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Infrastructure Deficit Conservatives need to understand that we need to pay (taxes) to maintain our current lifestyle in this country, and here is what it will take: 1. Update our grid: $177 billion 2. Water and waste water: $600 billion 3. Roads and bridges: $1.1 trillion 4. Ports and shipping: $15 billion 5. National Airspace System i.e. GPS: $35.8 billion 6. Locks and dams: $3 billion 7. Broadband: $20 billion 8. Railways: $4.4 billion 9. Climate change defenses: (Katrina cost $15 billion) 10. The “hawks” want to upgrade our military: ? (Time April 10, 2017) In the past, we were good at building, but we did not maintain or upgrade the areas listed. How is Congress going to pay for our infrastructure if they cut taxes? Ron Dykstra, Beulah
Republicans And Parenthood If Republicans ultimately achieve their goal of defunding -- and thus eliminating -- Planned Parenthood, they may elect to start their own version of a parenthood organization. Since they have long considered the adjective “Planned” to be objectionable, they might already be searching for a moniker that is consistent with their philosophy on family reproduction. May I suggest “Willy-Nilly Parenthood?” Bob Ross, Pellston
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Crime and Rescue Map........................................7 Beach Town Board Battle..................................10 Gaylord Museum Celebrates Anniversary...........13 There’s Something More at Tedx......................17 Restaurant Roundup............................................21 National Powerboat Race.................................22 Hunting for Treasure at the Morel Festival..........25 East Jordan’s Blue Smoke..................................28 Seen..................................................................32
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Does City Hall work for residents or for developers? Last year, Traverse City residents petitioned for the right to vote on buildings over 60 feet high. City Hall fought that petition with everything it had – and arguably crossed ethical lines. Despite Michigan Campaign Finance Act prohibitions, the Traverse City Housing Commission adopted an official resolution opposing Prop 3. The city attorney proclaimed Prop 3 was illegal. Some – not all – city commissioners used their public office to voice their opposition. Personnel at the DDA, a city agency, campaigned against Prop 3. Perhaps there was wiggle room in campaign ethics laws for City Hall’s electioneering. No one filed a complaint, so we’ll never know for certain. But then Prop 3 passed, the result was clear as a bell: wiggle room disappeared. When voters say “yes,” the public servants at City Hall are duty-bound to abide by it. That’s what the term “public servant” means. What does a democratic election mean in Traverse City? Are election results optional, like a bathing suit or a tie? The question of ethics was drawn into sharper focus after the election, when a developer, 326 Land Company LLC, announced it would sue the city and challenge Prop 3. The 326 developers want to build a 100-foot-high development on the edge of Boardman neighborhood, and they don’t want residents to vote on it. One might ask why a developer is so afraid of a public vote even before plans are disclosed. Is the development so bad they know in advance the public will not like it? That’s either a) damn paranoid or b) damn smart. At any rate, 326 developers did what has become de rigeur in beautiful small towns and villages across the United States: The developer sued Traverse City to avoid Prop 3. As a founding member of the Prop 3 campaign and as a pro bono attorney for Prop 3 supporters, I helped draft a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to find out what the developer and the city are up to. The FOIA uncovered the fact that City Hall is working hand-in-hand with the developer. City Hall didn’t just help the developer review plans; city officials helped the developer draft a lawsuit against the city! I hate exclamation marks, but this situation’s a rule-buster. These are excerpts of emails between the developer and city staff: Dear City Dept. Head Thank you for all of your assistance Tuesday afternoon with the zoning and planning background of the city. Very helpful. Attached is the draft Complaint we spoke about. I have hi-lighted in yellow those portions of the draft Complaint that address, in particular, the zoning and planning background and would certainly appreciate any thoughts or comments with respective to accuracy, completeness, etc. Thanks again. Sincerely, 326 Developer Attorney
Dear 326 Developer Attorney I reviewed the text and the statements appear mostly accurate based on the information we have in the City Planning Department with the exception of the Park Place tower being reflective of the 1943 Zoning Code and the 1977 City Plan suggests buildings up to 8 stories not 10 stories. Also, on line 29, page 7, the document states a SLUP application has been submitted. No such application has been received by the City Planning Department for a taller building at 326 East State Street as of this date. The Planning Department has reviewed early concept plans for a taller building and we have discussed with the architect and builder the SLUP standards that would apply for the building shown on the concept drawings. Sincerely, City Dept. Head Dear Dept. Head Thanks for your comments. I have made corresponding corrections within the draft. Thanks again for all of the assistance. Sincerely, 326 Developer Attorney Days later, the 326 developer filed suit against the city using the complaint edited by city officials. This lawsuit may cost Traverse City an estimated $30,000 in legal fees and $1 million or more in liability. Then City Hall put a cherry on top of its betrayal of residents. City Hall, like every defendant in a lawsuit, must file a court statement listing its defenses. Remarkably, the city filed a statement saying “none”; that is, the city waived all legal defenses to the 326 complaint. If a private person’s lawyer did what the city’s legal counsel did, it would be legal malpractice. City Hall can disagree with resident factions; that is fair, that is politics. But what City Hall cannot do is abdicate its institutional role. City Hall is bound by election results. It has a duty to advocate for residents if sued. Let’s be frank. The tall buildings controversy has gone on too long. The Prop 3 vote should have ended the controversy. But since Prop 3 won, four city commissioners and some city staff have acted like the South lamenting the Civil War. They can’t accept it. Traverse City is being damaged by commissioners and staff who are still fighting Prop 3. If there’s any hope to regain a cooperative, efficient civic spirit, something must change. The change that is needed will become obvious if City Hall answers two questions: 1) Who authorized staff to help the 326 developer draft the complaint against the City? 2) Who authorized the city’s counsel to waive its legal defenses? Grant Parsons is a trial attorney, a native of Traverse City, with a keen interest in local politics, especially land use. He served as a pro bono advisor to Traverse City’s Proposal 3 proponents.
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Historic Preservation in Cadillac The first salvo of Interlochen Center for the Arts’ planned $24 million facility begins this month. Construction on the 62,000-square-foot building, which will be the first centralized home for Interlochen’s music division, kicks off with a groundbreaking Friday, May 12. When finished, the facility will link the campus’ Frohlich Piano and Percussion Building with Corson Auditorium, plus offer 25 teaching studios, two rehearsal halls and 10 practice studios. The building is expected to be complete in 2018 and will cap $75 million spent on construction on the campus over 15 years. “This new, proper, state-of-the-art facility would be a major development anywhere in the world,” said Casey Cowell, Interlochen trustee. “It is fantastic that we have it right here in our backyard, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to be involved.”
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Big happenings in downtown Cadillac — a newly completed plaza and pavilion, plans for a farmers market, and new trailhead for the White Pine Trail — not only have attracted a Grand Rapids developer but also inspired him to restore a landmark property in the city. Robb Munger purchased and plans to renovate the Cobb-Mitchell building, a long-shuttered one-time lumber company home now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It could host offices on its top floor and a restaurant or café in the lower level. Cadillac City Manager Marcus Peccia said Munger was drawn to Cadillac because of other redevelopment that’s going on, such as Cadillac Commons, the public area under redevelopment between Mitchell Street and Lake Cadillac. “It’s really cool because the whole philosophy of doing these kinds of projects is to enhance the quality of life for our citizens and the people that visit us and also to encourage economic development,” Peccia said. “It’s pretty neat what’s happening.”
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Our bridges might not be falling down but way too many are getting close. The rest of our infrastructure isn't doing much better. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) completes a quadrennial survey of our infrastructure; their most recent report card gives us a D-plus. Infrastructure is more than just roads and bridges. It's also the power grid, rail system, air transport system, water treatment, solid waste disposal, sewers, storm sewers, inland waterways including the Great Lakes, ports, dams and levees, oil and gas pipelines -- the systems on which our daily lives depend. We drive on roads that are passable (with the exception of a section of Eighth Street in Traverse City) and bridges that seem solid enough. Unless we live in Flint, when we turn on the tap, safe water emerges, flip a switch and our lights come on, the stuff we buy finds its way to stores, or if we buy online, to our doors. Plenty of it, including water and waste, is underground and we're oblivious until something goes wrong.
It's not as if we didn't know. Presidents Reagan Clinton, Bush and Obama all made efforts only to be repelled by Congress and the cost. There's the rub; the needed work is massive and massively expensive. There is no cheap way to build, maintain or repair infrastructure. It is expensive for the feds, for every state and every municipality. ASCE says we need nearly $3.5 trillion to catch up to current needs. The federal government says we need more than $800 billion just for roads and bridges. Upgrading and securing our power grids could be another $1 trillion. Traverse City searches for grant money because there is simply no way to afford our infrastructure needs without further taxing an already overtaxed population. Virtually no municipality or state can afford it on its own. President Trump has proposed, in the most general terms, spending $1 trillion on infrastructure. He has suggested, again generally, we will be able to pay for it with revenue saved or generated by repealing Obamacare, instituting tax reform and re-
Storm sewers aren't the only aging bit of infrastructure in the city, and just about all of it will eventually require more than diligent maintenance. Creative financing will be a necessity. But the systems we take for granted are getting very old and in need of TLC or replacement. ASCE now lists more than 56,000 bridges, including more than 1,200 in Michigan, as structurally deficient. They classify 400 dams, including 88 in Michigan, as hazardous or at risk of failure. The power grid is sufficiently vulnerable that a single lightning strike or well-placed terrorist bomb could shut down large swaths of the country. Here in Traverse City we're being told we'll need $2 million annually to replace, repair and maintain the 34 mile-long storm sewer system that discharges storm water and spring run-off, along with whatever else it picks up along the way, directly into our waterways. That is $2 million every year forever for just one piece of one infrastructure system. How did we get so far behind on so much? Much of our infrastructure is decades old, sometimes older. It's a testament to the people who designed and built these systems, and those subsequently maintaining them, that they've lasted as long as they have as well as they have. Traverse City's storm sewer system is more than half a century old. Our interstate highway system is a child of the Eisenhower administration, major dams built during Franklin Roosevelt's administration as part of WPA programs. Much of our power grid is just as old.
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negotiating trade deals. Even if all three of those things happen, there is no trillion dollar bounty to be found. At least the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the non-partisan group that looks at such things, couldn't find it. In fact, no one has yet found the needed funds. One Traverse City Commissioner says we'll have to find creative ways to finance the storm sewer spending. That would be great, but just a start. Storm sewers aren't the only aging bit of infrastructure in the city, and just about all of it will eventually require more than diligent maintenance. Creative financing will be a necessity. The infrastructure issue is one national politicians like talking about, but haven't done much to solve. A good argument can be made that it's significantly more important than firing missiles at a Syrian airfield or dropping more bombs on Afghanistan. If President Trump can find $1 trillion dollars for infrastructure projects, that will create tens of thousands of jobs and help address what is surely a national security issue; deteriorating water, power, communication and transportation systems are a genuine threat. It isn't likely bridges will start collapsing tomorrow while we huddle in darkness without water. Nor is it impossible. A commitment to at least start fixing, upgrading or replacing the infrastructure of our lives needs to happen now. Or our future might look like our past.
Crime & Rescue TWO MEN ARRESTED AT PARTY Two men were arrested after a Garfield Township drinking party turned violent. At least three men were drinking together when one of them became troublesome and was asked to leave, prompting the 41-year-old Traverse City man to grab his 57-year-old host by the neck and choke him, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Capt. Randy Fewless said. Deputies were called at 3am April 30 to the home on Glenview Lane and they investigated the assault and arrested the 41-year-old. As they were investigating, the older man told them he used to be a Marine and that he “was packing.” The deputies suspected the man was drunk, so they asked him about the firearm and he padded his right front pocket, where he held a .22-caliber Ruger revolver, Fewless said. The man had a .30 blood alcohol level and he was arrested for possession of a firearm while intoxicated. TREE STRIKES CAR Two people were injured when a tree fell on their car as they drove through Wexford County. State police were called to Boon just past noon April 27 where a vehicle travelling on Haskins Street had been struck by a tree. The tree, which feel amid high winds, caused the driver to lose control, run off the road, and travel 50 yards before hitting another tree. The driver and a female passenger were injured; the woman was airlifted to Munson Medical Center and the man was taken by ambulance. The Wexford County Road Commission responded to remove the tree from the roadway. CHARGES COULD FOLLOW CRASH A man will likely face drunk driving charges after he rolled his car while driving on US-31 North near Three Mile Road in East Bay Township. The 40-year-old Williamsburg man was headed east when he lost control, drove over the curb, hit a Quaker State sign, rolled over and slid 60 feet on the roof of his car, said Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Capt. Randy Fewless. The man did not appear to be injured but he was taken to Munson Medical Center after the crash at 1:45am April 29. He is expected to face drunk driving charges because he was found to have a blood alcohol level of .21. MAN EJECTED IN CRASH A 55-year-old man who was killed when he swerved to avoid a fallen tree was not wearing a seatbelt and might have been intoxicated, Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were called to Forrest Township at 12:40am April 29 where the driver of a 2001 GMC Sierra pickup had been ejected in a crash. Millersburg-resident Sammie Dillon was killed in the crash, which happened on Buzzels Road. Investigators pieced together what happened from tire marks on the road and determined that speed and alcohol were likely factors in the crash.
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ACCUSED SCRAP METAL THEIF BUSTED Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who they found suspiciously loading scrap metal into his truck. It seemed off that the man was doing the work at 2:40am April 28 so a deputy talked to the man and then arrested him on charges of stealing from Red Bus Relics in Haring Township. A check of the suspect’s house turned up more scrap metal believed to have been stolen from the same business earlier in the week. The business owner was located and the scrap metal was returned; the suspect was taken to the Wexford County jail. BOMB THREAT AT WALMART Someone called the Garfield Township Walmart to say they’d placed a bomb in the store. Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies responded with a bomb-sniffing dog and found no bomb, said Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Capt. Randy Fewless. The threat was made to the store at 3:22am May 1 and investigators were attempting to determine who made the call. A male caller told a Walmart employee that he was going to detonate a bomb and that everyone should leave the store. The store was evacuated while deputies searched for a bomb.
HEROIN HAUL INTERCEPTED Police intercepted a large amount of heroin on its way to Benzie County from Detroit. Traverse Narcotics Team detectives got a tip about a shipment and Benzie County Sheriff’s deputies pulled over the suspect vehicle near Crystal Mountain on May 3. A search of the vehicle turned up 14 grams of heroin and detectives arrested a 25-year-old Benzie County man and a 19-year-old Benzie County woman, TNT D/Lt. Dan King said. Both are expected to face charges of conspiracy to deliver heroin.
The woman told deputies she awoke to someone pounding on her door at midnight April 30. The woman locked herself in a bathroom and called 911 as she heard glass break and the door open. Deputies arrived and found a drunken 37-year-old Lansing man standing in the condo. They arrested him for illegal entry; the woman was shaken up but otherwise okay.
DRUNKEN MAN BREAKS INTO CONDO Antrim County Sheriff’s deputies were called as a drunken man attempted to break into a woman’s condo.
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Compelling Explanations Criminal Defenses Unlikely to Succeed: (1) To protest a disorderly conduct charge in Sebastian, Florida, in March, Kristen Morrow, 37, and George Harris, 25 (who were so "active" under a blanket that bystanders complained), began screaming at a sheriff 's deputy -- that Morrow is a "famous music talent" and that the couple are "with" the Illuminati. (The shadowy "Illuminati," if it exists, reputedly forbids associates to acknowledge that it exists.) Morrow and Harris were arrested. (2) Wesley Pettis, 24, charged with damaging 60 trees in West Jordan, Utah, in 2016, was ordered to probation and counseling in March, stemming
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Leading Economic Indicators -- Legendary German Engineering: The state-of-the-art Berlin Brandenburg Airport, originally scheduled to open in 2012, has largely been "completed," but ubiquitous malfunctions have moved the opening back to at least 2020. Among the problems: cabling wrongly laid out; escalators too short; 4,000 doors incorrectly numbered; a chief planner who turned out to be an impostor; complete failure of the "futuristic" fire safety system, e.g., no smoke exhaust and no working alarms (provoking a suggested alternative to just hire 800 low-paid staff to walk around the airport and watch for fires). The initial $2.2 billion price tag is now $6.5 billion (and counting). -- Rich Numbers in the News: (1) A onebedroom, rotting-wood bungalow (built in 1905) in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, California, sold in April for $755,000 ($260,000 over the asking price). (2) Business Week reported in April that Wins Finance Holdings (part of the Russell 2000 smallcompany index) has reported stock price fluctuations since its 2015 startup -- of as much as 4,555 percent (and that no one knows why). (3) New Zealand officials reported in March that Apple had earned more than NZ$4.2 billion ($2.88 billion in U.S. dollars) in sales last year, but according to the country's rules, did not owe a penny in income tax. New World Order Why? Just ... Because: (1) The AquaGenie, subject of a current crowdfunding campaign, would be a $70 water bottle with Wi-Fi. Fill the bottle and enter your "water goals"; the app will alert you to various courses of action if you've insufficiently hydrated yourself. (2) Already on the market: A company called Blacksocks has introduced Calf Socks Classic With Plus -- a pair of socks with an internet connection. The smartphone app can help you color-match your socks and tell you, among other things, whether it's time to wash them. (Ten pairs, $189) Undignified Deaths Dark Day for Competitive Eating: A 42-year-old man choked to death on April 2 at a Voodoo Doughnut shop in Denver as he accepted the store's "Tex-Ass Challenge" to eat a half-pounder (equivalent of six regular donuts) in 80 seconds. Later the same day, in Fairfield, Connecticut, a 21-year-old college student died, three days after collapsing, choking, at a pancake-eating contest at the Sacred Heart University student center. Recurring Themes Prominent tax avoider Winston Shrout, 69, was convicted in April on 13 fraud counts and six of "willful" failure to file federal returns during 2009 to 2014 -- despite his clever defense, which jurors in Portland, Oregon, apparently ignored. Shrout, through seminars and publications, had created a cottage industry teaching ways to beat the tax code, but had managed always to slyly mention that his tips were "void where prohibited by law" (to show that he lacked the requisite "intent" to commit crimes). Among Shrout's schemes: He once sent homemade "International Bills of Exchange" to a small community bank in Chicago apparently hoping the bank would carelessly launder them into legal currency, but (in violation of the "keep a low profile" rule) he had given each IBE a face value of $1 trillion.
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BOARD BATTLE
Owners of a Frankfort surfboard store believe they’re getting a raw deal.
By Patrick Sullivan The first inkling Frankfort surf shop owner Larry Bordine had that he was in trouble — for an incident involving an employee on a skateboard last July — was when a city police officer removed him, in front of customers, from his store, then handcuffed him and took him to jail. The Frankfort police officer was polite, almost apologetic, Bordine said, and agreed to arrest Bordine’s wife, Nancy, the next day, so that the couple’s store could remain open. On the day of her arrest, July 17, Nancy dressed in her best Sunday school teacher clothes and brought along her needlepoint set. Larry and Nancy were each processed and released within a couple hours of their arrests. For the Bordines, the arrests marked a low point in a simmering dispute between them and another paddle-board rental business in Frankfort. City officials contend the arrests had nothing to do with the other business and were simply about an employer putting its employees in danger. PADDLE BOARDS ARRIVE UP NORTH The Bordines opened Beach Nut Surf Shop on Frankfort’s Main Street, a mile from the water, in 2010. They were pioneers of standup paddle boards in northern Michigan; Larry started making them in 2004, buying from Home Depot slabs of Styrofoam, which he’d glue together, shape into boards and wrap in fiberglass. The Traverse City couple chose to open their shop in Frankfort because the hydrology of Lake Michigan in that area makes it one of the best surfing spots in the state. Crystal Lake Adventure Sports previously
had been located in Frankfort but had moved to Beulah before Beach Nut opened. In 2011, Crystal returned to Frankfort, moving into a kiosk on American Legion property. The move irked Larry Bordine because it meant Beach Nut had to face a competitor who was closer to the beach and didn’t have the overhead of a brick-and-mortar store. “They came back. And they had that little garden shed that they operated out of,” Larry Bordine said. “When they first started, they had that, and they parked their trailer on the street and just rented off that. And we kind of complained to the city — like, is that legal? Can you do that? That doesn’t seem fair.” The city told the owner of Crystal Lake Adventure Sports to get rid of its trailer, but the Bordines were still upset that the competitor didn’t have to pay the transient business fee that’s on Frankfort’s books. A COMPETITION HEATS UP The two paddle sports businesses competed over the years, and as each season went by, bad feelings seemed to ratchet up. The owner of Crystal Lake Adventure Sports, Randall Newbold, did not return a message seeking comment. Over the years, the Bordines said they complained to the city about other things they felt gave their competition unfair advantage. They complained about an annual end-ofseason sale Newbold held at his house between Frankfort and Elberta because it took place in the city limits and, under city code, seemed to be an illegal yard sale. Later, Frankfort’s city council debated food trucks and decided to discourage them in order to protect established restaurants. The Bordines said they didn’t understand
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why the same rationale wasn’t applied to paddle-board rental businesses. “We asked them, if we can’t do food trucks, and there are no vendors, how does Crystal Lake Adventure Sports get away with what they’re doing? Isn’t that the same thing?” Larry Bordine said. “And then they started backpedaling and said, ‘Oh, well, they’re grandfathered.’” The Bordines said the city offered to “level the playing field,” offering the Bordines the chance to operate out of a beach kiosk for the 2016 season. While they didn’t necessarily want to do business that way, the couple feared that if they didn’t do it, someone else might. The Bordines said they originally were told that, because they were a brick-andmortar business, they would have the right of first refusal. Later, they learned the spot would go up for a bid. The kiosk was awarded to Crystal in a special meeting called 10 days after the Bordines’ arrest. “We were arrested, and then right away they went to decide on that kiosk down at the beach and they awarded it to them,” Larry Bordine said. “When you look at it all, you think, are they really out to get us? I mean, is that pointed at us? And then you think, well, that really can’t be. But then more and more stuff goes on, and you’re like, yeah.” “NOBODY’S TARGETING ANYBODY” Frankfort Superintendent Joshua Mills said he and other officials have not used their positions to help Crystal and hurt Beach Nut. “Competition’s a tough thing,” Mills said. “I think these accusations against the city couldn’t be further from the truth. Nobody’s targeting anybody.” He said Newbold negotiated a deal for
the American Legion property, paid that organization rent, and Crystal was deemed exempt from the city’s transient business fee because Newbold is a veteran. “Our vending policy is pretty gray — it mainly deals with private property, commercial property,” Mills said. “It was determined to not impose a fee from the city at that time because he was a veteran.” Mills said Crystal pays between $1,200 to $1,500 in rent to the American Legion per summer, and that money is used for scholarships, a fact that was also taken into account. Mills said the arrangement was not viewed as creating a competitive disadvantage for Beach Nut because the Bordines themselves had once rented space, at Harbor Lights Resort, next to the beach. “Of course, we didn’t impose any fees on that,” Mills said. Mills said the Bordines weren’t offered the first chance at the beach kiosk, but he said they were given special consideration because they were an existing business. Mills said the criminal charges against the Bordines “clouded up the situation” and then, days later, when the city council awarded the contract for the beach kiosk to Crystal, it was because that business was better prepared and the Bordines had failed to respond to a request for more data. Also, Mills said, Nancy Bordine further hurt Beach Nut’s chances when she became angry at a meeting about the kiosk. “When you compared the two, side by side, the Crystal Lake Adventure Sports submittal exceeded all our guidelines,” Mills said. “Honestly, at the end of the day, if she would have kept her cool, she would have been given that kiosk. That was just my impression.”
Nancy and Larry Bordine
The Bordines plan to equip their skateboards with headlights, rear mirrors and reflectors this summer.
THE INCIDENT ON MAIN STREET At the center of the saga is the manner in which Beach Nut gets paddle boards to its customers on the beach. For the past three seasons, employees as young as 14 used motorized electric skateboards to haul surfboard-hauling trailers from the store to the beach. The employees are trained to operate the skateboards, and their parents must sign off. On July 7, 2016, a 3-year-old girl who was crossing Main Street with her family ran into one of the trailers. The incident occurred near Crystal Lake Adventure Sports, and Newbold witnessed it. Frankfort police investigated the incident, and Benzie County Prosecutor Sara Swanson decided to charge the Bordines with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor that carries up to 90 days in jail. According to the police report, the girl was shaken up but not injured. “It was a non-event until Randy Newbold came screaming across the road yelling negligence, got on his cell phone and said, ‘Hey, it’s Randy, send some vehicles and some ambulances down here right away,’” Nancy Bordine said. Frankfort Police Department Chief Robert Lozowski was unavailable for comment. Mills said the investigation was not part of a conspiracy against the Bordines. “I know the Beach Nut folks think that Randy Newbold is in collusion in all of this, but it’s not true. Nothing’s further from the truth,” Mills said. “He was already on his phone with a sheriff ’s deputy. Randy Newbold didn’t pick up the phone and say, ‘Hey, I just witnessed this happen, go nail them.’” Swanson said she read the police report and determined the Bordines should be charged because they put a minor employee in a situation where he could have been charged with a crime himself — for carelessly operating a motor vehicle without a license. Swanson said she didn’t know the arrests occurred amid a bitter business dispute. “I had no idea that we would still be talking about this a year later,” Swanson said. “I thought this was a pretty insignificant case at the time.” A MOTORIZED SKATEBOARD BAN The charges were quickly dismissed in exchange for an agreement that the Bordines would no longer allow unlicensed riders on electric skateboards. Following that, Lozowski sent the Bordines a cease and desist order on Aug. 2, citing unspecified state and local law against electric skateboards. Next, Frankfort officials set out to create an ordinance to regulate
all skateboards, a move officials said was not meant to target the Bordines or their business. Nancy Bordine noted that the proposed skateboard ban has been narrowed so that it would apply only between Memorial Day and Labor Day, only on Main Street, and only during daylight hours. “It’s only during the time that we’re open,” Nancy Bordine said. “It’s like, you couldn’t have targeted us more.” The skateboard regulations have been tabled until September, but the motorized skateboard ban is on the agenda for a meeting in May. Mills said the purpose of regulating skateboards is for public safety. “What if we allow cars out there with no brakes? I mean, where do we draw the line out there in terms of public safety?” Mills said. “Nobody wants to ruin fun for a group people, but also, we’ve got to be mindful that our streets are primarily for vehicles.”
that a motorized skateboard lacks. “The operators of the motorized skateboards do not currently fit the bill of fulfilling these requirements,” Hammersley said. “Anybody who is operating any sort of vehicle in a public roadway has to do so in compliance with the law.” A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE Beach Nut employee Alex Thayer has spent four summers at Beach Nut and said it’s a great place to work. “It’s a fun job. You get outside a lot, and you can’t beat hanging out on the beach in the summer,” said Thayer, a high school student who studies engineering and robotics at the Manufacturers Technology Academy at the TBAISD Career-Tech Center in Traverse City. Thayer’s mother, Caroline Thayer, said she believes Beach Nut is a good place for kids to work and that the Bordines care about their employees.
“When you look at it all, you think, are they really out to get us? I mean, is that pointed at us? And then you think, well, that really
can’t be. But then more and more stuff goes on, and you’re like, yeah.” An electric skateboard ban might prove unnecessary because city officials already have determined those devices to be illegal based on their interpretation of state law, though electric skateboards are so new they are not yet explicitly addressed by state law. City Attorney Ross Hammersley said he was asked to review the prosecutor and police chief ’s determination that electric skateboards were not allowed on public streets, and he agreed with their conclusion. Hammersley said a 2015 Michigan Court of Appeals opinion spells out that any motorized vehicle on a public road must comply with state law. The opinion stems from People vs. William Shaw Lyon, a Grand Traverse County case in which the court reinstated drunk driving charges against a disabled man who drove his mobility scooter down South Airport Road while intoxicated. Hammersley said the Lyon opinion spells out that if a motorized vehicle is on the public roadway, then it has to follow the laws of the road, which means it has to be registered and insured, have brakes, and have other features
“Larry and Nancy have hired youth in our community and have been great mentors and good employers of our son and, I believe, of others,” she said. Alex Thayer believes Frankfort officials set out to discourage skateboards and that they’ve tried to make life difficult for the Bordines. Thayer said police in Frankfort have been stopping him on his skateboard for two years and threatening to take away his skateboard based on laws and ordinances that don’t exist. He made the same complaint in a public comment at a city council public safety committee meeting in April. At the meeting, Lozowski, Frankfort police chief, said he would look into complaints about officers harassing skateboarders but didn’t believe his officers had threatened to take away anyone’s skateboard. Thayer said he disagrees with the determination by Frankfort officials that electric skateboards are illegal. He said he called the Secretary of State to ask if he could register his motorized skateboard. He said he was told that since
it doesn’t meet their definitions of a motor vehicle, it can’t be registered and that he needs to abide by local laws. Since there is no local law that pertains to electric skateboards in Frankfort, he plans to continue riding his. “I think the biggest issue is that there’s a bad stigma around them,” Thayer said, referring to skateboards in general. Thayer said if he gets arrested, or if the board gets confiscated, he’ll fight the case. “I don’t know that this’ll be resolved without legal action,” he said. “I guess we’ll see how far the city is planning on taking this; I certainly have no intention of just letting go of this.” MEANWHILE, LOOK OUT FOR BOARDS This year, there will be no beach kiosk, and the transient business policy has been updated so that transient businesses will have to pay $1,000 for the season to the city, or $100 per week or $50 per day. Brick-andmortar businesses would have to pay half that for a transient license. Mills said Nancy Bordine was involved in drafting the new transient business guidelines. “I hope Beach Nut comes back and has a positive experience,” Mills said. The Bordines plan to return to the streets of Frankfort his summer “by the letter of the law.” They believe motorized skateboards should be considered “low-speed vehicles” under Michigan law. They will even equip the skateboards with tiny headlights, rear mirrors and reflectors as required by the law, even if those accessories might not be truly useful on skateboards. Mills noted that the Bordines could still deliver paddle boards to the beach the way they used to, on trailers towed by bikes. “Here’s the situation: They used to deliver surfboards by bike. Never a problem,” Mills said. Larry Bordine said he doesn’t want to do that because it’s slower, and he believes the visual effect of teenagers using skateboards to deliver boards is good advertising for his business. Frankfort resident Jim Barnes, who has attended some of the meetings when skateboards have been on the agenda, said he hopes the city doesn’t send the wrong message. “Frankfort’s kind of developed itself into a really cool northern Michigan lake town, and it might even be one of the best surf towns in the Midwest,” he said. “If you start regulating skateboarding, you start dampening the morale of all those people who participate in a sport that has a board associated with it.”
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GAYLORD MUSEUM CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF HISTORY By Kristi Kates A restaurant hangout spot that rivaled Al’s Diner on Happy Days. A wall-sized advertisement for a product claiming to mysteriously heal a wide range of ailments. A showcase dedicated to the mathematician considered to be “The Father of Information Theory.” You can see all this and more in Gaylord at the Otsego County Historical Society’s museum, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. HISTORICAL IMPETUS The museum is housed in downtown Gaylord, in a building that was owned by the late Gordon Everett, a local entrepreneur. “He was also the impetus behind Gaylord’s Alpine architectural theme,” explained Jim Akans, the historical society’s executive director. The Otsego County Historical Society was created more than 50 years ago and tentatively floated the idea of starting a museum, but it took until Michigan’s sesquecentennial to really spur interest. “One aim of having a museum was to get a permanent building for exhibits and an archive for photos and documents on the history of Gaylord,” explained Phil Alexander, a 30–year strong museum volunteer. By 1991, enthusiasm was running high to make the museum happen, so the historical society held a public forum to determine which of 10 potential buildings would ultimately become the museum. COMMUNITY SUPPORT Akans explained, “Once we found the building we wanted – owned by Gordon Everett – Gordon said, ‘I’ll sell it to you at a reduced price for the museum, and my family will gift you the rest.’ But he wanted
to see community support for the museum, too, so he asked us to raise $10,000 over five years to show that the citizens supported the project.” The Historical Society did two major rounds of fundraising, one that involved selling an Otsego County Historical Society calendar and another that invited 100 people to donate $100 each to the cause. “We raised the $10,000 in just under five years and had a mortgage–burning party for the museum,” Alexander said proudly. The building selected for the museum was constructed around 1912 and was originally a cigar factory. One of the museum displays features some of the old cigar–making memorabilia. Another showcases a 100– year–old hand–painted sign on the cement block wall; the sign was discovered when the building, previously an office supply store with pegboard walls, was being remodeled into the museum. It advertises some kind of miracle cure from the early 1900s to address everything from rheumatism to liver ailments. “When we found the sign, which measures about 10x10 feet, we just had to keep it intact,” Akens said. “So we framed it, and now it’s such a great feature.” FUN FINDS Another nice discovery during the renovations was the ceiling. “There was originally a drop ceiling,” Alexander said. “We noticed some tiles missing, peeked through and realized we’d discovered the building’s original tin ceiling. So we took all the drop panel down, and now it looks perfect for the museum.” In the opposite direction, Akens decided to pull up some of the carpeting to see what was beneath and discovered beautiful maple hardwood floors. “We thought those dated back to 1911, but we later found a penny under the wood floor dated 1913, so
we surmised they must have waited a few years before adding the wood floors to the building,” he explained. Also on display at the museum are a wide variety of exhibits covering Gaylord’s overall history as well as the local railroad and agricultural industries. But wait – there’s more. “People are always fascinated by the railroad and lumbering exhibits, but one of the things we’ve additionally tried to communicate is that history isn’t just about the 1800s; it’s more recent, too,” Akans said. Those later years are encapsulated in the museum’s recreation of The Chatterbox, a now long–gone Gaylord restaurant and hangout spot from the 1950s. “We designed an exhibit of The Chatterbox based on photos of the interior,” Akans explained. “We have a jukebox from that era plus malt mixers and dishes and such from the actual Chatterbox. It really gets visitors engaged right away – it’s right near the entrance and looks like the hangout spot from the Happy Days TV show.” LOCAL PIONEER One of the museum’s newest exhibits celebrates a pioneer of our current modern age. Claude Shannon was born in Petoskey and grew up in Gaylord, spending his formative years there. A mathematician, electrical engineer and cryptographer, he wrote a paper in 1948 called “A Mathematical Theory of Communication” in which he essentially founded information theory; he went on to write his thesis on electrical applications of Boolean algebra and did fundamental work on code breaking and secure telecommunications during World War II. “We have a guy as revered as Thomas Edison from right here in Gaylord,” Akens said, which helps explain why the Otsego County Historical Society has so much to
celebrate as its museum turns 25. “I’m literally beaming about our silver anniversary, which we’ll be celebrating on May 25th – 25 on the 25th!” said Jennifer Akans, the chairperson for the event and wife of Jim Akans. “This will be our major fundraiser of the year, which helps with the costs of operating the museum.” SUPER SUPPORT At the anniversary celebration, guests will get a sneak peek at the museum’s upcoming new displays before they’re revealed to the general public. There will be a signature drink special from local lounge Mary’s Tavern with a portion of the proceeds from sales of the drink going to the museum plus hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, a book signing by Gail White Elliott (author of the historical book Otsego Lake Village, Otsego County’s First Community), live coverage by Mike Reiling of radio station Eagle 101.5 FM and live music by local favorite musician Jacob Filarski, formerly of popular Gaylord band The Cookies. “We also have business members in the community who are sponsoring the event, so of course we thank everyone who supports us and the museum,” Jim Akans said. “We like to keep things fresh and exciting at the museum, as there’s always something to do here. But the most important thing is what the museum brings to the community: access to, and preservation of, Gaylord’s history.” The 25th anniversary celebration of the Otsego County Historical Society Museum will take place May 25 at the museum at 320 W. Main Street in downtown Gaylord. No advance tickets will be sold; entrance is first come, first served, with donations accepted. For more information, visit otsego.org/ochs or call (989) 732-4568.
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Life After Death? Bill’s statement Is there life after death or is this one of the many “bizarre” Christian beliefs, comforting the fearful and filling the pews? How can rational people believe such fairy tales? These aren’t Gary’s questions, per se, but they reflect their spirit. Gary believes there is no evidence for belief in life after death. Science suggests otherwise. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, those who know Rev. Dr. William God have “eternal life.” For Jesus, death will not destroy our C. Myers Senior Pastor relationship with God. Offered to the living, eternal life is at Presbyterian less an “after life” and more the assurance our relationship Church of with God will not end upon our death. Yet, it qualifies. There Traverse City is “life after death.” Our life with God continues even after death. But science allows us to say more. The Law of the Conservation of Energy (real physics!) tells us energy can’t be created or destroyed. If energy can’t be destroyed, our life’s energy must live on after we die! Years ago, I had the privilege of participating in the autopsy of someone I visited as a hospital chaplain. Words can’t describe the difference between the person I had prayed with hours before and the carcass we were A LOCAL PASTOR cutting. The force, or energy, which had given this woman life, what Christians call her spirit, was no longer present in her body. But where was it? The Law of the Conservation of Energy tells us energy can’t be destroyed. So the power, the energy that gave this woman life must still live (perhaps returning to its source?). Though her flesh is no more, according to the laws of physics, this woman’s life force lives on! Where does our life’s energy go? Christians speak of heaven and hell… streets paved with gold…a blazing furnace or fiery lake…all attempts to express an inexpressible mystery. Only God and those who’ve gone before know, but science proves, whatever form it takes, there is life after death!
Gary’s statement I envy other life forms on Earth. Humans alone must contemplate their eventual non-existence. Most religions provide a solution for their followers – we don’t really die, we just “pass” into another realm of existence. On top of that, it’s much better! There will be angels flying around; 72 virgins waiting for Mr. Right to free them from their loneliness and despair; and, you can hang out with the god that you were raised to believe exists. Naturally the only way you will ever Gary Singer Gary helps encounter that god is after you die. businesses with Common sense should be enough to tell us there is no life their Internet after death. However, I offer this as evidence…every single marketing. life form that has ever lived on Earth has died. One hundred He was raised a percent of them are no longer physically or cognitively funcCatholic. tional. Most have disintegrated into dust. What reason is there to invent an alternative? Among my earliest memories are those of my Catholic parents and parochial school teachers informing me that if I do everything they tell me to do, when I die I will be among the fortunate that get to be with the one, true god. After all, everyone else’s gods, all 2,500 of them are imaginary. Talk about motivation for an undeveloped mind! ATHEIST DEBATE When I got to college, I began to think more logically. It occurred to me that this whole life after death thing was not only implausible, but absurd. I realized it is nothing more than a way to offer religious followers a carrot to maintain contributions. For those who have always assumed they would go to heaven or be reincarnated, this is bitter medicine. Death is depressing and inevitable. But once you reject the bizarre notions of an afterlife and accept your eventual non-existence, it frees you from all the doubt and fear. There is nothing to think about – when you die, it will be exactly the same as it was before you were born. That wasn’t so bad, was it?
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Gary’s reply I would say that Bill and I have a fundamental disagreement on how the Law of the Conservation of Energy works. That physics law uses examples such as the transfer of energy from a soccer kicker’s foot to the ball. It is quite a nonscientific stretch to somehow equate that with a human being’s “life force living on” after death. Look, I’m all in favor of everlasting life. I’m also in favor of all humans living in perfect harmony with each other and eliminating disease. The thing is, that isn’t what we have here on planet Earth. We have pain and joy, freedom and slavery, agony and ecstasy, and life and death. You can’t just wish away the unpleasant parts. You can learn to cope with them and in so doing, make life more pleasant for yourself and those around you. We are slowly moving toward a more realistic and progressive understanding of how the universe functions. I am quite confident that future discoveries will not include locating heaven, hell, or any of the other fanciful places religions invented.
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Bill’s reply “And yet, the strange thing is, I’d say I was probably happier before I lost my religion.” An anonymous young woman from England, reflecting on what she lost and gained having given up her belief in God, came to this conclusion. There’s no larger purpose in life. No way to assuage guilt or redeem broken relationships. Life becomes a matter of counting the days until one dies. No wonder she was happier before! The Christian hope of resurrection to eternal life is not some absurd fantasy created to deny the reality of death. We know death is real. We grieve. We mourn. We miss the love of those who have gone before. Nevertheless, having experienced the love of God through the love of Jesus Christ in this life, we trust we will know the fullness of God’s love for eternity. I can appreciate why Gary might think us foolish. But having witnessed the power of God to bring life from death in Jesus Christ and in the lives of so many others, it makes perfect sense to me.
Agree statement Gary and Bill agree death is part of life. Regardless of one’s beliefs about life after death, we should live this life in such a way as to bring justice, joy, love, and peace to those with whom we share this precious gift.
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By Kristi Kates Period, period, period. Dot, dot, dot. … However you phrase it, the three–point ellipsis has long been used in writing to indicate a pause before something else happens or to convey a thought left hanging. In the computer age, it also serves as an indicator that there’s something more to come. If you’re a person who uses text messaging, the appearance of the ellipsis, those three little dots moving across your screen, is how you know that someone is in the process of sending you something more. This year’s TEDx Traverse City crew led by organizer and curator Sara Harding decided to use that idea – … There’s Something More – as the theme for this year’s local TEDx event. They see the ellipsis and accompanying phrase as a way to get people thinking about what’s just around the corner, whether it’s a new thought, technology, answer or insight on the human condition. TED is an acronym for Technology, Entertainment, and Design; as a company, TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to what it calls “ideas worth spreading.” TED started as a singular conference in California in 1984 and has expanded to present a wide range of initiatives and inspiring events such as TED Talks that have featured some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers. These include Bill Gates, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Jane Goodall, Bono, Elizabeth Gilbert and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. TED Talks are available free on the internet and are perhaps the best known
component of the TED organization; TEDx consists of independently organized TED– like events that can be initiated by anyone who acquires a free license from TED after agreeing to follow TED guidelines. TEDx Traverse City is one of those affiliated events. Run by Harding and her crew, this day–long event features speakers divided into four sessions; all sessions take place on the main stage in Milliken Auditorium. The sessions are then live– streamed on the internet and also at the State Theater to maximize their audiences. “All the speakers are amazing, and we are grateful for their commitments to come and share their ideas,” Harding said. This year’s TEDx Traverse City speakers are as diverse as TED fans have come to expect. A few of note include Bob Hirshon, a technology expert who works to encourage young people and adults in a variety of science fields including games, simulations and mobile apps as well as traditional media; you might recognize his voice from the Science Friday podcast on NPR’s Talk of the Nation. Elizabeth Winthrop, a great–grandniece of Theodore Roosevelt, is an accomplished writer of fiction for all ages, penning books that blend memoir and history. UK conservationist Alan Deverell currently works as a consultant with Fauna and Flora International on a project to save the last remaining herd of elephants in the Republic of Guinea. These “big names” will be joined by local speakers who were selected at TEDx Traverse City’s Pitch Night: Ty Schmidt, who founded the Norte! organization to inspire Traverse City through bicycling; humanitarian, newspaper columnist and NMC psychology instructor
Local speaker Ben Whiting, an actor, playwright and musician, will participate in TEDx Traverse City this year.
Susan Odgers and actor/playwright/ magician Ben Whiting. Music is also part of the TED universe. Well–known musicians who have participated in TED events include David Byrne (Talking Heads), DJ/producer Mark Ronson, controversial solo artist Amanda Palmer, multitalented drummer Reggie Watts (The Roots) and vocalist Bobby McFerrin. This is partly why local TED events – including TEDx Traverse City – also invite musicians to perform. “Brotha James opened in a motivational and unique way last year with Dawn Campbell and students from the Elk Rapids grade school choir. He will be opening for us again, and I am confident he will bring another powerhouse talk,” Harding said.
Local humanitarian, columnist and teacher Susan Odgers will speak at this year’s TEDx Traverse City event.
“Nik Carman is a young musician that I believe inspires us all. And Seth Bernard is a local favorite. It’s a great opportunity to combine music and the arts into TEDx Traverse City.” Just like all things TED, TEDx Traverse City’s speakers focus on the company’s core acronym, Technology, Entertainment, and Design. Some of this year’s topics include activism, science, music education, technology and personal triumphs and perseverance, to name just a few. “But with over 15 speakers, we will also have some surprises,” Harding said. The 2017 TEDx Traverse City event will take place May 17. For tickets, venues, schedules and more information, visit tedxtraversecity.com.
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By Kristi Kates They’re known simply as “Carrie and Fuzz” (no last names, please), and they’re the dynamic duo that helms the gypsy–jazz inspired pop–fusion band Caravan of Thieves. The husband and wife team started years ago as an acoustic duo, harmonizing and writing their way through a setlist of folk and pop songs; they soon started veering into older styles of music like Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club recordings before assembling a band to help them carry out their audio dreams. Rotating Cast Northern Express last chatted with Caravan of Thieves about six years ago, when the band played a smash hit show at the now defunct InsideOut Gallery in Traverse City. The band’s current tour is routing it to Petoskey, where it’ll bring several additional albums’ worth of music to northern Michigan fans. “Quite a bit has happened in the past six years,” Carrie said. “Aside from several album releases and national/UK tours, two of our band mates stopped touring with us at the end of 2015. It was an amicable split, but after that we reached out to a variety of bassists and violin players in order to have more of a rotating cast.” Both Carrie and Fuzz sing and play guitar; this new configuration of their backing band has allowed some interesting additions to their sonic palette such as trumpet and accordion. “Rich Zurkowski is the bassist for most of the shows, and he’ll be doing this Midwest run with us, as well as Dan Foster, who is our newest addition on violin,” Carrie said. “We’ve been fortunate to work with people who really add something special to the music and the show.” Swingin’ Thing Fuzz added that Caravan of Thieves’ songwriting and production styles have gone through a few changes as well. “We still do our freaky, swingin’ gypsy thing, but we’ve added to the pool of influences,” he said. “Now we might incorporate a gospel–flavored a cappella sing along or some early American roots and blues or step it up on our ever–expanding toolshed percussion menagerie with some Latin grooves or something fun and percussive, then break it down to have a quiet, sentimental ‘Fuzz and Carrie’ duet moment,” he said. The ability to present such a multifarious range of audio environments and songs slots Caravan of Thieves right into today’s music
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scene, where bands like The Decemberists and Arcade Fire infuse old–timey sounds into experimental pop and rock tunes. “We’ve certainly seen an increase in popularity with eclectic acoustic music since we started the band nine years ago,” Fuzz said. “Though it would be fun to think we've had something to do with it, it's more likely a backlash to the increasing number of new singles produced entirely on computers and written within a strict format for maximum hit potential.” He doesn’t necessarily mind those hit singles, Fuzz added, but Caravan has purposefully chosen the “real acoustic instruments” route in order to push the band to the edge stylistically. He commented, “But even in the mainstream, there has been a variety of styles resurrected from decades past, bringing back some nostalgic and classic feels and studio productions, so this has opened up people's minds more for sure and in turn has helped a band like Caravan of Thieves.” Complex Compositions Lately, Fuzz, Carrie and their band mates have been listening to what Fuzz called “an odd blend of early vocal jazz, classical music and modern dance music.” He explained, “I’m not sure how that’s been influencing us, but since we tend to lean toward fun, lively high–energy performances with a special attention to finesse, dynamics and composition, this combo makes sense to me!” You’ll hear all these elements and more on the newest Caravan of Thieves album, Kiss Kiss, which was released in 2015; since then, Carrie and Fuzz have also teamed up for a duets album called Maple Hill Sessions, Vol. 1. “Maple Hill is a bit of a departure from the Caravan sound,” Carrie explained. “Each Caravan of Thieves album has gotten increasingly complex sonically with the addition of more guest musicians, more orchestration, self–producing as well as outside producers and engineers and working between several studios.” The duo album was a bid to try something different, Fuzz explained; it wasn’t meant to distract from the band. “The duo album is a 180 [from our usual approach] as we scaled it way back and did everything ourselves, just the two of us,” Fuzz said. “We just brought our mobile recording rig to a friend's barn and worked on it start to finish in our own privacy and on our own schedule. Simple can be really nice sometimes, and it’s a little different stylistically.” So never fear, Caravan fans – both albums can happily co–exist.
Circus Party You’ll be able to hear plenty of Caravan of Thieves’ music during that upcoming northern Michigan concert, which will take place at Crooked Tree Arts Center. Fuzz and Carrie are already looking forward to seeing some of their fans and friends from previous jaunts north. “We love touring the Midwest, especially Michigan,” Carrie said. “We always find wonderful people who appreciate great music, great microbrew beer and the Great Lakes – it’s great all around there. We've been there so many times it now feels like a home to us, and we love the Blissfest crowd we hope to see up in Petoskey!” If this will be your first Caravan of Thieves show, be prepared to get involved. While there are a few pensive moments and pretty ballads, for the most part you’ll feel like you’ve wandered into some brightly colored extravagant party of circus performers. Caravan will perform a diverse setlist that includes tracks from each of its albums and showcases Carrie and Fuzz’s duo effort (“and maybe a pots and pans percussion solo,” Carrie joked), so there will be plenty to hear both old and new. “We’ d say expect to get involved a bit,” Fuzz said. “At times during the show, you might just be watching and listening, but then you might find yourself out of your seat with the rest of the audience, stomping, clapping and singing along.” Caravan of Thieves will be in concert as part of the Blissfest Concert Series at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey May 13. For tickets and more information, visit blissfest.org or crookedtree.org.
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Traverse City A deceptively insignificant–looking little clapboard building stands on the north side of Front Street, two blocks east of Traverse City’s main shopping district. Go inside, and the tantalizing bouquet of wood-smoked meats and a tangible air of excitement let you know that something big is happening here — namely, authentic pit-style barbecue from a woodpowered smoker. The owner, a purist about cooking with wood, chose to do pit-style barbecue because Traverse City had plenty of grilled products available but little in the way of low and slow. On the Menu: Crowd pleasers like dry-rub spare ribs, melt-in-your-mouth beef brisket and succulent pulled chicken and pulled pork are offered up with traditional sides à la Sparks: silky cavatappi mac ’n’ cheese, smoky pit-roasted beans, and crunchy broccoli slaw with bacon and blue cheese are popular choices. And don’t miss Sparks’ Famous BBQ Sundae, a portable, supremely palatable layering of coleslaw, beans, pork, and barbecue sauce topped with beef jerky and served in a tall plastic cup for optimal visual appeal. You won’t find that one anywhere else in town. Find Them: Sparks BBQ is located at 430 East Front St. in Traverse City. For more information and hours, visit eatsparksbbq.com or call (231) 633-7800. $–$$
Pierson’s Grill
Harbor Springs Juilleret’s was a classic soda fountain and favored summer destination in downtown Harbor Springs that was open for 112 years before it closed in 2007. Pierson’s has taken over that space and is making a bid to leave its mark in the legendary location with a new operation aimed at family-friendly fun and good food. The interior of Pierson’s pays homage to the local ski scene, with skis and trail signs mounted on the walls. Pinball machines and video games keep the atmosphere light and bright. Seating 80 indoors and ready to welcome an additional 48 when the patio opens this summer, the new Pierson’s is all set for the busy season with a new outdoor fire pit.
On the Menu: The menu focuses on American comfort food, from sandwiches and salads to hearty entrees like white chicken chili, artichoke-feta dip, personal-sized thin crust pizzas, homemade meatloaf, ribs, and specialty burgers. Appetizers include crispy calamari with wakame (an edible seaweed), lime and a sweet chili-garlic sauce. Another hit is its housemade guacamole served with blue corn chips. Desserts feature sweet treats like cheesecake or old-fashioned milkshakes served in clear, tall glasses. Find Them: Pierson’s Grille and Spirits is located at 130 State St. in downtown Harbor Springs. For more information and hours, visit piersonsgrille.com or call (231) 526-2967. $$
Lobdell’s
Traverse City The teaching restaurant at Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute has been called Traverse City’s bestkept secret, with stunning 180-degree views of West Grand Traverse Bay, Power Island and Leelanau and Old Mission peninsulas. The experience of dining at Lobdell’s occurs in an accessible yet elegant atmosphere. Think: gleaming china, stemware and silverware, crisply pressed white tablecloths, artfully folded napkins and flowers, and a white–coated student waitstaff that’s discretely friendly and attentive. On the Menu: A diverse and creative bistro-style menu includes temptations like roasted wild-caught white shrimp with garlic butter, spinach, lemon-basil aioli and toast points, or seared beef tenderloin with shiitake and cremini mushrooms, shallots, garlic, thyme and Chardonnay–Dijon cream sauce, plus desserts like flourless chocolate cake with hazelnut creme anglaise. Find Them: Lobdell’s is located within the Great Lakes Culinary Institute at the Great Lakes Campus of Northwestern Michigan College, 715 East Front St. in Traverse City. Reservations are highly recommended. For more information and hours, call (231) 9953120 or visit nmc.edu/lobdells. $
Freshwater Grill
Petoskey The name says it all at this Petoskey cafe, whose fresh-fish theme is emphasized even more by the restaurant’s interior. Reminiscent of a fishing boat, the space sports wooden walls and tables, fish art, and nautical blue trim, plus lamps made of antique minnow buckets. The restaurant’s ambiance is friendly and fast-paced with casual counter service and an emphasis on quality. Everything is cooked to order with the freshest ingredients, including locally caught whitefish, freshly ground beef from ToskiSands meat market, and artisan bread from Crooked Tree Breadworks bakery next door. On the Menu: Freshwater’s signature whitefish basket includes lightly beer-battered whitefish that’s fried to a golden brown and served with crispy French fries, hushpuppies, house-made coleslaw, lemon slices, and the cafe’s signature tartar sauce, which is loaded with dill weed, dill pickle relish, and capers. Also on the menu, you’ll find classic one-third pound burgers cooked on a flattop grill and served on brioche rolls, plus fish tacos made of crispy fried cod topped with house made lime-jalapeño slaw and the restaurant’s own Southwestern ranch dressing. Find Them: Freshwater Grill is located at 2264 Harbor-Petoskey Rd. #3 in Petoskey. For more information and hours, visit freshwatergrill.com or call (231) 487-1655. $
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Elk Rapids As it is in New Orleans, the reigning motto at Pearl’s seems to be “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” or “Let the good times roll!” Deep red walls are covered with a riot of photos, murals, posters and other artwork depicting famous jazz, blues and zydeco musicians; long rows of shelves display hundreds of hot sauce bottles; a shady-looking fortune teller adorned with gaudy beads glares into the dining room. A large horseshoe-shaped bar anchors the dining room and is itself a main attraction, as the bartenders are true mixologists happy to concoct such classic New Orleans drinks as the mint julep, the Sazerac, and the hurricane.
On the Menu: The menu is stuffed full of Cajun- and Creole-inspired selections, with the brisket dinner the hands down biggest seller on the menu; the brisket is slow cooked in its juices and accompanied with cheddar mashed potatoes and andouille milk gravy. Gumbo ya–ya is another popular dish, made with chunks of chicken and spicy andouille sausage and finished with rice; Filé powder and a browned roux are what give the soup its distinctive smoky, nutty taste, with okra used as a thickener to tie everything together. Find Them: Pearl’s is located at 617 Ames St. in Elk Rapids. For more information and hours, visit pearlsneworleanskitchen.com or call (231) 264-0530. $-$$
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Traverse City Named for chef and co-owner’s 94-year-old maternal great-grandmother, Mama Lu’s combines Mexican and Texan cooking with the owners’ culinary and hospitality backgrounds to make what they call “a modern day taco shop.” The dining room is also a combination of different elements: a smooth, refined bar and contemporary lighting juxtapose with the colorful rough texture of the walls and dark wood floors. On the kitchen side, the chefs work to be progressive with flavors, textures, temperature, and presentation, right down to color contrast on each plate. If you don’t have time to dine in, you can always carry out, including the restaurant’s custom “taco kits” in unique packaging. On the Menu: Tacos are the main event, from Panza made with crispy pork belly, salsa negra, pickled jicama and apple plus pork rinds, to Pollo made with spiced chicken, queso fresco, pickled red onion and jalapeno. The No. 1 seller is the Pescado taco, made with fresh whitefish, orange-jicama slaw, house hot sauce, and avocado crema. All dishes are made to order with freshly hand-pressed corn tortillas. Non-taco items that have earned avid fans include street corn with lime mayo and churros (dessert) with cinnamon sugar and Mexican chocolate sauce. Find Them: Mama Lu’s is located at 149 E. Front St. in Traverse City. For more information and hours, visit mamalustc.com or call 231-943-2793. $
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National Powerboat Race Headed For Traverse City? By Beth Milligan Traverse City Parks and Recreation commissioners are considering two major new festivals proposed for the Open Space. Traverse City OPA Offshore Race – August 10-12, 2018 A new power boat racing event could bring 100,000 spectators to downtown Traverse City in August 2018 to watch competitors race at speeds of 80-120mph on West Grand Traverse Bay. The American Power Boat Association and Offshore Powerboat Association hope to host the first-ever Traverse City OPA Offshore Race the weekend of August 10-12, 2018. A five-mile loop of West Bay (pictured) would be closed to accommodate the power boat race course, which would host six 45-minute heats of racing across Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Organizers predict the event will draw 100,000 spectators, who will be able to view race heats free from West End Beach, Clinch Park Beach and the Open Space, as well as from the water at the north end of the course. In addition to cordoning off a large zone on Grand Traverse Bay for three days (including a practice day Friday), the event would take over the Open Space for five days – including set-up and tear-down – for food and vendor tents, plus trailered boats ranging from 12 to 28 feet. Organizers are also requiring use of 20 boat slips in Clinch Park Marina as a designated race pit area. According to a memo from City Clerk Benjamin Marentette to Parks and Recreation commissioners, there will be no alcohol served at the event, and organizers have requested an “alcohol-free zone including beaches from Clinch Park Beach to West End Beach.” Organizers will “reimburse the city for all outof-pocket expenses, including police and fire,” and have indicated plans to provide a $25,000 donation to a to-be-determined local charity. Organizers also stated the event – which if successful, could be held annually in Traverse City – could be broadcast on NBC Sports, with national film coverage taking place from “multiple shore cameras” and “two helicopters above (the) race course.” Parks and Recreation commissioners will hear from event representative Matt Soper at tonight’s meeting, then provide feedback that will be forwarded to city commissioners, who will consider the permit application at their May 15 meeting. Marentette, whose office has held multiple meetings to “pre-vet” the event, says the city “can certainly handle this event logistically and expect that it would bring in a number of spectators, as it would be promoted nationally.” But he cautions race boats will “generate a significant amount of noise between the hours of 12pm-4pm” and – on the heels of the National Cherry Festival and
Traverse City Film Festival – “have a significant presence in the Open Space.” In his memo to commissioners, Marentette concluded: “(The event) meets the requirements of city policies; however, it is up to the city commission to determine if the event should move forward. We stand ready and prepared to assist with making the event happen if that is the desire of the city commission.” Marentette notes that while the permit application for the race normally wouldn’t require city commission approval, “because of the extensive nature of the event and the impact it will have on the city,” he’s taking it to commissioners for a green light before issuing the permit. Adventure Fest – June 17, 2017 A day of “immersive adventure packed with learning, sharing, brews and grooves” is heading to the Open Space this summer. Gociety, a self-described “social network for people who love the outdoors,” is planning to make Traverse City one of five national stops for its 2017 Adventure Fest tour. The family-friendly event will take place Saturday, June 17 and feature a village set-up in the park including a “camping village, a yoga village, a running village and a climbing village.” Each area offers national and local product and brand demonstrations, interactive booths, games and competitions. Listed activities include tiny home tours, gourmet outdoor cooking demos, yoga with a live DJ, slacklining workshops, climbing walls, running/hiking/cycling displays, boating and backbacking/camping areas, yard games, giveaways and more. Adventure Fest will also feature a 50’x25’x3’ pool in the Open Space to allow for kayak and stand-up paddleboard demonstrations. An on-site beer garden and music stage will offer a “place to relax and recharge, and (is) not necessarily the focal point of the festival,” according to organizer Pete Isert of Gociety. “At the heart of our festivals is our commitment to create fun-filled community events featuring unique and enriching experiences, food, music and craft brews.” The event will have ticketed admission, with the goal of keeping “the barrier low for the ticket price,” according to Isert. He cites 2016 ticket prices of $10 including one beer. One dollar from every Adventure Fest ticket sold will also support First Descents, which provides free adventure programs nationwide to young adults impacted by cancer. Traverse City will join communities including Denver, Colo., Chattanooga, Tenn., Eugene, Ore., and Asheville, N.C. in hosting Adventure Fest this year. Because it is a firsttime event, city policy directs staff to seek Parks and Recreation input before issuing the permit. The event, however, does not require city commission approval.
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at the Morel Festival By Kristi Kates Black gold has already started growing in the forests of northern Michigan in the form of wrinkly, distinctive, flavorful morel mushrooms that are available for a limited time only each year. They arrive just in time to be celebrated at the National Morel Mushroom Festival in Boyne City, an annual fungi fête in their honor. “It’s been a little cool so far this year, but people are definitely finding the black ones already,” confirmed Tony Williams, co– owner of Freshwater Studio in Boyne City along with his wife, singer–songwriter Robin Lee Berry. A local morel mushroom expert, Williams assists with the festival every year and also hosts a morel seminar. He can’t really help it; the mushrooms are in his blood. Picking morels has been a family affair ever since his grandfather arrived in Boyne City in the late 1800s to work as a logger and married a French–Indian girl who taught him how to find the savory mushrooms in the wild. MUSHROOM SEASON Morels, also known as morchella, are edible mushrooms with an unforgettable earthy flavor and unique look, with honeycomb tops and three different color variations. “The black ones come up first every year; you’ll find those around the mature poplar trees,” Williams explained. “Then you hit crossover season, where you’re finding both black and white morels. That’s
a great time to look in old apple orchards. The season wraps up with white morels, and you’ll find the biggest of those at the very end of the season.” Morels, Williams added, are all about the weather. Like any other mushroom, they grow in warm, damp, dark locations. “We’ve been getting some rain, so we’re good there,” Williams said. “Now we just need some warmth. But overall, it looks like we’re cruising into a good morel season this year.” Morels, as you’ve probably determined, are in limited supply, so as more people discover them, the more expensive they become. “This has changed a lot since the festival started 50 years ago, since the foodies really started grabbing onto them,” Williams said. MOREL CUISINE Growing up, Williams’ family picked and ate large buckets of morels every spring, sautéed in butter and piled high on their plates. As the morels’ cache grew by leaps and bounds, chefs began incorporating them into nearly every kind of cuisine, from morel mushroom pizza to dishes like morel tartlets, morel mushroom risotto cake, morel chicken brie and more – some chefs have even attempted morel ice cream. Those are just a few examples of the inventive dishes you’ll find at one of the Morel Mushroom Festival’s most popular events, Taste of Morels. With different dishes appearing every year (and an equally long line of people waiting to try them), this food sampling shows off the mushroom’s versatility
as presented by local restaurants. Morels show up in other forms at the festival, too. They’re printed onto clothing, carved into souvenirs and drawn as artwork. The festival’s craft show is one of Pam Chipman’s favorite events each year. The festival chairperson, she enthused about the many morel–themed items visitors can buy. “Our craft show runs all weekend, and there are so many neat things,” she said. “One guy makes the most beautiful carved wooden walking sticks with morels on them; another hand carves wooden spoons, also with morels on them. You’ll find t–shirts, jewelry, mushroom–picking guidebooks – if you’re interested in morels, this is the place to find not only the mushrooms but also any kind of morel souvenir you could possibly want.” FELLOW FUNGI It’s also a place to hang out over the weekend with fellow morel fans. In addition to the big national mushroom hunt starting Saturday at 8am sharp, you’ll find a 5K run, a morel breakfast and a carnival that will run through the weekend. Thursday night will kick off the Craft Beer Block Party, the festival’s newest event, which brings microbrews together with the morels and live music, this year from funky jam band the Galactic Sherpas. Also performing over the weekend will be The Vintage, a classic ‘60s rock band from Detroit; local acoustic outfit Project 6; and popular Michigan rocker Scarkasm, quaintly referred to by
Morel mushrooms can grow to impressive sizes, like this white morel.
Chipman as “a local boy’s band.” But after a late night of dancing, you’d better get some rest, because the morel hunting is a big deal and mushroom hunters get started early. “People love to come here and experience the fun of picking morels. Morel hunting is essentially treasure hunting,” said Williams. “You know, if you watch all these reality TV shows that everyone loves, they’re all about treasure hunting, whether it’s for gold or crabs or those American Pickers finding their own kind of treasure. And that’s really what morels are – a wild treasure that you can’t buy in stores.” The 57th National Morel Mushroom Festival will take place May 18–21. For a complete schedule of events and more information, visit bcmorelfestival.com.
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By Kristi Kates If you spend any time in the Carolinas, you’re likely to come away with a renewed appreciation for barbecued food of several different varieties. In Adam Kline’s case, he also wanted to bring that style of cuisine Up North, where he lives. He opened Blue Smoke in East Jordan as a more complex companion restaurant to his other local barbecue joint, Pigs Eatin’ Ribs in Charlevoix, all in a bid to expand northern Michigan’s barbecue horizons. Perfect Palette Kline, who owns both restaurants, set the tone for Blue Smoke by outfitting the restaurant in a modern–industrial theme. He chose an unusual color palette of turquoise blue, taupe and black highlighted by
locally harvested barn wood, steel beams and a multitude of chalkboards that display both artwork and various menus. “We also stained our solid maple tables, but only very lightly, so you can still see the wood grain,” Kline said. Three big garage doors open up in the summer to a patio with picnic tables for al fresco dining, and the upstairs dining area overlooks the Jordan Valley. “It’s a great setting – you can see the Jordan River and out into Lake Charlevoix,” Kline noted. Oil paintings of local scenes also hang in the restaurant painted by East Jordan artist Cayla Tinney. The restaurant is a well–fused combination of local influences and those of the Carolinas, where Kline resided before he moved to northern Michigan.
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Low Country “I lived in the Charleston area, and every Sunday, it was over to Grandma’s Kitchen for fried chicken and potato salad,” Kline said. Several of Kline’s staffers have also spent time in the South, so there’s a common thread of understanding throughout the restaurant about the goals they’re working to accomplish. “We’re really trying to carry the feel of Down South up here with a mix of Southern barbecue and ‘low country’ food.” The Charleston area, Kline explained, is referred to as the “low country” because of its location on the coast surrounded by marshes. “A lot of the food served there is almost farm–to–table style, plus seafood,” he said. “Each region of the South also offers a different kind of barbecue that’s predominant in its respective region, so we
take a little from all those with a heavier focus on the low country.” That makes Blue Smoke’s menu heavy on the barbecue (several different kinds) as well as additional Southern dishes like beer–battered catfish, po’ boy sandwiches and fried green tomatoes. Bryan Banfield, the manager at Blue Smoke, explained that one of the ways Blue Smoke is different is in how hard the restaurant works to capture what dining in the South is really like. Wonderiffic “Some places up here do smoke their meat, but no one really does things as you would in a true Southern kitchen,” Banfield explained. “If you’re in the South and you get together with your family after church, there’s usually a big table with a platter of pork on it and someone’s putting together
A Guide to Southern BBQ
Barbecue isn’t merely barbecue in the southern U.S. The styles of cooking and seasoning and even the types of meat change as you shift between the different regions of the South. Here’s a basic guide to BBQ region by region. Alabama Barbecue as defined by most Midwesterners gets a little crazy in Alabama. The favorite meats to barbecue in the iconic state are chicken first and pork second. While locals lean toward the vinegar–tomato–mustard varieties of Carolina sauce, they also have a specialty barbecue sauce that’s unique to their region: white sauce, a vinegar and mayonnaise concoction that’s used as both a barbecue marinade and a sauce. It can be watery or thick depending on where you happen to be in the state. The Carolinas Blue Smoke’s barbecue primarily hails from this region, where there are several different BBQ varieties. In eastern North Carolina, you’ll most often find “the whole hog,” where the pig is barbecued intact, with the meat pulled from the pig, chopped and mixed in a watery sauce of vinegar and spices. In the western part of the state, people prefer to barbecue just the pork shoulder and to add tomato to their sauce. Head to South Carolina, and you’ll find even more division: The western part of the state continues the tomato or even ketchup– based sauce. In the center of the state, they favor “Carolina Gold,” a sauce with vinegar, brown sugar and mustard. Hit the coast, and they’re back to using the whole hog, in a spicy vinegar and pepper sauce. pulled pork sandwiches. Then, at the end of the table, is a loaf of Wonder Bread, which is a classic Southern thing – they use the bread as a napkin.” So Blue Smoke’s Low Country boil – a mix of house–made sausage, shrimp and redskin potatoes in a broth made of corn, Old Bay seasoning and PBR (beer) – is presented to the table with a plate of Wonder Bread. “It’s similar to the big shrimp boils you get down South but smaller and in our own style,” Banfield said. Another menu highlight is shrimp and grits – jumbo tail–on shrimp marinated with fresh herbs, then char–grilled and set onto the grits with a tomato–fennel broth poured over the top. The grits are milled at a company in Charleston; Kline gets them milled fresh and shipped direct the next day whenever he places an order. In addition, the All ‘Merican burger features two smashed patties with American cheese, pickles and Blue Smoke’s own “magic” sauce. “Our classic chicken and biscuit features sawmill gravy – a milk–based gravy that incorporates bits of our house–cured bacon – and it’s served ‘Southern,’ with a couple of pickles on top of the whole thing,” Kline said. “I think the most unique part of our menu is the ‘From the Pit’ part,” Banfield noted. “That’s meat directly from our smoking pit – you make up a barbecue platter of your choice with two, three or four meats plus two sides. For the meats, you can choose from brisket, pulled pork, chicken, house–made sausage or house cut bacon. And with our wood–fired smoker and wood–fired grill, everything you eat here tastes like it was cooked right over a Southern campfire.” Brave New Food Even with all this emphasis on the
Kentucky You’ll find pork in Kentucky waiting its turn at the barbecue, but in this state it’s most often smoke–roasted over big outdoor pits of hickory or oak coals. Pork shoulder is the favored barbecue meat throughout the state, seasoned heavily with what Kentuckians call “dip,” a Worcestershire–based sauce with vinegar and lots of pepper. Expect your pork to arrive sliced thin, covered in even more sauce and sitting on white bread.
South, Blue Smoke is a northern Michigan restaurant, so Kline and his staff work to keep much of the menu as local as possible, including fish from John Cross in Charlevoix, sodas from Northwoods Soda & Syrup Co., cheese from Boss Mouse Cheese and ice cream from Moomers. Desserts at Blue Smoke include northern Michigan summer favorites like ice cream floats juxtaposed with Southern classics like banana cream pie and red velvet cake. “We also do a couple of intrinsically Southern beverages,” Banfield added, “[such as] hand–squeezed lemonade and real Southern sweet tea.” Blue Smoke has only been open since December of 2016, but so far, the local re-
ception has been as welcoming as the South itself. “We’re looking forward to letting the place get busy this summer, and we’ll see how it goes,” Kline said. “The coolest thing is that people aren’t afraid to try some of these dishes that are pretty new to northern Michigan. I’m glad to see that. Some of the restaurants up here can be pretty ‘cookie cutter,’ so we really wanted to try something outside the box.” Blue Smoke is located at 101 Main Street in downtown East Jordan. Visit online at bluesmokeej.com or call (231) 222-2583. Price rating: $$
Memphis–Style If you’re walking in Memphis, you’re probably looking for one of two kinds of barbecue, wet or dry; both will be heavily smoked, and you’ll most likely end up with barbecued ribs over other cuts of meat. Wet ribs are brushed with sauce while cooking and dipped in sauce afterward; dry ribs are simply dusted with a dry rub seasoning. The favorite way to serve chopped pork barbecue is on a roll with cole slaw, but don’t be surprised if you see barbecued pork incorporated into many other meals, including nachos and spaghetti. St. Louis St. Louis is another town in which pork is king of the barbecue, with the ribs sauced regularly as they cook, resulting in crispy caramelization. St. Louis barbecue experts also put their own twist on the local barbecue sauce; it may be tomato based and most often includes vinegar, but you’ll also find the added kick of horseradish in many places. Expect your BBQ to be accompanied by a side of baked beans and corn on the cob.
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may 06
saturday “SPAMALOT”: 7:30pm,
Old Town Playhouse, TC. Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. “Spamalot” features shenanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, a flatulent Frenchman, killer rabbits and a plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine. Tickets: $15-28. oldtownplayhouse.com
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SPRING STREAM MONITORING: 8am12pm, GRNA Center, Bellaire. Collect and ID macroinvertbrates from Cold Creek. One group of volunteers will meet at 8am and go into the creek to collect the macros while another group meets at 10am to pick through, sort and ID the macros at the center. Volunteer for either group or stay all morning. Lunch is provided for this event. volunteer@grassriver.org to register.
-------------------MARCH FOR BABIES: 8:30am, Grand Traverse Civic Center, TC. Featuring an opening ceremony breakfast, pizza party lunch, music, vendor sale and familyfriendly activities. Register online or 231735-4243. marchforbabies.org
------------------- AAUW BOOK SALE: 9am-6pm, The
Mercado at GT Commons, TC. The American Association of University Women, Traverse City Branch is holding its annual used book sale. Like-new books, puzzles, DVDs, CDs and audio books. Come early for best selection. Half-price and Bag Sale on Sunday. aauwtc.org
-------------------BUFF UP BOYNE: 9am-12pm, Sunset Park, Boyne City. Provides community members with an opportunity to meet their neighbors, get out in the sunshine, and get ready for a great summer season. Free. boynecitymainstreet.com
-------------------MACKINAW CITY COLOR FUN RUN: 9am, Northwestern State Trailhead Pavilion, Mackinaw City. Run or walk, a color-blasted 5K, where you get showered in safe, eco-friendly, plant-based cornstarch dye every kilometer. Then enjoy a magical “color cloud,” where you can Tie-Dye the Sky in this celebration of life, friendship, fitness, and fun. $25, $5 discount for groups of 4 or more, kids free. mackinawchamber.com
-------------------SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE 5K AND 1M FUN RUN: 9am, Woodland School, TC. A benefit for the Woodland Heartwood Foundation. 9:30am: 1 mile fun run; 10:15am: 5K fun run/walk. $10-$60. events.bytepro.net/soarlikeaneagle
-------------------SPRING CRAFT SALE: 9am-4pm, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. 231-263-4499.
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VIOLA DAY FOR STUDENTS: 9am-3pm, West Middle School, TC. Traverse Symphony Orchestra musicians will present an educational session for students of the viola. $10. 231-947-7120. traversesymphony.org/about/education/viola-day
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GLOBAL 6K FOR WATER: 10am, Medalie Park, TC. Join thousands of advocates across the globe in the mission to bring clean water and fullness of life to children in the developing world. $50 registration fee, $25 for kids 15 & under. teamworldvision.org/team/tc6k
SUSTAINABLE LIVING CONFERENCE: 10am-4pm, Pine Hill Nursery, Elk Rapids. Featuring presentations from MSU extension, Morgan Composting, local author Marcie McQuillan, Inhabitec, kids activities, wine tasting and more. Call 231-5992824. Free.
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-------------------FUNCTIONAL MARKET! FIBER & CERAMICS: 12pm-5pm, Higher Art Gallery, TC. Featuring artisians with work ranging from hat makers to coffee mugs. RSVP. Find on Facebook.
-------------------GLEN LAKE RESTAURANT WEEK: April 28 - May 6. Participating establishments will offer their own 3 course prix-fixe special dinner menus for $25-30. Some may offer lunch specials as well. Call ahead to make reservations. visitglenarbor.com
-------------------FIDDLER’S JAMBOREE: 1pm, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. The Original Michigan Fiddlers Association presents this jamboree and old-fashioned square and round dance. Bring your fiddle or non-electric instrument. Jamboree: 1-4pm; dinner and open mic: 4-5:30pm; dance: 5:30pm. Free. 231-392-5158.
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DERBY DAY PARTY: 4:30-7:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Watch the 143rd Kentucky Derby live on the big screen and enjoy traditional Mint Juleps (and other libations) while you bet on your favorite horses. Tickets $15, include first drink, and proceeds benefit the Old Art Building. oldartbuilding.com
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“BLUES, BLUEBIRDS, AND BLUE SKIES!”: 7:30pm, Leland Community United Methodist Church. Presented by the Leelanau Community Choir, “A Bouquet of Choral Anthems both Sacred and Secular.” Donations welcomed. 271-6091 or email abbottb@msu.edu. Free.
-------------------34TH ANNUAL RIVERTOWN FOLLIES 2017: 7:30pm, The Opera House, Cheboygan. “Follies or Bust.” Tickets: May 4: $10; May 5-6: $12 advance & $13 door. 231-627-5841. theoperahouse.org
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LIL’ ED AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS: 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, TC. Mixing “smoking slide guitar boogie and rawboned Chicago shuffle with the deepest slow-burners,” Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials deliver the blues. Tickets: $27/ advance, $30/door, $24/member. dennosmuseum.org/milliken/concert-season
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OFF POTLUCK: 4-7pm, Bluewater Hall, TC. Bring a dish to share & your own place settings. maritimeheritagealliance.org
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Visit the extraordinary world of Pablo Picasso as interpreted by 40+ artists at Michigan Artists Gallery, TC through May. “Channeling Picasso” will give viewers the opportunity to enjoy each artist’s interpretation of Picasso’s 1939 painting, called “Woman with Green Hat” in a variety of media & expression. Shown here is Diane Hawkey’s “We are all in the Green Hat.”
King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. “Spamalot” features shenanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, a flatulent Frenchman, killer rabbits and a plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine. Tickets: $15-28. oldtownplayhouse.com
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BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8am-12pm, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. Donations benefit Rainbow of Hope Farm. rainbowofhopefarm.weebly.com
SPRING SIP & SAVOR: 11am, Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. A self-guided tour along the trail, where you’re free to visit any of the 24 participating wineries in any order you choose on both Saturday (11-6) and Sunday (12-5). Tickets: $35. lpwines. com/events/spring-sip-savor
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AAUW BOOK SALE: 12pm-3pm, The Mercado at GT Commons, TC. The American Association of University Women, Traverse City Branch is holding its annual
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-------------------MUSIC HOUSE SEASON OPENING CELEBRATION: 12-4pm, Music House Museum, Williamsburg. Celebrate the 35th season. Family-friendly tours and screenings of a short silent film complete with popcorn. Discounted admissions; adults $5, students $3 and children under 6 are free. Family admission:$15. musichouse.org
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-------------------“TALK ABOUT ART” WITH FLEDA BROWN: 2pm, The Leelanau School, Glen Arbor. Presented by the Glen Arbor Art Association. Featuring host Norm Wheeler in conversation with Traverse City poet Fleda Brown. For more information, call 231-3346112. Free. glenarborart.org
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“BLUES, BLUEBIRDS, AND BLUE SKIES!”: 3pm, Suttons Bay Congregational Church. Presented by the Leelanau Community Choir, “A Bouquet of Choral Anthems both Sacred and Secular.” Donations welcomed. 231-271-6091 or email abbottb@msu.edu.
-------------------JORDAN VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND SPRING CONCERT: 3pm, East Jordan High School Auditorium. “A concert the entire galaxy will enjoy,” with selections from Star Wars, Star Trek, Star Dust, Stars and Stripes Forever, and a few jazzy numbers to get your feet tapping. Free.
-------------------“BLUES, BLUEBIRDS, AND BLUE SKIES!”: 7pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Glen Arbor. Presented by the Leelanau Community Choir, “A Bouquet of Choral Anthems both Sacred and Secular.” Donations welcomed. 271-6091 or email abbottb@msu.edu. Free.
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-------------------SPECIAL EVENT W/ OAC & IAA: 6-9pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Intro by Interlochen’s Visual Arts Director, Mindy Ronayne and brief remarks by three Visual Arts students who received awards of excellence for their work in the OAC’s 2017 Regional Student Exhibition. Following the students’ remarks, the Arts Academy Chamber Singers will present an hour-long performance led by Arts Academy Choral Conductor, John Bragle. Free. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org
-------------------WILLIAM RAPAI: 7pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. The GT Humanists present this author of “Lake Invaders: Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes.” 231-392-1215.
-------------------LIL’ ED AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS: 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, TC. Tickets are $27 in advance, $30 at the door, & $24 for Museum Members plus a $2 processing fee. dennosmuseum.org
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may 09
tuesday 25TH ANNUAL NA-
TIONAL LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE: Post offices in six counties around Grand Traverse will participate in this event to assist the many food pantries in need of restocking their shelves. On May 13 homes receiving a postcard may leave bags of non-perishable food out to be collected by their letter carrier. Items should be left hanging in a bag from the mailbox. Others who wish to donate can drop off donations at any post office, May 9-12. 995-7722.
-------------------PETOSKEY REGIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PROGRAM: Featuring James Dake, author of regional best-selling book “Field Guide to Northwest Michigan.” 7pm, Northern Lights Recreation, Harbor Springs. 231-675-7222.
-------------------FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: 9am-1pm, Darcy Library, Beulah. Celebrate with your favorite comic nerd librarians in downtown Beulah. For more information, call 882-4037.
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GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Create a Mother’s Day card at 11am or 2pm. greatlakeskids.org
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CITY OPERA HOUSE SEASON PREMIER PARTY: 5:30-7:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Designed as an interactive progressive party, guests will enjoy appetizers as they visit different stations throughout the venue, each showcasing different shows in the upcoming season. Free, but ticket required. cityoperahouse.org -------------------CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: 6:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. The Traverse City Central Neighborhood Association will meet. The agenda includes Traverse City Police update by Captain K. Gillis and DDA update by R. Bacigalupi. All Central Neighborhood residents are welcome. Free. traversecitycna.org
-------------------FREE NUTRITIONAL TALK: 6:30pm, Saks Wellness Center, Gaylord. “Stress.” Reservations: 989-732-7000.
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GTHC TUESDAY NIGHT TREK: 6:30pm, Pelizzari Natural Area, TC. Two to three mile hike. Bring comfortable walking shoes, water and appropriate clothing for weather conditions. northcountrytrail.org/gtr
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-------------------“THE TRUE COST”: 6:30pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Presented by Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology. There will also be a discussion & fashion parade. $5 suggested donation. thebaytheatre.com
may 11
thursday “SPAMALOT”: 7:30pm,
Old Town Playhouse, TC. Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. “Spamalot” features shenanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, a flatulent Frenchman, killer rabbits and a plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine. Tickets: $15-28. oldtownplayhouse.com
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-------------------LUNCH WITH THE POST-IMPRESSIONISTS: 10:15am, The Leelanau School, Glen Arbor. The Glen Arbor Art Association hosts an art history talk with an optional Provencal-themed luncheon at blu restaurant. Lecture and lunch: $40/ GAAA members, $50/others; lecture only: $15. glenarborart.org
-------------------14TH ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION: 5:30pm, Shanty Creek Resorts’ Grand Ballroom, Bellaire. “A Night of Stars.” Event includes a fully catered dinner with cash bar, silent and live auctions, Tower of Gifts Raffle, and the annual community awards. Start at $39/person. bellairechamber.com/annual-dinner--auction-127
-------------------MARINER KNOTS AND WEATHER CLASS: 6-9pm, Traverse City Coast Guard Air Station. Offered by the TC Coast Guard Auxiliary. This is a boater safety class offered to those interested in learning more about tying knots, working marine radios and watching and understanding the weather that effects boaters. Register at 313-801-8621 or kolhagenlinda@gmail.com by May 9 deadline. $10. uscgaux.info/traversecity
may 12
friday “MY FAIR LADY”:
7:30pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. This story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a
lady. Tickets: $28 full, $25 senior, & $10 youth. interlochen.org
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-------------------CONCERT ORGANIST BRADLEY HUNTER WELCH: Performs a pipe organ re-dedication recital at Central United Methodist Church, TC at 7:30pm. Free. tccentralumc.org
-------------------“SPAMALOT”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. “Spamalot” features shenanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, a flatulent Frenchman, killer rabbits and a plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine. Tickets: $15-28. oldtownplayhouse.com
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-------------------LIFELONG LEARNING CAMPUS DAY: 9:45am, NMC’s University Center, TC. Create your own day of learning by selecting from several options in each of the three sessions. Community leaders & experts, along with NMC faculty, present these sessions. Info: 995-1700 or email ees@nmc.edu. $29 (or $39 with box lunch). nmc.edu -------------------DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Together with your child, you can create something a mother (or grandmother) would love for Mother’s Day. greatlakeskids.org -------------------FRESHWATER CONCERT: 8pm, Freshwater Art Gallery, Boyne City. Featuring Birds of Chicago. 231-582-2588. Tickets, $30. freshwaterartgallery.com
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saturday HORIZON BOOKS, TC
EVENTS: Noon-2pm: Author Pamela Toler will sign her book “Heroines of Mercy Street: The Real Nurses of the Civil War.” 2-4pm: Author Reading/Talk with Sara Shumaker, author of “Mr. Rochester.” 4-6pm: Author Paul Anderson will sign his book “Model Citizens.” horizonbooks.com
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With guest spots from a lineup as peculiar (in a good way) as Gorillaz itself, the animated band – a crazily successful side project from Blur frontman Damon Albarn – is back with its latest album, a glorious mess of electro–pop, hip–hop and Britrock that’s catchy right from the start of the set’s intro song “I Switched My Robot Off.” Guitar work by Oasis’ Noel Gallagher is sprinkled around the rest of the album, which includes standouts “Ascension” with guest rap from Vince Staples and “Let Me Out” with Pusha T and renowned soul singer Mavis Staples.
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now at the discount advance price of $39 at iheartradio.com. Singer–songwriter and former Taylor Swift paramour John Mayer finally dances in a music video after years of being pestered by fans to do so; the vid in question is the new mini movie for his latest single, “Still Feel Like Your Man.” In it, Mayer combines a little bit of footwork with Asian–inspired imagery, from giant panda bear costumes and kimonos to K–pop–reminiscent choreography. Mayer worked with director Mister Whitmore on the video; the song is the first single from Mayer’s new full–length album, The Search for Everything, which is in stores now. Grand Rapids’ Founders Fest is set for June 17, with a diverse lineup of both bands and microbrews on tap for Founders Brewing’s 20th anniversary. On top of the bill are hot jam band Umphrey’s McGee along with several other jam band favorites, namely Blues Traveler and Leftover Salmon plus Grand Rapids’ own ska outfit Mustard Plug. DJ Omega Supreme and a band called the FBC All–Stars (made up of some of Founders’ musically skilled employees) will round out the lineup; roving entertainers and acrobatics will keep the audience busy between acts. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 the day of the show at foundersbrewing.com.
Modern Rock Link of the Week The 26th Annual Detroit Music Awards took place at The Fillmore last weekend, with performances from Royce, the Theater Bizarre Orchestra, The Sphinx Organization and the Craig Brown Band; check out who won what at the awards’ official site, detroitmusicawards.com. The Buzz Detroiters Flint Eastwood and Tunde Olaniran have teamed up to record a brand new single called “Push,” in outlets now Deadbeat has a new track out, too, the energetic “You Lift Me Up,” recorded at Jeff Else’s Alden Park studio.
Experimental rocker Primus has just announced a tour with support act Clutch; the band will be making a stop at Monroe Live in Grand Rapids May 20. After a quick jaunt through Europe, a second Primus/Clutch show will take place at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheater in Sterling Heights July 20. Josef Coney, Kovax and Jack Burton are a triple threat on the new Foulmouth– produced track “Not a Game”… 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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ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD 5/6 -- Mike Ridley, 7-10 5/12 -- Nelson Olstrom, 7-10 5/13 -- Adam Hoppe, 7-10
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Following the real-life exploits of British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, and archaeologist Percy Fawcett, “The Lost City of Z” takes us back to the days when honest-togod explorers were a thing, and we didn’t just have Google Maps to zoom in on an answer. Adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann, this is an oldfashioned, nay, old-world adventure in the most classical of senses. Which means that although there are cannibals, shrunken heads, flesh-chomping piranhas, and spear-throwing natives, this is not an Indiana Jones-style throwback. No, it’s much more Merchant Ivory than anything Spielbergian, combining an adventurous expedition with chamber drama and some colonial criticism for good measure. Set in Great Britain and Amazonian South America in the early 20th century, “The Lost City of Z” takes you on a ravishing and evocative journey of Edwardian grandeur and lush, exotic scenery that is all too easy to get lost in. The film’s quixotic, almost grail-like quest follows Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam, “Sons of Anarchy”), who at first seems to have it made. He has a loving, gorgeous wife (Sienna Miller), an infant son, beautiful devil-may-care locks and rugged good looks, hunting and military prowess, and the admiration of his peers. But as an undecorated lieutenant in the army, he has yet to make a name for himself, haunted by the legacy of a father who ruined the family name and squandered their fortune. Looking to restore honor to his family and finally see some “action,” he takes a job with the Royal Geographic Society, with the goal of mapping the border between Bolivia and Brazil, thereby preventing war between the nations. So he leaves his family behind and ventures into the depths of the jungle for more than two years. After successfully completing the mission, he emerges with a taste of fame and a case of wanderlust to the point of delirium. While there, he found artifacts that would seem to indicate evidence of an advanced civilization, an idea the haughty bluebloods at Royal Geographic Society are averse to accept. But he presents his case and presents it forcefully, launching an obsessive search for a lost city he calls Z (pronounced zed), the needs of his growing family be damned. The motivations for his search prove complex, his relationships compelling, his characterization resonant, and Hunnam is spectacular in the role, radiating appeal,
confidence, and the perfect amount of melancholy. Miller does not have your typical “stand by your man” wife role. There is a real richness to her and some feminist (though highly anachronistic) feels. Accompanying Fawcett on many of his travels is a first-rate and nearly unrecognizable Robert Pattinson (doing everything he can to remove “Twilight” from his epithet), as his loyal and soulful aide-de-camp. And joining him later on is the impossible not to love new Spider-Man, Tom Holland, as Fawcett’s oldest son. The jungle here is truly visceral in its awfulness and misery; it feels like last place you’d ever want to be. Yet with its dazzling cinematography and moments so stunningly surreal – like the discovery of a rubber baron’s opera in the middle of the jungle – you can’t help but be drawn to its serene beauty and understand its allure to Fawcett. That aforementioned opera in the jungle scene is something straight out of a Cimino, Herzog, or Coppola film – those masters of 1970s epics. And their influence runs deep. This is the kind of movie where it feels like it was shot on film (it indeed was) and is of such scope that it feels like it must’ve nearly killed the filmmakers in the process (not the case here, but you get the idea). Stylized in the lavish manner of Visconti with the natural lighting and approach of Kubrick in “Barry Lyndon,” this is a breathtakingly detailed film with a profound sense of time and place that delivers devastating and haunting moments. And that ending, with its speculative bit of magic, will linger. James Gray (“We Own the Night,” “The Immigrant”) proves himself to be one of the strongest filmmakers of his time. But with a focus on lyricism over action, he definitely won’t be winning any popularity contests. There is something not totally in line with modern American sensibilities – it’s truly shocking that Gray is a New Yorker and doesn’t hail from Europe. This can be a frustrating watch (the 2 hour 21 minute runtime doesn’t help) that doesn’t provide the gratification you might be looking for, but in forgoing playing up the thrills and unknowing mystery of the Fawcett’s fate, Gray gracefully taps into the mysteries of the human heart. Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.
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: Ever gotten new carpeting? The first month, it’s “No shoes and no drinks whatsoever in the living room!” A few months after that: “Oh, we don’t use glasses anymore. Just splash red wine around and drink right off the rug.” In the happiness research world, the psychological shift behind this is called “hedonic adaptation” -- “hedonic” from the Greek word for pleasure and “adaptation” to describe how we acclimate to new stuff or situations in our lives. They rather quickly stop giving us the buzz (or bite) they did at first, and we get pitched right back to our baseline feeling of well-being (Yeahwhatevsville). Bummer, huh? But there’s an upside. Psychologists Timothy Wilson and Dan Gilbert explain that hedonic adaptation is part of our “psychological immune system,” helping us recover from all the kicks in the teeth and boys’ bathroom swirlies of life. There’s another possible bummer at work here, per your longing for less wilty love. You may be more “sensation-seeking” than most people. Research by psychologist Marvin Zuckerman, who coined the term, finds that this is a personality trait with origins in genes, as well as experience, reflected in strong cravings for novel, varied, and intense sensations and experiences. If this is driving you, basically, you want it new, you want it now, and all the better if it’s a little life-threatening. In other words, some benefits of a committed relationship, like deeply knowing another person, may end up being deeply boring to you. Still, part of your problem may be a hopeful approach -- simply hoping your relationships don’t die instead of taking steps to prevent that. Research by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky finds that three “intentional activities” help keep hedonic adaptation from overtaking a relationship -- appreciating, injecting variety, and incorporating surprise. Appreciating simply means regularly reviewing and “savoring” what’s great about your partner and what you have together. (Even better if you also express it to them). Bringing in variety and surprise means filling the relationship with “unexpected moments” and “unpredictable pleasures,” big and small. Be honest with women about your befizzlement problem. When you find one
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who’s up for the challenge, get cracking with her on keeping the excitement alive. Be sure to do this both in romantic day-to-day ways and, say, with the perfect romantic weekend for a guy like you -- one that starts with the valet at the spa opening the trunk, removing the hood over your head, and cutting the zip ties so you can go take a sauna.
Backup To The Future
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: Two years ago, I met this beautiful, intriguing girl. I gave her my number, but she never called. Last week, she texted out of the blue. Weird! My friend said she probably had a boyfriend until now. Do women really hoard men’s info in case their relationship tanks? — Wondering
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: Consider the male BFF. A woman may not consciously think of hers as her backup man. But should her relationship go kaput, there he is -- perfectly situated to dry her tears. Um, with his penis. There seems to be an evolutionary adaptation for people in relationships -especially women -- to line up backup mates. It’s basically a form of doomsday prepping -- except instead of a bunker with 700 cans of beans and three slightly dented Hellfire missiles, there are two eligible men on the shelves of a woman’s mind and the phone number of another on a crumpled ATM receipt in the back of her wallet. Evolutionary psychologists Joshua Duntley and David Buss explain that in ancestral times, even people “experiencing high relationship satisfaction would have benefited from cultivating potential replacement mates” in case their partner cheated, ditched them, died, or dropped a few rungs in mate value. A woman whose partner left or died “would have suffered a lapse in protection, mate investment, and resources for her children, much like people who transition between jobs in the modern environment sometimes suffer a lapse in insurance coverage.” Duntley and Buss note that female psychology today still has women prepping for romantic disaster like they’re living in caves and lean-tos instead of condos and McMansions. For example, in research on opposite-sex friendships, “women, but not men, prioritize economic resources and physical prowess in their opposite-sex friends, a discrepancy that mirrors sex-differences in mate preferences.” Getting back to this woman who texted you, she probably saw something in you from the start but was otherwise encumbered. So, yes, she’s likely been carrying a torch for you, but for two years, it’s been in airplane mode.
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TAURUS
(April 20-May 20): "Kiss the flame and it is yours," teased the poet Thomas Lux. What do you think he was hinting at? It's a metaphorical statement, of course. You wouldn't want to literally thrust your lips and tongue into a fire. But according to my reading of the astrological omens, you might benefit from exploring its meanings. Where to begin? May I suggest you visualize making out with the steady burn at the top of a candle? My sources tell me that doing so at this particular moment in your evolution will help kindle a new source of heat and light in your deep self -- a fresh fount of glowing power that will burn sweet and strong like a miniature sun.
PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): "We are what
we imagine," writes Piscean author N. Scott Momaday. "Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. Our best destiny is to imagine who and what we are. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined." Let's make this passage your inspirational keynote for the coming weeks. It's a perfect time to realize how much power you have to create yourself through the intelligent and purposeful use of your vivid imagination. (P.S. Here's a further tip, this time from Cher: "All of us invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagination than others.")
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The process by
which Zoo Jeans are manufactured is unusual. First, workers wrap and secure sheets of denim around car tires or big rubber balls, and take their raw creations to the Kamine Zoo in Hitachi City, Japan. There the denim-swaddled objects are thrown into pits where tigers or lions live. As the beasts roughhouse with their toys, they rip holes in the cloth. Later, the material is retrieved and used to sew the jeans. Might this story prove inspirational for you in the coming weeks? I suspect it will. Here's one possibility: You could arrange for something wild to play a role in shaping an influence you will have an intimate connection with.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your symbol
of power during the next three weeks is a key. Visualize it. What picture pops into your imagination? Is it a bejeweled golden key like what might be used to access an old treasure chest? Is it a rustic key for a garden gate or an oversized key for an ornate door? Is it a more modern thing that locks and unlocks car doors with radio waves? Whatever you choose, Gemini, I suggest you enshrine it in as an inspirational image in the back of your mind. Just assume that it will subtly inspire and empower you to find the metaphorical "door" that leads to the next chapter of your life story.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are free to
reveal yourself in your full glory. For once in your life, you have cosmic clearance to ask for everything you want without apology. This is the LATER you have been saving yourself for. Here comes the reward for the hard work you've been doing that no one has completely appreciated. If the universe has any prohibitions or inhibitions to impose, I don't know what they are. If old karma has been preventing the influx of special dispensations and helpful X-factors, I suspect that old karma has at least temporarily been neutralized.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "I don't want to be
at the mercy of my emotions," said Irish writer Oscar Wilde. "I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them." In my opinion, that may be one of the most radical vows ever formulated. Is it even possible for us human beings to gracefully manage our unruly flow of feelings? What you do in the coming weeks could provide evidence that the answer to that question might be yes. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are now in a position to learn more about this high art than ever before.
metaphor for your use, Virgo. First, consider the possibility that a certain thaw in your personal sphere isn't unfolding as quickly as you anticipated. Second, ruminate on the likelihood that it will, however, ultimately come to pass. Third, adjust your plans accordingly.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Will sex be humdrum
and predictable in the coming weeks? No! On the contrary. Your interest in wandering out to the frontiers of erotic play could rise quite high. You may be animated and experimental in your approach to intimate communion, whether it's with another person or with yourself. Need any suggestions? Check out the "butterflies-in-flight" position or the "spinning wheel of roses" maneuver. Try the "hum-and-chuckle kissing dare" or the "churning radiance while riding the rain cloud" move. Or just invent your own variations and give them funny names that add to the adventure.
ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Right now the
word "simplicity" is irrelevant. You've got silky profundities to play with, slippery complications to relish, and lyrical labyrinths to wander around in. I hope you use these opportunities to tap into more of your subterranean powers. From what I can discern, your deep dark intelligence is ready to provide you with a host of fresh clues about who you really are and where you need to go. P.S.: You can become better friends with the shadows without compromising your relationship to the light.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can
bake your shoes in the oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, but that won't turn them into loaves of bread. Know what I'm saying, Sagittarius? Just because a chicken has wings doesn't mean it can fly over the rainbow. Catch my drift? You'll never create a silk purse out of dental floss and dead leaves. That's why I offer you the following advice: In the next two weeks, do your best to avoid paper tigers, red herrings, fool's gold, fake news, Trojan horses, straw men, pink elephants, convincing pretenders, and invisible bridges. There'll be a reward if you do: close encounters with shockingly beautiful honesty and authenticity that will be among your most useful blessings of 2017.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Of all the
signs of the zodiac, you Capricorns are the least likely to believe in mythical utopias like Camelot or El Dorado or Shambhala. You tend to be uber-skeptical about the existence of legendary vanished riches like the last Russian czar's Fabergé eggs or King John's crown jewels. And yet if wonderlands and treasures like those really do exist, I'm betting that some may soon be discovered by Capricorn explorers. Are there unaccountedfor masterpieces by Georgia O'Keeffe buried in a basement somewhere? Is the score of a lost Mozart symphony tucked away in a seedy antique store? I predict that your tribe will specialize in unearthing forgotten valuables, homing in on secret miracles, and locating missing mother lodes.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Africa's highest
mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro. Though it's near the equator, its peak is covered yearround with glaciers. In 2001, scientists predicted that global warming would melt them all by 2015. But that hasn't happened. The ice cap is still receding slowly. It could endure for a while, even though it will eventually disappear. Let's borrow this scenario as a
my lyrical analysis of the astrological omens, here are examples of the kinds of experiences you might encounter in the next 21 days: 1. interludes that reawaken memories of the first time you fell in love; 2. people who act like helpful, moon-drunk angels just in the nick of time; 3. healing music or provocative art that stirs a secret part of you -- a sweet spot you had barely been aware of; 4. an urge arising in your curious heart to speak the words, "I invite lost and exiled beauty back into my life."
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