Community Calendar

Destination of this nature hike is the open field on the Glacial Plain trail at the Grass River Natural Area where participants check out the bluebird houses that are part of a national monitoring project. Weekly bluebird walks will take place on Sundays at 11 am from now through August 8. Contact GRNA at 231-533-8314 with your questions.

Join GRNA docent Julie Hurd each Tuesday at 10 am from now through August 31. Participants will stroll the trails to learn about and label the exquisite flora at Grass River. No experience necessary, just a love of nature. Master Gardener points can be earned. Contact GRNA at 231-533-8314 with your questions. Visit their website at www.grassriver.org.

Crescent Wood behind Unity Church on 5 Mile Rd. announces the second season of Family Friendly entertainment. July 9 through August 13. Singing, Storytelling, Drumming, Poetry, Dancing and some of the best talent in the Grand Traverse Area. Several entertainments each evening. Mark Twain, Dean Robb, Mary Anne

Rivers, Donna & Lawrence Probst and many more. Suggested $5, Family $10.

Nature's winged wonders will be the topic of this Saturday's program. Explore how a butterfly grows and the flowers they are attracted to-then take a close look at butterflies that live around the nature center.

Build a raft & float it down the Boardman from Farmer's Market to Clinch Park, collecting trash to recycle. Prizes for coolest raft, most trash & weirdest trash. Get signup form at www.gtbay.org before July 30. Proceeds benefit Watershed Center & Bay Area Recycling for Charities. Party afterward at Right Brain with food from Red Mesa Grill & live music!

Join us for the annual Bay Day celebration! Enjoy hands-on environmental education activities, free rides on the Bay Monitor tugboat and free Baykeeper Wave ice cream. You can also participate in the River Raft Recycling Extravaganza; get your signup form at www.gtbay.org before July 30.

Ride a wave of creativity with Jeff Nicholas in "That's Cartooning with a Sea!" Illustrations, poems, and fun draw-along maritime characters. Great family entertainment! The libray is located at 610 Woodmere Ave.

Brent Heath of Brent and Becky's Bulbs will deliver three lectures with slides: "Bulbs as Companion Plants," "Pest-Resistant Bulbs," and "The Shady Lady's Bulb Garden." Win a garden consultation with Brent Heath! Raffle tickets will be on sale at the event for $5/each.

PCL Friends sponsor a picnic at Bowers Harbor Park. Enjoy the music of the Happy Time Banjos, a silent auction and children’s activities. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Peninsula Community Library. Cost is $10/person, $30/family.

Shanta Storyteller presents original stories, traditional folktales and musical instruments from around the world. Magical family entertainment. The library is located at 610 Woodmere Ave.

Martha Bloomfield and Cecil McNally present a program on Homelessness in the McGuire Meeting Room of the Library, located at 610 Woodmere Ave.

Singer songwriter Claudia Schmidt will have a full concert at the outdoor amphitheater behind Unity Church on Five Mile Road in Traverse City. Folk music, jazz with her 12 string guitar and mountain dulcimer.

Enjoy a cup of coffee with State Rep. Wayne Schmidt while discussing state issues and concerns.

www.gophouse.com/schmidt

wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov

Enjoy a cup of coffee with State Rep. Wayne Schmidt while discussing state issues and concerns.

www.gophouse.com/schmidt

wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov

Enjoy a cup of coffee with State Rep. Wayne Schmidt while discussing state issues and concerns.

www.gophouse.com/schmidt

wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov

Come join in the fun of a community canning party. The workshop is limited to 8 participants, any level of experience, and you must pre-register. Each participant will go home with 6 quarts of apricots, BYO quart jars and lids. Jennifer Berkey of Grand Traverse MSUE will teach about best practices. There will be take-home information. $15 per person.

Meet Grand Traverse Baykeeper John Nelson at Siren Hall! John will give a brief presentation, then answer your questions. You can enjoy superb offerings from Siren Hall's kitchen during happy hour.

You can also climb aboard the Bay Monitor tugboat, which will be docked at the Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor as part of Harbor Days.

Auditions for The Women of Lockerbie will be held Monday, 8/9 & Tuesday, 8/10 at 7pm. This show has parts for 5 women and 2 men. Scripts are available at the OTP Office. Call 231-947-2210 or visit www.oldtownplayhouse.com for complete information.

Old Mission’s very own Tongue Family String Band performs at Haserot Beach. Irish and Scottish tunes with some Irish step dancing thrown in make for a happy summer evening. Don’t forget to bring a picnic and swimsuit! Co-sponsored by PCL and the Peninsula Parks Board.

Author Mary Agria will present "The Novelist as Truth-Teller" and will sign books after. Admission is free.

Mary Jane Doerr, author and journalist, will give a PowerPoint presentation of Bay View and talk about her new book "Bay View: An American Idea". Admission is free. She will sign books after.

Don't miss this musical journey through the Upper Peninsula with Bill Jamerson's "Songs and Stories from the U.P.!" Great family entertainment. The library is located at 610 Woodmere Ave.

Max Grinnell will explore travel writing and narrative for fun, pleasure and potential profit. The Library is located at 610 Woodmere Ave.

The Friends of the Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library will hold their annual book sale on Saturday, August 7 from 9:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, August 8 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The sale will be held behind the library located at 416 Front Street. Proceeds from the book sale support the library and associated programs. For more information, call 271-3512.

A concert by the Tierney Sutton Band is an experience of rare and powerful harmony. With multiple Grammy nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Album, a JazzWeek Award for Vocalist Of the Year and many CDs that made the #1 spot on the jazz radio playlists, the Tierney Sutton Band is one you won't want to miss.

Jerry Weinrich will demonstrate flintknapping, the craft of shaping arrowheads, spearheads, knives, and drills from rock. The traditional tools of the aboriginal people will be used to shape Norway chert, commonly called flint, into items necessary to the life of the original dwellers in our area. Register at 231-533-8314.

Singer songwriter Claudia Schmidt

will play 12 string guitar, dulcimer, and sing many of her own songs. Concert to take place at Crescent Woods. the outdoor amphitheater behind Unity Church on Five Mile Road in Traverse City. Schmidt is a folk singer who has recently added some jazz. Has scored many movies. Enjoyed by all ages.