Apr 29 Monday
The Leelanau Community Choir rehearses weekly on Monday nights for 8 weeks. No audition required and all are welcome. We sing a variety of music and culminate in three concerts on May 4 and 5.
Apr 30 Tuesday
Help us give GTRLC’s trails some TLC! Join us for a workday tackling a variety of tasks aimed to improve and maintain the incredible habitats and access to nature that Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve provides.
The Basics:
GTRLC will supply gloves and tools. We will teach you everything you need to know about tool use, safety, and trail maintenance. No prior experience necessary! A range of activities are available from lightweight trimming to heavy-duty trail work. Participants will be hiking up to 3 miles of trail and taking care of any issues that they find. Porta johns are available at some trailheads, but not all.
The Conservancy follows state, federal and CDC guidelines for COVID-19 and may modify or cancel this event at any time. Do not participate in any activity if you were recently exposed (within 10 days) to someone with COVID-19 or have recently (within 10 days) been diagnosed with COVID-19.
What volunteers will do:
Re-grading the trail bed with hand toolsBuilding new sections of trail and re-routing sections that need improvementHauling and installing stone and gravel in certain sections of the trailTrimming vegetation to open sight linesTrailblazingOther preserve maintenance tasks, including invasive species management, installing signage, etc.What should I bring?
Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advanceSturdy, close-toed shoes that can handle some mudBring a reusable water bottle and some snacksSunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfortYour favorite pair of work gloves, if preferredDirections: Our meeting place may vary week by week, so please sign up for your shift below, and we will email you our specific meeting location before the workday.
Registration is appreciated but is not required. Cancellations due to weather, changing COVID-19 restrictions, or any other reason will be communicated with registered participants via email.
Torch Area Artisan Guild (TAAG): Creating art and contributing to the community for over 40 years. For more info, email taartisansguild@gmail.com Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318
People of all skill levels are invited to play. Free Event. Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.
People of all skill levels, including beginners, are welcome! For more info, contact Sue Archer at 231-944-0013. Sponsored by Alden District Library and held at Helena Township Community Center & Library, 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, 231-331-4318.
Corey Buchan of BuchanTech will discuss and demonstrate the many functions of this popular Apple device. Bring your own iPad, and your questions. The workshop is part of the ongoing Tech Tuesday series hosted by the public libraries of Leelanau County.
Children are invited to read aloud to a trained Reading Dog.
May 01 Wednesday
Join us at Mitchell Creek Meadows: The Don and Jerry Oleson Nature Preserve to help plant hundreds of trees! Through this event, GTRLC strives to create healthy native habitats, increase species diversity, and reforest degraded ecosystems. If this sounds like something that interests you, please join us and help get some trees in the ground!
GTRLC will provide any materials necessary for the workday. Volunteers will help plant trees in specific locations of the preserve, so come prepared for a moderately strenuous activity with volunteers often bending and kneeling to dig and plant trees. Restrooms and drinking water are available on site.
What should I bring?
Dress for the weather! Always check the forecast in advanceSturdy, closed-toe shoes that can handle some mudBring a reusable water bottle and some snacksSunscreen and bug spray for your safety and comfortDirections: Please meet us at our office off of 3 Mile road, address below. Come down the driveway and park anywhere by the Conservation Center building.
2846 3 Mile Rd. N, Traverse City, MI 49686
Interlochen Woman’s Club is celebrating its 75th anniversary. There will be a short program of our history after a business meeting and lunch. Community members interested in the organization are invited to attend.
Are you looking for ways to manage your stress? Increase your productivity? Live a more happy, fulfilling, and authentic life? Or do you just want to see what all the buzz is about mindfulness? This workshop with Personal Transformation Coach, Samantha Gutowski, will teach you all about the benefits of mindfulness. Learn more about meditation, breathwork, journaling, somatics, and many more techniques for developing a mindfulness practice.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we are kicking it off with being more mindful in life and others around you.
Not available for this noon event? This exact event will repeat TONIGHT at 6:00pm.