September 23, 2025

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Sailing Life: The Adventure of Michigan's Waterways

Friday, August 8
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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August 8 - August 8

Friday 8

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

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

Annual Used Book Sale - Friends of Peninsula Community Library
10:00 a.m.
Peninsula Community Library, TC

Harbor Springs Sidewalk Sales
10:00 a.m.
Downtown Harbor Springs, Fairview Square & Harbor Plaza

Hike the Ridge!
10:00 a.m.
Five Mile Rd., TC

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

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

Northwestern Michigan Fair
10:00 a.m.
3606 Blair Town Hall Rd., TC

Odawa Quill Work: Demonstrations & Art Sales
10:00 a.m.
Andrew J. Blackbird Museum, Harbor Springs

Port Oneida Fair
10:00 a.m.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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

An Art PAIRING with Debra LaRocque & Marilyn Stover
11:00 a.m.
Twisted Fish Gallery, Cottage Gallery, Elk Rapids

COLORPLAY - Acrylic Gouache Paintings by Pam Spicer
11:00 a.m.
Lake Street Studios Center Gallery, Glen Arbor

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

41st Annual International Iron Workers Festival
12:00 p.m.
Mackinaw City High School

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

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

Meet & Greet with Sarah Arthur
1:00 p.m.
McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey

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

$200,000 Prestigious Team Competition Show Jumping
2:00 p.m.
Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg

2nd Annual Cruise & Bellaire Car Show
5:00 p.m.
M-88/Broad St., Bellaire

Artist Reception: A Walk Through the Countryside
5:00 p.m.
Tinker Studio, TC

Suttons Bay Sidewalk Sales
5:00 p.m.
Downtown Suttons Bay, St. Josephs St

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

Laurel Premo Live in Concert
6:00 p.m.
Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC

Beats & BBQ Fest Weekend: Classic Seger & Petty Thieves Tribute Bands
6:30 p.m.
Little River Casino Resort, outdoor venue, Manistee

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

Boyne City Pirate Fest
7:00 p.m.
Boyne City

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

East Jordan Music in the Park
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

"The Music Man"
7:30 p.m.
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee

Music in Mackinaw
8:00 p.m.
Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City

Sail On: A Tribute to The Beach Boys
8:00 p.m.
Leelanau Sands Casino Showroom, Peshawbestown

Movies in the Park at Dark
9:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey

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