This exhibition draws from the museum's collection of art by the Woodland Indians.  Not only does this exhibition include excellent examples of quillwork and sweetgrass basketry from both Michigan and Ottawa artists, but also prints by artists of the famed woodland or Anishinabe style of painting, such as Norval Morrisseau and Roy Thomas.

Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm.  Admission: Adults $6, Children $4  The museum is closed on major holidays.

The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College of Traverse City, Michigan will organize an exhibition consisting of 50 prints in observance of this significant 50^th Anniversary milestone.  Prints will be selected from the Museum's collection and represent each year of the 50 year history of Inuit printmaking beginning with 1959.  The museum holds prints from co-operatives including Baker Lake, Cape Dorset, Holman, Pangnirtung, as well as miscellaneous and independent co-operatives.  The prints exhibited will also include a Cape Dorset 2009 Annual Print Collection release.

The exhibition will open with the date of the annual release sale of the Cape Dorset 2009 Annual Print Collection.  This will also coincide with the annual meeting of the Inuit Art Society consisting of Inuit Art collectors throughout the United States who will meet at the Dennos Museum Center the weekend of the Annual Dorset Collection release. 

Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm.  Admission: Adults $6, Children $4  The museum is closed on major holidays.

This exhibition explores presidential papers from the likes of James Madison, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington as well as portraits of these important American leaders.  Presidential Papers and Portraits was organized in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities' Picturing America Program.

Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm.  Admission: Adults $6, Children $4  The museum is closed on major holidays.

Stores in the village of Glen Arbor offer specials to shoppers in pajamas on Friday morning 5-7am.  At 5-7 pm there's a tree-lighting and carol sing at the Glen Arbor Township Hall.  Preview of Saturday's Holiday Market Place at 7:30 pm at the Glen Arbor Township Hall.

This is "Where the Holidays Begin!" Great holiday sales begin early. Shop in this charming small town and have lots of fun, too, during the PJ Party and Sale from 8am to 10am in Leland. The fun doesn't stop then. Enjoy a great lunch or dinner in our restaurants and avoid the city crowds while shopping all day in Leland's unique shops. But for the best bargains, show up early in your pj's!

The magic lights up Downtown Traverse City beginning the day after Thanksgiving.  Spend the day shopping and strolling through over 150 distinctive downtown shops and restaurants.  Mid-afternoon, shoppers will be serenaded with holiday music.  After a day spent shopping, families and friends can gather at the Christmas tree, beginning at 5 p.m., for a community sing-a-long of favorite holiday carols.  The excitement continues with Santa's arrival!  Santa will join the carols, receive the key to his house from the Traverse City Mayor and then help light the tree at 6 p.m., before spending the rest of the evening (6-8 p.m.) visiting the little ones at his holiday house across from the tree at Cass and Front Streets.  For more information call (231) 922-2050 or visit www.downtowntc.com.

Enjoy the warmth of our fireplace and seasonal treats in our cozy gallery overlooking the panoramic Northport Bight.  Beautiful, original, one of a kind works of art in a wide variety of media!  The first weekend will feature Carole Bowker's elegant one of a kind jewelry with semi-precious stones, clay pieces and Leelanau landscapes!  The second weekend will feature Tom Bowker's passionate stone sculpture, acrylic paintings, and uniquely designed ceramics.