May 9, 2026

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"No Small Matter"

Thursday, May 7
5:45PM
Elk Rapids Cinema
Film/Theater/Art
Free

This is the first feature-length documentary to explore the critical importance of early childhood education & care in America. Doors open at 5:30pm; live intro by Full Tilt Comedy at 5:45pm; & film begins at 6:15pm. Presented by Great Start Collaborative of Traverse Bay, North Ed Partner with Chalfonte Foundation.

May 7 - May 7

Thursday 7

Members Create
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

"350: Imagining the World in 2126"
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell Gallery, TC

Bloom! A Celebration of Spring
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Connections & Flow
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, West Gallery, TC

Guild Pop-Up Exhibit: Terrie Collins
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Libragallery, TC

Local Color A to Z
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

The Art of Connection
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, East Gallery, TC

Tomorrow's Artists Today
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie East, TC

17th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Impressions of an Era: Prints from the Denison Museum Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

New Perspectives: Recent Aquisitions from the Dennos Permanent Art Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, McFarlane Gallery, NMC, TC

Trilobite Treasures
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Return to Light
12:00 p.m.
Boyne Arts Center, Boyne City

Cookbook Dinner Series
4:00 p.m.
amical, TC

"All Too Clear"
4:30 p.m.
The Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs

The 20th Annual Air Service Task Force Airport After Hours
5:30 p.m.
Hoppies Landing, Pellston Regional Airport

"No Small Matter"
5:45 p.m.
Elk Rapids Cinema

Braver Angels - Depolarizing Ourselves
6:00 p.m.
Glen Lake Community Library, Empire

Crafting a Roadmap to a Better Democracy
6:00 p.m.
Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC

Harmony for Hope Benefit Concert for Peace Gate Farm Sanctuary
6:00 p.m.
Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay

Little Traverse Civic Theatre Presents "Annie"
7:00 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theatre, Petoskey

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