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And yes, the accompanying photograph was worth another thousand words.

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Bring The Housing

Gary Howe’s guest opinion last week is spot on!

Traverse City is no longer the little Cherry/tourist town I grew up in. Today TC is a fast growing city and thus needs close, in-town housing. Ten to fifteen story condo buildings would add great property taxes and reduce auto traffic. The ideal buildings would be on the west. The first floor would be small shops, the second floor would be professional offices, and on up one and two bedroom condos. Several buildings of this type would not block the view of the bay for anyone.

Traverse City is a city...not a town.

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

The Worthy Cherry...........................................13 Is the Yacht Club Life for You?..........................14 What’s Happening at the Cherry Festival...........17 Two Decades of a Fruitful Partnership...............18 Oh Fudge........................................................20 Heritage Parade Returns..................................24 Stormcloud..........................................................26 Kingsley’s The Rock.........................................28 Artist Murphy Hendry.......................................30 Seen...............................................................35

views Opinion............................................................4

Due Process Revisited

Reading last week’s “Allow Due Process” letter, I am concerned with the author’s conclusion as to why it’s OK to be on the ...............................................36-41 “No Fly List” and not OK to be on a “No Buy List.” Suggesting that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights make the “No Buy List” the same as the “No Fly List” fails to understand The Voice Finalist............................................33 the issue.

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letters Anti-Air Shows

I have spoken to many people over the last year regarding the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds.

Feedback: • Money: Various charities fundraise for new beds at Walter Reed Hospital for our wounded veterans, but the annual Blue Angels taxpayer cost is $100,000,000? How many beds would that buy?

• The noise level the Blue Angels emit is over 140 decibels, a deafening level, far exceeding Traverse City laws. Any level over 85 is considered dangerous and can cause hearing loss or damage.

• This same noise level has a well-documented negative effect in the form of fear and anxiety on infants, the aged, wildlife and domestic animals.

• When the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds perform, many veterans and immigrants from war torn countries are at risk of further trauma. Imagine for a moment the fright some feel!! Perhaps next year we can have a bombing display to draw more tourists?

• Danger: Since the Blue Angels have begun performing, the “air shows” have resulted in 27 fatalities. On June 2, 2016, a F/A-18 Blue Angel crashed in a residential area in Tennessee, killing the pilot. The same day a Thunderbird F-16 crashed following a flyover at the US Air Force Academy commencement ceremony attended by our president.

Traverse City is a city of tranquility, orchards, the bays, the peninsula, wineries, trails, etc.

The crowds generated by these teams overtax first responders.

The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds are instruments of war, and are the number one recruiting tool of our young.

Shame on us for putting money and recruiting ahead of the safety of our citizens, and the fragility of our environment.

The Defense Department should not be in the entertainment business.

Tim Keenan, Traverse City

Cherryland Is Wrong

A recent decision by the Cherryland Electric Board merits the attention of all who care about our air, land and waters. The Cherryland Directors, charged with setting policy for this “member driven” cooperative, has adopted a new rate structure that is fundamentally unfriendly and unfair to new solar installations.

If it stands, it will virtually kill new installations in the Cherryland service area and the jobs that work supports and may well serve as a model of regressive policy for other utilities to follow as well.

This is a tragedy on three levels.

First, in spite of the word “Cooperative” in their name, this action was taken in a manner that is in stark conflict with the definition of a cooperative. Why do the Cherryland bylaws allow the Board to conduct business in private, behind-closed-doors meetings?

“Secretive” rather than “Cooperative” is a better descriptor for the process.

Second, at their public rollout of the new policy, the defense “we believe our members [insert: “want,” “would appreciate,” “will understand”] was used several times. The obvious response is why do we need to guess what members are thinking? Why did the Board not hold public meetings prior to making a major decision?

Why did the Board not use easily available tools to survey its 34,000 members?

And third, unless they can complete their installation before November 1 when the current policy ends, this new policy is a death knell for any member considering a new residential solar system. Why, while they claim to be a forward thinking, environmentally friendly utility, would the Cherryland Board act so strongly against new solar energy installations? The bottom line is that this policy is poison to the solar energy movement and a cleaner community. It’s regressive and rooted in the past. Its implementation should be cancelled.

Joe DeFors, Northport

Thanks For Highlighting Tim Green

Many thanks for providing the space to an “outside” writer so he could tell the marvelous story of Tim Green’s fight for the civil rights of America’s largest minority. Wonderfully

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments grant a Constitutional right to each citizen to “due process,” which means we are guaranteed a fair legal process when the government tries to interfere with a person’s protected interests in life, liberty, or property, and that Constitutional right will not be encroached on by either the Federal or State government.

Should the government or any of its agencies take action to interfere with a person’s protected interest, that citizen is guaranteed “due process.”

The proper conclusion should be that being placed on the “No Fly List” by the TSA/ Homeland Security is unconstitutional without due process.

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Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 News of the Weird/Chuck Shepherd.....................8 Style...........................................................................9 Crossed....................................................................11 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates.................................42 The Reel.........................................................44 Crossword......................................................49 Advice Goddess..............................................47

William Deneau, Traverse City

Ignore Campaign Financed Ads

As a registered 1st District voter, choosing an effective U.S. House district voice is a big challenge. Something is wrong when national and state outsiders try to “buy our primary.”

Large outside contributions to local elections is a serious problem. You’d expect parties to wait to endorse until after the primary.

Yet state and national Republicans and Democrats are already funding candidates.

For example, DNC and state PACs are backing Lon Johnson in the primary.

If national party committees couldn’t officially endorse a primary presidential candidate, why is their money used to back local primary candidates?

A 60 Minutes report revealed DNC and GOP legislators have party-set campaign fund-raising goals and are “expected “ to spend an about four hours/day fundraising. No wonder nothing gets done in Washington! (Side issue: How much is spent on administrative overhead?)

To positively change the legislative status quo, voters need to learn about candidates’ issue positions without the influence of ads paid for by non-district and out of state funds.

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THE GIBBY’S DILEMMA

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By Thomas Kachadurian Last year was my 26th Cherry Festival as a Traverse City resident. For those twentyplus years I had puzzled over one of the great dilemmas of the ages. It was consuming my waking hours and it was time to heal myself and make a final decision. I came to this realization at Gibbyville when last July I found myself once again facing that age-old decision: elephant ear or funnel cake.

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Once a year, like clockwork, the Gibby’s people drag their trailers full of hot fat to our fair city and offer what many believe to be the finest fried food in the world. The National Cherry Festival has changed over the years; they’ve canceled events, moved the stage, and even considered shortening it to only four days. But no one, not one person, would suggest having a Cherry Festival without Gibby’s.

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A bit of background: Gibby’s is perhaps most famous for their “good” fries. Small, large, or bucketful, every kid who grows up in Traverse City knows you need an order of Gibby’s good fries at least once each July. The Cherry Festival isn’t about queens or parades, not even cherries; sometimes we have to bring in sweet cherries from Washington when the crop is late. No, Cherry Festival is about eating foods that are really bad for you.

Gibby’s good fries are not particularly light and crispy like the classic Golden Arches.

The Gibby’s secret is closely guarded, but I’m pretty sure it involves frying them twice to get the fat just a little deeper into the potato.

If you could eat them every week they would quickly lose their charm. It would be gross to eat them everyday. But when you can have these limp greasy fries only one week a year, they are oddly desirable.

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Not surprisingly, funnel cakes have nothing to do with funnels. Or for that matter cake.

A 10” stainless steel ring is placed in hot oil.

Batter is dripped into the oil in a thin wiggly dribble (this may be where the funnel was once used, but now it’s a metal pitcher with a thin spout). Once the ring is full of squiggles of frying batter, it bubbles and hisses for a few minutes until the ring is lifted off and the “cake” is flipped to brown the other side.

All by itself the funnel cake is a bit sweet, like a waffle without syrup. But the real beauty of the funnel cake is its many crevices and wrinkles that hold the cinnamon sugar.

I must make a brief statement about toppings.

While I recognize that powdered sugar is a legitimate, though misguided, alternative to

So there I was on Union Street, the elephant ear trailer was on the east side of the street and the funnel cake booth on the west. This was is a classic left/right decision.

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Fries are where the Gibby experience starts, but the real gibficionado knows it’s all about dessert. You can’t eat both an elephant ear and a funnel cake in the same year, especially if in the same week you also have a small order of fries. It’s technically legal, but the scholarship is thin. It’s not known if anyone has tried eating both an elephant ear and funnel cake and lived long enough to write about it; most of us mere mortals have to pick one of the two. The choice is always followed by that nagging doubt, sometimes even before the last bit of fried dough is gone: “Should I have gone for the batter?”

Just so you know, the elephant ear isn’t an ear at all. The people of Thailand will be happy to know it’s not even made from elephant (note to vegans, this is proof that “vegetarian” does not mean “good for you”). An elephant ear is a big piece of raw yeast bread, something about the size of a small pizza before the sauce and cheese. It’s fried and that’s it. It’s

cinnamon sugar, I reject whole-heartedly any other topping. Cherries belong in a pie. Put custard in Napoleons. Chocolate sauce goes on ice cream. Both elephant ears and funnel cakes are only complete with cinnamon sugar and nothing else. Enough said.

So there I was on Union Street, the elephant ear trailer was on the east side of the street and the funnel cake booth on the west.

This was is a classic left/right decision. I was hungry, so the doughy near-food value of the elephant ear seemed like the sensible choice. If they are cooked just right, there will be a few places where the thin crust gets crispy and the cinnamon sugar mixes with the grease to make a sweet, gooey crunch. The funnel cake, on the other hand, is all about crispy. The irregular dribbled batter gives the 10” round funnel cake the surface area of donut the size of an extralarge pizza. And that’s when it hit me.

The funnel cake can hold more cinnamon sugar. On the elephant ear the sugar just falls off into your lap. Beyond the crusty exterior of the elephant ear there is a doughy interior.

It’s almost good for you. The funnel cake, on the other hand, is nearly all crispy, fried surfaces. More crunch, more grease, plenty of sugar, and no discernable food value.

The funnel cake is pure guilty pleasure, no pretense; it’s my kind of treat.

It was time for a decisive move, and the funnel cake is the bold, no apology dessert for me.

Right there on Union Street I said goodbye to the elephant ear. I won’t waste any more time wondering. If you are looking for me at Cherry Festival, I’ll be the guy with a contented smile and a funnel cake. It’s good to have that settled.

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

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top five 1 Storied Restaurant Looks to Reopen After Fire

A historic Charlevoix restaurant is scrambling to reopen at its old spot after fire destroyed its new location at the Charlevoix Country Club.

Fire destroyed the Argonne Supper Club June 18, three weeks after it moved to the golf course. No one was hurt in the fire, which started in the kitchen.

The restaurant opened just after World War II — named for the French forest where the original owner’s brother died in World War I — and it’s been known for shrimp dinners since 1948.

Current owner Steve Ager said he plans to open “hopefully soon” at the location at 11929 Boyne City Road, but he is waiting to resolve an insurance claim and he needs to get new restaurant equipment.

“We’re trying to find equipment,” Ager said. “I can’t give you an exact date.”

bottomsup Blue Angel Cocktail at Mama Lu’s A special cocktail created solely for Cherry Festival week at downtown Traverse City taqueria Mama Lu’s will help support the family of fallen U.S. Navy Blue Angels pilot Capt. Jeff Kuss.

The Blue Angel Cocktail will be offered July 1–9 at the 149 E. Front St. taco shop. The tart, refreshing summer drink consists of Tanqueray gin, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, house-made blueberry simple syrup, fresh muddled blueberries, and freshsqueezed lemon juice topped with soda, over ice.

A portion of the proceeds from each $10 cocktail will go toward the family of Kuss, who was killed June 2 while practicing for an air show near Nashville.

Mama Lu’s owner Adrienne Brunette says the restaurant’s goal is to donate at least $1,000 to a GoFundMe account set up to support Kuss’ wife and two young children. “Jeff is a true American hero … who made the ultimate sacrifice,” Brunette said. “This family needs all of our support.”

Cherry Fest attendees can escape the heat and cool down with a Blue Angel cocktail — while also supporting a good cause — daily at Mama Lu’s from 11am–11pm. For more information, mamalustc.com.

— Beth Milligan

Classic Cars and Boats

The South Arm of Lake Charlevoix and downtown East Jordan will be filled, on Saturday, July 9, with classic boats and cars and a micro brew Beer tent . Event features a display of fifty-plus classic vintage boats, in water and on land in Memorial Park and over 150 classic cars of all makes and models lining downtown Main Street. Live music in the Memorial Park bandshell. All ages. Info on Facebook, The South Arm Classics or southarmclassics.com

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Tour The Republic!

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a food factory, local cherry foods company Cherry Republic has got the perfect opportunity for you: two different opportunities to tour their production facilities.

The Traverse City tour welcomes guests aboard the Cherry Republic’s Big Red Bus to see firsthand how farmers harvest, wash and pit cherries, after which the Cherry Republic crew will turn them into Original Cherry Salsa and let you try a product fresh from the assembly line.

Lunch at the company’s Glen Arbor headquarters and a short tour of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is included in the ticket price, as is a talk full of anecdotes from company president Bob Sutherland.

If you have a little less time, participate in the abbreviated Glen Arbor-only version of the tour, which includes a viewing of the farmers and the production crew at work, and a sample of a product right off the line.

The six-hour tour from Traverse City runs Tuesdays from 9:15am–3:15pm June 28 through July 26; cost including lunch is $55 per adult and $30 for kids age 4–12, kids age under 4 are free. Sign up at cherryrepublic.com/experience/tc-tours.

Glen Arbor-only tour dates are on Thursdays from 10:00am–1:30pm June 30 through July 28 and cost $25 per person; kids 12 and under are free. Sign up at cherryrepublic.com/experience/ga-tours or call 231-334-3150.

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Let’s start with the EU. The European Union is 28 mostly European countries that have come together to create a single economic and political entity. It has its own elected government, enacts rules member nations must obey, levies taxes, regulates trade and has its own judiciary.

The goal of the EU’s formation was the free flow of goods, services and people throughout EU member nations, and a resulting economic boost. As a single economy, the theory went, the whole would be greater than the sum of its parts. To some degree, it has been.

The EU is now the second biggest economy behind the United States.

voters opting to leave was not at all clear.

Some were angry about a diminution of sovereignty or the moribund British economy.

Some nativists seized the opportunity to regurgitate old and ugly stereotypes about immigrants and refugees; they wrongly told voters refugees and immigrants would be forced to leave the country if they got out of the EU. The “leave” side made flamboyant, vote-attracting but false promises. It was not unlike our presidential election.

Some even called it a peaceful revolution, a British Independence Day. Let’s assume Parliament chooses to follow the majority of voters. Leaving could be unpleasant.

It could mean British citizens can no longer travel freely in other EU countries. Mutual defense agreements will need to be rewrit-

One of the great ironies of the British election is the areas of the country receiving the most economic assistance from the EU were the areas that voted most overwhelmingly to leave.

So, what does Great Britain’s EU departure have to do with us? Our stock market tumble notwithstanding, not a lot.

The big institutional traders and their fancy algorithms reacted to uncertainty, or even uncertainty about uncertainty, with panic and a wave of selling. They predicted an EU exit by Great Britain would hurt the market, then fulfilled their own prophecy by making sure it did.

Our markets will bounce back because there is no good reason for them not to. We aren't going to stop trading with Great Britain or with the EU, whether separately or together.

There are no big contracts about to be canceled or trade agreements about to be obviated. No treaties will be rendered null and void.

ten. Tariff-free trade between Great Britain and the EU also could be a thing of the past, a problem since the EU is Great Britain’s biggest trade partner. There’s no guarantee other EU countries will accept the British pound as negotiable trade currency. EU subsidies to economically distressed regions of Great Britain will likely end.

(One of the great ironies of the British election is the areas of the country receiving the most economic assistance from the EU were the areas that voted most overwhelmingly to leave.)

Internally, things could get even worse.

Scotland, which voted to stay in the EU, is now talking about independence from Great Britain. Northern Ireland, which also voted to stay, is talking about unification with independent Ireland, already an EU member.

At worst, if the British pound doesn’t recover, and the dollar continues to strengthen in world currency markets, our exports will be more expensive. But imports will be cheaper. Wages might stagnate but so will inflation. Most economists seem to agree this shouldn't be more than an annoyance to our economy.

None of that sounds very appealing, which is why 3.5 million people have already signed petitions asking for another vote. Prime Minister David Cameron has tendered his resignation, but no elections are scheduled.

There is genuine befuddlement as to the path forward. But Great Britain’s economic travails need not be ours.

It is to our advantage that the EU stays together because it gives us access to the entire 28 (or 27) country bloc. But a single secession isn't likely to severely weaken the rest.

Oh, yes, George Will. I almost forgot. He has bolted the Republican Party in protest over Donald Trump’s GOP presidential nomination. The impact will be very close to zero.

Things are a little sketchier for our old British friends.

Will has been among Trump’s harshest critics from the beginning, having dashed off a cascade of blistering columns. He really, really, really doesn’t like Trump. But there is little evidence he has deterred a single Trump supporter or forced anyone off the fence in the direction he prefers. It does mean one less Trump vote, though.

For starters, the vote was advisory only; it changed no laws and mandated nothing.

Whether or not Great Britain leaves will be up to Parliament, and it could, legally, decide to ignore the vote. The political risk would be extreme but it is within Parliment's rights.

The reasoning of the nearly 52 percent of

Two doors closing, one more loudly than the other.

Crime & Rescue

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TEEN ON PHONE CRASHES CAR A 16-year-old suffered minor injuries in a June 26 crash when she looked at her phone, Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies said.

The driver crossed the centerline and drove off the road at 5pm on North Lake Leelanau Drive just south of Sunset Shores Drive.

The Jeep rolled and the girl was pinned inside.

She was freed from the vehicle and treated at the scene, deputies said.

CHARITY DESTROYED IN FIRE The building that housed a Cadillac-based nonprofit dedicated to helping people was destroyed in a fire.

The building burned late June 29. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

The nonprofit is a chapter of a national Christian charity that helps churches pool their resources to provide for people in need.

KYAKER DIES IN LAKE MICHIGAN A kayaker on Lake Michigan died after he capsized while not wearing a life vest.

Bystanders pulled 33-year-old Maryland resident Andrew John Vache from the water after he called for help, Manistee County Sheriff’s Lt. Kenneth Falk said.

Vache was not wearing a life preserver when he capsized near the Portage Lake harbor in Onekama June 26 at 3:15pm. Waves were approximately two feet high.

Bystanders got Vache to shore and were attempting to revive him when deputies and paramedics arrived. He was pronounced dead at West Shore Medical Center in Manistee.

FIREWORKS STAND BURGLED Surveillance footage of a teenager whose last name was emblazoned on the back of his shirt led police to a suspect in a fireworks theft.

The 18-year-old is believed to have entered a business in a tent called Pyrotechnics Unleashed to steal fireworks overnight on June 25, Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Capt. Randy Fewless said.

Deputies used video footage to track down the suspect and recovered $200 worth of fireworks.

Investigators believe the business on M-37 south of Chums Corners was struck other times the same night and they are looking for additional suspects.

ELDERLY DRIVER ARRESTED A 74-year-old Indiana man was arrested for drunk driving after he drove his car into a ditch at an RV park.

Someone spotted a 2001 Mercedes traveling erratically near Suttons Bay and called police at 10:56am June 28, Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies said. The caller witnessed the car swerve back and forth on M-204 and Horn Road and followed the vehicle to the Wild Cherry RV Park.

When deputies arrived, the elderly driver had driven into a ditch and was attempting to move his car back onto the driveway. Officers determined the man was intoxicated and arrested him for drunk driving.

MAN WROTE OWN PRESCRIPTIONS Police arrested a 41-year-old Frankfort man they say wrote his own prescriptions.

A K-Mart pharmacist in Traverse City suspected a script the man presented for methadone was not legitimate and called Grand Traverse Sheriff’s deputies.

Deputies arrested the man and got a warrant to search his vehicle. They found a blank prescription form and other suspicious items, according to a press release.

Traverse Narcotics Team officers raided the man’s Frankfort home and found more evidence of fraudulent opiate prescriptions.

FARMER CRUSHED BY TRACTOR A Manton man died after he fell from his tractor and was crushed.

Family members found the 67-year-old at 2pm June 25 on his Colfax Township property, Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies said.

Paul William Boven was using his tractor to clear trails on his farm when he fell under the machine. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

DRIVER CRASHES UTILITY LINE A speeding driver lost control and drove into a utility pole in Cadillac, closing a busy thoroughfare for a half hour.

The 24-year-old lost control on N. Mitchell Street near the Family Dollar, skidded over a curb and struck the pole, severing its base and causing a live electrical wire to fall across the road. Traffic was blocked in both directions, Cadillac Police said.

The driver was injured and taken to the emergency room for treatment. No one else was in the car. Witnesses told officers the car was traveling at excessive speed.

TWO ARRESTED IN DRUG RAID Police raided a Mancelona Township home where undercover officers purchased heroin.

Traverse Narcotics Team officers executed a search warrant June 22 at a residence on Darragh Road and arrested 33-year-old Detroit resident Lamar Parker and 36-year-old Mancelona resident Josef Lance Meadows. The suspects face up to decades in prison if convicted of drug charges.

Undercover officers had previously purchased 10 grams of heroin and two grams of cocaine, police said. Later they seized $9,000 believed to be drug proceeds.

Woolsey Lake Road June 27 at 12:28am.

Deputies found a 1995 Oldsmobile that appeared to have been driven some distance without a tire on the driver’s side when they spotted the unclothed female hiding behind a tree.

Officers determined she was the cause of both of the 911 calls.

She was arrested for second-offense drunk driving and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

NAKED WOMAN BUSTED A naked woman found hiding behind a tree told Leelanau Sheriff’s deputies she was on her way to go for a swim.

Deputies were called to Leelanau Township by a resident who heard noises that sounded like a break-in and by a passer-by who noticed a car crashed on

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Fine Points of the Law -- To their great surprise, Sophie Scafidi and friends, on an outing in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, in June, learned that a man spying on and photographing them through a camera lens hidden in a Gatorade bottle painted black was not violating any law.

Although the lens was rigged to the man's phone, which contained beach photos, including some of children, police informed Scafidi that even surreptitious photography in sleazy circumstances, as long as done on public property, was legal -- and that the only law broken in the incident was by the person who snatched the "camera" to show police.

-- A court in Canberra, Australia, found Wesley King not guilty of a 2014 burglary despite his DNA's having been found at the crime scene -- on underpants containing his fresh feces. Wrote Chief Justice Helen Murrell in June: There is a "reasonable possibility" that the burglar was someone else who was wearing unwashed underwear that had previously been worn by the accused. (Thus, she found King not guilty of all charges.)

-- In June, a federal appeals court revived Adrian King's lawsuit against the Huttonsville Correctional Center in West Virginia for emotional distress and invasion of privacy in forcing him into surgery to remove the marbles he had implanted in his penis before going behind bars in 2008. King did not allege that he misses the marbles but only that he had chosen body-modification and that the surgery was against his will, causing pain upon touch (or whenever it gets cold, or rains or snows). Prison officials initially ordered the surgery because it was unclear that the objects were not contraband.

Weird Science -- Medical Daily, in a May review of recent cases, noted progress in dealing with Cotard's syndrome -- a disorder that leads patients to believe they have no blood or vital body parts -- or feeling as if they are dead (or may as well be). Studies show one in about 200 psychiatric patients exhibit the symptoms, and one doctor, describing a brain scan of his patient, said brain activity resembled that of a person in a coma or under anesthesia. Cotard's, also known as walking corpse syndrome, leads patients to thus avoid eating or bathing (asking themselves, why bother?).

-Awwwww: The Sacramento (California) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals put out a call for help in April after stray kittens were found dumped in a yard, with only two still alive but nearly blind with eye infections and needing animal blood for a serum that might save the eyes.

The call was "answered" by the rescue dog Jemmie. After Jemmie's blood "donation" (not a transfusion, since the blood went only to make the serum), vets reported saving one eye of one of the kittens, earning Jemmie a

"special" reward. (Said vet Sarah Varanini, "There's nothing in life (Jemmie) likes more than kittens.")

-- Recurring Themes: Even though extraordinarily rare, two people recently reported foreign accent syndrome after their brain traumas apparently caused crossing of cranial "wires." (1) "J.C.," 50, was described in the journal Cortex as an energetic Italian who, after a brain injury, inexplicably speaks constantly in "emphatic, error-prone French." (2) Six months ago, Lisa Alamia of Rosenberg, Texas, awoke from surgery inexplicably speaking in a British accent (particularly confusing her family and friends since she previously spoke not so much "English" as "Texan"). Medical experts cited by CBS News reported that fewer than 100 people worldwide have ever been diagnosed with foreign accent syndrome.

Redneck Chronicles At the monthly pro wrestling show in Ringgold, Georgia, in June, Patricia Crowe, 59, apparently having had enough of "bad guy" Paul Lee, reportedly jumped into the ring to rescue "good guy" Iron Mann, whom Lee had "tied up" and been beating with a chair. First, she cut Mann loose with her knife and then pulled a loaded handgun on Lee (and was eventually arrested by sheriff 's deputies). Crowe admitted that Lee's earlier "mean" banter with ringside patrons had unnerved her, especially when he told Crowe to sit her "toothless self back down."

Compelling Explanations (1) A former Malaysian legislator (Mr. S. Manikavasagam), who was charged in June with taking a bribe worth about US$7,300 from a contractor, claimed innocence -- that somehow a package of money was thrown into his car as he drove down a city street.

(2) A woman in Goldsboro, North Carolina, acquired a freezer from her neighbor several months ago but said she hadn't looked inside until May, when she discovered parts of a dead body (and called authorities). She said the neighbor had discouraged her from opening the freezer because "a church" was using it as a "time capsule."

Government in Action The Illinois secretary of state stopped mailing reminders about license-plate renewal deadlines in October because his office said the state could no longer afford the $450,000-a-month mailing cost (thus saving taxpayers $3.6 million so far). The Belleville (Illinois) News-Democrat and The Associated Press reported in June that the state has collected (not surprisingly!) $5.24 million more in the resultant "late fees" people had to pay on their license-plate renewals than it had collected the year before the reminders stopped. (A proposal for a 30day grace period for expired plates failed in the just-concluded legislative session.)

Drugs -- Is There Anything They Can't Do? University of Georgia student Benjamin Abele, 22, was finally subdued by four police officers on May 29 after he had run naked down an Athens street and leaped into the gooey, malodorous back end of a garbage truck, wallowing in the slimy liquid that pools under the gunk (hindering arrest), and then attempting to burrow further into the filthiness to somehow "escape." Two Taser shots had no effect, and he was identified as high on PCP.

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Today, the rainbow is still an iconic representation of acceptance and equality, and though TC Pride week has come and gone, our ability to rock the rainbow — however we see fit — will last all year long.

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a local pastor and a local atheist debate Terrorism – Is Religion the Cause or the Cure?

Rev. Dr. William C. Myers

Gary Singer

Senior Pastor at Presbyterian Church of Traverse City A thorn by any name? Ideology isn’t faith.

President Obama avoids the modifier “Islamic” when speaking about Al-Qaeda, ISIL and other terrorist groups. He isn’t being politically correct; he’s identifying a fundamental difference between ideology and faith.

An ideology is a system of ideas. They may be political, ethical, economic, moral, even religious. Ideas may be unique within their ideology, or they may be shared. Ideologies are judged on the merit of their ideas, particularly on the ethical response they generate.

Jihadists, humanists, non-theists, Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and progressives, feminists, Presbyterians, and a host of others are all ideological. All embrace systems of ideas or beliefs. Their merit or detriment arises from the behavior generated by their beliefs.

Jihadists claim Islamic ideals, yet their demonic violence stands in stark contrast to what is true, good and beautiful in Islam.

GARY’S RESPONSE

The core of our disagreement is that often people actually do associate ideology with faith.

Most religions have become inexorably associated with specific characteristics — Islam with violence, gender discrimination, and homophobia; Christianity with anti-abortion and homophobia; Buddhism with peace; etc. These religions attract those who harbor behavioral tendencies and validate them. It is the power of the group that brings horrific (as well as positive) movements to life.

When was the last time you heard about an uprising of radical Buddhists or Hindus? It is beyond coincidence that so many violent

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He was raised a Catholic.

This is why President Obama distinguishes the two. His discernment is wisdom not PC. Faith isn’t an ideology. Faith is the experiential response to the existence of God. From that experience arises any number of qualities transcending particular religious expression, including worship, prayer, contrition, grace, charity, and a living relationship with God, which grows deeper and wider in God’s love.

Religion is the ideological expression of the experience of faith. As with any ideology, religions must be judged on the behavior born of their beliefs.

Some would suggest we do away with all religion, but what good would that do? People would continue to fight over their ideas.

Better to teach our children faith that they may wisely judge what is true, good, and beautiful. Faith, not ideology, is our only hope for peace.

groups of people on Earth, today and in the past, had hell, fire, and brimstone monotheistic religions as their core belief systems and were initiated when they were too young to weigh alternatives.

If those same radical Islamist murderers, abortion facility bombers, and fundamentalist Christian homophobes had been born with non-judgmental, peace-loving, unaffiliated parents, does anyone actually believe so many of them would grow into indoctrinated destroyers of life?

Terrorist acts stemming from religious extremism have been rising alarmingly of late.

Most religious apologists are certain these acts do not occur because of the religion, but due to aberrant psychological issues within the individual. “My” religion (pick any) preaches generosity, kindness, and humility only, they say.

Recent figures from the Global Terrorism Index as reported by the non-partisan Institute for Economics and Peace indicate a fivefold increase in deaths resulting from terrorism since 9/11. Furthermore, “the report’s authors attribute the majority of incidents over the past few years to groups with a religious agenda.”

While I would never state that theological belief is directly responsible for such reprehensible behavior, I will suggest that very impressionable people who have been raised within a demanding religious framework have a strong tendency to unite under the banner of

BILL’S RESPONSE

Gary, connect the dots! We live in an increasingly secular culture, which you laud as good.

In that culture, we are seeing a decline in mainline Christian thought and practice and a rise in violence related to religious extremism. Yet you see no connection? Could it be that as the cultural influence of a moderate, magnanimous voice of faith has waned, it

that religion and use its primitive supporting texts such as the Bible and Quran to bolster their violent tendencies. Both have unquestionably been complicit in religious violence, from the Crusades to present day Middle Eastern conflicts.

It remains debatable whether the benefits of religious segregation (a by-product of any religious belief) outweigh the costs. As I have stated numerous times, religious organizations do much good. Sadly, that good comes with a cost: Each religion has behavioral guidelines, many of which can easily be interpreted as violent and destructive.

Would these individuals find a way to unite and inflict death and torture without the religious component? Possibly. But there can be no denying that religious systems that offer real or perceived rewards to those who kill or injure others are inherently flawed and counterproductive.

has created space for other, violent, hateful voices to rise up? We can no longer afford the luxury of the secular, non-theist mantra, “It doesn’t matter what you believe.”

Our beliefs influence our behavior. The demonic violence of our age is the fruit of the violence and hate being preached from secular politicians and religious radicals alike.

We need the peace of Christ.

“Better to teach our children” reality based on evidence and science, in my opinion.

Gary and Bill agree that, regardless of the source, hate breeds hate and love breeds love. It is up to each of us to find the path that helps create more love than hate.

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fter Detroit’s cars, the cherry is likely Michigan’s bestknown export. Michigan is the primary tart cherry-producing state, accounting for nearly 74 percent of the nation’s tart cherry production. The northern Michigan region has capitalized on its bounty, using the tiny jewel-red fruit to inspire a host of cherry products, from sodas, jams, ice creams and dried cherries to decor, artwork, and cherrythemed clothing and accessories. So where did the fervor for this fabulous fruit begin?

Waaaay back.

WORTHY

CHERRY A Short History of Northern Michigan’s Favorite Fruit

DINOSAURS TO ROMANS The cherry’s native range from prehistoric times was throughout Europe, northern Africa and Asia, and it has been collected as a foodstuff ever since. Cultivated varieties were grown in the Pontus region of Anatolia (today’s Turkey) in 72 B.C.; those varieties were reportedly brought to Rome by Roman republic politician Lucius Licinius Lucullus around 1 A.D. Much later, a variety of cherry was introduced to England by Henry VIII, after he’d tasted them in Flanders (Belgium).

The cherry orchards in Kent, England are rumored to have been started by Henry VIII after he planted a cherry tree there in 1533.

Cherry trees became widespread in northern Europe later in the century.

MIDWEST SETTLERS As far as the cherry’s arrival in North America, it’s thought to have first shown up — as pits — in the 1600s, brought over on ships by early settlers who eventually brought them down the Saint Lawrence Seaway and into the Great Lakes area. French settlers often

included cherry trees in their family gardens as they began to settle in Detroit and other parts of the Midwest; the sandy soil proved ideal for growing cherries, and the weather was temperate enough that crops were good.

Soon, the cherry would find its way Up North.

UP NORTH ARRIVAL The person credited with introducing cherry trees to the Traverse City area was a Presbyterian missionary named Peter Dougherty, from whose plantings the Traverse City cherry industry would grow decades later.

Dougherty started planting cherry trees on the Old Mission Peninsula in 1852; the local Native Americans nicknamed him “Little Beaver” because, while he was a slight man, they could see that he was a very determined farmer. Once Dougherty’s neighbors saw that his cherry trees were actually growing and providing fruit, they began planting their own cherry trees. And so Michigan’s cherry boom began, prompting farmers to sell their surplus cherries elsewhere — an opportunity made possible as northern train links to Chicago and the rest of the country were built.

CHERRY LEGACY As the little red fruit caught on around the nation, it inspired countless incarnations: ice cream sundaes and cocktails soon welcomed the Maraschino cherry. Gourmet desserts like Cherries Jubilee, cherry pie, cherry turnovers, cherry crisps, cherry candies and cherry cookies were standard dessert fare.

More recently, cherries have made their way into everything from sausage, salsa, salad dressing, and chutney to beauty products and candles. For the cherry, life truly is … well, a bowl of cherries.

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• Cherry trees provide food for the

plums, peaches, and almonds.

• Maraschino cherries originated in

• Cherries belong to the same genus as • One legend says that old Roman roads

are marked out by wild cherry trees because Roman soldiers spat out the pits while marching.

caterpillars of several different moths and butterflies. northern Italy and Yugoslavia.

• The most common variety of tart cherry used in juice, jam, preserves, and pie fillings is Montmorency.

• The average American eats about one pound of tart cherries per year.

• There are about 7,000 cherries on the

• The word cherry is derived from the Latin word cerasum, a reference to the ancient Greek place named Cerasus (today the city of Giresun, in Turkey).

• Cherry trees can live to be over 50

average tart cherry tree. years old.

• Cherries are high in vitamin C, potassium, B vitamins and antioxidants.

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Is the Yacht Club Life for You? DEPENDS WHAT KIND OF YACHT CLUB

By Ross Boissoneau First things first: You don’t have to have a yacht to belong to most yacht clubs. In fact, there’s usually no boat-owning requirement at all, simply a love of the water.

Some are private and exclusive. Others welcome most everyone. Some are on in-land lakes; others, protected bays on the big lake.

While many are focused exclusively on sailing, others welcome powerboats as well.

In short, there are almost as many kinds of yacht clubs as there are clubs. And here in northwestern lower Michigan, there are approximately a dozen … and a half.

The approximation is simply because not everyone agrees what the term “yacht club” even means. Harbor West Yacht Club, for example, isn’t a club at all. It’s simply the name give to a group of owners of slips at Harbor West in Traverse City. “It’s a private marina,” said harbormaster John Melichar. “It’s not like a social yacht club. We don’t have food, a menu, a bar.”

WHAT THEY OFFER On the other hand, Sommerset Pointe Yacht Club on Lake Charlevoix near Boyne City does have food and a bar (Porter Creek Fish House is accessible by car or by boat), and it’s a marina as well. Alana Haley, marketing and events manager for both Sommerset Pointe and the Charlevoix Country Club, said owner Fred Taylor was inspired to develop what he saw as a desirable property.

“It was prime real estate, and he decided someone needed to do something,” said Haley.

Today it boasts a fitness center, a market, and slips, both permanent and transient.

“We do a ton of weddings and events in the Yacht Club and tent,” she said, referring to a large tent set up for the duration of the summer.

Just down the road, the Boyne City Yacht Club offers sailing races on Tuesday and cruise rendezvous to locations like Traverse City, Northport and Mackinac Island. “We had 90 members at Harbor Springs,” said commodore Brad Light of the group’s most recent outing.

Glen Lake, Leland and Crystal Lake yacht clubs are among those offering lessons and races.

“We are sail and tennis-oriented,” said Mike Dow, commodore at Glen Lake Yacht Club. “Our youth programs have really grown.” This summer, between 80 and 90 kids between 6 and 16 years old will be in at least one of the club’s programs.

“Our sailing school teachers young kids how to sail,” said Ed Schindler Jr. of Crystal Lake Yacht Club. “That’s first, then maybe they want to race or crew.”

Jordan Owen, director of member services at the Grand Traverse Yacht Club, said it promotes sailing through a partnership with TACS, Traverse Area Community Sailing. Like most clubs, it feature races, on Wednesday nights.

others welcome all kinds of boats, at clubs like Charlevoix, Glen Lake, Walloon and Crystal Lake, the focus is exclusively on sailboats.

Not that it’s always been that way. Walloon Yacht Club actually began as a powerboat association, then raised its jib to become devoted exclusively to sailing. “It started in 1907 as a powerboat club, then morphed into sailing in the ’20s,” said Bill Bray, club commodore.

So, too, is for Crystal Lake Yacht Club, founded in 1931 by a group of Chicago businessmen “for the purpose of fostering and promoting sailing, power boating, boat racing, and water sports of all kinds upon and about the vicinity of Crystal Lake.”

For several decades, however, it’s been all about using the wind exclusively. “Our mission is to promote sailing,” said Schindler.

Charlevoix promotes both sailing and powerboating, according to Christopher Lamb, a member of the club’s board of directors. He lives and owns businesses in Traverse City but boats out of Charlevoix. It offers easy access to points outside the area, whether on the Great Lakes or out to the Atlantic Ocean.

He said that location gives him the best of both worlds. “If you don’t like what’s going on on Lake Michigan, you can stay on Lake Charlevoix,” Lamb said.

TO SAIL OR MOTOR For many, the term “yacht club” conjures up images of sailing craft. While Som-merset Pointe, Boyne City, Elk Rapids yacht clubs and

HISTORY Some of the groups boast an extensive history. Walloon was founded just after the turn of the 20th century. At the other extreme, Som-

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merset Pointe debuted in 2005.

This is a special year for Glen Lake Yacht Club, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

“It’s a big deal,” said Dow. “We’re having a big party in July.”

That’s perhaps to be expected. “There are some yacht clubs that have occasional parties,” said Dow. “We’re more about the social activities.”

For many, the social aspect runs hand-inhand with the water activities. Owen said the Grand Traverse Yacht Club is as much about the social dynamic as anything. “Our club is a community organization. It’s a year-round club, open at least two nights a week,” he said.

BY THE NUMBERS Brad Light, commodore of the Boyne City Yacht Club, said there are approximately 300 memberships, but with an average of two people per membership, the numbers actually top out around 600. He said it’s really best seen as a social club intended to promote fellowship among boaters.

Walloon Yacht Club, on the other hand, has some 40 member families, according to Bray.

Costs vary tremendously. Glen Lake Yacht Club dues are $300 per year with an initiation fee of $2,000. Dues for the Elk Rapids Yacht Club are $20 per year per family, with no initiation fee. Walloon offers different tiers of membership, ranging from $75 per year to $150. Those engaged in racing also pay their way, with costs varying depending on the type of boat.

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By Kristi Kates With such an incredible variety of things to do at the 2016 National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, how do you choose? Here are some highlights to help you narrow down your must-do list for this year: PARADE, PARADE, PARADE! Cherry Festival is so big, one parade simply isn’t enough. Enjoy three separate parades, each one stuffed with floats, marching bands, flags, and music, and each with their own unique parade personality: the return of the local favorite Heritage Parade on Tuesday, July 5 at 7pm; the Junior Royale Parade on Thursday, July 7 at 6:30pm; and the biggest of them all, The Cherry Royale Parade on Saturday morning, July 9 at 11:15am.

All About That Bass Music at Cherry Fest is always a knockout, and each year seems to amp up even more with the fest’s selection of live performers at the Pepsi Bay Side Music Stage. This year, Cherry Fest’s headliners include The Voice finalist Laith Al-Saadi, 1964 The Tribute, and country hitmaker Frankie Ballard, plus retro acts Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, and Vanilla Ice. Rev Up Your Engines Classic cars are a familiar sight during Cherry Festival, starting with the Old Town Classic Car Cruise on July 1, the perfect opportunity for you to show off your vintage vehicle or check out others. If you want to

get out of town for a little while in another kind of vehicle, try one of the Cherry Festival’s Leelanau Peninsula Wine Excursions that showcase both cherry orchard vis-tas and local wines.

Take to the Air The National Cherry Festival Air Show is a must-see, especially if you’re an aviation fan — or if you just enjoy a good spectacle! Three exciting air shows take place on July 2, 3, and 4, featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, the Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Demonstration Team, the Redline Airshows aerobatic performance team, and more. You can even listen along live on WTCM AM 580 to get the detailed scoop from air show commentators. And don’t miss the fireworks — some of the most spectacular firework displays in all of northern Michigan take place during Cherry Festival (July 4 and July 9).

Carnival Rides Traverse City’s favorite amusements return again for this year’s Cherry Fest, right at the corner of Union Street and Grandview Parkway. Whether you prefer sticking to ground level as you try and win a prize at one of the game booths, zipping around in a fast carnival ride, or taking in a unique view of Traverse City from the very top of the ferris wheel, you’ll want to line up for this classic festival fun.

Gettin’ Silly With It What’s a summer festival without a little fri-

volity? Try your skill at the famed Cherry Pit Spit contest on July 2; the Cherry Pie Eating contests (throughout the week) that’ll challenge just how much of a dessert fan you actually are; the Kids’ Bubble Gum Blow on July 4; the always entertaining Turtle Races on July 4, and fun Glow Bowling games on July 8.

Foodtacular Food is everywhere at Cherry Festival, and the reason is twofold — one, for foodie fun, and two, because you’re going to need plenty of fuel to keep up with everything! Blues, Brews & BBQ is one highlight of the fest’s food offerings; the opening BBB event on July 2 mixes up great barbecue with the Blue Angels performance, and it returns for an encore on July 4. On July 3, the Angels supply the fun again during The Great American Picnic. And don’t miss your chance to try local foods at the Farm to Festival Food Truck or from other street food vendors.

Artsy Activities Bring the whole family to the Senior Center Beach to compete in the Sand Sculpture Competition (July 3), participate in chalk art, enjoy the downtown Juried Arts and Crafts Fair (July 3 on Union Street) featuring over 100 artists from across the Midwest, take your kids downtown for poster coloring and other craft activities, or audition for Cherry Idol (July 8) and show off your musical talent. The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians showcase their

heritage, art, and costumes at the Pow Wow Dance (July 5).

Sporting Life Fancy yourself an athlete? Let’s see how you do at one of the many Cherry Festival athletic events, including the Cherry Mile men’s and women’s downtown running race on July 7 and the big Meijer Festival of Races on July 9, also for runners. Golfers, start honing your skills now for your chance to win big prizes in the Million Dollar Hole-in-One Golf Contest, taking place all week. Seniors can enjoy shuffleboard competitions and bingo, and kids can wrangle it out during the Bicycle Rodeo on July 6. Games of a calmer variety take place during the Cherryopoly tournament on July 4.

Famous Fruit And finally, you can’t go to Cherry Festival and not indulge in all things cherry, from the Very Cherry Pancake Breakfast (July 2) to the Cherry Pie Make and Bake with Grand Traverse Pie Company (July 7), to the always popular Cherry Ice Cream Social (July 9). And don’t forget about the farmers market taking place throughout the festival at the Open Space, which offers the best in fresh-picked cherries right from the tree, showcasing the real reason Cherry Festival is such a hit.

For a complete schedule of events and showtimes, visit cherryfestival.org.

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By Kristi Kates For 20 summers, Chateau Grand Traverse winery has produced a special limited edition wine to celebrate the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City.

“It’s hard to believe that much time has passed already,” said Ed O’Keefe, president of Chateau Grand Traverse (CGT). “It started when we went to Cherry Fest 20 years ago and talked to them about getting local wines into the festival. Back in 1996, most wineries up here weren’t even in business yet; they mostly started around 1998 and later.” O’Keefe and CGT ended up being pioneers for the emerging local wine industry, and Cherry Festival was simply another important piece in the puzzle.

“Chateau Grand Traverse really positioned themselves to be the first winery to bring wine culture to Traverse City,” said Susan Wilcox Olson, media manager of the National Cherry Festival. “We’ve had a longtime partnership with Eddie, and we’re thrilled to have the presence and the partnership with the CGT label.”

When CGT and Cherry Fest began collaborating, CGT initially tried hosting a small wine festival alongside the Cherry Festival but found that the winery could make even more impact by focusing on what it did best. “I think people get so overloaded this time of year with everything that’s going on, so this — the annual Cherry Festival wine — became our special way of making things more inclusive, and to help get local wineries to become a part of Cherry Fest,” said O’Keefe.

Every year in late April or early May, CGT reps visit their retailers and distributors to apprise them of the wines that will be on the way for the summer season — the Cherry Festival wine included. “Then we ship in early June, just before Cherry Fest, so that the limited edition wine is out in the market and ready to go,” O’Keefe said.

The annual Cherry Festival wine is only produced as-need-

ed, per customer demand. It’s a semi-sweet blend of cherry wine and white wine with a light flavor that’s an easy accompaniment to most any summertime cuisine. “The white wine is usually a riesling, but sometimes we add in another wine to add character,” O’Keefe said.

The Cherry Festival wine’s label artwork has become something of a collector’s item; CGT chooses the art from submissions to the Cherry Festival’s commemorative print program, to which both professional and amateur artists submit work each year. “Eddie and his team are always privy to the submitted artwork,” Olson said.

“As soon as Cherry Fest allows us access to the art, we go in March or April to choose the label design,” O’Keefe said. “This year, because of the 20th anniversary, we went back, and we’re using the very first label art we used for the first Cherry Festival wine.” He added that some people make a point to make sure they buy the Cherry Festival wine every year, so they can line up the bottles with the different labels. “I’m not sure you’d want to actually drink a 20-year-old cherry wine; it doesn’t age the same way,” he said. “But I think that’s a really neat thing to do.”

Now 20 years in, the partnership has proved a welcome one for both the festival and for Chateau Grand Traverse. “It works well for us because we get such nice exposure, and Cherry Fest gets a sponsorship fee in return for our use of their name,” O’Keefe said.

“Plus it’s a good item they can rally around during the festival, and it fits a great niche.”

Olson agreed. “The distribution of the Cherry Festival wine around the Midwest is so important to our region and to the festival,” she said. “I certainly hope that as we approach Cherry Festival’s 90th year this summer, we’ll be able to continue on with Chateau Grand Traverse and celebrate the 100th Cherry Fest with something magnificent from them.”

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or many visitors, the sun, sand and natural beauty of the area aren’t enough. Before they return home, they need to experience – fudge.

After all, they’re fudgies, right?

“It’s like the Starbucks of northern Michigan,” said Nick Viox of Downtown Traverse City.

So how did fudge become such a big thing here in northern Michigan? In years past, people weren’t able to or apt to buy candy as easily as you can today, and it was a special treat when going on vacation.

Cory Bissell, who owns the Frankfort Kilwin’s, said he thinks that is still part of the reason, as vacationers flock to his store.

“It’s nostalgic. People always had fudge as a kid, then they see us making it in the window,” he said.

But how did it get here in the first place?

A RICH AND DELECTABLE HISTORY By most accounts, the first batch of fudge was concocted in Baltimore in the 1880s. It wasn’t long after that when father and son Henry and Jerome “Rome” Murdick were commissioned to create canvas awnings for

the new Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

Along with the German immigrants came wife and mother Sara, who brought with her the family candy recipes.

They opened Murdick’s Candy Kitchen in 1887, Mackinac Island’s first candy shop.

Henry Murdick continued to make sails in the back of the building, while up front, Rome crafted fudge using his mother’s recipe. The marble table gave the fudge a unique texture and also provided a virtual stage on which he could demonstrate to visitors how the fudge was made.

In an effort to draw in more passersby, in 1920 Rome and his son Gould added large ceiling fans, so the sweet aroma of fudge would waft into the street. They crafted the fudge in the front of the stores, stirring the chocolaty goo on large marble slabs. Other families opened fudge shops as well during this time, as the temperate climate conditions on the island are conducive to fudge making.

Gould sold the business in 1940, guaranteeing new owner Harold May the family would not compete in the candy business on the island for ten years, and May’s became

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the next big thing, fudge-wise.

In 1957, the name Murdick came back when Gould’s half brother Jerome Murdick opened a luncheonette on the island. As the non-compete clause had expired, he began selling fudge there, using the original family recipes. “Gould is the one who made it into the fudge business as we know it,” said Doug Murdick, Henry’s great-grandson and owner of two Traverse City fudge shops.

“It became a big thing because people liked the product,” he added, equating it to the popularity of saltwater taffy in Atlantic City. And as more businesspeople saw the success others were having, they wanted a piece of the pie, err, fudge.

Of course, Murdick’s and May’s aren’t the only fudge companies holding forth in the region. In 1947 Don and Katy Kilwin opened a bakery and candy shop in Petoskey. A couple decades later, they realized their first love, chocolates and candy, could do the trick alone, and they sold the bakery.

People were noticing downstate as well.

In 1956, a popcorn and confection store in Detroit began making fudge and branded it Mackinac Island Fudge. Four years later, the

family made it legitimate, moving to Mackinac Island and changing the name to Ryba’s Fudge Shops.

While most of the fudge was either plain chocolate or chocolate with nuts, Ryba’s had observed firsthand how General Motors had surpassed Ford by offering a variety of models while Ford sold just the Model T. So the company began selling 14 separate flavors and varieties of fudge.

The lure of fudge continued to escalate, as entrepreneurs realized the phenomenon could be duplicated throughout the region.

Kilwin’s hastened the process, as new owners Wayne and Lorene Rose began expanding into new stores; that process accelerated in the mid-90s when Don and Robin McCarty bought the operation.

Today you can’t walk more than a block on the island without running into a fudge shop, such as Murdick’s, May’s, JoAnn’s, Ryba’s, all of which fan the scent thoughout the streets.

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Various offspring of the original Murdicks opened shops across the region.

Doug Murdick opened Doug Murdick’s Fudge in 1964 in downtown Traverse City. A year later, he opened a shop in Acme; they’re now operated largely by his daughter Debbie. His son Dale took over the store in Leland and opened Murdick’s Fudge Shoppe in Suttons Bay. Other Murdick family members own fudge stores in other locations.

Growing up in Frankfort, Bissell recalls pressing his nose against the front window at Kilwin’s. He was enthralled watching the fudgemakers with their paddles stirring the cooling mixture on the marble-topped tables.

“I frequented it as a kid, and saw people making the fudge. It was fascinating,” he said.

He began working there while in school, and after graduating from Grand Valley returned again, and bought the business.

“I was looking at three years of grad school (for physical therapy) or I could be a contributing member of society,” he said.

He said his experience at the store has been even better than he hoped. “It’s a blast.

We get people from all over the world, some from places they don’t even make fudge.”

With so many shops scattered around the region, it’s safe to say that fudge is one of the region’s biggest employers. Bissell said his Frankfort store employs 12 people, and it’s one of the smallest ones. “There are hundreds of people (in the business),” Bissell said.

Becky Goodman of Petoskey Downtown said they are in the middle of fudge there, with two stores downtown and the Kilwin’s headquarters on the north side.

“You see people around town with it all the time,” she said. “Kilwin’s is huge in fudge all over the country.”

Of course, northern Michigan doesn’t

start at Petoskey or even Traverse City, and neither does the region’s fudge reputation.

The Noteware Candy Company in Manistee started with caramels before branching into fudge. In Cadillac, the Sweet Shop has been churning out the delectable treat for over 50 years.

TOURISM FLAVORED BY FUDGE Doug Murdick says tastes have changed over the years. “Thirty or 40 years ago, I used to say if we were out of chocolate pecan we were out of fudge. The younger generation has gotten away from nutmeats, and my son Dale told me we were making more plain chocolate than anything,” he said.

The Sweet Shop offers the usual varieties, but gets creative too: Among its offerings are root beer fudge, caramel apple fudge, even watermelon fudge with chocolate chip “seeds.”

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Last year it named America’s Top 25 fudge shops, and eight of them hailed from northern Michigan. Actually more than that, as it included all the Kilwin’s and all the Murdick’s stores as one entry each.

While cherries are certainly ubiquitous in everything from salads and salad dressings to desserts, fudge isn’t that far behind.

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Fudgies? Absolutely. For northern Michigan, it’s part of history, and a badge of honor.

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By Ross Boissoneau Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler’s 1931 hit, “I Love a Parade,” wasn’t written with the thousands of National Cherry Festival parade-goers in mind, but the song’s sentiment is as timeless today as the trio of traditional marches through Traverse City’s downtown: “I don’t know a son of a gun Who wouldn’t be willing to run To see a parade come marching down the line.

I love a parade; When I hear a band I just wanna stand And cheer as they come!”

While air shows and concerts draw huge crowds, the parades are still in many ways the centerpiece of the eight-day festival.

“The parades are steeped in tradition,” said Susan Wilcox Olson, the festival’s media and marketing manager.

RETURNING TRADITION One of the most traditional of those traditions: the Tuesday night Heritage Parade.

It was discontinued several years ago, due to what Cherry Festival Executive Director Trevor Tkach said was a lack of resources, both financial and human. This past year, Tkach and Cherry Festival officials took a survey and conducted a “listening tour,” town hall-style events intended to get the public’s opinion about how the festival could be improved. The No. 1 response: Bring back the Heritage Parade.

After looking into the possibility, Tkach and crew happily reinstated the beloved event. “Financially, we knew we would need sponsor support. Consumers Energy

stepped up, and Hagerty insurance joined in too. I anticipate the Heritage Parade will be around for a while,” Tkach said.

Jeff Needham, the festival’s director of parades, said he welcomes the return of the Heritage Parade, though he acknowledges the challenge. “Human resources is always a struggle,” he said.

LOGISTICS AND COORDINATION With each parade just two days apart, coordinating all the facets can be problematic.

Needham and his crew, including five assistant directors and countless volunteers, are there to make sure everything runs smoothly. “I say it’s like we’re doing three weddings, and there’s no rehearsal,” said Needham with a laugh.

Those challenges can come in the form of entries that don’t show up, or that don’t match their original description. For example, maybe the form said the entry had a 25-foot float, “ … then they bring in an 18-wheeler that needs 75 feet,” he said.

Of course, that would never happen.

Nor would any of the floats ever be in, uh … questionable taste — at least, not since David and John Robert Williams retired their infamous entries.

Williams said he would stand on the curb next to where their entry was scheduled to set up and tell the officials they needed more room — much more room, as they typically had a float and any number of accompanying individuals. Their last float, A Half Mile of the River Nile, was very nearly that long.

“The Webber Precision Grill Team from Webberville, the Makita Drill Team, London Fog — they never knew who we were,” said John Robert Williams.

“I’m glad they brought the Heritage Parade back. That’s how we got in it,” Williams

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recalled. They entered their old Edsel in the Heritage Parade and the next year got a card in the mail asking which parade they wanted to be in. “David and I looked at each other and said, ‘Oh boy.’ We were in. It was that simple.”

It’s now been 15 years since the Half Mile of the River Nile, their last entry, in 2001.

Williams said the projects were always very costly and took them a lot of time to create.

“Do I miss it? Missing 22 summers — I don’t miss it at all,” he said.

“We filed under an assumed name. The Cherry Festival hated us,” Williams said. “It was always in questionable taste. We always pushed the limits.”

Needham remembers things a little differently. He said he would welcome a return of the Williams brothers and their screwy, punny parade entries. “I went to John a few years ago to ask if he’d reconsider if I could get a sponsor,” said Needham. Thus far, the Williams brothers have resisted Needham’s entreaties.

WATCHING AND WAITING Wandering the length of Front and Union streets gives viewers plenty of options for parade-watching. Needham said upperlevel viewing, such as from rooftops or places like the second floor of The Franklin restaurant on the corner of Front and Cass streets, is ideal. He also said many homes on Union Street typically host viewing parties.

Parade staff start their preparations at 5:30am each day. For the Tuesday and Thursday parades, that gives them 13+ hours to ready the route, but with Saturday’s parade kicking off at 11:15am, they’ve got less than six hours of prep time.

So why do it? “I love giving back and being part of the festival,” said Needham. “It’s a large, complex puzzle, and I like puzzles.”

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STORMCLOUD

By Janice Binkert Situated next to the nearly century-old Garden Theater in downtown Frankfort, just two blocks from Lake Michigan, Stormcloud Brewing Company is a reincarnation of another famous local landmark, albeit in a completely new guise. It may be a hip microbrewery/restaurant now, but back in the ’30s and ’40s, this place was known as The 7 Spot Cocktail Bar and Sandwich Shop. Today, the theater has been restored to its former glory, and the 7 Spot has been completely transformed into a trend-worthy gathering place for fans of craft beer and elevated pub food. The renovation left few traces of its predecessor, save for the original red-and-green neon clock glaring down from the wall above the bar.

FROM DARKROOM TO BREW ROOM The founders of Stormcloud, Brian Confer and Rick Schmitt, both from Frankfort, come from very different professional backgrounds.

Confer was a sought-after northern Michigan photographer for 17 years. Schmitt, who was VP of sales and marketing for Crystal Mountain for 15 years, explained how the idea of the two starting a brewery began to germinate.

“Brian was Crystal’s go-to photographer, so a couple of times each year, we would spend two days together, sunup to sundown. During those times, he would share what he was working on, and he might share the beer that he was making in his basement.”

Shortly after the transition of photography from film to digital, Confer said he had decided he wasn’t going to retire as a photographer.

“I started exploring ideas for what to do next, and opening a brewery made the list. I had everything in my darkroom necessary to make beer: shelves, refrigerators, ventilation and a giant sink. So I turned it into a little home brewery and went to work. One of the earliest recipes I brewed later became our Rainmaker Pale Ale.” These days, he’s brewing beer for 15 taps at Stormcloud.

The two first started talking about having a microbrewery in the summer of 2011, said Schmitt. “At first, it was maybe a little hypothetical, but by fall, we were having more serious conversations about the ‘what ifs.’ It was a big risk for both of us but a calculated one.

We went through the drill as to the viability of the project, asked, hopefully, the right questions, and did our homework. We also spent a lot of time at Short’s in Bellaire. Joe [Short, the founder of Short’s Brewing Company] was a big help to us.”

GOING BELGIAN, MICHIGAN-STYLE Right about that time, the 7 Spot property became available, along with the empty lot next to it. “My wife and I own the theater next door with another couple, and Brian and I started to discuss the potential synergies of having the brewery right next door,” said Schmitt. We put a business plan together, did more market research, and checked everything out. And at some point, you say, ‘okay, now we’ve jumped all these hurdles — we’re either going to do it, or we’re not.”

They did it in June 2013, and they haven’t looked back. The brewery was a niche market that was ripe for development in Frankfort.

The pair wanted to differentiate themselves in the region, though, and settled on brewing only Belgian-style ales. “Nobody else in northern Michigan is doing that,” said Schmitt. “We still make American-style beer, but it has a Belgian influence. Belgian beer has been brewed over centuries to pair with food, not unlike wine. And if you look at the yeast that’s used in Belgian ales, it’s not dissimilar to the yeast you would use to make wine. That set the tone for our food choices.”

But those choices were hardly a priority prior to opening. In fact, the food side of the business was one of partners’ biggest surprises. “It was always our goal to have food, but it wasn’t going to be our main focus — people were going to come for the beer,” said Schmitt.

“But the person we hired to run the kitchen really changed our emphasis. He elevated our product immediately. And as soon as we opened our doors, we knew: ‘We’re going to be a restaurant.’” Since then, Stormcloud even has started its own vegetable and herb garden, which is tended by a staff member who is an organic farmer.

The restaurant’s current creative menu is the work of Head Chef Joe Meyers, a native of Michigan who studied culinary arts in Portland, Ore., moving in that vibrant food scene for five years before deciding to return home. “He brings a new and different vibe here and challenges us to step outside our comfort zone,” said Schmitt. Besides cooking with locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, Meyer is passionate about charcuterie, foraged foods, and game meats.

A recent small-plate special featured Dijoncrusted rabbit over a wheatberry-pumpkin seed salad with salsa verde and asparagus.

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and melted cheese. That dish is paired with a beer that pays homage to its terroir: 7 Spot Amber. Another crowd favorite is Thai One On, one of Stormcloud’s signature flatbread pizzas. It’s topped with garlic herb oil, Thai curried shrimp, roasted corn, roasted garlic, mushrooms, onions, house blend cheeses, and a Thai peanut curry drizzle. Pairing suggestion: Fun Guv’nr Black IPA (“not stout-y, not porter-y, but IPA-y with a deep, dark malt” according to its beer-list description). Brat Bites — Stormcloud beer brats made by Honor Family Market — are wrapped in beer dough and served with house mustard. Their go-to brew: Birdwalker Blonde.

The whimsical names of many of Stormcloud’s menu items and beers (others include Another Day, Another Apocalypse, and Thirty-One Planes IPA) give a strong hint at the owners’ sense of humor and the convivial atmosphere they’ve always envisioned at Stormcloud. A look around the interior gives further hints. Cast your glance over the historic sepia photos on the west wall. Is that a Stormcloud logo on that young man’s vintage bathing costume? Check out the old black upright piano — piled high with board games and puzzles — and play a tune if you like. Look at the list of upcoming events, and you might find an adult spelling bee, an essay contest, or a “Dark and Stormcloudy” food-and-film series. “In every conversation we had when we were planning this place, we said that we just wanted people to feel comfortable hanging out here. We designed both the interior and our outdoor patio to be welcoming and enjoyable for all ages and audiences,” said Schmitt.

Keeping the spirit light, the partners’ indi-

Clockwise from top left: The patio is a popular hangout.

Founders Rick Schmitt and Brian Confer, aka "el Guapos.”

Stormcloud’s “Totchos” — a hybrid of tater tots and nachos.

The market salad, which features greens from Stormcloud's own garden.

Stormcloud's American-style Belgian ales for northern Michigan

vidual business cards list their title as “Co-El Guapo” (very loosely translated from Spanish: one of two handsome guys). “It’s fun. Why not?” said Confer. “Maybe if the card says it, it will come true!” One thing is certain: With Stormcloud, one dream has come true for them already.

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“My Home Away From Home, My Sanctuary” Kingsley’s The Rock Gives Teenagers a Safe Place to Hang Out

Isabel, who plans to attend NMC in the fall, spent her formative years at The Rock.

By Patrick Sullivan Isabel and Justin plan to attend Northwestern Michigan College this fall. Isabel hopes one day to open a therapeutic daycare to help troubled kids; Justin wants to be an engineer. Both teenagers believe they might be on a much different track had they not had the refuge of The Rock while growing up in Kingsley.

For six years, the nonprofit youth center has offered a place for sixth though 12th graders to hang out. Volunteers make sure the kids get some homework done; afterward, the teens shoot pool, play videos games or eat snacks and talk.

A DANGER ZONE Diane Walton, founder and director of The Rock, in Kingsley for 40 years, and she’s sensed the need for a place for kids to hang out almost as long.

When she was a teenager in Fife Lake, there was a youth center that kept her out of trouble.

“I went through some rough times in my early teen life,” Walton said. “When I was at the youth center, I wasn’t out doing the stuff which I shouldn’t be doing, which I did plenty of. I just never got caught.”

That experience stuck with Walton. She moved to Kingsley after high school. She spent 18 years at Kingsley Area Schools, working in a library and lunchroom. She said she could relate with the kids who struggled to get through school unscathed, and she knew there were kids who were struggling.

Walton also noticed that kids on the periphery didn’t have anywhere to go between school and dinner time: It was a danger zone.

“We had some shenanigans going on around here, you know, kids wandering the streets and everything. Once school gets out, if the parents aren’t there to pick them up, they were standing on the corner by the pizza place or wherever,” she said. “Idle time.

That’s all it takes. You can take the best kid, and they can make one poor choice, and

then it takes a few years to straighten that choice out, if it’s a bad enough choice.”

school years were marked with incredible freedom he could have exploited. Every day after school it was up to him to walk the three miles to his home. In order to put off the walk for a few hours, he hung out at The Rock.

“That was one of the things I love about this place — it helped me keep out of trouble,” he said. “All I knew when I first came here to Kingsley, there was a bunch of people doing bad stuff, but I came here, and I met a lot of good friends.”

HOW THEY GOT HERE Isabel grew up in Kingsley and started coming to The Rock in sixth grade, a month or so after it opened.

She’d been placed in foster care for six months after state officials found that her dad was verbally abusive. She and her siblings were returned to their mom after some trial visits.

“The first day I came here (to The Rock) A LOOK TO THE FUTURE Isabel moved with her mom to Traverse was when they were giving my mom visitation rights to have us over for a weekend, City two years ago, so she stopped going to The Rock in 10th grade. and I was like, ‘I have She graduated high nothing to do.’ My mom wanted to spend time “With the youth center, school this year.

“When I moved to with the younger sib- kids have somewhere Traverse, I had to leave lings, so she’s like, ‘Oh, Kingsley kicking and why don’t you have to go and not get because this your older sister take influenced by those screaming is my home. This is my you over there?’” Isabel home away from home, recalled. “I’m like, ‘Oh who are like, ‘Oh, you my sanctuary to get yeah. What is this place going to be?’” have nothing to do? away from my siblings,” she said.

The place would There was nothing turn out to be a lot of Let’s go do drugs or things — a haven for something,’” she said. like The Rock when she moved to Traverse City. homework, a source She joined a church of clothes to wear to school, a place to learn job skills, a well- youth group, but she said it’s not the same, spring of confidence and identity. and she appreciated how The Rock is reli“Mostly all my homework I got done gion-neutral. here,” she said. “I just can’t focus at home, The Rock helped Isabel learn job skills and here I can. I can focus and get it done.”

— she volunteered at the snack bar and now Justin moved with his mom and her boy- she works at a cafe — and the experience friend to Kingsley from Grand Rapids three shaped what she wants to do with her life. years ago.

“Coming here actually helped me realize The Rock seemed like a good place to there’s just a lot of hurt kids out there, and meet people. it made me want to go and help a younger “I was new to the area, and it was proba- group,” she said. bly my first week of school, and I didn’t have Isabel and Justin have both noticed that a lot of people I really talked to, so I came Kingsley is nicer now than when they were here after school because I didn’t have any- younger — there’s a new library and parks, where else to go except home,” Justin said. there’s a greater sense of town pride. They Justin said he appreciated how the cen- believe part of the change has to do with ter helped him avoid temptation; his high The Rock.

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“I remember when I first moved here, there was a lot of drug activity,” Justin said.

“I feel like over the years it’s really distilled down, and I think this might have helped with that.”

Isabel agreed.

“With the youth center, kids have somewhere to go and not get influenced by those who are like, ‘Oh, you have nothing to do?

Let’s go do drugs or something,’” she said.

Walton said that an elevated spirit has come along with the improvements in the village.

“People have been inspired to say, ‘You know, we’re not just this little rundown village. We’re better than that.’ People who I never would have thought would work together are working together now,” Walton said.

A TOUGH PROPOSITION The idea of a youth center is one thing.

Starting one and keeping it going is another.

The Fife Lake youth center, for example, is long gone.

“There was a husband-and-wife team that saw a need and decided to do the best that they could. I think it had two booths and a pool table and a juke box and a little thing where you could go up and buy some pop and a candy bar,” Walton said.

The Rock board member Sharon Neumann said youth centers are uncommon because they require someone to devote their life to them. It’s been years since there was a free youth center in Traverse City, though Neumann said there is a group attempting to establish one.

“You need a leader with vision and energy to help organize it and keep the process going, and you need a team of community members who are willing to support this visionary,” Neumann said. “It wasn’t about any one person, although Diane was the driving force. This was about how we can make our community better.”

Walton said she is frequently contacted by people who want to start youth centers.

She’s been visited by people from East Jordan, Bellaire and Kalkaska.

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SAVIOR FOR A SENIOR Another twist in the story of The Rock came when Grand Traverse County voters passed a Commission on Aging millage in 2010 that expanded senior services to rural areas. When officials looked around for places from which to offer services, The Rock appeared to be a natural fit; it had lots of nice space and was not used during schooldays.

THEY HELP EACH OTHER Walton has watched the interaction between the kids and the volunteers change the lives of some of the kids. Isabel has blossomed, she said, and Justin has become focused on growing up.

“Justin, when he first started coming here, I thought, ‘Oh brother,’ because he just needed some attention and stuff,” Walton said. “He wouldn’t do bad things here, he’d just act silly. He used to have longer hair, so he’d take the comb and he’d tease it, and he’d walk in and he’d have a ’fro about this big.

And just that kind of stuff.”

Over several years Walton acclimated to the place and started to fit in. One of the seniors this year, Justin donated $35 so that he could attend the “project graduation” party, an all-night, no-drinking party for graduates to keep them out of trouble on an evening where there is a lot of trouble to find. Now he’s intent on going to college and having a career.

“I’d come here with friends, and it would be a good area to get work done, school work done, and then we could have some fun. We could be together and just like hang out,” Justin said. “It was just a good place to be really.”

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FROM INTANGIBLE TO SOLID The group set out to find a building, and a recently shuttered firehall beckoned. It was located where students would not have to cross a major road to reach it from school. It was the right size, and it was available — but for a price.

Because it had served as a government office, a purchase agreement needed approval from the Village of Kingsley as well as Paradise and Mayfield townships.

“One of the townships said — I’m not going to slice and dice here — one of them said, ‘If that’s what they’re going to put in there, I think we should give it to her,’” she said.

The building wasn’t donated, but the price was cut in half to $150,000. The newly formed nonprofit paid a $10,000 downpayment and were given a year to raise the rest.

The front of the building, covered in windows today, used to feature huge garage doors for the fire trucks to enter and exit.

When the Rock first took over the building, Walton swept the floor, opened the doors, and invited people inside.

“I was pulling people off the street, trying to get people to come in here and interested in hearing our story,” Walton said.

Walton said they were still $20,000 short two weeks before the deadline, but they managed to make up the shortfall. They’ve since made $300,000 in donated improvements to the building, which now offers a computer lab, game room, commercial kitchen, a clothes donation room and a wide-open lounge with pool tables, air hockey, and a fireplace surrounded by couches.

It turned out that the two uses made surprisingly comfortable partners.

Mary Trumble, one of the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network volunteers, has been coming to senior center activities at The Rock since she moved to Kingsley from Saginaw three years ago.

“There was nothing like this down home, and I had relatives, but everybody’s just busy, so I was really just drifting,” Trumble said.

“I’d just seen seniors coming in here, so I stopped and walked in and they said, ‘Welcome.’ It made me feel like home the minute I walked in.”

Most of the volunteers for the teen program come from the senior program. Walton said that’s a dual plus: the teens get the benefit of mature mentors, and working with teens brings a new energy to the seniors’ lives.

Trumble said volunteering with the teens is a surprising source of joy.

“They’re really nice kids, very polite,” she said. “I haven’t got to play pool with any of them yet, but I talk to them and tease them, and we all laugh and visit. They’re really nice kids, you know. You don’t find any of them that’s disrespectful. They are very nice. I enjoy it.”

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“They all realize that there’s a need — it’s just, who wants to take that project on?” she said.

Walton started to research her project in 2005, Googling other youth centers, learning where they came from and how they sustained themselves. In three years she had a board and had raised $10,000.

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artist murphy hendry reflects on his glasswork creations

By Al Parker Glass artist Murphy Hendry just moved to Traverse City last fall, but he already has a few favorite locations that inspire his colorful works.

“Leland just speaks to me,” said Hendry, who relocated from Indianapolis. “Elk Rapids is beautiful, and Old Mission Peninsula is really special. I love the panoramic views.”

Hendry’s works range from scenic landscapes to insightful portraits to sports team logos — he just finished a Michigan State piece for a client — to colorful abstracts. All are painstakingly created with hand-cut shards of glass and mirrors carefully attached, one by one, onto pine boards.

The Grand Ledge native starts with a basic concept but generally works with no particular design, letting the project take form as he works. Using only two main tools, he scores the glass to the shape he needs and carefully breaks it with a glass nipper. Then he glues the piece into place, a different technique from stained glass, which involves soldering between each glass piece. Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of glass pieces later, the work takes shape. It takes skill and patience to complete a large work.

“Glass can be a little tedious,” said Hendry, who usually works for three or four hours every couple of days in his home studio.

HOW I GOT STARTED Glasswork was a hobby that formed following the sudden death of my grandmother in the late ’90s. Upon her passing, I took an old cherry-wood piano bench from her garage and wanted to do something special to it in memory of her. She and I were exceptionally close.

I was a teen in high school when she passed.

Glass was never a hobby I knew anything about or even felt drawn to. But I knew I wanted to do something very unique to this piano bench.

I pondered various techniques and ideas. I was a musician, not an artist, so I fell short of confidence in this particular area. Finally, glass arts came to mind as something I could be bold with. I knew of a place in Okemos called Delphi, a glass supply company. I went into this massive operation in search of pretty colors and the basic tools, of which I knew nothing about, to aid in my creation of something pretty for my grandma's piano bench. I broke all the glass into tiny mosaic-style fragments, because I didn't know how to use my new tools properly for quality clean cuts at that time. I was getting quite discouraged. I began creating what is now my prized personal possession, standing prominently in my studio. Not only does it tell the story of my grandmother, but it also tells the story of a hobby and craft that I would come to know very well and hold as the primary source of light in my life.

THE STORY BEHIND MY ART, MY INSPIRATION Because I am drawn to all things glossy and shiny, metallic and sparkly, opalescent and iridescent, working in glass is an absolute joy. The reflective and captivating qualities of glass have always mesmerized me. The story in my work today is one of fluidity, geometry, and theatrics.

I could categorize my work into three arenas: the geometric work, the landscapes, and the

figurative work. All three are explored at different times throughout my creative journey.

The geometric work is a controlled, organized beauty that explores my reactions to a kinetic world where boundaries cross and societal interactions continuously shift and shape. The landscapes are a direct result of choosing to live in beautiful northern Michigan for this particular phase of my life. I explore contour and line as they relate to the iconic scenery up here. And this very unique inspiration has created some very exciting challenges within the techniques that are now a huge part of the mechanics behind my composition. And lastly, the figurative work is linked to my love for the female facial structure. I base this on a very early fascination with Disney's interpretation of Maleficent, her face. Still to this day, I create in attempt to portray that same kind of power and strength in my subjects. One piece in particular was created from my obsession with Maleficent's iconic rigid highbrow and eyelid composition. Stoic and powerful, my female figures will always inspire me to create more in that vein.

WORK I AM MOST PROUD OF I recently created a piece that portrays the fierce nature of Maleficent's facial structure.

The 24-by-24-inch piece is titled "The Sapphire Necklace.” Though I used her expression to guide my composition in the face, the rest of the piece pays homage to glamour and style.

The subject is wearing a glittering gown with a curvy shoulder detail that is finished off with the sapphire and gold beaded necklace plunging into her unseen chest. This piece displays my cleanest cuts and tightest fits. The sequin effect on the gown is composed of hundreds of hand-cut tiny squares in varying shades of blue, gray, and they mirror to mimic that of a shimmering fabric. The piece also showcases

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two differing styles of glasswork, mosaic style and stained-glass-style composition.

YOU WON’T BELIEVE I have received no training or instruction on the techniques of glass cutting or composition but have spent many years exploring the different qualities of various strains of glass and the relationship they all have with the cutting tools and mechanics I learned to use. My glasswork is selftaught. I dabble in painting and have for many years. Unlike glasswork, painting remains strictly a hobby rather than a chosen professional path, but it was within my self-taught style of painting that I found guidance for my glasswork.

MY FAVORITE ARTIST Paul Gauguin is probably the artist I relate to the most, currently. His use of obvious color blocking, a strong focus on the facial aspect of the body, and an interesting representation of the performance art industry, especially opera and symphony, are all aspects I naturally feel drawn to. His work often depicts real life scenarios in casual passing. There is something intimate about that window we are getting to peer into with his work. It’s a private moment and that feels special to me.

ADVICE FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS Through the years of being classically trained on the French horn, learning to paint, discovering my love for glass, and exploring the world of horticulture and gardening, the one thing I can urge young creators to open themselves up to is the personal allowance to screw everything up. To make the painful mistakes.

Without understanding what doesn't work, we will never understand what does. I spent lots of time heading into projects with the idea that perfection would occur and mastery of

my skill would all of the sudden be bestowed on me overnight. Boy, was I disappointed. We need to give ourselves room to mess up. In my case, that usually means an entire room full of busted, broken, unusable glass shards and bloody fingers. Knowing your craft and how it works can only happen when you give yourself the freedom to do it all wrong. I learned a very tough lesson. Even though glass requires one to be incredibly precise and intentional, there will be lots of unintentional. I had to put my ego and my neuroses aside in order to learn.

I think this relates to all things, actually. Our successes are only successes because they were once failures.

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At Art and Soul Gallery on Front Street in Traverse City. I will also participate in the Traverse Higher Art exhibition on July 29 and 30 in Traverse City, or find me on Facebook.

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Sunday, July 24 - $50,000 Great Lakes Grand Prix

Presented by The Ingram Family WTCM Family Fun Day & The Olate Dogs, winners of America’s Got Talent

Saturday, July 30 - USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by The Gochman Family

Sunday, July 31 - $50,000 Flintfields Farm Grand Prix Presented by Meijer

Concerts & Competition through July & August For a complete schedule of events, times and tickets visit www.GreatLakesEquestrianFestival.com

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n July 8, the fabulously successful screenwriter and producing team Jim and Lynn Kouf will take the City Opera House stage.

The couple has worked on many of Hollywood’s most popular TV shows and films, including the hit NBC drama Grimm, Money Monster, Treasure Island and many more.

The Koufs will play video taken from inside the Grimm writing room and show how words on a script are transformed into TV magic.

Guest host actor/author Benjamin Busch

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THE VOICE FINALIST RETURNS TO BLISSFEST AS HEADLINER

By Kristi Kates One highlight of this year’s Blissfest is sure to be the return performance of Ann Arbor musician Laith Al-Saadi. The singer is a newly minted, first-time Bliss headliner, fresh from his appearance on the most recent season of The Voice, the NBC-TV singing competition on which he became one of the top four finalists under his coach, Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.

Al-Saadi proved to be what he himself called “an oddball” on the show by focusing his performances on blues-rock music; and people have been making a big deal out of the fact that he said in a post-show interview that he didn’t actually want to win The Voice.

But what they’re not understanding is that he’s not being flippant about the whole experience. As a matter of fact, he said he found it “life-altering” and very valuable to his music career. He was simply being realistic.

“I knew going in that it was a show that focused on pop and country music,” AlSaadi said. “So to me, coming out of left field as I did, I didn’t need to win. It was enough that I got all of that great exposure and that I got to play B.B. King and the blues on live television.” Over 46,000 people auditioned for The Voice; that field was narrowed to only 100 who made it to the first blind audition

rounds that aired on television. Then, after weeks of on-air “battle rounds” and other competitions between the vocalists, four remaining talents advanced to the finals: AlSaadi, Hannah Huston, Adam Wakefield, and Alisan Porter. Porter was crowned the winner.

The process of the show was fun but also arduous, Al-Saadi explained. Shooting each series of The Voice takes around four months, with everything carefully overseen by the show’s producers. “From song choice to wardrobe,” he said. “But we get more input as the show progresses, and there’s a lot of great extra publicity with social media and press interviews.” The massive exposure to TV viewers, plus the friends that Al-Saadi made during the show (fellow contestants Owen Danoff and Ryan Quinn in particular) made it worthwhile, he said. “Even doing one performance on The Voice with 15 million people watching is more people than I’ve been in front of for the entire span of my career to date,” Al-Saadi said. “So I figured it would be good.”

For more information on Laith Al-Saadi, visit his official website at laithmusic.com. Al-Saadi will close out Blissfest on Sunday, July 10, and is also performing at this year’s National Cherry Festival in Traverse City.

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By Kristi Kates Count ’em: 36 years of Blissfest.

That’s 36 summers out in the farmlands of Bliss, Mich., with dozens of acts each year in nearly as many genres, and around 5,000 music fans in attendance each day of the festival. So how tough is it for festival founder and guru Jim Gillespie to keep the fest fresh as we approach the 2016 event?

“There is so much great music out in the big world, I actually have never had a problem finding new talent for the festival,” Gillespie said. “We go to conferences, get tips from other festivals, and in general are inundated with submissions.” The bigger challenges lie in the fact that talent from the past has had such a blast at Bliss, they typically want to return again and again. “After 36 years, that part does get to be a balancing act of selecting the best of the past and the best of the here and now,” he said.

Gillespie is, of course, a pro at exactly that.

And he’ll repeat the feat this summer, showcasing 60 planned musical acts, plus a few other new Bliss Festival Farm perks, including a Kombucha booth, 24-hour food service from Etta’s Kitchen, additional camping spaces, a performance from The Hoop Incident circus variety act, and more solar power for the event. As always, the music is the main attraction. Here’s who and what to listen for: AMPED AMERICANA The Boxcar Boys are a definite act to watch in the Americana category, blending New Orleans sounds with Klezmer music and a range of additional folk traditions executed on eclectic instruments like fiddle, trombone, accordion and washboard. Also firmly in the Americana camp — but that of the early ’50s — are Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys, a high-octane rockabilly outfit with equal parts hillbilly twang, country and old-school surf rock. The Dirty Bourbon River Show pivots the Blissfest roster back ’round to those Naw’lins sounds, with an eccentric and energetic approach they’ve honed over nine studio albums and 750+ live shows. And Americana headliner Peter Yarrow, of the legendary trio Peter, Paul and Mary, will show off his songwriting skills, the reason for his many gold/platinum albums and Grammy awards.

ROCK FUSION Formed at the City College of New York, Brown Rice Family (BRF) brings together reggae, rock, jazz, Latin music, hip-hop and funk for a dense stew of sound that nods toward organic foods and healthy living. Formed in Marquette, Mich., Conga Se Menne is perhaps the opposite of BRF in both the remoteness of the band’s location and its tunes, a blend of what the members call “Finnish reggae” and other tropical-rock sounds. In a very unexpected mix, Missouri band The HillBenders are performing a very unique set this year, their version of The Who’s legendary rock opera, Tommy, reinvented as a full-length bluegrass tribute, another performance that will have to be seen to be believed.

Headliners Hot Tuna, comprised of former members of ’60s band Jefferson Airplane, is sure to bring the house down with their distinctive groove-blues, while fellow headliner Keller Williams and his modern combination of bluegrass, alt-rock, funk, electronica, and jazz has a fan base all its own.

WORLDLY APPEAL Harmony Glen is the first Dutch band ever to make it into the Fleadh Cheoil, the world championship for traditional Irish music, and for good reason; they base their sound on Irish-Celtic folk and weave in just enough from other worldly influences to keep their sound unexpected and bright. Returning Australian act Harper infuses his blend of blues and soul with the haunting sound of traditional Aus-

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sie instrument the didgeridoo, as well as with his unique use of the harmonica. And from Uganda, Kinobe and the Wamu Spirit brings multi-instrumental, danceable African music to Blissfest.

REGIONAL FAVORITES Progressive rockers The Go Rounds from Kalamazoo, Mich., bring their unique diversity to Blissfest, mixing up soul, country, and rock, all inspired by the state they live in. The Galactic Sherpas fill the space of local jam band with their highly improvised performance style, while Kung Fu Rodeo, dubbed simply “KFR” by their local fans, charge through their danceable brand of rock seasoned by funk and reggae. And dual-staters Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellies, with one foot in Michigan and the other in Tennessee, show off how they’ve managed to blend their Great Lakes pickin’ roots with the soul of Nashville. Additional local favorites appearing at Blissfest this year include May Erlewine, Seth Bernard, Oh Brother Big Sister, The Pistil Whips, That1Guy, Claudia Schmidt, Crazy Richard, Dr. Goodhart, Jetty Rae, Kirby, and wunderkind performers Nik Carman and Milo Birch.

For tickets and more information about the July 8–10 event, visit blissfest.org or call 231-348-7047.

Clockwise from top left: Lindsay Lou and her band combine Michigan influences with Nashville sounds.

The Go Rounds’ soul-rock fusion makes them a favorite returning act.

Kinobe and the Wamu Spirit bring the sounds of Africa via Uganda to Blissfest.

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1 Edith Pair (back) of Mushroom House Tours heads out as (middle row) Wendy Kidwell, Vicki Priest, Peggy McMichael, (front) tour guide Jennifer Earls, and Emily Wiedmaier prepare to tour the newly finished Thatch House in Charlevoix.

2 Brothers Andrew and Matt Keiswetter celebrating at a wedding in Harbor Springs.

3 Cathy Huegel and Marsha Hasty enjoy the fare at the new Gaylord Main Street Market.

4 Kim Sewell, John Sewell Jr., John Sewell and Barb Sewell sampling culinary delights at the grand opening of the new Gaylord Main Street Market.

5 The crowded parade turns the corner during the Up North Pride March.

6 Up North Pride March attendees celebrate at an end-of-parade party at Rare Bird Brewpub in downtown Traverse City.

7 Up North Pride Week organizers Elon & Jenn Cameron at Traverse City's annual Up North Pride March.

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jul 02

SATURDAY

GALLERY OPENING: Synchronicity Gallery.

5-9pm. Wine and cheese.

6671 Western Ave, Glen Arbor. 231-334-4732. synchronicitygallery.com

-------------------ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: The Botanic Garden Artist Reception with photographers Kristina Lishawa and Don Rutt. 3-5pm.

Snacks and refreshments. 1490 Red Dr, TC. 231-935-4077. thebotanicgarden.org

-------------------LEELANAU TOWNSHIP LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE: 9-3pm. 231-386-5001. northportcac@gmail.com

-------------------CHARLEVOIX CIRCLE OF ARTS CHASING THE LIGHT EXHIBIT: Representing 41 artists regional artists. 5-7pm.

Charlevoix Circle of Arts, 109 Clinton Street, Charlevoix. Info: 231-347-3554. charlevoixcircle.org

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ATEN PLACE CONCERTS: Mark Lavengood Band. 7:30pm. 03492 Old Mackinaw Trail.

Boyne Falls. 231-549-2076. atenplace.com

-------------------LANDING BLITZ: A Clean Boats, Clean Waters Invasive Species Event. 9am-noon, DNR Crystal Lake Boating Access Site.

Learn about how to stop unwanted aquatic hitchhikers & how to properly rinse your boat after it is removed from the lake. 231941-0960, ext. 20.

-------------------CENTRAL LAKE’S USED BOOK FAIR: 9am-3pm, next to the Central Lake District Library, under the big tent, in the Cottage Book Store, & in the library activity room.

231-544-2517.

-------------------RED, WHITE & BREW: Featuring entertainment, brews, wines & more on the waterfront overlooking Little Traverse Bay, Harbor Springs from 4-7pm. visitharborsprings.com

-------------------STAND-UP COMEDY FEATURING MIKE STANLEY: With special guests Ben Macks & Jeremy West. 10pm, ECCO Event Space, TC. $12 advance, $15 door. eccotc.com

-------------------22ND ANNUAL LAKE ANN HOMECOMING: 9am-3pm, downtown Lake Ann. Featuring a vintage tractor parade, flea market, children’s games, pony rides, live music, wagon & vintage car rides & more. visitbenzie.com

-------------------CEDAR POLKA FEST: June 30 – July 3, Tennis Court area, Cedar. Enjoy food, drink, & polka music & dancing. Today includes a parade at 4pm. cedarpolkafest.com

JULY

NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: Today’s events include the Farmers Market Brunch (Wed. & Sat.), Very Cherry Pancake Breakfast, Air Show with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Blues, Brews & BBQ, Laith Al-Saadi & much more. Info: cherryfestival.org

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-------------------ANTIQUES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS: 9am5pm, Emmet County Fairgrounds. Featuring over 170 dealers from around the country.

Admission, $5. antiquesatthefairgrounds.com

-------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW: Presents The Derrell Syria Project playing reggae, Latin, southern country rock, contemporary & alternative music. 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park. 231-436-5626.

send your dates to: EVENTS@TRAVERSETICKER.COM

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“FREE TO BE… YOU AND ME”: Presented by the Manistee Civic Players at Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee from 7:30-9:30pm. Taken from the children’s book that, instead of telling kids who they should be, would open them to the possibilities of who they could be. Tickets start at $16. mynorthtickets.com

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“ROMEO & JULIET,” INTERLOCHEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: This timeless story of love & loss is staged by IAA instructors & alumni. 8pm, Upton-Morley Pavilion, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $32. interlochen.org

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STARS, STRIPES & SPLATTER, A 5K COLOR RACE: 10am, Jazz Live Field, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. Featuring patriotic colors stations. An after party will follow. Info: starsstripesandsplatter.com

-------------------THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA: 7:30pm, The Opera House, Cheboygan.

Tickets, $15. theoperahouse.org

jul 03

SUNDAY

CENTRAL LAKE’S USED BOOK FAIR: 9am-3pm, next to the Central Lake District Library, under the big tent, in the Cottage Book Store, & in the library activity room.

231-544-2517.

-------------------CROSS VILLAGE COMMUNITY PARADE: 1pm, Lakeshore Dr., Cross Village.

Celebrate After Parade at Three Pines Studio. threepinesstudio.com

-------------------MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL: Presents the Northport Community Band. 7pm, Old School House Lawn, Glen Arbor. Free. glenarborart.org

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Poetry, storytelling and music featuring a unique outdoor setting around a fire. Ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. $5 adults $3 kids. Every Saturday at 9pm through Labor Day. terry-wooten.com CEDAR POLKA FEST: June 30 – July 3, Tennis Court area, Cedar. Enjoy food, drink, & polka music & dancing. Today includes Polka Mass featuring Diddle Styx at 11am. cedarpolkafest.com

-------------------SUMMER SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES: Presents Turbo Pup. 7-10pm, Elk Rapids Harbor Pavilion at the Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor. elkrapids.org

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NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: Today’s events include the Cherry Pie Bike Ride, Arts & Crafts Fair, Old Town Classic Car Show, Air Show with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Great American Picnic, Billy Idol & Civil Twilight & much more. Info: cherryfestival.org

-------------------THE TAYLORS: Enjoy this Southern Gospel Group from 2-3:30pm at Boyne City Per-

forming Arts Center. Free. hortonbayumc.org

-------------------BAY HARBOR FIREWORKS CELEBRATION: 8-10:30pm, Village at Bay Harbor.

Featuring the Petoskey Steel Drum Band & balloon twisting & fun with Jania Taylor. bayharbor.com

-------------------ANTIQUES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS: 10am-4pm, Emmet County Fairgrounds. Featuring over 170 dealers from around the country. Admission, $5. antiquesatthefairgrounds.com

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“FREE TO BE… YOU AND ME”: Presented by the Manistee Civic Players at Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee from 2-4pm. Taken from the children’s book that, instead of telling kids who they should be, would open them to the possibilities of

JOIN US JUNE 24 - AUGUST 27 FOR AN EVENING OF FUN! WELCOME!

“MOMENTS”

GLOBAL CAST!

DINNER MENU

The Young Americans is celebrating our 39th summer at Boyne Highlands making us America’s 2nd longest running Dinner Theatre!

This year our cast is excited to share some of their favorite “moments” from the latest Broadway shows and a variety of music genres that have touched audiences around the globe.

This cast of 30 entertainers includes young people from all over the world coming together to spend the summer performing six nights a week!

The evening begins at 6:30pm and includes hors d’oeuvres, salad, fresh rolls, choice of three entrées served with potatoes, steamed vegetables, and dessert.

Call For Reservations 844-365-1125

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YOUNGAMERICANS.ORG/DINNERTHEATRE

who they could be. Tickets start at $16. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Performing under the direction of conductor JoAnn Falletta. 8pm, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Tickets: $20 adult, $16 senior & $10 youth. interlochen.org

jul 04

MONDAY

MUSIC IN THE PARK/ FIREWORKS: With Northport Community Band at 7pm, fireworks at dusk, Dune Brothers live music after fireworks. Marina Park, Northport. destinationnorthport.com

-------------------CULPEPPER & MERRIWEATHER CIRCUS: 2pm & 4:30pm, Ellsworth Sports Park.

Adult tickets: $10 advance, $13 day of.

Available at Front Porch Cafe in Ellsworth, Bachmann’s Variety Store in Central Lake & the East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce office.

-------------------PICNIC & PLANES: This fundraiser for Love INC of Grand Traverse will be held at Traverse Bay United Methodist, TC from 11am-3pm. Enjoy hot dogs, cherry cobbler, refreshments & more while watching the Air Show. loveinctraverse.org

-------------------BOYNE CITY INDEPENDENCE DAY 10K: 7:30am, downtown Boyne City. Two mile & 10k races. boynechamber.com

-------------------FRANKFORT EVENTS: Parade, 10am; Art in the Park at Mineral Springs Park, 10am5pm; Sand Sculpture Contest on Lake MI Beach, noon; fireworks on Frankfort Beach at dusk. frankfort-elberta.com

MUSIC IN MACKINAW: Presents the Straits Area Concert Band. Enjoy these area instrumentalists at 9pm at Conkling Heritage Park.

231-436-5626.

-------------------MAGIC ON THE ROCKS: The Northern Express Room at The Parlor. New magic, new mind reading, new laughs. 8PM, tickets $20.

Seating is limited. magicupnorth.com

jul 05

TUESDAY

, PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH: Evening Support group. 6pm. MCHC room E. 231-947-7389

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AMY YOUNG LAUNCH PARTY: A Unicorn Named Sparkle. 10:30am - 12:00pm.

Cost, 25¢ due on event date. Reservations required. Best for ages 4 and up. Rising Hope Riding Center, 2787 Quick Rd., Harbor Springs. 231-526-6658, books@ btcbookshs.com.

-------------------ALISON DECAMP LAUNCH PARTY: My Near-Death Adventures, Book 2: I Almost Died. Again. 4:30 - 6pm. Best for ages 7 and up. Free, Reservations Required.

Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, 349 E. Main St., Harbor Springs. 231-526-6658. books@btcbookshs.com

-------------------THE CAPITOL STEPS: Enjoy the humor inherent in our political system. 8pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Tickets, $32. interlochen.org

-------------------STORY HOUR – YOGA FOR CHILDREN: With Michelle Bordeaux, yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. 10:30am, Children’s Room, Leland Township Library. 231-256-9152.

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CONCERTS IN THE PARK: With Oh Brother, Big Sister. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

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MAGIC ON THE ROCKS: (See Mon., Jul. 4)

BEULAH FIRECRACKER 5K: 8am; 1 Mile Fun Run, 9am, downtown Beulah. clcba.org

RYAN SHAY MID SUMMER NIGHT RUN: 5K & 10K start at 7pm at Thurston Park, Central Lake. The Fudgees 1 Mile Ice Cream Fun Run begins at the Central Lake High School track at 8pm. ryanshay.org

-------------------EPSILON CELEBRATION BAND: 7pm, Memorial Park Band Shell, East Jordan.

231-536-7351

-------------------THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA: Known for their hits such as “Tuxedo Junction,” “Moonlight Serenade,” & “In the Mood.” 2pm, Interlochen Bowl, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Bench seating, $27; lawn seating, $12. interlochen.org

-------------------CENTRAL LAKE’S USED BOOK FAIR: 9am-3pm, next to the Central Lake District Library, under the big tent, in the Cottage Book Store, & in the library activity room.

231-544-2517.

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jul 06

WEDNESDAY

DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: Comprised of drafted or signed Red Wings prospects, this camp takes place at Centre Ice Arena, TC, July 6-10. Practice sessions open to the public. Tickets, $5/day. Info: centreice.org

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NEW YORK CABARET PERFORMERS Natalie Douglas & Brian J. Nash: Enjoy this performance in the Mary Schmuckal Theatre in the lower level of the Old Town Playhouse, TC at 7pm. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 youth under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

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COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT: Patriotic salute featuring the Gaylord Community Chorus. 8pm, under the Pavilion, downtown Gaylord. Free.

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NELSON’S WILDLIFE SAFARI: 7pm, Alden Library. See & touch creatures from around the world. 231-331-4318.

PETOSKEY 4TH OF JULY PARADE & EVENTS: Parade, 6pm; fireworks, dusk, petoskeyarea.com

BAY HARBOR 4TH OF JULY ON MAIN ST.: 11am-12:15pm. Featuring the Petoskey Marching Band, Bay Harbor Equestrian Center costumed horses, & much more. bayharbor.com

-------------------MONDAY NIGHT CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Presents Jim Hawley & Friends in an observance of patriotic songs. 7pm, Onekama Village Park. Free. onekama.info

--------------------------------------DARCY LIBRARY SUMMER READING CLUB: Drummunity: Interactive Drum Circle. 1pm, Beulah Village Park. darcylibraryofbeulah.org

-------------------EVENING ON RIVER STREET: With The Three Bs. Held in downtown Elk Rapids from 6-9pm, also enjoy food from local

restaurants & kids Mon activities. elkrapids- Ladies Night - $1 off chamber.org drinks & $5 martinis w/ LGB (NO COVER)

-------------------WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY: muTues - $2 wellEnjoy drinks &live shots sic by Rachel B on the patio.

Wine & small THE POCKET bites available. 5-7pm at Chateau Grand (NO COVER)

Wed - Get it in the can for $1 Traverse. cgtwines.com/winedown

with Brotha James & DJ Dante

CONCERTS INbeer THEnight PARK: Thurs - MI $1 offWith all MIKirby beer Snively. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, w/ RICK CHYME W/SPECIAL GUEST Petoskey. crookedtree.org

- - -Fri- July - - 8:- -Happy - - -Hour: - - Cary - - -Morin ---MAGIC ON THE ROCKS: (See Mon., Jul. 4)

then: 74 Marauder Buckets of Beer starting at $7

THURSDAY 9: 74 MARAUDER julSaturday July Sun July 10: 07 KENNY OLSEN & FRIENDS • 8-12PM

BOYNE THUNDER: The poker run event showcases 110 high perforboats from all over check us out at unionstreetstationtc.net 941-1930 downtown TCmance the country. Participant Reception, Boyne Mountain Eagle’s Nest, Thurs., 7-10pm. Watch the Thunder boats arrive all day Fri. at the Boyne City Marina. Parade laps begin at 10:15am. Sat., Veterans Park, Charlevoix.

Veterans Park offers some of the best views for spectators. boynethunder.com

- - - - - - Thursday -------------DETROITTrivia RED WINGS nite DEVELOPMENT • 7-9pm CAMP: (See Weds., July 6) - - - -Friday - - - - - - Fish - - - - Fry -----SKILL SWAP & CONCERT: Learn how to youshop cansawmill eat perch runAll a small & sauna$10.99! building to drawing & designing gig posters to mushroom inoculation & fermenting foods, & much more. enjoy a concert for Then all Home Team by Gregory Stovetop & Samuel Seth Bernard.

Three ticketSporting options run Events. from $35-$60. Presented by Crosshatch at Earthwork Farm, 231 941-2276 Lake City, starting at noon. earthworkmu121 S. Union St. • TC. sic.com/skillswap

Food & drink specials

- - - - -www.dillingerspub.net --------------ANIMALS ON THE MOVE: Presented by Grass River Natural Area at Bellaire Library at 1pm. Part of the summer reading program. 231-533-8814.

-------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: With The Accidentals. 7pm, GT Pavilions, TC. Free. gtpavilions.org

-------------------EAST JORDAN MUSIC IN THE PARK: Presents Joshua Davis & special guest May Erlewine. 7-9pm, Community Auditorium.

Tickets, $25. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------STREET MUSIQUE: Featuring Goldie and the Screamers, The Paquettes, Boxcar Boys Band, Nathan & Jessie Band, Blissfest Duo, & Magic Lady. 7-9pm, Main St., Harbor Springs. harborspringschamber.com

-------------------MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN: Presents folk/rock singer-songwriter Jill Jack. Jill has won 37 Detroit Music Awards. 7-9pm, The Homestead, Glen Arbor. Tickets, $15. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------ALDEN STROLL: With Kenny Thompson.

6-8pm, downtown Alden. visitalden.com

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CONCERTS IN THE PARK: With Kellerville.

7-9pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. crookedtree.org

jul 08

FRIDAY

STORY HOUR AT HORIZON BOOKS: Celebrations. 10-11am. 243 E. Front St., TC. 231-9467290. horizon books.com

------------------------------BOYNE THUNDER: (See Thurs., July 7)

DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: (See Weds., July 6)

COMMUNITY DANCE: With live music by the Pine River Jazz Band. 7-10pm, East Jordan Civic Center. $10. 231-675-4800.

-------------------PETOSKEY ROCKS!: 6-11pm, downtown Petoskey. Featuring free carriage rides, music in the park with Deep Greens & Blues, a ghost walk, & movie in the park. Find ‘Petoskey Rocks!’ on Facebook.

FREE COMMUNITY PIG ROAST: Held at Tender Care Traverse City from 11am-5pm.

Benefits the Alzheimer’s Association. 231866-1854.

-------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: With Wild Sullys (Celtic boogie). 7-9pm, Marina Park, Northport. destinationnorthport.com

-------------------PAULA COLE: With jazz, rock & soul roots, Cole toured/collaborated with Peter Gabriel, a Grammy-winning solo recording.

ZANYCONSIGNMENT.COM She performs at John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey at 8pm. Tickets start at $25. bayviewfestival.org

-------------------SUMMER SOUNDS SERIES: Channing & Quinn: This indie folk duo blends theatrics with sincerity at Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville at 7pm. Tickets, $10 adults; free for kids 12 & under. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------CONCERTS IN THE PARK: With Arbor Lacs – Jess Polus. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

-------------------36TH ANNUAL BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL: July 8-10.

Festival Farm, 3695 Division Rd., Harbor Springs. Performers include 10 String Symphony, The Accidentals, Baskery, The Box 231 922-7746 Car Boys, Conge Se Menne, 121 S. Union St. • Erik TC.Koskinen, Harper & Midwest Kind, Hot Tuna, & many others. www.dillingerspub.net blissfest.org

-------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: Presents An Evening with Screenwriter/Producer Jim & Lynn Kouf. Jim’s most recent project includes the high-stakes thriller Money Monster, a film directed by Jodi Foster & starring Julia Roberts & George Clooney.

7pm, City Opera House, TC. General admission, $15. cityoperahouse.org

jul 09

SATURDAY

JILL JACK RETURNS TO ATEN PLACE: Singer/Songwriter Jill Jack Performs a blend of folk and rock traditions. 7:30pm. 1/2 mile south of Cherry Hill Rd on Old Mackinaw Trail, Boyne Falls. Event tickets are $16. 231-549-2076. atenplace.com

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SOUTH ARM CLASSICS: The South Arm of Lake Charlevoix and downtown East Jordan will be filled with classic boats and cars and a micro brew Beer tent . Event features a display of fifty-plus classic vintage boats, in water and on land in Memorial Park and over 150 classic cars of all makes and models lining downtown Main Street.

Live music in the Memorial Park bandshell, 10am. Micro Brew Beer Tent, 2-8pm. All ages. Info on Facebook, The South Arm Classics or southarmclassics.com

-------------------BOARDMAN RIVER NATURE CENTER: Animal Investigation, Join us on the trails at 10:30am to look for signs of animals and take part in tracking. At 1:30pm, we will hold a story-time session with a hike for little ones. 1450 Cass Road, TC. 231-941-0960 ext.31. facebook.com/ natureiscalling?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

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who they could be. Tickets start at $16. mynorthtickets.com

- - - - -R- olling - - - - -H - - ills ------& Art WORLD Antiques YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Performing under the direction of conductor JoAnn Falletta. 8pm, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts.

- Tues. by Chance Tickets: $20 adult, $1611-6 senior & $10 youth.

Daily interlochen.org

Open Year Round

jul 04

MONDAY

MUSIC IN THE PARK/ FIREWORKS: With North2 miles west of downtown traverse city at port Community Band 5085 barney road 49684 7pm, fireworks at dusk, (231) 947-1063 Dune Brothers live music after fireworks. Also Marina visitPark, us atNorthport. destinationnorthport.com www.rollinghillsantiques.com

-------------------CULPEPPER & MERRIWEATHER CIRCUS: 2pm & 4:30pm, Ellsworth Sports Park.

Adult tickets: $10 advance, $13 day of.

Available at Front Porch Cafe in Ellsworth, Bachmann’s Variety Store in Central Lake & the East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce office.

-------------------PICNIC & PLANES: This fundraiser for Love INC of Grand Traverse will be held at Traverse Bay United Methodist, TC from 11am-3pm. Enjoy hot dogs, cherry cobbler, refreshments & more while watching the Air Show. loveinctraverse.org

-------------------BOYNE CITY INDEPENDENCE DAY 10K: 7:30am, downtown Boyne City. Two mile & 10k races. boynechamber.com

-------------------FRANKFORT EVENTS: Parade, 10am; Art in the Park at Mineral Springs Park, 10am5pm; Sand Sculpture Contest on Lake MI Beach, noon; fireworks on Frankfort Beach at dusk. frankfort-elberta.com

MUSIC IN MACKINAW: Presents the Straits Organic Foods • Quality Supplements Area Concert Band. Enjoy these area instruExperienced Professionals mentalists at 9pm at Conkling Heritage Park.

231-436-5626.

Europharma curamEd - - -is -the-bEst - - quality ------------MAGIC ON THE ROCKS: turmEric you can buy! The Northern Express Room at (750 ThemG) Parlor. New magic, new curamEd® healthy inflammation mind reading, new laughs. 8PM, tickets $20. response*† Seating is supErior limited.absorption magicupnorth.com curcumin more powerful than plain curcumin or turmeric

TUESDAY jul 05 ealthy Alternatives

, PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH: Evening Support group. 6pm. MCHC room Where Natural Choices Make A Healthy Difference E. 231-947-7389

- -Toski-Sands - - - - - -Plaza ----2290 M-119

AMY YOUNG LAUNCH PARTY: A UniPetoskey • 231-348-8390 cornHOURS: NamedM-F Sparkle.

10:30am - 12:00pm.

9:30-6:00 • Sat 9:30-4:00 Cost, 25¢ due event date.

Reservations Nowon Accepting EBT cards required. Best for ages 4 and up. Rising Hope Riding Center, 2787 Quick Rd., Harbor Springs. 231-526-6658, books@ btcbookshs.com.

-------------------ALISON DECAMP LAUNCH PARTY: My Near-Death Adventures, Book 2: I Almost Died. Again. 4:30 - 6pm. Best for ages 7 and up. Free, Reservations Required.

Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, 349 E. Main St., Harbor Springs. 231-526-6658. books@btcbookshs.com

-------------------THE CAPITOL STEPS: Enjoy the humor inherent in our political system. 8pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Tickets, $32. interlochen.org

-------------------STORY HOUR – YOGA FOR CHILDREN: With Michelle Bordeaux, yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. 10:30am, Children’s Room, Leland Township Library. 231-256-9152.

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CONCERTS IN THE PARK: With Oh Brother, Big Sister. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

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MAGIC ON THE ROCKS: (See Mon., Jul. 4)

BEULAH FIRECRACKER 5K: 8am; 1 Mile Fun Run, 9am, downtown Beulah. clcba.org

RYAN SHAY MID SUMMER NIGHT RUN: 5K & 10K start at 7pm at Thurston Park, Central Lake. The Fudgees 1 Mile Ice Cream Fun Run begins at the Central Lake High School track at 8pm. ryanshay.org

-------------------EPSILON CELEBRATION BAND: 7pm, Memorial Park Band Shell, East Jordan.

231-536-7351

-------------------THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA: Known for their hits such as “Tuxedo Junction,” “Moonlight Serenade,” & “In the Mood.” 2pm, Interlochen Bowl, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Bench seating, $27; lawn seating, $12. interlochen.org

-------------------CENTRAL LAKE’S USED BOOK FAIR: 9am-3pm, next to the Central Lake District Library, under the big tent, in the Cottage Book Store, & in the library activity room.

231-544-2517.

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jul 06

DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: Comprised of drafted or signed Red Wings prospects, this camp takes place at Centre Ice Arena, TC, July 6-10. Practice sessions open to the public. Tickets, $5/day. Info: centreice.org

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NEW YORK CABARET PERFORMERS Natalie Douglas & Brian J. Nash: Enjoy this performance in the Mary Schmuckal Theatre in the lower level of the Old Town Playhouse, TC at 7pm. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 youth under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

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Brunch - 9AM-2PM - - - - - - -Saturday - - - - - - - -&- Sunday - - - - town Gaylord. Free.

PETOSKEY 4TH OF JULY PARADE & - - -Mary - - - - -Bar - - - -- -9AM-6PM ------Sunday & Sunday Bloody EVENTS: Parade, 6pm; fireworks, dusk, Chorus. 8pm, under the Pavilion, down-

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NELSON’S WILDLIFE SAFARI: 7pm, Alden Library. See & touch creatures from around the world. 231-331-4318.

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Live music

BAY HARBOR 4TH OF JULY ON MAIN - - -7/5 - -- -JOE - -BABCOCK ---------Mon 7/4 - OLD the SCHOOL ROCK-DARCY Tues ST.: 11am-12:15pm.

Featuring Petoskey LIBRARY SUMMER READING Marching Band, Bay7/6 Harbor Equestrian Wed - CHRIS WINKELMAN Thurs 7/7- FAT POCKET CLUB: Drummunity: Interactive Drum Center costumed horses, & much more.

Circle.

1pm, Beulah Village Park. darcyliFri 7/8SOUL PATCH Sat 7/9THE BALSOM BROS. bayharbor.com braryofbeulah.org

BEST DOWNTOWN PATIO BAR • 12 BIG SCREEN TVS MONDAY NIGHT CONCERTS IN THE EVENING ON RIVER STREET: With The PARK: Presents Jim Hawley & Friends in Three Bs. Held in downtown Elk Rapids an 221 observance of patriotic 7pm, E State St •songs. statestreetgrilletc.com 231-947-4263 from 6-9pm, also•enjoy food from local Onekama Village Park. Free. onekama.info

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WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY: Enjoy live music by Rachel B on the patio. Wine & small bites available. 5-7pm at Chateau Grand Traverse. cgtwines.com/winedown CONCERTS IN THE PARK: With Kirby Snively. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

-------------------MAGIC ON THE ROCKS: (See Mon., Jul. 4)

jul 07

THURSDAY

BOYNE THUNDER: The poker run event showcases 110 high performance boats from all over the country. Participant Reception, Boyne Mountain Eagle’s Nest, Thurs., 7-10pm. Watch the Thunder boats arrive all day Fri. at the Boyne City Marina. Parade laps begin at 10:15am. Sat., Veterans Park, Charlevoix.

Veterans Park offers some of the best views for spectators. boynethunder.com

-------------------DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: (See Weds., July 6)

-------------------SKILL SWAP & CONCERT: Learn how to run a small shop sawmill & sauna building to drawing & designing gig posters to mushroom inoculation & fermenting foods, & much more. Then enjoy a concert by Gregory Stovetop & Samuel Seth Bernard.

Three ticket options run from $35-$60. Presented by Crosshatch at Earthwork Farm, Lake City, starting at noon. earthworkmusic.com/skillswap

-------------------ANIMALS ON THE MOVE: Presented by Grass River Natural Area at Bellaire Library at 1pm. Part of the summer reading program. 231-533-8814.

-------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: With The Accidentals. 7pm, GT Pavilions, TC. Free. gtpavilions.org

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WEDNESDAY

BAND CONCERT: Patriotic SPORTS BAR & COMMUNITY RESTAURANT salute featuring the Gaylord Community

petoskeyarea.com

restaurants & kids activities. elkrapidschamber.org

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EAST JORDAN MUSIC IN THE PARK: Presents Joshua Davis & special guest May Erlewine. 7-9pm, Community Auditorium.

Tickets, $25. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------STREET MUSIQUE: Featuring Goldie and the Screamers, The Paquettes, Boxcar Boys Band, Nathan & Jessie Band, Blissfest Duo, & Magic Lady. 7-9pm, Main St., Harbor Springs. harborspringschamber.com

-------------------MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN: Presents folk/rock singer-songwriter Jill Jack. Jill has won 37 Detroit Music Awards. 7-9pm, The Homestead, Glen Arbor. Tickets, $15. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------ALDEN STROLL: With Kenny Thompson.

6-8pm, downtown Alden. visitalden.com

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CONCERTS IN THE PARK: With Kellerville.

7-9pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. crookedtree.org

jul 08

FRIDAY

STORY HOUR AT HORIZON BOOKS: Celebrations. 10-11am. 243 E. Front St., TC. 231-9467290. horizon books.com

------------------------------BOYNE THUNDER: (See Thurs., July 7)

DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: (See Weds., July 6)

COMMUNITY DANCE: With live music by the Pine River Jazz Band. 7-10pm, East Jordan Civic Center. $10. 231-675-4800.

-------------------PETOSKEY ROCKS!: 6-11pm, downtown Petoskey. Featuring free carriage rides, music in the park with Deep Greens & Blues, a ghost walk, & movie in the park. Find ‘Petoskey Rocks!’ on Facebook.

FREE COMMUNITY PIG ROAST: Held at Tender Care Traverse City from 11am-5pm.

Benefits the Alzheimer’s Association. 231866-1854.

-------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: With Wild Sullys (Celtic boogie). 7-9pm, Marina Park, Northport. destinationnorthport.com

-------------------PAULA COLE: With jazz, rock & soul roots, Cole toured/collaborated with Peter Gabriel, a Grammy-winning solo recording.

She performs at John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey at 8pm. Tickets start at $25. bayviewfestival.org

-------------------SUMMER SOUNDS SERIES: Channing & Quinn: This indie folk duo blends theatrics with sincerity at Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville at 7pm. Tickets, $10 adults; free for kids 12 & under. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------CONCERTS IN THE PARK: With Arbor Lacs – Jess Polus. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

-------------------36TH ANNUAL BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL: July 8-10.

Festival Farm, 3695 Division Rd., Harbor Springs. Performers include 10 String Symphony, The Accidentals, Baskery, The Box Car Boys, Conge Se Menne, Erik Koskinen, Harper & Midwest Kind, Hot Tuna, & many others. blissfest.org

-------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: Presents An Evening with Screenwriter/Producer Jim & Lynn Kouf. Jim’s most recent project includes the high-stakes thriller Money Monster, a film directed by Jodi Foster & starring Julia Roberts & George Clooney.

7pm, City Opera House, TC. General admission, $15. cityoperahouse.org

jul 09

SATURDAY

JILL JACK RETURNS TO ATEN PLACE: Singer/Songwriter Jill Jack Performs a blend of folk and rock traditions. 7:30pm. 1/2 mile south of Cherry Hill Rd on Old Mackinaw Trail, Boyne Falls. Event tickets are $16. 231-549-2076. atenplace.com

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SOUTH ARM CLASSICS: The South Arm of Lake Charlevoix and downtown East Jordan will be filled with classic boats and cars and a micro brew Beer tent . Event features a display of fifty-plus classic vintage boats, in water and on land in Memorial Park and over 150 classic cars of all makes and models lining downtown Main Street.

Live music in the Memorial Park bandshell, 10am. Micro Brew Beer Tent, 2-8pm. All ages. Info on Facebook, The South Arm Classics or southarmclassics.com

-------------------BOARDMAN RIVER NATURE CENTER: Animal Investigation, Join us on the trails at 10:30am to look for signs of animals and take part in tracking. At 1:30pm, we will hold a story-time session with a hike for little ones. 1450 Cass Road, TC. 231-941-0960 ext.31. facebook.com/ natureiscalling?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

CROOKED TREE ART CENTER THEATRE: Up North Vocal Institute will perform a special concert. 2pm. Crooked Tree Arts Center, 461 E. Mitchell Street, downtown Petoskey. 231-347-4337. crookedtree.org.

3pm, Mt. Zion Family Worship Center, TC. By donation. reininglibertyranch.org

19TH ANNUAL ARTISTS’ MARKET: The Old Art Building in Leland will feature over 90 art booths on the lawn and through out the building. 10am-5pm. Cedar St., Leland.

Sponsored by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. 231-256-2131. oldartbuilding.com

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-------------------ATEN PLACE CONCERTS: Jill Jack.

7:30pm. 03492 Old Mackinaw Trail Boyne Falls. 231-549-2076. atenplace.com

-------------------DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: (See Weds., July 6)

-------------------LEELANAU SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL: Presents harpist extraordinaire Sivan Magen. 7pm, Holy Rosary Arts & Education Center Sala Koncertowa Concert Hall, Cedar. Tickets, $20; $10 for students with ID. leelanausummermusicfestival.com

-------------------SWEATY YETI RUN: Starts at the East Jordan High School Track. 8am, 5K; 9am, 1 mile. sweatyyetirun.com

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AN EVENING WITH SARAH JAROSZ WSG THE BROTHER BROTHERS: Enjoy a night of bluegrass with this 24 year old Grammynominated musician with four solo albums to her credit. 8pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets, $32. interlochen.org CHARLEVOIX’S 48TH ANNUAL ART & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-6pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. Featuring 150 artists & craftsmen from around the country. charlevoix.org

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36TH ANNUAL BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL: (See Fri., July 8)

-------------------CHEBOYGAN AREA ARTS COUNCIL’S 48TH ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL: 9:30am-3pm, Festival Square on Main St., Cheboygan. cheboygan.com

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BEAR LAKES DAYS SALE: 9am-5pm, Bear Lake Library. bearlake.lili.org

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MUSIC IN MACKINAW: Presents The Harbor Strings, an ensemble from the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park. 231-436-5626.

-------------------BOYNE THUNDER: (See Thurs., July 7)

jul 10

SUNDAY

BIG LITTLE CONCERT IN THE VINEYARD: Pete Farmer with Justin Stover.

6-8pm. No cover, bring the family. Rain or shine.

4519 S. Elm Valley Rd., Suttons Bay. biglittlewines.com.

-------------------DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: (See Weds., July 6)

-------------------SUMMER SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES: With Brotha James. 7-10pm, Elk Rapids Harbor Pavilion at the Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor. elkrapids.org

-------------------“MARCHES & MUSICALS”: This NMC Concert Band benefit concert will help veterans programs at Reining Liberty Ranch.

-------------------INTER’ROCKIN TRIATHLON/DUATHLON: Interlochen State Park, 8am. Info: 3disciplines.com

MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL: 18th Annual Dune Climb Concert: Presents modern-folk Americana act the Way Down Wanderers.

7pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Free. glenarborart.org

-------------------CHARLEVOIX’S 48TH ANNUAL ART & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. Featuring 150 artists & craftsmen from around the country. charlevoix.org

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36TH ANNUAL BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL: (See Fri., July 8)

ONGOING

“OPEN LATE TIL EIGHT:” Several businesses in East Jordan are participating in the “Open Late Til Eight” on Wednesdays throughout July. For a list of participating businesses visit ijchamber.org or 231-536-7351. Discover all that East Jordan has to offer!

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GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL: July 6-31, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Info: greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

-------------------CEMETERY TOURS: The Traverse Area Historical Society will conduct these walking tours of Oakwood Cemetery, TC at 7pm on Sundays in July & Aug. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Historical Society. Meet on the sidewalk outside the cemetery at the corner of Eighth St. & Steele 20 minutes before start time. 995-0313.

-------------------JAZZ AT SUNSET: Join The Jeff Haas Trio & special guests every Thurs. through Sept.

1 for an evening of music, wine & stunning sunsets at Chateau Chantal Winery & Inn, TC. chateauchantal.com

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STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Poetry, storytelling & music every Sat. at 9pm through Sept. 3. Featuring a unique outdoor setting around a fire. Ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. $5 adults, $3 kids. terry-wooten.com

-------------------DEBTORS ANONYMOUS: 12 Step Meeting. Held on Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Munson Community Health Center, east door, Room G, TC. For info, email: tcdajp34@gmail.com

-------------------ADOPTION SATURDAYS: Pets Naturally, TC hosts one dog & one cat from the Cherryland Humane Society on Saturdays from 11am-2pm. www.petsnaturallytc.com

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PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY: Open to the community every Thurs. from 5:30-8:30pm through Sept. Enjoy the outdoor patio with food & wine available to purchase, & live music. petoskeyfarms.com

-------------------BOCCE E DEROCHE: Try your hand at authentic Italian Bocce while listening to Interlochen’s Brad DeRoche on guitar on Fridays & Saturdays, 7-10pm at Bella Fortuna North, Lake Leelanau. bellafortunarestaurant.com

STROLL THE STREETS: 6-9pm, Fridays through Sept. 2, downtown Boyne City.

Featuring musical entertainment, magicians, caricature artists, face painting, balloon twisting & more. boynechamber.com

Petoskey. 800-248-6777.

THE VILLAGE OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKET: On the Piazza at The Village at GT Commons, TC on Mondays through Oct. from 12-4pm. www.thevillagetc.com

TRAVERSE BAY BLUES SOCIETY JAM SESSION: Held the third Thurs. of every month from 7-10pm at InsideOut Gallery, TC. traversebayblues.com

-------------------SONG OF THE MORNING, VANDERBILT: Free yoga classes, Tues. – Fri., 7:308:30am. songofthemorning.org

& Laurie Sears

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SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Farmers & gardeners from around the local region bring their fresh produce, flowers & baked goods to this Downtown Farmers Market located between Cass & Union streets, across from Clinch Park, TC (moves over to the Old Town Parking Deck off of Union and 8th Street for July 2, 6 and 9). Held on Wednesdays from 8am-noon, & Saturdays from 7:30am-noon through Oct. www.downtowntc.com

JAZZ AT

-------------------PETOSKEY FILM THEATER: Showing international, indie, art house & documentary films on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Carnegie Building, 451 E. Mitchell St., next to Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Donations welcome. For schedule find ‘Petoskey Film Theater’ on Facebook. 231-758-3108.

7-9:30PM NO COVER

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-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays through Sept. 30, 8:30am-1pm. petoskeydowntown.com

TUESDAY NIGHTS

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GROW BENZIE FARMERS MARKET: Mondays through Oct. 3, 3-7pm, 5885 Frankfort Highway, Benzonia. growbenzie.org

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DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE: Fridays from 6-7:30pm at After 26 Depot Café, Cadillac.

Enjoy coffee with dinner or dessert while listening to live entertainment. 231-468-3526.

-------------------FIND WALDO LOCAL: Waldo is hiding in 25 stores. Downtown Harbor Springs. Free and open to public. 231.526.6658, books@ btcbookshs.com

- - -NO - - - -COVER - - - - - - - - -7-9:30PM ---Elk Rapids Farmers Market: Fridays, 8amnoon, Rotary Park. Over 40 local vendors offer fresh produce, plants & baked goods. elkrapidschamber.org

ART

“THE MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS”: Opening reception, Weds., July 6, 5-7pm.

Runs through Aug. at City Opera House, TC. cityoperahouse.org

SWEETWATER

-------------------ALDEN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, Tennis Court Park, 4-8pm. visitalden.com

BLUES BAND

-------------------FRANKFORT FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, Main St., Frankfort, 9am-1pm.

231-325-2220.

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-------------------RANDI FORD & JUSTIN GUSTAFSON 615 EAST FRONT STREET | TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686 EXHIBIT: Somebody’s Gallery, Petoskey. somebodysgallery.com

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“ROADSHOW: DOWN MEMORY LANE

BY CAR, BOAT & TRAIN”: Held at Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan through July 10. jordanriverarts.com

CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE

KALKASKA FARMERS MARKET: Held at Railroad Square in downtown Kalkaska on Tuesdays through Oct. 11, 2-6pm.

231-384-1027.

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INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Interlochen Shopping Center, big parking lot behind Ric’s, Interlochen Corners, 9am2pm, every Sun. through Oct. facebook. com/interlochenfarmersmarket

-------------------25 CENT COMMUNITY WALK: Held every Tues. through Sept. 27 starting at the Bellaire COA parking lot at 4:45pm. Walk the trails from 5-6pm. There will be beginner & advanced groups. 231-533-8703.

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KAYE BUCHMAN EXHIBIT: Kaye’s work includes large-scale pen & ink drawing, series painting on polyester resin & aluminum sheeting, thematic bookmaking, & more. The exhibit runs through Aug. 6. Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

-------------------THE ART MIXER: Featuring works by local artists Kristy Avery, Beth Bynum, Cherie Correll, Dan Feldhauser, Mike Novak, Ann Robinson & John Robert Williams at the Grand Traverse Distillery Tasting Room, TC through July 5. grandtraversedistillery.com

GOOD TUNES. GOOD POURS. GOOD TIMES.

5:00 7:00

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BLISSFEST JAM SESSIONS: Every Sun., 1-4pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Bring your instruments or just sing along or listen. www.redskystage.com.

EVERY WEEK • RAIN OR - - SHINE - - - - -• UNTIL - - - - -AUG - - -31 ----COLORING CLUB FOR GROWN-UPS: Held on Wednesdays from 12-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Free. crookedtree.org/tc Rachel B

WINE BY THE GLASS - - - - -NEW - - - FLIGHTS - - - - - -&- BITES ----THE LYRICAL NORTH: Landscape paintON THE PATIO

ings by Heidi A. Marshall, July 2-18. An opening reception will be held on Sat., July 2 from 2-7pm. Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. threepinesstudio.com

OLD MISSION PENINSULA

JULY 06 JULY 13 JULY 20

-------------------BOXING FOR PARKINSON’S: Parkinson’s Network North meets at 10am every Mon. at Fit For You, TC for these free sessions. gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

-------------------“JUST FOR US” BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the first Tues. of every month from 6:30-8:30pm at the McLaren Northern MI John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center,

A SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS EXHIBIT :

July Pico 6-30, GACA Art MarketLevi & Gallery, Miriam & David Chown Britton Gaylord. An opening reception will be held on Sat., July 9 from 5-7pm. gaylordarts.org

-------------------“FROM WITHIN – A DEPARTURE FROM REALITY”: Featuring the work of 14 area artists who use unconventional approaches to visual experiences. Runs through July. Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. twistedfishgallery.com

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CROOKED TREE ART CENTER THEATRE: Up North Vocal Institute will perform a special concert. 2pm. Crooked Tree Arts Center, 461 E. Mitchell Street, downtown Petoskey. 231-347-4337. crookedtree.org.

3pm, Mt. Zion Family Worship Center, TC. By donation. reininglibertyranch.org

the best...

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-------------------INTER’ROCKIN TRIATHLON/DUATHLON: Interlochen State Park, 8am. Info: 3disciplines.com

STROLL THE STREETS: 6-9pm, Fridays through Sept. 2, downtown Boyne City.

Featuring musical entertainment, magicians, caricature artists, face painting, balloon twisting & more. boynechamber.com

Petoskey. 800-248-6777.

off of Union and 8th Street for July 2, 6 and 9). Held on Wednesdays from 8am-noon, & Saturdays from 7:30am-noon through Oct. www.downtowntc.com

Facebook. 231-758-3108.

-------------------SONG OF THE MORNING, VANDERBILT: Free yoga classes, Tues. – Fri., 7:308:30am. songofthemorning.org

-------------------- -------------------sizzling -fajitas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE VILLAGE OUTDOOR FARMERS TRAVERSE BAY BLUES SOCIETY JAM SESSION: Held the third Thurs. of every MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL: 18th Annual MARKET: On the Piazza at The Village at marvelous margaritas month from 7-10pm at InsideOut Gallery, Dune Climb Concert: Presents modern-folk GT Commons, TC on Mondays through TC. traversebayblues.com Americana act the Way Down Wanderers.

Oct. from 12-4pm. www.thevillagetc.com 7pm, Sleeping Dunes National Lake-------------------- -------------------burritos • chimis • Bear wraps shore. Free. glenarborart.org PETOSKEY FILM THEATER: Showing SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARKET: Farmers & gardeners from around international, indie, art house & docu- - - - - - - - -quesadillas - - - - - - - - - - - - - -•- -tacos mentary films on Wednesdays, Fridays CHARLEVOIX’S 48TH ANNUAL ART & the local region bring their fresh produce, ATEN PLACE CONCERTS: Jill Jack. & Saturdays. Carnegie Building, 451 E. CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, East Park, flowers & baked goods to this Downtown 7:30pm. 03492 Old Mackinaw Trail enchiladas • children’s menu Mitchell St., next to Crooked Tree Arts downtown Charlevoix. Featuring 150 artBoyne Falls. 231-549-2076. atenplace.com Farmers Market located between Cass & - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ists & craftsmen from around the country.

Center, Petoskey. Donations welcome. For Union streets, across from Clinch Park, TC & WINGS fresh homemade DETROIT RED DEVELOPMENT schedule find ‘Petoskey Film Theater’ on charlevoix.org salsa! (moves over to the Old Town Parking Deck 19TH ANNUAL ARTISTS’ MARKET: The Old Art Building in Leland will feature over 90 art booths on the lawn and through out the building. 10am-5pm. Cedar St., Leland.

Sponsored by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. 231-256-2131. oldartbuilding.com

CAMP: (See Weds., July 6)

-------------------LEELANAU SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL: Presents harpist extraordinaire Sivan Magen. 7pm, Holy Rosary Arts & Education Center Sala Koncertowa Concert Hall, Cedar. Tickets, $20; $10 for students with ID. leelanausummermusicfestival.com

-------------------SWEATY YETI RUN: Starts at the East Jordan High School Track. 8am, 5K; 9am, 1 mile. sweatyyetirun.com

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AN EVENING WITH SARAH JAROSZ WSG THE BROTHER BROTHERS: Enjoy a night of bluegrass with this 24 year old Grammynominated musician with four solo albums to her credit. 8pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets, $32. interlochen.org CHARLEVOIX’S 48TH ANNUAL ART & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-6pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. Featuring 150 artists & craftsmen from around the country. charlevoix.org

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36TH ANNUAL BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL: (See Fri., July 8)

ONGOING

“OPEN LATE TIL EIGHT:” Several businesses in East Jordan are participating in the “Open Late Til Eight” on Wednesdays throughout July. For a list of participating businesses visit ijchamber.org or 231-536-7351. Discover all that East Jordan has to offer!

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GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL: Petoskey, Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, July 6-31, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsand two locations burg.Gaylord Info: greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

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-------CEMETERY TOURS: The Traverse Area Historical Society will conduct these walking tours of Oakwood Cemetery, TC at 7pm on Sundays in July & Aug. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Historical Society. Meet on the sidewalk outside the cemetery at the corner of Eighth St. & Steele 20 minutes before start time. 995-0313.

- - - Jewelry, - - - - - - - - - - - -Minerals ----& Fossils 36TH ANNUAL BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL: (See Fri., July 8) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Beyond AT SUNSET: Join The Jeff Haas Trio - - - - - -from - - - - - - -Michigan - - - - - - - JAZZ & CHEBOYGAN AREA ARTS COUNCIL’S 48TH ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL: 9:30am-3pm, Festival Square on Main St., Cheboygan. cheboygan.com

& special guests every Thurs. through Sept.

1 for an evening of music, wine & stunning sunsets at Chateau Chantal Winery & Inn, TC. chateauchantal.com

BEAR LAKES DAYS SALE: 9am-5pm, Bear Lake Library. bearlake.lili.org

STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Poetry, storytelling & music every Sat. at 9pm through Sept. 3. Featuring a unique outdoor setting around a fire. Ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. $5 adults, $3 kids. terry-wooten.com

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MUSIC IN MACKINAW: Presents The Harbor Strings, an ensemble from the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park. 231-436-5626.

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BIG LITTLE CONCERT IN THE VINEYARD: Pete Farmer with Justin Stover.

6-8pm. No cover, bring the family. Rain or shine.

4519 S. Elm Valley Rd., Suttons Bay. biglittlewines.com.

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-------------------DEBTORS ANONYMOUS: 12 Step Meeting. Held on Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Munson Community Health Center, east door, Room G, TC. For info, email: tcdajp34@gmail.com

-------------------ADOPTION SATURDAYS: Pets Naturally, TC hosts one dog & one cat from the Cherryland Humane Society on Saturdays from 11am-2pm. www.petsnaturallytc.com

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PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY: Open to the community every Thurs. from 5:30-8:30pm through Sept. Enjoy the outdoor patio with food & wine available to purchase, & live music. petoskeyfarms.com

139 E. Front St. Traverse - - - - - - - - - - - - -City, - - - - MI --231.941.2200 “MARCHES & MUSICALS”: This NMC Concert Band benefit concert will help vetontherockstc.com

BOCCE E DEROCHE: Try your hand at authentic Italian Bocce while listening to Interlochen’s Brad DeRoche on guitar on Fridays & Saturdays, 7-10pm at Bella Fortuna North, Lake Leelanau. bellafortunarestaurant.com

-------------------DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP: (See Weds., July 6)

SUMMER SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES: With Brotha James. 7-10pm, Elk Rapids Harbor Pavilion at the Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor. elkrapids.org

erans programs at Reining Liberty Ranch.

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-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays through Sept. 30, 8:30am-1pm. petoskeydowntown.com

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GROW BENZIE FARMERS MARKET: Mondays through Oct. 3, 3-7pm, 5885 Frankfort Highway, Benzonia. growbenzie.org

-------------------Elk Rapids Farmers Market: Fridays, 8amnoon, Rotary Park. Over 40 local vendors offer fresh produce, plants & baked goods. elkrapidschamber.org

-------------------ALDEN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, Tennis Court Park, 4-8pm. visitalden.com

-------------------FRANKFORT FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, Main St., Frankfort, 9am-1pm.

231-325-2220.

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KALKASKA FARMERS MARKET: Held at Railroad Square in downtown Kalkaska on Tuesdays through Oct. 11, 2-6pm.

231-384-1027.

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INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Interlochen Shopping Center, big parking lot behind Ric’s, Interlochen Corners, 9am2pm, every Sun. through Oct. facebook. com/interlochenfarmersmarket

-------------------25 CENT COMMUNITY WALK: Held every Tues. through Sept. 27 starting at the Bellaire COA parking lot at 4:45pm. Walk the trails from 5-6pm. There will be beginner & advanced groups. 231-533-8703.

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BLISSFEST JAM SESSIONS: Every Sun., 1-4pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Bring your instruments or just sing along or listen. www.redskystage.com.

-------------------COLORING CLUB FOR GROWN-UPS: Held on Wednesdays from 12-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Free. crookedtree.org/tc

-------------------BOXING FOR PARKINSON’S: Parkinson’s Network North meets at 10am every Mon. at Fit For You, TC for these free sessions. gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

-------------------“JUST FOR US” BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the first Tues. of every month from 6:30-8:30pm at the McLaren Northern MI John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center,

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DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE: Fridays from 6-7:30pm at After 26 Depot Café, Cadillac.

Enjoy coffee with dinner or dessert while listening to live entertainment. 231-468-3526.

-------------------FIND WALDO LOCAL: Waldo is hiding in 25 stores. Downtown Harbor Springs. Free and open to public. 231.526.6658, books@ btcbookshs.com

ART

“THE MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS”: Opening reception, Weds., July 6, 5-7pm.

Runs through Aug. at City Opera House, TC. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------RANDI FORD & JUSTIN GUSTAFSON EXHIBIT: Somebody’s Gallery, Petoskey. somebodysgallery.com

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“ROADSHOW: DOWN MEMORY LANE

BY CAR, BOAT & TRAIN”: Held at Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan through July 10. jordanriverarts.com

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KAYE BUCHMAN EXHIBIT: Kaye’s work includes large-scale pen & ink drawing, series painting on polyester resin & aluminum sheeting, thematic bookmaking, & more. The exhibit runs through Aug. 6. Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

-------------------THE ART MIXER: Featuring works by local artists Kristy Avery, Beth Bynum, Cherie Correll, Dan Feldhauser, Mike Novak, Ann Robinson & John Robert Williams at the Grand Traverse Distillery Tasting Room, TC through July 5. grandtraversedistillery.com

-------------------THE LYRICAL NORTH: Landscape paintings by Heidi A. Marshall, July 2-18. An opening reception will be held on Sat., July 2 from 2-7pm. Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. threepinesstudio.com

A SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS EXHIBIT : July 6-30, GACA Art Market & Gallery, Gaylord. An opening reception will be held on Sat., July 9 from 5-7pm. gaylordarts.org

-------------------“FROM WITHIN – A DEPARTURE FROM REALITY”: Featuring the work of 14 area artists who use unconventional approaches to visual experiences. Runs through July. Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. twistedfishgallery.com

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STUDIOS, GLEN ARBOR: - “Return To Leelanau”: Watercolor paintings by Michael Lowery, whose work is based on Leelanau County icons. Runs through July 7. 231-334-3179.

- “Leelanau Focus: New Painting by Joe Stewart.” July 8-14. Enjoy the simplicity of old Leelanau farms & farm buildings combined with the peacefulness of the area’s preserved natural areas. An artist’s reception will be held on Fri., July 8 from 6-8pm.

Stewart will conduct a painting demo on Sun., July 10 at 1pm.

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - Summer Artisans Market: Fridays through Sept. 30, 9am-1pm on the Bidwell Plaza.

Artisans will sell their work & provide demonstrations.

- A Passion for Painting: This CTAC’s Kitchen Painters exhibit takes place in the Atrium Gallery through Sept. 6.

- The Art of Seeing Birds: Original Paintings

by Glen McCune: Held in Gilbert Gallery through Sept. 3. Featuring over 20 paintings, each depicting MI birds & their habitat.

- “Twenty Years in Retrospect: Paintings” & “Tales Lost to the Wind”: The Works of Kevin Barton: Held in Bonfield Gallery through Sept. 3. crookedtree.org

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - 1966: Remixed: This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of its gallery space, the 1966 addition of the old City Library, designed by architect Gordon Cornwell.

Runs through Sept. 3 & features new works inspired by the trends, fashions & events of that transitional era in American life. crookedtree.org

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: 25th Anniversary Exhibitions: June 12 – Sept. 4: - Soo Sunny Park: Unwoven Light: Park will recreate a version of her Unwoven Light that will be suspended as a sculptural composition of chain-link fencing & iridescent Plexiglas formed in organic shapes within the Schmuckal Gallery of the Dennos, transforming it into a shimmering world of light, shadow & color.

- Ilhwa Kim: Seed Universe: Artist Ilhwa Kim of Seoul, Korea hand-dyes, cuts, & rolls thousands of sheets of Korean mulberry paper to form colorful, three-dimensional works of art that form vibrant patterns & shapes.

- Andy Warhol: Silver Clouds: This exhibition consists of large helium-filled, pillowlike forms made from silver plastic film. The clouds will float in a confined space of the Binsfeld Gallery space where the heliumfilled clouds will move gently on fan-propelled wind, allowing visitors to experience an interactive walk through a pop interpretation of the heavens.

- Exhibited & Acquired: 25 Years of Exhibitions that added art to the Dennos Collections.

- Looking Back to the Beginning: Clifton McChesney – Painting / Dale Chihuly – Glass.

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HAVE A HAPPY CAPITOL FOURTH! Live from the United States Capitol and heading your way on PBS this Fourth of July is A Capitol Fourth, the starspangled birthday party for America that will take place on the West Lawn. Set to take the stage and perform is a very long list of musicians in a range of genres, including Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins, country singer Cassadee Pope, folk-pop songwriter Gavin DeGraw, Glee singer/actress Amber Riley, the National Symphony Orchestra, and season 10 winner of The Voice Alisan Porter; the show will be hosted by Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron. If you can’t make it to Washington, D.C., you can still take part in the experience, thanks to nearly two dozen cameras positioned around the lawn and the city, enabling you to watch not only the performers but also what’s called “the greatest display of fireworks in the nation.”

For viewing times in your area on Monday, July 4, visit pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth …

Just north of D.C., in Philadelphia, the Made in America Festival will return to the city this Labor Day weekend with a pile of festivities that include tech, design, food, and live concerts. Curated by Jay-Z, this year’s musical lineup includes Rihanna, Jamie xx, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Grimes, DJ Mustard, 2 Chainz, Chance the Rapper, and more at the Benjamin Franklin

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Parkway. The event runs Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3–4, and tickets are on sale online now …

Singer Kristin Chenoweth is joining the cast of Hairspray Live!, the NBC musical set to air Dec. 7. Chenoweth, who portrays Velma Von Tussle in the show, will be reunited with executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron for the fourth time; she’s collaborated with them before on shows Annie, The Music Man, and Promises Promises. Also in the Hairspray Live! cast: Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, Derek Hough, Harvey Fierstein, and new actress Maddie Baillio …

Can’t beat a classic — especially not vintage piano-rock man Billy Joel, who is set to play his 36th show at Madison Square Garden in NYC Dec. 17. Need incentive to buy your tickets now? His previous 35 shows at that same venue have sold out. If you can’t get in a New York State of mind, take heart: Joel is also playing shows at a short run of stadiums in other locations, including Commerce Bank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany; Fenway Park in Boston; Philly’s Citizens Bank Park; and Wrigley Field in Chicago …

MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: Band of Horses' new album, Why Are You Ok? has spawned a brand new music video for the track “Whatever, Wherever,” a retroiffic effort that features the band members,

their families and friends at a garden party and rehearsal in a quaint little reminiscence that’s very lo-fi and very suited to the band themselves. Check it out at https://youtu.be/ k3gEoGZtb4c MINI BUZZ: Selena Gomez and The Red Hot Chili Peppers were (separately) the latest guests on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, with Gomez dragging Corden onto a rollercoaster and the Peppers wrestling in the car …

The Decemberists’ fans will be happy to hear that the band will be in concert at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids on July 11 …

Also at Meijer Gardens that same week will be Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, taking the stage on July 13 …

London duo Chase and Status, aka Saul Milton and Will Kennard, are currently working on the final tracks of their fourth studio

album and expect to release later this year …

Pop diva Katy Perry has just announced a new perfume called Mad Love, a follow-up to her 2015 fragrance, Mad Potion, although many think this new scent is a reference to Taylor Swift’s lyrics from “Bad Blood” …

Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge just revealed that the reason he left the band is because he’s working on a search for UFOs and alien life elsewhere in the universe …

And dropping in our universe this week are these new releases … Bat for Lashes’ The Bride … Diesel’s Americana … Metronomy’s Summer 08 … Grace’s FMA … 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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Gojira – Magma – Roadrunner

French heavy-rockers Gojira are doing some welcome stretching on this set, lightening up a little and, as a result, making the majority of these new tracks more accessible to new listeners. Their progressive approach to their tunes is still intact (and at times, still a little over the top, as is par for the course for Gojira), but songs like the title track are more reminiscent of Coil or Godspeed You! Black Emperor: thick, character-laden instrumentals (“Liberation”) and shoe gaze-doom tracks (“Yellowstone”) that rely a lot less on bombast.

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The Lumineers – Cleopatra – Dualtone While The Lumineers sophomore record has taken much longer to arrive than anyone expected, you’ve probably already heard several tracks from the set, as the band’s been playing them live and sneaking them out onto compilations for a couple of years (see: “Sleep on the Floor,” a live favorite, and “Gale Song,” from the Hunger Games soundtrack.)

While this mischievous approach might seem to add a sense of levity to the album, though, it’s the opposite; Cleopatra is a more subdued offering from the band, with stand-out pensive numbers including “My Eyes,” “Long Way from Home” and the title track.

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In the same audio circle as The Lumineers are The Strumbellas, who alternate their pared-down alternative folk sound with a more quirky gypsy mix that ropes in extra percussion and horns; the emotions shift back and forth, too, from darkertoned numbers to jaunty earworms. “Spirits” is the track that will likely first catch your ear (hence the band’s choice for first single), but the whole set is well worth repeated listens, from the rootsy lean of “Shovels and Dirt” to the all-encompassing festival chorus of “We Don’t Know.”

Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway – Warner Bros.

One of the first online reviews of this album started by simply saying “The Peppers are old.” While that may be chronologically true, it certainly doesn’t preclude any band from growth. Unfortunately, it seems there’s something else holding RHCP back, because this set just sounds like a retread of the exact same formula without any new investment in their sound: same bubbling bass, same average vocals, same funk-punk hybrid — but with less originality. The album’s first single, “Dark Necessities,” is okay, but it seems like the Peppers might need to dig a little deeper next time.

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This is a movie that feels like summer.

And it’s not the beachy setting or its sundappled beauty but that it captures the best of what a summer blockbuster should be: pure riveting entertainment.

Yet this is no blockbuster. It’s something much, much smaller, more modest, with a tight budget of only $17 million (or basically what craft services alone cost on Captain America: Civil War). Stripped of Hollywood excess, The Shallows is lean and mean — just like the killer fish at the story’s center. And in a summer that has been filled with over-bloated and ultimately forgettable “bigger is better” entertainment, this is a welcome respite.

So yeah, it’s a shark movie, but it’s also an incredible survival story, a wonderfully simple saga of (wo)man vs. nature, and one so beautifully efficient in its storytelling, it’s effortless.

Opening with Go-Pro footage captured by surfers, what could signal a found-footage yawn is used deftly and pays off in a big way. This starts the film on its cleverly structured path that doesn’t falter.

We meet Nancy Adams (Blake Lively), a young woman hitching a ride to secret Mexican beach. She’s there to commune with her mother, who recently died of cancer and who came to this beach when she first discovered she was pregnant with Nancy.

In the wake of her mother’s death, Nancy is adrift, having dropped out of med school after witnessing modern medicine’s shortcomings. Meanwhile, through texts and phone chats we learn her best friend abandoned her back at the hotel in favor of a fling, her father is worried, and her little sister thinks she’s the greatest.

The background setup is just the right amount to draw you in and invest before the sea-monster mayhem begins.

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At the unbelievably stunning beach and pristine cove, Nancy rides the waves and may have found the bliss she’s been seeking. But it can’t last. In a rapid and unforeseen turn of events, she narrowly escapes a shark attack by taking refuge on the shark’s earlier victim: a whale.

Later finding more solid sanctuary on a rock, she’s only 200 tantalizing yards from shore. But with a blood-hungry behemoth circling the waters, it might as well be the moon. And so begins a harrowing quest to stay alive as one absurd challenge after the next is thrown Nancy’s way.

Even with its share of outrageous moments, The Shallows is not nearly ridiculous as it could be. Her cutesy seagull/Wilsonknock-off companion, hilariously named Steven Seagull, even manages to create some surprisingly resonant moments.

Its strength lies in its visceral-ness. You can feel the sting of the fire coral, the burn of the salt water. Even when you want to look away from the matter-of-fact gore, that The Shallows makes you feel something so strongly cannot be ignored.

With Nancy alone at sea, it’s all up to Blake Lively to hold your attention. And as pretty as she may be, she is never just eye-candy. It’s an unglamorous, kick ass portrayal, by turns subtle and sensational.

Lively’s easygoing charm makes her fierceness, smarts and determination all the more impressive.

But back to that budget. The special effects are just … Not. Very. Good.

(Lively’s superimposed face on the body of a pro surfer is downright laughable.)

But the gorgeous cinematography more than makes up for it. The spellbinding underwater shots and aerial views feel altogether fresh and inspired.

So while it’s not exactly Jaws, it isn’t trying to be, and its unpretentious B-movie brilliance might make it the best shark movie to come along since. Spanish action savant Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop) has made one heck of a sharp, satisfying and thrilling piece of filmmaking. It’s fun, it’s pretty, it’s 86 minutes of engaging entertainment — nothing more and nothing less. When it comes to considering seeing The Shallows, this is case where you’ll want to take the bait.

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

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Set a year after Finding Nemo’s events, Dory is feeling out of sorts; she loves her adopted family of Marlin and Nemo but yearns to meet her real one. Fragments of early memories of her parents (voiced by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy) at home start to surface. Dory convinces Marlin and Nemo to help her find her parents, and the three soon find themselves in Californian waters, where Dory is “rescued” by a marine life institute, and now Merlin and Nemo try to figure out how to get Dory back. Pixar can’t be all WALL-E and Inside Out all the time (or can it?), but the studio has conditioned us to expect that level of quality all the time. It’s a curse to be sure, one that bites Pixar pretty hard when it fails to clear that bar. But we can forgive the creators their missteps, especially when you can tell their hearts were in the right place. Dory’s heart was right where it should be, but I’ve already forgotten most of it. I’ll wager you’ll do the same.

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ith a title mocking the Justin Bieber doc Never Say Never, the latest film from musical comedy trio The Lonely Island (of “Lazy Sunday” and “Dick in a Box” fame) would seem to be a natural — nay, a little too obvious and easy of a target for their brand of musical parody. But the rockumentary Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping is so much more than the one-note Bieber satire the title suggests. It deftly takes aim at the entire music industry, as well as modern celebrity, stardom and media — but it never takes itself too seriously in the process.

This is a silly, outrageous, goofy, absurd, and also sweet and warmhearted comedic gem that doesn’t require a lot of knowledge of what is being so gleefully skewered to enjoy. Told in mockumentary format — think This is Spinal Tap — Pop Star chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of narcissistic and egotistical hip-hop impresario Connor Friel (co-writer Andy Samberg), aka Conner4Real, from his days with the boy band of his youth, the Style Boyz, to his breakout solo career and the disasters that follow.

It’s a completely predictable arc for anyone who has seen a Behind the Music, but the film actually benefits from your familiarity; it’s the crazy insane twists on the ways his career tanks, as well as the killer A-list cameos and genius jams, that makes Pop Star so much fun.

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— Worried

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The truth is, we all lie — yes, all of us — which is why social psychologist Bella DePaulo explains in her research on lying that people can’t be tossed into “one of two moral bins, one for people who are honest and the other for the liars.” DePaulo explains that you are lying whenever “you intentionally try to mislead someone.” This includes telling your friend “I completely forgot you were performing at the coffeehouse!” or assuring her that her new haircut looks “cool and edgy,” and not like a small animal that got hit by a car.

However, there are different kinds of lies, and the kind your boyfriend told is an “instrumental lie” — a strategic lie people use to take a shortcut to something they want. This kind of lie is common to Machiavellian personalities — schemers who manipulate other people to get their way. It’s also linked to having crappy relationships, since you can’t very well be close to somebody who’s frequently pretending to be somebody else.

Ruh-roh, huh? Maybe not. Context matters —including why he lied, why he didn’t tell you, and whether his lie has lots of brothers and sisters to keep it company. If he doesn’t seem to be a big truth shaver, consider that this age fibbie may be a necessary evil — a “cost of doing business” lie. (In poetry, “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” In Hollywood, truth is unemployment.)

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However, she recently told me she’d seen a giant space worm out of the corner of her eye. It was 4 feet tall. Come on.

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Unfortunately, there’s no nifty audio technology to block out the lack of respect you feel for your girlfriend when you hear about her getting pony rides from a space slug or refusing to eat chicken when the moon’s in Aquarius. A lack of respect for your partner’s beliefs (as opposed to finding them merely odd or infuriating) is the starting line for contempt — the amped-up form of disgust — which marriage researcher John Gottman finds is the single best predictor that a relationship will tank.

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JULY 4 - JULY 10

BY ROB BREZSNY

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): As I gaze into my crystal ball and invoke a vision of your near future, I find you communing with elemental energies that are almost beyond your power to control. But I'm not worried, because I also see that the spirit of fun is keeping you safe and protected. Your playful strength is fully unfurled, ensuring that love always trumps chaos.

This is a dream come true: You have a joyous confidence as you explore and experiment with the Great Unknown, trusting in your fluidic intuition to guide you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Events in the

coming week may trick your mind and tweak your heart. They might mess with your messiah complex and wreak havoc on your habits. But I bet they will also energize your muses and add melodic magic to your mysteries. They will slow you down in such a way as to speed up your evolution, and spin you in circles with such lyrical grace that you may become delightfully clear-headed. Will you howl and moan? Probably, but more likely out of poignant joy, not from angst and anguish.

Might you be knocked off course? Perhaps, but by a good influence, not a bad one.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): ): In the book A

Survival Guide to the Stress of Organizational Change, the authors tell you how to raise your stress levels. Assume that others are responsible for lowering your stress levels, they say. Resolve not to change anything about yourself. Hold on to everything in your life that's expendable. Fear the future. Get embroiled in trivial battles. Try to win new games as you play by old rules.

Luckily, the authors also offer suggestions on how to reduce your stress. Get good sleep, they advise. Exercise regularly.

Don't drink too much caffeine. Feel lots of gratitude. Clearly define a few strong personal goals, and let go of lesser wishes.

Practice forgiveness and optimism. Talk to yourself with kindness. Got all that, Taurus? It's an excellent place to start as you formulate your strategy for the second half of 2016.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Normally I'm

skeptical about miraculous elixirs and sudden cures and stupendous breakthroughs. I avoid fantasizing about a "silver bullet" that can simply and rapidly repair an entrenched problem.

But I'm setting aside my caution as I evaluate your prospects for the coming months. While I don't believe that a sweeping transformation is guaranteed, I suspect it's far more likely than usual. I suggest you open your mind to it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): ): "You can only go

halfway into the darkest forest," says a Chinese proverb. "Then you are coming out the other side." You will soon reach that midpoint, Leo. You may not recognize how far you have already come, so it's a good thing I'm here to give you a heads-up.

Keep the faith! Now here's another clue: As you have wandered through the dark forest, you've been learning practical lessons that will come in handy during the phase of your journey that will begin after your birthday.

surgeons cut and splice according to your specifications, enabling you to be re-coded with the destiny you desire. Unfortunately, the cost of this pioneering technology is still prohibitive for most people. But here's the good news, Libra: In the coming months, you will have an unprecedented power to reconfigure your life's path using other, less expensive, purely natural means.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): ): In high school

I was a good athlete with a promising future as a baseball player. But my aspirations were aborted in sophomore year when the coach banished me from the team. My haircut and wardrobe were too weird, he said. I may have been a skillful shortstop, but my edgy politics made him nervous and mad. At the time I was devastated by his expulsion. Playing baseball was my passion. But in retrospect I was grateful.

The coach effectively ended my career as a jock, steering me toward my true callings: poetry and music and astrology.

I invite you to identify a comparable twist in your own destiny, Scorpio. What unexpected blessings came your way through a seeming adversary? The time is ripe to lift those blessings to the next level.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Do you

remember that turning point when you came to a fork in the road of your destiny at a moment when your personal power wasn't strong?

And do you recall how you couldn't muster the potency to make the most courageous choice, but instead headed in the direction that seemed easier? Well, here's some intriguing news: Your journey has delivered you, via a convoluted route, to a place not too far from that original fork in the road. It's possible you could return there and revisit the options -- which are now more mature and meaningful -- with greater authority. Trust your exuberance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I love writing horoscopes for you. Your interest in my insights spurs my creativity and makes me smarter. As I search for the inspiration you need next, I have to continually reinvent my approach to finding the truth. The theories I had about your destiny last month may not be applicable this month. My devotion to following your ever-shifting story keeps me enjoyably off-balance, propelling me free of habit and predictability. I'm grateful for your influence on me! Now I suggest that you compose a few thank-you notes similar to the one I've written here. Address them to the people in your life who move you and feed you and transform you the best.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) After an

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ): My devoted

contingent of private detectives, intelligence agents, and psychic sleuths is constantly wandering the globe gathering data for me to use in creating your horoscopes. In recent days, they have reported that many of you Virgos are seeking expansive visions and mulling long-term decisions. Your tribe seems unusually relaxed about the future, and is eager to be emancipated from shrunken possibilities. Crucial in this wonderful development has been an inclination to stop obsessing on small details and avoid being distracted by transitory concerns. Hallelujah! Keep up the good work. Think

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): After years of

painstaking research, the psychic surgeons at the Beauty and Truth Lab have finally perfected the art and science of Zodiac Makeovers. Using a patented technique known as Mythic Gene Engineering, they are able to transplant the planets of your horoscope into different signs and astrological houses from the ones you were born with. Let's say your natal Jupiter suffers from an uncongenial aspect with your Moon. The psychic

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Illinois man's wife whacked him in the neck with a hatchet, he didn't hold a grudge. Just the opposite. Speaking from a hospital room while recovering from his life-threatening wound, Thomas Deas testified that he still loved his attacker, and hoped they could reconcile. Is this admirable or pathetic?

I'll go with pathetic. Forgiving one's allies and loved ones for their mistakes is wise, but allowing and enabling their maliciousness and abuse should be taboo. Keep that standard in mind during the coming weeks, Aquarius. People close to you may engage in behavior that lacks full integrity. Be compassionate but tough-minded in your response.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): Can water run

uphill? Not usually. But there's an eccentric magic circulating in your vicinity, and it could generate phenomena that are comparable to water running uphill. I wouldn't be surprised, either, to see the equivalent of stars coming out in the daytime.

Or a mountain moving out of your way. Or the trees whispering an oracle exactly when you need it. Be alert for anomalous blessings, Pisces. They may be so different from what you think is possible that they could be hard to recognize.

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1 FitBit unit 5 Somber 9 Carson City neighbor 13 Repelled a mugger, in a way 15 Really small amount 16 Have ___ (know somebody) 17 Vegetable designed to stick in your nose?

20 Legal term that means "directed against a thing" 21 Saigon soup 22 '90s General Motors brand 23 Former "Tonight Show" announcer Hall 25 Gift decoration 27 Film composer Danny 29 Official who sings in Hebrew 32 It's hardly a snack for a steed 34 Candied tubers 35 Worst score ever from Salt Lake City's team?

38 Large part of the globe 39 "Here Comes the Hotstepper" singer Kamoze 40 "___ Ruins Everything" (truTV show) 43 Places where you can only order sloe drinks?

47 Taj Mahal builder ___ Jahan 50 "___ tree falls..."

51 Add some sparkle to 52 Bothers 54 Smooth sax player Dave 56 Far from strict 57 Short-___ clothesline (wrestling move) 58 Rabbits, e.g.

60 Baloney 63 Wild coffee shop where everyone's had 10+ shots?

68 Cookie with the crossed lines from the Nabisco logo on it 69 Corrida snorter 70 Pasta-draining device 71 Lament 72 Swing to and fro 73 Floral emanation

1 Texting protocol initials 2 "Tic ___ Dough" (TV game show) 3 Spiny anteaters 4 Magician whose last name is Jillette 5 Whosamawhatsis 6 The New Yorker cartoonist Chast 7 "Break ___!"

8 Tool that'll definitely hack it 9 Stereotypical cheerleader's shout 10 Puzzlement 11 Start of a day shift, often 12 Burger toppers 14 Palme ___ (Cannes Film Festival award) 18 Alphabet book regular 19 Mustard's rank: Abbr.

23 Old French coin 24 Facts and figures 26 Apple co-founder Steve 28 Existentialist Dostoyevsky 30 Chicken servings 31 California resort town near Santa Barbara 33 Comedian Ansari 36 ___ Davis (publishing conglomerate with an agreement to buy Gawker Media) 37 Bring down the house?

41 Investigated thoroughly 42 Physical beginning?

44 Simpletons 45 ___ : France :: "Swing kid" : Germany 46 "___ is an emotion in motion": Mae West 47 Manatee or dugong 48 Zimbabwe's capital 49 $2 to get $20, perhaps 53 "Hail!," to Caesar 55 "Here we go again ..."

59 Bank makeup 61 The 40 in a "40," for short 62 "South Pacific" Tony winner Pinza 64 Dandy guy 65 Chapter of history 66 Ab ___ (from the beginning) 67 " ___ the ramparts ..."

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Rates starting at $2,000/week- please call 626-315-0353 PRIVATE APARTMENT CLOSE TO EVERYTHING Newly updated fully furnished 1000 sf apartment. $1300.00/ month. Minimum stay 30 days or long term. All utilities, including cable TV and internet. A/C. Large living space with fireplace, Spacious master, extra room as den or office, eat-in kitchen, laundry. 231 883 7201 or 7200 drsowle201@gmail.com PLATTE RIVER HOME-$265K $265k; Ranch 3BR/2B; open floor plan; picturesque river views from all rooms; 3-season porch with windows/screens; great fishing steps away; Close to T.C./Lk MI/Crys Mt/ Trls vince@homewaters.net 231715-9037

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EMPLOYMENT TELLER OPENING - TBACU TBACU is seeking applicants for a teller opening to help the credit union live out its mission by providing excellent service to internal and external members. https://www.tbacu.com/our-story/careers/ FUND DEVELOPMENT Coordinator Goodwill Northern Michigan is seeking a Fund Development Coordinator!

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MUSIC DAVID SINGS the Great American Songbook. Affordable Entertainment. singjazz5.com ART & FARMERS MARKET SHOW Sat July 16, 9:00A-3:00P. GT Regional Arts Campus, NW Corner of Cherry Bend & M-22 across from Harbor West.

50 Vendor Spaces 10'x20' $50 ea.

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ART & FARMERS MARKET SHOW Sat July 16, 9:00A-3:00P. GT Regional Arts Campus, NW Corner of Cherry Bend & M-22 across from Harbor West.50 Vendor Spaces 10'x20' $50 ea. Provide your own Booth Tent.

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BUY/SELL/TRADE 17' NEWPORT SAILBOAT for sale.

Awesome boat with comfy lower cabin & very well maintained. Take it straight to the lake - she's ready to go!

Comes with boat, trailer, motor (7.5hp Chrysler - runs great), gas tank, main & jib (both sails in great shape), ladder, cushions, life-jackets, anchors, everything you need! Fast & EZ to setup $2200 obo #231.883.3146

ART & FARMERS MARKET SHOW Sat July 16, 9:00A-3:00P. GT Regional Arts Campus, NW Corner of Cherry Bend & M-22 across from Harbor West. 50 Vendor Spaces 10'x20' $50 ea. Provide your own Booth Tent.

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TREE TRIMMING TREE REMOVAL If you read the Ticker, you are obviously a free thinker. The most charming person at a party or event.

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GOT LAND?

Acreage - Camp or Build - EZ Financing!

“Crofton Ridge” Kalkaska Boardman Twp.

“Alden Meadows” Antrim Helena Twp.

6.72 acres, borders state land, hilltop site with big view!

Private road, electric, cable tv/internet. Access to trails.

RVs/Motorhomes OK! $89,900, $10,000 down, $650/mo.

Walk to Torch Lake! Beautiful 3-5 acre estate size parcels. Custom homes/ready to build. Blacktop road. Rolling meadows surrounded by hardwoods.

Starting at $34,900, $3000 down, $350/mo.

“Beebe Road” Kalkaska Rapid River Twp.

“Blair Townhall Road” Grand Traverse Blair Twp.

10 acres, borders state land! Countyroad with electric. $49,900, $3,500 down, $425mo.

5 and 10 acre parcels, wooded, county road, electric, borders state land!

Starting at $34,900, $2,500 down $325/mo.

“Smith Road” Kalkaska Rapid River Twp.

“Kingsley Road” Grand Traverse Paradise Twp. 10 acres, hardwoods, county road, electric. $49,900, $3000 down, $450/mo.

Wood Road

“Coyote Trail” Kalkaska Orange Twp.

“Starlight Trail” Grand Traverse Paradise Twp.

5 acres wooded prefect for camping or cabin $17,900, $1,500 down, $200/mo.

5 and 10 acre parcels, 1 mile from Kingsley! Private maintained road/electric $29,900, $2,500 down, $325/mo.

“Blue Heron” Kalkaska Orange Twp. Spectacular wooded

“Red Hawk” Grand Traverse Union Twp.

3 private “no motors” lake.

Blacktop roads/custom homes. $34,900, $3,000 down, $350/mo.

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5 acres soaed, cleared site, main-tained road, electric $49,900, $3,000 down, $350/mo.

“Wood Road” Grand Traverse Paradise Twp.

10 acres very private quiet area perfect for Up North getaway. $34,900, $2,500 down, $325/mo.

5 and 10 acre parcels, county road,electric, borders state land! $34,900, $2,500 down, $300/mo.

“Walk to downtown Cedar” Leelanau

231-633-6449 greatlakesland.net

1/2 acre building site on Cedar Highway. $29,900, $2,500 down, $325/mo.

“Big Sky” Wexford Henderson Twp.

Close to Caberfae Ski & Golf Resort.

10 acres borders national forest! 13 miles west of Cadillac. Camp or build. $49,900, $3500 down, $425/mo.

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