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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • aug 29 - SEPT 4, 2016 Vol. 26 No. 35 Michael Poehlman Photography

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3. Non-Indian business owners competing with tribal-owned businesses that carry none of the costs of regulation, taxes, or licensure.

4. Odawa leadership assuming control of all environmental permits pertaining to water, air and land alteration and development.

5. Tribal law and court proceedings as the starting point for all cases involving a tribe member and a non-Indian.

6. Tribal authority to license and tax all commerce involving alcoholic beverages.

7. Proliferation of gambling facilities outside the reach of state or local government regulation.

8.Damage to community relations with 96 percent of non-Indian residents.

The affected areas and citizen groups fighting this legal challenge need ongoing support to prevent irreversible damage to this special area.

Dick Selvala, Cross Village

More Parking Headaches

letters Religious Bigotry

President Obama has been roundly criticized for his apparent unwillingness to use the term “radical Islamic terrorism.” His critics seem to suggest that through the mere use of that terminology, the defeat of ISIS would be assured.

The reason that more thoughtful politicians refuse to use such language is their reluctance to paint the largely peaceful religion of Islam with such a broad and negative brush.

Imagine the response from the religious right if Robert Lewis Dear, who on November 27, 2015 killed a police officer and two civilians in Colorado Springs while attacking a Planned Parenthood clinic in his attempt to “save the babies,” was labeled a radical Christian terrorist. I am certain that the religious right would appropriately condemn such terminology which, when applied to any religion, represents a broad brush weapon of religious bigotry.

Bob Ross, Pellston

TC DDA: Focus On Your Mission

What on earth is the Traverse City DDA thinking? Purchasing land around (not within) its TIF boundaries and then offering it at a discount to developers? That is not its mission.

Sadly enough, it is already falling down on the job regarding what is its mission. Crosswalks are deteriorating all around downtown, trees aren’t trimmed, sidewalks are uneven. Why can’t the DDA do a better job of maintaining what it already has? And still no public restrooms downtown, despite all the tax dollars captured since 1997. What a joke.

Furthermore, what the DDA claims as “known needs” (i.e., more river walks) are really “wants.” All they seem to do is dream up ways of spending monies they don’t have in order to justify their existence, now and in the

future. I’m getting a little tired of it.

Deni Scrudato, Traverse City

European-Americans Are Boring

“20 Fascinating People” in northern Michigan -- and every single one is European-American?

Sorry, but this is journalistically incorrect. It’s easy for editors to assign and reporters to write stories about people who are already within their personal and professional networks. It’s harder to dig up stuff about people you don’t know and have never met. Harder is better.

The best storytelling advice I’ve ever heard is, “take us someplace we’ve never been and tell us what it’s like.” Writing about 20 “fascinating” white people for your mostly white audience, you’re taking us where we’ve already been and telling us what we already know.

Forget the politics. That’s just a boring way to run a publication.

Roger Kerson, Empire Township

Be Aware Of Lawsuit

While most non-Indians were sleep walking, local Odawa leaders filed a lawsuit seeking to potentially have most of Emmet County and part of Charlevoix County declared within their reservation and thus under their jurisdiction. This assertion of jurisdiction is embedded in their recently constructed constitution as documentation of their intent.

While some see the lawsuit as a tribal fantasy and a vague assertion with no operational significance, it is the biggest event that has ever occurred in the affected area’s history.

The following consequences amplify why many would never start a business or buy property within a reservation: 1. Addition of a redundant overlay of jurisdiction enforced by unelected tribal leaders.

2. Neighbors immune from following state, county, city or township regulations, many of which are critical to protecting property value and community aesthetics.

I have another comment to make about downtown TC parking following Pat Sullivan’s recent article. My hubby and I parked in a handicap spot (with a meter) behind Mackinaw Brew Pub for lunch. The handicap spot happens to be 8-10 spaces away from the payment center.

Now isn’t that interesting. Walking uphill to the restaurant is another chore that I will not repeat anytime soon with my cane.

B Litchfield, Alden

Demand Change At Women’s Resource Center

Change is needed for the Women’s Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area (WRCGT).

As Patrick Sullivan pointed out in his article, former employees and supporters don’t like the direction WRCGT has taken. As former employees, we are downright terrified at the direction Juliette Schultz and Ralph Soffredine have led the organization.

From our first-hand perspective, vital services are being cut, revenues are down, and employees are being mistreated. This group of former WRCGT employees formed out of love for the Women’s Resource Center, its survivors and its community partners. For three long years we were silent. Many were afraid to talk out of fear of the intimidation or of having our reputations smeared in the community. The toxic environment that the current leadership created is what led to the 32 employees either unnecessarily being fired or forced to leave.

Juliette and Ralph will try to distract from the facts, but has dropped more than $200,000 and major grant deadlines have been missed. This loss of revenue is what they are attempting to cover up with talk of “streamlining.” This translates to losses for victims of violence.

Services have been trimmed in Benzie, Leelanau, Kalkaska counties. The Doula Teen Parent program is ending and a transitional house will close this fall.

We ask the public to re-read Sullivan’s article and to ask questions: if the goal is to realign services with the mission, why has the mission been changed at least three times in three years? How many services have been scaled back? How will survivors in Leelanau, Benzie, and Kalkaska counties receive services?

Aimee Sandula, Barbara JoHan, Carrie Douglass, Jennifer Allen, Carolyn Bearinger, Dawn Schroeder, Marge Loree, Melva Christunas Traverse City

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

Unemployed and Under Attack..........................12 An Auto Race For Everyone...............................15 Transgender Community....................................18 Five To Watch....................................................21 Wonderful Waterfalls........................................24 Seen.................................................................28

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Spectator/Stephen Tuttle...................................6 News of the Weird/Chuck Shepherd....................8 Style.................................................................9 Crossed...........................................................11 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates.................................36 Advice Goddess..............................................40 Crossword.....................................................41 Freewill Astrology...........................................42 Classifieds......................................................43

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By Thomas Kachadurian In 2006 the developer of Cambria Suites in Traverse City requested a zoning variance to allow them to build beyond the established setbacks. The project and variance included the razing of an apartment building that we would now call “workforce housing.”

Upon receiving their eviction notices, neighbors in the area circulated a petition and gathered signatures from 90 percent of property owners on both sides of the street.

At the Zoning Board meeting, the room was packed with property owners who testified in opposition of the variance. Comment went on for nearly an hour. After the open comments, the board voted, without discussion, to unanimously approve the variance. The developer’s consultant sat on the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Flash forward to 2015. The Peninsula Township Board advertises for people to serve on its parks commission. They hold open interviews at a board meeting. In the pool of five candidates there are two excellent choices. A third candidate gets nominated (me). My nomination dies for lack of a second.

Rather than a nomination for one of the other two excellent candidates, a board member nominates someone who did not attend the interview session. There is immediately a second and the absent candidate is unanimously appointed to the position.

I know these two examples well because I was involved, but I also know there are countless other examples of public officials governing without regard to public input in ways that completely ignore the people for whom these officials serve. These local examples of the arrogance of power are present at all levels of government and in all political parties: • In 2014, national Republican candidates ran against the Affordable Care Act and against amnesty for illegal immigrants. Once elected they openly promoted and funded every Obama Care proposal.

• We know from leaked Democrat Party emails that the party itself worked to undermine the will of their own voters and keep Bernie Sanders from winning the party nomination.

• Michigan voters overwhelmingly voted down an increase in the gas tax, but within less than a year elected legislators passed more or less the same bill.

• A Traverse City commission study showed significant opposition to the restriping of 8th Street; the commission labeled the study flawed and did what they wanted.

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In all of these cases the political class have decided they know better. They have become so removed that they not only disregard their constituencies, they directly oppose them.

There is perhaps no better example than Jeb Bush, who arrogantly boasted that he was going to win the presidency without the Republican base.

This isn’t a new thing. Politicians have always thrived on backroom deals. And perhaps public input has always been a charade.

But now there is a difference: The public is connected via social media, well beyond

mere network news. People no longer have to sit at home thinking their outrage is unique; now there are consequences.

The obvious political rebellion is the nomination of Donald Trump. Insider Republicans are so shocked at the consequences of their own arrogance that they are taking their football home. Hillary Clinton, who should have been a shoe-in, is in a fight Democrats never expected.

There is local fallout, too. Every one of those people on that Peninsula Township Board lost their seats in the primary. It wasn’t because of my one example; my experience was one in a pattern, and the voters ultimately said, “no more.” Traverse City now has Proposition 3, a voter initiative to say no to the smarter-thaneveryone-else political class who have fixed the game for years.

Proposition 3 is simple. It says the people no longer trust their elected officials to follow the will of their constituents. The ninestory Pine Street development is the tipping point because this isn’t just restriping; it’s changing the character of a community.

The voters have realized that the process itself is so predetermined that their will can only be expressed directly, not through their representatives.

For my constitutional conservative and libertarian friends, this is a property rights issue. It’s a legitimate point. But the zoning and the planning have been achieved with such subterfuge and so much slight of hand that the community no longer trusts the very rules their elected officials created.

Proposition 3 is not about one tall building; it’s about the political class and their allies being called out for their arrogance. Proposition 3 is about power and trust.

Like the establishment Republicans refusing to play in the same sandbox with Donald Trump, the political class in Traverse City is gearing up to oppose the people. The group against Prop 3, StandUp TC, is just the usual collection of insiders trying to keep their power. Their speaker, Jeanine Easterday is a long-time political player. They are supported by the Chamber of Commerce.

Their claims are things we always hear from politicians who want us to go away.

Their three main claims are comical when applied to the backroom political deals that got us here. StandUp claims the proposal is wasteful, but where was StandUp when the City Commission kept spending money to repaint Eighth Street? They say that it wastes “thousand of hours of city staff and citizen volunteer time that went into creating the zoning code.” In other words, it undoes all the plotting we did to fool you.

The most telling claim of StandUp is when they claim Prop 3 “effectively eliminates economic development in our downtown.”

The ruling class thinks only they know how to grow our community. We know something different; we know they’re wrong.

Thomas Kachadurian is a photographer, designer and author. He lives on Old Mission with his wife and 2 children. He is a member and past president of the Traverse Area District Library Board of Trustees.

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top five 1 M-22 Becomes Just 22 Michigan Department of Transportation officials hope a plain, letter-less road sign will be less appealing to thieves.

MDOT has recently replaced 90 M-22 signs at locations along the popular scenic route where the signs have frequently been stolen with signs that read simply “22.”

“This was arrived at after trying many other ways to prevent theft, including using vandal-proof hardware,” said MDOT North Region Spokesman James Lake.

Vandals responded by cutting down sign posts or digging them out of the ground.

It costs $325 to replace each sign — which includes the material and the fabrication of the sign, as well as the cost of having a road crew go out from a regional MDOT garage every time one of the popular symbols of northern Michigan disappears.

“Every time we’ve got a missing sign, they’ve got to go out from Kalkaska all the way to M-22,” Lake said.

Bottomsup Mellow Cherry Hibiscus by North Peak Brewing Company Summer may be winding to a close, but North Peak Brewing Company hopes to capture the taste of northern Michigan’s favorite season in a bottle for year-round enjoyment.

North Peak will launch its newest beer, Mellow Cherry Hibiscus, in bottles and on draft at locations across northern Michigan beginning Sept. 1. Brewed with Michigan cherries and hibiscus flowers, the tart-sweet ale clocks in at 7 percent ABV and 21 IBU, and it offers an easy-sipping balance of fruit and malt truly worthy of its “mellow” moniker.

As with other North Peak signature beers, Mellow Cherry Hibiscus offers a story and character icon to go with its name — in this case, a mother bear. “The legend of the Sleeping Bear is one of northern Michigan’s most famous tales,” according to the company.

“We brewed Mellow Cherry Hibiscus in honor of the determined mother bear and her lost cubs.”

Pick up a couple six-packs for the cold months ahead (visit northpeak.com for locations), and let the fresh taste of cherries — and warm thoughts of the sun-soaked Sleeping Bear Dunes — carry you through until next summer.

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Tap 30 opens POUR Public House Tap 30 — well-known in downtown Petoskey for its 30 taps of ever-rotating beers — has opened a sister bar for wine and cocktail connoisseurs.

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Dave Meikle, one of the owners of Tap 30 and POUR, said the establishment echoes the vibe of Tap 30 but has a more casual feel.

“We wanted people to have a place where they could get great wine and cocktails in addition to Tap 30, but sometimes wine bars can be a little stuffy,” Meikle said. Drinks at POUR are served up in a setting that mixes country living with big city sensibility: barn wood walls and modern fixtures alongside the building’s original brick.

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THE FRAUD OF VOTER FRAUD spectator by stephen tuttle Donald Trump says if he loses in Ohio or Pennsylvania, both of which voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, it will be because of “rigged” voting. That makes him the first presidential candidate in memory, and maybe ever, making excuses for a loss months before the election takes place.

The culprit, according to Trump and others, is voter fraud. Just how bad is this problem that’s motivated more than 30 states to enact rules making it more difficult for people to vote? Not very.

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The Pennsylvania Legislature passed a fairly strict voter identification law to stop the scourge of voter fraud. At least that’s what Republican state leaders claimed. As was the case everywhere such laws were passed, there was a court challenge.

The state was unable to provide even a single instance of voter identification fraud — not one — and a state judge tossed the new law.

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Voting leaves a paper trail — or at least a computer trail. People here illegally are not inclined to leave such trails with the government, so they don’t do something so foolish as attempt to vote.

The overwhelming majority of alleged voter fraud turns out to be simple human error absent any intent to defraud. And there are already state and federal laws on the books

The overwhelming majority of alleged voter fraud turns out to be simple human error absent any intent to defraud.

Let’s start with Pennsylvania, home of the predicted rigged presidential election.

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They did not discover one illegal immigrants who had tried to vote. And with good reason.

Both Wisconsin and North Carolina enacted similar laws; but neither could demonstrate a problem being solved, and both laws were struck down by federal courts. Those courts were especially concerned the new laws most adversely impacted minorities, the majority of whom vote for Democrats. A cynic might suggest the new laws were designed specifically to disenfranchise them.

(Michigan legislators took a different approach, trying to eliminate straight-party voting. What a surprise that those areas with the most straight-ticket ballots were in heavily Democratic southeastern Michigan! A federal court tossed the new law.)

Most of the faux concern for voter identification laws was birthed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who is obsessed with the idea that illegal immigrants are fraudulently voting. (He also helped author most states’ new anti-illegal-immigrant laws, nearly all of which have been undone by the federal courts.)

Kobach decided to prove his theory and launched a huge effort to analyze votes. He and his staff looked at a whopping 84 million votes cast in 22 different states. They found 14 cases of alleged voter fraud.

Texas, similarly afflicted with the notion of illegal immigrants voting, studied a decade’s worth of elections encompassing 42 million total votes. They found 85 cases they considered fraud, which included cases of convicted felons who had tried to vote, people who had voted in the wrong precinct, a couple of people who had voted twice, and a lot of good old-fashioned human error.

for any real voter fraud, but fewer than 20 prosecutions occur annually at either the state or federal level.

There are, of course, exceptions. Most at risk are small communities with old-fashioned political machines and ancient voting systems where a few votes, or a few dozen, can swing an election.

Then there was Illinois in 1982, the last of the elections with prosecuted and proven widespread fraud. The gubernatorial race between Republican Jim Thompson and Democrat Adlai Stevenson, III, was close and contentious. Stevenson, believing fraud in the rural parts of the state might have cost him the election, demanded and received a recount.

Plenty of systemic fraud was found, but nearly all of it was in Cook County and favored Stevenson, not Thompson. As many as 100,000 votes were fraudulently cast, and nearly 700 people were either convicted or pleaded guilty to various counts of election fraud.

Importantly, it was the first time investigators used computers to track and confirm voting patterns and individual votes. Voter fraud forever became more difficult. As computerized voting machines started cropping up — especially those machines that count your vote as soon as the machine grabs your ballot — cheating became a real chore.

It’s likely an industrious and clever computer hacker could penetrate our computerized voting world and reprogram the software to create all kinds of mischief, including vote fraud. Hackers always seem to be a step ahead of those trying to stop them. But flipping lots of votes would be too obvious, and changing a few here and there would be arduous. Plus, investigators now have software designed to catch all but the most devious cheaters.

Democrats rigging Pennsylvania, with more than 5.6 million votes likely being cast for president, is absurd. Nor is it likely necessary, considering the state’s recent voting history and the current polls.

The real fraud here is the accusation of voter fraud.

Crime & Rescue FISHING DISPUTE TURNS VIOLENT State police said a 54-year-old Pinconning man went too far to protect his Wexford County fishing hole.

Troopers from the Cadillac post were sent to the backwaters of the Hodenpyl Dam near Mesick Aug. 18 after Thomas Steven Mast allegedly pointed a handgun at another man’s head.

Three men and a child had arrived in a boat that evening to a spot where the suspect was fishing. Mast told the newcomers to leave, leading to an argument and the alleged felonious assault.

As the group retreated to call police they heard a round chambered and a gunshot.

When police arrived they found Mast drunk, with a blood alcohol level of .17, and in possession of a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. Police turned over an undersized walleye found in the man’s boat to a Department of Natural Resources officer and they took Mast to jail.

MILLION DOLLAR GROW-OP BUSTED Police raided two homes and several fields in Benzie County, targets of a million dollar marijuana crackdown.

The Traverse Narcotics Team and Benzie County Sheriff’s deputies executed search warrants Aug. 24 following a three-month investigation into marijuana production that TNT said in a press release was “well outside” state law.

Police said eight suspects located at the residences claimed they were operating within the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act but investigators disagreed. Police said the seizure – which included $10,000 in cash, firearms, laboratory equipment used to synthesize marijuana oil and hundreds of marijuana plants – was worth over $1 million.

Three men were arrested on numerous charges including conspiracy to manufacture marijunana.

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED An out-of-control pavement roller seriously injured a 38-year-old construction worker in Pellston.

A pavement roller operator got off the machine to move some cones when his shirt or safety vest snagged in the controls and switched it into drive.

The roller struck and knocked over 38-yearold Lansing resident Arturo Razendez, who was taken to McLaren Northern Michigan for treatment, Emmet Country Sheriff Pete Wallin said. The accident occurred at 1:45pm Aug. 22 on US-31.

THREE KILLED IN CRASH Three men were killed in a Leland Township pickup truck crash.

Killed were the driver of the 2008 Ford pickup, 26-year-old Algonac resident Brian Surhigh Jr., front seat passenger Lamareo Baldwin, 41, and back seat passenger Larvelle Small, 35. Baldwin and Small were from Detroit.

The two passengers who survived were Detroit residents ages 23 and 26.

The men were part of a construction crew that traveled to northern Michigan from the Detroit area, according to downstate media reports.

Surhigh was apparently driving too fast on M-22 when he rounded a curve, lost control, and

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struck a tree. A passerby called in the crash 8am Aug. 20, Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies said.

ELDERLY MAN INJURED AT SHOW A 79-year-old man was in critical condition after he was run over by a tractor he was working on at the Buckley Old Engine Show.

The man was working on a tractor at noon Aug. 19 when the engine became engaged and the machine started to roll, Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies said.

The Branch, Mich. resident was taken to Munson Medical Center by Buckley Rescue and Blair Township EMS after bystanders came to his aid.

DRIVER ROLLS, FLEES, GETS CAUGHT A driver fled on foot after crashing his car in Charlevoix County, but deputies soon tracked him down.

Deputies suspect alcohol was a factor after a 20-year-old Boyne City resident lost control of his 2001 Ford F-150 on Boyne City East Jordan Road, struck a culvert, went airborne, struck a mailbox and a sign post and rolled at least two times, striking a pine tree and coming to rest in a ditch.

Deputies responded at 4:36am Aug. 21 and helped the man get to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries after they tracked him down.

BODY FOUND IN CRASHED CAR By the time a passing motorist spotted a fatal crash near Cadillac, it’s suspected the vehicle had been there for several hours.

Someone called 911 at 7:25am Aug. 21 about a car in a ditch covered in weeds far off of US131 near Boon Road in Haring Township. State police responded and found 52-year-old Charlotte resident Robert Kline III had been killed in the crash.

Troopers found alcohol and drugs in the car; Kline did not wear a seatbelt.

WOMEN SAVED FROM LAKE Coast Guard rescuers saved two women from rough surf off of Manistee.

The Coast Guard Station Manistee received a call Aug. 21 at 8:30pm that two people were in trouble at Fifth Avenue Beach, just steps away from the station.

Petty Officers 3rd Class Adrian Ledesma and Benjamin Mattson sprang into action and saw that two women were caught 75 yards from shore in four-foot waves.

The rescuers put on life jackets, went into the water, and pulled the women – a 71-year-old grandmother and a 20-year-old granddaughter -safely to shore.

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MOTEL STING NETS HEROIN Police raided a Kalkaska motel room suspected of being home to heroin and cocaine dealers.

Kalkaska County Sheriff’s deputies received a tip Aug. 13 about someone who was selling cocaine and heroin at the Econo Lodge. Investigators called in the Traverse Narcotics Team who drafted a search warrant and raided the room the next day.

They found drugs and a large amount of cash and arrested a 45-year-old Detroit man and a man and woman from Lake City, ages 30 and 31.

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Virtual Fandom The phenomenal Japanese singer Hatsune Miku (100 million YouTube hits) is coming off of a sold-out, 10-city North American concert tour with high-energy audiences (blocks-long lines to get in; raucous crowd participation; hefty souvenir sales), except that “she” isn’t real. Hatsune Miku is a projected hologram on stage singing and dancing (but her band is human), and her May show in Dallas, according to a Dallas Observer review, typically ignited frenzied fans who know the show’s “every beat, outfit ... and glow stick color-change.”

Her voice, a synthesized “vocaloid,” is crafted in pitch, timbre and timing to sound human.

(The latest PlayStation brings Hatsune Miku into the home by virtual reality.)

The Finer Points of Law -- Make Up Your Mind, Feds: On Aug. 11, the federal government’s Drug Enforcement Agency famously refused to soften the regulation of marijuana, leaving it (with heroin) as a harsh “Schedule I” drug because, citing Food and Drug Administration findings, it has “no medical use.” However, as the Daily Caller pointed out, another federal agency -- Department of Health and Human Services -- obtained a U.S. patent in 2003 for marijuana-derived cannabinoids, which HHS pointed out have several medical uses (as an antioxidant and for limiting neurological damage following strokes).

-- Priorities: (1) “A dog has better protection than our kids,” lamented an Oregon prosecutor in May because, unlike the pet law, the “child abuse” law requires proof the victim experienced “substantial” pain -which a young child often lacks vocabulary to describe. (Simply showing welts and bruises is insufficient, the Court of Appeals has ruled.)

(2) That same Oregon Court of Appeals ruled in June that Thomas Wade, 44, was not guilty of a crime when in 2013 he unzipped his pants, reached inside, and at that point cursed the woman he had confronted in a public park.

“Distasteful,” wrote the Court, but it was an exercise of Wade’s free speech right.

-- Texas! In August, Houston defense lawyer Jerry Guerinot announced his retirement from death-penalty cases, leaving him with a perfect record (for that area of his practice): He lost every single time. Twentyone clients received the death penalty, and 10 have been executed (so far). He made no excuses, pointing out that “gang members, serial killers and sociopaths” were entitled to representation, too, and that he has taken more than 500 noncapital cases to trial (with, presumably, more success).

Tourists Gone Wild (1) Tourism officials in Iceland recently posted “hundreds” of signs at visitor attractions showing a squatting person in silhouette, with a small pile on the ground underneath -- and the familiar diagonal line (indicating “don’t”).

Critics of the signs reluctantly admit Iceland’s chronic shortage of public restrooms. (2) In a YouTube clip released in July, a Disney fan posted shot after shot of “rude” Chinese tourists at Shanghai Disneyland, coaxing their small children to urinate in public rather than in restrooms. (3) The Tourism Bureau of Japan’s Hokkaido island recently rewrote its etiquette guide for visitors to underscore the inappropriateness of “belching or flatulence” in public.

Leading Economic Indicators Suspicions Confirmed: (1) A New York Times reporter, describing in June the rising

prices of prescription pharmaceuticals, noted that a popular pain reliever (probably describing oxycodone) was available on the Paterson, New Jersey, black market for $25 a pill, while heroin was going for $2 a baggie.

(2) The economic growth rate in Ireland for 2015 was revised -- upward -- in July. Growth of its gross domestic product was originally estimated at 7.8 percent, but subsequently -adding the paper value of several “inversions” (U.S. companies “moving” to Ireland to reduce U.S. taxes) -- Ireland found that it was actually growing at 26.7 percent.

Awesome!

(1) Investigators revealed in July that an off-duty Aurora, Colorado, sheriff ’s deputy had justifiably fired his gun to resist a parking lot mugging -- and that, furthermore, one of the bullets from Deputy Jose Marquez’s gun had gone straight into the barrel of one of the handguns pointed at him. The investigators called the shot “one in a billion.” (2) Matthew Lavin, 39, drew internet acclaim in July after he was gored through his left thigh while “running with the bulls” in the annual spectacle in Pamplona, Spain. Interviewed in his hospital bed by Madrid’s The Local, he called it “the best time ever” and said he looked forward to another run next year.

Ironies Gary Durham, 40, was shot to death during a heated road-rage incident in Plant City, Florida, on Aug. 10. Durham had served 10 years in prison after an aggressive road-rage episode in 2001 in which he pursued another driver and knocked him to the ground, causing the man to hit his head, fatally, on the pavement. (Included in Durham’s 2002 sentence was an order to take anger management classes.)

Wait, What?

-- The Borough Council of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, was surprised to learn in June that, because of an existing local ordinance, dogs were not permitted in its brand-new Pompton Lakes dog park, created with great fanfare in an area of Hershfield Park. The council vowed to fix the problem. (2) In June, a police watchdog agency in Dublin, Ireland, asked officers (“gardai”) across the country to try to carry out house raids at “reasonable hours” so that they do not disturb the occupants.

(In one complaint, gardai staged a 3:15 a.m. raid to search for evidence of stolen vehicle accessories.)

-- A 9-year-old girl named Irina won a contest in Berezniki, Russia, in August for letting mosquitos bite her more often that they bit other contestants. It is the signature event of the annual Russian Mosquito Festival, and her 43 hits were enough to earn her the title of “tastiest girl.” The annual Great Texas Mosquito Festival in Clute, Texas (south of Houston), apparently has nothing comparable.

The Passing Parade (1) The Elanora Heights Public School (a primary school in Sydney, Australia) recently banned clapping during student assemblies in an effort to help pupils with noise anxieties.

To show audience approval, students are asked to “punch the air,” “pull (on their) faces” or “wriggle about.” (2) In July, The Nairobian newspaper reported the remarkable career of “Rosemary,” reputed to be the Kenyan capital’s oldest prostitute -- still going strong at 64 after more than 5,000 clients. She said she could make it through 40 on a good day, but never missed church on Sunday.

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a local pastor and a local atheist debate Moral Authority – The Word of God or Legal Statute?

Rev. Dr. William C. Myers

Gary Singer

Senior Pastor at Presbyterian Church of Traverse City “There are six seats in a lifeboat…” If you grew up in the 1970s, you know what comes next: “and seven people.” Situational ethics! I hated it! No “right” answer. The point? Everything is relative.

The traditionalist reserves the lifeboat for women and children first (a thought that would chafe my daughter). The evolutionist chooses the strongest. Survival of the fittest!

The pragmatist searches for flotsam for the odd person out. The egalitarian has everyone take a turn swimming beside the boat.

Who’s right? Whose way is best? Any of them or none, depending on the situation.

In a world where there’s no absolute authority, everything is relative. In a world where there is no God, “I” becomes god.

GARY’S RESPONSE

Bill, you live in a world created by the God of Abraham. Your religion remains a minority, and a shrinking one at that, in developed nations. Separation between church and state in the U.S. demands that we comply with the law, period.

The traditionalist, evolutionist, pragmatist, and egalitarian are like the religious – they have differing points of view with different

Gary helps businesses with their Internet marketing.

He was raised a Catholic.

Thankfully, we don’t live is such a world. We live in a world created by the God of Abraham, who defines what is true, good, and beautiful, and whose nature is revealed in the world by Jesus Christ. Through divine revelation, God’s identity and will -- God’s goodness, truth, and beauty -- become the standard by which our actions are measured. The love of Jesus Christ, not the relativity of a situation, is the ethical standard by which we are to live.

Christians don’t always get it right. “We see in a glass darkly…” But at least we see the difference between a Muslim American who sacrifices his life for his country, and a radical Jihadist. We see the difference between an immigrant, working to provide a better life for her family, and a drug mule. How do we make such distinctions, if everything is relative? Sadly, if our political rhetoric is the measure, we don’t.

sources of reasoning. But, they tacitly agree to follow the law of the land. They must occasionally reject their “gut feeling” for the common good.

Those of us with no religion have only to follow the law. If we disagree with it, we work to make change. When you get right down to it, life without religion is quite a bit simpler, don’t you think?

A persistent issue with established religious practices and governmental regulations is how to resolve recurring clashes between the two. I empathize with those who must occasionally choose one over the other.

They either violate civil law or incur the wrath of their god and fellow believers.

With more than 4,200 active religions worshipping more than 2,500 gods – each of which, followers believe is the one, true version – not only are there constant conflicts between each of them, they also run up against competing government statutes.

If “god” is the source of moral authority, which one are we supposed to choose?

My Christian friend Bill stipulates that all moral authority comes from the Christian God. I imagine Muslims and Buddhists would disagree. I am certain that nontheists disagree. In fact, since all religious practice originated with humans – I defy

BILL’S RESPONSE

Gary’s right. It’s difficult living one’s faith in a culture where our choice is to ignore important beliefs or be a conscientious objector. Americans proclaim religious freedom, but humanism is the established faith.

Where Gary seems mistaken is in suggesting the conflict lies primarily between people of different faiths. The highest calling of most world religions is similar: Love God

anyone to disprove that – it is up to us collectively to resolve conflicts between civil and religious commands.

Laws are the collective will of the people and represent a compilation of acceptable behavior. Essentially, they encapsulate our morals. If we don’t like a specific law, we are free to work to change it. A recent example is the quantum leap forward our government has taken with LGBT rights.

In the past, it has been equal rights for women and people of color. This is called progress, and most religions are painfully slow to evolve. But they do, and have done so because of the sacrifices of people like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Like them, those who insist upon choosing religious authority that conflicts with established government law must be prepared to accept the legal consequences.

and neighbor. Apart from religious extremists who, like their secular counterparts, are motivated more by politics than faith, most people of faith strive to find common ground. Our experience of divine revelation is subjective, but we know there’s one God and seek to share God’s love with all people. Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. King, people of faith, moved the world forward, not just their own religions.

Bill and Gary agree that there will always be conflicts between individual beliefs and legal statutes. It is up to each of us to resolve those differences peacefully and seek guidance from religious and secular leaders we trust.

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Unemployed and Under attack The state responded after an automated fraud-detection program for unemployment benefit recipients went too far. Critics say the state hasn’t done enough.

By Patrick Sullivan Tens of thousands of bills — each leveling allegations of fraud and demanding thousands of dollars in penalties — appeared in the mail of people who received unemployment benefits in recent years.

Then a bombshell dropped: the discovery that the vast majority of those accusations were false.

Now, the fallout: lawsuits and calls for an overhaul of how Michigan runs its unemployment pro-gram.

“I pretty much got a bill in the mail saying, ‘Hey, you owe the state almost $9,000. What are you going to do about it?’ And I thought, ‘What?’” said Theresa Martin, a Kewadin resident who collected unemployment when she was underemployed in 2013.

Martin was later exonerated. Her attorney, Mark Risk of Traverse City, said Martin was snared by an out-of-control computerized fraud-detection system developed by the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) in 2012 that automated determinations of fraud and sought to collect penalties without legal findings of guilt.

Martin wasn’t the only one accused — or found innocent. Risk points to a 2015 Michigan Auditor General report that found there was no fraud in 85 percent of the cases the system had flagged.

A HAMMER HANGING IN THE AIR Risk, a former administrative law judge who presided over unemployment cases, said Martin and others faced a bewildering struggle to challenge the fraud allegations.

Martin’s case dragged on for a year and a half from the day she received that letter to the day she prevailed.

Martin didn’t learn the details of the claim against her until the very end.

Turns out, the computer had flagged her fileAllbecause every week she had been required photos courtesy Tim Roman to report pay from a part-time job she main-

tained while she collected unemployment said he’s been disturbed by some of the changcompensation. Her employer paid her every es he’s seen. He said determinations of fraud two weeks, so she divided that figure in two used to be made with due process of law. That and reported that as her weekly income. hasn’t been the case under the automated Her employer, however, had reported her computer system. actual pay each week, and those figures did “It’s basically that they don’t bother to obnot match. tain both sides of the story before they make a The state’s computer, called MiDAS, short ruling,” Sisk said. for the Michigan Integrated Data Automated What strikes Sisk as particularly galling is System, concluded fraud had occurred, a de- the state’s refusal to refund money — paid voltermination made without human review. untarily or through garnishment — in cases An aggressive campaign to collect restitution where people are exonerated. and penalties began. When “Think about that for a Martin learned of the case, minute. What entitlement “I had to fight she was fearful and paid does the agency have to any some of the penalties. The of that money? They’ve gotten like hell to get my state also garnished her inthat money by an improper come tax refund. process,” he said. money back,” Martin only collected Erroneous fraud allegashe said. “I just $2,000 in benefits, but the tions have caused tremenstate demanded $9,000 bedous hardship, Risk said. He kept bugging cause it assesses penalties of said the false claims have led four times the amount of the them. I’d call them to countless bankruptcies, at supposed fraud, Risk said. least one suicide, and one case every day and just Once Martin’s case finally where a woman attempted to received a hearing before an cut off her own hand. get so upset and administrative law judge this David Blanchard, an Ann April, the charges were alArbor-based employment atsay, ‘How can you most immediately dismissed. torney, said the UIA has trauguys possibly do That didn’t mean Martin matized thousands of people. was able to get a refund of the “I’ve represented people this to people?’” penalties she’d already paid, that their own families say however. Martin said it was a to them, ‘Oh, you’re accused struggle to get that $5,200 returned, even after of fraud? You must have done something she had prevailed in the justice system. wrong,” Blanchard said.

“I had to fight like hell to get my money Lynda Robinson, a UIA spokeswoman back,” she said. “I just kept bugging them. who agreed to answer questions via email, I’d call them every day and just get so upset said the computer system was meant to disand say, ‘How can you guys possibly do this cover cases of fraud so that the agency could to people?’” free up resources to fulfill its mission to provide assistance to people who qualify for HARDSHIP AND A REVAMPED SYSTEM benefits.

James Sisk, a retired administrative law She said the automated fraud-detection judge in Traverse City who worked in the un- system is no longer in operation. employment system for decades, has taken “This function was turned off in August on some cases throughout his retirement and 2015,” she wrote.

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Robinson said that the agency now investigates suspected fraud before determinations are made, and that humans, not computers, review the facts.

“When an issue arises on a claim regarding fraud, the agency investigates the issue, requests additional information from both the employer and claimant, evaluates the information, and then makes a decision based on the facts at hand,” she wrote. “No decision is made without first attempting to contact all the parties involved.”

LOST IN THE EMAIL Risk said one of the most outrageous aspects of the way the UIA pursued fraud cases was the manner in which it notified people accused of fraud — it sent notice to an email account the person almost certainly no longer used, one created by the state so that benefits recipients could manage their accounts. The problem with that approach? Once a person no longer received benefits, there was no reason for them to check that account, Risk said.

More than a year later, after the period in which the person could challenge the charges expired, people would receive a letter in the mail informing them of the charges and the penalties they owed.

Risk said he once cross-examined a UIA caseworker about the messages sent to the abandoned accounts, accounts the state calls MiRAM (Michigan Web Account Manager).

“I said, ‘Don’t you know that people aren’t going to be checking that anymore? Why would they check it after they’ve already collected their benefits?’ And she said, ‘We’ve got a rule that says you’re supposed to check it.’”

Later he asked the woman why, then, the UIA sent the collections notice through the mail a year later.

“I asked her, why did you send that notification out by mail? And her response, really, was a little but of a ‘Duh!’” She said, ‘Duh! They’re not looking at their MiRAM account,’” Risk said.

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Robinson defended the use of MiRAM accounts to serve the initial notice of a fraud case. She said recipients are encouraged to check their accounts for up to six years after they stop receiving benefits, the window in which people can be charged with fraud.

Risk said he’s been able to get fraud determinations thrown out in administrative law court because of the way people were notified of the fraud.

“Again, I don’t think that was intentional, but if you’re a conspiracy theorist, you could say that they did wait to make sure that the 30 days went past and the one year went past, because of the two statute of limitations there,” Risk said. “You get past the two of them, and it’s next to impossible to go back and have your case reviewed.”

ALLEGATION WITHOUT EXPLANATION Another hurdle faced by people accused of fraud was that, in most cases, the UIA never described the fraud that was alleged.

In case after case Risk said he found it impossible to learn the details about specific allegations of fraud until those cases reached the hearing before an administrative law judge.

Lack of specific allegations leaves people and their lawyers, if they’ve hired one, scrambling to figure out what they’ve been accused of.

That flips on its head one of the fundamental precepts of the American justice system — that a person is innocent until they are proved guilty, Risk said. The UIA accomplishes this by not bringing the cases in state court through prosecutors’ offices, but by bringing them administratively, where the UIA can seek criminal penalties but isn’t required to bear the burden of proof and other safeguards it would have to overcome in a real court.

“So I’m working my ass off — I’ve got to determine where they think the fraud is, and then I’ve got to prove that there isn’t fraud,” he said.

Risk said stepped-up fraud enforcement at the UIA was enacted for good reason — the agency was historically bad at it.

“The federal government was always warning them: You’ve got problems here, you’ve got to clean it up,” he said. “So I honestly think the Snyder administration came in wanting to make some changes. And that’s why the computer program happened.”

However good the intention, the execution was clearly a problem.

“There was just a total failure to sit down and figure out the consequences, intended and unintended,” he said.

A FEDERAL CASE Whatever the state has done to add human review to its fraud detection process, it’s not

been enough, said Blanchard, who is suing the state in federal court in an effort to force the UIA to change its fraud investigation and collection process.

There is also a potential class-action lawsuit pending against UIA in the Michigan Court of Claims.

“It absolutely doesn’t solve the problem,” Blanchard said of UIA reforms. “I have no idea how far they’ve stopped using the computer, and I’ve heard conflicting answers to that question.”

Blanchard said that, from what he’s seen, the human review has not removed the presumption of guilt.

“We want to stop all collections in this area on bogus robo-fraud accusations, and we want the system reformed to ensure basic due process rights, and fairness be put back into the system,” he said.

Since the federal suit was filed, the state has filed three motions to dismiss. The Michigan Attorney General’s office has sought to get the lawsuit thrown out; it argues that since the state has taken corrective action, the allegations are no longer valid.

A hearing on the third motion to dismiss is scheduled for this week in Detroit.

Risk said he doesn’t know how UIA has changed its practices, but he agrees that the flow of bad fraud cases has stopped recently.

“At least the faucet has been turned off,” he said. “I’m getting no more new fraud cases.”

Blanchard hopes state legislators act to reform the UIA. Some progress: The Michigan State House Oversight and Ethics Committee recently passed HB 4982 H-6, a bill that would end automated fraud accusations and aggressive collection of penalties. It is pending in the House.

COMPARISONS TO FLINT Risk believes what happened at the UIA is analogous to what happened with the state’s oversight of Flint’s water system.

“I’ve given that a lot of thought because there are a lot of similarities, and I hate to compare it because of what happened to the long-term health of the people of Flint, but there are absolute similarities,’ Risk said.

Risk believes that both failures stemmed from a desire to reinvent government without a thorough consideration of the consequences.

“I have to believe people act in good faith.

And I have to believe that Gov. Snyder was trying to act in good faith, but I think unless you understand how government is run and keep in mind the due process issues, that you could easily get caught up in the business decisions that save money in trying to make efficient, quick changes,” Risk said. “You don’t look at the natural consequences, much less what could be the unintended consequences.”

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needed, and the two groups worked out a split of the proceeds so that the airport would get 60 percent and the police would get 40 percent.

“That ratio was key — it meant that the state would give their blessing to shutting down the airport for the event, since there were clear benefits for the airport,” Cain said.

FUN FUNDRAISER Always held the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, the Boyne City Police Department started the races in 2003.

“The idea came from Randy Howard, a former police chief,” explained Michael Cain, who’s perhaps one of the busiest guys in Boyne City — he’s the city manager as well as the manager of the airport and of the drag race itself.

“Randy had a souped-up AMC Gremlin that he was really into, and he was looking to do a fundraiser for the police department, to get some extra safety equipment and other items that were outside of the city’s budget,” Cain explained.

Howard and his officers approached the Boyne City Airport board with a proposal for a drag racing event to raise the money

VOLUNTEER SPIRIT Today, the drag races run a little differently, although the spirit behind them is still the same. The police department is no longer involved (they transitioned the event to the airport board), but much of the proceeds still go to a higher cause: After the airport receives 50 percent, 25 percent goes to the Boyne Valley Lions Club and 25 percent to other community groups, which Cain said vary each year.

The races run on Sunday from noon until 4pm, as organized and overseen by the airport board, the Lions Club, and what Cain called “a whole truckload of volunteers.”

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“Anybody who has a vehicle can race!” Cain said. “You just need to get your vehicle safety-inspected — most typical cars can get through that — and then pay the entry fee of $30.”

You might’ve seen this kind of racing in movies like Rebel Without a Cause or American Graffiti: two vehicles at a time race, paired off against each other, and floor it all the way to the finish line.

More unusual vehicles, like motorcycles and snowmobiles, can race too; they simply have to be fitted with special “asphalt tracks” that enable them to handle the raceway.

Browney Mascow, the race announcer that’s been with the event almost since the beginning, will be calling all the action.

“Brownie does car restoration in town, and he’s a big MOPAR Chrysler fan, so he’s always cheering those cars on,” Cain said.

“We try to race similar cars against each other, but sometimes it ends up being “anything goes.” That’s part of the fun!”

The 2016 Boyne Drag Races will take place on Sept. 4 starting at noon. Entry fees: $30 to race, $15 for a pit pass, $10 for spectator-only, kids under age 12 are free. Food concessions will be available on site. For more information, call the Boyne City Hall at 231-582-6597.

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EPA’s cleanup of contaminants from this site, a commercial laundering and dry cleaning operation, consisted of soil removal, groundwater treatment, extraction and treatment of soil vapors, long-term monitoring, and limits on the use of and access to the site.

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hen Ty and Johanna Schmidt moved to Traverse City from the Tucson area, they missed more than the mountains and their friends. The avid bikers were dismayed to find there were few kids riding their bicycles to school.

Instead, there were long lines of cars snaking in and out of the parking lot at Eastern Elementary as parents drove their children to school, then headed off to work or back home. A school survey detailed things: 15 percent of students took the bus, 12 percent rode their bikes, and six percent walked.

That meant that two-thirds of the students were dropped off by car.

So they took action. Because they jobshared a physical therapist position at Munson, Ty was available to oversee activities in the a.m., and Johanna was free in the afternoons. Ty began riding his bike to school with their kids, while Johanna would head up the return home. “That’s how it started.

I’d ride in the morning, and she’d ride in the afternoon,” said Ty. The couple eventually found other parents who were similarly motivated, so they invited those families to join in. Soon they

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had an 18-bike train of adults and kids riding through the neighborhood to school.

Turns out it was more than just a way to reduce car traffic. It was also part exercise and part social interaction. The kids would talk with one another on the ride, as would the adults, and sometimes the interaction would span generations.

They dubbed the program Norte! Youth Cycling, and it’s grown to the point that Ty has become an entrepreneur almost by accident. “It’s evolved into this,” he said of the program’s status as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. “I’m a paid part-time executive director,” he said almost wonderingly.

Despite the fact they grew up almost 800 miles from one another – Ty in Manitoba, and Johanna in Leelanau County – they shared a similar small-town environment as kids, and a love of biking. They met and fell in love in Tucson and spent several years there. It was in Tucson that Ty began riding his bike to work, losing weight and gaining a newfound appreciation for bicycling.

While the program’s focus is on helping (more) kids safely ride their bikes to school, ultimately it does have a grander concept, according to its website, elgruponorte.com: “Norte!’s mission is to help build a stronger, better connected and more bike-friendly Traverse City by inspiring its young people

through bicycles.”

Ty said the program isn’t geared toward competition but is about togetherness. “I’m talking about ordinary people on ordinary bikes doing ordinary things. We’re not cyclists in spandex. We’re advocates and cheerleaders,” said Ty, though he admits he is what he calls a “recovering racer” as well as a recovering runner. He said he and Johanna are “pro-bike for everyone, 8 year olds and 80 year olds.”

And it’s not limited to bikes. Norte! has evolved to include walking as well. Its “Walk Winter Wednesday” was a walk-to-school day, held on a wintry Wednesday, of course.

To their surprise, some 500 kids showed up.

“We met and walked, and it was really quite pleasant,” said Ty. He said it’s important for kids and adults both to embrace an active lifestyle, including everything from biking and walking to scooters and roller blades.

Today Norte! has grown to include many other adults and other schools as well. Some 18 bike trains connect nine neighborhood schools with 12 Traverse City neighborhoods. “It’s turned into a sustainable community,” said Ty. “A bike’s an efficient tool to get around,” he added. “You can go to the library, grocery store, a friend’s.” Or school, together with a couple (hundred) companions.

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LOCAL TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY Strives For Understanding and Acceptance

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ven within the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community, one subgroup is arguably the least understood and most marginalized: transgender folks.

There have been clear steps forward for many members of the non-straight world in many ways — same sex marriage, health benefits, and other protections. But understanding, accepting — let alone embracing — trans-specific issues seems to lag behind.

TRANS: PLAYING CATCH UP “When it comes to the trans community, we still have a ways to go” said Ruth Spalding, therapist at Live Well Counseling, and a member of Polestar LGBT Center of Traverse City, which serves Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Kalkaska, and Antrim counties.

As it often does, the younger demographic seems to show more empathy. A recent GenForward survey of Americans ages 18–30 found strong support for LGBT rights in the areas of employment, health care and adoption. And locally, there are some encouraging signs — among them, a visit to the National Writers Series by David Ebershoff, author of the bestselling book about a pioneer in the trans movement, “Danish Girl”; the re-establishment of the Traverse City Human Rights Commission; and passage — first by the city commission, then by a vote of city residents — of a measure to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

In another step forward, Polestar recently held public meetings at Grand Traverse Commons and, along with Traverse City’s (openly gay) mayor Jim Carruthers and other officials and activists, discussed the idea of forming a gathering place for the local LGBT community. Since then, Polestar has begun pursuing tax exempt status. Achieving such status is the first step toward raising private funding to build a community center — something that might benefit all parts of the region’s LGBT community but especially its transgender subset, the members of which are often forced to live in the shadows.

THAT SEEMS LIKE PROGRESS. But it’s worth noting that the meeting to discuss a community center also was protected by local police because it took place just days after the massacre of 49 people at a LGBT-friendly club in Orlando. Clearly, hate still thrives in some quarters — northern Michigan among them.

“The resources in northern Michigan are terrible,” said Polestar activist John Young.

“We even have reports of doctors who have refused give medical treatment [to transgender individuals].”

Many feel that breaking down that level of fear begins simply by helping people to understand the trans perspective.

EMILY FRANK: WHY FEAR US? “Transgender just means anyone who doesn’t identify with the sex description given at birth,” said Emily Frank, a local barista who is beginning to transition to what she has always seen as her true nature: a woman. Her path, like that of transgender people elsewhere, challenges some people’s conception of a tidy “binary” male/female world. “That’s because we’re straying away from gender as defined in the past,” she said.

The thing to remember, Emily said, is this: “Sex is what you have on the outside.

Gender identity is what you have on the inside.”

Long-held prejudices, she said, are mostly spawned from religion and centuries

of bigotry. “It’s like thinking, because someone’s more effeminate, they’re gay,” she said.

“I can’t follow it. I guess people just fear what they don’t understand.”

And then there are politicians who engender fear, who, she said “just align themselves with ways to get elected.”

Yet she seems at peace as she gradually begins to live out her own gender identity as a female.

“I work in a liberal place, and I see [rainbow] flags up in Traverse City, even past LGBT month,” she said. “That’s been good emotionally for a lot of queer people.”

But she also is careful.

“I always remember that this is a tourist area. I tend to dress more in a masculine way during those times, just to blend in and escape bigotry. I’ve had scowls on the street, which sounds like a small thing.

But it gets to trans people. It can even be a tipping point for them, especially if they are transitioning.”

“But when I go into Sparky’s Diner dressed femininely, I’m just Emily.”

SEREN AURORA: IT WAS NEVER A “CHOICE” Seren Aurora, a name she has chosen to reflect the public emergence of her gender identity as a woman, said to keep that momentum going, it helps to discuss some misconceptions — starting with the notion that trans folks “choose” that life just be different or cool.

“I’ve never experienced that, not with myself or anyone else,” she said. “There’s so much stigma attached and so much transphobia in our culture.”

“Being transgendered, for me, never seemed like a choice,” Seren said. “It always felt like part of me. I just finally reached a point in my life when I couldn’t suppress it any longer.”

Coming out, she said, was made easier by her background. “I was raised a Unitarian Universalist, and they’re very supportive.”

She is in the process of transitioning from the societally-assigned role of male to what she knows as her true self — that of a female.

When that process is complete, though, her attraction, as some might expect, will not be

for men but, instead for women.

She laughs at the irony.

“I guess, technically speaking,” she said, “that would make me a lesbian at that point.”

Still other trans folks defy traditional straight/gay pigeon-holing: They move from one to the other. And there is a subset of the trans world (and straight society, for that matter) that is asexual, experiencing little or no sexual attraction.

Based on personal experience, where would Seren place the Grand Traverse region on a spectrum that starts with “bigoted” then moves toward “just tolerating,” then “fully accepting” before reaching the other side, “allies,” those who take steps to proactively help trans people?

“At least in town, I feel we land somewhere between the “Just Tolerating” and “Fully Accepting,” she said. “Some community spaces are welcoming. But I haven’t found many businesses that are supportive in terms of going out of their way to hire any LGBT people. On the other hand, I have experienced businesses that treat trans customers with respect.”

RACHEL SNYDER: I KNEW EARLY ON While Emily Frank and Seren Aurora are at the beginning of transition, Rachel Snyder, a 63-year-old local activist, has undergone hormone replacement and surgery.

She tried to live as a male for nearly six decades. She didn’t transition until age 58.

During those earlier years, she married and has a now-grown daughter. The marriage lasted 14 years, but ultimately it was impossible. Like Emily Frank and Seren Aurora, she emphasized that being transgender is a matter of how you are born — it is not a choice.

“I knew very early on — maybe at four or five years old,” she said. “Everything I did growing up, I identified as a girl.”

Still, the long struggle of trying to live as a male led her to several suicide attempts.

“The one choice I did make was whether to live or not. And I chose to live,” she said.

It took decades, she said, but she finally learned she wasn’t alone. “It got to the point that I knew it was real, I’m not a freak, that

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She uses gentle humor to promote understanding of transgender issues with the straight community — and, for that matter, the rest of the non-straight world.

“I’ve been called all the names,” she said. “When I first came out, I was scared to death. But as I got more comfortable, I found it helps to joke a bit and not take myself too seriously. And that has helped other people see me as a person. During hormone therapy I’d joke about a second puberty. A little levity makes people more comfortable.”

With the exception of some of the rhetoric she’s heard during the current presidential campaign, Rachel is generally upbeat about the future.

“The wonderful thing is that things are getting better,” she said. “There’s so much information. Parents are starting to take a look at things differently. And science proves [that being transgender] is not a phase or a fetish, that it’s real.”

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Fans naturally follow their hometown teams, but here are a few squads that might be worth checking out if they play anywhere near you.

BIG RAPIDS CARDINALS Coach: Mike Selzer Conference: Central State Activities Association 2015 record: 7-4 Key players returning: Anchoring the offensive line are center Eric Rehkopf and guard Paul Nelson.

Quarterback Braeden Childress and running back Avery Montgomery return. Defensive returnees include Jon Peraira, Matt Spicer, Grant Potter and Kyle Bewalda.

Why watch them: Very few teams had a bigger turnaround than Big Rapids last year. In his first year at the helm, coach Mike Selzer took his spirited squad from a one-win team to a more-than respectable 7-4, including a playoff win over Escanaba. “We’re changing the reputation of Big Rapids football,” said Selzer. “We’re really working on playing as a team.” Two of the losses came against Reed City and Remus Chippewa Hills, so revenge

will be on the Cardinals’ minds when they tangle with Reed City on Oct. 7 and Chippewa Hills seven days later.

East Jordan Red Devils Coach: Greg Kitson Conference: Northern Michigan Football League, Legacy Division 2015 record: 2-7 Key players returning: Running backs Ryan Graham and Trey Peterson, quarterback Colin Shepard and defensive lineman John Roehrig.

Why watch them: By posting a dismal 2-16 record over the past two seasons, the Red Devils have built a reputation as one of the worst teams in northern Michigan. They have only one winning season in the past 13 years, a 5-4 mark in 2013. But with a chip on their shoulder, this squad seems determined to change that this year with a group of experienced seniors. They’ll be strong on both the offensive and defensive lines. East Jordan also will benefit from a conference shuffle that sees them trading larger schools like Elk Rapids and Kalkaska for more comparablesized opponents, Central Lake and Johannesburg-Lewiston. If not a playoff team, EJ should be more competitive than it’s been in the past two seasons.

Petoskey Northmen Coach: Kerry Van Orman Conference: Big North Conference 2015 record: 8-3 Key players returning: Offensive/defensive tackle

Craig Ladd and linebacker/tailback Justin Wilson will serve as captains for the Northmen. Other returnees include tailback Logan Carlson, wingback Joey Hickman and wingback Jalen Mitchell.

Why watch them: Look for The Northmen to run a shotgun double-wing offense and pound the ball on the ground. They have 15 seniors and 32 juniors on the squad.

In addition to a spirited team, Petoskey boasts a brand new athletic facility. The impressive Northmen Stadium seats almost 3,000 fans in its cement bleacher sections — up from 1,800 at 89-year-old Curtis Field – to go with hillside seating and a mezzanine area that overlooks the field near the concession stand. A huge electronic scoreboard will keep fans updated. “It’s an outstanding facility, not just for Petoskey, but for northern Michigan,” said Van Orman. “The team is really excited to play on this great new field.” Two big games on the Northmen’s schedule will take place Sept. 9 when Cadillac visits, and on Sept. 16 against TC West.

Traverse City Central Trojans Coach: Eric Shugars Conference: Big North Conference 2015 record: 9-1 Key players returning: Running back Jordan Fisher, tackle Ben Sherwin, tackle Sam Sherwin, center Brendan Arnold, wide receiver Devante Walker, wide receiver Terrell Solberg, defensive back Shaka Kirksely and linebackers Fitz Doud and Nik Norton.

Why watch them: The Trojans dominated the Big North Conference last year, rolling to a 9-0 regular season mark, the team’s first undefeated regular season since 1988.

Then came a disappointing 40-14 loss to a powerful Muskegon squad. Can the Trojans bounce back from the playoff loss and once again take the Big North title? It’s certainly possible with a squad that returns several veteran players.

Traverse City St. Francis Gladiators Coach: Josh Sellers Conference: Northern Michigan Football League, Legends Division 2015 record: 12-1 Key players returning: Running back Gabe Callery, running back Connor McGee, tight end Chris Kolarevic, quarterback Peter McAndrews, running back Alec Pressley, tight end Michael Hegewald, running back Tim Bott, lineman Ryan Lints, punter Brady Buell, and linemen Dominic Hathaway, Connor Valade and Matthew Biggar.

Why watch them: The Gladiators posted an impressive 11-1 mark last year, with the only loss coming to powerhouse Ithaca 2819 in the state semi-finals. This year’s team is loaded with 19 seniors returning with a goal of winning the state title. They will have to navigate a rugged schedule that includes an opening week showdown at Marquette, a week-two game against long-time rival Glen Lake, and a Sept. 23 contest against Boyne City, who held the powerful Gladiators to only 12 points last year.

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MUNISING FALLS Located in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising Falls drop 50 feet over a cliff, making a pretty image with a surprisingly small amount of water. With this waterfall, the frame is what really makes the picture; the falls are surrounded by striking sandstone rocks, as well as plenty of foliage and trails that are fairly easy to hike. In the winter, the falls freeze into a grand ice column reminiscent of an icicle fit for a giant, which means awe-inspiring photos every season of the year.

AGATE FALLS The grand staircase entryway to a mermaid’s ball, perhaps? That’s one impression you might get when you see Agate Falls, with its many-layered “stairs” and rooster tails of descending water. Located in Ontonagon County on the river of the same name, these falls drop 39 feet over erosion-resistant sandstone, offering picture-perfect views from a variety of angles, including from a railroad bridge that spans the water.

BOND FALLS Also on the Ontonagon River is Bond Falls, which, as the name suggests, would make a dramatic exit for any super spy. These falls got their start the usual way but gained even more power when a nearby dam funneled more water into its environs. You can often spot Brook trout where the falls end, and you can enjoy the vistas from a picnic area below the dam and the waterfall. Less well-known than nearby Agate Falls, Bond Falls used to be considered the Ontonagon’s secret falls, but as word about their beauty has gotten out, many make a point to hit both Bond and Agate falls in a single trip.

MINERS FALLS The Miners River in Munising gives way to Miners Falls partway through its journey, and the falls take up several different levels that can be viewed from two different platforms. This waterfall is especially pretty in the springtime as it’s surrounded by a wide variety of blooming wildflowers. Bonus: One of the trails to the falls is on the way to Miners Castle Rock, so you can enjoy both sights in one trip.

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SABLE FALLS One mile west of Grand Marais, you’ll find Sable Falls, tumbling 75 feet over cliffs and stone formations as it makes its way to Lake Superior a half-mile away. Climb up a couple hundred steps to the main viewing platform, and you’ll be rewarded with beautiful views: three tiers of falls in all, decorated with a hazy mist; a boardwalk allows you to take in both the lower and upper falls; and some wild rapids farther downstream on Sable Creek.

MANABEZHO FALLS Part of the Presque Isle River, Manabezho Falls makes its way through its little corner of the Porcupine Mountains State Park as the largest of the waterfalls on the river, dropping 25 feet. Said to be named after a spiritgod of the Ojibway people, the Manabezho is best representative of table or shelf falls, featuring water that cascades from its flattop surface directly to the pool below. Many branches overhanging the edges of this fall make for striking shadows in photos.

OCQUEOC FALLS There’s only one major publicly owned waterfall in the Lower Peninsula, and Ocqueoc is it. Located in Presque Isle on the Ocqueoc River — one of the few rivers in the Lower Peninsula to flow northward — you can access the falls via the Bicentennial Pathway hiking trail, which is transformed into groomed cross-country ski trails in the wintertime. The shallow falls flow beautifully over limestone and sometimes show off a rusty tone similar to Tahquamenon.

For more information on waterfalls in Michigan, visit www.nps.gov.

AN UNDERWATER WATERFALL? A training and research vessel called The Pride of Michigan was plying the waters off the shore of Mackinac Island back in 2007, taking soundings (a way to measure the depth of the water) when the crew made an unusual discovery: a 10,000-year-old waterfall formation embedded along an ancient and now-submerged river called The Mackinac Channel, a body of water that once flowed through the Straits’ current location, before lakes Huron and Michigan existed.

Further investigation showed that water flowed from west to east along the channel and then plunged 100 feet from a limestone cliff. Niagara Falls, by comparison, has a drop of 167 feet; so this waterfall would’ve been a fairly substantial one back in its day.

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5 Shelley Ireland, Yvonne Walsh, and Shelly Milstein model this season’s hot new styles outside of Talula Boutique during the downtown Charlevoix sidewalk sale.

2 Jacqueline Swift, JD Medlin, and Noreen Fournier get an early taste of POUR Public House, the new wine bar in downtown Petoskey.

6 Tina Zinn (middle), aka The Cheese Lady, serves up one of a special cider and cheese pairing to Christina Wills and Dorian Higby at Left Foot Charley in TC.

3 Traverse Bay Sunrise Rotarians and community friends stuff more than 1,300 backpacks for area youth.

4 Ellie McCandless and Taylor Golding at local artist Sherry Hiler’s booth during the Northwestern Michigan BIG Art Show in Petoskey.

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7 Tracy Truschke, Andrew and Sarah Chantaca, Josh Pippin, and Rachel Bohn at the grand opening of the new 7 Monks Taproom in Boyne City.

8 Hillary Voight and Mackenzie Renshaw mix it up for Evan Greig during the Tiki Tiki Luau party at TC’s Little Fleet.

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Anishinaabemowin Language: 12-3pm, Eyaawing Museum & Cultural Center, Suttons Bay. gtbindians.org/ eyaawing.asp

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ALDEN MEN’S CLUB MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETING: 8am, Alden Methodist

Church. aldenmensclub.org

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CHILDREN’S EVENT: Children’s author Denise Brennan-Nelson will celebrate her latest book for young readers, “Leopold the Lion.” 10-11am, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Free. Reservations: mcleanandeakin.com

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ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Enjoy ice cream sundaes & root beer floats, a book sale, games, live music by Oh Brother Big Sister, & more. The Metro Fire Department & Grand Traverse Sheriff Department K9 Team will also be at this event at the East Bay Branch Library, TC from 1-3pm. Free.

231-922-2085.

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ROLLER DERBY: Small Town Outlaws vs.

River City Renegades at Kalkaska Kaliseum. Doors open at 6pm, roller derby at 7pm.

Cuts for Kids will offer free haircuts for all kids. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 door. Find ‘Outlaws vs. Renegades’ on Facebook.

-------------------JETTY RAE: This singer-songwriter who

has shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan & Miranda Lambert will perform at Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville at 6pm. Tickets, $7. crystalmountain.com

-------------------HEADWATERS MUSIC FESTIVAL: With

blues artist Larry McCray, A Brighter Bloom, Lance Boughner, Sydni, Zeke & the Stray Bullets, Gaylord Steel Drum Band, & others. There will also be activities for kids, Tommy Tropic, & more. 6-10pm (gates open at 5pm), Otsego Club, Gaylord. headwatersmusic.org

-------------------ALDEN DEPOT ART FAIR: 10am-5pm,

Depot Park.

-------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: A variety of local MI

bands & more. 4-11pm, Almira Township Park, Lake Ann. almiratownship.org

-------------------COUNTRY DANCE: 6pm hot dog dinner,

7-10pm dance, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. Live music. Donation. 231-263-4499.

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MUSIC IN MACKINAW: With Drive South & The True Falsettos. 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City.

-------------------SATURDAY PROGRAMMING – ART AT THE NATURE CENTER: 10am-4pm,

Boardman River Nature Center, TC. At 1:30pm gather under the pavilion for children’s crafts. Stop by any time to pick up a nature photography scavenger hunt.

Presented by the GT Conservation District. natureiscalling.org

-------------------AUTHOR SIGNINGS & PHOTOGRAPHER & ARTIST SIGNING: Horizon Books, TC. Info:

Books, TC 20 minutes early. Cost, $10; benefits Historical Society. 995-0313.

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of musicians including Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Revivalists, The Accidentals, Detroit Party Marching Band, & The Change; 300+ craft brews; Pit BBQ Competition; Homebrewers Competition; silent/ live disco & much more. 4pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. General admission, $55. microbrewandmusic.com

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ATEN PLACE CONCERTS: Presents “Blue-

grass with a Rock & Roll attitude,” Chasin Steel. 7:30pm, The Aten Place, Boyne Falls. atenplace.com

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19TH ANNUAL SUMMER MODEL AIRPLANE SHOW: Presented by the Benzie Area Radio

Club from 10am-3pm at Thompsonville Airport. Free admission. 517-812-4970. benziearearc.com

-------------------DOWNTOWN HISTORIC WALKING TOUR:

Presented by the Traverse Area Historical Society at 10:30am. Meet in front of Horizon

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BENZIE FISHING FRENZY: 6:30am-1:30pm,

Frankfort, Lake Michigan. 231-645-8366.

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AWARD-WINNING/LOCALLY MADE FILM & MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: One

Simple Question will make its northern MI debut at the State Theatre, TC at 1pm.

This film about a seagoing adventure in search of a record-breaking iceberg includes a musical performance by the composers, The Accidentals, followed by a discussion with the creative team. stateandbijou.org

-------------------CONCERT: RUSSIA: With the Great Lakes

Chamber Orchestra. 6:15-9pm, John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey.

6:15pm Pre-Concert Talk with Libor Ondras.

Concert, 7pm. General admission, $25. glcorchestra.org

-------------------VINEYARD TO BAY 25K: Relay & 25K, 8am;

5K Run Walk, 8:30am, Brengman Brothers at Crain Hill Vineyards, TC. vineyard2bay25k.com

-------------------SUMMER CONCERTS IN THE VINEYARD:

With Blue Footed Booby. 6-8pm, bigLITTLE wines, Suttons Bay. biglittlewines.com

-------------------BUDDY GUY & JONNY LANG: The recipi-

ent of the 2015 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Buddy Guy’s career spans over 50 years. He is joined by blues, gospel & rock artist Jonny Lang, whose success started with his debut album “Lie To Me.” 8pm, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets start at $39.50. interlochen.org

With Two Tickets to Paradise, singer-songwriter Eddie Money plays Odawa Casino, Petoskey on Friday, September 2 at 8pm. Other 80’s hits include “Take Me Home Tonight” & “Can’t Hold Back.” Tickets start at $20. odawacasino.com the Mini-Classic Big Box Tournament from 6-9pm. Fish-TC.com

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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS’ FIRST ANNUAL GOLF EVENT: Held at LochenHeath

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PETOSKEY’S CANNON: A presentation of the history of the cannon & how it came to Petoskey. Noon, Carnegie Building, Petoskey.

Golf Club, Williamsburg. Proceeds benefit BBBS. bigsupnorth.com

Frankfort, Lake Michigan. 231-645-8366.

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS: Live music by

monica master Todd Parrott. 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. redskystage.com

BENZIE FISHING FRENZY: 6:30am-1:30pm,

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MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE: With the Jim

Shaneberger Band at 1st Street Beach at 7pm.

-----------PATIO PICNIC CONCERT:

With Awesome Distraction. 5:30-7pm, Oryana Community Co-op, TC. Free. oryana.coop

-------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW: With the Straits Area

Concert Band. 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City.

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25TH ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: Held on East &

West GT Bays, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. Tonight features

-------------------Miriam Pico & Al Jankowski from 5-7pm on the patio at Chateau Grand Traverse, TC. Wine & small bites available. cgtwines.com/ winedown

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by the Glen Arbor Art Association for the production Radio Days. 7pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church. 231-334-6112.

Bays, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. Fish-TC.com

REGIONAL BUSINESS AFTER HOURS:

1960’S VINTAGE FASHION SHOW: Held at

-------------------5:30-7:30pm, Legs Inn, Cross Village. With Harbor Springs, Cheboygan & Mackinaw City Area Chambers of Commerce. petoskeychamber.com

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FIND YOUR PARK CONCERT SERIES: Classical

guitarist & composer Lukas Krolikowski will present an acoustic guitar program at the Platte River Campground Amphitheater at 8pm. Free. nps.gov/slbe

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JAZZ AT SUNSET: Enjoy an evening of music with the Jeff Haas Trio & a season finale jam session, wine & stunning sunsets at Chateau Chantal, TC from 7-9:30pm. www. chateauchantal.com

25TH ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: Held on East & West GT

-------------------Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC from 7:309pm to close out the “1966: Remixed” art exhibit. Part runway show & part lecture with costume designer Risa Alecci. Tickets, $20. crookedtree.org

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CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: With May Erlewine. 7-8:30pm, GT Pavilions, TC. gtpavilions.org

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BENZIE AUDUBON MEETING: Featuring Kirk Jones, co-owner of Sleeping Bear Farms & St. Ambrose Meadery, who will speak about bees. 7pm, Tribal Outpost of the GT Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Benzonia. benzieaudubon.org

-------------------ER AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAM: Norton Bretz presents “Murder in

Antrim County, 1870: A Family Story.” 7pm, ER Historical Society. elkrapidshistory.org

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LITERATURE ON THE LAKESHORE SERIES: Featuring Larry Martin, author of

“Memories of Edgar Harrel a marine aboard the USS Indianapolis.” 5-7pm, Leland Library Munnecke Community Room. lelandlibrary.org

-------------------50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Of

the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society.

7pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey.

Featuring a presentation by local artist Glen McCune. crookedtree.org

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Tickets to Paradise, singersongwriter Eddie Money plays Odawa Casino, Petoskey at 8pm. Other 80’s hits include “Take Me Home Tonight” & “Can’t Hold Back.” Tickets start at $20. odawacasino.com

-------------------BAY HARBOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND SIDEWALK SALE: Sept. 2-5, Village at Bay

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-------------------25TH ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: Held on East & West GT

Bays, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. Today features the Salmon Classic Main Event, Sweet 16, & Big Fish events. Fish-TC.com CONCERT ON THE LAWN: K. Jones & the Benzie Playboys bring the roots of southwest Louisiana’s creole, Cajun & zydeco music to the Old Art Building, Leland at 7pm. Tickets: $15 adults, $5 students. mynorthtickets.com

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SOUSA CONCERT: With the Northport Community Band. 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. Tickets, $15; $5 students. northportcac.org

-------------------FINE ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, Historic Old

Art Building, Leland. Featuring work by northern MI potters, sculptors & artists. oldartbuilding.com

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BOAT IN MOVIE: 8-11:30pm, Village Green Park, Walloon Lake. Featuring “Field of Dreams.” Free.

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MANISTEE COUNTY LIBRARY SUMMER’S END SALE: 10am-4pm, Book House, behind

Harbor, 10am-6pm. bayharbor.com/events

DOWNTOWN ELK RAPIDS SIDEWALK SALES: Sept. 2-3. elkrapidschamber.org GLEN ARBOR SIDEWALK SALES: Sept.

1-5. visitglenarbor.com

-------------------25TH ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: Held on East & West GT

Bays, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. Today is the Ladies Salmon Classic. Fish-TC.com

-------------------USED PAPERBACK BOOK SALE: 9am-

3pm, Central Lake District Library’s activity room. 231-544-2517.

-------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am:

Story hour: Counting. 8:30-10:30pm: Live music with Absurd Sirs. horizonbooks.com

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MUSIC IN THE PARK: Enjoy jazz funk with Wired. 7-9pm, Marina Park, Northport.

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BRETHREN DAYS: Sept.

3-4, Village of Brethren.

Featuring a cardboard boat race, 5K run/walk, Peace Love Music performing from 12-4pm, co-ed softball & cornhole tournaments, games for the kids, arts & crafts show & Grand Parade. facebook.com/BrethrenDays2013/

-------------------SKY & SIGNAL BARN CONCERT & POTLUCK: Enjoy this northern MI indie dream-

folk trio at Bluestem Farm, East Jordan from 7-9pm. Bring a dish to pass & place settings. Donation. bluestemfarm.net

-------------------BAY HARBOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND SIDEWALK SALE: Sept. 2-5, Village at Bay

Harbor, 10am-6pm. bayharbor.com/events

-------------------HARBOR SPRINGS STREET SALES & CELEBRATION: Begins at 9am.

-------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALE DAYS: Sept. 3-5,

Downtown Alden, 10am-5pm.

-------------------DOWNTOWN ELK RAPIDS SIDEWALK SALES: Sept. 2-3. elkrapidschamber.org

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4TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY: 3-11pm, Petoskey Brewing. Featuring bands, 30+ beers on tap, food, & more. Tickets, $25. petoskeybrewing.com

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TEAM LUCKY 7 BOYNE CITY TRIATHLON: 8am,

Peninsula Beach, Boyne City. tritofinish.com

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FIND YOUR PARK CONCERT SERIES: Singer/songwriter Rachel B

will perform at the Platte River Campground Amphitheater at 8pm. Free. nps.gov/slbe

-------------------BRETHREN DAYS: (See Sat., Sept. 3) -------------------BOYNE CITY ANNUAL DRAG RACE: Noon-

5pm, Main St., Boyne City. General admission, $10. bcpddragrace.org

-------------------BAY HARBOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND SIDEWALK SALE: Sept. 2-5, Village at Bay

Harbor, 10am-6pm. bayharbor.com/events

-------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALE DAYS: Sept. 3-5,

Downtown Alden, 10am-5pm.

-------------------GLEN ARBOR SIDEWALK SALES: Sept.

1-5. visitglenarbor.com

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CEMETERY TOURS: The Traverse Area Historical Society will conduct these walking tours of Oakwood Cemetery, TC at 4pm on Sundays in Sept. & on Oct. 2 & 9. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Historical Society.

Meet on the sidewalk outside the cemetery at the corner of Eighth St. & Steele 15 minutes before start time. 941-8440.

STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Poetry,

INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET:

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

25 CENT COMMUNITY WALK: Held every

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

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-------------------FINE ART FAIR: (See Sat., Sept. 3) --------------------

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days through Oct. 3, 3-7pm, 5885 Frankfort Highway, Benzonia. growbenzie.org

quartet from Ireland will perform a mix of bluegrass & Irish folk music at Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall from 8-11pm. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. herthhall.com

8am-noon, Rotary Park. Over 40 local vendors offer fresh produce, plants & baked goods. elkrapidschamber.org

the Unitarian Universalist Congregation building, TC on Sundays, 5-7pm. A book discussion will follow. No charge, small donation requested. www.tcmmg.org

25TH ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: (See Sat., Sept. 3)

JIGJAM IRISH BAND CONCERT: This young

-------------------MARK TWAIN’S “DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE”: Presented by Armchair Theatre at

Charlevoix Circle of Arts at 2pm. Suggested donation, $5. charlevoixcircle.com

ongoing

MCLAREN NORTHERN MI DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the second Mon.

of each month from 7-8pm at the John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey. northernhealth.org/ wellness

-------------------GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL:

Aug. 10-28, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Info: greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

GROW BENZIE FARMERS MARKET: Mon-

-------------------ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays,

MEDITATION: All forms welcome. Held at

- - -ROSENBLATT ----------------DAVIN

-------------------ALDEN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays,

Tennis Court Park, 4-8pm. visitalden.com

-------------------FRANKFORT FARMERS MARKET: Satur-

days, Main St., Frankfort, 9am-1pm. 231325-2220.

-------------------KALKASKA FARMERS MARKET: Held at

Railroad Square in downtown Kalkaska on Tuesdays through Oct. 11, 2-6pm. 231384-1027.

BRAND NEW MEET-UP: Meet with new &

expecting parents & trade stories. Meets at ELF, GT Commons, TC every Sun., Weds. & Fri. at 10am. eatlearnfrolic.com

KEVIN ISRAEL

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BLISSFEST UKES FOR YOU CLUB: Ukulele enthusiastsdoors meet the second & fourth open @ Mon. of each month at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey from 7-9pm to learn, play & discuss ukuleles. Free. redskystage.com

7:00PM

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9:00PM 10:30PM

PETOSKEY POETS: Held the first Mon. of every month at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey atTO 6pm. Read your poem or anything you wrote in front of the group. redskystage.com dinner service available until the show starts

Cocktail service all night, vip bottle service and room packages available

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Mon drinks & $5 martinis w/ Jukebox -------------------25TH ANNUAL SALMON Tues - $2CLASSIC well drinksFISHING & shots

LITERATURE ON THE LAKESHORE SERIES: Featuring Larry Martin, author of

USED PAPERBACK BOOK SALE: (See Fri., - Ladies Night - $1 off

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on East & West GT TOURNAMENT: Held OPEN MIC W/HOST CHRIS STERR Bays, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. Today features the Salmon Classic Wed -Main Get itEvent, in the Sweet can for 16, $1 & Big Fish events. Fish-TC.com with DJ Janitor

“Memories of Edgar Harrel a marine aboard the USS Indianapolis.” 5-7pm, Leland Library Munnecke Community Room. lelandlibrary.org

50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Of

the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society.

7pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey.

Featuring a presentation by local artist Glen McCune. crookedtree.org

aug 02

friday

EDDIE MONEY: With Two

Tickets to Paradise, singersongwriter Eddie Money plays Odawa Casino, Petoskey at 8pm. Other 80’s hits include “Take Me Home Tonight” & “Can’t Hold Back.” Tickets start at $20. odawacasino.com

-------------------BAY HARBOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND SIDEWALK SALE: Sept. 2-5, Village at Bay

Harbor, 10am-6pm. bayharbor.com/events

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- MI LAWN: beer night off & the CONCERTThurs ON THE K.$1Jones Benzie Playboys roots of southall MIbring beerthe w/WIRED west Louisiana’s creole, Cajun & zydeco music toFritheSept Old2: ArtHappy Building, Hour:Leland Wired at 7pm. Tickets: $15 adults, $5 students. mynorthtickets.com

then: Freekbass

- - - - - - -Saturday - - - -Sept - - 3:- - - - - - -

SOUSA CONCERT: With the Northport Com-

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munity Band. 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. Tickets, $15; $5 students.

Sunday Sept 4: northportcac.org - - - - - -DJ- FASEL - - - -(NO- COVER) -------FINE ART FAIR: Historic Old check us out at unionstreetstationtc.net 941-1930 downtown TC 10am-5pm, Art Building, Leland. Featuring work by northern MI potters, sculptors & artists. oldartbuilding.com

-------------------BOAT IN MOVIE: 8-11:30pm, Village Green

Family Dining -------------------& Pizza

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Park, Walloon Lake. Featuring “Field of Dreams.” Free.

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MANISTEE COUNTY LIBRARY SUMMER’S END SALE: 10am-4pm, Book House, behind

DOWNTOWN ELK RAPIDS SIDEWALK SALES: Sept. 2-3. elkrapidschamber.org GLEN ARBOR SIDEWALK SALES: Sept.

1-5. visitglenarbor.com

-------------------25TH ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: Held on East & West GT

Bays, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. Today is the Ladies Salmon Classic. Fish-TC.com

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USED PAPERBACK BOOK SALE: 9amting District Library’s activity 3pm, Central r voLake you fo kfast! k n a a room.

231-544-2517.

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- -us-Be- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am:

Story hour: Counting. 8:30-10:30pm: Live music with Absurd Sirs. horizonbooks.com

-------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: Enjoy jazz funk with

Wired. 7-9pm, Marina Park, Northport.

sept saturday 03

BRETHREN DAYS: Sept.

3-4, Village of Brethren.

Featuring a cardboard boat race, 5K run/walk, Peace Love Music performing from 12-4pm, co-ed softball & cornhole tournaments, games for the kids, arts & crafts show & Grand Parade. facebook.com/BrethrenDays2013/

-------------------SKY & SIGNAL BARN CONCERT & POTLUCK: Enjoy this northern MI indie dream-

folk trio at Bluestem Farm, East Jordan from 7-9pm. Bring a dish to pass & place settings. Donation. bluestemfarm.net

-------------------BAY HARBOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND SIDEWALK SALE: Sept. 2-5, Village at Bay

Harbor, 10am-6pm. bayharbor.com/events

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the Manistee Library. manisteelibrary.org

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231.369.2821

sunday WE’RE OPEN

TEAM LUCKY 7 BOYNE

CITY YEAR! TRIATHLON: 8am, ALL Peninsula Beach, Boyne

City. tritofinish.com

1-5. visitglenarbor.com WITH STATE

221 E State St

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DEBTORS ANONYMOUS: 12 Step Meeting.

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

BAY HARBOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND SIDEWALK SALE: Sept. 2-5, Village at Bay

Harbor, 10am-6pm. bayharbor.com/events

-------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALE DAYS: Sept. 3-5,

Downtown Alden, 10am-5pm.

-------------------GLEN ARBOR SIDEWALK SALES: Sept.

1-5. visitglenarbor.com

-------------------25TH ANNUAL SALMON CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT: (See Sat., Sept. 3)

PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY: Open to the community every Thurs.

from 5:30-8:30pm through Sept. Enjoy the outdoor patio with food & wine available to purchase & live music. petoskeyfarms.com

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

-------------------STROLL THE STREETS: 6-9pm, Fridays

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around the local region bring their fresh produce, flowers & baked goods to this Downtown Farmers Market located between Cass & Union streets, across from Clinch Park, TC. Held on Wednesdays from 8am-noon, & Saturdays from 7:30am-noon through Oct. www.downtowntc.com

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Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialy-

GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL:

BAR 12 BIG SCREEN TVSPark, WilliamsAug.• 10-28, Flintfields Horse burg. Info: greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

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

-------------------COLORING CLUB FOR GROWN-UPS:

--------------------------------------“JUST FOR US” BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the first Tues. of ev-

ery month from 6:30-8:30pm at the McLaren Northern MI John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey.

800-248-6777.

-------------------SONG OF THE MORNING, VANDERBILT:

Free yoga classes, Tues. – Fri., 7:308:30am. songofthemorning.org

-------------------TRAVERSE BAY BLUES SOCIETY JAM SESSION: Held the third Thurs. of every

month from 7-10pm at InsideOut Gallery, TC. traversebayblues.com

-------------------PETOSKEY FILM THEATER: Showing

international, indie, art house & documentary films on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Carnegie Building, 451 E. Mitchell St., next to Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Donations welcome.

For schedule find ‘Petoskey Film Theater’ on Facebook. 231-758-3108.

-------------------DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE: Fridays from

6-7:30pm at After 26 Depot Café, Cadillac. Enjoy coffee with dinner or dessert while listening to live entertainment. 231468-3526.

-------------------COMPULSIVE EATERS ANONYMOUS:

GROW BENZIE FARMERS MARKET: Mon-

MEDITATION: All forms welcome. Held at

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8am-noon, Rotary Park. Over 40 local vendors offer fresh produce, plants & baked goods. elkrapidschamber.org

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A program of recovery using the Twelve Steps. Held at Friends of the Light Church, TC on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm. traversecityceahow.webs.com

quartet from Ireland will perform a mix of bluegrass & Irish folk music at Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall from 8-11pm. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. herthhall.com

donation, $5. charlevoixcircle.com

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

Downtown Petoskey Farmers Market: Fridays through Sept. 30, 8:30am-1pm. petoskeydowntown.com

days through Oct. 3, 3-7pm, 5885 Frankfort Highway, Benzonia. growbenzie.org

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25 CENT COMMUNITY WALK: Held every

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-------------------FINE ART FAIR: (See Sat., Sept. 3) --------------------

JIGJAM IRISH BAND CONCERT: This young

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

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

SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Farmers & gardeners from

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

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5pm, Main St., Boyne City. General admission, $10. bcpddragrace.org

BOYNE CITY ANNUAL DRAG RACE: Noon-

INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET:

Held on Wednesdays from 12-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Free. crookedtree.org/tc

Commons, TC on Mondays through Oct. from 12-4pm. www.thevillagetc.com

7pm MSU FOOTBALL - - - - - - - - - - - - - -STREET - - - - -TAPAS - sis• Center, Petoskey. northernhealth.org/ 10pm ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE 4TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY: 3-11pm, wellness Petoskey Brewing. Featuring bands, 30+ ABSOLUTE - - - -MAGNITUDE ---------------Sat 8/3 • 7pmbeers on tap, food, & more. Tickets, $25.

BEST DOWNTOWN PATIO petoskeybrewing.com

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-------------------BRETHREN DAYS: (See Sat., Sept. 3) --------------------

DOWNTOWN ELK RAPIDS SIDEWALK SALES: Sept.

MI DIABETES Wed 2-3.

8/31elkrapidschamber.org • 7pm - JOE BABCOCK MCLAREN Thurs 9/1NORTHERN • 7pm- DREW HALE SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the second Mon. Fri 9/2 • 3pm RIGHT BRAIN TAP TAKEOVER PAIRED GLEN ARBOR SIDEWALK SALES: Sept. of each month from 7-8pm at the John &

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

THE VILLAGE OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKET: On the Piazza at The Village at GT

will perform at the Platte River Campground Amphitheater at 8pm. Free. nps.gov/slbe

Mary Bar - 9AM-6PM - - Saturday - - - - - - - -& - -Sunday - - - - - -Bloody -Downtown Alden, 10am-5pm.

STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Poetry,

through Sept. 2, downtown Boyne City. Featuring musical entertainment, magicians, caricature artists, face painting, balloon twisting & more. boynechamber.com

- - - - - - - - - - - -Sunday - - - - - -Brunch - - Charlevoix Circle of Arts at 2pm. Suggested - 9AM-2PM ALDEN SIDEWALK SALE DAYS: Sept. 3-5,

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5026 - - - US - - -131 -----FIND YOUR PARK CONSouthSinger/songwriter Boardman, Rachel Mi B CERT SERIES:

TWAIN’S “DIARIES OF ADAM AND SPORTS BAR & MARK RESTAURANT EVE”: Presented by Armchair Theatre at

HARBOR SPRINGS STREET SALES & CELEBRATION: Begins at 9am.

CEMETERY TOURS: The Traverse Area Historical Society will conduct these walking tours of Oakwood Cemetery, TC at 4pm on Sundays in Sept. & on Oct. 2 & 9. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Historical Society.

Meet on the sidewalk outside the cemetery at the corner of Eighth St. & Steele 15 minutes before start time. 941-8440.

-------------------ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays,

-------------------ALDEN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays,

Tennis Court Park, 4-8pm. visitalden.com

-------------------FRANKFORT FARMERS MARKET: Satur-

days, Main St., Frankfort, 9am-1pm. 231325-2220.

-------------------KALKASKA FARMERS MARKET: Held at

Railroad Square in downtown Kalkaska on Tuesdays through Oct. 11, 2-6pm. 231384-1027.

-------------------the Unitarian Universalist Congregation building, TC on Sundays, 5-7pm. A book discussion will follow. No charge, small donation requested. www.tcmmg.org

-------------------BRAND NEW MEET-UP: Meet with new &

expecting parents & trade stories. Meets at ELF, GT Commons, TC every Sun., Weds. & Fri. at 10am. eatlearnfrolic.com

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BLISSFEST UKES FOR YOU CLUB: Ukulele enthusiasts meet the second & fourth Mon. of each month at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey from 7-9pm to learn, play & discuss ukuleles. Free. redskystage.com

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PETOSKEY POETS: Held the first Mon. of every month at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey at 6pm. Read your poem or anything you wrote in front of the group. redskystage.com

art

“SURROUNDINGS: Michigan Inspired Watercolors”: Thirty paintings by artist Adam VanHouten at The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Runs through Aug. Find ‘Surroundings: Michigan Inspired Watercolors’ on Facebook.

A Prjct OMNi & Warehouse Mrkt Exhibition: Selected artists’ work from around the world will be shown & sold in the halls of Warehouse Market, TC through Nov. 30. warehousemrkt.com

-------------------JRAC ANNUAL ARTS INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT: Through Aug. 28, Jordan River Arts

Council, East Jordan. jordanriverarts.com

-------------------“A RURAL PERSPECTIVE”: Paintings by

Alan Maciag, who is known for his landscape & plein air paintings. Runs through Sept. at Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. twistedfishgallery.com

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“THE MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS”: Runs through Aug. at City Opera House, TC. cityoperahouse.org

position of chain-link fencing & iridescent Plexiglas formed in organic shapes within the Schmuckal Gallery of the Dennos, transforming it into a shimmering world of light, shadow & color.

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

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

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

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

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-------------------OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT:

- Pop-Up Exhibit: Work created in or inspired by artists’ time in Members’ Open Studio or Ceramics Open Studio. Runs through Sept.

5 in the new Fisher Classroom.

- Neil W. Ahrens Exhibit: Lake Michigan & the lakes of northern Michigan have had a great influence on Ahrens’ work. Runs through Sept. 9. Neil will present an Artist Talk on Sun., Aug. 28 at 2pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org CENTER GALLERY, GLEN ARBOR:

- Linda Beeman Exhibit: Specializing in Japanese woodblock printing, Beeman exhibits prints of Northern MI’s landscape & lakeshores through Sept. 1.

- Lisa Flahive Exhibit: Lisa paints the immediacy of local streets, beaches, cafes & jazz clubs. Her paintings will be on display Sept. 2-15. A reception will be held on Fri., Sept. 2 from 6-8pm. Flahive will conduct a painting demonstration on Sat., Sept. 10 at 1pm. 231-334-3179.

-------------------THREE PINES STUDIO, CROSS VILLAGE:

- “Fellow Travelers: Large & Small”: Sculptures by Doug Melvin.

- Three Village Arts XI, Summer Plein Air Paintings 2016: Aug. 27 – Sept. 5. threepinesstudio.com

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY:

- Summer Artisans Market: Fridays through Sept. 30, 9am-1pm on the Bidwell Plaza.

Artisans will sell their work & provide demonstrations.

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

- The Art of Seeing Birds: Original Paintings

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

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

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC:

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

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

-------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC:

25th Anniversary Exhibitions: Through Sept. 4: - Soo Sunny Park: Unwoven Light: Park will recreate a version of her Unwoven Light that will be suspended as a sculptural com-

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FF are back with their second set, having jettisoned one member and reducing their numbers down to two, the new duo of Gabe Gurnsey and Nik Void. The loss was slight, at least audio-wise, as their sophomore effort still continues their heady blend of disco, acid, art-rock, and electro-dub with nary a skip.

Tracks like “Relay” and “Dial Me In” lean heavily on beats and serve as counterpoint for more melodic numbers like “Ya” and “Wave.” Add in mixing by Caribou/Twigs collaborator David Wrench, and this is a win.

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We haven’t heard from Datach’I, aka Joseph Fraioli, in over 10 years; but he’s obviously been tuned in this entire time because his latest effort is the opposite of dated. Centered around modular synths and audio patch experimentation, much of this set feels carefully structured, perhaps a result of Fraioli’s recent foray into actual sound design, but it’s structured in a way to appeal to both IDM and EDM fans, equally full of metered rhythms (“Nebulae V2”) and electronica riffs that are stuffed with personality.

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If it isn’t already, “Atmospheric” should be Roach’s middle name.

This master of calm dynamics pushes his synthesizers to the max here, with ponderously slow arrangements shifting at exactly the right time to expand upon the gleaming keyboard tones, dusting them with subtle melodies and layered chords. It all functions as one long, controlled track, half meditation and half evoking a dance floor frozen in tempo, yet it never veers into new-age tripe.

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HEAD TO DETROIT FOR DEGRAW, SWINDELL, OLP If you’re thinking about taking a little downstate jaunt, the first week of September is a great choice if you’re a music fan — that’s when the 2016 Royal Oak Arts Beats and Eats Festival will take place, bringing loads of fantastic music to this Motor City suburb. Sept.

2 will feature performances from Broken Day Machine, Killer Flamingos, Carcosa, and Eva Under Fire; Sept. 3 will feature Our Lady Peace, Jr Jr, Kaleido, and Austin Scott; Sept. 4 will bring in The Voice’s Laith Al-Saadi and singer Gavin DeGraw; Sept. 5 will welcome The Orbitsuns, country star Cole Swindell, and Blackjack Billy …

If it’s hip-hop you’re after, the Detroit area is the place to be Sept. 2. Snag tickets for Lauryn Hill in downtown Detroit’s The Fillmore, or for the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour at The Palace of Auburn Hills. This tour is Puff Daddy’s baby, and he’s set to take the stage with a pile of pals, including L’il Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, Mario Winans, 112, and Carl Thomas …

Rapper Pitbull recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a nod to his accumulation of 20+ Top 400 singles, which, blending his unique rap style with pop, hip-hop, dance music, and more, has made the artist one of the most streamed

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musicians of all time. The performer was thrilled with the honor and noted that his star was within a few steps of one of his idols, Latin singer Celia Cruz, with whom Pitbull shares Cuban heritage …

U2 have been pretty quiet so far this year, with the exception of a few appearances (including one at the iHeartRadio Music Festival), but this fall they’ll appear live in San Francisco for a benefit concert. U2’s show at the Cow Palace will take place on Oct. 5. It will be preceded by a cocktail reception at 7pm and followed by an afterparty with MC Hammer and will.i.am. Don’t expect to just pop onto Ticketmaster for this one though; tickets start at $1,000, with proceeds going to University of California, San Francisco hospitals located in San Francisco and Oakland …

MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: Sad news this week if you’re a Yellowcard fan; it’s been confirmed that the band’s upcoming album will be their last and is specifically being planned as a farewell set.

Two preview singles (with telling titles) from the album are out now: “Rest in Peace” and “The Hurt is Gone.” Catch up on Yellowcard’s career at their official site, yellowcardrock.com …

MINI BUZZ: Speaking of the aforementioned Gavin DeGraw, he’ll release his sixth album,

Something Worth Saving, on Sept. 9 …

The new single from Mac Miller and Cee Lo Green is out this week. It’s called “Ask,” and it’s a funk-lite treat …

The elusive Monkee, Mike Nesmith, will join his Monkees bandmates Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork on Sept. 19 at the Pantages in Los Angeles for a special 50th anniversary show …

Classic legend Bonnie Raitt will appear in concert at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids on Aug. 31 …

Also on Aug. 31, soulful singer Seal will performing at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre in Rochester …

And 3 Doors Down, with opening band Pop Evil, will take over DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids …

These artists are hoping that their music will take over your music player via this week’s new releases … Zomby’s Ultra …

James Vincent McMorrow’s We Move … Britney Spears’ Glory … and Florida Georgia Line’s Dig Your Roots … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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SandBar Niteclub: Fri. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs Fri. -- Karaoke/linedancing, 8:30 Sat. -- Dance videos, 8:30 • COYOTE CROSSING - HOXEYVILLE Thurs. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Live Music • DOUGLAS VALLEY WINERY MANISTEE

Sun. -- Live music, 1:30-4:30pm • HI-WAY INN - MANISTEE 8/27 -- Flat Broke, 9-1 Wild Weds. -- Karaoke Fri.-Sat. -- Karaoke/Dance • LOST PINES LODGE HARRIETTA Sat. -- Karaoke, dance videos

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC Sat. -- Jam session, 6-10 • BOONE'S LONG LAKE INN - TC The Big Deck, 6-9: 8/27 -- Greg Seaman 8/28 -- Scot Bihlman 8/29 -- Greg Seaman 8/30 -- Jim Hawley 8/31 -- Jeff Bihlman 9/1 -- Big Rand 9/2 -- Matt Phend 9/3-4 -- Matt Foresman • BREW - TC 8/28 -- Chris Michels, 8-10 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • CHATEAU CHANTAL - TC 9/1 -- Jazz at Sunset w/ Jeff Haas Trio & season finale jam session, 7-9:30 • CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE - TC 8/31 -- Wine Down Weds. on the patio w/ Miriam Pico & Al Jankowski, 5-7 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Lobby: 9/2-3 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru Sept. -- The Cow Puppies • HORIZON BOOKS - TC 9/2 -- Absurd Sirs, 8:30-10:30 • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9

• NORTH PEAK - TC Deck, 5-9: 8/31 -- Jim Hawley 9/1 -- Nick Vasquez 9/2 -- Mike Moran 9/3 -- Matt Phend Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 9/2 -- Scarkazm 9/3 -- Cousin Curtiss Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30-1:30 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 • PARK PLACE HOTEL - TC Beacon Lounge: Mon. -- Levi Britton, 8:30pm Thurs. - Sat. -- Tom Kaufmann • PARKSHORE LOUNGE - TC Fri. - Sat. -- DJ • RARE BIRD BREWPUB - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 9 • SAIL INN - TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • SIDE TRAXX - TC Weds. -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 Fri.-Sat. -- DJ/VJ Mike King • STATE STREET GRILLE - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 7-11 • STREETERS - TC Ground Zero: 9/3 -- Big Glow Foam Party w/ DJ DomiNate & Redburn, 10 • STUDIO ANATOMY - TC 8/27 -- Comedy Night, 9 • TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE - TC Mon. -- Levi Britton, 7-9 Weds. -- Open mic, 7-10 Thurs. -- Acoustic G-Snacks, 7-10

Fri. -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10 Sat. -- Christopher Dark, 8-10 Sun. -- Kids open mic, 3 • THE FILLING STATION - TC 8/27 -- Luke Winslow-King, 8-11 8/28 -- The Rock Stop Showcase, 5 9/1 -- Blake Elliott & The Robinson Affair, 7-10 9/3 -- Big Foot Buffalo, 8-9 • THE LITTLE FLEET - TC Weds. -- Vinyl Night, 7-9 • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC 8/27 -- E Minor & her full band, 8-11 9/2 -- Chris Michels Band, 8-11 9/3 -- ATMIG, 8-11 Mon. -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 Tues. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • UNION STREET STATION - TC 8/27 -- Fauxgrass 8/29 -- Jukebox 8/30 -- Open mic w/ host Chris Sterr 8/31 -- DJ Janitor 9/1 -- Wired 9/2 -- Happy hour w/ Wired, then Freekbass 9/3 -- G-Snacks 9/4 -- DJ Fasel • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC Tues. -- Blues night, 7-10 View: Fri. -- DJ Veeda, 9-2 Sat. -- DJ Motaz, 9-2

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Respected comedy director gets serious with a satirical story based on you-won’t-believe-it recent events. I’ve just described War Dogs, the latest by director Todd Phillips, he of the Old School and The Hangover franchise. But I might also have been describing Adam McKay’s Oscarwinning The Big Short.

Both films share many qualities that make them such smart, funny, informative, and audacious films. Ultimately though, Phillips doesn’t aim quite as high as McKay. War Dogs is like The Big Short lite: not as brilliant, and certainly not as damning (maybe even a little toothless), but still an entertaining joyride that marks a major step forward for the Frat Pack director.

Phillips turns his camera on the economics of war — specifically the gold rush of mid-2000s defense-contract bidding — in this strangerthan-fiction tale adapted from the Rolling Stone article “Arms and Dudes,” about two Miami stoners and their unlikely journey to becoming international arms dealers.

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Our guide and audience surrogate through these misadventures is David Packouz (Miles Teller), a college dropout working as a private masseuse who’s gone bust trying to sell premium bed sheets to retirement homes. He’s in a rut, and right when he needs it, his old friend (and bad influence) Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill) comes back into his life.

Efraim fancies himself a modern day Tony Montana, decorating his office in Scarface stills and carrying automatic weapons around in his trunk (and he’s not afraid to use them either). He introduces David to the business of national security. With the government caught in a scandal for awarding no-bid contracts to Dick Cheney’s buddies, the big guys were still gonna get the big contracts, but the doors were opened for opportunistic guys like Efraim to go after the crumbs.

With a baby on the way and a go-nowhere career, Efraim makes David an offer too good to refuse, and they become partners. Their first big deal together has them brokering the delivery of Beretta handguns from Italy to Iraq.

When the deal is about to go south due to new international laws, the two find themselves in Jordan, serving as gun runners.

Using a few well-placed bribes, a bit of smarts, the breaking of a few international laws, and some gosh-darn-crazy luck, they successfully

deliver the guns, and their hubris only grows from there.

To say they get in over their heads would be an understatement. They start to think bigger, and a meeting with a shady arms dealer and possible terrorist (cameo by Phillips stalwart Bradley Cooper) at a convention in Vegas leads them on their way to their biggest deal yet, a $300 million contract. But can the company and the friendship between the sleazy, slimy Efraim and everyman David withstand?

Efraim is the embodiment of ugly American, and two-time Oscar nominee Jonah Hill is so convincing, so commanding as the corpulent, boorish SOB he portrays, it’s hard to believe he’s not a sociopathic asshole in real life. And it’s also hard to believe just how much you will enjoy such a vile and contemptible character, but Hill is that good.

His partner in crime, Teller, has a hard time coming out of the shadow Hill casts. And it certainly doesn’t help that it’s a slightly underwritten role, but Teller still proves himself as one of the most promising young talents to watch.

Yet, other than dragging a bit in the third act, the only real beef I have with this movie, the only thing that will inhibit your enjoyment of the darkly comic hilarity, is the sheer awfulness of Ana de Armas as Iz, David’s baby mama.

It’s bad enough that this could be one of the stockiest stock girlfriend roles I’ve ever seen on screen (literally the only thing you’ll learn about her is that she has an accent and relatives in Miami), with dialogue that might as well have come from a shrewish-girlfriend-quote generator, but that the supposed “new hotness” de Armas can’t even convincingly deliver her lines becomes too much.

But even de Armas can’t derail this project.

Moving from stoner bro comedy to darkly absurdist action to menacing psychodrama, Phillips does a solid job of handling the tricky tonal shifts. And he brings enough of his own visual flair and perspective to hide just how much he was influenced by Goodfellas. It’s not the pure buddy comedy that you might expect, but its irreverence and giddiness, coupled with cynicism and seriousness, makes for a stimulating experience.

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: Sure, getting other people to like you starts with liking yourself — just not to the point where you’re dozing off in front of the mirror.

Selfie posting, not surprisingly, has been associated with narcissism -- being a self-absorbed, self-important user with a lack of empathy and a sucking need for admiration. But consider that there are nuances to what sort of person posts selfies and why. There are those who post selfies in keeping with their interests — like “here’s today’s outfit!” (because they’re into fashion) or “here I am about to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel” (because they are into adventure travel and are also kind of an idiot).

Though these “stuff I like!” shots include a picture of the person, they’re ultimately about some hobby or interest they have. And then there’s the person — like these women you mention — who simply posts endless vanity shots, like “it’s Monday, and I’m still alive, and aren’t I pretty? #WeAllHaveOurCrossToBear” Clinical psychologist Christopher T. Barry and his colleagues found that posting a lot of “physical appearance selfies” is associated with a subtype of narcissism, “vulnerable narcissism.”

Vulnerable narcissism involves self-worth that’s “highly contingent” on what others think, “hypervigilance” about rejection, and a tendency to manufacture a facade to protect against rejection. (“Grandiose narcissism” is the louder, more domineering subtype most of us think of as narcissism.)

Yes, like ice cream and medical marijuana, narcissism comes in different flavors. Though you can probably feel for the vulnerable narcissists, they also come up short on empathy. They just do it more quietly. Chances are, guys who want more than a hookup or arm candy see a slew of “Worship me!” selfies as a generic sign of narcissism — and a big flashing danger sign telling them to look elsewhere. As the saying goes, “beauty fades…” but unempathetic is forever.

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: I was a married man for a long time, but about a year ago, after grieving my divorce, I got into friends-with-benefits things with two different women. (Neither knows about the other.) We like each other, but we don’t call or text regularly or discuss whether we’re seeing anybody else. Well, last month, I met this great woman and felt a real romantic connection. We haven’t slept together because I want to end these FWB things first. My question is: How do I do that? What does a woman who isn’t a girlfriend but has been having semi-regular sex with a man want to hear that will not hurt her?

— Concerned

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: The really terrible breakups are those where the other party just won’t let go — like when the gym chain or cable company makes you talk with three “retention specialists” and show the lease to your new place 6,343 miles away, with no access to transportation but a rickety footbridge over a 400-foot chasm.

However, most helpfully, Paul Mongeau, who researches communication in relationships, finds that there are three different levels of friends-with-benefits relationships: “true friends,” “network opportunism,” and “just sex.” “True friends” mean something to each other. They know and care about each other and also have sex. “Network opportunists” are a step down from true friends. They’re people in the same social group (or “network”) who aren’t really friends but are friendly enough to go home together if neither meets anybody better at the bar. And lowest on the FWB ladder is what you have — the “just sex” thing. The just sex-ers don’t hate each other or anything, but, as the researchers explain, for them, the “friend” in FWB “is a misnomer.”

They’re in each other’s life for one reason: to be sexual grout.

It bodes well for the woman you want that you care so much about being kind to the women you don’t. But consider that you probably have deeper and more frequent conversations with the guy who makes your burrito at Chipotle. So, for these women, losing their “just sex” man will be inconvenient and annoying but probably not as heartbreaking as needing to find a new plumber. Just politely inform them that you have to end it because you’ve started seeing somebody (and not just for 45 minutes at 1 in the morning).

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"What Happens?"--stay tuned for where! by Matt Jones ACROSS

1 Fruit on some slot machines 5 Stewart who did an August 2016 stint in Vegas 8 Start of many sequel titles 13 Vegas money 14 Arrange in a cabinet 15 Military academy freshman 16 Basses and altos, in choral music 18 Dickens’s “The Mystery of ___ Drood” 19 1985 New Order song covered by Iron and Wine 21 Paradise paradigm 22 “What ___ the odds?”

23 Lose traction at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway 26 Painter Gerard ___ Borch 28 “Casino ___” (National Geographic documentary) 32 Maxwell Anderson’s “High ___” 33 Ocular superpower that can cut metal 37 Lofty poem 38 In a perfect world?

39 Old card game, or U.K. bathroom 40 Train or automobile, but not plane 42 Philips who has played Vegas 43 Retail furniture giant (which has a location in Vegas) 44 Silent assent to the dealer, e.g.

45 Casino aid, for short 46 ___-pitch softball 48 “___ Flux” (1990s MTV series) 51 “Power of Love/Love Power” R&B singer 58 With good speed 59 The “a” in “Shake” (but not “Shack”) 61 Back biter?

62 “The Grapes of Wrath” migrant 63 Grey who wrote about the Old West 64 Video game bad guy 65 Give, to Burns 66 James who sang the ballad “At Last”

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1 “___ Joey” (Frank Sinatra film) 2 Organic compound 3 “It’s ___-way street!”

4 Gunned the motor

5 Poisonous protein in castor beans 6 Kennedy couturier Cassini 7 Bandleader at the Tropicana Club, on TV 8 Serving of asparagus 9 Most of you have already heard it 10 GOP luminary Gingrich 11 New York theater award 12 Marshy area of England, with “the” 14 Low roll in craps 17 Ref. which added “starter marriage” and “starchitect” in 2016 20 In early metamorphosis 23 Russian vodka brand, for short 24 Maker of Advantix cameras 25 Actress Cara of “Fame” 26 Lukewarm 27 Drache of the Poker Hall of Fame 29 Alvin of the American Dance Theater 30 Luxor or Excalibur offerings 31 Condescending type 33 Stock symbol for Southwest Airlines (based on their logo) 34 “Lend Me ___” (Broadway play about an opera company) 35 “From ___ down to Brighton I must have played them all” (“Pinball Wizard”) 36 Finish for opal or saturn 41 Recorder attached to a windshield 45 You might hit it if you’re tired 47 Distrustful 48 Professional poker player ___ Duke 49 Scoring advantage 50 Hot Topic founder ___ Madden 51 Like some excuses 52 Second word of “The Raven” 53 Story of your trip, perhaps 54 Recurring YouTube journal 55 Vegas-frequenting electro-house musician Steve, or golfer Isao 56 Acronym on some LVMPD jackets 57 Launched into cyberspace 60 “Glee” actress ___ Michele

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BY ROB BREZSNY

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ): Play a joke on your nervous anxiety.

Leap off the ground or whirl in a circle five times as you shout, “I am made of love!” Learn the words and melody to a new song that lifts your mood whenever you sing it. Visualize yourself going on an adventure that will amplify your courage and surprise your heart.

Make a bold promise to yourself, and acquire an evocative object that will symbolize your intention to fulfill that promise. Ask yourself a soul-shaking question you haven’t been wise enough to investigate before now. Go to a wideopen space, spread your arms out in a greeting to the sky, and pray for a vision of your next big goal.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Truth decay is in

its early stages. If you take action soon, you can prevent a full-scale decomposition. But be forewarned: Things could get messy, especially if you intervene with the relentless candor and clarity that will be required for medicinal purification. So what do you think? Are you up for the struggle? I understand if you’re not. I’ll forgive you if you simply flee. But if you decide to work your cagey magic, here are some tips. 1. Compile your evidence with rigor.

2. As much as is humanly possible, put aside rancor. Root your efforts in compassionate objectivity. 3. Even as you dig around in the unsightly facts, cherish the beautiful truths you’d like to replace them with.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): ): Are you willing

to lose at least some of your inhibitions? Are you curious to find out what it feels like to cavort like a wise wild child? If you want to fully cooperate with life’s plans, you will need to consider those courses of action. I am hoping that you’ll accept the dare, of course. I suspect you will thrive as you explore the pleasures of playful audacity and whimsical courage and effervescent experiments.

So be blithe, Taurus! Be exuberant! Be open to the hypothesis that opening to jaunty and jovial possibilities is the single most intelligent thing you can do right now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What’s the

current status of your relationship with your feet? Have you been cultivating and cherishing your connection with the earth below you?

The reason I ask, Gemini, is that right now it’s especially important for you to enjoy intimacy with gravity, roots, and foundations. Whatever leads you down and deeper will be a source of good fortune. Feeling grounded will provide you with an aptitude for practical magic. Consider the possibilities of going barefoot, getting a foot massage, or buying a new shoes that are both beautiful and comfortable.

CANCER June 21-July 22): A woman in the

final stages of giving birth may experience acute discomfort. But once her infant spills out into the world, her distress can transform into bliss. I don’t foresee quite so dramatic a shift for you, Cancerian. But the transition you undergo could have similar elements: from uncertainty to grace; from agitation to relief; from constriction to spaciousness. To take maximum advantage of this blessing, don’t hold onto the state you’re leaving behind -- or the feelings it aroused in you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In one of my dreams

last night, a Leo sensualist I know advised me to take smart pills and eat an entire chocolate cheesecake before writing my next Leo horoscope. In another dream, my Leo friend Erica suggested that I compose your horoscope while attending an orgy where all the participants were brilliant physicists, musicians, and poets. In a third dream, my old teacher Rudolf (also a Leo) said I should create the Leo horoscope as I sunbathed on a beach in Maui while being massaged by two sexy geniuses. Here’s how I interpret my dreams: In the coming days, you can literally increase your intelligence by indulging in luxurious comforts and sensory delights.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Illuminati do not

want you to receive the prophecy I have prepared for you. Nor do the Overlords of the New World Order, the Church of the SubGenius, the Fake God that masquerades as the Real God, or the nagging little voice in the back of your head. So why am I going ahead and divulging this oracle anyway? Because I love you. My loyalty is to

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you, not those shadowy powers. Therefore, I am pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to evade, ignore, undermine, or rebel against controlling influences that aren’t in alignment with your soul’s goals.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The dictionary

says that the verb “to schmooze” means to chat with people in order to promote oneself or make a social connection that may prove to be advantageous. But that definition puts a selfish spin on an activity that can, at least sometimes, be carried out with artful integrity. Your assignment in the coming weeks is to perform this noble version of schmoozing. If you are offering a product or service that is beautiful or useful or both, I hope you will boost its presence and influence with the power of your good listening skills and smart conversations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you

are attuned with the cosmic rhythms in the coming weeks, you will be a source of teaching and leadership. Allies will feel fertilized by your creative vigor. You’ll stimulate team spirit with your savvy appeals to group solidarity. If anyone can revive droopy procrastinators and demonstrate the catalytic power of gratitude, it’ll be you. Have you heard enough good news, Sagittarius, or can you absorb more? I expect that you’ll inspire interesting expressions of harmony that will replace contrived versions of togetherness. And every blessing you bestow will expand your capacity for attracting favors you can really use.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fictional character known as Superman has one prominent vulnerability: the mineral kryptonite.

When he’s near this stuff, it weakens his superpowers and may cause other problems. I think we all have our own versions of kryptonite, even if they’re metaphorical. For instance, my own superpowers tend to decline when I come into the presence of bad architecture, cheesy poetry, and off-pitch singing. How about you, Capricorn?

What’s your version of kryptonite? Whatever it is, I’m happy to let you know that you are currently less susceptible to its debilitating influences than usual. Why? Well, you have a sixth sense about how to avoid it. And even if it does draw near, you have in your repertoire some new tricks to keep it from sapping your strength.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) It’s quite

possible you will receive seductive proposals in the coming weeks. You may also be invited to join your fortunes with potential collaborators who have almost fully awakened to your charms.

I won’t be surprised if you receive requests to share your talents, offer your advice, or bestow your largesse. You’re a hot prospect, my dear. You’re an attractive candidate. You appear to be ripe for the plucking. How should you respond?

My advice is to be flattered and gratified, but also discerning.

Just because an inquiry is exciting doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Choose carefully.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): Would you like

to become a master of intimacy? Can you imagine yourself handling the challenges of togetherness with the skill of a great artist and the wisdom of a love genius? If that prospect appeals to you, now would be a favorable time to up your game. Here’s a hot tip on how to porceed: You must cultivate two seemingly contradictory skills. The first is the capacity to identify and nurture the best qualities in your beloved friend. The second is the ability to thrive on the fact that healthy relationships require you to periodically wrestle with each other’s ignorance and immaturity.

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