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Award-winning clarinetist Jeanmarie Riccobono takes center stage in John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey, at 7:30 PM on Saturday Sept. 7 in Aaron Copland’s jazzy Clarinet Concerto. Jeanmarie’s experience includes principal clarinetist in the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, and teaching faculty at Northwestern Michigan College and the Bay View Music Festival.

The concert will also include Copeland’s Hoedown from Rodeo, Debussy’s Dances Sacred & Profane, and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte.   Cellist Lena Sytsma-Reed, winner of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra’s 17th Annual Young Artists Competition, will be performing Haydn’s Cello Concert No 1.

Tickets (Assigned seating at $35, $45, $65) are available at glcorchestra.org/concerts/ or at 231-487-0010. Call for complimentary tickets for veterans, active service members and students 18 and under.

Bellaire Community Paddle With Short’s Brewing Company – Thursday, August 15 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Paddle Antrim hosts community paddles in in various locations out on the water trail including Ellsworth, Central Lake, Bellaire, and Elk Rapids. We invite all paddlers to get out on the water!

Paddle Antrim encourage all ages and types of paddle crafts to join us on the water for these slow paddles. These paddles last approximately one hour on the water, are free, and no pre-registration is required.  All paddlers must bring their own craft/boat, paddle, and pfd (life jacket). As with all Paddle Antrim events, pfds must be properly worn at all times. All ages are welcome but children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult out on the water.

Elk Rapids Harbor Days Community Paddle – Thursday, August 1 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Paddle Antrim hosts community paddles in in various locations out on the water trail including Ellsworth, Central Lake, Bellaire, and Elk Rapids. We invite all paddlers to get out on the water!

Paddle Antrim encourage all ages and types of paddle crafts to join us on the water for these slow paddles. These paddles last approximately one hour on the water, are free, and no pre-registration is required.  All paddlers must bring their own craft/boat, paddle, and pfd (life jacket). As with all Paddle Antrim events, pfds must be properly worn at all times. All ages are welcome but children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult out on the water.

Native Plant Identification Community Paddle – St. Clair Lake-Six Mile Lake Natural Area – Wednesday, July 24 | 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Paddle Antrim hosts community paddles in in various locations out on the water trail including Ellsworth, Central Lake, Bellaire, and Elk Rapids. We invite all paddlers to get out on the water!

Paddle Antrim encourage all ages and types of paddle crafts to join us on the water for these slow paddles. These paddles last approximately one hour on the water, are free, and no pre-registration is required.  All paddlers must bring their own craft/boat, paddle, and pfd (life jacket). As with all Paddle Antrim events, pfds must be properly worn at all times. All ages are welcome but children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult out on the water.

Central Lake Community Paddle – Thursday, June 27 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Paddle Antrim encourage all ages and types of paddle crafts to join us on the water for these slow paddles. These paddles last approximately one hour on the water, are free, and no pre-registration is required.  All paddlers must bring their own craft/boat, paddle, and pfd (life jacket). As with all Paddle Antrim events, pfds must be properly worn at all times. All ages are welcome but children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult out on the water.

The Paddle Antrim Festival celebrates the amazing waterways and communities of Northern Michigan. The Festival, always the second weekend after Labor Day, includes a two-day paddle event through the Chain of Lakes Water Trail. This choose your own adventure paddle provides the opportunity for you to paddle one or both days and decide how far to travel. There are exits strategically placed along the route so you may go anywhere from 7 miles to all 42 miles.

Registration is now open on RunSignUp!

Register Today!

Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra (GLCO) presents Ravel’s Tzigane | Gypsy Violin

The Thursday, July 18 concert will be an evening filled with high-energy music of Roma (Gypsies) from the Mediterranean and Balkan vibrant cultures. Featured will be internationally acclaimed Balkan violinist Robert Lakatos from Serbia performing Ravel’s Tzigane, Sarasate’s Caprice Basque and more on his private collection violin of Antonio Stradivari from 1709.

Mr. Lakatos is one of the most promising young artists of his generation and the GLCO is thrilled to bring him to the northern Michigan audiences.

The concert will take place at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor, Petoskey on Thursday, July 18th at 7 PM. Visit glcorchestra.org for tickets $35 to $65 or call 231-487-0010.