The exhibit features a 3-screened, back-projection portable virtual-reality environment called CANVAS.  Created by the Beckman Institute, at the University of Illinios.  It allows visitors to interact and create their own imagery in planned workshops.  

These artists' depict real forms in a simplified or reduced way, keeping only an illusion of the original natural subject.  The landscape...the human form...even music...all used as starting points.

The Mercado is located within historic Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City.

The Great Lakes Children's Museum brings this exciting new exhibit to the historic Con Foster Museum building at Clinch Park in Traverse City.  Jump to Japan focuses on three art forms-anime (animation), manga (comic books and graphic novels), and traditional woodblock and scroll prints. Pokeman and Hello Kitty are well known icons of Japanese pop culture and are immensely popular with American youth.  This exhibit connects these popular art forms to Japanese Culture in a 1,500 square foot three-part exhibit.

Con Foster Musuem hours of operation: Monday -Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm

Thirty-five beautiful new homes located throughout the greater Grand Traverse area are featured in this years parade.  Advanced tickets are available at the Traverse City Visitor Center for $8.  A Parade Home audio CD tour guide is only $2.  Beginning June 14th $10 tickets will be available at all Parade Homes.

Hours are as follows:Sat. June 14th and 21st-12pm-9pm, Sundays, June 15th and 22nd 12pm-5pm, Mon. & Tues. June 16th and 17th 3pm-9pm, Weds. June 18th Closed, Thurs. & Fri. June 19th and 20th 12pm-9pm.

This exhibit is held now through Labor Day at the Elk Rapids Historical Museum. It is a collection of 19 quilts.  the oldest quilt is presumed to have been sewn by slaves in 1820, and the newest quilt was made is 1990 from old fabrics.

This Pulitzer prize winning play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical and/or illegal acts (from lies and flattery to bribery, threats and intimidation to burglary) in order to sell undesirable real estate to unwilling prospective buyers ("leads").  Lie. heat. Steal. All in a day's work.

Tickets can be purchased ub tge theatre lobby an hour before show time or reserve tickets by calling (231) 632-3029, or (231) 946-1953.  Grand Trunk Theatre is located at 620 Railroad Place next to the old city train station near the city library off Eighth Street.

Wood Boats of Leelanau: a Photographic Journal is based on John Mitchell's award-winning book, brings Leelanau's maritime heritage to life with photos and video presentation.

The exhibit is on display at the Leelanau Historical Society Museum located at 203 East Cedar Street in Leland.  the Museum hours are Wednesday-Saturday 10am-4pm.