Community Calendar

During her Glen Arbor Arts Center artist’s residency Honore Lee will create a series of shoreline and Sleeping Bear Dune studies – field research and documentation that will be translated into a larger, mixed media work. Lee, a Grand Haven resident, will share vignettes and work from her plein air investigations during a public presentation September 17, 10 am at the GAAC.

“I plan to organize my daily practice into time spent on-site with materials, including a journal and plein-air tools to document areas of the shoreline and dunes at Sleeping Bear,” she said. “An on-going thesis dealing with erosion and the changing landscape continues to be my focus since 2020. Through this lens, I will be looking at patterns created by wind and water, residual objects along the shore and native species.”

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.

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!

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.

Pet the worms and meet the microbes making your soil!

Join an afternoon of hands-on fun at the SEEDS Compost Petting Zoo, where kids and adults alike can discover the tiny organisms doing the dirty work to transform waste into healthy soil. Get a close-up look at eight different composting systems, stroll along a Compost StoryWalk with Traverse Area District Library, and enjoy face painting, games, activities and more!

This is a family-friendly event–all ages are welcome! There will be a variety of kid-friendly activities including:

- Farm-to-table educational activities and games with Oryana Community Co-op
- Compost Storywalk & Bookmobile with The Traverse Area District Library
- Free face painting with Blush Face Painting
- Art-making and sensory play with Let’s Play! Studio
- Other fun activities like hands-on microbe bingo, compost cornhole and more!

This event is part of the Michigan Organics Council’s Great Michigan Compost Tour. Food rescuers, animal feed operators, and composters across the state are hosting tours to highlight how surplus food, yard waste, and food scraps are rescued to feed hungry people or transformed into valuable animal feed or soil amendments. The other tours in our Northern Michigan region are featured in this event series. Most tours take place outdoors, so we advise participants to dress in weather-appropriate layers.

Hosted by SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers

Grow Benzie is hosting its annual Harvest Celebration, a summer send off event showcasing their new facilities makeover, music by the Charlie Millard Band and Sean Kelly, and Elberta Pizza Company's food truck. Attendees are welcome to explore the 4-acre campus and facilities and enjoy live music under the harvest moon with friends and community.

About the Charlie Millard Band: Suspended jubilee, words and flowers become your dress, and spinning you will go, with the Charlie Millard Band. Growing up in northern Michigan, this three-piece outfit of piano•bass•organ, guitars and percussion fits into a rock-n-roll suite suit, with socks of organic jazz, gripping an umbrella through cinematic squalls. They tour the country and beyond, all year long, playing riverbeds, alleyways and garden sheds to shadow show theaters with ballet companies bringing the whirlwind alive. Fly their studio debut album Pilot Boy, out now, and their live show awaits.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Music starts at 6:30pm.
$10 suggested donation - Kids- FREE

All ages are welcome

Bring your own lawn chair or blanket​

Bring your own beverages- lemonade & water provided

Questions - info@growbenzie.org or 231-882-9510

We're excited to welcome back Crispin Campbell (cello), Steve Stargardt (piano), & Joe Wilson (guitar) to the Garden Theater stage after an incredible performance last year.

Joining them will be The Mad Angler himself, Poet Mike Delp, who will be reading poems from his Mad Angler series.

This will be an evening of music, storytelling, and appreciating our natural world.

Help us build a brand new trail system at The Ridge! Join us for this work session and get a sneak peek of a property that’s not yet open to the public. Volunteers will help protect the valuable habitat on this property by constructing sustainable and strategically-planned sections of trail. This will create access and help guide future use on this property while protecting the most vulnerable parts of the special habitats found here.

For more information about this event, please click here.

Directions: There is not yet a parking lot installed at The Ridge property. Please meet us at the linked access point on Five Mile Rd. A link to our meeting location can be found here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Asg3Kbxuaqm1ArDB7

Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.

Thank you for your interest in joining us! If you have any questions, please contact Erica DesJardins at edesjardins@gtrlc.org or 231-929-7911 (ext. 316).

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Time: 11 am–3 pm
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center
Skill: Beginner to Intermediate

Curious about drawing but not sure where to start? This one-day Drawing Fundamentals workshop is the perfect introduction to the basics of drawing in a fun, relaxed environment. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this hands-on session will give you the tools to start drawing with confidence.

Participants will explore foundational techniques such as line, shape, shading, proportion, and perspective. Through guided exercises and simple still-life drawing, you’ll learn how to see like an artist and translate what you see onto paper.

Objective: Skill Development

Outcome: Improved Technique, Creation of Artwork

Fish Fry!
Sept. 18, 2026, 5pm to 7pm
Adults $15, Kids 12 and under $8
DINNER INCLUDES:
Cod, Pan Fish, or Chicken
Fixens: Fries, Cole Slaw, Roll, Dessert
Punch and Coffee available with dinner. Cash Bar.
American Legion Post 531, 18483 Cadillac Hwy., Copemish, MI 49625

FUNDRAISER FOR AMERICAN LEGION POST 531 BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL VETERANS