August 2, 2025

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Sailing Life: The Adventure of Michigan's Waterways

Thursday, July 31
10AM
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort
Art
Free

This exhibition explores the joy of sailing Michigan's rivers & lakes, & celebrates the adventurous heart of the harbor community. Artwork in all media highlighting all kinds of water travel from tug boats to kayaks, canoes to freighters, & everything in between. Runs July 18 - Aug. 22. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10am-4pm; Sun., noon-4pm.

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July 31 - July 31

Thursday 31

Elk Rapids Harbor Days
8:30 a.m.
Elk Rapids

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

Storytime with Lindsay Moore
9:00 a.m.
McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey

The Quilt As Archive
9:00 a.m.
Cedar North, Cedar

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

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

Along Our Way: The Art of Doug Barron & Brian Goff
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

Coffee @ Ten, Petoskey
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey

Elk Rapids Arts & Crafts Show
10:00 a.m.
Downtown Elk Rapids

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

Kids Can Cook! Cooking Class
10:00 a.m.
Interlochen Public Library

Sailing Life: The Adventure of Michigan's Waterways
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Summer Reading Event Wrap-Up with Musiquita Concert
10:30 a.m.
North Park Pavilion, Suttons Bay

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

Great Bodies - Annual Group Show
11:00 a.m.
Higher Art Gallery, 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

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

Turning - TC
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell Gallery, TC

Wooden & Earthen: A Celebration of Art Rooted in Nature
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC

Luncheon Lecture: The Underwater World of Odors
11:30 a.m.
NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey

Gene Rantz Memorial Plein Air Paint Out Exhibit
12:00 p.m.
Northport Arts Association

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

Spectrum of Realism
12:00 p.m.
The Ramsdell Theatre, Hardy Hall Gallery, Manistee

JRAC Member Exhibit & Opening Reception
12:30 p.m.
Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan

Haggard House: A Psychological Suspense - Book Signing
1:00 p.m.
Horizon Books, TC

Onekama Days
1:00 p.m.
Onekama

50th Annual Boyne Falls Polish Festival
4:00 p.m.
Boyne Falls

IMMERSED: Free Public Programming
5:00 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Studio, Petoskey

Free Garden Classic Movies
6:00 p.m.
The Garden Theater, Frankfort

You & Ukulele
6:00 p.m.
Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC

Harbor Springs Street Musique: Sounds of the World
6:30 p.m.
Downtown Harbor Springs

"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"
7:00 p.m.
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium

An Evening with Keith Gave
7:00 p.m.
McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
7:00 p.m.
Northport Performing Arts Center, Auditorium, Northport School

Concerts On the Lawn
7:00 p.m.
GT Pavilions, TC

Doc Probes Presents the Golden Voices with Guest Pianist David Chown
7:00 p.m.
The Music House Museum, Williamsburg

Music Sparks Meaning Presents Roots on the River
7:00 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Park, Manistee

Music in the Street
7:00 p.m.
Downtown Beulah

Summer Sounds Concert
7:00 p.m.
Michigan Legacy Art Park, amphitheater, Thompsonville

TC Pit Spitters vs. Royal Oak Leprechauns
7:05 p.m.
Turtle Creek Stadium, TC

Bizet's Carmen
7:30 p.m.
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor

IMMERSED: Free Public Programming
7:30 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey

Jordan Valley Community Band
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Park Bandshell, East Jordan

TC Dance Project Charlevoix Summer Tour Performance
7:30 p.m.
Odmark Performance Pavilion, Charlevoix

Temple Grandin - Visual Thinking
7:30 p.m.
Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey

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