May 17, 2026

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The Ruby Ellen Farm’s Plow Day

Sunday, May 17
12PM-4PM
Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, TC
Other
Free

This family-friendly event features horse-drawn plowing demonstrations, hands-on activities, & opportunities to explore historic buildings & scenic grounds.

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May 17 - May 17

Sunday 17

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

Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

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

Beyond the Print
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

Northern Michigan Construction Hike for Hope
10:00 a.m.
Hull Park & Boardman Lake Loop Trail, TC

Plein Air Adventures: Students of Susan Glass
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

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

Forest to Fork: A Springtime Gathering
11:00 a.m.
TC

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

NMC Hosted High School Art Exhibition
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

Traverse City Fashion Weekend 2026
11:00 a.m.
Downtown TC

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

66th Annual National Morel Mushroom Festival
12:00 p.m.
Boyne City

Open Skate!
12:00 p.m.
GT County Civic Center, Howe Arena, TC

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

The Ruby Ellen Farm’s Plow Day
12:00 p.m.
Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, TC

The Short's Shortest Marathon
12:00 p.m.
Short's Pull Barn, Elk Rapids

Clint Kane Remembrance Run
1:00 p.m.
Clancy Park, TC

Strut the Streets Fashion Show
1:00 p.m.
Downtown Elk Rapids

2026 CAAC Dance Recital: "The Mixtape"
2:00 p.m.
The Cheboygan Opera House

Four Old Broads
2:00 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse, TC

Traverse Area Historical Society
2:00 p.m.
Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC

Jordan Valley Community Band Spring Concert
3:00 p.m.
East Jordan Community Auditorium (EJMHS)

Open Skate!
3:00 p.m.
GT County Civic Center, Howe Arena, TC

The Fur Ball - 80's Flashback
3:00 p.m.
Park Place Hotel & Conference Center, TC

GLCO Presents Windover Piano Duo
4:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs

The 2026 Stories That Heal Community Concert
5:00 p.m.
The Garden Theater, Frankfort

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