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The TC Philharmonic Civic Orchestra Program will hold auditions for fall semester 2025 on Tuesday September 16 from 3:30-7:00 pm at the TC Philharmonic Center, 1724 S. Garfield Ave.

Now, in its 23rd season, the Civic Orchestra Program provides a community string orchestra experience for non-professional string players of all ages. For more information or to make an audition appointment email cms@tcphil.org or call 231-947-7120 ex 5.

Want to give back in 2025? Looking for a way to do something for your community?

In the McGuire Room - Meet over 20 local nonprofits looking for volunteers for all types of projects. Find one that matches your interests and availability.

In Hull Park behind the Library - Additional nonprofit organizations will be recruiting for volunteers, as well as celebrating and thanking their current volunteers.

Join us at our second Volunteer Fair to learn about community organizations that might be new to you. Low pressure, no commitment necessary. Make an impact today!

Sweetwater Evening Garden Club would like to invite everyone to our September meeting to learn from our guest speaker Tom Jessmore from Wild Juniper Nursery. The topic will be pruning skills.

This is a free event and no reservations are required. Call Diane at (904) 318-6785 for questions or directions.

Please join us for a Community Book Discussion of 'Waiting for the Morning Train: An American Boyhood' by Bruce Catton! Borrow and read the book (we have 20 copies available!), then join us on September 16th to discuss it with other readers from your community.

Refreshments provided by
Friends of Benzonia Public Library

Join us for Queer Tales Book Club where we chat about books that are by and/or about LGBTQIA+ people. Reading is not required, and everyone is welcome.

We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Nelson Room.

Come visit Alden District Library and see Cassie Axtell’s collection of carved elephants.

The display can be viewed during normal library hours:
Monday 9:30a-5p
Tuesday 9:30a-6p
Wednesday 9:30a-5p
Thursday 9:30a-5p
Friday 9:30a-5p
Saturday 9:30a-2p

The library is located at 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.

Free Event.

At a later date, a video of the display can be viewed on the library's website, aldenlib.info and look for "On Display" link at left.

Sponsored by Alden District Library, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden.

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.

GTRLC will supply tools and gloves. We will teach you everything you need to know about how to properly handle and plant plugs in the ground. No prior experience is necessary! This is a moderately light, family-friendly activity, though volunteers should be prepared for digging and kneeling. Bathrooms and drinking water are both available on site.

Learn about our ongoing restoration and greenhouse projects
Digging and dibble bar usage
Remove and handle native plugs from their containers

Meet us at Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve by the greenhouse/workshop area.

The Guided Walking History Tours of Traverse City will begin its tenth season on July 9th, following the National Cherry Festival.

The informative tour is about two and a half hours covering a two-mile route. The tours begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza, located at the corner 6th and Union St. near downtown.

There is no charge for the tours, but gratuities for the guides are appreciated. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times.

For 2025 our 10:00 AM walking tours begin on Wednesday July 9th and continue daily through October 8th. No reservations are needed, simply arrive by 10:00 AM please.

National Alliance on Mental Illness offers support groups for families and individuals living with a mental health challenge. Groups are confidential, free and no registration is required.

Email info@namigt.org or call 231-944-8448 for more information.

Date: September 15, 16, and 19 2025
Time: 1–4 pm
Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Location: Thoreson Farm
Learn new techniques or refresh your skills in surface decoration using sgraffito, slip trailing, and overglaze brushwork. The instructor will provide tiles and extruded pieces. Students are welcome to bring their leather-hard pieces to decorate.