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All Leelanau County residents are invited to attend a dedication ceremony and open house at the new Leelanau County Government Center in Suttons Bay Township on Sunday, May 18, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
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Let's Get Moving Northern Michigan - the annual community effort to improve health through physical activity - will begin later this month.
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The Great Lakes Water Studies Institute at Northwestern Michigan College will host a workshop related to environmental laws on the Great Lakes June 18-20 in Traverse City.
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Two Leelanau Township women will present a program on folk art and its impact on the region's history at the May 22 meeting of the Northport Area Heritage Association.
Sharon McMachen Kalchik and Phyllis Kilcherman will each present examples of either their own work or those of other artists who represent different styles of folk art that have been present in the Leelanau Township community. Kalchik will have 30 folk art paintings she has created on display and will discuss a selection of the works. Her art project began as a way to recapture local scenes as she remembered them to share with her grandchildren.
Kilcherman will have on display and discuss various types of folk art painting that were brought by the early families that settled in the area. The styles and types of folk art represent different nationalities, such as the Scandinavian countries, Germany, the Netherlands and England.
The Northport Area Heritage Association’s meeting starts at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Northport Trinity Church UCC, 103 N. Warren St., Northport.
Sailsport Marine, LLC, will host its annual free Windsurfing Swap and Picnic Sunday at its new building in Solon Township.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sailsport’s new location at 13988 S. Robinson Road, just off M-72. On Saturday, a grand opening celebration will be held.
The swap offers an opportunity to buy, sell or trade windsurfing equipment with others at Sailsport, which was formerly located in Elmwood Township.
“This has become a real social event for the local windsurfing community to get together and get psyched up for a new season of sailing,” said Sailsport owner Scott Wilson. The store will also have products available.
For more information, call Wilson at 929-2330 or visit www.sailsportmarine.com.
The Suttons Bay Jazz Band, with Anne Morey directing, will be one of three high school jazz bands participating in the second annual Battle of the Bands Sunday at the Northport Community Arts Center. The music is set to begin at 8 p.m.
In addition to the show, the musicians will have the opportunity to learn from a jazz master, Bill Sears, who is the director of jazz studies at Interlochen Arts Academy. Sears, who also teaches saxophone, will spend the day prior to the band performance teaching rehearsals with each jazz band.
The Elk Rapids Jazz Band, under the direction of David McKeon, and Kingsley Jazz Band, with Thomas Clair directing, will also be appearing at the Battle of the Bands, which is not a competition. Sears will perform as a feature saxophonist with each band as well during the evening.
Tickets for the event may be purchased online at www.northportpac.org or by calling (231) 386-5001.
The Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum will present two volunteer training sessions later this month.
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Doug Stanton, local author and co-founder of the Traverse City Film Festival, will speak at the May 21 meeting of the Leelanau County chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP).
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