Community Calendar

Join the East Bay Branch Library in welcoming wildlife veterinarian, author, and photographer Dr. Carl Palazollo to celebrate the comeback of the bald eagle in Michigan!

Participants will learn all about our national symbol, what it’s like to be a wildlife veterinarian, and how they can be good stewards to this iconic bird!

Program will be held in the SOUTH conference room of the East Bay Township Building.

The Manistee County Library is excited to present Michigan Notable Author John Wemlinger! He will be discussing his latest book, Finding Innocence.

John Wemlinger is a retired Army colonel. He and his wife, Diane, have lived in Onekama, Michigan, for the last 12 years. He published his first book, Winter’s Bloom in 2016 and has since published 7 other novels.

His novel The Cut was one of only 20 books designated as a Michigan Notable Book for 2022 by the State Library of Michigan. He currently serves as a board member of the Library of Michigan Foundation.

This event will be free and open to the public. No registration is necessary. 

What if we all knew it better? What if we all gathered to write, read, and think about the words of the constitution?

In partnership with the League of Women Voters-Grand Traverse Area, Michigan Writers, and the Traverse Area District Library invite the public to copy by hand (yes, copy by hand) the entire Constitution of the United States.

Let’s go back to basics. What if we gathered as community members to participate in reclaiming the language, the very sentences, on which democracy was built? Let’s copy the US Constitution.

The nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Leelanau County is holding a public forum for the candidates in the November midterms on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, from 7-9 PM, in the lower-level community room of the Leelanau County Government Center. Participants include the Leelanau County Drain Commissioner candidates: Kristy Burns, Melinda Lautner, and Tim Lodge, and the candidates for a partial term on the Leland Township Board of Trustees: Stacey Brugeman, Brian Fenlon, and Judith Galla.

The League's candidate forums are designed to provide voters with accessible, factual information about the candidates and the issues they will consider when casting their ballots. All candidates are invited to participate, and the League does not support or oppose candidates or political parties. The forum is open to the public, and voters from the communities represented by the candidates are encouraged to attend.

Waldron Fen is a well-known destination for birding, and this should be prime time to catch the migration of warblers on their route to their southern homes.

Quinn will share his wealth of knowledge about our winged friends! ADDRESS: 9417 Banwell Road, Alanson

For information about this and other events, please visit our website.

Date: Tuesday, September 22, and Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 9 am–1 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Classroom
Skill: All

This classic set of just four colors—vermilion, yellow ochre, black, and white—unlocks a surprisingly rich and expressive range. Named after Swedish painter Anders Zorn, the palette is renowned for its ability to evoke mood and atmosphere.

This workshop begins with hands-on exercises in color mixing, value, and theory, designed to deepen your understanding of this elegant palette. Then, you’ll apply what you’ve learned through guided painting projects using landscape and still life imagery provided by the instructor. Along the way, we’ll discuss mark-making, composition, and when and how to thoughtfully expand the palette. All work will take place in the studio.

Objective: Skill Development, Creativity Enhancement

Outcome: Improved Technique, Creation of Artwork

This classic set of just four colors—vermilion, yellow ochre, black, and white—unlocks a surprisingly rich and expressive range. Named after Swedish painter Anders Zorn, the palette is renowned for its ability to evoke mood and atmosphere.

This workshop begins with hands-on exercises in color mixing, value, and theory, designed to deepen your understanding of this elegant palette. Then, you’ll apply what you’ve learned through guided painting projects using landscape and still life imagery provided by the instructor. Along the way, we’ll discuss mark-making, composition, and when and how to thoughtfully expand the palette. All work will take place in the studio.

Help plant native plugs at GTRLC’s Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve! Volunteers will learn about and take an active part in the Conservancy’s ongoing habitat restoration projects by assisting with planting plugs grown in our very own greenhouse. Species planted will include flowering plants and grasses.

For more information about this event, please click here.

Directions:
Please meet us at Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve by the greenhouse/workshop area.

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).

Every Wednesday May 6th, 2026 - Oct 28th, 2026, Except the 3rd Wednesday of each month and July 29. Free lessons at 11:30am. Lunch (bring your own) and bridge talk at Noon. ACBL-sanctioned bridge game for $5.00 begins at 12:30pm.

For more details, contact Lou Slyker at 248-770-6152 or ljslyker@gmail.com

Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.

Free, peer-led mental health support groups: NAMI Family Support and NAMI Connection Group.

Both held Wednesdays, 12pm at Christ Church, 430 Fair St. (See website for zoom link)