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Teach, Don’t Judge It is not the job of our teachers to judge our elected leaders. Did you judge Ted Kennedy or Jesse Jackson or even Bill Clinton in your classroom? Respect, curiosity and personal responsibility are paramount to building character in young and old. Please keep your poison to yourselves! Jeannie Brandt, TC Climate Wake-Up Call Thank you to Barbara Abbott for her wake-up call to young voters. It’s more than just the youth who need to wake up on climate. With each passing climate-fueled disaster, I lose patience with people who want to stay “issue free.” Climate change isn’t an issue; it is an existential threat. And I find just as many older folks sitting on the climate sidelines. Solutions abound. Most will not only lower carbon emissions and start to reverse climate change, but will also improve our health and economy. But none will come to fruition until the citizenry demands it. Ignoring the overwhelming scientific evidence, avoiding confrontation and tough choices won’t make it go away. Every person who has climate concerns has a duty to act. Examine your own use of resources and make changes where you can. Demand that our businesses, community leaders, and governments enact policies that promote clean energy, while providing support to the poor and workers in sectors that will be most impacted during the transition. And as Ms. Abbott reminds us, be a voter and
Cathye Williams, Thompsonville Trump Fan In response to Rick Ferriby’s letter of August 20, I am a Trump fan. I personally believe he was chosen by God to lead our nation away from abortion and same-sex marriage, both of which are an abomination in the Bible. I believe in Mr. Ferriby’s thinking almost 100 percent, except I cannot see how he can be a Democrat and support a party that has led to more murders then Stalin or Hitler. In fact, no one can be a true Christian and support the Democratic Party’s platform of killing innocent babies and approving same-sex marriage. Doug Wickstrom, Bellaire Debbie Doesn’t Do Drug Reform While I expect Republicans to continually crapify healthcare for ordinary Americans and nothing they say about healthcare surprises me, I dislike being misled by Democratic candidates. Recently I’ve seen Debbie Stabenow’s TV commercials about prescription drug affordability and received an email touting the bill that allows pharmacists to communicate drug pricing to customers. This, and other bills, like drug re-importation, will provide no material benefits to most Americans. For example, common prescriptions like oncolytics (cancer fighting drugs) are generally in closed distribution, sold directly to oncologists or specialty pharmacies, and not to patients. These providers markup prices, sometimes extremely, pocketing a tidy profit, and are exempt from discussing pricing substitution with patients. Debbie’s proposals do nothing to help patients facing the cost of treating life-threatening cancers. Another example of greed that Debbie does not mention is “spread pricing.” This is when pharmacy corporations manage drugs for companies or governments and charge them a higher price than the reimbursement they give pharmacists who dispense the drugs. In fact, pharmacists frequently do not know about such added cost and so cannot communicate best pricing. Want effective drugs at reasonable prices? Eliminate the middlemen. The only way is to have an entity like the Department of Health and Human Services manage the integration of healthcare and act as America’s drug and device distributor, maximizing cost savings to patients with aggressive price negotiation and a fraction of administrative waste compared to forprofit corporations. Instead, what Stabenow supports are failed market solutions not meant to enhance health delivery. Her proposals are merely incrementalist claptrap and meant to avoid single-payer Medicare for all that would benefit every American, not merely the wealthy, well connected, or corporations. Gerald Wilgus, Frankfort
Total Recall? As if we needed any more evidence that people prefer their intuitions over science, the recent controversy about Judge Kavanaugh and his accuser has totally overlooked the science of memory. People believe by “common sense” that a traumatic event will be recalled accurately many years later. This has been debunked by a great deal of research. For an overview, listen to the Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History podcast “A Polite Word for Liar” from May 2018 and “Free Brian Williams” from June 2018. If you still aren’t convinced, recall an incident that happened ten to forty years ago. Then ask several others who were there for their accounts. You will be shocked and enlightened.
CONTENTS features Crime and Rescue Map.......................................7 Judgement Time for a Judge...............................10 A Road Map to Art on M-22...........................14 Reaping the Harvest......................................18 Bradley’s Pub & Grille.....................................20 Frankfort-Elberta Beer Week...........................22 Horror, As Joe Hill Sees It...............................23
Nancy Brimhall, Alden Respect The Office Having worked for a downstate school district for 14 years, I agree with honoring John McCain. He was a great man, a military hero, and an honorable politician. That being said, I never felt it was appropriate to teach “my” opinions to anyone. We all believe what we want to believe. President Trump was elected by citizens of the United States. While you may not agree with his methods, he nonetheless should be respected as POTUS. Once we start degrading this president, we degrade all past presidents, none of whom were without blemish - whether liberal or conservative.
dates................................................26-29 music One Mega Metal Night....................................24
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Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Opinion.............................................................8 Weird...............................................................9 Chef’s Notes...................................................12 Crossed..........................................................13 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................31 Kathleen Gignilliat, Traverse City Film................................................................32 Advice Goddess...........................................36 Crossword...................................................36 Correction In our article about the Bay View Wine Freewill Astrology.........................................37 Trail, we mistakenly referred to Walloon Classifieds..................................................38 Lake Winery’s North Arm Noir as a Rosé. It is a dry red wine.
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top ten Poll: Support Strong for Asian Carp Safeguards People who live near the upper Great Lakes overwhelmingly support immediate action on protections to keep Asian Carp out of the lakes, according to a public opinion poll touted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The poll was commissioned by the Great Lakes Partnership to Block Asian Carp and surveyed residents of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin about their understanding of the risk of invasive carp. The poll gauged support of a proposal from Gov. Rick Snyder to fund operations and security improvements on the Illinois River, based on each of the state’s share of the Great Lakes, meaning Michigan would foot nearly half of the bill while Illinois would pay a much smaller portion. “People across the Great Lakes region recognize that Asian carp pose a major threat to their state’s economy and environment and they believe it is critical to increase protections immediately to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes,” Alliance for the Great Lakes Vice President for Policy Molly Flanagan said. An estimated $8 million is needed annually to provide the nonfederal share of funding to operate and maintain the US Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed stronger safeguards.
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Three things are needed to elevate the lowly banana nut muffin to a place of honor: an excellent cup of cappuccino, a coffee shop with the right ambiance, and some time to kick back. That accomplished, it’s time to enjoy this particularly American form of comfort food. North Perk Coffee in downtown Petoskey serves up all three prerequisites: excellent coffee, a light-filled and relaxing atmosphere, and owners John and Brittany McNeil don’t mind if you hang out while you solve the world’s problems. North Perk serves an especially tasty banana nut muffin. It has exactly the right amount of crunch and it’s not gooey sweet. An 8-ounce cappuccino costs $4. The muffins are $2. The McNeils also have coffee bars in East Jordan and Boyne City and now roast the coffee beans themselves under the label Petoskey Roasting Company. Find North Perk Coffee at 308 Howard St. www. northperkcoffee.com, (231) 753-2053
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You know that pinch of magic your morning’s been missing? Fret not: We’ve got just the thing to accompany your coffee. And no, we’re not talking about powdered creamer. She Would be King, by Wayetu Moore, expertly blends fact with fantasy in a delicious retelling of the African diaspora at the turn of the 19th century. Released earlier this month and already an “Indie Next List” pick at Purple Tree Books in Cheboygan, Moore’s debut novel connects the transatlantic slave trade ports of Lai, Virginia, and Jamaica through three very unlikely protagonists: Gbessa, June Dey, and Norman Argon. Each discovers their respective gift of endurance, strength, and invisibility alone, but when the three serendipitously converge in the burgeoning settlement of Monrovia, their combined capabilities allow them to overcome colonial slavers amidst the rise of a newly-liberated African nation. How’s that for a rainy Monday?
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A new baseball team is coming to Traverse City in 2019 and you have until Oct. 15 to come up with their name. Traverse City Baseball, an investment group led by the Detroit Tigers-affiliated minor league baseball team West Michigan Whitecaps, purchased the now-defunct Traverse City Beach Bums and Wuerfel Park. The new team will play in the Northwoods League, a forprofit summer collegiate, wooden bat baseball league that has 22 teams across the upper Midwest and Canada. The league attracts top college players from across the country and boasts alumni including Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, Curtis Granderson, and Jordan Zimmerman. For information about the naming contest, go to www.northwoodsleague.com.
stuff we love Northern Pet seen Hey pet owners! It’s almost time for our annual Northern Pet Seen section in the Northern Express! We’re looking for photos of you and your furry (or scaly, or feathery) friends enjoying life together in northern Michigan. We’ll have a special section in our upcoming Pets & Halloween issue of the Express showcasing reader photos with their pets. Have a fun pic you’d like to share? Email info@northernexpress.com for possible inclusion in the Northern Pet Seen. Be sure to include the names of any people/pets in the photo and your city of residence.
Honor Your Ancestors When you hear “ghost supper” this time of year, the first thing that likely springs to mind is Halloween. But this warm and respectful event in Mackinaw City has nothing to do with Halloween; it’s part of an age-old Native American tradition of remembering loved ones who have passed and honoring them with offerings of food and tobacco at a communal meal. On Oct. 14, the public is invited to share in a ghost supper at Mackinaw City’s Heritage Village. “As fall comes, we go into the harvest season with gratitude,” said Gennie Morgan, a tribal elder and board member of the Mackinaw Area Historical Society (MAHS). Like the Anishinaabe — made up of Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi tribes — of Michigan conducted their ghost suppers, the meal will be shared outdoors, with guests sitting together in a big circle. The sacred fire of the event is lit in a special way. “We don’t use a match or a fire-starter,” said Morgan. “It’s lit in the traditional fashion, with flint and steel and chaga, a fungus-based substance that we pull from the birch tree that has fire-starting and medicinal properties.” People are also invited to speak about their ancestors. The ghost supper runs from 1pm to 4pm Oct. 14 at the Mackinaw Area Historic Society’s Heritage Village. All attendees are asked to bring a dish to share and one chair and table setting per person. Organizers will provide water, cider, the sacred fire, drumming, and music. (231) 436-5351, www.mackinawhistory.org
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A FLOOD OF DEBT spectator by Stephen Tuttle Parts of Texas are once again under water. The Carolinas are in the midst of a slow-motion flood catastrophe. Major flood events, once a spring tradition along some rivers but rare elsewhere, are now commonplace. What happens to those people who get flooded?
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The areas making the most NFIP claims are also the areas in which the most people are likely to have mandatory flood insurance because they keep flooding. What is surprising is we’re willing to pay those claims in the same areas over and over again. The cost isn’t just the number of properties damaged or the value of the property damaged, but the number of times the same areas are damaged. The NFIP will increase your premiums for repeated claims but they’ll keep paying.
We’ve drained or paved most of nature’s natural flood protection and we now know where most of the flooding will occur: Florida, Louisiana and Texas make up nearly 40 percent of NFIP claims. Authorized by Congress in 1968 in reaction to the expense of disaster relief efforts and lack of availability of private flood insurance, NFIP was supposed to be self-sustaining, the premiums covering the claims. It didn’t work out that way. A standard homeowner flood insurance policy covers $250,000 for the structure and $100,000 for the contents. But the premiums, on average, are less than $700 a year. Given the number of flood events in the last two decades it’s pretty easy to see a balance sheet full of red numbers.
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ous, created to prevent flooding, are quickly overwhelmed, causing more flooding.
In fact, the NFIP is drowning in its own flood of debt. Having outspent its own revenues long ago, it is currently $25.5 billion in the hole, taxpayer money borrowed from the government that is supposed to be paid back with interest. But it’s also running out of money it can borrow; it is statutorily limited to less than another $6 billion, likely less than the claims from Hurricane Florence. We’ve drained or paved most of nature’s natural flood protection and we now know where most of the flooding will occur: Florida, Louisiana and Texas make up nearly 40 percent of NFIP claims. Part of that is because they’ve been in the bullseye for hurricane-related flooding. But all three states also have substantial flooding absent hurricanes. The Houston area has experienced nine major flood incidents in the last two decades that did not involve hurricanes. New Orleans, which averages one to two feet below sea level, has sections that regularly flood after heavy rains, and most southern Louisiana islands are slowly surrendering to rising sea levels. Parts of south Florida now regularly experience street flooding and worse during high tides. Houston -- and the rest of surrounding Harris County -- is always a flood waiting to happen. It is low, flat and nearly covered in concrete and roofs. Rainfall has nowhere to go, and local creeks and their artificial bay-
Part of the problem is that flood maps used by NFIP are badly out of date for current climate realities. Our flood history is still mired in the 1980s. FEMA was in the process of updating those maps but the Trump Administration gutted all $190 million that had been budgeted. Houston, to their credit, is taking real, multibillion dollar steps to try to mitigate their regular flooding: updated flood maps, dramatic improvements in local drainage systems, consistent regulation from community to community and, most dramatically, buying properties in flood prone areas with the intent of creating more green space that can absorb water. This last step is the most obvious and logical and gets the most resistance. Relocating people and businesses is controversial and expensive, but allowing them in areas we know will flood is foolishness. Houston has the right idea. We can’t stop the rain and we likely can’t stop the floods but we can get people and property out of the way and create more natural areas into which the waters can flow. We’re already doing that in response to rising sea levels; the federal government has already quietly spent tens of millions moving entire small coastal communities being inundated. We shouldn’t have developed the barrier islands and coastal dunes, and drained the swamps that protected us from storm surges. But we did. We shouldn’t let people live in areas we know are going to flood. But we do. The result is untold billions in storm damage along with untold billions in claims, not occasionally but regularly. We can’t build enough dykes, levees, and bayous to protect us from the massive rain events now happening with increasing frequency. We should relocate those repeatedly flooded. Or stop subsidizing their repeated rebuilding efforts. Or both.
Crime & Rescue FIVE TEENS OD ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Five teenagers were hospitalized after they overdosed on prescription medicine. East Jordan Police responded to a home on the 200 block of Garfield Road Sept. 23 where five people between the ages of 16 and 19 needed medical attention. The youths were sent to hospitals in Traverse City and Grand Rapids. Investigators ruled out the possibility that the incident was a coordinated suicide attempt. The police department said in a statement: “We would like to take this opportunity to remind the public about the dangers of using prescription drugs not prescribed to them and to speak with their children about the dangers of using prescription drugs not prescribed to them. We urge citizens to properly secure prescriptions and to limit access to only those to whom the medicine is prescribed.” Unused prescription drugs can be dropped off and safely disposed of at many police departments. CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED A woman crossed the center line in a construction zone in Bear Lake and struck two workers, killing one of them. Twenty-year-old Pentwater resident Andre Alvesteffer was pronounced dead at the scene, Manistee County Sheriff’s deputies said. The second victim, 23-year-old Damon Williamson of Ludington, suffered life-threatening injuries but was stabilized after he was airlifted to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. A witness told police the 66-year-old driver of a 2013 Ford Taurus was speeding when she crossed the centerline and struck the men, who were standing at the side of the road. Deputies were dispatched to US-31 near Russell Street at 3:30pm Sept. 25. MAN ACCUSED OF SEX ASSAULT A Traverse City man is accused of raping and terrorizing his ex-girlfriend. Elliot Charles Winchell faces life in prison on charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, extortion, using a computer to commit a crime and felony firearm. The 26-year-old allegedly yelled at his ex and threatened to commit suicide after he learned that she had seen another man. When the woman stopped by Winchell’s home to drop off a sweatshirt, he threatened to post pornographic images of her if she didn’t perform oral sex. She refused, but he forced her, according to the charges. The woman told investigators from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office that Winchell had a pistol placed next to him on his bed. Later, according to the charges, Winchell contacted the woman again via Snapchat and again threatened to post pornography under her name if the woman didn’t give in to his demands. POLICE BREAK UP PARTY, FIND DRUGS Police arrested four people and seized 34 grams of methamphetamine after they were called to a home to check out a report of a probationer who was drinking alcohol. Missaukee County Sheriff’s deputies found nine people at the residence in the early hours of Sept. 21 and also spotted what appeared to be a small amount of crystal meth, according to a Traverse Narcotics Team press release. TNT officers were called in to help with the investigation. When TNT detectives arrived, they found more meth and a digital scale inside the purse of 23-yearold East Jordan resident Crystal Hoppe. Hoppe was
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arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. Three others were arrested for probation violations, including the person whose drinking caused the police to check on the party originally. WINDSURFER FOUND IN LAKE A Frankfort woman who vanished while windsurfing on Bear Lake was found dead the following morning. First responders recovered the body of 66-yearold Carolyn Skaff Sept. 22. She was not wearing a life jacket, Manistee County Sheriff John O’Hagan said. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death. Volunteers working for the Community Emergency Response Team found Skaff while searching the shoreline north of Highland Drive and U.S. 31. CAR-DEER CRASH SEASON ARRIVES Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies say a car-deer crash that heavily damaged a 2012 Buick coincided with the opening of deer hunting season, a time when deer are on the move and more likely to wander into traffic. “It is always a good idea to travel at reduced speeds especially during the dawn and dusk times of day,” deputies said in a Facebook post. “As more hunters enter the woods and November comes closer, the deer will move more frequently throughout the day and night.” In the crash, a 22-year-old Chicago man was headed north on South French Road at 7:48am Sept. 19 when a deer darted into his path. The man was okay, but his car’s front end was crumpled. Deputies did not say what happened to the deer.
MAN ARRESTED FOR HIT AND RUN Police tracked down a driver suspected to be responsible for three hit-and-run crashes. Cadillac Police were called to the 700 block of North Lake Street at 11:23pm Sept. 25 to investigate a fence and playground equipment that had been destroyed in a crash. Officers learned that the same vehicle had been involved in two other crashes in that same area. Officers soon found the suspect vehicle; it had been abandoned and was registered to a 23-yearold East Lansing man. Later, Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies found the man walking in the woods and arrested him on charges of drunk driving and fleeing the scene of a crash.
money was to go to a hospital in Texas. Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies investigated and determined that Renny’s claim was not true. Renny ran for state representative for the 104th District in 2014 and lost in the Republican primary.
CHARGES: WOMAN STOLE OVER $130,000 A Traverse City woman and former state house candidate faces fraud charges after she allegedly bilked friends and associates out of more than $130,000. Karen Sue Renny faces up to 20 years in prison on a charge of false pretenses over $100,000. The charges name six victims who loaned Renny money beginning in December 2016 after she told them her daughter-inlaw needed a kidney transplant but could not afford one. The
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opinion bY Isiah Smith Ostersund, Sweden — On May 28, 1788, in Federalist 78, Alexander Hamilton wrote that the judiciary is the least dangerous branch of government. Judges under the Constitution, he wrote would possess “neither force nor will but merely judgment.” Add these views to the long list of things Hamilton got wrong. As Ron Chernow recounted in his massive biography, “Alexander Hamilton,” it is right up there with his decision to enter a duel with angry, sharpshooter Aaron Burr, vowing to “throw away my shot.” If the judiciary were as harmless as Hamilton thought, Democrats and Republicans would not have turned judicial nominations into an unseemly blood sport where to the victors goes the spoils. Whenever a vacancy appears in the federal judiciary —especially the Supreme Court — presidents and members of Congress practically hyperventilate at their opportunity to shape the nation’s legal landscape for generations to come.
What do we know already about Kavanaugh? Well, we know that he accumulated an incredible amount of debt that he attributed to the purchase of baseball tickets(!). His explanation seems exaggerated at best, if not outright false. Suspicious financial transactions justified by statements that may or may not be true. Hmmm, haven’t we seen this play before? During his confirmation hearings for the D.C. Circuit in 2004, Kavanaugh claimed that, while he served as a White House aide under President Bush, he was “not involved in the handling of President Bush’s nomination of Judge William Pryor to the Federal Appeals Court.”
They know that it’s their chance to stuff the courts with judges who will create laws in the image of whoever is in power.
Newly released emails from 2002 and 2003, however, show Kavanaugh discussing the vetting process for Pryor with his fellow White House aides. So apparently, this Supreme Court nominee has lied under oath at least once.
That the Supreme Court wields great power is evidenced in the injustice perpetrated against the rule of law following the February 2016 death of Justice Scalia. President Obama quickly nominated Merrick Garland, a moderate, to fill Scalia’s seat. The Republicans simply ignored that nomination, vowing that President Obama had no right to exercise his constitutional mandate.
These are not isolated incidents of the nominee making inaccurate and untrue statements. There are more, but these should suffice to give us a glimpse into this man’s character and his trustworthiness (or lack thereof). Additionally, there are the charges that Kavanaugh might have been involved in a rather violent sexual assault while in high school.
It is a president’s constitutional right to nominate a Supreme Court justice. However, the party in power held out the (then) faint hope that a conservative president would replace Obama and nominate someone who saw the world as they did.
“The way you do one thing is the way you do everything,” the Buddha warned.
In 1803, Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review, meaning American courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes, and executive orders they feel violate the U.S. Constitution. Since Marbury, an often unconstrained Supreme Court has constrained the rights of the American people by deciding, among other thing: 1) A black man has no rights that a white man is bound to respect (Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857); 2) Blacks could be constitutionally forced to sit in railroad cars separate from whites (Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896); and, 3) the president possessed the power to order all Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II, regardless of their citizenship (Korematsu v. U.S, 1944). Clearly as these representative examples of judicial cruelty illustrate, ordinary citizens can scarcely rely solely on the judiciary to protect their rights. Supreme Court justices have too often been agents of oppression, deceit, and legal cruelty. Too often they have issued decisions that reinforce and reflect the worst tendencies of the president who nominated them.
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Given all we have learned since January 20, 2017 about the man who nominated Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, what kind of judge do you think Kavanaugh will be?
The withholding of the nominee’s papers is also troubling. If the documents support Kavanaugh’s fitness to serve why is the Trump administration refusing to release them? What are they hiding? We’ve seen this playbook before. Trump is the only president in 40 years to refuse to release his tax returns. Those returns are, no doubt, supremely revealing. If there’s nothing to hide, then why hide it? Most Americans are uncomfortable with the prospect of elevating to the Supreme Court a man about whom they know so little. Alexander Hamilton’s optimism regarding the judiciary was not blind, however. In Federalist 78 he wrote: “Liberty can have nothing to fear from the judiciary alone, but would have everything to fear from its union [i.e., collusion] with either of the other departments.” Isiah Smith Jr. is a former newspaper columnist for the Miami Times. He worked as a psychotherapist before attending the University of Miami Law School, where he also received a master’s degree in psychology. In December 2013, he retired from the Department of Energy’s Office of General Counsel, where he served as a deputy assistant general counsel for administrative litigation and information law. Isiah lives in Traverse City with his wife, Marlene.
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Least Competent Criminal Taiheem M. McKay, 23, of Riverhead, New York, made it easy for Suffolk County officials to track him down after suspecting him of breaking into 10 different homes over the course of seven months, stealing cash, jewelry and designer accessories. According to Newsday, the Suffolk County Department of Probation traced McKay to the burglary locations through his GPS ankle monitor, which he was wearing as a result of a February 2017 second-degree reckless endangerment conviction. McKay has additional pending indictments in other burglaries. The Passing Parade Known for his blond mullet and numerous social media rants, zoo owner Joe Exotic (real name: Joseph Maldonado-Passage) of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, has been cooling his heels in a Florida jail since his arrest Sept. 7 for allegedly attempting to hire two people in late 2017 to kill an unnamed woman. According to the Orlando Sentinel, one of those “killers” was an undercover FBI agent, and Exotic was indicted on federal murder-for-hire charges. It all started “many, many years” ago, said Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, who claims to be the “unnamed woman” Exotic was hoping to off. She said Exotic has threatened her repeatedly and posted online a video of himself shooting an effigy of Baskin in the head. Tangentially, Exotic was also a candidate in a three-way Libertarian primary run for governor in Oklahoma this summer. He finished third.
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Family Values Patricia Ann Hill, 69, of White Hall, Arkansas, called 911 on July 28 to report she had shot her husband, Frank, 65. But she had a motive: Patricia told Jefferson County Sheriff ’s investigators she had previously disagreed with her husband’s purchase of a pornography channel on Dish Network, and she canceled the channel, telling Frank that if he reordered it, he’d have to leave. That day, reported the Pine Bluff Commercial, the Dish bill arrived, revealing that the channel had been re-added, so Patricia confronted Frank in his “man cave” and told him to go. When he refused, Patricia fetched a .22-caliber pistol from the house and shot him twice, killing him. Hill was charged with capital murder and held without bond in the Jefferson County adult detention center.
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JUDGEMENT TIME FOR A JUDGE? Allegations that a judge has shirked his responsibilities underlie the race for probate judge in Antrim County.
By Patrick Sullivan On the surface, the Antrim County probate judge election is a straightforward race between Judge Norman Hayes, an 18-year incumbent, and a well-known challenger, Barry Cole, who has been practicing in the court for decades. Yard signs for each candidate dot the roadside throughout the county. Under the surface, however, things are murkier. In a turn that’s uncharacteristic for the typically congenial legal community, two retired judges, District Court Judge Michael Haley and Probate Judge John Unger, say they question whether Hayes should serve another term. Haley points to Hayes’ refusal to help out with his share of the 86th District Court cases — until Hayes was ordered to do so earlier this year — as reason enough to vote him out of office. Unger said he’s watched Hayes in action over the years, and he believes Hayes lacks the empathy and humanity that the job requires. Both of them say voters should be wary of Hayes’ past as the prosecutor of a notorious 1986 Gaylord murder case that resulted in numerous overturned convictions, allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, and cost Otsego County millions of dollars in lawsuit payouts. Hayes, in emailed comments to Northern Express, said that Haley’s criticism is off base, and that Unger bears a grudge against him — he said he recently cost Unger $24,000. Hayes also defended his actions in that notorious murder case, and maintains that, even after all of the reversals and lost lawsuits, he prosecuted the right people. TIME FOR A CHANGE For his part, Cole said he was motivated to run for the probate judgeship simply because he believes the time is right, and he believes he would be good at the job. “I really feel it is time for a change,” Cole said. “I think that I can bring a better
perspective to the bench, given that I’ve practiced in the probate court for 35 years.” Cole said he believes Hayes is out of touch because he was a prosecutor for 10 years, then a district judge for 10 years, and since 2000, a probate court judge. He’s never had to show up in court as an everyday lawyer trying to make a living. Cole said he is aware of the dispute between Hayes and court officials over district court work, and he is familiar with the controversy surrounding the 1986 Jerry Tobias murder case, but he hasn’t made either of those issues in his campaign.
the State Court Administrative Office. State officials found that there were not enough cases across the district to justify three district court judges. The analysis, however, assumed that probate judges would pitch in and handle a share of district court caseload, according to state officials. That’s what happened in Leelanau County in 2015, where Probate Judge Larry Nelson volunteered to handle district court cases. That did not happen in Antrim County. Hayes refused to handle extra cases; leaving the two remaining district judges, Thomas Phillips and Michael Stepka, swamped with work.
After Hayes rebuffed numerous attempts to get him to take on district court cases, 86th District Court officials turned to Lansing for help
That said, Cole said he would help out with district court cases without hesitation; and he said that people can draw their own conclusions about the Tobias case. “I’ve made a point of not mentioning any of that in any of my door-to-door stops or my stump speeches,” Cole said. “I think the people that know what it takes to be a good judge, particularly on the probate court, feel that I have those qualities and feel that they are lacking in Judge Hayes.” Haley said he is only speaking out about Hayes because of the judge’s refusal to volunteer to help out with cases in the 86th District Court following Haley’s retirement in 2015. When Haley retired, the number of district court judges available to preside over Leelanau, Grand Traverse, and Antrim counties went from three to two. That happened because of a routine “weighted caseload analysis” conducted by
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“I AM NOT DOING THAT SHIT” Hayes’s refusal to take on district court cases led to a showdown at a meeting at the SCAO Lansing office in March. After Hayes rebuffed numerous attempts to get him to take on district court cases, 86th District Court officials turned to Lansing for help to convince Hayes that it was necessary for him to take a share of the added work. A meeting was set up between state officials overseeing courts and all of the judges in the circuit and district courts covering Antrim County. At that meeting, Hayes dug in, according to Haley and several people who were familiar with what happened and agreed to speak off the record. When pressed to take over a share of the district court docket, Hayes reportedly said: “I am not doing that shit.” In April, Stepka, the 86th District’s chief judge, signed an administrative order that compelled Hayes to take some district
court cases and, since that time, Hayes has presided over a share of the cases that come through the district. In an email response to questions about that March meeting, retired Wayne County Probate Court Judge Milton Mack, who now works with SCAO and was at the meeting, wrote: “I met with Judge Hayes on March 9, 2018, to discuss Senate Bill 730 and to secure his assistance in helping with district court cases. Following that meeting he was assigned to hear certain district court cases. It is my understanding that he is providing that assistance.” The senate bill Mack referred to was introduced in December 2017 by Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City). It would assign district court duties to probate court judges specifically in the 86th District. Schmidt did not respond to a request for comment. Hayes defended his position in an email to Northern Express. “I am not a District Court Judge,” Hayes wrote. “I am the elected Probate Court Judge and Presiding Family Court Judge. The citizens of Antrim County elected two judges for district Court, one of whom has not bothered to preside in Antrim County for months and the other only appears once per month. Yet they receive 1/3 of their salary from Antrim County. There is a difference between the courts and the specialty each requires, for instance would you go to a podiatrist for heart surgery? One judge does not fit all, and besides, the citizens of Antrim County elected two other judges for District Court.” Hayes also disputed the language others said he used at the meeting in Lansing. “I have to question your source as to the comments at a private meeting between judges. What I said was ‘I don’t need this crap’ in response to Judges Stepka and Philips and their attempting to get legislation passed without my input.” Northern Express also asked Hayes to provide names of his campaign supporters who could speak on his behalf, as Haley and Unger had spoken on behalf of Cole. Hayes refused.
“You are apparently unaware that it (is) unethical and a violation of the Canons of Ethics for a judge to personally solicit support from anyone,” Hayes wrote. “THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE IN HIS LIFE” Unger served as Antrim County probate judge prior to Hayes, until 2000. When Hayes moved from Otsego County, where he was a district judge, to Antrim County and announced that he was running for probate judge, Unger said he decided to retire. He said he left his name on the ballot, but he did not campaign aggressively and decided to go into private practice. Since that time, Unger said he has had misgivings about how Hayes has performed as a probate judge. He said he found Hayes’s refusal to work with other judges strange. “I understand that he’s been a bit intransigent on that issue, which is kind of odd, because he used to be a district judge,” he said. Unger said he volunteered to work on the campaign to elect Cole because he’s worked enough in Hayes’s courtroom to conclude that Hayes is not a good fit for the job. “Most people don’t really know what the probate court is there for,” he said. “The interesting thing about the probate court is that virtually everything the court does has to do with people who have some level of incapacity.” Probate court is not just a place for sorting out wills, Unger said. The court handles guardianships, juvenile cases, adoptions, and parental rights cases. Unger said probate court judges must have some level of empathy for other people, and he said he believes that’s something Hayes lacks. “I think he simply does not honor the people in front of him,” Unger said. “One of the most important lessons I ever learned as a judge is that cases can become routine and can seem to be routine by judges. That’s human nature. … But the lesson that should be learned is that, for the person in front of you, this is the most important case in his life.” Hayes said he is not surprised that Unger would be critical of him. “I defeated Judge Unger in 2000 and just this month sanctioned him $24,000,” Hayes wrote. “I am not surprised he is supporting Mr. Cole.” Hayes declined to provide details, writing that he believes it would be unethical to comment about a pending case. Unger said he was not “sanctioned” by Hayes; rather, Hayes entered a judgement against him in a disputed case, a judgement he said he plans to appeal, and said Hayes’ actions in the case are just more reason to question his fitness as a judge. “There were numerous errors made by the court,” Unger said. Unger also questioned Hayes’s dedication to his job. Last year, probate judges in Michigan made a salary of $145,557.74. From Unger’s perspective, Hayes made that salary for basically doing a part-time job. “The job, to some degree, is what you make it, and how hard you chose to work to make decisions,” he said. “I think it has been practiced here as a part-time job. If you come by the court on an afternoon when there’s no court scheduled, his office is generally dark.” Hayes insisted that he works a full-time job. “It is a full-time position,” Hayes wrote. “You probably aren’t aware that I hear all domestic relation cases for Antrim County. That is all divorce and custody, paternity, child support, and all personal protection order cases.” Haley said his criticism of Hayes stems from Hayes’s refusal to help out the other
judges who work in the county, not his qualifications as a judge. “I think if you talk to lawyers, you’re going to hear either neutral or favorable opinions about his decisions from the bench,” Haley said. THAT DARK HISTORY Hayes’s opponents also point to the lawyer’s actions when he was the prosecutor in the Jerry Tobias murder case as a reason to remove him from office. Why would a 1986 crime have any bearing on a 2018 election? The answer is complicated. Perhaps most importantly, the Tobias case is probably why Hayes presides in Antrim County, rather than in Otsego County, where he was once prosecutor and district court judge. Unger and Haley said they believe that the Tobias case is the reason Hayes moved all those years ago; at a certain point, Hayes had to stop running for election in Otsego County because voters there felt he had cost them millions of dollars. “As fallout from the handling of the Tobias case, Hayes and some state cops and various other people were sued, and Otsego County wound up settling those case for millions of dollars, so Hayes was perceived in Otsego County as the guy who cost the county millions of dollars,” Unger said. That might be old news, and Hayes has won election after election in the years since he faced allegations of wrongdoing in his handling of that case, but this year is the first time Hayes has run since the 2015 publication of a compelling book about the case, one that spent months on the Michigan nonfiction bestseller list. Traverse City writer Mardi Links’ “When Wicked Takes the Witness Stand” lays out a disturbing portrait of Hayes as a young prosecutor who might have been influenced — by his own personal grudge — to bring a murder case against a Gaylord man. The book describes leads that were ignored in favor of a shaky theory that a butcher shop owner who may have bullied Hayes and who dated a woman who Hayes admired committed the crime. Hayes insisted the man murdered Jerry Tobias with a chicken skewer in a drug deal gone bad. Later, Hayes prosecuted four other men for the same crime. The book describes a case that was built on flimsy scientific evidence, the testimony of a woman whom Hayes should have known was a liar, and innuendo meant to play to unsophisticated juries. Hayes got his convictions, but they were later overturned, and his actions as the prosecutor in the case raised serious questions. Notably, however, Hayes was never punished for his actions by the state authorities that oversee attorneys and judges. Hayes said that he has not read Link’s book. “Others that have, and that are aware of the true facts of the case, have told me not to bother,” Hayes wrote. “There clearly were mistakes made by law enforcement in that case, but I agree with Mr. Hesselink’s comments.” Hayes refers to one-time Otsego County Prosecutor Kevin Hesselink, who took over as prosecutor after Hayes and who continued to aggressively pursue charges against the defendants even as the case fell apart. Haley said that case alone could be reason to believe Hayes is not fit to serve as a judge. Or maybe not. “The other thing, in his defense, is that he was a young prosecutor then, and he probably didn’t understand what he was doing,” Haley said.
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How do our beliefs shape our perspective on abortion? Scott’s statement Dysfunction reigns here. Combatants disregard what is important to the other side and willfully mischaracterize them. Chants that abortionists are “murdering babies” are disingenuous and false, blowing past the fundamental question of when a developing fetus becomes a person. Characterizing the issue as control over “women’s bodies” disregards the focus of antiabortionists — that something Scott Blair new exists within the woman’s body that might reasonably Blair is a conbe afforded some moral consideration. A humanist’s apsultant in the proach is to apply responsibly crafted understandings and wastewater treatcompassion-based values. I land where Bill Clinton did: ment field and “Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare.” president of the Plainly, pregnancy, if uninterrupted, leads to the emerGrand Traverse Humanists. gence of a person on whom we confer all the rights and protections of personhood. The question is: When does that occur? Very early on, a cell, or an undifferentiated mass of cells, is not aware or sentient. But eventually, we all agree, we have a new person among us. Any of us might decide in a living will or for a dyA LOCAL PASTOR ing loved one that, when higher brain functions cease and hope of regaining awareness is gone, we may withdraw life support. Can a “person” exist before such awareness and brain activity begins? Some believers in God suggest that a “person” comes into being upon conception — that God anoints the zygote with a soul at that moment (odd since an estimated half of fertilizations fail to implant and develop). But, it is unreasonable to impose this belief on all women who must make a significant moral decision on facts as they are able to understand them. Both sides miss an opportunity. The issue is an example of what’s wrong with discourse in our time. Stances on abortion have become about moral purity — a political identity badge. People would rather demonize one another in a symbolic fight than work together using real world data to craft approaches that reduce abortions. Abortions are reduced through education and access to contraception. Because of such approaches, abortion rates are lower now than before Roe v. Wade, and we can improve further.
Bill’s statement Are we asking the wrong question? Much blood has been spilled and many tears shed, arguing the morality of abortion with clenched jaws and closed minds. Rather than debating the beginning of life, would we could accept abortion as a moral necessity in a broken world. Never good. Always tragic. Personally, I believe life begins when the idea of us is conceived and consecrated by God. “Before I formed Rev. Dr. William C. Myers you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I Senior Pastor consecrated you …” (Jeremiah 1:5a) at Presbyterian As a pastor, this perspective allows me to affirm and Church of assuage the grief of those enduring the pain of a miscarTraverse City ried or stillborn child: “Yes, your grief for your child is real, the hopes and dreams never to be fulfilled. Though tragically short, your child’s life is no less meaningful or profound than one who is born.” If my beliefs are to have integrity, I must hold fast to them, when contemplating the question of abortion. If a child miscarried at eight weeks is a child, a child aborted at ATHEIST DEBATE eight weeks is a child. This is why an abortion is always tragic, a consequential decision, never to be made lightly. Those who make this decision must be treated with grace and compassion, not judged. Their grief and pain is real; their child’s brief life no less meaningful or profound. Albeit tragic, abortion is a moral necessity in our broken world. To vilify those who find it necessary to make this choice or those who provide them safe medical care, serves no purpose. Restricting access to care or making abortions illegal brings consequences equally tragic. Instead, we would be better served seeking — together — effective and compassionate ways to reduce the necessity for abortions. Teaching our children well regarding sexual relationships, offering food and shelter to new mothers, increasing the accessibility of pre- and post-natal care … . Such efforts wouldn’t end all abortions but could lessen their occurrence and affirm the sanctity of life.”
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Bills’s reply Fundamentally, I agree with Scott. Given the world in which we live, we should leave the question of when life begins in God’s hands. Those fighting on both fronts of this issue must stand down and work together to make abortions as Scott, borrowing from former President Clinton, suggests: “safe, legal, and rare.” Where I take exception is Scott’s belief that “self-awareness” is the point at which a person becomes a “person.” People living with severe dementia, even people existing in a persistent vegetative state, are no less human because of their condition. Though their “self-awareness” might be distorted or questionable, they have the capacity to elicit love from others. This should be the measure for life. When is this miraculous moment? When do we begin to elicit love from others? Some would say at conception. Others might suggest it is when a mother discovers she is pregnant. As for me, I’ll go with God’s word: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you … ” (Jeremiah 1:5a)
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Scott’s reply Bill’s conclusion is right; it is better to work together to reduce the circumstances that cause people to consider abortions. I don’t believe, as Bill does, that life begins when “conceived and consecrated by God.” I also object to his referring to an eight-week fetus as a “child” and claiming that it has a life as meaningful and profound as that of a living person. So, we disagree. But importantly, our disagreement doesn’t prevent our apparent alignment on what serves the greater good. Fewer clenched jaws and more practicality and compassion would be welcomed. If we can all table our disagreement and resolve to act on what brings about results desired by all, it might also improve our national decision-making process, since for many, abortion tramples all other issues in the voting booth.
Agree statement Bill and Scott agree that on this morally fraught matter, it is more effective to focus on what works in reducing the need for abortions than on their legality. The deeper questions are important but needn’t prevent us from working together toward an agreed-upon good. TRAVERSE CITY PETOSKEY ANN ARBOR HOLLAND
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By Kristi Kates The beauty of the M-22 Art 2 Art tour is simple but intriguing: Combine one autumn weekend, one of the most scenic routes in northern Michigan, and four galleries showcasing 40+ artists. A kind of progressive gallery pop-up for leaf peepers, the inaugural M-22 Art 2 Art is the brainchild of the Suttons Bay art fair committee, said Angela Saxon, a local artist in her own right and co-organizer of M-22 Art 2 Art. “It’s pretty much the height of the fall color tour season, with all the wineries and restaurants being so busy. Our local group of artists said, ‘Hey, why aren’t we part of this? Let’s make ourselves more accessible to people coming up here for the fall colors since people will already be traveling through the area, we’re going to give them an art stop in each of these towns.’” A variety of art styles will be represented, and opening night festivities at three of the locations will have themed, progressive snacks and desserts, with wine also available. “There’s so much energy being put into this by so many artists,” said Saxon. “We think it’s important with all tourism promotion going on to keep the artists right in there alongside everything else. I’m looking forward to seeing it all come together — four shows of this magnitude in the same weekend is really something!” Interested in adding some art to your annual cruise for fall color? Plan to take part
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M-22 in the M-22 Art 2 Art October 5-7. Kick off the weekend at one of the opening night receptions, which take place from 5-8pm on Friday at all locations except Leland, then wend your way up or down M-22 Saturday and Sunday. (Show hours are Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 10am-5pm.) At each stop of your tour, we’ve got ideas for eats, drinks, and other must-see diversions. Visit m22art2art.com or call (231) 357-4139 for more info. THE TOUR: Friendship Community Center, Suttons Bay The Focus: Ceramics Here’s where you’ll find all things ceramic and tile, by renowned clay artists like Laurie Eisenhardt and Phil Wilson. Find It: 201 W. Broadway, (231) 271-4630 Fuel Up: The nearby 45th Parallel Cafe (102
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W. Broadway, (231) 271-2233) is open until 3pm. Stay focused on what’s local with their Morel mushroom omelette bursting with onions and Fontinella cheese, or try the Leelanau Cakes (pancakes) loaded with chocolate chips and dried locally grown cherries. Afterwards, pop into their candy shop for a sweet treat to take with you as you continue your art tour. Detour: If you like the night life, stick around in Suttons Bay to catch an evening movie at the Bay Theatre (214 North St. Joseph St., (231) 271-3772, thebaytheatre.com), a renovated, historic single-screen, vintage venue that dates back to 1946 and was renovated to its current glory in the spring of 2017. Northport Community Arts Center, Northport The Focus: Sculpture and furniture View 20 award-winning artists in a mix of styles, from earthy, sustainable furniture
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by Bill Perkins to contemporary work from artists like Larry Fox and Jason Sharp. Find It: 104 South Wing St., (231) 586-5001 Fuel Up: Get rustic at Garage Bar and Grill (108 Waukazoo St., (231) 386-5511) with its casual dining environment and wide array of American fare, from burgers (try the basic or the black bean) to their popular fish sandwich (your choice of local whitefish or Canadian perch) to the more left-field Tandoori salad, a grilled-chicken affair on romaine tossed with cashews, golden raisins, and curry-yogurt dressing. Detour: And get historical at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum (15500 N. Lighthouse Point Rd., Leelanau State Park, (231) 386-7195), where ships and the sailors who sail them have been guided in since 1858. Explore the restored lighthouse keeper’s residence, and climb the tower itself for spectacular views of Lake Michigan, Grand Traverse Bay, and the Manitou Passage. Keep in mind you’ll also need to purchase a recreation park pass for entry. The Old Art Building, Leland Check out a wide selection of fiber work, from intricate fiber collages by Char Bickel to hand painted yarn by Chris Roosien. The Focus: Fiber Find It: 111 South Main Street, (231) 256-2131 Fuel Up: Trish’s Dishes (407 South Main St., (231) 994-2288) This cute and speedy lunch spot is a great way to refuel for your art excursion. The friendly cottage feel
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welcomes you to take a seat at the counter and enjoy one of Trish’s custom sandwiches or breakfast burritos, especially devised for folks on the go. One favorite is the Mabel Panini, a protein extravaganza pressed with cheese, bacon, mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion, and two fried eggs. Detour: Take an exploratory stroll through Leland’s historic Fishtown, a vintage fishing village full of shanties, smokehouses, and fish tugs that’s been both carefully preserved, with modern amenities nearby. Stop by Carlson’s for some top-notch smoked fish, browse the tiny shops, and don’t miss the legendary Village Cheese Shanty (199 W. River St.), a non-trendy local and tourist favorite offering over 60 varieties of cheese on the tastiest pretzel bread around. Glen Arbor Township Hall, Glen Arbor The Focus: Painters and sculpture An open gallery (purpose-built for this event) will feature 10 artists including Jeff Condon and the aforementioned Saxon, showcasing vibrant, colorful paintings and sculptures. Find It: 6394 Western Ave., (231) 334-3539 Fuel Up: Snag breakfast or lunch at the Glen Arbor Grill (6584 Western Ave., (231) 334-
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Reaping the Harvest The deepest roots in Michigan’s wine industry are Up North, and the fruits of their labor are impacting local and state economies like never before By Al Parker A new study confirms what a lot of folks — locals and tourists alike — have known for years: The Michigan wine industry is big business and getting bigger. Using the most recent data available, the report shows that it is responsible for more than $5.4 billion in economic impact, with several northern Michigan counties contributing heavily to the total. The Michigan Grape & Wine Industry Council (MGWIC) has published the 2017 Michigan Wine Economic Impact Study that confirms what members of the industry have long suspected, namely that the vibrant wine industry is a substantial contributor to the state’s overall economy. The study shows that the wine industry directly creates 27,930 jobs and pays nearly $773 million in wages. It’s also responsible for more than $426 million in state and local taxes. “Michigan’s wine industry has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade,” said Karel Bush, executive director of the MGWIC. “In 2007 there were 49 wineries in the state. Since then, we have seen a 169 percent increase, with 83 new producers of Michigan wine having opened for business in the past 10 years.” Further growth is expected as 82 percent of survey respondents indicate they plan to increase production in 2018. “I know, for a fact, that there are going to be two new wineries opening in coming months [in Emmet County],” said Ralph Stabile, owner of Mackinaw Trail Winery near Petoskey. Stabile founded his winery in 2004. It sits along U.S. 131 on 30 acres, planted with 15 acres of grapes. “We’ll plant another 25 acres next spring,” he said. “You have to order the vines a year in advance.” With the added acreage, Stabile expects
to add staff too, including an assistant manager. Mackinaw Trail Winery is a member of the Bay View Wine Trail, which is home to 12 wineries stretching from Ellsworth to Harbor Springs. Compared to other wine trails, the Bay View is a newbie, starting in 2014 with a handful of operations. “We’re really just getting started,” said Stabile. “I can imagine what it’ll be in 10 years. And we’re growing varietals that are different than those you find in Traverse City … It’s nothing but upward and onward.” This is the first economic impact report conducted by MGWIC in several years, according to a council official. Leelanau County leads the state in winery jobs, meaning workers who are directly involved in producing wine, with 241, earning $11.3 million in wages. This figure does not include tasting room employees who are listed under retail jobs. Leelanau County ranks 26th in the state in retail employees. “We’re not surprised that Leelanau County leads the state in winery jobs,” said Lorri Hathaway, executive director of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. “Wineries are definitely an important part of the agricultural economy in Michigan, not only for the direct jobs, but also for all the other business generated, like lodging, transportation and other sales.” Hathaway noted that the Leelanau wine trail was recently rated third best wine region in the nation by a USA Today study, beating out more well-known regions like Napa and Sonoma in California. Grand Traverse County is third with 185 winery jobs, generating some $8.7 million in wages. Other northern Michigan counties that rank high are: • Emmet County: 14th with 44 winery jobs and $2 million in wages.
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• Benzie County: 20th with 19 winery jobs and $890,200 in wages. • Manistee County: 21st with 18 winery jobs and $823,100 in wages. • Antrim County: 30th with 11 winery jobs and $520,700 in wages. • Charlevoix County: 36th with 8 winery jobs and $378,600 in wages. Leelanau County also leads the state in tourism jobs related to the wine industry with 459 jobs generating $9.4 million in wages and $25.6 million in tourism revenues. Grand Traverse County ranks third with 353 tourism jobs producing $7.3 million in wages and $24.4 million in tourism dollars. Other northern Michigan counties are: • Emmet County: 16th with 90 jobs, $1.8 million in wages and $5.1 million in tourism revenues. • Manistee County: 26th with 34 jobs, $712,900 in wages and $1.95 million in tourism dollars. • Benzie County: 28th with 34 jobs, $701,600 in wages and $1.91 million in tourism revenues. • Charlevoix County: 33rd with 19 jobs, 436,700 in wages and $1.2 million in tourism dollars. • Antrim County: 37th with 18 jobs, 384,200 in wages and $1.04 million in tourism revenues. Conducted by John Dunham & Associates, the report notes that there are about 3,050 acres of Michigan farmland devoted to growing wine grapes. These produce about 71,000 tons of grapes with a total value of $9.5 million to be used specifically for making wine. According to the study, the vast majority of wine grape vineyards in Michigan are small farms tending to have less than 10 acres dedicated to growing wine grapes. “Of the estimated 252 farms in Michigan that are growing wine grapes, 181 farms with
Ralph Stabile owns Mackinaw Trail Winery near Petoskey.
less than 10 acres of land used for growing wine grapes amount to a total of 575 acres,” said the study. “Meanwhile, the 24 largest farms with 30 or more acres of land dedicated to growing wine grapes amount to 1,695 acres or about 56 percent of total acres.” Across the state, 132 wineries are recognized by the MGWIC as producers of Michigan wine — meaning that they use primarily state-grown fruit in their total production. Significant wine industry growth has also made a major impact on regional tourism. Ninety four percent of wineries receive tourists at their businesses, resulting in more than 1.6 million visits each year and $252 million in tourist spending. “Wine tourism affects many other nearby businesses, including restaurants, retailers, transportation services and other attractions,” said Bush. “The industry also creates jobs and benefits other local sectors, including construction, manufacturing and business-related services.” The study relies on data from wine grape growers, wine and cider producers, wholesalers, retailers and direct-toconsumer sales of wine and cider in the state. It includes the economic impact of tourists visiting Michigan’s 208 wineries. That total refers to the number of winery facilities, since a single winery might have multiple facilities across Michigan. Each facility is included in the winery count.
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BRADLEY’S PUB & GRILLE Let’s clarify one thing right off the bat — or in this case, the putter: Bradley’s is not a golf club restaurant. It is a restaurant that just happens to be located in the clubhouse of a public golf course. That, of course, provides a captive audience of golfers who also enjoy eating at the restaurant, but people in the general public often wrongly assume that it is private and/or closed in winter. Neither is the case. Everyone is welcome, and Bradley’s is a four-season, seven-day-a-week establishment.
By Janice Binkert Brad Dean, former director of golf at Crystal Mountain for 23-plus years, took over ownership of the Interlochen Golf Course and clubhouse in September 2016. With it, he also acquired its in-house restaurant (then called the Hagen Room, in honor of golf legend Walter Hagen, who became an active member at the course after he retired to northern Michigan in his later years). Dean closed the clubhouse for renovations that November, taking it down to the studs, reconfiguring and upgrading the space, and reopening the new restaurant and adjoining pub-style bar in May 2017 as Bradley’s. “Brad’s background is in golf, but this is his first foray into the food business,” said Val Thomas, a 30-year restaurant industry professional, whom Dean hired as Bradley’s general manager. “He knew that he wanted Bradley’s to be something special, and he came to me to help make that happen.” Thomas, in turn, recommended her young colleague Mike Fradette, a graduate of the International Culinary School at the Art Institute in Novi, for the position of executive chef. Thomas and Fradette had most recently worked together at Aerie restaurant in the Grand Traverse Resort, where she was assistant manager and he was in the kitchen. “When I got this job,” said Thomas, “I just knew that Mike would be amazing here if we could get him, so I contacted him and said, ‘I know it’s a big risk, but please come and talk to the owner. We’d love to have you on board.’” After meeting with Dean, Fradette was convinced that taking over Bradley’s kitchen was the right move for him, and trio got to work shaping an unforgettable restaurant experience. PLATE ARTISTRY While the views of the golf course through the restaurant’s panoramic windows are lovely —manicured fairways and putting greens in summer and snow blanketing the ground and lining the branches of the surrounding large trees in winter — they face strong competition in any season from the colorful, artistic plate presentations and enticing aromas coming out of Chef Fradette’s kitchen. Bradley’s menus (pub, lunch, dinner, and dessert), which Fradette writes, changing a few items in fall and summer to reflect seasonal availability of ingredients,
are all executed with scratch cooking and feature some nice surprises. Sure, you can get very good flatbread pizzas, nachos or breaded cheese sticks with marinara to go with your favorite beverage in the pub, but you can also get salmon bites (marinated Atlantic salmon, bell peppers, purple onions, organic carrots, shiitake mushrooms, spring onions, sesame seeds), brisket sliders (house-smoked brisket, house-smoked cheddar, roasted poblano pesto, house slaw), and chicken satay (marinated chicken skewers, Thai jasmine rice, peanut sauce, candied lime). Some house specialties in the appetizer, soup and salad categories are offered on both the lunch and dinner menus, such as crab cakes (blue crab, purple onions, bell peppers, sweet pea emulsion, Old Bay remoulade), Michigan sweet corn chowder, and Caesar salad (whose ingredients sound familiar, but are presented in grand style in the form of a romaine “tower” topped with a large parmesan cracker, multicolored grape tomatoes, croutons and Caesar dressing). And it goes without saying that except for the romaine and tomatoes, everything for that salad is house-made — which can be said for almost everything on any of the Bradley’s menus. BLUEGILL, BEEF AND BOURBON BBQ By far the most popular sandwich at lunchtime is the Reuben (very thinly shaved, house-smoked corned beef with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and house bistro sauce — similar to Thousand Island — on grilled swirled rye bread). “If you like Reubens, you’ll love this one” said Thomas. “It’s so tender, it just falls apart.” The smoked pork belly caprese is another signature sandwich (house-smoked pork belly, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil pesto and balsamic vinegar on ciabatta), as is the bluegill po’ boy (Cajun-dusted bluegill, lettuce, tomato, purple onion and poblano pesto on an artisan bun). Note: bluegill also appears as an entrée on the dinner menu. Two pastas are top picks on the dinner menu: fresh herbed pappardelle (with beef tenderloin tips, wild mushroom sherry cream sauce, garlic chips, balsamic glaze and micro arugula) and pork n’ mac (smoked cheddar béchamel over cavatappi, roasted red peppers, shaved Brussels sprouts and herbed bread crumbs with slow-smoked pulled pork — 16½ hours! — and house-made apple-
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bourbon BBQ sauce). Customer favorites on the dinner menu include Asian-style salmon (pan-seared, sesame-crusted Atlantic salmon with stirfried vegetables, sushi rice cake, scallions and sweet hoisin glaze), braised short rib (an 8-ounce cut braised in red wine with roasted butternut squash puree, crispy Brussels sprouts leaves, pancetta, charred cipollini onions, sweet and spicy pumpkin seeds and natural jus), and any of the hand-cut, chargrilled steaks: the filet mignon (an 8-ounce beef tenderloin, herb roasted red-skinned potatoes, grilled vegetables and roasted garlic demi-glace), Bradley’s pub steak (a 28-day wet-aged prime steak, sliced and fanned out over white truffle-infused potato puree, with a sunny-side-up egg and garlic, herb and butter-based house zip sauce), or the New York strip (12-ounce cut, au gratin potatoes grilled vegetables , roasted garlic demi-glace). “We get our beef from the T.C. Cattle Company in Buckley — we’re the only restaurant in the area that uses their beef,” said Fradette. GETTING THE WORD OUT “We had a great winter last year, for being our first year open,” said Thomas. “And this summer has been good, too. In addition to an overall increase in dining customers, we saw a lot of people coming in before attending Interlochen shows, whereas last summer, we had almost none of that crowd. I think it helped that we started out slowly. We didn’t have a grand opening, we just built things up gradually so that we
could get it right. And now Mike has a really strong back of the house and I have a really strong front of the house. We’ve had time to develop that.” Thomas and Fradette are both excited about fall and winter this year, curious to see if the restaurant will continue to attract more customers now that word is getting out about it being a year-round establishment that is open to the public — and hopefully also about the quality and diversity of its cuisine. “It has been so much fun to be a part of getting Bradley’s up and running,” said Thomas. The restaurant business is not for the faint of heart — especially opening a new restaurant — but neither she nor Fradette could imagine doing anything else. They both knew when they signed up that they would be putting in long hours for at least the first two years, working to get it to where they wanted it to be. “We’re passionate about good food, and we’re passionate about our guests having a great time at Bradley’s, so we’re willing to put in the time that’s required to achieve that.” she said. Fradette agreed, adding, “I feel like if I’m not working long hours, I’m not really doing my job correctly. But they say you never work a day in your life if you enjoy what you do, and I really enjoy what I do.” Bradley’s Pub and Grille is located inside the Interlochen Golf Club at 10586 US-31 in Interlochen. $–$$ Live music on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Catered parties and in-house events are available upon request. (231) 2756401, interlochengolf.com
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Check out Frankfort’s Pub Scene Go to Stormcloud Monday, October 8 and be one of the first to taste their seasonal Harvest Ale. Made exclusively from Northern Michigan hops, Harvest Ale will be tapped for the first time at 11:30am. Stormcloud’s seasonal Stormtoberfest will also debut during this festival of sudsy celebration. Can’t make it that day, don’t fear – there’s plenty more at Stormcloud throughout the week. If you are in the mood to flex your mental muscles try heading over Wednesday, October 9 for Beer Trivia night while enjoying a flatbread pizzas (dough is Stormcloud beer-infused and made daily). The Hotel Frankfort is celebrating Beer Week with a tap takeover courtesy of Ludington Bay Brewing Company from 3pm-9pm each day while supplies last. On top of several seasonal offerings (dare we say Pumpkin Cream Ale?), there will also be a mystery brew. Just a few blocks down from Stormcloud and The Hotel Frankfort sits the Frankfort standby Dinghy’s. Lake Ann brewery’s finest craft beers will be on tap throughout the week from 11am-9pm while supplies last. Dinghy’s inviting atmosphere and Cheers vibe will have you grabbing a stool and making yourself at home in no time. Watch Brewmaster at the Garden State Theater This charming theater with an old-timey feel is showing the documentary Brewmaster Tuesday, October 9 at 7pm. Beer is not just fun to drink, it’s cultural! Connect to the true story of a man chasing his brown-
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bottle dreams of becoming one of the greats in the booming, passion infused craft beer industry. Tickets are $5 per person. https://www.frankfortgardentheater.com/ Take a Hike! Elberta Dunes South After carb-loading on craft beers, you might be ready for a little cardio. And even if you aren’t the cardio seeking type, you are ready for the view that is waiting for you at the top of the Elberta Dunes South hike. Located just 2 miles south of downtown Frankfort this family friendly microadventure is a great break from the buzz of the festival. http://villageofelberta.com/about-us/villagegovernment/elberta-dunes-south-naturalarea-management-plan/ Check out the ExhiBEERtion at the Oliver Arts Center Beer is art. Ask anyone! With that sentiment in mind, Oliver Art Center has launched its first ExhiBEERtion for the creative beer lovers out there. Local artists are invited to bring their beer-inspired works of art to be displayed in this bright and beautiful gallery overlooking the bay. The ExhiBEERtion will be displayed in The Fisher Classroom for the duration of the festival and is free to the public. http://oliverartcenterfrankfort.org/events Don’t Forget to Eat! Everyone knows a critical part of beer drinking stamina is remembering to eat! Lucky for you, Frankfort has that covered. Here are a few food options to get you started. Head over to Petals and Perks for a
cuppa joe and a stack of pancakes drizzled with Beer Week stout syrup to start your day off right. If your sweet tooth still isn’t satisfied you can grab a beer-infused baked goodie for the road. Hey, that’s what purses are for! Up for a picnic? Head to Port City Smokehouse and you’ll find everything you need. (ahem…beer-battered whitefish sandwiches) Spread out a blanket at Frankfort’s show-stopping beach and you will find yourself having a perfect Northern Michigan “pinch me” moment. If you want take this eating thing up a notch, Monday, October 8 at 6:30pm Stormcloud is hosting a “Chefvitational” dinner at Rock’s Landing Restaurant. Situated on the beautiful Crystal Lake, notable Northern Michigan chefs have worked to pair Stormcloud beers with each course in what is sure to be a meal to remember. Tickets are $80 per person. https://www.stormcloudbrewing.com/frankfortbeer-week/chef-invitational-beer-dinner Check Out the Fall Festival! The very last day of Beer Week is shared with Frankfort’s Fall Festival. This town knows how to party! There will be a parade at 11am complete with a “Mutt March,” giving man’s best friend a chance to have their 15 minutes of fame! Live music, helicopter rides, kids’ games, pumpkin carving and more will make this day fun for the whole family. Don’t worry, they haven’t forgotten what you came for! There will be a beer tent in full swing from 11am- 5pm and Oktoberfest starts at 11:30am at Stormcloud. Bottom’s up, friends!
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By Ross Boissoneau Author Joe Hill said his stories — grim and ghastly as they might be — offer both an escape from everyday life and a way to deal with it. “The more anxious we are, the more we need horror. It gives us a way to explore our fears and triumph over them,” he said. “Here’s an example: You’re never going to get attacked by a vampire. You’re never going to be preyed upon by a hostile entity draining your life one day at a time. But you may get cancer. You may face a debilitating disease.” He believes that facing your literary fears can, in fact, help provide you with some of the means to face real ones. “Scary, wacky horror stuff ultimately helps build you up,” he said. Though he also delivers a warning: “Horror doesn’t promise a happy ending. But neither does life.” Hill is a winner of the Bram Stoker Award and a best-selling horror author (“The Fireman,” “NOS4A2,” “Heart-Shaped Box,” and “Horns”). He will discuss his most recent book, “Strange Weather,” a collection of four novellas, with fellow author Loren Estleman Oct. 10 at City Opera House as part of the National Writers Series. He said he enjoys meeting fans and sharing his books with them, and he’s also excited about engaging with Estleman. “I get to talk with one of my writing heroes. He’s a towering figure, along with Elmore Leonard. What an astonishing writer.” Hill should know. Growing up as the son of two writers, Stephen and Tabitha King, Hill said becoming a writer himself just seemed like a natural outgrowth. “I’d come home in sixth grade, and my mom was in her office, behind her typewriter, playing makebelieve. Dad was in his office playing makebelieve. By the time I was 12, I thought that was what you do.” And he’s done it well. Hill has won numerous awards, including the Ray Bradbury Fellowship, the William L. Crawford Award for best new fantasy writer in 2006, the A. E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize in 1999 for “Better Than Home” and the 2006 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella. He’s made successful forays into comics with his graphic novel series “Locke & Key,” and two of his stories are being made into television miniseries.
Hill said real life has sometimes intruded on his fiction. “There’s a story in “Strange Weather” about pollution [‘Rain,’ about shards of crystal raining from the sky]. When I wrote that, I made the president a woman who was relatively competent.” Prior to its publication, the 2016 election made him recalculate. “I thought, this isn’t going to work. I revised it to reflect different ideas.” Another time that happened was when he wrote a story for a collection called “Flight or Fright,” edited by his dad and author Bev Vincent, about horrifying experiences in the air. He did a reading for a group on his story, which centered around people on a flight from Los Angeles to Boston who find out that World War III has started due to friction between the U.S. and North Korea. The next morning brought the incident in Hawaii, when the islands were alerted to an incoming missile from North Korea, which turned out to be a mistake in Hawaii’s warming system. “I instantly felt bad for everyone who’d been at the reading,” said Hill. He said today’s society faces so much rapid-fire incoming information that people are in a constant state of anxiety. “We live in a very anxious time. We’re stressed out and over-caffeinated. We’re not adapted to absorb so much information.” The stressors include social media, which he said he rarely indulges in anymore. “I was an early adapter on Twitter. I kind of got addicted. I noticed going on social media made me feel bad; the response is to do more of it. Isn’t that what every alcoholic does?” He said reading is a way to combat that stress — yes, even reading suspenseful horror stories. “It may be that reading is our last refuge from it all. Getting a library card and going to the library is like joining an anti-social network.”
SEE HILL LIVE — IF YOU DARE
As part of the National Writers Series, Joe Hill will take the stage with author Loren Estleman to talk writing, reading, and horror just in time for Halloween. For tickets to the 7pm, Wednesday, Oct. 10 event — $5 students, $15 reserved, $25 premium reserved — visit www.cityoperahouse.org.
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One Mega Metal Night Two head-banging ’80s-era hairbands to rock two venues Up North: Ratt at Little River Casino and LA Guns at Streeters
LA Guns by Leah Burlington Photography
By Ross Boissoneau Hair metal. Glam metal. Pop metal. Whatever you want to call it, the metal scene that arose in the ’80s, primarily around the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, gave birth to a number of bands: Mötley Crüe, Cinderella, Warrant, Dokken (rhymes with rockin’, as we were told numerous times), and others. Though shunted aside in favor of grunge, alternative, and hip-hop over the succeeding decades, the style never completely faded away. Now two of its most popular bands will be playing in northern Michigan the same night: Ratt at Little River Casino Resort in Manistee and LA Guns at Streeters in Traverse City. Both the Oct. 6 shows start at 8pm, so, unfortunately, you’ll have to choose. RATT Juan Croucier, bassist for Ratt and one of its longest-serving members, said the ongoing appeal of his band lies in its performances. “We’re a live band. We’ve been bringing it to people for many decades. People pay good money for a rock show, and we don’t rest on our laurels. “The MO is pretty simple,” Croucier continued. “We’re playing like our lives depend on it. It’s our responsibility to deliver what the band is known for.” What Ratt was known for and what it is known for are perhaps two different things. In the band’s (and the genre’s) heyday, the hedonistic lifestyle was both legendary and expected. Alcohol, drugs, and groupies were all consumed in excess. Things eventually spun out of control, with frontman Stephen
Pearcey and Croucier both exiting the band. Guitarist Robbin Crosby was dismissed; after two rehab attempts and developing AIDS, he died of a heroin overdose in 2002. Other members came and went over the succeeding decades, and the onetime members toured under a number of related names: Bobby Blotzer’s Ratt Experience; Ratt Featuring Stephen Pearcy; Stephen Pearcy and Dirty Rats; and Croucier’s band, the Rat Bastards, among them. Ratt finally coalesced around Pearcey, Croucier, founding guitarist Warren DeMartini, and guitarist Carlos Cavazo in 2016. Earlier this year, the latter two left, with guitarists Jordan Ziff and Chris Sanders, plus drummer Pete Holmes (also the drummer in Croucier’s solo band) joining for this tour. “We’ve been through it all,” said Croucier. He said the newest recruits are ready, willing, and able to deliver the material with the style and execution necessary. “When you lose a member, you lose a certain part of the chemistry,” he said. The replacements have to not only be able to deliver the goods but fit within the new chemistry to make it work. “It’s got to fit the style. We’re very involved in finding the right fit for the group on all levels. Sometimes the best guy isn’t the right guy.” Croucier said what the band is still known for is a melodic rock sound. “Ratt is a hard rock American band. We were around a long time before hair metal leaned toward the glam thing. Melody is very important — anthems, hooks, melody.” Tickets for Ratt start at $45; go to www.lrcr.com.
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Ratt by Jeff Serpa
LA GUNS Guitarist Tracii Guns said all he has ever wanted to do was play guitar in a rock band. “I was five or six when I heard [Led Zepellin’s] ‘Whole Lotta Love. I saw a picture of Jimmy Page in Creem [magazine]. That was that,” he said. He formed his self-named band in 1983 with drummer Rob Gardner and singer Mike Jagosz, all friends since high school. The band’s biggest claim to fame in the early years was its joining together with Hollywood Rose to form Guns N’ Roses, before Guns left that band to reform under the LA Guns moniker. Singer Phil Lewis from the British band Girl joined prior to the band’s first recording. LA Guns enjoyed success over the late ’80s and early ’90s, but like other groups (see above) personal and musical differences found members coming and going. That eventually included Tracii Guns himself. “I just get bored very quickly if the music is stagnant. It got stagnant for me, and I had to escape myself,” he said. Eventually he and Black both fronted bands named LA Guns. Two years ago the twosome reunited and
Ratt by Photo by Joe Shaeffer
has toured since as LA Guns. “We have a fan base. We were never a huge, huge band. We take success as it comes,” said Guns. He, too, eschews such labels as glam metal and hair metal, though he sees value in being categorized in multiple places. “Old guys playing hair metal — that’s an outsider’s perception. It’s melodic rock. The more genres you get lumped into, the better. Labeling music is a hard thing. Heavy blues rock — that’s what we really are.” There is another label often attached to his music, one which Guns laughingly embraces. He’s one of the fiercest practitioners of the so-called “sleaze guitar,” which he’s said combines elements of punk rock and classic rock and speeding it all up. “That always made me smile,” he said of the term. “I enjoy humor. People are so serious about everything. Life is tough, I get it, [but] lighten up. He remains serious about learning and expanding on his mastery of guitar. “It’s the never-ending joy of something you an never complete.” Tickets for the show are $20. Go to www. groundzeroonline.com.
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sept 29
saturday
HELP FIGHT HUNGER WITH THE FATHER FRED FOUNDATION FOOD DRIVE: Runs through Sept. 29. Visit Family Fare, Oleson’s Food Stores & Tom’s Food Markets, TC to donate food. Cash donations are also needed to help purchase perishable items such as milk, meat & eggs. Donate online at www.fatherfred.org or at one of the participating donation sites.
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BOYNE CITY HARVEST FEST: Enjoy the expanded Farmers & Crafters Market in the streets of downtown Boyne City. Includes live music, kids’ activities, arts & crafts fair, scarecrow contest, 5K walk/run, & free hay rides. Free. boynechamber.com
---------------------FALL STREAM MONITORING: 8am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. The types of bugs you find in a stream can be great indicators of the health of the stream. Collect & ID aquatic insects from Shanty Creek. Registration required. volunteer@grassriver.org or 231-533-8314.
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MICHIGAN MOUNTAIN MAYHEM GRAVEL GRINDER: 8am, Boyne City. Three races in one. The 18 mile race is flat & easy. The 40 mile race is a gravel race best suited for Cross bikes. Expect lots of fast gravel mixed with some tough climbs. The 60 mile race is for the person who wants a true challenge. You get five monster climbs, lots of fast gravel roads, multiple sections of tough seasonal roads which have sand, mud & rocks & also a white knuckle descent. michiganmountainmayhem.com/mmmgravelgrinder
---------------------THE GREAT PUMPKIN RUN: 8am, Peninsula Beach, Boyne City. This 5K run/walk benefits the Charlevoix Area Humane Society. $20 preregistration, $25 day of, & 12 & under, $10. Costumes encouraged. 231-582-6774.
---------------------BLUE RIBBON RUN FOR PROSTATE CANCER 5K: 9am, The Filling Station Microbrewery, TC. In memory of Curt Barrons, Byte Productions hosts this run benefiting the Traverse City chapter of Us TOO, a prostate cancer education & support group. $25 adults/$20 students/free for 12 & under. blueribbonrun.com
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CHARLEVOIX COUNTY CROP WALK: 9am. This 5K will begin at three Charlevoix County locations, including Elm Point to the Tourist Park in East Jordan, the United Methodist Church in Boyne City & St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix. Twenty-five percent of all monies raised will benefit the Good Samaritan of Ellsworth, Care and Share of East Jordan, the Charlevoix Food Pantry, Seventh Day Adventist, Boyne Food Pantry in Boyne City & Boyne Falls Food Pantry, Boyne Falls. 231-536-3128.
---------------------FRIENDS OF TADL FALL BOOK SALE: 9am3pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Thousands of quality, used fiction & non-fiction, including children’s books & Michigan interest. Most books only $2. tadl.org/event/friends-of-tadl-fall-used-book-sale
---------------------GREAT LAKES IN MY WORLD EDUCATOR WORKSHOP: 9am-2pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Educators working with youth in grades 3-12 are invited to enjoy the day spent in a range of educational activities appropriate for these grades that explore the Great Lakes & Great Lakes issues. Must register: 219-395-1987. Free.
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HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: Harbor Springs, Sept. 28-30. Featuring Soup & Stories, Lunch with Edward Lee, Keynote Presentation with Deborah Blum, Characters Coming of Age, Joshua McFadden Demo at Farmers Market, Navigating Place & Time & much more. For info & tickets visit: hsfotb.org
---------------------SAFETALK: SUICIDE ALERTNESS WORKSHOP: 9am-noon, NMC University Center, TC. 946-8975, ext. 1049.
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Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey kicks off their Performing Arts Series with the Dave Bennett Quartet on Fri., Oct. 5 at 7:30pm. Clarinet virtuoso Dave Bennett also plays electric guitar, piano and drums and sings. He has been a soloist at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops and much more. Enjoy swing era music, country, rockabilly, & pop, along with original jazz compositions. Tickets: $25 CTAC members, $35 non-members and $10 students. crookedtree.org
5K/10K FARM DAY: 9:30am, PEACE Ranch, TC. The courses wind through Pere Marquette forest that surrounds Hoosier Valley. Also enjoy food, games & activities including demonstrations with horses. $25 advance; $40 day of. peaceranchtc.com/events/5kfarmday
---------------------10TH ANNUAL BREEZEWAY FALL COLOR CRUISES: Held Sept. 29, Oct. 6 & Oct. 13. Participants pick up “goodie bags” filled with trip tips, color tour maps, coupons & more at Royal Farms Winery in Atwood between 10am-noon. End the experience at Boyne Mt. in Boyne Falls with a complimentary chair-lift ride for a view atop the mountain. ridethebreezeway.com
---------------------20TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL & SCARECROW EXTRAVAGANZA: 10am6pm, Downtown Bellaire. Enjoy the Fun Run 1 Mile Walk/Run, Best Dressed Pet Parade, art, flea markets, local brews, tunes, scarecrows & more. bellairechamber.org
---------------------ACME FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Featuring a craft show & demonstrations, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, classic car, tractor & motorcycle show, Munson Hospice Memorial Monarch Release & educational Monarch Release by GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo, & much more. discoveracme.com
---------------------GRAND TRAVERSE AREA ROCK & MINERAL CLUB ANNUAL ROCK, GEM & MINERAL SHOW: 10am-5pm, VFW Hall, 3400 Veterans Dr., TC. Paleo Joe presentation at 1pm each day. Saturday will feature dinosaur dig in Utah. Sunday features fossils of Michigan basin. $2 suggested donation adults; kids free with adult. www.tcrockhounds.com
---------------------TC WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S: 10:30am, Open Space Park, TC. Registration, 9am; Ceremony, 10am; Walk, 10:30am. act.alz.org
---------------------COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CELEBRATION: 11am-1pm, Civic Center Park, TC. Featuring a reopening & free swim at the newly remodeled Easling Pool, Street Art in the Skate Park, free open skating & skate rentals in Howe Arena, a rugby match & more.
---------------------2ND ANNUAL CEMETERY STROLL: GCP actors recreate the lives of the early settlers that put Otsego County & Gaylord on the map. Two performances: noon & 4pm. Gather at
O.C. Historical Society Museum, 320 W. Main St., Gaylord. Tickets: GCP Box Office, 130 W. Main St., Gaylord. $10 adults; $5 students.
---------------------6TH ANNUAL LEELANAU UNCAGED FESTIVAL: 12-10pm. Downtown Northport will close its main streets for this festival. Featuring live music by Denise Davis & the Motor City Sensations, Treetown Swingtet, Soul Patch, Fresh Fossil, Good Boy & many others; puppeteer Kevin Kammeraad, art & more. Free. leelanauuncaged.com
---------------------FALL FEST: 12-10pm, East Jordan Tourist Park. Featuring live music, a food truck, beer tent, softball tournament, trick-or-treating & more.
---------------------FREE GRAWN RURAL HEALTH FAIR: 1-4pm, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, TC. Free health screenings, flu shot & Hepatitis A with insurance card, presentations on eye & ear health, door prizes & more. Sponsored by Art & Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation, GT Senior Center Network, & St. Patrick Church Wellness Committee.
---------------------HOPS ‘N HIGHLANDS MICROBREW FESTIVAL: 1-6pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. Featuring 45+ MI breweries & 175 microbrews. $10. mynorthtickets.com
---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 3-5pm: Angela Crandall will sign her book “Social Suicide.” 5-7pm: Book Launch Party w/ PJ Parrish, author of “The Damage Done.” horizonbooks.com
---------------------PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: 4pm, The Garden Theater, Frankfort. Presented by Friends of the Betsie Valley Trail. See whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, SUP, action & lifestyle in more than 120 cities & towns across Canada, the U.S. & around the world. $10 advance; $15 day of. betsievalleytrail.org
---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com
---------------------GOPHERWOOD CONCERT: THE CRANE WIVES: 8pm. Enjoy folk, rock, pop & more from this band that originated in Grand Rapids. Held at the home of Paul & Nancy Brown, 4320 E. 46 Rd., Cadillac. $20. mynorthtickets.com
sept 30
sunday
HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: (See Sat., Sept. 29)
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GRAND TRAVERSE AREA ROCK & MINERAL CLUB ANNUAL ROCK, GEM & MINERAL SHOW: 11am-4pm, VFW Hall, 3400 Veterans Dr., TC. Paleo Joe presentation at 1pm each day. Sunday features fossils of Michigan basin. $2 suggested donation adults; kids free with adult. www.tcrockhounds.com
---------------------COLANTHA’S GARDEN CELEBRATION: 12-4pm, Historic Barns Park, TC. A celebration of TC’s beloved bovine Colantha. Enjoy food trucks, cake walks, wagon rides, live music, a craft fair, gardening & farming demonstrations, barn & garden tours & more. Reserve free tickets via mynorthtickets.com thebotanicgarden.org/colantha
---------------------FALL-TIME SOCIAL: Noon, The Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, 5946 S. Center Hwy., Bingham Township, Leelanau County. Featuring a roasted pig lunch, pie auction, music in the barn with North Bay Celtic, rope making, wood turning, cider pressing & much more. $20 adults; $5 ages 6-11; free ages 5 & under. rubyellenfarm.org
---------------------FRIENDS OF TADL FALL BOOK SALE: 123pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Fill a bag for only $5. All remaining books qualify for this special. tadl. org/event/friends-of-tadl-fall-used-book-sale
---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com
---------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. An Evening with Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha. This pediatrician was able to turn the tide on the Flint water crisis after revealing the high lead levels in her patients. She is the author of “What the Eyes Don’t See.” Reserved seating: $35. cityoperahouse. org/nws-dr-mona-hanna-attisha
oct 01
monday
CANDIDATE FORUM: 5:30pm, Benzie County Government Center, Beulah. The MI 35th Senate Candidates include: Mike Taillard, Democrat; Curt VanderWall, Republican; Jack O’Malley, Republican; & Kathy Wiejaczka, Democrat.
---------------------HERE:SAY OPEN MIC W/ NORTE: 7pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Throw your name in the basket for the opportunity to be selected to tell a story (max 7 minutes). No theme, some rules. This open mic will benefit Norte. Donation at door. Find on Facebook.
---------------------SLABTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING: 7pm, Traverse Bay United Methodist Church, TC.
oct 02
tuesday
7TH ANNUAL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LUNCHEON: SOLD OUT: 11:30am-1pm, Hagerty Center, TC. Actors from Parallel 45 will share stories of abuse - & hope. An original script will be developed by Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center (TBCAC) staff. This event will be co-emceed by area magician & comedian Ben Whiting & northern MI media celebrity & radio show host Christal Frost. Benefits the TBCAC. To place your name on the stand-by list, call 929-4250. traversebaycac.org
---------------------DEMENTIA CONVERSATIONS: 4pm, TC Senior Center. Join Maggie Hardy from the
Alzheimer’s Association for a presentation offering tips on how to have an honest & caring conversation with a family member about visiting the doctor. Advanced registration required. 922-2080. Free. grandtraverse.org/712/ Senior-Centers
---------------------AAUW OCT. MEETING PROGRAM: 5:30pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. Join the American Association of University Women, TC Branch for dinner & get informed on Voters Not Politicians, the ballot initiative to fight gerrymandering in MI, from local author & VNP volunteer Cari Noga. She’ll also talk about her latest novel, “The Orphan Daughter.” Free. aauwtc.org
---------------------NATIVE PLANTS FOR FALL COLOR: 6pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Brian Zimmerman of Four Season Nursery will speak at this meeting of the Master Gardener Association of Northwest Michigan. Free. mganm.org
---------------------TCNEWTECH: 6pm, City Opera House, TC. A free monthly networking meet up for TC tech enthusiasts. Every month five presenters highlight new business ventures underway. facebook.com/traversecitynewtech
---------------------SIERRA CLUB MEETING: 7pm, Horizon Books, TC. Join in a discussion about the environmental issues that you are concerned about. Please bring a favorite nature photo or picture that will share your story about what you love and/or love to do in nature. Free. Find on Facebook.
oct 03
wednesday
UNDERSTANDING & PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN LEELANAU COUNTY: Noon, Leelanau County Government Center, Suttons Bay. Presented by League of Women Voters Leelanau County & Leelanau County Substance Abuse Prevention Work Group. A LWVLC business meeting will follow the presentation. 231-313-0359. Free. LWVLeelanau.org
---------------------RECESS! A TOUR OF CENTERPOINTE & VISIONS WEDDINGS & BANQUETS: 5-7pm, Centerpointe, TC. Join The Ticker for networking, hors d’oeuvres including hot artichoke & spinach dip, smashed martini bar, coconut shrimp w/ spicy Cajun orange sauce & more; beer, wine & soft drinks; prizes including a 36” x 12” framed aerial photo from Anderson Aerial Photography, $100 Visa gift card, one massage from Twin Bay Clinical Massage, & more; & DJ & music furnished by Visions. Parking will be on the west side of M22. Guests will walk through the tunnel under M22 to get to the entrance. Entrance is $10. Sponsored by Remax Bayshore Properties. Co-hosted by Centerpointe & Visions Weddings & Banquets. traverseticker.com
---------------------LIFELONG LEARNING AROUND THE WORLD: 5:30pm, Petoskey District Library Classroom, Petoskey. With 30 years of travel experience, Emily Meyerson will share & inspire you on why & how to travel the world. petoskeylibrary.org
oct 04
thursday
STORYTIME FOR BIGS: 11am, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Devoted to art & drawing on the Drawing Wall. Free. tadl.org
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GRASSLANDS & GOLDENRODS: 1pm, Arcadia Dunes. A species ID & seed collection event. Hosted by GTRLC’s Angie Lucas, with help from Plant it Wild & Benzie Audubon. gtrlc.org
---------------------AUTHOR RICHARD AULT: 2pm, Bellaire Public Library. Richard brings his new book, “The Names In The Hat,” a novel of personal & political transformation. He will do a reading, book signing & Q & A. bellairelibrary.org
ELK RAPIDS WOMEN: YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ACTION: 6-8pm, Old Council Chamber, Elk Rapids Police Department. Elk Rapids Village Manager Bill Cooper will explain the inner workings of local government, including how to run for office & what you can expect when you win. RSVP: elkrapidswomen@gmail.com
---------------------OFF THE WALL MOVIE NIGHT: Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Dinner, 6pm; movie, 7pm. Sign up for potluck at Alden District Library. Free. aldenlib.info/calendar.html
---------------------PJ PARRISH AT MCLEAN & EAKIN: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. The sisters behind PJ Parrish, Kristy Montee & Kelly Nichols, will present their newest book, “The Damage Done.” This is also a wine & cheese event. RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/event/pj-parrish
---------------------MEET DIANNA STAMPFLER, MICHIGAN HISTORIAN: 6:30-8:30pm, Elk Rapids District Library. Dianna will speak about “Lighthouse Ghosts of the Great Lakes.” elkrapidslibrary.org
---------------------SINGLE MOMM 10TH ANNIVERSARY GALA: 6:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring wine, hors d’oeuvres, a gallery walk through the Dennos Museum, instrumental entertainment & a silent auction of locally made jewelry pieces from 10 artists. $25/person. singlemomm.org/gala
Norm’s deep baritone voice lends itself to country classics & his own original songs. Tickets: $10 advance, $15 door. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com
---------------------THE BERGAMOT IN THE BARN: 7pm, Black Star Farms barn, Suttons Bay. This is the 6th annual fall benefit concert for Helplink, a nonprofit organization assisting struggling neighbors in the five county area. Enjoy an evening of live music by The Bergamot & Black Star wines at the bar. $35 advance; $45 door. littlecollaborative.org
---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 29) ---------------------ARTS ACADEMY COLLAGE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Interlochen’s signature student performance, presenting Academy artists from comparative arts, creative writing, dance, motion picture arts, music, theatre & visual arts. $29 full, $26 senior & $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org
---------------------DAVE BENNETT QUARTET: 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey. Featuring swing era music, country, rockabilly, & pop, along with original jazz compositions. $25 members, $35 non-members, $10 students. crookedtree.org
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GLEN ARBOR PLAYERS PRESENT ‘A PAIR OF SPADES’: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Glen Arbor. Two plays with “MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 29) the archetypal detective Sam Spade at the cenGET A PINT OF ONE OF OUR OKTOBERFEST BREWS IN OUR ter of all that’s criminal. Free. wglenarborart.org
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---------------------AAUW GAYLORD AREA BRANCH USED BOOK SALE: 9am-6pm, United Way Building, Gaylord.
---------------------FALL 2018 LUNCHEON LECTURES: 11:30am, NCMC, Library Conference Room, Petoskey. “The Feathered Pariah.” The doublecrested cormorant has caused outrage in the upper Great Lakes. Hear from Interlochen Public Radio’s Peter Payette who travelled with photographer Sam Corden to some of the remote islands where cormorants breed. Lunch, 11:30am; program, noon. $12. ncmich.edu
---------------------JOYFEST: 5pm, 226 E. 16th St., TC. Presented by JOVIA. Learn about this spiritual festival. 231-252-3100. Free. joviajoyfest.com
---------------------M22 ART2ART TOUR: 5-8:30pm. Featuring work from nearly 40 MI artists. Takes place at Suttons Bay Friendship Center, Northport Village Arts Center, The Old Art Building & Glen Arbor Community Center. Held in all locations tonight except the Old Art Building. oldartbuilding.com
---------------------AN EVENING WITH LEIF ENGER: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Leif will discuss his newest book, “Virgil Wander,” with local teacher & writer Glen Young. RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/ event/leif-enger
---------------------FORT FRIGHT: 6:30-9:30pm, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City. Walk the lanternlit path along the shore of Lake Michigan to Colonial Michilimackinac, where eighteenthcentury French-Canadian folklore comes to life. $10 adults, $6 ages 5-12, & free for 4 & under. mackinacparks.com/fort-fright
---------------------BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINICONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Featuring Rustic Heart made up of Norm Hausler & Kelly Shively. Kelly brings her original songs of family & home, & her interpretations of traditional mountain music.
oct 06
saturday
SLEEPING BEAR MARATHON, HALF MARATHON & 5K RACES: 6:30am, Empire. Run past dunes, Little Glen Lake & the village of Glen Arbor. enduranceevolution.com 50K TRAIL SERIES: 7am, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Choose from 50K, 25K, 10K or 5K & hit the woods. This trail run takes place on a mix of Boyne Mountain’s unpaved mountain bike trails, paved bike path, & golf cart path. boynemountain.com
---------------------SKITOBERFEST: Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Celebrate the coming winter with everything from ski gear, craft beer, food trucks, live music & performers, chairlift rides, bonfires & more. boynemountain.com
---------------------REMEMBRANCE RUN: 5K & 1 MILE WALK: 8:30am. Presented by TC Track Club on the Pere Marquette State Forest trails at Timber Ridge Resort, TC. Remember & celebrate those challenged with breast cancer. Also helps raise funds for the Munson Healthcare Women’s Cancer Fund. $35 5k; $25 1 Mile. tctrackclub.com
---------------------AAUW GAYLORD AREA BRANCH USED BOOK SALE: 9am-noon, United Way Building, Gaylord.
---------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY SHOPPING SCRAMBLE: Includes shopping, lunch & fashion show, 19th Hole Celebration, awards reception & more.
---------------------LEIF ERIKSSON DAY ROW & RUN 2018: 9am, Charlevoix. A 1 mile boat race & 5K foot race fundraiser to celebrate the life of Leif Eriksson & the Viking way. This is a fundraiser for Charlevoix Schools’ Rayder Den, which services middle & high school students who are experiencing food insecurity. Compete in both the row & run or just one of the events. One mile boat race goes from Depot Beach to
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Alzheimer’s Association for a presentation offering tips on how to have an honest & caring conversation with a family member about visiting the doctor. Advanced registration required. 922-2080. Free. grandtraverse.org/712/ Senior-Centers
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GRAND TRAVERSE AREA ROCK & MINERAL CLUB ANNUAL ROCK, GEM & MINERAL SHOW: 11am-4pm, VFW Hall, 3400 Veterans Dr., TC. Paleo Joe presentation at 1pm each day. Sunday features fossils of Michigan basin. $2 suggested donation adults; kids free with adult. www.tcrockhounds.com
AAUW OCT. MEETING PROGRAM: 5:30pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. Join the American Association of University Women, TC Branch for dinner & get informed on Voters Not Politicians, the ballot initiative to fight gerrymandering in MI, from local author & VNP volunteer Cari Noga. She’ll also talk about her latest novel, “The Orphan Daughter.” Free. aauwtc.org
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FALL-TIME SOCIAL: Noon, The Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, 5946 S. Center Hwy., Bingham Township, Leelanau County. Featuring a roasted pig lunch, pie auction, music in the barn with North Bay Celtic, rope making, wood turning, cider pressing & much more. $20 adults; $5 ages 6-11; free ages 5 & under. rubyellenfarm.org
NATIVE PLANTS FOR FALL COLOR: 6pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Brian Zimmerman of Four Season Nursery will speak at this meeting of the Master Gardener Association of Northwest Michigan. Free. mganm.org TCNEWTECH: 6pm, City Opera House, TC. A free monthly networking meet up for TC tech enthusiasts. Every month five presenters highlight new business ventures underway. facebook.com/traversecitynewtech
---------------------SIERRA CLUB MEETING: 7pm, Horizon Books, TC. Join in a discussion about the environmental issues that you are concerned about. Please bring a favorite nature photo or picture that will share your story about what you love and/or love to do in nature. Free. Find on Facebook.
4. Oh! And there’s a moose to smooch!
---------------------FRIENDS OF TADL FALL BOOK SALE: 123pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Fill a bag for only $5. All remaining books qualify for this special. tadl. org/event/friends-of-tadl-fall-used-book-sale
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UNDERSTANDING & PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN LEELANAU COUNTY: Noon, Leelanau County Government Center, Suttons Bay. Presented by League of Women Leelanau County • & Leelanau County 717 Randolph TC • 231.947.9213 •Voters OPEN 7 DAYS sleders.com NATIONAL WRITERS•SERIES: 7pm, City Substance Abuse Prevention Work Group. A Opera House, TC. An Evening with Dr. Mona LWVLC business meeting will follow the presenHanna Attisha. This pediatrician was able tation. 231-313-0359. Free. LWVLeelanau.org to turn the tide on the Flint water crisis after revealing the high lead levels in her patients. RECESS! A TOUR OF CENTERPOINTE & She is the author of “What the Eyes Don’t VISIONS WEDDINGS & BANQUETS: 5-7pm, See.” Reserved seating: $35. cityoperahouse. Centerpointe, TC. Join The Ticker for networkorg/nws-dr-mona-hanna-attisha ing, hors d’oeuvres including hot artichoke & spinach dip, smashed martini bar, coconut eder’s Family Tavern shrimp w/ spicy Cajun orange sauce & more; beer, wine & soft drinks; prizes including a 36” 1 x 6.041 Full Color x 12” framed aerial photo from Anderson Aerial CANDIDATE FORUM: arch 14, 2010 Issue5:30pm, Benzie County GovPhotography, $100 Visa gift card, one massage from Twin Bay Clinical Massage, & more; & DJ urrent Features Issue” ernment Center, Beulah. The & music furnished by Visions. Parking will be on MI 35th Senate Candidates inthe west side of M22. Guests will walk through clude: Mike Taillard, Democrat; the tunnel under M22 to get to the entrance. EnCurt VanderWall, Republican; Jack O’Malley, trance is $10. Sponsored by Remax Bayshore Republican; & Kathy Wiejaczka, Democrat. Properties. Co-hosted by Centerpointe & Visions Weddings & Banquets. traverseticker.com HERE:SAY OPEN MIC W/ NORTE: 7pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Throw your name LIFELONG LEARNING AROUND THE in the basket for the opportunity to be selected WORLD: 5:30pm, Petoskey District Library to tell a story (max 7 minutes). No theme, Classroom, Petoskey. With 30 years of travel some rules. This open mic will benefit Norte. experience, Emily Meyerson will share & inspire Donation at door. Find on Facebook. you on why & how to travel the world. petoskeylibrary.org SLABTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING: 7pm, Traverse Bay United Methodist Church, TC. “MAMA MIA!”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com
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7TH ANNUAL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LUNCHEON: SOLD OUT: 11:30am-1pm, Hagerty Center, TC. Actors from Parallel 45 will share stories of abuse - & hope. An original script will be developed by Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center (TBCAC) staff. This event will be co-emceed by area magician & comedian Ben Whiting & northern MI media celebrity & radio show host Christal Frost. Benefits the TBCAC. To place your name on the stand-by list, call 929-4250. traversebaycac.org
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STORYTIME FOR BIGS: 11am, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Devoted to art & drawing on the Drawing Wall. Free. tadl.org
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GRASSLANDS & GOLDENRODS: 1pm, Arcadia Dunes. A species ID & seed collection event. Hosted by GTRLC’s Angie Lucas, with help from Plant it Wild & Benzie Audubon. gtrlc.org
---------------------AUTHOR RICHARD AULT: 2pm, Bellaire Public Library. Richard brings his new book, “The Names In The Hat,” a novel of personal & political transformation. He will do a reading, book signing & Q & A. bellairelibrary.org
DEMENTIA CONVERSATIONS: 4pm, TC jacobscornmaze.com Senior Center. Join Maggie Hardy from the
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ELK RAPIDS WOMEN: YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ACTION: 6-8pm, Old Council Chamber, Elk Rapids Police Department. Elk Rapids Village Manager Bill Cooper will explain the inner workings of local government, including how to run for office & what you can expect when you win. RSVP: elkrapidswomen@gmail.com
---------------------OFF THE WALL MOVIE NIGHT: Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Dinner, 6pm; movie, 7pm. Sign up for potluck at Alden District Library. Free. aldenlib.info/calendar.html
---------------------PJ PARRISH AT MCLEAN & EAKIN: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. The sisters behind PJ Parrish, Kristy Montee & Kelly Nichols, will present their newest book, “The Damage Done.” This is also a wine & cheese event. RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/event/pj-parrish
---------------------MEET DIANNA STAMPFLER, MICHIGAN HISTORIAN: 6:30-8:30pm, Elk Rapids District Library. Dianna will speak about “Lighthouse Ghosts of the Great Lakes.” elkrapidslibrary.org
---------------------SINGLE MOMM 10TH ANNIVERSARY GALA: 6:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring wine, hors d’oeuvres, a gallery walk through the Dennos Museum, instrumental entertainment & a silent auction of locally made jewelry pieces from 10 artists. $25/person. singlemomm.org/gala
---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 29)
oct 05
friday
GOOD MORNING GAYLORD: 7am, Otsego Resort, Duck Blind, Gaylord. Marcus Wegmeyer from Michigan Insurance Services presents “Cyber Security.” $10, includes breakfast buffet.
---------------------AAUW GAYLORD AREA BRANCH USED BOOK SALE: 9am-6pm, United Way Building, Gaylord.
---------------------FALL 2018 LUNCHEON LECTURES: 11:30am, NCMC, Library Conference Room, Petoskey. “The Feathered Pariah.” The doublecrested cormorant has caused outrage in the upper Great Lakes. Hear from Interlochen Public Radio’s Peter Payette who travelled with photographer Sam Corden to some of the remote islands where cormorants breed. Lunch, 11:30am; program, noon. $12. ncmich.edu
---------------------JOYFEST: 5pm, 226 E. 16th St., TC. Presented by JOVIA. Learn about this spiritual festival. 231-252-3100. Free. joviajoyfest.com
---------------------M22 ART2ART TOUR: 5-8:30pm. Featuring work from nearly 40 MI artists. Takes place at Suttons Bay Friendship Center, Northport Village Arts Center, The Old Art Building & Glen Arbor Community Center. Held in all locations tonight except the Old Art Building. oldartbuilding.com
---------------------AN EVENING WITH LEIF ENGER: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Leif will discuss his newest book, “Virgil Wander,” with local teacher & writer Glen Young. RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/ event/leif-enger
---------------------FORT FRIGHT: 6:30-9:30pm, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City. Walk the lanternlit path along the shore of Lake Michigan to Colonial Michilimackinac, where eighteenthcentury French-Canadian folklore comes to life. $10 adults, $6 ages 5-12, & free for 4 & under. mackinacparks.com/fort-fright
---------------------BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINICONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Featuring Rustic Heart made up of Norm Hausler & Kelly Shively. Kelly brings her original songs of family & home, & her interpretations of traditional mountain music.
Norm’s deep baritone voice lends itself to country classics & his own original songs. Tickets: $10 advance, $15 door. Students, $8; 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com
---------------------THE BERGAMOT IN THE BARN: 7pm, Black Star Farms barn, Suttons Bay. This is the 6th annual fall benefit concert for Helplink, a nonprofit organization assisting struggling neighbors in the five county area. Enjoy an evening of live music by The Bergamot & Black Star wines at the bar. $35 advance; $45 door. littlecollaborative.org
---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: (See Sat., Sept. 29) ---------------------ARTS ACADEMY COLLAGE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Interlochen’s signature student performance, presenting Academy artists from comparative arts, creative writing, dance, motion picture arts, music, theatre & visual arts. $29 full, $26 senior & $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org
---------------------DAVE BENNETT QUARTET: 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey. Featuring swing era music, country, rockabilly, & pop, along with original jazz compositions. $25 members, $35 non-members, $10 students. crookedtree.org
---------------------GLEN ARBOR PLAYERS PRESENT ‘A PAIR OF SPADES’: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Glen Arbor. Two plays with the archetypal detective Sam Spade at the center of all that’s criminal. Free. wglenarborart.org
---------------------MORGAN JAMES: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. Named “Brightest Breakout Artist of the Year” by HuffPost January 2018, enjoy this pop/soul singer, songwriter & Broadway chanteuse. $42.50; $32.50; $15 students. cityoperahouse.org/morgan-james
oct 06
saturday
SLEEPING BEAR MARATHON, HALF MARATHON & 5K RACES: 6:30am, Empire. Run past dunes, Little Glen Lake & the village of Glen Arbor. enduranceevolution.com 50K TRAIL SERIES: 7am, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Choose from 50K, 25K, 10K or 5K & hit the woods. This trail run takes place on a mix of Boyne Mountain’s unpaved mountain bike trails, paved bike path, & golf cart path. boynemountain.com
---------------------SKITOBERFEST: Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Celebrate the coming winter with everything from ski gear, craft beer, food trucks, live music & performers, chairlift rides, bonfires & more. boynemountain.com
---------------------REMEMBRANCE RUN: 5K & 1 MILE WALK: 8:30am. Presented by TC Track Club on the Pere Marquette State Forest trails at Timber Ridge Resort, TC. Remember & celebrate those challenged with breast cancer. Also helps raise funds for the Munson Healthcare Women’s Cancer Fund. $35 5k; $25 1 Mile. tctrackclub.com
---------------------AAUW GAYLORD AREA BRANCH USED BOOK SALE: 9am-noon, United Way Building, Gaylord.
---------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY SHOPPING SCRAMBLE: Includes shopping, lunch & fashion show, 19th Hole Celebration, awards reception & more.
---------------------LEIF ERIKSSON DAY ROW & RUN 2018: 9am, Charlevoix. A 1 mile boat race & 5K foot race fundraiser to celebrate the life of Leif Eriksson & the Viking way. This is a fundraiser for Charlevoix Schools’ Rayder Den, which services middle & high school students who are experiencing food insecurity. Compete in both the row & run or just one of the events. One mile boat race goes from Depot Beach to
Ferry Beach in Charlevoix. Bring your own kayak/canoe & wear a USCG approved life jacket. The 5k will traverse along a road course in the city of Charlevoix. $25/$30 day of. rowandrun.org
Local partners & artists will be on hand to help inspire your work. This is the official kick-off event for DRAW NoMI. Free for 17 & under. dennosmuseum.org
10TH ANNUAL BREEZEWAY FALL COLOR CRUISES: Held Sept. 29, Oct. 6 & Oct. 13. Participants pick up “goodie bags” filled with trip tips, color tour maps, coupons & more at Royal Farms Winery in Atwood between 10am-noon. Afterwards proceed at your own pace along C-48 The Breezeway, stopping, shopping, dining or enjoying a nature hike at one of the three preserves along the route. End at Boyne Mt. in Boyne Falls with a free chair-lift ride for a view atop the mountain. ridethebreezeway.com
FALL INTO MACKINAW: 2pm, Today includes Fort Fright at Colonial Michilimackinac, “Go with the Glo” 5K/1 Mile Fun Run/Walk at the Mackinaw City Trailhead, Creepy Critter Pet Parade & more. mackinawchamber.com
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2018 FIBER FESTIVAL EXHIBIT & SALE: 10am-6pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. Free admission. oldartbuilding.com
music by Chris Smith, Harvest Buffet & more for adults. $18 adults; $7 kids. jollypumpkin.com
---------------------ANNUAL HARVEST GATHERING: 1-4pm, Samels Farm, Williamsburg. Enjoy music, food, farm building tours, demos by blacksmiths, rope makers, cider pressers, quilters, food preservationists & woodworkers, horse-drawn wagon rides & more. Free. samelsfarm.org
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BENZIE PERFORMANCE CELEBRATES LOCAL MUSICAL TALENTS: 4pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia. The Benzie Symphony Orchestra will be joined by vocalists from throughout the region for this performance. The event will also honor the musical dedication of Benzie High School student Zachariah Blough. Suggested donation: $15 adults, $10 seniors. Under 12, free. benziesymphony.com
TRAVIS JONKER AT MCLEAN & EAKIN BOOKSELLERS: 2pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Jonker will release his book, “The Very Last Castle.” RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/event/travis-jonker
AN EVENING WITH GEORGE MITCHELL: 7-9pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Senator Mitchell is the author of five books, the most recent being a memoir entitled “The Negotiator: Reflections on an American Life” & “A Path To Peace.” In 2008 Time Magazine described him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. $35, $25, $20, $15. greatlakescfa.org
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---------------------ALDEN HARVEST DAYS: 10am-5pm, Downtown Alden. Featuring a pancake breakfast, kid’s scavenger hunt, farmers market & more.
---------------------BEULAH FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-5pm, Beulah Park. Featuring a 25-animal petting zoo, pony rides, a climbing wall, soup contest, pumpkin decorating, classic car & vintage travel trailer show & more. clcba.org/event/fall-festival
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ELK RAPIDS ART BEAT - FALL ART SPECTACULAR: 10am-5pm. Three of northern MI’s award winning galleries will be participating in this open house gallery walk. These include Mullaly’s 128 Studio & Gallery, The Blue Heron Gallery & Twisted Fish Gallery.
---------------------FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL: 10am-2pm, Pine Hill Nursery, Kewadin. Featuring cider pressing & tasting, games, a spooky maze & more. Free. pinehill-nursery.com
---------------------FALL SALE & HAPPY APPLE DAYS: 10am6pm, Downtown TC. Merchants will have bushels of local apples to share with their customers.
---------------------M22 ART2ART TOUR: 10am-6pm. Featuring work from nearly 40 MI artists. Takes place at Suttons Bay Friendship Center, Northport Village Arts Center, The Old Art Building & Glen Arbor Community Center. oldartbuilding.com
---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 11am-1pm: Donna Rubin will sign her book “Apple Cider Pup.” 1-3pm: Bonnie Newhouse will sign her book “Carved on the Palm of His Hand.” 3-5pm: Natalie Ziarnik will sign her book “A Lullaby of Summer Things.” 5-7pm: Joan Schmeichel will sign her book “My Name is Amanda.” 7-9pm: Book Launch Party with Bill O. Smith & Charlie Murphy, authors of “Chickadeeland.” horizonbooks.com
---------------------LOREEN NIEWENHUIS: 11am, Cadillac Library Meeting Room. This author & adventurer will share her stories of walking around the Great Lakes. Free admission. friendsofthecadillaclibrary.com
---------------------19TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL: 124pm, Chateau Chantal, TC. Featuring a Mini Slurpin’ Seminar, Grape Stompin’ & Mini Distillation Seminar. Free. chateauchantal.com
---------------------5TH ANNUAL HOPS & HARVEST FESTIVAL: 12-10pm, big tent, Front St., Empire. Featuring food & beer vendors & live music by local bands, including The Benzie Playboys, Jackpine, 5th Gear & brotha James. $20 entry fee includes beer glass & drink ticket. $10-$20. mynorthtickets.com
---------------------LINDA O’MEARA DAY OF THE ARTS: 12-4pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC.
---------------------AIR GUITAR CHALLENGE FOR CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: 7pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Enter the Challenge to benefit Child & Family Services of NW MI. Pre-registration is required for competitive shredders. Free + $20 registration to compete. rightbrainbrewery.com
---------------------“MAMA MIA!”: 2pm & 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. The Michigan Community Theatre premier by Catherine Johnson with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Bjӧrn Ulvaeus. $28 adults; $15 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com
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BLISSFEST COMMUNITY DANCE: 7:30pm, Blissfest Festival site, 3695 Division Rd., Harbor Springs. Music by The Johns & Cynthia Donahey will be calling. All dances are taught & include squares, circles, contras & waltzes from all over the U.S. $5/person, $7/couple, $10/family. blissfest.org
---------------------GLEN ARBOR PLAYERS PRESENT ‘A PAIR OF SPADES’: (See Fri., Oct. 5)
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MICHIGAN PRINTMAKING: Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix. Sixteen MI artists have been invited to represent traditional & contemporary methods of printmaking in the exhibit “Block-Paper-Ink.” This exhibit runs through Nov. 3. Open Mon. - Sat., 11am-5pm. charlevoixcircle.com
---------------------OUTDOOR DIA EXHIBIT: Outdoor DIA Inside/ Out Exhibit in Gaylord thru mid-October. Maps at www.gaylordarts.org.
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TEMPESTRY PROJECT EXHIBIT: Runs through Oct. at NCMC, Library, Petoskey. A group of nine women from NCMC combined their knitting & art talents with their concern about the environment to create a series of long, knit works where changing color represents the daily high temperatures for one year. ncmich.edu
---------------------- ---------------------HELL ON HEELS DRAG SHOW: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Must be 18+. $10 advance; $15 night of. redskystage.com
---------------------RATT: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Enjoy these triple-platinum heavy metal heavyweights. $45, $55, $60. lrcr.com
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2018 FIBER FESTIVAL EXHIBIT & SALE: 10am5pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. Free admission. oldartbuilding.com
---------------------ALDEN HARVEST DAYS CLASSIC CAR SHOW: 10am-3pm, Alden.
---------------------M22 ART2ART TOUR: 10am-5pm. Featuring work from nearly 40 MI artists. Takes place at Suttons Bay Friendship Center, Northport Village Arts Center, The Old Art Building & Glen Arbor Community Center. oldartbuilding.com
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PETOSKEY-RUN MICHIGAN CHEAP: 10am, East Park, Petoskey. Half marathon, 10K & 5K. runmichigancheap.com
---------------------12TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVUS: 12-6pm, Left Foot Charley, TC. Featuring live music by The Northport Oompah Band, horse drawn carriage rides, winery tours, special wines & ciders by the glass & more. leftfootcharley.com
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JOLLY PUMPKINFEST: 12-4pm, Jolly Pumpkin, TC. Featuring a cider press, games, crafts, sack races & more for the kids, & libations, live
THREADS FIBER ARTS GROUP: Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Local patrons are invited to bring their own needlework project & work among friends. The Threads group meets on Mondays at 10am. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org
---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY -“WOVEN TOGETHER: THE FIBER WORK OF SHERRI SMITH”: Sherri’s exhibition features work from her most recent series, “Astronomy,” which investigates science & mathematics. Runs through Nov. 17.
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- “WOVEN TOGETHER: BEYOND THE INFLUENCE OF SHERRI SMITH”: An exhibit of works created by a selection of 14 artists who completed their MFA degrees under Sherri Smith at the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. Runs through Nov. 17.
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- “TESTAMENTS: CTAC FACULTY SHOW”: Atrium Gallery. Includes the work of 13 CTAC instructors. Runs through Dec. 1. A reception will be held on Thurs., Nov. 29 from 5:30-7pm. crookedtree.org
ARTS ACADEMY COLLAGE Saturday, Oct. 5 • 7:30 p.m. Corson Auditorium From every direction, pop-up performances and on-stage presentations highlight each of the fine arts disciplines, weaving them into one breathtaking performance. From the stage, to the wings, to the spectators seats themselves, talented students present music, dance, theatre excerpts, short films, original readings and more. Enjoy “Collage,” and envelop yourself in the art of Interlochen.
---------------------GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, PETOSKEY - JURIED FINE ART EXHIBIT: Runs through Nov. 3 during gallery hours of 11am-3pm, Tues. through Fri. & 12-2pm, Sat. - THE CREATIVE CROWD: Join local artists working on their own projects & enjoying the company of others. Every Thurs. from 11:30am-2:30pm. NO MEETING ON 10/11/18. Bring your own project, supplies & lunch, if desired. gaylordarts.org
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The Kooks – Let’s Go Sunshine – LC
Indie popster band The Kooks is back with its ridiculously catchy psychedelic pop tracks, which sound inspired by the likes of The Libertines or perhaps a British version of The Killers. While its not taking any particularly big stylistic leaps here, this fifth album recaptures and brings forward the energy of the band’s 2006 debut album, especially on live corker “All the Time” and the droll humor of “Tesco Disco.” The Kooks can get sentimental, too, as evidenced by the amiable vacation-ready sounds of “Honey Bee.”
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Interpol – Marauder – Matador
Also a half-dozen albums in, New York’s Interpol is back from its trek upstate, where the band worked with Dave Fridmann to develop this collection, highly influenced by the soul-funk side of the musical spectrum, much at the suggestion of Fridmann himself. The swinging beats of the album’s opening number, “If You Really Love Nothing,” launches this funky approach with confidence. It’s an interesting shift for the otherwise sharp-melodied outfit. Additional highlights include “The Rover” with its bluesy feel, and the wry “Party’s Over.”
AN EVENING WITH GEORGE MITCHELL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 7PM
Enjoy an evening of conversation with Senator George Mitchell. An author, past federal judge, an instrumental voice in peace negotiations with Northern Ireland that ended a historic conflict, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, and recently, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East. The evening is moderated by filmmaker, author, and photographer, Chip Duncan.
BLACK VIOLIN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 8PM
Black Violin is composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil B. and Kev Marcus, who combine classical training with hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound that is often described as “classical boom.” Black Violin overcomes stereotypes while encouraging people of all ages, races, and backgrounds to break down cultural barriers together. The duo has shared stages with top names including Kanye West, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, and Yo-Yo Ma.
ELLIOT WUU
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 4PM
Elliot Wuu is praised for his “power, speed, and finesse of artists twice his age.” He is an 18-yearold rising star who was recently named a 2018 Gilmore Young Artist. Currently studying at The Juilliard School, he has captured audiences with his warm colorful tones, sensitive musicality, and emotional depth in this music.
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Wild Nothing – Indigo – Captured Tracks
Dream pop guru Jack Tatum sticks to his lo-fi approach on his debut as Wild Nothing, with opener “Letting Go” pulling together synthesized strings, tapping drum riffs, and a misty feel akin to trippy ’60s-era psychedelic movies. He applies that same filter to tracks like “Oscillation,” practically turning the guitar tracks into synths through careful modulation, and later channeling early Fiona Apple for backing tracks on “The Closest Thing to Living.” Effective as both a focused listen and as pleasant background music.
Jake Shears – Jake Shears – FJ Records
The Scissor Sisters frontman steps away from the band to craft a solo debut album for himself, much of it pulling sounds from Shears’ new home base in New Orleans. There’s a lot of soulful songwriting and yes, jazzy horns on these tracks, which effectively, if quirkily, combine both the Sisters’ disco-ready beats with a heaping side of Deep South sounds. “Creep City” is perhaps the tune that most closely hews to the Sisters’ sound; Shears steps farther away on infectious tracks like “Good Friends.”
MODERN
ADAMS, OBERST, WARD, MEET UP WITH JULIET
ROCK BY KRISTI KATES
It’s an indie-rock extravaganza — well, the soundtrack is, anyway. We’re talking about Juliet, Naked, the new romantic comedy movie based on the Nick Hornby novel of the same name, out this week. The story is of a writer (Rose Byrne) who pens a bad review of reclusive rocker Tucker Crowe’s (Ethan Hawke) album and ends up meeting him, with unexpected results (Chris O’Dowd plays Byrne’s beleaguered boyfriend). Hornby is known for marrying music with film (see: High Fidelity with John Cusack), and the soundtrack is top-notch for Juliet, Naked, including tunes by Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Ryan Adams, and M. Ward. Hawke himself even sings in the movie … From screen to stage — the Lemon Twigs’ new album, Go to School, is a concept piece about a monkey who attends classes. The tracks, in the form of a stage musical, are classic Lemon Twigs (if you can term songs from a band that’s only been around for a few years “classic”): a Jet-meets-The Who sound coupled with over-the-top melodrama of the D’Addrio brothers’ performances. Two singles, “If You Give Enough” and “Small Victories,” have already been released from the set;. Go To School
is out now on 4AD Records, and the band will join Arctic Monkeys as opening act on the latter’s upcoming fall tour … Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has written a book about his life to date, including his youth in Illinois, his dive into Chicago’s music scene with the Americana band Uncle Tupelo, and his life and work with Wilco. The tome, “Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, etc.”, will be in outlets Nov. 13; various outlets are offering preorders now … Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsay Buckingham — who’s actually no longer with the band, having recently departed to pursue his solo career — is releasing a new compilation album this week called Solo Anthology: The Best of Lindsay Buckingham, which will hit outlets Oc. 5 on Rhino Records. Buckingham is accompanying the album with a tour, which will likely find him performing songs from the anthology, which includes tracks from his four solo albums. The anthology will be available as a three-CD set, a set of six vinyl records, and as a digital release, too… LINK OF THE WEEK Dave Grohl
(Foo
Fighters)
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challenging his own musical skills by recording a 23-minute tune on a half-dozen different instruments, playing all of them himself. A two-part documentary, Play, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the side project and Grohl’s recording process. Check out the trailer for Play at tinyurl.com/y7kqwyj2 … THE BUZZ Detroit’s City Council unanimously approved a resolution to rename the city’s Chene Park The Aretha Louise Franklin Amphitheater in honor of the late Motown singer Aretha Franklin… Michigan singer-songwriter Jen Sygit has new original music out; her latest album, It’s About Time, includes 10 songs,
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including several co-written with Dominic John Davis (Jack White’s bass player) … Legendary diva Cher is heading to Michigan for two stops on her Here We Go Again tour, which is in support of her upcoming ABBA tribute album, Dancing Queen. Cher will perform at Detroit’s Little Caesar’s Arena on Feb. 12, and at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on May 8 … Grand Rapids band The Crane Wives has just unveiled two new original songs, “Here I Am” and “Volta” … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.
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the house with a clock in its walls A supernatural family film adapted from a children’s book and starring Jack Black? You wouldn’t be alone if you thought at first glance this was the new Goosebumps sequel. (For the record, that particular Jack Black vehicle comes out October 12.) But The House with a Clock in Its Walls is something quite different and turns out to be a pleasant surprise for both kids and adults. Director Eli Roth of Hostel fame, the man who basically invented the “torture porn” horror genre, might not be the obvious choice when it comes to kiddie fare, but he finds a sweet spot in revisiting the influences of his youth to create a fantasy-horror primer of sorts for the next generation of moviegoers. But if Roth’s credentials still make you a little nervous, rest easy in the fact that this is also an Amblin Entertainment production (Steven Spielberg’s production company). So while it might have darker moments – think more in the vein of Spielberg collaborator Joe Dante (Gremlins) mixed with Tim Burton – that Spielbergian sense of heart comes through by the film’s end. This is very much a spooky throwback to classic adventure films and is heavy on the 80s movie magic (even the poster looks like a classic Indiana Jones one sheet). That being said, there still are some scares that might make you question the PG rating (this is not for super young kids), but you definitely won’t question the delightfully kooky performances from Jack Black and Cate Blanchett. Nor will you question the film’s empowering “stay weird” ethos. Set in the fictional village of New Zebedee, Michigan (but inspired by the author John Bellaire’s time growing up in the real Michigan city of Marshall) in the 1950s, ten-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) arrives to town with his dictionaries in tow (he’s a bit of a word nerd) to live with his estranged uncle after his parents’ tragic death in a car crash. Uncle Jonathan (Black) gives him an eccentric welcoming to say the least. A magician who wears kimonos and is prone to freeform jazz late night jams, he brings Lewis home to his creepy old Victorian mansion filled with clocks and other things Lewis can’t quite explain. Greeting both of them at home is Jonathan’s completely platonic lady friend with an affinity for purple and a mean chocolate chip cookie recipe, Mrs. Zimmerman (Blanchett). There’s plenty of playful banter between Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman, but it’s clear there is more to their longtime friendship than meets the eye.
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Turns out Jonathan is a warlock, Mrs. Zimmerman is a good witch, and all those ticking clocks are meant to cover up the noise of the real-life doomsday clock Jonathan’s former partner Isaac Izard (Kyle MacLachlan) built after he returned from WWII changed by dark magic. But with his uncle and Mrs. Zimmerman busy fending off the apocalypse, Lewis is lonely, and desperately wants a friend. Enter his uneasy friendship with a little greaser running for class president. In trying to impress his disinterested new friend, Lewis manages to get into the kind of trouble that could speed up the clock and bring the end of humanity. Will Louis and his newfound surrogate family be able to stop the clock? I think you can guess the outcome. With a predictable trajectory to be sure, what sets this film apart is the magnificently realized setting – a creepy, crawly, and whimsical funhouse of eerie puppets, animated stained glass, colorful characters (like an old chair that’s more like the household dog), and plenty of Halloween thrills (the murderous jack o lanterns are a real highlight). The period details are spot-on in a freakishly fantastical sort of way, like the Captain Midnight serials Lewis adores (watch out for a fun Eli Roth cameo). The costuming and art direction are well done and full of Americana fun elevating the proceedings. Then there’s Black hamming it up, while Blanchett will almost bring you to tears with her Holocaust survivor’s moving backstory. I only wish there had been more Kyle MacLachlan who is either in heavy age makeup or only shown in wordless flashbacks. It must be said, however, that the film is a little short on wonder and charm. As Louis comes to discover that magic is real and begins to learn how to practice the ancient art, it’s like he’s never surprised by its existence. The film is rather nonchalant about what should be the most exciting part. And it’s a little heavy on the bathroom humor – a topiary Griffin comes to life only for the purpose of pooping leaves (one of the film’s weakest running gags) – but I guess I’ll just chalk that up to the nature of kids’ films. Like The Goonies mixed with the familyfriendly haunts of Hocus Pocus, The House with a Clock in its Walls has enough spooky screwball silliness to keep the true terror at bay and definitely ticks off enough boxes to make it worth your while. Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.
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his is the movie that takes place entirely on computer screens — think text messages, FaceTime calls, emails, social media, and so on. But it’s not just a gimmick — or rather, it’s not just click bait. It’s the real deal. Searching’s unique storytelling format is cleverly done and completely draws you in. Then on top of being a riveting and taut thriller about a missing persons case, it’s also one with emotional texture that has something to say about the digital age and our relationships. David (John Cho) is on a desperate search to find his missing teen daughter. He’s working with a detective (Debra Messing) to find out what he can about his daughter and who she’s been talking to. What he discovers after looking into her computer is that he might not know her as well as he thought he did. The film effectively plants doubts about Margot in your head and leaves you guessing about what she might have been hiding. David, however, refuses to believe his daughter ran away and continues to push the case as it makes its many twisty turns until the big final reveal. And while the ending wasn’t as pitch perfect as the lead up to it, it doesn’t ruin your experience, and we’ll leave it at that. Because ultimately, one of the film’s biggest strengths is that it’s still a very human story of relationships and family, and not one hyper-focused on the technological elements.
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30th Annual
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 | 8:30 am - 2 pm Traverse City Elks Club 625 Bay Street, Traverse City, MI 49684
Recovery Plus is an annual conference for women who have had or who are currently living with breast cancer. Participants will enjoy a continental breakfast, special “pampering” session, informative presentations, lunch, and a fashion show. Guest speakers include: Yelena E. Kier, DO Oncologic Treatment of Breast Cancer Mary Raymer, LMSW, ACSW, DPNAP Running into the Mouth of the Lion: Strategies for Managing Anxiety and Stress The event is sponsored by the Zonta Club of Traverse City and Munson Healthcare’s Breast Cancer Navigator Program. Cost is $30. Register by Oct. 9 online at munsonhealthcare.org/RecoveryPlus2018event or call 800-533-5520.
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7 MONKS TAPROOM, TC 10/4 -- Mike Moran, 7:30-10:30 ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 9/29 -- Jenny Thomas, 7-9 FANTASY'S, TC Mon. - Sat. -- Adult entertainment w/ DJ, 7-close GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 KILKENNY'S, TC 9/28-29 – Sweet J 10/5-6 – Soul Patch Tue -- Levi Britton, 8 Wed -- The Pocket, 8 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 10/1 -- Open Mic Night, 6-9 10/7 -- 12th Annual Harvest Festivus w/ The Northport Oompah Band, 12-6 LITTLE BOHEMIA FAMILY TAVERN, TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 Weds. – ROCK ‘n’ RIDES ‘n’ BLUES w/ Blair Miller, 6-8 Thurs. -- The Duges, 6:30-8:30
PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC BEACON LOUNGE: Thurs,Fri,Sat — Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 RARE BIRD BREWPUB, TC 10/1 -- McKain Lakey, 8:30-10:30
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UNION STREET STATION, TC 9/29 -- Brett Mitchell & The Giant Ghost, 10 9/30 -- Head for the Hills Live Show; then Karaoke, 5 10/1 -- Jukebox, 10 10/2 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic w/ Matt McCalpin, 8 10/3 -- DJ JLAR, 10 10/4 -- Anchors For Reality, 10 10/5 -- Happy Hour w/ Dagobah Sound System; then DJ Dante, 5 10/6 -- Marshall Law & Skin, 10 10/7 -- Karaoke, 10
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the ADViCE GOddESS Fly In My Soup Kitchen
Q “Jonesin” Crosswords "Silverwhere?"--check your place setting. by Matt Jones
ACROSS 1 Bela Fleck’s instrument 6 Buca di ___ (Italian restaurant chain) 11 “Spring forward” clock abbr. 14 Dizzy 15 Open, as a toothpaste tube 16 Egypt’s org. from 1961 to 1971 17 Natural furniture that’s only good for serving stew, thanks to some spoons? 20 “That’s funny” 21 Group within a group 22 Country home 23 Air quality index issue 25 Gather wool from 27 Overlook 28 Moves on 30 Some baseball stats 32 Law professor Hill 34 Laborious way to open an envelope 36 Distress signal 39 Starting note for an underwater orchestra, thanks to some forks? 42 Highland Games wear 43 Pass, as a law 44 Keep away from 45 “The King ___” 46 “Rhinestone Cowboy” singer Campbell 47 Rook’s cousin 50 Bring joy to 53 Neighbor of Wyo. 56 “The Bathers” artist Pierre-Auguste 58 Microsoft MP3 player discontinued in 2012 60 Latin for “where” (or prefix for “soft” in a video game publisher name) 61 Writing implement that’s realer than margarine, thanks to some knives? 64 Tikkanen who won the Stanley Cup five times 65 World’s smallest island nation 66 “___, c’est moi!” (Louis XIV claim) 67 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hero 68 Actor Lew of “All Quiet on the Western Front” 69 Dispatched, Biblical-style
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1 Scolds, with “out” 2 “___ of One’s Own” (Virginia Woolf work) 3 Addition to the dictionary 4 Buddy’s “Beverly Hillbillies” role 5 Some World Cup cheers 6 Brewery founder Adolphus 7 Quick Internet message, back at the beginning of the Internet 8 1994 campus comedy with a cameo by George Clinton 9 Groceries holder 10 Makes a decision 11 City with the world’s tallest man-made structure 12 Adds seasoning to 13 Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic ___” 18 Capone’s nemesis 19 They rarely give ones 24 Noel Fielding’s character on “The IT Crowd,” e.g. 26 “___ You Glad You’re You?” 29 All finished 31 Push forward 32 At the back of the boat 33 Actress Vardalos 34 Epitome of slowness 35 Nervous twitch 36 Confront 37 Monk’s condition 38 “___ Will Be Loved” (possible song at the next Super Bowl halftime show) 40 In progress 41 “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” narrator Burl 45 Off-base designation 46 Courteous fellow 47 Jon of “Two and a Half Men” 48 Actress Witherspoon 49 Dental crown alternative 51 Bright blue shade 52 Ballet outfits 54 Without missing ___ 55 “Roots” family surname 57 Macbeth’s burial isle 59 Long swimmers 62 Clinger on a hiker’s sock 63 “Bang and Blame” band
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: I’m a 30-something woman questioning the long-term viability of my relationship. I work for a nonprofit in a community with a high level of volunteerism. My boyfriend is a therapist, so I think he wants to help others. He’s kind and thoughtful toward me and his friends. However, he does no volunteer work or charitable giving. He’ll sometimes offer a lower rate for people who can’t afford therapy, but he’ll qualify it by saying he needs to get people talking about him to generate more business. I’m put off that his ego and career advancement are motivating the only signs of charity I see from him. — Disturbed Altruist
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: As you see it, he’s got a charity deficit on his human report card, and you’d like to fix that.
Boyfriend: “It’s date night. What are we doing, sexy?” You: “I thought we’d go spear trash in the park.” You, as a person who values charitableness, seem to have a pretty uncharitable view of your boyfriend. You see him as stingy, cashgrubbing, and egocentric simply because his job is a for-profit thing and making money and getting noticed are important to him. The reality is, therapist burnout is a serious concern, because it’s emotionally draining to be a big ear for other people’s anguish all day long. Meanwhile, sure, you work at a nonprofit, but -- just guessing here -- you probably spend your days cradling a phone receiver, not dying orphans from the developing world. It’s also important to rethink the notion that those who do volunteer work are giving selflessly — getting nothing in return. In fact, if you’re sacrificing for somebody related to you, it benefits your genetic line — possibly helping at least some of the genes you share totter off into the next generation. If the person you’re helping is unrelated, you’ll likely get reputational props from others witnessing your generosity. And research by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky and her colleagues finds that there seems to be considerable feel-good in doing good. Participants in her research who did five acts of kindness in a day (like you surely would while, say, volunteering at a soup kitchen) experienced a big bump in their own happiness. It’s reasonable to want a good, kind, generous partner — but maybe you already have one. Maybe the actual problem here is that you have a rigid idea of what generosity looks like. Be open to understanding where your boyfriend’s coming from, which starts with
asking him about his values (and sharing yours) instead of guessing and convicting him in absentia. Also, just because he doesn’t take the initiative on volunteer work doesn’t mean he’s opposed to it. Maybe invite him to join you. He might go just to be with you or to please you. But it’s possible he’ll find it rewarding and want to go back. If, on the other hand, he’s all “Screw poor people!” well, maybe you two don’t belong together.
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: I’m a 34-year-old woman, and I’ve been with my boyfriend for three years. I’ve noticed a weird pattern. Guys looking for a fling get MORE interested instead of less when I tell them I’m in a relationship. I don’t understand. Even if I were willing to step out on my boyfriend (which I’m not), why would any guy want a cheater? — Committed
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: You’re saying: “I have a boyfriend. Get lost.” They’re hearing: “Cool! I can get sex without the crying, the tampon runs, and the map on the nightstand for the precise placement of each of the 300 throw pillows.” Evolutionary researchers Susan M. Hughes and Marissa Harrison found that women in committed relationships (compared with men) were more likely to reveal their relationship status to a potential hookup partner. They speculate that it “may appeal to a man’s evolved psychological preference for short-term mating, which increases his chance of reproduction without commitment.” Of course, men these days aren’t consciously looking for “reproduction” with their hookup, but birth control is “evolutionarily novel.” In other words, the psychological operating system that’s driving all of us today is, shall we say, old-school. It evolved to solve ancestral mating and survival problems, so it’s sometimes a bit mismatched with the world we live in today. For example, our genes operate on the principle that having sex — whether it’s relationship sex or hit-it-and-quit-it sex — leads to reproduction, not really nice dividends for stockholders of condom companies. Again, a guy in hookup mode isn’t reflecting on these psychological underpinnings. As he sees it, he gets all of the sexytime fun but nobody hands him the usual bill...which is to say there are jobs women give their lover — “Get naked!” — and jobs they give their boyfriend: “Get into this ‘Proud Cat Daddy’ T-shirt!”
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OCT 01- OCT 07
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BY ROB BREZSNY
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson offers this observation: “When you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. [But] the most successful people in life recognize that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation.” I think Tyson’s simple wisdom is exactly what you need to hear right now, Libra. You’re primed for a breakthrough in your ability to create your own fate.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As a young
man, Aquarian poet Louis Dudek struck up a correspondence with renowned poet Ezra Pound, who was 32 years older. Dudek “admired him immensely,” and “loved him for the joy and the luminosity” of his poetry, but also resented him “for being so magnificent.” With a mix of mischief and adulation, Dudek wrote a poem to his hero. It included these lines: “For Christ’s sake, you didn’t invent sunlight. There was sun dazzle before you. But you talk as if you made light or discovered it.” I hope his frisky tone might inspire you to try something similar with your own idols. It would be healthy to be more playful and lighthearted about anything or anyone you take too seriously or give enormous power to.
PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): In his book Till We
Have Faces, C. S. Lewis writes, “Holy places are dark places. It is life and strength, not knowledge and words, that we get in them. Holy wisdom is not clear and thin like water, but thick and dark like blood.” In that spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I suggest you seek out dark holy places that evoke wonder and reverence, even awe. Hopefully, you will be inspired thereby to bring new beauty into your life. You’ll be purged of trivial concerns and become receptive to a fresh promise from your future life.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Electra is an action-
packed story written by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. It features epic characters taking drastic action in response to extreme events. In contrast to that text is Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost Time, which draws from the sensitive author’s experiences growing up, coming of age, and falling in love, all the while in quest for meaning and beauty. Author Virginia Woolfe compared the two works, writing, “In six pages of Proust we can find more complicated and varied emotions than in the whole of the Electra.” In accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you specialize in the Proustian mode rather than the Sophoclean. Your feelings in the next five weeks could be as rich and interesting and educational as they have been in a long time. Honor them!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Researchers in
Maryland have created a new building material with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s eight times better than steel. It’s an effective insulator, and in some forms can be bent and folded. Best of all, it’s biodegradable and cost-effective. The stuff is called nanowood, and is derived from lightweight, fast-growing trees like balsa. I propose that we make it your main metaphor for the foreseeable future. Why? Because I think you’re primed to locate or create your own version of a flexible, durable, robust building block.
and controversial that i should tone myself down. Which is true? Often, i even neglect to capitalize the word “i.” You have probably experienced some of this fuzziness, my fellow Cancerian. But you’re now in a favorable phase to cultivate a more definitive self-image. Here’s a helpful tip: We Cancerians have a natural talent for inspiring people to love us. This ability will come in especially handy as we work on making an enduring upgrade from i to I. Our allies’ support and feedback will fuel our inner efforts to clarify our identity.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I am a little afraid of
love, it makes me rather stupid.” So said author Simone de Beauvoir in a letter she wrote to her lover, Nelson Algren. I’m happy to let you know, Leo, that during the next twelve months, love is likely to have the opposite effect on you. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it will tend to make you smarter and more perceptive. To the degree that you expand your capacity for love, you will become more resilient and a better decision-maker. As you get the chance to express love with utmost skill and artistry, you will awaken dormant potentials and boost your personal power.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your theme in the
coming weeks is the art of attending to details. But wait! I said “the art.” That means attending to details with panache, not with overly meticulous fussing. For inspiration, meditate on St. Francis Xavier’s advice, “Be great in little things.” And let’s take his thought a step further with a quote from author Richard Shivers: “Be great in little things, and you will be given opportunity to do big things.” Novelist Tom Robbins provides us with one more nuance: “When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders.”
Introducing our patient of the month, Isabelle Baumann of Traverse City. Congratulations on your beautiful new smile!
ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Japanese
entrepreneur Hiroki Terai has created a business that offers crying therapy. His clients watch short videos specially formulated to make them weep. A professional helper is on hand to gently wipe their tears away and provide comforting words. “Tears have relaxing and healing effects,” says an Okinawan musician who works as one of the helpers. Hiroki Terai adds, “It has been said that one drop of tear has the effect of relieving stress for a week.” I wish there were a service like this near where you live, Scorpio. The next two weeks will be a perfect time to relieve pent-up worry and sadness and anxiety through cathartic rituals like crying. What other strategies might work for you?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Fling out
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The U.S. Secretary
of Defense paid an official visit to Indonesia early this year. The government arranged for him to observe soldiers as they demonstrated how tough and well-trained they were. Some of the troops shimmied through broken glass, demolished bricks with their heads, walked through fire, and bit heads off snakes. I hope you won’t try stunts like that in the coming weeks, Gemini. It will be a favorable time for you show off your skills and make strong impressions. You’ll be wise to impress important people with how creative and resourceful you are. But there’s no need to try too hard or resort to exaggeration.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): i confess that
i have a fuzzy self-image. With odd regularity, i don’t seem to know exactly what or who i am. For example, i sometimes think i’m so nice and polite that i need to toughen up. But on other occasions i feel my views are so outrageous
friendly feelers! Sling out interesting invitations! Figure out how to get noticed for all the right reasons! Make yourself so interesting that no one can resist your proposals! Use your spunky riddle-solving powers to help ease your tribe’s anxieties. Risk looking odd if that will make you smarter! Plunk yourself down in pivotal places where vitality is welling up! Send out telepathic beams that say, “I’m ready for sweet adventure. I’m ready for invigorating transformation!”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Someone
spoke to me last night, told me the truth,” writes poet Doeianne Laux. “I knew I should make myself get up, write it down, but it was late, and I was exhausted from working. Now I remember only the flavor.” I offer these thoughts, Capricorn, in the hope that they’ll help you avoid Laux’s mistake. I’m quite sure that crucial insights and revelations will be coming your way, and I want you to do whatever’s necessary to completely capture them so you can study and meditate on them at length.
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