We leave Friday for Up North and I found a good website with info on things going on in and Around Traverse City …www.mynorth.com. Here are a few that popped out at me:
Leelanau County’s own celeb chef gives us simple, Italian-inspired recipes.—The Cottage Book Shop (Spend An Evening With Mario Batali on the front lawn of the Village at Grand Traverse Commons on August 14, 2010 from 5pm to 10 pm. Part of the Traverse City National Writers Series.)
http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/August-2010/Four-Northern-Michigan-Restaurants-with-Waterfront-Views/ (includes Glen Arbor restaurant Blu that my friend P recommends.)
Downtown Art Fair in Traverse City August 14, 2010 from 10am to 5pm – Downtown Traverse City annual juried art fair features over 90 Midwest and national artists. Open to the public free of charge. Organized by Downtown Traverse City | Type: art
Suttons Bay artist Neil Walling looks for the unexpected in the Leelanau landscape. The inspiration he finds there is the subject of a new group of oil paintings on display starting Aug. 13 at Center Gallery/Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Walling’s self-assigned challenge is to study many of the familiar Leelanau County scenes in search of something fresh to depict. “There are a great many scenes in the county, but I always look for something unexpected or overlooked by the casual observer,” he said. “Fish Town is a good example. It has been painted by many fine artists, so my goal is to see it from a new perspective.” A public reception opens the exhibition Aug. 13, 6 p.m. The show runs through Aug. 19. For more information, please call 231/334-3179.
Cherry Bowl – drive-in movies!: only 18 miles southwest of Traverse City on US31 South, 7 miles from the Lake Michigan shore line and Sleeping Bear Dune National Park, and a stone’s throw from the Platte River.
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