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Perhaps put it down to global warming.

There were a couple of films set in the Middle East with predictable themes, but nothing to my knowledge about the lads who are busy dispatching any infidels they can get their hands on.

An opportunity lost to illustrate the tragic slaughter of a family, a village, a child, the destruction of a way of life that has existed for thousands of years. Or a first person narrative featuring a 16-year-old forced into becoming a murderer for the lack of a job or because global warming is baking his brain. I imagine our precious screenwriters are moral relativists not wanting to “point a finger,” so a discussion of workplace violence writ large might have been in order. The possibilities for a meaningful film seem endless.

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I was surprised that none of the Traverse City Film Festival films addressed the most pressing and dangerous issue of the day: radical Islamic Jihad. Perhaps a storyline could have illustrated how the West brought this on themselves, or if

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After finishing his workday he walked out to his beloved motorcycle and, as always, he chose to wear his helmet. We realize, due to the repeal of Michigan’s life-saving helmet law, that this is a choice that many riders no longer make. We, however, will always be grateful that our Brian not only decided to protect himself as much as possible (while still very much enjoying the freedom he felt while riding) but that in doing so he also chose to protect all those who love him from unimaginable loss. Nearly two years ago our son lived.

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By Christie Minervini This summer has brought disturbing reports of violence against people experiencing homelessness in our community. These attacks are unacceptable, and we must work now to protect our most vulnerable neighbors by housing them.

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For years, advocates around the country have reported homeless men, women, and even children being harassed, kicked, set on fire, or in rare cases, beaten to death. These types of incidents have been happening here, too.

Ryan Hannon, street outreach coordinator for Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, said there has been a marked increase in violent attacks against homeless this year.

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Among them were a series of assaults by a group of local youth against men sleeping near Central United Methodist Church in Traverse City.

“The victims were kicked, and had firecrackers and stones thrown at them,” said Hannon. “Two were injured badly enough to be taken to the hospital.”

The most serious injury was sustained by David Whitney, who had his nose broken and needed 27 stitches. Police arrested two young men in connection with the crimes, and are pursuing a charge of aggravated assault against a 19-year-old from Kingsley.

I spoke with George Golubovskis, a friend who was formerly homeless and ran for mayor of Traverse City in 2013. He shared his own experience as the victim of assault while living on the street.

“I was sleeping at the West End Beach during Cherry Festival when a group of young men approached me,” he explained. “They initially told me they needed to handcuff me, and I looked at them, asked for a badge, and said ‘no way!’ Next thing I know, they hit me upside the head with a 12-pack of beer.”

Golubovskis received a concussion from the attack but chose not to report it.

According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, most of these crimes are committed by individuals who harbor a strong resentment against people experiencing homelessness. Many are “thrill seekers” who take advantage of this vulnerable and disadvantaged group in order to satisfy their own pleasures. Thrill seekers, primarily in their teens, are the most common perpetrators of this kind of violence — seventy-two percent of crimes against homeless persons are committed by those under age thirty, and alarmingly, nearly fifty percent are under age twenty.

“In my case, there was definitely a pack mentality. They encouraged each other to act out against me,” said Golubovskis.

Despite popular myth, residents who are homeless commit fewer violent crimes than housed people. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council found that not only are the homeless less likely to commit a felony, they are 25 times more likely to be the

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victim of a violent crime.

“We have a subculture that glorifies violence against the homeless in particular, due to negative stereotypes,” according to Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University. “The homeless are accessible, and for young people seeking excitement, they represent an easy target.”

Traverse City Police Chief Jeff O’Brien explained that the homeless are not currently a protected class under federal law, so offenses against them are not reported as hate crimes.

“Don’t get me wrong – they are hate crimes,” he explained, “But we can’t count them or prosecute them as such.”

O’Brien says it’s even harder to track these crimes because homeless victims often keep their assaults to themselves.

“Many are afraid of retribution by their attackers, have outstanding warrants for their arrest, or have had bad experiences with the police in the past,” he said. “For us, a lot of it comes down to community policing. We have recently embraced the idea of a police force acting as ‘guardians’ vs. ‘warriors’ and this creates a more trusting environment where they feel comfortable enough to report their crimes.”

Traverse City has initiated police training to help law enforcement better understand homelessness in general and to prevent and manage these hate crimes. “We want to be part of the solution,” said O’Brien.

How can the rest of us be part of the solution? We can support state legislative efforts to add homeless persons as a protect class in Michigan hate crime statutes. We can engage in public education initiatives in our schools to educate young people about homelessness and to humanize our homeless neighbors. Traverse City’s recent passing of a “Homeless Bill of Rights” was a good start, but we can also advocate against city measures that criminalize homelessness and for more constructive approaches.

If this were happening to any other group of vulnerable citizens (like the elderly) we would act immediately — both to protect them and to discourage further attacks. But these are homeless adults living on the street, so the harassment and violence are easy to ignore.

Changing attitudes and behaviors are longterm solutions. The most immediate and effective way to protect our vulnerable residents is to secure housing or shelter for them. Please join me in working for Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) voucher housing, and permanent supportive housing. A housed community is a safer community.

Christie Minervini owns Gallery Fifty at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, and is active in causes of education and homelessness in the Grand Traverse region.

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A new brewery is set to open in Traverse City while a popular craft brewer is about to get a lot bigger in Petoskey.

Earthen Ales is slated to open this fall at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons after a successful $25,000 crowdfunding campaign.

Work is already well underway at the location on Gray Drive near the water tower.

Earthen Ales is the genesis of two brewers falling in love, according to the pub’s website.

Jamie and Andrew Kidwell-Brix decided to open a brewery so they could share their beer-based on recipes that highlight local ingredients.

Meanwhile in Petoskey, after four years at 207 Howard Street, Beards Brewery is bursting at the seams and needs more space. They are moving to 215 East Lake Street in 2017, to the former site of Whitecaps restaurant, where there will be room for four times as many people.

“We will be changing our view, but the heart of Beards will remain the same: quality craft, community, and family,” the company announced on its website.

“Cheers to the original pub and cheers to the future!”

tastemakers Honey Cashew Chicken at The Green Onion Owner Kristine Hoffman and Chef Andrew Riutta are redefining “take-out” Chinese food in Traverse City, whipping up hearty, homemade dishes from the tiny kitchen of their new food truck The Green Onion.

Open for lunch Monday-Saturday from 11am-7pm on Titus Street near the entrance to the Grand Traverse County Civic Center, The Green Onion features a rotating daily menu of popular staples including General Tso’s chicken, coconut shrimp, pad Thai and egg rolls. But the early runaway favorite is the Honey Cashew Chicken, a sweet and slightly-spicy entree featuring chicken, seasoned rice and vegetables topped with houseroasted cashews.

“We make all our own sauces every day, and use all fresh vegetables: peppers, onions, broccoli and carrots,” said Hoffman. “And we do a special (technique) on the chicken, so it’s not the heavy breaded chicken you normally get. It’s nice and crispy.”

The dish has become so popular it’s earned permanent daily status on The Green Onion’s menu. At $8.95, it’s also large enough to share or split into two meals. “We never want anyone to leave hungry,” laughed Hoffman. Call your order in ahead of time for faster pick-up at 231-357-1131.

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Headwaters Music Festival Saginaw’s blues-rock artist Larry McCray headlines the Headwaters Music Festival on Sat., Aug. 27. The Orville Gibson 2000 Male Blues Guitarist of the Year will be joined by A Brighter Bloom, Lance Boughner, Sydni, Zeke & the Stray Bullets, Gaylord Steel Drum Band, & others. There will also be activities for kids, Tommy Tropic, & more.

6-10pm (gates open at 5pm), Otsego Club, Gaylord. The festival also runs on Fri., Aug. 26 with local & regional musicians, but McCray only performs on Sat. headwatersmusic.org

Oak Wilt Plagues Grand Traverse Throughout spring and summer there is no bigger tree problem in the Grand Traverse region than oak wilt.

Kama Ross, forester for the Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Benzie conservation districts, said she spends almost all of her time on oak wilt.

“My days are totally consumed right now with insect and disease concerns,” Ross said. “Every other phone call I get, which is a lot, is about oak wilt.”

Ross said Grand Traverse County is currently the center of oak wilt outbreak in Michigan.

Oak wilt is preventable, either through a treatment to immunize trees against it or through better oak tree management. It’s completely lethal once it infects a tree, thought, and it works fast.

“If a fungus gets into a red oak tree, it’s a hundred percent dead with in a month and often within a week,” Ross said.

There’ll be a workshop on the disease Thursday from 6pm to 8pm at the governmental center in Traverse City. Dr. David Roberts, a plant pathologist with Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will talk about what to look for and how to prevent the spread of oak wilt.

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THE BUG AND THE ELEPHANT spectator by stephen tuttle Oh, dear. The Grand Traverse County Republican Party has declared former governor William Milliken a non-Republican.

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But let’s take a look at this disreputable Milliken fellow our local Republicans no longer wish to embrace as one of their own.

His father, James, was mayor of Traverse City and a state senator. His mother, Hildegarde, became the first woman in the city to hold elective office when she was elected to the school board. The couple had a rather large downtown department store that locals seemed to like. As you can see, the Milliken clan was trouble right from the start.

William Milliken is a decorated airman, having flown 50 missions as a belly gunner on B-24s during World War II. He served as a state senator, then lieutenant governor, then

governor, all as a Republican. He was and, due to term limits, always will be, the longest serving governor in Michigan history.

It seems a pretty good track record as these things go — but not good enough to satisfy Grand Traverse County Republicans. Not even close.

His great offense has been to occasionally veer off the GOP script and — brace yourself — endorse and vote for some Democrats. I know, I know. It’s shocking and appalling.

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So, the man whose ill-fated 1964 presidential run helped give birth to what was then considered modern conservatism was no longer nearly conservative enough. State Republicans wanted to remove his name from their state headquarters building.

And, in a particularly tasty bit of irony, they also tried to have his name removed from a terminal building at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, an airport that Goldwater had helped create from scratch.

The Goldwater name still adorns both structures because much wiser heads prevailed.

Likewise, the Milliken name remains on Republican voter rolls because the county party can’t remove it, literally or figuratively.

A better approach might have been a gentle nudge. The county party could have simply

His great offense has been to occasionally veer off the GOP script and — brace yourself — endorse and vote for some Democrats. I know, I know. It’s shocking and appalling.

Remember all those people who claim to vote for the person and not the party? Milliken actually does that. Apparently the last straw was his decision to support Hillary Clinton, joining a list of nearly 100 former or current GOP office holders or officials who have made the same choice.

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cided Barry Goldwater, then retired, should be demoted. His offense was saying the government had no business telling a woman what to do with her body and that we should leave the LGBT community alone.

thodoxy, the local party members think they have given Milliken the boot, which, of course, they can’t actually do.

Led by the indefatigable Jason Gillman, who never met a philosophy narrow enough (or an election winnable enough), they’ve fallen into the rabbit hole of rank foolishness.

Making the party’s tent smaller while demanding ideological purity seems an odd strategy. Yes, everyone is welcome, except those who occasionally disagree or offer any viewpoint other than that espoused by the merry band of true believers.

Republicans out in Arizona tried this tactic a few years ago when the state party de-

released a statement in which the members thanked the former governor for his long and honorable service to the state and expressed their difference of opinion with him. Then they could have moved on to the next inanity on their agenda.

Unfortunately, that sort of common sense no longer prevails at our local Republican Party. There is no big tent, no open arms, no willingness to even accept the longest serving Republican governor in state history.

The group is remarkably small-minded, and it’s difficult to understand what its members have accomplished.

Unless control was the objective. If everyone follows along in ovine fealty, it’s a lot easier to hone that entire purity-of-thought edge. So much easier to lead when no objections need be heard, no alternatives need be considered, and you can create your own political philosophy.

Then you have a nice, narrow group of same-thinkers trying to expel anyone not in tune with what a handful of Gillmanites decide. It works out perfectly — except the publicity is not so good. Declaring one of the leading lights of the party in state history, who did much for Traverse City, the region and the state, a non-member is both blind to history and deaf to those crying out for an inclusive and cooperative body politic.

In the end, the Grand Traverse County Republicans trying to expel William Milliken is akin to a bug trying to topple an elephant.

The former governor, still a Republican, won’t even know it’s there.

Crime & Rescue LOOT FOUND ACROSS REGION Police found stolen ATVs, motorcycles, guns, and boat motors in a trail across northern Michigan.

Detectives from Manistee, Benzie and Grand Traverse counties executed a search warrant Aug. 11 on a vacant 40-acre wooded parcel in Manistee County in a search for items stolen in break-ins in recent months.

They found no stolen property there, but evidence led to a campsite at Cycle Moore near Interlochen where deputies found the stolen property. Police found more stolen property at locations in Frankfort, Karlin and Blair Township.

Police also found a meth lab when they executed a search warrant on an RV at Cycle Moore. Traverse Narcotics Team officers arrested two suspects, a 40-year-old woman and a 36year-old man.

TOUGH TRUCK DRIVER BUSTED A 20-year-old was arrested for driving drunk during at the Northwestern Michigan Fair.

Fair volunteers suspected the Traverse City man had been drinking Aug. 13 and they tipped off Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies who found the man registered a .169 blood alcohol content, two times the legal limit.

The man drove a 1987 Jeep in the “tough truck” competition before he was arrested.

YOUNG DRIVER KILLED A 22-year-old was killed after he ignored a stop sign and drove through an intersection near Cadillac.

Corey Ely was pronounced dead at the scene and a 20-year-old passenger in his Jeep was taken to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City where he was in serious condition, state police said.

The crash occurred at Mackinaw Trail and East 48 Road in Clam Lake Township at 2:10pm Aug. 11 when Ely drove into the path of a vehicle driven by a 52-year-old Leroy man. That driver was later listed in fair condition at Munson and a 12-year-old passenger was treated and released.

TRAIL OF DAMAGE IN LELAND One 69-year-old Florida woman is believed responsible for a series of four crashes through Leland.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the village at noon Aug. 12 to investigate a spate of fender benders.

Police determined the woman attempted to park her 2011 BMW on Williams Street, struck a parked car, backed up at a high rate of speed into another vehicle and pushed that into another car.

The woman then traveled south on Main Street where she rear-ended a vehicle being driven by a 71-year-old Alabama man. The BMW continued south and crashed into a UPS truck.

The woman was taken to Munson Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.

ARMED SHOPPER ARRESTED A man with a handgun in his waistband disturbed employees and customers at the Traverse City Best Buy.

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Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies responded at 3:40pm Aug. 16 and arrested the 23-year-old Manton man, who admitted he’d taken drugs the day before and who was found in possession of two handguns, one of which had been reported stolen in the downstate community of Three Rivers.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the 31-year-old after he left the store without paying for a $150 Apple TV box.

During the arrest deputies discovered the warrant from Carson County, Texas. They also found warrants from the state of Washington for absconding from a community corrections program.

HOUSE FIRE CLAIMS TWO Two women died after a house fire in Onekama.

Manistee County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to the home on Onekama Road near Johnson Street at 9:37am Aug. 12 to find an 84-year-old woman who had been pulled from the house by a citizen. The woman needed to be treated for smoke inhalation.

A 53-year-old Onekama resident, Leslee Heath, was not able to get out of the house and was killed in the fire, deputies said.

Another woman who was removed from the house, 78-year-old Claire MacDonald, was flown to Grand Rapids for treatment and died later that day.

The fire marshal did not immediately determine a cause of the fire but a candle, according to a sheriff’s department press release, possibly caused it.

GUN SHOP BURGLARY THWARTED The report of a suspicious car outside of a Traverse City gun shop helped police interrupt a break-in.

Officers responded to the Armory on Airport Access Road at 1am Aug. 14 and they found a man dressed in black and using a power saw to cut a lock off a door, Chief Jeff O’Brien said.

The suspect was ordered to the ground and arrested. Officers found burglary tools, a walkie-talkie and a 9mm semiautomatic pistol in the 23-year-old Honor man’s backpack. Meanwhile, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies, who showed up to provide backup, spotted a second suspect coming out of the woods and they arrested a 23-year-old Williamsburg man who is believed to have been an accomplice.

POLICE: WOMAN HOARDED CATS Traverse City Police removed five dead cats and other animals from a home and arrested a 51-year-old woman.

Police, along with firefighters, city code enforcement and Adult Protective Services, raided the home on the 400 block of West Thirteenth Street Aug. 17 after an investigation into animal hoarding and cruelty that began in June.

In addition to the five dead cats, officials seized five cats that required veterinarian attention. Several more cats and dogs were removed from the home and placed in the care of the Cherryland Humane Society.

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WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH A 63-year-old woman was killed when she pulled out of the driveway of the Bubbling Springs Nature Preserve into the path of an oncoming car.

Illinois resident Helen Nash was pronounced dead at the scene on Intertown Road in Emmet County at 4:30pm Aug. 11, state police said.

Nash’s Honda CRV was struck by a Chevrolet S-10 pickup driven by a 16-year-old male from Alanson who suffered a broken ankle.

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Australians are about to learn how particular some people are about their genders. Queensland University of Technology and three other sponsors have created an online preference survey (currently underway) that asks participants to decide among 33 “genders” (since “gender” is, according to the World Health Organization, “socially constructed”). “Male” and “female” are clear enough -- but only where “identity” matches plumbing. Otherwise, it’s “trans” or “transsexual,” or else the more complicated bigender, omnigender, polygender, pangender, intergender, genderfluid, “cisgender,” trigender, demigender, “gender non-conforming,” “nonbinary,” “none gender” and a few others. [News. com.au (Sydney), 7-29-2016]

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India has supposedly outlawed the “babytossing” religious test popular among Hindus and Muslims in rural villages in Maharashtra and Karnataka states, but a July New York Times report suggested that parents were still allowing surrogates to drop their newborn infants from 30 feet up and awaiting the gods’ blessing for a prosperous, healthy life. In all cases, according to the report, the gods come through, and a bedsheet appears below to catch the unharmed baby.

Government in Action

-- More federal civilian employees have “arrest and firearms authority” than the total number of active-duty U.S. Marines, according to a June report by the organization Open The Books, which claims to have tallied line-by-line expenditures across the government. Several agencies (including the IRS and EPA) purchase assault weapons and other military-grade equipment (camouflage, night-vision goggles, 30-round magazines) for their agents, and even the Small Business Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Department of Education buy their agents guns and ammo.

-- San Diego Padres outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. was traded on July 23 to the Toronto Blue Jays -- in the middle of a series between the Padres and the Blue Jays in Toronto. Normally, such a player would merely gather his belongings and walk down the hall to the other team’s locker room. However, while Canada treats Blue Jays’ opponents as “visitors,” Blue Jays players, themselves, are Canadian employees, and if not residents must have work permits. Upton had to leave the stadium and drive to Lewiston, New York, which is the closest place he could find to apply to re-enter Canada properly. (He made it back by game time.)

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-- Shrewd Tourism Campaigns: (1) Since Bulgaria, on Romania’s southern border, lies close to Romania’s iconic Transylvania region, Bulgarian tourism officials have begun marketing their own vampire tourism industry -- stepped up following a 2014 archaeological find of a 4th-century “graveyard” of adolescents with iron stakes through their chests. (2) The new tourism minister of Thailand is threatening to close down the lucrative sex business in Bangkok and Pattaya, even with the country still rallying from a 2014 near-recession. Ms. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul insisted that visitors are not interested in “such a thing (as sex)” but come for Thailand’s “beautiful” culture.

-- Paid to Go Away: Sports Illustrated noted in May that some universities are still paying out millions of dollars to failed coaches who had managed to secure big contracts in more optimistic times. Notre Dame’s largest athletic payout in 2014 was the $2.05 million to ex-

football coach Charlie Weis -- five years after he had been fired. That ended Weis’s Notre Dame contract (which paid him $15 million postdismissal), but he is still drawing several million dollars from the University of Kansas despite having been let go there, also.

The Continuing Crisis

-- Horniness: (1) A year-long, nationwide investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (reporting in May) found more than 2,400 doctors penalized for sexually abusing their patients -with state medical boards ultimately allowing more than half to continue practicing medicine.

Some doctors, a reporter noted, are among “the most prolific sex offenders in the country,” with “hundreds” of victims. (2) District Judge Joseph Boeckmann (in Arkansas’s rural Cross County) resigned in May after the state Judicial Discipline committee found as many as 4,500 nude or semi-nude photos of young men who had been before Boeckmann in court. (Some were naked, being paddled by Boeckmann, who trolled for victims by writing young men notes offering a “community service” option).

For Good Measure

(1) Rhys Holman pleaded guilty to a firearms charge in Melbourne, Australia, in July for shooting 53 bullets into his brother’s Xbox.

(The brother had urinated on Holman’s car.) (2) Mauricio Morales-Caceres, 24, was sentenced to life in prison by a Montgomery County, Maryland, judge in July following his April conviction for fatally stabbing a “friend” -- 89 times.

Boldface Names in News of the Weird!

(1) Police in Southampton, New York, confirmed a July altercation in which model Christie Brinkley water-hosed a woman she had spotted urinating on her beachfront property. Erica Remkus, 36, said her need was urgent after watching a July 4 fireworks show, but Brinkley shouted, “How dare you!” and, “I walk on these rocks (where Remkus had relieved herself).” (2) Also in July, actor Brooke Shields made the news when she -- as a curator of an art show in Southampton, New York -managed to rescue a piece that custodians had inadvertently tossed into the garbage. (The cleanup crew had made an understandable mistake, as the statue was a raccoon standing next to a trashcan, ready to rummage.)

Redneck Chronicles

(1) Knoxville, Tennessee, firefighters were called to a home in July when a woman tried to barbecue brisket in her bathroom -- and, in addition to losing control of the flame, melted her fiberglass bathtub. Firefighters limited the damage -- by turning on the shower. (2) One day earlier, in Union, South Carolina, a 33-yearold woman called police to her home, claiming that she had fallen asleep on her couch with her “upper plate” in her mouth, but that when she awoke, it was gone and that she suspects a teethnapping intruder.

How to Tell if You’re Drunk

The owner of the Howl At The Moon Bar in Gold Coast, Australia, released surveillance video of a July break-in (later inspiring the perpetrator to turn himself in). The man is seen trying to enter the locked bar at 3 a.m., then tossing a beer keg at a glass door three times, finally creating a hole large enough to climb through, acrobatically, and fall to the floor (lit cigarette remaining firmly between his lips).

Once inside, he stood at the bar, apparently waiting for someone to take his order. When no one came, he meekly left through the same door.

The owner said nothing was taken, and nothing else was damaged. [Brisbane Times, 7-29-2016]

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PEOPLE Welcome to our third annual look at twenty of the most interesting people around. We’ve featured the likes of astronauts and ten-year-old prodigies, and this year we have a full-time Elvis, an arts legend, and one of the world’s best sailors. What all twenty all have in common? They call northern Michigan home.

Brittany Brubaker The Up North Advocate Petoskey resident Brittany Brubaker’s career experiences have redefined the word variety. She graduated college in 2008 and embarked upon a job teaching high school English. In 2011, she left that job to help open and run the Wet Mitten Surf Shop [now closed] in Traverse City, moving north from the Grand Haven area with her boyfriend (now fiancé) John McNeil.

“John owned Wet Mitten … and I managed it, and through that experience of watching how a shop starts from nothing, I started feeling confident that I could do it too,” she said.

Around that same time, she bought a house — “Almost on a whim!” Brubaker said — and turned it around rapidly. “I pulled more equity out of that house than

housing, workforce, and economy, and also bringing in meaningful speakers for professional development.”

Brubaker and McNeil also just opened a real estate company called Coastal North Realty. “I know it sounds crazy on paper, but it works really well with everything else we’re doing,” Brubaker said.

Despite all her forward momentum, she hasn’t left her love for water behind. “All summer on Mondays I organize and take out a group of women stand-up paddleboarding,” Brubaker said. “But instead of work, that’s now my downtime.”

And through it all, she continues to be an advocate for northern Michigan. “Because, can you think of a more perfect place to be?” she asked. “It’s the best blend of natural beauty and fun, active people, with real opportunities for being part of a growing economy and making your mark.”

— Kristi Kates

Tanya Whitley Bus Driver, Icon Maker

Erika Hayden Comforter of Animals and People Erika Hayden heard people mention the healing technique Reiki over and over again until it sounded like a calling.

“I heard about it three different times, and when something keeps coming back to you, it’s time to investigate it, and that’s what I did,” Hayden said.

That was over a decade ago. She’s been practicing the wellness therapy ever since.

In Reiki, a practitioner typically places their hands on or near a patient’s body with the intention of channeling the energy of the universe to help the patient help him or herself. There are numerous Reiki practitioners around northern Michigan, but Hayden stands out because she also applies the Japanese healing art to animals.

Hayden was first moved to work with animals when she learned of a group of rescued horses.

“I asked the gal if I could come out and do Reiki, and she said sure,” she said.

The horses seemed to respond, especially one in particular that kept returning to her.

Hayden said each of the animals seemed to know how to position themselves so that they could benefit from the positive energy.

She said she didn’t feel like she was offering the suffering animals any kind of miracle cure, but that she thought she was making

one year’s salary,” she said. “So that got my wheels turning.”

Next came North Perk, Brubaker and McNeil’s Petoskey coffee shop that found its feet — and fans — almost immediately upon opening, thanks to its focus on quality coffee and friendly service.

“I’ve always been drawn to coffeeshops because they are hubs,” Brubaker explained.

“Places to meet, think, work. Downtown Petoskey has been so amazing to North Perk, so as a young business owner, I’m committed to offering things of value to our area.”

Among those things is yet another undertaking for Brubaker — a new socio-professional group. “Some of us had been talking about the fact that there was a missing niche north of Traverse City for young professionals (YPs) to network and thrive,” she explained.

“So Thrive 45 is a strong group of YPs in the area having important conversations about

them feel better, and that was enough.

“You’ve got to remember, these horses were just seized from a neglectful situation, so any kind of calming is going to be helpful,” she said.

Hayden doesn’t keep an office for her Reiki practice — she often borrows a friend’s massage studio in Boyne City — and she also works a full-time job. But she continues to make time to use Reiki to help other horses, as well as dogs, goats and, of course, humans.

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— By Patrick Sullivan

Tanya Whitley is a Charlevoix Public Schools bus driver by day. In her free time, she’s created over 100 microbrew bottle labels, including one of the most iconic ever made.

Whitley hopes one day to turn the cachet she’s accrued as the artist for hip microbreweries into a career as a fine artist, but for now she’s satisfied with the unusual outlet she’s found for her artistic expression.

Whitley’s beer bottle business began when her brother-in-law worked at an ad agency downstate and landed the Founders Brewing Co. account. He hired Whitley to design what is now one of the country’s most ubiquitous craft brew label designs — the weathered Jeep Wagoneer with a canoe on top which is featured on Founders’ All Day IPA, the best-selling session-style craft beer in the country.

Another family connection — her nephew, a brewer — brought her to the attention of Short’s Brewing Company in 2012. So far, she’s created labels for over 100 of the brewery’s creative concoctions.

“They come up with the titles for the name of the beer, and they always have something in mind,” Whitley said. “They always have little details, like, ‘We need a guy riding a grizzly bear.’”

Whitley grew up in Toivala, a tiny town near Houghton in the Upper Peninsula. After receiving a fine arts degree, she moved to Nashville with her husband, a native downstater. But soon the couple, missing their

home state, returned to Michigan, settling in Charlevoix — halfway between each other’s families. Despite their distinction and value within the beer industry, labels alone don’t pay the bills, so several years ago Whitley took a job as a school bus driver so she and her husband could put their two children through college.

“I’m hoping now that my kids are becoming more independent, I’ll have more time for my own work,” Whitley said. No doubt, the craft brewing industry is counting on it.

— By Patrick Sullivan

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Marty Lagina Treasure Hunter

In the art world, however, Fortune is known as “Indiana Jane.”

Jane Fortune Leelanau’s Patron of Lost Women Artists On a Leelanau County summer evening, Jane Fortune might look like any other welloff seasonal resident of northern Michigan.

She co-owns Bella Fortuna North in Lake Leelanau, and she likes to mingle with the customers.

In the art world, however, Fortune is known as “Indiana Jane.”

She hunts down and preserves lost treasures — particularly pieces by women artists whose work has ended up in storage in Florence, Italy.

Fortune, whose family has spent summers in Leelanau for generations, spent her junior year in Florence.

“I said at that time, because it made such a profound impact on me, that I’d give back to the city of Florence one day,” Fortune said.

Decades later while visiting the Italian city, Fortune happened upon a painting by

Whether it’s red wine from grapes grown on the Old Mission Peninsula or legendary treasure from Canada’s Oak Island, Yooper-turned-Traverse City resident Marty Lagina refuses to acknowledge the meaning of the word impossible.

Along with his brother Rick, Lagina has recently turned his fortune — produced first in the natural gas boom and later through solar-power development — toward finding the long-lost treasure of the Nova Scotian island. Their quest has become the subject of a hit History Channel reality show The Curse of Oak Island.

This spring he opened Mari Vineyards, a technologically advanced winery hidden within a sprawling old-world estate inspired by northern Italian architecture.

Lagina said the expense of Mari Vineyards is justified because he believes he will be able to do what other winemakers have not — make a world-class red wine in northern Michigan.

“This wouldn’t have been justified if it weren’t for that,” Lagina told the Express last fall. “The reason why I was willing to make this investment is because we’ve been growing grapes for 15 years, and I think we’ve got it right.”

Northern Michigan might share the same latitude with the best wine-growing regions in the world — daylight hours on Old Mission are the same as they are in Bordeaux, France — but in Michigan, grapes don’t get as much heat, which means they don’t ripen as much.

Lagina developed a system he calls the Nellaserra — that’s Italian for greenhouse.

He’s built structures that extend over rows of grapes, intensifying the heat received by the grapes, plus extending its impact two weeks before and four weeks after the typical growing season.

As for whether Lagina and his brother ever find that treasure on Oak Island, you’ll have to tune in to season four of the television program, which is filming this summer.

— By Patrick Sullivan

an obscure artist whom Fortune didn’t believe deserved obscurity.

“Nobody knew her. Not one person knew who she was, and she was the first known painters of Florence,” Fortune said.

“So I started doing research on works of art by women.”

For the past dozen years, Fortune has made a second career out of researching the lives of women artists and discovering and preserving their work. (She spent her first career as a philan-thropist for charities in the United States.)

The work has led Fortune to write several books. One of them, “Invisible Women: Forgotten Artists of Florence,” was the basis for a PBS documentary that won an Emmy in 2013.

The satisfaction Fortune finds in uncovering lost works is what drives her.

“It’s phenomenal. It’s an incredible thing to find a piece of art that had been languishing,” For-tune said. “You can make it alive again — you return it, and you put it on a wall. It’s an amazing thing.”

— By Patrick Sullivan

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Elnora Milliken The Girl With the Violin Elnora Milliken watched Traverse City grow from the windows of the mid-century home she and her husband built on the shore of West Grand Traverse Bay. She’s watched buildings go up and buildings come down. (Her husband was the lone city commissioner in the 1960s to oppose the construction of a power plant where the Open Space is today.)

Milliken, widow of Dr. John Milliken, and sister-in-law of Gov. William Milliken, is responsible for much of Traverse City’s cultural growth since the 1950s, the decade she moved here. In addition to starting the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, she helped launch the Old Town Playhouse.

Work on the symphony began almost as soon as she moved to town.

“I’d played with the Dallas Symphony, and I’d played with the Kalamazoo Symphony, and I’d played since the fourth grade in Minne-

Matt Cassidy The America’s Cup Sailor Catching Matt Cassidy on a rare two-week break was pure luck. The accomplished sailor has been on an upward trajectory for years, upscaling his sailing career to its current pinnacle: the 2017 America’s Cup race.

Cassidy got his start sailing as a kid in Harbor Springs. “My dad had a seasonal business, so we’d spend six months in Florida, then six months in Michigan, like clockwork,” Cassidy said. “My parents put me in the summer sailing program in Harbor Springs to keep me busy — and kind of as a substitute for day camp. And I absolutely loved it.”

He spent all of his childhood summers in the sailing program there, and after high school, while attending the College of Charleston, in North Carolina, he began working as a sailing coach with the Harbor Springs youth race teams.

After earning his business degree, he went on to coach sailing in San Diego, a move he thought would be temporary at best. “But I kept meeting different people and getting opportunities on really good professional sailing teams,” he said. “At first it was just fun, but it gradually became a full-time job.”

He continued to travel for sailing races, hitting

some of the top races in the world as a bowman on the Grand Prix sailing circuit, and notching over 30 world and national championships.

Before long, Oracle Team USA — the elite racing syndicate backed by Oracle Corporation’s Larry Ellison — snapped up Cassidy for its team. Oracle Team USA is the current defender of the America’s Cup. Cassidy and his wife relocated to Bermuda, where he’ll train with his teammates until the 35th America’s Cup race in 2017 — a process he describes as “intense.”

“We have strength and boxing trainers, a physiotherapist, and a nutritionist,” he explained. “We spend from 7 to 9am every weekday morning in the gym and sail for at least four hours in the afternoons.

If we’re not out on the water, we’re back in the gym.”

Team Oracle has been participating in all the series races that run up to the big America’s Cup event in Bermuda next June, in what amounts to three years of prep for two weekends’ worth of racing.

“It’s a big deal,” Cassidy said. “That’s when we’ll see if all the decisions we’ve made leading up to that point were the right ones. But America’s Cup is it — it’s the pinnacle of our sport of offshore sailing. Representing the U.S. and being a part of this team is a dream come true.”

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— Kristi Kates

sota,” Milliken said. “I was known as the girl with the violin.”

She had expected she would continue to play in Traverse City and was shocked to learn there was nowhere to perform.

“I asked the girls at the musicale what day the symphony rehearsals began,” she said. “I thought I’d just die without a symphony.”

Milliken set out to raise $5,000, which would cover one year’s salary for a symphony conductor. She did, and the symphony played its first concert in December 1952.

Shortly thereafter, Milliken noticed another hole in the cultural fabric of Up North: community theater.

Traverse City had long had venues for traveling theater groups to stage their productions, but Milliken wanted to launch an enduring local institution, so she helped start the Old Town Playhouse. The company staged its first play, “You Can’t Take It With You,” in 1960, with Milliken in a leading role. It moved into its current home, the former First Christian Church, in the 1970s.

— By Patrick Sullivan

20 FASCINATING PEOPLE Samantha Harris Real-Life Ghostbuster If Samantha Harris had one complaint about the new Ghostbusters movie, which she enjoyed, it was that it was a bit far-fetched.

“It gets people talking about this field,” she said. “The downside of it, I think, is that sometimes it will portray unrealistic phenomenon.”

Harris, founder of the Michigan Paranormal Research Association, is a real-life ghostbuster.

Harris recognized at a young age that she possessed psychic abilities. She began to study the paranormal at age 11, and by age 17 — a decade ago — she began to help people rid spirits from their homes Harris published a 2014 book called “Fighting Malevolent Spirits: A Demonologist’s Darkest Encounters,” and she’s appeared on the television shows Haunting, Paranormal Survivor, and the Travel Channel’s Most Terrifying Places in America.

Harris calls the rituals she utilizes to cleanse a house of evil spirits “home blessings,” and she’s quick to point out that, though she doesn’t charge clients for her work (she makes a living as a photographer and videographer), her house blessing isn’t a party trick — it’s serious business.

This year she’s taken time off as she and her fiancé await their first child, a son, due in October.

Harris said going to battle with evil spirits is dangerous and disconcerting work. In one recent case, while she was in communication about an evil spirit, the brakes on her fiancé’s vehicle were mysteriously cut, the couple had an infestation of hornets, and bottles and silverware inexplicably flew around their house — trouble she suspects originated with an irritated spirit.

But Harris said that when the rituals are successful, which she said is almost always, there is a tangible change in the home and so much satisfaction.

“When we’re doing a house blessing, a minor exorcism, you can feel [the spirit] leave,” she said.

— By Patrick Sullivan

Jake Slater Full-Time Elvis When Jake Slater got into Elvis when he was just seven years old, he knew liking Elvis wasn’t exactly cool.

“I always sang along with the music, but I was really shy,” Slater said. “In fact, I didn’t want to tell my friends at school that I was an Elvis fan because I was afraid I was going to be picked on.”

His hunch was correct; Slater was picked on a bit when classmates found out. But it didn’t deter his love for the legendary performer. That only grew — so much so that, at age 16, Slater began impersonating Elvis. At first, even his parents were wary; they were classic rock fans.

“Basically, I grew up around ’70s classic rock. My parents liked all those kind of bands — The Beatles, Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd,” he said. “But I had always had a taste for older music.”

After a neighbor heard Slater singing as Elvis at a party, he nabbed his first official gig, at the American Military League hall in Traverse City.

Slater started out believing people were just being polite when they told him he looked and sounded like Elvis, but after that first show, he saw things differently.

He’d hunted through thrift shops to find old clothes that would help him look the part, but at that first show, a lady was so impressed with his performance, she offered to sew him some rhine-stone-studded jump suits.

Today Slater makes a living impersonating Elvis. He travels around the state, has played shows in Florida and Canada, and this summer, is playing 28 “customer appreciation” concerts at Blarney Castle Oil gas stations around Michigan.

“I’ve definitely made a nice career out of something that I did not expect at all — it just kind of fell in my lap really,” he said.

— By Patrick Sullivan

Michael Poehlman Photography

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J.B. Collings The Man On The Sea When it comes to world travel, ocean ship captain J.B. Collings of Traverse City has pretty much seen it all.

One of his favorite travel tales? It happened when he arrived in the Liberian port of Monrovia, in West Africa.

“The mayor, accompanied by nine other guys, marched onto the ship and asked, ‘Where are our Christmas gifts?’ meaning, where’s my bribe?” Collings recalled. The mayor controlled the harbor.

“So the crew filled 10 big trash bags with cleaning products — just no food. The mayor and his pals were happy,” Collings said. “As they walked down the gangplank, one of those guys opened his bag, lifted his shirt and sprayed Lysol on his armpits.”

Those were the funny, weird moments.

But the NMC Maritime Academy graduate also saw some unforgettable tragedies, like whole shiploads of food sent to feed starving East Africans that simply disappeared from the docks. In Egypt, he saw two stevedores killed when a pallet dumped 80-pound sacks on them from 100 feet above.

“The others just threw the bodies in a corner and kept on working,” he said.

And he visited more than his share of conflict areas, including the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, the site of the incident upon which the film the Black Hawk Down is based.

The list of ports he’s visited is long — stops all over Europe, Central and South America, the U.S. Gulf Coast, the eastern stretches of the Mediterranean Sea, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

But when his father’s health began failing, Collings decided to pull up anchor and head to Traverse City, where he works on the Manitowac, a 640foot Great Lakes freighter. He said he looks forward to his final sail into the sunset: retirement.

— Clark Miller

Billy Strings The Wandering Guitarist He showed up unannounced in Traverse City four years ago — an unexpected and complex presence with a myriad of tattoos, vintage voice and old-school manners — and the ability to flat-pick on the guitar in a blaze few had seen before, especially from someone not yet 25 years old.

Born William Apostol in Ionia, Mich., Strings was surrounded by music from birth.

He grew up playing guitar with his dad, accomplished musician Terry Barber, and would often attend his uncle’s pickin’ parties, where everyone would sit around playing music together.

“My dad was my teacher and my mentor,” Strings said. “He’s an amazing guitar player, and he spoon-fed me bluegrass since I was a kid.”

Strings’ arrival Up North would happen on a whim.

“I’m one of those people who get an itch and just have to move,” he explained. He’d just graduated high school and felt the need to explore, so he snagged a job as a bellboy at Grand Traverse Resort and started playing music around town, most notably at open mic night at The Hayloft in Traverse City, where he stunned the crowd his first night there.

In a short time, Strings’ reputation as a great and collaborative musician got around,

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and he happily performed with anyone whose sound struck his fancy. His partnership with Traverse City-based mandolin player and businessman Don Julin is one in particular Strings credits with helping him evolve.

“He sure did get us gigs,” Strings said.

But as happens with all wandering musicians, Strings got that itch again. He recently headed to Nashville, where he’s continuing his climb into professional music by putting together a three-piece bluegrass/new-Americana backing band and hitting the road to tour. He’s also planning out the recording of an EP, which he called “a batch of stew” waiting for its final ingredients in the form of inspiration.

“There are so many people just like me in Nashville, especially guitar nerds,” he said. “I’m exposed to phenomenal musicians all the time now. These people pick circles around me. And that’s how I’m going to learn and get better.”

Is he facing a challenge in the current musical climate of electronic dance tracks and overproduced country music? You’d never know it looking at Strings, grinning ear to ear with guitar firmly in hand and a wisdom far beyond his years.

“Whatever you do,” he said, “you just gotta put your heart and soul into it.”

— By Kristi Kates

20 FASCINATING PEOPLE Mike Winters The Bell Maker Back in the ’70s, Mike Winters was working at the nowdefunct Traverse City Iron Works when one of his co-workers brought in a metal bell and an idea.

“We used that first bell as a pattern to make another bell for each of us,” Winters said. “We tried iron, but that didn’t work very well. So I decided to make mine out of aluminum. We were surprised at how well it rang!”

What started as a frivolous way to pass a slow workday would actually set a new life course for Winters.

“The Iron Works were nice about letting us each make one, but they didn’t want us making them for all our cousins, you know,” he said. “But I grew up on a farm, and I liked having bells around. So I set up a small foundry at my house and just kept going.”

Working with aluminum heated to a liquifying 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit, Winters figured out how to craft sand and clay moldings to cast his bells. Once his friends and family saw the results, he found himself in high demand — not as an iron worker, but as a bell maker.

“One person asked to buy one, then one thing led to another,” he explained. “Next thing you know, I’m out at the Buckley Old Engine Show, making bells on the spot. That was the turning point — I sold so many bells at that show! And that put me on the road to being a bell maker, full-time.”

Winters is now retired from iron working, and with the help of his wife, Joyce, and other family members, he has watched his bell-making business thrive. The old-school artisan doesn’t have a website (although he does keep a listing on Facebook) because he said the bulk of his business comes from the engine show and major word of mouth.

“I’ve shipped bells to pretty much every state, and to over a dozen foreign countries,” he said. “Peru, Brazil, Portugal, the Philippines. It’s neat. I even just saw a photo of one of my bells in India.”

The rewards of the job ring true for Winters; he said the best thing about being a bell maker — “Besides going to the bank,” he added — has been watching his bells go out into the world, especially to missionaries.

“That’s where they’re supposed to be,” he said.

— By Kristi Kates

Cheri Leach The Science Connector Raven Hill Discovery Center in East Jordan turned 25 years old this year. It’s a place where northern Michiganians and visitors alike go to meet amphibians and other animals, explore how technology has evolved, take on a project in the fiber studio or print shop, view replicas from ancient civilizations, and participate in hands-on activities with light, sound, motion, magnets, earth sciences, and more, all in carefully curated environments.

And it all began with one woman: Cheri Leach, the center’s founder, who started Raven Hill with her husband, Tim Leach, who has since passed away.

Cheri Leach’s initial career trajectory actually took several turns before she created her own calling. “My dad was a doctor, and I always thought I’d be a doctor too,” she said. “But as I got into college, I realized that I liked teaching so much better, so I changed my major.”

Armed with a master’s degree in science education, Leach went out into the world and taught in Jackson, Mich., Nebraska, and Florida, eventually moving to East Jordan to teach at Boyne City Public Schools.

Once school let out for summertime, she’d bring her classroom’s animals and reptiles home.

“All the neighborhood kids and my friends’ kids wanted to meet the animals,” she said. “So Tim and I thought, wouldn’t it be great to have a bigger place to keep all of them, kind of like a day camp?”

They decided to act on their idea, utilizing her teaching and science experience and Tim Leach’s art and biology background. And Raven Hill Discovery Center was born.

Today, Leach continues the couple’s legacy, using informal education and hands-on experience to welcome over 10,000 visitors a year to the center.

She’s at the center constantly, always seeking new ways to connect science, history and art.

“It’s a challenging combination,” she said, “but it allows us to explore other cultures as well as traditional science topics, and gives people more room to grow and learn, whether adults or kids.”

“Then again, everybody’s a kid at Raven Hill,” she added.

— By Kristi Kates

Tommy Tropic The Street Performer To many locals, it seems like Tom Petrie has always been “Tommy Tropic.” A native of East Jordan, Petrie learned to juggle when he was 10 years old. As a he grew, he made a career out of his art, expanding his skills to wow patrons as a jugging bartender for several years in San Diego, Calif., before returning to Michigan to ply his trade at the Dilworth Hotel in Boyne City.

Since then, his unicycle-riding, joking, juggling alter ego Tommy Tropic has been an icon around northern Michigan for the better part of 30 years. Although he’s performed at literally thousands of events and festivals, he revealed that getting started as a street performer took as much nerve as it did talent.

“I started by crashing festivals in the early years,” Petrie said. “I’d just show up and do a show! Sometimes they’d kick me out, but more and more, they’d see what I was doing and offer me a gig.”

He was there at Traverse City’s very first Friday Night Live, passing a hat to earn some cash; he did the same at Alpenfest, the Boyne City Mushroom Festival, the Boyne Falls Polish Festival, and the Wolverine Lumberjack Festival.

“Using that method, I’d managed to perform at most of the events up here,” he said.

“Then I met Crazy Richard (Blissfest’s resident “mad juggler”), and he got me my first legitimate shows.”

As the buzz about Tommy Tropic traveled beyond northern Michigan, he was able to snag shows in Key West, Fla., and the Caribbean in the winter, and he soon acquired a downstate agent, Dean Rush. Today, Petrie performs almost constantly and is also producing a show, Buskermania!, with his own troupe of street performers.

Although Petrie’s skills and humor have no doubt fueled his success, he’s quick to credit Rush for his packed performance schedule.

“He’s the one who started booking me into corporate events — for Dow-Corning, the NHL, Microsoft, all the big car companies,” Petrie said. “I finally got so many gigs that I could quit my day job. And I love it. I like to see people having fun, and I love to hear them laugh.”

— By Kristi Kates

Northern Express Weekly • august 22, 2016 • 15

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Owen Chesnut The Expat Archaeologist As a kid, Charlevoix resident Owen Chesnut whiled away many an hour reading about different time periods. But it wasn’t until sixth grade that he realized digging into history could actually become a career.

“My father took me to the home of the head of the anthropology department at SUNY Albany, where the professor had a room that was essentially his own personal museum,” Chesnut said. “He explained to me what archaeology is and how one could pursue it. From that moment, I was hooked.”

After graduating from high school, Chesnut studied archaeology in Chicago, Israel, and Michigan. He’s an adjunct professor at NCMC in Petoskey, planning out a trip for his students to a field school in Israel next summer. While he enjoys teaching, it’s history that truly speaks to him. Having having lived in both Israel and Jordan, he’s found a personal connection to the lands and their people, and he returns each summer to continue work on various archaeological digs.

“I love and care deeply for the people of Israel, Jordan, and Palestine,” he said. “This keeps me going back.”

Chesnut is currently finishing up a dig season at Tall al-’Umayri in Southern Amman, where he’s a field supervisor on a project excavating a defense fortification system from the late Bronze Age. He’s also head

archaeologist for the Ashdod-Yam site in Israel, just south of Tel Aviv, where the dig is focused on the Hellenistic period and the late Iron Age. Every dig season brings unexpected finds for experienced archaeologists like Chesnut but also to those new to the field.

“My first season digging in Israel was at the Philistine city of Gath [Tell es-Safi],” Chesnut said. “I had just been taught the proper way to swing a pick axe, and with my first swing I popped out of the ground a complete juglet [small ancient container for liquids] dating to around 800 B.C.E.” And if you think that archaeologists careen around foreign lands having escapades — well, you’d be partially right.

“There is plenty of adventure,” Chesnut said. “Doing archaeology is a great opportunity to travel to exotic locales and interact with people from diverse cultures. I’ve slept out in the southern desert of Jordan in a Bedouin tent, taken Jeep rides through the Sinai to abandoned copper mines, ridden camels into the desert of Egypt to explore abandoned monasteries, and so much more.”

The most rewarding thing about teaching archaeology, he said, is seeing someone’s face the first time they find something while digging.

“But the thing I love most about archaeology is that it really is applicable history,” he added. “It’s almost like you’re an historical detective.”

Craig Webb Special Ops Accountant The first thing you notice about local accountant Craig Webb is that he’s physically fit. But nothing in his relaxed demeanor suggests he has endured some of the most grueling special ops training in the world.

In his 20s, as a member of the elite Marine Force Recon company, he became a combat diver, high altitude military parachutist, and weapons expert skilled in hand-to-hand combat and reconnaissance.

It was a very select club.

“Out of some quarter million Marines serving at the time, only 60 Marines qualified. My instructor flunked the previous 80 Marines who tried out,” he said.

As a member of Force Recon, Webb trained constantly, often with other special ops forces. A jungle training mission in French Guiana, for example, included SEAL Team Six and French Foreign Legion members. His platoon also completed the particularly ominous-sounding FBI Quick Kill course.

So how does a guy with that background end up as an accountant?

“The Corps doesn’t like to lose people who have all that training,” he said. “But I always wanted to go back to college.”

He chose Michigan State University, where discovered a talent for accounting.

Webb still retains the same competitive streak that got him into Force Recon. He is on the Hagerty bike team and competes in fat tire bike races and cross-country skiing events. He won three triathlons in 2013. He has strong local ties. His wife, Laura Webb, is a nurse at Munson, and his parents, Patricia and Dr. Charles Webb, also live here.

— Clark Miller

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“Out of some quarter million Marines serving at the time, only 60 Marines qualified. My instructor flunked the previous 80 Marines who tried out”

— Kristi Kates

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“I didn’t explicitly set a goal of having an international career, but I did know that my career would most likely take me away from Traverse City and perhaps Michigan,”

Thomas Renkes Redemption Writer Northern Michigan author Thomas Renkes has written five books under his own name and the pen name Stewert James.

Among them: a three-book series called “Super Pac,” a line of thrillers steeped in the wild exploits of U.S. politics contemporary events, and “Writing With Hemingway,” a hodgepodge of short stories penned while sitting on the same barstool at Petoskey’s City Park Grill, where Hemingway was known to have drank as a young man.

Renkes’ career as a writer began after his career as a registered nurse and nurses union leader imploded. The former executive director of the Alaska Nurses Association (AaNA), he was charged and convicted of embezzling from the labor

Therese Renis Nuclear Proliferation Preventer Traverse City native Therese Renis got her first taste of international life as a Rotary exchange student in what’s now Zimbabwe when she was a high school junior.

After, she travelled Europe. She participated in Model U.N. She thought she might become a social worker.

All the while, her father nudged her toward engineering, however. She was an ambitious and bright student and she decided to start her college career at Northwestern Michigan College while she saved money to attend an engineering program at the University of Michigan.

“I didn’t explicitly set a goal of having an international career, but I did know that my career would most likely take me away from Traverse City and perhaps Michigan,” Renis said in an email interview from Vienna, Austria, where she is the director of the Division of Concepts and Planning, Department of Safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Renis got a graduate degree in Califor-

nia and lived in San Francisco for 10 years before she took a “temporary” position with the IAEA as a nuclear laboratory engineer.

A quarter century later, she’s moved up in the ranks, and today she still works for the agency that stands on the front lines of preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Renis noted that in addition to nuclear nonproliferation, the IAEA promotes the safe and peaceful use of nuclear science and technology.

In 2005, Renis was a member of a team that won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in preventing militarization of nuclear energy programs.

“My colleagues and I were surprised and delighted at the announcement; it was an emotional day and provided a huge morale boost,” Renis said.

Renis visits northern Michigan as often as she can. In May she was named Outstanding Alumni at NMC. And though her daughters were born in Austria, they consider Michigan to be “where they are from in the U.S.” Her parents live on Elk Lake and she still has friends in Traverse City and hopes to return in retirement.

“I still consider it home,” she said.

— Patrick Sullivan

organization in federal court in 2010 and sentenced to probation.

Renkes says he’s in the process of “recovery” from those events and doesn’t like to talk about them.

He does say, however, that his experience working for unions gave him a unique window into high-level political deals, providing an education that served as the basis for his “Super Pac” novels. Each tale in the series tackles the political corruption endemic in the aftermath of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, which opened a floodgate of money into politics.

The books are of Petoskey, Renkes’ current home. Each one begins at the city’s Roast and Toast and ends in a car.

Renkes said becoming a writer was a way to rebuild his life after the low point of his criminal case, a situation he blames on political revenge for the work he did to unionize nurses.

— Patrick Sullivan

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Elise Hayes The Ski Matriarch In 1958, Norman “Nubby” Sarns and his wife, Dorie, opened a small ski hill near Harbor Springs, to entertain friends and family. In honor of Mr. Sarns, it was nicknamed Nub’s Nob. By 1977, the Sarns sold their modest winter playground to the Fisher family.

Although she didn’t know it then, Walter Fisher’s daughter, Elise Fisher (now Hayes), would find her family’s resort playing a pivotal role in her future.

“I started going there just as a family member,” Hayes said. “But with my background — I’d gone to U of M and achieved an MBA in business — I began gravitating toward more of a leadership role.”

Her father, Hayes explained, was such a good mentor, it was natural for her to be drawn toward the business side of the little resort.

“It just kind of evolved as we went,” she said.

Not long after her family purchased the resort, Hayes met her future husband, Rip, on one of the ski resort’s chairlifts. The couple’s commitment to the resort that brought them together only grew.

Soon Hayes began overseeing special projects at Nub’s, with an ongoing aim to help make her family’s resort the best it could be well into the future.

Her achievements at Nub’s to date include expanding the resort’s ski store, planning and supervising special events, and the project she’s most enthused about lately, Nub’s Nob’s

David Johnson Man of Big Ideas He once traded islands with the State of Michigan. He fought the British Virgin Islands government. He’s responsible for the largest land reclamation project in North America.

He’s David Johnson, serial entrepreneur, owner of resorts for the uber wealthy, and generally a man of big ideas.

Johnson, developer of Petoskey’s sprawling Bay Harbor development, got his first taste of business while a Michigan State University student. He and two partners purchased an underperforming gas station not far from campus and, by the time he graduated at age 22, Johnson owned and operated seven gas stations in greater Lansing. He was hooked.

Eventually Johnson’s sights settled on five miles of Lake Michigan shoreline long scarred by mining and a cement plant. From that industrial history rose one of the world’s most exclusive residential, golf, and boating resorts – and a massive new taxpaying base for Emmet County.

Johnson’s had other major developments and the infamous land swap that secured his

ownership of South Fox Island, but none came close to the grandeur of Oil Nut Bay, a private island resort in the British Virgin Islands that would have its own solar power generation, its own helipads, and its own children’s play center and private auto mechanic – but only 88 private property sites. Johnson’s vision of an ultraprivate experience for the world’s wealthiest had its own twists and turns, including a high-stakes lawsuit against relatives of the ruling class.

But Johnson prevailed, and his Caribbean dream continues to unfold.

So how does it feel, given the lawsuits, the risk, and the glory?

“People might think they want to be Dave Johnson,” he told The Express. “But their heads would blow off. It’s not easy.”

Now comes the Great Lakes Center for the Arts, a new performing arts center in the confines of Bay Harbor designed to bring more arts performances to Petoskey and the surrounding area.

So what’s next for the man with the big ideas?

“Well, I never get bored, and I always try to make a difference every day. At this point I just want to be around to see my deals get done.”

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— By Luke Haase

new promotional campaign.

“We just put together the most wonderful publication for Nub’s,” she said. “It’s all about the resort, but it’s so much more than just a brochure — it’s more like a coffee table book or an upscale catalog.”

She also assists her husband in running one of Nub’s most popular events, its annual Mardi Gras, which he spearheads each year.

“I have to give Rip so much credit,” she said. “He’s right out there during Mardi Gras, really being the face of Nub’s Nob, whereas I’m more behind the scenes.”

She does make rounds throughout the resort, keeping a friendly eye on staff and skiers alike and making a point to meet guests. But Hayes most often can be found in her office, which is tucked right under Nub’s iconic clock.

“I’m more of an overseer,” Hayes said with a chuckle. “I think my biggest contribution to Nub’s, or to any organization [Hayes is also on the foundation board at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital], is my willingness to listen to people and do what’s best for everyone, so that we can all work as a team. It’s all about the people.”

That especially applies at Nub’s, where she holds fast to an elegant yet sturdy determination to keep the resort’s mom-and-pop ambiance intact, while still making sure everything on site is state of the art.

“It absolutely has to feel comfortable and nostalgic here, like you ’d expect an old ski resort to be,” she said. “But underneath, it’s all wired and ready to go.”

— By Kristi Kates

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2 Eric Jurinic gets a cold brew from Anna Burns while Jenny Smith serves Maria Jurinic during the Beards Brewery 4th Anniversary Party in Petoskey.

3 Richard Sunier and Kaytlin Smith grab some tasty BBQ at the Northwest Michigan Fair.

4 Shea Williams and Jen Girard (and Cash) enjoying a sunny afternoon outside Rare Bird Brew Pub in downtown TC.

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By Kristi Kates In celebration of Porterhouse Productions’ ninth summer Microbrew and Music Festival, Porterhouse owner and big idea guy Sam Porter is swinging his focus to The Big Easy.

“This is the year I wanted to bring a real New Orleans experience to Traverse City,” Porter said.

Headlining the immersive NOLA experience is Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue. Shorty, aka Troy Andrews, hails from Louisiana and wows crowds not only on trombone but also on trumpet, organ, tuba, and drums.

His soulful sound has earned him multiple performance invites to the White House and a nationwide fan base. This summer, he and his crew have been touring around the country with Hall and Oates, and Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings.

Shorty will share the brewfest limelight with a buzz band Rolling Stone called one of the Ten New Artists You Need To Know for 2016: The Revivalists, another New Orleans act that lean more toward horn-sprinkled alt-rock along the lines of Alabama Shakes or Galactic, thanks in part to the bellowing vocals of frontman David Shaw. “Their sound is like Eddie Vedder if Eddie Vedder ever got into Louisiana music,” Porter said.

Rounding out the performer list are Chicagobased deep-pocket-funk band The Heard; Michigan twang-rock favorites The Go Rounds; Minneapolis experimental one-man band Heatbox; Las Vegas beatboxer That 1 Guy; The Change; Deep Blue Water Samba; and guerilla music outfit The Detroit Party Marching Band.

“It’s such a diverse lineup,” Porter said. “Plus, we now have over 1,500 headsets available for the Silent Disco, which has really been a hit. We’ve got 10 DJs for the disco this year.”

And of course, there is the true star of the show: microbrews — over 300 different beers, ci-

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ders, meads, and wines — all of which are getting additional focus this year via the Hop ’N’ Brew Shack, an on-site classroom that offers extra information on the beverages. “We’re rebuilding it this year and putting it on a trailer, so it will be mobile,” Porter said. “This allows microbrewers to go into this space with 15–20 people for 15 minutes or so per group, so they can really present their beverage and talk about it with people, instead of just a quick handshake and sampling.

This will help the microbrewers really build fans.”

As a nod to Southern vittles, the festival’s food will focus on slow-pit barbecue, featuring offerings from Charlevoix smokehouse Pigs Eatin’ Ribs, and Detroit-, Pontiac-, and Grand Rapidsbased Slows BBQ. “A lot of microbrew festivals are getting pretty static, just tents and beer,” Porter said. “So we’re working hard on adding in different things — first of all the music, then small rare brews, collaboration brews, the food, and other activities. Microbrew and Music is my chance to give back to my hometown, help fill hotel rooms and bring money into the city. I love that part of my work, and I love this festival.”

The 2016 summer Microbrew and Music will take place Aug. 26–27 at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons. For tickets and more information, visit microbrewandmusic.com.

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DOWNTOWN HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: Presented by the Traverse Area Historical Society at 10:30am. Meet in front of Horizon Books, TC 20 minutes early. Cost, $10; benefits Historical Society. 995-0313.

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BRIAN BLUMENTHAL AKA “BLOOMER”: Brian has performed all over the U.S. for the past 17 years. He brings his song selections that span decades. 8-11pm, Ridge Restaurant & Tap House, Peshawbestown. 231-866-4372.

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49TH ANNUAL NATIONAL COHO FESTIVAL: Aug. 19-21, Honor. Events include the Hole in One Challenge, Kids Movie Night, Isaac’s 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, the National Coho Festival Parade, & much more. nationalcohosalmonfestival.org

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“SONG FOR HOPE” FUNDRAISER: Presented by Buckets of Rain in front of Horizon Books, Downtown TC. Volunteers will sing & play “This Land Is Your Land” for 75 consecutive hours from 9am on Thurs., Aug. 18 until noon on Sun., Aug. 21. Buckets of Rain is raising money to fund urban gardening projects in the Detroit area & elsewhere, growing vegetables for homeless shelters & food pantries. songforhope.org

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CENTENNIAL BAND FEATURING JAZZ: 9pm, InsideOut Gallery, TC. 929-3254.

-------------------POWER ISLAND – RAPA NUI: 8am-1pm, Bowers Harbor Park, TC. SUP, kayak, surfski paddle event. 3 mile paddle to Power Island, 2.2 mile trail run around the island, & 3 mile paddle back to finish line at Bowers Harbor.

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SAVING BIRDS THRU HABITAT’S FUNDRAISER: Featuring best selling author Doug Tallamy (Bringing Nature Home). 5-7:30pm, under the tent at Habitat Discovery Center, Omena. Tickets, $35. savingbirds.org

FAMILY ASTRONOMY NIGHT: 8-11pm, Kingsley Branch of the Traverse Area District Library. The GT Astronomical Society presents “Exploring Summer Skies” & brings their high-powered telescopes. tadl.org/kingsley PESHAWBESTOWN TRADITIONAL POW WOW: Presented by the GT Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians featuring native singers, dancers, artists & artisans. Noon, Peshawbestown powwow grounds. gtbindians.org

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DISNEY’S ALADDIN, KIDS: 2pm & 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. oldtownplayhouse.com

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SHOWSTOPPERS: Presented by the Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop at Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC at 7pm. Tickets: $6-$15. mynorthtickets.com

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AUTHOR SIGNINGS: 10am-6pm, Horizon Books, TC. Info: horizonbooks.com

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BUCKLEY OLD ENGINE SHOW: Aug. 18-21, Buckley Old Engine Show Grounds. Featuring 1,000+ antique tractors, 1800’s saw mill, antique cars & trucks, farm animal exhibit, tractor slow race & much more. buckleyoldengineshow.org

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BARBARA BAILEY HUTCHISON CONCERT: Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Barbara Bailey Hutchison’s official final public performance. 7:30pm, Aten Place, Boyne Falls. SOLD OUT. atenplace.com

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14TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL ON THE BAY: Aug. 19-20, Petoskey waterfront. Today features music by Becoming Human, 3 Hearted, The Accidentals, Billy Strings, & many others; children’s events including a petting zoo; YMCA Color Fun Run; Chalk the Walk; & more. Info: petoskeyfestival.com

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PADDLE 4 THE POOL: 10am-2pm, Ferry Beach, Charlevoix. Estimate your elapsed time for this 4-mile paddle event & if you come close, you could be one of the winners.

A fundraising event for the Charlevoix Area Community Pool. paddle4thepool.com

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STREET MUSIQUE: With Younce Guitar Duo, Kirby, Kellerville, & more. 7-9pm, Main St., Harbor Springs. harborspringschamber.com 4TH ANNUAL KIERSTEN’S RIDE: Horseback (10am)/walk (11am)/ATV ride (2pm) to benefit suicide prevention programs in northern lower MI. Chandler Hills Campground, Boyne Falls. $10 pre-registration fee; $25 day of. 231-675-5047.

SATURDAY PROGRAMMING – RELATIONSHIPS IN NATURE: 10am-4pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. 10:30am: Tour of the Fox Den trail. At 1:30pm will be a tour of the nature gallery & a hike discussing MI’s predators. Presented by the GT Conservation District. natureiscalling.org

-------------------PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT & WET PAINT SALE: Held in Downtown TC, artists will paint from 8am-4pm. Following will be a wet paint sale at Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC from 5-7pm. crookedtree.org/TC

-------------------TC ROLLER DERBY FINAL HOME BOUT: The Toxic Cherries vs. the Ypsilanti Vigilantes. 6pm, GT County Civic Center, TC. Tickets: $10 advance, $15 door. facebook. com/tcrollerderby

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LAKE LEELANAU STREET FAIR: 1-6pm.

Featuring live music by Oh Brother Big Sister, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellies, & Mike Mains & the Branches; wine tasting, food, artists & more. lakeleelanaustreetfair.org

-------------------JOB WINSLOW CHAPTER: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Meeting. 11am, Elks Lodge, TC. This month’s program is “Our Experience as Peace Corps Volunteers in Africa.” Reservations: 946-6337.

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MUSIC IN MACKINAW: With Midnight Special, a classic rock cover band. 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City.

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CHARLEVOIX SUMMER SIDEWALK SALES: Aug. 18-20, Downtown Charlevoix, 9am-6pm. charlevoix.org

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8TH ANNUAL BARK AT THE PARK: 11am3pm, Hull Park, behind the Traverse Area District Library, TC. A HANDDS to the Rescue event – meet your soulmutt. Food, silent auction, activities, demonstrations & more. handdstotherescue.com

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29TH ANNUAL RUBBER DUCKY FESTIVAL: Held in Downtown Bellaire from 10am-6pm, the highlight of this festival is a quarter-mile race when 2,000 yellow ducks are dumped into the Intermediate River with the finish line at Riverside Marina. There will also be kids’ activities at Duckling Park, a parade, arts & crafts fair, “Beatles Forever” performing at Bellaire Public Library, & more. bellairechamber.com

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2ND ANNUAL JAZZ WEEKEND: With Dave Bennett, clarinet; Pete Siers, drums; Paul Keller, bass; & Tad Weed, piano. 7:30pm, Beaver Island Community Center Theatre. Tickets: $50 per night or $75 for two nights. bicaa.org

-------------------FRIENDS OF THE BENZIE SHORES DISTRICT LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 9am-4pm, Benzie Shores District Library, Frankfort. benzieshoreslibrary.org

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“LEAVING IOWA” AUDITIONS: The Manistee Civic Players are looking for 6-27 women &

Award-winning/locally made film One Simple Question will make its northern MI debut at the State Theatre, TC on Sun., Aug. 28 at 1pm. This film about a seagoing adventure in search of a record-breaking iceberg includes a musical performance by the composers, The Accidentals, followed by a discussion with the creative team. stateandbijou.org men, ages 15-up. 7pm, Ramsdell Theatre Stage, Manistee. 231-723-7188.

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ENSO STRING QUARTET: This quartet has won several Grammys in their 17-year tenure.

8pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. All seats, $28.50. interlochen.org

-------------------40TH FRANKFORT ART FAIR: 10am-4pm, Market Square Park. 231-352-7251.

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LITERATURE ON THE LAKESHORE SERIES: Scott Peters presents “Making Waves: Michigan’s Boat-Building Industry 1865-2000.” 4-5pm, Leland Library Munnecke Community Room. lelandlibrary.org

-------------------DOWNTOWN ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, Cass St. between Front & Washington, TC. downtowntc.com

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FRANKFORT COLLECTOR CAR SHOW: 8am5pm, Mineral Springs Park. Featuring over 100 cars on display. frankfort-elberta.com

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DUNE DASH 4 MILE RUN/WALK: 9am, Dune Climb, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Glen Arbor. Proceeds benefit the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. dunedash.com

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“ERNIE”: Mitch Albom’s hit play, “Ernie” brings Detroit’s beloved Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell to the stage. 7:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Tickets: $20, $25. cityoperahouse.org

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HOXEYVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL: Aug. 20-21, Wellston. Featuring Greensky Bluegrass, Joshua Davis Quartet, Mandolin Orange, Roosevelt Diggs, The Accidentals, & many others. Info: hoxeyville.com

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RAGTIME WITH PETER BERGIN: 7pm, The Music House Museum, Williamsburg. Tickets: $15 adults, $5 students. musichouse.org

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“LEAVING IOWA” AUDITIONS: The Manistee Civic Players are looking for 6-27 women & men, ages 15-up. 7pm, Ramsdell Theatre Stage, Manistee. 231-723-7188.

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“SONG FOR HOPE” FUNDRAISER: Presented by Buckets of Rain in front of Horizon Books, Downtown TC. Volunteers will sing & play “This Land Is Your Land” for 75 consecutive hours from 9am on Thurs., Aug. 18 until noon today. Buckets of Rain is raising money to fund urban gardening projects in the Detroit area & elsewhere, growing vegetables for homeless shelters & food pantries. songforhope.org

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49TH ANNUAL NATIONAL COHO FESTIVAL: Aug. 19-21, Honor. Events include the Hole in One Challenge, Kids Movie Night, Isaac’s 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, the National Coho Festival Parade, & much more. nationalcohosalmonfestival.org

-------------------SANDS AROUND INFINITY CONCERT & KIRTAN: Presented by Yoga for Health Education in Kirkbride Hall, TC at 7pm. Tickets, $25. yogaforhealthtc.com

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MARK TWAIN’S “DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE”: Presented by Armchair Theatre at Charlevoix Circle of Arts at 6:30pm. Suggested donation, $5. charlevoixcircle.com

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BEATLES FOREVER: Poet M.L. Liebler & musicians perform this short story about growing up in MI with the Beatles. 2pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. 231-758-3100.

-------------------THE RUSSIAN MASTERS: With the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra. 7pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium. Featured soprano will be Laura Osgood. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors. benziesymphony.com

-------------------TRAVERSE CITY TRIATHLON: The race starts off with a swim in Bowers Harbor on West GT Bay at 8am, followed by biking on Old Mission Peninsula & running on Neahtawanta Rd. Sprint & Olympic distances. enduranceevolution.com

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PESHAWBESTOWN TRADITIONAL POW WOW: Presented by the GT Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians featuring native singers, dancers, artists & artisans. Noon, Peshawbestown powwow grounds. gtbindians.org

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SHOWSTOPPERS: Presented by the Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop at Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC at 2pm. Tickets: $6-$15. mynorthtickets.com

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-------------------BUCKLEY OLD ENGINE SHOW: Aug. 18-21, Buckley Old Engine Show Grounds.

Featuring 1,000+ antique tractors, 1800’s saw mill, antique cars & trucks, farm animal exhibit, tractor slow race & much more. buckleyoldengineshow.org

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HOXEYVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL: Aug. 2021, Wellston. Featuring Greensky Bluegrass, Joshua Davis Quartet, Mandolin Orange, Roosevelt Diggs, The Accidentals, & many others. Info: hoxeyville.com

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“EAGLES SOAR & LIONS ROAR”: Presented by Dr. Carl Palazzolo, wildlife veterinarian & photographer. 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey. petoskeylibrary.org

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AUTHOR TALK: Author Jerry Dennis has written several books about his adventures in northern MI, including “The Living Great Lakes.”

He will speak at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah at 7:30pm. This program is free & you can also enjoy an ice cream sundae.

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-------------------SUNSET INSTAMEET: Snap with a Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park ranger at the Pyramid Point lookout, & share photos online. Meet at the Pyramid Point trailhead for a one-mile walk. 8pm. #SLBEInstameet nps.gov/slbe

-------------------AUDITIONS: For “Leaving Iowa.” For 6-27 women & men, ages 15 & up. 7pm, Ramsdell Theatre Stage, Manistee. manisteecivicplayers.org

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POETS MEET MUSICIANS: Poets recite & are backed up by musicians. 7pm, Acoustic Tap Room, TC. For info email: traversemedia@yahoo.com

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MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE: With the Rusty Reed Band. 7pm, 1st Street Beach, Manistee.

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FREE PROGRAM ON FLORAL DESIGN: Using Ikebana Principles. 12:15pm, First Congregational Church, TC. This program is presented by the Friendly Garden Club of TC. 231-271-6831.

NEAR & FAR FESTIVAL: Uniting music & friends from Detroit & TC. 5-11pm, Historic Barns Park, TC. Admission, $27. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------COFFEE @ TEN: With Petoskey Audubon President Darrell Lawson. 10-11am, Gilbert Gallery, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

aug 24

wednesday

PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. Changes to Medicare, etc. Insurances for 2017. parkinsonsnetworknorth.org

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WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS: Live music by Oh Brother Big Sister from 5-7pm on the patio at Chateau Grand Traverse, TC. Wine & small bites available. cgtwines.com/winedown

-------------------FREE DANCE DAY: 2-6pm, The Dance Center, TC. Various classes are offered from 2:30-5:30pm. Find ‘Free Dance Day – Traverse City’ on Facebook.

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ADAPTIVE KAYAKING: 6pm, Interlochen State Park. Kayaks provided at this free event.

Register: kseefeldt@lighthouserehab.com

aug 25

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PROTECT YOUR OAK TREES FROM OAK WILT DISEASE: 6-8pm, The Governmental Center, TC. Featuring plant pathologist Dr. David Roberts, Ph.D. RSVP: info@ReLeafMichigan.org

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STREET MUSIQUE: With Under the Moon, Dr. Goodhart, Jeff Pagel, Awesome Distraction, Kellerville, Galactic Sherpas, Twister Joe & Magic Lady. 7-9pm, Main St., Harbor Springs.

-------------------NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’S CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY: Celebrate with activities from 9am-9pm at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Featuring the Plover Program, Port Oneida Open House, Trail Ambassador Bike Ride, Exhibit Search & much more. nps.gov

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CLUB PONYTAIL: A Reunion Party: Relive the glory days of northern MI’s teen club at Nub’s Nob Ski Area, Harbor Springs at 5:30pm. Featuring live music from The Boyfriends, a picnic dinner & presentation on the club by historian Rick Wiles. Tickets: $35 advance, $40 door. Proceeds benefit the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society.

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-------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: With K. Jones & the Benzie Playboyz. 7-8:30pm, GT Pavilions, TC. gtpavilions.org

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NORTHPORT FOLLIES: 7pm, NCAC Auditorium. northportcac.org

-------------------CONCERT IN THE PARK: Enjoy blues with the Jon Archambault Band in East Park, Downtown Charlevoix from 7-9pm.

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OFF THE PAGE: With Bruce Cameron, author of “Repo Madness” & “Bailey’s Story.”

7pm, Mills Community House, upper level, Benzonia. benzonialibrary.org

-------------------BELLAIRE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:307pm, Sandy’s Stables. Riding demos, facility tours, food & more. RSVP: 231-533-6023.

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AUTHOR SIGNING: Dick Wall will sign copies of “Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart,” a memoir written by his wife, Carol who passed away shortly after the book was published. 2-4pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. mcleanandeakin.com

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

-------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: Rock with Zen Stew.

7-9pm, Marina Park, Northport.

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9TH ANNUAL TC SUMMER MICROBREW & MUSIC FESTIVAL: Featuring hundreds of musicians including Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Revivalists, The Accidentals, Detroit Party Marching Band, & The Change; 300+ craft brews; Pit BBQ Competition; Homebrewers Competition; silent/ live disco & much more. 5pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. General admission, $50. microbrewandmusic.com

-------------------BENZIE FISHING FRENZY: Today is the Ladies Classic. 6:30am-1:30pm, Frankfort, Lake Michigan. 231-645-8366.

-------------------HIV CONFERENCE: The Northern MI HIV Summit is a free conference that will provide knowledge to help you care for people with HIV. 12-5pm, Treetops Resort, Gaylord. Register: munsonhealthcare.org/NMHIVSummit

-------------------FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: Featuring music, art, food & fun on East Front Street, Downtown TC, 5-9pm. Chalk the Walk Sidewalk Competition takes place from 12-8pm Downtown TC. crookedtree.org. www.downtowntc.com

aug 27

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

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CHILDREN’S EVENT: Children’s author Denise Brennan-Nelson will celebrate her latest book

for young readers, “Leopold the Lion.” 1011am, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey.

Free. Reservations: mcleanandeakin.com

-------------------ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Enjoy ice cream sundaes & root beer floats, a book sale, games, live music by Oh Brother Big Sister, & more. The Metro Fire Department & Grand Traverse Sheriff Department K9 Team will also be at this event at the East Bay Branch Library, TC from 1-3pm. Free. 922-2085.

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River City Renegades at Kalkaska Kaliseum.

Doors open at 6pm, roller derby at 7pm. Cuts for Kids will offer free haircuts for all kids.

Tickets: $10 advance, $12 door. Find ‘Outlaws vs. Renegades’ on Facebook.

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JETTY RAE: This singer-songwriter who has shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan & Miranda Lambert will perform at Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville at 6pm. Tickets, $7. crystalmountain.com

-------------------HEADWATERS MUSIC FESTIVAL: With blues artist Larry McCray, A Brighter Bloom, Lance Boughner, Sydni, Zeke & the Stray Bullets, Gaylord Steel Drum Band, & others.

There will also be activities for kids, Tommy Tropic, & more. 6-10pm (gates open at 5pm), Otsego Club, Gaylord. headwatersmusic.org

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ALDEN DEPOT ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, Depot Park.

MUSIC IN THE PARK: A variety of local MI bands & more. 4-11pm, Almira Township Park, Lake Ann.

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COUNTRY DANCE: 6pm hot dog dinner, 7-10pm dance, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. Live music. Donation. 231-263-4499.

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

-------------------SATURDAY PROGRAMMING – ART AT THE NATURE CENTER: 10am-4pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. At 1:30pm gather under the pavilion for children’s crafts. Stop by any time to pick up a nature photography scavenger hunt. Presented by the GT Conservation District. natureiscalling.org

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

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ATEN PLACE CONCERTS: Presents “Bluegrass with a Rock & Roll attitude,” Chasin Steel. 7:30pm, The Aten Place, Boyne Falls. atenplace.com

-------------------19TH ANNUAL SUMMER MODEL AIRPLANE SHOW: Presented by the Benzie Area Radio Club from 10am-3pm at Thompsonville Airport. Free admission. 517-8124970. benziearearc.com

-------------------DOWNTOWN HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: Presented by the Traverse Area Historical Society at 10:30am. Meet in front of Horizon Books, TC 20 minutes early. Cost, $10; benefits Historical Society. 995-0313.

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9TH ANNUAL TC SUMMER MICROBREW & MUSIC FESTIVAL: Featuring hundreds of musicians including Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Revivalists, The Accidentals, Detroit Party Marching Band, & The Change; 300+ craft brews; Pit BBQ Competition; Homebrewers Competition; silent/live disco & much more.

4pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. General admission, $55. microbrewandmusic.com

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BENZIE FISHING FRENZY: 6:30am-1:30pm, Frankfort, Lake Michigan. 231-645-8366.

Smooch the moose at the oldest restaurant in Michigan!

SLEDER’S FAMILY TAVERN 717 Randolph St. | Traverse City, Michigan sleders.com website 231.947.9213 info TWEET WITH RANDOLPH!

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AWARD-WINNING/LOCALLY MADE FILM & MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: ONE SIMPLE QUESTION WILL make its northern MI debut at the State Theatre, TC at 1pm. This film about a seagoing adventure in search of a recordbreaking iceberg includes a musical performance by the composers, The Accidentals, followed by a discussion with the creative team. stateandbijou.org

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

SUMMER CONCERTS IN THE VINEYARD: With Blue Footed Booby. 6-8pm, bigLITTLE wines, Suttons Bay. biglittlewines.com

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

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

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

-------------------GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL: Aug. 10-28, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Info: greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

-------------------CEMETERY TOURS: The Traverse Area Historical Society will conduct these walking tours of Oakwood Cemetery, TC at 7pm on Sundays in Aug. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Historical Society. Meet on the sidewalk outside the cemetery at the corner of Eighth St. & Steele 20 minutes before start time.

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

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DEBTORS ANONYMOUS: 12 Step Meeting.

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

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

-------------------PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY: Open to the community every Thurs. from 5:30-8:30pm through Sept. Enjoy the outdoor patio with food & wine available to purchase & live music. petoskeyfarms.com

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VINEYARD TO BAY 25K: Relay & 25K, 8am; 5K Run Walk, 8:30am, Brengman Brothers at Crain Hill Vineyards, TC. vineyard2bay25k.com

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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

CONCERT: RUSSIA: With the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. 6:15-9pm, John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey.

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

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

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

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STROLL THE STREETS: 6-9pm, Fridays through Sept. 2, downtown Boyne City.

Featuring musical entertainment, magicians, caricature artists, face painting, balloon twisting & more. boynechamber.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

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

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

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

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

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

800-248-6777.

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

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

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Enjoy coffee with dinner or dessert while listening to live entertainment. 231-468-3526.

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

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“CHASING THE LIGHT”: Featuring the works of 40 regional plein air painters. Runs through Aug. 26 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.org

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

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“A RURAL PERSPECTIVE”: Paintings by Alan Maciag, who is known for his landscape & plein air paintings. Runs through Aug. 27 at Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. twistedfishgallery.com

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

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LINDA BEEMAN EXHIBIT: Specializing in Japanese woodblock printing, Beeman exhibits prints of Northern MI’s landscape & lakeshores through Sept. 1 at Center Gallery, Glen Arbor. 231-334-3179.

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THREE PINES STUDIO, CROSS VILLAGE: - New Paintings by Susan Offield: Aug. 6-22.

- “Fellow Travelers: Large & Small”: Sculptures

by Doug Melvin.

- Three Village Arts XI, Summer Plein Air Paintings 2016: Aug. 27 – Sept. 5. Opening reception on Sat., Aug. 27 from 2-7pm. threepinesstudio.com

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - Summer Artisans Market: Fridays through Sept. 30, 9am-1pm on the Bidwell Plaza.

Artisans will sell their work & provide demonstrations.

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

- The Art of Seeing Birds: Original Paintings

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

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

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - 1966: Remixed: This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of its gallery space, the 1966 addition of the old City Library, designed by architect Gordon Cornwell. Runs through

Sept. 3 & features new works inspired by the trends, fashions & events of that transitional era in American life. crookedtree.org DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: 25th Anniversary Exhibitions: Through Sept.

4: - Soo Sunny Park: Unwoven Light: Park will recreate a version of her Unwoven Light that will be suspended as a sculptural composition of chain-link fencing & iridescent Plexiglas formed in organic shapes within the Schmuckal Gallery of the Dennos, transforming it into a shimmering world of light, shadow & color.

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

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

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

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

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Sept. 9-10 The Guys by Anne Nelson Performed by William Church and Laura Mittelstaedt Oct. 1 State of the Union a new opera performed by the Helsinki Chamber Choir

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by Craig Lucas Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Co. Dec. 1 Canadian Brass Special holiday concert

Oct. 6-7 Interlochen “Collage” Oct. 16 Basetrack Live Multimedia theater telling the stories of our veterans

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IGGY POP PAYS HOMAGE TO AN OLD FRIEND Iggy Pop recently did a special edition of his BBC 6 radio show, Iggy Confidential, to honor his late friend and collaborator David Bowie, whom he said has more in common with him than most people. Pop played several of Bowie’s well-known singles during the twohour program but put more focus on deep album cuts and peppered the set with stories about himself and Bowie’s many escapades as both pals and musicians, including eating hamburgers in Berlin at 1am. The full episode is available to stream on the BBC website until the end of August and is part of a larger, ongoing BBC tribute to Bowie, which included a concert at the Royal Albert Hall …

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is going to be part of Brooklyn musician David Nagler’s upcoming tribute album to American poet Carl Sandburg, Carl Sandburg’s Chicago Poems.

Tweedy took Sandburg’s poem Theme in Yellow and transformed it into an airy, picturesque folk song that perfectly captured the images and lightheartedness of the original work, enhanced further by Nagler’s contribution, an additional instrumental arrangement with piano and violins. Chicago Poems will be released on Oct. 14 …

Also coming up in October, for any of you headed out to California, is the 2016 Desert Daze Festival in Joshua Tree National Park, which will include performances from pioneering New York City band Television, synth-rockers Washed Out, The Sonics, The

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Black Angels, Thee Oh Sees, Temples, Primus, Here We Go Magic, and many more. The fest will take place Oct. 14–16, with tickets and camping arrangements available via desertdaze.org ...

And in more California news, Alicia Keys just played a sold-out show at L.A.’s The Troubadour, a 500-capacity small venue in West Hollywood. Keys unveiled and tested songs from her upcoming album. To prevent the leak of any of Keys’ new material before the album’s release, fans’ phones were locked up in soft pouches upon entering the club. Keys took the stage with a six-piece band that included hip-hop engineer Young Guru and played a full one-hour set. While talking to the crowd between tunes, she told them she felt that her upcoming album is “the best music she’s made yet” …

MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: If you’re one of the many, many people playing the mobile phone smash hit Pokémon Go, you’ll be amused by the “multi-artist” cover of the original Pokémon Go theme performed by the multi-talented Anthony Vincent, who, in a mash-up of 20 musical styles, copies the vocal and musical styles of everyone from Destiny’s Child and Smashing Pumpkins to Aqua and Paula Cole. Check it out at: tinyurl.com/jxzucs8 MINI BUZZ: Aphex Twin’s new EP, Cheetah, is out now, along with his first new music video in

17 years — as directed by Ryan Wyer, a 12-year-old schoolboy from Dublin …

Fun, fun, fun heads to Meijer Gardens in a little deuce coupe this week as The Beach Boys arrive for their Grand Rapids concert on Aug. 21 …

Rapper Mac Miller is prepping to release a new album on Sept. 16; in the meantime, you can check out his new single, “Dang!” featuring Anderson.Paak …

Thirty Seconds to Mars have signed with Interscope Records and are now set to release a new album in 2017 …

Good Morning America surprised singersongwriter James Bay on a recent show by presenting him with a double-platinum plaque for his hit single “Let It Go” …

The Killers will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their sophomore album, Sam’s Town, by re-releasing it on a vinyl special edition that will include two bonus tracks …

Celebrating their latest albums are the artists behind this week’s new releases … Celine Dion’s Encore un Soir … De La Soul’s And the Anonymous Nobody …

Glass Animals’ How to Be a Human Being … and Ingrid Michaelson’s It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense … 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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American Authors – What We Live For – Island

Brooklyn’s American Authors have been getting more and more confident as a band and, as a result, have been experimenting more with each new album they release. This time out, they seem to have conducted a lot of trial tunes — some that work, and some that unfortunately only serve to muddle up the album’s cohesion. On the yea side: the propellant melodies of “Replaced” and the banjo-inflected pop of “Nothing Better” á la The Lumineers. Firmly in the nay category: the over-the-top, corny lyrics of “I’m Born to Run.” (Sorry, Bruce.)

Gawvi – Lost in Hue – Reach Records

Atlanta producer Gawvi has long been behind the scenes and on the boards, helming tracks for the likes of Andy Mineo and Lacrae.

But now he’s been signed to Reach on his own merit as a performer blending hip-hop, pop, and EDM. This first album effort from him starts with “Late Nights,” a song not about clubbing but about fighting off negativity; the delivery of the encouraging lyrics over aggressive synths is an appealing contrast. Elsewhere, “You Are” and the uber-danceable “In the Water” continue the positivity.

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

Fri. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs Fri. -- Karaoke/linedancing, 8:30 Sat. -- Dance videos, 8:30 • COYOTE CROSSING - HOXEYVILLE Thurs. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Live Music • DOUGLAS VALLEY WINERY MANISTEE Sun. -- Live music, 1:30-4:30pm • GRILLE 44 - BEAR LAKE

8/20 -- Cheryl Wolfram, 6:30-9 • HI-WAY INN - MANISTEE 8/27 -- Flat Broke, 9-1 Wild Weds. -- Karaoke Fri.-Sat. -- Karaoke/Dance • LOST PINES LODGE - HARRIETTA Sat. -- Karaoke, dance videos • SHAY'S M22 - MANISTEE 8/24 -- Flat Broke, 7-10

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC Sat. -- Jam session, 6-10 • BOONE'S LONG LAKE INN - TC The Big Deck, 6-9: 8/20 -- Andrew Sturtz 8/21 -- Scot Bihlman 8/22 -- Andrew Sturtz 8/23 -- Jim Hawley 8/24 -- Jeff Bihlman 8/25 -- Big Rand 8/26 -- Matt Phend 8/27 -- Greg Seaman 8/28 -- Scot Bihlman • BREW - TC 8/21 -- Miles Prendergast, 8-10 8/28 -- Chris Michels, 8-10 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • CHATEAU CHANTAL - TC 8/25 -- Jazz at Sunset w/ Jeff Haas Trio & Crispin Campbell w/ strings attached, 7-9:30 • CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE - TC 8/24 -- Wine Down Weds. on the patio w/ Oh Brother Big Sister, 5-7 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Lobby: 8/19-20 -- Blake Elliott 8/26 -- John Pomeroy • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru Aug. -- Two Old Broads & 3 Buddies • KALHO LOUNGE - KALKASKA 8/25 -- Carrie Westbay, 8 • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 • NORTH PEAK - TC Deck, 5-9:

8/20 -- Chris Sterr 8/24 -- David Lawston 8/25 -- Project 6 8/26 -- Mike Moran 8/27 -- Matt Phend Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 8/19-20 -- Cousin Curtiss 8/26-27 -- Phunk Shway Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30-1:30 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 • PARK PLACE HOTEL - TC Beacon Lounge: Mon. -- Levi Britton, 8:30pm Thurs. - Sat. -- Tom Kaufmann • PARKSHORE LOUNGE - TC Fri. - Sat. -- DJ • RARE BIRD BREWPUB - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 9 • SAIL INN - TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • SIDE TRAXX - TC Weds. -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 Fri.-Sat. -- DJ/VJ Mike King • STATE STREET GRILLE - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 7-11 • STUDIO ANATOMY - TC 8/20 -- Comment Section Comedy, 9 8/27 -- Comedy Night, 9 • TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE - TC Mon. -- Levi Britton, 7-9 Weds. -- Open mic, 7-10 Thurs. -- Acoustic G-Snacks, 7-10 Fri. -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10 Sat. -- Christopher Dark, 8-10 Sun. -- Kids open mic, 3 • THE FILLING STATION - TC 8/20 -- Sweetwater Blues Band, 8-11

8/21 -- Chris Sterr, 4:40-5:40 8/27 -- Luke Winslow-King 8/28 -- The Rock Stop Showcase, 5 • THE LITTLE FLEET - TC Weds. -- Vinyl Night, 7-9 Patio, 6:30-9:30: 8/25 -- Hot 'N Bothered • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC 8/20 -- Elroy Meltzer, 8-11 8/25 -- Talking Ear, 7-10 8/26 -- Knucklefuss, 8-11 8/27 -- E Minor & her full band, 8-11 Mon. -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 Tues. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • UNION STREET STATION - TC 8/20 -- The Mainstays 8/22 -- Jukebox 8/23 -- Open mic w/ host Chris Sterr 8/24 -- 2 Bays DJs 8/25 -- Steve Michaels 8/26 -- Happy hour w/ Steve Michaels, then Soul Patch 8/27 -- Fauxgrass Sun. -- Karaoke, 10-2 • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC 8/20 -- The Pistil Whips, 6-10 8/25 -- Ron Getz, 5-9 8/26 -- Yankee Station, 6-10 8/27 -- Brett Mitchell, 6-10– Tues. -- Blues night, 7-10 View: Fri. -- DJ Veeda, 9-2 Sat. -- DJ Motaz, 9-2 Sundays through Aug. -- Jeff Haas Trio w/ saxwoman Laurie Sears, 7-9:30

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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: 8/20 -- Chris Koury 8/21 -- Last Exit 8/22 -- Pete Kehoe 8/23 -- The Pistil Whips 8/24 -- Michelle Chenard 8/25 -- E Minor 8/26-27 -- Mike Struwin 8/28 -- Chris Koury • 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 8/20 -- Lance Boughner, 7-9:30 8/26 -- The Whispers, 7-9:30 Thurs. -- Open mic, 7-9

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COUNTRY FUN at the Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair

By Kristi Kates As American as apple pie, the annual Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair has been a beloved Up North summer tradition for more than a century. Held at the same location, the Emmet County Fairgrounds, for more than 100 years, it’s never once been cancelled — not even during World War II, when times were so tough that local people took to a vote to decide whether or not to

dedicate funding to it. They voted yes, and the fair has remained a staple ever since.

Of course, there have been changes. In 2000, the fair joined forces with Charlevoix County, adding more events and manpower.

And in 2004, the co-hosting counties had the fairgrounds completely renovated, bringing modern facilities to the mix, and with them the ability to host other county events year-round.

The new covered grandstand welcomes 2,700 people rain or shine (with amazing

sunsets from the upper seats) for a variety of shows and events during the fair: pony and horse pulls at 3pm and 5pm on Sunday, Aug. 21; autocross racing on Friday, Aug. 26; and even monster trucks — including The Michigan Monster Truck Shoot Out on Thursday, Aug. 25, featuring machines like the Predator, Prowler, and Rap Attack, plus drivers from ESPN and TNN. Brand new for the 2016 fair is the Silent Disco (Wednesday, Aug. 24, 6pm–9pm), in which attendees can choose their own music and volume on provided wireless headphones and dance the night away with pals of all ages — a great way to rock out without disturbing the neighbors. If you prefer pals of the fourlegged variety, you’ll enjoy the Dog Agility Show starting at noon, also on August 24.

The grandstand is also the place to find this year’s featured concert: the double-country punch of Parmalee and Love and Theft.

American country band Parmalee hail from North Carolina and were quickly dubbed one of Clear Channel’s New Country Bands to Watch; their newest single, “Roots,” is currently on country radio, and is serving as the

introduction to their upcoming new album, which is awaiting a release date.

Fellow country musicians Love and Theft are a Nashville duo that just signed a deal with Curb Records; their radio hits have included songs like “Angel Eyes” and “Runaway.” Both bands will perform on Saturday, Aug. 27 starting at 7pm (gates open at 6pm).

Nevertheless, classic is and has long been the key theme at this century-old fair, so along with apple pies aplenty, attendees will find in the 10,000-square-foot community building dozens of 4-H exhibits as well as flowers, vegetables, quilts, crafts, and more.

And don’t forget the two mainstays of any county fair: a livestock show and carnival rides. Skerbeck Carnival is offering an unlimited rides wristband for $20 — just be sure you save your helping of apple pie for after all of that spinning, whirling fun.

The Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair will run Aug. 23–28 2016. Ticket prices vary per event.

The fairgrounds are located at 1129 Charlevoix Ave. in Petoskey. For more information, visit emmetchxfair.org or call 231-347-1010.

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uicide Squad, the latest misguided super hero extravaganza from DC Comics and Warner Bros., is entirely terrible. That being said, if you go in with no expectations as to storyline, continuity or character development, you may not feel like you just wasted two hours of your life you’ll never get back. While Marvel Comics (and its parent company, Disney) have crafted fun, accessible cinematic worlds with their beloved properties, DC is still not sure what it wants to say. WB/DC has turned Batman and Superman into brooding killjoys that patrol a world far too severe for you and I. They craft films and stories desperate for your attention but that have nothing relatable to latch onto. And those lauded DC villains? Yawn. Even when you make them team up, the result is lackluster, and that’s just what happens here. After the death of Superman, the U.S. Government is concerned that the next “metahuman” that arrives on earth may not be as friendly as the Man of Steel was. Thus a conniving intelligence officer named Amanda Waller (played by the normally outstanding Viola Davis) decides our best defense is our most feared enemies: captured super-villains blackmailed into doing her bidding. These anti-heroes include the amiable hit man Deadshot (Will Smith) and the psychotic sex kitten Harley Quinn (Margo Robbie), the only characters you’ll actually remember. Save for the diehard DC fans, Suicide Squad is destined to languish forgotten in pop culture prison and no amount of do-gooding will ever grant it reprieve.

The latest film brought out of the Disney vault (see The Jungle Book and Alice Through the Looking Glass from this year alone) finds Disney delving into more obscure territory. Sure, the original 1977 animation/live-action hybrid Pete’s Dragon may hold a dear place in many people’s hearts, but with its goofy slapstick and trippy animation, I think we can safely agree that this isn’t exactly hallowed ground.

lovable, puppy-like self and get a palpable sense of Elliott and Pete’s profound bond and connection.

So in choosing a lesser work from the canon (fingers crossed that Summer Magic is up for a remake next), the filmmakers were liberated to make something entirely and wonderfully new that also manages to be marvelously timeless. Other than the basic framework of the relationship between a boy and a dragon, nothing is the same. And in a real twist, there wasn’t even the expected modern pop update of the Oscar-nominated song “Candle on the Water.”

Grace takes the bewildered Pete home with her, to her fiancée (Wes Bentley) and his daughter who is around Pete’s age. No one can quite figure out how Pete survived all that time out there on his own, but his descriptions of his friend Elliott match remarkably with the tall tales her father (a soulful and perfectly cast Robert Redford) has long told her about seeing the legendary Millhaven dragon.

Director David Lowery — oddly enough, with pretty much only the Sundance indie Ain’t Them Body Saints to his name — was influenced more by non-Disney family classics like The Red Balloon and E.T.: The ExtraTerrestrial (both of which receive loving, subtle nods in the film) than the Disney original he was adapting. And in doing so he captures the innocence and wonder of childhood in a manner not even Spielberg himself has been able to achieve of late. In fact, I would go so far as to say that Pete’s Dragon is everything this summer’s Spielberg-helmed The BFG wanted to be but wasn’t.

Yet even with these other influences, the end result manages to something more true to Disney ideals than to recent Disney releases: a warmhearted, loving and genteel throwback to family adventure films like they just don’t make anymore — or, perhaps more fittingly, as we want to remember them.

Pete’s Dragon opens with a very dark moment: a young boy and his parents are on a car trip in the Pacific Northwest when a deer jumps out and causes an accident that claims the parents’ lives. But out of this darkness comes light in the form of an awe-inspiring dragon that swoops in to protect lone survivor Pete.

And so begins one of the most compelling and believable human/CGI creature relationships I’ve ever seen. Jumping forward six years, after witnessing only a few interactions, you’ll immediately fall for Elliott the dragon’s clumsy,

But this state of blissful fun in the forest can’t last, and the outside world is encroaching in on them; their neck of the woods becomes the target of a local lumber mill, and Pete is discovered by Park Ranger Grace Meacham (a glowing Bryce Dallas Howard).

What follows is all a bit dorky and predictable, but that is what makes it so darn charming. There’s not an ounce of cynicism here, nothing hip or flashy, no hyperactive comedic relief, no real villain, no frenetic pop culture references. The film so eschews modern kiddie-flick tropes, it’s deliberately set in an anachronistic time period that is at once both modern and nostalgic.

This also is a film not in a rush to tell its story, but it’s never boring. There’s spectacle, thrills, majesty and, yes, fire (this is the story of a dragon, after all), yet it’s the quiet moments — like those between the ever-exceptional Redford and Howard — that prove most bewitching.

And in the forest, there’s a stillness that achieves an almost Terence Malick-like poetic-ness and reverence (words I never thought I’d type in a review for a family film) that wordlessly envelope you in this wondrous world.

It even manages to subtly squeeze in an environmental message. And all of the action is set to a soundtrack of lovely folk melodies that perfectly complements the film’s mood.

Pete’s Dragon is so squarely beautiful, tenderly wise and imaginatively earnest that for 90 minutes I cast aside the trappings of modern life, gave into the sentimentality, and just truly believed. Sweet and simple, this character-driven story with strong values makes for one incredibly well-made family film that both kids and adults will cherish for a long time to come, a sighting at the Cineplex almost as rare as a dragon these days.

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ecause two of the people I’m closest to consider Ghostbusters to be the most defining text of their lives, I was acutely aware of people’s nervousness that this reboot would be terrible. Not terrible because of the baldfaced misogyny that pissants on the internet have been spouting about it, but terrible because it just seemed tacky and sad to remake the movie at all. But seeing that it was helmed by Bridesmaids director Paul Feig and blessed by our Ghostbusters forefathers, I was excited to see a movie with some of my favorite female comedians in a story that has absolutely nothing to do with them being female. So whether you’re someone like me, or someone like my Ghostbusterobsessed compatriots, you can rest easy, because the new Ghostbusters is tremendous. It is funny, smart, and fun. Fun. Something that armchair directors seem to forget was the main component of the original 1984 version. And while there are plenty of great callbacks to the original film, the real joy comes from the four new main characters themselves. Kristen Wiig is quirky but restrained, and you grow along with her as the film progresses; Melissa McCarthy is the heart, the Dan Aykroyd stand-in, confident and full of wonder at what they are accomplishing; Leslie Jones is the no-nonsense bedrock; and Kate McKinnon gives the film its irreverent, Bill Murrayesque boost. Her performance is one of pure, bizarre joy.

McKinnon is a curve ball no one saw coming. She alone is a reason to watch the film. She’s the reason to see the sequel.

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I reflected on this while reading your recent column about how women often wake up after casual sex wanting more from a guy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even a guy they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want. But I personally know two women who prefer casual sex.

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Understanding what allows the Samantha type to escape this takes separating the women who have casual sex from those who feel okay about it afterward.

Women have casual sex for various reasons.

For some, it seems the feminist thing to do â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to prove they can do anything a man can do, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working on an oil rig or dragging home strangers for a little nail-and-bail.

Townsend notes that women hook up because they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready for a relationship, because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to punch up their sex skills, or â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as with rock groupies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to get some small piece of a guy they know is out of their league.

Other women see hookups as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;free candy!â&#x20AC;? they can use to lure some unsuspecting man into the relationship van.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a widespread belief, even held by some researchers, that higher testosterone levels in women mean a higher libido, but testosteroneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in female desire is like that Facebook relationship status: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complicated.â&#x20AC;? Research by clinical psychologist Nora Charles, among others, suggests that â&#x20AC;&#x153;factors other than â&#x20AC;Ś hormonesâ&#x20AC;? are behind which women become the Princess Shag-a-lots.

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Personality seems to be one of those factors.

In looking at whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called â&#x20AC;&#x153;sociosexualityâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what sort of person has casual sex â&#x20AC;&#x201D; psychologist Jeffrey A. Simpson finds that extraversion (being outgoing, exhibitionistic, and adventure-seeking), aggressiveness, and impulsivity are associated with greater willingness to have an uncommitted tumble.

However, once again, all the reasons a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more likely to have casual sex donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop her from getting tangled up in feelings afterward. The deciding factor seems to be where she falls on what the late British psychiatrist John Bowlby called our â&#x20AC;&#x153;attachment system.â&#x20AC;?

According to Bowlby, how you relate in close relationships â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;securely,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;anxiously,â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;avoidantlyâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; appears to stem from how well your mother (or other primary caregiver) sussed out and responded to your needs and freakouts as an infant.

If she was consistently responsive (but not overprotective), youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably â&#x20AC;&#x153;securely attached,â&#x20AC;? meaning you have a solid emotional base and feel you can count on others to be there for you. This allows you to be both independent and interdependent.

Being â&#x20AC;&#x153;anxiously attachedâ&#x20AC;? comes out of having a caregiver who was inconsistently there for you (perhaps because they were worn thin) or who was overprotective. This leads to fear and clinginess in relationships (the human barnacle approach to love).

And finally, being â&#x20AC;&#x153;avoidantly attachedâ&#x20AC;? is a response to a cold, rejecting caregiver -- one who just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all that interested in showing up for you. Not surprisingly, perhaps to avoid risking all-out rejection by being too demanding, the avoidantly attached tend to adapt by becoming people who push other people away.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s avoidantly attached women who social psychologist Phillip Shaver and his colleagues find can have casual sex without emotional intimacy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, in fact, tend to see their â&#x20AC;&#x153;discard after usingâ&#x20AC;? attitude as a point of pride. (It sounds better to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sexual shopaholicâ&#x20AC;? than a person with unresolved psychological problems.)

Other women â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a really chilly caregiver â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are likely to have that â&#x20AC;&#x153;sense of lossâ&#x20AC;? you feel after casual sex. As Townsend notes, female emotions evolved to act as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;alarm systemâ&#x20AC;? to push women to go for male â&#x20AC;&#x153;investmentâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that guy whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go to the ends of the earth for youâ&#x20AC;Ś and actually come back afterward instead of growing a beard, getting a passport in a fake name, and starting a new life in some remote Japanese fishing village.

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of those rapid-fire, adjust-on-the-fly, thinkon-your-feet, go-with-your-gut times for you -- a head-spinning, endorphin-generating, eyepleasing, intelligence-boosting phase when you will have opportunities to relinquish your attachments to status quos that don’t serve you. Got all that, Cancerian? There’ll be a lot of stimuli to absorb and integrate -- and luckily for you, absorbing and integrating a lot of stimuli will be your specialty.

I’m confident of your ability to get the most of upcoming encounters with cute provocations, pleasant agitation, and useful unpredictability. One more tip: Be vigilant and amused as you follow the ever-shifting sweet spot.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): At the risk of asking

too much and pushing too hard, my Guerrilla Prayer Warriors have been begging God to send you some major financial mojo. These fierce supplicants have even gone so far as to suggest to the Supreme Being that maybe She could help you win the lottery or find a roll of big bills lying in the gutter or be granted a magic wish by an unexpected benefactor.

“Whatever works!” is their mantra. Looking at the astrological omens, I’m not sure that the Prayer Warriors’ extreme attempts will be effective. But the possibility that they will be is definitely greater than usual. To boost your odds, I suggest you get more organized and better educated about your money matters. Set a clear intention about the changes you’d like to put in motion during the next ten months.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I hope you are not

forlorn, shivery, puzzled, or obsessive right now -- unless being in such a state will mobilize you to instigate the overdue transformations you have been evading. If that’s the case, I hope you are forlorn, shivery, puzzled, and obsessive. Feelings like those may be the perfect fuel -- the high-octane motivation that will launch your personal renaissance. I don’t often offer this counsel, Libra, so I advise you to take full advantage: Now is one of the rare times when your so-called negative emotions can catalyze redemption.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): From what I can

tell, your vigor is peaking. In recent weeks, you have been sturdy, hearty, stout, and substantial.

I expect this surge of strength to intensify in the near future -- even as it becomes more fluid and supple. In fact, I expect that your waxing power will teach you new secrets about how to wield your power intelligently. You may break your previous records for compassionate courage and sensitive toughness. Here’s the best news of all: You’re likely to be dynamic about bestowing practical love on the people and animal and things that are important to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The odds

are higher than usual that you will be offered a boost or promotion in the coming weeks. This development is especially likely to occur in the job you’re doing or the career plans you’ve been pursuing. It could also be a factor at work in your spiritual life.

You may discover a new teacher or teaching that could lift you to the next phase of your inner quest. There’s even a chance that you’ll get an upgrade on both fronts. So it’s probably a good time to check on whether you’re harboring any obstacles to success. If you find that you are, DESTROY THOSE RANCID OLD MENTAL BLOCKS WITH A BOLT OF PSYCHIC LIGHTNING. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The cosmos seems to be warming up to your charms. The stinginess it displayed toward you for a while is giving way to a more generous approach. To take advantage of this welcome development, you should shed any fear-based beliefs you may have adopted during the recent shrinkage. For instance, it’s possible you’ve begun to entertain the theory that the game of life is rigged against you, or that it is inherently hard to play. Get rid of those ideas. They’re not true, and clinging to them would limit the game of life’s power to bring you new invitations. Open yourself up wherever you have closed down.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Are any of

your allies acting like they’ve forgotten their true purpose? If so, you have the power to gently awaken them from their trances and help them re-focus. Is it possible you have become a bit too susceptible to the influences of people whose opinions shouldn’t really matter that much to you? If so, now is a good time to correct that aberration. Are you aware of having fallen under the sway of trendy ideas or faddish emotions that are distorting your relationship with your primal sources? If so, you are hereby authorized to free yourself from their hold on you.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): Now would be

a favorable time to reveal that you are in fact a gay socialist witch who believes good poetry provides a more reliable way to understand reality than the opinions of media pundits -unless, of course, you are not a gay socialist witch, etc., in which case you shouldn’t say you are. But I do advise you to consider disclosing as much as possible of your true nature to anyone with whom you plan to be intimately linked in the future and who is missing important information about you. It’s high time to experiment with being more completely yourself.

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