May 16 Thursday
Throughout this spring and summer, East Bay Township residents and stakeholders will have the opportunity to help develop a vision for the U.S. 31 corridor in East Bay Township, branded as the East Bay Beach District.
The East Bay Beach District has long been identified as a priority district in the Township, in need of an actionable framework for placemaking, safety improvements, and public infrastructure investment. The recently adopted East Bay Township Master Plan identifies a series of priorities for this corridor, and emphasizes future improvements that are rooted in resiliency and green infrastructure best practices, facilitate improved safe connections to corridor destinations, the Grand Traverse Bay waterfront, and surrounding multimodal transportation routes, and promote expanded outdoor dining opportunities and public streetscaping.
A public design charrette will be held the week of May 13. Public open houses will be held on May 14 and May 16 from 4-6 PM at Harbor Brook Hall. A complete charrette schedule can be found here.
The purpose of the East Bay Corners Farmers Market is to provide fresh, locally grown produce and goods to the public, educate the public on the importance of farming and best practices for food production, promote local agriculturally based business development, forge partnerships with local farmers and community partners, create a community gathering space at the Township Hall, and create an agribusiness incubator with green-collar professional development opportunities. All are welcome!
The Ottaway, A River Reconnected, is a celebration of the soon-t-be-complete Boardman River Restoration Initiative, and it's capstone project, FishPass. With FishPass, the Great Lakes could soon see a resurgence of the acred native fishes, like lake sturgeon, thanks to a fully automated selective fish passage system, which will allow desirable fish species to move freely throughout pristine habitat while blocking passage of invasive species such as parasitic sea lampreys.
Join the filmmaker, Dan Bertalan, and the new Executive Secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Marc Gaden, who will set the stage for the film and story of the Boardman/Ottoway River Restoration.
Registration is required for this free event.
Join Traverse City's AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Committee for a free event with the goal to build greater understanding and empathy for people of different cultural backgrounds through positive engagement and welcoming learning events.
Local AAPI restaurants and chefs will provide the food. Afterwards, head to Milliken Auditorium for a screening of The Blessing and a Q+A with the director Liann Kaye. Then, enjoy a reading from Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Michigan-born author Curtis Chin. Among many accolades, his book is included on the Most Anticipated LGBT+ Books of Fall 2023. The evening will wrap up with a Q+A with Curtis Chin, and a book signing and sale.
Come join us for an evening of Mental Health Education and Advocacy!!
When: May 16th, 2024, 6-8pm
Where: The Rock of Kingsley Youth Center115 E. Blair Street, Kingsley, MI
Featuring the “Do It for Daniel” Documentary to be presented by Daniel’s Father, Jeff Olson.
"Do It For Daniel" is the documentary of Daniel's struggle with depression and mental illness and a message of hope, coupled with Suicide & Mental Health Awareness and Education. *Ages 13 and up recommended*
**Sponsored by everGrowth Consulting.**
This will be followed by a Q&A with our Mental Health Panel.
Food will be provided by Jimmy John’s. For our food count, RSVPs are greatly appreciated.To RSVP: Email sbrown@namigt.org.
*Ages 13 and up recommended*
Book Club - stop in to pick up the book on a first come basis
Learn to ballroom dance! No partner needed. All are welcome. No experience necessary!
Every Thursday, May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, join us at 6:30 pm for Triple Two Step with Mel and Nancy Kiogima, and at 7:45pm for Salsa with Ramon Gaitan!
$15 x 1 class$25 x both$65/month x 1 class$100/month x both classes
Bodies In Motion Studio, 10660 E Carter Rd, Traverse City, MI 49684.
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.
May 17 Friday
The Old Mission Women's Club is hosting a Barn Sale on Friday, May 17th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, May 18th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Historic Fowler Barn. The barn was featured in the book Barns of Old Mission Peninsula and Their Stories, and is located at 6782 Center Road, just south of the Pelizzari Natural Area on Old Mission Peninsula. Items for sale will include small furniture pieces, toys, tools, lamps, linens, kitchenware, jewelry, accessories, pictures and home decor, sporting equipment and much, much more. A wide variety of items that will surely be of interest to those of all ages! Ample parking will be available.
Profits from the sale provide financial grants to nonprofit 501(c) (3) organizations that operate in the Grand Traverse area. All major credit cards will be accepted.
For more than 30 years about a dozen artists have met weekly over breakfast in Empire, Michigan. Among the members are working artists, retired art educators, and others with art interest. The Artists’ Roundtable, a retrospective exhibition of their work will open with a reception on Friday, May 17 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The exhibition continues through June 14. An artists’ talk will take place in the gallery on June 14 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.
Diverse in media, style, technique and content, the show will include the work of current members and founding members whose art is exhibited posthumously.
The exhibit is sponsored by Monumental Finds.