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weren’t protesting lunch, and kneeling during the anthem isn’t protesting the flag. If you don’t understand what the kneelers are protesting, you’re not really listening. Additionally, the act of kneeling isn’t disrespectful … period.

Richard E. Maatman, Lake City

Today lots of threats and challenges vie for our president’s attention: health care, hurricane devastations, North Korea, crumbling infrastructure, climate change, and immigration, to list some. With his executive plate overflowing, President Trump impulsively dives headfirst into a murky kerfuffle with professional athletes kneeling during the national anthem. At a recent rally, Trump exclaimed, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired!’” Oh my!

Could that even be legal?

Some historical background: In Nazi Germany thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses were shipped off to concentration camps for refusing to salute the Nazi flag because their literal reading of Exodus 20 forbids it. A decade later the West Virginia Board of Education adopted a resolution ordering a flag salute and pledge as part of the school day. Marie and Gathie Barnette were Jehovah’s Witnesses.

They refused to perform the flag salute and pledge, as instructed by their father, who faced daily fines and jail until they complied.

Mr. Barnette sued. Fast forward: In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment’s free speech clause protected the students from being forced to salute the flag and recite the pledge of allegiance. The Court’s 6–3 decision was a sweeping and powerful defense of free speech and constitutional rights beyond the reach of majorities and officials.

So, kneelers can’t legally be fired. Rosa Parks wasn’t protesting buses, the Boston Tea Party wasn’t protesting tea, lunch-counter sit-ins

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features Crime and Rescue Map......................................7

What to Wear, Who to Be.................................10 Behind the Scenes of a Nightmare...................12 7 Sweet Hunting-free Hikes............................15 Northern Pet Seen...........................................18 The Comeback Kid..........................................22

dates...............................................23-28 music Va-Va-Vintage.................................................17 FourScore.......................................................29 Nightlife.........................................................32

columns & stuff Guest Opinion...................................................4 Top Five...........................................................5 Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Weird...............................................................8 Crossed...........................................................9 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................30 The Reel...........................................................31 Advice Goddess.............................................33 Crossword...................................................33 Freewill Astrology.........................................34 Classifieds....................................................35

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Don’t be Sheeple

Kneeling is not Disrespectful

a letter to Northern Express, “Seeking Cancer Answers.” He noted that cancer is getting worse in spite of massive amounts of money being spent on cancer research. The focus has long been on how to cure cancer. I can’t see where much research is being done on how to prevent cancer — probably because there is little money to be made in prevention. But the USDA Nutrient Database points out troubling trends as far as the quality of U.S. food. Between 1975 and 2004, the vitamins and minerals in most crops grown in this country declined over 30 percent. For instance, iron in apples has declined 60 percent; in blueberries, 72 percent; in onions, 62 percent; in strawberries, 58 percent. Vitamin A has declined 40 percent in apples; 46 percent in blueberries, 95 percent in onions, and 400 percent in corn. These decline numbers are similar for vitamins and minerals in all U.S. crops. The sad thing here is that food quality was already very poor in 1975. A well-known pioneer in biotechnology, Dr. Earp-Thomas, who pioneered the study of vitamins and minerals in food crops stated, “Cancers interested me to no end. Cancers in mice fed poor food grew readily; cancers in mice fed food from good soil rarely got worse and often got better.” Dr. Earp-Thomas made this statement in 1908.

It’s an easy thing, and not real expensive, to grow crops that have more vitamins and minerals. It can be done with sea salt harvested from desert areas of the world, kelp and rock dusts, and other soil additives. Sadly there is no financial incentives for agriculture to do this. Fruit, vegetables and grains must be big and look good for the marketplace, something that can be accomplished with NPK fertilizer (nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus). Organic agriculture is better at growing healthier food but even here, growing food with more vitamins and minerals is often not a consideration. Would food grown in a healthier manner help reduce cancer and other health problems? Maybe. It would take a fundamental shift in growing and purchasing practices in this country to find out.

In response to A.J. Fasel’s letter, “Seeking Cancer Answers” in the Oct. 16 issue. I have researched causes and cures of all sorts of health and illness issues for the last 40 years. I am a retired licensed respiratory therapist. My husband and I owned a health food store for over 15 years. We owned a bioresonance therapy business where we imported devices from all over the world and used these devices for therapy. The majority of these devices were based on specific frequency emissions. To quote two of my heroes: “Future medicine will be the medicine of frequencies” (Albert Einstein) and “If you wish to understand the universe, think of energy, frequencies, and vibration” (Nikola Tesla).

I’m also a firm believer that eating real, live food will help us to get healthy and stay healthy. We are bombarded with all sorts of toxins. Toxins in our food, water, air, and from electronics. It would benefit all of us to detox at least two times a year. When I worked at the hospital, I would often ask doctors how much time was spent learning about nutrition during their years of medical school? Almost all of the doctors said about a half-hour total. We all need to do our own research and become informed. Don’t be “sheeple.” There are lots of informative books out there: “The Prevention of All Cancers” by Hulda Clark, “The Fourth Treatment For Medical Refugees” by Nobuhiro Yoshimizu, “Hallelujah Acres Diet” by George Malkmus, “Healing is Voltage” by Jerry Tennant, and “Earthing” by Clinton Ober. Fasel is correct when he said to follow the money. The world will be a better place when people put love, peace and harmony at the top of their list and money at the bottom.

Colleen Rohloff, Buckley

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Last week, A.J. Fasel of Traverse City wrote

Cancer: Another Perspective

A. J. Fasel wonders why an increasingly higher percentage of people has experienced a cancer diagnosis over the past 100 years or so.

It’s no mystery. Here are some of the reasons other than potential toxic exposures: 1. Cancer is mostly a disease of older people. A high percentage of people in the first half of the 20th century died at a young age, mostly from infections. To do a fair comparison, you would need to compare cancer rates of people in their 60s or 70s across time.

2. Mostly people just died, and cancer may have been an undiagnosed cause, but it wasn’t recorded.

3. Women had not taken up smoking and were less often obese and sedentary.

If you don’t want to die of cancer, avoid antibiotics and life-prolonging surgeries, and be sure to die young.

If you want to understand why cancer is so challenging to treat and cure, read “The Emperor of All Maladies.”

Nancy Brimhall, RN, Alden

Predator in Chief

Now that the sexual predator Harvey Weinstein has belatedly received his walking papers from his company and from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and may soon face criminal charges, what are we going to do about an even more powerful man who for decades has bragged openly about his sexual assaults and conquests and yet somehow has wound up in the Oval Office? I long to see the day when our pu--y-grabberin-chief, in handcuffs, is perp-walked out of the White House on his way to the hoosegow.

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LEADERSHIP IS BIGGER THAN ANY ONE ISSUE opinion

by Christie Minervini In the lead-up to election day on Tuesday, Nov. 6, I’d like to share some thoughts about our representative democracy and what makes a good mayor or city commissioner.

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In reality, most citizens are not very familiar with what our local representatives do on a day-to-day basis. We simply trust our elected officials to study public issues on our behalf and make the best decisions possible.

That is what representative government is designed to do. We expect transparency and the right to have our opinions considered, but in the end, we know we’ve elected representatives to act on behalf of the entire community.

A common sentiment around election time is that a representative isn’t listening when, in fact, he or she has simply made a decision with which we don’t agree. It isn’t that they aren’t listening; they just don’t agree.

In a recent Traverse City Record-Eagle Letter to the Editor, former Traverse City mayor Michael Estes went so far as to assert that two commissioners who are up for re-election “insulted ... citizens with their arrogance and their votes in defiance of ... [the citizenry].” This from a man who cast many unpopular votes himself.

Theorist Edmund Burke believed that part of the duty of a representative was not simply to communicate the wishes of the electorate but also to use judgement in the exercise of his or her powers, even if those views are not reflective of those of a majority of voters.

Critics claimed the recent Prop 3 debate — the citywide referendum that concerns the development of buildings taller than 60 feet tall — was proof that some elected officials don’t listen to constituents or honor the wishes of the electorate. That position fails to acknowledge that these commissioners were doing their job: studying, researching, and listening to all sides, including residents, City staff, and even the state attorney general’s office, who had declared the charter amendment illegal.

I think by keeping their focus on the mission, goals, and objectives of Traverse City — despite a barrage of political pressure and personal attacks — these commissioners each showed the traits of a true leader. Even today, they find themselves in the costly and difficult position of defending the City against the first of many potential lawsuits, and considering the financial and legal liabilities that Prop 3 has caused.

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My advice: If you don’t agree with your elected official’s position, let him or her know.

If your officials consistently vote against your personal wishes, look for preferable candidates next time, or consider public office yourself. But realize that good leaders must act. And they must consider much more information than is typically reported by our local media to make decisions — sometimes unpopular ones — in order to move governance forward.

Lately, individuals and groups I’ve been involved with have expressed deep concern regarding the tone of local politics and the overall lack of civil discourse in our community. Rather than uncovering the root causes and conditions that are to blame, I’d like to focus on what we all have in common — our shared community values — and the progressive thinkers and change-makers who can lead us moving forward.

On the current city commission, I think there is a lot of agreement about the vision for our city and the things that we all value, but there remains conflict about exactly how to protect and promote these ideals.

The most effective leaders in our community influence others, not on the basis of their position, but because they possess certain traits that enable them to represent their constituencies and drive progressive social and economic change.

According to research, the virtue most often attributed to a good leader pertains to their character and personality rather than their political philosophy. More important than the opinions you have is what type of human being you are.

A great leader not only has the motivation to affect positive change but also wants to be at the forefront of that transformation.

This individual inherently possesses the dedication and drive that are necessary, and is willing to selflessly put in the time and effort toward this service for the community good.

A great leader is able to evolve and grow over the course of time and also has a willingness to adapt and learn. It’s not enough to pay lip service to other people’s thoughts and ideas; one needs to be open-minded enough to listen, learn and change course when a valid new perspective is shared.

Finally, a great leader needs to be a bit of a dreamer, a big picture person who is able to see beyond the minutia of everyday city business (or political squabbling).

This forward-thinking ability is especially important when trying to effect lasting change — often a hard and long process in which the ultimate objective might not even be achieved in this generation.

So as you cast your votes in the coming weeks, I encourage you to look to the future.

A candidate’s opinion on a single issue is far less important than his or her experience, character, and leadership traits. Consider the kind of individuals that you want making decisions for you over the next four years.

More importantly, vote for the candidates that have the ability to nurture a Traverse City where your children and grandchildren can thrive.

Christie Minervini owns Sanctuary Handcrafted Goods in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, and is passionate about gender equality, community development, and ending homelessness.

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Welcome to Northern Michigan, Y’all Heidi Yates, the executive director of Cherryland Humane Society since 2015, says “We will always take care of our county first.”

But on the rare occasion that space opens up at the no-kill shelter in Traverse City, Yates and crew work hard to bring in animals from afar. By lucky coincidence, just days before Hurricane Harvey hit, Yates had joined a line of rescues and shelters that accepts dogs of all ages from Texas, home to a strikingly large overpopulation of abandoned dogs. Cherryland was able to take in nine dogs who had spent most of their lives in Texas shelters, leaving those southern shelters with room for canines who had lost their families in the storm. So far, eight Lone Star State canines have been adopted. All that remained at press time was Cutie, a Chihuahua mix who has spent half her life — six years — in a Texas shelter. Cutie’s adoption is pending, but more lone(ly) stars are coming north.

Cherryland, like Little Traverse Bay Humane Society in Harbor Springs, will continue to take in dogs from Texas as space allows. Interested in adopting?

See cherrylandhumane.com and lybhs.com.

Gather in your best zombie attire to support TART Trails! The Ninth Annual Zombie Run 5K happens on Sat., Oct. 28, starting at 9am at Right Brain Brewery, TC. Medals will be awarded to the overall top male and female runners and age group winners. There will also be prizes for best costumes. $30 adults, $20 teens and $15 for 12 and under. Prices go up $5 after Oct. 26. tczombierun.com

Insta-Clean Anyone who owns a pooch with a propensity for smooching skunks or rolling in poo, your prayers have been answered: Sit Means Sit Dog Training of Traverse City has opened a vending-machine-style dog-shower station that’s open 24 hours a day. Think of it as a cross between a self-serve car wash and a sit-in shower for seniors. You slip in $10, then shampoo, condition, and blow-dry your dog, who sits in a comfy, high-sided plexi-glass tub that’s low enough for Fido to climb into but high enough that you don’t break your back for bending. There’s even an extraspecial setting for truly noxious pups: “Disinfect.” Find it at 808 Polaris Crescent Dr., in Traverse City. 231-525-3647, facebook.com/sitmeanssit.com

tastemakers Classic Candy Corn Care for a small Snickers in your trick or treat bag? How about a miniature Mounds bar? A tiny Twix?

If you’re a Michiganian, chances are you’d set all of these aside for a bag of our state’s No. 1 Halloween candy: candy corn.

Candy corn became a thing in the 1880s, when it was first manufactured by hand by Goelitz Confectionary, the same company that created Jelly Belly jelly beans. Primarily marketed to rural customers, it was originally called “chicken feed,” and was made in a three-step pouring process, one for each color in each individual corn.

According to Candystore.com, which just put together their 2017 interactive map of each state’s top Halloween candy choices, more than 146,000 pounds of candy corn are sold in Michigan every year. The secondplace candies are fruit-flavored Skittles (135,000 pounds), followed by Starburst (87,000 pounds).

Today, Goelitz Confectionary sells its tri-colored triangular treat under the Jelly Belly brand. You can find it at Mary’s Kitchen Port, 539 Front. St., in Traverse City.

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TRY AGAIN ON TAX REFORM spectator by stephen tuttle We have a tax reform plan. Cobbled together in secret by six Republicans and supported by President Donald Trump, it promises much and delivers much less.

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We’re told it’s going to cut almost everyone’s taxes, including those of corporations, while stimulating the economy and creating job and wage expansion. That’s what the advocates claim.

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Their proposal reduces the number of brackets for personal income tax from seven to three: 12 percent, 25 percent, and a top bracket of 35 percent — down from 39.6 percent. Unfortunately, there is nothing in it that tells us where the income cutoffs are for the three brackets, so analysis and comparisons are tricky.

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The president tells us none of this will benefit him. Since he hasn’t shared his taxes with us, we don’t really know what he owns, how much money he and his businesses earn, and if he pays any corporate or personal taxes at all. But it’s a pretty good bet his heirs will benefit greatly from the elimination of the estate tax.

This is all part of the ongoing love affair some have with supply side economics and its various offshoots. Part of their mantra is that tax cuts grow the economy and, in so doing, pay for themselves. We’re always promised business expansion and job and wage growth of such dimensions that new revenues will flow into state and federal coffers. Any temporary

The Tax Policy Center reports that the top 1 percent of income earners will account for fully 50 percent of the tax savings.

And a third of households making between $50,000 and $150,000 annually will actually see their taxes go up.

It would also nearly double the standard deduction for individual filers to $12,000, and for a married couple filing jointly, to $24,000. The sponsors are claiming it would increase the child tax credit, but they’ve yet to say by how much. It would eliminate estate taxes altogether.

The plan would retain deductions for homemortgage interest payments and charitable contributions but eliminate nearly all others, including those for state and local taxes.

On the business side, corporate tax rates would be reduced from 35 percent to 20 percent. That’s a bit less dramatic than it seems; according to Americans for Tax Fairness, the top 300 largest U.S. corporations actually paid a tax rate of about 19.6 percent in 2015.

It would be logical to assume they’ll figure out a way to pay less than 20 percent, too, but the tax reformers tell us their plan will eliminate nearly all previous corporate deductions. We’ll see. The Washington Post reports corporate America is already planning its assault on the reforms in what could be a $1 billion boon to lobbying and consulting firms.

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the potential to stimulate nothing but tiny luxury markets.

So who benefits from these alleged reforms?

Guess. No, not you. The Tax Policy Center reports that the top 1 percent of income earners will account for fully 50 percent of the tax savings. And a third of households making between $50,000 and $150,000 annually will actually see their taxes go up.

The tax cut for the rest will average $50 to $80 a month. Households making less than $50,000 will get less.

To be fair, any tax cuts of high-income earners will always result in their receiving a bigger piece of the tax-savings pie; it’s just math. But 50 percent is excessive and has

lost revenue, adherents say, will be made up by the soon-to-be-booming economy.

It never seems to work out quite like that.

The Reagan tax cuts didn’t pay for themselves or expand business. Nor did the George W. Bush tax cuts, enacted during a war. Both increased annual deficits and the national debt.

What did happen is individuals paid down debt instead of buying more stuff. Corporations bought back their own stock and created or increased dividends to shareholders. Those are sound personal and business decisions but a far cry from economic expansion.

There isn’t any reason to believe anything different will happen with another round of tax cuts. And they won’t pay for themselves: Congressional budget analysts put the lost revenue at $2.4 trillion over the next decade, with another $1.5 trillion added to the national debt. If history is a reliable guide, there won’t be a multi-trillion-dollar economic expansion to offset the losses.

We’re looking at tax reform that most helps those needing it least and least helps those needing it most. As a bonus, it will strip away a quarter-trillion dollars of revenue every year. It’s hard to see how the American economy will benefit.

But it’s not clear if the plan will even survive in its current form, if it survives at all.

The language is vague, and opponents are already lining up while lobbyists cry for deductions lost. The Republicans are still splintered, and Democrats mostly act as if they’d rather be someplace else.

This is tax reform that benefits too few while putting the country further in debt. Congress and the president should try again.

Crime & Rescue SHOOTING VICTIM CHARGED A Cheboygan teenager who was shot in the shoulder by another teen as he broke into a house faces 20 years in prison on a home invasion charge.

Cheboygan County prosecutors charged 19-year-old Charles Matthew Grimm with firstdegree home invasion Oct. 16.

Grimm was shot in the shoulder eight days earlier by an 18-year-old Benton Township resident with a .22 rifle. Grimm left the scene before police arrived, but his vehicle was stopped, and he was taken to the hospital.

The break-in and shooting followed an argument between two individuals in Cheboygan earlier that day. One of them decided to get a group of friends together to confront the other at his house. When the 18-year-old wouldn’t answer, Grimm allegedly barged inside, leading to the shooting.

“The occupant felt threatened and used the rifle to stop what he perceived as a threat,” Sheriff Dale Clarmont said in a press release.

HOUSE EXPLOSION PROBED Neighbors in Wellston who heard a loud explosion and several smaller ones called police, who arrived to find a house on fire.

Manistee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the home Oct. 15 at 10pm to find it engulfed in flames.

Deputies tracked down a Mancelona man who had been temporarily living in the house but who was not at home at the time of the fire. The man told investigators that he had not been in the home in the past week. No one was injured, and the cause of the fire was under investigation.

PRISION AFTER TRAFFIC CRASH A 27-year-old Lansing man who was found trapped in an upside-down car on a non-motorized trail — and in possession of a methamphetamine pipe and a 9mm handgun — faces years in prison.

Jonathan Michael Mullen will spend two to seven-and-a-half years in prison following sentencing in Charlevoix County Circuit Court.

Mullen was arrested in June and faced stiff penalties because he has a long criminal record and was on parole when he crashed his car. His sentence was further lengthened because, while in jail, he violated many rules and assaulted another inmate.

VEHICLE CHECK LEADS TO ARREST Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman who was found asleep in her vehicle on the side of the road.

A deputy spotted the Honda Civic Oct. 16 at 5:30pm on M-204 in Suttons Bay Township. When the deputy approached the vehicle, he could see a woman sleeping inside.

After several knocks on the window, the woman awoke and stepped on the gas pedal; the vehicle was running but was in park.

The 26-year-old Traverse City woman was arrested for drunk driving after she was found to have more than double the blood alcohol limit.

CRASH WITH DUMP TRUCK CLAIMS MAN A 21-year-old Lake City man was killed when he crashed into the back of a stopped dump truck in Kalkaska County.

by patrick sullivan psullivan@northernexpress.com

Zachary Szabo was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The dump truck driver was taken to Munson Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries.

State police investigated the crash, which occurred in Bear Lake Township on M-72 at 12:50pm Oct. 17.

Troopers determined the Kalkaska County Road Commission truck was legally stopped in the highway waiting to make a left turn with a turn signal activated. Investigators said they would seek toxicology results to determine whether the deceased driver was under the influence at the time of the crash.

administered, and she named her attacker.

The person Zachman-Clark identified told police that he had met Zachman-Clark but that he had not had sex with her, and he blocked her on social media soon after their meeting. When DNA tests results were complete, the man was eliminated as a suspect.

When troopers confronted Zachman-Clark with the DNA test results, she told them she had no memory of the incident, according to the charges.

She faces up to four years in prison if she is convicted of filing a false felony report.

MAN WITH HANDGUN BUSTED A 24-year-old Kingsley man faces charges after police found him drunk and in possession of a 9mm Glock.

A witness called 911 Oct. 14 at 7:34pm after he heard an argument and drunken threats outside of a Kingsley apartment building. A woman had refused the suspect entrance to her apartment, leading him to make drunken threats to use his weapon in the parking lot outside, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Capt. Randy Fewless said.

When deputies knocked on the door of the suspect, who lives in one of the apartments on S. Brownson Avenue, he had a handgun in his waistband and registered a .21 blood alcohol level.

GARAGE BURGLARY INTERRUPTED Someone called police after seeing a person break into a Leelanau County garage.

Deputies responded late Oct. 12 to the Elmwood Township home and arrested a suspect, who was still in the garage.

CHARGES: WOMAN LIED ABOUT RAPE A 22-year-old Traverse City woman falsely claimed a man had raped her, according to charges filed in Grand Traverse County.

Mikayla Lynn ZachmanClark told state police that she was sexually assaulted in July 2016 by a man near the TART trail in East Bay Township.

Zachman-Clark was taken to Munson Medical Center where a sexual assault kit could be

The suspect used a plastic card to jimmy the lock to get inside, where he found some marijuana stored. Deputies determined that someone who lives at the residence has a medical marijuana card.

The 24-year-old Elmwood Township suspect faces charges of breaking and entering and possession of marijuana.

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Alien Invasion Bryant Johnson of Casper, Wyoming, was on a mission on Oct. 2 when police responded to a call about a man warning citizens of an alien invasion coming next year. KTWO Radio in Casper reported that Johnson told police he had traveled back in time from 2048, explaining that the aliens filled his body with alcohol and had him stand on a giant pad that transported him back to 2017 -- although he was supposed to arrive in 2018. He also asked to speak with the “president of the town.” Instead, Bryant was arrested for public intoxication.

Farm Animals Gone Wild The owners of a mischievous ass in Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany, have been ordered to pay for damages after Vitus the donkey apparently mistook an orange McLaren Spider sports car for a carrot. When Markus Zahn left his $411,000 car parked next to a paddock on Sept. 16, 2016, he returned to find that Vitus had nibbled on its paint to the tune of almost $7,000 in damage. “The donkey had insurance, but the insurance didn’t want to pay,” Zahn told the BBC. Vitus’s rap sheet also includes biting a Mercedes.

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In Romania, it takes more than foul weather or a damaged field to stop football. On Sept. 24, a match between Bistrita Brosteni and Vanatorul Dorna Candrenilor was abandoned just 58 minutes in after all the teams’ balls ended up in the nearby Bistrita River, according to the Hindustan Times. Bistrita was winning 2-0 when they ran out of balls. Fans suggested they might find the balls at the Bicaz dam nearby.

Creeps on Parade -- Samantha the intelligent sex doll suffered a number of indignities at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria, in early September. Sergi Santos of Barcelona, Spain, who developed Samantha, said men at the show acted “like barbarians. Two fingers were broken. She was heavily soiled.” Samantha, who talks, is also programmed to react when someone touches her. Santos told Metro News that Samantha would have to undergo repairs and cleaning, but she “can endure a lot. She will pull through.”

-- Metro News also reports that women in Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, have contacted police about a mysterious man handing out provocative notes in the streets.

The notes begin: “No offence intended. You are simply a female that caught my eye. ... I am looking for a possible private arrangement.

If you understand my meaning.” The man has handed out several of the notes, one to a 14-year-old girl at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

Her sister called the phone number at the bottom of the note and said the voice “sounded foreign.” She went on: “It made me feel a bit uncomfortable and it set off my anxiety.”

DO NOT EAT! Doctors thought a 47-year-old postman in Preston, Lancashire, England, who complained of a persistent cough might have cancer, as he was a long-term smoker whose X-rays showed a spot on his lung. But when they removed the mass, the BBC reported, they found the “long-lost Playmobil traffic cone” the patient had received as a gift on his seventh birthday.

He told doctors he had regularly swallowed the small pieces as a child and believed he had inhaled the tiny cone. Happy ending: After the toy was removed, the man’s cough almost disappeared and his other symptoms improved.

Corporate Shenanigans The Russian division of Burger King has asked the country’s Federal Anti-Monopoly Service to ban Stephen King’s horror movie “It” from showing in Russian theaters because the clown character, Pennywise, looks too much like Ronald McDonald, and therefore the movie is advertising for McDonald’s. However, the Hollywood Reporter noted, the movie opened in Russia on Sept. 7 and had already grossed millions of dollars by late September. A spokeswoman for the FAS, confirming that the complaint had been received, said, “We can’t be concerned with the content of the film,” but the agency would determine whether it contained advertising or product placement.

Inexplicable If you’re already shopping for your 2018 calendar, Metro News recommends you don’t overlook the Carponizer Carp Calendar, which features “12 beautiful carps with attractive women. On high quality paper.” Oh, and the women are naked. Hendrik Pohler, 28, the calendar’s creator, was struck with the idea when he was fishing with a friend “and at the spot next to us were two hot girls fishing,” he told Maxim, which described the models as having “stiff, pained expressions.”

Crime Report Patrick Joseph Adams Jr., 36, of Great Falls, Montana, pulled the ultimate heist in July when he convinced two male friends and his girlfriend to help him “move out” of a house that wasn’t his.

One of the friends was suspicious when he saw a wall in the home dedicated to military service, but didn’t remember that Adams had been in the service, the Great Falls Tribune reported. That friend left before the move was complete, but the rest of the group loaded about $40,000 worth of belongings into a U-Haul, requiring two trips.

Later that evening, the true homeowner of the burglarized house called police and reported the theft, and through U-Haul records police were able to track Adams down. He was charged on Sept. 28 with burglary and criminal mischief.

Bureaucracy in Action Juana Escudero, 53, of Alcala de Guadaira, Spain, has been dead since May 13, 2010.

Except she’s still very much alive. FOX News reports that a Malaga, Spain, woman died on that date who shared Escudero’s full name and birthdate. As a result, Escudero was pronounced dead by the government, which has given her headaches ever since. For instance, she can’t renew her driver’s license or go to the doctor. Finally, in April 2016, she tracked down the actual dead woman in Malaga, and in September of this year, she petitioned the courts to open the grave to prove that she is not the dead woman.

She even offered to do a DNA test. “On the government’s computers I am dead,” Escudero said, “but for the banks I am alive and kicking.”

Questionable Judgment Minnesota State Police nabbed a motorcycle rider on Aug. 31 who was weaving in and out of traffic on Interstate 394 and performing stunts, all while wearing a panda suit, complete with an oversize animal head. The rider told police that the panda suit was meant to help his motorcycle videos “go viral,” but police responded with a citation for reckless driving, and they confiscated the panda head. “A panda head will not protect you in a crash like a DOTapproved helmet would,” police advised on their Facebook page.

Should religious expression be limited to churches and other houses of worship?

Bill’s statement To kneel — or not to kneel? That is the question facing the NFL. This question has been with us more than a year, since Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem. The cultural conversation was heightened in recent weeks, when President Trump made some disparaging remarks about players participating in the protest.

Most Americans recognize that protesting is Mr. Kaepernick’s right. The First Amendment of our Constitution Rev. Dr. William C. Myers protects his right to freely express his beliefs — political, Senior Pastor religious, or otherwise. The question is, if this is true, that at Presbyterian our rights to freely express our beliefs are protected by the Church of Constitution, why are people of faith, particularly ChrisTraverse City tians, so often prohibited from doing so?

If a judge hangs the Ten Commandments in her courtroom, is she not simply expressing her belief that there is a higher law than the one she administers? If a valedictorian thanks God for giving her the intelligence to achieve academic success, is she not simply expressing her belief her acA LOCAL PASTOR complishment is a gift from God? If a largely Christian community in the Bible Belt places a crèche in the town square, or a largely Jewish community places a menorah in a public park, are these not simply expressions of its beliefs?

Under the establishment clause of the Constitution — the clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion — all of these are appropriate and protected venues for religious expression. However, since the 1940s, the civil right of free expression, particularly religious expression, has been systematically diminished by our courts. If Congress doesn’t have the right to prohibit the free exercise of religion or abridge the freedom of speech, how does the judicial branch have this right?

The sad irony is, without people of faith publicly expressing their beliefs, there probably wouldn’t have been a Civil Rights Act. Mr. Kaepernick’s voice, and the voices of so many others, might never have been heard. Thank God that people of faith were on the streets, not consigned to their houses of worship, and had the freedom to express their beliefs.

Scott’s statement In our country, we are and must remain, completely free to express religion. Some people, whose religious identity includes a persecution narrative, would have us believe that they are prevented from doing so. They are not.

Anyone can profess his or her faith, not only in their houses of worship but also on street corners, in parks, and on T-shirts, billboards, or bumper stickers. Believers can publish books or open religious book stores. They may write blogs Scott Blair Blair is a consul- or columns, broadcast religious radio and television shows, tant in the waste- or create entire media networks dedicated to proclaiming water treatment and spreading religious beliefs. Students are fully free to pray field and vice president of the at school — on playgrounds, in cafeterias, or in classrooms, Grand Traverse alone and silently, or out loud in groups. They may express their faith to other students and teachers in classroom discusHumanists. sions and writing assignments. The religious have unbounded opportunity to express their faith.

Christianity actually has a particularly coddled place in American culture, with prayers said in mixed social settings, referATHEIST DEBATE ences in political speech, and a religious slogan on our currency.

I recognize that the rights of others to freely practice and express religion is inseparable from my freedom to make the case for atheism and rationality. I will always defend these rights.

There is a specific circumstance where religious messages should not be accepted by any of us, but it is not a matter of where speech is acceptable. It is a question of who is speaking. Our shared institution, our government, must not take a religious stance. Government is all of us. It can maintain roads, sewers, mail delivery, policing, and other services without proclaiming the religious doctrine of a subset of the served population.

Those who call for religious inscriptions on public monuments or staff-led prayer in schools, are apparently not satisfied with freedom to practice and express their religion. They don’t accept the mere right to compete in the marketplace of ideas; rather, they insist on planting a flag and claiming the entire community or country as their religious sovereignty. Disallowing this protects all of us.

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Scott’s reply Bill claims in his statement that Christians’ rights to free expression are being eroded, citing examples where they are merely prevented from placing their stamp on our common institutions. He is blind to the distinction that is the core of this issue: the difference between free speech and speech on behalf of the government. Atheists like me have no desire to prevent religious speech.

On the contrary, we are committed to that freedom and want the conversation.

We insist only that the government not take a position in that conversation.

Anyone, religious or not, who is committed to freedom and pluralism will support this separation.

In her courtroom, a judge absolutely must not recognize a “higher law” beyond the one she is charged with administering, whether it is the Ten Commandments, sharia, or another doctrine. Nor is it acceptable to hang a plaque suggesting she might be doing that.

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Bills’s reply It’s interesting Scott uses the imagery of “planting a flag” and “claiming sovereignty” as that’s what secularists have done. Citing separation of church and state, school districts across the country have tried to silence the legal prayers of individual students and banned their Bible reading, even during recess. Our government funds works of art, displayed in national museums, defaming some of Christianity’s holiest images. A couple of years ago, our state legislature had to be pressured to allow a Christian nativity on capitol grounds, though it had recently approved a satanic display! A couple years before that, the University of California Los Angeles had to be petitioned to allow an honor student to mention Jesus in her graduation remarks. Buoyed by a litany of court decisions, since the 1940s, if anyone is “planting flags” and “claiming sovereignty,” it’s the secularists.

Agree statement While Scott and Bill disagree regarding application of the establishment clause, they agree with the spirit of the First Amendment: The right to freely express one’s beliefs, religious or otherwise, is a vital and unalienable right.

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What to Wear, Who to Be  What’s Hot for Halloween 2017 

By Kristi Kates There’s only about a week to go until Halloween. Have you picked out your costume yet? Or are you going to wait until the last minute, wear your everyday clothes, and say you’re an undercover cop? Clever, yes. But fun? No way. Lucky for you, there’s a slew of costume shops around the North that are busting at the seams with head-totoe garb that gives you the greenlight to be whomever — or whatever — you want to be.

Whether you’re looking to wear what’s hot or avoid it, we’ve got the skinny on what’s selling this Halloween season.

MOVIE MAGIC Costumes drawn from the movies can either be very easy, or a real feat to pull off, depending on how complicated you like to get. A great (and easy!) trending couples costume this year is dressing as the leads from the movie musical La La Land: a simple white shirt and tie for the gentleman and a yellow dress with a swingy skirt for the lady. The Disney movie The Descendants — in which the exiled children of defeated Disney villains are invited to attend a prep school with the children of Disney’s winning heroes — is also proving to be a top pick, with characters like Mal, Jane, Doug, and Chad all in the running for the Halloween costume popularity contest.

“We are selling lots of costumes from The Descendants,” said Lydia Brinker of the Halloween Superstore in Petoskey, “and also a lot of Harley Quinn from the movie Suicide Squad.” And of course, who could

forget all things Star Wars, a recurring favorite for Halloween since the ’80s. “Star Wars is always, always hot, every year,” said Frank Foote of Magic Mirror Costume Shop in Traverse City.

GET SCARY! With one ugly foot in the movies trend and the other in the clowns trend, the character of Pennywise — the evil clown from the Stephen King novel-turned movie It — is another way you can be both scary and on-topic.

“He’s one of the biggest sellers this year, for sure,” said Mike Schaefer of Party Giant in Traverse City. “He’s extremely creepy, and the new It movie has really helped his character sell.”

Minions are still in fashion, in all their short, yellow glory. And trolls of both kinds — the warty, under-the-bridge type and the more colorful versions from the Justin Timberlake movie Trolls — are also in demand, although one is a little less scary than the other.

“Everyone wants to be a troll this year!” said Donna Smith of Once Upon a Child resale shop in Traverse City. “Zombies of all kinds are also definitely still big,” Schaefer added. True, in large part due to the Plants vs. Zombies game — and maybe a little influence from Taylor Swift, who appears in full zombie mode in her “Look What You Made Me Do” video.

SUPERTRENDS With a huge slate of superhero movies from both the Marvel universe and DC

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Comics’ Justice League on seemingly constant rotation in theaters, it’s a safe bet that any superhero you choose will fit right in with the Halloween scene, whether you pick Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, any of the Avengers (see: The Hulk, Black Widow, Iron Man, Spider-Man), or go a little more left field with The Flash or Green Lantern.

And if your kid still considers turtle power a superpower, then Smith has got you covered. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are big again!” she said. “We sell lots of those costumes — we generally get the popularculture themed costumes a year later, since we’re a resale shop, and the Ninja Turtles are really selling.”

Frank Foote also seconded the superhero trend. “Definitely superheroes,” he said.

“Wonder Woman, in particular, is very, very big this year, of course because of the movie.”

CLASSIC CREEPS All of this is not to say that the old classics are anything to sneeze at, though: “The standards are what we sell the most of, always,” said Smith, “Clowns, pirates, ghosts, wolves, the Phantom of the Opera. And, of course, pumpkin costumes for the little ones. All that kind of thing.”

Foote also mentioned a trend that’s been a steady one for several years now: steampunk. “We’re selling a lot of Victorian costumes, to go along with the steampunk trend,” he said.

In the end, though, you have to choose the costume that suits you best, whether it’s the simple effort of throwing on a funny mask, or as complex as the methods of a

cosplayer, where every part of the costume aims at being accurate to the very last detail.

“But then again, one of our very best sellers this year is the banana costume,” Foote said.

“So who really knows?”

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Behind the Scenes of a Nightmare The creators of the Nightmare at Challenge Mountain spill their guts

By Kristi Kates Monsters lunge out of the corners, deadeyed faces stare out from the darkened walls, undead pirates brandish their cutlasses … and thrilled guests make their way screaming and laughing through it all.

This is the Nightmare at Challenge Mountain, the yearly fear fest in Boyne Falls that is family friendly but exactly as creepy as you’d expect from a Halloween spectacle that takes more than five months’ worth of planning.

We went behind the scenes to talk with Terry Baker, the Nightmare’s owner, producer, and director, to find out what goes in to this popular and extravagant local production that’s now in its 16th year of scaring.

SPOOKY STARTS The Nightmare got its start when a group of volunteers for Challenge Mountain, which offers year-round recreation opportunities for individuals living with disabilities, were trying to decide on some fundraising ventures.

“Someone put up their hand and said, ‘What about a haunted house?’ and I said, ‘I’m in!’” Baker said. “Halloween is my favorite holiday!”

Utilizing Challenge Mountain’s ski lodge, several outbuildings, and the outdoor trails, the Nightmare is a huge Halloween-season draw for its meticulously planned and executed attraction, which gets a new theme and rooms every single year.

“We’re really interactive theater, not a traditional walk-through haunted house,” said Baker. “We do have a few jump scares just for fun, but for the most part you have to participate in order to move to the next room.”

After 16 years, Baker and crew has the routine down: they start planning next year’s Nightmare during the current year, meeting up to discuss how it went each night and taking notes along the way.

Baker oversees all the actors, who range

from aspiring theater folk to local volunteers, Challenge Mountain regulars, and kids.

“Pretty much anyone who just wants to help!”

Baker said.

SEASONS OF SCARY As soon as the snow is off of the mountain and the lodge is closed for the season, Baker, her husband, and their crew start building the sets, rooms, and props for the next Nightmare — yes, they’re making Halloween stuff in the springtime. And it’s a major endeavor.

“We decide on the storyline in the summer, with the actors sharing their ideas,” Baker said. “We get props and masks from a lot of different places — some are donated, some are from resale stores, we buy some. In one case, my husband spent more on one prop, a giant puppet that you wear, than he did on his truck!

But we reuse it year after year.”

Two big parts of the set’s expense are fabric sheets and wood. The Bakers and their crew use sheets instead of plastic to craft the walls inside the haunted house, painting the scenes directly onto the fabric.

“We don’t use plastic because if there’s a fire, the burning plastic makes poisonous fumes,” she explained. “It’s always safety first.

The smoke alarms and fire extinguishers are all in clear view, too, even though they don’t really match the haunted house aesthetic.”

This year, their theme is Johnny Depp movies. The team expects to use around 2,000 2x4s, plus 500 fabric sheets and dozens of gallons of paint, including house paint, craft paint, and spray paint, to bring the films to life.

“We work the entire time, from snowmelt to the opening day of the Nightmare,” Baker said.

CAST OF CHARACTERS As the stage gets set for the event, the other crucial element to the haunted house’s success is, of course, the actors. This year, 63 have been cast; they all attend monthly meetings as the

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plans for the Nightmare continue through the summer and early fall.

“Each actor is assigned a part and a character brief,” Baker said. “The parts aren’t specifically scripted — they’re just directed.

Some of the parts have one- or two-word phrases to help direct the audience through, but for most of the parts, you’re not allowed to talk. If you’re not talking, you can’t be argued with! So it helps guest interactions go smoothly.”

This year, you’ll find a witch helping you sign in to the guestbook and a hallway lit with black lights and lined with hanging masks; some of the masks are actually actors wearing blackout robes. (Good luck figuring out which is which!)

The Nightmare, in keeping with the Johnny Depp theme, also features the Sunken Pearl — their version of Pirates of the Caribbean’s Black Pearl ship — where you can meet “Hector Barbossa” and “Captain Jack Sparrow.”

In the basement, you’ll find three different “acts,” each with elements from Depp’s movies that you’ll have to solve to find your way out of the room, but Baker won’t reveal which ones: “The fun is in figuring out where the references are from!” she said.

You’ll also find scenes from the plague of 1346; two haunted trails outside; the Dead Branch Saloon, a western-themed attraction where you can try your luck at games and target shooting; and the Karma Kottage where you’ll find fortune tellers; and a funhouse.

MOUNTAIN LEGACY When Baker is asked how she and her husband first got inspired to go through all of this effort and planning, she explained that their daughter, Brandy, was a special needs child who started going to Challenge Mountain when she was 6 years old.

Brandy only lived to be 28.

“She learned to ski there, which was great, but even more than that, it was the fact that she

learned that she could,” Baker said. “Brandy had a rich and full life, and a big part of that was her experience at Challenge Mountain.

She went there all the time.”

The yearly Halloween extravaganza is the Bakers’ way to give back to Challenge Mountain for taking such good care of their daughter. Challenge Mountain pays for the electricity at the building, but the rest of the Nightmare’s cost is courtesy of the Bakers.

“My husband and I pay for it out of pocket,” Baker said. “It’s our gift to Challenge Mountain.”

Today, Baker’s own favorite part of staging the Nightmare each year is watching her volunteers, many of them kids, collaborate and grow throughout the process.

“They learn that they have something to give back to the world, a way that they can make a difference,” Baker said. “That means so much to me. It’s all about the 1,500 people who come through the Nightmare and leave with such positive memories of Challenge Mountain.”

If You Go

Nightmare at Challenge Mountain takes place at the Challenge Mountain Lodge, 2205 North Springbrook Rd., in Boyne Falls, every Friday and Saturday in October, from 7 to 10pm. Tickets are $10 adult, kids $5 each or three for $10. All proceeds go to Challenge Mountain. Tailgating is permitted, and refreshments are also available. For more information, visit challengemtn.org/ nightmare or call (231) 535-2141.

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Do you deck your dog out in orange from snoot to paw come November 15? Or stay as far away from the woods the last two weeks of November as possible? As thousands of hunters with firearms head out with their sights set on a deer, those looking to take a nice hike with their pooch have to be a bit more strategic, and careful. In the spirit of safety for our canines — and their human companions — the Northern Express sniffed out some of its favorite hunter-orange-free trails, in other words, “No Hunting Allowed.” By Lynn Geiger The Hike: Pelizzari Natural Area, Traverse City Why it rocks: A quick three miles from downtown, this 62-acre preserve offers nearly three miles of trails that take both two- and four-legged trekkers through once-farmed open fields, forests and a beautiful stand of giant hemlocks. Senior pups will enjoy the gradual downhills — and the momentum they provide — while the return uphill climbs offer plenty of places for paw breaks. It’s also a terrific trail for running with those young pups — on a leash, of course.

Get there: 6852 Center Road; head out M-37 from Traverse City and you’ll find the trailhead on the right, just past the Unitarian Universalist church. gtrlc.org The Hike: Whaleback Natural Area, south of Leland Why it rocks: The expansive views of the Manitou Passage are why most people love this trail, but getting there is easily half the fun. The trail starts its ascent as soon as both feet and paws leave the trailhead. The path features a lot of exposed roots from the hardwood canopy, which keep humans on their toes but also makes it challenging for dogs who aren’t as limber and agile as they once were. Once at the top, and after catching a breath and soaking up the views, the flat ¾-mile loop is certainly worth circling more than once!

Get there: Located 1.5 miles south of Leland off of M-22. Look for a sign to turn down a private road. Small parking lot on the right. leelanauconservancy.org The Hike: Rogers Family Homestead, just outside East Jordan Why it rocks: This easy 1.5-mile trail moves through mixed hardwoods and conifer swampland along a section of the Jordan River in Charlevoix County. The land was once cultivated using oxen and horses, and its hay was grown to feed the family’s beef and dairy cattle and pigs. Today, your pooch will be entertained by endless sniffing opportunities and, if so inclined, a dip in the river.

Get there: From downtown East Jordan, travel northeast and then south on M-32 for 1.3 miles to Rogers Road. Turn right and the preserve is a half-mile down on the right. landtrust.org/ rogers-dressel-jordan-river-nature-preserve The Hike: Bubbling Springs Preserve, Petoskey Why it rocks: Short and sweet, this one-mile trail is great for a quick break when time is limited. Offering a mix of hardwood forest

and swampland, the trail is true to its name with natural bubbling springs … if your pup can sniff them out! The property was donated to the Little Traverse Conservancy in 2008 by private landowners as an escape from the growing surrounding development.

Get there: 2295 Intertown Rd., Petoskey; from the intersection of US- 31 and US-131 in Petoskey, drive south on 131 to Intertown Road. Turn right (west), go a mile, and find the preserve on the left. landtrust.org/ bubbling-springs-nature-preserve The Hike: Avalanche Walking Trail, Boyne City Why it rocks: For those looking for a more challenging outing, this 3-mile trail system is part of the Avalanche Preserve Recreation Area in Boyne City. The majority of the trail is a two-track, starting off with a steep climb to the observation decks at the top of the forested ridge with views of the city and Lake Charlevoix. Continue the panting while hoofing it along the ridge trail.

Get there: 1129 Wilson St.; From US-31 North, take M-75 into Boyne City. Head west on Division, then turn left onto Lake Street and follow the signs to the recreation area. cityofboynecity.com/avalanche-preserverecreation-area-188 The Hike: Walk of Art Sculpture Park, Elk Rapids Why it rocks: A perfect option for those looking for less hike and more stroll, the outdoor sculpture park is located within the Elk Rapids Day Park, 15 acres of forest, dune, and frontage along East Grand Traverse Bay. It’s a match made in dog heaven for senior pups, who will enjoy frequent rests while their human companions stop to enjoy the 27 sculptures along the walk. And who knows, Fido may find Amelia or the Blue Dragon particularly interesting!

Get there: The Elk Rapids Day Park is located at 920 S. Bayshore Dr., Elk Rapids; artrapids.org The Hike: Old Mission Point Park, Traverse City Why it rocks: Views of both East and West Grand Traverse Bays are among the treats on this easy five-mile loop of foot paths and two-tracks. Much of the 520 acres was cherry orchards before the state purchased it in the 1980s, and eventually leased it to Peninsula Township. The trail adjoins Lighthouse Park with its nearly 150-year-old Mission Point Lighthouse … and water for a quick dog swim.

Get there: Head out of Traverse City on M-37 and drive until the road ends, at the tip of the Old Mission Peninsula. michigantrailmaps. com/member-profile/3/229

TO HIKE OR TO HUNT? In case you’re wondering, here’s the scoop on other popular recreational spots: • Brown Bridge Quiet Area (Traverse City) – While the core area is a no-hunting zone, note that east end of the property features the 70-acrea Grasshopper Creek Permit Hunting Area. This permit-only hunting area is regulated by the City of Traverse City.

• Hunting is allowed on two of Garfield Township’s (Grand Traverse County) parks, the Boardman Valley Nature Preserve and Miller Creek Natural Area, on a permit basis only.

• Just because land is owned or managed by a conservancy doesn’t mean no hunting. In fact, hunting is allowed on many of the region’s natural areas and preserves. Check the Grand Traverse Area Regional Conservancy, Leelanau Conservancy and Little Traverse Conservancy websites for specifics on hunting areas.

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SOLO GROWTH Robyn Adele Anderson is one of PMJ’s featured singers, and is currently on tour with the band, which is helmed by Scott Bradlee.

Anderson has been with PMJ since it morphed from a Bradlee solo project into an ensemble — a shift that made the group a viral phenomenon.

“Scott originally started Postmodern Jukebox by himself,” Anderson explained.

“He’d been recording solo piano covers and putting them on his YouTube channel, and started kind of casually bringing in friends to perform with him, mostly quirky ragtime covers of hip-hop songs. A lot of them didn’t even have singers at first.”

CAN’T STOP The Postmodern Jukebox version of “Thrift Shop” snagged over 1 million views in its first week and 4 million in a year.

“It was then that we thought, well, I guess we’ve hit on the right formula of song choice, performance, and styling,” Anderson said.

“After that, we covered Miley Cyrus’ ‘We Can’t Stop’ right after she was on the MTV Video Music Awards, and Scott’s fan base started growing really quickly.”

Their second cover single got them plenty of attention, loads of industry buzz, and a coveted performance spot on ABC TV’s Good Morning America — and it was all uphill from there.

ECLECTIC SUCCESS To say the formula is working is an understatement; PMJ has now collected nearly 800 million YouTube views and 3 million subscribers and has featured 70 different guest performers.

Touring is a big part of the PMJ machine now, too; it has hit four different continents, and on this current tour, it’s bringing along a rotating roster of guest vocalists, plus an eclectic mix of their revamped cover songs, both old and new.

“Everyone takes turns singing each other’s songs, too, so you’ll pretty much always hear something familiar,” Anderson said.

THRIFTY TUNE The pair became friends in 2011, and in 2013, Bradlee asked Anderson to sing in one of his videos.

“We’d done some karaoke together, so he

VINTAGE FILTER Bradlee worked to rapidly expand what PMJ was doing; at first, they’d just recorded the tracks in his living room in Queens, New York.

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox will be in concert at the City Opera House in Traverse City on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 7pm. For tickets and more information, visit cityoperahouse.org or call (231) 941-8082.

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But he soon started putting together more elaborate ensembles and sets, covering pop and rock songs by everyone from Beyonce to Lady Gaga, The Backstreet Boys to Queen, Vanilla Ice to Metallica — always with a throwback sound.

Often, she added, Bradlee will test out a song through several different genres before settling on one, but it’s always with the aim of funneling a tune’s original genre through PMJ’s vintage filter.

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Trends are said to always happen in cycles, with everything old becoming new again. Few manage to capitalize on that phenomenon better than the music collective Postmodern Jukebox — aka PMJ — an ever-rotating group of performers that recasts hit songs of recent decades as throwback tunes that sound straight out of the ’40s, ’50s, and the turn of the 20th century.

said, ‘Yeah, let’s try this.’”

They decided to record a ragtime version of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ hit single “Thrift Shop,” with minimal expectation.

“I had to learn the lyrics and give it more of a melody, so it was less rap and more of a tune,” Anderson said. “We recorded it, he put it on YouTube, and we thought, this will be fun, we’ll get maybe a few thousand views.

We woke up the next morning, and it had gone viral.”

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The Comeback Kid After a 100-year absence, Michigan’s hop crop is coming back strong

By Ross Boissoneau With apologies to Dr. Seuss, it’s no longer “Hop on Pop.” It’s now hops on top, as it is the fastest multiplying crop in the area.

Given the continuing explosion of microbreweries and tap houses across the state and the region, it seems only logical that the production of hop would increase as well. And that’s just what is happening, as the number and size of hops fields seems to increase almost as quickly as the number of craft brews being produced.

It’s just one of the reasons for the crop’s resurgence, which is making a comeback.

Few realize it, but Michigan used to be one of the country’s largest purveyors of hops, said Mike Moran, sales and marketing manager at MI Local Hops in Acme.

“Hops was big 100 years ago, but downy mildew wiped it out basically overnight,” he said.

That’s when western states took over.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho are the country’s top hops producers, together accounting for more than 90 percent of the nation’s crop. Now that modern fungicide treatments are helping mitigate the mildew problem, Michigan is slowly regaining its place among the leaders.

MI Local Hops is doing its part. The largest hop operation east of the Rockies harvested its second crop this year.

“We had a successful yield; our numbers are up,” said Moran, noting that the 80

percent yield compared with last year’s 65 percent is typical of a second year.

Moran said from a growing and marketing aspect, it’s important to produce a variety for which there is a demand, but not one everyone else is growing.

While Cascade is used by a number of brewers, “Everybody grows Cascade,” he said.

Many of the hops producers out West have proprietary varieties, which growers

a third of a pound of hops per barrel, craft brewers use as much as two pounds per barrel. That’s because they use aromatic hops for flavoring purposes.

It’s not just the craft breweries that are driving the surge. If sales domestically are flat, overseas the thirst for beer is growing. Moran said he is looking at other countries, such as South Korea and China, as markets.

“That’s going to be a big part,” he said.

“Hops was big [in Michigan] 100 years ago, but downy

mildew wiped it out basically overnight.” —Mike Moran, sales and marketing manager at MI Local Hops in Acme in Michigan have not yet had the time to produce.

The burgeoning hops market is bucking a national trend. Within the last five years, beer sales have decreased, peaking in 2013 at 1,520,080,941 cases, then plummeting to 1,501,921,661 in 2014. Last year’s sales show a rebound: 1,515,357,807, the best since 2013.

While total beer sales have lagged, the fact that craft beers have exploded is very good news for the hops industry. Craft brewers typically use more hops in their recipes than do the large scale commercial breweries, which primarily use bitter hops to mitigate the sweetness of the malt. While a beer such as Budweiser would use about

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While MI Local Hops is the largest area producer, it’s certainly not alone. Brian and Amy Tennis of Omena were among the first hop farmers in Michigan, planting their first acre on the Leelanau peninsula in 2008. Today their operation is known as the Michigan Hop Alliance.

Dan Wiesen of Empire Hops planted his first hops around that time, too. A hops seminar in Traverse City, put on by Michigan State University which piqued his interest.

At the time there was a shortage worldwide and prices had spiked. He had some low land that wasn’t suitable for growing apples, his preferred crop, but it turned out to be perfect for hops.

Not everything in hopland is perfect. Some hop yards this year did experience downy mildew, which Moran says can impact hops processing. Fortunately for him, none were at MI Local Hops.

Another advantage of the local crop is the ability of brewers to use green hops for wet-hop beers. Brian Confer, brewer and co-owner of Stormcloud Brewing, annually brews Fresh Hop Harvest Ale, featuring 90 pounds of Cascade, Chinook and Galena hops from Michigan Hop Alliance.

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saturday

EXPERIENCE 21-29 INTERLOCHEN october

ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS SHOW: 12-4pm, Village Arts Building, Northport. Presented by the Northport Arts Association. View art & talk to the artists. 231-386-1113.

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VOLUNTEER TREE PLANTING: 8:45am, Chalker Park, Kalkaska. Help plant 50 trees to restore the canopy in Kalkaska. Experts will be on hand to teach volunteers how to properly plant a tree & then the group will split up to plant the remaining trees. releafmichigan. blogspot.com/p/tree-plantings.html

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

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Oct. 19 Juilliard String Quartet

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Nov. 3-4 A Streetcar Named Desire

ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 9am-3pm, Trinity Lutheran, TC. Featuring a variety of vendors, plus a bake sale, silent auction & lunch cafe. tctrinity.org/craftfair

ARTY PARTY: 10am, Old Art Building, Leland.

16 area artists will present original works at this Invitational Show. Friday 1-7pm with reception at 4pm; Saturday 10am-6pm. Free.

Arts Academy Theare Co.

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FALL COLORS GUIDED TOUR: 10am, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. Featuring Benzie Conservation District forester Kama Ross.

This tour is free with park admission: $5 per adult & free for children. michlegacyartpark.org

Nov. 16-17 Dec. 1-2 Tuck Everlasting

-------------------MULTIPLE AUTHORS SIGNINGS: 10am6pm, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

Arts Academy Theare Co.

-------------------NMET HALLOWEEN FUN RUN: 10am, 5025 Church Rd., Boyne City. 5k or 1mile trail run through Northern Michigan Equine Therapy’s “Winnie 40 Acres.” $25. runsignup.com/Race/ MI/BoyneCity/NMETHalloweenFunRun

-------------------STAR WARS READS: 10am-12pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Celebrate Star Wars Read Day with DIY crafts & activities. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

-------------------TC IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS SUPPORT GROUP MEETING: 10am, MCHC, Community Room, TC. Presented by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. RSVP: ldtalb@ gmail.com/608-234-0554.

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VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING: 10am, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. All peace lovers welcome to join the discussion of Cost of War & the menace of war machine demonstrations. Walk for Peace at noon. wwwvfp50.org

-------------------WORLD SINGING DAY: 10-11:30am, Petoskey’s Pennsylvania Park Gazebo. Presented

by Voices Without Borders. This sing-a-long for world peace will feature the Little Traverse Youth Choir & the Treble Choir.

NMC Aviation Division Director Alex Bloye will give an overview of unmanned aerial systems and display some that he uses, including a few that are the first of their kind in the country, at the Fri., Oct. 27 Luncheon Lecture at NCMC, Library Conference Room, Petoskey. Lunch is at 11:30am; program is at noon. $12. Reserve your spot: 231-348-6600.

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JOB WINSLOW CHAPTER, NSDAR MEETING: 11am, Elks Lodge, TC. Featuring “DAR Dazzling Daughters.” Come in costume as your favorite dazzling daughter. Reservations required. 946-6337. jobwinslow.michdar.net

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PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK: Oct. 2027. Restaurants in Petoskey & Harbor Springs offering three-course menus for $25 for dinner & $15 for lunch with some establishments offering two for one pricing. petoskeyrestaurantweek.com

BOO-TI-FUL ART DRAW NOMI: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Help paint a spooky mural on the museum’s front windows. Make ink blot paintings & use your own creativity to turn them into ghosts, ghouls & monsters. greatlakeskids.org

BOYNE APPÉTIT! RESTAURANT WEEK: Oct. 16-22. Participating restaurants, cafés & eateries in Boyne City, Advance, Horton Bay & Walloon Lake offer two for one pricing or multicourse meals - all under $35. boyneappetit.com

-------------------DRAW NOMI: LEAF & SPICE PLAQUE: 11am-1pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Featuring artist Marionette Kubicz. Create a leaf plaque using spices to animate your leaf design. Bring a favorite leaf for your outline or use one of the library’s. Free.

-------------------FALL FAMILY DAY: 11am-4pm, Rove Estate Vineyard & Tasting Room, TC. Children can make their own apple cider while adults wine taste. Also enjoy pumpkin donuts, outdoor games, wagon rides, a short hike & more. $20 adults, $10 children. Reserve your spot. roveestate.com

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WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT OF NW MI ANNUAL MEETING: 11:30am, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Linda Woods, member of the GT Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, will speak about the “Blessings & Challenges of Becoming a Native American Elder” at this meeting. Lunch catered by Centre Street Cafe. $15 for WHPNM members; $20 others. Contact sansep19@ earthlink.net or 703-597-7925. whpnm.org

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9TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: The Garden Theater, Frankfort, Oct. 19-22.

Featuring 19 International Award-Winning Films. frankfortgardentheater.com

-------------------GLEN ARBOR’S 2ND ANNUAL PUMPKIN FEST: 12-4pm, Township Park, Downtown Glen Arbor. Carve pumpkins, enjoy live music

by the Jack Pine Band, activities, contests & a pumpkin lighting. $5 donation. visitglenarbor. com/event/glen-arbors-pumpkin-fest

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ORCHARD TOURS & CIDER TASTING: 1-4pm, Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center, TC. Featuring orchard tour rides, info on cider fruit, cider apple tastings, & a cider tasting. $30. mynorthtickets.com SHOW ER: 1-4pm, Up North Center. Celebrate the creations from Draw ER at an informal reception & show of the artwork. The show will be up for one week. artrapids.org

-------------------TC CIDER WEEK: Timber Ridge RV Resort, TC, Oct. 14-21. timberridgeresort.net

-------------------BATTLE OF THE BOOKS INFO SESSION: 4pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Learn about this free reading program. It is a book-based quiz competition for fourth & fifth graders living in the Grand Traverse County area. Every student—home-schooled, private or public—is eligible. battleofthebooksgt.com

-------------------DINNER & AN EVENING WITH LEVI BRITTON: 6pm, Yiaya’s, 328 E. Front St., TC. Enjoy a 3 course dinner & an evening with featured performer Levi Britton. Call TC Guitar Co. @ 943-1211 or Yiaya’s @ 231-421-5782 for reservations & tickets. Sponsored by TC Guitar Co. $40. Find on Facebook.

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The ADVOCATES for BENZIE COUNTY and many other community groups* invite you to join us for an OPEN PUBLIC MEETING about future plans for a possible usage of

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Platte River School

WE NEED YOUR BEST IDEAS!

Where: When:

Platte River Elementary School, Main Street, Honor Wednesday, October 25th 5:00-6:00 Tour the Building 6:00-7:00 Light Supper (no charge) 7:00-9:00 Open Discussion about School’s Future

Together we can “Build a Better Benzie” * -- Other sponsoring groups include: Benzie Central Schools, Village of Honor, NMCAA HeadStart, Benzie Senior Resources, Honor Bank, Honor Building Supply, BaySidePrinting, Inc., Paul Oliver Hospital, Crystal Mountain Resort, Graceland Fruit, Inc.......

FRIGHT NIGHT: 6-8pm, Heritage Village, Mackinaw City. Costumed docents greet trickor-treaters who will walk the ‘frightfully’ decorated grounds from building to building in this historic park. mackinawhistory.org/triple-fright-night.html

-------------------GRAND TRAVERSE AUDUBON ANNUAL DINNER: 6pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. BBQ dinner followed by Tom Ford, a local artist & naturalist, talking about making your yard bird friendly. Register. grandtraverseaudubon.org

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SIPS ‘N GIGGLES COMEDY SHOW: 6pm, Leelanau Studios at GT Regional Arts Campus, TC. Start with a pre-show pour from 6 to 8pm, featuring local wine from Shady Lane Cellars, Chateau Fontaine, Chateau de Leelanau Tractor Pull Hard Ciders, brews from Right Brain Brewery & snacks. The comedy show starts at 8pm, featuring Geoff Tate wsg comedians Jeff Horste & Joshua Paul. $20. lpwines. com/events/sips-n-giggles-comedy-show

-------------------COMMUNITY DANCE: 7-9:30pm, Alba Public School. Presented by the Pine River Jazz Band. Donation.

-------------------HEYWOOD BANKS: 7pm, Streeters, Ground Zero, TC. Enjoy this songwriter-comic-singerpoet-musician. $22. groundzeroonline.com/ event/heywood-banks

-------------------JIM HARRISON - A REALLY BIG TRIBUTE: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Jim Harrison, Northern Michigan’s poet, novelist, journalist & passionate gourmand, reminds us that “Death steals everything except our stories.” Writers, friends & fellow travelers gather to honor Jim’s spirit in a celebration of art, life & stories. $25, $35. cityoperahouse.org/jim-harrison

-------------------NIGHTMARE AT CHALLENGE MOUNTAIN: 7-10pm, Challenge Mountain, Boyne Falls. $10 adults; $5 12 & under or three children for $10. challengemtn.org

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RENOWNED ORGANIST, JOHN LEDWON, IN CONCERT: 7pm, Music House Museum, Williamsburg. Ledwon will perform on the ‘Mighty’ Wurlitzer Theater Organ. Featuring a variety of music from classics to contemporary. $20. musichouse.org

-------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK 6: 7-11pm, Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC. Featuring The Family Friendly Haunted Wagon Ride, Haunted Trail, Monster Museum, Swamp Of Suffering, Pandemonium & Grimfell Manor.

Trail & Hayride Combo: $5 any age. All Attractions Combo: $10 11 & under; $15 12 & up.

-------------------“ON GOLDEN POND”: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Burdickville.

Presented by the Glen Arbor Art Association Readers’ Theater. For reservations email: gaaareaderstheater@gmail.com. Info: 231334-6112. Free. glenarborart.org

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AGED TO PERFECTION’S COMEDIES: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. The Old Town Playhouse’s senior readers’ theater group, Aged to Perfection, presents five short comedies featuring trick-ortreat characters. Free. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN AT THE DEPOT: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre & The Depot, TC. A collection of short plays with the gleeful & sometimes ghoulish grown-up humor of Shel Silverstein. $17. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------DEATHTRAP: 7:30pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. $18-$27. mynorthtickets.com

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MICHIGAN SPIRIT GROUP FOOTBALL PARTY: 7:30pm, Camp Michigania, on Walloon Lake, at 3006 Camp Sherwood Rd. The University of Michigan Alumni Spirit Group of Little Traverse Bay will host a football watching party. Featuring a tailgate buffet, door prizes

& a chance to meet with alumni & friends. Reserve your spot: 231-347-5678 or hgdeery@ gmail.com Free.

-------------------PHIL OLSON’S “MOM’S GIFT”: 7:30pm, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. The Elk Rapids Players present this comedy with a heart, featuring a ghost on a mission. $15. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------9TH ANNUAL HEADLANDS CHALLENGE - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN: 8-10pm, Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City. Visitors take a one-mile walk through the woods along a candlelit path to the shoreline, where mischief & storytelling await, no matter the wind & weather. The Egyptian theme was chosen because of the peak of the Orionid Meteor Shower the same night. Meet at the park entrance. midarkskypark.org/programs-events

-------------------BIRTHDAY STAR PARTY: 8-10pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Observe the night sky, Mars, star clusters, nebulae, & distant galaxies from the Dune Climb. Park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. Free. nps.gov/slbe/ index.htm

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DMC CONCERT W/ PAUL BROWN: 8pm, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Paul has had a four decade journey through the worlds of pop, R&B & jazz. $24 members, $27 advance, $30 door. 995-1055. nmc.edu

-------------------GHOST WALK TC: 8pm. Enjoy a stroll through the city, in the dark, with Wood Smoke telling you ghost stories. Meet in front of Bijou

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TRACY BYRD: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Enjoy this country star & multi-platinum recording artist. Tickets start at $30. lrcr.com

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-------------------9TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

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AGED TO PERFECTION’S COMEDIES: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. The Old Town Playhouse’s senior readers’ theater group, Aged to Perfection, presents five short comedies featuring trick-or-treat characters. Free. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN AT THE DEPOT: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre & The Depot, TC. A collection of short plays with the gleeful & sometimes ghoulish grown-up humor of Shel Silverstein. $17. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------DEATHTRAP: 2pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. $18-$27. mynorthtickets.com

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-------------------GREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PRESENTS “HARRY POTTER COMES TO PETOSKEY”: 4pm, Petoskey Middle School.

Costumes encouraged. Surprise appearance by the Petoskey Middle School Drama students. $10; 18 & under, free. glcorchestra.org

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JANICE KEEGAN CONCERT: 4-6pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Presented by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. Singer Keegan will be accompanied by Steve Stargardt, piano; Laurie Sears, saxophone; Jack Dryden, bass; & David Collini, drums. $20. oldartbuilding.com

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FALL FOR DANCE: 7pm, Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. A dance concert in recognition of the choreographic voices of CTAC’s preprofessional dancers. This event is a fundraiser for the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. $15 adults; $5 students. crookedtree.org

-------------------GHOST WALK TC: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

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BOOKS FOR BABIES: 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Bring your preschooler to listen to author Kristy Kurjan read her board books & offer a simple craft. Kurjan’s books include “Nap-A-Roo,” “Dream Sweet Dreams” & more. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

book, “For All Americans: The Dramatic Story Behind the Stupak Amendment and the Historic Passage of Obamacare.” horizonbooks.com

-------------------PUMPKIN PAINTING FOR ADULTS: 6pm, Lucky’s Market, TC. Enjoy creative painting.

Pumpkins available for purchase. RSVP: elisabethw@luckysmarket.com Free.

-------------------“WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER NOW”: 6pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center’s Basement Conference Room, TC. Speakers include radiologist Leah Carlson, M.D., dietitian Natalie Brehm, R.D., & certified cancer exercise specialist Annemarie Wigton.

Register: 800-533-5520 or munsonhealthcare. org/cancer/OCT17-events Free.

MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30pm, Bellaire Public Library. Featuring “Arachnophobia.” Free. bellairelibrary.org

oct 25

wednesday

PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

READERS’ THEATER HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR ‘REMEMBER THE NIGHT’: 7pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Burdickville. Presented by the Glen Arbor Art Association Readers’ Theater. Offering roles for 4-6 men, 4-6 women, & other characters. Some roles may be cast regardless of gender. “Remember The Night” takes place at Glen Lake Community Reformed Church on Dec. 8-9.

231-334-6112. glenarborart.org.

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COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. With Fresh Air Artist Bill Hosterman, who will give a presentation about the importance of nature, travel & language on his drawing & printmaking artwork. Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------COFFEE @ TEN, TC: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Featuring artist Dewey Blocksma. Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Create a Boo Bag for trick or treating.

Held at 11am & 2pm. greatlakeskids.org

-------------------PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

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FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 11:30am, Bluewater Hall, TC. Monthly meeting with lunch at 11:30am & programs at 12:15pm.

Guests & new members welcome. Learn about bats. Free.

-------------------AUTHOR PRESENTATION: 5:30-7:30pm, Horizon Books, TC. Bart Stupak will present his

Apples, Pumpkins, Cider & Donuts Closing Oct. 31st! End of season sale Thanks for another great season!

Home-baked Bread & Pies Homemade Jams & Jellies Local Honey & Maple Syrup Ice Cream & Donuts Cherry Products & Wines ON M-72 JUST 3.5 MILES WEST OF TC 231-947-1689•gallaghersfarmmarkettc.com

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GROW BENZIE SEED SAVING PARTY & POTLUCK: 6pm, Grow Benzie Event Center, Benzonia. An informative conversation & potluck with Ben Cohen, owner of Small House Farm; Jan Shireman, local homesteader & seed-saver; & Casey Chinnock of Five Springs Farm. Participants will share seeds & stories while discussing how to build a stronger & more sustainable seed community. Bring a dish to pass. Contact Info@ GrowBenzie.org or 231-882-9510. Free.

-------------------FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: HISTORY OF CROSS VILLAGE: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey. With local historian & author Jane Cardinal. 231-758-3100. Free.

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. With Fred Goldberg of Senior Solutions: “Update on Health Care Changes to Medicare.” gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

BAGELS HAND-CRAFTED

--------------------------------------TRAVERSE CITY HIGH SCHOOL DOWNTOWN ART WALK: 11:15am-12:15pm, Downtown TC. Students will be giving away handmade pieces of art for free to passersby as they walk along Front Street.

-------------------INTERLOCHEN BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:30pm, The Hofbrau Steakhouse & American Grille, Interlochen. $5 donation members; $10 donation non-members. interlochenchamber. org/business-after-hours.html

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FRIDAY FISH FRY

All you can eat perch $10.99

FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS for all Home Team Sporting Events.

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“THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES”: 6:30pm, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. This film describes the impact of climate change on resource scarcity, migration, unrest & conflict.

It is told from the perspective of US national security & global stability. Sponsored by the International Affairs Forum, the NMC Chapter of Student Veterans of America, & Grand Traverse Area Citizens’ Climate Lobby. A panel discussion will follow. Free. Find on Facebook.

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LICHEN HEAVEN WITH JULIE MEDLIN: 6:30-8pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Learn about the hundreds of different lichens native to MI, the unique plant community they belong to, & how changes in quantity & quality may be a reflection of our changing climate. Presented by the GT Conservation District. Free. natureiscalling.org

-------------------ADVOCATES FOR BENZIE COUNTY FORUM: 7-9pm, Former Platte River Elementary School, 11434 Honor Hwy., Honor. This forum will explore repurposing the former Platte River Elementary School.

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PFLAG SUPPORT GROUP: 7pm, Manistee Intermediate School District, conference room.

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Fall dinner and movie special...

Movie/Dinner Package $21 per person (tax included). available at

Petoskey, Mt. Pleasant and two locations in Traverse City.

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SECRET CONSPIRACY SHOW: END OF CAMELOT INVESTIGATIONR THURSDAY 10 AM - FREE!

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOWR FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS Interactive Event! Tickets $10, including Prop Bags!

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PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK: (SEE SAT., OCT. 21) FREE SCORE WORKSHOP ON APP DEVELOPMENT: 12pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. “Capturing the Attention of a Mobile Audience.” Reserve your seat. upnorthscore.com/scorewp

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LUNCH WITH THE MAESTRO - TCHAIKOVSKY + VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: 12pm, TC Golf & Country Club. Offers an educational look into the music to be performed by the TSO. Enjoy exploring composers, repertoire & the stories behind the music with Maestro Kevin Rhodes. $25 per person, includes lunch. traversesymphony.org

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DRAW NOMI: SPOOKY SCIENCE NIGHT: 3:306pm, Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools, Brethren.

Presented by SEEDS - Brethren School. Enjoy a safe, family night of spooky learning & Halloween fun. There will be raffle prizes, food & music, along with science experiments & drawing activities. Free. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------MAKER AFTERNOONS: EXPLORE ENGINEERING: 3:30pm, Leland Township Library.

Each Thurs. afternoon from 3:30-4:30pm, kids ages 9+ are invited to drop by & explore a different S.T.E.A.M.-based activity. A healthy snack will be provided. Free. lelandlibrary.org

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HOLIDAY ART FAIR: 5-8pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring fine arts & crafts from 45 MI artists, Christmas & Chanukah gifts, arts & crafts kits & more. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------ANNUAL FALL READ: 5:30-7:30pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Free. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

-------------------LUNCHEON LECTURE: UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: NCMC, Library Conference Room, Petoskey. Alex Bloye, NMC aviation division director, will give an overview of the UAS industry & will display some unmanned aircraft he uses, including a few that are the first of their kind in the country. Lunch is at 11:30am; program is at noon. Reserve your spot: 231-348-6600. $12.

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON PUBLIC TRANSIT: 3pm, Wawatam Senior Center, 205 Cedar St., Mackinaw City. Join the conversation on expanded public transit in Emmet County. Let the Emmet County Commission know how better transit services could help you, your family, business, or employees. Free. emmettransit.org

-------------------TRICK-OR-TREAT AT THE Y: 3:30-5:30pm, West Silver Lake YMCA, TC. Featuring multiple stations throughout the building with candy & treats as well as festive activities. Free.

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HALLELUJAH PARTY: 6-8pm, Fellowship Church, TC. Featuring food, a bounce house, crafts, games & a costume contest (be creative with nothing scary). 947-6520 or office@fellowshipchurchtc.org. Free. fellowshipchurchtc.org

-------------------HALLOWEEN COUNTRY DANCE: Summit City Grange, Kingsley. 6pm soup dinner; 7-10pm dance. Live music. 231-263-4499.

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HARVEST MOON HOWL: 6pm, Shady Lane Cellars, Suttons Bay. Shady Lane Cellars & Great Lakes Humane Society are teaming up for a Halloween Pet Costume contest & wine tasting. Bring your dog in a costume or just enjoy the fun. Admission covers five wine samples, hors’douerves, a wine glass & more.

Proceeds benefit Great Lakes Humane Society. $25. greatlakeshs.com

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SPOOK SWIM: 6-8pm, Charlevoix Area Community Pool. Includes swimming, floating pumpkins, spooky music, goody bags, pizza & more. Reservations required: 231-547-0982. $5; children under 3 free.

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BELLAIRE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:307pm, Short’s Brewing Co., Bellaire. $3.

-------------------ANN MARIE ROWLAND CONCERT: 5:45pm, Crawford County Commission on Aging & Senior Center, Grayling. 989-348-7123. Free.

LOCAL AUTHOR VISIT: 7pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Featuring Linda Alice Dewey, author of “Ghosts: Monsters or Miracles?.” peninsulacommunitylibrary.org PHIL OLSON’S “MOM’S GIFT”: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

-------------------AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN AT THE DEPOT: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

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C.S. LEWIS FESTIVAL: 7:30pm, Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs. Includes a free screening of “Tolkien & Lewis.” Producer David Crouse will intro the sixty-minute documentary followed

by Q&A. cslewisfestival.org

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BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS!: 10am-5pm, Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire. View exhibits, see vendors, obtain supplies, & observe classes sponsored by the Association of MI Basketmakers. Free.

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DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Explore With Me: Halloween Fun. Great big globs of ooey, gooey pumpkin guts. greatlakeskids.org

-------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am: Story Hour: Halloween. Hear stories & do activities & a craft. 8:30-10:30pm: Enjoy original folk, roots & blues with the Jim Crockett Trio.

Free. horizonbooks.com

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STORYTIME AT LELAND TOWNSHIP LIBRARY: 10:30am. Stories & play designed to promote joy & growth in literacy. Children ages 0-6 & their caregivers welcomed. Free. lelandlibrary.org

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-------------------UP NORTH BIG BAND: 30’S & 40’S SWING & BIG BAND DANCING: Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Dance lessons at 6:45pm; band from 7:30-10:30pm. Sponsored by Blissfest Music Org. $10 adults; $5 students with ID. redskystage.com

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BOOS & BREWS UNDER THE WATER TOWER: 7-11pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Join Earthen Ales for a night of fun “Under the Water Tower.” Costume contests, 2Bays DJs & silent disco, outdoor games, food trucks, commemorative cup & first beer included in ticket price. Must be 21 & over. $20 advance tickets, $25 at the door. thevillagetc.com/boos-brewsunder-the-water-tower

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NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, Bluewater Hall, TC. An Evening with Dan Gerber & Guest Host Michael Delp. A Visionary’s Everyday Lyricism. Poet Dan Gerber is the author of over a dozen books of poems, short stories, literature, & fiction. Free. nationalwritersseries. org/programs/evening-dan-gerber

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-------------------“REMEMBERING PATSY CLINE”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Featuring country/ classic rock band Rebooted with Judy Harrison. $32 standard seating; $50 VIP seating, which includes a reception afterwards in the Mary Schmuckal Theatre where you will meet Judy & the band & enjoy free food & drink. oldtownplayhouse.com

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C.S. LEWIS FESTIVAL: 7:30pm, Petoskey United Methodist Church. As part of the Manthei Speaker Series, Peter Kreeft, Ph. D. will offer the keynote address, focusing on his book “C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium.”

Free will offering. cslewisfestival.org

HOLIDAY ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring fine arts & crafts from 45 MI artists, Christmas & Chanukah gifts, arts & crafts kits & more. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------DEATHTRAP: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

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PETOSKEY SKI TEAM’S ANNUAL SKI SWAP: 8amnoon, Central Elementary School, cafeteria, Petoskey.

New & used equipment sold.

Drop off equipment to be SOLD on Fri., Oct. 27, 5-8pm. Pick up unsold equipment on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2-4pm. Find on Facebook.

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ZOMBIE RUN: 9am, Right Brain Brewery, TC. A zombie themed 5K run/walk. Proceeds benefit TART Trails. Medals will be awarded to the overall top male & female runners & age group winners. There will also be prizes for best costumes. $15 - $35. tczombierun.com

-------------------BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS!: 10am6pm, Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire. View exhibits, see vendors, obtain supplies, & observe classes sponsored by the Association of MI Basketmakers.

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BOOS, BREWS & BRATS: 10am-11pm, Downtown Manistee. Includes a Halloween kids movie at The Vogue Theatre, pumpkin painting at Happy Owl, Kids Halloween Costume Contest, trick or treating on River St., .5K Zombie Pub Crawl, Monster Bash & more. visitmanisteecounty.com/event/boos-brews-brats

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DRAW NOMI: TRICK-OR-TREAT-OR-DRAW: 10am-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Wear your Halloween costume, pick up some drawing-themed goodies & add to the collaborative drawing. Free. dennosmuseum.org

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-------------------42ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN PARTY: 5-8pm, Whitewater Township Park, Williamsburg. Featuring a Spook-Takular

COTTONSEED APPAREL END OF SEASON SALE

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ANNUAL HALLOWEEN DANCE & COSTUME PARTY: 7-10pm, The Rock Youth Center, Kingsley. For 6th-12th graders. Win prizes for best costumes. Featuring a DJ, dancing & treats. $3.

AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN AT THE DEPOT: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY TRICK OR TREATING: 10am-noon. All area children are invited to the Children’s Costume Parade beginning at Central Elementary School at 10am.

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HALLOWEEN BASH BENEFIT: 5pm, Ethanology, Elk Rapids. Featuring live music by Benjaman James & The Pistil Whips, a BBQ & costume contests. Tickets, $10; half of the ticket proceeds benefit the Antrim Co. Animal Shelter. ethanologydistillation.com

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NMC IDANCE: DANCE INTO THE LABYRINTH: City Opera House, TC. Tango workshop at 6pm, taught by Mykl Werth. Open dance runs from 8pm-midnight. Workshop/ dance ticket combo: $20; dance ticket only: $15. Students: $10/$8. cityoperahouse.org

DOWNTOWN HALLOWEEN WALK: 1011:30am. Downtown TC hosts costume clad children & their parents to trick or treat at participating stores throughout the area. downtowntc.com

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C.S. LEWIS FESTIVAL: 7pm, Petoskey United Methodist Church. “Narnia: The Musical” will take place tonight. This fun & dramatic telling of “Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” features area children. Tickets available at door. cslewisfestival.org

-------------------NIGHTMARE AT CHALLENGE MOUNTAIN: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

-------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK 6: (See Sat., Oct. 21) -------------------PHIL OLSON’S “MOM’S GIFT”: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

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“REMEMBERING PATSY CLINE”: (See Fri., Oct. 27)

-------------------AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN AT THE DEPOT: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

-------------------DEATHTRAP: (See Sat., Oct. 21)

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GRAND BRIDAL EXPO: 10am-3pm, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Featuring displays by wedding service providers, workshops, Grand Finale Fashion Show & more. $5 advance; $6 door; Castle brides & grooms free. castlefarms.com/grand-bridal-expo

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-------------------GLEN ARBOR TRICK OR TREATING: 124pm, Downtown Glen Arbor. Enjoy treats from participating businesses.

-------------------DRAW NOMI: TRICK-OR-TREAT-OR-DRAW: 1-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Wear your Halloween costume, pick up some drawing-themed goodies & add to the collaborative drawing. Free. dennosmuseum.org

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HOLIDAY ART FAIR: 1-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring fine arts & crafts from 45 MI artists, Christmas & Chanukah gifts, arts & crafts kits & more. dennosmuseum.org

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C.S. LEWIS FESTIVAL: 2pm, Petoskey United Methodist Church. “Narnia: The Musical” will take place today. This fun & dramatic telling of “Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” features area children. Tickets available at door. cslewisfestival.org

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DEATHTRAP: 2pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. $18-$27. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------THE FITZGERALDS: 2pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. These three-time Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle Champions & Ontario Open Step Dance Champions bring highenergy fiddling & step dancing. 947-9213. $20 advance; $25 door.

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PETER, PAUL & MARY REMEMBERED: 3pm, Central United Methodist Church, TC. Proceeds benefit the Outreach Ministry of Central United Methodist Church. Free will offering.

-------------------TCHAIKOVSKY + VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: 3pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Pianist Claire Huangci debuts with the TSO to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Tickets start at $25.50. traversesymphony.org

-------------------AUTUMN: MEDICINAL HERBS GUILD: 7pm, Oryana Café, TC. Learn about the benefits of the guild & the projects available to beginning herbalists & herb growers. Registration required. 947.0191. Free. eventbrite.com

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SCOTT BRADLEE’S POST MODERN JUKEBOX: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. PMJ brings a vintage twist to modern pop songs. They have performed on “Good Morning America,” topped iTunes charts with all 14 of their releases since 2014, & much more. $45.50, $35.50. cityoperahouse.org/postmodern-jukebox

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HAUNTED ATTRACTION GHOST FARM OF KINGSLEY: Presents Night of the Blood Moon haunted trail. Also enjoy the Cursed Barn & Gravely Greenhouse haunted houses as well as spooky local ghost stories. The Ghost Farm is open every Fri. & Sat. in Oct., 7-11pm. $15/ person. www.GhostFarm.Net

-------------------THE HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: Weekdays in Oct. Your $10 ticket gets you a stemmed commemorative glass & a pour at all 23 participating wineries along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. $5 of every ticket benefits the American Red Cross of Northern MI. lpwines.com

-------------------FALL FESTIVAL WEEKENDS: Saturdays & Sundays through Oct., 11am-5pm, Pond Hill Farm, Harbor Springs. Pig races, pumpkin patch, cider & donuts, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin smashing, squash rocket, hayrides, farm animals, hiking trails & more. pondhill. com/#your-local-farm

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CTAC ARTISANS & FARMERS MARKET, PETOSKEY: Fridays, 10am-1pm, upper level Carnegie, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey.

This market has moved back inside. When weather permits, vendors will sell their goods out on the Bidwell Plaza, too. crookedtree.org

-------------------DOWNTOWN GAYLORD FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9:30am, Downtown Gaylord Pavilion. Find on Facebook.

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“BUSTED”: Michigan Artists Gallery, TC. Artist Leanne Schnepp has created a series of busts of women from famous paintings. Runs through the fall. michiganartistsgallery.com

-------------------“COLOR CATCHERS”: Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. Five photographers examine the wonders & mysteries of color through abstract images – compositions of shape, form, line & color. Runs through Nov. 12. jordanriverarts.com

-------------------4 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: Runs through Oct. 29 at Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. The artists are connected through their work & involvement with Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. They are: Mike Coltman, Joan Gerigk, Bob Scudder & Ron Theisen. Their introduction to Twisted Fish Gallery will celebrate their varied topics, techniques & treatment depicting people, places & things inspired by our northern seasons & scenery. twistedfishgallery.com

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A CHARLES CULVER RETROSPECTIVE: Runs through Nov. 4 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix. Open Mon. - Sat., 11am5pm. charlevoixcircle.com

-------------------ELISABETH CONDON EXHIBIT: Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dow Center for Visual Arts gallery. This painter’s works will be on display from Oct. 23 - Nov. 16. interlochen.org

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THE ART OF THE BOOK: All media exhibition in support of the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book. Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. Runs through Nov. 1. threepinesstudio.com

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THE CATS-ON THE PROWL: A SUPERIOR ADVENTURE: City Opera House, TC. An exhibit of landscape paintings of the eastern shore of Lake Superior, Canada by five artists from Leelanau County: Jane Ditri, Mary Fuscaldo, Candace Petersen, Sue Quinlan & Barbara Reich. Exhibit is open 10am-5pm, M-F through Oct. 30. Call 941-8082 for more info.

-------------------HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: “LUMPY SWOOSH”: Runs through Oct. Featuring the work of Mary Zeran.

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OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: DELBERT MICHEL, BART INGRAM & GAIL INGRAM EXHIBIT: Runs through Nov. 24.

Featuring painting, sculpture & fiber art. An artist talk will be held on Sat., Oct. 21 at 1pm.

“FROM FRANKFORT TO PERU WITH LOVE” & “MACHU PICCHU, THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS”: A collaborative effort with Dr. Anibal Pepper, Frankfort-Elberta Schools, OAC, the Frankfort Rotary & the Benzie Sunrise Rotary. An opening reception will be held on Tues., Oct. 24 from 5-7pm. Runs through Nov. 3.

“NOMI”: Using the theme of NoMI (Northern Michigan) - students, art center visitors, & Benzie Library patrons will create works of art inspired by their memories, interpretations, & experiences of Northern Michigan. This is an ongoing installation of these works throughout Oct., as well as work by Frankfort-Elberta Schools. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10am-4:30pm; Sat.: 10am-4pm; Sun.: 12-4pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: Mon. - Sat., 10am-5pm. Sun., 1-5pm.: - 2017 CAPE DORSET PRINT COLLECTION: Consists of 30 images by 15 artists. An opening reception will be held on Sat., Oct. 21 at 10am. Runs through Nov. 26. Hours: Mon. Sat.: 10am-5pm; Sun.: 1-5pm.

- CORY TRÉPANIER’S “INTO THE ARCTIC”: The Canadian North on Canvas and Film.

Runs through Dec. - WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGEUREAU AND EDOUARD MANET: Visitors to the Sea Masterpieces from the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Runs through Dec. - “MYTHS, LEGENDS AND STORIES: SCULPTURE BY ABRAHAM ANGHIK RUBEN”: Through Dec. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - 2017 JURIED FINE ARTS & FRESH AIR EXHIBITIONS: An opening will be held on Sat., Oct. 21 from 2-4pm. Runs through Jan. 6.

“REFRAME!: THE CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER KITCHEN PAINTERS”: Held in Atrium Gallery. Over 20 area artists were challenged to use standard picture frames as their point of departure for creating unique works of art. Runs through Nov. 20. crookedtree.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: ART OVER EASY: TWO TOWNS, TWO DECADES, TWENTY-TWO ARTISTS: Two distinct groups of artists that meet for breakfast in the communities of Ann Arbor & Empire come together for this exhibition. Runs through Dec. 2. crookedtree.org

FOURSCORE by kristi kates

Vincent October – Monster A Go-Go: Transylvania Mania – Goblinhaus Records

Who knew there was actually a music genre called ghoul-rock? Halloween aficionados, that’s who. Vincent October — a hybrid of Vincent Price and garage-punkers The Misfits — helms this creepy collection of cacophony, from the spinechilling complex instrumentals “Haunted Castle” and “Vampyr” to more punk-rock numbers like “Catacomb,” “Transylvania,” “Into the Nite,” and the left-field inclusion of California surf guitar on the compellingly catchy “Surf Bat.”

Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Halloween! – Sony Legacy

The Now collections are essentially the easiest way possible to snag a party mixtape, and this set is perfect to BOOm out of your speakers on All Hallow’s Eve. The opening track, John Carpenter’s “Main Title Theme” from 1978 slasher film Halloween perfectly sets the tone, with more scary sounds following in rapid succession, including tunes by Aussie favorites INXS (“Devil Inside”), ska outfit The Specials (“Ghost Town”), ’80s popsters Oingo Boingo (“Dead Man’s Party”), and The Fresh Prince’s classic (“A Nightmare on My Street”).

Misfits – Friday the 13th – Misfits Records

Speaking of the aforementioned Misfits, you can add this one to your Halloween playlist, and even though it’s not a themed album, it’ll fit right in to the festivities. Primarily scare-punk with a little kitsch, a little ’80s, and a lot garage, the band definitely knows how to wrap a solid hook around a warped guitar riff, and it does that best here on tracks like “Mad Monster Party” and “Laser Eye.” Don’t go in expecting great vocals, and you’ll have fun with this outfit’s energy.

Various Artists – Halloween Cocktail Party – Somerset

With Janice Hagan behind the microphone, this jazz ensemble is perfectly poised to haunt your October gathering with a quirky collection of Halloween-themed songs performed in a swanky, spooky style reminiscent of the old Rat Pack days. Hagan’s vocals are rooted in lounge music, but her versions of tunes like “That Old Black Magic,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and “Monster Mash” steer clear of most of their potential cheesiness. You also get a bonus 20-minute track of sound effects at the end.

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LANA DEL REY LEAVES L.A. FOR THE ROAD Lana Del Rey is making the rounds to continue support for her newest album, Lust for Life, and she’ll embark on a 24-date tour beginning in January of next year to pump up the volume on the set. The trek will kick off Jan. 5 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will continue through Feb. 28, when Del Rey closes the trip with a gig in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tickets for her L.A. to the Moon tour are on sale now, with opening acts Kali Uchis and Jhene Aiko also on board. Before the tour itself, Del Rey will appear at a special tribute to Leonard Cohen called Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute, at Montreal, Canada’s Bell Center on Nov. 6 …

A tour in tribute to the late David Bowie made the rounds last year, and it proved to be such a success that a 2018 version is now in the planning stages for Europe and North America. You’ll see some of Bowie’s former band members and a host of special surprise performers (last year’s trek included drop-in performances from Sting, Gary Oldman, The B-52’s Kate Pierson, and Seal). Tickets are on sale now for the tour’s Detroit stop, which is scheduled at the Royal Oak Music Theater on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 …

Foo Fighters has set aside a large chunk of time to tour a bit of South America early

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next year. So far on the schedule are stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Rio De Janiero, Sao Paulo, Curitiba, and Porto Alegre, Brazil.

The rest of this fall, stateside, looks pretty quiet for the band, which just wrapped up a performance at the Cal Jam 17 Festival in San Bernardino, California, a couple of weeks ago …

Bob Dylan fans will be glad to hear that a brand new box set is on the way from the legendary folkster. Bob Dylan: Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 13, 1979–1981 will arrive on Nov. 3, bringing with it eight CDs and a DVD covering the specified years in Dylan’s longstanding career. The set will also include 100 live and studio recordings, including more than a dozen previously unreleased songs …

LINK OF THE WEEK The National played last Tuesday in London and threw a surprise into its set — a nearly to-the-note cover of the Talking Heads’ 1979 single “Heaven,” which drove the crowd into a new wave dancing frenzy.

Check out The National’s live take on the tune at https://youtu.be/OQ5kcUYajrQ …

THE BUZZ Traverse City singer-songwriter and The Voice finalist Joshua Davis is prepping to release his fourth full-length solo studio

album, Way Back Home, with production by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin …

Former Traverse City-ians and Chicago transplants, the members of the Hacky Turtles are currently working on a sophomore album of their own, in their newest hometown, Grand Rapids …

Also in Grand Rapids, local hip-hop artists Lady Ace Boogie and JRob teamed up to take the $1,000 top prize in the Blue Bridge Music Festival’s song contest …

Mope-rocker and standout songwriter

Morrissey is heading to Detroit next month.

Don’t miss the elusive musician’s show on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at The Fillmore …

Michigan musician Mark Lavengood is amicably leaving his place in the Lansingborn Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys to pursue more of his own music … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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

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BLADE RUNNER 2049 THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US

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he Mountain Between Us is an honest-to-god story about love and relationships and how they grow and deepen, yet this hardly came across in any of the marketing. No, they had to go and amp up the action quotient with a “thrilling” and preposterous survival story about two people who find themselves stranded following a plane crash. It results in a complete generic mess. So despite the stellar star power of actors Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, two extremely beautiful people I usually wouldn’t mind watching make goo-goo eyes at one another for a couple of hours, the film proves to be a middling waste of their talents.

Director Hany Abu-Assad has twice been nominated for the Oscar for best foreign language film (Omar, Paradise Now), and I’m not quite sure exactly what brought a director of this caliber to the project, but the visuals are certainly all the better for it. Yet when working from a script as weak as this, the incline proves too steep, and Abu-Assad does not successfully summit Mount Memorable. The tonal discord between epic survival and intimate romance cannot be overcome, and this is a film destined to become filler on your at-home streaming service.

Believe the hype. The highly-anticipated, 30-years-in-the-making continuation of Ridley Scott’s cult classic returns with visionary director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario) taking the reins, and the results are simply staggering. So while expectations could not have been higher, Blade Runner 2049 somehow seems to exceed them, giving us a film cut from the same cloth as 1982’s Blade Runner — but entirely of its own design.

This is not some reboot that cheaply trades on your nostalgia for the original, but rather pushes the film’s universe and its ideas deeper. And while it might be a masterpiece, I also understand why, despite the blockbuster buildup, it isn’t exactly triumphing at the box office.

If I’ve learned anything from my time working in a movie theater, it’s that people seem to have a real aversion to science fiction (and I’m not talking the pop sci-fi, like Star Wars, but the heady stuff). And this is certainly cerebral sci-fi that demands a lot from its audience — hence, that whole cult classic thing. Yet, while there are flying cars and bioengineered androids, it’s more of a neo-noir than anything. And it’s Just. So. Deeply. Human.

You also don’t need to be a committed Blade Runner fan who has journeyed through all five versions of the film to enjoy this. I certainly don’t fall into the above category. I respect Blade Runner but always had a hard time connecting to it. That is certainly not the case here. For me, this stands on a separate plane and resonates all the more.

But yes, at 2 hours and 44 minutes, the claims that it is too long, too dense, and too confusing might have some validity, but those complaints are entirely beside the point. This pushes mainstream cinema to its breaking point, and unlike the radical disaster that was mother! actually succeeds.

It exhilarates and earns every single frame.

Warner Brothers has gone to great lengths to keep the plot a secret, and I will do the same, mostly because it would be a disservice to you as the mysteries unfold.

In its broadest strokes, the year is 2049, and Agent K (Ryan Gosling) works retiring (i.e., killing) old-model replicants (i.e., bioengineered android slaves upon whose backs humanity has progressed and been able to thrive off) from the pre-blackout era, after which all electronic records were erased.

On his latest assignment, he stumbles upon something with far-reaching implications that could “break the world” and he is tasked

with making sure this info doesn’t get out.

So Agent K has his case, and each move and reveal and twist is exquisitely deliberate and endlessly captivating, eventually taking him face to face with Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard. The film’s opposition comes from tech giant Wallace Corp., the successor of the Tyrell Corp., and current manufacturer of replicants run by Niander Wallace (Jared Leto).

The supporting cast — Agent K’s VR Girlfriend (Ana de Armas); Wallace’s No. 1 henchman, Luv (Sylvia Hoeks); and K’s boss at the LAPD (Robin Wright Penn) — prove to be the film’s scene-stealers.

Well, except for scene-stealer No. 1: That’d be Harrison Ford, whose acting only seems to get better. Unsurprisingly, my main complaint with the film is only that there’s not enough of him. Gosling readily slides into the leading role, with his effortlessly poppedcollar-trench-coat cool, taciturn moodiness, and weary antihero-ness. But when he and Ford finally do come together, you can’t help but feel the weight of the moment.

The craftsmanship is undeniable.

Cinematographer Roger Deakins is not messing around (and should finally get that Oscar after 13 nominations!). The grandeur of the dystopian landscapes and the bravura use of light and shadow is completely evocative and sensual. And the art direction, while stylized to the hilt, doesn’t try to put forth a mind-blowing new future world but refines an established cyberpunk vision that neon glows with its own strange allure.

Then you add Hans Zimmer’s impeccably atmospheric score, and it’s almost too much.

Action is used sparingly, never like a “stop-and-watch-this-set-piece” thing. It all comes together so organically, the thrills unfold in such a surreal and haunting way.

You’ll be awed by Villeneuve’s ambition and moved by that same intellectual humaneness he brought to Arrival.

2049 won’t put an end to any of the ongoing debates about the first Blade Runner film. Its ambiguity is essential to what makes it so beautiful and so authentic as it grapples with some of the most profound of profound questions. This is a cinematic experience created for the big screen, where you get to live in its world for nearly three hours, and it still doesn’t seem like enough. To paraphrase Agent K, this isn’t a movie that was just made, it was born with a soul.

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

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ne of the most watched sporting events of all-time, the famous 1973 tennis match between self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) and “women’s libber” Billie Jean King (Oscar Winner Emma Stone) gets the big-screen treatment in the aptly, if unimaginatively, named Battle of the Sexes. And with a script from Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire), and the team that brought you Little Miss Sunshine behind the lens, it proves to be a breezy, polished, and exceedingly enjoyable film with some great performances. This is a message movie wrapped in an inspirational sports drama, a real crowd-pleaser. Yet at a time when Title IX protections are threatened — protections King herself championed — the film could come off as more timely and important, but it mostly doesn’t seem like enough. This is a genial, uplifting, and again, very enjoyable biopic that wants to offer warm and fuzzy feminist inspiration. Sure, we could use some of that right now, but it’s hardly the grand slam one could hope for.

kingsman: the golden Circle

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irector Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) returns to the James Bond-ish world of the Kingsmen with another film based on the comic book series ... except this time it’s goofier and more violent. We find that our intrepid hero Eggsy (Taran Egerton) has gone from plebe to gentleman and is now a full-fledged field agent for the private British intelligence agency Kingsman. But when the Kingsmen are attacked and in dire need of resources and assistance, the remaining two agents find help from their newly discovered American counterparts: the Statesman, which brings Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Halle Berry, and Pedro Pascal into the fold. Together they go up against a sadistically chipper drug lord (Julianne Moore), dead set on legalizing her empire. Vaughn seems to have taken the influx of Americans to heart, supersizing the film (at nearly 2.5 hours it’s far too long.) But Vaughn’s take on gunslinging theatrics and a turbo-charged whip that would make even Indiana Jones blush are worth seeing. The humor is there, the hyper-stylization is there, and so are the thrills. More imaginative and original than most of the blockbusters out there, keep your expectations tempered and you’ll be golden.

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: I’m a very envious person, though I don’t act on it (meaning I don’t try to mess things up for people who are doing well). Where does envy stem from? How can I get rid of it?

— Begrudging Woman

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: You see a friend achieving some success and you say, “So happy for you. Welldeserved!” — which is a more polite way of saying, “I hope you are stricken with a rare deadly form of full-body adult acne.”

We think of envy as an ugly, counterproductive emotion, but it’s really just a tool, like a jackhammer or a blender. To understand this, it helps to understand that even emotions that make us feel crappy have a job to do -motivating us to act in ways that will help us survive and make a bunch of little buggers who’ll totter off through the generations, passing on our genes.

In other words, envy is adaptive. Envy is a form of social comparison that probably evolved to help us keep tabs on how well we’re doing relative to our rivals. As evolutionary social psychologist Abraham (“Bram”) Buunk and his colleagues explain, envy pushes us to dial up our game so we can “narrow the gap” between ourselves and “the superior other” (aka that annoying co-worker who likes to start sentences with “Well, when I was at Harvard…”). So envy is basically a social alarm clock: “Yoo-hoo…get cracking, girl! That witch is about to get that promotion, and you’ll be lucky to end up executive vice-scullery maid.”

Buunk and his team explain that there are actually two kinds of envy, malicious envy and benign envy. Each kind motivates people to try to shrink that “status gap” between themselves and others. The difference is in how. Benign envy pushes people to work harder in hopes of matching or beating the competition.

Malicious envy is the nasty kind — the kind that motivates a person to loosen the ladder rungs, hoping to cause their golden-girl coworker to topple to her (professional) death.

The upshot? Envy isn’t something to be ashamed of. You should just see that you use it in a positive way -- as a tool for self-motivation instead of co-worker sabotage. However, getting ahead isn’t just a solo act; it’s often a cooperative endeavor. To decide when to cooperate and when to compete, consider the level of “scarcity.” When resources are scarce — like when there’s just one job available --

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go after it with everything you’ve got (within ethical boundaries, of course). But when the rewards aren’t limited, it’s good to be the sort of person who brings along other people. This tends to make others more likely to do nice things for you in return — even helping you get ahead… and without your hiring a hacker to reprogram Miss Fabulous’ computer so her screen saver is a pic of the boss with a Hitler mustache.

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: My girlfriend’s wonderful. Unfortunately, whenever we have a disagreement, she shares it on social media. She feels she has a right to do that because it’s part of her life. Am I not entitled to a private life while I’m with her?

--News Object

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: Some favor the social media approach to the “examined life,” Instagramming their medical records and crowdsourcing their flatulence problem. Others take a more guarded tack — encrypting everything… including their cat videos.

The longing for privacy -- keeping certain info about yourself from public consumption -- is a very human thing, a desire that probably evolved out of our need to protect our reputation. In ancestral times, having a bad reputation could lead to a person being booted from their band and made to go it alone — back when “fast food” would’ve been all the zippy small animals they couldn’t catch while they were starving to death.

Contrary to your girlfriend’s notion that “relationship” is just another way of saying “two-person surveillance state,” you have a right to privacy. This is a fundamental human right, explained Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren in the Harvard Law Review in 1890, and it comes out of our right to be left alone.

So, yes, you are entitled to pick the “privacy settings” on your own life, because the information about your thoughts, emotions, and romantic interactions belongs to you.

Nobody gets to dispense that info publicly without your permission — even if this means they have to keep part of their life (the part with you) under wraps.

To stop your girlfriend from turning your relationship into a giant data breach, trigger her sympathy — explaining how awful it feels to become infotainment for a bunch of strangers (and, worse, people you know). Better yet, help her feel it: “Honey…just imagine going on Twitter and finding your therapist’s new account: ‘Heard In Session.’”

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1 ___-de-sac 4 Seedless oranges 10 Maroon 5 frontman Levine 14 Expend 15 Funnel-shaped wildflower 16 Fishing line attachment 17 Valentine’s Day candy word 18 Pop singer Christina 19 Breezed through 20 Performer who does a lot of swinging and catching 23 Jack who could eat no fat 24 “Yup,” silently 25 File folder feature 28 Molten rock 32 “August: ___ County” (Meryl Streep movie) 34 DDE beat him twice 37 Comedian with a self-titled ABC series and a TBS talk show 40 Inflated self-images 42 “Come in!”

43 Fallon’s predecessor 44 Shaped like a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides 47 Crossers of aves.

48 Nation south of Mount Everest 49 Writing assignment 51 Get from ___ B 52 ___ in “Isaac” 55 Milk container?

59 Candy collectibles, or what the three long answers end up being 64 Crowning point 66 “___ Scissorhands” 67 Cleveland basketball player, for short 68 Apple voice assistant 69 River that divides Nebraska 70 Egyptian headdress serpent 71 Peppers may pack it 72 Restraining rope 73 “That’s it!”

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1 Fringe factions 2 Take by force 3 “Reading Rainbow” host Burton 4 Conventiongoer’s badge 5 “Parks and Recreation” costar Ansari 6 Poetic place between hills 7 “East of Eden” director Kazan 8 Soak up knowledge 9 ___ Domingo 10 Cry of dismay 11 Adheres in a pinch, maybe 12 “And the nominees ___ ...”

13 Big Pharma product 21 Cooking spray brand 22 Person with a following 26 Representative 27 Amazon founder Jeff 29 “Good grief!”

30 Having only one channel, like old LPs 31 Former “MadTV” cast member Lange 33 Note between fa and la 34 MetLife competitor 35 Heron relative 36 It’s a long, long story 38 Night sch. awards 39 Historic periods 41 Place for relaxation 45 Part of QEII, for short 46 Get clean 50 Fabric store amts.

53 Skillful 54 Go laterally 56 Crumble away 57 Rub clean 58 Answers a party invitation 60 Solve an escape room successfully 61 Dispatch a fly 62 Bike course 63 Art Deco master born Romain de Tirtoff 64 Cigarette leftover 65 Pizza order

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(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “You never sing the same song twice,” said chanteuse Billie Holiday. “If you sing it with all the same phrasing and melody, you’re failing your art.” That’s an extreme statement, but I understand what she was driving at. Repeating yourself too much can be debilitating. That includes trying to draw inspiration from the same old sources that have worked in the past. I suggest you avoid this behavior in the coming days. Raise Holiday’s approach to a universal principle. Fresh sources of inspiration are available! Halloween costume suggestion: a persona or character unlike any you’ve ever imagined yourself to be.

able to pass for normal, but it will be better for your relationship with yourself if you don’t. You could try to tamp down your unusual urges and smooth your rough edges, but it will be smarter to regard those urges and edges as fertile raw material for your future happiness. Catch my drift? In the coming weeks, your main loyalty should be to your idiosyncratic intelligence.

Halloween costume suggestion: the beautiful, interesting monster who lives in you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I share Vincent Van

Gogh’s belief that “the best way to know life is to love many things.” But I also think that the next twelve months will be an inspiring time for you to be focused and single-minded in your involvement with love. That’s why I encourage you to take an approach articulated by the Russian mystic Anne Sophie Swetchine: “To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.” Halloween costume suggestion: a lover celebrating a sacred union to the love of your life, to God or Goddess, or to a symbol of your most sublime ideal.

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No Bananas” is a silly novelty song that became a big hit in 1923. Its absurdity led to its wide use for humorous effect. For example, on the kids’ TV series The Muppet Show, puppets made out of fruits and vegetables sang parodies of the tune. That’s why I find it droll that the “No Bananas” songwriters stole part of the melody from the “Hallelujah Chorus,” the climax of classical composer George Handel’s religious oratorio Messiah. I’d love to see you engage in comparable transmutations, Taurus: making serious things amusing and vice versa. It’s a time when you can generate meaningful fun and playful progress through the art of reversal. Halloween costume suggestion: a tourist from Opposite Land or Bizarro World.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the next two

weeks, you may have to navigate your way through careless gossip, distorted “facts,” superficial theories, hidden agendas, fake news, and official disinformation. To prevent problems in communication with people who matter, take advantage of the Halloween spirit in this way: Obtain a bicycle helmet and cover it with aluminum foil. Decorate it with an Ace of Clubs, a red rose, images of wrathful but benevolent superheroes, and a sign that says “No Bullshit Allowed.” By wearing this crown, you should remain protected. If that’s too weird for you, do the next best thing: Vow to speak the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and ask to receive the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Watch out for a

fake pizza-delivery driver who’s actually trying to issue you a legal summons. Be careful you don’t glimpse a blood red sky at dusk, in case it’s a prophetic sign that your cell phone will fall into a toilet sometime soon. Beware of the possibility that a large bird carrying a turtle to its nest accidentally drops its prey into a rain puddle near you, splashing mud on your fancy clothes. JUST KIDDING! All the scenarios I just described are stupid lies. The truth is, this should be one of the most worry-free times ever.

You’re welcome, of course, to dream up a host of scary fantasies if you find that entertaining, but I guarantee that they’ll be illusory.

Halloween costume suggestion: an indomitable warrior.

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you want most but don’t have? This is an object that would serve your soul’s highest purposes, although not necessarily your ego’s. Here’s another question: What evocative symbol might help keep you inspired to fulfill your dreams over the course of the

next five years? I suggest that you choose one or both of those things to be the inspiration for your Halloween costume.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Did you get a

chance to go to circus school when you were a kid? How about magic school? Or maybe detective school or time-travel school or superhero school? Probably none of the above, right? Much of your education revolved around what you HAD to learn rather than what would be fun to learn. I’m not saying it was bad you were compelled to study subjects you felt ambivalent about. In the long run, it did you good. But now here’s some sweet news, Virgo: The next ten months will be a favorable time to get trainings and teachings in what you YEARN to learn. Halloween costume suggestion: a student.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Now is an excellent

phase in your cycle to scour bathrooms, scrub floors, shampoo carpets, and wash windows.

But the imminent future will be an even more favorable period to purify your motivations, tonify your emotions, purge your less-than-noble agendas, calm down your monkey mind and monkey heart, disinfect the moldy parts of your past, and fact-check the stories you tell about yourself. So which set of tasks should you focus on? It may be possible to make great strides on the second set as you carry out the first set. But if there’s not enough time and energy to do both, favor the second set. Halloween costume suggestion: a superhero who has wondrous cleaning powers; King Janitor or Queen Maid.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): How can

you enjoy the lavish thrills of rebirth later unless you die a little inside now? It’s the trickiest phase of your cycle, when your energies are best used to resolve and graduate from the unfinished business of the last ten months. I suggest that you put the past to rest as best as you can. Don your funniest sad face and pay your last respects to the old ways and old days you’ll soon be leaving behind. Keep in mind that beauty will ultimately emerge from decay. Halloween costume suggestion: the mythical phoenix, which burns itself down, then resurrects itself from its own ashes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There

are no such things as magic healings and miraculous redemptions and impossible breakthroughs. Right? Hard evidence provided by science precludes the existence of exotic help coming from spiritual realms. Right? Well, no. Not right. There is in fact another real world that overlaps the material world, and it operates according to different laws that are mostly imperceptible to our senses. But events in the other real world can have tangible effects in the material world.

This is especially true for you right now. Take advantage! Seek practical answers and solutions in your dreams, meditations, visions, and numinous encounters. Halloween costume suggestion: white-magic sorcerer or good witch.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Many years

from now, in your last hours on earth, you will have visions that show you how all the events in your life were crucial to your life story. You will understand the lesson that was provided by each twist and turn of your destiny. Every piece of the gigantic puzzle will slip into place, revealing the truth of what your mission has been. And during that future climax, you may remember right now as a time when you got a long glimpse of the totality. Halloween costume suggestion: the happiest person on Earth; the sovereign of all you survey; the wise fool who understands yourself completely.

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