Stories from 'Breaking Bad'
Vince Gilligan, creator and head writer for the TV series "Breaking Bad," opens the winter/spring season of the National Writers Series Saturday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., at the City Opera House, 106 E. Front St.; www.cityoperahouse.org, 941-8082.
Collage art
Local collage artist Mary Beth Acosta leads a workshop about collage composition and construction Saturday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m.-noon, at the Dennos Museum Center; 995-1029.
Brass quintet
"Brassissimo Brass," featuring the Interlochen Brass Quintet, is part of the Mel Larimer Concert Series Sunday, Feb. 5, 4 p.m., at First Congregational Church; wwwfcctc.org, 947-6698.
Family fun
A Family Fun Night, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, benefits the Traverse Bay Sunrise Rotary Club's Backpacks for Kids program and will be held at the Bayview Weslyan Church, 720 Wayne St.; 313-9653.
Home Expo
The 2012 Home Expo, sponsored by the Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area, is Saturday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa; www.hbagta.com, 946-2305.
Fire and Ice
The Fire and Ice winter festival is Saturday, Feb. 4, in Arcadia, beginning with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. and ending with a candlelight cross-country ski and live music in the evening; www.pleasantvalleycc.org, 889-9959.
Country dance
Blissfest's Old Time Country Dance will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m., in the Carnegie Building in Petoskey; 348-7047.
Make Valentines
A Valentine workshop for children and their families is Saturday, Feb. 4, 2-4:30 p.m., at the Leland Township Library, 203 E. Cedar St.; 256-7475.
Souper Sunday
The Women's History Project of Northwest Michigan's Souper Sunday is from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 5, featuring a talk by Mary Murphy about Antarctica, at the History Center of Traverse City, 322 Sixth St.; 421-3343, 995-0313.
'Bethlehem' movie
"Little Town of Bethlehem" will be shown at the Traverse Area District Library, 610 Woodmere Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, by MidEast JustPeace; 271-5600.
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