Name: Geno’s Annual Car Show and Friends of the BVDL Flea Market and Arts/Crafts Show
Start: 2023-9-30T11:00-4:00
End: 2023-9-30T17:00-4:00

Location/Area Leland

Event Details

Song & Story Series ~~
Presented in partnership with 4 community performance groups, Manitou Winds, Traverse City Opera, Traverse Symphony Orchestra and The Stonefruit Collective, Song & Story will hold three unique concerts that marry spoken word and music in unique ways.
Instrumental repertoire will merge with poetry, Opera will offer the added context of political and social dialogue and a folk-band will retell a tale from classic literature. The TSO will also be offering a related “Masterworks in Miniature” for Leland Public School as a part of this series.

Concert #1: Sail Away Summer ~~ Manitou Winds
Friday, August 25, 7:00 PM at the Old Art Building

You’re invited to sail away with us on a fantastic summer’s journey as evocative music intertwines with intriguing short stories, enchanting legends, and inspiring poetry.
Manitou Winds was founded in May 2014 and has become a versatile chamber ensemble of passionate musicians. Seldom performing solely as a wind quintet, we enjoy breaking off into many different configurations aided by the multi-instrumentalists within our ensemble.

Concert #2: Found in Translation ~~ Traverse City Opera
Friday, November 10, 7:00 PM at the Old Art Building

Perfect for the opera novice and aficionado alike, Traverse City Opera invites you to enjoy beloved opera classics in their original language, accompanied by commentary and dramatic scenes performed in contemporary English.
Opera has endured for centuries for a very specific reason- it is vulnerable. In its vulnerability, it conveys the human experience in a way that is unlike any other art form. The music of opera and the voices that produce it are magnificent, unique vessels that are somehow able to communicate humanity’s deepest and most powerful emotions in a truly superhuman way. Traverse City Opera seeks to surprise audiences with all of the ways opera speaks within the contemporary world.

Concert #3: The Haunting of Old Ebenezer ~~ Stone Fruit Collective
Friday, December 1, 7:00 PM at the Old Art Building

A folk-inspired concert retelling of the age-old classic tale. Woven through with readings of Charles Dickens’ own words, Steve Clark’s original songs breathe new life into Ebenezer’s tale, inspiring love, friendship, and a generous holiday spirit.
Chicago transplant singer-songwriter, Steve Clark moved to the area in 2016 and immediately started networking with area musicians. The Stone Fruit Collective is a group of multi-instrumental musicians who combine in different ways, playing a variety of styles throughout the area. Steve Clark has written a number of full story-based productions. The Haunting of Old Ebenezer premiered in Chicago in 2012 and returns to northern Michigan after a sell-out run in Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties in 2022.