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legitimate election is voter suppression, which targets specific groups. This suppression can be accomplished through a myriad of techniques, including: - overly stringent voter ID rules - reduction of early voting opportunities - unnecessary absentee ballot restrictions - intimidation of voters by self-appointed poll watchers (as suggested by Donald Trump) - gerrymandering, which can decrease the impact of voters in specific areas - lack of voting machines in high density polling places I would suggest, therefore, that it is not the participation of unqualified voters, but rather, the non-participation of qualified voters that constitutes the greater threat to our democracy.

So please vote in this upcoming election.

Bob Ross, Pellston

Democracy for Sale

The current local area legislative elections are a prime example of dirty politics and I believe it is the direct result of dark money that has flooded the Republican coffers. The results are falsehoods, innuendos, and outright lies about the Democratic candidates.

No-Show Bergman

buildings is not a prerequisite for growth. In fact, if allowed unilaterally, 100’ buildings in our downtown area may do irreparable damage to all that we hold dear in TC.

However, Jack Bergman, 1st District Congressional candidate, has disappointed five different organizing committees of public forums. After committing to attend, Bergman has been a no-show, to the dismay of all those who expected to see a discussion of the issues.

I actively and eagerly support changes that add to the richness of culture, opportunity, business and the character of our downtown and its neighborhoods. Those changes must be made with the same care, time, and diligence as in the past. Community input, involvement and support must continue to be a part of this process.

I know candidates are very busy, getting pulled in many directions by town hall meetings, forums, candidate campaign committees, etc.

On Sept. 28 and Oct. 4 Bergman did not show up at forums at Gaylord High School and Ontonagon High School he committed to attend and were organized by and for the students and the community.

On Oct. 11 he failed to attend the WBKB Alpena News forum and the Upper Peninsula Children’s Coalition forum in Marquette that evening. On Oct. 18 he was a no-show in Boyne Falls at the Michigan’s Children Candidate forum.

Lon Johnson fulfilled his commitments and attended these forums and answered questions.

If Bergman cannot find the time to attend these events, how can we expect him to show up in northern Michigan or Washington D.C. when we need him? Maybe he will show up in Louisiana “to have a cup of coffee outside (in the winter months)” -- Petoskey News Review 10/14/16.

Carolyn Bourland, Petoskey

Grow Yet Maintain

I love the many changes that have taken place in TC in my lifetime including the Open Space, the Hagerty Center, the renewal of the State Hospital and the State Theater, North Peak, 101 North Park, Centre Place, The Franklin and Morsels. In my 69 years, Traverse City has grown magnificently! These changes have complemented the architectural environment and enhanced adjoining property values while preserving the character of our town. Thoughtful planning and careful execution over years have yielded positive results, making our community one to envy.

These changes have engendered community support and appreciation rather than rancor.

Given the tremendous progress we are enjoying, it is clear that adding ten-story

Prop 3 assures local taxpayers and community members an active role in the changes that will impact our community’s future. It will “let the people decide.” That is why I will vote “yes” on Prop 3. I am for TC and I want a voice.

Patty Olson, Traverse City

High Wages, Not Buildings

An argument for passage of Prop 3 has been left unsaid.

Low-cost housing for multi-use, high-rise buildings have yet to occur in TC (I wonder if the buildings will be designed with two entrances: one for luxury condo owners and one for apartments of minimum wage earners working downtown).

It would be so much easier if the “magic hand of the economy” would create higher wages for minimum wage earners working downtown than making taxpayers subsidize downtown businesses to keep the wages low.

Taxpayers already are paying for infrastructure costs and for the no-taxes-for-20-years to developers. Let’s skip the taxpayers picking up another cost for those who have the money.

When it’s hard to find and retain employees, a couple things can be done. But the only real remedy is…pay higher wages.

Edward Rom, Traverse City

Please Vote

When Donald Trump agonizes over the prospects of a rigged election due to voter fraud, his emphasis is always on the voting of ineligible persons. But a far greater threat to a

The two Republican candidates, Inman and VanderWall, are so heavily funded they can’t tell you where exactly the money originates.

To highlight some of the seemingly endless funds, look at some of the obvious, almost daily expenditures like the large, expensive, postcards plus postage, mailed to thousands of voters throughout their districts. I have seen at least six from each candidate so far – look for more to come. Expensive color ads with mug shots in area media. A multitude of yard signs the size of twin beds displayed over the countryside with the usual hundreds of smaller yard signs. The Republicans have won the sign wars.

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We are talking about a small fortune being spent here. The Republicans and their outside interests want these two house seats so badly they are pumping money, telling lies, and salivating at the same time. There is enough dark money in this race to fund a third world country’s election. Just a few outside interests include: National Chamber of Commerce, Nestle, Inc., the infamous Koch Brothers, the NRA, and special support from the Mackinac Center.

To the candidates who accept this dark money and those who supply it, to the detriment of our democracy, I say you have no honor or integrity.

W. Dennis Bushey, Elmwood Twp.

Yes Means Rights

Voting “yes” on Prop. 3 means you have a right to have your voice heard. A right to vote on any tall buildings development over 60 feet high. A right to say what the character of Traverse City should be. A right to vote on how your tax dollars will be spent. A right to vote on the economic well-being of our community. “Yes” means “let the people decide.”

Cathie Cline, Traverse City

Sample Ballot?

Your 10 October issue entitled, “VOTE” raised my expectations that your fine publication would be jam-packed with complete coverage of our upcoming election. I was disappointed to find only a lengthy article about the 1st District congressional seat included.

As a Los Angeles/Chicago “transplant” I became spoiled by seeing “sample ballots” published this time in every election year. People live busy lives and to succinctly capture all the choices in one spot along with summary of pros and cons was always welcomed. It would be a tremendous addition to you (or someone else’s) pages.

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No Abortions, Yes Trump

How can any party, candidate, woman or man support such an evil as partial birth abortion?

It is undeniably the taking of a life of a baby often just prior to the actual birth. 12,000 occurred last year alone within the United States. What occurs is beyond true horror; look it up yourself. What lies in the heart of such a person as Hillary Clinton, who claims to be for the children? Has our country lost its soul? In my view, one cannot claim they are Christian or of any other religion if they can support a woman wishing for this procedure to be available. Vote Trump and pray for our nation.

Brian Spencer, Traverse City

America’s Best Chance

The following are against Trump: establishment politicos, illegal immigrants, Muslims, the United Nations, the European Union, Black Lives Matter, and hateful liberals. Trump supporters are tired of political correctness, illegal immigration, uncontrolled federal spending, an excessive national debt, gun confiscation threats, cop killers, boys in girls’ bathrooms, a failing education system, and “holiday trees.” No Democrat wants to address these issues.

If Trump is elected, the country will follow the Constitution and have a balanced budget. Live Americans will vote, keep their guns, and their own doctors.

I will vote for America’s best chance.

Carole Underwood, Maple City

Stand Fast, Democrats!

Widespread media denunciation of Donald Trump may persuade you to believe that he has little or no chance of clinching the presidency.

But it is crucially important to keep in mind that he continues to wield the support of an impassioned, sizable electorate.

Our next president could have the opportunity to nominate as many as three Supreme Court justices. If confirmed, their moral and political convictions could radically alter the course of American jurisprudence for decades.

A Court seeded with Trump nominees would be well-positioned to either seriously impair or deliver a fatal blow to established, hard-won advances in civil rights, healthcare, education, environmental protection, and more.

People! We cannot afford the fleeting satisfaction of venting anger or frustration on our ailing political system with third-party and write-in “message” votes, or by abandoning our civic duty to vote. The stakes are too critically important for such indulgences. Before you vote, please consider how you’d feel knowing that your choices had contributed to installing Trump as your commander in chief. Vote Democratic!

David Vincent, Beulah

Don’t Circumvent a Just Process

What Proposal 3 proposes is at best arbitrary and at worst discriminatory. It seeks to create de facto zoning of private property void of standards and due process --guarantees we all value with our own property. Consider if a vote of the people was required to remodel your garage. The hypothetical sounds ridiculous, because we expect zoning to provide certainty and fairness. You meet the requirements and you’re approved. Where currently zoned, buildings over 60 foot are allowed by Special Land Use Permit, our put another way, when additional standards and reviews are met.

Requiring a vote of the people is extraordinary

and flawed in its disregard for the law, which clearly states that charter amendments may not affect zoning because they lack the proper due process zoning changes must follow.

The system of government we are blessed with doesn’t always result in outcomes with which we agree. Over the last few years, there have been several times in my role as an elected official where I’ve found myself voting yes when I’d really like to vote no. I have done this because the question before me met the standards in the zoning code or state law. Each time, I have accepted the outcome, moved on, and worked to change the code for future needs. Representative democracy is a system of government that is slow to change, requires persuasive arguments, and a lot of compromise. This charter referendum is an ill-fated attempt to circumvent a dutiful process that is fair and just.

I’m a no on Proposal 3.

Gary Howe, City Commissioner, Traverse City

I’m Disenfranchised

The Oct. 3 edition carried an opinion column

by Jack Segal, “Judging the Candidates,” in which Mr. Segal suggested that “one good way to assess the candidates is to do some homework.” Didn’t I feel clever that, last summer, I had done just what the esteemed Mr. Segal had suggested? Unfortunately, I found none of the declared candidates qualified to earn my vote. Further research led me to an undeclared candidate, but logically,

by Michigan law, such a person cannot be written in on the ballot.

I feel disenfranchised by all 2016 presidential candidates. I must choose among bad, worse, worst, or beyond the pale. What a sad state of affairs. And don’t tell me one of the seriously flawed candidates will change that!

Susan Noland, Traverse City

Facts Do Not Matter

How well informed is Donald Trump about the issues? He initially believed climate change was a hoax, but later changed it to being caused by natural causes. The natural causes for climate are the following; volcano eruptions, changes in earth orbit and tilt not expected for another 5,000 years, and solar energy which is decreasing as the global temperatures increase.

Trump believes the real villain regarding stagnant wages is slow economic growth. Stagnant wages or rising income inequality is not being created by market forces, but by changes in institutions, norms, and political will. Economists argue that the weakening of trade unions, abandonment of productivity sharing agreements, and changes in taxes and benefits are behind rising income inequality. Trump proposed a tax plan that gives breaks to the wealthy and does not even adjust the minimum wage to inflation, which would increase income inequality. His economic plan is to give further tax relief to the wealthy by eliminating the death tax.

His foreign policy is based on “the end justifies the means.” He would use terror tactics i.e. waterboarding, he would carpet bomb ISIS in Syria with no concern about collateral damage, and ban Muslims from our country, which encourages others to treat American Muslims as suspects.

Trump seems ill-prepared and short-sighted to address the issues our country is facing.

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Ronald Marshall, Petoskey

LIVING IN A DANGEROUS AND CHANGING NEIGHBORHOOD opinion

By jack segal Karen and I spent a recent weekend visiting Dearborn. We spent time at the beautiful Arab-American National Museum (the only one of its kind in the U.S.), ate at Middle Eastern restaurants, and shopped at a Meijersized supermarket devoted to Arab and Middle Eastern food. We were enveloped by women who almost uniformly wore some form of covering and by the sound of Arabic mixed in with English.

The neighborhood in the vicinity of the museum was well kept and suggested financial success, and we saw an emphasis on families and children. More than one family seemed to be playing host to perhaps more recent immigrants. A father tossed a football to a half-dozen would-be receivers.

Unfamiliar, delicious aromas rose from backyard barbecues.

What we didn’t feel was any sense of danger – either physically or to our sense of being American. While there are no doubt plenty of dangerous neighborhoods in the Detroit area, the “Arab-ness” of this area did not strike us as intrinsically different than any other.

So what “dangerous neighborhood” do I refer to in my title? I’m actually thinking about the profound changes that are occurring in the Middle East and the challenge for the new American administration to construct successful policies there. Inevitably, any policy in the region requires a serious examination of our most complicated relationship in the region: with Israel.

We view the State of Israel in classic geopolitical terms. As a nation/state and member of the United Nations, Israel is obliged and authorized under the UN Charter to protect its citizens from attack. Israel demands that its neighbors recognize its right to exist and, by so doing, work cooperatively to address the region’s problems and resolve its controversies. In the past, Israel has had some success that has delivered decades of co-existence: peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, and a deal with Syria that has ensured stability since 1974.

But since the “Arab Spring” in 2011, the neighborhood has been changing in ways that amount, in some cases, to a rejection of the very concept of the nation/state. Former colonial borders drawn after World War I are being erased. Conflict in Yemen, Libya, Nigeria, Somalia, Iraq and Syria all question the very viability of formerly existing nation/ states. In its place, the Islamic State, the Muslim Brotherhood, Boko Haram and hundreds of other smaller factions believe that the Holy Koran provides all that is needed to conduct the affairs of the Muslim “Umma,” the global community of believers.

This political construct is inherently different than the international model that we have been used to. The “Umma” knows no borders other than the geographic reach of the believers. The concept of the nation/state actor is gone. Thus, in the case of Islamic State, we have made no attempt to establish a diplomatic dialogue with ISIS. When ISIS is finally expelled from the lands it controlled,

there will be no peace treaty or armistice.

Instead, the surviving ISIS believers will simply take up new residence elsewhere.

If political statements, treaties and the like are immaterial, what does this mean for state actors, particularly ones that share the same neighborhood, such as Israel? For one, the peace treaties already in place seem likely to become relics of history. In Egypt, we cannot delude ourselves into thinking that the military dictatorship of President alSissi is certain to withstand the competing narratives of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic State that many young Egyptians support. In Jordan, the King is confronted by millions of Syrian refugees and by the more than a million Palestinians who settled there.

In Syria, while the Assad regime now seems likely to hang on for some years (with Russian and Iranian help), the Sunnis who end up in eastern Syria aren’t going to disappear. But neither are they likely to identify with or support the discredited rule of President Assad’s Shiite-Alawite minority clan.

Thus, surrounding Israel are three weakened and unstable regimes and millions of disaffected Sunni Arabs. In that context, Israel is approaching the 50th year of control over the predominantly Sunni and Christian West Bank and Gaza. Israel faces these geopolitical realities with deep skepticism about any prospects for a negotiated solution. The Israeli-Palestinian talks, which have been dormant, depended on a quasi-nation/ state, the Palestinian Authority (PA). But most young Palestinians identify with the non-state actor Hamas as their rightful representative. Would Israel negotiate with Hamas? Would Hamas ever meet Israel’s minimum conditions for entering into negotiations – acceptance of Israel’s right to exist, an end to anti-Israeli propaganda, and acceptance of the Jewish character of the State of Israel?

The next U.S. president inherits a policy toward Israel that has been undermined

by President Obama’s and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s mutual dislike. But policy is not based solely on personalities, so the U.S and Israel agreed in September to a Memorandum of Understanding that allocates $4 billion per year over the next ten years to Israel’s military security. What is clear is that more weapons cannot solve the political challenges that the upheaval in the Middle East has created for Israel, the U.S. and the region.

The next president must see the new neighborhoods of the Middle East in a new light – a region of non-state actors with deeply conflicting objectives, in a world where outside nation/states still hold most of the cards. This challenge gets more urgent by the day and demands serious, experienced leadership on all sides to have any hope.

On November 10 at the State Theater, Jack Segal will moderate a question and answer session after a showing of the TCFF 2016 film, “Disturbing the Peace,” and the IAF will host Steve Simon, former NSC Director for the Middle East on November 17 at Milliken Auditorium.

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1 NEW RETAIL COMING TO GAYLORD Gaylord’s growth continues; a Main Street shopping center will soon bring new retail options to town.

First up: ALDI, the discount grocery store, which just celebrated its grand opening.

On deck at Shoppes on Main is Panera Bread, which is slated to open in mid-November.

And scheduled to open at the location in the spring: Five Guys Burgers and Fries, said John Ovington, a representative of the developer, TBO Development Company, Inc. Shoppes on Main is located on the north side of M-32 just west of I-75.

ALDI opened a store in Garfield Township near Traverse City in late 2012 and they’ve since opened stores in Petoskey and Cadillac. Panera Bread opened a Traverse City restaurant in 2012. The Gaylord location will be the second in northern Lower Michigan. There are currently no Five Guys locations in northern Michigan.

tastemakers Symons General Store’s Beanie Weenie You can count on a lot of traditions at Petoskey’s annual Holiday Open House: people strolling the streets of the city’s Gaslight District, great deals on holiday shopping, festive music — and one heck of a crowd clamoring for a bowl of Symons General Store’s Beanie Weenie Stew.

This super-hearty holiday staple takes the classic idea of franks ’n’ beans and converts it into a savory stew that’s very different from what you might expect. Symons’ chefs mix chunks of zingy bratwurst and beef franks into a thick base of chicken stock, tomato paste and white wine, and then stuff the pot further with both black and white beans, veggies, and seasonings.

This year, you won’t have to wait until Open House for this seasonal treat; Symons has added it to the Gourmet to Go section in its deli, so all you have to do is buy, reheat and enjoy, and you’ll feel like you’re right back on those festive streets holding a hot cup of stew — a month or two ahead of everyone else!

Beanie Weenie Stew is available now at Symons General Store, 401 E. Lake St., in downtown Petoskey. Call 231-347-2438 or visit symonsgeneralstore.com.

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BEST SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA Traverse City made another national list – this one from the posh design magazine Architectural Digest.

The “21 of the Best Small Towns in America” appear in no particular order, but Traverse City was first on the list of “great places for weekend escapes— or to settle down in.”

A short description notes that the town is small despite being the largest in northern Michigan, that its known for tart cherries, and that it hosts the National Cherry Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Other towns that made the cut are Dahlonega, Ga., Stowe, Vt., and Marfa, Texas.

What about all of the region’s wineries, the craft brewers and the world class restaurants? The Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Traverse City Film Festival? The magazine must be saving those attributes for another list.

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Donald Trump says this election is being rigged by the Democrats, the media and unnamed “global elites.” He says he won’t necessarily accept the election results in the event that he loses.

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The notion that Democrats are capable of rigging an election is, on the face of it, laughable. They haven’t organized anything much beyond fundraising events for decades.

The last time they tried to rig an election was 35 years ago, in Illinois, where the remnants of the old Richard Daley political machine stuffed ballot boxes and cast fraudulent votes in an attempt to elect Adlai Stevenson III as governor. Democrats lost the election anyway, got caught, and a couple dozen folks Greyscale: went to jail or prison.

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Even assuming they wanted to give it another shot, the numbers aren’t exactly in their favor, given that elections are controlled at the state and local levels.

In the United States, there are 3,007 counties, 64 parishes, 11 census areas, and 41 independent cities that control their own elections.

More than 60 percent of those with partisan elected officials are controlled by Republicans.

States enact the laws under which elections are held and under which local governments implement control. The numbers are even worse for Democrats at the state level.

In 38 states, the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer; 25 are Republicans.

A whopping 31 states now have Republican governors, and only 18 have Democrats.

(Alaska’s governor is an independent.) There are 98 partisan legislative bodies, 49 state houses of representatives and 49 state senates.

(Nebraska holds non-partisan legislative elections and has only one legislative body.) Of those 98, 68 are controlled by Republicans.

The GOP controls the house, senate and governor’s office in 24 states, and the Democrats have similar control in just seven.

All of which might suggest even Democrats with evil intent are going to find it difficult to pull off their conspiratorial election rigging.

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Once he became the nominee he received more focused attention. His outrageous statements and questionable business practices were reported in detail. His racism, xenophobia and misogyny bubbled to the surface, not as part of some conspiracy but because he actually said things that were racist, xenophobic and misogynistic.

He loved the media as long as he could use them to his advantage. When that stopped, he accused them of bias and a conspiracy.

As for the “global elites,” it’s an open question whom they might be and why they would

What’s sad here, and destructive, is Trump’s seeming ability to convince his supporters the elections can be rigged.

In fact, the county officials responsible are serious about protecting the integrity of elections

Let’s take a look at how those numbers stack up for our Democratic conspirators.

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The media didn’t focus on particular candidates during the Republican primaries, choosing to let the 17 candidates fight it out among themselves. But Trump received the most coverage and exploited it smartly, spending little on paid advertising and instead relying on free media.

Then there’s the media. Is Trump kidding?

The media created Trump, fawning over him for decades. They ignored his various shenanigans because he was a private citizen, and the blustering alpha male billionaire always made for great copy.

conspire against Trump. There is no Trilateral Commission or Illuminati out to get him.

Trump isn’t quite ready to say he will accept the election results if he loses. It doesn’t matter one bit whether he does or not. The outcome of a national election doesn’t hinge on the reaction of the loser. Nor does it matter if he concedes.

If any results are razor thin, there are 20 states (and the District of Columbia) with automatic recount triggers based on state law. In Michigan, for example, if a statewide election is decided by 2,000 votes or fewer (excepting board of regent contests) there is an automatic recount. In some states the trigger is 0.5 percent or 0.1 percent of the vote. In most other states, candidates or party representatives can request a recount.

In the end, the ballots will be counted, they will be validated — usually by a Board of Canvassers at the county level — and the state will certify the results. Members of the electoral college, whom we elect when we vote for president, will then meet and cast their votes according to the outcomes in their state. It’s a winner-take-all process in every state but Nebraska and Maine, which both award electors proportionately, based on the popular vote statewide and in congressional districts.

What’s sad here, and destructive, is Trump’s seeming ability to convince his supporters the elections can be rigged. In fact, the county officials responsible are serious about protecting the integrity of elections and work extremely hard to make sure they are fair, honest and accurate.

Vote November 8 knowing your vote does count, will be fairly certified by honorable people, and that nobody is rigging anything.

Crime & Rescue WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING MOM A 30-year-old Boyne City woman who was spotted outside of a house covered in blood has been charged with murder in connection with the death of her mother.

Rachael Marie Crisman was charged with open murder, Charlevoix County Prosecutor Alan Telegenhof said.

A neighbor called police to report they’d seen Crisman struggling with someone and then emerge from a Boyne City home covered in blood. Boyne City Police responded on the afternoon of Oct. 25 and found Crisman’s mother, 53-year-old Regina Plevinski, dead inside her home on E. Main Street.

PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN CRASH A 31-year-old homeless man who appeared to be extremely intoxicated walked into traffic and later died of his

injuries.

Michael Christopher Conway was taken to Munson Medical Center in critical condition and he later died.

Conway was struck by a passenger car driven by a 40-year-old Traverse City woman as he attempted to cross Division Street to the east at 13th Street. The woman was not cited for the crash.

The victim wore dark clothes and walked into traffic in the dark, at 8:39pm on Oct. 23.

THREE DEAD IN CRASH A passerby called police when they came upon a car crashed in the Roscommon Township woods with all of its occupants except one unconscious.

State Police responded to the rollover crash on Reilly Road between Townline and Towerhill Roads and discovered three of the four occupants had died and the driver was hanging on to life.

The driver was extracted from the vehicle and taken to Grayling Munson Hospital and then flown downstate for trauma care. Police believe the driver was speeding; they were unsure whether drugs or alcohol were factors. The crash was reported at 6:51am Oct. 20.

PENINSULA MAN FACES DRUG CHARGES A 45-year-old Old Mission Peninsula man was arrested on drug charges after a state and federal investigation.

Brad Jason Vannatter, owner of the Laughing Buddha Head Shop in Traverse City, was arrested on Oct. 20 and charged with money laundering, conducting a criminal enterprise, using a computer to commit a crime, maintaining a controlled substance and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance.

Traverse Narcotics Team and Homeland Security officials began investigating in 2013 when the United States Customs and Border Protection intercepted a package at JFK Airport that had originated in China and contained more than a kilogram of 4-MEC, a synthetic form of ecstasy used to make “bath salts” that is a schedule 1 controlled substance. The package was destined for one of Vannatter’s Traverse City businesses, police said in a press release.

Investigators believe Vannater used an auto detailing business to launder over a half million dollars in drug proceeds, according to the charges.

POLICE SHOOTING INVESTIGATED A relative of someone being placed under arrest in Charlevoix County showed up at the scene and attempted to crash into police, causing deputies to shoot the Charlevoix man multiple times.

The man was injured and placed under arrest; Michigan State Police were asked to investigate the shooting.

Troopers said the incident started at 7:35pm Oct. 21 when two sheriff’s deputies pulled over

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a car on See Road in Hayes Township. The stop resulted in the driver being arrested.

Steve A. Martin, 63, showed up at the scene and initially just watched from a parked car. As the stopped driver was arrested, Martin floored his pickup truck and drove at the deputies, forcing them to jump out of the way, police said.

One of the deputies fired three times at Martin, who was shot, taken to the hospital, and later charged with attempted murder. The deputies were not injured.

MAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES An elderly man died following a car crash in Grant Township.

Eighty-eight-year-old Donald Fredrick Nottke attempted to turn into a driveway on County Road 633 when he drove into the path of an oncoming pickup, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said. Nottke, who was driving a 2008 Subaru Forester, was taken to Munson Medical Center where he died.

The 38-year-old Lake Ann man and two young children in a 2001 GMC truck were not injured.

Everyone wore seatbelts. The crash happened just past 7pm on Oct. 21.

INFORMER FACES SEX CHARGES The informant in the attempted murderfor-hire case against a former Leelanau County prosecutor faces life in prison on charges that he molested a teenage girl.

Dale Fisher, 47, was charged Oct. 26 with three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and being a four-time habitual offender.

He had sex with a girl between the ages of 13 and 16 repeatedly between June 2013 and June 2014, and he allegedly told the girl the meetings were “their little secret” and that if she told anyone he would go to prison, according to the charges.

The incidents allegedly took place at his home, at his mother’s home, in a van and on the side of a road.

Fisher was the star witness against Clarence Gomery, the 61-year-old former prosecutor who was charged and convicted for the July 2014 attempted murder of rival attorney Christopher Cooke. Fisher went to police and wore a wire after Gomery offered to pay Fisher to murder Cooke. Gomery is serving a sixto-20-year prison sentence.

Fisher was recently paroled from prison. He was convicted of first-degree felony retail fraud in an unrelated case last year.

POLICE: MAN FORCED HIS WAY INTO HOME A 27-year-old Fife Lake man was arrested after a menacing, drunken outburst.

The man was kicked out of his girlfriend’s East Bay Township house Oct. 24 after an argument, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said.

The woman and two others locked the door and remained in the house. The man pounded on the door, saying he needed his car keys so he could sleep in his car.

While the woman searched for the keys, the man broke through a window in the front door with his shoulder, reached in and unlocked the door. The three occupants of the house locked themselves in a bedroom and called 911.

Deputies arrived at 11:10pm to find the suspect in the driveway. He had a blood alcohol level of .20 and was arrested for malicious destruction of property.

The man was taken to McLaren Northern Michigan. Deputies said alcohol was believed to be a factor. The crash happened Oct. 22 at 1:32am.

DEATH RULED A DROWNING A 49-year-old Northwestern Michigan College instructor who was found dead on a private Old Mission Peninsula beach in September was determined to have drowned.

Sonja Olshove, who taught sociology and psychology and was a two-time recipient of the college’s Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award, died Sept. 4.

The death was ruled accidental and a forensic autopsy determined she drowned, according to a statement from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office. There were no signs of alcohol or drugs in her system.

MAN EJECTED IN CRASH A man ended up pinned under his vehicle and a tree after a suspected drunk driving rollover crash.

The 58-year-old Dearborn man lost control of his SUV on M-75 on Melrose Township, ran off the road, rolled over and struck a tree, Charlevoix County Sheriff’s deputies said.

The man was ejected from the vehicle and found pinned. Responders used a chainsaw to cut away the tree and they pushed the vehicle off of his legs.

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A network of freelance Buddhist priests in Japan last year began offering inhome, a la carte services (for those adherents who shun temples) through Amazon in Japan, quoting fixed fees and bypassing the usual awkward deliberation over “donations.” And in September, Pastor David Taylor of Joshua Media Ministries International (St. Louis, Missouri) announced, to great fanfare, that he had “resurrected” a diabetic woman, 40 minutes after her death, by sending the lady a text message -- through Facebook (though, of course, neither she nor any family member was available for an interview).

Redneck Chronicles

(1) As a dispute escalated between two brothers at their recycling plant in Bow, New Hampshire, in October, Peter Emanuel used his front-end loader to tip over the crane being operated by Stanley Emanuel (who managed to jump out just in time). Peter was arrested.

(2) Thousands flocked to the annual Roadkill Cooking Festival in Marlinton, West Virginia, in September, featuring an array of “tasting” dishes (e.g., black bear, possum, elk, snapping turtle) with a competition in which judges deducted points if the “chef ” had not managed to remove all gravel or asphalt.

Fine Points of Canadian Law

-- Luckily, thought Jamie Richardson of Whitehorse, Yukon, she had medical insurance for her 7-year-old Akita, who had torn a ligament in a hind leg, but it turned out that the policy, written by Canada’s largest pet insurer, Petsecure, did not cover dog injuries from “jumping, running, slipping, tripping or playing” -- that is, Richardson concluded, injuries caused by “being a dog.” (After Richardson protested, Petsecure relented but, it said, only because Richardson had been a longtime customer.)

-- The Way the World Works: Who is the most at fault when (a) a mother provides beer to her underage son, (b) who then, with a pal, gulps down a bottle of vodka and steals a car from a dealer’s lot, and (c) drunkenly crashes, leaving the pal with a catastrophic brain injury?

In October, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a jury verdict that parceled out “fault,” but assigned more to the victim of the 2006 car theft (Rankin’s Garage of Paisley, Ontario) than to the mother or the driver (because Rankin’s having left the key in the car overnight made it irresistible to “teenage car thieves”).

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Charles Foster, recent recipient of the “Ig Nobel” prize in biology (and a fellow at Oxford University), has recently lived as a badger (inside a hole in Wales), an otter playing in rivers, and an “urban fox” rummaging through garbage bins in London, in addition to a red deer and (“ridiculously,” he admits) a migratory bird mapping treetop air currents -- all in order to authentically experience those creatures’ lives apart from their physical appearance, which is generally all that humans know. “We have five glorious senses,” he told the Ig Nobel audience, and need to “escape the tyranny” of the visual.

“Drop onto all fours,” he recommended.

“Sniff the ground. Lick a leaf.”

Awesome Numbers in the News

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Department revealed in an October court filing that former National Security Agency contractor Harold Martin III, 51, had stolen at least 500 million pages of “sensitive government files,” bit by bit over two decades.

(Bonus questions: How does no one notice, for years, and anyway, how many total pages of “sensitive government files” are there?)

Leading Economic Indicators

In October (as in supposedly every previous October since the 13th century), some British official arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice in London and paid rent to the queen for use of two properties -- for the sum of “a knife, an axe, six oversized horseshoes and 61 nails,” according to reporting by Atlas Obscura. “No one knows exactly where these two pieces of land are,” the website reported, but one is in Shropshire County, and the other near the Royal Courts.

Great Art!

-- New York City sculptor Bryan Zanisnik, operating on a grant from an emerging-artist program of Socrates Sculpture Park in the Astoria neighborhood in Queens, recently created a 10-piece “garden” of concrete Christopher Walken heads to honor the actor, who grew up in Astoria. Said Zanisnik, “Perhaps the project suggests that Walken’s DNA was imbued into the soil of Astoria, and now Walken mushrooms are growing everywhere.”

-- “To be honest,” wrote New York Times art critic Holland Cotter in his lead sentence on Oct. 7, “I wonder what a lot of people see in abstract painting.” Then, nevertheless, Carter began praising the current Guggenheim Museum collection by abstract artist Agnes Martin, highlighted by her “Untitled No. 5,” which consists of a pinkish horizontal space, on top of a yellowish horizontal space, on top of a bluish horizontal space, exactly repeated underneath except the pinkish and bluish spaces are shortened near the edges of the canvas, but not the yellowish space. Asked Carter, “How do you approach an art empty of ... evident narratives” and “make it your own?” His unrestrained 1,600-word rave did not quite answer that, except to quote Martin’s suggestion that the visitor just “sit and look.”

Perspective

A recent Better Business Bureau study in Canada found that, contrary to popular belief, it is the “millennial” generation and those aged 25 to 55, rather than seniors, who are more likely now to fall victim to scammers, fueled by users’ lax skepticism about new technology.

If accurate, the study would account for how a Virginia Tech student in September fell for a telephone call from “the IRS” threatening her over “back taxes.” She complied with instructions from the “agent” to send $1,762 in four iTunes gift cards.

Recurring Themes

-- Most old-time liquor restrictions have fallen in America, but Utah continues to hold out. The new Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City, opened in October, has an elegant lobby with several floors of balconies overlooking it, but its liquor license was delayed briefly when it was realized that visitors on the upper floors could peer down at the lobby and witness beer and wine actually being poured from beer and wine bottles -- a violation of state law, which allows serving only in ordinary glassware. (At lobby level, there was a “Zion Curtain” to shield drink preparation, but the theater realized it would also need a “Zion Ceiling.”)

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By Patrick Sullivan nce, early in his career, an announcer assumed pugilist Ad Wolgast was from Grand Rapids, the city from which his manager hailed. It was an innocent mistake, but it wasn’t the kind of thing Wolgast would let go.

“Wolgast said, ‘I’m not from Grand Rapids. I’m from Cadillac, and I’m proud of it,’ and he punched the announcer in the face,” said Richard Kraemer, docent at the Wexford County Historical Society. “From then on, everyone in boxing knew that he punched out an announcer for saying the wrong town.”

Wolgast’s simmering anger and propensity for violence would propel him to the top of the early 20th-century boxing world and bring him fame and fortune. But after his career ended, Wolgast descended into madness, living out his last decades in California mental institutions.

The rags to riches story of world champ boxer Ad Wolgast started in northern Michigan. It ended a Hollywood tragedy.

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FROM FAME TO FORGOTTEN Ad Wolgast’s lack of notoriety today is in stark contrast to a century ago, when he was a household name.

Indeed, even in Cadillac, Wolgast is largely forgotten. The Wikipedia article for the city, for example, lists native musician Luke WinslowKing, According to Jim actor Larry Joe Campbell, and the late congressman U.S. Rep. Guy Vander Jagt among notable people from Cadillac, but Wogast’s name is nowhere to be found.

There is, however, a small exhibit about his life in a corner in the basement of the Wexford County Historical Museum. Kraemer said some people around Cadillac remember Wolgast’s name, but the number has dwindled.

“I would say five to 10 percent of people in Cadillac, if you say ‘Ad Wolgast,’ they’ll say, ‘Oh, he’s that boxer,” Kraemer said. “He’s not that well known, but the lore is there, and kids will say, ‘Oh yeah, my dad mentioned him one time.’”

There used to be a billboard outside of town that announced Cadillac was the home of the legendary boxer. That billboard was erected in 1964 — the same year Wolgast was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame — but it, too, is long gone.

When Wolgast won the world lightweight championship in 1910, it was international news, and thousands of people packed theaters around Cadillac to listen to the fight broadcast from California. After his victory, throngs of people celebrated in the streets, despite blizzard conditions.

The Evening Record of Traverse City reported next day that the region saw the worst winter storm of the season that night, with temperatures of two below zero and enough snow to stop steam engines.

That didn’t stop the celebration. Even though most local boxing fans (at least in Traverse City) believed Wolgast would lose and bet against him, the newspaper reported that everyone was pleased “that a real championship has come to Michigan.”

(which, in 1913, was worth about $24 million in today’s dollars).

Wolgast was committed permanently to mental institutions in 1927, and he remained institutionalized until his death in 1955 at age 67.

His time in asylums didn’t offer Wolgast freedom from his fighting life. When he was 61, he suffered such a beating at the hands of two orderlies who wanted to take on the champ that he was left permanently bedridden.

The punishing length of his boxing matches, combined with the frequency with which he fought, clearly had an impact on Wolgast’s mental health. Wolgast almost certainly suffered from CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in people with a history of repetitive brain trauma.

A LIFE IN THE RING Wolgast was born on Feb. 8, 1888, one of 12 children who grew up on a struggling farm south of Cadillac. He was the son of a cigar maker, according to the 1900 census.

Opportunities were few, and Wolgast was tough, so he turned to fighting. He began his professional career at age 18.

Wolgast’s first bout took place in Petoskey. He went up against someone who weighed 27 pounds more than he did — a significant disadvantage for the five-footfour-inch fighter who weighed in at 132 pounds on the day he captured the world lightweight title.

But Wolgast won handily, and he went on to fight his way through Grand Rapids to Milwaukee and then on to Los Angeles — at the time, the center of the boxing world since New York had outlawed prizefighting.

Wolgast became known as a boxer who didn’t care about putting up a defense. He could hit hard, and he could take a punch, which made him entertaining to watch.

His foray into fame started when he first fought Oscar Battling Nelson in 1909.

He won the match, which was notable, because Nelson was the reigning lightweight champion of the world. But the win didn’t bring Wolgast the championship because it was only an exhibition, and Nelson dismissed Wolgast, insisting that he only had lost because he’d underestimated the younger man and hadn’t trained.

Wolgast wanted another match — a title match — and it took him seven months to get one.

That bout would be huge. It took place before 18,000 fans in Point Richmond, Calif., on Feb. 22, 1910.

LEGENDARY BRUTALITY The bout would become famous for its gore and brutality.

The promotors wanted to get around a California law that barred “fights to the finish,” so they limited the fight to 45 rounds, a preposterous length that ensured the fight would end on its own terms.

What ensued was a marathon that lasted two hours and ended with Nelson covered in blood, his eyes swollen shut and his arms only barely able to poke at the air. The referee finally called the fight after 40 rounds — only after Nelson no longer had the strength to protest.

A writer for the Boxing News published earlier this year described the event as “one of the most famous bloodlettings in boxing history.”

Wolgast proclaimed himself the toughest boxer in the world. A few weeks later he returned home to Cadillac a hero. Wolgast stayed on top of the world for a couple more years. He successfully defended his title five times as he continued to fight at a furious pace that left little rest between bouts.

Cadillac historian Cliff Sjogren noted that Ring Magazine ranked the Wolgast-Nelson bout the 19th greatest fight of all time.

The magazine also named another Wolgast bout, in which he took on challenger Joe Rivers on July 4, 1912, the 11th best fight in history.

THE DOUBLE KNOCKOUT The Rivers-Wolgast fight, known as the “double knockout,” also was one of the most controversial in history.

In the 13th round, with Wolgast covered in blood and losing on points, Rivers was up against the ropes. Rivers landed an uppercut to the champion’s face just as Wolgast landed a low blow to Rivers, and both men collapsed, apparently knocked out at the same moment.

A stunned crowd watched as the referee — who had been personally selected by Wol-

gast — picked Wolgast off of Rivers, counted Rivers out, and declared Wolgast the victor.

A firestorm ensued. The decision would be a matter of controversy for years.

Just months laster, Wolgast would lose his championship title under the same circumstance that brought him victory against Rivers; he was called on a foul for a belowthe-belt punch in a fight against Willie Ritchie, costing him the title.

Wolgast’s record was far better in the years before he got the title than it was in the years after he lost it; his final career record was 60-13-17, with most of those wins coming before he lost of the championship and most of the losses and draws coming after.

By 1916, his career had more or less ended. Soon after, he was declared insane and committed to an asylum. Although he returned to the ring several times after being committed, these fights were embarrassing spectacles. The last one, in 1920, he assured fans that he would fight like a much younger man — on an account of a recent surgery he’d claimed to have undergone: the surgical implantation of goat glands into his testicles (a fad procedure of the time carried out by charlatan doctors who promised to reinvigorate men with youth).

The San Diego Evening Tribune quipped, after he badly lost that fight: “He refused to

comment at the end of the bout whether he still favours goat glands.”

INSTITUTIONALIZED LIFE Wolgast paid the price for the punishment he put himself through in the ring.

“The reason that Ad Wolgast had to retire was not that he couldn’t fight anymore, but that he couldn’t stop fighting,” Kraemer said.

Wolgast, it seems, picked fights with everyone after his retirement from boxing. It was as if the distinction between the ring and real life had vanished altogether.

“He was picking bloody fights with patrons where he was setting up billiard games.

He would pick fights with every single woman that he took in,” Kraemer said. “And he would pick fights with the grocer, and he would pick fights with his family. He was just fighting, and he couldn’t stop fighting. So he went into a mental institution.”

After 1920, a fight promoter took pity on Wolgast and took care of him, letting him train every day for a nonexistent rematch with Nelson, his nemesis.

In 1925, a news item titled “Deposed King” shows an older Wolgast racking pool balls and explained that the former boxer now worked at a California pool hall. That was a humble place for someone who, just a decade before, had been worth $1 million

STALLONE COMES TO TOWN Wolgast’s life is the stuff of a Hollywood movie, and there has been interest, but so far no film has been made.

Wolgast, in the short time between his boxing career and permanent move into mental institutions, tried to make movies himself; he acted in a couple of silent films.

He played a fighter in the 1923 film Some Punches and Judy and in the 1926 film The Prince of Broadway. Sjogren said Wolgast was able to get acting work in Hollywood even as his life was coming apart because he was such a good looking man.

But handsome face notwithstanding, his film career didn’t work out.

“He got into Hollywood about six months after everyone else got into Hollywood,” Kraemer said. “There was a flood of talent going to Hollywood. He got there — he got in, made a couple movies — but he wasn’t right for excelling in the Hollywood scene.”

Frank Stallone, brother of Sylvester Stallone, visited Cadillac in 2000 to research a movie about Wolgast. The film has not been made.

Kraemer found out about Stallone’s visit through a strange coincidence. When Kraemer started working at the museum three years ago after he and his wife moved to Cadillac from Ludington, he was going through the Wolgast material and found a museum sign-in sheet that he and his wife had signed years earlier. He wondered why the sheet was saved.

“What’s this attendance sheet doing in a file about our boxer? And my name was on it, my wife’s name. What are our names doing on this attendance sheet?” Kraemer said.

“I looked at it, and Frank Stallone had signed in just before we did. He was here researching a movie on Ad Wolgast … That’s why they saved that one attendance sheet.”

KID CADILLAC There’s no evidence that Wolgast visited Cadillac later in life. His last visit may have been in early 1916, when he had a fight in Milwaukee. He tended to visit when he was close to home. His last fights took place out west.

Sjogren said Wolgast was marked by a love of his hometown, even if he stopped visiting.

“When he was in Milwaukee, they called him The Michigan Wildcat, and he wanted to be called The Cadillac Kid,” Sjogren said.

“He liked his hometown.”

Sjogren thinks it’s strange there isn’t a better commemoration of Wolgast in Cadillac. “There was an initiative some time ago to create a statue,” he said, around the time Sjogren moved back to Cadillac in 2001.

“People would ask me about it, and I’d say I think we should do that. You know, it’s not every small community in the country that has a world boxing champion. And he was a special one.”

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By Kristi Kates n 1967, a few Cessnas and a couple of small single-plane T-hangars at the Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City gave Northwestern Michigan College’s aviation program its start.

Today, the program is one of the bestregarded aviation schools in the country.

Alex Bloye, director of Aviation at NMC, is only the fourth program director in 50 years. He said the program’s beginnings were modest — limited to flight lessons — but quickly progressed. By the late ’70s, NMC Aviation moved from the starter hangars to its own facility with classrooms and, by 2000, moved all of its offices and classes to the Parsons Stulen M-TEC Building on the Aero Park campus.

Today, the NMC Aviation program boasts 16 aircraft, and the school sends up flights seven days a week, all part of their goal to maximize the accommodation of student schedules. “Last year, we flew 325 days out of the year,” Bloye said. “98 percent of our students pursue four-year aviation degrees, and 90 percent of our students want to be professional career pilots. So we really want to make the planes available to them.”

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Professional pilot training is the main focus of the program, which includes general education courses in English, math, and science, plus specialized courses in weather, crew dynamics, flight maneuvers, instruments, and mechanics.

NMC Aviation students, who must pass a flight physical and be cleared to fly by the Transportation Security Administration, take courses for two years to earn an associate degree in aviation, which qualifies them as a certified commercial pilot. “The normal track after that is to then stay with us and teach as a flight instructor for two additional years,” Bloye explained. “That allows new pilots to meet airline experience and federal flight-hour requirements, so it’s an investment of four years total. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires 1,500 hours; we have an exemption for 1,250 hours because of our high standards in training.”

Now is an ideal time to pursue an aviation career, said Bloye. “Hiring in this industry hasn’t been this strong in decades,” he said.

“Lots of pilots are retiring, plus the global economy is stronger right now, too, so more people can afford to fly.” And with the current pilot shortage in the U.S., especially in regional airports, opportunities abound; a TIME magazine article from earlier this

year cited the RAA (Regional Airline Association) as confirming that the problem of pilot supply is “endemic” throughout the regional airline industry. Another article from Forbes pointed out that training is paramount in making sure aspiring pilots can afford enough schooling to meet safety and plane hour regulations; their outlook is that the industry will only yield two-thirds of the pilots needed to keep up with demand over the next 20 years. The results could be less flights available, higher fares, or both.

Bloye said that typically, NMC Aviation graduates start their careers with regional airlines like Skywest, Envoy, and ExpressJet; these jobs often lead to other opportunities with bigger companies or at more unusual locations. “We’ve had grads at every major airline in the world, including Delta, United, and Emirates,” Bloye said. “We’ve also seen our pilots go into the Air Force and the Navy, become bush pilots in Alaska, and missionary pilots in South America.”

A quick browse through online aviation message boards finds plenty of posts recommending NMC Aviation’s schooling to aspiring pilots from all over the world. Bloye said that the program succeeds for a number of reasons, but that the primary one is its people.

the perfect touch of tart “We’ve been lucky to get the people we have, who want to join us to build the next generation of pilots,” he said. “We have instructors who range from brand new pilots to people like Brian Bishop, who is a retired Air Force general and who was a U.S.A.F. Thunderbird.

And our student advisor, Al Laursen, he’s a retired B-52 pilot who at one point was in charge of flight standards for the Air Force.

These are the people who want to be here, living in Traverse City and working with our program, and they’re also some of the best, most high-caliber pilots in the world.”

A sense of pride is another important component of the program. “We’ve always had a real camaraderie here, where each class just really falls in love with flying,” Bloye said.

“It’s a kind of club they join. Then they go out into the world to fly, and they share their NMC experience with others.” NMC Aviation will put its accomplishments on full display at its 50th anniversary gala, slated for October 2017, at NMC’s Hagerty Center.

“I’m really excited about our anniversary,” Bloye said. “We’ll be showcasing highlights of our last 50 years, bringing in as many alumni as possible, and looking ahead to the next 50 years, in which I see a continuation of the excellence that is NMC Aviation. This place has a special place in my heart — and I think in the hearts of a lot of other pilots as well.”

To learn more about NMC Aviation, visit nmc.edu/aviation or call 231-995-2911.

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By Al Parker It’s a quiet morning at the Cedar Rod & Gun Club as Toby Westlake casually strolls around the inside of the cinder-block shotgunsports room where club members gather before heading out to the shooting range.

With tired brown eyes, Toby eventually flops on a well-cushioned couch and nuzzles into the lap of a startled first-time visitor to the Sullivan Road club. He wants his head rubbed, and the visitor complies.

Toby, you see, is an affable English setter, who belongs to Jim Westlake, a CRGC member who is doing some coaching and shooting today.

“Toby kind of hangs out here and sits on the couch,” explained Con Belfour, a retired carpenter serving as range manager on this day. “We’re dog-friendly here.”

Belfour first came to the club on a once-ina-while basis more than 40 years ago to shoot trap. “I started spending more time here when they started the sporting clay course in the early ’90s,” he recalled. “We have hunters and some don’t hunt at all. Some of the guys come out and practice for hunting season or sight-in their deer rifles. We used to close in October, and we’d all go hunting, but now we stay open.

The faces change during hunting season.”

While the CRGC is a rod and gun club, there’s scant mention of the former and heavy emphasis on the latter. A few of the members, including Club President Tim Stein, are fly fishermen. The club does co-sponsor a Kid’s Fishing Day in June at Veronica Valley and offers a number of fly fishing classes during the summer.

But don’t be misled. It’s basically a friendly

group devoted to the shooting sports.

Along one wall of the shotgun sports room, a lineup of CRGC ball caps hang in a rainbow of colors — blaze orange, black, brown, pink and camo. On this particular morning, about 20 shooters — 19 men and one lone woman — gathered to shoot, sip coffee, munch doughnuts, eat grilled hot dogs and trade tips on where to get the best deal on shells. After a bit of back and forth, it’s noted that Dunham’s seems to have the best prices.

Of course, there’s lots of talk about hunting, specifically bird hunting, on this day. “We put up seven grouse and shot one,” said one shooter, clad in jeans, camo shirt and hunting vest. “It was a really nice morning, damp and 47 degrees.”

“We have a really good group of members,” said Stein, a retired Wolohan Lumber executive who’s been a member since 1994 and enjoys bird hunting. “We’re up to 530 members now, shootership is up, membership is increasing, and revenues are increasing.”

The club picks up a few new members every year, according to Belfour. “Most are retired guys, but this year we picked up a number of younger shooters,” he said. “You know, people who move into the area and want to shoot.”

And a growing number of the new members are women. “We have several female members who enjoy shooting,” said Stein.

“There’s a group of 11 who come out to shoot on Wednesdays. I think there’s a new awareness (by women) of the shooting sports, on guns in general — and in the self-defense aspect. Many of them are pistol shooters.”

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volves firing shotguns at clay targets. In trapshooting, the targets are launched from a single “house” or machine. While trapshooting dates back to 1750 in England, in the U.S. it began in 1831. Originally live birds were used as targets.

The first automatic trap machine designed to launch clay targets was used in 1909.

In skeet shooting, the 4.3-inch targets are launched from two “houses,” in somewhat sideways paths that often intersect in front of the shooter.

In Sporting Clays, shooters walk from station to station over natural terrain and are faced with many different launch points. “Sporting clays is like golf with a shotgun,” said Stein.

At CRGC, the targets are launched remotely from a hand-held control, similar to a TV remote control. Over the course of a year, CRGC shooters go through some 250,000 clay targets.

The shooters have several options, including: • A classic trapshooting field • A skeet field • A 5-Stand field • A 50-yard, 15-lane handgun range • A 225-yard, six-station rifle range • An 11-station sporting clays course.

“The shotgun sports are open to the public,” explained Stein, a sporting clays enthusiast who designed the club’s course, which opened earlier this year. “The rifle and pistol ranges are members only.”

To learn more, visit www.crgc.org.

Safety and getting young shooters involved in the sport are two of the club’s main activities. They hold a Youth Trap League every spring that draws dozens of shooters ages 12 to 18. “We had 40 to 50 young shooters from

seven high schools, from four counties here, from April to June,” said Stein. “Everything is covered. Just get the kids here.”

The club’s Hunter Safety Program is another free event that is held annually during the last weekend in August. The two-day program is widely considered to be one of the best shooting education programs around. “If there’s a young person who wants to learn gun safety, they should come here at the end of August,” said Belfour.

“We had 114 participants, ranging from 7 years old to 47 years old,” added Stein. “And they don’t pay a dime to be involved.”

The Cedar Rod & Gun Club was established in the belly of the Great Depression, in 1936, by four Leelanau County shooting enthusiasts: Pete Schettek, Paul Garvin, Rufus Brow and Joe Pleva.

In the beginning, club meetings were held at the Solon Township Hall, the Cedar Fire Hall, or Brow’s Barber Shop in Cedar. In 1960, the club bought 25 acres of land on Sullivan Road. Two years later, trap shooting began, and it continues at the site to this day.

A pattern of measured growth and improvements has continued ever since. A log building was moved from Lake Leelanau to the location in 1964 to serve as the clubhouse. In 1966, a garage was relocated from Greilickville and added to the north side of the building.

Early in the 1970s, the skeet and rifle range was set up at the club. In 1978, a kitchen was added to the clubhouse, and in 1990, a shooting range was established for sporting clays.

In 1992, an addition was completed to the east end of the building, and a pistol shooting range was developed in 1994. In 2001, the Cedar Rod & Gun Club Educational Foundation was formed. It’s the training and education arm of the club and is a 501 (c) (3) charity for tax purposes.

The clubhouse’s knotty pine walls feature photos of early club members, shooting trophies and certificates. A few stuffed animals and birds catch the eye. It’s a well-lit, open space for shooters to gather, enjoy a meal, and swap tales.

Long Lake Township resident Dan Kirkwood, 77, is a U.S. Navy veteran who volunteers at Munson Medical Center. He enjoys coming to the club for the camaraderie as much as the shooting. Kirkwood used to make the drive more often but is dealing with an eye problem of late.

“I like to shoot skeet, but I shoot pistols more than anything,” he said. “I’ve got a collection of guns and I shoot ’em all. I don’t hunt any more. I wasn’t a very good hunter.

I’m no goody-two-shoes, I’m just not interested in killing anything anymore. There’s a lot that goes on here, and it’s a nice bunch of people. It’s all for the better use of firearms and hunting.”

IT’S FAT BIKE SEASON! What’s New and Cool

By Kristi Kates Fat biking is a sport that seems tailor-made for northern Michigan’s long winters and sloppy springs. With oversized tires designed to easily tackle soft, unstable terrain like snow or mud, fat bikes are built around special frames and offer a smooth ride over tough, lumpy topography, no matter the conditions.

The sport got its stateside start in the ’80s but didn’t really hit the mainstream until some time between 2005 and 2007, when Surly Bikes and Fatback Bikes started offering commercially made fat bikes to the masses. By 2014, as interest in the sport rocketed, many more companies were cranking out fat bikes.

“Fat bikes are much more rideable than ever before, and there are more and more models to choose from,” said Ed Wagar, owner of Touring Gear bike shop in Harbor Springs.

“We work with Trek Bikes in particular, and their fat bikes line has grown every single year.”

THE BIKES Fat bikes have traditionally been a great tool for athletes and casual cyclists to keep riding in the winter, but Wagar said that the winter-only approach to the sport is rapidly changing. Manufacturers are now making components specific to fat bikes, so people can buy bicycles specifically for the fat bike sport, instead of merely installing fat bike tires onto “regular” bikes.

“Now the fat bikes are so good, they’re not just ‘that winter bike’ anymore,” Wagar said.

“They have lighter, more balanced components, which make them much more all-round rideable for everyone.”

Major manufacturers making fat bikes include Specialized, Trek, 9Zero7, Surly, Salsa, Carver, Genesis, and Nashbar. Every year, new models with more bells and whistles arrive — some fairly easy on the wallet (starting at around $300 MSRP) and others that are a little more pricey.

“Trek just came out with a great one, the Trek Farley EX, which retails for $3,500,” said Kyle Lawrason, who works in sales at Traverse City’s Brick Wheels. “It’s a full-suspension fat

bike that gives you a much softer ride when you hit ruts and bumps.”

Specialized’s new Fatboy bikes (starting at around $800 MSRP) are another popular option, according to Allen Garrow, store manager for McLain Bikes in Cadillac. “The Fatboy bikes have just adopted a 1x10 system for gear shifting,” he explained. “This means the bike has 10 individual gears, so it’s a true ten speed, which is much better for climbing hills.”

THE GEAR The bike itself, however, isn’t all you’ll need for fat biking, especially if you’re riding during the sport’s traditional winter season.

“You’ve absolutely got to layer clothing, similar to what you might do for cross-country skiing,” Garrow said. “A merino wool layer on the bottom and something like an insta-loft jacket on top, plus a hat, of course. You’ve got to protect your extremities — head, hands, and feet.”

Garrow also suggested Specialized’s Lake Shoe ($299 MSRP). “It’s very specific to winter fat biking,” he said. The Lake MX180 has a grippy outsole, waterproof liner, and an armored toe to protect against rocks.

Another shoe suggestion from Wagar comes from popular cycling company Shimano. “Their MW, or Mountain Winter, shoe ($220 MSRP) is perfect for winter fat biking,” Wagar said. “It’s got a Thinsulate lining, Gore-Tex to keep your feet dry, and the upper cuff is neoprene, to keep snow off of your feet and ankles.”

If you like the cycling shoes you already have, Wagar suggests a Bontrager shoe cover ($70). “Those stretch right over your regular cycling shoes and are nice warm fleece on the inside and waterproof on the outside,” he said.

For the bike itself, some of the best accessory gear takes good care of your hands.

“I like Specialized’s Fat Mitts ($125),” he said. “They’re insulated mitts that attach to the handlebars, and then you put your hands in, kind of like giant mittens. You can manage your handlebars easily, and the mitts shelter your hands from the cold.”

As for the bike itself, Brick Wheels’ Law-

rason cites fenders as an important fat bike must-have.

“The new Dave’s Mud Shovel Fat Fenders from Portland Design Works [$24 each front/ back] are what I’d recommend,” he said. “They’re extra long and extra wide, so they keep debris like sand and mud from getting all thrown up on your back or face, plus they’re flexible and easy to take on or off your bike as needed.”

THE EVENTS Touring Gear’s Wagar and a couple of his friends are among many of the northern Michiganians who head to Traverse City every year for the Iceman Challenge (SP). They enjoy riding casually in Emmet County in places like the Offield Preserve and Boyne Highlands — both of which groom trails just for fat biking — but found that so far they have to travel elsewhere to participate in bigger fat bike events.

“We don’t really have any specific events in Harbor or Petoskey yet, just a couple of very small ones,” Wagar said.

Traverse City and the surrounding region are rapidly becoming growing hotbeds for fat bike activity. Coming up this season are the Short’s Brewing Fat Bike Series, which kicks off in January 2017 and includes the Fat Chance race at Crystal Mountain (January 21); the 2017 North American King Vasa Fat Bike Race on February 11 at Timber Ridge Resort; the 45 North Vineyard in Leelanau County on February 19; and the Beard of Zeus Fat Bike Race on March 4, also at Timber Ridge.

You might also enjoy a trek to the U.P. for the second annual Northern Fatbike Summit in Marquette, Mich., in February 2017. And if you’d like to fat bike even farther afield, check out the 45NRTH Great Lakes Fat Bike Series, which includes fat bike events in Grand Rapids (January 14), Iron River (January 30), and Marquette (February 18) as well as several events in neighboring states.

“Fat biking is really growing in a big way,” Wagar said, “so with all of the interest and the advancements in the industry, I’m sure there will be more and more happening each year.”

GET FAT! For more information on the gear and events in this article, visit: Brick Wheels, Traverse City: brickwheels.com McLain Cycle and Fitness, Cadillac and Traverse City: mclaincycle.com Touring Gear, Harbor Springs: touringgearbicycles.com Northern Fatbike Summit: northernfatbikesummit.com Short’s Brewing Fat Bike Series: shortsbrewingfatbikeseries.com 45NRTH Fat Bike Series: greatlakesfatbikeseries.com

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orn and raised in the heart of the Midwest, American musician John Prine is known as one of the most significant songwriters of his generation, blending folk, country, and bluegrass into an introspective stew.

A key part of Chicago’s folk revival in the ’70s, Prine, discovered by Texas singersongwriter Kris Kristofferson, stacked up critical accolades for his teeter-totter songs that regularly switched things up from serious topics to humorous observations. Many of those singles will be performed by a whole new generation of Michigan musicians at a special show at the City Opera House in Traverse City next month.

“Mark Lavengood actually had the idea a couple of years ago to get us all together,” explained musician Seth Bernard, who, along with his duet-mate, May Erlewine, actually met and performed with John Prine at a folk festival in 2006. “We’re all friends, and we’re all part of the Earthwork Collective [a Michigan record label and music co-op founded

by Bernard].”

Lavengood, a multi-instrumentalist who performs with his own bluegrass band, as well as with the band Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys, started the Prine show a few years ago by gathering musician friends for a short run of tribute performances at inti-

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mate spaces like Short’s in Bellaire and the now-defunct InsideOut in Traverse City.

This time around, they’re upscaling to larger venues for the show they’ve wittily dubbed “Prine Time,” which will tour all around Michigan this Fall.

Along with Lavengood and Bernard, audiences will be treated to performances from Dan Rickabus of The Crane Wives; Max Lockwood of Big Dudee Roo; Seth and May; and Michael Beauchamp of Red Tail Ring. In addition to Traverse City, the tour will make stops in Grand Rapids at the historic Wealthy Theater (November 4), Ferndale’s Salt of the Earth (November 6), and Marshall’s Franke Center for the Arts (December 9).

So why single out one musician to wrap an entire show around — and why John Prine in particular?

“We all discovered his music as we were learning to write our own songs — and we love to introduce his songs to other people,” Bernard said. “Some of them are so lighthearted and fun while others are very serious. Some are heartwarming, all are full of wit and wisdom, and all are relevant to these times that we’re living in. His music resonates with all of us, and his catalog of songs is a real treasure trove.”

Deciding who would sing which song was the trickiest part of putting the Prine Time show together, said Bernard. While all of the musicians are adept at trading instruments and on-stage roles, everyone had fa-

vorite Prine songs they wanted to lead.

“We had a very long email thread going on to go through the songs, and we only ended up needing to fight over a couple of them,” Bernard said, laughing. “We’re going to be performing mostly his older songs, although Prine did just put out a new album, so all of those songs are up for grabs to perform at the show too.”

While the setlist for the show is still in flux (much of it is purposefully being kept under wraps), it’s probably safe to say that Prine tracks like “Angel from Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” “Paradise,” and Prine’s distinctive cover of Rowland Salley’s “Killing the Blues” will find their way into the show, which Bernard emphasized will have something for everyone. The Prine Time show also has been approved by Prine’s own management, so there might be a live recording of the tribute concert available in the future.

“John Prine’s songs appeal to people of all ages,” Bernard said. “And at these tribute shows so far, we’ve found that the audiences really feel free to sing along, and they get so enthused when their favorite John Prine song is played!”

Prine Time will be at Traverse City’s City Opera House on November 3 at 7:30pm; for tickets and more information, visit cityoperahouse.org. For a complete list of all Prine Time shows, visit earthworkmusic.com.

Downstate Destination: The Gerald R. Ford Museum

By Kristi Kates

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orn in Nebraska and raised in Grand Rapids, Mich., America’s 38th president, Gerald R. Ford, became president after Richard Nixon resigned following the Watergate Scandal. Ford is the only president in history to hail from Michigan.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, located in his childhood hometown, offers a glimpse into the private and professional life of the state’s most famous politician.

First opened to the public in September of 1981, the Ford Museum — part of the presidential libraries system of the National Archives and Records Administration — was remodeled this past spring.

“We refresh the museum periodically, and this time it was a big one,” said Kristin Mooney, the museum’s public affairs specialist. “We were able to include both the president’s and Mrs. Ford’s funerals into the exhibition to better conclude their story.”

(President Ford died in 2006; the First Lady

passed away in 2011; both are interred on the museum grounds.)

While the storyline of the Fords’ lives of course has stayed the same, Mooney said all of the exhibitions have been updated with more technology — many with touchscreen displays and new videos to better highlight more portions of President Ford’s life.

Exhibits at the museum include Young Jerry Ford, which looks at Ford’s youth and Grand Rapids upbringing; the Navy Room, tracing Ford’s naval career from 1942 to 1946; and a look at the ’70s, the turbulent era that Ford faced when taking the office of president. A recreation of the Oval Office — a sneak peek into Ford’s treasured inner sanctum during his presidency — is a highlight. The office boasts a replica of his desk and actual artifacts he used, such as his pen set, a bronco statue, and a ship’s wheel. Before the re-

model, visitors only could step inside the doorway of the office, Mooney said, but now visitors are able to enter the office, get behind his desk, and explore the space.

“There’s also a really great replica of the Cabinet Room that’s interactive,” Mooney said. “You can actually go in, sit at the table, and experience what those decision-making processes would have been like. The whole museum is just such an amazing step into history.”

Policy wonks especially will enjoy some of the deeper dives the museum offers, such as looks at Ford’s congressional work and the Leadership in Diplomacy exhibit, which showcases his foreign policy efforts. Prefer the personal view?

There’s also a display dedicated to the Fords’ White House pets and one offering up-close looks at the ceremonial gifts President Ford received during state dinners.

In addition to the permanent Ford exhibits, the museum’s temporary exhibit space is about to unveil Space: A Journey to Our Future, which will run November 5, 2016 through May 29, 2017. “This new exhibit looks at the past, present, and future of the space program through NASA,” Mooney said, “and then continues on to today’s privatization of space travel.”

Guests will find all kinds of space travel information, plus some actual moon rocks and great hands-on activities for all ages, including a space module visitors can climb into.

The massive 12,000-square-foot exhibition is one of the largest touring space exhibits ever developed and will visit most major cities in the U.S. after its time at the Gerald R. Ford Museum.

The Gerald R. Ford Museum is located at 303 Pearl St. NW in downtown Grand Rapids, open Mon.–Sat. 9am–5pm, Sunday 12pm– 5pm. Admission prices range from $4 to $8.

For more information, visit www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov or call 616-254-0400.

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oct 29

saturday

HALLOWEEN CARTOONS & HAUNTED BASEMENT TOURS: 10am, The State Theatre, TC. Free. stateandbijou.org

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AUTHOR SIGNINGS: 12-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

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OAKWOOD CEMETERY TOURS WITH A HALLOWEEN TWIST: 1pm, Oakwood Cemetery, TC. Cost, $10. Proceeds benefit the Traverse Area Historical Society. 947-1480. traversehistory.org

-------------------HALLOWEEN COUNTRY DANCE: Held at Summit City Grange, Kingsley. 6pm dinner, 7-10pm dance. Live music. Donation. 231263-4499.

-------------------GRAND OPENING: Of The Village Arts Building, 301 Mill St., Northport. A ribbon cutting & members exhibit by the Northport Arts Association will be held today from 10am-4pm.

231-386-7090.

-------------------HALLOWEEN COMMUNITY BASH: Held at Camp Hayo-Went-Ha, Central Lake. The Fall Family Festival runs from 1-5pm & the Torch Lake Trail of Terror runs from 7:30-10pm. $6/ person or $20 for 4 people. Find ‘Hayo-WentHa’s Annual Halloween Bash’ on Facebook.

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SATURDAY PROGRAMMING: Fall & Halloween-themed crafts at the Boardman River Nature Center, TC from 11am-1pm. At 2pm will be a talk about bats. You can walk the self-led Spooky Sabin Walk on the lower Sabin trail all day long. Presented by the GT Conservation District. natureiscalling.org

-------------------DINNER WITH THE BOYS: This comedy takes place at Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre at the Depot, TC at 7:30pm. Tickets, $17. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------DOWNTOWN TC HALLOWEEN WALK: Trick or treat at participating stores from 1011:30am. downtowntc.com

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FALL BRIDAL SHOW & EXPO: Meet celebrity wedding planner David Tutera. Noon-4pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Presented by A Bride’s Time Bridal. Tickets, $15. abridestime.com

-------------------AGED TO PERFECTION HALLOWEEN SHOW: 7:30pm, lower level, Old Town Playhouse, TC. 947-7389.

-------------------KIDS HALLOWEEN CONCERT WITH COSTUME CONTEST: Featuring the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. 4-6pm, United Methodist Church, Petoskey. Tickets: $10 adults, free for children. glcorchestra.org

-------------------41ST ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY: 6-8:30pm, Williamsburg Fire Station, Station #3. Haunted hayride, crafts, cake walk, photo booth & piñata smash. business.elkrapidschamber.org

-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY TRICK OR TREATING: 10am-noon. The Children’s Costume Parade will begin at Central Elementary School at 10am. petoskeydowntown.com

-------------------EIGHTH ANNUAL TC ZOMBIE RUN: This 5K run/walk will start & finish at Right Brain Brewery, TC. Starts at 9am. Proceeds benefit TART Trails. Info: tczombierun.com

-------------------GRAND OPENING: Of The Village Arts Building, 301 Mill St., Northport. A ribbon cutting & members exhibit by the Northport Arts Association will be held today from 10am-4pm.

231-386-7090.

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HALLOWEEN ARTS & CRAFTS FOR KIDS: 11am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Free. For ages 3-12. crookedtree.org

HAUNTED VALLEY TRAIL RUN: 8:30am, Otsego Club & Resort, Gaylord. Kid Fun Run, $5; 10K, $35; & 5K, $30. otsegoclub.com

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“LEAVING IOWA”: The Comedy About Family Vacations. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. 7:30pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee.

Tickets start at $11. MyNorthTickets.com

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TIM BURTON’S MASQUERADE BALL: Join NMC iDance for an evening of partner dancing inspired by Tim Burton’s works. 6pm, City Opera House, TC. Workshop, $5; dance, $12; & workshop/dance combo, $16. cityoperahouse.org

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

-------------------TRICK-OR-TREAT-OR-DRAW: Stop by the Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC between 10am & 5pm to show off your costume & pick up some Big Draw themed prizes. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------FALL COLOR AT KRUMWIEDE HIKE: Join Leelanau Conservancy docents as they hike up & down the trail at Krumwiede Forest Reserve, 5251 S. Wheeler Rd., Maple City at 1pm. leelanauconservancy.org

-------------------HOLIDAY ART FAIR: Featuring fine arts, crafts, & holiday gifts made by 55 area artists.

10am-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. dennosmuseum.org

oct 30

sunday

OAKWOOD CEMETERY TOURS WITH A HALLOWEEN TWIST: 4pm, Oakwood Cemetery, TC. Cost, $10. Proceeds benefit the Traverse Area Historical Society. 947-1480.

-------------------GRAND OPENING: Of The Village Arts Building, 301 Mill St., Northport. A ribbon cutting & members exhibit by the Northport Arts Association will be held today from 10am-4pm.

231-386-7090.

-------------------LWVLC’S SOLAR HARVEST TOUR: 1-4pm, Leelanau County. Stops at 11 locations highlighting an array of solar installations. Free.

LWVLeelanau.org

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LAST SUNDAY JAZZ: 3-5:30pm, Chateau Chantal Winery & Inn, TC. chateauchantal.com

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FALL BRIDAL SHOW & EXPO: Meet celebrity wedding planner David Tutera. Noon-4pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Presented by A Bride’s Time Bridal. Tickets, $15. abridestime.com

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AGED TO PERFECTION HALLOWEEN SHOW: 2pm, lower level, Old Town Playhouse, TC. 947-7389.

-------------------6TH ANNIVERSARY HOEDOWN CELEBRATION: Fundraiser for the Human Nature School. 2-7pm, Gilbert Lodge at Twin Lakes, TC. Enjoy live music, dancing, food, games, a bonfire, & much more. Suggested donation: $15/person or $30/family. humannatureschool. org/hoedown/

-------------------GRAND OPENING: Of The Village Arts Building, 301 Mill St., Northport. A ribbon cutting & members exhibit by the Northport Arts Association will be held today from 10am-4pm.

231-386-7090.

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TRUNK OR TREAT: 3-5pm, Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Enjoy food, games & trick or treating.

-------------------CASTLE FARMS GRAND BRIDAL EXPO: 10am-3pm, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Featuring over 50 wedding experts. Includes the Grand Finale Fashion Show at 3pm. Admission: $5 advance, $6 door. castlefarms.com/ grand-bridal-expo/

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Evening in a Japanese Garden is a Gala Fundraiser for the Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre that will be held at the Gilbert Lodge at Twin Lakes, TC on Sat., Nov. 5 at 6pm. The theme reflects the ballet company’s main production of The Princess Peony, scheduled for Feb. 4. Featuring live music by The Acme Jazz Project, hors d’ouevres, local wine, beer & cider, dancing by the Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre, & more. Tickets, $40. mynorthtickets.com ing a wide range of music from classical to Broadway favorites. 3-5pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. $10. crookedtree.org

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“LEAVING IOWA”: The Comedy About Family Vacations. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. 2pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee.

Tickets start at $11. MyNorthTickets.com

-------------------HOLIDAY ART FAIR: Featuring fine arts, crafts, & holiday gifts made by 55 area artists.

1-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. dennosmuseum.org

oct 31

monday

SALVATION ARMY HARVEST CARNIVAL: 4-7pm, 1239 Barlow St., TC. Enjoy games, food, a bounce house & more. 946-4644.

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ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY: 6-8pm, Empire Township Hall. Featuring snacks & games, including pumpkin bowling, pumpkin golf, Halloween bingo & more. empireareacommunitycenter.org

-------------------HALLOWEEN OPEN HOUSE: 5-8pm, Milton Township Fire Dept., Kewadin.

-------------------PETOSKEY AMERICAN HOUSE SPOOKTACULAR: 3-7:30pm, Petoskey American

House. Halloween party, 3pm; trick-or-treating, 5:30pm. Free. americanhouse.com

nov 01

tuesday

PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH: 6pm, MCHC, room G, TC. Featuring Todd Balkema, elder law attorney.

947-7389.

-------------------MANUFACTURING NIGHT: A gathering of northern MI technology enthusiasts hosted by TC New Tech at the ECCO Event Space, TC from 6-8pm. meetup.com/TCNewTech/

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AAUW PROGRAM: “PACE: Programs of AllInclusive Care for the Elderly.” 6:30pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. aauwtc.org

-------------------COFFEE @ TEN: With two-time Artprize winner & quilt artist Ann Loveless. 10-11:30am, Gilbert Gallery, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

nov 02

wednesday

NOVEMBER RECESS: Join The Ticker at this networking event at Captain’s Quarters & Mama Lu’s, TC from 5-7pm.

Admission, $10. Includes food from Mama Lu’s, two

complimentary beverages from Mama Lu’s or Rove Estate Winery, prizes including an Apple watch, gift certificate from Captain’s Quarters, taco kit from Mama Lu’s & more. www.traverseticker.com

-------------------EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION, RESILIENCY & GOOD HEALTH: Hosted by LWV Leelanau County at the Leelanau County Government Center, lower level, Suttons Bay at noon. Presented by Mary Beth Hardwicke, M.D. LWVLeelanau.org

-------------------DO GOOD TAP KICK OFF PARTY: 4pm, Rare Bird Brewery, TC. $1 of a select craft beer brewed by Rare Bird will go towards Grass River Natural Area. grassriver.org

-------------------INTERLOCHEN WOMAN’S CLUB MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Noon, Golden Fellowship Hall next to the Interlochen Public Library. Featuring lunch & the program “Fustini & the World of Vinegar.” 231-642-1767.

nov 03

thursday

OLD MISSION PENINSULA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7pm, Old Mission Township Hall, TC. Joan & Larry Bensley will speak about the Omena Historical Society renovation of the historical house in their village. 231-590-4762.

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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL PIANO CONCERT: With Tristan Eckerson, an awardwinning pianist & composer. 7pm, Suttons Bay Congregational Church. Tickets, $15. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Leelanau Early Childhood Development Commission’s Parenting Communities program. A reception will follow. 231-357-8776.

-------------------SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM: “Keeping a Promise of Compassion.” Presented by Church Women United at Old Mission Peninsula United Methodist Church, TC at 11am.

Potluck lunch follows program. Bring a food dish & table service. 231-649-0930.

-------------------THIRD ANNUAL IPA CHALLENGE: Eight TC breweries compete to have TC’s Best IPA. Blind tasting. 5:30-10pm, The Little Fleet, TC. thelittlefleet.com

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THE ELK RAPIDS WOMEN GROUP: Quilling Workshop at Stone Hedge Gallery, Elk Rapids.

Featuring a buffet dinner, gallery tour, & quilling workshop where you will make a Christmas ornament. $15 or $12 for paid members.

RSVP: Find ‘Quilling with Lena’ on Facebook.

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PRINE TIME: A Michigan Made John Prine Tribute Band. Featuring Seth Bernard, Michael Beauchamp, Mark Lavengood, Dan Rickabus & Max Lockwood. 7:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Tickets: $15, $25. cityoperahouse.org

nov 04

friday

FIRST FRIDAYS FOR FOODIES: Healthy & Delicious Appetizers: 11am, Crooked Tree Arts Center Kitchen, Petoskey. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

-------------------BENEFIT CONCERT: For Family Partnership of Grand Traverse. Featuring The Accidentals, who will perform their blend of indie folk, pop, jazz, bluegrass, rock, classical & more.

7pm, Central United Methodist Church, TC. Tickets: $15 adults, $7 children under 12. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------BELLAIRE FARMERS MARKET & YARD SALE: 9am-1pm, ASI Community Center. bellairechamber.org

THE CLAZZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: Brings its World Jazz Café sound to the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee at 8pm. Featuring Crispin Campbell, Michele Pugliese Ramo, Matt Pickart & Jack Dryden. Tickets: $10-$25. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------THE FLAVORS OF CHRISTMAS: 5-7pm, Knights of Columbus Hall, Gaylord. Featuring appetizers, desserts & a silent auction. $10 minimum donation. Proceeds will purchase clothing & toys for children in Otsego County through the Community Giving Program. 989732-8929.

-------------------INFANT MASSAGE CLASS: For pre-crawling infants at Interlochen Public Library at 10am.

Led by Jody Olsen, RN, LMT. Free. Register: 231-276-6767. Bring a blanket & your favorite lotion or oil.

-------------------AN EVENING WITH KYLE MILLS: Presented by the National Writers Series. Mills will take the stage to talk about filling the thriller shoes of bestselling author Vince Flynn, who lost his battle with prostate cancer. Mills continued the Mitch Rapp series with The Survivor, a #1 New York Times bestseller, & now his newest novel, Order to Kill. 7pm, City Opera House, TC. General admission, $15.50. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------“A FLEA IN HER EAR”: A comedy of errors centered around supposed infidelity & mistaken identity. 7:30pm, Phoenix Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $15 full, $13 senior & $10 youth. interlochen.org

-------------------“SEARCHERS, SEEKERS & SONGS OF FATE”: Presented by the NMC Choirs at Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC from 7:309:30pm. Tickets: $7-$12. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------GOOD MORNING GAYLORD: 8-9am, Sojourn Lakeside Resort, Gaylord. $10 for chamber members. 989-370-7873.

-------------------LUNCHEON LECTURE: Digging For History.

Lynn Evans, Ph.D., curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks, will discuss the history of Colonial Michilimackinac. Held in NCMC’s Library conference room, Petoskey.

Lunch, 11:30am; program, noon. Cost, $10.

Reserve your place: 231-348-6600.

-------------------“MARY POPPINS”: Presented by the Northland Players at The Opera House, Cheboygan at 7:30pm. Adults, $13 & students, $9. theoperahouse.org

nov 05

saturday

“HOW TO GET RICH & IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK”: A talk given by former U of M women’s swimming coach of 27 years, Jim Richardson.

For athletes, parents of athletes & coaches who take pride in the focus of sportsmanship & good character. 4:30-5:30pm, West YMCA pool, TC. Free. RSVP: kathy@gtbayymca.org

-------------------PIANO WARS: A fundraising performance to benefit Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital. Held at Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville. 6pm cocktail reception, 7pm dinner, 8pm dueling pianos. Tickets, $75. 231-642-7685.

-------------------29TH ANNUAL CRAFT SHOW: 8:30am3:30pm, Immaculate Conception Parish Centennial Hall & School, TC. Featuring over 80 exhibitors, a luncheon & more.

-------------------LAMB’S RETREAT SONGWRITER CONCERT: Featuring Cliff Eberhardt, Amy Rigby, Louise Mosrie, Buddy Mondlock & Brett Perkins.

Hosted by John D. Lamb at Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs at 8pm. $15. 231-526-2151.

-------------------LADY PALOOZA!: Shop & support local lady run small businesses at VFW Post 2780,

TC from 10am-4pm. Find ‘LadyNight Palooza!’

- Ladies - $1 offon drinks Facebook. & $5 martinis w/ DJ Fasel (No Cover)

Mon -------------------EVENING IN A JAPANESE This Tues - $2GARDEN: well drinks & shots Gala Fundraiser for the Northwest Michigan MIC at W/HOST CHRIS STERR Ballet Theatre willOPEN be held the Gilbert Lodge at Twin Lakes, TC at 6pm. The theme reflects Wed - Get it in the can for $1 the ballet company’s main production of The w/2 BaysforDJstwo shows on Princess Peony, scheduled February 4,Thurs 2017.- MI Featuring live$1music beer night off by The Acme Jazz hors d’ouevres, local all MIProject, beer w/DJ DomiNate wine, beer & cider, dancing by the Northwest MichiganFriday Ballet Nov Theatre, & more.

4: Happy Hour:Tickets, Wink $40. mynorthtickets.com

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BELL’S ICEMAN COMETH CHALLENGE: Saturday Novbike 5: race from This 29-mile mountain Kalkaska to TC is conquered by professional & amateur athletes world.

Sunday Nov 6from : NFLaround Sundaythe Ticket 9am-4pm, starting in downtown Kalkaska. iceman.com 941-1930 downtown TC check us out at unionstreetstationtc.net TOAST THE SEASON: Enjoy local wine & fare along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail from 11am-5pm. Tickets are $75 for couples or $50 for singles & include a featured wine & food pairing at 24 wineries, a souvenir wine glass & a holiday gift. lpwines.com

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-------------------AC PAW CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW: 10am4pm, West Bay Beach Resort, TC. Featuring 27+ local artisans, a pet microchipping & vaccination clinic, photos with Santa Paws, & more. Proceeds benefit AC PAW’s animal rescue efforts. Admission is free. ACPAW.org

-------------------29TH ANNUAL DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS: 9am-3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Featuring local & international artisans, the TC West Bella Voce Carolers, & more. Proceeds benefit Missions & Scholarships. 947-6698.

-------------------44TH ANNUAL ZONTA FASHION SHOW: 11am-2pm, Ovation Hall, Odawa Casino, Petoskey. “Celebrate!’’ will highlight the latest fall & winter fashions for more than 30 retailers in the Petoskey-Harbor Springs area, & include an elegant lunch, entertainment, a silent auction & more. Live music by Michelle Chenard & Elizabeth Stoner. Tickets, $55.

Proceeds benefit improving the status of women & girls. Find ‘Zonta Club of Petoskey’ on Facebook.

-------------------34TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR: 10am3pm, Bellaire High School. Featuring over 30 area artisans. bellairechamber.org

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MOZART TO MOTOWN: With The Motor City Brass Quintet, featuring some of Detroit’s most versatile brass musicians. 7:30-9:30pm, CTAC Theater, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. $25 members, $35 non-members & $10 students. crookedtree.org

-------------------“A FLEA IN HER EAR”: A comedy of errors centered around supposed infidelity & mistaken identity. 2pm & 7:30pm, Phoenix Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $15 full, $13 senior & $10 youth. interlochen.org

-------------------“MARY POPPINS”: (See Fri., Nov. 4)

nov 06

sunday

TOAST THE SEASON: Enjoy local wine & fare along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail from 12-5pm. Tickets are $75 for couples or $50 for singles & include a featured wine & food pairing at 24 wineries, a souvenir wine glass & a holiday gift. lpwines.com

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EMPTY BOWLS FUNDRAISER: 11am-2pm, Hagerty Center, TC. Enjoy soup & bread from local restaurants, live music, a silent auction, & receive a handmade bowl provided by community members. Benefits Goodwill’s Food Rescue program. Tickets: goodwillnmi.org/emptybowls

BOW-WOW-ERS HARBOR VINEYARDS DOGS & WINE EVENT: 1-6pm, Bowers Harbor Vineyards, TC. Join the Cherryland Humane Society & adopt a dog or cat, or have a glass of wine or cider to support Cherryland Humane Society. bowersharbor.com

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FIELD GUIDE BOOK SIGNING & PRESENTATION: With James Dake, education director & author of Grass River’s newly released “Field Guide to Northwest Michigan.” 1pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. grassriver.org

-------------------CLEAN UP & GREEN UP: 9am-3pm, American Waste, 280 Hughes Dr., TC. Fourteen area companies join the Michigan Green Consortium to accept a whole host of items that can & should be repurposed & recycled.

Info: cleanupgreenup.com

-------------------THE BAY FILM SERIES: Presents “Our Little Sister.” 2pm & 5pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. $9.50 at door. thebaytheatre.com

-------------------“MARY POPPINS”: Presented by the Northland Players at The Opera House, Cheboygan at 2pm. Adults, $13; students, $9 & seniors, $10. theoperahouse.org

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AMATEUR RADIO TECHNICIAN CLASSES: Presented by the Cherryland Amateur Radio Club in the training room for New Approaches Center, TC. Meets every Weds. for about 12 weeks, starting Oct. 26. Free, but you must have a copy of the American Radio Relay Leagues Technician Class workbook, version 3. www.cherrylandarc.com

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FREE JAZZERCISE: In Oct. enjoy a free week or two classes of Jazzercise at the John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion of McLaren Northern Michigan, Petoskey. Classes are Mondays at 5:30pm & Wednesdays at 4:15pm. Register: northernhealth.org/classes

-------------------COMPULSIVE EATERS ANONYMOUS HOW: Held every Thurs. from 5:30-6:30pm at Friends Church, 206 S. Oak Street - at 5th Street, TC. For more info: traversecityCEAHOW.org

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THE HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: Takes place weekdays during the month of Oct. Your ticket gets you a complimentary pour at each of more than 20 participating wineries on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail offering diverse red wines. Tickets, $10; $5 of each ticket goes to the American Red Cross. www. lpwines.com

-------------------DOWNTOWN HISTORIC WALKING TOURS: Held every Sat. in Oct. at 10:30am. Meet 20 minutes early in front of Horizon Books, TC. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Traverse Area Historical Society. 995-0313.

-------------------HEALTHY COOKING ON A BUDGET: This free six-week class offered by Love In the Name of Christ begins on Sept. 26. Register: 941-5683.

-------------------THE BIG DRAW - GRAND TRAVERSE: Activities through Oct. Schedule: dennosmuseum.org

-------------------YOGA 1-2: With Kelly Stiglich 500-ERYT at GT Circuit, TC on Tuesdays at 5:30pm. $10 suggested donation. gtcircuit.org

-------------------OM GENTLE YOGA: With Kelly Stiglich 500-ERYT at GT Circuit, TC on Saturdays at 10:30am. $5. gtcircuit.org

-------------------MCLAREN NORTHERN MI DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the second Mon. of each month from 7-8pm at the John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey. northernhealth.org/wellness

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complimentary beverages from Mama Lu’s or Rove Estate Winery, prizes including an Apple watch, gift certificate from Captain’s Quarters, taco kit from Mama Lu’s & more. www.traverseticker.com

-------------------EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION, RESILIENCY & GOOD HEALTH: Hosted by LWV Leelanau County at the Leelanau County Government Center, lower level, Suttons Bay at noon. Presented by Mary Beth Hardwicke, M.D. LWVLeelanau.org

-------------------DO GOOD TAP KICK OFF PARTY: 4pm, Rare Bird Brewery, TC. $1 of a select craft beer brewed by Rare Bird will go towards Grass River Natural Area. grassriver.org

-------------------INTERLOCHEN WOMAN’S CLUB MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Noon, Golden Fellowship Hall next to the Interlochen Public Library. Featuring lunch & the program “Fustini & the World of Vinegar.” 231-642-1767.

nov 03

thursday

OLD MISSION PENINSULA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7pm, Old Mission Township Hall, TC. Joan & Larry Bensley will speak about the Omena Historical Society renovation of the historical house in their village. 231-590-4762.

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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL PIANO CONCERT: With Tristan Eckerson, an awardwinning pianist & composer. 7pm, Suttons Bay Congregational Church. Tickets, $15. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Leelanau Early Childhood Development Commission’s Parenting Communities program. A reception will follow. 231-357-8776.

-------------------SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM: “Keeping a Promise of Compassion.” Presented by Church Women United at Old Mission Peninsula United Methodist Church, TC at 11am.

Potluck lunch follows program. Bring a food dish & table service. 231-649-0930.

THE CLAZZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: Brings its World Jazz Café sound to the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee at 8pm. Featuring Crispin Campbell, Michele Pugliese Ramo, Matt Pickart & Jack Dryden. Tickets: $10-$25. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------THE FLAVORS OF CHRISTMAS: 5-7pm, Knights of Columbus Hall, Gaylord. Featuring appetizers, desserts & a silent auction. $10 minimum donation. Proceeds will purchase clothing & toys for children in Otsego County through the Community Giving Program. 989732-8929.

-------------------INFANT MASSAGE CLASS: For pre-crawling infants at Interlochen Public Library at 10am.

Led by Jody Olsen, RN, LMT. Free. Register: 231-276-6767. Bring a blanket & your favorite lotion or oil.

-------------------AN EVENING WITH KYLE MILLS: Presented by the National Writers Series. Mills will take the stage to talk about filling the thriller shoes of bestselling author Vince Flynn, who lost his battle with prostate cancer. Mills continued the Mitch Rapp series with The Survivor, a #1 New York Times bestseller, & now his newest novel, Order to Kill. 7pm, City Opera House, TC. General admission, $15.50. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------“A FLEA IN HER EAR”: A comedy of errors centered around supposed infidelity & mistaken identity. 7:30pm, Phoenix Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $15 full, $13 senior & $10 youth. interlochen.org

-------------------“SEARCHERS, SEEKERS & SONGS OF FATE”: Presented by the NMC Choirs at Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC from 7:309:30pm. Tickets: $7-$12. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------GOOD MORNING GAYLORD: 8-9am, Sojourn Lakeside Resort, Gaylord. $10 for chamber members. 989-370-7873.

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LUNCHEON LECTURE: Digging For History.

Lynn Evans, Ph.D., curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks, will discuss the history of Colonial Michilimackinac. Held in NCMC’s Library conference room, Petoskey.

National Writers Series Lunch, 11:30am; program, noon. Cost, $10.

THIRD ANNUAL IPA CHALLENGE: Reserve your••• place: 231-348-6600.

••• a Eight conversation with TC breweries compete to have TC’s Best IPA. Blind tasting. 5:30-10pm, The Little Fleet, TC. “MARY POPPINS”: Presented by the Norththelittlefleet.com land Players at The Opera House, Cheboygan at 7:30pm. Adults, $13 & students, $9. theopTHE ELK RAPIDS WOMEN GROUP: Quilling erahouse.org Author ofHedge the Mitch Rapp series, created by VINCE FLYNN Workshop at Stone Gallery, Elk Rapids.

Featuring a buffet dinner, gallery tour, & quillWith Guest Host Doug Stanton ing workshop where you will make a Christmas ornament. $15 or $12 for paid members.New York Times bestselling author of In Harm’s Way “HOW TO GET RICH & IT’S RSVP: Find ‘Quilling with Lena’ on Facebook. Horse Soldiers and NOT WHAT YOU THINK”: November 4, 7 pm • City Opera House PRINE TIME: A Michigan Made John Prine A talk given by former U of Tribute Band. Featuring Seth Bernard, Michael M women’s swimming coach Mills wowed Flynn fans last year The Beauchamp, Mark Lavengood, Dan Rickabus of 27 years, Jimwith Richardson. & Max Lockwood. 7:30pm, City Opera House, For athletes, parents of athletes & coaches Survivor, a #1 triple crown winner on the TC. Tickets: $15, $25. cityoperahouse.org take pride in the focus of sportsmanship New Yorkwho Times bestseller list. & good character. 4:30-5:30pm, West YMCA pool, TC. Free.Mills RSVP:returns kathy@gtbayymca.org with

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TC from 10am-4pm. Find ‘Lady Palooza!’ on Facebook.

-------------------EVENING IN A JAPANESE GARDEN: This Gala Fundraiser for the Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre will be held at the Gilbert Lodge at Twin Lakes, TC at 6pm. The theme reflects the ballet company’s main production of The Princess Peony, scheduled for two shows on February 4, 2017. Featuring live music by The Acme Jazz Project, hors d’ouevres, local wine, beer & cider, dancing by the Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre, & more. Tickets, $40. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------BELL’S ICEMAN COMETH CHALLENGE: This 29-mile mountain bike race from Kalkaska to TC is conquered by professional & amateur athletes from around the world.

9am-4pm, starting in downtown Kalkaska. iceman.com

-------------------TOAST THE SEASON: Enjoy local wine & fare along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail from 11am-5pm. Tickets are $75 for couples or $50 for singles & include a featured wine & food pairing at 24 wineries, a souvenir wine glass & a holiday gift. lpwines.com

-------------------AC PAW CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW: 10am4pm, West Bay Beach Resort, TC. Featuring 27+ local artisans, a pet microchipping & vaccination clinic, photos with Santa Paws, & more. Proceeds benefit AC PAW’s animal rescue efforts. Admission is free. ACPAW.org

-------------------29TH ANNUAL DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS: 9am-3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Featuring local & international artisans, the TC West Bella Voce Carolers, & more. Proceeds benefit Missions & Scholarships. 947-6698.

-------------------44TH ANNUAL ZONTA FASHION SHOW: 11am-2pm, Ovation Hall, Odawa Casino, Petoskey. “Celebrate!’’ will highlight the latest fall & winter fashions for more than 30 retailers in the Petoskey-Harbor Springs area, & include an elegant lunch, entertainment, a silent auction & more. Live music by Michelle Chenard & Elizabeth Stoner. Tickets, $55.

Proceeds benefit improving the status of women & girls. Find ‘Zonta Club of Petoskey’ on Facebook.

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34TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR: 10am3pm, Bellaire High School. Featuring over 30 area artisans. bellairechamber.org

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MOZART TO MOTOWN: With The Motor City Brass Quintet, featuring some of Detroit’s most versatile brass musicians. 7:30-9:30pm, CTAC Theater, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. $25 members, $35 non-members & $10 students. crookedtree.org

nov 04

friday

FIRST FRIDAYS FOR FOODIES: Healthy & Delicious Appetizers: 11am, Crooked Tree Arts Center Kitchen, Petoskey. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

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of Grand Traverse. Featuring The Accidentals, who will perform their blend of indie folk, pop, jazz, bluegrass, rock, classical & more.

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nov 05

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-------------------“A FLEA IN HER EAR”: A comedy of errors centered around supposed infidelity & mistaken identity. 2pm & 7:30pm, Phoenix Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $15 full, $13 senior & $10 youth. interlochen.org

-------------------“MARY POPPINS”: (See Fri., Nov. 4)

nov 06

sunday

TOAST THE SEASON: Enjoy local wine & fare along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail from 12-5pm. Tickets are $75 for couples or $50 for singles & include a featured wine & food pairing at 24 wineries, a souvenir wine glass & a holiday gift. lpwines.com

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EMPTY BOWLS FUNDRAISER: 11am-2pm, Hagerty Center, TC. Enjoy soup & bread from local restaurants, live music, a silent auction, & receive a handmade bowl provided by community members. Benefits Goodwill’s Food Rescue program. Tickets: goodwillnmi.org/emptybowls

BOW-WOW-ERS HARBOR VINEYARDS DOGS & WINE EVENT: 1-6pm, Bowers Harbor Vineyards, TC. Join the Cherryland Humane Society & adopt a dog or cat, or have a glass of wine or cider to support Cherryland Humane Society. bowersharbor.com

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FIELD GUIDE BOOK SIGNING & PRESENTATION: With James Dake, education director & author of Grass River’s newly released “Field Guide to Northwest Michigan.” 1pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. grassriver.org

-------------------CLEAN UP & GREEN UP: 9am-3pm, American Waste, 280 Hughes Dr., TC. Fourteen area companies join the Michigan Green Consortium to accept a whole host of items that can & should be repurposed & recycled.

Info: cleanupgreenup.com

-------------------THE BAY FILM SERIES: Presents “Our Little Sister.” 2pm & 5pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. $9.50 at door. thebaytheatre.com

-------------------“MARY POPPINS”: Presented by the Northland Players at The Opera House, Cheboygan at 2pm. Adults, $13; students, $9 & seniors, $10. theoperahouse.org

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AMATEUR RADIO TECHNICIAN CLASSES: Presented by the Cherryland Amateur Radio Club in the training room for New Approaches Center, TC. Meets every Weds. for about 12 weeks, starting Oct. 26. Free, but you must have a copy of the American Radio Relay Leagues Technician Class workbook, version 3. www.cherrylandarc.com

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FREE JAZZERCISE: In Oct. enjoy a free week or two classes of Jazzercise at the John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion of McLaren Northern Michigan, Petoskey. Classes are Mondays at 5:30pm & Wednesdays at 4:15pm. Register: northernhealth.org/classes

-------------------COMPULSIVE EATERS ANONYMOUS HOW: Held every Thurs. from 5:30-6:30pm at Friends Church, 206 S. Oak Street - at 5th Street, TC. For more info: traversecityCEAHOW.org

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THE HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: Takes place weekdays during the month of Oct. Your ticket gets you a complimentary pour at each of more than 20 participating wineries on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail offering diverse red wines. Tickets, $10; $5 of each ticket goes to the American Red Cross. www. lpwines.com

-------------------DOWNTOWN HISTORIC WALKING TOURS: Held every Sat. in Oct. at 10:30am. Meet 20 minutes early in front of Horizon Books, TC. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Traverse Area Historical Society. 995-0313.

-------------------HEALTHY COOKING ON A BUDGET: This free six-week class offered by Love In the Name of Christ begins on Sept. 26. Register: 941-5683.

-------------------THE BIG DRAW - GRAND TRAVERSE: Activities through Oct. Schedule: dennosmuseum.org

-------------------YOGA 1-2: With Kelly Stiglich 500-ERYT at GT Circuit, TC on Tuesdays at 5:30pm. $10 suggested donation. gtcircuit.org

-------------------OM GENTLE YOGA: With Kelly Stiglich 500-ERYT at GT Circuit, TC on Saturdays at 10:30am. $5. gtcircuit.org

-------------------MCLAREN NORTHERN MI DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the second Mon. of each month from 7-8pm at the John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey. northernhealth.org/wellness

DEBTORS ANONYMOUS: 12 Step Meeting. Held on Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Munson Community Health Center, east door, Room G, TC. For info, email: tcdajp34@gmail.com

-------------------ADOPTION SATURDAYS: Pets Naturally, TC hosts one dog & one cat from the Cherryland Humane Society on Saturdays from 11am2pm. www.petsnaturallytc.com

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

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INDOOR FARMERS MARKET, THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC: Held in The Mercato on Saturdays, beginning Nov. 5 through April 29 from 10am-2pm. thevillagetc.com

-------------------ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8am-noon, Rotary Park. Over 40 local vendors offer fresh produce, plants & baked goods. elkrapidschamber.org

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ALDEN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, Tennis Court Park, 4-8pm. visitalden.com

-------------------FRANKFORT FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, Main St., Frankfort, 9am-1pm. 231325-2220.

-------------------INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Interlochen Shopping Center, big parking lot behind Ric’s, Interlochen Corners, 9am-2pm, every Sun. through Oct. facebook.com/interlochenfarmersmarket

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

-------------------COLORING CLUB FOR GROWN-UPS: Held on Wednesdays from 12-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Free. crookedtree.org/tc

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

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“JUST FOR US” BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the first Tues. of every month from 6:30-8:30pm at the McLaren Northern MI John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey. 800-248-6777.

-------------------SONG OF THE MORNING, VANDERBILT: Free yoga classes, Tues. – Fri., 7:30-8:30am. songofthemorning.org

-------------------TRAVERSE BAY BLUES SOCIETY JAM SESSION: Held the third Thurs. of every month from 7-10pm at InsideOut Gallery, TC. traversebayblues.com

-------------------PETOSKEY FILM THEATER: Showing international, indie, art house & documentary films on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays.

Carnegie Building, 451 E. Mitchell St., next to Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Donations welcome.

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

-------------------DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE: Fridays from 6-7:30pm at After 26 Depot Café, Cadillac. Enjoy coffee with dinner or dessert while listening to live entertainment. 231-468-3526.

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“MAKING ART TOGETHER”: The Northport Arts Association will host this open studio every Thurs., starting Nov. 3, from 10am-1pm at the Village Arts Building, Northport. northportartsforall.com

10TH ANNUAL “ART OF RECOVERY: The Human Journey”: Sponsored by Northern Lakes Community Mental Health, this exhibit celebrates the resiliency & healing power of people & features art by professional & novice artists. Held at the G.T. Circuit, TC, a community celebration & opening reception will be held on Fri., Nov. 4 from 3-7pm. Exhibit runs through Nov. 14. 935-3099.

-------------------PLEIN AIR PAINTING EXHIBIT: Presented by the Plein Air Painters of Northwest MI at the City Opera House, TC. An opening reception will be held on Weds., Nov. 2 from 5-7pm.

Runs through Dec. cityoperahouse.org

“MOZART TO MOTOWN” with

THE MOTOR CITY BRASS QUINTET Selections from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to William “Billy” Joel to Motown

-------------------“OTHER WORDS FOR NATURE”: Runs through Dec. 15 at the Cowell Family Cancer Center, TC. 231-392-8492.

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5TH ANNUAL FARM TO FRAME JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: Through Nov. 30, Aerie Restaurant, GT Resort & Spa, Acme.

From the seed to the harvest, & from the market to the plate, this exhibit highlights phases of local agriculture & food production. crookedtree.org

-------------------MYTHS OF THE NORTHWOODS: Explores the legend of Paul Bunyan & other lumberjack yarns. Runs through Nov. 4 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.org

-------------------“FANTASY MASQUES: What’s Hidden, What’s Revealed”: This multi-media exhibition by Carole Steinberg Berk is shown at the Leelanau Township Library, Northport through Oct. 31. carolesteinbergberk.com

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THE BOTANIC GARDEN, HISTORIC BARNS PARK, TC: Oct. Artists of the Month in the upper level of the Visitor Center.

Acrylic & watercolor artists include Janet Wilson Oliver & Dorothy McGrath Grossman. thebotanicgarden.org

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-------------------A PRJCT OMNI & WAREHOUSE MRKT EXHIBITION: Selected artists’ work from around the world will be shown & sold in the halls of Warehouse Market, TC through Nov. 30. warehousemrkt.com

-------------------OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: - AIR Show: Featuring work created by 33 artists who have participated in the GAAA Artistin-Residence program. Runs through Nov. 26.

A panel discussion will be held on Sat., Nov. 5 at 1pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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THREE PINES STUDIO, CROSS VILLAGE: - “Fellow Travelers: Large & Small”: Sculptures

by Doug Melvin.

- Letters: Words with Friends: This all media exhibition is held in support of the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book. Runs through Nov. 1. threepinesstudio.com

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - SOLILOQUY: Detroit Society of Women Painters & Sculptors: Through Nov. 19, Gilbert Gallery.

- Back to School: CTAC Teachers’ Exhibition: Runs through Jan. 7 in the Atrium Gallery. crookedtree.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - A Walk Through Michigan Seasons: Featuring landscape artists Alan Maciag, Margie Guyot & Lori Feldpausch. Runs through Dec. 3. crookedtree.org

-------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - Permanence & Impermanence: Iceland – a Land of Temporal Contrasts. By Jean Larson.

Runs through Dec. 31.

- Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon: The works of renowned photographer Paola Gianturco. Runs through Dec. 31.

- Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection: On display through Nov. 27. Featuring 27 images by 7 artists in stone cut, stencil, lithography & etching/aquatint. dennosmuseum.org

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Shawn Mendes – Illuminate – Island

Singer Mendes got his start by releasing a number of short Vine videos in which he displayed his soulful vocals and ear for R&B/ pop hooks. Now the performer has moved on to his sophomore album release, for which the first single (“Treat You Better”) already has hit radio’s top 20. Mendes’ lyrical themes are what drag down the entire set; his entire repertoire of subject matter seems to be either pickup lines or the mourning of a breakup, so while his vocals are solid, the tracks themselves offer little weight, depth, or interest.

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Agnes Obel – Citizen of Glass – PIAS

Danish born and now residing in Germany, singer-songwriter Obel’s latest was inspired by the German term “glass citizen,” which refers to the average person’s level of privacy. The result is a revealing, personal album that centers around her usual tools of piano, strings, and vocals — but with a slightly foreboding, world-weary edge.

Highlights include the tense and tentative “Stretch Your Eyes”; the reflective “It’s Happening Again,” which features Obel’s precise falsetto; and the mildly funky “Trophy.”

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ROCK HALL OF FAME NAMES LATEST NOMINEES

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ROCK

BY KRISTI KATES

R.E.M., Adele, and Neil Young …

The nominees for the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were just announced.

Among them: the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Bad Brains, Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, Tupac Shakur, Janet Jackson, The Cars, The Zombies, MC5, Kraftwerk, and Chic. Want to influence who gets inducted? Visit rockhall.com online to vote. The five artists with the highest number of votes will make up a “fan ballot” that will be considered — along with the votes of the 800 artists, industry insiders, and music historians that make up the Hall of Fame’s voting body. The winning inductees will be announced in December …

Detroit duo The White Stripes, which disbanded five years ago, is striking back against the Donald Trump campaign’s use of its track “Seven Nation Army” without permission. Jack White and Meg White not only released a statement saying that they are “disgusted” by the illegal use of their song but also are selling a T-shirt playing off their 2007 track “Icky Thump.” The front of the shirt reads “ICKY TRUMP,” and the back features some of the song’s immigrationfocused lyrics. The T-shirts are available for purchase via Jack White’s Third Man Records (thirdmanrecords.com). The White Stripes join a long list of celebs who have condemned the Trump campaign for using their music, including The Rolling Stones,

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Speaking of Jack White, he’s set to be honored by the Recording Academy’s Producers and Engineers Division just before the Grammy Awards next year. White will receive an award for his “accomplishments and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music.” Past honorees in this special category include Rick Rubin, Quincy Jones, and Jimmy Iovine. White will receive the award on Feb. 8; the 2017 Grammys air on Feb. 12 …

The Magnetic Fields will tour in an unusual way next spring to promote its upcoming new album, 50 Song Memoir, which includes one song for every year that TMF frontman Stephin Merritt has lived.

The band will perform the lengthy new album in its entirety over dedicated two-night gigs at each of the venues scheduled on the tour, which includes stops in Philadelphia (March 15 and16); Knoxville, Tenn. (March 24 and 25); Chicago (April 19 and 20); and Seattle (May 6 and 7) …

MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: The new band Test Pattern originally might have been conceived as a joke band — Fred Armisen and Bill Hader’s riff on the Talking Heads’ musical style — but now the band has caught on, and it’s set to play a live show in L.A. with new bandmates Maya Rudolph and Jon Wurster. Check out

Test Pattern’s super-catchy performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers at tinyurl.com/ zj7e4r2 …

MINI BUZZ: Olly Murs’ fifth album, 24HRS, will hit stores on Nov. 11, and Murs will follow up the album’s release with a big arena tour next March …

Pop diva Elle King will be at Detroit’s Fillmore on Oct. 30 …

Buzz band Pinegrove recently performed on “CBS This Morning – Saturday,” and three of its showcased songs are now available online …

Grand Rapids’ Intersection will host a hiphop show by Atmosphere and Brother Ali on Nov. 2 …

Yellowcard and Like Torches will be on a double bill at Detroit’s Fillmore on Nov. 5 …

American Football’s new eponymous album, American Football, is their first since 1999 and is available now from Polyvinyl Records …

And also available this week are these brand new releases … Alicia Keys’ Here … Bon Jovi’s This House Is Not For Sale … Nathan Sykes’ Unfinished Business … and Robbie Williams’ Heavy Entertainment Show … 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.

A Whole New Life

TRAVERSE CITY

Kyle Zemsta was so impressed by his wife’s weight loss results one year after surgery, he decided to have the procedure, too. Now they both have much more energy, stamina, and enjoy outdoor activities together.

Bariatric procedures are not for everyone. People qualify for weight loss surgery only if it is the best choice for their health and they demonstrate the required commitment, motivation, education, and medical history. Munson Medical Center’s nationally accredited program provides long-term support and thorough follow-up care. To learn more, join us for a free, informational seminar.

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“It’s been absolutely wonderful,” Katie said. “I’ve lost 120 pounds.

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Wednesday, December 7 | 6 - 8 pm Traverse City: Munson Medical Center; also available via video conference in Cadillac, Charlevoix, Gaylord, Grayling, and Manistee

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Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee

• 522 - MANISTEE Tues. -- Karaoke Thurs., Fri., Sat. -- DJ • BUCKLEY BAR - BUCKLEY Fri. -- DJ Karaoke/Sounds - Duane & Janet • CADILLAC SANDS RESORT Porthole Pub & Eatery: Thurs. -- Live music

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

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

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC Tues. -- Open & un-mic'd w/ Ben Johnson, 7-9 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • CHATEAU CHANTAL - TC 10/30 -- Jeff Haas Trio w/ flutist Nancy Stagnitta, 3-5:30 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Lobby: 10/28-29 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 11/4 -- John Pomeroy, 7-11 11/5 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 • HAWTHORNE VINEYARDS - TC 10/30 -- Oh Brother Big Sister, 3-5 • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru Oct. -- Two Old Broads & 3 Buddies Fri. - Sat. thru Nov. -- The Cow Puppies • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 • NORTH PEAK - TC Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 10/28-29 -- Sweet J Band 11/4 -- Bad Jam 11/5 -- Savage Soul Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30-

1:30 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 • PARK PLACE HOTEL - TC Beacon Lounge: Mon. -- Levi Britton, 8:30pm Thurs. - Sat. -- Tom Kaufmann • PARKSHORE LOUNGE - TC Fri. - Sat. -- DJ • RARE BIRD BREWPUB - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 9 • SAIL INN - TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • SIDE TRAXX - TC Weds. -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 Fri.-Sat. -- DJ/VJ Mike King • STREETERS - TC 10/29 -- Saints & Sinners Halloween Party w/ DJ Ricky T, 9 Ground Zero: 10/29 -- Motley's Crew, 9 11/4 -- Adam Gontier w/ Coldville & Another Lost Year, 8 11/5 -- Dokken, 8 • STUDIO ANATOMY - TC 10/29 -- Mellow Out, 9 11/5 -- Hail Your Highness, In My Restless Dreams, 9 • TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE - TC Tues. -- Turbo Pup, 7-9 Weds. -- Open mic, 7-9 Thurs. -- G-Snacks, 7-9 Fri. -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9 Sat. -- Chris Dark, 7-9 • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC

10/29 -- Monster Mash Halloween Bash w/ One Hot Robot, 8 10/30 -- Comrade's Mash Bash, 1-5 11/1 -- STRUM Ukulele Sing-ALong, 6-8 11/4 -- Turbo Pup, 8-11 11/5 -- Kansas Bible Company wsg Major & the Monbacks, 8-11 Mon. -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 Weds. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • UNION STREET STATION - TC 10/29 -- The Mainstays 10/31 -- DJ Fasel 11/1 -- Open mic w/ Chris Sterr 11/2 -- 2 Bays DJs 11/3 -- DJ DomiNate 11/4 -- Happy hour w/ Wink, then Old Shoe 11/5 -- Old Shoe Sun. -- Karaoke • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC 11/2 -- Comedy On the Bay w/ Jon Stringer, 7-9:30 11/5 -- Iceman Cometh Party w/ The Orbitsons Band & DJ Motaz, 9-2 Tues. -- Sweetwater Blues Night, 7-9:30 View: 10/29 -- Halloween party w/ live music, 6-2 Thurs. -- Jazz w/ Jeff Haas Trio, 7-9:30

Antrim & Charlevoix • BC TAPROOM -- BC 10/29 -- Sean Bielby, 8-11 • BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM - CHARLEVOIX 10/30 -- Dane Tollas, 7-10 11/1 -- Sean Bielby, 7-10 11/4 -- Nathan Bates, 8-11 11/5 -- Chris Koury, 8-11 11/6 -- Pete Kehoe, 6-9 • CELLAR 152 - ELK RAPIDS 11/4 -- Jeff Brown, 7:309:30 11/5 -- The Avalon Man, 7:30-9:30 • JORDAN INN - EAST JORDAN

Tues. -- Open Mic w/ Cal Mantis, 7-11 Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • MURRAY'S BAR & GRILL - EAST JORDAN Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • QUAY RESTAURANT & TERRACE BAR CHARLEVOIX Weds. -- Live jazz, 7-10 • RED MESA GRILL BOYNE CITY 10/29 -Halloween Extravaganza w/ Dave Cisco, 6-10 11/1 -- Keith Scott, 6-9

• SHORT'S BREWING CO. - BELLAIRE 10/29 -- Halloween Party w/ Huckleberry Groove, 5-12 11/1 -- Open mic w/ Seth Bernard, 7:30-10:30 11/4 -- Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters, 8-10:30 11/5 -- Joe Wilson Trio, 810:30 • VASQUEZ' HACIENDA ELK RAPIDS Acoustic Tues. Open Jam, 6-9 Sat. -- Live music, 7-10

Bluegrass & folk duo Great Lakes Graham & the Fiddle Man from Marquette play St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah on Friday, November 4 from 6-9pm.

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THOMPSONVILLE Thurs. -- Karaoke, 9 • LEELANAU SANDS CASINO - PESHAWBESTOWN 10/28-29 -- CP2, 9 11/1 -- Frank Moravcik, 12-4pm • LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL - HONOR Thurs., Fri., Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • MARTHA'S LEELANAU TABLE - SB Weds. -- The Windy Ridge Boys, 6-9 Sun. -- The Hot Biscuits, 6-9 • ROADHOUSE - BENZONIA Weds. -- Jake Frysinger, 5-8

• ST. AMBROSE CELLARS BEULAH 11/4 -- Great Lakes Graham & the Fiddle Man, 6-9 11/5 -- Barefoot, 6-9 Tues. -- Speakeasy Open Mic Night, 6-8 • STORMCLOUD BREWING CO. - FRANKFORT 10/29 -- Keith Scott Blues, 8-10 11/4 -- Uncle Z, 8-10 11/5 -- Jeff Bihlman, 8-10 • WESTERN AVE. GRILL GLEN ARBOR Fri. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Karaoke

Emmet & Cheboygan • BARREL BACK RESTAURANT - WALLOON LAKE VILLAGE Weds. -- Michelle Chenard, 5-8 • BEARDS BREWERY PETOSKEY Weds. -- "Beards on Wax" (vinyl only night spun by DJ J2xtrubl), 8-11 • CAFE SANTE - BOYNE CITY 10/29 -- Halloween Tomfoolery w/ Kellerville, 8-11 11/3 -- Randy Reszka Mon. -- Nathan Bates, 6-9 • CITY PARK GRILL PETOSKEY 10/29 -- Halloween Party w/

The Galactic Sherpas, 10 Sun. -- Trivia • DIXIE SALOON - MACKINAW CITY Thurs. -- Gene Perry, 9-1 Fri. & Sat. -- DJ • KNOT JUST A BAR - BAY HARBOR Fri. -- Chris Martin, 7-10 • MOUNTAINSIDE GRILL BOYNE CITY Fri. -- Ronnie Hernandez, 6-9 • MUSTANG WENDY'S HARBOR SPRINGS 10/29 -- Pete Kehoe, 7-10 • OASIS TAVERN - KEWADIN Thurs. -- Bad Medicine, DJ

Jesse James • ODAWA CASINO PETOSKEY 10/29 -- The Pistil Whips 11/4 Nelson Olstrom, 8 11/5 -- Loud Mouth Soup, 8 O Zone: 10/29 -- Halloween Bash, 8 • STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL - PETOSKEY Noggin Room: 10/29 -- Escaping Pavement • STAFFORD'S PIER RESTAURANT - HS Pointer Room: Thurs. - Sat. -- Carol Parker on piano

Otsego, Crawford & Central • ALPINE TAVERN - GAYLORD 10/28-29 -- Nelson Olstrom, 7-10 11/4 -- Jim Akans, 7-10 11/5 -- Mike Ridley, 7-10 • MAIN STREET MARKET GAYLORD 10/29 -- Lee Dyer

11/4 -- Dav Menzo 11/5 -- Brighter Bloom Thurs. -- Open mic, 7-9 • TIMOTHY'S PUB - GAYLORD Fri.-Sat. -- Video DJ w/Larry Reichert Ent. • TREETOPS RESORT - GAYLORD

10/29 -- Halloween Party at Haunted Wilderness Cabin w/ DJ, 8-12 Hunter's Grille: Thurs. through Sat. -- Live music w/ Late Night, 9

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1 Bob Ross works on his masterpiece during The Landing Restaurant’s early Halloween party.

2 Shannon Taraga and Bruan Gibson await a table at Twisted Olive during Petoskey Restaurant Week.

3 It’s a Norman Rockwell scene at Jacob’s Corn Maze in Traverse City as Susan Zenker pulls a family behind a team of horses.

4 A crowd enjoys the grand opening of the Northport Arts Association Members’ Show.

5 Andi Shepherd of Emmet County Recycling and Emma Beauchamp of Taste The Local Difference during the Petoskey Business After Hours sponsored at The Grain Train.

6 Connie and Tracy Nemecek, as ghostly lady and gent, were the big winners of The Landing Restaurant in Charlevoix’s Halloween costume contest.

7 David Coveyou of Coveyou Scenic Farm and Lisa Wilbur of Stafford’s chat during the Petoskey Chamber’s Business After Hours.

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The reel

by meg weichman

THE ACCOUNTANT

T

he Accountant, a thriller starring Ben Affleck (America’s least-favorite Batman) is a film that has no idea what it wants to be. Is it a standard thriller? A corporate espionage whodunit? An Autism message film?

A dysfunctional family saga? After watching it, you won’t be sure, and the sheer number of storylines thrown at you in the two-plus hours it takes to get through it will leave you bewildered and disappointed yet also a little impressed.

Because this is a movie that takes itself so seriously, you will be tricked in to taking it seriously too. Ben Affleck is this accountant, see? And he’s a high-functioning autistic one who’s not only great with numbers but also a trained assassin. Wolff works as a small-town CPA to prevent exposure and lives in a mundane suburban ranch, but when he’s not helping Midwestern housewives, he’s gallivanting around the world performing accounting feats for the world’s shadiest organizations. But instead of helping bleach the books of a drug cartel or terror network, Wolff’s latest job is finding missing funds at a robotics company, which somehow ends up proving just as dangerous. The Accountant isn’t a colossal failure, or even one that anyone will remember. It’s just overloaded, underperformed, and asks that the viewer take its word for everything.

Jack Reacher, that film you vaguely might remember hearing about back in 2012, got a sequel. And I know what you’re thinking: Is Hollywood really that bankrupt for new ideas?

Well, yes and no.

Turns out, Jack Reacher is based on Lee Childs’ best-selling crime series. And with 21 novels (still going strong) and over 100 million readers worldwide, it’s got an NCISlike feel — wildly popular, but still somehow immune to cultural osmosis and zeitgeist infiltration.

Yet even with this built-in following, the original film adaptation was only a modest commercial success.

That’s why we also must pay attention to the Tom Cruise factor. Lest we forget that, while we have largely turned on the former pinnacle of movie stardom for his glib ways, he still remains a very big star abroad — particularly in China, where the film is poised to do big business (now the film’s weird internet café visit suddenly makes sense!).

So context aside, how is this star-driven crime thriller sequel that no one was really asking for? Pretty much what you’d expect: fine, formulaic, and forgettable.

Cruise returns as the titular Reacher, a former military-cop-turned-itinerant-vigilante who makes his way across the country from seedy motel to rundown roadside café, fighting injustice “his way,” like a modern day Tom Joad but with a killer punch.

Don’t worry, all of this immediately apparent.

Having any previous awareness of Jack Reacher or knowing what happened in the first film couldn’t be less consequential to your enjoyment or understanding.

When Jack is not doing his off-the-grid defender thing, he’s flirting over the phone with the woman (Colbie Smulders) who took over his position in the military police about someday meeting up face-to-face.

And when that day finally arrives, he shows up in D.C., only to discover that his would-be lady love has just been arrested for espionage.

After briefly looking into the situation, Reacher breaks her out, and the two nowfugitives find themselves at the center of a

conspiracy plot involving the big baddie of the tarnished global war on terrorism era, a military contractor.

On their trail are some villain assassins so bland and humdrum they barely deserve mentioning.

Complicating matters though is Reacher’s paternity-pending 15-year-old daughter who also has become a target. Together this makeshift family on the lam somehow end up in New Orleans (What, what? Atlanta, the other infamous film-tax break center all booked up?) where the film reaches its predictable conclusion.

Smulders of the Avengers movies is in fullon S.H.I.E.L.D. mode here, bringing both likability and levity. She and Cruise have chemistry, and when they go head-to- head, things enliven.

The same cannot be said of scenes involving the “daughter” (Danika Yarosh). Intended to give our brooding killing-machine hero a heart, she is only a clichéd annoyance.

There is perhaps no trope I hate more than the unheard-of child suddenly showing up in a character’s life (see Luke’s daughter on Gilmore Girls, or Mutt Williams in Indy IV), and this is yet another classic example of its triteness and laziness.

But this production does have a certain air quality to it, and director Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai) does have some chops. Yet it lacks personality or distinctiveness, failing to kick the franchise into high gear. There is no greater example of this than the climatic chase through New Orleans during a Halloween parade that is practically identical in setup to Sam Mendes’ virtuoso cold open through Mexico City’s Day of the Dead Parade in Spectre — just, you know, without any of the virtuosity.

For anyone outside of Reacher’s readers, this is simply standard genre fare elevated by Cruise. Because no matter how you may feel about Cruise IRL, his commitment to a role is truly unparalleled, and he never gives us anything less than his best. It’s like he really is doing God’s work, and for a few moments, especially after he flashes that trademark smile, you just might be convinced of it too.

Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival

the girl on the train

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ailed as the literary heir apparent to Gillian Flynn’s publishing phenom Gone Girl, Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train filled that buzzed-about, compulsively readable, suspenseful book-club void, and naturally, a feature film quickly followed. But while both film adaptations have “girl” in the title, and enigmatic missing blondes at their centers, The Girl on the Train is no Gone Girl, primarily because director Tate Taylor (The Help) is simply no David Fincher (Zodiac). But that being said, if you liked the twisty thrills and lurid intrigue of Gone Girl, and you don’t go in with Fincher-sized expectations, you will enjoy this melodramatic and moody murder mystery, especially because of the powerhouse performance from Emily Blunt. Blunt plays Rachel, a damaged mess of a divorcee who longingly stares out the window on her daily commute into Manhattan, sipping vodka out of a water bottle and yearning for the life she used to have with her ex-husband (Justin Theroux). Every day on the train she goes by the house they used to own together, only now his new wife (Rebecca Ferguson) and the baby Rachel could never conceive live there in her place. To cope, Rachel turns to fantasizing about the gorgeous couple (Haley Bennett and Luke Evans) a few doors down, only to have those fantasies upended when she sees something shocking, and the next day she wakes up blacked out, bruised, and covered in blood, without any memory — and to the news that the “perfect” wife of her reveries is missing. It’s a great hook. And whether you know the ending or not, you’ll want to see how it all plays out. So that, combined with Blunt’s naturalistic, and heartbreaking portrayal, means this is a ride worth taking.

MISS PEREGRINE

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he macabre fantasy and oddball outsiders of Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands) seemed to make him a perfect choice to adapt Ransom Riggs’ supernatural young adult book series Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.

But in the end, having Tim Burton adapt a Burton-esque YA novel only felt like someone else trying to make a Burton-style movie.

His craftsmanship is there, but the bizarre joy, the demented delight, and the soulful scares, are gone. There’s no point of view, no panache. And that meaningful message of celebrating weirdness that young fans continue to gravitate towards rings painfully hollow here. The teen antiheroes at this story’s center are X-Men style mutants, known as “peculiars,” who possess special powers. Through some sort of time loop, average Florida teen Jake (Asa Butterfield) finds himself back in 1943, where he meets a girl as light as air, a boy who can reanimate the dead, and kids with super strength and pyrokinesis. They all have abilities, all operate under the watchful eye of quirky caretaker Miss Peregrine (Eva Green), and after 70 years living the same day over and over, all are thrilled to see Jake, who, it turns out, might not be as average as he thought. Uninspired as whole, there are still those glimmers of Burton charm, like the Ray Harryhausen-inspired stop-motion skeleton fight. And this is still one of the better YA series adaptations to come along.

Consequently, on the heels of a string of complete wayward failures like Big Eyes and Dark Shadows, this does seem like a step for Burton to find his own way back home.

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the ADViCE GOddESS The Shrining

Q

: Six months after meeting this amazing woman — I’ll call her Ms. Perfect — I asked her to marry me. A year later, she broke off the engagement, saying, “I shouldn’t be wearing your engagement ring and noticing other men.” That was two years ago. Since then, I’ve dated three women. None came close to the high bar set by Ms. Perfect. Do I lower my standards or live the rest of my life alone?

— Don’t Want To Hurt Someone Else As I Was Hurt

A

: Endlessly replaying the memories of how perfect your ex was is a great idea — if you’re looking to grow old with a tube sock and a vat of lotion.

Like most of us, you probably have the adorable idea of memory as some faithful servant, dutifully reporting what actually happened — rather than as the sneaky, ego-serving distorter it is.

If memory were faithful to reality -- like a videotape — we could just pull out, oh, “The night of January 12, 2015, with Ms. Perfect” and we’d have an accurate replay of the evening’s events, with maybe a few fuzzy bits where somebody spilled a little sangria on the tape.

However, fascinating research on learning and memory by cognitive psychologist Robert Bjork finds that “using one’s memory shapes one’s memory.” Bjork explains that the more you “retrieve” something from your mind — that is, bring up the memory to replay — the bigger and stronger it grows in your memory.

In other words, retrieval is the neon-pink highlighting marker of your mind.

So, you retrieve and retrieve — and remember — your ex’s heart-shaped fried eggs and that sweet thing she said while unloading the dishwasher and not being exiled to the couch or her circus-style knife throwing. Not surprisingly, no real woman can compare. And sure, maybe these women you dated weren’t right for you. But the question — with any woman — is whether she meets enough of your standards. You can’t have it all — but do you have enough of it all?

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You figure that out by coming up with a shortlist of minimums — standards for the stuff you absolutely can’t live without in a partner, in looks, demeanor (especially kindness), intelligence, rationality, and anything else that matters to you. Once you find someone who meets your minimums, remind yourself of the distorto job done on memory by the viewing preferences of your ego and emotions. This should

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help keep you from damaging your future with this new woman: “Oh…table for three?” she says. “Is somebody joining us?” You: “Just the eternal spectre of my ex.” (Uh, not the sort of threesome anyone is looking for.)

The Eager Has Landed

Q

: I’m a 26-year-old guy. In four years, I’ve taken three dozen women on one or two dates each. Without fail, I get rejected. I’ve tried changing things up — shameless flirting instead of casual small talk, etc. — but the result is always the same. I’m not some loser. I have a cool job and an active social life. But I’m the common denominator in things not working out. What am I doing wrong that I can’t even swing a third date?

— Bummed

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: Consider the fine-French-restaurant approach. Before the first course is served, the chef will sometimes send you out a tiny, delectable palate teaser, called an “amuse-bouche” (mouth amuser) — as opposed to sending out two burly waiters to hold you down and force-feed you a vat of stew. (What’s French for “fatten you up for the kill”?)

In other words, chances are, your problem is one of presentation — and yours is probably dragging you across the loserhood equator from nice to needy. Granted, you won’t be every woman’s cauldron of bouillabaisse, and maybe some of your prospects were out of your league. But 36 different women? That’s three egg cartons of ladies all saying nuh-uh to a second or third date with you. And if there’s one thing that women have in common, it’s the ability to sniff out Eau Pleeeeeease, Pick Meeee! on a guy.

Consider “the scarcity principle,” which, as social psychologist Robert Cialdini explains, describes how we tend to long for what’s out of reach. Try a little test: Make an effort to make much less effort. Ask women about themselves instead of trying to hardsell them on you (either by singing your own praises or complimenting them senseless). As I often advise, keep your dates cheap, short, and local. Especially short.

(Leave them wanting more instead of less.)

And sure, text a woman — once, the afternoon after, not 26 times in the 20 seconds after you drop her off. If you and a woman get into a long-distance thing, it shouldn’t be because you’ll go to jail if you violate the 100-yard rule mandated by the judge.

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"Small Furry Critters"--they're so cute! by Matt Jones ACROSS 1 Crater’s edge 4 Airer of vintage films 7 Cold-weather phenomenon also known as pogonip 13 “What ___ you afraid of?”

14 Paris’s ___ de la CitÈ 15 Juliet’s family name 17 Rowboat implement 18 With 20-Across, Rocky Road ripple full of a nutty animal?

20 See 18-Across 22 Super Bowl on Feb. 3, 2019 23 “Homer came up with the drink, but I came up with the idea of charging $6.95 for it” speaker 24 Sang from the hilltops, maybe 28 European sports car marque 32 Love letters?

33 Distinctive historical period 34 Existentialist aquatic animal?

39 “You’re ___ party ...”

40 Tennis’s Bjorn and namesakes (but not the “Star Trek” aliens, plural-wise) 41 “An idea!”

42 Poker hand that beats three field mice of a kind?

45 Common (and unimaginative) first episode title 47 Empty, as a mathematical set 48 It runs between “This American Life” segments 50 Battery terminal 53 Countless centuries 54 Romance/thriller novelist Hoag 55 With 60-Across, anesthesia administered by a small monkey?

60 See 55-Across 64 George Gershwin’s brother and collaborator 65 Like child’s play 66 “As a rule,” in a dict. entry 67 Dart in one direction 68 Final purpose 69 Avery of animation fame 70 Serpentine character?

DOWN 1 Country in Southeast Asia ...

2 ... and in the Middle East ...

3 ... and in South America 4 Actor central to the movie “Four Rooms” 5 Dry red table wine 6 Nothing other than 7 I, Freudian?

8 GoPro product, briefly 9 Gp. overseeing toxic cleanups 10 Problem for a parker, perhaps 11 Basic skateboarding trick 12 Imaginary surface coinciding with the earth’s sea level 16 Lead-in to light 19 Cagey 21 Nearly twenty-year-old Apple 25 You can’t live without it 26 “And all she wants to ___ dance, dance” (Don Henley lyric) 27 Endo- opposite 28 Classic TV nickname, with “The” 29 Plotting 30 Final purpose 31 “Sounds like a good plan to me” 35 “48 ___” (1982 action-comedy) 36 Fictional account 37 Website with lots and lots of instructions 38 Lab maze runners 40 Hacking tool 43 Drew in 44 “Could you put that in layman’s terms?”

45 Teen’s rental from a menswear store 46 “I’m ___ hurry ...”

49 Examine carefully 50 Craft tapered on both ends 51 Eugene O’Neill’s “___ for the Misbegotten” 52 Animal on Australia’s coat of arms 54 B’way box office purchase 56 August, in Paris 57 11 1/2 wide, e.g.

58 Dwarf planet that dwarfs Pluto 59 License plates 61 “The Jungle Book” snake 62 European designer’s monogram 63 “Popeye” surname

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BY ROB BREZSNY

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Until 2007, Scotland’s official slogan was “Scotland, the Best Small Country in the World.” Deciding that wasn’t sufficiently upbeat, the government spent $187,000 on a campaign to come up with something better. “Home of Golf” and “Home of Europe’s Fastest Growing Life Sciences Community” were among the proposed phrases that were rejected. The ultimate choice: “Welcome to Scotland.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because you’re in a favorable phase to rebrand yourself. But I hope you will be more daring and imaginative than Scotland. How about “Smolderingly Alarmingly Brilliant”? Or maybe “Safely Risky and Unpredictably Wise” or “Home of the Best Secrets Ever”?

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I am in awe of

your headfirst, charge-forward, no-distractions approach. In fact, I aspire to incorporate more of the Aries-style directness into my own repertoire. But I also love it when, on rare occasions, you flirt with a more strategic perspective.

It amuses me to see you experimenting with the power of secrets. Your wisdom often grows at an expedited rate when you get caught up in a web of intrigue that exposes you to dark joys and melodramatic lessons. During times like these, you feel fine about not having everything figured out, about not knowing the most straightforward route to your destination. You allow the riddles and enigmas to ferment as you bask in the voluptuous ambiance of the Great Mystery.

Now is such a time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): ): I am pleased

to inform you that at least 30 percent of what you think you know about love and lust is too prosaic. Probably too narrow and constrained, as well. But here’s the good news: As soon as you agree to relinquish the dull certainty of that 30+ percent, you will open yourself to a surge of fresh teachings.

And soon, I expect, dewy throbs and hot flows will awaken in all the erotic parts of your body, including your heart and brain and soul. If you’re brave enough to respond, generous lessons in intimacy will keep you entertained for weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Over the last

two decades, well-meaning Westerners have donated a profusion of clothes to low-income folks in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Kind and magnanimous, right? Yes, but their largesse has had an unintended consequence: the demise of the textile industry in those African countries. With this as a cautionary tale, I’m asking you to take inventory of your own acts of benevolence and charity. Are they having effects that you approve of? If not completely, how could you adjust the way you give your gifts and bestow your blessings?

CANCER June 21-July 22): Is it possible that

you might flourish as a topdog after all the work you’ve put in as an underdog? Can you wean yourself from the worried fantasy that you’ve got endless dues to pay, and then harness your imagination to expand your confidence and build your clout? I believe you can. And in the coming weeks I will unleash a flood of prayers to the Goddess of Holy Reversals, asking her to assist you. Now please repeat after me: “I am a creative force of nature. I am a strong song of liberation. I am a wise animal with direct access to my primal intelligence.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The next two weeks

could be smooth, peaceful, and bland. Is that the experience you want? Mild satisfactions, sweet boredom, and slow progress? There’s nothing wrong with any of that. Please feel free to loll and loaf as you explore the healing charms of laziness.

Grant yourself permission to avoid conflict and cultivate sunny self-protectiveness. This is one of those times when silence and stasis are among the best gifts you can give yourself.

Welcome the rejuvenating power of emptiness!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s time to replace

banged-up, dried-out old obsessions with ripe, juicy fascinations. It’s your duty to phase out numbing traditions and deadening habits so as to make room for exciting new rituals, customs, and sacraments. Can you summon the electric willpower to shed influences that are technically “correct” but lacking in soulfulness? I think you can. Do you love yourself enough to

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forswear pretty but meaningless titillations? I think you do. Now get out there and do the hard work necessary to bring more serious fun into your life. Homework: Write an essay titled “What I Can Do to Be More Playful.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Over the course of his

or her life, the average British person says “Sorry” on over 90,000 occasions. The typical Libran Brit probably utters routine apologies upwards of 120,000 times. Libras from other countries may not reach that heady level, but many do specialize in excessive politeness. (I should know, as I have three planets in Libra in my natal chart.) But in accordance with the astrological indicators, I am authorizing you to be a bit less courteous and solicitous than usual in the next two weeks. Don’t go overboard, of course.

But allowing yourself some breathing room like this will help you get more rigorous access to your authentic, idiosyncratic, soulful urges -- which will be very tonic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I cheer

you on as you attend to your difficult but holy duties. I send you my love as you summon the wisdom and resourcefulness you need to weather the gorgeous storm. Here are clues that might be useful: Whether you are partially or totally victorious will depend as much on the attitude you hold in your heart as on your outward behavior. Be grateful, never resentful, for the interesting challenges. Love your struggles for the new capacities they are building in you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coming weeks constitute the harvest phase of your personal cycle. That means you have the pleasure of gathering in the ripe rewards that you have been cultivating since your last birthday. But you also have the responsibility to answer and correct for any carelessness you have allowed to affect your efforts during the previous eleven months. Don’t worry, dear. My sense is that the goodies and successes far outnumber and overshadow the questionable decisions and failures. You have ample reasons to celebrate. But I hope you won’t get so caught up in your rightful exaltation that you’ll neglect the therapeutic atonements.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Like England

and Spain, the Netherlands has a royal family, including a king, queen, prince, and princesses.

They’re an egalitarian bunch. The young ones attend public schools, and the previous queen’s birthday is celebrated with a nation-wide flea market. The king’s crown is attractive but quite economical. Its pearls are fake, and other “jewels” are made of glass, colored foil, and fish scales. In accordance with the astrological omens, I propose that you create a regal but earthy headpiece for yourself. It’s high time for you to elevate your self-worth in an amusing and artful way. What fun and funky materials will you use in your homemade crown?

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her book, A

Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman reports on the eccentric methods that professional writers have used to galvanize their creative process. Poet Amy Lowell relaxed into her work day by puffing on Manila cigars. Novelist Colette plucked fleas from her cat. T. S. Eliot’s poetry thrived when he had a head cold. Novelist George Sand liked to jump out of bed after making love and immediately begin writing. Novelist William Gass, who is still among the living, wanders around outside taking photos of “rusty, derelict, overlooked, downtrodden” places. As for D. H. Lawrence: climbing mulberry trees naked energized his genius. What about you, Pisces? Now is an excellent time to draw intensely on your reliable sources of inspiration-- as well as to seek new ones.

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