December 17, 2025

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Blissfest Winter Solstice Gathering


Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey
Entertainment
$30 GA, $12 ages 13-17, & free for 12 & under

An annual celebration of the return of the light featuring cocktail hour with local favorite Mr. Jake, a raffle & auction to support the year round work of Blissfest Music Organization, & a headlining performance by Dead at Winery—all hosted by Seth Bernard.

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December 17 - December 17

Wednesday 17

2025 Small Works Holiday Exhibition
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

Something To Smile About: Mixed Media Paintings by Carol C Spaulding
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

2025 Holiday Bazaar
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Galleries, Petoskey

OAC Holiday Artisan Boutique
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Portraits of Place
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

Winter Member Exhibition
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

8th Annual Art Tree & Ornament Show
11:00 a.m.
Higher Art Gallery, TC

Beneath the Surface: Training Tomorrow’s Water Stewards
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Charlevoix Circle mARkeT
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Dewey Blocksma: Roundtable
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Doug Cannell: "Selections from Backstories"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Fifth Annual Strolling Lights Festival
11:00 a.m.
Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District, Glen Arbor

Guild Pop-Up Exhibit: Marilyn Rebant
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Libragallery, TC

Ice Into Ocean: Arctic Tracings
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

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

Local Artist Melonie Steffes Solo Exhibit: Wilder Alternatives
11:00 a.m.
Higher Art Gallery, TC

Winter and the Blues
11:00 a.m.
Art on Union Gallery, TC

The Great Northern Christmas Festival
5:00 p.m.
1902 Resort & Retreats, Wolverine

Women in Tech Meetup - TC
5:00 p.m.
Earthen Ales, TC

AlpenLights Christmas Drive-Thru Light Display
5:30 p.m.
Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord

The Accidentals & Kaboom Studio Orchestra: Sonus Borealis Holiday Album Release: SOLD OUT
6:30 p.m.
Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC

Here:Say Presents: Let's Dance
7:00 p.m.
The Alluvion, TC

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