Community Calendar

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.

Join us for Trivia at Shorts Poll Barn in Elk Rapids from 5-8 pm! A portion of the proceeds will go to Norte Youth Cycling.

In partnership with the Michigan Parkinson Foundation, we are pleased to be offering these bi-monthly informational programs about Parkinson's Disease. PD 101 is a free, in-person orientation designed to help individuals better understand Parkinson’s.

Learn how to create digital artwork using your iPad in this introductory workshop. Leah Griffith, Art Teacher at Glen Lake Community Schools, will demonstrate Procreate, a powerful digital art application, and help participants become familiar with its many tools. Download the program via the App Store, then come explore your creativity!

Seating is limited, so please contact the library in advance to register. 231.326.5361.

The Chalfonte Theatre is thrilled to welcome Traverse City’s genre-bending band Jazz Cabbage to The Platform on Thursday, February 26, for an electrifying evening of live music. Opening the night is the enigmatic and high-concept performance act Faceless Jay.

Doors open at 6:00 PM, with Faceless Jay taking the stage at 6:30 PM, followed by Jazz Cabbage at 7 PM for two 45-minute sets.

General Admission: $15
Chalfonte Theatre / Elk Rapids Cinema Members: $10

Fri, Feb 27, 12:00 PM - 9pm and Sat, Feb 28, 12pm- 6:00 PM EST

Blessed Be Tea and Apothecary
116 E Front St
Traverse City, MI 49684

Clothing Swap at Blessed Be Tea 12p-6p both feb 27th and feb 28th. Bring an item, swap an item. Please bring clean, undamaged items. All left over items will be donated to the Women's Resource Center.

This annual favorite will feature hundreds of works by talented students in grades K-12 from regional schools. A wide variety of media will be on display, including photography, digital art, ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media. The work will be juried by area artist and educator, Glenn Wolff. Awards for first place through honorable mention will be awarded in several categories.

A reception, sponsored by A & W of Frankfort, will be held on Friday, February 13th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.

Join the Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) for a magical evening at Leo Creek! On Friday, February 27, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, we invite you to wander a lantern-lit loop through the preserve. This casual community event is the perfect way to embrace the season, enjoy the crisp winter air, and learn a bit more about what we do.

Warm up with a cup of hot cocoa at our check-in tables and, if the weather permits, borrow a pair of our snowshoes (limited adult and child sizes available) to explore the trail. We can’t wait to see you there!

Out of the Box is a group exhibit and invitational featuring 30 Artists based locally and throughout the United States.

Each Artist has transformed a discarded cigar box into a work of Art. Paintings, Sculpture, Mosaic and even a Ukelele are some of the treasures which have been made from a cigar box. Some are recognizable, and some have been taken apart and salvaged into something entirely different.

The show runs daily during open hours in-person from February 7th thru March 14th.

FALL & EARLY WINTER HOURS:
Sunday & Monday: by appointment
Tuesday- Thursday: 11-4
Friday & Saturday: 11-5

You can also browse the pieces online in our shop from your couch beginning on February 7th

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.