseshows.com/visit

Come hang out with us for live music. We'll be serving wine, seasonal cocktails, cider, coffee, and tapas-style small plates to share. Bring your crew or show up solo — Dune Bird is that kind of place.

This is a free event — no reservation required. Seating is first come, first served.

Please check our social media for the most up-to-date event information.

Join us for live music set along the shoreline of Lake Leelanau.

All music is weather dependent.

No tickets required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis; guests are encouraged to arrive early to secure their spot and get settled.

This is a complimentary event.

Please check our social media for the most up-to-date event information.

Laughter is alive at Full Tilt Comedy's Comedy Lab! Come see what our students are working on at this experimental monthly show. Improv, stand up, new teams, new formats... anything goes!

Date: Monday, September 14, 2026
Time: 9 am–1 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Classroom
Skill: All

Capture your furry friend in watercolor! Learn to paint pets with personality—whether realistic or vivid and wild—while receiving guidance for individual success. In this fun, beginner-friendly class, students will explore value, color, and expressive techniques to bring their pet portraits to life. Through step-by-step demonstrations, students will be guided in using tools and techniques while providing hands-on support as they create their own artwork. Learning happens through doing, so students will be painting from the start. Leave with new watercolor skills and a one-of-a-kind portrait that reflects each pet’s unique personality.

Objective: Skill Development

Outcome: Improved Technique, Creation of Artwork

Date: M/T/F September 14, 15 and 18, 2026
Time: 1–4 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026
Location: Thoreson Farm
Skill: All

Learn new techniques or refresh your skills in surface decoration using sgraffito, slip trailing, and overglaze brushwork. The instructor will provide tiles and extruded pieces. Students are welcome to bring their leather-hard pieces to decorate.

NOTE: Finished pieces are normally ready for pick up within 2-4 weeks.

Objective: Skill Development, Creativity Enhancement

Outcome: Improved Technique, Creation of Artwork

Free, peer-led mental health support groups:

*NAMI Family Support (Mondays at 6pm. Online and in-person at HBA, 3040 Sunset Ln. See website for zoom link.)

*NAMI Connection Group (Mondays at 6pm. Online, see website for zoom link)

Join us for live music set along the shoreline of Lake Leelanau.

All music is weather dependent.

No tickets required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis; guests are encouraged to arrive early to secure their spot and get settled.

This is a complimentary event.

Please check our social media for the most up-to-date event information.

Every Wednesday May 6th, 2026 - Oct 28th, 2026, Except the 3rd Wednesday of each month and July 29. Free lessons at 11:30am. Lunch (bring your own) and bridge talk at Noon. ACBL-sanctioned bridge game for $5.00 begins at 12:30pm.

For more details, contact Lou Slyker at 248-770-6152 or ljslyker@gmail.com

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

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)