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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • JUne 25 - juLY 01, 2018 • Vol. 28 No. 26

Kerry Brooks specializes in distinctive handmade pottery and produces her work through her studio in Minneapolis.

“Pottery is meant to be enjoyed— both on a visual and tactile level. It should catch your eye on a table and should feel satisfying when you pick it up.”

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Convicts: Now at Your Day Care There appears a news headline that 2,300 suspected child sex offenders have been arrested in a nationwide bust. To most earthlings, this is a good thing. Our children and grandchildren are that much safer as a result. Fewer child sex offenders will be free to prey on, whether physically or electronically, our young people.

What has me a bit flummoxed is seeing, on one hand, government and law enforcement entities spending resources on clearing the streets and cyberspace of child sex offenders, while the State of Michigan, as of March 28, 2018, allows [via changes to the 1973 Child Care Organization Act, PA116] that a person could hold a child-care license, work in child care, live in a child care home, or be an unsupervised volunteer at a child care center after 10 years have passed from the date of his/her conviction for the following: Harm or threatened to harm an individual, cruelty or torture of any person, cruelty to animals, including but not limited to fighting, killing, torturing and abandoning. Still not enough to concern you?

How about aggravated stalking, aggravated indecent exposure, indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person or transporting an individual for prostitution?

Currently there’s a state agency charged with ensuring that our children are cared for in a safe environment, the same agency that recently shuttered a local day care, a site that had been allowed to operate for over 10 years, according to press reports.

The closing of this operation began with an investigation of a minor injury to a child. See where I’m going with this? Does anyone else see the hypocrisy, the incongruity here? A state agency that is on the verge of allowing convicted, not suspected, sex offenders to watch over children in the State of Michigan orders the closure of a long-running day care operation over a minor injury to a child and alleged unsafe conditions.

By the way, did you know that LARA, the agency overseeing licensed day cares in Michigan, considers grass an unsafe surface for children to play on. To be clear, as this is

Jeffrey L. Shaw, Traverse City Birds Are Back — But For How Long?

Thanks for the wonderful [June 18 column] by Kevin Breen, “The Birds are Back.”

Early Sunday morning I met a wonderful lady on the Meijer portion of the Tart Trail who showed me some birds with her binoculars that I was unaware of. Then I came home and found Breen’s article. With my kids out of town, all this made my Father’s Day! As a scientist and climate advocate, however, and after reading Breen’s call for preservation, I wondered how the birds are doing. I discovered that Audobon has a list of 126 North American birds it considers endangered by 2050. These include such common wonders as the loon, buffle head, bald eagle, brown creeper, whip-poor-will, piping plover, ruffed grouse, and perhaps a dozen owls. Similarly, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative states that 37 percent of birds are at risk of extinction.

Essentially all scientists agree climate change is very real. Most of the planets earlier mass extinctions occurred over ten of thousands and millions of years. The present rate of change due to carbon dioxide is totally without comparison and poses grave risks to our ecosystems and billions of the world’s poor. Our oceans are already beginning to die.

We all must call our congresspersons regularly, and especially Republicans must call Republicans. Time is of essence.

John Wierenga, Williamsburg Adieu, Middle Finger The reports of a road rage incident involving a mother and two of her three young children who were gunned down in the parking lot of a dentist’s office in Denver, Colorado, caused me to reminisce about a gentler time, when flipping the bird to a misbehaving driver was considered the ultimate reproach.

But now, if gun manufacturers get their wish, and every citizen sports a concealed carry permit, the one-finger salute will go the way of the passenger pigeon, and the unused middle finger, a victim of retrograde evolution, will become a tiny vestigial nubbin, as death by trigger finger becomes the more appropriate punishment for annoying drivers.

Bob Ross, Pelston Where’d You Go, Lil Wayne?

It was Wayne Schmidt, our state Senator, who introduced the bill that stopped local communities from barring plastic bags in 2016. The same Wayne Schmidt with the A+

rating from the National Rifle Association.

He has traveled a dark path since he was our paper boy in the Central Neighborhood.

Ann Krantz, Traverse City The Distraction Faction Not supporting much of anything from either national political party lately, I consider this latest immigration snafu as nothing more than Trump’s latest distraction. I believe this Republican Party in present form has reached an all-time low. Letters questioning my congressional representatives go unanswered or, at best, I’m blessed with the response of some vague form letter.

If you believe this problem with illegal immigration from Mexico is something new, well every modern president has grappled with this problem unsuccessfully; it started around 1821, when Mexico was officially born and our southern borders were in dispute. I have always supported strong borders and immigration, but scapegoating these people along with the separation of children and their mother is just plain wrong!

This political cheap trick represents nothing of my values of compassion and fairness that most American’s stand for!

As I see it, a good start to stem the flow of illegal immigration would be to require every employer to verify work applicants through a valid Social Security number.

No valid verified SS number, no work!

Unscrupulous employers that knowingly hire illegals would face very heavy fines and jail time. If you stem the flow of available work and no governmental benefits, illegal immigration would decrease dramatically!

Should English become our official language or should we continue spending millions annually to accommodate every known language and work visas that can last forever? Should the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause have constitutional authority to grant citizenship to persons born in the U.S. to non-American citizens? Many think not!

Building walls and scapegoating desperate people is nothing but cheap political window dressing. I suspect this president and Congress will play this distraction again to the nth degree, and then move along to the next distraction for us to chew on and digest!

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all getting a bit surreal, I’m not speaking of the kind you smoke. To the state legislators who voted for the passage of this bill, an obvious question comes to mind. What were you thinking? To the governor that signed this bill, I’m prone to ask another question: Would you allow your own children or grandchildren to be supervised by one of these convicted felons?

No political psychobabble — just a yes or no answer, please.

We all understand there exists a severe shortage of day care in Northern Michigan.

Is this bill in response to that? To parents, the state’s answer to your lack of day care options is, apparently this: Go ask Chester — the guy in the trench coat that’s been hanging around the school playground.

With the water crisis now apparently abated in Flint, I suggest the water in Lansing be tested next. Beam me up, Scotty. I’m obviously on the wrong planet.

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Stars, Stripes, and Splatter, a 5k Color Race returns to the Jazz Live Field on the grounds of GT Resort and Spa, Acme on Sat., June 30 at 10am. A group color toss will be held at 11am, followed by an afterparty at noon. starsstripesandsplatter.com

4 Members of northern Michigan’s LGBT+ community will soon have a new home.

Just in time for Pride Week, Polestar of Traverse City — an LGBT+ community agency — announced plans to open a physical community center later this month.

John Young, a Polestar board member, said having the opening coincide with Pride Week was a happy accident. Polestar partners with, but is not affiliated with, Up North Pride, the organizers of Pride Week.

“That was a total coincidence,” Young said.

The community center has been two-and-a-half years in the making and will give Polestar a much-needed headquarters.

“Currently, we already have programming for youth, and it’s been really hectic trying to find locations to have meetings at,” Young said. “We have a youth group right now, we have a parents’ support group that we’re advocating, and a trans group that is in progress right now, so it’s a good thing.”

Young said he wanted to make the address of the community center public – it’s at 717 Woodmere – but the 1,500-square-foot building itself will remain unmarked to make visitors feel comfortable that being seen at the building will not cause them to be outed.

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Welcome to June, book-bosomed friends! Summer is finally (finally!) upon us, and with it, all of the warm-weather activities we’ve craved since, well, January: porch parties, ice cream runs, and, our personal favorite, beach reading!

You bring the bubbles, we’ll bring the books. For a can’tput-it-down, summertime read, our friends at Horizon Books in downtown Traverse City recommend the highly acclaimed “Before We Were Yours,” by Lisa Wingate. This historical fiction novel seamlessly interweaves the lives of twelve-yearold Rill Foss, abducted from her family’s boat with her siblings in the 1930s, and Avery Stafford, who has returned home to aid her ailing father in present-day South Carolina. Readers join Avery in her quest to uncover her family’s connection to the mysterious May Crandall, an elderly resident of her grandmother’s living facility, while fastidiously following Rill’s fight to keep her siblings together at the hands of the unsavory Tennessee Children’s Home Society. Wingate’s tightly-written ending is the cherry on top of an undeniably satisfying read. A New York Times Bestseller, and based on real events, this is one that’ll suck you right in, swimsuit and all.

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Giant Sculpture Stolen

Thieves made off with a nine-foot steel sculpture from the grounds of the Beaver Island District Library.

The piece, by artist John Sauve, was part of his Hemingway Sculpture Project and featured three “Man in the City” silhouettes cut into red-coated steel. It was installed in 2015 and discovered missing on Monday morning, June 18. Patrick McGinnity, library director, said the library was closed Sunday, so the sculpture might have been stolen Saturday night.

The theft has people on the island asking questions, like, how would the thieves be able to get such a large, distinctive object off of the island? Would someone have stolen it just to keep it at their home on the island? Was the theft a childish prank?

“The first thing we did was we went to the boat dock and asked them to watch for anything large sticking out of the back of a pickup truck,” McGinnity said. “It seems pretty brazen, because the likelihood of it never being seen if you have it at your house is pretty slim.”

Whoever took the sculpture had their work cut out for them — it was bolted to a concrete slab and is quite heavy.

“It took four of us to unload it, but we were probably being more careful with it when we set it up,” McGinnity said. He said the sculpture was on loan from the artist. Charlevoix County Sheriff ’s deputies are investigating.

things we love Floating Fruit What could be better than floating on your boat in Grand Traverse Bay while the Blue Angels fly overhead? Floating on your very own yacht, yes. Floating on your yacht would be better. But barring that, we’re pretty sure nothing could be better than floating on this here pair of cherries. The coolest thing we’ve seen since the floating unicorn hit the scene, this Cherry Fest-fabulous inflatable is not Coast Guard approved, but if you stick to the shallows, it’ll not only provide the perfect in-water perch from which to watch the show but also ensure your friends on shore can find you in an instant. Find the Cherry So Much float, $60, at modcloth.com.

Run, Fish Tug, Run! The annual Annual Fishtown 5K doesn’t happen until 9am Saturday, July 21, but trust us, you’ll want a heads up for this race. In honor of its 10th year running (see what we did there?), the Friends of Fishtown has declared 2018 The Year of the Tug and is asking runners to come dressed as — you guessed it — tug boats. To aide in the effort, the group is offering not one but two free fishtug costume-building workshops: one on Thursday, June 28, from 1pm–4pm, and another on Tuesday, July 10 from 1pm–4pm, both at the Leland Township Library.

Paint, cardboard, twine, tape, and brushes will be provided, plus directions and handson help. Bring your own materials, strollers, and/or wagons if you like, or simply grab some materials to work on at home. In addition to the usual 5k medals, bonus medals will be given to the runners dressed in the best fish tug costumes and to the first three tugs to cross the finish line. (231) 256-8878 or fishtownmi.org/events

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Gerrymandering, the practice of creating oddly shaped congressional and legislative districts for the express purpose of favoring one party over the other, has been around for a very long time.

In November, Michiganders will have the opportunity to change our state constitution to include a redistricting commission. If successful, we’ll have members of the public draw the new maps.

In 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed into law a new state senate district so convoluted that a local newspaper said it looked like a curled up salamander.

Gerry plus salamander became gerrymander. That practice has continued unabated for the last 206 years, and we’ve complained about it the entire time.

Some folks need not apply. If you’re an elected official, at any level, or have been in the last six years, you’re ineligible and so are your parents and children. If you’ve worked on a campaign or for a politician, don’t apply. In short, if you’ve had any involvement in politics, other than voting, you probably can’t serve.

In November, Michiganders will have the opportunity to change our state constitution to include a redistricting commission. If successful, we’ll have members of the public draw the new maps.

The U.S. Constitution requires that congressional district lines be redrawn every 10 years to account for population gains or losses. This has traditionally been left up to state legislatures that also draw the legislative district maps. As you might guess, the party in power uses the opportunity to create districts favorable to itself and detrimental to their opponents. It was always a bipartisan bit of decennial outrage dependent only on which party was in charge. Both sides tried to rig the system as best they could.

Applications, available online, would be submitted to the Secretary of State’s office.

After being weighted by demographic and party affiliation, 60 potential members will be selected at random. Their names will then be submitted to the speaker of the house, the senate majority leader, and the House and Senate minority leaders. They would each be allowed to eliminate 5 of the applicants. Assuming those challenges will be filled, the remaining 40 candidates will be submitted to the secretary of state.

The attempts to dilute unfavorable voting blocs were nothing if not creative. “Cracking” was the practice of breaking up communities of interest by making them a small part of several districts, sort of like a hub on a wheel, diluting the voting power of that group. And there was “packing,” which concentrated a community of interest that might naturally stretch into two or three districts into one.

Finally, four Republicans, four Democrats, and five unaffiliated voters will be chosen and compromise the commission.

The losers in this process then usually go to court. Sometimes the map lines are so obviously contrived, as was the case in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, their own courts had to do the redistricting themselves.

It probably wasn’t a good idea for Pennsylvania Republicans to announce at the beginning of the process that they were trying to create a permanent Republican majority.

Districts started becoming so bizarre that 21 states, or their voters, decided the legislature could no longer be trusted, and they created independent redistricting commissions or committees of one sort or another. This was to be the silver bullet that solved the gerrymandering problem.

Typically, these commissions have an equal number of Democrats and Republicans and one or more unaffiliated voters. There are always an odd number of members to avoid tie votes. They all have their own but similar rules.

They have to obey Department of Justice guidelines, including following rulings on the 14th and 15th Amendments and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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They will have rules. Their new maps will have to conform to federal and state laws and be as nearly equal in population as possible. They will have to be geographically contiguous. They will have to maintain communities of similar historical, cultural, and economic interest. They will have to give consideration to municipal boundaries so as not to split up cities, and they won’t be able to favor or disfavor incumbents. They will also try to create reasonably compact districts, though that is clearly impossible in rural Michigan.

They also claim they won’t create an advantage or disadvantage for either party, but that’s wishful thinking. The party registrations in some areas are so lopsided there is simply no reasonable way to create a balance.

It’s a better plan than having the legislature do it, but there is no panacea. One party or the other, and their supporters, will always feel shortchanged. There will still be districts weighted toward one party or the other, and there will still be lawsuits.

Redistricting commissions here and elsewhere will help a little. But new procedures or systems aren’t going to cure what ails us.

The real solution is a more engaged and better-informed electorate. If we stopped electing twits, we’d have less reason to be concerned about district lines.

Crime & Rescue DIVISION CRASH FATAL An 88-year-old Northport woman was dead following a crash that occurred on Division Street.

Mabeth Putnam was alone in her car when she attempted to cross Division eastbound at 11th Street and was sideswiped by an SUV driven by a 66-year-old Suttons Bay woman, TCPD Capt.

Jim Bussell said. The force of that crash pushed Putnam’s car into the northbound lane, where a van driven by a 38-year-old Indiana man crashed into the driver’s side door of Putnam’s car.

Bussell said investigators were not sure whether Putnam died of injuries she suffered in the crash or if she experienced a medical emergency prior to the crash, which happened at 1:22pm June 16. Investigators were awaiting the results of an autopsy. Division was closed for hours as Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s crash re-constructors helped investigate.

UNRULY WEDDING GUEST JAILED A downstate man who got drunk at a wedding reception and attempted to drive away was arrested by Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies.

The 31-year-old Troy man wanted to leave a wedding at Aurora Winery in Leland Township June 16 at around midnight.

Witnesses told police that the man was intoxicated and tried to drive away, but he drove off of the driveway and never made it off the property.

The man next got out of his vehicle and yelled and threw water bottles at employees, deputies said.

The man was first detained by Grand Traverse Band tribal police and then taken to jail by deputies on a charge of operating while intoxicated with a high blood-alcohol content.

CYCLIST INJURED IN CRASH A 30-year-old man who pedaled his bicycle into the path of a car was hospitalized.

The man was riding in an alley and attempted to cross Boardman Avenue just north of Washington Street when he crossed into the path of a motorist, a 52-year-old Cedar man who told police he’d just turned onto Boardman when the cyclist appeared out of nowhere. Traverse City Police were called June 15 at 1:30pm to investigate.

Capt. Jim Bussell said the cyclist woke up later that day in the hospital and couldn’t remember what happened. Investigators determined the cyclist was at fault but no citations were issued.

CAREGIVER ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT A caregiver hired to tend to a 91-yearold woman faces charges after she allegedly used the woman’s credit cards without permission.

Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the case and arrested 42-yearold Cheboygan resident Christina Lynn Long for embezzlement from a vulnerable adult.

Deputies received a complaint in February after the woman’s son became suspicious; Long had worked for the woman for six years. The son worried when he stopped receiving his mother’s credit card bills and then discovered suspicious charges.

Investigators determined that Long had allegedly used the woman’s credit card 30 times

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and that hundreds of dollars in cash were missing.

Long was arraigned on the embezzlement charge June 14 and faces five years in prison if she is convicted.

MAN KILLED IN DEER COLLISION A 28-year-old motorcycle rider who could not avoid a deer was killed in a crash.

Ryan Robert Ramsay, of Rapid City, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Valley Road in Rapid River Township, Kalkaska County Sheriff’s deputies said.

Ramsay and another motorcyclist were riding next to one another when the deer jumped out; Ramsay was unable to avoid a collision. The crash occurred at 9:44pm June 19.

Ramsay was thrown from his bike and, though he was wearing a helmet, landed on his head and suffered fatal injuries.

Deputies said there is no evidence that speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.

COUPLE DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA A couple who went missing in Missaukee County this winter and were found dead months later died of natural causes, police said.

State police found no foul play in the deaths of Jeff Hurley, 34, of Prudenville, and Alexandria Foust, 19, of Cadillac. Autopsy results determined they died of hypothermia.

The couple went missing in the Dead Stream Swamp area in November; their bodies were discovered in March after extensive searches.

CHARGES: MAN SOLD COCAINE A man told police he was “helping people out” after he sold cocaine to an undercover informant three times in June, according to charges.

Louis Alexander Oliver faces up to 40 years in prison on multiple counts filed in Grand Traverse County of delivery and manufacture of a controlled substance under 50 grams as a second-time offender.

Traverse Narcotics Team investigators arranged for a confidential informant to purchase cocaine from Oliver; the informant and Oliver met three times at the parking lot of La Senorita on Garfield Avenue, according to the charges. Each time, the informant paid Oliver $280 for 3.75 to five grams of cocaine.

Detectives searched Oliver’s home and interviewed him. They found more cocaine and several pistols. He was charged June 15.

Oliver’s girlfriend was also at the home at the time of the search.

Leigh Ann Walters, 25, was charged with possession of marijuana and maintaining a drug house.

HUSBAND SUCCUMBS DAYS LATER A man whose wife was killed in a car accident died several days later of injuries he suffered in the same Leelanau County

crash.

Thomas Allen Butler, 82, died at Munson Medical Center June 14, two days after he swerved his car into the opposing lane on M-22 in Suttons Bay Township. His vehicle, which left the road, struck an embankment, went airborne, and crashed into a tree. Earlier, Karol Ann Butler, 81, died of injuries she suffered in the crash.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies suspected Butler may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.

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“Identify the individuals whose principles of laws and government institutions informed the American founding documents, including those of Moses, William Blackstone, John Locke, and Charles de Montesquieu.” (Texas Social Studies Standard 113.44.c.1.C) “Examine the reasons the Founding Fathers protected religious freedom in America and guaranteed its free exercise by saying that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” and compare and contrast this to the phrase, ‘separation of church and state.’”

(Texas Social Studies Standard 113.44.c.7.G) Yes, folks, in Texas students are taught that Moses was essentially a founding father.

Apparently there is also room to contrast the very clear language of the First Amendment with some ambiguous (and worthy of enclosing in quotations) idea propagated by heathen liberals called “separation of church and state.”

LEFT FOOT CHARLEY

Outrageous, laughable, embarrassing, and real.

This is the same school board that proposed the slave trade be renamed Atlantic Triangular Trade, and that proposed Barack Obama not be listed as the 44th President in textbooks.

In the end, they agreed to include Obama’s name only if it was printed as Barack Hussein Obama. (Because, you know, racism.)

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Why do intellectual abominations in Louisiana and Texas matter to us in northern Michigan? Because unless we do our job as citizens, that same level of mis-education will be foisted upon our students in the coming years. Thanks to gubernatorial candidate Patrick Colbeck, years of hard work by teachers and consultants to revise Michigan’s Social Studies Standards will be turned into another branch of the Republican propaganda machine.

Colbeck is an interesting character. He was so inspired by the idea that any fool can become president, he decided to run for governor in Michigan. Bridge Magazine published a recent exchange with Colbeck in a June 13 article “Michigan Sen. Patrick Colbeck attacks ‘inanncurate’ reporting on social studies role” that showed Colbeck believed the “core democratic values” taught in social studies classes promoted the Democratic Party. No really. He did. Bridge reported: Colbeck told Bridge the following in a recorded interview at the Mackinac Policy Conference in May: “They had this term in there called ‘core democratic values.’ I said, ‘Whatever we come up with has to be politically neutral, and it has to be accurate.’ I said, ‘First of all, core democratic values (is) not politically neutral.’

I’m not proposing core republican values, either.” In a subsequent telephone interview, Colbeck repeated the same thinking almost word-for-word: “It’s not politically neutral ….

It’s got the word Democrat in there, and like I said, I didn’t pursue the word Republican for the same reason.”

Among the entourage that Colbeck brought unannounced to a meeting on standards was a lawyer from the Thomas More Law Center.

Never heard of it? I wish that was true for all of us. Here’s an excerpt from its mission statement: “The mission of the Thomas More Law Center is to: Preserve America’s JudeoChristian heritage; Defend the religious freedom of Christians; Restore time-honored moral and family values; Protect the sanctity of human life.” Sounds like just the people we want influencing our public education.

While the Thomas More Law Center hypocritically claims to be defending the Constitution, its members take pick-axes to the wall that separates church and state.

Oh, and guess what disappeared from the Michigan Social Studies standards after these radical zealots got their say? If you said “Any reference to Roe vs Wade,” you win today’s grand prize. So teachers are no longer required to teach about one of the most important Supreme Court cases of the 20th century.

It absolutely doesn’t matter what you think about abortion. What matters is that the chance to have students learn about this controversial case has been severely limited.

The Progressive Era apparently also has Colbeck’s conservative tighty-whities in a wad. This period, at the start of the 20th century, paved the way for the United States to get closer to the principles laid out in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. National parks, food and drug protections, child labor laws, workplace safety laws, women’s suffrage, anti-corruption laws, housing safety laws — they all gave us hope that our country could live up to its mandate to “promote the general welfare.” (Before you pass out in rage, my loyal Tea Party readers, that’s from the Preamble of your sacred but rarely read United States Constitution.)

Colbeck wants schools to focus more on the negatives of the Progressive Era and less on references to the “common good” that he feels have ruined our country. Meanwhile, I’m thinking of assigning an essay next semester entitled “Explain the negative consequences of too many children living past 15 years old with all their limbs intact.”

The list of other intellectually dishonest proposals put forth by Colbeck and his minions is too long to address here. You can find them explained at Bridge Magazine’s website. More importantly, you need to express your concerns about Michigan becoming the next Texas or Louisiana. I’ll be at the final public comment meeting in Sault Ste. Marie on June 26 to express my objections to Colbeck’s changes and offer positive suggestions to the committee on how to protect our Core Demo … er …

Core Values.

Join me: 6pm–8 pm June 26 at Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District, 315 Armory Place, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

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Visitors to Merlion Park in Singapore on June 8 were startled to see Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump enjoying a casual walkabout, hand-in-hand. On closer inspection, however, they would have seen the two men were Howard X, a Kim impersonator, and Dennis Alan, a Trump impersonator, who traveled to Singapore in advance of the June 12 summit meeting between the two real leaders. Janette Warokka of Indonesia was fooled: “It’s so shocking for me. I don’t know why those two famous guys come here,” she told the Associated Press. Airport officials were less amused when Kim’s doppelganger, whose real name is Lee Howard Ho Wun, arrived at Changi Airport. Wun said police officers searched his bags and detained him for two hours before releasing him with stern warnings to stay away from the summit. Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said Wun was interviewed for about 45 minutes.

The Litigious Society If you’ve ordered a Quarter Pounder recently and specified “no cheese,” you may be interested in a $5 million class-action lawsuit brought against McDonald’s on May 8 by Cynthia Kissner of Broward County, Florida, and Leonard Werner of Miami-Dade.

According to the Miami Herald, the two are angry that they’ve been paying for cheese even though they ordered their sandwiches without it. The lawsuit contends “customers ... continue to be overcharged for these products, by being forced to pay for two slices of cheese, which they do not want, order or receive.”

Also, Kissner and Werner “have suffered injury as a result of their purchases because they were overcharged” and “McDonald’s is being unjustly enriched by these practices.” While attorney Andrew Lavin admits the mobile app ordering option does offer a Quarter Pounder without cheese, he notes in-store customers have no such choice.

Irony Charlotte Fox, 61, an accomplished mountain climber who summited Mount Everest in 1996, met an unlikely death May 24 when she fell down the hardwood stairs at her home in Telluride, Colorado. Fox was part of the infamous 1996 Mount Everest expedition chronicled in “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer, when eight climbers died. Friends called her fall “shocking,” according to The Aspen Times. Climbing partner Andrea Cutter said of the news, “It made me think, ‘Jeez, it’s just so wrong.’” San Miguel County Coroner Emil Sante said officials “have no reason to believe that it was suspicious at all.”

Armed and Clumsy Things got wild on June 2 at Mile High Spirits and Distillery in Denver when an unnamed off-duty FBI agent accidentally shot patron Tom Reddington, 24, in the lower leg. According to the Denver Post, the agent was dancing and did a backflip, which caused his firearm to come out of its holster and fall to the floor. When he bent to pick up the gun, it discharged. “I heard a loud bang,” Reddington said, “and I thought some idiot set off a firecracker. All of a sudden, from the knee down became completely red, and that’s when it clicked in my head, ‘Oh, I’ve been shot.’” A man at the bar applied a tourniquet to Reddington’s leg. The FBI agent was taken to Denver police headquarters and released to an FBI supervisor. Mile High Spirits has promised “complimentary drinks forever” to Reddington.

Sweet Revenge In a bid to unseat his boss, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, Deputy Sheriff Mark Maggs thrashed Sheriff Lenny Gramkow in the June 5 Republican primary by a vote of 878 to 331. So Sheriff Gramkow didn’t waste any time: Less than a minute after the polls closed, he fired Maggs, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported. “As of this moment you are no longer an employee of Bon Homme County,” Maggs’ termination notice read. Maggs, a 31-year-old father of four, will not become sheriff until January, but he is confident the county commission “will stand with my family ... and insure that my family will not be left hanging without an income or insurance,” Maggs said. “We’re going to be fine.”

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Just Say No On June 2, as two Jackson County, Oregon, sheriff ’s deputies waited for a tow truck to remove a 2003 Toyota Camry from the side of a road, 23-year-old Anthony J. Clark, of Grants Pass, walked up to the car and told the deputies he was going to steal it. He then got into the car and drove off, leading officers on a 40-mile chase through Ashland, Talent and Phoenix, Oregon, crashing into fences and driving the wrong way on several roads. When officers finally stopped the car, The Oregonian reported, Clark ran into a mobile home park, where he was arrested trying to steal another car. The deputies reported Clark admitted taking LSD and said he thought he was inside a real-life version of the “Grand Theft Auto” video game.

Among other charges, Clark was accused of driving under the influence of intoxicants and second-degree criminal mischief.

You Think Your Job Is Bad? Car salesman Brett Bland in League City, Texas, finally had enough and filed a lawsuit in May against his employer, AutoNation Acura Gulf Freeway, and Jeremy Pratt, a co-worker.

Pratt, the suit alleges, engaged in “constant taunting ... making extremely crass, vulgar and rude comments” and “reinforced dominance over his subordinates by regularly entering their enclosed offices, intentionally passing gas and then laughing,” as well as “pinching and touching his male subordinates’ nipples.”

KPRC-TV reported Pratt was fired after sending a text to everyone at the dealership alleging Bland was a sex offender (which he is not). After the firing, however, Bland’s lawsuit alleges, AutoNation allowed Pratt to “loiter at the dealership” and continue harassing employees, and Bland was threatened with termination if he didn’t sell eight vehicles a month. Bland seeks damages and court costs.

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-- In Beihai, South China, an unnamed 51-year-old man had been experiencing nonstop nosebleeds for 10 days when his wife told him she saw something “peek” out of his nose. In June, Metro News reported, the man went to Beihai People’s Hospital, where Dr. Liu Xiongguang removed a slithery, severalinches-long leech from his nostril as a nurse filmed the procedure. The doctor said the leech might have entered the patient’s nose as he swam in a river.

-- In a gross twist on road rage, Henry George Weaver, 69, of New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, ended an argument with another man June 8 by defecating on him. According to Lehigh Valley Live, Pennsylvania state police reported that “the accused and the victim got into a road-rage argument, leading the accused to defecate on the victim,” but they did not disclose what started the argument. Weaver was charged with harassment.

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TIGHT TIMES AT SLEEPING BEAR Visitor numbers are way up. The park’s budget is not.

By Patrick Sullivan Next time you visit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, you probably won’t notice that park officials and volunteers are scrambling behind the scenes to accommodate skyrocketing numbers of guests with a budget that’s flat or in decline.

Stagnant operational budgets allocated by Congress in recent years have left officials at Sleeping Bear — and at national parks across the country — putting off maintenance and handing off projects to volunteer groups like Friends of Sleeping Bear and Historic Sleeping Bear (which recently dropped “Preserve” from its name).

The Friends were the primary drivers behind fundraising and construction of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, but today they are called upon for less lofty concerns. Kerry Kelly, Friends’ chairman, said his group was recently asked to purchase some tools for the park, stuff you wouldn’t think a national park would go begging for.

“We’re getting more and more visitors, and the budget stays the same,” Kelly said. “They are coming to us for things that are somewhat mundane, just because they don’t have money in the budget.”

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE Kelly isn’t complaining, though, and he touts how well park officials and the volunteer groups work together. The Friends’ mission is to support the park, after all, and park officials aren’t to blame for the stagnate budgets.

“We want to make sure the normal operation of the park gets taken care of,” Kelly said.

The tight bottom line at Sleeping Bear is being felt more severely, perhaps, because of the unexpected surge in visitors. The number of annual visitors exploded from 1.1 million in

2007 to 1.7 million last year.

Many observers believe the visitor increase can be traced back to exposure on a major television network seven years ago.

“The thing that really kicked it off was that Good Morning America ‘Most Beautiful Place in America’ deal,” Kelly said. “I don’t think anybody saw that coming.”

Park Superintendent Scott Tucker, who took over in 2016, doesn’t think all the credit should go to the television show, because visitor numbers are up at parks across the country.

“I think it’s a lot of things,” he said. “I think it’s Good Morning America. I think it’s the Pure Michigan campaign. I think it’s social media. I think it’s an increase in interest in national park nationwide.”

Tucker said it’s been a challenge to accommodate increasing numbers of guests with a budget that stays flat. Parking, restroom facilities, and campgrounds have gotten crowded. Amid those challenges, funding levels remain uncertain.

“We haven’t even received a budget for 2018 yet, and 2018 started last October,” Tucker said.

REGULAR MAINTENANCE SUFFERS Lee Jameson started at Sleeping Bear in 1978, stationed as a laborer at South Manitou Island, and he moved around the park service, staying within the Midwest, until he landed back at Sleeping Bear in 1999. He’s been facility manager ever since.

“My wife and I always wanted to return here,” Jameson said.

Since Jameson’s been in his position, he’s watched maintenance go from 55 percent of the operational budget to 33 percent. Jameson said that’s been a problem across the National Park Service, but that doesn’t make it any less

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challenging as park officials have to decide to buy supplies over, say, maintain their vehicle fleet.

“If you go from one million to 1.5 million visitors, you need more toilet paper, you need more custodial effort,” he said. “Things just wear out quicker, yet those dollars are declining, not growing. That’s a problem.”

Regular maintenance comes from the park’s operational budget, Jameson said, and that’s what’s wrong. Because that budget has stayed the same or declined in recent years as guest numbers have gone up, that’s meant that there is less money for ordinary maintenance every year.

“The trend line for operating funds has been flat at best and, in real dollars, declining steadily, and that’s where, in my opinion, the heart of the problem is,” he said. “Those are the funds to do the day-to-day operations which, ideally would allow you to provide a level of maintenance to keep things in a good condition.”

That means that little problems are put off until they are big problems. A coat of paint that’s needed on a building gets canceled. They forgo exercising valves in water systems.

“There is very little funding available to provide to support, so I have a vehicle fleet, an equipment fleet, a boat fleet, that is in rough shape,” Jameson said. “We live on surplus equipment. We live on equipment that dates back to the ’80s.”

In addition to a long list of maintenance projects that have piled up year after year, park infrastructure struggles to keep up with the surge in visitors.

“We need more restroom facilities, so we put in a vault toilet down at Platte Point to supplement the comfort station that was there, simply because the line at the comfort station was so long, our staff couldn’t even

Like many dilapidated structures in the National Lakeshore, the 1901-built Sleeping Bear Point Life-saving Station (now the Maritime Museum) is in dire need of a new paint job — but unlike so many other structures that will be left untouched due to a flat budget, the high-visibility building will get an exterior refresh this summer.

get in to clean it without causing considerable frustration to the visitors,” Jameson said. $18 MILLION BEHIND IN MAINTENANCE Deferred maintenance has piled up year after year. At the end of 2017, Sleeping Bear had nearly $18 million in deferred maintenance projects outstanding.

Tucker said visitors are likely to notice that some projects have been put off.

“Yeah, definitely, if they go to the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven, they are going to see a half-dozen structures with peeling paint,” Tucker said.

Tucker said everything that happens in the park is a matter of priorities and choices. This year, for example, the park will spend over a million dollars for a shoreline stabilization project on South Manitou Island because that was determined to be a critical need.

“Our challenges haven’t changed; the pressure on visitor facilities has increased,” Tucker said.

There is a silver lining to all those extra visitors, however: 80 percent of visitor pass fees come back to the park and can be used for deferred maintenance (though a lot of the money is used merely to pay for the staff and infrastructure used to collect the fees). Fee money can be used for deferred maintenance as long as it’s for projects that directly impact visitors’ experience. The money cannot be used for operations or regular maintenance.

An outbuilding next on the grounds near the Sleeping Bear Point Life-saving Station looking, like so many buildings on the National Lakeshore, increasingly worse for the wear as park officials scramble to do more with less funding. Photos courtesy of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Jameson said that’s kind of a backward way to keep up the park, but it’s the system they’ve got to work with.

“If you aren’t providing just the routine maintenance, that’s what’s going to lead to these other deficiencies,” he said. “And if you’re just creating a fund stream to address things once they get to a certain condition, then you are going to be constantly feeding that cycle rather than correcting it in a sustainable way.”

And it’s not just upkeep that’s fallen behind.

The park’s infrastructure has not kept up with visitor growth.

For example, the restroom facilities at the Lake Michigan Overlook stop on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive feature vault toilets with no running water. Tucker said he’s visited there with his family on a weekend and had 28 people ahead of him in line.

That place probably needs a real restroom facility with rows of stalls, but that would mean drilling a well, building construction, and hiring custodians. Tucker said his team has to be creative to find funding for something like that amid these days of tight budgets, because new construction is another category that can’t come from fee dollars.

“It’s not like a $50,000 question, it’s like a million-dollar question,” Tucker said. “We’re looking at every option right now.”

DISTRACTINGLY GOOD VIEWS It seems, however, that visitors haven’t noticed the crowds or the problems caused by the deferred maintenance backlog. Over the past two years, virtually every Yelp! review of Sleeping Bear features five stars and a glowing account of the park’s beauty.

Perhaps there isn’t a clamor for more funds to be allocated to the park because visitors are too enraptured by the views to take notice of the decay or lack of restrooms.

Jameson isn’t surprised most visitors have no idea of the budget shortfalls.

“We try to prioritize where our work effort goes, so some of our more highly visible areas receive attention,” he said. “So what doesn’t get attention are things like the trails on Manitou Islands.”

That means Glen Haven gets a lot of attention; the historic resort structures on North Manitou see a lot less. The Life Saving Station at Sleeping Bear Point, for instance, is to be painted this summer, because that’s a high-visibility area.

Fortunately for the historic structures at some of the less visited spots in the park, like on North Manitou or inside the Port Oneida Historic District, the group Historic Sleeping Bear has stepped in.

“Volunteers fill the gap there,” Jameson said. “Those folks came into existence out of recognition of this need.”

Susan Pocklington, Historic director, said she’s noticed the park’s tight budget but that her nonprofit group has been willing to pitch in.

“The park puts a wish list out to its partner groups and this year, for example, we did fund the purchase of a miter saw, which we have not done before,” Pocklington said.

Historic Sleeping Bear has evolved in its 20 years from a pesky outsider that lobbied park officials to save historic buildings to working with the park as partners to preserve historic structures.

Today, Historic embarks on projects with the support of the park that the park would not otherwise have the resources to handle, like the restoration of the Katie Shepard Inn on North Manitou Island. At Port Oneida, they’ve embarked on a project to plant 200 antique apple trees over five years to replicate centuryold orchards, part of a project to preserve Port Oneida’s “cultural landscape.”

In 20 years, Pocklington said Preserve has donated the equivalent of three-quarters of a million dollars to the park.

“Basically, we are here to fill that gap, and that’s volunteer labor, that’s cash, and that’s cash-in-kind,” she said.

MEANWHILE, IN THE VILLAGES It’s not just the park’s infrastructure that’s strained. The two villages within the park, Glen Arbor and Empire, have also experienced and been strained by the surge in the park’s popularity.

At the same time, neither village has much room for growth because neither has a wastewater treatment facility, which means new businesses have to rely on septic systems.

That is a serious impediment to development.

That means, at peak times, those towns get packed.

“If it rains, you cannot find a parking spot in Glen Arbor today,” Kelly said. “If you want to go out for a burger, good luck with that.”

Paul Skinner, chairman of the Empire Chamber of Commerce and owner of The Miser’s Hoard, an antique and gift shop, said he likes to see Empire get crowded on a rainy day.

“I’m in retail, so occasionally I don’t particularly mind,” he said. “If people won’t be at the beach, they’ll be in my store.”

Skinner wishes there was willingness in the village to build a sewer to enable growth.

Likewise, he would like to see the budget for Sleeping Bear increased so that the park could get up-to-date on maintenance.

Skinner doesn’t want to see a strained budget start to affect people’s experience in the park. He wants the large numbers of annual visitors to keep coming.

“The actual visiting experience isn’t as good it might be,” said Skinner, who also lives in Empire. “Anything that impacts people’s experience of the park reflects on the area.”

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By Al Parker If it’s Wednesday between 9am and 1pm, you’ll find Dave Amos helping out in the emergency department at Munson Medical Center.

Some weeks, you might find him serving as a volunteer docent, leading informative hikes for the Leelanau Conservancy or making time to actively support an election reform group.

Amos worked for Ford Motor Company for 28 years before moving to Leelanau County in 2007. He sees his varied volunteer efforts as absolutely vital to his active retiree lifestyle.

“It’s my favorite four hours of the week,” said the 69-year-old about his time at Munson. “I absolutely think it improves your health. For me it’s very gratifying. I walk a lot, and I get many miles in during my four hours.”

That attitude tracks with emerging science about how volunteering relates to health. A recent study of 2,705 volunteers aged 18 and older from United Healthcare and VolunteerMatch found that 75 percent of those who volunteered in the past 12 months said volunteering made them feel physically healthier.

“Physical health is one thing, but it even improves their mental health,” explained Sue Bauer, volunteer coordinator at the Father Fred Foundation in Traverse City. “The average age of our volunteers is about 76 years old. We had one volunteer who just retired from us at 93 and he was working two days a week.

Volunteers have a real sense of camaraderie, of feeling needed. It gives them something to look forward to.”

Volunteers are the backbone of the Father Fred Foundation, where 260 active volunteers provided more than 26,000 hours of service last year. In addition, community volunteers pitch in to help at the Frostbite and Fall Food Drives, two garage sale fundraisers and Toys for Tots.

That cadre of 350 volunteers contributed more than 3,250 hours.

“We don’t have our doors open without the volunteers,” said Bauer.

In the emergency department, Amos keeps busy helping patients, running errands and doing many non-medical things, like helping to move a bed or getting a blanket. If a patient has visitors, he may help them in some way. “When you retire, it’s a good idea to get out in the public,” he said.

A much larger study — involving more than 64,000 subjects ages 60 and older — suggests that volunteering slows the cognitive decline of aging.

Using University of Michigan data, assistant economics professor Sumedha Gupta found that a person who volunteered 100 hours a year scored about 6 percent higher in cognitive testing than a non-volunteer.

“The effect is significant. It’s consistent,” wrote Dr. Gupta. “If you keep everything else constant by putting in all these controls and following this individual over time, we find that as people volunteer, their cognitive health scores improve. If they don’t volunteer, their cognitive scores decline faster.”

Dr. Gupta’s advice to seniors is that if they are well enough, they should consider volunteering. And if they are already volunteering, they should consider devoting more time each week. The data showed cognitive benefits with as little as two to twoand-a-half hours weekly.

Theresa Stachnik heads up volunteer services at Munson Medical Center, which relies on some 350 active volunteers throughout the hospital.

“Volunteering keeps you healthy,” said Stachnik. “Sometimes people with too much free time on their hands can get into trouble. It really does keep you healthy.”

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Just when staff was contemplating recruiting a volunteer to maintain Father Fred’s vegetable gardens, Debbie strolled in and offered her gardening expertise. Within a week, she whipped the beds into shape and donated plants from her own garden. Sue Bauer says these things happen a lot at the Foundation. “We call them Father Fred moments,” she said.

Becky Baker, who works in the Father Fred pantry on Thursdays, had her own Father Fred moment when she went to Potter’s Bakery to pick up donuts for other volunteers one morning; a guy who happened to be in the shop at the same time paid for all of them. (Turned out, he was Gavin Baillie, who himself had volunteered at the Foundation years before.)

potential volunteers. “Recruiting has gotten tougher,” she explained. “There is more competition for volunteers than ever before.

People tend to volunteer where their passion is. And now almost every (agency) runs a background check on volunteers. “ So with that competition, are agencies offering “volunteer bonuses” or other perks?

“No, not at Munson,” said Stachnik, who also serves as president of the Northern Michigan Association of Volunteer Administrators, a collaborative network of volunteer coordinators who meet monthly to develop new and better ways to work with volunteers. NMAVA share ideas and experiences, working to provide their volunteers with enjoyable experiences.

Munson does hold an annual appreciation luncheon for its volunteers each April, during National Volunteer Month. This year’s luncheon had an RSVP total of 200, but the event was set for the same April weekend that a late winter snow storm hit northern Michigan. “We ended up having 65 people,” recalled Stachnik.

On the other hand, Bauer doesn’t feel there is competition among agencies who rely on volunteers. “I don’t believe in that,” she said.

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Someone who wasn’t a good fit with us, might be a great fit for another agency.”

Bauer does detect a difference in volunteers now, compared to previous years. “As our volunteers age out, those who replace them have a different attitude,” she said. “Before, volunteers would stay 20 years with us. Now they stay three or four years and move on.”

With that steady turnover, the Father Fred Foundation, like most agencies that rely on volunteers, is always looking for help. Currently they need people who can help pick up furniture.

For more info, contact Bauer at (231) 947-2055.

According to NMAVA data, the Grand Traverse five-county region has some 11,000 volunteers who provided more than 354,000 hours of service to 44 organizations in 1917.

Munson Medical Center relies on some 75,000 hours of volunteer help each year, according to Stachnik. “Volunteering is a really big deal,” she said. “Nationally the value [of a volunteer] is set at $24 an hour, so with 75,000 hours, that’s a lot of value.”

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Royale Parade, a substantial commitment of time and money. Paye says that it “takes After being absent from the National Cherry some good financial strength and some good Festival schedule last year, the Cherryland Band fundraising” for bands to attend.

Cost is an issue for the Cherry Festival, too Classic is making a return in 2018.

According to Kat Paye, the Cherry – partially because the festival tries to offset Festival’s executive director, the competitive expenses for the visiting bands. In addition marching band event was pulled last year to booking Thirlby Field, hiring judges for due to lack of participants. After extending the competition, and putting together prizes invitations to a series of high school bands for the winning bands, the festival also strikes throughout the Midwest — including a deal with TCAPS to use local elementary numerous schools that had previously schools as temporary housing. The bands attended — the festival only had three bands also receive stipends for playing in the Cherry on the docket for 2017. Festival officials Festival parades. The small amount of money earned in ticket sales goes toward determined that three bands wasn’t enough to justify holding “I want these covering these costs.

“This is not a moneymaking the competition, so the event was cancelled. kids to have event for the Cherry Festival in any way, shape, or form,” This year, though, Paye says an audience Paye says. “The bands basically the festival had significantly more about food and interest. As a result, the Cherryland and to be able worry transportation, and we take Band Classic will be back at Thirlby to perform care of everything else.”

Field on Friday, July 6.

Paye estimates that the “We’re having a six-band in front of Cherryland Band Classic loses competition this year, plus an the festival $8,000-$10,000 intermission,” Paye says. “That people who each year – and has for much to me is a good field show. That’s truly want to of its history. Still, she stresses worth renting Thirlby and getting the judges and doing the prizes be there and that money was not the reason that the event took a year off and having that happen, because care to see it.” in 2017, nor is it a factor that it is a very cool experience.” will jeopardize the future of the The profile of the Cherryland tradition.

Band Classic has waned from the “It’s not something I want to take away days when seven to 10 bands would take the field. Some schools rotate the competitions unless we don’t have bands to compete,” she they attend each year, while other marching says. “I want these kids to have an audience bands aren’t competition-ready in July. and to be able to perform in front of people High school bands from Traverse City Area who truly want to be there and care to see it.

Public Schools (TCAPS) don’t participate So, when we were able to get six bands this because their marching band season ends in year, we said, ‘Okay, let’s do it. It’s on. We’re November, with the conclusion of the football bringing back the Cherryland Band Classic.’”

She adds: “Events like this are why we season. The 2018 marching bands for Central High School and West Senior High won’t even have other events that are ticketed. That way, we can help offset costs like this.” convene for band camp until mid-August.

The biggest factor, though, is cost. All six bands performing this year come from either Tickets for the Cherryland Band Classic are Wisconsin or Minnesota, and they’ll be in $5 each. Gates at Thirlby Field will open at town for several days. Bands arrive Thursday 5:30pm on July 6, with opening ceremonies to — in time to play the Junior Royale Parade — follow at 6:30pm. The first band is set to take and depart after playing in Saturday’s Cherry the field at 7pm.

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By Kristi Kates Once your stomach is full of all things cherry, you’ve played bingo ’til you dropped, watched the parades, swam in the bay, cheered on your favorite Cherry Idol, and turned your eyes to the skies for the Blue Angels, you might be wondering what else you can do at the Traverse City Cherry Festival. Well, ready yourself for the concert stages — and a rich lineup that truly has something for every fest-goer.

JUNE 30 Pat Benatar with Loverboy (6pm - Bay Side Music Stage) Relive the spandex-bedecked ’80s with rock diva Benatar, who brought that decade such over-the-top rock melodrama as “Love is a Battlefield,” “You Better Run,” “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” and “We Belong.” Her last album was 2003’s Go, although she’s released a couple of standalone holiday and benefit tunes since then. Opening for her will be the amplified bar-band sounds of Canadian rockers Loverboy, whose hit singles “Working for the Weekend” and “Turn Me Loose” were anthems for many throughout the same decade. The band’s last album was 2014’s Unfinished Business.

JULY 1 Here Come the Mummies (6pm – Bay Side Music Stage) Who are the Mummies? Chances are you’ll never know — the members perform under wraps (literally) to hide their reallife identities; rumor has it it’s a way for well-known Nashville studio musicians and their pals to tour with less hassle from their respective record labels. They’ll bring you plenty of funk, though, as their peppy novelty tunes are real crowd-pleasers. Some of the Mummies’ songs have been featured on TV shows like Big Shots and Scrubs.

JULY 2 Dan and Shay (6pm – Bay Side Music Stage) The country music duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney hail from Nashville and have notched three Top 40 singles to date. They’re also fresh off of their very first win at the CMT (Country Music Television) Awards, where they surprised the crowd by beating Brothers Osborne and Florida Georgia Line for Best Duo (for their tune “Tequila”).

Get prepared for their upcoming big-stage country performance in TC with a listen to their brand new album, Obsessed.

JULY 3 Buddy Guy wsg Quinn Sullivan (6pm - Bay Side Music Stage) Still cranking out the blues at 81 years old, Louisiana-born and Chicago-grown Guy’s guitar work has influenced everyone from Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) and Jimi Hendrix to pop performer John Mayer. Just two years ago, he toured as opening act for Jeff Beck — and that after snagging a Grammy Award of his own for Best Blues Album. With his first album stretching back to 1967, you can bet he’ll have a wealth of blues tunes to draw upon for his Cherry Festival performance.

By contrast, 19-year-old Massachusetts blues guitar prodigy Quinn Sullivan will open.

JULY 4 Three Days Grace (6pm – Bay Side Music Stage) This Canadian band — singer/guitarist Adam Gontier, bassist Brad Walst, and drummer Neil Sanderson — is newly promoting its 2018 album, Outsider, the host for its latest single, “The Mountain.” With a sound somewhere between hard rock, alternative

rock, and post-grunge, Three Days Grace is set to put on an energetic show full of Gontier’s deft guitar solos and strong vocals.

Three Days Grace is also doing some shows with Avenged Sevenfold and Prophets of Rage this summer (that trio of bands will be at the DTE Energy Music Theater near Detroit in August), but this is your chance to see the band stealing the show alone.

JULY 5 Sheryl Crow with The Sisterhood Band (6pm Bay Side Music Stage) She’s rock, she’s pop, and she’s country — singer-songwriter Crow has stretched her musical accomplishments across all three categories since she first hit the public’s ears with her hit Tuesday Night Music Club album back in 1994. Her list of hits is long and familiar to anyone who’s ever switched on a pop radio station. You may recognize “All I Wanna Do,” “Strong Enough,” “If It Makes You Happy,” “My Favorite Mistake,” “The Difficult Kind” and “There Goes the Neighborhood,” for starters. Up next, the pending release of her upcoming duets album, tentatively titled Snap, on which she’s rumored to be collaborating with the likes of Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Keith Richards, among others. Will we get any sneak previews of those tunes? You’ll have to check out the Cherry Festival show to see. Opening for Crow will be the country rock duo of Ruby Stewart (Rod Stewart’s daughter) and Alyssa Bonagura, aka The Sisterhood Band.

JULY 5 Song of the Lakes (7pm – Grand Traverse Pavilions) Local favorite Song of the Lakes carries on the grand tradition of singing “the praises

of the Great Lakes.” This four-piece outfit actually got its start in the early 1980s and has widened its repertoire throughout the years, adding the flavors of jazz, Latin, and acoustic music to its own sound, whether customizing a cover, crooning a beautiful ballad, or presenting some original music from one of its own half-dozen albums.

JULY 6 Dustin Lynch (6pm – Bay Side Music Stage) American Country Artist and Tullahoma, Tennessee, native Lynch first started a band when he played at Nashville’s famed open mic night at the town’s Bluebird Cafe, leading him to move to Nashville shortly thereafter.

He went to college and earned a degree in biology but chose to pursue his musical calling instead — a good choice, considering he’s notched five No. 1 country music singles since 2014. He’ll be in Traverse City promoting his third studio album, Current Mood, and is sure to offer up a rollicking good Nashville time.

JULY 7 Darci Lynne and Friends wsg Pelican212 (6pm – Bay Side Music Stage) The skillful Darci Lynne — a talent ahead of her time at just 13 year of age — was only the third ventriloquist to win the national television competition show America’s Got Talent, where she won for her seamless ventriloquism talent, her ability to sing impressively while “throwing” her voice, and her collection of personable puppets. Opening act Pelican 212 also appeared on America’s Got Talent; the young band features 12-year-old trumpetplaying twins Max and Kolbe Rees.

For tickets and more information on all of the above shows, visit cherryfestival.org.

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By Ross Boissoneau OK, sure, there’s fireworks, perfect for ooohs and ahhhhs. We know about the Blue Angels and the air show. There are concerts, parades, and don’t forget the Great American Duck Race. Or the Cherry Pie Eating Contest. Well, maybe forget the pieeating contest, because you want to enjoy things without a belly ache.

Those are all among the most-loved events at the National Cherry Festival. Yet we ask ourselves, what other aspects of this great festival celebrating our favorite fruit make the list of essential items? So here’s our Top Ten. Others’ Top Ten will vary by user, but try these on for size: 1. Put a Pie in Your Pie Hole First of all, it is the National Cherry Festival. So hunker down with a slice of cherry crumb pie, the signature pie of the festival, courtesy Grand Traverse Pie Company. Guaranteed calorie-free during the eight days of the festival. But you can’t have it without ice cream. That’s a rule, according to our anonymous source.* *Kat Paye, executive director of the National Cherry Festival. (Who are we to argue?)

2. See Your Mini Me Bake a Mini Pie Keeping it pieful (pie-esque?), the Kids Make and Bake takes place Thursday, July 7, from 10 to 4 at the Open Space. Kids ages 2 to 12 are welcome to join the fun and learn how to make a mini cherry crumb pie from the bakers at the Grand Traverse Pie Company. The kids make the pie, then it can be baked on-site, or they can take the pie home to bake it. This event is scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. It fills up fast, so get there early to sign up. While there is no cost for this event, a $3 donation is suggested; all proceeds benefit the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center.

3. Embrace the Hi-Carb, Hi-Fat Lifestyle OK, an obvious one, but hey, how ’bout those Gibby’s fries? Long a festival favorite, the delicious take on French fries can’t be topped. Except maybe with a little salt and ketchup. Or some vinegar. Perhaps some cheese. But not chili, no, not a chance.

Despite what some may say, adding chili is a bad idea. After all, your don’t want to obscure or overwhelm the flavor of these freshly cooked spuds. Not after their special multi-step frying process produces the perfect amount of crunch on the outside.

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4. Rub Orange Elbows Yes, every year the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds and their ilk showcase their abilities in the air. But at the U.S. Coast Guard Open Ramp, you get a chance to get up close and personal with the pilots (aerial team included), personnel, and aircraft that keeps us safe on and around the Great Lakes.

This is one of the few times the Coast Guard Air Station is open to the public, and it has become one of the festival’s most popular events, drawing thousands of people. It takes place Friday, June 29, from 5:30pm to 8pm, and it’s free of charge. Parking is limited, and BATA offers a free shuttle service from Munson Community Health Center at 550 Munson Avenue (that’s the former Osteopathic Hospital for you old-timers).

And did we mention that it’s free?

5. Jam With the Bands Back from its one-year hiatus, the Cherryland Band Classic takes place Friday, July 6. Opening ceremonies begin at 6:30pm, introducing the 2018 National Cherry Festival Princes & Princesses, with the first of six bands beginning at 7pm.

Last year only three bands signed up, so the event was reluctantly canceled by the Cherry Festival, in hopes that more bands could be persuaded to perform this year. Looks like it worked, as five bands from Wisconsin and one from Minnesota will be on hand to showcase polish, percussion, and precision.

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6. Raise Your Heart Rate For those about to run, we salute you.

There are a host of races associated with the National Cherry Festival. Let’s pick two: the Cherry Kids Fun Run and the Chateau Grand Traverse Half Marathon. The former is a one-mile fun run with the Boston Marathon winner. It takes place Thursday, July 5, just before the Touchstone Energy Junior Royale Parade. Participants receive an official race bib, a medal, and refreshment.

The Half Marathon wraps up the Meijer Festival of Races. Runners take their mark and go! at 7am Saturday, July 7. One of the most picturesque race routes anywhere, it begins in the vineyards overlooking West Grand Traverse Bay and runs through cherry orchards, with your typical breathtaking Traverse City views along the shoreline to the downtown finish. Or if you’re not sure you want to put all that energy into it, you can always watch.

7. Swing Your Stick, Win A Brand New Car Not every Cherry Festival event takes place downtown, or even in just one place.

If you’ve been working on your swing, test it out at Bay Meadows or Grand Traverse Resort and see if you can qualify for the finals of the Hole-in-One contest. The contest runs all week, June 30 to July 6, from 4 to 8pm. The 14 players who are closest to the pin (seven from each course) qualify for the final shootout from 176 yards at Bay Meadows, slated for Saturday, July 7.

Daily prizes will be awarded to the player closest to the pin that day, and prizes will be awarded to winners in the final shootout.

And should you drop it in the cup in the final shootout, you win a car!

8. Remember — and Get Smart — About What it’s All About If you want to know more about the signature fruit of northern Michigan, this is the perfect opportunity to do so.

And the perfect place is at the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center.

Every day, Monday through Friday, you can visit a 100-acre research orchard in

Leelanau County operated by Michigan State University Extension. The guided orchard tours showcase cherries in all their glory. For the adults there is information on the ways technology is helping farmers, as well as exhibits and samples of the newest cherry products. For the kids there are all sorts of fun experiences, including a petting zoo, hands-on experiments, a poster coloring contest and other activities.

Just don’t tell them it’s educational. The shuttle to Orchard Tour & More will depart every half hour from 9:30 am to 11:30 am from Traverse City Tourism.

9. Take Tea with Your Teddy Call her a romantic or a kid at heart, but Paye looooves the Teddy Bear Tea Party. “I don’t think I’ve missed one since its inception ten years ago,” she said. Kids of all ages are invited to bring their teddy bear (Paye’s is named Butterscotch, and she made him at the Cherry Festival years ago) and a blanket for an afternoon in the park.

Enjoy storytelling and an afternoon tea party with other teddy bears and kids. And there’s no age limit – parents are welcome.

It all takes place at F&M Park from 3:30 to 5 on Sunday, July 1.

10. Stock Up on the Fest’s Famous Fruit (in All of its Incarnations) And finally, what’s a cherry festival without — wait for it — a cherry farm market?

The Open Space hosts a farm market where they tuck, fold, staple and include cherries in anything and everything imaginable.

Vendors include Six Luggs, Gallagher’s, Benjamin Twiggs, Edmonson’s Orchard, Cherry Connection, Naturally Nutty, Sweet and Sour USA, Deerings, Herkner’s Farm and Harper View Lavender Farm. Yes, they let lavender in, all in the name of diversity.

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HOW YOUR FAVORITE BEERS GOT THEIR NAMES

By Clark Miller At least half the fun of making craft beers must be in dreaming up quirky names for the finished product. (And maybe, half the necessity, too; as more and more craft beers come on the market each year, finding a moniker that isn’t already taken is getting increasingly impossible. Likewise, lawsuits about naming rights abound.) Fact is, craft beers with cool names are in. There’s Polygamy Porter in (where else?) Salt Lake City; Citra Ass Down in Lexington, Kentucky; and Naked Pig, which helps hard-eating Alabamians flush down their pork dinners.

Like their counterparts elsewhere, northern Michigan brewmasters work hard to develop eye-catching names and labels — unique enough to befit their evergrowing lists of one-of-a-kind beers, attract new drinkers, and avoid lawsuits with other brewers around the nation. It’s a task easier said than done. By his own count, John Niedermaier of Brewery Terra Firma, located just south of Traverse City, has created some 1,000 different beers over his 22-year career. On its website, Bellaire-based Short’s Brewing Company lists 393 creations past and present — everything from the contradictorily-named Imperial Abnormal Genius to a dark American sour ale with the (somehow menacing) name of Fload.

Some names, it seems, are a direct descent of its style or flavor — Niedermaier’s Ancho Chili Dutch Double Chocolate Porter is a case in point. But others, like his Sun Cup Lemon Wheat, say, suggest a little something more: maybe a moment in the time of its making, a brew crew’s inside joke, or simply an inside track to a brewer’s mind.

In the case of the Sun Cup, Niedermaier’s inspiration was a novelty any winter-bound northerner would embrace: “[It] refers to an anomaly in snow, especially in polar regions

— a sun cup in snow eventually turns into an underground river.” Here, Northern Express reveals the stories and thinking behind the names of some local beers we love.

NAME ON: Beer names can tell you something about the brewery.

For example, Petoskey Brewing shows its attitude with Horny Monk and Smokin’ Betty Stout.

Sticking with its proletarian vibe and party line, “Pour to the People,” the comrades

out!), gently pokes fun at the latest trend of making IPAs murky. “We make it crystal clear,” Confer says.

If the name and label are true to their word, Weizen Shine, a German-style hefeweizen beer created by Deven Larrance at Monkey Fist Brewing, is good enough to get drinkers out of bed in the morning.

Then there’s GW’s Little White Lie, which connects (maybe a little obliquely) to our cherry orchards. The title refers to the apocryphal tale that as a boy, George Washington received a hatchet for his

Consider Sid Vicious, Beerbahganoush, and the imposing Beer Laimbeer, a “big and hoppy” pale ale that honors one of brewmaster Jon Gaudreau’s early sports heroes, former Detroit Pistons bad-boy center Bill Laimbeer. at Workshop Brewing in Traverse City offer Cold Chisel, Ten-Pound Sledge, Monkey Wrench, and Pry Bar. Just down the street from Workshop, North Peak Brewing boasts Less Than Supper Stout (“brewed with a buffet of malts”), and their Shirley’s Irish Stout, a St. Patrick’s Day favorite, is named after Mike Shirley, a much-beloved member of the local chapter of an Irish(ish) charity, the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

Stormcloud Brewing head brewer and co-owner Brian Confer, says his creation, Rainmaker, is the only beer he’s named after weather. Simple enough.

Whiled Away IPA, he says, goes back to his first days of home brewing. “There was a recipe called Wild One.’” It’s an homage to those early efforts. Another of his brews — Another Day, Another Apocalypse — he says is “kind of fitting for the times.”

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birthday, then proceeded to scar (or in some versions, even chop down) one of his father’s cherry trees. Admitting to his crime, young and painfully earnest George allegedly said, “I cannot tell a lie … I cut it with my hatchet.” True or not, the label shows the grown George, hatchet in hand, honest as the day is long — and with a cherry next to him that’s as big as a cantaloupe.

By his own admission, Lake Ann Brewing owner and brewmaster Matt Therrien is quite the storyteller. He told us that his Jungle Fungus Session IPA grew out of a childhood experience. “A neighbor used to push-mow his lawn with bare feet. He paid me a quarter for every pint of acorns I picked up underneath his oak tree because the acorns hurt his feet. My mom told me he didn’t like wearing shoes because he had jungle fungus.”

Auggie’s Garden Glo, meanwhile, refers to Matt’s dad’s favorite dive bar on the east

side of Flint.

“Whether it was stopping to meet Uncle Dave for a cold PBR, dropping off John Drinkwine on a rainy day, or just stopping in to see if Gypsy Jack was sitting naked at a barstool,” Therrien said, “there was always time for a cold one at Auggie’s.”

At Short’s Brewing, Space Rock, a name out of nowhere, is described mysteriously as an “American pale ale hopped with some tasty little nuggets of alien technology.” The label, created by artist Tanya Whitley, brings us back home with some self-deprecatory humor. A shoeless North woodsman — who looks a lot like brewmaster Joe Short — sits astride a snowmobile as it hurtles through the galaxy.

Another of Whitley’s designs, this one for Cat’s Pajamas, shows a pajama-wearing, entirely self-satisfied, potbelly cat slouching in an overstuffed chair. The name alone tells you nothing. In this case, it’s the artwork that tells the backstory. Because the beer’s flavor comes from blood orange and guava, the cat’s easy chair is covered with a guava print material, and the wallpaper in the background sports a pattern of hops and blood oranges. Makes sense, right?

No matter. There’s a mission to the madness, said Short’s Marketing and Branding Manager Adam Foster: “Unique names tend to stick right at the front of your memory and have remarkable staying power,” he says. “[They] help people recall the memorable experiences that happen around the periphery of the actual beer consumption. But mostly, it’s just for fun!”

Some titles go way back. At Hop Lot Brewing Company in Suttons Bay, the beer name I Hate White Rabbits comes from English folklore. Saying it three times is supposed to bring you luck, says Hop Lot owner and brewer Steve Lutke. Somehow the meaning changed a bit over the years.

“Here in the North, say it, and it’s supposed

to help get the smoke to go away from your eyes,” he says, “and we have a lot of campfires at Hop Lot.” Born Secret, which is described as a “Hop Bomb” on the company website, got its name from two sources: “I made it, then left for Hawaii. No one knew I made it. So I say it was born in absolute secrecy,” Lutke says.

“Also at the time, North Korea was testing a bomb, and it had the highest level of secrecy.”

He says Uncle Green Guy comes from an entirely new source: his nephews and nieces.

“They’d started discovering the Incredible Hulk while I was visiting them. So we were playing, and I was scaring them. So they started calling me Uncle Green Guy.” In terms of imaginative names (all with good backstories and memorable artwork), Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City ranks high. The employees, who do most of the naming, seem especially fond of themes related to movies, economic downturns, aliens, and the difficulties of starting a brewery. In other words, they have fun with this.

Spinal Tapper, a double India pale ale, alludes to a hip 1984 mockumentary that follows a fictional British heavy metal band on tour in the U.S. The label is edgy, macabre even (and hard to forget). It shows two pileated woodpeckers tapping on a spine.

The artwork for CEO Stout, on the other hand, takes a not-too-subtle political stand.

It features a shady-looking boss with a toxic brew in his hand. There’s a backstory here.

“Back when we opened, the economy was tanking,” said Right Brain owner Russell Springsteen. “It’s a jab at CEOs who were taking their golden parachutes and taking our money with them.”

Dead Kettle, an India pale ale, also comes from the early days of Right Brain, but it alludes to equipment failures that were common then. The label, designed by local artist Andy Tyra, merges a skeletal head with a copper kettle. It seems a way for Springsteen and his crew to poke fun at themselves.

“It was one of our first beers,” he says.

“We’d installed a kettle, and the big burner just went out. We kept trying to relight it.

Somehow it kind of worked out.”

Luminous Lemon Ale got its name, Springsteen explains, “Because it’s so light, it’s luminous.” From that nearly weightless description, Tyra created a lemon-shaped space ship hovering over clueless campers and other-worldly creatures, one of whom is taking a refreshing dip in a northern Michigan lake. (The original name was going to be Lemon Ale Stand, but that was already trademarked. It’s interesting to speculate how that name would have turned out in Tyra’s creative hands.)

Like many smaller Up North breweries, Tunnel Vision, located at Pond Hill Farm, doesn’t create lots of labels. Tunnel Vision sells only at Pond Hill Farm, the site of the brewery. That’s a shame, because it comes up with good names —ones that might compete well in distribution.

Consider Sid Vicious, Beerbahganoush, and the imposing Beer Laimbeer, a “big and hoppy” pale ale that honors one of brewmaster Jon Gaudreau’s early sports heroes, former Detroit Pistons bad-boy

center Bill Laimbeer. (From time to time, Laimbeer’s parents, who live nearby, visit the brewery.)

The label for Master Beet Pale Ale — named after the work of harvesting beets — might be shy on artistic sophistication, but how often do you see a guy in a saddle, flying through the sky with a clump of beet greens forming a contrail behind?

Artwork for Wee Heavy Sweater Puppies, on the other hand, looks like the upbeat and mildly flirtatious cover for a 1960s ski magazine. Although an edgy double-entendre seems to be lurking there somewhere, the Urban Dictionary swears the slang meaning of “puppy” is “A very attractive girl who attracts guys by whining.”

(We have to wonder how that works.)

It all seems well within established limits, though. Gaudreau knows approval by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission isn’t a sure thing.

“That’s especially true if it has anything to do with children, flags, guns or the military,” he says.

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You’ve no doubt heard the old adage “Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.” Well, at the New Orleans-inspired French Quarter bistro in Charlevoix, there is a strong case for taking that philosophy to heart, because the lunch and dinner specialties there are so intriguing, you might find yourself indulging to the point where you have no room left for sweet endings. And you’d be forfeiting more than just calories to have to pass them up.

By Janice Binkert Here’s the unexpected twist: There are only two items on the dessert menu, and two of the three ingredients in them are exactly the same: Murdick’s vanilla ice cream and a bourbon caramel glaze. Nevertheless, like many before you, you will probably find yourself going back and forth trying to decide what to order: the pecan and chocolate chip cookie or the seasonal bread pudding. And in the end, unless you are dining alone, you will probably order both.

Why? Did I mention that these decadent delights come out with all of their goodness sizzling in a hot skillet? ’Nuff said.

SPICE IS NICE (BUT NOT A MUST) Enticement comes in many forms at the French Quarter, including the many “irresistibles” on its Cajun- and Creoleinspired lunch and dinner menu, as well as the restaurant’s enviable location overlooking picturesque Round Lake harbor and the historic drawbridge over Pine Ridge Channel, just steps from Charlevoix’s charming downtown shopping district. Think this kind of cuisine might be more than your palate can handle?

Chef Matthew Weeber is quick to dispel a couple of common misconceptions: It’s not all spicy, and it’s not all made with “exotic” (for northern Michigan) ingredients like alligator, crawfish, okra and collard greens, though they of course do show up in some dishes on the menu.

“First and foremost, I am a local foodsfocused chef,” he explained. Like the French Quarter’s owners — Petoskey natives and longtime friends Eric Hoshield (a restaurant veteran who serves as general manager), Justin Manthei (a lifetime foodie) and Paul Lefevre (a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Portland, Oregon) — Weeber is committed to using local products, supporting the communities in this area, and providing the freshest ingredients possible. “Our first choice is always Michigan products if we can get them,” he said, “but we also source nationally and internationally — things that

make sense, like our gator and crawfish from Louisiana, for example. There too, we seek out wild-caught and sustainably grown or raised products.”

The view from the restaurant.

Said Hoshield, “Now that we’ve been working with local farmers for a while, we’re gradually building up our own network of people who will grow or make things especially for us.

It’s good for them, because they know they will have a regular buyer, and it’s good for us, because we know we will be able to get enough of a certain product from a supplier we trust. Even our Bulgarian-style feta is a Michigan-made.”

NOLA CLASSICS If you’ve visited New Orleans, or even if you’ve only read about it, you probably know that certain dishes are ubiquitous to the city. You’ll find those and more here, too — sometimes with a local spin. Ever try étouffée made with lake trout? John Cross Fisheries and Chef Weeber make that a possibility. The French Quarter’s gumbo, which starts with a flavor-packed darkened roux that cooks for nearly an hour, is available in a cup, a bowl or as a main course. “We add okra, our housesmoked and pulled Ebel’s pork, and a topof-the-line andouille, and serve it over rice — it really comes together beautifully,” said Hoshield. One of the French Quarter’s most popular appetizer staples is shrimp and grits.

“The grits are a coarse-ground Italian polenta, so they really hold their body well,” said Hoshield. “We stir in smoked cheddar and top it all with Beeler’s bacon – a highquality, sustainable, farm-raised product from Iowa with great flavor. The dish is finished with sautéed sweet freshwater Gulf shrimp from Texas and a New Orleansstyle barbecue sauce, which has a vinegar base and is a little thinner than traditional barbecue sauce. It’s a very well-balanced dish.” Another appetizer hit with customers is gator balls – kind of like croquettes. The alligator is marinated to soften it, then minced and mixed together with risotto, rolled into a ball, coated in cornmeal, fried and served with our house remoulade

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sauce.” The iconic po’boy and muffuletta sandwiches get their due here, too, the latter with all of the classic elements plus the addition of artichoke hearts and chickpeas.

Vegetarians take note: While the French Quarter menu may at first glance seem animal-protein heavy, it also features several meat- and seafood-free options, and some other dishes can be adapted to be vegetarian upon request. Three-mushroom ravioli with garlic and parmesan, baked feta with spinach and tomato on house-made herbed focaccia, and red beans and rice (the collard greens are cooked without pork) are just some of the available choices, as well as various salads and soups, and two pizza variations.

WAIT — PIZZA? Hoshield, Manthei, and Lefevre acquired a pizza oven as part of the deal when they bought the restaurant (formerly the Drawbridge Bistro, owned by Stafford’s Hospitality) in 2017, so they decided to put it to work. Keeping with their chosen New Orleans theme, they created unconventional pizzas like jambalaya (andouille sausage, shrimp, game hen, Tasso ham, onion, bell pepper, garlic, Creole marinara), housesmoked BBQ pulled pork (Cajun BBQ sauce, roasted garlic, spinach, onion,

cheddar, mozzarella), and Bayou (andouille sausage, crawfish, Tasso ham, alligator, shrimp, Creole marinara) — which have all turned out to be popular — in addition to perhaps more approachable (and yes, vegetarian) choices like Margherita and pesto. A couple of burger options on the menu incorporate similar Cajun or Creole ingredients (although there is also an AllAmerican burger).

This spring, the French Quarter also added a breakfast menu, which will be available every day starting at 7am. “I also just changed over our whole coffee program,” said Weeber.

“We’re now working with Big Medicine out of Eastport, just south of here. They procure the best grade of organic beans through direct trade with coffee growers around the world and roast them in small batches.

We also get roast chicory from them, and we’re making café au lait out of it, so our customers will be able to enjoy that with beignets – which we plan to start making soon — just like they could if they were at the famous Café du Monde in New Orleans.”

Hoshield worked for several years in various front and back of the house positions at Stafford’s Perry Hotel in Petoskey, did stints at the Bay Harbor Golf Club and the

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Charlevoix Country Club, and later helped a colleague open a New Orleans-style bistro in California before returning to Michigan a few years ago with the idea of opening that same type of restaurant in Northern Michigan.

“I felt there was a definite need for something culturally different from the traditional places that were already here, and that seems to have been true, because we have had a really good response,” he said. He joined forces with his hometown colleagues to make it happen. “But we didn’t want to disregard the agricultural bounty we have in this area, or turn our backs on what both locals and visitors enjoy about it, so we planned our menu accordingly.”

The French Quarter owners are planning to add a multi-level outdoor patio by next summer. “We’ll also have our own entrance,” said Hoshield (it’s now through the Edgewater Inn). “Both of those things have been missing, and they will add a lot.

People sometimes think the restaurant is part of the Inn, and they aren’t sure if we’re open to the public. We want to change that perception. We are a completely separate operation, and our new entrance will help clarify that. We enjoy what we do, and we really like to cater to giving people the special experience we offer.”

The French Quarter is located at 100 Michigan Avenue in Charlevoix, (231) 758-3801. For more information, visit them on Facebook (@ FrenchQuartercharlevoix). $$

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Since the restaurant became the French Quarter last year, some interior changes were made to give it its own character — and more are on the way. The patinated coppertopped wraparound bar, reflected in antique mirrors and illuminated by vintagey Edison light fixtures, is the perfect place to enjoy views of Round Lake as you sip a New Orleans specialty cocktail — perhaps a Sazerac, Vieux Carré, Hurricane, or Roffinac. And sitting at your table in the dining room, your gaze may be drawn upward to the bold and colorful hand-painted canvasses of New Orleans scenes draped on the ceiling above you. “Because of all the windows, we don’t have a lot of wall space for art, but there’s still plenty to see inside and out,” said Hoshield. In the same breath, however, he hinted that a trip to the New Orleans Jazz Fest next year may yield some additional decorative objects of interest.

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Oh, Yes! Prog rock ain’t dead. And after a half-century of drama, disputes, and fan confusion over a different band with the same name, Yes is alive and kicking its way to northern Michigan right now.

By Ross Boissoneau Most bands don’t get a recording contract.

Most that do don’t make it big. Most groups that make it to the top don’t hang around for long.

Yes isn’t most groups. The band is celebrating 50 years of its progressive rock by taking the show on the road yet again, with a stop at Interlochen Center for the Arts June 28 (the band also plays 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids the night after). Currently consisting of de factor leader Steve Howe on guitar and vocals, Alan White on drums, Geoff Downes on keyboards, bassist Billy Sherwood and lead vocalist Jon Davison, the band is being joined on this tour by original keyboard player Tony Kaye.

White said the years of touring and recording both take their toll and keep the band going. “It’s harder to do all the touring – pacing is everything. You want to get a good night’s sleep. New songs and material keep us young.”

There has been no shortage of drama within the band, even before it recorded the album Drama in 1980. It’s famous for the numerous defections over the years. Original guitarist Peter Banks was replaced by Howe following the group’s second album, Time and a Word.

Howe in turn was bumped by Trevor Rabin, then rejoined, left again, returned for Keys to Ascension in 1995, and has been with the

band since. Drummer Bill Bruford left in 1972, whereupon White joined the fold. Keyboard players came and went: Kaye, Rick Wakeman (several times), Patrick Moraz, Downes, Igor Khoroshev, Tom Brislin, and Eddie Jobson, who was in the band for less than a month and never even played with the group, but did appear in the video for “Owner of a Lonely Heart.”

Founding member Chris Squire died in 2015 and co-founder Jon Anderson (lead vocals) also has been in and out of the group.

He was first replaced by Trevor Horn, then returned for 90125 which was produced

by Horn. Eventually he left again and was permanently replaced, first by Benoit David and then by Davison. And while Davison is the band’s official lead singer, the group has also released a new version of its album Fly From Here this year, featuring Horn instead of David on lead vocals.

As if that’s not enough confusion, the comings and goings have been so complex there have been two other bands claiming the Yes moniker. First was in 1989, when a group comprised of Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe released their eponymous album and toured under the banner “An evening of Yes music plus.” That led to the two bands creating the Union album, which Wakeman called “Onion,” because he said hearing it always makes him cry. Currently Anderson,

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He prefers not to address the disputes, instead concentrating on the current band and tour. “I have been blessed to be a member of this amazing band’s rhythm section for the past 46 years, mostly in the company of my great friend Chris Squire, and latterly alongside Chris’ chosen successor, Billy Sherwood,” White told Yesworld.

He followed up on that thought in this interview. “He (Sherwood) does as good a job as you can get. Chris was his mentor.”

With such a rich back catalog, the band’s set list is bound to exclude certain audience favorites. Add the fact that the band is known for its sweeping epics, many of which range in length from eight to 20 minutes, and there are bound to be entire albums whose music doesn’t get played. Howe’s disdain for the Rabin era, which produced the band’s biggest hit, “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” is well-known. White is asked if it is fair to the fans to disregard all those songs and if he misses playing material from that time. “You like everything you do. That was

No. 1 obviously, but the set list is very different.”

Kaye was also in the band during the Rabin years, as well as playing keyboards on the band’s first three albums. Bringing him back means the band will play to some of his strengths as well, on tracks such as “Yours Is No Disgrace” or “Starship Trooper.” Those tracks and others, such as “Roundabout” and “Heart of the Sunrise,” are invariably part of the band’s sets. Curiously missing from the online set lists from the first part of the tour is much of anything from Heaven and Earth, the band’s most recent recording. Otherwise it’s a cross-section of the band’s material, concentrating on its 70s heyday.

And really, who can blame White, Howe and company? Progressive rock is dead, isn’t it? Try telling that to the thousands who come out to hear the band on its tours, or who fill Cruise to the Edge, the band’s annual voyage through the Caribbean, which attracts fellow prog stalwarts like Steve Hackett, Marillion, Focus, Carl Palmer and others. The 2019 version will be the sixth such cruise. “They’re all friends of ours. It’s a really good time,” said White.

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OAK WILT Can we win before the forest loses?

By Patrick Sullivan The infection started like most do: imperceptibly. It probably hopped over from a neighbor’s woods last summer. Carried by a beetle, — who likely feasted on the sap of a damaged tree trunk, then made his way to one of the red oaks standing among dozens of others on the five-acre parcel of land Mark and Trish Smith own in Benzie County.

No one would notice the fungus the beetle carried.

What one would notice, however, is exactly what Mark and Trish Smith did: The following spring, while the forest surrounding that red oak budded and bloomed, that single tree stood alone, a spindly silhouette conspicuous amid a lush canopy.

Only one oak was infected, but it was infected with oak wilt disease, a vigorous, dangerous, and flexible fungus — one that can travel overground by beetle and underground through soil, where it skulks from root system to root system, able to reach and kill oaks standing as far as 50 feet apart.

HOPPING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER On a recent afternoon, Kama Ross, district forester for the Leelanau, Grand Traverse and Benzie Conservation Districts, stopped by to check out the infected tree and take a look at the red oaks around it.

The nearest four or five oaks probably share root systems with the dead tree; the closest of them could already be infected.

“It’s a super high chance that this is already infected, so it will likely show symptoms right around the Fourth of July,” Ross told the Smiths about a tree that’s five paces from their dead one. There are others almost as close heading off in other

directions. And there are more within the root range of each of those trees. The Smith’s lot — with its one infected, dead tree — could be a case study in how oak wilt can spread exponentially once it takes hold.

“What if I didn’t do anything?” Mark Smith asked.

“It would just keep going, hopping from tree to tree, until it couldn’t find another,” Ross said.

That is essentially what’s happening at Interlochen State Park, which Ross said is ground zero of oak wilt in the region, probably because campers arrived with infected firewood there some time years ago.

It’s so bad around the park, with so many trees dead or infected that Ross said she doesn’t usually even bother visiting sites too close to the center because those trees are under assault from all sides.

said he’s worried about what’s happening to the region’s trees — not just for reasons of shade and aesthetics and property value.

“It’s scary, because we do get oxygen from them,” he said.

TEN MINUTES FOR A DAMAGED TREE Ross’ role is simple but vital: She helps landowners manage their trees, and she helps them figure out how to sell timber on their land.

That’s supposed to be the main part of her job, but more and more often, she said, she attends to people who have sick trees.

It could be a full-time job. She focuses on helping people with oak wilt because its spread can be staunched, unlike some other tree diseases, which spread more freely.

Answering oak wilt calls, however, takes up a lot of Ross’s time.

“We feel as professionals that we can manage this through education and awareness,” she said.

“We feel that this is completely manageable.”

She said her time is best spent consulting with landowners like the Smiths who are on the periphery of the outbreak and who have a good chance at blocking it from their woods.

Oak wilt is only one in a long line of threats to northern Michigan’s forest — along with the devastating emerald ash borer and Dutch elm disease and a multitude of problems maple trees can face. Whatever’s up next may be just as bad or worse, whether it’s the hemlock woolly adelgid or the Asian long-horned beetle.

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“I cover three counties. It’s a lot. I travel a lot,” she said.

Once it takes hold in an area, oak wilt tends to migrate by hopping from infected tree to a nearby uninfected tree through root systems that have become connected.

Oak wilt can strike trees in an unaffected area only when a tree is damaged during growing season, which allow picnic beetles to spread the fungus by giving them access to the inside of a trunk of an otherwise healthy tree.

You can stop oak wilt from spreading to

a healthy, detached tree that’s been damaged by covering the area with latex paint, but you have to work fast. Ross used to tell people they needed to paint the damaged area within an hour so that the picnic beetles couldn’t find it. Oak wilt has become so prevalent in the region, Ross said, that she now tells people they need to paint the tree within 10 minutes to prevent an infected beetle from reaching its trunk.

Once a tree has been infected, there are ways to stop or slow the spread of oak wilt to nearby trees, and that’s why Ross drove all the way to Interlochen to consult with the Smiths.

She told them they should keep an eye on that nearby tree but shouldn’t do anything until the fall.

Then, she suggested, they should quarantine the infected tree or trees by digging a trench around them that is five feet deep, enough to separate the root systems of the infected trees from the healthy ones.

Ross said she is seeing oak trees under particular stress this year, and she isn’t yet sure what the explanation is, though she suspects stressors are intensifying because of climate change.

“Something else is going on,” Ross said.

“It’s really early this year, and it’s really confusing.”

EDUCATION NEEDED Oak wilt is believed to come from Central America or Mexico because it first struck trees in the United States in Texas and moved north from there. It’s been in Michigan for decades but became more prevalent in the 1980s as people began to build houses in the woods.

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Oak wilt spread accelerates as people move around and do things they shouldn’t do, like move firewood or prune oak trees in the summer.

“It’s because of the human connection and the lack of public knowledge about the issue,” said Annie Kruise, executive director of the Arboriculture Society of Michigan. “We — and when I say ‘we,’ I mean, ‘we, as in the public’ — are taking firewood from certain counties and taking it to other counties and not knowing that that firewood is oak and it’s diseased.”

Kruise said she believe oak wilt can be managed if the public gets educated.

“We feel as professionals that we can manage this through education and awareness,” she said. “We feel that this is completely manageable.”

Remarkably, however, it’s not just regular people who need to be educated about the basics of preventing the spread of oak wilt — don’t move firewood; don’t prune or damage oak trees during the growing season — people in the tree care industry often don’t know the basics, said Corey Parshall, who, with his father, owns Parshall Tree Care Experts.

“A lot of the problems, like oak wilt, get started by the tree companies who don’t know what they’re doing,” he said. “A lot of tree companies don’t even know that still. I see tree companies pruning oaks throughout the summer, and I just shake my head.”

Parshall said the tree care industry suffers from lack of education; it’s too often a business people get into by accident, figuring they can make a few bucks with a ladder and a chainsaw.

“For too long, the industry has been outdated, and it’s kind of been a ‘Chuckwith-a-truck’ — a guy with a chainsaw,” Parshall said.

Parshall said that’s how he started nine years ago, opening the business with his father. They had a pickup truck, and they were ready to work. The difference in Parshall’s case, however, is that since then, he’s been dedicated to educating himself and his employees about trees.

“We keep up on the science,” he said.

“There’s a science to diagnosing insects and diseases. We want to see the industry itself become more professional.”

Parshall Tree Care Experts recently got approved through the Department of Labor to offer an arborist apprenticeship program. Parshall said he expects to hire and put through training two arborist per year through the program, which pays for

education through Michigan State University.

Parshall lists lack of education among people in the tree care industry as one of the biggest threats to the region’s trees, right up there with oak wilt.

“A lot of the problems that I encounter is that homeowners are hiring tree companies without certified arborists, or construction projects that don’t bring in arborists before groundbreaking,” Parshall said. “A lot of people neglect their trees. I get called in too late, and I can’t save them.”

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MAN DISCOVERS DIY OPTION Erik Johnson discovered an outbreak of oak wilt that threatened his 20 acres of woods near Karlin in 2016, and he became determined to do something about it.

“I did a whole bunch of Googling, and I found that there is a way that you can do it yourself,” Johnson said. “You can use a fungicide to inoculate your trees from oak wilt.”

Johnson’s online search led to injectors that are manufactured to deliver chemicals into trees. He tried them out on the oaks surrounding the infected oaks on his property and said he stopped oak wilt dead in its tracks.

“I used it all around my outbreaks and stopped the progression,” he said.

The treatment has to be repeated every one to two years, but Johnson discovered that by doing the treatments himself, he could save a lot of money. Tree service companies charge several hundred dollars per treatment, per tree.

Believing others would want to tackle oak wilt and other tree threats the same way, he became a distributor of Chemjet Tree Injectors and started a website and side business that he calls a hobby. By day, Johnson is an environmental engineer, so getting into the science of fighting tree disease as a hobby wasn’t too much of a stretch.

Anyway, Johnson said he understands how heartbreaking it can be to lose a beloved tree.

“This tree has been here for 200 years and then, bam, it dies. It’s just awful,” he said.

“I am kind of on a crusade to save oak trees in my state, my town.”

On his website – chemjettreeinjector. com – Johnson sells treatments for oak wilt, emerald ash borer, Dutch elm disease, pine bark beetle, hemlock woolly adelgid, and the Asian long-horned beetle.

The treatments, though they have to be repeated, can stop the spread of a disease in a particular area because if, say, all of the oak in a section of woods are either dead or inoculated, there is no place left for the fungus to go, Johnson said.

“It’s really easy — you inject the tree and it stays alive,” he said.

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NORTHERN SEEN 1. The crew from Cheboygan Brewing toast the summer at the Suds & Sun event in TC.

Happy EVERY Day! Join us at the LOBBY BAR for Happy Hour every day of the week from 4 - 7pm.

2. Chris Loud and Andrew Kidwell-Brix work the Earthen Ales booth at the Suds & Sun event at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City.

Live music Friday & Saturday evenings.

3. Bob Backie (left) and Stan Swope pause during a luncheon at the Grand Hotel benefitting the Mackinac Straits Health Foundation.

Hotel Indigo Traverse City

4. Bailey and Visar Grajqevci strike a pose at Nomi Yoga during the downtown Charlevoix Summer Open House.

Food specials. $3.50 bottled beer. $4.00 well cocktails or house wines.

263 W. Grandview Parkway Traverse City, MI 49684 t: 231.932.0500 Reservations: 877.8.INDIGO (846.3446) hotelindigo.com/TraverseCityMI

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june 23

saturday

june/july

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

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45TH PARALLEL PADDLE FESTIVAL: 8am, Suttons Bay Beach. Featuring a 6 mile race, recreational 3 mile race & Universal Duathlon.

Lunch, awards & after party at Hop Lot Brewery. racetc.com/45th-parallel

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interlochen Shakespeare festival

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

BLACK MOUNTAIN BLAST 5K/10K: 8am, 10905 High Bluffs Dr., Cheboygan. Find on Facebook.

---------------------BARN RESTORATION WORKSHOP: 9am, Brunson barn, 3 miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22. June 18-23. Hosted by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The workshop will address repairing “stone masonry walls & wood barn floor repair.” Wear boots & gloves & bring a sack lunch. Register: 231326-4771. Free. facebook.com/sbdnl

June 29 & 30 July 6 & 7, 2018

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Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies, is a witty “battle of the sexes” that celebrates the chaos involved with falling in love. Full of colorful characters, this play will delight and charm audiences of all ages.

BRANDON’S BREAKFAST: 9-11am, Fellowship Church, TC. This breakfast fundraiser will honor a nephew of a family attending Fellowship Church. Brandon died by suicide a decade ago. His family & friends want to bring awareness to suicide prevention in the community. Enjoy food, help raise money for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, & honor the life of Brandon. Donations accepted. fellowshipchurchtc.org

---------------------FRANKFORT48 FILM CONTEST: June 21-23. Filmmakers have 48 hours to create a short film celebrating northern MI. There will be prizes for the top three films, including screenings at the 2018 Frankfort Film Festival.

All films will be presented & judged during a public screening at The Garden Theater, Frankfort on Sat., June 23. frankfortgardentheater.com/frankfort48

---------------------LIVE PAINTING DEMONSTRATION: 9-11:30am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Classroom, TC. A free, live demo by OPA awards juror Roger Dale Brown. crookedtree.org

---------------------R3 ADVENTURE TRIATHLON: 9am, East Jordan Tourist Park. The race starts with a 19 mile road bike ride, followed by running two miles on trails through Little Traverse Conservancy land, along the Jordan River to the Rogers Bridge Jordan River Access site. Participants then paddle down the Jordan River, under the East Jordan bridge & into Lake Charlevoix. Paddlers can use a kayak, canoe or stand up paddle board for this segment. Racers finish on the beach of Lake Charlevoix at the Tourist Park.

Details: facebook.com/R3TriathlonEastJordan $85. adventuresportsnorth.com

Artists have been invited to display up to three paintings inspired by gardens—flora or fauna for the “Art of the Garden” exhibit at the Old Art Building, Leland, opening Thurs., June 28 at 10am. An opening reception will be held that evening from 5-7pm. This exhibit will continue through Sun., July 1 from 10am-4pm daily. Co-sponsored by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center and the Little Garden Club of Leland. The Little Garden Club Tour will also be held on June 28 from 11am-5pm, featuring six gardens located in Leland and the surrounding area. oldartbuilding.com

RUN FOR SHELTER: 9am, Willow Hill Elementary School, TC. Goodwill’s Run For Shelter 5K Run & Walk will benefit the Goodwill Inn, northern Michigan’s largest homeless shelter. $35/person; kids 10 & under, free. goodwillnmi.org/runforshelter

BAY HARBOR VINTAGE CAR & BOAT FESTIVAL: The Village at Bay Harbor. Featuring the Parade of Cars at 10am, Steel Drum Band at 12:15pm & Awards Ceremony at 2:30pm. bayharborfoundation.org/events/vintage

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“MY TIME IS YOURS”: 10am-5pm, Old Art Building, Leland. By 2018 Ann Hall Artist in Residence Megan Hildebrandt. This is an exhibition that will explore autobiography, the passage of time, illness narrative & recovery from trauma via repetitive marks, abstracted drawings & paintings, & animation. oldartbuilding.com

My Dog’s Eyes.” 12-2pm: Virginia Johnson will sign her book “Ira’s Farm: Growing Up on a Self-Sustaining Farm in the 1930’s and 1940’s.”

2-4pm: Presentation with Richard Fidler, author of “How the Good Times Rolled.” 4-6pm: Angela Crandall will sign her book “Seeking Justice.” horizonbooks.com

------------------------------------------CHARLEVOIX SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am5pm, East Park, Charlevoix. 231.547.2101.

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KID’S POLLINATOR WORKSHOP: 10am, TC Community Garden, 1500 Red Dr., TC. Learn about the importance of bees & take part in the bees’ preservation. Enjoy exhibits, demonstrations & activities. Meet local beekeepers, try on their equipment, & see products made from beeswax & honey. In partnership with the Crosshatch Beekeepers Guild of NW Lower Michigan & the GT Area Beekeeping Club. Free. eventbrite.com

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LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS’ ART SHOW: 10am-5pm, Northport Arts Association. Featuring paintings, jewelry, handwoven clothing, home accessories, fused glass & basketry.

Free. leelanauwomenartists.org

ARTIST TRUNK SHOW: MICHAEL DIDUCH, GREAT LAKES PHOTOGRAPHER: 10am5pm, Tinker Studio, TC. As a sailor on the Great Lakes, Michael’s photography captures the beauty in isolation, the grandeur of the shipping vessels & the ever-changing moods of the sky & water. Find on Facebook.

AUTHORS SIGNINGS/PRESENTATION: Horizon Books, TC. 10am-noon: Christine Shreve will sign her book “I Saw Heaven in

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UP NORTH PRIDE 2018: TC’s Official LGBT Pride Celebration is presented by The Michael Chetcuti Foundation, June 18-24 in downtown TC. Today features Yoga at The Open Space, Pride Picnic, Up North Pride March, Block Party & Unofficial After Party. upnorthpride.com/events

---------------------INAUGURAL PARADE OF HOMES: June 2224. Various locations throughout the Petoskey area. $15 advance; $20 day of. hbanm.com/ paradeofhomes

---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: 11:30am-1:30pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord. Amy Eckert will sign her book “100 Things to Do in Detroit Before You Die.” Kim Schneider will sign her book “100 Things to Do in Traverse City Before You Die.” Kath Usitalo will sign her books “100 Things to Do on Mackinac Island Before You Die” & “100 Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula.” saturnbooksellers.com

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 July 2, 3 & 5, 2018 139 years ago, Henrik Ibsen’s classic character Nora Helmer left home. Imagine now that it is 15 years later...and Nora returns.

Playwright Lucas Hnath gives us A Doll’s House, Part 2, a combustible sequel to Ibsen’s masterpiece. This emotionally turbulent professional production is certain to entertain and impact its audiences.

---------------------FREDERIC MUSIC FESTIVAL: Held at Eagle Park, next to the Frederic Township Office.

Performers range from Oh Brother, Big Sister to Rachel Brook to Junkyard Revival. Free. fredericmusicfest.org

---------------------TYPE-IN V: Noon, Landmark Books, TC. Bring your typewriter for a day of typing fun. Free. landmarkbookstc.com

tickets.interlochen.org 800.681.5920

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“THE PRODUCERS”: 2pm & 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium. A Musical by Mel Brooks. Presented by Cadillac Footliters. cadillacfootliters.com

---------------------37TH ANNUAL CEDAR POLKA FEST: June 21-24. Enjoy games, a parade, tribute to vets, dancing, Polish food & more. cedarmichigan. biz/polkafestival.htm

---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: 3-5pm, Artisan Village, Grayling. Amy Eckert will sign her book “100 Things to Do in Detroit Before You Die.” Kim Schneider will sign her book “100 Things to Do in Traverse City Before You Die.” Kath Usitalo will sign her books “100 Things to Do on Mackinac Island Before You Die” & “100 Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula.” aavart.org/index.html

---------------------BIG TICKET FESTIVAL: Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord, June 20-23. Doors open at 3pm & concerts will play until 11pm.

Community night tickets will be available at the door free of charge for northern MI residents (ID required), with a suggested donation of $5/ ticket. Performers include Lecrae, Matthew West & Tenth Ave, Michael w Smith, Toby Mac & others. Free. bigticketfestival.com

---------------------FIND YOUR PARK AFTER DARK SUMMER STAR PARTIES: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. From 4-6pm focus on the sun using solar telescopes. From 9-11pm will be an 85% gibbous moon; offering a chance to view celestial objects, as well as Venus & Jupiter.

Park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. nps.gov/slbe/index.htm

---------------------COUNTRY DANCE: Summit City Grange, Kingsley. 6pm hot dog dinner; 7-10pm dance.

Live music. 231-263-4499. Donation.

---------------------SARAH MILLER AUTHOR RECEPTION: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey.

MI author Sarah Miller presents the paperback release of “Caroline” for an in-conversation style event. 231-347-1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/event/sarah-miller

---------------------A SPRING EVENING OF WINE, SWEETS & SONG WITH CANTICUM NOVUM: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Zimmerman Sculpture Court, NMC, TC. Fresh off performances at Carnegie Hall & collaborations with the TSO. Also enjoy light hors d’oeuvres featuring sweet treats from Morsels. $25 advance, $30 at door. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------THE SERIES AT LAVENDER HILL FARM: 7:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Featuring Lansing roots/blues band The Lincoln County Process. $22.50. lavenderhillfarm.com/the-series

---------------------WOLVERINE LUMBERJACK FESTIVAL: June 22-24. This festival is held on the banks of the Sturgeon River & celebrates the town’s appreciation of the lumber trades. Featuring live music by the Brewhouse Band, Remedee, & Sneaky Pete; a parade, horseshoe tourna-

ment, Sturgeon River Paddlesports Kayak Race, Duck Race & more. wolverinelumberjackfestival.org

---------------------ANDRE DRUMMOND OF THE DETROIT PISTONS: CLUB HOST W/ LIVE PERFORMANCE: 8pm, Streeters, TC. With DJ Ricky T. Advance tickets: $15 + handling fee. groundzeroonline.com

---------------------STEVE LEAF & THE EX PATS: 8-11pm, Ethanology, Elk Rapids.

june 24

sunday

LAKE LEELANAU MONSTER RACE: Point to point relay race. 16 mile downwind paddle & 48 mile road bike ride. Free. racetc.com/register

---------------------CHARLEVOIX SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am3pm, East Park, Charlevoix. 231.547.2101.

---------------------OLD TOWN ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 10am5pm, Union St., TC. Featuring more than 90 artists & crafters.

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Grand Traverse Show Chorus. $30/person. grandtraverseshowchorus.org

---------------------31ST ANNUAL CANCER PREVENTION & SURVIVORS PICNIC: 2-4pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center parking lot, TC. Also featuring a wellness fair. Enjoy food from the Sprout Café, learn how to reduce one’s risk of cancer, take a yoga class, & more. munsonhealthcare.org/ cancer-events

---------------------AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES OF MUSIC: 2pm, Northport Community Arts Center.

Featuring the Northport Community Band & The Village Voices. $15; $5 students. northportcac.org

---------------------ART TOUR: 2pm, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Mackinaw City. Featuring stained glass, icon writings, a stainless steel cross, cabinetry & more. Meet the local artists. Presented

by Mackinaw City Area Arts Council.

---------------------STORY & ART TOUR: 2:30pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. Enjoy MI legends & lore with storyteller Jenifer Strauss. michlegacyartpark.org

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THE BARBAROSSA BROTHERS: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. Enjoy “a unique blend of harmony-laden Americana, folkrock and knee-slapping, acoustic-driven fun.” $15/adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com

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WOLVERINE LUMBERJACK FESTIVAL: (See Sat., June 23)

COFFEE, CARS & COCKTAILS: 11am4pm, Ethanology, Elk Rapids. ethanologydistillation.com INAUGURAL PARADE OF HOMES: (See Sat., June 23)

LOG CABIN DAY: 11am-3pm, Lighthouse Park, Hessler log cabin, Old Mission Peninsula. Featuring music, historic crafts & demonstrations. Hosted by the Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society. 231-223-7400. Free.

---------------------UP NORTH PRIDE 2018: TC’s Official LGBT Pride Celebration is presented by The Michael Chetcuti Foundation, June 18-24 in downtown TC. Today features the Big Gay Brunch + Founder’s Party at The Little Fleet. upnorthpride.com/events

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------------------------------------------LIVING LEGACY: A CELEBRATION OF KELLY HALE: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Celebrate this musician’s three decades in Bay View in a program of some of the greatest hits from his tenure.

A reception will follow. $17.50 adult; $13.50 member; $25 family. bayviewassociation.org

june 25

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MAKER SPACE MONDAY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Recycled supplies for kids to experiment & design with will be available in the Great Lakes Room from 1-3pm. The theme is Egg Carton Creation. greatlakeskids.org

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AUDITIONS: 4-6pm, Old Town Playhouse, Multi-Purpose Room, TC. Presented by the OTP Young Company’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop for “Showstoppers.” For ages 12-20. oldtownplayhouse.com

“MY TIME IS YOURS”: (See Sat., June 23, except today’s time is 12-4pm.)

---------------------ARTIST TRUNK SHOW: MICHAEL DIDUCH, GREAT LAKES PHOTOGRAPHER: (See Sat., June 23, except today’s time is 12-4pm.)

BOARDMAN LAKE LOOP LAUNCH PARTY: 12-4pm, The Filling Station Microbrewery, TC. Grab a brew & a slice, & go for a stroll or float on Boardman Lake. Also featuring live music.

Free. traversetrails.org 37TH ANNUAL CEDAR POLKA FEST: (See Sat., June 23)

---------------------A MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY: 1-3pm, Elk Rapids Town Hall. An afternoon of Barbershop music, food & tea, in the style of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Come dressed as your favorite Alice in Wonderland character. Listen to the

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------------------------------------------SUMMER BLOCK PARTY: 5-8pm, Clinton St., downtown Charlevoix. Featuring art, entertainment & activities at Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix Historical Society & Charlevoix Public Library. These include fiddlers Ruby John & John Richey, a poster coloring project, games for children, horse

drawn carriage rides & more. charlevoixcircle.com

---------------------CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMERFOLK: Featuring Abigail Stauffer. Concert, 6:30-7:30pm. Open mic, 7:30-8:30pm; sign up at 6pm when doors open. 231.547.2651. Free.

FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROBISON MURDERS: 7pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Ross Stoakes Theater, Petoskey. Join author Mardi Jo Link, former prosecutor Dick Smith, & local historian Rick Wiles for a true crime panel to discuss the case. crookedtree.org

---------------------MONDAY NIGHT CONCERTS IN THE PARK: 7pm, Onekama Village Park. Featuring Peter, Paul & Mary Remembered. Traditional tunes that will take you back to the 60’s. Free.

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june 26

tuesday

COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey. Featuring Good Hart Artist in Residence, Mami Takahashi. This Japanese interdisciplinary artist integrates traditional & contemporary approaches in ideas, methods & media to address perspectives on foreignness & Americanness.

Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------COFFEE @ TEN, TC: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Rotunda, TC. Lecture: “Oil Painters of America Exhibition.” Also enjoy free baked goods & coffee. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------FREE PUBLIC TOURS OF THE HISTORIC MADELINE: 10am-3pm, Harbor Springs Municipal Marina. The Madeline is a fifty-six-foot, twin-masted replica of an 1840s commercial vessel built by members of the Maritime Heritage Alliance.

---------------------WILDFLOWER WALK: 10am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Catch a glimpse of some short-lived June wildflowers with wildflower enthusiast, Julie Hurd, as you walk along GRNA’s boardwalks, & learn about delicate wildflowers. Donations. grassriver.org

---------------------GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Turn an old CD into a shiny fish.

Held at 11am & 2pm. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------CONNECTING WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON: WOMEN’S HEALTH: 11:30am, NCMC, Iron Horse Café, Petoskey. Dr. Emily Brown of Bear River Chiropractic will present “Women & Stress.” 231-347-4150. $18 members; $25 all others.

---------------------FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB MEETING: Noon, Bluewater Hall, Grelickville. Guest speaker is Devin Moore, Oryana’s educational coordinator, who will speak on how to save money, eat

healthier & waste less. Free. thefriendlygardenclub.org

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NEW CARDIAC REHAB SUPPORT GROUP: 2pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Share, learn, support & connect with others experiencing the effects of cardiovascular disease. 935-8560. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------AUDITIONS: 4-6pm, Old Town Playhouse, Multi-Purpose Room, TC. Presented by the OTP Young Company’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop for “Showstoppers.” For ages 12-20. oldtownplayhouse.com

AN EVENING WITH MICHIGAN NOTABLE BOOK AUTHOR JACK DRISCOLL: 6pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room.

Driscoll will discuss his book “The Goat Fish and the Lover’s Knot.” Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------BLESSING OF THE FLEET BOAT PARADE: 6pm, on the harbor, Harbor Springs. Paddle boards & kayaks to sail & motor craft are all encouraged. harborspringshistory.org/ EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6-9pm, River St., Downtown Elk Rapids. Featuring live music by brotha James, food from local restaurants & kids activities.

Jerry Taylor tells how recently discovered archeological evidence will soon overturn these claims. RSVP: 231-408-3385.

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ART AUCTION & WINE PAIRING : 6-9pm, Blue Pelican Event Room, Central Lake. A silent auction of art work, wine & food pairing, a wine pull & cash bar, all to benefit Help For My Friends Pet Crisis Center in Bellaire. Tickets available at Adams Madams & The Central Lake Pharmacy - Central Lake, Ruthanns’ Gourmet Bakery - Bellaire, The Pear Tree Alden, Rooted in Mancelona & at: helpfrommyfriends.org $35/$40 at the door.

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---------------------OD TRAINING: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Harm Reduction Michigan presents their monthly life-saving training to recognize & reverse a drug overdose. Naloxone, an immediate antidote, will be demonstrated for participants to then take with them. Free. harmreductionmi.org

---------------------MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE SERIES: 7pm, Douglas Park, Rotary Park Pavilion, Manistee. Enjoy electric blues & funk with Biscuit Miller. Free.

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SUMMER SOUNDS: 7pm, behind the Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will share his brand of “Cinematic Guitar Poetry” - a blend of eclectic acoustic music with stories & Japanese folk music. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

june 27

wednesday

NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY: 9am-3pm. Stop by Thomas Judd Care Center’s new offices: 5041 N. Royal Dr., Suite 1, TC for a free, confidential, rapid HIV test. Call 935-7548 for more info. munsonhealthcare.org/tjcc

---------------------FREE PUBLIC TOURS OF THE HISTORIC MADELINE: (See Tues., June 26)

---------------------PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. parkinsonsnetworknorth.org

MACKINAW CITY BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 6-8pm, Mystery Town, USA, Mackinaw City. $5 members; $8 non-members.

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CORY MCABEE “DEEP ASTRONOMY & THE ROMANTIC SCIENCES”: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, DeRoy Center for Film Studies. A live sci-fi event presented in the form of two separate master classes, which feature music, animation and artwork. $12.50. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT: TREMENDOUS TRIOS: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Hear the Dohnanyi trio for violin, viola & cello, and Brahms’s first piano trio featuring violin & cello.

Adults: $13.50. bayviewassociation.org

june 28

thursday

AUTHORS IN THE PARK STORY TIME: 10am-2pm, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Local children’s authors Jeffrey Schatzer, Polly Cheney & Jeffray Kessler will read from their books to families throughout the grounds of the Botanic Garden. Afterward, Miriam Pico will provide music. Donations accepted. thebotanicgarden.org/events

---------------------LIVING ARTFULLY: IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO SAY, “I’M RETIRED?”: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Bonfield Gallery, Petoskey. Join gerontologist Kay Flavin in a discussion is about “designing one’s identity.”

Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------GARDEN WALK TOUR - 6 STYLES: 11am5pm. Visit six gardens located in Leland & the surrounding area. Sponsored by the Little Garden Club of Leland. 231-256-9848. $15.

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LEARNING FOR LONGEVITY: MEN’S HEALTH PROGRAM: 11am, MCHC, Room A&B, TC. Hosted by the Munson Community Health Library. Featuring Andrew Adams, DO. Register.

935-9265. Free. munsonhealthcare.org

---------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, gazebo, Petoskey. Featuring Charlie Reager who played drums with Uncle Ugly for 20 years; shared the stage with Willie Nelson; & recently released a second CD, “Think About That.” crookedtree.org

---------------------SUMMER STEAM: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Between 1-3pm the Great Lakes Room will be open for fun related to Science, Technology, Engineering & Math activities. Today’s theme is Technology. Learn how to code in a fun way. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 27 - July 1. Featuring old time kids games, an outdoor movie, live music by Derailed, Project 6, & Sault Ste. Marie Pipe Band, Friday Night Block Party, 3 on 3 basketball tournament, Grand Parade, a lip sync contest, fireworks & much more. eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

INTERACTIVE STORY TIME: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin Jr. greatlakeskids.org

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CHILDREN’S HEALING GARDEN: 11:30am, Michael’s Place, 1212 Veterans Dr., TC. Growing Through Grief: Grieving children & teens in the community are invited to plant flowers & create memorial projects for the memorial garden. Picnic lunch included. Register: 947-6453 or goodgrief@ mymichaelsplace.net Free. mymichaelsplace.net

---------------------CAMERON ZVARA, COMEDY/MAGIC: 2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden.

Cameron’s show is filled with magic, comedy, juggling, music & a lot of audience participation. 231-331-4318.

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TALENT ATTRACTION & RETENTION PANEL DISCUSSION: 2-4pm, Northwest Michigan Works!, Conference Center, TC. A panel of local employers will discuss attracting & retaining talent at a Hot Jobs Now event. Open to employers & job seekers. Free. NWMichWorks.org

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 27)

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THE LOST CITY OF AI... FOUND! : 5:30pm, Samaritas Senior Living, Williamsburg. Many archeologists say that the Biblical events within chapters 7 & 8 of Joshua never happened.

COMMUNITY MEETING: WATERSHED PROTECTION PLAN: 6pm, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library. Hosted by the Watershed Center GT Bay to discuss updating the GT Bay Watershed Protection Plan with a focus on shoreline communities in Antrim, Grand Traverse, & Leelanau counties. gtbay.org

---------------------FRIENDS OF IPL’S 32ND ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 6-8pm, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. Today is the Friends “Member Only” Preview Sale. newinterlochenlibrary.org

---------------------MICHAEL ZADOORIAN AUTHOR RECEPTION: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Enjoy a wine & cheese reception for Zadoorian’s latest book, “Beautiful Music.” Reserve your spot: 231-347-1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com

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MUSIC ON MAIN: 6-8pm, The Village at Bay Harbor. Featuring Americana music by Kellerville.

june 29

friday

FRIENDS OF IPL’S 32ND ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 9am-8pm, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. newinterlochenlibrary.org

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DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Between 10am-noon play with Play Doh in the Great Lakes Room. greatlakeskids.org HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am: Story Hour - Critters. 8:30-10:30pm: Enjoy original folk, roots & blues with the Jim Crockett Trio. horizonbooks.com

---------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, gazebo, Petoskey. Featuring Ryan Cassidy, who composes his own music & released his first album, “Mesmerized By The Road Lines,” in 2015. 231-347-4337.

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 27)

---------------------OLD TOWN CLASSIC CAR CRUISE: 5-8pm, Turtle Creek Casino, Williamsburg. cherryfestival.org

---------------------U.S. COAST GUARD OPEN RAMP: 5:308:30pm, 1175 Airport Access Rd., TC. Meet members of your local Coast Guard as well as the other demonstration teams participating in this year’s Cherry Festival Airshow. Free. cherryfestival.org

---------------------- ---------------------THE ART OF: BILL ALLEN: 6:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Join artist Bill Allen as he discusses his body of work, including several sculptures in Dennos’ permanent collection. $5; free for Dennos members, NMC students & faculty. dennosmuseum.org

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BRITTANY CAVALLARO, AUTHOR: 7pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Writing House Commons. Brittany will discuss her popular Charlotte Holmes trilogy, & read from her latest novel, “A Study in Charlotte,” & ticket holders will receive a free paperback copy of the book. $19. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions, lawn, TC. Featuring Peter, Paul & Mary Remembered. Free. gtpavilions.org/2018concerts-on-the-lawn

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STREET MUSIQUE: 7-9pm, Downtown Harbor Springs. “Opening Soiree” with Jeff Pagel, Sky & Signal, A Brighter Bloom, Pearl Street String Band w/ Contra Dance, The Marsupials, Magic

by Jania & face painters. Free.

---------------------MARK LAVENGOOD: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. Performing folk, roots & Americana, Lavengood is also known for playing many instruments. $20/adults, $5/ under 16. mynorthtickets.com

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AN EVENING WITH YES: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Pioneers of progressive rock, YES will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in May, & is known for hits such as “Owner of a Lonely Heart” & “Starship Trooper.” Tickets range from $44-$61. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------“A SUTTONS BAY PRIDE CELEBRATION”: Presented by The Michael Chetcuti Foundation. Beginning at 9 Bean Rows Restaurant, enjoy small plates, cocktails/mocktails & more from 6-7:45pm. Head to The Bay Theatre from 8-9:45pm to watch the documentary “To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v. Windsor.” Return to 9 Bean Rows from 10-11pm for discussion & dessert. Tickets: $25 online (mynorthtickets. com) or $35 at door. Find ‘A Suttons Bay Pride Celebration!’ on Facebook.

MARGIE GUYOT & ALAN MACIAG MEET & GREET: 6-8pm, Somebody’s Gallery, Petoskey. Meet these two Michigan oil painters. Free. somebodysgallery.com

---------------------AUTHOR CHLOE BENJAMIN: 6:30pm, Cottage Book Shop, Glen Arbor. Chloe is the author of “The Immortalists.” cottagebooks. indielite.org

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BATTLE ROYALE - HIP HOP TOURNAMENT: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Advance tickets, $6. redskystage.com

---------------------CTAC’S UP NORTH VOCAL INSTITUTE PERFORMANCE: 7pm, Odmark Pavilion, Charlevoix. A summer young artist training program that focuses not only on training the voice, but the mind and body as well. Free. crookedtree.org

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HISTORIC SLEEPING BEAR CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY… as a partner of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. “Celebrate Historic Sleeping Bear!” The documentary film, “The Barn Raisers,“ will be shown at 7pm in the barn at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen Farm. phsb.org

---------------------“MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” INTERLOCHEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Upton-Morley Pavilion. $33. tickets.interlochen.org

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NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL, TC: June 30 - July 7.

Today features Two Person Beach Volleyball, Very Cherry Flying Pancake Breakfast, Kids Big Wheel Race, U.S. Navy Blue Angels Air Show, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo w/ Special Guest Loverboy, & much more. cherryfestival.org/events

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25TH ANNUAL PANCAKE RIDE: 8am, Cherry Bend Park, TC. 60/30 miles routes. Cash donations accepted. elgruponorte.org

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MANISTEE FIRECRACKER 5K: Manistee MS/HS, 525 12th St., Manistee. 1K Fun Run at 8am & 5K Run/Walk at 8:15am. runmanistee. blogspot.com

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FRIENDS OF IPL’S 32ND ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 9am-3pm, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. newinterlochenlibrary.org

---------------------ART IN THE GARDEN FESTIVAL: 10am5pm, Otsego County Alternative Landscaping Demonstration Garden & Conservation Forest, Gaylord. Explore winding garden paths, listen to live music by Rokko Jan, The Real Ingredients, Brian & Sarah Peterson & Jakey Thomas; browse art displays, attend workshops that range from building birdhouses to creating art with your nature hike, & see Wings of Wonder. Free. otesgocd.com

---------------------HISTORIC SLEEPING BEAR CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY… as a partner of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

“Celebrate Historic Sleeping Bear!” Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen Farm.

Today features bus tours of Port Oneida, an art show & sale, demonstrations of old-time crafts & skills, storytelling with Beach Bard’s Norm Wheeler, live music by The North Carolines, an inaugural barn dance & much more. phsb.org

---------------------STARS, STRIPES & SPLATTER 5K: 10am, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. A group color toss will take place at 11am at Jazz Live Field, followed by a post-race after party at noon. This is a fun run; not chip timed. starsstripesandsplatter.com

---------------------PICNIC & PLANES FUNDRAISER: 11am, Traverse Bay United Methodist Church, TC. Enjoy the Blue Angels Air Show & a Maxbauer hot dog & cherry cobbler. All proceeds from the food sales will benefit Love In the Name of Christ which provides emergency help to neighbors in need in the Grand Traverse area, & also provides free Life Skills classes. Free. loveinctraverse.org

---------------------RED, WHITE & BREW: 4-8pm, Harbor Springs waterfront. Enjoy beer, wine, food from BC Pizza, & live music by Mike & Jeff from The Remedee Band. Tickets: $10 advance or $15 at door; include two drink tickets.

---------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 27)

---------------------LISA WINGATE AT CTAC: 6pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center Auditorium, Petoskey. Lisa is the author of “Before We Were Yours.” 231347-1180. $5 - admits 2. mcleanandeakin.com

---------------------“MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” INTERLOCHEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: (See Fri., June 29)

---------------------BLONDIE: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. A new-wave rock band of the 80’s, Blondie is known for hits such as “One Way or Another” & “Heart of Glass.” Tickets range from $54-$71. tickets.interlochen.org

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NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL, TC: June 30 - July 7. Today includes the Four Person Beach Volleyball Tournament, Arts & Crafts Fair, Old Town Classic Car Show, Great American Picnic, U.S. Navy Blue Angels Air Show, Family Sand Sculpture Contest, Here Come the Mummies concert & much more. cherryfestival.org/events

THE APPLESEED COLLECTIVE: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. Enjoy Americana music rooted in traditions from all over the world & from every decade. $20/ adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------SUMMER SUNSETS VESPERS CONCERTS: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. “Liberty & Justice for All: The Bay View Pops Orchestra.” $17.50 adults, $13.50 members & $25 families. bayviewassociation. org/vesper

---------------------WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Featuring Michael Francis, conductor & Martin Chalifour, violin. $30. tickets. interlochen.org

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STONE CIRCLE: Held on Saturdays, June 30 - Sept. 1 at 9pm. Featuring poetry, storytelling & music in an outdoor amphitheater. Poet bard Terry Wooten will host the gatherings around the fire. Located 10 miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr., & then follow signs. $5/adults, $3/kids. 231-2649467. stonecir@aol.com terry-wooten.com

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EAST JORDAN FARMERS MARKET: Sportsman’s Park, East Jordan. Held on Thursdays from 8am-noon. Featuring local organically grown fruits & vegetables, baked goods, jewelry, crafts, flowers & more. Free coffee.

ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8am-noon, June 29 - Aug. 31. Elk Rapids Chamber, 305 US 31, Elk Rapids.

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET: Weds. & Sat., 9am-1pm, Main St., Downtown Harbor Springs.

---------------------INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9am-2pm through Oct. 28. Interlochen Corners, parking lot behind Ric’s Grocery Store, Interlochen. facebook.com/InterlochenFarmersMarket

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OUTDOOR BOYNE CITY FARMERS MARKET: Veteran’s Park, Boyne City. Held every Weds. & Sat., 8am-noon. Featuring over 70 vendors. boynecityfarmersmarket.com

ALDEN EVENING STROLL: Downtown Alden. Featuring live music & street entertainers every Thurs. through summer, 6-8pm. Shops & restaurants stay open late.

BOYNE CITY’S STROLL THE STREETS: Fridays through Aug., 6-9pm, Downtown Boyne City. Featuring traditional folk, bluegrass, jazz & rock music. Special activities include magicians, caricature artists, face-painters & balloon-twisters. boynecitymainstreet.com

---------------------GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOUR OF TRAVERSE CITY: Perry Hannah Plaza, corner of 6th & Union, TC. A 2 1/2 hour, 2 mile walk around the city & through its historic neighborhoods. Held at 2pm on Mondays & Tuesdays. walktchistory.com

---------------------MINI/JUNIOR SPEED OF LIGHT: A laid-back race series. Ride bikes on dirt, explore the woods & more. Held every Thurs. this summer at 6pm. Meet at the Vasa parking lot off Bartlett Rd., TC. elgruponorte.org

---------------------MONDAY EVENING OLD MISSION PENINSULA RIDE: Mondays, 6pm, TC Central High School. Presented by Cherry Capital Cycling Club. Choose from 15, 20, 35 & 40 miles. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

---------------------MUFFIN RIDE: Fridays, 9am. Presented by the Cherry Capital Cycling Club. Pick from 30, 38 or 44 miles. Leave from the parking lot behind Subway, Greilickville. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

---------------------THE HONOR RIDE: Mondays, 9am. Presented by the Cherry Capital Cycling Club. Meet at Honor Village Park, across from the Honor Plaza. Choose from 25-30 miles or 35-50 miles. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

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VASA DOMINGOS: Sundays, 10am, Timber Ridge RV Resort, TC. elgruponorte.org

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DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8:30am-1pm, 400 block of Howard St., Petoskey.

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---------------------LOVE OF COUNTRY: 7pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia. Presented by the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra with Conductor Tom Riccobono & featured soloist Lauren Lise Pokorzynski. $10 seniors; $15 adults & free for 12 & under. benziesymphony.com

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MANISTEE FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 8am-1pm, Washington St. & Memorial Dr., Manistee. mifma.org/farmers-markets/manistee-farmers-market

SUNDAY FUNDAY GENTLE YOGA: Sundays, 10:30-11:30am, Bodies in Motion, TC. Open to all levels, this class is for anyone looking for an unhurried soothing practice & will introduce postures & breathing techniques. bodiesinmotiontc.com

EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: (See Weds., June 27)

BELLAIRE FARMERS MARKET: Held on Fridays, 8am-noon, ASI Community Center & Park, Bellaire. areaseniorsinc.org

------------------------------------------YOGA ON THE BEACH: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30am; Fridays, 10am, June 26 - Aug. 14. Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. All levels. facebook.com/yogaonthebeachNMI

---------------------ALDEN FARMER’S MARKET: Thursdays, 4-7pm, June 28 - Aug. 30, Downtown Alden.

------------------------------------------SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Weds. & Sat., 7:30am-noon through Oct. Sara Hardy Farmers Market Lot, TC. Local produce, baked goods, flowers & plants. downtowntc.com

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THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC FARMERS MARKET: Mon., 12-4pm. Held on the South Historic Front Lawn. Overflow parking will be available on the front lawn adjacent to the market. thevillagetc.com

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“ART OF THE GARDEN”: Old Art Building, Leland, June 28 - July 1. An opening reception will be held on Thurs., June 28 from 5-7pm. Artists were invited to display up to 3 paintings inspired by gardens—flora or fauna. 40% of sales will be split with the LCCC & the Little Garden Club. oldartbuilding.com

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“EARTH, WIND, WATER”: Twisted Fish Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Elk Rapids.

Artist Jerry Gates, who has spent his life studying the texture, shape & composition of natural surroundings, will be the focus of this exhibit. Runs through June 24. twistedfishgallery.com

---------------------“NATURE & NURTURE”: NEW WORKS BY MELONIE STEFFES: Runs through July 20 at Higher Art Gallery, TC. New works by local artist Melonie Steffes. Closed on Tuesdays. Call re. Mondays. higherartgallery.com

---------------------“PORTRAITS IN MICHIGAN”: The works of 27 artists will be on display representing different approaches to the fine art of portraiture.

Runs through July 14 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.com

---------------------“TWO SISTERS”: Bella Galleria, Old Mission Tavern, TC. This exhibit features artwork by Theresa Youngman & Catherine Ufer. It runs through June 24. Hours: 11:30am-8pm, Mon.Thurs.; 11:30am-9pm, Fri. & Sat.; & 11:30am7pm on Sun. oldmissiontavern.com

100-DAY PROJECT EXHIBIT: Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord. Runs through July 7. Hours: Tues. - Fri.: 11am-3pm; Sat.: 11am-1pm. gacaevents.weebly.com

---------------------ART WALK WEDNESDAYS: Petoskey/Bay Harbor. Every Weds. through Aug. 15 from 4-6pm, participating galleries, including the Northern Michigan Artists Market, will have events like artist meet & greets, artist demos, music, appetizers & more. redskystage.com

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OAC EXHIBITION: Artists Beth Bynum, Cynthia Foley & Sarah Innes will display their multimedia work through July 13. An artists’ talk will be held on Sat., June 23 at 1pm. Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA JURIED SUMMER SALON SHOW: Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gallery, TC. Featuring about 230 pieces by many top oil painters. Runs through Sept. 1. crookedtree.org/

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - MIND INTO MATTER - CYNTHIA RUTHERFORD: Runs through Aug. 18 in Gilbert Gallery. Cynthia’s paintings include textures, images, graffiti, glazes, & washes of paint.

- SEEING & BEING SEEN – THE WORKS OF SUSAN OFFIELD: Runs through Aug. 18. Susan enjoys painting the human being & standing before an inspiring object.

- “NORTHERN MICHIGAN, LIVING IT, LOVING IT!”: This CTAC Kitchen Painters Exhibit runs in the Atrium Gallery. Over 20 area artists capture the beauty & spirit of Northern MI in their original paintings. Runs through Sept. 8. crookedtree.org

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Whether he’s recapturing a flashback moment with wistful sounds (“Tami Meets Richard”) or setting the pace for embarking on a daring excursion (“Destination Unknown”), each piece of music is deftly matched with its visuals. Do make sure you see the movie before you get the soundtrack, though, as there are spoilers among the track titles.

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Russo took more of a cinematic approach to his music for the latest in the Star Trek series progression. Heavy on strings and reliant on percussion cues for many of the scene switch-ups, some of the tracks do at times seem a bit over the top for what’s happening onscreen — perhaps an effort to propel Discovery past its “TV show” label — but the majority of the time he nicely marries track to plot, like “Stella” for a husband-wife reuniting scene or “Weakened Shields” during a more tense/dangerous plot point.

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FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE HUNGER FOR NEW MUSIC The much-anticipated fourth studio album from Florence and the Machine, High as Hope, is out this week on Republic Records, with lead single “Hunger” available alongside its own music video. The album is the first time lead singer Florence Welch has co-produced one of the band’s albums and, in fact, she recorded much of the set on her own, collaborating minimally with her bandmates and inviting in Jamie xx, Kamasi Washington, and a few others for guest appearances. Welch called the album a collection of songs full of loneliness but said it’s an expression of where she currently is as an artist. Along with her band, she’ll trek through a shortlist of festival and headlining appearances this summer to promote the new tunes …

The Voice will bring back pop artist Kelly Clarkson and R&B singer Jennifer Hudson as coaches for the upcoming season 15 of the NBC-TV singing competition show. The two divas will join Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine and country star Blake Shelton on the show, which features blind auditions (the judges can’t see the contestants singing during their first audition round) and segments in which the contestants actually get to sing with their celebrity coaches.

Wanna compete on the show? Open-call tryouts are set for June 9–June 14 in Dallas,

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A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad has been working with composer Adrian Younge on a new project called The Midnight Hour, an album that showcases a mix of musical styles ranging from hip-hop to jazz, bossa nova, and orchestral elements. The project’s first single, the soulful track “Questions,” features Cee Lo Green on vocals and is out this week, as is the new outfit’s self-titled debut album. The pair previously collaborated on the score for Netflix and Marvel’s Luke Cage series …

Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is back with his 13th album, on which he continues along his usual track of doomed relationship stories. The new set, titled Tomorrow’s Daughter, includes tracks “Out of My Misery,” “Lady Frankenstein,” and “I Belong to You.” Sweet will also dip back into his own ’90s collection of music this summer by releasing new deluxe double-LP vinyl editions of his Girlfriend, 100% Fun, and Altered Beast/Son of Altered Beast albums, complete with special liner notes. You can look for him on the road; he’s planning a full slate of summer live show dates to be announced soon …

LINK OF THE WEEK Speaking of Florence and the Machine,

check out the brand new video for the single “Hunger” now on YouTube at https://tinyurl. com/florence-hunger …

THE BUZZ Panic! at the Disco is already on the road for its current tour, which will lead the band back and forth across the U.S., including a stop at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on July 14 …

G-Eazy and Lil Uzi Vert are touring as well, and will crank out the jams at the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston, Mich. on Aug. 16 …

Production company Paxahau has

updated the massive billboard outside the Russell Industrial Center on I-75 with a quirky take on Michigan’s blue and white license plate design as an advertisement for Detroit as “Techno City” …

Albion, Michigan, buzz band The War and Treaty is prepping to release its new album, Healing Tide, which will feature guest vocals by none other than Emmylou Harris … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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

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The reel

by meg weichman

INCREDIBLES 2 hereditary

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Please do not lump Incredibles 2 in with other superhero movies. Sure it’s about a bunch of superheroes doing daring deeds, but it’s really about a loving family (and might I remind you they don’t even wear capes).

And when The Incredibles first debuted 14 years ago, it was a different time, a time when there wasn’t a superhero flick being thrown at as us every four weeks. When it first POWed its way onto the screen, director Brad Bird’s (The Iron Giant) animated wonder was a game-changing masterpiece of dual address — a film that was both an entertaining family friendly adventure and a surprisingly moving treatise on suburban malaise and existential crisis (not to mention, perhaps one that also unintentionally touched upon the philosophies of Objectivism, but I digress).

So for these reasons and so many more, please don’t think for a moment this is just another superhero movie, or even just another quick cash grab of an animated sequel. ’Cause what it is is a film filled with rich and wonderful characters, inventive whizbang action, quick-witted humor, heartfelt storytelling, empowering and thoughtful messages, and exhilarating family fun.

We pick up right where the previous film left off. Superheroes are outlawed, but that can’t stop the Parr Family — father Bob “Mr. Incredible” (Craig T. Nelson), mom Helen “Elastigirl” (Holly Hunter), daughter Violet (Sarah Vowell), son Dash, and baby JackJack — from doing their thing.

So when a villain shows up on the streets of their town, The Incredibles swoop into action, only to have the villain escape and leave a lot of expensive collateral damage.

The backlash to their well-intentioned derring-do is fierce. Seems the rest of the world would prefer they do nothing, allow criminals to commit their dastardly deeds, and let the insurance companies clean it up.

So the family finds themselves in a cheap motel, eating Chinese takeout, and out of options — other than Mr. Incredible returning to a soul-sucking desk job to stay afloat.

Enter superhero super fan Winston Deavor (Bob Odenkirk) and his caustic sister, Evelyn (Catherine Keener), a pair of billionaire moguls with a plan to get supers back into the public’s good graces. They’re committed to launching a PR campaign using body-cam footage from supers in action to turn popular opinion. And the key to the campaign? Elastigirl.

That puts Bob at home with the kids. And there are growing pains all around — Bob’s struggling to help Dash tackle “new” math and trying to fix Violet’s boy problems in

The hype surrounding Hereditary has hailed it as an ultra-terrifying take on the horror genre and perhaps the scariest thing to hit screens since The Exorcist. So was it scary? Well, not as much as you would’ve thought. But was it traumatic? 10/10. And was it brilliant? Completely. This is not some disposable and formulaic genre exercise. And not the kind of horror film that relies on jump scares. No, this is something far more unsettling, something you won’t be able to shake: the cerebral horror of existential dread. The story surrounds a family, led by mom Toni Collette, and the dark family secrets that come to light following the death of their grandmother, and you don’t need to know more than that. It’s a setup found in many an indie drama, and at many points the slow-moving terror could pass as a prestige domestic drama, complete with Oscar-caliber performances and stunning cinematography, but then the creepy stuff and haunting atmosphere begins to take hold. Disturbing and intense, by film’s end you’ll want to unravel all the mysteries of the chilling tragedy of Hereditary, but you know, also never want to watch or think about it again.

oblivious dad fashion, while Jack-Jack is coming into his powers.

The situations are all quite charming and hilarious, and it’s never a cheap “dad at home” gag but something that makes the family stronger and deepens our connection to them. Meanwhile Elasticgirl is killing it, going after the Screenslaver, a new super villain who controls the things that we let control us — phones, TVs, computers, etc.

In the years between the two films, animation technology has obviously advanced. So while the Parr family still pretty much looks like the characters you remember, the character design of the newcomers is a little unsettling and could creep you out in contrast — it’s a little too uncanny valley if you know what I mean.

There’s also a little too much of Jack-Jack’s antics — disappearing, setting things on fire, etc. But at the same time, when returning scene-stealer Edna Mode babysits him, or he goes toe-to-toe with a raccoon in the backyard, well, it doesn’t get much more amusing. It’s one of the all-time great instances of raccoon humor (and I consider myself an expert on the subject).

The voice work of Hunter and Nelson is perfection. They so fully embody the characters, it’s both those familiar voices you know and love and something entirely unique to these CGI characters. And the action on display is as good, and probably better than, anything you’ve recently seen in live action. It’s dazzling and perfectly playful.

Oh course there is a feminist undercurrent, but driving the plot more is this idea of civil disobedience and activism. When trying to explain to her kids why they have been made illegal, Helen realizes that sometimes, when it comes to unjust laws, you have to break the law to fix it.

Whether they are the Incredibles or just the Parrs, the family dynamics are incredibly relatable and is what makes these films so special. But when it comes to the super aspect, what I love is how Bird strips the superheroes down to their essential quality — beings who want to do some good in the world. It’s that same cockeyed optimism he brought to the extremely under-appreciated Tomorrowland, and it takes us to a time before superheroes had to be snarky or bad boys or whatever the cool thing is these days.

A total delight from start to finish, Incredibles 2 is here to do nothing less than save the summer movie season.

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

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he bored college kids in American Animals (which is a true story) planned and executed a heist, and it was a pretty daring one at that. In December 2004, they stole and then tried to fence rare books raided from a university library, but the plan went south, and they all ended up doing time in federal prison. Their story, one of hubris and overconfidence and the insatiable need to do something extraordinary, is an incredibly compelling one told incredibly well. Director Bart Layton wisely uses a cast of basically unknowns to tell this story. American Animals is a sort of docu-narrative, one where the real people involved provide talking-head interviews and even interact with the actors portraying them to provide context to a scene. It’s a wonderfully sly way of getting us to understand where each of these young men were coming from and why they made the choices they did. At first they tell their stories like they’re catching up an old friend, but as the film goes on, their contriteness becomes palpable. You’re never quite rooting for them, but you can sort of see where they’re coming from.

American Animals links traditional storytelling and whip-smart narrative touches to a truly bizarre (but not all that unsurprising) American crime. Presented as a straight documentary, the “Transy Book Heist” would make for compelling viewing. But told the way it has been here, blending voices and styles in ways you’ve likely never seen before, makes it one of the best movies you’ll see in some time.

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an Solo was the never the golden boy of Star Wars, and this certainly isn’t going to be the best film to ever war in the stars. But Han was always the fan favorite, the roguish, devil–may-care dreamboat who got all the best lines and got to have fun. And this is a film that is entirely for the fandom.

Anyone who know anything about Star Wars knows Han made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, and now, for whatever it’s worth, we not only can understand what the heck that means, but actually see it. Set after the events of Revenge of the Sith and before A New Hope, this is ostensibly Han’s origin story, but thankfully it doesn’t spend too much time in boring origin territory. Because for such a beloved character, his origins prove pretty underwhelming. Instead we get what is essentially a classic heist film, as Han joins up with a criminal crew that includes the hometown girl that got away (Emilia Clarke), to steal a bunch of coaxium (needed for hyperspace) for an evil space mobster (Paul Bettany). And of course there are lots of familiar faces to be found. We see Han and Chewie’s meet-cute, and Han crosses paths with the notorious gambler and cape-wearer Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover). Director Ron Howard brings us old fashioned storytelling and fun B-movie flair. It’s totally competent and enjoyable, and there’s something comforting in that. Yet, it doesn’t entirely convince us that this film needed to exist. But when places next to the rest of this summer’s uninspired blockbuster offerings, it’s hard to argue against it.

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: I’m a 28-year-old woman who has been single for over five years. I’m steering clear of dating sites right now because of how so many guys portray themselves in ways that are very different from how they are in person. But then, in day-to-day life, when I smile at a guy I like, he’ll usually smile back but he still won’t come over and talk to me. Call me traditional, but I want a guy who has the courage to approach me. Guys are meant to do the pursuing.

— Unapproached

I have written previously about how overt pursuit by a woman — direct, explicit expressions of interest, like asking a guy out — is a risky strategy, as it tends to lead men to subconsciously devalue her. (If she’s chasing them instead of snubbing them like so many other women do, she must be desperate and/ or have her sanity up on blocks in the front yard.)

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However, it turns out that you can probably go really, really big in being flirtatious — like way over what you’re seriously sure is the top. This comes out of the fascinating psychological effect of “indirect speech” — speech that implies what the speaker means rather than explicitly stating it.

Oh, right -- you say you smile at the guys you like. Consider that from a guy’s perspective: Maybe you were smiling at him — or maybe at some CrossFit Adonis standing right behind him.

The indirectness allows us an essential “out,” according to psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker. Basically, as long as we can’t be 100 percent certain of what a person really means — as long as there’s even 1 percent of uncertainty — there’s “plausible deniability.”

This allows us to just ignore something that would have been offensive if it had been said in a flat-out way.

: “Guys are meant to do the pursuing.”

Well, okay, but forgive the poor dears if they’d like some sign from you about what’s likely to be in store for them if they hit on you -- a hot time in bed or years of painful skin grafts from a 300-degree pumpkin latte you throw in their face.

A single ambiguous signal isn’t a reliable message — that is, a reliably actionable message — especially when there’s risk involved in taking action. (In hitting on you, there’s the possibility of public humiliation — maybe even of the “Whoa, the YouTube video is going viral!” kind.) It also doesn’t help that a smile requires very little investment from you -- in effort or risk.

Amotz Zahavi, an Israeli zoologist who studies signaling — behavioral communication between individuals or critters — points out that signals that are more “costly” to the sender are read as more trustworthy (and usually are). Your talking to a guy would be an example of a stronger indication of interest from you (than a mere smile) — particularly if you initiate the conversation.

You send an even stronger message that you’re interested by giving several signals at once.

For example, you could touch a guy’s arm while you’re talking and make and hold eye contact (though just for a few seconds, not as if you’re a serial killer trying to hypnotize him into climbing into your trunk).

You should also consider that men, more than ever, want to err on the side of seeing

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that their advances are wanted — which is to say they’re all terrified that they’ll wake up one day and find their name tweeted with #MeToo. This surely affects their willingness to even ask women out.

So, for example, if something is said euphemistically — a la the ol’ “Wanna come up and see my etchings?” — both parties can act as if it didn’t mean what it pretty obviously does mean: something along the lines of “It’s getting a little loud in here in Cafe Pretentious. Wanna go somewhere quiet and have sex?”

However -- realistically — flirting big, on its own, may not be enough. There are men who will realize — after you walk out of the drugstore or cafe and out of their lives forever -- that they should have asked you out. Put them in a position to have a second chance by going to the same place over and over — like by showing up at the same coffeehouse every Saturday.

In doing this, you’ll also get the benefit of observing men in a naturalistic habitat, allowing you to see potentially disturbing things about them that aren’t evident online. This can end up being a lifesaving measure — perhaps literally (in rare cases) and at least figuratively, when you discover that five minutes talking with a guy flies right by...like seven hours spent gagged and zip-tied to a chair.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the coming weeks, you

will have an excellent chance to dramatically decrease your Wimp Quotient. As the perilously passive parts of your niceness toughen up, I bet you will encounter brisk possibilities that were previously off-limits or invisible to you. To ensure you remain in top shape for this delightful development, I think you should avoid entertainment that stimulates fear and pessimism. Instead of watching the latest flurry of demoralizing stories on Netflix, spend quality time summoning memories of the times in your life when you were unbeatable. For extra credit, pump your fist ten times each day as you growl, “Victory is mine!”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Ecologists in

Mexico City investigated why certain sparrows and finches use humans’ discarded cigarette butts in building their nests. They found that cellulose acetate, a chemical in the butts, protects the nests by repelling parasitic mites. Is there a metaphorical lesson you might draw from the birds’ ingenious adaptation, Aquarius? Could you find good use for what might seem to be dross or debris? My analysis of the astrological omens says that this possibility is worth meditating on.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): I suspect that

sometime soon you will come into possession of an enchanted potion or pixie dust or a pouch full of magic beans -- or the equivalent.

If and when that occurs, consider the following protocols: 1. Before you use your new treasure, say a prayer to your higher self, requesting that you will be guided to use it in such a way as to make yourself wiser and kinder. 2. When you use it, be sure it harms no one. 3. Express gratitude for it before and during and after using it. 4. Use it in such a way that it benefits at least one other person or creature in addition to you. 5. See if you can use it to generate the arrival or more pixie dust or magical beans or enchanted potion in the future. 6. When you use it, focus on wielding it to get exactly what you want, not what you sort of want or temporarily want.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your best ideas

and soundest decisions will materialize as if by magic while you’re lounging around doing nothing in a worry-free environment. So please make sure you have an abundance of relaxed slack and unhurried grace. Treat yourself to record-setting levels of comfort and self-care. Do whatever’s necessary for you to feel as safe as you have ever felt. I realize these prescriptions might ostensibly clash with your fiery Aries nature. But if you meditate on them for even two minutes, I bet you’ll agree they’re exquisitely appropriate for you right now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “It is always

what is under pressure in us, especially under pressure of concealment -- that explodes in poetry.” Taurus poet Adrienne Rich wrote that in an essay about the poet Emily Dickinson. She was describing the process of tapping into potent but buried feelings so as to create beautiful works of literature.

I’m hoping to persuade you to take a comparable approach: to give voice to what’s under pressure inside you, but in a graceful and constructive way that has positive results.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Introductory

offers are expiring. The bracing thrills of novelty must ripen into the cool enjoyments of maturity. It’s time to finish the dress rehearsals so the actual show can begin. You’ve got to start turning big, bright fantasies into crisp, no-nonsense realities. In light of these shifting conditions, I suspect you can no longer use your good intentions as leverage, but must deliver more tangible signs of commitment. Please don’t take this as a criticism, but the cosmic machinery in your vicinity needs some actual oil, not just your witty stories about the oil and the cosmic machinery.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s not so bad to

temporarily lose your bearings. What’s bad is not capitalizing on the disruption that caused you to lose your bearings. So I propose that you regard the fresh commotion as a blessing. Use it as motivation to initiate radical changes. For example, escape

the illusions and deceptions that caused you to lose your bearings. Explore unruly emotions that may be at the root of the superpowers you will fully develop in the future. Transform yourself into a brave self-healer who is newly receptive to a host of medicinal clues that were not previously accessible.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here’s my list

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “If I didn’t define

myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” Activist author Audre Lorde said that, and now, in accordance with your current astrological and psychological needs, I’m offering it to you. I realize it’s a flamboyant, even extreme, declaration, but in my opinion, that’s what is most likely to motivate you to do the right thing. Here’s another splashy prompt, courtesy of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: “We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made us.”

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): André René

Roussimoff, also known as André the Giant, was a French actor and professional wrestler.

He was 7 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 520 pounds. As you might imagine, he ate and drank extravagantly. On one festive occasion, he quaffed 119 bottles of beer in six hours. Judging from your current astrological indicators, Scorpio, I suspect you may be ready for a binge like that. JUST KIDDING! I sincerely hope you won’t indulge in such wasteful forms of “pleasure.” The coming days should be a time when you engage in a focused pursuit of uplifting and healthy modes of bliss. The point is to seek gusto and amusement that enhance your body, mind, and soul.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): On her

90th birthday, my Great-Aunt Zosia told me, “The best gift you can give your ego is to make it see it’s both totally insignificant and totally important in the cosmic scheme of things.” Jenna, my girlfriend when I was 19, was perhaps touting a similar principle when, after teasing and tormenting me for two hours, she scrawled on my bathroom mirror in lipstick, “Sometimes you enjoy life better if you don’t understand it.”

Then there’s my Zen punk friend Arturo, who says that life’s goodies are more likely to flow your way if you “hope for nothing and are open to everything.” According to my analysis of the astrological rhythms, these messages will help you make the most of the bewildering but succulent opportunities that are now arriving in your vicinity.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In accordance with the astrological beacons, I have selected two pieces of advice to serve as your guiding meditations during the next seven weeks.

You might want to write them on a piece of paper that you will carry in your wallet or pocket. Here’s the first, from businessman Alan Cohen: “Only those who ask for more can get more, and only those who know there is more, ask.” Here’s the second, from writer G. K. Chesterton: “We need to be happy in this wonderland without once being merely comfortable.”

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POPULAR VACATION RESORT OPPORTUNITY Live the Up North dream with this commercial Hospitality opportunity. Complete with 50’ of private Little Glen Lake water frontage on a separate lot included as part of the sale! Six rental units with 5 free-standing, and a duplex with “Owners Quarters”, to stay in or rent out for even more income. Common areas include game room, large deck and patio, and two garages with overhead doors for utility and storage purposes. Come check it out! $700,000 MLS 1848488 150’ OF NORTH SHORE LITTLE GLEN Choose between 2 parcels of record, the East or the West portion of this 300’ parcel. One of the last remaining large parcels available! The house currently on the 300’ is due to be removed, leaving two 150’ vacant parcels. Beautiful views of the water and Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. $975,000 MLS 1848468 or MLS 1848469

55 ACRES OF ORCHARDS Not only is this an opportunity in the Orchard/Farming business, but this property comes with a 1500+ square foot rental home, for even more income potential.

2 BR / 2 BA, renovated in 2008 with long term tenants currently in place. 44 acres of fruit (cherries) to expand your current operation or start a new one. $535,000 MLS 1847557

100’ OF FISHER LAKE - WATERFRONT Rare opportunity with this 2 BR / 1 BA home on 100’ of private water frontage on big Fisher Lake. 1400 sq/ft, 1960’s vintage cottage, with large yard and east facing water views. Access to both Big and Little Glen Lake with 40x30 storage building, shuffleboard court, dock, new roof and more! $530,000 MLS 1847036 SLEEPING BEAR B&B Bring your entrepreneurial pursuits to this beautiful setting and income producing property in Leelanau County.

This charming 1890’s farmhouse boasts 5 guest bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, with large, well appointed kitchen in order to make this adventure a success! In business since 2002, with beautiful gardens, outdoor living/kitchen areas and more! $399,900 MLS 1846806

231-334-2758

www.serbinrealestate.com

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CLASSIFIEDS EMPLOYMENT FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN Immediate openings in Traverse City, MI as we build 15 full time members. Pay and Benefit Summary $ 16.00 per hour • Paid holidays • On-the-job training • Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Company provided uniforms • Company provided tools • Company provided work vehicle Exchanging electric meters and water meters. m.reeves@tru-check.com COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT Now Hiring Housekeeping attendants Courtyard by Marriott is now hiring housekeeping attendants!

We offer: SUMMER BONUS paid bi-weekly!

Competitive wages Monthly celebration of the staff! Apply online at: www.lodgco.net/en-us/ careers1/traverse-city-courtyard-by-marriott Stop in to apply at: 3615 S Airport Rd West Traverse City, MI 49684 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Seeking: *Senior Business Advisor Manufacturing, *Librarian *Part-time Clinical Nurse Instructor. Find out more at jobs.nmc.edu.

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REAL ESTATE WATERFRONT CONDO/BOATERS WANTED 2 BR/1 BA Direct Waterfront Condo w/ 30’ Deeded Boat Slip, including 22’ Sea Ray Boat. Fully Remodeled, 2 Sink Bathroom, New Berber Carpet, Blinds and Paint. All Appliances. New AC. Deeded One Car Garage.

South from Dock- 90 miles of Michigan Inland Waterway. North from Dock- Lake Huron (16 miles from Mackinaw Island) Ask: $148,000 Call 941-882-2813

OTHER DAN’S AFFORDABLE HAULING Best rates in town! Hauling junk, debris, yard, misc. Anything goes! For a free estimate call (231)620-1370.

MASSAGE THERAPY Massage Special!!!

Mention this ad and book your one hour massage for just $60. Ask me about my monthly re-booking discount. Near downtown TC, easy parking. Call/Text 231-676-1452 $1 USED BOOK SALE- Browse 30,000 Titles at Blue Vase Book Exchange Blue Vase Book Exchange Open Every FRIDAY 9-7 SATURDAY 10-6 SUNDAY 11-5 13963 S. Robinson Rd. TC MI 49684. Call 231-252-4222 or Find us on Facebook! Mention this ad for a FREE BOOK DAN’S AFFORDABLE HAULING Best rates in town! Hauling junk, debris, yard, misc. Anything goes! For a free estimate, call (231)620-1370 CHAKRADANCE WITH JESSICA Chakradance classes starting in June!

CHAKRADANCE is a healing modality.

See event page at: wwww.facebook.com/ ChakradanceJessicaMerwin Or class schedule on www.chakradance.com HIGH-TECH HOLISTIC DENTISTRY Lk Leelanau office with IAOMT approved Hg removal. Lisa Siddall DDS

POWER WASHING - DECK STAINING Lawn Care Call our professionals for any of your power washing, deck staining/painting or repair, & lawn cleanup/maintenance. We specialize in all of your outdoor needs. Call 231-709-3337 CNC MACHINIST CNC Lathe/Mill Operator.

Prior experience with Mazak CNC Machines preferred. Send e-mail to dcd@leeindinc. com. Wages $12-$16 hour B.O.E. plus many Company Benefits.

SEWING,ALTERATIONS, MENDING & Repairs.

Maple City, Maralene Roush 231-228-6248 LOLA’S ANTIQUES & OLDE BOOKS 402 S. Union St. Summer Hours: Tues-Sat 10-4 Retro Design items & Old Books URBAN OASIS SALT SPA TC Cherry Festival Special 10% off Cherry Pie Organic Facial. Enjoy a relaxing day with a Cherry Massage or a soothing Salt Room session. urbanoasissaltspa.com 231 938-6020 URBAN OASIS SALT SPA TC 15 % OFF COUPON 1545 S.Division Suite 117 Traverse City 231 935-6020 1989 SEA RAY 390 EXPRESS CRUISER Runs well! Kitchen/bathroom/sleeps 5. Looking for someone to love it like we do! (616) 443-9451 HOLISTIC HEALTH COUNSELOR heartsongwellnesscenter.net 231 325 4242

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OUTCALL MASSAGE TO YOU. Relax-rejuvenate. Serving all of northern Michigan. Call Stephen @ 231-439-5099.

FREE ANIMAL FEED free whey for pigs, chicken or other farm animal. leelanau Cheese 231 271 2600 ON-SITE FENG SHUI & Vaastu Shastra Consulting: Homes & Businesses Better sleep-peace-money-relations. www.fengshuihomes.info Stephen 231-439-5099.

CELEBRATE HISTORIC SLEEPING BEAR! June 29/30 Friday, June 29 “The Barn Raisers” 7 pm Film . Saturday, June 30 10 - 4:30 Family Event- Shuttle Tours of Port Oneida Rural Historic District, children’s games; oldtime skills; North Carolines Band 1-3, food truck. 7 pm BARN DANCE! All events FREE. Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy, 4 miles N. of Glen Arbor.

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