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Great Indoor Folk Festival ~ Feb 12, 2012
The 4th Annual Great Indoor Folk Festival takes place this Sunday, February 12 in Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons. The festival runs from noon to 5:30, and it is family-friendly and free, though you're encouraged to donate through "busker buckets."

There will be 6 different stages with over 50 musicians on seven different stages.   read more »

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October 17, 2008

Lynne Rae Perkins release party for The Cardboard Piano

Filed under: books,family,Leelanau,Shopping,suttons bay — Andrew McFarlane @ 10:23 am

The world-wide release party for Newbery Award-winning author and Leelanau resident Lynne Rae Perkins will Newbery award winner Lynne Rae Perkins' newest children's book, "The Cardboard Piano" takes place at 5 PM this Saturday (Oct 18) at Brilliant Books of Suttons Bay.

The children's picture book is about two friends and their love of the piano and is accompanied by a stop-animation film created by Perkins and local animator Chris Allen-Wickler. Both artists will be on hand to sign copies of the book and talk about their work.

You can learn more about the book and even take a peek inside at The Cardboard Piano from publisher Harper-Collins.

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