May 9, 2026

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Bird Walk on the Boardman


Meet on the north side of the Traverse Area District Library at the entrance of the GT Area Children's Garden, TC
Adventure
Free

Featuring Kirk Waterstripe from the Grand Traverse Audubon Club. This birding experience is designed for those just getting started, or wanting to polish their skills. You'll focus on identification skills; not just a big list. Dress for weather & walking.

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May 9 - May 9

Saturday 9

TC Trail Running Festival
7:00 a.m.
Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, TC

Bird Walk on the Boardman
7:30 a.m.
Meet on the north side of the Traverse Area District Library at the entrance of the GT Area Children's Garden, TC

67th Annual Mesick Mushroom Festival
8:00 a.m.
Mesick

35th Annual Father Fred Garage Sale
9:00 a.m.
Father Fred Foundation, 826 Hastings St., TC

Community Hope's Love Your Neighbor 5K Run/Walk
9:00 a.m.
Timber Wolf Lake, Lake City

Manistee Rats & Rods Car Party
9:00 a.m.
Manistee VFW

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

Crystal Rush Mountain Bike Race
9:30 a.m.
Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville

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

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

Dream Team Opening Day
10:00 a.m.
GT County Civic Center, TC

Family Geology Hike: Ancient Echoes Expedition
10:00 a.m.
Grand Traverse Natural Education Reserve, meet at Meadows Pavilion, TC

Glen Arbor Beautification's Arbor Day Celebration
10:00 a.m.
Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor

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

It Takes A Fleet
10:00 a.m.
The Little Fleet, TC

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

Made in Cheboygan Craft Shows
10:00 a.m.
Washington Park, downtown Cheboygan

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

Spring Art Market
10:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Spring Art by the Barn
10:00 a.m.
Emmet County Fairgrounds, 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

Wander Walloon: Guided Wildflower Hike
10:00 a.m.
Wildwood Harbor Nature Area, Boyne City

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

Art in the Barn
11:00 a.m.
6411 N. Overlook Rd., Northport

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

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

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

Animal Art Experience
1:00 p.m.
AuSable Artisan Village, Grayling

Mysterious Morels: A Gateway to Michigan Fungal Discoveries
1:30 p.m.
Mesick Branch of the Cadillac Wexford Public Library, Springerville Twp. Community Center, Mesick

Cosmo St. Charles is Dead & Someone in this Room Killed Him
2:00 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC

Choral Compass: Navigating the World One Song at a Time
3:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor

TC Roller Derby Triple-Header
3:00 p.m.
GT County Civic Center, TC

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

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

The Storytelling Series - The Women Who Raised Us
7:00 p.m.
AuSable Artisan Village Performing Arts Center, Grayling

"The Who’s Tommy"
7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium

A Tribute to Bob Seger
7:30 p.m.
City Opera House, TC

FUNdraiser – Dueling Pianos
7:30 p.m.
Hotel Indigo, TC

MJ Live: Michael Jackson Tribute
9:00 p.m.
Little River Casino Resort, Manistee

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