August 2, 2025

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Plein Air Weekend Returns

Friday, August 1
5PM
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Art

Held Aug. 1-2. Featuring two additions: The Sunsetter, a new Fri. evening painting event during the dramatic light of sundown, & a showcase of Youth Plein Air Exhibit winners, featured as part of Friday & Saturday's exhibitions. Over two days, more than 100 artists will set up their easels in & around the area to capture the landscapes, water, & village life of Leelanau County. Watch the work unfold & then view & purchase freshly painted pieces from three painting events.

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August 1 - August 1

Friday 1

Downtown Street Sale
8:00 a.m.
Downtown TC

Elk Rapids Harbor Days
8:00 a.m.
Elk Rapids

Elk Rapids Harbor Days Community Paddle
9:00 a.m.
Rotary Park, Elk Rapids

Onekama Days
9:00 a.m.
Onekama

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

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

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

2nd Annual House Tour
10:00 a.m.
History Museum, Elk Rapids

50th Annual Boyne Falls Polish Festival
10:00 a.m.
Boyne Falls

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

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

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

TC Wastewater Plant Public Tours
10:00 a.m.
606 Hannah St., TC

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

Car Seat Safety Check
11:00 a.m.
Elk Rapids Fire Department

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

TC Wastewater Plant Public Tours
11:00 a.m.
606 Hannah St., TC

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

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

TC Wastewater Plant Public Tours
12:00 p.m.
606 Hannah St., TC

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

TC Wastewater Plant Public Tours
1:00 p.m.
606 Hannah St., TC

We are ONE People - A Mural Creation
1:00 p.m.
The Presbyterian Church of TC, 701 Westminster Rd

Artist Meet & Greet with Beth Charles & Margie Guyot
5:00 p.m.
Somebody's Gallery, Petoskey

Plein Air Weekend Returns
5:00 p.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

Friday Night Live
6:00 p.m.
Front St., TC

Friday Night Music in the Park
6:30 p.m.
Marina Park, downtown Harbor Springs

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

"Peter and the Starcatcher"
7:00 p.m.
Cadillac High School, Community Auditorium

Ambrosia wsg Firefall
7:00 p.m.
Little River Casino Resort, outdoor venue, Manistee

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

East Jordan Music in the Park: Max Lockwood Band
7:00 p.m.
Memorial Park Bandshell, East Jordan

Sounds of Summer
7:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Park, downtown Petoskey

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

Silver Springs: A Fleetwood Mac Experience
7:30 p.m.
City Opera House, TC

Library Teen Lock-In
8:00 p.m.
Traverse Area District Library, TC

Resurrection - A Journey Tribute
8:00 p.m.
Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey

Movies in the Park at Dark
9:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey

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