Community Calendar

Kids and their families are invited to join park rangers for youth ice fishing events. Young participants will learn essential ice fishing skills, safety measures, and fishing regulations, culminating in a "Junior Angler" certification and a fishing pole to take home (while supplies last). If ice conditions permit, attendees will have the opportunity to ice fish at North Bar Lake. No registration is required. Organized groups may register at 231-326-4700, ext. 5005.

All programs are free with a valid park entrance pass. Passes may be purchased at the Phillip A. Hart Visitor Center in Empire, Michigan, and cost $25 (per vehicle) for seven days, $45 for an annual Sleeping Bear Dunes pass, or $80 (or less) for the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands pass series.

Celebrate the creativity of Crooked Tree Arts Center's Guild community with an engaging conversation featuring artists from this year’s Annual Guild Member Show. During this relaxed and inspiring talk, participating artists will share the stories behind their selected works, what motivated their creative choices, and how their pieces evolved from idea to finished artwork.

You’ll hear a range of perspectives—different mediums, approaches, and artistic journeys—all woven together by a shared commitment to making and exploring. Artists will also reflect on their process, materials, challenges, and moments of discovery that shaped their work.

This behind-the-scenes look is open to everyone. Whether you’re an artist, art enthusiast, or simply curious about how artworks come to life, this conversation offers a meaningful way to connect with the people who make our creative community thrive.

Grab your winter hiking gear and join Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy staff for a guided snowshoe hike at Postle Farm Preserve. We’ll explore this magnificent protected area in search of signs of winter wildlife activity. We’ll take a quick detour to enjoy a glass of wine at Boyne Valley Vineyards – our next-door neighbors to the preserve – before returning back to the preserve trailhead to end the hike.

Your first glass of wine and light appetizers are on us! WLAC will provide snowshoes or crampons for participants, if conditions require them.

This event is free and open to the public. Directions to the Postle Farm Preserve trailhead can be found here.

Calling all puzzlers! Teams of 2-3 people will compete to finish a 500 piece puzzle in three hours or less.

A prize will be awarded to the fastest team.

Registration is required as space is limited!

Visit lelandlibrary.org or call the Leland Library at 231-256-9152.

Individual in need of a team? Let us know and we can help.

Join Little Traverse Conservancy (LTC) for an engaging and family-friendly event dedicated to one of North America’s smallest and most colorful falcons—the American Kestrel. Learn about their natural history, why their populations are declining, and how you can help make a difference through nest box monitoring and community science.

This special program features live American Kestrels, presented with Skegemog Raptor Center, and our collaborating partner, Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch (MSRW)

Discover how you can get involved and help protect the American Kestrel in our region.

This event is free of charge, but please register so we know you are coming.

It's Deadwood, 1876, and Boss Butler wants control of the town. When he makes his move to seize it from Widow Dawson the town pushes back and there’s a murder! Was it Sawbones the Snake Oil Salesman, the wild woman of a tracker Catastrophe Jones, the outlaw gunslinger Black Bart, or was it Hawkeye Hayes Dawson herself?

Enjoy an evening of mystery and mayhem at Hotel Indigo while supporting Old Town Playhouse.

Audience members are encouraged to dress in their best Wild West attire, with prizes awarded for the best dressed!

Tickets include reserved seating for the show, appetizers, buffet dinner, dessert, 1 beverage, and valet parking.

On Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 7:00 PM, Interlochen pianist Hyemin Kim will be joined by Khanh Nhi Luong, Third Prize winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, for a joint recital titled "Souvenirs of Austria." The program features their respective solo performances of Franz Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959, followed by Johannes Brahms’ 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118.

*This performance is dedicated to the artists’ former teacher, Professor Otto Niederdorfer, with gratitude and love.

Tickets can be purchased at MyNorhTickets.com, musichouse.org or by calling 231-938-9300

This family-friendly, free event will take place in the Mercato of Building 50, featuring over 75 musicians performing on four different stages. Additional performances will be held at nearby stages, including Left Foot Charley Winery, The Barrel Room (of LFC), Higher Grounds Coffee, and Kirkbride Hall.

The festival’s lineup highlights emerging talent alongside well-loved local favorites such as Jim Crockett and Co., Song of the Lakes, New 3rd Coast, Runaway Mule, STRUM, and students from Interlochen Arts Academy.

A hosted open mic stage at Cuppa Joe coffeehouse will also be available from noon-3pm for anyone interested in participating during the festival.

The Great Indoor Folk Festival runs from noon to 5:30 PM. For more information, or to volunteer, visit the “Great Indoor Folk Festival” page on Facebook or email the festival committee at greatindoorfolkfestival@gmail.com.

Check out the 2026 Lineup here:
www.greatindoorfolkfest.org

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: LIVING LARGE IN A TINY HOUSE

In 2012 Leelanau County couple Rolf and Mari von Walthausen decided to move from their 2,000 square foot home into a 240 square foot tiny house. The couple will talk about their radical resizing -- how and why they did it -- at the Glen Arbor Arts Center February 22, 1 pm. The program, Living Large In A Tiny House, is free, and is offered as part of the GAAC’s INteriors exhibition.

The von Walthausens’ transition from a conventional dwelling to one of more modest dimensions was a process of exploration, and experimentation. They were challenged by the necessity to divest themselves of stuff, both dear and dispensable; and to discover how two grown adults could find deep satisfaction living in a small space. But the largeness of what they gained in relation to what they willingly gave up is at the heart of this story. The program will include slide images of the von Walthausens’ home and place.

The GAAC’s INteriors exhibition is January 9 - March 12. In the event of inclement weather, the snow date for Living Large In A Tiny House is March 7. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org / EVENTS.

EDITOR NOTE: Pictured: Rolf von Walthausen and his tiny house.

In what has become an annual tradition, the Northern Michigan Brass Band (NMiBB) will be returning to Charlevoix to perform a concert at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 22, at the First Congregational UCC. Continuing their long-standing tradition of programming something for everyone, this 30-piece, British-style brass band will perform an eclectic mix of traditional brass band classics, marches, transcriptions, featured solos, contest pieces, pop and jazz.

General admission tickets are $15 for adults and all students will be admitted free. Tickets are available at the door.

NMiBB is a 501(c)(3) organization eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. Please visit northernmichiganbrassband.org for more information.