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of killing forever the Roe v. Wade decision, and with it the decades long concept of women’s reproductive rights. [Note that many Republicans, including some who represent northwest lower Michigan in the legislature — have admitted to using such services as those provided by their favorite organizational whipping girl, Planned Parenthood.] Thus, once again, while ironically preaching the virtues of “small government” and the “sanctity of life,” and while largely ignoring other pressing existential threats to our shared commonweal, this state’s (male dominated) senate and house Republican caucuses have sought to inflict real pain, emotional stress, financial hardship, and even criminal penalties on patients, their families, and health professionals. Michigan voters need to remember this when they next go to the polls. Frank & Dottie Hawthorne, Petoskey Adopt a Tree (Ordinance) American writer and organizational behavior expert Margaret Wheatley said “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” We all care about family and friends, but what about the necessities of life that sustain us and future generations? What about our environment that is critical for life? Trees provide shelter, food, and clean air. Trees are a big part of mitigating the climate crisis. After oceans, trees are the biggest absorbers of CO2 and other pollutants in the air and in the ground. After witnessing the savage assault on the old growth trees at [a residence in the 1200 block of] Peninsula Drive, the need for a tree ordinance in Traverse City has never been more urgent. The Ad Hoc Tree Committee has been tasked to develop an ordinance by July 1, and that is none too soon to prevent such denuding of our neighborhoods. This ordinance needs to include immediate protection for our largest trees and the hiring of a specialist whose sole responsibility is the care for our urban forest. This would include the selection, planting, soil knowledge, mitigation of diseases when possible, and educating the public of the value and care trees need. This is one of the requirements for us to remain a designated Tree City. Ann Rogers, Traverse City Limited-government Approach to Income Inequality One idea proposed by conservatist economist Milton Friedman is to provide a minimum income for the poor. Such a program would be more efficient since it would eliminate many welfare programs, requiring fewer government workers to run. Besides the poor, we need to address the problem of disappearing jobs. Globalization has been a factor where some have been displaced by competing workers that pay lower wages that our country. Another factor has been automation reducing the number of workers required. Lastly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) threatens to destroy millions of jobs in the foreseeable future with a robotics workforce. The government can reduce income inequality by providing minimum income to everybody between 18 and 64 at $1,000 per month. This guaranteed income will essentially eliminate poverty, provide income to those who are displaced by globalization, automation, and by AI. (Yang, 2018). To pay for this, Andrew Yang, an American entrepreneur, has proposed a 10% consumer tax. In addition, others have proposed raising the tax rate on the wealthy, who have been favored by previous tax cuts, to help cover the cost. The welfare of the wealthy is not significantly improved by lowering their taxes below 70% due to law of diminishing returns (Diamond, 1970). An increase in income to wealthy individuals provides declining satisfaction given their
already abundant income. Also, such a tax rate encourages one to invest to avoid paying taxes on their income. Lastly, such a program would grow the economy and increase employment. Apart from lifting millions out of poverty, the plan promotes efficiency and a shrinking of the federal bureaucracy. By having something to fall back on, workers could go back to school, and/or pay for child care in order to work or transition through job loss.
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Ronald Marshall, Petoskey Crime and Rescue Map......................................7 Bardon’s vs. Goliath How extremely disappointed I am at the monolithic and Stalinist-looking back wall of the new Rite Aid, hulking like a warehouse over Bardon’s. Admittedly, we are only summer people, but as my husband’s family has owned a property on Traverse City’s Old Mission Peninsula for 98 years, they have been going to Bardon’s Wonder Freeze since it opened in 1950 (I’ve only been going since 1984.) I understand that Arby’s left (but I do see a new one in town now!), and the property needed developing, but this approach was a serious misstep. Whoever was on the planning commission really dropped the ball on this one. Presumably the universal and desired goal is to keep Traverse City looking attractive. I’ve been so impressed with the new CVS at Division and Front Street, with brick styling as if it’s a vintage building. A brick wall with similar detailing would have gone a long way in mitigating the pernicious mass overtaking the iconic ice cream stand. I think someone owes Bardon’s some very large non-rusting metal trellises and climbing ivy, or a way to put up a really large panel to paint a mural on. Mosaic outdoor art installations are very popular in Albuquerque; perhaps the technique could be adapted to our northern climes. Shame on you, Rite-Aid, and shame on the City, for allowing such a travesty. If someone had been paying attention, the impact could easily have been diminished (and still could, and should, be).
Long Road Home.................................................10 Catching Up with Josh Groban........................12 One of Few.................................................14 Rock’s Landing............................................17 Roots to Grow, Wings to Fly............................19 Seen............................................................20
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Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Opinion..............................................................8 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................25 Film................................................................27 Crossword...................................................29 Freewill Astrology..........................................30 Classifieds..................................................31
Betsy Calhoun, Livonia A Different Perspective on Inman I certainly hope the irony of Larry Inman being arraigned this week isn’t lost on the people of northern Michigan. I have known Larry since I was serving as an elected official in my town, and from what I have observed, he has always worked to represent the people of his district. Many times he was the only other person I could really talk to about the challenges of representing the diverse citizenry that we have in this part of the state. When I read the text messages he is alleged to have sent, three things seemed clear to me: 1) If the messages are true and accurate, he was trying to help working men and women represented by their union to maintain a living wage in our state. 2) If the messages are true and accurate, there are at least 11 other state representatives who should be worried about getting indicted on similar charges. 3) The Michigan Republican Party probably doesn’t want members who would do No. 1 above. In a country where Donald Trump is president, I have a hard time understanding how any wrongdoing in the party he leads is out of character. It is far easier for me to believe that one of their members was singled out for potentially not towing the party line than to believe that he was really trying to sell his vote. Finally, we should all remember that amonth the freedoms our Founding Fathers fought for was the presumption of innocence, no citizen is above the law, and none should be denied justice, no matter the circumstance.
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top ten smart commute week TC’s 25th Annual Smart Commute Week is June 3-7. Presented by TART Trails, this week includes events that promote cycling, walking, taking the bus, and carpooling. Enjoy free daily breakfasts at various locations around town, incentives, prizes, and more. Info: traversetrails.org/event/smart-commute-week/
20 New Miles of Trail for Boyne City The Tip of Michigan Mountain Bike Association has secured funding to buy the land for 20 miles of new trails near Boyne City. The Boyne School Forest Trail project, with partners Boyne City Public Schools, Evangeline Township, the City of Boyne City, and Walloon Lake Conservancy, plan to construct 20 miles of trail by 2020. In addition to more mountain bike trails, protection of the Boyne School Forest’s 40-acre property is considered vital for habitat and forested land in the Walloon Lake Watershed. The mountain bike association announced last month that they had raised the money to purchase the property, but they still need to raise funds to cover the cost of trail construction. For more information, visit https://www.tommba.org.
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The Roadhouse’s Empanadas
Barb might be gone, but the empanadas soldier on. The Roadhouse in Benzonia has long been famed for its Mexican food, and in particular, Barb’s Legendary Empanadas. Longtime employee Barb Sanchez made the cheese-filled pastries from her own recipe. So in demand were these savory pillows of wonder that before she would leave for her winter home in Mexico, she would make some 5,000 of them; they would be frozen in large tubs to be taken out and baked over the course of the winter. Sanchez retired last year, but the empanadas remain. The Roadhouse still uses Sanchez’s recipe for the dainty Chilean pastries, each filled with seasoned mashed potatoes, green peppers, onions, corn, Monterey Jack cheese, and cream cheese. And deliciousness. They’re served in groups of four, perfect for a group to share. As long as the group doesn’t number more than two. If it’s a group of just one, that also works. Find The Roadhouse Mexican Bar and Grill at 1058 Benzie Hwy. (231)882-9631, www.roadhousesalsa.com
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Hey, watch this! Bathtubs Over Broadway
If you missed this riotous, endearing, and ridiculously entertaining flick this past summer at the TCFF, it’s now streaming on Netflix. When late night comedy writer Steve Young stumbles upon the hilarious, hidden world of entertainment know as industrial musicals (Broadway style shows produced for America’s corporate giants like Ford and GE), he finds not only a new obsession but also an unexpected connection to his fellow man. Told with warmth, charm, and unabashed nostalgia, Young’s love for this slice of Americana cheese is infectious. It’s a film that works its delightful magic so thoroughly you’re sure to start humming tunes about bathroom fixtures (“The Bathrooms are Coming!”).
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Rowing Club Hopes to Cover Loss
The Lake Leelanau Rowing Club is raising money after they losing $85,000 worth of equipment in a car crash. On May 18, rowing club members were on I-75, headed to the Midwest Junior Rowing Championships, when a quad broke free from its trailer and damaged two more boats before it broke on the highway. The damage totaled $85,000, according to the club’s gofund-me page. The club, a nonprofit that offers recreational adult and competitive high school rowing and sculling education to residents of northern Michigan, is seeking to raise $30,000 to replace equipment. You can donate by searching the club’s name at gofundme.com.
Stuff we love Help Grieving Kids Traverse City grief and support center Michael’s Place is one of six bereavement centers in the nation selected for national nonprofit StoryCorps’ Road to Resilience program — an effort to help kids present and preserve the memories of people they’ve loved and lost. StoryCorps, which archives conversations of ordinary and marginalized Americans, often along specific program themes, has enabled Michael’s Place to record 24 stories before July 31. The project is open to any grieving child or youth in the community who wants to record their story and memories of their loved one. Pam Jones, a social worker at Michael’s Place, said the therapeutic process that occurs in these conversations is as beneficial as it is in a support group atmosphere. Know a kid with a hurting heart? Contact Michael’s Place: (231) 947-6453, www.mymichaelsplace.net.
Get Your Nature On, Gaylord & Grayling A series of programs to get folks outside and exploring nature in Gaylord and Grayling kicks off this month. On June 8, it’s Trailblaze for Trail Mix, where kids and adults can hit several hands-on activity stations to learn about plants and trees and make their own healthy trail mix. The 10am to noon event happens at Northbound Outfitters in Grayling. Can’t make it? It happens again 4pm to 6pm June 25 at Otsego Environmental Learning Site, behind Gaylord Middle School. The folks behind these events — environmental conservation nonprofit Huron Pines and Munson Healthcare’s Grayling and Otsego Memorial hospitals — have a simple goal: “ … to get people thinking about easy ways to be more active on a daily basis,” said Cheryl Melroy, community health manager with Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital. The events continue through summer with Colors in the Wild Scavenger Hunt (Aug. 6 at the Otsego Demonstration Gardens in Gaylord) and Unwind Outside (Aug. 15 at Hanson Hills Recreation Area in Grayling). For information and registration, visit huronpines. org/events.
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With a name like NôMI, it has to be a northern Michigan thing, right? Well, yes and no. The sparkling water is made by the Mitten Fruit Company, located in — wait for it — Kalamazoo. But there’s northern Michigan in its soul: NôMI is made with real northern Michigan cherries, plus a lil something extra in two of the three available flavors. One adds a hint of lime (our favorite), another lemon, while the cherries ride solo on the third. So how does it taste? As you’d expect from sparkling water, the flavors are more of a hint than a sweet-heavy syrup like a cherry soda pop. But we think they’re an especially crisp version of sparkling water, making them an ideal quencher for a summer day — and a just-right mate with vodka for a summer night’s cocktail. We found ours at Cherry Bend Grocery, 10200 Cherry Bend Rd., in Traverse City. See www.drinknomi.com for more locations.
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104th District Sate Representative Larry Inman has been indicted by the feds. He’s accused of soliciting a bribe, attempted extortion, and lying to FBI investigators — serious charges.
thority (DDA) is still looking for a spot for their “civic park.” They raised $3 million in grants and a Rotary Charities donation, only to discover the land they coveted, a surface parking lot, wasn’t actually for sale. Now they have the money and nowhere to spend it. (Here’s a hint: Cass Street, north of Front; it merges right into the farmers market, entry to Clinch, middle of downtown, perfect. You can work out the details.)
All the evidence we’ve seen so far involves some email communications between Inman and union leaders regarding legislation DOWNTOWN GLEN to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law.ARBOR Other DDA projects continue apace, the The unions wanted to keep the law in place. Eighth Street extravaganza is underway, bridgThe Inman emails read as if he was asking es are being repaired, and sidewalks built. for larger campaign contributions from the unions in exchange for a “no” vote. (No ad- And commercial development downtown is ditional union funds were forthcoming, and bubbling along. After a 12-year wait, develInman ultimately voted “yes.” The repeal opers Joseph Sarafa and Erik Falconer are passed 56–53.) putting up a 58-foot commercial building
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It admittedly doesn’t look good for Inman, but we should at least wait for an explanation before building the metaphorical gallows. The outcry for Inman’s resignation scalp was loud and immediate. Even the Republican Speaker of the House — Inman is a Republican — called for his immediate resignation, as did other Republicans and Democrats, including Traverse City Mayor Jim Carruthers.
at Pine and Front streets. Apparently it is possible to develop an economically viable building that isn’t 100 feet tall. Two floors will be occupied by a local credit union, and another credit union and bank are also relocating to downtown.
Perhaps we should pause for just a bit before we break out the torches and pitchforks and storm Inman’s Williamsburg home.
This resulted in the mandatory double-barreled whining. First: There aren’t any plans for affordable housing. This is what those complaints are beginning to sound like: “I want to live downtown, but I can’t afford to live downtown, therefore everybody else should subsidize both a building for me to live in and my rent.”
An indictment is an accusation of wrongdoing and nothing more. Not every indictment results in prosecution, and not every prosecu2:25 Janice Beyer, Cancer survivor tion yields a conviction. At this stage of the 2:35 Casey Cowell, philanthropist and president of process, we’ve heard one side of the story. Any evidence thus far released is done in service to Given the land costs, there is no way to create Boomerang Catapult, LLC those accusations. Aside from a protestation of affordable housing downtown without mas2:45 Bill Couzens, founder of Less Cancer, and Miles O’Brien, innocence, the Inman camp has not presented sive subsidies to both developers and tenants. their defense, so all we really know is what the Find another location. Emmy award-winning producer, journalist, and correspondent 6632 W. Western government has said and decided to showAve us.(M-109) 231.334.3880 Second: the endless drone about parking, Health and Wellness Exhibits (Callfor for hours) It admittedly doesn’t look good Inman, because the Sarafa/Falconer project will conMunson Medical Center, community resources, and valuable information on but we should at least www.ruthconklingallery.com wait for an explanation sume 85 permit surface parking spots. cancer-related topics, such as rehabilitation services, nutrition, and lymphedema.1/8 page Vbefore building the metaphorical SHOPgallows. ONLINE The city and DDA can’t create too many Northern Express • Food from Sprout Café • Shiatsu therapy and Healing Touch It’s not as if the government has a perfect re- disincentives for people bringing vehicles cord in these kinds of cases, and recent Su- downtown because there are inadequate al• Children’s activity area • Music preme Court decisions have made it harder ternative transportation systems in place. to prosecute political corruption cases. And we can’t afford to create the alternative For more information on the picnic visit munsonhealthcare.org/cancerpicnic transportation systems without dramatic In overturning the corruption conviction increases in demand, or funding, or both — Join the Less Cancer Bike Ride in the morning at 7 am! of former Virginia Governor Rob McDon- unlikely if there’s still a parking spot someNorthern Michigan cyclists are invited to join those from Less Cancer on a nell, the U.S. Supreme Court held up the where downtown. Neither works without the accepting of gifts. Even if legislation is then other, so it’s a bit of a problem. ride around Leelanau County to raise awareness and celebrate efforts against supported or introduced benefiting the the disease. All rides start at 7 am and range from 15 - 100 miles. For more gift-giver, it does not constitute bribery but Larry Inman has been convicted of nothing information and registration visit bikereg.com/42153 merely someone engaged in their official du- and remains innocent unless he pleads to ties helping a constituent. (Interestingly, they something, or 12 men and women say he’s made a specific exception for selling a vote, guilty. He’s in a spot, but we should hope he part of the accusations against Inman.) hasn’t left a stain. Maybe Rep. Inman is corrupt and maybe not. Let’s just take a breath and wait for some additional information. Besides, Inman is termlimited out as of 2020, so his “resignation” is barely more than a year away, anyway. The outlook is a bit brighter in Traverse City, although the Downtown Development Au-
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Traverse City isn’t exactly standing still. We should be thankful for the commercial developments and the jobs they bring with them. Adequate parking and affordable housing downtown are windmills at which we should stop tilting. We somehow survive without either and will likely continue doing so.
Crime & Rescue LAKESIDE MURDER UNDER INVESTIGATION Traverse City Police are looking for whoever violently murdered a man who was apparently living in a tent next to Boardman Lake. The man was killed just feet from the place where he had been living, on the east shore of the lake, in a one-person tent pitched between a hiking trail and the water. The tent and the victim’s body were not visible from the trail. Capt. Jim Bussell said the victim was in his early 60s and not from Traverse City. He would not say how the victim died but characterized the crime as a “violent homicide.” An autopsy was performed Thursday. A man and a woman who were hiking May 29 veered off of the trail to reach the lake and discovered the body, which Bussell said was located approximately 15 yards from the lake and 10 yards from the trail. “I … don’t have any reason to believe that that particular area is dangerous,” Bussell said. “But certainly, the person that did this is a dangerous person.” A day following the gruesome discovery, detectives were busy attempting to identify a suspect. State police crime scene investigators had processed the scene, and a dive team was in the lake looking for a murder weapon or other discarded evidence. MOTORIST ARRESTED FOR METH A motorist who was pulled over for failing to signal a turn also had expired registration, no insurance, and was carrying what police believe to be methamphetamine and illegal prescription drugs. State police stopped the 23-year-old from Elkhart, Indiana, May 26 on M-115 near South 25 Road, in Wexford County. The driver, Micah Bowyer, faces charges of possession of meth, possession of narcotics, and driving without insurance. A passenger, a 24-year-old pregnant woman, also from Indiana, was apparently not charged. COUPLE FACE METH CHARGES A couple face charges after investigators found evidence that they were selling meth out of a trailer in Traverse City and at an East Bay Township hotel. Amber Marie Pascoe was arrested May 14 on a charge of delivery and manufacture of methamphetamine after police staked out the Park Shore Resort, where they suspected Pascoe’s boyfriend was selling drugs; Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s detectives found drugs and evidence of drug dealing — a scale and baggies in a purse and backpack Pascoe carried — according to the charges filed against her. The boyfriend, Jacob James Lashbrook, of Interlochen, faces the same charge as Pasco after, six days later, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies raided Pascoe’s trailer at King’s Court in Garfield Township and found Lashbrook in a bathroom, flushing drugs down a toilet. Detectives found baggies with 29 grams of meth in the home; a witness told police
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Lashbrook had sold drugs to at least eight people in two days, according to the charges. MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN CRASH A driver of a Ford F-150 who failed to stop at a stop sign drove into the path of a motorcycle, causing the death of a 59-year-old Kalkaska man. Kalkaska County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash at 3:18pm May 26 at the intersection of West Bear Lake Road and County Road 612. The Harley Davidson was driven by Todd H. David. David was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup truck rolled twice in the crash. Its driver, 38-year-old William G. Kaczur of Canton, was not injured, but a passenger who was not wearing a seatbelt, 33-year-old Amanda M. Kaczur, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies determined that distracted driving and speed were factors in the crash.
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO TROUBLE When state police pulled over a man for speeding on I-75 near Grayling, they discovered that the man’s car had been reported stolen three days earlier, and that he had suspected methamphetamine in his possession. Troopers arrested 34-year-old Arenac County resident Louis Kutil on drug charges and for unlawful use of a license plate. Police said Kutil was also driving with a suspended license, he had no proof of insurance, he was wanted on two state misdemeanor warrants, and he was also wanted by the U.S. Marshalls for a felony charge, according to a press release.
MAN INJURED IN CRASH WITH DEER A 58-year-old Manistee man suffered serious injuries after he crashed his motorcycle amid a collision with a deer. Manistee County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the crash, which was reported at 4:53pm May 24 in the City of Manistee. Kelly Orton was driving north on Arthur Street when he struck a deer. Orton, who was not wearing a helmet, was taken to Munson Healthcare Manistee for treatment.
ESTRANGED HUSBAND ARRESTED An estranged husband was arrested for home invasion after he burst into a residence and assaulted a man who was with his wife. Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on North Swede Road near Northport at 8:25pm May 25. They determined that a 32-year-old woman who lived at the residence was with a 40-yearold Howell man when the woman’s estranged husband, a 24-year-old Northport man, showed up uninvited, went inside, and put the older man into a headlock, police said. Deputies took the younger man to jail on a home invasion charge.
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I recently spoke with a woman whose 30-yearold children still drop off their dirty laundry to her each and every week. She doesn’t mind because she figures this is the only way she will get to see them. Are you kidding me? Just as teenagers go through a healthy and natural period of surly rebellion as they emotionally detach from their parents and become increasingly independent, so should parents! If not for the good of their children, for their own sanity when the kids move on and parents are allowed to become real people again. In my opinion, too many parents have so completely invested themselves in their children’s lives that when the game is over and their children have become adults, they simply refuse to accept their newly diminished role. Not only do they continue with laundry service, but they also make every effort to smooth any obstacles in their children’s path before the poor kids have even had a chance to deal with life’s hurdles in their own way.
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This week, the planets of parenting align — we stand halfway between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, just as graduation season is in full swing. Mom gets flowers, Dad a new grilling apron, and Junior receives a diploma. Everyone is happy. Tears are joyous. But for many of the overly involved parents of my generation, the tears go on, and on, and on. Those tears of joy become tears of loneliness, purposelessness, loss, and despair. Some parents never fully recover. It’s called Empty Nest Syndrome, or ENS. I have watched perfectly functional adults become emotionally crippled by feelings of loss and rejection when their children do the unthinkable: grow up.
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I believe that my responsibility as a parent is to give my kids the gift of not needing me. My job has been to equip my kids with the experiences and tools to go out into the world and capably find happiness. “I’ve got this, Mom” is pure music to my ears; my work is done, and I can now enjoy the company of my children without a sense of responsibility or anxious worry. When my kids spend time with me, it’s because they enjoy my company — not because I service their needs, or they feel sorry for me in my loneliness and despair without them.
At some point, the coach needs to leave the field and let the players play. The same can be said for parenting. There comes a time to say, “My work is done.” At some point, the coach needs to leave the field and let the players play. The same can be said for parenting. There comes a time to say, “My work is done.”
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There is nothing more natural or touching than Mom and Dad sharing a good sob after depositing Timmy or Tina in their new dorm or shabby apartment. Though for some, this is only the prelude to a life turned upside down and completely unrecognizable from the prior 18 years. They fall apart, feeling directionless without daily contact with their child, or even their child’s laundry.
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I suggest that parents take note: Every graduation ceremony is marked with a commencement speech. Commencement means beginning, and every new beginning marks an ending. Sure, it’s bittersweet, but I am left dumbfounded by the parents who feel personally rejected when Junior stands on his own two feet and strides into his own future. What truly shocks me is when parents of adult children seem to “bonsai” their kids — actually stunting the kid’s ability to become independent by overparenting to protect their role as the needed parent. What is presented as loving care is nothing short of selfishness. And we wonder why some young people can’t accept responsibility?
I’ve witnessed many parents of my generation who, along the path of raising them, made a decision that their children’s lives were more important than their own. They made their kid(s) the epicenter of their own life, to the exclusion of their own friendships, marriage, careers, and personal interests. It is one thing to be a dedicated parent, to provide fertile ground for an enriching childhood. It is quite another to put your role as a parent in the position of providing 100% of your fulfillment in life. It is vitally important in parenting to model a life well-lived. Show your children what it looks like to have close and meaningful friendships, to relish time with your spouse, to seek out adventure, to become actively involved in your work or causes you believe in. Show them what grown-up passion looks like. Parenting is a phase of life. Just as kids need to grow up, so do their parents. The relationship with your adult kids must transition into something very different to be healthy and rewarding for all concerned. When we desperately try to continue the Mommy or Daddy phase, we cheat our kids from seeing what they can become. Allowing them the freedom to mess up, to gloriously fail at something and discover their own ability to recover is the greatest gift of all. Your children are not responsible for your happiness; you are. Get a life. Mary Keyes Rogers, 56, lives in Traverse City where she works as a business consultant, freelance writer, and is an independent podcaster. She has two adult children. mary@ experience50.com
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Long Road Home After three years of living in a tiny camper and crisscrossing the country with her family, folk singer Jetty Rae is thinking about settling down. By Patrick Sullivan For three years, folk singer Jetty Rae, her husband, Jason Stewart, their three children — Beck, Rowin, and Jude — and their pug, Otis, have logged tens of thousands of miles traveling the United States, Mexico, and Canada, while towing their home, a 1970 Airstream camper. Rae said she and her family have gotten to know America. “I feel like I have a pretty good idea of the lay of the land,” she said. “‘Oh, this state looks like that, this is over there, this is the kind of vibe in this area’ — it’s been really amazing. And to show our kids, too. We’ve done a ton of national parks, so they’ve learned a lot.” In May, the clan pulled into a lot behind a relative’s business in Traverse City. Rae and Stewart decided that this time, they might not pull back out. They’re looking for a house, but debating where. Rae would like one in town; Stewart wants to be in the country. Northern Express sat down with Rae at her family’s temporary campsite. Rae — whose dozen-plus-year singing/songwriting career has spanned from a Lilith Fair stage to Nashville recording studios to concerts across the country — reflected on making a
career as a folk singer, life on the road, tiny living, and when it’s time to pull over and settle down. Northern Express: Wow. This is great. What’s it been like living in this Airstream camper for the last three years? Jetty Rae: The first two years, I would say, were really amazing, and it was definitely a very welcome change. We had a house in Charlevoix that we were just renting, but it was a pretty big house. It was a lot to keep up with, and we had seen the tiny house documentary on Netflix and just felt something stirring in our soul, so we decided that we are going to try this. I’d always loved the idea of Airstreams. Express: That’s a big step. It would be hard for most people to decide they were going to live on the road indefinitely. Rae: I was on the road a lot. I was doing college tours. And then I had my son, and it just got a lot harder to do what I loved, with kids coming into the picture and not having a space for them [as I traveled]. So, it was really kind of born out of a necessity of wanting to downsize, but also to have a house on wheels, wherever my music takes us.
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Express: You needed your home to be mobile so you could take your family with you. Rae: Yes. Exactly. Because that was the only option for me, to bring everybody with us. And I’m thankful that I’ve been able to do that because Jason has had remote work, so he’s been able to work from the road. He works in the music industry. He works for a licensing company. Express: Let’s go back to the beginning. Tell me about setting out to become a folk musician. Rae: Well, after high school, actually, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I’ve always loved music, but, honestly, if I could go back and tell myself where I am today, I never would have believed it, because that wasn’t on my radar, what I’m doing now. Express: You didn’t foresee a future where you would be able to make a living playing music. Rae: No. Uh-uh. I didn’t. I didn’t think that it was really possible because when I started in the indie scene, I went through the school of hard knocks with the music, not knowing exactly like, ‘Okay, this is the path.’ A lot of other jobs you can take, there’s a very clear
path: You go to college for four years, you get a degree, and you’re sometimes guaranteed this kind of work. For what I do, it’s very much make-your-own-path. So, I had to be a trailblazer in my own way and find what worked for me. I always tell people I’m a blue-collar musician. I just started off with a very work-hard ethic, taking any kind of gig that I could, doing my own booking … Express: You’ve got to have guts in order to make it. Rae: Yeah. Yeah. And just persistence. And the right doors opening up. And a lot of it does seem like, oh, it’s just luck, you happen to be at the right place at the right time. Or somebody happens to hear you. It’s just hard work, and sticking with it. Express: Where did you grow up? Rae: Charlevoix. Express: So even though you’re a nomad right now, with this trailer, you’re somehow rooted to northern Michigan, it seems. Rae: Yeah. We always come back in the summers, because we can’t really imagine being anywhere else. All of our family is here.
We’re kind of in a weird transition where we’re like, ‘This space has been amazing, but for full-time living, I don’t think we’re going to continue on. We need to find a bigger space.’ Express: Your children are getting older. They’re going to start to need more space. Rae: Even just a five-year-old boy in this space, him jumping, bouncing off the walls, it’s been amazing, but it’s like, it’s very clear: ‘OK, this has been great, we’re going to keep the trailer, obviously, and still travel, but it’s time for him to have his own room and stuff.’ So, we’re trying to figure out our lives now and where we’re going to go and what we’re going to do. It’s either northern Michigan or Nashville. It’s hard, because I’m a complete wuss when it comes to wintertime. I’ve spent, like, three winters away, and it’s amazing to come back in the summer. I know winter is good for art, because you get so depressed. [laughs] But it’s bad for life, because you get so depressed. Express: Tell me what it’s like living as a family of five in a place that measures 147 square feet. Rae: It’s difficult, I would say, to paint a very accurate picture. Express: You are sacrificing your comfort for the ability to go where ever you want. Rae: Yes. That’s true. The freedom is amazing. We’re in Traverse City so we can be looking at houses, and we’re like, ‘Oh, we can test it out and see if we like living here.’ That’s kind of cool. We can test out anywhere we want and just see — ‘Would we want to live here?’ Express: Have you lived in Traverse City before? Rae: No, we haven’t. My husband is from Suttons Bay. We’re always passing through Traverse City. Express: What about your kids? What do they think of living in a camper? Rae: They love it. Which is definitely a relief to me. It’s made all of us close. Especially working with my husband, and then us living in such close proximity. There is no other option but to be really close, otherwise you’re just going to go crazy, because you’re in such a small space. Express: You don’t have much room to store toys here. Rae: No. We don’t. So, when people ask us, grandparents or something, ‘We want to get them something,’ we’ve had to say, like, ‘Hey, we love that you guys want to do that, but here are the things that they need, and that’s it. Otherwise we’re going to have to be getting rid of a lot of stuff.’ Express: Do the kids notice that they’re not getting as many toys? Rae: I don’t think they’ve noticed that. I will say they are just like anybody else’s kids — when you go play with toys that aren’t your own, they’re more fun. When we go to people’s houses, they love it, it’s so amazing for them. But there are certain toys that are just mainstays for us, like Matchbox cars, and we have a rule: If something comes in, something else is going to have to go out. So, if Beck gets another Matchbox car, we need to go through and see if there are some that are broken, or one to donate. We donate a lot of stuff. One crazy thing is that we continue to purge. It’s the American way to amass stuff. I don’t know how we do it, but we do.
Jetty Rae with son Jude, age 1; son Beck, age 5; husband Jason Stewart; and daughter Rowin, age 3.
Express: Do you find purging satisfying? Rae: I find it satisfying, but I also find it wasteful. I’m like, ‘Why did I buy this? Why do we have this extra stuff?’ It’s taken me three years to break some very bad habits, like a shopaholic’s habit. After three years, I am realizing I can do without so much. Express: That’s a great lesson, but I don’t know how you learn that without putting yourself in the situation you’ve put yourself in. Rae: Yeah, I mean, I don’t think I would have learned it any other way. And it’s crazy. It has changed me so much. I don’t buy shampoo. I don’t buy conditioner. I use Dr. Bronner’s for everything. That has simplified my life. Which is cool, because I don’t spend extra time in the shampoo aisle. Which is one of the reasons we did this, which was to spend more time together as a family, and less time doing things that really aren’t important in life — like standing in the shampoo aisle, trying to figure out what to get. Express: What have you learned about living in a tiny house that you would tell people who were considering trying to do it themselves? Rae: You won’t miss your stuff. Which is really great. When you get rid of it, you seriously will not give it a second thought. I try to surround myself with things that are really important to me. That’s one of the things that’s really appealing about tiny living, which is that you don’t have a lot, but the things that you have are things that actually have sentimental, emotional value, instead of just stuff to fill a space, which is kind of how I was living before, because I had a big house, so what do you do? Well, you go to TJ Maxx, you go to Marshalls, you just buy a lot of random knick-knack crap that doesn’t mean anything, just so it looks good in your space. When you downsize, it feels really good to get rid of a lot of your stuff. Express: So how do you decide what to buy and what not to buy?
Rae: You have to be super intentional about what you do buy, because it’s not necessarily, ‘Can you afford it?’ it’s, ‘Can you fit it?’ So it changes your whole process of being a consumer. You know, I don’t just thoughtlessly go out and buy something, because I always have to have a space for it. Express: It seems like there is a value lesson in that. Rea: Definitely. It’s not just buying stuff because you’re bored. You’re buying stuff because you really, really need it. It can be economical to live in a tiny space. I will say that when you’re moving a lot, then the costs go up, because you’re towing. You’re paying for camping sites. Everything. But that is one thing that I love about this lifestyle, being able to change the view from your window any day that you want. Express: I imagine part of the calculation in deciding to look for a permanent home is that you’ve looked at the ages of your kids, and you’ve decided that homeschooling them on the road would add another layer of complication. Rae: Yup, definitely, and not having the best space for it. You don’t need a ton of space, but … That was one thing that now that we’re looking, we’ve realized — we don’t need a lot to make us happy. After tiny living in a trailer, a long hot shower is luxury to me. It’s just really nice. There are certain things I will not take for granted any more. Like running water. We always have to conserve our tanks when we’re boondocking [camping off the grid]. We have running water, and we have a shower, but it’s going to run out. Express: What do you imagine would be the ideal square footage for a house for you right now? Rae: Probably like 1,000. We’ve really gotten into the whole shipping container home thing. We may end up building because it’s very hard to find something that’s lowmaintenance. I think we’re probably moving
in that direction because we’ve been looking for a couple of months. Express: What impact do you think settling down will have on your career? Rae: We won’t be doing as much traveling. We’ll be way more picky about where we go and when we go and for how long we go. I am excited about having a space that I can create in. It’s hard not to be able to close a door, pick up my guitar, and write something. It’s such a private process for me. It’s been a huge challenge for me. I have a ton of [Apple] Voice Memos. I’ll get my guitar down, and I’ll start writing, and sometimes and my kids will be here, because when inspiration strikes, you just have to take it. If you have an idea, strum it out. And I’ve got Voice Memos with the kids screaming in the background. So, I am excited about having a dedicated space to be creative in. I’ll probably be recording more. Express: What do you think of the northern Michigan music scene? Rae: Honestly, I think it’s really amazing. I don’t think I have a super good idea of what exactly is going on here right now. I have a few people that I’ve always kept up with, like The Accidentals, I know that they are always on tour. There’s a few people that I have always kept up with. Miriam Pico is really amazing. I don’t feel like I know a ton of musicians in this area, because I’m kind of like an outsider traveling through all of the time. So I’m excited to be able to check it out this summer and see what the scene is like. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Catch Jetty Rae play these upcoming dates: June 8: Charlevoix Library June 26–29: Big Ticket Festival, Gaylord July 4: Mackinac Island See www.jettyrae.com for details.
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By Kristi Kates Has it really been eight months since Josh Groban’s latest album, Bridges, hit outlets? That time’s flown by even for Groban himself, although, for fans, it was a long wait for those new tunes. “I did have the Broadway album in 2015, but this is my first album of original studio material since 2013,” Groban said. On June 8, the storytelling pop tenor is coming to Interlochen for a solo performance. He’s been spending most of his time lately back in L.A., rehearsing and getting a head start on some new recordings. We snagged him for a quick phone call to catch up before he hops back onto the tour trail with his band, Chris Botti, and Jennifer Nettles in tow (neither Botti nor Nettles will appear at the Interlochen date). COG IN A WHEEL The “Broadway album” that Groban mentioned is a pretty big landmark for the performer. It stems from Groban’s Broadway debut in the Tony Award-nominated musical “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.” “My first Broadway experience hit all the right nails for me,” Groban said. “That was actually my original dream, you know — to be on stage. I never thought I’d be in the studio recording Josh Groban albums. I just got pulled into that incredible opportunity, that lottery win. But really, I always thought I’d be telling stories on stage — that was even my major in college.” “Great Comet” also allowed Groban to stretch his range in ways he didn’t expect. “It happened to be a show that allowed us to sing something like 10 different genres in one night,” he said. “It was the reinvigoration I needed as a vocalist. I’d been touring and recording for a while, and I was starting to wonder, Hmm, what do I want to do next with my voice. So it was good to be a cog in part of a wheel, to not have the focus be solely on me and to just be part of something.”
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PERSONAL PERFORMANCES In turn, his fans felt very much part of something when Bridges came out. The album, while still Groban’s signature brand of smooth pop, dug much deeper than previous efforts and provided both an optimistic listening experience and one that was relatable to many of his listeners’ own experiences. “All of the songs on Bridges came out fast, and all of them were written about things that were very personal and uplifting,” Groban said. “’’99 Years,’ was written about my parents’ wedding anniversary, and “Granted” is about education in the arts.” (A connection to Groban’s own Find Your Light Foundation, which helps fund over 80 children’s arts educations programs across the U.S.) ““River” was particularly special, in that I wrote about my own battles with anxiety and depression,” he added. “I thought at first maybe “River” was too private, too self-indulgent, so I was a little hesitant about it, but once it was released, the feedback was really good, and I found that so many people could relate to it.” COOL COLLABS In addition to his current tourmates, Groban’s become known for other collaborations — perfect pairings of his voice with such peers as Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Sting, Barbra Streisand, and Idina Menzel. Bridges has its own share of collabs, including one particular duet standout, Groban’s cover of Snow Patrol’s “Run.” “Gary [Lightbody, Snow Patrol’s frontman] is a longtime friend of mine, and I’ve written with [guitarist] Johnny McDaid as well,” Groban said. “I run into them all the time.” After touring with Sarah McLachlan last summer — Groban and McLachlan have frequently paired up for a duet on her song, “Angel,” at various occasions — he knew she’d be a perfect fit for “Run.” “Sarah and I were talking about what else we could sing together, and once we tried her voice on ‘Run,’ that was it,” Groban said. “We got Gary’s enthusiastic blessing, as well.”
GARDENS PARTY The perfect companion to Bridges is the new live album version, which Groban recorded live at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. He said that recording this particular set of songs live was an easy choice. “There wasn’t a minute in the recording studio when I wasn’t thinking This song will be great live,” he said. “A lot of music sounds good in the ‘laboratory,’ so to speak, but you have to rearrange or reconfigure the songs some for live performance. But these songs I knew would be so much fun live.” BACK AT CAMP There’s just something about Interlochen, too, according to Groban. He was a camper there in the summers of 1997 and 1998, and said he still makes it a point to perform there whenever he can. “Interlochen is a unique venue for me. It’s so special. Just something about the environment, the stage, and the students all together,” he said. “I saw so many shows there — Bela Fleck, Art Garfunkel, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I’d go back to my cabin at night and just think, Oh my God, I get to go here with all of these amazing world-class instructors, and I get to see these concerts.” He even has a few rituals for each return to Interlochen. “First thing I do is go to Melody Freeze and get lunch. Then I’ll go walk the halls and check out the practice rooms,” he said. “I wear my Interlochen badge on stage, and if I have time, I’ll try to go see my old room — my signature and a smiley face might even still be on the wall there. The place just means so much to me.” Josh Groban will be in concert at Interlochen’s Kresge Auditorium at 7:30pm on June 8. For tickets and more information, visit www.tickets. interlochen.org.
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The LCF-31, which carried Lampton and 71 other U.S. sailors, was among the first vessels to approach Omaha beach on D-Day.
front row, second from left — and some of his LCF-31 crew.
One of Few
Only 18 of U.S. Sailor Larry Lampton’s fellow 71-man crew survived the D-Day invasion of Omaha Beach. Northern Express sits down with the decorated Traverse City veteran 75 years after he he almost drowned to remember that June 6 day. By Al Parker Leonard “Larry” Lampton isn’t comfortable being called a hero. “We were just doing our job,” said the soft-spoken Traverse City man, referring to his role in the largest invasion of World War II, on June 6, 1944, D-Day. Modesty aside, Lampton’s memories of that historic day, 75 years ago, burn bright and his story could easily be part of a Hollywood adventure tale. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Lampton and his family moved to Detroit, where he attended Southeastern High School. With the U.S. deeply involved in World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1943. “It was what you did then,” said Lampton, who will turn 95 in June. “Everybody was patriotic and wanted to do our part.” After basic training, he was trained to be a diesel mechanic. “Little did I know that the only diesels were on landing crafts and submarines,” Lampton said with a laugh. “But at least I didn’t get submarines.” In 1944, he was chosen to be part of an elite “special support group,” and underwent rifle training, electrical, welding, and other skills. “There were 1,500 of us, and it was all hush-hush,” he said. “We didn’t know why we were doing this.” He soon found himself with about 20,000 U.S. troops aboard the Queen Elizabeth II heading to Europe. Taking a zig-zag route to avoid German submarines, the QEII docked in Scotland, where they were re-assigned as crews. After a while, it was soon apparent that Lampton and the others would be spearhead the invasion of Europe. “We knew then that we were going for that,” he said. Seventy-five years later, the D-Day invasion may only be a paragraph in a history book to some generations. But in 1944, the fate of the Western World hinged on whether the U.S. and its Allies could cross the English Channel, storm into France, and halt the German march across Europe. France had already fallen to German troops, and England was imperiled. The
D-Day invasion was an attempt to turn back the German war machine. Three weeks short of his 20th birthday, Lampton was a Master Mechanic 2nd Class aboard LCF-31, a heavily armed landing craft that would be among the first vessels heading toward Omaha Beach. “Our first duty was to stay out about 10 miles and protect from air attacks,” he said. “But there was no air attacks, so we were sent in the first wave … nobody seemed to be upset. We were just doing our jobs.” The largest of the D-Day assault areas, Omaha Beach stretched more than six miles with the western third of the beach, which was backed by a seawall some 10 feet high. The entire beach was overlooked by cliffs 100 feet high. There were only five exits from the sandy beach — the best a paved road leading to a village. The Germans, under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, had built formidable defenses to protect this enclosed battlefield. The waters and beach were heavily mined, and there were 13 strong “resistance nests.” Numerous other fighting positions dotted the area, supported by an extensive trench system. The defending forces consisted of three battalions of battle-tested veteran German troops, their weapons fixed to cover the beach with a hail of bullets and a swath of fire from the cliffs. Omaha Beach was a killing zone. From the beginning, everything went wrong at Omaha. Special tanks that were fitted with flotation devices sank in the choppy waters of the Channel. “They dropped 30 of those tanks in the water, and they all sunk,” said Lampton. U.S. forces suffered more than 2,400 casualties. However, by day’s end, approximately 156,000 Allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches. Less than a week later, the beaches were fully secured, and more than 326,000 troops and 50,000 vehicles had landed at Normandy. The D-Day invasion involved some 5,000 ships, carrying men and vehicles across the English Channel. It was an impressive
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U.S. sailor Larry Lampton in 1943.
armada. “As far as the eye could see, there were ships,” said Lampton. “We could see the shells from the battle wagons. It was like a streak of fire.” Some 800 planes launched more than 13,000 paratroopers, many behind enemy lines. Another 300 planes bombed German positions along the beaches. As a Master Mechanic 2nd Class, Lampton was in charge of a seven-man crew that tended two 12-cylinder diesel engines, which powered the craft, and two 6-cylinder diesels that provided auxiliary power. He was down in the engine room with two of his men when his life changed. “We heard a report of ‘Shell bursts off the starboard bow,’” he said. “Then it was ‘Shell bursts off the port bow.’” Then Lampton’s world went black. “It was black as the ace of spades,” he said. “I was knocked out, and when I woke,
Larry Lampton, age 95, today.
I couldn’t see a thing. All power was out. I ran my tongue across my front teeth and thought, ‘My God, my teeth are knocked out.’ Turns out they were just a little chipped.” Lampton never saw either of his engine room mates again. He didn’t know what happened, but he knew that water was rising in the engine room, and he had to get out. Groggy from a head injury and feeling his way through the dark, Lampton reached a ladder and climbed slowly, rung by rung until he reached an emergency hatch at the top. “I wasn’t sure about opening the hatch,” he said. “It was the only time I got scared, I think. I thought for a minute we might be underwater, and if I opened the hatch …” The very thought of opening that hatch and drowning caused him to lose sleep and suffer nightmares for years. Now we’d call it PTSD.
Larry Lampton being pulled from the Atlantic by a Coast Guard crew.
But Lampton jerked open the hatch and saw open sky above. He climbed out on to the deck, which was deserted. “There was no one there,” he said. “It was strange.” The surviving crew of the LCF-31 had been picked up by a Coast Guard Cutter, CGC-16. Out of a crew of 72, only 18 survived. An excerpt from the cutter’s log describes its D-Day activities: “0530, accompanied invasion barges into shore under severe shelling attacks and with mines going up all around us. 0730, LCF31 hit by shell 800 yards off shore, sinking immediately. While engaged in picking up survivors, a shell struck PC-1261, which disintegrated, scattering men and debris over a wide area. While so engaged, shells and bullets were falling nearby, and just after last man picked up, small landing craft only few hundred yards off shore blew up. Proceeded to spot and picked up all living survivors.” (CGC-16 Log.) In the fog of war, Lampton had been left in the damaged engine room aboard his landing craft. He knew the LCF-31 was sinking, and he had to get off. Wearing his “Mae West” life preserver, he went into the water — completely alone in the rolling sea as the D-Day invasion raged on Omaha Beach. Lampton didn’t see the LCF-31 go under the waves. “She turned completely over, and I saw that black bottom,” he said. “Then the next time I looked, she wasn’t there.” He remembers fading in and out of consciousness, kept alive thanks to the cumbersome but protective clothing he was required to wear. After a while he saw a soldier adrift, and the two paired up to await a rescue. After several hours, they were found by a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, which was deployed to rescue sailors. Lampton suffered that head injury and took shrapnel in his left leg. “My leg got infected and swelled up,” he said. “They thought they might have to cut my leg off, but I yelled like a son of a gun.”
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Lampton was taken to a hospital ship and later transferred to a hospital in London. But when the Germans began the bombing the city, Lampton and others were evacuated to a hospital tent camp in central England. He was discharged from the Navy in 1946. After the war, Lampton took a job working for the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, working for 37 years before retiring. He met his wife, Elaine, aboard a train, and they were married in May 1947 and moved to Traverse City in 1973. During their 72 years together, they’ve raised two sons and are still in love, though Elaine has been dealing with health issues recently. A few years ago, Lampton took an Honor Flight, joining 63 other northern Michigan World War II veterans for a trip to Washington, D. C. He was deeply impressed by Arlington National Cemetery and has made arrangements to be interred there, with Elaine, when the time comes. On a wall in his “man cave,” Lampton has a display case of medals, including a Purple Heart, that pays tribute to his wartime experiences more than seven decades ago. Still, he asserts, he’s no hero. “We were there, doing our job,” he stressed. “But we weren’t heroes.”
D-Day by the Numbers
Larry Lampton, shown with his head bandaged, appeared in the Stars & Stripes newspaper on June 9, 1944, just three days after D-Day.
D-Day, also called “Operation Overlord,” is the name given to the landing of 160,000 Allied troops in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. “D-Day” most likely comes from the army’s use of the term “undefined day,” or the first day of any operation. American General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the invasion. D-Day was originally scheduled for June 5, but the weather did not cooperate. The operation was pushed back to June 6, 1944. There were five separate landings on 60 miles of the Normandy coast by American, British, and Canadian troops. Code names for the five beaches where the Allies landed: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. The D-Day invasion involved 5,000 ships carrying men and vehicles across the English Channel plus 800 planes dropping over 13,000 men in parachutes. An additional 300 planes dropped bombs on German troops defending the beaches. More than 100,000 Allied troops made it to shore that day. The most difficult landing of D-Day was at Omaha Beach, where navigation issues lead to many men drowning before they even reached land. Omaha Beach also had the largest number of German troops.(It is the Omaha Beach battle that is re-enacted in the opening of the film Private Ryan.) By 11 June (D+5) 326,547 troops and 54,186 vehicles had landed. Information courtesty of Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours
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Rock’s Landing Intimate dining on Crystal Lake’s shore
By Danielle Horvath Combine people who are passionate about making and serving good food with stunning views of Crystal Lake, and you’ve got the recipe for Rock’s Landing. Opened last summer after a complete renovation of what was once the snack bar for the Chimney Corners Resort, Steve and Kriisten Tebo, along with partners Julie Tebo and her husband, Paul Danes, offer their guests a memorable dining experience as the only Crystal Lake waterfront restaurant. Steve Tebo is no stranger to the restaurant business, having owned and operated the Coho Café in downtown Frankfort for five years. “When I sold it in 2006, I didn’t want to do it again. But when Jim and Mary Rogers, owners of Chimney Corners Resort, asked me to give them a hand in their main kitchen in the summer, I said I would do it for one year — and I stayed for seven. Through that work, and partnership with them, the hesitation went away. I also realized there were other ways to be successful in this business and not be in the middle of chaos all the time. I’m very proud of what we did at the Coho, but we had the opportunity to create Rock’s Landing how we wanted it.” It was built in the 1950’s by Jim Rockwell “Rock” Rogers Sr., who was well known for his carpentry skills; Rogers built the internationally known Gwen Frostic studios, as well as many of the cottages at Chimney Corners Resort. “The name is a nod to him, his spirit runs through this building, and his grandson works in the kitchen with us,” Steve Tebo said. With small tables — they don’t accept
parties larger than six — and a rustic charm that has been accented with urban touches, they are being welcomed back this summer by many familiar faces. “We kept growing all last year, and now we are at about 100 guests per night, which is a healthy level of service for us,” said Steve Tebo adding that at Rock’s “encourages lingering over the meal and taking in the views. We want it to be happy place, but to be who we want to be, we know it’s not going to be for everybody. We are not the place for a family reunion or gathering of golf buddies.” With a simple, one-page menu that reflects a Mediterranean influence, Steve Tebo explained they are not duplicating what other restaurants in the area are already doing better. “Our vision is to introduce new, flavorful dishes to a really good audience. We don’t offer whitefish because other places do it best, instead, we do a seared halibut with baby bok choy in a coconut curry sauce. We support locally sourced whenever we can — all our greens are grown locally from Lost Lake Farm, our bread is from Crescent Bakery, our cheese plate is all local cheese, we have a northern Michigan supplier for our fish that comes in fresh every two days.” Executive Chef Joe Meyers brings his culinary experience from Portland, Oregon, to blend with Tebo’s passion to create flavorful dishes with a myriad of ethnic influences. “Steve gave me my first kitchen job 14 years ago, and I was his chef for the last one-anda-half years that he owned the Coho. The staff here is very familiar, five who worked for Steve at Coho are working here today,” Myers said. “We are really good at bouncing ideas off each other and brainstorming, and we are also good friends.”
Some of Rock’s dedicated staff (l to r) Jaylon Rogers, Steve Tebo, Joe Myers, and Kriisten Tebo.
Choices include shareable, smaller plates of seafood, fresh vegetables and “tapas” like entrees including crispy purple Brussel sprouts, with an anchovy-spiked Italian bagna cauda sauce to a real Italian Panzanell salad with house-roasted bread, a fire roasted vinaigrette, shaved baby radish, turnip, and sunchokes. Main courses range from a vegan plate with crispy falafel, baby cauliflower, curried basmati rice, beluga lentils and caramelized fennel, to the traditional Spanish pinchos morunos — seared pork on skewers with curried basmati rice, served with classic romesco sauce made from roasted tomatoes and red peppers. All can be paired with a varied wine list and several Michigan craft beers or a specialty cocktail. Steve and Kriisten Tebo have formed friendships with other area restaurant
owners and knew that they would have to be different to be successful. “We don’t want to compete with other north woods cooking because they are already doing it so well. We want to make out our own mark,” Kristiin Tebo said. “We love the business, but we are losing restaurants in the area, and there have to be enough of us to make the crowds happy, that it requires that there are choices.” Find Rock’s Landing at Chimney Corners Resort, 1602 Crystal Lake Dr., in Frankfort. The restaurant is open mid-April through mid-November from 5pm to 9 pm, closed Wednesdays. (Wednesdays are reserved for the traditional Chimney Corners Resort picnic BBQ on the Rock’s Landing lawn, beginning June 19.) Reservations are recommended. (231) 399-0158, www.rocksoncrystal.com.
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New life for mentor program for teen parents and their children By Ross Boissoneau It’s a truism that no matter how hard one might try, no one is ever completely prepared to be a parent. The challenges for those who are still in school are even more daunting. Trying to keep up with studies while caring for a newborn can be overwhelming. That’s where Kay Epple comes in. “I’m not a therapist,” said Epple. Nor does she provide day care or financial support. She is one of a number of volunteer mentors who help these young parents through Generations Ahead. “I
help them be the best parent they can be, and keep them focused on school,” she said. Generations Ahead, formerly known as the Doula Teen Parent Program, works with those who have children while they are still teenagers. Marjie Rich is the director of the program, which is housed at Traverse City High School but is funded wholly by donations and grants. “Our clients are teen parents, both moms and dads,” said Rich. The staff is small. Just two, actually: Rich is the director, and Alison Woytowich is a social worker. Together with the mentors they try to
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bring a sense of normalcy and provide support and motivation. The Women’s Resource Center used to sponsor the organization, but three years ago determined it didn’t fit with its mission. Traverse City Area Public Schools offered to house the program but said it could not financially support it. Rich said local donors stepped up, including Rotary Charities, which said it would support the organization for three years, then reevaluate where thing stood. Rich said the goals of the program are to help the students complete high school and then help them find work, job training or postsecondary education, all while raising healthy, happy children. The organization offers a number of services, from the mentorships to peer group meetings, home visits, even assistance with supplies like diapers and wipes, clothing or help with expenses such as gas cards to make sure they can get back and forth from home to school. Sometimes it’s just the fact that Rich, Woytowich and the mentors provide a safe space for the clients to come and talk. Rich said often times the living situation is precarious. They may be couch surfing after being kicked out of their homes when they got pregnant, or be living in a home where substance abuse or other untoward circumstances make it challenging to bring up their baby while also attending school or working. That’s where Generations Ahead comes in. Rich provided one example of a 16-yearold who was kicked out of her home when pregnant. “She lived with her boyfriend and his family in Fife Lake and drove in [to Traverse City] every day to school. She’s graduating on time with high marks,” Rich said. Another also lived with her boyfriend and his parents, where she was welcome but didn’t feel comfortable. Rich said the dad’s father was an alcoholic, and the mom felt trapped in her bedroom when her boyfriend was at
work. Nevertheless, she also graduated and then worked for a year, allowing the couple and their child to move to their own home. She’s now attending Northwestern Michigan College, and her four-year-old is enrolled in Head Start. That’s also an example of how Generations Ahead works with other organizations. In addition to the schools, it works with the health department and other social service agencies. Brandie Almendarez and her daughter Celeste are part of the program. She credited Generations Ahead with helping in a number of ways, from material things to simply an opportunity to connect with someone who has had children and can offer advice and support. “What I like is being able to talk about anything. And activities — we went to get pictures with the Easter Bunny. We wouldn’t have gone if that hadn’t been offered. “We went to the library over spring break,” Almendarez continued. “They had puppets, toys and books. I took my nephews for kids’ activities — they’re a little older. I read to them,” she said. A number of the clients attend Traverse City High School, not only because that is where Generations Ahead is located, but because there is a day care in-house. However, that is not a prerequisite for being in the program. Almendarez is actually working on getting her GED. For Epple, the chance to help young moms like Almendarez is very rewarding. “I’ve been doing it five or six years,” she said. During that time she’s had five clients, each for approximately a year. “That gives me time to get to know them. I loved being a fulltime mom, and it’s fun to help them find their way.” Currently the organization is supporting 10 parents. Rich is hoping to expand the pool of mentors. If you’re interested, you can visit its website, www.generationsahead.org, or contact Rich at info@generationsahead.org.
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NORTHERN SEEN 1. Joel Franck of WTCM served as emcee of the Memorial Day event at Veterans Park in TC. 2. The crowd begins to gather at the new Corn Crib outside bar at Iron Fish Distillery in Thompsonville. 3. Nicole McGinty and Lindsay Hartsock at a recent Grand Traverse Area Manufacturing Council event in TC. 4. Anti-Line 5 pipeline demonstrators in Mackinaw City greeted guests boarding the Shepler ferry to Mackinac Island prior to the annual Mackinac Police Conference. 5. Dave Courtad of the City of Traverse City accepts three new Harley-Davidson motorcycles for use by the TC Police Department from Mike Zipser of Zips 45th Parallel Harley-Davidson of Gaylord.
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THIRD ANNUAL LIGHTHOUSE 100-MILE & 50-MILE ULTRAMARATHONS: 6am. Depart from the Old Mission Lighthouse at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula, head south to TC along the Bay, & then head north through some very scenic areas. lighthouse100ultra.com
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---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS CYCLING CLASSIC: The 20, 45 or 60 mile cycle routes include the Tunnel of Trees, or you can choose from 14 to 30 miles to ride on a paved trail route that utilizes the Little Traverse Wheelway. All activity starts & stops at the Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs, including a lunch that ends at 3pm. Must start ride between 7:30am & 9:30am. birchwoodinn. com/hscyclingclassic.html
---------------------ITRI KIDS TRIATHLON: 7:30am, Charlevoix Area Community Pool. For ages 3-18. Various courses/distances. charlevoixpool.org/itritriathlon
---------------------COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS 5K: 8:30am, E. Main streets, behind Mancelona Senior Center. $20 pre-registration; $30 day of. cisnwmi.org/ cis-5k-runwalk
---------------------NATIONAL TRAILS DAY: 8:30am. Celebrate Kalkaska Trail Town & the 25th Anniversary of the Grand Traverse Hiking Club. Featuring guided hikes on the North Country Trail, followed by a free community picnic at Chalker Park. All buses will depart from Chalker Park, Kalkaska. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to load on the bus. Free. kalkaskaconservation.org/events/trailsday
---------------------BEGINNING BIRDING ON THE BESTIE VALLEY TRAIL: 9am. Benzie Audubon Club members & friends will meet at the Betsie Valley Trail parking lot on River Road, just east of Adams Road, to spend a morning looking for warblers & other spring birds along the Betsie River. Free. benzieaudubon.org
---------------------HIKE THE PRESERVE: 9am-noon. National Trails Day at Holiday Woodlands Preserve. Bring your family, including furry members, for a morning hike. Guided hikes, snacks & more provided. Located on Five Mile Rd., TC. Free. Holidaywoodlandspreserve.com
---------------------KETTLES TRAIL WORK BEE: 9am-1pm. Help build/fix this new trail at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Bring a water bottle & wear work shoes & gloves. friendsofsleepingbear.org/kettles
MARITIME HERITAGE ALLIANCE 33RD ANNUAL BOAT AUCTION & NAUTICAL GEAR SALE: Discovery Pier, TC. Boat Auction: 9am viewing; Nautical Gear sale: 11am auction. Variety of power, sailboats, & other watercraft up for bidding. Food. Music. Support Schooner Madeline, Great Lakes Maritime History preservation, & Cutter Champion with programs for youth who have experienced trauma. Free. maritimeheritagealliance.org
---------------------MORNING PADDLE ON THE CEDAR RIVER: 9am. Launch from the boat ramp in the parking lot that is next to the bridge that crosses the Cedar River (also known as Victoria Creek) in Cedar, & head downstream for about an hour & a half before starting the return trip upstream. Watch for wildlife, spring flowers, birds & waterfowl along the river, while experiencing the peacefulness of the Solon Swamp. All participants must provide their own kayak or canoe & a PFD for each individual. Registration required. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes
RECYCLE-A-BICYCLE BIKE SWAP: 9am2pm, Old Town Parking Garage, TC. Purchase bicycles that have been consigned for sale from local sellers. 25% of the proceeds go to support the Recycle-A-Bicycle Program. RAB provides free bikes to those referred by community social service programs. traversetrails. org/recycle-a-bicycle
june
01-09
---------------------TIP OF THE MITT FIBER FAIR: 9am-5pm, Emmet County Community Center, Petoskey. Celebrate MI’s natural fiber, farmers, processors & skilled artisans with over 30 vendors from around the state selling yarn, spinning fiber, raw fleece & finished goods, plus much more. tipofthemittfiberfair.com
send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com
---------------------ART BEAT OF ELK RAPIDS: 10am-5pm. Three of northern MI’s award-winning galleries will be participating in this open house gallery walk. They include Mullaly’s 128 Studio & Gallery, The Blue Heron Gallery & Twisted Fish Gallery. Artists will be demonstrating, three $100 gift certificates will be drawn from those visiting all three galleries, & more.
---------------------ARTS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN - JUNE ACCESS: 10am-1pm, TC Optimist Cabin. Grills N’ Skills. Join Oryana & Arts for All Northern Michigan for a cooking class & hike. Oryana chefs will show you how to enjoy heathy foods in new ways – by creating & grilling fruit & veggie kabobs. You will also make homemade trail mix & explore the trails at the Optimist Club Cabin Property in Grawn. Sliding Scale— $5, $10, $15. artsforallnmi.org/access
---------------------HOW TO CREATE & IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT ON YOUR PROPERTY: 10am, Saving Birds Thru Habitat, Omena. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes
---------------------HUMAN HISTORY HIKE: 10am. Join Conservancy guides Ann McInnis, Jane Gale & Mary Burton on a guided walk of exploration at Kehl Lake Natural Area. Hike should last 2 hours. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes
---------------------NMC BSA EXPLORERS - SPACE RELATED CAREERS: 10:30am, Hagerty Center, NMC, TC. Hands-on career exploration through NMC & BSA Explorers. For ages 11-20. Contact: Mark Ewing: 231.631.7490; mark.ewing@ scouting.org Free. exploringmi.eventbrite.com
---------------------10TH ANNUAL DIRTY DOG DASH: 11am, Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls. The race route will cover 5km across the slopes of Boyne Mountain Resort with competitors climbing, crawling, wading & sliding to conquer obstacles. The party area will feature live music from the Pistil Whips & more. boynemountain.com
---------------------8TH ANNUAL KINGSLEY ADAMS FLY FESTIVAL: 12-8pm, Kinglsey Branch of Traverse Area District Library & Brownson Park. Enjoy fly tying & casting demonstrations, Au Sable river boats, rods, reels & flies, videos & displays of fly fishing items, local music by Levi Britton, Stonehengz & Strobelight Honey, tours of the Historic Mayfield Pond & more. tadl.org/ event/8th-annual-adams-fly-festival
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EXPRESSIVE CULTURE SERIES - CHERYL DINGER - POETRY READING/WORKSHOP: 12-2pm, Eyaawing Museum & Cultural Center, Suttons Bay. Cheryl will read her poem “Strawberry Moon in June” & hold a poem workshop after. 231-534-7768. Free.
---------------------FREE WINDOWS 10 PHOTO EDITING CLASS: 12:30-2pm, Alden District Library. Learn the basics of how to use Windows Photo Editor to customize & save your photos. Sign up: 231-331-4318.
---------------------5TH ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL: 1-6pm, Bridge Park, Downtown Charlevoix. A celebration of MI craft beer, local food & music. $20 GA; $40 VIP. facebook.com/ charlevoixcraftbeerfest WOMEN’S MARCH TC: MARCH FOR CHOICE: 1pm. Gather at The Open Space,
Bay City’s Barbarossa Brothers bring their “Michigan-bred bayou folk” to Sojourn Lakeside Resort in Gaylord on Weds., June 5 from 7-9pm. Kick off your shoes and dance to this band’s music, including their most recent release, “Holy Water.” Tickets: $20. sojournlakesideresort.com
TC where you will line the Parkway. Possibly speakers after, location to be determined. Bring signs, drums, friends & families, & your voice. Men are encouraged to attend. 231-325-6812. Free. Find on Facebook.
---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 2-4pm: Carl Ellenberger, MD will sign his book “Theme & Variations: Musical Notes by a Neurologist.” 4-6pm: Laurie Lounsbury will sign her book “Kingdom Forgotten: The Rise & Demise of a Mormon Island King.” horizonbooks.com
---------------------THIRD COAST CONVERSATIONS: “WATER”: 4-5pm, Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan. miravenhill.org
---------------------64TH ANNUAL MANCELONA BASS FESTIVAL: May 30 - June 2. Featuring a fishing tournament, barbecue, kids games, fireworks, parades, a craft show & much more. mancelonabassfest.org
FRESHWATER CONCERT: 8pm, 217 South Lake St., Boyne City. Featuring “New Folk” singer-songwriter John Gorka wsg Lynn Miles. Gorka has 14 critically acclaimed albums & has had collaborations with Nanci Griffith, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ani DiFranco, Lucy Kaplansky, Patty Larkin & many others. $35. freshwaterartgallery.com/concertCalendar.php
june 02
sunday
BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8am-noon, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. rainbowofhopefarm. weebly.com
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RECOVERY YOGA: 9:30am, Running Fit, downtown TC. Designed to enhance recovery for your athletic performance. Register. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com
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ROCK THE LIGHT 5K TRAIL RUN: 9:30am, Leelanau State Park, Trailhead. $20. grandtraverselighthouse.com
DOROTHY GERBER STRINGS SUZUKI RECITAL: 7pm, Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.org
OTP STUDIO THEATRE PRESENTS “MOTHERS AND SONS”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. Twenty years after her son’s death from AIDS, a woman visits his partner’s apartment. Challenged to face how society has changed around her, four generations collide as she revisits the past & begins to see the life her son might have led. $19. mynorthtickets.com
---------------------PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Featuring “Priceless.” Donations appreciated. facebook. com/petoskeyfilm
---------------------DWIGHT YOAKAM: SOLD OUT: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Enjoy this country music superstar. $50, $60, $65. lrcr. com/event-calendar/concerts/dwight-yoakam
------------------------------------------TIP OF THE MITT FIBER FAIR: 10am-4pm, Emmet County Community Center, Petoskey. Celebrate MI’s natural fiber, farmers, processors & skilled artisans with over 30 vendors from around the state selling yarn, spinning fiber, raw fleece & finished goods, plus much more. tipofthemittfiberfair.com
---------------------YOGA + BEER!: 11am, Silver Spruce Brewing Co., TC. Flow class. Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com
---------------------FAIRY FEST 2019: Noon, TC’s Fairy Trails, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park. Explore new, whimsical fairy houses built by local fairy artists & enthusiasts – & build one of your own. There will also be kids crafts, live music & more. Free. fairytrailstc.com
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OTP STUDIO THEATRE PRESENTS “MOTHERS AND SONS”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. Twenty years after her son’s death from AIDS, a woman visits his partner’s apartment. Challenged to face how society has changed around her, four generations collide as she revisits the past & begins to see the life her son might have led. $19. mynorthtickets.com
---------------------64TH ANNUAL MANCELONA BASS FESTIVAL: (See Sat., June 1)
---------------------JOHN GORKA WSG LYNN MILES: 7pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Featuring “New Folk” singer-songwriter John Gorka wsg Lynn Miles. Gorka has 14 critically acclaimed albums & has had collaborations with Nanci Griffith, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ani DiFranco, Lucy Kaplansky, Patty Larkin & many others. 9479213. $25 advance; $30 door.
june 03
monday
SMART COMMUTE WEEK: June 3-7, TC. The week consists of events that promote cycling, walking, taking the bus & carpooling. Free daily breakfasts are hosted at various locations around town for smart commuters. Every year community members challenge each other to a friendly competition known as the Smart Commute Week Challenge. Registration is free. traversetrails.org/event/smart-commute-week
---------------------FRANKFORT ELBERTA RESTAURANT WEEK: Noon, June 3-9. Featuring culinary creations from each participating restaurant, available at fixed price points of $15 & $25.
---------------------MICHIGAN NOTABLE AUTHOR, JOE GRIMM: 6:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Joe will talk about his newest creation, “The Faygo Book.” Free. tadl.org/event/ michigan-notable-author-joe-grimm
---------------------SLABTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING: 7pm, Traverse Bay United Methodist Church, TC. All residents invited. Learn about upcoming events & share information. slabtown.sna@gmail.com
june 04
tuesday
SMART COMMUTE WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
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SUNRISE YOGA FLOW: 7am, East Bay Park, TC. Vinyasa Flow session. Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com
---------------------GET CRAFTY: 11am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Make a frog friend with paper plates. greatlakeskids.org
---------------------FRANKFORT ELBERTA WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
RESTAURANT
---------------------LEELANAU BY KAYAK BOOK TALK WITH AUTHOR JON CONSTANT: 6pm, Leland Township Library. Larry Burns & Jon Constant have kayaked all 100 miles of Leelanau’s Great Lakes shoreline—as well as around the shoreline of 17 of her beautiful inland lakes, & three of her rivers. Join Jon as he shares his experience navigating the scenic beauty of Leelanau from the perspective of a kayak. Free. lelandlibrary.org
---------------------PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH EVENING SUPPORT GROUP: 6pm, MCHC, TC. 947-7389.
---------------------SUPPORTING OUR POLLINATORS: 6pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Dr. Nathaniel Walton, an MSUE entomologist, will talk about common pollinators that you may see in a garden, & how planting a pollinator garden can support them. His talk will be followed by
Barbara Backus, founder & project leader for two local pollinator garden projects. Free; suggested $5 donation. Find on Facebook.
---------------------TCNEWTECH: 6pm, City Opera House, TC. Five presenters are allowed 5 minutes each to present & 5 minutes of question & answer. Between presenters, the audience is allowed to make brief announcements for things such as job openings, persons seeking employment, & other events happening in the area related to technology. Free; must register. cityoperahouse.org/tcnewtech
---------------------“YOUR ASPERGER’S PARTNER & NEUROTYPICAL YOU”: 6:30pm, TC. The NW Michigan NT Support spouse/partner group meets to provide opportunities for safely sharing, learning, connecting & growing. The exact TC location will be provided when the neurotypical family member contacts Nan Meyers at 231631-8343 before noon on the meeting day.
---------------------DETOX YOGA FLOW: 6:45pm, Press On Juice Cafe, TC. This one hour class involves a lot of twists & poses that are focused to help eliminate toxins from the body through movement & breath. Bring your own mat. Contact: townsendsar.yoga@yahoo.com or 944-5694 with questions. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com
june 05
wednesday
SMART COMMUTE WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
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FRANKFORT ELBERTA RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
---------------------TALKIN’ TRASH: WHERE DO YOUR CONSUMER CHOICES LEAD?: Noon, Leelanau County Government Center, Suttons Bay. Hosted by the League of Women Voters Leelanau County. Featuring Andy Gale of Bay Area Recycling for Charities & Marcia Harris of Leelanau Solid Waste Council. Arrive early at 11am to check out the Pre-Show Exhibits of books, art using recyclables, easy composting, recycling, repurposed items & more. Free. LWVLeelanau.org
---------------------NARCOTICS ANOYMOUS PUBLIC INFORMATION EVENT: Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. 1pm: Observe what happens at an NA meeting. See the different service positions & literature. 2pm: Presentation for Professionals. Find out the demographics, what is meant by ‘sponsorship’ & how to get our information to your clients. Free. michigan-na.org
---------------------GREAT BOOKS FOR AVERAGE MINDS: 2pm, Leland Township Library. Join discussion leader Norm Wheeler, recently retired teacher from the Leelanau School, for a final Weds. afternoon gathering of “Great Books for Average Minds” this spring. Featuring William Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning.” A short movie of this story will follow after the discussion. Stop by the front desk at the library to pick up your materials. “Homework” will take 1 – 1.5 hours per session. Free. lelandlibrary.org
---------------------CHARLEVOIX BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Charlevoix Municipal Golf Club.
---------------------JUNE RECESS: 5-7pm, The Filling Station, TC. Networking happy hour. Featuring live music by Mike Moran. There will also be info from TART Trails about the Boardman Lake Loop Trail Project. Enjoy pizza, red pepper hummus & spinach artichoke dip with tortilla chips, spicy beer cheese & pretzels, & various beverages. Prizes include Filling Station gift certificates & a TC Cycle Pub Circle Cycle Tour. Sponsored by Caliber Home Loans. $10. traverseticker.com
---------------------“FIVE SEASONS: THE GARDENS OF PIET OUDOLF”: 7pm, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. A documentary about
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celebrated landscape designer Piet Oudolf. It reveals how Oudolf upends our conventional notions of nature, public space & beauty. Register. Free. mynorthtickets.com/events/piet-oudolf
---------------------THE BARBAROSSA BROTHERS: 7-9pm, Sojourn Lakeside Resort, Gaylord. Enjoy this band’s brand of “bayou folk-rock.” Their most recent release is “Holy Water.” $20. apps.vendini.com
june 06
thursday
SMART COMMUTE WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
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INTERACTIVE STORYTIME: 11am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “Sheep in a Jeep” by Nancy Shaw. greatlakeskids.org
---------------------FRANKFORT ELBERTA WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
RESTAURANT
---------------------YOGA FLOW IN THE PARK: Noon, Hannah Park, TC. Donations appreciated. Find on Facebook.
---------------------FÊTE D’ÉTÉ-TRAVERSE CITY 2019: 5:30pm, TC. Travel between 5 restaurants atop bicycles, with the entire dinner party in tow. At each restaurant, chefs will pair their dish with one Anne Amie Vineyards wine. Stops include Raduno, Mari Vineyards, Hotel Indigo, The Franklin & The Towne Plaza. $89. anneamie.com/events/ fete-dete
---------------------JUNE SWIRL, PETOSKEY: 5:30-7pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center Galleries, Petoskey. Get a sneak peak of the American Impressionist Society’s 3rd Annual Small Works Showcase while enjoying appetizers from That French Place in Charlevoix & wines from France. Live music by Kirby Snively. $15 advance; $20 day of. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/june-swirl
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CHAMPION UNCORKED: MARITIME HERITAGE ALLIANCE: 6pm, Brengman Brothers, TC. Benefits the Sail Champion Program. Featuring hors d’oeuvres, live music by The Menchacas, a silent auction, “Most Loved MHA Boat” competition & more. Free. maritimeheritagealliance.org/uncorked
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MUSIC ON MAIN: 6-8pm, Village at Bay Harbor. Featuring the Charlie Millard Band.
---------------------USHER ORIENTATION: 6pm, Cheboygan Opera House. For all new & experienced house staff at the Cheboygan Opera House. New volunteers: 6pm. Experienced house staff: 7pm. Please expect to stay at least two hours. Experienced ushers, please bring your manuals with you. Regrets only by Fri., May 31: 231-6275432. Free. Find on Facebook.
---------------------YOGA IN THE PARK: 6pm, Hull Park, TC. Vinyasa Flow session. Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com
---------------------MICHIGAN REDISCOVERED WITH RON RADEMACHER: 6:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Enjoy an evening of exploration on MI’s Back Roads with Ron Rademacher. Discover the underground rathskellar in the Irish Hills, the gravity mystery in Frankfort, the Monarch Butterfly Migration, Lady Godiva in MI & more. Free. tadl.org/event/michiganrediscovered-with-ron-rademacher
---------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, Grand Traverse Pavilions Campus, Grand Lawn, TC. Featuring Dominic Fortuna. Concessions open at 5:30pm & offer a picnic style menu & Moomer’s ice cream for desert. Free. facebook.com/ grandtraversepavilions
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OTP STUDIO THEATRE PRESENTS “MOTHERS AND SONS”: (See Sat., June 1)
june 07
friday
SMART COMMUTE WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
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TRAIL BUILDING WORK BEE: 9:30am. Help make Duncan Bay Nature Preserve accessible to hikers, bikers, birdwatchers & nature lovers. The goal is to continue building the trail & boardwalk to Lake Huron. Bring work gloves, sturdy footwear & lunch. Meet at the parking area on Duncan Ave. Pre-register: 231.347.0991 or landtrust.org/events/.
---------------------DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Summer themed dramatic play. greatlakeskids.org
---------------------FRANKFORT ELBERTA WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
RESTAURANT
---------------------SENATOR WAYNE SCHMIDT HOSTS COFFEE HOUR: 2:30-3:30pm, Petoskey City Hall. For constituents throughout the 37th Senate District. senatorwayneschmidt.com
---------------------EXPERIENCE ART RAPIDS 2019: FILMS!: Elk Rapids Cinema. Held at 3:30pm & 7pm. Featuring “The Stone Circle Documentary.” Special performances & Q&A with Terry Wooten & fellow local artists, like Lou Ann Lechler, following each presentation of “The Stone Circle Documentary.” $10. artrapids.org/experience-art-rapids
---------------------BALD AND BEAUTIFUL (+BEER): 5-7pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Head Shaving Fund Razor benefiting the Women’s Cancer Fund at Munson. Sweetwater Blues Band will be playing, Right Brain will be serving their beer, & a few people will be getting their heads shaved for charity. The goal is to get 10 shavees (there are already four) to each raise $600, so $6,000 can be donated to the fund to help 10 women deal with some of the stress of going through cancer. Free (suggested donation). Find on Facebook.
---------------------LELAND ARTWALK ARTSCAPE: 5-8pm, Pre Leland Wine & Food Festival. Mingle with local artists, enjoy a glass of local wine & music. Artwalk maps include an entry card for guests. Obtain 15 points & you may turn in your card to be entered in a drawing for a Leland Wine & Food Festival gift basket.
---------------------MEET A MERMAID: 5pm, NorthGoods, Petoskey. A live mermaid will read “Tallulah, Mermaid of the Great Lakes” by Denise Brennan-Nelson. Learn about freshwater mermaids & Petoskey stones. north-goods.com
---------------------BENZIE DEMS TO HOST ARETHA FRANKLIN’S “AMAZING GRACE” CONCERT FILM: The Garden Theater, Frankfort. 5:30pm Opening Reception includes light “down home” buffet, local beer & wine & blues music, followed by the film at 7:15pm. Donation. benziedemocrats.com
---------------------SUMMER OPEN HOUSE: 6-9pm, Downtown Petoskey. Enjoy a Fashion Show, Move in the Park at Dark, the Petoskey Steel Drum Band, The Sleeping Gypsies, a Ghost Walk & more.
---------------------DETOX YOGA FLOW: 6:45pm, Press On Juice Cafe, TC. Featuring twists & poses that are focused to help eliminate toxins from the body through movement & breath. Bring your own mat. Reserve your spot. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com
---------------------“COMPANY”: 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium. Presented by Cadillac Footliters. On the night of his 35th birthday, Robert struggles to think of a wish to make as he blows out his birthday candles. The lone bachelor, Robert is uncertain whether he should simply be happy with his life or whether he should be part of a “couple” himself. $14 online. cadillacfootliters.com/tickets
---------------------CTAC SCHOOL OF BALLET PRESENTS: FLOW: 7pm, Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. “Flow” celebrates the movement of life in nature through dance. $5 students, $15
adults, $25 reserved. crookedtree.org/event/ ctac-petoskey/ctac-school-ballet-presents-flow
---------------------HISTORICAL FILM: “FASCINATING HISTORY BETWEEN THE LAKES: HOW INTERLOCHEN CAME TO BE”: Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Held at 7pm & 8pm. Reserve your seat: 231-276-6767. Free, but tickets required. tadl.org/interlochen
---------------------OTP STUDIO THEATRE PRESENTS “MOTHERS AND SONS”: (See Sat., June 1)
---------------------STEEL CITY ROVERS: 7:30pm, Cheboygan Opera House. Enjoy dynamic & expressive music that is a composite of traditional Celtic music & North American styles including bluegrass, folk & roots. 231-627-5841. $25 adults, $10 students. Find on Facebook.
june 08
saturday
12TH ANNUAL M22 CHALLENGE: SOLD OUT: 8am. Run 2.5 miles, starting in the south-bound lane of M-109. Includes a 100 yard climb up the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Bike 17 miles, beginning with a climb leading into downtown Glen Arbor & along the Crystal River. Paddle 2.5 miles on Little Glen Lake. m22challenge.com
---------------------KIDS FREE FISHING AT THE KID’S POND IN ELK RAPIDS: 8am-8pm. Kids 17 & under can “Catch & Keep” two fish, or “Catch & Release” as many fish as they want. There will be poles to check out & use, & also people to clean fish that are caught. The Pond is located between Dexter & Cedar streets in downtown Elk Rapids.
---------------------THE NORTHERN ANGLER CHEESE CUP: 8am, Northern Angler Fly Shop & Guide Service, TC. Help raise money for suicide preven-
tion in northern MI & TC’s Third Level Crisis Center by going fishing. $35. thenorthernangler.com/pages/cheese-cup
Prizes for biggest fish, most fish & each age group. Supplies provided. Meet at Mirror Pond. 231-582-7523.
BETSIE RIVER CLEAN SWEEP: 8:30am. Start with a free pancake breakfast, receive a “Benzie River Steward” hat, & head out in teams to clean up the Betsie. Please register: 231.882.4391; john@benziecd.org Free. benziecd.org/platteand-betsie-river-clean-sweeps.html
RELAY FOR LIFE OF GRAND TRAVERSE: Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds. Celebrate life & remember those we have lost, & fight back against cancer. Featuring games, prizes, entertainment, ceremonies & more. 24 hours: June 8-9, 10am-10am. relayforlife.org/grandtraversemi
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---------------------ASPEN DENTAL DAY OF SERVICE, GAYLORD: 9am-3pm, Aspen Dental, Gaylord. Offering free dental care for local veterans as part of its Healthy Mouth Movement. Call 1-844277-3646 to schedule an appointment. aspendental.com/about/healthy-mouth-movement
---------------------ASPEN DENTAL DAY OF SERVICE, TC: 9am3pm, Aspen Dental, TC. Free dental care for local veterans as part of its Healthy Mouth Movement. 1-844-277-3646 to schedule an appointment. aspendental.com/about/healthy-mouth-movement
---------------------AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY: GROUP PANEL DISCUSSION: 10am-noon, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. AIS Master Camille Przewodek & AIS Signature members Elizabeth Pollie, James Richards & Kevin Barton. Please pre-register. Free for CTAC & AIS members / $15 non-members. crookedtree.org
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DOUBLE THE FUN HIKE AT TEICHNER & SWANSON PRESERVES: 10am. Start at Teichner, with the history of the Teichner Preserve followed by a hike to Lime Lake. During the return hike & before heading to Swanson Preserve, enjoy a brief glacial geological history of Good Harbor Bay & the surrounding watershed. Then head to Swanson Preserve & hike into Little Traverse Lake. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes
---------------------KID’S FISHING TOURNAMENT: 10am, Young State Park, Boyne City. For ages 13 & under.
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---------------------ROSÉ BETWEEN THE BAYS: 10am. As you make your way through the Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail, stopping at all ten of the wineries, you’ll experience panoramic views, award winning wines, & special summer activities at each location. Tickets are $45 & include a souvenir glass & wine trail swag. A portion of the ticket sales for this pink-themed event will benefit the Cowell Family Cancer Center in Traverse City. eventbrite.com
---------------------THE SECRET LIVES OF BIRDS: 10am, Saving Birds Thru Habitat, Discovery Center, Omena. Featuring Howard Youth of the American Bird Conservancy. Howard will talk about the strange distribution of wintering Neotropical migrants & how many of them change their behavior & adjust their diets. 231-271-3837. Free.
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PARTNER PROGRAM – WATER SAFETY WITH HARVEY NORRIS: 10:30am-12:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. greatlakeskids.org
---------------------PROTECTING OUR LAKES & SHORELANDS: 10:30am-noon, Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center, TC. “Native vs. Invasive Plants: Their Impacts on Water Quality & Shorelines.” Presented by Katie Grzesiak, Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network coordinator - Grand Traverse Conservation District. RSVP. eventbrite.com
---------------------FAMILY YOGA EVENT: 11am-noon, The Open
Space, TC. Bring your own yoga mats, beach towels or a blanket to help create a yoga circle. Held in the South Quadrant. Plan to arrive early to get parked & checked in. You can register in advance. 260- 417-4551.Donation based. littlemindsyoga.com
---------------------SIT-N-SIGN: 11:30am-1:30pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord. With John Marks, author of “Beyond Madness 45˚N.” saturnbooksellers.com
---------------------34TH ANNUAL LELAND WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL: 12-6pm. Sample wines from 12 area wineries & one brewery while enjoying food from local restaurants & food vendors & live music by the Drew Hale Band & Honesty and The Liars. $20 advance; $30 day of. mynorthtickets. com/events/leland-wine-food-festival-2019
---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 122pm: David Zalss will sign his book “The Red Jeep.” 2-4pm: Thad Cummings will sign his book “Radical Compassion.” horizonbooks.com
---------------------FRANKFORT ELBERTA WEEK: (See Mon., June 3)
RESTAURANT
---------------------#WEARORANGE TRAVERSE CITY: 1pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Honor victims & survivors of gun violence, & work together to end gun violence. Come dressed in your best orange attire & plan to walk the orange ‘Red Carpet’ for your photo opp with the paparazzi. There will be a Survivor’s Wall where gun violence survivors can share their experiences. Musical entertainment & kids activities will be included. Help bring awareness to National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Free. act.everytown.org
---------------------CTAC SCHOOL OF BALLET PRESENTS: FLOW: 1pm, Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. “Flow” celebrates the movement of life in nature through dance. $5 students, $15 adults, $25 reserved. crookedtree.org
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EXPERIENCE ART RAPIDS 2019: FILMS!: (See Fri., June 7)
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“FIND YOUR PARK” AFTER DARK STAR PARTY: 4-6pm & 9-11pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Dune Climb, Empire. Highlights: Solar viewing afternoon, Moon, Mars, Jupiter late (twilight). Please park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. Participants need only purchase the park entrance pass or have an annual pass displayed in their vehicle. facebook.com/sbdnl
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CTAC SCHOOL OF BALLET PRESENTS: FLOW: (See Fri., June 7)
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JOSH GROBAN: BRIDGES TOUR: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. This Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter & actor is “the only artist who has had two albums appear on the Top 20 Best-Selling Albums list of the past decade,” according to Billboard. Tickets go on sale April 26. tickets.interlochen.org
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OTP STUDIO THEATRE PRESENTS “MOTHERS AND SONS”: (See Sat., June 1)
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AN EVENING WITH JUDY COLLINS: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This award-winning singer-songwriter will perform, sharing traditional & contemporary folk standards, including her version of “Send in the Clowns.” $65 / $55 / $45 / $30. greatlakescfa. org/event-detail/an-evening-with-judy-collins
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TEAM LESS CANCER BIKE RIDE: 7am, Cowell Family Cancer Center, TC. This bike ride will circle TC with four different distances for cyclists of all abilities. It raises funds for Less Cancer and & its efforts to prevent cancer. Featuring a 15-mile ride, 30-mile ride, 60-mile ride & 100-mile ride. bikereg.com/lesscancer
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KIDS FREE FISHING DAY: 9am-1pm, NMC, TC. Fishing rods, reels & bait will be provided for all young anglers. Participants will also enjoy flycasting demos, art activities, a Coast Guard helicopter rescue simulation & free pizza. nmc.edu
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RACING FOR HOME: 9:40am, 45th North Vineyard Trail, Lake Leelanau. This crosscountry mountain bike race benefits Habitat for Humanity-GTR. racingforhome.org
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KIDS EVENT WITH STUTZMAN & FOX: 10am, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Enjoy a Llama Party with the creators of “Llama Destroys the World,” Jonathan Stutzman & Heather Fox. Perfect for ages 4-7. Reservations are requested: 231.347.1180; events@ mcleanandeakin.com. Free. eventbrite.com
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HANDDS BIRTHDAY BASH: 11am-2pm, Northern MI Community Pet Center, 4470 Norton Rd., Grawn. Celebrate HANDDS’ 10th year anniversary in rescuing & rehoming dogs. Free; donations accepted. Find on Facebook.
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32ND ANNUAL CANCER PREVENTION & SURVIVORS PICNIC: 1-3:30pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center, parking lot, TC. Featuring free skin screenings, speakers & a wellness fair. Team Less Cancer bike ride will also take place, beginning at 7am. See listing. munsonhealthcare.org
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LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY CRAFT COCKTAIL COMPETITION: 2-5pm, Inn at Bay Harbor. Ten area bartenders & mixologists will compete in a judged competition for the best original cocktail using local distiller High Five Spirits’
Petoskey Stone Gin or Mackinac Island Rum. Enjoy unique craft cocktail tastings, appetizers, live music by Pat Ryan, Sean Bielby & Adam Engelman, & views of Lake Michigan. Vote for your favorite cocktail. $25. innatbayharbor.com
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TALK ABOUT ART: “GATHERING LIGHT” AUTHOR KATHLEEN STOCKING: 2pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. “Gathering Light” is a collection of 20 essays written in the last decade, & in Stocking’s signature voice. She focuses on unexpected people & understated places that define Leelanau County. This program is offered in conjunction with the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Home/ Place.” 231-334-6112. Free. glenarborart.org
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TRAVERSE HEIGHTS BLOCK PARTY: 2pm, Jupiter Gardens Park, Rose/Boyd, TC. Join your neighbors in kicking off summer with a grill out, games & camaraderie. TCFD will also be there with a firetruck. If you’re able, bring a dish to pass & a dollar or two for the neighborhood association. Free. Find on Facebook.
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CHARLVOIX COUNTY DEMS BEER TASTING: 4-7pm, Lake Charlevoix Brewing Co. Minimum $25 donation buys 5 tastings & complimentary hors d’oeurves. Check or credit card only. RSVP by June 5 to reserve seat: democrats.charlevoix@gmail.com or 231-753-8411. Special guests: Candidate for 1st Congressional District & staffer from Peters for Senate. charlevoixdems.wordpress.com
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GREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’S SPRING BAY VIEW CONCERT: 7-9pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. A PreTalk with Libor Ondras will be held at 6pm. $25 general admission. glcorchestra.org
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BOYNE CITY FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays & Wednesdays, 8am-noon through Oct. 12. Veteran’s Park, Boyne City.
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EAST JORDAN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 9am-1pm, Memorial Park, East Jordan.
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ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8am-1pm, 305 US Highway 31.
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ELLSWORTH FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-noon, Ellsworth Community Square.
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HARBOR SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET: Held on Saturdays & Wednesdays through Aug. from 9am-1pm in Downtown Harbor Springs.
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INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9am-2pm, 2112 M 137, Interlochen.
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KINGSLEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 3-7pm, 205 S. Brownson Ave.
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LAKE LEELANAU FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9am-1pm, M204 & Lake Leelanau Dr.
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NORTHPORT FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 9am-1pm, 105 S. Bay St.
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SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Weds., 8am-noon & Sat., 7:30amnoon, parking lot “B,” at southwest corner of Cass & Grandview Parkway in downtown TC.
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SUTTONS BAY FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, intersection of M22 & M204, Suttons Bay.
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THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC FARMERS MARKET: Mondays, 2-6pm, The Village Piazza.
BLOOMS & BIRDS: WILDFLOWER WALK: Tuesdays, 10am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. A relaxing stroll on the trails with Grass River Natural Area docent Julie Hurd to find & identify wildflowers. Along the way listen & look for the birds that call Grass River home. grassriver.org
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CHERRY CAPITAL CYCLING CLUB MON. EVENING PENINSULA RIDE: Mondays, 6pm, TC Central High School, west side parking lot. Old Mission Peninsula ride out along East Bay & return along West Bay. Beware of high traffic areas & please ride single file in these areas, especially Center Rd. along East Bay & Peninsula Dr. along West Bay south of Bowers Harbor. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org
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FREE PROGRAM FOR THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS: Peace Ranch, TC. Hosted by the Evergreen Experience. This farming & gardening program for those with memory loss is held on Saturdays from June - Aug., 9-11am. Register. 810-299-1479. mievergreenexperience.com
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STORYTIME: Fridays, 10:30am at Leland Township Library. Stories & play designed to promote joy & growth in literacy. Children ages 0-6 & their caregivers welcome. lelandlibrary.org
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THURSDAY NIGHT MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Thursdays, 6pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Open to all, but geared for intermediate level riders & new racers. You’ll get a chance to ride a lap of the Peak2Peak Mountain Bike Race Course including the Crystal Climb. Meet at the Park at Water’s Edge. Rental bike with helmet: $19. Helmet only: $10. crystalmountain.com/ event/thursday-night-mountain-bike-ride
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TC BACKGAMMON CLUB: Tuesdays, 6-9pm at Right Brain Brewery, TC. Free lessons available to all new-comers. facebook.com/TraverseCityBackgammonClub
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TUESDAY BIKE NIGHTS & CAR CRUISEINS: Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Bring your favorite roadster, hog, or coupe. There will also be free chairlift rides, a weekly raffle to benefit local charities & giveaways. boynemountain.com
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FRESH IMPRESSIONS: City Opera House, TC. A fine art exhibition featuring Ann Robinson, Kristy A. Avery & Beth Bynum. Runs June 3-28 with a reception held on June 5 from 5-7pm. cityoperahouse.org NEW VIEWS: HOME/PLACE - AN EXHIBITION: Glen Arbor Arts Center. A juried show of 27 2D & 3D works that explores home & place identity from original & unexpected perspectives. The exhibition opens Fri., June 7 with a 6pm reception & continues through Aug. 8. There will also be a full range of programs – from author interviews to panel discussions -- that explore the exhibition’s theme from a wide variety of perspectives. Beginning June 1, the Glen Arbor Arts Center is open Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm; & noon – 4pm on Saturday & Sunday. glenarborart.org
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“THE ART OF COMING UNDONE” EXHIBIT: Michigan Artists Gallery, TC. Over 40 artists interpreting the work of Daniel Belardinelli. Runs through mid-June. michiganartistsgallery.com
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“PORTRAITS OF WHIMSY”: Charlevoix Circle of Arts. Paintings, assemblages & sculptures that illustrate that “whimsy” can truly acquire the status of sophisticated fine art. Runs through June 8. charlevoixcircle.com/exhibits.html
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PAINTER BETH BRICKER EXHIBIT: Center Gallery, Lake Street Studios, Glen Arbor. Many of Beth’s acrylics were done on paper or canvas that was prepped with a pattern or texture. Runs through June 27. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com
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“TALKING ALL THINGS WATER”: Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan. This exhibit runs from June 1-21. Open 12-4pm on Saturdays & 12-2pm on Sundays, & always by appointment. 231.536.3369. miravenhill.org
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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - “LOCAL COLOR”: This exhibition series highlights outstanding examples of art, design & craft created by artists in the region. June, July & Aug. feature the work of Martha Landis &
Connie Landis. Runs June 6 – Aug. 31. - “FRESH WORKS”: Held in Atrium Gallery. Crooked Tree Arts Center Painters’ Studio exhibit. Runs through July 27. - “IMPRESSIONS SMALL WORKS SHOWCASE”: Runs June 1 - Aug. 31. Presented by the American Impressionist Society. Nearly 200 original paintings from artists across the nation will be on display for this showcase. CTAC will host a four-day Impressionist plein air paint out in the Petoskey area on June 5–8, which will culminate with a “wet paint sale” on Sat., June 8. There will also be live painting demonstrations in CTAC’s theater on the evening of June 7. crookedtree.org
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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - “BODIES OF COLOR... RECENT WORK BY DECARLO LOGAN”: Logan’s artwork analyzes the intangible aspects of identity to encourage dialog & understanding. Two recent mixed media series by the artist will be on display. Runs through July 20. - “BODIES OF ME... RECENT WORK BY LIZ WIERZBICKI”: Held in Carnegie Gallery. Liz creates work that critiques ideas of gender, sexuality & self in a digital age. Runs through July 20. - “BODIES OF... JURIED EXHIBITION OF CERAMIC ARTS”: Juror Sigrid Zahner selected approximately 60 works by Great Lakes regional artists to be included in this exhibition. Runs through July 20. crookedtree.org
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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - “ARMAND MERIZON: HIS LIFE AND ART”: Armand was a lifelong Grand Rapids painter remembered for his detailed landscapes & brilliantly colored abstractions. Runs June 9 – Sept. 8. - “LEE SUNG KEUN: INTERCONNECTED”: S. Korean artist Lee Sung Keun creates sculptures of primordial shapes that, at first sight, evoke human cells or the notion of fertility. Runs June 9 - Sept. 22. - “MINGLINGS: THE MIGRATION”: Featuring internationally recognized fiber artist Gerhardt Knodel. Inspired by a 17th century Ming dynasty textile fragment that traveled in its day from China to Portugal. - “TRANSFIGUREMENT II”: MI ceramic artist Susanne Stephenson presents this retrospective exhibition. Runs June 9 - Sept. 8. Open daily 10am-5pm & Sundays from 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org
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GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Runs through June 1. - CREATIVE CROWD: Fridays, 11:30am2:30pm through June 28. Bring your own supplies to work on any type of art or craft project. - 100 DAY PROJECT EXHIBIT: See what 100 days of creativity can bring to life! Exhibit open during Art Center hours of 11am-3pm, Tues. through Fri. & 12-2pm, Sat. An opening reception will be held on Sat., June 8 from 5-7pm. Runs until July 6. gaylordarts.org
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HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - CALL FOR ARTISTS: MODERN ARCHETYPES: An all-female artist exhibit exploring the idea of human consciousness & how archetypes unite all of us. Submit up to 2 pieces each which really capture the idea of the role archetypes play not only in your own life personally, but in society as a whole. Deadline to apply is July 1 at midnight. Exhibit runs Sept. 6 - Oct. 4. - “DRAWN TO” WOMEN OF CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATION: A curated exhibit featuring 14 female illustrators from around the world. Runs through June 7. higherartgallery.com
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OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: - POP-UP EXHIBITION: Featuring the artists of Colby House. Runs through June 9. - TC ARTISTS REUNITE FOR EXHIBITION: Featuring three artists who met years ago while attending high school in TC. They include Glenn Wolff, Nancy Nash & Steve Kline. Enjoy seeing recent work from each of their portfolios. An opening reception will be held on Fri., June 7 from 5-7pm. Runs through July 12. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org
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The legendary classic New Jersey rocker — and subject of the howling greeting in our title this week (heard being bellowed from the crowd at pretty much every Bruce Springsteen concert ever) — is making a surprise return with his first studio album in nearly a half-dozen years. The new set, which Springsteen has titled Western Stars, is said to be inspired by the southern California rock of the early ’70s, and was mostly recorded at the rocker’s own studio in New Jersey. It’ll be released June 14, including opening track “Hitch Hikin’” and additional tunes “Tucson Train,” “Somewhere North of Nashville,” and “Chasin’ Wild Horses” … In other new release news, Michigan’s own Madonna is set to release her 14th studio album on the same day Springsteen’s set will hit outlets. Maddie’s Madame X has already been prefaced by the set’s first single (a duet with Colombian musician Maluma, called “Medellin”) and will include additional singles “Dark Ballet,” “I Don’t Search I Find,” “Future (featuring Quavo,” and “Batuka.” Madonna said in a press release that the album was heavily influenced by her new location — she’s been living in Portugal for the past several years — and also celebrates her longstanding
affinity for Latin music and culture. The Detroit diva sings in English, Spanish, and Portuguese on the album, which will be offered in both standard and deluxe versions, the deluxe version including an additional pair of tracks … White Stripe/The Raconteurs/Dead Weather bandmate and solo artist (whew) Jack White donned a cap and gown to be awarded an honorary doctorate at Wayne State University’s commencement ceremonies last week, in honor of his “dedication to the city of Detroit and significant contribution to the arts.” (White briefly attended film classes at WSU in 1994.) The speech presenting White with the doctorate noted his efforts to restore Clark Park, how he saved the Masonic Temple from tax foreclosure, and how his Third Man Records company helped bring business into midtown Detroit. As a result of this new honor, White can now officially be addressed as “Dr. White” … Dancers and YouTube stars The Dobre Brothers, who gained fame on the platform via their complex choreography and stunts to tracks by the likes of Drake and Bruno Mars, have just announced a North American headlining tour that will kick off June 22 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The trek will incorporate music, choreography, and audience participation, and will make
four stops in our region: Toronto, Ontario on June 29; Detroit’s The Crofoot Ballroom on June 30; Indianapolis on July 20; and Cleveland on July 21 … LINK OF THE WEEK Multi-talented late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon teamed up with his show’s house band, The Roots, to record a track for the show’s Cover Room music series, which features artists performing their versions of favorite songs from other artists in a room that’s specially designed for each performance. Fallon and The Roots just wrapped up their take on Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf ” at https://youtu.be/4pHIWLCbKxo … THE BUZZ Detroiter Matthew Milia is releasing his
debut solo record, Alone at St. Hugo, this week, an album that’s been three years in the making … Fellow Detroit musicians Zee Bricker, Adam Michael Lee Padden, and Donny Blum, collectively known as the band Tart, have released a new single called “Runnin’ Yr Mouth” about American politics … O.A R. is bringing its summer tour to Meijer Gardens, with American Authors opening act, for a show on June 26 … Also heading to Grand Rapids is country crooner Lyle Lovett, who will be in concert at Meijer Gardens July 26 … 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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Playing a hot mix of traditional jazz, showy swing, and a hint of pop, The Hot Sardines recorded this impressive live collection of tracks in two sessions: one at Joe’s Pub in New York City, and the other at Koerner Hall in Toronto, Canada. But these aren’t laid-back lounge-y performances. Sure, they’d fit in a lounge, but these are octaneboosted versions, party-ready jazz takes on tunes like “Crazy Rhythm,” “Keepin’ Out of Mischief (Now),” “Lulu’s Back in Town,” and the set’s first cranking single, “Caravan.” .
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Utilizing a variety of instrumental and arrangement approaches, Jackman — known for his excellent work on soundtracks for the likes of X-Men, Wreck-It Ralph, and Big Hero 6 — crafts a collection of tracks nearly as eclectic as the variety of Pokemon themselves. Coloring the backdrops for such animated characters as Psyduck, Jigglypuff, and, of course, Pikachu, you’ll hear everything from warm vintage synths to complete orchestral numbers. It’s fun and diverse, and it fits the movie well.
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Benjamin Wallfisch – Shazam! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Watertower Wallfisch has met his match perfectly in Shazam!, a movie that set the stage to put together a classically formed set of superheroworthy themes, so evocative and full of punch that you can instantly tell what type of scene each piece is meant to score. The themes, through tracks like “The Consul of Wizards,” “Them’s Street Rules,” and “Super Villain,” also suit the storyline itself, in which a teen kid can shout out one word and turn himself into a superhero. The music is just as fun as that premise would suggest.
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by meg weichman
BOOKSMART the sun is also a star
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his story of interracial star-crossed teens — with timely, ripped-from-the-headlines notions and luminous lens flares — might have a certain cultural specificity that makes it feel like it could perhaps be something slightly different, but it’s essentially the same-old same-old teen romance. It follows high schooler Natasha (grown-ish’s Yara Shahidi), who has lived in New York City since she was nine years old and now has one day before being deported back to Jamaica. That day, she falls for Daniel (Riverdale’s Charles Melton), the son of Korean immigrants with a big Ivy League interview, while on her way to meet a lawyer that might be able to change her family’s fate. What follows in their whirlwind courtship could totally be described as a Gen Z take on Before Sunrise, but if you know anything about that film and its sequels, you know how much the dialogue matters. And the dialogue here is not great. As things briskly move toward their inevitable conclusion, the ending is both not and exactly what you expect. Try as it might, The Sun is Also a Star gives credence to the old saying that there is truly nothing new under the sun.
If every generation gets the teen comedy they deserve, after watching Booksmart, I can’t help but think the kids are all right. As raunchy as it is sweet, as hilarious as it is heartfelt, the brazenly paced and boisterous flick, oddly enough, made me feel comforted about where Gen Z is headed.
And while I love how uncool Amy and Molly are, and how much they thrive in that identity and the confidence it gives them, watching them realize what they missed out on and the people they could’ve gotten to know while they were too busy trying to be better than them was a pretty powerful and resonant thing.
With a one-wild-night storyline, teen comedies of yore like Can’t Hardly Wait live in Booksmart’s DNA, but this feels like a different breed altogether. So while it’s easy to label this as the female Superbad — because it’s vulgar and horny, and the partying and zany antics are definitely there —there’s so much more.
So the pair sets their sights on the coolest gradnight party hosted by Molly’s vice president, Nick, except they don’t know where the party is, and no one responds to their texts. And so begins an epic party-hopping quest that takes them to maybe the most depressing yacht party ever, a theater-kid’s murder-mystery dinner, a ride with a Lyft driver they unexpectedly know, and holding up a pizza delivery man who may or may not be a serial killer for intel.
Booksmart is unapologetically nerdy and feminist, and it’s truly a beautiful thing. Look no further than the script’s journey to screen to understand the brilliant changes made that allowed Booksmart to become the euphorically smart and clever film it is. See, Booksmart got its start a while back, appearing on the vaunted Black List of the best unproduced scripts a decade ago. But in this version of the script, most recently tackled by Kate Silberman (she of the romcom renaissance favorite Set It Up), the two bookish besties’ wild night out is no longer fueled by the quest to get their first kisses (ugh, lame) but part of a broader journey to prove to themselves and their peers that they can be brave and fun. So that’s how you get a film that references RBG, Queen Noor, and Malala Yousafzai, and foregrounds sisterhood and friendship over trite romantic interests. The backstory: Best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) took a take-no-prisoners approach to high school. The quintessential teacher’s pets, they only used fake IDs to get into the 24-hour college libraries, devoting their weekends only to studying and sleepovers with each other. And their hard work has paid off. Amy, the more reserved of the pair, is heading to Botswana for the summer, to help women make tampons before attending Columbia. While the more controlling know-it-all Molly, a self-described “half Slytherin, half Ravenclaw,” is headed to Yale after graduating as valedictorian and class president. Their plans to stay in and watch a Ken Burns documentary take a sharp turn after Molly discovers that her partying, drugging, and drinking peers she so looked down on also got into great schools (well, except for the one going directly to a six-figure gig at Google) but actually had fun along the way.
Their high school peers are an eclectic and diverse group that could not be more perfectly cast. Like, seriously, a round of applause needs to go out to the casting director, Alison Jones, for not filling the cast with a bunch of teenybopper stars. And while certain high school clichés are here, they don’t stand out, and you really have to dissect the film to certain degree to really see them — it feels that fresh. It’s completely inclusive and progressive (I didn’t even mention Amy is gay, because why would I need to?), but never to an on-the-nose degree; just organic to this generation. Behind the lens is actress Olivia Wilde, who make an impressive debut feature. You can tell she fostered an environment on set that allowed the film’s electric energy to come through to the audience. And I seriously enjoyed how she handled the film’s inventive and whimsical interludes, including an inspired stop-motion drug trip and a Hollywood musical fantasy. My only complaint would be that it’s a little overly sound-tracked, with every beat scored by a different indie pop song. Feldstein and Dever are truly unstoppable in the film, and I hope that also goes for their careers. They are true breakouts. And Billie Lourd steals the show as the mysterious class weirdo, Gigi, who randomly pops up throughout and steals the show. Filling in the adult roles are comedy stalwarts like Will Forte, Lisa Kudrow, Jessica Williams, and Wilde’s partner, Jason Sudekis. I’m calling it now: Booksmart will endure as a teen touchstone for generations to come. And the smart move is to book it to the theater and see it.
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f I had to sum up Detective Pikachu in one word, it would be “adorable.” The film is truly as sweet and endearing as Pikachu himself, what with his rosy cheeks, cute little deerstalker hat, and plump yellow body that you feel compelled to squeeze. An all-ages adventure with a smart film noir twist, it feels like a throwback to the height of the Amblin family films, or like a video-game take on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s the story of Tim Goodman (Justice Smith), a one-time aspiring Pokémon trainer, who reluctantly teams up with a Pokémon to solve the mystery of his missing (i.e., estranged) father. But the inspired joy here is that while Pokémon are not understandable to humans, Tim can understand Pikachu loud and clear — and it’s the voice of Ryan Reynolds! Because, yes, having the voice of Deadpool voicing an adorable little Pokémon is as delightful as you think. As is the film. To paraphrase Pikachu, it’s the kind of good, solid filmmaking you can feel in your jellies.
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film so genuine, so charming, so sharp, and so hilarious, and also one that appeals equally to men, women, young, and old — no matter how commercial and formulaic Long Shot might seem, it is something altogether rare. Essentially a rom-com of the unlikely couple sort — but with a modern political backdrop (think of it as The American President by way of Knocked Up) — it’s a totally crowd-pleasing blast. Said improbable pairing consists of Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron), the nation’s celebrated Secretary of State, who is elegance and sophistication personified, and Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen), an unemployed but principled journalist who Charlotte babysat for when they were kids. Charlotte is in the midst of testing the waters for a presidential run, and while she’s totally brilliant, the feedback is that she needs to be funnier, so after a chance meeting, she brings in Fred to punch up her speeches. And as they travel the world together on a diplomatic tour, of course the sparks fly! The escapist, romantic fantasy premise feels completely grounded thanks to the sincere chemistry of its leads, smart script, and heartwarming nature. It’s also just ridiculously funny. The banter, the antics, the screwball appeal — you’ll laugh until it hurts. Heartwarming, giddy, and endlessly likeable, the only long shot is that you won’t crack a smile.
Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.
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ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 6/1 -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10 6/7 -- Andre Villoch, 8-10 6/8 -- Summer Green, 8-10
& Bob Fredericks, 9 6/7 -- Avid Kain & Pink Sky, 8 6/8 -- Moe Staxx, MarcoDeTC, Reego, Gubby Neuve, & Simpleton, 9
BONOBO WINERY, TC 6/9 – Randy Reszka
TC WHISKEY CO. 6/2 -- The Duges!, 4-6 6/5 -- Paul Livingston, 6-8
GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 6/8 – Randy Reszka KILKENNY'S, TC 5/31-6/1 -- One Hot Robot, 9:30 6/7-8 -- Broom Closet Boys, 9:30 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 6/3 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC BEACON LOUNGE: Thurs,Fri,Sat — Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN, TC 6/2 -- John Gorka wsg Lynn Miles, 7 STATE STREET MARKET, TC Thu -- Open Mic Thursdays Hosted by Gregory Evans, 7-9 STUDIO ANATOMY, TC 6/1 -- Comedy Night with Adam Degi
TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC 6/8 -- Blair Miller, 8 THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 6/7 -- The Daylites on The Patio, 6:30-9:30 6/8 -- Slow Tako, 6:30-9:30 THE PARLOR, TC 6/1 -- Younce Guitar Duo, 8 6/4 -- Matt Mansfield, 4 6/5 -- Wink, 8 THE SHED BEER GARDEN, TC 6/1 – Brett Mitchell, 5 6/7 – Chris Smith, 5 6/8 – Andre Villoch, 5 6/9 – Youth Open Mic, 4 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 6/1 – Matthew Mansfield, 8 6/7 – Chris Sterr, 8 Tues. – TC Celtic – Traditional Irish music, 6:30-9 Wed -- Jazz Jam, 6-10
6/8 — The Lofteez, 8 6/9 — Less Cancer Ride Afterparty w/ Jelly Roll Blues Band, 7 UNION STREET STATION, TC 6/1 -- Electric Red, 10 6/2,6/9 -- Karaoke, 10 6/3 -- The Groovebirds, 10 6/4 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic/Jam Session w/ Matt McCalpin & Jimmy Olson 6/5 -- DJ Coven, 10 6/6 -- Warrior Soul, 10 6/7 -- Happy Hour w/ 1000 Watt; then G-Snacks 6/8 -- G-Snacks, 10 WEST BAY BEACH HOLIDAY INN RESORT, TC 6/1 -- Live on the Bay Concert Series: w/ Soul Patch, 6-10 6/4 -- Blues on the Bay Concert Series w/ Sweetwater Blues Band, 7-9:30 6/5 -- Jeff Hass Trio & Laurie Sears wsg Rob Mulligan, 6-8:30 6/6 -- Live on the Bay Concert Series w/ Knuckleheads, 5-9 6/7 -- Live on the Bay Concert Series w/ Honesty & The Liars, 6-10 6/8 -- Live on the Bay Concert Series w/ Yankee Station, 6-10 VIEW: 6/1,6/8 -- DJ Motaz, 10 6/7 – DJ Shawny D, 10
Antrim & Charlevoix CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 6/7 -- Jeff Brown, 8-10
RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 6/4 -- The Pistil Whips, 7-10
ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 6/1 -- The Whiskey Charmers, 8-11
SHORT’S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 6/1 – The Go Rounds, 8:30-11 6/4 – Open Mic Night, 7:30-10 6/7 – The Bootstrap Boys, 8:30-11
LAKE STREET PUB, BOYNE CITY Sat -- Karaoke, 8-11
TORCH LAKE CAFÉ, CENTRAL LAKE 1st & 3rd Mon. – Trivia, 7 Weds. -- Lee Malone Thurs. -- Open mic Fri. & Sat. -- Leanna’s Deep Blue Boys 2nd Sun. -- Pine River Jazz
Emmet & Cheboygan BAYVIEW INN, PETOSKEY 6/1 -- Tim Thayer, 7 6/8 -- Tim Thayer, 7
CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 6/1 -- Distant Stars, 10 6/8 -- The Marsupials, 10
BEARDS BREWERY, PETOSKEY 6/1 -- Kyle Brown, 8-11 6/2 -- Pete Kehoe, 6-9 6/7 -- Adam Hoppe, 8-11 6/8 -- Crosscut Kings, 8-11 6/9 -- Owen James - Second Sunday Solo Set, 6-9
ERNESTO'S CIGAR LOUNGE & BAR, PETOSKEY 6/6 -- Crosscut Kings, 7-10 KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music
LEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke w/ DJ Michael Willford, 10 NAUTI INN BARSTRO, CHEBOYGAN 6/4 – Randy Reszka THE SIDE DOOR SALOON, PETOSKEY Sat. – Karaoke, 8
Leelanau & Benzie BIG CAT BREWING CO., CEDAR 6/5 -- John Phillips & Joe Williams, 6:30-8:30
6/7 -- 4th Anniversary: Fifth Gear Band wsg Mike Moran, 6-11 6/8 -- 1000 Watt Prophets, 7-10
DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. — Karaoke, 10-2
LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN BIRCH ROOM: 6/1 -- Risqué, 9 6/8 -- Dominic Fortuna, 9 SHOWROOM: 6/4 -- 45th Parallel Polka Band, noon
HOP LOT BREWING CO., SUTTONS BAY 6/1 -- 4th Anniversary: Drew Hale, 1-4; Roosevelt Diggs, 6-9 6/6 -- The Traveling Open Mic Hosted by E Minor, 6-9 6/7 -- Chris Michels, 6-9 6/8 -- Mike Moran, 6-9 LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 6/1 -- Olivia Mainville & The Aquatic Troupe, 7 6/4 -- Lighting Matches, 6:30-9:30 6/5 -- May Erlewine, 6:30 6/6 -- Chris Michels Band, 6:30-9:30
LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Fri & Sat -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9
STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 6/1 -- Mitch & John G., 8-10 6/7 -- Aaron Kelly, 8-10 6/8 -- The Groove Suns, 8-10 6/9 -- Storm the Mic - Hosted by Blake Elliott, 6-9 THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA 6/1 -- LaMont Hunt, 7-10 6/5 -- Vinyl Vednesday w/ DJ T.J., 5-9 6/6 -- Open Mic Night, 8-11 6/7 -- Bill Frary, 6-9 6/8 -- Darby O'Bell, 5-9
ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 6/1 -- Jen Sygit, 6-9 6/6 -- Open Mic w/ Jim & Wanda Curtis, 6 6/7 -- Chris Winkelmann, 6-9 6/8 – LaMont Hunt, 6-9
Otsego, Crawford & Central ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD Sat -- Live Music, 6-9
SOJOURN LAKESIDE RESORT, GAYLORD 6/5 -- The Barbarossa Brothers, 7
Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 6/1 – Dwight Yoakam, 8
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A
: He’s seen you swear off drugs and alcohol before — typically for several hours on a Tuesday.
This view he has of you is likely to have some serious staying power. That’s because our brain is big on automatic processes — forming and storing what I call “thinkpacks” so we don’t have to put cognitive energy into things we’ve already figured out. For example, say you do something for the first time, like opening a weird latch on a cupboard. Each time you do it again, the more automatic -- that is, the more unthinking — opening it becomes. Believing works similarly. Once we form a belief, we tend to just go with it — automatically. Questioning a belief, on the other hand, takes mental effort: yanking out our reasoning ability and forcing it to do a bunch of cognitive chores. Not surprisingly, research by social psychologist Lee Ross, among others, finds that we’re prone to taking the mentally easy way out, succumbing to “confirmation bias”: clinging to what we already believe and ignoring info that says, “Hey, there just might be a new and improved truth in town.” There’s another problem: Our ego is bound up in our clinging to our beliefs -- that is, believing that we were right all along. And though it sounds like you’ve changed your value system — which probably bodes well for your staying sober — if he goes with the idea that you’re on the wagon for good, he risks being proved wrong. The error that you, like many people, make is in thinking, “I’ll just change somebody’s mind!” and it’ll happen pronto. However, consider your goal: apologizing. You can do that by writing a letter. A letter of apology takes an investment of effort that a phoned or texted apology does not — which makes it more likely to be seen as sincere.
BY Amy Alkon
And frankly, if you follow through with the steps for a meaningful apology -- detailing how you wronged him, expressing remorse, and explaining the new values you are now living by — you lay the best foundation for him to...possibly...someday...believe that you truly have changed. Sure, it’s possible you’ll black out again, but maybe just if somebody clocks you for going overboard with the sobervangelizing. It won’t be like that time when you were drunk and handcuffed and yelling, “Occifers, I’ll have you know that my nickname in middle school was Houdini!”
A Body At Rust
Q
: I’ve been married to a wonderful woman for two years. We have a 2-year-old child. Unfortunately, we stopped having sex when she got pregnant and haven’t started again since. She loves me, but she just doesn’t want sex like she used to. (And no, I’m not some sexist dude leaving all the baby care to her.) How can we jump-start our sex life? — Famished
A
: “Being and Nothingness” is 722 pages of stylishly depressing existentialism by JeanPaul Sartre; ideally, it does not also describe what goes on in bed between you and your wife. Chances are your wife’s libido didn’t get broken in the delivery room or carried off by a raccoon. In women, desire seems to work differently than how it does in men, according to sex researcher Rosemary Basson, M.D. Once women are comfortably ensconced in a relationship, Basson finds that they no longer have the “spontaneous sexual hunger” they did in the early days of dating. Instead, their desire is “responsive,” meaning it is “triggerable” — simply by starting to fool around. Yes, miraculously, revving up your sex life will probably just take some makeout sessions. Tell your wife about Basson’s research and start scheduling regular romantic evenings. Make them early enough that nobody’s too tired and keep your expectations on medium. (You might not have full-blown sex on night one, but try to see whatever mwah-mwah makeout that goes on as an encouraging start.) When possible, drop the baby off at Grandma’s and have a sex weekend at a hotel. This may sound like a lot of effort and expense, but it sure beats the alternative — setting your penis out on the blanket next to the VHS player at your spring garage sale.
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ACROSS 1 Beyond zealous 6 Household appliance, for short 9 ___ Life (Tupac tattoo) 13 Deft 15 In the past 16 She played Talisa on “Game of Thrones” 17 Sketch a habanero? 19 Runaway win 20 Midweek time for floods? 22 N.L. East team 23 Kyoto cash 24 Like some change 25 Aquatic barrier 27 His record for patents was surpassed by a Japanese inventor in 2003 31 Masi of “Heroes” 32 Obsolete PC operating system 34 Language spoken in “Avatar” 35 Tajikistan, once (abbr.) 36 Intersection where pet feet meet? 40 See 33-Down 43 British subcompact 44 Triatomic form of oxygen 48 Suffix for prop or meth 49 Gary Numan lyric after “It’s the only way to live” 52 Beat easily 53 Model plane material 55 Had some hummus 57 Skin care brand 58 Tweety’s guide to business planning? 63 “Beloved” novelist Morrison 64 Cuts through a small fish? 66 Satirical HBO interviewer, once 67 Bar brew, briefly 68 Like some coffee 69 Coffee alternatives 70 “30 Rock” star Tina 71 “Enchanting”-sounding book in the Septimus Heap series
DOWN 1 Cool, 30 years ago 2 Magazine publishing info 3 Rumbled 4 Louisiana Territory state 5 The green Teletubby 6 Smoke an e-cig 7 Like some whiskey 8 Succotash ingredient 9 Sculpture piece 10 Jinxes 11 Reveals the celebrity dressed as the Poodle, Deer or Hippo, e.g. 12 Time off between classes? 14 Little giggle 18 Defeated without mercy, in leetspeak 21 Cause of aberrant weather 22 Sleeve tattoo spot 26 Dandy sort 28 Only country name in the NATO phonetic alphabet 29 Wayne Shorter’s instrument 30 Egg, for openers 33 Only named character in “Green Eggs and [40-Across]” 37 “All I Do Is ___” 38 Ref. book set 39 “The Genius” of the Wu-Tang Clan 40 Ecological abode 41 1921 Literature Nobelist France 42 Somehow, first lady after Michelle 45 “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer 46 “On to the ___” (2009 Jay-Z song) 47 Dreyer’s ice cream partner 50 Tattered threads 51 Cherry leftovers 54 Tosses down 56 Casts forth 59 “Clueless” catchphrase 60 Neck region 61 Out of the office 62 “My Fair Lady” professor, to Eliza 65 Chicago-based cable superstation
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aSTRO
lOGY
(May 21-June 20): Some birds can fly for days without coming down to earth. Alpine swifts are the current record-holders, staying aloft for 200 consecutive days as they chase and feed on insects over West Africa. I propose we make the swift your soul ally for the next three weeks. May it help inspire you to take maximum advantage of the opportunities life will be offering you. You will have extraordinary power to soar over the maddening crowd, gaze at the big picture of your life, and enjoy exceptional amounts of freedom.
but many horoscope columns address your ego rather than your soul. They provide useful information for your surface self, but little help for your deep self. If you’ve read my oracles for a while, you know that I aspire to be in the latter category. In that light, you won’t be surprised when I say that the most important thing you can do in the coming weeks is to seek closer communion with your soul; to explore your core truths; to focus on delight, fulfillment, and spiritual meaning far more than on status, power, and wealth. As you attend to your playful work, meditate on this counsel from Capricorn author John O’Donohue: “The geography of your destiny is always clearer to the eye of your soul than to the intentions and needs of your surface mind.”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian
biochemist Gertrude Belle Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1988. She was instrumental in devising new drugs to treat AIDS and herpes, as well as a medication to facilitate organ transplants. And yet she accomplished all this without ever earning a PhD or MD, a highly unusual feat. I suspect you may pull off a similar, if slightly less spectacular feat in the coming weeks: getting a reward or blessing despite a lack of formal credentials or official credibility.
PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): Today Mumbai
is a megacity with 12.5 million people on 233 square miles. But as late as the eighteenth century, it consisted of seven sparsely populated islands. Over many decades, reclamation projects turned them into a single land mass. I foresee you undertaking a metaphorically comparable project during the coming months. You could knit fragments together into a whole. You have the power to transform separate and dispersed influences into a single, coordinated influence. You could inspire unconnected things to unite in common cause.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I don’t think we
were ever meant to hear the same song sung exactly the same way more than once in a lifetime,” says poet Linh Dinh. That’s an extreme statement that I can’t agree with. But I understand what he’s driving at. Repeating yourself can be debilitating, even deadening. That includes trying to draw inspiration from the same old sources that have worked for you in the past. In accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest you try to minimize exact repetition in the next two weeks: both in what you express and what you absorb. For further motivation, here’s William S. Burroughs: “Truth may appear only once; it may not be repeatable.”
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Peter Benchley
wrote the bestselling book Jaws, which was later turned into a popular movie. It’s the story of a great white shark that stalks and kills people in a small beach town. Later in his life, the Taurus author was sorry for its influence, which helped legitimize human predation on sharks and led to steep drops in shark populations. To atone, Benchley became an aggressive advocate for shark conservation. If there’s any behavior in your own past that you regret, Taurus, the coming weeks will be a good time to follow Benchley’s lead: correct for your mistakes; make up for your ignorance; do good deeds to balance a time when you acted unconsciously.
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GEMINI
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Not all,
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(June 21-July 22): “I think gentleness is one of the most disarmingly and captivatingly attractive qualities there are,” writes poet Nayyirah Waheed. That will
be emphatically true about you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Your poised, deeply felt gentleness will accord you as much power as other people might draw from ferocity and grandeur. Your gentleness will enable you to crumble obstacles and slip past barriers. It will energize you to capitalize on and dissipate chaos. It will win you leverage that you’ll be able to use for months.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is the Loch Ness monster
real? Is there a giant sea serpent that inhabits the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland? Tantalizing hints arise now and then, but no definitive evidence has ever emerged. In 1975, enterprising investigators got the idea to build a realistic-looking papier-mâché companion for Nessie and place it in Loch Ness. They hoped that this “honey trap” would draw the reclusive monster into more public view. Alas, the scheme went awry. (Lady Nessie got damaged when she ran into a jetty.) But it did have some merit. Is there an equivalent approach you might employ to generate more evidence and insight about one of your big mysteries, Leo? What strategies might you experiment with? The time is right to hatch a plan.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Earlier in your
life, you sometimes wrestled with dilemmas that didn’t deserve so much of your time and energy. They weren’t sufficiently essential to invoke the best use of your intelligence. But over the years, you have ripened in your ability to attract more useful and interesting problems. Almost imperceptibly, you have been growing smarter about recognizing which riddles are worth exploring and which are better left alone. Here’s the really good news: The questions and challenges you face now are among the finest you’ve ever had. You are being afforded prime opportunities to grow in wisdom and effectiveness.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How many languages are you fluent it? One? Two? More? I’m sure you already know that gaining the ability to speak more than one tongue makes you smarter and more empathetic. It expands your capacity to express yourself vividly and gives you access to many interesting people who think differently from you. I mention this, Libra, because you’re in a phase of your cycle when learning a new language might be easier than usual, as is improving your mastery of a second or third language. If none of that’s feasible for you, I urge you to at least formulate an intention to speak your main language with greater candor and precision—and find other ways to expand your ability to express yourself.
ScORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here’s Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano from The Book of Embraces: “In the River Plate basin we call the heart a ‘bobo,’ a fool. And not because it falls in love. We call it a fool because it works so hard.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I hope that in the coming weeks, your heart will indeed be a hard-working, wisely foolish bobo. The astrological omens suggest that you will learn what you need to learn and attract the experiences you need to attract if you do just that. Life is giving you a mandate to express daring and diligent actions in behalf of love.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When he
was twenty years old, a German student named Max Planck decided he wanted to study physics. His professor at the University of Munich dissuaded him, telling Planck, “In this field, almost everything is already discovered, and all that remains is to fill a few unimportant holes.” Planck ignored the bad advice and ultimately went on to win a Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in formulating quantum theory. Most of us have had a similar experience: people who’ve tried to convince us to reject our highest calling and strongest dreams. In my view, the coming weeks will be a potent time for you to recover and heal from those deterrents and discouragements in your own past.
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