Events Calendar
The Traverse City area hosts a wide variety of festivals throughout the year. By far our largest annual event is the National Cherry Festival, held in early July in downtown Traverse City. Other major celebrations throughout the year are listed below, with links to the official sites if available.
For information and online purchase of ticketed events in the Traverse City area go to TREATickets.
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CalculArt: Mathematics as Art in a 3-D Virtual Environment
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.
Alden Days
Alden has scheduled fun festivites beginning with a cake walk on Friday, July 25th from 6-7:30pm at the Alden Bar and Grille.
On Saturday, July 26th there is a rummage sale and bake sale at the Alden Untied Methodist Church starting at 9:00am. From 12:00pm-6:00pm enjoy a Kids Carnival held at Tennis Court Park and eat at the Famous Beef Roast Lunch in Downtown Alden on the lawn of the Alden Bar & Grille. A Parade will be held at 1:00pm. A community "Picnic in the Park" is scheduled from 6-9pm featuring live music. Bring your own picnic dinner.
Herb Riley
Ways of Seeing: The Abstract Art of Jennifer Gardiner Lam, Delbert Michel, and Debra Lanning
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.
Jump to Japan: Discovering Culture Through Popular Art
(Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. )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
Wood Boats of Leelanau: a Photographic Journal
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.
Beach Bards Bonfire, By Heart Poetry, Storytelling, Music
(Fri. )Held on Fridays from June 20th-August 22nd at 8:30pm. Cost $1
West Side Story
This Pulitzer and Oscar winning musical, scored by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is a modern remake of the Shakespearian classic, Romeo and Juliet. Set in the slums of New York City two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, prepare for a rumble and amidst the conflict Tony, a jet gang member, falls in love with Maria, sister to Bernardo, the leader of the Shark gang. Filled with moments of humor and hope, audiences have been enthralled with the beautiful music and energetic dancing as the story evolves into the ending climax. $20 adults, $10 students, call (231) 386-5001 for tickets.
Canadian Brass
The legendary Canadian Brass have made the brass quintet an exciting vehicle for serious concert music. They celebrate their lastest release with a program for double brass quintet featuring music by Handel, Scheidt, Gabrieli, Bach, Henderson, Dedrick, Lennon & McCartney and more.
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