Relax by our large heated pool (Memorial Weekend through Labor Day Weekend)
Enjoy the our 58 + acres of scenic trials for hiking,
walking & biking
Sparkling clean modern restrooms with hot showers. No
coin operated showers here!
Stay in our Camping Cabins, sleeps up to six persons.
Campstore has souvenirs, gifts, food, snacks and RV
supplies.
Work those sand diggers!!
Fun bikes to ride on our great trails and roads.
Recreation & game room with pool table, video
& arcade games.
Camper's Lounge to relax play
cards, read, watch TV or enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. Direct high
speed & wireless internet connection available.
Laundry room.
Shaded playground for your children to enjoy.
Unique trees on our quiet scenic nature trails.
Book & video exchange for our guests and board
games to enjoy.
Spike that ball girls!
Outdoor Pavilion for large groups, family reunions or
meetings.
2010
AREA EVENTS CALENDAR Calendar is listed in 3 sections: #1 Kalkaska Events #2 AREA FESTIVALS #3 AREA ARTS & CULTURE) The lists are long so be sure to scroll down to reach each section.
Part #1 Kalkaska Events April 21-25:
National Trout Festival; Children’s parade on Friday and National Trout
Festival parade on Saturday May 31:
Memorial Day June thru August:
Rocking Horse Arena, Williamsburg, horse training all week, horse shows on
weekends, all summer long June 3-6:
Mancelona Bass Festival June 12:
Quality Thyme Garden Club plant sale, from 9am to noon at the Chamber June 13:
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center's Strawberry Social June 26:
Kalkaska Airport Fly-In, starting with Kiwanis pancake breakfast, from
8-11am June 26:
Fifth annual Celtic Festival at Springfield Recreation AreaJune 27:
Rotary Chicken BBQ at the Civic Center on M-72 West, from 11:30am to
3:30pm July 4:
Fireworks at Fife Lake and Torch Lake at dusk; parade in Fife Lake at 2pm July 16:
Senior Center Picnic, Car Show and Crafts Show at the Gazebo July 24:
Ninth annual Bluegrass Festival at Springfield Recreation Area August 1:
Kiwanis Fresh Corn and Steak Picnic at the Senior Center on Cherry Street,
from 12-4pm August 7-8:
American Cancer Society Relay for Life August 13-14:
Kalkaska Sidewalk Sale August 21:
Fifth annual Tractor Meet at Springfield Recreation Area August 27-28:
North Country Hospice Tent Sale, 507 N. Walnut S tAugust 27-29:
Kalkaska County Fair September 6:
Labor Day
Part #2 AREA FESTIVALS
May 29, 2010
Antrim County Petoskey Stone Festival
Festivals
Location: Barnes Park, Eastport
Website: petoskeystone-festival.com
Celebrate Michigan's state stone
with a day of stone-hunting, stone-skipping, demonstrations, prizes, and other
fun at Barnes Park near Eastport.
Phone: (231) 533-6265
Jun 12, 2010 Leland Wine Festival
Festivals
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Leland, MI
Under a big tent in Leland’s
picturesque Fishtown district, this event features tempting food, music and
selections of wine from many nearby vineyards.
Phone: (231) 271-9895
Jun 19, 2010 Northport Lighthouse & Maritime Festival
Festivals
Location: Haserot and Marina Parks,
Downtown Northport
Website: www.grandtraverselighthouse.com
The first annual Northport
Lighthouse & Maritime Festival will be held on Saturday, June 19th in
Haserot and Marina Parks in Northport, MI.
- Schooner Cruises - Cost $30/person
- Maritime Historical Displays and Demonstrations
- Children's Activities all day long
- US Coast Guard Participation
- Fish Boil
- Entertainment
- Boatbuilding Demonstrations/Displays/Kids' Activities
- Historic Boats on Display
- Northport Weather Tower Interpretation
- Nautical Silent Auction & Flea Market
Northport-Omena Chamber of Commerce
- (231) 386-5806 or Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum - (231) 386-7195.
Contact Information:
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum
Phone: (213) 386-7195
Jul 1 - 4, 2010
Cedar Polka Fest
Festivals
Location: Tennis Court, Cedar
This Polish-American Leelanau
Peninsula community kicks up its heels at a four-day party with hearty food,
drink and continuous polka music and dancing. Admission prices per person
- Thursday - $5, Friday - $10, Saturday - $10, Sunday - $4.
Three day passes - $20. Ages 13 thru 20 are 1/2 price when
accompanied by parent. Ages 12 and under are free when accompanied by
parent.
E-Mail: cedarchamber@gmail.com
Phone: (231) 228-3378 OR (231)
228-5562
Jul 3 - 10, 2010
National Cherry Festival
Festivals
Location: Open Space, Downtown
Traverse City
Website: www.cherryfestival.org
Oldest,
Biggest and Still the Champion: The National Cherry Festival. Traverse
City is still proud to be America’s Cherry Capital. It celebrates that heritage
every year during the first week of July with an eight-day party featuring over
150 family activities: air shows(with the US Navy Blue Angels for 2010),
fireworks, parades (including the nation’s largest all-children parade) games,
races, midway rides, demonstrations, nightly outdoor concerts and lots of
chances to taste delicious cherry products. Now in its 84th year, the Cherry
Festival is Traverse City’s signature event, drawing as many as 500,000
attendees from around the country. Everything is located conveniently within
walking distance, and since almost all the events are free, it offers more than
a week of affordable family fun.
Jul 8 - Aug 1, 2010
Horse Shows By the Bay
Festivals
Website: www.horseshowsbythebay.com
Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian
Festival is a prestigious annual, multi-week summer event staged at Flintfields
Horse Park in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan. Horse Shows by the Bay
features thousands of the nation's best horses and riders competing in the
International Olympic disciplines of show jumping and dressage.
Flintfields is an 80-acre show complex on Bates Road, a half mile north of M-72
in Acme Township.
Spectators are welcome at our
Feature Events. Feature events are scheduled on the weekends and include
the exciting Gran Prix plus exhibitions, special family day activities and
charity fundraisers. Admission to most Feature Events is $5.
Parking
Available on-site; included in admission price.
Jul 10, 2010 Cherry Festival Fireworks Show
Festivals
Time: 10:30 pm or Dusk
Location: Over West Bay
Website: www.cherryfestival.org/events/search_detail.php?event_id=97
Enjoy fireworks over West Grand
Traverse Bay - Sponsored by Great Lakes Fireworks. Sunday, July
10. Festival Open Space at Grandview Parkway and Union Street.
Jul 17, 2010
Inland Seas Summer Festival
Festivals
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Waterfront at the Inland
Seas Education Center, Suttons Bay
Website: www.schoolship.org
Come help ISEA celebrate
20+ years of providing science and sailing adventures for over 80,000 students
of all ages. The Inland Seas Summer Festival will be an event for the
entire family so plan to come and spend the entire day. Enjoy a variety of
lunch selections provided by local restaurants and the fellowship of the community
that makes the Great Lakes great! For complete details, visit our website
Contact Information:
Inland Seas
E-Mail: isea@schoolship.org
Phone: (231) 271-3077
Jul 27 -
Aug 1, 2010
Traverse City Film Festival
Festivals
Location: Downtown Traverse City
Website: www.traversecityfilmfest.org
Summertime
is “outside time” in Traverse City, so it might seem odd that one of the area’s
most popular new summer festivals takes place almost entirely indoors. Founded
in 2005, the Traverse City Film Festival has been able to lure movie buffs away
from the beaches and golf courses with an outstanding selection of independent,
foreign, and documentary films, as well as premieres, parties, panel
discussions and lectures about the world of film. Most events are held near
downtown -- at the vintage State Theatre, the City Opera House, and the Old
Town Playhouse – but there are also free family movies shown each night at an
outdoor screen at Open Space Park on the shore of West Grand Traverse Bay.
Phone: (231) 392-1134
Aug 4 - 7, 2010
Harbor Days
Festivals
In the picturesque town of Elk
Rapids, this festival features a community dinner, an open-air movie in the park,
games, a carnival, a parade and fireworks.
Phone: (800) 626-7328
Aug 14, 2010
Leelanau Wine, Food & Music Festival
Festivals
Location: Haserot Park, Northport
Website: www.leelanau.com
This popular festival at Northport’s
Haserot Park features music, great food from local restaurants and wines from
the Leelanau Peninsula.
Phone: (800) 980-9895
Aug 21, 2010
Rubber Ducky Festival
Festivals
Location: Downtown, Bellaire
Website: www.bellairechamber.org
The Village of Bellaire's "12
Days of Summer" observance culminates with a parade, a foot race, an arts
& crafts show on the Courthouse Lawn, and Rubber Ducky Race in which
2,000 Rubber Ducks are dumped into the River.
Phone: (231) 533-6023
Aug 27 - 28, 2010
Traverse City Microbrewery & Music Festival
Festivals
Location: Front Lawn, The Village at
Grand Traverse Commons
Website: www.tcbeerfest.com
The Traverse City Microbrewery
& Music Festival will take place on the front lawn of The Village at
Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City. This event aims to be one of the
greatest in the state with beers from around the Midwest, focusing especially
on Michigan brews. Outside of great craft beer, we will feature national
touring musical acts on two stages including the musical influences of Blues,
Zydeco, World, Acoustic, Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Afrobeat and beyond.
Headliners are Buckwheat Zydeco, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Caravan of Thieves
along with stellar local Michigan artists. Check their website www.tcbeerfest.com
for additional information.
Sep 10 - 12, 2010
The Michigan Schooner Festival
Festivals
Location: Open Space Park, Traverse
City
Website: www.michiganschoonerfestival.org
The Michigan Schooner Festival is
scheduled September 10-12 on West Bay in Traverse City at Open Space Park
and Clinch Park Marina (located near the intersection of Union Street and
Grandview Parkway). The festival will feature a number of Great Lakes
Tall Ships. On Friday, there will be a Grand Arrival Event featuring the
participating ships followed by deck tours at Clinch Park Marina.
Saturday events include: food, entertainment including "Song of the
Lakes", a sailing and special progressive dinner and
wine-tasting aboard the ships. Sunday starts with a "Pancakes
with Pirates" breakfast in Open Space Park with more fun to follow.
A total of six schooners will be on
hand for the festival. These include the 350-member Maritime Heritage
Alliance's three ships - Madeline, Welcome and Champion -- as
well as three tall ships from Bay City, Milwaukee and Suttons Bay. The
Alliance's three ships will be docked for tours; the others will sail the Bay.
Part
#3 ART & CULTURE AREA EVENTS
Mar 21 - Jun 13, 2010 Varanasi: Photographys by Larry Snider
Arts & Culture
Location: Dennos
Museum Center
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org
Larry Snider has been taking photographs
in locations around the world for 30 years. He documents the people and
landscape of a particular region, making a personal connection with
that place and its culture. In this series, Snider explores the city of
Varanasi (also known as Benares), situated on the west bank of the
Ganges (Ganga) River in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi is
considered to be the most sacred of India's seven holy cities and it is
visited annually by more than 1,000,000 Hindu pilgrims, who believe that
bathing in the Ganges remits sins and that dying and being cremated in
Varanasi releases a person's soul from the cycle of its
transmigrations.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm.
Admission: Adults $6, Children $4 The museum is closed on major
holidays.
Phone: (231)
995-1055
Apr 10 - Jun 13, 2010
A Conversation Between Two Artists
Arts & Culture
Location: Dennos
Museum Center
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org
Sculptor Bill Allen and poet Fleda Brown
engage in an artistic conversation between genres. Each artist looks
for points of entry into the other's work through words, lines, or
colors that evoke emotion and feeling. Brown writes, not to explain the
sculpture but to add the voice of the poet to its implications. Allen
responds to a poem, envisioning what it says to him outside of
language. He creates not an illustration of the poem, but a tactile
thought, a thought without words. When these works are displayed
together, the result is a dynamic interplay that pushes the limits of
language and image.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm.
Admission: Adults $6, Children $4 The museum is closed on major
holidays.
Phone: (231)
995-1055
Apr 10 - Jun 13, 2010
Kim Kauffman - Beyond the Lens
Arts & Culture
Location: Dennos
Museum Center
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org
Kim Kauffman - Beyond the Lens:
Cameraless Photo-Collage - Cameraless images are as old as photography
itself, begun in the mid-1800s with Henry Fox Talbot's photogenic
drawings and Anna Atkin's studies of mosses and algae. The form has
continued outside the mainstream of photography to the present day. Kim
Kauffman embraces this tradition using modern tools and techniques. For
the past eleven years Kauffman has combined cameraless recording of her
subjects and photo-collage. With this process a new surreal visual world
based upon an exploration of light, color, texture and scale emerges in
these superbly sharp and sensuously soft images.
This exhibition combines three ongoing bodies of work: Florilegium,
Collaborations and Illumitones. Their
common thread is Kauffman's singular vision that explores abstraction
of the subject. Florilegium combines flowers, leaves,
seedpods collected from gardens. Many are past their prime -- the stages
of growth and decay depicted in these images re-create life's rhythms
and dramas. Collaborations builds from Florilegium
combining natural and synthetic elements to examine the forms
that nature repeats across all things and how we humans mimic these
forms in our designs. Illumitones takes abstraction
further as the subject becomes a vehicle for organic and geometric
studies of light and shadow, line and form -- distilling the intrinsic
elements of the human endeavor of making art.
Contact Information: Dennos Museum Center
Phone: (231)
995-1055
May 29, 2010
Elk Rapids Arts & Crafts Show
Arts & Culture
9:00am to 4:00pm Location: Village of Elk
Rapids
Website: www.elkrapidschamber.org
Come enjoy the Annual Arts & Crafts
Show in the quaint Village of Elk Rapids, adjacent to the beautful Elk
Rapids Harbor. The show is located in the heart of the village, with
over 100 artisans who will display, sell and demostrate their work.
Rain or shine.
Contact Information: Sheila Marker
E-Mail: info@elkrapidschamber.org
Phone: (800)
626-7328
Jun 3, 2010
Copyright Criminals
Arts & Culture
Time: 7:00 PM Location: Dennos Museum Center
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org
Can you own a sound? As hip-hop rose
from the streets of New York to become a multibillion-dollar industry,
artists such as Public Enemy and De La Soul began reusing parts of
previously recorded music for their songs. But when record company
lawyers got involved everything changed. Years before people started
downloading and remixing music, hip-hop sampling sparked a debate about
copyright, creativity and technological change that still rages today.
Community Cinema is a community outreach project of CMU Public
Television and the Dennos Museum Center. Free of charge. These
screening events are part of the Independent Television Service
Community Cinema program. For more information, including upcoming
dates and films, visit WCMU.org/TV.
Phone: (231)
995-1055
Jun 12, 2010
New Odyssey
Arts & Culture
Time: 8:00 PM Location: Northport Community
Art Center, 104 S Wing St
Website: www.northportcac.org
New season, new start, New Odyssey!
Dynamic arrangements of music performed by three musicians playing over
30 instruments. Hilarious comedy, music novelty and vocal acrobatics
will fill the evening. Music from the present to Beethoven will keep
you entertained. Comments from throughout the United States include
"This is the finest program we've ever had at one of our functions"
(John Deere Company); "I have been here for 21 years and never seen a
group as refreshing, funny, and entertaining as yours" (GM Cedar Rapids
Country Club). The entertainers are Gary Polkow, musical director, Gary
Todd, drummer and comic, and Michael Jay, singer and guitar player.
The word "ultimate" is used by so many of the people who talk about
their show so let's call this one guaranteed "Absolute Ultimate
Satisfaction."Adults $20, Students through grade 12 $5.
Phone: (231)
386-5001
Jun 14, 2010
Sheryl Crow with special guest Colbie Caillat
Arts & Culture
Time: 8:00 PM Location: Kresge Auditorium,
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Website: tickets.interlochen.org
Sheryl Crow's fresh spin on classic
roots rock has made her one of the most popular musicians of the last
twenty years. Her latest release, Detours, proves the nine-time Grammy
winner is bolder and more free-spirited than ever. Colbie Caillat has
emerged as a dynamic new talent with hits such as "Bubbly" and
"Realize." Tickets range from $50.50 - $70.50
Contact Information: Box Office
Phone: (800)
681-5920
Jun 20 - Sep 5, 2010
Michigan Water Color Society's 63rd Annual Exhibition
Arts & Culture
Location: Dennos
Museum Center
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org
Founded in 1946, the Michigan Water
Color Society is a non-profit organization. The mission of the Michigan
Water Color Society is to promote education in the contemporary arts.
These goals are accomplished through sponsoring juried exhibitions and
awards along with lectures, demonstrations and presentations for the
mutual exchange of ideas.
This exhibition will be juried by Kenneth Holder, a respected
artist, professor and charter member of the Watercolor USA Honor
Society. Artists interested in submitting work should contact the Michigan Water Color
Society. A prospectus is
available on their website (the entry deadline is April 5, 2010).
Contact Information: Dennos Museum Center
Phone: (231)
955-1055
Jun 20 - Sep 5, 2010
Wesley Merritt: Folk Art Sculpture
Arts & Culture
Location: Dennos
Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org
Born March 10, 1926 in Midland,
Michigan, Wesley Merritt was one of Northern Michigan's most
sought-after folk sculptors before his death in 2004. Having worked
previously as boiler-tender, janitor, and all around handy-man, Merritt
was self-employed as artist-in-residence and proprietor of "Wesley's
Wood Carvings and Wonder Shop" in Mount Pleasant. He called it that
because "people wander in and they "wonder" what I got in all this
junk."
A self-taught wood carver who attributed his abilities to a
"god-given talent," Wesley produced several hundred folk sculptures
between 1960 and 2004. Many of his pieces now reside in museums and
important private collections across the country. His work has a certain
naïve charm about it that is as hard to resist as his philosophy: "I'm
happy with a piece of log...and money enough to get chisels and
carve...I do it mostly ‘cuz I love it. I don't want to sell it much. I
do sell it, but I do it more or less ‘cuz I love it. If you don't love
it, don't do it. I don't think we will ever get rich, but in our hearts
we are rich in peace of mind. I'm most generally happy through Christ.
Without Jesus we wouldn't know how to carve. If it's the will of God,
we're gonna have a lot of strange things around here." Wesley Merritt.
The works of this show are from the private collections of Sandra
Hulst, Dewey Blocksma and Sally Viskochil.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8
pm. Admission: Adults $6, Children $4 The museum is closed on major
holidays.
Phone: (231)
995-1055
Jun 26, 2010
The Village Voices & Northport Community Band
Arts & Culture
Time: 8:00 PM Location: Northport Community
Art Center, 104 S Wing St
Website: www.northportcac.org
This annual concert is offered as a
Tribute to honor Henrietta Barnes, NCAC's immediate Past President,
whose leadership from 2004-09 enhanced "bringing the arts home" to
northwest Michigan. The Village Voices will be directed by Carol
Bachmeyer and the Northport Community Band will feature its new
Conductor, Don Wilcox. Come hear a variety of musical styles and
favorite local performers. Refreshments will follow the performance.
Don't miss this annual Northport "family affair." Adults $20, students
through grade 12 $5.
Phone: (231)
386-5001
Jun 27, 2010
Old Town Arts & Crafts Fair
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Union Street between
Grandview Pkwy & 8th Streets
Website: www.downtowntc.com
Fine arts and crafts will fill the
streets on this weekend in Downtown Traverse City. This annual juried
art fair features over 90 artists and craftsmen displaying their work.
Open to the public free of charge. Adjacent Lay Park will be featuring
live entertainment throughout the day. For more information call (231)
922-2050 or www.downtowntc.com.
Phone: (231)
922-2050
Jul 1 - 11, 2010
Interlochen Shakespeare Festival: "Macbeth"
Arts & Culture
(Sun. Thu. Fri. Sat. ) Location: Harvey Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts
Website: tickets.interlochen.org
Something wicked this way comes ... as
Interlochen's professional theatre company tackles Shakespeare's
timeless tale of magic, mayhem and madness. Local sculptor Bill Allen
helps set the stage for an intense psychological drama, as Director
William Church presents an intimate view into the making of a
psychopath. Thursday, Friday & Saturday performances begin at 7pm
and Sunday performances begin at 1:30pm. Tickets $26.00.
Contact Information: Box Office
Phone: (800)
681-5920
Jul 4, 2010
National Cherry Festival Arts & Crafts Fair
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 7:00 PMLocation: Union Street between
Grandview Parkway and Eighth
Website: www.downtowntc.com
Fine arts and crafts will fill the
streets on this weekend in Downtown Traverse City. This annual juried
art fair features over 150 artists and craftsmen displaying their work.
Open to the public, free of charge. For more information call (231)
922-2050 or visit www.downtowntc.com.
Contact Information: Traverse City DDA
Phone: (231)
922-2050
Jul 10, 2010
Dave Bennett Trio - 50s Show
Arts & Culture
Time: 8:00 PM Location: Northport Community
Art Center, 104 S Wing St
Website: www.northportcac.org
Dave is back!! If there is one event
and one artist you won't want to miss in 2010 it's Dave Bennett! He
will feature the music of the 50's a la Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee
Lewis on the clarinet and piano and expand his artistry to include the
guitar. Dave has mentioned many times about his love for our community,
our concert hall, and the many friends he has made through the years.
This concert promises to be a stellar reunion of Dave and "friends of
Dave" so get your tickets early! Adults $20, Students through Grade 12
are $5.
Phone: (231)
386-5001
Jul 10, 2010
Leland Artists' Market
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Old Art Building in
the Village of Leland
Website: www.oldartbuilding.com
Annual art fair with 70 art booths on
the lawn and inside the building featuring fine art paintings,
photography, pottery, tiles, hand blown glass, jewelry, woodcarving,
basketry, fiber, folk art, sculpture, quality artisan wares and gourmet
food items.
E-Mail: info@oldartbuilding.com
Phone: (231)
256-2131
Jul 17, 2010
Elk Rapids Arts & Crafts Show
Arts & Culture
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Village of Elk
Rapids
Website: www.elkrapidschamber.org
Come enjoy the Annual Arts & Crafts
Show in the quaint Village of Elk Rapids, adjacent to the beautiful Elk
Rapids Harbor. The show is located in the heart of the village, with
over 100 artisans who will display, sell and demostrate their work.
Rain or shine.
Contact Information: Sheila Marker
E-Mail: info@elkrapidschamber.org
Phone: (800)
626-7328
Jul 17 - 18, 2010
American Spirit
Arts & Culture
Location: City
Opera House, TC
Website: traversesymphony.org
Part of the Traverse Symphony
Orchestra's 2010-2011 season. Let your heart be uplifted by the vibrant
music that celebrates our heritage. Patriotic compositions have graced
American culture and coalesced national unity throughout our history.
Internationally recognized conductor Amy Mills will showcase stirring
selections ranging from the familiar to the unexpected. Tickets
$50/Platinum Section, $38/Gold Section, $30/Silver Section, $20/Bronze
Section. Saturday performance at 7:30pm, Sunday performance at 3pm.
Phone: (231)
947-7120
Jul 21, 2010
39th Annual GLWC Art Fair
Arts & Culture
10am to 4pm Location:
Glen Arbor Town Hall, on M22
Take a drive to beautiful Glen Arbor and
visit the Glen Arbor Town Hall on Wednesday, from 10am-4pm to
experience the extremely popular 39th Annual Glen Lake Women's Club Art
Fair. Over 90 exhibitors. Proceeds used for scholarships.
Contact Information: Ellen Figura
E-Mail: figurabe@aol.com
Phone: (231)
326-6084
Jul 22, 2010
The Oak Ridge Boys
Arts & Culture
Time: 8:00 PM Location: Kresge Auditorium,
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Website: tickets.interlochen.org
The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs
of the Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of country hits and a #1 pop
smash, earning multiple Grammys, Country Music Association and other
industry awards. The classic lineup of Golden-Allen-Sterban-Bonsall
features one of the most exciting stage shows anywhere. Tickets range
in price from $30.50 - $40.50.
Contact Information: Box Office
Phone: (800)
681-5920
Jul 23 - 28, 2010
Art Leelanau
Arts & Culture
Location: Old Art
Building, 111 Main Street, Leland
Website: www.oldartbuilding.com
Join us for the 18th annual benefit art
exhibition and sale for support of the Old Art Building in Leland. The
exhibit promotes the artwork of more than 100 Leelanau artists, with 40%
of art sales to benefit the operating fund of this historic building - a
setting for art exhibits, classes in art, dance and exercise, weddings,
and special events.
The opening gala is Friday night, July 23, 5-8pm. It features live
music by the John Lindenau Quartet, hors-d'oeuvres, cash bar, and a
chance to meet the artists. The exhibit continues through July 28,
10am-5pm. Sunday hours 12-4pm.
Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Available at the Old
Art Building (231) 256-2131.
The Old Art Building is located at 111 South Main Street in Leland.
E-Mail: info@oldartbuilding.com
Phone: (231)
256-2131
Jul 28, 2010
CSA Arts & Crafts Fair
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Assembly Ball Field,
M-22 at Crystal Lake
Website: www.summerassembly.org
The
Congregational Summer Assembly (CSA) will host its 32nd Arts
and Crafts Fair with more than 100 artists participating from all over
Michigan and beyond. Fair goers will find: Jewelry of
all kinds, from adornments made with old silverware to those made with
semi-precious stones; Decorative
art, from pottery wall hangings to oil paintings, watercolors and fine
photography of local landscapes;Wooden
objects of art – vases, bowls, birdhouses; Children’s
delights – American Girl doll clothes, books and handmade toddler
outfits; Handcrafted
herbal soaps, paper goods, baskets, and furniture; Wearable art
and much, much more.
A food tent will offer breakfast and
lunch, including donuts,
hot dogs, pizza, snacks and beverages. A bake sale will offer an array
of homemade goodies.
A Cottage Treasures sale will take
place inside the CSA assembly building adjacent to the ball field, where
the Fair will be held, rain or shine, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
The CSA Arts and Craft Fair is
sponsored by the CSA Women’s Association to raise funds to support local
charities and projects to enhance the CSA. Visit www.summerassembly.org for
more information about the CSA. For more information about the
fair, contact Susan Teteak, publicity, at tsteteak@charter.net
Contact Information: Susan Teteak
E-Mail: tsteteak@charter.net
Jul 31, 2010
50th Annual Traverse Bay Outdoor Art Fair
Arts & Culture
Location: Northwestern
Michigan College, Main Campus
Website: www.artcentertraversecity.com
This is an impressive juried event,
showcasing more than 120 artists from across the country. Featuring
jewelry, sculpture, photography, glass, wood, fiber and more. The
Artcenter is proud to offer a high quality art festival for the
community and surrounding areas. Fairgoers can also enjoy live music,
concessions, artist demonstrations and children's activities.
Contact Information: Patt Bennett, Office Manager
E-Mail: info@artcentertraversecity.com
Phone: (231)
941-9488
Jul 31 - Aug 14, 2010
My Fair Lady - Northport Theatre Co.
Arts & Culture
(Sun. Sat. ) Location: Northport Community Art Center, 104 S Wing St
Website: www.northportcac.org
The Lerner and Loewe classical Broadway
musical, My Fair Lady, comes to Northport with a huge cast,
full orchestra, and sparkling sets designed by David Chrobak. It is the
story of the remarkable transformation of Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney
flower girl, into an elegant, stylish socialite by Professor Henry
Higgins. His success is highlighted in the song, "The rain in Spain
stays mainly in the plain!" The charming dialogue, spectacular music,
and colorful costumes promise a stellar production under the direction
of theatre veteran, Ann Bloomquist, orchestra conductor, Doug Scripps,
and a talented cast, starring Fred Szczepanski as Professor Higgins.
Adults $20, students through grade 12 are $5. Saturday performance will
begin at 8pm and Sunday performances will be at 2pm and 8pm.
Phone: (231)
386-5001
Aug 7 - 8, 2010
Torch Lake Artisans Guild Quilt Show
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Depot Park, 10670
Coy Street, Alden
On Saturday, August 7th and Sunday
August 8th, the Torch Lake Artisans Guild will sponsor a Quilt show at
the Depot Park Museum located at 10670 Coy Street in Alden.
Contact Information: Carol Hoadley
Phone: (231)
350-0650
Aug 7 - 8, 2010
Suttons Bay 31st Annual Community Art Festival
Arts & Culture
Location: Suttons
Bay Marina Park
Website: www.suttonsbayarea.com
One of the most competitive art shows in
Michigan, this festival at Suttons Bay’s Marina Park features some of
the area's best artists and crafters as well as artisans from other
parts of the country.
Contact Information: Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (231)
271-3050
Aug 13 - 14, 2010
Port Oneida Rural and Cultural Arts Fair
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Glen Arbor
Website: www.leelanau.com/fair
Located in the Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore, this former German-American farming settlement is
now a specially protected historic district. The Port Oneida Fair is a
two-day celebration of Michigan's rural traditions. While touring the
district's one-room schoolhouse, historic farms and original homesteads,
visitors can witness timber framing, blacksmithing and quilt-making,
experience a Civil War encampment, take a ride on a horse and wagon, and
watch a team of oxen at work in the field. Family programs such as
games, music and live entertainment will take place both days. Food and
refreshments will be available and picnic areas will be provided. A
free shuttle service will transport visitors between the five historic
event sites. For more information and a schedule of events, go to www.leelanau.com/fair or call
the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center at (231)
326-5134.
Phone: (231)
326-5134
Aug 14, 2010
Downtown Art Fair
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Cass Street between
Front & Washington
Website: www.downtowntc.com
Fine art will fill the streets on this
weekend in Downtown Traverse City. 04.
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Aug 21, 2010
Elk Rapids Arts & Crafts Show
Arts & Culture
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Village of Elk
Rapids
Website: www.elkrapidschamber.org
Come enjoy the Annual Arts & Crafts
Show in the quaint Village of Elk Rapids, adjacent to the beautiful Elk
Rapids Harbor. The show is located in the heart of the village, with
over 100 artisans who will display, sell and demonstrate their work.
Rain or shine.
Contact Information: Sheila Marker
E-Mail: info@elkrapidschamber.org
Phone: (800)
626-7328
Aug 28, 2010
Alden Depot Art Festival
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Location: Alden Depot Park
On Saturday, August 28, Alden will host
the annual Art Festival at the Alden Depot Park. Sponsored by the Alden
Volunteers Local Artisans along with Artisans from around the state
gather to show their wares. Unique and unusual artwork will be on
display for enjoyment and purchase. For more information call Patti
Findlay at (231) 331-7034 or Sally Hunt at (231) 322-4656.
Contact Information: Patti Findlay
Phone: (231)
331-7034
Sep 4 - 5, 2010
Northport Community Band Sousa Concert
Arts & Culture
Location: Northport
Community Art Center, 104 S Wing St
Website: www.northportcac.org
The Northport Community Band returns to
present the ever-popular Sousa Concert. This fast paced concert "in the
Sousa Style" presents breathtaking non-stop music. Guest soloists,
along with our own solo artists, will keep your feet tapping. Don
Wilcox, retired Director of Bands at West Virginia University, will step
to the podium to conduct his first Sousa Concert in Northport. Ken
Bloomquist, former conductor of the Northport Community Band and founder
of the Sousa Concerts, will join his colleagues as a member of the
band! Keep an eye and an ear out for the trumpet artist! Adults $20,
students through grade 12 $5. Saturday performance begins at 8pm and
Sunday performance begins at 3pm.
Phone: (231)
386-5001
Sep 17, 2010
Downtown Art Walk
Arts & Culture
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: Downtown Traverse
City
Website: www.downtowntc.com
Art will be adorning the walls of
Downtown Traverse City during the bi-annual Downtown Art Walk. The
event will be promoting the arts within our community. Downtown
Traverse City invites you to enjoy art, wine, food and music.
Experience art from sculpture and oil paintings to glass and
watercolor. Prize Drawings at participating stores. Walking maps will
be available at each participating gallery and the Downtown Traverse
City office. For more information call (231) 922-2050 or visit www.downtowntc.com.
Phone: (231)
922-2050
Sep 18, 2010
Leland Heritage Day Celebration & Exhibition
Arts & Culture
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Old Art Building in
the Village of Leland
Website: www.oldartbuilding.com
An historic exhibit in collaboration
with the Leelanau Historical Museum's Wood Boat Show, Fishtown
Preservation Society, and the Leland Chamber of Commerce.
E-Mail: info@oldartbuilding.com
Phone: (231)
256-2131
Sep 19, 2010 - Jan 2, 2011
Celebrating Women
Arts & Culture
Website: www.dennosmuseum.orgCelebrating Women features
festivals that honor women's roles, rites of passage, attributes,
accomplishments and spiritual lives. Forty-two of Paola Gianturco's
most vibrant color images of parades, parties, feasts, ceremonies and
competitions comprise this surprising photographic exhibition.
Different cultures honor women for completely different attributes: as
athletes, goddesses, providers, warriors, mothers, flirts - and more.
The exhibit includes images from these celebrations:
Swaziland's Reed Dance celebrates women as virginsPoland's Noc Šwietojaňsk Festival celebrates women as magicalIndia's Kali Puja celebrates women as warriorsSweden's Festival of Sankta Lucia celebrates women as kindBrazil's Festival of Boa Morte celebrates women as politicalMorocco's Marriage Festival celebrates women as initiators
Paola Gianturco's involvement with women internationally is long
standing: as a photojournalist, she has documented women's lives in 40
countries. She was Chairman of the Board of The Crafts Center in
Washington DC, which works with low income artisans in 79 countries, and
was a board member of the Associate for Women's Rights in Development.
She co-developed and taught Summer Executive Institutes on Women and
Leadership for Stanford University's Institute for Research on Women and
Gender, and Mills College. She sits on the Board of International
Nature and Cultural Adventures. Before becoming a full-time
photographer, she spent 34 years in marketing and communications.
More information can be found on the Celebrating Women
project and Paola Gianturco online at www.celebratingwomen.com.
Contact Information: Dennos Museum Center
Phone: (231)
995-1055
Sep 19, 2010 - Jan 2, 2011
One Woman's Creative Journey
Arts & Culture
Location: Dennos
Museum Center
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org
One Woman's Creative Journey: Anita
Luvera Mayer - Inspired by ethnic & historic garments, Anita Mayer
designs original clothing in her Anacortes studio, infusing the work
with her creative spirit. She believes there should be something magical
& unique in what we wear each day & she wants to share this
concept of clothing with others.
Mayer says of the work in this show:
This exhibition presents the role and situation of women in the
contemporary world through the fiber arts. The garments speak to my
personal experiences regarding growing older, marriage, death, and other
markers of whom we become during life's journey. We live in a
youth-oriented society and I want to share and celebrate the joys of
self-discovery that come with age. I was to embrace the years we have
lived, because I believe that gray hair, lines on the face and gnarled
hands signify that a woman has had a full and challenging life and with
the years gains knowledge and wisdom...These garments are my tribute to
women of the world who need to be recognized and respected.
Anita Luvera Mayer is an internationally recognized weaver and
versatile fiber artist, designer and author. She was first introduced to
weaving in 1955 when her mother-in-law gave her a floor loom as a
wedding gift. Her focus on weaving contemporary garments began in 1972
and she has focused the last 10 years of her work about women's stories.
Although she still weaves, her creative fiber work has evolved to
include many types of innovative surface design techniques as well as
incredible beadwork, embroidery, freeform knitting and crochet.
Contact Information: Dennos Museum Center
Phone: (231)
995-1055
Oct 2 - 10, 2010
Escanaba In Da Moonlight
Arts & Culture
(Sun. Sat. ) Location: Northport Community Arts Center, 104 S Wing St
Website: www.northportcac.org
This hilarious play presented by
Traverse City area players has been touted as "...a flawless night of
entertainment..." (Chelsea News-Review). "...Challenging what anyone
might consider 'legitimate' theater..." (The Detroit News). This comedy
reunites the Soady clan for the opening day of deer season at the
family's Upper Peninsula camp. In a hunting story to beat all hunting
stories, this play spins a tale of humor, horror and heart as one member
of the Soady family tries to remove himself from being the Soady in the
history of the Soadys who has never bagged a buck. This appropriately
scheduled play fits right in with color season and hunting season.
Saturday performances begin at 8pm and Sunday performances begin at
3pm. Adults $20, students through grade 12 $5.
Phone: (231)
386-5001
Oct 8 - 9, 2010
Fiber Festival
Arts & Culture
Location: Old Art
Building in the Village of Leland
Website: www.oldartbuilding.com
9th Annual Fiber Festival featuring
artists with original fiber art in mediums of paper, wearable art,
tapestry & woven handbags, weaving, quilts, knits, yarns, piece work
and fiber sculpture. Featured artist: Krys Lieffers, handwoven, hand
dyed rugs. Friday Opening 5 to 8 pm. Saturday 10 am to 5 pm.
E-Mail: info@oldartbuilding.com
Phone: (231)
256-2131
Nov 13, 2010
27th Annual Holiday Gift Fair
Arts & Culture
10:00 AM to 3:00 PMLocation: Bellaire Public
Schools
Website: www.bellairechamber.org
Up to 40 quality booths.
Contact Information: Bellaire Chamber of Commerce
E-Mail: info@bellairechamber.org
Phone: (231)
533-6023
Dec 11 - 12, 2010
Christmas Concert
Arts & Culture
Location: Northport
Community Arts Center, 104 S Wing St
Website: www.northportcac.org
A traditional family affair, Northport's
Christmas Concert features the Village Voices and the Northport
Community Band. To get everyone in the holiday spirit, over 100
performers will fill the auditorium with the sounds of Christmas.
Gather your family and friends and come celebrate the holiday season.
Saturday performance begins at 8pm and Sunday performance begins at
3pm. Adults $20, students through Grade 12 $5.
Contact Information: Box Office
E-Mail: info@northportcac.org
Phone: (231)
386-5001
