August 17, 2025

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Youth Plein Air Month

Friday, July 4
9AM
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Art

During the month of July, children ages 6-12 can step outside & into the world of plein air painting. They can borrow a plein air kit for free from GAAC for four days, meet a plein air artist on July 12 from 10am-2pm, create a painting to be displayed in the Youth Plein Air Exhibit that runs from July 28-31, & participate in a gathering & awards ceremony, July 31 at 6pm. See web site for hours.

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July 4 - July 4

Friday 4

Boyne City 4th of July Festival
6:30 a.m.
Boyne City

Greatest 4th in the North 5K & 10K
7:30 a.m.
115 West John St., Lake City

Beulah Firecracker 5K
8:00 a.m.
Beulah Park, downtown Beulah

Fourth of July Warrior Run
8:00 a.m.
108 Pierce St., Fife Lake

Harbor Springs' 4th of July
8:00 a.m.
Harbor Springs

Central Lake Victory4Veterans 5K
9:00 a.m.
Downtown Central Lake

Harbor Springs Community Schools Art Show
9:00 a.m.
Zorn Park, Harbor Springs

Northport Run For Cancer Funds
9:00 a.m.
Northport Visitors Center

Random Exhibition
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

Youth Plein Air Month
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

Frankfort 4th of July
9:30 a.m.
Frankfort

"Small Works: Community Collage" Project, Honoring Legacy of Joe Muer
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

2025 National Cherry Festival
10:00 a.m.
TC

Great Lakes Pastel Society's 2025 Members Small Works Exhibition
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Fisher Room Gallery, Frankfort

IMMERSED
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey

Legacy & Light: 150 Years of Bay View
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

Oliver Art Center Annual Summer Member's Exhibition
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Summer Magic Pop Up Art Exhibit
10:00 a.m.
Leland Gal

11th Annual Parade on Main Street
11:00 a.m.
Village at Bay Harbor

A Style All Our Own: Canadian Woodland Artists
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Joan Fitzsimmons: Into What World?
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Matt Shlian: Every Line is a Circle if You Make it Long Enough
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Music Sparks Meaning Presents Roots on the River
11:00 a.m.
Veterans Memorial Park, Manistee

PFLAG/MARJDI: "Art Speaks Pride"
11:00 a.m.
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Hardy Hall, Manistee

Paint Grand Traverse 2025 - Extended Exhibit
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Rotunda, TC

Reclaimed: The Art of Recology
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Summer Salon
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Charlotte Ross Lee Concerts in the Park
12:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Park, Gazebo stage, Petoskey

Members Art Exhibit
12:00 p.m.
Northport Arts Association

Members Create
12:00 p.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Main Gallery

The Best of the Fourth - Free Concert
12:00 p.m.
GT County Civic Center Amphitheater, TC

Grandpa Shorter's Fourth of July Parade
6:00 p.m.
Petoskey

Downtown Summer Concert Series
7:00 p.m.
Claude Shannon Park, Gaylord

Ice Cream Social
7:00 p.m.
Little Traverse History Museum Porch & adjoining park, Petoskey

Straits Area Concert Band
9:00 p.m.
Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City

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