dec 11
saturday
2ND ANNUAL LIGHT UP EAST JORDAN FOR CHRISTMAS PARADE: 5:30pm. Spring St. to Mill St. to Main St. Meet with Santa after the parade at Monarch Family Chiropractic. Soup Cook Off from 4-7pm at American Legion, Main St.
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OLD MISSION WOMEN’S CLUB CHRISTMAS COOKIE SALE & RAFFLE: 8am, Peninsula Township Hall, TC. Runs until cookies are sold out.
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2021 GAYLORD SKI SWAP: 9am-2pm, Otsego Resort Special Event Center, Gaylord. Item drop-off: Dec. 10, 5-9pm. Pickup unsold items: Dec. 11, 2-6pm. Proceeds benefit Gaylord/St. Mary’s ski team. facebook.com/ events/308502930774354/?ref=newsfeed
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL 23RD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS COOKIE SALE: 9am-1pm. Held on the corner of 13th & Maple streets, TC. Featuring thousands of handmade decorated cookies. Come before 9am to sample a few with a free cup of coffee. tctrinity.org
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WINTER WONDERLAND: 9am-4pm, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Mrs. Claus will be reading stories throughout the day. Explore the magical wonderland in new locations, both outdoors & in the frozen Knight’s Castle. Enjoy holiday-themed games, a craft, & hot cocoa. Keep an eye out for Santa! $5 for ages 2 & up. petoskeychamber.com/events/details/ winter-wonderland-12-12-2021-26884?calen darMonth=2021-12-01
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A LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTMAS: Grand Traverse Lighthouse, TC. Enjoy a self-guided family holiday tour where you will step back into Christmastime of the 1920s & 30s. Check web site for hours. $5 adults; $2 6-17; free under 6. grandtraverselighthouse.com/ events/christmas-at-the-lighthouse
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DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS STROLL: 10am-6pm, Downtown Gaylord. Featuring Santa, local musicians, special sales, ugly Christmas sweaters & more. saturnbooksellers.com/event/downtown-christmas-stroll-0
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GIFTS TWICE GIVEN WRCNM BENEFIT: 10am-5pm. Ward and Eis Gallery in downtown Petoskey will host the Gifts Twice Given benefit to support Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) programs & services on Sat., Dec. 11 & Dec. 18. On these two Saturdays, Ward and Eis Gallery will donate 20% of all sales to support lifesaving & life-changing services for adult & child survivors of abuse & assault who reach out for WRCNM services. petoskeychamber. com/events/details/gifts-twice-given-wrcnmbenefit-26839?calendarMonth=2021-12-01
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HIGH SCHOOL PORTFOLIO REVIEW: 10am-4pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Room, Petoskey. For 8th-12th graders. Get feedback on your creative work in a oneon-one session with CTAC faculty. There will also be a free drawing session going on throughout the day, if you’d like to join in before or after your 20 minute one-on-one session. Free. crookedtree.org/class/ctac-petoskey/high-school-portfolio-review-petoskey
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HOLIDAY CRAFTS FOR FAMILIES: 10amnoon, Grass River Natural Area Center, Bellaire. Featuring wreath making & decorating for older kids & adults, & nature crafts for younger kids. Must wear masks. $5 for kids’ crafts, $10 for wreath making, or $15 for both. Pre-register. grassriver.org/classesand-programs.html
MERRY MARKETPLACE: 10am-3pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Featuring a different group of over 20 artists & artisans each week. There will be fun workshops to create ornaments, décor & gifts. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-traverse-city/merry-marketplace
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SHOP & SWEETS SATURDAY: 10am4pm, Glen Arbor. Shop local for the holidays while enjoying treats like hot cocoa & cookies, along with activities at participating Glen Arbor businesses.
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WREATH MAKING EVENT WITH GAIA NESVACIL: 10am, Leland Township Library, Leland. Create your own holiday wreath with locally foraged foliage. All are welcome (kids, too!) & registration is not required. Please wear a mask to indoor programs. Free. lelandlibrary.org/programs-events
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LITTLE WAVES YOUNG CHILDREN’S LIBRARY SERIES: 10:30am, Petoskey District Library. This year’s theme is “My Favorite Musical Instrument.” This month focuses on strings. For ages 4-10. Free. petoskeylibrary.org
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IN STORE BOOK SIGNING: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. Children’s author Bill O. Smith will sign his book “Chickadees.” horizonbooks.com/event/store-book-signingbill-o-smith-chickadees-december-0
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LITTLE WAVES YOUNG CHILDREN’S LIBRARY SERIES: 1pm, Charlevoix Public Library. This year’s theme is “My Favorite Musical Instrument.” This month focuses on strings. For ages 4-10. Free. charlevoixlibrary.org
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TCHAIKOVSKY’S “THE NUTCRACKER”: 2pm & 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. By the Interlochen Arts Academy Dance Division with live accompaniment by the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra. $32 full price; $14 student. interlochen.org/ events/tchaikovskys-nutcracker-2021-12-10
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BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHORUS CONCERT: “GOOD TIDINGS OF COMFORT & JOY”: 3pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. Masks required. $10. benziechorus.org
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CTAC SCHOOL OF BALLET’S PRESENTATION OF PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY’S “THE NUTCRACKER”: 3pm & 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Enjoy this dynamic show with all original choreography. $35/$30 adults; $10/$5 students; $50 box seating as available. greatlakescfa.org/ events/detail/the-nutcracker
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GINGERBREAD HOUSE BUILDING & DECORATING: Beaver Island Community Center. The center will supply all of the frosting & decorations plus snacks & hot cocoa. Sign up at the BIC Center Front Desk or by calling: 231-448-2022. Sixth grade & younger will start at 3pm. 9th-12th graders can volunteer. Afterwards, watch “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” with free popcorn. 7th-12th graders start at 5pm. Finish with the movie “Elf.” $5 suggested donation per participant. wvbi.biccenter. org/calendar-2#event=68584488;instan ce=20211211130000
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A COLONIAL CHRISTMAS: 4-7pm, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City. Storytellers recount the various traditions of historic residents, a retelling of the first Christmas at Mackinac in 1679. Create crafts & play historic games on the Parade Ground. There will also be holiday snacks located throughout the fort. $11 adults, $7 ages 5-12, & free for 4 & under. Last admission is 6:30pm. mackinacparks.com/acolonial-christmas
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Join Interlochen Arts Academy for seasonal songs, led by the Wind Symphony and Choir on Thurs., Dec. 16 at 7:30pm. This family-friendly event includes classic stories and a sing-along of holiday favorites – with Santa! Held in Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts. $26 full price; $14 student. interlochen.org
FRANKFORT HOLIDAY FUN: 5-8pm, Downtown Frankfort. Shopping, dining, carriage rides, caroling & more.
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WARREN MILLER’S 72ND FILM “WINTER STARTS NOW”: 5pm, Northwest Territories, Crystal Center, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Hosted by the Crystal Community Ski Club. $15 online; $20 door. crystalmountain.com/event/warren-miller
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WINTER SOUNDS SING ALONG: 5pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. A family-friendly celebration of the season, with hot cocoa & cider, a bonfire, winter hike through the woods, & a half-hour outdoor performance from TC West Middle School Madrigal Singers. $10 suggested donation per adult; children free. michlegacyartpark.org/events/winter-songs
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CHRISTMAS JOURNEY: 5:30pm, New Hope Community Church, outside, Williamsburg. Watch scenes come to life as a guide leads you through a woodland path filled with actors, scenery & live animals. Free. newhope.cc/christmasjourney
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“ENCHANTED APRIL”: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Church, Glen Arbor. The Glen Arbor Players will be staging this classical comedy drama. Free. glenarborplayers.org
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FROZEN LANDSCAPES: 7:30pm, Gaylord High School. Featuring the Gaylord Community Orchestra. Includes Symphony No. 10 by Alan Hovhaness & Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5. The concerto will feature CMU violin professor Fangye Sun. Conductor’s pre-concert talk at 7pm. $10 adults; free for students. gaylordorchestra.org
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SWITCHBACK PERFORMS CHRISTMAS CONCERT: 7:30pm, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. Switchback has been playing its brand of eclectic Celtic & Americana music at sold-out concert halls, performing arts
centers, & festivals around the world for almost 30 years. Tickets are available at Corner Drugs in Elk Rapids, Oryana’s 10th St. location in TC, & at brownpapertickets.com. $25 advance; $30 door.
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“THE NUTCRACKER BALLET”: 8pm, Historic Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by dancers from Manistee, Mason & Benzie counties. A meet & greet with the dancers follows the performances. $10-$30. ci.ovationtix.com/35295/production/102342 4?performanceId=10752921
dec 12
sunday
WINTER WONDERLAND: (See Sat., Dec. 11)
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A LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTMAS: Grand Traverse Lighthouse, TC. Enjoy a self-guided family holiday tour where you will step back into Christmastime of the 1920s & 30s. Check web site for hours. $5 adults; $2 6-17; free under 6. grandtraverselighthouse.com/ events/christmas-at-the-lighthouse
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CLASSICAL MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY: 1pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Room, TC. Learn about the Theremin with Classical IPR & TADL. A screening of the documentary “Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey” will be shown. Free. tadl.org/event/music-the-libra ry-2021-10-10-2021-11-14/2021-12-12
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GTHC GROUP HIKE, SKI OR SNOWSHOE: 1pm. Grand Traverse Hiking Club invites you to join them for a group hike, ski, or snowshoe at Muncie Lakes Pathway. Everyone will meet for a group dinner afterwards at Peegeo’s. Meet at the Muncie Lake Pathway trailhead on Ranch Rudolf Rd. Free. facebook.com/GTHikers
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MAKE S’MORES WITH SANTA: 1-3pm, Camp Daggett, Petoskey. Kids can come to
