This will be the 6th year that I have owned and managed my gallery in Harbor Springs. Website.

Whatever level of business that you, as a woman, would like to try can be overwhelming but also exciting. Dive in and embrace the journey!

Architect/Owner at Northern Michigan Architecture, nearing 25 years of experience in architectural design.

Executive Director since June 2015. Website.

Our Girls Golf Program is a jewel of our summer curriculum, where girls age 9-14 learn a lifelong sport alongside other girls, taught by young women from the local area who have come up through the First Tee program themselves. In our program, they gain skills that will help them succeed in a man's world on and off the golf course.

I am the Executive Director of the Festival and have been in the position since February, 2017. Website.

The Harbor Springs Festival of the Book signature event happens the last full weekend in September. During those three days the streets of our town become a celebration of the culture of books. People are everywhere talking about books, talking to people who have written books, and buying books. Festival session discussions continue on the sidewalks, in stores, and over meals. The atmosphere is electric and the excitement is palpable! For me, each of these Festival weekends, since 2016, have been the high point of being involved with this organization.

I love working with the Festival's incredible staff, board, and volunteers to create an amazing and well-tuned experience. What inspires me to do this job, and provide leadership to this team is the overwhelmingly positive response about the Festival received from both our presenters, attendees, and business community.

I have the pleasure of serving as the Executive Director of Blissfest Music Organization and am the second director in the organization's 40-year history. This month marks my first anniversary. Previously, I worked for another equally cherished nonprofit arts organization, Crooked Tree Arts Center, where I was on staff for nearly 15 years.

Three weeks into my job, we canceled the festival for the first time. As chamber members may know, the annual music festival was both Blissfest's primary income stream and activity. This unexpected loss has been a challenge and an opportunity. All along, the goal has been to diversify income streams and enhance our year-round presence. The pandemic has allowed us to do that.

More than 60 people attended the virtual State of the Community event on March 18th. This annual event is organized by the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce and presented by sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

The Harbor Springs Chamber has started to search for new office space, and we’re open to suggestions and ideas from our members and the community.

By the end of this year, the chamber will have to move from its current office, which it has shared with the Andrew Blackbird Museum at 368 Main Street, for the past 20 years or so.

The Harbor Springs Library is open for curbside service and browsing by appointment.

If you are looking for meaningful work, being a mediator is the answer. Whether you are a volunteer mediator for Northern Community Mediation (NCM) or choose to be a private mediator, helping disputants themselves resolve their conflicts rather than going through the litigation process is rewarding. In order to be a mediator in the state of Michigan, participation in the 40-hour, general civil mediation training is required by the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO).

We have moved our Dining and Takeout Guide to our website. Check here for details on hours and more.

Restaurants and bars are allowed to be at 50% capacity up to 100 people with an 11 p.m. curfew. Because seating capacity is limited, reservations are encouraged at most restaurants. Dine-in customers must wear masks until seated at their tables.

Back by popular demand, nothing says science like Kaboom! An interactive, science-driven experience with Doktor Kaboom is taking over Center Stage at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts this weekend, March 20 & 21. Join us for a live experience as the hilariously wacky scientist blends science and comedy in his series of spectacular demonstrations of the physical sciences directly tied to curriculum standards. Entertaining for all ages, Doktor Kaboom creates an environment where science is for everyone.

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North Central Michigan College’s popular Luncheon Lecture series will present its final program, Beethoven and the Ode to Joy, in a virtual format on Friday, March 19. The presentations are free, however pre-registration is required.

Orchestras across the world had planned to celebrate the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven in 2020 before COVID-19 struck. Although he is often hailed as a hero who overcame deafness to compose some of the greatest music ever written, there is much more to his story. Amanda Sewell, Ph.D., music director for Interlochen Public Radio, will survey his life and music, focusing on some less well-known facets, including his long affair with a married woman known as “Immortal Beloved.” Sewell has written a biography of Wendy Carlos, the composer of “Switched-on Bach” published by Oxford University Press.