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usually give small tax cuts to the middle class as a sort of diversion, to get us to look away while the rich get massive tax cuts, and government programs and services are slashed to pay for them. That makes no sense. Some things just ought to be run by the government for the benefit of everyone, rather than by private, for-profit companies, and this can’t happen unless everyone pulls their weight.

Nor is this anti-business. Nothing helps businesses more than a thriving middle class that has some “discretionary income” left after paying taxes and covering basic needs. We’ve tried trickle-down economics, and it hasn’t worked. The one percent gets richer, and everyone else is lucky to have a job and a warm place to sleep. If we keep that up, America will become a nation of billionaires and paupers. That obviously isn’t good for working families, and by decreasing consumer spending, it causes slow economic growth in the future.

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

The Bus Doesn’t Stop Here..............................10 Gifts From the North Woods............................14 Crooked River Cruise.......................................16 Celebrate the Written Word..............................20 Seen................................................................19

dates...............................................20-23 music Crooked River Cruise.......................................16

Tom Gutkowski, Elmwood Township Local Music: The Marsupials............................18 FourScore.......................................................24 Nightlife.........................................................26 Cheers for Tuttle Stephen Tuttle’s column in the Sept. 18 issue, “Downtown Money and Flashing Red Lights,” is absolutely right on. If only our so-called leadership would pay attention. Guest Opinion...................................................4 They don’t seem to have a clue to what is Top Five...........................................................5 Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 happening to this little city.

Weird...............................................................8 Ann Rogers, Traverse City Crossed.........................................................13 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................25 The Reel...........................................................27 Advice Goddess.............................................28 Crossword...................................................29 Freewill Astrology.........................................29 Classifieds....................................................30

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In response to Thomas Kachadurian’s “Not a Farmers Market,” I agree. Our farmers market is overpriced and laden with nonproduce. I buy local when I can and don’t support Big Oil. Produce is shipped here, out of season, year-round. However, local grocery stores sell California produce when ours in in season. I consider my vendors’ choices when voting with my wallet.

Considering writing my first-ever positive review for Kachadurian in a swarmy bubble of love, he got me. He denigrated women.

He doesn’t even know it. (You are welcome.)

White male privilege. “Now, it’s a craft fair for women’s studies majors,” he said. Oh my god, Tom. Would you please have your amazing children edit your work?

In defense of 9 Bean Rows, they sell a ton of beautiful produce in the same stall as the bakery. And I miss Flossie, too.

What the hell, Traverse City Downtown Development Authority? Have you never heard of “grandfathering?” Maybe if the term was “grandmothering,” there would be more wisdom and compassion. Guilty.

Judy Childs, Traverse City

Veggies, Too

I work for 9 Bean Rows in Suttons Bay. I wanted to correct something in the Sept.

2 opinion piece by Thomas Kachadurian, “Not a Farmers Market.” In the article, Mr. Kachadurian mentions our booth at the Sara Hardy Farmers Market, where we do indeed sell croissants and baked goods from our bakery. However, we also sell chemical-free vegetables from our Leelanau County farm.

I want to make sure your readers aren’t confused, as we not only sell our produce at local farmers markets, including Sara Hardy, but also through our CSA, to local schools, at local stores, and to local restaurants (including our own restaurant in downtown Suttons Bay). We’re very proud to help feed our community.

Molly Campbell, Suttons Bay

Middle-Class Blues I’m tired of hearing that Democrats don’t care about working folks. Not true; Democrats have always fought for policies that benefit working people. Current examples: a higher minimum wage, full funding of public education, universal health insurance (however achieved), clean air and water (no more Flints, no oil spills in our rivers and lakes), and an infrastructure program to provide jobs, stimulate the economy, and give us better and safer roads, bridges, railways, etc. Democrats also want adequate funding for Social Security and Medicare, a FEMA that’s capable of helping disaster victims, effective TSA and air traffic control systems to keep us safe, retraining programs for displaced workers, and reasonable regulations to protect us from shoddy products and shady practices.

And Democrats want the wealthy to pay their fair share. GOP budgets and tax bills

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They take 200 years to break down into tiny toxic particles. When we learned this, we decided we had to do something.

We are a small group of local women who hope to eliminate the use of plastic straws in our community. We are being helped through ideas and resources provided by thelastplasticstraw.org, a national organization.

Plastic straws contribute to the plastic pollution our planet is facing. Although plastic straws amount to a small fraction of plastic found in the oceans, their size is a danger to marine animals. Fish consume them. Straws are small and lightweight and often do not make it into recycling bins, but rather, litter the roads and beaches.

One woman who voluntarily helps clean the beaches in California has picked up 500 straws in a two-week period.

In the past 20 years, people have come to expect straws in every drink. Some restaurants even serve them in water glasses. Recently a local bar served one in a hot Irish coffee.

Plastic straws are an example of extreme waste generated by an unnecessary product. The good news is that numerous movements promote their elimination.

The anti-straw campaigns started out slow and steady until 2015, then they took off, thanks to a viral video of a sea turtle with a straw caught in its nose.

The pain the turtle experienced was difficult to watch, but it increased the number of anti-straw activists in such groups as “Be Straw Free,” “Boycott Straws,” “One Less Straw,” and “The Last Plastic Straw.” Both the Smithsonian museums and Disney World’s Animal Kingdom have banned plastic straws. The Plastic Pollution

Coalition estimates 1,800 restaurants, organizations, institutions, and schools have gotten rid of straws or implemented a “serve-straws-upon-request” policy.

The plastic industry opposes these bans.

In many states, it has been successful in passing legislation to outlaw the banning of plastic bags. Unfortunately, Michigan is one of them.

The anti-straw campaign might succeed because activists are not seeking to change laws or regulations. We are only asking consumers to change habits and restaurants and bars to change practices. If you want to help, here are some suggestions: 1) Make a commitment to saying “no” to plastic straws. When ordering a drink, politely request “No straw please.” Use your own paper, glass, bamboo, or stainless steel straw if one is needed.

2) Reach out to eateries and ask them to serve straws only upon request and put the policy on their menus.

3) Encourage those eateries to make a change to non-plastic straws: paper, glass, bamboo, or stainless steel.

We are a small group of Traverse City women who love our planet and want to protect it.

Eliminating plastic straws might be a small step, but it could have a giant impact. For more information and resources, please go to thelastplasticstraw.org.

Linda Frank, Kathy Daniels, Claudia DeMarco, and Kristine Drake are members of the Traverse City branch of the national organization The Last Plastic Straw.

Join the Straw Fight in TC Contact the Traverse City arm of The Last Plastic Straw Organization by emailing: thelastplasticstraw.tc@ outlook.com

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Avant-garde composer John Cage — perhaps best known for his performance piece 4′33″, in which a performer stands on stage utterly silent for four minutes, 33 seconds — has inspired countless experiemental musicians. In Northport, his influence has inspired Leelanau UnCaged, a special music festival that embraces the unexpected.

“Cage discarded rules and boundaries in search of music in the mundane and unappreciated sounds in the world around us,” said festival director Andy Thomas.

Five stages will brim over with the familiar sounds of great local rock, and folk and soul, including performances from Janice Keegan, the Bugs Bedow Band, and the Northport Community Band. But in keeping with the festival’s theme, you’ll also be treated to more unusual sounds and pursuits like opera performances, puppet making, the painting of a “hippie bus,” poetry readings, and more, plus live, on-site broadcasts from Northwest Michigan College’s WNMC radio.

This fifth year of UnCaged also will include food trucks and 70 artist booths for a well-rounded street fair experience that will take place on the closed-off streets of downtown Northport on Sept. 30 from noon to 10pm.

“And the best part is, it’s free and open to the public!” Thomas said.

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tastemakers Teddy Griffin’s Quinoa Shrimp Chef Delroy Ricketts has been working at Teddy Griffin’s Roadhouse in Harbor Springs since he arrived in northern Michigan from Jamaica 16 years ago. “I was just a crazy kid, coming up here to chase girls,” he said with a laugh.

Ricketts’ plan worked out: He’s since gotten married (to a girl who happened to be a fellow Jamaican; the two met in Mackinaw City) and they’ve had three kids. And it worked out pretty well for Teddy Griffin’s, too, as Ricketts has expanded Teddy’s menu with his exotic culinary twists, including this dish.

Ricketts’ Quinoa Shrimp starts with a bed of chargrilled zucchini and squash sprinkled with Italian seasoning. The shrimp are lightly sautéed and presented under a cake of savory red quinoa. The dish’s crowning glory is Ricketts’ coconutthyme sauce, which adds an unexpectedly sweet island flavor.

“We have a lot of coconut in Jamaica, and it really goes well in everything,” Chef Ricketts said. “I figured with all of the healthy eaters we serve these days, the coconut would be a good way to eliminate dairy in the sauce, and the dish is also gluten-free, focusing instead on the shrimp and the quinoa. Plus the CaribbeanAsian fusion brings out such good flavor!”

Order it up for $30 at Teddy Griffin’s Roadhouse, 50 Highland Pike Rd., north of Harbor Springs. Open daily 4–10pm; 4–10:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. teddygriffins.com, (231) 526-7805.

Pat Harrison, the famed Lord of the Gourd, will showcase his wicked pumpkin-carving skills from 1pm to 5pm at the Charlevoix Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 30. See charlevoixlibrary.org for more information.

Manistee-raised Actress Comes Home to Host TV Premiere Manistee’s Vogue Theatre will host native daughter Toni Trucks for a premiere of her new CBS television show SEAL Team.

Trucks grew up in Manistee, attended Interlochen for the Center of the Arts, and has gone on to have a successful career in Hollywood, landing roles in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Grimm, and Veronica Mars. In her latest, she plays Davis, a logistics coordinator for an elite group of special forces soldiers.

The show premieres Wednesday, Sept. 27. Doors will open at 8pm, and the show will be simulcast at 9pm. Attending the screening is free, but tickets are required.

Before the showing, fans can meet Trucks down the street at T.J.’s Pub, where she’ll sign autographs beginning at 6:30pm.

“Growing up in Manistee, I always like to share my success with the small community that supported me,” Truck said. “I’m excited for everyone to see it. It’s got a good pedigree of creators.”

Trucks has been holding premiere parties in her hometown for years, going back to when she celebrated one of her first roles, a part in the Showtime series Barbershop, at a local restaurant in 2005.

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COMING SOON

spectator by stephen tuttle While we’ve been blissfully unaware, a 2018 Michigan gubernatorial race has broken out and will likely be coming to your neighborhood, television screen, mailbox, or computer screen soon.

According to the Detroit Free Press which recently listed the lineup, 14 stalwart Michiganders have already taken out the paperwork required to run for governor.

Five of them have more than $1 million in their campaign or exploratory committee treasuries.

Most of the candidates are political unknowns with little chance of success. At least one is a political unknown who does have a chance. Others are familiar faces or names.

Republicans who would like to sit in termlimited Gov. Rick Snyder’s chair include both Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Attorney General Bill Schuette. Neither have officially announced, but both are making campaignlike appearances and raising money.

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Calley has been promoting a constitutional amendment that would make the Michigan legislature part-time, with commensurate part-time pay. (Several states already do that but make sure constituent services are fulltime.) He is a tea party favorite and bona fide conservative on social issues.

Schuette, who has cultivated a tough-guywho’s-tough-on-crime image in his current job, is sounding a bit more populist of late.

He says his focus will be jobs, education, and paychecks. He still pretends (while he raises money for the campaign) that he hasn’t decided if he’s going to run.

State Senator Patrick Colbeck is the latest entry and, shockingly, says his campaign will be about “the people.” No kidding.

Also in, or considering being in, on the Republican side are insurance agent Joseph Derose, a private investigator named Mark McFarlin, obstetrician Dr. Jim Hines, and Grand Rapids businessman Evan Space.

The Democratic side has even more potential for a candidate stampede.

The presumed front-runner — and she’s been running for a while — is former Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer. The only woman in the race so far, she’s already generated support from traditionally liberal organizations, including unions.

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Shri Thanedar, unknown, but not for long, immigrated from India and has started, failed, restarted, and purchased multiple business ventures from his Ann Arbor offices. He officially declared his candidacy back in April and has already given his campaign $3.3 million of his own money.

Abdul El-Sayed might be the most interesting of the Democratic possibilities. Only 32 years old and a Muslim, he is the former director of the Detroit Health Department.

A Bernie Sanders supporter, he makes a

compelling case for diversity, inclusion, and tolerance, but it’s not clear if anyone is listening.

Other possibilities include University of Michigan Board of Regents member and ubiquitous television pitchman for his family law firm, Mark Bernstein; ubiquitous pitchman for his law firm Geoffrey Feiger; lesserknown Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel; former Xerox executive William Cobbs; Kentiel White; and Justin Giroux.

We can’t leave out two candidates running without party affiliation, Ryan Cox and Todd Schleiger, plus Green Party candidate Dwaine Reynolds.

Those most likely to emerge as real contenders are also those who’ve already raised and have on hand more than $1 million; Republicans Calley and Schuette, and Democrats Whitmer, Thanedar, and El-Sayed. All of them will need a lot more; Rick Snyder and Mark Schauer spent a combined $58.3 million in 2014.

Michigan has become a quirky state politically, neither red nor blue. We have a Republican governor, Republicans control both houses of the legislature, and we voted narrowly for Donald Trump, but we have preferred our U. S. senators to be Democrats for a long time.

It’s impossible to guess this far in advance what impact Trump will have, though he’ll likely intrude and has already spoken favorably about Schuette’s candidacy. His approval ratings here are mired below 40 percent, but we know that doesn’t necessarily mean he can’t influence voters.

All of them will talk about jobs, taxes, and education, and make grand proclamations in canned phrases with practiced inflections.

It would be better if we could find a champion seriously interested in protecting our water, including the big lakes, inland lakes, and groundwater currently being siphoned away by an invasive corporate species. It’s our most valuable asset.

Or if they got serious about truly equitable public school funding so politically powerful school districts can’t receive almost twice what our local schools receive per pupil.

Or if they would acknowledge the current opioid epidemic is a public health issue and not just a criminal justice issue. They could advocate for more treatment, more rehab facilities, and more caution from prescribing doctors, instead of more jail cells.

They could do that, and more, but likely won’t. Instead, it won’t be long before the negative ads start invading our space, and the personal insults begin entering the debate.

The election is 14 months away, but the unpleasantness, in a competitive field, will start much sooner.

Crime & Rescue

by patrick sullivan psullivan@northernexpress.com

MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER An acquaintance and neighbor of a 48-year-old man found dead in his trailer at the Kings’ Court mobile home park was charged with murder.

The 23-year-old Traverse City man was charged Sept. 20, hours after the older man was found dead in his home.

Grand Traverse Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home at 7:35am for a report of an unresponsive male. They found the 48-year-old deceased due to undisclosed injuries. The younger man was taken to Munson Medical Center for an evaluation and was later charged with open murder and taken to jail.

CAMPGROUND BRAWLER BUSTED A man who was looking for a fight allegedly punched two other campers at an Interlochen campground.

Someone camping at Cycle Moore on US-31, a campground for motorcycle enthusiasts, called 911 at 9:37pm Sept. 17 to report being punched in the face. Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies investigated and discovered the same suspect had attacked another camper, said Lt. Randy Fewless.

The suspect, a 19-year-old Frankfort man, left the campground before police arrived, but deputies tracked him down and arrested him. One of the victims had a bloody mouth but did not need to be taken to the hospital.

COW HERD ROUNDED UP State police encountered a large herd of heifers on the loose and helped get them off of the road.

After coming across nearly 100 dairy cows on the morning of Sept. 15, troopers tracked down the owners at a nearby dairy farm near the village of Lucas. Staff were milking, unaware the other cows had gotten loose.

State police and Missaukee County Sheriff’s deputies helped the staff round up the cows and get them back into their barn.

WOMAN RESCUED FROM LAKE A 60-year-old woman and her dog were rescued from Lake Michigan after their 14foot sailboat overturned and left them adrift.

The pair were in the water for an hour and a half, but the woman was wearing a life jacket and had a cell phone. She was able to call for help, and rescuers were able to pinpoint her position, Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies said.

Dispatchers received the call at 7:13pm Sept.

16; deputies, marine patrol, the U.S. Coast Guard, Glen Lake Fire and Rescue, and National Park Service rangers joined in the search. The woman was located two miles from Pyramid Point.

ORV CRASH INJURES WOMAN An ORV passenger who was not buckled in was thrown from the vehicle when it rolled over on Beaver Island.

At 12:35am Sept. 15, Charlevoix County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident on Carlisle Road near Kings Highway, where a 31-year-old Lake City woman involved in the accident was suffering back and neck injuries.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flew the woman from the island to Traverse City’s Munson Medical Center. The driver, a 28-year-old Lake City man, was cited for driving too fast for conditions. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, deputies said.

CABIN SQUATTER INTERRUPED Deputies said an Indiana man apparently broke into an unoccupied Northport vacation rental and made himself at home.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a residence on North Shore Drive after the owner called police and said a pickup had been parked in the driveway for several days while the home was supposed to be vacant.

The 42-year-old man inside the home said he had rented it on the internet, but he could not provide any evidence to back up that claim.

The lockbox that contained the key was locked and intact, and the screen to the back porch had been cut so that entry could be made through the back door.

The man was arrested for breaking and entering and defrauding an innkeeper.

MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN JAIL A Grand Traverse County jail inmate used a razor to cut his neck, arm, and inner thigh, but he was restrained and received medical attention before he could take his own life.

The inmate, a 33-year-old Traverse City man, was taken to Munson Medical Center, Traverse City Police Chief Jeffrey O’Brien said.

The incident occurred in a shower stall at 11pm Sept. 17. In July, an inmate charged with attempted murder committed suicide by hanging himself in the jail.

WOMAN TRIES TO POSE AS FRIEND State police arrested a 27-year-old McBain woman after she tried to give officers a false identity during a traffic stop.

The woman was pulled over for defective equipment in Missaukee County on Sept. 15.

After a lengthy roadside investigation, troopers determined that the woman hadn’t given them her name but that of a friend.

The woman was found to be operating without insurance and with a suspended license. Troopers also located several bottles of open alcohol in her vehicle. The woman was also wanted on several warrants from police agencies around the state.

TIP LEADS TO METH BUST Police raided a house after a concerned citizen called in a tip about someone they suspected was making meth north of Cadillac.

Traverse Narcotics Team officers got a search warrant for the Haring Township residence, where they found components and chemicals used to make methamphetamine.

A 49-year-old who was found in the house when police arrived was arrested for manufacturing meth, conspiracy, maintaining a drug house, and possession of marijuana.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK POT CASES The weekend presented Traverse City police with back-to-back-to-back marijuana cases.

A driver was suspected of being under the influence of marijuana early Sept. 16 when he crashed into two trees near the intersection of Rose and Washington streets at 5am. The 36-yearold Traverse City man was arrested after officers found him in possession of marijuana wax and Xanax pills, said Chief Jeffrey O’Brien.

Police were called at 10:22pm Sept. 17 to a house on the 600 block of Washington Street where a 14-year-old had a bad reaction after he ate a marijuana-laced Rice Krispie treat. The youth was taken to Munson Medical Center to be checked out, O’Brien said. Investigators don’t know where the kid got the marijuana; the case was turned over to the school liaison officer.

At 2:28am Sept. 18, an officer came across a suspicious driver parked next to That’s-a-Pizza near the Civic Center. The officer discovered that a 14-year-old boy had taken his older sister’s car and was parked there to use the business’ Wi-Fi. He was found in possession of marijuana and turned over to his parents.

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Least Competent Criminals Terror suspect and Uber driver Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, of Luton, England, was detained in London on Aug. 25 after using his navigation program to direct him to Windsor Castle. But the technology led him astray, and he pulled up outside The Windsor Castle pub in Windsor. After realizing his mistake, Chowdhury headed for London, where he parked his car next to a marked police van outside Buckingham Palace, brandished a 4-foot-long sword and yelled “Allahu Akbar.”

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The kidnapper demanded a paltry $140 for his return, and the wife agreed, but the kidnapper said she could wait for the husband to receive his paycheck. Eventually police caught up with the husband, who insisted he had indeed been kidnapped but asked officers to stop investigating. “He’s fine,” said Sgt. Bird.

Life Imitates TV Paul J. Newman of Rensselaer, New York, was sentenced on Sept. 6 to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison after pretending to be a licensed and registered architect, after an investigation the New York attorney general’s office dubbed “Operation Vandelay Industries” in a nod to “Seinfeld.”

Newman’s charges included larceny, forgery, fraud and unlicensed practice of architecture. He will also have to pay more than $115,000 in restitution to his victims.

Sweet Revenge After arguing with a security guard about the high price of parking, a woman in Benxi, Liaoning Province, China, left her car in front of the entrance gate to a housing

community on Aug. 22. But people have to get in and out, so a crane was employed to lift the car onto the roof of the security building next to the gate. Onlookers can be heard laughing in a video of the incident. The car was later lowered to the ground using the crane.

The Price of Vanity Neven Ciganovic, 45, of Croatia was undergoing the latest in a series of plastic surgeries (this one a rhinoplasty) in Iran when he “reacted badly” to the general anesthesia and developed a painful, longlasting erection, known as priapism. As he recovered in a Serbian hospital, Ciganovic was denied painkillers and was only relieved of the condition after another surgery, although he says it will be months before he is fully recovered. The tattoocovered Ciganovic is hoping his latest nose operation will improve his looks enough to launch him to international stardom.

Unusual Hobbies -- British tree surgeon Gary Blackburn, 53, moved to Germany 32 years ago but holds a soft spot for Britain. So when the Brexit vote passed last year, “I decided to make my own little Britain here in Germany,” Blackburn said from his home in Kretzhaus. His exhibition includes a demilitarized Centurion tank (decorated with poppies and white doves, to symbolize peace), red telephone boxes and a life-size model of Queen Elizabeth.

Neighbors have complained about the tank parked on his lawn, but so far officials have not demanded that Blackburn remove it.

-- Farmer Jeremy Goebel of Evansville, Indiana, has honored the late actress Carrie Fisher with a corn maze planted in the shape of her iconic character, Princess Leia from “Star Wars.” He planted the maze last spring using a GPS device, and it was scheduled to open in early September. “I’ve always been a ‘Star Wars’ fan and I just wanted to pay tribute to Carrie Fisher,” Goebel said.

Why Not? In Santa Fe, New Mexico, tens of thousands of people gathered at a city park on the evening of Sept. 1 to revel in the burning of the effigy Zozobra, a six-story monkey puppet filled with handwritten notes about anxieties and problems they hoped to send up in smoke. Locals dropped their notes in a “gloom box” at a shopping center, with subjects ranging from an ill family member to hurricane victims to government corruption. The tradition began in 1924 and was named for the Spanish word for upset or worry.

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THE BUS DOESN’T STOP HERE

Emmet County is home to more than 30,000 people.

Thanks to Petoskey and Harbor Spings, it boasts not one, but two significant population centers. So why could the county afford to spend millions replacing its functioning nonprofit ambulance service and building an observatory at the Dark Sky Park — but not a dollar for a dedicated public transit system?

By Patrick Sullivan Soren Hauter found out last winter how hard it is to get around Emmet County if you don’t have a car.

“I was having car issues because I had a $300 car, because that’s what I could afford at the time, and it did not make it through the winter at all,” said the 26-year-old Petoskey resident.

Hauter’s house is two miles from the Meijer store where he works. He walked to and from work along roads made for cars, not pedestrians.

“I mean, I’m from downstate, the ClareIsabella area, and they have great public transportation,” he said. “When I moved up here, it was culture shock.”

Hauter saved up some money, bought a better car, and shouldn’t face the same fate this winter. Still, even as a young, low-wage worker, he said he is willing to pay for better public transportation.

“I know a couple of people that don’t have a car, that have to arrange rides to work every day,” he said. “I probably wouldn’t use it, because I have reliable transportation now, but I have no problem supporting it, paying a little extra in my taxes.”

INSUFFICIENT SERVICE It is remarkable that there is no dedicated public transit system in Emmet County, which boasts a population of more than 30,000. An advocacy group has pushed for one for two decades. Numerous studies have shown that it’s needed, and the public supports it. And there is no population center in Michigan even near the size of the Petoskey-Harbor Springs area that doesn’t offer at least a dial-a-ride.

There are two limited public transportation services operating in the county: the seniorresource agency Friendship Center offers dial-a-ride bus service for the elderly and the disabled, and Straits Regional Ride, based in Cheboygan, sends buses infrequently into Emmet County.

Members of the advocacy group, which goes by the acronym FEET — short for Friends Enhancing Emmet Transit — believe what’s currently available isn’t suitable for people who need to get to work, or even for seniors who have regular medical needs, said Martha Lancaster, a retired health and human services administrator.

“I’ve talked to some seniors from Harbor Springs, and they can get a bus ride to go to a doctor’s appointment, but then they may need to wait many hours before the bus is ready to take them back home. They can do that, but it’s a very difficult day for them,” Lancaster said.

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Friendship Center is doing the best it can with the resources that it has.”

Lisa Hoig, project director for transportation and Meals On Wheels at the Friendship Center, agreed that the service is for people who have flexible schedules. Hoig said the Friendship Center supports FEET’s goals and would happily have its service absorbed into a larger, more comprehensive system.

A LONG AND WINDING ROAD For two decades, as the advocates have fought for public transit, county officials have put it off.

There’s never been a campaign against public transportation, really; there’s simply been a consensus among county commissioners that public transit was not worth raising taxes.

Under former county boards, a threeperson committee met sporadically over the years to look at the issue, seemingly as a means to keep public transit off the agenda while giving cover against accusations that they were ignoring the issue.

“There was no interest,” Lancaster said.

“There was clearly not an interest from the former several county commissions for expanding transit in Emmet County, and that probably goes back 20 years.”

Over the years, the advocates repeatedly attempted to demonstrate that there is a need for public transit, and that people wanted it.

That effort, year after year, fell on deaf ears.

“They weren’t convinced there was a need, despite our best efforts and a lot of documentation,” Lancaster said.

The advocates won their first tangible show of support from a 2005 study that revealed, in fact, Emmet County did need better public transit. The group presented a plan to the commission in 2006, and it got tabled.

“They just said, ‘It’s not something we’re interested in,’” Lancaster recalled. “And over the years the community kept coming back and saying, ‘Hey, how about this?’ They kept saying, ‘Not something we’re interested in.’”

PROTECTING THE PUBLIC The issue was put off for five more years — until commissioners decided that the survey data was too old and no longer valid.

The advocates refreshed the survey in 2012, paying an expert to update the study.

Even with survey results that pointed to widespread support for public transit, the board was still not willing to move forward.

Lancaster recalled that former county board member Les Atchison said at a meeting that he didn’t want to allow a vote for a transportation millage because he was afraid it would succeed.

“He said, ‘I don’t want to put this on the ballot because I think it would pass, and I think some people would have a hard time paying it and would be unhappy about it,’” she said.

Atchison, interviewed via email, agreed he said something to that effect.

He said he believes the current limited system of public transportation meets the needs of the county.

He said expanded public transit would depend too much on subsidization. He said the updated study had found that public

transit fares are heavily subsidized, and only a small percent of the population would use public transportation.

“It gives pause for serious consideration,” he wrote. “My opposition was, again, trying to protect the working poor and elderly home owners from a new burden.”

Headlands International Dark Sky Park. Both projects cost millions more than expected and neither was put before voters.

“A lot of it was just the amount of it — it was excessive. I mean, those two projects in my view as a voter are fine things, but they cost more than they needed to,” Lancaster said. “Then there was this other service that MOST WANT A VOTE quite a lot of people want, and we didn’t get a The advocates said that when current chance to make our voices heard on that.” board chairman Charlie MacInnis was elected, MacInnes said he has not changed his he seemed to break from tradition and actually position on transit. He still supports it. There’s considered public transit seriously. For the first just been too many other things the board time, the volunteers said they believed they must handle first. might have someone on their side.

“The ambulance service costs far more The renewed enthusiasm led to a new than expected. Dark Sky is so much more study, which was conducted in 2015 and expensive than was ever planned, and the showed that three-fourths of county residents money was borrowed without a vote on the supported putting the question to a popular project,” MacInnes said. “I’m as enthusiastic vote, even if not everyone as I was before. There’s no said they would vote yes for a questions there’s a need, but millage. we have to address basic By last year, advocates “We know that there governance issues in the believed something was is nothing magical county before we can take on going to happen, and then a new initiative.” about Emmet County. nothing did.

“They played out the I think the need has DETAILS CAUSE TURF WAR clock,” FEET volunteer Scott Even with a board that is been pretty well Smith said. ostensibly in favor of public “The old board really were documented,” Moore transit, making just a little all elected on a ‘We’re-notprogress has proved difficult going-to-raise-your-taxes- said. “There are a this year. platform,’” Lancaster said. number of people who Smith, who ran for county “And we tried to say, ‘Fine. commission last year as an Don’t raise our taxes. But let don’t have cars or the independent, teamed up with us vote on whether we want to the Republican who beat him ability to drive, and for in an effort to get the board to raise our own taxes.’”

Proponents note that a those individuals, it’s move forward at least a little transit system wouldn’t merely on public transit this year. raise taxes; transit could grow an important, critical Commissioner John Stakoe the economy. It would bring life service.” is new to the Emmet County in a lot of state and federal board, but he’s not new to funding — as much as 56 politics. He was a township percent would be paid from official in Oakland County out-of-region funds. and served as a state house rep from 2003 to Amanda Swiss, the transportation planner 2008 before he moved to Petoskey. for the Little Traverse Band of Odawa Indians, He said he teamed up with Smith because which supports the creation of a countywide he agrees that Emmet County needs public public transit system, said the tribe would transit, and he wanted to find a way to create be able to apply for grants that the county a small pilot project so that transit could get a couldn’t. foothold in the county.

Swiss, who has worked in her position for He and Smith proposed at the August three years, said it is frustrating that things board meeting that the county contract with aren’t moving faster, but she believes Emmet Charlevoix Transit to provide service in the County is closer to getting public transit today Petoskey and Harbor Springs area. than it was when she started her job.

“That’s where all the people are — the It’s not just the tribe that wants public college says they could use it, the hospital,” transit expanded. McLaren Northern Michigan Stakoe said. “That seemed like the logical area hospital supports it, along with Boyne resorts to start.” and many other employers, Lancaster said.

That proposal, however, was waylaid by Toni Drier, the commissioner who represents A NEW HOPE the county’s townships that are furthest north Last November, all of the county board and most rural. She objected to entering incumbents except MacInnis were either into an agreement with Charlevoix when the swept from office or did not seek re-election. county already contracts for limited service That signaled to the advocates a new with Straits Regional Ride in Cheboygan. opportunity, and they expected public transit The dispute demonstrates how sorting out to be on the top of the agenda. That’s not what the details of a transit system can lead to turf happened. wars. Stakoe and Smith thought it made sense It turned out that public transit was not a to propose a small expansion in the area of the priority in the new board’s first year. Lancaster county that is most populated, and they were and Smith said the incumbents were ousted caught off guard by objections from Drier and because people were upset about the cost of the Straits director Michael Couture. the county taking over the ambulance service Drier didn’t return a message seeking and the cost of building an observatory at the comment. Couture said he thought he

should have been given a heads up about the negotiations with Charlevoix because Straits already operates in Petoskey.

“They did kind of catch me off guard,” Couture said.

At the meeting, according to the minutes, Stakoe said he was finished working with the board on public transit.

“I became fairly frustrated,” Stakoe said later. “That was just exasperation. I mean, I’m still involved. And I’m going to continue to be involved.”

HOPE FOR A PUBLIC TRANSIT MILLAGE Lancaster still hopes that the county board will put a millage on the ballot someday.

She said she’s worried that a small pilot program could fail. Also, it would mean that once again Emmet County is embarking on a potentially expensive project without going to voters for approval.

Extending Charlevoix Transit into Emmet County would mean that there would be three bus services operating in Petoskey, and that could be so confusing that folks who would otherwise take a bus might not bother.

“I think that’s going to be really confusing for potential riders and could be duplicative,” Lancaster said. “Three different numbers to call, three different fare structures, three different kinds of buses on the road, possibly.”

If the county embarks on a pilot program, she said, plans should be spelled out on how the service will expand over time, and preparations for a millage should be in place with an eye toward the creation of a regional service within a decade.

Jim Moore, executive director at the Disability Network in Traverse City, said he’s been working with the advocate group for at least a decade.

In the entire state, there isn’t a population center like Petoskey that lacks public transit, he said. The only other county in the region that lacks public transit is Missaukee (home to Lake City, near Cadillac), which has a population of less than half of Emmet.

A look at the other transit systems in the area proves how much it’s needed in Emmet, he said. Straits Transit completes 5,000 rides per year in Emmet County. That may sound like a lot, but in Charlevoix County, which has a dedicated transit service and three-fourths the population of Emmet, the system provides 111,000 rides per year.

“We know that there is nothing magical about Emmet County. I think the need has been pretty well documented,” Moore said. “There are a number of people who don’t have cars or the ability to drive, and for those individuals, it’s an important, critical life service.”

K.T. Villarreal, assistant manager at Beards Brewery in Petoskey, said for the young service workers in Petoskey, a regional public transit system would be incredible.

There isn’t a lot of affordable housing in Petoskey, so the ability to get around without having to have a car would greatly expand the housing choices for a lot of people.

“I’m pretty young, so I can’t really afford to buy a house, especially around here. But I’d love to, so right now I live in Boyne City,” she said. “I drive like 30 minutes to come here to work. That’s a lot of gas.”

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By What Authority?

Bill’s statement Jiminy Cricket or Jesus Christ? By what authority do we seek to make our moral decisions? Do we let our conscience be our guide or do we seek a higher authority?

Presbyterians, like so many others who hold to a Theocentric faith, seek God’s will, for God is the highest moral authority. Scripture, prayer, the teachings of the church, experience, and reason are among the resources we use to discern God’s will. Recognizing this process of discernRev. Dr. William C. Myers ment isn’t perfect; we allow for disagreement — even on Senior Pastor consequential matters. at Presbyterian In the end, a person’s conscience transcends even the Church of authority of the church in making moral decisions, and we Traverse City are each judged accordingly. This doesn’t mean the individual is always right. It simply means neither the church nor individuals are infallible.

We must take care not to bind a person’s conscience. How does this work in real life?

President Trump and I are Christian.

We disagree on how immigrants should be treated. Scripture and the teachings of the A LOCAL PASTOR church don’t support his policies. Recognizing this, the church could offer President Trump guidance, even excommunicate him, but it cannot bind his conscience.

He must do what he believes is God’s will and accept the consequences. So, too, must I. Together, our decisions, with scripture and guidance from the church, become a witness that may aid others in their discernment of God’s will.

The process isn’t perfect. Those seeking to do God’s will must pray for forgiveness after the fact, for we might be in error. But knowing there is goodness, beauty, justice, and truth, which transcends our capacity for these things, should we not strive for them? Are we not better served seeking the divine than left mired in our own devices and desires?

What alternative do non-theists have to offer? Some secular universal moral standard? Good luck hunting that unicorn! What’s left is a choice between self (i.e., I’m my own moral authority) and God: Jiminy Cricket or Jesus Christ. Give me Jesus!

Scott’s statement All of human nature, including our capacity for ethical thinking, is a result of our biological evolution as intelligent social creatures.

It is easy to see how our self-serving instincts had Darwinian utility, but the hallmark of our remarkably successful species is the evolution of pro-social behavior — of cooperation and empathy. Early humans with these instincts that led to mutual support out-competed those who were purely Scott Blair Blair is a consul- selfish. Subjectively, we experience these evolved responses as tant in the waste- the emotions of love, empathy, and a sense of fairness. water treatment Our darker tendencies were not displaced, however. Both field and vice the altruistic and the self-serving elements of human nature president of the Grand Traverse were conserved by evolution in a balanced tension with one another. Individuals exhibit behaviors across this range in Humanists. varying degrees. Sometimes, triggers in our environment determine whether the best or worst in us is expressed. In the net, however, people embody enough of the instinct toward mutual support that we find ourselves living in reasonably functional communities.

ATHEIST DEBATE The better parts of our evolved human nature motivate us to build a society where all can be safe, where a sense of community and connectedness is tangible, where good feelings and trust between its members prevail over anxiety and fear. As an atheist, I do not feel compelled by some unseen non-human authority to do this. I simply, deeply desire it. Working to build and be a part of a functional community with other humans is part of what constitutes meaning in life. To violate this, to do harm — even when no one is watching — would subtract from this meaning.

If a person’s behavior is guided by the dictates of a presumed god because that god has the power to mete out eternal bliss or torment, that is self-serving pragmatism, not ethics. If God did exist, how would we tell whether he is good, or simply powerful? We have only our inherited capability for compassion and logic. I observe, that in selecting what version of religion to follow and what passages to emphasize, people bring their own sense of ethics to their religion as much as they get their ethics from it.

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Scott’s reply Bill’s perspective has us guided by “God’s will,” which is so inaccessible that people must tease it out using scripture, church teachings, prayer, and the “witness” of others. And, the process is so fallible that Christians disagree widely on what is right. While engaging in the process Bill describes, aren’t believers actually constructing their own morality? Applying their own sense of ethics?

Bill desires authoritative moral guidance; compassion and reason aren’t pure enough, and if it is of man, it is tainted. But it’s a mistake is to assume that our desires make us selfish to the core. They don’t. Humans also have deep-seated drives to bond, support one another, and to be part of something bigger than ourselves. The key to building a better world is understanding our nature in terms of the forces that created it (evolution), and nurturing its noblest parts.

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Bills’s reply Nature vs. nurture: the age-old argument. Unlike Scott, I don’t believe “all of human nature, including our capacity for ethical thinking, is a result of our biological evolution … .” If all we need are good instincts, why parent? Why teach?

Why not raise “free-range” children? They will figure it out. It’s in their DNA! The good life isn’t all about nature. Good people didn’t win the evolutionary race, as Scott suggests. Over time, when pro-social behavior was displayed, it was nurtured, and when anti-social behavior was displayed, it was corrected. Scott’s a good example. Though an atheist, many of the values he embraces were nurtured in him as a child of Western Civilization, a culture deeply influenced by JudeoChristian belief and practice.

By the way, I serve Christ, not because I’m afraid of divine punishment but because Christ makes me a better person.

Agree statement Scott and Bill agree that by nature, human beings have the capacity for good, and it is vital for the common good to nurture this potential.

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By Kristi Kates He’s most familiar with the crunch of twigs underfoot, the scents of pine and earth — and the elusive gifts that nature can bring.

It’s safe to say that Nathan Wright spends a lot of time in the woods.

“As a kid growing up in Rochester Hills, I was often out there by myself, learning how to not be afraid of it,” he said. Bouncing between southern Michigan and the U.P. when his parents separated took Wright, then 13 years old, into another new forest ecosystem.

His interest in the wilderness continued when he joined the U.S. Marines later in life. After going through survival training at Camp Pendleton, he was sent on a Pacific Ocean tour of duty, where he added jungle training to his list of outdoor skills.

Throughout all of it, the biggest influential thread was his father, Mike Wright, a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians and a well-regarded Native American activist.

“He’s the one who got me into Native American medicines,” Nathan Wright said.

His father also introduced him to Native American medicine man Dan Pine Sr., who taught the younger Wright the ceremonial aspects of Native American culture.

“We’d go to Dan Sr.’s home in Garden River, Ontario, every week in the summer,” Wright said. “That’s where I first learned about using plants for things like coughs and using cedar tea for cleansing.”

Wright also looked upon Pine as a mentor: “He also gave me a lot of guidance as I was becoming a teenager, and helped better my relationship with my father,” Wright said. “I’d been around powwows my whole life, but had never gone this deep into the culture. Dan Sr. expanded my introduction to my ancestors.”

After the Marines, Wright decided to pursue a career in information technology.

He moved to Minneapolis, taking jobs with a webpage design company and later with NetRadio Networks; but he kept his plant passion to himself the whole time. “Back then, that kind of thing was looked down upon,” he said. “People would’ve just asked what a grown man was doing playing around with plants.”

When his father, who was still in the U.P., began having health issues, Wright packed up and headed home. “I was making a fifth of what I was in Minneapolis, but I wanted to be there for Dad,” Wright said. The two Wrights, father and son, spent more time together, the elder teaching the younger about herbal plants and medicines.

Five years later, the elder Wright had passed away. But his influence had been well planted, and his son would soon find that it would grow in ways he never expected. In 2008, Wright met Monica Cady, another member of the Sault tribe, at a powwow.

“Monica presented me with a jar of herbal salve she’d made, and I was intrigued by how well it worked on my own dry skin,” Wright said. “I started wondering if herbal medicines would have helped my dad before he passed away.”

The elder Wright, who had eczema but died from liver cancer, had been on a lot of pain medications, which Wright is convinced contributed to his death. “That is what inspired me to learn more about natural pain relief alternatives, and to offer them to everyone suffering pain,” Wright said.

He and Cady started experimenting to create salves based on Native American medicine. The first product they settled on was Nojmuk dry skin relief topical salve, which was based on the first salve that Cady brought to Wright. Today, it includes 20

Autumn Wright and Nathan Wright prepare raw wildharvested herbs for their next Herbal Lodge product.

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different ingredients. Nojimuk lip balms, also based on that salve, are available too.

“We perfected that product and the process used to make it,” Wright said.

Wright has also found a fast friendship with Dan Pine Jr., Dan Pine Sr.’s son, whom he didn’t meet until later in both of their lives. The men got along right away as both friends and “plant people,” as Wright put it.

“Dan Jr. always says that the medicines he makes for people come to him in his dreams,” Wright said. “He and I started working together, harvesting whatever we could find. One day, Dan Jr. was trying to teach Wright how to find spikenard [plants], which would reveal its own lessons. Dan kept saying ‘It’s right there,’ but I just couldn’t see it. It took quite a while, but suddenly, I started seeing it everywhere — that’s when I learned that medicinal plants only show themselves to you when you’re ready to see them.”

Today, Wright harvests directly from the forests of northern Michigan, always practicing sustainable harvesting methods.

His daughter, Autumn Wright, assists with production. And they limit the products that Herbal Lodge makes. Right now, they’re focusing on four. That might not sound like a lot — until you consider the magnitude of cultural history, research, and effort that go into each one. “We didn’t want to start selling 30 or 40 products,” Wright said. “We wanted to get known for just a few, and produce everything at very high quality. Every year we’ve increased how much we make, so I think we’re doing okay.”

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lip balms, Herbal Lodge also offers Minagin, a natural, topical pain-relief salve based on a legendary Native American salve. “The main herbal ingredient for Minagin, balm of gilead buds, can’t be sourced from most ingredient companies; we have to wild-harvest it,” Wright said. “It’s harvested from a tree, and it has to be a winter harvest, so it’s hard, intense work. But the Michigan version of that ingredient is the very best.”

Finally, there’s the Chaga Thunder tea, which could merit an entire story all on its own. “Chaga used to be burned

by Native Americans around here for its smell, for ceremonial purpose, and to ease headaches,” Wright said. Chaga is a wild mushroom that Herbal Lodge harvests from mushrooms growing on white birch trees; it’s said to have strong health benefits and is often referred to as a superfood, with high antimicrobial activity, antioxidants, and soothing properties. The flavor is earthy, faintly vanilla, and nutty, best sweetened with maple syrup.

Herbal Lodge’s products have been getting quite a bit of attention. Wright is working on a book about Native American herbal medicines that he hopes to see out in 2019, and he’ll be speaking at the Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference in January 2018.

“We are also currently working on a

partnership with the largest distributed native American company,” he said.

In the end, though, his business isn’t about money. “I do make a living from this, but I find it more meaningful to focus on being passionate about the products and about helping our customers,” he said.

The other bonus? Returning to the forests from which his inspiration first came. “‘Wild harvesting’ is something we really do — it’s not just a marketing term,” Wright said. “I can return to my childhood memories and passion by going into the woods, this time not to play, but to bring out some timetested remedies to help everyone in need.

We consider ourselves lucky and blessed to do what we do.”

Herbal Lodge is based in Hessel, with a sales office in Petoskey. You can find Herbal Lodge products at Oryana in Traverse City, Indian Hills Gallery in Petoskey, the Good Hart General Store in Good Hart, and Cross in the Woods in Indian River.

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Cruise The Crooked River Experience the Inland Waterway aboard the Keewaydin Queen II

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He calls himself a sailor “by heart,” and Livonia native Captain Gary Dawson has made a living out of spending time on the water. As a youth, he found himself learning to sail on Kent Lake in the Kensington Metropark near his hometown, but he was drawn to the more challenging sailing potential of the Great Lakes. So as an adult, he moved north — “The best sailing in the world is up here,” Dawson says —and has spent the past 20 years running Sunshine Charters in Charlevoix, where he spends each summer taking guests out sailing on his 40-foot catamaran. So far, he’s taken over 25,000 people sailing. He’s encouraged eight of them to follow in his seaworthy footsteps to become captains themselves.

In addition, he’s tackled some slightly bigger waters in the off-season. “One of my favorites was crossing the Pacific several years ago,” Dawson said, “I sailed 10,000 miles from the British Virgin Islands to Fiji with my brother and his significant other.”

So far we’ve got lakes, and oceans — what hadn’t Dawson conquered by boat yet?

As it turns out, something right here at home.

“A buddy of mine from high school, Emil Muccino, lives on Burt Lake, and he took me out on his pontoon boat, out into the Crooked River,” Dawson said. “I absolutely loved it. We went back to his house afterward, and I picked up a book he had on the history of the Inland Waterway, showing how steamships with hundreds of people would cruise that same route. I said to Emil, ‘Hey, is anyone doing this sort of thing now?’” Muccino told him no one was, so the pair went in 50/50 to launch their own Inland Waterway cruise business, Riverboat

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Tours, in 2015.

Now, when Dawson’s not working with Sunshine Charters, he’s plying the Inland Waterway with his own 40-foot pontoon boat, the Keewaydin Queen II, which features comfortable seating, a canopy, panoramic views, and even a head (bathroom).

“The different boats each draw two distinct kinds of guests,” Dawson said.

“Sailing on [Sunshine Charters’] catamaran tends to attract younger couples, and families with kids; while the riverboat tours are more couples plus older folks and seniors.”

The Inland Waterway, around 38 miles total, starts just north of Petoskey and meanders through a chained series of rivers and lakes, passing though quaint small towns like Conway, Alanson, and Indian River before meeting up with Lake Huron at Cheboygan’s shores.

It’s a leisurely route taken at a placid pace. Riverboat Tours travel five miles along the Crooked River, which connects Crooked and Burt lakes, and five miles back — offering a nearly two-hour tour of what Dawson said is one of the most scenic routes you’ll find along the Inland Waterway.

Hint: It’s also one of the best ways to see northern Michigan’s fall foliage, with the burst of autumnal colors doubled in the mirrored reflections of the waterway (the tours run until mid-October).

“The topology along our route is some of the prettiest along the entire way,” he said.

“We go through marshland, where you’ll see a lot of birds; forested spots where they used to do logging; and some little cottage communities.”

His own favorite spot for views?

“The forest areas,” he said. “They’re a real contrast, for me, to the blankness of the ocean, where it’s just you and the fish.

With the river, there are all the trees and

wildlife — you get to feel like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, where around every bend there’s something new to see.”

Riverboat Tours is based at 6293 River St., in Alanson. Waterway tours run Tuesday through Saturday and are $24 adults and $20 for kids under 12 and seniors over 62. For more information, visit riverboattoursmi.com or call (231) 268-8530.

Wild Wildlife

Traveling along northern Michigan’s Inland Waterway gives you a vantage point that’s very different from merely strolling along a riverbank or shoreline. Get an up-close look at a wide variety of plants, mammals, and birds, all there for the spotting with your binoculars, or ready to strike a pose for your camera. “On one of our recent trips, six deer swam right across the river in front of us,” Captain Dawson said. Spotting wildlife isn’t guaranteed, of course; they’re on their own schedule. But here’s what you should keep your eyes out for: - Trumpeter swans - Great Blue Heron - Bald eagles - Sandhill cranes - Mallard ducks - Canada Geese - White-tailed deer - North American beavers - Snapping turtles

Celebrate the Written Word At the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

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By Kristi Kates Harbor Springs Festival of the Book is turning the page and starting chapter two. In the second year of the now-annual bookworm fest, readers can expect an entertaining and immersive epic weekend full of twists, turns, and compelling characters. This is one sequel you won’t want to miss.

BEST SELLER Amy Gillard is the executive director of the festival, which began in 2016, founded by a local group of “fans of the written word.”

The aim was to bring stories, books, authors, and other diversions together to put Harbor Springs on the map as a “literary hub” — and the fest proved to be an immediate best-seller.

“Thanks to donors at every level, the vast majority of the sessions for this year’s festival will be presented free of charge to the public,” Gillard said.

The 2017 fest (Sept. 29 through Oct. 1) kicks off with a special Friday morning event across the bay at the Petoskey Farmers Market: “Ken Haedrich of The Pie Academy is going to be walking attendees through the Farmers Market, then moving on the Carnegie Building for brunch featuring recipes from his new book The Harvest Baker,” said Gillard. “This is one of our few ticketed events.”

Starting at 11am Friday until 11:30am Sunday, all fest events will be in Harbor Springs and within walking distance of each other. “Just be prepared, as the walk from downtown to the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center is mostly uphill,” said Gillard.

The last event of the Festival is scheduled at Birchwood Farms Golf and Country Club, where fiction author Robin Sloan will be featured at a luncheon to present his new book, Sourdough. (This is also a ticketed event.)

PAGES UPON PAGES In between the open and the close of the fest, you’ll find pages and pages’ worth of things to do, including a whopping 53 presenters; 52 who are new to the event; the

panel discussions are the heart and soul of the festival, and most are free.

“The 2016 presenters would have all returned,” Gillard said, “but we want to keep the experience new each year!”

Keeping along that theme, there are brand new events for this year’s fest, too: Soup and Stories lunches on Friday and Saturday will feature soup from My Sister’s Bake Shop, bread from Crooked Tree Breadworks, and dessert from Tom’s Mom’s Cookies, all enjoyed while listening to authors read their works.

And the inaugural Presenter Book Signing and Happy Hour will combine drinks, appetizers, and a meet-and-greet, with proceeds going to purchase books for area schools.

Popular events returning from last year include a wide range of solo author presentations, the Book Trivia Contest on Saturday; and a Book It Fun Run in which youthful runners will race alongside some of their favorite book characters.

AUTHOR, AUTHOR! With so many authors/presenters coming up at this year’s Festival of the Book, you’ll get the most comprehensive overview at the fest’s official website.

But Gillard has her own must-see list, so her suggestions are a great place to start when you’re making your own schedule for the weekend.

“All my friends will tell you I’m a huge fiction fan, but New York Times bestseller nonfiction author Denise Kiernan is our keynote presentation on Friday, Sept. 29 at the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center, and I can’t wait,” Gillard said. “Denise wrote the The Girls of Atomic City — one of my book groups read it a few years ago, and I’ve been a fan of her writing ever since. I’m also anxious to meet Benjamin Percy and thank him for making me petrified to be on a computer after reading his new release, The

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Dark Net. “Jessie Chaffee’s debut novel Florence in Ecstasy was wonderful, and Augustus Rose’s panel ‘When Research and Storytelling Collide’ is one I’m not going to miss. His debut novel, The Ready-Made Thief, is a fascinating page turner and an education on Marcel Duchamp. Wow, reading for fun and learning! Imagine that!”

LITERARY LOVE Whether you choose to attend just a few events or spend your entire weekend buried in all things literary in Harbor Springs, Gillard said you’ll find the ambiance of the event unique and energetic, with multiple opportunities to not only meet fellow book lovers but also those who write the books.

“The atmosphere at the festival is electric,” she said. “Conversations started in sessions carry over into the streets. Book group members are everywhere planning their next read. Authors who were just speaking are now out and about chatting with attendees.

When do you get to experience 53 authors from around the country, Great Britain, and Australia in one place at one time? Trust me, everything is really cool!”

The 2017 Harbor Springs Festival of the Book will take place Sept. 29–Oct. 1 in Harbor Springs. Most events are free. For more information and selected event tickets, visit hsfotb.org or call the festival office at (231) 838-2725.

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LOCAL MUSIC: The Marsupials Offer Up a Pocket Full of Rock

By Kristi Kates MEET THE BAND Hailing from Harbor Springs and Petoskey, The Marsupials’ Tai Drury, Alex Riesenbeck, and Jakey Thomas have their feet firmly planted in the ’70s, taking the classic, funk-infused rock of that era and modernizing it with jazz and ’90s radio-rock sounds and an extravagant performance style. But don’t try to pin these guys down too much.

“Our original music has a sound all its own,” Riesenbeck said. “We really only sound like us.” The trio formed in the summer of 2014, brought together from the remnants of other local music projects, including the Petoskey bands Something Different in the Homemade Jam and TooMuchOfAGoodThing. Drury on guitar and Riesenback on drums formed the initial outfit; they later added Thomas on bass guitar.

YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THEM “There’s always a good crowd when we play our local venues, like City Park Grill and the Upstairs Lounge, which are both in Petoskey,” Riesenback said. The crew’s “performance roots,” as Riesenback put it, are definitely in Michigan; they’ve played as far south as Holland and as far north as Marquette. And they’ve also been featured at several music festivals, including the Forrestville Festival in Marquette and Blissfest. But they’ve got much, much bigger goals. “We’re all pretty unified in our goal of being an international touring act,” said Drury, “and we’ve made steady progress toward this since we started.”

THEIR INSPIRATION Drury is the main songwriter, although he said that his best work has a lot less to do with him than most would think. “I’d wager that I’m simply acting as a conduit for something far greater than myself to come through.”

Listing “existence and nature, the duality of human life, and other pretty esoteric subjects” among his inspirations, he added that he works to make the band’s musical arrangements flow in an interesting way, so that they’re accessible to both everyday listeners and music connoisseurs.

“We also throw some choice covers in the mix,” said Drury. “We try to choose things that fit with our repertoire and feel — like the Allman Brothers, Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead, and Bob Marley, to name a few. We like to play covers that people will definitely recognize and enjoy.”

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believe it is up to you. “One time we were hiking in Traverse City, and we got a little lost,” said Drury. “We stumbled around the woods for a couple hours, finally finding a trail, and it led us to a small circular building with a hatch on top, so we climbed down into it. When we got to the bottom there was a tiny musty room with some candles burning.

And on the wall was an old dilapidated neon sign that just said ‘MARSUPIALS.’ It was hard to deny something like that, and we were looking for a band name at the time, so we decided that was us right there.”

FUTURE MARSUPIALS: Currently in the middle of their songwriting process, the band are aiming at getting back into the recording studio in the near future; for this trio, winter is the optimum time to develop their songs, as they stay busy all summer long performing live.

“All of us are looking forward to expanding out of our local scene to provide our music to new areas and potential fans,” Riesenback said.

“We’re definitely in this for the long haul,” Drury added. “The next step is to establish more of a fan base in lower Michigan, and then hit other states. The Marsupials will always live on in some way — I have things I need to get out!”

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BEAR CLAW EPIC MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE: 9am, Wexford/Missaukee Intermediate School District, 9907 E. 13th St, Cadillac. Presented by the Northern Michigan Mountain Bike Association. Various races have various start times. bearclawepic.com

-------------------BLUE RIBBON RUN FOR PROSTATE CANCER 5K: 9am, The Filling Station Microbrewery, TC. Benefits UsTOO Prostate Cancer Education & Support. Presented by Byte Productions in memory of Curt Barrons. $1 from every beer purchase & 25% of breakfast pizza sales after the race at The Filling Station go back to UsTOO. $30 adults/$20 students/ Kids under 12 free. blueribbonrun.com

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FTADL FALL BOOK SALE: 9am-3pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Three-day sale featuring used books. Most are priced at $2. tadl.org/ event/friends-annual-book-sale-friday

-------------------VISIONARY 5K CHALLENGE: 9am, Vasa Pathway, 4450 Bartlett Rd., Williamsburg.

Proceeds benefit the NALS of Michigan Scholarship Program. The course is 100% off road & the weather will affect the course. Register: events.bytepro.net/visionary-5k $30.

-------------------CAR SEAT FITTING EVENT: 10am-2pm, Williams, TC. Certified Child Passenger Safety technicians will help you properly install your car seat. Presented by Safe Kids North Shore of GT Metro Fire, GT County Sheriff’s Office, Towards Zero Deaths, & other community partners. Free.

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HARVEST HAPPENINGS: 10am-4pm, Pine Hill Nursery, Kewadin. Enjoy free fall gardening classes & demos, live music, plein air artists, art vendors, wine tasting, local author readings & more. Register: 231-599-2824. Free.

-------------------LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS FALL FOR LEELANAU ART SHOW AND SALE: 10am5pm, Old Art Building, Leland. The Leelanau Women Artists will host a member’s show of paintings, jewelry, mosaics & linocuts. leelanauwomenartists.org

-------------------THE BEAR LAKE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2017 FALL CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, Bear Lake Christian Church, Kalkaska. A variety of handmade items from area crafters. bearlakechristianchurch.org

-------------------TASTE OF HARBOR SPRINGS: 12-3pm, Harbor Springs Waterfront, Bay Street, Harbor Springs. Hosted by the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, visitors & residents will enjoy creative foods, new wine, & craft beers. $30 Advance /$45 day of. harborspringschamber.com/events/details/taste-of-harborsprings-2017-521

BLOCKTOBERFEST: 2-11pm, under the Pavilion, Downtown Gaylord. Live music, authentic German food, children’s games.

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-------------------STOP KISS: 7pm, GT Circuit, TC. After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love.

However, their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in ways they could never anticipate. Panel discussion at 9pm.

Tickets can be purchased online, or at Oryana (TC) & Plum Blossom Tea Co. (Suttons Bay). All proceeds benefit Polestar LGBT+ Community Center. $10-20. tcpolestar.org/stop-kiss

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GREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: AROUND THE WORLD – TAKING FLIGHT: 7pm, Hall Auditorium, Bay View. The season opens with music from Spain - Sol Español. Pre-concert talk by Music Director, Dr. Libor Ondras at 6:15pm. Please join the Guitar Quartet for a free guitar “jam” session at 3pm in Evelyn Hall in Bay View. glcorchestra.org

-------------------“WAIT UNTIL DARK”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. This thriller was recently adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the hit 1966 Broadway play by Frederick Knott. $28 adults, $15 under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

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“COMEDIANS AGAINST CANCER”: 8-10pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Raising money for the American Cancer Society. Comedy & a silent auction.

-------------------EDDIE MONEY - SOLD OUT!: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Rock out with this multiplatinum selling hitmaker! Tickets start at $30. lrcr.com/event-calendar/concerts/eddie-money

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“FIND YOUR PARK” AFTER DARK: 9-11pm.

Autumn Star Party at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Join park rangers & astronomers from the GT Astronomical Society in the Dune Climb parking lot & the lawn area at the base of the dune. nps.gov/slbe

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FTADL FALL BOOK SALE: 12-3pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Three-day sale featuring used books. Most are priced at $2. tadl.org

Fall is in the air & many festivals are taking place to celebrate in northern MI. Enjoy pumpkin decorating, pony rides, craft shows, live demos, horse-drawn wagon rides, live music & much more.

attack that transforms their lives in ways they could never anticipate. Tickets can be purchased online, or in person at Oryana (TC) & Plum Blossom Tea Co. (Suttons Bay). All proceeds benefit Polestar LGBT+ Community Center. $10-20. tcpolestar.org/stop-kiss

-------------------VARIETY: IT’S THE SPICE!: 4pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. Concert on the Hill series presents chamber ensemble Manitou Winds. A freewill offering will be taken to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Benzie County & Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing. Free. manitouwinds.com/performances

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“WAIT UNTIL DARK”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. This thriller was recently adapted

by Jeffrey Hatcher from the hit 1966 Broadway play by Frederick Knott. $28 adults, $15 under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

RECEPTION BENEFIT W/ ALICE WATERS: 5pm, City Opera House, TC. Join acclaimed chef, restaurateur & activist Alice Waters in a reception to benefit Edible Schoolyard Project, a nonprofit she founded in 1995. Includes beverages, live music & hors d’oeuvres inspired

by Alice & prepared by S2S Catering. $100. cityoperahouse.org/nws-alice-waters-benefit

STOP KISS: 3pm, GT Circuit, TC. After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love.

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NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. A Conversation with Alice Waters & Guest Hosts Jennifer Blakeslee

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& Eric Patterson. Opening Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA in 1971 at 27 years old, Waters also planted the seeds of what would become the Edible Schoolyard Project in 1996, & is also a bestselling author. Her latest publication is “Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook.” $25.50 reserved seats. cityoperahouse.org/nws-alice-waters

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FACES & PLACES ART SHOW: 11am-2pm, Petoskey Friendship Center. Held under the instruction of local artist Robert Scudder. Featuring still life & landscapes by artists ages 60 & older. 231-347-3211.

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AUDITIONS: 4-6pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. For “The Secret Garden.” It has roles for four males & four females. Open to actors ages 12-20. oldtownplayhouse.com

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POTLUCK: 6-8:30pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Featuring a presentation from Kalkaska for Peace. Bring a friend & dish to pass.

-------------------SUMMERFOLK: 6:30pm, Charlevoix Public Library. Featuring vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, award-winning composer, producer & engineer Pete Kehoe. An open mic will follow. Sign-up at 6pm.

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FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey. Virtually walk the halls, & look around the rooms of the old Petoskey High/Middle School building through a 40 minute 1990 movie. 231-758-3100. Free.

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-------------------CWIB LUNCHEON: 11:30am-1pm, Petoskey Bay View Country Club, Petoskey. Learn from Dylan Taylor, co-executive director, about the Women of Emmet County’s “Lasting Legacies” exhibit at the Little Traverse Bay Historical Society. $17 CWIB members; $22 not-yet members. Register. petoskeychamber.com

-------------------AUDITIONS: (See Mon., Sept. 25) -------------------HARM REDUCTION MICHIGAN: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Offering an OVERDOSE recognition & response workshop; open to any community member who might need to respond to an overdose. Learn to save a life using the antidote NALOXONE. Registration: Harmreductionmi.org Free.

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HOMETOWN PREMIERE FOR ’SEAL TEAM’: Actor Toni Trucks (Manistee native) will host a live screening for the premiere night of her new television show, SEAL TEAM, on CBS. 9pm, The Vogue Theatre, Manistee. Free. 231-222-5199.

-------------------DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC - LANDSCAPE PROBLEMS: 10am-2pm, Benzonia Public Library, Benzonia. Free advice by MSU Extension/ Master Gardneners. benzonialibrary.org

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

Featuring Dr. Andrew Cole, M.D., neuro-muscular & rehabilitation, specialty in Parkinson’s Disorder. 947-7389.

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AVIATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM: 8am, Parsons-Stulen Building, NMC. nmc.edu/aviation50

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IRON POUR EVENT: 11am-4pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. Metal artist Theresa Smith will be doing a residency at Michigan Legacy Art Park this month. Her twenty-day residency will culminate at this public event, in which she will pour a new iron sculpture created for the park. michlegacyartpark.org

-------------------FUSENORTH NONPROFIT EXPO: 4-7pm, Hagerty Center, TC. Engage with local nonprofits, meet representatives, ask questions & find the best fit for you as a volunteer. If you are a nonprofit interested in participating, visit the web-

site for registration details. Free. fusenorth.com READ ALOUD FUNDRAISER: 5:30-9pm, TC Golf & Country Club. For info on tickets & the program, email Sharon Workman: sharonworkman@gmail.com.

-------------------AVIATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA & DINNER: 6pm, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme. nmc.edu/aviation50

-------------------THE HARVEST SWIRL: 6-8pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. An Autumn Palate, Food & Art of Northern Michigan. Enjoy local appetizers, desserts, wine, & brews as you view the artwork created during the Harvest Artists’ Challenge. Advance tickets are $20 members, $25 non-members; $30 door. crookedtree.org

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-------------------“WAIT UNTIL DARK”: (See Sat., Sept. 23) -------------------ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN: 7:30pm, Kirkbride Hall, GT Commons, TC. An evening of chamber music for voice, guitar & strings that features the faculty of Interlochen Arts Academy, with an appearance by a quartet of Academy students. $25 full; $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

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“THE STORY OF THE OLD ART BUILDING NEXT DOOR” W/ SCOTT CRAIG & FRIENDS: This performance celebrates the Old Art Building’s 95th year. Featuring music & readings from the series, “The Story Next Door,” heard on WTCM Talk Radio.

7:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Tickets, $20. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: 9:30am, Harbor Springs & surrounding areas. Today’s events include: Ken Haedrich Brunch at the Market; Soup & Stories; Molly Yeh Luncheon; The Unexpected Facets of the Writing Life, & many others. Schedule: hsfotb.org

-------------------STORY HOUR: DUCKS: 10-11am, Horizon Books, TC. Hear stories & do activities & a craft. Free. horizonbooks.com

-------------------STORYTIME: 10:30am, Leland Township Library. “All Things Autumn.” lelandlibrary.org

-------------------NCMC LUNCHEON LECTURE: 11:30am, NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey.

Featuring NCMC Food Services Director Jamee Fry. Reservations required: 231-3486600. $12, includes lunch.

-------------------LIFE LUNCHEON: MIND FULL OR MINDFUL?: Noon, NMC, University Center Rm. 215/217, TC. Discover the Joy of Mindfulness Practice. Join Kristy McDonald who has been practicing meditation for over 15 years. Bring a sack lunch; beverages & dessert provided. $10. nmc.edu/life-academy

-------------------LITTLE OLD STONE HOUSE DEDICATION & DINNER: 6pm, Front Porch Cafe, Ellsworth.

Banks Township Historical Society’s newest addition. A soup & salad dinner will be served. $10 adults, $5 children. Please bring a canned good for the Front Porch Cafe Mission.

-------------------AUTHOR ROBERT DOWNES: 7pm, Horizon Books, Cadillac. Downes will speak on “Life in Native America 400 Years Ago,” offering the history behind his new book, Windigo Moon A Novel of Native America. horizonbooks.com

GENO’S CAR SHOW: 12-4pm, Geno’s Sports Bar & Grill, Thompsonville. $5 entry fee. Registration: 12-2pm. Participant & public voting: 12-4pm. Live entertainment, flea market & arts & crafts show. Sponsored by Friends of the Betsie Valley Library. 231-378-4362.

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

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

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TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON: 7pm, Traverse Bay Cafe, TC. Enjoy bluegrass, music hall jazz & rock ‘n roll with this duo made up of Katie West & Mike West. 941-8667. $20.

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AUTHOR ROBERT DOWNES: 7pm, Dog Ears Books, Northport. Downes will speak on “Life in Native America 400 Years Ago,” offering the history behind his new book, Windigo Moon - A Novel of Native America. dogearsbooks.net

Club. $2 admission.

PRUNING 101: 11am, Pine Hill Nursery, Kewadin. Call 941-1808 to register. Free.

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MEREDITH WILSON’S “THE MUSIC MAN”: 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium.

Presented by The Cadillac Footliters. There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. $12 advance; $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com

UP NORTH BIG BAND: 7:30-10:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Enjoy 30’s & 40’s swing & big band dancing. A dance lesson will be held from 6:45-7:30pm. $10 adults; $5 stu-SAVE dents with ID. redskystage.com

-------------------LEELANAU UNCAGED: Noon-10pm, Northport. This street festival features five stages with 30 music acts, 70 artist booths, food, dance, poetry & a kid’s tent with art activities.

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HOPS ‘N HIGHLANDS MICROBREW FESTIVAL: 1-6pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. Featuring 45+ Michigan breweries & 175 microbrews, food trucks, live music Groove, free chairlift rides & Uby P THuckleberry O $10 cover charge. $2 per four-ounce more. pour. mynorthtickets.com

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This family fun day will include music, crafts, children’s AUTHOR SIGNING: 2-4pm, Horizon Books, activities, food & fall produce.

TC. Telaina Eriksen will sign her book “Unboyneharvestfestival.com conditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child.” horizonbooks.com LITTLE TRAVERSE HALF MARATHON & 10K: The half marathon starts at 8am on Bay EAST JORDAN FALL FESTIVAL: 2-9pm, 274 N US 31 South, Traverse CityTourist bayviewflooring.com Harbor Dr.231.944.1200 in Village of Bay Harbor.

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by Lou Thumser & Full Circle, hay art, hay to start area from 6:40-7am. The 10K starts at rides, a softball tournament & more.

8:30am at beach house in Petoskey State Park.

Shuttle will depart from Bay St., Harbor CITY 260buses E. TENTH STREET | TRAVERSE | 231.947.0191 ORYANA.COOP MEREDITH WILSON’S |“THE MUSIC MAN”: Springs to start area from 7:15-7:30am. outfitter(See Fri., Sept. 29) harborsprings.com/little-traverse-half-marathon SCREAMS IN THE DARK 6: (See Fri., Sept.

34TH CHARLEVOIX COUNTY CROP WALK: 29) 9am. This 5K begins at three locations: Elm Pointe to the Tourist Park in East Jordan, “WAIT UNTIL DARK”: (See Sat., Sept. 23) United Methodist Church in Boyne City & St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix. Helps combat PETOSKEY POETRY PALOOZA: 7:30hunger. 231-547-2042.

9:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Petoskey poets Charlie Brice, Judy Brice & Dar CharHARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE lebois will join Central Michigan University poBOOK: 9am, Harbor Springs & surrounding ets Robert Fanning & Jeffrey Bean to read new areas. Today’s events include: The Craft of poems & poems from their recently published Keeping Readers in Suspense; “Book It” Fun poetry collections. Free. redskystage.com Run in Conjunction with the Little Traverse Half Marathon; Making the Fantastical BelievANDY GROSS LIVE: 8pm, City Opera able, & many others. Schedule: hsfotb.org House, TC. A multi-talented entertainer, Gross combines stand up comedy, magic & ventriloWALK, RUN, EMPOWER 5K: 9am, College quism, successfully making him one of the Dr., NMC, TC. Hosted by NMC Student Life most sought after corporate entertainers in & NMC student group, Voices. A 5K run/walk the world. $25, $15. cityoperahouse.org/andyto both raise awareness & help end sexual gross-live violence. All proceeds will benefit NMC Voices.

Sue Snyder will be the keynote speaker. $20 COUNTRY REVOLUTION TOUR: 8pm, Leelafor general public, NMC staff and faculty; $15 nau Sands Casino, Peshawbestown. Featurfor NMC students. facebook.com/nmcvoices ing Daryle Singletary, Ty Herndon & Darryl Worley. $35. leelanausandscasino.com ACME FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm, Flintfields, Williamsburg. Featuring a craft show, live GOPHERWOOD CONCERT: 8pm, Paul & demos, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, Wings Nancy Brown’s house, 4320 E. 46 Rd., Cadilof Wonder Live Raptor Show, Classic Car, Molac. Enjoy a house concert with local artist torcycles & Tractor Show, Giant Pumpkin GrowRick West. Rick spent 30 years writing songs ing Contest & much more. discoveracme.com for such names as John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Barbara Mandel & many HARVEST FESTIVAL & SCARECROW EXothers. He has also performed or recorded TRAVAGANZA: 10am-6pm, Downtown Belwith Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, John Stewart laire. Featuring art, flea markets, local brews, & more. Advance tickets: $15 adults, $7 stutunes, scarecrows & more. Free; brew tent is dents, & free for 12 & under. Door: $18 adults, $5/pour. bellairechamber.com/harvest-festival$9 students. mynorthtickets.com -scarecrow-extravaganza-58

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JEWELRY, GEM, FOSSIL & MINERAL SHOW: 10am-5pm, Cherryland VFW Hall, TC. Presented by the GT Area Rock & Mineral

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POTLUCK: 6-8:30pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Featuring a presentation from Kalkaska for Peace. Bring a friend & dish to pass.

-------------------SUMMERFOLK: 6:30pm, Charlevoix Public Library. Featuring vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, award-winning composer, producer & engineer Pete Kehoe. An open mic will follow. Sign-up at 6pm.

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FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey. Virtually walk the halls, & look around the rooms of the old Petoskey High/Middle School building through a 40 minute 1990 movie. 231-758-3100. Free.

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COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center Theater, Petoskey. Featuring Terri Stearn, an expert in art appraisal services. After the lecture, Terri & Ilene will provide free on-site appraisals from 11:30am-3pm. Patrons may bring up to two items. Register in advance to reserve 231-929-3200 • 4952 Skyview Ct. your place in line. Free. crookedtree.org

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CWIB LUNCHEON: 11:30am-1pm, Petoskey Bay View Country Club, Petoskey. Learn from 231-237-0955 • 106 E. Garfield Ave. Dylan Taylor, co-executive director, about the Women of Emmet County’s “Lasting Legacies” exhibit at the Little Traverse Bay Historical Society. $17 CWIB members; $22 not-yet members. Register. petoskeychamber.com

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-------------------AUDITIONS: (See Mon., Sept. 25) -------------------HARM REDUCTION MICHIGAN: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Offering an OVERDOSE recognition & response workshop; open to any community member who might need to respond to an overdose. Learn to save a life using the antidote NALOXONE. Registration: Harmreductionmi.org Free.

site for registration details. Free. fusenorth.com READ ALOUD FUNDRAISER: 5:30-9pm, TC GolfDOWNTOWN & Country Club. For info on tickets the TRAVERSE&CITY program, email Sharon Workman: sharonworkman@gmail.com.

-------------------AVIATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA & DINNER: 6pm, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme. nmc.edu/aviation50

-------------------THE HARVEST SWIRL: 6-8pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. An Autumn Palate, Food & Art of Northern Michigan. Enjoy local appetizers, desserts, wine, & brews as you view the artwork created during the Harvest Artists’ Challenge.

Advance tickets are $20 members, $25 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• non-members; $30 door. crookedtree.org

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AUTHOR ROBERT DOWNES: 7pm, Dog Ears SUNDAY - Visit stateandbijou.org for fullon schedule Books, Northport.

Downes will speak “Life Admission andYears PopcornAgo,” for Members! in Native Free America 400 offering the history behind his new book, Windigo Moon -A DEEDS GOES TO TOWNNR Novel ofMR. Native America. dogearsbooks.net

PG-13 TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON: 7pm, Traverse BATTLE OF THE SEXES Bay Cafe, TC. Enjoy bluegrass, music hall jazz STARTS THURSDAY 7 PM & rock ‘n roll with this duo made up of Katie WAR& Mike FOR THE OF$20.

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- - - -FRIDAY - - -NIGHT - - -FLICKS - - --$3-or 2-for-$5- - - “WAIT UNTIL DARK”: (See Sat., Sept. 23) -------------------ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN:IN7:30pm, DOWNTOWN CLINCH PARK Kirkbride Hall, GT Commons, TC. An evening of chamber music for voice, guitar & strings that features the faculty of Interlochen Arts Academy, with an appearance by a quartet of Academy students. $25 full; $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

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ILUMINATE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. A mixture of dance, hip-hop & human-light show, this event includes dancers in electrified glow-in-the-dark suits performing dynamic routines & illusions on a darkened stage. $37.50 pit; $34.50 orchestra. tickets.interlochen.org

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HARVEST FESTIVAL: 8am4pm, Downtown Boyne City.

This family fun day will include music, crafts, children’s activities, food & fall produce. boyneharvestfestival.com

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LITTLE TRAVERSE HALF MARATHON & 10K: The half marathon starts at 8am on Bay Harbor Dr. in Village of Bay Harbor. Shuttle buses will depart from Bay St., Harbor Springs to start area from 6:40-7am. The 10K starts at 8:30am at beach house in Petoskey State Park.

Shuttle buses will depart from Bay St., Harbor Springs to start area from 7:15-7:30am. outfitterharborsprings.com/little-traverse-half-marathon

HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: 9:30am, Harbor Springs & surrounding areas. Today’s events include: Ken Haedrich Brunch at the Market; Soup & Stories; Molly Yeh Luncheon; The Unexpected Facets of the Writing Life, & many others. Schedule: hsfotb.org

34TH CHARLEVOIX COUNTY CROP WALK: 9am. This 5K begins at three locations: Elm Pointe to the Tourist Park in East Jordan, United Methodist Church in Boyne City & St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix. Helps combat hunger. 231-547-2042.

DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC - LANDSCAPE PROBBooks, TC. Hear stories & do activities & a LEMS: 10am-2pm, Benzonia Public Library, bouncing craft. Free. horizonbooks.com to pay another; checks; Benzonia. Free advice by MSU Extension/ Master Gardneners. benzonialibrary.org STORYTIME: 10:30am, Leland Township compulsive shopping; living paycheck to paycheck; Library. “All Things Autumn.” lelandlibrary.org overworking PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY or under-earning....

SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center.

NCMC LUNCHEON LECTURE: 11:30am, Featuring Dr. Andrew Cole, M.D., neuro-musNCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. cular & rehabilitation, specialty in Parkinson’s Featuring NCMC Food Services Director Disorder. 947-7389.

Jamee Fry. Reservations required: 231-3486600. $12, includes lunch.

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LIFE LUNCHEON: MIND FULL OR MINDFUL?: Noon, NMC, University Center Rm. 215/217, TC. Discover the Joy of Mindfulness Practice. Join Kristy McDonald who has been practicing meditation for over 15 years. Bring a sack lunch; beverages & dessert provided. $10. nmc.edu/life-academy

- - - - - - - -Traverse - - - - City, MI IRON POUR EVENT: 11am-4pm, Michigan -------------------Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. Metal artist Theresa Smith will be doing a residency at Michigan Legacy Art Park this month. Her twenty-day residency will culminate at this public event, in which she will pour a new iron sculpture created for the park. michlegacyartpark.org

UP NORTH BIG BAND: 7:30-10:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Enjoy 30’s & 40’s swing & big band dancing. A dance lesson will be held from 6:45-7:30pm. $10 adults; $5 students with ID. redskystage.com

“THE STORY OF THE OLD ART BUILDING NEXT DOOR” W/ SCOTT CRAIG & FRIENDS: This performance 231-947-4800 celebrates the Old Art Building’s 95th year. Featuring music & readings from the series, “The Story Next Door,” heard on WTCM Talk Radio.

7:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Tickets, $20. mynorthtickets.com

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AVIATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM: 8am, Parsons-Stulen Building, NMC. nmc.edu/aviation50

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

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

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HOMETOWN PREMIERE FOR ’SEAL TEAM’: Actor Toni Trucks (Manistee native) will host a live screening for the premiere night of her new television show, SEAL TEAM, on CBS. 9pm, The Vogue Theatre, Manistee. Free. 231-222-5199.

MEREDITH WILSON’S “THE MUSIC MAN”: 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium.

Presented by The Cadillac Footliters. There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. $12 advance; $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com

LITTLE OLD STONE HOUSE DEDICATION & DINNER: 6pm, Front Porch Cafe, Ellsworth.

Banks Township Historical Society’s newest addition. A soup & salad dinner will be served. $10 adults, $5 children. Please bring a canned good for the Front Porch Cafe Mission.

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-------------------HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: 9am, Harbor Springs & surrounding areas. Today’s events include: The Craft of Keeping Readers in Suspense; “Book It” Fun Run in Conjunction with the Little Traverse Half Marathon; Making the Fantastical Believable, & many others. Schedule: hsfotb.org

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WALK, RUN, EMPOWER 5K: 9am, College Dr., NMC, TC. Hosted by NMC Student Life & NMC student group, Voices. A 5K run/walk to both raise awareness & help end sexual violence. All proceeds will benefit NMC Voices.

Sue Snyder will be the keynote speaker. $20 for general public, NMC staff and faculty; $15 for NMC students. facebook.com/nmcvoices

-------------------ACME FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm, Flintfields, Williamsburg. Featuring a craft show, live demos, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, Wings of Wonder Live Raptor Show, Classic Car, Motorcycles & Tractor Show, Giant Pumpkin Growing Contest & much more. discoveracme.com

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HARVEST FESTIVAL & SCARECROW EXCowell Family Cancer Center TRAVAGANZA: 10am-6pm, Downtown Bellaire. Featuring art, flea markets, local brews, (Munson) Room B-031 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tunes, scarecrows & more. Free; brew tent is Madison - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Sixth - - - - and - AUTHOR ROBERTStreet DOWNES: 7pm, Horizon $5/pour. bellairechamber.com/harvest-festivalFUSENORTH NONPROFIT EXPO: 4-7pm, Books, Cadillac. Downes will speak on “Life in -scarecrow-extravaganza-58 For more info: John P Ago,” offering the Hagerty Center, TC. Engage with local nonprof-------------------Native America 400 Years its, meet representatives, ask questions & find JEWELRY, GEM, FOSSIL & MINERAL history behind his new book, Windigo Moon at tcdajp34@gmail.com the best fit for you as a volunteer. If you are a SHOW: 10am-5pm, Cherryland VFW Hall, A Novel of Native America. horizonbooks.com nonprofit interested in participating, visit the web-

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Club. $2 admission.

PRUNING 101: 11am, Pine Hill Nursery, Kewadin. Call 941-1808 to register. Free.

-------------------GENO’S CAR SHOW: 12-4pm, Geno’s Sports Bar & Grill, Thompsonville. $5 entry fee. Registration: 12-2pm. Participant & public voting: 12-4pm. Live entertainment, flea market & arts & crafts show. Sponsored by Friends of the Betsie Valley Library. 231-378-4362.

-------------------LEELANAU UNCAGED: Noon-10pm, Northport. This street festival features five stages with 30 music acts, 70 artist booths, food, dance, poetry & a kid’s tent with art activities.

Free. leelanauuncaged.com

-------------------HOPS ‘N HIGHLANDS MICROBREW FESTIVAL: 1-6pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. Featuring 45+ Michigan breweries & 175 microbrews, food trucks, live music

by Huckleberry Groove, free chairlift rides & more. $10 cover charge. $2 per four-ounce pour. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------LORD OF THE GOURD: 1-5pm, Charlevoix Public Library. Pat Harrison will carve gourds to be put on display around the library. charlevoixlibrary.org

-------------------ST. PATRICK’S RURAL HEALTH FAIR: 1-4:30pm, St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, 630 S. West Silver Lake Rd., TC. Presented by the Senior Center Network. Free health assessments: dental screenings, hearing screenings, flu shots, cooking demonstrations, & much more. pat_chuckhoban@charter.net Free.

-------------------AUTHOR SIGNING: 2-4pm, Horizon Books, TC. Telaina Eriksen will sign her book “Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child.” horizonbooks.com

-------------------EAST JORDAN FALL FESTIVAL: 2-9pm, East Jordan Tourist Park. Featuring live music

by Lou Thumser & Full Circle, hay art, hay rides, a softball tournament & more.

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-------------------“WAIT UNTIL DARK”: (See Sat., Sept. 23) -------------------PETOSKEY POETRY PALOOZA: 7:309:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Petoskey poets Charlie Brice, Judy Brice & Dar Charlebois will join Central Michigan University poets Robert Fanning & Jeffrey Bean to read new poems & poems from their recently published poetry collections. Free. redskystage.com

-------------------ANDY GROSS LIVE: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. A multi-talented entertainer, Gross combines stand up comedy, magic & ventriloquism, successfully making him one of the most sought after corporate entertainers in the world. $25, $15. cityoperahouse.org/andygross-live

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COUNTRY REVOLUTION TOUR: 8pm, Leelanau Sands Casino, Peshawbestown. Featuring Daryle Singletary, Ty Herndon & Darryl Worley. $35. leelanausandscasino.com

-------------------GOPHERWOOD CONCERT: 8pm, Paul & Nancy Brown’s house, 4320 E. 46 Rd., Cadillac. Enjoy a house concert with local artist Rick West. Rick spent 30 years writing songs for such names as John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Barbara Mandel & many others. He has also performed or recorded with Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, John Stewart & more. Advance tickets: $15 adults, $7 students, & free for 12 & under. Door: $18 adults, $9 students. mynorthtickets.com

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SCREAMS IN THE DARK 6: 7-10pm, Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC. Featuring The Family Friendly Haunted Wagon Ride, Haunted Trail, Monster Museum, Swamp Of Suffering, Pandemonium & Grimfell Manor. Trail & Hayride Combo: $5 any age. All Attractions Combo: $10 11 & under; $15 12 & up.

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HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: 9:30am, Harbor Springs & surrounding areas. Today’s events include: Chronicling Our Natural World on the Page; Young Women on the Brink; Brunch with Fiction Author Robin Sloan & more. Schedule: hsfotb.org

-------------------“THE BIG PICTURE: RETHINKING DYSLEXIA”: 11am, State Theatre, TC. Sponsored

by GT Dyslexia Association to kick off National Dyslexia Awareness Month. Documentary by James Redford. Free.

-------------------JEWELRY, GEM, FOSSIL & MINERAL SHOW: 11am-4pm, Cherryland VFW Hall, TC. Presented by the GT Area Rock & Mineral Club. $2 admission.

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AUTUMN ON THE BREEZEWAY CRUISE: Saturdays, Sept. 30 - Oct. 14. Start in Atwood at Royal Farms & Cellars between 10am & noon. Cruise the newly repaved Breezeway.

End at Boyne Mountain & enjoy a complimentary chairlift ride. Info: ridethebreezeway.com

-------------------ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS (ACA): Thursdays, 5:30-7pm, basement of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. For those who seek to address the residual effects of having been raised in dysfunctional household. adultchildren.org

-------------------HOW IT WORKS IN AL-ANON: Fridays, 10am, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC.

-------------------TC PATHS TO RECOVERY: Weds., noon, St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, TC. Al-Anon meeting.

-------------------ARGENTINE TANGO PRACTICA/MILONGA: Wednesdays, 7-10pm, Houdini School of Music & Dance, Boyne City. 231-675-2935.

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GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOUR: Mon., 2-4pm, Perry Hannah Memorial at 6th & Union, TC. A 2 hour, 2-mile walk through TC’s historic neighborhoods. Emphasis is put on the 1840’s through the early twentieth century.

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BENZONIA-CHRONIC PAIN PATH WORKSHOP: Fridays, 12:30-3pm, Benzie Community Resource Center, Benzonia. Provides those with chronic pain information, skills & techniques for better self-management of their chronic disease.

Register. 1-800-442-1713. aaanm.org

11TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVUS: 126pm, Left Foot Charley, TC. Left Foot Charley will offer wine & cider by the glass, winemakers in lederhosen, German Oompah Music, horsedrawn wagon rides, fresh cider, & wine tasting. leftfootcharley.com FALL PUMPKIN PEDAL: Noon, Jolly Pumpkin Restaurant, Brewery & Distillery, TC. Featuring two organized group rides: 40 mile Peninsula ride or 20 mile Lighthouse ride. Following, enjoy $2 beers in the Peninsula Room. Free.

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OLD TIME HARVEST DAY: 12-4pm, Historic Barns Park, TC. Includes a craft fair, pumpkin carving with Lord of the Gourd, Rosie the Red Wagon rides, live music by Carter Creek String Band in The Cathedral Barn, Beekeeping with Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology, Growing Micro Greens with Patti Travioli & much more.

Free. thebotanicgarden.org/harvestday

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AUTHOR SIGNING: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. Ingar Rudholm will sign his book “Traveling Circus Navigation.” horizonbooks.com

-------------------FAMILY FUN & MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM: 1-4pm, The Museum, Lake Ann. Featuring live music, children’s games, cider, donuts & apples. Free.

-------------------FALL-TIME SOCIAL: 2:30pm, The Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, 5946 S. Center Hwy., Bingham Township, Leelanau County. Horsedrawn wagon rides, two museums, rope making, cider pressing, live music by North Bay Celtic & others, roasted pig lunch, pie auction, & more. $20 adults, $5 ages 6-11, & free ages 5 & under. rubyellenfarm.org

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JIM CROCKETT W/ DENNIS ARMSTRONG & RAY SMITH: 4pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, on the porch, TC. A folk concert to celebrate the release of Crockett’s new CD, “Looking for Some Light.” $20 advance; $25 door. 947-9213.

-------------------NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE CIRCLE: 4:456pm, Higher Self Bookstore, TC. Free. higherselfbookstore.com

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PETOSKEY IMPROV TROUPE COMEDY SHOW: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. $10 advance; $15 door. $8 students; $5 12 & under. redskystage.com

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-------------------COMMUNITY MEDITATION & SATSANG: Tuesdays, 7pm through Sept. Higher Self Bookstore, TC. higherselfbookstore.com

-------------------FARR FRIENDS IN ONEKAMA: Thursdays, 2:30-4:30pm, Farr Center, Onekama. Get together with friends & neighbors for an afternoon of fun, games & lectures. Onekama.info

-------------------KNITTING GROUP: Tuesdays, 1-3pm, Benzonia Public Library, Benzonia. Knit simple, fun projects or work on your own projects. benzonialibrary.org

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MUNSON HOSPICE GRIEF RECOVERY: Mondays, 1pm. Join a friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. Call 800252-2065 or send an email to hospicebereavement@mhc.net to reserve your spot. munsonhomehealth.org

-------------------QUIET TIME- GUIDED MEDITATION: Tues., 4pm, Munson Hospice House, TC. Enjoy a relaxing environment where you can push your pain & anxieties away. 800-252-2065 or munsonhomehealth.org

-------------------THE ART OF ZEN: Tuesdays, 6-8pm, CTAC, TC. Experiment with art & meditation over the course of three class sessions. With Marica Borell. crookedtree.org/TC

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TC-DIABETES PATH WORKSHOP: Sundays, 2-4:30pm, Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan, TC. A program which provides those with pre-diabetes or diabetes & family caregivers info, skills & techniques for better self-management of their chronic condition. Register.

1-800-442-1713. aaanm.org

-------------------VASA DOMINGOS: Sundays, 11:45am, Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, TC. A weekly group ride for families where you ride bikes on dirt, explore the woods, build confidence & more. Choose from 2, 4, 7 or 15 mile routes. elgruponorte.org

-------------------ALDEN FARMERS MARKET: Thurs., 4-7pm, Tennis Court Park, Alden.

-------------------CHARLEVOIX FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 8am-1pm, 408 Bridge St., Charlevoix. charlevoixmainstreet.org/farmers-market

CENTRAL LAKE FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, on M-88, next to Alden State Bank, Central Lake. Sat., Sept. 23 will feature tractors from many eras on display, live music

by Steve Dawson & more. 231-622-2944.

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

-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8:30am-1pm, 400 block of Howard St. between Mitchell & Michigan streets. petoskeychamber.com

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OLD TOWN EMMET FARM MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, corner of Emmet & Fulton streets, Petoskey. oldtownemmetfarmmarket.com

-------------------ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8am-12pm, Elk Rapids Chamber, 305 US 31. elkrapidschamber.org

-------------------SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET, TC: Saturdays, 7:30am-12pm; Wednesdays, 8am-12pm. Lot B, across from Clinch Park, TC. downtowntc.com

-------------------THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC FARMERS MARKET: Mondays, 12-4pm on The Piazza, The Village at GT Commons, TC. thevillagetc.com

art

“PAINT THE TOWN”: Jordan River Arts Center, East Jordan. This exhibit features the towns & villages of Antrim & Charlevoix counties as depicted through the people, places & things that make them unique. Runs through Oct. 8. Hours are Tues.-Sun., 1-4pm. jordanriverarts.com

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“ROCK, SCISSORS, PAPER”: Lake Street Studios, Center Gallery, Glen Arbor. Featuring the work of ceramic sculptor Julie Kradel, artist Beth Bricker & contemporary quilt & mixed media collage artist Sarah Bearup-Neal. Runs through Oct. 8. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Atrium Gallery. Over 20 area artists were challenged to use standard picture frames as their point of departure for creating unique works of art. An opening reception will be held on Sat., Oct. 7 from 2-4pm. Runs through Nov. 20. crookedtree.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - “PRACTICE, RHYTHM, & RITUAL: MEDITATIVE MINIMALISM”: Through Sept. 30. Four Michigan artists will exhibit works in a variety of media & forms. They include Lydia Boda, Nathan Lareau, Brian Schorn & Deanna HergtWilmott. crookedtree.org

-------------------HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: CALL FOR ART: Accepting submissions for consideration for the “Give the Gift of Art” holiday show. Free to apply, all mediums accepted. To apply & for criteria visit: higherartgallery.com. Deadline to apply is Oct. 15.

231-252-4616.

-------------------“LUMPY SWOOSH”: Sept. 29 - Oct. 31.

Featuring the work of Mary Zeran. An opening reception will be held on Fri., Sept. 29 from 6-8pm. An artist talk & discussion will be held on Sun., Oct. 1 from 2-3:30pm. higherartgallery.com

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: Mon. - Sat., 10am-5pm. Sun., 1-5pm.: - DIANE CARR: SPIRAL GESTURES AND A JESTER: Through Oct. 1.

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

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

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

-------------------“THE SEASONS OF SUE BOLT”: Runs through Sept. 23, Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.com

-------------------EMILY NASH SMITH ENCORE!: Village Arts Building, Northport. The paintings of Emily Nash Smith will be on display through Sept.

12-4pm daily. Presented by the Northport Arts Association. 231-386-1113.

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RIGID DESIGNATORS: A POP-UP ART EXHIBIT: ECCO Event Space, 121 E. Front St., TC. Featuring work by seven international artists.

Hours: Thurs. & Fri: 5-9pm; Sat: 3-9pm; Sun: 2-7pm. Runs through Oct 8. eccoevents.com

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

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

Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey:

-------------------- CTAC SUMMER ARTISANS MARKET: Fridays, 9am-1pm, Bidwell Plaza. Artisans will sell their work & provide demonstrations.

- THROUGH THE LENS: ANSEL ADAMS HIS WORK, INSPIRATION & LEGACY: Runs through Sept. 30 in Bonfield & Gilbert Galleries.

Featuring 47 iconic images of Ansel Adams & 1 portrait of Ansel Adams by James Alinder.

- “REFRAME!: THE CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER KITCHEN PAINTERS”: Held in

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Musique Soulchild – Feel the Real – eOne

It’s all about the voice, ’bout the voice on this set from the soulful artist Musique Soulchild, whose first two albums hit platinum status at a remarkably rapid rate. Now he’s back with this two-disc set to stake his claim to that accomplishment, with spot-on pairings (check out the R&B title track with fellow neo-soul artist Marsha Ambrosius, and “My Bad” with Willie HyN), saturated production values (“Simple Things”), and a mellow yet assuredly present overall feel through all 24 impressive tracks.

Jesse Cook – Beyond Borders – eOne

Cook’s explorations into combining pop and world music from a range of different geographical muses continues on this set, which is much heavier on Eastern sounds than his previous albums, which leaned more toward Spanish and South American influences. But that’s what going “Beyond Borders” is all about for Cook, who leans heavily toward rhumba/flamenco but isn’t limited to the same; he continues to try new combinations on intriguing tracks like “Double Dutch,” “To the Horizon,” and “A Mi Nina.”

Foo Fighters – Concrete and Gold – RCA

The Foos are nothing if not familiar sounding, with every single album including the exact same components of big, arena-ready guitars, Dave Grohl’s yelping vocals, and driving beats. So is this the album that finally changes things up? Nope.

It’s more of the same, which is fine if you like your rock repetitive. But tunes like the acoustic-based “T-shirt,” the overambitious “Make it Right,” and the funk-lite of “La Dee Da” could’ve been copied over from any other Foos album, and unless you’re a devoted fan, you’d never notice.

Ringo Starr – Give More Love – UMe

The legendary Beatle reportedly started this set with the intention of making a country album, but his firmly ingrained rock sensibilities stepped back in and led him back down that Beatles-inspired winding road. There’s an interesting mix of offerings here, from the rather rough, recently rediscovered original recording of his classic “Back Off Bagaloo” to his fits-like-a-shoe duet with Paul McCartney (“We’re on the Road Again”), plus lyrical throwbacks to the time Starr spent in Rory Storm’s band (“Electricity”) and a Nashville-inflected version of “Don’t Pass Me By.” It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s a pleasant and nostalgic listen from an amiable fellow.

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BRUNO MARS HEADING TO TV

MODERN

Bruno Mars

ROCK

BY KRISTI KATES

Multi-Grammy Award winner Bruno Mars — whom you’ll recognize from his two widely lauded Super Bowl halftime performances — is ready to nab another big TV win: his very own first prime time TV special. Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo will air on CBS TV on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 10pm. The special was filmed at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City, where Mars and his backing band, The Hooligans, staged a massive performance on top of the venue’s marquee and also hit the streets to entertain Manhattan locals …

American Idol winner-turned-pop superstar Kelly Clarkson is set to release her eighth studio album, Meaning of Life, on Oct. 27. This will be Clarkson’s first release for Atlantic Records — she’s spent the bulk of her career so far on RCA Records — and with the announcement of the album, Clarkson said, “This is the album I’ve always wanted to make.”

You’re probably already hearing the album’s first single, “Love So Soft,” on radio, where it arrived last week. Clarkson collaborated with a shortlist of big-name producers to complete the recording, including Adele/Beck producer Greg Kurstin …

Will Smith and his longtime pal DJ Jazzy Jeff have collaborated for the first time since 1998 with the track “Lovely Daze,” a new

EDM-heavy tune piled with stacks of synths and bubbling basslines. The pair debuted the track at the Livewire Festival in Blackpool, England, as a way to “brighten up the darkness in this world,” as Smith said while introducing the song. So does this mean that the tour the pair talked about in 2016 is going to happen? There’s no answer to that just yet, but Smith did say that he has a halfdozen tracks already in the can, which might mean an album worthy of tour promotion …

And the mystery guest on the upcoming Foo Fighters album Concrete and Gold has been revealed: In an interview with Rolling Stone, Foo frontman Dave Grohl confirmed that the musician is none other than Justin Timberlake, who contributes some backing vocals to the album. The Foo’s Concrete and Gold is in stores this week, so you can check out those vocals for yourself …

LINK OF THE WEEK Pop diva Cher and hip-hop artist Future have teamed up courtesy of The Gap, who paired up the musicians for a new installment of the clothing outlet’s Meet Me in The Gap campaign. Cher and Future hang out on a white set of stairs, dueting on a reworked version of Sly and the Family Stone’s ’60s classic “Everyday People.” Check it out at http:// tinyurl.com/y9g8zqcm …

THE BUZZ Heritage Guitar Inc. in Kalamazoo, the guitar plant that’s cranked out hundreds of Gibson and Heritage guitars, celebrates its 100year anniversary this month …

Grand Rapids singer-songwriter Tom Hymn is doing some celebrating of his own about the release of his brand new album, Tom Hymn’s Tangerine Dream …

Fellow Grand Rapids pop-rock outfit Miss Atomic is currently wrapping up work on what will be its debut EP, according to frontman Nikolas Warren …

The new $863 million Little Caesars Arena in Detroit officially opened last week with a raucous concert from Kid Rock …

And after four award-winning years as a favorite local indie-soul band, Grand Rapids’ Vox Vidorra have announced that it’s disbanding, with the band’s upcoming sophomore album to be its last release … 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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Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee CADILLAC SANDS RESORT, SANDBAR NITECLUB Sat -- Dance videos, Phattrax DJs, 9

LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 9/23 -- Eddie Money - SOLD OUT!, 8

BUD'S, INTERLOCHEN Thu -- Jim Hawley, 5-8

NORTH PEAK BREWING CO., TC 9/23 -- 20th Anniversary Deck Party w/ 90's Music & Trivia by BOBFM, 5-9; After Party at Kilenny's w/ Risqué

FANTASY'S, TC Mon. - Sat. -- Adult entertainment w/ DJ, 7-close

PARK PLACE HOTEL, BEACON LOUNGE, TC Fri,Sat— Tom Kaufmann, 8:30

GT DISTILLERY, TASTING ROOM, TC Fri -- Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30

RARE BIRD BREWPUB, TC 9/23 -- Lady Ace Boogie & Friends w/ Rick Chyme, 10-1 9/27 — Ron Getz Trio, 8:30-11:30 9/30 — The Moxie Strings, 9-11:30

GT RESORT & SPA, LOBBY BAR, ACME 9/29 -- Jim Hawley, 7-11 9/30 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 KILKENNY'S, TC 9/22 -- Soul Patch, 9:30 9/23 -- Risqué, 9:30 9/29-30 -- Off Beat Band, 9:30 Tue -- Levi Britton, 8 Wed -- The Pocket, 8 Thu -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30 Sun -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 9/25 - Open mic w/ Rob Conrad, 6-9 9/29 — Jim Moore, 6-8 10/1 — Harvest Festivus w/ Oompah Band, 12-6 LITTLE BOHEMIA, TC Tue -- TC Celtic, 7-9 MONKEY FIST BREWING CO., TC 9/29 -- Oh Brother Big Sister, 9

RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY, TC 9/23 -- Comedians Against Cancer, 8-10 ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 9/24 -- Dennis Palmer, 2-4 9/29 — Levi Britton, 6-9 10/1 — Dennis Palmer, 2-4 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9 SIDE TRAXX, TC Wed -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 9/29-9/30 -- DJ/VJ Mike King, 9-9 SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN, ON THE PORCH, TC 10/1 -- Jim Crockett w/ Dennis Armstrong & Ray Smith, 4 STREETERS, GROUND ZERO, TC 9/30 -- The Deplorables Tour w/ The Lacs, Big Smo, Demun Jones, Nappy Roots & Shotgun Shane, 8

RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 9/26 -- Blake Elliott & The Robinson Affair, 6-9 SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 9/29 -- Melophobix, 8:30-11 9/30 -- Benjaman James, 8:30

ROSIE’S PLACE, BEAR LAKE 9/30 — Liquorboxx CD Release Party

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 9/25 -- Poets Meet Musicians, 7-9

Antrim & Charlevoix

TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC Tue -- Turbo Pup, 7-9 Thu -- G-Snacks, 7-9 Fri -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 9/30 -- Oktoberfest w/ Box On, 5-8 THE PARLOR, TC 9/26 -- Clint Weaner, 8 9/27 -- Jimmy Olson, 8 9/28 -- Vinyl Night w/ Dave Graves, 8 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC Wed -- The Workshop Live Jazz Jam, 6-10 TRAVERSE BAY CAFE, TC 9/28 -- Truckstop Honeymoon, 7 UNION STREET STATION, TC 9/23 -- Max Allen Band, 10 9/24 -- Head for the Hills Live Show, then Karaoke, 5 9/25 -- Jukebox, 10 9/26 -- Open Mic w/ Host Chris Sterr, 10 9/27 -- DJ Fasel, 10 9/28 -- DJ DomiNate, 10 9/29 -- Happy Hour w/ Wink, then 1000 Watt Prophets, 5 9/30 -- 1000 Watt Prophets, 10 10/1 -- Karaoke, 10 WEST BAY BEACH RESORT, TC 9/23,9/30 -- DJ Motaz, 10 9/25 -- Dueling Pianos, 7-9:30 9/28 -- Jazz Night w/ The Jeff Haas Trio, 7-9:30 9/29 -- DJ Shawny D, 10

TORCH LAKE CAFE, EASTPORT Mon — Bob Webb, 6-9 Tues — Kenny Thompson, 7:30 Wed -- Lee Malone, 8 Thu -- Open Mic w/ Leanna Collins, 8 Fri,Sat -- Torch Lake Rock & Soul feat. Leanna Collins, 8:30

TOWNLINE CIDERWORKS, WILLIAMSBURG 9/23 -- Ted Alen, 6-8 9/29 -- Dan Babiarz, 6-8 9/30 -- Jeff Brown, 6-8

Leelanau & Benzie LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 9/26 -- Shawn Butzin, 6:30-9:30

ACOUSTIC BREWING CO., LAKE ANN 9/23 -- Corbin Manikas , 7-9 9/29 -- The Duges, 7-9

LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN Tue -- Polka Party, 12-4 9/30 -- Country Revolution Tour w/ Daryle Singletary, Ty Herndon & Darryl Worley, 8

DICK'S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat -- Karaoke, 10 HOP LOT BREWING CO., SUTTONS BAY 9/23 -- Drew Hale, 6-9 9/30 -- E Minor, 4-7

LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Thurs. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9

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Otsego, Crawford & Central ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD 9/23 — Adam Hoppe 9/29 — Mike Ridley 9/30 — Nelson Olstrom BENNETHUM’S NORTHERN INN, GAYLORD 9/26 — Randy Reszka

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The reel

by meg weichman

MOTHER! home again

R

I went into mother! same as I would any other Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Fountain) movie: with the understanding that while I might not enjoy it, at least it will be interesting. And interesting is definitely what I got from cinema’s provocateur auteur. ’Cause this is art with a capital “A” — a movie that’s constructed like a fever dream of loosely strung together WTF moments, and one you’ll watch with a furrowed brow.

But is it any good? Well, it’s definitely the most polarizing film to be released at the multiplex this year, and probably so far this decade. If one were to see it at a festival or an art house theater, that would be one thing, but the fact that mother! got a mainstream release by Paramount, with a marketing campaign that flaunted its very big stars like Jennifer Lawrence but gave very little other detail, it almost feels dishonest. That it received a rare “F” CinemaScore from audiences suggests they felt duped too. mother! is challenging, it’s uncomfortable, it’s uncompromising, and it’s also getting a lot of praise from very well-respected critics for its supposed depth. But if I were to praise it for something, it would be the film’s ambition and audacious vision.

Aronofsky and team went to great pains to keep the “plot” under wraps, and it certainly isn’t the home-invasion thriller or psychological horror that Paramount is selling us. Sure, it has elements of those things — plus elements of a chamber drama, plus those of an avant-garde performance piece — but it can best be surmised as an allegory filled with biblical symbolism.

We are first introduced (I use the term loosely; no characters have names) to Jennifer Lawrence’s “her” and Javier Bardem’s “him,” a married couple living a seemingly idyllic existence in a fixer-upper of a Victorian mansion in the middle of nowhere.

Lawrence is a literal homemaker, who has painstakingly rebuilt her husband’s home from scratch after it mysteriously burned. Oh, and I forgot some other minor details — the house is apparently alive (it has a heartbeat), she drinks a strange yellow potion when it seems like the walls are closing in on her, and there’s a magical stone.

Like I said, allegorical.

Bardem is a tortured poet experiencing writer’s block. Lawrence does everything she can to support him, but he won’t have a baby with her. Then, out of nowhere, Ed Harris shows up at their door and worms his way into their house. Then his wife arrives (Michelle Pfeiffer), the ultimate unfiltered houseguest from hell. Their two sons follow, one of them murders the other, and so on. By this point you might realize this film might not be the one for you, but you’ll still want

to know where exactly all of this could be heading.

Well, it goes to even more bizarre and bewildering places, none of which even remotely have the payoff you’re after. So much insane stuff happens that the film begins to lose its power, and you grow numb to the “shock.” Without spoiling too much, Lawrence becomes pregnant, Bardem has a breakthrough, and the film attempts to delve into nothing less than the entire history of human suffering.

So, yeah, there’s a lot to unpack here, too much to unpack, and I’m starting to resent all the “Aronofsky Answers Your Burning Questions” articles that have followed.

Suffice it to say, you can find “meaning” in everything from our mistreatment of the environment, the destructive nature of malefemale relationships, and the artist’s ego and creative process (once I found out this was partially autobiographical, my eyes couldn’t roll any further back into my head), to false prophets and hero worship, and hey, even Jesus shows up! And it’s all tackled with the subtly of a jackhammer.

It also was never as terrifying or shocking as it tried to be. Lawrence’s wispy granny hair is maybe the most disturbing part of the film. Well, either that or the fact that she and Aronofsky are now dating (which is saying something, considering a baby’s neck is broken).

This is a film you will either love or hate; there’s no in between. There are all sorts of arguments to be made in affirmative for the film, like how great it is that a major studio would give a wide release to a film as bold and out there as this. Or how it has generated such in-depth conversation about a work of art in both the zeitgeist and among those who see it.

But at the same time, let’s not act like all the hate it generates makes Aronofsky some martyr for the cinematic arts. I’m all in favor of artistic conversation and studios taking risks, but let’s not hold this film up and act like it making this film took some act of bravery, not self-indulgence.

Because for all its formal audacity, mother! doesn’t advance the art of cinema (no, it pulls too liberally from Polanski and Kubrick for that), it didn’t reinvigorate my interest in the art form, it didn’t further my understanding of the human experience or move me, and it certainly didn’t entertain.

Call a spade a spade.

So in answer to my original question — Is it any good? — let me make my answer abundantly clear: absolutely not.

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

eese Witherspoon makes a glorious return to her romcom roots in this warm, witty, and inviting movie that wraps you in its embrace. It’s written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, and while this is her first film, I’d hardly call her a newcomer, what with her being the daughter of the high priestess of the romantic comedy, Nancy Meyers (The Intern).

And it’s clear that Meyers-Shyer is the heir apparent, picking up her mother’s mantle while also taking the genre to slightly more modern places. Witherspoon plays Alice, a newly separated mom who has moved back to L.A. and into the home of her late father (a John Cassavetes-esque auteur director). After a night out to celebrate her 40th, she uncharacteristically opens her guest house to a trio of 27-year-old filmmakers (Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky) on the verge of their big break. A genuinely beautiful surrogate family forms, and as Alice tries to make it as an interior designer, the guys prove invaluable.

They’re like having live-in tech support, childcare, and cooking assistance and help her find her groove. With its impeccably appointed interiors and fabulous dinner parties, this is lifestyle escapism at its finest. So while the setup is implausible, and there might not be much conflict, the stakes here never pretend to be anything but low. Bright and breezy, affecting and sweet, Home Again is where I want to be.

tulip movie

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lush period melodrama, based on a bestselling book, and with an Oscar-winning cast — Weinsteins Tulip Fever had award contender written all over it. But behind the pedigree, not all was as it seemed. See, Tulip Fever was never destined to reach full bloom. No, my friends, it began to wilt long before it even arrived on screen. Set in 17th century Amsterdam, this is a story of romance, art, deception, and the lucrative flower bulb market. The action is set against the rabid speculation on tulips that swept the Netherlands in the 1630s.

But that fascinating bit of history is not really our focus here — no, we aren’t that lucky. The focus is instead on Sophia (Oscarwinner Alicia Vikander), an orphan girl married off to a wealthy older widower, Cornelis Zandvoort (Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz), the affair she begins with an artist painting her portrait (Dane DeHaan), and an ill-advised scheme she makes with her secretly pregnant maid. Jack O’Connell, Zack Galifinackis (by far the biggest WTF moment), Cara Delevigne, and even Dame freakin’ Judi Dench, all make up the rest of the bizarro cast of characters that seem to pop up without reason (or even the barest sense of character development), making you wonder if you missed something. What you missed, however, can no doubt be found on the cutting room floor at some point in this film’s three-year journey to screen and not in the mess that can be found at the theater today.

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aking aim at the Instagram generation, Ingrid Goes West is a black comedy that hits the right balance of light and dark. With great performances from its stellar cast; a funny, sharp, Sundance-winning script with painfully accurate observations; and assured debut direction, it’s a hilarious ofthe-moment movie that manages to be funny even when it hits a little too close to home. The film follows Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza), a delusional social-media-obsessed young woman who moves out to Los Angeles after #bestlife influencer and L.A. resident Taylor (Elizabeth Olsen) innocently replies to a comment Ingrid leaves on her post. Using some pretty ingenious stalking and imitation, Ingrid is able to infiltrate Taylor’s life and is suddenly spending weekends in Joshua Tree, shopping at the trendiest boutiques, and eating the best avocado toast in town with her new bestie, Taylor. Things of course take a turn you will see coming, but you don’t exactly know where it’s going to go from there, and you never stop rooting for our hapless, tragic hero. Without descending to the level of cartoonery, the scathing and insightful social commentary on modern life gives you plenty of food for thought about the perils of living your life on your smartphone.

When it comes to delivering a satisfying conclusion, however, it doesn’t exactly succeed in making the pointed commentary it thinks it does. But by story’s end you’ll take the entertaining and twisted fun over a hard-earned lesson anyway.

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Q

: I’ve been dating this girl for just over a month, and she never offers to pay for anything. I was okay with this in the beginning, as I saw it as a courtship thing.

I guess I wonder whether this points to problems down the road with her not being a real partner, pulling her weight, etc. How do I politely broach this without blowing up the blooming relationship?

— Feeling Used

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: This woman lives paycheck to paycheck.

Unfortunately, it’s your paycheck.

At this point, you’re probably musing on the perfect birthday gift for her — a sparkly little Hello Kitty crowbar she can use to pry open her wallet. However, mystifying as it is that she has never squeaked out the words “This one’s on me!” consider that if there’s one thing heterosexual men and women have in common these days, it’s confusion over who exactly is supposed to pay on dates.

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that “natural selection takes hundreds or thousands of generations” (generations being 20- to 30-year periods) “to fashion any complex cognitive adaptation.” So women, even now -- even highly successful women who can comfortably pay for their own meals (and everyone else’s in the restaurant) -- have their emotions pushing them to look for a man who shows generosity, as well as the ability to “provide.”

This is reflected in the findings by sociologist Janet Lever and her colleagues from a survey of heterosexual men and women — 17,067 “unmarried and non-cohabitating” heterosexuals, ages 18 to 65 — on the extent to which they embrace or reject the traditional “man pays” dating behavior.

(Surprisingly, millennials’ responses were generally pretty close percentage-wise to those of older adults — mostly within a few percentage points.)

The problem driving the confusion is a sort of Godzilla vs. Mothra clash between age-old evolved emotions (still driving us today) and modern-day beliefs about male and female equality.

A snapshot of the responses from women: Overall, 57 percent of women said yes to “I always offer to help pay even on the first date.” But check out the mixed feelings: Many women (39 percent) wished men would reject their offer to pay. But many (40 percent of women) said they are bothered when men don’t accept their money. Hello, confusing financial stew!

As I explain with some frequency (per big crosscultural studies by evolutionary psychologist David Buss, among others), women evolved to seek male partners who show they are willing and able to invest in any children they might have. Whether the particular woman actually wants children is immaterial — as in, of zero interest to her emotions.

Men’s responses were similarly contradictory.

Overall, more than half the men — 64 percent — said that after the first few dates, the woman should help pay expenses, and nearly half (44 percent) said they would stop dating a woman who never offers to pay. Yet, men overwhelmingly — that is, 76 percent of men — feel guilty if they don’t pay the bill on dates.

Anthropologist John Marshall Townsend observes from his research and others’ that women’s emotions evolved to act as a sort of police force for a man’s level of commitment — making women feel bad when the investment isn’t there. This leads women to either push a man to invest or ditch him and find a man who will.

So, the reality is, like all of these conflicted men, some women just aren’t sure where the lines are on whether to chip in and when.

(Of course, some women are conveniently unsure.) As for this woman you’re seeing, it is possible that she’s waiting until you two are “exclusive” to start picking up the tab.

Instead of assuming the worst, do two things: First, observe and reflect on her behavior and attitudes — so far and as you get to know her — and see whether they suggest an interest in partnership or princess-ship.

Men coevolved to expect this, meaning that men evolved to try to appeal to the ladies by showing (or successfully faking) generosity, high status, and earning power. Many people mistakenly assume evolved adaptations like this will change with the times, as in, “Ye Olde Evolved Emotions, I’d like to introduce you to Gloria Steinem and the women’s movement.”

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Unfortunately, evolution is not a licketysplit process — especially when it comes to our psychological engine panel. In fact, anthropologist Donald Symons explains

Second, simply ask: “Hey, we’ve been dating for a while, and it seems like we should start sharing the costs. Where do you stand on that?” See what she says and take it from there — tempting as it is to opt for a passiveaggressive approach, like panhandling outside the restaurant where you’re meeting her: “Hey, Amber. You’re early!…Meet ya inside.

Just trying to beg enough for the tip.”

aSTRO

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SEPT 18- SEPT 24

BY ROB BREZSNY

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I found this advertisement for a workshop: “You will learn to do the INCREDIBLE! Smash bricks with your bare hands! Walk on fiery coals unscathed!

Leap safely off a roof! No broken bones! No cuts! No pain!

Accomplish the impossible first! Then everything else will be a breeze!” I bring this to your attention, Virgo, not because I think you should sign up for this class or anything like it. I hope you don’t. In fact, a very different approach is preferable for you: I recommend that you start with safe, manageable tasks. Master the simple details and practical actions.

Work on achieving easy, low-risk victories. In this way, you’ll prepare yourself for more epic efforts in the future.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): There are enough

authorities, experts, and know-it-alls out there trying to tell you what to think and do. In accordance with current astrological factors, I urge you to utterly ignore them during the next two weeks. And do it gleefully, not angrily. Exult in the power that this declaration of independence gives you to trust your own assessments and heed your own intuitions. Furthermore, regard your rebellion as good practice for dealing with the little voices in your head that speak for those authorities, experts, and know-it-alls. Rise up and reject their shaming and criticism, too. Shield yourself from their fearful fantasies.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Conceptual artist

Jonathon Keats likes to play along with the music of nature. On one occasion he collaborated with Mandeville Creek in Montana. He listened and studied the melodies that emanated from its flowing current. Then he moved around some of the underwater rocks, subtly changing the creek’s song. Your assignment, Aries, is to experiment with equally imaginative and exotic collaborations. The coming weeks will be a time when you can make beautiful music together with anyone or anything that tickles your imagination.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The United States has a

bizarre system for electing its president. There’s nothing like it in any other democratic nation on earth. Every four years, the winning candidate needs only to win the electoral college, not the popular vote. So theoretically, it’s possible to garner just 23 percent of all votes actually cast, and yet still ascend to the most powerful political position in the world. For example, in two of the last five elections, the new chief of state has received significantly fewer votes than his main competitor. I suspect that you may soon benefit from a comparable anomaly, Leo. You’ll be able to claim victory on a technicality. Your effort may be “ugly,” yet good enough to succeed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be realistic, Libra:

Demand the impossible; expect inspiration; visualize yourself being able to express yourself more completely and vividly than you ever have before. Believe me when I tell you that you now have extra power to develop your sleeping potentials, and are capable of accomplishing feats that might seem like miracles.

You are braver than you know, as sexy as you need to be, and wiser than you were two months ago. I am not exaggerating, nor am I flattering you. It’s time for you to start making your move to the next level.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In accordance

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): ): Some newspapers publish regular rectifications of the mistakes they’ve made in past editions.

For example, the editors of the UK publication The Guardian once apologized to readers for a mistaken statement about Richard Wagner. They said that when the 19th-century German composer had trysts with his chambermaid, he did not in fact ask her to wear purple underpants, as previously reported. They were pink underpants. I tell you this, Taurus, as encouragement to engage in corrective meditations yourself. Before bedtime on the next ten nights, scan the day’s events and identify any actions you might have done differently -- perhaps with more integrity or focus or creativity. This will have a deeply tonic effect. You are in a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll flourish as you make amendments and revisions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s high time to

allow your yearnings to overflow . . . to surrender to the vitalizing pleasures of nonrational joy . . . to grant love the permission to bless you and confound you with its unruly truths. For inspiration, read this excerpt of a poem by Caitlyn Siehl. “My love is honey tongue. Thirsty love. My love is peach juice dripping down the neck. Too much sugar love. Sticky sweet, sticky sweat love.

My love can’t ride a bike. My love walks everywhere. Wanders through the river. Feeds the fish, skips the stones. Barefoot love.

My love stretches itself out on the grass, kisses a nectarine. My love is never waiting. My love is a traveler.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of the oldest

houses in Northern Europe is called the Knap of Howar. Built out of stone around 3,600 B.C., it faces the wild sea on Papa Westray, an island off the northern coast of Scotland. Although no one h a s lived there for 5,000 years, some of its stone furniture remains intact. Places like this will have a symbolic power for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. They’ll tease your imagination and provoke worthwhile fantasies. Why? Because the past will be calling to you more than usual. The old days and old ways will have secrets to reveal and stories to teach. Listen with alert discernment.

with the astrological omens, I invite you to take extra good care of yourself during the next three weeks. Do whatever it takes to feel safe and protected and resilient. Ask for the support you need, and if the people whose help you solicit can’t or won’t give it to you, seek elsewhere. Provide your body with more than the usual amount of healthy food, deep sleep, tender touch, and enlivening movement. Go see a psychotherapist or counselor or good listener every single day if you want.

And don’t you dare apologize or feel guilty for being such a connoisseur of self-respect and self-healing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A queen

bee may keep mating until she gathers 70 million sperm from many different drones.

When composing my horoscopes, I aim to cultivate a metaphorically comparable receptivity.

Long ago I realized that all of creation is speaking to me all the time; I recognized that everyone I encounter is potentially a muse or teacher. If I hope to rustle up the oracles that are precisely suitable for your needs, I have to be alert to the possibility that they may arrive from unexpected directions and surprising sources. Can you handle being that open to influence, Sagittarius? Now is a favorable time to expand your capacity to be fertilized.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re

approaching a rendezvous with prime time. Any minute now you could receive an invitation to live up to your hype or fulfill your promises to yourself -- or both. This test is likely to involve an edgy challenge that is both fun and daunting, both liberating and exacting. It will have the potential to either steal a bit of your soul or else heal an ache in your soul. To ensure the healing occurs rather than the stealing, do your best to understand why the difficulty and the pleasure are both essential.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1901,

physician Duncan MacDougall carried out experiments that led him to conclude that the average human soul weighs 21 grams. Does his claim have any merit? That question is beyond my level of expertise. But if he was right, then I’m pretty sure your soul has bulked up to at least 42 grams in the past few weeks. The work you’ve been doing to refine and cultivate your inner state has been heroic. It’s like you’ve been ingesting a healthy version of soul-building steroids. Congrats!

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"Grid Expectations"--freestyle for now. by Matt Jones ACROSS 1 Attribute (to) 8 Hebrew letter before nun 11 Mil. VIP 14 Like most candy canes 15 The slightest amount 17 Fisher-Price toy that teaches animal noises 18 Fixes up the lawn 19 Momentarily 20 Scratches like a cat 21 Meh 22 “Good” cholesterol 25 Move, as merchandise 26 “The Waste Land” author’s initial 27 Gather wool from sheep 29 “It is ___ told by an idiot”: Macbeth 30 Quality of a spare tire holder?

32 Eight days out from the beginning of the work week, often 33 “Ultimately, we have the upper hand” 34 Bygone brand of “flavor bits” 35 Hoopster Archibald and statistician Silver, for two 36 “Honest” presidential nickname 39 Dull soreness 40 Azerbaijan, once (abbr.)

41 Old Dead Sea kingdom 42 Capacity of a liner, perhaps 46 Bikini or Brazilian, e.g.

48 Up to date with, with “of” 49 Microsoft’s counterpart to Siri and Alexa 50 Tied up, to a surgeon 51 Sanders, for one 52 A, in France 53 Hosp. features 54 Image worship

DOWN 1 Give a hand 2 Dictation experts, once 3 Ironer’s target 4 Old detergent brand with a self-descriptive name 5 ___ dixit (assertion without proof) 6 Changing areas on some seasides 7 William Dreyer’s ice cream partner Joseph 8 Ford make until 2011, informally 9 Knievel of motorcycle stunts 10 Miniature plateau 11 Lets up 12 Ultimate goals 13 Swiss company that owns Butterfinger and Buitoni 16 Group that breaks stories 23 Dr. of old pajamas 24 Series gaps 27 Marching band section 28 “Gone With the Wind” character Butler and “Good Mythical Morning” cohost McLaughlin, e.g.

29 Chile’s mountain range 30 Drink from India or Sri Lanka 31 Author Christopher whose writing inspired “Cabaret” 32 Free 33 French Revolution radical 34 Ricky Ricardo’s theme song 36 “Possession” actress Isabelle 37 ___ Farm (cheap wine brand) 38 Prepare for mummification 41 Glorify 43 Predetermined outcome 44 Person at the computer 45 1960s-’80s Ford models that go by initials 47 Woody Guthrie’s son 49 Half of CDII

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