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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • october 21 - october 27, 2019 • Vol. 29 No. 41

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HIT SEND! Studies and Statistics: All Lies So, another column claiming to be objective but in reality doing the opposite. Liberals are in the habit of citing studies and statistics.

Remember the saying about statistics: that “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

And it would help to know who conducted the studies that supposedly support the idea that mass numbers of illegal aliens are actually good for us.

The money Trump supposedly cut off from the Northern Triangle wasn’t stabilizing anything. If the normal pattern of aid to cesspool countries held true, the money was probably being stolen by the governments, which are just another gang in most of them.

Local police chiefs take an oath to uphold the law, not make it. The sanctuary departments should be under federal consent decree and their funds cut off.

Illegals might have payroll taxes taken out of their pay, but that doesn’t mean the money goes to the right place. One of the advantages to employers is that they can take the money from the employee but not send it in, just pocket it.

The rest of the column is more of the same — studies, stats, etc., and nothing substantive, just Liberal talking points. The fact is that we are being invaded by organized forces with the goal of changing our voter demographic to facilitate the electoral overthrow of our republic and make it into a socialist oligarchy run by a socialist elite.

No matter how they got in here, illegals should be stripped of all rights at law, and courts removed from the equation on the grounds that they do not have jurisdiction over foreign policy, and the problem of handling the illegal alien problem taken from there.

When the starting point is illegal, nothing good can come from subsequent results.

Charles Knapp, Maple City Good Time Bill Thirty-one states use Good Time policies for prison inmates [reducing time served for completing specified programs and following prison rules], saving millions of dollars. These dollars can be used for infrastructure and education. State Rep. David LaGrand recently introduced Good Time Bill 5666-5667 to the Michigan Legislature’s Law and Justice Committee. Unfortunately, his bill failed to get a hearing. Translation: No vote!

There are benefits with Good Time Bills.

Appropriately tailored earned-time policies can include cost savings and reduced recidivism in prison terms. Although the public may be concerned about shortened terms leading to further crimes, a report of the National Conference of State Legislatures finds that “The states with these programs have seen recidivism rates either remaining unchanged or actually drop. This decrease in repeat offending can be attributed partially to the benefits of prison programs.”

It’s time for Michigan to promote good behavior in our prisons and enable inmates to become good citizens when they leave prison.

Contact your legislators — let them know you want a Good Time Bill.

Kay Bos, Honor Keep Talking, Trumpians I support your printing of two letters supporting Trump. They are welcome to

believe Trump is helping them through his bigotry, racism, lying, and need to control women. If they can support the Republican destruction of our schools, our environment, and our climate, that is their choice. It probably doesn’t bother them that Trump has had to borrow money from the Chinese to prop up the farmers he has destroyed through his tariffs, or that we’re watching manufacturers like Harley Davidson and BMW move overseas due to his tariffs. Maybe these two were even rich enough to get a tax break, unlike the rest of the poor and middle class, which, according to the IRS, now pay more.

Of course, that has been the backbone of Republicanism since Reagan: less taxes for the rich and inequality for all. I know many Americans believe whatever Putin wants should hold priority over America and that we should abandon all our traditional allies like the Kurds, even help get them murdered.

Jimmy Carter was a wimp when he sold the family farm rather than risk a conflict of interest; and Clinton, one woman, and a blue dress is nothing compared to the now 43 women who have come forward to say Trump sexually assaulted them. What a man. It’s a shame Trump lied about releasing his taxes and reducing the deficit, but many people can ignore the fact that Trump’s record deficit increases now cost each American $3,000 a year in extra debt.

If those two are old enough, they won’t even have to pay it back unless he cuts Social Security and Medicare like he proposes in his budget. I could go on, but just figure that whatever Jesus would do, Trump will do the opposite. Our First Amendment is great.

Bruce Loper, Cadillac Hit the Brakes This is in reponse to Mary Keyes Rogers’ Oct. 14 opinion column, “Please Don’t Make Me Kill You.” Countless times, you thought, “Oh my god, I’m going to kill this person,” and yet you continue to drive this way?

Your vehicle does not drive itself.

Take responsibility for your driving. You acknowledge that you are driving a “one-ton killing machine” and coming up on a 45 pound bike with a 150 pound human, whom you view as “unpredictable,” and yet you don’t back off and give them space. That is plain irresponsible driving on your part. Michigan Law states “give the biker 3 feet” now. If you can’t do that, back off until it is safe. Looking to where the blame goes, look no further than your own rearview mirror.

Amelia Hasenohrl, Traverse City Is There an Echo in Here?

I have noticed that recent letters in Northern Express almost echo the daily idiocy spewed by “Agent Orange” himself.

Wild conspiracy theories with no backup, claims of Democrats or liberals endorsing killing babies or “eating grandpa” to avoid climate change, calling political opponents “commies“ and anti-American forces, and generally throwing around unfounded, ridiculous assertions to whip up fauxpatriotic support for their severely damaged and flawed viewpoints seem to never end.

Likewise, the disjointed, rambling rants and endless claims of victimhood sound so familiar.

Turn off Fox, re-familiarize yourself with grammar and critical thinking, and people might take your concerns more seriously.

Don’t claim “fake news” when dealing with information that doesn’t fit your reality.

Thanks to our president, such rhetoric is now acceptable, but it’s shameful and holds real consequences for our society.

Randy Arthur, Onekama

Hot Earth Hogwash Some of the problems facing our apple growers are being blamed on “climate change/ global warming.” [“We Are in a War Zone with this Disease,” Oct. 7 Northern Express] It seems to me that we had a cold winter last year. There were several January nights where the temperature at my house approached zero.

And my family in Chicago reported minus 24 degrees for two consecutive nights. Also, I am a gardener and can’t wait to plant my annuals and vegetables. This past spring, I didn’t dare put anything out until the second week of June, due to the danger of a late frost. Global warming is not settled science. In fact, it is junk science.

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Inside American Waste......................................10 Thriller Time.....................................................12 World Series Warmup.....................................13 Carol Frances, Gilmore Township Wicked or Wonderful?.........................................14 About Face....................................................16 Peter – of Paul and Mary...............................18 For Good’s Sake Big, Bawdy, and Hot from Broadway................19 Patrick Sullivan’s Oct. 14 article, “The Sacred Earth,” is quite interesting. However, I want to point out to Fred Van Dyke that human intelligence and human resourcefulness are all ................................................21-24 that it takes to take care of and maintain the environment here on this planet. To contend that it is God or Christ’s plan for humans to do this is simply not true. Also, to contend that Genesis has anything to do with this is Four Score.....................................................26 simply basing one’s position on a book of, Nightlife.........................................................28 essentially, myth. I encourage Mr. Van Dyke to continue working and doing the right thing with regards to our environment and climate because it is the best thing to do for our fellow Top Ten...........................................................5 human beings.

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Mike Kearns Northport Opinion..............................................................8 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................25 Film................................................................27 Trump AKA Since Trump began squatting on Advice..........................................................29 Pennsylvania Avenue, we’ve collected media Crossword...................................................29 references to him and would like to share our Freewill Astrology..........................................30 favorites. This is a sanitized and incomplete Classifieds..................................................31 list in deference to families and the word limit for these letters. Here goes: corpulent gasbag (since we’re a bit girthy and gassy ourselves, we like this one), serial philanderer, ill-informed, pathological liar, thin-skinned, humorless, fraudulent, carnival barker, charlatan, insecure, slanderer, bully, inhumane, amoral, immoral, sociopathic, narcissistic, paranoid, delusional, reactionary, xenophobic, bigoted, racist, ignoramus, autocratic, incoherent, incompetent, unfit, hateful, vengeful, Putin pawn, Jong-un bromancer, disloyal, untrustworthy, grifter, manipulator, uninteresting, money grubber, loafer, lawyered up, insensitive, dotard, dullard, divisive (ya Northern Express Weekly is published by think?), evangelical darling (really escapes us, Eyes Only Media, LLC. much like we suspect it would Jesus), sexist, illPublisher: Luke Haase tempered, undisciplined, inattentive, boorish, 135 W. State St. Traverse City, MI 49684 ham-fisted (ham-thumbed?), unhinged, Phone: (231) 947-8787 Fax: 947-2425 justice obstructer, oath breaker, stone-waller, email: info@northernexpress.com and impeachable. Whew! No wonder, after www.northernexpress.com he speaks or tweets, we’re not sure whether to Executive Editor: Lynda Twardowski Wheatley cry, laugh, throw up, take a shower, or pack Finance & Distribution Manager: Brian Crouch our bags and hope that Canada or Mexico Sales: Kathleen Johnson, Lisa Gillespie, Kaitlyn Nance, might take us. It also begs the question of who Mike Bright, Michele Young, Randy Sills, Todd Norris would promote such odiousness? Oops, almost For ad sales in Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Boyne & Charlevoix, call (231) 838-6948 forgot! The GOP spawned and enables this creature, and that bears remembering any time Creative Director: Kyra Poehlman we trudge back into the voting booth.

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Regis and Patricia McCord, Williamsburg The Ol’ Cut and Run Again and again we observe that individuals or groups who lose their political value to Trump are cut loose and then trashed by him.

Thus it is with the Kurds, who’ve lost 11,000 people in their battle with ISIS in support of our own troops. After abandoning them and leaving them as the likely victims of ethnic cleansing by the Turks, Trump now declares them to be “no angels.” The Kurds are likely the closest thing to angels that Donald Trump will ever experience in this life or the next.

Kimberly Sills, Randy Sills, Roger Racine Matt Ritter, Gary Twardowski Listings Editor: Jamie Kauffold Reporter: Patrick Sullivan Contributors: Amy Alkon, Rob Brezsny, Ross Boissoneau, Jennifer Hodges, Janice Binkert, Michael Phillips, Steve Tuttle, Kristi Kates,

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top ten Right Brain Will Remain Independent; Celebrates with Pig Porter

Right Brain Brewery will remain independent after talks to merge with a downstate beer-maker were scrapped.

Right Brain made the announcement more than a year after news broke of a merger between Traverse City-based brewer and Royal Oak-based Roak Brewing Co. The move would have enabled Right Brain to distribute its beers outside of Michigan.

Russell Springsteen, CEO and founder of Right Brain, said in a press release that “the process of joining forces proved untenable” and that the brewery will not be merging with Roak.

To celebrate its re-affirmation as an independent brewery, Right Brain will release the 2019 batch of its limited-edition Pig Porter beer in November, which, for the first time ever, will be available in four-packs of 16-ounce cans. There will also be an all-you-can-eat pig roast on Nov. 2. For details, check out www.rightbrainbrewery.com.

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Bottoms up APPLE PIE CHAI KOMBUCHA

If the plunging temperatures of late have you quite literally chilling out, Cultured Kombucha Co. has a surefire remedy. Cozy up with the return of a popular seasonal flavor: Apple Pie Chai Kombucha, a warming, tingling, slightly sweet blend of apples, cinnamon, and cardamom. This luscious combination is the perfect fall beverage, whether you enjoy it on its own or use it as a mixer in creative cocktails and mocktails.

Oh, and did we mention that it’s also good for you? Cultured Kombucha is a lightly effervescent, fermented drink of sweetened tea that provides probiotics, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, and antioxidants. But mainly, it’s delicious.

Like Cultured Kombucha’s other offerings (including Botanical Bliss, Namaste Nectar, Tangerine Tantra, and Genuine Ginger) this liquid apple of our eye is infused with fresh organic fruits, herbs, and botanicals — as many as possible grown in Michigan. Apple Pie Chai Kombucha is available in one-pint bottles in stores now through December. Find a list of retailers at www.drinkcultured.com or visit Cultured Kombucha’s Taproom at 3842 Jupiter Crescent Dr., just off U.S. 31 South, between S. Airport Rd and Chum’s Corners. Open 11am to 6pm Tuesday–Saturday.

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wedding expo

Castle Farms’ 15th Annual Grand Wedding Expo takes place Sun., Oct. 27, 11am-4pm in Charlevoix. Featuring displays by wedding service providers, the Grand Finale Fashion Show, Wine and Cider Lounge, Grand Giveaway and more. $5 advance; $6 door. castlefarms.com/events/grand-wedding-expo

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LIMETOWN

Airing on Facebook Watch of all things, this thrilling drama is a true-crime podcastlistener’s self-referential dream. Based on the hit 2015 scripted podcast about Lia Haddock, an APR (get it?) reporter (played

by Jessica Biel) working on a podcast about a fascinating unsolved mystery to which she shares a special connection. See, 15 years ago everyone in the temporary scientific community of Limetown, including Lia’s uncle (Stanley Tucci), somehow managed to disappear without a trace. And now all these years later, in a world that has somehow seemed to move on from this inexplicable tragedy, Lia looks for answers that will put her in the crossfire of an elaborate conspiracy. While the whole podcast thing is a little awkward and off-putting, with cliffhangers and shocking reveals galore, this is a suspenseful, tense, and addicting watch.

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Is Northern Michigan a Young Millionaire’s Paradise?

Huh? Of all the places in the country, there’s a higher concentration of “millennial millionaires” in Traverse City than anywhere else.

That’s according to a report published by Coldwell Banker Global Luxury and WealthEngine, which concluded that the place with the highest percentage of millionaires in the millennial age category is Traverse City, Michigan, aka, birthplace of the aphorism “Half the pay is the view of the bay.”

The report said that while 44 percent of millennial millionaires live in California, the zip code with the most per capita belongs to Traverse City.

The report offered a possible explanation: “Millennials tend to prefer markets that are more affordable — often in suburbs or second-tier cities, where their dollar will carry them further.”

It added: “Traverse City has experienced an urban renaissance in the last 10 years, with a dynamic food scene, microbreweries, wineries and walkable downtown with music, arts and festivals to attract younger generations of affluent homebuyers.”

Get Thee to Manistee: The Ramsdell Theatre is Rockin’

Stuff we love Halloween as High Art The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and the award-winning dancers from Crooked Tree Arts Center’s School of Ballet are teaming up for a spinetingling show to move even the most costumeaverse spirit: “Angels and Demons,” one performance inspired by one uber-spooky story, Edgar Allan Poe’s “Mask of the Red Death,” and two set to ghosts of music’s past: Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” (composed in 1824, after the composer suffered a serious illness and realized that he was dying) and French composer Maurice Ravel’s achingly, beautifully slow 1899 masterpiece, “Pavane for a Dead Infanta.” Get your eerie on at 7pm Sunday, Oct. 27, at Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor. Tickets — $25-50; ages 18 and under free — are available at www.greatlakescfa.org and include a pre-concert talk at 6pm. (231) 487-0010 for more information.

Upcoming events at the Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee will showcase music and art — sometimes together.

The Landscape of Guitar, Oct. 25, is a combo platter, as the current exhibit comes to life with live music, including originals and favorites by Simon and Garfunkel. While the musicians play, the artwork projected behind them begins to move. On Nov. 9, Ramsdell presents the Pedrito Martinez Group. The celebrated Cuban percussionist has recorded or performed with Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and Sting, among others, and has contributed as a percussionist and vocalist to over 50 albums. Ann Arbor native and The Voice finalist Laith Al-Saadi will perform Dec. 7 as part of Manistee’s Sleighbell Christmas. Onekama native Cousin Curtis opens the show.

Finally, Ramsdell is also hosting two broadcasts of events originating elsewhere: The Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Live in HD series has returned to the Ramsdell, featuring music of Puccini, Verdi, and others. Next year Ramsdell will also broadcast the Calvin University January Series, which brings 15 different speakers to the Grand Rapids University to speak on topics like social challenges, religion, journalism, psychology, and mathematics. For more information or tickets to any of these events, go to www.ramsdelltheatre.org.

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Take-out only. Find Smokehouse Mac Shack at 439 E. Front St., Traverse City. Open 11:30am–7:00pm Wed–Sat. (231) 642-5001, www.smokehousemacshack.com.

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“IT IS ILLEGAL ... ” spectator

by Stephen Tuttle In June of this year, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News interviewed President Donald Trump. He asked the president, among many other things, if he would notify the FBI if a foreign government gave him negative information about a political opponent. Trump said he’d want to see the information first, and then he might … no, he wouldn’t … well, he would, probably. Or he might not.

A day later Ellen Weintraub, chair of the Federal Elections Commission, released a statement that included this perfectly understandable sentence: “It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election.” The same prohibition applies to foreign governments.

Or Congress could put emoluments, obstruction, and the Ukraine call into one big pot of impeachable offenses and present it to the House.

It is the call to Ukraine that most troubles.

Trump’s defenders claim the call was simply an attempt to encourage an investigation of Ukrainian corruption. Trump himself said it was his “obligation.” Unfortunately, there was no discussion of any such thing in the call; Trump mentioned only the Bidens.

There is at least an implied quid pro quo in the sanitized transcript of the call that’s been released. We were withholding $400 million in military aid, and we now know Rudy Giuliani was promising a phone call and/or meeting with the president in exchange for a Biden investigation.

The lies — now approaching 15,000 — his language about economically distressed countries, women, immigrants, white nationalism, Islam, and all the rest is mostly ignored. This might be different.

So, for example, if a sitting president was to ask a foreign leader to investigate unsubstantiated claims of corruption by a leading political opponent, it would be a crime. If he casually suggested a second country should do the same, it would be another crime.

This is somewhat important, given the whistle blower complaints that have directly led to an impeachment inquiry. The complaints allege, with both firsthand knowledge and secondhand information, that Trump asked the newly elected president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. (There is no evidence either Biden engaged in any wrongdoing in their dealings in or with Ukraine.)

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The call, or calls to Ukraine need not be the only avenue of investigation for the impeachment inquiry; six different Congressional committees are now involved.

They could be exploring whether or not Trump has violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution: Article II, Section 1, in describing presidential compensation says the president “ … shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them.” An emolument is any profit, fee, or compensation derived from being in that office.

If the president has insisted or suggested federal employees or foreign visitors stay at a Trump property, it can be interpreted as using his office to enrich himself beyond his salary.

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They could also be investigating obstruction of justice accusations raised in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Mueller, who said from the beginning he would not indict a sitting president regardless of his findings, listed 10 specific instances of obstruction or attempted obstruction. He pointedly refused to exonerate the president and left it to Congress to decide if further action was justified.

Overlooked is the fact that whether anything was predicated on the Ukrainians investigating Biden is irrelevant given the Weintraub statement. Simply soliciting such help is illegal, and so is receiving it. And Trump has publicly admitted he asked Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.

It’s possible Trump knows full well the Bidens have done nothing wrong; he’s simply applying his scorched earth strategy exactly as he has with anybody else who might oppose him. It serves the dual purposes of deflecting from his own possible criminality while besmirching an opponent.

He will continue to claim this is another witch hunt or coup. He will continue to demonize the as yet unknown whistle blowers as spies or traitors – one does wonder for whom they are supposed to be spying -committing treason. The drumbeat of invective will be relentless.

Trump is very good at this. He has already been able to normalize what we’d previously considered unacceptable. The lies — now approaching 15,000 — his language about economically distressed countries, women, immigrants, white nationalism, Islam, and all the rest is mostly ignored. This might be different.

Whether he’s violated the emoluments clause and obstructed justice is up for debate. But it’s hard to deny Trump asked Ukraine to investigate a Democratic presidential candidate who at the time was leading in polls because he told us he did exactly that.

Republicans, for whom there is no line the president can’t cross, circle the wagons and look the other way.

It is now likely the president will be impeached, accused by the House of violating our laws and Constitution. He will escape conviction because too many Republican senators care about neither.

Crime & Rescue HOT WATER FOR SALON OWNER The owner of a posh downtown salon faces up to five years in prison on charges that he stole tip money from his staff.

Robert Lee Derrer, 62, co-owner of Allure Salon & Spa, faces a charge of larceny by conversion between $1,000 and $20,000; he was arraigned Oct. 17 and faces a preliminary exam Nov. 6.

The case, which was investigated by the Traverse City Police Department, began in late 2017 when a front desk manager who was in charge of payroll suspected that stylists were not receiving all of the tip money owed to them, according to the charges.

The manager would cut checks for each stylist based on amounts listed on staff commission sheets, which were compiled by Derrer. With her suspicions raised, the manager retrieved six weeks of staff commission sheets and checked them against accounting records of tip amounts and service charges. She determined that staff were being shorted, according to the charges.

A TCPD detective investigated and confirmed the manager’s findings: over six weeks for which there were records in October, November and December of 2017, stylists were paid $1,340 less than they were owed.

The manager quit upon discovering the alleged theft; three stylists told investigators that after the theft came to light, Derrer offered them $500, $1,000 and $1,000 respectively in repayment if they would stay on the job. Derrer said he had no comment.

WINTER WEATHER CLAIMS LIFE Northern Lower Michigan registered its first winter-weather related traffic fatality of the season.

Cheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies responded to several crashes on I-75 during the evening of Oct. 13. Rain turned to sleet and then freezing rain as temperatures dropped that evening, making the roadway icy and hazardous.

Deputies responded to four crashes, one of which claimed a life.

In the first call, at 7:14pm, a vehicle had gone into a ditch and no one was injured. In the second, a short while later, a vehicle rolled several times and the driver and a passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey.

A 9:18pm, a vehicle went into the ditch at the 317-mile marker, causing another motorist to stop, pull off the road and try to help. Just then, another driver lost control, slid sideways and crashed and rolled over. That driver, 20-year-old Fenton resident Parker Dagenais, was killed.

Sheriff Dale Clarmont noted in a press release that the temperature that evening was between 36 and 38 degrees, yet a coating of ice nonetheless developed on the road.

STOLEN JEEP RECOVERED Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies recovered a Jeep that was reported stolen two days earlier.

A 32-year-old Traverse City woman reported that her 2019 Jeep Cherokee was stolen from her driveway on Tyler Hills Drive in Long Lake Township under bizarre circumstances.

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The woman told deputies that a young male, possibly a teenager, who was wearing a blue sweatshirt knocked on her front door and then her backdoor in the middle of the night before he got into her car and drove off, Capt. Randy Fewless said. The woman woke her boyfriend and called police.

According to a Facebook post, the vehicle was found abandoned and heavily vandalized on a twotrack in Hoosier Valley Oct. 14.

WOMAN FACES METH CHARGES A 32-year-old Rapid City woman faces drug charges after she was ensnared in an undercover drug bust.

Brittiney Marie-Loraine Hall sold methamphetamine and heroin to an undercover officer, according to a press release from Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement. Hall sold 3.5 grams of meth for $375 on May 14 in Bear Creek Township in Emmet County. Shortly after, she was pulled over by police, who searched her car and found methamphetamine and cash.

Hall was arrested by the state police fugitive team Oct. 10 and charged with delivery of heroin and delivery of methamphetamine, among other charges.

MAN FOUND DEAD IN WOODS A downstate man who came Up North to visit a friend and check on his hunting property died when he fell from a tree, state police said.

Troopers launched a search for Michael Rogers, a 71-year-old Grand Blanc man, after his wife reported him missing Oct. 16. Rogers’ wife called police after he failed to return home as planned the previous day.

Rogers’ brother found him deceased in the woods at his hunting property near South River and Broomhead roads in Whitewater Township.

Investigators believe Rogers fell 20 feet from a tree stand.

CLASS-SKIPPING TEENS BUSTED Two Roscommon teens who decided to take an unsanctioned school holiday are in trouble after they were involved in a rollover crash.

State police responded to the crash at 9am in Nester Township in southeast Roscommon County after one of the 16-year-olds swerved to avoid a deer, left the road and rolled over. A witness told troopers that the vehicle was travelling around 70mph when it hit a curve where the speed limit is 30mph.

The driver was cited for careless driving and possession of alcohol and both teens were turned over to guardians.

BENZIE MAN SENT AWAY FOR DRUGS A Benzie County man was sent to prison for 38 months to 20 years for selling methamphetamine.

Traverse Narcotics Team investigators received several tips and zeroed in on Ronald Snyder, of Homestead Township, according to a press release. After Snyder sold an ounce of meth to an undercover officer, TNT raided his house with a search warrant and found eight ounces of the drug and $8,000 in cash.

Police also found several people at Snyder’s home who were using meth when they arrived.

Snyder was sentenced for delivery and maintaining a drug house.

searching for a wanted man at a property on Suzanne Avenue in Grayling Township Oct. 14 when they heard a male voice coming from a camper in the backyard.

The man, 23-year-old Grayling resident Howard Anglemyer, invited the officers into the camper, but while Anglemyer was free on bond, he was prohibited from consuming drugs or alcohol, and troopers noticed that had recently been smoking marijuana inside the camper.

In a press release, police noted that there were also four children inside the camper, ranging in age from one to nine.

When they went to arrest him, Anglemyer fought with police and they used a taser on him while he bit the trooper, according to a press release.

Anglemyer was taken to jail and the trooper was treated for minor injuries.

SUSPECT BITES POLICE A suspect allegedly bit a state police trooper’s arm and wrist while he resisted arrested for a bond violation.

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In developing an understanding of the effects of the distribution of income and wealth, a good place to start is to establish a distinction between the two variables. Income is money received, generally on a regular basis, for work or investments. Wealth, on the other hand, is defined by net worth. In short, wealth is that which is owned; income is that which is earned.

Curious twists of logic exist in determining whether money received is defined in the tax code as income or capital gains. It doesn’t seem like that would be particularly significant, but its consequences are. Interest received from savings accounts is taxed as income, while money received from stock dividends, which are defined as capital gains, are taxed at a substantially lower rate.

The last four decades have witnessed a massive redistribution of wealth in the U.S. In 1980, the top 0.1 percent of citizens controlled 7 percent of the nation’s wealth. By 2015, the portion they controlled had more than tripled. This is a zero-sum game. That which the wealthiest 0.1 percent gained, others lost.

The losers included 85 percent of taxpayers.

It is particularly disturbing that combined, the lowest 50 percent of wage earners’ assets were either less than or only equal to their liabilities. In short, they possessed no wealth. It is almost unimaginable that onehalf of all workers in the richest nation on earth would go through their lives without earning or otherwise obtaining measurable wealth. It is also unrealistic to assume that 50 percent of Americans are so inept that their labor is inadequate for anything other than sustaining a paycheck-to-paycheck existence.

This percentage of taxpayers being unable to adequately provide for themselves — and/or their families — suggests that the problem is not so much with the workers as it is with the rules of the game.

Two sets of political actions share much of the responsibility for the problem: The first is a series of Supreme Court decisions that began with 1982’s Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee and culminated in 2010, with Citizens United.

The second is the enactment of a series of tax reform legislative packages — including the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003, and the Tax Reform and Jobs Act of 2017.

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The Supreme Court’s overturning of longstanding protections that prevented economic power from determining political outcomes was the first step in the process. The loss of those protections allowed Congress to open the door for the passing of tax reforms favoring corporations and the rich. The effect of those reforms has been to decrease income tax revenues, increase the national debt, and create an extreme inequity in the distribution of wealth.

One of the tax reform policies generating this inequity is the capital gains tax. Warren Buffett provides an illustration of this by comparing his secretary’s tax obligations to his own. Because income tax rates are based on the amount of income, hers will range between 20 and 37 percent, while Buffett —

a multi-billionaire able to avoid receiving income from standard paychecks — pays a 15 percent income tax rate on his capital gains.

Enabling wealthy taxpayers to use the capital gains loophole has been a costly decision. It has resulted in an annual loss of 100 billion dollars in income tax revenues.

A second set of inequity-generating tax policies involves mortgages. Although mortgage-based tax deductions are available to all taxpayers, they again favor the wealthy.

Those who possess no net equity are unlikely to qualify for mortgages. And even for those who do qualify, it is the wealthiest that have access to the largest deductions. The mortgage interest-paid tax deduction created a $71 billion loss of income tax revenues in 2015.

A third set of inequity-generating tax policies are the tax-benefits available to American corporations outsourcing manufacturing to other countries.

Outsourcing manufacturing increases unemployment in the United States Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that in 1960, 25 percent of American workers held well-paid jobs in manufacturing. Fewer than 10 percent are employed in that sector today.

Outsourcing also lowers income tax revenues. American corporations moving manufacturing jobs to other countries are exempt from U.S. income tax obligations on products produced and sold overseas.

Statistics providing an estimate of the total loss of income tax revenues due to outsourcing are difficult to quantify and find. One can only assume the cost to be massive. In 2015, overseas affiliates of American corporations employed 14.3 million workers.

Since 1980, three Republican presidents, several conservative justices serving on the Supreme Court, four Republican speakers of the house, and four Republican majority leaders in the Senate have actively participated in generating this skewed distribution of wealth.

The problem deserves and demands correction. Enacting nonpartisan equitable tax reform — perhaps developed by research economists working within the American university system — would be a step in the right direction. Establishing a nonpartisan process for nominating and appointing federal judges would be equally appropriate.

If left uncorrected, the existing situation will eventually cross a line leading to extreme, perhaps irreversible, changes in our collective goals and values. Today’s plague of seemingly inexplicable mass shootings — some committed by politically motivated individuals with little or no prior criminal history — indicate that the unthinkable may not be as far removed from reality as it once was.

David Frederick, a centrist-based Independent, regards extremist political partisanship as a dangerous threat to the well-being and security of middle-class Americans. He further believes reestablishing coordinated grassroots truth-to-power messaging is a prerequisite for diminishing that threat. dcf13343@gmail.com

BLISSFEST MUSIC ORGANIZATION PRESENTS Unclear on the Concept Jennifer Colyne Hall, 48, of Toney, Alabama, was distraught when she called the Limestone County Sheriff ’s Office dispatch on Oct. 2, so officers were sent to call on her. Public information officer Steven Young told The News Courier the officers first approached Hall’s landlord, who told them she had been “acting strangely” and hinted she might be on drugs.

When the officers spoke to Hall, she produced a clear bag from a baby wipes container and told them, “I want this dope tested” because she feared the methamphetamines in the bag had possibly been tainted with another drug.

Asked if she had consumed the drugs, Hall said she had, but couldn’t remember when.

She was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and was held at the Limestone County Jail.

Inexplicable -- A front-door camera in McDowell County, North Carolina, twice captured a bold loiterer on the home’s porch: a naked man. Sheriff ’s officers arrested Denny Lynn Dover, 45, in early October after identifying him by his distinctive tattoos, The McDowell News reported. Dover had visited the home in April and again on Oct. 3, when he attempted to break in. He was charged with first-degree burglary and held on $50,000 bond. Dover isn’t new to a life of crime: He also has convictions for arson, drug possession, larceny, peeping and breaking in.

-- The Louisville Courier Journal reported that Knox County (Kentucky) Sheriff ’s deputies arrested Barrett L. Sizemore, 48, of Heidrick, on Oct. 4 for theft of a “honey wagon” -- a septic cleaning truck -- in Barbourville. The truck went missing on Oct. 2, and authorities located it in a barn in Laurel County, not far from where Sizemore was arrested. He is being held on a $10,000 bond.

Unintended Consequences -- An unidentified 89-year-old woman who has had previous trouble with trespassers on her remote property outside Piru, California, was hospitalized on Oct. 5 after her attempt to shoo away a group of nine people went wrong.

After spotting the interlopers, she warned them away and fired two rounds from her rifle into a hillside to “emphasize her point,” Ventura County Sheriff ’s Office Capt. Eric Buschow told the Los Angeles Times. As the group retreated, the woman pursued them in her pickup truck to be sure they were leaving and pointed her gun at them. One man tried to talk with her, but she couldn’t hear him, so he opened the door of her truck and grabbed the gun barrel. “In the process,” Buschow said, “she fell out of the truck (and) unbeknownst to (the man), the truck was still in gear, so the rear wheel drove over her leg, continued to roll and went off a cliff.” She was airlifted to a hospital with injuries to her ankle, and neither party wanted to press charges, so no arrests were made.

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INSIDE AMERICAN WASTE

A failed 2012 experiment bore the nearly 50-year-old waste hauler — and environmentally conscious northerners — some unexpected fruit: a series of massive machines that can take in and tackle more recyclable materials than most any system in the nation. Northern Express follows the waste stream to uncover the truth about greasy pizza boxes, propane tank bombs, Up North’s voracious appetite for paper, and that longtime nemesis of the Great Lakes: plastic bags.

By Patrick Sullivan The scent of diesel fuel, tinged with the odor of landfill gas, hangs in a cloud. It’s put out of mind only by the deafening hum of machines and the whirring stampede of forklifts, both punctuated by the grinding of debris crushed between steel teeth. A haze fills the air as a spray of mist descends from above, dampening and capturing the particles of one-time consumer products that have been smashed into pieces too tiny for capture into bales. That detritus will be mopped up later. When you leave the building, you wipe that waste from your shoes.

What American Waste has built in a giant building just south of Traverse City is a behemoth, a factory in reverse, one that takes finished, discarded products and turns them into imperfect raw materials that’s packed tightly into cubes to be delivered elsewhere and transformed into new items.

What happens here is important for a lot of reasons, but foremost for people who live in northern Lower Michigan because it informs how we recycle. American Waste’s recycling machines take some items and not others; many items need to be discarded in a specific way, or they could contaminate an entire load of recycling — or worse, shut down the entire operation.

That’s why American Waste hired Deb Lake, who oversaw the transformation of the Traverse City Film Festival from its beginnings as a rag-tag lark into an international mainstay of filmdom, to explain it. This October, Lake led Northern Express on a tour.

“I DIDN’T RECYCLE” Most of the people who take the tour

are fourth graders from northern Michigan schools. There’s also a lot of church groups, book clubs, and individuals who call to see what’s happening and get put into a group.

“I talk about how a lot of people don’t know that 80 percent of items that are buried in landfills could have been recycled, and then I make my big confession — which is true, but it’s a good hook for the thing — which is: Before American Waste hired me to do this, I didn’t recycle,” Lake said.

Lake has since found Jesus when it comes to recycling, and she composts, too. She said there’s almost nothing she tosses into the trash these days.

“Where I start with people is, look, you asked me what’s recyclable and what’s not, but that’s not the right question. … there are tons of things that are recyclable,” Lake said. “What I’m here to tell you about in this room is what you can put in your bin — that means what can be processed at the American Waste plant south of Traverse City, so it is specific to the particular design of their series of machines.

If it can’t go in this bin, there’s tons of other places. So, batteries? They can be recycled, but just not in your bin.”

Recycling is daunting. To decide what and how to put things into your recycling container versus your trash can doesn’t come naturally.

Here then, a tour of the Traverse City facility that’ll make some of those decisions easier.

WELCOME TO THE LINE The waste stream enters the facility by trucks, which dump the material onto the tipping floor. A front-end loader scoops up the piles and puts them into something called

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the metering bin, which begins to process the debris into the maw of the first of a massive series of machines that will sort each piece.

The metering bin is where the first problems can arise, owing to well-intentioned people who’ve thrown into their American Waste recycling bins items that don’t belong there together, or at all.

Called “tanglers” by people in the biz, the culprits are any item with enough length and tork to gum up the operation — anything from a plastic six-pack holder, to clothing, to Christmas lights, to clothes hangers, to a piece of metal chain, or a random length of hose. While plastic and metal (but not fiber or rubber) are welcome at the facility, plastic and metal in these forms are not allowed, because it can twist into the bin’s gears, get stuck, and grind the gears to a halt, bringing the whole operation to a standstill until it’s repaired.

“Anything like this is just going to get tangled up in the machines, so we need to pull this off. Tanglers are the biggest, deadliest thing for us — it shuts down the whole plant,” Lake said.

You wouldn’t think many people nowadays would put batteries into recycling, but they do, and batteries cause big problems — especially lithium ones, Lake said.

“Even if there’s even just one of those tiny little lithium batteries, sometimes when [the teeth of the machine are] scooping it up, it hits one of those [teeth], nicks it, and a fire starts,” she said. “And look at all the cardboard. It’s dangerous. And people put lithium batteries in every single day. There’s tons of them, and they are really, really dangerous.”

BEWARE EXPLODING TANKS After being fed into the metering bin, the material is run down the pre-sort line, where a whirring belt zooms past workers who frantically yank out items that aren’t supposed to be there: hazardous stuff that made it past the first hurdle, like batteries, gas tanks, clothing, light bulbs, oil cans — and countless items you’d think people would know to send elsewhere.

“Propane tanks come through every day,” Lake said, “like people think that can be recycled.”

It’s difficult to understand how anyone could believe it’d be OK to put a steel or aluminum propane tank into a home recycling bin, but many do. And while propane tanks are never allowed, the smaller, one-use tanks don’t cause as much trouble as the large, refillable ones.

“Actually, those [single-use tanks] you can shred, and they won’t blow up … but the other ones will blow up,” Lake said. “They’re bombs, basically.”

Next in the flow of material that gets sorted out is glass, a product that should be perfectly recyclable but isn’t because we’ve got so many different kinds of it, and machines can’t tell the difference.

Glass gets recycled by being smashed to bits.

The problem is, though, that different kinds of glass — brown, green, clear, and more — melt at different temperatures and so must be separated prior to recycling. That poses an obstacle that ruins the economics of recycling the glass. Once you pay to separate the kinds of glass so that it can be recycled, the value of the recycled material doesn’t come close to covering the cost.

“Right now, you have to pay somebody to

take your glass,” Lake said. “There’s nobody buying it.”

American Waste, nonetheless, has developed a small solution. They accept the three primary kinds of glass (green, brown, and clear only; no clear window glass or mirrors allowed) but don’t separate the kinds of glass. They simply removed the mixed glass from the rest of the material stream and smash it up to make a cost-effective road base for infrastructure at the American Waste-owned Wexford County Landfill.

“It’s a re-use. It’s not a great re-use, but it’s better than taking those glass containers and throwing them in the landfill,” she said.

Once most hazardous items and glass are removed, the real sorting begins — yet another process that can be complicated by what people put in their recycling bin, even if those items are recyclable. It’s not their fault; many people don’t know. But there are tons of recyclable material rendered useless simply because it’s attached to some other kind of recyclable material.

“You want to separate materials that are not the same. It’s just a good recycling rule to remember,” Lake said, referring to paper and plastic and metal. “You don’t want to mix materials. You can see, there’s nobody there [on the line] to separate them.”

For example, take a glass juice bottle with a metal cap screwed on to it. Each item is fine to put into the recycling bin individually, but not screwed together; somewhere in the stream, they have to be separated, and there’s a good chance that’s not going to happen on the line at the plant. The material moves too fast for a worker to pick up a bottle, uncap it, and let it go on its way. Both piece should be separated before they go into the bin, Lake said.

UP NORTH PAPER ADDICTS? After glass is taken out of the stream, the line pickers focus on cardboard next. There’s a lot of cardboard. And there’s a lot of paper.

“Ninety percent of what we process is either cardboard or paper,” Lake said. “In Grand Rapids, it’s only 50 percent of what they process. What accounts for that difference? I have no idea.”

Paper and cardboard are separated from plastics and metals based on their flatness — there’s a point at the next bend of the machinery where flat items get shunted off to their own pile.

Polymer discs sense the flatness and relative

weight of the cardboard and pull it out of the stream onto another line, where a sorter paws through the results with something that looks like a hockey stick, yanking out anything that shouldn’t have made it through. The rest goes into the cardboard bunker to await getting packed into cubes.

It might seem that years of seeing recycling centers signs warning people that pizza boxes can’t be recycled have inured people to the idea, but Lake said that’s not true.

“Pizza boxes are a huge question. People want to know: Can they? Can they not? A lot of places just say, ‘No pizza boxes,’ just to make it simple,” Lake said.

But Lake said that’s not the whole truth: If a pizza box is relatively clean, free of chunks of cheese, and not too greasy, it can be recycled.

“It’s the grease. So, if this is a huge greasy mess, and it’s really soaked through, and there’s cheese, then, yeah, that’s food — we don’t want that. That has to be thrown away,” Lake said.

But if it’s just a light stain on a box? Recycle it.

Just like pizza boxes caked with food cannot be recycled, there are other items that come designed as two materials and therefore cannot be recycled — like paper shipping envelopes lined with bubble wrap (bubble wrap on its own, by the way, is OK). Amazon often uses a plastic envelope lined with bubble wrap; because both parts are made of plastic, that kind of envelope is recyclable.

One exception to the rule of “keeping materials separate” is mailing labels, Lake said.

Those are OK, too; no peeling off necessary.

Finally, for a very practical reason that has to do with physics and wind, very small items should go into the trash, not recycling.

A good rule of thumb: “Anything smaller than a credit card is going to fall through that debris screen,” Lake said. “Anything two inches or smaller is going to fall through.”

Not only is small stuff a problem because it can’t stand up to the recycling sorting machinery, but more concerning, it’s likely not going to even make it to the plant — on a windy day, as bins are transferred to the truck or traveling to the recycling center, small items, usually lightweight, tend to get picked up by the wind, blow away, and become litter.

The machine at this point tries to identify differences between the two.

“We want to separate the containers from the paper, and we do that with a polishing screen,” Lake said. “What’s happening is anything flat is getting carried up and over, and all the containers, because they’re 3D, are bouncing back.”

That means people shouldn’t flatten plastics like they flatten cardboard boxes, because they don’t want the machines to think plastic containers are paper.

After that sort, containers move on down another line, where another worker looks over the stream for quality control, again checking for items that shouldn’t be in there, that have somehow gotten through. There are a lot of them. The worker’s hands dart continuously into the passing stream, snatching out items and tossing them into bins, limbs constantly on the move.

Next, that stream passes under a giant overheard magnet, which pulls out the metal and lets the plastic continue on.

“Metal is actually valuable. Like, most of this stuff isn’t worth anything; scrap metal is,” Lake said. “Nails are going to fall through, and anything sharp and poky is going to hurt the worker, so people need to be thinking about what’s going to hurt the people on the line.”

Also, lids from tuna cans (or cans of soup or cans of beans) are recyclable, but because of their sharp, circular edges, they are a hazard to workers, like a piece of shrapnel floating among the mass of material.

“This is dangerous. This can hurt a worker on the line. I always wondered about this, you know, what can I do? I know it can be recycled.

So, what you do, you’ve got to rinse it — no food — put the lid in, and then just squeeze it, and it’s not going to fall out,” Lake said, showing a razor-sharp lid trapped in a slightly flattened can.

A magnet puts the ferrous metal items — the heavier stuff — into its own stream; nonferrous metal, like tinfoil, is separated using an eddy current.

“Aluminum is one of the most precious materials we have, one of the easiest to recycle,” Lake said.

THE FINAL SEPARATION At the next point along this complicated contraption — with hazardous items removed, cardboard separated, and glass long gone — what’s left are containers and paper.

MAKING PLASTIC SIMPLE By now, what should be left running along the belts is only plastic. All kinds of plastic — some more recyclable than others.

At this point along American Waste’s line,

there used to be an optical sorter. The device used infrared scanners to identify and sort containers. It could sort the higher quality plastics from the more troublesome plastics.

This was a critical point in the sorting out of the material stream — the make or break point — where plastic that has value and could be made into something else was isolated from the waste plastic that would likely have been shipped to China. (Today, at American Waste anyway, it’s ground up and used as fuel.)

The optical machine, however, broke and won’t be replaced until 2020, so in the meantime, this arduous, dirty, and difficult work is done by hand.

Because of its ability to separate the many different kinds of plastic, consumers can recycle all kinds of consumer plastic at American Waste.

Lake pointed to a table covered in odd plastic items — a Tic Tac container, a yogurt cup, a carryout plate from a restaurant.

“All of these are different plastics, and it doesn’t matter to the person who is recycling.

If it’s plastic, you can put it in. It used to be you had to look for the little numbers. You don’t have to do that anymore,” Lake said.

The fact that American Waste takes almost all consumer recyclables happened by accident.

An experiment the company launched in 2012 to sort through all incoming garbage in search of anything worth saving proved unworkable after less than a year. But the complex system and machinery they designed and built for that experiment meant they were capable of sorting through many materials few other recyclers allow.

Unlike in most recycling regions, people in northern Michigan can recycle plastic grocery bags, plastic wrap, and even plastic packaging film, albeit with an important caveat: the bags and all other plastic materials are themselves bagged, so that none of it can become a “tangler.”

A PAPER TRAIL IS ALL THAT’S LEFT Finally, after the good plastics have been removed from the stream and then the inferior plastics have been set on a course to be shredded and burned as a coal additive, all that should be left is paper.

Once again, another round of quality control. More workers man the line, yanking out anything that slipped through.

“I get a lot of questions about wrapping paper. Basically, if you can rip it, it’s recyclable.

But if you have something that’s really metallic or glittery, that’s going to mess everything up, so [metallic and glittery wrapping paper] isn’t recyclable,” Lake said.

At the end of the line, finally, the paper gets put into bales. Those bales are stacked up next to each other near other groups of bales that contain different material: cardboard, PET plastic, natural plastic, colored plastic, steel, and aluminum.

The bales get loaded into containers and then shipped away to their next use. Five semiloads of material a day are shipped out.

SOON TO SET SIX EYES ON PLASTIC

American Waste’s broken optical machine will be replaced in 2020. Thanks in part to a $474,000 grant received from Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy, the company purchased six new optical sorting machines for plastic and paper. American Waste will spend approximately $1.5 million on the project, Lake said.

“I love it that they are working with private companies instead of just nonprofits because really, if you’re going to improve recycling, you’re going to have to do that, right?” Lake said.

The new sorters are targeted to start running March 1.

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This last book was different. He was teamed up with another writer, one who uses a much different approach than Nelson’s well-honed 40-year practice of writing novels by #1 pencil on white legal pads: His son Alexander.

Alex DeMille, best known as a screenwriter, director, and filmmaker, leans a bit to modern means, such as using a computer. “My brain goes faster than I can write by hand,” he said.

“I use technology,” Nelson said, indignantly.

“I use an electric pencil sharpener.”

Bridging the gap for this particular father-son writing effort was Nelson’s assistant, who scanned in each of the author’s longhand pages and sent them on to Alex, who claims to be one of the few people who can actually read his father’s handwriting.

“We were able to bridge the analogue/digital divide. Everybody’s brain works differently,” Alex said.

ONCE UPON A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION The result is “The Deserter,” a 530-page novel and the first in a series that will team the DeMilles, as well as the series’ protagonists, Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor, of the Criminal Investigation Division of the U.S. Army. It follows their search for an Army deserter through numerous twists and turns from Afghanistan to Venezuela.

The two will discuss the book, their writing methodologies, and their careers with National Writers Series founder, fellow bestselling author Doug Stanton, on Oct. 27 at the City Opera House in Traverse City. Nelson, who has himself served as a moderator, said the back and forth with the two DeMilles benefits from an outside voice. “This tour’s a challenge. We need a moderator for the two [of us]. It takes some pressure off,” he said.

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Nelson said writing a novel typically takes him about a year and a half. While that might seem like a long time to some (handwritten drafts notwithstanding), a large part of that is taken in doing research. With books set in various locales across the world, getting the details right is of paramount importance.

COLLOBORATION TAKE TWO This was not the first book Nelson did with another writer. “Mayday,” written with onetime classmate and frequent editorial advisor Thomas Block, was a success, even resulting in a TV movie starring Aidan Quinn. But with “two alpha males butting heads,” as he put it, their friendship suffered.

“I said never again.”

But when his publisher suggested doing a three-book series with another author and three stand-alone novels, he agreed to consider it. Then his first choice as a coauthor didn’t work out. The option of working with Alex came up, and Nelson was intrigued.

“There was some trepidation, but Clive Cussler works with his son Dirk,” said Nelson.

Their mutual process included using an outline. Nelson said publishers like to have an idea of the story, and it serves as a guideline for the writer as well. He said most authors trying to sell an idea might need about 30 pages; he typically averages 10–15.

“If you’re James Patterson you can get away with one page,” he said with a laugh.

“The outline helped me,” said Alex.

“It gave me direction without being too specific.”

CRAFT SECRETS Asked about his methods of building suspense and keeping readers’ interest, Nelson said it’s all about anticipation. “The whole idea is to keep the reader turning the page,” he said. For example, building sexual tension between characters keeps the reader guessing. “You want to see if the hero and heroine get together. It’s not formulaic, but it’s a pro-forma setup.”

Another of his favorite approaches: cliffhangers. They’re as much a construction issue as is writing or pacing, he said. “You’ve got to know where to break chapters,” said

Nelson.

At the same time, he said you cannot foreshadow upcoming events too much and give too much away. “You can’t telegraph it.”

Most of all, you have to be able to appreciate the work as a reader, not just as the writer. “You have to trust yourself as a surrogate,” Nelson said. “You know when things are working. If you’re boring yourself [you’ll bore your readers.] Some scenes need to be milked; some need to be cut.”

ALEX ON BOARD Alex said his father’s work has always served as an inspiration, but he had other interests. That’s what took him into film. “I started making movies as a hobby, and short story writing. It was adjacent to what Dad was doing.”

Nelson said that his track record enables him to write a book with, basically, a guarantee of its being published; jumping on board with him gave Alex a leg up, as well as the confidence to write without worrying about trying to get it published.

“My experience at screenplays helped me to come back to this. I didn’t imagine writing a book, but working with somebody with this career, following a book deal, was appealing,” Alex said.

“Knowing this was going to be a book was the wind at my back. It’s unique and a luxury, and I’m very grateful for that.”

It’s far different from his father’s first book sale. “My first book was pretty much done on spec. I had interested a publisher and agent, but it was liberating to write it the way I wanted,” said Nelson. On the other hand, once you have a contract and an advance, “There’s a commitment. It’s less crazy than the movie business. It’s a nice business to be in.”

Alex appreciates the atmosphere he was raised in. “I have a lot of friends who had to fight to write. I never got that. The greatest gift was valuing it [writing].”

Doors open at 6pm for the 7pm event.

There will be a post-event book signing.

For more information, go to www. nationalwritersseries.org.

World Series Warmup Mr. Baseball (singer/songwriter) Chuck Brodsky to play Sleder’s

BRODSKY TAKES THE FIELD

Brodsky is bringing his guitar, his stories and his songs to Sleder’s Family Tavern for a 4pm Oct. 27 show that’s part of the venerable restaurant’s “On the Porch” concert series. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. They’re available at Sleders, Oryana Food Cooperative and Brilliant Books in Traverse City.

Call (231) 947-9213 for tickets or more information.

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Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and …

Chuck Brodsky? Well, maybe. After all, the veteran troubadour has not only written nearly two dozen songs about the great American pastime, he’s even performed them at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

So what better time to have him perform locally than during the midst of the baseball playoffs? Accordingly, the first subject in Northern Express interview was about the firing of Gabe Kapler, manager of his hometown Philadelphia Phillies.

(He disagreed with the move but didn’t rail against it.)

But paeans to pitchers, catchers, and baseball trivia is only a portion of Brodsky’s interests and his songwriting material.

His passions are extensive, and if there’s a commonality among his songs, it’s that they invariably tell some sort of story. “A lot of them are people stories. I’m described as a storyteller, but I don’t think of myself in that way. I’m a folksinger, a singer/songwriter.

Story songs are the ones that strike people,” he said.

While he somewhat reluctantly embraces the singer/songwriter label, deep inside he still thinks of himself as a rock and roller, despite the fact it’s just Brodsky and his guitar on stage — no drums, bass, or screaming electric guitars. “I was a fan of classic rock bands,” he said, mentioning The Rolling Stones specifically. Before that, his initial inspiration was Bob Dylan, when his grandfather’s friend, who was an executive at Columbia Records, gave him his first record when he was eight or nine.

Over the past several years, he’s been more likely to listen to the likes of Greg Brown, Steve Forbert, or Eliza Gilkyson. “She’s fearless, she’s bold,” Brodsky said of Gilkyson.

Boldness strikes a nerve with Brodsky.

“I’m not interested in writing a simple, meaningless song. The golden rule for me is there has to be value in what I’m writing about and singing about.”

That gives him insight into his own writing process. He said he takes his profession seriously, which means when he starts writing a song, he needs to be sure it’s worth his time. “It starts with an idea. I have to decide whether it’s rich enough to take somewhere. My investment in time and

focus is tremendous.

“I put the rest of my life on hold if a song that needs to be written pops up,” he continued, noting that it takes two or three days for a song to be completed. He doesn’t want to waste that time and discover the song wasn’t worth his time. “It has to measure up to the 120 others I’ve written. Or to the best 40 or 50 [for] my live show.”

Brodksy chooses the music for each live show the day off, basing the set list on a number of factors: new material, audience favorites, his mood, or the news of the day.

“It’s different every show,” he said. “I’ll play two or three baseball songs but don’t make it baseball heavy. That’s a small part, but something I have to do and that has been well received,” he said. “It makes what I do a little different.”

He said he’s been surprised by the number of requests he gets for baseball songs when playing abroad. “It didn’t make any sense to me, but they don’t see them as baseball songs, but as people songs.”

He said that’s what enticed him to baseball story songs in the first place.

“Baseball is timeless. In other sports, you’ve got a clock, but [in baseball] the game is over when it’s over.

“It’s a constant we’ve been able to experience for over 100 years. Most people go to a game with their parents for the first tie. It’s such a common experience — to have parents explain the game. There are so many great stories. I find it a fantastic vehicle for storytelling.”

So what will fans at the Traverse City show hear? “I’ve got a couple new songs, one new baseball song. I’ll see when I get there, get a feel for what might fit, or be surprised.”

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WONDERFUL? 13 Ways to Get Your Halloween On

By Craig Manning Which do you prefer: trick or treat?

Whether you’re seeking scream-worthy scares or hoping more for candy, laughs, and family friendly fun, northern Michigan has the Halloween event for you. Consider Northern Express your guide to the best Halloween parties, haunted houses, ghost hikes, and other All Hallows Eve attractions in the area.

Here, a list of 13 must-do Halloween events, some sweet … some spooooky.

FAN FAVORITE Screams in the Dark, Traverse City If you’re looking for a truly terrifying Halloween experience this year, you can’t miss Screams in the Dark Haunted Attraction.

Hosted each October at the Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds in Traverse City, Screams in the Dark is frequently recognized as not only one of the top Halloween attractions in northern Michigan but also one of the finest in the entire state. For the past two years, Screams in the Dark has topped TheScareFactor.com’s fan-voted list of Top Must-See Haunts in Michigan.

Not surprisingly, the event is growing some serious teeth: Screams in the Dark recently bought 30 acres of land and aims to establish

a permanent location by 2022.

A big part of the appeal here — and good reason for the high rankings — is the value.

Rather than packing its screams and scares into a single haunted house, Screams in the Dark builds its own world and populates it with multiple attractions. Trudge through the zombie-ridden Swamp of Suffering, explore the shadowy halls of Dreadmoore Manor, or put your fear of clowns to the test at Pandemonium. Each attraction is more terrifying than the one before it, with wellplanned scares throughout and some of the most realistic (read: disturbing) costume and makeup work of any haunted event in Michigan.

Just be sure to heed the warnings on the Screams in the Dark website: Most of the attractions “may be too intense for younger guests.” That doesn’t mean the little kids can’t go with the big kids; in addition to the terrifying Swamp of Suffering, Dreadmoore Manor, and Pandemonium, Screams in the Dark also offers a more family friendly (albeit, still creepy) Haunted Hayride & Haunted Trail. Pricing for just the hayride and trail is $7 per person, while tickets for the entire park are $17 per person ($12 for attendees 11 and under). The attraction runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in October,

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up to Halloween. Friday and Saturday hours are 7pm–11pm; Sundays are 7pm–10pm.

Tickets can be purchased at the gate.

THE NOT-SO-SCARY SEVEN Owl Prowl, Bellaire If you’re interested in some after-dark wanderings but not so into the terrifying sights and sounds of midnight monsters and zombies, try an Owl Prowl at Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire. Hosted Friday and Saturday evenings through the end of October, this 1.5 hour event gives attendees a chance to learn about (and hopefully get a glimpse of) some of the owl species that call northern Michigan home. The Owl Prowl starts with an indoor presentation covering facts about and the conservation of owls, then transitions to an atmospheric nighttime hike through the wooded trails of the Grass River Natural Area. Bring a flashlight, comfortable hiking shoes, and clothing appropriate for a crisp, chilly fall night. Tickets, $5 per person, can be purchased online at grassriver.org, or over the phone at 231-533-8314.

Haunted Lighthouse, Northport Situated at the very tip of Leelanau Peninsula a little over eight miles north of Northport, the famed Grand Traverse

Lighthouse is one of the oldest — it was first constructed 1852 — and largest lighthouses in all of Michigan. It is also, according to legend, haunted. The ghost of Captain Peter Nelson, who served as lighthouse keeper from 1874 to 1890 – and who died two years later — is believed to reside there still. Over the years, visitors and volunteers have reported hearing disembodied voices in the lighthouse and mysterious footsteps echoing on the hardwood floors. You can judge for yourself whether you believe in the legend: Each day from Oct. 19 until Oct. 27, the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum will open its doors from 10am to 4pm for haunted lighthouse tours. It’s spooky but not scary —think pretend spiders and web décor; not spirits shrieking from the other side — making it an ideal family activity for this time of year.

Halloween Hoopla, Boyne Speaking of family friendly, folks looking to celebrate the season should haul their candy-loving kids to Boyne Mountain Resort the weekend of Oct. 25–26. That’s the mountain’s “Halloween Hoopla,” a two-day extravaganza featuring a costume parade, free wagon rides, a bonfire with complimentary s’mores, haunted chairlift

Screams in the Dark, south of Traverse City

Boyne Mountain’s Zip of Terror

rides, a haunted house, pumpkin bowling, family Halloween movies, trick-or-treating, and much, much more. The fun culminates for kids with the Waterpark After Dark Glow Night inside the resort’s Avalanche Bay indoor waterpark. But there’s plenty of fun for grown-ups, too, including a costume pub crawl and a costume contest. Many of the events are free and open to anyone, while others are only for guests staying at the resort. Check out the full weekend itinerary at www.avalanchebay.com/upcomingevents/halloween-hoopla.

Hayo-Went-Ha’s Halloween Bash, Central Lake Got a mixed bag of fright-seekers and scaredy cats? On Oct. 26, the YMCA-affiliated Camp Hayo-Went-Ha brings the best of both sides of Halloween with a two-part bash — a jam-packed day of fun and a night of thrills.

It kicks off with the Family Fall Festival (1pm–5pm), featuring ziplining, archery, fallthemed arts and crafts, a 50-foot climbing wall, hayrides, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and what the Hayo-Went-Ha staff have dubbed a “Hallo”weiner Lunch. Tickets are $6 per person or $20 for groups of four. When dusk falls, the Torch Lake Trail of Terror opens, skewing the celebration into scary territory “not recommended for younger participants.”

If your crew is game for both the fun daytime activities and the after-dark adventure, you’ll get more bang for your buck: Ticket prices for the Trail of Terror are the same as for the Family Fall Festival, but festival attendees can get on the trail for free.

Howl-O-Ween Costume Parade and Yappy Hour, Traverse City What’s better than seeing a bunch of dogs in Halloween costumes? Nothing. The third annual Howl-O-Ween Costume Parade Yappy Hour — hosted by Real Estate One and Woofers on the Run — is your chance to see pups dressed to impress (or, let’s be honest, amuse). Better yet, turn your pooch into a hot dog or a pumpkin and join in the fun. Added incentive: The event, which starts at 6pm Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Real Estate One, 511 E. Front St., offers a photo booth for use by costumed, leashed dogs (and their humans). The parade takes off at 6:30pm, winding through parts of downtown Traverse City before concluding at The Little Fleet for a well-deserved “Yappy Hour.”

Best of all, the entire event is intended as a benefit for the Cherryland Humane Society.

Dog owners wishing to participate are asked to make a minimum $10 donation to Cherryland; Real Estate One will match 50 percent of all donations. Costumes for dogs aren’t required, either, so you can participate

even if your pup isn’t jazzed about being crammed inside a foam hot dog bun. Onsite registration only.

Zombie Prom, Manton If you’re still feeling the Halloween spirit after Oct. 31 has come and gone, consider Zombie Prom 2019 your last chance to celebrate. Hosted at Manton Pines RV & Campground Resort by stellarMIproductions, Zombie Prom is a Halloween-themed music festival that lasts all day Saturday, Nov. 2. Arrive at 11am for a costume contest, games, concessions, and hayrides. Music starts at 2pm and runs until midnight, with the live band lineup including the likes of Barbossa Brothers (Michigan-bred bayou folk), the Darrell Roger Band, Fangs and Twang (twangy monster country out of Ypsilanti), and the Neighborhood Dogs (cow punk, rockabilly, experimental and doom surf rock). Rock radio station Q100 will broadcast live from the event between 2pm and 4pm and will have a “Spin to Win Prize Wheel” set up for attendees. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Kids 12 and under get in free with a ticketed adult. Advance tickets are available online at www.mynorthtickets.com Halloween Classics at the State Theatre, Traverse City It’s not Halloween until you’ve watched at least one of your favorite Halloween flicks.

Traverse City’s State Theatre has you covered this year, with special screenings planned for a few late-October staples. First, on Friday, Oct. 25, catch a “Friday Night Flicks” presentation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The 11pm showing is planned as an “interactive event” this year, with “boisterous singing along,” pre-show entertainment, and a $10 ticket price that includes a prop bag.

Next, on Sunday, Oct. 27, swing by at 6pm for the “Sanderson Sister Soiree” — an $8 holiday special screening of the film Hocus Pocus, complete with prizes, party favors, and the State Theatre’s “own special brew.”

Finally, spend Halloween evening watching Michael Keaton ham it up in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice. The State’s $5, 8pm screening will feature a costume contest with prizes.

Tickets for all three events are available at the State Theatre box office or online at www.stateandbijou.org.

THE FRIGHTENING FIVE Ghost Hunting, Kingsley & Traverse City Do you believe in ghosts? You will after this ghost hunting tour let by folks from the Ghost Farm of Kingsley. You’ll be armed with genuine ghost-hunting equipment (“as

seen on TV,” the Ghost Farm promises) and guided by experienced ghost hunters at your choice of two locations. The first: at the heavily wooded Ghost Farm property in Kingsley (a three-hour tour, available each Wednesday night leading up to Halloween), which legend says is haunted by three ghosts, two being “The Colonel” and “The Dark Lady.” The second: the gothic grounds of the old Northern Michigan Asylum, which is today the site of The Village at Grand Traverse Commons … and many still-abandoned old State Hospital buildings.

It’s a pretty chilling place for a nighttime hike under any circumstances, but one made even more atmospheric by the company of a true ghost hunter. The ghosts hunts at the former asylum will happen nightly now until October 27. Both events start at 8pm and cost $40 per person. You can book your spot for either tour at fareharbor.com/ embeds/book/hauntedtraversetours.

Ghostship Haunted House, Manistee At any time of year, the S.S. City of Milwaukee in Manistee is one of the coolest ships in Michigan. Dating back to the 1920s, it is the lone surviving vessel out of a series of six sister ships built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Wisconsin. Exploring the boat makes for a neat tour any day, but it’s especially exciting in October, when the S.S. City of Milwaukee transforms into a Ghostship Haunted House for four weekends in a row. All five decks of the vessel are stacked with scares, surprises, gory monsters, and un-dead clowns. Limited visibility, steep staircases, and strobe flashes combine with the setting of the old ship to make this event the stuff of nightmares — well before you encounter any actors, props, or terror scenes, of which there are many. The Ghostship is open 7:30pm–10:30pm every Friday and Saturday throughout October.

Tickets are $10 each and available at the door. If attending with a group of 15 people or more, you can save $1 per person.

Right Brain Brewery Zombie Run, Traverse City It’s up to you on whether to file this one under “scary” or not. On one hand, it takes place in broad daylight, at 9am on Saturday, Oct. 26. On the other hand, most participants take the name of the event to heart and do their best to look like terrors straight out of The Walking Dead.

Either way, it’s one of the most unique and fun races that northern Michigan has to offer. Celebrating its 11th anniversary this year, the Traverse City Zombie Run is a Halloween tradition that mixes three of

the best things in the world: a refreshing morning run, wild Halloween costumes, and beer. The race starts and finishes at Right Brain Brewery, leaving plenty of time after (and maybe even before?) to enjoy a pint. As the organizers of the Zombie Run say: “Who says you can’t drink before noon?

Besides, you’re dead anyway.” Registration is $35 for adults and $25 for students 17 and under. Go to www.tczombierun.com/ registration to learn more.

Murder at the Speakeasy, Traverse City What do you get when you combine the gangsters and flappers of the Prohibition era, the dynamics of the board game Clue, and the charms of Traverse City’s most mysterious underground establishment?

You’ll have to buy a ticket to find out.

From 5pm–8pm Monday, Oct. 28, 123 Speakeasy in downtown Traverse City will host a murder mystery party. Every person who buys a ticket will receive a character assignment with notes on their background and temperament, as well as a few costume suggestions. Costumes aren’t required, but playing into the Roaring Twenties theme will surely make the party more fun. Guests can purchase “Suspect Packages” if they’d like to be on the list of potential killers, and one guest will end up being the murder victim (but will still be able to help solve their own murder, as a ghost, naturally). Your goal is to solve the crime before anyone else can, but you’ll also enjoy dinner, dessert, and drinks along the way, with everything (including tax and tip) included in the $100-perperson ticket price. The “Suspect Package” is an extra $20. Tickets can be purchased at mynorthtickets.com/events/murdermystery-party-2019.

Zip of Terror, Boyne Ziplining is thrilling during daylight.

But do it in the darkness of a late fall evening over a ski hill populated by terrifying creatures, and you’ll have the Zip of Terror. On Oct. 25 and 26, from 7–11pm, Boyne Mountain Resort will host zipline adventure tours through its darkened property. The journey starts with a chairlift ride up the ski mountain. The journey back down is fraught with haunted scenes, heartthumping scares, and plenty of horrorfilm gore. Boyne will provide helmets and glowsticks; you bring your guts. Zipline tours, $69 per person, leave every half hour.

Tickets must be purchased in advance on the Boyne Mountain website, and Boyne advises attendees to register sooner rather than later, in order to avoid sellouts. Go to shop.boynemountain.com/#/events/p/zipof-terror to reserve your tour.

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ABOUT FACE How-to Halloween looks from the pros

We don’t care how old you are — getting gussied up for Halloween makes this holiday one that never, ever gets old. And our scientific research is conclusive: The more fantastic you look, the more fantastic your night. To ensure your Halloween is exceptional, we tapped three of the region’s most in-demand makeup artists and asked them to use readily available products to transform three regular Joes and Jills into the stuff nightmares — and one magical dream — are made of. Here’s what they used and how they did it.

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Courtesy of makeup artist and stylist Mari B of Petoskey: www.hairbymarib.com, hairbymarib@gmail.com, (231) 347-5858. Special thanks to model Stacey Kinney.

Tools • Black eyeliner • White eyeliner • Gray face paint • Pale-toned foundation • White foundation • Black eyeshadow • Gray eyeshadow • White eyeshadow • Lip color of choice • Setting powder • Makeup sponges • Skinny eyeliner brush • Powder makeup brush

Tricks 1. Start by covering the entire face, neck and chest with your pale foundation.

2. Use makeup sponge to apply a small amount of gray face paint, dabbing around the top of the forehead and contouring under the cheekbones, on the sides of the nose and neck and under the collar bones.

3. Follow those contours with gray eyeshadow to blur the lines.

4. With a new sponge and white face paint, use the same dabbing technique to highlight the face at the bridge of the nose, the center of the forehead, point of the chin, tops of the cheekbones, and top of the collar bones.

5. Follow the highlighting with your white eyeshadow to blur the lines.

6. For the eyes, outline a circle around the eye with your white eyeliner. Fill in the area inside that white circle with black eyeliner, making certain to leave a small outline of white. This will create the effect of a sunken in your eye socket.

7. After applying the black eyeliner, cover the entire circle with black eyeshadow to prevent creases on the eye.

8. For the lips, just wildly apply lipstick and blot with your fingertips to smear the product outside the lip line.

9. Set the entire face with setting power to get a lasting effect.

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Courtesy of makeup artist Jessie Smith of Traverse City: Search “Great Lakes Makeup Management” on Facebook, greatlakesmakeup@ gmail.com, (231) 360-6231. Special thanks to model Nate VerBerkmoes.

Tools • Light-colored eyeliner pencil • Black liquid eyeliner • Orange body paint • Clear liquid latex • Gel FX blood • Black cream costume makeup • Brown eyeshadow palette (shading) • Light pearl/gold color powder highlighter • Staple gun staples • 2 or 3 small angled paint brushes for detail work • 2 eyeshadow blending brushes (1 for shading, 1 for highlighting) • 1 medium paint brush for filling in the face • 2 small flat paint brushes (1 for latex, 1 for blood) • Tweezers

Tricks 1. Use the light-colored eye pencil to gently outline the face before painting. This allows you to make adjustments before the commitment of paint.

2. Fill in the face with the black cream and orange body paint, making sure to stay within the lines you drew.

3. Using the eyeshadow blending brush, start shading with the lighter brown shadow. You can always add darker colors as you go.

4. With the second eyeshadow blending brush, dab on the highlighter powder where you would like the face to look larger, closer, or make stand out.

5. Using a flat brush and latex, create the scar that spreads across the face, following the line that you drew in the first step.

Repeat this step several times to create texture.

6. Apply the gel blood in a dabbing motion, along the scar. Use more layers for a deeper color and less for a brighter splatter.

7. Using the tweezers, dip the bottom of compressed staples into the latex. Wait approximately 15 seconds, so that the latex gets tacky and place the staples along the scar until set.

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Special thanks to model Kaitlyn Nance.

An evening of fun and humor includes fiddles, dulcimers, cloggers, and ole Grandpa Jones on the banjo.

Courtesy of makeup artist Frances Stonehouse of Traverse Courtesy City: Search “Francesartist Stonehouse” on Honeybook.com or of makeup Frances Stonehouse of contact via Search TC Studio, www.tcstudio8.com, (231) 715-1069. or Traverse City: “Frances Stonehouse” onorHoneybook.com Special thanks to model Kaitlyn Nance. contact via TC Studio, www.tcstudio8.com, or (231) 715-1069.

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Peter — of Paul and Mary — to play GLCFA in Bay Harbor

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Steep Canyon Rangers For nearly two decades, the Steep Canyon Rangers have been one of the most versatile and idiosyncratic bands in all of contemporary American music. The string sextet’s unique aesthetic blends pop, country, and folk rock into a genre-defying brand of bluegrass. Join the Grammy Award-winning ensemble for an evening of hits such as “Call the Captain,” “On the Water,” and “Caroline.”

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By Ross Boissoneau Peter Yarrow could be forgiven for living in the past. With a hit list of songs from his time with Peter, Paul and Mary — and the trio’s concurrent involvement in the civil rights struggle and opposition to the Vietnam War — he could simply show up to sing “Puff the Magic Dragon” and easily bring back memories of decades gone by.

But the 81-year-old Yarrow most assuredly lives in the present. That includes bringing together and working with other songwriters and Stoneman-Douglas High School students who survived the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, to create 10 songs for an upcoming CD. According to Yarrow, the songs on Wake Up America “carry the authority of undeniable truth that, we believe, can launch a ‘musical arm’ for today’s student movements, which is the prime objective of this effort. Just as the power of ‘music of conscience’ played a crucial role in inspiring and mobilizing the ’60s Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam movements, we believe these students’ songs can expand the reach of today’s student-led anti-gun violence and climate change movements.”

Given his background, it’s no surprise that Yarrow would be involved in such an effort.

“You’ll hear so much power and strength in these songs. The students are reflecting an inconceivable imbalance in our moral system.

Over 215,000 students are deeply traumatized and living in fear,” he said.

Yarrow said that because these songs are written and sung by students who are still traumatized, in pain, and grieving deeply, audiences who hear them cheer their courage but also dissolve into tears of outrage and empathy for the students. In the accompanying press materials he said, “They respond in this way, we believe, because these songs reveal today’s perhaps most shameful and immoral choice by our nation, that being the refusal of our country’s leadership to ban assault weapons, which could largely prevent/ eliminate future mass shootings.”

When asked about the current direction of the country and its sharp divide between left and right, Yarrow said that inability to

come together is at the heart of the problem.

“We are a nation that is great in many ways but has a track record of ignoring things,” he said. “We are really in a state where we need a national epiphany to break the cloud of fear and confusion.”

Yarrow knows whereof he speaks. He and his musical partners, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, were in Washington D.C., in 1963 to sing at the historic March on Washington led

by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the equally historic Selma-Montgomery March in 1965. When the Civil Rights movement merged its efforts into the peace/anti-Vietnam War movement, Yarrow produced numerous large events, including massive peace concerts with numerous performers at Madison Square Garden and Shea Stadium.

So joining forces with other similarly motivated singers and songwriters for this project was a natural fit — though it was a first.

“It had never been done before. We went down to Parkland, and we mentored them, but they wrote these songs,” he said. The project has a Nov. 5 release date.

Another project with which he is involved is called Better Angels. It brings together people on opposite political sides to simply speak with and listen to one another. It turns out that when people do that they can find more in common and agree to disagree without the polarizing effect so common today. “It shows animosity is fake,” Yarrow said. “If we could have 20,000 more [events like this], it would change the world.”

So with all that said, what can the audience at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts expect?

For one thing, audience sing-alongs. (C’mon.

We know you know the words to “Puff the Magic Dragon.”)

For another, for as deeply committed as he is to the ideas of the so-called liberal side of things, Yarrow is humble and approachable. In concert, that makes for a lively, engaging show.

His sincerity is beguiling and comforting at the same time. He’ll applaud the audience as it sings along — and if the words aren’t familiar, he’ll make them so.

The show takes place 7:30pm Friday, Oct. 25, at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts. For tickets or more information, go to www.greatlakescfa.org.

Chuck Ragsdale as Eve Starr

Paul Canaan

Big, Bawdy, and Hot from Broadway The nightclub cabaret coming to Front Street — for one night only.

By Ross Boissoneau When Paul Canaan takes the stage Nov. 2 at the City Opera House in Traverse City, it won’t be the first time. The Broadway veteran of mega-productions like “Kinky Boots” is familiar with — and to — local audiences, thanks to a previous appearance at the Opera House and his unforgettable TedXTraverse City talk at Milliken Auditorium in 2018.

(Trust us, Google it.)

This time, though, A) the performer won’t be alone, and B) he will be part of a show within a show, all of it C) for a good cause.

“Broadway on Front: Life Is A Cabaret” will not only showcase Canaan but also a cast of other Broadway veterans in a one-of-akind fundraiser for the Opera House. “I love hosting and running a show,” he said.

And what a show it will be. Billed as “an unforgettable evening of amusement, libations, and nightclub fabulousness,” “Broadway on Front” promises to be a raucous evening that’ll combine elements of “Cabaret,” “Moulin Rouge,” and the noholds-barred style of underground theater.

WHO IS THIS GUY? Canaan came to prominence in Cyndi Lauper’s Tony-award-winning musical, “Kinky Boots,” about a man who inherits a shoe factory from his father and forms an unlikely partnership with a cabaret performer and drag queen to produce a line of high-heeled boots and — hopefully — save the business.

Despite being a part of that Broadway production and five others (“Legally Blond,” “Miss Saigon,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “La Cage Aux Follies,” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”), Canaan has since veered from acting to another passion: providing opportunities for youngsters (and adults) to discover their theatrical talents through a performance workshop program he co-founded and designed, Take It From the Top. In recent years, he’s brought it to both the Wharton Center in East Lansing and the City Opera House.

Canaan said he’s surprised himself by how much he enjoys his new role. He’s found that helping others realize their theatrical goals is hugely gratifying. “I used to love auditioning. Now I run Take It from the Top. I so prefer being on the other side of the table — the producer/director, rather than actor.”

It’s not without it challenges, however.

“I go take meetings. I take it seriously — I’m consciously trying to play an adult. I

have to change [people’s] perception of me,” Canaan said.

NOWHERE ELSE IN MICHIGAN For the “Broadway on Front” show at COH, however, Canaan will step into a hybrid role, as both emcee and talent. He’ll also host an auction of items; the entire event, however, is a benefit for the City Opera House.

Among the performers Canaan has invited to the soirée is Chuck Ragsdale, who’ll appear as his over-the-top persona, Eve Starr. “Paul is very good at assembling people willing to play. He gets the right people to make magic happen. He is very hands-on but very trusting,” Ragsdale said.

“I’m an actor by trade. I host burlesque shows, do a lot of audience interaction. I’m thrilled to be doing that with this group.

There will be singing, talking — a dash of humiliating.”

Both say that the format of the evening will lend itself not only to a good time but a unique time. “You’re not going to get this anywhere else in the state of Michigan,” said Ragsdale.

“We come with our party hats on,” he said. “It’s going to be a blast.”

STAR SIGHTINGS The six-person cast is chock full of talent.

Expect also to see on the COH stage Adinah Alexander (“Kinky Boots,” “Wedding Singer,” “Wicked” on Broadway, and from TV, Nurse Jackie, The Deuce, Bull, and Law & Order); Eden Espinosa (“Wicked,” “Rent,” and voice work on Tangled, the series; and Robot Chicken), and Joey Taranto (“Kinky Boots,” “Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark,” “Rock of Ages”). Music director Jacob Yandura will lead a three-piece band. Also on hand: some of Canaan’s Take It from the Top students.

A FUNDRAISER EVERYONE CAN AFFORD “Broadway on Front: Life Is A Cabaret” will take place 8pm Saturday, Nov. 2. Tickets for this fundraiser are $125 per person or $1,000 per table of 8 ($75pp/$600 tax deductible), which includes valet parking, hosted bar, light appetizers, and dessert. Tier 2/ Balcony tickets are $25 per person and include a private cash bar. Student tickets (balcony only) are $15. Go to www.cityoperahouse.org for more information.

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oct 19

saturday

31ST ANNUAL RECOVERY PLUS PROGRAM: 8:30am2pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center, TC. For women who have had breast cancer, or are living with breast cancer. Participants will enjoy a continental breakfast, “pampering” session, & presentations by plastic surgeon Christopher Jeffries, M.D., oncology nurse navigator Linda Meyer, R.N., CPAN, & a breast cancer survivor.

Lunch will also be provided. Register: 231-3928492. Free. munsonhealthcare.org/cancer/ events/recovery-plus-2019

---------------------HOME BUYER EDUCATION WORKSHOP: 9am-5:30pm, NW MI Community Action Agency, TC. Reserve your spot. Free. nmcaa.force.com

---------------------MICAREER QUEST CHAR-EM ISD 2019: 9am, NCMC gymnasium, Petoskey. Ninthgraders from throughout Char-Em ISD’s 11 local school districts will have the chance to experience dozens of career paths in this amped-up career fair. charemisd.org

---------------------PEAKTOBERFEST: Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, Oct. 18-20. Includes first-class mountain bike racing, live music, family fun, German food & award-winning brews surrounded by the autumn colors of northern MI. crystalmountain. com/event/peak2peak-mountain-festival

---------------------14TH ANNUAL PEAK2PEAK MOUNTAIN BIKE CLASSIC: 9:30am, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Clipper chairlift, Thompsonville. Junior races include the Tour de Tiny Tykes (6 & under) at 2pm, the Tour de Tykes (7-12 years old) at 2:30pm, & Tour de Trax (6+) at 3:30pm. crystalmountain.com/event/peak2peak

---------------------BENZIE COUNTY DEMOCRATS: 9:30am, Benzie County Democratic Party Headquarters, 9930 Honor Hwy., Honor. Coffee klatch, Benzie Schools’ millage proposal & Planned Parenthood presentation on “heartbeat bill” petition drive. Free. benziedemocrats.com

---------------------FALL HIKE AT CLAY CLIFFS: “LET’S ASK THE TREES & THEIR WILDLIFE BUDDIES!”: 10am. Join Conservancy docents Ann McInnis, Karl Hausler & Bert Thomas for some fun exploring the wonders of Clay Cliffs… as guests of its trees & wildlife buddies. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events

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FOR THE LOVE OF ART & PAPER EPHEMERA MARKET: 10am-4pm, Mills Community House, Benzonia. A market featuring vintage possessions that communicate experiences, memories, lives, loves, past histories & stories with an element of art & craft. wiseowlestatesales.com

---------------------HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: 10am-4pm, Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Northport. Featuring a scavenger hunt, pumpkin bowling & much more. $5/person & State Park Recreation Passport. Find on Facebook.

---------------------NORTHERN HOME & COTTAGE TOUR: TRAVERSE AREA: 10am-5pm. Ten homes to tour. Each home features local designers, contractors, architects & more. Benefits Child & Family Services. $25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------SUPER SCIENCE SATURDAY: 10am, TC Central High School. A day filled with STEM activities for elementary students. These include making slime, marshmallow canons, elephant toothpaste, hour of code & experiments

by Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers. Free. raptors1711.com

---------------------ARTY PARTY: 11am-7pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Area artists offer a variety of original art, including acrylics, fused glass, handcrafted glass & gem jewelry, nature art, oil & watercolor paintings, pastels, photography, functional & sculptural pottery, sterling silver jewelry & textiles. Free. oldartbuilding.com

AUTUMN FEST: 11am-3pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Take a stroll through the nature preserve where GRNA naturalists, in costume, will tell you about the animals, play some tricks, & provide treats. There will also be games, a fire where you can roast marshmallows, & fall arts & crafts. Free. grassriver.org

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---------------------JOB WINSLOW DAR MEETING: 11am, Elks Lodge, TC. Sharon Stringfellow Hopkins will discuss Code Breakers & her Native American heritage. Lunch will follow. Reservations required. 946-6337.

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send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK - FALL: Oct. 18-25. Participating restaurants of Petoskey & Bay Harbor offer three course menus for $15/$25/$35 with some places offering two for one pricing. petoskeyrestaurantweek.com

---------------------YMCA FALL FESTIVAL: 11am, West YMCA, Silver Lake Rd., TC. Check out vendor booths, family activities, a photo booth, inflatable obstacle course & more. Free. gtbayymca.org/ fall-festival

---------------------4TH ANNUAL GLEN ARBOR PUMPKIN FESTIVAL: 12-3pm, Glen Arbor Township Park.

Games, pumpkin carving & carving demonstrations by Lord of the Gourd, face painting, crafts, entertainment, food & a costume parade. $5 suggested donation. visitglenarbor.com/event/ glen-arbor-pumpkin-festival-4th-annual

---------------------CENTRAL FALL FEST: 12-4pm, Downtown Central Lake. Chili cook off, sidewalk sales, pumpkin painting, live music, bonfire & more.

Japanese keyboardist and composer Keiko Matsui performs jazz, jazz fusion and new-age music at City Opera House, TC on Thurs., Oct. 24 at 7:30pm. Matsui has worked alongside everyone from Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder to Hugh Masekela and Bob James. Her newest album is “Journey To The Heart.” Tickets: $45, $35; students: $15. cityoperahouse.org/keiko-matsui photo courtesy of City Opera House

FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: The Garden Theater, Frankfort, Oct. 17-20. Featuring 16 award-winning films from around the globe. In addition, short films produced by students of Interlochen Arts Academy’s Motion Picture Arts program & the winning films in the 3rd Annual Frankfort48 Film Festival will be shown preceding the festival’s daily feature films. $12 each film. frankfortgardentheater.com/film-festival

fiction, fantasy, true crime, historical fiction & nonfiction with readings, slide talks & presentations on their areas of interest, including literary thoughts on the fall season. They include Anne-Marie Oomen, Larry Johnson, Jason Link, Bob Downes, Tom Carr, Scott Coutourier & Tim Keenan. Free.

Creating new directions for the blues, Selwyn Birchwood brings his music from “Pick Your Poison.” Before the show, ticket holders can visit the museum. Afterwards, meet the artists & enjoy light refreshments. $25-$30. mynorthtickets.com/events/Selwyn-Birchwood-10-19-2019

“THE ADDAMS FAMILY”: 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium. The humorous musical based on the TV family - Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday & Pugsley. $12, $14, $15. cadillacfootliters.com/calendar

FREE OBSERVING NIGHT AT THE HEADLANDS: 10pm, Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City. midarkskypark.org

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---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 12-3pm: NaNoWriMo: World Building. 12-2pm: Peter Damm will sign his book “Wild Blueberries.”

2-4pm: Michael Khouri will sign his book “The Power of Ownership: It is Simply a Matter of Choice.” 6-9pm: A.V. Walters, Scott Couturier & fellow members of TC Authors will give fall presentations, readings & activities. horizonbooks.com/event

---------------------ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM: THE SOUL OF WIT: BRIEF WRITINGS: 1-3pm, Phillip A. Hart Visitor Center, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. With Artist-in-Residence Jeffrey Lockwood. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------AUTUMN ON RIVER STREET: 1-4pm, Elk Rapids. Enjoy a horse-drawn hayride, vote on the best merchant scarecrow, paint pumpkins, & sample Bake Off desserts. Free.

SPOOKTACULAR SATURDAY: 2pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Featuring wagon rides, caramel apples, petting zoo, pumpkin carving, Burlap Races, Fall Bingo, Pumpkin Seed Spitting Contest, Haunted Trail (7:309:30pm) & much more. Haunted Trail is available Oct. 18-19 & 25-26. crystalmountain.com/ event/spooktacular-saturday

---------------------BATTLE OF THE BOOKS INFO SESSION: 4pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. An overview of the Fifth Annual Battle of the Books Grand Traverse.

This National Writers Series program is a bookbased quiz competition open to 4th & 5th graders living in Grand Traverse, Benzie & Leelanau counties. battleofthebooksgt.com

---------------------FALL FASHION SHOW: 6-9pm, Downtown Gaylord.

---------------------TC AUTHORS: “LOCAL COLOR”: 6-9pm, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. Seven members of the Traverse City Authors Group will delve into their genres of poetry, horror, science

------------------------------------------OWL PROWL: 7pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Learn about local owls & their conservation with an indoor presentation, & then head out for a night hike in search of these birds.

Bring a light. $5. grassriver.org

---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: 7-11pm, Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC. From the Swamp of Suffering to The Mausoleum, there’s something to terrify everyone. $5-$15.

---------------------“THE LONG, HOT SEPTEMBER”: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Church. Presented by the Glen Arbor Players. A comedy about two folks in the September of their years who are coaxed into romance by well-meaning friends. Free.

---------------------“THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE”: 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Presented by Little Traverse Civic Theatre. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s Novella of the same name. $15 adults; $12 students. ltct.org

---------------------JOSHUA DAVIS: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage, TC. Joshua writes & performs songs that blend the roots of American music with gritty rock n’ roll & vintage soul. Tonight Davis will be joined by special guest, Jen Sygit, a country/folk/bluegrass singer-songwriter known for her “gritty & gutsy” music. $30 plus fees. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND: SOLD OUT: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. For over 50 years this band has continued to tour & create new music, resulting in multiple hit songs & numerous record sales. $40, $50, $55. lrcr.com

---------------------SELWYN BIRCHWOOD: 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC.

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oct 20

sunday

FOR THE LOVE OF ART & PAPER EPHEMERA MARKET: 10am-noon, Mills Community House, Benzonia. A market featuring vintage possessions that communicate experiences, memories, lives, loves, past histories & stories with an element of art & craft. wiseowlestatesales.com

---------------------HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

---------------------PEAKTOBER FALL MOUNTAIN BIKE COLOR TOUR: 11am, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Ride the Peak2Peak race course at a leisurely tour pace. Make a pit-stop at Iron Fish Distillery for a tour & drinks. $29/person; includes rental bike & helmet or only $10 if you bring your own bike. crystalmountain.com/ event/peak2peak-mountain-festival

---------------------PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK - FALL: (See Sat., Oct. 19) ARTY PARTY: 12-4pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Area artists offer a variety of original art, including acrylics, fused glass, handcrafted glass & gem jewelry, nature art, oil & watercolor paintings, pastels, photography, functional & sculptural pottery, sterling silver jewelry & textiles. Free. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

---------------------THIRD ANNUAL TC DONUT RIDE: Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, TC. Meet at the Norte Dirt Yurt, TC at 11:45am. Rolling at noon.

Bring your mountain bike & choose from five distances: 1 mile for balance bike riders; 3 miles

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on fatbike loop for youngest shredders; 6 miles for Flat’ish Fatbbike + Kinglet loop for beginner riders; 7 miles for intermediate riders - on Iceman’s hilly Slush Cup course; & 15 miles on big Vasa loop for advanced riders. Free. elgruponorte.org

---------------------3RD ANNUAL TADL CHILI COOK-OFF: 1-3pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Help decide the winners. Sample up to 20 chili entries & vote for your favorites to win the People’s Choice awards. Free. tadl.org/event/chili-2

---------------------FALL COLOR HIKE AT KRUMWIEDE FOREST RESERVE: 2pm. Join docents Joan Longton, Karl Hausler, Emmy Lou Cholak & Shelley Yaeger. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events

---------------------GREAT LAKES CINEMA SERIES: “BEETLEJUICE”: 2pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Free; tickets required. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/great-lakes-cinemaseries-beetlejuice

---------------------CONCERTS ON THE HILL: THE SINGING STRINGS & BRILLIANT BRASS: 3pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. Performed

by Interlochen Arts Academy faculty & friends.

Includes classical & pops selections. Benefits BACN. Free will offering.

---------------------FALL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: 3pm, Pelizzari Natural Area, TC. Explore the trails & learn techniques for capturing fall colors. Hosted by professional photographer Christine Robinson, owner of Kicka Pix Photography & creator of www.livingintc.com.

Free. eventbrite.com

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HELP FROM MY FRIENDS’ 19TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF & SILENT AUCTION: 4-7pm, Helena Township Hall, Alden. Benefits the pets residing at Help From My Friends’ Pet Crisis Center in Antrim County. Restaurants from all over the county participate for the title of Best Chili in Antrim County. $12 at door. helpfrommyfriends.org

---------------------“FALL FOR DANCE”: 5pm, Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. The 13th annual studentorchestrated performance put on by the Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet Pre-Professional dancers. $15 adults, $5 students. crookedtree.org

---------------------AN EVENING WITH KENNY G: 6pm, Leelanau Sands Casino, Showroom, Peshawbestown. This Grammy & AMA award-winning artist has global sales of over 75 million records. $56-$95. leelanausandscasino.com

---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: 7-10pm, Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC. From the Swamp of Suffering to The Mausoleum, there’s something to terrify everyone. $5-$15.

---------------------LYLE LOVETT & HIS ACOUSTIC GROUP: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Lovett has produced 14 albums & won four Grammy awards. Blending country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel & blues, his hits include “If I Had A Boat” & “She’s No Lady.” $59, $64, $69. tickets.interlochen.org

oct 21

monday

HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

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PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK - FALL: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

---------------------CHILL - PIECE OF MIND MONDAYS FOR TEENS: 4pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Take an hour to relax. Enjoy coloring, crafts, classical music, snacks, hot cocoa & tea. Free. tadl.org/ event/chill-piece-of-mind-mondays/2019-10-21

---------------------ARTS FOR ALL COMMUNITY CREATE FOR FESTIVAL OF TREES: 4:30pm, Arts for All of NMI Studio, 1129 Woodmere Ave., Unit A, TC. Help create handmade ornaments. All ages &

abilities welcome. Festival of Trees will be held at Golden Fowler on Nov. 8-10. Free. artsforallnmi.org/community-events

---------------------COCKTAIL PARTY & FUNDRAISER TO SHUT DOWN THE LINE 5 OIL PIPELINE OIL & WATER DON’T MIX: 5pm, 123 Speakeasy, TC. Each ticket includes a 123 Speakeasy beverage, a locally-sourced dinner, & a cash bar of libations. You’ll learn the secret password you’ll need to gain entry to 123 Speakeasy via email after you purchase your ticket. Wear your favorite Halloween costume or come as you are. $50/person. oilandwaterdontmix.org/line_5_the_final_quarter_event

---------------------FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: WOMEN LEADERS OF THE ODAWA: 7pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Director of Archives & Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Eric Hemenway will share how Odawa women have held critical leadership roles for the tribe over the centuries. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

---------------------GLEN ARBOR PLAYERS AUDITIONS FOR “BACHELOR MOTHER”: 7pm, The Glen Lake Church, Glen Arbor. Romantic comedy with roles for 11+ actors, large & small parts.

Reader’s Theater format. 231-228-3432.

---------------------HERE:SAY PRESENTS: POINT/COUNTERPOINT: The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Featuring tandem stories that show that shared experiences aren’t necessarily experienced the same. Come early for eats & a seat. Stories begin at 7pm. Donations accepted at door. Find on Facebook.

---------------------“FIND YOUR PARK” AFTER DARK: BIRTHDAY STAR PARTY: 8-10pm, Dune Climb parking lot, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Join park rangers & astronomers from the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society. A great occasion to observe the Pleiades or Seven Sisters star cluster. Free w/ park entrance pass or annual pass.

oct 22

tuesday

COFFEE @ TEN TALK: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Rotunda, TC. With artist & writer Nadia Daniels Moehle. This lecture coincides with pop-up exhibition “CognEYEzant: 365 Days of Eyes,” featuring selected works from Nadia’s creative project in which the 19-year-old challenged herself to create & complete an artistic representation every day for a year. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: 10am-4pm, Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Northport. Featuring a scavenger hunt, pumpkin bowling & much more. $5/person & State Park Recreation Passport. Find on Facebook.

---------------------GET CRAFTY: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Swirl paint a mini pumpkin. Held from 11am-noon & 2-3pm. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK - FALL: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

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

---------------------GIRLS WHO CODE: 4:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. A free after-school program for 6-12th grade girls to use computer science to impact their community. tadl.org/event/girlswho-code-3/2019-10-22

---------------------SCREENING OF “ARTIFISHAL”: 6pm, Hagerty Center, TC. This is a documentary about the negative impacts of hatcheries & fish farms on wild fish populations. $8/person; students under 18 free. savemibrooktrout.org

---------------------MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30pm, Bellaire Public Library.

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Featuring “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” a 2018 TC Film Fest movie. Free.

oct 23

wednesday

HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Tues., Oct. 22)

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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. Problem solving ADL’s, research update. 947-7389.

---------------------PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK - FALL: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

---------------------THE FBI: FABULOUS BRILLIANT INDIVIDUALS: 4:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. A teen volunteer group who assists in planning programs makes suggestions to improve library service to teens, & helps out with various library programs. Free. tadl.org

---------------------INTERLOCHEN BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:30pm, Bay View Flooring, TC. Free. interlochenchamber.org

---------------------THE ATLANTIC HARP DUO: 7pm, Music House Museum, Williamsburg. This duo made up of Marta Power & Elizabeth Jaxon presents their show, “Fables, Myths, and Fairytales.” $5$20. musichouse.org

---------------------AN EVENING WITH REBECCA MAKKAI: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Writing House Commons. This author will present a reading of her acclaimed novel, “The Great Believers.” $22 full; $14 student. tickets.interlochen.org

oct 24

thursday

HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Tues., Oct. 22)

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HOME & HEALTH FAIR: 11am-2pm, Redeemer Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Grawn. Free health screenings: hearing, blood pressure, blood sugar, dental, posture, balance & more.

There will be free flu shots & Hepatitis A vaccinations available with an insurance card. You can safely dispose of outdated, unused prescriptions & medications & bring old eyeglasses & hearing aids to donate. 922-4911. Free.

---------------------INTERACTIVE STORYTIME: 11am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Listen to “Frederick” & enjoy a craft or activity. greatlakeskids.org

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PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK - FALL: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

---------------------“THE WAY OF LIFE OF THE ANISHINAABEK: HISTORY, CULTURE & TRADITIONS” WITH JOANNE COOK: 2pm, Leland Township Library. Free. lelandlibrary.org

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GT AREA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 2pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Researcher William Ruddock shares “New York Genealogy.” Free. GTAGS.org

---------------------TEEN WRITING GROUP: 4pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Get together with other teen authors to discuss creative writing. If you are into: creating original stories, fan fiction, poetry, expanding your editing skills… this is the group for you. Bring small pieces of your work for others to critique. Free. tadl.org/event/teenwriting-group-4/2019-10-24

---------------------EAST JORDAN BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, The Landing Restaurant, East Jordan.

Free for Chamber members; $10 for not-yetmembers.

---------------------GREAT BENZIE READ: 5:30pm, Benzonia Public Library, Mills Community House, upper

level. Join the discussion. Borrow the book from your library. Free. benzonialibrary.org

---------------------SUGAR SKULL KEY CHAIN CRAFT: 5:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Celebrate the Mexican holiday of Dia De Los Muertos by designing your own shrinky dink sugar skull key chain.

Free. tadl.org/event/sugar-skull-key-chain-craft

---------------------SWIRL: 5:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Featuring a variety of red & white wines & Michigan micro-brew beer that will pair with specialty cheeses & meats provided by Petoskey Cheese. Live music by Sean Miller.

On display are “Michigan Now: Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition” & “CTAC Instructors Show.” $15 advance; $20 day of (subject to availability). crookedtree.org

---------------------NORTE PRESENTS “MOTHERLOAD”: 6pm, Bijou By the Bay Theatre, TC. $12. stateandbijou.org/about/bijoubythebay

---------------------“THE ADDAMS FAMILY”: 7pm, Cadillac High School Auditorium. The humorous musical based on the TV family - Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday & Pugsley. $12, $14, $15. cadillacfootliters.com/calendar

---------------------CAUSE FOR PAWS: 7pm, Gaylord High School.

Tickets available in advance only, from a National Honor Society member or at the Gaylord High School main office. Appetizers, dinner & dessert.

Entertainment by Gaylord High School students.

Proceeds benefit the Otsego County Animal Shelter. Suggested $10 donation.

---------------------THE ART OF: MONTESSORI - A FREE SCREENING OF “LET THE CHILD BE THE GUIDE”: 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. A panel discussion will follow. dennosmuseum.org/events/community-programs.html

---------------------“ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”: 7:30pm, Cheboygan Opera House. Presented by Northland Players. $15 adults, $11 students, $12 seniors.

Find on Facebook.

---------------------KEIKO MATSUI: 7:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Enjoy this internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, composer & humanitarian. Matsui has worked alongside Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Hugh Masakela, & TC’s Bob James. $45, $35; students, $15. cityoperahouse.org/keiko-matsui

oct 25

friday

HOLIDAY ARTISTS MARKET: 10am-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring fine arts & crafts from 40 veteran & rising artists, Christmas & Chanukah gifts, kits & more. dennosmuseum.org/ news/2019/10/holiday-artists-market.html

---------------------12TH ANNUAL FRESHWATER SUMMIT: 9am-3pm, Hagerty Center, NMC, TC. Presentations include impacts of climate change, spill & emergency services response, bioengineering for high energy lakes, invasive species impacts & control, threats of pavement sealants, & E.coli tracking throughout the state. $35; $15 student, includes lunch. gtbay.org/our-programs/freshwater-summit

---------------------COFFEE HOURS W/ STATE SEN. WAYNE SCHMIDT: 9-10am, GT Pie Co., 525 W. Front St., TC. For constituents throughout the 37th Senate District. senatorwayneschmidt.com

---------------------ACORN ADVENTURERS: 10-11am, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. For ages 4 & under. Presented by the GT Conservation District. A mix of guided & self-guided outdoor activities that allow young explorers & their grown-ups to explore, engage with, & experience the outdoors. Free. natureiscalling.org/acorn-adventurers

---------------------DISCOVER WITH ME: 10am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Make unique trick or treat bags. greatlakeskids.org

HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Tues., Oct. 22)

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HALLOWEEN HOOPLA: 10:30am, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Today features a costume parade, free wagon rides, bonfire & free s’mores, haunted chairlift rides, costume pub crawl, haunted house, Zip of Terror & much more. boynemountain.com

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MUNSON HEALTHCARE HOSPICE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: 11am, Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, 2nd floor conference room, Frankfort.

Join a friendly environment where grief & loss are understood. Free. munsonhomehealth.org

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PETOSKEY RESTAURANT WEEK - FALL: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

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LUNCHEON LECTURE: 1927 BATH SCHOOL EXPLOSION: 11:30am, NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. Featuring George Robson, whose mother & father were students at the new Bath Consolidated School in 1927 when an explosion rocked the building, making it Michigan’s first site of domestic terrorism. Lunch will be held at 11:30am; program at noon. Reservations required: 231-348-6600. $12; includes lunch.

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NMC LIFE ACADEMY HOSTS LUNCH TALK ABOUT OAKWOOD CEMETERY: Noon, NMC University Center, Room 215, TC. Join Cemetery Sexton Branden Morgan for a glimpse into the history of Oakwood Cemetery. Pre-registration required. Bring your own lunch. $10. nmc.edu

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SEPT. COFFEE HOURS W/ STATE SEN. WAYNE SCHMIDT: 1-2pm, Petoskey City Hall.

For constituents throughout the 37th Senate District. senatorwayneschmidt.com

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TRUCK-OR-TREAT FESTIVAL: 3pm, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Boos, brews, food trucks & a dance party. Costumes highly encouraged. Held in front of the abandoned Cottage 30 building. thevillagetc.com/truck-or-treat-2

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NOBO PRESENTS APPLES ON EIGHTH: 5:08pm, TC. Stroll the new Eighth Street corridor while sampling apple treats from neighborhood businesses. Participants will embark on a selfguided tour of the new sidewalks, crosswalks & cycle-track. There will be a brief speaking program at 5:08pm at the intersection of Boardman Ave. & Eighth St. Free.

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SPOOK SWIM: 6-8pm, Charlevoix Area Community Pool. Enjoy spooky music & decorations on the pool deck & be entertained with floating pumpkins in the water. Swim, eat pizza, sip on refreshments & grab a goody bag, all for just $6 each - students & adults (swimmers & nonswimmers). Children 3 & under are free but still need to register - online or call to pay & reserve: 231.547.0982. charlevoixpool.org/spook-swim

---------------------“THE ADDAMS FAMILY”: (See Thurs., Oct. 24) ---------------------OWL PROWL: 7pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Join a GRNA naturalist to learn about local owls & their conservation with an indoor presentation, followed by a night hike in search of these birds. Bring a light. $5. grassriver.org

---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: (See Sat., Oct. 19) ----------------------

“ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”: (See Thurs., Oct. 24)

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BLISSFEST PRESENTS: AN EVENING WITH PETER YARROW (OF PETER, PAUL & MARY): 7:30pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Yarrow’s songwriting has produced some of the most moving songs from Peter, Paul & Mary, including “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “Day is Done,” “Light One Candle,” & “The Great Mandala.” As a member of the trio, Yarrow has earned multiple gold & platinum albums, as well as numerous Grammys. Special guests will be folk band Mustard’s Retreat. $30. greatlakescfa.org

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GRAND OLD TOWN OPRY: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Doc & Donna Probes

salute Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry with a full Opry Band & special guests Dolly Pardon, Johnny Bash, Millie Pearl & Judy Harrison as Patsy Cline. $25 advance; $30 door (plus fees). mynorthtickets.com

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STEEP CANYON RANGERS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium.

This string sextet blends pop, country & folk rock into their brand of bluegrass. These Grammy Award winners bring hits such as “Call the Captain” & “Caroline.” $46 platinum, $42 gold, $36 silver. tickets.interlochen.org

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LIVE MUSIC WITH JIM CROCKETT TRIO: 8:30-10:30pm, Horizon Books, TC. Singer/ songwriter Jim Crockett is known for his “Manistee River Song” & “Last Believer.” Enjoy folk, roots & blues. horizonbooks.com

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COUNTRY MUSIC STAR RODNEY ATKINS: 9pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. After winning the Academy of Country Music’s award for Top New Male Vocalist in 2006, Rodney has produced multiple #1 singles & platinum albums. Tickets run up to $65. lrcr.com

oct 26

NortherN MichigaN’s DestiNatioN Place Experience 1-1/2 acres of Cottage Gardens Gift Shoppe - Home Decor Garden Treasures - Cool Stuff 2195 N M-66 East Jordan • 231-222-2200 • Located 1 mile South of the Ironton Ferry (Charlevoix) • www.stonehedgegardensandgifts.com

saturday

HOLIDAY ARTISTS MARKET: (See Fri., Oct. 25)

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PETOSKEY SKI TEAM SKI SWAP: 8am-noon, Central Elementary School Cafeteria, Petoskey. New & gently used cross-country, snowboard & downhill equipment, skis, snowboards, boots, ski attire, demo equipment & more.

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11TH ANNUAL ZOMBIE RUN 5K: 9am. Wear your best zombie attire. Starts at Right Brain Brewery on 16th St., TC & follows a portion of the Boardman Lake Trail. Benefits TART Trails. $30 adults; $20 17 & under. Prices go up $5 after Oct. 20. tczombierun.com

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IN HONOR OF THE CHARLESTON 9: A STUDY OF CHANGE FOLLOWING TRAGEDY: Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor.

On June 18, 2007 nine firefighters perished in a warehouse fire in Charleston, SC. This seminar will feature David Griffin, who had the unfortunate experience of being the engineer on the first due engine that day. He is also an Amazon best-selling author. Two seminars will be held: 9am-noon & 1-4pm. $5. greatlakescfa.org

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FALL WATERFOWL: 9:15am. Benzie Audubon Club members & friends will meet leader Carl Freeman at Point Betsie & check out the waterfowl on Lake Michigan before walking or carpooling to other locations. Bring your Park Pass & dress for the weather. Free. benzieaudubon.org

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DOWNTOWN TC HALLOWEEN WALK: 1011:30am. Costume clad children & their parents trick or treat at participating stores throughout the downtown area.

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HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Tues., Oct. 22)

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LELAND’S FALL FRENZY: 10am-6pm. Enjoy refreshments & end of season sales at several shops.

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TC HANDMADE MARKET ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am-3pm, TC Christian School. Free.

Find on Facebook.

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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.

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FALL COLOR GEOLOGY HIKE AT LIGHTHOUSE WEST NATURAL AREA: 11am. Docents Keith Rhodes, Bert Thomas & Karl Haus-

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ler will lead a hike in the midst of late fall color.

Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events

---------------------HALLOWEEN HOOPLA: Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Today features a family pumpkin painting & craft corner, scenic chairlift rides, pumpkin bowling, trick or treating, costume contest for children, Spooky Story Time & much more. boynemountain.com

---------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 12-1pm: Shelly Skiver will sign her book “Resurrecting Your Hope.” 1-3pm: Kath Usitalo will sign her book “Secret Upper Peninsula: A Guide to the Obscure, Wonderful & Weird.” horizonbooks.com/event

---------------------BIRTHDAY BOO BASH: 12:30-5pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Fun & activities for all ages. Free admission after 12:30pm. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------“THE ADDAMS FAMILY”: 2pm, Cadillac

High School Auditorium. The humorous musical based on the TV family - Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday & Pugsley. $12, $14, $15. cadillacfootliters.com/calendar

---------------------BEATLES FOREVER: 2-4pm, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor. An all new show of “Beatles Forever” starring M. L. Liebler, Max Beardsley, Rick Beardsley, Lou D Lou, & Brian Dean, with Beatle Bob Koski on films & as Ed Sullivan, plus 30 Beatles sing-along-songs performed live with film. $15 advance, $20 night of. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------SPOOKTACULAR SATURDAY: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

---------------------HAUNTED BOATS AT PIRATES’ CAVE: 3:30-5:30pm, The Discovery Center, TC. Meet spooky pirates, a ghostly crew, & learn more about maritime history. Free.

---------------------AN EVENING OF GHOSTS, GOBLINS, FAIRIES & ELVES: 6pm, Elk Rapids District

Library. Local bard Jim Ribby will present an hour of stories & poetry especially for Halloween & the Harvest season. (Suitable for ages 8 & up.) Free. elkrapidslibrary.org

---------------------HALLOWEEN PARTY: 6-8:30pm, Sportsplex, Gaylord. Open swim party, open skate party, face painting, costume contest with prizes, & more. Benefits the Lady Blue Devil Swim Team.

989-731-3546. $20/family or $7/person.

---------------------JON STEINMAN BOOK TOUR SPONSORED

BY ORYANA: 6pm, Table Health, GT Commons, TC. Traverse City will be a stop on a nationwide tour of food co-ops for author & journalist Jon Steinman during October’s Coop Month. Steinman, who is embarking on his Book Release Tour for “Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants,” will be speaking about his research & new book in a program sponsored by Oryana Community Co-op. Free. eventbrite.com

---------------------NMC I-DANCE FALL FIRE & ICE DANCE: NMC, TC. Tango & Blues fusion workshop at 6pm, taught by guest instructors Heri & Nika.

Open dance begins at 8pm, ending at midnight.

No partner necessary. Costumes encouraged, but not required. Workshop & dance, $20; dance only, $15. Student: $10; $8.

---------------------BENEFIT FOR GOPHERWOOD CONCERT FEATURING LUKE WINSLOW-KING: 7pm, 4320 E 46 Rd., Cadillac. House concert. Luke mixes country, blues, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll & folk influences. His latest album is “Blue Mesa.” $10-$20. gopherwoodconcerts.org

KEIKO MATSUI

Thursday, October 24 A master storyteller, pianist Keiko Matsui crafts passionate and emotive songs with lush harmonies and global rhythms to create timeless musical anthem. In the words of Duke Ellington, Keiko Matsui is “beyond category.”

5Th AnnUAl gAlA: lIfE Is A cAbArEt Saturday, november 2

Get ready for a night of amusement, libations, and nightclub fabulousness featuring a knock-out list of broadway performers (Kinky Boots, Wicked, RENT) and a dash of NYc spice - drag luminary Eve starr.

ThAT gOldEn gIrlS ShOw!: A puppEt pAroDY

wednesday, november 6 set in that sassy Miami house in 1985, That Golden Girls Show! is one of off broadway’s biggest smash hits that parodies classic Golden Girls moments with puppets.

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---------------------HALLOWEEN COSPLAY EVENT: 7-10pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Cosplay is dressing up as a character from a manga, anime, or game & adopting aspects of their personality.

Choose a character & create a costume & then head to the event. Snacks (both Japanese & American), games, a costume contest & more.

Free tickets can be picked up at the circulation desk at the Main Library or held for you at the door by emailing: teens@tadl.org with your name & the number of tickets needed.Targeted toward teens.

Costumes are not required, but encouraged.

Free. tadl.org/event/halloween-cosplay-event-2

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

---------------------HALLOWEEN PARTY & DANCE: 7-11pm, American Legion Post 531, Copemish. Cash prizes for best costumes. Dance to Duke & The Studebakers. 231-970-9068. $5 donation at door. Find on Facebook.

---------------------OWL PROWL: 7pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Join a GRNA naturalist to learn about local owls & their conservation with an indoor presentation, followed by a night hike in search of these birds. Bring a light. $5. grassriver.org

---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: (See Sat., Oct. 19) ---------------------“ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”: (See Thurs., Oct. 24)

---------------------GRAND OLD TOWN OPRY: (See Fri., Oct. 25) ---------------------MT. HOLIDAY’S HALLOWEEN PARTY: 8pm, Mt. Holiday, TC. For adults. Music, dancing, beverages, hot dog bar & costume contests.

Proceeds benefit Mt. Holiday. $20 advance; $28 door. mynorthtickets.com

oct 27

sunday

RECOVERY YOGA: 9:30am, Running Fit, downtown TC. A 50 minute, all-levels class designed to enhance recovery for your athletic performance.

Classes will build strength, flexibility, focusing on lengthening tight hamstrings, and more Must register. Donation based class. eventbrite.com

---------------------HALLOWEEN FUN AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE: (See Tues., Oct. 22)

---------------------15TH ANNUAL GRAND WEDDING EXPO: 11am-4pm, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Displays by wedding service providers, the Grand Finale Fashion Show, & more. $5 advance; $6 door. castlefarms.com/events/grand-wedding-expo

---------------------YOGA + BEER: 11am, Silver Spruce Brewing Co., TC. A one hour flow class. Bring your own mat. Register. Donation based class. eventbrite.com

---------------------FALL FESTIVAL: 12-2pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Apple bobbing, leaf labyrinth, scavenger hunt, face painting, games, crafts, craft show, bake sale & book fair.

Free. facebook.com/UUCGrandTraverse

---------------------HOLIDAY ARTISTS MARKET: 1-5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring fine arts & crafts from 40 veteran & rising artists, Christmas & Chanukah gifts, kits & more. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------KARMA FAMILY YOGA CLASS: 1pm, GT Regional Arts Campus, TC. Music, yoga, dancing & fun. For families with children ages 3-11, but all ages welcome. Benefits the Down Syndrome Association of Northwest Michigan. Register. Donation. justbeeyoga.com

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TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OAKWOOD CEMETERY HALLOWEEN WALKING TOURS: 1pm & 4pm, Oakwood Cemetery, TC. See the graves of TC founding father, Perry Hannah; Civil War veterans, & many others. Free. traversehistory.wordpress.com/tours

---------------------“ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”: 2pm, Cheboygan Opera House. Presented by Northland Players. $15 adults, $11 students, $12 seniors.

Find on Facebook.

---------------------FALL FUN - BRING A FRIEND EVENT: 2-5pm, Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center, TC. Join Girl Scouts for guided hikes, disc golf & crafts. 231-590-4002. Free.

Find on Facebook.

---------------------KIDS SCAVENGER HUNT: 2pm, Lighthouse West Natural Area, Northport. Wear a costume & sturdy shoes! Free. leelanauconservancy.org

---------------------CHUCK BRODSKY: 4pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Chuck is a storyteller, songwriter, troubabour & modern day bard. His latest album is “Them and Us.” 947-9213. $20 advance; $25 door.

---------------------TEEN HALLOWEEN ILLUSION COSTUME WORKSHOP: 5-8pm, Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord. For teens in grades 7 through 12. Make a headless person, just in time for Halloween. Bring old shoes, gloves & oversized old clothes, if you have them. Register: 989-7323242. $5/person. gaylordarts.org

---------------------TRUNK N TREAT: 5pm, New Hope Community Church, TC. Costumes are optional. Free. newhope.cc

---------------------GLCO PRESENTS ANGELS & DEMONS: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. GLCO & award-winning Crooked Tree Arts Center dancers from its School of Ballet will perform in a collaboration, featuring a musical vignette based on Edgar Allan Poe’s book, “Mask of the Red Death,” plus more. Tickets: $25-$50; ages 18 & under, free. Pre-concert talk at 6pm. glcorchestra.org/concerts

---------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. #1 New York Times bestseller Nelson DeMille & his screenwriter son, Alex DeMille, teamed up to write the military thriller, “The Deserter.” Guest host is #1 NYT Times bestselling author Doug Stanton. Doors open at 6pm with Morsels, music & cash bar. GA: $15 + fee. cityoperahouse.org/nws-nelson-demille

---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: (See Sat., Oct. 19)

GRETA VAN FLEET GETS SOUNDTRACKED Greta Van Fleet got its start in Frankenmuth, Michigan, and now is a nationally known band with a full-length major album under its collective belt, 2018’s Anthem of the Peaceful Army. Now, a single that surfaced from the sessions for that album but wasn’t included in the final track list has found its way onto the soundtrack of A Million Little Pieces, a movie by director Sam Taylor-Johnson. The tune, “Always There,” sounds similar to tracks from bands like Jet and The Darkness, with high vocal lines and ’70s-guitar tones. The film soundtrack also includes tracks by Tom Waits, Mazzy Star, and R.E.M. …

Sheryl Crow’s latest album, Threads, out last month, is reportedly set to be her last, according to a recent interview with the singer on National Public Radio. Crow brought in a host of friends to collaborate with her on Threads, including Sting, Stevie Nicks, and Bob Dylan. She said that she plans to continue touring and probably will record single tracks, but it’s unlikely she’ll do a full album again. She considers Threads a great accomplishment and a good set to wind up the album-recording portion of her music career …

School’s back in session, which means high school drama clubs are already gearing

MODERN

Greta Van Fleet

ROCK

BY KRISTI KATES

up for their annual plays and performances.

A new ranking from Dramatics Magazine and the Educational Theater Association claims that popular musicals performed in high schools have changed a lot over the past decade — “out” are Fiddler on the Roof (which will be performed by Traverse City West High School this November), Grease, Annie, and The Music Man. “In” are Mamma Mia!, The Little Mermaid, and Shrek the Musical, while modern classic musicals like Little Shop of Horrors and Newsies prove to have staying power …

Phantom Planet returned last March with its first public performance in over a half-dozen years, and it appears the band is slowing moving forward. Several months ago, it released a new tuned called “Balisong,” and now it’s released another, “Party Animal.”

Phantom Planet no longer includes actor/ drummer Jason Schwartzman, perhaps the most famous member of the band, who departed the group a decade ago, but the crew is holding on to a solid fan base nonetheless, most notably grown from its biggest hit, “California,” which served as the theme for the TV show The O.C. …

LINK OF THE WEEK K-pop singer Tiffany Young has jumpstarted her solo career (although she’s still reportedly part of Girls’ Generation,

the band that launched her) with new single “Magnetic Moon.” Watch her appearance on MTV News discussing all of the above at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=una3UZcjluw&t=17s …

THE BUZZ Michigan duo The War and Treaty recently won Emerging Act of the Year at the Americana Awards in Nashville …

Los Straitjackets will hit the stage Oct. 23 at Grand Rapids’ Tip Top Deluxe …

Of Montreal will perform Oct. 23 at The Magic Stick in Detroit …

Big Sean has opened a $100,000 production studio and recording facility at the Dick and Sandy Dauch Boys and Girls Club in Detroit, where school-age singers and dancers will get the chance to perform and record …

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

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DOWNTOWN

TRAVERSE CITY

FOURSCORE by kristi kates

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WED 10:30 AM - 25¢ Classic Matinee- Monster Mash!

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOWR FRIDAY 11 PM - Friday Night Flicks Interactive Event! - $10 tickets include Prop Bag!

HALLOWEEN PARTY SATURDAY 10 AM - FREE!

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DOWNTOWN

Johnny Flynn – Been Listening – Transgressive

Reminiscent of The Decemberists or Mumford and Sons — but in a more traditional vein — is the music of Flynn, whose understanding of older, classic sounds is part of what sets him apart as he crafts his version of modern folk music. He teams up with Laura Marling on the duet “The Water,” a standout, but the rest of his album proves well worth a listen, too, from the forlorn sounds of “Lost and Found” to the supremely confident vocals of “Howl,” the circus-like instrumentation of “Sweet William (Part 2),” and the quirky “The Prizefighter and the Heiress.”

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Alasdair Roberts – The Fiery Margin – DC Bringing in longtime collaborators Stevie Jones on bass, Alex Neilson on percussion, and Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh on violin, Roberts skirts the line between acoustic and electric music in an earthy exploration of traditional songs pushed into the modern age.

Layered harmonies intertwine with saxophone, pedal steel guitar, and more. Tunes like “Comments,” a commentary on the widening gap between generations; “The Stranger with the Scythe,” a country/New Orleans-seasoned number; and “Actors,” with its unexpected accordion, strengthen the set.

SUNDAY & MONDAY 1 • 4 • 7 PM TUE & WED 12:30 • 3:15 • 6 • 8:30 PM THURSDAY 12:30 • 3:15 • 8:15 PM BIKE NIGHT AT THE BIJOU:

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THURSDAY 6 PM - Tickets $12 - Presented by Norte!

231-947-4800

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER

PERFORMING ARTS SERIES

ALAN TURNER NOVEMBER 1 @ 7:30 PM

Dust off your cowboy boots for a night of high-energy, renegade country music!

Tickets: $25 Members $35 Non-Members | $10 Students

The Christian Jacob Trio – The Originals – Wilder

Set in a narrative format, with each tune leading the listener farther along the audio storyline, Grammy nominee Jacob and crew have crafted an intriguing collection of modern jazz, one that keeps a sense of lightness about it. Worth a listen: songs like the winking “The Red Pig Flew Up the Hill”; “The Shapeshifter,” with its standout solo; the swinging, quirky grooves of “Mauvaise Passe”; and the ode to Jacob’s wife, “Wilder Will Find.”

MAKE IT A DATE NIGHT! Kids will enjoy pizza, crafts & more at CTAC while parents kick back at the concert! 5:30 PM until the show is over. $15 one child, $10 each additional sibling, ages 5-10. Pre-registration required.

crookedtree.org | (231) 347-4337

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Jeremy Ivey – The Dream and the Dreamer – Epitaph

You’ve probably heard Ivey but didn’t know it — he’s most often worked in the background, contributing his musical skills to bands like Buffalo Clover (with his wife, Margo Price) and Secret Handshake. But now it’s Ivey’s turn, and he’s delivered an album of thoughtful grassroots tunes that sound like they’re inspired by the likes of Neil Young and Bob Dylan. The majority of the tracks recall classic country-inspired folk (“Diamonds Back to Coal”), but you’ll find some faint influxes of psychedelia and rock in numbers like “Story of a Fish.”

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by meg weichman

THE ADDAMS FAMILY judy

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Awful. Terrible. Horrible. These are among some of the macabre-loving Addams Family’s favorite words to describe things. But when it comes to their new animated movie, not only do those words apply, in this case, it’s definitely not a good thing. (And perhaps the film isn’t all that bad, but you get my point.)

Charles Addams’ darkly delightful creations have been translated to a variety of mediums, from its start as a cartoon in the New Yorker and then on to TV, film, and even Broadway (most memorably in one of the rare sequels to surpass the original Addams Family Values).

So in a day and age when spooky kiddie cartoon and toy fare like Monster High and Vampirina have become all the rage, an animated remake for families certainly makes sense. But this adaptation completely misses the mark.

Turning something so unique, distinctive, and strange into something conventional and bland, this film never truly embraces the deranged and morbid characters.

The route it takes pretty much consists of 1) adding some big-name vocal talents (many terribly miscast — especially the of-the-moment stunt-casting of Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley, 2) making “modern ”updates (that consist of trite cell phone and social media gags), 3) an unoriginal and incredibly thin story, and 4) corny puns galore. (Even pun lovers will agree these were bargain basement quality.)

Things begin with a little background on the family. In the old country, Gomez (Oscar Isaac) and Morticia (Charlize Theron) are in the middle of their wedding (inexplicitly sealed with Harry Nilsson’s “Lime in the Coconut”) when the villagers rise up to drive them out of town for being different.

So Gomez takes Morticia to “a place no one would want to be” — cue the Welcome to New Jersey sign — and they move into a closed asylum to live out their unhappily ever after. And it is exactly that for some 13 years … until an HGTV-esque star (yes, there’s a joke about shiplap) named Margaux Needler (Allison Janney) constructs a planned community called Assimilation (on the nose much?) down the hill and needs to sell all these new homes. Unfortunately for her, it becomes apparent that having the Addams Estate in the background of the neighborhood isn’t good for curb appeal.

There’s also some kind of coming-of-age ceremony Pugsley must prepare for that bringsall the extended Addams family to town. It is never once explained and might involve a choreographed dance with a sword. Meanwhile, Wednesday becomes friend,ps with Margaux’s daughter, Parker (Elsie Fisher of Eighth Grade), and decides to give regular middle school a try. By the end, these subplots are pretty much abandoned.

The messaging here, about being yourself, that not everyone is alike, and learning acceptance, is incredibly heavy-handed.

And while some of the wordplay rises to amusing levels, we primarily get groaners like a “whine cellar” (people’s whines are in the barrels instead of wine) and “surfing the web” (literally walking over a bridge of moving spiders). It all grows tedious and repetitive. But then there are a few rather adult gags that will get a genuine laugh, like Thing’s (the disembodied hand) foot fetish.

Theron’s Morticia is kind of flat. Isaac’s Gomez is surface-level fine. Allison Janney gets to be joyously unhinged but to no satisfaction. Chloe Grace Moretz is a decent Wednesday, and I did love Nick Kroll in fullon Too Much Tuna mode as Uncle Fester. But the most egregious casting would have to be Snoop Dogg as Cousin It — if you can even call it casting. Snoop’s purpose here mostly consists of a highly censored version of “Drop It Like It’s Hot” playing when Cousin It enters. Another sign of how incredibly irrelevant the film is.

The voice work also didn’t get much help from the character design, which as a whole was lacking. There are some thoughtful details though — the ends of Wednesday’s braids being nooses were a particularly nice touch. But by and large, the animation is flat and looks like it was outsourced.

Directors Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon are known as the pair who brought us the R-rated animated treat that was Sausage Party, and while I’m certainly not advocating they should have brought that kind of humor to this film, I also wasn’t expecting something so toothless, so innocuous, so Average Family.

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

n bringing his biopic of Judy Garland to life, director Rupert Goold goes the popular route of focusing on a particular moment in his subject’s life: — her life during a string of Garland’s performances at London’s Talk of the Town — that speaks to the whole. (Some flashbacks to her days on the set of The Wizard of Oz and as part of MGM’s — or more specifically, Louis B. Mayer’s — machine are also included.) Thanks to Renee Zellweger’s phenomenal work as Garland, this approach pretty much works because there’s definitely nothing original or new going on here, story-wise. Uninsurable and thus unhireable by the movie studios due to her erratic and unreliable behavior, Garland had to turn to live gigs in order to pay the bills. London is ready to welcome her with open arms, while Judy is looking to fall into the arms of a younger man (Finn Wittrock), who is also in search of a business opportunity. Some days are good, some days are bad, but, man, when she is on, she is on, and it’s a beautiful thing.

AD ASTRA

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d Astra is focused on Roy McBride (Brad Pitt), an incredibly stoic astronaut in a near but very different future in which we have colonized the moon and Mars, who must journey into the “heart of darkness” (Apocalypse Now references abound) to find his Kurtz — his father (Tommy Lee Jones). See, Roy has receiving shocking news that his dad, an astronaut long thought to have disappeared on a deep-space mission, might be alive — and also the source of electrical surges that are having devastating effect back on earth. Very much a poetic, existential, and ruminative space odyssey, Ad Astra is mesmerizing, thrilling, and suspenseful.

There’s something about the scope of the infinite that brings the innermost issues of the human heart into focus, and that is what this film does so poignantly and vividly. It shows how, even when so distant from humanity, in solitude and isolation and staring into the great beyond, what you’re running from will still catch up with you. And the lump-in-the-throat ending of Ad Astra gracefully reveals a profound truth — that out of the grandest of tragedies can come the freeing realization that we really are all each other has. Elegant, dreamy, and unrelenting in its vision, this heady sci-fi is concerned with things far more human than anything extraterrestrial.

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rom the moment Downton Abbey’s iconic and sweeping theme music plays, you’ll be at peace. You’re instantly transported to the 1920s English countryside to visit everyone’s favorite well-intentioned aristocracy and their winsome servants, a group of 20+ characters we followed over the course of six seasons on PBS’ Masterpiece. Now, nearly four years after the beloved show went off air, checking in again on this world is like catching up with old friends. It is escapism, it is comfort, it goes down so very easy — that is the genteel pleasure of the film Downtown Abbey. And with this version, creator Julian Fellowes has outdone himself. Everything you know and love about the Downton-verse takes center stage — the sets, the costumes, the civility, the detail, Dame Maggie Smith’s zingers. It’s a gossamer-light confection that is completely unchallenging, even by Downton Abbey standards.

Set in 1927, a little less that two years after the series finale in the timeline of the show’s events, there’s not much plot to speak of. Family secrets and royal intrigue are alluded to, but it’s pretty toothless. Instead, what you get is glorious fan service (it’s not just limited to Marvel films!) for Downton’s many devotees, as each character gets their moment in the sun while the staff and family prepare for a visit from the King and Queen.

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ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 10/19 -- Corbin Manikas, 8 10/25 -- Nathan Allan, 8 10/26 -- Andre Villoch, 8 BONOBO WINERY, TC 10/25 – Michael Gellings, 6-8 GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 KILKENNY'S, TC 10/18-19 -- Broom Closet Boys, 9:30 10/25 -- Soul Patch, 9:30 10/26 -- Halloween Bash w/ One Hot Robot, 9:30 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 10/21 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 10/25 -- The Duges, 6-8 10/26 -- Trunk or Treat, 12-4 PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC BEACON LOUNGE: Thurs,Fri,Sat -- Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY, TC Wed -- Traverse City Backgammon, 6-9 10/26 -- Extreme Halloween 2019 w/ Undercroft, PAN, & The

Glorious Dead, 9 ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 10/25 -- Levi Britton, 5-8 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 TC WHISKEY CO. 10/20 -- Bryan Poirier, 4-6 10/24 -- Paul Livingston, 6-8 TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC 10/26 -- Blair Miller, 7 THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 10/26 -- TLF High Homecoming Halloween, 7 THE PARLOR, TC 10/19 -- Joe Wilson, 8 10/22 -- Matt Mansfield, 8 10/23 -- Wink Solo, 8 10/24 -- Chris Smith, 8 10/25 -- Blair Miller, 8 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 10/19 – Jesse Ray & The Caroli-

na Catfish, 8 10/21 -- Here: Say Storytelling: Point/Counter-point, 7 Tue -- TC Celtic, 6:30 Wed -- Jazz Jam, 6 10/25 -- Botala, 8 10/26 -- Halloween Bash w/ Distant Stars, 8 UNION STREET STATION, TC 10/19 -- Electric Red, 10 10/20 -- Karaoke, 10 10/21 -- Chris Sterr, 10 10/22 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic/Jam Session w/ Matt McCalpin & Jimmy Olson 10/23 -- DJ DomiNate, 10 10/24 -- DJ Motaz, 10 10/25 -- Happy Hour w/ Sydni K.; then Medicinal Groove 10/26 -- Younce Guitar Duo, 8 10/26 -- DJ Psycho, 10 10/27 -- Head for the Hills Live Show, 10am-noon; then Karaoke, 10pm-2am WEST BAY BEACH, A DELAMAR RESORT, TC 10/24 -- Jeff Haas Quartet, 6; NMC Jazz Lab Band, 7

ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 10/19 -- The Pistil Whips, 8-11 10/26 -- Flower Isle, 8-11 LAKE STREET PUB, BOYNE CITY Sat -- Karaoke, 8-11

SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 10/19 – Miss Tess, 8:30-11 10/25 – The Marsupials, 8:3011 10/26 – Halloween Party w/ The Insiders, 9 STIGGS BREWERY & KITCHEN, BOYNE CITY 10/19 – Something Great, 7

BEARDS BREWERY, PETOSKEY 10/19 -- A Brighter Bloom, 8-11 10/20 -- Eliza Thorp, 6-9 10/24 -- Seth Bernard & Dan Rickabus, 8:30-11 10/26 -- Crosscut Kings, 8-11 10/27 -- BB Celtic & Traditional Irish Session Players, 6-9

CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 10/25 -- Annex Karaoke, 10 10/26 -- Galactic Sherpas, 10 LEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke w/ DJ Michael Willford, 10

ODAWA CASINO, PETOSKEY OZONE: 10/19 -- Jabo Bihlman, 8 10/26 -- Halloween Bash, 8 THE SIDE DOOR SALOON, PETOSKEY Sat. – Karaoke, 8

KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music

Leelanau & Benzie BIG CAT BREWING CO., CEDAR 10/23 -- Patrick Niemisto & Friends, 6:30-8:30 DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. — Karaoke, 10-2 GLEN ARBOR WINES, GLEN ARBOR 10/19 -- Blair Miller, 5 IRON FISH DISTILLERY, THOMPSONVILLE 10/19 -- Wink (Solo), 6:30-9 10/26 -- Barefoot, 6:30-9:30 LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 10/22 -- Miriam Pico & Patrick Niemisto, 6:30-9:30 10/23 -- Trivia, 7

LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, SHOWROOM, PESHAWBESTOWN 10/20 -- An Evening with Kenny G, 6 LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Fri & Sat -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 10/19 -- The Lofteez, 6 10/24 -- Open Mic w/ Jim & Wanda Curtis, 6 10/25 -- 3 & 2, 6-9 10/26 -- Lamont Hunt, 6-9

STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 10/19 -- Patty PerShayla, 8-10 10/20 -- Storm the Mic - Hosted

by Blake Elliott, 6-9 10/23 -- Trivia Night, 7:30-9:30 10/25 -- Sandra Effert, 8-10 10/26 -- Gabrial James, 8-10 THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA 10/19 -- Don Jones Tribute Event, 1-4 Thu -- Open Mic, 8 10/26 -- Halloween Pirate Party w/ Benzie Playboys, 8

Otsego, Crawford & Central ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD Sat -- Live Music, 6-9

Antrim & Charlevoix CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 10/26 -- Blake Elliott, 7

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Contest, karaoke & more, 8

10/25 – Under the Moon, 7 10/26 – Sydni K., 7 TORCH LAKE CAFÉ, CENTRAL LAKE 1st & 3rd Mon. – Trivia, 7 Weds. -- Lee Malone Thurs. -- Open mic Fri. & Sat. -- Leanna’s Deep Blue Boys 2nd Sun. -- Pine River Jazz

Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 10/19 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 8: SOLD OUT 10/25 – Rodney Atkins, 9

RIVER BANK BAR: 10/26 – The Barefoot Gypsies, 7-10

PORTAGE POINT INN, ONEKAMA 10/26 -- Halloween Party w/ Broom Closet Boys & DJ Eddie, 7

Mon Oct 21 - Ladies Night $5 martinis, $5 domestic beer pitcher, $10 craft beer pitcher. w/Chris Sterr

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Home-baked Bread & Pies Homemade Jams & Jellies Local Honey & Maple Syrup Ice Cream & Donuts Cherry Products & Wines

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Q

: I’m a 30-something gay guy. When I moved to a new city five years ago, I knew nobody except two female co-workers, who became my first friends. I have since met wonderful, talented, artistic people who are more my style. I no longer work with these ladies, and I’m just not interested in hanging out with them anymore. When they call to get together, I keep saying I’m busy, but they’re not getting the picture. How do I break up with them without being mean?

— Trapped

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: When you break up with a romantic partner, there are comforting cliches you can trot out, like “It’s not you; it’s me,” “You deserve better,” and “We can still be friends.” When you break up with a friend, where do you go with that? “We can still be people who hide behind mall kiosks so they don’t have to speak to each other”?

It helps to understand the underpinnings of friendship. We like to think of ourselves as rational and discerning people with very good taste, and naturally, we believe this shapes our choice of friends. In fact, personality psychologist Mitja Back and his colleagues find that a major driver of whom we’re friends with is “mere proximity” -- living on the same block, working together, or, in Back’s study, being randomly assigned seats next to each other in a college class.

Location, location, location! Really special, huh?

Still, maybe you feel a little guilty about exiling these ladies from your life, because you used them to have some somebodies around when you knew nobody. However, they hung out with you willingly. It’s not like you were some odious character they were forced to go to brunch with at gunpoint.

The kindest approach, of course, is to keep distancing yourself and hope they get the message or just give up on trying to get together. You do say that the “take the hint!” approach hasn’t been working. But are their calls and texts so screechingly bothersome that it’s worth it to go all rip-the-Band-Aidoff? If you decide it is, you could say, “You guys have been so kind to me, and I’ve enjoyed our times together, but I’ve gone through some personal changes, and I don’t think we’re such a great match anymore.”

Be prepared: They may press you to tell them more. For maximum kindness, stick to this sort of vague statement. Don’t go all truthful

BY Amy Alkon

on them: They were human placeholders, the sidewalk furniture of friends, like curbside chairs you dragged home so you wouldn’t have to ask your dates, “Hey, wanna stand in my living room and watch Netflix?”

Same Mold, Same Mold

Q

: I seem to keep getting together with the same messed up guy over and over again.

Basically, the men I’m attracted to all have the same issues (emotionally unavailable, fear of commitment, etc.). Each time, I tell myself I can make things different. How do I stop doing this?

— Broken Picker

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: Your problem isn’t being attracted to guys who turn out to be messed up. It’s going forward with them after you discover that. It’s like seeing the sign “Shark-Infested Waters” and then saying to yourself, “They probably just say that so the lifeguards don’t have so much work. And I mean, do I really need my arms? Both arms?”

Research by psychologist Roy Baumeister on self-regulation -- professorese for self-control -- finds that it has four components: standards, motivation to meet those standards, selfmonitoring to make sure you’re doing that, and the will to control urges to do what you know you shouldn’t be doing.

You probably believe you have standards, but chances are you haven’t thought them out to the point that you can tick off what they are. Not having a solid grasp on them means you can’t monitor whether you’re following them and take action if you aren’t. Now’s the time to change that. Write down a list of your standards: your must-haves for a guy you’re with, the qualities you can’t do without.

When you’re interested in a guy, don’t just hope he hits the marks; ask questions that draw out the sort of man he is and also look at his behavior. If he falls short of your standards, make yourself move on. Yes, make yourself. This will be hardest the first time and if you really like a particular guy.

Eventually, it’ll become easier to weed out the guys with issues, though you may need to work on your own before you’re comfortable with guys who’d make you happy. Should you find yourself jonesing for a project, opt for something safe, like gluing elbow macaroni all over your car, as opposed to being like the storm chaser dude who’s all surprised when he gets blown into the next state and impaled by rebar.

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ACROSS 1 “Don’t Know Why” singer Jones 6 Wheat center 10 Ruby, for one 13 Kind of acid in proteins 14 One who writes “Happy Birthday” 15 “Rendezvous With ___” (Arthur C. Clarke novel) 16 Ink with obvious spelling errors?

18 Cable sports award 19 Historic stretch 20 Inexpensive beer, for short 21 Andorra la ___ (capital city) 22 Move furtively 24 Ape cousin 25 The study of eggs from certain parrot relatives?

29 Follow to the letter 30 Green, frowning symbol of poison prevention 31 “About the author” info 32 Unidentified slime threatening animals in captivity?

35 “Aaron Burr, ___” (“Hamilton” song) 38 Put away 39 Vibrant glow 40 Brass band sound inspired by a marsupial?

45 Post production?

46 “The House That Gave ___ Treats” (2001 Halloween Homestar Runner cartoon) 47 Lease out again 48 2006 and 2011 W.S. champs 49 “Arabian Nights” flying creature 52 “Mockingbird” singer Foxx 53 Altogether unlike the Addams Family?

57 Stable locks?

58 Cheese with an edible rind 59 “The Magic Flute,” e.g.

60 Opposite of WSW 61 Passed easily 62 Supreme Court justice since 2010 DOWN 1 Rapper ___ Dogg 2 Ilhan of the “Squad” 3 Moreno of “One Day at a Time”

4 Kitchen pest 5 Commotion 6 “Buon ___!”

7 “Foucault’s Pendulum” author Umberto 8 Agent 9 ___ Peacock (Clue suspect) 10 Fake wood in a fireplace 11 Hire on 12 Quetzalcoatl worshiper 15 Nike competitor 17 “In memoriam” writeup, briefly 21 Market price 22 Word before line or box 23 Largest living lizards, to pet lovers 24 R&B quartet ___ II Men 25 Core with kernels 26 Kimono band 27 Satya Nadella, for one 28 Guerrero gold 32 Restaurant guide publisher 33 Roller derby track shape 34 Above, to a bard 35 “How’s it goin’?”

36 Glass with a narrative 37 “Yay, team!”

38 “Gesundheit” elicitor 39 “Inside ___ Schumer” 40 Tool’s Maynard James ___ 41 “Garfield” girlfriend 42 Gave the boot 43 Bi-, quadrupled 44 Words often before “I get it ...”

45 Felonious deed 49 “The Man Who Fell To Earth” director Nicolas 50 Gumbo vegetable 51 Ink cartridge color 53 Bucks’ gp.

54 Dungeons & Dragons humanoid 55 Overtime situation 56 ___-Locka (suburb of Miami)

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OCT 21 - OCT 27

BY ROB BREZSNY

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Sometimes the easiest way

to get something done is to be a little naive about it,” writes computer engineer Bill Joy. I invite you to consider the value of that perspective, Scorpio—even though you’re the least likely sign in all the zodiac to do so. Being naive just doesn’t come naturally to you; you often know more than everyone else around you.

Maybe you’ll be more receptive to my suggestion if I reframe the task. Are you familiar with the Zen Buddhist concept of “beginner’s mind”? You wipe away your assumptions and see everything as if it were the first time you were in its presence.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Worrying

is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions,” wrote science educator Lewis Thomas. “Let’s acknowledge this, perhaps even learn to do it better.” I agree with him! And I think it’s an ideal time for you to learn how to worry more effectively, more potently, and with greater artistry. What might that look like? First, you wouldn’t feel shame or guilt about worrying. You wouldn’t regard it as a failing. Rather, you would raise your worrying to a higher power. You’d wield it as a savvy tool to discern which situations truly need your concerned energy and which don’t.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Some

wounds go so deep that you don’t even feel them until months, maybe years, later,” wrote Aquarian author Julius Lester. Pay attention to that thought, Aquarius. The bad news is that you are just now beginning to feel a wound that was inflicted some time ago. But that’s also the good news, because it means the wound will no longer be hidden and unknowable. And because you’ll be fully aware of it, you’ll be empowered to launch the healing process. I suggest you follow your early intuitions about how best to proceed with the cure.

deprogramming.” Programmers place a toy rubber duck in front of them, and describe to it the problems they’re having.

As they explain each line of code to their very good listener, they may discover what’s amiss. I recommend a similar approach to you as you embark on metaphorically debugging your own program, Gemini. If a rubber duck isn’t available, call on your favorite statue or stuffed animal, or even a photo of a catalytic teacher or relative or spirit.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Read the

following passage from Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. “Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the species who had made an emergency landing and had come close to killing himself and his sweetheart simply to make love in a field of violets.” I admire the romantic artistry of Gaston’s dramatic gesture. I applaud his imaginative desire to express his love in a carefully chosen sanctuary filled with beauty. I praise his intense devotion to playful extravagance.

But I don’t recommend you do anything quite so extreme in behalf of love during the coming weeks. Being twenty percent as extreme might be just right, though.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): If you’ve been

having dreams or fantasies that the roof is sinking or the walls are closing in, you should interpret it as a sign that you should consider moving into a more spacious situation. If you have been trapped within the narrow confines of limited possibilities, it’s time to break free and flee to a wide open frontier. In general, Pisces, I urge you to insist on more expansiveness in everything you do, even if that requires you to demolish cute little mental blocks that have tricked you into thinking small.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Singapore has

one of the world’s lowest fertility rate. A few years ago, this state of affairs prompted the government to urge Singaporeans to have sex on an annual holiday known as National Day. A new rap song was released in the hope of pumping up everyone’s libidos and instigating a baby boom. It included the lyrics, “Let’s make fireworks ignite / Let’s make Singapore’s birthrate spike.” I have a different reason for encouraging you to seek abundant high-quality sex, Aries. According to my analysis, tender orgasmic experiences will profoundly enhance your emotional intelligence in the coming weeks— and make you an excellent decision-maker just in time for your big decisions. (P.S. You don’t necessarily need a partner.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the 1530s,

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explorer Jacques Cartier led expeditions from France to the New World. As Europeans often did back then, he and his team were rude and brutish to the indigenous folks who lived there, stealing their land, kidnapping some of them, and slaughtering herds of great auks in a bird sanctuary. Yet there was one winter when Cartier’s marauders got crucial help from their victims, who gave them vitamin C-rich pine needle tea that cured their scurvy. I suspect you Tauruses will embark on quests and journeys in the coming months, and I’m hoping your behavior will be different from Cartier’s. When you arrive in unfamiliar places, be humble, curious, and respectful. Be hesitant to impose your concepts of what’s true, and be eager to learn from the locals. If you do, you’re likely to get rich teachings and benefits equivalent to the pine needle tea.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many software

engineers have enjoyed The Pragmatic Programmer, a book that helps them develop and refine their code. One popular technique the book offers is “rubber duck

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his song “Diplomatic

Immunity,” rapper Drake disparages tranquility and harmony. “I listen to heavy metal for meditation, no silence,” he brags. “My body isn’t much of a sacred temple, with vodka and wine, and sleep at the opposite times,” he declares. Is there a method in his madness? It’s revealed in these lyrics: “All that peace and that unity: all that weak sh-- will ruin me.” In the coming weeks, Leo, I urge you to practice the exact opposite of Drake’s approach. It’s time to treat yourself to an intense and extended phase of self-care.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s a favorable

time to refresh your relationships with your basic sources and to make connections with new basic sources. To spur your creative thought on these matters, I offer the following questions to meditate on. 1. If you weren’t living where you do now, what other place might you like to call home? 2. If you didn’t have the name you actually go by, what other name would you choose? 3. If you had an urge to expand the circle of allies that supports and stimulates you, whom would you seek out? 4. If you wanted to add new foods and herbs that would nurture your physical health and new experiences that would nurture your mental health, what would they be?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mushrooms have

spores, not seeds. They’re tiny. If you could stack 2,500 of them, they’d be an inch high. On the other hand, they are numerous. A ripe mushroom may release up to 16 million spores. And each spore is so light-weight, the wind can pick it up and fling it long distances. I’ll encourage you to express your power and influence like a mushroom in the coming days: subtle and airy but abundant; light and fine, but relentless and bountiful.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Is it always

a bad thing to be lost? To wander in the unknown without a map? I’d like to propose a good version of being lost. It requires you to be willing to give up your certainties, to relinquish your grip on the comforting dogmas that have structured your world— but to do so gladly, with a spirit of cheerful expectancy and curiosity. It doesn’t require you to be a macho hero who feels no fear or confusion. Rather, you have faith that life will provide blessings that weren’t possible until you got lost.

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