September 30, 2026

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Backyard Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival


Lively Acres, Empire
Festival
$35/person

A weekend of blues & boogie, fine brews & great BBQ! Camping available. Featuring Thornetta Davis – Detroit’s Queen of Blues - with Fabulous Horndogs; local boogie band Brendon Linsley Band – semi-finalist in the Memphis Intl. Blues Challenge; & Captain Dirk – authentic Mississippi blues artist & more. Gates open at 2pm.

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September 30 - September 30

Wednesday 30

"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

East Jordan's Operation Blanket
9:00 a.m.
East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce Office, 100 Main St., East Jordan

"Americana"
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell & Carnegie Galleries, TC

"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

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

Field of Vision
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Jon Langford: Honky Tonk Heaven
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Rotunda, TC

Traverse Area Camera Club - Fall 26' Winners Showcase
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell & Carnegie Galleries, TC

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

Listening to the Land: Management Decision-Making with Consideration to People, Plants & Animals
5:30 p.m.
The McMullen Family Conservation Center, TC

Slow Roll/Fall Fun Ride
5:30 p.m.
TC Whiskey Co

College Fair for Students, Families
6:00 p.m.
NCMC Athletic Center gymnasium, Petoskey

Meet the Author: Joel Walkowski
6:00 p.m.
Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC

Calling All Cyclists! Book Release Party & Ride
6:30 p.m.
Nocturnal Bloom Brewing, TC

Village Council Candidate Forum
6:30 p.m.
The new Mackinaw City Public Schools gymnasium

Glen Lake Community Schools Board Candidate Forum
7:00 p.m.
Glen Arbor Twp. Hall

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