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Exposures 2009 Opening Reception

There will be an open house reception for the 2009 edition of Exposures magazine on Friday, May 1 from 5-8 PM at the Old Art Building in Leland. The reception is hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center open to all with refreshments provided by area restaurants and there will be students performing. The show […]

Off to see "The Wiz" at Leland School

MyNorth.com video with Jeremy Evans and his Leland High school students about this year’s production of The Wiz, an urban take on The Wizard of Oz. Leland Public School Drama presents “The Wiz”, the R&B version of the family favorite, The Wizard of Oz that takes you along with Dorothy, the Lion, the Scarecrow, and […]

Area Earth Day Celebrations

The Earth Day Parade is now on Saturday, May 2nd! The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a nice roundup of area Earth Day activities. There’s lots of cool stuff including an Earth Day Skate Jam on Wednesday at the Civic Center skate park in Traverse City at 5 PM, Climate educator Peter Sinclair giving two free […]

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of April 9-15, 2009

Whaleback by kuku4manitou News from the Week Stories from the week included a look at vineyards for sale in Leelanau County, a call for volunteers from the Leelanau Chamber for their Visitor Center and a photo of a cool barn door. The Week’s Weather April showers bring May flowers, but last week just brought a […]

Leelanau Chamber seeking visitor center volunteers

The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to fill shifts at the Chamber visitor center from May through October. The shifts are two hours between 11-3 and tasks include greeting and assisting visitors with their requests, mailing vacation packets, answering phone inquiries and working on special Chamber projects. […]

Arts and Inspiration fundraiser for Leland School

The Leland Educational Foundation is holding a new fundraiser created to celebrate the promise of students at Leland Public School called “Arts and Inspiration.” It takes place on Saturday, April 25 from 6-10 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland and includes a silent auction featuring classroom art projects from the elementary students along […]

Talk About Art: Basket Maker Fred Ely

The fifth in a series featuring local artists called Talk About Art will take place next Thursday (April 23) at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association. The GAAA is offering this series to help the audience gain an appreciation and better understanding of art and how it is created, and the talks are […]