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priced out of reach for working families with the retort that the township can’t do much about that. But the township’s zoning has a big role in shaping the type of new housing on OMP, while current zoning, which favors single-family homes on large lots, is partly to blame for consistently highpriced new homes. The township could allow more multi-family and mixed-use development, which would increase the potential for affordable housing. Development property is expensive on Old Mission. That’s partly because the township bought some farmers’ development rights through its PDR program. But it’s also because the township’s zoning doesn’t allow multi-family or mixed-use development almost anywhere. The highest density allowed is only about 3 units/acre and almost solely on some parcels on the southern end of the township. For almost all the rest, zoning requires an entire acre per unit. There is almost no commercial zoning in Peninsula Township, and what there is doesn’t allow commercial uses to be mixed with residential ones. These zoning restrictions practically ensure that primarily large-lot, detached, single family homes will go in, and that -- with high land costs -these new homes will be expensive. Forget about new rental apartment buildings being developed, let alone affordable housing under a PILOT program.

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adopted; not so. Governors did not get together to create national standards and nor should they. The folks who wrote these national “standards” were test company employees, none of whom ever taught K-12. So if you’re wondering why kindergartners no longer have or have limited recess, and why they are being forced into academics they may not be ready for, this is why. It’s also why this year’s freshmen have no idea how to divide or multiply, and why the whole experiment is failing. The research is there, people. If you think Common Core is about education, do some research. It’s a workforce model, and that is truth. Watch a Dr. Duke Pesta video sometime; it will make clear what we are dealing with. Kelley Vilenski, Interlochen

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The “81 on East Bay” proposed development on Peninsula Township is primitive and outdated in not having central water and sewage systems that a modern and updated zoning code would call for. The streets in the development, being in a snowbelt area, will probably be dedicated to the county. The school system will feel an impact as will police and fire services. The road system will have to be enlarged at government expense. Taxes will increase for all homeowners not just for the newcomers. The profits of this development will be privatized and the cost socialized and the costs over time will be considerable. Richard Hug, Benzonia

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I just read an article from the Associated Press regarding both presidential candidates and their stances on education. The author was under the impression that Common Core was developed by the states and

I would like to respond to the comments from W.D. Bushey in the September 12 issue regarding his hypothetical bee sting scenario. While I do not disagree with the premise, I would like to let you know there is hope for an alternative Epinephrine very soon. Pending approval by the FDA there may very soon be an inhalable form at a much lower cost. The company developing this product has an inhalable insulin already on the market so the delivery system has already been approved. The good thing about the capitalist system is that just when you think you have a lock on the market, a smaller more nimble and creative company can come along and disrupt current technology. Now which would you rather do, be stuck by a needle or simply breathe in? Tom Speers, Fife Lake

Solutions For Old Mission

In a recent article, Peninsula Township Supervisor Manigold responded to complaints that proposed developments are

There was a proposal about 20 years ago to amend the township’s zoning to allow “Mapleton Village,” a dense, mixed-use development where about 1,000 people could live and work, and then-Supervisor Manigold was involved. Obviously it never happened. Affordable housing is a regional issue, but one that’s hitting OMP hard. Contrary to Supervisor Manigold’s suggestion, the township is not powerless to address it. Mike Grant, Traverse City

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This letter is in response to A.J. Fasel from Traverse City, who wrote that since there are many things that require identification, such as fishing, opening a bank account, etc., being able to vote should require identification as well. The problem with this viewpoint is that being able to vote is a right. It’s a right guaranteed by our Constitution. It’s more important that buying alcohol or cigarettes, more important than over-the-countermedications or any of the other things he mentioned. Anything that infringes on our right to vote is unconstitutional full stop. He ends his letter with, “Join the real world!” Well, I am in the “real world.” We all are. There’s no separate world where we only have rights if we’re carrying a card that says so. M Brown, Cedar

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By Thomas Kachadurian On September 9, 2016, Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” Her smug notion that those who oppose her are disgraceful, dishonorable, and inexcusable (or any other synonym for deplorable) is exactly what’s wrong with contemporary politics. This sort of tribalism is at the heart of the unrest in the world.

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A significant part of the daily conflict in the Middle East is not Muslims against the world; it’s Sunni Muslims fighting with Shi’ite Muslims. The dispute dates back to the second generation of Muhammad’s family and who should lead the community. In principle they agree on most all of their religious tenets, yet they are killing each other daily over a 7th century disagreement. The conflict is good for people in power; by unifying their people

against a common enemy, leaders keep their followers from looking around and realizing that they live in terrible conditions and under constant violence.

The granddaddy of all false polarizations is the notion that non-Democrats are de-facto racist. Men and women who have spent their entire lives color blind, those who have even championed civil rights, will become racist overnight if they oppose the Democrat party. Outstanding leaders on the right who happen to be black, people like Clarence Thomas and Allen West, are labeled Uncle Toms and vilified by the press. The blind convenience of us-good/them-evil is tearing us apart.

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The name-calling has to end. It isn’t how we live our lives. In our lives we help each other. When I was a young man driving home from Wayne State University, I had a flat tire on The Lodge freeway just past the Davidson. It was the definition of “bad neighborhood.” As I was jacking up my car a black man stopped behind me and asked me if I needed

Here at home the same “us vs them” mentality has become the stock and trade of politics. In order to secure allegiance from the LGBT community, the left has chosen to make the religious community -- specifically Christians -- the enemy. It could not be further from the truth; there might be Christians who oppose gay marriage, but they generally don’t hold hatred toward anyone who is homosexual. Nobody I know in the wedding business cares if clients are gay or straight, if they worship Christ or a Frisbee on a garage roof in Buffalo (it’s a thing), we’ll take their photographs, bake their cakes, and make their pizzas. We are just happy for the business and happy to be a part of the celebration. The whole issue is a media fabrication; media outlets search for one outlier and from that rare example a chance to create drama. It’s a gold mine for politicians, an opportunity to raise money and get votes.

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xenophobic to put a lock on your front door. You lock your door to keep out the bad guys. As a second generation American, I am keenly aware that our country is the hope for many. I also understand that people do not want to leave our front door open. It’s a complex issue, and complex issues are either resolved with open discussion or acerbated with polarization. Most of us learned in elementary school that name-calling didn’t solve anything.

We also have new labels to paint and polarize entire groups of people. My favorite is the careless tossing of xenophobia at people, rather than understanding an issue that concerns people all over the world. Americans are not afraid of things foreign or strange. This is a country that loves other cultures. We embrace foods and traditions and make them a part of our culture. But we are concerned about allowing people into our country without evaluation. It’s not

help. I thanked him and told him I had a plenty of experience changing flat tires. He laughed. I’ll never forget what he did next. “If you don’t mind I’ll just stand here with you,” he said. “This isn’t really a great place for a white kid to be alone.” We chatted as I changed my tire, mostly about the aroma from the Wonder Bread factory. I thanked him before I got back in my car. He waved from the curb as I drove away. It was one of the frequent reminders I had throughout my tenure at Wayne State that despite outward differences, at an individual level, people like each other and want to get along. I have served on many boards and committees with people whom I opposed completely at a policy level, but whom I found to be honest and with the same human goals I held. When we have taken the time to understand each other’s positions, we always find a constructive path forward. I’ve lost a few issues and a few things went my way, but often the final result was something in the middle. At the end of it all we had respect for each other, and we did good things. When we listen and respect our opposition, when we understand each other’s motivations and concerns, even in disagreement, we are comfortable with the final decisions. We need to stop dividing ourselves from each other. Sadly, Senator Clinton never learned this. When Mrs. Clinton puts her opposition in a basket just because this group intends to vote for a different candidate, she demonstrates she doesn’t really care to understand why people might disagree with her. When she labels that basket unworthy, reprehensible, abominable or any other synonym for deplorable, she makes it clear that she isn’t what we need to end our division. It also makes it clear she never learned what we all figured out in third grade. Thomas Kachadurian is a photographer, designer and author. He lives on Old Mission with his wife and 2 children. He is a member and past president of the Traverse Area District Library Board of Trustees.

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top five 1 WHAT HAPPENED TO HERR GESSLER? A repeatedly vandalized 8-foot, one-ton wooden statue of Herr Gessler, an Alpenfest mascot, has been restored and is ready to be displayed in Gaylord again. But chainsaw artist Jim Coon, who brought the Swiss folk legend to life, said he understands that while his creation will return for future Alpenfests, it will no long be on display year-round at the corner of Main Street and Otsego Avenue. The 2009 sculpture depicts a legendary ruler who was so mean he made everyone bow at his feet until he went too far and got his comeuppance. Now years of exposure to elements and vandals have deteriorated the sculpture. Coon believes it’s been repeatedly pushed over by patrons leaving nearby bars at closing time. Coon spent much of the summer repairing the legs and pedestal and reinforcing them with steel, but he said officials apparently determined the statue was better suited to public display only on special occasions.

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tastemakers Pearadise Salad at Centre Street Cafe Centre Street Cafe is unique among Traverse City eateries. Tucked away in an assuming building just off Garfield Avenue, the restaurant doesn’t enjoy the foot traffic of downtown’s popular hot spots or the flashy accolades of regional culinary top ten lists. What it does boast, however, is a fiercely loyal local following, one culled from years of delivering high-quality sandwiches, soups and salads. Take the Pearadise Salad. No wilted lettuce or dried-out veggies allowed here: Instead, the fullsized salad — large enough for a standalone meal — starts out with a bed of fresh organic field greens. The salad is then topped with generous portions of juicy grilled chicken, sliced pear, dried cranberries, diced red bell peppers, goat cheese, cucumber slices, red onion, and red cabbage. A final flourish of honey-coated almonds adds both a touch of sweet and crunch. The Pearadise Salad is served with a tasty pesto ranch dressing, but we also recommend subbing in Centre Street’s delicious raspberry vinaigrette. Order one for a healthy, hearty lunch at $12 -- and see why so many locals are devoted fans. – Beth Milligan

Officials are celebrating the latest great link to northern Michigan bike trails. A new multi-purpose trail between Petoskey and Mackinaw City opens this month. The North Western State Trail (NWST) runs along the former Grand Rapids and Indiana line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (once known as “The Fishing Line”) that opened in 1882 and continued in some areas until 1992. The 32-mile NWST has been completed in stages: a 7.5-mile paved section of the trail, from Petoskey to Alanson, was completed in 2013; the 23-mile Alanson to Mackinaw City segment was improved over the last year with two new bridges and a 10-foot-wide packed crushed limestone surface. The trail is open to all non-motorized uses year-round and to snowmobiles Dec. 1 to March 31. “You can now go from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron — 140 miles — on interconnected multi-use trails,” said Emily Meyerson, MDNR Northern Michigan Trails coordinator. “This new trail allows a user to travel from Charlevoix to Petoskey, on to Mackinaw City, to Cheboygan and then to Alpena.”

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SPEAKING OF SPEECH AND FORGETTING THE UNFORGETTABLE spectator by stephen tuttle Colin Kaepernick, the back-up quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers National Football League (NFL) team, has created a bit of a brushfire by refusing to stand when the national anthem is played prior to games. He says he’s protesting police violence against minorities. Several NFL players and other athletes have joined him.

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To the extent that it has fostered a discussion about the First Amendment, Kaepernick’s refusal to stand has been a good thing. Any time we’re talking about the Bill of Rights is useful time. It’s not clear his effort will accomplish anything else.

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Will there be a second act or simply more non-standing gestures before games? To his credit, Kaepernick has pledged $1 million to an as-yet-unnamed community organization sharing his concerns. That would be helpful

They assume their rights give them free rein to say and do almost anything without consequence. They’re only partially right. President Obama says Kaepernick is simply exercising his constitutional rights, difficult as it may be for many to accept. He is absolutely right insofar as the government is concerned. The First Amendment is pretty specific: “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech … ” Protesters invoking their rights frequently misunderstand this. They assume their rights give them free rein to say and do almost anything without consequence.

to any legitimate organization working in cash-strapped neighborhoods. The protesters have our attention, weekly access to national media, contacts with decision-makers and financial resources. They have an opportunity here to make some inroads into real discussions about economic deprivation, the failure of inner city public education, the lack of adult male role models, still-pervasive racism, and violent interactions with law enforcement.

They’re only partially right. The government, at any level, can’t create laws abridging speech. But the private sector, at any level, can and does make all manner of internal rules abridging all kinds of speech. While they can’t muzzle you, they can end your employment.

Using the national anthem as a backdrop for protest opened a door. When the season ends and the anthems stop, will anybody be willing to walk through that door, get into the neighborhoods and go to work on the real issues, or will this flutter and die like a bad pass?

CareerBuilder, an online recruitment firm that tries to keep track of such things, says people lose jobs every day because of nonwork-related and work-related speech or behavior. It doesn’t necessarily involve politics.

We’ve just gone through the 15-year anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. We’ve reviewed all the terrible video, again, and wrung our hands about the resulting Wars That Never End. We’ve again mourned the lives of more than 3,000 people who died in New York, Washington, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that day.

Big business, and probably not-so-big business too, now regularly monitor social media, chat rooms and comment sections. Those misogynistic, homophobic or racist comments and jokes somebody thought were cute regularly end jobs. Those photos you decided to post showcasing some bacchanal weren’t as enchanting to the bosses who saw them and decided not to hire you.

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Will any of it make a difference to the actual target of the protest? Probably not. The core racial issues still bedeviling us are more complex than what a single issue represents. There is more to it than “white cop shoots black person,” which is, in reality, a rare occurrence. (In fact, according to Justice Department stats, significantly more white people than minorities are shot by law enforcement.)

The thing is, the First Amendment doesn’t much apply to the private sector, including the NFL. Kaepernick and others probably could be disciplined, given the almost unlimited power the league commissioner possesses. But they won’t be, because doing so would exponentially increase the size of the protest. The public backlash against Kaepernick and his allies, however, was swift and sometimes harsh. Some thought the nonstanders should be benched or fired. Others had less charitable suggestions. The protests over the protest began to overwhelm the original point.

We’re repeatedly told we should never forget, all the while forgetting a significant part of that day: that tens of thousands of people did not die, that they were the beneficiaries of the greatest rescue operation in our country’s history. We focus on the the Twin Towers but forget there were altogether seven buildings destroyed that day, including the total collapse of the 47-story 7 World Trade Center. No one knows for sure, but the best estimates are that there were more than 30,000 people in those seven buildings. First responders helped guide 90 percent of the potential victims to safety. It was the worst day ever for the New York Fire Department, which lost 343 fire fighters and paramedics, and for local law enforcement agencies, which saw 60 officers perish. But it was the best day in the long and storied history of civilian rescue operations. Ever. We shouldn’t forget that either.

Crime & Rescue PURPORTED BANK ROBBER BUSTED A 69-year-old man who is a suspect in an Empire bank robbery was arrested on other charges. Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Benzonia resident William Francis Minore on suspicion of car theft in Glen Arbor on Sept. 7, the same day Huntington Bank in Empire was robbed at gunpoint. Minore faces unrelated charges in Benzie County for possession with intent to deliver marijuana and maintaining a drug house. Leelanau deputies posted photos of Minore’s maroon 2000 Dodge van and the silver 2014 Kia Soul he is accused of taking in Glen Arbor on their Facebook page, asking if anyone noticed the vehicles or Minore in Empire in the late morning or early afternoon of Sept. 7. The bank was robbed at 1:33pm that day, when a man armed with a silver handgun and with his face covered entered the front door and demanded money. GOLF CART INJURES WOMAN A woman was injured when a golf cart ran her down on Beaver Island. A 71-year-old golf cart driver backed over his passenger, a 76-year-old woman, just as she got out. The vehicle was rolling downhill when the driver put it into reverse, not seeing the woman was behind him. A Charlevoix County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to Forest Avenue near King’s Highway on the afternoon of Sept. 9 and the woman was taken to McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey for treatment of back, neck and ankle injuries. MAN KILLED BY FALLING TREE A 61-year-old who was cutting trees on private property in Missaukee County was killed. Warren resident Walter Roback was struck by a falling tree, Sheriff Jim Bosscher said. The accident occurred Sept. 8 at 5:30pm on property near Beeler and Seven Mile roads in Aetna Township. CYCLIST STRUCK BY SUV A bicycle rider ignored a stop sign and pedaled into the path of an SUV. Charlevoix County Sheriff’s deputies said 34-year-old Devin Post failed to stop at an intersection when he was struck by an SUV driven by a 32-year-old Charlevoix man. The crash happened Sept. 12 at 6:40pm on Old Orchard Road in Charlevoix Township. Post was treated at Munson Healthcare Charlevoix. INDECENT EXPOSURE HALTED Someone witnessed inappropriate behavior in a Walmart parking lot and called police. Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies responded and found a 41-year-old Mesick man masturbating in his pickup in the parking lot of the Garfield Township store. The man was arrested for indecent exposure and taken to jail.

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MAN KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH A man died from injuries suffered in a head-on crash in rural Wexford County. Deputies were called Sept. 8 at 12:46pm after a car and a pickup struck nearly head-on. The 68-year-old driver of the car, Antonio Sanclemente, had to be extricated after he was pinned in the vehicle. He was flown to Munson Medical Center where he died. The driver of the pickup, 22-year-old Randi Bildson, was taken by ambulance to Munson. She had serious but non-life threatening injuries. Deputies determined that Sanclemente had crossed the centerline of N. Hodenpyle Dam Road near M-115. MAN SHOT IN TARGET PRACTICE A Metamora man was killed when he drove in front of another man who was target shooting. Missaukee County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a cabin in Butterfield Township where 71-year-old Gerald Burgeson had been shot and killed as he rode a three-wheeler at 6:15pm Sept. 12. Deputies determined that Burgeson’s cousin, 71-year-old Livonia resident Ronald Dunn, was target shooting when Burgeson drove in front of him and was killed instantly. The men co-owned the remote cabin. MOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN CRASH Police said a 71-year-old motorcycle driver who crashed into a deer in Leelanau County was intoxicated. The Maple City man crashed Sept. 11 at 8:21pm when a deer jumped into his path as he drove on Bright Road in Kasson Township, sheriff’s deputies said. The man was thrown from his 2008 Harley Davidson and the deer was killed. The man was taken to Munson Medical Center where he was treated for nonlife threatening injuries and where deputies discovered he was intoxicated.

SUSPECT BOUGHT LOTS OF SUDAFED A 26-year-old Frankfort man who attempted to buy Sudafed almost 60 times in one year was arrested on methamphetamine charges. Traverse Narcotics Team officers investigated the man after a July 28 car crash in Karlin when syringes and spoons with a suspicious residue were found in his vehicle. In August, a backpack belonging to the suspect was found at Hickory Meadows in Traverse City, according to charges. Items inside included Coleman fuel, muriatic acid, aluminum foil, pipe cutters, ammonium nitrate, coffee filters, plastic tubing and an unopened box of Sudafed. Detectives checked the national registry that tracks Sudafed purchases and discovered the man had attempted to purchase the drug that can be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine 58 times since September 2015 and that he’d been rejected 21 times.

Police arrested Hastings June 1 after an investigation by police from Traverse City and downstate. When detectives looked into an April theft in Traverse City, they noted that it was similar to the thefts four years earlier, when Hastings had used a key to empty change from parking meters across Traverse City and collected an estimated $70,000. The earlier case against Hastings was profiled in the Jan. 14, 2013 edition of the Northern Express.

PARKING METER BANDIT CONVICTED A man accused of repeatedly funneling thousands of dollars out of Traverse City parking meters has been convicted. Douglas Charles Hastings, 68, faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 7 for breaking into a coinoperated device and being a four-time habitual offender.

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What Goes Around, Comes Around One of the Islamic State’s first reforms in captured territory has been to require adult women to dress devoutly -- including the face-covering burka robe, which, in Western democracies famously presents security dilemmas because it hinders identification. Now, after two years of Islamic State occupation in Mosul, Iraq, the security problem has come full circle on ISIS itself. Dispatches from the town reported in September that ISIS has likely banned the burka because it hinders identification of anti-ISIS insurgents who (female and male) wear burkas to sneak up on Islamic State officers. Recurring Themes -- Barbara Murphy, 64, of Roy, Utah, is the most recent “dead” person battling the federal government to prove she is still alive (but seemingly getting nowhere). She said Social Security Administration bureaucrats, citing protocols, have been tight-lipped about her problem and remedies even though her bank account was frozen; Social Security was dunning her for two years worth of Medicare premiums (since her 2014 “death”); and warning letters had been sent to banks and credit agencies. Nonetheless, Murphy told the Deseret News in August that, all in all, she feels pretty good despite being dead. -- Political connections in some Latin American countries have allowed convicted drug dealers and crime bosses to serve their sentences comfortably, and the most recent instance to make the news, from Agence France-Presse, was the presidential-suite-type “cell” occupied by Brazilian drug lord Jarvis Chimenes Pavao in Paraguay. When police (apparently not “politically connected”) raided the cell in July, they found a well-appointed apartment with semi-luxurious furniture settings (including a conference table for Pavao to conduct “business”), embellished wallpaper designs with built-in bookcases, a huge TV among the latest electronics -- and even a handsome shoe rack holding Pavao’s footwear selection. Pavao also rented out part of the suite to other inmates for the equivalent of $5,000 plus $600 weekly rent.

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Sounds Familiar (1) Chris Atkins in Denver is among the most recent judicially ruled “fathers” to owe child support even though DNA tests have proven that another man’s semen produced the child. Atkins is in the middle of a contentious divorce/child custody battle in which his estranged wife wants both custody and support payments, and since Atkins did not contest his fatherhood until the child reached age 11, he has lost legal standing. (2) A high school girl and her parents told the Tallahassee (Florida) Democrat in July that they were on the verge of filing a lawsuit demanding that the school district order the Leon High School cheerleader squad to select her (even though she had fallen twice during tryouts).

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Least Competent Criminals -- Boyd Wiley, 47, was arrested in August when he walked into the Putnam County (Florida) Sheriff ’s Office and, apparently in all seriousness, demanded that deputies return the 91 marijuana plants they had unearthed from a vacant lot in the town of Interlachen several days earlier. (Until that moment, deputies did not know whose plants they were.) Wiley was told that growing marijuana

is illegal in Florida and was arrested. -- Not a Techie: The most recent perp to realize that cops use Facebook is Mack Yearwood, 42, who ignored a relative’s advice and uploaded his Citrus County, Florida, wanted poster for his Facebook profile picture, thus energizing deputies who, until then, had no leads on his whereabouts. He was caught a day later and faces a battery complaint and several open arrest warrants.

Super-Size Me Texan Monica Riley, age 27 and weighing 700 pounds, is the most recent “super-sized” woman to claim happiness in exhibiting herself semi-nude for “fans” (she claims 20,000) who watch online as morbidly obese people eat. She told the celebrity news site Barcroft Media in September that her 8,000 calories a day puts her on track to weigh 1,000 pounds soon, and that her loving boyfriend, Sid, 25 and a “feeder,” is turned on by helping her. Sid, for instance, feeds Monica her special 3,500-calorie “shake” -- through a funnel -- and supposedly will eagerly become her caretaker when she eats herself into total immobility. (“Safe For Work” website: SSBBW Magazine) No Longer Weird -- Another DIY Overkill: Police in Centralia, Washington, arrested a man (not identified in news reports) for reckless burning in August when, trying to rid his apartment of roaches, he declined ordinary aerosol bug spray in favor of making a homemade flamethrower (the aerosol spray fired up by a lighter). He fled the apartment when he realized he might have taken things too far. (Firefighters were called, but the damage was minimal.) [The Oregonian, 8-8-2016] http:// www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/08/ washington_man_arre sted_for_go.html -- Population grows; goods must be hauled; traffic congestion is worse; and thus trucks keep spilling their loads on the highways. The really weird ones have set the bar perhaps unattainably high for this genre of news (e.g., the truck spilling pornographic magazines; the truck hauling ham colliding with the truck hauling eggs). In September, a tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 295 in New Castle, Delaware, spilling a particularly low-value load. The truck, headed for the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, was filled with 22 tons worth of increasingly shunned U.S. pennies, but these were even less useful (though perhaps, by metal content, more valuable!) because they were not-yet-engraved “blanks.” Updates -- Roy Pearson, a former District of Columbia administrative law judge, may be the only person in America who believes that his 2005 $54 million unsuccessful lawsuit against his dry cleaners was not frivolous -and he has still not come to the end of his legal odyssey. In June 2016, a D.C. Bar disciplinary committee recommended that Pearson be placed on probation for two years because of ethics violations, including having made statements “unsupported” by facts when defending his contention that the cleaners’ “satisfaction guaranteed” warranty made it liable for various negative occurrences in Pearson’s life following the loss of a pair of pants at the store. Not surprisingly, Pearson, now 65, announced that he would challenge the committee recommendation.

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Please be seated for these abbreviated versions of the restaurant reviews we’ve featured since our last RestauranTour issue. Bon Appetit! Compiled by Kristi Kates Taproot Cider House

Nonna Lisa’s

North Country Grill and Pub

Stormcloud Brewing Company

Traverse City With its industrial-meets-earthy vibe, Taproot resides in the former EuroStop Cafe space, which was completely remodeled to better suit the Cider House’s farm-focused Michigan “soulful food” menu and local ciders. On the Menu: Hearty burgers, savory salads, brick-oven pizzas and vegan and gluten-free options. Many of the recipes are put together to purposefully complement the ciders. Signature Dishes: The Taproot Burger made with Whispering Farms beef and served on a house-made roll; house fries with gorgonzola; and the layered beet salad, which is said to be “like a rainbow on a plate.” Find It: 300 E. Front St. in Traverse City. For more information, visit taproottc.com or call 231-943-2500. Suttons Bay “Good Food, Good Friends, Good Times” is North Country’s motto, and the eatery sticks to it with plenty of room for guests in a lodge-like atmosphere with a brick patio extending the space outdoors. On the Menu: American fare: meat, and seafood dishes like Lake Michigan whitefish — a great choice whether you get it broiled or deep-fried. Savory pasta dishes are another highlight. Signature Dishes: Beef is center stage at North Country, specifically Chef Rick Helfrich’s steaks and burgers grilled outdoors, year-round, in a special alcove. Another fave: the restaurant’s famous prime rib. Find It: 420 St. Joseph St. in Suttons Bay. For more information, visit boonesnorthcountrygrillandpub.com or call 231-271-5000.

Simply Sweet

Petoskey Gourmet bakery treats and “conscious coffee” team up at this delightful bakery-cafe that, with its all-white façade, bistro tables, and calligraphy signage, looks a little like a wedding cake. On the Menu: A wide variety of dessert items are available at Simply Sweet — many portioned in mini sizes so you can try several; fresh coffee from Washington D.C.’s Redeeming Grounds benefits farm charities. Signature Dishes: Mini-cupcakes created by Simply Sweet’s owner Jessica Stubbs are by far the most popular (and cute) item on the menu; right behind are Stubbs’ minicannolis and pastel-colored macarons. Find It: 324 E. Mitchell St. in downtown Petoskey. For more information, visit facebook.com/simplysweetbyjessicapetoskey or call 231-420-3785

Mackinaw City Named after the family matriarch and focusing specifically on northern Italian food, Nonna Lisa’s is a little slice of Italy set in one of the oldest buildings in town. On the Menu: This is heavier, more hearty Italian food than you might be used to, with garlic-based sauces and an equal emphasis on pasta and seafood dishes. Worth ruining your diet for: the Vegetarian Tuscan Tour with fettuccine and eggplant. Signature Dishes: Crispy Neopolitanstyle pizzas — including the popular Bianca with basil, olive oil, garlic, Roma tomatoes, and red onions — and the restaurant’s trio of sweet Italian desserts: tiramisu, spumoni, and cannoli. Find It: 312 S. Huron Ave. in Mackinaw City. For more information, visit nonnalisa. com or call 231-436-7901.

Sodalicious

East Jordan This vintage soda fountain expands a local couple’s ice cream empire with big draft soda arms, fresh baked goods, a friendly neighborhood ambiance, and views of East Jordan’s quaint Main Street. On the Menu: Hand-dipped ice cream includes favorites like Jacked-Up Tennessee Toffee, Majestic Milky Way, and regional favorite, Superman, plus Sodalicious’ own homemade waffle cones and brownies. Signature Dishes: Grab a dish of “Michigan Pothole” — a chocolate ice cream with “thick chunks of tar and asphalt” (two different kinds of chunky chocolate) — a portion of the sales go to MDOT to help fix Michigan roads. Find It: 109 Main St. in downtown East Jordan. For more information, visit sodalicious.net or call (231)-536-3085.

Etta’s Diner

Frankfort Located next to the decades-old Garden Theater in downtown Frankfort, this microbrewery and restaurant is a great draw for fans of both elevated pub food and craft brews. On the Menu: Enhanced by the restaurant’s own vegetable and herb garden, the menu includes flatbread pizzas, savory salads, and “Brat Bites,” beer brats wrapped in beer dough and served with house mustard. Signature Dishes: “Totchos” — house tater tots served with tomatoes, green onion, melted cheese, sour cream, and Sriracha. Stormcloud’s American-style, Belgian-influenced beers pair well with the food. Find It: 303 Main St. in Frankfort. For more information, visit stormcloudbrewing. com or call 231-352-0118.

Harbor Springs Based on a 1940s recipe book passed down to the next generation, the nostalgic yet new Etta’s Diner expands upon classic flavors with eclectic twists and fresh, locally sourced ingredients. On the Menu: For breakfast and lunch, everything is homemade, from the noodles in the chicken soup to the pancakes and desserts. Charbroiled hamburgers share menu space with gluten-free selections. Signature Dishes: Ask for the “CIB,” the Chicago Italian Beef sandwich, slow-roasted and served on the diner’s homemade roll. Also try the pan-fried walleye sandwich and meatloaf sliders served with potato salad. Find Them: 1053 West Conway Rd., just off M-119 near Harbor Springs. For more information, visit facebook.com/ettasfoodtruck or call 231-487-8811.

The Sugar Bowl

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Gaylord Founded in 1919 by Greek brothers George and Harry Doumas, the Sugar Bowl has a longstanding reputation with locals and returning tourists as a go-to spot for family-friendly fare in generous portions. On the Menu: Breakfast/brunch offer skillets and omelets, while lunch and dinner pay homage both to the restaurant’s Greek heritage and, with Swiss, German and Austrian dishes, to Gaylord’s Alpine identity. Signature Dishes: Greek fare like flaming Saganaki cheese and Baklava; in summer, try the restaurant’s popular and entertaining “Open Hearth” dinners, where the chefs dramatically barbecue indoors over an open flame. Find It: 216 West Main St. in Gaylord. For more information, visit sugar-bowl-restaurant.com or call 989-732-5524.

Traverse City East meets Midwest at Gaijin, Traverse City’s first Japanese ramen shop that just opened this past summer with a minimalist-meets-Asian-pop-culture interior featuring huge anime artworks and a black and red color palette. On the Menu: Imported Sun Noodles offer authenticity, but a newly acquired Japanese ramen machine allows the cafe to make its own noodles with locally grown and milled wheat from the Leelanau Peninsula. Signature Dishes: All things ramen, plus aditional Asian-inspired foods like vegetarian rice bowls and pork potstickers with dipping sauce; order extra noodles for your leftover ramen broth by calling “Kaedama!” to your server. Find Them: 136 East Front St. in Traverse City. For more information, visit gaijintc.com or call 231-421-5466.

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By Ross Boissoneau One would think the chance to hobnob with the likes of Sting, Peter Gabriel and Garth Brooks would be great fun. Maybe, but for Ralph Humes, it’s just another day at work. Humes is a familiar face to area restaurantgoers. He’s owned Soul Hole; Mana, in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons; and Sweet Mama’s Kitchen, in Elk Rapids. He’s also spent time at Traverse City’s Centre Street Cafe and Harvest eateries, and Black Star Farms. These days, however, his kitchens are in concert halls, cooking up a storm for artists, bands and crews from coast to coast for Concert Kitchens. Humes first heard about such an opportunity three years ago when he and his wife, Dawn Campbell, met a fellow chef who was preparing meals for touring performers. “We were on vacation and befriended a couple. He was doing this for another company, and I thought it sounded good,” said Humes. Their new friend invited Humes to work with him at a show at The Palace of Auburn Hills. “I met up with him at Neil Diamond at The Palace,” said Humes. Humes found he enjoyed the experience, so he added the credit to his resume and posted on LinkedIn. It got noticed, and he got a call from Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. Following that experience, his next contact came from Concert Kitchens, a company based in Columbus Ohio, for another show at The Palace. They wouldn’t tell him who the client was, but he checked online and discovered Bruce Springsteen was playing The Palace on that date. Since then, he’s been on the road with Miranda Lambert, Bob Dylan (Humes’ first time as crew chief), and Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers, among others. He typically does a stint with the tour, then is able to come home to Traverse City for a couple weeks before heading out again. A bassist himself when he’s not preparing comestibles, Humes enjoys the opportunity to be around other musicians. While working in Columbus during the rehearsals running up to the Sting/Peter Gabriel concert tour, he turned a corner and almost ran into Tony Levin, Gabriel’s well-known bassist who also plays with King Crimson, Stick Men, and his own band. Humes also has found kindred spirits among the various crew members on the Garth Brooks tour. “There are eight other bass players on the gig,” he said. They’re able to talk music when they’re not setting up, tearing down, prepping or serving meals, or whatever else their job is. Humes takes his bass with him on the road and plays in his hotel rooms but said it’s not the same as playing with a band. “When I’m home, I get to do what I want to do — play music,” he said. That recently included a performance at Traverse City’s Friday Night Live and a set at Olives & Wine, also in Traverse City. But when Garth, or Sting, or The Boss calls, he puts down his bass and puts on his chef ’s hat. It’s time to hit the road. Each particular show or shows brings different responsibilities. Sometimes Humes prepares food for the crew, other times he’s asked to meet the headliner’s dressing room requests for pre- or post-show eats. “I have to read the rider. For Dylan it was 20 pages. It’s all the things they want, special dishes they may or may not want,” he said.

Artists can be particular. Popular legend has it that Van Halen required dishes of M&M’s — with all brown M&M’s removed. But Humes said that’s not been the case with any of the artists with whom he’s worked. “They’re not jerks. For Garth Brooks or Sting, they want to be fed and have the crew fed. They want it good and when they want it. It’s whatever they want — wine, beer, a specific kind of water, what percent of cocoa they want in the chocolate bars,” he said. He admits to homesickness when he’s on the road. He also makes sure he’s keeping himself in shape, both physically and musically. “My wife knows where I’m going to be. Being away from home, we miss one another a lot. A lot of folks pick up bad habits, (but) I’m older, and I’ve been on tour as a musician. I don’t like my routine to change. I work 14 to 17 hours till I’m done, play my bass before I go to bed, and sleep six or seven hours. You do what’s healthy for your mind, your body and your soul. “One of the things I like is they’ve allowed me to grow and do different things. Everybody is really gracious and really, really nice.” Asked about favorites, he mentions Mavis Staples. “She’s like my aunt. That was an easy one.”

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1. SUPER SEAWEED Poised to take full advantage of a foodie’s favorite adjective of late — umami, the buzzword for complex savory flavors — seaweed is the ocean vegetable everyone’s talking about. It’s not only readily available and fairly easy to harvest but also offers both depth of flavor and loads of fiber, vitamins, and iodine. Perhaps you’ve already noticed the flood of new seaweed treats in shops, such as Annie Chun’s new Seaweed Crisps, which hit store shelves last month and blend brown-rice and seaweed for a gluten-free crunchy snack. SeaSnax Chomperz blends seaweed with rice flour and add flavors like barbecue, onion, and jalapeno. And GimME Organic is offering up Roasted Seaweed Snacks with sea salt and sesame oil. Further helping seaweed’s land game? A Danish study in the journal Phycologia reported that adding seaweed to your diet can help lower blood pressure and have a positive effect on health.

2. OUTRAGEOUS OATMEAL If your idea of oatmeal is a bowl of minute oats stuffed into the microwave and sprinkled with white sugar, it’s time to start thinking differently. Steel-cut oats have been around for a quite a while, and many places put a twist on the old fashioned favorite by adding different fruits or baking it, á la the Green House Cafe in Traverse City, but the next trend might surprise you. Chefs are approaching oats much like they do quinoa, topping the former vehicle for sweet with savory items like fried eggs, cheese, bacon — or as recently seen in the The New York Times’ “City Kitchen” section — even teaming it up with sautéed greens and garlic.

3. COOLER COFFEE If you thought last year’s cold brew trend was big, you’ll be surprised at how much it’s already diversified. Caffeine is surfacing in a multitude of different forms, including fizzy carbonated coffee drinks at a variety of retailers, and “fitness” coffees like Chike High-Protein Coffee, which arrives in a juicebag-shaped container that offers two shots of espresso, 20 grams of protein, and 23 vitamins and minerals. Midwest favorite Caribou Coffee, which has a new line of bottled, ready-todrink iced coffees in flavors like vanilla and sea-salt caramel, is the first national coffee chain to launch Nitro Cold Press, which adds nitrogen bubbles to its cold press coffee for a smoother brew. And draft beer is so yesterday — now, it’s all about draft coffee from places like Caribbean Coffee, which offers coffee in Nitro Craft Draft kegs. Yes, kegs.

4. SOBER SOPHISTICATION In other beverage news, U.K. food trends predictions from The Food People point out that fewer people are consuming alcohol overall, and those who don’t are wearying of the only other options being sodas or teas. How about water? Too boring? Not in these new bottled varieties. A recent browse through an upscale supermarket offered up True Nopal cactus water, said to have been inspired by the people of the Sonoran Desert; two varieties of birch tree water (Sealand Birk and Säpp), both rich in potassium, zinc, and magnesium; DrinkMAPLE maple water, bottled direct from the tree; and Blk — a black-colored alkaline water infused with minerals. Even coconut water is getting edgy — you can now find varieties like pina colada, pineapple, and white chocolate.

5. ROCKIN’ RAMEN If you’ve got a dollar, you can probably go and snag a trio of ramen noodle packets from your local grocery right now. But true ramen noodles are a far cry from its bastardized brethren, and the Western World is catching on. Both New York and L.A. now boast dozens of ramen shops, and Philadelphia’s Hiro Ramen House upscales the dish with traditional Asian additions like pickled ginger, marinated pork, and half-boiled eggs. Gaijin in Traverse City is offering inspired ramen bowls right here in Northern Michigan, and while the shop might be small, its flavors and fresh take on ramen would no doubt do Tsuta — the tiny nine-seat ramen cafe in Tokyo that was the first ramen shop granted a Michelin star — proud.

6. FILIPINO FOODSTUFFS Mashable and Thrillist are among those touting foods from the Philippines as some of the Next Big Things for 2017. Ube is perhaps one of the most accessible; it’s a tubular yam-like root that’s purple — and with purple being said to be a hot color in food for next year, that root is right on trend. With its unusual sugary taste, ube is being used in items like donuts, ice cream, and puddings. Food blogger The Bakeanista recently showcased Ube cake with coconut frosting on her site. Pinoy BBQ is another snack gaining ground. Popular in the Philippines as a street food, pinoy is pork flavored with soy sauce, lemon, garlic, brown sugar, banana ketchup, and black pepper, then barbecued on bamboo skewers. Finally, there’s Filipino lumpia, which resembles an egg roll of thin, crepe-like pastry skin filled with chopped veggies and minced meat.

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SHARPEN YOUR KNIVES! THE BIG

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And Get Prepped at Michigan’s Chef Schools By Kristi Kates Some chefs learn by inheritance, perhaps working their way up from dishwasher or prep cook, eventually apprenticing with a more experienced chef. But a far faster route is to attend culinary school, where aspiring chefs immerse themselves in an atmosphere that’s wholly focused on training professional chefs in every facet of the career itself, from the most simple mise en place to crafting complex gourmet extravaganzas. If becoming a chef is your dream, here’s a look at some of Michigan’s best culinary launching pads. THE ART INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN Detroit Don’t be led astray by the name. While the Art Institute offers courses of study in art, fashion, graphic design, film, and more, it also puts a heavy emphasis on the culinary arts, cranking out a strong output of successful chefs and food management personnel. Classes envelope everything from nutrition and the fundamentals of classic cooking techniques to specialties like Latin and Asian cuisines, pastry and baking skills, wines, European foods, and hospitality marketing. Accomplished Alumni: Shawn Ernst, executive chef for The Caterist in Chicago; Robert Knox, food supervisor for LSG Sky Chefs in Houston, Tex.; Eric Drake, culinary manager at buzzworthy farm-to-table restaurant Bumble, in Loa Altos, Calif. Find Out More: www.artinstitutes.edu/detroit or 248-675-37800 THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN Muskegon & Port Huron The culinary school that started in 1997 as a spinoff of Baker College boasts state-of-the-art facilities specifically built for courses that emulate a EuroRachel Snyderopen-kitchen environment. It pean-style, Photooffers by Michael Poehlman Photography also student-run eateries like The

Sweet Spot coffeeshop (Muskegon only) and Courses restaurants. Courses are available in culinary arts, baking and pastry, and food and beverage management, giving you multiple paths to explore. Accomplished Alumni: Justin Raha, baking and pastry arts instructor who has returned to teach at the CIM; Michael Kenat, winner of the Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association’s Hot Foods Competition; Char Morse, TV chef personality and owner of Muskegon’s Kitchen 242. Find Out More: baker.edu. 231-777-5200 (Muskegon) or 810-985-7000 (Port Huron.) GREAT LAKES CULINARY INSTITUTE Traverse City One of the best regarded culinary schools in the state is right here in northern Michigan. Part of the campus of Northwestern Michigan College, the Great Lakes Culinary Institute is composed of four culinary labs, which include a bakery, entrylevel kitchen, garde manger kitchen (for cold food preparation), and an advanced cooking kitchen. The NMC program also has Lobdell’s, a full-service, 90-seat, modern bistro where you can learn in a real-life, active restaurant environment. Technique, food science, and serving are all covered at this school, which prepares aspiring pros for entry-level chef and management positions. Accomplished Alumni: Jim Morse, executive chef at The Boathouse on the Old Mission Peninsula; Ed Sura, former chef de cuisine at Perennial Virant in Chicago (Sura is currently traveling and seeking a new chef position); and Nick Battista, Executive Chef at Hotel Indigo. Find Out More: www.nmc.edu/programs/ academic-programs/culinary-arts/ or 231995-1197. OAKLAND CULINARY STUDIES INSTITUTE Farmington Hills Part of Oakland Community College, the Oakland Culinary Studies Institute offers an extended degree designed to prepare you

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for a career as a culinary professional, plus access to experiences like culinary competitions and customer experience. You’ll take classes like cookery (foundational cooking knowledge), garde manger, artisan breads, and menu development, as well as more unusual offerings like ice carving, sugar and chocolate artistry, and dessert plating. And you’ll get real-world experience at the school’s own Ridgewood Cafe and Ridgewood Bakery, all at Oakland’s Orchard Ridge Campus. Accomplished Alumni: Eric Voigt, executive pastry chef at Big Rock Chophouse in Birmingham, Mich.; Steve Allen, co-owner of Steve and Rocky’s Restaurant in Novi, Mich.,; Joey Beato, chef de cuisine at Café Veneto in Rome, Italy. Find Out More: www.oaklandcc.edu/culinary/ or call 248-341-2000 SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE Livonia Headed by four certified master chefs, Schoolcraft College’s 50-year-old culinary arts program is well known nationwide. Small classes are de rigueur here, with a 16-to-1 student-to-instructor ratio whether you choose to study culinary arts, culinary management, or baking and pastry arts. You also can hop on the microbrew wagon by taking the brewing and distillation technology courses. Schoolcraft sports two restaurants: American Harvest, with student waitstaff, and the Main Street Cafe in the VisTaTech Center, where second-year culinary students prepare dishes that include artisan breads, house-made charcuteries, French pastries, and other creative entrees. Accomplished Alumni: Derrick Davenport, executive chef to General Joseph Dunford, the United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Mei Lin, last year’s winner of Bravo TV’s Top Chef title; Chris Gadulka, chef/partner at Fleming’s Steakhouse in Birmingham, Mich. Find Out More: schoolcraft.edu or call 734462-4426.

The CIA (Culinary Institute of America) The longest established and most widely recognized of all American culinary schools, The CIA is legendary among aspiring chefs and professionals. The school’s primary campus is in Hyde Park, N.Y., with branches in California, Texas, and Singapore. Among its 48,000 graduates working in the culinary industry are big names like Duff Goldman, Michael Simon, Todd English, Marcel Vigneron, and the always-entertaining Anthony Bourdain. Find Out More: ciachef.edu Johnson and Wales University Providence, R.I., serves as the main campus headquarters of JWU, but the school also has three smaller outlets, in North Carolina, Florida, and Colorado. The university is said to be the largest food service educator in the world and also operates hotels as practical-education facilities, including the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport in Warwick, R.I. JWU has sent plenty of well-known chefs out into the real world, including celebrity chef Graham Elliot, Tyler Florence, Chris Santos, Michelle Bernstein, and culinary mogul and personality Emeril Lagasse. Find Out More: jwu.edu NECI (New England Culinary Institute) Renowned for a learning-by-doing approach that keeps a small student-to-instructor ratio and immerses aspiring chefs in reallife kitchen situations on a regular basis, the NECI runs several restaurants in its hometown of Montpelier, Vt., and supplies food service for Vermont College. Also unusual its its admissions policy; each application is screened individually, so if you have talent and can make a good impression, this might be the school for you. It was for many accomplished chefs, among them Tom Bivens, executive director of the Vermont Cheese Council; James Fortier, owner of Hong Kong’s Porterhouse Steakhouse; and talented Good Eats chef/Iron Chef host Alton Brown. Find Out More: neci.edu

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The Cadillac Craft Beer Festival, now in its sixth year, started as something else entirely. “When we began the festival, it was a Fall Fever festival to celebrate the completion of the reconstruction of our Main Street in 2000,” explained festival co-chair Joy VanDrie, who is also executive director of the Downtown Cadillac Association. The craft beer event was initially a much smaller part of the Fall Fever festivities, but the microbrews quickly took hold. “The Fall Fever fest only ran for a couple more years, then the microbrew fest pretty much took over,” VanDrie said.

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Credit the popularity to the Cadillac Craft Beer Festival’s knack for sleuthing out the state’s newest stellar vendors and brews. “We will have things like Founders Brewing Co. and Right Brain Brewery, of course,” she said, “but we really work hard to find smaller brewers from all over Michigan — and especially Up North here.” The festival’s own local volunteers have proved to be an important resource for digging out microbrews that are lesser-known standouts. “We have over 100 volunteers who are always finding interesting niche breweries and small brewers, and they let us know about them so we can do our best to include them in the

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By Patrick Sullivan When Addiction Treatment Services opened in 1974, it was housed in one building: Dakoske Hall on Eighth Street, where middle-aged alcoholic men fresh out of jail attended 12-step meetings and worked to stay sober. In the years since, the spectrum of services offered by ATS has broadened as much as the variety of clients it serves. It’s spread across nine properties throughout Traverse City. And in recent years it’s attracted national attention as an innovative treatment provider. CHALLENGES AND CHANGES Most of the change at ATS has happened in the six years since Christopher Hindbaugh became executive director. Hindbaugh said when he took over in October 2009, he found the nonprofit in dire shape. “At that point, at the end of that fiscal year, we had lost $250,000,” he said. Hindbaugh’s background was in behavioral health administration, but he’d most recently been leading community initiatives at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. “I was looking for a change, and I wanted to go back into behavioral health administration, so [ATS] hired me, thinking I would

be able to raise money, thinking that I would “So that’s the lineage of most of the agencies be able to fundraise them out of this issue,” like this.” he said. “And when I landed here, I felt that Addiction treatment facilities historidoing just the opposite was our only way to cally have worked hand-in-hand with the be sustainable.” criminal justice system. ATS still does, but His counterintuitive approach led to a peri- Hindbaugh said he’s worked to distinguish od of painful transition that treatment from the court saw a lot of longstanding system in order to reach You had to be indigent, more people. employees leave. The entire leadership team turned Traditionally, the middle essentially. Or you had over in the first year. He said class has been cut off from it was “gut-wrenching and to be of means to be able access to substance abuse really challenging … but it to go elsewhere — go to treatment, he said. had to be done” to ensure “Part of that was because Malibu, go to Betty Ford the only way you could get ATC had a future. “I didn’t know [com- — and pay out of pocket treatment in this country was ing in], because the board through that system. You had wasn’t fully aware of how for that,” he said. “There to be indigent, essentially. Or bad things were,” he said. was really nothing for you had to be of means to be “I wanted to go back able to go elsewhere — go folks in between.” home. … But you know, I to Malibu, go to Betty Ford couldn’t do that.” — and pay out of pocket for that,” he said. “There was reA DIFFERENT KIND OF CLIENT ally nothing for folks in between.” Hindbaugh said ATS started out like It turns out there are a lot of folks in bemost other substance abuse programs tween. Finding a way to provide services to around the country. average people has caused a rapid increase in “In the mid-’70s, there was lots of federal the number of clients ATS serves. money that came to the states to create the “One of the consequences of our history halfway-house strategy — essentially homes was that we had created an organization that focused on middle-aged white men, at the was ‘good enough’ for those folks, and so, time, doing 12-step work,” Hindbaugh said. six years ago, you’d very often hear, ‘Well, it’s

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better than where they came from.’ Or, ’At least they’re not on the streets or in jail.’ We really try to flip that around and say, ‘You know, until you’re comfortable referring a loved one to our agency, our work isn’t done here.” MORE AND MORE SERVED The number of clients served by ATS has increased rapidly in recent years. Since 2013, the number of people who have gone through its detox program has nearly doubled. The number of people seeking residential or outpatient rehab also has steadily grown (see graph). That’s in part due to a spike in opiate addiction and in part due to ATS attracting people who were traditionally out of reach. “We’re really convinced that there was always an unmet need here in our community, and so even as the opiate epidemic has come on the rise, it still hasn’t quite eclipsed alcohol abuse here,” he said. Meanwhile, ATS has grown by other measures and can now take clients through detox, into a weeks-long rehabilitation program, and then to a long-term transition home. After that, the agency offers life management services to help clients get medical care, find housing and employment, and remain sober. Those with less severe addiction can attend outpatient therapy.

When Hindbaugh arrived, there were six properties in ATS’s portfolio. Today there are nine, and the organization is working on a plan to develop, in three to five years, a central campus that could house most of their services. Eighteen months ago, the detox center took over what used to be the administration building at 940 E. Eighth St., and the administration has moved to offices on Cass. ATS also opened the PORCH community center at 747 E. Eighth St., where it offers outpatient services. Dakoske Hall, on Eighth Street between Union and Cass streets, now has 24 beds, up from the 12 available when Hindbaugh arrived. And Phoenix Hall on State Street has become a 12-bed women’s rehabilitation house. In six years, ATS staff has increased from 49 to 82, and its annual budget has increased from $1.9 million in 2010 to over $4 million today. MORE MASTERS DEGREES, LESS AA Hindbaugh said in order to reach middle-class clients who need help, the vibe at ATS had to shift from “halfway house” to become more like a doctor’s office. That’s what happened to ATS’s detox. The place looks more like a medical care facility, and Hindbaugh said that look isn’t superficial. ATS has moved away from rounding up addicts and sending them to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Now it uses personal and group therapy that’s geared toward “evidence-based curriculum,” he said. Hindbaugh has instituted requirements for staff that are not mandated by any regulator, but he said he believes they are necessary for ATS to attract a broader range of staff members and to get good results. For example, all counsellors at ATS today must have masters degrees. The agency also employs a full-time nurse practitioner and maintains 24-hour nursing at its detox. The food served meets federal dietary standards. In addition, every employee at ATS, from maintenance to kitchen staff to the CEO, must be certified in addiction treatment, a Hindbaugh-instituted requirement that won ATS an award from the National Council on Behavioral Health — one of several national awards the agency has nabbed in recent years. The requirement for addiction treatment certification among all ATS staffers is crucial, Hindbaugh said, because theirs is a 24hour business. The people who sweep floors or serve food or drive people to appoint-

ments have a lot of contact with the clients, and their message has to be constant. Hindbaugh said all of this comes at a cost because ATS doesn’t receive more Medicaid dollars for offering higher standards of care. But he said he believes it will result in better outcomes for clients, which will add to ATS’s appeal. He admits the practices aren’t necessarily in the organization’s financial interest; by spending more money to make sure people in detox get better care, for example, the clients are less likely to come back. While that means a loss of income for the treatment center, it also means a better outcome for those substance abusers and, ultimately, society at large. “If nothing else, we’re throwing everything that we have at the problem of addiction in our community,” Hindbaugh said. LIGHTYEARS FROM FIVE YEARS AGO Tom Gilbert, a former judge and founder of TC Retreat, a recovery house in Traverse City, said what Hindbaugh has accomplished is remarkable. Gilbert, who served on the ATS board at the beginning of Hindbaugh’s tenure, said he thinks ATS has grown in important ways. “They’ve expanded their programming, and they’re more inclusive,” Gilbert said. “We’re fortunate to have them in our community.” Bob Peltz, recovery residences manager, is ATS’s longest-serving employee. Having been there 14 years, he knows the organization before and after Hindbaugh. He said Hindbaugh is a visionary who has been able to reconsider every aspect of how an addiction treatment center is run and what services it can and should offer. He said the progress in care he’s seen is astonishing. “We’re light-years from five years ago,” Peltz said. “The evolution’s been unreal.” Peltz notes how Hindbaugh has been invited to the White House to be recognized for his work. “I’m proud as hell about that, you know?” he said. “We’re a small organization. We’re not a Betty Ford or a Hazleden.” Much of the change has come from that shift from 12-step-based counseling delivered by former addicts to a professional “results-based,” “best practices” approach — a an evolution that has caused some strain. Tim Carlisle, who worked at Dakoske Hall prior to Hindbaugh’s tenure and recently returned, acknowledges that some clients take issue with the fact that fewer of the ATS counsellors are recovering addicts them-

selves. Carlisle, who works as a driver for ATS and did a stint in rehab at Dakoske in 1989, said he explains to them that today the counsellors have masters degrees, that they spent a lot of time in school learning how to help people fight addiction. “I think it’s been positive,” Carlisle said. “Chris is always looking for new ways that they can help out in the community.”

imbursement through insurance. That would enable ATS to better compete with for-profit addiction recovery centers that are moving into the territory; one recently opened in Boyne City, and Traverse City phone books are filled with ads from rehab centers in Florida looking for mental health clients with insurance coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

A NONPROFIT WITHOUT A FUNDRAISER Remarkably, ATS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, has propelled its growth surge without fundraising. “The agency has been really resistant on tapping into philanthropy,” Hindbaugh said. “Except for one small grant in a partnership with Goodwill Industries, we’ve asked nothing from the philanthropic community, because we knew that if we run an efficient organization, that we can be profitable and not have to compete against basic needs like the Father Fred Foundation, the Women’s Resource Center. So we’ve been really intentional about that.” Hindbaugh also doesn’t want to cause the organization to to become dependent on grants that might not be renewed in the next year. In the future, Hindbaugh said that ATS likely will attempt to raise money in a capital campaign to build a new campus, but that will be a one-time deal — someone could get their name on a building for a million-dollar donation, for example. But overall, the organization has been able to achieve its growth through service fees and Medicaid reimbursement. Hindbaugh hopes in the coming years to attract venture capital investment to ATS, an objective that sounds at odds with the goals of a nonprofit, but Hindbaugh said it makes sense. Venture capital could enable ATS to achieve the scale necessary to provide a broad range of medical services to clients and to qualify the organization to receive re-

SITCOM STARS AND AWARDS The first national award ATS won was from the Substance Abuse Mental Heath Services Association in 2013. ATS received the award for staging a City Opera House event that brought Third Rock From the Sun actress and recovering addict Kristen Johnston to speak in Traverse City. The agency had convinced Johnston to waive her $20,000 speaking fee by arranging to have a local filmmaker produce a short film about her visit; Johnston has been using that film to promote speaking events around the country ever since. The Johnston event was part of a philosophy Hindbaugh brought to ATS: by bringing addiction into the open and keeping it in the public eye, he believes you can chip away at the stigma of addiction. He said ATS’s goal is to have people consider addiction a disease and to eliminate any shame associated with it. To that end, ATS will remain a force in the region, keeping out of the shadows and resolutely in the public eye. And, as long as Hindbaugh is remains at the helm, it’s likely the group’s efforts — and outcomes — will continue to benefit its clients and the community. Interested in learning more about addiction and supporting the work ATS does? On Sept. 22, in celebration of National Recovery Month, ATS is sponsoring “SPEAK UP!” featuring Kinetic Affect, a nationally recognized duo of spoken word artists. The free event takes place at 7pm at the City Opera House.

ATS Clients Served Years ended 9/30

Detox Residential Outpatient Total

2013 538 330 218 1,086

2014 687 356 235 1,278

2015 928 428 284 1,640

projected

2016 1,002 497 362 1,861

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the vibrancy of color, nature By Al Parker Using oils on canvas, painter William White uses simple everyday subjects — trees, flowers and landscapes — to create complex scenes packed with details. A viewer is immediately struck by the vibrancy of his palette and the intricacy of his works. Working in his home studio, White uses bold colors and contrasts, along with layers of transparent glazes. He varies his methods of adding and subtracting paint from the canvas. Most of his color mixing is done directly on the canvas, working wet into wet or wet over dry. His wife, Margaret, is also a painter, and each have their own work spaces in their Kewadin home. They often spend most of the day working alone in their respective studios. “Margaret and I often work separately all day, not really saying much,” he said. “Then we have dinner, and at night sometimes we might talk about art. Her comments are always very supportive, very helpful.” He tries to be in his spacious, well-lit studio seven days a week, with time out for household chores, working from 9am or 10am until 3pm or 4pm. He prefers to paint standing up at the easel, listening to some type of soothing music. “I see it as a dance,” he explains. “You have to feel the emotion. When you get too mental with it, it doesn’t work very well.” HOW I GOT STARTED I was born in Houghton, in the Upper Peninsula,and later my family moved to Dearborn. In high school I took a career aptitude test and the No. 1 career was landscape architect. After graduating from Edsel Ford High School, I attended Henry Ford Community College, and that’s where I really got interested in art. Then I went to

Wayne State, and in 1963 I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts and, soon after, enlisted in the Navy, serving from 1964 into 1967. After getting out of the Navy, I got hired to teach art at Southfield Lathrup High School in 1971 and found teaching to be very, very gratifying. After 25 years of teaching, we moved to northern Michigan in 1996.

THE STORY BEHIND MY ART, MY INSPIRATION My paintings of flowers and landscapes are from the nature we’re surrounded by. That’s my inspiration. I look out my front door, and right there is a painting! When I work I like to listen to music, some opera or classical, something with a flute or cello. I’m not much on hip-hop or that stuff. In music, I’m very conservative. Sometimes I listen to books on tape, history or philosophy. One of my favorite painters is Pierre Bonnard, the French painter and printmaker. He’s known for his unique color and complex imagery. WORK I’M MOST PROUD OF In a sense, I’m proud of all of them, like children. They have all been part of a marvelous experience. YOU WON’T BELIEVE I’m a diabetic and have been one for more than 20 years. I see it as a blessing, not a curse. I’m a former runner, and when I was diagnosed, I had two choices: change or die. I’m doing well now. Also, during the Vietnam War, I served on the U.S.S. Yorktown, an aircraft carrier, off the coast

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THE RIDGE

By Janice Binkert he breathtaking view of West Grand Traverse Bay from the buffet venue Eagle’s Ridge used to be the property’s main attraction, said George Weir, executive chef of the site’s latest incarnation, The Ridge. But Weir and his staff are determined to turn that perception around. “It’s certainly true that the panorama from the restaurant is spectacular in every season, and people really enjoy that. But our whole food and beverage concept has been revamped and upgraded in the past few months — so although some might still come for the view, once they discover our new menu and bar offerings, we’re confident that they won’t be disappointed and that they will come back for more.” EAT, SIP AND BE HAPPY The Ridge sits on the high bluff just above the Leelanau Sands Casino and Lodge, just north of Suttons Bay on the Leelanau Peninsula. Owned and operated by the Grand Traverse Band LLC, it is billed on its website as a “restaurant and tap house.” The spacious dining room, which spills out onto a sunny outdoor terrace in summer, is anchored by a long wraparound bar whose design features an overturned green canoe as its light canopy. True to the new tap house identity, customers can choose from 28 brews on tap — most of them Michigan craft beers but also some popular national brands like Sam Adams and Leinenkugel. A full bar and an extensive, reasonably priced wine list are also available. The latter emphasizes wines from the Leelanau Peninsula while sprinkling in a few select Californian, Spanish, Italian and French bottles to keep it interesting. All wines are available either by the glass or the bottle.

Weir has created a fairly meat-centric menu that pairs well with the tap house theme, but there are seafood and vegetarian options as well. “George is an awesome chef,” said front-of-the-house supervisor Chaning Kruskie. “He puts his heart and soul into his cooking. And out here in the dining room, we just want to make our guests smile and have a good time!” Kruskie says the quality of the food customers receive for the price is amazing. “The baby back ribs are a good example — they’re incredibly thick and meaty, and so flavorful and tender. You’re paying just $16 for a phenomenal dish. They are hugely popular.” Another crowd favorite is the intriguingly titled B.E.T. — aka Belly, Egg and Toast. The “belly” is pork belly, which Weir cures for seven days, smokes for about five hours, and then finishes at 225 degrees for about two hours, “so it comes out nice and supple. It’s both crispy and tender,” he explained. It is served on a toasted baguette, topped with a sunny side up egg, and drizzled with spicy apple syrup. “It’s our No. 1 seller,” said Kruskie. Weir also makes his own corned beef for another hit item, his Reuben sandwich. “If George can cut it himself, cure it himself, or smoke it himself — whatever he can do from scratch — he does it, right in house,” said Kruskie. A CULINARY ODYSSEY Originally from Washington state, Weir spent several years training and honing his culinary skills in the capitals of Europe, including Paris, Stockholm, Madrid and Milan, among others. Upon his return, he worked for a time in New York before making his way across the country, back to his home in the Northwest. He landed in northern Michigan in 1998 and has been here ever

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since. His wife, Julie, who is from the area, is The Ridge’s pastry chef and makes all of the desserts, including, said Kruskie, an amazing carrot cake. Weir is passionate about his profession — his eyes light up, and his voice becomes animated when he talks about crafting food. “I love what I do,” he said. “But cooking professionally requires a major commitment. You have to be willing to sacrifice. You will miss birthdays, holidays, weekends, family gatherings. As a chef herself, my wife understands that. That makes it easier. At one point, I told one of the master chefs I studied under, ‘I think I’m getting out of this business.’ And he looked at me and said, ‘George, if you don’t have a knife in your hand, you’ll be miserable for the rest of your life.’ And he was absolutely right.” CREATING MORE BUZZ Although a recent weekend was The Ridge’s busiest yet, and word is getting out about the latest changes at the restaurant, Weir and his team continue to brainstorm additional ideas on how to attract new business. Live music from local bands is, with no cover charge, is on the agenda. Coming soon: beer and wine dinners, and possibly a barbecue and blues night. One might be surprised to learn that only about a third of the restaurant’s clientele is comprised of casino-goers or guests at the onsite lodge. “The rest are mostly locals, people who drive by and see our sign, or those who find out about us through the media,” said Kruskie. “Something people may not know, however, is that we can and do cater to not just small but also large groups, because we have the room to accommodate them.”

Clockwise from left: The Ridge’s canoe-topped bar The B.E.T. (belly, egg and toast) Executive chef George Weir

Presently, an all-you-can-eat Friday night fish fry features either cod or perch, with live piano accompaniment from 6–8pm. Menu specials typically run on Saturdays. “George may do a prime rib special, or — depending on what he can get — a seafood or fish special. Two recent winners with customers were a pan-seared striped bass with redskin potatoes, and a seafood pasta with seasonal vegetables,” said Kruskie. This coming fall and winter, Weir is planning some significant menu changes, incorporating heartier fare with ingredients typical to those seasons. “I’m going to do some delicious and affordable homestyle comfort food that I hope will appeal to the locals, because they are our bread and butter,” he said. “Ask any restaurant in the region — if you don’t have your local support in the off season, you won’t be open. So I’m gearing the menu during that time to the people who live here year-round.” Now imagine enjoying that cozy food while looking out at the bay below rimmed in glorious autumn colors or sparkling snowscapes … because The Ridge is now a restaurant with a view. The Ridge Tap House is located at 2511 North West Bay Shore Dr. in Peshawbestown. Serving lunch and dinner. Open Sun. through Thurs., 11am to 9pm; Fri. through Sat., 11am to 11pm. Happy hour Mon. through Fri., 4pm to 6pm ($1 off beer and wine). For more information, visit www.ridgetaphouse.com or call 231-866-4372. $-$$

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NORTHERN SEEN 1 Dan Rinckey, Melissa Veasey, Nicole VanNess, and John Rockwell loving wine and art at Art & Soul Gallery in TC. 2 Ak Roth and Ursula Shardswhip take in the art at Yen Yoga during the TC Art Walk. 3 Britton Dennis, Nick Viox, and Susan Fisher chat with McMillen’s Custom Framing owner Todd McMillen during the downtown Traverse City Art Walk. 4 Taylor Favour and Savannah Rancour grab a beer during The Workshop’s block party in TC’s Warehouse District.

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5 Whoa. You’re reading about us writing about them reading our paper. Jake Taylor, Randi Hope, and Austin Tarrant take in a recent issue of Northern Express. 6 Katie Garcia, Stacie Cleland, and Torrie Sanger enjoy some yummy Italian fare at Tuscan Bistro in TC. 7 It was a bachelorette weekend at Charlevoix’s Drawbridge Bistro. 8 Kathy Ackerman, Leanne Ackert, Georgeann Lindberg, Chris Leese, and Gail DeMeyere gather for the Charlevoix Chamber’s “State of the Community” luncheon at Castle Farms.

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SCREENWRITING SEMINAR: 9am-4:30pm, NMC Scholars Hall 109, TC. Featuring instructor Lesley Alicia Tye, Interlochen Arts Academy Faculty; Judith Guest, best-selling author of “Ordinary People”; & Mary Ellen Jones, award-winning filmmaker “The Student and the Teacher.” Tickets: www.michwriters.org

AGGRESSIVE PRO-AM3: 7-9pm, Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge, Peshawbestown. Admission: $25-$50. Info: 231-534-5059.

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BARN DANCE & CHILI SUPPER: Samels Farm, 8298 Skegemog Point Rd., Williamsburg. Arrive early at 5pm to tour the 1900s farm house & buildings before going to the new barn & enjoying chilis, salad & more. The HAMMER’D will start playing music at 6:30pm. Enjoy line & square dancing. For info email: llsmith3670@hotmail.com

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ELK RAPIDS ART & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am4pm, River St., Downtown Elk Rapids. Featuring over 70 crafters, art, food & more.

STEPHEN BREDE: Known for canoeing around all five of the Great Lakes, Brede will speak at the Cadillac Library at 1pm. 231-510-9047. SIERRA CLUB HIKE: Sleeping Bear Dunes, Bay View Trail. Meet at the trailhead at the north end of Thoreson Rd., just north of Glen Arbor at 10:30am. 2.5 miles. Bring a snack, lunch & drinks. 943-1761.

-------------------DSUPNORTH BUDDY WALK: This walk is held to help increase awareness about Down syndrome in the community. 9am, F&M Park, TC. dsupnorth.org/announcements/

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EARTHWORK HARVEST GATHERING: Sept. 16-18, 4399 N. 7 Mile Rd., Lake City. Featuring live music by Aaron Otto, Arming the Amish, Bigfoot Buffalo, Red Tail Ring, The Accidentals, & many others. There are also many activities for kids, workshops & much more. Info: earthworkharvestgathering.com

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STATESIDE WITH CYNTHIA CANTY: The first-ever ‘Up North’ edition of MI Radio’s statewide talk show will be taped live at InsideOut Gallery, TC from 7:30-9pm. Guests include former NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger & live music by TC singer-songwriter Benjamin James. Free. 929-3254.

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FORESTRY FIELD DAY: With area forest landowners from 10am-4pm at Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve. This free workshop includes an indoor presentation & a field tour of two forested properties that present different types of forest management. Register: 231-256-9783.

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FULL STEAM AHEAD: STEAM is science, technology, engineering, arts & math. Kids can explore hands-on science, along with other activities. 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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AAUW PROGRAM & FALL KICKOFF BRUNCH: “Red Dirt Road” is presented by the American Association of University Women at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC from 9-11am. Featuring Lin Alessio, director of Women & Village Development for Red Dirt Road, & Pete LaPlaca, EE/MBA. Donation, $10. aauwtc.org

-------------------“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: Sci-fi horror musical with a 1960’s pop/rock score. 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Tickets: $15-$28. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------LELAND HERITAGE FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm. Featuring the Leland Classic Car Show, 12th Annual Wood Boats on the Wall, live music by Duck Soup (12:30-3pm by the library) & more. Free. lelandmi.com

-------------------ADOPT-A-BEACH: Elberta Beach Clean Up. 10am-noon, Elberta Lake Michigan Beach. Register with Benzie Conservation District: 231-882-4391.

-------------------LEELANAU HARVEST TOUR: Enjoy this biking adventure with four different routes to fit every skill level, along with fall colors in the Leelanau countryside. 7:30am-4:30pm. Starts at Suttons Bay High School. $30/individual or $90/family. traversetrails.org

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-------------------ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S: Includes a 2 mile walk, entertainment, food, activities, a tribute & more. Held at the GT County Civic Center, TC, registration is at 9am; a ceremony at 10am; & the walk at 10:30am. alz.org

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MICHIGAN ADVENTURE RACE: Sleeping Bear Edition. Experience the grandeur of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Explore Lake Michigan, historic barns, deep forests & inland lakes searching for hidden checkpoints on foot, bike & canoe/kayak. Teams of 1, 2 or 3. Five or ten hours. Start at The Leelanau School, Glen Arbor at 8:30am (10 hour) or noon (5 hour). miadventurerace.com

-------------------MILLENNIUM BRASS: 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. Adults, $20; students, $5. northportcac.org

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AUTHOR PRESENTATION: With Mau VanDuren, author of “Many Heads & Many Hands.” 4-6pm, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

-------------------ART & FARMERS MARKET SHOW: 9am2pm, Leelanau Studios, Grand Traverse Regional Arts Campus, TC. Free admission. leelanaustudios.org

-------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: Presents photojournalist Paola Gianturco, author of “Grandmother Power,” with guest host Tony Demin. 7pm; wine & cheese reception/photo exhibit at 6pm, Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. General public, $20. nationalwritersseries.org

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BLITZ THE BEAR BIOBLITZ: 9am-6pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Empire. Join scientists & other nature lovers to find & record as many species of plants, animals & organisms as possible. Register: ceruleancenter.org/bioblitz

-------------------NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: Sept. 1620, Centre Ice Arena, TC. centreice.org

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PADDLE ANTRIM FESTIVAL: Sept. 15-17. This non-competitive kayak event offers paddlers the option to paddle one or two days, Sept. 16-17, & go anywhere from 7 - 42 miles through Antrim County’s Chain of Lakes. Tonight includes the Final Bash at Short’s Brewing Co.’s Production Facility in Elk Rapids from 3-9pm. Includes food by Pearl’s, brews from Short’s Brewing Co., live music by Valentiger & outdoor games. This event raises money for the protection of the waterways & increasing accessibility to the waterways for all. paddleantrim.com

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“INTERLOCHEN: Trees, Rails, Resorts & Camps (or How We Got Famous)”: This Traverse Area Historical Society program is presented by local historian Dave Pennington at the Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Room, TC at 1pm. traversehistory.org

-------------------“HARVEST OF HOMEGROWN TALENT”: Featuring Dwain Martin & Jessica Dominic & the Charlevoix Men’s Chorus at the Charlevoix

A survivor of Rob Hall’s May 1996 Mount Everest expedition, Lou Kasischke will speak about how this was the worst tragedy in the mountain’s history, during a Harbor History Talk on Thurs., Sept. 22 at 5:30pm on the second floor of the Harbor Springs History Museum. Kasischke will tell you about his experience & the force that brought him home alive. $5 adults; free for Historical Society members. Reservations: 231-526-9771. Circle of Arts at 6:30pm. Presented by the Charlevoix Circle of Arts Armchair Theatre. Suggested donation, $5. charlevoixcircle.org

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THE BIG DRAW – GRAND TRAVERSE: 1-3pm, Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. At the JRAC Annual Meeting, there will be a STEAM-themed group draw. dennosmuseum. org/big-draw

-------------------THE BAY FILM SERIES: Presents “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” at The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay at 2pm & 5pm. $9.50 at door. thebaytheatre.com

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-------------------“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: Sci-fi horror musical with a 1960’s pop/rock score. 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Tickets: $15-$28. mynorthtickets.com

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CONCERT FOR CONSERVATION: Presented by the Little Traverse Conservancy. 5-8pm, Aten Place, Boyne Falls. Featuring live music by The Muteflutes, a bonfire, game of ladder golf, & potluck; bring a dish to pass & your own placesettings. For info email: emily@landtrust.org

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AUTUMN FESTIVAL & CAR SHOW: IACC/ Tom’s Food Market Parking Lot, M-137, Interlochen. interlochenchamber.org

-------------------FAMILY FUN & MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM: 1-4pm, 19440 Maple St., Lake Ann. Featuring live music, children’s games, & snacks.

Presented by the Almira Historical Society. 231-275-7216.

-------------------NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: Sept. 1620, Centre Ice Arena, TC. centreice.org

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GERSHWIN FIREWORKS FESTIVAL – GERSHWIN 2: Presented by the Traverse Symphony Orchestra featuring Kevin Rhodes, conductor; Laquita Mitchell, soprano; Kenneth Overton, baritone; & Robert Mack, tenor. 3pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets start at $23.50. mynorthtickets.com

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ABC CHALLENGE WALK: 8am-1pm, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Elk Rapids. Ten mile walk or run. Raise awareness of breast cancer & its prevention, & also raise funds for Antrim County High Tea. $30 adults, $15 kids. abcchallengewalk.com

-------------------THE BAY FILM SERIES: Presents “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” at The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay at 6pm. $9.50 at door. thebaytheatre.com

-------------------AOIFE SCOTT: Dublin folk singer-songwriterwill perform at Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC at 7pm. First single “All Along the Wild Atlantic Way” comes from her forthcoming debut album “Carry The Day.” $20 advance, $25 door. 947-9213.

-------------------NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT: Sept. 1620, Centre Ice Arena, TC. centreice.org

-------------------OTP YOUNG COMPANY AUDITIONS: For “FEET!”. Open to students ages 12-18. 4-6pm,

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SWEETWATER EVENING GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 7pm, Acme Township Hall, Williamsburg. 938-9611.

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LEELANAU COUNTY CANDIDATE FORUM: Hosted by the League of Women Voters Leelanau County & the Leelanau Horticultural Society at the Leelanau County Government Center, Suttons Bay at 7pm. Held for the 101st State Representative, County Prosecutor & County Treasurer races. A meet & greet will be held at 6:15pm. LWVLeelanau.org

-------------------“BEING MORTAL”: Join Hospice of Michigan for a free screening & discussion of the PBS FRONTLINE documentary “Being Mortal” from 5:30-8pm at the City Opera House, TC. A panel session will follow at 7:15pm with medical experts. 929-1557.

-------------------GROW A BIRD FEEDER: Enjoy Plant It Wild’s September program at 7:15pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, Frankfort. Presented by Kay Charter, executive director of Saving Birds Thru Habitat. There will also be a fall potluck at 6:30pm. Bring a dish to pass. plantitwild.com

-------------------FALL HARVEST COMMUNITY DINNER: Presented by the Gaylord Area Ambassadors Chamber of Commerce on the courthouse lawn, Gaylord from 6-8pm. $20/person. Half of the proceeds will be awarded to a local nonprofit organization. 989-448-0486.

-------------------OFF THE PAGE: With Ellen Airgood, author of “The Education of Ivy Blake.” 7pm, Darcy Library, Beulah. Free. darcylibraryofbeulah.org

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ENJOY AGAIN: Rediscovering Life After Loss. This free workshop will take place at Michael’s Place, TC from 6-8pm. RSVP: 947-6453.

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HARBOR HISTORY TALK: With Lou Kasischke, who will talk about his experience as a member of Rob Hall’s May 1996 Mount Everest expedition & the force that brought him home alive. 5:30pm, second floor of the Harbor Springs History Museum. $5 adults; free for Historical Society members. Reservations: 231-526-9771.

-------------------EAST JORDAN BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Grandvue Medical Care Facility. Chamber members, free; not-yet-members, $10. ejchamber.org

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-------------------TOM CARR: This author of northern MI bestseller “Blood on the Mitten: Infamous Michigan Murders, 1700s-Present” will be at the Traverse Area District Library, TC from 6:30-8:30pm. tadl.org

-------------------BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, City Park Grill, Petoskey. Technology theme. $7 members; $12 not-yet members. 231-347-4150.

-------------------SPEAK UP!: With nationally renowned spokenword artists Kinetic Affect. 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Presented by Addiction Treatment Services of TC. Free. Find ‘Speak Up! An Inspirational Night with Kinetic Affect’ on Facebook.

-------------------AUTHOR’S BOOK LAUNCH: Chris Convissor will sign “The Urn Carrier,” a young adult novel. 6-8pm, Top of the Park, Park Place Hotel, TC. For more info, email: runningsunpress@gmail.com

-------------------“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: Sci-fi horror musical with a 1960’s pop/rock score. 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Tickets: $15-$28. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------THE ART OF: TEACHING: “Class of ‘27” film screening & discussion. Following film screening, take part in the discussion with local teachers & school leaders. 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Free. dennosmuseum.org

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-------------------LEVI BRITTON BACK-TO-SCHOOL CONCERT: 5:30-8pm, West Y on Silver Lake Rd., TC. Bring a picnic & walk the new Buffalo Ridge TART trail. Free. gtbayymca.org

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LATE NIGHT FILMS: “Smoke Signals” (1998) will be shown at The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay at 10pm. $5. thebaytheatre.com

-------------------DETROIT RED WINGS TRAINING CAMP: Sept. 23-26, Centre Ice Arena, TC. centreice.org

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LUNCHEON LECTURE – THE HARP: Featuring harpist Lynne Aspnes, professor emeritus of harp, University of Michigan School of Music. 11:30am-1pm, NCMC Library Conference room, Petoskey. Cost, $10. 231-348-6600.

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LIFE LUNCHEON: The Life Cycle of Your Donation. Join Chris Doyal, eCommerce manager for Goodwill of Northern Michigan, as he shares the booming eCommerce department. Noon, University Center, rm. 215/217, NMC, TC. $19 with buffet; $10 without lunch. nmc.edu

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-------------------EAST JORDAN FALL FESTIVAL: Held in Downtown East Jordan & East Jordan Tourist Park. Enjoy the Leaf Peeker Craft Show, pumpkin bowling, balloon artist Twister Joe, hay art, live music, a softball tournament, kids can trick-or-treat, & more. ejchamber.org

-------------------LEAF PEEKER CRAFT SHOW: 9am-3pm, East Jordan Civic Center/Community Center & Main St. ejchamber.org

-------------------GT AREA ROCK & MINERAL CLUB SHOW: 10am-5pm, Carnegie Building, TC. Admission, $2. tcrockhounds.com

-------------------DETROIT RED WINGS TRAINING CAMP: Sept. 23-26, Centre Ice Arena, TC. centreice.org

-------------------THE BIG DRAW – GRAND TRAVERSE: 1-4pm, Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. Visit the Leaf Peeper Festival in East Jordan for sidewalk chalk art. dennosmuseum.org/big-draw

-------------------FRIENDS OF THE JORDAN RIVER WATERSHED 12TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION: Celebrate the 12th Annual “Visions of the Valley” photo contest winners & see the 2017 calendar. 1-3pm, Friends of the Jordan River Watershed, East Jordan. friendsofthejordan.org

-------------------BIKE YOUR PARK DAY: Meet at the Hall Street Bus Station at 9:15am to take the 9:30am BATA Bike-Bus to Glen Arbor. Or just meet at Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor at 10:40am. Bike to Glen Haven to explore the beaches & museums, plus more. Info: Find ‘Norte! Goes To Sleeping Bear’ on Facebook.

-------------------LEELANAU UNCAGED STREET FESTIVAL: Noon-10pm, Downtown Northport. Streets are closed to host dozens of musical performers including Grupo Aye, Wild Sullys, One Music, Jeff Haas Trio, Fresh Fossils, Little Bang Theory & many others; art, food & dance. leelanauuncaged.com

-------------------33RD CHARLEVOIX COUNTY CROP WALK: This 5K begins at 9am at three different locations in East Jordan, Boyne City & Charlevoix. Proceeds go to local food pantries to help combat hunger. 231-536-3128.

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-------------------18TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL: Featuring a brew tent, live music by The Honorable Spirits & others, a craft & flea market, zany scarecrows, Best Dressed Pet Parade, & more in Bellaire from 10am-6pm. bellairechamber.com

--------------------------------------COUNTRY DANCE: Held at Summit City Grange, Kingsley, there will be a 6pm ham sandwich dinner & a dance from 7-10pm. Live music, donation. 231-263-4499.

-------------------TASTE OF HARBOR SPRINGS: Enjoy favorites by local restaurants, delis & gourmet shops all for a good cause. 12-3pm, Downtown Harbor Springs. Tickets: $25 advance, $35 day of. 231-526-7999.

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JAZZ AT SUNSET: With the Jeff Haas Trio. 3-5:30pm, Chateau Chantal, TC. chateauchantal.com

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-------------------AUTUMN ART COLLECTIVE: 10am-4pm, Pine Hill Village Gardens, TC. Featuring the work of local artisans, musicians, wines & farmers. 231-599-2824.

-------------------FALL CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, Bear Lake Christian Church, Kalkaska. 231-258-6107. bearlakechristianchurch.org

-------------------TC STATE PARK BEACH CLEAN-UP: 9-11am, 1132 US-31 N. Meet at the playground. Presented by The Watershed Center GT Bay & the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Register: gtbay.org

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-------------------DETROIT RED WINGS TRAINING CAMP: Sept. 23-26, Centre Ice Arena, TC. centreice.org

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BEAUTY IN ART: An artist talk with Richard Kooyman. 1pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: Sci-fi horror musical with a 1960’s pop/rock score. 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Tickets: $15-$28. mynorthtickets.com

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THE FOUR FRESHMEN: Masters of Harmony. 7:30pm, The Opera House, Cheboygan. Tickets: $30 adults, $10 students. theoperahouse.org

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SUNDAY SERIES RECITAL: The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra presents “From a Whisper to a Roar: The Many Colors of Percussion.” 4-5:30pm, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Charlevoix. glcorchestra.org

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HOPS ‘N HIGHLANDS MICROBREW FESTIVAL: Featuring 45+ Michigan breweries & 175 microbrews. 1-6pm, Boyne Highlands. boyne.com

GO WEST: Starring Buster Keaton with Dale & Gail Zieger. 5:30-7pm, Music House Museum, Williamsburg. $15 adults, $13 seniors & $5 students. musichouse.org

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DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP: Meets every Monday from Sept. 19 – Oct. 24 from 1-3:30pm at Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. Free. Pre-register: 1-800-442-1713.

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

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

-------------------CLUB ONE’S “LOSS & GRIEF” SERIES: This free program is sponsored by East Bay Family Dentistry & is composed of 12 different sessions divided into a variety of fitness classes, from yoga to cycling. “Work It Out” at Club One, TC. Runs through Oct. 15. For info email Robin@clubonetc.com

-------------------DOWNTOWN HISTORIC WALKING TOURS: Presented by the Traverse Area Historical Society every Sat. in Sept. Tours start at

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CEMETERY TOURS: The Traverse Area Historical Society will conduct these walking tours of Oakwood Cemetery, TC at 4pm on Sundays in Sept. & on Oct. 2 & 9. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Historical Society. Meet on the sidewalk outside the cemetery at the corner of Eighth St. & Steele 15 minutes before start time. 941-8440.

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(Former History Center) 322 Sixth Street, Traverse City Jewelry • Gems • Displays Children’s Area Entry Fee: $2.00 Donation Kids under 12 With Adult Are Free

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-------------------PETOSKEY FILM THEATER: Showing international, indie, art house & documentary films on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Carnegie Building, 451 E. Mitchell St., next to Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Donations welcome. For schedule find ‘Petoskey Film Theater’ on Facebook. 231-758-3108.

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

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

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

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BETTY BEA WASHBURN: This professional watercolor artist will have an art show on display at Bellaire Library from Sept. 21-30. 231-533-8814.

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RARE THREADS: Ancestral Inspirations Exhibit: Sept. 18 – Oct. 23, Jordan River Arts Center, East Jordan. jordanriverarts.com

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STUDIO ONE 6: Sept. Artists of the Month in the upper level of the Visitor Center at The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Artists include Sue Bowerman, Ann Robinson, Ruth Kitchen, Laura Swire & many others. thebotanicgarden.org

PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY: Open to the community every Thurs. from 5:30-8:30pm through Sept. Enjoy the outdoor patio with food & wine available to purchase & live music. petoskeyfarms.com BOCCE E DEROCHE: Try your hand at authentic Italian Bocce while listening to Interlochen’s Brad DeRoche on guitar on Fridays & Saturdays, 7-10pm at Bella Fortuna North, Lake Leelanau. bellafortunarestaurant.com

-------------------THE VILLAGE OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKET: On the Piazza at The Village at GT Commons, TC on Mondays through Oct. from 12-4pm. www.thevillagetc.com

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

-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays through Sept. 30, 8:30am-1pm. petoskeydowntown.com

-------------------GROW BENZIE FARMERS MARKET: Mondays through Oct. 3, 3-7pm, 5885 Frankfort Highway, Benzonia. growbenzie.org

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

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

-------------------FRANKFORT FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, Main St., Frankfort, 9am-1pm. 231-325-2220.

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KALKASKA FARMERS MARKET: Held at Railroad Square in downtown Kalkaska on Tuesdays through Oct. 11, 2-6pm. 231-384-1027.

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

-------------------25 CENT COMMUNITY WALK: Held every Tues. through Sept. 27 starting at the Bellaire COA parking lot at 4:45pm. Walk the trails from 5-6pm. There will be beginner & advanced groups. 231-533-8703.

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

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

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-------------------ARTIST-MADE HOLIDAY ORNAMENT EXHIBITION: Created by eight area makers. Held through Oct. 9 at Center Gallery, Glen Arbor. 231-334-3179.

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

-------------------“A RURAL PERSPECTIVE”: Paintings by Alan Maciag, who is known for his landscape & plein air paintings. Runs through Sept. at Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. twistedfishgallery.com

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2016 ALL-MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION: Runs through Oct. 15 at Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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THREE PINES STUDIO, CROSS VILLAGE: - “Fellow Travelers: Large & Small”: Sculptures by Doug Melvin. - Letters: Words with Friends: This all media exhibition is held in support of the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book. Runs through Nov. 1. threepinesstudio.com

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - Summer Artisans Market: Fridays through Sept. 30, 9am-1pm on the Bidwell Plaza. Artisans will sell their work & provide demonstrations. - SOLILOQUY: Detroit Society of Women Painters & Sculptors: Sept. 17 – Nov. 19, Gilbert Gallery. - More Than a Framer: Remembering the Life & Work of Trude Bigelow Croff: Runs Sept. 24 – Oct. 8 in the Carnegie Building. Reception will be held on Sat., Sept. 24 from 3-5pm. crookedtree.org

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

-------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - Permanence & Impermanence: Iceland – a Land of Temporal Contrasts. By Jean Larson. Runs Sept. 18 – Dec. 31. - Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon: The works of renowned photographer Paola Gianturco. Runs Sept. 18 – Dec. 31. dennosmuseum.org

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TIMELESS TRACKS FROM BLAKE AND STAPLES Singer-songwriter James Blake and hip-hop artist Vince Staples have been doing more collaborating lately. Blake produced two tracks on Staples’ album Prima Donna, and Staples contributed a new verse to Blake’s song “Timeless” from his The Colour in Anything album. In spite of what might be thought of as stylistic musical differences, the two musicians actually work well together, as Blake’s pensive melodies are complemented by Staples’ equally thoughtful lyrics … Sam Smith’s 2014 album In the Lonely Hour was thought to be his debut set, and in many ways, it really was, but the singer actually recorded enough material for a first album in a recording studio in London about a half-dozen years ago. Flipbook Music, where the tunes were tracked, has released these early tunes on an album called Sam Smith: Diva Boy. They’re obviously early Smith works and not up to his current skills, but it’s interesting to hear him back in his early days … Thomas Rhett is set to host his firstever charity concert event on Oct. 4, an acoustic, unplugged affair at Nashville’s The Old School and feature performances

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by Rhett, new artist Walker Hayes, and multi-Platinum performer Dierks Bentley. The concert will benefit 147 Million Orphans, the charity that assists orphans around the world … Melbourne, Australia trio Power’s first album, Electric Glitter Boogie, will hit outlets stateside early next year, and the band is arriving soon in the U.S. to help introduce people to their lowfi garage-glam rock sound. The band’s dates will kick off on Sept. 23 at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville, then continue on through Chicago (Sept. 25 at The Hideout), Detroit (Sept. 26 at The El Club), and a series of shows through Texas, Arizona, and California, then head back east and presumably home to rest up for the album’s release MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: Massive Attack have been busy dropping releases everywhere this summer, from songs and videos to apps. Now they’re offering up another new single, “Dear Friend,” which features spoken word artist James Massiah. Check out all the Massive Attack goods as well as hints about their on-theway new album at their official website, massiveattack.co.uk …

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MINI BUZZ: Jake Bugg with opening act Syd Arthur will take the stage at The Majestic in Detroit on Sept. 21 … Lady Gaga hopped up on stage with Tame Impala last week in Los Angeles to join the band in performing their track “New Person, Same Old Mistakes” … Interlochen faves Ra Ra Riot will perform at Detroit’s Fillmore on Sept. 23... The Lumineers will be in concert at Rochester’s Meadow Brook Amphitheater on Sept. 24 … Kanye West is returning to Michigan for two shows — one at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena on Sept. 26, and another

at Detroits’ Joe Louis Arena on Sept. 28... Fans of the ’80s will be happy to see Peter Gabriel performing at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Sept. 26 … And these artists will be happy if you buy this week’s new releases … Devandra Banhart’s Ape in Pink Marble … Idini Menzel’s Idina … Kristin Chenoweth’s The Art of Elegance … Paper Route’s Real Emotion … and Warpaint’s Heads Up … 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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Sun. -- Live music, 1:30-4:30pm • HI-WAY INN - MANISTEE Wild Weds. -- Karaoke Fri.-Sat. -- Karaoke/Dance • LOST PINES LODGE HARRIETTA Sat. -- Karaoke, dance videos • TJ'S PUB - MANISTEE 9/24 -- Fremont John, 7:30-10:30

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC 9/17 -- Corbin Manikas, 7-9 9/24 -- Corbin Manikas, 7-9 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Lobby: 9/16-17 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 9/23-24 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru Sept. -- The Cow Puppies • HORIZON BOOKS - TC 9/23 -- Amanda Egerer, 8:3010:30 • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 • NOLAN'S CIGAR BAR - TC 9/23 -- Blues Boy Stanton, 9:30-11:30 • NORTH PEAK - TC Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 9/16-17 -- Lucas Paul 9/23 -- Savage Soul 9/24 -- Jim Shaneberger Band Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:301:30 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 • PARK PLACE HOTEL - TC

Beacon Lounge: Mon. -- Levi Britton, 8:30pm Thurs. - Sat. -- Tom Kaufmann • PARKSHORE LOUNGE - TC Fri. - Sat. -- DJ • RARE BIRD BREWPUB - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 9 • SAIL INN - TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • SIDE TRAXX - TC Weds. -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 Fri.-Sat. -- DJ/VJ Mike King • SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN - TC 9/19 -- Aoife Scott Band, 7 • STATE STREET GRILLE - TC 9/23 -- Carrie Westbay • STREETERS - TC Ground Zero: 9/17 -- Kenny Olson - The Motown Showdown w/ Huck Johns, Jimmy Bones, Tino Gross, Joe Bass, Matthew Hayes & special guests, 8; Every Victory Earned Official After Party w/ Vstylez & DJ Butter & Big Gov, 10 9/23 -- Austin John Winkler, 8 9/24 -- He Said/She Said Comedy Show w/ Jeremy Danley & Katrina Brown, 9 • STUDIO ANATOMY - TC 9/17 -- Comedy Night, 9 9/24 -- Acoustic Punk Show, 8 • TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE - TC Mon. -- Levi Britton, 7-9 Weds. -- Open mic, 7-10 Thurs. -- Acoustic G-Snacks, 7-10

Fri. -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10 Sat. -- Christopher Dark, 8-10 Sun. -- Kids open mic, 3 • THE LITTLE FLEET - TC Weds. -- Vinyl Night, 7-9 • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC 9/17 -- Knucklefuss, 8-11 9/23 -- E Minor & her full band, 8-11 9/24 -- Eric Engblade Trio, 8-11 Mon. -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 Weds. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • UNION STREET STATION - TC 9/17 -- Kung Fu Rodeo 9/18 -- Karaoke 9/19 -- Jukebox 9/20 -- Open mic w/ host Chris Sterr 9/21 -- 2 Bays DJs 9/22 -- DJ Fasel 9/23 -- Happy hour w/ Shavy & Friends, then DJ DomiNate 9/24 -- DJ Funky Professor 9/25 -- Karaoke • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC Tues. -- Blues night, 7-10 View: Thurs. -- Jazz, 7-9:30 Fri. -- DJ Veeda, 9-2 Sat. -- DJ Motaz, 9-2

Antrim & Charlevoix • BC TAPROOM -- BC 9/17 -- Josh Hall, 8-11 9/23 -- Ben Overbeek, 8-11 9/24 -- Josh Hall, 8-11 • BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM - CHARLEVOIX 9/17 -- Kellerville, 8-11 9/18 -- Chris Calleja, 7-10 9/20 -- Sean Bielby, 7-10 9/23 -- Nathan Bates, 7-10 9/24 -- Jeff Bihlman, 8-11 9/25 -- Owen James, 7-10 • CELLAR 152 - ELK RAPIDS 9/23 -- Brett Mitchell, 6:309:30 9/24 -- Abigail Stauffer & chellist, 6:30-10

• JORDAN INN - EAST JORDAN Tues. -- Open Mic w/ Cal Mantis, 7-11 Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • MURRAY'S BAR & GRILL - EAST JORDAN Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • QUAY RESTAURANT & TERRACE BAR CHARLEVOIX Weds. -- Live jazz, 7-10 • RED MESA GRILL - BOYNE CITY 9/19 -- 19 Yr. Anniversary Party w/ Dave Cisco, 6-10 9/20 -- Buddha Sweet, 6-9 • SHORT'S BREWING CO.

- BELLAIRE 9/22 -- Abigail Stauffer, 7:3010 9/23 -- Amy Andrews, 8:3011 9/24 -- Oktoberfest Celebration w/ The Hacky Turtles, 8:30 • THE BLUE PELICAN CENTRAL LAKE 9/17 -- Octoberfest w/ Kenny Thompson, 2-6pm; Mother Brother, 6-10 • VASQUEZ' HACIENDA ELK RAPIDS Acoustic Tues. Open Jam, 6-9 Sat. -- Live music, 7-10

Fragile one minute & strong the next, Dublin folk singer-songwriter Aoife Scott & her band play Sleder's Family Tavern, TC on Monday, September 19 at 7pm.

Leelanau & Benzie • AURORA CELLARS - L.L. 9/25 -- Cabin Fever, 2-5 • BELLA FORTUNA NORTH - L.L. Fri.-Sat. -- Bocce e DeRoche, 7-10 • BLACK STAR FARMS SB Third Weds. of ea. mo. -- Jazz Café w/ Mike Davis & Steve Stargardt, 7-9 • DICK'S POUR HOUSE L.L. Sat. -- Karaoke, 10-2 • HOP LOT BREWING CO. - SB 9/17 -- The Joe Wilson Trio, 6-9 9/24 -- Mike Moran, 6-9

• JODI'S TANGLED ANTLER - BEULAH Fri. -- Karaoke, 9-1 • LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 6:30: 9/20 -- Mike Vial • LAUGHING HORSE THOMPSONVILLE 9/24 -- Liquorboxx, 9 Thurs. -- Karaoke, 9 • LEELANAU SANDS CASINO - PESHAWBESTOWN Tues. -- 45th Parallel Polka Band, 12-4p • LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL - HONOR Thurs., Fri., Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • MARTHA'S LEELANAU

TABLE - SB Weds. -- The Windy Ridge Boys, 6-9 Sun. -- The Hot Biscuits, 6-9 • ROADHOUSE - BENZONIA Weds. -- Jake Frysinger, 5-8 • ST. AMBROSE CELLARS - BENZONIA Tues. -- Cheryl Wolfram hosts open mic, 7-9 • STORMCLOUD BREWING CO. - FRANKFORT 9/17 -- Wonky Tonk, 8-10 9/24 -- Abigail Stauffer, 810 • WESTERN AVE. GRILL GLEN ARBOR Fri. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Karaoke

Emmet & Cheboygan • BARREL BACK RESTAURANT WALLOON LAKE VILLAGE Weds. -- Michelle Chenard, 5-8 • BEARDS BREWERY - PETOSKEY Weds. -- "Beards on Wax" (vinyl only night spun by DJ J2xtrubl), 8-11 • CAFE SANTE - BOYNE CITY 9/17 -- Sean Bielby, 8-11 9/19 -- Nathan Bates, 6-9 9/22 -- Younce Guitar Duo, 5:30-9 9/23 -- Pistil Whips, 8-11 9/24 -- Honesty Duo, 8-11 • CITY PARK GRILL - PETOSKEY 9/17 -- Duffy King, 10 9/20 -- Bill Oeming, 10 9/23 -- Vinyl Night w/ DJs Franck & Dale, 10 9/24 -- Soul Patch, 10 Sun. -- Trivia • DIXIE SALOON - MACKINAW CITY

Thurs. -- Gene Perry, 9-1 Fri. & Sat. -- DJ • KEWADIN CASINO - SAULT STE. MARIE DreamMaker's Theater: 9/24 -- Fleetwood Mac Mania!, 8 9/25 -- Fleetwood Mac Mania!, 4 Rapids Lounge: 9/16-17 -- Paul Perry, 9 9/22 -- Comedy w/ Michael Blais, 9 9/23-24 -- Peril, 9 Signatures Lounge: Fri. -- Karaoke, 9 • KNOT JUST A BAR - BAY HARBOR Fri. -- Chris Martin, 7-10 • MOUNTAINSIDE GRILL BOYNE CITY Fri. -- Ronnie Hernandez, 6-9 • OASIS TAVERN - KEWADIN Thurs. -- Bad Medicine, DJ Jesse James

• ODAWA CASINO - PETOSKEY 9/17 -- Kathy Ford Band, 8 9/23 -- Tom Zipp, 8 9/24 -- The Down Home Group, 8 • PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY Thurs. through Sept. -- Live music, 5:30-8:30 • PURPLE TREE COFFEE CHEBOYGAN Weds. -- Open mic, 5-7 • STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL PETOSKEY Noggin Room: 9/17 -- Pistil Whips 9/23 -- Michelle Chenard 9/24 -- Billy Brandt Duo • STAFFORD'S PIER RESTAURANT - HS Pointer Room: Thurs. - Sat. -- Carol Parker on piano

Otsego, Crawford & Central • ALPINE TAVERN - GAYLORD Sat.-- Mike Ridley, 7-10 • MAIN STREET MARKET GAYLORD 9/17 -- Acoustic Bonzo 9/22 -- Open mic w/ Brighter

Bloom 9/23 -- Adam Hoppe 9/24 -- Lee Dyer Thurs. -- Open mic, 7-9 • TIMOTHY'S PUB - GAYLORD Fri.-Sat. -- Video DJ w/Larry

Reichert Ent. • TRAIL TOWN TAVERN VANDERBILT Thurs. -- Open mic w/ Billy P, 7 Sat. -- The Billy P Project, 7

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It is surely no coincidence that Sully opened the weekend of September 11. After all, the true-life story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s emergency water landing of a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009 was, to paraphrase a fellow pilot in the film, the first time New York has had good news involving an airplane in a long time. Everyone aboard that flight survived, and that is a sobering realization compared to the events that happened in New York 15 years ago this week. And what is at first an almost hokey tale of a hero in doubt is, by the end, a comforting triumph that makes Sully just what we needed on this particular weekend. The film opens with a startling, almost tasteless, what if: Sully’s plane misses the river and hits Midtown. We know that’s not what happened, but showing such loaded imagery puts you in the head space the film wants; you’re well aware of just how tragic that day could have turned out. It’s a nightmare to be sure, and Sully (Tom Hanks) awakes from it, shaken. The film, which takes place in the scant few days after the landing, follows Sully as he struggles to deal with his newfound, unwanted fame and the skeptical eye of the professionals overseeing his decision to ditch in the water rather than return to an airport. On January 15, 2009, Sully Sullenberger and his second officer, Jeff Skiles (an ever-solid Aaron Eckhart), were struck by a flock of geese above New York City after taking off from LaGuardia Airport. Suffering failure in both engines, the two men glided the plane to safety in the Hudson River. All 155 passengers and crew survived. It’s been called the most successful ditch in aviation history. But computer simulations later proved that the plane could have made it back to LaGuardia or nearby Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, and the National Transportation Safety Board accused Sully of endangering his passengers and crew. Or did they? This reviewer, though not following the story very closely when it first happened (unless catching his appearances on Letterman

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counts as serious news watching), doesn’t remember the real-life Sully being the subject of such scrutiny. In fact, exactly the opposite; it seemed Sully was regarded as a true hero, a selfless professional who acted exactly as he should have and saved the lives of 155 people. Was I missing something? Surely there was an investigation, but was there any real doubt about Sully’s intentions? Watching the trailer for Sully, you get the idea that the film is going to be a takedown, an expose of a reckless pilot like Denzel Washington in 2012’s Flight. So was the NTSB investigation trumped up here for the sake of drama? Probably, but by the end you won’t care because Sully was a hero, untarnished and discrete, who stepped out into his place and time in history at exactly the right moment. And Tom Hanks couldn’t be more perfect to play him. He’s just so gosh darn likable, so incredibly charming that we’ve come to take for granted just how good he actually is at acting. And here he does the role so effortlessly, it really requires you to stop and take stock at his brilliance. But Sully wasn’t the only hero that day. Skiles, his crew, the captains of the river ferries (who could not be more delightfully New York) who arrived within minutes to rescue the passengers from the icy Hudson, the NYPD divers who jumped into the water to gather survivors, all played a pivotal role. And all of them were, for the most part, just doing their jobs. There’s no denying director Clint Eastwood is a great filmmaker. And fresh off American Sniper he turns down the jingoism to bring us a great story of heroism. Sully is a beautiful homage to ordinary people, professionals, and compassionate human beings who act to do the right thing. America gets to look at a potential disaster, watch with bated breath, and find that the nightmare scenario didn’t play out. Given how tired we are as a people, how worn down by derisiveness and petty umbrage, it’s a gift to watch something so riveting, something so perfect, unfold. Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.

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outhside with You is an enchanting bit of romantic fantasy that recreates and reimagines an idealized version of the first couple’s first date. And it’s not just a gimmicky setup cashing in on our nostalgia for the last days of the Obama White House. It’s a sweet, soulful, sexy, and smart rom-com that that lets you be the ultimate third wheel as Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) and Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) get together one hot summer day in Chicago. The film relies on your affection for this couple, and that you know or feel like you know these people makes the experience all the richer. And with a focused “Before Midnight”-style approach, in some ways it reveals more than a traditional biopic could. Southside with You has many distinct pleasures, foremost of which is seeing two incredibly likable and engaging people fall in love, but there’s also the unique window into seeing a young man and woman, without the weight of history upon them, becoming who they were meant to be.

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aptain Fantastic is, for lack of a better word, fantastic. Wise, wonderful, and true, it’s the kind of film that’s so richly emotional it defies preconceptions and transcends demographics. It really is for anyone who craves good storytelling and vivid characters, and it’s one of the most profoundly human experiences you can have at the movies this year. It helps that the unconventional family at the story’s center resists categorization. They’re survivalists, intellectualists, and nonconformists, but most importantly, they’re as committed to each other as they are to their ideals. Living in their version of Eden in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife, Leslie (Trin Miller), are raising their six kids to be “philosopher kings.” But when tragedy forces them to load up their Merry Pranksters-style bus (affectionately named Steve) and go out into the world to visit Ben’s sister and her family (Kathryn Hah and Steve Zahn), as well as his estranged in-laws (Frank Langella and Ann Dowd), the results of their culture clash are both humorous (hello, video games, processed foods, and girls) and poignant. Captain Fantastic is a road movie, a family drama, a comedy. It’s a work of cultural criticism but only subtly so. This is an indie through and through, yet, with just the right amount of Hollywood heart to make it the crowd-pleasing crossover surprise of the summer.

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espected comedy director gets serious with a satirical story based on you-won’t-believe-it recent events. I’ve just described War Dogs, the latest from director Todd Phillips, he of Old School and The Hangover franchise, but I may also have been describing Adam McKay’s Oscarwinning The Big Short. Both films share many qualities that make them such smart, funny, informative, and audacious films. Ultimately though, Phillips doesn’t aim quite as high as McKay. War Dogs is like The Big Short lite: not as brilliant, and certainly not as damning (maybe even a little toothless), but it’s still an entertaining joy ride that marks a major step forward for the Frat Pack director. Phillips turns his camera on the economics of war, specifically the gold rush of mid 2000s defense contract bidding, in this stranger-thanfiction tale adapted from the Rolling Stone article “Arms and Dudes” about two Miami stoners (Miles Teller and Jonah Hill) and their unlikely journey to becoming international arms dealers. Moving from stoner bro comedy to darkly absurdist action to menacing psychodrama, Phillips does a solid job of handling the tricky tonal shifts. And even with the pairing of Teller and Hill (Hill alone makes the film worth seeing), it’s not the pure buddy comedy that you might expect. But its irreverence and giddiness, coupled with cynicism and seriousness, makes for a stimulating experience.

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: I’m a 35-year-old woman, and my boyfriend of a year is 43. Sadly, my friends and family don’t like him. They think he’s “not good enough” for me. Their argument: He doesn’t have a full-time job with benefits (like me), plus he smokes pot to relax; therefore, he is lazy and will live off me and my retirement money. (Sorry, but enjoying retirement alone isn’t my idea of a “secure future.”) He has a part-time job he likes, makes enough to pay his bills in a (small) house he owns, and saves for things he wants. He is loving, has my back to an unreasonable degree, and says he’s pretty sure he used up all his luck getting me. Unfortunately, all minds are made up; there’s no explaining what a deeply good man he is. I feel awkward bringing him to gatherings or even mentioning him. The worst, though, is my nagging question: Could they be right? — Torn

: There are people who chase their dreams, and there are those — like your boyfriend — who just chillax on the couch, smoking a doob, waiting for their dreams to be in the neighborhood and maybe knock on the door. He does sound like a good man — which doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a good man to make a life with (which is why everybody’s campaigning for you to ditch him). Maybe you’re thinking, “Okay, so he’s kind of a laid-back dude. It’s 2016; can’t the woman be the breadwinner?” Well, yes…but his lack of drive is likely to be a problem — at least eventually. Evolutionary developmental psychologist Bruce J. Ellis explains that there’s this notion by some social scientists — called the “structural powerlessness hypothesis” — that women only go for powerful men because they themselves lack power. This, Ellis writes, is “directly contradicted” by research — on feminist leaders, for example — that finds that “high-power women (want) superpowerful men.” They aren’t all, “Well, I make plenty of money; I think I’ll marry Hot Julio, the pool boy.” As for why this is, Ellis explains (as I often do) that ancestral women who went for moverand-shaker men were more likely to have children who survived and passed on their genes.

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“Over evolutionary time,” he writes, “evaluative mechanisms” were built into female psychology to push women “to detect and prefer males” with a “willingness and ability” to provide for them and their children. A guy doesn’t necessarily have to be rich for you to get your “man with mate value!” box checked. What seems to matter is potential — that he is ambitious and has a reasonable shot at achieving what he’s going after. Now, maybe you went for your sweet underachiever as a reaction to jerks in your recent past — or because it’s supposedly “shallow” to want a partner to be, say, at least a certain height or making some kind of mark in business. But, using the height example, if you really aren’t attracted to shorter guys, getting involved with one is basically benevolent cruelty. Sooner or later, your libido’s going to be all, “Okay, so you got drunk and went home with the garden gnome. But enough is enough.” It is possible that you and Laid-Back Larry could live happily ever after. But ask yourself some questions: Where do you see yourself in five years? Could you count on him to put down the bong and go make money if you got sick? Will your friends and family come to accept him, or will you end up unhappily isolated? And finally, do you want kids? If so, consider that you can downscale your lifestyle but you can’t downscale your kid from needing dental care or hand him makeshift forceps to take the toy truck out of his nose. Sure, this guy would probably be the ideal stay-at-home dad. But consider — in line with what Ellis explains — that a number of studies find that women married to a Mr. Mom often end up resenting and losing respect for him, and those marriages are more likely to end in divorce. You probably need some time to figure all of this out. Because people read the words in letters (instead of yelling over them), maybe write one to your family to ask them to be kind to him at family functions — for your sake. And finally, try not to be so dramatic about your options. You’re 35. The fertility train might be leaving the station pretty soon, but it’s not like this guy is your last chance before “Marriage is between a woman and her cat!” and “P.S. Snowball and I are registered at Bloomingdale’s and Petco.”

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here’s my translation of a passage from

the ancient Gospel of Thomas, a gnostic text about the teachings of Jesus: “If you do not awaken and develop the potential talents that lie within you, they will damage you. If you do awaken and develop the potential talents that lie within you, they will heal you.” Whether you actually awaken and develop those talents or not depends on two things: your ability to identify them clearly and your determination to bring them to life with the graceful force of your willpower. I call this to your attention, Libra, because the coming months will be a highly favorable time to expedite the ripening of your talents. And it all starts NOW.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Even if you are a

wild-eyed adventure-seeker with extremist views and melodramatic yearnings, you’ll benefit from taking a moderate approach to life in the coming weeks. In fact, you’re most likely to attract the help and inspiration you need if you adopt the strategy used by Goldilocks in the fairy tale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”: neither excessive nor underdone, neither extravagant nor restrained, neither bawdy, loud, and in-your-face nor demure, quiet, and passive -- but rather just right.

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readers love me but also hate me. They are drawn to my horoscopes in the hope that I will help relieve them of their habitual pain, but then get mad at me when I do just that. In retrospect, they feel lost without the familiar companionship of their habitual pain. It had been a centerpiece of their identity, a source of stability, and when it’s gone, they don’t know who they are any more. Are you like these people, Taurus? If so, you might want to avoid my horoscopes for a while. I will be engaged in a subtle crusade to dissolve your angst and agitation. And it all starts now with this magic spell: Your wound is a blessing. Discover why.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In my dream last

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night, bad guys wearing white hats constrained you in a canvas straitjacket, then further wrapped you up with heavy steel chain secured by three padlocks. They drove you to a weedy field behind an abandoned warehouse and left you there in the pitch dark. But you were indomitable. By dawn, you had miraculously wriggled your way out of your confinement. Then you walked back home, free and undaunted. Here’s my interpretation of the dream: You now have special skills as an escape artist. No cage can hold you. No riddle can stump you. No tangle can confuse you. (P.S.: For best results, trust yourself even more than you usually do.)

CANCER June 21-July 22): The next four

weeks will be a favorable time to come all the way home. Here are nine prompts for how to accomplish that: 1. Nourish your roots. 2. Strengthen your foundations. 3. Meditate about where you truly belong. 4. Upgrade the way you attend to your self-care. 5. Honor your living traditions. 6. Make a pilgrimage to the land where your ancestors lived. 7. Deepen your intimacy with the earth. 8. Be ingenious about expressing your tenderness. 9. Reinvigorate your commitment to the influences that nurture and support you.

generosity. As I’ve become better at expressing compassion and bestowing blessings, money has flowed to me in greater abundance. Would this strategy work for you? The coming weeks and months will be a good time to experiment.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can’t

completely eliminate unhelpful influences and trivial saboteurs and debilitating distractions from your life. But you’re entering a phase of your astrological cycle when you have more power than usual to diminish their effects. To get started in this gritty yet lofty endeavor, try this: Decrease your connection with anything that tends to demean your spirit, shrink your lust for life, limit your freedom, ignore your soul, compromise your integrity, dishonor your reverence, inhibit your selfexpressiveness, or alienate you from what you love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Work too

much and push yourself too hard, Sagittarius. Eat corn chips for breakfast, ice cream for lunch, and French fries for dinner -- every day, if possible. And please please please get no more than four hours’ sleep per night. If you have any extra time, do arduous favors for friends and intensify your workout routine. JUST KIDDING! Don’t you dare heed any of that ridiculous advice. In fact, I suggest you do just the opposite. Dream up brilliant excuses not to work too much or push too hard. Treat yourself to the finest meals and best sleep ever. Take your mastery of the art of relaxation to new heights. Right now, the most effective way to serve your long-term dreams is by having as much fun, joy, and release as possible. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I propose that you and I make a deal. Here’s how it would work: For the next three weeks, I will say three prayers for you every day. I will ask God, Fate, and Life to send you more of the recognition and appreciation you deserve. I will coax and convince them to give you rich experiences of being seen for who you really are. Now here’s what I ask of you in return: You will rigorously resolve to act on your core beliefs, express your noblest desires, and say only what you truly mean. You will be alert for those times when you start to stray from the path with heart, and you will immediately get yourself back on that path. You will be yourself three times stronger and clearer than you have ever been before.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) If you loosen

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What tools will work

yourself up by drinking an alcoholic beverage, don’t drive a forklift or ride a unicycle. If you have a hunch that your luck at gambling is peaking, don’t buy lottery tickets or play the slot machines. If you’re drawn to explore the frontiers of intimacy, be armed with the ancient Latin maxim, Primum non nocere, or “First, do no harm.” And if you really do believe it would be fun to play with fire, bring a fire extinguisher with you. In presenting this cautionary advice, I’m not saying that you should never push the limits or bend the rules. But I want to be sure that as you dare to experiment, you remain savvy and ethical and responsible.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ): I’m confident

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): I invite you to

best for the tasks you’ll be invited to perform in the coming weeks? A sledgehammer or tweezers? Pruning shears or a sewing machine? A monkey wrench or a screwdriver? Here’s my guess: Always have your entire toolbox on hand. You may need to change tools in mid-task -- or even use several tools for the same task. I can envision at least one situation that would benefit from you alternating between a sledgehammer and tweezers.

that I will never again need to moonlight as a janitor or dishwasher in order to pay my bills. My gig as a horoscope columnist provides me with enough money to eat well, so it’s no longer necessary to shoplift bread or scavenge for dented cans of beets in grocery store dumpsters. What accounts for my growing financial luck? I mean besides the fact that I have been steadily improving my skills as an oracle and writer? I suspect it may in part have to do with my determination to cultivate

explore the healing power of sex. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to do so. You are also likely to generate good fortune for yourself if you try to fix any aspect of your erotic life that feels wounded or awkward. For best results, suspend all your theories about the way physical intimacy should work in your life. Adopting a beginner’s mind could lead you to subtly spectacular breakthroughs. (P.S. You don’t necessarily need a partner to take full advantage of this big opening.)

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