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Join us in learning about the basics of getting resin printed miniatures game ready! You will create your own miniature that will be printed and primed before the event for you to paint and take home. This class will cover primers, base coating, washes, and highlights using special acrylic paint formulated specifically for painting gaming figures.

Instructions on how to make and submit your figures will be sent with a registration confirmation email. All necessary supplies will be provided.

In order for the custom miniatures to be ready for the event, registration and required submissions will close 7/10/25.

Join Interlochen Public Radio at Little Fleet for the 2025 Classical Happy Hour series.

Performing on July 16th from 5:30-7:00pm is Archipelago.

The Archipelago Project is a non-profit music education organization dedicated to advocating musical arts through performance, residency, and consultation. Archipelago’s mission is to connect, educate, and inspire audiences from diverse ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic populations. The organization is comprised of highly trained musicians, teachers, and artists from the United States and the world. Archipelago immerses audiences in diverse programming that spans musical styles from around the globe.

A special thank you to this year’s Classical Happy Hour series sponsors, PNC Bank and MSU Federal Credit Union.

Get on the boat! We’re going to Lake Como! New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Adriana Trigiani is the consummate storyteller. The adored novelist, who’s also a celebrated screenwriter, producer, director, and podcast host, pays homage to her Italian roots in her fiction, consistently bringing both laughter and tears to her devoted readers ever since her debut twenty-five years ago with Big Stone Gap.

Her new novel is a fresh, contemporary, intergenerational must-read. The View From Lake Como, is everything an immersive summer read should be—funny and heart-wrenching, with perfectly imperfect characters that readers will feel deeply connected to. With its vivid depiction of the complexities of familial relationships, the novel is a love letter to big Italian American families, Old World roots, and daughters who learn to live life on their own terms. It’s for anyone who finally wants to start living the life they’ve always dreamed of.

USA Today crowned Adriana Trigiani “one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction,” and The View From Lake Como promises to earn her the title of Queen of Italian American Literature.

Wild Up Your Septic Drain Field with Native Plants

28th year of Music, Jokes, Inspiration... music by the Backroom Gang...2025 free will offering benefitting
Homestretch Nonprofit Housing, Northwest MI Community Action Agency, and Northwest MI Supportive Housing
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The Benzie Community Band, under the direction of Bandmaster Tim Willson, presents its third summer concert on the front lawn of the Benzie Area Historical Society in Beulah, MI.

You won't want to miss this chance to come early, tour the incredible collection of historical artifacts in the museum, enjoy some cookies and popcorn, and then relax on the lawn, with the music of the Benzie Community Band.

Local bagpiper, Pete Deneen, will be a featured artist, as well as the many talented local musicians of Benzie County, playing rousing marches, showtunes, and wind ensemble standards. Bring your lawn chair, and your music-loving friends and family to this free outdoor concert. All are welcome!

Just steps from the bonfire circle, guests can peer into the cosmos at Leelanau’s own Lanphier Observatory. Featuring a 14-foot Celestron telescope and guided by local expert Norm Wheeler and Leelanau faculty member Elizabeth Wolterink, these stargazing nights offer breathtaking views and constellation storytelling for curious minds of all ages.

Summer 2025 Schedule (10 PM–Midnight, weather permitting):

June: 25, 26

July: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 30, 31

August: 6, 13, 14, 20, 21

Admission: Adults $5 | Students $4

Location & Access:
All guests may park in any Leelanau School lot and walk the scenic boardwalk across the Crystal River to reach the bonfire circle or Lanphier Observatory. Adventurous visitors may also walk in along the beach. The observatory is easily spotted nestled between the lakeshore and trees.

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LONG LAKE - A Farmers Market will be held 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. The Market will be open Thursdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm from June 5th to October 2nd.

We are excited to create a community-based market that celebrates the historic agricultural traditions of Long Lake Township while providing opportunities for Long Lake residents and the surrounding community to buy and sell locally grown and produced products.

If you would like to participate, please email us at welcome@longlaketownship.com, call us at (231)946-2249, or stop by the township hall. Also, we will continuously be accepting vendor applications. If you are interested in being a vendor, please visit the township website or stop by for more information and an application.

9:30am social time. Regular meeting begins at 10:00 am during which we will discuss plans for upcoming programs and activities, as well as, volunteer opportunities.

Anyone interested in supporting the library is always welcome. Held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden. 231-331-4318.

Help us restore and protect the incredible dune and forest ecosystems of the Maple Bay Natural Area and the connected Petobego State Game Area through invasive plant removal! Native wildflowers, mushrooms, trees, and shrubs that rely on this healthy habitat are currently under threat of being displaced by aggressive invasive plants, such as spotted knapweed.

GTRLC will supply gloves and any tools necessary for the work session. We will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, healthy habitats, and the importance of the work you will be doing. No prior experience necessary - just come ready to learn something new! This activity is moderately strenuous, with volunteers often bending and kneeling to pull or dig out plants. Porta johns are available at the parking area.

Location: Maple Bay Natural Area Please meet us at the main trailhead for Maple Bay Natural Area.