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Ten years ago, Michigan was poised to be Hollywood of the Midwest. Then it all fell apart.

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worse cognitive and physical functioning in older people. Similarly, research has shown teachers’ expectations of their students affect their academic performance. Our current stereotyping of minorities and immigrants has affected our perceptions and behavior regarding such individuals.

Not only has our society been exposed to negative stereotypes, our presidential election was swayed by a systematically orchestrated campaign of fake news defaming one of the candidates. Fake news was delivered through social media, where there is a minimum of editorial control. This is in sharp contrast to reputable journalists who fact-check their work.

Like social media’s lack of oversight, our political environment is being held hostage to unsupported opinions. When there is a disagreement, name calling and blame is used to either silence the opposition or undermine credibility. Even worse, we’re seeing a violation of the constitutional norms that require us to keep the legal system independent and preserve our longheld belief that no one is above the law. Our silence in this matter will be the slippery slope to an autocratic form of government.

Contact your representative/senator to speak out to preserve our independent legal system and require social media to be editorially monitored.

Ronald Marshall, Petoskey

More Jesus, Less Pontoni To say that Moses was influential to the American Founding documents for the Texas Social Studies standard as somehow being evil, I disagree with.

And what’s wrong with including Obama’s middle name, Hussein, as his whole name? I’d say his middle name helps one to see, probably, why Obama couldn’t call Muslim terrorists Muslim Terrorists.

And I recall back in the day, we were called a representative republic, and I’d say that’s something worthy of our country.

Like, 32 (or was it 37?) of our states went for Trump in the last election, out of 50. And, also, like when voting in the states about marriage being between one man and one woman, of all the states that voted on it, (over 30, and California twice!), “all” voted “for” one woman, one man.

And if you want to get more thoughts from Pontoni, it says go to www. thegrumblings.com. That “grumblings” part reminds me: Back in the days of Moses, when the Israelis had the exodus out of the land of Egypt, despite countless miracles from their creator, God, some of these Israelis, when things were not going so smoothly, would grumble against God through Moses.

And God dealt severely, at times, with the grumbles.

If you ask me, Pontoni is a fast talker who likes to twist things to his leanings and doesn’t fear God the Creator but would foist all the countless lies of evolution and other things on the American youth — and look what good that’s done for the last 50 to 60 years.

Some Good News I recently stopped at a bakery around lunchtime for some bread. The only available parking space was partly obstructed by an F-150 that had just pulled in. I asked the driver if he would mind straightening out his truck so that I could park too. He took offense because he said I was driving a foreign car. He did straighten out his truck but made sure the spot remained unusable.

I thanked him for his effort and agreed that this spot just wasn’t going to work. He wanted to fight, but neither the parking spot nor the number of American workers who made my car needed defending. Fighting would have only proved that we were both stupid.

Then this happened: My son and his family drove from southeast Michigan to use our lake house while we were gone.

Their car broke down between Mesick and Buckley. He and his young family would not look at all unusual in L.A. — just another musician. But south of Buckley, there are way more Trump signs than tall guys with big ’fros, a stylish Hispanic woman with big mirrored sunglasses, and a two year-old toddler with Disneyland Darth Vader shoes.

The family that helped them out were loving and kind. They opened their home while my son waited for the tow truck.

They fed them. Their kids played with my grandson. They even bundled my son’s family into their own car and followed the tow truck the rest of the way to the lake.

Simple acts of kindness and generosity can melt the hardest heart and remind us that we really do need each other because we are all in this together.

Philip Christophersen, Northport

Jeff Beamsley, Traverse City

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Known for their Top 40 singles “Run-Around” & “Hook” in the ’90s, Grammy-winning group Blues Traveler plays John M. Hall Auditorium at Bay View, Petoskey on Fri., July 27 at 8pm. Their latest album, Hurry Up & Hang Around, is due out in Oct. Tickets: $35, $40, $45. bayviewassociation.org

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The latest proposal for a long-vacant parcel of prime Petoskey real estate calls for a 90room hotel, 110 residences, 600 parking spaces, a 9,000-square foot conference center, and 12,000 square feet of retail in five buildings that would surround a landscaped plaza.

The ambitious plans were put before the planning commission July 19 as a preliminary step to get feedback before seeking approval from the city for the development.

Known as “the hole” since the site was excavated for the failed Petoskey Pointe development in 2007, the 200 E. Lake Street property has sat vacant ever since. Talk of development resurfaced in 2012 and 2015, but those projects never got off the ground.

The new developer, Petoskey Gateway, LLC, brought plans to the city in May and is now following the city’s course for large development proposals through the planning commission.

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Hop Lot’s Highway Robbery — which they call “a crisp, approachable, no BS beer” —is no slouch. It’s a refreshing, low alcohol (4.4% AVB) beer with a balanced finish of bubble and sweet. But its sister is truly the star of the family. She’s got pure Highway Robbery genes but swims with a couple of buckets of strawberries before hitting the taps, bringing you a beer that’s fragrant, only lightly fruity, yet totally ripe for summer sipping. Her only flaw? She’s so popular, she doesn’t always last the weekend. Cross you fingers she’s there when you are, or call the taproom before you go: (231) 866-4445, hoplotbrewing. com. 658 SW Bay Shore Dr., Suttons Bay.

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Hey,read it The Women in Cabin 10

What’s the best cool-down for the stick of mid-July?

How about the chill of a twisty, turn-y thriller novel? For the most effective deep freeze, we recommend “The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware. Hot off the Indie Bestsellers list at Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor, this classic whodunit follows up-and-coming journalist Lo Blacklock as she embarks on what begins as the assignment of a lifetime: the maiden voyage of the swanky Aurora Borealis. At first, the high-class cruise liner has Lo seeing stars, with its fancy parties and highfallutin’ passengers — that is, until she witnesses the murder of the woman next door. The kicker? Not one passenger seems to be missing. Lo Blacklock knows there’s a killer on board but can she prove it before she’s next? A modern twist on an Agatha Christie-esque classic, “The Woman in Cabin 10” will keep you on the edge of your seat right until the very end, and maybe even a little while after.

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Group Demands Line 5 Review

Northern Michigan citizens’ group Oil & Water Don’t Mix is asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take a closer look at Enbridge’s plan to add 48 new anchor supports for Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac.

The 13 organizations that make up Oil & Water filed a request with the Corps to hold a public hearing and a full environmental review before a permit is issued.

“What we know for sure is that additional anchor supports already installed by Enbridge have damaged the pipeline,” said Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director of FLOW in Traverse City. “We need to take a much closer look at Line 5 than what the state and Enbridge have been willing to do.”

Enbridge and State of Michigan officials have said they are investigating measures to shore up Line 5 to prevent a leak. The anchor supports are used to stabilize the pipeline as strong currents in the Straits have shifted it.

Enbridge has proposed putting Line 5 in a tunnel under the Straits or constructing a secondary pipeline to protect the actual pipeline. Neither of those proposals satisfy Line 5 critics, who argue that the anchor supports are a means for Enbridge to upgrade Line 5 without regulatory scrutiny.

“These supports create a suspended pipeline, and are potential magnets for vessel anchors to hook the pipeline, posing a real danger,” said Leonard Page, chair of the Straits of Mackinac Alliance. “What Enbridge is attempting to do through the back door is put into place a patchwork redesign of Line 5 without a real examination of any other alternatives.”

A World Premiere, with Chinese Water Gongs

things we love Gwen Frostic for Kids Gwen Frostic’s work is synonymous with Up North nature. From her former art studio, which still stands at 5140 River Rd., the late artist printed — from her own linoleum block carvings — prints, stationary, and books showcasing the region’s critters, ferns, flowers, and trees. Author Lindsey McDivitt, a longtime fan of the artist, has translated Frostic’s life, work, and passion for the North’s natural world into a pint-sized picture book for children, “Nature’s Friend: The Gwen Frostic Story.” Released July 15 by Ann Arbor’s Sleeping Bear Press, the book is available at McLean and Eakin in Petoskey, Horizon Books in Traverse City and Cadillac, and other local booksellers.

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Ramsdell Theatre Executive Director Xavier Verna will find himself in a place both familiar and unfamiliar July 25: onstage at the Ramsdell in Manistee.

He’ll perform alongside Andre Dowell and Andres Pichardo as Identity Cubed, a percussion group that plays everything from drums and marimbas to Chinese water gongs and balloons.

Verna group formed in 2011 for an international competition in Luxembourg with Dowell. Like Verna, Dowell is an arts administrator, with the Sphinx Organization in Detroit, dedicated to transforming lives through diversity in the arts. The third member of the group for this performance is Andres Pichardo, assistant principal percussionist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. They’ll be joined by Jeff Barudin, a percussion instructor at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. The quartet will perform the world premiere of Barudin’s piece “Reality is My Juggernaut.”

Verna said the show crosses various musical boundaries, from classical to jazz to world music. He said those who approach the performance with an open mind will find much to enjoy. “We play with a lot of heart. There’s a lot of groove,” he said.

Tickets for the 7:30pm show are $15, $5 for students. MyNorthTickets.com.

8 Up North, chicken salad sandwiches seem to have devolved into a kind of peanut butter and jelly hell. There are far too few variations on the theme: chicken, mayo, and cherries on wheat or white as far as the eye can see. (We know. It’s near blasphemy to deride the North’s famous fruit, but when it’s in almost every single chicken salad on most every single menu, the tongue tires. Oh gawd, does it tire.) So thankful then are we to find ar the newly opened Fustini’s Fresh Take to-go eatery in Traverse City, the most inspired and delicious, cherry-free chicken salad sandwich we’ve tasted yet. Picture if you will: pickled chips of radish, a herb puree, microgreens, and crispy chicken skin tumbled together atop a fat toasted brioche. It’s pure savory, immeasurably flavorful, and — also rare for take-out lunches — very generously proportioned. Made fresh each day and always with local ingredients, this sammie, like all the soups, salads, and sandwiches on Fustini’s Fresh Take menu, will evolve with the growing season, so get this one soon. $13.

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SAME OLD THINGS Collected, Repurposed, Home, Art, New.

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Let’s quickly review how that whole climate change hoax perpetrated by the Chinese is progressing, and then look at some local activity.

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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Greenland ice sheet had a good 2017, receding less than anticipated. But it has already picked up the pace this year, calving huge ice bergs sufficient to make this a record-setting year for ice loss. That will increase sea levels.

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Some of those bergs now threaten coastal villages, not because they might crash into the coast but because they might break apart, causing huge waves that will inundate their homes.

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burning six times as much land and lasting five times longer. Warmer temperatures and lack of rain and snowpack are turning our wildlands into tinder boxes.

The scientific consensus is that we and our addiction to fossil fuels are the cause of this, and it’s going to get a lot worse. Local communities are trying to utilize renewable energy sources, but the federal government is doing everything it can to increase fossil fuel production, including removing the restrictions against exploring and drilling in the Great Lakes.

Perhaps it’s all just an anomaly, a series of flukes. But air conditioning and moving inland might be good plans.

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world’s glaciers. The World Glacier Monitoring Service — yes, there is such a group, and they keep track of glaciers — report these ice behemoths, which cover nearly 10 percent of the earth’s surface, are now melting 60 times faster than they were a century ago.

That process becomes self-perpetuating.

The glacier melts, exposing bare ground, which is darker and absorbs more heat, which causes more melting. It increases flood danger and fills streams and rivers with sediment. It also adds to the rise in sea levels.

Speaking of which, according to NOAA, sea levels have risen eight inches in the last century and are now accelerating. It’s a big deal if you happen to be one of the billion or so people living near the coast a few feet above sea level. Some 41,000 people around the globe were relocated inland due to rising sea levels last year. The U.S. has already moved most of a group from an island south of New Orleans. Their once 15,000acre home has shrunk by 98 percent due to rising water. Another dozen coastal villages in Alaska will have to be relocated soon.

Weather extremes have become more extreme. Last year was the third hottest on record, right behind 2016 and 2015. The Southwest is now trapped in a destructive drought/flood cycle; infrequent rains, now often a deluge, cascade off baked ground, causing destructive flash floods.

Last year, we had $60 billion in economic losses caused by flooding, six times more than in any previous year. Computer climate models indicate this is the new normal.

As are massive wildfires. A wildfire in excess of 100,000 acres was once considered a monster but is now typical. Research published by the Union of Concerned Scientists says, compared to just 50 years ago, we now have four times more wildfires

The City of Escanaba is currently engaged in a taxation battle with a local Menards. It involves the so-called “dark-store theory,” about as preposterous a notion as you’re likely to hear.

Owners of big box and big chain stores claim their stores are constructed uniquely just for them, could never be used for anything else and have no resale value. Therefore, the argument goes, they should be taxed as if they’re empty, hence the “dark store theory.” Somebody, or some group of somebodies thought this made sense, and these giant stores have been trying to get this massive tax break ever since.

(The proposed repurposing of the Acme Kmart is pretty good proof the buildings can be used for something else.)

Escanaba assessed the Menards as if it isn’t empty because, well, it isn’t. Menards is now fighting the city and the Traverse City City Commission has decided to kick in $3,000 to help the Escanaba cause.

The tax break has cost local communities millions in tax revenue.

Here’s a thought: If you want to be taxed as if your store is empty, then empty your store. Otherwise, pay your fair share.

Meanwhile, many locals here think the nearly empty Cherryland Mall would be a swell place for affordable housing. How? The property would cost millions, and trying to convert stores to housing units would cost many more millions. Demolition and new construction would also cost millions. There is no cheap housing at the end of those equations. Even affordable housing has to provide a profit margin for the developer, or it won’t get developed.

A deteriorating environment, ridiculous corporate tax breaks, and more affordable housing chatter. Same old things.

Crime & Rescue ALLEGED ANIMAL ABUSERS CHARGED A married couple who admitted they were responsible for a home where dozens of sickly dogs and cats lived in filth face felony charges.

Lacie Lee Plowman, 37, and Joseph Lewis Plowman, 39, were charged cruelty to 10 or more animals by Grand Traverse County prosecutors.

They face up to four years in prison if they are convicted. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 3.

State police were called to a home in Kingsley to investigate loose animals; they discovered the Plowman’s house filled with malnourished animals and feces. They removed 10 cats, 17 dogs and one deceased dog.

The Plowmans told police that they were staying with family in Benzie County and that they came to the house every two or three days to check on the animals, according to the charges.

Joseph Plowman told investigators that he messed up, and the situation had spiraled out of control.

DISPUTE LEADS TO STABBING One man was stabbed and another was arrested after an argument broke out among a group of acquaintances at a Garfield Township apartment complex parking lot.

The 20-year-old victim, a Traverse City man, was taken to Munson Medical Center after suffering a non-life threatening stab wound to his shoulder from a pocket knife, said Grand Traverse County Sheriff Capt. Chris Barsheff.

Deputies investigated the incident at the Hilltop Apartments complex and arrested the 37-year-old suspect, also from Traverse City, for assault with a dangerous weapon.

Barsheff said an argument broke out as a group of four or five people were traveling together into Traverse City and became frustrated with the suspect, who was moving slowly and causing everyone to have to wait. The incident happened July 14 just prior to midnight.

CAR CRASHED INTO HOUSE A man was taken to the hospital after he drove his car into a house in Cadillac.

Cadillac Police responded to 13th Street where a vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Benzie County man left the road and crashed into a house July 12 at 7:24am.

Police believe the driver suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash. He was taken to Munson Cadillac for treatment. No one in the house was injured.

MAN SURRENDERS PEACEFULLY When police arrived at a Suttons Bay Township home to check on a suicidal man, they encountered a 77-year-old armed with a handgun that he had pointed at his head.

After a family member had called 911, two Grand Traverse Band tribal officers responded to the South Herman Road residence July 15 at 10:38pm. The tribal officers responded because Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were busy with other calls, deputies said.

The officers tried to convince the man to surrender and at one point they unsuccessfully deployed a taser, but they retreated and called for

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backup when the man pointed the gun at them.

The Northern Michigan Mutual Aid Emergency Response Team responded, and nearby residents were evacuated from their homes. Police negotiated with the man until he surrendered peacefully at 2:13am and was taken to Munson Medical Center to be evaluated, deputies said.

MAN DIES AFTER POLICE SHOOTOUT A man died following a shootout with police after a traffic stop in rural Missaukee County.

When state police stopped a vehicle on Lotan Road in the early afternoon of July 13, a man got out of the vehicle and opened fire on the trooper, police said. The trooper returned fire, and the suspect fled. Investigators later determined the suspect, 32-year-old Douglas Robert Sawyer of Fenton, took his own life.

The trooper suffered gunshot wounds and was taken to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

At the time of the traffic stop, Sawyer was wanted on warrants for child neglect and fourthdegree criminal sexual conduct; he was also wanted for violating parole following a home invasion conviction.

TWO INJURED IN CRASH A driver who attempted to pass a pickup truck that had stopped to make a left turn caused a crash that seriously injured him and his passenger.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Bugai Road at East Lincoln Road in Elmwood Township July 15 at 9:41pm.

A 58-year-old Cedar man had stopped on Bugai to turn left onto Lincoln; a 27-year-old Traverse City man attempted to pass him, crashing head-on into an oncoming car.

The 27-year-old driver and a passenger, a 38-year-old woman, suffered serious injuries. He was cited for passing in a no passing zone. The driver of the oncoming car suffered minor injuries.

POKER RUN BOAT CRASHES A 37-foot speedboat crashed as it took part in the Boyne Thunder Poker Run. Emmet County Sheriff’s marine deputies were called at 3pm July 14 to Lake Michigan, a mile and a half offshore from Little Traverse Bay, where a vessel had either hit an object in the water or had a mechanical failure that caused one of its outdrives to come off; the boat turned sideways, skipped across the water and threw four occupants into the water.

The marine deputies helped two passengers, a 29-year-old woman from Marne, Michigan, and a 33-year-old woman from Spring Lake, Michigan, get to McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey.

As police surrounded the trailer, the man came out, pointed what looked to be a handgun at police, and prompted one of the deputies to fire at the man. The suspect fled back into his home.

After lengthy negotiations, the man surrendered without incident at 5:20pm, deputies said. He was arrested on a felonious assault charge.

NO ONE INJURED IN SHOOTING No one was injured when a suicidal man pointed a weapon at a Grand Traverse Sheriff’s deputy, prompting the deputy to fire his weapon.

Deputies responded to the Cherryland Mobile Home Park in Garfield Township at 1pm July 17 after a 34-year-old Traverse City man made suicidal comments to a family member. Deputies first talked to the man on the telephone, but he refused to leave his home.

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bY Thomas Kachadurian I spent a weekend in South Haven last month, and once again I was reminded what Traverse City could be. South Haven is exactly what Traverse City wants to be.

It’s a place you can drive to, park, and walk everywhere. Cars move slowly, and people wander freely to enjoy the town. I had the same reaction in Grand Haven. Despite a mass of tourists, people walk. They stroll from the downtown shopping area all the way to the state park beach. Even in peak season, it never feels like traffic is an issue.

There are many similarities between Grand Haven, South Haven, and Traverse City.

All three are recreational harbor towns on Lake Michigan. Each has a river running through town. In the case of Grand Haven it’s the mighty Grand River. South Haven has the less distinct Black River. We have our cherished Boardman. All three towns are along US-31. Both Traverse City and Grand Haven share a similar surface highway. By the time US-31 gets to South Haven it becomes the I-196 freeway. There is a major difference, however, in the towns’ relationships with this major route.

Grand Haven’s waterfront is about two miles from US-31. No through traffic drives along the Grand Haven waterfront; the only cars in Grand Haven are residents or people there for a visit. Any trucks on the roads are for deliveries to Grand Haven businesses.

Any vehicle driving into South Haven must exit the freeway and head west two miles toward the water. All of the cookie-cutter franchises are near the freeway. You don’t need to go into South Haven for a Whopper or a Quesalupa. The WalMart is on the other side of the freeway. Downtown is exclusively for merchant-owner shops, bars, and restaurants, where each menu is unique to that location. South Haven has personality that develops from isolation.

Traverse City, on the other hand, is forced to share its small-town identity with its alter ego as a truck stop. It’s hard to develop a personality when semis are rambling through town on their way to somewhere else. Traverse City doesn’t have a traffic problem caused by residents or visitors.

We have a problem with traffic that has no connection to the town at all.

2018 marks 30 years that I have lived in Traverse City. The week I moved here, in 1988, there was a big news story in the Traverse City Record-Eagle on the controversy surrounding a US-31 bypass. The stated opposition roughly divides into two camps: One group is the business owners who fear that losing the pass-through traffic will hurt their bottom lines. It’s rarely so crassly stated, but, especially in the distant past, it was the primary obstacle. Cash-motivated opposition found an ally in the 1990s with the Protect the River crowd. The same people who created all sorts of chaos by draining Brown Bridge Pond worried publicly that a bridge would spoil the Boardman.

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Before another 30 years fly by, we need to be honest about the real ramifications, and cost, of keeping all that traffic in town. Traverse City is large enough — and desirable enough — that pass-through traffic is no longer the financial boon that it once was. Getting the noise, congestion, and danger of passthrough traffic out of Traverse City would increase its desirability as a stop-and-stay destination. New visitors, who avoid TC now, would replace any loss of pass-through business. The harder sell is to those people closed to the idea that, sometimes, more roads reduce traffic problems.

Both Grand Haven and South Haven have major bridges over their respective rivers.

I-196 spans the Black River just downstream from the junction of the main and south branches of the river. It’s actually two separate bridges: one for northbound traffic and another for those headed south. History has shown that the Black River doesn’t much care about the bridge. It hasn’t suffered, and those enjoying the waterway for recreation still build docks by their riverfront homes.

The US-31 bridge over Grand River spans four lanes with two full shoulders. It crosses the main river to Harbor Island, with exits to access the island. Then US-31 crosses the river again in another multi-lane behemoth.

The river is just fine. There’s a well-used public park in the shadow of the bridge and a marina full of boats. History shows that bridges can span waterways with no longterm impact — certainly nothing as dire as the floods and damage that resulted from removing the Brown Bridge dam.

Pull back the curtain. The notion that a bridge would damage the Boardman was, at best, a ruse from people who oppose any building of new roads, the same people who like Eighth Street a potholed mess because they think it discourages traffic.

Reality time. Not building a bypass has been environmentally expensive. Instead of building a major road outside of town, where the runoff and pollution from all those pass-though cars and trucks could go into the soil for natural cleansing (like your septic field), all of that runoff is yards from both West and East Grand Traverse Bays, flowing unchecked into the water. Gallons of fuel have been wasted in slow, inefficient traffic. All of those exhaust fumes have fallen on our most densely populated areas.

It’s time to stop pretending that there is no cost to the environmental zealotry, or that it solves anything. We did not save a river in the 30 years we fought a bypass; we sacrificed our town. It is time to build a throughway to get transient traffic out of Traverse City.

Thomas Kachadurian is a photographer, designer, and author. He lives on Old Mission with his wife and two children. He is a member and past president of the Traverse Area District Library Board of Trustees.

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Inexplicable San Diego photographer Mike Sakasegawa prides himself on seeing the beauty in mundane objects, The Washington Post reports. But something about his latest subject took social media by storm. On July 11, as Sakasegawa returned home from his morning run, he noticed a round, yellow object rolling down the street. “I thought it was a tennis ball or something,” he said, but in fact it was a lemon. So he did what any self-respecting photographer would do: He captured video of the fruit as it continued its journey to the bottom of the hill, then posted his 1.5-minute documentary to Twitter. Within 24 hours the video racked up more than 2.5 million views.

“I post stuff that’s similar to this all the time,” Sakasegawa said. “Most of the time, it floats on by.” By the next day, the lemon video had gained more than 100,000 likes, was retweeted tens of thousands of times, and a literary agent had contacted Sakasegawa, wondering if he’d like to make the lemon into a children’s book.

Least Competent Criminals -- Rye Wardlaw, 40, chalked up a big FAIL on July 8 at NW Escape Experience in Vancouver, Washington, when he broke into the business in the pre-dawn hours. According to The Washington Post, Wardlaw tried and failed to enter through a back door using a metal pipe, then knocked a hole through the wall. After climbing through, he knocked over a set of lockers. Then, carrying a burrito and a beer he nicked from the company’s refrigerator, he wandered into the “Kill Room,” an escape room dressed to look like a serial murderer’s hideout. Among the blood-spattered walls and fake cadavers, Wardlaw got scared, but he couldn’t ... escape. So he called 911 (four times) and pleaded for help. Clark County Sheriff ’s officers accepted his confession and charged him with second-degree burglary.

-- In Mesa, Arizona, two troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety were surprised to find themselves being pulled over on State Route 51 by a black Dodge Charger on July 11. The troopers were in an unmarked Mustang and had spotted the Charger behind them sporting law enforcement-style emergency lights, reported ABC15 Arizona. A registration check revealed the car was registered to a private citizen, who soon activated his flashing lights and pulled the troopers over. When the (real) troopers approached the Charger, they found 44-yearold Matthew Allen Disbro of Mesa wearing a security uniform and a gun belt with a handgun, cuffs and pepper spray. The car also contained a siren box, police radio and a vest with a baton and knife. Disbro was arrested for impersonating an officer.

Fun Suckers Organizers of Bats Day, a special celebration at Disneyland for the goth community, have called it quits, citing the loss of available tax deductions under President Trump’s new tax law. The annual event began 20 years ago and grew to attract more than 8,000 goths each year, with Disneyland offering discounted tickets and hotel rooms for participants. “We did a lot of research,” Bats Day founder Noah Korda told Vice, “and, unfortunately, it just wasn’t feasible to actually continue ... with the way that we run the event.” On May 6, about 800 goths showed up for a final group photo in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.

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Hey, It’s Florida -- Indian River County (Florida) sheriff ’s officers stopped Earle Stevens Jr., 69, on June 27 after another driver called 911, complaining that Stevens’ Mercury Grand Marquis kept tapping her bumper in a McDonald’s drive-thru lane.

The officers noted “a strong odor of alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath ... His speech was slurred and his eyes were red and glossy.” He also had an open bottle of Jim Beam bourbon in a brown paper bag on the passenger seat.

Stevens, of Vero Beach, struggled to produce his ID and said he’s never had a valid Florida driver’s license, according to Treasure Coast Newspapers. He also explained he was not drinking while driving, only when he stopped for stop signs and traffic signals. After failing several field sobriety tests and a breath test, Stevens was charged with driving under the influence and driving without a license.

-- Florida Highway Patrol officers pulled over a Nissan sedan on May 16 on I-95 after observing erratic driving, reported the Miami Herald. Indeed, Port St. Lucie, Florida, resident Scott Allen Garrett, 56, smelled of alcohol, had an open bottle of 92-proof Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum on the passenger seat, was slurring his words and had “red, very glassy and bloodshot eyes,” according to the police report. Garrett then told officers his dog had been driving -- which would have been notable on its own, but was particularly interesting considering there was no dog in the car with him. Garrett was charged with DUI.

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Undignified Behavior City Councilwoman Carol S. Fowler, 48, of Huron, Kansas, made a splash in the news when Atchison County Sheriff ’s deputies tried to arrest her on June 29 for failure to appear on an outstanding warrant. Fowler put up such a fight deputies had to use their tasers on her, and she was arrested for interference and battery on a law enforcement officer. But Fowler was just getting started, according to the Atchison Globe. On July 2, as jail workers tried to remove her jewelry and personal items, Fowler bit one of them on the thumb hard enough to break the bone. Fowler now faces three felony charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and a charge of interference with a law enforcement officer.

Bright Idea In Nashville, 20-year-old Antonio Freeman knew he had a problem on June 25 when three police officers approached him as he rolled a marijuana cigarette. He also knew there was a bigger problem in his pocket: a plastic bag full of cocaine. In a bold move, according to the Tennessean, Freeman pulled the bag out of his chest pocket, crushed it in his hand and sprinkled cocaine over Officer Ryan Caulfield’s head and into the air in an attempt to destroy evidence. The officers were able to salvage about 2.5 grams of cocaine and charge Freeman with tampering with evidence along with possession of a schedule IV drug and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

Ten years ago, Michigan called Hollywood, and Hollywood answered. A film incentive program saw millions of dollars pour into the state, and a lot of it came to northern Michigan. And then it ended, faster than a director could say “cut.”

By Patrick Sullivan A decade ago, as the state reeled amid a national financial crisis, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced a program to generate jobs and spur the economy: Michigan would offer the most generous film credits program in the country.

The program started off looking like a success, and it peaked in 2010, Granholm’s final year in office, when $115 million in incentives were awarded.

Then Gov. Rick Snyder came into office.

He rolled back the program amid criticism from conservative groups and lawmakers who decried film credits as a net loss to the economy. For example, the state Senate Fiscal Agency released a report in 2010 that estimated every dollar spent on film credits generated only 60 cents in economic activity.

Under Snyder, film credits were first drastically reduced, causing the film industry to retreat from Michigan, and by 2015 they were eliminated entirely.

Film credits proponents believe their loss of film credits marks an incredible lost opportunity for the state. Michigan didn’t give them enough time to develop a profitable industry, they say, and the cited studies showing poor returns missed most of the economic reverberations the film credits spurred.

As films like Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Red Dawn and Gran Torino shot downstate, Traverse City was poised to be one of the filmmaking centers in Michigan.

Plans were in the works for a movie studio next to a marina on West Bay. A special effects company opened on Division Street.

And young people who grew up in northern Michigan and were interested in creative careers scrapped plans to flee the state.

Northern Express sat down and talked about missed opportunities and what might have been with four local filmindustry vets who lived through those exciting years.

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(The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.)

RICHARD BRAUER is a long-time filmmaker whose credits include Dogman and The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island.

He also owns of Brauer Productions Inc. in Traverse City.

Brauer: Granholm was all about jobs. I mean, she was trying to push anything that would create jobs, including a sulfide mine in the U.P. I mean, there were some dark sides to that push. But that’s a whole other story. She saw firsthand how the film industry benefited other states — through tourism, through direct economics — so she decided, being gutsy and very progressive, to make the most inventive, most generous film credit in the nation: “If we’re going to do this, we’re going to do this big.” So she comes up with this 42 percent thing. Forty-two percent. It was so big — most of the other states were 25, possibly 30 — hers was 42 percent. It was a big deal.

BILL LATKA grew up in Traverse City and moved downstate in 1978 while he was in high school. After college, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked in production, first making commercials and, later, music videos, television shows for the Discovery Network, and feature films. Today he runs Storylicious, a Traverse City-based web content and social media provider.

Latka: The Granholm administration saw it. What other industry, when you have a devastated economy, can you literally flip the switch and not have to wait for five years for something to happen before you can start to employ people? Like, oh, advanced battery production? That was an idea that’s just starting to come to fruition now. They just opened a plant in Holland or something, right? Well, they’ve been talking about that for 10 years. The movie business, they flipped the switch, and they had millions of dollars flowing into Michigan overnight.

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CLOVER ROY, a Detroit native and film industry vet who moved from Los Angeles to Traverse City to be closer to family, found a perfect film industry job in northern Michigan — and then watched it all go away.

She spent months lobbying for the survival of film credits in Michigan.

Roy: Full disclosure: I came back for personal reasons, to be with my sister. I was a single mom without any support, not able to make ends meet all of a sudden, and she called: “Just come to Traverse City.” I lived in a basement for four to six months before I got my awesome job. I was able to start a new life because of film incentives. I didn’t come here for that, but it fell into my lap. And I saw the possibilities.

Latka: I worked in the Detroit area for seven or eight years, and then I was with a company that decided we didn’t want to be in Detroit — we wanted to be in California.

So we moved out there. I was doing TV commercials. We met someone who just moved to L.A. from Traverse City. One night, we were sitting around talking to all of our L.A. friends about Traverse City, about how it’s still the kind of place where you can send your kid out and say, “Come home when the street lights are on.” I was like, “Hey, is it still like that?”

“Yeah, it’s still like that.”

My wife and I said, “What in the hell are we doing in Los Angeles?” You know what I mean? This is when the film incentive happened, and I’m like, “Wait a minute, we could move back to this idyllic place. We can come [home to Traverse City] and do movies and do television shows and do this stuff?”

And so we immediately started looking for a house, and we put up our house, and six months later we we’re here. So in August I’ll be here 10 years.

The film credits offered incredible incentives to filmmakers, but the program was complicated and rigid. Brauer saw a way to make smaller movies in northern Michigan.

Brauer: You had to give [the state] an estimate ahead of time. You had to have at least $100,000 to get in on this game. It’s like a poker game. If you had a $90,000 movie, that’s not enough — $100,000 gets you in.

You project out in different categories where the expenses are going to go: Michigan hires, like jobs. Michigan resources, like hotels, car rentals, flights, food. And then there was non-Michigan expenses. And then you would give them all of these, and they look at each one, and they go down the list, scrutinizing them. The Michigan ones were scrutinized the most.

They would say, “OK, yeah, yeah, yeah … Whoa, whoa, whoa, what’s this?” And

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then they would go down to the end, and they would say, “If this stuff you’re giving us is true, then we would expect to give you this amount back.” It was a very fair and equitable thing when it got right down to it.

Hey, I’m a taxpayer, too. I didn’t want them to just waste money on a bunch of stupid stuff. Man, they qualified the daylights out of these things. If I bought a cup of coffee, and I figured that was part of this movie I was working on, I better get a signed-in-blood affidavit from the owner of the restaurant — otherwise they would just discount it. I am not kidding you. They were ruthless.

Latka: It was a godsend.

Michigan was — I don’t know if everyone remembers — in 2008, it was just after the financial crisis, Traverse City was not doing great. The [Traverse City] Film Festival had just started, so Traverse City was just starting to come back alive. The crazy thing was, I left in 1978. When I came back in 2008, it was very similar to the way it was when I left. Only in the last 10 years, it’s become this amazing place.

Traverse City Developer RON WALTERS also heard about the film credit program and saw an opportunity.

He put together plans to construct a movie studio lot in Greilickville to rival studios in Hollywood.

Latka: I set up an office. I was above [what is now] the Workshop Brewery, which at the time was Right Brain. I had several young people that were looking to get into the film business. And I hired these young people.

And then we started doing projects. And I pitched a show to the Science Channel, and I said, “Bring it here to Michigan,” and they said, “OK.” So we started to do a show for the Science Channel out of Traverse City. And we brought that money here to Traverse City, and we were spending it with local people. And then I did production services for a movie called “Hideaway,” with Brauer: At the Josh Lucas. I worked on that. very beginning I’m in the Directors Guild of this thing, of America, and I assistant my filmmaking directed a $10 million film down in Detroit. That made comrades in L.A. my year, because I worked on were all saying, this $10 million feature film.

42 percent, you I never would have had that guys are nuts! chance in L.A. You’re never going to sustain that.”

That was basically the opinion of L.A. But then it didn’t fail. It was working. That’s when you got Clint Eastwood showing up with Gran Torino, a bunch of other films.

Walters: I had purchased the piece of property on West Bay with the idea of developing an office complex and marina in 2006. I started the process with the Corps of Engineers, DEQ, the township, county, brownfield authority, MDOT — all the different agencies — and right before things were getting approved the 42 percent … state of Michigan film credit was approved, and I had a friend — actually he’s my godson — who had a company in Culver City, Los Angeles. They did special effects, visual effects, and 3D, 2D-to-3D conversions on film, and his company was growing very fast. When this happened, he contacted me and said, “You should think about repurposing your building for something in the film industry.” So I did a lot of research. I went to L.A., I looked at a lot of the sound stages they have there. A lot of them are very old. The ones that are state of the art or newer are booked solid, and the ones that aren’t weren’t as much so.

Walters: My commercial office building, up front, the plan became to make it into production offices, because whenever a production comes to a city, they have to secure sound stages for any of the internal shots, any of the green screen stuff. But they also have hundreds of people that work on the film, and that requires production offices. So it’s a very lucrative, very interesting business. You rent the stages for $5,000 to $10,000 a day, and then you rent them office space. And you have your catering if you want to provide them with a full service. Your craft services and catering are also part of the project. So I was including a high-end restaurant on the top floor, a commercial kitchen on the bottom floor — that way I would have been doing craft services and catering for the set, which was 150 feet away. And for the executives, they could go upstairs and have dinner or lunch, so it was a really neat combination.

Roy: Before people were open to understanding what it really was about, people’s first reaction was, “Hollywood elite entitlement! Why should we give money to the film industry? What about these poor people over here?” And I think, even our political representatives, that was their blanket view of the whole thing. And then, everyone wanted to see what we were all about. “Wait, a film company is opening

up in Traverse City? Prime location right on Randolph and Division streets?” David [Kenneth, executive producer of I.E. Effects] put just an incredible amount of money into it. When these incentives came out, he said, “This is the way I’m going to get to show my kids Traverse City, Michigan, where I spent my summers as a boy.”

Walters: Throughout all this — I.E. Effects was David Kenneth’s company — I.E. Effects was prospering, doing very well, and one day he said, “Fox wants to come and look at your plans and see what you’re doing here,” because he was working on a film for Fox. So they have a scout that just looks for sound stage space, and then they would send someone to look for sites to shoot at, for the exterior stuff, and with all the water and what have you, the guy flew up, walked the site, we went to lunch, and he said, “You know, this is the most amazing place in the world.” It was mid-summer, and there were boats everywhere. And I said, “Yeah, we’re going to have a marina across the street.

Your executives can hang out on their yachts if they want to do that.”

When Michigan eliminated the singlebusiness tax, the film credit program had to change from a tax break to a reimbursement of expenses. This caused some people to become more critical of film credits because the state was cutting checks to filmmakers.

Brauer, though, said the program was far from a free-for-all giveaway.

Brauer: The scrutiny got bigger. I’m not sure if it was because of that. It switched over to Treasury, and those guys wanted a return on investment. They wanted to see their ROI. So if they were spending this amount of money, they wanted to see it come back. And it doesn’t work like that.

They wanted to see that money in a very short period of time. It doesn’t work like that. But as long as Granholm was around — and a very few others — to support this thing, it lived on.

Latka: First they tried to monkey with it. They went from 42 percent of a dollar back to 35 percent. And then they put these stipulations on that you had to hire a certain percentage of Michigan crews, which was unrealistic, because all of the Michigan crews were already working on all of the movies. So it was impossible to find Michigan crew; you had to bring people in.

There were tens of thousands of people that travelled to Michigan to work. And they were renting places, and they were buying groceries, and they were paying taxes. The whole idea that the film incentive was not benefiting Michigan was a total Republican/ Snyder administration construct, where

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they said, “We’re not making money off this film incentive.” Well, they didn’t look at the big picture.

Brauer: At the very beginning of this thing, my filmmaking comrades in L.A. were all saying, 42 percent, you guys are nuts! You’re never going to sustain that.”

That was basically the opinion of L.A. But then it didn’t fail. It was working. That’s when you got Clint Eastwood showing up with Gran Torino, a bunch of other films.

There was one here that was a pretty goodsized movie — I worked on it — with Josh Lucas. Hideaway. It’s a good movie. It’s an art movie. Texas money. They decided to find a state that fit the bill, and they came to Michigan, and they shot it right on Old Mission Peninsula — all of it. Josh Lucas and James Cromwell. I got paid. A bunch of my crew got paid. There were a lot of local hires on the thing.

Roy: I watched [Sens.] Wayne Schmidt and Howard Walker, all the locals — everyone’s looking at us. “What are they doing? What’s that? That’s kind of sexy.” So everyone wanted to know. We were talking to [photographer] John Robert Williams and [former Traverse City Film Festival director] Deb Lake and everybody in town.

“What is this going to mean for us?” David [Kenneth] had an awesome, incredible vision. He was looking at Building 50 for a technology campus. His dream was to hire hundreds of young people, to teach them how to convert 2D to 3D frames. That’s what we were doing. We had hired 13 different digital artists, and some of them were from the [TBA ISD Career-Tech] Center. They were high school kids, and he trained them how to transfer. We were working on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and The Green Lantern. And all of that was happening when it first started. And then it all unraveled.

Brauer: Sam Raimi brought Oz to the new studio in Pontiac. This was like a $300 million movie. Because of the incentive, there was a group down there in Pontiac that built a brand-new movie studio that rivaled Los Angeles. I mean, when you use the term movie studio, it can’t be a pole barn where you store boats. It’s got to be air-conditioned, heated, incredible amounts of electricity available, soundproofed, parking, hair, makeup, workshop, all that. It had it all. It was a big deal. At the time, the film incentive was offering incentives for infrastructure improvements also. So that’s why these things sprung up. And there were movies that could be made in the Detroit area, these guys thought it would be a good idea to build a movie studio. That was when the leadership in Lansing shifted, and the whole incentive came into question Latka: There was so much work here, specifically for young people that wanted to be in the movie business. They were moving back here. We had a world-class sound mixer that lived in Traverse City. Bought a house. He moved back from L.A. because of the film incentive, and he was working all of the time. Well, when they pulled the plug, the work disappeared overnight, because the film incentive wasn’t alive for long enough to build the proper infrastructure. It was only up and running for a few years.

Brauer: The marketing of the incentive gave way to the distraction of, “We need better roads. Roads suck in Michigan!”

Yeah, they suck. So as soon as Snyder got in, we were in a whole different ballgame. He was more interested in keeping incentives for factories, boots on the assembly line,

that kind of thing. The whole tutti-frutti movie industry made no sense to him, particularly. And roads were a big issue.

The writer Mitch Album, he wrote a paper on this whole thing, he did the math: At the heyday of the film incentive, in 2010, the Michigan Film Office paid out about $110 million in incentives. Mitch Album concluded that that was the same as 40 miles of road repair. Forty miles. That’s it. And displacing that was this emerging industry where young people were finally calling Michigan their home and they were graduating from our universities and opening businesses, and all of this ancillary stuff was happening. They were getting going. They could have babies and buy houses and get married and stay in Michigan. You talk about an ROI? That’s an ROI! You’ve got to give it 10 years.

Anybody would say you’ve got to give it 10 years.

Roy: My job lasted 18 months all together, and at least the last year or more of it was dealing more with [lobbying for] the incentives. I went a couple times to Lansing. I met the guys in Pontiac that started the big studio that completely fell apart. It was me and that guy and Wayne Schmidt in his office. Right before a big commerce committee meeting where they were voting on some stuff. And Wayne — I’m a flaming liberal, so I was out of my element completely — but he really came through. He really got it. He saw the economic development for his constituents.

He’s the one that pulled out of nowhere, he said, “Yeah, 5 percent of every somethingsomething needs to go to post-production.”

Nobody knows about post-production.

Nobody knows that that’s kind of the lion’s share of the budget for a film. That’s why you see, like, 750 names after any movie.

We had hired 13 different digital artists, and some of them were from the [TBA ISD Career-Tech] Center. They were high school kids, and he trained them how to transfer. We were working on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and The Green Lantern. And all of that was happening when it first started. And then it all unraveled.

Brauer: The Michigan Film Office started in the ’70s. That film office ran for 30 years. Three decades before the film incentives showed up. So the job of the Michigan Film Office was to be a liaison to filmmakers that might want to come to Michigan, to show them some sights, give them some ideas on locations, and just be a friend. Be a local ally. The film incentive shows up, and all of a sudden the local office has to be an administrator for all of this paperwork, which they were not necessarily predisposed to doing, but they did a good job with it, they did their best.

Well, now that the incentive is gone, they are back to doing what they were doing.

Roy: At first, those guys, [northern Michigan politicians] Howard Walker and Wayne Schmidt, were very skeptical.

Their arms were crossed. And then they walked through our doors at Randolph and Division, and they saw all of our computers, and that it was a brick building, the quintessential “brick and mortar,” the sign of real business and real-world economic development. They saw all of these kids.

And some of our artists came from other places. They came from L.A. or New York.

They were experienced. And we were paying kids $12 an hour, and it was like a paid internship for them through the Tech Center, through the Intermediate School District. And they were working on Warner Bros. films. When the likes of Howard and Wayne went through our doors and saw all this, that’s when they completely turned around. They left asking us, “How could we help you?” Because they got it.

Bauer: What is the ROI when you send somebody through a partially subsidized film program at the University of Michigan, and they graduate with a 4.0, and there’s nothing here in Michigan for them to do, and they move to L.A.? That’s the horrible twist to this thing. They were bitching about ROI on this thing, and they didn’t look past their nose.

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Brauer: So they were thinking, there’s no way that they can sustain this. We did.

Until Snyder came into office. Snyder killed it, basically. So right during Oz, all this controversy got kicked into the fire, so here’s Oz, shooting in Pontiac, Michigan.

Every frame of that movies was shot indoors in that studio. Every frame. There was not one frame shot outside of that studio.

The average daily payroll of Oz was 1,500 people for a year almost. You think that doesn’t make an economic impact to that community? I was there a couple times, and there were guys with horses in the middle of the winter outside of the studio. They must have had eight or 10 horses standing around, and there were trailers and bales of hay and all this stuff, and there were 10 guys standing around these horses. And they were on call, in case that was the day they needed these horses. So you tell me that that didn’t make an economic impact? That’s just one tiny example.

So here comes our new administration.

The incentive dies. Sam Raimi was really pissed, because they were going to pull his incentive. And the producers behind him were going to kill him. Evil Dead kill him.

They got hoodwinked into coming to this state. They wanted to shoot it in L.A. He wanted to bring it here because he wanted to help the Michigan economy.

Roy: It was a five-year program, and after like two-and-a-half years, that’s when it started grinding the wheels to a halt. So they didn’t even give it the chance that it needed.

Any economic development like that needs time to prove itself, or not.

Brauer: Even the people that used it, who predicted that we couldn’t sustain it, now say, “We told you so.” And that, right there, is fundamentally the worst part of this whole thing: We lost credibility as a state that’s open for business.

At some point, the script got flipped, and film credits were no longer seen by many people as a way to create jobs and spur the

economy. Instead, they were seen as a handout to Hollywood fat cats.

Brauer: That’s what the perception was, yeah. The reality was that they hire a lot of local people. And the abuse part didn’t happen. They only give the major incentives for the people they hire locally. So the argument that it only made the studio fat cats money, that was just a perception. It’s like a lot of things in politics: If you say it long enough and loud enough, people tend to believe it.

And also the whole notion of abuse in general, there were some people who were scheming some abuses on this thing, absolutely. There is zero chance they would have pulled it off. Zero. There’s no chance it would have got through Treasury. Not even close. They checked everything. I did six movies without the incentive. I did three with it, because it was there. So I’m not making movies because of the incentive. I am here still. I was here before it. I’m here after.

Latka: When the film incentive went away, the work left, and when the work left, everybody left. I was one of the few that stayed. I didn’t go back to Los Angeles because Traverse City is an amazing place to live. I didn’t want to move my kids. By that time, they were just starting high school, and I didn’t want to move them again, because they already moved one time. Plus, I still have family in Michigan.

We have in-laws in Reed City, and they are getting older, and my dad lives in Detroit. He’s getting older. But also, I saw the need for my skill set in Traverse City to help the kind of clients that I want to help, places like FLOW [For Love of Water], Groundwork [Center for Resilient Communities], Crosshatch, the National Wildlife Federation. I saw that there was a need for proper communications and videos. I had always done websites and social media stuff on the side because I’m interested in it.

Roy: Because I didn’t move here for a film industry job, it wasn’t like, “Oh no, now what film job am I going to find?” I was out of work for, like, 10 months, which was awful. And then I got a job as a financial recruiter for Northwestern Mutual Financial Services. For 20 months I was working as a financial advisor, and now I am in real estate, so the beauty and the quirkiness of northern Michigan is, if you’ve got solid soft skills, which most employers worth their salt realize are the most important kind and they can train the rest, I’ve been able to land on my feet to a certain extent.

Bauer: At the end of the day, it was a really good idea. I guess in hindsight it was too generous, which is kind of a nice thing to be faulted on I suppose, but it was too generous. I hope that if it comes back at some point, and it should, because there’s a number of incentives out there [for other industries], a ton of incentives in Michigan.

The list is huge.

Latka: Michigan did it right, initially — they came in with the best incentive in the country, and that really got it started. But there was still plenty of work here when they rolled it back to 35. The thing is, every place that starts a film incentive, what you do is: Let’s start the work here. Let’s build the infrastructure, the studios, the equipment houses, the motor homes, and the caterers.

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A HUMAN FILM ABOUT HOCKEY PLAYERS Detroit’s Joshua Riehl brings The Russian Five story to the silver screen

By Ross Boissoneau When The Russian Five opens at the Traverse City Film Festival, there are sure to be loads of people in the audience familiar with the story: How a group of players from Russia helped the Detroit Red Wings win the club’s first Stanley Cup in 42 years. After all, this is Hockeytown North, where the Red Wings hold their training camp.

But for those who don’t know a blue line from a sight line, who are not into sports, or who just don’t know why they should waste an hour and a half of their time on a documentary, this movie is for you too. It’s a story of intrigue, of athletes defecting to the U.S. under cover of night, of how a group of foreigners became celebrated in the Motor City and beyond, how they transformed the game of hockey, and how a tragic accident days after they reached the pinnacle changed everything. So, yes, this is a movie for hockey fans, but it’s much more than that.

Take it from the director and creative force behind the documentary. Port Huron native and longtime Detroit resident Joshua Riehl admits he is a hockey fan. But he didn’t want to make a hockey movie, even though that was the subject. When entrepreneur and potential financier Dan Milstein asked Riehl if his proposed film was to be a hockey film or a human story, Riehl replied, “I’m interested in a human film about hockey players.”

Milstein invested in the project, and Riehl believes he made the movie they both were interested in. When The Russian Five premiered at the Seattle Film Festival, he sat behind a couple of older women who were clearly there as festival-goers. “It fit into their schedule (of movie-watching),” said Riehl. He listened to their conversation and emerged convinced the movie hit home for them. “The one said, ‘Did you know anything about hockey?’ The other one said, ‘I wasn’t a hockey fan, but now I am.’ It [the audience] was a nice mix of Red Wings and hockey fans and those who didn’t know the story of the Russian Five,” he said.

Riehl had directed and produced several documentary shorts, but this is his first feature-length documentary as a director.

It took six years from conception to the

premiere, which took place earlier this year at the Detroit Free Press Film Festival. He was helped along the way by several people, including Milstein, Jenny Feterovich, who put him in contact with Milstein, Jason Wheling, and David Fabelo.

The latter two were especially important in the final editing, where they went back and forth from the points of view of a documentarian and a fan. “I knew what the fan expectations were since I grew up as one,’ he said.

That meant including references to the Wings’ biggest rival in those days, the Colorado Avalanche. “They had to beat Colorado. They were the roadblock.”

Former Free Press reporter Keith Gave covered the Wings during this time, and has written his own book about the subject.

He assisted with interviews, and it was after shooting the interview scenes for the film that he returned to his home in Roscommon and wrote his book. Riehl said the two approaches complement one another. “Keith helped get some of the interviews. His book is kind of a memoir seen through the lens of the Free Press.”

Riehl said the inaugural interview for the film was perhaps the most daunting. “The first one was Scotty Bowman,” he said. The longtime coach of the team is one of those terse, seemingly emotionless people who can be intimidating just by their presence. “He was notorious for being difficult with the press. I got through it and got some good stuff.”

From there it was on to Sergie Federov, one of the most celebrated hockey players of all time and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Both by virtue of his interaction with Bowman and the time constraints on the interview, Riehl was able to put aside any fanboy emotions. “He needed to get out” for a prior appointment, said Riehl, “and I had three pages of questions. I didn’t have time to be a fan.”

Riehl said he believes the emergence of the Russian Five as a force for the Wings helped broaden the views of both hockey aficionados and executives as well as those only peripherally connected with the sport. “The Russian Five helped people in Detroit, in Michigan, the NHL sort of look at Russians differently. It personalized them.

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Director Joshua Riehl interviewing Scotty Bowman.

There are major tensions now [between the countries], but people are people. The world might disagree with leaders, but all the people aren’t necessarily represented by the leaders.”

Riehl hopes to continue to showcase his film through as many channels as possible.

With streaming, premium channels, and the ability to host films on websites, including Youtube, Riehl said there are more opportunities to release movies than just in megaplexes across the country.

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Don’t Miss This

By Ross Boissoneau So you know you want to “do” the Traverse City Film Festival, but you’re a first-timer (gasp!) and/or you just aren’t sure what — among the many films and events happening simultaneously — you absolutely must experience.

Take it from the experts: There are certain aspects of this paean to celluloid that you don’t want to miss. Maybe it’s settling down to watch a movie with a thousand of your closest friends while the waves lap against the shore. Or you’ve got the travel bug, and you want to check out some of the best of the TCFF elsewhere — like at the Garden Theatre in Frankfort or the Vogue in Manistee. Maybe you want to be one with the crowd on opening night, reveling in the fact that this party is such a big deal, they clear the streets of cars.

Whether you’re a newbie or a longtime fan looking to dig deeper into the festival’s multitude of offerings, here’s your checklist for making the most of your time at the 2018 TCFF: See a Shorts Program “You can see a movie any day, but shorts are special. They’re so essential to a film festival,” said Meg Wieichman, the festival’s creative director. “A lot of them won’t recoup their investment, but it’s where a lot of people got started.”

Ivy Hutchison, programming coordinator, concurred. “For me, shorts are what a film festival is for. They’re by upand-comers [directors] in an industry that’s really hard. They get exposure.

“You get so much in one sitting,” she added. “Programming tends to have variety: narrative, documentary, animated. I can’t stress how important they are.”

Attend the Opening Night party Take one lighted up theatre marquee, bring in featured filmmakers and celebrities, block off the streets, and add up to 1,500 people, and you’ve got opening night. Susan Fisher, managing director of the festival,

calls it “peak Traverse City Film Festival.”

Traffic is rerouted around Front Street away from the State Theatre, allowing pedestrians to take over the block. “They close the street, and it creates a really cool atmosphere,” said Fisher. “This is the celebration for the filmmakers.”

She said it is one of the scenes that makes this festival unique. “This doesn’t happen in a lot of other places. Our environment allows us to be really different. We have local food, wine, beer, distilled spirits. It’s a great place to meet people. It’s the atmosphere of Traverse City. How lucky we are to be here.”

See a movie at the Open Space The way Weichman describes it, seeing a film on the giant screens at the Open Space is almost a mystical experience. “Where else can you sit in silence, not telling people to be quiet. There are teens on date night, little ones — I cry the first time I go there every year,” she said.

What will you see on the big screen?

Almost anything and everything.“We try to program new stuff, classics, cult films,” said Weichman. “Now at 14 years old, we have teens who have been there for their whole life. We have interns who say they’ve going there since they were five.”

“The lineup this year is pretty darn spectacular,” she added. “So grab a blanket, stop by our photo booth before the show, grab some food, and settle in for some of Hollywood’s greatest.”

Travel Around the Bay Actually many bays — Grand Traverse Bay, Little Traverse Bay, and Betsie Bay all come into play as the TCFF includes prefestival films at theatres around the region.

Visit Suttons Bay, Harbor Springs, Elk Rapids, Frankfort and Manistee and their unique theaters.

This is the fourth year for the Traverse City Film Festival’s outreach program, which both takes fans to towns they might not otherwise visit and gives residents of those areas a way to be included without having to travel to Traverse City. “You go out, have

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dinner, see a film. We talk to the crowds,” said Weichman. “It’s a really cool [option] for a lot of hardcore festival people and gets people to other towns.”

Take in a Panel Discussion These panels are anything but ordinary.

But what else would you expect from moderators like film fest head Michael Moore, comedian Doug Benson, and Dick Cavett — wait a minute, DICK CAVETT? That’s right. The iconic talk show host and conversationalist will chat with Moore and filmmaker Robert S. Bader Friday in what they promise will be an enlightening and civilized discourse. Funnyman Benson will host the Comedy Panel at (the altogether reasonable hour of) 3pm on Saturday, with filmmakers and guests cracking wise about films, their careers, the occasionally amusing business of making comedy, and whatever hilarious tangents happen to run through their heads.

On Sunday at 9:30am, the annual doc panel will discuss the trials, tribulations, rewards, and consequences of creating nonfiction film, shining light on important and often controversial subjects, and bringing truth to the people. No fake news here. And you can even participate in a prefestival bonus panel on Tuesday at 1pm when the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council Meeting takes place at West Bay Beach. Hear the latest news about the film industry here in the mitten state.

Rub Elbows The official afterglow parties are the place to see and be seen by your friends and the festival officials, and maybe even a famous director or writer. “We have an official designated sport for that evening.

We let the filmmakers know — you don’t know who you’ll run into and hang out with,” said Fisher.

This year’s special party locales include Traverse City’s Rare Bird, The Little Fleet, Workshop Brewing, and Mammoth Distilling, and the Parlor.

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If You Only See One Film Next Week …

TCFF staffers pick the 2018 TCFF films they couldn’t forget.

By Ross Boissoneau The Traverse City Film Festival always brings a host of movies the general public knows virtually nothing about. So how to decide which ones to seek out? Which are good and which are really good?

We’re here to help. OK, some of the staff at the Film Fest are here to help. After all, they’ve seen every single film showing at this year’s fest. We asked them to tell us which engaged, surprised, or moved them most. Without further ado, your list of the 2018 Traverse City Film Festival’s sleeper hits:

Roll Red Roll – TCFF Creative Director Meg Weichman says this is a film every parent should see. It’s an account of the 2012 rape of a teenage girl by star players of the Steubenville, Ohio, football team. The crime came to light through the social media posts of the players and friends, and the town closed ranks around the perpetrators. “They vilify this girl,” said Weichman. “I think it’s very important, well told, and compelling.”

Blaze – The film tells the story of Blaze Foley, an unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. It’s directed by Ethan Hawke. “I’m not a country music fan, but the performances and music blew me away,” said Weichman. “Really great performances and storytelling.”

Crime + Punishment – This Sundance-winning, fly-on-the-wall documentary that exposes the corruption within the NYPD should already be essential viewing for our times, but that our screenings will also feature in-person appearances from the film’s director and its incredible, whistleblowing subjects, will make this unforgettable, said Weichman.

Minding the Gap – “What do I care about skateboarding?” asked Weichman before

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seeing the film. After seeing the feature debut of young director Bing Liu, shot in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois, she felt differently. It chronicles the lives and friendships of his skateboarding friends over the course of 12 years. “It’s beautifully shot, and you feel like you know the people,” Weichman said.

White Tide – Dubbed a docu-comedy, this film tells the story of a small-business owner The Guilty – Weichman described this as a taut, gripping thriller. An alarm dispatcher and family man who gets wiped out during the recession, and then seeks a hidden treasure: a legendary buried stash of cocaine worth $2 million. The actual participants re-enact their misadventures. “It’s a wild ride. You don’t know where it’s going,” said Weichman.

and former police officer answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. “It’s set nearly entirely in one room and over the phone. It doesn’t need flashy chases or anything,” said Weichman, who adds that if you like thrillers, you’ll love this.

Zama – An Argentine period piece about an era we don’t pay enough attention to. The lead character is a magistrate in the 18th century who is unable to advance, return to Spain, or even decide what he really wants. “It’s kind of surreal, a little more arty,” said Weichman.

“Off-putting subject matter but a total masterpiece.”

Bathtubs Over Broadway – This film documents the secret world of big-budget

Support the Girls – A heartwarming story set in a Hooters-style restaurant. Regina Hall stars as the mother hen to the put-upon waitresses. “Regina Hall is amazing. She supports her girls but has an awful day, which she tries to face with optimism. It’s a very human film,” said Weichman of this indie comedy.

Time for Ilhan - A feel-good story from the election is exactly what we could all use right now. A thrilling campaign drama about a black, Muslim, hijab-wearing, immigrant mother of three’s unlikely run for state legislator, the film’s subject, Ilhan Omar, is simply extraordinary and her passion is infectious. “There’s no way you won’t fall in love with her, and you’ll leave totally inspired and reenergized to boot,” promised Weichman.

industrial musicals created for the likes of McDonald’s, Miller Beer, and Chevrolet, some of which had budgets topping “My Fair Lady” and other shows. “It’s a total delight. It has the best ending,” said Weichman. It won director Dava Whisenant the New Documentary Director Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Every summer, tourists from afar flock Up North to enjoy our abundant Pure Michigan lakes, forests, and towns. They drive our economy, so most of us can put up with the traffic, crowded beaches, and packed restaurants. But if you’re one of the bunch who’d rather play tourist than welcome hordes of them, catch some air and get out of here. Until summer ends, Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport offers, in addition to its usual Detroit and Chicago, nonstop flights to Minneapolis; New York (LaGuardia Airport); Newark, New Jersey; Denver; Dallas; and Atlanta. Intrepid traveler Tom Rockne, travel consultant and principal at Tom Rockne Travel Resources in Traverse City, offers his insider hints on some must-see — and not-so-often seen — haunts.

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Prince fans might want to make their first stop in downtown Minneapolis at the corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street.

Yes, this old Greyhound bus depot-turneddanceteria, the famed First Avenue, has been rockin’ since 1970. The Revolution, led by Prince Rogers Nelson, headlined here long before he went solo — or changed his name to a symbol and back again. The Replacements, Soul Asylum, and Husker Du also found audiences here. First Avenue remains a top dance venue, but within walking distance are top-rated bars The Loft

(711 Hennepin Ave.) and The Exchange & Alibi Lounge (10 S. Fifth St.). True Prince fans will want to head west to Paisley Park, the Purple One’s former private estate and production facility, now open for tours.

Hold on to that rental car and hit Highway 169 to Mankato, then Highway 14 to New Ulm to find the home of Minnesota’s craft brewing, Schell’s Brewery. (Hint to Little House on the Prairie fans, Sleepy Eye and Walnut Grove are just a bit further west.) Family owned and operated since 1860, Schells hosts a Museum of Brewing that’s as tasty as it is educational.

If your taste buds seek another delicacy, turn your compass to Austin, Minnesota,

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the home of Hormel and SPAM. Though the first little blue cans rolled off the production lines in 1937, “the meat of many uses” really took off during the WWII as a portable protein for hungry GIs stationed in North Africa, Europe, and the Pacific. The largest consumers of SPAM today reside in the Pacific: Guam, Okinawa, Hawaii, Samoa, and others lead the way, stories abound about GIs using SPAM to waterproof their boots, lubricate rifle parts, and trade with the natives. Want to learn more? Then do not miss Austin’s SPAM Museum, where SPAMbassadors wait to greet you, talk “cubism,” and share favorites recipes like the Hawaiian SPAMburger.

You can catch the Tigers taking on the Twins at downtown’s Target Field September 25–27, but if you’re there when the Tigers aren’t, watching a game is still worth it, if only for the food. In this great city of immigrants, you’ll find concessions dishing out Arabic chicken shawarma, Baja Haus Pan-seared Barramundi, and Indian Tofu Vindaloo, alongside those hawking Kramarczuk’s footlong sausages and humble corn dogs.

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OK, “Hamilton” tickets are expensive, but the Staten Island Ferry is free, and a roundtrip out to the Statue of Liberty on

Liberty Island — including an audio tour — is $18.50 for adults, $9 for kids age 4–12, and $14 for seniors. This gift from France, dedicated in 1886, is not only an enduring symbol of the promise of America’s liberty but also open for climbs if you’re up for it.

Out on Coney Island, another vintage lady is ready to take you to new heights. Oh, other roller coasters might be faster, higher, or claim other extremes, but the Cyclone is made of wood. It opened in 1927. And it’s a bronco-buckin’ ride you’ll never forget. (The subway trip to Coney Island from Manhattan — that’s the Q train from Broadway and 42nd Street — can be just as memorable.)

Other one-of-a-kind New York memories can be made at: • Katz’s Deli (205 E. Houston St., pronounced House-ton), where, since 1888, sandwich delights and slathered condiments come amid a cacophony of shouts and laughs.

One to try: Pastrami on rye, L’Chayim! • McSorley’s Old Ale House (15 E. Seventh St.), established in 1854. Abraham Lincoln tipped one here. On one of my visits, the bartender wept when he told me about the day in 1968 when, separately, Bobby Kennedy and Gene McCarthy — two sons of Ireland running for president of the United States — stopped in for refreshment. Civil Rights lawyers Faith Seidenberg and Karen DeCrow went to the Supreme Court of the United States to pry open McSorley’s doors to women in 1970, but it wasn’t until the urinals and twin toilets were augmented by a women’s restroom. Permit issues, probably. • The New York Public Library’s Main Branch (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street).

This Stephen A. Schwarzman building is a treasure. Greet Patience and Fortitude (the lions guarding the entrance) on the way in, then proceed to the Rose Main Reading Room on the second floor. A football field long and 72 feet wide by 52 feet high, this great place’s million-plus cubic feet of space is framed by great arching windows, dotted with chandeliers and table lamps, and laid with huge oak tables. This is a cathedral dedicated to manuscripts and the quiet task of reading and pondering them. • The 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

Wherever you were on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, it’s worth setting aside an afternoon at the former site of the Twin Towers to remember the 2,977 people we lost that day.

DENVER

The Denver Mint has been striking coins since 1906. It is the world’s largest single production facility for coins.

Together with the other U.S. Mints, it produces over a million dollars of coins daily, and you can watch them being minted, free. Grab up to five tickets at the tour information window on Cherokee Street between Colfax and 14th. Kids under age 7 are not allowed.

They are, however, welcome at Buffalo Bill’s Grave and Museum at nearby Golden’s Lookout Mountain. A Pony Express rider at fourteen, a Union soldier in the Civil War at seventeen, a scout during the Indian Wars, William Frederick Cody would go on to become a renowned self-promoter through his Wild West Show.

While in Golden, think about a tour of Coors. It was a minimally distributed product back in the day, and when someone had Coors, it was special. A lot of folks think it still is. Even today, every ounce of Coors comes from here, the world’s largest singlesite brewery.

A quick trip to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park is a welcome respite.

A must-see: Trail Ridge Road — 48 miles of

sweeping vistas from Estes Park to Grand Lake, much of it above 12,000 feet elevation.

The varied views are stunning. Keep your eyes peeled for the landscape’s elk, deer, bear, moose, coyote, Bighorn sheep, mountain lion, and bobcat.

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A day of history could start soberly at the Texas School Book Depository overlooking Dealey Plaza. The building, now called the Dallas County Administration Building, houses the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (www.jfk.org), home to several exhibits related to President John F. Kennedy and that sad day in November 1963. The plaza itself is much as it was in 1963, as it has been long designated a National Historic Landmark. Conspiracy theorists and history buffs converge there. Memories for some; new learning for others.

Be wowed by the bronco-busting, bullriding feats of the The Mesquite Rodeo. This is no video game — it’s real animals and real cowboys. And when that first chute opens, your kids just might put those phones away.

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Yup, “Hotlantaâ€? — as it surely will be any time you visit this summer — is the home of Coca-Cola. Dr. John S. Pemberton, a wounded Confederate veteran, concocted the first batch of Coca-Cola in 1886. You can enjoy the entire history of this world-wide beverage company at The World of CocaCola in downtown Atlanta. Visit the vault where the secret formula is stored and, at the “Taste Itâ€? feature, sip your favorite CocaCola offering alongside some beverages that are only made and distributed elsewhere in the world, such as Guarana Kuat, which is from Brazil and features a ginger taste with a berry twist, or Bibo Candy Pine-Nut, made and marketed across Africa, and offering a pineapple and coconut taste. Open your mind ‌ and taste buds!

The Martin Luther King National Historic Park contains the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the King Family home where Martin was born, Dr. King’s Tomb, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. There’s moving history here — history of personal commitment and a growing American commitment — and many details to be remembered and taught. Plan your visit by reviewing www.thekingcenter.org.

Since departing the White House in 1981, you’ve seen President Jimmy Carter swinging a hammer with Habitat for Humanity, monitoring elections for fairness across the world, and working to eradicate disease in Africa and elsewhere — with the Guinea Worm a particular target. The Carter Center in Atlanta is home for both he and Rosalynn, but on many Sundays, you can find the 93-year-old leading a Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist Church back in Plains, a 158 mile trip south from Atlanta, through peanut, cotton, and corn fields. The church’s website notes and updates Carter’s schedule: www.mbcplains.org.

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He’s written critical course books for college students, forecasted the post-zombie-apocalypse economy, and now he’s running for state senate.

By Ross Boissoneau Most people don’t consider the economic underpinnings of horror movies and the coming zombie apocalypse.

Michael Taillard does.

Of course, as The Econozombist, that should be expected.

Taillard is a Beulah resident, husband, and father of four, and an economist and

author by trade. He wrote the book on “Corporate Finance for Dummies” — literally — and it’s considered a staple in college accounting and economics courses.

Other titles he’s written include “101 Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Global Economy,” “Introducing Personal Finance,” and a three-book “Modern Warfare” series, which proposes ending warfare via methods more effective than traditional combat.

Hardly the stuff of ghouls, ghosts and goblins.

But Taillard the econ author has a dark past. He’s been a horror buff since childhood, with favorite authors including HP Lovecraft and Philip K. Dick. He also admits to enjoying zombie movies since first seeing Night of the Living Dead (the 1990 remake, not the original 1968 film).

“I’ve been a fan of zombie movies.

They’ve become a little more sophisticated,” he said, referencing films like 28 Days Later and Shaun of the Dead. He’s also a fan of the TV show The Walking Dead. “I’ve hung out with most of the cast.” Of course he has — after all, what economist hasn’t?

That’s right, he pals around with zombie actors, because he has a unique specialty in the field of economics: He studies the economic impact a zombie apocalypse would have. So revered and respected is his zombie-economy work that he has earned the title “The Econzombist” for helping to build an accurate representation of the world after a zombie apocalypse.

“A lot of conditions can collapse under a zombie apocalypse. It’s the same as building [an economy], just in reverse order. One of the major things for civilization is the opportunity for trade.

You can produce more total working together — that’s how you create villages, cities, and grow,” said Taillard.

That can lead directly to a collapse under attack from zombies. The more civilization grows, the more densely the population is concentrated. As utilities are cut off, and the infrastructure collapses, the zombie apocalypse spreads. In short, the more people, the more zombies, and the more quickly they will spread.

Taillard knows whereof he speaks. He grew up in the Detroit area and earned

a PhD in financial economics and has an academic background that includes degrees in international economics and international finance. After growing up in the Detroit area he migrated around the world practicing his craft before returning stateside and receiving military training at the Army Transportation Corps in Ft. Eustis, Virginia. His work includes economic research projects for The American Red Cross, theoretical study for the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM), and work as an adjunct professor at Bellevue University.

And guesting at conventions, too. It started one April Fools, when he penned, with characteristic researcher flair, a blurb about the economic collapse that would occur as a result of a zombie infestation.

Next thing you know, he was asked to go to ZomBcon in Seattle. “They said, We’ll pay you,” Taillard said, still a little unbelievingly.

Then it was back to Nebraska, where he was based at the time, before a stint at Zombiefest at Lincoln. Now his zombieeconomy expertise is part of his professional background. “After gaining notoriety I was called The Econozombist. It’s corny but flattering,” said Taillard.

He still teaches a bit but is turning down at least as many assignments as he’s taking.

“I’m an adjunct graduate school professor at Central Michigan, but I don’t have time between writing books and running for state senate.”

That’s right, The Econozombist is also running for political office. His tagline: “If you seek a strong economy, vote for an economist.”

Learn more about Taillard — the man and his mission to lead Michigan’s 35th District — by visiting michaeltaillard.com.

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What’s missing in Suttons Bay? To Seth and Jenn Friedman, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, natives who keep a second home in the petite Leelanau Peninsula village, the answer was Mexican street food. So they took matters — and tacos, and burritos, and quesadillas — into their own hands.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT The Friedmans have been vacationing in northern Michigan for 20 years. But after 18 years of corporate life at Chrysler, Seth Friedman decided that his priorities were to spend more time with his family: wife Jenn and their 9-year-old daughter, Aubrey.

“I was coming home, saying hi to my daughter, going to sleep, and then going right back to work,” Friedman said. “I’d had enough.”

The Friedmans had minimal restaurant experience but a lot of passion. They’d also noticed that most of the casual dining food in Suttons Bay followed a similar menu.

“It was pretty much all burgers, burgers, burgers,” Friedman said. “We wanted to try something different, and everybody loves Mexican food.”

The couple took some cooking classes, went through a lot of trial and error, and decided on opening Bay Burrito Co., a quick-service cafe that serve’s up Mexican street food using local ingredients.

“We wanted to do something we were excited about, and we also wanted to be part of a community,” said Friedman.

DESERT TO LAKE One of their main goals was finding a location that had a water view. That was achieved when they found a building overlooking the marina of Suttons Bay. They spent from October 2017 to June of this year gutting and rebuilding the place, preparing the kitchen, building out the interior, and constructing an outdoor patio seating area to seat 16.

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friendly,” Friedman said. “That’s a special consideration of ours, since we have our own daughter. We even keep a big bucket of chalk outside so kids can draw on the patio and sidewalk.”

The cafe’s interior sports shiplap countertops and what Friedman called “happy” colors that blend the inspiration of Mexico’s vibrance with the Michigan waters right outside the cafe’s doors: muted desert yellow, lakeside turquoise, warm woods, and nautical blues.

One great decor feature is the eatery’s rack of blankets that you can “check out” like you would at a library.

“We loan those out so people can take their food and go picnicking in the park, and then they just bring the blankets back when they’re done,” said Friedman.

SPICY FAVORITES The food sticks close to what you might find at a Mexican food stand, with the Friedmans bringing in many of their ingredients from local vendors and farmers. The menu is simple and hearty, with just-spicy-enough seasonings and generous portions.

Burritos and bowls include beef, chicken, and vegetarian options, including the Bruce, which includes both beef and chicken (“People really like that one because it’s so big,” Friedman said), and the Carmi, which features rice, black

beans, sweet potato, kale, pumpkin seeds, pico de gallo, and a jalapeno dressing.

The quesadillas, also available with chicken, beef, beef and chicken, or vegetarian, arrive perfectly browned and fat with fillings.

And everything from the burritos to the tacos can be topped with Bay Burrito’s signature cilantro-lime crema.

“The crema is a huge hit,” said Friedman.

To counter the spice, guests can pick up a Jarritos, a traditional Mexican available in a variety of flavors including lime, orange, and fruit punch. For dessert, grab a cookie baked fresh for Bay Burrito Co. from Potter’s Bakery in Traverse City.

Can’t make it to Suttons Bay anytime soon? Well, give it a little time. Friedman said the Suttons Bay location is going so well, they’re considering opening a second location in Elk Rapids.

“We’ve just got to find a property there,” Friedman said. “We’re also investigating if we might be able to stay open in the winter here. We’ll see.”

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26TH ANNUAL STREET LEGENDS CLASSIC CAR SHOW: 6am-6pm, East Park, Odmark Pavilion, Charlevoix. streetlegends.net

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27TH ANNUAL MICHIGANDER BICYCLE TOUR: 7am, July 14-21. Featured towns include Boyne City, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Harbor Springs, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, Petoskey, & all points in between, stretching from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. Choose from a 2-Day Weekend, 6-Day Tour, or 8-Day Tour. michigantrails.org/events/michigander-bike-tour

---------------------DIVERSE ENTERTAINMENTS: 9am-7pm, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City. Historic Pastimes & Games Theme Weekend. mackinacparks.com/parks-and-attractions/colonialmichilimackinac

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FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: 9am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Runs through July 25. A bag sale starts July 26. The Local Artists Fair will also be held here on Sat., July 21 from 9am-4pm. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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TC TRAILS FESTIVAL: 9am, Ranch Rudolf, TC. Presented by the Northern MI Mountain Biking Association & Short’s Brewing Co. Highlights the trails of the Pere Marquette Forest near TC. Choose from a 40-mile race, 40-mile tour, 25-mile race or 25-mile tour. There will also be an 8-mile kids race. $15-$50. nmmbatctf.com

AUSABLE RIVER FESTIVAL & CANOE MARATHON: Grayling, July 20-28. Today includes the 33rd Annual Classic Car Show on Michigan Ave., Meet the Artist Day at Main Branch Gallery, Duck Race in City Park, Junior, Fledgling, Mentor races on the Pond, & much more. ausableriverfest.com

INDIAN RIVER SUMMERFEST: Marina Park, Indian River, July 18-22. Today includes the Kiwanis Club 5K & 10K Foot Race, Classic Custom Car & Truck Show, live music by Charlie Reager & Mike Ridley, Cornhole Competition & much more. irchamber.com/event-schedule/summerfest-2

---------------------14TH ANNUAL NORTHERN MI SPORTS MEDICINE BEAR RIVER CRAWL: 8am, Bay Front Park, Petoskey. Choose from the 5K walk/ run or 10K run. nmsportsmed.com

---------------------KINGSLEY HERITAGE DAYS 5K & FUN RUN: Brownson Park, Kingsley. Registration & packet pick up takes place from 7-8am at Brownson Park under the tent. Fun Run begins at 8am with 5K following. events.bytepro.net/kingsley-heritage-5k

---------------------PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8-11am. The Rock in downtown Kingsley kicks off Kingsley Heritage Days by serving homemade pancakes, maple syrup, sausage, eggs, fruit & drinks. All proceeds from 8-11am benefit The Rock youth & community center. Adults $7, seniors and students $6, kids under 4 free. facebook.com/pg/therockofkingsleyMI/events

---------------------UP NORTH STANDUP PADDLEBOARD CLASSIC: 8am-8pm. Held on the shores of Lake Michigan in Frankfort & Crystal Lake in Beulah. Featuring the Crystal Lake SUP Challenge & Lake Michigan Downwind Duel.

Register: upnorthsup.com

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EMPIRE’S ANCHOR DAY: The Anchor Day Fun Run, Anchor Day Parade, Lions Club BBQ Chicken Dinner & live music by Sweet Charlie.

---------------------50TH ANNUAL CADILLAC ARTS FESTIVAL - PHYLLIS OLSON ART FAIR: City Park, Cadillac, July 20-21. Today includes the Garden Club Flower Show, Taste of Cadillac, live music

by Chris Buhalis, Seth Bernard, Northern Lights Irish Dancers & more. cadillacartists.org/cadillacfestival-of-the-arts

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ANNUAL FISHTOWN 5K: 9am, Fishtown, Leland. “The Year of the Tug.” In addition to the usual medals given, specific medals will be given for best fish tug costumes as well as the first three tugs to cross the finish line. fishtownmi.org/events

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---------------------33RD ANNUAL ART IN THE PARK: 10am6pm, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. Featuring more than 100 vendors.

---------------------ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am-4pm, Downtown Elk Rapids. More than 70 artisans will display, sell & demonstrate their work.

---------------------BABY’S BREATH WORKBEE: 10am-noon. Help the Northwest MI Invasive Species Network & the GT Regional Land Conservancy at Elberta Beach to remove invasive baby’s breath. Dress for the weather & bring water & sunscreen. habitatmatters.org/eventsworkbees.html

---------------------BIKE SWAP: 10am-3pm, Top of Michigan Trails Council, Petoskey. Drop off bikes for sale at the Trail Center between 7-10am on July 21. Pick up unsold bikes between 3-5pm. Proceeds will benefit maintenance of the local trails. trailscouncil.org

---------------------PEDAL & PETALS : Join TC Community Garden, Norte! & Oryana for a kids bike ride from Darrow Park, TC at 10am to TCCG at 1500 Red Dr. At the Garden, kids can enjoy lunch & games. Free. eventbrite.com

---------------------REO CLUB CAR SHOW DISPLAY: 10am, Great Wolf Lodge, TC. Enjoy seeing antique cars dating from 1906 to 1936 & trucks from 1911 to 1970’s.

---------------------REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF ANTRIM CREEK: 10am, Antrim Creek Natural Area, Atwood. grassriver.org

---------------------SHAY DAYS: 10am-3pm, Harbor Springs History Museum. A celebration of inventor Ephraim Shay & his contributions to the community. harborspringshistory.org

---------------------JOB WINSLOW CHAPTER, NSDAR MEETING: 11am, American Legion Post 35, TC. Lunch follows meeting. Reservations required.

946-6337. jobwinslow.michdar.net

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70’s American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, known for songs such as “Some Kind of Wonderful” & “We’re An American Band,” will play the Charlevoix Venetian Festival at the Odmark East Park Pavilion on Weds., July 25 at 7pm, along with Charlie’s Root Fusion. The festival runs July 21-28. venetianfestival.com

KINGSLEY LIONS CLUB CAR, TRUCK & MOTORCYCLE SHOW: 11:30am-3:30pm, S. Brownson St., Kingsley. 100% of the $10 suggested entry fee will be donated to the GT Area Veteran Coalition. Featuring live music by Steven D and the Keys. 231-313-1837. Donation.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: July 2128. Featuring Aquapalooza, Beach Bash Basketball, 4-H Youth Sailing Regatta, Venetian Rhythms with Ruth & Max Bloomquist & Charlevoix City Band, Sailing Regatta, Drenth Memorial Footrace, Ryan Shay Mile, Bridge Street Block Party, Boat Parade & much more. venetianfestival.com

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 12-2pm: Gina Ferwada will sign her book “Meals From the Mitten: Celebrating the Seasons in Michigan.” 2-4pm: Brittany Cavallero will read from her book “The Case for Jamie.” 4-6pm: Tom Bailey will read from & talk about his book “A North Country Almanac.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------WINE ON THE WATER: 1-7pm, Marina Park, Suttons Bay. Featuring 10 local wineries, one

brewery, food vendors & live music from Soul Patch, Olivia Millerschin & Levi Britton. Tickets: $15 advance; $20 gate. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------“SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN”: 2pm & 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. $15 adults, $8 under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------PETOSKEY MUSIC, ART & FARM EXPO: Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey. Featuring The Craig Cotrill Band, The Marsupials, Hardy Dam Ramblers (sponsored by Blissfest), Galactic Sherpas, TOOMUCHOFAGOODTHING, Eliza Thorp, Chris Koury, Ryan Peters & others. There will also be arts, antiques, crafts, “Yoga & Saxophone” with Heidi Dietrich & Marty Ward & more.

This is a fundraiser for music & art in northern MI schools as well as the new School of Music at Crooked Tree Arts Center. $5; $1 12 & under. petoskeyexpo.com

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“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”: 6pm, Hannah Park, TC. Outdoor performance; please bring a lawn chair or blanket & picnic dinner. Alternate rain site is The Presbyterian Church, 701 West-

minster, TC. Free; donations accepted. Find on Facebook.

trio The Moxie Strings. $18-$20. glenarborart. org/events/concert-the-moxie-strings

Barns Park, TC. Enjoy this author of “Jimmy Quinn: Book One of the Traverse City State Hospital Series.” Reserve your spot. Free. thebotanicgarden.org/events

Petoskey. “Pure Michigan: A World Premiere.”

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backup & duos with Gladys Knight, The Four Tops, & Lola Falana. $18 members; $20 nonmembers. 18 & under, free. glenarborart.org

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---------------------THE PEKING ACROBATS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium.

Expanding the concept of gymnastics, flexibility & balance. Enjoy this “Chinese Carnival” with trick-cycling, tumbling, juggling & more. $37, $32, $27. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------BOAT IN MOVIES IN THE PARK: Village Green Park, Walloon Lake. Starts 20 minutes after sunset & can be watched from the park’s lawn or from your boat. Tune your boat radio in to listen for sound. Tonight features “Wonder.”

231-535-5000. Free.

july 22

sunday

INDIAN RIVER SUMMERFEST: DeVoe Beach, Indian River, July 18-22. Today includes the 11th Annual Indian River Kayak Bike Biathlon. irchamber.com/event-schedule/summerfest-2

---------------------AUSABLE RIVER FESTIVAL & CANOE MARATHON: Grayling, July 20-28. Today includes Spike’s Challenge. ausableriverfest.com

---------------------DIVERSE ENTERTAINMENTS: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------PETOSKEY MUSIC, ART & FARM EXPO: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------MIRIAM PICO: 1:30-4pm, Boathouse Vineyards, Lake Leelanau.

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july 23

monday

FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

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CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------YOUNG PEACEBUILDERS PICNIC AT THE PARK: Noon, Bryant Park, TC. Bring a picnic lunch or snack to share. Enjoy peacebuilding games, share ideas for the upcoming school year & celebrate summer. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------AUTHOR SIGNING: 4-6pm, Horizon Books, TC. Deedie Runkel will sign her book “Scone by Scone.” horizonbooks.com

Peninsula School, TC. Teens are invited to create screen-printed t-shirts with Emily Pierce.

Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------TRY IT! VOCAL JAZZ FOR BEGINNERS: 6-7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, School of Music Studio, Petoskey. A beginner’s overview of the different styles of jazz, jazz fundamentals & jazz singing. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: KIT HOUSEHUNTERS: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey.

Join Sears kit homeowners & enthusiasts Andrew & Wendy Mutch as they present the history of kit & catalog homes.

---------------------MONDAY NIGHT CONCERTS IN THE PARK: 7pm, Onekama Village Park. Featuring the Scottville Clown Band.

july 24

tuesday

12TH ANNUAL RUNNING BEAR RUN: 9am, Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor. Featuring a 5K & 1/2 mile kids run. runningbearrun.com

FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

“YOUNG HEMINGWAY AND HIS ENDURING EDEN”: 5pm, Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey. This historical documentary will be shown to commemorate Hemingway’s birthday on July 21. Presented by the Little Traverse Historical Society of Petoskey. Free. petoskeymuseum.org

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---------------------AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION TC FUNDRAISER: 5-9pm, Chief Golf Course, Pelican’s Nest, Bellaire. Benefits the Darkness Walk, held in Sept. Includes dinner, live music, an information table regarding the walk, & a silent auction. AFSP.org/traversecity

---------------------“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------MULEBONE: 7pm, Acoustic Tap Room, TC. Enjoy this blues duo from NYC. 231-275-2041. $20 advance; $25 door.

---------------------MAY ERLEWINE: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. May’s music ranges from good old fashioned folk & country swing to soul, rock & music from all over the world. $20/adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERT SERIES: 8-10pm, Lake Street Studios, Studio Stage, Glen Arbor. Enjoy fiddle/cello/percussion

LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY VIII”: 7pm, Tank Hill, Frankfort. Politics & personal life collide in Shakespeare’s tale of lust & loyalty. A preview is held tonight. Free; Suggested donation, $15/person. lakesideshakespeare.org/lst/ performances

---------------------MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE SERIES: 7pm, Douglas Park, Rotary Park Pavilion, Manistee. Featuring the James Cloyd Group.

---------------------AUTHOR/SHIPWRECK HUNTER ROSS RICHARDSON: 7:30pm, Leelanau Township Library.

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july 26

thursday

NORTHERN MI ANTIQUEFLYWHEELERS ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: Antique Flywheelers Show Ground, 00145 US 131 North, Boyne Falls. July 26-29.

Featuring Silver King, Montgomery Ward & Steel tractors, John Deere small engines, & The Huddleston School. There will also be opening ceremonies, Parade of Power, live music by various bands & more. $7/day; 12 & under, free. walloonlakeflywheelers.com

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FUNDRAISER FOR DEMOCRATS: 2:30-4:30pm, Centennial Lily Farm, Thompsonville. Presented by the Benzie Democrats. Benefits Matt Morgan for Congress First Congressional District, Mike Taillard for 35th State Senate, & Kathy Wiejaczka & Ed Hoogterp for Mi. 101 State House. $20.

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---------------------COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Where the Magic Happens with Susan Offield. Susan will demonstrate a live portrait setting. Free. crookedtree. org/events/petoskey KIDS SUMMER READING CLUB EVENT: 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Learn about the science of sound with Marla Gerber. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------SUMMER POWER! DAYS: 10-11:30am, Marina Park, Suttons Bay. Join PoWeR! Free book bags with create-your-own-story booklets, crayons, books, & gelato from Little Bee’s Italian Ice. Free. facebook.com/PowerBookBags

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

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

---------------------FREE SUMMER KIDS MOVIE SERIES: 3pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Featuring “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.” Find on Facebook.

---------------------MEET THE AUTHOR: RICHARD VANDEWEGHE: 5:30-7pm, The Botanic Garden at Historic

CHARLEVOIX CITY BAND CONCERT: 8pm, East Park, Odmark Pavilion, Charlevoix.

Center Stage, Bay Harbor. $20. greatlakescfa.org/ event-detail/great-lakes-chamber-orchestra

---------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring the Straits Area Concert Band.

Sat., July 21)

---------------------LIVING ARTFULLY: CREATIVITY WITH THE GRANDKIDS: 9:30am-noon, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Hands-on creativity for grandparents & grandchildren ages 10+. Free. crookedtree.org/events/petoskey

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---------------------REBA MCENTIRE: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. This Country Music Hall of Fame superstar brings her hits “Fancy,” “Consider Me Gone,” The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” & dozens more. $112, $104, $96, $88. tickets.interlochen.org

july 25

wednesday

FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY TIME SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. 947-7389.

- - - -@soulsqueeze -----------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., soulsqueezecellars July 21)

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---------------------FRIENDS OF PETOSKEY LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 10am-4pm, Petoskey District Library.

---------------------CHILDREN’S HEALING GARDEN: 11:30am, Michael’s Place, 1212 Veterans Dr., TC. Growing Through Grief: Grieving children & teens in the community are invited to plant flowers & create memorial projects for the memorial garden.

Picnic lunch included. Register: 947-6453 or goodgrief@mymichaelsplace.net Free.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------CHRISTMAS IN JULY PARTY: Noon, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. Local country music artist Cliff Shelder. Lunch: $3 suggested donation for 60+; $5 for all others. Register: 922-2080.

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PLANT IT WILD PRESENTS “SHORELINE PROTECTION”: 1-3pm, Farr Center, Onekama.

CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE T R AV E R S E C I T Y , M I C H I G A N | s o u l s q u e e z e c e l l a r s . c o m Portage Lake Garden Club is hosting Julia PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. FeaKirkwood of MDEQ Water Resources Division, turing The Rough & Tumble. Free. crookedtree.org Shoreline Partnership, & Shoreline Stewards.

Free. plantitwild.net TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP: FACEBOOK PRIVACY: 1:30pm, Leland Township Library, YOGAFEST: 3pm, Song of The Morning Yoga Munnecke Room. In the wake of the Cambridge Retreat Center, Vanderbilt. July 26-29. A celAnalytica data breach, join Leland Township ebration of spirit, nature, community, service, & Library Director Mark Morton for a discussion on all things yoga. yogafestmi.com Facebook privacy settings & explore the kinds of information Facebook gathers about you. Free.

MUSIC ON MAIN: 6-8pm, Main St., Village at lelandlibrary.org Bay Harbor. Featuring Kellerville.

FREE SUMMER KIDS MOVIE SERIES: (See CONCERT THE PARK: 7pm, Elk Rapids Tues., July 24) • Black cherry theINoriginal since 1964 Day Park. Featuring the Younce Guitar Duo. • chocolate cherry best seller since 1975 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEET-UP: 5-7pm, CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT PaStormcloud Production Brewery & Tasting Room, lawn, TC. Featuring the Nexus Band.

Frankfort. Questions?Sugar-free Email: swilliams4@mhc.net Fudge, old Fashionvilions, Peanut & cashew Brittle, Free. gtpavilions.org/2018-concerts-on-the-lawn the Finest line of cherry Products EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6-9pm, DownERIC HEMENWAY: 7pm, Little Traverse Historitown Elk Rapids. Featuring food from local restauDowntown - 116 E.Petoskey.

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minster, TC. Free; donations accepted. Find on Facebook.

---------------------UP NORTH VOCAL INSTITUTE: 7pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. This summer young artist training program focuses not only on training the voice, but the mind & body as well. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------“THE SUMMER COTTAGE”: 7:30pm, The Leelanau School, auditorium, Glen Arbor. Presented by the Glen Arbor Players.

---------------------THE PEKING ACROBATS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium.

Expanding the concept of gymnastics, flexibility & balance. Enjoy this “Chinese Carnival” with trick-cycling, tumbling, juggling & more. $37, $32, $27. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------BOAT IN MOVIES IN THE PARK: Village Green Park, Walloon Lake. Starts 20 minutes after sunset & can be watched from the park’s lawn or from your boat. Tune your boat radio in to listen for sound. Tonight features “Wonder.”

231-535-5000. Free.

july 22

sunday

INDIAN RIVER SUMMERFEST: DeVoe Beach, Indian River, July 18-22. Today includes the 11th Annual Indian River Kayak Bike Biathlon. irchamber.com/event-schedule/summerfest-2

---------------------AUSABLE RIVER FESTIVAL & CANOE MARATHON: Grayling, July 20-28. Today includes Spike’s Challenge. ausableriverfest.com

---------------------DIVERSE ENTERTAINMENTS: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------PETOSKEY MUSIC, ART & FARM EXPO: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------MIRIAM PICO: 1:30-4pm, Boathouse Vineyards, Lake Leelanau.

---------------------FUNDRAISER FOR DEMOCRATS: 2:30-4:30pm, Centennial Lily Farm, Thompsonville. Presented by the Benzie Democrats. Benefits Matt Morgan for Congress First Congressional District, Mike Taillard for 35th State Senate, & Kathy Wiejaczka & Ed Hoogterp for Mi. 101 State House. $20.

---------------------“YOUNG HEMINGWAY AND HIS ENDURING EDEN”: 5pm, Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey. This historical documentary will be shown to commemorate Hemingway’s birthday on July 21. Presented by the Little Traverse Historical Society of Petoskey. Free. petoskeymuseum.org

---------------------AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION TC FUNDRAISER: 5-9pm, Chief Golf Course, Pelican’s Nest, Bellaire. Benefits the Darkness Walk, held in Sept. Includes dinner, live music, an information table regarding the walk, & a silent auction. AFSP.org/traversecity

---------------------“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------MULEBONE: 7pm, Acoustic Tap Room, TC. Enjoy this blues duo from NYC. 231-275-2041. $20 advance; $25 door.

---------------------MAY ERLEWINE: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. May’s music ranges from good old fashioned folk & country swing to soul, rock & music from all over the world. $20/adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERT SERIES: 8-10pm, Lake Street Studios, Studio Stage, Glen Arbor. Enjoy fiddle/cello/percussion

trio The Moxie Strings. $18-$20. glenarborart. org/events/concert-the-moxie-strings

---------------------WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Featuring JoAnn Falletta, conductor, & Sarah Chang, violin. $32. tickets.interlochen.org

july 23

monday

FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

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CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------YOUNG PEACEBUILDERS PICNIC AT THE PARK: Noon, Bryant Park, TC. Bring a picnic lunch or snack to share. Enjoy peacebuilding games, share ideas for the upcoming school year & celebrate summer. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------AUTHOR SIGNING: 4-6pm, Horizon Books, TC. Deedie Runkel will sign her book “Scone by Scone.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------TEEN SUMMER READING CLUB EVENT: 6pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Teens are invited to create screen-printed t-shirts with Emily Pierce.

Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------TRY IT! VOCAL JAZZ FOR BEGINNERS: 6-7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, School of Music Studio, Petoskey. A beginner’s overview of the different styles of jazz, jazz fundamentals & jazz singing. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: KIT HOUSEHUNTERS: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey.

Join Sears kit homeowners & enthusiasts Andrew & Wendy Mutch as they present the history of kit & catalog homes.

---------------------MONDAY NIGHT CONCERTS IN THE PARK: 7pm, Onekama Village Park. Featuring the Scottville Clown Band.

july 24

tuesday

12TH ANNUAL RUNNING BEAR RUN: 9am, Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor. Featuring a 5K & 1/2 mile kids run. runningbearrun.com

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FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Where the Magic Happens with Susan Offield. Susan will demonstrate a live portrait setting. Free. crookedtree. org/events/petoskey

---------------------KIDS SUMMER READING CLUB EVENT: 10am, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Learn about the science of sound with Marla Gerber. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------SUMMER POWER! DAYS: 10-11:30am, Marina Park, Suttons Bay. Join PoWeR! Free book bags with create-your-own-story booklets, crayons, books, & gelato from Little Bee’s Italian Ice. Free. facebook.com/PowerBookBags

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

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

---------------------FREE SUMMER KIDS MOVIE SERIES: 3pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Featuring “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.” Find on Facebook.

---------------------MEET THE AUTHOR: RICHARD VANDEWEGHE: 5:30-7pm, The Botanic Garden at Historic

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Barns Park, TC. Enjoy this author of “Jimmy Quinn: Book One of the Traverse City State Hospital Series.” Reserve your spot. Free. thebotanicgarden.org/events

---------------------AUTHOR RECEPTION WITH R.J. FOX: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. A celebration of Fox’s newest book, “Awaiting Identification.” RSVP: 231.347.1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com/event/rj-fox

---------------------LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY VIII”: 7pm, Tank Hill, Frankfort. Politics & personal life collide in Shakespeare’s tale of lust & loyalty. A preview is held tonight. Free; Suggested donation, $15/person. lakesideshakespeare.org/lst/ performances

---------------------MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE SERIES: 7pm, Douglas Park, Rotary Park Pavilion, Manistee. Featuring the James Cloyd Group.

---------------------AUTHOR/SHIPWRECK HUNTER ROSS RICHARDSON: 7:30pm, Leelanau Township Library.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX CITY BAND CONCERT: 8pm, East Park, Odmark Pavilion, Charlevoix.

---------------------GREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: SOLD OUT: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Center Stage, Bay Harbor. $20. greatlakescfa.org/ event-detail/great-lakes-chamber-orchestra

---------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring the Straits Area Concert Band.

---------------------REBA MCENTIRE: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. This Country Music Hall of Fame superstar brings her hits “Fancy,” “Consider Me Gone,” The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” & dozens more. $112, $104, $96, $88. tickets.interlochen.org

july 25

wednesday

FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY TIME SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. 947-7389.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. Featuring The Rough & Tumble. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP: FACEBOOK PRIVACY: 1:30pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data breach, join Leland Township Library Director Mark Morton for a discussion on Facebook privacy settings & explore the kinds of information Facebook gathers about you. Free. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------FREE SUMMER KIDS MOVIE SERIES: (See Tues., July 24)

---------------------YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEET-UP: 5-7pm, Stormcloud Production Brewery & Tasting Room, Frankfort. Questions? Email: swilliams4@mhc.net

---------------------EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6-9pm, Downtown Elk Rapids. Featuring food from local restaurants, kids activities & live music by The Three B’s.

---------------------EVENINGS AT THE GAZEBO: 6:30pm, Old City Park, Boyne City. Featuring Mike Dhaseleer.

---------------------BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT: 7pm, Empire Village Beach. Free.

---------------------LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY VIII”: (See Tues., July 24)

---------------------BAY VIEW CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium,

Petoskey. “Pure Michigan: A World Premiere.” $13.50 + handling. bayviewassociation.org/ chamber-music-concerts

---------------------MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERT SERIES: KATHY LAMAR BAND: 8-10pm, Lake Street Studios, Studio Stage, Glen Arbor. Vocalist Kathy Lamar presents a blend of R&B, soul & jazz. During her 40-year career, she has sung backup & duos with Gladys Knight, The Four Tops, & Lola Falana. $18 members; $20 nonmembers. 18 & under, free. glenarborart.org

july 26

thursday

NORTHERN MI ANTIQUEFLYWHEELERS ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: Antique Flywheelers Show Ground, 00145 US 131 North, Boyne Falls. July 26-29.

Featuring Silver King, Montgomery Ward & Steel tractors, John Deere small engines, & The Huddleston School. There will also be opening ceremonies, Parade of Power, live music by various bands & more. $7/day; 12 & under, free. walloonlakeflywheelers.com

---------------------FRIENDS OF PCL USED BOOK SALE: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------LIVING ARTFULLY: CREATIVITY WITH THE GRANDKIDS: 9:30am-noon, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Hands-on creativity for grandparents & grandchildren ages 10+. Free. crookedtree.org/events/petoskey

---------------------FRIENDS OF PETOSKEY LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 10am-4pm, Petoskey District Library.

---------------------CHILDREN’S HEALING GARDEN: 11:30am, Michael’s Place, 1212 Veterans Dr., TC. Growing Through Grief: Grieving children & teens in the community are invited to plant flowers & create memorial projects for the memorial garden.

Picnic lunch included. Register: 947-6453 or goodgrief@mymichaelsplace.net Free.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------CHRISTMAS IN JULY PARTY: Noon, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. Local country music artist Cliff Shelder. Lunch: $3 suggested donation for 60+; $5 for all others. Register: 922-2080.

---------------------PLANT IT WILD PRESENTS “SHORELINE PROTECTION”: 1-3pm, Farr Center, Onekama.

Portage Lake Garden Club is hosting Julia Kirkwood of MDEQ Water Resources Division, Shoreline Partnership, & Shoreline Stewards.

Free. plantitwild.net

---------------------YOGAFEST: 3pm, Song of The Morning Yoga Retreat Center, Vanderbilt. July 26-29. A celebration of spirit, nature, community, service, & all things yoga. yogafestmi.com

---------------------MUSIC ON MAIN: 6-8pm, Main St., Village at Bay Harbor. Featuring Kellerville.

---------------------CONCERT IN THE PARK: 7pm, Elk Rapids Day Park. Featuring the Younce Guitar Duo.

---------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions, lawn, TC. Featuring the Nexus Band.

Free. gtpavilions.org/2018-concerts-on-the-lawn

---------------------ERIC HEMENWAY: 7pm, Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey. This Odawa archivist will discuss the history of the Odawa tribe including the Native American removals of the 1830s. Presented by the Little Traverse Historical Society of Petoskey. Free. petoskeymuseum.org

---------------------KAITLYN GREENIDGE, AUTHOR: 7pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Writing House Commons. $19. tickets.interlochen.org/arts-festival

---------------------LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY VIII”: (See Tues., July 24)

MICHIGAN FOLKSONGS, STORIES & DANCE: 7pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden.

Join Genot Picor as he weaves tales of early MI. 231-331-4318. Free. aldenlib.info

---------------------WOMEN OF STREET MUSIQUE: 7-9pm, Main St., Downtown Harbor Springs. Featuring Melissa Welke, Dede & the Dream, Robin Lee Berry, Olivia & the Aquatic Troupe, Darby O. Bell, Northern MI Drumming Village w/ Lynn Turner, face painters & Magic by Jania.

---------------------I AM JAMES.: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. Sierra Cassidy is James with a soulful voice & smoky-sweet pop songs. $10/ adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------MOVIES IN THE PARK: 9pm, Village Park, Alanson. Featuring “Coco.” Free.

july 27

friday

19TH ANNUAL BAY HARBOR ARTS FESTIVAL: July 27-28, 10am-6pm, The Village at Bay Harbor, on the waterfront North & South Terraces. bayharbor.com

---------------------NORTHERN MI ANTIQUE-FLYWHEELERS ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: (See Thurs., July 26)

---------------------53RD ANNUAL DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY SIDEWALK SALES: 9am-6pm, Downtown Petoskey.

MUSIC IN THE PARK: 7pm, Marina Park, Northport. Enjoy bluegrass with the Cabin Fever String Band.

---------------------OLD FRIENDS: A SIMON & GARFUNKEL TRIBUTE: Recreating the 1981 reunion concert in Central Park. Nick, Jason & the band will perform at Old Settlers Picnic Grounds on the east side of Big Glen Lake in Glen Arbor at 7pm. Concert is free but a free will offering will be taken to support Empire Area Food Pantry, Neighbors Helping Neighbors & Glen Lake Young Life. oldfriendstribute.com

---------------------SUMMER CONCERT: 7pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Folk singer Bill Staines shares Americana songs. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------SUMMER SOUNDS: JONATHAN TIMM CONCERT: 7pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. Enjoy an alt-country sound that blends the lines between rock, country & indie music. $10 adults; kids free. michlegacyartpark.org

---------------------“THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE”: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Burdickville. Presented by the Glen Arbor Players.

A couple in paradise related in first person present the separate perspectives in diary form of the legendary father & mother of the human race. Free, donations accepted. glenarborart.org/events

---------------------BLUES TRAVELER: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Emerging in the late ‘80s, this Grammy-winning group is known for hits including “Hook.” Tickets: $35, $40, $45. bayviewassociation.org

11TH ANNUAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT: 10am5pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. There will also be a BBQ picnic (bring a dish to pass & beverage) & Italian folk music. $15/player. thevillagetc.com

Tickets range from $40-$110. greatlakescfa.org

---------------------FRICTION QUARTET: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall.

This quartet’s performances have been called “terribly beautiful” (San Francisco Classical Voice) & “chillingly effective” (San Francisco Examiner). Free. tickets.interlochen.org

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26TH ANNUAL ART LEELANAU BENEFIT EXHIBITION: 10am-4pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Raises operating funds for programs offered throughout the year at the Old Art Building. oldartbuilding.com

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DISCOVERY DAY II - LEELANAU COUNTY POOR FARM: 10am-noon, Kasson Township Hall, Maple City. Grandchildren of 25-year managers, Charles & Mabel Coleman, will share their memories of daily life at the County Farm. 231-334-4395.

---------------------FREE CHILDREN’S THEATRE WORKSHOP: (See Fri., July 27)

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HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10am-noon: Kathryn Houghton will sign her book “Little Michigan: A Nostalgic Look at Michigan’s Smallest Towns.” 12-2pm: Jane Sheffer & Duff Leuder will sign their book “Pollinating Your Toolbox.” 2-4pm: R.J. Erskine will sign his book “Casting Demons into Swine.” 4-6pm: James Lenfestey will read from his book, “A Marriage Book: 50 Years of Poems from a Marriage,” & Fleda Brown will read from her book, “The Woods are on Fire.” horizonbooks.com

PLEIN AIR PAINTOUT: (See Sat., July 28)

NORTHERN MI ANTIQUEEAST LAKE STREET, PETOSKEY FLYWHEELERS ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: (See Thurs., July 26)

---------------------58TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGATTA: (See Fri., July 27)

U-PICK $2 PER POUND

---------------------PLANT IT WILD FIELD TRIP: 10am-noon, Misty Acres Preserve, 11983 N. Manistee County Line Rd. Featuring Josh Shields, forester. Identify native trees & shrubs in the wild. plantitwild.net

---------------------26TH ANNUAL ART LEELANAU BENEFIT EXHIBITION: 12-4pm, Old Art Building, Leland.

Raises operating funds for programs offered throughout the year at the Old Art Building. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------“THE WIZARD OF OZ”: 2pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $25. northportcac.org

---------------------YOGAFEST: (See Thurs., July 26) 58TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGAT---------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - -231-360-9964 - - - - - - - - - JOAN SHELLEY: 4pm, Old Art Building, Leland.

TA: Harbor Springs, on Lake Michigan’s Little TraTRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY verse Bay. July 27-29. Event begins with “one-design” This singer, songwriter & guitarist sings about life, racing on Fri., followed by a “tour-of-the-bay” course DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS: 10:30am. love, lust &City existence itself. oldartbuilding.com 7187 E Harrys Rd, Traverse PLEIN AIR PAINTOUT: July 28on Sat. & windward-leeward racing on Sun. ltyc.org Start at the Perry Hannah statue on the corner ---------------29, Northport Arts Association.

---------------------of Sixth St. & Union St., TC. Free; donations ap“NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK”: 6-8:30pm, Bijou bulldogberries.com Reception & Wet Paint Sale preciated. traversehistory.wordpress.com FREE CHILDREN’S THEATRE WORKSHOP: by the Bay Theatre, TC. See this documentary on Sun., July 29 from 6-8pm.

- - - - - - - -Fresh - - -blueberries - - - - - -also - -available - - - for 10am-noon, Tank Hill, Frankfort. Presented by filmpurchase about the water crisis in Flint. A Q&A will Tickets: $15 advance; $20 door.

Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre. For ages 9-11.

MEET THE MACKINAW: 11am. Join the follow. Free. noranydropfilm.com northportartsassociation.org A performance will be held on Mon., July 30 at Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum aboard ---------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the Mackinaw; author of Michigan Chillers 7pm. lakesideshakespeare.org/lst/education EARTH RADIO: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19TH ANNUAL BAY HARBOR ARTS FESTIJohnathan Rand who will sign his book “Great Lake Leelanau. Musicians who are pushing the VAL: (See Fri., July 27) Lakes Ghost Ship”; & local author Mike Fornes.

FRIENDS OF PETOSKEY LIBRARY ANNUAL boundaries of soul music to a new level. $15/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General admission.

USED BOOK SALE: 10am-3pm, Petoskey adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com NORTHERN MI ANTIQUE-FLYWHEELERS ---------------------- ---------------------District Library.

CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: (See MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERT Thurs., July 26) Sat., July 21) “THE LIBRARY OF ROCK”: 11am, Bellaire THE CRANE WIVES: 8-10pm, Lake - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SERIES: Public Library. An original play performed by Street Studios, Studio Stage, Glen Arbor. Initially ----------------------

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LIVE MUSIC 6 DAYS A WEEK!

Chad Patterson & the Acting Up Theatre Co. Pizza party follows. Free.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey.

Featuring Kellerville.

BENEFIT RUMMAGE SALE: 8am-2:30pm, Alden Methodist Church parking lot. Presented by the Alden Men’s Club. Benefits the food pantries in Antrim & Kalkaska counties. 603-540-3581.

---------------------1ST ANNUAL SUPERHERO HEART RUN: 8:30am, Bayfront Park, Petoskey. “Save the Day for Congenital Heart Defects” at this 5K/2K fun run/walk. Registration & family activities, 8:30am; run/walk, 10:30am. superheroheartrun.com

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ALDEN DAYS PARADE: 1-3pm, Downtown Alden. visitalden.com

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FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER MARCH: Gather outside of The Workshop Brewing Co., TC at 1pm & march peacefully to the Parkway where you will stand until 2pm. Afterwards return to The Workshop for networking. Bring signs.

231-325-6812. Free.

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SIDEWALK SALES: 9am-6pm, Downtown Petoskey.

LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY VIII”: (See Tues., July 24)

ALDEN 5K/10K RUN & 2 MILE WALK: 9am.

All three events start just east of the Community Center, up the hill from town. aldenrun.com

STREET MUSIQUE: 7-9pm, Downtown Harbor Springs. Women of Street Musique.

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CROOKED TREE OUTDOOR ART FAIR: 9am4pm, NMC campus, TC. Featuring art by over 100 artists & artisans from across the country. crookedtree.org

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FREE GUIDED PADDLE TOURS: 7pm. This will lead you through the waterways of Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center, TC. Free. greilick.org/events/free-guided-paddle-tours

LITTLE PLATTE LAKE WATER TOUR: 9am.

Paddle the shallow waters of Little Platte with Jo Latimore, aquatic ecologist. Learn about aquatic plants & identify them. Bring a kayak or canoe, paddles, life jacket, appropriate clothing & a water bottle. Free. benziecd.org

LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY VIII”: (See Tues., July 24)

SIDEWALK SALES, DOWNTOWN FRANKFORT: 9am-4pm.

MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring a student dance performance by Dance North.

TRIWALLOON - TRIATHLON & DUATHLON: 9am-5pm. Park at Walloon Community Church, Walloon Lake. triwalloon.com

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EVERY “THE WIZARD OF OZ”: 7:30pm, Northport ComWEDNESDAY munity Arts Center. $20-$25. northportcac.org ---------------------ON THE PATIO BILL STAINES: 7:30pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia.

“THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE”: (See Fri., July 27)

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Enjoy this poet, storyteller, songwriter & folk musician. 231-882-9510. $20 advance; $25 door.

---------------------THE SERIES AT LAVENDER HILL FARM: 7:30-10:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City.

Featuring the Funky Butt Brass Band. $22.50. lavenderhillfarm.com

---------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AN EVENING WITH SARA EVANS: 8-10pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor.

This multiple-platinum earning country star has released seven studio albums with hits like “Born to Fly,” “Real Fine Place,” & “Stronger.”

7pm - 9:30pm

Laurie Sears & - - -Kingsley ------------------part of the indie folk boom, The Crane Wives’ sound has grown & broadened. $18 members; $20 non-members. 18 & under, free. glenarborart.org/events/concert-the-crane-wives

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BRETT MITCHELL, CONDUCTOR; JEFF THAYER, VIOLIN: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. $30. tickets.interlochen.org/arts-festival

Choral Fusion JOIN US ON THE MayPATIO! 17th

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FITNESS WITH A FRIEND: Current Y regular members can bring a friend for free over the summer months, through Sept. 3. Effective at any Grand Traverse Bay YMCA facility. gtbayymca.org

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GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL: Flintfields Horse Park, TC through Aug. 12. Six weeks of equestrian competition, featuring jumpers, hunters & equitation with riders from around the country competing for prestige & prize money. greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

LIVE MUSIC TUESDAY - SUNDAY EVENINGS

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Enjoy lunch or dinner ALDEN EVENING STROLL: Thursdays, 6-8pm through Aug., Downtown Alden. Featuring live everyday on the patio from music & street entertainers.

Shops & restaurants stay open late. our new summer menu!

---------------------BEACH BARDSout BONFIRE: Featuring By Heart Check our events poetry, storytelling & music. Fridays at 8pm, calendar through Aug. 3, onon the our beachwebsite. at the Leelanau School. One dollar per being. 231-334-5890.

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MICHIGAN FOLKSONGS, STORIES & DANCE: 7pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden.

Join Genot Picor as he weaves tales of early MI. 231-331-4318. Free. aldenlib.info

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---------------------WOMEN OF STREET MUSIQUE: 7-9pm, O N LY A T Y O U R N E I G H B O R H O O D B I G A P P L E B A G E L S ® Main St., Downtown Harbor Springs. Featuring Melissa Welke, Dede & the Dream, Robin Lee Berry, Olivia & the Aquatic Troupe, Darby O. Bell, Northern MI Drumming Village w/ Lynn Turner, face painters & Magic by Jania.

---------------------I AM JAMES.: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. Sierra Cassidy is James with a soulful voice & smoky-sweet pop songs. $10/ adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------MOVIES IN THE PARK: 9pm, Village Park, Alanson. Featuring “Coco.” Free.

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19TH ANNUAL BAY HARBOR ARTS FESTIVAL: July 27-28, 10am-6pm, The Village at Bay Harbor, on the waterfront North & South Terraces. bayharbor.com

---------------------NORTHERN MI ANTIQUE-FLYWHEELERS ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: (See Thurs., July 26)

---------------------53RD ANNUAL DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY SIDEWALK SALES: 9am-6pm, Downtown Petoskey.

---------------------58TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGATTA: Harbor Springs, on Lake Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay. July 27-29.

Event better begins than with “one-design” Prevention is so much healing racing on Fri., it followed by alabor “tour-of-the-bay” course because saves the of being sick. on Sat. & windward-leeward racing on Sun. ltyc.org

- - -Keli - - Macintosh - - 231-946-3872 - - - - RN, - - -CNC, - - - DN ----FREE CHILDREN’S THEATRE WORKSHOP: 10am-noon, Frankfort.

Presented by CallTank for aHill, personal consultation Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre. For ages 9-11.

A performance will be held on Mon., July 30 at 7pm. lakesideshakespeare.org/lst/education

---------------------FRIENDS OF PETOSKEY LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 10am-3pm, Petoskey District Library.

---------------------“THE LIBRARY OF ROCK”: 11am, Bellaire Public Library. An original play performed by Chad Patterson & the Acting Up Theatre Co. Pizza party follows. Free.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21)

---------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey.

Featuring Kellerville.

MUSIC IN THE PARK: 7pm, Marina Park, Northport. Enjoy bluegrass with the Cabin Fever String Band.

DOWNTOWN TRAVERSE CITY

---------------------OLD FRIENDS: A SIMON & GARFUNKEL TRIBUTE: Recreating the 1981 reunion concert in Central Park. Nick, Jason & the band will perform at Old Settlers Picnic Grounds on the east side of Big Glen Lake in Glen Arbor at 7pm. Concert is free but a free will offering will be taken to support Empire Area Food Pantry, Neighbors Helping Neighbors & Glen Lake Young Life. oldfriendstribute.com

---------------------SUMMER Peninsula 4 • 8:45ComPM SUN 1:30CONCERT: • 6:15 PM7pm,SUN munity MON Library, Old Mission Peninsula PM MON 4:30School, 2 PM TC. Folk singer Bill Staines shares Americana TUE/THU 4 • 8:45 PM TUE/THU 1:30 • 6:30 PM songs. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

- WED - - -1:30 - - •-6:15 - - PM - - - WED - - - 4-• -8:45 - -PM --•••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• SUMMER SOUNDS: JONATHAN TIMM CONCERT: Michigan Legacy Art Park, ThompTHE7pm, MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE ('04)R sonville.

Enjoy alt-country sound blends MONDAY 7 PMan- Treason Night! Only ₽312that Rubles ($5)! the lines between rock, country & indie music. $10 adults; kids free. michlegacyartpark.org

- - DOWNTOWN - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN- CLINCH - - -PARK --“THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE”: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Burdickville. Presented by the Glen Arbor Players.

A couple in paradise related in first person present the separate perspectives in diary form of the legendary father & mother of the human race. Free, donations accepted. glenarborart.org/events

---------------------BLUES TRAVELER: 8pm, Bay View, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Emerging in the late ‘80s, this Grammy-winning group is known for hits including “Hook.” Tickets: $35, $40, $45.

SUN & TUE SUN & TUE 1 • 6 PM bayviewassociation.org

MON & WED 3:30 • 8:30 PM

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saturday

TICKETS ONJuly SALE PLEIN AIR PAINTOUT: 28tcff.org 29, Northport Arts Association.

231-242-FILM July 25-30 Reception & Wet Paint Sale on Sun., July231-947-4800 29 from 6-8pm.

Tickets: $15 advance; $20 door. northportartsassociation.org

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19TH ANNUAL BAY HARBOR ARTS FESTIVAL: (See Fri., July 27)

---------------------NORTHERN MI ANTIQUE-FLYWHEELERS ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: (See Thurs., July 26)

11TH ANNUAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT: 10am5pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. There will also be a BBQ picnic (bring a dish to pass & beverage) & Italian folk music. $15/player. thevillagetc.com

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26TH ANNUAL ART LEELANAU BENEFIT EXHIBITION: 10am-4pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Raises operating funds for programs offered throughout the year at the Old Art Building. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------58TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGATTA: (See Fri., July 27)

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DISCOVERY DAY II - LEELANAU COUNTY POOR FARM: 10am-noon, Kasson Township Hall, Maple City. Grandchildren of 25-year managers, Charles & Mabel Coleman, will share their memories of daily life at the County Farm. 231-334-4395.

---------------------FREE CHILDREN’S THEATRE WORKSHOP: (See Fri., July 27)

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HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10am-noon: Kathryn Houghton will sign her book “Little Michigan: A Nostalgic Look at Michigan’s Smallest Towns.” 12-2pm: Jane Sheffer & Duff Leuder will sign their book “Pollinating Your Toolbox.” 2-4pm: R.J. Erskine will sign his book “Casting Demons into Swine.” 4-6pm: James Lenfestey will read from his book, “A Marriage Book: 50 Years of Poems from a Marriage,” & Fleda Brown will read from her book, “The Woods are on Fire.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------PLANT IT WILD FIELD TRIP: 10am-noon, Misty Acres Preserve, 11983 N. Manistee County Line Rd. Featuring Josh Shields, forester. Identify native trees & shrubs in the wild. plantitwild.net

---------------------TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS: 10:30am.

Start at the Perry Hannah statue on the corner of Sixth St. & Union St., TC. Free; donations appreciated. traversehistory.wordpress.com

---------------------MEET THE MACKINAW: 11am. Join the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum aboard the Mackinaw; author of Michigan Chillers Johnathan Rand who will sign his book “Great Lakes Ghost Ship”; & local author Mike Fornes.

General admission.

---------------------1ST ANNUAL SUPERHERO HEART RUN: 8:30am, Bayfront Park, Petoskey. “Save the Day for Congenital Heart Defects” at this 5K/2K fun run/walk. Registration & family activities, 8:30am; run/walk, 10:30am. superheroheartrun.com

CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 21) ALDEN DAYS PARADE: 1-3pm, Downtown Alden. visitalden.com

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FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER MARCH: Gather outside of The Workshop Brewing Co., TC at 1pm & march peacefully to the Parkway where you will stand until 2pm. Afterwards return to The Workshop for networking. Bring signs.

231-325-6812. Free.

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SIDEWALK SALES: 9am-6pm, Downtown Petoskey.

LAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY VIII”: (See Tues., July 24)

ALDEN 5K/10K RUN & 2 MILE WALK: 9am.

All three events start just east of the Community Center, up the hill from town. aldenrun.com

STREET MUSIQUE: 7-9pm, Downtown Harbor Springs. Women of Street Musique.

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COMMUNITY FEATURES

CROOKED TREE OUTDOOR ART FAIR: 9amBBC’S “PLANET EARTH” WITH TENTH 4pm, NMC campus, TC. Featuring art by over INTERVENTION: 7pm, Music House Museum, 100 artists & artisans from across the country.

Williamsburg.

Enjoy a special addition to the • Outdoor pool • Community lodge • Community activities crookedtree.org Silent Film Series with IAA guest instructors, Hajnal Pivnick & Dorian•Wallace of Tenth Inter-• City water and sewer Pets welcome LITTLE PLATTE LAKE WATER TOUR: 9am. vention. musichouse.org/upcoming-events • Snow removal, lawn & home maintenance services Paddle the shallow waters ofavailable Little Platte with Jo Latimore, aquatic ecologist. Learn about aquatic FREE •GUIDED TOURS: 7pm. This will New, PADDLE pre-owned & custom homes from the $70’s to the $100’s plants & identify them. Bring a kayak or canoe, lead you through the waterways of Greilick Outpaddles, life jacket, appropriate clothing & a door Recreation & Education Center, TC. Free.

Better Living Homes (new & custom) water bottle. Free. benziecd.org greilick.org/events/free-guided-paddle-tours

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---------------------“THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE”: (See Fri., July 27)

---------------------“THE WIZARD OF OZ”: 7:30pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $20-$25. northportcac.org

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--------------------- 231.421.9500 - - - - - - - -•-Cindy - - - at - -843 - - Woodcreek - - - - - -Boulevard SIDEWALK SALES, DOWNTOWN FRANKLAKESIDE SHAKESPEARE’S “HENRY•VIII”: Woodcreek (pre-owned) 231.933.4800 FORT: 9am-4pm.

(See Tues., July 24)

BILL STAINES: 7:30pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia.

Enjoy this poet, storyteller, songwriter & folk musician. 231-882-9510. $20 advance; $25 door.

---------------------THE SERIES AT LAVENDER HILL FARM: 7:30-10:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City.

Featuring the Funky Butt Brass Band. $22.50. lavenderhillfarm.com

---------------------- - - - -Lyndsay - - - - -at- 501 - - -Woodcreek - - - - - - Boulevard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AN EVENING WITH SARA EVANS: 8-10pm, TRIWALLOON - TRIATHLON & DUATHLON: MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: www.woodcreekliving.com 9am-5pm. Park at Walloon Community Church, 7pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Conveniently located on Southa Airport a quarterWalloon mile west Lake. triwalloon.com Shell, Mackinaw City.

Featuring studentRd, dance of Three Mile in Traverse City performance by Dance North.

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---------------------FRICTION QUARTET: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall.

This quartet’s performances have been called “terribly beautiful” (San Francisco Classical Voice) & “chillingly effective” (San Francisco Examiner). Free. tickets.interlochen.org

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MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Enjoy rustic Appalachian, swing & bluegrass by The Raisin Pickers.

july 29

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PLEIN AIR PAINTOUT: (See Sat., July 28)

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NORTHERN MI ANTIQUEFLYWHEELERS ENGINE TRACTOR & CRAFT SHOW: (See Thurs., July 26)

---------------------58TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGATTA: (See Fri., July 27)

---------------------26TH ANNUAL ART LEELANAU BENEFIT EXHIBITION: 12-4pm, Old Art Building, Leland.

Raises operating funds for programs offered throughout the year at the Old Art Building. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------“THE WIZARD OF OZ”: 2pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $25. northportcac.org

---------------------YOGAFEST: (See Thurs., July 26) ----------------------

JOAN SHELLEY: 4pm, Old Art Building, Leland.

This singer, songwriter & guitarist sings about life, love, lust & existence itself. oldartbuilding.com

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“NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK”: 6-8:30pm, Bijou by the Bay Theatre, TC. See this documentary film about the water crisis in Flint. A Q&A will follow. Free. noranydropfilm.com

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EARTH RADIO: 7:30pm, Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau. Musicians who are pushing the boundaries of soul music to a new level. $15/ adults, $5/under 16. mynorthtickets.com

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Tickets range from $40-$110. greatlakescfa.org

Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor.

This multiple-platinum earning country star has released seven studio albums with hits like “Born to Fly,” “Real Fine Place,” & “Stronger.”

MANITOU MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERT SERIES: THE CRANE WIVES: 8-10pm, Lake Street Studios, Studio Stage, Glen Arbor. Initially part of the indie folk boom, The Crane Wives’ sound has grown & broadened. $18 members; $20 non-members. 18 & under, free. glenarborart.org/events/concert-the-crane-wives

---------------------WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BRETT MITCHELL, CONDUCTOR; JEFF THAYER, VIOLIN: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. $30. tickets.interlochen.org/arts-festival

ongoing

FITNESS WITH A FRIEND: Current Y regular members can bring a friend for free over the summer months, through Sept. 3. Effective at any Grand Traverse Bay YMCA facility. gtbayymca.org

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GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL: Flintfields Horse Park, TC through Aug. 12. Six weeks of equestrian competition, featuring jumpers, hunters & equitation with riders from around the country competing for prestige & prize money. greatlakesequestrianfestival.com

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

---------------------BEACH BARDS BONFIRE: Featuring By Heart poetry, storytelling & music. Fridays at 8pm, through Aug. 3, on the beach at the Leelanau School. One dollar per being. 231-334-5890.

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

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

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS COMMUNITY BAND: Mondays, 8pm through Aug. 20, on the lawn next to The Pier Restaurant, Harbor Springs.

Performances include show tunes, pop, standards, folk, classical, marches, jazz & more.

---------------------JORDAN VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND: Thursdays, 7:30pm, through July 26. East Jordan Memorial Park Band Shell.

---------------------LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK SIGNINGS: Saturdays, 11am through July 28, Horizon Books, Cadillac. Meet & greet new MI authors. facebook.com/horizonbookscadillac

Blair Miller on The Cruise Brothers Stage. Enjoy cars, trucks, motorcycles, music, food & more. nwmr-aaca.com/events

---------------------STONE CIRCLE: Held on Saturdays through Sept. 1 at 9pm. Featuring poetry, storytelling & music in an outdoor amphitheater. Poet bard Terry Wooten will host the gatherings around the fire. Located 10 miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr., & then follow signs. $5/adults, $3/kids. 231-264-9467. stonecir@aol.com terry-wooten.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

---------------------MONDAY MOVIE NIGHT: Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Held every Mon. through Aug. 20 at 8pm. Bonfire at 7pm. lavenderhillfarm.com/ movie-nights

---------------------PETOSKEY ROCKS!: Fridays, 6pm through Aug. 10. Featuring free carriage rides throughout downtown, an eerie Ghost Walk, Music in the Park, & a Movie in the Park at Dark. petoskeyarea.com/event-detail/petoskey-rocks

---------------------ROCK ‘N RIDES: Wednesdays, 6-8pm through Sept. 12, Little Bohemia Family Tavern, TC. Presented by Northwestern MI Regional Antique Automobile Club of America. Blues music host

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

---------------------COLLABORATIVE ARTISTS EXHIBIT: The Gallery at Iron Fish Distillery, Thompsonville.

Featuring the art of Barbara Webb & Jane Smeltzer, who work together to create paintings in a style they call “rustic/contemporary works of art which emerge from a combination of wood, metal & paint.” Runs through Aug. 28. The gallery is open on weekends from 12-7pm, & on weekdays by appointment. Call 231-378-3474 to schedule.

---------------------FAMILY, FOOD & MORE OFTEN THAN NOT FODOGRAPHS - FIBER ART OF MARIE WOHADLO: Traverse Area District Library, TC. This exhibit runs through the summer. A Meetn-Greet Slideshow with Wohadlo will take place on Sun., July 29 from 1-3pm. tadl.org

---------------------INNER LIGHT: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. The art of Katarzyna Korytowska, Mark Mehaffey & William Sievert will be featured in this exhibit through July 29. twistedfishgallery.com

---------------------MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW & SALE: Runs through Aug. at City Opera House, TC. Featuring nine artists with over 100 pieces of original art. A special feature is “Seeking Van Gogh.” Each artist has painted a local scene as Van Gogh might have painted it. cityoperahouse.org

will be held on Fri., June 22 from 5-7pm. Runs through Sept. 1. crookedtree.org

---------------------CENTER GALLERY, GLEN ARBOR: - LYNN UHLMANN: This painter sees the forest & trees, & it’s all on her canvases. Runs July 20-26.

- MICHAEL LOWERY: Michael returns to Leelanau County with a new body of watercolor paintings. An opening reception will be held Fri., July 27 from 6pm - sundown. This exhibition runs through Aug. 2. Center Gallery is open daily, 11am-5pm. 231-334-3179. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - MIND INTO MATTER - CYNTHIA RUTHERFORD: Runs through Aug. 18 in Gilbert Gallery.

Cynthia’s paintings include textures, images, graffiti, glazes, & washes of paint.

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

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

- THE BLURRED LINES OF FASHION & ART: A POP-UP EXHIBIT: Runs July 27 – Aug. 4.

Couture designed & fabricated by Sis Fisher with works of art created by Cynthia Rutherford. crookedtree.org/events/petoskey

---------------------MONSTER FISH: IN SEARCH OF THE LAST RIVER GIANTS: A Major Exhibition of National Geographic. Runs through Oct. 7 at Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Dennos Museum hours: Mon.-Sat.: 10am-5pm; Thurs.: 10am8pm; & Sun.: 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------OAC EXHIBIT: Oliver Arts Center, Frankfort.

Join Higher Art Gallery owner & artist Shanny Brooke, along with artists Joe De Luca & Daniel Heron in a group show. An artist talk will be held on Sun., Aug. 4 at 1pm. Runs through Aug. 30. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------RUFUS SNODDY: “TEXTURES & ALLUSIONS”: Higher Art Gallery, TC. An opening reception will be held on Fri., July 27 from 6-8pm. An Artist Talk will be held on Sun., Aug. 12 from 12-1:30pm. Runs through Aug. higherartgallery.com

Deadline for Dates information is Tuesday for the following week.

---------------------JURIED FINE ARTS SHOW: Runs through Sept. 8 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.com

---------------------OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA JURIED SUMMER SALON SHOW: Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gallery, TC. Featuring about 230 pieces by many top oil painters. An opening reception

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FOURSCORE by kristi kates

Ramin Djawadi – Westworld: Season 2 Music From the HBO Series – WaterTower

Season two of Westworld has arrived, and along with it Djawadi’s approach of combining original compositions with player-piano-festooned-saloon covers of alternative, hip-hop, and pop tracks. The drawling piano chords serve as a link between the futuristic world and the vintage space that Westworld occupies, from the spooky cover of Kanye West’s “Runaway” (played over a real-world flashback) to a spurs-worthy take on The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” It may not be innovative, but it’s certainly very listenable.

Michael Giacchino – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Original Soundtrack – Backlot Music

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Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow – Annihilation: Music from the Motion Picture – Lakeshore

Opening with the dramatic “What Do You Know?” and relying heavily on thickly distorted strings and synths, with vocals skating along on top, this set from Salisbury and Portishead’s Barrow (previously teamed on the soundtrack for 2014’s Ex Machina) nicely blends spooky and cinematic with precise arrangements and shifting moods. “The Watchtower” filters in acoustic guitars to dampen the tension, while tracks like “Disoriented” flip the acoustic upside down to instead heighten the suspense. A wellconstructed movie accompaniment.

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Gorillaz will be stateside in October for a series of arena dates, including stops in Toronto (Oct. 8 at the Air Canada Center) and Chicago (Oct. 16 at the United Center) before wrapping the trek at the second annual Demon Dayz Festival in Los Angeles on Oct. 20 …

Sigrid has a brand new record out, too, although it’s just a single, not a full album. The singer chosen as MTV’s Push: Artist to Watch last month has released her latest track, “Focus,” a piano-heavy ballad that’s a vulnerable ode to a failing relationship. Sigrid chose the tune — recorded as a demo and finessed only slightly for the single release — for its raw vocals and emotional feel. It prefaces the singer’s upcoming EP, Raw, and joins the first single from that album, “High Five.” No release date has been announced for the EP …

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Chicago is just a short drive from northern Michigan, a major boon for alternative and indie rock fans looking forward to the 2018 edition of the Windy City’s Riot Fest. Taking place Sept. 14–16 in Chicago’s Douglas Park, this year’s show is set to welcome Beck, Blondie, Interpol, Elvis Costello, Young the Giant, Alkaline Trio, Father John Misty, Dropkick Murphys, Bleachers, Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, and — as if all of those weren’t more than enough — a “surprise headliner” that will be announced once the festival date gets a little closer …

Nashville/Detroiter Jack White (The White Stripes/Raconteurs) is releasing a vinyl-only live album documenting the tour for his album Boarding House Reach, but you have to subscribe to his Vault music subscription to get it. The album, which includes recordings from two shows — one in Nashville during March, and the other in Detroit last April — is titled Live at Third Man Records///Nashville and Case Corridor, and is pressed on blue and white vinyl with special artwork. The album also includes White’s newest single, “Over and Over and Over,” and a version of The White Stripes’ “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” …

LINK OF THE WEEK James Bay is causing a buzz with

his recent musical tribute to his former tourmate, Taylor Swift. Bay went into the BBC Live Lounge to record a cover of Swift’s current single, “Delicate,” with a few chunks of Drake’s “One Dance” thrown in. Check it out at tinyurl.com/bay-swift …

THE BUZZ Christmas in July? Sure, if you’re planning a trip downstate; you can get tickets now for the upcoming seasonal concert by Mannheim Steamroller (“A Mannheim Steamroller Christmas”) at East Lansing’s Wharton Center on Dec. 21…

It’s Mo Pop time already! The massive indie/alternative/hip-hop festival returns to Detroit July 28–29 in the city’s West

Riverfront Park, with performances from Bon Iver, Portugal.The Man, Vince Staples, The National, and more … ’90s alternative rockers Everclear and Local H rocked the house at The Intersection in Grand Rapids last week, as part of Everclear’s current national tour …

And also out of Grand Rapids, local band The Zannies won Alaska, Michigan’s, Pathway to the Pasture band battle, snagging it the final open performance slot at the upcoming Cowpie Music Festival in Kent County … 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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And as I know I’ve mentioned in a previous review for some superhero blockbuster or another, some of them are pretty entertaining. Some actually engage you to the point that you become invested in their worlds. But some are also just so boring and insider-thick that it can wound you on the whole genre real quick. So thank goodness for Ant-Man, which falls effortlessly in that former category of superheroes who know when to keep the pace quick and the plot light — but not too light. Ant-Man is, for the uninitiated, a superhero who uses a sci-fi suit to shrink down to do his do-gooding. He is also the least serious, least essential of the Marvel superheroes whom, it has been deemed, need their story told, leaving the story to do its own thing. And in the hands of Paul Rudd, the most likeable actor out there right now, it makes for a light and enjoyable two hours. Aside from a spirited plot, Ant-Man and the Wasp has a lot of fun with its central premise of shrinking. There are plenty of sight gags that help ground the movie in a playfulness that many comic book movies often eschew. It’s honestly pretty refreshing, seeing a movie be this much fun while it still fits within a construct that has been designed to be taken so seriously. And especially on the heels of the ultra heavy, people-are-still-recovering-from-its-finale, Avengers: Infinity War, this is the kind of Marvel fluff we need.

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7 MONKS TAPROOM, TC 7/26 -- Mike Moran, 7:30-10:30

Thurs,Fri,Sat — Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 RARE BIRD BREWPUB, TC 7/23 -- Johnny L Aimcrier, 7:30-10 7/28 -- DJ PRIM, 10

ACOUSTIC DRAFT MEAD, TC 7/21 -- Corbin Manikas, 7 7/22 – Mulebone, 7 7/27 -- Nick & Jan's, 8 7/28 -- Andre Villoch, 7

RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY, TC 7/21 -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10

CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE, TC 7/25 -- Matt Gabriel, 5

ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 7/27 -- TC Celtic, 6-9

FIREFLY, TC 7/27 -- Miriam Picó & David Chown, 8

SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9

GT DISTILLERY, FRONT ST. TASTING ROOM, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 HOTEL INDIGO, BAY BAR, TC 7/21 -- Matthew T. McCalpin, 7 7/27 -- Chris Sterr, 7

LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 7/23 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 7/27 -- PPM, 6-8 LITTLE BOHEMIA FAMILY TAVERN, TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 Weds. – ROCK ‘n’ RIDES ‘n’ BLUES w/ Blair Miller, 6-8 Thurs. -- The Duges, 6:30-8:30

STUDIO ANATOMY, TC 7/21 -- Thad Ranger's Great American Talent Show, 9 7/22 -- Boy (Mouth), Hail Your Highness, The Good Die Young, 8 TC WHISKEY CO. 7/26 -- Chris Smith, 6-8 7/29 -- Drew Hale, 3-5 TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC 7/24 -- Turbo Pup, 8-10 7/26 -- Jack Snacks, 8-10 7/27 -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10 7/28 -- PPM, 8-10 THE BAYVIEW, WILLIAMSBURG 7/28 -- Tim Thayer, 7 THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7

CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 7/21 – Appleseed Collective, 10 7/24 – Annex Karaoke, 9 7/27 – DJ Franck Nowak, 10 7/28 – Not Quite Canada, 10 KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music

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SHADY LANE CELLARS, ON THE PATIO, SUTTONS BAY 7/21 -- Randy Reszka, 5-8

TUCKER’S OF NORTHPORT 7/21 – Broom Closet Boys 7/28 – Karaoke Night w/ DJ Paul

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VI GRILL, SUTTONS BAY 7/27 -- Greg Evans, 6 7/29 -- Chris Smith, 6

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TJ'S PUB, MANISTEE 7/28 -- Jeri & Tony, 6-9

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— Ho-Humming Somewhat

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: It’s like buying your dream house — and then living in it for 12 years. You still love it — but you don’t jump up and down and yell “Woo-hoo! We live here!” the 10,044th time you walk through your door.

The good news is, there’s a way to perk up the sexual excitement level in a long-term relationship, and it doesn’t involve attending parties where they have a bowl of keys at the door. You just need to get back to really being there while you’re having sex. This means truly feeling — that is, really being present for — the moment-by-moment sensations, like you did the very first time you got together. You know... back before you started (let’s be honest) sexual multitasking — running through your to-do list while getting it on — and your sex face started to become a yawn. Your husband looks up from, um, down there: “Oh, sorry — was I boring you?”

Clinical psychologist Lori Brotto, who researches female sexual desire and arousal issues, finds that a practice called “mindfulness” — with Eastern spiritual origins — seems to be “an effective way of re-routing one’s focus ... onto the sensations that are unfolding in the moment.” Mindfulness, which is also a form of meditation, involves bringing your attention to the immediate moment. This isn’t to say you have to meditate to have better sex. However, one of the mindfulness meditation techniques involves scanning your body with your mind, focusing your attention on individual parts, and observing the sensations in them in that moment. That’s key.

So, for example, point your attention at your breathing, at the points of skin-to-skin contact between you and your husband. Notice the temperature of your skin. Hot? Cool? Do you feel tiny beads of sweat?

Brotto writes in “Better Sex Through Mindfulness” that in her research, “when the women learn to be right where they are when with a partner, rather than in the myriad other

places that their mind escapes to during sex, they start to experience sexual contact with their partner in a way that perhaps they had not experienced for months, years, or decades.”

In other words, yes, there’s still hope to hear animalistic screaming in your bedroom again — and not just when your husband pulls on the oven mitts and holds the cat down so you can clip her toenails without losing an eye.

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— Stuck

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: That which does not kill you makes you crap company on poker night. “Jeez, man, quit crying on the cards!”

Your buddies surely mean well in taking the “just say the magic words!” approach — “Get over it! Lotta fish in the sea, man!” — but you’re trying to recover from a breakup, not summon a genie. Lingering feelings of love for your fiancee are the problem. As for a solution, research by cognitive psychologist Sandra J.E. Langeslag suggests you can decrease those feelings through “negative reappraisal” of your ex-partner — basically looking back and trying to see all the “bad” in her. For example, focus on her annoying habits and rude and stupid things she said and did.

When Langeslag’s research participants mentally trashed their ex-partner, it did diminish the love they felt for their ex... yay! However, there was a side effect: All of this negative thinking — not surprisingly — made participants feel pretty bummed out.

But helpfully, Langeslag came around with a second strategy that helped them block out the feelbad: distraction — answering questions “about positive things unrelated to the breakup or the partner (e.g., What is your favorite food? Why?).”

Probably an even better source of distraction is turning to what Langeslag calls a “secondary task” (like playing a video game). Keep up the negativity and the distracting secondary tasks and before long, you should find yourself ready for a level-three distraction: losing yourself in a forest of Tinder hussies.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ready for your financial therapy session?

For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I a m a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What are your

goals for your top two alliances or friendships? By that I mean, what would you like to accomplish together? How do you want to influence and inspire each other? What effects do you want your relationships to have on the world? Now maybe you’ve never even considered the possibility of thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing them for greater goals. That’s fine. No pressure. But if you are interested in shaping your connections with a more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As you wobble and

stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw.

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Eau de douleur. Los rios del corazón.” (The last three can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain,” and “The Rivers of the Heart.”) I invite you to emulate this playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The coming weeks will be en excellent time to celebrate and honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best results, go in search of experiences and insights that will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping.

Act as if empathy is a superpower.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be extra polite

and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions. Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked.

Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had. Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else. Sing new love songs.

Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions, then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your past is not

quite what it seems. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why -- and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the

most famously obtuse book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.”

Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multi-layered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts.

city of Paris has used the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Spanish word

delicadeza can have several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.”

The Portuguese word delicadeza has those meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect,” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Uninformed

scientists scorn my oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller. Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories, and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks. Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches, or images -- except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I have

no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine -- not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “There

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