Traverse City Events: You're invited to an opening reception for the Art of the Watershed on Thursday, December 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Watershed Center office, 13272 S. West Bay Shore Drive in Greilickville.
You can get your 2013 calendar for a $15 donation. Framed photographs and notecards will also be available. All calendar proceeds and a portion of art sales will support the Watershed Center's mission to protect Grand Traverse Bay and its 1,000-square-mile watershed.
You can see winning photos from the contest, plus those selected for the 2013 calendar. You can also enjoy a Power Point slide show of all photos submitted to the contest.
The winners are, drumroll please:
Special Award: John A. Gessner and Mark Lindsay win their own exhibit in May 2013
First: Angie Lucas, Manitou Sunrise
Second: Erin Monahan, Bluff Road Sunrise
Third: Joel Wegman, Winter Sentinel
Honorable mention: Paul May, Snowstorm Loon
The winners, plus the photographers below, will have their images featured on the 2013 calendar:
Kristy A. Avery
Chris Brown
Craig Goodrich
Lysa Gudz
Jeff Solin
If attending, please RSVP to Denise Baker by December 4 at dbaker@gtbay.org. Learn more about the Watershed Center of Grand Traverse Bay at gtbay.org.