ISLAND in Spring

Here in Bellaire, winter is dripping into spring. Fluffy, white snow is giving way to the slushy mess of thaw. We are excited to offer this slew of events to get spring started! It is a wide range of events from Petoskey to Bear Lake—we hope you can join us. For details about these and other ISLAND events, please visit our website. Art, Film, Philosophy Every other Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Bellaire Community Hall Community Building, Resilience and Preparedness, March 13 Reading and Mini-Workshop with Hill House Writer in Residence Ashley Siebels, March 27 Business and Marketing for Artists, April 10 Art, Film, Philosophy meets Spirituality UnTapped: Monoculture, April 24 Guilds Small Farm Guild (West Bay) Information Session, Monday, March 18, 6:30pm to 8pm at the Traverse Area District Library Small Farm Guild (East Bay) Information Session, Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 to 8pm at the Bellaire Community Hall Orchard Guild (West Bay) Information Session, Monday, March 25, 6:30pm to 8pm at the Traverse Area District Library Orchard Guild (East Bay) Information Session, Tuesday, March 26, 6:30pm to 8pm at the Bellaire Community Hall Small Farm Guild (Little Traverse Bay) Information Session, Thursday, March 28, 6:30pm to 8pm at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey Workshops Beekeeping Basics: Build a Langstroth Hive, Thursday, March 21, 6pm to 8pm at the Bellaire Community Hall Get Your Garden Started: Seed Starting and Garden Planning, Thursday, March 28, 6pm to 8pm at the Bellaire Community Hall Renovating Mature Apple Trees, Friday, March 29, 2pm to 4:30pm at Mallery Residence, Williamsburg Home Mushroom Production, Saturday, April 6, 9am to 4:30pm at The Ware Farm, Bear Lake Growing and Processing Oilseeds for Local Markets, Thursday, April 11, 6:30pm to 8pm at Northwest Biodiesel, Traverse City DIY Grain Milling for Animal Feed, Tuesday, April 23, 6:30pm to 8pm at the Bellaire Community Hall ISLAND Benefit Concert Saturday, May 4, 4pm to late at Short's Brewing Company in Bellaire