May 18 Saturday
The training begins with a general orientation at 1 pm, which is applicable for all volunteers, both experienced and new. This training is a once-a-year chance for volunteers to hear the latest park news from park staff. The 1 pm general training will be followed by 2 pm breakout sessions for Adopt-A-Trail, Adopt-A-Beach, Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, Preventative Search and Rescue, and the Track Chair program.
For those unable to attend, we will be streaming and recording the general session. More information on this option will be available later.
Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes volunteers logged over 11,000 hours in 2023 through twelve Friends organized programs including Adopt-A-Beach, Adopt-A-Trail, and Adopt-A-River. Thanks to the efforts of dedicated Friends volunteers, 2,360 pounds of trash was collected by Adopt-A-Beach volunteers, and 2,905 hours were logged on the Sleeping Bear Dunes trails by volunteers keeping visitors safe and cleaning the park trails. The Preventive Search and Rescue team made over 30,000 contacts with visitors making sure they are prepared for distance hikes within the park. Friends volunteers also maintain the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail; grooming it for cross-country skiing in the winter and blowing off debris, fixing erosion, and removing downed trees during the hiking and biking seasons. More information on volunteer opportunities with the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, can be found at friendsofsleepingbear.org.
Join the community to celebrate the official opening of Platte River Park by visiting the kayak launch, picnic tables, boardwalk, fishing platforms, blueberry patch, bathrooms, and trails on Saturday, May 18th at 1pm at the west entrance off Indian Hill Road, north of US-31. For more information, visit RestoreHonorMI.org or contact Ingemar Johannson at 231.342.6221.
Fife Lake American Legion Post 219 is celebrating Armed Forces Day May 18th at 1pm at the post located at 10283 M186, Fife Lake, MI, 49633.Event is free. 231-879-4475. Worn out and damaged American Flags will be decommissioned and honorably disposed of.
Discover Japanese Heritage and Culture!Representatives will tell the Japanese American Story and have Kimono, Doll, & Fan displays, present a Yukata dressing demo, and an Omusubi (rice balls) and Onigirazu (rice sandwiches) demo for taste sampling.
Join us for a memorable cultural experience that will awaken an appreciation of this rich heritage!COST: $5 Suggested Donation at the Door
Find it on our website at https://dewingscenter.org/whatsonor facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/315433874859388/
Dewings Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Arts & Culture & Community Events Center, led and operated entirely by volunteers. Support from donation revenue makes our events possible.
SATURDAY MAY 18 AT 7:00 PM - OLD ART BUILDING IN LELAND, MICHIGAN - BENEFITS OLD ART BUILDING - CAST AND CREW Q&A MODERATED BY MAGGIE PAVAO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TUSEN TAKK FOUNDATION
HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH TUSEN TAKK FOUNDATION - 100 SEATS
$10 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
No one fights to preserve a multiplex, but some people will risk everything to save a marquee. Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres Inc. - and its innovative gem, The Nordic - endured in Marquette Michigan for almost 100 years, even as the world changed endlessly around them. Local kid Bernie Rosendahl’s modern crusade to restore the historic arthouse to its former glory leads filmmakers to discover a hidden cinema empire in the Upper Peninsula.
Portraying the fascinating history of motion pictures through one iconic screen - and featuring dozens of real-life Marquette locations and characters - Marqueetown is the true story of chasing your dreams, redefining failure and success, and reembracing the enduring magic of cinema.
Written and Directed by Joseph Beyer and Jordan Anderson
The Leelanau County Public Libraries are proud to invite you to an evening with acclaimed author William Kent Krueger. Join us at the Northport Public School Performing Arts Center on May 18th at 7pm (doors at 6pm) for an engaging conversation between Krueger and fellow writer Aaron Stander.This event is part of our community read of Krueger's latest book "The River We Remember". Get a copy and join the conversation! Book discussions will be held at each library. Contact your library for more details.Krueger is known for his masterful storytelling and compelling characters. His book "This Tender Land" spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list after it was published in 2019.There is no cost to attend, but registration is required and seats are limited. Please sign up at your local Leelanau Library. Doors open at 6pm.
Old Town Playhouse is headed back to the '80s when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer was the coolest guy in the room! It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
Coming to Gopherwood Concerts, on May 18 th (rescheduled from March 9 th ) , Moss Manor is Seth Bernard, Michael Dause, and Dan Rickabusa, Patrick Booth, and Justin Avdek a group of veteran professional musicians from various walks of life, drawn together by the isolation of a global pandemic and their own desire to work with each other in a project that became a bit more enduring than they might have first envisioned. They hit the Gopherwood Stage on May 18 th at 7:00 pm
Atmospheric, harmonious, and in tune with a world of nature, their music is both comfortable and engaging. Multi-instrumentalism reigns to create a vital soundscape that promises to serve the respected Gopherwood listening audience well.
May 19 Sunday
The Grand Traverse Audubon Club is offering bird walks on Sundays, April 7th through June 30th. Locations and meeting times will vary each week. Visit grandtraverseaudubon.org to find the times, locations, and map links. No experience necessary!
Ecstatic Dance is a space for your own expression of movement or dance, however big or small that may be. Movement is free-form and individual. Music is provided, but this is not a class. This is a space to connect with ourselves, listen to our bodies, and move through whatever is happening in our lives at the moment. It's a space to free the body to move without judgment. All ages, all bodies welcome.