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The Value of Ignorance Ignorance is most useful when it is most public. When our president disregards judicial independence, Republican leaders indicate that, being new to government, he did not know. When Trump publicly attacks others for not shutting down the Mueller investigation, he appears ignorant of the judiciary as being independent rather than obstructing justice. When the president’s businesses appear to profit from foreign leaders seeking influence, which is done out in the open, he appears strategically ignorant, since he is not running the business. When questioned about some members of his administration who are under investigation for corruption, he claims to know very little about that situation but seems to know a lot about these individuals claiming that they have done a great job in her/his department. When the president publicly dangles pardons in front of individuals who are facing prison time for their actions and, when quizzed, indicates he has the power to pardon with no limitations, he appears to be ignorant of the intent behind the pardon.

Besides utilizing ignorance, Trump engages in being strategically wrong. This is effective when the costs of being wrong are low and persuading others of whatever they are worried about are high. Example: His concern about our southern border is clearly wrong since we are at lowest number of illegal immigrants crossing our borders.

Asylum seekers have a right to seek asylum in our country. So being wrong about building a wall is low, yet high among folks who worry about an invasion of immigrants affecting the majority status of whites in America.

Ronald Marshall, Petoskey Where’s Bergman’s “Donation”?

During the recent government shutdown, Congressman Jack Bergman sent a Jan. 10 press release announcing “Bergman to Give Shutdown Pay to Local Charities.” This interested me greatly. After 25 years in nonprofits, I understand the vital importance of donations and have deep gratitude for donor support. And, since my tax dollars help pay the congressman’s salary, I want to know how my money is being spent. A healthy Democracy demands transparency.

I contacted Mr. Bergman’s office numerous times to inquire which “charities” he was donating to and how much to each organization. Since his office typically responds quickly to contacts, the consistent lack of response on this issue led me to believe he lied.

Contact 1: I was told the congressman was still compiling a list and was taking suggestions from the public.

Contact 2: I shared this information with colleagues, who contacted the congressman with suggestions and received no response.

Contact 3: I was told the money would be donated once the government reopened and that Mr. Bergman was still taking suggestions from the community.

Contact 4: After the government reopened, I was told this information would soon be announced through a press release.

Contact 5: Weeks later, still no announcement. I was given the email address of the congressman’s scheduler and was told that she would certainly have that information for me.

Contact 6: My email to the scheduler received no response.

The government has now been open for almost three months and still no press release as promised. Curiously, this Jan. 10 announcement has since been removed from his website. Congressman, did you lie about this? And if so, why, and what else have you lied to your constituents about? We, the people of the First District, deserve better.

Jane Wilde, Empire Kudos The cover of this [April 15] issue is outstanding in its understated elegance.

Please pass on my comment to the deserving parties. Of course, the story [“Our Bee Colonies Aren’t Collapsing — Yet”] behind it is excellent too.

Kathy Kirch, Cadillac Michigan’s “Ban” on Capital Punishment It’s not often I respond to editorial/ opinion articles, but I do agree with Mr. Tuttle concerning his view of capital punishment “Kill Capital Punishment,” April 22 issue]; we are equipped to remove dangerous people from the general population and house them in a humane way for the remainder of their lives. There have been times when an innocent person has been put to death.

I would rather let a guilty man free than execute an innocent one.

That said, where I disagree is his statement that Michigan has abolished capital punishment. According the Charlotte Lozier Inst., in 2017 there were 26,594 abortions performed in the state of Michigan. The Guttmacher Inst. reports that between 2010 and 2014, there were 56 million abortions each year, worldwide. Talk about innocents being executed.

Capital punishment is still being practiced. Some will argue that a fetus is just tissue, not yet human. I say: If it’s not a baby, you’re not pregnant.

Mary Love, Bellaire Whitmer Breaking Promise So the people of Michigan in 2018 got Snyder’s back-room deal with Enbridge.

And now, after just three months in office, we have Whitmer’s back-room deal with Enbridge.

And this in spite of her Nov. 27, 2017 statement following Gov. Rick Snyder’s announcement of an agreement with Enbridge Energy regarding the future of

Line 5: “These steps are a handful of belated half-measures that put far too much faith in a company that has consistently misled the public. This isn’t enough, and for the sake of the one million jobs that depend on the health of our Great Lakes, we must do everything in our power to protect them.

That is why as Governor, I will immediately file to enjoin the easement and begin the legal process to decommission Line 5, and anything short of that is insincere.

“Asking Enbridge for another study is about as effective as asking a fox to guard a hen house. Replacing a fraction of a 645mile pipe under the St. Clair River means very little to someone whose job depends on the Great Lakes. And there’s no weather, including “sustained adverse weather,” that permits timely response to an oil spill. It’s time for Michigan to elect a Governor who has a real plan to get the oil out of the great lakes.”

So once again a politician lies to us, betrays us and then wants our vote. Think again. Gov. Whitmer needs to honor her election campaign promise to us and decommission Line 5!

Joanne Cromley, Afton TC Airport Trees The clear-cutting of trees at the Cherry Capitol Airport has outraged our community.

Grand Traverse County Commissioners, with two exceptions, have stonewalled every attempt to discover how this happened. This approach by the board of commissioners follows a pattern of avoiding public scrutiny and denying transparency and participation by county residents. The fact that they did not question the clear-cutting of acres of trees near the airport without public input increasingly appears to have been an effort to preempt an anticipated city ordinance restricting tree cutting — in favor of outside developers. The land is already for sale for commercial development. The claims that this clear-cutting was done for airport safety is spurious and disingenuous at best, as no FAA order to cut the trees has been produced and likely does not exist. The incident where a bird went through a small plane windshield occurred 10 miles away from the airport by a loon — a water bird — not a forest-nesting bird. If this commission wants to regain the respect and trust of our community, which they have lost through their egregious actions and underhanded shenanigans, they need to make a public apology and begin serving the people of Grand Traverse County.

Sylvia McCullough, Interlochen Corrections In the April 8 article on alternative wedding and reception venues, “Beyond the Ballroom,” it should have been noted that the Grand Traverse County Civic Center Amphitheater is a county park within the city limits. Twin Lakes Park (not Twin Lakes Camp) is also a Grand Traverse County park. The name of the director of parks and recreation for the county was misspelled; it is Kristine Erickson. In addition to those listed, there are also non-resident prices for use of the venues.

In the April 15 spring fashion article, “Must-have Items for Spring,” we incorrectly listed Glen Arbor’s Cottonseed Apparel and Suttons Bay’s Lima Bean as being located in Traverse City. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused.

CONTENTS features Crime and Rescue Map......................................7 The Saga of a City...............................................10 Creatures Great and Small.............................12 Paul Reiser Returns to His First Love...............13 Don’t Call it Puppy Love.................................14 The Roadhouse.........................................16 Northern Pet Seen....................................18-20

dates................................................21-24 music Four Score.....................................................26

Nightlife.........................................................28

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

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................25 Film................................................................27 Advice Goddess...........................................29 Crossword...................................................29 Freewill Astrology..........................................30 Classifieds..................................................31

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top ten Survey Says: Improve South Airport Improve South Airport Road and put plans for a bridge spanning the Boardman River valley on the back burner: Those are two of the recommendations following a study of east-west traffic flow around Traverse City.

Consultants OHM Advisors recommended improvements to South Airport and Keystone roads and slotted the long-debated Hartman-Hammond bypass low on their priority list.

The East-West Corridor Transportation Study was funded by the Grand Traverse County Road Commission.

Hundreds of residents participated in the survey, and their views were combined with economic and environmental metrics to rank options for improving traffic flow.

Leading options for South Airport include roundabouts at major intersections and widened corridors and boulevards. A boulevard configuration with a handful of roundabouts would keep traffic moving throughout the corridor and significantly decrease travel and congestion time, according to consultants.

The recommendations will be officially unveiled at an April 30 public meeting at the Hagerty Center from 6pm to 8pm. Northern Express profiled the study — and concerns from some observers that the process would lead to a Hartman-Hammond bridge recommendation — in the Jan. 21 edition.

national trout festival The National Trout Festival in Kalkaska runs April 25-28. A highlight is blues and rock n’ roll award-winning singer, guitarist, band leader and songwriter Larry McCray performing a concert with Darrell Boger on Fri., April 26 at 7pm under the white tent at Railroad Square, downtown. Info: nationaltroutfestival.com

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Chronicling the personal and professional partnership of Oscar-winning director/game-changing choreographer Bob Fosse and three-time Tony-winning triple threat Gwen Verdon, FX’s new Lin-Manuel-Miranda produced limited series has a razzle-dazzle all its own. And you don’t have to be a theater geek to appreciate the elegant, time-hopping drama of this detailed midcentury period piece, or the performances of its movie star cast. Sam Rockwell stars as Fosse, and while he’s pretty darn good, Michelle Williams is an absolute stunner as Verdon, making the fact that her name is no longer as recognized as Fosse’s feel all the more unjust. Together they have an electric chemistry, and watching the couple collaborate has its share of exhilarating moments. And although Fosse does get wrapped up in too many of the tortured and self-destructive genius tropes (drugs, infidelity, etc.), the show doesn’t give him a pass. Rather your biggest complaint will be that they don’t show you enough of the dance numbers.

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When exploring the US-31 corridor between Elk Rapids and Charlevoix, there’s a good chance you’ll need to stop at Eastport Market; it’s the only gas station along the 33-mile stretch. But even if you don’t need gasoline, follow the savory aroma billowing from the parking lot smoker to fill your proverbial tank. The market, home to The Country Store Smokehouse, offers some of the most tender, delicious chicken, pork, and beef to ever enter your maw. Hot at the deli counter or packaged to go in the market’s meat section, these juicy cuts — baby back ribs and pulled pork are our faves — are smoked daily through summer with wild cherry wood and the Smokehouse’s homemade spices and marinades, which are also available for purchase. Perfect for a Lake Michigan picnic. goods at 5431 US-31, Eastport. (231) 599-2507, www.eastportmarket.com

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Whitmer’s Line 5 Tunnel Talks Draw Fire

Some opponents of Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac are dismayed that Michigan’s recently elected Democratic governor is apparently open to allowing the oil pipeline to remain if it is moved underground.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been discussing the future of Line 5 with Enbridge, including the possibility of an oil tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac, according to FLOW, a Traverse City-based Great Lakes advocate.

“Protection of the Great Lakes is not negotiable,” FLOW said in a press release. “We are counting on Gov. Whitmer to protect the Great Lakes. To do that, we agree with the governor that there should be no backroom, sweetheart deals that characterized her predecessor’s relationship with Enbridge and that led to his misguided decision to allow Line 5 to remain as a threat to the Great Lakes.”

FLOW and other environmental groups have called for the decommissioning and removal of Line 5.

Enbridge and its supporters have argued that a tunnel — which would take six to 10 years to construct — is the best way to ensure the safe flow of oil through Michigan.

Stuff we love Pet-friendly Hotspots Leave it to Norm Bowbeer — shuttle driver, bellman, concierge, and unofficial director of fun at Traverse City’s pet-friendly West Bay Beach Resort — to catalog all the places around the area where pets are welcome. As the owner of two adventure-loving dachshunds himself, Bowbeer began compiling pet-friendly restaurant patios, bars, beaches, and other hot spots to help resort guests find places they could explore with their furry friends — what he saw as a far better alternative to leaving the animals alone and scared in an unfamiliar hotel room, usually to bark and whine. (“Barking,” he says, “creates complaints.”)

The enterprising Bowbeer then created a Facebook page and group — #tcpetfriendly — inviting others to use and add to his list. So far, more than 350 members have joined his group, from Detroit, Grand Rapids, and all around the North. Before adding any member’s suggestion for pet-friendly finds Up North, Bowbeer first vets the place by confirming with the location’s owner that it not only welcomes pets but also is OK with publicizing that information. Happier pets, happier pet owners, and happier resort guests — we’re thinking maybe Bowbeer should be named the official director of fun. Find Bowbeer’s most recently updated list by searching and joining #TCPetFriendly on Facebook.

Feast on Short Stories What do you call it when people read stories aloud? National Public Radio calls it “Selected Shorts,” and it is returning to the City Opera House April 28. “Food Fiction” will feature actors Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), James Naughton (Tony Award-winner, Ally McBeal, Gossip Girl) and Sonia Manzano (author and multiple Emmy winner, best-known as Maria from Sesame Street). Selected Shorts began in 1985 as a radio show recorded live on stage in New York City, and sit till enjoys sellout audiences today at Symphony Space on NYC’s Broadway and 95th Street. “I love ‘Selected Shorts,’” said Manzano, who previously served on the board at Symphony Space. “I love the opportunity as an actor to read the short stories. It’s a fine line between acting and just reading. It intrigues me to tell a story.” For tickets to the 2pm show and more information, go to www.cityoperahouse.org.

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Bottoms up Friske’s Bubbly Cider Unless the season is fall, finding fresh apple cider can be a challenge. And finding a fresh sparkling, non-alcoholic cider … ? That can be even more challenging any time of year. However, there’s one place where both can be found in a single bottle. Friske’s Farm Market on US-31 is open year-round and serves everything from apple pies to pizza. But the market’s newest product is a sparkly cider. The orchard has partnered with Northwoods Soda to make the sweet, bubbly drink. “It is exclusively Friske’s cider. We have a special recipe for this. It has less sugar than a normal soda would have,” said Heidi Friske, whose grandparents started the farm in 1962. “People really like it a lot.” The 350-acre orchard produces about 50,000 gallons of cider a year. Friske’s sparkling cider is now being sold wholesale and can be found at a couple other locations in the Traverse City area, like the Michigan Farmer’s Market in Suttons Bay and, soon, at Lucky’s Market. Find Friske’s at 10743 US-31 in Ellsworth. (231) 588-6185, www.friske.com.

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by Stephen Tuttle Julian Assange is either a constitutionally protected journalist exposing scoundrels and malfeasance — or a criminal computer hacker who tried to access classified Department of Defense files. Hero or criminal.

Assange, an Australian national, founded Wikileaks in 2006 as a distribution center for information not found elsewhere, usually because it was either classified or had been kept quiet lest someone be embarrassed.

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Before he ever encountered Bradley Manning, Assange had already released documents describing procedures at Guantanamo Bay, Barclay Bank’s tax evasion schemes, extra-judicial police killings in Kenya, and a host of other material, including e-mails from Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account.

Bradley Manning, now Chelsea Manning, was an Army intelligence analyst stationed in Iraq. She began feeding documents to Assange and Wikileaks in 2010, including appalling videos from both Iraq and Afghanistan showing American troops killing civilians. Altogether, it was evidence that at least some of what we’d been told about our wars wasn’t true.

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Wikileaks also published U.S. State Department emails showing that some in our diplomatic corps gossiped like junior highschoolers when they thought nobody was listening or looking.

Altogether, Manning passed nearly 750,000 documents, some classified, along to Assange, and Wikileaks published them that year and the next.

Some hailed Wikileaks as the next great journalistic enterprise, a depository of information that could be neither traditionally obtained nor published. Others considered Assange a gadfly who encouraged criminal behavior by hackers.

(Manning, it should be noted, was courtmartialed for espionage and related offenses, pleaded guilty to some and was convicted of others, and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. President Obama commuted her sentence to seven years already served.

Manning has been in jail since March of this year for contempt of court for refusing to testify in a grand jury investigation concerning Assange.)

Then came 2016 and the Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton, the results of which were published by Wikileaks. Assange denies it was the Russians who provided the material, but every United States intelligence service, both foreign and domestic, begs to differ.

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Meanwhile, Assange was being pursued by authorities in Sweden, on a sexual assault accusation, and had fled to the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, where he was given asylum. U.S. authorities had intentions of their own.

Sweden ultimately dropped their investigation (though they’ve indicated they might reconsider that decision) and Assange was finally evicted from the Ecuadoran Embassy, basically for being a very poor house guest.

He was immediately arrested on warrants from the United States.

He isn’t being charged for releasing any documents, classified or not, stolen by Manning, or hacked by the Russians. Troubling as that might be to many, our courts have consistently ruled that publishing such material is protected by the First Amendment. The Pentagon Papers, which helped expose how we’d been consistently lied to about our war in Vietnam, is the most famous example but hardly the only one. We have a long tradition of insiders and informants helping journalists expose the ugly underbellies of industry and politics.

It seems hacking is the new inside information. Unfortunately, sites like Wikileaks are less than careful with what they publish.

Credible news organizations are careful to redact information that might, for example, place an intelligence asset at risk or expose an ongoing investigation. Wikileaks, and other such sites, believe no censorship is acceptable and publish everything.

But Assange isn’t accused for publishing anything. He’s charged with actively trying to assist Manning in hacking into Department of Defense sites in the search for more documents. Publishing something purloined by others is protected; doing the thieving yourself, especially involving classified documents, is way over a distinct line.

Assange denies the charges, though there are emails that seem to support them. Regardless, he is likely to be in England for some time; extradition can be a long, complicated process there. Our government will be required to undertake much jumping through hoops before England will send him here. It won’t help that both British politicians and the public are split on whether or not Assange should be charged with anything.

Wikileaks and the others will go on regardless of what happens to Assange. There are now multiple confederations of hackers regularly invading government and corporate sites. Seemingly always a step ahead of software designed to stop them, their intrusions might be illegal, but publishing the material they obtain is not.

Julian Assange is alleged to have crossed the line from publisher to illegal hacker. If he’s ever returned here, he could become a prison inmate. To many, he will be a martyr to a righteous cause — exposing the truth at all costs. To others, he’ll just be a criminal receiving his just punishment.

Or he might be both.

Crime & Rescue GLASS STREWN ACROSS LAKESHORE Someone apparently scattered thousands of shards of broken glass along a section of beach at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

On April 16, the park service issued a warning to visitors about the glass found along the Lake Michigan shore near Good Harbor Picnic Area, in Cleveland Township.

Park officials believe the glass was spread intentionally. Glass was also found in large quantities in October 2017 near the Lane Road parking area in Port Oneida. In each case, the glass was spread uniformly along the beach for several hundred yards.

“I am outraged by this act that is clearly intended to injure visitors to the National Lakeshore,” Superintendent Scott Tucker said.

“Thousands of pieces of broken glass do not appear on the beach without malicious intent. I hope our visitors and the local community can help identify the person or persons who would deliberately harm our beachgoers, including children.”

Park staff have put off regular duties to work with volunteers picking up the glass from the beach by hand, but it is unlikely they will find every piece.

Anyone with information should contact Leelanau District Ranger Andy Blake at (231) 326-4805 or andrew_blake@nps.gov.

FUGITIVES FOUND IN ARKANSAS Four young people from northern Michigan were arrested in Arkansas after police said they skipped town to avoid criminal cases.

Twenty-year-olds Kaleob Joseph Stewart, of Alanson, and Michael Charles Martin, of Mackinaw City, faced charges in drug cases in Cheboygan County before they fled. Martin fled before he was arraigned on a drug delivery charge, and Stewart fled after he was arraigned, Sheriff Dale Clarmont said in a press release.

Clarmont asked for help from the Michigan State Police Fugitive Team, which tracked down the suspects in Lonoke County, which is just outside of Little Rock.

Two northern Michigan women were with the pair when they were arrested, and each of the women were arrested for violating court conditions following criminal charges.

WOMAN REPORTS SHAKEDOWN SCAM A Cadillac woman suspected a scam when she received a call purportedly from a police officer saying that her blood and social security card had been found in Texas inside a vehicle connected to a drug case.

Soon after, the woman received another call, this one supposedly from a Cadillac Police officer.

The caller told her she must send him $2,000 in Google Play cards or she would be arrested.

The woman reported the calls April 17 to Cadillac Police, who are investigating the fraud and warning the public that legitimate police officers don’t demand Google Play card payments.

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HANDGUNS STOLEN FROM BARN On April 14, a Green Lake Township resident reported four handguns stolen from an unlocked pole barn.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the residence on County Road 633, where the homeowner stated that a .22 revolver, a .22 Derringer, a semiautomatic 9mm, and a semiautomatic .45-caliber were missing from an office inside the barn, said Capt. Christopher Clark. Clark said the weapons were not secured inside the barn and that one of them was in a holster hanging on the back of a chair.

Deputies brought in a tracking dog, but there was no recent scent to track. A red gas can was also stolen from the barn.

SPEEDING VEHICLE LEADS TO ARREST A motorist clocked traveling 71mph on M-22 near Suttons Bay was pulled over by deputies and arrested for drunk

driving.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies made the stop at 1:44am April 15 near Peck Road, where they arrested a 23-year-old Suttons Bay man, whom deputies said appeared to be intoxicated.

The man was expected to be charged with operating under the influence with a high bloodalcohol content and driving without a license.

HOME INVADER, EX-BOYFRIEND SHOT A 26-year-old Kalkaska man was shot in the chest after he barged into a camper where his ex-girlfriend was staying with her new boyfriend.

Kalkaska County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home in Rapid City where the exgirlfriend, a 25-year-old South Boardman woman, was living with her new boyfriend, a 23-year-old Rapid City man.

The shooting victim, whom Sheriff Patrick Whiteford referred to in a press release as “the suspect,” first visited the home at 9pm April 13 and was asked to leave.

The suspect continued to send threatening messages to the couple and vowed to return; the suspect did return at 3:30am, knocking on the door of the camper. The homeowner answered the door armed with a rifle and demanded that the suspect leave, but the suspect forced his way inside, leading to a scuffle.

During the struggle, the suspect at one point got ahold of the rifle, causing the homeowner to draw a small-caliber pistol and shoot the suspect in the chest.

The homeowner was questioned and released by police. The suspect underwent treatment for a gunshot wound.

SUSPICIOUS MAN ARRESTED Police arrested a 55-year-old Crawford County man for burglary after he was found near the scene of a residential alarm.

Crawford County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the alarm at a residence on E. County Road 612 near Jack Pine Plains Road, in Lovells Township at 10:45am April 11. As they arrived, they spotted a suspicious vehicle attempting to leave the area.

When the deputies stopped the car, they became suspicious of the man’s explanation of what he was doing there, and observed that his vehicle contained some suspicious items.

After more investigation and questioning, the suspect was arrested on charges of breaking and entering.

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bY Amy Kerr Hardin Last year First Lady Melania Trump unveiled, albeit awkwardly, her “Be Best” campaign. Its centerpiece is preventing cyberbullying among youth. The anemic and unprofessionally executed rollout was against the backdrop of her husband’s steady stream of puerile Tweets, most of which can be easily dismissed as petty, though some have taken on a sinister specter in the form of a thinly veiled call for violence.

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Trump didn’t invent online bullying, but he’s raised it to an art form.

A new law prohibiting certain types of cyberbullying just took effect in Michigan.

The House Fiscal Agency, the nonpartisan body responsible for analyzing legislation, described the need for the statute as a response to technologies that open “a new avenue for bad conduct that harasses or causes injury to another person.” Michigan is among a number of states that have already enacted online bullying laws pertaining to students, but those are limited in scope and do not apply to non-school activities.

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So, what exactly is cyberbullying, according to the new law?

Cyberbullying, for the purposes of this initiative, is defined as posting a message or statement in a public media forum, such as Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, et al., that meets these two requirements: It is intended to cause harm or create fear of harm in the target, including death, while expressly stating the intent to commit violence against that person.

And, the message is delivered such that the subject will readily know it is meant as a threat.

The law additionally imposes greater penalties for a “pattern” of harassment or threats, defined as a series of two or more separate, noncontinuous posts that fit the above criteria.

While we can say that cyberbullying is like porn — we know it when we see it — the importance of having a narrowly defined scope is critical to the law withstanding judicial scrutiny.

There were multiple concerns about this cyberbullying ban being an overreach because there are already a number of statutes, well established in precedent, that can stand in. The argument was that laws governing defamation and something called “harassment by proxy” could put a cyberbully on ice.

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Defamation though, might not apply because sometimes the bully doesn’t use slanderous language — they might just call for violence inspired by a factual circumstance they find offensive. The proxy claim applies to when the bully is inciting others to do their dirty work for them — a law that would certainly work in this case, but only if that was the arena in which the bully played.

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By enacting the new statute, lawmakers concluded that the old laws were vague and outdated, or simply non-applicable. The old rules rarely provided meaningful legal cover for targets of cyberbullying. The new law tries to eliminate ambiguity and aspires to draw clear and applicable guidelines for law enforcement and the courts.

Yet, Michigan’s statute will likely draw judicial scrutiny, as have many similar legislative efforts in other states. The key factor in the law’s ability to stand up in court is how tightly it’s written.

Several years ago, a New York state cyberbullying law was struck down as a First Amendment violation in a case where a young gay man took his life after experiencing horrific online attacks. While the courts drew a clear and obvious line from the bullying to the suicide, they were forced to strike down the entire statute because it was so poorly written. They found the law could potentially “criminalize a broad spectrum of speech outside the popular understanding of cyberbullying.”

The statute actually had a provision to ban “annoying” communications — whatever those are.

In a similar case, in North Carolina, that state’s supreme court canned a student cyberbullying law for its overreach, saying “Civility, whose definition is constantly changing, is a laudable goal but one not readily attained or enforced through criminal laws.”

The Michigan law, however, is very well crafted, containing no extraneous or ambiguous language. Having read hundreds upon hundreds of pieces of legislation over the years, this package of two concise bills struck me as among the cleanest I’ve encountered. There is little room for misinterpretation, and they will likely withstand even the heartiest judicial review.

Thus, it would be unwise to find yourself on the wrong side of Michigan’s cyberbullying law. The statute is fairly stiff in terms of penalties — even at the initial misdemeanor level. The maximum sentencing guidelines for a first offense buys the bully 93 days in jail and lightens their bank account by $500. A second go-round is one year behind bars, and they can additionally kiss $1,000 bye-bye.

Next up come the felony-level offenses.

This is where a “pattern of harassing or intimidating behavior” that results in harm to the target, including emotional and physical manifestations, earns the perpetrator five years and a $5,000 setback.

If harassment results in a related death, including third-party murder, stressinduced causes, or suicide, the troll can enjoy 10 years in an orange jumpsuit and a $10,000 fine.

This law only applies to abuses occurring within the state.

On the national stage, Trump has set the tone for his followers on social media, in particular invoking escalating hateful vitriol as an acceptable norm. He’s made lone wolf calls against journalists and those with whom he disagrees. The world has already seen death and violence perpetrated in his name.

Amy Kerr Hardin is a retired banker, a regionally known artist, and a publicpolicy wonk and political essayist at www. democracy-tree.com.

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New World Order In Raleigh, North Carolina, residents of The Dakota apartment complex are stepping out a little more confidently after management engaged the services of a company called PawzLife. The Raleigh News and Observer reported on March 22 that residents were growing disgusted with the amount of dog feces on the sidewalks and green spaces around the complex. So management turned to a high-tech solution: Residents who own dogs are required to bring them to a “pup party,” where PawzLife collects their DNA with a simple saliva swipe and creates a “unique DNA profile” for each dog. The company then visits the neighborhood to pick up any stray poop, and owners whose dogs are a match with the poop DNA are fined $100 per offense. PawzLife owner Matthew Malec said, “We are just trying to make the Earth a little bit better to live on.”

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Traffic on a street in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles came to a virtual stop as two cars engaged in a legendary standoff over a parking space on April 1. Fox News reported that Mariah Flores, who was positioned across the street, documented the entire two-hour dispute on Twitter, as the “black car” and the “silver car” jockeyed to parallel park in one open spot along the sidewalk. As horns honked and tensions mounted, a “plot twist” changed the whole dynamic: The owner of a third vehicle, parked in front of the empty space, left, leaving room for both black and silver to park. The drivers quickly settled their vehicles in the spaces but then sat in their cars for some time. “Like are they afraid of each other or is it just awkward now?” Flores wondered. Finally, the driver of the silver car emerged, prompting Flores’ comment, “SILVER takes the gold.” ... and Too Much Money to Do It With A wealthy San Francisco philanthropist, Florence Fang, 84, is being sued by the city of Hillsborough over the “Flintstones” home and grounds she has created in the suburb.

The oddly shaped house was built in 1976, and Fang bought it in 2017. Today it’s painted purple and red, features a large “Yabba Dabba Do” sign near the driveway, and Fang has added dinosaur and mushroom figurines, along with Fred Flintstone himself, to the yard. “We don’t like it when people build things first, then come in and demand or ask for permission later,” huffed Assistant City Attorney Mark Hudak, who told KTVU Fang built without the proper permits and the property is subject to code violations along with offending the neighbors’ aesthetic sensibilities. But Angela Alioto, Fang’s attorney, said the home is Fang’s “happy place.” Fang doesn’t live in the home but uses it for entertainment and charitable events.

“She’s had an incredible life, and I think it’s wonderful that, at 84 years old, she has found something that makes her so happy,” Alioto told the San Mateo Daily Journal.

People Different From Us Kaz James, 37, from Salford, Greater Manchester, England, has known since he was a child that he was different from other people. “I didn’t ever feel like a human. I always felt like a dog that was really out of place,” James told Metro News. He first started

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to understand his peculiarity when he gained access to the internet at 17 years old. “I was known by my friends for ... grabbing hold of the collar of their shirt in my teeth and biting or licking them, very canine-type behaviors,” James said. Today he eats out of a dog bowl and owns three custom-made dog suits -- one a $2,600 fur suit shipped from Canada. “(M) y behaviors were quite dog-like in childhood, probably from the age of 6,” he said. “No one ever talked about it. It was never mentioned.”

Family Values The Carter County (Tennessee) Sheriff ’s Department had some strong leads in the death of Edith Betty Ralph, 75, on April 6, but none stronger than the behavior of John Christopher Ralph, 51, Edith’s son, who had been living with her and had repeatedly complained to friends and family that she was “driving him crazy.” “The night of Mrs. Ralph’s murder, John asked co-workers to take pictures of him at work saying that if anything happened to his mother he would need an alibi,” according to the sheriff ’s department. ABC News reported that Edith was found deceased due to severe head trauma and several gunshot wounds.

John was stopped at Atlanta’s HartsfieldJackson International Airport, ready to board a flight for Amsterdam. He was held on a $1 million bond.

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-- When you purchase a new home, you need new stuff to put in it. So it was for Andrew Francis Lippi, 59, of Key Haven, Florida. Lippi purchased an $8 million private island, Thompson Island, off Key West in early April, which includes a large estate previously owned by philanthropist Edward B. Knight. But on April 6, Lippi was charged with felony grand theft for stealing $300 worth of home goods from Kmart, including two coffeemakers, eight lightbulbs and a bed skirt. His method was clever: He bought the items, then returned their boxes with other things packed inside, according to the Miami Herald. (For example, a basketball was in the Keurig box.) Lippi, speaking to the Herald, denied the charges and said, “Basically it has to do with a commercial dispute. ... It’s very complicated and I’d rather not get into it.” He’s scheduled to appear in court on April 18.

-- Lauren Jenai, 47, co-founder (with her ex-husband) of CrossFit, has struck up a new romance with an old flame: Franklin Tyrone Tucker, also 47, who resides at the Stock Island Detention Center in Florida, where he awaits trial for first-degree murder and armed robbery. Jenai sold her CrossFit shares for $20 million after her divorce and now lives in Portland, Oregon. She and Tucker, childhood friends, reconnected on Facebook before Tucker’s arrest, and she has risen to his defense, offering to put up his $1 million bond (which was denied in January) and hiring private investigators for his case. She has not been able to see Tucker in person, but they were enjoying video visitation -- until,

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Tucker and Jenai are scheduled to wed in prison, and she told the Daily Mail she won’t ask him to sign a prenup: It feels “a little inappropriate. ... I trust him. I love him. My house is his house.”

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The Saga of a City Moving rivers, a murderous banker gone free, lumber barons, salt mines, and a house the size of a city block demolished for revenge — highlights from Manistee’s first 150 years.

The Canfield Mansion, constructed in 1876 on an entire city block.

By Patrick Sullivan Manistee became a city 150 years ago, in 1869, which makes it one of the oldest cities in northern Michigan. By contrast, while both Manistee and Traverse City first saw white settlers descend upon Native American lands in the 1840s, Traverse City didn’t become a city, officially, until 1895.

Manistee, in its early days, was also one of the wealthiest cities in Michigan, thanks to its natural harbor and location that made it a virtual center of logging in the Lower Peninsula. That means that Manistee experienced tremendous growth the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th, which makes the city a treasure trove of Victorian architecture.

As a city that drips with history, fittingly, it’s got one of northern Lower Michigan’s oldest and most robust historical societies, one that operates two downtown museums and hosts self-guided interactive history tours throughout the year.

“There are a lot of older families that have been here for generations, and there’s always a continuing interest in what grandma or grandpa used to do. You know, grandpa used to work at the mills, or great-grandpa used to work at the mills, or great-great-great grandpa used to work at the mills, so there’s still a lot of generations of people here, and they are interested in where they came from,” said Mark Fedder, executive director of the Manistee County Historical Museum.

Also, even casual visitors cannot help but get drawn to Manistee’s past, which calls out

to them through that architecture.

“We’re basically surrounded by history,” he said. “These buildings played an important role in Manistee’s formation, and people appreciate that — not just people who were born and raised here, but visitors coming to Manistee.”

Events are planned throughout 2019 to celebrate Manistee’s sesquicentennial (see sidebar). Below are just a few highlights of the city’s early history.

MOVING THE MANISTEE It became obvious way back in 1855, at least to one visionary, that Manistee had the potential to be a great sawmill town.

Manistee Lake, which sits just a mile from the shore of Lake Michigan, makes an ideal harbor, as long as there’s a way to get logs and ships back and forth to the big lake.

But the meandering, shallow route that the Manistee River took to connect the two lakes was not suitable for shipping in 1854.

Samuel Potter, who in addition to being a logger was also the county sheriff, decided that the river should take a more direct route.

Potter oversaw the construction of dams and the fortification of the river channel with pilings in order to force the flow of the water to its present location, Fedder said.

“That was a big part of what made Manistee,” Fedder said. “That right there was the clincher that formed Manistee into what it became.”

Perhaps that project was the inspiration for a similar, failed project a few dozen miles north in Benzie County where, in 1873,

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some residents attempted to dig a canal from Crystal Lake to Lake Michigan. The project failed, and Crystal Lake drained 20 feet, shrinking the lake’s footprint considerably and exposing a shoreline of sandy beaches.

NOTORIOUS MURDER OF 1869 Herbert Field’s life started out an eventful one. Beginning at age 13, during the Civil War, he worked on a Union transport ship.

At age 15, he spent three weeks in a South American jail. Later, he sailed to England and then Russia but was shipwrecked and stranded on the Red Sea. So in 1868, at the ripe old age of 21, he was likely hoping for some quiet when he settled in Manistee to take up banking with business partner George Vanderpool.

Initially, he had that quiet. The partners did well. Vanderpool was good at business; Field was good with people. But it didn’t take long for the relationship to fray. Vanderpool accused Field of embezzlement, causing a dispute that led to the men’s decision to dissolve the bank.

But on Sept. 5, 1869, a day after they signed the papers to end their partnership, Field disappeared.

People immediately suspected Vanderpool, and he was arrested on suspicion of murder even before Field’s body was found. When Field was found, in Lake Michigan near Frankfort, it was determined he had been killed by a blow to the head.

The sheriff also recalled that the day Field had been reported missing, Vanderpool had been spotted in his office cleaning up a large

amount of blood.

Nonetheless, despite having been tried three times for the murder, Vanderpool got away free.

The first time, he was convicted in Manistee and sentenced to life in prison, but that conviction was soon overturned on the grounds that he did not receive a fair trial in Manistee. He was tried again in Kalamazoo, where the result was a hung jury. A third trial, held in Barry, resulted in a verdict of not guilty.

Fedder said the story resonates so much so many years later because of the drama and the mystery it contains. He and the director of the Manistee High School drama program are planning to produce a student play about the murder based on a script Fedder is writing. He hopes the play will be performed this November as part of the sesquicentennial celebration.

THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871 Manistee’s Great Fire would likely be more well known — if it hadn’t happened on Oct. 8, 1871, the same day that Chicago, much of Wisconsin, and many other cities in Michigan burned to the ground.

“That happened at the same time as Chicago Fire, the Peshtigo Fire, and there were a couple other ones here in Michigan around that same time,” Fedder said.

Nonetheless, despite causing only a single death, the fire devastated Manistee and changed the course of its history.

Fedder said the fire — really, several fires — started just north of the city limits and

burned that part of the city in the morning.

Once that fire was under control, other parts of the city ignited, and the fire seemed to hop the Manistee River to ravage the south part of the city.

Two-thirds of the structures in Manistee were lost on Oct. 8, 1871. To have lived through it, it must have seemed like the world was on fire.

The fire, like the ones on the other side of Lake Michigan, was caused by high winds, dry conditions, and too much available fuel in the form of wood scrap left over from logging and wooden buildings.

One of Manistee’s most distinguished citizens, Byron Cutcheon, a Civil War general and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, wrote about the fire in the Grand Rapids Eagle. He described the invasion of one wave of fire like this: “Down the circling hills on the lakeshore pounced the devouring monster. The burning sawdust, whirled by the gale in fiery clouds, filled the air.

Hundreds of cords of dry, pitchy slabs sent up great columns of red flame, that swayed in the air like mighty banners of fire, swept across the Manistee, two hundred feet wide, and almost instantly, like great fiery tongues, licked up the government lighthouse, built at a cost of nearly $10,000 and situated a 150 feet from the north bank of the river.”

The fire both scarred Manistee and changed its shape. After, city leaders understood that buildings needed to be constructed out of stone and brick. That’s why the ornamental and imposing Victorian buildings of River Street are what they are today, Fedder said.

A HOUSE THE SIZE OF A CITY BLOCK In terms of finance, there’s no doubt Manistee’s heyday was the lumber era.

“People always say that Manistee had the most … millionaires per square mile in the country — they were pointing to the 1880s or 1890s, into the early 1900s,” Fedder said. “Steve — the former director, he was here about 40 years — he always told me that it’s always been said but it’s never been substantiated. It’s local legend but never really been substantiated.”

Perhaps the best evidence of the city’s extravagant wealth was the Canfield Mansion, built in 1876 on an entire city block.

The legendary status of that home, formerly located at 512 Fourth Street, stems less from its construction than its demise, however.

The home came into the possession of the daughter-in-law of the man who had built it after she had divorced his son on the grounds of desertion. Belle Gardner later remarried and lived in the mansion with her husband, George O. Nye, in the early 1900s.

By the 1920s, however, the couple decided that the residence was too much.

They had it demolished and used the brick to build a much smaller home.

“I’d like to think that it was sort of revenge against the [Canfield] family, so to speak, but I can’t substantiate that,” Fedder said.

Here is how the Manistee News Advocate described the old mansion upon its demolition in September 1923: “Comprising 26 lofty-ceiling rooms, including a spacious ballroom, billiard room and four bathrooms, the house in the late seventies was regarded as one of the most magnificent mansions in Michigan, and was the scene of many gay social functions.”

THE DISCOVERY OF SALT There was something brackish in what bubbled up from the ground near the sawmills around Manistee Lake, so much so, that some of the owners decided around

Carrie Filer was an advocate for elderly women. At right, workers at the Buckley and Douglas Salt Block. (Photos courtesy of the Manistee County Historical Museum.)

1879 that it was worth a closer examination.

“There was a guy by the name of Charles Rietz, a sawmill owner, big lumber guy, and he noticed there were salt springs bubbling up around his property, where he had the sawmill,” Fedder said. “So he and several other lumbermen pooled some money together, and then with the state geologist, they started to drill for salt.”

The first attempts weren’t successful; drillers ran into solid bedrock at 500 feet, so all but one of the other lumbermen backed out. Reitz kept going, though, and eventually he struck salt on Feb. 7, 1881, at a depth of 1,976 feet, according to “Lumbermen’s Legacy,” a 1954 publication of the Manistee County Historical Society.

Reitz’s discovery would spark an industry that would, at least in part, replace lumber in Manistee.

It took a while for the salt industry to develop in Manistee, but in those early years, the sawmill owners had found a reliable source of extra income. They would pipe hot water into the ground, forcing brine back up to the surface, which they would collect then evaporate to get salt.

“After he struck it, the other guys, they started drilling for it on their properties.

That’s how the salt industry started in Manistee,” Fedder said. “That industry is still going, though not in the same exact capacity as it used to.”

Morton Salt moved into Manistee in 1930.

HOME FOR AGED WOMEN Fedder has made it a priority in recent years to research the lives of women through Manistee’s history, a challenging task because often they are referred to in contemporary sources only by their husband’s name.

Nonetheless, he wanted to bring as many of them to life as he could. One that stands out, he said, is Carrie Filer, wife of a prominent lumber baron who served as a force for good through her philanthropy and commitment to the poor.

Filer and her husband lived in a Victorian mansion they called Roselawn, on the corner of Cedar and Sixth streets.

She is remembered for significant donations she made over the years — $2,000 given to the Pilot Club, an organization committed to sewing for and serving the poor. She gave $5,000 toward the construction of the Manistee Library, and

she purchased a chime for the Guardian Angel Church and an organ for another church, both of which are still in use today.

Perhaps most significantly, before she died Sept. 21, 1909, she had arranged to have her residence converted into a home for aged women.

The home served elderly woman for five decades until the building needed to be demolished in the late 1950s or early 1960s, Fedder said.

VESTIGES OF THE LUMBER ERA In the early years of the 20th Century, the lumber era in northern Michigan began to wind down. What had been considered an inexhaustible resource was now almost gone, and populations of sawmill towns started to decline.

In 1900, Manistee had a population of 14,000. Those people were tightly packed into the city limits. Manistee would have felt like a crowded, vibrant city. By 1910 the population dropped by 3,000, a significant blow.

With the trees gone, the sawmills, the city’s main employer, could no longer operate. But the scrap and detritus left behind by the lumber era, and the jack pine and scrub oak that had sprung up in the clear-cut forests would feed a new enterprise — paper and cardboard manufacturing.

Once most of the lumber was cut, paper mills sprung up where sawmills once stood. One of the early one was Filer Fiber Company, which later became a plant for Packaging Corporation of America.

“It wasn’t as big as what it was, as big as the sawmills were,” Fedder said. “It wasn’t as big as it was before.”

Some of the paper mill jobs remain today. Manistee was forced to reinvent itself in other ways in its bid to survive the early 1900s, and many of those industries have come and gone, like garment makers, tanneries, and the Century Boat Company, which launched in Manistee in the late 1920s and closed in the mid 1980s.

“That’s a really interesting time period in Manistee’s history — the nineteen teens, the ’20s, the ’30s — because how does a town reinvent itself once its main source of income is gone?”

CELEBRATE THE SESQUICENTENNIAL Here are just a few of the events taking place this year to celebrate Manistee’s birthday. For a complete list, visit www. manisteemuseum.org April 29: “Bricks, Mortar, Cornices and Corbels” at the Ramsdell Inn (399 River Street). Learn about the beautiful downtown architecture of the town dubbed the “Victorian Port City.” Includes a presentation from Fedder and a walking tour. Tickets: $20. Time: 5:30pm.

May 15: “A Walking Tour of the ‘Hill’ Homes: Part 1” is a tour led by local historian John Perschbacher, who will discuss not only the homes that are still standing but also some that have been lost to time. The 1.5–2-hour tour meets at 2pm at the Manistee County Historical Museum (425 River Street). By donation.

June 6: “Manistee Before Manistee” is a presentation about Manistee before it was a city. Former museum director, Steve Harold will give a presentation at the Manistee County Historical Museum that will cover what was happening in Manistee before the city was incorporated. Time: 6:30pm. By donation.

June 26 through Sept. 30: “Moments in Manistee’s History” is a photo exhibit at the Manistee County Historical Museum that will explore moments from the city’s last 150 years. Curated from thousands of photographs, this exhibit will display an array of photographs pertaining to buildings and people to fires and events that all played a part in shaping the community.

Cost: $1 per student, $3 per adult, $8 per family (parents and their minor children).

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Haley, Julie Hall’s granddaughter, gives a resident donkey some love.

By Eric Cox “I cuddle skunks,” Julie Hall said, reaching into a strawfilled bin and pulling out a black and white-striped critter that would make anyone else run for cover. “I know that’s kinda weird.”

She snuggled the young skunk and kissed its small, surprisingly dog-like snout. Its beady black eyes stared back at her with seeming affection.

Unconditional love is but one bounty produced at Hall’s Kei Ju Farm & Rescue, which sits on the south side of Round Lake, off Hiawatha Trail, on Petoskey’s northern fringes. In fact, love and compassion — oodles of both — bounce around the slushy, mushy 11-acre farm like quail in a cage.

Hall has operated the place for years with her father-inlaw, Keith Hall, who owns the land and lives across the road in the old Hiawatha Hotel. Kei Ju is a working farm with orchards, vegetable patches, fresh eggs, and goats milk, but the Halls devote most of their time to animal rescue.

Julie Hall, for instance, refers to the animals as her children, and she cares for them in the same manner.

Everywhere around the little farm are handwritten signs gently reminding herself, her family, and the few volunteers who help out, that animals, like humans, deserve adequate food, clean water, tidy living spaces, and some tender loving care to sustain them.

Hall is all about that TLC. From Robert, a black-and-white cat with an inexplicable hole in his head, to Poe, a nervous black raven with a broken, drooping wing, the accidentally injured, the carelessly neglected, and the cruelly abandoned animals of the world somehow make their way to Hall’s gate.

She makes room for them, nursing the sick, feeding the hungry and, most importantly, showering them with love and care.

But, while Poe, Robert, and a few other pet-type animals populate Kei Ju’s menagerie of slightly melancholy misfits, most of the residents are farm animals — some living out their last days there, others recovering from malnutrition.

Six horses in various states of recovery amble around a corral and nibble hay. Not far away, two immense draft horses watch Hall, who speaks to one of them as she passes. The one moves to the fence and offers its snout, a gentle gesture of loving familiarity that belies the animal’s sheer size and power.

Many of Kei Ju’s animals seem to react this way to Hall, who moves gracefully among them, asking questions, praising them, chuckling at their individual quirks and habits.

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Shammy “the Kissing Alpaca” with Joan LaCount of Harbor Springs.

“My grandpa, Ted Brendahl, told me, ‘If you’re gonna lock something in a cage, you’re responsible for all its needs.”

From the time she was just a farm girl in Future Farmers of America (FFA) downstate, Hall believed and employed her grandfather’s advice. That’s why, she said, her gaggle of emus are friendly and don’t try to attack with their talons. That’s why the skunk and the raven, the groundhogs and the ducks, the goats, the alpacas, the pigs, the horses, and the rabbits — that’s why they all seem to love her.

It’s this symbiotic relationship with love-kept animals that Hall enthusiastically preaches when visitors come for a look. “I want people to feel like this is their farm, too,” Hall told Northern Express. “If they can come here and find peace with these animals, then that’s what I want. Come out here and make this place part of your life, too.”

And she means it. No one who visits is expected to work.

But those who are willing to help her care for the animals and the farm itself, are, like the beasts and the children, looked upon as legit Kei Ju family members.

“I’m lucky to have one volunteer a day,” Hall said. “And donations have been down.” But that hasn’t stopped her from tenaciously caring for her varied flock of beasts, great and small.

The farm’s come-one, come all approach wasn’t always like this. A three-round bout with breast cancer in 2007 skewed Hall’s views. That’s when she decided to open Kei Ju’s thenprivate gates and let the public tour the farm. Her hopes then, like now, were aimed at educating people about animal care and the many responsibilities of keeping them, whether for pleasure or profit.

“That’s part of why so many animals are abandoned today — because people don’t have any idea how to take care of them,” Hall said. “They don’t know what it takes, how much money it takes, how much time it takes. They like the idea of having a horse or a goat, but they often aren’t really prepared to handle the responsibilities. We’ve seen it time and time again — they end up abandoning or neglecting their animals.”

Kei Ju Farm & Sanctuary tours, along with volunteer opportunities are what Hall thinks will help people understand the requirements of animal care — before actually deciding to get one.

To learn more about Kei Ju Farm & Sanctuary, visit them on Facebook, or seek them out in real time. The farm is located at 4128 Hiawatha Trail, Petoskey. Large group tours are encouraged to call Hall prior to their visit, (231)838-6057.

Julie Hall, co-owner of Kei Ju Farm & Rescue, with one of the farms resident draft horses.

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By Ross Boissoneau Paul Reiser is no stranger to audiences.

He’s successfully navigated television, from My Two Dads to Mad About You to Stranger Things. He’s appeared in movies, such as Aliens, Beverly Hills Cop, and Whiplash. He’s written three books and dabbled in music, including the theme to Mad About You with Don Was and crafting the album Unusual Suspects with British jazz-pop chanteuse Julia Fordham.

Reiser also co-created and co-wrote There’s …

Johnny, a semi-fictional account of backstage at The Tonight Show in the mid-’70s.

So after all that success, why go back onstage to tell jokes? “When I started, I just wanted to be a stand-up comic,” said Reiser.

“I always planned to get back. I always loved it and was happy to get back.”

He said turning up for a quick set at comedy venues alongside newer, younger comedians brings back the muscle memory and excitement of going onstage with nothing but a microphone and some jokes and stories.

“Younger comics ask, ‘Are you going on tour?

Doing a special? Going on the Tonight Show?’ I say, ‘No,’ and they want to know why I’m there.”

Reiser returns to the area May 4 for a comedy set at the City Opera House in Traverse City. He previously performed at the Bay View Music Festival in 2013 at Hall Auditorium, an experience he remembers well. (Mostly due to the fact it was the middle of July and there was no air conditioning in the auditorium, a fact he mentioned several times at that show.) He said he loves performing in classic older halls like the City Opera House and was even more pleased to learn it includes both heat and air conditioning.

He first returned to standup after taking a break following the success and eventual

ending of Mad About You. “It was really refreshing starting over — like at 18 — it was just as exciting, fun, challenging, nervewracking,” he said. “There aren’t many things you can replicate from being 18. It’s one of the few things that remains the same. It’s traditional and pure.

“My son was 10,” Reiser continued. “He asked, ‘Are they paying you?’ I said, ‘No, it’s just to get better.’”

Reiser enjoys the direct connection with an audience that he gets in stand-up, as well as the fact that it allows him to be in the moment, rather than being limited by the constraints of a scripted show. “At any given moment you can change; you’re not tied down to a script.

Standup is not easy, but it’s simple. It’s just us talking. If a joke doesn’t go, then you can joke about that.”

The fact that audiences are always changing, as is the world around him, is another of the things Reiser loves about performing as a comic. What worked yesterday might not work today, so you change it for tomorrow.

“You never quite get it right. You’re constantly refining,” he said.

Reiser’s first big break came in the 1982 film Diner, in which he was one of a group of friends coming of age who hung out in a local Baltimore diner. He starred alongside Kevin Bacon, Tim Daly, Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Michael Tucker, and Ellen Barkin, among others. He wasn’t intending to audition for the movie but accompanied a friend who did, and while waiting for him was asked if he could come back the next day to audition himself.

“I knew it was a big step up for me. You never know when it will be a hit,” Reiser said.

“Like Whiplash, I knew it would be great, but had no idea it would be a hit. It’s so much about

timing,” he said. That includes a number of factors beyond the intrinsic appeal of the film: “No war or storms or going up against a Star Wars. You have to get the right press.”

He said only one time has he ever felt ahead of time that a project would be a big success: Aliens. “I knew that would be a hit,” he said, citing the film’s box office draw, along with the fact Aliens was helmed by James Cameron and starred Sigourney Weaver.

Reiser had started working in standup in his late teens, but studied in music in college.

These days he seldom performs music for an audience, opting instead to just do so for himself. “I was a music major, but don’t do it for other people. It’s a private thing for me.”

One exception was the album and subsequent live performances he did with Fordham, whose previous jazzy pop albums Reiser had found appealing. “I was a fan of Julia’s. We did a brief tour with a four-piece. I’d never been onstage where I didn’t have to talk. A friend told me, ‘I’ve never seen you happier.’”

Reiser is still working in film and television as well as doing stand-up. In addition to his role as Dr. Sam Owens in Stranger Things, he’s appearing in The Kominsky Method with Alan Arkin and Michael Douglas, the Amazon series Red Oaks, and in the FX show Fosse/Verdon (reviewed on page 4).

But with all that, there’s still something about stand-up that draws him back, albeit in small, bite-size chunks. “I’ve never been a road warrior — no 50-city tours, not even (doing standup shows) in great regularity. I’ll do one, two at a time. The night before Traverse City I’ll be in Chicago. I look forward to it. If I did 20 in a row it might not be exciting,” he said.

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Debbie Rodriguez comforts her dog Cosmo as Misty Avery, of Wiggle Wags Pet Salon in South Boardman, trims his nails.

DON’T CALL IT PUPPY LOVE Reiki treatments, painted nails, organic and vegan diets, pets groomed to resemble their owners — are we too crazy in love with our pets, or are we simply treating them like the family members they are? Northern Express looks into Northerners’ dedication to their fur-babies.

By Todd VanSickle A couple years ago, a close friend of mine was splitting up with his wife. The situation had all the complications of a messy divorce: Who gets the house, mutual friends taking sides, and accusations of infidelity.

Fortunately, they didn’t have kids. Or, at least, I thought they didn’t.

“Just get rid of the dogs,” I suggested to my friend.

“What if they were your kids?” he asked.

“Would you just get rid of them?”

I didn’t argue. I was going through a similar situation, but with human children. However, it was clear that he was heartbroken, and he loved his dogs.

Eventually, when the dust settled, he got custody of the dogs on the weekends. I was happy for him, but it seemed only to open up old wounds each time the dogs were handed off.

I often thought about consoling him with the fact that he wasn’t obligated to pay child support, but I thought better of it.

Within a year of the divorce he moved out of state but still visits the dogs when he returns.

The two chocolate Labradors recently turned seven years old. I know this because his ex-wife posts photos of them on social media to celebrate the milestone each year.

This year, the dogs wore tiara-like headbands printed with the words “Happy Birthday”— blue for the boy, red for the girl. There was also a cake wishing the canines — by name

— happy birthday.

When it comes to treating pets like their children, my aforementioned friends are not alone. In recent decades, the concept of pets as family members has grown, and with it, the amount of money pet owners spend in caring for their furry loved ones.

In 1994, Americans spent $17 billion on their pets, according to the American Pet Products Association. By 2016, spending quadrupled to about $62.75 billion. And as more and more millennials — who tend to have larger disposable incomes than their forbears (did at their age) — become pet owners, the industry could reach $96 billion in sales by 2020.

Misty Avery is a pet stylist at Wiggle Wags Pet Salon in South Boardman. Grooming, bathing, nail trimming, haircuts and teeth brushing are some of the standard services she provides routinely. However, the need to make a trip to the pet salon is not always by necessity, but rather vanity.

“We get a lot of [pet owners] that are like, ‘It’s their birthday today, I want her to look pretty,’” Avery said. “The dog doesn’t necessarily see it that way, but the parents do, and they feel like they are pampering them when they bring them in to get all cleaned and pretty for their birthday or whatever holiday it is.”

On occasion, she’ll get special requests to put bows on pets, paint their nails, or prep them for a wedding or graduation event.

“They ask for certain colors put on them

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to match the event,” Avery said. “Some people are sports fans, and they request certain colors to go with their favorite sports teams. I just had a Spartan fan, and he said any color but blue. … They definitely like them to match their personal likes.”

Avery sometimes gets more unusual grooming requests, such as pet owners with long beards who want their dogs to resemble them.

Whatever the motivation to spend, the spending is substantial. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics pet owners spent a combined $5.7 billion on grooming and boarding in 2016.

Erika Escobar works at the front desk at Bokhara Pet Resort & Spa in Elk Rapids.

The 40-year-old business provides boarding, daycare, and pet grooming services for both cats and dogs. It claims to have the largest cat cottage in the state.

“We do have a lot of clients that look like their pets,” Escobar said. “Even the attitude is the same. We can feel it, like the attitude of the dog and the people are the same.”

Escobar, who owns two dogs, confessed that she, too, resembles her own pets.

“I kind of look my French bulldog,” Escobar said, laughing. “I am kind of a bitch sometimes, and I’m kind of needy too.”

Escobar, who has worked at the Elk Rapids pet resort for the past 10 years, said she’s seen a trend in younger pet owners who dote over their animals, especially ones that don’t have children.

“It is like they are replacing the human kid,” Escobar said.

Avery can relate to this mentality. She doesn’t have any children and considers her dogs like her kids.

“They even have middle names,” she said.

“I think our views on animals have changed a lot. I have had many refer to their pet as a fur baby or fur kid. They are definitely more like a furry kid now, than just a dog. …

People see them more as a family member and want to spoil them like their kids.”

She pampers her pets by painting their nails and even dying her dog’s tail purple.

On their birthdays, she dresses them up and takes them out for a treat.

“My dog just celebrated his 10th birthday, and we went out to Traverse and stopped at all the dog places,” Avery said. “Just so he could have a day out and have some fun and something new. With my schedule, he doesn’t get out of the house much. Going other places and meeting new dogs is a big deal for him.”

Pets have dictated Avery’s social life to the point where she has decided against having a full-time relationship. Between her elderly animals and special needs cats that require medication, she doesn’t have much spare time. She said she feels guilty if she is away from her pets for too long.

“I dedicate so much of my time to [my pets] that I don’t have time to dedicate to another person,” Avery said. “It didn’t start out that way, but the longer I was by myself,

Pet Stylist Misty Avery blow dries Sophie, a schnauzer, a rescued pet by Debbie Rodriguez.

the more I focused on my pets. That is just my life now, and I am with that.”

A survey of 1,000 singles conducted by PetSmart Charities and Match.com found that 66 percent of men and women would not date someone who didn’t like pets.

And 70 percent of singles think their date’s reaction to their pet is important.

“My dogs are very friendly. If they don’t like someone, then I am like, something is wrong with this person,” Escobar said. “[My dogs] can sense things.”

Rather than looking for a partner, Debbie Rodriguez adopted her dog, Cosmo, to help fill a void in her life after her husband passed away.

“My daughter put [Cosmo] on Facebook and said, ‘Mummy can we please?’”

Rodriguez said. “He has been the love of my life since.”

She brings her two dogs to Wiggle Wags Pet Salon in South Boardman every six weeks. On a recent April morning, she comforted Cosmo with hugs and kisses as Avery trimmed his nails.

Aside from salon treatments, Rodriguez said her two dogs get special treatment often.

“Sophie wears sweaters, and Cosmo just gets lots of love and attention. He gets to sleep in the bed with me,” she said. “They get treats every time we go out.”

Caring for her pets is easy, because they have unconditional love for her, she said.

And she can tell the difference in their attitude when she spoils them.

“They miss me when I go to work,” Rodriquez said. “They are the loves of my life.”

However, unconditional love and loyalty comes at a price when owning a pet. In 2016, U.S. pet owners spent about $24 billion dollars on food — the largest expense associated with pet care, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics.

Avery has a lot of expenses when it comes to her pets, and high quality food is one of them. She doesn’t feed her animals “junk food.”

“My one senior dog is picky,” Avery said.

“The only way she will eat her food is if I put a little tuna fish in it.”

Although the life span of dogs, cats, and other household pets are fairly short compared to that of humans, medical expenses — to ensure a pet’s quality of life and maintain or extend its expected lifespan — are also significant. In 2016, U.S. pet owners spent a combined $15 million on pet medications, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics.

At Bokhara Pet Resort & Spa, several pets require medical attention, like administering

shots for diabetes.

“I have never seen so many dogs with so much medication in my life,” Escobar said. “[People] take very good care of their dogs.

They spend a fortune in medication.”

Avery has one dog that is on multiple medications that cost $100 per month, and another dog that is diabetic.

“I have had him for years,” Avery said.

“I’m not going to dump him just because he is diabetic now. That’s part of the deal. You take them on for life and everything that goes with it, until they are gone.”

On average, dog owners will spend more than $350 per year on veterinary visits, and cat owners will spend about $200 per year, according to American Veterinary Medical Association.

But many pet owners look toward alternative healthcare for their pets as well.

Jennifer Seewald, the owner of Happy Dog Paw in Traverse City, said she has seen a dramatic shift in how people treat their pets in the last 15 years.

“It is about awareness. People don’t want to take their pet to the vet and have it pumped full of pills,” Seewald said, who also offers nutritional counseling for pet owners. “If they can find an alternative to being poke and prodded, they would much rather do that.”

Aside from daycare and grooming, Seewalk offers essential oils and Reiki for pets — a form of alternative medicine called energy healing.

“It has been a little bit slower than the rest of the business, because not a lot of people know about Reiki healing,” Seewald said. “But I do still have people that come in and ask for it [for their pets].”

She added that it works better with pets than it does with humans.

“When humans go into it, they are apprehensive. They have a lot of questions, and they don’t understand it,” Seewald said.

“When you do it with a pet, it is like they automatically know because they feel the energy. So they are open it.”

Aside from the expenses, she said pet owners want the best for their animals, because of the benefits they bring and are considered part of the family.

“When you get connected and have a bond to your pet, and you bring that little puppy home, and you have seen that dog through good and bad times, and the dog has seen you through good and bad times.

On the day it is time to put that dog down, it hurts,” Seewald said. “People have become aware of the goodness they can bring into their life.”

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THE ROADHOUSE Mexican Bar & Grill In spite of the catchy yellow, red, black, and green logo sign on the front of the historic building it calls home “at the top of the hill” in Benzonia, the Roadhouse sometimes fails to catch the attention of people driving by.

Fortunately, enough of them find their way here to allow for this fun, friendly, fresh-food-focused Mexican restaurant to stay open year-round. Oh, and did we mention tequila? How about 70 varieties?

By Janice Binkert Like most restaurants in Northern Michigan, summer is high season for the Roadhouse Mexican Bar & Grill in Benzonia.

But it’s worth a drive from outlying regions at other times of the of year as well, with the added advantage of having a much better chance of scoring a seat inside or — at least in spring and fall — on the inviting outdoor deck.

A SNAP DECISION Roadhouse owner Gretchen BookelooNahnsen (not a Mexican name, obviously; but Dutch) grew up in the hospitality industry. Her parents ran Denny’s Bakery and Restaurant in Beulah (now the Brookside) and her dad also managed Crystal Mountain and Caberfae ski resorts in the winters. As a young adult, she left the area to go “out west, out east, and down south,” as she put it but eventually returned to work at Crystal Mountain herself. She later started a vacation rental company but soon realized it really wasn’t a fit for her.

The Roadhouse already existed at that time, and one Friday evening in 2001, she found herself sitting at the bar talking to then proprietor, Jim Barnes, who told her that he was ready to sell the place and move on.

“I didn’t know anything about Mexican food,” she said, “but I liked the Roadhouse, and I just decided on the spot to buy it. We pretty much struck a deal right then and there. I just took the ball and ran, and it has been quite a good little business for me.”

Chef Miguel Roman, originally from Northern Mexico, “came with the package,” she joked. “He was already here when I took over, and that was such good luck for me. He had started as a dishwasher, but Jim had been teaching him how to cook, so I encouraged that further, and he has just gotten better and better. He’s amazing. His wife does kitchen prep, and one of his sons is also coming up through the ranks. His brother works for us now, too — he’s been here at least 10 years.” Much of the rest of the year-round staff has been with the restaurant for more than a dozen years.

“The biggest compliment we get from our guests — besides how much they enjoy the food, of course — is that they just love the atmosphere here,” said Bookeloo-Nahnsen.

“They mention the tall ceilings, the nice light, and the hardwood floors inside, and the great vibe on the deck outside in season. But those who come back year after year also appreciate seeing the same faces of our longtime waitstaff — we’re so fortunate that way. They are an upbeat, customer-oriented, well-trained team — and they seem to have as much fun here as the customers. I love to see it when they come out of the kitchen and they’re cracking up because of something the cooks said — they tease the servers relentlessly.”

In addition to its loyal local customer base, the restaurant gets a lot of winter weekend traffic from Crystal Mountain.

“We’re just 11 miles away, and we’ve become a tradition for all of those people,” said Bookeloo-Nahnsen. “They always want to come here at least once while they’re Up

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North. It’s easy to tell who they are, because they all have ski passes on their jackets!”

The warmer months bring in lots of boaters from nearby Crystal Lake and Frankfort Harbor on Lake Michigan, as well as vacationers and people who have summer homes nearby.

THE WHOLE ENCHILADA The Roadhouse describes its food as “fresh, not fast — hand-prepared daily.”

Bookeloo-Nahnsen elaborated: “Our prep list is huge. We marinate every meat, and cook our beans, rice, vegetables, and sauces in-house — almost everything is from scratch — using fresh herbs and spices.

We also fry our own chips and make three different kinds of salsa — roasted tomato, peach, and fresh tomato.” By popular demand, the latter salsa is also sold in onepound containers at the Benzonia Shop-NSave and the Honor Family Market.

First time at the Roadhouse? BookelooNahnsen suggests starting with the house guacamole and then trying the enchiladas (three corn tortillas with either seasoned ground beef, chicken, shredded pork, or cheese, plus mild green chile sauce, onions, refried beans, cheese, and sour cream, all topped with a sunny-side-up egg upon request).

“They are classic — our No. 1 sellers,” she said. Other options are the crab enchiladas (three corn tortillas stuffed with crab, onions, and cheese, topped with housemade jalapeño queso sauce and served with sour cream) or vegetarian enchiladas (three corn tortillas filled with black beans, corn,

From left to right: The Santa Fe salad with salmon.

A Roadhouse favorite: fajitas. Appetizer plate with quesadillas, empanadas and wings.

red peppers, onions, jalapeños, cilantro, and cheese, topped with house-made mild green chile sauce and served with sour cream).

No. 2 on the entrée favorites list is the Roadhouse Skillet, which is kind of like a deconstructed fajita (tequila-marinated steak and jerk chicken, grilled peppers and onions, and Monterey Jack, all baked golden brown and served with sour cream). Customers also love Chef Miguel’s chile rellenos, which are part of two dishes: the Combination Azteca (one each chile relleno, chicken enchilada, and hard-shell ground beef taco) or the Combination Maya (one Chile relleno, one chicken tamale, and two empanadas). A particular crowd pleaser in the hearty salad category is the Santa Fe (grilled salmon or shrimp, fresh mixed greens, grilled fajita veggies, and black bean corn relish, served with creamy cilantro dressing).

Only offered on Fridays, which makes them even more coveted by fans, are the Roadhouse fish tacos (choice of two or three grilled soft corn tortillas filled with beerbattered pollock, house made tzatziki sauce, peach salsa, crisp lettuce and cilantro, served with refried beans and Roadhouse rice. “The peach salsa is fresh, sweet, crisp and tangy — it’s perfect with the fish,” said BookelooNahnsen.

CAN’T BEAT A MARGARITA! Not surprisingly, the

Roadhouse

Roadhouse owner Gretchen Bookeloo-Nahnsen.

bar menu leads with an enticing array of margaritas, many incorporating a proprietary sour mix made by Northwoods Soda. The Roadhouse Rita (gold tequila, triple sec, lime juice and sour mix, blended or on the rocks) is the most ordered, but others, like the Rasta Raspberry Rita, the Cabo Rita, and the Margatini, are close behind. Specialty cocktails carry intriguing names like Cozumel-Politan, Mexican Lollipop, and Dos Equis Float.

Draft and bottled beer — Mexican, local craft, domestic and imported — are in high demand and well represented here. Wine, less so, but red and white house wines and a few nice Spanish labels (among them a tempranillo rosé and an albariño) are available by the glass or by the bottle. Among the full component of spirits behind the bar, you’ll also find vodka and gin from local distillery Iron Fish, a neighbor just down the road. House sangria, made with brandy, triple sec, peach schnapps, red wine, and three different kinds of citrus juice (orange, lime, grapefruit), is offered by the glass and by the pitcher.

“We also have a drink called the Margarita Swirl,” said Bookeloo-Nahnsen.

It’s a margarita with sangria floated on top.

People love that — it’s very refreshing.”

Feeling the need for refreshment in the restaurant’s interior a couple of years ago, Bookeloo-Nahnsen brought in a designer from Traverse City to help. “We changed the

whole color scheme, did some revamping, and redid the bar area to showcase the over 70 kinds of tequila we now carry,” she said (see sidebar: “Thirsty Thursdays”). Cozy booths line the walls of the main dining area, a bright, welcoming space with eclectic light fixtures, Mexican tile work and artifacts, and rows of window boxes filled with shiny green succulents (which move outside to the deck in summer).

And about that deck: Although it might not look like much now, as soon as warm weather finally arrives, it invites alfresco dining under the sun (or vibrant turquoise umbrellas), surrounded by vine-covered trellises, strings of patio lights, and a raised bar area dubbed the “cantina”.

With Cinco de Mayo coming up, Bookeloo-Nahnsen is hoping she can have the deck open soon. “We do it up right here.

We always have live music, I get a bunch of straw hats and mustaches and fun stuff for the customers to dress up in, and local distributors sometimes supply free swag for us to give away. We always have a great turnout for it.”

The Roadhouse Mexican Bar & Grill is located at 1058 Michigan Ave/U.S. 31 South (“at the top of the hill”) in Benzonia. Open daily year-round 4pm–9pm (extended to 10pm in summer). Happy hour 4pm–6pm Monday– Friday. (231) 882-9631, roadhousesalsa.com.

No reservations or call-ahead seating.

THIRSTY THURSDAYS

“Thirsty Thursdays are our way of trying to educate people about our large selection of tequilas,” said BookelooNahnsen. “We carry over 70 different varieties.” The Roadhouse features a different bottle every week on its Facebook page, giving background information about it and offering a free glass to anyone who comes in and tries it. They also plan to start doing flights of tequila soon (not just on Thursdays) as another way to introduce people to those styles and brands that they might not be familiar with.

“We would like to be known as a specialty tequila bar,” said Bookeloo-Nahnsen.

“Our manager, Chris Wells, shares my excitement about that. He and I have done — and continue to do — a lot of research to find out what’s popular, what’s special, and what’s trendy in the different styles of tequila (blanco, reposado, añejo), and have established what we feel is a respectable selection.” (While shots of most of the tequilas run about $8 to $15, there is one on the list, called Clase Azul, that goes for $100!)

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EARTH DAY COFFEE & CONVERSATION: 9-10:30am, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. Hear the latest updates on environmental issues & some ways your community is addressing plastics, trash, recycling. Learn about our state wildlife management plan addressing threatened species & more.

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SPRING BIRDING IN ARCADIA: 9am. Presented by the Benzie Audubon Club at the GTRLC preserve in Arcadia. Meet in the parking lot of the preserve (off M-22 - east side of road). Brian Allen will lead you as you check out the waterfowl & look for early migrants. Free. benzieaudubon.org

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EASTER EGG HUNT, CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, THOMPSONVILLE: 10am. Follow the signs on Mountain Center Rd. for the egg hunt. Search for over 3,000 eggs. Find the golden egg & win an Easter basket of fun. Get a photo with the Easter Bunny at the Inn Lounge at 11am. crystalmountain.com/event/egg-hunt

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EASTER FUN & GAMES: 10am, East Jordan Elementary School Gym. Join the Easter Bunny for some free fun, games, candy & prizes.

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SPRING WORK BEE: 10am-noon. TART Trails is hosting work bees at various locations along the trail network. A TART Trails staff member or ambassador will lead each work bee. Free. traversetrails.org/event/tart-trails-work-bee-2

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TC EASTER CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW: 10am-3pm, Williamsburg Event Center, Williamsburg. Free.

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EASTER ACTIVITY: 11am-1:30pm. Decorate & color your Easter bunny crown & bag at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. Easter Egg Hunt starts at 2pm in Charlevoix’s East Park. charlevoixcircle.com

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EASTER EGG HUNT, WEST SIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, TC: 11am-noon. For ages 12 & under. Meet at the softball field. Free.

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GAYLORD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESTAURANT WEEK: April 17-24.

Participating restaurants offer $25 dinner specials & $15 lunch specials. gaylordchamber. com/restaurant-week

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CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AT LEO CREEK PRESERVE, SUTTONS BAY: 1-4pm. Grand Traverse BAYKEEPER® Heather Smith will be on hand to teach attendees about macroinvertebrates & their important role in a healthy stream ecosystem. There will also be games, activities, a biochar demonstration & live music. leocreekpreserve.com

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FROG & SALAMANDER WETLAND WALK: 1pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Celebrate Earth Day & the coming of spring by taking a walk to woodland vernal pools to look for salamanders & listen for frog activity. Learn how to identify local salamanders & frogs & help record species for research. $5. grassriver.org

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OTP AUDITIONS: 1pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. For “Much Ado About Nothing.” Presented by Riverside Shakespeare. oldtownplayhouse.com

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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAM: 1pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Presented by former TAHS board member & local historian Richard Fidler. Richard’s presentation will review the history of education in TC from 1885 to the present.

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TARTUFFE, ARTS ACADEMY THEATRE CO.: 2pm & 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Harvey Theatre. In one of the most famous theatrical comedies by French playwright Molière, hypocrisy, religion, loyalty & laughter

combine in a play written in 1664, but it still sheds light on contemporary norms. $18 full, $16 senior, $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

april 20-28

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“SHREK THE MUSICAL JR.”: 2pm & 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium. Based on the DreamWorks Animation film & Broadway musical, “Shrek The Musical Jr.” is presented by the Footliters Junior Players. $10 advance at ticket outlets; $11 online; $12 door. cadillacfootliters.com/tickets

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FREE SCREENING OF AWARD-WINNING “HOW WE GROW”: 4pm, Garden Theater, Frankfort. This documentary will be shown with a community Q&A celebrating MI farmers. Presented by several local organizations.

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

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SOUND OF MUSIC SING-A-LONG: 4pm, State Theatre, TC. Enjoy the movie & sing along to the Rodgers & Hammerstein songs.

Prizes will be given to the best costumes. $5.

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PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Featuring “Violins of Hope.” A speaker from the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, MI will be speaking after the film. Free. facebook.com/ petoskeyfilm

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SPRING JAZZ ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. $12 adults; $7 students & seniors. mynorthtickets.com

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NELLIE MCKAY: 8pm, Freshwater Art Gallery/ Concert Venue, Boyne City. Nellie’s music has been featured in Grey’s Anatomy, Rumor Has It, Monster-in-law, Weeds, GasLand, Terrible Thrills, Boardwalk Empire, Downtown Express, Nurse Jackie, Mad Men, NCIS & others. Her song “P.S. I Love You” was the title tune for the Hillary Swank/George Butler movie P.S. I LOVE YOU. Nellie also played Hillary Swank’s sister in the movie. Call for tickets: 231-5822588. freshwaterartgallery.com

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COMEDY NIGHT FEATURING DAN ALTEN: 9pm, Studio Anatomy, TC. $10.

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sunday

GAYLORD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., April 20)

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SOUND OF MUSIC SING-A-LONG: 2pm, State Theatre, TC. Enjoy the movie & sing along to the Rodgers & Hammerstein songs.

Prizes will be given to the best costumes. $5.

apr 22

monday

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: April 22-28.

Featuring deals at participating restaurants & special menu items. Check website for participating restaurants & to browse menus. charlevoixrestaurantweek.com

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EARTH DAY BEACH CLEAN UP: 10am, Elberta Beach. Volunteers wanted to help beautify a Benzie beach. This event is held in collaboration with Alliance for the Great Lakes. Please pre-register: 231-882-4391; aime@benziecd. org. benziecd.org

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GAYLORD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., April 20)

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NATIVE ORCHIDS PROGRAM: 2pm, Leland Township Library. Angie Lucas, senior land steward at Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, & Emily Douglas, land steward at Leelanau Conservancy, will present an overview of native orchids known to occur in Northwest Lower MI.

Celebrate Earth Day by doing your part! There are various cleanups this week, including at Elberta Beach and at TC’s beaches and parks for the Earth Day Community Cleanup on Mon.; Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup at Bayfront Park, Petoskey on Tues., and Zorn Park, Harbor Springs on Thurs.; and the 3rd Annual Recycle Smart Earth Day Event at the Civic Center, TC on Sat., April 27. For info on these and other Earth Day events see Dates.

EARTH DAY FAMILY EVENT: 5-8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Presented by the South of the Straits Sierra Club. Featuring flute music

by Matt Koontz, vocals by Caroline Barlow, a performance by Punching Babies, an acoustic band & harmonica & guitar duo Riff-Raff. redskystage.com

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EARTH DAY COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Celebrate Earth Day at this after-work Community Cleanup Party. There will be snacks, drinks, a water-bottle refill station & supplies to help clean the city’s beaches & parks. Meet at State Street Market, TC at 5:30pm to pick up your supplies.

Afterwards, head back to the Market for “Best #TrashTag Challenge Post” & “Weirdest Item of Trash Collected.” Sponsored by Bay Area Recycling for Charities. Free. Find on Facebook.

nau County Government Center, lower level, Suttons Bay. Learn how to take your passive compost to the next level with hot composting. The speaker will be Amy Freeman, Organics Maven composting specialist. RSVP: 231-256-9812. Free.

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GAYLORD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., April 20)

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GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Folding Animal Hang Ups: Make some adorable animals to fold & string up. Held at 11am & 2pm. greatlakeskids.org

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FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: WHENCE & WHITHER: 7pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Thomas Lynch, poet, writer & undertaker, will present on the literary & mortuary arts. petoskeylibrary.org

CONNECTING WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON: 11:30am, NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. “Celebrating Centennials of Inspiration, Support & Service.” Join Kathy Bardins, NCMC & Zonta of Petoskey; & Carlin Smith, Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, to celebrate the centennials of both the Petoskey Chamber & Zonta. Enjoy history, trivia & inspiration. $20, $25. petoskeychamber.com

LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP HOSTS COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING: 7-9pm, NCMC, Library Conference Room, Petoskey. Register. petoskeychamber.com

FREE SCORE BUSINESS WORKSHOP: 11:30am-1pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. “Building Your Business Plan - Marketing.” Reserve your seat. traversecity.score.org

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apr 23

tuesday

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Mon., April 22)

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STARTING A BUSINESS WORKSHOP: 8:30-11am, NMC, University Center, Room 209, TC. You will explore many fundamentals, including: writing a business plan; determining concept feasibility, start-up costs, & financing options; the basics of business planning, & more. Must register: 995-1700. Free. nmc.edu

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COMPOSTING WORKSHOP: 9-11am, Leela-

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

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GIRLS ONLY! FREE INDOOR CYCLING CLASS: 4:30pm, Yen Yoga, TC. For upper elementary, middle & high school girls. Presented

by Norte. Must RSVP. eventbrite.com

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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS - ACME BUSINESS ASSOCIATION/INMOTION: 5-7pm, East Bay Traverse Catholic Federal Credit Union.

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ADOPT-A-BEACH CLEANUP: 5:30-7pm, Bayfront Park, Petoskey. Join members of the Watershed Council by picking up trash & recy-

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---------------------PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT ON ANTRIM COUNTY FACILITIES OPTIONS: 6-7:30pm, Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, Meguzee Hall, Bellaire. A community forum to share ideas on options for the future of Antrim County’s jail & administrative buildings in Bellaire. 929-5000.

---------------------AN EVENING WITH VIOLA SHIPMAN: 6:30pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord. A launch party for Viola’s new novel, “The Summer Cottage.” $5. saturnbooksellers.com

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AUTHOR TO SPEAK ON NATIVE AMERICA 400 YEARS AGO: 6:30pm, Manistee County Library. Robert Downes presents “Life in Native America 400 Years Ago.” Downes is also the author of “Windigo Moon.”

---------------------AUTHOR: LADY LONG RIDER: BERNICE ENDE: 6:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. “Lady Long Rider: Alone Across North America on Horseback” chronicles Ende’s travels, the friendly people she meets along the way, & her ongoing encounters with rough weather, wildlife, hard work, mosquitoes, tricky route-finding, & the occasional worn out horseshoe. Free. tadl.org/event/author-event-ladylong-rider-bernice-ende

---------------------MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30pm, Bellaire Public Library.

Enjoy “Life Animated,” a Traverse City Film Festival movie that is a true story about an autistic boy who learns to communicate by using dialogue from Disney classics. Free.

selected shoRts FOOD FiCTiOn

sunday, april 28 | 2PM nPR’s Selected Shorts has cooked up a program of fiction to feast on. Read by actors Sonia Manzano (Sesame Street), James naughton (Chicago) and Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), this afternoon is sure to whet your appetite.

Paul ReiseR saturday, May 4 Best for 18+

Voted one of Comedy Central’s “Top 100 Comedians of All Time,” Paul Reiser has spent the last 30+ years acting in Oscar and Emmy award-winning movies and TV shows. Don’t miss a night of stand-up from one of the best humorists around.

seasoN PReMieR PaRtY Monday, May 6 Free to attend, ticket required

Get the advance look at the Performing Arts at City Opera House season plus secure the best seats, save 10% on packages, “Enter to Win” and more. Join City Opera House as we reveal the 2019-20 Performing Arts at City Opera House 10th Anniversary season.

ReGistRatioN NoW oPeN

August 12-17 | Ages 9-20 An energetic week exploring musical theater with Broadway professionals, students delve into the “triple threats”- music, dance, and acting.

Bring out their best self, students make daily progress and take risks to further explore their talents.

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“TITANIC REMEMBERED” AT BENZONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY: 7pm. Board the Titanic in this lecture by Maureen Esther which covers not only the loss of life, but the loss of innocence. Free. benzonialibrary.org

---------------------SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP SERIES: NEW TAX LAW, EXPLAINED: 7pm, The Leland Lodge. Join Jason P. Tank, CFA of Front Street Wealth Management. Current & prospective small business owners are encouraged to learn about how your small business can benefit from, & best prepare for, the new tax law. The program is part of a new Small Business Workshop Series offered by Leland Township Library. Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------NMC CONCERT BAND: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. $12 adults; $7 students & seniors; free for NMC students with ID. mynorthtickets.com

apr 24

wednesday

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Mon., April 22)

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TRAVERSE BAY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER PREVENTION TRAINING: 8:30-10:30am, Bijou By the Bay Theatre, TC. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Please attend a two-hour training to learn how to keep children safe. Register by emailing: prevention@traversebaycac.org Free. traversebaycac.org/events

---------------------PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH: 10am, TC Senior Center. All PNN members: Free lunch to celebrate Parkinson’s April Awareness month. Short business meeting. Reserve your spot: 947-7389. pnntc.org

---------------------GAYLORD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., April 20)

---------------------GUMBO EXTRAVAGANZA BENEFIT: 127pm, Martha’s Leelanau Table, Suttons Bay. A 7-hour gumbo marathon with chef Denny Kline’s creole stew. Featuring live music by Jeff Haas & Don Julin from 5-7pm. Proceeds benefit Building Bridges with Music.

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FRONT STREET FOUNDATION’S MONEY SERIES: AFTER YOUR SPOUSE PASSES, WISE MONEY MOVES: 1:30pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room. Join Jason P. Tank, CFA of Front Street Wealth Management, for a presentation on safe & smart money moves to consider after you lose a spouse.

Front Street Foundation is a local non-profit whose mission is to provide open access to financial education, for all. Register: moneyseries.org. Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------16TH ANNUAL AIRPORT AFTER HOURS: 5:30-7:30pm, Pellston Regional Airport, Hoppies Landing.

---------------------BELLAIRE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:307pm, Hello Vino. Join Yoga Bellaire for networking, free appetizers & a cash bar. RSVP. $3. bellairechamber.org

---------------------INLAND SEAS: VOLUNTEER SCHOOLSHIP INSTRUCTOR TRAINING: 5:30-7:30pm, NMC’s Freshwater Studies Building, Room 112, TC. Plankton + Microplastics. Free. schoolship. org/news-events/volunteer-training-events

---------------------INTERLOCHEN BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:30pm, Long Lake Marina, Interlochen. Free. interlochenchamber.org

---------------------USING GPS: 6-8pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Free boating navigation seminar presented by America’s Boating Club Grand Traverse Bay. Learn how to operate your GPS. Also learn about what factors to consider when choosing a GPS. gtbayboating.org

---------------------2019 ROTARY SHOW: 7:30pm, State Theatre, TC. Enjoy homespun humor & music performed with enthusiasm by local Rotarians. Proceeds from the show go to local organizations doing important things in arts & culture, basic human needs, education, the environment, health & safety, & recreation. $15. tcrotaryshow.org

apr 25

thursday

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Mon., April 22)

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COFFEE & CONVERSATION: 8:30am, Planetary Coffee, Elk Rapids. Ask questions & gain insight into the work done by the TBCAC team & other members of the multidisciplinary team to investigate allegations of child abuse, & work done to help protect children by preventing abuse altogether. traversebaycac. org/event/coffee-conversation

---------------------ARTS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN MI SPRING CELEBRATION: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH: 9:30am-2pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Today features the Student Festival with over 200 local students with disabilities & their peers. This is a day of art, music, & dance workshops, as well as student performances. Email grace@artsforallnmi.org if you’d like to stop by.

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INTERACTIVE STORY TIME: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “Memoirs of A Goldfish” by Devan Scillian. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------3RD ANNUAL SESSION BY LEELANAU NATIVE PLANTS INITIATIVE: Noon, Leelanau County Government Center, Lower Level, Suttons Bay. Poster presentation by Leland High School students, presentation by Invasive Species Network Coordinator Katie Grzesiak about damage to our native ecosystems by invasive species, & more. RSVP: 231-256-9812. Free.

---------------------NATIONAL TROUT FESTIVAL: Kalkaska, April 25-28. Today includes Shady Belle, local entertainment, opening ceremony, & much more. nationaltroutfestival.com

---------------------OFF THE CUFF: 12-1pm, Las Maracas Restaurant, East Jordan. Join Mary Faculak, Matt

Stevenson & Tom Cannon to ask your questions & hear about current projects & events.

---------------------GT AREA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 2pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Author & columnist Mardi Link shares “Telling Your Genealogy Story: Capture the Facts & Make It Interesting.” gtags.org

---------------------AUTHOR HEATHER SHUMAKER: 3:45pm, Leland Township Library. Heather will discuss her new children’s book for middle readers ages 8-12 called “The Griffins of Castle Cary.” lelandlibrary.org

---------------------“IN COLOR”: Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey. This NCMC faculty show opens tonight with a reception from 5:30-7pm. crookedtree.org

---------------------ADOPT-A-BEACH CLEANUP: 5:30-7pm, Zorn Park, Harbor Springs. Join members of the Watershed Council by picking up trash & recyclables. Bring your own bucket to collect trash. 231-347-1181.

---------------------APRIL SWIRL, PETOSKEY: 5:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Featuring appetizers from Chandler’s - A Restaurant, red & white wine pairings & live music by Holly Keller. On display are the “Youth Art Show” & “2019 NCMC Faculty Show.” The kick-off of the “Local Color” exhibition series also takes place, featuring the work of Kurt Anderson & Robert Scudder. $15 advance; $20 day of. “Swirl & a Show” tickets are $25 & include admission to the Swirl & a general admission ticket to the 8pm performance of “Pride and Prejudice” by Little Traverse Civic Theatre that evening. crookedtree.org

---------------------WHEELING WARRIORS KICKOFF: 6-8pm, Incredible Mo’s, Grawn. This event is free & accessible for all individuals who use a wheelchair in their community. Meet new friends while you eat, bowl & play games. Learn about what Wheeling Warriors has planned for you!

Must RSVP by 4/17/19. eventbrite.com

---------------------9TH ANNUAL ART ATTACK: 6:30pm. The students of Kingsley Area Schools will display their art & writing talent. Their exhibits will be on display in the Community Room of the Kingsley Branch Library. 231-263-5484. Free. tadl.org/ event/art-attack-the-library-2

---------------------STOLEN SILVER: 7-9pm, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. This band includes Dan Myers, Levi Britton, Jonny Tornga & Chris Sterr. $15 advance; $20 door. communityassociations.net/ amvetspost114

---------------------2019 ROTARY SHOW: (See Weds., April 24) ---------------------“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”: 8pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Ross Stoakes Theatre, Petoskey. Presented by Little Traverse Civic Theatre. This play is a lesson in jumping to conclusions about others & follows Elizabeth Bennet as she learns to appreciate that the difference between the classes might not matter. $15 adult, $12 student (18 & under). ltct.org

apr 26

friday

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Mon., April 22)

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INLAND SEAS: VOLUNTEER SCHOOLSHIP INSTRUCTOR ALL-DAY TRAINING: 9am-5pm, Capt. Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station, Suttons Bay. Returning Instructor All-Day Training.

Free. schoolship.org/news-events/volunteertraining-events

HIKE IT BABY STORYTIME AT HOUDEK DUNES: Next week is Earth Week at the Leeelanau Conservancy, & to celebrate, Leland Township Library is co-hosting a special Hike It Baby Storytime at Houdek Dunes Natural Area.

Meet at 10:30am at the entrance to Houdek for a short hike & stories under the big tree with special guest reader Brian Price. This program will replace the Library’s usual Friday morning Storytime program. Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION: 11am, Interlochen Public Library. The Friendly Garden Club of TC will plant a tree here. tadl.org/interlochen

---------------------GLEN LAKE RESTAURANT WEEK: April 26 - May 4. Featuring an array of options, “from French Fries to French Cuisine.” Book your reservations & follow the Facebook page @ eatglenarbor for event updates, photos & the special event menus. Restaurants will offer their own 3 course, prix fixe menus from $25-$35. Participants include: Art’s Tavern, Blu, Broomstack Kitchen & Taphouse, Cherry Public House, Trattoria Funistrada, Glen Arbor Wines, Nonna’s at The Homestead, La Becasse, & Western Avenue Grill. visitglenarbor. com/event/glen-lake-restaurant-week-2019

---------------------STATE SEN. WAYNE SCHMIDT COFFEE HOURS: For constituents throughout the 37th Senate District. 12-1pm: Cheboygan City Hall.

2-3pm: Harbor Springs City Hall. senatorwayneschmidt.com

---------------------SALON DES REFUSÉS, REDUX: Old Art Building, Leland. This exhibit will showcase more than forty 2D & 3D works that were not juried into the 2019 Dennos Museum Center’s Regional Exhibition. Hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. An opening reception will be held on Fri., April 26 from 6-8pm.

It will continue April 27-28 from 10am-4pm. On Sat., April 27 at 1 pm Sara Bear-up Neal will present a visual conversation & discussion, “Not Accepted: A Conversation About Rejection.” oldartbuilding.com

---------------------TC TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL: Timber Ridge Resort, TC. Tonight includes the free kid’s race (12 & under) at 6:15pm & the 10K relay (2 person teams) at 6:30pm. enduranceevolution. com/traverse-city-trail-running-festival

---------------------13TH ANNUAL EAST JORDAN ROTARY VARIETY SHOW: 7pm, East Jordan Community Auditorium. Enjoy live music with Bob Bryan & Full Circle, along with slapstick comedy. Tickets: Online: $15 + internet fees; $10 general admission. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------EAGLE SPIRIT DANCERS: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Native American Dance. $15 adults, $10 students, free for 12 & under. redskystage.com

---------------------KATHERINE RYAN & OWEN JAMES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Ballads, Bossa, Blues & Beyond. $15 advance; $20 night of. redskystage.com

---------------------2019 ROTARY SHOW: (See Weds., April 24) ---------------------SEAN JONES WITH INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium.

The IAA Jazz Ensemble presents an evening of jazz hits with trumpeter, composer & bandleader Sean Jones. $29 full, $26 senior, $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

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HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am: Story Hour: Owls. 8:30-10:30pm: Jim Crockett Trio. horizonbooks.com

THE WHO’S TOMMY: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. By Peter Townshend & Des McAnuff. After witnessing an accidental murder, a young boy is so traumatized that he loses his ability to see, hear, or speak. He also ceases to care about life & suffers various abuses until he discovers pinball. Tickets: 947-2210, oldtownplayhouse.com, or at OTP Box Office. Adults: $30; youth under 18: $17. mynorthtickets.com

NATIONAL TROUT FESTIVAL: (See Thurs., April 25)

“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”: (See Thurs., April 25)

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apr 27

saturday

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Mon., April 22)

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SALON DES REFUSÉS, REDUX: (See Fri., April 26)

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NATIONAL TROUT FESTIVAL: Kalkaska, April 25-28. Today includes the Rotary Wood Memorial Run, kids’ fishing contest, Winterfest Craft Show, Grand Royale Parade, K.A.M.P.S. Fun Fly Air Show, Spring Fling Bump-n-Run, fireworks & much more. nationaltroutfestival.com

---------------------TC TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL: Timber Ridge Resort, TC. Today includes the 50K Run at 8am, 25K Run at 8:30am, 10K Run at 9am & a postrace celebration from 10am-3pm. enduranceevolution.com/traverse-city-trail-running-festival

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EPILEPSY STROLL: 9am, 615 E. Front St., TC. Enjoy a fun filled morning supporting the Michigan Epilepsy Foundation. $25/adult. connect.epilepsymichigan.org

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INLAND SEAS: VOLUNTEER SCHOOLSHIP INSTRUCTOR TRAINING: 9am-5pm, Capt.

Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station, Suttons Bay. New Instructor All-Day Training. Free. schoolship.org/news-events/volunteer-training-events

---------------------INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE DAY TOUR & MIXER @ MI LEGACY ART PARK: Free admission all day at Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. Enjoy a guided tour of Michigan Legacy Art Park. Learn about the 50+ sculptures that make up the park’s permanent collection & temporary exhibits along two miles of hiking trails.

Following the tour, join artists & art lovers for social time at nearby Iron Fish Distillery. Free. michlegacyartpark.org/events/international-sculpture-day

---------------------GAYLORD’S FIFTH ANNUAL 5K COLOR TOUR: 9:30am, Downtown Gaylord Pavilion.

A fun run/walk for the whole family, team or group. facebook.com/5KColorTourFightingCan cerOneColorataTime

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TART TRAILS’ AMBASSADOR TRAINING: 9:30am-noon, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. TART Trails staff & current Ambassadors will give a brief overview of the program. Learn about the different ways in which you can become involved with TART Trails & local trails. Following will be break-out sessions & then head out on the trails to shadow a current TART Trails Ambassador. Free. traversetrails.org/event/ambassadortraining

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YMCA’S HEALTHY KIDS DAY: Start with a 5K race. Participants will traverse the Buffalo Ridge Trail behind the West YMCA starting at 9:30am & enjoy the Healthy Kids Day festivities upon completion. Inside - Healthy Kids Day will run from 10:00am-noon. There will be local vendors with games & activities. Free. gtbayymca.org/health-kids-day

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DISCOVER WITH ME!: 10am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Dirt Day! Plant some seeds. Make a seed ball. Discover what worms are all about. Sensory activities. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------GAME DAY: NCMC, Student & Community Resource Center, Iron Horse Café, Petoskey. An allday special event will be held today from 10ammidnight to celebrate International Tabletop Day with prizes, food & more. 231-439-6370.

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SPRING CRAFT SALE & SOUP LUNCH: 10am-4pm, Summit City Grange, Kingsley.

---------------------FIRST ANNUAL AUTISM AWARENESS WALK: Meet on the corner of Hall St. & Front St. in TC at 10:30am & walk through downtown.

Participants are encouraged to bring posters & wear blue to help spread awareness. Free.

---------------------INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE DAY AT DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, TC: Join docents to

take part in a guided experience of the indoor & outdoor sculpture collection at 10:30am. Free. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------3RD ANNUAL RECYCLE SMART EARTH DAY EVENT: 11am-3pm, Civic Center, TC. Presented by GT County Parks & Recreation.

Learn about recycling, composting, water protection, invasive species, energy conservation & more. Featuring a live raptor program from Wings of Wonder, meet Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl, enjoy stories & music from the “Alaskan Troubadour” Susan Grace & more.

Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------CELEBRATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN: 11am-1pm, Downtown TC. Enjoy a day of entertainment & fun for the whole family. Includes free theatre workshops presented by Parallel 45 at 11am inside State Street Market. downtowntc.com/events-attractions/event-calendar

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FUNDRAISER FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL DREW KOSTIC MEMORIAL 5K TOUGH RUN (DK5K): 11am-9pm, Moomers, TC. Featuring a custom DK5K ice cream flavor. A portion of all sales from that day will benefit the DK5K, held on Sept. 21. dk5k.info

---------------------AUTHOR SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 12-2pm: Heather Shumaker will sign her book “The Griffins of Castle Cary.” 3:30-5pm: Terry Wooten will sign his book “The Stone Circle Poems.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------FRESHWATER STUDIES & NEW TECHNOLOGY NMC CAREER EXPLORATION DAY: Noon, NMC’s Great Lakes Campus, Room 112, TC. After learning to work with a range of tools, from simple visual tests through digital sensors, participants will build a water profile on Grand Traverse Bay. For ages 11-20. Contact: Mark Ewing: 231.631.7490; mark.ewing@scouting. org Free. exploringmi.eventbrite.com

---------------------GLEN LAKE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Fri., April 26)

---------------------JORDAN VALLEY FIDDLERS JAMBOREE: Civic Center, East Jordan. The Jamboree runs from noon-5pm, followed by a dance from 7-10pm.

---------------------INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE DAY AT OLIVER ARTS CENTER, FRANKFORT: 12:30pm.

Join artist & sculptor K.W. Bell for a hosted tour of her exhibit “Body of Works,” featuring projects in clay, copper, metal, acrylic & watercolors. Free. dennosmuseum.org/news/2019/04/ international-sculpture-day.html

---------------------STONE CIRCLE DOCUMENTARY: 12:30pm, State Theatre, TC. A 30 minute Q & A with the poets will follow the film. Filmed 30 miles north of TC, & directed by Patrick Pfister, the film was produced in Barcelona, Spain with the sound mixed & mastered by Tom Weir, a Grammy Award winner in Los Angles. The Stone Circle is a triple ring of 88 large boulders forming a natural amphitheater. There will be a book signing at Horizon Books at 3:30pm. Free. terry-wooten.com

---------------------EARLY SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK: 1pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Search for tiny signs of spring popping out of the ground of the forest. You will learn about early spring wildflowers & then take a hike to explore what you can find on the trails. Registration fee, $5. grassriver.org

---------------------SHORT’S ANNI PARTY 15: 4-9pm, Short’s Brewing Co., Bellaire. The streets of Bellaire will be turned into a block of party with Short’s brews, Starcut Ciders, live music & local foods.

Bands include The Pod, Toppermost Beatles Tribute, The Insiders, a Tom Petty Tribute Band, & the Detroit Party Marching Band. $35$70. shortsbrewing.com

---------------------13TH ANNUAL EAST JORDAN ROTARY VARIETY SHOW: 7pm, East Jordan Community Auditorium. Enjoy live music with Bob Bryan & Full Circle, along with slapstick comedy. Tickets: Online: $15 + internet fees; $10 general admission. mynorthtickets.com

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RHUBARBARY HOUSE CONCERT: 7pm, 3550 Five Mile Creek Rd., Harbor Springs.

Featuring Madison, WI’s Bad Philosopher, an electric jazz trio who fuses elements of classical, pop, funk & jazz. 231-499-8038.

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SATURDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE: 7-10pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Enjoy live music & guided dancing. 947-3117. $10; under 16 free.

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“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”: (See Thurs., April 25)

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AUTISM AWARENESS BENEFIT CONCERT: The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Enjoy music from Hannah Pinegrove from 8-9pm & The Jon Timm Band from 9-11pm. The Workshop will donate $1 of beverages purchased to Autism Alliance of Michigan. Free.

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SIPS & GIGGLES FEATURING RUSS WILLIAMSON: 8pm, ECCO Event Space, TC. Enjoy stand-up comedy headliner Russ Williamson (NBC, USA, Winner Best of Midwest at Laughfest 2016) while sipping on Leelanau Peninsula wines, cider & local brews. Tickets: $20 advance; $25 door; $125 VIP table for 4. mynorthtickets.com/events/sips-giggles-featuring-russ-williamson

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CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Mon., April 22)

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SALON DES REFUSÉS, REDUX: (See Fri., April 26)

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NATIONAL TROUT FESTIVAL: Kalkaska, April 25-28. Today includes the National Trout Festival Car Show, open fishing for kids & veterans, a pizza eating contest & more. nationaltroutfestival.com

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ELITE WEDDING EXPO: 12-4pm, The Park Place Hotel & Conference Center, TC. Featuring a vast collection of wedding planning professionals to help you choose everything for your wedding, from cake to favors to photographers & DJs. $10 advance; $15 door. eliteweddingexpo.com/product/single-expo-ticket

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GLEN LAKE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Fri., April 26)

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“LOOK & SEE: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY”: 12:30pm, The Bay Community Theatre, Suttons Bay. A screening & panel discussion. A $5 donation is suggested at the door. lelandlibrary.org

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EARTH DAY IN CADILLAC: 1-4pm. Takes place on Lake St., between the city park & the Rotary Pavilion. Featuring live music from Zak Bunce & Denny Richardson, as well as presentations & info from the Michigan Bluebird Society, DEQ, Cadillac Area Land Conservancy, Carl T. Johnson Center, Ezra’s Bees, Power Homes Solar, & more. There will also be crafts & seedling trees for kids, & canvas bags for adults.

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YARN BOMB MAKER DAY: 1-3pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. This is the first of four Makers Days leading up to a Sept. 15 yarn bombing/installation in Glen Arbor. This yarn bombing is part of the upcoming exhibition “Fiber Without Borders,” Sept. 13 - Nov. 7. 231-334-6112. Free. glenarborart.org

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“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”: 2pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Ross Stoakes Theatre, Petoskey. Presented by Little Traverse Civic Theatre. This play is a lesson in jumping to conclusions about others & follows Elizabeth Bennet as she learns to appreciate that the difference between the classes might not matter.

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$15 adult, $12 student (18 & under). ltct.org/ season-events/2019/4/25/pride-amp-prejudice

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BOB JAMES & MICHAEL COONROD PIANO RECITAL: 2pm, Central United Methodist Church, TC. An afternoon of jazz & classics, including the two pianists playing a Schubert duet. Free will donation.

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SELECTED SHORTS: FOOD FICTION: 2pm, City Opera House, TC. Featuring Sonia Manzano, James Naughton & Kirsten Vangsness. $37.50, $27.50; $15 students. cityoperahouse. org/selected-shorts

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THE WHO’S TOMMY: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. By Peter Townshend & Des McAnuff. After witnessing an accidental murder, a young boy is so traumatized that he loses his ability to see, hear, or speak. He also ceases to care about life & suffers various abuses until he discovers pinball. Tickets: 947-2210, oldtownplayhouse.com, or at OTP Box Office. Adults: $30; youth under 18: $17. mynorthtickets.com NMC CHILDREN’S CHOIRS: 3pm, Lars Hockstad Auditorium, TC. $15 adults, $10 students & seniors. mynorthtickets.com

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THE ACCIDENTALS IN CONCERT: State Theatre, TC. Local band The Accidentals are wrapping up their Jack Pine Tour Spring Tour with a special hometown concert & album release.

Shows at 3pm & 7pm. $20-$50. stateandbijou.org

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THE CABIN FEVER STRING BAND: 4pm, NMC, Scholar’s Hall, Room 117, TC. Featuring Tom Fordyce on harmonica & vocals, Jonah Powell on fiddle & mandolin, Mark McManus on banjo, Joe Wilson on dobro & peddle steel guitar, & Kevin Gills on bass. 995-1090. $20 advance; $25 door.

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GREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PRESENTS: VIOLINS OF HOPE: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. The Violins of Hope are a collection of restored instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. Join the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra for an evening of historic music featuring Music of Terazin by P. Haas, G. Klein, H. Krasa, & selections from Schindler’s List by John Williams. $35, $25, free for 18 & under. greatlakescfa.org

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THREADS FIBER ARTS GROUP: Mondays, 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Bring your own needlework project & work among friends. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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FUNNY BUSINESS COMEDY SHOW: Saturdays, 9pm, Odawa Casino, O Zone, Petoskey. odawacasino.com

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“MESDAG & THE MASTERS OF THE SEA”: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. A collection of life-sized prints of 30 historic paintings by five of the world’s greatest seascape painters. On Sat., April 27 resident painter, art historian & former NMC Art Department chair Paul Welch will offer insights on the artists’ techniques from 1-3pm.

Exhibit runs through May 4. twistedfishgallery.com

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“PORTRAITS OF WHIMSY”: Charlevoix Circle of Arts. Paintings, assemblages & sculptures that illustrate that “whimsy” can truly acquire the status of sophisticated fine art. Runs through June 8. charlevoixcircle.com/exhibits.html

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ANNUAL REGIONAL STUDENT EXHIBITION: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. High school works are juried by special guest artists for display in the Beck Gallery, & area elementary & middle school works are accepted for display in the Borwell & Entrance Galleries. The exhibition runs through April 26. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

40TH ANNUAL SUTTONS BAY ART FESTIVAL POSTER CONTEST: Open to all ages. Include the date: August 3-4, 2019. Marina Park, Suttons Bay in an 11” x 17” format. Deadline: May 10, 2019. Winner receives $350 & the art is used as the official announcement for the Art Festival. suttonsbayartfestival.org/poster-competition-2

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GREAT NORTHERN FINE ART - FINE CRAFT EXPO: An outstanding fine art—fine craft open to all MI artists 18 & older, offering eight juried category awards - $500 each, & a grand award determined by the People’s Choice: $1,500.

Can submit through May 31. Downtown Grayling becomes an art gallery during the fifteen days of voting: July 19-Aug. 3. Artists’ demos & the Performing Arts Music Competition will take place on Sat., Aug. 3, concluding with the awards gala at 5pm at Paddle Hard Yard, Grayling. artisanvillage.org/call-for-entries.html

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CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS - NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBIT: Through May 31.

2019 Northport Photo Exhibit: June 21-30. Limited to 35. Photographers Reception: June 21, 6pm. northportartsassociation.org

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2019 YOUTH ART SHOW: Crooked Tree Arts Center Galleries, Petoskey. Artwork created by Char-Em ISD & home school students, kindergarten through grade 12. Runs through May 11. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/2019youth-art-show-petoskey

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - “ENTIRE LIFE IN A PACKAGE”: Runs through May 5. The story of millions of refugees with millions of packages, suitcases...sacks.

“Life packages” that hold the desire to survive.

In this exhibition Ben-Ami sculpts the packages carried by refugees shown in Reuter’s new photos in iron & then mounts them to the photo in place of the photographic image of the package.

- 2019 NORTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION: Runs through May 5.

Featuring art made by local artists over the last year, juried by a regional arts professional.

Hours: Mon. - Sat.: 10am-5pm; Thurs.: 10am8pm; Sun.: 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org

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GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - 100-DAY PROJECT WEEKLY CHECK-INS: Held each Mon. at 1pm through April 29. Bring the work you’ve been doing or get inspired by others.

- ARTFUL AFTERNOONS: Have fun learning about art history & culture. Free. Wednesdays through April 24 at 1pm. gaylordarts.org

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

- “NEU HISTOIRES”: Runs through April 30.

This exhibit by Jesse Jason features a collection of abstract, narrative works with a central focus on the imaginative world that weaves its way through reality. higherartgallery.com

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

Runs April 27 - July 20.

- “BODIES OF ME... RECENT WORK BY LIZ WIERZBICKI”: Held in Carnegie Gallery. Liz creates work that critiques ideas of gender, sexuality & self in a digital age. Runs April 27 - July 20.

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

Runs April 27 - July 20. An opening reception will be held on Sat., April 27 from 2-4pm. crookedtree.org

GAMBINO, PILOTS, SIMON AT OUTSIDE LANDS Childish Gambino and Twenty One Pilots will headline the 2019 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco (taking place in the city’s Golden Gate Park Aug. 9–11.) But it’s a three-day fest, so who’s the third featured performer? None other than Paul Simon, who “retired” last year. Simon stated in a press release that he’ll donate the entire net proceeds from his performance to local environmental nonprofits. Also scheduled to perform are Kygo, The Lumineers, Mavis Staples, Flume, Hozier, Anderson .Paak, and more …

Khalid has unveiled the first segment of his two-part Apple Music Beats 1 Radio show, “Free Spirit Radio,” on which he discusses his work on his sophomore album, Free Spirit, in stores as of last week.

Free Spirit, which features collaborations with Father John Misty (who wrote the tune “Heaven”) and John Mayer, also presents Khalid’s latest single, “Don’t Pretend (featuring Safe),” on which he sings a falsetto-riddled love tune to an unknown romantic partner …

The psychological thriller movie Stockholm (starring Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, and Mark Strong) hits theaters this month following its debut at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. Along with

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accompanying soundtrack full of original music composed by Steve London. The soundtrack, released by Milan Music, will feature tracks “Gunnar Arrives at the Bank,” “Lars and Bianca’s Stolen Moment,” “Elov Discovered,” and “A Tearful Goodbye”…

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards were recently handed out in an unrelated ceremony presided over by the aforementioned Khalid. For Favorite Music Group, Maroon 5 took the honors. Shawn Mendes won Favorite Male Artist. Ariana Grande was awarded Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Song for her “Thank U, Next” track. Favorite Breakout Artist was Billie Eilish, and the tune “No Brainer” (DJ Khaled, Chance the Rapper, Quavo, and Justin Bieber) was dubbed Favorite Collaboration …

LINK OF THE WEEK The Tallest Man on Earth (aka Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson) has just released a new tune from his upcoming album, I Love You It’s a Fever Dream. The single, “I’m a Stranger Now,” showcases Matsson’s pensive lyrical and vocal stylings, and you can get an early listen at https:// youtu.be/NLyrHu2703Y. TTMOE will also tour for the new album this summer in both the U.S. and Europe …

THE BUZZ Pop siblings AJR are kicking off a U.S. tour this fall to promote their new album, NeoTheater. They’ll make a stop Oct. 16 at Detroit’s The Fillmore, and on Oct. 20 at Grand Rapids’ 20 Monroe Live. ’80s punker Adam Ant will perform in Michigan this fall too, with a show at the Royal Oak Music Theater on Sept. 13 …

The first three shows have been announced

for Grand Rapids’ Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts series: look for concert dates from Nahko and Medicine for the People, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and The Gipsy Kings … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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

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A bubbly, bouncy stir-up of a set, this collection from The Strumbrellas also proves to be a little illusory; behind those zippy tunes are lyrics that are often far less than happy. It’s interesting seeing how the band balances those two components on tracks like “The Party,” where shuffling drumbeats and a calming acoustic guitar defy a story of romantic heartbreak. “I’ll Wait,” one of the album’s few lyrically uplifting tracks, echoes the catchy sounds of Mumford and Sons; and “Running Scared (Desert Song)” showcases the band’s way around a folk-pop melody.

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As Foals delve further into experimental territory, this sort-of concept album skews a portrait of an apocalyptic world and leans into dance-pop territory. While those sound like wholly divergent ideas, the approach works quite well. The dark, grooving “Exits” and the equally heavy yet poignant “Sundays” set the pace, while the side roads, so to speak, of tracks like “In Degrees,” with its carefree beat; the Muse-like “Cafe de Athens,” and closer “I’m Done with the World (and it’s Done with Me)” offer equally entertaining distractions.

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With three years of production under its glossy cover, Mansionair’s debut set is already a critical hit for the Australian trio, which has opened for the likes of Chvrches and Florence and the Machine. A danceable yet brooding set, it’s a mix of styles that hasn’t quite yet coalesced into something definable, but with tracks like the retro nerd-pop of “I Won’t Take No for an Answer,” and the faint echoes of emo buried in the undeniable hooks of “Astronaut (Something About Your Love),” it doesn’t seem like it will be long until you’ll be seeking out the Mansionair sound.

Bad Suns – Mystic Truth – Epitaph

For this album, it sounds like Bad Suns was inspired by, well … adulthood. The Los Angeles band’s sound is a familiar trilogy: scorching guitars and pianos with arena-ready vocals, but it delves deep into growth, from first single “Away We Go,” with its upbeat take on the process, to “A Miracle, A Mile Away,” a look back on all the childhood memories that came before that leap to an older age. As the band brings in additional topic like relationships and responsibilities, more complex tracks like “Hold Your Fire” and “Love By Mistake” unfold.

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The reel

by meg weichman

MISSING LINK dumbo

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he latest target of Disney’s seeming quest to release live-action remakes of all the animated classics in its vaunted Disney Vault (Aladdin and The Lion King are just around the corner) is everyone’s favorite flying pachyderm.

And at only 64 minutes, the original version of Disney’s bleakest fable was in need of some padding out and updating (no more racist crows!). And so in comes Ehren Kruger, a writer on several Transformers movies, to change the very focus of the film. Here, the animals don’t talk. Instead the film focuses on a bunch of very boring humans (looking at you, Colin Farrell), which means Dumbo and his very effecting pain and fears that left such an impression on so many children falls completely to the wayside. You’re left with another work of bland and sentimental family entertainment. And that’s somewhat of a feat considering cinematic weirdo Tim Burton is directing. Playing it very safe, Dumbo doesn’t feel very Burton-y at all, and, in fact, it won’t make you feel much at all.

Missing Link is what’s been missing from animated film this year. It’s a gentle and whimsical buddy comedy in the tradition of grand globetrotting adventures (think Around the World in 80 Days or Raiders of the Lost Ark) brought to the screen with true artistry and thoughtful care. And while it feels very much like an old school adventure, it also has very modern and progressive sensibilities.

Those sensibilities are very much the product of the boundary-pushing stop-motion animation house from whence the film came, Laika, which is located in Oregon, far removed from the typical Hollywood fray, and, boy, does it ever show. Laika is responsible for some of the most technologically and narratively complex animated stories out there and is truly a vital voice in children’s entertainment. And for the follow-up to its soulful 2016 Oscar-nominated epic, Kubo and the Two Strings, Laika makes a refreshing departure into some lighter territory.

From its witty banter to its truly astonishing visuals, this relaxed and delightful film is filled with simple pleasures. There is none of the hyperactive and frantic action, obligatory pop culture references, or twee emotional beats that seem to dominate kids movies these days. There’s just funny moments, lovable characters, and kindhearted messages that keep you smiling throughout — making Missing Link less of a “kids” flick and much more of an “all ages” movie.

Set in the Victorian era, the film introduces us to Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman), an egotistical dandy on the hunt for the Loch Ness monster — a quest he’s hoping will earn him entry into the Optimates Club and acceptance from the so-called “great men” who are its members.

But Lionel is unlike the other members. He’s not really interested in big game hunting; he’s interested in the unusual, in discovering, and in scientific inquiry, and he can never seem to gain the members’ respect. And after the proof of his Loch Ness discovery is destroyed, he is once again in search of another way into the group.

Galifianakis) — making Susan perhaps the first gender nonbinary character in children’s film. Susan, it seems, is the missing link between us and our ape ancestors, and, as there’s no one like them left in the Pacific Northwest, Susan is lonely and needs Lionel to help them find their arctic relatives: the yeti living in the mythical Shangri-La. Lionel is immediately game, and first they head to New Mexico to find the widow of an old colleague of Lionel’s, who is in possession of a map that can get them there. And from the vivacious Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), they not only get the map but also a new complication: Stenk (Timothy Olyphant in Deadwood mode), a hired gun employed by the Optimates club to turn Susan into a head mounted on a wall before Lionel can reveal his discovery. See, Susan is different, and so, a threat: She offers evidence that threatens these old white men’s understanding and way of seeing the world.

There are, of course, plenty of misunderstanding and hijinks along the way.

Susan is incredibly literal (Lionel: “I give you my word.” Susan: “OK, what is it?”), and the dynamic between Susan and Lionel is a joy, giving off total Holmes and Watson vibes.

And seriously, there is no way you won’t love Susan. Galifianakis is perfectly charming and completely endearing.

Confronting issues of racism, discrimination, and colonialism — but never so much that it gets in the way of the fun — the film’s story is sweet and simple but also powerful and effective in its message about friendship and acceptance. I also really responded to its pro-science (read: evolution) stance, which led me to come to the sad realization that this might keep some people away from this heartfelt treasure.

So when he receives a letter from the Pacific Northwest with a lead on a Sasquatch, he sets out across the Atlantic and U.S. to investigate.

And when he arrives, he not only finds the creature but also discovers that the Sasquatch wrote the letter to get Lionel’s help!

But what makes Missing Link truly special is its astoundingly beautiful images. The tactile sense of the stop motion-makes it wholly unlike anything else out there. And I know it’s old hat to say “meticulously crafted” and “painstaking” when talking about stopmotion, but it doesn’t make those words any less true. The many different exotic locales showcased here are brought to such vibrant life with such detail, it is a true marvel. One tip: Be sure to stay through the credits to get a glimpse of just how stunningly involved the work of building and bringing these images to life is.

This reading, writing, talking, opposablethumb-possessing sasquatch, whom Lionel calls Mr. Link, prefers to go by Susan (Zach

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

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ith Gloria Bell, Oscar-winner Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman, Best Foreign Film 2018) has remade his own Chilean film Gloria. Now before you go dismissing this as unnecessary, or claiming that English-language remakes can never be as good the original, did I mention that this remake stars one of the greatest actresses of our time, Julianne Moore, in a role that is tailored made for her magnetic talents? I mean, if this wasn’t a remake, you could almost swear the part was written especially for her. And while the chance to see Moore in this compassionate and relatable story of a divorcee finding herself and coming into her own as she exuberantly lets go on the dance floor is worth admission alone, Gloria Bell also builds upon Lelio’s original in delicately humorous and other interesting ways.

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t’s not a sophomore slump for writer-director Jordan Peele.

Fresh off his Oscar win for the genre-pushing work of genius that was Get Out, he returns to the screen with another audacious piece of storytelling. And while he’s certainly not slumping, Us is also not a Get Out-level triumph. Rather, it’s a follow-up wherein the brilliance is perhaps a little more muddled, but the thrilling entertainment and heady filmmaking is still plenty there. A family comedy, a home-invasion thriller, and potent work of social commentary, it’s about a family, led by an absolutely astounding Lupita Nyong’o, who encounters a family of mysterious doppelgängers (basically feral versions of ourselves) with less-than-good intentions. Terrifying, unnerving, and thematically complex, the film’s mysteries, Easter eggs, and metaphorical ambiguity lends itself to both repeated viewings and rich post-viewing discussions.

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ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 4/20 -- Zeke, 7-9 4/26 -- Andre Villoch, 7 4/27 -- Sean Miller, 7 GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30

STATE STREET MARKET, TC Thu -- Open Mic Thursdays w/ Gregory Evans, 7-9

Release, 8 4/27 -- Jonathon Timm Autism Benefit Show, 8

STUDIO ANATOMY, TC 4/20 -- Comedy Night w/ Dan Alten, 9

UNION STREET STATION, TC 4/20 -- Medicinal Groove, 10 4/21 -- Karaoke, 10 4/22 -- Jukebox, 10 4/23 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic/Jam Session w/ Matt McCalpin & Jimmy Olson 4/24 -- DJ Prim, 10 4/25 -- Wax, 10 4/26 -- Happy Hour w/ Wink; then DJ Dante 4/27 -- DJ Dante, 10 4/28 -- Head for the Hills Live Show, 10am-noon; then Karaoke, 10pm2am

TC WHISKEY CO. 4/25 -- Paul Livingston, 6-8

HOTEL INDIGO, TC 4/20 -- Tim Thayer, 7

THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7

KILKENNY'S, TC 4/19-20 -- One Hot Robot, 9:30 4/26 -- Scarcazm, 9:30 4/27 -- Soul Patch, 9:30

THE HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Roundup Radio Show Open Mic Night, 8

LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 4/22 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 4/26 -- Dennis Palmer, 6-8 PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC BEACON LOUNGE: Thurs,Fri,Sat — Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9

THE PARLOR, TC 4/24 -- Wink, 8 4/25 -- Chris Smith, 8 4/26-27 -- John Pomeroy, 8 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 4/20 -- The Pocket, 8 4/22 -- Big Fun Jam Band, 6; Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8 Tues. – TC Celtic – Traditional Irish music, 6:30-9 Wed -- Jazz Jam, 6-10 4/26 -- The North Caroline's Record

WEST BAY BEACH HOLIDAY INN RESORT, TC 4/25 – Jeff Haas Trio w/ Laurie Sears & Don Julin, 6-8:30 View: 4/20 – DJ Motaz, 10 Wed -- Jimmy Olson, 6-9 4/26 – Funkamatic, 7:30; DJ Shawny D, 10:30

LAKE STREET PUB, BOYNE CITY Sat -- Karaoke, 8-11

SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 4/26 -- The Crane Wives, 8:30-11 4/27 -- Short's Anni Party 15 w/ Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, The Insiders: Tom Petty Tribute Band, & Toppermost Beatles Tribute, 4-9

BEARDS BREWERY, PETOSKEY 4/20 -- A Brighter Bloom, 8-11 4/25 -- Open Mic Nite w/ Host Charlie Millard, 7-11 4/26 -- The Crosscut Kings & Sean Miller, 8-11 4/27 -- The North Carolines, 8-11 4/28 -- BB Celtic & Traditional Irish Session Players, 6-9 CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 4/20 -- Reggae Party w/ DJ Franck, 10 4/26 -- Annex Karaoke, 10

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

RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 4/23 -- Brett Mitchell, 6-9

ERNESTO'S CIGAR LOUNGE & BAR, PETOSKEY 4/25 -- Sean Bielby & Adam Engelman, 7

ODAWA CASINO, PETOSKEY O ZONE: Sat -- Funny Business Comedy Show, 9

KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music

THE SIDE DOOR SALOON, PETOSKEY Sat. – Karaoke, 8

LEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke w/ DJ Michael Willford, 10

Leelanau & Benzie BIG CAT BREWING CO., CEDAR 4/24 -- Vintage, 6:30-8:30 DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. — Karaoke, 10-2 LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 4/23 -- Mitch McKolay, 6:30-9:30 LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN BIRCH ROOM: 4/20 – Broom Closet Boys, 9 4/27 -- Alan Turner, 9 SHOWROOM:

4/23 -- Johnny K, noon

4/27 -- Kaitlin Rose, 8-10

LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Fri & Sat -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9

THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA 4/20 -- G-Snacks, 8 4/25 -- Open Mic Night, 8-11 4/26 -- Barefoot, 7-10 4/27 -- Mike Struwin, 6-9

ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 4/20 -- Barefoot, 6-9 4/25 -- Open Mic w/ Jim & Wanda Curtis, 6 4/26 -- Troy Graham, 6-9 4/27 -- The Lofteez, 6-9 STORMCLOUD BREWING FRANKFORT 4/20 -- Kameryn Ogden, 8-10

VILLA MARINE, FRANKFORT Tue -- Open Mic, 8-11

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Q

: I’m a slim woman in my early 40s — successful in my field — and I am always in jeans, a vintage ripped t-shirt, and boots. I mean, ALWAYS. Granted, I have an extremely expensive handbag and perfectly highlighted blonde hair, and I always wear winged eyeliner.

My friends say that going “underdressed” like this is disrespectful and inappropriate for (corporate-type) business meetings. Are they right, or is rocking your own thing no matter what a sign of confidence? (P.S. I’d kill myself before I’d wear a blazer.)

— Punk Rock Corporate

A

: There’s actually something to be said for a person who goes into an important business meeting dressed like one of their LinkedIn endorsements is “Aggressive Panhandling.”

Sure, to a lot of people, it looks like career suicide in progress. However, research by Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino suggests that rebelling against norms for business attire can make you come off as higher status than people who dress all junior CEO. Gino ran a number of experiments that led her to this conclusion, but my favorite is from a seminar on negotiations she taught at Harvard to two different groups of bigwigs in business, government and philanthropy. For each session, she dressed in the requisite “business boring” — a dark blue Hugo Boss suit and a white silk blouse. But then, for her second session, she paired this outfit with a pair of red Converse high-tops. As she made her way to the classroom, a few fellow professors did give her the WTFeye. However, seminar participants, surveyed after each session, guessed that she was higher in status and had a pricier consulting rate when she was wearing the red sneaks.

Gino explains that a person who is seen to be deliberately violating workplace wardrobe norms sends a message that they are so powerful that they can shrug off the potential costs of not following convention.

Anthropologists and zoologists call this a costly signal: a trait or behavior that’s so wastefully extravagant and/or survival-threatening that only the highest-quality, most mojo-rific people or critters could afford to display it. This, in turn, suggests to observers (whether predators or predatory executives) that it’s more likely to be legit — and not false advertising.

So, it seems your dressing all hobo honcho could actually ramp up your status in others’ eyes. And let’s say someone suspects you’re dressing this way because you’ve lost it on some level — psychologically or financially.

BY Amy Alkon

Gino writes in her book “Rebel Talent” that to signal status, it’s critical that people believe an individual is “consciously choosing not to conform” and willing to assume the possible costs of that. Well, with that pricey handbag (plus the megabucks highlights and Instagram influencer winged eyeliner), you swat away any suspicions that your poorgeoisie-wear reflects actual impoverishment. Just don’t be surprised if, post-meeting, as you’re making a call on a bench outside the building, two kindly old ladies drop a Ziploc in your lap with socks, a granola bar, and directions to the nearest shelters.

Eye Will Always Love You

Q

: I’ve long been a “Shallow Hal,” attracted to women’s youth and physical beauty and less concerned with integrity. Not surprisingly, I keep getting into relationships with women who aren’t very good people. How can I stop being so superficial?

— Man With Eyes

A

: It isn’t wrong to initially be looks-driven: “Now, she’s a woman I wanna have sex with!” — as opposed to “Now, she’s a woman I wanna debate on Jeremy Bentham’s views on utilitarianism!”

Also, you should no more feel guilty for being drawn to young women than you would for having your taste buds be more “All aboard, baby!” for chocolate cake than for a “burger” made out of broccolini. This preference evolved to solve the “How do I pass on my genes?” problem for our male ancestors. (And no, the answer to that would not have been “Date grannies!”)

However, it helps to understand what psychologist Daniel Kahneman has explained as our two thinking systems — fast and slow. Our fast system is emotion-driven, rising up automatically, and is often home to toddler-like demands: “Gimme cake!” Our slow system, the home of rational thought, needs to be forced to do its job — examining our impulses and assessing whether it’s wise for us to run with them.

In other words, your problem comes from running with your initial impulse without putting it through the Department of Reasoning.

Though it’s natural to be led by your eyes, you need to implement a next step — assessing the character of these foxerellas before you turn them into girlfriends. (This starts with generating standards so you can determine whether a woman meets or misses them.) In short, when you tell some babe, “Honey, everything looks good on you!” one would hope that you don’t eventually learn whether “everything” includes a police-issued spit mask.

“Jonesin” Crosswords "E's Here!" --grid only, though. by Matt Jones

ACROSS 1 ___ out a living (got by) 5 KFC drumsticks, basically 9 Half a cartoon duo with a platypus 13 Matt’s “Wild Things” costar 14 Didn’t do it right 16 Actor Omar of “Almost Christmas” 17 Form an opinion 18 Pupil, in Paris 19 Handbook info 20 “Finding Dory” star 23 “Dr. Mario” and “Duck Hunt” platform 24 Quattro minus uno 25 School tasks using Scantrons 28 Big buy for suds 31 K-pop group with a 2019 Grammy nomination 33 “Lucky Man” prog rock trio, for short 34 “Tommy” song on day two of Woodstock 39 “___ Griffin’s Crosswords” (2007-2008 show) 41 Gallup poll finding 42 TV cook Paula 43 HOF Brooklyn shortstop with uniform no. 1 46 Physics unit of work 47 “Chicago” lyricist 48 Promgoing kids, for short 49 Poly finish 51 21___ (Shaq’s foot stat) 53 180∞ from WSW 54 Hashtag post that’s always apt 62 WWF’s “Hitman” Hart 63 War of 1812 pact city 64 Raison d’___ 65 “Wordplay” and “Simpsons” crossword guy with Will 66 Bob who did “Hollywood Nights” 67 Russo of “Tin Cup” 68 “Comp·s” point 69 In ___ (actually) 70 Toboggan DOWN 1 Conclusion, in Koln

2 Boat bottom 3 Bus-jumping stunt cyclist, casually 4 Folk/country musician Iris 5 City not far from Kingston upon Hull 6 Oil tycoon Halliburton 7 “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” kid 8 Golf pro who won post-Fuzzy 9 Dug around, with “out” 10 Olympics sword 11 D&D and similar campaign pursuits 12 Flimflams, for short 15 Auto body flaw 21 Loch for cryptozoologists 22 Kathryn of “Oz” and “L&O: C.I.” 25 Mall Santa job or sub at work, say 26 Robt. ___ (Civil War fig.)

27 Buying outing 28 TV cook Graham and family 29 Abu Dhabi VIP (var.)

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BY ROB BREZSNY

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): Whether or not you believe in magic, magic believes in you right now. Will you take advantage of the fancy gifts it has to offer? I guess it’s possible that you’re not interested in seeing deeper into the secret hearts of those you care for. Maybe you’ll go “ho-hum” when shown how to recognize a half-hidden opportunity that could bring vitalizing changes. And you may think it’s not very practical to romance the fire and the water at the same time. But if you’re interested, all that good stuff will be available for you. P.S. To maximize the effects of the magic, believe in it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have

one main task to accomplish in the coming weeks, Capricorn. It’ll be simple and natural if you devote yourself to it wholeheartedly. The only way it could possibly become complicated and challenging is if you allow your focus to be diffused by less important matters. Ready for your assignment? It’s articulated in this poem by Rupi Kaur: “bloom beautifully / dangerously / loudly / bloom softly / however you need / just bloom.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When the

forces of the Roman empire occupied the British Isles from the years 43 to 410, they built 2,000 miles of roads. Their methods were sophisticated. That’s why few new roads were built in England until the eighteenth century, and many of the same paths are still visible and available today. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you make good use of an old system or network in the coming weeks. This is one time when the past has blessings to offer the future.

PISCES

(Feb 19-March 20): “I’m not enigmatic and intriguing enough,” writes a Piscean blogger named RiddleMaster. “I really must work harder. Maybe I’ll start wearing ankle-length black leather coats, billowing silk scarves imprinted with alchemical symbols, and wide-brimmed hats. I’ll listen to Cambodian folk songs and read rare books in ancient Sanskrit. When someone dares to speak to me, I’ll utter cryptic declarations like, ‘The prophecies will be fulfilled soon enough.’” I understand RiddleMaster’s feelings. You Pisceans need mystery almost as much as you need food. But I believe you should set aside that drive for a few weeks. The time has come for you to show the world who you are with crisp candor.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the U.S., the

day after Thanksgiving typically features a spectacular shopping orgy. On “Black Friday,” stores sell their products at steep discounts and consumers spend their money extravagantly.

But the creators of the game Cards Against Humanity have consistently satirized the tradition. In 2013, for example, they staged a Black Friday “anti-sale,” for which they raised their prices. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to try something similar. Is it possible you’re undercharging for your products and services and skills? If so, consider asking for more. Reassess your true worth and seek appropriate rewards.

archangel Metatron, who told him how to generate material for a new album. The result was Supernatural, which sold 30 million copies and won nine Grammy Awards. I mention this, Cancerian, because I suspect that you could soon experience a more modest but still rousing variation of Santana’s visitation.

Are you interested? If so, the next seven weeks will be a good time to seek it out—and be very receptive to its possibility.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Expergefactor” is an

old English word that has fallen out of use. In its original sense, it meant something that wakes you up, like an alarm clock or thunderstorm or your partner’s snoring. But I want to revive “expergefactor” and expand its meaning. In its new version, it will refer to an exciting possibility or beloved goal that consistently motivates you to spring out of bed in the morning and get your day started. Your expergefactor could be an adventure you’re planning or a masterpiece you’re working on or a relationship that fills you with curiosity and enchantment. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to identify and fine-tune an expergefactor that will serve you well for a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): We live in

a cultural moment when satire, sarcasm, cynicism, and irony are prized as supreme emblems of intelligence. If you say that you value sincerity and earnestness, you risk being considered naive and unsophisticated. Nevertheless, the current astrological omens suggest that you will generate good fortune for yourself in the coming weeks by making liberal use of sincerity and earnestness. So please try not to fall into the easy trap of relying on satire, sarcasm, cynicism, and irony to express yourself. As much as is practical, be kindly frank and compassionately truthful and empathetically genuine. (P.S. It’s a strategy that will serve your selfish aims quite well.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Most people don’t

find their creativity,” mourned Libran author Truman Capote. “There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent.” If that describes you even a little bit, I’m happy to let you know that you’re close to stumbling upon events and insights that could change that. If you respond to the prompts of these unexpected openings, you will rouse a partially dormant aspect of your genius, as well as a half-inert stash of creativity and a semi-latent cache of imaginativity.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do you know the

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1815, the

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most ferocious volcanic eruption in human history exploded from Mount Tambora in what’s now known as Indonesia. It flung gas and ash all over the planet, causing weird weather for three years. Sunlight dimmed, temperatures plummeted, skies were tumultuous, and intense storms proliferated. Yet these conditions ignited the imagination of author Mary Shelley, inspiring her to write what was to become her most notable work, Frankenstein. I suspect that you, too, will ultimately generate at least one productive marvel in response to the unusual events of the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): For over 40

years, Cancerian musician Carlos Santana has made music that blends rock and roll with Latin and African rhythms. In the early years, his creations sold well, but by the mid-1980s his commercial success declined. For a decade, he floundered. His fortunes began to improve after a spectacular meditation session. Santana says he was contacted by the

word “sfumato”? Its literal meaning in Italian is “smoked.” When used to describe a painting, it refers to blurred borders between objects or fuzzy transitions between areas of different colors. All the forms are soft and hazy. I bring this to your attention because I suspect the coming weeks will be a sfumato-like time for you. You may find it a challenge to make precise distinctions.

Future and past may overlap, as well as beginnings and endings.

That doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you’re willing to go with the amorphous flow. In fact, it could even be pleasurable and useful. You might be able to connect with influences from which you’ve previously been shut off. You could blend your energies together better with people who’ve been unavailable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You have a

right to experiment with your life,” declared author Anaïs Nin. I agree. You don’t necessarily have to be what you started out to be. You can change your mind about goals that you may at one time have thought were permanent. I suspect you could be at one of these pivot points right now, Sagittarius. Are there any experiments you’d like to try? If so, keep in mind this further counsel from Nin. It’s possible “you will make mistakes. And they are right, too.”

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