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JUNE PERFORMANCES Thursday, June 23 Steve Miller Band Tuesday, June 28 Jackson Browne JULY PERFORMANCES July 1 & 2 Romeo & Juliet Interlochen Shakespeare Festival Sunday, July 3 World Youth Symphony Orchestra with JoAnn Falletta Monday, July 4 The Glenn Miller Orchestra Tuesday, July 5 The Capitol Steps July 5, 6 & 7 Circle Mirror Transformation Interlochen Shakespeare Festival Friday, July 8 Kyle Abraham/Abraham. In.Motion July 8 & 9 Romeo & Juliet Interlochen Shakespeare Festival

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Saturday, July 9 An Evening with Sarah Jarosz Sunday, July 10 World Youth Symphony Orchestra with JoAnn Falletta Monday, July 11 The King’s Singers Wednesday, July 13 Tears for Fears

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Thursday, July 14 Béla Fleck & Chris Thile Friday, July 15 Brandi Carlile and Old Crow Medicine Show Sunday, July 17 World Youth Symphony Orchestra with Christopher Rountree Monday, July 18 Gregg Allman & Peter Frampton Tuesday, July 19 An Evening with HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS Sybarite5 “Look Back, Move Forward” Saturday, July 23 Interlochen “Collage” Sunday, July 24 World Youth Symphony Orchestra with Joshua Weilerstein and Zuill Bailey Monday, July 25 Kris Bowers Tuesday, July 26 An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band Wednesday, July 27 Rick Springfield “Stripped Down” Friday, July 29 Jay Leno Saturday, July 30 Lindsey Stirling Sunday, July 31 World Youth Symphony Orchestra with Carlos Kalmar and Conrad Tao

What is interest is that these millennials were a mix of stereotypes: gay, straight, etc. What they had in common when the tragic interviews aired was a camaraderie of caring for each other, the joy of being together, the love that comes in friendship.

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Dancing is an expression of joy, fueled by Crime and Rescue Map.......................................7 music, pretty normal social activities to A Tour of Northern Michigan’s Nonprofits..........10 express happiness. Region’s Book Events Flourish..........................13 Secrets of The Antique Hunters .......................14 Judge not but love Isn’t that was Jesus did? Changing It Up at the SOBO Arts Festival..........16 See the perfect good in humanity; it is our High-tech Treasure Hunt..................................19 healing power. Love one another. Elk Rapids Vibrant, Growing.............................20 Lois Bedtelyon, Interlochen Nathan Scherrer’s Behind the Screen Life.........21 Seen...............................................................22

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Columnist Tom Kachadurian’s recent fit to slash out at the world of science and scientists is just another example of his profound ignorance and shallowness. His previous efforts to address substantive issues have also proven to be beyond his grasp. This latest trashing of climate change science and evidence is just more of the same. As for his past record, he has mocked gays and lesbians, denigrated women and feminist concerns, disingenuously praised school teachers and then disparaged them for their curriculums, methods and union membership, has shilled for anti-gun control, dismissed the unfortunate poor

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Love Wins

Wow! Donald Trump scares me! He is a nasty individual who has the one thing that makes him dangerous…money! If he becomes president, the U.S. will be completely destroyed. It is already in serious trouble. I cannot believe how much the world continues to evolve into a hate-filled existence; I feel a very deep sadness. All the struggles, the fight for equality, peace, human dignity, basic human rights, is in a serious downward spiral. It can make one feel powerless. Yet if we focus upon appreciating our true strengths… love, compassion, respect…we can unite our hearts. Unity is the key! Love wins! Let love shield us from the darkness of the evil in this world. For it strengthens our resolve to survive! Rene’ Jeffries, Traverse City

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Fifty more gunned down. They say it was a gay bar. Remember “saloons” had a connotation of a specific “type” of entertainment. Today, bars are simply social meeting places for all walks of life.

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By Scott Hardy

Stop Shouldering the Pain – Learn about Shoulder Arthroplasty Are you living with shoulder pain? Orthopedic Surgeon Christopher Chuinard, MD, will discuss shoulder arthroplasty, a well-established surgery technique that restores comfort and function to the shoulder. Dr. Chuinard has been trained on this technique, as well as total reverse shoulder replacement for people with a severely damaged rotator cuff, arthritis, or complex fractures. Christopher Chuinard, MD Orthopedic Surgeon

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Transparency….it’s the latest media buzzword when chastising elected officials for not transacting all discussion and deliberations in public. Many local cities, counties, and school boards have been either chastised or burned recently by being — or not being — “transparent.” I find this ironic, given that the premise behind a representative democracy revolves around electing a board member or president and then allowing those representatives to discuss, debate, and ultimately decide on issues that affect their citizens. If we disagree with those decisions, we then have every right to vote those officials from office. We also have every right to weigh in with our opinions on the issues. What we should not expect is that every issue before an elected body not only be debated but resolved in public.

Nowhere does this come to light any more clearly than when discussing local developments in Traverse City. A recent editorial in a local media outlet chastised Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) for “proposing” to construct a new administration building directly on the heels of closing three elementary schools. Though seemingly an innocent flip of a phrase, that reporting and the subsequent editorial distorted what was really taking place in discussions between TCAPS, Grand Traverse County, and the City of TC. In an effort to be “transparent,” this group openly discussed options that could: • Save the district from investing as much as $1.0 million dollars in an antiquated, existing Boardman Street building.

• Save on construction costs for Glenn Loomis Montessori that has been on the reconstruction schedule for three years by combining the two projects into one and placing the current Glenn Loomis for sale. • Benefit the taxpayers by putting the Boardman admin building on the tax rolls and spurring potential investment on the 14th Street corridor, which is a priority for the city. • Potentially free up TCAPS’ 13th street property for sale and reuse as workforce housing as that property might no longer be needed. • Explore if retrofitting any of TCAPS’ other facilities (Sabin, Bertha Voss, Interlochen, etc.) could work for administrative use.

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The same general concern exists with the discussion of “tall buildings” on Front Street. The lack of transparency by critics Grant Parsons and Al Quick cast doubt on their objectivity. (Note: In one more concession to transparency, I disclose that I serve with developer Erik Falconer on the TCAPS School Board and I know developer Joe Sarafa.)

We also have every right to weigh in with our opinions on the issues. What we should not expect is that every issue before an elected body not only be debated but resolved in public.

• Save TCAPS from spending needless and inefficient energy dollars to operate twice the amount of space they actually need.

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city limits. Is it fiscally responsible to consider selling the Boardman property while its value may be at its highest and while there are incentives (Brownfield, TIF, etc.) available for a new developer? Both the city and the county have been gracious with their time and ideas to help TCAPS discuss how this portion of the 8th street corridor could develop.

That “transparent” discussion also looked at today’s market for housing within the

Mr. Quick, whose wife, Brenda, is the organizer of a petition drive to end “tall” buildings in TC, wants us to revise the Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) process to allow for more intervention by the public. He has accused the planning and city commissions of ignoring or stifling public comment. But those I have met and discussed this issue with are neither frustrated nor have they lost confidence in our elected, or appointed, officials. If they do lose confidence in those officials, the time to deal with them is at the next election. And there is not one shred of empirical evidence to support Grant Parsons’ claim that school operations suffer when developers use taxpayer funded incentives. In fact, school operations are funded through a foundation allowance from the School Aid Fund of slightly over $7,000 per student in public school classrooms. The vast majority of school operations depend on this student head count, which is declining. One major reason for the decline is young northern Michigan families moving away because they cannot find find affordable/workforce housing, the same proposed affordable housing that Mr. Parsons opposes because it lacks “small town character.” Let’s do young families in Traverse City a favor: Provide workforce housing. Let’s do taxpayers in Traverse City a favor: Encourage density in development. Let’s do developers a favor: Provide tangible rules and objectives we will adhere to. Let’s also do our elected officials a favor: Let them explore options without criticizing the fact they are discussing them. Scott Hardy is a current TCAPS board member as well as a member of the Grand Traverse County Planning Commission. He is a lifelong Traverse City resident and a past member of the Traverse City Commission, Downtown Development Authority, and City Planning Commission.

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State and tribal wildlife officials hope to return a legendary fish to Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Little River Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians announced an initiative to bring back the Arctic Grayling to the streams of northern Michigan. The species vanished a century ago amid over fishing and habitat destruction. The Manistee River watershed will be the first target for reintroduction. The initiative was announced at the Natural Resources Commission June 9 meeting in Gaylord and is proposed to be part of next year’s Inland Trout Management Plan. Grayling are slate blue and feature a sail-like dorsal fin; in the lower 48 states, they were native only to Michigan and Montana.

bottomsup The Espresso Ginger at Brew Mayan Magic is an espresso blend from local roaster Higher Grounds Trading Company. It combines beans from Guatemala, Sumatra and Ethiopia into a coffee with notes of cocoa and tart cherry. Brew Coffeehouse and Cafe coldbrews Mayan Magic, combining it with Seagram’s ginger ale for an unusual and refreshing summer drink they call The Espresso Ginger, served up slightly frothy and icy cold in a Mason jar and garnished with a slice of lemon. Brew calls this drink “a match made in Heaven,” and both coffee lovers and ginger ale fans likely will agree. Available at Brew Coffeehouse and Cafe, 108 E. Front St. in downtown Traverse City. (231)-946-2739. — Kristi Kates

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Fabulous fireworks will be shot from a barge over the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix on Sat., June 25 at dusk during the East Jordan Freedom Festival. Synchronized to music, the best viewing location is downtown East Jordan in Memorial Park, The Marina Docks, The Old Boat Launch & Bridge Area. For a full schedule of events for the festival that runs June 21-26, visit eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

Up North Pride Coming to Front Street

Hometown celebrities Carter Oosterhouse and Amy Smart are slated to be grand marshals for this year’s Up North Pride Parade in Traverse City. The parade takes place at noon June 25 beginning at Little Fleet at Front and Wellington streets and caps a week full of pride events. Many of the events, including the parade, are family friendly. It’s the third year the celebration has taken place, organized by the nonprofit Up North Pride and The Michael Chetcuti Foundation.

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Great Tastes in The Village Sampling life’s pleasures

DOING SOMETHING spectator by stephen tuttle It’s likely we will do nothing. Absolutely nothing. Politicians will yammer, committees will be formed, legislation will be introduced and, in the end, we will do nothing.

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SHOP Locally-owned stores with unique products and excellent service.

TASTE Some of the best foodie stops in Traverse City: fine food, coffee, bread, sweets, award-winning local wines and Saturday Farmers Market.

EXPLORE Beautiful parks and hiking trails, and guided historic tours, including NEW PHOTO TOURS: click to www.thevillagetc.com/tours!

Traverse City Wine & Art Festival Music, food and great wine: Saturday, June 25, 4–9pm Go to traversecitywinefestival.com for tickets Open Mic Night Mondays 6-9pm Live Music Fridays 6-9pm

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We’re very good at the post-massacre activity: The spontaneous memorial to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub tragedy, featuring the requisite teddy bears, flowers and candles, grew within hours. The candlelight march/vigils and the non-denominational memorial services followed. A committee soon will be formed to decide on a fitting and permanent memorial to the victims so we will “never forget.”

Then shouldn’t we at least prevent these terrorists from getting guns? How? This American-born murderer was interviewed more than once by the FBI, found to be guilty of nothing, and sent on his way. The FBI simply does not have the personnel to monitor every cranky individual. It can't arrest someone for being angry, stupid or radical, nor can it prevent that person from legally obtaining weapons.

There will be dot-connecting aplenty, as there always is, not to mention the pointing of fingers.

Then why don’t we crack down on Muslims, put them all under surveillance? Because the vast majority of mass shooters aren’t Mus-

We clearly have people who need help but politicians without the will to make it happen. An expansion of the system might divert some from a murderous choice. Congressional hearings will be held, giving politicians valuable air time but finding no solution of any consequence. Families of the victims will form some kind of organization dedicated to preventing it from happening again. But happen again it surely will. Over and over. This is the 15th time in his presidency that Barack Obama has stepped to the podium to decry a mass shooting. He only shows up for the big ones; shootings happen with such frequency that the majority don’t even make the evening news, much less attract the attention of the White House. (We say nothing at all about the 31 people, on average, murdered every day by gunfire.) We all wonder why nothing can be done to stop the next one. Surely there must be something. What?

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club could have stopped the madness. (He will conveniently ignore the fact that an armed, offduty police officer was there, engaged the madman in a gun battle, and was unable to prevent the mayhem.)

Hillary Clinton has suggested banning assault rifles. But such a ban would accomplish nothing unless it prohibits all semi-automatic long guns. It’s only cosmetics that make assault rifles look so fearsome. The same basic weapon — same ammunition, same muzzle velocity, same semi-automatic action, same magazines, same killing power — can also exist in a form that looks like an average hunting rifle, wood stock and all. Such a ban doesn’t even include all the semi-automatic handguns. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) estimates there are between 270 million and 310 million guns already in circulation, a number that includes millions of so-called assault weapons. So even if we stopped the sale of all guns tomorrow, we won't have solved much. And for every Clinton suggesting gun restrictions there will be those on the other side demanding more gun freedom. Wayne LaPierre, the National Rife Association’s Merchant of Violence, will insist that armed people inside the

lims at all; they’re young, white, middle-class American men. We don’t call them terrorists because they don't have a political agenda, but their victims are just as dead, surviving families just as shattered. There are a couple of things we actually could do that would at least help a little. First, we could shore up and expand our behavioral health system. Those working in the field do so under crushing caseloads and diminishing resources; the so-called safety net is more holes than net. We clearly have people who need help but politicians without the will to make it happen. An expansion of the system might divert some from a murderous choice. It would also help to find a constitutional way for the behavioral health and law enforcement communities to coordinate useful information. We have to figure out a better way to keep at least legally purchased guns out of the hands of the unstable people who want them. Some of them, anyway. Second, it’s time to get the hateful speech and terrorist recruitment off social media and the internet. This is not a free speech issue. The First Amendment says, “The government [writer’s emphasis] shall make no law … ” The private sector can and regularly does abridge all manner of speech. The notion that the internet should run wild and free is nice but outdated. Sites and messages that assist in recruiting terrorism, and encourage people to kill the rest of us, should be removed and blocked. We’ll never block them all, but making someone work a little harder to find his hate fix would be worth it. We have among us deranged people who need help but aren't getting it, who can be encouraged to kill with a few keystrokes, and who easily can buy guns. If we’re going to do something, let’s start there.

Crime & Rescue “WIG OUT” LEADS TO CHARGES A man who wigged out at a gas station drew the attention of police and ended up jailed on drug charges. The clerk at the Admiral gas station at Front and Barlow streets called 911 at just past midnight June 12 to say that a man in the parking lot was “wigging out,” said Traverse City Police Chief Jeffrey O’Brien. As officers headed to the call, they learned from dispatchers that the suspect was wanted on a warrant for failing to pay fees in a 13th Circuit Court case. When they attempted to arrest the 43-yearold Grawn man, he took off, leading to a short foot chase during which the suspect attempted to hide a small bag, O’Brien said. The officers soon had the suspect handcuffed and retrieved the bag, which contained $4,500 in cash, 1.6 grams of methamphetamine, 6.5 grams of marijuana, and some heroin and cocaine that was packaged for sale. The man faces charges of resisting arrest and possession with intent to deliver drugs. MAN MAKES CAMPER UNHAPPY A man was jailed after he made a drunken disturbance at the Traverse City State Park. A park guest heard noises outside his camper and spotted a 39-year-old Harrison man snooping around near his car, possibly planning to break in, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said. The man, who was camping with his family, called police at 1:30am after the prowler attempted to enter his camper and became aggressive. When deputies arrived they found the suspect in a nearby car eating a Hot Pocket. He had a blood alcohol level of .26. BUST MADE IN SMASH AND GRAB Police arrested a man suspected of smashing a convenience store window and grabbing 11 cartons of Marlboro Lights. Manistee County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Kaleva EZ-Mart June 12 at 2am where surveillance video showed a man in a Star Wars hoodie and white shoes commit the crime and flee on foot. Evidence took deputies to a home on Highbridge Road in Maple Grove Township where they interviewed a 19-year-old Kaleva man who was arrested after he confessed to two other break-ins. Deputies took foot impressions and seized tennis shoes, a sweatshirt and a mallet. WOMAN INJURED IN CRASH A woman was pinned in her vehicle after she crashed into some trees. The 67-year-old was driving on South Good Harbor Trail when she veered across the road and struck several trees, Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies said. Firefighters from Cedar and Leland helped free the woman from her vehicle and she was taken to Munson Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries. The crash happened June 15 at 2:37pm in Centerville Township. The woman was cited for careless driving.

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WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY A man called police when he found a stubborn and intoxicated woman in his home. The man told Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies that the woman refused to leave; the 33-year-old Traverse City woman told police that she was at the Garfield Township residence after 11pm June 11 to check on the wellbeing of a cat. Deputies arrested the woman for illegal entry and a probation violation. The woman had a blood alcohol level of .19. METH HOUSE BUSTED Police got a tip and arrested four people at a house that was used to make methamphetamine. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s interdiction team, the Traverse Narcotics Team and state police raided a home in Long Lake Township on June 14. They pulled over a car as it left the residence and arrested a 27-year-old St. Ignace woman and a 28-year-old Traverse City woman on warrants; inside, they arrested two Traverse City men, ages 28 and 29. Investigators called the state police meth response team to the house after they found large amounts of the volatile chemicals used to make the drug and the four suspects will likely each face drug charges. CAR-DEER CRASH INJURES MAN A man survived a motorcycle crash with a deer. The 57-year-old Charlevoix man was headed west on Boyne City Road in Hayes Township when a deer ran across the road at 1pm June 11, Charlevoix County Sheriff’s deputies said. The man was unable to avoid a collision and he crashed his 2006 Harley Davidson. The man was taken to McLaren Northern Michigan where he was treated and released.

WOMAN CRASHES NEAR BAR A woman was arrested after she crashed into a parked car near a bar and minutes later crashed again on a quiet neighborhood street. Traverse City Police Chief Jeffrey O’Brien said the 35-year-old Traverse City woman was spotted by a bouncer at Side Traxx driving badly as she attempted to turn around in an alley and crashed into a parked car and drove away June 11 at just before 11pm. Minutes later, police were called when the suspect crashed into a car, causing it to crash into another car on Bates Street near Oakdale Drive. The woman was arrested for drunk driving, driving under the influence of drugs, and assault for fighting with an officer as she received medical attention.

returned him to prison. Detectives investigated for eight months with the help of state police computer crime specialists and they executed search warrants at residences and for social media accounts and a cell phone, according to a press release. The case led to 13 new felony counts against Walter, who is charged as an habitual offender. Walter was sentenced to 18 months to four years in prison for a sex offense in Kalkaska County in 2014.

CHARGES: MAN SOLICITED GIRLS Police arrested a man suspected of targeting underage girls on Facebook. Benzie County Sheriff’s deputies launched an investigation of John Robert Walter III in September. Investigators got a search warrant for Walter’s home; he was on parole for soliciting minors for immoral purposes and forbidden to access the Internet. Deputies arrested Walter and

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Government in Action! -- The Defense Department still uses 1980s-era 8-inch floppy disks on computer systems that handle part of America's "nuclear umbrella," including ballistic missiles. Also, according to a May report by the Government Accountability Office, systems using 1970s-era COBOL programing language are still used for key functions of the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service, among others (including Veterans Affairs, for tracking beneficiary claims). Agencies have reported recruiting retired employees to return to fix glitches in operating systems long since abandoned by Microsoft and others. -- In April, police in Boise, Idaho, told KAWO Radio that they will not relax the year-old ban on dachshund "racing" that was a traditional family entertainment highlight at the annual "Arena-Wiena Extravaganza" -- because all dog-racing in Idaho is illegal. The station had argued that the law intended to target only greyhound racing; that an exception had been carved out for popular dogsled racing (reasoning: individual dogs were not racing each other); and that, in any event, the "race" course was only about 40 feet long -- but reported that the authorities were "dead serious" about the ban. Can't Possibly Be True A watchdog agency monitoring charities revealed in May its choice for "worst" among those "helping" U.S. veterans: The National Vietnam Veterans Foundation raised more than $29 million from 2010 to 2014 -- but wound up donating about 2 cents of every dollar toward actual help. The other 98 cents went to administration and fund-raising. (Similarly troubling, according to the watchdog, is that the CEO of NVVF is a staff attorney at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.) More Adventures of the Easily Offended (1) A March video featured a black San Francisco State University woman angrily confronting a white student, accusing him of "cultural appropriation" because he was wearing his hair in dreadlocks. (2) A March fitness club ad pitch in Sawley, England, picturing an extraterrestrial with the caption, "And when they arrive, they'll take the fat ones first," was denounced by an anti-bullying organization as "offensive." (3) A May bus-stop ad for a San Francisco money lender ("10 percent down. Because you're too smart to rent") was derided for "ooz(ing) self-congratulatory privilege." Unclear on the Concept Gainesville, Florida, performance artist Tom Miller planned a public piece in a downtown plaza during May and June as homage

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App Nauseam In May, the Norwegian Consumer Council staged a live, 32-hour TV broadcast marathon -- a word-for-word reading of the "terms of service" for internet applications Instagram, Spotify and more than two dozen others, totaling 900 pages and 250,000 words of legal restrictions and conditions that millions of users "voluntarily" agree to when they sign up (usually via a mouse click or finger swipe). A council official called such terms "bordering on the absurd," as consumers could not possibly understand everything they were legally binding themselves to. (The reading was another example of Norway's fascination with "slow TV" -- the success of other marathons, such as coverage of a world-record attempt at knitting yarn and five 24-hour days on a salmon-fishing boat, mentioned in News of the Weird in 2013.)

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A TOUR OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S

NONPROFITS By Patrick Sullivan

What are northern Michigan’s priorities? That’s a hard question to answer, but a clue might lie in which nonprofits we chose to fund — and how much we choose to fund them.

We’ve compiled lists of the 10 largest nonprofits in Traverse City and Petoskey. The organizations are ranked based on annual income, as stated in the nonprofit’s most recent Form 990 filing to the Internal Revenue Service, according to records compiled by Guide star, a website that tracks nonprofits. In many cases, the largest nonprofits are hospitals and their affiliated entities. To make these lists more representative, we’ve grouped healthcare organizations together.

TRAVERSE CITY’S TOP 10

1 Munson Medical Center is Traverse City’s biggest nonprofit. Its income for 2014 was $524,796,006. But that’s just part of it. Numerous other Munson nonprofits are registered in Traverse City — there’s Munson Home Care ($16,747,371); Munson Medical Group ($9,822,533); Munson Healthcare Regional Foundation ($7,855,069); Munson Healthcare ($7,569,742); Munson Dialysis Center ($5,577,788); Munson Home Services ($5,416,005); Munson Mobile Imaging ($3,523,745); Munson Home Health ($2,402,219). For the sake of simplicity, we’ve also lumped into this category other health care-related nonprofits, like North Flight Inc., the air and ground ambulance service, which reported income of $9,100,657; Northwest Senior Resources Inc., a provider of services to help seniors remain independent ($9,597,459); Traverse City Health Clinic and Coalition, a primary care provider for people who are underserved ($6,086,422); and Northwest Michigan Health Services Inc., which provides medical and dental treatment for people who can’t afford it ($2,805,102).

2 Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency Inc., reported income of $17,929,502 in 2014. The agency serves low-income people in 10 counties “by linking services, re-

sources and opportunities.” It runs programs for low-income preschoolers, weatherizes houses, and provides housing and food assistance. It is funded primarily through government grants.

3 Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan Inc. reported income of $13,188,904 in 2014. Goodwill primarily operates with government grant money and program service revenue. The organization runs the Goodwill Inn in Traverse City, transition housing for people at risk of homelessness, and the Patriot Inn in Gaylord, which is the region’s only transitional home for veterans. It also runs several Goodwill retail stores. A separate but related nonprofit, Goodwill Homeless Services, with income of $747,085, runs an emergency homeless shelter.

The Oleson Foundation, a charitable family foundation, reported income of $7,275,787 in 2014. The Oleson Foundation donates money to nonprofits and projects throughout the region, from the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, to which it donated $5,000, to a trail system in Charlevoix, to which it donated $20,000. It also funded grants to pay for new restrooms at the Opera House, and funded a program to distribute child car seats to needy families.

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Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan Inc. reported income of $6,611,163 in 2014. Its mission is “to ensure the safety and well-being of children, youth, adults, and families in times of crisis, challenge, and life transition.” It runs foster care and adoption programs, offers counseling, and runs the Third Level Crisis Center and Pete’s Place Youth Shelter. Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan is funded through donations and government grants.

The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation reported income of $6,027,540 in 2014. GTRCF is an endowment dedicated to improving life in the five-county region around Traverse City. In 2013, it paid $5.8 million in grants to nonprofits across the spectrum from an endowment fund that began the year at $45 million.

The Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau reported income of $5,371,332 in 2013. The organization’s mission is to get people to visit the region. It is funded mainly through membership dues. It bought billboards, newspaper, radio and magazine ads to promote Traverse City, targeting Chicago; St. Louis; Cleveland; Columbus, Ohio; Fort Wayne and South Bend, Ind.; and parts of Ontario, Canada.

around since 1992 and, in 2013, funded grants to a wide array of causes. It awarded a $600,000 grant to West Shore Healthcare in Scottville and distributed smaller grants to causes focused on health care, child development, the arts and education.

The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy reported income of $5,119,293 in 2015. It raises money and receives grants to protect critical farmland and nature preserves.

The Grand Traverse Bay YMCA reported income of $4,940,806 in 2014, the year they opened a new fitness and pool center on Silver Lake Road southwest of Traverse City. Their mission is to promote healthy activities for youth and adults and they also strive to ensure that children learn how to swim. They operate on donations and membership dues.

The Paine Family Foundation reported income of $5,304,950 in 2014. The foundation has been

Not on the list of largest nonprofits, but interesting nonetheless: The Christ Cares for Kids Foundation of Traverse City reported just $334,119 in income in 2015, putting it far off the list in terms of income, but if the list was based on assets, the group would rocket up much higher. The foundation reported assets of over $38 million in 2015. It uses revenue from the fund to issue grants to conservative Christian organizations around the country.

PETOSKEY'S TOP 10

1 McLaren Northern Michigan reported income of $230,586,797 in 2014. Like Munson in Traverse City, this health care behemoth is by far the largest — especially if you group it with its affiliate organizations like Northern Michigan Hematology and Oncology ($18,485,655); Northern Michigan Medical Management ($14,119,034); the McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation ($6,015,982); the Cardiac Institute ($5,986,117). Another fundamental piece of the region’s health care, Allied EMS Systems Inc., reported income of $4,957,958.

on Wheels program, and provides transportation for seniors and disabled people. It is primarily funded through government grants.

The Crooked Tree Art Center reported income of $1,552,951 in 2015. The Petoskey-based arts promoter has been around since 1972 and recently expanded to Traverse City. It produces performances, stages visual arts exhibitions, and offers classes in art, music, dance and theater. Crooked Tree is funded through membership dues, government grants, and private contributions.

9 2 The Petoskey – Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation reported income of $4,999,570 in 2015. Its mission is to “improve the quality of life for all people in Emmet County” by connecting donors with needs and establishing a permanent source of nonprofit funding. It funded grants across a broad spectrum of groups in 2014. It funds scholarships, land conservancy, food pantries, historical societies and many more organizations.

3 The Walloon Lake Country Club had income of $2,949,686 in 2014. It is a private golf club funded through dues paid by its members. The Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan reported income of $2,665,302 in 2014. It provides support services for women and children in times of crisis. It runs a resale shop to help raise money for programs that aid victims of domestic violence and provide emergency shelter.

Petoskey–Bay View Country Club reported income of $1,257,696 in 2014. This is another private golf club funded through its members.

The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund Inc. reported income of $1,185,732 in 2014. This fund provides grants and offers workshops to protect water quality throughout the Great Lakes. It is funded through membership dues and private contributions. The group’s mission encompasses the entire Great Lakes. In 2013 it funded grants to the Bad River Watershed Association in Ashland, Wis.; the Friends of the Detroit River; the Kalamazoo Nature Center; the Yellowdog Watershed Preserve in Big Bay, Mich.; and Minnesota Trout Unlimited.

Not on the list of largest nonprofits, but interesting: the Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Center reported income of $68,116 in 2015. This card-playing club has been around since 2009, and it runs a clubhouse for people to play and learn bridge, and it hosts tournaments. It also has big assets; the nonprofit’s Form 990 estimates the value of real estate owned by the club is around a half million dollars.

AROUND THE REGION Cadillac’s biggest nonprofit is the behemoth Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, an entity that provides power to utilities around northern Michigan. It reported income of $376,476,436 in 2014. In Gaylord, the largest nonprofit is Otsego Memorial Hospital, followed by Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services Inc., an organization that uses government grant money and service fees to fund substance abuse treatment throughout northern Michigan and reported income of $16,524,430 in 2014. The largest nonprofit in Manistee is a relative newcomer: The Historic Vogue Theater of Manistee reported income of $1,400,902 million in 2014. A partner of the State Theatre in Traverse City, the Vogue nonprofit was launched in 2013 with the objective of restoring and operating the theater. That year the group received about a half million dollars in government grants and raised almost as much in private contributions. THERE IS A LOT MISSING FROM THESE LISTS … What’s perhaps most telling about the Top 10 lists is all of the groups that don’t make the cut. Northern Michigan has a rich and deep spectrum of nonprofit groups that impact the lives of the people who live and visit here in ways residents and visitors realize — and in ways they don’t. There are outdoor and athletic groups, such as the Traverse City Track Club, the Cherry Capital Cycling Club, Top of Michigan Trails Council, Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, and Norte Youth Cycling. There are cultural groups, like the Traverse City Film Festival, National Cherry Festival, the National Writers Series, the International Affairs Forum – Traverse City, the Blissfest Music Organization, and the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. And the region is home to many organizations dedicated to the Great Lakes and the health of the environments, such as Circle of Blue, Flow for Water, the Groundwork

Center, Freshwater Future, Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, the Leelanau Conservancy, the Little Traverse Conservancy, the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, SEEDS, the Walloon Lake Trust and Conservancy, and the Inland Seas Education Association. There are also many organizations that exist to address poverty and hunger and homelessness. SO, SO MANY NONPROFITS This rich array of nonprofits can be seen as a snapshot of who we are as a community. “It’s an indicator of why people move to Traverse City,” said Doug Luciani, CEO of TraverseConnect. “There’s no reason that a rural community like ours would have a symphony of the quality that we have … We know that we have relatively low wages — 78 percent of the state average — and we know that we have a high cost of living. So why do people move here? It’s the place.” Luciani said the region is at risk of having too many nonprofits. Some duplicate what others already do, siphoning away and splintering resources. “We have a great nonprofit culture, a great nonprofit tradition in the region, almost to a fault,” he said. NorthSky Nonprofit Network in Traverse City helps nonprofit startups navigate the strange world of complicated forms, but often their role is to discourage the establishment of new nonprofits. “We get a lot of calls on that, people wanting to start a new organization,” said Joe Liszewski, program director. “We really encourage people to take a look at what’s going on already.” NorthSky asks people to make sure there isn’t already a group that's doing something similar to what they want to do; it encourages them to volunteer at an existing group rather than start their own. In the 10-county region NorthSky serves, there are already 1,800 nonprofits, he said, and those make up 10 percent of the region’s workforce.

Harbor Hall Inc. reported income of $2,134,964 in 2014. It provides substance use disorder treatment services, mainly to people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford it. It also run’s a rehabilitation service and offers outpatient counseling. It is primarily funded through program service fees.

The Boyne Country Convention and Visitors Bureau reported income of $2,211,084 in 2015. It promotes the region as a tourist attraction and is funded primarily through membership dues.

The Friendship Centers of Emmet County reported income of $2,052,720 in 2015. The organization serves older residents to help them live healthy, safe and active lives. It provides home aids for seniors, runs a Meals

A DIFFERENT WAY TO GIVE

Brothers Cameron and Michael Clark envision a future where it’s so easy to donate to charities that worthy charitable organizations can give up fundraising and focus on their work. The brothers grew up in Beulah and watched their parents struggle to operate two clothing stores, the Village Shop for women and the Village Squire for men. As adults, they decided to start their own business to help small-town businesses and charities. Cameron Clark operates hometown-

giving.com from Beulah. It’s a website dedicated to connecting northern Michigan consumers with local businesses and nonprofits. Nonprofits can register for free on the site; businesses pay a small fee. Site visitors simply purchase gift certificates for people to either shop at one of the businesses listed or donate to a nonprofit. “If it’s a $100 gift, they can decide to spend some of it on some of the businesses or they can chose to give all or some of that money at local charities,” Cameron said. “It narrows it down so they can’t spend it at Walmart.”

In the year the site’s been up, Cameron estimates the site has funneled as much as $30,000 to charities. The site also accepts direct donations to charities. Cameron estimates that three-fourths of what’s been raised was donated directly. “I’ve learned that they do some awfully good work, but I’ve also learned that they spend an exorbitant amount of their time trying to raise funds just so that they can do the work that they’re designed to do,” he said. “Hometown Giving has helped them get away from that old model, but it’s going to take a while, because it’s got to catch on.”

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Region’s Book Events Flourish Through the Summer Months

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uying a few summer beach reads is fine for the casual book worm, but the dedicated book geek needs more. Lucky for you, literary events — including a singles mingle for book lovers in Gaylord — abound throughout the summer in northern Michigan. Dogear your calendar for these tome to-dos. National Writers Series The National Writers Series (NWS) features a strong lineup of events this summer. On June 30, Dr. Lucy Kalanithi will discuss “When Breath Becomes Air,” a memoir by her husband, Dr. Paul Kalanithi, who, when faced with terminal cancer, decided to repair his marriage, finish his medical training and become a parent — all of which he accomplished. The book has received rave reviews from the Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and many other publications and leading authors. It has been a fixture on The New York Times bestseller list since its release. On July 8 — during Cherry Festival Week — the National Writers Series brings husband-wife team Jim and Lynn (Bigelow) Kouf to town. Jim Kouf ’s most recent project includes the thriller Money Monster, a film directed by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell. Jim is also writer for the NBC hit drama Grimm, which Lynn produces. On Aug. 11, NWS hosts Eric Fair, a writer and former contract interrogator at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison. In his non-fiction book, “Consequence: A Memoir,” Fair has worked to reconcile his Christian values with the role he played in “enhanced interrogation techniques.” NWS events are held at City Opera House. Doors open at 6pm. Events begin at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased by calling 231-941-8082.

The NWS will also sponsor “Here: Say,” a storytelling class for kids ages 8–12 Aug. 22–25. For details, call 231-631-1551. Class size is limited to 10 participants.

ON THE BOOKSTORE CIRCUIT Horizon Books – Traverse City Horizon Books’ Traverse City location is sponsoring numerous events, especially on Saturdays, when typically a half dozen or more authors appear in two-hour stints, starting in the morning and running through much of the day. Saturday, June 25, Dick Kennedy and Jenifer Thomas (authors of “Ruf-Ruf & His Friends Go to the National Cherry Festival”) appear. They will be followed by an author signing by Stephanie Hittle (“Understanding When Others Don’t”). Then comes a memoir-writing workshop led by R.J. Fox, and a book signing by Robin Gaines (“Invincible Summers”). In addition, Horizon often hosts a kids story hour on Fridays. Consult Horizon’s website for details. Horizon’s schedule is particularly active during the Traverse City Film Festival, July 26–31. A few selected events include author signings on July 27 by Jan Doerfer (“I See a Bird! Birds and Birding for Kids and Their Families”) and Calvin Emerson (“Joy, Love and Peace”). The next day, two authors — Ron Robotham (“One-eyed Jack”) and Tom Carr (“Blood on the Mitten”) — will make presentations. During the rest of festival week, readers can meet such authors as Ingar Rudholm (“Traveling Circus”), Suzanne Shumway (“Effie Marten”), DeiAmor Verus (“Talk to God”), Brett Champan (“Ride with Me”), and Karl Manke (“The Scourge of Captain Seavey"). Brilliant Books – Traverse City Brilliant Books in Traverse City will host a book signing event for young-adult authors Laurie Elizabeth Flynn and Emily Martin on July 23. On Aug. 13, three authors of youngadult books will visit the store: Darcy Woods (“The Summer of Supernovas”), Cori Mc-

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Carthy (“You Were Here”), and K.A. Barson (“Charlotte Cuts It Out”). Northport – Dog Ear Books Dog Ear Books in Northport has four author events planned for the summer months: First, Kathleen Stocking, author of “The Long Arc of the Universe: Travels Beyond the Pale,” will hold a book signing on July 3. Then writer L. E. Kimball will read from “Seasonal Roads” on July 22. The next day, Lynne Rae Perkins will read from her latest work, “Frank and Lucky Get Schooled.” On August 13, Dog Ear Books has an appropriate tie-in to that day’s Northport’s Dog Parade: Michael Petty will discuss his book, “Dr. Petty’s Pain Relief for Dogs.” Gaylord – Saturn Booksellers Saturn Books in Gaylord will present Julie Lawson Timmer, author of “Untethered,” on June 22, followed by a Single Mingle Among the Books event on June 24. Dale Franz will read from his “Pigeon River County” on July 1. Sports writer Tom Stanton, author of “Terror in the City of Champions,” will visit Saturn Booksellers July 7. The next event of the summer will be a talk by Wade Rouse (“The Charming Bracelet”) on July 21, followed the next night by another Single Mingle Among the Books event. On July 23, Eleanor Brown, author of “The Light of Paris,” will have a book signing. For kids of all ages: There will be a midnight release of “Harry Potter and Cursed Child” on the evening of July 30 (Sunday morning). Travis Mulhauser, author of “Sweet Girl,” will visit the store on Aug. 3. Kevin Fury will discuss his latest novel, “Hawthorne,” part of the “Druid Spirit Chronicles,” on August 13. Robert Wangard will sign copies of his novel “Framed,” on Aug.20. And on September 1, Stephanie Clifford will discuss her bestselling book, “Everybody Rise.” Harbor Springs – Between the Covers On July 5, Between the Covers bookstore in Harbor Springs will host two events

for young readers: Spring Lake author Amy Young will speak at Rising Hope Riding Center about her book, “A Unicorn Named Sparkle.” The bookstore also will sponsor a launch party at the Harbor Springs Historical Society for “My Near Death Adventures: I Almost Died Again,” the second book in a two-book series by local writer Allison DeCamp. On July 30, Between the Covers will host the play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” For aspiring writers, authors, editors, booksellers and book sales representatives will hold an open forum on the publishing process on August 2. Petoskey – McLean and Eakin McLean and Eakin bookstore in Petoskey will host award-winning cookbook author Maureen Abood, June 30 for a discussion and cooking demonstration. That event will take place at the Carnegie Building. On July 6, sports historian Tom Stanton, co-founder of The Voice Newspapers in Detroit, will visit the bookstore. Bestselling author Eleanor Brown will present her latest novel, “The Light of Paris,” on July 22. In a special luncheon event on July 26, Peter Geye will discuss his latest novel, “Wintering,” which follows the story of “The Lighthouse Road.” In a special late-night event on July 30, the bookstore will present the next installment in the Harry Potter story, the tale of Harry and Ginny's son, Albus. Rounding out McLean and Eakin’s summer program on August 11, The New York Times bestselling author Jessie Burton will prevent her latest novel, “The Muse," which deals with two young women—a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain. Petoskey – Horizon Books On July 29, during Sidewalk Sale Weekend, Horizon Books’ Petoskey branch will host Brett Champan, author of “Ride with Me.” For a more complete schedule of these and other events, please visit bookstore websites.

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SECRETS OF THE ANTIQUE HUNTERS The art of sleuthing out unique antiques has become its own subculture movement, chronicled in such popular TV shows as American Pickers, where hosts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz travel the U.S. looking for rare items to sell in their antiques store. Books like Maureen Stanton’s "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-Market America" follow antique hunters on their quest for rare finds and great deals. What do these experts have in common? They follow an unofficial set of rules that improve their odds of success. Here, a few hints to help you on your next treasure hunt through northern Michigan: 1. DO YOUR HOMEWORK If you’re looking for something specific, go online the night before the market or sale and get more information on the object of your desire; find out what kind of current price range is fair to pay, and what some of the specifics are as far as materials, brand names, colors, etc. The more information you’re armed with, the better you’ll be able to negotiate.

ANTIQUE-LOVERS’ PARADISE

Returns to Petoskey

By Kristi Kates Ready your wallet and your walking shoes: The sprawling Antiques at the Fairgrounds is back in Petoskey — twice — and as always, it’ll be chock full of everything from artwork to furniture to unusual souvenirs. PAIR AT THE FAIR Dave Fraser is a longtime antiques dealer with over 30 years of experience, and he manages this year’s pair of Petoskey antiques shows with his wife, Lena, from their home in Torch Lake. “Petoskey’s been running this show for 22 years, and I took it over after Emmet County revamped the fairgrounds,” Fraser explained. “The show was at NCMC for four years, then I took it over. We have two shows this year — one the first week of July, and one the first week of August.” MIDWEST MOGULS Antiques at the Fairgrounds is a curated show, meaning not just anyone can show up and sell antiques. The dealers are vetted by Fraser and his crew to make sure there aren’t any reproductions or false antiques being sold. “We bring in over 170 big dealers from New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Florida — mainly folks from east of the Mississippi, plus some dealers from Texas,”

Fraser said. “There are four full buildings of dealers, and 14 group tents outdoors, with several dealers in each tent.” KEEPING IT REAL A wide variety of antiques are offered, with the focus on true antiques and repurposed antiques. No arts and crafts are allowed; antiques are the star and all are carefully displayed so buyers can get a great view of what’s available. “Some of these dealer’s booths are like a museum,” Fraser said. “It’s amazing how they get such a large amount of stuff set up and displayed so quickly. I don’t know how they do it. And I’m often awed by the condition of some of the pieces. Plus the dealers are really knowledgeable and can often tell you the history of the piece you’re looking at.” INDUSTRY TO COUNTRY The newest thing for collectors over the past couple of years has been the industrial look, Fraser said: “Everything from the industrial side of the 1930s — metal tables on wheels, lots of industrial light fixtures.” Furniture from Victorian to country-style is another big category, as are china dishes, high-end glass items, textiles and quilts, and both vintage costume and high-end jewelry. “You’ll also see a lot of outdoor furniture, especially wicker from the turn of the century,

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and metal furniture that I call hotel furniture — these wonderful old metal and enameled pieces from the ’40s and ’50s,” he said. Rustic cottage furniture is also popular with people who are looking to refurnish their cottage in the style of the era it was built. SOMETHING FOR ALL Artworks and decorative items are in full force at this market too. “Our dealers offer lots of paintings by artists from the 1910s to the 1970s,” Fraser said. “And you can also find a lot of architectural salvage pieces, like finials and newels or iron work.” And you’ll find plenty of unusual items, such as the 1930s outboard motors sold by one of Fraser’s dealers. “Another one carries these great Old Town canoes out of Maine,” he said. “But pretty much everything sells, in every category. You can spent a lot — some of our paintings go for up to $8,000 — or you can just pick up something great for five or 10 bucks.” The 2016 Antiques at the Fairgrounds events will be held July 2–3 and Aug. 6–7. Parking is free, admission is $5 per person for the weekend. Hours are Saturday 9am–5pm and Sunday 10am–4pm. Food available on site for purchase from Julienne Tomatoes (of Petoskey) and Bubba’s BBQ (of Wolverine). For more information visit antiquesatthefairgrounds.com.

2. ARRIVE EQUIPPED Sharp antique hunters always arrive with a few tools: a smartphone or notepad and pencil to take notes. A small flashlight in case you need to look inside something. And a loupe or magnifying glass to help identify tiny signatures, maker’s marks, or metal content. 3. BE EARLY What amateur antique hunters might not know is that all the best stuff goes fast — often the smartest pickers are already in the parking lot while dealers arrive to unload their trucks, well before the show’s even set up. 4. BE FRIENDLY Being friendly and talking to the dealers not only makes antiques shopping more fun but also it opens the flow of conversation to some potentially valuable information — the backstories of different objects and how they were acquired, for instance. And it allows you to form relationships that might lead you to other great finds later; one guy might not have what you’re looking for, but his pal on the other side of the market might, and if you’re nice, he might just send you over there with a personal referral. 5. DON’T HESITATE You found it, you love it — now buy it. Immediately. Bartering is one thing (see below), but if you walk away thinking you’ll come back later to buy something you love, there’s a good chance it won’t be there when you return. 6. HAGGLE! While you don’t ever want to insult a seller by offering too little on an item, most items are priced well above what the seller hopes to get. So unless money’s no object, feel free to make an offer on a find, or try to barter by offering to buy several items together if the seller will knock a small percentage off the overall bundled price.

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What Is It? Geocaching is best described as a real-world treasure hunting game. It happens in the great outdoors, and what you’re seeking are hidden waterproof containers that hold a logbook, pen or pencil, and Where Are Geocaches Found? various treasures. There are thousands upon thousands of geocaches hidden around When you find a geocache, you write your name in the logbook, and you may select a treasure item to keep (common geocache trea- the world and plenty right here in Northern Michigan. Geocache locations can be as diverse as sures, or swag, include unusual coins, CDs, books, in a park, on a hiking or horse trail, hidden or small trinkets such as action figures or ornamenalong a city street, buried in snow, or even tal buttons. Many geocachers also will leave an item underwater. Geocaches vary greatly in size behind as a trade and to mark that they were there. and appearance from micro-caches (think Also common in caches are disposable cameras film canister size) to mega-caches (a large finders can use to capture and leave a photo of themcachers camouflage lidded bucket, say). selves, as well as tiny takeaway gadgets called hitchtheir cache container Some cachers will even double-hide hikers, generally TravelBugs or GeoCoins that are a cache by putting it in a fake rock or holtrackable, enabling the person who placed the cache lowed-out log with a hidden compartment. to track how far his or her hitchhiker gets. Part of the fun is seeing how well cachers In addition to the traditional geocache treasures camouflage their cache container and, of described here, there are over a dozen variations, opening the container course, the grand reveal: opening the confrom puzzle games to webcam caches, in which the to see what’s inside tainer to see what’s inside and who’s already goal is to save a screen capture as proof of your findbeen at that particular location. ing the cache.

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ELK RAPIDS VIBRANT, GROWING By Ross Boissoneau Some people think of Elk Rapids as a sleepy little town just north of Traverse City — if they think of it at all, that is. As US-31 bisects the village’s two main business areas, those driving north or south might notice only the chamber of commerce office next to Elk Lake, with its enormous swan statue. If those driving past would stop in, they’d find that Elk Rapids is sleepy no more. Business is thriving, with several new additions over the past couple of years. One of those is Cedar Creek Interiors. The furnishing and design business originally opened in Elk Rapids as a complement to its Union Street location in Traverse City. Owner Kevin Graves and designer Kim Hooker found business so strong in Elk Rapids that they decided to pour all their energy into their location there and close up shop in Traverse. “I could feel the potential here. We had almost immediate results in terms of foot traffic,” said Hooker. Hooker credits local Realtor Kathy Wittbrodt for much of the town’s growth. Wittbrodt recruited Cedar Creek to move to the building her office is in, and she didn’t stop there. Now Graves and Hooker are unveiling a new design studio upstairs, across the hall from Sara Busby. She, too, recently moved from Traverse City to Elk Rapids, though for her it was a homecoming. Busby was the national president of the Kitchen and Bath Association in 2008. After that she relocated from Elk Rapids to Traverse City, thinking that would provide greater exposure. “Business (in Traverse City) was good. I have tons of work in Traverse City still, but I missed this area,” she said of Elk Rapids. “This town has a special charm. I started in the business 20-plus years ago in this building.” Wild Hare Rug Studio next door is another recent success story. Owner Michelle Mueller opened the shop two years ago. She has seen steady growth in her clientele and provides lessons for those interested in fiber arts; she is similarly excited by the town’s increasing vitality.

Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce President Tom Kern points to several other new shops, as well as continuing growth in sectors such as manufacturing, as evidence of the town’s vitality. “We’ve got new businesses downtown, women’s boutiques, a wine shop,” he said. Women’s clothing shops BelleAdora Boutique, Relish, Haystacks, and swimsuit seller Swim To You all now call Elk Rapids home. Even old businesses are new again. The Sweet Shop bakery was a community icon. When the owners sold it, they taught the new owner everything they knew, and now its new incarnation, The Flour Pot bakery, looks to continue that run. Cellar 152 is a gourmet deli and grocery that also sells kitchen items, unique art pieces and home accents. Stroll to the back, and you’ll find a wine bar and retail wine sales, while the rear deck features a view of the marina and music every Friday and Saturday. It also hosts beer samplings on Wednesday night and wine tasting on Thursdays. The building itself has been restored to showcase its original brick walls; manager Eric Ray noted that the bar is made from wood salvaged from the renovation. It’s not just new stores. Kern said manufacturing strength is also spurring growth. Companies like Burnette Foods, Short’s Brewing Company, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Traverse Bay Manufacturing, Elk Rapids Engineering, Specialty Silicon Fabrications, and Elk Lake Tools call the little Antrim County hamlet home, as do high-end cabinet manufacturers Wooden Hammer and Nowak Cabinets. Kern also points to the variety of eateries as another strength. Restaurants include Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen, Siren Hall, Chef Charles’ pizza, the Riverwalk Grille and Taproom, and Harbor Café. The Town Club is an Elk Rapids mainstay, which Kern calls a classic “burger and a beer” place. Brand new is The Local, on the east side of US-31. Owners Jamie and Drew Wentworth brought their years of experience in the restaurant and construction business respectively to their new endeavor. She holds forth in the kitchen, while he was in charge of refur-

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bishing the eatery. “I always told him I wanted to open our own place,” said Jamie during a brief break from cooking during a busy lunchtime. In addition to its long-running Harbor Days celebration, this year taking place Aug. 3–6, the town is also looking to additional events to draw visitors. “We have a car show the fourth Thursday of the month,” Kern said. “It’s not specific to British cars or muscle cars or anything — there’s everything under the sun: Ferrari, Porsche, a ’52 Plymouth.” Hooker’s enthusiasm is contagious, and she speaks for many when she talks about the town’s re-energized business atmosphere. “This is such a wonderful community,” she said. “I’m so happy. With the studio and showroom, we’re set for growth.” So the question “What’s new in Elk Rapids?” can be easily answered: Lots.

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for me — they’d give me lunch and sometimes gas money, even if I wasn’t scheduled for an actual job that day.” The producer started giving Scherrer bigger and bigger jobs. “As he was moving up, I was moving up with him,” Scherrer said. Scherrer became a coordinator, setting up accounts and making call sheets and maps of the set. He purposefully undercut the going rate to give himself a better shot. “I’d do two weeks of work for the amount of money most people would charge for one day,” Scherrer said. “It’s about putting yourself in the room and what you do with it.” Scherrer soon got moved up to production manager and was eventually asked by another director if he’d feel comfortable producing a small music video for an R&B and soul singer from London named Joel Compass. That video, for a track called “Back to Me,” won Best Music Video at SXSW (the South by Southwest Festival) and then went to the Cannes Film Festival. “That showed everybody that I could do it,” Scherrer said. Soon, he was co-producing videos for Kesha, then Justin Timberlake (for “Tunnel Vision”). The major-label artists soon started stacking up on Scherrer’s music videos list. He produced clips for Pharrell Williams, Walk the Moon, Skrillex, Rihanna, and The Weeknd. He also produced a Grammy Award–nominated clip for The Dead Weather’s “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” which also featured fellow Michiganian Jack White. And then his most challenging production yet: Beyonce’s “Formation” video. “The scope was so big on that one, and the time was sooo short,” Scherrer said. “We had to get it ready for the Superbowl, so it was three weeks of 22-hour days. But at the end, when a video comes out, and I realize people are watching it, it’s always such a surreal moment. Plus Beyonce is awesome to work with — it’s way more like a collaboration.” Scherrer’s collaborative spirit led him to launch his own production company, Freenjoy, along with two Northport friends, Jeff Kopchia and Jim Stannard. “They’re people I can trust, and they help keep me myself,” Scherrer said. “You’re not going to become a sellout when you’re with people you’ve been

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doing film projects with since you were 8 years old! Plus it drives you more, because all of you move up together.” It’s seems like Scherrer’s current status is a long way from when he was a production assistant barely making enough to pay his rent and buy macaroni and cheese, but in reality, that was only about four years ago. It shows what a person can do with extreme focus, although Scherrer admits that, for his particular field, no amount of focus would have made it possible for him to realize his dream in northern Michigan. He’s made the choice to live in Los Angeles full-time. “When I was going to school in Northport, it was back when Michigan still had the film incentive (Governor Snyder ended the Michigan Film Incentive last summer), so you could conceptually get out of school here and get a job in film,” Scherrer said. “Now … well. I’ll always go home to visit my family, but I couldn’t do what I do anywhere other than L.A.” Scherrer’s Freenjoy company is flourishing — his video projects accumulated 1.58 billion online views in 2015 — but he said he’s also moving past producing (executing other peoples’ video ideas) and getting more into the creative end as both producer and creative director. Next up: onstage tour video content for a major artist, and a massive fashion campaign. His venture to L.A. was a risk that’s definitely paid off. “You can’t think ‘What if it doesn’t work out?’” Scherrer said. “You just do what it takes to make forward movement every single day. You’ve got to go get it — no one is going to knock on your door and just give it to you.” For more information on Nathan Scherrer and his projects, visit freenjoy.com.

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NORTHERN SEEN 1 PCindy Mendham chats with Barb Hinzmann, Susan McGrew, and Sharon Szajnecki during Petoskey Chamber’s Business After Hours. 2 Doesn’t get better than a beach wedding in Cross Village for Eric, Emily (bride), Evan (groom), Kylie, Katie, Ashley, and Ryan. 3 Award winners Lori Feldpausch, Carrie Tebeau, and Anne Morningstar are all smiles at the new 1966: Remixed exhibit at Crooked Tree Arts Center Traverse City. 4 Hilary Turner, Nick Murray, and Emily Ladd enjoy a round during the 4th Annual Michigan Hard Cider Takeover at 7 Monks in Traverse City. 5 Liz and Kat Thorp grab free breakfasts at The Grain Train during Emmet County's 7th Annual Smart Commute Week. 6 Jordan Blodgett, Shelby Blodgett, Sarah Stankus and Silas Filan enjoy a soft opening party at the new Gaijin restaurant in downtown TC. 7 Christine Westmorland and Kerry Walter enjoy Boyne City's Restaurant Week at Red Mesa Grill. 8 Dan and Kara Guy at the Annual Downtown Traverse City Dinner, held at the City Opera House.

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KIDS FUN N’ SAFETY DAY: 10am-3pm, Lowes, TC. Featuring safety activities for kids of all ages, equipment demos, fire truck & ambulance tours, games & more.

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JUNIOR RANGER DAY/PICNIC IN THE PARK: Junior Ranger Day activities take place from 1-4pm at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Meet at the Dune Climb parking area for this free event. www.nps.gov/slbe

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KIDS FREE FISHING DAY: 9am-1pm, NMC, TC. nmc.edu

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TIBETAN SINGING BOWL CONCERT & MEDITATION: With Mark Handler. 7-9pm, Source, 120 S. Union St., TC. Info: source.tc

-------------------SUMMER SOLSTICE 40 MILE OVERNIGHT ULTRA RUN & 10K SUNRISE RUN: Starts at Higher Grounds Trading Co., GT Commons, TC. Info: onthegroundglobal.org

-------------------AN EVENING WITH MARTIN SEXTON: Featuring The Accidentals, Joe Wilson with Don Julin & Kevin Gills. Sexton brings his folk, blues, gospel & rock. 6:30pm, The Open Space, TC. Featuring a silent disco DJ dance party, paella in the park picnic & other food options, & more. Presented by Porter House. General admission, $25. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC BOOK LAUNCH & AUTHOR SIGNINGS: Starting at 10am. Info: horizonbooks.com

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FAMILY FUN DAY: Enjoy food, games, bounce houses, dancing, live music by the Scottville Clown Band & Willie and the Wannabes & more at Green Lake Township Park, Interlochen from 10am-9pm.

-------------------WINGS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN: Today includes the air show, with gates opening at 9am; opening ceremonies at noon; & aerobatic aerial performances, jets & vintage war birds performing & on display from 1-4pm. Held at Gaylord Regional Airport. Tickets: $15 at gate; $5 for children; $10 tickets for dance at 4pm. wingsovernorthernmichigan.org

-------------------ANNUAL IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: 10am-8pm, Bay Harbor Lake Marina. Free. 231-439-2544.

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CHASING THE LIGHT PLEIN AIR PAINTOUT: Artists start at Charlevoix Circle of Arts at 8am, & then set off for a day of plein air painting. The Wet Paint Art Sale begins at 6pm at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.org

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SUMMER KICK OFF PARTY: Short’s Brewing Co., Bellaire, the party starts at 11am & goes all day & night. Featuring brews, food, & music by Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers at 9pm. There will also be Short’s Beer & Starcut Ciders flavored ice cream & sorbet made by Moomers Homemade Ice Cream. shortsbrewing.com

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FUNDRAISER FOR FRIENDS OF THE BETSIE RIVER TRAIL: Join the Fun Walk/Ride Fundraiser at 4pm, starting in Elberta on the Betsie River Trail. For each person who joins, Stormcloud will donate $1 to the Friends of the Betsie Valley Trail. Info: stormcloudbrewing.com

-------------------“CURSE OF THE COUCH POTATO”: Presented by Acting Up Theater at Mills Community House, Benzonia at 11am. Sponsored by Benzonia Public Library & Darcy Library of Beulah. millscommhouse.org

-------------------ALL BREED DOG SHOW: Presented by the GT Kennel Club at the Northwestern MI Fairgrounds, TC. June 17-19. gtkc.org

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FAIRIES & FORTS: This family fun event runs from 2-5pm at Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Featuring art projects at Discovery Grove, story time, a family concert from Patrick Niemisto, & parade to the Fort for the annual flag-raising. Free with $5 adult park admission. michlegacyartpark.org

ELLSWORTH PIG ROAST: A small town celebration of food, family & fun. Featuring the Grand Parade, free kids’ games & inflatables, pork roast dinner, horse pull & more. ejchamber.org

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-------------------5TH ANNUAL GLEN ARBOR SOLSTICE HALF MARATHON & 5K: 7am, downtown Glen Arbor. A portion of every registration fee will be donated to a charitable organization chosen by Glen Arbor Township. enduranceevolution.com

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FRANKFORT EVENTS: 8-9am: Antique Vehicle & Muscle Car Show. Held in Mineral Springs Park. 10am-4pm: Frankfort Outdoor Craft & Art Fair. Held on 517 Main St. frankfort-elberta.com

18-26 send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

-------------------SIMON & GARFUNKEL REMEMBERED CONCERT: 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $25 adults, $5 kids K-12; net proceeds benefit the Leelanau Children’s Center. 231386-7351 or 616-460-8965.

-------------------CELEBRATE TC WITH MIDWEST LIVING MAGAZINE: Celebrating TC being named the “Greatest Midwest Town” from 12-4pm at the Open Space Park, TC. Featuring live music by The Accidentals, Nik Carman & other local bands, food trucks, free Moomers homemade ice cream, family activities, Wings of Wonder, Piper the Airport Dog, & much more. Habitat for Humanity will also receive a donation of building materials for their ongoing Depot Neighborhood project. traversecity.com

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39TH ANNUAL SPIRIT OF THE WOODS FOLK FESTIVAL: 12-10pm, Dickson Township Park in Brethren. Featuring live music by Dede and The Dreamers, Rollie Tussing & Midwest Territory Band, Domerue, Awesome Distraction, Olivia Mainville & Aqua Troupe, & many others; arts & crafts; food & more. spiritofthewoods.org

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FREE BOATER SAFETY CLASS: Presented by the USCG Auxiliary at Dewitt Marine, Bellaire from 8:30am-4:30pm. You will also receive a complimentary vessel safety check & lunch. Pre-registration required: 231-377-6611.

-------------------27TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: Presented by the Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area. 11am-8pm. Tickets: $15 advance, $17 during Parade. Info: hbagta. com/parade-of-homes

-------------------THUNDER AT THE RIVER: June 18-19, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Featuring the Michigan Vietnam Memorial Wall, a “Pure Thunder” memorial motorcycle ride, concerts, activities for kids & more. Info: thunderattheriver.com

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“FANTASIA REIMAGINED”: Presented by the CTAC School of Ballet at the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center at 1pm & 7pm. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students. crookedtree.org

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A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR PUZZLE PIECE: Experience the northern hardwood woodlands at Finton Natural Area, Northport at 10am. Discover some of the plants & animals that make up this wildlife community. Presented by the Leelanau Conservancy. Meet at the trailhead on Northport Point Rd. leelanauconservancy.org

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TC ROLLER DERBY: The Toxic Cherries vs. the Downriver Roller Dolls. 6pm, Wexford Civic Center, Cadillac. Tickets, $10; 10 & under, free. Partial proceeds go to H.A.N.D.D.S. to the Rescue. brownpapertickets.com

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“INTO THE WOODS”: Presented by the Cadillac Footliters at 7pm at Cadillac High School Auditorium. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com

june 19

sunday

3RD ANNUAL LGBT CELEBRATION: June 19-25. Held in TC, today features the Juneteenth Film Screening “From Selma to Stonewall” at The State Theatre at 1pm. Free. upnorthpride.com

Choose from more than 100 wines at the 8th Annual Traverse City Wine & Art Festival on Sat., June 25 from 4-9pm at The Village at GT Commons, TC. In addition will be fresh fare with local ingredients hosted by Taste the Local Difference, a fine art show featuring Stephanie Schlatter’s Project 24, live music & more. Tickets: $55 advance, $65 door. traversecitywinefestival.com WINGS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN: Today includes the air show, with gates opening at 9am; aerobatic aerial performances, jets & vintage war birds performing & on display from 1-4pm, & more. Held at Gaylord Regional Airport. Tickets: $15 at gate; $5 for children; $10 tickets for dances starting at 4pm. wingsovernorthernmichigan.org

-------------------14TH ANNUAL IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: 10am-3pm, Bay Harbor Lake Marina. Free. 231-439-2544.

-------------------STRAWBERRY SOCIAL: 12-4pm, Depot Park, downtown Alden. visitalden.com

-------------------ALL BREED DOG SHOW: Presented by the GT Kennel Club at the Northwestern MI Fairgrounds, TC. June 17-19. gtkc.org

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GREAT LAKES DISCOVERY SAIL: Children in grades 4-8 are invited to join the Benzie Conservation District for a free three hour sail on Lake Michigan. Students get hands-on with a variety of lake organisms & experience sailing a tall ship schooner. 2-5pm. Meet at the Frankfort Municipal Marina at 1:30pm. benziecd.org

-------------------FREE RECREATIONAL VESSEL SAFETY CHECK: Presented by the USCG Auxiliary at Dewitt Marine, Bellaire from 8:30am-4:30pm. 231-377-6611.

-------------------27TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: Presented by the Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area. 11am-5pm. Tickets: $15 advance, $17 during Parade. Info: hbagta. com/parade-of-homes

june 20

monday

KALKASKA COUNTY LIBRARY SUMMER READING KICK-OFF: With Beach Bums mascots Suntan & Sunburn. 11am-noon, Imagination Station, Kalkaska. 231-258-9411.

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3RD ANNUAL LGBT CELEBRATION: June 19-25. Held in TC, today features HereSay Storytelling at Old Town Playhouse at 7pm. A cocktail hour will be held at 6pm. www.upnorthpride.com

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MANCELONA LABYRINTH OF HOPE GRAND OPENING: Held on the Summer Solstice at 6:34pm. Cran Park Labyrinth, corner of Washington & East Michigan, Mancelona. 231-350-9057.

-------------------COFFEE HOURS WITH SENATOR WAYNE SCHMIDT: 1-2pm, Purple Tree Books, Cheboygan; 3-4pm, Jesperson’s Restaurant, Petoskey. The senator can answer questions & provide info & assistance. SenatorWayneSchmidt.com

-------------------‘ART IN THE GARDEN’: This exhibit runs at the Old Art Building, Leland, June 20-22. 10am-5pm. An opening will be held tonight from 5:30-7:30pm. oldartbuilding.com

-------------------FULL MOON FEAST + SHOW & TELL: Strawberry Moon: 6pm, Martha Wagbo & Education Center, East Jordan. Free. Info: 231-536-0333.

-------------------THE CYCLE OF THE YEAR AS A BREATHING PROCESS: 8:30-10:30pm, Headlands Dark Sky Viewing Area, Mackinaw City. midarkskypark.org

june 21

tuesday

PICNIC CONCERT: Andy & Judy will perform cover songs at this summer concert in the garden at Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission

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-------------------MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE: Presents Paul Keller – Sundown Quintet. 7pm, 1st Street Beach.

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231 922-7746 121 S. Union St. • TC. www.dillingerspub.net

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ART & ANTIQUE APPRAISALS BY ERNEST DUMOUCHELLE: 10am-4pm, GACA Art Center, Gaylord. Ernest has been seen on “Antiques Roadshow.” 989-732-3242.

3RD ANNUAL LGBT CELEBRATION: June 19-25. Held in TC, today features Magic on the Rocks with Ben Whiting at The Parlor at 8pm. www.upnorthpride.com

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EVENINGS AT THE GAZEBO: With Awesome Distraction playing country/folk, soft rock & progressive bluegrass. 6:30pm, Old City Park, Boyne City. boynechamber.com

COFFEE @ TEN: Enjoy a lecture with The Art of Seeing Birds artist Glen McCune. 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Featuring the James Greenway Duo. Enjoy music that ranges from jazz & blues to country & Broadway. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

-------------------‘ART IN THE GARDEN’: This exhibit runs at the Old Art Building, Leland, June 20-22. 10am-5pm. oldartbuilding.com

june 22

wednesday

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY: 5-7pm, Chateau Grand Traverse, TC. Enjoy live music by Levi Britton on the patio. Wine & small bites available. cgtwines.com/winedown

-------------------PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY TIME SUPPORT GROUP: 10:30am, TC Senior Center. Annual indoor picnic. Bring a dish to pass & own table service. Reserve your spot: 947-7389.

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HIKE IT BABY: Weds. Wander at Timbers Recreation Area, TC, 6pm. Free. hikeitbaby.com

-------------------3RD ANNUAL LGBT CELEBRATION: June 19-25. Held in TC, today features the 2nd Annual Pride Ride with El Norte at 5:45pm at F&M Park; Sign & Poster Making Party at The Little Fleet at 7pm; & Pride Week Karaoke at Sidetraxx at 9pm. www.upnorthpride.com

-------------------HOSPICE-TALITY CHEFS AUCTION & LUNCHEON: 11:30am, Lange Center, Bay Harbor Yacht Club. Presented by Hospice of NW MI & Bay Harbor Foundation. Info: 231-439-2100.

-------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Featuring Wyatt & Shari Knapp. Enjoy renditions of blues, folk & classic 1940s music. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

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“FROM THIS DAY FORWARD”: Petoskey Film Theater will show this documentary, a portrayal of a Petoskey family coping with one of the most intimate of transformations. Q & A with the family will follow. 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library Carnegie Building. 231-758-3108.

-------------------GARDEN TOUR: ‘Leland & Points South’: A fundraiser for the Little Garden Club. 11am-5pm. Featuring six inspiring gardens. $10; available today at the Old Art Building. 231-622-1800.

-------------------‘ART IN THE GARDEN’: This exhibit runs at the Old Art Building, Leland, June 20-22. 10am-5pm. oldartbuilding.com

-------------------DARCY LIBRARY SUMMER READING CLUB: At Day at the Races with Benzie Track Team. 3pm, Beulah Village Park. darcylibraryofbeulah.org

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EVENING ON RIVER STREET: With live music by the Plumville Project, kid’s activities, food & more. 6-9pm, downtown Elk Rapids. elkrapidschamber.org

EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 21-26. Tonight enjoy a free, family-friendly outdoor movie at the adult softball field (across from Marty’s Cones & Carry-Out) at dusk (around 9:30pm). eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

Ernie Sutton Foster Hasan Minhaj Vocalosity The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe A Christmas Carol In Prose Black Violin One-Man Star Wars Trilogy The Hot Sardines Sweet Dreams & Honky Tonks

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21-26. Today includes old time kids games, Wii “Just Dance Competition,” & teen glow bowling. Info: eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING KICKOFF: The Acting Up Theatre Co. presents “The Curse of the Couch Potato” at 10:30am at Interlochen Public Library. tadl.org/interlochen

SUMMER READING KICK-OFF: At Leland Township Library at 10:30am. Leland Fire & Rescue personnel will read to children during story hour. The children will then tour the fire trucks & ambulance. 231-256-9152.

Food & drink specials 231 941-2276 121 S. Union St. • TC. www.dillingerspub.net

Peninsula School, TC at 7pm. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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june 23

thursday

AUTHOR CHARLES CLELAND: Will sign his book “Beyond the Far Horizon: Adventures of a Fur Trader” at McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey from 6-7pm. Free wine & cheese event. Reserve your spot: 231-347-1180.

-------------------15TH ANNUAL TASTE OF GREECE: 3:307pm, St. Francis High School, TC. $15/dinner. tcorthodoxchurch.com

-------------------MEET & GREET THE ARTIST: Kathleen Chaney Fritz will unveil her painting of Petoskey’s Little Traverse Bay. 3-7pm, Stafford’s Gallery of Art & History, Petoskey. 231-347-0142.

-------------------CANDIDATE FORUM: Hosted by the GT Area Veterans Coalition in Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC beginning at 5:30pm. Info: Email 1gtavc@gmail.com

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ANTIQUE CAR SHOW & BBQ: 4-6pm, Aspen Ridge, Gaylord. Free. 989-705-2500.

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MUSIC ON THE BIDWELL PLAZA: With The Dust Bowl Aristocrats. Enjoy traditional jazz standards with an acoustic sound. 12:30pm, CTAC’s Bidwell Plaza, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

-------------------REGIONAL BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7:30pm, 7 Monks Taproom, Boyne City. Admission, $10. Proceeds benefit Leadership Charlevoix County. 231-582-6222.

-------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 21-26. Today includes a carnival by Schmidt Amusements. Info: eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

-------------------30TH ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: Friends “Member Only” Preview Sale. 6-8pm, Interlochen Public Library. 231-276-6767.

-------------------STEVE MILLER BAND: Enjoy a night of blues-fueled music. Best known for pop classics “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Take the Money and Run,” & “Jet Airliner.” 8pm, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets start at $43.50. interlochen.org

-------------------YOUTH YOGA: With Daryl Allison-Busch. 1pm, Bellaire Library. Free. 231-533-8814.

-------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: With The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute. 7pm, GT Pavilions, TC. Free. gtpavilions.org

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june 24

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BAY HARBOR VINTAGE CAR & BOAT FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm. bayharbor.com

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“SELFIES OF A SPOKEN KIND – PART DEUX”: Presented by OTP Aged to Perfection at 7:30pm in the Studio Theatre at the Depot, TC. Goodwill donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

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3RD ANNUAL LGBT CELEBRATION: June 19-25. Held in TC, tonight features wine tasting at Bonobo Winery from 6-9pm & the Pride Weekend Kickoff at Sidetraxx at 10pm. www. upnorthpride.com

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BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI-CONCERT SERIES: The Rough & Tumble. Americana-folk duo at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey at 8pm. Tickets: $10 advance, $12.50 night of. Students, $8; kids 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

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CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Featuring Simple Gifts & Gaeyle GerrieBoss. Enjoy a variety of musical genres including folk, Celtic, classical, jazz & more. Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

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“FREE TO BE… YOU AND ME”: Presented by the Manistee Civic Players at Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee from 7:30-9:30pm. Taken from the children’s book that, instead of telling kids who they should be, would open them to the possibilities of who they could be. Tickets start at $16. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW: Art in Empire: An opening reception will be held tonight from 4-8pm at Empire Township Hall. leelanauwomenartists.org

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-------------------CTAC’S UP NORTH VOCAL INSTITUTE PERFORMANCE: 7pm, Boyne City Performing Arts Center. Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 21-26. Today includes a block party, youth parade, & more. Info: eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

-------------------FREDERIC MUSIC FESTIVAL: Held at Betty Sadjak Park, downtown Frederic, starting at 3pm. Today’s bands include The Ecclectics, Knot Qwite Rite, Bob Mowery, The Hitmen & many others. fredericmusicfest.org

-------------------30TH ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 9am-8pm, Interlochen Public Library. 231-276-6767.

-------------------7TH ANNUAL BOYNE CITY SOBO ARTS FESTIVAL: Tonight features the SOBO Stroll. Featuring music, magicians, face painting & more from 6-9pm. South Boyne The Arts District, downtown Boyne City. soboartsfestival.com

-------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: With Organissimo – Randy Marsh, jazz/funk. 7-9pm, G.M. Dame Marina Park, Northport. northportomenachamber.org

-------------------“INTO THE WOODS”: Presented by the Cadillac Footliters at 7pm at Cadillac High School Auditorium. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com

june 25

saturday

11TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE CROP HUNGER WALK: 8:30am registration,

9am walk, Evelyn Hall, Encampment Ave., Bay View. Contributions will help the local Manna Food Project & Church World Service feed the hungry & counteract poverty & disasters. 810-407-1922.

-------------------AUTHOR MARY AGRIA: Will sign her book “Through the Gardener’s Year” at McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey from 2-4pm. Free. 231-347-1180.

-------------------CHARLEVOIX MARATHON: 6:30am, 100 Charlevoix Ave. charlevoixmarathon.com

-------------------WALLOON LAKE WATER SPORTS FESTIVAL: Held at Village Green Park, Walloon Lake. Paddleboard races, the Grand City Show Skiers, wake surf demos & more. 231-535-6039.

-------------------ANTIQUE TIBETAN BOWL CONCERT: Mark Handler will perform with 100+ year old Tibetan bowls, chanting & gongs. 7-9:30pm, Snowflake Spiritualist Church Camp, 7750 Snowflake Rd., between Bellaire & Central Lake off M-88. Suggested donation, $20. Tibetanbowls.org

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-------------------BAY HARBOR VINTAGE CAR & BOAT FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm. Info: bayharbor.com

-------------------LAKE CADILLAC TEAM MARATHON+: 7:30am, Lake St. hardracingevents.com

-------------------LAMB’S ACOUSTIC VACATION CONCERT: Featuring Michael Crittenden, Jim Bizer, Floyd King, Kirby & more. Hosted by John D. Lamb at Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs at 8pm. $15. 231-526-2151.

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3RD ANNUAL LGBT CELEBRATION: June 1925. Held in TC, today features Morning Practice with Shanti School of Yoga at The Open Space at 10am; Up North Pride Parade with Grand Marshals Carter Oosterhouse & Amy Smart at The Little Fleet at noon; the Up North Pride Rally at Rare Bird Brewpub Back Lot at end of parade route; Nest Fest with Up North Pride at Rare Bird Brewpub Back Lot at 6pm; & the Official After Party with Bayside Bombshells at Sidetraxx at 9pm. www.upnorthpride.com

-------------------“SELFIES OF A SPOKEN KIND – PART DEUX”: (See Fri., June 24)

-------------------WATERFRONT WINE FESTIVAL: 4-7pm, downtown Harbor Springs. Offering the wines of 11 Northern MI distributors & vintners, along with foods from local food purveyors. Featuring wineries from both within the state & around the country, including select vintage wines from Europe. Tickets: $20 through June 24 & $30 day of. waterfrontwine.org

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-------------------3RD ANNUAL FINE ART & CRAFT SHOW: 9am-3pm, First Congregational Church, Gaylord. 989-732-5726.

-------------------JOAN RICHMOND – 2016 ANN HALL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBIT: Held at the Leelanau Community Cultural Center in the Old Art Building, Leland from 10am-5pm. oldartbuilding.com

-------------------CTAC’S UP NORTH VOCAL INSTITUTE PERFORMANCE: 7pm, Odmark Pavilion, Charlevoix. Free. crookedtree.org

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TYPE-IN III: Bring your typewriter to Landmark Books, GT Commons, TC for a day of typing fun, beginning at noon. You can also sell or buy a typewriter. 922-7225.

-------------------50TH ANNUAL JUNE NIGHT OF HARMONY: The Cherry Capital Men’s Chorus celebrates its 50th anniversary with international champion guest quartet Vocal Spectrum & the Grand Traverse Show Chorus. 7pm, Lars Hockstad Auditorium, TC. $15 adults/$10 under 10. mynorthtickets.com

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-------------------LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW: Art in Empire: 10am-6pm, Empire Township Hall. leelanauwomenartists.org

-------------------FREE BACK PAIN & SCIATICA WORKSHOP: 10am – noon, Superior Physical Therapy, TC. Register: 944-6541.

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EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 21-26. Today includes Maddie’s Petting Zoo, the Grand Parade, lip sync, Fabulous Fireworks, & more. Info: eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

-------------------LAKE CADILLAC TEAM MARATHON: Individual & four person team marathon around Lake Cadillac. Info: hardracingevents.com

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MUSIC IN MACKINAW: Presents Voices Without Borders, Inc. & the Little Traverse Youth Choir. 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park. 231-436-5626.

-------------------RUN FOR SHELTER 5K RUN/WALK: A benefit for the Goodwill Inn. Presented by Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge. Starts at 9am at Willow Hill Elementary, TC. Registration, 8-8:45am. Cost, $30 in advance; $35 day of. Kids 10 & under, free. www.goodwillnmi.org

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BACH TO ROCK: By The Village Voices. 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $15 adults, $5 students. northportcac.org

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ART RAPIDS! ART FAIR & PLEIN AIR EVENT: 10am-4pm, Veterans’ Memorial Park, Elk Rapids. Watercolor, jewelry, acrylic, oil painting, sculpture & much more. There will also be free art activities for kids & music by Ron Getz & Ronnie Hernandez, Tom Kaufman, & Turbo Pup. artrapids.org

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FREDERIC MUSIC FESTIVAL: Held at Betty Sadjak Park, downtown Frederic, with music starting at 11am. Today’s bands include Oh Brother Big Sister, Mainstreet, Tim Williams, Limelight, Ground Zero, Weekend Warriors & many others. There is also a flea market & craft show. The Beer Mile takes place at Frederic Township Park at 3pm. fredericmusicfest.org

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7TH ANNUAL BOYNE CITY SOBO ARTS FESTIVAL: An interactive hands-on art festival celebrating performance, music, visual, textural, live performing art vignettes, plein air competition, live statues, sidewalk chalk art competition & more. Noon – 6pm, South Boyne The Arts District, downtown Boyne City. soboartsfestival.com

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8TH ANNUAL TC WINE & ART: 4-9pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Featuring more than 100 wines, fun experiences with winemakers, fresh fare with local ingredients hosted by Taste the Local Difference, a fine art show featuring Stephanie Schlatter’s Project 24, & live music. Tickets: $55 advance, $65 door. traversecitywinefestival.com

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STRAWBERRY SOCIAL & COLLECTOR CAR SHOW: Held on the Grand Lawn of the GT Pavilions, TC from 2-4pm. Featuring the NMC Summer Concert Band. Free. Strawberry shortcake, $5 adults & $3 children 10 & under.

-------------------CHARLEVOIX SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am-3pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. 231-547-2101.

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CELEBRATE LOG CABIN DAY: At Hessler Log Cabin at Lighthouse Park, Old Mission Peninsula. Featuring music, historic crafts & demonstrations from 11am-3pm. The Maritime Heritage Alliance will display the Gracie L. Presented by the Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society. Free. 231-223-7400.

-------------------AUTHOR TALK: With John Bebow, author of “Poison on Tap.” 4-5:30pm, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

-------------------YOUNG AMERICANS SPECIAL CONCERT: 7pm, Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. $50 general admission. 231-526-3152.

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BIG SING BENEFIT: Presented by TC Sings! Community Choir & Little Traverse Youth Choir at First Congregational Church, TC at 4pm. Enjoy a cappella music from around the world. Donations benefit non-profit On the Ground. tcsings.org

-------------------“SELFIES OF A SPOKEN KIND – PART DEUX”: Presented by OTP Aged to Perfection at 2pm in the Studio Theatre at the Depot, TC. Goodwill donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------JOAN RICHMOND – 2016 ANN HALL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBIT: Held at the Leelanau Community Cultural Center in the Old Art Building, Leland from noon – 4pm. oldartbuilding.com

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OAC’S ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE: Featuring hands on activities & demonstrations; James Del Sasso of the National Park Service will share stories from his career of working in parks ranging from Denali to the Everglades, to the last 20 years at Sleeping Bear Dunes; & more. 12-4pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST BENEFIT: For the Torch Lake Township Firemen. 8am-noon, Torchport Airpark, Kewadin. There will be a car show & Giving Wings will offer plane rides.

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DARCY LIBRARY SUMMER READING CLUB: Bark in the Park. 11am, Benzonia Memorial Park. darcylibraryofbeulah.org

LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW: Art in Empire: Noon-3pm, Empire Township Hall. leelanauwomenartists.org

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OLD TOWN ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: Held in Downtown TC from 10am-5pm, this juried art fair features over 90 artists & craftsmen displaying their work. Adjacent Lay Park will be featuring live entertainment throughout the day. 922-2050.

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“INTO THE WOODS”: Presented by the Cadillac Footliters at 2pm & 7pm at Cadillac High School Auditorium. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com

FINTON: A Wildlife Corridor Puzzle Piece: Experience a second growth, northern hardwood woodlands at this natural area tucked in along the shoreline of geologically ancient Lake Nepessing. Presented by the Leelanau Conservancy. 10am, Finton Natural Area, Northport. leelanauconservancy.org

--------------------------------------MACKINAW CITY PREMIER ARTS & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-3pm, Conkling Heritage Park. mackinawcity.com

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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PICNIC: Noon-4pm, Civic Center Pavilion, TC. Bring a dish to pass. Find ‘Traverse Area Historical Society’ on Facebook.

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EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 21-26. Today includes the Freedom Lovers Breakfast. Info: eastjordanfreedomfestival.org

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SUNDAY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: With Brett Mitchell & The Giant Ghost. 8:30-10pm, Elk Rapids Harbor Pavilion at Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor. Free. elkrapidschamber.org

CHARLEVOIX SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am-5pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. 231-547-2101.

15TH ANNUAL ELBERTA SOLSTICE FESTIVAL: Noon-1am, Waterfront Park. Kids games, gross food eating contest, climbing wall, music & more. Find ‘Elberta Solstice’ on Facebook. COUNTRY DANCE: 6pm hot dog dinner, 7-10pm dance, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. Live music. Donation. 231-263-4499.

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“ROADSHOW: Down Memory Lane by Car, Boat & Train”: Held at Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan through July 10. jordanriverarts.com

STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Poetry, storytelling & music every Sat. at 9pm, June 25 – 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

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

-------------------BOCCE E DEROCHE: Try your hand at authentic Italian Bocce while listening to Interlochen’s Brad DeRoche on guitar on Fridays & Saturdays, 7-10pm at Bella Fortuna North, Lake Leelanau. bellafortunarestaurant.com

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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

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

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

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

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CHARLEVOIX PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB’S 8TH ANNUAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: Held at Charlevoix Circle of Arts through June 26. charlevoixcircle.org

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THE PARIS PAINTINGS, SIXTY-SEVEN DAYS IN THE CITY OF LIGHT: A solo show by artist Lisa Flahive. Her work reflects her trip to Paris last winter. She spent 10 weeks living in Montmartre, studying figure drawing & capturing the energy of the city. It will be on display at the City Opera House, TC through June. A reception will be held on June 24. Flahive. FineArtStudioOnline.com

-------------------NEW VIEWS: A STORM OF ART: Juried exhibition, created in response to the Aug. 2, 2015 wind & hail storm, interprets, rather than documents, the storm. Held at the Glen Arbor Art Association. Runs through June 23. glenarborart.org

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DARCY BOWDEN & SARAH BEARUP-NEAL EXHIBIT: Hand-formed porcelain clay tableware by Darcy Bowden & textile constructions by Sarah Bearup-Neal at Center Gallery, Glen Arbor. Runs through June 30. 231-334-3179.

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PHOTOSTOCK NATION: 10th Anniversary Exhibition at Three Pines Studio, Cross Village through June 28. threepinesstudio.com

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THE ART MIXER: Featuring works by local artists Kristy Avery, Beth Bynum, Cherie Correll, Dan Feldhauser, Mike Novak, Ann Robinson & John Robert Williams at the Grand Traverse Distillery Tasting Room, TC through July 5. www.grandtraversedistillery.com “A Photographic Trilogy: Birds, Cars, & The Commons”: By Interlochen photographer Duane Dinse. This exhibit consists of photographs of shore & marsh birds, classic cars manipulated on the computer, & photographs taken at various times over a three year period of the unfinished portion of The Commons, TC. Held at the Traverse Area District Library, TC through June. tadl.org

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LOCAL COLOR: Featuring the paintings of Margaret White, Margie Guyot & William White. Runs through June 26 at Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. twistedfishgallery.com

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

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

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

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

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“SURFACING”: Artwork of Shanny Brooke. Held in Building 50 Mercato through Premier Gift & Floral, TC. Abstract, expressionistic paintings in oil & mixed media. Runs through June 20. 231-735-4448.

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

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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JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Runs through June 30 at GACA Art Market & Gallery, Gaylord. gaylordarts.org

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--------------------------------------OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: - Kaye Buchman Exhibit: Kaye’s work includes large-scale pen & ink drawing, series painting on polyester resin & aluminum sheeting, thematic bookmaking, & more. Opening on Fri., June 24, an exclusive members reception will be held from 4-5pm, & a public reception from 5-7pm. She will present a lecture about her work on Sat., June 25 at 1pm. The exhibit runs through Aug. 6. - Artwork of Brian Iler & Jamey Barnard: Through June 18 at Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

-------------------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

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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 • HI-WAY INN - MANISTEE Wild Weds. -- Karaoke Fri.-Sat. -- Karaoke/Dance • LOST PINES LODGE HARRIETTA Sat. -- Karaoke, dance videos

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • 7 MONKS - TC 6/24 -- Benny Edwards, 8 • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC Sat. -- Jam session, 6-10 • BRAVO ZULU BREWING WILLIAMSBURG Fri. -- Bloodshot Victory, 7-10 • BREW - TC 6/19 -- Turbo Pup, 9-11 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • CHATEAU CHANTAL - TC 6/23 -- Jazz at Sunset w/ Anthony Stanco & Marcus Elliot, 7-9:30 • CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE - TC 6/22 -- Wine Down Weds. on the patio w/ Levi Britton, 5-7 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Aerie Lounge: Lobby: 6/18 -- Blake Elliott 6/24 -- Blake Elliott • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru June -- Two Old Broads & 3 Buddies • HORIZON BOOKS - TC 6/24 -- Dennis & Allison Palmer, 8:30-10:30 • JOLLY PUMPKIN - TC 6/20 -- Summer Solstice Deck Party w/ Mike Moran & Jonny Tornga, 5-8 • KALHO LOUNGE - KALKASKA 6/23 -- David Lawston, 8 • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 Patio: 6/24 -- Ruby John & Dan Hyde, 6-8 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC 6/22 -- Scott Carter "Elvis Through My Eyes," 8-10 6/24 -- The Villette Brothers, 8-11 Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 • NORTH PEAK - TC

Deck, 5-9: 6/18 -- Mike Moran 6/22 -- Dags und Timmah 6/23 -- Chris Sterr 6/24 -- Nick Vasquez 6/25 -- Keith Scott Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 6/17-18 -- One Hot Robot 6/24-25 -- Sweet J Band Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30-1:30 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 6/20 -- G-Snacks, 9 6/23 -- Capybana, 9 6/25 -- Nest Fest w/ Vox Vidorra, Soul Patch, DJ Chris Coulston & DJ Heady, 6pm-2am Weds. -- Open mic, 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 GRILL - TC 6/26 -- Carrie Westbay, 7 Tues. -- Open mic night, 7-11 Fri. -- "Fri. Night Lights" w/ DJ J2xtrubl or DJ Bill da Cat, 10 • STREETERS - TC Ground Zero: 6/18 -- The Lacs w/Hardtarget & Crucifix, 9 6/24 -- Glow Big Foam Party w/ DJs Fade & Ricky T • STUDIO ANATOMY - TC 6/18 -- 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 6/18 -- Oh Brother Big Sister, 8-11 6/19 -- Amanda Egerer, 1-4 6/22 -- Abigail Stauffer, 7-10 6/23 -- May Erlewine, 7-10 6/24 -- Reina Del Cid, 7-10 6/25 -- Barbarossa Brothers, 8-11 6/26 -- The Rock Stop Showcase, 5 • THE LITTLE FLEET - TC Weds. -- Vinyl Night, 7-9 Patio: 6/24 -- Hot N' Bothered, 6:30-9:30 • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC 6/18 -- Turbo Pup, 8-11 6/24 -- Soul Patch, 8-11 6/25 -- Watching for Foxes, 8-11 Mon. -- Rotten Cherries Open Mic Comedy, 8-9:30 Weds. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • TRAVERSE CITY WHISKEY CO. 6/23 -- Paul Livingston, 6-8 • UNION STREET STATION - TC 6/18 -- Eye Ham Wes 6/20 -- Jukebox 6/21 -- Open mic w/ Chris Sterr 6/22 -- Turbo Pup 6/23 -- The Pocket 6/24-25 -- Purple Sun. -- Karaoke, 10-2 • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC View: Sundays through Aug. -- Jeff Haas Trio w/ saxwoman Laurie Sears, 7-9:30; Vocalist Miriam Pico joins them on 6/19 Tues. -- Blues night, 7-10 Fri. -- DJ Veeda, 9-2 Sat. -- DJ Motaz, 9-2

Antrim & Charlevoix • BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM - CHARLEVOIX 6/18 -- Dane Tollas, 8-11 6/19 -- Pete Kehoe, 7-10 6/21 -- Michelle Chenard, 7-10 6/24 -- Josh Hall, 8-11 6/25 -- Pat Ryan, 8-11 6/26 -- Chris Calleja, 7-10 • CAFE SANTE - BOYNE CITY 6/18 -- Sean Bielby, 8-11 6/23 -- Adam Hoppe, 8-11 6/24-25 -- Roma Ransom, 8-11 • JORDAN INN - EAST JORDAN Tues. -- Open Mic w/ Cal Mantis, 7-11 Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • LAKE CHARLEVOIX BREWING CO. - CHARLEVOIX

6/18 -- Owen James, 5-8 6/23 -- Adam & The Cabana Boys 6/25 -- Dane Tollas, 5-8 Weds. -- Trivia, 7 • MURRAY'S BAR & GRILL - EJ Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • QUAY RESTAURANT & TERRACE BAR - CHARLEVOIX Weds. -- Live jazz, 7-10 • RED MESA GRILL - BOYNE CITY 6/21 -- Missy Memorial Party w/ Dave Cisco, 7-10 • SHANTY CREEK RESORTS BELLAIRE The Lakeview @ Summit Village: 6/18 -- Nelson Olstrom, 8:30-

11:30 6/25 -- Danny B., 8:30-11:30 • SHORT'S BREWING CO. BELLAIRE 6/18 -- Summer Kick Off Party w/ Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers; party starts at 11am; music at 9pm 6/19 -- Seth Bernard, 7:30-10 6/23 -- Abigail Stauffer, 8-11 6/24 -- Watching For Foxes, 8:30-11 6/25 -- Mike Mains & The Branches, 8:30-11 • VASQUEZ' HACIENDA - ELK RAPIDS Acoustic Tues. Open Jam, 6-9 Sat. -- Live music, 7-10

Manistee's Awesome Distraction performs country/folk, easy listening, soft rock, progressive bluegrass, Americana, gospel, & a cappella. Find them at Lake Ann Brewing Company on Thursday, June 23 from 6:30-9:30pm. They also play Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival in Brethren on Saturday, June 18 at 1pm.

Leelanau & Benzie • BELLA FORTUNA NORTH - LAKE LEELANAU Fri.-Sat. -- Bocce e DeRoche, 7-10 • BLACK STAR FARMS - SB Third Weds. of ea. mo. -- Jazz Café w/ Mike Davis & Steve Stargardt, 7-9 • DICK'S POUR HOUSE - LL Sat. -- Karaoke, 10-2 • HOP LOT BREWING CO. - SB 6/18 -- Zak Bunce, 6-9 6/24 -- Levi Britton, 6-9 • JODI'S TANGLED ANTLER BEULAH Weds. -- Open mic, 9 Fri. -- Karaoke, 9-1 • LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 6/21 -- New Third Coast, 6:30 6/22 -- Mitch McKoley, 6:30 6/23 -- Awesome Distraction, 6:30

6/24 -- 1st Anniversary Celebration w/ G-Snacks, 7:30 • LAUGHING HORSE THOMPSONVILLE Thurs. -- Karaoke, 9 Fri.-Sat. -- Band or DJ, 9 • LEELANAU SANDS CASINO PESHAWBESTOWN 6/24-25 -- Risque, 9-1 Tues. -- 45th Parallel Polka Band, 12-4p • LELU CAFE -- NORTHPORT Fridays through Aug. -- Jeff Haas Trio w/ saxwoman Laurie Sears, 8:3011:30 • LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL - HONOR Thurs., Fri., Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos

• MARTHA'S LEELANAU TABLE - SB Weds. -- The Windy Ridge Boys, 6-9 Sun. -- The Hot Biscuits, 6-9 • ROADHOUSE - BENZONIA Weds. -- Jake Frysinger, 5-8 • ST. AMBROSE CELLARS BEULAH Tues. -- Speakeasy Open Mic, 6-8 • STORMCLOUD BREWING CO. FRANKFORT 6/18 -- 3rd Beerthday Bash w/ Elroy Meltzer, 6-7; The Whiskey Charmers, 8-10 6/24 -- Chris & Patrick, 8-10 6/25 -- Dale Wicks, 8-10 • WESTERN AVE. GRILL - GLEN ARBOR Fri. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Karaoke

Emmet & Cheboygan • BARREL BACK RESTAURANT WALLOON LAKE VILLAGE Weds. -- Michelle Chenard, 5-8 • BEARDS BREWERY - PETOSKEY Weds. -- "Beards on Wax" (vinyl only night spun by DJ J2xtrubl), 8-11 • CITY PARK GRILL - PETOSKEY 6/18 -- Charlie Millard Band, 10 6/21 -- Sean Bielby, 9 6/24 -- Kenny Tudrick Band, 10 6/25 -- Annex Karaoke, 10 Sun. -- Trivia • DIXIE SALOON - MACKINAW CITY Thurs. -- Gene Perry, 9-1 Fri. & Sat. -- DJ • DUFFY'S GARAGE & GRILLE PETOSKEY Thurs. through Aug. -- Live acoustic music on patio, 6:30 • KEWADIN CASINO - SAULT STE. MARIE DreamMakers Theater: 6/18 -- King Creole - Elvis Tribute, 8

6/19 -- King Creole - Elvis Tribute, 4 Rapids Lounge, 9: 6/17-18 -- Banned 6/24-25 -- Hawk Junction Signatures Lounge, 9: 6/22 -- Paul Perry Fri. -- Karaoke Team Spirits Bar, Manistique: 6/18 -- Paul Perry 6/25 -- 415E Fri. -- Karaoke Northern Pines Lounge, St. Ignace: 6/17-18 -- Touch of Class 6/24-25 -- Highway 63 • KNOT JUST A BAR - BAY HARBOR Fri. -- Chris Martin, 7-10 • MOUNTAINSIDE GRILL - BC Fri. -- Ronnie Hernandez, 6-9 • OASIS TAVERN - KEWADIN Thurs. -- Bad Medicine, DJ Jesse James

• PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY Thurs. through Sept. -- Live music, 5:30-8:30 • PURPLE TREE COFFEE CHEBOYGAN Weds. -- Open mic, 5-7 • STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL PETOSKEY Noggin Room: 6/18-19 -- Mike Struwin 6/20 -- Michelle Chenard 6/21 -- Pete Kehoe 6/22 -- Patrick Ryan 6/23 -- Chris Koury 6/24 -- Brett Mitchell & The Giant Ghost 6/25 -- Billy Brandt Duo 6/26 -- Lance Boughner • STAFFORD'S PIER RESTAURANT - HS Pointer Room: Thurs. - Sat. -- Carol Parker on piano

Otsego, Crawford & Central • ALPINE TAVERN - GAYLORD Sat.-- Mike Ridley, 7-10 • TIMOTHY'S PUB - GAYLORD Fri.-Sat. -- Video DJ w/Larry Reichert Ent.

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By Kristi Kates If you’re looking for an upbeat, family friendly festival with a positive message, the Big Ticket Festival in Gaylord is for you. A threeday music festival chock full of some of the biggest names in Christian music, this fest is focused on faith and backed by a wide range of additional festival experiences sure to affirm your spiritual side. AUDIO EXPERIENCES “The Big Ticket Festival is very unique,” said festival president Drew Spanding. “I’m not sure how it exactly compares to other northern Michigan festivals, but BTF is all about experiences. And the three days of concerts are arguably the largest Christian music headline lineup in the country.” A fourth day of music, called Country Faith Live, prefaces the main Big Ticket Festival on Wednesday. This year it features headliner Scotty McCreery and RaeLynn. McCreery was the winner of the 10th season of American Idol and is working on his third studio album, while RaeLynn is a former contestant

on The Voice who has signed to Warner Music Nashville. Local Traverse City country musician Drew Hale will open the Wednesday show. POSITIVE PERFORMANCES The main festival starts on Thursday, with performances by hip-hop artist Toby Mac and multi-million albumselling singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin. On Friday, the headliners are Canadian singer Matt Maher and California alternative rockers Switchfoot, who also have had some crossover success with their hit singles “Dare You to Move” and “Meant to Live.” Saturday will feature Dove award-winning singer Jeremy Camp and rockers Needtobreathe, who are promoting their upcoming July album, Hard Love. Spanding projects that around 4,000 people will attend Country Faith Live, while over 10,000 are expected each day of the Big Ticket Festival itself. But this festival, he added, is not just about music.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE “We also have an art experience, a kids’ zone, a huge blood drive, grandstand shows including the Jack Pine Lumberjacks and the Stand Strength Team, a 5K run and a family fun run, experience tents featuring various nonprofits doing amazing work all over the world, plus many great speakers covering many different topics,” Spanding said. Another highlight will be this year’s special Inspired exhibit, featuring biblical artifacts that are on their way to the National Bible Museum in Washington, D.C. All of this, combined with top-name faith-based musical acts, draws people to Gaylord from all

over; Spanding said that over 70 percent of the fest’s attendees arrive from at least 100 miles away. “22 different states will be represented, and many people from Canada,” he said. “This festival is special because it’s about experiencing something greater than oneself. It’s a true celebration of life.” The Big Ticket Festival takes place at the Allegan County Fairgrounds in Gaylord, June 23–25. One-day tickets start at $35, threeday tickets at $79. For ticket purchasing, more information, and a complete schedule, visit bigticketfestival.com.

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ith a title mocking the Justin Bieber doc Never Say Never, the latest film from musical comedy trio The Lonely Island (of “Lazy Sunday” and “Dick in a Box” fame) would seem to be a natural — nay, a little too obvious and easy of a target for their brand of musical parody. But the rockumentary Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping is so much more than the one-note Bieber satire the title suggests. It deftly takes aim at the entire music industry, as well as modern celebrity, stardom and media — but it never takes itself too seriously in the process. This is a silly, outrageous, goofy, absurd, and also sweet and warmhearted comedic gem that doesn’t require a lot of knowledge of what is being so gleefully skewered to enjoy. Told in mockumentary format — think This is Spinal Tap — Pop Star chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of narcissistic and egotistical hip-hop impresario Connor Friel (co-writer Andy Samberg), aka Conner4Real, from his days with the boy band of his youth, the Style Boyz, to his breakout solo career and the disasters that follow. It’s a completely predictable arc for anyone who has seen a Behind the Music, but the film actually benefits from your familiarity; it’s the crazy insane twists on the ways his career tanks, as well as the killer A-list cameos and genius jams, that makes Pop Star so much fun.

Today’s review is brought to you by the word ridiculous. And Now You See Me 2 has ridiculousness in spades. It’s the sequel to the modest surprise summer hit of 2013, Now You See Me — a film essentially designed to play on weekend afternoons on TNT — and it’s ridiculous that a sequel was even made. Even more ridiculous: that a film made in 2016 would be about a “criminal band of illusionists” and exist in a universe where magicians are not only still relevant but also that the world over is completely enthralled by their act, which under the guiding hand of a secret society, exposes fraud and malfeasance by the world’s most powerful. Yet, it’s precisely for this bizarre setup, and so many more ridiculously delightful aspects, that I love it, that I couldn’t stop myself from audibly oohing and exclaiming “Whoa.” Against the heavy odds, these films work, and they work in a wonderful, enchanting way. Each is forged in an older, almost outmoded idea of entertainment, one that asks for a huge suspension of belief and trusts that you won’t take umbrage with its choices. You will gladly shelve your incredulity for two hours because, well, it’s just so damn fun. Allow me to catch you up on the NYSM universe if you haven’t seen the first installment. (Though I highly recommend you do. In fact, I insist on it.) There are four magicians: Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), and Lula (played by Lizzy Kaplan; Isla Fischer, who was the lady magician in the first one, apparently opted to not return for the sequel.) Together these four magicians are known as the Four Horsemen, and they inhabit a world where magicians are gods, where no mere prime-time special or Vegas-strip residence can satisfy the public’s hunger for magic (it’s no coincidence David Copperfield is a producer). They are global rock stars and household names, unmasking greed and corruption like four swaggering Banksy’s. The tricks (sorry, illusions) they perform are on a grand scale — like, make-the-Statue-ofLiberty-disappear level of public spectacles. But while the jaw-dropping reveals behind their tricks (again, sorry, illusions) might dazzle, the explanations might or might not make sense.

The Horsemen are under the guidance of an ancient, shadowy order known as The Eye and take their orders from FBI double agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), who has deep roots in the magic community. At the end of the first film, the Horsemen go underground, fugitives from the law — because you can’t stage world-disrupting performances without ruffling a few feathers — but everyone knows it’s only a matter of time before they surface again, before these performers crave that sound of applause. When they re-emerge, to perform an illusion that will expose a Google-esque tech giant who has been stealing and selling everyone’s private data, Rhodes’ cover is blown; the Horsemen are caught in the act and kidnapped to China (and how that happens is the film’s first truly “Wait, what?” moment). In Macau (apparently home to the world’s oldest magic shop) they meet the blithely sinister Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe in a brilliant sendup of his own “magical” history), a rival tech-guru who demands the Horseman steal a powerful, all-controlling microchip from said Google-esque tech giant for him. How they set out to accomplish that heist is a thrilling combination of slight-of-hand trickery, confidence schemes, incredible showmanship, complicated set pieces, and luck — but maybe a little legit magic, too. Adding to the whimsy of the whole enterprise, the four are dogged the entire way by Merritt’s twin brother, Chase, who is, of course, Woody Harrelson in a wig. Harrelson’s turn as his own brother perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the Now You See Me films; sure, it’s really silly, but it’s not so silly that you throw up your hands. And it’s not so in love with itself that it starts to groan under its own weight. NYSM2 may be the best kind of caper film, one that allows you to blissfully watch as all the puzzle pieces fall into place, and to be genuinely entertained without a care in the world for authenticity and plausibility. So measured in its cheesiness, so aware of its ludicrousness, and so assured of its cleverness, it’s an undeniably great time — no trick (excuse me, illusion) about it. Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.

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n X-Men: Apocalypse, supposedly a lot is at stake. Set in 1983 (a fact the film won’t let you forget), an ancient mutant entombed for millennia is awoken to a world that has no need for gods anymore. This is En Sabah Nur (Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Oscar Isaac), or the titular Apocalypse, and he is convinced this new world needs cleansing; that the most powerful of the mutants shall inherit the earth. So Apocalypse sets about assembling his partners in crime (four of them, naturally, including Michael Fassbender’s Magneto). Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) assembles his school of mutants to stop them. We’re nine films in now, and each X-Men movie seems to boil down the same essential conflict. In this case, Professor X is trying to convince Magneto that he doesn’t need to be evil. It’s one of the many recurring, and overly weighted, themes that this installment can’t seem to get out from under. Following up the series high, Days of Future Past, is no easy feat. And director Bryan Singer is more in the mode of his original X-Men films than the freshness Matthew Vaughn help imbue the franchise with in X-Men: First Class. By trying to meld the series’ origins with this new rebooted path, the results are mixed. But with epic action, a cavalcade of stars, and some soul-searching performances, there are certainly worse ways to spend a few hours in air conditioning.

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or all its dazzling sheen, excellent performances, and entertaining joie de vivre, it’s with some disappointment that I pronounce The Nice Guys, a buddy cop/caper mystery set in 1977 Los Angeles, written and directed by noted action guru Shane Black (Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), a dull affair. Black’s disco-era L.A. is scrubbed clean and shiny; there’s no grime, grease, grit or even rubbish in the streets. It’s a shame too. Black is a very talented filmmaker, one of those directors who, if he had the patience for detail and made the time and setting as important as the story and his wonderful characters, could knock it out of the park. It’s popcorn noir, a lighthearted take on L.A. Confidential or Chinatown, yet it’s all so unchallenging and captured with such mugging moments that its loving sendup borders on bothersome. The central story, or case, of The Nice Guys is a sinister one, and one with potential to be an extremely funny, clever, madcap, insane, and compelling conspiracy film. Too bad he doesn’t see this story through. Instead, the plot focuses on the relationship between incompetent private investigator Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and do-gooder hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) as they track down a girl (The Leftovers’ Margaret Qualley). Beginning as enemies, transitioning into friendly adversaries, and ending as begrudging partners, March and Healy are a fairly exquisite duo, and it’s easy to see why the film, as well as the audience, will get caught up in their relationship.

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FOURPLAY by kristi kates

CASUAL BISTRO DINING Jennifer Nettles – Playing with Fire – Big Machine

One-half of the duo Sugarland, Nettles capitalizes on both her strong, reedy voice and a sprinkling of the Sugarland sound for this solo set on which she unleashes a little extra drama and her big vocal capabilities. “Stupid Girl” is both selfdeprecating and thoughtful, while “Starting Over” is the kind of arena ballad just waiting for those crowds to put their swaying hands in the air. The only misstep is “My House,” a vaguely peculiar duet with Jennifer Lopez.

Blake Shelton – If I’m Honest – Warner Bros.

Out of the wreckage of Shelton’s tough divorce arrives this album, which seems to serve as a balm for the singer, along with his new relationship with No Doubt vocalist Gwen Stefani (who features here on the standout duet “Go Ahead and Break My Heart”). Shelton relies on his longtime Nashville collaborators to help translate his feelings into songs, which range from sarcastic (“You’ve Got a Way with Words”) to reverent (“Savior’s Shadow”) to modern (“Came Here to Forget”), but the sound is 100 percent Shelton.

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Colvin and Earle – Colvin and Earle – Concord

This quirky pairing between the bluesy Steve Earle and the more adult-contemporary, radio-friendly Shawn Colvin works in some parts but not so much in others. Produced by guitarist Buddy Miller, there are a few solid tunes, from the folky “Tell Me Moses” and the just-this-side-of-maudlin “You’re Still Gone,” but tracks like “You’re Right, I’m Wrong” would’ve been better as Earle singles. A quartet of cover songs round out the set, including an unfortunately tepid take on “Ruby Tuesday.”

Dierks Bentley – Black – Capitol Nashville

Bentley seems to have lost focus on this collection, which is like an audio potpourri with a little of everything thrown in, much to the loss of the album’s overall cohesion. The title track, at least, has a great hook and concrete footing (and sounds the most like Bentley’s earlier country singles). And a duet with Maren Morris (“I’ll Be the Moon”) has radio appeal, but tunes like “Somewhere on a Beach” and “Mardi Gras” seem to be trying way too hard, leaving this album a teeter-totter of hit and miss.

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1 Fill-in at the office 2 Cookie sometimes eaten inside-out 3 iPod Nano precursor 4 Gulf War missiles 5 The Little Rascals, alternately 6 Motherboard component 7 "We'll tak a ___ kindness yet": Burns 8 "___ you just the cutest thing ever?" 9 Formal order 10 Prius, e.g. 11 Memento ___ 12 Norse counterpart of Ares 13 Ratted 21 ___-Locka (city near Miami) 22 Track meet component 25 In the ___ of (surrounded by) 26 Add fuel to 27 See-through scenery piece 29 Grant's landmark 30 Aerodynamic 32 West Coast NFLer as of 2016 33 Bring bliss to 34 Humans ___ York (photo/interview site) 36 Time to drink cheap 38 Old West challenge 40 Astronaut's pressurized garb 44 Blacktop makeup 45 Rest for a while 49 Head bob 52 Attendant of Bacchus 54 State where "Wayward Pines" is set 55 Cop or call lead-in 56 "If ___ $1000000" (Barenaked Ladies song) 57 Dig 58 "99 Luftballons" singer 59 Actress Conn of "Grease" 60 "Too many more to mention" abbr. 61 Gavel-banging word 62 Meniscus location

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Of course, we ladies will take a nice view if we can get it, but other things come first. Anthropologist Robert Trivers explains that what women evolved to prioritize in a partner comes out of the greater amount of “parental investment” required from us. Because a man could just walk away after sex (in the days before there was a state to come after him for child support) and because the

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features men find hot reflect fertility and health, male sexuality evolved to be primarily looks-driven. For a woman, however, a single romp in the bushes with some loinclothed Hunky McHunkerson could have left her with a kid to feed — long before baby food was sold in stores in cute little jars. So, the women whose children survived to pass on their genes to us were those who vetted men for the ability and willingness to “provide.” There was no “wealth” in ancestral times — no National Bank of the Stone Age. However, evolutionary psychologists believe a modern man’s high earnings act as a cue for what women evolved to go for in a man — high status, meaning high social standing and the ability to bring home the wildebeest steaks for Mommy and the twins. You, however, claim that a man’s status does nothing for you. Now, studies reveal how most people are, not individual differences, so you may be right. However, cognitive neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga explains that 98 percent of our brain’s activity is unconscious — including some of our decision-making — but we invent reasons for our choices afterward (typically those that make us seem rational, consistent, and admirable). And research keeps reflecting that women subconsciously prioritize status. In a study by evolutionary psychologist Michael Dunn, women found the exact same man hotter when he was driving a Bentley than when he was driving a Ford Fiesta. Men? They found a woman equally attractive in either car, and frankly, a woman who’s hot can probably get dates while “driving” a donkey with bumper stickers on the back. Next, there’s your claim that you and other women are “very aroused” by “gorgeous naked men.” Um, sorry, but that’s not what the vagina monitor says. Sex researcher Meredith Chivers hooked some ladies up to a machine that measures arousal through blood flow in their ladyparts. Though the women were aroused by footage of sex acts, she also showed them footage of a hot dude exercising naked. The vaginal response: “Yeah, whatevs.” And finally, for the perfect example of how sex differences play out, if a man flashes a woman on the street, it’s “You pervert! I’m calling the cops.” If a woman does it to a man, it’s probably one of the best days he’s had in forever: “Wow…it’s not even my birthday! How ‘bout some yoga poses? Downwardfacing dog? Shoulder stand?…Wait. Where are you going? Come back! I think you dropped an earring.”

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(June 21-July 22): My meditations have generated six metaphorical scenarios that will symbolize the contours of your life story during the next 15 months: 1. a claustrophobic tunnel that leads to a sparkling spa; 2. a 19thcentury Victorian vase filled with 13 fresh wild orchids; 3. an immigrant who, after tenacious effort, receives a green card from her new home country; 4. an eleven-year-old child capably playing a 315-year-old Stradivarius violin; 5. a menopausal empty-nester who falls in love with the work of an ecstatic poet; 6. a humble seeker who works hard to get the help necessary to defeat an old curse.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):"The past lives

on in art and memory," writes author Margaret Drabble, "but it is not static: it shifts and changes as the present throws its shadow backwards." That's a fertile thought for you to meditate on during the coming weeks, Aries. Why? Because your history will be in a state of dramatic fermentation. The old days and the old ways will be mutating every which way. I hope you will be motivated, as a result, to rework the story of your life with flair and verve.

not the problem. 2. Complaining is a garbage magnet. 3. What you focus on expands. 4. Do what you have always done, and you will get what you have always gotten. 5. Don't compare your insides to other people's outsides. 6. Success is simple, but not easy. 7. Don't listen to your drunk monkey. 8. Clarity is power. 9. Don't mistake movement for achievement. 10. Spontaneity is a conditioned reflex. 11. People will grow into the conversations you create around them. 12. How you participate here is how you participate everywhere. 13. Live your life by design, not by default.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): ): No pressure, no

messaging are wrong to think it's a regressive form of communication," writes poet Lily Akerman. "It demands so much concision, subtlety, psychological art -- in fact, it's more like pulling puppet strings than writing." I bring this thought to your attention, Taurus, because in my opinion the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to apply the metaphor of textmessaging to pretty much everything you do. You will create interesting ripples of success as you practice the crafts of concision, subtlety, and psychological art.

diamond. No grit, no pearl. No cocoon, no butterfly. All these clichés will be featured themes for you during the next 12 months. But I hope you will also come up with fresher ways to think about the power and value that can be generated by tough assignments. If you face your exotic dilemmas and unprecedented riddles armed with nothing more than your culture's platitudes, you won't be able to tap into the untamed creativity necessary to turn problems into opportunities. Here's an example of the kind of original thinking you'll thrive on: The more the growing chamomile plant is trodden upon, the faster it grows.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): During my

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

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Critics of text-

careers as a writer and musician, many "experts" have advised me not to be so damn faithful to my muse. Having artistic integrity is a foolish indulgence that would ensure my eternal poverty, they have warned. If I want to be successful, I've got to sell out; I must water down my unique message and pay homage to the generic formulas favored by celebrity artists. Luckily for me, I have ignored the experts. As a result, my soul has thrived and I eventually earned enough money from my art to avoid starvation. But does my path apply to you? Maybe; maybe not. What if, in your case, it would be better to sell out a little and be, say, just 75 percent faithful to your muse? The next 12 months will be an excellent time for you to figure this out once and for all.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): ): Joan Wasser is a

Leo singer-songwriter who is known by her stage name Joan As Police Woman. In her song "The Magic," she repeats one of the lyric lines fourteen times: "I'm looking for the magic." For two reasons, I propose that we make that your mantra in the coming weeks. First, practical business-as-usual will not provide the uncanny transformative power you need. Nor will rational analysis or habitual formulas. You will have to conjure, dig up, or track down some real magic. My second reason for suggesting "I'm looking for the magic" as your mantra is this: You're not yet ripe enough to secure the magic, but you can become ripe enough by being dogged in your pursuit of it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ): Renowned

martial artist Bruce Lee described the opponent he was most wary of: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." In my astrological opinion, you should regard that as one of your keystone principles during the next 12 months. Your power and glory will come from honing one specific skill, not experimenting restlessly with many different skills. And the coming weeks will be en excellent time to set your intention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): To celebrate my

birthday, I'm taking time off from dreaming up original thoughts and creative spurs. For this horoscope, I'm borrowing some of the BOLD Laws of author Dianna Kokoszka. They are in sweet alignment with your astrological omens for the next 13 months. Take it away, Dianna. 1. Focus on the solution,

courts of Renaissance England often employed professional fools whose job it was to speak raw or controversial truths with comedic effect. According to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Queen Elizabeth once castigated her fool for being "insufficiently severe with her." The modern-day ombudsman has some similarities to the fool's function. He or she is hired by an organization to investigate complaints lodged by the public against the organization. Now would be an excellent time for you to have a fool or ombudsman in your own sphere, Sagittarius. You've got a lot of good inklings, but some of them need to be edited, critiqued, or perhaps even satirized.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn journalist Katie Couric is a best-selling author who has interviewed five American presidents and had prominent jobs at three major TV networks. What's her secret to success? She has testified that her goal is to be as ingratiating and charming as she can be without causing herself to throw up. I don't often recommend this strategy for you, but I do now. The coming weeks will be prime time for you to expand your web of connections and energize your relationships with existing allies by being almost too nice. To get what you want, use politeness as your secret weapon.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) "The water

cannot talk without the rocks," says aphorist James Richardson. Does that sound like a metaphor you'd like to celebrate in the coming weeks? I hope so. From what I can tell, you will be like a clean, clear stream rippling over a rocky patch of river bed. The not-really-all-that-bad news is that your flow may feel erratic and jerky. The really good news is that you will be inspired to speak freely, articulately, and with creative zing.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): Every now and

then you may benefit from being a bit juvenile, even childlike. You can release your dormant creativity by losing your adult composure and indulging in free-form play. In my astrological opinion, this is one of those phases for you. It's high time to lose your cool in the best possible ways. You have a duty to explore the frontiers of spontaneity and indulge in I-don't-give-a-cluck exuberance. For the sake of your peace-of-soul and your physical health, you need to wriggle free of at least some of your grownup responsibilities so you can romp and cavort and frolic.

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