June 26, 2009 07:05 am Store features locally made items Northern Comforts, 1024 Michigan Ave., across from the Benzonia post office, is now open. All items are all locally produced and handmade by members of Wellspring Arts. Hours are noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 882-2171. Safe Passage turns 10 with a party Maria Gomez performs at Safe Passage's 10-Year Anniversary concert tonight, 6:30 p.m., at Milliken Auditorium; 590-6072. Free concerts in the park start tonight Northport kicks off its free concerts in the park tonight, 7 p.m., with Hugh Willey & Five Degrees North. Concerts are held every Friday through Sept. 4. Dart for Art in Glen Arbor Saturday The Dart for Art 5K Run/Walk will be held in Glen Arbor Saturday, with registration opening at 7 a.m.; 334-6112. Treasure sale at St. Mary this weekend The St. Mary School class of 2011 will hold a treasure sale today and Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m.-noon, in the old gym across from the school in Lake Leelanau. Learn about energy at weekend fair The Michigan Energy Fair is being held at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama today through Sunday; www.glrea.org. Benzie symphony starts season The Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra performs Sunday, 7 p.m., at the Benzie Central High School auditorium. Free-will offering of $10 is suggested; 275-2244. Fine arts show in Elk Rapids Saturday Art Rapids! is having its 4th annual juried fine arts show Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., in Veterans Memorial Park; 264-9529. Village Voices and band in concert The Village Voices and Northport Community Band will perform Saturday, 8 p.m., at the Northport Community Arts Center. Hors d'oeuvres will be served from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.; www.northportcac.org. Jazz in Garden at Wildflowers Bring your instrument or wine and dinner to Wildflowers in Glen Arbor on Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., for Jazz in the Gardens; 499-8618. Concert is Sunday at 3 in Milliken This month's Sundays at Three concert features Siegfried Idyll, Sunday, 3 p.m., at Milliken Auditorium, 995-1553 Comedian Marcus at Opera House Comedian Marcus performs at the City Opera House tongiht, 8 p.m.; 941-8082 or www.cityoperahouse.org. Take a walking tour through TC The Grand Traverse Heritage Center is offering historical walking tours on Thursdays and Saturdays, 1 p.m. Reservations required; 995-0313. Exhibit will benefit Alzheimer's The Wild Raisin Gallery, 118 W. State St., Fife Lake, hosts an open house today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and a reception for a special exhibit, "The Shifting Sands of Time," to benefit the Alzheimer's Association, tonight, 6-8 p.m.; 879-4195. Log Cabin Day in Old Mission The Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society's 11th Annual Log Cabin Day is Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Lighthouse Park at the north end of M-37; 223-9256. Celtic Festival Saturday is free A free Celtic Festival will be held at Springfield Recreation Area, 3983 Lund Road, Fife Lake, Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m.; 369-2685. Fish in the bay on Saturday Free Fishing Day is Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Northwestern Michigan College's Great Lakes Campus. Can you warble like Patsy Cline? The Old Town Playhouse is holding "Star Search"-type auditions for "Always ... Patsy Cline." Audition CDs or cassettes are due by July 1; 947-2210. Bikers are out for blood, marrow Bikers Out For Blood, a motorcycle ride through Leelanau County that benefits the Marrow Program at Michigan Community Blood Center, kicks off at the Happy Hog Cafe, 810 Front St., in Traverse City, at 10 a.m. Saturday; (616) 233-8600.
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John Pietreka works on items for the new Northern Comforts store in Benzonia.