Community Calendar

Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation, so we’re helping to gather food and personal supplies for those of our community in need. Items especially in need are listed on our Event Calendar. Drop off donations at GLADL - donations will be delivered to the GL SDA Food Bank, and will be distributed through the Food Bank and GLEAP.

Meet at the Wacousta Community United Methodist Church's playground and enjoy fun and stories at an outdoor family storytime filled with themed activities: music, bubbles, water play—and time for play with your Storytime friends too! Open to children of all ages. Families may bring chairs, a picnic lunch too. Note: Cancelled if rain or storms.

Teens, color your world with paint! We'll supply the canvas and paint; you bring your creativity to paint a masterpiece of your own design.
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/14219048

What happens when a place is so beautiful that everyone wants to go there—and then they stay?

Tim Mulherin's book explores a phenomenon occurring around Michigan’s Great Lakes and other high-demand scenic locations across the country: natural landscapes are undergoing profound human and climatological change as people pick up their lives and move to bucolic locations.

The Grand Traverse region in northwest lower Michigan has been one of the most impacted regions in the state, with the population increase accelerated by the pandemic and climate change. The impact of this growth is explored through field observations and interviews involving dozens of born-and-raised locals, “boomerangers” (those who grew up, left, then returned), and relocators. The author explores the tensions between newcomers and “natives.”

Interviewees include tourist industry leaders, conservationists, business owners, public safety officials, tribal members, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore officials, and more. These voices characterize the region’s diverse views, providing insight into how one of the most popular vacation destinations in the country is attempting to balance environmental preservation with an influx of people. Northwest lower Michigan’s story of transformation, as tradition collides with progress, holds many lessons and will resonate with everyone who has ever lived in or visited such an enchanting place and dreams of calling it home.

Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation, so we’re helping to gather food and personal supplies for those of our community in need. Items especially in need are listed on our Event Calendar. Drop off donations at GLADL - donations will be delivered to the GL SDA Food Bank, and will be distributed through the Food Bank and GLEAP.

Celebrate art with a live drawing demonstration from comics artist and author Mark Crilley! Learn new techniques and get some tips from a pro. We will have paper and pencils for any kids that want to draw. For kids of all ages that love to draw! No registration required.

Witness an extraordinary exhibition curated by renowned Detroit-based artist Tyree Guyton, whose work has transformed the art world and inspired communities for over 40 years. Tyree Guyton is best known for his iconic Heidelberg Project, which has turned discarded objects into powerful symbols of community, resilience, and hope.

“Armed with a paintbrush, a broom, and neighborhood children, Guyton and Grandpa began by cleaning up vacant lots on Heidelberg Street”.

Thank you to the Charles Aymond Foundation and Arlo Steel for sponsoring 40 Years in the Hood: Detroit’s Heidelberg Project. THANK YOU to The Heidelberg Project for making this exhibit accessible to Jackson’s youth, neighborhoods, and surrounding communities.

The outdoor art environment is free and open to the public daily, from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

View Museum hours and more information at ellasharpmuseum.org!

Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation, so we’re helping to gather food and personal supplies for those of our community in need. Items especially in need are listed on our Event Calendar. Drop off donations at GLADL - donations will be delivered to the GL SDA Food Bank, and will be distributed through the Food Bank and GLEAP.

Presenting the annual Art of Bonsai event at Hidden Lake Gardens on July 12, 2025 from 11am-5pm! This is a summer celebration for bonsai artists, enthusiasts or anyone new to bonsai! Come discover the distinct discipline, persistence and quiet contemplation only bonsai can provide. Events include a bonsai exhibition showcasing trees from across Michigan and beyond, a bonsai vendor fair with a wide variety of vendors, demonstrations by highly skilled bonsai artists as well as bonsai workshops. Please visit https://ipf.msu.edu/hidden-lake-gardens/artofbonsai for a comprehensive schedule along with exhibition, vendor and workshop registration.

18 months & younger and their parents or caregivers
We’ll read a story, sing & rhyme together, and have fun while learning and playing. We’ll end with time for caregivers to socialize and babies to play & interact with each other.
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/13457768