The annual Christmas arts & crafts show will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland at the Old Art Building in Leland. This year's Merry Marketplace features 20 local artisans with fresh and dried holiday wreaths, herbal soaps and lotions, jewelry, specialty foods, pottery, woven wheat, cards, pillows, kids’ and American girl doll clothes, and many hand knit items. There's also complimentary cookies and coffee!

Local artisans include Dee Glass, Annie McFarlane, Cheryl Van Zee, Julie Sanco, Mary Turak, Kit Knowles, Kathy Powell, Sharecare, Victoria Gallup, Ted Gilmer, Bernadette Denoyer, Mike Hulbert, Charlotte Seeley, Lisa Perrine Brown, Kathy Lattimore, Lisa Psenka, Sally Buchanan, Melody Jakubiak, Elizabeth Munro and Tony Turczyn.

This event is sponsored by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. For more information please call 256-2131.

John shared this colorful photo of last weekend's annual Merry Marketplace at the Old Art Building.

See the photo bigger right here and also remember that our shops & galleries are open with Holiday hours!

One of the many events in Leland this weekend as part of the Leland Heritage Celebration is the Van's Garage Classic Car Show (click it for a larger view).

The Leelanau Enterprise has some cool photos from last year's car show.

TONIGHT! Wednesday, August 20th, will be our last Wednesday evening of Leland Summer Music. It begins at 7:00, behind Leelanau Books and Northwestern Bank.The theme is "Reprise" and Geno Miller will take the lead as we bid farewell to a great summer of music. A huge thank you to Johnston Mitchell of the Brenda J Clark Gallery for making this such a great addition to the Leland summer scene.

Thursday morning: Leland Farmers' Market, across from the entrance to The Bluebird. (only 4 more weeks left!)

August 29, 30, 31 Northern Michigan Potters & Sculptures Guild Exhibit at the Old Art Building.

September 20: Leland Heritage Celebration. In addition to events at the Old Art Building, Van’s Garage, Fishtown, and the Leelanau Historical Museum, The Leelanau Conservancy will be joining us for the first time with a little something at the Village Green.