August 2, 2025

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Plein Air Weekend Returns

Saturday, August 2
10AM
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 2 - August 2

Saturday 2

Port Oneida Run: Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K
6:30 a.m.
Port Oneida Heritage Center/Olsen Farm, Maple City

Elk Rapids Harbor Days
7:00 a.m.
Elk Rapids

Onekama Days
7:00 a.m.
Onekama

Norte's Ride With Friends (Fundraiser Ride)
7:30 a.m.
Norte Clubhouse, GT Civic Center, TC

Rotary Breakfast & BBQ
7:30 a.m.
Elk Rapids Town Hall

50th Annual Boyne Falls Polish Festival
8:00 a.m.
Boyne Falls

Harrietta Blueberry Festival
8:00 a.m.
Harrietta

Blueberry Dash 5K 2025
8:15 a.m.
Bellows Park Pavilion, Frankfort

22nd Annual Petoskey Antiques Show
9:00 a.m.
Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey

Paul McMullen Memorial 5K Run/Walk
9:00 a.m.
398 Chestnut St., Cadillac

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

SBBDL Book Sale
9:00 a.m.
Suttons Bay-Binghman District Library, beach side of building

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

Vintage Boats on the Boardwalk '25
9:00 a.m.
Downtown TC

"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

45th Annual Suttons Bay Art Festival
10:00 a.m.
Next to Suttons Bay Marina Park

62nd Annual Portside Art Fair
10:00 a.m.
Elm Pointe Estate, South Arm of Lake Charlevoix, East Jordan

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

Horizons: Alternative Landscapes
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

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

Plein Air Weekend Returns
10:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

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

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

Basketball Cop
11:00 a.m.
Curling Club Parking Lot, 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

Say NO to Israel's Genocide
11:00 a.m.
Corner of Grandview Parkway & Union St., TC

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

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

Walloon Woodies & Classic Car Show
11:00 a.m.
Village of Walloon

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

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

9th Annual Kenny Olson Rock-N-Hole Charity Golf Tournament & Concert
1:00 p.m.
Elmbrook Golf Course, TC

Michael G. Lee Book Signing & Reading
1:00 p.m.
Horizon Books, TC

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

"Peter and the Starcatcher"
2:00 p.m.
Cadillac High School, Community Auditorium

Benefit Concert for LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention
2:00 p.m.
The Folded Leaf, Cedar

NAYC Dressage and the Dexter CSI3* Grand Prix
3:00 p.m.
Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg

TC Dance Project Kalkaska Summer Tour Performance
4:00 p.m.
Railroad Square Pavilion, Kalkaska

"The Fish Thief" Documentary & Discussion
5:00 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey

Cherry Rumble Scrimmage
5:00 p.m.
GT County Civic Center, TC

"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

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

Chris Janson wsg Billy Gunther & The Midwest Riders
7:00 p.m.
Little River Casino Resort, outdoor venue, Manistee

Saturdays in the Park: East Bay Drive
7:00 p.m.
GT County Civic Center Amphitheater, TC

The Kodak Quartet
7:00 p.m.
The Music House Museum, Williamsburg

Chamberfest: Ariel String Quartet
7:30 p.m.
The Cheboygan Opera House

Lang Lang Performs "Rhapsody in Blue"
7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium

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