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of an entire people, the people who were here first, seems more than disrespectful.

The article could have been crafted as an educational tool to help us understand some of the more difficult realities of American history and how they affect our lives now.

This is not about being politically correct; it’s about truth, perspective, and the responsibility we share of making sure all voices in our community are heard. That would take us all Crime and Rescue Map......................................7 20 Most Fascinating People......................10-18 one more step toward healing.

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CONTENTS

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Pay Attention, Charlevoix

letters Applause For Nurses, Fairness

Congratulations to the new nurses union at Munson Medical Center. Kudos to the folks who fought so hard for this.

The bean-counting experiment of the early ’80’s has failed (except for making money for the top one percent). The corporate fixation on the bottom line sacrificing benefits for employees and services is no longer a viable environment.

That’s why so many of us in northern Michigan work for ourselves.

But when we have to go to the hospital, we are vulnerable. Nurses, time and again, reassure us and make us feel safe, even when their own wages, benefits, and livelihoods have been compromised and threatened.

The more humane companies have begun a people-first approach, realizing a happy workforce is a stable, healthy, and inventive workforce. This signals a shift toward a win-win for all sides.

It’s heartening to witness the community we are capable of being: fair, responsible and respectful. Thank you, Munson nurses, for your service.

Chris Convissor, Lake Ann

Irresponsible

The letter by Gordon Lee Dean (August 7) expresses his anger regarding what he feels is the liberal bias against Benzie County Sheriff Ted Schendel (July 31).

Schendel is stretching his devotion to the U.S. Constitution and it is most likely not an entirely disinterested interpretation of his role in the immigration debate.

However, it is not the Schendel article that is of concern here, but Dean’s response, in particular, the letter’s concluding line that raises a flag. Its author writes that he and “the majority” of Benzie County residents

stand firmly with the sheriff as “our law is also already on the books - the Second Amendment.” By invoking Constitutional “gun rights,” is physical violence or its threat being proposed to resolve the immigration dispute? The letter reveals a tabloid fear of migrants as an invading swarm of “thieves, rapists, child molesters, or murderers,” and the rant about “the majority of ignorant Americans” is, well, just plain ignorance itself.

To be clear, freedom of speech and the Second Amendment are not being challenged or disparaged, but the irresponsible inference of condoning violence that the letter conveys has probably become more acceptable to some people with the advent of our current malignant presidency. Remember, Donald Trump used similar menacing words “Second Amendment people” — when alluding to how his presidential opponent might be dealt with. The gist and tone of the letter, despite the faulty grammar and logic, should be plain to anyone who reads it, and its author needs to be called out on it.

Allen McCullough, Interlochen

The Responsibility We Share

I’m responding to your article on the visit of replicas of two of Columbus’ ships to Traverse City. “Columbus would be proud,” the piece began. I don’t know about Columbus, but I question how we can be proud when we understand the meaning they carry for indigenous peoples on whose ancestral lands we live.

I’ve seen a video clip of these vessels under sail. Beautiful, I thought to myself on first glance. Then I realized that my indigenous friends would see them very differently.

The ships bring with them reminders of brutality, slavery, sexual assault, sickness, death, loss of culture, power, and land. As symbols, it’s not a stretch to see them as the moral equivalent of Confederate statues in the south. That’s nothing, as a European American, I can be proud of.

None of this was acknowledged in the article. In fact, indigenous peoples were never mentioned. To erase the history and experience

Luther (Kurtz, Charlevoix mayor) is such a hypocrite. I didn’t go to law school, but even I know they cover ethics and conflicts of interest. Recusing himself at meetings would cost him money, not his right to free speech. When will he stop believing he is above reproach? And why isn’t the city attorney at council meetings to offer some real counsel to members?

How did he get to circumvent planning, taking away parking spaces and causing grief and angst over an alley? Any other developer would have had to go through a process, procedure, planning meeting and actually notify neighbors about choking up the alley, preventing deliveries and taking away precious downtown parking. Luther could have done the right thing, loophole or not. But he didn’t.

I would have loved to receive the letter he sent to the community. Apparently, according to this letter, I should complain to him only.

I shouldn’t use that free speech right of mine (that he can use during city council meetings).

But he didn’t send me a letter so I am using my local opinion page. And why is Luther such a phony? Because he wants everyone to believe he is saving/creating/making Charlevoix better, but again, what he does is at the expense of others. I can’t wait to see how Luther et al ruins the short-term housing ordinance that Charlevoix needs.

Pay attention: Charlevoix needs rules because of Luther and people like him who make up their own rules. Oh, and for safety, noise, garbage and parking problems.

Luther isn’t a leader. True leaders are selfless, not self-serving.

Julee Roth, Charlevoix

Debating NIMBYs

Christie Minervini has defamed some good people in this community, and she owes us an apology. In her August 12 column, she discussed the need for affordable housing, and accused the Save Our Downtown supporters of being “NIMBYs” who were acting out of ignorance or fear when we campaigned against the River West (also known as Pine Street) project.

This accusation is outrageous and a complete falsehood. NIMBY had absolutely nothing to do with our opposition to that project, which she would know if she had bothered to listen to our discussions with the [Traverse City] City Commission or read any of the court documents. We were opposed to the project because it did not meet the standards as set forth in the city’s zoning ordinances, and the circuit court agreed with us.

We repeatedly stated that we support affordable housing and, in fact, announced that we would be delighted to endorse the Pine Street project if the developers would be willing to construct the buildings 60 feet tall and make the entire project affordable housing. Our supporters include people from all economic brackets, including many who live in subsidized housing.

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SUCKERS, FOOLS, CHUMPS, AND PAWNS opinion

BY Mary Keyes Rogers There are days when I feel like the grouchy old man on his front porch in boxer shorts, fist in the air, veins bulging at the temples, screaming at the neighborhood kids: “This country is going to hell!” I’m not mad at the kids on my street. I’m mad at America and Americans. Yeah, I’m an American.

My general pissiness is attributable to the current state of democracy and capitalism.

Yes, those two. Bottom line: They aren’t working right now. Can you think of any two more central belief systems that drive this country? Okay, sure, freedom is up there too, but Mr. Freedom will have to wait for a future column.

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Let’s fix this, right? But I have to wonder if that desire is equivalent to saying to your spouse, “I no longer find you physically attractive, nor do I love you, but I think we can work things out.”

We are not victims. We Americans have become suckers, fools, chumps, and pawns, falling for the polished pitches from candidates who say they care about the people they represent (OK, some do); corporations and their advertising campaigns, which have convinced us of a dire and critical need for our laundry to be pleasingly scented; and sadly, our own laziness in hoping and believing that somebody else is watching out for our best interests. The human leaders of capitalism are serving the wealthy by financially supporting the human leaders of our democracy.

The baby boomers and Gen Xers allowed this.

Does hope lie with millennials? In their eyes, Mr. Capitalism punched Mr. Democracy in the face a long time ago. Last year, the Harvard Institute of Politics polled 18- to 29-year-olds, finding that fewer than half (42 percent) supported capitalism, while 51 percent actually opposed it; and there were more millennials with favorable opinions of socialism than those opposed to it.

I am old enough to see and appreciate the difference between the ideology of the America we were raised to believe in and what the country seems to have become as we were busy doing other very American things: building low-paying careers, going into debt, being unable to fund our retirements, buying fidget spinners for our kids, and figuring out how to use our smartphones. I now have the perspective to see how certain forces have moved our collective national soul to a set of values that I don’t ... well, value.

Could I say, in today’s vocabulary, that I no longer identify as an American capitalist?

Whoa there! No, too far.

I imagine that many Americans feel as I do.

We still love our country — it just got really messed up, like that cousin who used to be so much fun at Thanksgiving dinners before his meth problem.

Democracy only works when the citizens actually vote for and engage with candidates who will dutifully represent the interests

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of their constituents and the nation. Our citizenry neither votes in significant numbers nor has any reasonable chance of understanding the complexity of issues for which candidates create dumbeddown messaging based on polling data, focus groups, and marketing tools. All of this messaging is being wordsmithed, massaged, and funded by special interest groups who are more devoted to shortterm gains of quarterly profits than the future of the American people. Oh look, capitalism just swaggered in and messed up democracy’s hair. Democracy has become such a wuss.

Capitalism. Oh, where to begin? It doesn’t seem to matter how well-intentioned political candidates of either party are when they throw their hats in the ring; once elected, they are systematically sucked into party politics, corporate lobbyists, and funding their own campaign and their party’s next one.

I am no economist, but I can see the results of the financialization of our economy and our American lifestyle. Corporate assets move around the globe, creating on-paper profits without any factories, products, or jobs created. There exists a financial economy with no ties to the supposed values of our people, no concern for the lives of Americans, and it thrives upon capitalism as regulated, or not, by Congress. Oh my, there they are again — Mr. Democracy and Mr. Capitalism, playing musical chairs with only one chair.

What our morphed American version of rampant profit-driven capitalism has created includes: • Corporate earnings that only benefit those individuals and institutions who own stock in the company, CEOs whose compensation is directly tied to short-term stock performance, and the Wall Street institutions that finance the performance and get a piece of stock shares as they get traded.

• Corporate citizenship that is a matter of public perception to be produced by the marketing department, not a core value to drive the decisions of the board of directors who are accountable to fund managers and shareholders.

• The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. We’ve heard this for so long that we fail to listen to the true implications of the statement. The poor also become less informed and less available to participate in this fine democracy as they struggle to just survive. Damn you, capitalism!

Do you see the watering down of American values? Do you miss the America you grew up believing in? I sure do.

Mary Keyes Rogers is the host of The Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife on iTunes.

She is a consultant, blogger, podcaster, speaker, and topic expert on the midlife experience. mary@experience50.com

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top five Corvettes and Crafts Motorheads and shoppers, start your engines. Mackinaw City is closing summer with two ogleworthy events Aug. 26–27: The Corvette Crossroads Auto Show and the Mackinaw City Arts and Crafts Show. The former brings hundreds of showpiece vettes – both classic stock and modified — to the Mackinaw Crossings Mall parking lot each day, and at 7pm Saturday night, sends the legendary Corvette parade streaming across the Mackinac Bridge. The arts and crafts show (10am–7pm Saturday; 10am–3pm Sunday) is the city’s premier juried artisan event. Vendors this year include Pam’s Pantry, purveyor of dips and snacks from Gaylord; the Two Old Stoners, who craft gifts from Petoskey stones (that’s what you were thinking, right?); and Suhr Jewelry Designs, makers of affordable beaded jewelry and interchangeable watch bracelets. The show will be followed by a free, live concert at 8pm, also in the park, by the Dan Fogelberg Tribute. Find the crafts and music at Conkling Heritage Park on South Huron Avenue. mackinaw-city.com

bottomsup Kahvi’s Sunshine FrappeSkins Take one last gulp of summer with this unique frozen blended drink from Cadillac’s Kahvi coffeeshop. Its Sunshine Frappe blends milk, ice, Kahvi’s “secret house recipe” vanilla frappe powder for thickening, and a quirky mix of flavor syrups for maximum August refreshment.

“The cool thing about this drink is that it’s designed to taste different for everybody,” said Ed Smith, Kahvi’s manager and self-proclaimed barista-slash-chef-slash-dishwasher-slasheverything guy.

“We combined two unorthodox sweet syrups that make a great initial impact upon first sip, and then the overall flavor morphs for each individual as you drink,” he said.

“Everyone gets something unusual out of it that’s completely different from what, say, their friend thinks it tastes like.”

The two syrups in question are blue raspberry, and DaVinci B-52, whose coffee, Irish crème, and orange flavors are inspired by the layered liqeuer shot of the same name. In this (non-alcoholic) case, when the B-52 syrup combines with the blue raspberry, it’s said to evoke a range of flavors that teeter to the drinker’s unique taste buds. Stranger still, it’s not yellow, as you might expect from a Sunshine Frappe — it’s bright blue.

Get the Sunshine Frappe in three sizes, small/16 oz. for $3.95, medium/20 oz. for $4.45, or large/24 oz. for $4.95 at 120 S. Mitchell St. in downtown Cadillac. You also can find Kahvi on Facebook or call (231) 468-3581.

farm tour Head to the Fourth Annual Farm Tour at Idyll Farms, Northport on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 1-4pm to see where Oryana Community Co-op gets it’s local goat cheese. Take a self-guided tour, pet baby goats, enjoy samples of cheese, create your own cheese, press cider from apples grown on the farm, and participate in goat yoga. Free. 947-0191.

Gala Ooh La La What’s black and white and swanky all over? Petoskey’s Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Black and White Gala celebrating the center’s big summer get: its Ansel Adams: Masterworks exhibition, which showcases 49 evocative photographs from the legendary photographer’s career. Gala-goers can expect intimate viewing of the master’s large format work, a strolling gourmet supper — think: caviar and cream cheese canapes, beef and horseradish crostini, crab cakes — courtesy of Chef Tommy Kaszubowski of Chandler’s of Petoskey, and tunes from old-school-style jazz crooner Ben Sharkey. The dress code: Black and white “cocktail chic,” recommends Andrea Coronado, CTAC’s events coordinator. The price: $75 general admission or $125 benefactor VIP admission. The time: 7–10pm, Saturday, Aug. 26 at CTAC. crookedtree.org or (231) 347-4337.

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The nurses at Munson Medical Center voted to unionize. Or not. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has questioned 81 ballots, a potential difference-maker in what was a 50-vote victory margin for the prounion side. Union organizers also have filed a complaint with the NLRB, claiming Munson unfairly campaigned for the “no” side.

We’re told it could take months to resolve both issues.

We in Grand Traverse County have a new county administrator, or at least we have chosen one. Vicki Uppal, late of Washington County, Mississippi, was approved on a 4–3 vote, not exactly a ringing endorsement. A salary was negotiated, to which she agreed, only to have board members object. So the salary and benefits were reduced and approved — you guessed it — on a 4–3 vote.

Venezuela is a mess. Led by Nicolas Maduro, a “populist” who turned out to be a Marxist dictator in the Hugo Chavez mold, the oil-dependent Venezuelan economy has cratered. It has triple-digit — and sometimes quadruple-digit — inflation, and regular, violent civil unrest.

Maduro recently pushed through a fraudulent plebiscite amending the country’s constitution, giving him the authority to remove all the democratically elected members of its legislature and replace them with his appointees. More riots ensued.

Where the threat to our national security comes into play isn’t apparent. Maybe it’s because Maduro’s son threatened to “come to New York with rifles” and “take over the White House.” He might need a little history lesson.

Trump’s unwillingness to criticize those in the most extreme far right hate groups, a pattern that began early in his campaign, is deeply troubling.

One of the opposing commissioners, Dan Lathrop, said he would do all he could to support her but, “I really don’t think she’s qualified for this. I hope she proves me wrong.” Maybe he could start supporting her by not badmouthing her. Welcome to Grand Traverse County, Ms. Uppal.

Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) has discovered it doesn’t own all of Thirlby Field; the City of Traverse City has discovered it still can’t afford to build a third parking deck; TCAPS has sold the vacant lot adjacent to Thirlby Field to a developer who plans to build 12 homes starting at $450,000; Grand Traverse County is likely to be sued because of an inmate suicide at the jail; and Kalkaska still has a village president who wants to kill an entire religion.

Back in Washington, the bombast contest between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has continued apace. Trump is upset because the megalomaniacal pipsqueak won’t do what he’s told. So, as is Trump’s wont, he threatens military action consisting of “fire and fury.” Kim responds by threatening to lob missiles at Guam.

It’s incredibly unlikely Trump’s threats will have any more impact than did those of President George W. Bush or President Barack Obama. For more than half a century, North Koreans have been brainwashed by three generations of delusional dictators into believing the United States is on the verge of invading, so Trump’s rhetoric feeds their national paranoia. Plus, they aren’t actually likely to attack us.

So far, it’s just a schoolyard bark-off between competing bullies.

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tion in North Korea, Trump also raised the specter of military intervention in Venezuela. Yes, Venezuela.

Not content to be involved just in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and threatening ac-

We expected a quicker response from the president to the horrifying ugliness that unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Using the planned removal of a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee as their excuse, white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and others traveling the same road of hatred showed up to protest. They hate minorities, immigrants, Jews, women, and clearly, themselves. Counter-protesters also showed up, and the inevitable violence ensued. One neo-Nazi decided to drive his car into a group of counter-demonstrators, killing one and injuring 19.

Trump waited 48 hours to denounce, by name, the groups responsible. Then he decided to blame “both sides,” implying a moral equivalence that did not exist; only one side was wearing hoods and carrying flags with swastikas.

(Maybe somebody should point out to these folks the Nazi’s notion of Aryan supremacy was a lie; they lost. And the South using state’s rights as their excuse to continue slavery was a lie; they lost, too.)

Trump’s unwillingness to criticize those in the most extreme far right hate groups, a pattern that began early in his campaign, is deeply troubling.

Meanwhile, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into all things connecting the Trump team with Russia is proceeding no matter how many times the White House calls it a witch hunt. A grand jury has been impaneled, and it appears former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is the first in the crosshairs. His closest circle of advisors have wisely obtained private legal counsel, and on we go.

Sigh.

Crime & Rescue REVENGE PORN INVESTIGATED A 36-year-old Traverse City man faces felony charges for allegedly posting naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend online.

Nicholas Anthony Battista II was arrested Aug. 16 on a warrant for unlawful posting of a message, using a computer to commit a crime, and possession of marijuana.

Police in Portland, Maine, asked Grand Traverse Sheriff’s detectives for help in June; a woman in Portland had filed a complaint about naked pictures posted online without her consent, and she suspected Battista, her former boyfriend, was responsible.

Detectives got a search warrant for Battista’s East Bay Township home, where electronics were seized; they also found 35 grams of marijuana.

AUTO SHOP ORDERED CLOSED State officials ordered an unlicensed Bellaire auto shop to close.

The Secretary of State ordered Roger McQueen to shutter his shop at 731 E. Cayuga Street after officials learned repairs were taking place despite McQueen failing to register with the state, as is required for all auto repair businesses.

McQueen was issued a cease and desist order Aug. 16, according to a press release.

An investigator checked out the business in July after the department received an anonymous tip and observed repairs taking place; McQueen was warned and told to register. When the investigator conducted a follow-up inspection, the shop remained open, and McQueen had not registered.

Anyone who has a complaint about the business can call (517) 335-1410.

IDENTITY THIEF GETS PRISON A Canadian woman received a prison sentence after she was convicted a second time for stealing the identity of the same woman.

Jewel Elizabeth Browe was sentenced to 38 months to 15 years in prison on a charge of identity theft, according the Charlevoix County Prosecuting Attorney Allen Telgenhof.

The 65-year-old also was convicted of identity theft in 2013 and was sentenced to 20 months in prison, but she was diverted to boot camp and released early.

The victim is a former friend of Browe’s, who took Browe into her home in 2012. Browe stole from the woman and assumed her identity.

In the most recent case, Browe was stopped by police downstate for a traffic violation and gave the officer a driver’s license that identified her as the Charlevoix woman. Browe is a Canadian citizen who has been repeatedly deported, Telgenhof said.

Browe failed to appear for the traffic citation, which caused the Charlevoix woman’s license to be suspended.

DRIVER ARRESTED FOR OUID Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after they got a call about a pickup weaving all over the road.

A citizen called to report an erratic driver Aug. 16 at 2:30pm on South Lake Leelanau Drive. A deputy quickly located the vehicle on Fouch Road in Elmwood Township.

The 35-year-old Suttons Bay man failed field sobriety tests, and numerous prescription medicine bottles were found in the truck. He was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence of drugs.

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PAIR FACE COCAINE CHARGES A Traverse City couple faces charges after an undercover informant made three cocaine purchases.

Angelo Vincent Gutierrez, 24, faces a charge of delivery of a controlled substance under 50 grams and two counts of delivery within 1,000 feet of a school, a charge that carries two to 60 years in prison.

Gutierrez is accused of selling cocaine to an undercover informant three times — once at his apartment in Traverse City and twice at the gas station at Fourteenth Street and Veterans Drive, which is within a thousand feet of Glenn Loomis Elementary School.

Gutierrez’s girlfriend, Kyra Marie Kurz, 23, faces a charge of maintaining a drug house. The alleged drugs buys occurred in May and were arranged by the Traverse Narcotic Team.

FISHERMAN SAVED FROM PIER A Coast Guard helicopter rescued a fisherman who got trapped at the end of the Frankfort pier.

Weather picked up as the man was fishing, and waves crashing over the pier prevented him from walking the pier back to shore. He called 911, and rescuers were dispatched at 9:25pm Aug. 11.

The crew of a 25-foot rescue boat confirmed the man was OK but could not reach the pier due to shallow water.

An MH-60 helicopter crew arrived, lowered a rescue swimmer, and hoisted the man off the pier in a basket. He was taken to the Frankfort Dow Memorial Airport to be checked out by paramedics.

Officials said in a press release: “The Coast Guard reminds all fishermen to be aware of their surroundings and to check the weather before going out.”

JEEP DRIVER SOUGHT Police are looking for the driver of a dark-colored or black Jeep Cherokee that fled after a crash.

The crash occurred Aug. 4 at 11pm on Cedar Run Road after the Jeep crossed the centerline and collided with a car driven by a 57-year-old woman, who suffered minor injuries.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies want to talk to the driver, who fled after the crash.

The vehicle should have extensive front-end damage. Anyone with information can call (231) 922-4770 ext. 5973.

TORTURE CASE LEADS TO PRISON A 39-year-old Interlochen man will spend at least 12 years in prison for a torture conviction.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence call at the home of Jeremy Lee Rogers on Betsie River Road in April.

A deputy arrived to find Rogers beating his ex-wife; Rogers refused commands to stop.

Detectives got a warrant to search Rogers’ home and found surveillance footage from cameras that Rogers had set up in his house that showed a horrific scene of Rogers brutally beating the woman while the couple’s young children watched.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT STEALING An Afton man faces charges after he was caught on surveillance video snatching cash from a business where he worked.

State police arrested 42-year-old Keith A. Lane after he admitted to the theft in July. He was arraigned on a larceny charge Aug. 15.

The owner of H&B Plumbing & Heating noticed petty cash missing and suspected an employee was responsible, so he set up a trail camera inside his business. Camera footage appeared to capture Lane taking cash multiple times, police said.

Rogers and the woman had hosted a party and had been drinking heavily before Rogers became angry and attacked the woman. At one point Rogers’ 8-year-old son hit him in an effort to get him to stop stomping on his mother.

Rogers was sentenced Aug. 11 and could spend up to 25 years in prison.

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Inexplicable The Adair family of Deerfield Beach, Florida, were startled awake on July 15 by the sound of something meaty crashing onto their roof. When they investigated, they found two packages of Italian pork sausage in the side yard, and three more packages still on the roof. The sausages were in bags marked with the name of a land-clearing company in Alabama. Austin Adair called the company to inquire about the wayward sausages, but “the guy had no idea what I was talking about and probably thought I was crazy,” he said, and the mystery remains unsolved. “I would love to know what really happened,” said Jennie Adair, “because it’s just so, so odd.”

The Naked Truth -- Summers are hot in Lawrence, Kansas, and Christopher Steven Carlson, 34, of Riley took advantage of the warm temperatures on July 30 to stroll down a sidewalk in the busy college town in his birthday suit -- twice.

Police first arrested Carlson around 2 p.m. in downtown Lawrence for indecent exposure, after which he paid his $500 fine and was released. He caught a taxi from the Douglas County Jail back to the downtown area, where he stiffed the driver, left his clothes in the car and resumed his in-the-buff constitutional.

Local business owner Meg Heriford said: “Our customers were not alarmed. It was more like, ‘Hey, there’s a naked guy.’”

-- Nakedness does leave one a bit vulnerable, as Travis Tingler, 32, found out on July 16 as he stood unclothed outside his girlfriend’s house in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, shouting and threatening to hurt the people inside. When police arrived, they tried and failed to get Tingler back into his pants, so they handcuffed him. As they struggled to put him in the police car, Tingler picked up a lighter off the ground, and a probe from an officer’s stun gun struck the lighter, igniting Tingler’s chest and beard hairs. An officer was able to pat the fire out.

-- Nudity, like everything else, is more fun when you can share it with friends. Or so it appeared to drivers along route A66 in Workington, Cumbria, in England, who spied four “shame-faced” men walking along the road wearing nothing but sneakers on July 30. The four “protected their modesty with cupped hands” and appeared to be walking quickly, according to Kathryn Lynn, 50, who drove by with her husband and daughter and snapped a photo of the odd group. “It was a bit of a shock to see,” she said.

The Continuing Crisis Out of eight candidates for Detroit mayor in the Aug. 8 primary, half were convicted felons, the Detroit News reported. Three women and one man have convictions including gun crimes and assault with intent to commit murder. “Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” opined political consultant Greg Bowens. Michigan law allows convicted felons to vote and run for office unless they are currently incarcerated, or if their offenses are fraud-related or constitute a breach of public trust. (Update: None of the felons advanced to the general election.)

Ironies In Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Spartans of Vincent T. Lombardi Middle School won’t be

playing football this year because of a lack of coaches. Jim Van Abel, principal of the school named after the revered coach of the Green Bay Packers, told parents in a letter that the district had been advertising for coaching positions since April, to no avail. Student Alex Coniff said last year about 55 students played on the school’s two football teams.

(Interestingly, the district was also unable to provide a representative to be interviewed for the story.)

The Perfect Name Weedville, Pennsylvania, more than lived up to its name on July 31 when the North Central Municipal Drug Task Force busted Tiffany R. Potts, 23, and James Michael Dunshie, 30, at their home. The pair were caught with heroin, methamphetamines, hallucinogenic mushrooms, firearms and drug paraphernalia -- but, apparently, no weed.

The Job of the Researcher Sexing certain species of turtles used to be an invasive process, sometimes requiring surgery on the little guy or gal. But Donald McKnight, a Ph.D. student at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, has perfected a method that speeds up the process -- and presumably pleases the shelled reptile. McKnight uses a vibrator to stimulate the underside of the turtle, which causes a male to “reveal himself,” sometimes in as little as 4 seconds. McKnight did his research in Oklahoma on threatened western chicken turtles.

Readers’ Choice Dilworth, Minnesota, police officer Brad Browning suffered a bout of bad luck on Aug. 2 after he pulled over a car with a burned-out headlight. The driver, Stephen Hietala, 27, of Perham, had a warrant out for his arrest.

When officers tried to handcuff Hietala, he resisted, prompting one officer to fire his Taser, which missed Heitala and hit Officer Browning instead. Hietala took off running, with Browning chasing on foot. Soon a sheriff ’s deputy arrived with a police dog, but as Browning cornered Hietala in an alley, the dog bit Browning instead of the criminal.

Officers finally arrested Hietala for fleeing a police officer and drug possession.

Bright Idea In Munich, Germany, Benjamin David has found a unique way to drown his commuting sorrows. He swims to work.

“When I was on my bike, I would yell at cars,” David said. “When I was on foot, I would yell at cyclists. ... (J)ust a few metres to the side of (the road) is the (Isar) river, and if you just swim down that, it’s completely relaxed and refreshing.” David stores his work clothes, laptop and mobile phone in a waterproof bag, and the river’s current sometimes allows him to float along his 1.2-mile route and enjoy the scenery -- including bystanders on bridges.

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Two Subway sandwich shop workers in Coventry, Rhode Island, frustrated a potential robber on July 25 by acting like teenagers -ignoring his demands for money until he finally gave up and left the store. Police told a local news station that the robber, caught on security cameras, looked “exasperated” and “mumbled something under his breath as he walked out of the business.”

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20 FASCINATING

PEOPLE Every year, Northern Express reporters fan out across the North to find 20 average folks dedicating themselves to a not-soaverage existence — people who parlay their passions into something bigger than themselves. Here, our picks for the unsung but undoubtedly fascinating people that reporters Kristi Kates, Patrick Sullivan, and Ross Boissoneau found for 2017:

Patty Steele From Prison to TedX Interlochen resident Patty Steele’s life degenerated into alcoholism until she blacked out and crashed her minivan, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

After years in prison, Steele is no longer on parole. Today she’s a care coordinator at Addiction Treatment Services. She spoke at Traverse City’s TedX event in May and is actively working on a book.

She said she has dedicated her life to helping others, and she hopes people can learn from her story.

Steele helps run a jail diversion program that helps substance abusers who have been arrested and would otherwise be locked away in jail; the program helps them work

Gregg Schumaker The Skunk Whisperer

Did a customer give you a hard time on your last workday? We’ll bet he wasn’t nearly as challenging as some of the beasts Gregg Schumaker deals with. On an average day, the wildlife management and nuisance removal technician tackles everything from bats to snakes to raccoons.

But his specialty — and his favorite animal — is the skunk, a misunderstood creature that’s found an advocate in the man nicknamed “The Skunk Whisperer.”

Schumaker’s been a wildlife lover since childhood; he had a pet skunk when he was a kid, and to the surprise of no one who knows him, he’s got a pet skunk now, too. The skunk is named Tybalt, “after the naughty Shakespearian character.” Schumaker admitted that skunks don’t make the best pets, but said he has a special affinity for the animals, and they seem to share the sentiment for him.

“I guess I’ve learned to move in a way that makes them feel calm and comfortable,” Schumaker said. “You kind of have to be like a snake charmer. And I just like them.

They’re cool, and they’re very clean animals.

I like their disposition, too. I can usually tell the personality of a skunk right when I meet it. Tybalt’s like a grumpy old man, but he’ll be nice to you when no one’s looking.”

Through his Conway-based business, Wildlife Management and Nuisance Removal, Schumaker cage-traps a lot of skunks (200 last year; more anticipated this year) then relocates most of them and counsels the home or business owner on ways to prevent future skunks from mov-

on their sobriety, find work, and become productive members of society.

She’s also working on a degree through Northwestern Michigan College and Western Michigan University so that she can earn a certificate for alcohol and drug counseling.

Steele said her past helps her connect with people in legal trouble because of substance abuse; she knows where they’ve been and how much worse it can get for them, so she’s able to make them comfortable and open up.

“It’s work I love. I just love it — I never would have guessed this was my path in any way,” Steele said.

Not long ago, Steele lived in far different circumstances. “I had no idea, truthfully, where life was going to go when I got out of prison, and I was scared to death,” she said.

But Steele had a support network that included a daughter and an ex-husband and

others who helped her stay on the right path.

She wrote a resume for a job at ATS that somehow ended up in the hands of a book publisher and that led to Steele’s introduction to Sara Harding, who listened to her story and asked her to be a speaker at the 2017 TedX event in Traverse City.

That speech was a success, and now Steele is writing a book and working with Mission Point Press to get it published.

Eight chapters in (and perhaps threequarters done), she said she hopes the book inspires others — whether they’re addicts or alcoholics who need help, or others who might be able to find more empathy for those struggling with addiction.

“I had what was necessary to begin again, and most people don’t, but I did, and that’s what I want to the book to be about,” she said. — PS

Rick Neumann Historic Preserver

ing in and causing trouble.

“Skunks don’t see so well, so they’ll wander into places sometimes,” he said.

“They’ll take up residence under a busy porch, walk into a building, fall into window wells — one was stuck in a fence on Main Street in Mackinaw City on a Saturday during tourist season last year. I had to keep the crowd back and get him out of the fence without incident. And we did it — he didn’t even spray!”

In addition to the reward of working so closely with the wildlife he admires — grumpy Tybalt included — Schumaker said the greatest gratification is simply serving as a wildlife ambassador.

“Being able to help human-animal conflicts to the benefit of both sides is the best part of the job,” he said. “It may sound cliché, but so many people have lost touch with nature. You can’t just wave a hand and get rid of things like skunks. They have rights too. So we try to offer long-term solutions to the problem.” —KK

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Rick Neumann has devoted his career to preserving Petoskey’s past.

The Petoskey architect won a lifetime achievement award earlier this year from the Michigan Historic Preservation Network.

Neumann grew up in East Lansing and went to school at the University of Michigan.

He worked and taught in Ann Arbor for a decade before he decided to make northern Michigan his home.

“Since I’m a skier and I like northern Michigan, I thought I would really like to live in Petoskey,” he said. “If I’m going to start my own business, I really should live where I want to be.”

He was happy to locate near Nubs Nob and Boyne Highlands, but perhaps even more alluring was the proximity to Bay View and other historic neighborhoods around the Little Traverse region. He moved to Petoskey 37 years ago and bought an old house just up the street from the Perry Hotel.

Neumann estimates he has helped restore or renovate 50 to 60 cottages in Bay View over the years. That place was made a National Historic Landmark in the 1980s, which adds layers of challenges to historic renovation. He’s also done a lot of work on Mackinac Island, and he consulted with officials there when they adopted a historic district.

Neumann has watched his profession become more and more interested in historic

preservation through his long career.

“When I graduated from college, you picked up [an] architectural magazine, there were no articles in them about old buildings,” he said. “It was all new design, and that’s totally evolved over the years. … Now it’s a big part of architecture. There are so many existing buildings in the built environment that we’re constantly reworking them.”

Neumann said perhaps his proudest achievement is the creation of the Petoskey City Hall and city fire station from two old power company buildings at the mouth of the Bear River. He worked on that project in the mid-1990s with architect Nick White.

Neumann said that while Petoskey has never designated any historic districts, historic preservation has always been important to its residents.

“People aren’t consciously going out to deface a historic building — they usually just don’t know any better,” he said. — PS

“Her resume is like a Who’s Who of jazz and R&B legends.”

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Joshua Jordan Virtual Football Superstar When Joshua Jordan plays center or defensive end for the Petoskey High School Northmen, he’s just one player on a team — a good player, but not a superstar.

When Jordan plays football on “Madden ’17” on his Xbox One, however, he is the best in the world.

Jordon won the world title for the “Madden ’17” franchise mode, one of the longest running video game franchises in history.

The incoming sophomore said he’s a pro at Madden because he’s been playing for so long. He’s been playing real-life football since maybe fourth grade; he’s been playing Madden since he was six.

“I guess mainly I just started really young, just playing offline,” Jordan said. “I just got really good at it, and I would play people, and I made my own playbooks.”

His real-life teammates at first didn’t know what to make of Jordan’s superstar Madden status. They didn’t believe him at

Laurie Sears Background Star If you’ve ever seen the documentary film The Wrecking Crew, then you know how vital — yet often overlooked — studio and background musicians are. The film showcases the tight-knit group of talent who played, unobtrusively and often uncredited, on hits for The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Frank Sinatra, and Sonny and Cher, cranking out hit backing tracks as effortlessly one chews gum.

Northern Michigan has its own talented studio titan in the form of Laurie Sears, the multi-instrumentalist who’s performed with a long list of greats both local and international. “Laurie is an incredible contributor to our community, and has been for the last 30 years,” said Jeff Haas, a Traverse City pianist and composer. “Her resume is like a Who’s Who of jazz and R&B legends.”

Sears, who plays saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon, has backed The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, and many more.

Not surprisingly, the musician started young, learning to play music when she was 10 years old. She went on to attend the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, then moved to Chicago, then Interlochen, when her husband, a sax player she had met at Indiana University, got a job at the northern Michigan arts academy.

first. Then came some media attention and his name in the local paper, the Petoskey News-Review. Then they believed him.

“They think it’s really cool,” he said.

“Last year in school, they did not believe me, flat out, like no way.”

His parents are also impressed. He comes from a family of football fans, so they are proud of his success. Jordan’s accomplishment even got him invited to meet the CEO of his favorite team, the Green Bay Packers.

Jordan said he doesn’t want the video game to define him, however.

“I do love the game, but I don’t want this to become a big deal for me,” he said.

“I don’t want to make this my motivation in life. I actually want a good job.”

Jordan wants to be a welder or an engineer.

And while some world-class video gamers can make fortunes in winnings from playing, Jordan so far is strictly amateur. In fact, when “Madden ’18” is released this month, he said he’s not even expecting to get a free copy of the game.

“I’m going to have to buy it, but I am able to get it early,” he said. — PS

To continue pursuing her music, Sears played with traveling performers as they arrived on the northern Michigan circuit, and traveled on her own to back shows outside the area.

Among her favorites? “I especially adored Natalie Cole. I worked with her several times,” Sears said. “One of the most poignant moments of my career was when Natalie played at Interlochen’s Kresge Auditorium during her Unforgettable tour. I was onstage with her during her virtual duet with her late father, with his face projected above, and his vocals blending with hers. I could just feel the connection, and the fidelity was so perfect, it really felt like he was right there.”

These days, Sears teaches at Interlochen, as well as at Northwestern Michigan College, and regularly gigs with local and touring musicians. She’s also collaborating with pianist and Gershwin specialist Kevin Cole on a musical theater production that will be announced soon. But surprisingly, Sears has never released an album of her own.

“I don’t write music,” she said. “I play on other peoples’ projects. But I consider what I do integral to each musical project, especially when it’s a more collaborative project.

I have my own unique musical voice through my style of musical improvisation.”

So is there a dream gig for Laurie Sears?

“I kind of feel like I’m already living my dream!” she said. “Every job, every performance is different … I’m just always looking forward to the next thing.” — KK

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Xavier Verna Gem Restorer Finding encouragement from Darth Vader and a 184-year-old local entrepreneur might seem a little unusual. But once you hear Xavier Verna’s story, it all makes perfect sense.

Verna is the new executive director of Manistee’s Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, the organization that operates the city’s historic Ramsdell Theatre. Verna grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, attended middle and high school in Virginia, and then attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in music percussion performance/music education.

He spent the next decade in Ann Arbor, teaching music and working in non-profit arts programs in Detroit and Flint, but after getting engaged, Verna moved to Manistee and searched for a new job in the arts. The Ramsdell looked to be a good fit, but there was a hitch: “There were just a few weddings — it is a beautiful place for a wedding — but there were no real entertainment or performance offerings,” he said.

When Verna got the job with the theater, he set out to change all that. He began reading up on Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell, the building’s namesake, who had a very specific vision for his theater — that it would

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Bob Downes A Native Imaginer Thirty years ago, Bob Downes wrote a short story about a native American man trying to feed his family during the winter.

When the avid writer, editor, and bicycling enthusiast sold the Northern Express four years ago to focus on his own writing, he dusted off that short story and decided to dive deeper and figure out who that man was.

Downes’ daughter, who lives in Grand Rapids, mentioned a writer’s contest connected with the ArtPrize. In 2014, Downes entered his story.

“To my great surprise, it won first prize, and so I decided to write the book,” Downes said.

He read over 50 books about Ojibway history, then began the tedious work of turning that short story into a novel. “Windigo Moon,” which will be published Sept. 5 by Blank Slate Press, an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group, is about Native

Americans living in northern Michigan before the arrival of white settlers.

“I’ve always been fascinated by [Native Americans] and in awe of them because what’s astonishing to me is that only a few lifetimes ago, they were living in the conditions of what we think of as the new stone age,” Downes said.

The book tells the epic adventure of a young man who leads his tribe through incredible and heartbreaking challenges while fending off a bitter adversary. It takes place entirely before the arrival of Europeans to the upper Great Lakes, although white settlers have reached the continent and begun spreading disease.

Downes said his book has gotten some great advanced praise. There is a particular audience, however, that he hopes will connect with the book.

“My hope is just that the Ojibway people like it,” Downes said. “I’ve gotten the full range [of reactions], a lot of enthusiasm from some Ojibway people, and on the other hand, some suspicion and bewilderment from some of the older people.” — PS

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be a place for community engagement and cultural exchange. Then he discovered that award-winning actor James Earl Jones — who voiced the character of Darth Vader in the Star Wars film series — has an unexpected, special connection to the Ramsdell.

Jones, who used to live in neighboring Brethren, was reportedly mute as a child, having developed a stutter so bad that he refused to talk. After a teacher helped him end his silence by encouraging his gift for writing poetry, Jones participated in a summer theater program at the Ramsdell, acting on stage and working as part of the stage crew.

“He’s been back here a few times — the last time for a book signing — and one of the papers interviewed him,” Verna said. “He said he really thinks the Ramsdell has potential.”

Ramsdell’s vision and Jones’ optimism inspired Verna. So he got to work meeting the people of Manistee, organizing community efforts, gaining trust, and getting feedback — then he began building, one by one, a series of arts performances. So far, a cello duo and a Simon and Garfunkel tribute act have hit the stage, and this fall, Jeff Daniels, followed by the Grand Rapids Ballet, will arrive.

“We’re starting to see some really encouraging activity here,” Verna said. “I might not be directly teaching a lot these days but I’ve been creating access to the arts — and with that, I feel I’m making meaningful change.” — KK

20 FASCINATING PEOPLE Ben Whiting Magic Man The first time Ben Whiting saw magic, it was … well, magical. “I was an only child and a kid with a very active imagination,” Whiting said. “So when I was 5 years old and saw my first magician perform, it was like seeing my imagination take on a life of its own.”

Whiting pestered his parents to take him to the library so he could check out books on magic — “I still remember the Dewey Decimal card catalog number that all the magic books were filed under,” he said. “793.8!”

After pretending to lose the books so his parents would have to buy them (and he’d get to keep them), the wily Whiting started down the road on a passion he’d never outgrow. When he was 19, a lecture about magic, led by magician Jim Cellini, prompted him to consider turning his passion into a career.

“He was a true street performer in that magic was how he made his living,” Whiting said.

“And he did the classic kind of magic: coin, cup and ball, and card tricks. I was just amazed by his skill.”

Although Cellini’s lecture tour had brought him to the states, the magician lived in Europe. Whiting happened to be heading there to study abroad, so the wannabe magician signed up with the expert to take magic lessons while overseas. “I’d just hop a train and meet up with him after school,” Whiting said. “He became a mentor. I was also impressed by how he turned down big magic shows to keep busking (performing) out on the streets.”

Later, Whiting went to college stateside, earning several theater degrees and attending the School at Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago for acting; thanks to Cellini, Whiting’s street performance skills helped him pay a good chunk of his bills in the Windy City, earning him a couple hundred dollars a day.

Soon, Whiting added to his street performance schedule house and holiday parties, then big banquets, special events, conferences, and eventually his own shows. One was a special ode to his mentor: A one-man off-Broadway show based on Cellini’s story, called “American Gypsy.” Whiting wrote and performed it at Manhattan’s The Kraine Theater, and won several awards.

You might have seen Whiting’s prestidigitation locally at Magic on the Rocks at The Parlor in Traverse City, or perhaps at Magic on the Vine at Chateau Grand Traverse. He’s currently working on another magic show that he plans to debut this October or November, venue to be announced. His next big local gig will be at Traverse City’s City Opera House this upcoming New Year’s Eve. See him before he disappears. — KK

Rebecca Childs The Prolific Every time Rebecca Childs visited her husband’s artist grandmother, Evelyn Henry, the elder woman would ask what Childs had been working on. Childs, who had dabbled in drawing and painting since childhood, rarely had news about a current art project to share.

“So I’d end up telling her about something I’d worked on a month or two ago,” she said.

Her own lack of production frustrated Childs. “I was doing a lot of work in the art community [as an administrative arts assistant at Interlochen], but I found myself surrounded by these hyper-focused, artistic people, and suddenly the job itself wasn’t enough,” she said. “I didn’t want to live on the outskirts of the art community any more. I wanted to be part of it.”

As Henry aged, Childs gave a lot of thought to what she should be doing with her own artistic talents. “The last few years of Evelyn’s life were of special inspiration to me,” she said. “She had hand tremors, which made it difficult to hold a paintbrush — so she would just use her fingers to paint. She was in a hospital bed the last 18 months of her life — but she was still asking for a sketchbook so she could draw. She had passion for her art right to the end. There were no excuses.”

When Henry passed away in 2016, she was 99 years old. She left Childs’ husband and his siblings a small inheritance. Childs’ mother-in-law encouraged them to use the money in a way that would honor Henry. “So we used the funds to build a real art studio for me at our house,” Childs said.

In January 2017, the one-year anniversary of Henry’s death, the studio was complete, and Childs felt the best way to honor the artist would be to create a painting for every year of Evelyn’s life.

“I think the idea of doing such a huge quantity of works forces you to be more intuitive with your painting, to not be so precious, and to take risks,” she said. “If a painting fails, well, I’ll just make another painting tomorrow.”

Childs wanted all of the paintings to live on in peoples’ homes, not just collecting dust in a pile in her studio, so she listed the paintings for sale on her website, rebeccachilds.com, and on Etsy, and ensured the sale price would be affordable for anyone.

“I decided to charge $1 for painting No. 1, $2 for painting No. 2, $25 for painting No. 25, and so on,” she said. Of the 64 paintings she’s completed, 53 have sold.

“Evelyn was in the studio every single day, so I feel like she would be really proud of the volume of my work,” Childs said. “And I like the fact that people have connected to the series, and that my art is now out in all these homes and all these different states.

Because that connection honors her as well.” — KK

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Anthony Mikula Traverse City’s Bigfoot He reveals himself most often on Saturdays, clambering out from behind the protective shelter of local forests, the quiet corners of city parks and suburban backyards. Some claim he’s been around for centuries; other claim he’s no more than 50 or 60 years old.

Described as a “large, hairy, bipedal humanoid,” the mysterious legend known as Bigfoot has taken up residence in Traverse City — but you won’t see him sipping a latte downtown or catching some rays at Clinch Park. Instead, he’s being … well, let’s say “managed” by 37-year-old Anthony Mikula, a TC resident whose fascination with the wild man has led to pursuing a persona that’s very different from his day job.

Mikula’s interest in Bigfoot was first spurred by watching TV shows about him — “Bigfoot Alive,” “Finding Bigfoot,” and “Monster Quest.” “I just think he’s such a cool legend,” Mikula said. “We already have the Dogman here, but this is something different. Bigfoot can can be found all over the world, so why not in northern Michigan?”

Mikula’s Sasquatchian fascination intensified when, browsing the online costume shop horrordome.com, he found a full Bigfoot costume could be acquired for the mere mortal price of $650. “I saw the suit and realized I could really do something cool with it,” he said, “so the second my tax return arrived, I bought it.”

When Mikula dons his Bigfoot suit, he gains a new persona and body.

“The costume makes me about a foot taller, and I look out through the neck of it,” Mikula explained. The suit weights about 10 pounds, and comes complete with muscle-suit padding and Bigfoot feet that leave tracks in snow or mud.

“It’s like wearing a big rug,” Mikula said, “but it’s not really that heavy, and it breathes. I can feel wind through it.”

Saturdays — Mikula’s day off from his job as a housekeeper at Munson Medical Center — are Bigfoot’s big day out; Mikula books his hairy self for personal appearances at farmers markets, music festivals, private parties, and other events. This new occupation, Mikula said, has been a positive boost not only for Bigfoot’s reputation (he’s long been thought of as an unfriendly or evasive monster) but also for Mikula’s wallet.

“I try to make sure I’m really interacting with people, doing the Bigfoot walk-around, putting a little comedy with it,” he said. “Bigfoot’s great, and it’s just a fun thing to do.” — KK

Lisa Flahive Cop-turned-artist For Lisa Flahive, the decision to go into law enforcement wasn’t a repudiation of her art school background so much as an opportunity to make a living while making a difference. Plus, there was the example of her police officer brother, Scott. “I had an art degree from [Michigan State University] but lost faith in my ability to sell work,” she said.

An avid bike racer, she made her way west, where events conspired to land her in officer training. “My brother was an officer in Grand Haven. That’s how I made the connection. I went on a ride-along with a female police officer in Las Vegas.” She was hooked.

Then, tragedy. While she was still in the police academy, Flahive’s brother Scott was murdered when he stopped a car with an escaped prisoner. “I’d thought it would all be fun. That was a sobering reality,” she said.

Flahive graduated and served on the force in Las Vegas until she broke her ankle while pursuing a suspect. That led to introspection about her career. She ended up moving

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back to her home state, where her mother took her to Chateau Chantal to hear Jazz at Sunset. Flahive took along her sketchbook, and though her forte was in landscapes, she started to capture visually the action on the bandstand.

“I kept trying to draw musicians as they played. I just kept practicing, not knowing it would go anyplace,” she said. Turns out she’d found a niche. “There were no role models.

Other artists were not willing to embarrass themselves by standing up there.”

Today Flahive is a regular at performances by Jeff Haas and others. She’s expanded her musical palette while learning to draw human figures, even traveling to Paris twice for study. “I’d always wanted to go but wasn’t sure I could do classical figure drawing.”

Despite those misgivings — including the fact she hadn’t spoken any French since her schooling — she went for it, and now says the experience helped her grow tremendously.

Now Flahive is paying it forward by teaching others. “Two weeks ago I was teaching Urban Sketching at the International Symposium in Chicago under the L,” she said. — RB

20 FASCINATING PEOPLE Brian (and Piper) Edwards The Amazing Airport Duo Brian Edwards didn’t set out to become the handler of Piper, the airport dog, and he certainly didn’t set out to become famous.

It just kind of happened.

Edwards grew up in Lansing with a dad who flew for the state of Michigan, and he wanted to become a pilot himself. He entered the pilot training program at Western Michigan, but when he couldn’t fly right away Edwards got impatient and switched his major to business.

But he kept a foot in the aviation industry. After school, he got a job as an airport operations supervisor at Cherry Capital Airport. Along the way he got Piper, a good-natured, athletic border collie whom Edwards trained.

Edwards had heard about a dog used for wildlife control at Southwest Florida International Airport, and it planted a seed in his head, but he knew he couldn’t just show up to work with Piper. And he didn’t even know whether Piper would be capable of doing the work.

A chance encounter with airport director Kevin Klein at a conference at Shanty Creek in 2014 changed everything. Klein met Piper and agreed to let Edwards and Piper train at the airport that August to see if Piper could work in airport conditions.

At most airports, cap guns that make loud noises are used to scare away birds or foxes, but Edwards said those creatures eventually get inured to the sounds, eventually making the guns useless.

A dog like Piper looks like a predator to wildlife, so he can be an effective management tool. The trick is, he’s got to be trained so well that in the midst of chasing down a flock of birds, he’ll stop on command if he gets too close to a runway. After a month of training, Piper passed the test, and airport officials deemed him a worthy wildlife deterrent.

Piper and Edwards worked fairly under the radar until February 2016, when Edwards posted a video on Facebook that showed Piper in his element: wearing a vest, goggles, and a cast on his paw, working in the snow as a helicopter taxied in the background.

Someone posted the video to Reddit, then it rocketed to the front page, quickly going viral and nabbing international attention for Piper and Edwards. Edwards is happy with the notoriety, but he’s happier that he gets to work with his beloved dog.

“I still can’t believe that this is all happening to me,” he said.

“I love Piper. He’s my right arm. I think I get more separation anxiety leaving him than he does.” — PS

Shannon McWaters Dances with Chipmunks The Eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) of Beaver Island have virtually no natural predators. Does that mean they behave differently than their mainland cousins?

Shannon McWaters thinks so — at least based on what she’s learned so far from a summer spent at the island’s Central Michigan University biological station.

McWaters, a first-year graduate student who hopes to get a doctorate in behavior ecology, said she still needs to analyze the data she’s collected, but she found the island chipmunks to be aggressive toward people and carefree in the face of danger.

McWaters, who grew up in Dorr, south of Grand Rapids, is studying “vigilance,” or the likelihood that an animal detects stimuli around them at a given time. By studying vigilance, she can better understand animals’ perception of risk and how that affects their behavior. Her experiments involve making the environment around chipmunks unfamiliar and measuring the chipmunks’ reactions to determine if they go on heightened alert.

“Beaver Island provides a unique place to observe the behavior of animals that have been isolated from most predators,” she told the Express in an email. “The data we collect around the CMU biological station will be compared to data collected on the mainland to determine to which degree isolation from most natural predators has impacted the vigilance of chipmunks.”

In an interview, McWaters said she mostly wasn’t surprised by the chipmunks’ behavior, though she found them at times to disturbingly forward.

“They are aggressive, they will come up to you and see what you’re doing, see if you have anything for them,” she said. “It’s definitely a different world when you’re on the island.”

Despite their cute looks, chipmunks are wild animals that can bite and draw blood if cornered, said McWaters. Case in point: As she was working one day, she felt something in her lap and looked down to see what it was. “There was a chipmunk digging into my bag of seeds, and he scared me,” she said. “When I moved, he freaked out.” — PS

Don Cunkle Bicycle Recycler A decade back, Don Cunkle was tired of working in auto body repair, but he didn’t want to completely retire. Then he found himself with 13 old, broken-down bikes.

“I had all of these tools, and I like to use tools and fix things,” Cunkle said.

So he got the bikes roadworthy and looked for worthy recipients who could benefit from two-wheeled transportation. He took the bikes to the Goodwill Inn in Traverse City. He was told he could donate the bikes to the Goodwill store, but he didn’t want to take the chance that his finely tuned rides might get scooped up by an upper-middle-class shopper who would load them into the back of an SUV. “I said, ‘No, I’m not going to fix bikes for you guys to sell in your store. I want to give them to your residents,’” Cunkle said.

So he set up in the parking lot and gave the bikes to people who were teetering at the edge of homelessness.

A decade later, Cunkle runs Recycle-aBicycle on Woodmere, a nonprofit that operates under the TART Trails umbrella and has given over 1,500 bikes to underprivileged people around Traverse City. He and the four volunteers that work in his shop accept donations of old bikes and repair some of them to sell to the public to raise money for the shop’s rent. Recycle-a-Bicycle is also funded through grants and by donations from the Cherry Capital Cycling Club.

Cunkle said he’s learned a lot about bike repair over the years, and whenever he’s stumped by a problem, he always has been able to get advice from bike mechanics at area bike shops.

“I get things done,” he said. “I can’t vouch for whether I am good or not, but I’ve learned to fix.” — PS

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Harold Kranick TC’s Charlie Chaplin It all started at age 14 with prodding from his dad.

Harold Kranick was 14 years old and on a family vacation in Venice when his father pointed out a street performer playing Charlie Chaplin. Kranick could do that, his dad told him.

“I was like, ‘No way, no way am I going to do that. … I have to have a permit to be out there,”’ said Kranick, “And he was like, ‘No, you don’t. Just go out and do it.”’

Kranick put together a costume and practiced Chaplin moves in front of a mirror.

A few months later, Kranick showed up on Front Street during the Traverse City Film Festival and became Chaplin.

“I went out there, and I just stood outside of the State Theatre for a little bit, and then I’d just go on, and then word got out that there’s this kid hanging out, dressed like Charlie Chaplin,” Kranick said.

Traverse City Film Festival officials, including Michael Moore, noticed Kranick’s performance and encouraged him to come back.

Ten years later, Kranick has performed as Chaplin at every Film Fest since, and he’s got his own dressing room at the State. He’s appeared on Larry King Live, been featured in the Detroit Free Press, and this year his story went national via the Associated Press.

Kranick has found a life-long passion.

“Until the year I can’t do it anymore, I will be out there every single year,” he said.

Today, Kranick earns his living as a radio DJ — he hosts a classic rock show from midnight to 6am on the Fox FM (which he pre-records) — and he works at his dad’s insurance company. He’s also involved with the Old Town Playhouse and will direct a production of “Annie” this fall.

But the highlight each year comes when he performs Chaplin at the film festival.

He poses for selfies with fans in front of the theater and rubs elbows with celebrities.

Two years ago Kranick got to meet Chaplin’s daughter at the Opera House. She came up to Kranick and placed her hands on his face. Kranick won her approval.

“I’m still speechless about it,” he said. “The first things she said was, ‘Papa. I’ve missed you so much.’ I was like, ‘Holy cow.’ It was just heartwarming.” — PS

John Curtis The Formidable Fundraiser

What do you do when you see a cause that needs a bit of a boost? If you’re John Curtis, you hop on your bicycle and do something about it.

The Curtis’ kids, Huck (8) and Nahli (5), attend Petoskey’s Concord Academy, a small local charter school that offers unique, arts-focused programming to its students. The school is renowned for its well-rounded curriculum and artistic opportunities, but like any school, there are times it lacks funds for things students need and regular upgrades to the facility.

“The people at Concord are outstandingly nice, and have done so much for our family,” Curtis said. “My wife was volunteering on a Concord project, and she mentioned one night that the school could use some help. So we decided that we wanted to give back.”

Not content to merely write a check, Curtis decided to team up with his business partner, John Maughan, to launch Pedal for Concord (pedalforconcord.com), a 1,000-mile bicycle ride around Lake Michigan to raise funds for the school.

“Our family are avid cyclists in the first place,” Curtis said.

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pretty huge difference. We’ll have to ride 70–90 miles a day to fit this trip into its two-week time frame.”

Leaving directly from Concord Academy as a symbolic gesture of the trip’s intent, Curtis and his pal will be “bikepacking” the trip — camping along the route and carrying panniers all their clothing, food, and supplies in bags on the front and back of their bicycles. They’ll have no other support along the way, save the kindness of strangers.

The biggest challenges of the trip, according to Curtis: getting used to so much time in the saddle, and fighting any inclement weather that might come along. “Because we’re carrying everything on our bicycles, if we get a bad wind, it can take up to 50 percent more energy to pedal,” he explained.

“So that can cause a little anxiety.”

The initial fundraising goal of their trip was $3,000; they’ve already nearly surpassed that, so Curtis said now they’re aiming for $5,000. All pledge donations will go directly to the school.

“Obviously getting this money raised and to Concord is what we’re looking forward to the most,” he said. “But as far as the experience goes, I’m really looking forward to the relationships we’ll build along the way. Especially during these tumultuous times we’re currently in, I think it’s going to be a very good thing to be meeting people, sharing stories, and making connections.” — KK

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“The things that archeologists can really tell you are the things that aren’t written down, the things that are so mundane.”

Tom Moran The Iron Man A high school welder, turned lumberjack, turned metal fabricator, turned major business owner — Tom Moran’s skills have run the gamut of several different trades.

He’s the founder and CEO of Moran Iron Works, with four locations in northern Michigan, including one in his hometown of Onaway. The company specializes in large-module metal fabrication and its work is behind the Kokosing III and Kokosing IV, two massive ocean-going deck barges constructed for Durocher Marine; and components for the Gemini telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, two of the largest land telescopes in the world.

“I knew what I wanted to do early in life,” Moran said. “I found out I was dyslexic as a kid, so I figured I’d end up working with my hands, and I’ve always liked to build things.”

Moran’s dad, who was a lumberjack, revered welders, and the younger Moran caught his father’s enthusiasm. “Plus, I thought something mysterious was going on under that welding hood — I was always being told, ‘Don’t look at the light!’”

Moran said. “Welders were almost like superheroes to me.”

Moran Iron Works focuses on crafting components that work perfectly, but Mo-

Dr. Lynn L.M. Evans Indiana Jane For nearly 60 years, Michilimackinac, the site of the fort occupied by French and British forces in the 18th century, has been under painstaking reconstruction. That’s thanks to the patient work of a team of archeologists who have been sifting through its ruins to determine where the buildings were, what they looked like, and what life was like during its occupation between 1715 and 1781.

The dig is the longest-running archeology project in the country. Its leader for more than two decades has been Dr. Lynn L.M. Evans, Ph.D. Evans, who attended Beloit College in Wisconsin and received her graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, came to northern Michigan looking for a research project — and boy, she got one.

She started as a seasonal archeologist at Michilimackinac in 1989 and has served as curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks since 1994.

Despite her decades spent digging through Michilimackinac’s 27 acres, her enthusiasm for the project hasn’t waned.

“We’re trying to understand daily life,” she said. “The things that archeologists can really tell you are the things that aren’t written down, the things that are so mundane.”

Occupants of the wilderness outpost abandoned it over a two-year period, beginning in 1771, and relocated to Mackinac Island. Most of what they left behind was literally garbage and considered worthless, but occasionally the researchers discover something of value, like a rosary that was found two summers ago.

Evans said researchers have uncovered a lot of insight about the fort’s French and English settlers — most notably, that they attempted to maintain their cultural identities: They had different diets and used different pottery that reflected their roots.

“It’s a pretty limited environment — it’s hard to have a lot of consumer choices — but they were finding ways to do that,” she said.

Excavation of Michilimackinac began in 1959 and although it’s about two-thirds complete, Evans said that as research methods have become more sophisticated over the years, processes take longer and the work has slowed. Evans guesses the project could last another 60 years. — PS

ran believes that looks are just as important as function. And a cause close to his heart is his own local community. So back in the late 1980s, he started crafting giant sculptures out of metal and donating most of them to non-profit organizations.

The first metal sculpture he created was for the Onaway Fourth of July parade, a replica of a set of historic logging wheels that now sits on the lawn of the local courthouse. Other works include an Army soldier, Abraham Lincoln, a bust of Lady Liberty, an American eagle, and the world’s largest pickaxe (40 feet long, made of iron and wood) — the latter a feat that’s immortalized in the Guinness Book of World Records.

With two dozen sculptures completed — he averages about one per year — he’s found that his style has evolved from mechanical to sculptural. That includes the huge George Washington head he created that sits in a field near the Onaway Iron Works. It’s used as a landmark by the locals — “although some of them think it’s a sculpture of Marlon Brando,” Moran said.

The best part of the process for him is the challenge, how the works transform as they’re made, and the satisfaction of completing a sculpture. “But I don’t call what I do art,” Moran insisted. “It’s craftsmanship.

I know the difference. I’ve seen artwork all over the world, and I don’t think what I do rises to that level yet.” — KK

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20 FASCINATING PEOPLE Stephen MacNeil The Purposeful Piper With roots in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia — the heavily Scottish Canadian community where his grandparents lived before moving to Michigan — Stephen MacNeil would seem to have bagpiping in his genes. So when those same grandparents decided to “assign” instruments to everyone in the family so the family could enjoy Scottish culture and music together, MacNeil wasn’t surprised to draw the bagpipes straw.

With his brother and dad on fiddles, and his other brother on piano, their family made quite a wonderful racket for years in Dearborn, but as MacNeil became an adult, he decided he wanted to escape city life. He moved up to a farm in Manistee County, bringing his bagpipes right along with him.

Today, he’s one of the few pipers in the area. You might have seen him locally playing with The Wild Sullys, as a solo performer at special events, or with his son during sunset performances at Arcadia Bluffs Golf Course. All of this is in addition to tuning bagpipes at Traverse City’s Henderson’s Imports and teaching a roster of 15–20 student pipers — a challenging pursuit on its own. He said it takes each student a year on the smaller, starter instrument called a “chanter” before they can move forward to start playing an actual Highland bagpipe.

“The bagpipes are a very physically demanding instrument,” MacNeil said. “They’re unlike a guitar or piano, where you can just sit down and play — you have to kind of build up to playing them, like a runner working up to running 10 miles all at once!”

The unique bellow and cry of the bagpipes are acquired sounds for many, but MacNeil explained that’s because not all bagpipers aim at reaching an expert level on the instrument.

“That’s what I like best about playing bagpipes,” he explained. “I started playing them when I was 10, and I’m in my early 50s now, so I’ve been at this for a long time, and I play at a respectably high level. I really enjoy having people watch me play, and then say they’ve never heard the bagpipes like that before. When bagpipes are played as they’re meant to be, the sounds are very emotional and evocative in a way that can sometimes even make people cry.”

MacNeil often wears Highland dress when he performs, including a kilt featuring one of the two tartans of his family — a green/blue dominant tartan on the MacNeil side, and a red dominant tartan on his mother’s side. He’ll be taking those colors to Scotland next year when he travels over with yet another of the groups with whom he performs — the Cleveland-based Great Lakes Pipe Band. He’ll be competing with them at the 2018 World Piping Championships in Glasgow. Having reached this level of performance, MacNeil plans to play the bagpipes as long as he can.

“If you’re in good physical shape, you can carry on playing until you’re 80 or 90 years old,” he said. “I’m trying to take this art form and put it into the best light as best as I can, so people appreciate the bagpipes more.”— KK

Larry Warbasse The Conquering Cyclist The sun was glimmering through a backdrop of wispy pine trees and enthusiastic crowds lining the finish line at Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, as Traverse City’s own Larry Warbasse claimed his first victory as a professional cyclist this past June. He had conquered stage four of the prestigious Tour de Suisse, as part of the Irish cycling team Aqua Blue Sport.

So what was the first thing that ran through his mind as he notched the win?

“I’d have to say, mostly just disbelief!”

Warbasse said from his current training grounds near Nice, France. “I couldn’t believe I had actually won a stage of such a big race.

It’s something I had dreamed of for so long, it was just incredible it finally came to fruition.”

Warbasse, who was born in Dearborn, started cycling as many do: as a kid just tooling around town with his dad. “We would also come Up North and spend time in Northport when I was young,” Warbasse said. “My family moved to Traverse City when I was 9 years old, and I really started to get into cycling when I was around 13 or 14.”

Fellow locals know that the cycling routes in northern Michigan are many and varied.

But are they challenging enough for a professional cyclist like Warbasse? “The riding in Northern Michigan is amazing actually, and

the roads accessible from Traverse City are some of the best I’ve ever ridden, which says a lot considering I’ve ridden in nearly every cycling hotspot around the globe,” the pro said.

His favorite local rides are in Leelanau County, where he said he tries to hit every hill possible. “I love riding out toward Glen Arbor, up Inspiration Point, or Hlavka Road north of Maple City, or some of the roads up around Northport. There aren’t too many cars, the scenery is amazing, and in terms of terrain, there is a lot to offer. It truly is a hidden gem.”

For the past five years, though, Warbasse has been cycling professionally in Europe, with a base of his own in Nice. He trains yearround, except for a month off in the winter; a typical week is 20–30 hours on the bike, plus gym and core work.

“Before the Tour de Suisse, I did a big block of altitude training to get used to the thin air in the mountains in Switzerland, so I stayed on top of a mountain for three weeks, training in the mountains every day,” he said.

“It definitely takes a special mindset to be in that solitary setting for such a long time, but for the most part, I enjoy doing it.”

Next up for Warbasse: the Vuelta a España, or Tour of Spain. “It’s one of cycling’s three grand tours, alongside the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy),” he said. “If I could win a stage of the Vuelta, that would really put the icing on the cake!” — KK

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HEARTH & VINE CAFÉ FARM TO FORK AND CORK

By Janice Binkert Pass through the ornate black iron entry gates of Black Star Farms and start down the narrow road that curves through its terraced vineyards, and you’ll be transported to a distant place — much like Sherri Campbell Fenton’s parents, Kermit and Sally Campbell, were when they first saw this property in 1997.

“My dad was already growing grapes on Old Mission Peninsula at the time, and the hillside here reminded him of the years we lived in Europe – including the terraced vineyards along the Rhine River,” said Fenton, director of communications and public affairs for Black Star Farms. She joined the family business in 2016. “He wanted to recreate that atmosphere,” said Fenton, “and he felt that the existing house and other buildings would lend themselves perfectly to an inn and a winery.”

PURE AGRITOURISM Today the property includes not only the inn and winery, but also a tasting room, horse boarding barns, and a working farm, the latter of which eventually spawned the Hearth & Vine Café. “That combination sets us apart as a very unique agritourism destination,” said Fenton. “And having the dining component makes it even more attractive, so we feel very lucky to have a fantastic culinary team here.”

In addition to serving the café, the large commercial kitchen inside Hearth & Vine produces the food for catered events in all the other venues at Black Star Farms: weddings, wine-paired dinners for wine club members and corporate events, graduation parties, sports banquets — you name it. Cooking classes are offered in the café kitchen during the winter months (watch the website for updates). “These are great opportunities for us to get people on the property to enjoy it and show them what we can do,” said Fenton.

Before it was renovated and transformed into the Hearth & Vine several years ago, the outbuilding nestled beside the gardens and hoop houses on the Black Star Farms property was first a mare barn, and later a farm market. It is now a charming café that welcomes guests into a cozy dining room with a wood-fired pizza oven, a bar that serves Black Star Farms wines and craft cocktails, and a takeout pastry case with fresh daily offerings from the kitchen’s pastry chef. There is also a tasting bar for the

Grand Traverse Distillery inside the café. At this time of year, weather permitting, guests of the café can dine on the inviting outdoor patio, where the popular Friday night Great Lakes fish boils and the Wednesday paella nights are also held. Both of those, as well as the monthly harvest dinners (see sidebar), are ticketed events, but the regular menu is also available on those nights for customers who want something other than fish or paella.

FARMSTEAD CUISINE Many of the ingredients used in the dishes on the Hearth & Vine menu are from the onsite farm. “We have gardens and a hoop house for growing produce that Nic Welty of 9 Bean Rows still tends. He and his wife Jen started their farm and bakery business on the property here before moving to their own farm, and we still work with them, as well as other farms nearby,” said Fenton.

“For everything that we prepare, we try to get the ingredients locally, or as close as we can. We also still work with Anne and John Hoyt of Leelanau Cheese, who incubated their business here. Our chefs regularly incorporate their raclette and fromage blanc into menu items for the café.”

In addition to fruits and vegetables, Black Star Farms raises goats, sheep, turkeys and chickens on the property for meat and eggs (think: goat tacos, lamb gyros, turkey Reuben). “People come and dine with us and are just blown away by how fresh the food tastes,” said Fenton. “You can tell that the produce and herbs just came out of the garden or that the meat didn’t just come out of the freezer. I think a lot of people who come here choose us because we have the ultimate experience for farmstead cuisine paired with wine made right here on site.”

Fenton emphasizes that the menu at the café is meant to be approachable and affordable, and the atmosphere is very casual.

“We want people to feel comfortable and just come as they are, to sit down and enjoy a glass of wine with one of our artisan pizzas, a healthy salad with kale or other just-picked greens, a charcuterie board, or our incredible hand-cut parmesan-truffle fries.”

Black Star Farms has recently begun marketing the café in the region’s hotel and dining guides to attract more families, said Fenton, “because we truly are familyfriendly, with the animals out back, our kids’ menu, and of course, our extensive and ever-changing pizza selection [including

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vegetarian options] – families love pizza!”

And while we’re on the subject, Hearth & Vine’s pizza crust incorporates BSF’s special grape seed flour. “It’s the idea of using everything you can to reduce waste,” said Fenton, “like nose to tail butchery, but with grapes.” In that same spirit, almost all of the waste from food production in the Hearth & Vine kitchen is either composted or fed to the animals on the farm.

BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE So now you know that you can get a great lunch or dinner at Hearth & Vine. And you know that you can have a glass of Black Star Farms wine or a craft cocktail there. But did you know that you can also sample and buy artisan food products made in house?

“This goes back to our desire to employ our culinary staff year-round,” said Fenton.”

We had so many people raving about the crackers we serve at certain events, and the granola we serve guests at the inn, so we decided to package them. And in that way, through the winter, we can have staff coming in and doing the production. With help from our friends at Tom’s food markets, we did a dry run last December and launched two kinds of crackers (sweet potato-cashew and lentil-sea salt) and two kinds of granola (Leelanau coffee and hard apple cider).”

Fenton also hinted that there are already ideas in the works for more products, including fine sauces incorporating Black Star Farms wines.

“When you think of harvest, most people think of the fall, but our harvest dinners at Black Star Farms are a monthly celebration year round, featuring whatever is in season during that month and that week,” said Fenton. “They might feature microgreens, or rhubarb, or strawberries or pumpkins – anything that is available at that time. And that also includes our animals that we raise here. For each of the harvest dinners, the chef team at Hearth & Vine decides what ingredients are at their peak that month and how we can showcase them in a fantastic meal.” Tickets are available online or by phone.

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A note to residents of Leelanau County: Hearth & Vine offers you a 10-percent discount on food at the café year-round (not valid for alcoholic beverages). Said Fenton: “That’s just our little way to say thank you to our neighbors and encourage them to come in and dine with us on the off-season, too.”

The Hearth & Vine Café is located within Black Star Farms at 10844 East Revold Road off M-22 just south of Suttons Bay. Dine in or take out. For more information, call (231) 944-1297 or visit blackstarfarms.com/ hearthandvine/. Rating:$

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1. The King reigned supreme at the annual Elvis party at Stormcloud Brewing Company in Frankfort.

2. Brian Eggleston, David Bouve, Layton Bouve, and Eric Fournier were representing Chemical Bank at the TC Chamber golf outing at Crystal Mountain Resort.

3. The staff from Traverse City Tourism enjoyed an outing at The Little Fleet.

4. The (Stormcloud) beers were flowing freely at the recent Grapes On The River festival in Manistee.

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By Ross Boissoneau

Mozart of the Guitar

Where Up North does a famed French musician play on his national tour?

For Pierre Bensusan, the porch at Sleder’s Family Tavern, of course.

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For some artists, their instrument becomes an extension of themselves. Rather than playing the piano or trumpet, they are simply playing music.

That’s no doubt the case with Pierre Bensusan.

The French guitarist performs at Sleder’s Family Tavern in Traverse City on Aug. 29. Bensusan has played in the region several times previously. His first show was at a since-shuttered recording studio in Traverse City in 1996. He’s also played at Interlochen and, last year, in Petoskey. This upcoming show is the first date of a tour that will take him to Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, then out West.

“This is what you hope you will be doing,” he said of his life as a touring performer. “You know you want to make music, then you want to make a living.

As a professional … you have your first concert, then first tour. As life goes by, you find you’re spending 44 years.”

Bensusan was born in Oran, French-Algeria, in 1957, as France was decolonizing its empire. His family moved to Paris when he was four, and he began studies on piano three years later, taking up guitar at 11. He signed his first recording contract at 17, and one year later his first album, Près de Paris, won the Grand Prix du Disque upon his debut at the Montreux Festival in Switzerland.

He’s since released numerous additional albums.

They are uniformly enjoyable, demonstrating his compositional flair as well as his musical ability.

But a listen to his live recordings on YouTube reveal another animal entirely. His playing is warm and inviting, demonstrating a virtuosity that always serves the music. He is one of those musicians best enjoyed in a live setting.

To that end, Bensusan has released two recordings capturing him in performance. Live in Paris is a duet disc with woodwind player Didier Malherbe. His 2014 release, Encore, was a 3-CD set including recordings from the ’70s to the present day. It won the IMA (Independent Music Award) in the Live Performance Album category. In addition to solo performances, it featured duets with worldrenowned keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess, of Dream Theater, and several bluegrass recordings from Bensusan’s early years with banjo great Bill Keith.

Both on record and in concert, he’s performed solo and with a band. Most of his dates these days are solo shows, including his upcoming tour. But don’t be fooled into thinking that they will seem somehow lacking. “There’s an orchestra in the guitar,” he said, echoing the words of fellow axeman Steve Hackett.

Bensusan’s music has received accolades from across the globe. Charles Lyonhart in the Woodstock Times wrote, “To say that Bensusan is a master of the guitar is like saying Albert Einstein was good at math.” Clare Brotherwood of UK Theatre wrote, “Music at its best … is magical; it can make a difference, and Pierre Bensusan makes a difference.

By the start of the second half I was in a state of quiet euphoria, totally at peace with the world. I was even moved to the odd tear.” Bensusan’s impressionistic style has also led to his being called “the Mozart of the guitar.”

Bensusan is no doubt appreciative of the plaudits, but he’s still looking for the best in himself, ways to let the music speak. When told that guitar virtuoso John McLaughlin had said he tried to simply be a vessel for the music, you could almost see him nodding. “When I listen to John McLaughlin, I don’t think about him. I’m in the presence of music. I try to get to that zone. You need to be competent enough to go there. That’s how I write, how I practice, so I can know my instrument.”

Knowing his instrument is important — that way he can play the music he hears in his head. “When I write, I try to identify what is in my imagination. I’m not thinking, ‘Will I be able to play this?’ It’s a vision of something. When the music is written, you need to play it and give it life.”

Bensusan plays at 7:30pm Tuesday, Aug. 29, to launch the annual On the Porch music series at Sleder’s Family Tavern, 717 Randolph St. (231) 947-9213, www.sleders.com.

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PADDLE 4 THE POOL: 7:30am-1pm, Ferry Beach, Lake Charlevoix. A 4-mile predicted time contest (kayak, SUP & canoe).

Fundraising event for the Charlevoix Area Community Pool. paddle4thepool.com

-------------------15TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL ON THE BAY: Petoskey waterfront. Featuring live music, Waganakising Bay Day, kayak demos, cardboard boat race, The BIG Art Show, a petting zoo & much more. petoskeyfestival.com

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BUCKLEY OLD ENGINE SHOW: Buckley Old Engine Show Grounds, 2 1/2 Rd., Buckley. Aug. 17-20. Featuring over 700 antique gas & steam tractors, cars & trucks & a working 1923 steam locomotive that carries passengers around a mile of track. $10; 15 & under, free. buckleyoldengineshow.org

-------------------CHARLEVOIX SUMMER SIDEWALK SALES: Downtown Charlevoix. Merchants will be on the sidewalks from 9am to 6pm & inside after 6pm. charlevoix.org

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SIXTH ANNUAL DUNE DASH: This 4-mile run/walk starts at the base of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Dune Climb at 9am. It follows the flat, paved Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail past rolling dunes & forests to the turn around point at Glen Haven. Proceeds benefit the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. sleepingbeartrail.org/the-6thannual-dune-dash

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30TH ANNUAL RUBBER DUCKY FESTIVAL: Downtown Bellaire, Aug. 13-20. Featuring Christians Got Talent, Bay Area Big Band, Community Paddle Event, Danny Ray “Illusionist,” Commission on Aging Picnic & Car Show, “Power of the Purse” Fundraiser, Anniversary Celebration “Ducky Dash” Big Duck Race, Duck & Glow 5k Run/Walk & 1 Mile Kiddie Dash, “Duckling Park” Kids Activities, Rubber Ducky Parade & Race, Short’s Glacial Hills Challenge XC & more. bellairechamber.com

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AUTHORS SIGNINGS: 10am-6pm, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

-------------------BUCKETS OF RAIN’S “SONG FOR HOPE” FUNDRAISER: 10am-10pm, Horizon Books, TC. Local musicians will sing their favorite songs. Buckets of Rain is a registered 501c charity raising money to fund urban gardening projects in the Detroit

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DOWNTOWN ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, South Cass St. between E. Front & Washington, TC. Free.

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-------------------HIKE MAPLEHURST: 10am-12pm, Camp Maplehurst, Kewadin. Presented by the GT Regional Land Conservancy. gtrlc.org

-------------------OUTDOOR ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, Leelanau Studios, TC. Sponsored by Inspire Art Gallery. 231-421-4472.

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

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VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING: 10am, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. Discussion of military might demonstrations & World Day of Peace activities. Peace walk follows at noon.

-------------------JOB WINSLOW CHAPTER, NSDAR MEETING: 11am, Historic Barns Park, TC. Includes a tour of the Botanical Gardens.

Lunch will follow. jobwinslow.michdar.net

-------------------OFFICIAL KICK-OFF OF THE EASLING POOL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN: 11am2pm, GT Civic Center, TC. Featuring live music by Sharp Edges, New Revolution & others, open swim & the Aquaglide experience from 12-2pm, free food from Jimmy John’s, bike with Norte!, & more. 922-4818.

Free. grandtraverse.org

-------------------FREE QUILL EARRING CLASS WITH DORIS WINSLOW: 12-3pm, Eyaawing Museum & Cultural Center, Peshawbestown. Expressive Culture Series Event.

231.534.7768.

-------------------PESHAWBESTOWN TRADITIONAL POW WOW: 12pm, Peshawbestown pow wow grounds. Presented by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians.

Featuring native singers, dancers, artists & artisans. gtbindians.org

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LAKE LEELANAU STREET FAIR: 1-6pm, Meinrad & Main streets, Lake Leelanau.

Includes music, restaurants, wineries, breweries, authors, artists, crafts people & more.

Free; music & wine tent, $15. lakeleelanaustreetfair.org

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SEUSSICAL, KIDS: Old Town Playhouse, TC. Presented by the OTP Young Company.

Performances at 2pm & 7pm. $15 adults; $6 youth under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------UPCYCLE JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW: 2-7pm, Three Pines Studio, Cross Village.

The Vineyard to Bay 25K, a two-person 15K/10K relay, 25K & 5K run/walk on Sun., Aug. 27, will start at Brengman Brothers, TC at 8am & end in Suttons Bay. Throughout the course, runners will experience the Wine Trail of Leelanau County as they pass through six vineyards. Proceeds benefit the TART Trails & Suttons Bay Schools. vineyard2bay25k.com

With artist Susan Klco. threepinesstudio.com

-------------------JACKIE & GARY: 5pm, Bellaire Public Library. Performing a combination of classic & original folk songs. An old-fashioned ice cream social will follow. Free will offering.

-------------------PAINT OUT!: 5-6:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Artists will check in at Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC on Fri., Aug. 18 from 4-9pm & Sat., Aug. 19 from 8am-noon. A Paint Out Reception & Wet Paint Sale will be held on Sat., Aug. 19 from 5-6:30pm. crookedtree.org

ville. Featuring Americana indie-rock band The Bergamot. $10. michlegacyartpark.org/ events/summer-sounds

-------------------THE LELAND MUSICAL ARTS CELEBRATION: 7pm, Old Art Building, Leland.

Amy Anderson (oboe), Gregory Brookes (baritone) & Sun Yong Hwang (piano) will perform Chamber Music Recitals.

MyNorthTickets.com or 231-256-2131. $15. oldartbuilding.com

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-------------------CELEBRATION BRASS & MARK PETERS: 7pm, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Leland. Brass quintet & organ concert. 231256-9464. Free.

-------------------SUMMER SOUNDS CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompson-

“THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL”: 7:30pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. $18-$27. mynorthtickets.com

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-------------------QUEENSRYCHE: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. This platinum-selling heavy metal band brings their biggest hits.

Tickets start at $30. lrcr.com

aug 20

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TC TRIATHLON: 8am, TC. Starts in the waters of Bowers Harbor on West GT Bay. Olympic & sprint distance races. enduranceevolution.com/traverse-city-triathlon

-------------------BUCKLEY OLD ENGINE SHOW: (See Sat., Aug. 19)

-------------------30TH ANNUAL RUBBER DUCKY FESTIVAL: (See Sat., Aug. 19)

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BUCKETS OF RAIN’S “SONG FOR HOPE” FUNDRAISER: 10am-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. Local musicians will sing their favorite songs. Buckets of Rain is a registered 501c charity raising money to fund urban gardening projects in the Detroit area & elsewhere, growing fresh vegetables for homeless shelters & food pantries in struggling neighborhoods. songforhope.org

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SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: 11am-3pm, Haywood Park, TC. Long Lake Township marks its 150th anniversary with this free public event. Featuring food, games, antique cars, live music by the Cass Street Band & more. 946-2249. longlaketownship.com

-------------------PESHAWBESTOWN TRADITIONAL POW WOW: (See Sat., Aug. 19)

-------------------“THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL”: 2pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. $18-$27. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------“BURNISHED BRASS”: 4pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia.

A concert by the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra. $15 adults, $10 seniors & students, & free for under 12. benziesymphony.com JAZZ NIGHT: 7pm, Cycling Salamander Gallery, Charlevoix. With Younce Guitar Duo & Ty Younce, percussion & Ray Shamma, bass; featuring special guest vocalist Jennifer Barnett. brownpapertickets.com Reserved tickets: $20. cyclingsalamander.com

aug 21

monday

“SAFE VIEWING” OF THE SOLAR ECLIPSE: 1pm, Dechow/Klett Farm, on M-22, about 4 miles north of Glen Arbor. Presented by the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society, along with the Park Rangers of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park. gtastro.org

-------------------SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING: 1pm, Petoskey District Library, Outdoor Labyrinth. Viewing glasses provided. petoskeylibrary.org

-------------------SOLAR ECLIPSE AT THE LIBRARY: 2pm, Bellaire Public Library. Glasses provided.

231-533-8814.

AUDITIONS: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. For “An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein.” This collection of short plays has roles for two or three women & two or three men. 18+. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------TEEN PROGRAM: 7pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Create your own lip balm. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

aug 22

tuesday

112TH ANNUAL EMMETCHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: Petoskey Fairgrounds. Runs Aug. 22-27.

Featuring a Firefighter Show, Mini Horse Pulls, 4-H Dog Show, Monster Truck Shootout & much more. emmetchxfair.org

-------------------LEARNING THROUGH DOING: 9am-5pm, Benzonia Public Library, Upper Level of Mills Community House, Benzonia. Free workshops by U of M. Times vary by workshop. Register. eventbrite.com

-------------------COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. With fashion & portrait photographer Jenny Risher. Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------COFFEE AT TEN, TC: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Artist Brian Schorn presents “Art Making as Contemplative Practice.” Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------KIDS LIBRARY ADVENTURE HUNT: 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. A team building quest where you search for everything from pandas to chromosomes in fun competition. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 11:30am, Bluewater Event Hall, TC. Presentation from Advanced Master Gardener Dan Draves on growing heirloom vegetables & fruits. Lunch at 11:30am; presentation at 12:15pm. Call 231-271-6831 for more info. Free.

-------------------CARDIAC REHAB SUPPORT GROUP: 2pm, Munson Community Health Center, Classroom A & B, TC. munsonhealthcare.org

-------------------DEBTORS ANONYMOUS MEETING: 6:30pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center, Rm B-031, TC. Recovery meeting for those with money problems. Info: Call John, (973) 476-7384.

-------------------AUDITIONS: (See Mon., Aug. 21) MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE: 7-9:15pm, First Street Beach Rotary Gazebo, Manistee. Featuring Tell Yo Mama.

-------------------MOVIE BENEFIT: 7pm, The Bay Theater, Suttons Bay. “Kedi” will be shown & there will be a silent auction & raffle prizes.

Benefits the Great Lakes Humane Society’s shelter in Leelanau County. $20 adult, $15 16 & under. thebaytheatre.com

-------------------THE AOIFE SCOTT BAND - ‘WHEN THE ARTS COLLIDE’: 7:30pm, The Studio Stage @ Delbert Michel Studio, TC. Enjoy Dublin folk singer/songwriter Aoife Scott.

941-8667. $20 advance; $25 door.

aug 23

wednesday

112TH ANNUAL EMMETCHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: (See Tues., Aug. 22)

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-------------------PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. Split Parkinson’s & Care Partner discussions. 947-7389. gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

-------------------GAYLORD BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Bliss Salon, Gaylord. 989-732-6333. $5 members; $10 not-yet members.

-------------------WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY W/ JEFF BROWN: 5-7pm, Chateau Grand Traverse, TC. cgtwines.com

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“ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY PANEL DISCUSSION”: 6pm, Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre. Enjoy insights & debate from commercial photographer Jenny Risher; artist Dr. Elizabeth FergusJean; Professor Emeritus John FergusJean; & photography collector & gallery owner Jay Crouse. $10. crookedtree.org

-------------------BENZONIA MAKERFEST: 6-8pm, Benzonia Public Library, Benzonia. A free familyfriendly celebration. Tinker, craft & try new technology. benzonialibrary.org

-------------------ELLSWORTH MUSIC IN THE PARK: 6-8pm, Lake Street Pavilion, Downtown Ellsworth. Featuring Melissa Welke.

-------------------GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION: 6pm, at the corner of M-137 & 10th St., Interlochen. For the new Interlochen Public Library. Enjoy free pizza & kids receive a commemorative book. newinterlochenlibrary.org

-------------------JAZZ AT THE LIBRARY: STARGARDT FAMILY: 7pm, Charlevoix Public Library, Grandma Geri’s Children’s Garden. charlevoixlibrary.org

aug 24

thursday

RETHINKING ADDICTION THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE: 8am-5pm, Hagerty Center, TC. Featuring the latest information, strategies & challenges related to the public health crisis of addiction. A keynote address will be delivered by journalist Johann Hari, author of “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.” This event will also feature presentations from some of the leaders in the field of addiction. rethinkingaddiction.org

-------------------112TH ANNUAL EMMET-CHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: (See Tues., Aug. 22)

-------------------LEARNING THROUGH DOING: (See Tues., Aug. 22)

EXPERIENCE INTERLOCHEN Sept. 7, 28, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9 Artists from Interlochen at Kirkbride Hall Sept. 15 The Making of a Musical: The Journey That Saved Curious George A workshop detailing the creation of the musical about how the famed monkey helped his creators escape Nazi Germany.

Sept 29 iLuminate A mixture of dance, hip-hop and human light show.

Oct. 6 Interlochen “Collage” Oct. 14 Broadway’s Next Hit Musical The world’s only completely improvised full-blown musical theatre performance.

Oct. 19 Juilliard String Quartet Nov. 3-4 A Streetcar Named Desire Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Co. Nov. 16-17, Dec. 1-2 Tuck Everlasting Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Co. Dec. 7-9 The Nutcracker Interlochen Arts Academy Dance Co. Dec. 15 Sounds of the Season

-------------------CUBAN TRAVELOGUE: Noon, Bellaire Public Library. Sarah & Thomas Juntune present an illustrated lecture of their recent trip to Cuba. 231-533-8814. Bring a brown bag lunch. Free.

-------------------REGIONAL BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:30-7:30pm, Legs Inn, Cross Village. With Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Cheboygan & Mackinaw City Chambers. $7 members; $12 not-yet members.

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CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions, on the lawn, TC. Featuring the Dan Fogelberg Tribute. Free. gtpavilions. org/2017-concerts-on-the-lawn

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-------------------READER’S THEATER OPPORTUNITY: 7pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. A fun, no pressure evening of “read from a script” acting, with Penny Campo-Pierce. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7-9pm, East Park, Downtown Charlevoix. Featuring the Northern Michigan Brass Band. charlevoixmainstreet.org/summer-concerts

aug 25

friday

112TH ANNUAL EMMETCHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: (See Tues., Aug. 22)

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LIFE LUNCHEON: 11:45am, NMC University Center, Rm. 215/217, TC. With Marlis Mann, who grew up under Hitler, survived the war, & took to the skies. Call 231-995-1700 to register. $19 with buffet; $10 without lunch (bring your own). nmc.edu

-------------------COUNTRY DANCE: 6pm, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. 6pm hot dog dinner; 7-10pm dance. Live music. 231-263-4499.

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-------------------AN ARTS FOR ALL BENEFIT; SIP SIP PAINT HANG WORKSHOP: 7pm, 743 Woodmere Ave., TC. Arts for All of Northern MI provides accessible arts & culture opportunities to engage, empower & inspire individuals with disabilities, & their peers, in the five county region. artsforallnmi.org hangworkshop.com

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MUSIC IN THE PARK: 7-9pm, G.M. Dane Marina Park, Northport. Featuring Looking Forward (Crosby, Stills & Nash Tribute). northportomenachamber.org/musicinthepark

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NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. An Evening with Tom Stanton. A conversation between Stanton, who wrote “Terror in the City of Champions,” & WTCM-AM talk show host Ron Jolly. General admission, $15.50. cityoperahouse.org/ nws-tom-stanton

-------------------MICKEY GILLEY: 9pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. This country icon will perform his award winning hits. Tickets start at $30. lrcr.com - SOLD OUT

aug 26

saturday

NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL RUN: 6:15am, 3500 Udell Hills Rd., Wellston. Featuring an ultramarathon, marathon & half marathon.

Different races have different start times. northcountryrun.com

-------------------112TH ANNUAL EMMET-CHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: (See Tues., Aug. 22)

20TH ANNUAL SUMMER MODEL AIRPLANE SHOW: 10am-3pm, Thompsonville Airport. Presented by the Benzie Area Radio Club, this show features both fixed wing & helicopter aircraft. There will also be a Classic Car Show, candy drop for the kids, & pyrotechniques show. benziearearc.com

-------------------28TH ANNUAL CORVETTE CROSSROADS AUTO SHOW: 10am-2pm, Mackinaw Crossings Mall Parking Lot, Mackinaw City. Featuring Gary Engle with G-Man Entertainment. “Corvettes on Parade” processes through downtown Mackinaw City & across the Mackinac Bridge at 7pm. mackinawchamber.com

-------------------ALDEN DEPOT ART FESTIVAL: 10am5pm, Alden Depot.

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AUTHORS SIGNINGS: 10am-6pm, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

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FLY-FISHERMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE BRIAN KOZMINSKI: 10am-noon, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Brian will discuss fly-fishing in Grayling & much more.

Afterwards, participants are encouraged to walk to the mouth of the Bear River for a flyfishing demonstration. Reserve your spot.

Free. mcleanandeakin.com

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MACKINAW CITY FINE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am-7pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City.

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USED BOOK SALE: 10am-4pm, Benzonia Public Library, Benzonia. benzonialibrary.org

-------------------BARK AT THE PARK: 11am-3pm, Hull Park, behind Traverse Area District Library, TC. Featuring adoptions, a silent auction, activities & pet friendly businesses. Free.

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BOOK SIGNING EVENT: 11am-2pm, Horizon Books, Cadillac. Featuring Lori Taylor, author of “Holly Wild” Series; Richard Alan Hall, author of “Big Bay” Series & Ellen Wahi, author of “Full Moon Lore.” facebook. com/horizonbookscadillac

-------------------GOOD HART MARKET DAYS: 2-5:30pm, Good Hart General Store. Featuring special events such as book signings, live music & more. goodhartstore.com/market-days

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SEUSSICAL, KIDS: Old Town Playhouse, TC. Presented by the OTP Young Company.

Performances at 2pm & 7pm. $15 adults; $6 youth under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

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2ND ANNUAL HEADWATERS MUSIC FESTIVAL: 4-10:30pm, Otsego Club & Resort, Gaylord. Featuring Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The Crane Wives & local musicians. $30 advance; $40 gate. mynorthtickets.com

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METAPHESTIVAL: 6pm, Downtown TC. Free outdoor music phestival. Takes place in the alley behind Front St., behind the Camera Shop. Featuring Parking Lots, rockabilly/surf; J. Marinelli, one-man punk garage teacher/ preacher; Handsome Pete, rock; & Petty Crime, alternative rock. Find on Facebook.

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BLACK & WHITE GALA: 7pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Featuring a Strolling Supper by Chandler’s - A Restaurant, live entertainment with Ben Sharkey, view the Ansel Adams Masterworks Exhibit, & more. General admission, $75. crookedtree.org

-------------------SOUSA CONCERT: 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $15. northportcac.org

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-------------------BREAK A WAVE OPEN WATER SWIM: 8:30am, Haserot Beach, TC. Choose from one-mile or two-mile course options. michinaccomplished.com

-------------------112TH ANNUAL EMMET-CHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: (See Tues., Aug. 22)

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INTERLOCHEN STATE PARK CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION & CLASSIC CAR SHOW: 10am-2pm, Interlochen State Park.

The John Griffin Memorial Classic Car Show will display vintage cars. New this year will be a “Classic Kids” event where participants can enter their vintage pedal cars, tricycles & bikes. To celebrate Interlochen’s 100th year as a park, there will be cake at 1pm.

Info: 231-276-9511. Free, but a Recreation Passport is needed for park entrance.

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MACKINAW CITY FINE ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am-3pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City.

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FOURTH ANNUAL FARM TOUR: 1-4pm, Idyll Farms, Northport. See where Oryana Community Co-op gets their local goat cheese.

Take a self-guided tour, pet baby goats, enjoy samples of cheese, create your own cheese, press cider from apples grown on the farm, & participate in goat yoga. Free. 947-0191.

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DISCOVER PINTA & THE NINA: These replicas of Columbus’ Ships will be docked at Duncan L. Clinch Marina, TC from Aug. 18-23.

Hosted by the Maritime Heritage Alliance of TC. $10 adults, $5 students 5-16. thenina.com

-------------------ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS (ACA): Thursdays, 5:30-7pm, basement of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. For those who seek to address the residual effects of having been raised in dysfunctional household. adultchildren.org

-------------------HOW IT WORKS IN AL-ANON: Fridays, 10am, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC.

-------------------TC PATHS TO RECOVERY: Weds., noon, St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, TC. AlAnon meeting.

-------------------CHARLEVOIX CITY BAND CONCERT: Tuesdays, 8pm through Aug. 22. East Park, Downtown Charlevoix.

-------------------COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Tuesdays, 5:30pm, New Moon Yoga, TC. Donation only. newmoonyogastudio.com

-------------------FREE COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Wednesdays, 7:30pm, Bikram Yoga, 845 S.

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Ladies Night - $1 off drinks & $5 martinis

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GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOUR: Mon., 2-4pm, Perry Hannah Memorial at 6th & Union, TC. A 2 hour, 2-mile walk through TC’s historic neighborhoods. Emphasis is put on the 1840’s through the early twentieth century.

with Jukebox

Tues - $2 well drinks & shots open mic w/ host Chris Sterr

Wed - Get it in the can for $1 w/ 2 Bays DJs

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QUIET TIME- GUIDED MEDITATION: Tues., 4pm, Munson Hospice House, TC. Enjoy a relaxing environment where you can push your pain & anxieties away. 800-2522065 or munsonhomehealth.org

Thurs - $1 off all drinks w/Steve Michaels

Fri Aug 25 - Happy Hour: Steve Michaels

Then: Electric Red

-------------------ARGENTINE TANGO PRACTICA/MILONGA: Weds., 7-10pm, Houdini School of Music & Dance, Boyne City. 231-675-2935.

Sat Aug 26: Electric Red Sun Aug 27: HEAD FOR THE HILLS LIVE SHOW

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COMMUNITY MEDITATION & SATSANG : Tuesdays, 7pm. Aug. 22 - Aug. 29. Higher Self Bookstore, TC. A free meditation class. higherselfbookstore.com/monthly-calendar

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-------------------FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: Fridays, 5:30-9pm, through Aug. 25. 100 & 200 blocks of East Front St., TC. A community block party featuring music, entertainment, food, demonstrations & family activities. traversecity.com

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231-264-9467. terry-wooten.com/index.html

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STROLL THE STREETS: Fri., 6-9pm, Main St., Boyne City. Featuring live music, magicians, caricature artists, face painters & balloon twisters. boynecitymainstreet.com

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BOYNE CITY FARMERS MARKET: Veterans Park, Boyne City. Held on Wednesdays & Saturdays, 8am-noon. boynecitymainstreet.com

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CHARLEVOIX FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 8am-1pm, 408 Bridge St., Charlevoix. charlevoixmainstreet.org/farmers-market

-------------------DOWNTOWN GAYLORD FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9:30am, Downtown Gaylord Pavilion. Find on Facebook.

-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8:30am-1pm, 400 block of Howard St. between Mitchell & Michigan streets. petoskeychamber.com

-------------------EAST JORDAN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 8am-12pm, Sportsman’s Park, East Jordan.

-------------------ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8am-12pm, Elk Rapids Chamber, 305 US 31. elkrapidschamber.org

-------------------GROW BENZIE FARMERS MARKET: Mondays, 3-7pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia.

Featuring free cooking & nutrition education classes. Find on Facebook.

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SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET, TC: Saturdays, 7:30am-12pm; Wednesdays, 8am-12pm. Lot B, across from Clinch Park, TC. downtowntc.com

-------------------THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC FARMERS MARKET: Mondays, 12-4pm on The Piazza, The Village at GT Commons, TC. thevillagetc.com

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art

“BUGS, BIRDS, & BEASTS”: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. This group exhibit includes two & three-dimensional art including fiber art, sculpture, assemblage, & framed work in encaustic, silk, acrylic, & watercolor painting. Runs through Sept. 8. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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“FINDING COMMON GROUND: ASSEMBLAGE”: Through Aug. 23. Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. This exhibition includes work by artists Indy Bacon, Nedra Borders & Susan Fox. threepinesstudio.com

-------------------“SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT”: Aug. 19 - Sept. 22, Higher Art Gallery, TC. Solo exhibit featuring works in oil, gouache, acrylic & collage by Carol C. Spaulding. An opening reception will be held on Sat., Aug. 19 from 6-8pm. An artist talk & discussion will be held on Sun., Aug. 27 from 3-4:30pm. Hours: 11am3pm Sun. - Tues; 11am-7pm Weds. - Sat. higherartgallery.com

-------------------“THE SEASONS OF SUE BOLT”: Aug. 25 - Sept. 23, Charlevoix Circle of Arts. An opening reception will be held on Fri., Aug. 25 from 5-7pm. charlevoixcircle.com

-------------------“THIS PLACE FEELS FAMILIAR”: Presented by students from the Aesthetics of Health Class led by Interlochen Arts Academy’s Visual Art Department faculty member Megan Hildebrandt. Featuring art inspired by Cowell Cancer Center staff & patient interactions during the past year.

Runs through the summer in the cancer center’s Reflection Gallery on the third floor & Health & Wellness Suite on the second floor, TC. munsonhealthcare.org/cancer

-------------------ART IN THE CITY ARTIST COMPETITION: Cadillac Area YMCA. Theme: Local Inspirations. 11x14 Art Competition & fundraiser. The deadline is Aug. 23 & the preview party will be held on Thurs., Aug. 24 from 4-6pm. 231-775-3369. paulk@ cadillacareaymca.org

-------------------AUGUST ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: Featuring Dorothy Grossman & Janet Oliver. “Feathers & Flora.” The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. thebotanicgarden.org

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MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS: Through Aug. 30, City Opera House, TC. This exhibition features paintings in oil, watercolor, pastel & acrylic. A portion of all sales benefits the City Opera House. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------OIL AND WATER ART EXHIBIT: Through Sept. 22 at Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. Featuring the work of Alan Maciag, Charles Murphy & Paul LaPorte. twistedfishgallery.com

-------------------TODD & BRAD REED OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Through Aug. 26, Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord. gacaevents.weebly.com

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - CTAC SUMMER ARTISANS MARKET: Fridays, 9am-1pm, Bidwell Plaza. Artisans will sell their work & provide demonstrations.

- “OUR NATIONAL PARKS” JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Held in honor of

Ansel Adams & the 100th Anniversary of our National Parks. Runs through Sept. 9.

- THROUGH THE LENS: ANSEL ADAMS - HIS WORK, INSPIRATION & LEGACY: Runs through Sept. 30 in Bonfield & Gilbert Galleries. Featuring 47 iconic images of Ansel Adams & 1 portrait of Ansel Adams by James Alinder. crookedtree.org

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - “PRACTICE, RHYTHM, & RITUAL: MEDITATIVE MINIMALISM”: Through Sept. 30.

Four Michigan artists will exhibit works in a variety of media & forms. They include Lydia Boda, Nathan Lareau, Brian Schorn & Deanna Hergt-Wilmott. crookedtree.org

-------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - DIANE CARR: SPIRAL GESTURES AND A JESTER: Through Oct. 1.

- MYTHS & MORTALS: THE MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE OF SALLY ROGERS: Through Sept. 9.

- THREE DECADES OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING: PAINTINGS BY DAVID PAUL GRATH: Through Sept. 9. dennosmuseum.org

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BY KRISTI KATES

Las Vegas indie-rockers The Killers have just released a brand new track called “Run for Cover,” which is pretty much the opposite of what fans are going to do when they hear what the band’s up to next. Instead, they’ll run to the nearest music outlet to snag the band’s Jacknife Lee-produced new studio album, Wonderful Wonderful, which will drop on Sept. 22 and be accompanied by a big North American tour. The first leg of the trek will begin in Toronto on Jan. 5, with additional stops in Washington D.C. (Jan. 10), Detroit (Jan. 15), Chicago (Jan. 16), San Diego (Jan. 30), and Salt Lake City (Feb. 6)...

Ready for Christmas in August? Or at least planning ahead for it? Then you’ll want to put singer-songwriter Sia’s upcoming new album on your list, as it’s going to be her first-ever Christmas-themed effort. The as-yet-untitled set will be a collection of original holiday songs written by Sia and her frequent collaborator Greg Kurstin, and it will be released later this year on Atlantic Records. The artist is also directing her first feature film; details of that project have not been announced. This all falls under Sia’s just-signed worldwide label deal with Atlantic …

Singer Kesha is heading out this fall on her first solo North American tour in more than four years, in support of her upcoming

new studio album, Rainbow, out this week.

(Snag a pair of tickets to one of her tour dates, and you’ll receive a free copy of Rainbow.)

The tour kicks off in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sept. 26 and wraps up at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium on Nov. 1. Stops along the way include performances at the Kaaboo Festival in Del Mar California (Sept. 15), the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas (Sept. 23), and additional stand-alone shows at The Fillmore in Detroit (Oct. 15), the Rebel in Toronto, Ontario (Oct. 16), and the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago (Oct. 18) …

The MTV Video Music Awards have announced both their 2017 host and a shortlist of nominees for this year’s ceremonies: Katy Perry will host and perform at the show, and she’s also one of the top nominees, boasting five nods. Also leading the pack are Kendrick Lamar, who leads with eight nominations; The Weeknd with five; Bruno Mars and DJ Khaled with four each, and Ed Sheeran and Alessia Cara with three each. A brand new award, the Best Fight Against the System Award, has been added to the honors to celebrate music videos that help “inspire viewers to stand up and fight injustice.” The MTV VMAs will be broadcast live from The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 8pm EST …

LINK OF THE WEEK Another diverse lineup of national musicians

is heading for this year’s Arts Beats and Eats in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan. The fest is celebrating its 20th anniversary Sept.

1–4 with performances from The B-52’s, Starship, 311, Dwight Yoakam, P-Funk, Candlebox, and more. Get a complete schedule and more information at the fest’s official site, artbeatseats.com …

THE BUZZ Kendrick Lamar just rocked The Palace of Auburn Hills as part of his nationwide tour. While there, he brought unexpected guest J. Cole on stage to perform the track “A Tale of 2 Citiez” from Cole’s 2014 album …

Justin Bieber has canceled the remaining dates on his Purpose tour, with not much explanation from manager Scooter Braun other than a sincere apology; the cancellation includes all pending Michigan

dates on the schedule …

Hip-hop collective A$AP Mob has announced a fall tour of North America that will include a stop at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit on Sept. 29 …

Silversun Pickups is heading out on tour, too, but it looks like the closest it’s going to get to Michigan is a one-night stop at Chicago’s Riviera Theater on Nov. 8 …

Kid Rock has been in the news lately, thanks to the rumor he’s going to run for a spot on the U.S. Senate. But considering he’s just announced a pair of single releases and a 2018 concert tour, many suspect the Senate talk is only to build up interest in his new tunes … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

Comments, questions, rants, raves, suggestions on this column? Send ’em to Kristi at modernrocker@gmail.com.

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Pet Shop Boys – Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–2000 – Rhino

For fans of the Boys’ 1999 concept album, Nightlife, its renowned collaboration with producers Rollo and Craig Armstrong, this latest release is the equivalent of revisiting an old friend and finding that he or she has had a lot of work done. The 1999 (remastered) album is included in its entirety on this set, but you’ll also find a pile of sleek, synth-y behind-the-scenes extras, primarily tracks that weren’t on the first release, like “Tall Thin Men” and a demo version of “Radiophonic,” giving you further insight into how deep the process for the original album really went.

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Manchester Orchestra – A Black Mile to the Surface – Loma Vista

After the Orchestra (actually not an orchestra, nor from Manchester; it’s an indie-rock band from Georgia) crafted the score for the movie Swiss Army Man, it found itself newly inspired and went about recording its next album — this one — with an ear toward way more complex, layered melodies and arrangements. This shift, while it occasionally falters, is a very interesting one: It’s big, bold, and experimental, with hints of The National or old-school R.E.M. on tracks like “The Gold,” “The Grocery,” and “The Mistake.”

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – The Punishment of Luxury – WN Records

It’s true that OMD hasn’t exhibited much musical growth since its heyday in the ’80s. But with the resurgence of ’80s sounds creeping up in the pop genre these days, it seems this release might click OMD back into place in the music scene. The set’s first two singles are “La Mitrailleuse” and “Isotype,” both served up with sprinkles of German electronic band Kraftwerk’s sound. The duo also shuffles darker lyrics, themes, and sentiments underneath its sugar-pop melodies, which adds a much-needed layer of interest.

Oceans Ate Alaska – Hikari – Fearless Records

Technical, precise rock is OAA’s forté, and on its sophomore effort it adopts the philosophy of the Japanese word Hikari, which translates to “light” and represents a brighter side of the English band’s sometimestoo-heavy sound. OAA also took a literal track to this goal, by bringing in a shortlist of traditional Japanese instruments to help capture the lightness in tunes like the title track, with its unanticipated jazz inflections; the more aggressive “Escapist”; and the also unexpected “Hansha,” which takes a quieter, more EDM/ambient approach.

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8/23 -- Patio Party w/ Levi Britton, 7 8/25 -- Sprout, 9 NOLAN'S CIGAR BAR, TC 8/25 -- TC Celtic feat. Ruby John & Katie O'Connor, 8-10 NORTH PEAK BREWING CO., TC 8/19 -- Big Rand, 5:30 8/23 -- Ron Getz, 5:30 8/24 -- Dags Und Timmah, 5:30 8/25 -- Nic Vasquez, 5:30 8/26 -- Chris Sterr, 5:30 ORYANA'S LAKE STREET CAFE, TC 8/23 -- Robert Abate - Vocals & Guitar, 4 PARK PLACE HOTEL, BEACON LOUNGE, TC Thu,Fri,Sat -- Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 8/27 -- Dennis Palmer, 2 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9 SIDE TRAXX, TC Wed -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 8/25-8/26 -- DJ/VJ Mike King, 9-9 STREETERS, GROUND ZERO, TC 8/19 -- Rave by the Bay feat.

Animal House & DJ Ox, 8-11 8/25 -- Colt Ford wsg Bubba Sparxxx, 7

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8/22 -- Kellerville, 8:30-11:30 8/23 -- Michelle Chenard, 8:3011:30 8/24 -- Dale Wicks Duo, 8:3011:30 8/25 -- Sweet Tooth, 8:30-11:30 8/26 -- E Minor, 8:30-11:30 8/27 -- Chris Koury, 8:30-11:30 THE GRILLE, BAY HARBOR Wed -- Chris Calleja, 6-9 Sun -- Plumville Project, 6-9

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Leelanau & Benzie DICK'S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat -- Karaoke, 10

LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN Tue -- Polka Party, 12-4

HOP LOT BREWING CO., SUTTONS BAY 8/19 -- Hot 'n Bothered, 6-9 8/25 -- Levi Britton, 6-9 8/26 -- Joe Wilson Trio, 6-9

LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Thurs. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9 MARTHA'S LEELANAU TABLE, SUTTONS BAY Wed -- The Windy Ridge Boys, 6-9 Fri -- Dolce, 6-9 Sun -- The Hot Biscuits, 6-9

IRON FISH DISTILLERY, THOMPSONVILLE 8/27 -- Cheryl Wolfram, 3-6 LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 8/19 -- Full Cord, 6:30-9:30 8/22 -- New Third Coast, 6:30-9:30 8/23 -- J. Winkler & Assoc., 6:309:30 8/24 -- Dune Brothers, 6:30-9:30 8/25 -- Jim Hawley, 6:30-9:30 8/26 -- Nick & J, 6:30-9:30

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The reel

by meg weichman

the emoji movie detroit

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I suppose it was inevitable…

When I first heard about The Emoji Movie, it was one of those Is this real? moments.

(You can’t believe everything you read in your Facebook feed, amirite?) Are they really making a movie about emojis? How bankrupt for ideas is the world? But it is real. Very real. Then you realize there’s really nothing all that surprising about this movie getting made, and of course an electronics company like Sony would be behind it.

But I’m not one to judge a book by its cover.

It can be said that there is a certain purity to the emoji. It’s unicode, essentially in the public domain, so it’s something way less corporate than, let’s say, the latest Smurfs movie, and thus a “property,” if you will, with inherently more imaginative possibilities. In fact, there is a true artistry to how emojis can be used and something downright fascinating about their communicative properties. And lest we forget, the once-derided sign of the end of days, The LEGO Movie, proved that even the most corporate of corporate properties can still be subversive, inventive joys.

But I urge you to please not give The Emoji Movie the same benefit of the doubt I did. I had no trouble finding the words — not emojis — to tell you it’s soulless, inane, and just plain stupid.

Much like Inside Out (the foremost of the films this one blatantly rips off like a cheap knockoff) took you inside your head, The Emoji Movie takes you inside your phone and into the world of Textopolis, where emojis live, work, and play while they wait to be used.

The phone in question here belongs to preteen boy Alex. I wish I could tell you more about Alex, but other than the fact that he appears to be moody little s*!@, upset that a rogue emoji almost messed up his chances with a girl, there really isn’t much to say. I don’t care about this kid, if his phone gets fixed, or if he goes to the big dance.

Back in Textopolis, our focus is on a “Meh” emoji named Gene, voiced with the utmost indifference by TJ Miller. Gene is ready to make his first official appearance on Alex’s phone but can somehow express more than one emotion, so he’s deemed a malfunction. The emoji in charge (voiced by the typically great Maya Rudolph) sends her bots to delete him.

In his escape, Gene teams up with an out-of-favor high-five emoji (it’s all about the fist bump these days) who inexplicably has a Band-Aid around one of his fingers, a fact that bothered me more than it should’ve. Voiced

by James Corden, he’s a standard comedic sidekick with the added benefit that he spends most of his time explaining the bonkers rules of smartphoneland.

They in turn meet up with a hacker (poor Anna Faris), a could-not-be-more-stereotypical purple-haired punk, who agrees to help take

Gene to the Cloud to get his error fixed. What proceeds is a painfully, dramatically inert race through apps, where nothing really happens and nothing is earned. It’s like you’re watching someone else play a videogame where the path and outcome are known. I mean, they even stop the plot (if you can call it a plot) to play a game of “Candy Crush!” And the blatant product placement doesn’t stop there: Spotify saves the day and “Just Dance” is played (didn’t even know that had an app) as they make their way not just to the Cloud, but specifically to Dropbox, which, as an avid user, I can tell you I was excited to see what it would look like.

But that’s another problem with this movie: it’s utter lack of imagination. After finally getting to Dropbox, it was nothing to see, just like the rest of the film. There are no inventive touches to bring the world inside the phone to life. It’s just bright colors, flashy action, and bad animation.

All of the good jokes — excuse me, all of the best jokes — are in the trailer. The subject matter here is rife for satire and creativity, but other than one funny joke with emoticons in the retirement home, you’ll have to settle for the film’s high-water mark of Sir Patrick Stewart voicing a poop emoji (insert eye-roll emoji here).

Then there’s some perfunctory, tacked-on message about being true to yourself that could not ring more hollow. Yet at the same time, this all remains fairly watchable, which is where the darkness at the heart of The Emoji Movie starts to creep in.

Because, while I wish I could say this has brought the bar in animated children’s fare to a new low, when you think about it, it really seems more like par for the course in a world where “The Angry Birds” not only gets a movie but also a sequel.

What does set The Emoji Movie apart though is how there is something so sinister in the way that it didn’t even try to hide its capitalistic intentions: that the Twitter bird literally saves the day and all you really need to get what you want in life is a smartphone.

I had a good laugh at, during, and after The Emoji Movie. But then came the existential crisis. Sure you can say, “It’s just a kids movie” or “It’s not meant for you,” but it’s more than that. In a day and age when everything else already feels crappy enough, is it so terrible to want to feel bolstered and not depressed by what media the next generation is being offered? And if you’re a parent, and your choice for a fun family movie outing is between this and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, I don’t know what the answer is. I only know that we all deserve better.

Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.

irst things first: This is not an easy watch. But we could all stand to see more things that make us uncomfortable, especially things that in some ways have become a normalized aspect of American culture. And Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s look at the 1967 Detroit uprising is something all the more important to see after recent events in Charlottesville, because even though it’s been 50 years, what happened in Detroit, as we all just saw, is still all too relevant.

Following an overview of the uprising and how it started, the film’s arc shifts to a much more intimate American horror story, focusing on true events at the Algiers Motel that left three men dead and others tortured at the hands of the police. Unfolding in near-real time, this is filmmaking at its most immersive. You’re there in that room, like it or not, and there is no release until things comes to a devastating conclusion. And it’s not even that the imagery is revolutionary, or something we haven’t seen on screen before, but it’s the strength and authenticity of the filmmaking depicting these inhumane acts of police violence that makes it an altogether unique and unforgettable artistic experience. So while overall this is a flawed and disjointed film, it is the overwhelming blunt force of emotion that overpowers its deficiencies — because Detroit’s most telling success is the raw feeling it conveys. How it makes you angry, makes you hurt, and reveals so much (Black Lives Matter parallels abound, but in true Bigelow-style, it’s not explicit). For its sheer visceral impact, this is not only a tremendous cinematic achievement but a necessary one.

dunkirk

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n Dunkirk, director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Interstellar) sets out to tell a true story most Americans have never heard of but his fellow Englishmen know by heart. It was called Operation Dynamo, and as Winston Churchill said, it was a “miracle of deliverance” that changed the course of the Second World War. In 1940, as the Nazis conquered one European country after another with startling ease, British and French forces fighting in France were driven to the sea. Stranded there with nowhere to run, a near-miraculous evacuation of the 300,000 beleaguered Allied forces was orchestrated by both the Royal Navy and English civilians in small, privately owned boats.

Nolan hopes that the pure spectacle of what he’s filmed will instill that same sense of awe, and he succeeds. These almost impressionist vignettes follow RAF pilots flying above the fray (one pilot is played by Tom Hardy), a shell-shocked soldier pulled from the sea (Cillian Murphy), and the civilian yachtsman who rescued him (Mark Rylance, the film’s standout), as well as brass on the beach directing the evacuation (Kenneth Branaugh). Much has been made of Nolan’s choice to use as many practical effects as possible in this film, to shy away from a reliance on computergenerated imagery. And seeing fighter planes streak across the skies and lines of thousands of men waiting to disembark from empty beaches is truly stunning stuff. Not to mention the incredible soundscape that perfectly punctuates every heartpounding moment. With more art-film tendencies than you might expect, Dunkirk is a stirring, exciting look at a terrifying moment in world history that must be viewed on the big screen.

baby driver

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aby Driver is poised to be the film of the summer. It’s a sleeper blockbuster that’s going to set the bar for action movies for years to come. It’s a thrilling dance party that you’ll want to watch again and again, and it excites you about the cinema in the way only a bravura achievement can. You could see it a dozen times and still come out energized and exuberant. The baby driver in question here is actually named Baby (The Fault in Our Stars’ Ansel Elgort), a getaway driver with an uncanny knack for outrunning the authorities. He’s a good kid, too. His handler, Doc (Nine Lives’ Kevin Spacey), considers the taciturn Baby his good luck charm. But Baby wants out, wants to escape with Deborah (the girl he meets at his favorite diner) to make a life with only their love and his music. But when promised one final job, things, of course, take a turn ... Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) is a skilled director who can helm a certain kind of British comedy with aplomb, but you wouldn’t necessarily peg him as an action guy. But Baby Driver reveals that his grasp of image, movement, and sound is both revolutionary and deeply familiar. Only he could’ve made this movie — you feel this is a culmination of all he’s seen and absorbed as a cinephile and music obsessive. And is it cool?

Boy howdy, it’s the coolest damn movie you’ve ever seen. It’s effortlessly cool. And you just need to see it.

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As for how to get him back into workout mode, consider what psychologists Edward Deci and Richard M. Ryan have learned in studying motivation. They break it down into two categories — intrinsic and extrinsic, fancy terms for internal and external. The extrinsic kind is outside pressure to do something — like nagging from the wife to start going to the gym instead of just driving by the place and waving.

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Extrinsic pressure tends to motivate defiance rather than compliance — which is to say it’s remarkably effective at bringing out the “terrible twos” in a 46-year-old man. Intrinsic motivation, however, is the kind that Deci and Ryan find leads to lasting change. This is motivation that comes from within a person, meaning that it’s in tune with who they are and what they want for themselves — like abs of steel instead of…wait, there are abs in there?

So, the challenge here is not how to make your husband work out but how to get him to start wanting what you want. You’re allowed to make requests of the person you’re married to, so ask him to try something for you — go to the gym…for just three weeks. Reassure him that you still find him hot, but explain that you really, really find him hot when it looks like you could chip a tooth on one of his biceps.

The three-week stint — beyond getting him back in the habit of going to the gym — should lead to some positive changes in his body, giving him a sense of accomplishment.

Because Deci and Ryan find that feelings of “competence” are an integral part of intrinsic motivation, there’s a good chance he’ll feel motivated to keep working out — instead of trying to get by on making those weightlifter grunts every time he changes the channel.

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: I’m trying to get over a breakup, and one

of my best friends, in an attempt to help me move on, keeps saying, “He doesn’t want you!” I get that (and I do need to move on), but hearing that makes me feel unlovable and even more depressed. I am seeing what went wrong; I should have believed him when he told me at the very beginning that he was “terrified of relationships.” I’m sure it’s frustrating for her to see me in pain, but I’m just not ready to get back out there. What do I tell her so she stops making me feel worse?

—Still Sad

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: Misery sometimes wishes company would shut its big flapping trap.

Of course, your friend means well. She just wants Pain and its BFF, Suffering, to bugger off already.

However, like most people, she probably doesn’t understand that the sadness you’re experiencing isn’t just a crappy feeling. Like all emotions, it has a job to do. In fact, sadness is a tool, just like a hammer, a plunger, or a Winkelschleifer (German for angle grinder).

Psychiatrist and evolutionary psychologist Randolph Nesse explains that “happiness and sadness usually follow experiences of gain or loss,” helping us by “influencing future behavior” in ways that increase our chances of passing along our genes (including surviving long enough to manage that).

Happiness, for example, urges us (about whatever led to it), “Do that again and you’ll see even more of me!” Sadness, on the other hand, warns us, “Do that again, missy, and I’ll drag you right back to Boohoosville.” Though sadness can seem like some kind of punishment you don’t remember deserving, Nesse writes that “those people who don’t experience much sadness … are predicted to engage again in the same behaviors that previously led to loss.”

Thank your friend for trying to make you feel better, but tell her that what you need from her is not tough love but the kind that involves hugs, Kleenex, and maybe a snack. Explain the utility of sadness — and how you’re using it as a tool to understand the past and act more wisely in the future. In other words, you aren’t stalling in moving on; you’re learning — and not just how long you have to cry before the neighbors start going to work in rowboats and the government sends in the National Guard with sandbags and a year’s supply of Cheetos.

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days, maybe you could work some lines from the Biblical “Song of Solomon” into your intimate exchanges. The moment is ripe for such extravagance. Can you imagine saying things like, “Your lips are honey,” or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living waters”? In my opinion, it wouldn’t even be too extreme for you to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.” If those sentiments seem too flowery, you could pluck gems from Pablo Neruda’s love sonnets. How about this one: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.” Here’s another: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.”

Welcome to Swami Moonflower’s Psychic Hygiene Hints.

Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint #1: To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of Chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session, and dew collected before dawn. Hint #2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your erogenous zones with pomegranate juice while you visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. #3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, place angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground while chanting, “It’s not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!” #4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon until the monkey runs away. #5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in the flame of a green candle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): ): A reader named

Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.” That list of priorities would be excellent for you to adopt during the coming weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you will be the recipient of extra amounts of permission, relief, approval, and ease. I won’t be surprised if you come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. In my opinion, to seek luxury would be a banal waste of such precious blessings. You’ll get more health-giving benefits that will last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming

CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of my

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(July 23-Aug. 22): The Witwatersrand is a series of cliffs in South Africa. It encompasses 217 square miles.

From this area, which is a tiny fraction of the Earth’s total land surface, humans have extracted 50 percent of all the gold ever mined. I regard this fact as an apt metaphor for you to meditate on in the next 12 months, Leo. If you’re alert, you will find your soul’s equivalent of Witwatersrand. What I mean is that you’ll have a golden opportunity to discover emotional and spiritual riches that will nurture your soul as it has rarely been nurtured.

weeks will be an excellent time to cruise past the houses where you grew up, the schools you used to attend, the hotspots where you and your old friends hung out, and the places where you first worked and had sex. In fact, I recommend a grand tour of your past. If you can’t literally visit the locations where you came of age, simply visualize them in detail. In your imagination, take a leisurely excursion through your life story.

Why do I advise this exercise? Because you can help activate your future potentials by reconnecting with your roots.

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favorite Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress, and playwright. In this horoscope, I offer a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you’d be wise to cultivate in the coming weeks. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs.

Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, to achieve goals, or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, my unwavering curiosity into the human condition, my distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, my strength of character in the face of unfairness, and my optimism despite defeats and loss.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What I wish for

you is a toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much hope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret and capitalize on some unruly wisdom and take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. I trust that you’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders may sound paradoxical, and yet they’re quite possible and exactly what you need.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Psychologist James

Hansell stated his opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things. But he was wrong in such interesting ways. He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.” That description should provide good raw material for you to consider as you play with your approach to life in the coming weeks, Libra. Being right won’t be half as important as being willing to gaze at the world from upside-down, inside-out perspectives. So I urge you to put the emphasis on formulating experimental hypotheses, not on proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions and make educated guesses and escape your own certainties.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering

a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual.

Some gifts could be big, complex, and catalytic, though others may be subtle, cryptic, or even covert. While some may be useful, others could be problematic. So I want to make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about these offerings. You probably shouldn’t blindly accept all of them. For instance, don’t rashly accept a “blessing” that would indebt or obligate you to someone in ways that feel uncomfortable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are

currently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that this experimental evidence can be applied to humans, I authorize you to act like a charismatic egomaniac in the coming weeks. JUST KIDDING! I lied about the lab rats. And I lied about you having the authorization to act like an egomaniac. But here are the true facts: The astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you

to eliminate all of the following activities from your repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirmishing, sparring, and brawling. Why is this my main message to you? Because the astrological omens tell me that everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love, and understanding. The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little -- and would probably undermine it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stockbrokers

in Pakistan grew desperate when the Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. In an effort to reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of ten goats in a parking lot. But their “magic” failed. Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked. I urge you to avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now. Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, I’m happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas.

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