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Everyone’s Pot Hole “About $3,800. I’m not sure it’s worth it. Best bet is just to drive it until it falls apart. They all rust in the same spot, and the new body style is even worse.” This was the fourth body shop I had gotten a quote from to fix the rust on my 2007 truck. In Alabama, where I winter, this doesn’t happen. Twentyyear-old trucks are rust free. Michigan house bill 4716, introduced by Rep. Brian Elder, would implement a pilot program to explore possible organic alternatives to road salt to control ice on public roads. The damage of using salt does not stop with rust; the run-off affects ground water, vegetation, and lakes. Hopefully you’ll read this and take the time to let your representatives that this is a worthy study to fund. The body shops might not thank you, but those concerned with safe environmental practice most certainly will. Coleman Cole, Traverse City Ben Whiting is Bright Spot We live in such a crazy, complicated world. Our own country is so filled with strife and negativity, and one issue after another, and a lot of these letters reflect that, so I thought it might be nice to share something positive for a change. I had the opportunity to see Ben Whiting’s magic show this week in the Northern Express Room at The Parlor, and he was extraordinary! If you’ve never been to the Northern Express Room, it is a small, intimate room attached to The Parlor [cocktail bar in Traverse City]. They have great food and drinks, and you can take them into the performance space. Ben Whiting is a different kind of magician, and he proves that right away. The guy has so much energy, and his card tricks and mind-reading stuff will leave you speechless. I was so glad I went. And I could

tell that everyone there felt the same way I did. Like me...they were all astounded. Anyway, for whatever it’s worth: Enjoy an evening of fun and laughter and get away from it all because the events of the day are eating us up, and I thought it might be nice to share something positive for a change. We sure do need it in these trying times.

Tom Emmott, Traverse City Stay in your lane, GTBOC Grand Traverse Board of Commissioners, you swore an oath to establish policy, pass laws, and oversee all county government operations in accordance with state laws and share authority with other county elected officials in 22 areas specific to Grand Traverse County. Additionally, your position on the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners charges you with caring for a community that preserves the beautiful and healthy environment, making Grand Traverse County a desirable community in which to live, one where the safety of its citizens is of utmost concern. Nowhere within your job description is endorsing the efforts of a Canadian oil company to build a tunnel over two decrepit Canadian oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac. Nowhere within your job description is endorsing a citizen question on the U.S. census! Here’s a reminder from Numbers 30:2. If a man vows a vow unto the Lord, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. Do the job you were elected to do and honor your oath of office. Brenda Rusch, Traverse City Prime Time Defense I am not a lawyer, but I have watched episodes of Perry Mason and L.A. Law. Rather than using the opioid defense tactic, Rep. Larry Inman’s attorney might want to go with the tried-and-true “irresistible impulse” insanity defense. Don Strzynski, Cadillac Thou Shalt Not Idle I am one of the majority of Michiganders who feels very concerned about climate change and possible incremental solutions that each one of us can practice. The U.S. Department of Energy’s website reports that the idling of our gas and diesel cars and trucks is a big contributor to carbon emissions. Most of our vehicles average 30 million tons of CO2 per year, on average, while driving. Idling of these same engines increases the emissions significantly. While newer vehicles automatically turn off after 10 seconds of idling, older vehicles do not. Studies have shown that it is gentler on our vehicle engines to turn off the engine while stopped or parked. Turning off our engines while stopped in traffic may be unsafe and impractical, but so many of us idle while parked, as a passenger pops into a store, for example. While doing so during a 90-degree or -10-degree day might allow some of us to feel OK about idling, remote starters and frequent idling while parked are clearly not OK; it wastes fuel, ages your engine, and pollutes the surrounding air. Many U.S. school districts have outlawed school buses idling while waiting at schools. While the intention has been to keep drivers and students more

comfortable, studies have demonstrated that idling of these diesel engines is endangering our students instead. Think about it and contact your school principals, local school boards, and drivethru businesses to post “No idling, please” signs.

Kathleen Birdsall, Traverse City Adult Autism Overlooked The ironic synchronicity of reading an article in the Traverse City Record-Eagle entitled “Man makes ‘one-legged’ trek” really struck my heart. It felt as if a door had opened so I could see beyond my present state of frustration. We are about the same age, and he, too, was a bus driver, but against all odds carried the strength to inspire others “…to pursue their own dreams and conquer them as well.” I feel as though I am stuck within a vortex, my mind locked within its autistic realm, riding the loop of endless thoughts. My awareness is keen, yet my efforts are lost within the clouded ambitions and uncertainty of what path to take. I have prayed for guidance. I try to quiet my mind to receive the answers. Reading the article was like a sign post informing me that the journey ahead is not without hope. I wish to find my purpose, to flourish within my own truth, and to share with the world what makes me uniquely gifted. What frustrates me the most is that there exists very little, if any, support for adults with autism. I am a 56-year-old autistic woman who was recently diagnosed. There are many women who remain undiagnosed. Autism affects women differently; we tend to be more adaptable, mimic, copy, pretend, and are able to pass as “normal.” I am very often not believed to be autistic, therefore finding the support I need, the confidence to be my best self this late in life, remains unsolved.

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

International Affairs..........................................10 Pipe Out Paddle Up.....................................15 Oliver Art Center............................................17 Silver Spruce Brewing..................................20 Book Club Hosts Tanya Crosby........................23 The New Sex Ed........................................24 Good American..........................................27 Seen.......................................................29 Escape to Pigeon River Country....................30

dates................................................32-35 music Four Score.....................................................36

Nightlife.........................................................40

columns & stuff Top Ten...........................................................5

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Opinion..............................................................8 Guest Opinion..................................................13 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................37 Advice..........................................................41 Crossword...................................................41 Freewill Astrology..........................................42 Classifieds..................................................43

René Jeffries, Traverse City Back to the Future Stephen Tuttles’ Aug 9 opinion column, “Shadow Grasping,” would have been more appropriate for the 2016 elections than it is for the current one. How forgetful does Mr. Tuttle think voters are? He says that progressive candidates will pay for their proposals with “new” taxes on the rich, as though the largest tax giveaway in U.S. history wasn’t taking place right now. He reminds us that without a Congress that supports a progressive president, not much will change. Like we hadn’t just watched Obama get shut down at every turn. But Mr. Tuttle really, really, travels back in time when he says progressives will grudgingly vote for whatever Democrat they can get. She tried that. Only a seriously populist progressive candidate can mobilize the kind of turnout that will flip Congress and dump Trump. Half-stepping doesn’t walk. Americans want a new deal, and it’s going to be green, or it’s going to be red. Eric Pyne, Frankfort Comic Strip Listen, people, to your heart and to your pot. Donald Trump is a sick old man who has been looking for love in the wrong places all his life. Just like Li’l Abner. Are you willing to kill Li’l Abner?

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top ten Hoxeyville classic car show Coyote Crossing Resort in Cadillac presents the 12th Annual Hoxeyville Classic Car Show on Sun., Sept. 1 from 9am to 3pm. Free admission. The resort also built a new stage this past summer and will welcome the Doug Henthorn Band on Sat., Aug. 31 at 8pm ($10 tickets) and The Insiders – Tom Petty Tribute Band on Sun., Sept. 1 at 8pm ($20 tickets). (231) 862-3212.

4 Sleeping Bear Celebrates 50 Millionth Visitor The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore had its 50 millionth visitor this month. Deputy Superintendent Tom Ulrich greeted Meghan Boertman and her family at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center in Empire Aug. 19. It happened to be the Norton Shores family’s first visit to Sleeping Bear, and they were surprised by a crowd and a celebration when they arrived. “At first I thought this was how you greeted everybody, but then I realized it was a much bigger deal,” Boertman later told Ulrich, according to a press release. Boertman was traveling with her husband, Spencer, and kids, Jacoby and Levi. The family was presented with a plush black bear, an annual park pass, souvenir books “Beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes” and “Legend of the Sleeping Bear,” and a DVD of the official slide show, “Dreams of the Sleeping Bear,” which is shown regularly at the visitor center. National Lakeshore visitation statistics are recorded from road, visitor center, and campground counters on the mainland, as well as on North and South Manitou Islands.

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Traverse City’s The Dish Cafe — long a go-to spot for quickly prepared eat-in and take-out breakfast, lunch, and snacks — unveiled a new look, expanded menu and hours, and a full bar a few years ago. Most recently, they made life even better for those folks who live, work, and play downtown, installing a grab-and-go cooler full of readymade Dish-worthy options and to-go beer and wine. Our editor popped in to grab goodies for a post-workday picnic with her kids and was delighted to find not only the requisite salads and sandwiches but also fairly healthy whole food-based dishes. Her picks: an outstandingly moist Cherry Chicken Salad made with yogurt and mayo, fat chunks of celery and chicken breast, whole almonds, and light red onion and spices ($4.50 for 8 ounces); a Broccoli Bacon Salad featuring among its ingredients actual bite-sized broccoli and the surprising and tasty addition of cashews ($3.50 for 8 ounces); and a tangy Green Lentil Salad with tiny bits of red bell pepper, Kalamata olives, feta, mint, parsley, garlic, lemon, olive oil, and spices ($4 for 8 ounces). She and the kids — a 3- and 5-year-old — devoured everything. And if three out of three for a 3-year-old isn’t a high scoring meal, we don’t know what is. Find The Dish Cafe at 108 S. Union St. Open 7 days a week. (231) 932-2233, www.thedishcafetc.com

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Hey, watch it! Derry Girls

If you’re a connoisseur of coming-of-age comedies, you won’t want to miss this fantastic import of a sitcom, now streaming on Netflix. Set in the 1990s in Northern Ireland against the backdrop of the conflict between U.K. loyalists and Irish nationalists — the tumultuous period of violence known as The Troubles — Derry Girls follows five average, relatable teens attending Catholic high school. A teen comedy that’s not explicitly for teens, it brilliantly balances tonal shifts: dealing with the ridiculousness of teenage issues — where everything feels so serious —against actual very serious issues. And boy, does the gang get into some hilarious capers, complete with cringe-worthy awkwardness, poignant heartaches, and moving triumphs. Plus, you’ll also learn some pretty cool slang. And while the show is in English, I recommend turning on subtitles, though what’s so great about this show is how, even if you can’t exactly understand what they’re saying, the comedy and relatability transcends.

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Coming Attractions: How to Meet Addiction with Compassion

How does a community show compassion to those who are suffering from addiction? A Traverse City-based group plans to show a movie and host a talk about how to approach the problem without dehumanizing people. Pam Lynch, co-director of Harm Reduction Michigan, said the event, which is cosponsored by Northwestern Michigan College Student Life, is meant for anyone — people in recovery, people who have loved ones who are suffering from an addiction, people who work with or regularly come across people with addiction, or anyone who is just curious. “The real purpose of the event is to demonstrate dignified treatment of people with addiction and homelessness,” Lynch said. The movie, Bevel Up, is about street nurses in Vancouver, British Columbia, who work with people who have addictions. After the showing, one of those nurses, Caroline Brunt of the Canadian Harm Reduction Nurses Association, will be on hand to speak and answer questions. The free event takes place 7pm to 9:30pm Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center.

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Manistee’s LaborFest to feature fun, games, music … and Mummies Here they come, walkin’ down Manistee’s streets, hey-hey, it’s the Mummies … ” With apologies to Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (who wrote the original Monkees theme), it’s likely you’ll see musicians swathed in bandages at Douglas Park on Saturday, Aug. 31. Famed mystery band Here Come the Mummies will headline LaborFest 2019 in the Victorian Port City, but that’s only part of the entertainment. The day begins with a classic car and bike show at 9am, followed by a parade at 12:30pm. Kids’ games, a bounce house, tethered hot air balloon rides, and food and beverage vendors will be on hand, too. Free afternoon music begins at 1pm; the ticketed show kicks off with Clear Heels at 6:30pm, followed by The Change, then funk-rock champions Here Come the Mummies takes the stage. Advance tickets are available at numerous outlets, including the Manistee Chamber of Commerce and the Manistee County Visitors Center, as well as at www.mynorthtickets.com.

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Numbers are funny things. They can illuminate or deceive, confirm or deny, prove or disprove. Often, they mean little without accompanying context, and these days, we all add our own context. When President Trump, who often makes up his own numbers, ran for president, he emphasized his love for coal, his disdain for immigrants, and his ability to make deals. He once said he could eliminate trade deficits and budget deficits in four years and eliminate the national debt in 10. Let’s see how’s he doing, starting with coal. Coal mining productivity since 2016: -0.9 percent Number of people employed by coal mining industry in 2016: 53,000 Number of people employed by coal mining industry today: 53,000 Number of new coal mines opened since 2016: 0

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Obama was derisively referred to as the “deporter-in-chief ” by some on the left so those numbers shouldn’t be a surprise. The economic numbers should be better. Let’s see ... Percentage increase in stock market during first two years of Obama Administration: 39 Percentage increase in stock market during first two years of Trump Administration: 26 The context here, Trump supporters will quickly point out, is the market had bottomed out when Obama took office and had much more room to grow. Exactly. The economy was a shambles when Obama took over. We seem to forget that. According to the president, we are being taken advantage of by nearly every country with which we trade. He withdrew the U.S. from both NAFTA (a trade deal with Mexico and Canada) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (a 12-country agreement designed to combat China’s trade power and promote Americanmade goods), variously calling them “awful”, “terrible” and “stupid.” He said he would negotiate better deals with everybody, including China. When that didn’t work, he started slapping tariffs on all manner of imported goods from everywhere. He said that would help end the trade deficits and force countries to make deals with us. Hmm ...

Megawatts of power lost due to closed coalfired power plants in first two years of Trump Administration: 23,400

U.S trade deficit in 2016: $502.3 billion

OK, so things aren’t so robust in a coal industry that was dying before Trump took office. But there was never any chance he could resurrect the industry because coal is the most expensive and filthy fossil fuel. “Clean, beautiful coal” is terminally ill and there’s no miracle treatment to save it.

U.S. trade deficit with China in 2016: $347 billion

Let’s try that “big, beautiful steel and concrete wall” we were promised.

U.S. trade deficit in 2018: $621 billion

U.S. trade deficit with China in 2018: $418.6 billion Projected U.S. trade deficit with China in 2019: $450 billion Unfortunately, that plan to end federal budget deficits isn’t working out so well, either.

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Miles of physical barriers on border with Mexico in 2016: 654

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Miles of physical barrier on border with Mexico now: 654

Projected federal budget deficit in 2019: $900 billion

There is some debate as to whether that figure should be 654 miles or 712 miles, but either way, it isn’t growing. Trump claims the refurbishing and/or improvements of existing barrier counts as new wall. But remodeling your house doesn’t allow you to try and sell it as new. Trump also claims Congress wouldn’t cooperate with his barrier building plans, which is true.

There are other numbers, of course. Unemployment is down to 3.7 percent, a full point lower than when he took office. Personal income is up slightly, and he did get a tax cut passed, and our economy expanded for the 10th consecutive year. (Trump keeps claiming it was the largest tax cut in history. It was actually the 12th largest; even the George W. Bush cuts that Obama extended were bigger.)

But even Trump’s prosecution and deportation of illegal immigrants, despite all the rhetoric, doesn’t quite measure up.

The president even claims he deserves some credit for the fact we have the largest economy in the world. The numbers? The U.S. has had the world’s largest economy every year since 1871. Seriously.

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Number of illegal immigrants prosecuted for criminal offenses and deported during last two years of Obama Administration: 352,000

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Number of illegal immigrants prosecuted for criminal offenses and deported during first two years of Trump Administration: 270,000.

Federal budget deficit in 2016: $587 billion

The numbers above, all derived from government sources, don’t tell the whole story. They never quite do. But they are interesting and tell us enough to know the president has not done, and is not doing, what he promised and claims.

Crime & Rescue

by patrick sullivan psullivan@northernexpress.com

MISSING WOMAN FOUND IN SEARCH Police, neighbors and volunteers launched a search after an 83-year-old Wexford County woman with dementia went missing. Patricia Eisenhardt Stark wandered away from her home near Cadillac Aug. 20 wearing pink striped pajamas. She was last seen at 9am. State police brought in a helicopter and tracking dogs to aid in the search, which carried on throughout that day and night. Stark was found by a volunteer late the next day, laying down and wrapped in weeds near the intersection of 46 ½ and 39 roads. Stark had not suffered any major injuries, but she was taken to a hospital to get checked out.

MISSING BOATER FOUND DEAD A boater was found dead in Grand Traverse Bay four days after his small motorboat washed ashore near Northport. Terry Eugene Warren, a 57-years-old Northport man, was found in the water near Omena on the morning of Aug. 18 after a witness spotted what they thought was a body in five feet of water and called 911. State police and the U.S. Coast Guard led a search after Warren’s boat was found on shore near East Ingalls Bay Road Aug. 14. Warren had been spotted alone in his boat leaving the marina two hours earlier. Investigators believe Warren fell overboard while his boat was underway.

CRASH KNOCKS OUT PHONE SERVICE The driver of a pickup towing a camper passed out and crashed into a light pole, telephone junction box, and a street sign in Nunda Township, knocking out phone service in the area. Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the crash the morning of Aug. 17. The driver and a passenger, ages 62 and 52, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, were not injured. The driver told deputies that he exited I-75 at Webb Road because of smoke coming from his vehicle and that he blacked out before he was able to pull over; his truck crashed into things on the side of the road before coming to a stop in a ditch. The driver said that he regained consciousness after the crash. The camper disintegrated in the crash, turning into a pile of debris at the side of the road.

MAN ATTEMPTS TO INVADE CAMPER A Cheboygan man is accused of attempting to force his way into a camper, terrifying an elderly couple in the middle of the night. Police were called to the Mackinaw City Campground at 3:53am Aug. 17 after a man knocked on the door of a camper, woke up the husband and wife inside, and then attempted to force his way inside. The man inside was able to fend off the wouldbe invader and close the door, though the man suffered a cut hand, according to a Cheboygan County Sheriff’s press release. Mackinaw City Police soon arrived at the scene and arrested a suspect, 21-year-old Dylan Shampine. Shampine was intoxicated and didn’t know where he was. He faces home invasion charges.

MAN ACCUSED OF MOLESTING GIRL A Williamsburg man faces up to life in prison on charges that he molested his girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter as she slept. The girl told her mother about the Aug. 9 sexual assault the next day. When confronted, the 32-year-old first told his girlfriend that he had been so drunk he couldn’t remember anything, then he threatened to kill himself, and then he threatened to hurt his girlfriend if she called police, according to the charges. Later, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s investigators said the man demanded to go to Munson Medical Center, where he told a security guard, “I’m having a mental breakdown. I got drunk and molested [my girlfriend’s daughter].” The man faces charges of first- and seconddegree criminal sexual conduct. He is charged as a two-time habitual offender following a 2012 delivery of marijuana conviction.

MAN DROWNS IN LITTLE TRAVERSE A 71-year-old Alabama man is believed to have drowned in Little Traverse Bay after he faltered while trying to swim after a boat that had drifted away. George Seier was attempting to moor his boat near Harbor Springs when a dinghy started to drift away and Seier went after it. Emmet County Sheriff’ deputies said Seier swam for about 75 yards before disappearing into the water. Seier’s body was recovered by the sheriff’s dive team.

WOMAN ARRESTED IN TRAFFIC STOP A 49-year-old woman whom police clocked driving 79mph on a rural road in Leelanau County was arrested for drunk driving. A sheriff’s deputy spotted a black Subaru turn onto East Bellinger Road and accelerate quickly at 8:43am Aug. 16 in the Village of Cedar. The deputy followed and clocked the car at 79mph near Valley Road. The deputy couldn’t catch the car until the intersection of Valley and Maple City roads, where the driver pulled over. The driver, a 49-year-old Cedar woman, asked if her husband could come pick her up, but she showed signs of intoxication and was arrested. Her blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit, deputies said.

Neighbors helped deputies track down the suspect; Steven Ronald Kluemper, a 49-year-old East Lansing man was arrested in his home and faces indecent exposure charges. Cheboygan County Sheriff Dale Clarmont said the suspect appeared to have no plans to do anything beyond exposing himself to his neighbors.

POLICE: MAN EXPOSED HIMSELF TO NEIGHBORS Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after they were called to a residential area where he was spotted walking around naked. Deputies were called to Huron Trail in Benton Township at 6pm Aug. 18 after the naked man trespassed on private property and peered into the window of a home, scaring a woman inside.

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THE REAL WELFARE QUEENS opinion bY Amy Kerr Hardin It’s rare that I agree with the Koch brotherfunded conservative think tank Mackinac Center for Public Policy. (Hen’s teeth come to mind.) After all, they’ve had a hand in shaping some of the worst public policies in Michigan’s recent history. Their boondoggles include vigorous support of the state’s emergency manager law, which resulted in the Flint water crisis. They have also backed disastrous privatization schemes in state prisons and public schools. They advocated for the union-busting Right to Work law. They oppose environmental protections and renewable energy, and are climate deniers. But last month they published a spot-on opinion piece calling for an end to corporate subsidies in Michigan. These are tax breaks and other incentives offered to companies in exchange for the hope that they will stay in the state, help grow our economy, and create jobs.

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According to a subsidy-tracking database maintained by the watchdog group Good Jobs First, Michigan is third worst in the nation for doling out mostly unnecessary corporate giveaways. The good news is, the state previously clocked in at second place but recently got bumped by Louisiana, which forked over $25 billion to corporate extortionists. New York leads with $34 billion in strong-armed largesse, and Michigan dealt nearly 18,000 individual subsidies totaling $15.5 billion. It’s worth noting that Good Jobs First readily admits that their data collection system has some holes in it. Local-level subsidies often fly under the tracking radar. They also track a special category they term “megadeals,” which are subsidies exceeding $50 million. They typically are a patchwork of multiple state and local subsidies negotiated as a package deal. For example, General Motors scored a $2.3 billion whopper of a megadeal in 2009, from multiple sources. Automakers are frequent shoppers in the megadeal business in this state and elsewhere. The bulk of the big breaks have gone to Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Fiat-Chrysler, and the now-dissolved DowDuPont. Over the years, these four entities have netted a combined unearned total of $9.4 billion in Michigan taxpayer cash. General Motors, which has taken more than $3.3 billion in handouts from Michigan’s workers, announced last month the closure of its Warren and Hamtramck plants, leaving thousands jobless. Next time we hear someone whine about “buying American,” we can honestly say, “We already did, but just don’t have the car to show for it.” Once these companies know a state or municipality is extortable, they come back time and again demanding more money ,or they threaten to move to another state. Far too often, each job they “create” costs taxpayers more than the worker’s salary. If we choose to provide a tax-break incentive, it should also carry a proviso that they must pay it back in treble damages if they close up shop and leave the state, or if they cut jobs merely to window-dress their quarterlies for

investors. Corporate subsidies rarely produce results for local economies. Why do states and municipalities put up with the unending extortion then? Termed an “economic war on states,” it’s a corporate ploy to pit state against state and community against community in competition over development projects. And what’s worse is that state and local officials know they will be blacklisted if they are caught communicating among themselves. The entire bidding process and the resulting deals are a blackbox operation. Corporate operatives have ramped up their taxpayerfunded racketeering enterprise since the Great Recession with full knowledge it’s all done behind closed doors. Good Jobs First provides some solid policy insight through an in-depth report that reaches beyond the Mackinac Center’s simplistic solution of just ending the corporate largesse without thought to the ancillary impact. They cite a well-known, ugly state-againststate battle involving Amazon.com, Inc. over its recent second headquarters, which openly caused hundreds of Democrats and Republicans to kowtow to the multi-billiondollar company. Many cities and states offered undisclosed, multibillion-dollar subsidy packages to land the second headquarters, which ultimately ended up split between New York City and National Landing, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. What’s to be done to stop this runaway subsidy train? The Koch brothers suggest we start with ceasefire agreements between states. This idea is particularly compelling when a business is located near a border and can leverage the fact that it provides employment across state lines. Another thought is to establish legislative subsidy caps and limitations on governmental bodies, but that only works if implemented at the federal level. States have to be on the same page in keeping corporate welfare in check. Federal incentives to prevent state-to-state job piracy would similarly go a long way toward creating employment stability. Unfortunately, President Trump has headed in the opposite policy direction and is actually encouraging “job wars” between states. An additional legislative initiative that would certainly help is the disinfectant of a little sunshine on the entire process. Let’s make all subsidy agreements subject to open records laws in all 50 states. Currently there is a bipartisan push in the Michigan House of Representatives to curb these excesses. Their budget calls for a $55.6 million cut to corporate welfare, which is slightly north of 50 percent of what is normally set aside for tax breaks and subsidies. The budget process is messy and typically involves lots of horse trading in the form of tax breaks, so don’t expect any changes any time soon. Amy Kerr Hardin is a retired banker, a regionally known artist, and a public-policy wonk and political essayist at www.democracytree.com.

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NYC lawyer, Middle East facilitator, post-Arab Spring election monitor, northern Michigan’s Leilal Hilal comes home. By Patrick Sullivan Leilal Hilal grew up in Petoskey, but she left home at 18 and moved around the country through college, law school, and grad school. She spent time as a lawyer in New York City, then became a peace facilitator working in the West Bank. But after a decade spent living and working in the Middle East, and yet more years working on Middle Eastern affairs at Washington, D.C. think tanks, an unlikely opportunity arose. Hilal learned of a job post that aligned with her interests and for which she was uniquely qualified: the opportunity to return to northern Michigan to lead Northwestern Michigan College’s acclaimed global speaker series, the International Affairs Forum. Now, as IAF’s first-ever full-time director, Hilal is guiding the series into its next quartercentury. Northern Express sat down with Hilal to talk about her work during pivotal moments of world history, her plans for the IAF, and why a deeper understanding and engagement in international affairs is critical for all of us here in northern Michigan. Northern Express: Tell me how you ended up the director of the IAF. Leila Hilal: So, I grew up in Petoskey. When I was 18, I left and went to the West Coast for college and then slowly made my way back across the United States. I lived in Chicago for a period of time, and went to

law school in New York state, did a year at Harvard Law School, and then worked in New York City as a lawyer for a while. After two years I got a call to go to the West Bank and participate in a technical assistance project supporting the Palestinians’ negotiations with the Israelis, which sort of set my international trajectory. Express: What year was that? Hillal: That was in 2002, right after the invasion.

Palestinians in the West Bank? That seems like a drastic life change. Hillal: When I was at Harvard, I sort of built a community of people that were interested in Middle East affairs, and many of them were recruited to work on this assistance project, so it was part of my network that led me to this job. But I had studied international human rights and focused on that at SUNYBuffalo Law School. Express: So, you wind up in the West Bank.

What really brought me here is, when I saw this job, I thought it would be very interesting to explore what international looks like from a small town. Express: At a time when things weren’t going well over there. Hillal: No. The Oslo Accord had happened in 1994, and then it didn’t really move forward, and the Israelis reinvaded areas that they had withdrawn from earlier in the context of the Second Intifada. So, I arrived when it was tense conflict. Express: How did you go from being a New York City lawyer to working to support

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Hillal: I found myself at the West Bank. Very happy to be back on the international path working on justice issues, essentially. I lived in the Middle East for a decade working on this project with the Palestinians at the “negotiations support unit,” and then I went on to the U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees, and then I ended up in D.C. at a think tank directing a program on the Middle East. I started that work at the time Arab Spring was kicking off. Express: You worked in Middle East affairs during a fascinating time, but also a time when

things deteriorated so much. It’s been frustrating and upsetting to see what’s happening from a distance, through the news. It must have been heart-rending to experience that up close. Hilal: Absolutely. I think I suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, indirectly. Particularly because I was working quite a bit on Syria. And the conflict there was so brutal and awful. But the difference between observing the conflict from afar, by way of newspaper, and actually working with people in conflict doing peace-building work, is that you see more opportunity and progress when you’re actually very close up. One of the best things that came out of Syria was the explosion and proliferation of civil society. I mean, volunteer organizations, young people and women, different people who were involved in their community, creating and building a narrative of what the future of Syria could look like, should look like. Their future is looking a little difficult for many reasons, but the civil society exists, and they found their voice. And that was hopeful. I also got to serve as an election monitor for the Constituent Assembly elections in Tunisia, where the uprising led to very positive change. So, I don’t look at the Arab Spring as being completely a mess. Express: So, tell me how you go from working on projects on the West Bank, Syria, and Tunisia to an office in northern Michigan. Hilal: I’m not really motivated by selfpromotion, which is what you need to be to

survive in the think tank world in D.C. What really brought me here is, when I saw this job, I thought it would be very interesting to explore what international looks like from a small town. Express: As someone who grew up in northern Michigan, left for years, and now has returned, what are your observations? Hilal: The world has changed. When I left, there was no such thing as social media. People’s understanding of the world, in northern Michigan, was much smaller. Now, there’s more domestic, global migration. The retiree population over the past 10 years has exploded. That has made northern Michigan a different place. There’s a lot more diversity — not racial and ethnic diversity — but more diversity in terms of experience and background. The Traverse City area has seen a lot of growth in the last 10 years among the retiree community, though it has also attracted a lot of younger entrepreneurial types. Ideally, we seek to engage and blend these groups to develop a rich, engaged interest in international affairs across generations. Express: How do you go about doing that? Where do you start? Hilal: I think NMC has a big role to play. What surprised me — it didn’t jar me, but it surprised me pleasantly — is the quality of programming and service offered at NMC. The NMC Foundation is ranked 13th in the nation. The culinary school is 11th in the nation. I’ve met through this work so many students who have gone on from NMC to top Ivy League schools and who pursued careers in international institutions, the military, global affairs, and are doing really amazing things. Also, NMC, by taking in IAF, has shown it’s very interested and committed to serving as a conduit between the community and for the community to advance and learn and engage. Express: How do you see IAF fitting into the local community? Hilal: The International Affairs Forum has grown a lot under the leadership of Jack Segal and Karen Puschel Segal; they were co-chairs of the board for five or six years, and they really grew the programming to increase the number of events and grow the audience to some 400 people average at each event. And so, I think IAF has increased the appeal of this community for people who are seeking a place where they can continue to be intellectually and culturally engaged. It is an intellectual and cultural asset for the community. And it’s proven that it’s on par with the National Writers Series and the Traverse City Film Festival. It’s not as large; its membership is smaller, its programming is slightly less, but it’s part of that constellation of actors that make this area an appealing place to settle and live. I think now because IAF is a full-fledged program of NMC, it has a director position, it has the opportunity to think about how it can continue providing this quality programming, but also, what kind of programming can we do to advance thinking about the critical issues of our times, in a way that’s not one-off, but sustained. And maybe think about attracting people, internationally-minded and engaged people, to come here as a center for thinking through those critical issues, so that we’re bringing knowledgeable/authoritative people in for local consumption, but we’re also offering a place for people externally to come for their benefit. Express: In some ways northern Michigan somehow seems separate from the world. Like we are kind of in a bubble, a beautiful setting that’s far away from the world’s problem spots, where people live quiet and peaceful lives. Maybe this would be a good place for people to come to talk about international affairs. Neutral territory for hashing out disputes. Hilal: I’m speaking less about bringing people in conflict here, and I’m speaking more

about bringing thinkers here, from around the world. Let’s say, if we want to go really big, bringing all of the diplomats, journalists, civil society, humanitarian leaders to come and think about critical issues of our time, like changing climate, healthcare, refugees, and migration — all of these issues that are important to us locally, national, globally — bringing people to a place like Traverse City to spend time together to think, to come to the bubble and have that time and space to think through and utilize the assets and resources that we have locally through the college and the wider community to do more in-depth sort of reflections on these issues and produce ideas. Express: Let me ask an obtuse question: What is the value in learning about international affairs? Hilil: It broadens your range of solutions, essentially. And it broadens your understanding of the issues that you’re facing locally. And, I think there is a responsibility. The United States has the largest military in the world. It spends the most on the military of all countries in the world. It has the largest economy in the world by GDP. It has a huge global footprint. So, you can live in a place like northern Michigan and think that you are separate from the world, but ultimately, you’re not. I guess there’s a value in terms of community development in thinking about local issues from a global perspective, but there’s also a responsibility and a duty to engage, because we’re all, yes, voters, and, hopefully, globally-minded citizens.

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opinion bY Barbara Stamiris Michigan said no to Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 by electing a governor who promised to decommission the pipeline that threatens our Great Lakes. The backroom deal that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder made with Enbridge, a Canadian multinational energy transportation company based in Calgary, Alberta, called for a new Line 5 inside a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, ignoring the advice of his own safety board. The agreement says Michigan will own the oil tunnel upon completion and lease it to Enbridge for 99 years. But now that state Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed suit to begin the process of decommissioning Line 5, a new backroom deal is brewing: A bill supporting the Enbridge tunnel is expected to be introduced in Michigan’s House of Representatives soon. Every lawmaker in Michigan agrees that the Great Lakes are our most precious asset and need to be protected. Yet that protection is in grave danger as pressure to support a Line 5 tunnel builds. Enbridge and their fossil fuel allies have mounted a massive “Moving Michigan” propaganda campaign. Touted as a safer alternative to the old Line 5, the tunnel plan is actually unsafe and disastrous for Michigan. It would keep Line 5 operating 20-25 years beyond its intended lifespan. There is nothing safe about drilling into bedrock to build a tunnel next to an outdated and damaged pipeline that is still carrying oil through what University of Michigan experts have called the worst possible place for an oil spill in the Great Lakes. Enbridge acknowledges that the 66-year-old line needs to be replaced but plans to keep on using it while a new line in a tunnel is built, exposing the Straits to a growing risk of a catastrophic oil spill. Enbridge’s willingness to risk our water for the bottom line is not surprising. What is surprising is that any lawmaker would support this foreign corporate venture when it holds so little benefit for Michigan. It is Enbridge that needs Line 5, not Michigan. They need it to reach eastern Canadian markets because the TransCanada pipeline was rejected — for environmental reasons — in their own country. Today 98% of Line 5’s propane liquids and 90% of its oil go to Sarnia, Ontario; not Michigan. If we didn’t allow our Straits to be their shortcut, Enbridge could use its pipelines around the lakes to move oil to Sarnia. The risk to Michigan is not only unacceptable, it is completely unnecessary. Enbridge is willing to build and pay for a $500 million tunnel, not “to secure the energy needs of the state,” as their Moving Michigan Campaign would have us believe. They are doing it to keep oil and profits flowing. If safety was a concern, they would not use an unsafe pipeline while building one that is ostensibly safer.

Enbridge included many clauses that allow them to back out of the tunnel agreement. $500 million is an investment risk that pays off for them only if the price of oil is high 10 years from now — an unlikely prospect as the world responds to the climate crisis. If Enbridge chooses to opt out of the tunnel agreement, Michigan would be left with the tunnel debt, or worse, with the price of a disaster if Line 5 failed. It cost Enbridge $1.3 billion to clean up 25 miles of the Kalamazoo River when Line 6B failed, yet their liability is capped at $8 billion for 500 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. The Consumer Energy Alliance, made up of companies like ExxonMobil, BP, and Chevron, is the muscle and money behind the Moving Michigan campaign. Michigan chambers of commerce receive money from Enbridge. And Enbridge is sending resolutions to county boards of commissioners full of “whereas” statements supporting a tunnel. These national, state, and local campaigns are driving the advertising and the misinformation intended to convince Michigan of a nonexistent need for a tunnel.

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WEEKEND WARRIOR UNITE Anti-Line 5 flotilla and festival planned at Straits

By Ross Boissoneau As part of the effort to highlight the dangers of Line 5, some will be taking to the waters of the Mackinac Straits the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The fifth annual Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla and the Water Is Life Festival, which immediately follows on land, is open to all who wish to participate. “It’s a coalition of activists. Every year we’ve had more and more people,” said flotilla organizer Andrea Pierce. “Last year we had a few hundred. This year we’re expecting to double that.” The Pipe Out Paddle Up flotilla, which launches at 8am and is expected to last until noon, will be immediately followed by the Water Is Life Festival. It will take place at Conkling Heritage Park at 335 S. Huron Ave. in Mackinaw City. The festival will feature speakers, music, food and other vendors. Like the flotilla, the focus is on water issues, including but not limited to

Line 5. It runs from noon to 6pm. Pierce said the kayaks and canoes will wind their way to the foot of the Mackinac Bridge, then out into the straits and back. The group will hear from speakers, raise signs and observe the beauty of the waters, beneath which runs Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5. Despite the coverage Line 5 has received, particularly in northern Michigan, Pierce said she believes a number of people are not cognizant of the danger the oil- and natural gas-bearing line poses. “I think all over Michigan, a lot of [people] are unaware,” she said. The goal of the flotilla is to raise that awareness through news coverage as well as through the event itself. Pierce said it is important to make sure the event is non-partisan. Members of all parties are welcome, and several organizations will be represented, including FLOW, Oil & Water Don’t Mix and various Native American groups. Though both she and her boyfriend and Janann Cornstalk,

organizer of the Water Is Life Festival, are tribal members, she said it is not a tribal endeavor. “The tribes have supported it, but we want to bring awareness to everybody. Citizens, Democrats, Republicans, Democratic Socialists, Green Party – it’s non-partisan. All parties and all people should be together,” she said, though she admitted she had not yet gotten any RSVPs from Republican lawmakers as of press time. The event both celebrates the connection to water and builds power through community. Indigenous women are at the heart of planning and executing the Water is Life Festival because, traditionally, indigenous women are protectors of water. Speakers include Markie Miller, the lead organizer and spokesperson for Toledoans for Safe Water, a grassroots citizens group in Toledo, and Jose Malvido, the North American coordinator of the Peace and Dignity Journeys. Peace and Dignity

Journeys are spiritual runs that embody the Native American prophecy of the eagle and condor. Among the musicians will be Seth Bernard, a longtime activist and supporter of environmental policies. The festival will also include a collaborative art project. “Everyone attending the festival is invited to paint, write and join in with other forms of art as we work together on our collaborative vision for a Michigan that has safe, clean water for everyone,” said Megan Collier, another of the organizers. “Protecting the water is incredibly important and is especially urgent right now, but having a common vision reminds us that we have something to work for. That’s what we’ll be creating together using art.” Information on the events is available at pipeoutpaddleprotest5.weebly.com and waterislifefestival.wordpress.com, as well as on Facebook.

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Sept. 5 Lindsey Anderson with Susan Snyder, pianist

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OPENING UP THE POSSIBILITIES Oliver Art Center expands creative space and offerings for young artists and families By Ross Boissoneau Oliver Art Center in Frankfort is expanding, but not with more space. Instead, it has begun utilizing its library in a new way, establishing a permanent communitycreative space for young artists and their families to explore. “We’ve always had a library, but it’s been completely underutilized,” said Mercedes Michalowski, the art center’s executive director. “It never got off the ground.” Consider liftoff achieved. The library has been outfitted with additional furnishings, materials for young artists, and a new mission. “This space will assist in helping an underserved part of the local population: parents with young, preschool-age kids, as well as older kids,” said Michalowski. The program had its genesis in two drop-in days this past winter, where kids could engage in various art projects, free of charge. The first found 20 kids taking advantage of the space; by the time the art center hosted a second one a month later, participation had doubled. Molly Harrison joined the art center’s board a year ago and was immediately involved in the push for the creative space. “I think all of us [on the board] and Mercedes felt the need to get the community more involved,” she said. “We had a holiday party in December, with a room of arts and crafts, Santa and Mrs. Claus, a hot cocoa bar. It was a huge success.” She said while Frankfort is a great place to live, it can feel isolated, especially in the winter. She saw a need for more opportunities for families to gather that were free of charge. “We wanted Oliver Art Center to be in the mix. We knew we had room that was not really being utilized.” A grant from the Grand Traverse Regional Foundation enabled the art center to purchase additional equipment, supplies,

and furniture. The community space will be open all year during regular business hours and features comfortable seating for both adults and kids; books, puzzles, games geared to all ages; curated, self-guided art projects; and display space for budding young artists. Michalowski said youngsters are welcome anytime the gallery is open, such as after school, though they have to be accompanied by an adult if they’re under 12. “We’ve had some people spend the whole day. On beautiful days it’s pretty empty, but on rainy days it’s full. One family has been here two times this week,” said Michalowski. While the new materials have given the space new life, the library has not been abandoned. If anything, Michalowski sees it becoming better utilized as more people come in to the space. Patrons can peruse books on art, artists, and museums. “There are books about the history of art, children’s books about Matisse and Frida Kahlo, famous artist puppets … they can get immersed in creating,” Michalowski said. But is it really a good thing to have kids in a gallery? Michalowski certainly thinks so. “In a lot of museums, people have their hands in their pockets, don’t talk … having kids’ voices in the hallways doesn’t bother us. If they’re introduced to art at an early age, they’ll grow up with an appreciation (for it).” And while the kids can explore on their own, parents aren’t left twiddling their thumbs. Said Harrision: “There’s also Wi-Fi so parents can come, do work, or read while the kids are creating.” She’s proof of its success. While her daughter and family were visiting from Alabama, she took her two young granddaughters to the new creative space at the art center. “It was a lot of fun to take them over there. They went downstairs, to the gallery,” she said. “It’s a great way to introduce them [to art.]”

Sept. 26 Bill Sears, Paul Keller, and Ellen Rowe

Join saxophonist Bill Sears, bassist Paul Keller, and pianist Ellen Rowe as they perform a variety of original compositions and favorites from the Great American Songbook.

A LIL’ HISTORY

Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts was originally founded in 1948 as Crystal Lake Art Center. It has moved buildings three times, most recently in 2011, when it moved into the renovated U.S. Coast Guard Station at the mouth of the Betsie Bay. That followed a capital campaign involving 331 donors, which totaled over $3.4 million. It was rebranded the Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts, named for Elizabeth Oliver, the wife of Dr. Paul Oliver, who was herself an artist and a patron of the arts. Its three floors include two exhibition galleries, three classrooms, a demonstration kitchen, office space, storage, artwork preparation space, an outdoor deck, and ceramics studio space, all of which are accessible to people with disabilities. The facility was awarded LEED “platinum” certification, the highest possible, in 2013, as well as Michigan Historic Preservation Network’s 2014 “Building Award.”

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Oct. 17 Motion Picture Arts

Enjoy a slate of documentaries and short films written, produced, and directed by Arts Academy filmmakers.

Nov. 14 Thomas Riccobono, Corbin Wagner, and Ken Larson

Academy’s acclaimed brass faculty. Trombonist Thomas Riccobono, hornist Corbin Wagner, and trumpeter Ken Larson unite for a program of solo and ensemble music.

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Brewers Leah Tyrell and Scott Stuhr

Open, airy and super sun-lit, the space was “begging to be a brewery,” said Stuhr.

Silver Spruce Brewing The story of two star-crossed craft beer lovers who started working at the same brewery on the same day, started a family, then started their own brewery.

Stuhr, whose background involved working quality control jobs at water Michigan might just be the craft beer treatment facilities, had a degree in capital of the world, if only evidenced by brewing and fermentation science from the types of buildings that have been turned the University of California, Davis. Tyrell into craft breweries over the past decade. was working on getting her brewing degree Brewery Vivant, based in Grand Rapids, sits online. These credentials — along with a few in a space that used to be a church, while more years working at breweries, from small Traverse City’s own Filling Station has made neighborhood spots to large-production the fact that it used to be a train station operations — helped hone their vision and central to its entire aesthetic. By those gave Tyrell and Stuhr the chops they needed standards, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising to pull the trigger. Right away, Traverse City was the dream that someone eventually had the idea to turn destination for the pair. In addition to having an old video store into a brewery. Such is the origin story of Silver Spruce a thriving craft beer scene and an explosive Brewing, which operates out of one half of summer tourist season that could help make the former Family Video building on Eighth any brewery viable, the area also had personal Street in Traverse City. Up until last year, resonance for Tyrell. She grew up here until Family Video occupied the entire space she was 11, and says she’s been back just about — and had no plans to sell or lease. When every summer since. If she was going to move brewers Leah Tyrell and Scott Stuhr came away from Asheville and go somewhere new to town looking for a spot to start their to start a business, northern Michigan was own brewery, though, they approached where she wanted to be. So it was that Tyrell and Stuhr ended up the video store with a proposition: Lease us half the building and let us turn it into on Eighth Street, converting one half of a 6,000-square-foot video store into the dream something great. “We were looking at the development of brewery they’d spent so many years talking Eighth Street, which we knew about — and about. They put up a fire wall to separate this location, this building, with the concrete their part of the building completely from floors and the tall ceilings and the block Family Video, then set to work establishing walls and the big windows, it was kind of Silver Spruce’s unique and unhurried vibe. The space has a warehouse feel, with the begging to be a brewery,” Stuhr said. Family Video ultimately agreed to the brewing tanks within full view of the tables deal, and Tyrell and Stuhr moved to town to and bar. But it also blends that atmosphere start renovation work on what would become with something a little more rustic and welcoming, thanks in part to the wooden the realization of a long-held mutual dream. Tyrell and Stuhr, who are engaged and pergola that makes up the bar area. Outside, have a 15-month-old daughter, essentially there’s an outdoor patio area where guests can owe their relationship to craft beer. They order food from onsite food truck, Birdhouse met in 2013 when they both started jobs Bites. The truck rotates its menu depending on the very same day at Asheville Brewing on the day, serving everything from tacos Company in Asheville, North Carolina. They and nachos to BBQ chicken, all the way to wouldn’t start dating until a couple years authentic German-style food to go along with later, but they were fast friends, bonding events like the brewery’s autumn Oktoberfest over conversations about what it would look celebration. The main attraction, though, is the like if they ever got the chance to run their Dana Nessel with Traverse City Mayor Jim Carruthers at a 2018 Pride Week event. beer. Silver Spruce has 10 taps, 10 barrel own brewery. By Craig Manning

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fermenters, and the capacity to brew about 1,000 barrels of beer annually. Even less than a year in — Silver Spruce officially opened last November — the brewery has already established a solid stable of beers it rotates in and out of availability. And while some local breweries focus on experimental, outthere brews the focus at Silver Spruce is approachability. “I think the philosophy, for both of us, is that we like to keep the beers a little simpler,” Stuhr said. “We like clean, crisp, clear beer that’s just easy drinking. We don’t do as much of the experimental stuff. We keep most of our beers on the lighter side and on the easier side.” Tyrell added: “We want to make beer that people aren’t intimidated to try, and to make sure that there’s a beer for anyone to enjoy.” The result is a tap list that skews toward traditional styles, with a tip of the hat to European beer-making. The IPA, with a 7.2 percent ABV, is the highest-alcohol beer on the menu. The German Pilsner, the brewery’s most popular brew, is a 5.4-percent easy drinker that tastes especially refreshing on a

hot summer day. Even the darker beers on the menu — the Stout and the Maple Brown — offer smooth, refreshing finishes and don’t go above 6 percent alcohol. So far, the focus on beers that are easy to drink has served Silver Spruce well. The brewery has glowing reviews online and has built a small but loyal contingent of regular customers. It also regularly attracts patrons who are touring local breweries, thanks in part to its location at the midpoint between The Filling Station and Rare Bird Brewpub. For endurance drinkers, the lowalcohol beers at Silver Spruce are an inviting prospect. If there’s an obstacle to Silver Spruce’s success at the moment, it’s the small fact that it doesn’t have a road. Since spring, Eighth Street has been torn up to make way for water line replacements and other improvements. October was the initial projected completion date for the project, though recent news has suggested work might be finished early, by mid-September. Either way, the result is that Silver Spruce has effectively missed out on all the drive-by traffic that summertime

in Traverse City is supposed to bring. The brewery remains accessible, via a back route through downtown neighborhood streets. According to Tyrell, though, “accessible” hasn’t equated to “noticeable.” “The road closure has been tough for us,” she said. “Getting new people in the door has been hard, because nobody’s driving by. They have to go out of their way to find us, and a lot of people still don’t know we exist. We’ve gone to all the hotels and talked to the people at the front desks, and most of them didn’t know we were here.” Despite the slow summer, Stuhr remains optimistic for the future. Silver Spruce had an

unexpectedly strong winter, he says, which has helped lessen the blow of the Eighth Street closure. He’s looking forward to the day when the road opens up again and more people start finding their way to the brewery. “It’s been fine,” he said. “We have a lot of loyal customers, and the other breweries send people our way. The community has been really good to us. So we’re surviving; we’re definitely going to see it through, and I think once this road is open, it’s going to be a very different environment here. Our main goals in the meantime are to focus on making good beer and to continue being part of this community.”

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Maple Brown: Tyrell and Stuhr sourced maple syrup from a friend’s farm in Onaway to make this smooth and satisfying brown ale. While the name promises a sweet, dark beer, most of the sugar from the syrup has been fermented out, and the dark color is significantly deeper than the 5 percent ABV. The hint of maple mainly remains in the finish. IPA: At 7.2 percent alcohol, the IPA is the booziest beer on the Silver Spruce menu. The beer strikes a balance between the hops (there are three varieties used in the recipe) and subtle hints of tropical fruit to create a beer that will appeal to IPA lovers and skeptics alike. Stout: Stouts tend to sell a lot better in the winter than in the summertime — to the point where many breweries take their stouts off the menu in the warmer months. Stuhr says the Silver Spruce Stout is most popular in the winter, but he notes that it also gets a surprising amount of attention in the summer, too. That’s not shocking if you try it. The beer has typical stout trademarks — such as flavors of chocolate and roasted marshmallows — but also has the smooth, refreshing finish of a lighter beer. Altbier: Despite the deep amber hue, the Altbier is only 4.2 percent alcohol. It’s a classic German-style beer with a ton of flavor. “A lot of people like that one who claim not to like beer,” Tyrell said. Luckily for Silver Spruce, construction on Eighth Street is expected to be complete by mid-September — earlier than planned.

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Hot Type: Summer book club presents best-selling author By Ross Boissoneau Summer may be nearing its end, but for some readers, that just means it’s time for a book club party. On Aug. 29, the City Opera House will host New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Tanya Anne Crosby. The author of more than 30 novels that span women’s fiction, suspense, historical romance and fantasy, Crosby splits her time between Leelanau County and Charleston, South Carolina. Crosby will be discussing her most current book, “Everyday Lies,” with guest host Rose Hollander. Crosby said inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere. “News headlines, life experience, phone conversations, etc. Everyday Lies came out of the whole MeToo movement. I wanted to write about the perceptions of women’s roles in society,” she said. The novel tells the tale of Gillian Frazer, who is dealing with her failed marriage, failing job and her grandmother’s sudden stroke. “She [Frazer] modeled her life on her grandmother, but her grandmother was someone else entirely … from what she thought. She has to come to terms with the skeletons in her closet and redefine herself,” said Crosby. So the book actually tells two tales in parallel. One is Frazer’s; the other, her grandmother Rebecca’s, as Frazer discovers things she never knew. “One story is in our real time, the other in the 1960s,” said Crosby. Crosby is known for stories charged with emotion and humor and filled with flawed characters like Gillian Frazer. She said the tales come to her as she works around a central theme. “There’s a message I want to get across. It’s triggered by a theme, and ‘What if?’ Then it’s all about the characters: who they are,

where they came from, their life lesson and how to get there. They tell their own story,” she said. Do her characters ever surprise her? “Absolutely, all the time. If not, I’m disappointed. I don’t want the story to be predictable,” she said. To that end, Crosby offers her own theory of the different kinds of novelists. “There are three types of writers. One knows where they start, where they’re going every step of the way. For me that kind of writing is boring,” she said. “Second [is the kind where] they get in the car, don’t know where they’re going, and may have an adventure along the way.” She puts herself in a third category. “They know where they start, where they’re going, but don’t know the stops along the way. That idea pulls me along,” she said. Crosby said for her the process of writing starts with the idea, which she lets germinate in her head for months before she ever starts writing. “I don’t ever start if I’m not on fire for it,” she said. “I don’t start till I let it come into its own — that can be two, three, four months.” Once she’s begun writing, she doesn’t stop. While she tries to write at least 500 words every day, that’s not always the case. “I write every day. Some days I’ll write 10 words, or minus 200 (deleting previous work),” she said. On the other hand, she said sometimes she’ll write as many as 5,000 words in a day. When she’s writing, the genre may be less important than the characters. Her next book, coming in September, is “Fire Song.” It’s her third book in her Daughters of Avalon series, referencing the mythical English island of Arthurian legend. Her stories actually take place in the time of King Stephen in the mid-12th century, some 600 years after the supposed time of Arthur. It’s a mix of historical romance and fantasy. “I’ve always been intrigued with

Arthurian [stories], Welsh folklore. I incorporated the legend of Avalon with Welsh folklore and witches and hardcore historical fiction. There’s lots of actual political intrigue and a sprinkling of romance,” she said. “It’s history reimagined, and I’m having fun writing it.” Crosby believes it is easier now to write, thanks to e-books and self-publishing. But that doesn’t mean everyone can be successful at it. “It’s not an easy career, but in some ways it’s the best time ever. Anybody can publish, but that doesn’t mean people are going to buy it. I believe cream usually rises to the top. If you write a good story and put it in front of people, they’ll buy it. “But it’s a tough business. Don’t expect to immediately sell. If you continue at it long enough, you’ll get somewhere,” she said. Hosting the book club event will be Rose Hollander, who, like Crosby, is a resident of Leelanau County. She is active in Northern Delights book club, which she started in 1991, and has been a Great Books guide at the Montessori Children’s House for the past 29 years. Hollander is also a facilitator and board member with Remain in Touch, an organization that provides books that are read by incarcerated parents to their children. Hollander was the original publisher and a contributor to the book “Saving the Family Cottage” and writes a monthly food column.

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The free Summer Book Club Party is sponsored by the Traverse Area District Library, Horizon Books and the National Writers Series. Doors to the City Opera House open at 6pm for appetizers, cash bar and mingling. Crosby will be interviewed by Hollander on stage beginning at 7pm, followed by a Q&A session. The event is free; no tickets are necessary. For more information, go to NationalWritersSeries.org.

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The New Sex Ed A Grand Traverse church and Public Schools of Petoskey are rewriting the longstanding “rules” of sex education by offering a curricula steeped in today’s realities — not yesterday’s ideals — for area students.

By Craig Manning What should a modern sexual education curriculum look like? How much should teachers tell kids about sex in a school environment? And what topics are parents truly comfortable with their kids learning? These questions have been batted around for years, often with no clear resolution. This coming school year, though, a Traverse City church is offering up a new kind of sex ed program — one that is progressive, comprehensive, and largely groundbreaking. It also has the potential to be extremely controversial — especially among parents or educators who believe strongly in the lessons of abstinence and prevention that have typically dominated sex ed curricula in a publicschool environment. The program, called Our Whole Lives, will be offered throughout the 2019-2020 school year by the Unitarian Universality Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT). It’s a concept that was developed several years ago in collaboration between the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. As the name of the program implies, the goal was to create “lifespan sexuality education,” where learners at different stages of life could access and engage with information relevant to their sexual experience levels and situations. Each curriculum is aimed at providing accurate information about sexuality, in a way that “dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, improves decision making, and has the potential to save lives.” “It seems like the focus with sex education in the past was to prevent problems: to educate so there wouldn’t be sexually-transmitted infections or unintended pregnancies,” said Katie Tomczyk, a religious education teacher with UUCGT who will serve as a facilitator for the new sex ed program. “Our program does include those components, but it goes above

and beyond them to help students consider more of what defines ‘sexual health’: feeling good about themselves and their bodies; trying to be healthy and smart; having positive, equitable, loving relationships.” The curriculum coming to UUCGT this year specifically targets grades 7-9, when students in the public-school system typically go through sex ed classes. It will feature 25 workshops, each about two hours long, that will focus on a wide array of sexualityrelated topics. The program will run from October through early May and is open to any student in the age range, regardless of cultural background or religious affiliation. For Tomczyk, a former public-school health teacher who came onboard with UUCGT earlier this year, OWL offers a chance to fill in gaps that most sex ed curricula do not address. That list includes sensitive or misunderstood topics such as gender identity, sexual orientation, body image, consent, masturbation, lovemaking, and enjoying sexuality. “One of the goals of the program is developing skills that reject double standards, biases, stereotypes, dishonesty, and harassment,” Tomczyk said. “It’s about recognizing things related to sexuality that are hurtful and harmful, beyond unwanted pregnancies and STIs.” Because of the sensitive and mature nature of some of the topics, UUCGT will begin the program by meeting with parents to discuss what students will be learning and to clear any video resources or other educational aids that will be used. In addition, Tomczyk says all workshops will be taught by at least two adult facilitators and will follow an open-door policy to ensure the safety of all students. The teaching style itself, meanwhile, skews away from the rigid formality of many schoolbased sex ed courses and toward a more discussion-based approach. “These kids, this is a very social time of their life, and we believe they learn best

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socially,” Tomczyk said. “So, whereas parents can certainly talk to their kids about these sorts of things — and it can be very important to have those conversations — this is a way for kids to learn from each other in a social context. The facilitation is not a sit-down-andlisten lecture format. It’s very active.” The OWL program is radically different from what exists in most school. State law requires all public-school districts to provide instruction on sexually transmitted diseases, “including, but not limited to, HIV/AIDS,” but has few required curriculum points beyond that. The law also states that “Instruction in HIV/AIDS and sex education must stress that abstinence from sex is a responsible and effective method of preventing unplanned or out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and that it is the only protection that is 100 percent effective against unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and sexually transmitted HIV infection and AIDS.” Jame McCall, associate superintendent for Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS), says the school district follows this requirement for an “abstinence-based curriculum” closely, and notes that there have been “no significant changes” to the sex ed curriculum in many years. Topics like sexual orientation and gender identification are not discussed at all, and parents have the right to review all course materials ahead of time and exempt their children if they so wish. “I would say that we are very much on the conservative side of sexual education, which is exactly what the state law would require of us,” McCall said. Not all northern Michigan school districts are as conservative. According to Karla Akins, director of teaching and learning for Public Schools of Petoskey (PSP), the district’s board of education recently voted to adopt a new curriculum called “Real Essentials.” The curriculum, developed by The Center for Relationship Education, includes sexual health components, but focuses

UUCGT’s Religious Education Director Betsy Hammerberg (left) and Katie Tomczyk, OWL facilitator.

more broadly on helping students develop and nurture healthy relationships. Topics include identity, friendships, communication techniques, healthy dating strategies, social media guidelines, and “sex in the context of love.” Akins says PSP health teachers have been trained on the curriculum and will begin delivering it to students in grades 6-12 “beginning in the fall of 2019.” Tomczyk recognizes that most people would assume religious organizations are even less progressive in addressing sex than schools. “I like mixing it with spirituality, because so often, these two things have been separated,” she said. “As a result, there’s maybe some guilt or shame about talking about these topics. There shouldn’t be, and that’s part of the premise of this program: Everybody is Sexual and it looks different for a lot of people. UUCGT will hold an informal parent orientation meeting for the OWL program on Sunday, September 8 at 4:30pm. The meeting will take place at the church (6726 Center Road, Traverse City) and is open to all.

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By Clark Miller What makes someone a “good” American and another person “un-American”? Who gets to decide? And on what basis? David Maraniss, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author and associate editor at The Washington Post visits the National Writers Series stage on Thursday, Sept. 5 to discuss his latest book, “A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father,” in which he shows how his own family was caught in the crosshairs of that debate. His father, Elliott Maraniss, a University of Michigan graduate, decorated Army officer during WWII, and, by 1952, an up-and-coming editor at the Detroit Times newspaper, was blacklisted for his communist beliefs. The judge (and jury) in Elliott’s case was the House Un-American Activities Committee, HUAC, the dreamchild of dedicated commiehunter, Sen. Joe McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican. The underlying premise was that no communist could be a “good” American. Maraniss notes the irony in the name House Un-American Activities Committee since, in his opinion, its members blatantly ignored due process and freedom of speech rights. Maraniss also sees the trial as an assault on freedom of the press, since his father was fired summarily from his post at the Times. Although Elliott had, in fact, been a communist, there was never any indication that he promoted violence or the overthrow of the U.S. government. After the verdict, Elliott found other newspaper jobs, but they never lasted. FBI agents always showed up to make sure he got sacked again. For years, Maraniss and his family moved back and forth across the upper Midwest and struggled financially. Finally, after years of wandering, Elliott found a lasting position at the Madison, Wisconsin, Capital Times, a progressive paper that had long been critical of McCarthyism. “A Good American Family” is a heartfelt, personal story, but it rises above a simple homage to an embattled father because Maraniss discusses the historical currents that helped create HUAC’s power — the growing strength of the U.S. labor movement; the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), in which Maraniss’s mother’s brother Bob Cummins and other University of Michigan students fought against fascism; and, especially, the abrupt shift from Russia being an ally in WWII to an official enemy once the Cold War began. All of those factors set the stage for the Red Scare of the 1950s. The Northern Express talked to David Maraniss about his book, parallels to current politics, and what it was like to write about his father. Express: It’s clear that you admired and loved your father. But to write this book, you also had to assume some objective distance. Maraniss: You’re right. I approached it as any non-fiction researcher would. I got every letter that was available, conducted interviews, and found as many helpful documents as possible. But obviously the story touched me very directly. Express: And what conclusions did you draw about your father? Marannis: There were times when I understood what drew my dad to communism. The party supported racial equality and organized labor. That attracted people like my dad, who was an idealist and an egalitarian. I don’t think Elliott was ever a true ideologue. Instead, he was more a true newspaper guy. I think he was already turning away (from communism) when he was called before the HUAC in 1952. But in writing the book, there were a few times when I shook my head, and asked, ‘Dad, what were you thinking?’ Even in those moments, I tried to keep my authorial distance. Express: The committee got away with a lot that day in Detroit.

GOOD AMERICAN Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss discusses the Red Scare, his blacklisted father, and the historical crosshairs that swept his family through a dark part of U.S. history.

Maraniss: Unfortunately, history is so often forgotten, never known, or ignored. I wanted to put my family’s experiences in a larger context to illuminate a dark point in human history. The question of what it means to be an American has been defined many ways. It begins with the genocide of Native Americans, but also goes on to include African Americans forced into slavery, and women who couldn’t vote until the 20th century. So, there have always been efforts by the dominant parts of society to term some groups un-American. Express: Do you see parallels between the hunt for Reds in the 1950s and current politics? Maraniss: Absolutely there are parallels between then and now. Today the target is Muslims and immigrants. There’s always been a baiting of the ‘other’, mainly through a manipulation of facts and use of fear as a political tactic. Demagogues have used fear of the ‘other’ as their main tactic. By the way, I started the book before Trump was elected, but unfortunately, history repeats itself in different ways. Express: Does the word ‘socialism’ still stoke fear? Maraniss: Less among today’s millennials than it does in the baby boomer generation. Since the post-WWII era, the Republican Party has consistently used their definition of what it means to be a ‘good American’ and a patriot. As a scare tactic, they call Democratic Party ideas socialism. Express: It seems the term could cover any

number of popular government programs, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Veterans Administration, public education, unemployment insurance, infrastructure improvements.

fun it was to read copies of the Michigan Daily from that era. In many ways, it was a better paper than many of the commercial papers of the day. And Detroit was important because of the labor movement.

Maraniss: If socialism is the use of government money — our money — to redistribute wealth, consider that our government also helps the oil industry and agri-business. And we’ve given tax cuts to the wealthy. So, in many ways, the word ‘socialism’ is misused.

Express: In what ways was your family a ‘good’ American family?

Express: Even before the Cold War and McCarthyism, the 1939 Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union shocked many leftists into changing their minds about communism, or at least the Soviet form of communism. Maraniss: The pact split the left very sharply. Any accommodation of Hitler was viewed by leftists as a dramatic turn away from what had been happening in terms of fighting Nazism. Some 3,000-4,000 Americans fought against (the fascist Francisco) Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Then they saw that turned around when Stalin essentially colluded, for a time, with Hitler. Express: In many ways, your book is a Michigan story. Detroit and Ann Arbor, in particular, are more than just passive backdrops. Maraniss: Elliot’s experiences at the University of Michigan were crucial to the story. He was editor of the campus newspaper, the Michigan Daily. I can’t tell you how much

Maraniss: Our parents taught us The Golden Rule and encouraged us to be open to the world and other people. They believed in freedom of speech and freedom of the press. My family worked hard, never hurt anyone, had a loving bond and stayed together. So, certain notions about what constitutes a ‘good’ American family can sometimes be limiting and wrong. Express: One last question about the use of the term ‘socialism.’ Do you think Jesus was a proto-socialist? He cared for the struggles of poor. Obviously, it was one of his main tenets. Maraniss: (pauses) That’s a very good question. I would say that many iconic figures are later interpreted in ways that don’t reflect their lives.

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1. Artists Brian, Elle, and Neal at Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Paint Grand Traverse Quick Draw reception, co-hosted by Crystal Mountain and Michigan Legacy Art Park 2. Joan Tenbrock and Gail Koch celebrate their 20th year of participating in Northport’s Annual Dog Parade in their usual style: grand, fun, and fabulous. 3. Mary Bickley and Lisa Baker at the Traverse City Chamber golf outing at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa 4. Jen Roberts and Sarah Armour take a quick break at the helm as they prepare the War of 1812 armed sloop replica “Pride of Baltimore” for open water in Boyne City. 5. Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud thanks Betty Bedour for her years of dedicated service to the patients of the Mackinac Island Medical Center during the Healthy Partners Luncheon at the Grand Hotel.

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A picturesque bend on the Pigeon River in Otsego County. (Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources.)

Escape to Pigeon River Country Celebrate 100 years of untouched forested bliss

By Sandra Clark and Kathleen Lavey On July 26, 1919, Ernest Hemingway — then a young man recovering from his experiences in the Spanish-American War — said of Michigan’s “Pine Barrens” east of Vanderbilt, “That Barrens Country is the greatest I’ve ever been in.” A hundred years later, we call the place where Hemingway loved to fish and camp Pigeon River Country. And thanks to the passion, work and stewardship decisions made by many people over the decades, it remains an extraordinary outdoor treasure. At 107,600 acres, Pigeon River Country is the largest block of contiguous undeveloped land in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula — 12 miles wide and 20 miles long — half the size of New York City. This is a forest where logging, hunting, camping and horseback riding occur, and yet a “Big Wild” where you can sometimes

sense only the sounds of nature and the smells of earth, sky and water. Pigeon River Country’s uniqueness The 100-year history of the Pigeon River Country is told in the forest’s Discovery Center, opened a year ago by a group of dedicated volunteers. The interpretive center is housed in a historic home that was used as a residence for the forest supervisor until the early 2000s. “We knew we wanted to tell the history, because the history is so important,” said volunteer Sandra Franz, who was on the committee that brought the Discovery Center to life. “We also wanted to inform people who come out that it’s not a state park. It’s a state forest, and here’s what makes the Pigeon River Country unique as a state forest.” One of those things is the elk herd. Many people visit hoping to see elk and hear their bugle-like calls. The Pigeon River Country’s

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rich history also makes it unique, while tying into the overall fabric of Michigan’s lumbering and natural-resources heritage. A century ago, Michigan set aside the 6,468 acres of tax-reverted lands that would become the nucleus of the Pigeon River Country State Forest. The land had been logged, some of it burned by forest fires, some of it cultivated by farmers who soon learned that it was not good crop land. The forest continued to expand, mostly with lands purchased with deer license revenue. Elk disappeared from Michigan in the late 19th century due to unrestricted hunting and loss of their habitat. In 1918, seven Rocky Mountain elk were brought to the area that would soon be the Pigeon River Forest. The herd grew steadily, but poaching and diminished habitat quality reduced its numbers from 1,500 in the early 1960s to 200 in the mid-1970s. Since then, careful

management of the open areas and forests that the herd needs to thrive has helped it grow to more than 1,100 animals. The forest’s first champion P.S. Lovejoy was the first champion of the “P.R.” as he called it. One of the first students in the University of Michigan’s School of Forestry, he advocated for the forest long before he became the state’s first Game Division chief: “Don’t we all want, yen for, need, some considerable ‘getting away’ from the crowds and the lawnmowers and the tulips? … Isn’t that [the] yen for the Big Wild feel and flavor? I claim it is. … I figger [sic] that a whole lot of the sideroad country should be left plenty bumpy and bushy … and some so you go in on foot – or don’t go at all. I don’t want any pansies planted around the stump.” Lovejoy’s legacy is large within the forest, Franz said. His influence extended not only to

Clockwise from top left: The log building that now houses the Pigeon River Country Discovery Center was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps as a home for forester William Horsell, his wife and seven children. It has been described as the best, and bestpreserved, example of CCC architecture in Michigan. (Photo courtesy of Pigeon River Country Discovery Center). Rocky Mountain elk, originally brought by rail from the western U.S., were introduced to northern Michigan three times between 1916 and 1918. The last release of seven or eight animals near Wolverine was the foundation of today’s Michigan elk herd of more than 1,100 animals. This photo shows elk being released from crates. (Photo courtesy of Pigeon River Country Discovery Center.) Michigan Department of Conservation officers gather at Lovejoy’s 1942 memorial service in the Pigeon River Country. His stone monument, along the Towerman’s Watch Interpretive Pathway, is one of the forest’s iconic locations. (Photo courtesy of Pigeon River Country Discovery Center.) A trail through the Pigeon River Country State Forest leads to this scenic view. (Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources.)

the overall concepts that led to how the forest was developed, but also to the smallest details. Look overhead at the beams in the Discovery Center, for example. Lovejoy came around as it was being built by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. On one visit, he objected to the fact that the beams were machined rather than hand-hewn. “He had the carpenters take their axes and put chop marks in those beams to make them look more rustic,” Franz said. “He had large ideas about land use but also small ideas about details.” Forest management and public input From its beginning, the Pigeon River Country forest has presented its managers with conflicting interests and hard decisions on how to balance recreation, economic development, good forestry and natural

resource preservation. People have always taken an interest in the forest and played a role in its management. When lawsuits were filed over oil and gas drilling in the forest in the early 1970s, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources put a special management plan in place for the forest. Starting in 1974, the DNR appointed a citizens’ advisory council to provide input on managing the forest. Those who love the forest celebrate its diversity, from upland deciduous forests to lowland conifers, from remote swamps to grasslands. But at the heart of their passion is the peace and solitude of the forest, its moments of bright sunshine and dramatic storms, its ability to inspire connection to a wider world and to heal. Pigeon River Country Discovery Center

“I believe that P.S. Lovejoy sired more ideas about men and land than any contemporary in the conservation field.” — Aldo Leopold, nationally recognized coservationist, 1942

Inside the Discovery Center, the welcoming fireplace invites conversations like those of early conservationists Herman Lunden and P.S. Lovejoy. There’s a lot more to see here too. An elk peers out from a box car. The small office of the park forester has artifacts donated from his family, and the kitchen – large enough to cook for a family of seven, guests and work crews — now houses hands-on activities for children of all ages. The family’s bedrooms tell the stories of Hemingway, the rich experiences offered by the forest and the memories that have been made there. And from there, in the words of Ford Kellum, who quit his job working for the Michigan DNR to fight against oil drilling in the Pigeon River Country: “You’ve got your free-flowing rivers. … You’ve got lakes that

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have no cottages around them. You’ve got trail roads that are just two ruts. You’ve got the big trees; virgin or not, they’re big. … It’s pretty. And you can get back into some of these places and have solitude. People need a little of that.” Find out more about the Pigeon River Country at PigeonRiverDiscoveryCenter.org.

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aug 24

saturday

BENZIE AREA RADIO CONTROL’S 22ND ANNUAL AIR SHOW: 10am-3pm, Thompsonville Airport. Featuring radio controlled flying of model aircraft, fixed wing, helicopters, warbirds & jets. Free admission. 231-970-0088.

---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: 11am-1pm: Bill Smith will sign his book “Chickadeeland.” 1-3pm: Pamela Cameron will sign her book “Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes.” 3-5pm: Janet R. Douglas will sign her book “A Wonderful Stroke of Luck.” Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

---------------------KINGSLEY HERITAGE DAYS: Aug. 23-25. Today includes a 5K & Fun Run, Pancake Breakfast, Done Softball Tournament, “Tailgating in Paradise” Parade, Kingsley Sportsman Club BB Gun Shoot, live music by Zach Brayton & Rebooted, Pizza Eating Contest & much more. Free. kingsleyheritagedays.net

---------------------BALLOONS OVER BELLAIRE: 7:30am. Balloon flight over Torch Lake. Featuring over 20 hot air balloonists.

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through ancient cedars to the shores of Lime Lake. Please sign up. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes

---------------------THE HIGHLANDER: 10am, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. This mountain bike race with a 7-9 mile loop, along with road rollout & singletrack return, will take you through some of northern MI’s most scenic & challenging trails. $45+. ridethehighlander.com

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---------------------LIVELYLANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL: Various locations in Empire. Enjoy live music by The Go Rounds, The Sea The Sea, Escaping Pavement, Seth Bernard & many others. $25-$65. thelivelylands.com

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RAPA NUI - POWER ISLAND: 8am, Bowers Harbor, TC. Paddle 3 miles to Power Island, run 2.5 miles around the island, & paddle back to finish. paddleguru.com/races/PowerIslandRAPANUI2019

KALKASKA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR: Kalkaska County Fairgrounds, Aug. 2124. Carnival & midway, petting zoo, pony rides, carriage rides, animal barns & mayhem arena action & more. kalkaskacountyfaironline.com

EMMET-CHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey, Aug. 20-25. Featuring a Frankie Ballard Concert, Beatles vs. Elvis Showdown, grandstand shows, rides, 4-H tent, Firefighter Show, Lego Man, pony, mini-horse & draft pulls, monster trucks & auto cross racing & much more. emmetchxfair.org

---------------------LELAND SIDEWALK SALES: 9am-5pm, Aug. 23-24.

---------------------30TH ANNUAL CORVETTE CROSSROADS AUTO SHOW & BRIDGE PARADE: Hundreds of Corvettes are on display at the Mackinaw Crossings Mall parking lot from 10am-2pm. The procession will cross the Mackinac Bridge at 7pm. Line up at 6pm in the Mackinaw Crossings lot.

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“SHOWSTOPPERS”: 5pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. Presented by the OTP Young Company’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop. Adults: $15; youth under 18: $8 (plus fees). mynorthtickets.com

SOUSA!: 7:30pm, Northport Community Arts Center. Annual salute to America’s March King, John Philip Sousa, by the Northport Community Band. $5-$15. northportperformingarts.org

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BALLOONS OVER BELLAIRE: 6:30pm, Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire. Featuring over 20 hot air balloonists. Gather atop the slopes of Summit Mountain to watch the balloons take flight. shantycreek.com/event/balloons-over-bellaire

BENZIE LONG LAKE WATER TOUR: 10am. Register by contacting John Ransom: 231-8824391; john@benziecd.org. Meet at end of Long Lake Rd., north of Round Lake off M-22. Free, please pre-register. benziecd.org FOREST IMMERSION AT SWANSON PRESERVE, CEDAR: 10am. Join docents Shelly Yeager, Sharon Oriel & Mary Tris on a walk

YOUNCE GUITAR DUO WITH VIBRAPHONIST JIM COOPER: 7pm, Cycling Salamander Gallery, Charlevoix. Enjoy jazz, fusion & world music. $22/person. cyclingsalamander.com

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ALDEN DEPOT ART FESTIVAL & MODEL TRAIN SHOW: 10am-5pm, Alden Depot.

Boyne City’s The Pistil Whips is one of four bands playing the 7th Annual Summer Super Swirl at Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey on Thurs., Aug. 29 from 5:30-8pm. The Pistil Whips combine funk, blues & jazz to make their own sound. The others are Pete “Big Dog” Fetters, The Real Ingredients and Jeff Pagel. D&W Fresh Market will host about 50 stations of wine, beer and food. Play lawn games in the “bier garden” and browse the “3rd Annual Impressions Small Works Showcase National Juried Exhibition.” Tickets: $25 advance; $30 day of. crookedtree.org

SAVING BIRDS ANNUAL EXTRAVAGANZA: 4pm, Saving Birds Thru Habitat, Omena. Awardwinning, best-selling author Doug Tallamy returns to present “Are Alien Plants Really Bad?”. Western swing music by the True Falsettos, wine & heavy hors d’oeuvres & silent auction. Space is limited; reservations required - at savingbirds.org or by calling 231-271-3738. $45.

TASTE OF BOYNE HIGHLANDS: 6-9pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. Featuring Heisman Trophy winner, Super Bowl MVP & wine proprietor Charles Woodson, who will be bringing a selection of his wines & bottle signing. $30; includes 5 tasting tickets. boynehighlands.com

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send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOWNTOWN TOURS: 10:30am, Downtown, TC. Meet at the Perry Hannah statue at the corner of Sixth & Union streets. These tours are conducted by guides with a special interest in TC history & provide an experience of TC’s past. Find ‘TAHS Downtown Walking Tours’ on Facebook. Suggested $10 donation.

DISNEY’S THE JUNGLE BOOK, KIDS: Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Held at 2pm & 7pm. $8-$15. mynorthtickets.com

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MACKINAW PREMIER ARTS & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-7pm, Mackinaw City.

IRONMAN KIDS FUN RUN: 7:45am, Open Space Park, TC. ironman.com

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------------------------------------------COUNTRY DANCE: 7pm, Summit City Grange, Kingsley. Featuring the Straight Forward Band. 231-263-4499.

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CUMMINGS STRING QUARTET: 7:30pm, Cheboygan Opera House. The Cummings String Quartet is a northern MI-based ensemble who performs with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra & the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. Call 231627-5841 for free tickets. Find on Facebook.

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Harbor. This world-class, Chicago-based ballet company & dance education organization has performed major story ballets, reconstructions of masterpieces & contemporary works. $40, $70, $115, $125. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/ the-joffrey-ballet-beautifully-moving

aug 25

sunday

IRONMAN 70.3/TRAVERSE CITY: SOLD OUT: 7am, Open Space Park, TC. The race consists of a 1.2 mile swim in West Grand Traverse Bay, a 56 mile bike through Leelanau County & Benzie County, & a 13.1 mile run along Boardman Lake, finishing on Front St. in downtown TC. ironman.com

THE SERIES @ LAVENDER HILL FARM: 7:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Featuring Detroit’s singer/songwriter Jill Jack. $15$25.50. lavenderhillfarm.com

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GARY ALLAN: SOLD OUT: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. This country music star brings his hits, including “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain).” $50, $60, $65. lrcr.com

KINGSLEY HERITAGE DAYS: Aug. 23-25. Today includes Church in the Park at Brownson Park. kingsleyheritagedays.net/events

------------------------------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Roth Performance Shell, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City. Featuring classical pop quartet The Harbor Strings.

---------------------THE JOFFREY BALLET: BEAUTIFULLY MOVING: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay

EMMET-CHARLEVOIX COUNTY FAIR: (See Sat., Aug. 24)

------------------------------------------MACKINAW PREMIER ARTS & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-3pm, Mackinaw City.

---------------------MODEL TRAIN SHOW: 10am-4pm, Alden Depot. ---------------------RECOVERY ROAD RIDE POKER RUN: 10am, TC Masonic Center on GT West Bay,

Located 2 miles from downtown Boyne City, across from Young State Park. For reservations call 855-ZIP-INFO or visit WILDWOODRUSH.com

TC. Poker Run Fundraiser to support students whose parents have lost their battle with addiction. Food, music, silent auction & more. $5 per wheel. tcmasons.com/upcoming-events

---------------------LIVELYLANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL: (See Sat., Aug. 24)

---------------------“SHOWSTOPPERS”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. Presented by the OTP Young Company’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop. Adults: $15; youth under 18: $8 (plus fees). mynorthtickets.com

---------------------CARDINAL FLOWERS AT TEICHNER PRESERVE, CEDAR: 2pm. Join docents Karl Hausler & Mary Tris on a walk through this ecologically rich preserve at a time of year when the stunning cardinal flower should be putting on a show. Please sign up. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events/hikes

---------------------PG WHAT HAVE I SEEN?!?: 2-4pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Enjoy bad movies, good popcorn & many laughs. This event is free for all teens 1117. tadl.org/event/pg-what-have-i-seen-2

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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OAKWOOD CEMETERY TOURS: 4pm. Meet at the main entrance of Oakwood Cemetery off of Eighth St., directly across from the intersection of Fair Street & Eighth Street, TC. Find ‘TAHS Oakwood Cemetery Tours’ on Facebook.

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ERNEST HEMINGWAY CELEBRATION: Horton Bay General Store, Boyne City. Celebrate young Ernie Hemingway’s summer life in this region in “downtown” Horton Bay. Social hour begins at 5pm & includes music & readings from Hemingway’s short stories. Screening of the new documentary on young Hemingway will follow in the First Methodist Church at 7pm. Admission to social hour is $5 & reservations are required: 231.535.2440. A reservation for both the pre-screening party & a DVD of the documentary film is $15.

---------------------PETER BERGIN & AN EVENING IN THE AMERICAN PARLOR: 7-8:30pm, Music House Museum, Williamsburg. Enjoy a concert with pianist Peter Bergin that includes American classical music & ragtime. $5-$16. musichouse.org/upcoming-events

---------------------HARRY GOLDSON QUINTET: 7:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Enjoy live jazz music with Harry Goldson, Steve Sandner, Elgin Vines, Will Harris & Jim Cooper. $25. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------JACK WILLIAMS: 7:30pm, The Rhubarbary, 3550 Five Mile Creek Rd., Harbor Springs. Described as “one of the strongest guitarists in contemporary folk” by Sing Out! Magazine, Williams has been touring the U.S. for the past 50 years, & has added several other countries as well. 231499-8038. Donation of $20 requested.

aug 26

monday

RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY EVENT WITH TRAVERSE CITY OUT OF THE DARKNESS EVENT: Right Brain Brewery, TC. From 5-8pm a contribution from Right Brain Brewery will be made to the Traverse City Out of the Darkness Walk. outofthedarknesstc.com

---------------------LINE 5 - THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES: 6pm, State Theatre, TC. Provides insight to the hazardous risks that the 65 year-old deteriorating oil pipeline poses to MI’s residents, businesses, tourism industry & economy. Panel discussion & Q&A following film. Free. line5film.com

---------------------SUMMERFOLK CONCERT SERIES: 6:308:30pm, Charlevoix Public Library. Featuring singer/songwriter Jetty Rae who has shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan & Miranda Lambert. An open mic will follow.

FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: HISTORY OF THE GARDEN CLUB: 7pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. The Petoskey Area Garden Club has been beautifying Petoskey for 85 years. Join Ethel Larsen as she presents highlights from the club’s long history, & provides glimpses of all the gardens. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

---------------------MONDAY MOVIE NIGHT: 7-9pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Bonfire at 7pm; movie at 8pm. Free. lavenderhillfarm.com

aug 27

tuesday

SUNRISE YOGA FLOW AT EAST BAY PARK, TC: 7am. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

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NMC - CANTICUM NOVUM AUDITIONS: 8am, NMC, TC. Experienced singers are invited to audition for Canticum Novum, northern lower MI’s premier vocal ensemble, offered through NMC. Held on Aug. 27 & Aug. 29. Please call 995-1700 to set up your audition. You may also email Jeffrey Cobb at jecobb@nmc.edu for more info. Free. nmc.edu

---------------------TUESDAY TOURS: 10am, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Join Dennos volunteer docents for a guided tour of the museum. Your guide will lead you through the galleries for an informative & interactive experience, including discussion, looking exercises, & more. Museum admission. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------GUIDED HIKE AT COY MOUNTAIN PRESERVE: Noon. Join Antrim Conservation District staff for a short & easy guided hike of Coy Mountain Preserve. Meet at the trailhead off Valley St. in Alden. Free. antrimcd.com/guidedhike-at-coy-mountain-preserve.html

---------------------LEADERSHIP CHARLEVOIX COUNTY READS: 12-1pm, Boyne District Library, Community Room, Boyne City. Brown bag lunch discussion of “Dare to Lead” by Brené Brown. 231-536-7351.

---------------------CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP: 2pm, MCHC, Meeting Room A, TC. Free. munsonhealthcare. org/cardiac-rehab

---------------------INTRODUCING THE PRACTICE: 6pm, Ecco Event Space, TC. Annie Clark, host & creator of “Lifelines” on Z93 Today’s Best Hits, walks you through an introduction of “The Practice,” a realistic process to sustain lifelong happiness. Annie will share the solution to what’s holding you back from getting what you want, saying what you need, & managing your emotions to move beyond the daily struggles that derail you. For ages 21+. Free. facebook.com/pg/annieclarkpage/events

---------------------OVERDOSE CLINIC: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Harm Reduction Michigan’s monthly overdose recognition & response demo. Participate in administering the antidote Naloxone & learn to save a life. Free emergency rescue kit to go. Free. harmreductionmi.org

---------------------DETOX YOGA FLOW AT PRESS ON JUICE, TC: 6:45pm. Donations appreciated.

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

aug 28

wednesday

annual charity golf event, dinner & auction on Aug. 28-29. bigsupnorth.com CONSUMER PROTECTION ALERT: 12:30pm, 115 E. Blair St., Kingsley. Join Dawn Petrowski from the Attorney General’s Office as she describes some of the tactics used by scammers & shares easy ways to protect oneself. An optional lunch will be served at noon for a $3 suggested donation for 60+ & $5 all others. Register. 922-2080. Free.

---------------------ANNUAL REGIONAL CHAMBER AFTER HOURS: 5:30-7:30pm, Legs Inn, Cross Village. Presented by the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce & Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce. Includes food & a raffle where the winner of a night at the Grand Hotel (among 7 other gifts) will be drawn. $10 Chamber members; $15 notyet-members.

---------------------ELK RAPIDS PLAYERS AUDITIONS: 6-9pm, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. For “Guys and Dolls.” 231-264-6330.

---------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions Campus, Grand Lawn, TC. Featuring The Backroom Gang. Free. facebook.com/ grandtraversepavilions

---------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Summer Book Club Social with Tanya Anne Crosby, author of “Everyday Lies,” as well as a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of 30 novels. Guest host is Rose Hollander. This event celebrates area book clubs with prizes, a preview of the National Writers Series fall season & more. Free. cityoperahouse.org/events

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NORTHPORT PROMISE FOLLIES: 7pm, Northport Performing Arts Center. A talent show of music, dance, songs & skits. northportpromise.com/northport-follies

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OVERDOSE AWARENESS CEREMONY: 7pm, Fire Wise Garden @ The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Honor those we have lost & shine a light on the epidemic that touches us all. Music & light snacks. This is a free event; accepting donations of toiletry items for those currently in recovery.

GRASS RIVER NATURAL AREA COMMUNITY PADDLE: 6pm, Willow Day Park. All paddlers must bring their own craft/boat, paddle & pfd (life jacket). Free. paddleantrim.com/event/ grass-river-natural-area-community-paddle YOGA IN THE PARK: 6pm, Hull Park, TC. Vinyasa flow session. Donation based. eventbrite.com

---------------------“EMERGING VISIONS FOR THE BOARDMAN RIVER”: 6-8:45pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Panelists include Christine Crissman, Steve Largent, Brett Fessell & Mike Vickery. A question-and-answer session will follow.

---------------------REINING LIBERTY RANCH PRESENTATION: 7pm, Kasson Township Hall, Maple City. Hosted by the Glen Lake Library & presented by Director of Reining Liberty Ranch Becki Bigelow. Learn about this visionary program providing rehabilitation services, promoting the well-being of veterans & their families, along with disabled & at-risk individuals through equine, agricultural, educational services & community outreach. glenlakelibrary.net

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NMC - CANTICUM NOVUM AUDITIONS: (See Tues., Aug. 27)

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---------------------CONSUMER PROTECTION ALERT: 12:30pm, Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen. Join Dawn Petrowski from the Attorney General’s Office as she describes some of the tactics used by scammers & shares easy ways to protect oneself. An optional lunch will be served at noon for a $3 suggested donation for 60+ & $5 all others. Register. 922-2080.

---------------------“CHEERS TO HOPE”: 5-9pm, Short’s Brewing Co., Bellaire. Night of mental health awareness & suicide prevention. Over $2,500 worth of silent auction items, two night stay at the Grand Hotel. All proceeds benefit the Traverse City Out of the Darkness Walk. Free. Find on Facebook.

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BELLAIRE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:307pm, Fischer Insurance, Bellaire. $3/person.

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. Will discuss future programs & format change. Plus coffee & conversation. Questions: 231-9477389. Free. pnntc.org

SEVENTH ANNUAL SUMMER SUPER SWIRL: 5:30-8pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Featuring 50 stations of wine, beer & food, lawn games, art, & live music by Pete “Big Dog” Fetters, The Real Ingredients, Jeff Pagel & The Pistil Whips. $25 advance; $30 door. crookedtree.org

BIGS GOLF EVENT: 11am, LochenHeath Golf Club, Williamsburg. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan (Bigs) will host its 4th

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Nursery, 886 US 31 N, Kewadin. Featuring Robin Lee Berry. A POETRY WORKSHOP: FINDING BEAUTY & RHYTHM IN POETRY: 6:30-7:30pm, Interlochen Public Library, Conference Room. The poets discussed include Mary Oliver, Phillip Levine, Jim Harrison, Joy Harjo, the new Poet Laureate, Fleda Brown, & Jack Gilbert. Free. tadl.org/interlochen

---------------------ELK RAPIDS PLAYERS AUDITIONS: (See Weds., Aug. 28) GARDEN CAFE MUSIC: 6-9:30pm, Pine Hill

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---------------------2ND ANNUAL MOVIES IN THE PARK: 9:30pm, Alanson Community Park, Alanson. Featuring “Shazam!” Free.

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A+ CONCRETE SALMON CLASSIC: Aug. 30 - Sept. 1. Presented by Fish-TC.com on East & West Grand Traverse Bays, TC. Today features the Ladies Salmon Classic. Cash & prizes for the top 5 ladies teams. steveojoslin2.wixsite.com/fish-tc

---------------------2019 HARBOR SPRINGS STREET SALE: 10am-5pm on Aug. 30-31.

---------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALES: 10am-5pm, Downtown Alden. Aug. 30 - Sept. 1.

---------------------MUNSON HOSPICE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: 11am, Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, 2nd floor conference room, Frankfort. Join a friendly environment where grief & loss are understood. Free. munsonhealthcare.org

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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE TALK: PATRICIA SCHAEFER: Noon, Glen Arbor Arts Center. Patricia will discuss a new series of paintings that explore the human body & bodies of water she created as part of her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Free. glenarborart.org

---------------------NU-CORE TRIANGLE RACE: 4:30pm, Lake Charlevoix. charlevoixyachtclub.org/red-foxregatta/schedule.html

---------------------BOYNE CITY KIWANIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND CAR SHOW: 6-9pm, first two blocks of Water St., Boyne City. Tonight is the Drive In Preview.

---------------------GARDEN CAFE MUSIC: 6-9:30pm, Pine Hill Nursery, 886 US 31 N, Kewadin. Featuring Peter Tolias.

---------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK, NORTHPORT: 7pm, Marina Park, Northport. Reggae with the Old Microtones.

---------------------SCOTTY MCCREERY: 8pm, Leelanau Sands Casino, Showroom, Peshawbestown. Enjoy a concert with one of the biggest names in country music. Hits include “The Trouble With Girls” & “I Love You This Big.” $65-$100. leelanausandscasino.com/showroom20year

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A+ CONCRETE SALMON CLASSIC: Aug. 30 - Sept. 1. Held on East & West Grand Traverse Bays, TC. Featuring the Salmon Classic Main Event pro & amateur tournaments. Offering more than 50 boats the chance at over $20,000 in cash & prizes. steveojoslin2.wixsite.com/fish-tc

---------------------DOUG HENTHORN BAND: 8pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. $10 tickets. 231862-3212.

---------------------BOYNE CITY KIWANIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND CAR SHOW: 8am-4pm, Veteran’s Park, Boyne City.

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MINNEHAHA BREWHAHA 5K/15K & MUSIC FESTIVAL: The 5K & 15K are held in conjunction with the Minnehaha Brewhaha Music Festival today, featuring Cousin Curtiss, The Accidentals, Full Cord, Cindy Lou and The Red Hot Royals, & Sweetwater Blues Band. $25 online; $30 door. Includes 5 tasting tokens & a souvenir tasting glass. 12 & under, free. $10 music only admission. music-moves-me.org runsignup.com/Race/ MI/Arcadia/MinihahaBrewhaha5k15k

---------------------RED FOX REGATTA: 8am, Lake Charlevoix. charlevoixyachtclub.org/red-fox-regatta/schedule.html

---------------------LABORFEST 2019: 9am, First St. Beach, Manistee. Presented by Fablite Industries & Beam Suntory, Inc. A Salt City Rock & Blues Production. Featuring a classic car & bike show, parade, live music by Larry Bialik & The Ramblin Band, Sufferin Succotash, Chad Rushing & The Rock Supply, kids games, bounce house, Remax tethered hot air balloon ride & more. The evening portion of the event begins at 6pm by paid admission ($15 adv. & $20 at door), featuring live music by Here Come The Mummies, Clear Heels & The Change. Free in afternoon.

---------------------2019 HARBOR SPRINGS STREET SALE: (See Fri., Aug. 30)

---------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALES: (See Fri., Aug. 30) ---------------------ARTS & CRAFT FAIR: 10am, Downtown Elk Rapids. Free. elkrapidschamber.org

---------------------MODEL TRAIN SHOW: 10am-4pm, Alden Depot. ---------------------“FIND YOUR PARK” AFTER DARK STAR PARTY: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Dune Climb, Empire. Highlights: Solar viewing afternoon, Jupiter, Saturn, summer Milky Way. Held from 4-6pm & 9-11pm. At the Dune Climb, please park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. Free; participants need only purchase the park entrance pass or have an annual pass displayed in their vehicle. gtastro.org

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---------------------CELEBRATE INLAND SEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (ISEA): Fire Fly, TC. Fire Fly will donate $1 from every dessert sold from 4-8pm to ISEA. Discuss opportunities for getting involved in ISEA; such as volunteering, public sailing & more. Find on Facebook.

---------------------GARDEN CAFE MUSIC: 6-9:30pm, Pine Hill Nursery, 886 US 31 N, Kewadin. Featuring Jim Crocket.

---------------------CONCERT ON THE LAWN: 7pm, Old Art Building, Leland. K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys bring Creole, Cajun & Zydeco music to this concert. Free. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------THE SERIES @ LAVENDER HILL FARM, BOYNE CITY: 7:30pm. Featuring Sons of The Never Wrong. lavenderhillfarm.com

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MCARDLE & MCKECHNIE CELEBRATE SONDHEIM & HAMLISCH: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Two of Broadway’s leading ladies who starred in two

of Broadway’s most iconic shows (“Annie” & “A Chorus Line”) bring their talent & personal connection to this celebration of two of America’s most beloved musical theatre composers: Stephen Sondheim & Marvin Hamlisch. $40-$125. greatlakescfa.org

---------------------JELLY ROLL BLUES BAND SUNSET CONCERT: 9:30pm. Held in Cross Village, under the cross.

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12TH ANNUAL HOXEYVILLE CLASSIC CAR SHOW: 9am-3pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. Free admission. 231-862-3212.

---------------------7TH ANNUAL BOYNE CITY TRIATHLON-DUATHLON: 7am, Peninsula Beach Park, Boyne City. Events include an Olympic distance triathlon, sprint distance triathlon & sprint distance duathlon. Race as an individual or part of a relay team. Benefits Team Lucky Seven, Inc. & its mission of ‘Racing to Fight Brain Disease.’ athlinks.com/ event/boyne-city-triathlon-2019-178303

---------------------A+ CONCRETE SALMON CLASSIC: (See Sat., Aug. 31)

---------------------BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8amnoon, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. Benefits Rainbow of Hope Farm. $8. rainbowofhopefarm.weebly.com

---------------------RED FOX REGATTA: (See Sat., Aug. 31) ---------------------ALDEN SIDEWALK SALES: (See Fri., Aug. 30) ---------------------MODEL TRAIN SHOW: (See Sat., Aug. 31) ---------------------WIND DOWN BLOCK PARTY: 5pm, The Little Fleet, TC. The street will be shut down. Live music by Jonathan Timm Band, Michigander, & more. Enjoy food & the Beer Table. $5. thelittlefleet.com/events

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BLOOMS & BIRDS: WILDFLOWER WALK: Tuesdays, 10am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. A relaxing stroll on the trails with Grass River Natural Area docent Julie Hurd to find & identify wildflowers. Along the way listen & look for the birds that call Grass River home. grassriver.org

---------------------BLUE MONDAYS: Freshwater Art Gallery, Boyne City. Open mic held every Monday, 7-9pm through the summer. freshwaterartgallery.com

---------------------BOYNE CITY’S STROLL THE STREETS: Fridays at 6pm through Labor Day, downtown Boyne City comes alive as families & friends gather to “stroll the streets,” listening to music, enjoying entertainment, children’s activities & more. boynecitymainstreet.com

---------------------CHERRY CAPITAL CYCLING CLUB MON. EVENING PENINSULA RIDE: Mondays, 6pm, TC Central High School, west side parking lot. Old Mission Peninsula ride out along East Bay & return along West Bay. Beware of high traffic areas & please ride single file in these areas, especially Center Rd. along East Bay & Peninsula Dr. along West Bay, south of Bowers Harbor. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

---------------------FREE PROGRAM FOR THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS: Peace Ranch, TC. Hosted by the

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---------------------GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOURS OF TC: Mon., Tues., Weds. at 2pm. The tours begin & end at Perry Hannah Plaza - 6th & Union streets. Each tour is about two & a half hours of slow walking over a two-mile route, with a rest stop at the TC Visitors Center.

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---------------------STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Performance poetry, storytelling & music are featured at this outdoor amphitheater every Sat. through Labor Day weekend at 9:15pm. Poet bard Terry Wooten will host the gatherings around the fire. Stone Circle is located ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr., then follow the signs. There is a $5 donation for adults; $3 for 12 & under. 231-264-9467.

---------------------THURSDAY NIGHT MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Thursdays, 6pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Open to all, but geared for intermediate level riders & new racers. You’ll get a chance to ride a lap of the Peak2Peak Mountain Bike Race Course including the Crystal Climb. Meet at the Park at Water’s Edge. Rental bike with helmet: $19. Helmet only: $10. crystalmountain.com/ event/thursday-night-mountain-bike-ride

---------------------TUESDAY BIKE NIGHTS & CAR CRUISEINS: Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Bring your favorite roadster, hog, or coupe. There will also be free chairlift rides, a weekly raffle to benefit local charities & giveaways. boynemountain.com

---------------------YOGA + BEER AT SILVER SPRUCE BREWING COMPANY, TC: Sundays, 11am through Aug. 25. eventbrite.com

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THE MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS SUMMER SHOW & SALE: Runs through Aug. at City Opera House, TC. Featuring over 100 works of original art in oil, pastel, acrylic & watercolor. Hours are weekdays from 10am-5pm. A special feature this year is “Art Takes Flight,” a nod to the beauty of birds in northern MI. cityoperahouse.org

---------------------ARTS OF OUR MEMBERS ANNUAL EXHIBIT & SALE: The Village Arts Building, Northport. Paintings, photography, wood work, fiber art & more. Runs 12-4pm through Aug. 25. northportartsassociation.org

---------------------“HARBOR SPRINGS: THEN & NOW”: Shay Hexagon House, Harbor Springs. Each piece of art from this exhibition is a snapshot of the people, events & landscapes which make up the heritage of Harbor Springs. Open on Fridays & Saturdays, 11am-3pm through Oct. 12. harborspringshistory.org

---------------------“MEMBERS CREATE” EXHIBITION: Glen Arbor Arts Center. Showcasing the talents of 50-plus GAAC members working in 2D & 3D media. Runs through Aug. 29. glenarborart.org

---------------------EXHIBIT: MARILYN SILVER QUILTING LEGACY: Featuring Marilyn’s quilting timeline from 1998-present. Runs through Sept. 7 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix. Also enjoy wine, light fare & Tom Kaufman on piano. CharlevoixCircle.org

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Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” Raven Hill’s exhibit is a chance to highlight for the community the importance of northern lower MI’s history through a collection of stories, artifacts, exhibits & structures. Runs Sept. 1 - Oct. 12. miravenhill.org

---------------------“SEA TO SKY”: Higher Art Gallery, TC. Solo show of MI artist Edward Duff. Featuring recognizable scenes of the region & beyond. Show runs during gallery hours through Sept. 1. higherartgallery.com

---------------------“POETIC ABSTRACTION”: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. The combined works of Rufus Snoddy & Pier Wright. Rufus & Pier will share their written art for a night of prose & poetry on Fri., Sept. 6 at 7pm. The exhibit runs through Sept. 14. twistedfishgallery.com

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - “LOCAL COLOR”: This exhibition series highlights outstanding examples of art, design & craft created by artists in the region. Aug. features the work of Martha Landis & Connie Landis. - “IMPRESSIONS SMALL WORKS SHOWCASE”: Runs through Aug. Presented by the American Impressionist Society. Nearly 200 original paintings from artists across the nation will be on display for this showcase. crookedtree.org

---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - “ARMAND MERIZON: HIS LIFE AND ART”: Armand was a lifelong Grand Rapids painter remembered for his detailed landscapes & brilliantly colored abstractions. Runs through Sept. 8. - “LEE SUNG KEUN: INTERCONNECTED”: S. Korean artist Lee Sung Keun creates sculptures of primordial shapes that, at first sight, evoke human cells or the notion of fertility. Runs through Sept. 22. - “MINGLINGS: THE MIGRATION”: Featuring internationally recognized fiber artist Gerhardt Knodel. Inspired by a 17th century Ming dynasty textile fragment that traveled in its day from China to Portugal. Runs through Sept. 8. - “TRANSFIGUREMENT II”: MI ceramic artist Susanne Stephenson presents this retrospective exhibition. Runs through Sept. 8. Open daily 10am-5pm & Sundays from 1-5pm. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - FIBER ART EXHIBIT: Runs through Aug. 31. - CREATIVE CROWD: Fridays, 11:30am2:30pm through Aug. 30. Bring your own supplies to work on any type of art or craft project you choose. - JURIED FINE ART EXHIBIT CALL FOR ENTRIES: Awards for 2-D & 3-D artwork. Entries can be in any fine art medium except photography. MI artists 16 years of age & older may enter. Submissions (limited to 3) must be dropped off at the GACA Arts Center from Aug. 20-29 during hours of 11am-3pm, Tues.-Fri. & 12-2pm, Sat. Exhibit runs Sept. 4 - Nov. 1. $20 GACA members/$30 non-members. gaylordarts.org

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oin North Central President Dr. David Roland Finley and his wife, Heidi, on a guided tour of the Harris Gardens. Learn more about the magnificent Harris Gardens, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019, and the 26 sculptures. Coffee service will be provided. Meet in the College library lobby. No RSVP necessary.

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Signals Midwest’s album title this time around should stand for pins on a map, more specifically, where the album members live, since they’re now divided between their hometowns of Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. It’s to be expected that this album is centered around transition, even as they add one more city to their list (Chicago, where the album was recorded). From the literal (“Time Spent in Transit”) to more pensive takes on the topic (“Your Old New Apartment,” “Sanctuary City”), all songs are tied up in the band’s familiar emo-punk sound.

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Hydro – Lateral Thinking – Utopia Music

It takes an inimitable talent to take dance music and craft it in a way that works outside of the club, too, but that’s exactly what Hydro does with his first full-length debut album. The DJ has been releasing standalone tracks and other projects for years, but now he’s bringing his own sonics to this set, which also features engineer War. Opening track “Above the Waves” crashes in with several top-notch breaks and booming bass; “New Territories” hits the city with concrete synths; and “Sagarmatha” adds in a little groove.

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Produced by Tommee Profitt and churning together a powerful blend of hiphop, pop, and drama, rapper NF’s (aka Nathan Feuerstein) latest draws upon his own life challenges with a heavy emphasis on relationships. The emotional trap-rap mix of “Like This”; the uncertainty yet determination of “Let Me Go”, with its commanding intro; and the unique “Nate” — opening with a group of people singing “Happy Birthday,” followed by NF singing to his younger self — are highlights.

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Monkey Houses — Don Breithaupt, Justin Abedin, Mark Kelso, and Pat Kilbride — do a pretty good job performance-wise of mixing pop, jazz, and expert musicianship on this set, although too many of the tunes sound like they’re veering a little too far into the Dad-jazz zone. The majority of the songs are originals — one standout being the Broadway-esque “The Jazz Life” (with special guests Manhattan Transfer) — but there’s also a cover of Walter Becker’s “Book of Liars” that’s updated yet nicely true to the original.

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An utterly irresistible gem, Blinded by the Light delivers the kind of heartwarming, soul-stirring joy that feels out of place in the modern movie theater. This story of young man discovering his love of Bruce Springsteen music is a bit of a throwback to coming-of-age stories of yesteryear, but it’s just so gosh darn earnest and sweet that even contemporary cynics will be flattened by its exuberance. I wager that even the most cynical among us can remember a song that helped them through something — or even changed their life. A song that opened their eyes to new possibilities and told them they weren’t alone. And while this is a film that very much wears its sincere and profound love of The Boss on its sleeve (the filmmakers were granted full access to his catalog), even the Springsteen averse can find something to connect to in this beautifully distinct and warmly universal story. Far from being a derivative jukebox musical of Bruce Springsteen hits (though there are some 17 of them used), this is a poignant film where the narrative stands on its own. And you’re not being sold false uplift, but rather a based-on-a-true story that comes straight from the heart. The heart in question being Sarfraz Manzoor (who joined us in town during the TCFF), with the film being based on his memoir, Greetings From Bury Park. Standing in for Manzoor is Javed (incredible newcomer Viveik Kalra), a British Pakistani teenager growing up in the working-class town of Luton during the Margaret Thatcher 1980s. His immigrant father, who has worked for many years at the GM factory in town, finds himself the victim of a major downsizing. Family comes first in their household, and so Javed is expected to be a good and dutiful Pakistani son and get a good job. Javed, however, loves to write poetry, but does so in secret, ashamed of his work. Fate intervenes when his Sikh classmate hands him a Bruce Springsteen tape. He forgets about it until one night he happens to pop it in his Walkman … suddenly his world is rocked. And watching Javed connect with the music is something both wondrous and relatable. Springsteen’s words speak to him like no else can — not his parents, sister or friends — mirroring his struggles and feelings.

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Soon new Springsteen fan boy is not only hanging posters in room, secretly watching

music videos while his family is out, he steals Bruce’s look by sporting a denim jacket, and discovers a newfound sense of confidence to pursue his dreams. Spurred on by a particularly insightful English teacher (Hayley Atwell), he starts to take risks as he begins finds his way, sharing his poetry, writing for the school paper, and even asking the cool activist girl Eliza on a date. But his best friend (deep into the New Wave — OMG that hair!) and his other peers just don’t understand the appeal of dad-rock like Springsteen (hard to believe this was already considered dad rock in the 1980s). Certainly his parents don’t. But you’ll be hard pressed to not understand the power of Springsteen after an exhilarating run with Javed and his friends through the streets of Luton to the tune “Born to Run.” The number, along with an equally enchanting take on “Thunder Road” (complete with a glorious Rob Brydon cameo), take on an almost movie-musical quality that could easily read as corny or sentimental. But it’s so undeniably pure of spirit you can’t help but be charmed. It almost makes you hear the songs as though it were for the first time. But the film isn’t just dancing-through-thestreet joy. It also addresses the era’s antiimmigrant stance and racism. Skinheads of the National Front roam Javed’s street, spray painting “Pakis Out” on buildings or urinating through the mail slot of his Muslim neighbors. And there’s also moving insight into Javed’s family: The heartbreak of watching Javed’s father go down to the Job Centre every day in a full suit to no avail, the display of immigrant and family sacrifice, as well generational conflict and identity, are moving. This story about the power of art and of making art also reveals a soulful father and son story. While a genuinely rousing crowd-pleaser, Blinded by the Light also subtly asks us to take a hard look at our contemporary America Dream. In Javed’s interpretation of Bruce’s America, he believes it to be a land where no one cares where you’re from, and you’ll not only wish Javed were right, but the beauty of a film like this is that it makes you believe it can be true. So, sit tight, and let Blinded by the Light take hold … Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.

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his wasn’t a film I enjoyed. I think it’s for a very particular type of person. And it’s perhaps not without merit but was definitely not for a wide audience. A dark satire — satire I say, because it is supposed to be funny — Jesse Eisenberg stars as Casey, a meek, mild-mannered milquetoast kind of guy who works as an accountant in a bland office and lives a lonely life in a drab apartment with his dachshund in Anywhere, USA. After being attacked by a roving gang of motorcyclists, fate takes him to a mini-mall dojo to be trained in the art of karate. There, he comes under the spell of the sensei, played by Alessandro Nivola, and the sensei’s hypermasculine pseudo spiritualism, as a new and disturbing “Fight Club”-esque world of testosterone displays opens up to him. From its stilted and awkward dialogue to its painfully deadpan approach, The Art of Self-Defense takes a humorous approach but is never really that funny. Attempting a fairly obvious critique of toxic masculinity, the film takes you on some very dark, twisted, and bizarre turns, but ultimately it doesn’t really go anywhere.

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: If a woman says to you, “You’re like family to me,” it shouldn’t be because you have arms like her sister.

Women seem to go for the body shape that evolutionary psychologists Rebecca Burch and Laura Johnsen refer to as “Captain Dorito.” This describes the golden triangle seen in cartoonishly masculinized male superhero bodies: broad shoulders leading down into a small tight waist and butt. As for why women might have evolved to prefer this body type, evolutionary psychologist David Buss explains in “Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind” that ancestral women were obviously better off with a “physically formidable” partner, able to protect them and their children. The inner biochemical landscape of physical formidability is high testosterone. Accordingly, Buss notes that, in men, high testosterone is associated with a very masculine body and facial features (like a square jaw and more pronounced cheekbones). Noting that high levels of testosterone compromise the immune system, Buss cites psychologist Victor S. Johnston’s observation that only males who are very healthy can “afford” to produce high levels of testosterone during their development. The bodies of less healthy males need to suppress T production so they can hang on to the limited immune resources they have. “If Johnston’s argument is correct,” Buss adds, women’s preference for masculine features is “a preference for a healthy male.” And interestingly, in nations where overall health is poor, women show an especially strong preference for more masculine faces. The same goes for women who are more easily yucked out by cues to pathogen-causing diseases — substances and things that could contain infectious microorganisms, like poo, sexual fluids, and dead bodies. As for you, when you hit the gym, your areas of focus should be your shoulders, arms, and butt. However, you should do whole-body workouts, too, lest you end up pairing superhero pecs with broomstick thighs and calves.

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Even if you’re built like a paper cut and can’t bulk up a lot, just looking strong, especially in the essential areas, is a step in the right direction. And unfortunately, yes...the formidability thing has to result from physical workouts — tempted as you might be to skip the gym and, like somebody toting an umbrella on a cloudy day, go into the grocery store whistling and swinging a machete.

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: My girlfriends and I have had this experience numerous times: A guy who’s interested in one of us will suddenly stop texting us but then reappear a few months later liking our social media posts. This just happened to me. It’s about three months since he vanished, and he’s suddenly all up in my Instagram. Why do guys do this? — Annoyed

You almost wish the guy would greet you A:honestly: “‘Sup, Plan B?!” This guy might’ve initially been interested in you. However, chances are you eventually became what evolutionary psychologists like Joshua Duntley call a “backup mate” (basically the dating-and-mating version of a spare tire or the vice president). Duntley’s work suggests humans evolved to identify and cultivate backup mates so we wouldn’t be left high and dry for long if our main boo died or ran off with the hot neighbor. I know...so romantic. That said, it isn’t wrong to have backup mates. Research by Duntley and his colleagues points to many or most of us having them, though we’re often not aware of it. The thing is, this guy’s disappearing and then sliding back into your life with likes on some of your Instagram posts, is a big red flag — a big red sequined flag with cop flashers on top. Character is revealed in how people behave when they feel they have nothing to gain from someone. Maybe this guy got the hots for some other woman and the lukewarms for you. Or maybe he just got busy. Whatever the reason, it takes minimal effort to make a kind exit — even saying, “I’ve got a lot going on right now, and I need to take a break from talking.” When someone shows themselves to be a jerk, you may want to broom them out of even the edges of your life. This is clickably easy on Instagram, thanks to the block function. Blocking a guy like this should be a wise preemptive measure, considering his idea of good manners is probably prefacing the 2 a.m. “I’m horny!” text with a few likes on photos of your kitten in a tinfoil conspiracy hat.

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LAKE LEELANAU FRONTAGE Spectacularly charming custom built English Cottage on 103’ feet of private North Lake Leelanau, known as Robinson Bay. Impeccably maintained, 2 BR / 1.5 BA, with over 2000 square feet of finished living space to stretch your legs. With water views from almost every room, and 170’ of private dock to call your own. Large master suite, marble bathroom floors, granite kitchen tops, and more. A must see! $875,000 MLS 1865522 FULL LOG HOME W/VIEWS Come check out this beautifully crafted custom 2 BR / 2.5 BA, 2,385 sq/ft, full log home with multi-level decking boasting views of Glen Lake. Impressive floor to ceiling natural stone fireplaces, and gourmet kitchen. Custom features include Turkish bath, copper sinks, and custom features throughout. A must see!! $695,000 MLS 1863168 HISTORICAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Rare opportunity to acquire this staple Glen Arbor commercial real estate. This location has been a go-to spot since 1980. Sitting on almost 2 acres of land, and multiple buildings make up over 3,000 square feet of floor space. Come make your dreams a reality with this scenic M-22 location in downtown Glen Arbor! Business not included. $779,000 MLS 1861161

LAKE MICHIGAN WATERFRONT Magical location on a sandy Lake Michigan beach with views of Manitou and Fox Island. 100’ of private beach frontage situated at the end of a private road. 4 BR / 4 BA, 3,511 square feet of Up North charm, with features such as reclaimed barn beams, natural stone fireplace(s), and rough sawn Cedar. Beautiful finishes throughout! Large rooms and more! A must see! $979,000 MLS 1863320

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Englishman who transforms himself into a samurai warrior in seventeenthcentury Japan. Written by James Clavell, it’s over 1,100 pages long. Clavell testified that the idea for the story sprang up in him when he read one line in his daughter’s school book: “In 1600 an Englishman went to Japan and became a samurai.” I suspect it’s highly likely you will soon encounter a seed like that, Virgo: a bare inspiration that will eventually bloom into a Big Thing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here are

good questions for you to meditate on during the next four weeks. 1. How can you attract resources that will expand your mind and your world? 2. Are you bold enough to reach out to wise sources and provocative influences that could connect you with useful tricks and practical treasures? 3. What interesting lessons can you stir up as you explore the mercurial edges, skirt the changeable boundaries, journey to catalytic frontiers, and make pilgrimages to holy hubbubs? 4. How best can you encourage lyrical emotion over polished sentimentality? Joyous idealism over astringent zealotry? Exuberant integrity over formulaic kindness?

beginning of wisdom when you recognize that the best you can do is choose which rules you want to live by,” wrote author Wallace Stegner, “and it’s persistent and aggravated imbecility to pretend you can live without any.” That will be an excellent meditation for you during the coming weeks. I trust you are long past the time of fantasizing you can live without any rules. Your challenge now is to adjust some of the rules you have been living by, or even dare to align yourself with some new rules—and then completely commit yourself to being loyal to them and enjoying them.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): Given the

astrological omens that will symbolize your personal story in the coming weeks and months, I think Piscean author Nikos Kazantzakis articulated the perfect prescription for you. I invite you to interpret his thoughts to fit your circumstances. “We’re going to start with small, easy things,” he wrote. “Then, little by little we shall try our hand at the big things. And after that, after we finish the big things, we shall undertake the impossible.” Here’s an additional prod from Kazantzakis: “Reach what you cannot.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here are examples

of activities I recommend you try in the coming days. 1. Build a campfire on the beach with friends and regale each other with stories of your most interesting successes. 2. Buy eccentric treasures at a flea market and ever thereafter refer to them as your holy icons. 3. Climb a hill and sit on the grass as you sing your favorite songs and watch the moon slowly rise over the eastern horizon. 4. Take naps when you’re “not supposed to.” 5. Sneak into an orchard at night and eat fruit plucked just moments before. 6. Tell a beloved person a fairy tale in which he or she is the hero.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The hardiest

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creature on the planet may be the bacterium known as Deinococcus radiodurans. It can endure exposure to radiation, intense cold, dehydration, acid, and vacuum. I propose we make it your power creature for the coming weeks. Why? Not because I expect you’ll have to deal with a lot of extreme conditions, but rather because I think you’ll be exceptionally robust, both physically and psychologically. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to succeed at demanding challenges that require you to be in top form, now is a good time to do it. P.S. Deinococcus radiodurans is colloquially referred to as Conan the Bacterium, borrowing from the spirit of the fictional character Conan the Barbarian, who is renowned for his strength and agility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the yearly cycle

of many Geminis, retreating into a state akin to hibernation makes sense during the end of August and the first three weeks of September. But since many of you are high-energy sophisticates, you often override your body’s signals.

And then nature pushes back by compelling you to slow down. The result may be a rhythm that feels like constantly taking three steps forward and two steps backward. May I suggest a different approach this year? Would you consider surrendering, even slightly, to the invitation to relax and recharge?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you decide to

travel to a particular place via hot air balloon, you must be prepared for the possibility that your route will be indirect. At different altitudes, the wind may be blowing in different directions: toward the east at a hundred feet high, but toward the southwest at two hundred feet. The trick for the pilot is to jockey up and down until finding a layer that’s headed toward the desired destination. I see your life right now as having a metaphorical resemblance to this riddle. You have not yet discovered the layer that will take you where you want to go. But I bet you will soon.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Considering how bright

you have been burning since the Flame Angels designated you as the Hottest Cool Person of the Month, I hesitate to urge you to simmer down. But I must. Before there’s a meltdown in your vicinity, please lower your thermostat. Not a lot. Just a little. If you do that, everyone will continue to see your gleaming charisma in the best possible light. But don’t you dare extinguish your blaze. Don’t apologize for your brilliant shimmer. The rest of us need your magical radiance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran athlete

Mickey Mantle is in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. He had a spectacular 18-year career, winning the Most Valuable Player Award three times, playing in 12 World Series, and being selected to the All-Star team 16 times. So it’s astounding that he played with a torn ligament in his knee for 17 years, according to his biographer Jane Leavy. She quoted an orthopedic surgeon who said that Mantle compensated for his injury with “neuromuscular genius.” I’m thinking that in the next few weeks you’re in a position to accomplish an equivalent of Mantle’s heroic adjustment.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Libran athlete

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s the right

time for you to create a fresh mission statement and promotional campaign. For inspiration, read mine: “My column ‘Free Will Astrology’ offers you a wide selection of realities to choose from. With 4,212 years of dedication to customer service (over the course of my last 13 incarnations), I’m a reliable ally supporting your efforts to escape your oppressive conditioning and other people’s hells. My horoscopes come with an ironclad guarantee: If the advice you read is wrong, you’re under no obligation to believe it. And remember: a panel of 531 experts has determined that ‘Free Will Astrology’ is an effective therapy for your chronic wounds and primordial pain. It is also dramatic proof that there is no good reason to be afraid of life.”

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CLASSIFIEDS EMPLOYMENT AMERICAN SPOON TRAVERSE CITY RETAIL MANAGER American Spoon has an immediate opening for a Store Manager to oversee all aspects of our Traverse City Retail Store at 230 E Front Street. Position responsibilities are to provide exceptional customer service, build long term relationships with our customers, act as an ambassador, serve as lead merchandiser, set & achieve sales goals, hire train, schedule, evaluate and lead retail staff, order & manage store inventory.....for a detailed job description, qualifications, and review of ASF compensation package go to spoon.com/careers SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER IN BEULAH: Multi-age classroom. Paid position. Must be able to work Sunday mornings. Teaching experience preferred. Call 231-882-4241 for further information.

REAL ESTATE HOUSE FOR SALE-HERITAGE ESTATES Move-in ready house for sale in Heritage Estates Neighborhood built in 2000. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, finished basement, new furnace, underground irrigation, and central air. All appliances included. Storage shed, deck, porch, 2 car garage. Immaculately maintained by original owner. 5492 N. Liberty Dr. $279,000 Call 231-499-1868 $6,500 LOTS FOR SALE $500 down, $100/mo land contract, Thompsonville area, 590-6470, city water. 2BR W SHORE ELK LAKE HOME Beautiful home with 500’ walking access to Elk Lake. Available Sept 1 thru May 31. Text Brian 847502-0190 Don’t enter property until we talk. $1500 9877 Elk Lake Trail. Free Wifi.

BUYING OR SELLING REAL ESTATE NEAR CADILLAC? Contact Chad Phillips, Five Star Real Estate agent, at 231-846-1482 or visit www.yournorthernmichiganrealtor.com. We are located at 111 N. Shelby St., Cadillac.

OTHER ALL-INCLUSIVE HEALING RETREAT W/A View - Petoskey All-inclusive retreats offer relaxing, rejuvenating & healing packages starting at $269/night.www.yahwehraphacenter.com Overlooks Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey, MI. Gourmet meals (WFPB, GF), private wing w/full bath, reading/library room & bedroom w/queen bed, luxurious down bedding and pillows. Healing Spa of Advanced Energy Medicine on site. 231-489-8193 BOARD VACANCIES FOR GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY Residents Vacancies on various boards serving Grand Traverse County will occur through the end of 2019. Please consider applying for one of the following: Airport Comm., BATA Board (rural), Building Authority, Building Code Appeals Board, Community Corrections, Farmland Preservation, Dept. Human Services, Parks & Rec. Comm., Board of Public Works, Traverse Area District Library, Veterans Affairs. If interested, please complete application @ link or call 922-4797. Applications accepted thru September for terms beginning in January 2020. PIT MIX PUPPIES Happy Healthy Blue Brendles, Red Brendles, reds & blondes. Dewormed 231-632-1874 DESANTIS PAINTING Hire a painter for the day! 8 hours of painting for $400. you supply the paint, we do the rest! quality service and clean up. jay desantis 231-735-4119 desantispainting.com

FOR SALE: Viking hot tub round cover 78” diameter. Good cond. Grey. Call 231-922-3672. MINI GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES FOR ADOPTION Vet Checked, First Shots, ICA Registered, Photos available Call (231) 832-8094 HAND CRAFTED WOOD CASKETS starting at$750.00 Chuck Peterson 231-590-8990 Please see my website for more information and a list of caskets available. https://sites. google.com/view/cwpetersonbuilders/home GALLYS - END OF SUMMER SALE WOMENS RESALE SHOP. BOGO 50% Off All Apparel. 710 Centre St Just Off Woodmere Ave. Call 855-STYLE-85 WANTED OLDER MOTORCYCLES / Road & Dirt bikes Used ATV’s Snowmobiles Antique/ Newer Boats/Motors Running Or Non 810-4296823 SEWING, ALTERATIONS, Mending & Repairs. Maple City, Maralene Roush 231-228-6248 HAS VAPING HELPED YOU QUIT SMOKING? Let’s Talk! I am interested in talking with people who have been able to reduce or quit smoking cigarettes because of vaping. This is a research project...no sales. Alan Newton (231) 342-0147 DJ SERVICES FOR ALL OCCASIONS 2GETDJONLINE.COM Goog dj - great pricing for all occasions photobooth avail txt 989-907-1983 SACRED SPACE FOR RENT at New Moon YogaLooking for sacred space to rent for your yoga teaching practice? Check out New Moon Yoga! We have private rental rates available for your teaching practice and would love to host

you. We also rent out space for other private wellness events. Call to inquire. 231-392-5813. www.newmoonyogastudio.com BUY A RAILROAD TANK CAR Buy a car for high income and tax benefits. We lease it to a food company and manage it for you. Call: 574-217-0878 UPHOLSTERY AND SEWING Need sewing, alterations and upholstery services? Call Marcie at 231-342-0962. 2ND ANNUAL CRAFT & VENDOR SHOWS: Sept 14 & 21. ECCO Event Center, 121 E Front St, Traverse City, MI 49684. 10am3pm. Crafters will display their products Sept 14 & Direct Sales companies will display their products Sept 21. Visit www. facebook.com/events/440195589859962/ for Crafting events & www.facebook.com/ events/322999204944740/ for Direct Sales events! Register on FB for Giveaways! :-) BUY A RAILROAD TANK CAR: Buy a car for high income and tax benefits. We lease it to a food company and manage it for you. Call: 574-217-0878

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