June 18, 2026

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OTP Gala 2026 - Under the Big Top


City Opera House, TC
Benefit/Charity
$200

Old Town Playhouse's annual celebratory fundraiser. Featuring thrilling performers & a stunning musical show that previews the new season. Doors open at 5:30pm with cocktails, appetizers, a raffle & photographer. 6:30pm: dinner, live auction, Fund the Season and the Fabulous Gala Show. This formal event asks you to join in black & white with accents of red, or as your favorite circus performer.

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June 18 - June 18

Thursday 18

American Tree: Building A United State of Trees
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Main Gallery

Cerus Quartet Sunrise Sounds
9:00 a.m.
Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co., Glen Arbor

Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

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

2026 Summer Member Show
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Beyond the Print
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

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

Dune Wildflower Hike
10:00 a.m.
Old Baldy Trailhead at Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve

In Motion: Making Art Dance
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey

K-9 Officer Bricko w/ Sgt. Skrobecki
10:00 a.m.
Bellaire Public Library

Kirtland Studio of Art & Design Exhibition
10:00 a.m.
AuSable Artisan Village Performing Arts Center, Grayling

Summer Speaker Series: Invasive Species of the Walloon Lake Watershed
10:00 a.m.
The Talcott Event Center, Walloon Lake

Family Fun Day
11:00 a.m.
Camp Greilick, TC

Quiet Observations - Bruce Peeso & Jude Pokorny
11:00 a.m.
Higher Art Gallery, TC

2026 Parade of Homes
12:00 p.m.
Northwest Michigan

Sound Samples - Cerus Quaret
2:00 p.m.
Cottage Book Shop, Lake Street Studios, Cherry Republic, & Cottonseed Apparel, Glen Arbor

Joel's Jurassic Magic Show
2:30 p.m.
Helena Twp. Community Center, Alden

OTP Gala 2026 - Under the Big Top
5:30 p.m.
City Opera House, TC

Author Talk with Susan Hollister Wasserman
6:00 p.m.
Suttons Bay Bingham District Library

Postcards Presentation
6:00 p.m.
Leland Twp. Public Library, Munnecke Community Room

Run Lake Ann 5K, Erik Florip Memorial Run
6:30 p.m.
6530 First St., Lake Ann

Author John U. Bacon
7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor

Concerts on the Lawn
7:00 p.m.
GT Pavilions, TC

Moana JR.
7:00 p.m.
The Cheboygan Opera House

Passenger Pigeons in Petoskey Talk
7:00 p.m.
Little Traverse History Museum, Petoskey

Sunset Sounds w/ Cerus Quartet
9:15 p.m.
Cottonseed Apparel Patio, Glen Arbor

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