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in 1917. In practice, communist nations were and are in reality oligarchies controlled by a powerful and wealthy few. Human rights abuses abound.

Upon dissolution of the USSR, many gloated that this proved superiority of capitalism. Such optimism may be unfounded.

As interpreted by John Smith of the Virginia Colony: “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.” It is a good idea. As currently practiced, capitalism is severely flawed. Workers today get less for their daily toil and often must toil longer and harder than those a few decades ago.

Meanwhile wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few.

A principle of ecology is that pollution is a resource out of place. Excessive concentration of wealth and power in a few individuals might be seen as an example of this. For capitalism to function well, capital in the form of land and natural resources must be available to allow productivity.

When these resources are hoarded and not available for the use of workers, the economy stagnates. If workers aren’t paid a fair wage, they have less to spend as a stimulus to the economy. Manure in the barn is waste; on a field it enriches the soil.

Munson workers just unionized.

Nationally, workers are losing in the struggle for fair compensation. Unions, whether in business or as a nation, arise out of the need to pool our strength. Our nation will only endure if we value labor.

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Reform for the Rich Gideon J. Tucker’s famous quote, “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session,” may prove relevant again when the GOP tackles tax reform shortly.

The real purpose of tax reform, says the Washington Post, is to raise revenue more efficiently. That means broadening the tax base, eliminating loopholes and deductions that favor the rich, and using the savings to lower rates for everyone. But Republicans want tax cuts, not reform, because tax cuts put more money in the pockets of their beloved wealthy and corporate donors.

They claim the U.S. economy lags because excessive tax burdens stifle economic growth and job creation. Realistically, decades of credible economic evidence contradict that groundless claim.

The GOP also wants to end-run Democratic involvement and possible filibusters by passing tax reform under budget-reconciliation rules.

But “reconciliation” requires bills be revenue neutral — not raise deficits, which would balloon under tax cuts for the wealthiest. Republicans would love to balance the budget on our backs, by cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

But Congress cannot cut domestic spending enough to offset the huge revenue losses caused by reverse Robin Hood tax breaks to the rich and famous, ratcheting up federal debt.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP.org) website shows graphically how the vast majority of Americans would lose out under GOP tax reform. Importantly, proposed measly middle-class tax cuts won’t make up for the income and services we’d lose.

The GOP already rammed through 35 percent increases in military spending (from $487 billion to $658 billion). If Republicans want cuts, why spend more than the next 10 countries combined? (China spends $215 billion; Russia, $69 billion!)

Will Moolenaar and Bergman vote for us middle-class citizens on taxes, or with the Kochs and ALEC? Let’s ditch the heartless old GOP “lower taxes” mantra!

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Bravo, Rogers I truly appreciate Mary Keyes Rogers’ column on capitalism. Though it created much prosperity, capitalism has reared its ugly head. It is based on selfishness and greed, and has resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, along with the continued ravaging of our natural resources, with no end in sight.

Those of us who have concerns for the welfare of others now and in the future, and the environment we are and will be living in, must continue to make our voices heard.

I want to be proud of the table we set for future generations.

Lee Astrauckas, Mancelona In Honor of Labor Labor Day became a national holiday dedicated to social and economic achievements of workers in 1894.

The Communist Manifesto of 1848 was motivated by horrors of the industrial revolution. Marx and Engel recognized labor as an essential power of workers. Bolsheviks formed a new nation based on communism

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features Crime and Rescue Map......................................7

Interlochen Takes Stock.....................................9 Bringing Katie Shephard Back to Life..............10 Honeypot Guitar Pickups..................................16 True Blu..........................................................17 Seen................................................................19

dates..............................................20-22 music The Up North Artists to Watch Now..................12

The Best Live-Music Venues You’re Missing......14 FourScore.......................................................23 Nightlife.........................................................25

columns & stuff Top Five...........................................................5

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Weird...............................................................8 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................24 Michael Gill, Acme The Reel...........................................................26 Advice Goddess.............................................28 Crossword...................................................29 Freewill Astrology.........................................30 Classifieds....................................................31

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BY Thomas Kachadurian When my grandfather was a teenager, he left his family and fled the Turkish Muslims. He didn’t know where he would end up or how long his journey would be. He took only a few possessions. One thing he carried with him was seed — cucumber seed. He wanted to be sure the thin, twisty cucumbers he knew in Armenia were available wherever he ended up. Even as a single father in Detroit during the Depression, he kept a garden in his yard, making pickles from the cucumbers he grew.

When I was a child growing up in a Detroit suburb, every Saturday morning in the summer my father was out of the house by 7am to head downtown to Eastern Market.

If my three siblings and I were awake, he would take us with him. My sisters came along a handful of times. My younger brother tagged along once in a while. I never missed a Saturday. To me it felt like

visit the market now, you can find several vendors selling baked goods. There is a line at the 9 Bean Rows stall every Saturday (Pro tip: bring more help.) I love 9 Bean Rows — you will not find a better croissant in France — but they are not farmers. I can get great, fresh baked goods at Bay Bread just a few blocks away.

At the Sara Hardy Market you can buy candles, soap, floral sachets, and all sorts of cute little crafts for your home. Even a few of the larger Grand Traverse and Leelanau farmers are gone. There are growers. They bring lavender, flowers and all the types of organic lettuce you can imagine. There are tables where a few vegetables are displayed like jewels — and similarly priced. A few even have cucumbers in a pint container, for $5. There is no other cucumber marketplace in the state where a pint of cucumbers will fetch $5.

The market was where the country enterprise came to the city. Now it’s a craft fair for women’s studies majors. my father knew every farmer, and many of them would greet him by name. “Harry,” they would call, “I have cucumbers I just picked last night.” One of my most profound childhood memories is eating crisp, sunwarm cucumbers while we walked through the market looking for the right tomatoes or the best watermelon. Later in his life, I took my father to Eastern Market.

Thirty years ago, when I moved to Traverse City, one of the first routines I developed was going to the Farmers Market on summer Saturdays. In the 1980s and 1990s it was a place for farmers and not much else. I quickly got to know a few of them well. My personal source for cucumbers was Flossie Armstrong (yes, that is her name), who came every Saturday and most Wednesdays. At her farm they picked everything on Friday and made the two-hour drive from Standish to Traverse City. When my daughter was a child, she came with me, and we ate fresh cucumbers from Flossie while we walked the market.

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I bought a range of things from Flossie over the years, but every year at the end of July or early August she would tell me the week before the cucumbers were ready. When I arrived the next week she would have a halfbushel of fresh pickling cucumbers waiting for me. In addition to having been on the vine less than 24 hours before, they also were half the price of anything I could get anywhere else.

Flossie isn’t at the Sara Hardy Farmers Market anymore. After 33 years of coming every Saturday, Flossie Armstrong came for the last time in 2015, when the wizards of smart in the Downtown Development Authority decided that only local farmers could be part of the market. They passed the rule to make room for more local farmers, but that isn’t what has happened at all. If you

The market has become a trendy social spot for hipsters to wander while they sip their Americanos. They sing the virtues of the local produce, when in fact they are just paying a premium for the luxury of buying their produce at a market where image reigns over quality and value. The same week that sweet corn ears were $5 a dozen at the Hardy Market, I bought local sweet corn from Lucky’s for $.20 an ear. It was delicious.

I’m certain there are a few dedicated farmers at the Sara Hardy Market, but they are lost in the cloud of distractions created by the DDA in their effort to create a tourist attraction where there was once a thriving link to Traverse City’s rural past. The market was where the country enterprise came to the city. Now it’s a craft fair for women’s studies majors.

The first weekend this August, when it was time for canning, I went to the Hardy Market early. There were five vendors selling pickling cucumbers. They were selling them by the piece, for as much as $1 each. None of them looked particularly fresh. I ended up at Meijer. They had Michigan pickling cucumbers on sale for $.69 a pound. The produce clerk brought out a fresh box that had arrived that morning. The cucumbers still had the pollen dust on them like they did at the Eastern Market 40 years ago. My bagful, about a half bushel, was $7. I asked the clerk where in Michigan they came from.

He said, “We get produce from all over Michigan. I think these are from Standish.”

Thomas Kachadurian is a photographer, designer, and author. He lives on Old Mission with his wife and two children. He is a member and past president of the Traverse Area District Library Board of Trustees.

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Kenny Olson Coming Home Traverse City son and famed guitarist Kenny Olson — founder of Kid Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker Band and most recently a staple on the Experience Hendrix Tour — will return to his old stomping grounds this month.

On Saturday, Sept. 16, following a round at his 2nd annual Kenny Olson Rock-N-Hole golf tourney, he’ll hit the stage at Streeter’s Center’s Ground Zero in TC. Word is, several “special guests and a surprise finale” are in store for fans. The golf event, show, and a silent auction (also at Streeter’s) are part of Olson’s mission to salute the country’s veterans and raise money to support the the Mid-Michigan Honor Flight, which transports veterans to visit war memorials in Washington D.C. Learn more: facebook.com/KennyOlsonGolfTourney/

The Harvest Stompede, a self-guided wine tour along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail with world class wines and culinary delights, happens on Sat. and Sun., Sept. 9-10. Sat. also includes a 5K run/walk or 7-mile run race through Leelanau’s vineyards starting at 9am at Ciccone Vineyard. The wine tour runs from 11am-6pm. Sunday’s hours are 12-5pm. Tickets (doesn’t include race) are $40 and include a souvenir wine glass and a special wine pour and food pairing at each of 22 participating wineries along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. lpwines.com

Orchestrate Your Musical Escape Now joining the escape-room-game sites that have cropped up in Gaylord and Grayling, Traverse City recently saw the opening of its first: Escape Routes, LLC, located in the Warehouse District, above Workshop Brewing Company. Right now, one of its themed escape rooms is sporting a sweet challenge for mystery-solvin’ music buffs: 60 minutes to solve a series of musical puzzles, find a golden record inside the room’s walls, and escape. So far, only 24 percent of players have managed to make it out in time. Go for the gold at Tcescaperoutesllc.com, or try your hand at Northern Michigan Escape Rooms in Grayling (northernmichiganescaperooms.com) or Escape the Cabin in Gaylord (escapethecabin.com).

bottomsup Bayside Coffee and Tea’s BKON Tea Brews Tucked away on a pretty little street in Suttons Bay is Bayside Coffee and Tea, with its earthy, sleek interior and — most importantly — an extensive menu of coffee and tea selections.

Owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Randy and Tak McMillen, Bayside has great coffee, for sure; but its especially known for its tea menu, overseen by Tak. She’s a native of Thailand, with several years’ worth of overseas restaurant and beverage experience, including time spent in Germany as well as at a coffee roasting company in Bangkok.

Bayside’s tea list includes 60+ teas, which can be brewed in either 12- or 16-ounce servings and served hot or iced (let Tak recommend which, based on the tea you choose). The teas are brewed with the BKON RAIN-powered system, which uses a reverse atmospheric-infusion process to pull the full essence from each specific measure and type of tea.

It’s an uber-modern method that’s said to best unlock each tea’s full “flavor profile,” so you can taste all of the tea’s different layers and components.

Several teas brand new to Bayside are perfect for testing with the BKON, so you can see the process and try the tea for yourself. The newest teas available are Patagonia Wild Guava, Match Ginger Buzz, Omija Beauty Berry, Omija Berry Blush, and Tumeric Mango.

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COME HOME spectator by stephen tuttle Alexander the Great was the first, or at least the first for which there are good records.

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He and his gang breezed into what is now Afghanistan back in 330 B.C. a scant 2,347 years ago. After two years of being constantly attacked by local tribes, Alexander was no longer that great and he and his army moved on. The pattern had begun.

Arab armies flowed in multiple times, starting in A.D. 667 and actually had some success before they were finally run out by angry locals. Genghis Khan showed up in 1219 and was gone before the end of 1221, unappreciative of the lack of hospitality.

The British, with empire-building on their minds and a steep learning curve, came and got beat up in 1839, again in 1878, and fi-

President Donald Trump advocated pulling out of Afghanistan during his campaign, and his reasoning was sound: Our national interest does not include being the Afghan defense force forever.

Unfortunately, he’s now fallen into the same pit as Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama did before him. The military brass has convinced Trump that another surge, this time an additional 12,000 troops, will somehow turn the tide. We did not accomplish that when we had 100,000 troops

Surely we must have learned something from a 2,300-year history of failed invasions. We did not. nally left for good in 1919. A young Winston Churchill famously said of their efforts in Afghanistan, “Financially it is ruinous. Morally it is wicked. Militarily it is an open question, and politically it is a blunder.”

Nobody listened to him. The Soviet Union came calling in 1979, ostensibly to put down a rebellion threatening to upend their puppet government. After a decade and more than 13,000 Soviet troops killed, another 35,000 wounded, and as many as 2,000,000 civilian casualties, they skulked away. It was a precipitating event in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Surely we must have learned something from a 2,300-year history of failed invasions.

We did not.

We started well in 2001. Determined to flush out Osama bin Laden from wherever the Taliban were hiding him, we sent in a few dozen special operations personnel, created a partnership with tribal leaders we called the Northern Alliance, and sent the Taliban scurrying off into the hills.

(If you’d like a full account, read “The Horse Soldiers,” Traverse City author Doug Stanton’s best-selling and exquisitely researched and written book on our early intervention there.)

Then we got stupid and sent in more and more troops. Now, 16 years later, it’s the longest war in our history, with no end in sight.

Our objectives are unclear — killing terrorists is a bit vague for a strategic goal — and no one seems to know what winning this war would look like.

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and perhaps as much as $2 trillion. That doesn’t even include the aftercare required for our 20,000 vets wounded there. Nor does it include the debt service; unlike other wars we raised taxes to finance, this one is being fought with borrowed money.

We’ve already lost 2,300 men and women in uniform. According to Amnesty International, some 250,000 civilians have died.

Depending on whose numbers you choose to believe, we’ve spent at least $800 billion

there under Bush, nor when Obama sent in 30,000, but somehow, we now believe 12,000 is the magic number.

Oh, we’ll temporarily chase off the Taliban and declare the surge a great success, as we have in the past. But there is an old adage in that part of the world, something along the lines of “sacrifice space for time.” The bad guys will return, and it should be the Afghans fighting them.

We’ve spent nearly $80 billion just training and equipping the Afghan army. Why, after 16 years, are they still not capable of fighting their own battles? Maybe because we’ll do it for them and stoke their weak economy with American dollars at the same time. Their government is awash in corruption and malfeasance, and apparently, their military cannot be trained to defend its own country in 16 years of trying.

Our role, if any, should be to isolate the major terrorist groups in the borderland between Afghanistan and Pakistan with our absolute air superiority including drones and missile strikes. The boots on the ground should be the Afghan military.

The war in Afghanistan is draining our treasury, forcing multiple deployments of our troops, impairing our training, and putting enormous stress on a military still active in Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and prepping for North Korea.

We simply cannot be the peacekeepers-inperpetuity in Afghanistan. Our very presence there is the greatest recruiting tool for the Taliban, al-Qaida, ISIS, and all their mutant offshoots. It is a regional problem, and the people of that region need to be the solution.

More of our blood and treasure isn’t likely change much. It’s time for us to come home.

Crime & Rescue DRIVER KILLS MAN, RUNS A 47-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in Mesick, and police want to find the driver who sped away.

Midland resident Keith Jay Taylor was struck while getting out of his car at 9pm Aug. 26 on W. Mesick Ave., and he was taken to Munson Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Whoever struck Taylor sped off. Witnesses gave Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies conflicting descriptions of the vehicle, claiming it was either a white sedan or a dark-colored SUV. Anyone who knows anything should call police at (231) 779-9211.

PAROLEE ARRESTED FOR JAIL DRUGS A 74-year-old Traverse City man, paroled from prison last year following a 1982 sentencing for first-degree criminal sexual conduct faces new charges after he allegedly smuggled drugs into jail.

James Joseph Cicotte faces up to life in prison for charges of possession of contraband by a prisoner and being a four-time habitual offender.

He was in jail on a probation violation Aug. 22 when a jail trustee who was mopping his cell found seven antidepressant Mirtazapine pills, hidden in tape, among Cicotte’s possessions. The case was investigated by Traverse City Police.

CHASE LEADS TO ARREST Police who were on the lookout for a suicidal man found him, then were led on a high-speed chase.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home at 10:52am Aug. 28 after a man told co-workers at a business on M-22 that he planned to kill himself with a 9mm handgun.

Deputies learned the 26-year-old had just left in his yellow Ford Ranger.

A Traverse City Police officer soon spotted the truck on Bay Street and attempted a traffic stop, but the suspect drove off, leading to a chase through Slabtown, to Front Street and onto Cedar Run Road.

Leelanau deputies joined the pursuit, which reached speeds of 85 miles per hour. The man pulled over and gave up in Long Lake Township.

He was arrested and found to be in possession of a 9mm Bersa handgun he had purchased days earlier. The man was taken to Munson Medical Center for a mental health evaluation.

COPS TACKLE SHOPLIFTER Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies tackled a suspect who bolted from Meijer after he was caught trying to shoplift cologne and vodka.

The 20-year-old Traverse City man was spotted Aug. 27 at 3:10pm trying to leave the Garfield Township store with a cart full of personal hygiene items and flavored vodka, Lt. Brian Giddis said.

Police were called, and the man ran. A deputy spotted him hiding in a ditch near the Meijer gas station. When he ran across US-31 into the Walgreens parking lot, police surrounded and captured him.

HIT-AND-RUN INVESTIGATED A man suffered serious injuries after someone ran a stop sign and crashed into his motorcycle near Mancelona.

Antrim County Sheriff’s deputies said the driver of a dark-colored full-size pickup struck 34-yearold Aaron Kinnie on Aug. 25 on M-88 in Custer Township and sped away. Kinnie was not wearing a helmet and suffered severe head injuries.

The pickup failed to stop when it crossed M-88 at Johnson Road. It was last seen headed toward US-131 on Johnson Road. Deputies said they have identified a suspect who might have been the driver, but the case was still under investigation.

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DRIVER DRIVES INTO RIVER Police said a 44-year-old Traverse City man would not cooperate after he drove the wrong way down a one-way street, crashed through a construction fence, and drove into the Boardman River.

The man refused to take a sobriety test but was nonetheless arrested for operating under the influence after officers suspected alcohol use, Traverse City Police Chief Jeffrey O’Brien said. The man was taken to Munson to have his blood drawn before he was taken to jail.

The man had driven his car the wrong way down Pine Street at 12:15am Aug. 26, crashed through the fence surrounding a vacant lot on East Front Street, and drove into the Boardman River.

He suffered a cut to his forehead. His 2012 Chevy Tahoe was removed from the river by a tow truck.

MAN KILLED IN CRASH A 34-year-old Traverse City man was killed when he was ejected from his vehicle after losing control on a curve and crashing.

Joel Christopher Chambers crashed on Silver Lake Road at 1am Aug. 25. Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said alcohol contributed to the crash.

Chambers was taken to Munson Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

MOTORCYCLIST KILLED An Owosso man who crashed into the back of a stopped pickup near Cadillac died after being thrown from his motorcycle.

Timothy George Hazelton, 64, was pronounced dead at Munson Cadillac after the Aug. 26 crash, said Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies, who investigated the crash.

Hazelton was driving on M-115 when he crashed into the back of a pickup that had stopped at a red light at W. 13 Road at 7:30pm. He was not wearing a helmet.

Deputies found cocaine, a .380-caliber handgun, and a large amount of cash. They arrested him for possession with intent to deliver, possession of a firearm while under the influence, and a concealed-pistol license violation.

THREE-CAR CRASH ENDS IN CHARGES A three-car crash on Hammond Road in East Bay Township could lead to a multitude of charges against two drivers and a passenger.

The crash happened Aug. 25 at 6:37pm when a 33-year-old Traverse City man lost control, crossed the center line, and crashed into two cars before driving back across the road and into ditch, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Lt. Brian Giddis said.

The driver of the at-fault car, who was seriously injured in the crash, admitted to drinking alcohol prior to the crash and told police that his passenger, a 44-year-old Gaylord man, had just taken heroin. He also informed police that they would find more heroin in his car.

That driver is also likely to face assault charges because after the crash, another driver, a 29-yearold Grand Rapids man, broke into the at-fault vehicle to check if the people inside were OK, waking up the suspect and causing him to punch the Grand Rapids man several times in the face and then punch his passenger.

The driver of the third car, a 23-year-old Traverse City woman, also might face charges because she had no license or insurance, and her car was not registered.

MOTEL EXPLOSION CHARGES FILED A woman who police say caused an explosion at a Manton motel that severely injured her two children faces charges.

The woman was released from a hospital Aug. 30 and immediately arrested by Traverse Narcotics Team officers on charges of delivery of marijuana, maintaining a drug house, second-degree child abuse, and lying to a police officer.

The state police Fire Marshall determined that a May 17 explosion and fire that destroyed the Green Mill Motel likely stemmed from the operation of a butane hash oil lab; chemicals used in that kind of lab were found in the room where the suspect was staying with her two children.

TNT, who investigated the case alongside Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies, did not release the suspect’s name in a press release about the charges.

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MAN BUSTED WITH COCAINE AND CASH Police who were called to the Garfield Township Kmart to check out a man unconscious in his car arrested the man for cocaine and gun possession.

Dispatchers received calls about a man who appeared to need medical attention at 8:30pm Aug. 24. Responding Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics determined the 37-year-old Williamsburg man was not having a medical emergency; he was under the influence of narcotics.

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Eclipsing Weird A California man with European heritage “strong and pure” placed an ad on Craigslist in advance of the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, seeking a “worthy female” to have sex with him in Oregon and “conceive a child that will be on the next level of human evolution.”

“Everything will be aligned in the local universe. Both of our cosmic orgasmic energy will be aligned with the planets,” the ad posited. He had only one specific caveat: “You must like cats.” The ad has since been deleted.

Rise of the Machines When Louise Kennedy, an equine veterinarian from Ireland who has worked in Australia for the past two years on a skilled worker visa, decided to stay in the country, she had to take the Pearson Test of English as part of her requirements for permanent residency. Imagine her surprise when, as a native English speaker with two university degrees, she flunked the oral component of the computer-based test. “There’s obviously a flaw in their computer software when a person with perfect oral fluency cannot get enough points,” Kennedy said. For its part, Pearson has denied that there is any problem with its test or scoring “engine.” Kennedy will pursue a spouse visa so she can remain with her Australian husband.

New World Order In Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, near Plattsburgh, New York, the Canadian military is building a refugee camp to house asylum-seekers coming from the United States, where recent migrants fear the current administration’s immigration crackdown.

Montreal has already turned its Olympic Stadium into a shelter for refugees. The new camp would house 500 people in heated tents while they wait for refugee applications to be processed. More than 3,300 people crossed into Quebec from the U.S. between January and June 2017.

Bright Idea United States Border Patrol agent Robert Rocheleau and Alburgh, Vermont, resident

Mark Johnson, 53, exchanged tense words on Aug. 3 when Johnson climbed down from his tractor and demanded to know why Rocheleau wasn’t doing more to apprehend illegal immigrants. Johnson said people working in the U.S. illegally were damaging his livelihood. (Alburgh is just south of the border with Canada.) After the exchange, Johnson got back in his tractor and, as Rocheleau reported, “While passing by my vehicle Mr. Johnson ... engaged the PTO shaft to his trailer and covered my vehicle in cow manure.” Mr. Johnson pleaded not guilty in Vermont Superior Court in North Hero, saying he didn’t know the car was nearby when he turned on his manure spreader.

Picky, Picky The Ford Motor Co. has hired smelltesters for its research labs in China, where consumers don’t like the “new-car” smell that many Americans seek out. Ford calls the testers its “golden noses,” who sniff materials such as upholstery, steering wheels and carpet. Testers are subjected to a stringent selection process and must not smoke or drink alcohol. “In North America,” said Andy Pan, supervisor for material engineering at a Ford facility in China, “people want a newcar smell and will even buy a ‘new-car’ spray to make older cars feel new and fresh. In China, it’s the opposite.”

Ow! Ow! Ow! On June 25, Doug Bergeson of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was framing the fireplace of a home he was building when his nail gun slipped from his grasp and shot a 3 1/2-inch nail into his heart. Bergeson said it stung, but when he saw the nail “moving with my heart,” he realized he wasn’t going to get any more work done. So he washed up and drove himself to the hospital 12 miles away, where he alerted a security guard that he had a nail in his heart and said, “It’d be great if you can find somebody to help me out here.” Bergeson underwent surgery to remove the nail, which his doctors said barely missed a main artery in his heart.

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Interlochen Takes Stock With summer past, the arts center looks to the off-season and 2018

By Ross Boissoneau Ian Anderson has left the building, and the crowds have followed suit. The Jethro Tull frontman’s flute might still be echoing from the rafters of Kresge Auditorium as the curtain falls on Interlochen’s summer concert season. But Rory Baker is already looking ahead, as he’s in the midst of planning for next year. “It’s all about developing relationships,” said the director

of Interlochen Presents. “I’m talking to agents. I’m already sending out offers.”

Baker has been with Interlochen since 2005, but this was his first year as the head of Interlochen Presents, the concert arm of the center. He said this past year was a success by nearly every measure; several shows were either sold out or nearly so. “Diana Ross sold out. Ian Anderson nearly sold out. We’re in good shape with ticket sales. We’ve had great ticket sales over the past 10 years.”

But there’s more to success than simply selling tickets. The concerts bring in attendees who might not be familiar with the center’s mission, which is focused on the hundreds of student artists who attend the summer camp and the academy. Not only do those attending shows learn more about the camp, their ticket proceeds go toward student scholarships.

Many of the visiting artists work directly with students through master classes, seminars or group lessons. Baker said such student participation is another way to measure Interlochen’s success. “While OK Go was here, they worked with visual art, theater and music students,” he said.

Three of the band’s original members attended ICA as campers; that’s where OK Go lead vocalist Damian Kulash and bassist Tim Nordwind met and became best friends. One of the things they remembered from their time at ICA was how campers spontaneously gathered to perform, so they held their own impromptu concert on the mall with students.

Baker said every student who wanted to attend the group’s show was allowed to do so for free. “Damian and Tim said we had to make sure we put some students onstage to perform. It was a different energy at Kresge,” said Baker.

It’s not only pop performers who work with the students. Opera professionals Nathan and Julie Gunn were artists in residence the last week of the camp. Both are faculty members at the University of Illinois, where Nathan is professor of voice and the general director of the Lyric Theater @ Illinois. Julie serves as the director of Lyric Theatre studies, associate professor of accompanying, and assistant director of development and engagement for the university’s school of music. They performed a recital together and also worked with high school vocal students in

master classes, coaching and workshops.

“That’s one thing that makes it (Interlochen) unique,” said Baker.

Given its broad audience reach and its concurrent mission to educate students from across the artistic spectrum, Baker said it’s important to book a cross-section of artists. “Dance, rock and roll, pop, jazz, classical, singer/songwriters — we look at the trends and make sure we don’t overprogram [any particular genre or style].

We continue to look to develop audiences of all ages.”

Baker said the annual Winterlochen is a perfect example of how Interlochen Center for the Arts strives to not be insular but rather develops relationships with the community outside campus. The daylong grab bag of performances, workshops (often led by students), and sing-alongs is an opportunity for friends, neighbors, and other locals to interact with students, staff, and one another. “The whole point is to engage the community,” he said. (Winterlochen 2018 takes place Feb. 17.)

ICA reaches out in other ways as well, including the continuing series Interlochen Artists at Kirkbride Hall, which this fall features four performances at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons. Other upcoming Performing Arts Series shows feature returning favorites, such as the Nutcracker and dance troupe MOMIX, and artists who haven’t previously performed at Interlochen, like jazz pianist Fred Hersch and the Calidore String Quartet.

Baker said the key, whether large-scale summer concerts or faculty or student recitals, is to engage the audience and make sure Interlochen Center for the Arts continues to prosper. “Some shows are focused on our guests — ZZ Top, for example. Personally, my biggest takeaway is I’m impressed by how the arts [inspire] young people, how excited they get about it.”

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BRINGING KATIE SHEPHARD BACK TO LIFE

By Patrick Sullivan Depending on how you think about it, restoration of the Katie Shepard Hotel on North Manitou Island has taken years — or a flurry of weeks.

Since 2009, volunteers from Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear have spent 10 days each August painstakingly bringing the 1895 structure back to life.

“To put it in perspective, nine years at 10 days — it’s only 90 days. It’s only three months. And that’s really amazing,” said Susan Pocklington, PHSB director. “It’s truly on the backs of volunteers. I mean, yes, we put money into it for materials, but it’s all volunteer.”

Today, the nonprofit is on the cusp of a milestone: With restoration almost complete, PHSB plans to submit an application to the National Park Service for permission to run the Katie Shepard as a rustic hotel that would give visitors to North Manitou an alternative to camping and the chance to experience resort life like it was a century ago.

If the plan is approved, Pocklington said the hotel could open as early as the summer of 2019.

COMPLICATED HISTORY The worksite buzzed on a Monday morning in midAugust, but it was quieter than it had been in previous years, with most of the heavy-duty structural work complete and only some painting and finishing work remaining.

The Katie Shepard was constructed on the east side of the island as part of Cottage Row, originally a row of 10 cottages on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. A wealthy Chicago businessman platted out the lots in the late 19th century. The small two-story structure is just a short walk from the ferry dock and the island’s ranger station, housed guests for decades. Then it sat abandoned for decades more.

North Manitou became part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s boundaries in 1970, but it was more than a decade before the park service could officially take over the property from the island’s then-owner, the nonprofit Angell Foundation; the federal government and foundation spent much of that decade squabbling over the island’s final price. Ultimately, the government paid $12.2 million for the island.

The history of the 1895 structure — and its maintenance — isn’t entirely clear.

What is known: “Miss Katie” – the daughter of the woman who built the house and the woman who ran it as a hotel for decades – left the island after she fell ill in 1932.

After that, the house was used as a summer cottage and then as a home base for hunters that who visited the island, although it is unclear how much, if any, use the building saw through the middle 20th Century.

No doubt its various owners and keepers performed general upkeep throughout its years of use, but by the time PHSB arrived to undertake its restoration in 2009, the building had fallen into profound disrepair and had become home to bats, raccoons, and other creatures of the encroaching wilderness.

Thanks to a decade of devoted volunteers, an abandoned 122-year-old cottage on North Manitou Island might open its door to overnight guests once again.

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FIRE SUPRESSION QUESTION Before guests can be welcomed back to the Katie Shepard, Pocklington said PHSB must answer one critical question: What kind of fire-suppression system, if any, can be installed in the structure?

The group has learned that they would likely be able to operate a hotel without a fire suppression system if guests rent only the four rooms on the first floor, because those rooms all exit directly to the outside. But that plan would eliminate use of five guest rooms on the second floor.

“At this point, we’re going to submit two scenarios,” Pocklington said. “One is only people in the first floor, with no fire suppression, and then the second scenario is keep trying to find a solution for fire suppression upstairs.”

Depending on what PHSB comes up with, the group will have to raise additional money in order to install a system. It’s not every day someone tries to restore a 19th century hotel to its rustic origins and still manages to live up to modern building codes.

“We’re still researching different alternatives, including the dry powder and things like that,” she said. “The Dougherty House on Old Mission has found something.

We’ve been in contact because we’re both researching the same thing.”

The kitchen and dining area was originally constructed behind the house, keeping it safe from fire, heat, and any animals that might be attracted to the food. But that area has fallen down and cannot be rebuilt; according to National Park Service rules, once a building is in ruins, it can almost never be reconstructed.

Project manager David Watt talks about his passion for restoring the Katie Shepard hotel on North Manitou Island.

So, if the hotel plan goes forward, neither cooking nor fires will be allowed in the building; PHSB plans to set up an area with gas grills behind the Katie Shepard so that guests can cook.

WHAT KEEPS THEM COMING BACK David Watt, the project manager, has volunteered on North Manitou each of the project’s nine years.

He said what keeps people coming back each summer for hard labor is the satisfaction of seeing the old building come to life.

“The vision that these people have is so powerful that people are willing to keep working, in spite of the fact that progress is slow,” Watt said.

Preservation of Cottage Row is important in a place like northern Michigan, he said, because it is one of the earliest examples of resort life in the region.

“This whole Cottage Row is an example of the earliest cottagers,” Watt said. “The idea of being able to live here, approximately as they did on the order of a hundred years ago, is pretty cool. I mean, we’ve got the photos of these ladies sitting out on this porch right out there, those same types of chairs, a picture of these ladies, and it’s really cool to be able to do the same thing.”

Fred Siegmund also said that restoring the building is a passion. For Siegmund, it’s something he’s thought about since before he even heard of PHSB. Siegmund recalls hiking on the island years ago and wishing that the Katie Shepard was restored.

“The first time I saw this building, it was falling down, and I wanted to fix it,” he said.

“Then this came along. This is our ninth year. I’ve been out here every year. I saw the possibilities.”

Siegmund said his wife had noticed an article in the Leelanau Enterprise about the project in 2009 and told him he should sign up.

The remote workplace has built strong bonds among the volunteers, who say the camaraderie also keeps them coming back.

Some of the bonds are stronger than others: Stacie Longwell Sadowski met her husband of one year, Vince, three years ago while both were volunteering.

“He came on the crew, and we met, and we struck up a friendship after that,” she said.

“We came back to the island camping. The next year we did an eight-day camping trip, and he proposed to me on the other side of the island, overlooking Lake Michigan. He brought wine and the ring and everything. It was a big surprise.”

That’s the largest thing, because we have the BAT GUY COMES TO THE ISLAND tool trailer, which is parked out here on the The volunteers bear the brunt of the island. I think the biggest problem is just work, but at times, specialists are required. preplanning so you don’t have to go back Pocklington vividly recalls the day several and get something that you’ve forgot.” years ago when she opened up a ceiling while dressed in a hazmat suit. Bat guano showered PRESERVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE down upon her from the trusses.

That same kind of attention to detail has “The bat stuff was above the ceiling, so it gone into the meticulous work of making all came down on my head,” she said. sure everything in the restoration is as close The “bat stuff ” required professional to original as possible, and as much of the assistance. original material as possible is saved.

“It cost $4,000 for the bat guys to come “We want to save as much of the original out,” Pocklington said. “That was so much as we can. So we started pulling these boards work to find a contractor down, cleaning them up, that could come out and just pulling out the nails, and do this job, seal [all potential by the time we got done, entry points], and they also we realized that in milling The idea of did some deodorizing. They the new boards, they did came out twice — they not match the old ones,” came out once, and then we volunteer Margo Detzler being able checked it again, and there said. “I wish Katie could were a few openings. They talk to us, you know?” to live here, kept trying to seal it.”

Detzler walks into Getting a contractor a back room, a room in approximately the northwest side of the to come work on an island that’s 12 miles from building that overlooks the as they did Leland and lacks modern ruins of the kitchen and accommodations or even a a falling down structure restaurant is just one of the next door. She calls it the on the order challenges PHSB has faced “Katie Room” because over the years. more of the original wood of a hundred “When you’re doing in that room has been historic preservations, preserved than anywhere years ago, is there are always surprises,” else in the structure. It’s an Pocklington said. “You can important room because only tear off a few samples. it serves as a historical pretty cool.

You tear off samples to go record of what the house is get milled to match it, but supposed to look like. there’s no way we’d be able “My pride and joy is to totally assess what’s here. You’d have to saying that this is the true, original ‘Katie’ tear the whole thing apart. There’s always ceiling,” she said. reconvening: ‘How do we solve this problem?

Detzler said the work that goes into How do we solve that problem?’” making new materials blend in with the While the volunteers today marvel at old is arduous and painstaking, but it’s also how much they’ve gotten done in the span where a lot of the satisfaction of the work of nine 10-day marathon sessions, to say comes from. the hotel’s been restored in the span of three “Now the walls in that parlor area pretty months is a bit misleading. Lots of work much look like these, so they’ve been washed takes place on the Katie Shepard in the down — first of all with a special cleaner, a weeks and months leading up to that week disinfectant-type cleaner, then wherever the in August when volunteers work in the field. stains are the worst, we kind of are using a Work is carefully plotted out, an mineral spirits, steel wool kind of thing,” she inventory of the supplies and tools needed said. “And then we try to blend, with several is drafted, and volunteers are scheduled in cans of stain outside, and we try to smooth waves to ensure that each of the 10 or so that all in. And that is the result of what can bunks available for workers is full each night. happen when you take that kind of time.”

“It has its challenges, but we’ve been able to maneuver through it pretty successfully ORIGINAL FURNITURE RETURNS with some pretty good preplanning,” As word of the ongoing restoration has Pocklington said. “I think the biggest gotten around, it’s opened some portals to challenge is just transportation of materials. the past: A descendant of a former owner

offered PHSB a bureau that had once stood in the house’s upstairs hallway.

Now back, the antique sits on the main floor, wrapped in plastic and protected by a large quilt, waiting to be returned to where it stood decades before.

“She was a descendant, and she had an original bureau, and she wanted it to be put back in the Katie Shepard,” Pocklington said.

“So when it’s all done, we’ll be putting it back.”

They’ve also got an original bed.

Those are just some of the little details that go into bringing a historic structure back to life.

Take the work that goes into the building’s restored lattice windows, intricate grids of dozens of small panes of glass that are fitted into a cross-hatched wooden form: Each pane has been meticulously recreated by hand, even though most people probably wouldn’t notice if they group had simply stuck a cross-hatched overlay on a large piece of glass.

Up at the front of the house, to the left of the main entrance, is a potential guest room which Detzler has dubbed the game room, because that’s where they’ve stored some antique games that were found in the house, left behind in the debris.

“This would have been the prized guest room back in the day, because it had the view of the lake and, of course, the porch,” Detzler said.

If the hotel wins approval, the game room will likely house the rotating volunteer staffer who would check guests in and out and make sure everything runs smoothly. Pocklinger said her group has talked about staffing the hotel the way some lighthouses are staffed, where volunteers pay a nightly fee in order to stay at the property and act as keepers.

If the Katie Shepard can be opened as a rustic hotel, the project will have done more than preserve history — it will make North Manitou accessible to more people.

There is currently only one daily ferry stop at the island from Manitou Island Transit in Leland, so staying overnight is required unless you’ve got your own boat.

While the Katie Shepard would not offer traditional hotel amenities like electricity and indoor plumbing, it will offer island visitors a roof over their heads, beds to sleep on, and a place out back to cook meals.

The Katie Shepard would be a small oasis on an island of wilderness.

“Unbelievable. Really, the difference,” said volunteer Sally Byle, of how far the long-abandoned home has come in fewer than 10 years. “People walk in here and they say, ‘Oh, it’s beautiful.’ And it is. But it wasn’t.”

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On the Rise

By Kristi Kates Keep your eyes on these artists — they’re making a mark on northern Michigan’s music scene with their own brands of folk, funk, country, vintage rockabilly, and more. Check ’em out now, so you can say you knew ’em when.

The Up North artists to watch now

Jonathan Timm

Traverse City to Nashville to Traverse City. It’s been a circuitous road to underground indie fame for singersongwriter Jonathan Timm, who grew up locally watching his brother play in punk bands and later toured with a band of his own out of Grand Rapids. He’s back in town now after a half-dozen years spent in Tennessee’s Music City, where he shared studio time with Garth Brooks, opened for Willie Nelson, and roped in guitarist Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket to play on his 2016 solo debut album, Fever Dreams. While a myriad of influences filter throughout the set, both cities are distinctly evident in Timm’s sound, as the country roots of Nashville channel through in folky tracks like “What You Believe,” and the rustic, bluecollar northern rock of Michigan makes its way into tunes like “These Hours.” Timm might have temporarily trucked back to Nashville to record what will be his sophomore album, but there’s a reason he’s calling it True North.

Sounds Like: Neil Young drinking kale smoothies in a songwriting session with James Blunt at a grungy Seattle bar.

Find Out More: jonathantimm.bandcamp.com

Airstream

The authentic ambiance of this ambitious and unexpected vintage rockabilly outfit just can’t be beat. Hailing from just east of the Gaylord/Grayling area, the members deck themselves out in cord-trimmed Western shirts, jackets covered in black-and-white musical notes, cowboy hats, oversized belt buckles, and — on upright bass player Deb-O — jaunty neckerchiefs to present this unique genre to their ever-growing fan base. The foursome — which includes Daddy-O, Mr. Jim, Mr. Cool, and the aforementioned Deb — careens through fun tracks from the height of the rockabilly era: “Funnel of Love,” Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock,” and Sandy Nelson’s “Let There Be Drums” among them. These aren’t your ordinary covers, though; they’re Airstream’s own take on the bands, tunes, and singers that have influenced its sound, and you’ll hear many of them through new ears via the band’s energetic and upbeat arrangements. It’s cool, man.

Sounds Like: The Stray Cats, Carl Perkins, and Wanda Jackson busking outside of Sun Record Find Out More: facebook.com/airstream.rockabilly.1

Sweet Tooth

The 2016 demise of Gaylord’s most popular cover band, The Cookies, didn’t stop ambitious singer Jakey Thomas. He not only started work on a new, original project (coming soon) but also rebooted The Cookies’ successful live formula with the funky pop outfit Sweet Tooth, a duo consisting of himself and former Cookies bandmate Richie V. Their tagline is dippy — it claims Sweet Tooth is “like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get” — but it’s accurate. The pair bounce between instruments and vocal stylings at a ridiculously rapid rate — one minute looping bass and guitar riffs over percussion to replicate a rollicking R&B hit, the next doubling up on guitar and mandolin to sing a folk-pop favorite. Keep an eye out for a Sweet Tooth single arriving later this year (discussions about an EP or short album are also on the table), then run, Forrest, run to their next show.

Sounds Like: Robin Thicke and The Bee Gees taking the midnight bus to “Funkytown.”

Find Out More: marshmellowentertainment.com

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Sky and Signal

Ann Stebelton, Jen Schaap, and Mark Blaauw-Hara make up the upstart Petoskey trio Sky and Signal, whose collective sound skims from prog-rock to folk and jazz. Their lyrics focus on the natural world and a wide range of causes that they feel passionate about, including community-building; that’s why you’ll often see them performing locally at communityfocused events like Boyne City’s Stroll the Streets and Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Bidwell Plaza live music series. The impressively talented Blaauw-Hara deftly takes on the instrumental duties (both analog and digital) while Stebelton and Schaap weave together their unique brand of organic vocal harmonies. Recently added live drummer Chris Graham has been pepping up their sound a notch, so it will be interesting to see what this outfit has in store next.

Sounds Like: A less maudlin Bon Iver filtering his pointed melodies through a net made of Sarah McLachlan’s and Stevie Nicks’ wispy leftover scarves.

Find Out More: skyandsignal.bandcamp.com

Pineapple Psychologyr Take three lifelong friends and put them together, throw in a tropical snack and some college courses, and you get Pineapple Psychology, the quirkily named trio that hails from Bear Lake. The group got its start playing college bars and just wrapped up a mini-tour across northwest lower Michigan. The band’s playlist is as idiosyncratic as its name; you might hear covers by left-field indie rock bands like Young the Giant or Catfish and the Bottlemen, or Pineapple Psychology’s own originals, like “I Am Swell.” So far, the band is drummer-free (Alex Dutton supplies bass and ukulele, Ruben Resendiz plays guitar, and frontman Tucker Laws tackles both guitar and vocals), but its energetic sound might soon demand a bigger on-stage lineup.

Sounds Like: Weezer chilling out poolside in Hawaii after a rockin’ gig with Cold War Kids.

Find Out More: facebook.com/pineapplepsychology

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The Best Live-Music Venues You’re Missing Musicophiles might know these intimate, under-the-radar gems in their own backyard — but do you?

By Ross Boissoneau Everybody knows about the shows at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Ditto Traverse City’s City Opera House, Manistee’s Little River Casino, and Northwestern Michigan College’s Milliken Auditorium. But what about Red Sky Stage, Dhaseleer Events Barn, Rotary Park Pavilion, or Studio Stage?

Though often well-known in their individual communities, a number of performing arts venues elsewhere in the region are afterthoughts at best. But that doesn’t mean they don’t attract highend talent and aren’t worth checking out.

For example, Legacy Art Park at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville and Fountain Point Resort outside Lake Leelanau both host shows in the summer. The Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall has been refurbished and continues to showcase performers such as the Outside Track, who played last Thursday, coming on the heels of concerts by JigJam and Max and Ruth Blomquist. Even Pine Hill Nursery in Kewadin hosts music at

its summer-only café.

Here’s a look at some other venues across the area that maybe you don’t know about – but you should.

Music on the Mountain, the Homestead Resort, Glen Arbor Another summertime-only music series takes place atop one of the ski hills at the Homestead. The backdrop of Lake Michigan vistas makes for one of the most picturesque outdoor settings anywhere. The music’s not an afterthought either. It runs the gamut from folk to rock, jazz to world music. Past shows have included the likes of Bugs Beddow’s soulful mix of rock, pop and Motown, Celtic music from Blackthorn, Paul Keller’s jazz, Levi Britton, Blue Water Ramblers and Jill Jack. You can even ride the lift to the top.

Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee The Ramsdell has been a part of the community since opening in 1903, and like Manistee itself, it has thrived in good times

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and suffered in bad. In the 1990s, as the city began to emphasize its Victorian heritage, area residents banded together to guide a major restoration. Today Xavier Verna, the Ramsdell’s new executive director, is for the first time bringing an entire season of shows to the stage: a performance by the Grand Rapids ballet Sept. 29; South American sounds featuring the music of Argentina and Brazil by the Alberto Rojo Trio and Choro Das 3 on Oct. 6; Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band Nov. 7; and the Akropolis Reed Quintet Nov. 13 and 14. The Ramsdell also is home to the Manistee Civic Players and the week-long Festival of Trees, which runs Nov. 26 through Dec. 3.

Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey The auditorium at Crooked Tree Arts Center hosts a panoply of artists befitting its name. Pop music, chamber music, theater, jazz and dance are all welcomed to the stage (though not at the same time). This year things get started with classical pianist Andreas Klein Oct. 7. Rodney Whitaker, head of the jazz department at Michigan

State University, brings his group in on Jan. 6, and the vocal group Six Appeal performs March 10. Crooked Tree also hosts shows at other locations, such as the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center and Petoskey Public Schools. Of course, its galleries always are showcasing art from around the region and around the world.

On the Porch, Sleder’s, Traverse City This series of shows kicked off in 1998. Typically concerts take place once a month, mostly on Sunday; one exception was last week’s Tuesday performance by renowned French guitarist Pierre Bensusan.

Performers have been from across the musical spectrum, though often with a folksy or Celtic slant. Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers did a Mother’s Day show last year; other performers have included Louan Lechler, Pat Niemisto, Bill Staines, James Keelaghan, The RFD Boys, Fullset, the Outside Track and Josh White Jr. It typically runs during the non-summer season, with most shows scheduled between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Aoife at Michel

Red Sky Stage, Petoskey The Red Sky Stage bills itself as “an informal, coffee house-style venue for the performing arts.” But it’s a safe bet that most coffee houses don’t have an 18-piece house band. That would be the Up North Big Band, which hosts a monthly swing dance on the venue’s 1,000-square-foot dance floor. It’s also home to the Blissfest Folk and Roots Mini-Concert Series, with bands like Steel and Wood as well as Rustic Heart. Then there are the ukulele lessons, harmonica lessons, live comedy by the Petoskey Improv Troupe. Don’t forget poetry readings, the Blissfest Old Time Country Dance series, and even hip-hop.

Lake Street Studios, Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor When Susan Wilson and Ananda Bricker started Lake Street Studios in the late ’80s, they realized there was a need for a place for performance. So they started inviting artists to play, first at New Year’s parties in Center Gallery, then during art openings there, and then finally on the back porch. A permanent stage was built in the back around 1990.

It morphed into Music Around the Lakes, a mostly-chamber music series, and visited other venues, under the purview of violinist Richard Luby and cellist Crispin Campbell.

In 2002 during a memorial concert for Susan Wilson, percussionist Pete Siers began reminiscing with Wilson’s son-in-law Harry Fried about having played “out back” years earlier. The two went out and found the original stage grown over in the bushes.

Siers said he would love to play there again, and the next year the stage came to life once more when Siers’s band Los Gatos kicked off the new Manitou Music Festival. Since then it has hosted a number of traveling and local musicians from folk to blues to Celtic music.

Mills Community House, Benzonia Originally constructed as a dormitory for Benzonia Academy in 1909, today the Mills Community House serves as the home of the Benzonia Public Library. But wait, there’s more: It also has been commonly used for shows — everything from the Benzie County Community Chorus to performances by classical guitarist Daniel Quinn. It’s also hosted the Benzie County Community Players, and is also used as a backup for Beulah’s Music in the Park series.

Del Michel Studio, Traverse City Retired college art instructor Del Michel has always been interested in marrying visual art and music, first at Hope College and now at his gallery in Traverse City. The intimate space only holds about 50 people, who can look at the art surrounding them while listening to music. “At Hope I taught

a course called ‘Encounter with the Arts,’” he said, which brought together visual art, dance, music, poetry and theater. Since moving to Traverse City he’s also painted during a performance by the Traverse Symphony Orchestra as well as showing at Otis Gallery in Charlevoix during a concert there. “I like it when arts collide,” he said. Irish singer Aoife Scott was there last month, and Michel intends to bring in other performers to his space just off Front Street behind the Cook’s House.

Aten Place/Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne Falls/ Boyne City If it’s under the radar you’re looking for, that is — or was — Aten Place. The neighborhood potluck with some music at Bill and Maxine Aten’s barn in Boyne Falls turned into a 23-year series of shows. “Our endeavor was never intentionally to build a concert venue. We simply had some potluck dinners with friends and had a musician perform for donations,” said Bill Aten. He said the continued and expanding success of those shows stimulated them to add seating, lighting, quality sound and a large picnic area. “At some point, the process took on a life of its own, and we went along for the ride. As it grew, we saw it as our way of giving back to our northern Michigan community,” Aten said.

All good things must come to an end, and after some 200 shows, last month’s two shows by the Ragbirds wrapped things up

for the Atens. “We had publicly stated that the concerts had always been a labor of love, but they were becoming more labor than love,” said Aten. But not to worry: The concept is being picked up by Lavender Hill Farm, located outside Boyne City.

Rita Robbins, who owns the farm with Bill and Erin Mansfield, says they are “thrilled and delighted” to be able to continue the tradition. “We expect that some things will change — for instance, our barn has a larger capacity,” she says. “But it is our intention to have outstanding bands and performances.

We look forward to having attendees enjoy picnicking before each performance and sharing good times.” Bill Mansfield says they are humbled to carry on the tradition.

Dhaseleer Events Barn, Charlevoix Speaking of farms, Carl Dhaseleer grew up on his family farm south of Charlevoix.

After stepping away from the family business for a while, when he and his wife Cornelia decided to revive the farm they embraced the then-nascent vision of agritourism. Turning their attention to their barn, built in 1874, they determined it was suitable for hosting events. They started with weddings and receptions, farm-to-table dinners, then musical performances. At first they booked the music themselves, featuring singer/songwriters from the Earthworks Music group, such as Seth Bernard, May Erlewine, Joshua Davis, and other rootsbased musicians. This year they partnered

with Jamie-Sue Seal of Smokin’ Sleddog Records and expanded the roster to include the likes of the Nashville husband-and-wife team of guitarist Pat Bergeson and vocalist Annie Sellick.

Cadillac Elks Lodge, Cadillac This is (usually) the home of the Gopherwood Music Series. That’s with the exception of house concerts, which are hosted at the home of series coordinator Paul Brown. The long-running series of monthly concerts is now in its 34th year of operation. This year it kicks off Sept. 30 with Rick West at Brown’s home, then back at the Elks Lodge with shows from Lindsay Lou, May Erlewine, and Luke Winslow-King among others, before concluding in May with another house concert by Jen Sygit.

Upstairs Lounge, Petoskey There are any number of restaurants and bars that bring in entertainment. Located above Leo’s Neighborhood Tavern at 432½ East Mitchell St., the Upstairs Lounge is open only on the weekends when it hosts live music. Bands like the Galactic Sherpas, 3Hearted, even trippy jam band Ultraviolet Hippopotamus have been part of the fun. Stylistically, it embraces everything from metal to country, funk and reggae.

Johnnie Walker, who heads it up, calls it an entertainment venue and concert lounge.

“You can sit back and relax. It’s not super loud,” he said.

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Honeypot Pickups founder Cameron McLean crafting one of his company’s guitar pickups.

Multi-instrumentalist and guitar technician Sean O’Brien tests out one of the Honeypot Pickups in a red Fender Stratocaster at Traverse City Guitar Company.

The Nutcracker

Children’s Auditions Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 2 - 5 p.m. (auditions begin at 2:30 after registration) Dance Building – Interlochen Center for the Arts The Dance Division at Interlochen Center for the Arts will present its biennial production of The Nutcracker, a newly choreographed version that premiered in 2015. This year’s production promises even more excitement as the ballet celebrates its 125th anniversary. Performance dates are Dec. 7-9, 2017 at Corson Auditorium.

All candidates must be registered by Sept. 11, 2017.

For more information and to register online, visit interlochen.org/ nutcracker-auditions

No Sweeter Sound

Traverse City’s Honeypot Pickups reverberating on local music scene and beyond

By Kristi Kates When Cameron McLean says that he prefers a “sweeter” guitar tone — a less harsh, prettier sound than what you might often hear in rock music — he really means it. In fact, he built a company devoted to the cause: Traverse City’s Honeypot Pickups.

Pickups are the narrow, dotted, rectangular bar that you see under the strings on a guitar body (not the guitar neck).

They’re essentially sensors that capture and convert the mechanical vibrations of instrument strings into an electrical signal that pumps sound through an amplifier or speaker. McLean’s painstakingly crafted and tested pickups are renowned for delivering rich tones that sweeten up jazz, blues, country, and even rock ’n’ roll.

McLean is a longtime musician — he started playing clarinet in fourth grade and moved on to guitar by seventh — but he’s been tinkering with instruments nearly as long.

“I’ve always liked rock and jazz music, and I’ve always been good working with my hands,” McLean said. In high school, he started modifying his guitars. Eager to learn more, he went on to attend the Galloup School of Guitar Building and Professional Guitar Repair in Big Rapids, Michigan.

“They teach you how to build a guitar from the wood up, including the pickups,” McLean said. “You end up building four guitars over a six-month period — two acoustic, one electric, and one carved archtop, like a Gibson 335. It’s a really intensive program that’s a lot of fun.”

Particularly captivated by pickups, McLean began experimenting by winding

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his own.

“The first ones we wound were basically us just trying to see if they’d even sound good at all,” he explained. “As you go further, you learn more, and that helps you improve them more.”

As McLean’s pickups became better and better, he decided to solidify a couple of flagship models to sell and then work forward from there. Today, each Honeypot’s pickup starts with a bobbin (that rectangular piece), which is essentially two pieces of fiberboard with magnets in between. “Then, we wind a piece of wire almost as thin as a human hair — two-thousandths of an inch thick — around the bobbin between 7,000 and 8,000 times,” McLean said.

While suitably industrious, McLean isn’t winding all of those wires by hand. Honeypot Pickups uses what’s called a Schecter machine, in which the technician guides the wire into place as the machine itself spins the wire around the bobbin. The next step is to solder two leads onto the pickup. And the third step — which is where the Honeypot name comes from — might surprise you.

“We then take each newly made pickup coil and dip it into beeswax,” said McLean.

“This stabilizes the wound wires and prevents strong feedback sound once the pickup is used with a guitar.” Keeping things local, Honeypot Pickups uses local beeswax from Edson Farms Natural Foods Market in Traverse City.

Each pickup is individually tested by installing it into a guitar which is then played through a series of different amps and cables, each representing different music performance situations. McLean and his crew have now established their two

flagship models — one set of Honeypot Pickups for Telecaster guitars, and one set for Stratocasters — with more on the way.

They recently added pickup sets for humbuckers (a double-coil pickup that uses two coils to “buck the hum,” or cut out even more electronic interference), and for P-90s, a classic single-coil Gibson guitar pickup.

After only a year and a half in business, Honeypot, with its established company website, has found the reach of their busy hive already extending as far as California, where several musicians have purchased its gear. Locally, Honeypot works with Traverse City Guitar Company, where McLean said it’s been very beneficial to have the pickups available for people to try out in person.

“What I look for in a guitar pickup is a modified vintage guitar sound, which is sweeter in tone than what you’ll usually hear elsewhere,” McLean said. “I figure if I really love the way it sounds, other people will too.

The pickup may be just one component — but I feel that it’s the heart of the guitar.”

A brand new set of Honeypot Telecaster Pickups, ready to rock.

Find Honeypot Pickups online at honeypotpickups.com (248) 928-4299, and at Traverse City Guitar Company, 322 E. Front St., in Traverse City (231) 943-1211.

TRUE BLU

At the height of the recession, Chef Randy Chamberlain risked everything to realize his childhood dream of opening his own fine dining restaurant. There was just one problem: He wanted to do it on the shores of a laid-back beach town.

By Janice Binkert Randy Chamberlain was already in the kitchen by age 10. Decades later, he’s still there.

But instead of reigning over the dish tank at Chamberlain’s, his parents’ now-shuttered casual eatery on Garfield Road in Traverse City, he is now executive chef and co-owner of the quietly elegant fine dining restaurant Blu, overlooking Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor. His wife, Mari, a certified sommelier, manages the front of the house, and their son Logan handles sous chef duties in the back of the house. So at least in one respect, the two enterprises have one thing in common: family.

“During the 1980s, Chamberlain’s was one of the most popular places in Traverse City,” said Chamberlain. “We served about 1,000 people a day. My mom, my dad, my uncle, my siblings — we were all involved.

I was raised in that atmosphere — doing everything from washing dishes to line cooking, and by the time I was 19, I was the kitchen manager.” His culinary dreams and aspirations, however, lay elsewhere.

NEW HORIZONS “I’ve been fascinated by fine dining all my life,” he said. “When I was about 20 years old, I decided I wanted to be a chef and cook that kind of food, but about the only outside inspiration I had was the occasional episode of Julia Child’s The French Chef on PBS. And then my father hired a cook who had had classical French training. I remember the first time he came in and grabbed a quart of cream, put in in a pan with some garlic, reduced it down and made an Alfredo sauce, and put noodles in it. I had never seen or tasted anything like that before. …

“He really took me under his wing and expanded my culinary horizons. He told me, ‘You know, it’s out there — go find it. If you want to do this, you need to go and get it.’ So I did.”

THE GMA EFFECT “A 40-seat fine dining restaurant was my ultimate dream, but I never could have imagined that it would be in this environment on Lake Michigan,” said Chamberlain. “So

when we got this opportunity in 2007, we just couldn’t pass it up. We had no money then, so we begged and borrowed, and we opened in 2008. But it was a very scary time to open a fine dining restaurant. Everybody kept telling me, ‘Fine dining is dead. Do something different.’”

Chamberlain admitted that the first years were tough. “I worked my tail off with a very inexperienced staff. And then in 2011, Good Morning America awarded the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore the title of Most Beautiful Place in America. That just blew everything up — and I say that in a good way. …We were getting calls from people in foreign countries, asking questions, and making reservations for the next summer, and at first we thought it was a joke. But it was real — tourism here changed after that. Our busy season now extends from April through Halloween. And that allows me to give a good living wage with stability to the professional staff that I need.”

WHAT’S FOR DINNER? Now in year nine with Blu, Chamberlain said what he sees happening is exactly what he wanted to create from the start: a fine dining restaurant in which the ingredients dictate the menu, not the other way around. And that menu changes daily, depending on what is available and in season.

“For the most part, people who call for reservations and come in don’t know what they’re going to have for dinner that night — and that’s exciting to them. And I can give my creativity free rein. The staff has been prepping things all day or all afternoon, and they might think they know what’s going to happen with them, but they don’t really know. At about three o’clock, I’m looking over the prepped ingredients, and the menu for that night goes from my head to the paper to the wait staff to the kitchen. The menu is literally printed at about 4:30, and we open at five.”

A few of the things that landed on a recent menu include fried green tomatoes with tomatorosemary cream, feta and capers; veal sweetbreads with green tomato jam, almond and mustard green salad; duck confit with pineapple-vanilla duck jus; and Bouchon (chocolate flourless cake with chocolate malt ice cream).

With a menu this ambitious, it’s not surprising that the beverage selection is also carefully curated, giving ample space to bubbly (local blanc de blanc, prosecco and champagne) as well as Old and New World red and white wines, Michigan wines, and topshelf spirits.

Chamberlain’s appreciation, enthusiasm, and respect for all of his ingredients and suppliers goes deep, but he has a special place in his heart for those from nearby. “I serve a lot of local chicken, sometimes fish from the Great Lakes, and local produce from Loma Farm, Stonyfield Acres, and Bardenhagens, among others. With several of the farmers that I deal with, I’ve offered money up front in the past and said, ‘I want you to leave my beets — or parsnips or potatoes — in the ground over the winter and give them to me in the spring,’ and it’s so worth it. You get a potato that you can eat raw like an apple – it’s so crunchy and sweet. It’s a mystery to me how it changes. And the parsnips don’t have that woody core — they’re so much sweeter — but still crisp. It’s incredible.’”

WHAT’S IN A NAME? Chamberlain acknowledges the drawbacks of being a destination restaurant in the offseason, but said he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I have had people suggest that I should move Blu to Chicago or some other city to avoid those drawbacks. And my response to that is that I’m in this most beautiful place, and luckily, our success and our understanding the ebb and flow of the year have brought us to the point where we can look forward to the quieter months to rejuvenate and not stress about the restaurant not being full on a Saturday night in the middle of the winter. I often compare it to the life of a bear, just to kind of feast in the summer and rest in the winter. It’s natural at this point. And we try to make the best of it, and enjoy it for what it is.”

Blu is located at 5705 South Lake St., in Glen Arbor. Open for dinner Tuesday – Sunday; closed Monday. Reservations are suggested by calling (231) 334-2530. For more information, visit glenarborblu.com or check out Blu’s Facebook page. Rating: $$$-$$$$

ODE TO BOCUSE LYON

Chamberlain: “Two years ago, Mari and I went to Europe — my first trip. The main reason was to make a pilgrimage to the 3-star Michelin restaurant Paul Bocuse, in Lyon, which has been operating for 52 years. With as long as I had wanted to go there, and the great expectations, I was so nervous when I finally got there. It is extravagant, but it is unlike anything you have ever experienced. It still puts me in awe just thinking about it. What a sensational, beautiful restaurant that is — it’s hard to explain how perfect it was. It’s a shining example of every little thing that we strive for here at Blu, but especially the hospitality.

That’s really what it’s all about, whatever kind of restaurant you have. I mean, the food was amazing, but it was such a hospitable operation. We’re going back again this year!”

ODE TO RABBITS PARIS

Chamberlain: “This is the first year that I’ve put rabbit on the menu. When Mari and I were in in Paris in 2015, we went to a restaurant called Lapin, French for ‘rabbit.’

Among other things, not surprisingly, the menu featured rabbit prepared a dozen different ways — terrines, sausages, confits, shredded on salads — and we enjoyed it so much. That really got me going, and I thought, ‘I need to add this to what I’m doing.’ Then back home, I saw an episode of The Chef and the Farmer on Netflix that was all about rabbit. It’s one of the fastest developing meat proteins, with the least amount of feed going into it, so it’s very sustainable. There are now two rabbit farms in this region, too. So I told myself again, ‘I’ve just got to figure this thing out.’ Right now I’m doing a rabbit galantine. So far it has been quite a good seller.”

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2. SwingShift and the Stars is back for another round of dancing and fundraising. Pictured are Swingshift’s Judy Harrison, dance instructor Philip Let, and celebrity dancer Wendy Nienhouse.

3. It was “Operation Costco Bear Drop” around Traverse City, when Costco staff delivered giant teddy bears to more than a dozen local nonprofits, including to Kathy and Jeanette from New Hope Community Church.

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saturday

BOYNE KIWANIS CAR SHOW: 8am-3pm, Veterans Park, Boyne City. Featuring 30 Trophy Classes plus three specials; trophies that will be awarded to registered participants. 231-582-7649.

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CADILLAC FESTIVAL OF RACES: 9am, Cadillac City Park & Rotary Pavilion area on Lake Street. Featuring a 10K, 5K, Adventure Triathlon & Stand Up Paddle Board. cadillacfestivalofraces.com

-------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALES: 10am-5pm, Downtown Alden.

-------------------ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am-4pm, Downtown Elk Rapids. Featuring more than 70 artisans.

-------------------FINE ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, Old Art Building, Leland. oldartbuilding.com

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-------------------FISH-TC.COM ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: (See Sat., Sept. 2)

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COLD CREEK BRIDGE WALK: 10am, Beulah Village Park. Refreshments, activities, prize drawings & a brief program by “Archibald Jones” will take place in Beulah Village Park after the walk.

4TH ANNUAL CONCERT ON THE LAWN: 7pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Featuring the Lucas Paul Band, who bring their influences - The Beatles, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder, Muse, Johnny Cash, Paul Simon, Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, & Neil Young.

231-256-2131. $20. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------STILL VIBE’N: A NORTHERN MICHIGAN HIP HOP SHOW: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Hip hop artists include Lil Luke, Drebb, Blohmtreezy and King Rayn with special performances by Noemad and Braedon The Faded. $6 advance; $8 door. redskystage.com

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FINE ART FAIR: (See Sat., Sept. 2)

BOYNE CITY ANNUAL DRAG RACE: Side by side 1/8 mile drags. 12-5pm, Boyne City Airport. bcdragrace.org

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-------------------GLEN ARBOR SIDEWALK SALES: (See Sat., Sept. 2)

-------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALES: 11am-2pm, Downtown Alden.

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29TH ANNUAL LITTLE BUT MIGHTY BRIDGE WALK: Meet in front of the Town House, Charlevoix at 12:45pm & walk to the north side of the Charlevoix Bridge. Benefits the Charlevoix Baby Diaper Pantry. 231547-5190.

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TC BREAKERS HOST SWIMMER EVALUATIONS: 4:30-5:30pm, West YMCA pool, Silver Lake Rd., TC. For swimmers ages 5-18.

231-486-6357, ext. 142. Free. teamunify.com

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BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8am-12pm, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. $7 adults. rainbowofhopefarm. weebly.com

“WINDIGO MOON” BOOK RELEASE PARTY W/ AUTHOR ROBERT DOWNES: 6-8pm, Left Foot Charley, TC. Featuring music by The Jim Moore Experience & a digital slide presentation. Downes is also the author of “Planet Backpacker,” “Travels With My Wife,” & “Biking Northern Michigan.”

BOYNE CITY TRIATHLON: 8am, Peninsula Beach Park, Boyne City. tritofinish.com/

PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH EVENING GROUP: 6pm, Munson Com-

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LABOR DAY MACKINAC BRIDGE WALK: Begins at 7am in St. Ignace, at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge in the upper peninsula. Ends in Mackinaw City at the south end in the lower peninsula.

Five mile walk. mackinacbridge.org/annualbridge-walk/

-------------------FISH-TC.COM ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: 6pm, East & West GT Bays, TC. Held Aug. 30 - Sept. 3.

Different events are held on different days, with varying start times. fish-tc.com

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BARBARA ROBERTS MEMORIAL BRIDGE WALK: 10am, Richardi Park, gazebo, Bellaire. Includes the three bridges in Bellaire. Donations accepted.

GLEN ARBOR SIDEWALK SALES: 10am, Glen Arbor. Aug. 31 - Sept. 4.

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The Ragbirds, who bring their “genre-bending hybrid of indie-pop melodies, global rhythms & songwriting styles influenced from all over the world,” will be joined by Miriam Pico & The Whistle Stop Revue at the Warehouse District Rising - A Block Party on Garland Street on Sat., Sept. 9 from 3-10pm. Celebrating the renaissance of the neighborhood, including a pedestrian bridge over the Boardman River, a brand new pedestrian-friendly Garland St., & more, this event will be held at The Workshop Brewing Company, TC. 21+: $15 advance/$25 gate, includes beer token. Under 21: $10 advance, $15 gate. BARC, FLOW & Blackbird Arts will benefit from proceeds. For more info, find this event on Facebook.

munity Health Center, Classroom A & B, TC. Featuring Dr. Andrew Cole, PhD, exercise & rehab/specialty Parkinson’s. gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

questions from peers, potential partners, & investors in the audience. Following will be a social networking hour. RSVP. Free. meetup.com/TCNewTech

TCNEWTECH MEETUP: 6-8pm, City Opera House, TC. Technology professionals hear presentations from five pre-selected speakers who will each be given five minutes to showcase their technology product or business startup, & another five minutes to field

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HEALTHY AGING BOOMERS & SENIOR EXPO: 2-6pm, Otsego County

Sportsplex, Gaylord. Integrating health & social services. Featuring a Speaker’s Bureau.

-------------------TC BREAKERS HOST SWIMMER EVALUATIONS: (See Tues., Sept. 5)

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SEPTEMBER RECESS: 5-7pm, TC Golf & Country Club. Join The Ticker for hor dourve creations from Chef Chris Kary & prizes including: golf for (4) with cart at the Country Club + $25 Biggby Gift Card; & a chance to win an overnight stay at Shanty Creek including 18 holes w/cart for two persons in the “longest putt contest.” Presented

by Remax Bayshore Properties. Admission, $10. traverseticker.com

-------------------AUDITIONS FOR ‘ON GOLDEN POND’: 7pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Burdickville. Presented by the Glen Arbor Art Association Readers’ Theater.

Roles for three men, two women, one teenage boy & a narrator. Info: 231-334-6112. glenarborart.org

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CHURCH WOMEN UNITED OF GT AREA PROGRAM: 11am, St. Francis Catholic Church, TC. St. Francis’ Deacon Tom Bousamra, a retired schoolteacher, will share his experiences of 30+ years as Chaplain at the Grand Traverse County Jail.

He will also introduce a new community group organized to help the incarcerated, the previously incarcerated, their families & friends. Bring a dish to share & your own table service for a potluck lunch following the program. Find on Facebook.

-------------------DEMONSTRATION: WEAVING ON A SMALL LOOM: 4:30pm, TC Senior Center.

Hosted by the Northland Weavers & Fiber Arts Guild. Must register in advance. dmikowski@grandtraverse.org or 9224911. Free.

-------------------TC BREAKERS HOST SWIMMER EVALUATIONS: (See Tues., Sept. 5)

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DANCE PARTY: 6-8:30pm, Aurora Cellars, Lake Leelanau. Presented by The Rotary Club of Suttons Bay & Leelanau Early Childhood Development Commission.

Benefits Parenting Communities. Live music

by Savage Soul. $25 advance; $30 door. mynorthtickets.com/events/dance-party

-------------------ELK RAPIDS WOMEN MEET & GREET: 6-9pm, The Local, Elk Rapids.

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“NAVAJO CODE TALKERS: IN THEIR OWN WORDS”: 7pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Presented by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. This documentary film follows the return of six Navajo Code Talkers to the Pacific islands of World War II, where their never-broken battlefield code based on the Navajo language helped turn the tide of battle against the Japanese armies. The director, Dr. George A. Colburn, will be present. Suggested donation: $5. oldartbuilding.com

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ANIMALS IN THE CIVIL WAR: BEYOND OLD ABE & TRAVELLER: 7pm, Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum. Presented by Bea Freidlander. Donation; limited to first 100 people.

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CONCERT ON THE HILL: 7pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. A blend of jazz & pop standards with Miriam Pico, David Chown & Laurie Sears. 231-8824241. Free will offering.

-------------------OLD MISSION PENINSULA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7pm, Old Township Hall, 13235 Center Rd., TC. A short

business meeting will be followed by the program, “History and Ongoing Restoration of the South Fox Island Lighthouse.” The presenter will be Catherine Allchin, vicepresident of the South Fox Island Lighthouse Association Michigan. 231-223-7400. Free.

-------------------ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN AT KIRKBRIDE HALL: 7:30pm, Kirkbride Hall, GT Commons, TC. Featuring acclaimed trombonists Nicole Abessi & Colin Williams. $25 full; $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

-------------------BASICS SERIES COOKING CLASSES: 7:30pm, Oryana Community Co-op, TC. FREE. Find info on classes & register by stopping by Customer Service, calling 947-0191 or via eventbrite.com. oryana. coop/events

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NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: 3:30pm, Centre Ice Arena, TC. Different days have various starting times. $10. centreice.org

-------------------DOWNTOWN ART WALK: 5-9pm, Downtown TC. Enjoy art, wine, food & music.

Walking maps will be available at each participating gallery & the Downtown Traverse City office. Free. downtowntc.com

-------------------COMMUNITY DANCE: 7-9:30pm, Alba Public School. Presented by the Pine River Jazz Band. Donation.

-------------------ACCESS FOR EVERYONE BENEFIT CONCERT: 7:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Featuring acoustic guitar duo, Wyatt & Shari Knapp. Help raise money & awareness to finish the beach access project at Wilderness State Park, located in northern Emmet County, just south of the Mackinac Bridge. Tickets are $10 in advance & $15 at the door. 231-487-0000 or mynorthtickets.com.

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MACKINAW CITY BEER & WINE FESTIVAL: 1-10pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City. Live music

by Brett Harfert, Polar Bear Recon, & Mighty Hiawatha Band. $5 admission includes a tasting glass & two tasting drink tickets. mackinawcity.com

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FORESTRY FIELD DAY: 9am-3pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Join area landowners for an indoor presentation in the morning, & a field tour of some of Interlochen’s nearly 1,000 acres. Please register

by Sept. 7: 231-256-9783 or kama.ross@ macd.org. For directions & an area map, visit interlochen.org. $5. leelanaucd.org

-------------------HARVEST STOMPEDE & RACE: Featuring a 5K run/walk or 7-mile run race through Leelanau’s vineyards starting at 9am at Ciccone Vineyard, followed by a self-guided wine tour along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail with world class wines & culinary delights from 11am-6pm. Tickets (doesn’t include race) are $40 & include a souvenir wine glass & a special wine pour & food pairing at each of 22 participating wineries along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. lpwines.com

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“CLASSIC PADDLE, SAIL & ROW BOAT SHOW”: 10am-4pm, Discovery Center & Pier, TC. Hosted by the Maritime Heritage Alliance. Featuring an in-water display of the MHA fleet of classic boats, dock tours of the in water craft, dry land viewing of classic small craft, sea shanties & Celtic music, & more. maritimeheritagealliance.org

FIRST ANNUAL DREW KOSTIC MEMORIAL 5K TOUGH RUN: 10:30am, Twisted Trails Off Road Park, 19405 Read Rd., Copemish. Funds raised benefit the NMC Chapter of Student Veterans of America & 22-2-NONE, two local organizations offering free services for veterans. Check-in: 8:4510:15am; Opening ceremony: 10:30am; Race: 11am. facebook.com/DK5KRun

-------------------ADVENTURAMA!: Noon, Right Brain Brewery, TC. A game of strategy played atop bicycles on the neighborhood streets & trails of TC. Part scavenger hunt, part urban expedition, part kids-on-bikes fundraiser, part geocaching & part costume contest.

Presented by Norte. $50 donation/squad. elgruponorte.org/adventurama

-------------------WALKING TOUR OF OLD INDIAN TRAIL MARKERS: Join Woody Unruh, founder of the Friends of the Old Indian Trail organization & member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, as he takes you on a three-mile walking tour, which highlights two of the area’s markers. Meet Woody at the southwest corner of Cass & Lake Ave., TC at 1pm. Register: 922-4911. Free.

-------------------ANACHRONISMS & KNICKERS: RESEARCH FOR WRITING HISTORICAL FICTION: 1:30-3pm, Petoskey District Library Classroom, Petoskey. Local author Kenn Grimes will lead a discussion & answer questions about the methods & resources used to write historical fiction. petoskeylibrary.org

-------------------BOOK LAUNCH PARTY: 2-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. With David Q. Hall, author of “Death Comes to the Rector.” horizonbooks.com

-------------------WAREHOUSE DISTRICT RISING - A BLOCK PARTY ON GARLAND STREET: 3-10pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Celebrate the renaissance of the neighborhood! Featuring live music by Miriam Pico, The Whistle Stop Revue, & The Ragbirds.

Bay Area Recycling for Charities will help as this aims to be a zero-waste event. BARC, FLOW (For Love Of Water), and Blackbird Arts will benefit from event proceeds. Ages 21+: $15 advance; $25 gate. Includes beer token. Under 21: $10 advance; $15 gate.

Find on Facebook.

-------------------NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: (See Fri., Sept. 8)

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ROCK N JAM COMMUNITY PLAY-ALONG: 4:30-8pm, The Rock, Kingsley. Bring an instrument or listen in. 231-276-0230.

-------------------BACK PORCH COFFEEHOUSE SERIES: 7pm, Charlevoix Senior Center. Featuring Robin Lee Berry, known for her songwriting, singing & instrumental music. 231-6222944. Suggested donation: $10.

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GOOD ON PAPER IMPROV SEASON 8 PREMIERE!: 8pm, West Bay Beach Resort, View, TC. Good on Paper improvises 90 minutes of comedy based on audience suggestions. $10/person. Find on Facebook.

-------------------HERE COME THE MUMMIES - SOLD OUT!: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. A 5,000 year old Egyptian rock band. Tickets start at $20. lrcr.com

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GT PAVILIONS FOUNDATION 2017 GRANDPARENTS DAY BRUNCH & BENEFIT: 12pm, City Opera House, TC. Featuring live music by nationally acclaimed pianist Robin Spielberg. Brunch starts at noon; performance at 1pm. $22.50; $17.50 for students & seniors. cityoperahouse.org/grand-traverse-pavilions

HARVEST STOMPEDE WINE TOUR: 12-5pm, Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail.

Featuring a self-guided wine & food tour along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail.

Tickets are $40 & include a souvenir wine glass & wine pour & food pairing at each of 22 participating wineries along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. lpwines.com

-------------------NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: (See Fri., Sept. 8)

-------------------“WHO BURNED CENTRAL LAKE HIGH?”: 4:30pm, Otsego County Sportsplex, Gaylord. This murder mystery dinner theatre is presented by Gaylord Community Productions. $25. gaylordcommunityproductions.org

-------------------KEVIN JOHNSON AT THE VOICE BOX SESSIONS: 7pm, Cycling Salamander Gallery, Charlevoix. Presented by Real People Media. An open mic follows. 231.838.6460.

Donation.

-------------------PETOSKEY IMPROV TROUPE COMEDY SHOW: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey.

Tickets: $10 advance; $15 night of. Students, $8. 12 & under, $5. Available at Northern Michigan Artists Market. 231-4870000. redskystage.com

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MEDICINE MEN & WOMEN GATHER: 6:30pm, on the new moon or the Weds. prior to one, through Oct. Gather to share medicines, plant knowledge & stories. Email wisewomengather@gmail for more info.

-------------------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. Al-Anon meeting.

-------------------ARGENTINE TANGO PRACTICA/MILONGA: Wednesdays, 7-10pm through Oct. 25.

Houdini School of Music & Dance, Boyne City. 231-675-2935.

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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.

-------------------QUIET TIME- GUIDED MEDITATION: Tues., 4pm, Munson Hospice House, TC. Enjoy a relaxing environment where you can push your pain & anxieties away. 800252-2065 or munsonhomehealth.org

-------------------SPIRIT SHIP HAUNTED HARBORS: Sat., Mon., Thurs., 9pm, Aug. 26 - Sept. 2.

Clinch Park, pier, TC. Presented by Twilight Walking Tour. Wood Smoke Jim & River Lark Mary, storyteller & vocalist, spin ghost stories. Recommended for 10 & older. 906440-5910. jimcouling@yahoo.com. twilightwalkingtours.com

-------------------STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Sat., 9pm.

Stone Circle: Ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr. & follow signs. Poetry, storytelling & music under the stars with poet bard Terry Wooten.

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

-------------------TRAVERSE CITY-DIABETES PATH WORKSHOP: Sundays, 2-4:30pm, Sept.

10 - Oct. 15. Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan, TC. A program which

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VASA DOMINGOS: Sundays, 11:45am, Sep. 10 - Oct. 29. Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, TC. A weekly group ride for families where you ride bikes on dirt, explore the woods, build confidence & more. Choose from 2, 4, 7 or 15 mile routes. elgruponorte.org

-------------------ALDEN FARMERS MARKET: Thurs., 4-7pm, Tennis Court Park, Alden.

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

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

-------------------OLD TOWN EMMET FARM MARKET: 9am-1pm, Sept. 2 - Oct. 7. Corner of Emmet & Fulton streets, Petoskey. oldtownemmetfarmmarket.com

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

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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

art

“BUSTED”: Michigan Artists Gallery, TC. Artist Leanne Schnepp has created a series of busts of women from famous paintings. This show opens Fri., Sept. 8 from 5-9pm & runs through the fall. michiganartistsgallery.com

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“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

“THE SEASONS OF SUE BOLT”: Runs through Sept. 23, Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.com

-------------------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

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THE CATS-ON THE PROWL: A SUPERIOR ADVENTURE: Through Oct. 30 at City Opera House, TC. An exhibit of landscape paintings of the eastern shore of Lake Superior, Canada by five artists from Leelanau County: Jane Ditri, Mary Fuscaldo, Candace Petersen, Sue Quinlan and Barbara Reich. Opening reception: Fri., Sept. 8, 5-9pm. Exhibit is open 10am-5pm, M-F from 9/4/17-10/30/17. Call 941-8082 for more info.

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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 2 Color: PMS 7459 Light Blue Adams by James Alinder. crookedtree.org

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PMS - -7462 - -Dark Blue 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

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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.

Greyscale: - THREE DECADES OF LANDSCAPE K 100% / K 75% PAINTING: PAINTINGS BY DAVID PAUL GRATH: Through Sept. 9. dennosmuseum.org

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“PAINT THE TOWN”: Jordan River Arts Center, East Jordan. This exhibit features the towns & villages of Antrim & Charlevoix counties as depicted through the people, places & things that make them unique. An opening reception will be held on Fri., Sept. 8 from 4:30-6:30pm. Runs through Oct. 8. Hours are Tues.-Sun., 1-4pm. jordanriverarts.com Fonts: Gotham Black /

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“SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT”: Through Sept. 22, Higher Art Gallery, TC. Solo exhibit featuring works in oil, gouache, acrylic & collage by Carol C. Spaulding.

Hours: 11am-3pm Sun. - Tues; 11am-7pm Weds. - Sat. higherartgallery.com

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“THE LIGHT OF LEELANAU: REFLECTION, REFRACTION, SURFACE”: Lake Street Studios, Center Gallery, Glen Arbor.

This exhibition of new oil paintings by Mark Meyer runs through Sept. 14. Meyer will conduct a demonstration of his process, tools & technique on Sun., Sept. 3 at 1pm. 231-334-3179. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

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Deadline for Dates information is Tuesday for the following week.

FOURSCORE by kristi kates

LCD Soundsystem – American Dream – DFA/Columbia

The band was broken up, then it wasn’t. Played its last live show, then, well, kinda didn’t. But in the end, it seems LCD was (perhaps in spite of itself) on its way to recording another album, and this is it. From the opener (“Oh Baby”) to the finale (the appropriately-titled “Black Screen”), this is the stuff indie icons are made of, especially considering the set’s first two carefully picked singles, the angry-U2 sounds of “Call the Police,” and the slow-burning title track, with its poignant observations and worldweary melody.

Foster the People – Sacred Hearts Club – Columbia

Ankle-deep in new sounds while keeping one hand firmly on the side of the pool, FTP jumps in to its latest collection of tracks with caution, a solid decision that pays off in how the band blends old and new. It doesn’t abandon the approach that made its Torches album such a catchy must-have; instead, FTP wades in slowly, unfolding its electronica side on tunes “Doing It for the Money” and “Lotus Flower,” but going all in with its pop chops via the Beach Boysesque “Static Space Lover.”

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Matt Pond PA – Still Summer – Polyvinyl

Having announced this as Matt Pond PA’s final album lends a certain air to this set, which fits in perfectly with the album title, as if the band’s fans are stretching out their fingertips for one last handhold before school starts again. Frontman Matt Pond will still make music, just not with this particular outfit. But he and his bandmates are leaving you with this set of nostalgic indie-pop numbers that capture many a mood, from the balladry of “Legends Before the Fall,” to the floating “Canada,” and the propellant “Union Square.”

Justin Walter Benjaman James

Nancy Stagnitta & Central High's & NMC's Tritones

September 14th

Sam Smith, Michael Robbens, Kaysen Chown, Tess Mellow & Sam Critchfield

September 7th

Lo Tom – Lo Tom – Barsuk

If you like Pedro the Lion, then chances are you’ll like Lo Tom — because Pedro’s frontman and founder David Bazan is the brain behind this new band project. Stepping aside from his indie-rock roots to tackle a more mainstream variety of guitar rawk, Bazan and his collaborators (one old and two new-ish) crank out the hooks on tunes like “Covered Wagon” and “Overboard” with a focus aimed directly at your ears. Only eight songs later, the whole thing departs the stage, a little too fast to absorb after such a big change-up.

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DJANGO GET CRANKING IN THE STUDIO Scottish indie-rockers Django Django are currently spending their days at a specially built recording studio in North London, where they’re setting down tracks for what will be their third full-length studio album. The band also has brought in Metronomy’s drummer, Anna Prior, so that its own drummer, David Maclean, can take a break after a long round of heavy touring. Django Django reportedly will be collaborating with all Metronomy members on one track for the new album, and with Slow Club on another. No release date has been announced yet for the set …

After several big rounds of fundraising that have included contributions from the Lear Corporation, the William Davidson Foundation, and Ford Motor Company, Detroit’s Motown Museum is set to launch the first phase of its expansion this fall. Round one will restore three houses that are adjacent to the legendary Hitsville U.S.A. building, all part of the Motown Records empire that legendary producer and soungwriter Berry Gordy Jr. founded in the 1960s. This fall’s endeavor is only the first of many steps in what will hopefully see the complete Motown Museum project wrapped up by late 2019 …

The Boss — New Jersey’s Bruce Springsteen — is set to take over the Walter Kerr Theater in New York City for eight weeks

MODERN

Django Django

ROCK

BY KRISTI KATES

starting this Oct. 12th, for his Springsteen on Broadway residency. The show will find him performing five nights a week for the duration, during which he’ll perform his music, tell stories about his long rock career to date, and read from his memoir, “Born to Run,” named after one of his most popular tunes. The Boss won’t bring in a band for this new venture; he has said his Broadway show will feature “just me, the guitar, the piano, and the words and music”…

Canadian outfit Arcade Fire has joined the ranks of several other indie rockers who have embraced the colorful gadget as a promotional tool, but it has taken the ubiquitous fidget spinner trend to another level. The band’s spinner sports not only Arcade Fire’s logo but also a USB drive that contains its new album, Everything Now. Good luck finding the gadget; it’s proven so popular the first run already has sold out …

LINK OF THE WEEK Rolling Stone magazine has named Traverse City export Billy Strings (now living in Nashville) one of “Ten Country Artists You Need to Know.” It’s perfect timing for Strings, as he’s prepping to release his full-length debut album, Turmoil and Tinfoil, this fall; check out the latest on Strings at his revamped official website, billystrings.com …

THE BUZZ Bruno Mars is donating $1 million to aid victims of the water crisis in Flint; he dedicated the funds to “our brothers and sisters” during his recent performance at Detroit’s Palace of Auburn Hills …

Get out your zoot suit to rock with The Brian Setzer Orchestra at Detroit’s Fox Theater on Nov. 15…

Kalamazoo recording studio La Luna Recording is celebrating both its fifth anniversary and 200th project this summer …

Ministry will be in concert at the Royal Oak Music Theater on Oct. 23, just in time

for some pre-Halloween tunes …

Jack White is teaming up with the Detroit Tigers to recorded a limitededition vinyl record of the new tune “Strike Out,” which several of White’s musical pals — including The Raconteurs’ Brendan Benson and The Dirtbombs’ Ben Blackwell — recorded at White’s Third Man Records studio in Nashville … 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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Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee

CADILLAC SANDS RESORT, SANDBAR NITECLUB Sat -- Dance videos, Phattrax DJs, 9

LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 9/9 -- Here Come The Mummies SOLD OUT!, 8

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska BONOBO WINERY, TC 9/3 -- Jeff Brown, 2-4

MONKEY FIST BREWING CO., TC 9/6 -- Sons of Brothers, 7 9/8 -- Biomassive, 9

BUD'S, INTERLOCHEN Thu -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 FANTASY'S, TC Mon. - Sat. -- Adult entertainment w/ DJ, 7-close GT DISTILLERY, TASTING ROOM, TC Fri -- Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 GT RESORT & SPA, LOBBY BAR, ACME 9/2,9/8 -- Adam Dennis, 7-11 9/9 -- Jim Hawley, 7-11 HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 KILKENNY'S, TC 9/2 -- Wild Sullys, 9:30 9/3 -- Off Beat Band, 9:30 9/8-9 -- One Hot Robot, 9:30 Tue -- Levi Britton, 8 Wed -- The Pocket, 8 Thu -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30 Sun -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 LITTLE BOHEMIA, TC Tue -- TC Celtic, 7-9

NORTH PEAK BREWING CO., TC 9/2 -- Big Rand, 5:30 ORYANA'S LAKE STREET CAFE, TC 9/6 -- Robert Abate - Vocals & Guitar, 4 PARK PLACE HOTEL, BEACON LOUNGE, TC Thu,Fri,Sat -- Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 9/3 -- Dennis Palmer, 2 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9 SIDE TRAXX, TC Wed -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 9/8-9/9 -- DJ/VJ Mike King, 9-9 STREETERS, GROUND ZERO, TC 9/7 -- Tucker Beathard w/ Jocaine & River Melcher, 8

TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC Tue -- Turbo Pup, 7-9 Thu -- G-Snacks, 7-9 Fri -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9 THE PARLOR, TC 9/5 -- Clint Weaner, 8 9/6 -- Jimmy Olson, 8 9/7 -- Vinyl Night w/ Dave Graves, 8 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 9/2 -- Brett Mitchell & The Giant Ghost, 8 Wed -- The Workshop Live Jazz Jam, 6-10 UNION STREET STATION, TC 9/2 -- Mainstays, 10 9/3 -- brotha James, 10 9/5 -- Open Mic w/ Host Chris Sterr, 10 9/6 -- DJ DomiNate, 10 9/7 -- DJ Adam Hazzard, 10 9/8-9 -- G-Snacks, 10 9/10 -- Karaoke, 10 WEST BAY BEACH RESORT, TC 9/2 — DJ Motaz, 10-2 9/7 -- Jazz w/ The Jeff Haas Trio wsg Nancy Stagnitta & Central High School's Tritones, 7-9:30 9/9 — DJ Motaz, 10-2

Emmet & Cheboygan CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 9/2 -- brotha James, 10 9/7 — Open Mic Night w/ Lee & Dan 9/8 -- Tribe of Chiefs, 10 KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music LEGS INN, CROSS VILLAGE 9/3 -- Jelly Roll Blues Band, 9:30

LEO'S TAVERN, PETOSKEY Sun -- S.I.N. w/ DJ Johnnie Walker, 9

THE GRILLE, BAY HARBOR Wed -- Chris Calleja, 6-9 Sun -- Plumville Project, 6-9

STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL, NOGGIN ROOM, PETOSKEY 9/2 -- Kellerville, 8:30 9/3 -- Will Springsteen, 8:30 9/8 -- Moon Howlers, 8:30 9/9 -- Sweet Tooth, 8:30

UPSTAIRS LOUNGE, PETOSKEY 9/1 — Biomassive

Otsego, Crawford & Central ALPINE TAVERN, GAYLORD 9/1 — Jason Dean 9/2 — Nelson Olstrom 9/8 — Mike Ridley 9/9 — Jim Akans MAIN STREET MARKET, GAYLORD 9/1 — Randy Reszka

SNOWBELT BREWING CO., GAYLORD Tue -- Open Jam Night, 6-9 9/6 -- Acoustic Bonzo, 6-9 TREETOPS RESORT, GAYLORD Hunter's Grille: Thurs. - Sat. -- Live music, 9

A new season of Jazz at West Bay Beach Resort, TC kicks off on Thurs., Sept. 7 with special guests flutist Nancy Stagnitta (pictured) & Central High School's Tritones - a new quintet featuring Kaysen Chown, Tess Mellow, Sam Critchfield & NMC's Sam Smith & Michael Robbens performing with The Jeff Haas Trio. Jazz at WBB is every Thurs. from 7-9:30pm.

Antrim & Charlevoix BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM, CHARLEVOIX 9/3 -- Pete Kehoe, 7-10 9/5 -- Sean Bielby, 7-10 9/10 -- Chris Calleja, 7-10

SHANTY CREEK RESORTS, LAKEVIEW RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, BELLAIRE 9/2 -- Danny Bellenbaum, 8:3011:30

CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 9/2 -- Jeff Brown, 6:30-9:30 9/8 -- Jim Moore, 7:30-9:30 9/9 -- Clint Weaner, 7:30-9:30

SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 9/2 — Deep Greens & Blues, 8:3011 9/3 — Levi Britton, 8-10:30

TORCH LAKE CAFE, EASTPORT Mon — Bob Webb, 6-9 Tues — Kenny Thompson, 7:30 Wed -- Lee Malone, 8 Thu -- Open Mic w/ Leanna Collins, 8 Fri,Sat -- Torch Lake Rock & Soul feat. Leanna Collins, 8:30

RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 9/5 -- Roma Ransom, 6-9

Leelanau & Benzie ACOUSTIC BREWING CO., LAKE ANN 9/2 -- Les Dalgliesh, 7-9 9/8 -- Congo Serpent Eagle, 7-9 9/9 -- Hannah Harris & Dane Hyde, 7-9 DICK'S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat -- Karaoke, 10-2 HOP LOT BREWING CO., SUTTONS BAY 9/2 -- Soul Patch, 6-9 9/3 -- Hot 'n Bothered, 6-9 9/8 -- Awesome Distraction, 7-9 9/9 -- Levi Britton, 6-9

LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 9/2 -- Eric Engblade Band, 6:309:30 9/5 -- Jameson Brothers, 6:309:30 LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN Tue -- Polka Party, 12-4 LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Thurs. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9 SHADY LANE CELLARS, SUTTONS BAY 9/3 -- Randy Reszka, 2-5

SPICE WORLD CAFÉ, NORTHPORT Sat -- The Jeff Haas Trio plus Laurie Sears & Anthony Stanco, 7-10 STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 9/2 -- Evan Burgess, 8-10 9/4 -- End of Summer Party w/ Cousin Curtiss, 6-9 9/9 -- Kyle White, 8-10 THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA 9/2 -- Cousin Curtiss, 9 9/3 -- Alfredo, 9

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INGRID GOES WEST

SAVOR THE

TASTE OF LOCAL On September 15-16, don’t miss the final Farm-to-Table dinner series at Crystal Mountain’s Thistle Pub & Grille. Enjoy three-course meals prepared with fresh flavors of Northern Michigan.

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That feeling when you really like a movie even when it gives you some uncomfortable truths.

Taking aim at the Instagram generation, Ingrid Goes West is a black comedy that hits the right balance of light and dark. With great performances from its stellar cast; a funny, sharp, Sundance-winning script with painfully accurate observations and assured debut direction, it’s a hilarious, of-the-moment movie that manages to be funny even when it hits a little too close to home. (I mean, I’m writing this as I debate which photo of me doing goat yoga would be best to post.) So while millennials might be an easy target for ridicule, there’s something hard about doing satire this biting that’s not only empathetic but also not super obvious.

So who’s Ingrid? Well, she’s a lost a soul if there ever was one. We first meet her when she crashes a friend’s wedding, maces the bride, and gets committed. Turns out the friend in question was never really a friend but someone Ingrid stalked online, with whom she felt a kinship that developed into a dangerous obsession.

Why does she “Go West?” See, when Ingrid gets out of the hospital, her phone is returned and, in need of a social media fix, she immediately slips back into her old ways. So when lifestyle “influencer” Taylor Stone (Elizabeth Olsen) innocently replies to a comment Ingrid leaves, Ingrid takes it as a sign to use the money she inherited from her mother to move to Los Angeles so she can be close to her new “friend.”

Now, Taylor is truly living her #bestlife.

By developing her perfectly filtered personal brand, tagging herself at all the hip places she goes, she makes it pretty easy for Ingrid to locate her. But there is still some serious ingenuity to Ingrid’s stalking, and as she desperately tries to imitate Taylor’s California cool persona, she fakes a pretty genius “meet cute, “ if you will, for the two of them.

From there Ingrid is in, suddenly spending weekends in Joshua Tree, shopping at the trendiest boutiques, eating the best avocado toast in town, “reading” Joan Didion, and singing along to K-Ci & JoJo’s “All My Life” with her new bestie, Taylor.

To be clear, Ingrid is delusional and sick, but Aubrey Plaza brilliantly plays it with such demented delight and earnestness, that there’s something deeply relatable and sympathetic. I

love Aubrey Plaza (April Ludgate forever), but she’s never stretched herself as she does here, and it’s worth seeing. Things of course take a turn you will see coming, but you don’t exactly know where it’s going to go from there, and you never stop rooting for this hapless, tragic hero.

In what must be a seriously fun role to dive into, Elizabeth Olsen is uncanny in her deeply caustic performance that maintains a hyper degree of believability. Her line readings of Taylor’s Instagram captions are everything.

And if you can believe it, not all is as it seems with Taylor IRL — especially not when it comes to her relationship with her man-bunwearing, aspiring-artist husband, Ezra (a very charismatic Wyatt Russell, son of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell).

The film finds its most necessary balance to all the exaggerated satire in scene-stealer O’Shea Jackson, who demonstrates that his talents extend far beyond being the near genetic-identical of dad Ice Cube in Straight Outta Compton. Playing Ingrid’s too-nice-forhis-own good Batman-obsessed landlord, Dan, all of his scenes stand out and take the movie to charming places you don’t expect it to go.

He grounds the film and is its own super secret weapon.

When you take away the hashtags and technology, there’s something universal to the character archetypes here that transcend the social media era, making them, however so slightly, relatable to people who’ve never even downloaded an app. So while this film will obviously speak to and resonate with millennials the most, it isn’t necessarily exclusively for them.

Without descending to the level of cartoonery, the scathing and insightful social commentary on modern life — one of the best moments is when a waiter in Los Angeles asks, “How can I nourish you today?” — gives you plenty of food for thought when it comes to the perils of living your life on your smartphone.

When it comes to delivering a satisfying conclusion, however, it doesn’t exactly succeed in making the pointed commentary it thinks it is. But by story’s end you’ll take the entertaining and twisted fun over a hard-earned lesson anyway. Ingrid Goes West probably won’t induce FOMO if you don’t catch it at the theater — but those performances tho.

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by Sony in the sinister service of promoting its electronics and consumerist interests. Much like Inside Out (the foremost of the films this one blatantly rips off) 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. 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 preteen boy Alex’s phone but can somehow express more than one emotion, so he’s deemed a malfunction. What follows is his attempt to escape the bots sent to delete him and fix his error in the Cloud. But what really follows is a tour de product placement as you visit Spotify, Instagram, Dropbox, and even play a game of Candy Crush. Yet as bad as it is, this all remains fairly watchable, which is where the darkness at the heart of The Emoji Movie starts to creep in. 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 got a movie but a sequel too. I don’t know what the answer is about the state of kids animated entertainment these days. I only know that we all deserve better.

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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.

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Many people insist that their personality changes dramatically when they’re all likkered up. Remind them of some outrageous thing they did the other night at the bar and they’ll go all protest-y — “But that wasn’t the real me!” — and point the finger at Jack, Jose, or the Captain (as in, Daniel, Cuervo, or Morgan). The reality is, research on drinking’s effects on personality by clinical psychologist Rachel Winograd finds that beyond one area of personality — extroverson, which increases slightly in drunken people -- we’re all pretty much the same jerks (or whatever) that we are when we’re sober.

This consistency that Winograd and her colleagues observe makes sense vis-a-vis how psychologists find that personality has a strong genetic component and involves habitual patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behavior. (There are five major personality dimensions: conscientiousness, agreeableness, emotional stability, openness to experience, and extroversion.) And though the Winograd team did find a small increase in extroversion, a body of research finds that personality traits are largely consistent across time and situations.

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However, the skeptic in you might ask: If personality doesn’t change after, say, three Sriracha margaritas, how come we’ve all seen people behaving differently when they’re sauced? Well, according to research by social psychologists Claude M. Steele and Robert A. Josephs, the behavioral changes of drunken excess appear to be caused not by alcohol itself but by alcohol-driven changes in perception that they call “alcohol myopia.” Alcohol appears to restrict attention, giving a person a sort of tunnel vision for whatever’s right in front of them.

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emotions in response, like fear, lust, anger, or blubbering affection. Meanwhile, alcohol diminishes their ability for mental processing of any complexity — most notably the sort of thinking that normally leads a person to say, “Well, on the other hand…” (that little voice of reason that pipes up in more sober moments).

Interestingly, the research on alcohol myopia debunks a widely believed myth — the assumption that getting drunk will necessarily lead a person to be much less inhibited. It may, but it may also lead the other way — to increased inhibition and less risk taking. That may be hard to believe when you’re watching your brother, the uptight accountant, do a drunken striptease on the bar. However, recall that whatever’s right in front of the sloshed person’s face tends to drive how restrained or unrestrained their behavior is.

A fascinating example of this comes from field research by psychologist Tara MacDonald and her colleagues. Patrons entering a bar got their hands stamped — seemingly just to allow them to re-enter without standing in line again. Some had their hands stamped with the ominous warning (within a little circle) “AIDS KILLS.” Others got a circle containing the nebulous statement “SAFE SEX” or — in the control group — a smiley face. The 372 hand-stamped participants were later divided into two groups based on blood alcohol level.

(Those with a blood alcohol level that was .08 percent or above were the “intoxicated group.”)

The researchers found that the “intoxicated” people with the smiley or “SAFE SEX” stamp were more likely than sober participants to have sex without a condom. However, intoxicated people with the fear-inducing “AIDS KILLS” message expressed less willingness to have unprotected sex than even sober people the researchers surveyed.

This is right in line with how alcohol leads to “tunnel vision” that makes whatever’s right in front of a person especially prominent.

Getting back to your boyfriend’s drunken mushygushies, consider how the tunnel vision of alcohol myopia likely plays out for him as he looks at you in the moment at the bar: “She’s so sparkly and nice…” What’s missing, however, is all the adult complexity — all that “on the other hand…” thinking that he’d likely do in more sober moments: whether you two can make it as lifelong partners, whether he’s up for creating little people who’d call him Daddy, etc. In other words, there’s probably some stuff he still needs to figure out. Give it some time — tempting as it is to use the findings about alcohol myopia to answer the question “How will you make him hurry up and propose?” Two words: “open bar.”

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Will a routine trip to carry out an errand take you on a detour to the suburbs of the promised land? Will you worry you’re turning into a monster, only to find the freakishness is just a phase that you had to pass through on your way to unveiling some of your dormant beauty? Will a provocative figure from the past lead you on a productive wild-goose chase into the future? These are some of the possible storylines I’ll be monitoring as I follow your progress in the coming weeks.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the coming

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.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

You’re halfintoxicated by your puzzling adventures -- and half-bewildered, as well. Sometimes you’re spinning out fancy moves, sweet tricks, and surprising gambits. On other occasions you’re stumbling and bumbling and mumbling. Are you really going to keep up this rhythm? I hope so, because your persistence in navigating through the challenging fun could generate big rewards. Like what, for example? Like the redemptive transformation of a mess into an asset.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): ): “Free your

mind and your ass will follow,” sings funk pioneer George Clinton in his song “Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts.” And what’s the best way to free your mind? Clinton advises you to “Be careful of the thought-seeds you plant in the garden of your mind.” That’s because the ideas you obsess on will eventually grow into the experiences you attract into your life. “Good thoughts bring forth good fruit,” he croons, while “Bullshit thoughts rot your meat.” Any questions, Taurus? According to my astrological analysis, this is the best possible counsel for you to receive right now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): James Loewen

wrote a book called Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. He said, for instance, that during the Europeans’ invasion and conquest of the continent, it wasn’t true that Native Americans scalped white settlers. In fact, it was mostly the other way around: whites scalped Indians. Here’s another example: The famous blind and deaf person, Helen Keller, was not a sentimental spokesperson for sweetness and light, but rather a radical feminist and socialist who advocated revolution. I invite you to apply Loewen’s investigative approach to your personal past, Gemini. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to uncover hidden, incomplete, and distorted versions of your history, and correct them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Roger Hodge

writes books now, but when he worked for Harper’s magazine, he had an unusual specialty. He gathered heaps of quirky facts, and assembled several at a time into long sentences that had a nutty poetic grace. Here’s an example: “British cattle have regional accents, elephants mourn their dead, nicotine sobers drunk rats, scientists have concluded that teenagers are physically incapable of being considerate, and clinical trials of an ‘orgasmatron’ are underway in North Carolina.” I’m offering Hodge as a worthy role model for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Be curious, miscellaneous, and free-flowing. Let your mind wander luxuriantly as you make unexpected connections. Capitalize on the potential blessings that appear through zesty twists and tangy turns.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In Japan you can buy a

brand of candy that’s called The Great Buddha’s Nose Snot. Each piece consists of a rice puff that resembles the Buddha’s nose filled with bits of brown sugar that symbolize the snot. The candymaking company assures customers that eating this treat brings them good luck. I invite you to be equally earthy and irreverent about your own spiritual values in the coming days. You’re in prime position to humanize your relationship with divine influences . . . to develop a more visceral passion for your holiest ideals . . . to translate your noblest aspirations into practical, enjoyable actions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Let’s meet in the

woods after midnight and tell each other stories about our origins, revealing the secrets we almost forgot we had. Let’s sing the songs that electrified our emotions all those years ago when we first fell in love with our lives. Starlight will glow on our ancient faces.

The fragrance of loam will seep into our voices like rainwater feeding the trees’ roots. We’ll feel the earth turning on its axis, and sense the rumble of future memories coming to greet us.

We’ll join hands, gaze into the dreams in each other’s eyes, and dive as deep as we need to go to find hidden treasures.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I don’t usually

recommend giving gifts with strings attached.

On the contrary, I advise you to offer your blessings without having any expectations at all.

Generosity often works best when the recipients are free to use it any way they see fit. In the coming weeks, however, I’m making an exception to my rule. According to my reading of the omens, now is a time to be specific and forceful about the way you’d like your gifts to be used. As an example of how not to proceed, consider the venture capitalist who donated $25,000 to the University of Colorado. All he got in return was a rest room in a campus building named after him. If you give away $25,000, Scorpio, make sure you at least get a whole building named after you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Now that

you’re getting a taste of what life would be like if you ruled the world, I’ll recommend a manual.

It’s called How To Start Your Own Country, by Erwin Strauss. (Get a free peek here: tinyurl.com/ YouSovereign.) You could study it for tips on how to obtain national sovereignty, how to recruit new citizens, and how to avoid paying taxes to yourself. (P.S.: You can make dramatic strides toward being the boss of yourself and your destiny even without forming your own nation.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There was

a time when not even the most ambitious explorers climbed mountains. In the western world, the first time it happened was in 1492, when a Frenchman named Antoine de Ville ascended to the top of Mont Aiguille, using ladders, ropes, and other props. I see you as having a kinship with de Ville in the coming weeks, Capricorn.

I’d love to see you embark on a big adventure that would involve you trying on the role of a pioneer. This feat wouldn’t necessarily require strenuous training and physical courage. It might be more about daring creativity and moral courage.

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

fiction proposes that there are alternate worlds alongside the visible one -- hidden, yes, but perhaps accessible with the right knowledge or luck. In recent years, maverick physicists have given the idea more credibility, theorizing that parallel universes exist right next to ours. Even if these hypothetical places aren’t literally real, they serve as an excellent metaphor.

Most of us are so thoroughly embedded in our own chosen niche that we are oblivious to the realities that other people inhabit.

I bring these thoughts to your attention, Aquarius, because it’s a favorable time to tap into those alternate, parallel, secret, unknown, or unofficial realms. Wake up to the rich sources that have been so close to you, but so far away.

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