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Plan on Downtown TC for the frightfully fun annual Halloween Walk! Our downtown will transform into a spooky wonderland, so get into your favorite costume and treat yo'self. (No tricks!) Participating businesses will be handing out sweet treats to trick-or-treaters. Visit downtowntc.com for more details.

Old Town Playhouse presents LICKETY-SPLIT: Women and Men in Outrageous Shorts, performed by the Aged to Perfection Senior Readers Theatre group. This fast-paced, rollicking group of short plays is filled with funny females and misbehaving men. From divas of the theater at the bedside of a dying rival to good ol' boys baring secrets, laughs abound.

Come to our annual Trunk-or-Treat at Faith Church.

1139 E Front St

Traverse City, MI

Visit decorated trunks, vote for your favorite, collect candy, eat popcorn. JCs Ooasis will have a petting zoo with farm animals on site. Wear a costume and bring something to put your candy in. This is a family-friendly event (no alcohol, weapons, or pets please).

New choir season. Weekly rehearsals every Monday starting 10/14 culminating in three concerts on 12/ 7&8.

The Freshwater Summit is an annual conference aimed at discussing the latest research, projects, and initiatives that impact the Great Lakes. The Summit will be held on Wednesday, October 30th from 9:00am - 3:00pm at the Hagerty. A full agenda and registration information can be found at www.gtbay.org/freshwater-summit/. Cost is $40/person or $20/student and includes lunch.

Come dressed in your costume and celebrate Halloween with a self-guided lantern walk at the Boardman River Nature Center and surrounding trails! GTCD naturalists will host several seasonal activities in the Nature Center!

Come dressed in your costume and celebrate Halloween with a self-guided lantern walk at the Boardman River Nature Center and surrounding trails! GTCD naturalists will host several seasonal activities in the Nature Center!

Downtown merchants unleash their creativity with spooky & autumn-themed window displays! Vote (early and often!) for your favorites - Most Creative & Best Overall - via QR code posted on storefronts or downtowntc.com. Don't miss this new festive fall celebration, hosted by the Downtown Traverse City Association (DTCA).

Join ISEA volunteer Bob Hagerman and Captain Lily for this one-day workshop on making baggy wrinkles! This hands-on event will teach you how to craft a baggy wrinkle, a crucial piece of nautical equipment. No experience is necessary, snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided.

Everything you want in theatre! Slamming doors, mistaken identity, a shirtless man and a little opera singing! It's 1934, and Lucille Wiley, Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ready to welcome world-class soprano Elena Firenzi. Elena arrives late, and it remains to be seen whether the mousy assistant Jo can save the day. *Contains adult situations and language.