Celebrate this holiday season with the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula (WOMP)!  Your wine purchases will go the extra mile during the first annual Day of Giving.  All seven WOMP member wineries will donate 15 percent of their gross sales that day to a select nonprofit. 

Whether picking up wine for holiday parties, finishing gift buying or just stocking the cellar, help support the community by visiting the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula on the Day of Giving.

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.

This Christmas we are excited to present "Coming Home for the Holidays", written, directed, and produced by Dominic Fortuna.  Whether you have been naughty or nice, come join our celebration as we walk you down memory lane of favorite classical Christmas and winter hit medleys from the 1940s - 1970s!   Doors open at 6pm.  $39.95 (+ tax and + gratuity).  Ask about our new Dessert and show ticket pricing.  Call today for more details or to make your reservation!

Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of redemption and kindness comes alive in a spectacular musical production. Called by The New York Times “a tonic for adults, and for children a transfixing journey,” this enchanting holiday classic features a beautiful score by composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and lyricist Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical: The Musical).  Friday performance: 7:30 PM, Saturday performances 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM, Sunday performance 2:00 PM.  $23 adult, $20 senior and $9 student.

Featuring homemade art & crafts including: stained glass, wearable fabric art, beach glass jewelry, felted wool items, homemade soup mixes & maple syrup, wooden chests & much, much more!  Unique, original, one of a kind gifts.  Lunch, popcorn and cookies available.

Students from the NMC Astronomy Club and Grand Traverse Astronomical Society are hosting an opportunity to Stargaze in order to expose more people to astronomy. They have scheduled weekly viewing nights to commemorate 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy.  Programming will be different each week. Souvenirs like a "star finder" map of the sky will be available.

The Northwestern Michigan College Rogers Observatory is located at 1753 Birmley Road in Traverse City.

Lonnie Klein, conductor
The inspirational sounds of your Traverse Symphony Orchestra and the old fashioned elegance of the City Opera House make this concert a must for your holiday calendar. Invite family and friends to join you for a celebration guaranteed to raise spirits and soothe souls. Guest conductor Lonnie Klein shares treasured Christmas classics, carols, medleys and holiday favorites.  $45/Platinum Ticket, $38/Gold Ticket, $30/Silver Ticket, $20/Bronze Ticket.

This concert with its special small-town charm has become a regular sell-out event.  Performances by The Village Voices, and the Northport Community Band conducted by Doug Scripps and Carol Bachmeyer.  Theme: Gifts & Giving.  At the Northport Community Arts Center at 3pm, 104 Wing Street.  Tickets-donation $20 adults, $5 students (through 12th grade)