Traverse City Record-Eagle

Arts & Entertainment

June 12, 2010

Entertainment in Brief: 06/12/2010

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Terry Wooten leads Stone Circle

Elk Rapids — Poet/Bard Terry Wooten folk performer Louan Lechler will lead weekly Stone Circle gatherings starting Saturday, June 19, and continuing through Labor Day weekend.

Family-friendly evenings of poetry, storytelling and music start at 9 p.m. Saturdays around a fire on Stone Circle Drive, 10 miles north of Elk Rapids off U.S. 31. Visitors are invited to perch on the boulders or bring a blanket or chair for seating.

A $4 donation for adults and $2 for children ages 12 and younger is suggested. For details, call 264-9469, e-mail stonecir@aol.com or visit www.terry-wooten.com.

Set sail aboard the Tall Ship Manitou

Traverse City — The Tall Ship Manitou will offer three excursions daily plus weekly special-themed cruises on select days throughout the summer.

Weekly sails are at noon, midday and evening. The cost is $35 for adults and $18 for children for the noon and afternoon sails, and $45/$26 for the evening sail, which includes a picnic meal. A cash bar also is available.

Moomer's Ice Cream Sails are offered during the 3 to 5 p.m. sail Mondays and Fridays, June 21 through Sept. 3. The cost is $40 for adults and $20 for children, which includes samples of five flavors of Moomer's Ice Cream.

Wine Tasting Cruises are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 22 through Sept. 2. Tuesday cruises feature Leelanau Cellars and Thursday's tastings are from Left Foot Charley. The cost is $60 per person.

Entertainment nights with Song of the Lakes will be offered on the 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. sails Wednesdays, July 7 through Aug. 25. Tickets are $60 for adults and $41 for children, which includes a picnic meal.

New for 2010 are Microbrew and Pizza Nights 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays, June 20 through Sept. 5. The $60 cost includes samples of local beer from Right Brain Brewery and pizza from Crusted Creations.

For details or reservations, call (800) 678-0383, or visit www.tallshipsailing.com.

Artist-in-residence giving presentation

GLEN ARBOR — The third artist-in-residence at the Glen Arbor Art Association is Kerri VandenBerg, a watercolorist from Eugene, Ore.

VandenBerg grew up in Grand Rapids and visited Leelanau County in high school. She'll focus on familiar and unfamiliar places during her two-week stay. "I enjoy capturing colors and light during those times you wouldn't expect, such as under moonlight and late afternoons," she said.

She'll give a presentation at the art association, across from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor, Thursday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 334-6112 or go to www.glenarborart.org.

Photo session fundraiser for AC Paw

ELK RAPIDS — DRE photography in Elk Rapids is holding a fundraiser today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise donations for AC Paw.

Bring a bag of cat or dog food (Science Diet preferred) and receive a free 15-minute photography session and a 5x7 portrait of your pet.

DRE Phtoography is located at 212 River St. in Elk Rapids. Due to limited time slots, sessions are scheduled by appointment; call (231) 392-3652.

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