Community Calendar

Landmark: Less Cancer Hike and Bike America 2026
Walk, ride and roam anywhere/anytime. Enter your photos of local landmarks and favorite adventure places to win prizes!
June 6th – July 6th
The annual event serves as our primary fundraiser, helping fuel our critical cancer prevention initiatives.
Register for FREE today at: https://www.lesscancer.org/

Join instructor Matt Grimmer for an exploration of gesture drawing. Gestural drawing is meant to allow students to create fast, energetic sketches that truly bring figure drawings to life. We’ll work in a quick, loose style while learning some basics about drawing the human form. A live model will pose for students to work from. When paired with group and individual instruction given throughout the course, it results in student works that are filled with personal style, which maintains its gravitation around life-like representation. Beginners are welcome.

This 3-week course will be held from 5:30-8:30 pm on Tuesdays, April 7-21, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Recommended ages: Adults & teens

Please note: An active membership is not required to register. Active members receive a 15% discount on classes.

Alternating Tuesdays / 6:30 – 8 pm / $5 drop-in
Jan 13, 27
Feb 3, 17
March 10, 24
April 7, 21

Who doesn’t love to dance? This low-key class taught by local choreographer Kelli Jolly is designed for adults ages 18 and up! A flexible schedule allows you to drop in whenever you want.

Appropriate for ALL levels, from experienced dancer to complete beginner – the class is about having fun and enjoying the rhythm without any pressure.

Classes are 90 minutes and consist of a warmup, skills across the dance floor, and a combination.

Wear any comfortable shoes and clothing.

Club Create is a program created in partnership with Michigan Arts Access for adults with disabilities. Club Create offers adults with disabilities hands-on experiences in the arts, led by professional artists. Club members participate in an art experience at each meeting and also have time to socialize with other club members. Club Create of Mid Michigan meets 10:30 am-12 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Caregivers are welcome to participate as well.

Club Create of Mid Michigan members will meet from 10:30 am-12 pm, Wednesday, April 22, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Landmark: Less Cancer Hike and Bike America 2026
Walk, ride and roam anywhere/anytime. Enter your photos of local landmarks and favorite adventure places to win prizes!
June 6th – July 6th
The annual event serves as our primary fundraiser, helping fuel our critical cancer prevention initiatives.
Register for FREE today at: https://www.lesscancer.org/

Celebrate this spring with color, creativity, and a flock of feathered inspiration! Led by instructor Cheryl Meyer, you’ll focus on capturing the charm, movement, and personality of birds through expressive painting techniques. Each week in this 4-session course will feature a different warbler, and this class will guide you in bringing them to life on paper.

Perfect for beginner to intermediate artists, we’ll explore watercolor fundamentals such as wet-on-wet, layering, and texture while also learning how to sketch dynamic bird forms, render feathers, and create harmonious backgrounds. This series helps build your skills and confidence in watercolor.

This 4-week course will be held weekly from 3-5:30 pm on Wednesday, April 15-May 6, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Select from the discounted full course or individual sessions.

April 15: Yellow-rumped Warbler
April 22: Black-and-white Warbler
April 29: Blackburnian Warbler
May 6: Black-throated Blue Warbler

Recommended age: 16 and up

Please note: An active membership is not required to register. Active members receive a 15% discount on classes.

The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library is delighted to welcome performer and writer Kamryn Marck back to Alpena for a presentation of one of her newest plays, “Movers, Shakers, and Music Makers.” On Wednesday, April 22nd, the stories of six legendary Michigan women will unfold through a one-woman show.

Myra K. Wolfgang, labor union organizer. Grace Lee Boggs, philosopher and activist. Laura Smith Haviland, an abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, and others. Featuring "This Little Light of Mine," "Oh! What a Beautiful City," this 45-minute show will leave you inspired by the legacy of women activists in Michigan and hopeful about building a better world right in your own backyard. Movers, Shakers, and Music Makers” was written by Marck and directed by Karen Sheridan.

Free and open to the public. To learn more about Karyn Marck, visit https://www.kamrynmarck.com.

7:00 – 8:30 pm / $5 covers materials each time, BYOB
Wed. Apr 22, Mon. May 18

Let’s explore watercolor together as both an individual and community mindfulness practice. Watercolor is the perfect medium to teach us how to let go of perfection, to continue when things aren't going exactly as planned, to appreciate one another's creative journeys, and to find flow.

The focus is on the journey rather than the outcome. This is not a class with a teacher, but rather an experience of creativity in community. Zero experience or "artistic ability" strongly encouraged. This experience will create a welcome space for all who wish to participate. Space is limited. Please preregister.

A Special Screening During National Library Week

WCMU Public Media invites you to join us for a special Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of The Librarians in celebration of National Library Week.

This powerful documentary explores the vital role libraries and librarians play in our communities, highlighting their commitment to access, education, and the freedom to read. Through compelling stories, The Librarians shines a light on the challenges and triumphs faced by those who work every day to ensure information remains open and accessible to all.

📍 Screening Details:
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
📅 April 23, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM

Visit the "sweetest" little town anywhere around for the 68th annual Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival, April 23-26. This maple themed festival offers over 20 different events for all ages to enjoy, including museum and Sugar Bush tours, two parades, a classic car & truck show, tractor and horse pulls, and of course, our well-known All-You-Can-Eat Pancake & Sausage.

Learn more about these, and many more, by visiting our website, at: https://www.shepherdmaplesyrupfest.org/