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Gene Rantz Memorial Plein Air Paint Out & Wet Paint Sale

Saturday, July 18
6PM
Northport Arts Association
Art
$20/person

Featuring up to 50 artists who spend the week painting on location throughout the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. The public can attend the culminating Wet Paint Sale & reception on July 18 from 6-9pm at the Northport Arts Association. Guests will enjoy a selection of appetizers & a cash bar while viewing/purchasing freshly created works.

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July 18 - July 18

Saturday 18

Mackinac Bridge Swim: SOLD OUT
7:00 a.m.
Mackinaw City

2026 Gaylord Alpenfest
7:30 a.m.
Gaylord

Art Splash, Cheboygan Art Fair
8:00 a.m.
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American Tree: Building A United State of Trees
9:00 a.m.
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Friends of Fishtown 5K
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Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine
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13th Annual Mustang Stampede
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5th Annual Up North Busker Festival
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Art in the Park
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10:00 a.m.
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Friends of the Cadillac Library Used Book Sale
10:00 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
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Jubilee, an Ode to the Cherry
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Nancy Foster Retrospective Exhibition: "Threads of Life"
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10:00 a.m.
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Shay Days
10:00 a.m.
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"Americans"
11:00 a.m.
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4th Annual Great Bodies Group Exhibit
11:00 a.m.
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Caroline Monnet: "This Old House is All We Have"
11:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
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Empire Anchor Day
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Disney's The Little Mermaid JR
2:00 p.m.
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One of TC’s Signature Summer Weekends
4:00 p.m.
Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg

Gene Rantz Memorial Plein Air Paint Out & Wet Paint Sale
6:00 p.m.
Northport Arts Association

Disney's The Little Mermaid JR
7:00 p.m.
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Saturdays in the Park: The Seth Bernard Quartet
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Zoltan Kaszas: Worldwide(ish) Tour
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9:00 p.m.
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