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

Performing on July 9th from 5:30-7:00pm is Warren & Flick.

Warren & Flick crafts a sound both invitingly full and authentically transparent; captivating listeners through original material that balances familiarity with an exploratory spirit. Jacob Warren plays double bass, and Grant Flick plays violin, tenor guitar and nyckelharpa. The two met at the 2015 Acoustic Music Seminar (AMS), a program for young string players from around the world to collaborate and hone their improvisation, composition and performance abilities. A part of the Savannah Music Festival in Georgia, AMS is led by multi-instrumentalist Mike Marshall.

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

Put your pasta-making skills to the test with an emphasis on garden ingredients. Learn the art of the *perfect* pasta dough, cooking pasta, and utilizing the garden to make an unforgettable meal for cozy nights at home.

Maria Leggett grew up in Traverse City and graduated from Great Lakes Culinary Institute in 2018. While traveling in Italy in 2017 and 2018, she fell in love with the Italian philosophy behind cooking: simplistic and full of flavor.

Registration Fee: $35

Wednesday evenings just got a whole lot livelier with this 2-hour sail on Grand Traverse Bay. Put on your dancing shoes (soft-soled) and grab your friends and come aboard Manitou for a fun-filled evening.

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling our office at 231-941-2000

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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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.

July 10 & 11, 2025
Welcoming all artists at all levels & ages!
For two days, come paint the beaches, parks, vistas & local attractions that Charlevoix offers.

Wet Paint SALE & Reception
with cash awards on July 11th, 2025 5-7pm.

Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 9 am–11:30 am
Registration Deadline: Monday, July 7, 2025
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Classroom
Ages: 6-12
In this fun, hands-on class, students ages 6–12 will learn the basics of weaving by setting up their own loom and designing unique patterns. They’ll explore different colors and materials, using their creativity to craft something special.

Students will build fine motor skills and experiment with design choices, all while learning how to work through the weaving process. By the end of the class, each student will walk away with their own handmade woven tapestry. It’s a great opportunity for kids to explore their creativity, challenge themselves with new skills, and create something truly one-of-a-kind!

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.

The Ageless Grace Brain Health Program is based on consciously choosing to change the brain through physical movements similar to playful childhood activities that fired neurons and developed neural pathways from birth to mid-teens.

All 21 Simple Tools for Lifelong Comfort and Ease can be practiced by almost anyone of any age or ability. The exercises are designed to be practiced seated, in order to stimulate the five primary functions of the brain (strategic planning, memory and recall, analytical thinking, creativity and imagination and kinesthetic learning) by doing unfamiliar movements, or creating new ways to do an activity that is already familiar. The movements are spontaneous and organic, with no need to learn any special choreography.

Each of the brain-changing tools also focus on a primary physical skill necessary for lifelong optimal function (i.e. joint mobility, balance, spinal flexibility, upper body strength, coordination) - and all promote the “Three R’s” of Ageless Grace, the ability to respond, react and recover.

Join GTRLC and the Invasive Species Network as we work to remove invasive baby's breath from Elberta Beach in Benzie County! Spreading easily over northwest Michigan's beaches and dunes, baby's breath crowds out vulnerable native plants and degrades important habitat.

GTRLC and ISN supply gloves and tools. We will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, and the importance of the work you will be doing. No experience necessary, just come ready to learn something new!

This is a moderately strenuous activity, with volunteers often bending and kneeling to dig out plants. There are porta johns available at the parking area.

A link to directions is on our website.