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Apocalypse Now If I were a writer with an apocalyptic turn of mind, like Old John of Patmos or Steven King, I might think up a tale of modern evil based on the current erosion of the “American Experiment.” Perhaps I would see in Trumpty Dumpty sitting on his wall, echoes of Nero and his madness, both summarized in the legend that he fiddled while Rome burned.

Nero died, running through the halls of his newly completed Golden Palace and from the knives of senators he’d tried to poison.

Thanks to historians we now know democracy was never perfect; we enslaved millions, committed genocide, and backed up numerous murderous dictators when useful.

We were also fitfully trying to pull away from the dark side of human behavior and form a more humane culture. Now in the new “One Nation Under Trump,” even the slaughter of the innocents in school classrooms isn’t recognized as signs of destruction to come.

Like Freddie or Jason, those horror movie monsters that defy nature and keep coming back and back to terrorize, Trump keeps rising from the dead as he mocks our system of law and puts nasty schoolboys on the Supreme Court bench. He is the black hole of Democracy, his negative energy hollowing out and consuming our country. Manson, Jim Jones, and Adolf Hitler all hypnotized their followers with their “charisma.” In Trump, we are treated to the wreckage caused by monumental ego in service to nothing but itself.

Colene Giddens, Traverse City Auto-insurance Reform Dangerous Our governor and majority of state legislators have let our citizens down. The auto-insurance reform illustrates the classic idiom of penny wise, pound foolish. Prior to this change, Michigan stood as the most sensible and humane state, assuring lifetime coverage and care for brain and catastrophic injuries resulting from auto accidents.

The $220 yearly fee each of us paid ensured victims and their families reasonable care and dignity. Now if the dreaded occurs, personal and family resources will be quickly drained and replaced by Medicare and Medicaid — neither comparable nor suitable for the insured. The victims of this will be the unlucky non-wealthy citizens of our state.

Our governor and legislators did not allow the victims and caregivers an opportunity to present the human face of this dilemma. Instead, the insurance companies and our compassionlimited politicians will take a bow. Each one should be required to tour facilities caring for our catastrophically injured. We deserve better.

Bradley Price, Northport Michigan’s 104th Needs House Representation Michigan State Representative Larry Inman is awaiting trial on federal charges of extortion, solicitation of a bribe, and lying to the FBI. Although he is presumed innocent until proven guilty, our House Republican leadership has seen fit to strip him of all his responsibilities,

and his own republican caucus has ousted him.

In addition, he recently revealed that because of his current opioid use, he is starting treatment, which is known to be a difficult and timeconsuming process.

Representative Inman has missed 78 votes in the House, including two bills on the much needed auto-insurance reform. He also missed many appropriation bills, including those for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the State Police budget, and the Department of Corrections, among others.

We, his constituents in Michigan’s 104th district, are not getting the representation we voted for and need.

Like any responsible elected official, he must put the needs of his constituents first and resign, so that we, the people in the 104th district, can have proper representation in our state government.

Brenda Earl, Traverse City For the People?

On Tuesday, June 11, Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Clous gave his report to the Blair Township Board of Trustees.

He spoke about the meeting time change and used statistics to mislead the Township Board.

He said, correctly, that there is more public comment now at the 8 am meeting than the former 5:30pm meetings.

He implied that most of the comment was about the change in meeting times. He never said that public comments cover a wide variety of topics including clear-cutting at the airport, rejection of the harm-reduction funds, Mary Marois’ appointment, goal-setting suggestions, and the initial rejection of the 2% money from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottowa and Chippewa Indians. He also failed to note that the attendees at the county meetings are mostly retired folks. Seldom does someone without gray hair attend. Working folks cannot come during prime working time.

The board of commissioners has changed the way they note public comment in the minutes. They simply list names and do not include topics or whether it was positive or negative input. My fellow attendees and myself are there because we perceive that the Board does not want public attention. Two local indivisible groups are shining a light on proceedings, along with local media, on the many decisions that this Board has made that have hurt the citizens of our region.

When you watch someone use statistics to mislead people, you wonder what else they are shading to their advantage. Mr. Clous has also decided that it’s nobody’s business what his business dealings are and remains adamantly opposed to any form of disclosure statement. Mr. Clous forgets that he was elected to serve all the citizens of Grand Traverse County. Vote honesty and transparency in local government in 2020.

Dr. Linda B. Pepper, Grawn McConnell and Chao, Swamp Things Regarding Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao — how many of you are aware that Ms. Chao is Trump’s transportation secretary?

As such, she is in a truly cozy position to enrich herself and her husband by using her influence and position as a member of a very powerful Chinese family, which just happens to be in the shipping business.

As transportation secretary, she was told to divest a large quantity of stock that might be seen as a conflict of interest. Apparently, despite agreeing to do so, she did not, and to date, she and her husband, the most powerful U.S. Senator, have profited through this scheme to the total of $78 million. How many of us can say the same thing? I certainly can’t!

Where is the outrage? Non-existent, it seems!

I urge everyone who reads this piece to do their own investigating. See if you can uncover Secretary Chao’s devious dealings. If enough of us are as outraged by this as I am, she should have to resign (and she can take that chinless wonder

with her)! Trump’s cabinet is packed with people who are in it for the buck. Many of them have been forced out by public pressure. Two more should also have to go — without the $78 million!

Lynne Van Ness, Traverse City Tourist Congestion Fees Tourism-related businesses in the Traverse City area take profits from tourists but throw off the costs of traffic congestion and pollution onto those who live here but don’t benefit from the business profits. In economics, this is known as an externality: The profit is private, but the costs are public. Nontourism businesses suffer from costs of traffic congestion, along with other citizens.

I propose a tourist congestion fee be imposed on all vehicles traveling to Grand Traverse county whose drivers do not live in Grand Traverse county or adjacent counties.

Fees could be based upon length of visit or a flat fee of, say, $150–$200.

If congestion continues to be a problem, the fee could be raised until the problem goes away. Revenue would be collected to benefit local residents and visitors alike — for road improvements, bike trails, visitor docks, other infrastructure, or property tax reductions.

Alternatively, tourism-related businesses might want to fund a bus system and parking lots on the periphery of town. Non-local vehicles would be banned, and travelers could use the buses, or bike into town via an expanded TART trail system.

Tourist-free Tuesdays might be an option for local residents to get out for supplies on less congested streets. Many cities have reduced traffic congestion by implementing fees, tolls, automobile bans, or permits for travel only on certain days or times. These and other options could be considered and refined by a commission made up of local citizens and a minority membership of politicians and business interests. Congestion would be alleviated, and local residents and visitors would enjoy less congested summers.

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

A Life-changing Crash.....................................10 Don’t Miss List..........................................13 Floodlights, Sunset, Action!............................14 The Doctor is In...........................................17 Mission Table................................................19 Cherry Fest Concerts 2019............................22 Airshows kick off National Cherry Festival........26 Dreams Alive...............................................27 Motown Magic.............................................29 Seen...........................................................30

dates................................................31-35 music Four Score.....................................................37

Nightlife.........................................................39

columns & stuff Top Ten...........................................................5

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Opinion..............................................................8 Chef’s Notes....................................................12 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................36 Film................................................................38 Crossword...................................................40 Advice..........................................................40 Freewill Astrology..........................................41 Jeff Mellgren, Traverse City Classifieds..................................................42

Loose Lips Sink Ships

From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson (December 6, 1787): “You are apprehensive of foreign Interference, Intrigue, Influence. So am I.” I find myself unsettled by President Trump’s willing acceptance and apparent encouragement of further foreign meddling in our election process. His words in 2016, “Russia, if you’re listening,” should have sent a chill down the spine of any real patriot, simply because Russia was listening. And now with “It’s not an interference.

They have information — I think I’d take it,” he has only made this danger more pronounced.

No matter how hard Trump tries to walk it back, these are his words.

Having never served, I would never presume to speak for those currently serving.

I can only wonder if they feel an unease with their current commander in chief and his open invitation for the continuing malignant participation into our country’s government — by those very countries our service men and women are trained to defend us from.

What I find appalling is the chronic silence by our very own “distinguished and gallant” congressman, Marine Corps general Jack Bergman. With the notable exception of Justin Amash, Bergman and his republican colleges in the House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled Senate, not a single member has stood up to defend the safety of American elections from outside influences.

The service members who might have objected the loudest are now forever silent. Only their heroism and sacrifice live on in those they left behind. Jack Bergman and his Republican brethren should honor these heroes’ memories and ultimate commitment to our country — while being mindful of their own oath of office.

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top ten american ninja warrior If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be an American Ninja Warrior, you can find out at the Big Ticket Festival in Gaylord on Wednesday, June 26, at the Otsego County Fairgrounds! Grant McCartney (the Island Ninja) will be there and is bringing some of his ninja friends to the BTF Ninja Warrior. Choose from a Ninja Camp (spots are limited) or Open Courses. Conquer warped walls, the salmon ladder, hanging ladders, wing nuts, tilting balance beam, quintuple steps, ring slider and more. $10-$75. Register: eventbrite.com

Fire Hall Gets into Guinness Book The fire hall at 281 First St. in Manistee was named “oldest continuously manned operating fire station” by Guinness World Records at a dedication event June 17.

It’s taken two years for the Manistee Fire Department to document that it’s been professionally manned and operated daily since the building opened in 1869. It is the first time Guinness has made this award designation.

“Today, we get to take a look back in time at our fire station and the inception of our fire department,” Manistee Fire Chief Tim Kozal said at the dedication event.

The project was spearheaded by Fred LaPoint, a paramedic who joined the department in 1979, with the assistance of Mark Fedder, executive director of the Manistee County Historical Museum.

“This day marks an important milestone not only of our fire department, but for this fire station and the community it serves,” said LaPoint. “The Manistee Fire Station continues to tell the stories and carry the memories of all the firefighters who came before, including those currently serving and those who will serve in the future.”

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Machines Like Me

The year is 1982, and in an alternate England, Alan Turing has just devised a droid identical to humans. But for apathetic 30-something Charlie Fiend, the ’80s are still mostly analog. Unemployed and unrequitedly in love with his upstairs neighbor, Miranda, Charlie’s life is in limbo — until a chance bequest lands him a bot of his own. With Miranda as his muse, Charlie perfects the machine’s “personality parameters” until “Adam” the Android (Genesis, anyone?) is more man than just a machine. But can Charlie control what he’s created? From acclaimed author and screenwriter Ian McEwan comes the classically cool Machines Like Me. Self-reflective, smart, and satisfyingly psychological, this is one sci-fi novel that pushes all the right buttons.

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A single bite of Bud’s Moscow Mule ice cream is all the buzz you need. Light and lime-y, with a tiny bit of an effervescent bite, it’s alcohol-free and as refreshing as a summer scoop should be. Best of all, sometimes you can find it — along with many other hand-dipped flavors — scraped from the bottom of their giant barrels, packed into pint and quart containers, and priced half off in the fridge opposite the counter. Regular pints are $4.79, regular quarts $6.98. The single scoop, in a sugar cone, shown here was still worth every penny: $3.33. Find It: Bud’s is located at 3061 M-137 in Interlochen. (231) 276-9090, www.budsisback.com

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Protesters Call on Inman to Resign

A group called Voters Not Politicians turned up at the Open Space in Traverse City to call for embattled state Rep. Larry Inman’s resignation.

Around a dozen people carried signs demanding that the Republican representative step down.

The citizens group said it staged the protest because it had been 28 days since Inman was expelled from his caucus after being indicted for solicitation of a bribe, extortion, and lying to the FBI, leaving Grand Traverse County without representation in the Michigan House of Representatives.

“I just think it’s important. I am a constituent,” said Kathy Tuckerman, one of the protesters.

“Something needs to change in our politics. Money and power seem to be what it’s all about.”

On the day of the protest, June 19, Inman’s attorney, Christopher Cooke, sought to have the charges dismissed. Meanwhile, Inman has said he has been battling an opiate addition.

The ad sounds enticing: “Stylish house with open kitchen/dining area, custom closets, master suite, life-proof floors, covered porch, finished garage. Close to nature trails, downtown Boyne City, schools, and Lake Charlevoix.” But the home, listed for $255,000, was not offered through any of the local real estate companies.

It was constructed by Boyne City Schools’ building trades program and sold through the district. Superintendent Pat Little said it generated four offers, and the district accepted one at full price — a win-win for the district. “It’s a great education for students in the building trades,” he said, and it provides market value housing in a desirable area. The funds go back to the district’s general fund, from which it buys more lots. The success of the program — it’s the 43rd home built and sold so far — has it reaching for more. Next year’s goal: Two student-built homes.

The Mad Angler and the Mad Cellist Meet to Safeguard Great Lakes Oil and water don’t mix, but writer Michael Delp and cellist Crispin Campbell certainly do — that’s why they’re merging Delp’s poetry and Campbell’s music for one special night at The Cathedral Barn at the Historic Barns Park in the Grand Traverse Commons. Delp, the recently retired director of creative writing at Interlochen Arts Academy, will voice poems from his “The Mad Angler Poetry” book and others, as Campbell, who teaches at Interlochen’s annual cello institute each June, pulls from his diverse cannon (think: Bach, Frank Zappa, Django Reinhardt). Admission to the June 28 event — $60 in advance, $70 at the door — also includes a commemorative CD of the collaboration and light fare from Sugar 2 Salt and Taproot Cider House. A cash bar is available, featuring wine from Left Foot Charley and beer by Earthen Ales. All proceeds from the event will go to support FLOW’s mission to safeguard the Great Lakes. Search “In Praise of Water” at www.eventbrite.com.

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Bottoms up Batch 10,000 Looks like 2019 has been a milestone year for Short’s Brewing Company. So far this year, the brewery has celebrated its 15th anniversary and brewed its 10,000th batch. Even if you missed the big anniversary party out in Bellaire in April, you can still get your hands on its ode to its anni: Batch 10,000. This beer, a double brut IPA brewed with mango and black currant, is a true one-of-a-kind recipe. As a brut IPA, Batch 10,000 carries a dry, champagne-like quality that is unusual for a beer. But the mango adds a refreshing fruity twist, and the currant contributes a bitterness that pairs perfectly with the hops of the IPA style. If you’re going to crack a bottle of Batch 10,000, just be prepared for the booziness. With a 14.2 percent ABV, this beer hits like liquor and finishes like a wedding-day champagne toast. It’s a delicious, smooth, one-beer-a-night kind of beer, with enough character to stick in your memory for a long, long time — even if you end up having two or three. We found a six-pack at GJ’s Pizza & Market in Traverse City (2700 Holiday Road, 231-938-2700) for $15.99, but it’s also still on tap out at Short’s Brewery in Bellaire. www.shortsbrewing.com.

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by Stephen Tuttle A recent report in The New York Times was troubling on so many levels. The article said the United States was conducting a cyber attack on the Russian power grid, including the installation of malware into their system.

even print such material if it’s been stolen, as long as they weren’t part of the thievery. That the consequences of printing such material could be detrimental to individuals, or even the country, does not abrogate those rights.

The punchline: The intelligence community so distrusts President Trump now that he had not been informed of the operation. If true, that sounds like a big problem.

The better question is not if they had the right to publish but why they chose to do so. The media has sometimes cooperated with government agencies by withholding information regarding classified operations or ongoing investigations. The Times chose to publish.

It should come as no surprise to anybody that our intelligence community is searching for ways to use technology to fight digital warfare. We’re likely probing networks in multiple countries all the time. And it’s clear several countries are doing the same to us.

But whoever leaked the information is not protected. Assuming the program was classified, it was perfectly legal for The Times to

The bigger problem here, of course, is a significant intelligence operation being carried out without the president’s knowledge.

If he didn’t authorize it, who did?

It’s also no mystery our intelligence community has reason to be skeptical of this president.

He has consistently denigrated them since they concluded the Russians interfered in the 2016 elections to his benefit. He is still hesitant to acknowledge that reality, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary. His peculiar relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t help. But it isn’t just Russia.

Our intelligence community said the Iranians were likely abiding by the terms of a nuclear treaty they had signed with the Obama Administration. Trump said the intelligence community was wrong and canceled the treaty. They said North Korea was still engaged in its nuclear program and missile testing. Trump said they were not, because the country’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, wouldn’t lie to him.

It can’t be easy seeing what could be years of meticulous work summarily disregarded or, worse, described as “fake news.” The antipathy toward the president from that community is understandably quite real.

Jonathan Simons makes cherry wood utensils with handsome color and grain— durable, smooth, and strong. His company, Jonathan’s Spoons, creates designs with the hand and purpose in mind.

“My father taught me that ideas come from the desire for usefulness. In all of my work I strive to balance tactile and aesthetic qualities with utility and purpose.”

Let’s also accept there are plenty of ongoing intelligence operations, both internationally and domestically, of all sorts about which the president has little knowledge, if any. It isn’t his job to be the operational manager for everything, and those managers need not run to him with every detail.

However, an operation in which we launch a cyber attack on the Russian power grid sounds like something needing presidential approval. At a minimum, he would certainly need to be informed. Apparently he wasn’t, and this is troubling.

The president said the report was wrong and The Times was guilty of treason for printing the article about a program he says doesn’t exist. Nope.

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The courts have ruled, more than once and over decades, that the press has a First Amendment right to print classified material, or stories about classified operations. They can

publish but in no way legal to leak it to them.

If caught, one supposes the leaker could claim he was a whistleblower exposing a program being kept secret from the president, but prison is a likely destination.

If the cyber attack was an ongoing program, it’s pretty much over now. If malware was installed, it will now surely be found. That’s not so good.

The bigger problem here, of course, is a significant intelligence operation being carried out without the president’s knowledge. If he didn’t authorize it, who did? Who’s in charge?

If the malware activated, would the intelligence operators even tell the president? If it resulted in a counterattack, which it might now do, were they going to tell the president?

What else are they doing on their own?

There is plenty of reason to be skittish about President Trump’s ongoing criticisms of our allies and his flirtations with our enemies.

Not to mention his bizarre exaggerations and outright lies.

But regardless of what one might think of the president, we cannot have the intelligence community operating independently of oversight. If we’re trying to interfere with or bring down the Russian power grid, the president needs to know that regardless of suspicions about his trustworthiness.

The protocols of the intelligence community, with layers of legal and constitutional checks and balances, are in place for good reason. Rogue intelligence operations aren’t a good idea, regardless of the president or party in power.

It may well be that Donald Trump has already broken most political conventions and has been occasionally reckless with comments concerning national security. Even so, an arm of the intelligence community allegedly carrying out major operations against a powerful enemy without presidential knowledge is a slope far too slippery.

Crime & Rescue LITTERED SYRINGES SPARK INVESTIGATION Someone called police after they spotted a vehicle parked in the woods amid discarded syringes in rural Grand Traverse County.

Officers from Traverse Narcotics Team ventured out to a two-track in Long Lake Township near Bass Lake Road and Luhr Trail on June 5. First, they came upon some syringes and bloody napkins; further along was a Toyota Highlander parked with two people inside.

Randall Joseph Schaub, 34, of Traverse City, refused to get out of the vehicle, according to charges filed against him, which include a conspiracy charge that carries up to 20 years in prison. Officers pulled him from his seat, and as they attempted to handcuff Schaub, he threw his wallet back into the car. Soon, however, he gave up and admitted it contained meth.

In the driver’s seat, Holly Kay Ladouce was slumped at the wheel, but she complied when asked to get out of the vehicle, according to the charges against her, which include possession of meth, a 10-year felony. Ladouce, a 28-year-old Interlochen resident, told detectives that she and Schaub had come out to that remote spot to do some meth and meet someone who was going to buy an ounce from them.

While the investigation was going on, a car pulled up and then hastily turned around and sped away. Police pulled over the car and arrested the driver, 32-year-old Williamsburg resident Jonathon David Gilland, on a warrant and a 10-year drug conspiracy charge. A text conversation in Ladouce’s phone with Gilland showed he had planned to meet them there; police said he carried the cash needed to pay $120 for the ounce of meth, according to the charges.

WOMAN KILLED IN ATV CRASH Investigators said alcohol was a factor in an ATV crash that killed a 61-year-old Cadillac woman.

Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 12:48am June 18 to Liberty Township, near Manton, where a woman was trapped in shallow water under an ATV. Responders removed the vehicle, performed CPR, and took the woman to Munson Cadillac for treatment. The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Deputies said the woman was not wearing a helmet and had consumed alcohol prior to the crash.

CHARGES CONSTRUCTION FATALITY A 67-year-old Bear Lake woman faces charges for barreling into a construction zone and striking two workers, killing one of them.

Charlene Myers faces charges of moving violation causing death, which carries up to a year on jail, and moving violation causing serious impairment, which is a 90-day misdemeanor.

Prosecutors filed the charges after Manistee County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a lengthy

by patrick sullivan psullivan@northernexpress.com

investigation into the September 2018 crash that occurred on US-31 in the Village of Bear Lake. The crash claimed the life of 20-year-old Pentwater resident Andre Alvesteffer and seriously injured a 23-year-old Ludington man.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER CHASE The driver of a Jeep clocked travelling 92mph on M-72 kept on going when a Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull him over.

The chase happened around 10pm June 13 in Kasson Township; the driver of the Jeep Cherokee continued along M-72 and turned south onto Fritz Road.

The deputy was able to close in on the Jeep, however, and the driver may have had second thoughts; the 57-year-old Lake Ann man pulled over and was arrested for fleeing from police and for second-offense drunk driving.

DEPUTY TREATED FOR METH EXPOSURE A Wexford County Sheriff’s deputy who was assigned to arrest a fugitive was hospitalized for exposure to methamphetamine.

Deputies visited a residence on Roberts Street in Manton Sunday at 5:15pm to arrest a fugitive wanted on a felony charge. The person was found and placed under arrest. During a search, a deputy found a small baggie that contained a white powdery substance and soon felt light headed and had an accelerated heartrate, according to a press release.

The deputy asked for help and paramedics were dispatched; the deputy was transported to Munson Cadillac and treated for possible methamphetamine exposure.

MAN KILLED IN STABBING A 34-year-old Williamsburg man who was fighting with his wife was killed in a stabbing after a cousin intervened.

At 7:15pm June 19, Antrim County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a “domestic in progress” at an area residence.

When they arrived, the victim’s wife was performing CPR on him in the couple’s garage where he’d been stabbed in the abdomen. Jimmy Travis Ayers III died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

The suspect left the scene before deputies arrived. He was arrested a short time later in Grand Traverse County by the state police fugitive team and brought to Bellaire to face murder charges.

The suspect, the victim, and the victim’s wife had been drinking alcohol prior to the incident, deputies said.

FUGITIVE FOUND IN PETOSKEY Police in Petoskey got a tip and arrested a man who was wanted in Lansing for the sexual assault of a minor.

Petoskey Department of Public Safety officers got the tip June 16 that the 35-year-old suspect was hiding in the city. Investigators tracked down the man at a boarding house and arrested him at 10pm that same day.

He was taken to jail and was to be transported to Lansing to face charges of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

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HUMAN REMAINS STOLEN; RECOVERED Thousands of dollars of photography equipment and boxes that contained human remains were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked at a residence on the Old Mission Peninsula.

Someone struck the vehicle overnight on June 15 or June 16, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said.

Boxes that contained the cremation remains were recovered June 18 in Greenville by a citizen who found them and called police, but the photography equipment worth more than $2,000 has not been returned. There are no suspects in the theft.

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bY Charlie MacInnis The chickens are coming home to roost in Emmet County.

administrative staff analyzed and prioritized the requests, and then turned them over to us.

Back in 2014, the Emmet County Board of Commissioners borrowed $15 million without a vote of the people, and then spent $9 million of that on an architectural marvel in the north woods near Mackinaw City to give people a place to observe the night sky. They spent $7 million on a new county ambulance service.

Some county services are state-mandated and must be funded to a serviceable level. But we aren’t required to run an ambulance service, a nursing home, or a transit system — and some counties don’t.

Did you notice that seven plus nine equals 16? That’s because they spent even more than they borrowed.

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What is the lesson in all of this? You can watch the national news and fret over who is running for president. But the real action is often much closer to home.

Emmet County voters were not asked to vote on the loan or the expenditures. Instead, the county’s general fund was tapped by the board to produce $1.5 million every year to meet the mortgage payments — money that can’t be spent elsewhere, no matter how important the need.

Unfortunately, after the dark sky building was built, the night sky didn’t get any darker.

Mostly, it was just cloudy. And the telescope that was installed in the building had to be closed to the public because the circular staircase and metal ladder needed to access it didn’t meet ADA requirements.

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While the commissioners were borrowing all that money and overspending it, they weren’t looking around at existing county departments to see if they needed some investment too.

Our new county staff have now done that.

The needs are substantial. The shiny new ambulances that were bought in 2014 are already wearing out. Many have 200,000+ miles on them and need a new chassis and other expensive hardware. The special tax levy to fund the ambulance service is actually one-third of what is needed.

The county borrowed $1 million this year for our local medical care facility, Bay Bluffs, to make basic repairs. The building might actually need about $9 million to accommodate its increasingly complex patients — most of whom are poor enough to qualify for Medicaid and all of whom have multiple ailments. Where will the money come from? Bay Bluffs is funded by Medicare, Medicaid and private pay but no county millage. That is now an option.

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A ballot proposal to raise property taxes is becoming a certainty. The soonest it can go on the ballot is November — just a month and a half before the start of the new budget year.

If the voters were to turn it down, we would have nowhere to go. We need to be sure our request is one that voters can accept.

I was no better than the old board when I voted with the majority last year to start a county public transit system without a revenue stream to pay for it. At least the cost is comparatively small, state funds provide a significant share, and the need for transit for some segments of our community has been well established.

When our county administrator asked county departments to identify their capital needs over the next five years, the list was long. Our

There has been talk of turning some nonessential county services over to private enterprise, and we have to look at that unpleasant alternative. The county’s new ambulance service is doing a spectacular job, getting critical patients in our rural community to the hospital very quickly in well-equipped ambulances. Could a private company do it cheaper?

Our medical care facility — the modern-day version of what used to be called the poor farm — is so good that people who can afford the best care anywhere want to place their loved ones there. But some beds have to be kept empty because spaces are too small to ensure privacy and safety. If taxpayers are willing to fund capital upgrades, the empty beds could be filled, and we could see up to $100,000 in increased revenues per bed.

All of the commissioners who spent millions on a dark sky venture without public support are long gone. The new board is faced with the bills and difficult choices.

What is the lesson in all of this? You can watch the national news and fret over who is running for president. But the real action is often much closer to home.

The seven us who were elected to figure out this county dilemma have a hard job ahead, and we will do it. We have begun to debate the budget and will do so again at a special meeting on Thursday, June 27. Public input is essential.

My advice for your readers in Emmet County and elsewhere: Stay informed about your local government. Read the newspaper. Attend a city, village, township or county board meeting. Ask questions.

We are listening.

Charlie MacInnis is an Emmet County commissioner representing the residents of the Harbor Springs area. The opinions expressed here are his alone and don’t necessarily represent the views of the Emmet County Board of Commissioners, which are expressed only in its motions voted on at properly noticed public meetings at which a quorum is present. cemacinnis@charter.net.

Compelling Explanations The Philly Voice reported on June 5 that a resident of White Haven, Pennsylvania, has solved the mystery of why that state has experienced more tornadoes than usual this year. The unnamed amateur meteorologist called WNEP’s “Talkback 16,” which allows locals to opine on the issues of the day, and left a voicemail on May 31. In his own words: “We didn’t have tornadoes here until we started putting in traffic circles. ... When people go round and round in circles, it causes disturbances in the atmosphere, and causes tornadoes.” So there you have it. [Philly Voice, 6/5/2019]

Russia, an abandoned railway bridge was the quarry of ambitious metal thieves who removed the 75-foot-long center span, leaving only the support structures near either shore.

Locals noticed the section was missing in May, reported the BBC. And while the span would have weighed about 62 tons, it was estimated to be worth only about $9,000. Russian law enforcement is looking into the theft, but locals are nonplussed: One mused that the remaining structures would be “eyesores” for a long time to come, then shrugged: “Ah, who cares -- this isn’t Germany, and restoring order to the vandalized landscape is not high on the agenda.” [BBC, 6/4/2019]

New Weapons A 47-year-old resident of southern Israel approached a teller at a Postal Bank branch in mid-May, handing her a note that read, “Hand over the money in the drawer” (misspelling the Hebrew word for “drawer”), The Times of Israel reported. As the teller hesitated, he said, “Put the money in the bag quickly or I’ll throw this grenade,” referring to a black object in his right hand. The teller gave him $4,450 in cash, and he left. Five days later, he repeated his method at another branch, where he netted $3,300. Police tracked him through mobile phone records and other clues, eventually discovering the “grenade” he wielded was an avocado he had painted black. No word on whether he whipped up some guacamole while in custody. [Times of Israel, 6/6/2019]

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If you’re a fan of bubble tea, you may want to add it to your “all things in moderation” list. On May 28, a 14-year-old girl in Zhejiang province in China went to the hospital after suffering from constipation and being unable to eat for five days. Through a CT scan, doctors found unusual spherical shadows in her abdomen, reported Asia One, which they suspected were undigested tapioca pearls from bubble tea. The girl reluctantly admitted to drinking only one cup of bubble tea five days before, but doctors said her condition indicated she had consumed much more and prescribed laxatives. One doctor warned that the bubbles, or “boba,” are made of starch and are difficult to digest. [Asia One, 6/6/2019]

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A 16-year-old driver was pulled over by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba, Canada, on June 6 after being clocked driving 105 mph, according to Fox News. The teenager was driving a Chevrolet Camaro, but it wasn’t the muscle car that made him go so fast, he said. He told police he had just eaten hot chicken wings and really needed to use the bathroom. Officers were unmoved, however, tweeting, “Absolutely #noexcuses for that kind of speed.” The teen was fined and is likely to have his license suspended. [Fox News, 6/9/2019] Bright Ideas -- On June 5, firefighters arrived at an apartment complex in Inglewood, a suburb of Los Angeles, to find a 14-year-old girl trapped feet-first in a chimney. By removing some bricks, they were able to free her after about 20 minutes, and she was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. “A lot of people think it’s plausible to go ahead and get into your house or break into a house (through a chimney),” Brian Stevens, an inspector for the fire department, told the Los Angeles Times. “I can tell you that doesn’t seem to work out for most people. It’s very narrow.”

Good to know. [Los Angeles Times, 6/5/2019] -- In Scotland, Zoe Archibald, 34, thought it would be fun to take a ride in a child’s Little Tikes red and yellow car on June 7.

When she couldn’t get in the plastic car in the conventional way, she put it over her head, Fox News reported -- and then got stuck. “There was no way she could get herself out,” her nephew, Matthew Shepherd-Bull, said. After being trapped for about an hour, her father finally cut her out of the toddler conveyance with a butter knife. “Everyone found it funny, even Zoe,” Shepherd-Bull said. “She was a bit panicked but mainly found it funny.” [Fox News, 6/12/2019] Enterprising Thievery In the Arctic region of Murmansk in

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In Caddo Parish, Louisiana, sheriff ’s deputies responded to a call on June 10 about an alligator in the middle of Highway 1. As they waited for wildlife removal experts to arrive, the gator, which was about 8 feet long, bit off a section of bumper on one of the patrol cars, WBRZ reported, and moved into the grass with a rectangular piece of the car’s front grill. It dropped its prize and escaped before the animal handlers got there. [WBRZ, 6/12/2019] Wait, What?

At a Patriot Prayer rally in Portland, Oregon, last August, two protesters took a smoother, shinier approach to their opposition. Robert “Jonah” Majure, 28, and Tristan Romine-Mann, 29, were approached by officers at the rally because they were carrying four 5-gallon buckets and supersoaker water guns, The Oregonian reported.

When told to empty the buckets, Majure and Romine-Mann did so, splashing the officers with horse lubricant (used in obstetric and rectal procedures on large animals) mixed with glitter. Majure and Romine-Mann were sentenced to serve five days in jail on June 7 for harassment. [Oregonian, 6/10/2019] Wide World of Sports Men looking for diversion in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, entered the Male Slapping Championships, part of the Siberian Power Show, in March, wherein contestants slap each other so hard that some of them sustain concussions. According to RT News, female Siberians now have their own contest: the Booty-Slapping Championships. For this event, which took place in mid-June, the women, all fitness enthusiasts, take turns whacking each other on the heinie until one is knocked off balance. Fitness blogger Anastasia Zolotaya, one of the contest’s winners, features demonstrations of the serious workouts she uses to toughen her buns on her Instagram page, @sportnastya. [RT News, 6/11/2019]

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By Patrick Sullivan When Kaischa Smith set off on a beautiful summer Sunday morning on her Trek hybrid bicycle for a ride on the Leelanau Trail, she was unaware that a life-defining moment was on the horizon, one of those points in time that separates everything before from all that comes after.

At 11:41am on July 22, 2018, as Smith waited at the Elmwood Street crosswalk on Grandview Parkway, a red Audi driven by an 82-year-old man smashed into her, sending her tumbling over his car, breaking her legs, smashing an arm, and causing severe internal injuries.

Smith, a 37-year-old elementary school teacher, has spent the last year recovering.

Now that she’s back on her feet, she wants to celebrate a new crosswalk signal that’s been installed at the intersection where she was injured. She also wants people to know how devastating a pedestrian-car crash can be.

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A woman who suffered severe injuries when she was hit by a car hopes TC’s new crosswalks save others.

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“I NEVER SAW HIM” Smith said she was wary of those earlier Grandview Parkway crosswalks and said she believes she was extra-cautious whenever she encountered them.

The day of the crash, Smith had set off from her home in the Traverse Heights neighborhood and headed into town on the TART Trail, first crossing Grandview Parkway at East Front by taking the path under the bridge at the mouth of the Boardman River.

She pedaled west through Clinch Park and past West End Beach, choosing to pick up the TART Trail on the other side of the parkway.

She decided to use the Elmwood Street crossing rather than the signaled crosswalk at Division Street because traffic seemed light that day.

Signs had been installed at the curbs that instructed people driving cars to “yield” to people on foot or on bikes. Smith said she was never comfortable with the design of that crosswalk. To Smith — and lots of other users of the corridor — the “yield” sign sounded more like a request than a demand to drivers.

Given the four lanes of traffic, two moving rapidly in each direction, the tentativeness of the crossing struck Smith as problematic, she said, because the signs were sometimes obeyed and sometimes ignored by drivers.

What it the car in the right lane obeyed and stopped, but the car in the left lane sped on through? Nonetheless, even though Smith was not entirely confident in the architecture of the crosswalk, she opted to use it, at least on a day when the traffic seemed light.

When she got to the crosswalk that Sunday morning, there was no traffic headed north, so Smith made it across two lanes to the center island, the refuge for people who’ve made it halfway across the boulevard. There was traffic headed south toward downtown. Smith waited until a landscaping truck stopped in the farther lane to let her cross.

“I could see the traffic; there wasn’t too much behind it,” she said. “I watched it slowing down. I had a sense that it was safe.”

Here is the pivotal moment in an ordeal that, today, for Smith, represents a dividing point in her life: Once it appeared that traffic had stopped, Smith put her head down to remount her bike and pull her feet off the ground and onto the pedals. In the second or so it took to do that, and for Smith to push into the roadway, the person driving the red Audi switched lanes, apparently to speed past the cars stopped for Smith, striking her squarely in the middle of the intersection at around 35mph.

“I never saw him in those seconds. He just swerved around the stopped traffic,” Smith said.

VIVID MEMORIES OF A CRASH Despite the seriousness of her injuries, Smith never lost consciousness. That instant when she was struck and tossed over the Audi is etched in her memory. That awareness had proven both a blessing and a curse.

It’s a blessing because she didn’t get knocked out. If she had, she likely would not

have survived; she wasn’t wearing a medical ID bracelet that would have informed paramedics she has a blood clotting disorder.

Smith said she will always wear medical ID bracelets in the future.

“It never occurred to me to wear one of those medical ID bracelets. Now I know,” she said.

Smith said it’s also been a curse to remember what happened so clearly and to be able to relive it in so much detail.

One of the first thing she recalls is the sudden sensation that her body was buzzing, as though every cell were lit up and vibrating.

Her nervous system was in full-on crisis mode, and its alarm bells were going off.

In the first second, Smith noted the strangeness of the color red. She remembers the bright red of the Audi in her face, which seemed off, given the bright blueness of the day. In the second second, Smith thought, “Oh my God, I am one of those people,” because what was happening to her was something that seemed like it only happened to other people. The implication of that was that she was going to die.

“I am not a religious person,” Smith said, thinking about those seconds, or split seconds, that left her body twisted and tangled. But as she lay on her back in the road with her head on the curb, only one thought entered her mind in that third second: “Oh my God, save me.”

Ironically, given that Smith wasn’t wearing her helmet that morning, her head and neck were among the few places on her body that weren’t seriously injured. The biggest injuries she suffered were to her legs, both of which snapped. She also smashed an elbow. She said she also suffered internal injuries that made it difficult and painful for her to breathe for at least two months.

Smith spent almost four weeks at Munson.

It took her two months before she could stand up on her own and get out of a wheelchair. It took two or three more weeks to learn how to walk on crutches.

Smith, a teacher at Willow Hill Elementary School, was forced to abandon the school year.

Although she’s back on her feet today and plans to be back at school in the fall, she still sees physical therapists several times a week. She had what she hopes will be her last surgery for a long while on June 7, a successful procedure that involved the removal of some hardware. She regained movement in her right arm, a development that she marveled at.

“It’s really satisfying to be able to touch your own face, let me tell you,” she said.

CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DRIVER Smith requested that Northern Express withhold the name of the driver in the crash, who is now 83 years old. She said that she has forgiven him, even though he has never apologized to her, and she doesn’t believe there would be any purpose in his public identification. The aftermath of the crash has undoubtedly been an ordeal for him, too.

Traverse City Police officers responded to the scene and launched an investigation that involved accident reconstruction and a careful analysis of the role the driver’s actions played in what occurred. Instead of ticketing the driver, officers submitted a report to the Grand Traverse County prosecutor’s office, which two weeks later charged him with committing a moving violation resulting in a serious injury, a misdemeanor that carries up to 93 days in jail.

The man pled guilty to reckless driving Oct. 31, and he was sentenced Nov. 19 to one year of probation with the condition that he cannot drive a car. He also was ordered to pay $1,025 in fines and costs, as well as an as-yet-undetermined amount in restitution, but Smith said he is uncollectible, and she is not expecting to receive any payments directly from him, even to cover the cost of her wrecked bike.

She said she has received some restitution from his auto insurance company through a lawsuit.

Smith has mixed feelings about the man who was driving the car that struck her.

It turned out that Smith’s family and the man’s family knew each other. Years ago, when Smith was a child, she and her family lived next door to the man’s daughter.

Soon after the crash, while Smith was adjusting to her painful new existence at Munson, a police officer approached her and told her that the man felt badly and wanted to reach out to her in some way. Would she mind? Would she be able to see or talk to him?

Smith said that even at that early moment of adjusting to the suffering and terrible physical injuries the crash had caused, she was ready to forgive the man, because she knew how much not forgiving might cost her.

“I’m emotionally mature enough to know what that would do to me,” she said.

The man never reached out, however.

Smith said she understands that his opinion about what happened in the crash might have evolved.

“The mind is a scrappy, scrappy little thing,” Smith said. “You kind of just have to protect your ego, protect your mind, and whatever story you want to tell yourself, or whatever story your family wants to tell you to make sure that you’re calmed down, more at peace, the more you believe in it.”

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NEW CROSSWALK SIGNALS INSTALLED Nine months later, Smith is back on a bike.

That was a big deal, buying a new bike.

“I am OK about getting back on the TART Trail, and if I have a buddy to ride with on the street, that’s got to be the next step” she said.

Smith said she’s hopeful that new crosswalk signals the Michigan Department of Transportation installed along the busy beachfront corridor at the Elmwood Street and Hall Street crossings will make the corridor safer for pedestrians and prevent what happened to her from happening to others.

The signals can be controlled by pedestrians and will stop traffic with red lights.

“When I was crossing the street, I thought I was doing everything right. You know, I was stopped, I was looking both ways, I was cautious, and yet I ended up in this position,” she said. “And I do see people who just nonchalantly wander off into traffic across the street, and I think, ‘How are you OK, and how did I end up like this?’ There’s just something so unfair about that that just kind of bothers me. Not that I want anything bad to happen to any of these people.”

The new signals mark an improvement and should be safer because they offer a redlight signal for drivers to stop, removing the ambiguity of a cautionary “yield” from the intersections, said Gary Howe, advocacy director for Norte Youth Cycling and former Traverse City commissioner and.

“It’s a road that’s trying to move traffic at high speeds and give people access to the neighborhoods and bayfront,” Howe said. “I think this will be an improvement because it regulates who gets to go, and when, so it’s no longer a vague consideration.”

Meanwhile, just as the new signals are installed on Grandview Parkway (they are technically called HAWK signals, which is somehow short for “high-intensity activated crosswalk”), redesign of another corridor in Traverse City where speeding traffic and pedestrians intersect is underway: When MDOT officials reconstruct a portion of Division Street between 14th Street and 11th Street in 2020 or 2021, plans call for crosswalks that are marked like the one in which Smith was injured.

Howe, who sat on the steering committee that helped come up with the plans, said MDOT didn’t include “HAWK” signals on Division because of low pedestrian demand in the area, but said if the crosswalks attract lots of pedestrians, that could change.

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Every summer takes me back to the best of my childhood days. I rode my bike everywhere, my friends and I fished perch and pike off the Ellsworth boat launch, and our goals were simple. Essentially: try and collect all of the Bazooka Bubble Gum comics from the local party store.

This summer recipe reflects one of my more grown-up summer goals: to capture the flavors and brightness of summer.

Colorful vegetables and fruits — a mix that delivers sweet, tart, snap, and char all at once — are mixed into a delightful summer salad. It’s vegetarian friendly as it stands, but you can easily subtract cheese to suit a vegan preference or add protein if you’re a meat eater. I recommend Ahi tuna. Pair this dish with Beards Brewery’s Sauce, our first-ever cider, and — trust me —summer as an adult will take on a new shine.

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By Ross Boissoneau Nearly a half-million people hit Traverse City during the National Cherry Festival — this year, June 29–July 6 — and the festival delivers seven jam-packed days of good and fun: amusement park rides, concerts, parades, races, contests, games, get-togethers, and more.

So how to enjoy it all? Or at least prioritize it all? We’re here to help. To whit, a list of 10 awesome things to do and see at the 2019 National Cherry Festival.

1. Kids Club June 29–July 6 Making sure every member of the family has something fun to do is the name of the game at the National Cherry Festival.

Games, you say? Head to Clinch Park to play Cherry Yardzee, a bean-bag toss, a bowling alley, a cherry-picking game, or Cherry Jumbo Jenga. But wait, there’s more: face painting, coloring pages, a cherry pit box and yes, lots and lots of Legos. All free for children ages 2 to 12. There are even special events, as follows: Michaels: Crafts, Monday & Tuesday, 10am–6pm Home Depot: Little Wooden Construction, Wednesday–Friday, 10am–3pm GT Butterfly Experience: Wednesday– Saturday, 10am–6pm Kinetic Sand, Saturday–Monday, 10am 2. Norte Kids Balance Bike Race June 29 On your mark, get set, go! Go to the Norte Clubhouse (at the south end of the Civic Center park Grand Traverse County) for a balance bike race on La Plaza (that’s a fancy word for grassy area). What is a balance bike, you ask? It looks like a regular bike, except it’s missing the pedals, drive train, chain, and gears. Meant for youngsters just learning to ride, children walk, scoot and learn to balance on two wheels before graduating to a true bicycle. Balance bikes have made training wheels obsolete, according to USA Cycling President Derek Bouchard-Hall in a Wall Street Journal article.

Registration is 9:00am–9:45am. The course is open from 9am to 9:45am for preride prepping (and just for fun). Races are at 10am to 11:30am. Some bikes and helmets available for out-of-town riders. No fee.

3. Two-Person Beach Volleyball June 29/Four-Person Beach Volleyball Tournament, June 30/Teen Volleyball Tournament, July 4 Serve, set, spike — or simply pull up a beach chair and be amazed at the feats of summer athletes. Opportunities for beach volleyball at the waterfront courts abound.

Saturday’s tournament features men’s and women’s play, with 18 teams per division.

Sunday’s tournament features co-ed open (18 teams), co-ed recreational (12 teams), and open (6 teams) play. There are two divisions for the Teen Volleyball Tournament: ages

12–15 and 16–19. Players under 18 need parent’s permission. See www.cherryfestival. org for schedule.

4. Farmers Market Brunch June 29, July 3, July 6 This year, two Taste the Local Difference vendors will set up shop at the Old Town parking deck to provide a fabulous Farmers Market Brunch. Traverse City’s newest bagel makers, Bubbies Bagels, will offer a variety of bagels and toppings for your culinary pleasure.

Also on tap is Rad•ish Vegan Street Food, bringing “a little bit of Long Beach California to Traverse City.” It features Beyond Burgers fixed 136 different ways (we counted) and a number of other breakfast-y and lunchtime foods. 8am to noon.

5. Arts and Crafts Fair June 30 Watercolors, jewelry, oils, furnishings — you’ll find it all at the Juried Arts and Crafts Fair in downtown Traverse City on Union Street between the Parkway and State Street.

More than 100 artists, both local and from across the Midwest, will showcase their artworks. Free entry. 10am to 7pm.

6. Boomers Bootcamp July 2 Boomers Afterburn workouts are highenergy, challenging workouts designed to burn maximum fat and tone your entire body — in only 30 minutes. Woo hoo! And they say it’s fun. Well, all right then. The HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout incorporates cardio and strength. It’s a great way to hit the beach (that’s Clinch Park Beach), burn some calories, and get ready for more Gibby’s fries and elephant ears. The free beach workouts happen at 7am, 8am, and 9am.

7. National Cherry Festival Cornhole Tournament July 4 If you’re outdoors in the summer, then you’re no doubt familiar with cornhole. But did you know it was named for the original bags, which were filled with corn kernels?

Good trivia to know. This unsanctioned, single elimination tournament will take place in the beer tent area, so yes, you must be at least 21 to participate. The tournament is estimated to last three to four hours. Each

team will receive two cherry dollars with their registration, which can be used for two drinks in the beer tent. Noon to 4pm.

8. Ultimate Air Dogs July 4, 5, 6 Started in 2005 by former Detroit Tigers pitcher Milt Wilcox and his son Brian, Ultimate Air Dogs is one of the most popular events at the National Cherry Festival.

Nearly 100 dog athletes (dogthletes?) fly through the air, landing with a splash. All breeds, from Yorkies to Great Danes and every mixed breed in between, are welcome.

Fun for the whole family — even the fourlegged members.* See www.cherryfestival. org for full schedule. *Note: Cats are not eligible.

9. TC Swing! Swing dancing June 30–July 6 Dance, dance, dance — yowsah! This is

your chance to join in the fun with Traverse City’s TC Swing Club. Show off your mad dance skills at this beachfront dance party, or learn how to move your feet in rhythm while your body sways to the beat. It can be done. It’s open to all ages, skills and ability levels, and for those on the “still learning” side of the equation, beginners’ lessons are offered before the event, at 7:45pm. Dance away the heartache, dance away the fear. It’s so money.

10. Let’s go to the movies A host of kids’ movies, classic films and special showings will be on the screens at the State and Bijou: Wonder Park, The Lego Movie 2, Pillow Talk, The Birds, Adam’s Rib and more. Traverse City’s downtown theaters will host a variety of familyfriendly and classic cinema from the ’50s to the 2000s. There’s even a special sensoryfriendly showing where audience members are welcome to get up and move around.

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Floodlights, Sunset, Action!

Get a ticket and pack a picnic for Parallel 45’s inaugural outdoor summer theater series under the big tent.

By Ross Boissoneau The tradition of summer stock theater — productions usually staged outside in the heat of summer — is an old one, harkening back to a handful of American cities and their outskirts) circa 1920.

But what’s brand spanking new in Traverse City this July: Parallel 45 Theatre’s grand opening of its own version of summer stock. For the first time, theater lovers — and newbies — will be able to attend a series of professional productions on a new stage, with new seating, professional lighting and sound, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center in Traverse City.

The season opens July 11 with the iconic musical tribute to ’60s counter-culture, “Hair.”

CULTURE FOR ALL Erin Anderson Whiting, the executive director and co-founder of Parallel 45, said everyone is welcome at the theatre company’s new home.

“We hope to have an audience of locals, visitors and seasonal [residents],” she said.

“We want to provide a great experience to both seasoned theatre-goers and people who haven’t been to a play since high school.

Theatre shouldn’t feel like an obligation, like something that requires homework.”

The group’s goal: That attending a Parallel 45 show will come to be part of an Up North summer tradition like going to the beach or picking cherries, with audiences perhaps picnicking prior to the show and enjoying the Civic Center grounds.

Whether audiences are first-time theatergoers or seasoned vets, they can expect some skillful turns under the spotlight. The professional theatre company is showcasing the talents of 51 professional actors in the three different plays: “HAIR,” directed by Parallel 45 co-founder Kit McKay; “Little

Bunny Foo Foo,” directed by Katherine M. Carter; and “Stupid F--ing Bird,” directed by Matthew Gutschick. The lattermost is (sort of) adapted from Chekhov’s “The Seagull.”

Performing plays in the great outdoors isn’t new Up North. Locally, Interlochen, Riverside Shakespeare and Lakeside Shakespeare in Frankfort have all produced plays at various locations. But Parallel 45 is taking things a step further, protecting cast and audience under a saddlespan tent, which will encompass the new staging, seating, and other upgrades. The venue will seat 148 people.

OUR STORY OPENS Parallel 45 was formed in 2010 by Whiting and McKay. “Kit had finished graduate school in directing and was entertaining employment offers at theatres around the country. I was working in philanthropy at the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. I wanted to take my knowledge of nonprofit management and charitable giving and combine it with Kit’s creative vision and theatre industry knowledge,” said Whiting, who call herself “a passionate theatre audience member, and advocate for the arts.”

Since its founding, Parallel 45 has showcased more than 100 artists in seven seasons of plays. When it lost its previous venue, Inside Out Gallery, Whiting and company decided to make lemonade from lemons, taking a year off from presentations to regroup. “It gave us a moment to step back and determine how to have a greater reach,” said Whiting.

The organization began discussions with Grand Traverse County about using space at the Civic Center. The result was a cooperative agreement to refurbish the Civic Center Park amphitheater. The new venue will be available for rent to other entities when it is not being used by Parallel 45.

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Katie deBuys as Nina in Stupid F**king Bird. (PCS; Photo: Patrick Weishampel/blankeye.tv)

The new summer season harkens back to the company’s origins. “Originally we did one or two [shows] each summer. Then we got away from that,” said Whiting.

Whiting said the theatre company is always looking for ways to showcase both contemporary and classic material, often with an edge. “We bring different a perspective on familiar stories,” she said.

“Our tagline is ‘Familiar Stories for the Adventurous Mind.’”

TRIPLE PLAY The three plays will be performed on alternating days, with occasional overlap.

Cast members will typically play roles in two of the three plays. “That model makes a lot of sense, both in terms of finances and performance,” said Whiting. She said rotating the shows gives those who might only be in the area for a short time the opportunity to see more than one play. It also gives locals reason to return to the venue. “We believe

theatre is an accessible adventure. We want visitors, seasonal residents, and those who live here year round to feel welcome and excited to be there,” said Whiting.

The shows differ wildly, again offering reasons to attend for both veteran theatergoers or those for whom it may be a brand new endeavor. “HAIR” brought the 60’s counter-cultural revolution to a mass audience with songs like “Aquarius” and “Easy to Be Hard.” “Little Bunny Foo Foo” is a new musical based on the classic children’s song and features the music of Tonynominated composer Dave Malloy. “Stupid … Bird” offers love triangles, philosophical war-waging and foot-stomping hilarity as it “mines “The Seagull” for classical heft even while giving it the bird,” according to The Washington Post.

Whiting said McKay’s work experience has put her in touch with a large network of actors, designers and technicians at theatres such as Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, and

Sasha Allen (center) and the cast of Hair.

(Broadway Revival; Photo: Joan Marcus)

Erin Anderson Whiting (left), executive director of Parallel 45; Kit McKay, artistic director of Parallel 45. (Photo: Michael Poehlman Photography)

Seattle Repertory. Those actors who come from across the country will live in the new dorms at Northwestern Michigan College.

“Between these contacts and her network from graduate studies at Northwestern University and Yale University, she has developed an incredible pool of talent from which to draw,” Whiting said.

That pool is supplemented by the other directors as well as auditions. “In January, we opened online auditions and received more than 150 video submissions from actors across the country,” said Whiting.

“We also held local auditions at The Depot and Interlochen, which allowed us to see impressive local talent.”

When summer is over, the tent will come down, but Parallel 45 will continue. It has shows scheduled at the City Opera House,

a co-op agreement with the Mitten Lab for showcasing new works at Interlochen’s Harvey Theatre, and a spring residency at Interlochen, as well as readings and workshops.

For tickets, schedule, and additional information, go to www.parallel45.org.

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The Doctor is In

Ric Cerrini dumped his PhD plans to guide decades of cork dorks and neophytes in the sampling of the world through its wines. Although getting in to his ‘office’ is more difficult than usual these days, you haven’t fully tasted Traverse City unless you’ve spent a session at his neighborhood wine shop, Bon Vin.

By Lynn Geiger

Village Corner closed in late 2010, the two had a plan in place.

Bon Vin opened in the fall of 2011 with about 900 labels. Today, the shop boasts between 1,500 and 1,800 labels, a selection Cerrini described as “diverse, eclectic and some of everything.” From Old World (Europe) to New World (the Americas, New Zealand and Australia) to local and regional wines, the entire geography of producers can be found on shop’s shelves. Prices range from $6.99 to $300, and everything in between.

What’s a little road construction when there’s wine to be procured? More specifically, no road at all?

Traverse City’s Bon Vin wine shop is smack in the middle of an otherwise highly trafficked stretch of E. Eighth Street. (between Boardman and Woodmere avenues) closed for reconstruction until October. Having the main street to your business closed for five months is not something any owner wants — especially these five months. The good news?

So far, shop co-owner and wine buyer Ric THE DOCTOR IS OUT Cerrini pretty much stumbled into his Cerrini isn’t seeing much of an impact since wine career — which started with a job he the barriers went up in early May. Fact: His shop (and others on the north never applied for. With degrees in psychology side of Eighth) are easily accessible via an and philosophy from the University of alley or neighboring side streets. Cerrini Michigan and a PhD plan underway, he said his regulars are making their way just showed up to work at the Village Corner fine. But, he acknowledged, the critical one day, instead of his housemate who was summer tourists might not as easily navigate employed there.

Clearly, it was a good move. the detour — or want to bother.

“That year off from grad school will get Regardless, the business of selling wine goes on. For Cerrini, that has been for more you every time,” Cerrini said of his 38-year than four decades, though just a fraction of career at the Ann Arbor store.

But it was there he found his mentor that time in Traverse City. He spent nearly 38 years at the legendary Village Corner in Ann Dick Scheer, owner of the shop, who is still Arbor, located at the edge of the University of at it today. After the Village Corner closed, Michigan’s main campus and, like any good following 40 years at the corner of South campus store, also sold blue books, toilet University and South Forest, to make way paper, and other essentials. Incidentally, it’s for a new high-rise apartment building, it also where he made his northern Michigan was time for Cerrini to head north. (The Village Corner reopened a year later by U of connection.

Bon Vin is co-owned with John Dressler M’s North Campus.)

With just shy of 46 years in the business, of Traverse City, who owns the entire commercial building that also houses Dino’s Cerrini possesses knowledge of wine regions Pizza and Raduno. The Dressler family was and producers, as well as grapes and styles originally from Toldeo, and both John and and flavor profiles that are a rare find these his dad were regular customers of the Village days. He’s the face of the shop five days a Corner. Cerrini said John “had been after week, and can regularly be found enjoying his me for years” about doing something with coffee breaks outside no matter the weather.

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Vin has its loyal regulars or “family,” him inNessel Traverse City. City One week after theat a 2018 Bon

as Cerrini calls them, who are greeted by name and head straight to their favorite bottles. Others come in and go right to Cerrini to be pointed in the right direction. Still others like to first look around and see what’s interesting, and then maybe seek advice.

“I always greet, always offer to help, ask if they have any questions,” said Cerrini, of how he tries to make the sea of bottles approachable rather than overwhelming.

The most important thing, he said, is to make sure people know he’s available.

Cerrini thinks of wine as part of a meal and his recommendations reflect that. He always wants to know what food will be eaten with the wine, even how it will be prepared or any particularly strong flavors.

A bit of an interrogation, if you will.

“I grew up in the tradition of wine as part of a meal,” said Cerrini. “If you get the right combination, both things taste better. I drink for what I’m eating.”

Case in point: a wine, he said, that is so satisfyingly thirst-quenching on a hot summer day is just as good in mid-February with a spicy shrimp stir-fry.

So what’s interesting now, as temperatures begin to rise and fresh local fruit and vegetables and grilled fish and meat fill our plates? That would be rosé. Cerrini remembers a time when “you couldn’t give the stuff away.” Then, two years ago, rosé suddenly exploded. “Like nothing I’d ever seen before,” he added.

Take a detour (literally) to the shop, and Cerrini will find a rosé, or whatever suits your fancy, for your glass.

Bon Vin is located at 530 E. Eighth St. in Traverse City. It’s open Monday through Thursday, 10am to 6pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am to 7pm; and Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. Use Franklin Street to access the large parking lot

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Saturday Tastings Bon Vin hosts free wine tasting every Saturday (with rare exception) from noon to 4 pm. This Italian trio was featured on a recent Saturday: Gavi: a dry white from the Piedmont region produced by Stefano Massone (100% Cortese); $15.99 Marche Rosato: a rose from the Cingoli region produced by Tenuta Di Tavignano (80% Lacrima and 20% Sangiovese); $17.99 Rosso: a red from the Umbria region produced by Perticaia (80% Sangiovese, 10% Colorino, 10% Merlot); $16.99

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Check out its Facebook page for specific details, but plan on something meaty from the grill, a free wine tasting from Bon Vin, and entertainment – all while checking out the construction progress!

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Rising up and out from Traverse City for 18 miles between East Bay and West Bay, Old Mission Peninsula offers breathtaking blue water vistas that stretch for miles in each direction. But the landscape surrounded by the water is equally noteworthy: a unique microclimate with a bucolic patchwork of fields, farms, orchards, and vineyards whose bounty is highly prized at local tables — among them, Mission Table restaurant, located about halfway to the tip of the peninsula overlooking scenic Bowers Harbor.

By Janice Binkert “At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, there is something special about the property we sit on that drives our cuisine,” said Paul Olson, managing partner of Mission Table. “This is an incredibly magical setting — peaceful, relaxed, and so naturally beautiful — a place where we want people to come and enjoy wonderfully fresh local fare, in a comfortable atmosphere with an amazing view, and be taken care of by our restaurant family.”

THE CALL OF THE NORTH Olson grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and started working in restaurants as a 16-yearold. By the time he graduated from Michigan State University, he knew that he wanted to be a chef and enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York. His CIA degree led to the further honing of his culinary skills in various French restaurants on the East Coast, where he and his wife, Barbara, stayed for 18 years. But when a job offer in Michigan presented itself, they jumped at the chance to return to their roots.

In addition to an intriguing new career opportunity, several other places and things pulled the couple to northern Michigan, none of which will surprise anyone: Sleeping Bear Dunes, the bays, the wineries, the farms, the annual Detroit Red Wings training camp, the Great Lakes Culinary Institute, sandwiches from the Leland’s Village Cheese Shanty and Traverse City’s Chef ’s In, burgers from Art’s Tavern in Glen Arbor … .

“All that and more made for a great place to be, and to raise our kids. The list is endless,” said Olson. ”The bottom line is that not many people can say they live 30 minutes from one of

their favorite places on earth, where they used to vacation every summer — in our case, Glen Lake. Old Mission Peninsula is a beautiful place, too, and we are lucky to have such an incredibly scenic commute to work. There are even two bald eagles that nest nearby and often swoop overhead. I certainly didn’t see any eagles riding the subways in Manhattan!”

Olson started as the chef of Bowers Harbor Inn and the Bowery (the former names of what are now Mission Table and Jolly Pumpkin) in April 2008.

“The most appealing thing to me when I took the job was knowing that both establishments would be renovated and updated, a brewery and party space would be constructed, and I would be able to help develop the new concepts,” he said. “The Bowers Harbor Inn especially needed to be transformed from the white-linen/come-oncea-year/special-occasion place to something more current, and Mission Table was the result.

As it turned out, our timing was perfect, as we caught Traverse City in a major growth phase.”

Mission Table and Jolly Pumpkin share the same building but are totally different restaurants, with separate entrances and separate kitchens. Olson developed the menus for both establishments. Barbara Olson serves as events director for the entire property.

SPRINGING INTO SUMMER Mission Table’s menu changes with the seasons. As of this writing, the spring menu was still in effect, offering such delicacies as housemade fettucine (with morel cream sauce,) saltroasted beet salad (with greens, maple yogurt, walnuts and red wine vinaigrette), flash-fried cauliflower (with lemon-garlic aioli and jalapeno vinaigrette), an 8-ounce American

Wagyu beef burger (with raclette cheese, bacon jam, greens, turmeric aioli, sliced tomato and truffle fries), lake trout (with asparagus-potato hash and ramp green butter cream), and vegetarian lasagna (with acorn squash, sweet potato, basil bechamel, goat cheese, fromage blanc and mozzarella).

The summer menu is scheduled to begin after the solstice on June 21, but — as in every season — it will only be written and tweaked as various ingredients become available. Olson did hint that most of the proteins stay the same at this time of year, while sides change as new produce comes into season. A new brunch menu will be introduced, too, and it will also reflect the increasingly varied produce selections, with a few lighter items than those offered on the spring menu.

“Over the years we have been lucky to develop unique relationships with many of our local suppliers, like Ed and Cindy John at Treaty Fish Company in Peshawbestown — from lake to plate within 24 hours, and sometimes the same day,” said Olson. Select farmers, both on Old Mission and around the region, provide produce, greens, and herbs for the restaurant, among them Norconk Farm, Loma Farm, Nicholas Farm, Werp Farms and Shangri-La Too Farm. Mission Table also grows several types of herbs and greens, chicken of the woods mushrooms, and Cayuga, Foch, and Baco Noir grapes on its own property.

Mission Table’s conscientious approach to food doesn’t stop with the procuring of ingredients from nearby. A strong sustainability and environmental awareness aspect is also at the core of its operation.

“We do as much as possible to not harm the environment,” said Olson. “We have a composting program with one local farmer

who takes our vegetable scraps to feed his pigs, and another farmer uses our spent grain from the brewery for feed for his livestock.

We also have someone who collects our spent fryer oil and converts it into biodiesel fuel.”

NEW SEASONS AHEAD Another career step is ahead for Olson; he’s gradually transitioning away from the day-today operations of Mission Table to work with its management group, Mission Restaurant Group, as director of culinary development.

“My new role involves supporting the chefs at our 15 current properties and assisting in the opening of future projects, which over the next two years will include restaurants in Detroit, Dearborn, East Lansing, Ypsilanti, and Bay City. Here at Mission Table, the torch will be carried by our longtime general manager Jim Demarsh and our chef de cuisine, Adam Raupp, who already capably run the show,” he said. Just as with his seasonal cooking, this is the next season in Olson’s culinary life.

And speaking of seasons — now and throughout the summer, weather permitting, guests can enjoy lunch from Jolly Pumpkin or dinner from Mission Table on the latter’s spacious deck.

Mission Table is located at 13512 Peninsula Dr. in Traverse City. Summer hours for the restaurant are 5pm to 9pm seven days a week, with a full dinner menu daily, plus a three-course chef ’s tasting menu Sunday through Thursday. Guests are welcome to bring in wine to enjoy with their meal for a $15 corkage fee. Brunch is served from 10:30am to 3:00pm on Sundays. The tasting room is open from 11am to 5pm daily during the season and, in the off season, weekends only.

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Trapt and Saving Abel with special guest Tantric SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Best known for its massive 2002 hit single, “Headstrong,” Trapt got rolling as a band before its members were even out of high school. Now, a half-dozen albums later, the band is a classic fave of many hard rock fans.

Trapt’s most recent effort was the November 2018 release of single “Come Together,” on which the band collaborated with rapper An0maly. Expect a raucous performance (from both the band and audience) as the crew cranks through its roster of hardrock hits. (“These Walls” and “Love Hate Relationship” are a few others you might recognize.) Also hitting the stage alongside Trapt are Mississippi rockers Saving Abel, a major part of the Make America Rock Again tour a few years ago, and Days of the New spinoff band, Tantric. Tickets $25+.

Styx SUNDAY, JUNE 30 Founded in the ’70s, Styx offers a leftof-center sound that mixes progressive rock and soft rock with harder, edgier guitars. The band’s theatrical, over-the-top stage show inspired countless bands and artists that came after and influenced movies like This is Spinal Tap. The Chicago outfit’s most recent album is 2017’s The Mission, a continuation of its trademark sound, but if you’re only a fan of their many past hits — “Mr. Roboto,” “The Grand Illusion,” “The Best of Times” — you won’t miss a beat. These guys might be in their ’60s, and the band has gone through several lineup changes over the past 45 years, but they still know how to crank out some serious ’70s rawk. Tickets $35+.

Brett Young MONDAY JULY 1 Young started as a baseball pitcher, but after he was sidelined by an elbow injury,

he took up songwriting — and it wasn’t long before his honest, confessional lyrics and American country-pop voice (his main musical influence is said to be singersongwriter Gavin DeGraw) found him an audience. Last December, Young released his second album, Ticket to L.A., which spawned the no. 1 Country single “Here Tonight.” At his live shows, country music fans appreciate both Young’s gravelly, husky vocals as well as his spare performance style; he eschews frills and gimmicks, instead simply cranking out the tunes with his band. Tickets $50+.

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias TUESDAY, JULY 2 If you enjoy the comic stylings of Eddie Murphy, Paul Rodriguez, and the late Robin Williams, chances are good you’ll like American comedian Iglesias — and that you’ve heard him before. In addition to film and voiceover work (Ugly Dolls, Smurfs: The Lost Village, Magic Mike), he had a brief role as Jorge on the TV sitcom Modern Family.

His bread and butter, as it were, is his work as a standup comedian; though he’s recently achieved a weight loss of over 100 pounds, his dramatic tales of fat, food, and family are something all audience members can relate to — but made a lot more funny by Iglesias’ trademark impersonations, sound effects, and timing. Tickets $35+.

Nelly with special guests Chingy and Montell Jordan WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 Is it getting hot at Cherry Festival? Nope, that’s just Nelly’s 2002 hit record “Hot in Herre,” the dirty-rap track that took over radiowaves that summer 17 years ago. It’s likely you’ll hear that fan favorite, alongside other popular Nelly tracks like “Ride Wit Me,” “Work It,” “Air Force Ones,” and “Dilemma.” Supporting Nelly at his show

will be St. Louis rapper Chingy, a Ludacris protégé who rose up the rap ranks about the same time as Nelly (Chingy’s singles include “Right Thurr” and “Dem Jeans.”) Also on the bill is Montell Jordan, the Def Jam singer who brought the world the inescapable hiphop/soul single “This is How We Do It.” Tickets $50+.

The Four Tops and The Spinners THURSDAY, JULY 4 In 1960’s Motown, the sounds coming out of Detroit were heard worldwide, influencing an entire generation (and beyond) of musical artists. On the Fourth of July, the Four Tops and The Spinners will bring their Motor City sound to Traverse City. Expect fireworks. Tickets $25+. (For more on both groups, including an interview with The Spinners’ Jesse Peck, turn to p. 29)

Jeff Dunham SATURDAY, JULY 6 Ventriloquist and comedian Dunham might be one of the most unique acts to visit the Cherry Festival stage. But he won’t arrive alone. Dunham performs with his troupe of comically ill-tempered, insulting, quirky puppets, which might or might not include characters like the cantankerous old Walter; Jose, the Jalapeno on a Stick; Redneck Bubba J; Melvin the Superhero Guy; and Little Jeff, a miniature version of Jeff himself. Which of these will appear at Cherry Fest? And just how much trouble will Dunham get himself into? You’ll just have to catch his show to find out. $50+.

Josh Turner FRIDAY, JULY 5 After his breakthrough 2003 single “Long Black Train” snagged him some muchdeserved attention, Turner settled in for the long haul, releasing album after album and notching hits (“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” “Backwoods Boy”) with each one for his fusion of gospel-inspired country music.

His latest project — a straight-ahead gospel album, I Serve a Savior — is his seventh studio effort and offers up a collection of gospel standards plus several original songs, including the title track, which was cowritten by Turner. Live, his appearance may be casual, but he’s serious about his songs, from the low bass notes of his vocals to the jovial fiddle embellishments of his backing band. One of the most notable aspects of his music is that he leans far more to the traditional style of Grand Ole Opry acts (not a coincidence; he’s one of the Opry’s youngest members ) than to the radio-ready pop country of today. Tickets $25+.

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By Ross Boissoneau Eight — count ’em, eight — different airshows will take to the skies over West Bay as the 2019 National Cherry Festival takes flight. The shows take place beginning at 1pm both Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, and run till 4pm, with no letup.

Headlining the show will be the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

Airshow Director Steve Plamondon said the festival is lucky to have the Thunderbirds; originally, the group was booked elsewhere for this weekend. “But they had a cancellation, so they reached out to us,” he said.

Plamondon said another part of the show he’s grateful to have booked is the AV8B II+ Harrier Demonstration. “That’s one I feel very fortunate about. The Harrier is only performing at three shows all year,” he said.

Here’s the full lineup: USAF Thunderbirds A Thunderbirds air demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo routines — approximately 40 different maneuvers in all. The four-jet diamond formation demonstrates the training and precision of Air Force pilots, while the lead and opposing solo aircraft highlight some of the maximum

capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Thunderbirds squadron is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots (including six demonstration pilots), four support officers, four civilians and more than 100 enlisted personnel performing in almost 30 job specialties. Plamondon said the Thunderbirds will be featured for the entire last hour of the show.

Younkin Airshows Matt Younkin, who comes from a family tradition of flying, will put his Beech 18 to the test in a series of rolls and other maneuvers. (See next page for more.)

Redline Air Shows Redline is a formation aerobatic flight team which flies Van’s RV-8s. These are two-seat, tandem aircraft. The planes are extremely versatile, capable of speeds up to 230 miles per hour, yet can land short and as slow as 50 miles per hour. The shows feature opposing, inverted, and formation maneuvers.

F22 Raptor Demonstration Team The Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team out of Langley Air

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Force Base performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities and super-maneuverability of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. These demonstrations include the power loop, split, and tail slide, as well as a high speed pass and dedication pass. They are based on procedures designed for combat operations, but are performed at much lower altitudes than most pilots are certified to fly at.

F18 Super Hornet Demonstration The Tactical Demonstration, or “Tac Demo” team flies the single-seat F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F as close to the “edge of the envelope” as safety allows The routine highlights the Rhino’s maneuverability and slow-speed handling characteristics.

The US Navy’s Tac Demo Teams are made up of actual Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) instructors flying the same jets used to train new students. In addition to highperformance demonstrations with a single aircraft, VFA-122 also participates in Legacy shows in which Super Hornets fly in formation with classic warbirds like the F-4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat. Legacy shows provide a unique comparison between the past and present.

AV-8B II+ Harrier Demonstration It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a helicopter!

No, it’s the AV-8B Harrier II+, showcasing its unique V/STOL (Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing) ability. During this flight demonstration, the pilot will conduct highspeed passes at speeds exceeding 600 mph, followed by decelerating and hover the aircraft above the water.

U.S. Coast Guard The local Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City will get in on the fun with a rescue demonstration. Its search and rescue team will simulate a person in the water in distress and will show how the rescue team operates in case of an emergency.

Mike Terfehr Local pilot Terfehr will fly his Czechmade L-39 fighter jet, a single engine plane.

The president of 45 North Aviation flew his first solo flight on his 16th birthday, and received his pilot’s license on his 17th birthday. If it’s got wings, he can fly it. (And sometimes even if it doesn’t; he’s a licensed helicopter pilot as well.)

DREAMS ALIVE Matt Younkin never intended to be a stunt pilot — until his dad died in an airshow.

For Matt Younkin, flying isn’t the only thing, but it is the best thing. Especially when he’s in his Beech 18.

While some aeronautic shows feature planes known for their breathtaking speed or maneuverability, Younkin instead flies a Twin Beech that was never meant for such antics. “You’re not supposed to do that” in a Beech is something he said he gets a lot of. “I joke, ‘My airplane will do anything — once.’

It’s loud, there’s a lot of smoke, and it doesn’t look like it ought to be doing what it’s doing.”

Younkin will be one of the featured attractions at this year’s National Cherry Festival air show. The recipient of the 2012 Bill Barber Award for showmanship, he said he’s excited about returning to the area, where he has performed before. “Every venue is different. I’ve seen a lot of neat things,” he said. “I performed over the Ohio River next to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, in deserts, mountains. Being over the water is beautiful. I’m looking forward to it.”

His grandfather and his grandfather’s two brothers were all pilots, and his dad, Bobby Younkin, was one of the most famous stunt pilots in the world. Though he’s been flying since he was a teen, Younkin said he never intended to be a stunt pilot.

“I wanted to be an airline pilot, maybe play a little on the weekends,” he said. He learned to fly at 14, and on his 16th birthday soloed in his grandfather’s 1928 Travel Air 4000 biplane. It was after his father’s death in a tragic airshow accident in 2005 that Matt started in the stunt business, fulfilling commitments his father had made. “I found I enjoyed it, and I’ve been doing it ever since.”

The Beech 18 he flies was built in 1943 by the Beechcraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas. It was used by the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, spending the

duration of the war as a navigation trainer. In 1945, the Army transferred ownership to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), which would later become the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), where it served until 1949.

The airplane was then used as a VIP transport for the United States Department of Commerce until 1959. It went through several other owners before Matt’s father’s company, Bobby Younkin Airshows Inc., purchased it in 2000. After a complete restoration, it was pressed into airshow service as a replacement for Bobby’s original aerobatic Beech 18.

Flying stunts in a plane that was never meant for that gives Younkin a unique place in air shows. Its designers never considered that a large transport plane could, would, or should be used in such a way.

Why not try a different plane? He has, but always comes back to the Twin Beech. “I’ve flown others, but the Beech is what everyone wants,” he said. Plus it offers another benefit: It’s large enough to hold all the tools and spare parts he might need, as well anyone traveling with him, from his crew chief to his family, plus all their luggage. “The Twin Beech is it for me.”

Younkin said his routine runs about 12 minutes. That might not seem like a long time, but he said it’s all about keeping the audience interested and entertained. “My dad always said, ‘Take off, do what you’re good at, then land.’ What I do is what the airplane will do.”

Asked what he likes to see in air shows, Younkin doesn’t hesitate: “Variety. An air show that’s put together where every act that flies is different. It keeps the crowd interested. Repetition is really good for the food vendors.”

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Motown Magic Were it not for Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, we might not be seeing The Spinners take the Cherry Fest stage with the Four Tops

By Ross Boissoneau “Bring over some of your old Motown records,” sang Rod Stewart in “The Motown Song.” The National Cherry Festival is going one better, with a July 4 show featuring the Four Tops and The Spinners.

The Four Tops have been Motown royalty since the 1960s, racking up hit singles like “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” In the decades since, the group has continued performing across the world as one of the classic purveyors of the Motown sound.

Though often thought of alongside the Tops and the Temptations, The Spinners, a.k.a. the Mighty Spinners, were only on Motown Records for about 10 years, and their success there was limited.

In fact, according to current bass vocalist Jessie Peck, while other acts were seeing success, members of The Spinners were initially shuttled to non-music positions at the label. In a call with Northern Express from his home in Detroit, Peck said that his bass vocalist predecessor, Pervis Jackson, worked in shipping and receiving at the record company, while singer Bobby Smith was a driver.

“They [the label] sat on ‘It’s A Shame’ for a couple years. Stevie Wonder wrote it, and he complained,” said Peck.

After Wonder’s protestations, the song was finally released in 1970 and rose to No. 14 on the charts, followed the next year by another Wonder composition, “We’ll Have It Made.”

That’s when another fellow Detroiter reached out: “The Spinners got a call from Aretha Franklin at Atlantic [Records]. She said, ‘Come on over here.’”

The group did, and began working with producer Thom Bell, one of the progenitors of the Philly sound. That’s when the Spinners began making music magic: “I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “One of A Kind Love Affair” were all huge sellers.

“Then Came You” with Dionne Warwick hit the top of the charts.

Peck languishes praise on the music.

Though he didn’t become a member of the group until just over a decade ago, following the death of Jackson, he said the group had always been one of his favorites. “I grew up being a fan,” he said. “The first concert I saw was The Spinners.”

How it came about: His parents had taken the family to the fair. After enjoying the rides and games, they went to see the evening’s musical act. “We had to do something for my parents,” he said with a laugh.

He soon realized this group was responsible for songs he had heard and loved on the radio. “We were hearing song after song. My brother and sister were grooving to the jams. I looked at my parents and said, ‘Mom and Dad, I want to do what they’re doing when I grow up.’”

It took a while. Peck worked in radio and other jobs while still grooving to those jams.

Following Jackson’s death in 2008, Peck auditioned for the role. He said he felt an instant connection with founding member Henry Fambrough, who was conducting the audition. Yet it took three months before he got the call that he was in.

“He said it would be a couple weeks.

It turned into three months. I waited and waited and waited,” said Peck.

“I tried not to call too many times. It started to affect my sleep. I finally got the call and collapsed in front of my family. I was so happy. I believe all things come to us in the proper time. It had to be right physically, mentally and spiritually. It’s been over a decade, and it still feels new.”

The group has six Grammy nominations and has performed twice during the Grammy awards ceremony. Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999, The Spinners has also been awarded the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Award for its contribution to the genre. The group has performed for presidents, received a star on the Hollywood “Walk of Fame,” and has appeared in numerous network and cable television specials paying tribute to the music of the 70’s.

The group still performs across the country and the world, recreating the Motown/Philly magic. “We maintain The Spinners standard,” said Peck. He made it clear that he’s just a part of a musical tradition, paying homage to Jackson throughout the interview. “We are a group, a family, a legacy. It’s not about me, it’s about the music,” he said.

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NORTHERN SEEN 1. We saw a bit of everything at Suds & Sun and the Grand Traverse Commons.

2. Former TC Mayor Mike Estes and Bill Brown share a laugh at the Northern Michigan Angels’ annual dinner.

3. Adam Sleder of Soul Patch and his wife, Autumn, at Suds & Sun in Traverse City.

4. Jen and Brittany kicking off summer at Suds & Sun in TC. 5. Joe Kilpatrick in the midst of one of his Guided Historic Walking Tours at the Traverse City State Hospital at Grand Traverse Commons.

6. Laverna and Mike Witkop enjoying a blissful evening at the Cathedral Barn in TC for the NM Angels’ annual dinner.

7. Tim Nance, Hannah Thomas & Chris Burger ready to run the second race of the Summer Series hosted by Traverse City Track Club!

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CHARLEVOIX MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5K: 6:30am, Bridge St., Charlevoix. charlevoixmarathon.com/registration

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45TH PARALLEL PADDLE FESTIVAL: 8am, Suttons Bay Beach. Includes a 6 mile paddle race, 3 mile recreational race & duathlon - paddle & bike. There will also be a kids & family short paddle race. Free for teenagers under 18. racetc.com/register

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FREE BOATER SAFETY CLASS: 8am-4pm, Leelanau County Court House, Suttons Bay. Bring a sack lunch & water bottle. 231-256-8650.

---------------------33RD ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 9am3pm, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. tadl.org/interlochen

---------------------BEAVER ISLAND BIKE FESTIVAL: 9am.

Bikers can enjoy 20 or 42 miles at their own pace on a combination of pavement, gravel roads & two tracks. The Bill Wagner Memorial Campground will host a private beach picnic lunch with Lake Michigan views before riding the last leg back into town. After the ride plan to attend the downtown party that will provide dinner, music & entertainment. beaverislandbikefestival.com

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CLASSIC CAR SHOW - CEDAR POLKA FEST: Sponsored by Hagerty Insurance. Cars will be on display from 9am-noon & will then ride in the Polka Fest Parade, which starts at 1pm. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------QUILTS BY THE BAY: 9am-3pm, Holy Childhood Community Center, Harbor Springs. Benefits charities. $8. ltbquiltersguild.org

---------------------R3 TRIATHLON: 9am, East Jordan Tourist Park. Short Course: 9 mile ride, 2 mile run & 3 mile paddle. Long Course: 19 mile ride, 2 mile run & 3 mile paddle. adventuresportsnorth. com/race-details

---------------------WALK FOR WISHES NORTHERN MI: 9amnoon, The Village at GT Commons, TC. A nationwide Make-A-Wish fundraiser. Register.

Donations accepted. secure2.wish.org

---------------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN BRAIN WARRIORS 5K: 9:30am. A 5K or 1 mile run/walk/ roll for all ages to support & learn about brain injury. The scenic route takes you along the Little Traverse Wheelway in Petoskey. Benefit proceeds will be donated to the Brain Injury Network of Northern MI. $25. raceentry.com/brain-warriors-5k-runwalkroll/raceinformation

---------------------21ST ANNUAL VINTAGE CAR & BOAT FESTIVAL: 10am-2:30pm, Village at Bay Harbor.

---------------------EXPLORE HOUDEK DUNES: 10am. On a guided walk you will see the succession of vegetation from dunes to northern hardwoods while looking for evidence of wildlife. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes

---------------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN PARADE OF HOMES TOUR: 10am-5pm, June 21-22. Featuring five homes & one garden. $15. upnorthhometour.com

---------------------NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBITION: 10am, Village Arts Building, Northport. Today features “Discover the Village of Northport Shoot with Sharon Kalchik.” Runs through June 30. northportartsassociation.org

---------------------PROTECTING OUR LAKES & SHORELANDS: 10:30am-noon, Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center, TC. “The Giving Trees: Safeguarding Our Shorelines, Uplands, Water, Fish & More.” Presented by Kama Ross, district forester for Grand Traverse, Benzie & Leelanau counties. RSVP. eventbrite.com

Jedi Mind Trip will “rock” the Michigan Waterways Festival on Fri., June 28 at the Festival Square in Cheboygan from 7-11pm. You can also jam with The Darwin Project from 5-7pm. Washington Park offers kids activities from 3-7pm and a free movie at dusk. The festival runs June 27-29. Info: waterwaysfestival.com

TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOWNTOWN TOURS: 10:30am, Downtown, TC. Meet at the Perry Hannah statue at the corner of Sixth & Union streets. These tours are conducted by guides with a special interest in TC history & provide an experience of TC’s past. Find ‘TAHS Downtown Walking Tours’ on Facebook. Suggested $10 donation.

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 11am-1pm: Anthony DeBenedet will sign his book “Playful Intelligence: The Power of Living Lightly in a Serious World.” 1-3pm: Celebration of Bob: Employee of 50 Years. 2-4pm: Diana Stampfler will sign her book “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------MUTT STRUT: 11am-1pm, Royal Farms Farm Market & Winery, Atwood. Register your dog in categories such as dog/owner look alike, largest, smallest, best dressed, etc. Benefits Cherryland Humane Society. royalfarmsinc.com/ product/mutt-strut-festival-registration

---------------------PRINCESS PARTY & STORY TIME: 11am, Bookbrokers and Kramer’s Cafe, GT Mall, TC. Meet Sleeping Beauty. Enjoy singing, dancing & stories at this free event for all ages. Presented by Enchanting Events of Traverse City. 231649-0869. enchantingevents-tc.com

---------------------SOLSTICE CELEBRATION: Leelanau Community Cultural Center, Old Art Building, Leland.

There will be solar fun & educational activities from 11am-3pm. Free. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------TIN CAN TOURISTS CENTENNIAL CARAVAN: 11am-3pm, Interlochen State Park. View vintage trailers & motor coaches representing camping through the decades. Free/Recreational Passport required. michigan.gov

---------------------ASTEROID ATTACK!: 1pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Open to all teenagers between the ages of 11-17. Free. tadl.org/event/ asteroid-attack

POLKA FEST PARADE: 1pm. Travels through downtown Cedar. This free event will feature Clark the Juggler, Polish dancers, classic cars & tractors, lots of balloons & more. Find on Facebook.

---------------------CEDAR POLKA FEST: Annual festival celebrating the town’s rich Polish history. Featuring live Polka music from Polka bands, food vendors offering traditional Polish food, & more. cedarmichamber.com/the-cedar-polka-fest-2019

---------------------PLANET OF THE GRAPES: 3-8pm, Leelanau Studios, GT Regional Campus Festival Lawn, TC. A comedy-infused wine festival hosted by Grand Traverse Events & Uncorrect Comedy. Featuring local wines, brews & food; live music by Soul Patch, Levi Britton & others; wine education experiences; & comedy performances, including by Norm Stulz. Tickets: $25 advance or $35 at the gate. Benefits Spark in the Dark TC. planetofthegrapesfest.com

---------------------SATURDAY UP NORTH PRIDE WEEK: 3-6pm: Pride Picnic at F&M Park, TC. 5:30-7pm: 2019 Visibility March. Gather at the Pride Picnic in F&M Park at 5:30pm for a rally, & then march down Front Street to the Open Space for a family-friendly Visibility Celebration. 7-11:59pm: 2019 Visibility Celebration: Held in the Open Space park at the corner of Grandview Parkway & Union Street. Live music, DJs, cocktails, food trucks, dancing & carnival games. upnorthpride.com/events

---------------------COUNTRY DANCE: 6-10pm, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. Featuring the Straight Forward Band. 231-263-4499.

---------------------STATE PARK CENTENNIAL CAMPFIRE STORYTELLING EVENT: 7pm, Interlochen State Park. These stories will allow visitors to catch a glimpse of many of the lifelong memories made in MI’s beautiful places. Up to five seasoned storytellers will share their stories, while attendees are welcome to give two-min-

Located 2 miles from downtown Boyne City, across from Young State Park.

For reservations call 855-ZIP-INFO or visit WILDWOODRUSH.com

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SUMMER 2019

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ute anecdotes. These stories will be captured & distilled into a podcast shared on social media.

Free - must have a recreation passport for vehicle entry. michigan.gov

chestra. Featuring Carrie Brannen on cello, performing “Silent Wood” by Dvorak. $15 adults, $10 seniors, free for 12 & under. benziesymphony.com

2019 ANN HALL VISITING ARTIST SETH BERNARD: 7:30pm, Old Art Building, on the lawn, Leland. This northern MI singer/songwriter & environmentalist will be joined by a few of his closest friends. They will play original & cover music, share stories & more. $10. mynorthtickets.com

FAMILY CONCERT IN TC COMMUNITY GARDEN FEATURING THE POCKET: 4-8pm. Celebrate the grand opening of TC Community Garden’s new Children’s Plot at TCCG inside the Historic Barns Park with a family day in the dirt. Crafts, games & live music by The Pocket.

Pack a picnic. Free for TCCG members; suggested donation (honor cover) for non-members at the gate. eventbrite.com

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---------------------THE SERIES @ LAVENDER HILL FARM: 7:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Featuring The Moxie Strings. $15-$25.50 + fees. lavenderhillfarm.com/the-series

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OLD TOWN ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 10am-5pm, Union St., TC. Featuring more than 90 artists & crafters.

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UP NORTH PRIDE WEEK: BIG GAY BRUNCH: 11am-1pm, The Little Fleet, TC. upnorthpride.com

---------------------YOGA + BEER: 11am, Silver Spruce Brewing Co., TC. Flow class. Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

---------------------NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBITION: Village Arts Building, Northport. Today features “Nature Photography with Bob Bayer & Sheen Watkins” at 12:30pm & Wings of Wonder Presentation with Birds at 2:30pm. Runs through June 30. northportartsassociation.org

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CEDAR POLKA FEST: 1-5pm. Annual festival celebrating the town’s rich Polish history.

Featuring live Polka music from Polka bands, food vendors offering traditional Polish food, & more. Free admission. cedarmichamber.com/ the-cedar-polka-fest-2019

---------------------ON THE FARM THEN & NOW: 1-3pm, Bill’s Farm Market, Petoskey. Food, historical displays, photos & farm tools, demonstrations, farm tours, racing pigeons & more.

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REBA MCENTIRE • July 12

CLASSICAL OPEN MIC EVENT W/ IPR & HORIZON BOOKS: 2pm, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. Info: ipr@interlochen.org Free.

---------------------HOME/PLACE: PLACE BASED -- WRITING ABOUT HOME, INSPIRED BY PLACE: 2pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. Three northern MI authors discuss the different ways Leelanau County, its homes & places figure into their fiction & non-fiction writing. The writing of local authors Stephanie Mills, Lynne Rae Perkins & Aaron Stander is linked by its focus on place & home.

Each of these writers will discuss how their stories are propelled by Leelanau. This program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition “New Views: Home/Place,” an exploration of home & place identity. Free. glenarborart.org

---------------------LOCAL AUTHOR KAREN ANDERSON: 2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden.

Karen will discuss her new book “Gradual Clearing: Weather Reports from the Heart.”

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PG WHAT HAVE I SEEN?!?: 2pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Movies so bad… they’re good. Join us for bad movies, good popcorn & many laughs. Warning: some material may be hilarious for teens under 17. Open for all teens between the ages of 11-17. Free. tadl. org/event/pg-what-have-i-seen

---------------------AN AFTERNOON WITH ELIN HILDERBRAND: 3-5pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Celebrate Elin’s latest novel, “The Summer of ‘69.” mcleanandeakin.com

---------------------DVORAK IN THE WOODS: 4pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia.

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---------------------OMENA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE: 4-6pm, Omena Historical Society. Explore the exhibits during this open house. Free. omenahistoricalsociety.org

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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OAKWOOD CEMETERY TOURS: 4-5:30pm.

Meet at the main entrance of Oakwood Cemetery off of Eighth St., directly across from the intersection of Fair Street & Eighth Street, TC. Find ‘TAHS Oakwood Cemetery Tours’ on Facebook.

---------------------EMERSON DRIVE: 7:30pm, Cheboygan Opera House. This band’s first two singles, “I Should Be Sleeping” & “Fall Into Me,” peaked in the Top 5 on the Billboard charts. “Moments” gave the band their first #1 single in the USA. Call the Box Office at 231-627-5841 for tickets. $25 adults. Find on Facebook.

---------------------THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Faculty artists perform spirituals, sacred songs & instrumental chamber music on themes of seeking a place to call home. $13.50 member; $18.50 non-member. tickets.vendini.com

june 24

monday

SEN. CURT VANDERWALL HOLDS COFFEE HOURS: 8:30-9:30am, Kalkaska Village Office. Open to residents of the 35th Senate District to express their opinions or concerns about state government or to request assistance with a state issue. senatorcurtvanderwall.com/senvanderwall-announces-june-coffee-hours

---------------------OTP YOUNG COMPANY AUDITIONS FOR “SHOWSTOPPERS”: 4-6pm, Old Town Playhouse, lower level, TC. Open to serious students ages 12-20. Free. oldtownplayhouse. com/young-co/auditions/audition-faqs.html

---------------------LIVE MUSIC AT MACKINAW CROSSINGS MALL, MACKINAW CITY: 6-9pm. Featuring the Springsteen Brothers.

---------------------FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: 7pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. 5,000 nautical miles in a 36-foot sloop. Don Roth will tell about the adventures & misadventures of his Petosegan crew as they voyaged through the Great Lakes, Erie Canal & Hudson River to New York City. petoskeylibrary.org

---------------------MONDAY MOVIE NIGHT: 7-9pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Free. lavenderhillfarm.com

june 25

tuesday

SUNRISE YOGA FLOW: 7am, East Bay Park, TC. Vinyasa Flow session. Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

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COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey.

With DART for ART featured artist Elizabeth “Dilly” Blair Kirby of Elizabeth Blair Fine Pearls.

Free. crookedtree.org

TUESDAY TOURS: 10am, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Join Dennos volunteer docents for a guided tour of the museum. Your guide will lead you through the galleries for an informative & interactive experience, including discussion, looking exercises, & more. Museum admission. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 11:30am, Church of the Living God, TC. Guest speaker is Brian Zimmerman. Program begins at noon.

---------------------NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBITION: 12-4pm, Village Arts Building, Northport. Today features Basic Photo Editing with Photoshop Elements with Jerry Stutzman at 2pm. Exhibition runs through June 30. northportartsassociation.org

---------------------CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP: 2pm, MCHC, Meeting Room A, TC. Free. munsonhealthcare. org/cardiac-rehab

---------------------OTP YOUNG COMPANY AUDITIONS FOR “SHOWSTOPPERS”: 4-6pm, Old Town Playhouse, lower level, TC. Open to serious students ages 12-20. Free. oldtownplayhouse. com/young-co/auditions/audition-faqs.html

---------------------LIVE MUSIC BY TOAST AND JAM, 5:308:30PM; LUMBERJACK SHOW, 9-9:15PM: Mackinaw Crossings Mall, Mackinaw City.

---------------------EVERYDAY HEALTH GROUP: 6pm, Table Health, GT Commons, TC. A gathering of individuals interested in creating their own healthy living toolbox. Each month they will explore a different healthy lifestyle including food, energy, sleep, inner calm, relationships & movement.

Free. tablehealthtc.com

---------------------HARM REDUCTION MI: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Offering a class in the use of Naloxone/Narcan to reverse opioid overdose. Free. harmreductionmi.org

---------------------INTRODUCING THE PRACTICE: 6pm, Ecco Event Space, TC. Annie Clark, host & creator of “Lifelines” on Z93 Today’s Best Hits, walks you through an introduction of “The Practice,” a realistic process to sustain lifelong happiness.

Annie will share the solution to what’s holding you back from getting what you want, saying what you need, & managing your emotions to move beyond the daily struggles that derail you. For ages 21+. Free. facebook.com/pg/annieclarkpage/events

---------------------LIGHTHOUSE ADAPTIVE SPORTS CLINICS: 6pm, Interlochen State Park. Hosted by the Lighthouse Neurological Rehabilitation Facility. Featuring adaptive cycle clinics & adaptive kayak clinics. People of all abilities & skills welcome. Adaptive cycle dates: May 28, June 11 & June 25. Adaptive kayak dates: July 16, July 30 & Aug. 13. Pre-register by contacting Olivia Jacques: 231-263-1350; ojacques@lighthouserehab.com Free. lighthouserehab.com

---------------------OTAKU KINGDOM: 6:15pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Open to all teens between the ages of 11-17. Free. tadl.org/event/otakukingdom-10

---------------------DETOX YOGA FLOW: 6:45pm, Press On Juice Cafe, TC. This one hour class involves a lot of twists & poses that are focused to help eliminate toxins from the body through movement & breath. Bring your own mat. Contact: townsendsar.yoga@yahoo.com or 944-5694 with questions. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

---------------------STEVE MILLER BAND, MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Miller & his band bring hits like “Fly Like An Eagle” & “The Joker,” while Stuart’s collection include “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin” & “This One’s Gonna Hurt You.” $49-$66. tickets.interlochen.org

june 26

wednesday

THE MGB REGISTER NATIONAL CONVENTION CAR SHOW: 9am-2pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Featuring over 250 MGBS, Midget 1100 & 1300s, MG sedans & more.

---------------------BIG TICKET FESTIVAL: Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord, June 26-29. Featuring 60 musical artists, including Chris Tomlin, For King & Country, Danny Gokey & Jordan Feliz. There will also be a BTF Ninja Warrior Camp, comedy/movies, Music 5K & Family Run & much more. bigticketfestival.com

---------------------CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES: 10-11am, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Featuring kids’ crafts for ages 6-11: Build a variety of paper airplane designs & test how far they fly.

There will also be preschool story hour. 231331-4318.

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. Questions: 231-947-7389. Free. pnntc.org

---------------------“DINOSAURS IN SPACE”: 10:30am, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Presented by IPL’s Summer Reading Program. tadl.org/Interlochen

---------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, gazebo, Petoskey. Katherine Ryan & Owen James will blend bossa nova, jazz, blues & other musical genres. Free. crookedtree.org

june 27

thursday

STREET MUSIQUE: Downtown Harbor Springs, 6-8pm.

“Welcome Back” with Katherine Ryan & Owen James, Chris Michels, The Real Ingredients, Pearl Street String Band & Charlie Millard. There will also be kid’s activities.

---------------------MICHIGAN WATERWAYS FESTIVAL: Cheboygan. Today is Kick-Off Day & includes Breakfast at the Square from 7-11am, Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Cheboygan Front Range Lighthouse Tours & more. waterwaysfestival.com

---------------------CHERRY CAPITAL TOASTMASTERS WEEKLY MEETING: 7:15am, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. Gain skills in leadership, communication, confidence & public speaking. Arrive early.

Free. cherrycapitaltm.org

---------------------BIG TICKET FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 26) ---------------------BLESSING OF THE FLEET: Presented by Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. 10am3pm: Tour the Utopia: Harbor Springs City Dock. Step aboard this 77-ft. schooner. Free.

6pm: Boat Parade: Little Traverse Bay. 7pm: Fundraising Party - Strolling Supper: Walstrom Marine Showroom. harborspringshistory.org

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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY: 10am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. James Dake, author of “Field Guide to Northwest Michigan,” will share tips & tricks for nature photography with a short presentation & hike. $5 per person. grassriver.org

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NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBITION: Noon, Village Arts Building, Northport. Today features Achieving Expected Results when printing with Scott Wilson, Vada Color at 6:30pm. Exhibition runs through June 30. Free. northportartsassociation.org

NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBITION: Noon, Village Arts Building, Northport. Today features Mobile Photography Manipulation with Photoshop Elements with Mimi DiFrancesca at 6pm.

Exhibition runs through June 30. Free. northportartsassociation.org

LIVE MUSIC AT MACKINAW CROSSINGS MALL, MACKINAW CITY: 2-5pm. Featuring Blakemore.

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 26-30. Events include old time kids games, an outdoor movie, block party, youth parade, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, grand parade, fireworks, live music by Tom Zipp and The Bullpen, The Third Degree, Yankee Station, & others, & much more. eastjordanfreedomfestival. org/events

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---------------------LIVE MUSIC AT MACKINAW CROSSINGS MALL, MACKINAW CITY: Toast and Jam, 2:30-5:30pm; karaoke, 6-9pm; Lumberjack Show, 9-9:15pm.

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SUMMER READING AT BPL: 3pm, Benzonia Public Library. Dr. Fizz & Boomer will share their adventures as they journey through the universe. Special earthbound guests plus fun activities or craft projects weekly. Today is “Off We Go.” Join Miss Catherine, flight specialist.

Free. benzonialibrary.org

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18TH ANNUAL TASTE OF GREECE: 3:307pm, St. Francis High School, TC. Presented

by Archangel Gabriel Greek Orthodox Church. $15. tcorthodoxchurch.com

ICEBREAKER AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Icebreaker Mackinaw Museum Ship, Mackinaw City. Featuring docents & tours & hors d’oeuvres. $5 members; $8 not-yet members.

EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6-9pm, Downtown Elk Rapids. Featuring food from local restaurants, kid’s activities & live music by The Plumville Project.

---------------------EVENINGS AT THE GAZEBO: 6:30pm, Old City Park, Boyne City. Live music by Calamity Jane. Free.

---------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. A Conversation with Daniel Pink. Daniel is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “A Whole New Mind, Drive” & “To Sell is Human.” He was also named one of the top 15 business thinkers in the world, six years in a row, by London-based Thinkers 50. $15, $25; students, $5. cityoperahouse.org/nwsdaniel-pink

---------------------UNBOUNDED: FOUR CONTINENTS & FIVE PLAYERS: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Join the Bay View wind quintet for a musical triptych onto four continents & explore new lands & perspectives. $15. tickets. vendini.com

------------------------------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 26)

---------------------MUSIC ON MAIN: 6-8pm, Village at Bay Harbor. Featuring Two Track Mind.

---------------------YOGA IN THE PARK: 6pm, Hull Park, TC. Vinyasa Flow session. Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

---------------------ALDEN EVENING STROLL: 7-9pm, Downtown Alden. Featuring live music by Kenny & the Trending: Classic Band & street entertainers.

---------------------AUTHORS IN THE PARK STORYTIME: 7-9pm, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Local children’s authors will read their books to families. Pack a picnic & enjoy live music in the Pavilion following story time.

Free. thebotanicgarden.org/events

---------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions Campus, Grand Lawn, TC. Featuring The Overtones. Concessions open at 5:30pm & offer a picnic style menu & Moomer’s ice cream.

Free. facebook.com/grandtraversepavilions

NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Featuring Steve Hamilton, author of “Dead Man Running,” as well as a New York Times bestselling author of 15 novels; & Bryan Gruley, author of “Bleak Harbor,” & a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the Wall Street Journal. $15, $25; students, $5. cityoperahouse.org/nws-hamilton-and-gruley

---------------------POET JENNIFER CLARK: 7pm, Dog Ears Books, Northport. Jennifer will read from her recent collection of poetry: “A Beginner’s Guide to Heaven.” Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------AN EVENING WITH DANIEL H. PINK: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor.

Author of several provocative, bestselling books about business, work & behavior— including his newest, “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing,” which spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list & was named a best book of 2018 by several outlets. Pink was also host & co-executive producer of “Crowd Control.” $25 VIP/ $15 all seats. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/an-evening-with-daniel-h-pink

june 28

friday

BEAVER ISLAND ECO FAIR: 8am, Heritage Park, Beaver Island. Featuring green vendors, sustainable technology, arts, music, environmental action & education. Info: 231.838.2883.

---------------------PARADE OF SENIOR HOMES BUS TOUR: 9am. Visit independent living, assisted living & skilled rehab centers. Begins at Senior Center Network, TC. Registration required.

922-2080. Free.

---------------------BIG TICKET FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 26) ----------------------

SEN. CURT VANDERWALL HOLDS COFFEE HOURS: 10-11am: Manistee County Government Center. 12-1pm: Benzie County Government Center. 2-3pm: Leelanau County Government Center. Open to residents of the 35th Senate District to express their opinions or concerns about state government or to request assistance with a state issue. senatorcurtvanderwall.com/sen-vanderwall-announcesjune-coffee-hours

---------------------CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAM: MUSIC CLASS WITH CHRISTY BURICH: 10:30am, Leland Township Library. Miss Christy combines finger plays, songs & chants with small to large movements activities, including a free dance & a play-along with a basket of instruments for a jam-session at the end. Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, gazebo, Petoskey. Enjoy music that draws from folk, rock & funk with The Real Ingredients made up of Sean Miller & Traven Michaels. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBITION: Noon, Village Arts Building, Northport. Today features Landscape Photography with Jay Petersen at 2pm. Exhibition runs through June 30. northportartsassociation.org

---------------------BOOK SIGNING WITH MARK STORMZAND: 2-4pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey.

Mark will sign his book “Stormy Outside.” 231347-1180.

---------------------LIVE MUSIC AT MACKINAW CROSSINGS MALL, MACKINAW CITY: Charlie, 2-5pm; SYDNI, 6-9pm.

---------------------MICHIGAN WATERWAYS FESTIVAL: Cheboygan. Today is Kids Day & includes kids activities from 3-7pm at Washington Park; live music by The Darwin Project from 5-7pm & Jedi Mind Trip from 7-11pm at the Festival Square; free movie - “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Va-

cation” - at dusk at Washington Park, & more. waterwaysfestival.com

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 26)

---------------------NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: 5-8pm. Today includes the Old Town Classic Car Cruise at Turtle Creek Casino, Williamsburg & U.S. Coast Guard Open Ramp at the USCG Air Station, TC. cherryfestival.org/events

---------------------“IN PRAISE OF WATER: THE MAD ANGLER MEETS THE MAD CELLIST”: 5:30-7:30pm, Historic Barns Park, Cathedral Barn, TC. For Love of Water (FLOW) presents an evening of poetry & music featuring Michael Delp & Crispin Campbell. All proceeds support FLOW’s mission to safeguard the Great Lakes. $60 in advance; $70 at the door. eventbrite.com

---------------------STROLL THE STREETS: 6-9pm, Downtown Boyne City. Featuring the Forward Blue Grass Band, Kirby, Plumville Project, Punching Babies, Charlie Witthoeft, Under the Moon, Dos Hippies, Deb Adamcik & Twister Joe.

---------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: 7pm, Marina Park, Northport. Enjoy Cajun/Zydeco with K. Jones & the Benzie Playboys. Free.

---------------------WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Guest conductor Erik Nielsen leads a blended ensemble of Interlochen Arts Camp & Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians in this program. $23 full, $21 senior, $16 student. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------“RICHARD III,” INTERLOCHEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Upton-Morley Pavilion. Amidst the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses, the gruesome Richard of Gloucester plots his ascent to the throne of England. $34. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------BEACH BARDS BONFIRE: 8pm, The Leelanau School, on the beach, Glen Arbor. Held every 2 weeks on Fri., through Aug. 9. Share poetry, stories or music by a community bonfire on the shores of Lake Michigan. 231-3345890. $1.

---------------------HELL ON HEELS: “DRAG’S A BEACH”: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor. $10 advance; $15 night of. mynorthtickets.com/events/Hell-onHeels-6-28-2019

june 29

saturday

NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: TC. Today includes the Farmers Market Brunch, Very Cherry Flying Pancake Breakfast, Zumba! in the Bay Side, Norte Kids Balance Bike Race, Two Person Beach Volleyball, Opening Ceremonies, Air Show, Blues, Brew & BBQ, Space Exploration: From Yesterday to Tomorrow & much more. cherryfestival.org/events

---------------------BEAVER ISLAND ECO FAIR: 8am, Heritage Park, Beaver Island. Featuring green vendors, sustainable technology, arts, music, environmental action & education. Info: 231.838.2883.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC LIBRARY’S 20TH ANNUAL SUMMER BOOK SALE: 9am-5pm, Charlevoix Public Library. 231-547-4157.

---------------------LEELANAU CONSERVANCY YOGA SUMMER SERIES: 9am, Leland Village Green.

With Katherine Palms. Proceeds benefit the Leelanau Conservancy. A slow flow practice modified for outdoor purposes. The focus is on integrating breath & movement through Sun Salutations, balancing & core work. All levels welcome. Donation based. leelanauconservancy.org

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STARS, STRIPES & SPLATTER 5K: 9am, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. Funds raised will help build homes for local veterans. There will be an after party with an inflatable obstacle course, color toss, “Dunk for Housing” dunk tank & more. $35 advance; $40 day of. starsstripesandsplatter.com

THE SERIES @ LAVENDER HILL FARM: 7:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Featuring Lemon Squeezy. $15-$25.50 + fees. lavenderhillfarm.com

8TH ANNUAL ART IN THE GARDEN FESTIVAL: 10am-5pm, Demonstration Garden, Gaylord. Featuring live music, art displays, local eats, outdoor workshops & more. Donations appreciated. otsegocd.org

COMEDIAN PAULA POUNDSTONE: 8pm, Boyne City Performing Arts Center. Paula is recognized on Comedy Central’s list of The 100 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time. Proceeds benefit the renovation of the Boyne Country Community Center Building. $35-$45. boynecc. com/paula-poundstone-fundraiser.html

------------------------------------------BIG TICKET FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 26) ---------------------PREMIER ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am7pm, Mackinaw City.

---------------------SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am-5pm, East Park, Charlevoix. Featuring 100 artists & craftsmen. charlevoix.org

---------------------AUTHOR SIGNING: 11am-1pm, Horizon Books, TC. Mychea will sign her book “Someone’s Gonna Get It.” horizonbooks.com/event

---------------------MICHIGAN WATERWAYS FESTIVAL: Cheboygan. Today is Waterways Day & includes the Mutt Strut & live music at the Festival Square: 2-4:30pm: Virgil Baker & The Just 4 Fun Band; 5-7pm: Chasin’ Steel; 7-11pm: Steve Armstrong & the 25 Cent Beer Band. waterwaysfestival.com

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SPRINGFIELD PARK & RECREATION AREA COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER: 12-6pm, Springfield Park & Recreation Area, Fife Lake. Featuring live music/jam session. 50% of money raised will go to Communities In Schools of Northwest Michigan. 231-384-0406. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------MARILLA FOUNDER’S DAY: Marilla Museum & Pioneer Place, Copemish. “Threshers Dinner” will be served from 1-2:30pm in the Main building. Civil War demo & program will be presented two times: 2-2:45pm & 3:15-4pm.

1:45pm “Tolling of the Bells” for those from Marilla Township who served in the Civil War. There will also be tours of historic buildings, live music, special displays & children’s activities throughout the event. Free will donation. marillahistory.org

---------------------LIVE MUSIC AT MACKINAW CROSSINGS MALL, MACKINAW CITY: 2:30-5:30pm, Featuring GhostRyder.

---------------------ART OPENING: 5-8pm, Green Bird Organic Cellars, Northport. Leelanau painter Duncan Spratt Moran will share new work now on display. Moran takes a mixed media approach (watercolor, oil, torn paper) to his depiction of his subject: human habitation, agriculture & the northern MI landscape. Free. greenbirdcellars.com

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 26)

---------------------THE CRANE WIVES: 7pm, Portage Point Inn, Onekama. $15-$20. portagepointresort.com/ events/2019/6/29/the-crane-wives

---------------------AN EVENING WITH JAKE SHIMABUKURO: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, UptonMorley Pavilion. This ukulele virtuoso became an overnight sensation after his unique take on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral on YouTube. He draws inspiration from jazz, blues, funk, rock, folk, flamenco & more. $39. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------HARLEM QUARTET: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall. This quartet brings their “fresh, bracing, & intelligent” spin on classical music. They collaborate with many different musical artists, from the Chicago Sinfonietta to jazz legend Chick Corea, with whom they won a Grammy Award. $34. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------“RICHARD III,” INTERLOCHEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: (See Fri., June 28)

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---------------------MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. A tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal & celebrations. Relive the era with a score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B, & country hits, performed live onstage by world-class actors & musicians. Showcased hit songs include “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Walk the Line,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” & many more. $125/$115/$70/$40. greatlakescfa.org/ event-detail/million-dollar-quartet

june 30

sunday

NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: TC. Today includes Yoga by the Bay, Four Person Beach Volleyball Tournament, Arts & Crafts Fair, NASA: Journey to Tomorrow Exhibit, Old Town Classic Car Show, Great American Picnic, Air Show, Family Sand Sculpture Contest, Styx, & much more. cherryfestival.org/events

---------------------PREMIER ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am3pm, Mackinaw City.

---------------------SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am-3pm, East Park, Charlevoix. Featuring 100 artists & craftsmen. charlevoix.org

---------------------LOG CABIN DAY: 11am-3pm, Lighthouse Park, Hessler log cabin, TC. Featuring music, historic crafts & demonstrations. 231-2237400. Free.

---------------------YOGA + BEER: (See Sun., June 23) ---------------------110TH ANNUAL BOHEMIAN CHICKEN DINNER & FAMILY FESTIVAL: 11:30am-4pm, St. Wenceslaus Church, Gills Pier, Suttons Bay. There will also be kids’ games, a raffle, garage sale & silent auction. Adults, $14; kids under 10, $7; toddlers, free. 231-632-4711.

---------------------ANTRIM COUNTY HIGH TEA FOR BREAST CANCER PREVENTION: 12:45pm, Shanty Creek Resort, Lakeview Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, Bellaire. Featuring a fashion show, special guests & more. 231-377-7075. $50.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC LIBRARY’S 20TH ANNUAL SUMMER BOOK SALE: 1-5pm, Charlevoix Public Library. 231-547-4157.

---------------------TRAVERSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN MINIATURE: 3pm, Northport Community Arts Center. Music provided by an 8-member ensemble from the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. $5-$25. northportperformingarts.org/event

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 26)

---------------------LIVE MUSIC AT MACKINAW CROSSINGS MALL, MACKINAW CITY: 5:30-8:30pm. Featuring Toast and Jam.

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MURDER MYSTERY DINNER: 6-9pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Zoo Bar, Harbor Springs. A Dance with Death: A 1950’s Sock Hop Gone Sour. $75. mynorthtickets.com

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WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH CRISTIAN MĂCELARU, CONDUCTOR: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. The orchestra makes its debut with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905.” $23 full, $21 senior, $16 student. tickets. interlochen.org

---------------------BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHORUS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7:30pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia.

A little this and a little that.... An EGOT Awards Show & A Little Je Ne Sais Quoi Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, Tonys & A Little Something Else.

General admission: $18; 16 & under: $10. benziechorus.org

---------------------MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET: (See Sat., June 29)

---------------------PATRIOTIC POPS EXPLOSION: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. A

ongoing

TUESDAY BIKE NIGHTS & CAR CRUISEINS: Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Bring your favorite roadster, hog, or coupe. There will also be free chairlift rides, a weekly raffle to benefit local charities & giveaways. boynemountain.com

---------------------STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Performance poetry, storytelling & music are featured at this outdoor amphitheater every Sat. beginning June 29 through Labor Day weekend at 9:15pm. Poet bard Terry Wooten will host the gatherings around the fire. Stone Circle is located ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr., then follow the signs. There is a $5 donation for adults; $3 for kids 12 & under. 231-264-9467. terrywotten.com

---------------------BLUE MONDAYS: Freshwater Art Gallery, Boyne City. Open mic held every Monday, 7-9pm through the summer. freshwaterartgallery.com

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BACKGAMMON CLUB: Tuesdays, 6-9pm through July 30. Right Brain Brewery, TC. Free lessons available to all newcomers. facebook.com/TraverseCityBackgammonClub

---------------------BLOOMS & BIRDS: WILDFLOWER WALK: Tuesdays, 10am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. A relaxing stroll on the trails with Grass River Natural Area docent Julie Hurd to find & identify wildflowers. Along the way listen & look for the birds that call Grass River home. grassriver.org

---------------------CHERRY CAPITAL CYCLING CLUB MON. EVENING PENINSULA RIDE: Mondays, 6pm, TC Central High School, west side parking lot. Old Mission Peninsula ride out along East Bay & return along West Bay. Beware of high traffic areas & please ride single file in these areas, especially Center Rd. along East Bay & Peninsula Dr. along West Bay south of Bowers Harbor. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

---------------------FREE PROGRAM FOR THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS: Peace Ranch, TC. Hosted by the Evergreen Experience. This farming & gardening program for those with memory loss is held on Saturdays from June - Aug., 9-11am.

Register. 810-299-1479. mievergreenexperience.com

---------------------GENTLE YOGA FOR ADULTS: Interlochen Public Library. Held on Tuesdays during the summer, 9:30-11am. Bring your own mats, water & towels. tadl.org/interlochen

---------------------GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOURS: Mon., Tues., Weds. at 2pm. The tours begin & end at Perry Hannah Plaza - 6th & Union streets.

Each tour is about two & a half hours of slow

walking over a two-mile route, with a rest stop at the TC Visitors Center.

---------------------TEEN HANGOUT: Tuesdays, 1-4pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Enjoy playing games & making things. There will be video games, board games, crafts, food, & room to relax. Open to all teens between the ages of 11-17. tadl.org/ event/teen-hangout/2019-06-18

---------------------THURSDAY NIGHT MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Thursdays, 6pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Open to all, but geared for intermediate level riders & new racers. You’ll get a chance to ride a lap of the Peak2Peak Mountain Bike Race Course including the Crystal Climb. Meet at the Park at Water’s Edge.

Rental bike with helmet: $19. Helmet only: $10. crystalmountain.com/event/thursdaynight-mountain-bike-ride

farmers market

BOYNE CITY FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays & Wednesdays, 8am-noon through Oct. 12.

Veteran’s Park, Boyne City.

---------------------EAST JORDAN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 9am-1pm, Memorial Park, East Jordan.

---------------------ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8am-1pm, 305 US Highway 31.

---------------------ELLSWORTH FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-noon, Ellsworth Community Square.

---------------------EMPIRE FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, 10234 W. Front St., Empire.

---------------------GLEN ARBOR FARMERS MARKET: Tuesdays, 9am-1pm, 6374 Western Ave., Glen Arbor.

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET: Held on Saturdays & Wednesdays through Aug. from 9am-1pm in Downtown Harbor Springs.

---------------------INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9am-2pm, 2112 M 137, Interlochen.

---------------------KINGSLEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 3-7pm, 205 S. Brownson Ave.

---------------------LAKE LEELANAU FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9am-1pm, M204 & Lake Leelanau Dr.

---------------------LELAND FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 9am-1pm, River St. at North First St., Leland.

---------------------NORTHPORT FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 9am-1pm, 105 S. Bay St.

---------------------OLD TOWN EMMET FARM MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, corner of Emmet & Fulton streets, Petoskey.

---------------------PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8:30am-1pm, Downtown Petoskey.

---------------------SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Weds., 8am-noon & Sat., 7:30amnoon, parking lot “B,” at southwest corner of Cass & Grandview Parkway in downtown TC.

---------------------SUTTONS BAY FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, intersection of M22 & M204, Suttons Bay.

---------------------THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC FARMERS MARKET: Mondays, 2-6pm, The Village Piazza.

art

BEACH TRASH ART EXHIBIT: Runs through July 20 at Capt. Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station, Suttons Bay. Artist Deborah Hecht uses objects she has found on Lake Michigan beach to create mosaics. schoolship.org/newsevents/beach-trash-art-exhibit

---------------------“FURS, FEATHERS & FINS”: Runs through June 28. Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. Open daily: 1-4pm. jordanriverarts.com/ events/fur-feathers-fins

---------------------PAINTER BETH BRICKER EXHIBIT: Center Gallery, Lake Street Studios, Glen Arbor. Many of Beth’s acrylics were done on paper or canvas that was prepped with a pattern or texture.

Exhibit runs through June 27. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

---------------------FRESH IMPRESSIONS: City Opera House, TC. A fine art exhibition featuring Ann Robinson, Kristy A. Avery & Beth Bynum. Runs June 3-28. cityoperahouse.org

---------------------“FLOATING, BUILDING & GILDING”: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. Featuring work by Betty Bea Washburn, Katarzyna Korytowska & Charles Murphy. Runs through July 13. twistedfishgallery.com

---------------------NEW VIEWS: HOME/PLACE - AN EXHIBITION: Glen Arbor Arts Center. A juried show of 27 2D & 3D works that explores home & place identity from original & unexpected perspectives. The exhibition runs through Aug. 8. There will also be a full range of programs – from author interviews to panel discussions -- that explore the exhibition’s theme from a wide variety of perspectives. Glen Arbor Arts Center is open Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm; & noon – 4pm on Saturday & Sunday. glenarborart.org

---------------------“PENCIL AND PAPER”: This summer is dedicated to the fine art of drawing, a fundamental building block of which most other forms of art are created. This exhibit will highlight works from three regional artists: Paul VanHeest, James Johnson & Erwin P. Lewandowski, & two Charlevoix-based artists: Paul Andrzejewski & Steve Toornman. Runs through Aug. 10 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - “LOCAL COLOR”: This exhibition series highlights outstanding examples of art, design & craft created by artists in the region. June, July & Aug. feature the work of Martha Landis & Connie Landis.

- “FRESH WORKS”: Held in Atrium Gallery.

Crooked Tree Arts Center Painters’ Studio exhibit. Runs through July 27.

- “IMPRESSIONS SMALL WORKS SHOWCASE”: Runs through Aug. Presented by the American Impressionist Society. Nearly 200 original paintings from artists across the nation will be on display for this showcase. crookedtree.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - “BODIES OF COLOR... RECENT WORK BY DECARLO LOGAN”: Logan’s artwork analyzes the intangible aspects of identity to encourage dialog & understanding. Two recent mixed media series by the artist will be on display.

Runs through July 20.

- “BODIES OF ME... RECENT WORK BY LIZ WIERZBICKI”: Held in Carnegie Gallery.

Liz creates work that critiques ideas of gender, sexuality & self in a digital age. Runs through July 20.

- “BODIES OF... JURIED EXHIBITION OF CERAMIC ARTS”: Juror Sigrid Zahner selected approximately 60 works by Great Lakes regional artists to be included in this exhibition. Runs through July 20. crookedtree.org

---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - “ARMAND MERIZON: HIS LIFE AND ART”: Armand was a lifelong Grand Rapids painter remembered for his detailed landscapes & brilliantly colored abstractions. Runs through Sept. 8.

- “LEE SUNG KEUN: INTERCONNECTED”: S. Korean artist Lee Sung Keun creates sculptures of primordial shapes that, at first sight, evoke human cells or the notion of fertility.

Runs through Sept. 22.

- “MINGLINGS: THE MIGRATION”: Featuring internationally recognized fiber artist Gerhardt Knodel. Inspired by a 17th century Ming dynasty textile fragment that traveled in its day from China to Portugal. Runs through Sept. 8.

- “TRANSFIGUREMENT II”: MI ceramic artist Susanne Stephenson presents this retrospective exhibition. Runs through Sept. 8. Open

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---------------------GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - CREATIVE CROWD: Fridays, 11:30am2:30pm through June 28. Bring your own supplies to work on any type of art or craft project.

- 100 DAY PROJECT EXHIBIT: See what 100 days of creativity can bring to life! Exhibit open during Art Center hours of 11am-3pm, Tues. through Fri. & 12-2pm, Sat. Runs until July 6. gaylordarts.org

---------------------HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - CALL FOR ARTISTS: MODERN ARCHETYPES: An all-female artist exhibit exploring the idea of human consciousness & how archetypes unite all of us. Submit up to 2 pieces each which really capture the idea of the role archetypes play not only in your own life personally, but in society as a whole. Deadline to apply is July 1 at midnight. Exhibit runs Sept. 6 - Oct. 4.

- “IN CONVERSATION”: A duo show featuring the artwork of two local artists: Carol C. Spaulding & Douglas Hoagg. Runs through July 17. higherartgallery.com

---------------------OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: - TC ARTISTS REUNITE FOR EXHIBITION: Featuring three artists who met years ago while attending high school in TC. They include Glenn Wolff, Nancy Nash & Steve Kline. Enjoy seeing recent work from each of their portfolios.

Runs through July 12.

- SMALL WORKS, BIG IMPACT: COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROJECT: Over 100 community members, ages 3 to 80+ created work for this exhibition. It is a fundraiser & as the work sells, it is taken off the wall. Runs through Aug. 16. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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June 29th- The Wild Sullys July 6th- DJ Paul- Karoake July 13th- date available July 20th- The Time Machine July 27th- date available

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BY KRISTI KATES

Soulful R&B/dance diva Janet Jackson just launched her much-anticipated Metamorphosis residency at Las Vegas’ Park MGM Resort, but the shows have been so popular that her stay there has already been extended. Jackson will stick around for three additional shows — Aug. 14, 16, and 17 — with ticket presales allotted to members of her fan club. The show includes Jackson’s music from her earliest hits onward, plus energetic choreography, complex visuals, and an in-show 30-year anniversary celebration of her album Rhythm Nation…

Another new concert series has launched here in Michigan: Between the Silos, a food-drinks-and-live-music event that’ll take place through on an historic 130-year-old farm in Alto, Michigan (just outside Grand Rapids). Started and hosted by the Wildwood Family Farms, Between the Silos kicked off June 5 with the Mark Lavengood Band, and the series continues July 19 with Detroit singer-songwriter Olivia Millerschin and her trio. Aug. 1 will feature the country-rock of the Kari Lynch Band, and Oct. 27 brings the big fall festival, with performances from The Crane Wives, Grand Rapids singersongwriter Ralston Bowles, indie-folk band Political Lizard, and the return of

Lavengood. Get tickets and all the info at www.wildwoodfamilyfarms.com …

Holler Fest is returning to southern Michigan late this summer, with a whole host of familiar performers and a few new ones, too. The fest will take place Aug. 23–25 on Frog Holler Farm, an organic destination in Brooklyn, Michigan (south of Jackson).

Attendees can enjoy several different performances stages in a scenic setting with walking trails and a community ambiance.

Performing at the 2019 Holler Fest (so far) will be Earth Radio, The Go Rounds, Jesse Ray, Jill Jack, Breathe Owl Breathe, Appleseed Collective, Delilah DeWyle, and the Dave Sharp Quartet, among others.

Learn more at www.hollerfest.com …

Kevin Ford, Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell make up the electronic trio Cheat Codes, an outfit that’s getting plenty of buzz on dance charts and streaming/radio outlets. Cheat Codes’ single “No Promises (featuring Demi Lovato)” spent six months on the Top 40 charts, helping the band notch a nomination for Dance Artists of the Year from the 2018 iHeart Radio Awards and Top Dance/Electronic song from the Billboard Music Awards. Haven’t heard of the band? You will. It just snagged a big deal with United Talent Agency; expect the trio’s music to go into worldwide promotion mode pronto …

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LINK OF THE WEEK Laura Jane Grace has released a new animated video for her “The Hotel Song,” an ode to the temporary places she stayed during her recent tour. The visuals for the track, as you might have guessed, take place in a hotel room as the narrative unfolds.

Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=rhQVdYpltfg …

THE BUZZ More shows are coming up at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, including a pair of standout singer-songwriters, Amos Lee on July 15: and Andrew Bird on July 18 …

Also in Grand Rapids, Concerts in the Park will feature the band August live on the park stage July 8 …

Grand Haven band Full Cord is reportedly in Third Coast Recording studios to record its third studio album …

The new Allman Betts Band (Devon Allman, son of Gregg Allman, and Duane Betts, son of Dickey Betts) have been booked into Grand Rapids’ 20 Monroe Live on Aug. 28, with tickets on sale now… and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

Comments, questions, rants, raves, suggestions on this column? Send ‘em to Kristi at modernrocker@gmail.com.

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Dumping the last decade or so of Flying Lotus’ work into one album is no small feat, but Lotus does a great job of collecting the best together to craft this new set of tracks. His partners in audio crime are nothing to sneer at, either — openers “Heroes” and “Post Requisite” quickly unfold to reveal collaborations with George Clinton (“Burning Down the House”), Shabazz Palaces (“Actually Virtual”), pop-diva Solange, and even the ever-quirky troubadour stylings of Toro Y Moi.

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Glass Tiger – Thirty Three – Willow Records

While Alan Frew’s vocals are still impressively strong, Glass Tiger — the band of the singular ’80s hit “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)” — really hasn’t grown much since its heyday. Tiger is still cranking out tunes, and everything’s produced well enough, but all of the tracks, from “Ebb and Flow” to “This is Your Life,” sound like wannabe pop-rock music from — you guessed it, the ’80s. Would’ve been nice to hear some evolution in the band’s sound, father than this fairly tepid arrested development.

Destrange – The Chosen One – MB

Working purposefully in a bare-bones studio space to laser-focus all of its music writing into an intense nearly year-long effort, Destrange’s latest shows the result of its extreme tunnel vision.

The set is confident, occasionally almost overstepping that line into aggressive, and the tracklist is nearly bubbling over with audio escape attempts — the solid metallic tones of the title track; the haphazard, desperate-sounding “About That”; and the screaming (literally) “Hey Stranger” — that go nowhere fast.

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The reel

by meg weichman

late night dark phoenix

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ark Phoenix (the latest and penultimate film in the 20th Century Fox X-Men saga) is a film that feels both rushed and sluggish. Advancing the overall arc (and setting up the final installment) is pretty much all this film accomplishes, which is disappointing considering all it has to work with. Set roughly 10 years after the events of the previous film in the series (2016’s X-Men: Apocolypse), Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy, bald telekinesis guy in wheelchair) has finally seen his life’s dream accomplished: a world of respect and tolerance of mutants. But then one of his do-gooders, Jean Grey (Game of Throne’s Sophie Turner, normal-looking telekinesis lady) absorbs a weird energy field on a mission in space that amplifies her powers to an uncontrollable degree.

So what happens? Fightin’, of course, and lots of it. There are a few decent set pieces where everybody gets in their licks and we get to see the full suite of everyone’s powers and abilities. And for those few minutes of action, you sort of forget how boring the rest of the film has been. But just when you’re feeling warmed up, it all ends rather abruptly. I honestly can’t tell if that’s due to the story itself or that we’ve all been conditioned to expect superhero films to last upwards of three hours.

Late-night TV is, by its very nature, ephemeral. It’s designed to be consumed daily in order to experience a snapshot of culture for its designated time and place, to catch up the viewer, in a sense, to what is happening in the world. The opening monologue sends up the news of the day, the guests are interviewed about projects they’re promoting, and the musical guest plays a song from the album she’s just released. And the next night, it’s on to the next set of different but identical components, and on and on. Considering everything you’re being told about has been catalogued and somewhat scripted, even watching the best of the classic late-night hosts do their thing can leave you feeling a little empty.

As an entertainment format overall, the latenight talk show is quickly being outmoded into irrelevance. The current crop are not nearly as successful as their forefathers were, and their most lauded parts are viral bites that can be consumed anytime, not just at 11:30 on a weekday night. You can glibly chalk this up to another thing that Millennial’s Are Killing™, but talk shows don’t speak to us like they did to previous generations — charming viral videos notwithstanding. I was a diehard Letterman fan for most of my youth, after most people my age had long abandoned the format, but I’m an outlier.

So watching Late Night, a sweet and predictable film about a late-night talk show host coming to terms with a career slump and a changing world closing in around her, left me merely saying “meh” when it should have been hitting all my nostalgia and mediareverence pleasure points. I was truly hoping it would be more than it is.

The always-brilliant Emma Thompson stars as Katherine Newbury, the late-night host of Late Night, and a pioneering comedienne who is the first (and reigning) woman in her field.

Behind the desk for over 20 years, Newbury has been resting on her laurels for longer than she’d like to admit, and not only has the audience (and network brass) noticed her slump, she herself is embittered and resentful of the changing cultural landscape she is supposed to expound upon each night.

Her writer’s room, full of white men from Ivy League schools (most of whom she has never met), isn’t much better. They react just as you’d expect when Newbury demands they hire at least one woman to fill the seat of a writer she fired (because he dared to ask for time off to spend with his newborn daughter). Oh, and to make matters worse, the network president (The Office’s Amy Ryan) has informed Newbury that this season will be her last.

The new female writer is Molly Patel (The Mindy Project’s Mindy Kaling). She’s a quality control specialist at a chemical plant owned by the TV network’s parent company; she has no professional comedy experience. Though she wrangled the interview by winning an essay contest (of all possible plot contrivances), Patel is clearly smart and dedicated to her craft. But Kaling, who also wrote the script, could have given us some brighter glimpses into the wit she’ll use to win the respect of her impossible-to-please boss and prickly co-workers (lead by head writer Reid Scott, HBO’s Veep).

And overall, that’s really the problem with Late Night: It’s funny — but not enough. Both the dialogue in the film itself, along with the jokes and bits in the fictional show it’s depicting, are charming but lacking. The few good lines that land are easily forgotten by the time the next setup and punchline pass by uneventfully.

And a few of the jokes that are supposed to be breakout moments for the show within the movie are unfunny, leaving this whole thing to teeter more toward the tone of Aaron Sorkin’s disastrous Studio 60 series rather than the gold standard for TV about TV shows, Tina Fey’s 30 Rock.

While it’s a biting delight to watch Newbury dress down anything she views as beneath her, her character is so hackneyed that in my mind I’ve already confused her with other nearly identical characters in other similar media properties. Kaling does a good job, too, but you can tell she’s reaching for more than the character can provide for her. And the cutouts and backgrounds both women maneuver around, like the hardships they experience, feel unearned.

Perhaps all this torpor speaks to the subject matter itself. When you’re trying to lionize an entertainment format that most of world has moved on from, you’re better off playing it safe and reminding those that are already in your corner how great that world used to be. For everyone else, by saying nothing new, you’re not giving us anything to hold on to or to get excited about. All Late Night did was make me thankful of the cultural bounty at my fingertips; not the curated showcase it was trying to remind me was so great.

So dim the lights and roll credits. I can’t even think of a pithy late night reference to end on.

Goodnight, everybody.

Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.

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rocketman

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howing us how Reginald Kenneth Dwight became Elton Hercules John (Taron Edgerton), Rocketman follows your basic Behind the Music framework of rise, fall, redemption, and what have you. But the filmmaking not only understands the spirit of its subject but also shows that despite all the sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll set dressing, the film is a universal story of self-acceptance after years with parents and partners incapable of giving John the love he so craved. From the first musical number, the film feels like Busby Berkeley, MGM’s Freed Unit, and Bob Fosse all had a glittering and gaudy baby. Director Dexter Fletcher uses John’s music not to match a timeline, but to match the feeling. It adds to the movie in remarkable way and doesn’t simply check off each box on the greatest hits list.

These lavish musical numbers are of the grandest and most thrilling sort, the kind of exhilarating rush that makes you feel like you’re floating in mid-air, and then, wouldn’t you know it, so does John (the magical realism really works here). While the film doesn’t exactly hide from the more unpleasant aspect’s of John’s life — it was produced in full cooperation with John himself — it didn’t get overly critically either. We’re in full-on valedictory mode. So while vanity may run a little amok, this is as exactly as it should be, because in the end, John is still standing, and we don’t want our rocketman to come down.

booksmart

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f every generation gets the teen comedy they deserve, after watching Booksmart, I can’t help but think the kids are all right. As raunchy as it is sweet, hilarious as it is heartfelt, the brazenly paced and boisterous flick, oddly enough, made me feel comforted about where Gen Z is headed. Taking the onewild-night approach, teen comedies of yore, like Can’t Hardly Wait, live in Booksmart’s DNA, but it also feels like a different breed altogether. So, while it’s easy to label this as the female Superbad — partying and antics, vulgarity and horny kids are definitely present — there’s so much more. Booksmart is also unapologetically nerdy and feminist, and it’s a wonderful thing.

The plot: Best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) took a take no prisoners approach to high school. And while their hard work paid off — they’re both getting into the Ivy League schools they wanted — after discovering that their partying, drug-doing, and drinking peers also got into top schools, they plan one final night to show themselves and their classmates that they’re fun too. Calling it now: Booksmart will endure as a touchstone for generations to come. The smartest move is to book it to the theater and see it.

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ERNESTO'S CIGAR LOUNGE & BAR, PETOSKEY 6/27 -- Jon Archambault Blues, 8-11

Antrim & Charlevoix ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 6/22 -- Escaping Pavement, 8-11 6/29 -- Flower Isle, 8-11 LAKE STREET PUB, BOYNE CITY Sat -- Karaoke, 8-11

RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 6/25 -- Blake Elliott, 7-10 SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 6/22 -- 3 Hearted, 8:30-11 6/28 -- A Brighter Bloom, 8:30-11

TORCH LAKE CAFÉ, CENTRAL LAKE 1st & 3rd Mon. – Trivia, 7 Weds. -- Lee Malone Thurs. -- Open mic Fri. & Sat. -- Leanna’s Deep Blue Boys 2nd Sun. -- Pine River Jazz

Mon Send us your free live music listings to events@traverseticker.com TC’S ONLY

- Ladies Night - $5 martinis, $5 domestic beer pitcher, $10 craft beer pitcher. w/ Chris Sterr (9pm-1am)

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Tues - $2 well drinks & shots

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8-9:30 TC Comedy Collective

then: open mic/jam session w/Matt McCalpin & Jimmy Olson

Wed - Get it in the can night - $1 domestic, $3 craft w/DJ Prim

Thurs - $1 off all drinks & $2 Coors Lt. pints

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Fri June 28 - Buckets of Beer starting at $8 (2-8pm)

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Happy hour: The Harvey Wallbangers Then: Biomassive

Sun June 30 - HEAD FOR THE HILLS LIVE (10PM-2AM) THEN: DJ JR 941-1930 downtown TC check us out at unionstreetstationtc.net

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the ADViCE GOddESS Baptism By Liar

Q

“Jonesin” Crosswords "It's the Big One" --a sizeable pair. by Matt Jones

ACROSS

DOWN

1 What “x” may mean 6 Web presence?

10 Hunk of granite 14 “___ It Goes” 15 “Mighty Bruins” is their fight song 16 Lake Titicaca neighbor 17 Meals provided at meetings, sometimes 19 Z, on some graphs 20 “The Lord of the Rings” actress Tyler 21 Comprehended 23 Allowed 24 Touches down 26 Interstellar dust cloud 28 2004 Google event, briefly 29 “Casablanca” star 31 Tagliatelle, e.g.

34 Hawaii’s “Gathering Place” 35 Current measurements 38 “All Things Considered” host Shapiro 39 Oversized candy that includes paraffin 42 Mo. with National Pulled Pork and Cinnamon Roll Days (not at the same time, ew) 43 “Thank U, ___” (Grande album) 45 Office note 46 Reason to use sunscreen 48 Perks (up) 50 Network that revived the CBS show “Press Your Luck” 51 Salad that traditionally has anchovies 53 French automaker that turned 100 in March 57 Alex’s “Jeopardy!” predecessor 58 Ingredient in some margaritas 61 Voting “aye” 62 Bit of dust 64 Magnifying glass component 66 One with a laptop 67 Additive in some tissues 68 Blunt 69 It comes twice after “Que” in a song 70 “Monstrous” loch 71 Theater capacity

1 Small Indian hand drum 2 How doughnuts are often prepared 3 Year that Mary Tudor was born, in Roman numerals 4 Adult ed. course 5 Left-hander 6 Penguin projectiles?

7 Have a hankering 8 Remote valley 9 Relaxing 10 Massage place 11 Comic book villain introduced in 1940 12 Flounder’s friend 13 “Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check” rapper Rhymes 18 Treaty that turns 70 in 2019 22 “Big Read” gp.

25 “Vamoose, varmint!”

27 Frat guy, probably 29 Soothing ointments 30 Cedar Point’s location 31 Frying need 32 “What ___ you thinking?”

33 Like none of the words in this clue, uncharacteristically 34 Beasts of burden 36 “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” label 37 “Animal Farm” setting 40 Cheese in a wrapper 41 Underlying themes 44 “Whether ___ nobler in the mind ...”

47 DVD player predecessor 49 “Batman Forever” actor Kilmer 50 Senator’s assistant 51 “L’Etranger” novelist 52 Got up 53 Some areas in “The Legend of Zelda” 54 “Nixon in China,” for one 55 Dadaist painter Max 56 Mr. Potato Head parts 59 Underground burrower 60 Space chimp of 1961 63 Major time period 65 “Go Set a Watchman” author

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: I was talking with this guy whom I’ve known for over six years who lives a plane ride away. It was late at night on a weekend, and he was saying all this mushy sexy stuff and how he wanted to fly me out to his city, blah, blah, blah. Afterward, he never called or texted again. It’s been weeks now. He’s done this before — come on really hot and heavy and then disappeared. And he doesn’t drink or do drugs, so that isn’t an explanation. Why do men do this?

— Feeling Dumb For Believing...Again

A

: Well, on the upside, he isn’t afraid to express his feelings. On the downside, if you’re like many women, you prefer your relationships long-form — more Nicholas Sparks’ “The Notebook” than 3M’s “The Postit Note.”

You aren’t the only one on these calls who buys into everything the guy says he has in store for you (and no, I’m not suggesting there’s an FBI agent listening in from a “cable company” van). While this guy is on the phone with you, chances are he believes what he’s telling you — which is to say, deception has a brother, and it’s self-deception.

Evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers defines self-deception as “the active misrepresentation of reality to the conscious mind.” As for how the self can end up being “both the deceiver and the deceived,” Trivers and fellow evolutionary researcher William von Hippel explain that our mind seems to have “information-processing biases” that “favor welcome over unwelcome information” in a way that reflects our goals. (Think rosecolored horse blinders.)

Trivers and von Hippel note that believing our own hooey helps us sell it to other people: If you aren’t conscious that you’re lying, you won’t be burdened by the mental costs of maintaining “two separate representations of reality” or show physical signs of nervousness at possibly getting caught, such as a higherpitched voice.

Understanding all of this, you should probably go easy on yourself for being a bit of a slow learner on the “fool me twice” thing. If this guy was also putting one over on himself in these phone conversations, that probably made it much more believable to you. Mark him as emotionally toxic and come up with a plan in case he calls again. Options include blocking

BY Amy Alkon

his number, not picking up, or figuring out how to control the conversation if he veers off into Sweetnothingsville. On a positive note, it does seem he’s accidentally telling the truth in one area: You do seem to be the woman of his dreams — as you always vanish from his consciousness as soon as he wakes up.

Done Juan

Q

: I went on three or four dates with this dude, and he said it wasn’t really working for him and stopped calling. I’m kind of confused about what went wrong or what put him off. My friends tell me to leave it alone.

Doesn’t he owe me more of an explanation for why he isn’t interested anymore, considering we went on multiple dates?

— Baffled

A

: You are owed: 1. The correct change. 2.

The news that a guy you’ve been dating is no longer interested. Period. It is not his job to tell you that you are, say, bad in bed or have all the table manners of a coyote on recent roadkill.

Still, it’s understandable that you’re pining for an explanation. Research by psychologist Daniel Kahneman suggests that being in a state of uncertainty — not knowing what’s what — makes us very uncomfortable. It makes sense that we evolved to feel this way, as going through the world in a state of ignorance would not exactly increase our chances of survival, mating, and passing on our genes: “Oh, what a pretty berry! Here’s hoping it won’t cause violent convulsions and death!”

However, there is a way to alleviate the mental itchiness from not knowing, even in cases where there’s no way to know what really happened. You could say that we believe what we think — and especially what we repeatedly think. Studies by memory researcher Elizabeth Loftus find that every time we recall a story (or even something we’re told might have happened to us) it encodes it more deeply in our minds, often to the point where it starts to seem like it actually happened.

In line with this, come up with a story for why the guy bailed — ideally one that’s easy on your ego — and tell it to yourself repeatedly.

For example, imagine him saying, “I just remembered that I’m emotionally unavailable” or, if that seems a little boring, “Your slight nose whistle is actually endearing, but it seems to have a thing for Dave Matthews covers, and I just can’t stand that band.”

aSTRO

lOGY

JUNE 24- JUNE 30

BY ROB BREZSNY

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here are your fortune cookie-style

horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Acquire a new personal symbol that thrills your mind and mobilizes your soul. AUGUST: Reconfigure the way you deal with money. Get smarter about your finances. SEPTEMBER: It’s time to expedite your learning. But streetwise education is more useful than formal education. Study the Book of Life. OCTOBER: Ask for more help than you normally do. Aggressively build your support. NOVEMBER: Creativity is your superpower. Reinvent any part of your life that needs a bolt of imaginative ingenuity.

DECEMBER: Love and care for what you imagine to be your flaws and liabilities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here are

your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: You have an enhanced capacity to feel at peace with your body, to not wish it were different from what it naturally is.

AUGUST: You can finally solve a riddle you’ve been trying to solve for a long time. SEPTEMBER: Make your imagination work and play twice as hard. Crack open seemingly closed possibilities. OCTOBER: Move up at least one rung on the ladder of success. NOVEMBER: Make yourself more receptive to blessings and help that you have overlooked or ignored.

DECEMBER: You’ll learn most from what you leave behind— so leave behind as much as possible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here are your

fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: I’ll cry one tear for you, then I’ll cheer. AUGUST: Plant seeds in places that hadn’t previously been on your radar. SEPTEMBER: You may seem to take a wrong turn, but it’ll take you where you need to go. OCTOBER: Open your mind and heart as wide as you can. Be receptive to the unexpected. NOVEMBER: I bet you’ll gain a new power, higher rank, or greater privilege. DECEMBER: Send out feelers to new arrivals who may be potential helpers.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): Here are your

fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Your creative powers are at a peak. Use them with flair. AUGUST: Wean yourself from pretend feelings and artificial motivations and inauthentic communications. SEPTEMBER: If you want to have greater impact and more influence, you can.

Make it happen! OCTOBER: Love is weird but good. Trust the odd journey it takes you on. NOVEMBER: If you cultivate an appreciation for paradox, your paradoxical goals will succeed.

DECEMBER: Set firm deadlines. Have fun disciplining yourself.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here are your

fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Discipline your inner flame. Use your radiance constructively. Your theme is controlled fire. AUGUST: Release yourself from dwelling on what’s amiss or off-kilter. Find the inspiration to focus on what’s right and good. SEPTEMBER: Pay your dues with joy and gratitude. Work hard in service to your beautiful dreams.

OCTOBER: You can undo your attractions to “gratifications” that aren’t really very gratifying. NOVEMBER: Your allies can become even better allies. Ask them for more. DECEMBER: Be alert for unrecognized value and hidden resources.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: If you choose to play one of life’s trickier games, you must get trickier yourself. AUGUST: Shedding irrelevant theories and unlearning old approaches will pave the way for creative breakthroughs. SEPTEMBER: Begin working on a new product or project that will last a long time. OCTOBER: Maybe you don’t need that emotional crutch as much as you thought.

NOVEMBER: Explore the intense, perplexing, interesting feelings until you’re cleansed and healed. DECEMBER: Join forces with a new ally and/or deepen an existing alliance.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here are your

fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: It’s time to take fuller advantage of a resource you’ve been neglecting or underestimating. AUGUST: For a limited time only, two plus two equals five. Capitalize on that fact by temporarily becoming a two-plus-two-equals-five type of person. SEPTEMBER: It’s time and you’re ready to discover new

keys to fostering interesting intimacy and robust collaboration.

OCTOBER: The boundaries are shifting on the map of the heart.

That will ultimately be a good thing. NOVEMBER: If you do what you fear, you’ll gain unprecedented power over the fear.

DECEMBER: What’s the one thing you can’t live without? Refine and deepen your relationship to it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here are your fortune

cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead.

JULY: Transform something that’s semi-ugly into something that’s useful and winsome. AUGUST: Go to the top of the world and seek a big vision of who you must become. SEPTEMBER: Your instinct for worthy and constructive adventures is impeccable. Trust it. OCTOBER: Be alert for a new teacher with a capacity to teach you precisely what you need to learn. NOVEMBER: Your mind might not guide you perfectly, but your body and soul will. DECEMBER: Fresh hungers and budding fascinations should alert you to the fact that deep in the genius part of your soul, your master plan is changing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here are your

fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: I’d love to see you phase out wishywashy wishes that keep you distracted from your burning, churning desires. AUGUST: A story that began years ago begins again. Be proactive about changing the themes you’d rather not repeat. SEPTEMBER: Get seriously and daringly creative about living in a more expansive world. OCTOBER: Acquire a new tool or skill that will enable you to carry out your mission more effectively. NOVEMBER: Unanticipated plot twists can help heal old dilemmas about intimacy. DECEMBER: Come up with savvy plans to eliminate bad stress and welcome good stress.

ARTISAN CRAFTSMAN IN GLEN ARBOR Timeless design by local Artist and Architect Lou Heiser, this 3 BR / 4.5 BA home sits cozy between the Village of Glen Arbor and Big Glen Lake public access. Walk to the shops and restaurants or enjoy your multiple private outdoor spaces. Custom kitchen, Master suite, outdoor hot tub, Brazilian Rosewood and tile floors and much, much more. $839,000 MLS 1862729 A STREAM RUNS THRU IT This artisan built home is an incredible property, privately located off a scenic country road in beautiful Leelanau County. Complete with Dodge Springs Creek greeting you along the property as you arrive home, this one of a kind 4 BR / 3.5 BA home boasts 3 levels with two separate complete living spaces. Rent out the lower level for extra income! In house workshop, pastoral setting, and custom tile work throughout! $635,000 MLS 1855025 GLEN ARBOR HOME Come check out this 3 BR / 2 BA home just a short distance from the village of Glen Arbor. Galley style kitchen and screened porch off the living room, woodstove for cold nights and the main floor master suite with TV room, private deck and hot tub. Walk to Glen Arbor or Glen Haven from this supreme location adjacent to Sleeping Bear National Park. $475,000 MLS 1861506 CHARMING LEELANAU FARMHOUSE Charming circa 1890 farmhouse, currently operated as the Sleeping Bear Bed and Breakfast, this five bedroom, five bathroom home, has been nicely upgraded over the years and would make a great family home. Wonderfully appointed gourmet kitchen, wine cellar, new boiler system in 2017. $365,000 MLS 1854609 or $399,900 MLS 1846806 SILVER FARMS SUBDIVISION Awesome location in the highly coveted Silver Hills development, this location is convenient to everything TC has to offer. 4 BR / 2 BA home sits on over half an acre with a large deck off the back with views of the surrounding neighborhood. Wood burning fireplace, partially finished basement and island kitchen complete this charming home. Large skylight in the entry for lots of natural light. A must see!! $296,000 MLS 1859592

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here are your

fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Say this every morning: “The less I have to prove and the fewer people I have to impress, the smarter I’ll be.” AUGUST: Escape an unnecessary limitation. Break an obsolete rule. Override a faded tradition. SEPTEMBER: What kind of “badness” might give your goodness more power? OCTOBER: You’re stronger and freer than you thought you were. Call on your untapped power. NOVEMBER: Narrowing your focus and paring down your options will serve you beautifully. DECEMBER: Replace what’s fake with the Real Thing.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here are your

fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Stretch yourself. Freelance, moonlight, diversify, and expand. AUGUST: Having power over other people is less important than having power over yourself. Manage your passions like a wizard! SEPTEMBER: Ask the big question. And be ready to act expeditiously when you get the big answer. OCTOBER: I think you can arrange for the surge to arrive in manageable installments. Seriously. NOVEMBER: Dare to break barren customs and habits that are obstructing small miracles and cathartic breakthroughs. DECEMBER: Don’t wait around hoping to be given what you need. Instead, go after it. Create it yourself, if necessary.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here

are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Can you infuse dark places with your intense light without dimming your intense light? Yes! AUGUST: It’s time for an archetypal Sagittarian jaunt, quest, or pilgrimage. SEPTEMBER: The world around you needs your practical idealism. Be a role model who catalyzes good changes. OCTOBER: Seek out new allies and connections that can help you with your future goals. NOVEMBER: Be open to new and unexpected ideas so as to get the emotional healing you long for. DECEMBER: Shed old, worn-out self-images.

Reinvent yourself. Get to know your depths better.

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CUSTODIAL & MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATE - Goodwill Inn, Traverse City This position performs a variety of general cleaning and light maintenance tasks to maintain guest rooms, offices, hallways and other areas of the Goodwill Inn in Traverse City. Work hours are 8am-4:30pm.

Full benefits (medical, HSA, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), EAP). Apply online with link below or email your resume to hr@goodwillnmi.org.

HELP WANTED Embroidery Machine Operator.

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The Director of the NMC Police Academy manages the operations of the NMC police academy in accordance with specific training rules and regulations mandated by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), including planning, hiring, supervision, monitoring operations, and budget planning and development, and also oversees the Criminal Justice courses within the Academic Area. Find out more at jobs.nmc. edu EOE nmc.edu/nondiscrimination

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COTTAGE FOR RENT Beautiful Cottage for Rent, 1BR, Traverse City, Fully Furnished, Includes All Utilities, Idyllic Setting, Washer/ Dryer, A/C, Flat Screen; $1,175 per month, (231) 631-7512.

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