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article, “The Sacred Earth,” which proved to be poignant and refreshing. Shame on your newspaper for cheapening the message of the article and Mr. Van Dyke’s inspiring work.
HIT SEND! Dear TC Chamber I hear the TC Chamber of Commerce is forming a PAC to fund “business growth” candidates and will oppose candidates it perceives otherwise. You may try to soften those words with other words — “responsible economic growth” and “community well-being” — but local residents understand the code. Tilting local elections with PAC money will hurt the Chamber’s standing in Traverse City. Litmus tests (like “pro-business”) are divisive and corrosive. Local residents routinely tolerate development, as evidenced by the explosion of growth locally. But a substantial percentage of TC voters (61% in the last election) oppose specifically-flawed developments. Do you really want to alienate 61% of the local electorate by making business growth your exclusive priority? Surely you’ve noticed recent comments by leaders opposed to out-scale development and out-scale events in TC – Michael Jackson, Casey Cowell, Jim Carruthers, and others. Their principled concerns are neither dumb nor disloyal. The Chamber should welcome a healthy diversity of thought, rather than plunking on the single issue of “business growth.” Instead of fostering political division, the Chamber should use its resources to become the League of Women Voters of local commerce. The Chamber should provide a forum for all sides to investigate and discuss development, land use, and business issues. Our community has experienced multiple “surprises” in lawsuits and election results — Bayview, Federated, Pine Street, 326, Prop 3, etc. — because business owners and public planners either did not understand public sentiment or did not objectively analyze controversial (or illegal) aspects of a development proposal. Education and reason prevent “surprise.” Education and reason should be your goal. The Chamber can help our community avoid surprises by more fully, objectively, and openly exploring data and issues. I encourage you to rethink your election advocacy, refocus your purpose, and commit to providing a neutral, intelligently moderated forum for analyzing development policy and practice. I encourage you to trust the marketplace of ideas. Be the expert, not the ideologue. Your website describes your organization as a public-private partnership. That’s what the Chamber should be; not a partisan PAC. Grant Parsons, Traverse City Cheap Lure For many years we have enjoyed Northern Express as an excellent resource for entertainment, PSAs, shopping, and interesting and unique articles. We were perplexed by the Oct. 14 cover story headline, “God’s Army is Outside Mancelona: And They’re Fighting to Save our Environment.” The words “God’s Army,” “Fighting,” and symbol of a large cross are not taken lightly. Unless there is a hidden agenda, I believe Northern Express is a publication that services all of the northern Michigan community, without religious bias. Your slanted headline was a cheap lure to read the corresponding
Janis Braun-Levine and Fred Levine, Harbor Springs Zero Emissions not Enough Skeptics and advocates may agree that there has been a period of high CO2 levels in the past. This occurred before the industrial revolution and our growing population, when our planet still had the capacity to sequester the CO2 emissions, thereby preventing the effects of global warming. To meet the demand of our growing population, 40 percent of the world’s forests have been cut down to provide lumber or clear land for farming. Nearly 50 percent of all Earth’s land has been paved, bulldozed, dammed or turn into agricultural fields and pasturelands. This has seriously undermined our planet’s ability to sequester carbon. Even if we stopped burning fossil fuels, we will still increase global temperatures. Moving away from burning fossil fuels, while necessary, will not be enough. We need to stop deforestation and begin development of our primary forests and wetlands. Besides deforestation, we need to address forest degradation that is the result of logging, insect damage, and forest fires. We need to move away from plow-based cultivation that exposes bare soil to the air, water, and wind and allows trapped carbon to be released back into our atmosphere. We need to transform our lands back to carbon sinks by regenerative agriculture practices. The most efficient solution to tackle carbon emissions is to put a price on carbon and returns the dividends to households. Urge Rep. Bergan to support Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act 2019. Ronald Marshall, Petoskey Loaded Language To those who don’t understand why Trump is wrong to claim he’s the victim of “a lynching,” consider this: What if he said his opponents were “throwing him into the ovens,” meaning those used by the Nazis to cremate Jews during the Holocaust? Most people would be offended. The murder of 6 million Jews was horrific; referencing it to score political points is disrespectful. The same should apply to lynching. It was a means by which white Southerners terrorized and suppressed black Americans from the 1870s through the 1950s. Over 4,000 innocent African Americans were lynched, then left dangling from telephone poles and beneath bridges to show others what could happen to them if they challenged white supremacy. As the ovens and other features of the Holocaust are to Germans, lynching is a stain on American history. It should never be referenced casually by anyone, black or white, to call themselves victims of something as comparatively inconsequential as an inquiry into their official conduct. Douglas Welker, Traverse City Zero Sum Game David Frederick espouses so many economic fallacies in his Oct. 21 opinion piece, “The Distribution of Income and Wealth,” it is difficult to decide which fallacy to address. I choose the zero-sum fallacy, which underlies Frederick’s belief that billionaires amass wealth at the expense of ordinary Americans.
Concern over poverty is often confused with concern over disparities in wealth and income, as if the wealthy steal from others, thereby causing poverty. Since the U.S. has several times as many billionaires as any other country, ordinary Americans would be among the most poverty-stricken people in the world if wealth distribution were a zerosum poker game. Contrary to the zero-sum fallacy, as the rich have gotten richer, the poor also have gotten richer. As global wealth has grown, the proportion of destitute people in the world has declined by 50 percent since 2000, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development. Here in the U.S., wages are rising, jobs are plentiful, and poverty is falling. Much of the recent rise in wealth inequality stems from innovations in our economy that are pulling everyone up. Think of billionaires like Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs, who became rich by providing us with incredible technology that the wealthiest people of previous generations could only imagine. Their success has increased the wealth owned by the top 1 percent, but their products have created massive consumer value as well. Voluntary economic transactions are not a zero-sum process; such transactions take place when there is potential for mutual benefit.
CONTENTS features Crime and Rescue Map......................................7
Miracle on Wheels...............................................8 Time to Decide.................................................10 Sex and the Senior Citizens.............................12 The Incredible Shrinking Up North Population....14 Coming Soon: Short’s Cannabis Gummies........16 Monetizing Midlife........................................19 Fall and Winter Race Calendar........................21 Seen........................................................23
dates................................................24-28 music Four Score.....................................................30
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Neal Stout, 9488 Stonebrook Drive, Top Ten...........................................................5 Charlevoix Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................29 Film................................................................31 National Hope Whether he is impeached, loses in 2020, Advice..........................................................33 or is term-limited out, our current president is Crossword...................................................33 not our president forever. Let’s imagine what Freewill Astrology..........................................34 it looks like after he is gone and how we can Classifieds..................................................35 reunite a fractured country where it seems we no longer trust one another, and partisan politics has ripped apart friends and families. I look to Pete Buttigieg as the person who can best bridge that divide. His calm and measured tone is exactly the antidote to the name calling and chaos I hear coming from the White House. Buttigieg’s inclusive and progressive message reaches across the aisle to bring over those of you who might be weary of politics. I urge you to give this candidate a listen. He is a veteran, from the Midwest, has years of experience and, most importantly, is a good listener. And when Northern Express Weekly is published by we elect him, we will also get a homegrown Eyes Only Media, LLC. Traverse City native as the First Gentleman Publisher: Luke Haase of the United States. Jess Piskor, Leelanau County Moooo … Just learned that the average working person in America was taxed at the rate of 24.2 percent in total, cumulative taxes — local and state included. The richest 400 families in America paid less at 23.2 percent and own as much as the lower 60 percent of the population. More than 50 percent of the wealth in America is now inherited, not earned. The corporate/government complex is like a big dairy farm; we are the cows. They only allow us the minimum we need to survive and produce. Our multiple levels of government are very nearly dysfunctional due to the radical partisan divide they’ve created and their great interest in our money. Do we really need political parties? Do we really need all this government? Would we still have wars if we didn’t have leaders?
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top ten Traverse Bay Farms Hits Awesome Sauce Status The Scovie Awards just crowned Traverse Bay Farms with four awards, an honor that nudged the Bellaire company’s total national food awards to 30, enabling it to tout itself the No. 1 nationally award-winning super food brand in America. The 2020 Scovies, which pitted more than 100 companies from five countries in head-tohead blind tastings, named Traverse Bay Farms’ Cherry Barbeque Sauce second among fruit BBQ sauces. The company’s Strawberry Poppyseed and Cherry Poppyseed dressings, respectively, nabbed first and third place in the salad dressing category, and its Red Raspberry Salsa took first in the fruit salsa category. Launched in 2001 by Jennifer LaPointe, then a stay-athome mom, Traverse Bay Farms offers locally sourced gourmet foods, as well as fruit concentrates, capsules, and powders.
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john d. lamb John D. Lamb hosts his Lamb’s Retreat Songwriter Concert on Sat., Nov. 2 at Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs at 8pm with Michael Smith, Anne Hills, Joel Mabus, Ray Bonneville & Claudia Schmidt. He also hosts one on Sat., Nov. 9 with Pierce Pettis, Joshua Davis, Julianne Ankley, Chris Buhalis and Olivia Millerschin. Tickets: $15. 231526-2151. springfed.org/songwriters
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The year is 1993, and Paul Polydoris is a true product of the times. A self-proclaimed flaneur — that’s one who specializes in being idle — Paul is a bartender at the only queer club in town, but he spends most of his waking hours writing ’zines, making mixtapes, and fawning over the latest pair of Levi 501s. Paul also has a secret: He’s a shapeshifter. The epitome of gender fluid, our hero/ine can transform from femme grunge to faux leather at the snap of a finger. But, as Paul quickly learns, “newness” has no value if there’s nothing underneath. From debut author Andrea Lawlor comes “Paul takes the form of a mortal girl.” Nearly 15 years in the making, Lawlor’s long-awaited work is a discourse in discovery: of relationships, community, and most importantly, of one’s self.
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Imagine, if you will, a life that requires no grocery shopping. No sorting of groceries into cupboards, pantry, fridge, or freezer. No meal prep. No cooking. Just a series of healthy meals that magically appear up to three times a day, six days a week. It certainly seemed like a fantasy when a dinner (a fabulous Thai beef ricenoodle bowl) and two lunches (a rich and warming shrimp and chicken pozole verde, and a crisp and filling oven-roasted turkey-and-kale salad with spinach, quinoa, feta, pecans, and mandarin oranges) was delivered to our office. It was real — and the handiwork of Chef Kaylee and Kelsi Davenport, owners of Traverse City’s Fuel Your Tomorrow meal prep service. They and their team work their culinary tails off so the rest of us can live like Oprah. How? Select what meals you want (breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner), how many days a week you want them (up to six), and to which of 11 diet types (keto, gluten-free, vegetarian, etc.) you abide. Should a totally customizable weekly meal service prove too much commitment for you, fear not: Just days ago, the Davenports opened a retail shop in the Mercato at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, where you can grab and go with any or all of your three daily squares, plus diet-specific dry snacks, desserts, baked goods, hydration water, a fizzy cup of on-tap Cultured Kombucha, and more. www.fuelyourtomorrow.com
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How to Get a Michigan Historic Marker
Hey, history buffs: If you know or own a historic spot Up North that deserves some recognition, you can apply to have a Michigan Historical Marker planted there. Heather Lehman of the Michigan History Center, which is responsible for the administration of those big and informative metal markers, will host a free presentation on the eligibility and process of applying for one at 1pm Friday, Nov. 1, in the McGuire Room at the Traverse City Area Public Library. Both private and public owners of Michigan historic structures, sites, and places are encouraged to attend. Eligible structures, places and sites ultimately receive a metal historical marker describing the site’s history and contribution to the local area and to Michigan as a whole. Questions? Call Barbara Siepker at (231) 334-4395.
Stuff we love Girls Pint Out Many a women’s movement is afoot these days, but none, we suspect, generating as much buzz as Girls Pint Out, a community of craft-brew-lovin’ ladies clinking frothy mugs in 100+ chapters around the nation — most recently, Traverse City. A national craft beer organization that brings women together for craft brew discussion forums and events that are educational, charitable, and/or social, Girls Pint Out was birthed in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2010. Joining any chapter is easy: Unless the event information states otherwise, you merely show up for a pint. (Note: While most GPO events are for women only, men are sometimes invited. Interested in learning more, or hosting or sponsoring an event? Search “Traverse City Girls Pint Out” on Facebook, or contact Vaida Toothman, head of the TC chapter at vaida.toothman@girlspintout.com.
Sing It Loud (Even if You Don’t Sing) We didn’t think you could top Turducken, but the merging of two other delights is about to take another autumn holiday to new heights: On Halloween night, Stafford’s Pier Restaurant is launching another season of SINGO, an incredibly loud and extremely popular sing-along bingo game that makes your bar’s Tuesday trivia night look as wild as your doctor’s waiting room. As of press time, 35 people had already signed up for the event, which runs 7pm to 9pm, Thursday, Oct. 31 and every Thursday thereafter through mid-May. As always, it’s free to play, but the Halloween opener also comes with a request: Bring a coat or something warm to donate. Find The Pier at 102 E Bay St. in Harbor Springs. (231) 526-6201.
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How a cocktail that’s submerged a near-tennis-ball-sized ball of cherry ice can be so deliciously warming is a mystery only the bartenders of Taproot Cider House can solve, but we suspect a clue lies somewhere in the thick ribbon of Makers Mark that floats at the surface and hits the tongue and then the brain in one swift, cheek-pinkening wave. Thanks then to the undercurrent that follows: a splash of water, a squeeze of orange, and some spiced cherry bitters sweetened with brown sugar. It’s a rousing warm-up — and wake-up — for any cold autumn evening that asks you to linger. $10. Find the Root Fashion, $10, at Taproot Cider House, 300 E Front St. (231) 943-2500, www.taproottc.com
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As Washington goes from bizarre to surreal, here at home our local DDA wants more than it was promised, and a local school board gave us less than we deserved. Legislation enacted in 1975 permitted the creation of downtown development authorities (DDA) to correct and prevent downtown blight, promote economic growth and development, and encourage historic preservation. They are primarily financed through tax increment financing (TIF) in districts created in need of their assistance; a baseline property tax is established the year a TIF begins, and revenues above that baseline are then “captured” by the DDA in subsequent years. In Traverse City, business owners within a TIF district also pay an additional two mil tax.
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an unforgettable evening of amusement, libations, and nightclub fabulousness. Life is a Cabaret is hosted by paul Canaan (Kinky Boots) and will feature a wide array of performers including New york’s very own nightlife luminary and bonafide drag troublemaker, eve Starr. the City opera House Gala includes live music, a live auction, and many live opportunities to support City opera House and our mission to connect people to the arts and each other.
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But the conceit here is the presumption that anything the DDA wants to do downtown is necessarily more important than what the entities from which they capture taxes would do. And to assume a 13-year extension is the end of it is naive. The DDA will always have more things to do. They aren’t likely to announce they’re ready to close up shop in 2040 or any other time; their planning becomes selfperpetuating. They are already considering consuming the North Boardman Lake District — business owners in the district have requested it — but have delayed the decision
But the conceit here is the presumption that anything the DDA wants to do downtown is necessarily more important than what the entities from which they capture taxes would do. It is a program that helped sustain and revitalize Main Street Michigan during difficult economic times. Most have done a praiseworthy job, including here in Traverse City.
while attempting to add even more parcels. They have not yet requested it become another TIF district, but it’s hard to believe they won’t.
Our DDA has a pair of TIF districts and would now like to extend one of those, TIF97, for an additional 13 years. Created in 1997, its 30-year lifespan should expire in 2027, but the DDA wants to extend it to 2040.
Our DDA has done and is doing fine work. They have a long list of accomplishments; they’ve done their job. And there is nothing malevolent about their request for a TIF97 extension. But people did not think TIF districts were going to be permanent, or nearly so, when they were first approved. It seems 2027 would be a good time to stop capturing money from the city, county, NMC, and BATA and let those entities use it as they need. They have plans, too.
This was not such welcome news to everyone. At least some city and county leaders believed there was an agreement in place: that the city and county would sacrifice revenues (TIFs take revenue that would otherwise go to the city, county, Northwestern Michigan College, and the Bay Area Transportation Authority) for 30 years only. The money is significant; this year alone, TIF97 will capture about $1.4 million that would otherwise go to the city’s general fund, and another half-million from the county.
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Jean Derenzy, executive director of the TC DDA said, “We’re not reneging on our promise. The promise was economic impact, and it has worked. But we’re not done with the plan, and that’s the key.”
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Indeed. They have plans aplenty. There’s the multi-million-dollar permanent farmers’ market, the multi-million-dollar civic park (for which there is no land), work on the lower Boardman, and a long want-list of other projects. Then there’s the third parking deck they’re determined to build on a postage-stamp-sized lot on West Front Street. It could cost as much as $19 million, and the DDA cannot afford the financing absent a TIF97 extension. (To provide significant additional parking, it will have to exceed the city’s height restrictions.)
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We know downtown Traverse City is the region’s economic engine, and we know it provides more tax revenue than the rest of city, despite the TIF captures. We know because we’ve been told over and over again.
Meanwhile, Traverse City Are Public Schools (TCAPS) has a problem of its own making. Ann Cardon, its new superintendent, resigned (or more likely resigned, rather than being fired) after 72 days on the job. She had been unanimously approved by the schoolboard and was reportedly well-liked by teachers and school administrators. Speculation — and that’s all we have — is that a disagreement regarding the state’s determination TCAPS had been overpaid hundreds of thousands of dollars for its registered homeschool students could not be resolved. Or maybe it was the new public school funding formula. Or perhaps Cardon’s use of the word “we.” Whatever the cause, the decisions were all made behind closed doors and now we have confidentiality agreements. In what can only be described as a shabby performance by a majority of the board, they couldn’t discover any problems at all during the interview process — remember, they approved her unanimously — and then couldn’t figure out how to solve some kind of issue when it arose. Instead, they appeared to be a conspiratorial cabal rather than people we trust to lead our school system.
Crime & Rescue WOMAN MISSING IN BENZIE COUNTY A downstate woman has gone missing in Benzie County. Adrienne Quintal made a frantic call from Honor to friend in Warren, Michigan, asking for help at 2:45 a.m. Oct. 17. Minutes later, state police arrived at the family cottage where Quintal was staying and found the woman missing and evidence of foul play. Quintal’s phone, purse, and car had been left behind. Repeated searches were launched, including a state police drone search, but as of a week after her disappearance, there had been no sign of the 47-year-old. Anyone with information about Quintal’s disappearance should call the Benzie County Sheriff’s Office. DRIVER ARRESTED FOLLOWING TIP A motorist was disturbed about a car swerving all over the road and called 911 around midnight Oct. 20. Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies tracked down the suspect on County Road 669 in Kasson Township and pulled over the swerving silver Honda SUV. Deputies determined that the driver, a 51-year-old woman from Honor, was intoxicated. As the woman was placed under arrest, deputies said, she fought them and attempted to kick out windows in the police car. The woman faces charges of drunk driving with a high BAC and resisting arrest. FORMER TEACHER CHARGED Two former students told state police detectives that they were sexually assaulted by a teacher at Grace Baptist School in Gaylord in 2002 and 2003. The former students named former teacher Aaron Willand, a now-42-year-old who taught at Grace Baptist from August 2001 through June 2003, when he moved out of state. The accusers were 12 and 14 years old when the alleged assaults too place. Detectives in Gaylord launched an investigation last December after the accusers came forward. Otsego County prosecutors charged Willard this month with eight counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, four counts of second-degree, and three counts of fourth-degree, which carries up to two years in prison. Second- and third-degree carry up to 15 years in prison. Willand, who now lives in Arlington, Washington, returned to Michigan to turn himself in and was released on bond at his arraignment. HIT AND RUN DRIVER SOUGHT Cadillac Police are looking for a driver who drove off after a trailer unhitched from his truck and struck another vehicle. Officers were called at 3:42pm Oct. 17to M-115 and Sunnyside Drive, where a 32-year-old woman and her two young children had been in a car that was struck by a trailer. The woman had been waiting to make a left from a turn lane when an SUV passed by and its trailer disconnected, crashing into the woman’s vehicle.
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The driver of the SUV sped away. The woman and her children were treated at the scene by EMTs. MAN ACCUSED OF DETAINING WOMAN A Cheboygan man is accused of detaining and terrorizing his ex-girlfriend. State police were called to check on a domestic dispute at a home in Grant Township Oct. 15. They were met at the door by 34-yearold Andrew Baker, who told them he’d been in an argument with his ex-girlfriend about their children. Troopers next talked to the girlfriend, who was inside the home. She told them she needed help because Baker had refused to allow her to leave. The woman told police that she had arrived at Baker’s home two days earlier and that he had accused her of seeing other people. She said Baker got drunk and threw bottles at her, choked her, and shot a hole in the front door with a rifle. Police arrested Baker on numerous criminal charges, including unlawful imprisonment, a felony that carries up to 15 years in prison; assault with intent to do great bodily harm, a 10-year felony; and possession of a firearm by a felon.
DRIVER FACES CHARGES AFTER CRASH Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies said a 20-year-old woman was distracted when she lost control of her pickup, drove off the road and down an embankment, rolled the truck over and crashed into some trees. A passenger, a 42-year-old Traverse City man, was ejected from the vehicle. Both he and the driver suffered significant injuries and were taken to Munson Medical Center. Because the driver had a suspended license, deputies have asked prosecutors to charge her with driving on a suspended license causing serious injury. The crash occurred at 8:45pm Oct. 17 in Bingham Township.
Someone had called 911 at 9:20am Oct. 19 about an erratic driver on US-131, near Alba Highway; state police responded, tracking down the suspect’s vehicle at a residence in Alba. Troopers said that due to the suspect’s level of intoxication, they interviewed the 48-year-old while he lay down in the grass. He was arrested for thirdoffense drunk driving and resisting arrest.
DRUNK DRIVER STUMBLES INTO YARD An Alba man faces charges after police observed him get out of a vehicle he had parked on a lawn, take a few steps, and fall into the grass.
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NEIGHBOR FACES SEX ASSAULT CHARGE A 37-year-old Traverse City man faces a criminal sexual conduct charge for an alleged assault that dates back to 2014. A girl disclosed to her mother that she had been sexually abused years ago, when she was under 13 years old; her mother contacted state police in September. The investigation led to charges filed against Grawn resident Solomon Daney, a neighbor and family friend of the victim. Daney faces a charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, a 15-year felony.
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Camille Frede’s quest to make the most of her new heart and lungs isn’t over after the Nov. 2 Iceman Cometh Race. She plans to attend the 2020 Transplant Games in New Jersey and the 2021 games in Houston as well. Follow her journey at www.camillefrede. com. Frede is shown here with Dr. Aaron Waxman and physiologist Julie Tracey.
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Doctors didn’t expect Camille Frede to live to age 9. Next weekend, the 30-year-old will defy expectations once again, testing her mettle — and a brand new heart and lungs — in the notoriously grueling Iceman race. By Al Parker Camille Frede was only 4 years old when her parents, Nancy and Eric Frede, received the devastating news that their daughter would be lucky to live to age 9. Diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH), young Camille constantly struggled with health problems. She was in and out of hospitals for years. Now, 26 years later, the Grand Rapids native is living with a new heart and lungs and, on Nov. 2, will ride in the 2019 Bell’s Iceman Cometh Challenge mountain bike race from Kalkaska to Traverse City. She won’t tackle the 30-mile point-to-point race alone. She’ll ride with family members; her doctor, Aaron Waxman; and her exercise physiologist, Julie Tracey — both of whom are flying in from Boston to compete with her. “My parents are cyclists and have ridden in the Iceman for years, and I always came up to support them,” said Camille. “This will be my first time riding in it. I’m not trying to set any records — I just want to finish.” “Camille has always had hopes and goals,” said mom Nancy. “It will be mentally and physically challenging for my daughter to do 30 miles.” Finishing is an amazing accomplishment for any of the 5,000 entrants who brave snow, sleet, rain, and whatever else northern Michigan dumps on the competitors each year, but it’d be extra extraordinary for Camille; she underwent a heart-and-double-lung transplant just last year. After being on the transplant list for about four months, Camille went into surgery on March 25, 2018, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. A RARITY The procedure isn’t a common one. There were only 32 heart-lung transplants in the nation last year, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. (There were 21,167
kidney transplants and 3,408 heart transplants during that same period.) Camille’s heart-lung transplant was the Boston hospital’s first heartand-double-lung transplant in 22 years. Pulmonary hypertension is a condition where the patient has high blood pressure in the heart-to-lung system. It causes the blood vessels in the lungs to become rigid instead of elastic, which makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood through the lungs to pick up the oxygen it requires. It is a fatal condition. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pulmonary hypertension occurs at all ages, and the incidence increases with age. It’s more common among women, non-Hispanic blacks, and people aged 75 or older. Many patients say living with PH is like breathing through a straw every day. They often have trouble with simple physical activities like climbing stairs or eating without getting out of breath. Despite her doctors’ grim prognosis during her childhood, Camille sought to live as normal life as possible. In middle school she played volleyball, was a cheerleader, and hung out with friends at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Grand Rapids. She earned a bachelor’s degree in science and nursing from Calvin College and worked as a surgery nurse for years. HER OWN BEST ADVOCATE Camille had long refused to let PH rule her life, but after more than two decades of battling the condition, her body began to fail in 2016. Ever the fighter, she refused to believe that her adventure was ending at only 28 years old. Camille threw herself into researching ways to save her own life and learned that the heart and double-lung transplant could be the key to her survival. She worked to make it happen at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston under the care of Dr. Waxman. By February 2017, Camille’s health had deteriorated to the
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point that she was admitted to the Boston facility, where she would await the transplant that wouldn’t come for more than a year. Going into surgery, Camille admits she was frightened but also excited. She spent 10 hours in the operating room. “I wanted to live and didn’t want to die,” she told reporters after surgery. “And I prayed for the family of the donor, to have them find some peace.” She spent three days with her chest open to dry out the surgical area, then was discharged from the hospital 10 days after the surgery. Later, listening to her new heart and lungs, Camille said they sounded so strong and clear, compared to her old heart and lungs, which sounded so sickly. Post-surgery, she remained in Boston, unable to work and constantly monitored for signs that her body was rejecting the new organs. She was on more than two dozen supplements and medications, taking pills four times a day, taking insulin, and getting checkups twice a week. “I was anxious about it,” she admitted. “Rejection is one of the fears, and it’s hard to overcome.” But along with the anxiety came something unexpected: “I got kind of bored.” SEIZING LIFE, PART II Perhaps the sign that Camille began regaining her spirit and health was when she began setting some new goals. First, to become a physician assistant. The former Spectrum Health Surgical Nurse applied to Western Michigan University and was asked to come for an interview. “After the surgery, I wore a mask to the interview,” she recalled with a smile. “They accepted me right away.” Then, rehab. Camille started slowly, taking stairs instead of the elevator. Nine weeks later, she was hiking. Not long after, she took up running, moving slowly initially, then working up to a 5K race. Three months after the surgery Camille
was riding a bike, a longtime family activity. She eventually qualified to compete in the World Transplant Games in Newcastle, U.K., in August. She finished fourth in the time trials and finished fifth in the 30K event. With 30K under her belt, it stood to reason that the 30-mile Iceman, a race her father, Eric, has tackled about 20 times, would be next on her list. As of press time, the weather for the upcoming race promises to be Iceman-worthy: 40 degrees, raining, windy, and sloppy. Perhaps not surprisingly, Camille isn’t giving the small stuff, like weather conditions, much thought. Her eyes are on the prize — finishing — and sharing some worthwhile life advice with others: “Recycle your organs,” she said. “We have all sorts of recycling. We save the whales and other animals. Let’s save the humans.”
ROOT ON THE RIDERS The 2019 Bells Beer Iceman Cometh Challenge is a point-to-point mountain bike race traditionally held on the first Saturday of November. The race starts at the Kalkaska Airport and finishes 30 miles later, at Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, east of Traverse City, where crowds gather to cheer on and welcome riders. The course consists of dirt roads, two-tracks, abandoned railroad beds, and the VASA trail. It crosses only one paved road (Williamsburg Road, at mile 17) as it winds through the hilly terrain of the Pere Marquette State Forest. The Iceman attracts cyclists of all ages from all over the world; ability levels vary from firsttime racers to Olympians. Learn more at www.iceman.com
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I’d Walk a Mile ... or 350 Tommy Lee Jenkins, 32, recently moved away from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Whitestown, Indiana, but on Oct. 1, he struck up an online relationship with “Kylee,” a supposed 14-yearold girl in Neenah, Wisconsin, according to the Justice Department. As their correspondence progressed, he requested sexually explicit photos of Kylee and made plans to engage in sexual behavior, court documents said, but when Kylee refused to come to Indiana, Jenkins set out toward Neenah -- on foot. The Oshkosh Northwestern reported that waiting for him at the end of his 371-mile trek were Winnebago County Sheriff ’s deputies (one of whom was “Kylee”) and FBI agents, who arrested him for using a computer to attempt to persuade, induce or entice a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Jenkins faced other child sexual assault charges in 2011 and 2012 and had been sentenced to probation.
Sweet Revenge During the summer of 2018, someone robbed 61-year-old Akio Hatori of Tokyo, Japan, of his bicycle saddle. He was so angered by the theft, he told police, that he decided to become a serial thief himself -until he was caught on surveillance video on Aug. 29 and later arrested. Police searching his home said they found 159 bicycle seats. “I started stealing out of revenge,” Hatori told police, according to Kyoto News. “I wanted others to know the feeling.”
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Awesome! It was W.C. Fields who said, “Never work with animals or children.” Russian President Vladimir Putin was reminded of that warning on Oct. 14 as he visited King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. The Daily Mail reported that Putin brought along a gyrfalcon named Alpha for the king, and as everyone admired the bird during the ceremonial exchange of gifts, it chose that moment to take aim on the plush royal carpet and, shall we say, leave its mark. Hunting with birds of prey is one of the favorite pastimes of Saudi royalty, and the birds are highly prized. 21st-Century Religion Hoping to attract tech-savvy young Catholics to traditional rituals, the Vatican has released the eRosary, a wearable device connected to an app available for $110, reported engadget. Worn as a bracelet, the device is activated by making the sign of the cross and features 10 beads and a data-storing “smart cross,” which will help the devout pray a standard rosary, a contemplative rosary or a thematic rosary and keeps track of each rosary prayed. The app also downloads health information from the bracelet. Police Report -- Anna Lindo, 34, of Bloomfield, Connecticut, was arraigned in Hartford Superior Court on Oct. 15 on charges that she bit off her ex-partner’s finger and then bragged about it on Facebook, posting a video of the severed finger. Her victim told police that on Oct. 13, he had been trying to ward her off as she attacked him with a brick when she took a bite from his right middle finger. Lindo’s mother found the finger after police had taken her into custody, but it was too late to reattach it, reported the Connecticut Post. Lindo was charged with first-degree assault and disorderly conduct. -- In Eldorado Hills, California, homeowner Matthew Eschrich woke up late on Oct. 12, saw a sensor light on next to his garage and went downstairs to investigate. When he heard rumbling, he realized there was an intruder and called 911. Just then, his sister-in-law, who also lives in the home, called to say she had just pulled into the garage and saw a man running away, “wearing just a bra and panties,” KXTV reported. The intruder was later identified as Shaun McGuire, a 37-year-old transient, who was taken into custody and charged with burglary, indecent exposure and trespassing.
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Ewwwww! Halloween came a little early to Nick Lestina’s home in Bagley, Iowa. The Lestinas have lived next door to Dahl’s Custom Meat Locker for 10 years without incident, but early in October, they discovered almost five inches of animal blood, fat and bones had flooded their basement. Lestina said it would have risen higher if not for his sump pump. He approached the meat locker next door for help, but, he told WHO TV, “They say it’s not their fault and told me ‘good luck.’” Lestina reached out to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which investigated and found that the business had slaughtered hogs and cattle on Oct. 3 and flushed fluids down the floor drain, which is probably connected with the Lestinas’ drain. The family of seven has had to move out of the home while trying to resolve the cleanup issue. “No one wants to see that, smell that,” Lestina said. “I would’t want that for anybody.”
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Creme de la Weird Near closing time Oct. 13 in a pub in Ruinerwold, Netherlands, a “completely confused” and “unkempt” 25-year-old man appeared with a strange story to tell. Pub owner Chris Westerbeek told Dutch media the young man ordered five beers and “said he was the oldest (of six siblings) and wanted to end the way they were living,” according to The New York Times. The man had walked to the pub from a farm outside town, where police found five adult siblings, the youngest of whom was 18, had been living in a secret basement, accessed by a hidden door behind a cupboard, for nine years. They were apparently “waiting for the end of time,” police said, and the younger siblings were unaware there were other humans outside the basement. The family, including the father, who also lived on the farm, survived on a large garden and a few animals. NL Times reported police arrested a 58-year-old Austrian man, believed to a tenant of the farm and identified only as Josef B., initially for refusing to cooperate with the investigation and later charged him with holding the family against their will; it was unclear where the mother is. At press time, the story was still unfolding.
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TIME TO DECIDE A quick guide to some of the most interesting elections coming up in northwestern Lower Michigan this Nov. 5.
By Patrick Sullivan It may be an off-year election, but contested mayoral elections in the region’s two largest cities are heating up. Elsewhere, voters will be asked to weigh in on whether to fund schools and how public money should be spent. Northern Express zeroed in on some of the most significant ballot questions. A RACE OVER A HOLE IN THE GROUND In Petoskey, the hole in the ground is the elephant in the room of the city’s mayoral election. Or it was — until developer Bob Berg decided to make it front and center. After city officials rejected Berg’s proposal for Petoskey Grand, a colossal mixed-use development at 200 E. Lake Street (the site of Petoskey’s hole), Berg became a noisy critic of incumbent mayor John Murphy and made it known that as long as Murphy is mayor, he’s not going to do anything with the piece of property that residents have long wanted to see developed. What’s more, in several buildings Berg owns around Petoskey, signs have gone up that read: “Another Vacant Property brought to you by the failed leadership of Mayor John Murphy.” The ado over the hole seems to have hijacked the race. Murphy agreed that the Petoskey Grand debate has come to dominate the mayoral race, and he’s ready to defend his decision-
making, but he said he also tries to remind people of his accomplishments as mayor. “I have three great years of past accomplishments that I think are being overshadowed,” Murphy said. He cites passage of a pledge for Petoskey to go 100 percent renewable by 2035. Also, Petoskey increased the funding of its pension debt obligation to 85 percent, a level unmatched by most other municipalities. He also said he believes he has been a good steward of Petoskey’s finances, and his rejection of the Petoskey Grand proposal was part of that. “The hole is an issue [that] I believe that will contribute to my victory,” he said. Murphy said the concerns he and many other residents had about the project wasn’t simply about the building height that Berg had proposed (up to 96 feet in one spot, as much as 70 feet elsewhere); it was also about the $17 million tax credit — for an underground parking garage and a section of brownstones representing ground-floor residential units — that would have created a commercial “dead zone” in the heart of the city. Murphy said that he thinks it’s unfortunate that Berg has vowed not to work with him. “I continue to state that I will work with Bob Berg or any developer that happens to own that piece of property,” he said. “He refused to discuss compromise. When he didn’t get his vote, he walked out.” Murphy’s challenger, Reg Smith, vice president of hotels for Stafford’s Hospitality, disagrees with Murphy’s characterization of what happened when the project was turned down. Smith said that Berg
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engaged in negotiations and willingly made compromises throughout the planning process. (Berg did not respond to Northern Express calls regarding his proposal). “I think it was frustrating to him and to others just to have the door slammed,” Smith said. Smith said, however, that the election for him isn’t focused on Petoskey Grand. He said he wants to be mayor because he’s watched Petoskey stagnate for too long. “I decided to run for mayor because I believe this is a critical time for our city, most critically for our downtown,” Smith said. “I think it needs a new vision, a new approach, a different take.” Petoskey needs more parking and all kinds of housing, he said. There is a housing shortage in the city at just about every price point except, perhaps, at the top end. Petoskey Grand would have addressed some of those needs — it proposed plenty of housing and more parking, and would have brought a downtown pharmacy to town, as well as a new movie theater. But for Smith, it’s more than that. “What I hear time and again is our zoning codes, heights, density, have really prevented proposed development,” he said. Smith defended Berg but said Berg’s foray into the mayoral campaign has been a bit awkward. Berg, who owns 10 or so buildings in Petoskey and lives part of the year in Charlevoix County, is one of few developers to have navigated Petoskey’s rules and regulations in order to achieve ends that city planners say they want — things like
historical renovation, construction on vacant lots, and the creation of upper level residential units downtown, Smith said. “Bob is one of the few building owners that has taken this on and has delivered. So, in my mind he’s got the track record for doing this,” Smith said. Still, Smith said he thinks that Berg’s jump into the election fray has been a bit of a distraction. “I think, while Bob is a nice guy, the way he chooses to express himself has certainly created some controversy, with the signs in the windows and so forth.” TC RACE IS A TIF REFERENDUM As election day nears, the distinctions between the incumbent candidate for mayor of Traverse City and his challenger have grown sharper. Mayor Jim Carruthers said he opposes an extension of TIF97, a tax increment finance district that captures tax revenue for downtown projects, administered by the Downtown Development Authority. Carruthers said he believes TIF has done its job, and it’s time to let it expire. Carruthers’ opponent, Shea O’Brien, wants to see it extended in order to realize projects like a west-side parking deck and to assure that cost of maintenance of the downtown corridor is at least indirectly shared by regional taxpayers. Carruthers said he’s running on his record of serving on the commission for years as both a commissioner and mayor.
this new proposal has been reworked to address some of the concerns. The current bond request for 2.98 mills would pay for: A new elementary school on the Benzie Central campus, which would replace Crystal Lake Elementary; construction of a bus garage and the purchase of several new buses over 10 years; remodeling and expansion of the Benzie Central High School gymnasium to include new locker rooms and a fitness center/indoor track that would be open to the community; new classrooms at Lake Ann Elementary to house early childhood education programs; and various building renovations and upgrades, parking lot resurfacing, and sidewalk construction. Proponents note that because the bond proposal will replace an existing levy, the actual increase to taxpayers from this bond is less than half a mill and would cost property owners about $24 per year per $100,000. Olson said he is optimistic that voters this time around will approve. “I feel really good. It was a very tight election last time,” he said. ANOTHER FIVE YEARS OF PARKS FUNDING FOR TC?
“I feel I gained the respect of the citizens. I’ve worked with downtown groups, I’ve worked with neighborhood groups. I feel I’ve brought people together,” Carruthers said. Carruthers said TIF was meant to be temporary. “I was there in the beginning. I know that we marketed this to the community by saying, ‘Give us 30 years,’” he said. What’s more, Carruthers said, TIF has evolved into something more than what it started out as. It was created to address blight, which at the time was a problem for a downtown Traverse City riddled with closed storefronts and few restaurants. Now that the downtown is thriving, the program should end, and the taxes being diverted to the DDA should go to where they belong so that can used for projects throughout Traverse City — not just downtown, Carruthers said. Grand Traverse County, Northwestern Michigan College, Bay Area Transit Authority, the Commission on Aging, and other entities should also finally get their share of taxes that have been redirected for downtown projects. Carruthers also said he has problems with the proposed West Front Street parking deck. He said that, to begin with, the city paid too much for that piece of property. And now, the cost of the parking deck itself is too much. If the DDA scrapped plans for the proposed parking deck, they wouldn’t need to extend TIF97 beyond its expiration in 2027, and they could pay for all of the other projects they’ve discussed by then, including bridge reconstruction, a civic square, and streetscape improvements, he said. O’Brien said he believes that funds that come to the city through TIF are vital to maintain infrastructure and will remain so in the future. Downtown, after all, has become a place people from all around the region visit for work or recreation. “I’ve said it many times — maintenance doesn’t end. I would feel slighted if the city had to raise its taxes on me to repair a road downtown, even though I typically don’t drive downtown. I walk and I bike.” O’Brien supports the West Front Street deck, though he said that almost makes him feel uncomfortable. He said he believes in density downtown and wants to make it easier for people from across the economic
spectrum to live and work in Traverse City. “I’m not usually in favor of creating car storage, but I would love to see the city hold itself to the promise that if we do get this third parking deck, then we’re going to get rid of surface lots.” He said many of the surface lots in downtown could be turned into parks or into mixed-use developments. Both candidates said they want to see more affordable housing. Carruthers said he thinks it’s impractical to build it downtown; rather, he believes it should be built in more remote locations in the city, and residents should be encouraged to ride the bus. O’Brien said he would support changes in zoning that would allow more density near downtown to allow people to split lots and more easily construct accessory dwelling units.) O’Brien, who is 32 and has been a dedicated volunteer in the city for years, said he also disagrees that residents were promised that TIF97 would not be renewed in some form. “I’ve spoken to other people who were at the table, and they said that there was no promise made,” he said. “I just want to see Traverse City do better and do great things.” SHRINKING FAMILY CARE IN LEELANAU Leelanau County wants to bolster early childhood education. The county board approved a .253 mill request that would raise $728,393 through 2024 to fund programs for pre-K children. The programs include weekly playgroups, which teach children social skills and help parents develop relationships with other parents; improve access to health resources like mental and dental health services; enable home visits from counselors who can determine what services a family needs; and parent programs that can be tailored to individual parenting interests and needs. Leelanau County commissioners only approved putting the measure on the ballot by a 4–3 vote. Critics contend that the millage represents an unnecessary expense for taxpayers who already fund some of these programs and that there aren’t that many children under age 6 who live in the
county and would benefit. Supporters like Patricia Soutas-Little — a Leelanau County commissioner who was part of the 42-member advisory committee that came up with the funding request — say that new parents can be isolated and overwhelmed, and it’s critical to offer them support during the first five years of their child’s life, when 90 percent of a child’s brain development occurs. Soutas-Little said the services funded through the millage are ones that the county used to offer but which have been gradually chipped away at over the years due to state and federal funding cuts. As Leelanau County has become more affluent, access to funding for social programs has become increasingly limited. Developmental problems can lead to antisocial behavior, and bolstering early childhood education can pay dividends for the community, she said. Dollars spent on it can lead to fewer dollars spent in the juvenile justice system and, in the long term, on crime and punishment. “Parenting is the hardest job any of us are ever going to do, and it’s the least well supported,” Soutas-Little said. SUPERINTENDENT: TIME TO FIX BENZIE SCHOOLS Benzie Central Schools Superintendent Matt Olson said what his district is asking voters to approve would represent “a generational fix” for the school district. He said the bonding request, a loan that will be paid off over 26 years, has been designed to shore up infrastructure across the district and to make repairs so that school district officials should not need to return to voters and ask for more infrastructure funding during that time. Olson, who signed on as superintendent in 2016, said the district commissioned an architectural study that year and learned that a lot of work needed to be done. They were able to address some emergency problems with stop-gap funding, but Olson said it is critical that the major projects included in the current bond proposal go ahead. A similar bond measure was narrowly struck down by voters in May, so Olson said
Voters in Traverse City will see a familiar request on the ballot. City leaders want voters to approve a five-year renewal of the Traverse City Brown Bridge Trust Parks Improvement Fund. The measure would make available oil and gas royalties from the Brown Bridge Quiet Area to pay for city park projects. After voters greenlighted a similar measure in 2014, nearly $2 million was raised over five years to pay for park improvements. While most residents welcomed the park improvements, the program drew criticism because the bulk of the money — $1.5 million — went to a $4 million renovation project at Hickory Hills. Critics said the money should have been better spread around to parks around the city rather than spent in one place. This time, the city commission approved ballot language that ensures the money will be spread around. If voters approve Proposal 1, money will first go to improvements at the Brown Bridge Quiet Area and then to longdelayed projects at seven parks scattered across Traverse City, including Arbutus Court, Ashton Park, Boon Street Park, F&M Park, Highland Park, Indian Woods, and Juniper Gardens. Another change in the 2019 request — the requirement that organizers of additional projects raise matching funds — has been eliminated. The matching funds requirement proved to be an obstacle for nonprofits and neighborhood groups; it’s hoped that its removal, while leading to less investment, will make more park projects possible. The Brown Bridge Trust Fund was created from oil and gas royalties from the city-owned, 1,300-acre Brown Bridge Quiet Area which sits 11 miles south of the city. The 2014 vote capped the fund at $12 million, diverting anything over that into the park improvement fund. Interest earned on the $12 million goes into the city’s general fund. It was thought in 2014 that over the five years of the diversion, the fund would generate $3 million for park improvements, but oil prices collapsed and closer to $2 million will have been captured when the measure expires this month. Due to diminishing output and lower oil prices projected in the coming five years, it’s expected that the fund will bring in about $900,000.
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The Golden Girls return with their arms — and our hearts — on a string By Ross Boissoneau From 1985 to 1992, the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls told the story of four single women in their golden years who shared a house in Miami. It won multiple awards and critical and popular acclaim. Now it’s back and about to hit the stage at the City Opera House in Traverse City, albeit in a slightly different format. Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia are sharing the stage with four other actors. Which they kind of have to, since they’re puppets. “That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody” will be on stage Nov. 6. Producer Jonathan Rockefeller and another co-creator first conceived of the idea several years ago in a standup comedy routine. The show stars Casey Andrews (Dorothy), Ashley Brooke (Sophia), Meggie Doyle (Rose), and Erin Ulman (Blanche). The actresses are both the puppeteers and provide the voices for the characters. The stage show showcases three new “episodes” of the series, with familiar lines and situations, some drawn word-for-word from the original show. “They have the zingers and punchlines you know and love but with new stories that you’ve never seen before … and puppets!” said Ulman. While The Golden Girls originally aired from 1985 through 1992, followed by a single year of the spinoff, The Golden Palace, the series has continued on through syndication almost continuously since its original broadcast run. Each of the series stars won at least one Emmy award, as did the show itself. Overall it garnered 68 Emmy nominations, 21 Golden Globe nominations, Directors and Writers Guilds awards, and five American Comedy Awards. It was a groundbreaking show, with women of a certain age discussing aging, sex, and money (or the lack thereof, and Sophia’s typically ridiculous ideas about how to get more). Even though the show was focused on single women in their 50s and 60s (and 70s, thanks to Sophia), the stories the series told had a universal appeal. The original idea for the show came from NBC executive Brandon Tartikoff.
It combined slapstick and sophistication, and while the cast typically bickered throughout the show, at the end they came together as friends. “These characters are so real, so vibrantly fleshed out; they are women we all know in our own lives. That’s why I believe their storylines still resonate today. They were so ahead of their time, so completely bold and sassy. They never shied away from any issue, and they always dealt with everything head one,” said Brooke. “At the end of the day, it’s a show about friendship and lifting each other up.” So how — and why — recreate something that was so of its time? “The goal was to create something that would appeal to longtime fans as well as newcomers who are meeting the fab four for the first time,” said Director Michael Hull. But — puppets? “Puppets provide a heightened sense of reality and encourage the imagination of the audience,” said Rockefeller. “Puppets also allow us to exaggerate the traits and nuances of the characters.” So Blanche will be even more manhungry, Rose will be even more daffy and naïve, Sophia will have even more get-richquick schemes, and Dorothy will be even more exasperated. Plus you can do things with puppets that you can’t with real actors. “You’ll see what I mean in the first episode — it’s not something that is physically possible on television,” Rockefeller added. His involvement began in 2016, when the show was playing Off-Broadway in New York. “That run was an absolute delight. I’ve always loved The Golden Girls, but until I worked on this show, I don’t think I realized just how much people love them. Audiences would stick around to meet the cast after the show just so they could continue laughing about the show, tell us how much we sounded like the original cast, or let us know which original girl was their favorite,” he said. The show has since traveled throughout the U.S., crisscrossing the country, even playing in Florida, the original home of The Golden Girls. For tickets or more information for the Nov. 6 event go to www.CityOperaHouse.org.
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The Incredible Shrinking Up North Population By 2025, Michigan will be the “oldest” state in the nation, home to more people age 65 and older than kids age 17 and younger. Northern Michigan is leading the trend, with a median age older than the rest of the state and climbing fast. That’s bad news for our economy, our housing, our schools, and our representation in Congress. The solution? Not what you’d think. By Todd VanSickle In 2009, Jessica Estes was laid off from her job at a major automaker. She was about 21 years old, and while many of her peers were having kids, the thought of having a family during that time scared her. The economy has rebounded, but that experience of poverty and struggle has made a substantial impact on Estes’ plans for the future. “I was a recession layoff. That is No. 1 of my reasons for not wanting to have children,” Estes said. “I couldn’t imagine having the responsibility of having a family and going through that.” Nevertheless, she’s frequently asked by friends and family when she’s going to have kids. The answer for her, now a nurse at Kalkaska Memorial Hospital, is simple: “I really like my financial freedom.” Estes isn’t alone in her beliefs. According to the United States Census Bureau, births declined sharply in Michigan during the start of the Great Recession, while deaths rose. Both trends are projected to continue on the same path through 2045. And as young professionals migrate out of the state to other job markets, and the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, Michigan is on track to become the oldest state in the U.S. by 2025, with people 65 and over outnumbering those who are 17 and younger. This contrast in the working population and retirees could have many effects — economically and socially — throughout the state and northern Michigan. FERTILITY & FINANCES On Oct. 4, at North Central Michigan’s Library Conference Room in Petoskey, about 120 people — mostly retired residents of northern Michigan — enjoyed salad, grilled chicken, egg rolls, and pumpkin pie. But it wasn’t just lunch that attracted the large group of attendees. They were there to listen to Eric Guthrie, a state demographer, who presented a variety of population trends and why they’re important to the region and the state. Guthrie said attitudes about fertility have changed, and smaller families are becoming more the norm — not only in Michigan but throughout the nation. (Utah being the exception.) “It just becomes more difficult for families to have larger families, with the necessity of two people in the workforce and the cost of childcare. The most expensive time in a family’s life is when they have children, and that is when people are younger and have less resources to devote to it as well,” Guthrie said. “So, we have multiple factors pushing people towards having fewer children.” Additionally, women are having children
later in the life, he said. Guthrie’s lecture was well received by the attentive and inquisitive audience, but he noted that most were in their Golden Years and not in their reproductive prime. “I am under no illusion that me speaking to a group is going to make them go out and increase fertility,” Guthrie said, who gives multiple lectures each year to a variety of people of all ages. “Because what we are talking about are long-term lifestyles that have occurred and how it has affected how many children people want to have.” The demographer’s recent lecture focused on the state as a whole and three counties: Emmet, Charlevoix and Cheboygan. FOCUS ON MIGRANTS FIRST, THEN BABIES He said Michigan’s population had been increasing steadily over the years — until 2004, when it topped out at its peak: 10,055,315. Around 2010, when the Great Recession was in full swing, Michigan’s population dipped to 9,877,535. It has been making modest gains during the past few years. “We expect to see the state regain its peak population that it reached in 2004 early in the next decade,” Guthrie said. “That is the good news. The bad news is the population increases we are witnessing are below the national average. We are not increasing as fast as some other states. This has some implications as far as representation.” The demographer said population figures affect everything from state and
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federal funding for schools to representation in government. He estimates about $1,400 to $1,800 are lost to the state for each person missed in the national census. Note: That’s only the federal dollars allocated with census statistics. They don’t include the state and private funds that also use population statistics to make distribution decisions. Prior to the congressional reapportionment during the last decade, North Carolina had a smaller population than Michigan and one fewer representative. Currently, North Carolina has a greater population than Michigan. “I don’t like to make predictions, because that is more political than I like to get, but we can all do the math and see there might be some changes in congressional representation,” Guthrie said. Current population figures will be available after the 2020 census, and while trends point to a rising population, it can’t depend on births alone. “Whenever I give presentations, and I say birth rates are declining, and we need to concentrate on migration, literally the next person that gets up and talks asks, ‘How do we increase birth rates?’ That is not where the focus needs to be. It needs to be on those migration patterns, because they can be changed with policy and local action,” Guthrie said. Trends in population are calculated by births, deaths, and migration. Births and deaths effect a slow natural change to the population, but migration can
have a more drastic effect in the numbers and is often linked to economic events and policy. “We need to understand that birth rates are declining,” Guthrie said. “We need to refocus our attention on attracting migrants to the state if population increase is what local areas desire.” According to U.S. census population projections, an increase migration is expected, but by 2035 it begins to take a downturn. Michigan isn’t attracting migrants like other areas in the U.S., like the South, and while many come from places where having more children is the norm, by the third generation, migrants adapt to fertility beliefs of a region. IMPACT UP NORTH Northern Michigan is unique, said Guthrie, because when it comes to population, the region has a higher median age than the rest of the state. This means there are big gaps in the labor force, and immigration needs to be embraced. “We need to make sure folks up here are capitalizing on that opportunity and are not letting jobs leave the area,” Guthrie said. North Central Michigan College Luncheon Lecture Series Coordinator Charlie MacInnis has organized the event for the past 16 years. He wasn’t surprised with the large turnout or the population trends that were being presented. He said that in Emmet County 20 years ago, there used to be two babies for every death. Today it’s flipped; there are more deaths
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Attendees at the North Central Michigan College Luncheon Lecture Series listen to Eric Guthrie, a state demographer.
than births. “This has implications for the county in all sorts of ways,” MacInnis said. Some of the areas he highlighted were services for senior citizens and housing, “It has an impact on the economy in general,” MacInnis said. “If I want to build a house, we are running out of workers.” Several other people expressed concerns about the lack of employees in the area during the lecture, especially during the winter months when businesses close for the season. Jean and Chip Frentz attended the lecture. The retired educators moved to Petoskey nine years ago from downstate. Mr. Frentz is 78; his wife didn’t want to disclose her age. “Unless we get migrants from other countries and other states, then we are going to continue to have a problem with a lack of workforce and losing good services,” Mrs. Frentz said. “We go to establishments, and they’re closing certain days because they don’t have enough workers. We see that.” HOUSING IS A HINDRANCE Attracting more workers means more housing. However, the region also suffers from a lack of housing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey fiveyear estimates, the majority of housing in Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and Emmet counties are dedicated to seasonal, recreational, or occasional use. The available housing for rent is less than five percent in each county. And housing for migrant workers is even lower or non-existent. “There is certainly a lack of adequate housing at an income level that workers can afford,” Mr. Frentz said. MacInnis, also sits on the planning commission for Emmet County. Housing, land use, and the economy are all issues that the board are dealing with. “First, you want housing, but you want to keep it affordable,” MacInnis said. The board has found that younger homeowners are looking for smaller homes, but if it is put in a nicer neighborhood on a smaller lot, it then becomes very desirable for retirees who will pay more money. And with an influx of retirees, housing gets snatched up quickly. “We have heard of people who were hired here for middle-class jobs, and they ended up not moving here because they couldn’t find a place to live,” Mrs. Frentz said. FEWER KIDS, SHRINKING SCHOOLS Schools are also suffering when it comes to a dwindling younger population.
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Michigan schools have seen a decline in enrollment for more than a decade. In 2002, the number of students attending K–12 was 1,690,383. Since then, it has been in decline. During the 2018–19 school year, the number of students was at 1,453,135, according to MI School Data. This is troubling because Proposal A allocates funding to schools by the state on a per-student basis. If there are shortfalls in the budget, a school district is allowed to levy property taxes on communities to help fund schools, but this might not be enough to keep the lights on. Charter schools are the most vulnerable, which depend entirely on state funds. In 2018–19, there were 297 operating charter schools, with more than 147,000 students, or 10 percent of the total students enrolled in Michigan schools, on a full-time basis. Again, Guthrie points to migrants as an answer to diversify and boost numbers in classrooms. Mrs. Frentz concurs. “We have grandchildren in school and see the lack of diversity,” she said, noting that she always votes in favor of school initiatives. “And, we are seeing the schools lose money. …The quality of our workforce depends on whether or not they get a good education. Most of us care about the quality of living and the workforce, so we have to educate the children to get that.” MacInnis said population statistics provide “essential” information to the planning commission and is optimistic that the board is making strides in bringing affordable housing to the area, which could be the first step in addressing the concerning trends. “The more people understand the reasons for population changes in their area, the more informed they are in their decisions that can be made,” Guthrie said.
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Coming Soon: Soft Parade-flavored Cannabis Gummies (And if regulations change, maybe even a Soft Parade infused with CBD or THC.) By Ross Boissoneau
With the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in Michigan, creating appealing THC-enhanced gummies is on the to-do list of many companies. But who knew that Short’s — already a purveyor of what many Northerners consider medicinal sustenance — would be one of them?
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The brewery behind Soft Parade, Huma Lupa Licious, Melt My Brain and a host of other beers and ciders has entered into partnership with Green Peak Innovations of Dimondale. The result will be marijuanainfused products that mimic the taste of popular Short’s beers — though without the alcohol, said Green Peak Innovations CEO Jeff Radway. “Some of our first products will include Soft Parade-flavored gummies and vape pens that taste like Huma Lupa Licious,” he noted. It won’t stop there. Various enhanced beverages such as lemonade and teas also will be produced by the partnership, again crafted to showcase Short’s flavors. While the law allowing marijuana was approved by Michigan voters last year, it is illegal to combine cannabis with alcohol, necessitating a reformulation of beverages. “The state prohibits infusion into any beer, including non-alcoholic beer,” said Joe Neller, the cofounder and chief governmental officer for Green Peak. All of the products are being created at Green Peak; Short’s is working directly with the Green Peak team. “Our role is to bring the flavors of Short’s to products from Green Peak,” said Tony Hansen, Short’s chief innovation officer. Short’s CEO Joe Short said Hansen has been going back and forth with Green Peak to make the flavors as close to the real thing as possible. “He’s our Willie Wonka,” Short said. This was not the first time Short had been contacted by a cannabis company about working together. “I was approached by three other cannabis manufacturers,” he said. The difference? “Green Peak Innovations seemed to know what the heck they were doing.” So he decided to “kick the tires” as he put it, to see if there was indeed a way and a reason to combine their forces. Neller said he’s hopeful the collaboration will enable the two companies to get in on the ground floor of the industry. “We’ve been interested in the beverage space for cannabis products since we started the company in 2017,” he said. He’s also a longtime Short’s enthusiast. “I’m a big fan,” said Neller, pointing in particular to Huma Lupa. “I think it’s the best IPA on the market.” So he went on the Short’s website and filled out the contact form.
Within a day, Short responded. It turned out there was mutual interest. Neller said Short told him that he had been thinking about something like this for years. “They’re not afraid to push the envelope,” said Neller. Short said the companies are working together with some of the company’s bestknown and best-loved beverages. “Mosa [one of the most popular of Short’s Starcut Ciders line] and Soft Parade translate well to a gummy,” he said, adding that the company would look at some of its fruit-forward beers as other potential flavors. Hansen said the companies are working to make the resulting products as close to the originals as possible. “We want to work with Green Peak to create something enjoyable and full of flavor, safe, high quality, and consistent. Every beer and cider is tested thoroughly. We’re happy Green Peak has the same view and high standards.” The legalization of marijuana has created questions about how it will be regulated. Neller said legislators and regulators are still trying to come to grips with what it all means. Given the prohibition against infusing alcoholic drinks with cannabis, that meant a whole new line of products would have to be created. In addition to lemonades and teas, they include sparkling water, nonalcoholic “mocktails” and cold-brew coffee. If the regulations regarding combining cannabis and alcohol should be relaxed, they’re ready. “If the laws change, part of our deal is [doing] Soft Parade with CBD or THC, or a [non-alohol version] with CBD or THC,” said Neller. Short said he knows entering into an agreement with Green Peak will not sit well with everyone: “You always get some people not supportive of everything, even certain beers we make. You can’t please everybody. “Cannabis is an emerging industry. I’m willing to explore it,” he said. He noted that the industry is so new that it wasn’t even on the radar 10 or 15 years ago. “Five years ago [the idea of developing new, legal cannabis products for mainstream consumers] was insane. Think where it will be five years from now. Then businesses can build a strategy. Right now, it’s a race to space. We know it’s got to be regulated, but how?” The first edible GPI/Short’s products are expected to debut by the end of the year, with infused beverages following shortly after.
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MONETIZING MIDLIFE In 2015, former local radio personality and longtime entrepreneur Mary Rogers launched a podcast dedicated to the “kinda wacky” chaos of life in one’s 50s. Four years later, “Experience 50” is the highest-ranking midlife podcast in the nation — and one Rogers proudly reports Apple has called “explicit.” By Ross Boissoneau In her 50s, Mary Rogers is having the time of her life. And so are her listeners. “Of everything I’ve done in my career — and I’ve had some fabulous jobs I’ve loved — the biggest surprise was the joy I got from connecting with people on radio,” said Mary Rogers. That was from her time helming “Mary in the Morning,” her morning talk radio show on 106.7 FM. While she’s no longer on the airwaves, she’s still talking with her audience. These days, though, it’s as the host of her own podcast: the “Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife.” She doles out advice and relates her own experiences, interviews guests, and tries to help people make sense of their 50s and beyond. “I began the ‘Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife’ in late 2015, when I decided to make a mission of helping other people to recognize that something kinda wacky happens to many of us at this age. Nobody had warned me ahead of time either,” she says on her website. Rogers is also the founder of Marigold Women in Business, the former director of membership for the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, and the past executive director of the Detroit office of the National Association of Women Business owners. She’s owned and sold her own businesses, managed and led nonprofits, served on boards of directors, and consulted startups and growing businesses. Along the way she’s bested breast cancer, married, divorced, and married again, raised children, and embraced technology. She’s used all those experiences as a basis for “Experience 50.”
TAKING THE LEAP The transition to podcast was relatively seamless for Rogers. She simply built on her radio, business, marketing, and eventplanning experience. “A podcast is an event, one time a week. The how was most of what I knew from radio, how to edit audio, I built a studio. There wasn’t really a learning curve.” But while the how was relatively easy for her, the part where podcasting became a viable career took some time. “I make money, but it’s not what I expected. I drank the Kool-Aid,” she said with a laugh, referring to things like sponsors and advertisers, which she believed would quickly jump onboard. “I was a bit naïve. “In my fifth year, now I have an audience. Plus I have listeners who want more private information. Where I really make money is, I offer listeners a one-hour midlife coaching call.” Rogers said part of the genesis of her podcast was advice from her best friend, the late Bryan Crough. “He said, ‘Honey, you don’t need a job — you need a show.’ I didn’t want to do broadcast radio. After Bryan died, I got cancer, and I had that whole midlife epiphany of ‘this is not feeding my soul.’” REALITY CHECK She warns against others jumping on the podcast bandwagon just because it’s the “in” thing or someone said to do it. She said you have to be invested in it and realize it won’t be a money-maker — at least not at first. “If you’re looking to monetize a podcast that doesn’t have a service or product, I wouldn’t recommend it. The average podcast gets 113 downloads. There are over 700,000 podcasts available, and only the top 2 percent make real money.”
Rogers said feedback from her audience is what helped her hang on through the lean years. She’s been told “You changed my life. I felt you were talking directly to me.” The most heartrending response, for her, was to an “Experience 50” episode in which she addressed the fact that suicide creates many victims. “I heard from six or seven people who were considering killing themselves. They wrote me for saving their lives.” She said the most popular episode was one titled “Reclaim Your Mojo.” Second was one she posted in the first six months about adult children (now in midlife) of alcoholics. Where does she get her ideas for her podcasts? “They come to me. I get emails that start clustering around a topic. I get emails from publicists.” And because she’s writing about people like her in their 50s and confronting all that means, she often comes up with ideas and topics based around her own life. “I am my audience,” she said. She said many of those in her target audience are in their 50s, figuring out themselves and their world in transition: parents are dying or dead, and their estates have to be dealt with, their children are growing or grown. Yet they feel young and healthy and want to be active and experience life in all its often-chaotic glory. “I love talking to my listeners about living deliberately. Our 50s are a juicy, messy part of life. Listeners aren’t finding the conversation anywhere else.” HELL YEAH As a podcaster, Rogers isn’t constrained by any FCC regulations or external censors. On the radio, if you say something controversial, you can alienate part of your
audience or your advertisers, she said. On her podcasts, that doesn’t matter. “I can say what I want. I can swear if I want. That’s the great thing about podcasts,” she said. “Apple has called me explicit. Sometimes I can be mean and piss people off. That’s fine. There are 699,000 other podcasters they can go to. I benefit most with intense, regular fans in smaller numbers.” While Rogers is a local who had a significant local following for her radio show (and, full disclosure, she also pens about five annual guest columns for Northern Express), her podcast subscribers are spread far and wide. “When I first started, I had a local following,” she said, estimating as many as 90 percent of her listeners were local. That’s not the case any longer. “Over time my audience has shifted, so Traverse City is maybe five percent. Most are now in major markets.” “Experience 50” is the highest-ranking midlife podcast in the nation. In September 2019, the show ranked No. 266 of all U.S. podcasts in the United States and No. 17 within the Personal Journals category. It’s been recommended by AARP’s “The Girlfriend” and in The Wall Street Journal and garnered a five-star rating. Because it is a podcast, Rogers can count who subscribes, which episodes they listen to, and whether they finish listening to it. “I’m a data geek. I can track how long people subscribe, whether they open it.” That way she can see if a particular topic or show struck a nerve among subscribers, “like, this episode spiked in Peoria.” Find Mary Rogers’ “Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife” on Apple podcasts. You can also listen and learn more at www.Experience50.com.
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FALL AND WINTER RACES Here’s a look at upcoming races in the Northern Express readership area through March. We hope it encompasses most public races, but please forgive us if we’ve missed a few!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019 Treetops Trifecta: 5K, 1K Hill Climb Treetops Resort, Gaylord https://treetops.com/events/treetops-trifecta/ https://greatlakesendurance.com/michiganraces/treetops-trifecta.html
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019 5K Turkey Vulture Trot Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville https://www.crystalmountain.com/event/5kturkey-vulture-trot/
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020 Fat Chance Fat Tire Bike Race Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville https://www.crystalmountain.com/event/fatchance-fat-tire/
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019 Bell’s Iceman Cometh Challenge: SOLD OUT Kalkaska Airport https://www.iceman.com/
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019 Traverse City Turkey Trot: 5K & 5 Mile St. Francis High School, TC https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/ TraverseCityTurkeyTrot
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020 Bigfoot 5K/10K Snowshoe Race Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, TC http://www.runsnow.com/
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019 Meijer Slush Cup: SOLD OUT Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, TC https://www.iceman.com/
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019 2019 Turkey Trot YMCA of Northern Michigan, Petoskey https://www.facebook.com/YmcaNM/
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019 Meijer Sno-Cone Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, TC https://www.iceman.com/
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Farmland 5K & Free for All Bike 1154 Rasho Rd., TC https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/Farmland
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 North American VASA 44th Annual Festival of Races Timber Ridge Resort, TC http://www.vasa.org
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2019 Treetops Trifecta: Half Marathon Treetops Resort, Gaylord https://treetops.com/events/treetops-trifecta/
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2019 Jingle Bell Run/Walk 5K The Workshop Brewing Co., TC https://www.tctcjinglebellrun.com/
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020 North American VASA 44th Annual Festival of Races Timber Ridge Resort, TC http://www.vasa.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 HEAD Banked Slalom Nub’s Nob, Harbor Springs https://www.nubsnob.com/signature-events/
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019 Run Vasa: 25K, 10K, 5K Trail Run Vasa Trail Head, TC http://runvasa.com/
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 Holiday Rail Jam Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs https://www.boynehighlands.com/
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 Meijer State Games - Hanson Hills Classic: 14K 4971 County Rd. 612, Frederic https://hansonhills.org/winter-activities
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019 The Great Beerd Run 5K GT Resort & Spa, Acme http://thegreatbeerdrun.com/
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019 Cadillac Area YMCA Resolution 5K Cadillac Area YMCA https://www.raceentry.com/
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 WinAlpine JDT Race: Slalom Caberfae Peaks, Cadillac https://caberfaepeaks.com/the-mountain/ racing/
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 Dogman Challenge Fat Bike Race Mt. McSauba, Charlevoix http://www.dogmanchallenge.net
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 Toy Town Toy Trot 5K Behind Toy Town, Lake St., Cadillac https://www.tctrackclub.com/local-calendar/ toy-trot
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2020 Alpenfrost Frosty 5K Pavilion On Court, Gaylord https://www.gaylordrunningclub.org/events-1/ alpenfrost-frosty-5k/form
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 WinAlpine JDT Race: Giant Slalom & Super G Caberfae Peaks, Cadillac https://caberfaepeaks.com/the-mountain/ racing/
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 Dynastar/Lange Challenge Nub’s Nob, Harbor Springs https://www.nubsnob.com/signature-events/
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020 HEAD Head 2 Head: Dual-paneled Slalom Slalom Nub’s Nob, Harbor Springs https://www.nubsnob.com/signature-events/
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 Great Lakes Snow Series: Slopestyle Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs https://www.boynehighlands.com/events/ great-lakes-snow-series-(slopestyle-andhalfpipe)-x15451
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020 Caberfae Peaks Gold Cup Super G: Super Giant Slalom Caberfae Peaks, Cadillac https://caberfaepeaks.com/the-mountain/ racing/
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019 Kiwanis Boyne City Turkey Trot: 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run Boyne City City Hall http://www.runmichigan.com/
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 Frozen Foot Race: 5 Mile & 1 Mile Eastern Elementary School, TC https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/ FrozenFootRace SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 Cote Dame Marie Ski Loppet Hanson Hills, Grayling https://hansonhills.org/winter-activities
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020 White Pine Stampede Mancelona High School http://www.whitepinestampede.org/
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020 Great Lakes Snow Series: Halfpipe Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs https://www.boynehighlands.com/events/ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 Jim Wickham Memorial Race: Slalom Caberfae Peaks, Cadillac https://caberfaepeaks.com/the-mountain/ racing/ SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2020 56th Annual Nub’s Nob Open: Top to Bottom World Cup Style Slalom Nub’s Nob, Harbor Springs https://www.nubsnob.com/signature-events/ SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2020 Earl Huckle Memorial Race: Giant Slalom Caberfae Peaks, Cadillac https://caberfaepeaks.com/the-mountain/ racing/
This is not a complete list of races, as some are not finalized yet. Check with venues for up-to-date info. Contact resorts for ski league info.
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NORTHERN SEEN 1. Joel and Glinda Wierzbicki mingle in the lobby of the City Opera House before attending the National Writers Series’ Evening with Aarti Shahani.
5. Sue and Laura at GTOC Fall Optical Show show off their stylin’ specs.
2. Smiling faces at the grand re-opening of State Street Marketplace with Grind Coffee, TC BBQ, and The Market Bar.
6. Shauna Treeter and Lana Lutes, of Higher Grounds, enjoying the 2019 Harvest at the Commons dinner, organized by TC’s Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities.
3. Pure North Dermatology Open House with Jaylynn, Dr. Van Vreede, and Dr. Leithauser.
7. Kaitlyn Nance and Beth Milligan having fun at the Harvest dinner.
4. Staff and guests enjoying the Pure North Dermatology Open House.
8. GTOC Fall Optical Show colleagues. 9. Beth from the YMCA addresses the TC Optimist Club.
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oct 26
saturday
oct/nov
HOLIDAY ARTISTS MARKET: 10am-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring fine arts & crafts from 40 veteran & rising artists, Christmas & Chanukah gifts, kits & more. dennosmuseum.org
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---------------------PETOSKEY SKI TEAM SKI SWAP: 8amnoon, Central Elementary School Cafeteria, Petoskey. New & gently used cross-country, snowboard & downhill equipment, skis, snowboards, boots, ski attire, demo equipment & more.
send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com
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Nov. 1-2 The Lark By Jean Anouilh, Translated by Lillian Hellman, Directed by Laura Mittelstaedt Arts Academy Theatre Company
11TH ANNUAL ZOMBIE RUN 5K: 9am. Wear your best zombie attire. Starts at Right Brain Brewery on 16th St., TC & follows a portion of the Boardman Lake Trail. Benefits TART Trails. $30 adults; $20 17 & under. Prices go up $5 after Oct. 20. tczombierun.com
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IN HONOR OF THE CHARLESTON 9: A STUDY OF CHANGE FOLLOWING TRAGEDY: Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. On June 18, 2007 nine firefighters perished in a warehouse fire in Charleston, SC. This seminar will feature David Griffin, who had the unfortunate experience of being the engineer on the first due engine that day. He is also an Amazon best-selling author. Two seminars will be held: 9am-noon & 1-4pm. $5. greatlakescfa.org
---------------------Nov. 2 The Harmaleighs The Harmaleighs craft poetic passionate, and powerful songs cut from a pastiche of indi, folk, pop, and Americana.
FALL WATERFOWL: 9:15am. Benzie Audubon Club members & friends will meet leader Carl Freeman at Point Betsie & check out the waterfowl on Lake Michigan before walking or carpooling to other locations. Bring your Park Pass & dress for the weather. Free. benzieaudubon.org
---------------------DOWNTOWN TC HALLOWEEN WALK: 10-11:30am. Costume clad children & their parents trick or treat at participating stores throughout the downtown area.
---------------------HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: 10am-4pm, Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Northport. Featuring a scavenger hunt, pumpkin bowling & much more. $5/person & State Park Recreation Passport. Find on Facebook.
Nov. 3 Ailey II Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding choreographers.
---------------------LELAND’S FALL FRENZY: 10am-6pm. Enjoy refreshments & end of season sales at several shops.
---------------------TC HANDMADE MARKET ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am-3pm, TC Christian School. Free. Find on Facebook.
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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.
---------------------Nov. 16 Kittel & Co. Led by Grammy Award-winning violinist Jeremy Kittel, the string quintet inhabits a sonic landscape that blends elements of Celtic, bluegrass, jazz, folk, and classical music.
View the full lineup at tickets.interlochen.org
FALL COLOR GEOLOGY HIKE AT LIGHTHOUSE WEST NATURAL AREA: 11am. Docents Keith Rhodes, Bert Thomas & Karl Hausler will lead a hike in the midst of late fall color. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events
---------------------HALLOWEEN HOOPLA: Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Today features a family pumpkin painting & craft corner, scenic chairlift rides, pumpkin bowling, trick or treating, costume contest for children, Spooky Story Time & much more. boynemountain.com
---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 12-1pm: Shelly Skiver will sign her book “Resurrecting Your Hope.” 1-3pm: Kath Usitalo will sign her book “Secret Upper Peninsula: A Guide to the Obscure, Wonderful & Weird.” horizonbooks.com/event
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The Harmaleighs (Haley Grant and Kaylee Jasperson) perform poetic, passionate and powerful songs that contain elements of indie, folk, pop and Americana at Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC on Sat., Nov. 2 at 8pm. Their latest album is She Won’t Make Sense, which explores Haley’s mental health, showing the many forms depression can take. Tickets: $30. dennosmuseum.org HALLOWEEN COSTUME CLOSET: 122pm, Elk Rapids District Library, downstairs. Open to all ages. Exchange/trade not required. Costumes may also be donated/ dropped off prior to the event @ Elk Rapids High School office. 231-620-9502. Free. elkrapidslibrary.org
---------------------TRUCK-OR-TREAT FESTIVAL: 12-4pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Boos, brews, food trucks & a dance party. Costumes highly encouraged. Held in front of the abandoned Cottage 30 building. thevillagetc.com/ truck-or-treat-2
---------------------BIRTHDAY BOO BASH: 12:30-5pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Fun & activities for all ages. Free admission after 12:30pm. greatlakeskids.org
---------------------CLIMATE CHANGE MARCH: 1pm, Front St., Downtown TC. Bring signs & warm clothes. 944-0263.
---------------------“THE ADDAMS FAMILY”: 2pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium. The humorous musical based on the TV family - Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday & Pugsley. $12, $14, $15. cadillacfootliters.com/calendar
---------------------BEATLES FOREVER: 2-4pm, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor. An all new show of “Beatles Forever” starring M. L. Liebler, Max Beardsley, Rick Beardsley, Lou D Lou, & Brian Dean, with Beatle Bob Koski on films & as Ed Sullivan, plus 30 Beatles sing-along-songs performed live with film. $15 advance, $20 night of. mynorthtickets.com
---------------------SPOOKTACULAR SATURDAY: 2pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Featuring wagon rides, caramel apples, petting zoo, pumpkin carving, Burlap Races, Fall Bingo, Pumpkin Seed Spitting Contest, Haunted Trail (7:30-9:30pm) & much more. Haunted Trail is available Oct. 25-26. crystalmountain.com/ event/spooktacular-saturday
---------------------HAUNTED BOATS AT PIRATES’ CAVE: 3:30-5:30pm, The Discovery Center, TC. Meet spooky pirates, a ghostly crew, & learn more about maritime history. Free.
AN EVENING OF GHOSTS, GOBLINS, FAIRIES & ELVES: 6pm, Elk Rapids District Library. Local bard Jim Ribby will present an hour of stories & poetry especially for Halloween & the Harvest season. (Suitable for ages 8 & up.) Free. elkrapidslibrary.org
---------------------HALLOWEEN PARTY: 6-8:30pm, Sportsplex, Gaylord. Open swim party, open skate party, face painting, costume contest with prizes, bobbing for apples & cider, haunted hallway & more. Benefits the Lady Blue Devil Swim Team. 989-731-3546. $20/family or $7/person.
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JON STEINMAN BOOK TOUR SPONSORED BY ORYANA: 6pm, Table Health, GT Commons, TC. Traverse City will be a stop on a nationwide tour of food co-ops for author & journalist Jon Steinman during October’s Coop Month. Steinman, who is embarking on his Book Release Tour for “Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants,” will be speaking about his research & new book in a program sponsored by Oryana Community Co-op. Free. eventbrite.com
---------------------NMC I-DANCE FALL FIRE & ICE DANCE: NMC, TC. Tango & Blues fusion workshop at 6pm, taught by guest instructors Heri & Nika. Open dance begins at 8pm, ending at midnight. No partner necessary. Costumes encouraged, but not required. Workshop & dance, $20; dance only, $15. Student: $10; $8.
---------------------BENEFIT FOR GOPHERWOOD CONCERT FEATURING LUKE WINSLOW-KING: 7pm, 4320 E 46 Rd., Cadillac. House concert. Luke mixes country, blues, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll & folk influences. His latest album is “Blue Mesa.” $10-$20. gopherwoodconcerts.org
---------------------HALLOWEEN COSPLAY EVENT: 7-10pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Choose a character & create a costume & then head to the event. Featuring snacks (both Japanese & American), art, music, games, a costume contest & more. Free tickets for this event can be picked up at the circulation desk at the Main Library or held for you at the door by emailing: teens@tadl.org with your name & the number of tickets needed. Activities will be targeted toward teens. Costumes are not required, but
encouraged. Free. tadl.org/event/halloweencosplay-event-2
---------------------HALLOWEEN COUNTRY DANCE: 7pm, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. Featuring the Straight Forward Band. 231-263-4499.
---------------------HALLOWEEN PARTY & DANCE: 7-11pm, American Legion Post 531, Copemish. Cash prizes for best costumes. Dance to Duke & The Studebakers. 231-970-9068. $5 donation at door. Find on Facebook.
---------------------OWL PROWL: 7pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Join a GRNA naturalist to learn about local owls & their conservation with an indoor presentation, followed by a night hike in search of these birds. Bring a light. $5. grassriver.org
---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: 7-11pm, Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC. From the Swamp of Suffering to The Mausoleum, there’s something to terrify everyone. $5-$15.
---------------------A CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Grand Traverse Chorale, Chamber Singers, & Canticum Novum present a performance of music, poetry & images celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing. (800) 836-0717. $13 adults; $8 students & seniors. mynorthtickets.com
---------------------GRAND OLD TOWN OPRY: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Doc & Donna Probes salute Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry with a full Opry Band & special guests Dolly Pardon, Johnny Bash, Millie Pearl & Judy Harrison as Patsy Cline. $25 advance; $30 door (plus fees). mynorthtickets.com
---------------------MT. HOLIDAY’S HALLOWEEN PARTY: 8pm, Mt. Holiday, TC. For adults. Music, dancing, beverages, hot dog bar & costume contests. Proceeds benefit Mt. Holiday. $20 advance; $28 door. mynorthtickets.com
oct 27
sunday
RECOVERY YOGA: 9:30am, Running Fit, downtown TC. A 50 minute, alllevels class designed to enhance recovery for your athletic performance. Classes will build strength, flexibility, focusing on lengthening tight hamstrings, calves, quadriceps & hip flexors. Must register. Donation based class. eventbrite.com
---------------------HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Sat., Oct. 26)
---------------------15TH ANNUAL GRAND WEDDING EXPO: 11am-4pm, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Featuring displays by wedding service providers, the Grand Finale Fashion Show, Wine & Cider Lounge, Grand Giveaway & more. $5 advance; $6 door. castlefarms.com/events/ grand-wedding-expo
---------------------YOGA + BEER: 11am, Silver Spruce Brewing Co., TC. A one hour flow class. Bring your own mat. Register. Donation based class. eventbrite.com
---------------------FALL FESTIVAL: 12-2pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Apple bobbing, leaf labyrinth, scavenger hunt, face painting, games, crafts, craft show, bake sale & book fair. Free. facebook.com/UUCGrandTraverse
---------------------HOLIDAY ARTISTS MARKET: 1-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring fine arts & crafts from 40 veteran & rising artists, Christmas & Chanukah gifts, kits & more. dennosmuseum.org
KARMA FAMILY YOGA CLASS: 1pm, GT Regional Arts Campus, TC. Music, yoga, dancing & fun. Recommended for families with children ages 3-11, but all ages welcome. Proceeds benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Northwest Michigan. Register. Donation. justbeeyoga.com
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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OAKWOOD CEMETERY HALLOWEEN WALKING TOURS: 1pm & 4pm, Oakwood Cemetery, TC. See the graves of TC founding father, Perry Hannah; Civil War veterans, & many others. Free. traversehistory.wordpress.com/tours
---------------------“ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”: 2pm, Cheboygan Opera House. Presented by Northland Players. $15 adults, $11 students, $12 seniors. Find on Facebook.
---------------------FALL FUN - BRING A FRIEND EVENT: 2-5pm, Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center, TC. Join Girl Scouts for guided hikes, disc golf & crafts. 231-590-4002. Free. Find on Facebook.
---------------------KIDS SPOOKY SCAVENGER HUNT: 2pm, Lighthouse West Natural Area, Northport. Wear a costume & sturdy shoes! Free. leelanauconservancy.org
---------------------CHUCK BRODSKY: 4pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Chuck is a storyteller, songwriter, troubabour & modern day bard. His songs tell stories of oddball & underdog characters, & celebrate the goodness in people. His latest album is “Them and Us.” 947-9213. $20 advance; $25 door.
---------------------TEEN HALLOWEEN ILLUSION COSTUME WORKSHOP: 5-8pm, Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord. For teens in grades 7 through 12. Make a headless person, just in time for Halloween. Bring old shoes, gloves & oversized old clothes, if you have them. Register: 989-732-3242. $5/person. gaylordarts.org
---------------------TRUNK N TREAT: 5pm, New Hope Community Church, TC. Costumes are optional. Free. newhope.cc
---------------------GLCO PRESENTS ANGELS & DEMONS: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. GLCO & award-winning Crooked Tree Arts Center dancers from its School of Ballet will perform in a collaboration, featuring a musical vignette based on Edgar Allan Poe’s book, “Mask of the Red Death,” plus more. Tickets: $25-$50; ages 18 & under, free. Preconcert talk at 6pm. glcorchestra.org/concerts
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NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. #1 New York Times bestseller Nelson DeMille & his screenwriter son, Alex DeMille teamed up to write the military thriller, “The Deserter.” Guest host is #1 NYT Times bestselling author Doug Stanton. Doors open at 6pm with Morsels, music & cash bar. GA: $15 + fee. cityoperahouse.org/nws-nelson-demille
---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: 7-10pm, Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC. From the Swamp of Suffering to The Mausoleum, there’s something to terrify everyone. $5-$15.
oct 28
monday
COFFEE HOURS WITH SEN. CURT VANDERWALL: 10-11am, Manistee County Government Center, Manistee. 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
DRAW NOMI: PAINTING TO THE TSO: HALLOWEEN VERSION: 11am, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Kids paint as musicians from the Traverse Symphony Orchestra play Halloween-themed music. They will explore how music affects what & how they paint. The program will begin with a reading of “The Noisy Paint Box.” Free. dennosmuseum.org
---------------------CHILL - PIECE OF MIND MONDAYS FOR TEENS: 4pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Take an hour to relax. Enjoy coloring, crafts, classical music, snacks, hot cocoa & tea. Free. tadl.org/event/chill-piece-of-mindmondays/2019-10-28
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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OAKWOOD CEMETERY HALLOWEEN WALKING TOURS: 4pm, Oakwood Cemetery, TC. See the graves of TC founding father, Perry Hannah, Civil War veterans, & many others. Free. traversehistory.wordpress.com/tours
---------------------SAVE THEM, GET OUT, HURRY: THE HAUNTING OF THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOTEL: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. One year ago on Halloween night, a team of paranormal investigators traveled to the abandoned – & haunted – Hollywood Hills Hotel. When the team didn’t return, no one had the nerve to find out what happened to them. Now, you & your Supernatural Paranormal Investigative Team are heading to the hotel again to see if you can track down what happened to that team. Free. tadl.org/event/ save-them-get-out-hurry-hollywood-hills
oct 29
tuesday
HEALTH FORUM OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN: 7:30-9:30am, Hagerty Center, NMC, TC. 2019 Opioid Epidemic Update. Featuring breakfast, presentations & a Q&A. Presented by Grand Valley State University & NMC. RSVP: https://www.gvsu.edu/hfnorthernmich/ Free.
---------------------GET CRAFTY: SPIDER IN THE WEB: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Spin a spider web with yarn & add your favorite spider. Held from 11am-noon & 2-3pm. greatlakeskids.org
---------------------ART SHOW: 12-5pm, Lady Latte, Gaylord. Meet the artists: Brandon Spy & Seth Abair.
---------------------AFTER HOURS CHAMBER CELEBRATION: 4-7pm, Lange Center, Bay Harbor Yacht Club, Petoskey. Chamber programs & committees will be showcased; mini-chamber expo. Register. $10. petoskey.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/21398
---------------------GIRLS WHO CODE: 4:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. A free after-school program for 6-12th grade girls to use computer science to impact their community. tadl.org
---------------------NORTE’S SUTTONS BAY STRONG PROJECT MEETING: 5:30pm, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library. elgruponorte.org
---------------------OVERDOSE CLINIC: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, Study Room D, 2nd floor, TC. Harm Reduction MI presents a hands on class on how to recognize & respond to an opioid overdose. Lifesaving naloxone kits will be demonstrated & gifted to all participants. Change of venue. Free. harmreductionmi.org
---------------------“HOME”: 6:30pm, First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs. Voices Without Borders’ Great Lakes Youth & Treble Choirs present the first concert of their 2019-2020 season. Free.
oct 30
wednesday
INTERNATIONAL LECTURE: 11:45am, NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. “Tensions, Tariffs, and Trump: U.S.-China Relations in 2019” presented by Dr. Scott LaDeur, NCMC political science professor. Free. ncmich.edu
---------------------DRIVING PANEL DISCUSSION: 4pm, TC Senior Center. Help make the transition to public transportation or other ways of getting around easier by attending this panel discussion with BATA, COAST, Lyft, a local cab company & users. Advance registration required. 922-4911. Free.
---------------------THE FBI: FABULOUS BRILLIANT INDIVIDUALS: 4:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. A teen volunteer group who assists in planning programs, makes suggestions to improve library service to teens, & helps out with various library programs. Free. tadl.org
---------------------TRUNK ‘N’ TREAT & BONFIRE BASH: Presbyterian Church of TC. Dinner at 5:30pm. At 6pm enjoy spooky car trunks, candy, a haunted hallway, pumpkin decorating & much more. At 6:30pm will be a bonfire & fun activities. Free. tcpresby.org
---------------------EDMUND FITZGERALD: THE STORIES, THE SONG: 6pm, Leelanau Historical Society Museum, Leland. Enjoy a storytelling, musical program with Mike Fornes about the loss of a Great Lakes ship, its crew, & the song that told its haunting tale. leelanauhistory.org
---------------------FORWARD THINKING: 6-8pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. A free regional financial aid information session for high school juniors, seniors & their parents. 995-1035.
---------------------HEADWATERS CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED & BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS PINT NIGHT: 6-9pm, Snowbelt Brewing Company, Gaylord.
---------------------ROCKTOBER COSTUME BASH: 6pm, Carnegie Building, lower level, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. With the CTAC Garage Band, The Crooked Underground. An early Halloween concert of classic & modern rock hits. Free. crookedtree.org
---------------------UKULELE PROGRAM FEATURING S.T.R.U.M.: 6pm, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Learn, listen & play. Free. tadl.org/interlochen
oct 31
thursday
HALLOWEEN PARADE & CELEBRATION: 11amnoon, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Little ones & their grown-ups are invited to come dressed in costumes to join a parade through the library. Afterwards, enjoy snacks & a short movie in the McGuire Room. Free. tadl.org/events
---------------------INTERACTIVE STORYTIME: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything” by Linda Williams, followed by a craft or activity. greatlakeskids.org
---------------------TRICK OR TREATING AT THE GOVERNMENTAL CENTER: 3-5pm, GT County Governmental Center, first floor, TC. Join in free community Halloween fun including police & fire trucks, candy & more. grandtraverse.org/ DocumentCenter/View/11692
---------------------HARVEST FESTIVAL: 5:30-7:30pm, E-Free Church, Gaylord. K-4th grade: Come dressed
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nov 01
friday
COFFEE HOURS WITH SEN. CURT VANDERWALL: 9-10am: Kalkaska Village Office. 11:30am12:30pm: Leelanau County Government Center, Suttons Bay. 2-3pm: Benzie County Government Center, Beulah. 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
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ACORN ADVENTURERS: 10-11am, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. For ages 4 & under. Presented by the GT Conservation District. A mix of guided & self-guided outdoor activities that allow young explorers & their grown-ups to explore, engage with, & experience the outdoors. Free. natureiscalling.org/ acorn-adventurers
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DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Play With Me - Grocery Store. greatlakeskids.org
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FIRST FRIDAYS FOR FOODIES: DANU HOF FAMILY FARM & MARKET: 11am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Kitchen, Petoskey. Join farm-owner Caitlin McSweeney-Steffes as she demonstrates how to make simple & quick farm to table hors d’oeuvres that work for any holiday event. Free. crookedtree.org
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MICHIGAN HISTORIC MARKER PRESENTATION: 1pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. A presentation on the eligibility & process of applying for a Michigan Historic Marker is being offered by Heather Lehman, graduate assistant at the Michigan History Center. 231-334-4395. Free.
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NANOWRIMO: COSTUME KICK-OFF: 3-9pm, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks. com/event/nanowrimo-costume-kick
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DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION: 6pm, State Theatre, TC. Featuring a screening of “The Book of Life,” along with musical performances from Miriam Pico & Oh Brother Big Sister, Mexican dances & a time for remembrance of lost loved ones. Bring a photo of a lost loved one to place on the Day of the Dead altar. stateandbijou.org
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“THE OUTSIDERS” BY THE YOUNG COMPANY: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. A play about young people who still have hope in the midst of struggle. This story by S. E. Hinton has been adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. Adults: $15; youth under 18: $8 (plus fees). mynorthtickets.com
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REVIVING CIVILITY: QUALITY CONVERSATIONS IN A POLARIZED WORLD: 7-9pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. IPR News Director Noelle Riley & Human Rights Commissioner Susan Odgers will facilitate a panel of community members discussing reviving civility & the “7-Day Civility Challenge.” 922-4481. Free.
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“THE LARK”: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theatre. This parable of faith, truth & religion recreates the trial of French war heroine Joan of Arc. Presented by the Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Company. Leonard Bernstein’s incidental music will accompany the performance, performed by the Interlochen Arts Academy Chamber Singers. $19 full, $14 student. tickets.interlochen.org
ALAN TURNER: 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Alan Turner & his Steel Horse Band bring their soulful country music. Turner has been called, “Tim McGraw with a Toby Keith attitude.” $25 CTAC members; $35 non-members; $10 students. crookedtree.org
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STEEL & WOOD: 7:30-10pm, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor. Enjoy this traditional bluegrass band from Petoskey. $15. mynorthtickets.com
nov 02
saturday
32ND ANNUAL DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: 9am-3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Over 100 artist spaces will feature Christmas gifts & home furnishings & décor. Proceeds benefit global & local non-profits. Free. fcctc.org/events/dickens-christmasbazaar
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HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 9-10am: Poetry Workshop led by Susan Griffiths. 10am-noon: Poetry Writing Group. 11am9pm: NaNoWriMo: Writing Hop. 1-3pm: Book Launch: “Lesson of the Larks” by Laura Knight Cobb. horizonbooks.com
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ICEMAN COMETH CHALLENGE: SOLD OUT: 9am, Kalkaska Airport. A 30 mile pointto-point mountain bike race from Kalkaska to TC. iceman.com
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MEIJER SLUSH CUP: SOLD OUT: 9am, Timber Ridge Resort, TC. “A half-frozen version of the Bell’s Iceman.” Approximately eight miles long. iceman.com/pages/meijer-slushcup-and-sno-cone-races
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SKI SWAP: 9am-4pm, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Center, Thompsonville. The Ski Swap is looking for ski & snowboard equipment, golf clubs, & paddle sports (kayaks & stand up paddle boards). Drop off used equipment at the lower level of Crystal Center on Thurs., Oct. 31 from 10am-5pm or Fri., Nov. 1 from 10am-8pm. Equipment not sold must be picked up after the Ski Swap sale on Sun., November 3 between 1pm & 4pm. crystalmountain.com/event/ski-swap
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37TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR: 10am3pm, Bellaire High School. Featuring over 60 regional artisans. 231-533-6023.
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TREETOPS TRIFECTA: 5K & HILL CLIMB: 10am, Treetops North Resort, Gaylord. 5K: 10am; Hill Climb: 4pm. greatlakesendurance.com
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GLCO YOUNG CHILDREN’S LIBRARY SERIES: WINDS-TEMPP: 10:30am, Petoskey District Library. For ages 4-10. Features storytelling, directed listening, sing-a-longs, chant, movement & dance, imitation & rhythm games. Free. glcorchestra.org
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PARTNER PROGRAM WITH CHALLENGE ISLAND: 10:30am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. This free program presents kids with challenges related to Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) as well as encouraging teamwork, problem solving, & tenacity. greatlakeskids.org
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47TH ANNUAL ZONTA FASHION SHOW: 11am-2pm, Odawa Casino, Ovation Hall, Petoskey. This show will highlight the latest fall & winter fashions from more than 30 retailers in the Petoskey area & feature a silent auction, gift basket raffle, entertainment by Michelle Chenard & Meg Kehoe, & an elegant lunch. The theme this year is “A Centennial of Inspiration.” Benefits women who need financial assistance to help them overcome barriers that may prevent them from meeting essential needs. $65. zontapetoskey.com
BOOK SIGNING: 11:30am-1:30pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord. Kath Usitalo will sign her newest Michigan guide, “Secret Upper Peninsula: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.” saturnbooksellers.com
---------------------BOOK LAUNCH: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. “The Lesson of the Lark” by Laura Knight Cobb. A book for children & teens about women winning the right to vote. A portion of the proceeds of this book will go to Equal Means Equal Campaign to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. horizonbooks.com
---------------------MODEL RAILROAD MEETING: 1pm, Peninsula Township Hall, TC. National Model Railroad Association North Central Region Division 2 Monthly Meeting. Includes a presentation on model railroading & a show & tell. info@ncrdivision2.groups.io Free.
---------------------“THE LARK”: 2pm & 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theatre. This parable of faith, truth & religion recreates the trial of French war heroine Joan of Arc. Presented by the Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Company. Leonard Bernstein’s incidental music will accompany the performance, performed by the Interlochen Arts Academy Chamber Singers. $19 full, $14 student. tickets.interlochen.org
---------------------MEIJER SNO-CONE: 3pm, Timber Ridge Resort, TC. A 1/4 mile relatively flat loop around Timber Ridge Resort for the very youngest riders & a 1.5 mile course for older riders. $5. iceman.com/pages/meijer-slushcup-and-sno-cone-races
---------------------4 C’S CRAWL FOR THE CURE PUB CRAWL BINGO: Boyne City. Hosted by the Cancer Crushers & Cyd’s Crusaders of the Chain of Lakes Relay For Life. Registration will open at 4:30pm at the Lake Street Pub, & the pub crawl will start at 5pm. Participants will crawl at their own pace to the participating establishments until 8:30pm & then gather back at the Boyne City Tap Room for a door prize drawing at 9pm. Proceeds will benefit the Chain of Lakes Relay For Life. Register at Eventbrite.com. $25 per person. Find on Facebook.
---------------------“THE OUTSIDERS” BY THE YOUNG COMPANY: (See Fri., Nov. 1)
---------------------BLISSFEST COMMUNITY DANCE: 7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church, Petoskey. Contras, squares, rounds & more. Live band & caller. All dances taught. No partner necessary. $5/ person, $7/couple, $10/family.
---------------------SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND: 7:309pm, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor. Featuring singer-songwriters Eliza Thorp, Lara Fullford & Sean Miller in an “in the round” style performance. $15. mynorthtickets.com
---------------------THE HARMALEIGHS: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Enjoy a mix of indie, folk, pop & Americana poetic, passionate & powerful songs. Their newest album is “She Won’t Make Sense.” $30. dennosmuseum.org
---------------------5TH ANNUAL CITY OPERA HOUSE GALA: “LIFE IS A CABARET”: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. Performers include Paul Canaan, Eve Starr, Adinah Alexander, Eden Espinosia, Joey Taranto & Jacob Yandura. Tier 1/Main Floor/Table: $125; Tier 2/Balcony: $25; Student/Balcony: $15. cityoperahouse. org/life-is-cabaret
---------------------LAMB’S RETREAT SONGWRITER CONCERT: 8pm, Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs. Featuring Michael Smith, Anne Hills, Joel Mabus, Ray Bonneville & Claudia Schmidt. Hosted by John D. Lamb. 231-526-2151. $15. springfed.org/songwriters
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BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8am-noon, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. Benefits Rainbow of Hope Farm. rainbowofhopefarm.weebly.com
---------------------SKI SWAP: 9am-noon, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Center, Thompsonville. The Ski Swap is looking for ski & snowboard equipment, golf clubs, & paddle sports (kayaks & stand up paddle boards). Drop off used equipment at the lower level of Crystal Center on Thurs., Oct. 31 from 10am-5pm or Fri., Nov. 1 from 10am-8pm. Equipment not sold must be picked up after the Ski Swap sale on Sun., November 3 between 1pm & 4pm. crystalmountain.com/event/ski-swap
---------------------TREETOPS TRIFECTA: HALF MARATHON: 9am, Treetops North Resort, Gaylord. greatlakesendurance.com
---------------------6TH ANNUAL EMPTY BOWLS EVENT: 11am-2pm, Hagery Center, Great Lakes Campus, NMC, TC. Featuring soup & breads from 35 area restaurants, a silent auction, folk & bluegrass music, along with choosing an artisan bowl from hundreds made by area artists. Proceeds benefit Food Rescue of Northwest Michigan’s mission to deliver healthy food to 48 food pantries in five counties. $20. secure. acceptiva.com/?cst=R3Ygmi
---------------------CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: Nov. 3-9. Eat at your favorite local eateries & experience new restaurants & dishes at special prices. Each restaurant will have a unique menu for the week, as well as their regular menu. charlevoixrestaurantweek.com
---------------------YOGA + BEER: (See Sun., Oct. 27) ---------------------FREE VETERAN’S BUFFET DINNER: 12-4pm, TC Elks Lodge. All veterans & active duty personnel are invited. Non-veteran meals are $10 each.
---------------------20/20 VISIONS BRIDAL SHOW: 1-5pm, Visions at CenterPointe, TC. Benefits the Mary Kay Foundation. Enjoy a fashion show, vendors & silent auction. $5. Find on Facebook.
---------------------FOR ANIMALS VEGAN POTLUCK: 1-4pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Includes the movie “Called to Rescue,” featuring special guest Naomi Call, one of the film’s directors. Feel free to bring a vegan dish to pass & a friend. 231-492-0063. Free. foranimalstc.org
---------------------“THE OUTSIDERS” BY THE YOUNG COMPANY: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. A play about young people who still have hope in the midst of struggle. This story by S. E. Hinton has been adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. Adults: $15; youth under 18: $8 (plus fees). mynorthtickets.com
---------------------AILEY II: 3pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. “The next generation of dance.” $38 full, $14 student. tickets. interlochen.org
---------------------GLCO SUNDAY SERIES PERFORMANCE: 4pm, First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City. Featuring The Cummings String Quartet, a northern MI-based ensemble of professionals. Free. glcorchestra.org/concerts
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOOD DRIVE: THANKS-FOR-GIVING PROJECT: NMC students will prepare 200 boxes, each containing fixings of a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Each box will be given to a local family in need of extra support in time for the holi-
days. Donations are being collected through Nov. 19. These include food, monetary donations for family games or crafts. Info: 231-6456365. A food drive will be held at Tom’s East Bay, West Bay & 14th St., TC locations on Oct. 26-27 from 10am-2pm.
---------------------WINTER GEAR DRIVE: Collecting mittens, gloves, hats, coats & boots for local kids & teens in need. Proceeds benefit EJ kids. Collection locations: South Arm Café, East Jordan Public Schools (Elementary front door), East Jordan True Value, Valley Graphics Printing, Inc. & The East Jordan Laundromat. 231-350-0781.
---------------------OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: On Nov. 18-25, multiple locations throughout TC will open to collect shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies & hygiene items for the Samaritan Purse project. A list of drop-off locations can be found at: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/ drop-off-locations/?utm_source=OCC-PressRelease-Coordinator-Multiple-Drop-OffOpening&utm_medium=referral&utm_ content=Drop-Off-Locations-Pitch
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DETOX YOGA FLOW: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:45pm, Press On Juice Cafe, TC. Includes twists & poses that are focused to help eliminate toxins from the body through movement & breath. Bring your own mat. Register. eventbrite.com
---------------------GENTLE YOGA FOR ADULTS: Tuesdays, 10am through Oct. 29, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Focus on breathing, gentle repeated movements & stretches. Bring your own mats, water & towels. tadl.org/ interlochen
---------------------GHOST FARM OF KINGSLEY HAUNTED ATTRACTION PRESENTS SCARY TALES HAUNTED TRAIL: Open every Fri. & Sat., 7-11pm through Oct. 26. GhostFarm.net
---------------------PEEPERS PROGRAM: Tuesdays, 10am, Oct. 29 - Nov. 26, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. For ages 3-5. A 90-minute nature program that includes stories, crafts, music & discovery activities. Ends with an outside portion that will vary between a short exploratory hike, game, or engaging play to bring the lesson to life. natureiscalling.org/learn/pre-kprograms/peepers
---------------------SOUL SOOTHING YOGA: Sundays, 9am, Table Health, GT Commons, TC. Weekly donation-based community yoga class. Gather for a guided, uplifting, all-levels yoga practice. tablehealthtc.com
---------------------THURSDAY NIGHT MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Thursdays, 6pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Open to all, but geared for intermediate level riders & new racers. You’ll get a chance to ride a lap of the Peak2Peak Mountain Bike Race Course including the Crystal Climb. Meet at the Park at Water’s Edge. Rental bike with helmet: $19. Helmet only: $10. crystalmountain.com/event/thursday-night-mountain-bike-ride
---------------------CTAC ARTISANS & FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 10am-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Building, Petoskey. Featuring a wide variety of locally grown & handmade goods. NO MARKET ON NOV. 29. crookedtree.org/petoskey/market
---------------------CHEBOYGAN FARMERS MARKET: Festival Square, Downtown Cheboygan. Held every Weds. & Sat. from 8am-1pm through Oct. 30.
---------------------INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9am-2pm, 2112 M 137, Interlochen.
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.
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WOOD & WEAVING FOR THE ARTISAN HOME: Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. Artful home goods from handweavers & woodworkers. Runs through Nov. 8. jordanriverarts.com/events/weavingandwood
---------------------JUST GREAT ART: City Opera House, TC. This exhibit runs from Nov. 2, 2019 to Jan. 2, 2020. Fifteen local artists, all members of the Plein Air Painters of Northwest Michigan, will exhibit their original works in pastel, oil, water color & acrylic. The show hours are M-F from 10am-5pm & during events at the Opera House. An opening reception will be held on Nov. 7 from 5-7pm. cityoperahouse.org
---------------------“STILL LIFE WITH SOUP”: This juried show at Charlevoix Circle of Arts celebrates artist interpretations of the prompt, “Still Life With Soup.” Over 20 works will be on display along with a selection of handmade Soup Bowls by area potters. Runs through Nov. 2. charlevoixcircle.org
---------------------ARTISTS FOR FLOW: Higher Art Gallery, TC, through Nov. 5. Twenty artists in the region created a work based on the theme of or inspired by the Great Lakes. Proceeds from this show benefit the local organization, FLOW.
---------------------FIBER WITHOUT BORDERS: Glen Arbor Arts Center. A juried exhibition of 2D & 3D work exploring fiber materials in fresh, original ways. Runs through Nov 7. Hours: Mon. - Fri.: 9am-4pm. Sat. & Sun.: 12-4pm. glenarborart.org
---------------------NORTHPORT VILLAGE ARTS BUILDING ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBIT: Runs Oct. 19-26 at Village Arts Building, Northport, 124pm daily. Each year members of this art community come together to display selections from their body of work. northportartsassociation.org
---------------------OTP IS LOOKING FOR ART: Old Town Playhouse is looking for art depicting winter scenes or holiday scenes to be part of a mini art exhibit. This exhibit will take place during performances of “Elf the Musical,” beginning Nov. 15 & running through Dec. 14. Contact Deb Jackson: 947-2210. The art must be delivered to the Playhouse by Mon., Nov. 4, 2019. oldtownplayhouse.com
---------------------WILD: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. Featuring paintings by Anni Crouter & Dani Knoph, & sculptures by Roger Smith, Sam Soet & James Troutman. Runs through Nov. 9. twistedfishgallery.com
---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - CALL FOR STUDENT ARTWORK - 2020 NYE AT CTAC, PETOSKEY: Entry is open to students 18 & under, in Charlevoix & Emmet counties, to submit their artwork for the New Year’s Eve at the Arts Center logo. The artwork will be used for promotional materials, t-shirts & admission buttons, & the selected artist will receive a family pass to the event & a gift certificate for art supplies. Download an entry form at crookedtree.org. The deadline is Mon., Nov. 11. - “MICHIGAN NOW: ANNUAL JURIED FINE ARTS EXHIBITION”: Artists throughout the state of Michigan were invited to submit work of all media & subject matter. A total
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a gift certificate for art supplies. Download an entry form at crookedtree.org. The deadline is Mon., Nov. 11. - “MICHIGAN NOW: ANNUAL JURIED FINE ARTS EXHIBITION”: Artists throughout the state of Michigan were invited to submit work of all media & subject matter. A total of 58 artists are represented in the exhibition of 79 works of art. Runs through Nov. 9. - “THE CTAC INSTRUCTORS SHOW”: Held in Atrium Gallery, this exhibit highlights the creative work of CTAC visual arts instructors. Course instructors for both CTAC-Petoskey & CTAC-Traverse City locations were invited to participate. A variety of styles & media will be on display, including watercolor, oil, pastel, photography & fibers. Runs through Oct. 26. crookedtree.org
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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - COGNEYEZANT: 365 DAYS OF EYES (A POP-UP EXHIBITION): Oct. 19-26. Featuring selected works from TC artist Nadia DanielsMoehle’s CognEYEzant, a creative project in which the 19-year-old challenged herself to create & complete an artistic representation of an eye every day for a year. - TRAVERSE AREA CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION SHOW 2019: Runs through Nov. 16. - ORIGINAL: JURIED EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY PRINTS: Featuring all forms of printmaking by artists from across the U.S. Runs through Nov. 14. - THE FLOATING WORLD: TRADITIONAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS: Held in Carnegie Rotunda. A select assortment of prints by Japanese artists of the Edo & Meiji periods, including Utagawa Hiroshige (1797– 1858) & Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), will be on display. On loan from Purdue University’s permanent collection. Runs through Nov. 14. crookedtree.org
---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - EXPLORATIONS IN WOOD: SELECTIONS FROM THE CENTER FOR ART IN WOOD: Runs through Dec. 29. Curated by Andy McGivern, this exhibition features 74 objects, a small sample of the work in the collection of Philadelphia’s Center for Art in Wood, gathered over a forty-year period. - CAROLE HARRIS: ART QUILTS: This fiber artist extends the boundaries of traditional quilting by exploring other forms of stitchery, irregular shapes, textures, materials & objects. Runs through Dec. 29. dennosmuseum.org
---------------------GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - JURIED FINE ART EXHIBIT: Runs through Nov. 1 during gallery hours of 11am-3pm, Mon. through Fri. & 12-2pm on Sat. - CALL FOR ENTRIES: HOLIDAY ART MARKET SHOW & SALE: GACA member artists 16 years or older may enter this exhibit. Entries can be of any medium, but must be in good condition & of the artist’s own creation. Art is encouraged that would make great holiday gifts or decorations. The show & sale will run Nov. 5 - Dec. 21. A Holiday Celebration will take place Dec. 4, 2-6pm. Artwork will be accepted on a first come - first served bass from Oct. 29 - Nov. 2. Drop-off, Tues. - Fri., 11am-3pm or Sat., 12-2pm. gacaevents.weebly.com
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OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: - KEN COOPER & PHIL JOSEPH EXHIBIT: Cooper will show his abstract paintings & ceramic sculptures from his ‘Scratch and Dent’ series. Joseph will feature his large-scale abstract & landscape paintings. Exhibit runs through Nov. 22. - ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET: Nov. 3-17. Featuring more than a dozen local artists & their one of a kind works. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org
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London alt-rockers Mystery Jets just released their new album, A Billion Heartbeats, last month, and the set proves to be one of their most direct albums to date, tackling topical themes like politics, women’s rights, the healthcare system, and more. Accompanying these more polarizing, protesting tunes was an equally direct approach to the arrangements and recording process for the album, which found them plugging much of their gear right into the mixer (as opposed to running them through amplifiers or other enhancements) and cranking through a less-ambient version of their sound … Just in time for Halloween is the full soundtrack for the animated The Addams Family movie, which includes a wide range of tunes from an equally diverse roster of performers. The first tune from the set, “My Family,” blends Migos, reggaeton singer Karol G., and production from the duo Rock Mafia. A second single features Christina Aguilera on “Haunted Heart.” The movie’s voice cast is equally quirky, with vocal turns from Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Nick Kroll, Bette Midler, and Allison Janney. The Addams Family is in theaters now, and the soundtrack can be found on all the usual outlets …
Fans are still awaiting new music from Dua Lipa, who is reportedly still working on album number two. In a recent interview, she said she’s taking more risks this time around, including some disco influences and spending some of her studio time with none other than disco-era icon Nile Rodgers. Aiming at a danceable album with lots of live instruments — her prior debut album was constructed mostly of electronic components — there’s no release date solidified yet for the set, but it sounds like Lipa will have several dozen recorded tunes to choose from for its tracklisting … Former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson is back with a brand new single, “Kill My Mind,” which flies pretty far from his former 1D roots and instead brings influences from some of his favorite bands growing up (Arctic Monkeys, Oasis). Thudding drums and stacks of guitars recollect the English rock’s ’90s heyday, and the tune might also indicate that Tomlinson will soon release the full-length debut album his fans have been waiting for…
acoustic-pop tune that’s showcased in a dark, emotional video clip you can watch at https:// youtu.be/Vk-VHOCyrTI …
LINK OF THE WEEK And speaking of boy bands, highestgrossing dance-music DJ, musician, and producer Steve Aoki has collaborated, unexpectedly, with the Backstreet Boys on a new track called “Let It Be Me,” an
THE BUZZ Bassnectar will play the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Nov. 1 … Wilco will hit the Grand Rapids area for a show at 20 Monroe Live on Nov. 4 … Carrie Underwood and Runaway June
will bring country hits to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Oct. 31 … Chance the Rapper has postponed his Nov. 1 Detroit show at Little Caesars Arena, moving it to Feb. 6 … 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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The reel
by meg weichman
LUCY IN THE SKY the addams family
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One of my all-time favorite WTF news stories of 2007 was that of Lisa Nowak, a NASA astronaut who drove 900 miles, nonstop, from Houston to Orlando, armed with pepper spray and wearing a wig, trench coat, and adult diapers. She was on mission to kidnap the Air Force captain in a relationship with the man who had dumped her. All these years later that story really stuck with me. So when I heard about a film adaptation of this relatively obscure tabloid headline, imagine my disbelief after seeing it and finding out they left out the absolute best part of the story: the adult diapers. Sure, this might seem like a small detail not worth fixating on, but it really does speak to the greater problems at work in Lucy in the Sky. Director Noah Hawley (FX’s resident auteur behind Fargo and Legion) makes his feature film debut with this story, which attempts to go beyond the sleazy punchlines and humanize this ridiculed figure. But in trying to create sympathy for Lisa — renamed Lucy for the purposes of this fictionalized film — Hawley aims too high and becomes overly serious as he tries to create a meaningful meditation out of what is essentially a very campy story (unlike the super compelling I, Tonya, which nailed the playful but serious tone of its leading character behind-the-scenes). A so-called “introspective” look into Lucy goes the way of a soap opera; not a compelling and thoughtful drama. Lucy ultimately comes off not sympathetically but much like the “astro-nut” journalists had once dubbed her, just in a more tiresome way. First off, Lisa Nowak is redubbed Lucy Cola for the movie — a ridiculous name that seems to have been chosen so there could a montage set to The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” SPOILER: There is. And it is as soulless as you would expect. As for the plot, Lucy returns home from her first space shuttle mission and finds herself fundamentally changed by the trip to space. After finally achieving her dream of reaching the heavens, she finds life on the ground so much less fulfilling. Imagine that one day you’re floating in zero gravity as you gaze upon the mysterious wonder of planet earth, and the next day you are quite literally dining with your family at Applebee’s. I get it — it’s a bit of a comedown — and this could’ve been an interesting thread to explore, but it loses its philosophical underpinnings because the way Lucy
wful. Terrible. Horrible. These are among some of the macabre-loving Addams Family’s favorite words to describe things. But when it comes to their new animated movie, not only do those words apply, in this case, it’s definitely not a good thing. (And perhaps the film isn’t all that bad, but you get my point.) This adaption of Charles Addams’ darkly delightful creations misses the mark, turning something unique, distinctive, and strange into something conventional and bland. It never truly embraces the deranged and morbid characters. Featuring some bigname vocal talents (Charlize Theron as Morticia, Oscar Isaac as Gomez, Chloe Grace Moretz as Wednesday, and Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley) the plot revolves around the family becoming the enemy of an HGTV-esque star (Allison Janney) who builds a planned community down the road from the Addams’s home. The messaging here, about being yourself and learning acceptance is incredibly heavyhanded. And while some of the word play rises to amusing levels, we primarily get groaners like a whine cellar (with people’s whines stored in the barrels; not wine). Toothless and innocuous, this film should be called The Average Family.
expresses this profound change is bargainbasement pulp fiction. Despite having a doting goody-two-shoes husband (Dan Stevens) who also works at NASA, in the PR department, a daughter-like teen niece who lives with her (yet never seems to earn her place in the film), and a sassy truth-telling grandmother (Ellen Burstyn), they are no longer enough for Lucy. And so she cheats on her husband and sleeps with a fellow astronaut, one who understands what it’s like to have been in space and is played by Jon Hamm. And yes, he is as incredibly attractive and charismatic as you would expect. (Side story: When I saw this film at its premiere, I was actually seated next to him!) But then a rookie astronaut (Zazie Beetz) arrives on the scene, and she becomes Lucy’s competitor — for both a spot on the next mission and Mark’s affections. And here is where another interesting theme is toyed with and then abandoned. Lucy is whipsmart, and she is an incredibly hard worker, having had to work twice as hard to earn the same attention and respect as her male peers. But the workplace male-female dynamics are never explored, and instead she’s portrayed as just another jealous and hysterical woman. Told from a female perspective, but not really directed from one, Lucy is so annoying and robotic in her obsession, you’re never given the room to identify with her. And boy, when she spirals, does she spiral. Hawley’s stylistic flourishes, including constantly changing aspect ratios, don’t always back up the story and also serve to undermine his leading lady. And Portman, one of our finest living actresses, somehow never really gets a hang of her character’s Texas drawl. Plus, she’s wearing a wig that looks like it was taken off a My Buddy doll. It’s that bad and quite distracting. The rest of the cast is just fine. Hamm has uncanny ease playing handsome philanderers, and Ellen Burstyn kills it with biting lines like “astronaut dick.” (Her words, not mine.) Ultimately, the message, told without much nuance, seems to be that being in space is the reason Lucy becomes a crazy cheating brat. And Hawley, who does such incredibly inventive and extraordinary storytelling in the long-form television format, finds here, in the span of only two hours, that he never can get the film to lift off the ground. Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.
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n bringing his biopic of Judy Garland to life, director Rupert Goold goes the popular route of focusing on a particular moment in his subject’s life: — her life during a string of Garland’s performances at London’s Talk of the Town — that speaks to the whole. (Some flashbacks to her days on the set of The Wizard of Oz and as part of MGM’s — or more specifically, Louis B. Mayer’s — machine are also included.) Thanks to Renee Zellweger’s phenomenal work as Garland, this approach pretty much works because there’s definitely nothing original or new going on here, story-wise. Uninsurable and thus unhireable by the movie studios due to her erratic and unreliable behavior, Garland had to turn to live gigs in order to pay the bills. London is ready to welcome her with open arms, while Judy is looking to fall into the arms of a younger man (Finn Wittrock), who is also in search of a business opportunity. Some days are good, some days are bad, but, man, when she is on, she is on, and it’s a beautiful thing.
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d Astra is focused on Roy McBride (Brad Pitt), an incredibly stoic astronaut in a near but very different future in which we have colonized the moon and Mars, who must journey into the “heart of darkness” (Apocalypse Now references abound) to find his Kurtz — his father (Tommy Lee Jones). See, Roy has receiving shocking news that his dad, an astronaut long thought to have disappeared on a deep-space mission, might be alive — and also the source of electrical surges that are having devastating effect back on earth. Very much a poetic, existential, and ruminative space odyssey, Ad Astra is mesmerizing, thrilling, and suspenseful. There’s something about the scope of the infinite that brings the innermost issues of the human heart into focus, and that is what this film does so poignantly and vividly. It shows how, even when so distant from humanity, in solitude and isolation and staring into the great beyond, what you’re running from will still catch up with you. And the lump-in-the-throat ending of Ad Astra gracefully reveals a profound truth — that out of the grandest of tragedies can come the freeing realization that we really are all each other has. Elegant, dreamy, and unrelenting in its vision, this heady sci-fi is concerned with things far more human than anything extraterrestrial.
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ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 10/26 -- Andre Villoch, 8 11/2 -- 5 Year Anniversary w/ Corbin Manikas, Levi Britton & Ron Coonrod, 2
RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY, TC 10/26 -- Extreme Halloween 2019 w/ Undercroft, PAN, & The Glorious Dead, 9 Wed -- Traverse City Backgammon, 6-9
BONOBO WINERY, TC 11/1 -- Halloween Party w/ Sam + Bill, 6-8
SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9
CHATEAU CHANTAL, TC 10/27 -- Last Sunday Jazz at Sunset w/ Jeff Haas Trio, 3-5:30
TC WHISKEY CO. 10/31 -- Chris Smith, 6-8
GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30
TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC 10/26 -- Blair Miller, 7
KILKENNY'S, TC 10/26 -- Halloween Bash w/ One Hot Robot, 9:30 10/31 -- 2Bays DJs, 9:30 11/1-2 -- Bad Jam, 9:30
THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 10/26 -- TLF High Homecoming Halloween, 7 THE YURT: 11/1 -- Yurt Grand Opening w/ The Daylites, 6-10 11/2 -- Breathe Owl Breathe: SOLD OUT, 7-9
LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 10/26 -- Trunk or Treat, noon-4 10/28 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 11/1 -- Jim Moore, 6-8 PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC BEACON LOUNGE: Thurs,Fri,Sat -- Tom Kaufmann, 8:30
THE PARLOR, TC 10/29 -- Matt Mansfield, 8 10/30 -- Rob Coonrod, 8 11/1 -- Matt Phend, 8 11/2 -- Chris Sterr, 8
THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 10/26 -- Halloween Bash w/ Distant Stars, 8 10/27 -- Ronnie Hernandez Tribute w/ Elizabeth Rivers, Ron Getz, Roger Tarczon, David Chown, Tom Kaufmann & More, 2-5 10/28 -- Big Fun Jam Band, 6 Tue -- TC Celtic, 6:30 Wed -- Jazz Jam, 6-10 11/1 -- Matthew Mansfield, 8 11/2 -- Charlie Millard Band, 8 UNION STREET STATION, TC 10/26 -- Younce Guitar Duo, 8; DJ Psycho, 10 10/27 -- Head for the Hills Live Show, 10am-noon; then Karaoke, 10pm-2am 10/28 -- Chris Smith, 10 10/29 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic/Jam Session w/ Matt McCalpin & Jimmy Olson 10/30 -- Skin & Marshall Dance Party, 10 10/31 -- DR JR & Costume Contest, 10 11/1 -- Happy Hour w/ Jazz North; then DJ DomiNate 11/2 -- Bells Iceman After Party w/ The Dopes, 9
ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 10/26 -- Flower Isle, 8-11 11/2 -- Halloween Bash w/ Jack & The Bear, 8-10 LAKE STREET PUB, BOYNE CITY Sat -- Karaoke, 8-11
SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 10/26 – Halloween Party w/ The Insiders, 9 11/1 – Luke Winslow-King, 8-10:30 11/2 – Cluster Pluck, 8-10:30 STIGGS BREWERY & KITCHEN, BOYNE CITY 10/26 – Sydni K., 7 11/1 – Chris Koury, 7 11/2 – Holly Keller-Thompson, 7
BEARDS BREWERY, PETOSKEY 10/26 -- Crosscut Kings, 8-11 10/27 -- BB Celtic & Traditional Irish Session Players, 6-9 10/31 -- Open Mic Nite: Halloween Edition, 7-11 11/2 -- Chris Michels Trio, 8-10 11/3 -- Eliza Thorp, 6-9 CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 10/26 -- Halloween Party w/
Galactic Sherpas, 10 11/1 -- Annex Karaoke, 10 KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music LEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke w/ DJ Michael Willford, 10
ODAWA CASINO, PETOSKEY OZONE: 10/26 -- Halloween Bash, 8 THE SIDE DOOR SALOON, PETOSKEY Sat. – Karaoke, 8
Leelanau & Benzie BIG CAT BREWING CO., CEDAR 10/30 -- Lynn Callihan, 6:308:30 10/31 -- Open Mic w/ Elizabeth Landry, 6-8:30 DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. — Karaoke, 10-2 GLEN ARBOR WINES, GLEN ARBOR 11/2 -- Blair Miller, 4 IRON FISH DISTILLERY, THOMPSONVILLE 10/26 -- Barefoot, 6:30-9:30 11/1 -- Paul Livingston, 7-9 11/2 -- The Whiskey Charmers, 6:30-8
LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 10/29 -- Jim Crockett Band, 6:30-9:30 10/30 -- Brain Busting Trivia, 7 LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, SHOWROOM, PESHAWBESTOWN 10/29 -- 45th Parallel Polka Band, noon LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Fri & Sat -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9
11/1 -- Chris Winkelmann, 6-9 11/2 -- Jim Spalink, 6-8 STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 10/26 -- Gabrial James, 8-10 11/2 -- Blake Elliott, 8-9 THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA 10/26 -- Halloween Pirate Party w/ Benzie Playboys, 8 Thu -- Open Mic, 8
ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 10/26 -- Lamont Hunt, 6-9 10/31 -- Open Mic w/ Jim & Wanda Curtis, 6
Otsego, Crawford & Central ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD Sat -- Live Music, 6-9
Antrim & Charlevoix CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 10/26 -- Blake Elliott, 7 11/1 -- Jeff Brown, 7-10
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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
Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE RIVER BANK BAR: 10/26 – The Barefoot Gypsies, 7-10
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: My husband and I attended his niece’s wedding two years ago. Our gift was money earmarked to pay for their honeymoon. We were miffed that we never got either a thankyou note or any word that they’d actually used the money for a honeymoon. We recently got a note that they’re expecting their first child. We sent a nice card but no gift, as we never got any response for our wedding gift. Yesterday, a custom card came in the mail, belatedly thanking us for our generous gift and telling us about their honeymoon. We suspect that they’re realizing that wedding guests who didn’t get thank-you notes are holding back on gift-giving for the baby. Should we buy them a baby gift, or should this be a time for tough love? — Resentful
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: Sounds like you’ve discovered the giftseeking couple version of the dude who abruptly stops returning a woman’s texts, only to resurface weeks later at booty o’clock — texting the 12:31 a.m. “Hey, whatchu doin’?” Understandably, you and your husband weren’t hot to seize the opportunity to go unthanked for another extravagant gift. Your reticence to fork over again to the unappreciative duo has a centuries and centuries-long history, coming out of the evolutionary need to distinguish cooperators from cheaters and freeloaders. Ancestral humans who let themselves get ripped off constantly would’ve had less access to vital resources like food and shelter, making them more likely to starve to death or become brunch for some wild animal and wind up genetic dead ends. We humans evolved to have a built-in accounting team — our drive for reciprocity, for fairness in what we give and get in return. Our emotions are reciprocity’s worker bees, putting out feelbad (in the form of anger, resentment, humiliation, or sadness) when we get scammed. We’re motivated to rid ourselves of those rotten feelings, which we do by trying to right the balance or at least avoid getting scammed again. That said, in close relationships, we aren’t looking for 50/50 reciprocity like in business. In this case, for example, a 55-cent first-class stamp on a thank you card would’ve done the job. In other words, you’re ultimately reacting to a lack of gratitude — an emotion more vital to human connection than it gets credit
BY Amy Alkon
for. Gratitude (in response to somebody’s generosity) is an important display of what evolutionary psychologist Julian Lim and his colleagues call “social valuation”: how much another person values our well-being. Their showing high valuation of our interests is ultimately a form of social insurance — a sign that when the chips are down, they’re more likely to be there for us. When people don’t seem to value our wellbeing highly enough, we get angry — as you two did. I wrote in a recent column, referencing the work of evolutionary psychologist Aaron Sell, that anger is a “recalibrational emotion”: an emotion that evolved to influence our own behavior as well as someone else’s. Anger does its work through imposing costs — like scaring people at the prospect of you going all crazypants on them— and/or withdrawing benefits (in this case, future giftiepoos.) Complicating matters, parents of some or many millennials haven’t hammered them on the importance of thank-you notes the way parents (and grandparents) did with previous generations. Also, many millennials view writing messages in ink on paper and putting them in the mail as an exotic ancient practice, like paying cash or having a CD collection. Granted, in this instance, you don’t say you required a thank-you on monogrammed card stock. You were just looking for a little acknowledgment, a little connection with the newlyweds, like a texted picture or two from their honeymoon, maybe with a “Thanks for this awesome love-cation.” That’s not exactly unreasonable. But to view these two more charitably, you might want to consider the effects of millennial culture. Culture is, simply put, what lots of people in a group do. Cultural attitudes are contagious, meaning they spread from person to person. In other words, the millennial cultural environment may contribute to good and kind nieces and their new husbands shrugging off rituals important to human psychology and coming off as rotten little ingrates. Consider that they did ultimately end up thanking you — albeit belatedly. Taking the cynical view, maybe they just wanted baby loot. But if you believe they may have learned their lesson, you might be inspired to take a chance — splurge on that crib with the attached day spa, the Tesla of baby strollers, or robo-siblings to tide the kid over until Mommy and Daddy make human ones for him to blame and terrorize.
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"Letter Imperfect" --I'll try to spell it out. by Matt Jones ACROSS 1 Mgr.’s helper 5 Bendy joint 10 Spongy toy brand 14 “The Avengers” villain 15 Word before firma or cotta 16 Wall mirror shape 17 Skill at noticing things (or, Item of interest) 19 Prefix with sol and stat 20 Out on the waves 21 Bad day at bat (or, One more than two) 23 British writer Ben known for his books of “Miscellany” 25 Chimney passages 26 500 maker 28 Find the secret code to get out, e.g. 31 Fifth of a series 34 Elite Eight org. 36 Divide by tearing 38 “Here, don’t get locked out” (or, Unlocking question) 43 “The Godfather” first name 44 Something ___ 45 Actor Penn of “Sunnyside” 46 “Wild Thing” band, with “The” 50 Outer jigsaw puzzle piece 52 “You’re pulling ___!” 54 Sets as a goal 58 Have a wide panoramic view (or, Country distances?) 62 “Swell” 63 Arm bone 64 “Watch out” (or, Boded disaster) 66 Salad bar veggie 67 PBS chef Bastianich 68 “___ not know that!” 69 “Smooth Operator” singer 70 “Oh jeez!” 71 Full of streaks DOWN 1 Jennifer Garner spy series 2 Cinematic intro?
3 Smidge 4 Grow bored with 5 One of les quatre saisons 6 “Blade Runner 2049” actor Jared 7 “Garden State” actor/director Zach 8 Camden Yards athlete 9 Bewhiskered beast 10 Two-by-two vessel 11 In any case 12 Very uncommon 13 Mass of floating ice 18 Purpose of some apps with profiles 22 Investigator, informally 24 Food popular on Tuesdays 27 Body image? 29 Look at the answers 30 “Orinoco Flow” singer 31 Rugged wheels 32 “Get rid ___!” 33 Tolkien trilogy, to fans 35 “All in favor” answer 37 Cable modem alternative 39 Hotel posting 40 Supportive cheer 41 Meat-testing org. 42 Singer/songwriter Spektor 47 Place with a membership, often 48 In a slick-talking manner 49 Smartphone shot? 51 Food Network notable 53 Crystal-lined stone 55 Toksvig currently of “The Great British Bake Off” 56 Skipped the restaurant 57 “Hot” rum drink 58 2016 World Series champions 59 “Under the Bridge” bassist 60 Having no depth, in brief 61 Mumbai titles 65 When doubled, a guitar effect
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author Colson Whitehead writes, “A monster is a person who has stopped pretending.” He means it in the worst sense possible: the emergence of the ugly beast who had been hiding behind social niceties. But I’m going to twist his meme for my own purposes. I propose that when you stop pretending and shed fake politeness, you may indeed resemble an ugly monster—but only temporarily. After the suppressed stuff gets free rein to yammer, it will relax and recede—and you will feel so cleansed and relieved that you’ll naturally be able to express more of your monumental beauty. Halloween costume suggestion: your beautiful, fully exorcised monster.
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was an ancient Egyptian queen who ruled for 21 years. She was probably a Capricorn. All you need to know about her modern reputation is that Kim Kardashian portrayed her as a sultry seductress in a photo spread in a fashion magazine. But the facts are that Cleopatra was a well-educated, multilingual political leader with strategic cunning. Among her many skills were poetry, philosophy, and mathematics. I propose we make the REAL Cleopatra your role model. Now is an excellent time to correct people’s misunderstandings about you—and show people who you truly are. Halloween costume suggestion: your actual authentic self.
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the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the eleventh sign of the zodiac, Aquarius, will be capable of strenuous feats; will have the power to achieve a success that surpasses past successes; will be authorized to attempt a brave act of transcendence that renders a long-standing limitation irrelevant. As for the eleven days and eleven hours before that magic hour, the eleventh sign of the zodiac will be smart to engage in fierce meditation and thorough preparation for the magic hour. And as for the eleven days and eleven hours
PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): Author Robert
Musil made a surprising declaration: “A number of flawed individuals can often add up to a brilliant social unit.” I propose we make that one of your mottoes for the coming months. I think you have the potential to be a flawed but inspiring individual who’ll serve as a dynamic force in assembling and nurturing a brilliant social unit. So let me ask you: what would be your dreamcome-true of a brilliant social unit that is a fertile influence on you and everyone else in the unit? Halloween costume suggestion: ringleader, mastermind, orchestrator, or general.
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ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his novel Zone One, Scorpio
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Cleopatra
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you have any
skill in fulfilling the wishes and answering the prayers of your allies? Have you developed a capacity to tune in to what people want even when they themselves aren’t sure of what they want? Do you sometimes have a knack for offering just the right gesture at the right time to help people do what they haven’t been able to do under their own power? If you possess any of those aptitudes, now is an excellent time to put them in play. More than usual, you are needed as a catalyst, a transformer, an inspirational influence. Halloween costume suggestion: angel, fairy godmother, genie, benefactor.
sit still in a safe place and ask your inner genius to identify the one or two things you need to do to heal, you will find the cure.” Halloween costume suggestion: physician, nurse, shaman, healer.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian
artist Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a playful visionary and a pioneer of modernism. He appealed to sophisticates despite being described as a dreamy, eccentric outsider who invented his own visual language. In the 1950s, Picasso observed that Chagall was one of the only painters who “understood what color really is.” In 2017, one of Chagall’s paintings sold for $28.5 million. What was the secret to his success? “If I create from the heart, nearly everything works,” he testified. “If from the head, almost nothing.” Your current assignment, Cancerian, is to authorize your heart to rule everything you do. Halloween costume suggestion: a heart.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Dead Sea, on the
border of Jordan and Israel, is far saltier than the ocean. No fish or frogs live in it. But here and there on the lake’s bottom are springs that exude fresh water. They support large, diverse communities of microbes. It’s hard for divers to get down there and study the life forms, though. The water’s so saline, they tend to float. So they carry 90 pounds of ballast that enables them to sink to the sea floor. I urge you to get inspired by all this, Leo. What would be the metaphorical equivalent for you of descending into the lower depths so as to research unexplored sources of vitality and excitement? Halloween costume suggestions: diver, spelunker, archaeologist.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “We have stripped
all things of their mystery and luminosity,” lamented psychologist Carl Jung. “Nothing is holy any longer.” In accordance with current astrological omens, Virgo, your assignment is to rebel against that mournful state of affairs. I hope you will devote some of your fine intelligence to restoring mystery and luminosity to the world in which you dwell. I hope you will find and create holiness that’s worthy of your reverence and awe. Halloween costume suggestion: mage, priestess, poet, enchantrix, witch, alchemist, sacramentalist.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “One language is
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author Amy Tan
describes the magic moment when her muse appears and takes command: “I sense a subtle shift, a nudge to move over, and everything cracks open, the writing is freed, the language is full, resources are plentiful, ideas pour forth, and to be frank, some of these ideas surprise me. It seems as though the universe is my friend and is helping me write, its hand over mine.” Even if you’re not a creative artist, Taurus, I suspect you’ll be offered intense visitations from a muse in the coming days. If you make yourself alert for and receptive to these potential blessings, you’ll feel like you’re being guided and fueled by a higher power. Halloween costume suggestion: your muse.
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never enough,” says a Pashto proverb. How could it be, right? Each language has a specific structure and a finite vocabulary that limit its power to describe and understand the world. I think the same is true for religion: one is never enough. Why confine yourself to a single set of theories about spiritual matters when more will enable you to enlarge and deepen your perspective? With this in mind, Libra, I invite you to regard November as “One Is Never Enough Month” for you. Assume you need more of everything. Halloween costume suggestion: a bilingual Jewish Santa Claus; a pagan Sufi Buddha who intones prayers in three different languages.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “I am glad
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): More than a
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century ago, author Anton Chekhov wrote, “If many remedies are prescribed for an illness, you may be certain that the illness has no cure.” Decades later, I wrote, “If you’re frantically trying to heal yourself with a random flurry of halfassed remedies, you’ll never cure what ails you. But if you
that I paid so little attention to good advice,” testified poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. “Had I abided by it, I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.” This is excellent advice for you. I suspect you’re in the midst of either committing or learning from a valuable mistake. It’s best if you don’t interrupt yourself! Halloween costume suggestion: the personification or embodiment of your valuable mistake.
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OTHER SHIPWRECK BAR & BENCHES. $12000. Bar made with wood salvaged from Chandler J Wells. Sunk in 1884. Benches from Niko, sunk in 1926.
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POOL LEAGUE COORDINATOR WANTED Part time opportunity for a player who knows and loves the game to organize and promote Valley pool leagues in the greater Traverse City area. Email brightcoin@aol.com. ___________________________________________ SALON 14 - CHAIR RENTAL - Hair Stylist Full/ Part Time Chair rental available. $30-$35.00 a day. Includes Back-bar,Towels,Station, and Cabinet for more details contact Kendra @ 231.360.4387
AUDITION “BACHELOR MOTHER” Auditions for “Bachelor Mother” Glen Arbor Players Reader’s Theater format. Need 11 actors. All welcome. Very funny comedy. Glen Lake Church 4902 W. Macfarlane 10/21. 7pm (231)228-3432 ___________________________________________ 2ND ANNUAL CRAFT & VENDOR SHOWS Nov 2 & 9. 11am-4pm. ECCO Event Space, 121 E Front St., Traverse City MI 49684. Lower Level of Front Row Centre shops! Crafters & Vendors coming together for all your Holiday shopping needs! Different vendors each weekend, over 50 Vendors total! RSVP on FB event page to be entered into the $50 MC giveaway. www.facebook.com/pg/ NorthernMIevents/events/. ___________________________________________ BUYING OLD WOODEN DUCK and FISH SPEARING DECOYS. Buying old wooden Duck and Fish Spearing DECOYS. Call or text 248 8770210 ___________________________________________ BUSINESS FOR SALE Books Are Fun/Collective Goods of Northern Michigan, has a territory available. Equipment and inventory included. For information call 989-727-4210 ___________________________________________ CONCORD GRAPES & HONEYCRISP APPLES for Sale $30 for 1/2 Bushel, Discounts for Larger Quantities. Call (231) 631-7512. ___________________________________________ DAN’S AFFORDABLE HAULING Best rates in town! Hauling junk, debris, yard, misc. Anything goes! For a free estimate, call (231)499-8684 or (231)620-1370 ___________________________________________ AQUA CYCLE PLUS FOR SALE: Aqua Cycle Plus 2010 for sale w/Hoist & Trailer, Bimini top & seat pads. Very sturdy, excellent condition, other accessories. Asking $3900 OBO - a great value. Call: 989-356-3514 ___________________________________________ LIFE CHALLENGES COUNSELING FOR ADULTS: Dealing with challenges such as Grief-Death & Dying, Post-Divorce, Religious/Spiritual Conflict, Forgiveness of Self /Others, Female/Male Equality and/or 10 other specific Life Challenges. Visit lifechallengescounseling.com or call Rev. Harry Dorman @ 231-590-2747.
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