Community Calendar

“Jubilee!” is an ode to the cherry in all its glory. In northwest Michigan, we celebrate cherries – both tart and sweet – as a major crop, a summer delight, and a shared heritage.

Exhibit Hours:
Monday - Friday 10am-4pm

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)

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.

What do you do when the foundations of your life―family, identity, and health―begin to crack beneath your feet? Author Kimberly Warner will talk with her uncle, filmmaker Rich Brauer, about her unforgettable journey through the uncharted waters of family secrets, chronic illness, and the relentless search for truth and forgiveness

Wine reception 5:30pm, Event begins at 6pm.

Books for sale courtesy of Bay Books.

Please register using the ticket link below.

Join LTC environmental education staff at the Charlevoix Public Library for an evening in one of northern Michigan’s most dramatic and least understood landscapes.

Great Lakes dunes are among the tallest freshwater dunes on earth, and the beaches and blowouts of our shoreline are home to a community of plants and animals so specialized that many exist almost nowhere else.

We’ll explore how dune systems form and move, and meet some of the rare and remarkable species that depend on them, including the Pitcher’s thistle, a plant that grows only on Great Lakes shores.

For information about this and other events, please visit our website.

Great Lakes Center for the Arts is proud to present Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America as part of its 2026 Summer & Fall Season. The production runs June 30 at 7:00 PM, July 1 at 7:00 PM, and July 2 at 2:00 PM, and celebrates the music and legacy of one of America’s most beloved singer-songwriters. Tickets are on sale now.

For an entire generation, John Denver’s voice served as a defining musical presence—an unmistakable blend of folk warmth, pop clarity, and country storytelling. His songs offered comfort, optimism, and a sense of shared experience that continues to resonate decades later.

Almost Heaven revisits that legacy with reverence and simplicity, inviting audiences to reconnect with the melodies that helped define a cultural era.

Timed with the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, the production reflects on a uniquely American musical voice and the enduring power of songs that connect generations. The cast, musicians, and creative team bring together accomplished artists with connections to Northern Michigan and stages across the country, highlighting the exceptional caliber of talent found right here in the region.

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.

Join us--first thing in the morning--in collaboration with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network. We will talk about books, authors, read excerpts, maybe even have an author visit! Anything goes with this book club, we set the rules together, you just show up and we will stay golden together.

This program features LIVE REPTILES that are today's descendants of the great lizards of the prehistoric age, and bones and artifacts of the time period. This is a great program this is filled with fun, yet very educational as well. Suitable for all audiences, age groups, schools, libraries, events and festivals.