May 16, 2025

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The Big Nature Sit on Earth Day


Main parking lot at Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire
Other
$10/person

Join the GRNA staff to head out before dawn & experience the Earth waking up. Meet in the main parking lot & hike out to the Grass River dock. Each person will find a space on the boardwalk to sit quietly & observe the sights & sounds of nature coming to life. Bring a portable, quiet camp chair, a flashlight/headlamp, binoculars (or borrow ours), quiet snacks, & warm clothes. Limited to 10 people; register early.

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May 16 - May 16

Friday 16

Veronica Valley Tree Planting
8:45 a.m.
Veronica Valley County Park, Lake Leelanau

Random Exhibition
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

"Serenity - Captured Moments"
10:00 a.m.
The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, in gallery space above Visitor Center, TC

Alchemy + Artistry
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Mad Hatter's Garden Party
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

More to Explore: Tool Time
10:00 a.m.
Great Lakes Children's Museum, GT Mall, TC

Walking
10:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

10 Fold: Celebrating 10 Years - TC
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell Gallery, TC

A Style All Our Own: Canadian Woodland Artists
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

ART Off the Easel: Works by the CTAC High School Portfolio Program - TC
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Rotunda, TC

Charlevoix Photography Club: 16th Annual Juried Exhibition
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Everything Sometimes: Works by Mark Mehaffey - TC
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Galleries, TC

NMC Hosted High School Art Exhibition
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

65th Annual National Morel Mushroom Festival
12:00 p.m.
Boyne City

Senior Center Tune-Up & Slow Roll
12:30 p.m.
Norte Youth Cycling, 1213 West Civic Center, Dr., TC

Zoo-de-Mackinac
2:00 p.m.
The Highlands at Harbor Springs

Live After Five
5:00 p.m.
Downtown TC

NMEAC Environmentalist of the Year Awards & Celebration
5:30 p.m.
Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC

Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association 40th Anniversary Gala
6:00 p.m.
City Opera House, TC

"Almost, Maine"
7:00 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey

AAV Community Theatre Presents: "Elemeno Pea"
7:00 p.m.
AuSable Artisan Village Performing Arts Center, Grayling

Downtown Summer Concert Series
7:00 p.m.
Claude Shannon Park, Gaylord

Spotlight - An Evening Celebrating the Music of Broadway
7:00 p.m.
TC Central High School Auditorium

"Kalamazoo"
7:30 p.m.
Leelanau School, Glen Arbor

Chamberfest Cheboygan Series: Avery Gagliano
7:30 p.m.
The Cheboygan Opera House

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