October 7, 2026

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Great Michigan Gathering Kick Off & Watch Party

Thursday, October 8
6:45PM-8:30PM
The Garden Theater, Frankfort
Other
Free

Priya Parker, author of 'The Art of Gathering' will be discussing how to fight the loneliness epidemic. Join the Institute for the Humanities as you tune in to The Great Michigan Gathering Watch Party, a statewide event hosted by the Michigan Humanities Council from the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. Watch Parties will be held around the county at: The Garden Theater, Frankfort; Benzonia Public Library, Benzonia; & Elberta Labor Heritage Center, Elberta.

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October 8 - October 8

Thursday 8

"At Least A Dozen Friends"
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

"Taking Flight"
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

"Modern Movement: Martha Graham & Barbara Morgan"
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Bonfield Gallery, Petoskey

Atmospheres: Photography by Steve Loveless
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Coffee @ Ten, Petoskey
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey

Echoes: Revisiting Memory
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey

Women + Water: Life Bearers, Teachers, Storytellers
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

"Full Circle: Waste Plastic Transformations"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

"Heart of a Tree, Soul of a Storm"
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

"Women and Water: Woven Portraits from Around the World"
11:00 a.m.
Petoskey District Library, 2nd floor

Darryl Brown: "Bubbles of Love"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Drawing to Motion: Contemporary Inuit Art From The Dennos Museum
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Material World: Ten Women
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Shape, Form & Light 10-Year Anniversary Member Exhibit
12:00 p.m.
Village Arts Building, Northport

Banned Books Edition of Leelanau Reads
2:00 p.m.
Suttons Bay Bingham District Library

Grand Traverse Musicale - Piano & Clarinet Music
2:00 p.m.
Mission Hill Church, TC

Banned Books Edition of Leelanau Reads
3:00 p.m.
Glen Lake Community Library, Empire

Benzonia Academy Lecture Series
4:00 p.m.
Mills Community House, Benzonia

Everyone Has a Story: Storytelling Community Circle
5:30 p.m.
Kingsley Branch Library

Growing up Leelanau
6:00 p.m.
Old Art Building, Leland

Meet the Candidates - Kirtland
6:00 p.m.
Kirtland Community College, Grayling

TC Design Week: Design in Action: Interactive Happy Hour
6:00 p.m.
Bay View Flooring & Design Center, TC

The Dead Ends on Spruce
6:00 p.m.
Spruce St., TC

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
6:30 p.m.
City Opera House, TC

Great Michigan Gathering Kick Off & Watch Party
6:45 p.m.
The Garden Theater, Frankfort

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