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Where the Puck Is Going

You may not be thinking about ice and winter coats just yet, but Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City is. Sept. 1519, they’re hosting the NHL Prospect Tournament in their newly renovated space, giving the rest of us the perfect opportunity to dig out our hats and gloves—and team spirit—well before the winter season kicks in. The tournament showcases the prospects of five NHL teams: our own Detroit Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Prospect tickets are $10 for general admission and admit you for the full day: Thursday, Friday, and Sunday each have two games. True Wings fans will want to stick around the following week (Sept. 22-26) for the Red Wings Training Camp and the 22nd Annual DRW Training Camp Golf Classic held at the Traverse City Country Club. Get all the details at centreice.org.

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The Burrow’s Key Lime Pie Sweet Sounds

The Sweet Water Warblers—comprised of Michigan songbirds Rachael Davis, Lindsay Lou, and May Erlewine—bring their show to Milliken Auditorium in Traverse City on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 7pm. The trio will play off their 2020 album, The Dream That Holds This Child, which focuses on modern femininity and creates beauty from pain. Tickets: $20-$50. simpletix.com/e/sweet-water-warblers-tickets-110160

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Hey, Watch It! A League of Their Own

Based on the classic 1992 comedy film (created when director Penny Marshall was inspired by the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League), the latest adventures of the lovable Rockford Peaches women’s baseball team have arrived. This time around, you’ll find fresh and intriguing performances and adult content from a new and authentically diverse ensemble led by Abbi Jacobson (who also co-created this streamer-version), D’Arcy Carden in a fabulously confident stride, and Nick Offerman taking over where Tom Hanks left off as the team’s reluctant coach. Built on characters and stories that can be felt anew today, the series is both a time capsule and a call to arms. You’ll be drawn to the quiet endurance of all these characters fighting to find their way in a world that fails to see their talents and their potential. Available to binge season one without a seventh inning stretch on Amazon Prime.

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Ernest Hemingway would have approved of The Burrow’s delish dessert menu, most notably the shortbread cookie crust, custard, and whipped cream that make up their signature Key Lime Pie (big enough for sharing…a bite) at just $10. With just the right hints of fresh citrus and the cool creamy mouthfeel you crave, not even the rich crumbs of the crust will be left behind. Known as the official pie of the Florida Keys, this classic is just as comfortable in the Michigan archipelago as it is down South. Not only is the Burrow’s contemporary California-inspired menu full of other surprises, but you can enjoy them all in the stylish open kitchen layout and redesigned bar and patio. (Sorry, no polydactyl cats allowed!) The Burrow offers lunch and dinner menus Tuesdays through Saturdays, and during peak summer season, they can even deliver down to your boat or dock at the nearby marinas. Located at 12930 S W Bay Shore Drive just west of downtown Traverse City. burrowtc.com

6 From Petoskey to Narnia

For 20 years, Petoskey has hosted the C.S. Lewis Festival, celebrating the work of one the the most enduring authors in English literature. This year’s event will be held at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts Sept. 15-18 and will offer a speaking series alongside book discussions and a film night. The festival leans more toward the scholarly and religious works of Lewis, so you’ll hear a bit less from Aslan and the White Witch and more from folks like New York Times bestselling author and keynote speaker Ann Voskamp (known for One Thousand Gifts: Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies). The theme of this year’s festival is all about women, including a discussion with author Carolyn Curtis about her book, Women and C.S. Lewis: What His Life and Literature Reveal for Today’s Culture. Tickets for various events range from $20-$60; see the lineup and purchase tickets at cslewisfestival.org.

ARPA Applications Open

Grand Traverse County received just over $18 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and they are now taking applications from organizations who have bright ideas about how to put the money to good use in our community. Earlier this year, the county put out a poll to the general public to help identify eight core areas where locals feel we need dollars and attention. Those priorities are, in order: support critical infrastructure needs; and increase attainable workforce housing; enhance mental and behavioral health; increase child care capacity and quality; support public safety; stabilize the healthcare system; enhance small-business support and economic development; and increase the number of skilled employees to fill in-demand jobs. If you work for an organization that can make these changes happen, head to gtcountymi.gov to learn more about the funding guidelines and access the application. Applications will close after Oct. 31, 2022.

Stuff We Love: A Day of Caring

Volunteering numbers are down across the nation and across the North—we even wrote a story about it this week. But Thursday, Sept. 15, marks United Way of Northwest Michigan’s annual “Day of Caring,” which the organization calls “northwest Michigan’s largest day of volunteering.” Day of Caring encourages local businesses, organizations, families, friend groups, or individuals to “adopt” volunteer projects to help area nonprofits, focusing on short-term commitments that can still make a notable impact for local orgs. This year, for instance, United Way is still seeking volunteers to help the likes of Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center and The Salvation Army with yard work and window washing, or to assist Newton’s Road with the assembly of STEM-at-home activity bags. (As a thank-you, volunteers will be treated to an after-party at The Filling Station from 3:30pm to 6pm on September 15.) Those interested in making a difference in our community for this year’s Day of Caring can learn more at unitedwaynwmi.galaxydigital.com.

bottoms up Roast & Toast’s Bour-Burundi

For the under-caffeinated among us, Roast & Toast is piping-hot coffee mecca, and this autumn, you’ll find us cozied up with a mug of their Bour-Burundi brew. Inspired by the flavor combo of coffee spiked with buttery bourbon, this variety got off the ground when a pairing dinner at Palette Bistro—the beanery’s sister restaurant—introduced the team at Roast & Toast to Bardstown Bourbon Company (Kentucky). The result: Fresh Burundi coffee beans are barrelaged for 30 days in the distillery’s spirit-soaked casks. From there, each batch is meticulously roasted at the café’s downtown Petoskey space for a perfectly caramelized coffee with a medium palette and woody finish. Replace your alarm with this heady joe, and you might just leave the house on time! Enjoy a cup at the café, or pick up whole and roasted Bour-Burundi beans (12 oz) for $19.95 at Roast & Toast’s downtown Petoskey and McLaren Medical Building locations. (231) 347-7767. roastandtoast.com Northern Express Weekly • sept 12, 2022 • 5