Traverse City Record-Eagle

July 28, 2008

Entertainment Calendar: 07/29/2008


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TODAY

ART

Art Leelanau exhibit/sale to support the Old Art Building, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 95 participating artists, proceeds benefit new Web site update to provide "Your Link to Leelanau Art"; Old Art Building Leland; 256-2131.

"Get Animated" workshop and drop-in animation session, 1-4:30 p.m., workshop theme "What is Your Favorite Thing About Traverse City," for ages 8/older, $25, registration required; free drop-in flip-book/flip-face session, all ages; 122 S. Union TC; sponsored by The Art Place of Suttons Bay; for details or to register, call 271-0104.

ETC.

Tuesdays @ the Township "Kitchen Wizardry" program, 9-11:30 a.m. ages 5-9, noon-2:30 p.m. ages 10/older, each class limited to 18 students, learn to make "coffin sandwiches" and "wormy cupcakes" plus kitchen experiments like putty and slime, $2 class fee per child, registration required; Long Lake Fire Hall Classroom, 8870 N. Long Lake Road, TC; 946-2249.

"Games: Gaming Unplugged" with Robert Vanover, 1 p.m., board, card and yard games, designed to appeal to 7-11 year olds and adults open to new experiences, reservations requested so adequate supplies are available; Helena Township Library, 8751 Helena Road, Alden; 331-4318.

Bowers Harbor Vineyard tour, 1, 3, 5 p.m., $5 includes cheese and crackers; 2896 Bowers Harbor Road, TC; 223-7615.

Historical Traverse City walking tour, 1:30 p.m., $10 per person, registration required; GT Heritage Center, 322 Sixth, TC; 995-0313.

"Stories and Fragments in Verse" Poetry Night, 7:30 p.m., public welcome, free admission, sponsored by Friends of the Leelanau Township Public Library; at the library, 119 E. Nagonaba, Northport.

Manitou Music Festival presents Arts Collage I: Image & Sound, 8 p.m., Andrea Miao's new film "Sleeper Lake Fire," performance art by local artist Jamey Barnard, music by Gen Obata, advance tickets $13 Glen Arbor Art Association members, $15 non-members, at the door $16/$18; Studio Stage, Lake Street, Glen Arbor; rain site Glen Arbor Town Hall; 334-6112 or www.glenarborart.org.

MUSIC

"You Jazz in the Gardens" evening, 6-8 p.m., weather permitting, enjoy live music or bring an instrument and play, all ages and levels welcome, picnics and beverages welcome; Wildflowers, Glen Arbor; 334-3232.

Manistee ShoreLine ShowCase concert, 7 p.m., featuring the CeCe Collins Motown Project from Detroit, free; First Street Beach Rotary Gazebo, Manistee; rain site Lions Pavilion at First Street Beach; 398-0704 or 723-2349.

Bobby Yang and his Unrivaled Players, 8 p.m., $20 advance, $25 at the door; InsideOut Gallery, 229 Garland, TC; advance tickets at InsideOut Gallery, Cuppa Joe's, Borders Books, Patisserie Amie, Oryana Natural Foods Market or 929-3254.

THEATER

Chicago-based Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre presents "All's Well That Ends Well," 7:30 p.m., $10 donation suggested for adults, additional donations accepted following the performance, audience encouraged to bring picnics, blankets, low beach chairs and dress appropriately for the weather; Waterfront Park, Performance Pavilion, M-168, Elberta; 882-5801.

Wednesday

ART

Art Leelanau exhibit/sale to support the Old Art Building, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 95 participating artists, proceeds benefit new Web site update to provide "Your Link to Leelanau Art"; Old Art Building Leland; 256-2131.

ETC.

Sara Hardy Downtown Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, parking lot B, South Union Street and Grandview Parkway, TC.

Bowers Harbor Vineyard tour, 1, 3, 5 p.m., $5 includes cheese and crackers; 2896 Bowers Harbor Road, TC; 223-7615.

Evening on River Street, 6-9 p.m., River Street, Elk Rapids; Elk Rapids Chamber of Commerce, (800) 626-7328, 264-8202 or www.elkrapidschamber.org.

Open Spinning Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m., and continuing on Wednesdays, hosted by experienced spinners Susan Curtis and Sharon Vreeland, anyone interested in spinning wool into yarn welcome, knitters encouraged to bring current projects; Thistledown Shoppe, 419 N. St. Joseph, Suttons Bay; 271-9276.

Showing of local film "Blind Pursuit," 7 p.m., doors open 6:30 p.m., suggested donation $5; InsideOut Gallery, 229 Garland, TC; 631-2172 or www.blindpursuit.com.

Manitou Music Festival presents Art Collage II: Statement, Form & Movement, 8 p.m., contemporary dance and video pieces by Peter Sparling and Janet Lilly, poetry reading by Holly Wren Spaulding, music by Frank Pahl and the "Little Bang Theory" ensemble, advance tickets $13 Glen Arbor Art Association members, $15 non-members, at the door $16/$18; Studio Stage, Lake Street, Glen Arbor, rain site Glen Arbor Town Hall; 334-6112 or www.glenarborart.org.

MUSIC

Jazz @ the Library, 7 p.m., series of live concerts with an educational component focusing on the jazz masters, free, public welcome, bring lawn chair; Charlevoix Public Library Children's Garden (weather permitting), 220 W. Clinton, Charlevoix; 237-7360.

THEATER

Chicago-based Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre presents "The Taming of the Shrew," 7:30 p.m., $10 donation suggested for adults, additional donations accepted following the performance, audience encouraged to bring picnics, blankets, low beach chairs and dress appropriately for the weather; Waterfront Park, Performance Pavilion, M-168, Elberta; 882-5801.