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While there is always room for scientific disagreement about climate change, among the insurers there is very little disagreement.

Since the 1980s, the number of registered weather-related loss events has tripled and losses from these events have increased from an annual average $10 billion in the 1980s to around $50 billion over the past decade. (Financial Stability Board) Minimizing the effects of climate change will require more than goodwill and regulations. It will require us to employ market forces to combat climate change.

Putting a price on carbon and returning the fees to the public will make self-interest acts also climate-friendly acts. This is already starting to happen.

This self-interest incentive has led cities to develop green infrastructures and businesses to improve energy efficiency.

It’s also leading investors to price-inclimate change risks. Let’s go a step further and discourage the use of fossil fuels by increasing the price and return the fee to consumers who can use their increased income to stimulate the economy. Not only will our economy grow as we move away from fossil fuels but with the corresponding reduction in pollution, public health will improved and we will be on our way to stabilize our climate.

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Nixoncare or Obamacare?

I hear the Republican yammering, yammering around the bend: railing against Obamacare and waiting for its demise.

While the yappers drone on, here are some facts they probably will barely acknowledge.

The seed of Obamacare was first planted by the Nixon administration to avoid following the path all the other free market democracies were taking: universal health care for everybody. Nixon’s health insurance concept was a three-legged stool. Leg one: insurance companies could not screen for preexisting conditions and insurance sold in “markets” (the free market part). Leg two: government would provide subsidies to low income folks. Leg three: the mandate that everyone is required to have health insurance. The mandate was endorsed by the conservative Heritage Foundation to eliminate “free riders” while adhering to their ethos of individual responsibility.

Watergate blew Nixon’s presidency and his health insurance stool to smithereens.

Later, as governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney promoted and signed into law Nixon’s health insurance stool. With positive reviews in hand, Romney planned to campaign on Romneycare’s virtues in his run against Obama. Unfortunately, since Obamacare was a Romneycare and Nixoncare spin off, Romney was obliged to fall on his party’s sword and criticize his signature legislative achievement.

Republicans have been yapping about repealing and replacing Obamacare for years, begging the question: Why haven’t they written a comprehensive, coherent replacement plan? The horrible irony is that Nixoncare and Romneycare morphed into Obamacare, making Obamacare the adopted child of the original Republican health insurance stool: no preexisting conditions, insurance markets, subsidies and the mandate. Republicans despise Obama for yanking their stool out from under them, stealing their thunder and taking credit.

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Another school year has come to an end, and parents, students, and teachers all around our state are assessing what we have just been through. Some are already peeking forward toward next year. Graduated seniors are either eager to test whether their efforts and decisions over the past thirteen years will pay off, or they are feeling the angst of realizing that they took short cuts, skated by, and/or had their parents bail them out of every little scrape.

Colleges, the military, and employers who are lucky enough to find students from Group A are going to enjoy the fruits of a struggling but still functioning public school system.

Those who are saddled with graduates from Group B might as well start getting beds ready in the basement … or at the local county jail. When our parents and school systems fail individual students, they fail all of society. And all of us pay.

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• Obstacles put there by parents who believe that since they went to school themselves, they know what teaching is.

• Obstacles put there by some legislators whose own educations wouldn’t qualify for them for stocking grocery store shelves.

• Obstacles put there by the religious right who have the most to fear from a society of critical thinkers.

Not all policemen or sheriffs are honorable, and not all bankers have your best interests in mind. So, too, not all teachers are up for the task of taking on society’s biggest challenges.

Teachers are, after all, on the front lines of the

Even worse, falling salaries, restricted benefits, and a pension system under attack keep bright young people from even considering the profession.

This is also the time of year when many teachers assess their career choice. You can find hundreds of articles, blogs, and letters to the editor in which teachers express their frustration, claiming that they love their students, but they hate their job. More and more demands for accountability, which not a single government official or education “expert” has ever figured out how to measure, drive good people from the classroom every year.

Standardized tests, increasing class sizes, more demands for data that measures nothing reliable get in the way of current teachers doing what they love to do and, for all of our sakes, need to do. Even worse, falling salaries, restricted benefits, and a pension system under attack keep bright young people from even considering the profession.

If you’re thinking for a moment that this column is going to beg you for your sympathy and understanding for the nearly impossible job teachers are asked to do, you came to the wrong column. Almost every teacher I know approaches their job with their eyes wide open. Most have long ago given up on the idea that they have chosen one of society’s honored professions.

Sometime during the 1980’s, our society began the process of vilifying unions, middle-class workers, and those who sought to encourage critical thinking. Under the man who disparaged the poor and labeled collective action as un-American, the values that built the world’s strongest middle class began to trickle down the drain. Along with those values went respect for those who did society’s toughest jobs. So if you went into teaching, you went into it in spite of what people thought of the profession — not because of it.

You’re also not going to get a claim that all teachers are great at their job. Like every profession, some people got into teaching for the wrong reasons. Some were never very

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good at motivating students or promoting the skills our society needs. Some were very good at one point but have burned themselves out on the obstacles tossed in their way:

war against ignorance, hate, racism, apathy, and fear. And when teachers fail, be it by their own shortcomings or because the obstacles put in front of them are simply too daunting, more students end up in Group B than in Group A. This realization makes the demonization of teachers and public schools very difficult to understand. Instead of supporting students, our state government — and now our federal government, under the frightening tutelage of Betsy DeVos — have us going backward. Despite countless reports of poor achievement, financial misconduct, lack of accountability, and curriculum that spits on the First Amendment, plans to privatize our most important public responsibility keep rolling through Lansing and Washington.

Cyber schools are a proven disaster for our students, and yet the for-profit companies who are raking in piles of your tax dollars have a friend in Amway’s golden goddess. Religious charters also will be receiving your tax dollars under DeVos’ plan. Soon that giant ark that ran aground in Kentucky won’t be the only one fouling our landscape. It’s not hard to argue that the attacks on public education in recent years have always been about curriculum. The more the religious right can get you to pay for teaching your kids their beliefs, the more they will have to spend on private jets and picket signs for our soldiers’ funerals.

Critical thinking begins in our public schools.

It happens when schools have the resources to do their job. It happens when teachers have the courage to hang on one more year and do the difficult work certain groups have no interest in them doing. Critical thinking is bad for those who want to feed us their agenda … and that’s what makes teaching society’s most desperately important job. I’m all in. Are you?

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Want to design your own Tesla? The famed manufacturer of innovative electric vehicles is sending its first-ever Tesla Mobile Design Studio on a North American tour that includes stops at not one but two electro-friendly resorts in northern Michigan: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme (June 29–July 9) and Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville (July 11–17), each of which sport multiple electric vehicle charging stations. The mobile design studio — housed in a retrofitted Airstream trailer and towed by a Tesla Model X SUV — showcases all the interior and exterior vehicle options gearheads need to design the Model S or Model X of their dreams. The mobile studio is open to dreamers 11am–6pm each day. For more information about Tesla electric vehicles or events, visit tesla.com.

National Forest Festival Kicks Off in Manistee The Manistee National Forest Festival (June 30–July4) is a Fourth of July holiday tradition that stretches back 81 years and welcomes thousands of attendees — and for good reason. Guests at the fest can enjoy events like the Manistee World of Arts and Crafts (carvings, paintings, pottery, and more), the Festival Marketplace with both merchandise and festival food, the classic TJ Schmidt carnival, a parade, and fireworks over Lake Michigan. Other must-do diversions: the Manistee Bed Race, trolley rides around Manistee, the 26th Customs and Classics Car show, the Lions Club Fish Boil — and a U.S. Forest Service Bus Tour, a scenic ride through the Manistee National Forest. Also coinciding with the Forest Festival is the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians’ 22nd Annual Jingtamok (Pow Wow) July 1–2. For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit manisteeforestfestival.com.

Bottoms up Good Harbor Coffee Shandy In Germany, it’s a Biermischgetränke. In Belgium, it’s called a Panaché. In France, it’s a Bière Monaco. And in Australia, they call it a Portergaff. Here in the U.S., we know it as a shandy, a half-and-half mix of lemonade and beer.

Teetotalers need not miss out on this summer drink; a non-alcoholic version is available at Good Harbor Coffee and Bakery in Traverse City.

Good Harbor’s owner, Alice Tighe, got the idea for the drink when she read about another cafe serving a “Laura Palmer,” a Twin Peaks-themed, coffee-based take on the Arnold Palmer, which is half iced tea and half lemonade.

“I’m always reading about what the coffee industry is doing, so I thought this would be a fun drink for us — but none of my baristas knew who Laura Palmer was! So I just called it a coffee shandy,” Tighe said.

Good Harbor blends cold-brewed Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee with ice-cold classic Minute Maid lemonade, garnishing the drink with a sprig of lemon thyme.

“The brightness of that coffee is a good fit with the lemonade,” Tighe said.

The resulting beverage will especially appeal to those espresso drinkers who like a slice of lemon with their espresso shot. Think of this as a milder version of that combination: all the coffee flavor that you love, with a strong citrus zing.

“It’s not a traditional coffee drink, that’s for sure! But it’s very refreshing,” barista Taylor Hopkins said.

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SECRET MONEY spectator by stephen tuttle Georgia’s 6th Congressional District just held a special election. The candidates, various political action committees (PACs), and thirdparty independents spent nearly $55 million campaigning, the most expensive House race in history. It is truly absurd.

This is just the latest in a long line of examples of campaign spending run completely amok.

In Pennsylvania in 2016, the two candidates for the U.S. Senate and their various supporters spent $165 million. In Illinois in 2016, two legislative candidates spent $5 million, and

you might be no more than an afterthought.

They will run negative ads and support whatever it is they want. If you ask them to stop, it won’t matter.

The third-party groups will raise more and spend more than your own campaign. You will have to submit the names of your campaign contributors; the outside groups will not. Your positive message and issue platform will be buried under an avalanche of negativity, including that coming from groups purporting to support you or, at least, opposing the other candidate.

Money has always played an oversized role in elections.

But now we have third-party money obliterating the actual candidates. legislative races in California now regularly spend $2 million or more. That’s for a seat in a state legislature.

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More than half of those totals are fundraising and expenditures not from the campaigns themselves but from various outside organizations, PACs, super-PACs, and independent campaigns.

This is a problem on more than one level.

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision opened the door to massive involvement and spending by both Republican and Democrat interests. The court was clear, however, that Congress or the states could require public disclosure of donors without running afoul of the First Amendment. Congress did nothing; only two states require full disclosure.

So, we now have the billionaire Koch brothers on one side, billionaire George Soros on the other, and both able to create large, do-good sounding organizations to which their other billionaire and multi-millionaire pals can anonymously contribute for the sole purpose of influencing elections. Secretly.

Nobody can ask these contributors what they want because nobody knows who they are.

We can safely assume they aren’t a merry band of altruists simply interested in good government.

All of which creates another serious problem.

Assume you’ve decided to run for Congress.

It’s likely to be a close race in a district that can swing either way. You decide you’re going to raise and spend $1 million, a hefty sum but modest by today’s standards. You’ve decided on a campaign platform of positive ideas, and you’re determined not to run any negative ads or demean your opponent.

Your opponent won’t likely be quite so polite, but you don’t care. Unfortunately, third-party groups, with whom you are not legally allowed to coordinate messages, will likely consider your campaign goals and objectives to be irrelevant. They have their own agendas, and

The Democratic National Congressional Campaign Committee and the Republican National Campaign Committee will both get involved. Everybody will get involved. There is absolutely no way for the actual candidate to prevent or control it.

We voters will receive far less information from you then we will from the outside groups. We’ll vote, at least in part, based on what anonymous people have paid to have someone else say about you. Your message, whatever it was, will be lost.

Money has always played an oversized role in elections. But now we have third-party money obliterating the actual candidates.

The Supreme Court has ruled that money paying for political speech equates to political speech, so it will be difficult rolling back the spending absent a constitutional amendment. The court did not say free speech equates to secret speech.

We can at least make sure we know who is spending all that money. In the digital age we could do it quickly and efficiently. Knowing who’s writing the checks and pulling the strings would be useful information for an informed voter. It would give journalists the chance to ask these contributors why they give and what they’re hoping to gain.

It also would give candidates an idea of who exactly is overrunning their campaign.

Critics argue that full disclosure of such contributions would discourage some from participating in the democratic process. Some might consider their need for secrecy suspicious.

Congress and nearly all state legislatures, including Michigan’s, are complicit. Their cowardly avoidance of requiring rapid and full disclosure of contributions is a reflection of their dependence on both the money and the secrecy. $55,000,000 million for a congressional seat in Georgia? And we don’t even know who contributed more than half of it? Really?

If we’re going to have the best politicians money can buy we should at least know who’s buying them.

Crime & Rescue STABBING DEATH INVESTIGATED A man who stabbed another man to death at a Traverse City home might have been acting in self-defense.

Police were called to the house on the 1100 block of Barlow, across from the Sail Inn, June 18 at 4:03am and attempted to provide first aid, but Daniel Floyd McKaye, 56, was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived.

McKaye suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso, and police found a six- or seven-inch carving knife and other knives near his body, said Chief Jeff O’Brien. O’Brien said it appears the stabbing occurred after a verbal argument escalated into a physical fight.

O’Brien said the 65-year-old resident is a suspect and possible victim in the case. The state police crime lab is attempting to determine what happened based on evidence from inside the house.

“He said he was in a fight, and he defended himself,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien said that the dead man and the suspect were apparently drinking and that one witness, a 56-year-old man, had left the house as the argument between the suspect and victim got heated.

MOTORCYCLIST SERIOUSLY INJURED A pickup driver turned out of a private driveway into the path of a motorcycle, leading to a crash near Manton that caused serious injuries.

State Police responded to the crash on M-42 near US-131 June 18 at 12:22pm and determined that the pickup and motorcycle collided nearly head-on when the 73-year-old Manton man pulled out of a driveway.

An off-duty Cadillac police officer was among the first on the scene and provided critical first aid to the 55-year-old Manton man who was riding the motorcycle and was ejected in the crash. The man was taken by helicopter to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

The road was straight, clean, and dry; witnesses said speed did not appear to be a factor in the crash, state police said. The pickup driver was not injured.

MAN PLEADS TO ARMED ROBBERY A 33-year-old Boyne Falls man copped to holding up two Cheboygan County stores at gunpoint.

Jonathan Daniels pled guilty in the 53rd Circuit Court June 13 to armed robbery and attempted armed robbery in connection with two robberies: One at the Next Door Food Store in Cheboygan, and one at Pat & Gary’s Party Store in Indian River. Both robberies, in which Daniels took cash and cigarettes, occurred on Feb. 4.

As part of the plea deal, Daniels will spend 15 years to life in prison.

After the second robbery, Tuscarora Township Police tracked Daniels with help from state police and Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies. The investigation led to charges against two Petoskey men who allegedly aided in the robberies.

Warrants were issued against 31-year-old Danae Leigh Goddard and 28-year-old Robert John Kline. Anyone who has information about either man’s whereabouts should contact Officer Mark Torrence at (231) 627-4321.

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PICKUP AND CAMPER ROLL INTO LAKE A pickup and camper ended up in Lake Cadillac after a botched parking job.

Cadillac Police were called June 20 at 12:30pm after a man, who had backed his truck into his driveway and then exited the truck, saw it and its attached camper roll off the driveway, across North Boulevard, and into the adjacent lake. A tow truck removed the vehicles, and no citations were issued, said Sgt. Nicholas Bertram.

OVERDOSE SUFFERER REVIVED A trooper helped save a man’s life after he happened upon a lost and disoriented woman parked on the side of a highway near Cadillac; her passenger was unconscious and not breathing.

The woman was on the phone with Wexford County dispatchers, but she was having difficulty describing her location when the trooper found her at 8:25pm June 16 on the side of M-115 in Selma Township.

The trooper, recognizing signs of a drug overdose, made sure the 30-year-old Traverse City man’s airway was open and then administered two doses of naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. The man did not immediately recover, but paramedics arrived and took him to Munson Cadillac, where he was revived, treated, and released.

There is help for people who suffer from heroin or opiate addiction. Any person struggling with addiction who wants help can stop in to a local state police post to receive support from the Angel Program, which connects users to services provided by the Department of Health and Human Services.

MAN KILLED IN PENINSULA CRASH A 76-year-old was killed after he drove through an intersection and into the path of an oncoming car.

Ronald Stephen Sarkon died of injuries he suffered in a crash at 1:45pm June 15 on Old Mission Peninsula.

Sarkon was driving an SUV on McKinley Road when he failed to stop at Center Road and was struck on the driver’s side by a southbound pickup driven by a 56-year-old Burton man, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said. The 56-year-old and his 53-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries.

INFANT INJURED IN CRASH Cadillac Police investigated after an eight-day-old child suffered injuries in a rollover crash.

The infant suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Munson Cadillac for treatment.

Police were called at 2:49pm June 16 to the intersection of Ayer and Cotey streets, where a 38-year-old driver of a minivan failed to yield at the intersection and collided with a car, causing the car to roll over.

The occupants of the car — the infant, a one-year-old boy, a four-year-old boy, and a 23-year-old woman were all treated for non-life threatening injuries, said Officer Roger Colllins.

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Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Fernelius Ford on June 16, after employees arrived to find 36 tires and rims stripped from vehicles, Sheriff Dale Clarmont said.

The thieves used jacks and patio blocks to remove the high-end parts from Fords, Chryslers, and Lincolns.

The theft was similar to thefts that have occurred at downstate dealerships over the last four months. It’s believed this is the furthest north the thieves have struck so far. Investigators believe the theft ring probably uses radio communications and lookouts. Anyone who saw anything suspicious in Cheboygan around the time of the thefts should call (231) 627-3155.

DROWNING DEATH PROBED Police are investigating the death of a Grand Rapids woman who apparently drowned in a pond at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa. Brooke Jordan Blake, 36, was found in the pond the morning of June 18. She was staying at the resort with her husband and three children.

Grand Traverse Sheriff’s deputies said that preliminary results from an autopsy in Kalamazoo showed Blake died from drowning. The autopsy did not show any signs of trauma or evidence of foul play. Toxicology reports are still pending.

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Update Three weeks ago, News of the Weird touted the “genderless,” extraterrestrial-appearing Hollywood makeup artist known as Vinny Ohh, but then Marcela Iglesias announced (following a leaked TV clip) that she had formed an agency for would-be celebrities who had radically transformed their bodies (and that Vinny is now a client). Iglesias’ Plastics of Hollywood has human “Ken” dolls (Rodrigo Alves and Justin Jedlica), the Argentine “elf ” Luis Padron, a Jessica Rabbit look-alike (Pixee Fox), and seven others who, Iglesias figures, have collectively spent almost $3 million on surgery and procedures (some of which are ongoing). (Padron, 25, seems the most ambitious, having endured, among other procedures, painful, “medically unapproved” treatments to change his eye color.)

Recurring Themes -- Richard Patterson, 65, is the most recent defendant to choose, as a trial strategy, to show the jury his penis. A Broward County, Florida, court was trying him in the choking death of his girlfriend.

(Patterson called the death accidental, as it occurred during oral sex, and there was conflicting medical opinion on whether that could have proved fatal.) Patterson’s lawyer said his standby position was to show a mold of the penis, but insisted that a live demonstration would be more effective.

(Update: The judge disallowed the showing, but in May the jury found Patterson not guilty anyway.)

-- In rare cases, a mother has given birth for the principal purpose of “harvesting” a baby’s cells, ultimately to benefit another family member with a condition or illness that the cells would aid. However, Keri Young of Oklahoma gave birth in April for a different purpose. After learning while pregnant that her baby would not long survive after birth (because of anencephaly), she nonetheless carried it to term -- just to harvest organs for unspecified people who might need them (though the grieving Keri and husband Royce admit that some might judge their motive harshly).

-- In some parts of traditional Japanese society, it remains not uncommon for someone to feel the need to “rent” “friends.”

For example, relatives at a funeral bear grief better if they realize the many “friends” the deceased had. Or, a working man or woman may rent a sweetheart just to help deflect parental pressure to marry. In northern China, in April, a man was arrested for renting “family” and “friends” to populate his side of the aisle at his wedding. Apparently, there were conflicts plaguing each family, and police were investigating, but the groom surely worsened the plan by not coaching the actors on his personal details, thus making interfamily small-talk especially awkward.

-- Our Litigious Society: (1) David Waugaman, 57, fell off a barstool last year and needed surgery, and of course he is suing the tavern at Ziggy’s Hotel in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, for continuing to serve him before he fell. Wrote Waugaman, “You’re not supposed to feed people so much booze.”

(2) Robert Bratton filed a lawsuit recently in Columbia, Missouri, against the Hershey chocolate company because there was too much empty space in his grocery-store box of Reese’s Pieces, which he thought was “deceptive” (even though the correct number of Pieces was printed on the label). In May, federal judge Nanette Laughrey ruled that Bratton’s case

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-- Latest From Offended Classes: (1) Some minority students’ organizations, commenting on the planned extensive renovation of the University of Michigan’s student union building, recommended ditching the current interior’s elegant wood paneling -- because it gives off an “imposing, masculine” feeling that makes them seem “marginalized.” A spokesperson for the students, attempting to soothe the controversy, said the marginalization was more based on the building’s “quiet nature.”

(2) In Australia, Chanel’s just-introduced luxury wood-and-resin boomerang (selling for the equivalent of about $1,415) came under fire from aboriginal groups for “cultural appropriation.” (Hermes had issued its own luxury boomerang in 2013.)

-- For not the first time in News of the Weird’s experience, a man shot himself but had the bullet pass through him and hit a bystander (except this time it was fatal to the bystander). Victor Sibson, 21, was charged in Anchorage, Alaska, in May with killing his girlfriend even though he had aimed at his own head. Investigators were persuaded that it was a genuine attempt, though he survived, but in critical condition.

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-- Legal “Experts” Everywhere! American “sovereigns” litter courtrooms with their self-indulgent misreadings of history and the Constitution (misreadings that, coincidentally, happen to favor them with free passes on arrests and tax-paying), but now, the U.K.’s Exeter Crown Court has experienced Mark Angell, 41, who said in May that he simply could not step into the courtroom dock to state a plea concerning possession of cannabis because he would thus be “submitting” to “maritime law,” which he could not legally do on dry land.

Judge: “Don’t talk nonsense. Get in the dock.”

Angell was ordered to trial. Before leaving, he gave the judge a bill for his detention: the equivalent of $2.5 million.

-- More Third-World Religion: In March, Zimbabwean pastor Paul Sanyangore of Victory World International Ministries was captured on video during a sermon telephoning God. Clutching a phone to his ear, he yelled, “Hello, is this heaven? I have a woman here, what do you have to say about her?” (Her two children, one epileptic, the other asthmatic, are then confusingly described by “heaven” as being “changed,” and Paul ended the call to resounding cheers from the congregation.)

-- More of the World’s Third-Oldest Crime (Smuggling): (1) In the latest awesome drugmule haul of gold (into South Korea, where it fetches higher prices than in neighboring countries), 51 people were arrested in May for bringing in, over a two-year period, a cumulative two tons, worth $99 million, by hiding it in body parts befitting their biological sex. (2) Customs officials in Abdali, Kuwait, apprehended a pigeon in May with 178 ketamine pills inside a fabric pocket attached to its back.

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By Patrick Sullivan Mike Carey had just retired from the U.S. Air Force at the rank of brigadier general.

He was picking out patio furniture for his home in Colorado Springs. Then he decided he wanted to return to his home state of Michigan.

“I walked by a little white board and someone had written on it, ‘Take a chance,’ or ‘Take a risk,’ something like that, and I said to [my wife,] Melody, ‘What do you think about living in Traverse City?’ and she stopped and turned around and said, ‘You mean to live?’

I said, ‘Yeah.’ She said, ‘You don’t have to convince me.’”

Carey is far from the only recently retired high-ranking military officer to make the region his home. There are at least three other generals who live in the area. Each one said that after a career of living in places around the world, the place they wanted to spend the rest of their lives was northern Michigan.

A WHIRLWIND MOVE NORTH Five days after Carey tossed out that idea at the patio furniture store, the couple made an offer on a house in Traverse City; 30 days later they closed.

Now the Careys (along with their teenage son, a student at St. Francis High School) live on Old Mission Peninsula, and Carey has relocated his satellite communications company from California to Traverse City.

Carey and a partner started Atlas in 2014, and they hope to corner the market in private sector satellite communications. They plan

to do that from Traverse City. Carey said the town has everything he needs to run his business: an airport, good Internet access, great schools, and first-class health care.

For Carey, Traverse City is also close to home. He was born in Gross Pointe but lived in Gaylord since he was 12 years old. His wife is from Gaylord too.

Traverse City, though, was where they wanted to be.

“I lived in 22 homes in 32 years — that’s a lot of places, and you get to see a lot of things — and this is just a wonderful, lovely place,” he said. “It’s a nice place to be, it’s got all of the attributes of a city, and you don’t have much of the pain of a city.”

TRAVERSE CITY TECH CONNECTION When Carey moved to Traverse City, Atlas was still a fledgling company. He went to California in search of funding and was at a tech incubator panel in Los Angeles when he overheard someone mention Michigan.

“Just like a police officer or a parent, they hear their car called or they hear their kid’s voice amongst the din — well, every time I hear the word ‘Michigan,’ no matter wherever I’m at, I’m like, ‘What?’” he said.

Carey found the woman who mentioned his home state, which led him to some Ann Arbor-based investors that connected him with investors in Traverse City. Carey said he called with low expectations but ended up hooking up with U.S. Robotics founder and TC resident Casey Cowell who, through his venture capital company, Boomerang, became the lead investor in Atlas.

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“They were interested, and they said, ‘But they deal is, we’ll invest in your company, but you have to move the business to Michigan,’” Carey recalled. “I said, ‘Oh break my heart.’”

Carey said he and Cowell shared an interest in helping make Traverse City a tech hub and both want to help the local economy and bring high-paying jobs without the negative environmental effects of industry or manufacturing.

“This is a great place, and you have to maintain the beauty, or else it loses its biggest draw,” Carey said.

Atlas’ needs aren’t immense: It needs some office space, a small electronics lab, and high-speed Internet access. In a year or so, as Atlas gets going, Carey expects the company will employ 20 to 25 people in Traverse City, but that’s about as big as the company needs to be, he said.

“I can do it anywhere, but what I’ve found is, the cost of operating here — with the exception of flying out of the airport — is very desirable,” he said. “And the talent pool is far richer than I could ever have imagined.”

SHORELINE TOUR ENDS IN LEELANAU Retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General and Williamsburg resident Michael Lehnert agrees there’s an unusually high number of high-ranking officers in the area.

“We do have a higher density of flag officers up here than you do in other places,” perhaps more than any other place outside of Washington D.C. or southern California.

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Denise, knew they wanted to return to their native Michigan, but they weren’t sure where.

Lehnert had grown up in Frankenmuth and on a couple of farms downstate.

They’d each left the state (before they were dating) in 1973, and they hadn’t spent much time there since, so they had no idea where they might like to live.

When he retired in 2009, the couple planned an extended European trip, but when that was cut short by a family death, the couple found themselves in Michigan with time to explore. It was October, and they set out to circumnavigate the lower and upper peninsulas.

By the time they reached northwest lower Michigan, the couple decided they’d found where they want to live.

“We were on the Leelanau Peninsula, actually Suttons Bay, and Denise said, ‘I’d really like to live here,’” Lehnert said.

They rented a house and made a lot of friends but couldn’t find a property that met their needs in Leelanau County. They found a 40-acre farm in Williamsburg where they’ve been since 2010.

BUSY IN RETIREMENT Lehnert led a storied military career. In his last job prior to retirement, he oversaw all of the Marine bases west of the Mississippi; he commanded 5,000 Marines in the 2003 invasion of Iraq; and he opened the Guantanamo Bay detention center just prior to that war.

Lehnert spent his first couple years of retirement barely retired at all. He agreed to sign on as a senior advisor to the Commission for Customs and Border Protection, a position that was supposed to require two days per month on the road and the rest at home. It turned out to be the other way around.

Now retired from that, Lehnert is almost as busy. He’s a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and travels to schools around the country to lecture about ethics and leadership. He’s the national vice president of the Student Veterans of America, a group that helps vets take advantage of the post9/11 G.I. Bill. And he’s the chair of the advisory board for the Endangered Species Coalition, a nonprofit he began working with when he was in command of seven Marine bases in the West. He worked so well with the group that he was asked to join the board once he retired.

“There were times when what I needed to do didn’t entirely align with what they wanted me to do, but I always followed the law,” Lehnert said.

Lehnert also campaigns for the closure of Guantanamo.

“I’ve been pushing very hard for its closure. It was never intended to be a longterm facility,” he said. “It’s a recruitment tool for ISIS. It puts our troops at risk.

We’re supposed to be a nation of laws. We’re supposed to be better than this.”

general and the commander of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing and Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, where he was responsible for nearly 26,000 personnel.

In the midst of his career, Dennis and his wife bought a place on Elk Lake and spent time there between Dennis’ missions. When he retired in 2014, he decided he wanted to move back to his hometown permanently, and his wife, Debbie, an Oregon native, was happy to make it her adopted home.

“I grew up in the area and have very fond memories,” Dennis said. “We ended up kind of making a leap of faith and buying a house there on Elk Lake where I grew up.”

Today, their son takes classes at Northwestern Michigan College, Dennis’ father has returned to spend summers in Elk Rapids, and Debbie’s mother also has started spending summers Up North.

Dennis still consults with the military, and he’s a part-time flight instructor at NMC’s flight school. He serves with Lehnert on the board of Project Cherry Tree.

Dennis said he’s happy being somewhere he can stay and where he can get involved in the community.

“The one thing you don’t do in the military — you don’t really lay down roots very deep,” he said.

Dennis said a lot about northern Michigan today reminds him of the northern Michigan of 30 years ago, the northern Michigan of his childhood, but the restaurants are better and there’s more to do.

“In some ways it’s changed a lot and in some ways it hasn’t changed that much,” Dennis said. “What’s the same to me is, it hasn’t grown like crazy, so there’s still a smalltown feel; there’s a wonderful mix of the environment, nature, water.”

BUSY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN Closer to home, Lehnert gave a TedX talk last year, and he was tapped by the National Writers Series to host author Eric Fair, an interrogator in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq who wrote a memoir that questioned the military’s tactics there.

Lehnert also works with Project Cherry Tree, a Traverse City-based nonprofit that seeks to work with the Veterans Administration to help them delivery better health care, education, and employment services.

And even after all of that, Lehnert doesn’t neglect his Williamsburg farm. His 40-acres are kept productive; in partnerships with area farmers, he grows sunflowers, sweet cherries, and Saskatoon berries.

“I like this community, I love it. There’s just something special about it,” he said.

“I think the reason it’s attracted so many (generals) is, first off, the quality of life. I’ve heard it said by the other flag officers, they like the people.”

Lehnert said he gets a lot of requests to take part in local projects, and he likes to help as much as he can.

“I just want to be useful to the community,” he said. “When I finally depart this earth, I want to leave this part of it better than I found it, though I found this place in pretty good condition already.”

Having moved 23 times throughout his military career, Lehnert and his wife plan to stay put.

“They’re going to have to drag me out of here feet first, as far as I’m concerned,” he said. “I’m not leaving.”

SCENERY AND CULTURE MIXED U.S. Air Force Major General Brian Bishop said scenic beauty and affordability drew him to northern Michigan when he retired two years ago. Now he spends most of the year in Traverse City and summers on Lake Leelanau.

Bishop’s wife summered in Northport her whole life; she had cousins who went to school in Northport. Bishop first visited the region with her 17 years ago when they started dating.

Now that he’s settled in northern Michigan, Bishop works as a consultant, and he’s also a flight instructor and adjunct professor at Northwestern Michigan College’s aviation program, a program that no doubt benefits from the retired generals who settled nearby.

“The flight instruction, I’d hold up to any program in the country,” he said. “It’s really great.”

The local aviation program is a good deal, he said, because a student can get an instructor rating in two years rather than the usual four, and it costs a lot less. With a significant pilot shortage forecast across the country in coming years, Bishop said hundreds of thousands of pilots are going to be needed, and NMC-trained pilots are going to be in high demand.

“It’s an incredible value for what you get out of it financially,” he said.

As for why so many retired generals make northern Michigan home, Bishop echoed the other generals — outdoor activities, great restaurants, beautiful scenery, and cultural draws like the Traverse City Film Festival, the National Writers Series, and the International Affairs Forum — but noted that the draw isn’t limited to military brass alone: “I would say that it doesn’t just attract retired general officers, but it tends to attract high-impact people who have been very successful because of what Traverse City tends to offer.”

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By Kristi Kates Big northern Michigan music events like Blissfest and the Traverse City National Cherry Festival get lots of attention — and rightly so — but there are dozens of Up North under-the-radar festivals music lovers shouldn’t miss. Here are three summer 2017 essentials sure to keep you entertained around the tip of the Mitt:

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Harbor Springs Street Musique is unique because it’s not just one music performance each week, nor is it a typical series of concerts that each have an opening and main act. Instead, all of the performers are featured attractions in their own right, with each block of downtown Harbor Springs featuring a different individual artist and/or bands at dedicated spots.

In any one evening, you could hear rock, jazz, classical music, pop, or singer-songwriters as you stroll around town. The fact that the music series is free and right in the heart of things also lends itself well to hanging out with friends, meeting new people, or making plans to follow up Street Musique with dinner or other activities, as you’re already in the middle of it all.

MUST HEAR: Ambitious Grayling pop duo A Brighter Bloom (July 13); The Moxie Strings, giving TC’s The Accidentals a run for their money with their own unique take on fiddle, cello, and percussion (July 20); local faves The Peacemeal String Band, who harken back to the traditional folk of the ’60s (August 3); and singer-songwriter Charlie Millard, who’s inspired by the sounds of Van Morrison and Bob Dylan (Aug. 24.)

SIDE TRIP: If you’ve got kids in tow (or you’re just young at heart), Street Musique also includes fun diversions like balloon animals, face painting, spectacular chalk artworks, and even magic and juggling shows.

TUNE IN: On the streets of downtown Harbor Springs starting June 29 and running through Aug 31; performances take place 7pm–9pm every Thursday.

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Mackinaw City Conkling Heritage Park in Mackinaw City is where you’ll find an extensive series of outdoor music performances set against a stunning summer backdrop: the Mackinac Bridge, the Straits of Mackinac, and not just a few Mackinac Island ferries cruising about. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy these free shows at the Roth Performance Shell in Conklin Heritage Park, where the cries of seagulls and the scent of fudge blend with everything from folk to classical, dancers to instrumentalists, dueling pianos to legendary trios. Afterward, it’s just an easy stroll back to your car, your hotel, or to check out some of the businesses in Mackinaw City that stay open late in the summertime to keep the fun going even longer.

MUST HEAR: Delilah DeWylde, an energetic dancehallrockabilly singer from West Michigan (July 1); Peter Paul and Mary Remembered, a tribute act from Phoenix, Arizona that recreates the music of the mellow ’60s folk outfit (July 21); Dance North, youthful northern Michigan dancers performing onstage routines as taught by a retired former Radio City Rockette (July 28); and the Straits Area Concert Band, a neighborly outfit of locals that perform repeatedly throughout the summer months (various dates).

SIDE TRIP: Here’s your perfect prescription for a full Mackinac day: Take a short ferry trip to spend the afternoon on Mackinac Island, then head on back to the mainland to spend the evening in Mackinaw City with this great live music series.

TUNE IN: Every Saturday (8pm or 9pm; check the full schedule for confirmed times) from June 27 to Aug. 22 in Conklin Heritage Park.

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Mackinac Island Folk, rock, blues, country — this free concert series has it all but places a special focus on Americana music. It’s not for everyone; you’ll need a ferry or your own boat (or a plane) to arrive at this island event, but once you arrive, you’ll enjoy not only top-notch tunes but also the postcardperfect setting of Marquette Park at the foot of historic Fort Mackinac, in Mackinac Island’s equally photo-worthy downtown. Picnicking is encouraged, and there are plenty of places to stop on the island to get some great carry-out food, snacks, and beverages. Every week brings a completely different performer, with many new and visiting regional artists who aren’t regularly heard around the region.

MUST HEAR: Detroit-based singer-songwriter Allye Gaietto bases her quirky pop songs on jazz stylings (July 13); Traverse City’s own Benjaman James showcases his singersongwriter skills with his rootsy, soulful sound (July 20); The Swift Brothers (no relation to Taylor) recollect the sounds of The Lumineers or Arcade Fire with its unique versions of pop cover songs (Aug. 3); and folk artist Olivia Mainville will be a familiar face to many from her appearances at Blissfest (Aug. 10.)

SIDE TRIP: There are so many options for great sightseeing on the island that it’s tough to pick one, but if you spend your day bicycling around the island’s 8.3-mile circumference, you’ll take in a ton and be more than ready to relax on a picnic blanket to enjoy some live tunes in the evening.

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Cherry jam Your guide to getting down with the Cherry Festival’s concert lineup

By Kristi Kates Here Come The Mummies

Mark Farner

Vanilla Ice

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Eight big music events will rock you through the week of Traverse City’s National Cherry Festival. Here’s your guide to who’s playing and our pick of each performer’s singular song you simply can’t miss.

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Mark Farner July 1

Flint-born Farner is a northern Michigan favorite, with his guitar neck stretching over several musical projects, the biggest being Grand Funk Railroad, a heavy rock outfit founded and fronted by Farner that experienced major success in the 1970s. Farner also spent a year spent touring with (Beatle) Ringo Starr’s All-Stars Band and has released several solo albums, the latest being his 2006 set, For the People. Farner lived in Onaway for several years, and has called Petoskey home for nearly 30, so he has loads of local ties, which means you can expect a raucous crowd for this one.

Cherry Pick: Farner’s a local guy, so let’s pick two: Grand Funk’s “I’m Your Captain,” and its cover of the 1967 Soul Brothers Six song “Some Kind of Wonderful.”

Here Come the Mummies July 2

This Nashville-based funk outfit is as mysterious as its musicians’ names. Each bandmate keeps his (or her?) identity under wraps — literally, wrapped up in full headto-toe mummy garb. The reason? They’re all rumored to be big-time Grammy-award winning players under contract to a range of different record labels so, with no way to prove who they are on stage, they can perform where and when they choose while avoiding any contract disputes. That said, the lucky listener — aka you — gets treated to a top-notch funk performance, and they don’t get sued.

Cherry Pick: From the band’s album Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave, “Ra Ra Ra” might be more appropriate for Halloween than the middle of summer, but it’ll get you dancing just the same.

Shinedown

July 3

Rocking its way up from Jacksonville, Florida, Shinedown mixes post-Seattle grunge and alternative rock in a way that’s kept the band active and evolving for over 15 years now. Shinedown’s live shows are forceful and full of hits — namely, 11 No. 1 singles that it’s placed on the Billboard rock charts. Michigan rock band Greta Van Fleet, promoting its brand new Republic Records EP Black Smoke Rising, will open for Shinedown.

Cherry Pick: From the band’s third album, we choose “The Sound of Madness,” a groove-oriented hit that highlights singer Brent Smith’s howling vocals.

’90s Dance Party 2.0 July 4

Consider this variety show of throwback artists from the early ’90s your chance to pull out those old platform sneakers, high-waisted jeans, and backwards ball cap. You’ll be treated to live performances from American rapper Robert Van Winkle — aka Vanilla Ice — plus soulful R&B group All-4-One (“I Swear”), and C&C Music Factory (“Gonna Make You Sweat: Everybody Dance Now”) in a four-hour show that’ll make you want to go watch a Saved by the Bell marathon.

Cherry Pick: Fire up that borrowed Queen/David Bowie riff and check out the hook while his DJ revolves it: Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby.”

REO Speedwagon

July 5

’70s mainstream rockers REO Speedwagon have returned to the road to prep for their upcoming tour with fellow ’70s rock outfit Styx and former Eagles guitarist-turnedsolo-artist Don Felder. REO is perhaps best known for its 1980 album, Hi Infidelity, which spawned four hit singles including “Take It On the Run” and “Don’t Let Him Go.” The band failed to evolve their sound beyond the early 1980s and was overtaken

by the arrival of New Wave bands, but many of its classic rock singles endure to this day. Michigan guitarist Donny Hartman will open.

Cherry Pick: “Keep on Loving You,” the softrock power ballad that solidified both the band’s career and its inclusion on an endless succession of late-night-infomercial compilation albums.

Cole Swindell

July 6

Another export from Nashville’s endless pool of aspiring songwriters, Swindell got his start writing tracks for the likes of Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Thomas Rhett, so when it came time to push his own music, he was more than ready. You probably first heard him via his debut solo single, “Chillin’ It,” which was in heavy rotation on Sirius XM; Swindell released his first solo album, Cole Swindell, in 2014, and his second, You Should Be Here, in 2016. Both highlight the vocalist’s ability to convey deep emotions whether the track is a country ballad or a country rocker.

Cherry Pick: With its easy refrain of “I wanna hear everybody/if you’re with me everybody/everybody sing,” “Hey Y’All” is the perfect Traverse City party song for the holiday weekend.

Old Dominion

July 8

Nashville country band Old Dominion will close out this summer’s Cherry Festival concert series. See our separate feature, also in this issue, on the band’s upcoming show with special guest Aubrie Sellers.

All Cherry Festival concerts begin at 6pm.

For information on these and other festival events, visit cherryfestival.org.

Picking a New Cherry Idol Think you’ve got the vocal skills to be this year’s Cherry Idol, the National Cherry Festival’s version of the FOX/ABC TV singing contest, American Idol? You won’t be judged

by Keith Urban or Jennifer Lopez (sorry), but you will be able to showcase your singing talent on the Lay’s Cherry Blast Stage in Traverse City’s Open Space park. The competition offers four divisions: youth (age 8–11), teen (12–14), young adult (15–17) and adult (18 and up), with each auditioning participant required to sing a 90-second a cappella song of his or her choice.

Get picked for the final round, and you’ll perform a second time, with background music, as you make your bid to win the coveted Cherry Idol title. Auditions take place 10am–2pm on July 7, with the finals the very next day on July 8 (2pm– 3pm), so pick out your tunes and start rehearsing!

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How to Hunt Antiques Your Up North Guide to Fabulous Finds

By Kristi Kates Antique-hunting is a genteel northern Michigan sport that picks up steam in the summertime — oodles of seasonal antique shops open, the number of yard sales increase, and pickers flock to major market events like Petoskey’s Antiques at the Fairgrounds, where you can take in beautiful views of Little Traverse Bay as you rummage through row after row of vintage treasures.

Haven’t yet joined the classics club? Make this your summer of antique seeking. We’ve got the skinny from those in the know on what’s hot in the antique-hunting world now, plus tips on how to tell real from fake, decipher junk from jewels, and ensure you’re on top of a trend — not behind it.

Your first hint: If Martha’s magazine features a classic find, you’re already too late. “We joke that if something shows up on the cover of Martha Stewart’s magazine, look out, because we know that everyone will be in our store looking for it the next day!” said Jane Strauser, manager of Traverse City’s Wilson Antiques.

ANGLE FOR ADS Goodyear Tires, Coca-Cola, Buick, Harris Oils, Mobilgas, Greyhound, Mountain Dew, Blackstone Cigars, Texaco — those are just a few of the big names that used porcelain advertising signs back in the day; the signs were familiar sights from the 1880s until the 1950s, with durable, weather-resistant finishes and bright colors.

“The signs with color that hasn’t faded are some of the best ones,” said Holly Dalley, who owns Bay West Antiques in Traverse City with her husband, Pete Dalley.

It’s condition that’s king here, depending on your preference; some people like signs that are a little worse for wear, as they feel it adds character, while others like them in as pristine a condition as possible. But Dalley warned that there are a lot of reproductions out there in this category, so be careful when you’re shopping.

“Try to get a history of the sign from the dealer and try to find the sign’s origin,” she said. “For instance, if we found some signs that look brand new and are still in the plastic, we’d be suspicious. But if we learned that those signs had been kept in the back of a vintage,

garaged automobile for decades, then it’s likely the signs were simply never used. If they’re in perfect shape, they’re likely reproductions unless they were stored somewhere like that.”

Especially popular in Michigan in the porcelain signs category are any signs with connection to the automobile or gas industries, as well as signs showcasing iconic fishingrelated items, like lures. “Heddon, a brand of fishing lures, was made right in Dowagiac, Michigan, so people really like those signs when they can find them,” Dalley said.

The signs can be found as small as 8-inchby-10-inch models as well as larger versions that were often posted on the outside walls of stores and gas stations. “We recently sold one that was three feet wide and two feet tall,” Dalley said. “For many people, the older the signs are, the better.”

GATHER GLASS Thought to have started around the 1880s, End-Of-Day Glass, also known as Splatter Glass, or Splashed Glass, is essentially a form of recycled art that began well before repurposing was considered hip. These are works of art made by glassworkers who used the remaining molten glass left over at the end of a workday to create their own objets d’art. Sometimes the leftover glass was transformed into small figurines; more often, they became vases in both simple and elaborate shapes.

“You can find the vases most often in shades of orange, turquoise, green, or yellow for around $30 to $50,” said antiques dealer Lenora Gordon of Wilson Antiques. “Most of them are one-of-a-kind pieces, and they’re usually all hand-blown.”

The way to decipher the real from the fake in this situation is by looking for something called a “pontil” — a mark or scar where the bottom of the completed vase was broken off from the glass-blowing pipe.

“That helps confirm that it’s real End-OfDay glass,” Gordon said.

As far as color or style choice, that’s easy; it’s all about the visual, Gordon said: “The best way to choose these is to just find one that you like.”

DIG OUT DRESSERS Vicki Long, the owner of Long’s Antiques in Cadillac, said that she finds more and more people coming in looking for items to

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repurpose, and that lately, the big search has centered around antique dressers.

“I think the reason people are really focused on dressers right now is because they can be repurposed in so many different ways,” Long said.

She’s seen dressers remade into everything from TV stands to organized beverage stations or bars, to bathroom vanities in which a hole is cut into the top so a sink can be inserted.

And with so many different styles and colors of vintage dressers out there, there’s no limit to the type of home these items can be brought into.

“It really depends on your own personal style,” Long said. “People used to look for the fancy carved dressers and such, but now it’s more about whatever fits your current home décor. They can be anything from old vintage to more modern pieces to what we call ‘primitives,’ which have marred finishes and chipped paint that people often keep intact as-is.”

Long suggests that you do two things before you go dresser-hunting, though: One, measure your space to make sure the dresser you buy will fit where you want it to go, and two, check the construction and origin of the piece.

“Open the drawers and make sure they’re properly joined at the corners, so you don’t have drawers that will just fall apart,” she said.

“And look for the furniture’s label, which will give you a reference point should you want to further research the piece.”

WANDER INTO WICKER Our last must-have item is one that’s already present in more northern Michigan cottages than you can count. It’s that old standby, wicker, which can be found in the form of everything from chairs and tables to magazine baskets and swings.

“The two wickers we see people seeking out the most are Heywood-Wakefield, and Bar Harbor,” explained Don Kelly, owner of Kelly’s Antiques and Collectables in Charlevoix.

Heywood-Wakefield is a furniture manufacturer that started in 1897; its older wicker products are considered very collectible, and you’ve probably seen at least a few of them if you’ve ever watched Antiques Roadshow. Bar Harbor wicker, made in Maine, is most often crafted in its traditional colors, white or brown.

Kelly favors the former.

“It’s the pattern and design that draw people in to the Heywood pieces,” Kelly said.

“The way they make their wicker is very distinct, and much of it was made right in our state, up in the U.P., in Menominee, near the Wisconsin border.”

But keep in mind that the wicker chairs you can pick up at your local big-box store and the wicker you’ll find in an antiques shop are two different things entirely.

“People come in here looking for things they’ve seen displayed on Pinterest,” Kelly said.

“But there’s a big difference between handmade wicker and machine-made wicker — the biggest being that we can repair handmade wicker right here, in house; machine-made is hard to repair, and it just doesn’t look the same.”

True wicker fans looking for pieces from either of these specific manufacturers, he added, will already know what they’re looking for; if you’re just learning, he suggests you ask the dealer to show you the maker stamp or nameplate, so that you’ll be confident you’ve found the real thing.

Join the Hunt

Eager to start your own Up North quest for antiques?

Here are a handful of spots to get you started: Petoskey’s Antiques at the Fairgrounds You’ve got two opportunities to tackle this giant event: July 1–2 and Aug. 5–6. Parking is free, admission is $5 per person for the weekend. For more information, visit antiquesatthefairgrounds. com or call (231) 564-1971.

Wilson Antiques 123 S. Union St., in Traverse City; wilsonantiquestores.com or (231) 946-4177 Bay West Antiques 205 Garland St., in Traverse City; baywestantiques.com or (231) 947-3211 Long’s Antiques and Collectables 218 North Mitchell St., in Cadillac; (231) 775-0205 Kelly’s Antiques 6176 Old US-31 South, in Charlevoix; kellyantiques.com or (231) 547-0133.

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Old Dominion Brings Nashville to Cherry Fest

Four Quick Questions with Aubrie Sellers

By Kristi Kates Nashville is a magnet for songwriters, many of whom toil away for years before reaching any level of success. For the five members of the country music band Old Dominion, it was their early success as individuals that spurred them sideways in a completely different direction.

Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi, and frontman Matthew Ramsey are the talents that make up the band, a contemporary country outfit with flourishes of pop, rock, and even hip-hop.

The bandmates have penned songs for a wide range of other artists: Ramsey co-wrote “Chainsaw” for The Band Perry; Rosen also wrote songs for The Band Perry, as well as for Chris Young and Blake Shelton (“Sangria”); and Tursi has written for Kenny Chesney and Tyler Farr, as well as for the ABC TV drama series Nashville. All of the friends had collaborated for years, so playing their music together as one unit was a natural next step.

“I think every songwriter, or most of them, on some level have a desire to get a record deal and be an artist,” Rosen said.

“But with that said, the band was somewhat unintentional. We played shows mostly as a way to showcase the songs and make a few extra bucks, and when we started to have success as songwriters that brought attention to the band.”

By that time, the musicians had played together so often that they had developed a distinct sound and, to their own surprise, had become a pretty good band at that. “It was just a product of those stars aligning,” Rosen said. They released an eponymous EP in 2014 and followed that up with the debut

studio album, Meat and Candy, on RCA Nashville.

Writing for so many different artists had infused the quintet’s own band project with a lot of range and possibility, and combining their extensive talents gave them the ability to pull off just about anything, audiowise. The band’s sound as Old Dominion combines the best elements of the genres that influence the individual musicians; they pull storytelling from traditional country music, vocal phrasings from hip-hop, and pacing from modern rock music.

“Our music and our sound is just a product of us sounding like us, and playing and recording music that we like,” Rosen said. “We’ve listened to and lived all different styles of music in our lives, and all of those inspirations can’t help but be a part of us and find their way into our songs.”

But it’s not Old Dominion’s intention to sound dissimilar to its Nashville peers.

“It’s just that we aren’t afraid to sound different,” he said. “If we like the song or the sounds we make, whether they push an envelope or not, then that is what we do, unapologetically.”

Old Dominion’s new album has just wrapped production and is due out on Aug. 25. The new songs, according to Rosen, showcase a definite progression for the band.

“I think when you play and write together as much as we have, your sound naturally evolves a little,” he said. “In the end, we throw anything and everything on the table when we write, and the album ends up being a collection of our favorites.

This new album has some flavors of Meat and Candy but also some flavors that are deeper lyrically or different sonically, yet

somehow it still sounds very Old Dominion — whatever that means!”

“Song for Another Time,” from their first album, is one of Old Dominion’s most popular tracks to date, and one that Rosen looks forward to playing live. “When fans are singing the chorus of it back to us as loud as they can, that’s pretty special,” he said. “The hits are fun to play, because you can feel the energy and excitement from the crowd. There’s also a pretty rocking song we play called ‘Can’t Get You,’ which we haven’t released yet, but even though most of the fans aren’t familiar with it, it always puts a shot of energy into the show.”

The band’s current schedule has it on the road with Miranda Lambert for much of the summer. This fall, Old Dominion joins country singer-songwriter Thomas Rhett’s tour through America and Europe. But for now, Rosen’s most energetic about returning to Michigan. He’s a Michigan boy himself, having grown up in Woodhaven, Mich., a southern suburb of Detroit, where he learned piano and guitar and played in the Detroit rock trio Unfair Superpowers before moving to Nashville to pursue his songwriting.

“I grew up in Michigan and spent a great deal of time all over the state, so I can’t wait to be back,” he said. “Michigan is one of the most beautiful states, especially northern Michigan, so I get excited and proud to show off that side of my home state to my bandmates.”

Old Dominion will be in concert at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City with opening act Aubrie Sellers on July 8 at 10pm. For tickets and more information, visit cherryfestival.org.

With her debut album, New City Blues, only released last year, it’s been an impressive climb for Old Dominion’s opening act. There’s a little sharpness to many of her alternative-country songs — the lyrics are often surrounded by barbed wire, and the sounds are sometimes closer to Seattle grunge than Nashville.

But her skills at mixing these diverse influences on tracks like “Sit Here and Cry” and “Liar Liar” are what’s getting her rave reviews from critics and fans alike.

Let’s find out more about Aubrie Sellers.

Who inspired you to develop your unique ‘garage country’ sound?

“I grew up on traditional country and bluegrass, and some of my early favorites were George Jones, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Steve Earle, and Dwight Yoakam, but I also grew up in the Internet generation and had so much music at my fingertips. I was drawn to so many different things from old blues like Robert Johnson to a lot of ’60s and ’70s rock, so garage country came from all of these having an influence on me. They have a lot more in common than people might think – they were all originals, raw, and full of soul.”

What do you think the most compelling trait is of contemporary or progressive country, as opposed to traditional country music?

“I’m a huge fan of traditional country music, and I think the roots of the genre should be respected. But I think trying to copy what has already been done can end up being a very stale imprint of something that was once forward-thinking. The artists who stand the test of time are the ones who were unique and weren’t chasing trends or replicating what came before them.”

Tell us about your recent trek opening up for Miranda Lambert!

“The Highway Vagabond tour [Jan. 2017–March 2017] is the first major tour where I was put on the bill, my first time playing arenas. I had so much fun, I didn’t want it to end. I’m so thankful that Miranda took me out. I have always loved her records, and it was a blast being able to watch her every night. It feels great when an artist you love and respect puts their faith in you like that.”

Is there anything in particular you’d like to see while you’re here in Traverse City?

“I’m super excited to come back to northern Michigan, I’ve played there several times, and I’ve spent time at Lake Michigan, and it’s beautiful. I hope we have some time to go see it again while we are there!”

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A Ghost of Wartime: The Military in Grand Traverse Bay

The USS Sable, with its lineup of military training planes, made a trek to Grand Traverse Bay during WWII.

By Kristi Kates Many historical moments, otherwise lost in time’s passing, are newly discovered in letters written to loved ones during times of war. One letter acquired by the Grand Traverse Light House Museum reveals a time in northern Michigan’s history when one major moment occurred right in our local waters.

“We have a letter in one of our current exhibitions from a little local boy who wrote to his dad in the military,” said Stephanie Staley, the executive director of the museum. “In the letter, the boy wrote ‘Dear Dad, went for ice cream, played with the dog, and oh, by the way, there is an aircraft carrier in the bay.’”

This unlikely event wasn’t just a figment of the youth’s imagination. It really happened during World War II — an American aircraft carrier spent about a month haunting Grand Traverse Bay. The idea of putting a carrier on the Great Lakes came from a conversation that U.S. Naval Captain Richard Francis Whitehead had with merchant marine John Manley, who had seen pilots training offshore on the East Coast.

“The problem with the East Coast training was that the aircraft carriers had to be guarded by military vessels, because the German submarines were right nearby,” Staley said. So the two men started kicking around the idea of training pilots in Lake

Michigan, ostensibly safer waters. They soon presented the idea to the U.S. Navy — which initially dragged its feet.

“The Navy didn’t pay much attention until December 7, 1941, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor,” said Staley. “Then the Navy suddenly said, ‘Let’s make that idea happen.’”

The Navy was eager to immediately train pilots for the threats in the Pacific. So it quickly purchased two side-wheel-steamer passenger-excursion ships: the 500-foot Seeandbee and the 518-foot Greater Buffalo. The interiors of the ships had been

other military necessities for pilots and crew.

“1,200 men worked day and night and, in just 59 days, turned those two cruise ships into aircraft carriers,” Staley said.

The Navy renamed the Seeandbee the USS Wolverine, and the Greater Buffalo became the USS Sable, and docked them near its largest primary training base in the nation, Glenview Naval Air Station, just outside of Chicago. Nicknamed “The Corn Belt Fleet,” the ships — the only side-paddlewheel aircraft carriers in naval history — were used to train military pilots in carrier takeoffs and landings.

It deemed Lake Michigan as the safest place to test the drones; the USS Sable was moved to Grand Traverse Bay for about a month for drone testing, then north to an even more remote place, in the Mackinaw Straits, near Waugoshance Point. fitted out for recreational cruising, with saloons, staterooms, telephone booths, promenade decks, and features like elegant mahogany woodwork and tiled dining rooms and parlors.

But once the Navy sent the ships to the American Ship Building Company (the dominant shipbuilding company on the Great Lakes at that time), their days as luxury cruisers were over. The company tore off the top decks and stripped off all the extras from both boats, installing flight decks and

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“To qualify for duty, you had to take off and land six times successfully,” Staley said. “Once you did that, you were immediately shipped to the Pacific.” The two freshwater aircraft carriers saw 400 takeoffs and landings per day; by the end of their tour of duty, they’d trained and qualified around 17,800 pilots in 116,000 carrier landings. “[The Navy was] able to train the guys so quickly, as it was a safe place without interference. There were no foreign

submarines in the Great Lakes, and Lake Michigan is also the only lake entirely in America, as the other lakes border Canada,” said Staley. “So the military could kind of keep the training secret.” Thanks to Lake Michigan’s size and location, it offered another benefit: training elements similar to those of the ocean. “They’d experience waterspouts at times, winter weather, all of it,” Staley said.

In August of 1943, the military, was experimenting with using remote-controlled drones to combat the Japanese kamikaze planes landing on the decks of American aircraft carriers loaded with explosives. It deemed Lake Michigan as the safest place to test the drones; the USS Sable was moved to Grand Traverse Bay for about a month for drone testing, then north to an even more remote place, in the Mackinaw Straits, near Waugoshance Point.

You might think having an aircraft carrier in the bay would be the talk of the town. But Staley said it was actually quite the opposite.

“The locals knew it was part of the war effort,” she said. “But they didn’t know about the secret drone project — which was actually only declassified a few years ago.”

Staley said that Traverse City residents at the time likely thought the takeoffs and landings were “just” pilot training; with an overwhelming and ever-present fear that the Japanese or Germans might invade the U.S., it seems nobody wanted to talk about the

Planes regularly crashed during the training, including this one on the deck of one of the carriers; 150 planes ended up in Lake Michigan near Chicago.

real possibilities.

“Everyone participated in the war effort, whether they were doing factory work, salvage, or putting together care packages, but no one talked much about it,” Staley said.

“They just went about their work quietly.

And it was a very different time from how we live now. You couldn’t just turn on the TV and see the war all the time. You had to just kind of guess as best as you could, based on the news you were getting, and go on with your life.”

The carrier had arrived quietly in the bay, and it left just as quietly, a ghost of the war that continued on its mission after its time near Traverse City. After the war ended, neither carrier would return to Great Lake waters.

“They weren’t sure what to do with the carriers after the war,” Staley said. “The Great Lakes cruise-ship era was in a huge decline with the increase of automobiles and railroads. So while the first thought after the war was to turn them back into cruise ships, that just didn’t happen.”

A second idea to turn them into floating party boats that would utilize the flat flight

decks as dance floors also was scrapped, as were other ideas to turn the ships into museums, or even to send them through the canals to be used as carriers again out on the east coast.

“In the end, the government just scrapped them and used the metal to make more cars,” Staley said.

You can view some of the fascinating history of these carriers at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum through the end of 2017 at a special exhibit featuring items on loan from museums around the country. There also are items from the two carriers’ past lives as cruise ships — room keys, travel pamphlets, paintings — and military memorabilia from their service as aircraft carriers, including pilot log books from flight training, signal flags, and dog tags, as well as plane parts; 150 planes ended up in Lake Michigan during the military pilot training, and around 40 of them have been salvaged and preserved.

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By Kristi Kates Set in a vintage barn with wonderfully warm acoustics and welcoming a diverse miscellany of live performers, Aten Place offers a distinctive take on local music festivals with both its surroundings and its ambiance.

While the talent is top notch, it’s the combination of that talent with the setting that sets this place apart. All of the concerts are presented in the barn itself, an old post-and-beam oak structure on the pastoral hills of an old dairy farm between Boyne Falls and Gaylord.

Depending on the genre of music that’s happening that night, you might feel like you stumbled onto a secret countryside Nashville jam session, or perhaps a talent show featuring the best of the best at a quirky upscale summer camp for adults.

CAREFUL CURATION Aten Place owners Bill Aten and his wife, Maxine, know they’ve got a good thing going, and they’re certainly not complacent about it. Every summer, they make improvements to the venue, which over the past 20-plus years have included the addition of vintage décor for the barn’s interior, an outdoor pavilion, and expansions of the stage, sound, and lighting systems.

This attention to detail, not to mention the careful curation of the performance roster each summer, are just a few of the reasons that Aten Place won Crooked Tree Arts Centers’ eddi Award in 2014, which honors the best contributors to the arts in northern Michigan.

“We’re happy to see that attendance has been so consistent,” Bill Aten said. “There are so many people who either live here or have vacation homes up here, and are looking for a unique experience, and we certainly provide that for them.”

ROCKIN’ NEIGHBORS Aten Place seats 175 people in the venue itself — “But we often sell another 25 standing-room-only seats, which bumps it up to 200,” Aten said — plus 100 lawn tickets, where guests enjoy picnicking in the outdoors as they listen to the music. No food or beverages are sold on site, so the concerts take on a neighborly air, as guests often share potluck dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages with their fellow concertgoers. Some meet up regularly just for the concerts, as a summer tradition.

This year, Aten Place has sold the highest number of their season passes ever, at $180 for all shows in the 2017 summer season (single

ticket shows are $16 each per person by credit card, or $15 cash). One bonus: All tickets are transferable.

“You bought the seat, so it’s your seat,” said Aten. “So if you’re unable to go to a particular show, you can gift that show and your seat to someone else, which is nice for people.”

‘ROUND THE WORLD Among the diverse acts performing at Aten Place this season are Igor and the Red Elvises (July 1), a Russian “folk ’n roll” group led by Igor Yuzov. The band is known for both its rollicking, often downright crazed, live shows, which have taken them on major concert tours as well as into placements in film and on TV (you might have seen them in the movies Mail Order Bride and Six String Samurai, or TV shows “Melrose Place” and “Penn and Teller’s Sin City Extravaganza”.)

Mulebone (July 15) is a Brooklyn duo whose version of the blues leans toward the boogie/classic side, á la Howlin’ Wolf.

Also of note are The RFD Boys (July 22), the house bluegrass band of Ann Arbor’s famed venue The Ark; and the Everly Brothers-esque, tuneful harmonies of James Moors and Kort McCumber (Aug. 12.)

Winding up the 2017 summer season at Aten Place are The Steel City Rovers (Aug. 19), which blend classic American rock, rockabilly, and Celtic music; and The Ragbirds, frequent Aten Place performers who blend folk, pop, and world music into their own audio stew.

STATUS QUO Bill Aten is ready for another big summer at Aten Place. He said that after two decades of working at it, he’s now happy with the amount of guests they welcome to their venue and the amount of shows they book each summer. With the series being so seasoned now, Aten even has time to enjoy the music himself; he said he has three acts this year that he’s looking forward to in particular.

“I’m excited to have Igor here for the first time,” he said. “I’m also anxious to see The Steel City Rovers and their ‘Celti-billy,’ as they call it.”

“And I’m pleased we’ll be wrapping up the 2017 season with The Ragbirds,” he continued. “This will be the fourth time they’ve been here. They’re lots of fun, so great, and so high energy. I think we’re at status quo here at the barn — we’re as big as we want to be, and I feel good about it.”

The Aten Place Concert Series takes place at the barn on 03492 Old Mackinaw Trail in Boyne Falls, 19 miles west of Gaylord. www. atenplace.com, (231) 549-2076.

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NORTHERN SEEN 1. Nick McLain of McLain Cycle provided free bike tuneups during “Smart Commute Week” in Traverse City.

2. Carol Greilick celebrates in front of her photos at Higher Art Gallery’s “Black and White” exhibit.

3. The Traverse City Authors group held their first annual celebration at Little Fleet in TC. Pictured are (back) Marina Call, Tom Carr, A.V. Walters, Cari Noga, Loreen Niewenhuis, Lisa Maxbauer Price, and (front) Bob Downes and Karen Trolenberg.

4. Elizabeth Brunson and Cheryl Carey check out Brian’s Ice Cream Experience in Charlevoix with a furry friend.

5. Kimberly Purdy, Katy McCain and John Sohacki toast the 30th anniversary of Burritt’s Market in TC.

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6. Competitors at the M-22 Challenge race along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

7. Chris Hudson and Warren work together to plant a flower at the Arts for All Flower pot painting ACCESS program at Home Depot in TC. 8. Luther Kurtz and Evan Chappuies show off The Cantina, their new restaurant in Charlevoix.

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YELLOW ROOM GANG: Bringing original acoustic music to this season opening performance are Annie & Rod Capps, Michael Hough & David Tamulevich & Matt Watroba. 7:30pm, Aten Place, Boyne Falls. Tickets: $15/$16. atenplace.com

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2ND ANNUAL 45TH PARALLEL PADDLE FESTIVAL: Suttons Bay Marina Beach.

Featuring a 6+ Mile Race, 2 Miles Adventure, & Susan Soffredine Rauser - State Farm Insurance Free Kids & Family Race. After Party at Hop Lot Brewing Co., Suttons Bay. $35; kids free, demos free. racetc.com CHARLEVOIX MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5K: Downtown Charlevoix. Marathon starts at 6:30am; half marathon, 7am; 10K & 5K, 7:15am. charlevoixmarathon.com

19TH ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am-5pm, East Park, Downtown Charlevoix. Featuring work by over 80 artists. charlevoix.org

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ALDEN MEN’S CLUB’S BUSINESS/BREAKFAST MEETING: 8am, Alden United Methodist Church, Alden. Info: 231-322-6216.

-------------------13TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE CROP HUNGER WALK: 9am, Evelyn Hall, Bay View.

Registration, 8:30am. Three mile course. Proceeds will help the local Manna Food Project & Church World Service (CWS) feed the hungry and counteract poverty & disasters with selfsustaining projects. Entertainment by Pat Sehr & Ensemble. crophungerwalk.org/petoskeymi

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BIRD WALK: 9am, Indian Garden Nature Area.

Presented by Petoskey Audubon & Walloon Lake Land Trust & Conservancy. About two hours long.

-------------------FRANKFORT48 FILM FESTIVAL & CONTEST: 9am, The Garden Theater, Frankfort.

Aspiring filmmakers are invited to create a 3-to-5 minute film celebrating the beauty of northern MI. Featuring a screening of the festival films & awards ceremony tonight at 8pm.

Tickets, $10. There will also be a Pre-Screening Party at 6:30pm. frankfortgardentheater. com/frankfort48

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BAY HARBOR VINTAGE CAR & BOAT FESTIVAL: Village at Bay Harbor. Today includes the Parade of Cars & In-Water Boat Display, Exhibitor Luncheon, Award Presentation & What a Wonderful World Dinner & Auction. bayharborfoundation.org/events/vintage-car-boat-festival

-------------------GT DEMOCRATIC PARTY PROGRESSIVE POTLUCK BRUNCH: 10am, The Little Fleet, TC. Featuring a presentation about homelessness among students & children in the greater GT region. Bring a dish to pass. Questions?

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HOLLY WREN SPAULDING /2017 ANN HALL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBIT: 10am-5pm, The Old Art Building, Leland. Meet the artist & view an exhibition of letterpress poetry from her latest work in progress, “Lost Lexicon.” oldartbuilding.com

-------------------LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW: 10am-5pm, Empire Township Hall.

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WORLD ORPHANS RUN 5K: 10am, Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord. crowdrise.com/ run-michigan

IPL’S 31ST ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 9am-3pm, Interlochen Public Library, Golden Fellowship Hall. tadl.org/interlochen

JORDAN VALLEY TRIATHLON: 9am, Tourist Park, East Jordan. jvemsa.org/triathlon.html

-------------------MI CLEAN ENERGY CONFERENCE & FAIR: 9am-4pm, NMC, Aero Park Campus, TC. Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell kicks off the day with the session, “The Power Company of the Future.” Other guests include

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

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UP NORTH PRIDE EVENTS: TC. 10am: Free Yoga in The Open Space. 3-10pm: Loud & Proud Block Party at The Little Fleet. Music, dancing & fun with AOK, Terra Naomi, DJ Brett Bowerman & Lady Ace Boogie. 11pm: Late Night Film Screening: “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” The State Theatre. upnorthpride.com

FREE DENTAL CARE FOR LOCAL VETERANS: 9am-3pm, Aspen Dental, TC & Aspen Dental, Gaylord. Healthy Mouth Movement.

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“ART IN MOTION” 5K COLOR FUN RUN: 10am, Otsego Conservation District Education Center, Gaylord. This run is part of the Art in the Garden Festival, and is a “fun”draiser to benefit the Otsego County Demonstration Gardens & Conservation Forest. $25. Also enjoy live music

by Oh Brother Big Sister & others, free outdoor workshops, art displays & more. 989-732-4021. otsegocd.org/news--events.html

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RUN FOR SHELTER 5K: 9am, Willow Hill Elementary School, TC. Held to benefit the Goodwill Inn Homeless Shelter. Presented by Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge. $35. goodwillnmi.org/runforshelter

--------------------------------------FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY FEST: 11am-2pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Kids & their grown-ups can learn about the photographic process & experience hands-on activities. Free. crookedtree.org/TC

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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds return to the 91st National Cherry Festival Air Show over West GT Bay on Sat., July 1 & Sun., July 2! Starting at 1:15pm, The U.S. Army Golden Knights also take flight, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard, John Klatt Air Show Team, Kevin Copeland, & Bill Stein’s Edge 540. For tickets to the Air Show Gala at Park Place Hotel or Indigo View Air Show, or Flight Deck, visit cherryfestival.org

HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 12-2pm: Author signing with Ellen Wahi, author of “Full More Lore.” 2-4pm: Poetry Reading: ZG Tomaszewski, author of “Mineral Whisper,” & Robert Fanning, author of “Our Sudden Museum,” will read. horizonbooks.com

-------------------LANDMARK BOOKS TYPE-IN IV: 12-4pm, Landmark Books, TC. Learn about the hobby of typing, see displays & more. 922-7225.

Free. landmarkbookstc.com

-------------------“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: 2pm & 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium. Enjoy this Broadway & Hollywood sci-fi musical. Presented by the Cadillac Footliters. Tickets: $12 advance; $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com

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AUTHORS JOANNE GERSTNER & DR. JEFF KUTCHER: 2-4pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. These authors of “Back In The Game: Why Concussion Doesn’t Have To End Your Athletic Career” will sign their book. mcleanandeakin.com

CHEBOYGAN LGBTQ FRIENDS GROUP: 2pm, Purple Tree Books, Cheboygan. Enjoy conversation, coffee & laughter. 231-268-8709.

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TRAVERSE CITY WINE & CIDER FESTIVAL: 3-9pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Celebrating the region’s award winning wines & many local ciders. Also enjoy food, music, art & fun. $35 per person. traversecitywinefestival.com

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“FIND YOUR PARK” AFTER DARK: SUMMER STAR PARTY: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Dune Climb parking lot, Empire. From 4-6pm view the sun using a solar telescope. From 9-11pm view distant galaxies, star clusters & Jupiter & Saturn. Park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. Free. nps.gov/slbe/index.htm

-------------------BIG TICKET FESTIVAL: 4pm, Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord. Featuring Kate Bartow, Untitled Skateboards, Nate Butler, Remedy Drive, Heath McNease, Elevate Youth, Aaron Boyd with Blue Tree, & Chris Tomlin. Tickets: bigticketfestival.com

CEDAR POLKA FEST: Held under the big tent, on the tennis courts, Cedar. Today includes a parade at 4pm with a Veterans’ Tribute to follow, polka music by New Brass Express, New Generation, & Diddle Styx at 5pm, dancing & more. cedarmichigan.biz/polkafestival.htm

UP NORTH PRIDE EVENTS: TC. 1pm: 4th Annual Up North Pride Rally & Visibility March.

Starts at The Little Fleet & ends at Clinch Park with A Very Pride Picnic. Music by Josh Davis & May Erlewine & other guests. facebook. com/pg/upnorthpride/events

COUNTRY DANCE: Summit City Grange, Kingsley. 6pm hot dog dinner; 7-10pm dance.

Live music. Donation. 231-263-4499.

GRASS RIVER ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT: 6-10pm, Alden Depot Park, Alden. Featuring live music by the Lowdown Brass Band & Turbo Pup. There will also be food & beverages. Tickets: $25 advance, $30 door. grassriver.org

“HUSBANDS, WIVES & OTHER STRANGERS”: 2pm, Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. Presented by OTP’s Aged to Perfection. Three one-act plays (“The Goofy Groom,” “Trifles” & “The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy”) exploring the mysteries of whom we can trust. Donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

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“HUSBANDS, WIVES & OTHER STRANGERS”: 7:30-9pm, Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. Presented by OTP’s Aged to Perfection.

Three one-act plays (“The Goofy Groom,” “Trifles” & “The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy”) exploring the mysteries of whom we can trust. Donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

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NMC CONCERT BAND W/ NORTHPORT COMMUNITY BAND: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Free.

-------------------RUSTIC HEARTS CONCERT: 7:30pm, Wellington Farm, near Grayling. Featuring folk music. For info email: welfar32@gmail.com

-------------------SOUND OF SUMMER 2017: 7:30pm, Mills Community House Theatre, Benzonia. Featuring the Benzie County Community Chorus.

231-399-0242. $15.

-------------------COMEDIAN TIM BEDORE: 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $20. northportcac.org

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MI CLEAN ENERGY CONFERENCE & FAIR: 9am-4pm, NMC, Aero Park Campus, TC. Today features the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association Energy Fair. micleanenergyconference.org

-------------------19TH ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX SUMMER ART SHOW: 10am-3pm, East Park, Downtown Charlevoix. Featuring work by over 80 artists. charlevoix.org

-------------------LOG CABIN DAY: 10am-3pm, Hessler Log Cabin at Lighthouse Park, Old Mission Peninsula, TC. Featuring music, historic crafts & demos, the Gracie L displayed by the Maritime Heritage Alliance & more. 231-223-7400.

-------------------OLD TOWN ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 10am-5pm, Downtown TC. This juried art fair features over 90 artists & craftsmen displaying their work. Lay Park will feature live entertainment throughout the day. 922-2050. Free. downtowntc.com

-------------------CEDAR POLKA FEST: Held under the big tent, on the tennis courts, Cedar. Today includes Catholic Polka Mass at 11am, polka music by Diddle Styx at 1pm, dancing & more. cedarmichigan.biz/polkafestival.htm

-------------------HOLLY WREN SPAULDING /2017 ANN HALL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBIT: 12-4pm, The Old Art Building, Leland. Meet the artist and view an exhibition of letterpress poetry from her latest work in progress, “Lost Lexicon.” The Artist Talk: “Poetry as an Act of Conservation” will be held from 1:30-3pm, with a Q & A & book signing following. $10 suggested donation. RSVP. oldartbuilding.com

-------------------LEELANAU WOMEN ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW: 12-3pm, Empire Township Hall.

Featuring paintings, jewelry and basketry. leelanauwomenartists.org

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-------------------CULTURAMA: 2-5pm, Carnegie Building, TC. Snacks, games, & other free fun featuring Oliver Arts Center, Eyaawing Museum, GT Lighthouse Museum & more groups providing info on their summer activities. Sponsored by the GT Cultural Center. grandtraverseculture.org

-------------------THE VILLAGE VOICES SING TONYS BEST: 2pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $15. northportcac.org

-------------------30TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS’ DAY PICNIC: 3-6pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center parking lot, under the tent, TC. Featuring speakers, free massages, exercise classes, music, nature walks, food & more.

231-392-8492.

-------------------BENZIE AREA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 4pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia. “Dvorak in America.” Tickets: $15 adults, $10 senior citizens & free for 18 & under. benziesymphony.com

-------------------TC SINGS! BENEFIT CONCERT: 4pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. TC Sings! Community Choir presents a celebration of song benefitting FLOW, For Love of Water. Free; donations accepted. tcsings.org

-------------------NWS PRESENTS: A CONVERSATION WITH JULIA GLASS : 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Julia is the author of the National Book Awardwinning “Three Junes.” General admission, $15.50. cityoperahouse.org/nws-julia-glass

-------------------SUNDAY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7-10pm, Elk Rapids Harbor Pavilion at Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor. With Brett Mitchell and the Giant Ghost.

-------------------FOUNTAIN POINT CONCERT SERIES: 7:309:30pm, Fountain Point Music, Lake Leelanau.

With The Go Rounds. $10-$20. fountainpointmusic.com

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SOUND OF SUMMER 2017: (See Sat., June 24)

june 26

monday

AUDITIONS FOR “SHOWSTOPPERS”: 4-6pm, Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. Presented by the OTP Young Company’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop. For ages 12-20. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------CHILDREN’S HEALING GARDEN: 4:30pm, Michael’s Place, TC. Help create a memorial garden. Plant flowers, plants & more in memory of your loved one. mymichaelsplace. net/events/_childrens_healing_garden

-------------------FREE BURLESQUE CLASS: 6:30pm, Bodies in Motion Studio, TC. With Amira Hamzar.

Limited to first 10 registrants. Call or text to reserve your spot: 231.313.5577.

-------------------SUMMERFOLK: 6:30pm, Charlevoix Public Library. Featuring Ben Bedford. There is a five slot open mic after Ben’s performance. Sign up starts at 6pm.

-------------------FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE LECTURE SERIES: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey.

Jeff Lange will present & speak about his film “The Dance of the Sandhill Crane.” Info: 231758-3100. Free.

-------------------SOUND OF SUMMER 2017: (See Sat., June 24) -------------------BIKE NIGHT AT THE BIJOU: 8:25pm, Bijou by the Bay Theater, TC. For adults only. Tickets, $10; benefits Norte, which raises funds for more kids on bikes. Showing Filmed By Bike’s Adventure Shorts. A pre-party will be held at The Workshop Brewing Co., TC at 6pm. elgruponorte.org/traversecity/bijou

2017

-------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: With Rebooted.

7pm, on the lawn at GT Pavilions, TC. Free. gtpavilions.org/2017-concerts-on-the-lawn

june 27

tuesday

COFFEE @ TEN: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Exhibit juror & photographer Howard Bond will share stories about his experience with Ansel Adams, f64, & his work with the Sierra Club.

Free. crookedtree.org

Mark Broussard • June 27

-------------------CONNECTING WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON: NCMC, Iron Horse Cafe, Petoskey.

Minde Parks from AXA Distributors will discuss challenges that are unique to women. Registration & networking begin at 11:30am. Luncheon & presentation will begin at noon. $17 for CWIB members or $22 for not-yet-members. Advance registration required. petoskeychamber.com

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Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs • June 28

BOOK SIGNING: 2-4pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. MI author Aaron Stander will sign his book “Gales of November.” mcleanandeakin.com

-------------------CARDIAC REHAB SUPPORT GROUP: 2pm, Munson Community Health Center, Classroom A & B, TC. munsonhealthcare.org

-------------------AUDITIONS FOR “SHOWSTOPPERS”: (See Mon., June 26)

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FREE BELLYDANCE CLASS: 6:30pm, Bodies in Motion Studio, TC. With Amira Hamzar. Space is limited. Reserve your spot: 231-313-5577.

PAUL SHAFFER & The Worlds Most Dangerous Band plus Special Guest Vocalist Valerie Simpson • June 29

-------------------TUESDAY NIGHT TREKS: Boardman Valley Trail to Sabin Dam. Meet at the old YMCA off South Airport Road, TC at 6:30pm. Questions: Contact Jill Nordin at detour42@gmail.com.

-------------------PAUL KELLER’S AT SUNDOWN QUINTET: 7pm, First Street Beach Rotary Gazebo, Manistee.

OK Go • June 30

-------------------THE LAND OF LAKES BOY CHOIR CONCERT: 7:30pm, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Petoskey. 231-373-9570. Free.

-------------------MARC BROUSSARD: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. This singer/songwriter is best known for his Louisianaborn brand of heartfelt music, best described as “a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock, and pop, matched with distinct Southern roots.” Tickets start at $37. tickets.interlochen.org

-------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 27 - July 1. Tonight includes a free outdoor movie at 9:30pm at the Adult Softball Field, across from Marty’s Dairy Grille, East Jordan. eastjordanfreedomfestival.org/events

june 28

King Lear • June 30 BATA shuttle info: Pick-up at Hall Street transfer location and Grand Traverse Mall, non-stop service to Interlochen, non-stop return service to Travese City after concert, $5 per person, reservations required, more info at BATA.net or by calling 231.941.2324.

AND MANY MORE!

wednesday

KINGSLEY’S HISTORY MAP: 11:30am, 115 E. Blair St., Kingsley. With Amy Barritt, local collections librarian at Traverse Area District Library.

Register: 922-4911. Free.

tickets.interlochen.org 800.681.5920

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CONCERTS IN THE PARK: 12pm, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. Featuring Charlie Reager. Free.

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GEAR UP FOR SAFETY: 3-5pm, Otsego County Sportsplex, Gaylord. Sponsored by McLaren Northern Michigan & area businesses.

Featuring helmet checks, water safety, sun safety, vehicle safety & more. Free. mclaren.org

-------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 27 - July 1. Tonight includes Old Time Kids Games & Teen Glow Bowling starting at 5pm. eastjordanfreedomfestival.org/events

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-------------------COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON PUBLIC TRANSIT: 6pm, Pellston Village Hall. Learn about the need for better transit in Emmet County & how public transit is serving other northern MI counties. Free.

FIFTH ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE FLEET & SUMMER’S LAUNCH CELEBRATION: 6pm, Harbor Springs. Includes a boat parade on the harbor, followed by a strolling supper from Vernales, a silent auction, music, dancing & more. Benefits the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society.

231-526-9771. $100. harborspringshistory.org

-------------------FREE FISHING SEMINAR: 7pm, Elk Rapids Harbor Office.

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MICHAEL MCDONALD & BOZ SCAGGS: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Enjoy an evening of classic hits as five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald teams with Boz Scaggs in a showcase of songs that span the past 40 years. Tickets start at $48. tickets.interlochen.org

Concerts ON THE LAWN

june 29

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FREE MUSIC!

FUN FOR FAMILIES!

thursday

JAZZ AT SUNSET: 7-9:30pm, Chateau Chantal, TC. Tonight features Claudia Schmidt & Laurie Sears with the Jeff Haas Trio & watercolorist Lisa Flahive. Every Thurs. through Aug. 31 with special guests. chateauchantal.com/event-calendar/57

GRAND TRAVERSE PAVILIONS

Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a free outdoor concert with family & friends.

Food, ice cream & beverages are available.

JUNE 29 THE GORDON LIGHTFOOT TRIBUTE JULY 6 JETTY RAE JULY 13 MIRIAM PICO JULY 20 PETER, PAUL AND MARY REMEMBERED JULY 27 K. JONES AND THE BENZIE PLAYBOYS

Donations Appreciated!

At will donations directly support the Grand Traverse Pavilions Foundation’s programs and services.

Concerts are subject to change due to weather.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON PUBLIC TRANSIT: 12:30pm, Harbor Springs Friendship Center. Learn about the need for better transit in Emmet County & how public transit is serving other northern MI counties. Free.

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MUSIC ON THE BIDWELL PLAZA: 12:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Bidwell Plaza, Petoskey. Enjoy traditional jazz standards with the Dust Bowl Aristocrats. Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 27 - July 1. Tonight includes a carnival from 5-10pm & live music by Derailed in the Memorial Park Bandshell from 6:30-9:30pm. eastjordanfreedomfestival.org/events

-------------------COWELL WELLNESS INITIATIVE CAREGIVER WORKSHOP SERIES: 5:30-7pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center, REMEC Room 1073, TC. “Avoiding Unnecessary Losses in Life” presented by John Chuchman. Free. sacredtorch.com

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MEET THE ARTISTS: 5:30-8:30pm, Stafford’s Gallery of Art & History, Petoskey. Neil Ahrens Oil Abstracts Reflecting Michigan, & Julie Roth - Custom Jewelry Designer. staffords.com/ staffords-art-gallery

-------------------ALDEN EVENING STROLL: 6-8pm, Downtown Alden. Live entertainment.

Administered by NorthSky Nonprofit / Rotary Charities

FOR FULL SCHEDULE OR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.GTPAVILIONS.ORG

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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7-9pm, East Park, Downtown Charlevoix. With The Sweetwater Blues Band.

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS: 5-7pm, Chateau Grand Traverse, TC. Live music by Chloe & Olivia Kimes. cgtwines.com

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2017

OPIOID OVERDOSE RECOGNITION/RESPONSE TRAINING: 6-7:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Presented

by Harm Reduction Michigan. Free Naloxone rescue kit. Register. harmreductionmi.org

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EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6-9pm, River St., Elk Rapids. Live music by Brotha James.

reservations suggested

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CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions, on the lawn, TC. Featuring the Gordon Lightfoot Tribute. Free. gtpavilions.org/2017concerts-on-the-lawn

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Sunday Brunch July 9th

will discuss his latest novel, “The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues.” Free wine & cheese event. Reservations requested. mcleanandeakin.com

-------------------BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & MUSICIAN EDWARD KELSEY MOORE: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Mr. Moore

--------------------------------------UPBEAT DOWNTOWN THURSDAYS: 7-9:15pm, Pavilion, Downtown Cadillac. Paul Keller’s @ Sundown Quintet plays jazz & swing.

-------------------CONNEMARA COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES: 7:30pm, HERTH Hall, Elk Rapids. Festival of Folk with Louan Lechler, Jim Crockett & Awesome Distraction. Tickets: $20 advance; $25 day of. shortsbrewing.com/connemaracommunityconcertseries

-------------------FOUNTAIN POINT CONCERT SERIES: 7:309:30pm, Fountain Point Music, Lake Leelanau.

With Jonathan Timm. $10-$20. fountainpointmusic.com

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PAUL SHAFFER & THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS BAND: From his early days orchestrating the band on “Saturday Night Live” to his more than 30 years as musical director for “David Letterman,”. 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Tickets start at $45.50. tickets.interlochen.org/

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-------------------91ST NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: TC. Today includes the Air Show Gala, Old Town Classic Car Cruise & U.S. Coast Guard Open Ramp. Info: cherryfestival.org

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NOTEBOOKING IN NATURE: 2pm, Leland Township Library. A Creative Writing Workshop with Holly Wren Spaulding, teacher & poet, who will lead a short nature walk & series of guided writing exercises. Free. lelandlibrary.org/ programs-and-events

-------------------NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETRY: Village Arts Building, Northport. The folk art of Hans Anderson, & mid-century modern fine art of Emily Nash Smith. An opening reception will be held tonight from 5:30-7:30pm. Ticketed event. Also runs July 1-3 & July 5-8. northportartsforall.com

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5TH ANNUAL BIG TENT CHRISTIAN CONCERT: 6:30pm, Hilltop Tabernacle, Benzonia.

Featuring Matt Moore & Band, Modern Day Cure, Joe Guerra Band & others. There will also be praise & worship dancers, horse drawn wagon rides & more. $5. httabernacle.com

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BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey.

Featuring The Barefoot Baladeer. Tickets: $10 advance; $15 night of. $8 students & $5 kids 12 & under. redskystage.com

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-------------------“PIPPIN”: 7:30pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince, Pippin, is in search of the secret to true happiness & fulfillment. Tickets start at $18. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------CABARET NIGHT: NATALIE DOUGLAS & BRIAN NASH: 7:30-10pm, Old Town Playhouse, Mary Schmuckal Theatre, TC. $20 adults; $10 under 18. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------CANTICUM NOVUM “WELCOME HOME” CONCERT: 7:30pm, Immaculate Conception, TC. Music by the masters both old & new, & also music from cultures around the world. Suggested donation: $15 adults, $10 seniors & children.

-------------------“KING LEAR,” INTERLOCHEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Upton-Morley Pavilion. $33. tickets.interlochen.org

-------------------OK GO: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Catch this four-man band that is “part pop band, part performance art, & part rock genius.” Tickets start at $38. tickets. interlochen.org

july 01

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91ST NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: TC. Today includes the Very Cherry Pancake Breakfast, Kids Big Wheel Race, Opening Ceremonies, Indigo View Air Show, Blues, Brews & BBQ & much more. cherryfestival.org

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EAST JORDAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL: June 27 - July 1. Today includes a carnival, Grass Volleyball Tournament, 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Maddie’s Petting Zoo, Grand Parade, fireworks, live music by The Acoustic Tribute at the Memorial Park Bandshell at 4:30pm; Full Circle at 8:30pm, & much more. eastjordanfreedomfestival.org/events

-------------------IGOR AND THE RED ELVISES: Enjoy “raucous rock’n’roll” with this band at Aten Place, Boyne Falls at 7:30pm. Tickets: $15/$16. atenplace.com

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23RD ANNUAL LAKE ANN HOMECOMING CELEBRATION: Downtown Lake Ann. The opening ceremony begins at 9am in S.S. Burnett Park in the village of Lake Ann. There will also be a vintage tractor parade, craft sale, children’s games, pony rides, live music, wagon & vintage car rides & more. 231-275-7362.

-------------------ANTIQUES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS: 9am5pm, Emmet County Community Center, Petoskey. Featuring over 170 dealers.

231.564.1971. $5.

-------------------“STARS, STRIPES & SPLATTER” 5K COLOR RACE: 10am, GT Resort & Spa’s Jazz Live Field, Acme. $35 advance; $40 day of, if space available. Free for children 12 & under. GT Resort & Spa is partnering with Habitat for Humanity-GT Region to help raise funds to build a home for a local veteran. starsstripesandsplatter.com

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RED, WHITE & BREW: 4-7pm, Harbor Springs Waterfront. Featuring red and white wine, craft beer, live music, and BBQ. Find on Facebook.

-------------------5TH ANNUAL BIG TENT CHRISTIAN CONCERT: (See Fri., June 30) UP NORTH VOCAL INSTITUTE: 7-8:30pm, Charlevoix Odmark Pavilion. Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------“PIPPIN”: (See Fri., June 30) -------------------“KING LEAR,” INTERLOCHEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: (See Fri., June 30)

COMEDIAN DAVE DYER: 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $20. northportcac.org

-------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Presents Delilah Dewylde. mackinawchamber.com

Ladies Night - $1 off drinks & $5 martinis with Jukebox

Tues - $2 well drinks & shots open mic w/ host Chris Sterr

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Wed - Get it in the can for $1 w/DJ DomiNate

RICK SPRINGFIELD - SOLD OUT: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. lrcr.com

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91ST NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: TC. Today includes the Four Person Beach Volleyball Tournament, Arts & Crafts Fair, the Great American Picnic, the Great Race, Air Show, Here Come the Mummies performing & more. Info: www.cherryfestival.org

Laurie Sears

July 1 - Sept 2, 7-10

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Indian Food Dessert Specials

THE GREAT RACE: 1pm, 312 S. Union St., TC. This controlled-speed endurance road rally on public highways in classic cars will end in TC today. Featuring two of Hagerty’s vehicles: 1960 Plymouth Fury & 1917 Peerless Speedster, “The Green Dragon.” 922-8837.

Sat July 1: Mainstays Sun July 2:

Anthony Stanco

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ANTIQUES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS: 10am4pm, Emmet County Community Center, Petoskey. Over 170 dealers. 231.564.1971. $5.

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-------------------“PIPPIN”: 2pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee.

Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince, Pippin, is in search of the secret to true happiness & fulfillment. Tickets $18. mynorthtickets. com/organizations/manistee-civic-players

-------------------FOUNTAIN POINT CONCERT SERIES: 7:309:30pm, Fountain Point Music, Lake Leelanau.

With The Appleseed Collective. $10-$20. fountainpointmusic.com

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Northport (231) 432-0203

WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Featuring Karina Canellakis, conductor. $21 adults; $18 seniors; $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

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

• BOYNE CITY FARMERS MARKET: Veterans Park, Boyne City. Held on Wednesdays & Saturdays, 8am-noon. boynecitymainstreet.com • CHARLEVOIX FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 8am-1pm, 408 Bridge St., Charlevoix. charlevoixmainstreet.org/farmers-market • DOWNTOWN GAYLORD FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9:30am, Downtown Gaylord Pavilion. m.facebook.com/DowntownGaylordFarmersMarket • DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 8:30am-1pm, 400 block of Howard St. between Mitchell & Michigan streets. petoskeychamber.com • EAST JORDAN FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays, 8am-12pm, Sportsman’s Park, East Jordan.

• 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. Jun. 24 - Oct. 28.

Lot B, across from Clinch Park, TC. During the National Cherry Festival: July 1, 5 & 8, the market moves to the Old Town Parking Deck at 125 E. 8th St., 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/events-attractions/ farmers-market

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MEDICINE MEN & WOMEN GATHER: 6:30pm, on the new moon or the Weds. prior to one, May-Oct. Gather to share medicines, plant knowledge & stories. Please email wisewomengather@gmail for more info.

15 VARIETIES OF HOT DOGS & BRATS

BEACH BARDS BONFIRE: Fridays through Aug. 4, Leelanau School beach. Open forum for By Heart poetry, storytelling & music. Starts with Children’s Hour at 8pm.

231-334-5890.

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-------------------COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: New Moon Yoga, TC. Donation only. Tuesdays, 5:30pm. newmoonyogastudio.com

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FREE COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Weds., 7:30pm, Bikram Yoga, 845 S. Garfield Ave., TC. bikramyogatc.com

SMOKED BBQ OR TUSCAN BABY BACK RIBS HOMEMADE BBQ PULLED PORK & BAKED BEANS SMOKED PORK LOIN • HAMS

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ELLSWORTH MUSIC IN THE PARK: Weds., 6-8pm, Jun. 28 - Aug. 30, Lake Street Pavilion, Downtown Ellsworth.

& Variety of Michigan•Made Products BACON • SAUSAGES SMOKED FISH

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

EBT Cards accepted

-------------------TC PATHS TO RECOVERY: Weds., 12pm., St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, TC. Al-Anon meeting.

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ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS (ACA): Thursdays, 5:30pm-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.

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CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE

STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Saturdays through Sep. 2 at 9pm. Stone Circle: Ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr. & follow signs.. Poetry, storytelling & music under the stars with poet bard Terry Wooten. 231-264-9467. terry-wooten.com/index.html

-------------------STROLL THE STREETS: Fridays, 6-9pm through Sep. 1. Main St., Boyne City. Live music, magicians, caricature artists, face painters & balloon twisters. boynecitymainstreet.com

-------------------WILDFLOWER WALKS: Tuesdays 10amnoon, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. With GRNA docent Julie Hurd. Donations appreciated. grassriver.org

GOOD TUNES. GOOD POURS. GOOD TIMES.

5:00 TO 7:00

“BLACK AND WHITE”: Higher Art Gallery, TC. A photography exhibit in small works of photographers. Runs through Aug. 10. higherartgallery.com

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“CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES”: Jun. 30 - Jul. 25, Jordan River Arts Center, East Jordan. A reception will be held on Fri., June 30 from 4:30-6:30pm. Hours are Tues. - Sun., 1-4pm. jordanriverarts.com

EVERY WEEK • RAIN OR SHINE • UNTIL AUG 30

JUNE 28 JULY 5 JULY 12 Chloe & Olivia Kimes

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“CITIES, LIKE DREAMS, SWAMPS WHERE CEDARS GROW”: The Provincial, Kaleva. An exhibition featuring over 50 works by 29 artists.

Runs through July 15. Free and open to the public on Saturdays from 12-4pm during exhibition or by appointment. theprovincial.net

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“FRESHLY PICKED”: Twisted Fish Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Elk Rapids. Premiering the artwork of five new artists to the gallery, exploring themes of color, light, energy and beauty. The exhibit runs through July 2. twistedfishgallery.com

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“LAKE EFFECT”: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort.

A group exhibit featuring objects, sculpture, paintings & drawings by mid-career artists who have a strong connection to the region. Runs through July 21. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

“THIS PLACE FEELS FAMILIAR”: Presented by students from the Aesthetics of Health Class led by Interlochen Arts Academy’s Visual Art Department faculty member Megan Hildebrandt. Featuring art inspired by Cowell Cancer Center staff & patient interactions during the past year. Runs through the summer on the third floor & Health & Wellness Suite on the second floor, TC. munsonhealthcare. org/cancer

-------------------ART IN THE CITY ARTIST COMPETITION: Cadillac Area YMCA. Theme: Local Inspirations. 11x14 Art Competition & fundraiser. The deadline is Aug. 23 & the preview party will be held on Thurs., Aug. 24 from 4-6pm. 231-7753369. paulk@cadillacareaymca.org

-------------------CHANNELING PICASSO: Through June at Michigan Artists Gallery, TC. 40+ Interpretations of Picasso’s 1939 Painting, Woman with Green Hat. michiganartistsgallery.com

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EXPERIENCE ART RAPIDS!: A juried art show with $6,000 in cash awards takes place in the GT Bayside community. 33 venues, 104 artists, 277 works. Vote for your favorite work of art. Runs through June 24. artrapids.org/calendar

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS GUILD EXHIBIT: Charlevoix Circle of Arts.

Runs through July 15. charlevoixcircle.com

-------------------VISUAL ODES: A TRIBUTE TO PABLO NERUDA: Three Pines Studio, Cross Village.

Through June 27. threepinesstudio.com

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NORTHPORT VILLAGE ARTS BUILDING: SPARK!: Through Jun. 25. Exhibition by Artists Under 40. northportartsforall.com

-------------------THE BOTANIC GARDEN AT HISTORIC BARNS PARK, TC: JUNE ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Featuring the work of local artist Rebecca Deneau. thebotanicgarden.org JULY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: Featuring Don Rutt & James DeWildt. An artists’ reception will be held on Fri., June 30 from 5-7pm. thebotanicgarden.org/events.

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LAKE STREET STUDIOS, CENTER GALLERY, GLEN ARBOR: “THE FLOWER SHOW”: Jun. 24-29. Painting & ceramics by Margo Burian, Matt McGovern & Lauren Everett-Finn. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com CRAIG WEISSE PAINTINGS: Jun. 30 - Jul. 6.

An Art Opening is held on Fri., June 30 from 6-8pm. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

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Having lightened up a little as they’ve temporary stepped away from Fleetwood Mac (including a recent stint on Jimmy Fallon to delightfully play songs with classroom instruments), Buckingham and McVie have recorded their first album as a duo, a 10-song set that showcases Buckingham’s meditative, deft guitar work and McVie’s distinctive, subtle vocals. “Carnival Begin” and “Red Sun” are two of the best tracks — the first a McVie showcase; the latter a hook-laden hit in the making. “On with the Show” is another tune to note, but all offer a welcome contrast of sanguinity to the Mac’s more serious tones. Now if they could just fix that awkwardly posed cover.

Roger Waters – Is This the Life We Really Want? – Columbia

You might expect that Waters, of Pink Floyd fame, would skew political on his latest solo effort (his first in 25 years), and you would be exactly right. (Or left, depending on how you interpret some of these tracks.)

Also par for the course: the fact that this is, for the most part, a concept album, with an ominous lyricism that’s half musings and half rants about the current state of the world in its general disarray, with special emphasis on the military (“Déjà Vu”), American excess (“Broken Bones”), and our not-so-great future prospects and possibilities (the spiky “Smell the Roses.”) It might be too heavy for some, but hey, that’s your prerogative, Bud.

Paul Simon – The Concert in Hyde Park – SMG

Well, it’s not quite The Concert in Central Park, Simon and Garfunkel’s legendary 1982 live album, but Simon, as expected, more than holds his own with this 2012 live London set that spans most of his popular solo hits (“Kodachrome,” “Graceland”) plus a couple of S&G classics, too. The energy is both familiar and lively, as a laid-back Simon careens through his impressive set list. Partway through, the audience gets the added bonus of an appearance from Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who originally appeared on Simon’s Grammy-winning Graceland album. Listening to this one is like putting on comfortable old shoes, and that’s not a bad thing.

Dan Fogelberg – Live at Carnegie Hall – Netherlands Records

With an ability to translate some of his instrumental parts to vocals in live performance, and an equal talent for varying the tunes just enough to keep them fresh, Fogelberg’s takes on this set at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City are both a great capture of his talent and a time capsule for fans (Fogelberg passed away in 2007). The tracks were found in the late Fogelberg’s archives by his wife, Jean, in 2015, and she’s responsible for organizing the whole project and getting the music collected into this new album. You’ll hear the tracks “Old Tennessee,” “Song from Half Mountain,” “Next Time,” and more, all from the concert that is often said to have been one of Fogelberg’s best.

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The 2017 Voodoo Music and Arts Experience festival has been set for Oct. 27–29 this year in New Orleans’ City Park.

The annual Louisiana event is led this year by headliners Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, Vegas indie-rockers The Killers, LCD Soundsystem, and DJ Snake. Also appearing are Cold War Kids, singersongwriter Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Prophets of Rage, indie pop outfit The Head and the Heart, Miguel, and many more, with the complete lineup and tickets now online at voodoofestival.com …

Jack White has been a White Stripe, a Raconteur, and a member of the Dead Weather. He owns his own record label and vinyl pressing facility. He just co-produced a PBS music documentary American Epic.

And he’s collaborated with an endless number of fellow musicians. So what’s left? Writing, apparently — White has just penned his first kids’ book called We’re Going to Be Friends, based off of the White Stripes song of the same name (also heard over the opening credits of the 2004 movie Napoleon Dynamite.) The book centers around the main character of Suzy Lee, who heads to school and, as you might already have guessed, finds a new friend. White wrote the story, and illustrator Elinor Blake provided drawings. Blake’s work also has been seen on Pee Wee’s Playhouse and

The Ren and Stimpy Show …

Fans of Irish rockers U2 will be glad to hear that the band has extended its tour to include a Detroit concert this year. The tour is a celebration of the band’s famed The Joshua Tree album, which U2 is so far performing in its entirety on the tour, with a short set of additional hits before and after the album performance. Detroit was not among the initial list of cities announced for the tour, which began last month; but now U2 will appear at Ford Field on Sept. 3 for a Labor Day weekend show, with tickets starting at $35.

U2’s very first stateside stadium concert tour actually went through Detroit (at the Pontiac Silverdome) way back in 1987; this 2017 show will be the band’s first appearance in Michigan since 2011 …

Tony Award-winning singer and actress Idina Menzel is set to lead an upcoming reading of a new stage musical that’s being structured around Alanis Morissette’s iconic 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill, with a storyline about a modern multigenerational family and their complicated dynamics, with Morissette songs like “Hand in My Pocket” and “Ironic” to be included in the musical’s score and soundtrack.

Menzel will only perform in the first reading, not the debut run of the show when it kicks off at the American Repertory Theater in May 2018; that show has yet to be cast …

LINK OF THE WEEK Grand Rapids’ Marcel “Fable” Price

is breaking new ground with his unique combo of poetry and jazz/soul/R&B instrumental tracks — last month, the artist was selected by the Grand Rapids Public Library to serve a three-year term as the poet laureate of Grand Rapids, in which he’ll be acting as an ambassador to help present local projects to foster the writing and reading of poetry. Find out more about Price and his musical and poetic works at mindoffable.com …

THE BUZZ Kalamazoo outfit Last Gasp has released their first full-length album, Agape, a hiphop/rock mixture reminiscent of early Kanye West …

The Division Avenue Arts Collective (DAAC), an all-ages music venue and art gallery in Grand Rapids, has just kicked off its summer concert series, which will run through the end of July with performers including Blushing Monk, Tabula Rasa, and

Thompson/Snedeker …

Grand Rapids garage-rock band Hollywood Makeout recently released its much-anticipated sophomore album, Speedo Spider, with a release party aboard the Grand Lady riverboat in the middle of the Grand River …

Paramore, currently promoting its new album After Laughter, will perform at Detroit’s Fox Theater on Sept. 15 …

And if you’ve ever wondered who those street bucket drummers are performing outside of Comerica Park when you go downstate to a Tigers game, the mystery has been solved: The trio are Miles Hubbell, Phil Dage, and Deon “Trap” Forrest, who do the drumming as a side gig to their day jobs … 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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ESCAPE BAR, CADILLAC Thu -- Open Mic Night Hosted by Lynn Callihan, 8 Fri -- Karaoke, 9

LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 6/30 -- Peace Love Music, 6-10 7/1 -- Rick Springfield - SOLD OUT, 8 TJ'S PUB, MANISTEE 6/26 -- Randy Reszka

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 6/27 -- Open & un-mic'd w/ Ben Johnson, 7-9 Fri -- Andre Villoch, 7-9

NOLAN'S CIGAR BAR, TC 6/30 -- Blues Boy Stanton, 8-11 PARK PLACE HOTEL, BEACON LOUNGE, TC Thu,Fri,Sat -- Tom Kaufmann, 8:30

BUD'S, INTERLOCHEN Thu -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 CHATEAU CHANTAL, TC 6/29 -- Jazz at Sunset: Claudia Schmidt & Laurie Sears w/ Jeff Haas Trio & watercolorist Lisa Flahive, 7-9:30 CHATEAU GRAND TRAVERSE, TC 6/28 -- Wine Down Wednesdays w/ Chloe & Olivia Kimes, 5-7 FANTASY'S, TC Mon. - Sat. -- Adult entertainment w/ DJ, 7-close GT DISTILLERY, TC 6/30 -- Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8

ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 6/30 -- Rob Bolin, 6-9 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs SIDE TRAXX, TC Wed -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 6/30-7/1 -- DJ/VJ Mike King, 9-9 STREETERS, GROUND ZERO, TC 6/29 -- Theory Of A Deadman, 8 TC WHISKEY CO. 6/28 -- Mitchell McKolay, 6-8

HORIZON BOOKS, TC 6/30 -- Blair Miller, 8:30-10:30

TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC 6/25,7/2 -- Kids Open Mic, 3 Tue -- Turbo Pup, 7-9 Thu -- G-Snacks, 7-9 Fri -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9

KILKENNY'S, TC 6/24 -- Afrodytee & the Tighty Whiteys, 9:30 6/30-7/1 -- Sweet J Band, 9:30 Sun -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia , 7-9 Tue -- Levi Britton, 8 Wed -- The Pocket, 8 Thu -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30

THE FILLING STATION MICROBREWERY, THE PLATFORM, TC 6/24 -- Jeff Bihlman, 8-11 6/25 -- Peter Murphy & Friends, 1-4 6/28 -- KelsiCote, 7-10 6/29 -- Miss Tess & The Talkbacks, 7-10 7/1 -- The Whistle Stop Revue, 8-11

LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 6/26 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 6/30 -- PPM, 6-8

THE PARLOR, TC 6/27 -- Clint Weaner, 7:30-10:30

THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 6/24 -- Conrad Shock & The Noise, 8-11 6/26 -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 Wed -- The Workshop Live Jazz Jam, 6-10 6/30 -- Levi Britton, 8-11 UNION STREET STATION, TC 6/24 -- Electric Red, 10 6/25 -- Head for the Hills Live Show, 10am-noon, then Karaoke, 10pm2am 6/26 -- Jukebox, 10 6/27 -- Open Mic w/ Host Chris Sterr, 10 6/28 -- DJ DomiNate, 10 6/29 -- 1000 Watt Prophets, 10 6/30-7/1 -- Mainstays, 10 7/2 -- Kenny Olson, 10 WEST BAY BEACH RESORT, PATIO, TC Mon -- Dueling Pianos, 7-9:30 Tue -- Sweetwater Blues Band, 7-9:30 Wed -- Electic Fusion Project Jam Band w/ Jeff Haas, Don Julin, Jack Dryden & Randy Marsh, 7-9:30 Sun -- Jazz w/ Jeff Haas Trio plus Anthony Stanco & Laurie Sears, 7-9:30 6/29 -- Chris Sterr & The Pocket, 5-9 6/30-7/1 -- Risque, 6-10; DJ Motaz, View, 10-2 7/2 -- DJ Motaz, Pool Party, 4-7 , 4-7

Antrim & Charlevoix BOYNE CITY TAP ROOM 6/24 -- Pat Ryan, 8-11 6/30 -- Melissa Lee, 8-11

RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 6/27 -- Blake Elliott, 7-10

THE DOCKSIDE, BELLAIRE Fri,Sat -- 3 Hearted, 9:30

BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM, CHARLEVOIX 6/25 -- Chris Calleja, 7-10 6/27 -- Sean Bielby , 7-10 7/1 -- Jabo Bihlman, 8-11

SHANTY CREEK RESORTS, LAKEVIEW RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, BELLAIRE 6/24 -- David Lawston, 8:30-11:30 7/1 -- Danny Bellenbaum, 8:3011:30

CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 6/30 -- Abigail Stauffer, 6:30-9:30 7/1 -- Blair Miller, 7:30-9:30

SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 6/24 -- The Pistil Whips, 8:30-11 6/25 -- Amy Andrews, 7:30-10

TORCH LAKE CAFE, EASTPORT Mon -- Bob Webb, 6-9 Tue -- 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

Emmet & Cheboygan BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM, CHARLEVOIX 7/2 -- Pete Kehoe, 7-10 CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 6/24 -- Kung Fu Rodeo, 10 6/27 -- Lee Dyer, 9 6/30 -- Strobelite Honey, 10 LEGS INN, CROSS VILLAGE 6/30 -- Kirby, 6

AURORA CELLARS, LAKE LEELANAU 6/28 -- Pizza, Music & Wine Wednesdays w/ Drew Hale, 6:30-9

Otsego, Crawford & Central BENNETHUM'S NORTHERN INN, GAYLORD 6/27 -- Randy Reszka MAIN STREET BISTRO, GAYLORD 6/24 -- Acoustic Bonzo, 7:30-10 Wed -- Jazz on Main, 7-9 Thu -- Open Mic Night, 7-9

LEO'S TAVERN, PETOSKEY Sun -- S.I.N. w/ DJ Johnnie Walker, 9 MRS EDS, PELLSTON 6/25 -- Open Mic w/ Billy P & Kate, 7-10 STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL, NOGGIN ROOM, PETOSKEY 8-11: 6/24 -- Blake Elliott & The Robinson Affair

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ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD 6/24 -- Mike Ridley , 7-10 6/30 -- Jim Akans, 7-10 7/1 -- Nelson Olstrom, 7-10

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TREETOPS RESORT, GAYLORD Hunter's Grille: Thurs. - Sat. -- Live music, 9

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ROUGH NIGHT

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Rough Night, the latest in the growing line of girls-gone-bad comedies, is the kind of movie that makes you question your commitment about halfway through. You’ll wonder, What did I get myself into? Should I leave now before it gets any worse? And by “gets any worse,” I’m not talking about the writing or acting or quality of the film itself but about the situation the characters find themselves in. They are horrific situations — too terrible to be believed — and you wonder how this could turn itself back into a comedy. But it is a comedy, and a pretty good one too. You just have to trust that the film knows what it’s doing.

The wildly successful and groundbreaking Bridemaids set the scene for films like Rough Night, cementing the idea that a lot of us already knew: Women can be hysterically funny and carry raunchy comedies just as well as their male counterparts can. Rough Night further proves this true by assembling five known comediennes (Workaholics’ Jillian Bell, SNL’s Kate McKinnon, and Broad City’s Ilana Glazer) and matches them with an A-lister (Marvel Universe alum Scarlett Johansson) who’s known more for her action and dramatic roles than comedy. But Johansson has great timing, and everyone melds well, especially when things take a dark turn at the end of Act I and the friendship these characters share is the only thing providing hope to their dire situation.

The focus of the film is Johansson’s Jess, a young woman with a decidedly HRC-style haircut, who is running for state Senate against a bulletproof incumbent. (He apologizes for an accidentally tweeted dick pic by saying it was not the dick pic he meant to tweet, then tweeting the correct one.) Despite her obvious qualifications, the electorate can’t relate to Jess, and her campaign is on the ropes.

Jess, who is about to marry her fiancé, Peter (Paul W. Downs, also of Broad City), wants to focus on her campaign, but her friend Alice (Bell) insists on a bachelorette weekend in Florida before election season ramps up. Alice, Jess, Frankie (Glazer), and Blair (Mad Max: Fury Road’s Zoe Kravitz) have been best friends since college, and this Miami trip is their first big reunion in 10 years. All are struggling with the shifting priorities of adulthood and the tenuous give and take of adult friendships. Pippa (McKinnon), Jess’s Australian friend she met while studying abroad, joins the group, and Alice isn’t having it. Alice can’t let go of the glory days and jealously guards her status with Jess. Things get tense as the two

friendship worlds collide, but then Frankie scores some blow from a bus boy, and things lighten up. Jess tries to beg off; she’s running for political office, after all. But the others convince her to join them, and we get a wonderful “crazy night at the club” montage. All and all, things are epic but manageable: These five women are cutting loose, but no one is getting hurt.

As the night winds down, Jess and Co. arrive back at the borrowed beachfront mansion generously provided by a campaign donor. A stripper that Frankie hired off of Craigslist arrives, but there’s something off about him. He’s stripper-hot to be sure, but he’s arrhythmic and overly aggressive. Jess takes a seat and gamely awaits the icky inevitable. It doesn’t go well, then it gets worse: The overly enthusiastic Alice tackles him, cracking his skull on the fireplace hearth. He bleeds right there on the pristine marble floor as the women look on, helpless and horrified. Even though it was an accident, it’s a potentially career-ending and/or jail-time-incurring event, depending on how things shake out. And they can’t call the police right away; they have to get rid of the drugs first! And that’s when things take a turn.

I honestly was not expecting this film to get so dark. Among the ranks of dark comedies where the protagonists have to deal with a nettlesome corpse (and there are quite a few), Rough Night definitely holds its own. Just when the situation seems like it can’t get any worse, it inevitably does. And various outside forces — including a sexually liberated neighbor couple, more strippers, cops, pizza delivery drivers, and diamond thieves — arrive to compound the problem.

While all this is playing out, Peter (who was in the middle of his own hilariously tame bachelor party) gets a cryptic phone call from Jess and thinks the worst. His anxiety about just what could be going on snowballs into an insane plan to win back his fiancé, which includes a marathon cross-country drive down to Florida, complete with Russian Adderall and adult diapers. Props to the screenwriters (Downs and fellow Broad City writer Lucia Aniello, who also makes her feature directorial debut) for giving the B-story as much meat as the A. It rounds out what could have been a one-note raunch-fest into something much more rewarding and whole. Though ridiculous deus ex machinas abound, everything works out, and you’re happy to be along for the ride.

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

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ead Men Tell No Tales isn’t the soulless void you might expect from anything with a five after the title. While it might still be far from the heights of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, it works as both a standalone adventure and an entertaining continuation of what people have come to know and love about this franchise. It kicks off with the introduction of Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites), the grown son of Pirates 1, 2, and 3 characters Will Turner (Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Knightley). Henry has spent his young life becoming an expert in maritime lore in hopes of finding the Trident of Poseidon and breaking the curse that keeps his father enslaved as the captain of the Flying Dutchman. As fate would have it, in the course of his quest, he meets up with his parents’ old friend, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), to whom the Trident holds its own, less altruistic, appeal.

Directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg prove capable captains, following the same standard formula but streamlining it a bit. The scenery is all so lush and detailed and transporting, and the action doesn’t feel mindless. Even if it’s missing the spark of a Gore Verbinski set piece, the effects are truly first rate. If you know what you’re in for, there’s a gratifying, albeit fluffy tale here, and by film’s end the saga has been, you guessed it, set up to continue.

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fter reviving the franchise five years ago with the panned and highly cerebral prequel Prometheus, director Ridley Scott, at the age of 79, tries his hand at getting it right with the next chapter in the Alien saga, an origin story for those titular aliens that marks a return to basics. While Scott might continue down the heady philosophical vein of Prometheus (this is a film that quotes the likes of Byron and Shelly), he also tones down the reaching mythology and amps up the thrills, the result of which is a film with decidedly more slasher vibes.

We pick up 10 years after the events of Prometheus on the Covenant, a colonizing ship carrying some 2,000 souls and still seven years out from its destination. Everyone is in hypersleep save for android Walter (Michael Fassbender), who is keeping things running. But then a freak accident occurs, the crew has to wake up, and through a series of too-good-tobe-true developments, they decide to explore a potential new home planet for their colony. And what do they find there?

Well, it ain’t good. And it involves aliens and alien eruptions out of human bodies. This is a gruesome film, one that trades heavily in silly horror tropes and gives of its gore too freely for much of a suspenseful payoff and where it’s profound aspirations and cheap scares don’t always mesh. But with the craftsman touch of Scott behind the lens, it’s still pretty terrifying, rather entertaining, very beautiful, and well done.

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the ADViCE GOddESS Jack and Jilted

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: My boyfriend of three years cheated on me, and when I found out, he dumped me. I’m getting over it, but boy, it’s a slow process. Some days, I’m fine, and others, I feel super sad or really angry. Is there some way I can speed up my recovery so I can get on with my life?

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: You wish him all the best, which is to say you hope a giant scorpion crawls out of the sand and bites his penis.

It’s understandable that you’re feeling overdue for a little emotional fumigation.

But consider that there’s an upside to the downer emotions and not just for the dry cleaner who’s about to buy Crete after getting the mascara stains out of all your clothes.

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Though we tend to see our gloomier emotions — like sadness and anger — as “bad” and the “whoopee!” emotions, like joy and happiness, as “good,” evolutionary psychologist and psychiatrist Randolph Nesse explains that emotions are neither good nor bad; they’re “adaptive.” They’re basically office managers for our behavior, directing us to hop on opportunities and avoid threats through how good or crappy particular things make us feel. As Nesse puts it, “People repeat actions that made them feel happy in the past, and they avoid actions that made them sad.”

Nesse believes that sadness may, among other things, be evolution’s version of a timeout.

Note that a term psych researchers use to describe sadness is “low mood” (though it would more helpfully be called “low-energy mood”). Sadness, like depression, slows you down; you repair to your couch to boohoo, lick your wounds, and seek comfort from the two men so many women turn to in times of despair, Ben & Jerry.

And yes, there’s value in this sort of ice cream-fueled Kleenexapalooza. Being sad is telling you “don’t do that again!” — while giving you the time and emotional space to figure out what exactly you’re supposed to not do.

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Because your emotions have a job to do, you can’t just tell sadness and anger, “You’re no longer wanted here. Kindly show yourselves out.” They’ll go when you show them that they’re no longer needed, which you do by reprocessing your painful experience into something useful. Unfortunately, there are some challenges to this, because when you’re upset, your emotions and all the things you’re

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emotional about become a big tornado of stuff whirling around in your mind “Wizard of Oz”-style.

But what do we humans understand really well? Stories. And it turns out, studies on coping with breakups by communications researcher Jody Koenig Kellas find that creating a story about the relationship and the breakup seems to help people adjust better and faster. Essential elements in this seem to be relating your complete story in a “sequential” way (in order), having a narrative that hangs together and makes sense, and illustrating it with examples of things that happened and giving possible reasons for them.

The need to mentally organize what happened into a detailed and coherent story pushes you to reflect on and make sense of your experience in ways that less directed thinking does not.

What seems especially important for moving on is making meaning out of the situation — turning the ordeal into a learning experience that gives you hope for living more wisely (and less painfully) in the future.

Kellas’ results dovetail with decades of research by psychologist James Pennebaker, who finds that “expressive writing” (similar to what Kellas recommends) speeds people’s recovery from emotional trauma. But say you hate to write. Research by social psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky finds that recording your story (say, with the voice memo app on your phone) also works. You could also just tell the story to a friend or a homeless guy at a bus stop. (Give him a few bucks for lending an ear.)

Finally, consider the difference between healthy storytelling, used to find meaning in what you went through so you can move on, and unhealthy “rumination” — obsessively chewing and rechewing bits from your relationship without insight, solutions, or relief. Psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema finds that this builds “a case for hopelessness,” prolonging distress and recovery.

A powerful way to unbuild a case for hopelessness is by recognizing that you have some control over what happens to you. You get to this sense through accountability — admitting that you have some responsibility for your present situation (perhaps by ignoring red flags and letting wishful thinking run the show). Sure, blaming someone else probably feels more gratifying in the moment. Unfortunately, this tends to lead to insights with limited utility — such as the revelation that Cheerios, oddly enough, do not actually cheer you up (not even when paired with a lactose-free milk substitute such as Jim Beam).

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BY ROB BREZSNY

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): When Leos rise above their habit selves and seize the authority to be rigorously authentic, I refer to them as Sun Queens or Sun Kings. When you Cancerians do the same -- triumph over your conditioning and become masters of your own destiny -- I call you Moon Queens or Moon Kings. In the coming weeks, I suspect that many of you will make big strides towards earning this title. Why? Because you’re on the verge of claiming more of the “soft power,” the potent sensitivity, that enables you to feel at home no matter what you’re doing or where you are on this planet.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): I bet you’ll be

extra creative in the coming weeks. Cosmic rhythms are nudging you towards fresh thinking and imaginative innovation, whether they’re applied to your job, your relationships, your daily rhythm, or your chosen art form. To take maximum advantage of this provocative luck, seek out stimuli that will activate highquality brainstorms. I understand that the composer André Grétry got inspired when he put his feet in ice water. Author Ben Johnson felt energized in the presence of a purring cat and by the aroma of orange peels. I like to hang out with people who are smarter than me. What works for you?

ARIES (March 21-April 19): This is a perfect

moment to create a new tradition, Aries. You intuitively know how to turn one of your recent breakthroughs into a good habit that will provide continuity and stability for a long time to come.

You can make a permanent upgrade in your life by capitalizing on an accidental discovery you made during a spontaneous episode. It’s time, in other words, to convert the temporary assistance you received into a long-term asset; to use a stroke of luck to foster a lasting pleasure.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): Physicist Freeman Dyson told Wired magazine how crucial it is to learn from failures. As an example, he described the invention of the bicycle. “There were thousands of weird models built and tried before they found the one that really worked,” he said. “You could never design a bicycle theoretically. Even now, it’s difficult to understand why a bicycle works. But just by trial and error, we found out how to do it, and the error was essential.” I hope you will keep that in mind, Taurus. It’s the Success-ThroughFailure Phase of your astrological cycle.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to my

analysis of the astrological omens, you should lease a chauffeured stretch limousine with nine TVs and a hot tub inside. You’d also be smart to accessorize your smooth ride with a $5,000-bottle of Château Le Pin Pomerol Red Bordeaux wine and servings of the Golden Opulence Sundae, which features a topping of 24-karat edible gold and sprinkles of Amedei Porcelana, the most expensive chocolate in the world. If none of that is possible, do the next best thing, which is to mastermind a long-term plan to bring more money into your life. From an astrological perspective, wealth-building activities will be favored in the coming weeks.

breakthrough in your relationship with this life-giving joy. To evolve to the next phase of its power to inspire you, it needs as much of your love and intelligence as you can spare.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): One of the 21st

century’s most entertaining archaeological events was the discovery of King Richard III’s bones. The English monarch died in 1485, but his burial site had long been a mystery. It wasn’t an archaeologist who tracked down his remains, but a screenwriter named Philippa Langley. She did extensive historical research, narrowing down the possibilities to a car park in Leicester. As she wandered around there, she got a psychic impression at one point that she was walking directly over Richard’s grave. Her feeling later turned out to be right. I suspect your near future will have resemblances to her adventure. You’ll have success in a mode that’s not your official area of expertise. Sharp analytical thinking will lead you to the brink, and a less rational twist of intelligence will take you the rest of the way.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The tides of

destiny are no longer just whispering their message for you. They are shouting. And what they are shouting is that your brave quest must begin soon. There can be no further excuses for postponement. What’s that you say? You don’t have the luxury of embarking on a brave quest? You’re too bogged down in the thousand and one details of managing the dayto-day hubbub? Well, in case you need reminding, the tides of destiny are not in the habit of making things convenient. And if you don’t cooperate willingly, they will ultimately compel you to do so. But now here’s the really good news, Scorpio: The tides of destiny will make available at least one burst of assistance that you can’t imagine right now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In my

dream, I used the non-itchy wool of the queen’s special Merino sheep to weave an enchanted blanket for you. I wanted this blanket to be a good luck charm you could use in your crusade to achieve deeper levels of romantic intimacy. In its tapestry I spun scenes depicting the most love-filled events from your past. It was beautiful and perfect. But after I finished it, I had second thoughts about giving it to you. Wasn’t it a mistake to make it so flawless? Shouldn’t it also embody the messier aspects of togetherness? To turn it into a better symbol and therefore a more dynamic talisman, I spilled wine on one corner of it and unraveled some threads in another corner. Now here’s my interpretation of my dream: You’re ready to regard messiness as an essential ingredient in your quest for deeper intimacy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your word

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may not realize

it, but you now have a remarkable power to perform magic tricks. I’m not talking about Houdini-style hocus-pocus. I’m referring to practical wizardry that will enable you to make relatively efficient transformations in your daily life. Here are some of the possibilities: wiggling out of a tight spot without offending anyone; conjuring up a new opportunity for yourself out of thin air; doing well on a test even though you don’t feel prepared for it; converting a seemingly tough twist of fate into a fertile date with destiny. How else would you like to use your magic?

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Feminist pioneer and author Gloria Steinem said, “Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.”

Is there such an activity for you, Virgo? If not, now is a favorable time to identify what it is. And if there is indeed such a passionate pursuit, you should do it as much as possible in the coming weeks. You’re primed for a

of power is “supplication” -- the act of asking earnestly and humbly for what you want. When practiced correctly, “supplication” is indeed a sign of potency, not of weakness. It means you are totally united with your desire, feel no guilt or shyness about it, and intend to express it with liberated abandon. Supplication makes you supple, poised to be flexible as you do what’s necessary to get the blessing you yearn for. Being a supplicant also makes you smarter, because it helps you realize that you can’t get what you want on the strength of your willful ego alone. You need grace, luck, and help from sources beyond your control.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming

weeks, your relationships with painkillers will be extra sweet and intense. Please note that I’m not talking about ibuprofen or acetaminophen or aspirin. My reference to painkillers is metaphorical. What I’m predicting is that you will have a knack for finding experiences that reduce your suffering.

You’ll have a sixth sense about where to go to get the most meaningful kinds of healing and relief. Your intuition will guide you to initiate acts of atonement and forgiveness, which will in turn ameliorate your wounds.

“Jonesin” Crosswords

"That's Not a Word!"--not entering the dictionary anytime soon. by Matt Jones ACROSS 1 Newspaper revenue source 8 Used, as a saddle 15 Player seen in bars 16 Raw material used to make steel 17 *Mork’s epithet on “Mork & Mindy” 18 *Second word of “Jabberwocky” 19 Flynn of “Captain Blood” 21 “___ friend!”

22 Tax prep pros 26 Typeface embellishment 28 Chemical that makes a flea flee 29 Sound 31 “The Wizard of ___ Park” 33 “Science Guy” Bill 34 *Creatures questioned by Mr. Salt in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” 37 Disreputable, slangily 38 Accompany to the airport, maybe 42 *Scuttle’s guess at naming a human artifact (really a fork) in “The Little Mermaid” 46 Sony handheld console since 2005, briefly 49 Big bankruptcy of 2001 50 Seven on “Sesame Street,” sometimes 51 “Only ___” (Oingo Boingo song) 53 Ranks above viscounts 55 Got all the questions right on 56 “___ the Wind” (Garth Brooks album) 58 “Super!”

60 *Scrabble play by Bart (which Homer challenged) in the second-ever episode of “The Simpsons” 62 *May 2017 mis-tweet that won’t go away 67 Dawn-related 68 Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo 69 17th-century Dutch philosopher who wrote “Ethics” 70 7UP alternatives

DOWN 1 Racecar driver Foyt and Backstreet Boy McLean, for two 2 “That’s, like, preschool level”

3 Musical genre from Jamaica 4 Candy with collectible dispensers 5 Xavier Cugat’s ex-wife Lane 6 Beer from Golden, Colorado 7 Minima and maxima, in math 8 Brother or sister 9 Musical adaptation abbr.

10 “Hop ___!”

11 Lacking guidance 12 Allergen with its own index 13 The Who’s “Baba ___” 14 Turn on its head 20 ___ Ishii (“Kill Bill” character) 22 “Mangy Love” folk-rocker McCombs 23 Genre for the Ramones 24 “Whiles, like ___, I go to find my fawn”: Shakespeare 25 Fitted for a ring, e.g.

27 “It’s just a ___ wound!”

30 Harriet’s TV spouse 32 Creme-filled cookies 35 Arthur ___, inventor of the crossword in 1913 36 Old photo shade 39 Oil-producing gp.

40 Outdoor gala 41 “SNL” alum Armisen 43 Munchable morning mix 44 Collected wisdom 45 Intertwines 46 Winter coats 47 Decelerate 48 Ancient scroll materials 52 City known for mustard 54 Walk hard 57 Kia hybrid SUV since 2016 (what, you expected “Robert De ___”?)

59 Finished 61 “Moulin Rouge!” director Luhrmann 63 TGIF part 64 Id ___ (that is) 65 Moriarty, to Holmes 66 Low-ranking USN officer

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In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, the Thomas Judd Care Center and State Theater in Traverse City are hosting a free screening of the Academy Award-winning film, Dallas Buyers Club.

A panel discussion featuring community leaders and local HIV experts will immediately follow the screening to discuss the urgent need for increased HIV testing in northern Michigan.

Tuesday, June 27, 6 pm State Theater, Traverse City Free to the public. First come, first served.

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