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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • november 05 - November 11, 2018 • Vol. 28 No. 44

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Hours of painstaking care are given each toy as it progresses from initial design to precise fitting and shaping to hand sanding and finally to lustrous oiling and waxing.

The premise upon which he creates his toys is very simple: “I want my toys to be around for generations to come!” he says.

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The Bloody Morning After Fifty years ago, Joni Mitchell sang words that summarize much of what some politics still are today: “Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven Justify it in the end There won’t be any trumpets blowing Come the judgment day On the bloody morning after One tin soldier rides away” We hear hate-filled political attack ads that exude blatant lies equating a good defense attorney with the crimes of her client. We see fear-mongering ads that accuse anyone who suggests a better way of funding healthcare as being a “socialist” intent on destroying Medicare (the exact opposite of what socialists would support).

Every word and every image was chosen to generate fear and hatred because these politicians have no morals or real values to campaign on. And whenever history and facts expose their old lies, as with marijuana criminalization and voter suppression, they invent new lies … to “justify it in the end.”

The same wealthy elites will continue in power as long as we working-class commoners cower in fear and fight amongst ourselves. Fight against their evil tactics with your vote, so there will be no “bloody morning after.”

David Petrove, Interlochen Republican Love Before voting, consider the following: the Republicans represent a continued economic recovery, continue to raise our respect in the world, and keep on improving a sense of national well-being.

The Democrats represent economic disaster and want to roll back the improvements that have made the recovery, both national and state, possible. They want to open our borders, raise our taxes, eliminate election integrity by blocking voter ID, let noncitizens vote, and all but formally eliminate the Electoral College. Not one of them has denounced the street violence of the so-called “resistance,” violence reminiscent of that in Germany and Italy during the ’20s and in eastern Europe during the ’40s when one side didn’t like election results.

How do we want the United States to look? Like a third-world country ruled by a rich elite and with no hope for anyone else?

There is a reason the whole world wants to move to our country — the reason is opportunity. This is not what the Democrats offer. They want to rule, period — power for its own sake. The Republicans want maximum opportunity and freedom for all citizens. A Republican vote is a vote for uninterrupted progress. A Democrats vote is a vote for retrogression — economic, political, and social.

Carole Underwood, Maple City Healthcare Attack Ads The elections are near, so the attack ads are back. I don’t mind candidates going negative, as long as the negative stuff is honest and relevant. But we’re way beyond that. You know the formula: Find a bad photo of your opponent, render it in grainy black and white, show it in close up, add photoshop effects, and voila, your opponent looks like a monster. Then accuse your opponent of every awful thing you can think of.

Candidates who do this risk losing more than they gain. Michigan voters aren’t stupid. If people campaign with lies, they’d likely govern the same way. But one thing in particular about these ads bugs me: Several of them accuse candidates who favor universal health insurance coverage of wanting to hand over total control of healthcare to the government, do away with private insurance companies, end Medicare, etc. I’d say “You can’t make this stuff up,” but obviously somebody did.

Apparently, there’s nothing scarier for some Republicans than the notion that all those who need medical care might actually get it. They accuse candidates who want to make quality, affordable health insurance available to everyone — including people with pre-existing conditions — of being crazy radicals. Well, that isn’t radicalism; it’s a plea for common-sense problem solving.

Before the ACA took effect there were 45 million people in America with no health insurance. We can’t go back to that. And by the way, some degree of government involvement doesn’t equal a “takeover.” I’m on Medicare, and the government has never tried to make a medical decision for me or tell me which doctor to see.

Please ignore the lies and fear mongering, and support candidates who will work to find a way for everyone to have quality healthcare.

Tom Gutowski, Elmwood Township

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top ten the great beerd run Celebrate fitness, facial hair and beer at the Fifth Annual Great Beerd Run on Sat., Nov. 10 at 10am at the GT Resort and Spa, Acme. This 5K fun run begins at the Resort’s Pavilion and has beer tastings scattered throughout the course as well as at the start and finish lines of the race. Featuring local beers from Beards Brewery, Short’s Brewery and Right Brain Brewery. There will also be a Best Beard competition, live music and more at the postrace party. $40. thegreatbeerdrun.com

4 Vintage Road Signs for Sale Vintage wooden street signs that used to adorn intersections around Charlevoix are for sale in an effort to light up the city’s bascule bridge — i.e., drawbridge.

A group called the Charlevoix Bridge Lighting Project is selling the signs, and they’ve only got 30 left.

The project is composed of a group of volunteers who want to raise money to pay for an aesthetically pleasing lighting installation for the Charlevoix Memorial Bascule Bridge, which would include four flood lights to illuminate the blue arches of the bridge, four safety lights for the walkways beneath the bridge, multiple lights along the embankment railings, and a string of lights on the Bridge Street railings.

For more information about the road sign sale, check out the project’s Facebook page.

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CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA

Everyone’s favorite teenage witch is back, and she’s definitely not part of the TGIF lineup anymore. Taking a page from the successful Riverdale playbook (both shows also apparently reside in the same universe), the latest incarnation of Archie Comics’ Sabrina is a much darker and much more empowering look at the adventures of the titular young witch. Played by the charming Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), she’s still an orphan living with her two aunts, Zelda (a cunning Miranda Otto) and Hilda (a delightful Lucy Davis), and in love with her mortal boyfriend, Harvey (Ross Lynch). But in this exceedingly stylish and wonderfully moody take, she also has to stop ritual sacrifices, investigate demonic possessions, and fend off the Dark Lord himself. Standing up for her friends, Sabrina fights tirelessly for what’s right and learns some important lessons along way. The girl’s got pluck, and she’s worth a watch. Streaming on Netflix.

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Bottoms up Oma’s spirits

Kyle Miller’s “Oma” — that’s German for grandmother — has been infusing her vodka with Traverse City cherries since she emigrated to the Mitten State from Germany in 1952. Borrowing a little bit of Oma’s pluck and a lot of her recipe, the Michigan-born Miller has bottled Oma’s cherry vodka and skyrocketed it to the shelves of 96 Meijer locations in Michigan and 81 stores in Texas, plus scored limited distribution in Wisconsin and Illinois. Miller stays true to his Oma’s recipe, using more than 150 cherries — from Traverse City’s Shoreline Fruit — in every bottle, and letting the cherries steep 21 days in premium vodka sourced from a distillery in Gurnee, Illinois. Much like the Lansing-based legacy lady herself, Oma’s Spirits’ CherryInfused Vodka is sweet, strong (80 proof) and, sans chemicals or other false flavorings, totally authentic. We found ours at Geyer’s in Traverse City. Retails for $34.99; we’re betting 93-year-old Oma, pictured above at her local Meijer, got a senior discount. Find other locations and more information at omasspirits.com.

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The coming 100th anniversary of the World War I Armistice will be the topic of the next Benzonia Academy Lecture Series.

Benzie Area Historical Society curator Jane Purkis will give a talk about the fragile peace that ended the war during a presentation at the museum on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 4pm. (Also find Purkis quoted in this week’s Northern Express feature “In Search of Bruce Catton’s Benzie County” on p. 10.)

Purkis will talk about how the Treaty of Versailles ended a war that was considered to be the “war to end all wars” and was to “make the world safe for democracy” but led to a peace that only lasted 20 years.

This museum is located at 6941 Traverse Ave., Benzonia. Call (231) 882-5539 for more information.

Explore STEM, Feed Hungry College Students Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a way your kid could get her hot little hands on some unmanned aerial vehicles, aviation flight simulators, welding tools, hybrid vehicles, a 3D printer, LEGO robots, and other totally exciting science, tech, and engineering stuff? Well, from 10am to 3pm Nov. 10, she can. Northwestern Michigan College students are inviting folks of all ages to a STEM Exploration Day at the Parsons-Stulen building on NMC’s Aero Park campus in Traverse City. Kids 13 and up (especially those who want to win an Xbox or other prizes) should stay for two presentations in particular: From 11am to noon, an exploration of STEM programs available at NMC, and from 1pm to 2pm, a look at the STEM industry. Entrance to the entire interactive event is just $5 a person, or five nonperishable food/hygiene items — all of which will fill the shelves at four local pantries that help students in need.

stuff we love Castle Farms’ Free Wedding for Military Putting together a wedding can be a daunting experience for anyone. It can be even more so for military families who are already coping with boot camps, deployments, unplanned moves, and a timeline that is often not their own.

Recognizing the challenges they face, the folks at Castle Farms in Charlevoix hold an annual contest to choose a couple — one partner must be an active service member — to receive an all-expenses-paid wedding at Castle Farms. (The venue and participating wedding service providers will donate their products and services for a wedding with up to 150 guests.)

The contest is open to Michigan couples who share their information and love story on the Castle Farms Facebook page. The Castle selects finalists, then the public votes. This past year, two couples received so many votes that Castle Farms decided to crown both couples winners. For more information, or to submit your information, go to the Castle Farms Facebook page and click on Military Wedding Giveaway.

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Jim’s Joint B.B.Q. in Honor abstains from both rules and region. And man, does that work well for those of us who worship at the shrine of smoke. Without the commandments of Carolina or Texas barbecue cramping their style, Pitmaster Jim and Pit Boss Susan Johnson concoct a spicy (read: flavorful, not hot), saucy, smoky heaven all their own.

Among the most distinctive options on their menu: The Smokestack — pulled pork and sliced beef layered between cheddar cheese, their own southwest sauce, and — yes, Halleluiah! — Kruncher potato chips, all on a buttery Brioche bun. We paired ours with a side of finger lickin’ delicious corn cakes and recommend you do the same. Despite a line of five before us, our order was out of the oven and out the door in less than five minutes.

Stop in to their wee dining room or get your eats to go, but definitely get you some.

Smokestack, $7.29. Corncakes, $1.99 each. Closed Sundays. 10914 US-31, Honor. (231) 227-1227, www.jimsjointbbq.net

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JUST SHUT UP spectator

by Stephen Tuttle Remember Jamal Kashogghi? He was the Washington Post columnist murdered by the Saudis a couple weeks ago. It’s becoming harder and harder to keep track of the outrages.

Since then we’ve had the pro-Trump lunatic bomber, the Louisville racist who, after failing to get into an African-American church went to the nearest Kroger store and murdered two African Americans simply because their skin was darker then his, and then the anti-Trump synagogue murderer.

Hatred and violence for all, now with added political twists.

We’re used to the massacres. We pretend to be outraged and sad but we’re not. We’re numb. We put flowers and stuffed animals at

so-called assault weapons, accessories like bump stocks which turn a semi-automatic long gun into a nearly fully automatic killing machine, magazine capacity and tighter registration. That’s at least what we claim.

What we actually do, and will likely do Tuesday, is re-elect the same people who have done nothing. Maybe there’s simply nothing that can be done. Mass murder is now a regular part of our cultural landscape that can’t be legislated away.

Unfortunately, we’ve been killing each other for religious and racial reasons pretty much as long as there have been religions and races. But we haven’t, until recently, had nationally prominent politicians encouraging confrontation and even violence. We need not,

Since Steven Pollack went on his murderous rampage in Nevada, we’ve averaged about one mass killing every three weeks.

If the body count isn’t high enough or the victims appealing enough it doesn’t even make the news.

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the mandatory spontaneous memorial, hold our candlelight vigils and prayer services, promise we’re going to “do something” and then move along.

Remember how we were definitely going to do something about bump-stocks after the slaughter in Las Vegas? Uh-huh. Eight states have banned them and the feds have thus far promised much and delivered nothing.

Since Steven Pollack went on his murderous rampage in Nevada, we’ve averaged about one mass killing every three weeks. If the body count isn’t high enough or the victims appealing enough it doesn’t even make the news.

We’ve so many multiple murder we’ve had to create new categories, none of which are official. The FBI considers a mass killing to be any action in a public space with at least three deaths with the killer being unrelated to the victims. Then you have mass murder which is four or more people killed in the same location by someone they know. Then there’s spree killers and serial killers... we’ve created a murder hierarchy.

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The irony is violent crime is considerably lower than it was three decades ago and has been trending downward for several years. Except for mass killings, which continue to increase.

What will we do? Not much.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled individual gun ownership is protected by the Second Amendment ending that part of the debate But the Court left open the possibility of all manner of federal and state regulations short of gun prohibition. Congress, which once legally banned assault weapons then allowed the law to lapse, has done nothing. Most states reacted by loosening gun restrictions.

Public opinions polls indicate a majority of Americans would favor restrictions on

and should not, accept that.

We might not be able to stop the massacres but we should be able to quiet elected officials with our voices and votes.

Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters exhorting people to confront and harass administration officials when they’re in public is part of the problem. As are campaign commercials suggesting an opponent is just a touch short of Satan, and web sites that foster vile and violent hate speech in the name of freedom of speech.

And it doesn’t help at all we have a president whose joyful bellicosity includes encouraging supporters at a rally to “knock the crap out of them” referring to protesters or to claim, “I’d like to smash him in the face” directed at another. (Trump is currently being sued by a man who was, in fact, smashed in the face by a Trump supporter.) Or constantly belittles, demeans and name calls anyone and everyone with whom he disagrees.

Well, it’s just politicians being politicians, appealing to their own beloved base. No, it isn’t, and it can’t be. It’s destructive. It appeals to and encourages the worst instincts of the most unhinged supporters. And there are a frightening number of those on the far left and far right just waiting for a sign they think gives them permission to do something irretrievably stupid.

This isn’t war. Political opponents are not the enemy. The media that reports the ugliness around us or the preposterous things said by the president are not the enemy. Major news organizations are not the purveyors of fake news. (Fake news is what we get on Fox News and MSNBC.) Politicians aren’t shooting people or mailing bombs. But they are weaponizing their words. We would be better served if the president, Rep. Waters and others just shut up.

Crime & Rescue DEATH CAUSES HAZMAT RESPONSES An investigation into a body discovered on a beach amid hazardous chemicals forced responders in Manistee to require decontamination and prompted the evacuation of a neighborhood in Mancelona.

Investigators determined that the 27-year-old Mancelona man had taken his own life through exposure to sodium azide, a chemical often used in airbags that becomes an odorless, poisonous gas when mixed with water.

Manistee Police were called to the First Street Beach on the morning of Oct. 28. The cause of death and the nature of the chemicals were at first a mystery. Officers who could have been exposed were checked out at Munson Manistee; one officer was kept overnight for evaluation. An industrial disposal company cleaned the scene, and police confirmed there is no danger to the public.

In Antrim County, the man had left a suicide note at his home, according to sheriff’s deputies.

The man’s parents found the note and a lockbox that contained a vial with a cork stopper.

Hazmat teams responded to the home, and officials asked the residents of that house and two neighboring houses to evacuate; the evacuees were monitored at a fire station for two hours for signs that they’d been exposed to the chemical before they were cleared and allowed to return home.

WRONG-WAY DRIVER ARRESTED A wrong-way driver travelling north in the southbound lanes of I-75 was arrested after he crashed into a state police patrol car.

Several people called 911 about the driver before the crash, which occurred at 8:50pm Oct. 26 near the Otsego/Crawford county line.

A trooper who was on the lookout for the wrong-way driver spotted a vehicle in the median and stopped to check it out; the driver of that vehicle drove toward the patrol car, sideswiped it, and then crashed into a tree.

The driver, a 32-year-old Mancelona man, was arrested for driving with a high blood-alcohol content. No one was injured in the crash.

IMAGE ON VAN PROMPTS SEARCH Traverse City Police searched properties associated with Michael Moore after it was discovered that the Florida suspect accused of mailing pipe bombs to liberal politicians and celebrities had a photo of Moore, in crosshairs, featured on the side of his van.

Police in Traverse City were alerted about Moore being a possible target of Cesar Sayoc Oct. 26. They searched a downtown apartment owned

by Moore, the State Theatre, the Bijou theater, and the Traverse City Film Festival offices with a bomb sniffing dog, Chief Jeffrey O’Brien said. The search turned up nothing. Moore was not in Traverse City at the time.

EX-BOYFRIEND CHARGED WITH RAPE A 25-year-old Lake City man faces charges after his ex-girlfriend told police that he had raped her.

State police were called to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City Oct. 26 to interview a 21-year-old Lake City woman. She reported that earlier that day her ex-boyfriend had raped her.

The woman was treated for minor injuries and released.

Troopers tracked down the suspect in Cadillac,

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where he was arrested on charges of criminal sexual conduct.

DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER CRASH Deputies arrested a 33-year-old Traverse City man after he crashed his car on a curve in Long Lake Township and greeted police with a handgun when they arrived to investigate.

After a passerby called 911, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the intersection of East Long Lake and Huellmantel Lake roads at 2am Oct. 28, where an uncooperative suspect was spotted holding a loaded pistol.

After a deputy ordered the man to drop the gun, the suspect tossed it into his vehicle, a 2006 Hummer H3, Lt. Chris Barsheff said. Another loaded firearm was found inside the vehicle. Both of the weapons were registered to the man’s wife.

The man was arrested on charges of thirdoffense drunk driving, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, resisting arrest, and driving with a suspended license.

Investigators determined the man had lost control on a curve and crashed his vehicle into a guardrail, causing the vehicle to spin around and come to rest on the other side of the road. No one was injured.

BLOOD LEADS TO SUSPECT Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies who were investigating a break-in at a restaurant found a suspect when they were called to a disturbance and discovered a bleeding man.

On Oct. 26, while following up on a call at Martha’s Leelanau Table in Suttons Bay — a window had been broken and the caretaker found evidence of theft — deputies found blood near the point of entry.

At the same time, someone called 911 about a disturbance nearby; a deputy left Martha’s to respond and found a 21-year-old Suttons Bay man bleeding from his chin; he eventually admitted to the break-in, deputies said. They got a search warrant for his residence, where they recovered items stolen from the restaurant.

WANTED WOMAN FLEES POLICE A suspected drunk driver rammed a patrol car during a traffic stop in Grand Traverse County, sped away, crashed into a tree, and then fled on foot.

State police later determined that the 22-yearold Traverse City woman had given them a false name, was driving with her license suspended, and had warrants out for her arrest.

Troopers made the traffic stop for speeding at 10:30am Oct. 30; the female driver appeared to be intoxicated, but she denied that she’d been drinking. She also claimed that she had no driver’s license. As the officers prepared to conduct a roadside sobriety test, the woman shifted her car into reverse and rammed the patrol car.

The woman headed north on Garfield Road and lost control and crashed the vehicle as she turned onto Duell Road. The woman ran on foot and was not immediately located.

deputies, who called in a bomb-sniffing dog and cleared the office.

DRUNK MAN CONFRONTS CAMPER Police arrested a drunk man armed with a double-barrel shotgun after the man confronted another person who was camping on his own property.

Crawford County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Lovells Township, northeast of Grayling, Oct. 25, where the suspect had entered onto a privately owned piece of property and confronted the owner about camping there, saying he was breaking the law.

The property owner retrieved his cell phone and called police; when he returned, he told deputies, the suspect was pointing a shotgun at him. They arrested the 69-year-old suspect.

CAMPAIGN THREAT REPORTED Staffers at the Grand Traverse County Republican headquarters told police that a man who held a sign that read “Trump is Satan” said something like “someone should bomb this place” or “I should bomb this place” as he left the office at 3:15pm Oct. 31, according to Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies.

They said the man was heavyset, six feet tall, and wore a cap and a Carhart coat. The man headed in an unknown direction as left, possibly to the west, but there was no sign of him when police arrived, according to sheriff’s

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bY Christie Minervini Earlier this month, six of seven Republican candidates for the Grand Traverse County Commission abruptly pulled out of a public forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area (LWVGTA).

While they expressed no qualm with the local organizers or their long history of fairness and nonpartisanship, they took issue with League of Women Voters (LWV) National CEO Virginia Kase’s civil disobedience surrounding the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.

Republican Gordie LaPointe, an unopposed candidate for the county’s sixth district, said he was so upset with the League and their CEO’s behavior that he sent an email to the other candidates encouraging them to boycott.

“Celebrating this being arrested and illegal protesting, that isn’t the sort of thing that is consistent with our candidacy,” said Hentschel, candidate for the county’s seventh district, in an interview with Up North Live.

The League of Women Voters is a civic organization that was formed in 1920, just prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, in order to help women take a larger role in public affairs after they won the right to vote. Their mission is to encourage informed and active participation in government, create better understanding of political issues, and shape policy through education and advocacy. It is officially nonpartisan, in that it neither supports nor opposes political candidates or parties.

Which brings us back to civil disobedience.

Wikipedia defines it as the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders or commands of a government power. It is most often equated with nonviolent resistance.

However, the LWV supports many progressive public policy positions including campaign finance reform, universal health care, abortion rights, climate change action, environmental regulation, and gun violence prevention.

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I suspect that passivity was exactly what many Republicans expected from the LWV. They mistakenly assumed that because these sweet old ladies mainly work to register voters and provide election information through voter guides and candidate forums that they were relatively benign. They are now realizing that politically active women are a force, and that is making them uncomfortable.

“After watching television and the screaming and shouting down of people, I said I can’t work with an organization that promotes that type of activity,” LaPointe said in an interview with Interlochen Public Radio. And as a commenter on a story covering the controversy in Traverse City’s online daily, The Ticker (a sister publication to Northern Express), he added “I chose not to participate in the LWV forum based on a principle. I oppose civil disobedience, which seems to be the norm for anything they disagree with.”

LWVGTA President Jan Warren says that the stance taken regarding Brett Kavanaugh was about advocacy, not politics, because he was appointed, not elected.

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“The Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing was an appalling display of inequity for women’s voices. For far too long, American women and girls have been told to keep quiet after enduring sexual assault. In 2018, the time has come to stop telling women to ‘sit down and shut up’,” adds LWV President Chris Carson.

So instead of engaging with voters across the political spectrum at the LWV forum, Robert Hentschel, Brad Jewett, Ron Clous, Dan Lathrop, and Matthew Schoech joined LaPointe in the basement of Horizon Books for a rally disguised as “one-on-one open, honest conversations about local issues facing Grand Traverse County.” Addison “Sonny” Wheelock Jr., candidate for the county’s fourth district, was the only Republican candidate who honored his commitment to participate.

It is ironic that these candidates are criticizing Kase for the same sort of activity that delivered voting rights to more than half of the American adult population in the first place.

“The League was founded by women who fought for women’s suffrage. They marched in the streets, disrupted the status quo, and, yes, faced arrest and punishment to advance their cause. We honor their legacy by participating in our democracy through this civil disobedience,” says Kase.

This is a ridiculous excuse to forego a LWVsponsored opportunity to speak with Grand Traverse County residents, especially when you consider that “illegal protesting” comes with the same misdemeanor charge as, say, jaywalking.

Although civil disobedience is generally considered to be an expression of contempt for law, Martin Luther King Jr. regarded civil disobedience to be a display and practice of reverence for law: “Any man who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail in order to arouse the conscience of the community on the injustice of the law is at that moment expressing the very highest respect for law.”

I find this kind of division distressing, especially on the local level. Promoting the interests of women shouldn’t be a “political” issue. Protecting women’s health and believing sexual assault survivors shouldn’t be considered “partisan.” And it shouldn’t be too much to expect candidates from opposing parties to respectfully engage in discourse with their constituents and one another. “(The six Republicans’) withdrawal from the forum prevents us from educating the voters of Grand Traverse County about their qualifications, their thoughts on the critical issues facing the area, and their goals for office,” Warren says.

These candidates believe that they don’t need to engage with voters in order to win. But we all lose when our elected officials stop listening.

Like the suffragettes before her, Kase stood tall to empower voters and defend democracy.

They ran away without respect for either.

Christie Minervini is a Traverse City resident who owns Sanctuary Handcrafted Goods in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons. She is passionate about gender equality, community development, and ending homelessness.

Final Resting Place For some folks, Disneyland and Walt Disney World are more than amusement parks. Take Jodie Jackson Wells of Boca Raton, Florida. In 2009, after her mother died, Wells smuggled in some of her ashes to Disney World and spread them on a favorite spot of her mom’s along the It’s a Small World ride. Later, she leapt over a barricade at Cinderella’s Castle and flung ashes from both hands as she cavorted on the lawn.

“Anyone who knew my mom knew Disney was her happy place,” Wells told The Wall Street Journal. However, for the theme parks, the spreading of ashes presents a constant cleanup challenge, referred to by the code “HEPA cleanup” among custodians. (Other secret signals are Code V for vomit and Code U for urine.) Alex Parone of Saratoga Springs, New York, sprinkled his mother’s ashes in a flowerbed, then boarded It’s a Small World. “I was still crying. That song is playing over and over again, and there are those happy little animatronic things.

I remember thinking, ‘This is weird.’” But a Disney spokesperson said: “This type of behavior is strictly prohibited and unlawful,” and the Anaheim Police Department confirmed that spreading ashes without permission is a misdemeanor. To add insult to injury, when cremation residue is found on rides, they have to be shut down (riders are told there are “technical difficulties”) for cleaning.

What Would Your Mother Think?

In what can only be described as a “shaking my head” incident, an unnamed employee of the U.S. Geological Survey invited malware into the government agency’s computer system by visiting more than 9,000 porn websites on his work computer, according to an inspector general’s report.

The Washington Post reported on Oct. 30 that many of the websites were Russian, and the malware spread to the entire network at the USGS. The employee also saved images from the sites on a USB drive and personal cellphone, which also contained malware.

The Office of the Inspector General made recommendations to the USGS about preventing future malware infections, and a spokesperson for the IG’s office said the employee no longer works at USGS. Who’s Crying Now? After the package bomb scares in New York and Florida, things were tense in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the early morning hours of Oct. 30 when mailroom employees at Duke Energy discovered a suspicious incoming package. They welcomed the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and the bomb squad with “Open Arms,” and the building and surrounding roads were evacuated as officials investigated.

But WBTV “Faithfully” reported that the small, hand-addressed manila envelope was “Worlds Apart” from a mail bomb: It merely contained a cassette tape with songs from the band Journey. To which we say, “Don’t Stop Believin’” in your fellow ‘80s musicloving humans.

Latest Religious Messages If “Pokemon Go” has overextended your short attention span, up your game with the Vatican’s “Follow JC Go,” a new augmented reality mobile game in which players collect saints and other notable Bible figures as they

move through the world. Pope Francis has approved the game, which asks players to answer questions about the characters and donate to charities to earn game currency.

The Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera reported on Oct. 21 that the app is available only in Spanish, but other languages are on the way.

Bright Ideas Two mothers are suing the Adventure Learning Center day care in St. Louis over an incident in December 2016 when teachers organized a “fight club” among preschoolers.

According to Fox 2 in St. Louis, the idea was conceived as a way to entertain the kids while the heater was broken. The 10-yearold sibling of one of the preschoolers was in the room next door and captured video of the fights with an iPad, then texted the video to his mom, Nicole Merseal, who believes the fight was broken up only because she called the director of the center. The video shows one teacher jumping up and down in excitement as another one puts “Incredible Hulk” fists on the kids, and cameras at the center recorded more than 30 minutes of fighting. While the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute, the teachers were fired and the center has been subject to increased inspections, resulting in 26 violations. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in December.

Ewwwww Construction workers in Valdosta, Georgia, were rattled on Oct. 30 when they tore down a second-story wall in a turnof-the-20th-century building to find about 1,000 human teeth secreted inside. The T.B. Converse Building, constructed in 1900, was originally home to a dentist, Dr. Clarence Whittington, reported the Valdosta Daily Times. In 1911, Whittington was joined by Dr. Lester G. Youmans. Ellen Hill, director of Valdosta Main Street, said two other Georgia towns have had buildings, also home to dentists’ offices, where teeth have been found in the walls. “I’m not sure if it was a common practice” to deposit extracted teeth in the walls, she said. Valdosta police said there was no evidence of a crime.

But, Why? WPVI-TV in Philadelphia reported on Oct. 30 about a new fashion accessory: the Skin Heel. These thigh-high boots feature moles, hair and uneven skin tones, and the shoes are meant to look like surgically altered feet, with toes and long, realistic-looking skin-colored spikes on the heels. Conceived

by Montreal, Canada, designers Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, the creepy footwear will set buyers back $10,000. Fortunately, they’ve produced only one pair so far.

Animal Antics In the spirit of “be careful what you wish for,” a monkey in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, shimmied down a wall and stole a venomous cobra from a snake charmer at the Barbanki temple on Oct. 26.

The man had just removed the snake from a basket when the monkey grabbed it and ran back up the wall, according to United Press International. The snake charmer tried to climb on a vendor’s cart to chase the monkey, but it got away. No word on the monkey’s fate.

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sistER’s chRistmAs cAtEchism tHe mystery oF tHe mAgi’s gold saturday, december 15 From the author of Late Nite Catechism, it’s “cSI: Bethlehem” in this holiday mystery extravaganza, as Sister takes on the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages - whatever happened to the magi’s gold? Retelling the story of the nativity, as only Sister can, this is one hilarious production.

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In Search of Bruce Catton’s Benzie County The country’s preeminent Civil War author grew up in a backwoods Benzonia, learning about the war from local Union Army veterans decades after the war’s end. Their lessons — about a country divided, states rights, and the price people will pay for freedom — are as relevant today as they were then. Northern Express pages back through Bruce Catton’s past.

By Patrick Sullivan Benzonia of 1899 was a pretty quiet place, but you wouldn’t know that from Bruce Catton’s memoir of growing up in the small Benzie County town.

Catton’s book “Waiting for the Morning Train” begins by setting the scene of his childhood: northern Michigan at the dawn of the 20th Century, when European settlers had almost wrapped up their project to reshape the state by taking as many natural resources as rapidly as they could. Their endeavor was significant, not only in the way it changed Michigan but also in how it enabled the construction of America.

Michigan’s pine trees were turned into lumber that built houses across the country; its copper was turned into wire that electrified the nation; and the iron ore shipped from the Upper Peninsula had already built the railroads — and was about to enable Detroit to make the automobiles that would transform the world.

It was amid the uncertainty of this era that young Bruce Catton grew up.

Later, as an old man, in the 1970s, he reflected on his Benzie County childhood

and on the changes that the coming decades would bring.

Catton, who by then was a wealthy and well-known author, found a lot not to like about the 20th century — namely its wars

foreseen, and it would do the same thing to the country, and nobody could comprehend that; nobody would have been able to believe it if some profit had explained it.”

Catton, who by then was a wealthy and well-known author, found a lot not to like about the 20th century — namely its wars and genocides and divisions reminiscent of the ones that led to the Civil War, the conflict that was his specialty. and genocides and divisions reminiscent of the ones that led to the Civil War, the conflict that was his specialty.

In particular, though, Catton disliked the automobile. He wrote about how once, in his youth, he’d been watching a baseball game in Benzonia when someone drove up in a car. It was such an odd sight that the game stopped entirely while the players and small crowd gawked.

The automobile, he wrote, “ … would transform our state with a speed and completeness no one could possibly have

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CATCHING THE TOLEDO TRAIN The father of Benzonia native Harold Case grew up with Catton. They were best friends as boys and stayed in touch all their lives.

(Ironically, Harold Case would go on to own Benzonia’s Chrysler dealership, though that doesn’t seem to have caused any hard feelings between him and his father’s great friend.)

Even though Case knew Bruce Catton since he [Case] was a small child, his best memories of his father’s friend are from when he was a young adult in the 1960s and 1970s,

and Bruce Catton was a famous writer who spent his summers in Benzie County.

That makes sense because it was in the 1950s that Catton found success and made the money that enabled him to buy a summer home in Frankfort, one perched on a bluff overlooking Crystal Lake and Lake Michigan, to which he would return each year until his death.

Case vividly recalls Catton’s distaste for cars. To get to Benzie County each summer, Catton would take the train from New York City to Toledo, where his wife, Hazel, who was traveling a similar route by car, would pick him, then drive him the rest of the way.

“He still liked train travel, and he really didn’t particularly care for automobile travel,” Case said. Nevertheless, Hazel tried to show her husband the usefulness of driving, said Case, recalling the time she dropped the author at the train station in Ohio as usual, then hit the gas on their convertible Ford Thunderbird to try and beat him back to New York.

Somewhere in Pennsylvania, however, Hazel got pulled over for speeding.

“I can’t imagine what that officer thought when he got up and looked into the car and saw that lady sitting there,” Case said. “When

Bruce got back to his apartment the next day, Hazel was there to let him in.”

Nonetheless, Catton didn’t allow his dislike of the automobile or other characteristics of the 20th Century get him down.

“Bruce was not one to moan about the past. I think he accepted the change very, very well, and adapted to it,” Case said. “I think he thought Benzie County held up pretty well through the years.”

UPON WAR, THE BROTHERS ENLIST For Bruce Catton and the rest of his extended family, despite education and careers that took them around the world, Benzonia would always be “home.”

It was, after all, where Bruce Catton’s father had been, for years, head of the Benzonia Academy, a Congregationalist preparatory school that closed in 1918, two years after Bruce Catton graduated and enrolled in Oberlin College.

Bruce Catton’s niece, Ruth Catton, was born in Benzonia in 1929. Her father, William, was a Congregational minister who moved his family to a new parish every few years. At six weeks old, she and her family moved to North Dakota, then went on to live in Colorado, Cleveland, and Manistee while she was growing up. Once Ruth became a doctor, she spent 35 years practicing as a medical missionary in India. Nonetheless, she says, “Benzonia was always home.”

Each summer, from her childhood to college years, the Catton families would converge on Crystal Lake — Ruth Catton to a rustic family cottage on the north shore; Bruce Catton and his family to a rental cabin somewhere in the area (until he’d made it as an author and could afford to buy his summer home). In 1993, Ruth returned for good, settling in her parents’ Benzie County home when she retired.

Her father, William, and her Uncle Bruce had always been close — they enlisted together in the Navy during World War I, cutting short their studies at Oberlin College, though neither man saw combat.

William, along with his son, volunteered again during World War II. By that time, Bruce Catton was a seasoned journalist. He published his first book, about Washington, D.C. during World War II, at the age of 49.

The book that would make him famous, win the Pulitzer Prize, and enable him to buy that summer home, “A Stillness at Appomattox” — the third book in his first Civil War trilogy — was still a few years away.

Although the brothers were close throughout their lives, they did not always see eye to eye. For one thing, Ruth Catton said, her father had adopted her grandfather’s hardline stance on alcohol and abstained; Bruce Catton had not.

“One time, it may have been when the Frontenac was still a hotel, or it might have been at the Hotel Frankfort, but Uncle Bruce

had been drinking,” she said. “They were all eating together, and the waiter brought the bills and started to hand both of them to dad, and he handed the one over to Bruce, and he said, ‘He can pay for his own foolishness.’”

like he didn’t: “I don’t think [Hazel] liked it, and he didn’t like to do it in front of her, and she knew that it was bad on his health.”

In “Waiting for the Morning Train,” Bruce Catton recalled how, when one of the Benzonia Academy buildings burned down during his youth, student smoking was blamed: “We were against smoking, not so much because it was bad for the health as because it was morally wrong, and it seemed only natural that erring young men, guided into self-indulgence by the devil, should burn down a college.”

A MARTINI EVERY DAY During his summers in Benzie County in his later years, Bruce Catton was friendly but kept mostly to himself and did not get involved in local politics, Ruth Catton said.

“He was not averse to chatting with people when he would go into the post office or the coffee shop or whatever — he would “WHY ARE WE GOING BACK THERE?” chat with people, but he was private in a lot of There are, in fact, few traces left of Bruce ways,” Ruth Catton said.

Catton around Benzonia. There is a state In his spare time, Catton liked to whittle historic marker in front of the building where small, intricately detailed Catton grew up, which is action figures he could today the Benzonia Pubic “I enjoy his writing. arrange inside dioramas Library. Inside the library, to depict famous Civil Some of the books I there is a collection of his War battles; he would glue books. And there is a large them into place in a box find — not quite sure Catton exhibit at the Benzie and use covers of Civil War Area Historical Museum what adjective to Times magazine to depict that includes the Medal of backgrounds. (Some of the Freedom given to Catton by use, but the politics dioramas are on display at the President Gerald Ford. of those days is too museum in Benzonia.)

“One day, his son, Bill, Bruce Catton also had walked in with a regular old close to some of the regular Benzie County cardboard box — this was stuff that’s going on after Bruce passed away — haunts. He would regularly sign books at a bookstore in and said, ‘Here, you need Beulah and was also known now. We’ve been there to have this,’” said Purkis, to be a regular at today’s who is still amazed that such before. Why are we Hotel Frankfort, known in an item is in the museum’s going back there?”

Catton’s day as the PAC Inn. collection. “And it was his “He would go there Medal of Freedom.” every day for happy hour and sit at the bar, The exhibit attracts visitors from around and people left him alone,” said Jane Purkis, the world who are interested in Catton’s life, the lead curator at the Benzie Area Historical she said.

Society. “And he had a Martini every day.”

Bruce Catton’s summer home on Glory Purkis echoes Ruth Catton’s assessment Road is no longer there. Within the last of her famous but reserved uncle and shared decade, Purkis said, it was sold and torn a favorite tale about Catton and a cousin down to make room for a much bigger home. that proudly made its way back to northern “Waiting for the Morning Train” Michigan. resonated with Ruth Catton and she In the off-season, she said, Catton lived recognizes, somewhat, the Benzonia depicted in Manhattan and ate lunch every day at the in that book as the place she returned to each Algonquin Hotel. summer in her childhood.

“This is after he is famous. He was extremely The book came out not long after her private,” she said. “He had his own table, you father died in 1972. Ruth Catton believes her know, back in the corner, and, one day one of uncle wrote it for her father. his cousins was in New York, and wanted to “There were some elements in that that have lunch with him. And the maître d put up made me think that Uncle Bruce was claiming quite a stink, until Bruce recognized her and a plea for help as he’s getting away from the invited her to come to the table.” religious upbringing that they had, and he’s Around Frankfort, Catton was also trying to find his way, and he would have known to enjoy a cigarette. Legend has it listened to his older brother, and quite possibly that he would purchase a pack in town, have he was writing it for his older brother,” she said. a smoke or two down at the park, and then Ruth Catton said she liked her uncle’s hide the package there before he returned books, but when she thinks about them today, home, not wanting his wife to find them. there are too many similarities between the In the Catton brothers’ religion, smoking lead-up to the Civil War and today that she was not as much of a sin as alcohol, said Ruth doesn’t like to think about.

Catton, but while her father didn’t smoke at “When I was first going out to India, there all, her uncle at least had the good sense to act was a package on my bunk on the Queen

Mary from them as a going away present,” she recalled. “It was copies of his books with autographs. Not very rapidly, but gradually, I made my way through them all. I enjoy his writing. Some of the books I find — not quite sure what adjective to use, but the politics of those days is too close to some of the stuff that’s going on now. We’ve been there before.

Why are we going back there?”

“I GREW UP BEFORE IT HAPPENED” William Catton died suddenly in 1972. Ruth Catton was in New Zealand, on her way back to northern Michigan, when she got the news.

“I was on my way home just for a month’s vacation,” Ruth Catton recalled. “My folks were getting ready to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, and I was on my way home. My older brother was in New Zealand at that point. We got around.”

Their aunt had also just died, and William Catton was preparing the funeral service for her when he died.

“He’d had congestive heart failure, but he was getting better,” she recalled. “He collapsed on the kitchen floor.”

When Bruce Catton died six years later at Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, it wasn’t unexpected. Years of heavy smoking had left him with debilitating respiratory problems.

“He’d been a heavy smoker, and he was in the hospital and actually on a respirator, and Bill, his son, was being given the choice, should he pull the plug? And Bill was having to decide that when Uncle Bruce rolled over and pulled the plug himself,” Ruth Catton said. “Whether he accidentally did or on purpose did. But at any rate, rolling over on the bed, he disconnected it and died.”

Ruth Catton said she learned of her uncle’s death while she was in India.

“I heard about it the next morning, listening to Voice of America. That’s how I found out,” she said. “They were giving the weeks news in review or something. I don’t remember who the other one was, ‘Two literary figures in America, Bruce Cotton’ — Cotton is the frequent mistake of our name — anyway, ‘had died.’”

Bruce Catton would be buried in the Benzie Township Cemetery, today located behind the Shop ‘N’ Save. It was a cemetery, he wrote in “Waiting for the Morning Train,” that he’d heard from the Civil War vets he knew in his youth that reminded them of Gettysburg.

Those were the same vets that inspired him so many years later to write about the Civil War. There was another reason, he wrote in his memoir, that he felt a connection to the Civil War through his childhood in Benzonia: “Our life was adjusted to something that had been seen in the nation’s youth, before the Civil War; I suppose one reason why that war has always seemed so real to me is that in a sense I grew up before it happened.”

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Grand Traverse soldiers in the `5th and 26th Michigan Infantry and the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, along with the Michigan Cavalry Brigade and other Michigan regiments, joined in the Grand Review in Washington, D.C., in May 1865.

Northport-based author and historian John Mitchell.

Northern Outpost Today, Critical Hub During Wartime Northport’s impact on the Civil War

By Ross Boissoneau Northport’s location at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula is a little like that of an island: You don’t pass through on the way to somewhere else. But a century and a half ago, when the primary means of transportation was by water, it was a key port — and one that played an important role in the Civil War. The town’s and region’s story is included in John Mitchell’s book “Grand Traverse, the Civil War Era.” The historian, who lives in Omena, elaborated on it in a conversation.

“Northport was a three-dock harbor. It was halfway between Chicago and Detroit. It grew to be fairly influential, like a modernday expressway stop,” said Mitchell.

Some 100 men from the nearly 400 fighters from northern Michigan died in the war. They included Sergeant Henry, who was killed while fighting in front of his son, Lieutenant Garrett.

It was also the largest town in Grand Traverse County, which at that time included what is now Leelanau County. There were really no roads or railroads to speak of, which is what led to Northport’s initial rise.

It also meant that those going to fight in the war would do so by shipping out from Northport. “They left for the Civil War by ship. From Northport, about 1,200 men left from what are now 11 counties.”

That even included a number of the local indigenous population. “A contingent of Native Americans [left for] Company K of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters. Company K was renowned for the Native American marksmen,” said Mitchell. Their ability with guns extended to include the fact they

could reload much faster than average; while reloading once a minute was a good average, many of the fighters from this area could reload four times in one minute.

Michigan, of course, was far removed from the combat theaters of the war, but it supplied a large number of troops and several generals, including George Custer.

Over the course of the war, some 90,000 Michigan men (about 23 percent of the male population of the state) served in the Union forces. Nearly 15,000 Michigan troops perished during the war, though over 10,000 were not lost in battle but rather as a result of disease in the crowded, unsanitary camps.

Mitchell said it’s important to remember that when the Civil War was fought, America was about half the size it is now. “The Great Lakes was the western frontier in the 1850s.

It was the edge of the wilderness.”

That meant that those who came from this region were regarded as among the bestsuited for warfare. Their hardiness, ability to deal with rugged and unfamiliar terrain, and the hours of walking through woods and fields were things they did on a daily basis.

Unfortunately for them, these attributes often pushed them to the front lines of the fighting, where they took heavy casualties.

That was especially true during the Wilderness Campaign. It took place in the spring and summer of 1864 and was General Grant’s first campaign against General Robert E. Lee’s army of Northern Virginia. Grant’s Army of the Potomac, numbering approximately 120,000 men, advanced across the Rapidan River into a place in Virginia known as the Wilderness due to the large number of trees and dense ground cover in the area. In the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5 and 6, the Confederates succeeded in stopping the Union advance,

despite having just one-half the number of men that the Union had available for the battle. “The Wilderness Campaign — that was when most from this area [were killed],” said Mitchell.

Some 100 men from the nearly 400 fighters from northern Michigan died in the war. They included Sergeant Henry, who was killed while fighting in front of his son, Lieutenant Garrett. The son perished two weeks later from infection after his arm had to be amputated due to massive shrapnel wounds. Mitchell details many of those deaths in his book, as in this passage: “Four months after leaving Grand Traverse, four of the six Northport men were casualties — one dead, one dying, and two badly wounded.”

With the end of the war came a time of industrialization, and the building of both roads and railroads. For a while, that still benefited Northport, as the NewaygoNorthport Road, which became M-37, was a main thoroughfare. But over time, the emergence of those alternative means of transportation meant that Northport’s era of domination was over. Traverse City’s location at the base of the bay proved to be a great jumping-off point for travelers heading both east and west, and opening up the eastern side of the bay to traffic to the north sent travelers away from Northport.

“Grand Traverse County took off after the Civil War,” said Mitchell. “The trains hit Traverse City before Northport, and shipping lanes became less important.”

Want to read more about Northport and northern Michigan’s role in the Civil War? Mitchell’s book, which was awarded a 2011 State History Award, is available at local bookstores and libraries as well as through online sellers.

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With So Many Pundits Out There, What’s Fact?

What’s Fiction?

Richard A. Clarke weighs in

By Clark Miller Dire predictions abound in this era of 24/7 news coverage and punditry in real time. The question is: whose opinions should we trust?

As part of the National Writers Series, one of America’s leading security experts, Richard A. Clarke, will appear at 7 pm Thursday, Nov. 15, at the City Opera House to help readers sort out fact from fiction.

Clarke, who served as an advisor to three U.S. presidents, will discuss the book he and his colleague R.P. Eddy recently published, “Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes” (Harper Collins Publishing).

The subtitle alludes to the ancient Greek story of Cassandra, a Trojan princess who could see the future clearly (and accurately).

Tragically for Troy, no one believed her prophecies.

Clarke and Eddy offer plenty of recent examples of Cassandra-like incidents. Some situations in which well-reasoned warnings went unheeded include our country’s hurricane preparedness (Katrina), the rise of Isis, the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Bernie Madoff ’s Ponzi scheme, a deadly mine disaster in West Virginia, and an event that deeply affected millions of Americans, the 2008 Great Recession.

Being the shrill voice in the room is a tough job. Even with the facts solidly on her side, for example, Cassandra’s fellow Trojans saw her as a fearmongering madwoman.

(Not surprisingly, her life ended poorly.)

So Why Don’t We Listen?

In “Warnings,” Clarke and Eddy show that inertia, skepticism and political gamesmanship continue to leave the country open to real perils. They write that some — though not all — modern-day warnings deserve to be heard and tested, and they suggest a strategy for sorting out the real Cassandras from what they call the “Chicken Littles,” those pundits who simply crave attention.

Northern Express interviewed Richard Clarke to discuss how we might go about identifying true Cassandras and how science might help us deal with threats to the security of our democracy and environment.

Northern Express: You are a very public expert on threats to U.S. security. I have to ask: In light of the pipe-bomb scares, how do you feel about your personal safety these days?

Clarke: Let’s put it this way, I’m not opening any “presents” that come in the mail. [Uneasy laughter.]

Express: So how do we decide whom to trust, who is a real Cassandra with vital information to share, and who, to use your term, is a “Chicken Little”?

it’s becoming clearer every day that many people will lose jobs, and wages will stagnate.

Express: You place a lot of faith in science.

But science often frustrates non-scientists.

A simple example is red wine. First, it’s supposedly bad for you. Later, researchers said that in moderation, it’s good for your heart. Now the pendulum is swinging back and some scientists again think it’s bad for you. Wine didn’t change. But scientists’ opinions did. The point is, with all this waffling, what are we to believe?

Clarke: First you find out if they are recognized experts in the field before they made the prediction. Second, determine if they collected data or conducted experiments that produced results that are transparent. Third, ask if the person has the shown their results to other experts. If other experts say you got it wrong, that clears out 90 percent of the Chicken Littles.

Clarke: Science is a continuous process. It’s iterative. Conclusions made one year can change when different information comes in.

But that’s good. We want people to question things. Science changes its opinions. But that’s how you make progress. Nothing is static.

Express: Threats come in many forms. There’s a lot of talk here in Michigan and elsewhere these days about the negative effects of gerrymandering. You’ve spoken publicly about the problem. Why is it an important issue, and what can be done about it?

Clarke: When a Cassandra comes along and challenges conventional wisdom, they’re an outlier. But three or four years later their opinion [might be considered] midstream. What we suggest in our book is that someone can be an outlier in her or his opinion, but that doesn’t mean they are wrong. It means we should test it and see if in time the consensus view supports that opinion.

Clarke: Gerrymandering undermines public confidence in democracy, which is something Putin is doing wherever he can. We have to reinforce peoples’ trust in our democracy. The best way [to do that] is to take redistricting out of the hands of politicians. Demographic experts and artificial intelligence programs can produce better, more even-handed results.

Express: These days, though, there’s a trend by certain policy makers to downplay datadriven, scientifically-based policy decisions.

Could that affect America’s ability to understand and heed important issues?

Clarke: When we degrade or criticize science or experts, we make worse decisions.

For example, there was a tendency in Britain during the Brexit debate to say very emotionally, “We don’t care about experts anymore.” Of course, that’s every voter’s choice. But as experts predicted,

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Express: And how does this play out in identifying major risks?

Express: What is the global threat you worry the most about — one that, in your opinion, is not being adequately addressed?

Clarke: It’s sea level rises. Of course, that’s a subset of climate change. I focus a lot on rising sea levels because it’s happening a lot faster than experts predicted. And we still don’t know exactly how fast [it will happen], or how far [it will reach]. But it’s likely that during the life of [today’s] high school students it will destroy major cities. That includes Miami, sections of New York City, large swaths of Boston, Norfolk Naval Base.

And that’s just the East Coast.

Northern Express: You’ve written about one particularly vocal Cassandra, climatologist James Edward Hansen, who for years has

sounded the alarm about this problem. So it would seem that there is some level of broad awareness.

Clarke: Yes, but we should have plans for dealing with the problem. Instead, we continue to put up high-rise buildings with 50-year financing. [Those structures] won’t even be around by then. And a lot of people in flood zones will lose their homes. In the book, we use the term Magnitude Problem — something that is so big that nobody wants to deal with it. Instead, we stick our heads in the sand.

Express: You’ve suggested taking the scientific approach to evaluate Cassandra warnings. But it takes a lot of time to conduct further research and a peer review of data and conclusions. In situations like rising sea levels, doesn’t there comes a time when a quicker response is needed?

Clarke: There’s another term we use in the book. It’s “Scientific reticence,” which means that scientists are sometimes too devoted to the scientific process. Jim Hansen was criticized for not following the scientific method.

Express: How did he defend those charges?

Clarke: Hansen’s response was that if we wait until his ideas are tested, we’ll all be wearing scuba masks. So, yes, sometimes you have to take measures before someone can prove you wrong or right.

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SORELLINA/SLATE As Traverse City’s restaurant scene continues to grow, two of its newer additions fill a gap — literally and figuratively — that brings both physical change and what its owners deem “market-niche diversity” to downtown’s Front Street. The intriguing twist: They’re both under the same roof.

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By Janice Binkert For decades, the open space between Cali’s Cottons and Chase Bank on Front Street in Traverse City provided a shortcut to the alley and parking lot behind, as well as a popular photo op for senior pictures, bridal parties and the like, who posed in front of dozens of tiny red hearts painted on Cali’s ivy-covered exterior brick wall. Word that the property was to be developed to accommodate a fourstory office building was received by many locals as unhappy news.

For Glenn Harrington and John McGee of the HM Group, however, it was welcome news, since the street-level floor of the building had been designated for a future dining establishment. When Harrington and McGee first opened the Italian-themed Sorellina in 2012, on Park Street, less than a block off Front, they were convinced that it filled an unserved niche downtown. What they didn’t anticipate was that within a few years, it would outgrow customer demand and kitchen capacity. The prospect of having not only a larger venue, but having it on the main street just around the corner, was for them the perfect solution.

“We saw an opportunity to grow our brand by moving the 200 yards over to Front Street,” said Joshua Vinocur, co-executive chef and part owner of Sorellina. “There’s so much more space here — we have basically doubled our seating. Also, the kitchen is much larger, and we have all new equipment, so it’s very well appointed and efficient. And it’s amazing how the volume of foot traffic has increased. We opened here on June 22 this year, and we’re truly enjoying our new home.”

IT TAKES TWO In the end, the new location also became

home to a second business on the premises, Slate. The reason for the double billing? “First of all, because the space inside allowed it, but also because we felt there was yet another niche to be filled in downtown Traverse City.

An upscale, prime steakhouse and seafood restaurant in its truest essence didn’t yet exist here,” said Vinocur, who, along with his business partner, Fletcher Gross, is now coexecutive chef and part owner of Slate as well as Sorellina.

Vinocur emphasized that each establishment is a completely distinct concept with its own menu, décor, and feel. Slate offers an intimately elegant yet unpretentious atmosphere, where customers can indulge in prime beef (from a 7-ounce filet to a 10-ounce bone-in filet, a 14-ounce ribeye, a 16-ounce Kansas City Strip, and a whopping 20-ounce T-bone) as well as other top-of-the-line meats and seafood.

“There are other places on town that situationally will serve prime beef, but not to the degree that we do,” said Vinocur. “At Slate, it’s our main focus.” The whole menu is a la carte — a so-called chalkboard menu, to allow for versatility. Diners can order their protein of choice and customize the rest of their plate from an intriguing array of toppings (examples: bourbon-bacon roasted shallot jam; gorgonzola and black pepper crust) and sides (examples: morel mushroom crème brulée; cabernet-braised cremini mushrooms).

There is also a composed surf & turf dish on the menu that marries filet mignon and lobster tail. The filet gets an espresso-brown sugar dry rub with just a hint of cayenne before grilling, and the lobster is poached in butter. The finishing sauce is a creative take on traditional hollandaise, incorporating New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, agave nectar, Key lime juice and Madagascar bourbon

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“The combination of these elements in the final dish creates a sweet-bitter taste experience and a nice textural contrast,” said Vinocur. “I feel like it’s a very well-composed plate, and it’s one of Slate’s top sellers.”

Tired of the same old wedge salad with your steak? Kick it up a notch with Slate’s chop salad (romaine, candied walnuts, tomato “caviar” — a little molecular gastronomy at work there — and gorgonzola-chive vinaigrette), or the roasted tricolor beet salad (grapefruit supremes, fennel, lavenderinfused ricotta and pecan vinaigrette).

WHAT’S NEW AT SORELLINA Sorellina’s new space at the Front Street location is spacious and stylish, yet still cozy and casual. Beef carpaccio is one of the newer additions to the antipasti section of its menu.

“We take whole prime tenderloins, season them liberally with French grey sea salt, and give the outside a very quick sear, so they’re super rare,” said Vinocur. “Then we put them in the freezer, so they can be shaved properly.” One highlight of the garnishes on the plate is an aioli made with bourbonsmoked peppercorns and white truffle oil, the latter from local oil and vinegar retailer Fustini’s.

Vinocur’s own favorite in the antipasti category is the short rib ravioli. “Short ribs are so flavorful. We braise them slowly for a long time, so they’re super tender, and then we make a tasty little sauce for them.

We bring that all over to Janene Silverman, the fresh pasta expert at Raduno, and she makes the actual ravioli for us.” Silverman also makes Sorellina’s gnocchi.

Pasta Nera was another new addition to the menu after the move. “It’s a classic pairing of lobster and saffron, peas and

artichokes,” said Vinocur. “Squid ink pasta adds just a hint of brininess, and then you get the contrast of the black noodle, the beautiful yellow sauce, and the pink lobster … It’s a beautiful dish. Plate presentation is very important to us. You have to use the plate as a frame for the food. You always, always eat with your eyes first.”

Pasta is, of course, an integral part of Sorellina’s menu, and certain traditional preparations that have been offered since the beginning days at Park Street (like piccata, marsala and alfredo, with your choice of protein) “are not going anywhere,” Vinocur said.

“We used to market ourselves as ‘authentic Italian,’ but we have since removed the ‘authentic’ because we wanted to afford ourselves the latitude to do more contemporary things.” Salsiccia Italiana (penne, San Marzano red sauce, housemade Italian sausage with toasted fennel, all baked in a cast-iron pan with cheese and herbs) is a currently a customer favorite — perhaps because of the cooler fall weather.

“Italian food is, I guess at its core, comfort food, and that is absolutely a comfort food dish,” said Vinocur.

Talk about comfort food, the dessert menu — shared by both Sorellina and Slate — definitely falls under that heading, with homemade Italian specialties that include cannoli and tiramisu and seasonally appropriate rotating selections like flourless chocolate cake, Key lime cheesecake and white chocolate cherry cheesecake.

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From Spuds to Sportswriting to Spirits Kalkaska native Chris Iott’s one-of-a-kind career path

By Al Parker Kalkaska native Chris Iott grew up on the family’s potato farm southeast of the village of Kalkaska and worked there with his two brothers and five sisters. While his brothers took over the operations of Iott Seed Farms, Iott went into journalism, where he spent 20 years, much of it as the sports editor of the Jackson Citizen-Patriot, covering the Detroit Tigers. He’s recently launched Social Sound, his own social media business.

But last month he started yet another new venture, returning to his tuber roots.

Using potatoes grown on the family farm, Iott and his wife, Amanda, debuted North River Vodka at a launch party in October.

“I’ve had the idea for a few years, but it really picked up steam when I quit covering the Tigers in May 2016,” said Iott. “Then I had the time to focus.”

The North River Vodka moniker is a tribute to a piece of property that Iott’s father, Ralph, purchased years ago. It’s a comfortable spot along the Manistee River where the whole family would gather for summer fun.

While many vodkas are made from rye, wheat or corn, potato vodkas are not as common. Experts say the spuds take away

the burn of the alcohol and add a natural sweetness to the drink.

The differences between any two grain vodkas are often subtle, but vodka lovers claim they can tell the difference. The same is true for the differences between grain and potato vodka. Like any liquor, vodka varies from country to country, region to region.

Potato vodka is usually more expensive than its grain counterparts because of the large quantity of potatoes needed to produce a similar amount of vodka. North River Vodka is priced at $32 a fifth.

“There are a lot of good vodka makers in Michigan, but only two make potato vodka,” said Iott. “And we’re the only ones using fresh potatoes grown on a Michigan farm.

As with any startup, it’s required a lot of energy and sweat to get North River Vodka off the ground. “I threw whole potatoes into a meat grinder and ground them by hand,” he said. “It’s not the most efficient way to do it.”

After the potatoes are ground, Iott works with a downstate distiller to produce North River Vodka. His first batch resulted in about 1,000 bottles of vodka.

Hundreds of those limited edition bottles have already been sold at the launch party, hosted by Grand River Brewery (GRB) in Jackson. Currently the vodka product is only available at the brewery, but Iott is

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working to firm up statewide distribution details in coming months.

The Iott family’s farming roots go back more than a century, beginning in Monroe County where they grew tomatoes, an array of canning vegetables and, starting in the early ‘60s, chipping potatoes.

In 1974, with farmland growing scarce in the Monroe area, brothers Ralph and Jim Iott bought 500 acres in rural Kalkaska County, southeast of the village of Kalkaska. For the next four years, Ralph would travel the 250 miles from Monroe to Kalkaska to oversee planting and harvesting. During that time, friends

and family would spend their summers working on the farm.

In 1978, Iott’s father Ralph moved his family to Kalkaska and took over daily operation of the farm, leaving Jim to run the original farm in Monroe.

Today, Ralph’s sons Dennis and Greg oversee operation of the Iott Seed Farms, where the family farms some 1,500 acres, including 500 acres of potatoes. The potato crop is rotated on a three-year cycle with wheat, rye and organic matter.

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Honor Through Craft

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Bob DeKorne wanted to give back. So the musician and luthier (that’s a maker of stringer instruments) decided to work on an instrument that was personal to him and would also reflect a special occasion: the annual concert and auction by guitarist Kenny Olson to benefit Mid-Michigan Honor Flight, a charity that assists with transporting older veterans to special ceremonies in Washington, D.C. He knew just what he wanted to use as part of the body of the guitar to be auctioned off: the ammunition box his father, Mel, had used to carry his cameras and film in Guam during World War II. “He did high altitude reconnaissance and looked for something to pack his film in,” said DeKorne.

Following his discharge Mel DeKorne became an aerospace engineer. Upon his retirement, he and his wife Chris moved to Glen Lake, where the box found another life holding nails and screws in the garage.

When DeKorne’s parents sold their cottage to move into a retirement home, their kids helped clean out the many years’ accumulation of things. Included in that was the old ammo box. His father told Bob, “Do something with it.” So he decided to do what he does best: Make it into a guitar.

“The idea was to make it look old and weathered,” said DeKorne.

So he beat it up a little, even dropping it into a mud puddle. “I’ve been known to drag wood behind my bike,” he said with a laugh.

“I did the front on an angle, to see the graphics. For me, it was doing my dad a favor, so I’m very honored and grateful to be able to donate it.” The back of the Honor Flight Guitar is sustainably harvested Michigan white ash. It also boasts a three-piece maple neck, and even sports one of Mel DeKorne’s old Michigan license plates on the back.

The concert and auction took place at Streeters, and DeKorne said a competition between two determined bidders drove the price up to $1,250. DeKorne met with the winner, who he said was happy to have the special guitar. DeKorne also sold another one of his custom guitars that night, and donated $200 from the proceeds to Mid-Michigan Honor Flight. DeKorne said he was thrilled and honored to be a small part of the effort, and grateful to be able to donate. “It was a very fun night,” said DeKorne.

The death of the state’s ash trees due to infestation by the emerald ash borer has given DeKorne amply opportunity to ply his trade without cutting down and harvesting additional trees. “Fender uses ash for most of its instruments. It’s hard and straight-grained and a real pleasure to work with. I liked the idea of [using wood that would otherwise be disposed of or used for firewood], said DeKorne.

Those who have purchased the guitars — or, presumably, who won them in an auction — have prized them and provided feedback for DeKorne. “It’s exciting to see someone really connect with the instruments I build,” he said.

“I’ve been an artist and performer and guitarist,” said DeKorne.

And what better way to personalize one’s sound than to make the guitar itself? “I’ve always [experimented] with my own instruments, using after-market parts for my own enjoyment.”

The Honor Flight Guitar was just the latest construction project for DeKorne. He’s created dozens of custom electric guitars, basses and lap steel guitars over the years through his home-based company, Pyramid Point Custom Guitars.

DeKorne first started his attempts at modifying and improving the sound and response with the first guitar he ever bought. From there it was on to repairing a Mosrite Ventures bass that his friend Tom Keen gave him. It had been soaked through in a flood, and all the laminates had let go. DeKorne said it looked more like kindling than a guitar. That was nearly 40 years ago, and he still plays that old Mosrite, which he’s dubbed “The Drift.”

Since then, he’s gone on to create or modify dozens of guitars.

He often uses material that has a personal connection to the owner or buyer. DeKorne said building custom yet affordable guitars is fun for him. He said most of them run around $500, though some have gone as high as $1,500. “Doing guitars for friends and charities like Honor Flight — that would be fine with me,” he said. The Honor Flight guitar is but his latest effort, as he’s also created custom guitars to benefit Buckets of Rain and Brickways. Pyramid Point Custom Guitars can be found on Facebook.

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Autumn Harvest Tis the Season for Car-Deer Collisions Michigan averaged 148 car-deer accidents per day in 2017.

Could 2018 be worse?

By Al Parker

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Denny Guernsey knows more than a little about car-deer accidents.

As a principal agent at the Ford Insurance Agency in Traverse City, he’s kept busy this time of year fielding calls from clients who have had an unfortunate meeting with a buck or doe.

And he has first-hand knowledge, too.

“About 12 or 15 years ago, my wife was coming back to Traverse City from Petoskey on U.S. 31, and a deer jumped the guardrail and hit the car,” he said. “A couple years later we were coming back from Harbor Springs on 31 and she was just saying ‘This is where that deer jumped out in front of me.’”

Wham!

Another deer, at the same spot, bounded onto the road and into the path of the Guernsey car. “That was the only time she’s hit a deer, and the only time I’ve hit a deer,” recalled Guernsey.

The Guernseys are in good company.

Deer are colliding with cars and trucks at increasing numbers. One of every six Michigan traffic accidents last year was caused by a collision with a deer. In October and November 2017, months when deer are particularly active, it was one in three, according to recent data released by the Michigan State Police.

“We see several customers a week, at least one a day, who’ve been in car-deer accidents,” said Tish Chase, administrative coordinator at Sonny’s Body Shop, a Traverse City repair shop that bills itself as “Deer Damage Specialists” in their radio ads. “This week we had a husband and wife who were both in car-deer accidents, both of their cars damaged.”

Almost 150 Every Day Michigan drivers reported 50,949 crashes involving deer in 2017, plus another 3,056 caused by a driver swerving to avoid walloping a whitetail. That’s an average of 148 accidents every single day of the year. Deer-vehicle crashes were up 9 percent from 2016, when 46,870 deer-vehicle accidents were reported.

Across the northern half of the lower peninsula, Crawford County saw the largest percentage increase in deer-vehicle crashes, going from 73 crashes in 2016 to 301 last year, an increase of 312 percent. Kalkaska County was next with a hike of 197 percent — 74 crashes in 2016 to 220 in 2017.

Other regional counties that saw more deer-vehicle accidents from 2016 to 2017 were: Antrim - 292 to 498 (+71 percent) Otsego – 209 to 318 (+52 percent) Charlevoix – 474 to 607 (+28 percent) Emmet – 474 to 538 (+14 percent) Leelanau – 287 to 316 (+10 percent) Benzie – 299 to 305 (+6 percent)

Grand Traverse – 628 to 665 (+6 percent) Manistee – 521 to 544 (+4 percent) Only Roscommon County saw a decrease in deer-vehicle crashes, from 306 to 288, down 6 percent.

The county with the highest overall total of deer-vehicle crashes last year was Oakland County with 1,765, a 4 percent decrease from 2016. Jackson County was second with 1,310 crashes, up 4 percent.

In 2017, some 76 percent of all deervehicle accidents took place in October and November. Nov. 7 was the single worst day with 449 accidents across Michigan.

And that makes October and November the busiest months for car-deer crash victims at Sonny’s Body Shop, according to Chase.

“We have a four-week wait time now,” she said.

“We’re that busy.”

Mayhem in the Morning Data shows that deer accidents are most likely to occur between 6am and 8 am, with the peak hour being 7am to 8 am, when 5,238 crashes took place.

“That 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. is a busy time for us,” said Michigan State Police Trooper David Prichard, who is based in the Cadillac Post, which covers Wexford, Manistee, Benzie, Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties. “Deer are moving, and motorists should just slow down and allow extra time.”

The safest single hour of the day last year was 1pm to 2 pm, when only 623 collisions occurred. Just behind that was 2pm to 3pm with 630 crashes.

The upward tick is not surprising; the state’s deer herd continues to recover from harsh winters in 2013, 2014, and 2015 that reduced their numbers, especially in northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.

Who Cleans Up? After an accident, drivers should contact police and then their insurance company.

But who’s responsible for removing the deer?

“If a deer is salvageable, the officer can write a slip to turn it over to the driver,” explained Prichard. “They can take it or donate it to a food bank or agency. It usually doesn’t go to waste.”

If the motorist isn’t interested in taking the deer, the officer contacts the county road commission, which will come out to clean the roadway.

Prichard urges drivers to slow down and know that if a deer leaps in front of your car, don’t try to avoid it. “We recommend they just hit it instead,” said the veteran trooper. “If you swerve to avoid it, you can lose control and have a more serious accident.”

nov 03

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“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: 7-8pm, HERTH, Elk Rapids.

Presented by the Elk Rapids Players. 7b47b2018.brownpapertickets.com

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2018 BELL’S ICEMAN COMETH CHALLENGE: 9am, Downtown Kalkaska. A 30 mile point-to-point mountain bike race from Kalkaska to TC. iceman.com/events

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2018 MEIJER SLUSH CUP: SOLD OUT: 9am, Timber Ridge Resort, TC. iceman.com/events

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31ST DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: 9am3pm, First Congregational Church, 6105 Center Rd., TC. Over 100 artist spaces, live carolers, homemade food, baked goods & more. Proceeds are given back to local & global nonprofits, as well as creating college scholarships for local students. Free admission. fcctc.org

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36TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR: 10am3pm, Bellaire High School. 231-533-6023.

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ART-FULL GATHERING: 10am-3pm, Michaywe Clubhouse, Gaylord. Jewelry, painting, photography, woodwork & more. Please bring healthy items for the Otsego County Food Pantry. $3/person over 18. michaywe.com

---------------------SOUTH ARM ORV CLUB TRAIL RIDE: 10am, Chandler Hills Stage Area, Boyne Falls.

You will travel to Indian River where you will have a potluck lunch by the marina. Bring a dish to pass or $5. RSVP: 231-536-7124.

---------------------TREETOPS TRIFECTA: Treetops North Resort, Gaylord. A weekend of trail running.

Today features a 5K at 10am & a 1K Hill Climb at 4pm. greatlakesendurance.com

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 11am-1pm: Carrie Pearson will sign her book “Stretch to the Sun.” 1-3pm: Chris Smith will sign his book “Small Water Waterfowling.” 3-5pm: Jennifer Weil will sign her book “The Coral Tree.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT OF NW MICHIGAN ANNUAL MEETING: 11:30am, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Valerie Marvin, historian & curator of the Michigan State Capital, will speak on “Women in the Capital: From Librarians to Lawmakers.” Catered lunch by Centre Street Café. Reservations required by Oct. 31: sansep19@earthlink.net or 703-597-7925. $15 for members, $20 nonmembers. whpnm.org

---------------------FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP: Noon, Espresso Bay, downtown TC. You may want to bring French-English dictionaries, a notebook, relevant smartphone apps, or a Frenchthemed item to share. Free. bit.ly/FrenchGroupTCMeetup

---------------------“THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME”: SOLD OUT: 2pm & 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theatre. Presented by the Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Co. $18 full, $16 senior, $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------2018 MEIJER SNO-CONE: 3pm, Timber Ridge Resort, TC. iceman.com/events

---------------------INAUGURAL NOVEMBERFEST: 4-7pm, City Park Grill, Petoskey. Northern MI vineyards, breweries & orchards will present wines, ciders & meads for sampling. Short’s Brewing Company, Charlevoix Brewing Company, Petoskey Farms Vineyard & Winery, Mackinaw Trail Winery, Left Foot Charley, Tandem Ciders, & Bee Well Meadery are among those participating. The $20 ticket price includes six drink tickets & a City Park Grill beer can-style glass.

Half-off appetizers & live music by Sean Bielby. wineguysgroup.com

The Insiders: Tom Petty Tribute Band, the premier Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute experience, plays City Opera House, TC on Sat., Nov. 10 at 8pm. Made up of veteran MI musicians Max Lockwood, Phil Barry, Mike Lynch, Eric O’Daly, Joe VanAcker and Daine Hammerle, The Insiders bring their rock and roll, from classic hits to fan favorites. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 door. cityoperahouse.org

LIVE ART FOR TART: 5pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Featuring a live painting exhibition & silent auction to benefit TART Trails.

Several artists, including Right Brain’s beer label artist, Andy Tyra, will create works live for the crowd. Live music from Andrew Brown Jazz Manouche Trio. $5 suggested donation. traversetrails.org/event/live-art-for-tart

---------------------AARON STANDER BOOK LAUNCH: 6pm, Brilliant Books, TC. A book release party for “The Center Cannot Hold,” Aaron Stander’s 10th Ray Elkins book. Free. brilliant-books.net

---------------------3RD ANNUAL MURDER MYSTERY: 6:30pm, Jordan Valley Barn, East Jordan. Join Bellaire Community In Action for “Murder at the Deadwood Saloon.” Tickets include dinner, a drink ticket & a part in this year’s mystery. $50/person, $90/couple. squareup.com/store/ bellaire-community-in-action

---------------------MITCH ALBOM: 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Mitch brings his new novel, “The Next Person You Meet in Heaven,” to Milliken Auditorium, while supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan. Tickets are $50 & include a copy of the book. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------BLISSFEST COMMUNITY DANCE: 7:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Calling by Cynthia Donahey & Jan Fowler & live music by Harbor HoeDown. All dances are taught. Dances may include squares, contras, lines, triplets, circles & waltzes. $5/person, $7/couple, $10/family. blissfest.org TWO COMEDIES BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. “The Actor’s Nightmare” & “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.” $17 plus fees. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------DREW HASTINGS - STORIES FOR GROWNUPS, VOL. 1: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. This veteran comedian brings his storytelling & selections from his upcoming book. $30. cityoperahouse.org

---------------------LAMB’S RETREAT SONGWRITER CONCERT: 8pm, Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs. Featuring Steve Poltz, Chuck Brodsky, Kate MacLeod, Amy Rigby & Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. Hosted

by John D. Lamb. 231-526-2151. $15.

nov 04

sunday

From NPR’s Snap Judgment, Stand-up Storytellers James Judd & Jen Kober Nov. 29 • 7:30 p.m.

“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: 2pm, HERTH, Elk Rapids.

Presented by the Elk Rapids Players. 7b47b2018.brownpapertickets.com

---------------------BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8amnoon, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. $7. rainbowofhopefarm.weebly.com

---------------------TREETOPS TRIFECTA: 9am, Treet ops North Resort, Gaylord. A weekend of trail running. Today features a half marathon. greatlakesendurance.com

---------------------5TH ANNUAL EMPTY BOWLS EVENT: 11am-2pm, Hagerty Center, TC. Enjoy soup & breads from 35 area restaurants, live music

by Drive South, choose an artisan bowl from the hundreds made by area artists, & more.

Benefits Food Rescue of Northwest Michigan.

Tickets: $20 or $75 for a family of four. 6 & under, free. goodwillnmi.org/2017/01/emptybowls

Swan Lake Interlochen Arts Academy Dance Co. Dec. 6, 7 • 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 8 • 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

---------------------CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: Nov. 4-10. Featuring unique menus & specials at participating restaurants. charlevoixmainstreet. org/restaurant-week

---------------------VETERANS & ACTIVE DUTY DINNER: 124pm, Elks Lodge #323, TC. Free for veterans & $10 for non-veterans. Free.

---------------------TRAVERSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 1pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Held in conjunction with “Visions of American Life: Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, 1850-1940.” TAHS board member Fred Anderson will present a program about the history of City Opera House in TC. Free. dennosmuseum.org

RED GREEN - THIS COULD BE IT! April 1 • 7 p.m.

THESE AND MANY MORE

---------------------NORTE PB&J RIDE: 2pm, Norte Wheelhouse, TC. Enjoy a chit-chatty paced ride & back to the Wheelhouse for a locally sourced PB&J bar. Free. elgruponorte.org

---------------------TWO COMEDIES BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse Studio Theatre @ the Depot, TC. “The Actor’s Nightmare” & “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.” $17 plus fees. oldtownplayhouse.com

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GLCO SUNDAY SERIES RECITAL: L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT: 4-6pm, First Congregational Church of Charlevoix. Join the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra for an afternoon of Russian music featuring L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) by Stravinsky.

Free will donation. glcorchestra.org

---------------------ANDA UNION: 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Hailing from differing ethnic nomadic cultures, this band unites tribal & music traditions from all over Inner Mongolia. Tickets: $27 advance, $30 door. $24 museum members plus a $2 processing fee. dennosmuseum.org

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November E V E N T S AT THE CENTER

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Saturday, Nov. 17 • 3:00PM Saturday, Nov. 17 • 7:30PM Sunday, Nov. 18 • 3:00PM

GREAT LAKES CINEMA SERIES: WHITE CHRISTMAS Saturday, Nov. 24 • 7:00PM

NLEA PRESENTS THE GRAND EVENT: FINALE BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION Tuesday, Nov. 27 Doors Open at 5:30PM

TICKETS & MORE INFORMATION at greatlakescfa.org or 231.439.2610 26 • november 05, 2018 • Northern Express Weekly

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sun., Nov. 4)

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COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: amical, TC. Spanish cuisine from this New York City tapas bar with a Barcelona vibe. Chef Vidal & owner Yann display their passion & skill in every dish. amical.com/boqueria

---------------------FREE LECTURE WITH AMELIA L. BUECHE, D.O.: 6pm, Table Health, GT Commons, TC. Learn how osteopathic principles can be universally applied to promote your best health.

Reserve your spot. tablehealthtc.com/event/ optimal-health-with-osteopathy

---------------------HERE:SAY OPEN MIC W/ TART TRAILS: 7pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Be prepared to tell a seven-minute story & throw your name in the basket. Performers will be selected randomly until the show ends at 9:30pm. Suggested $7 donation at door. Find on Facebook.

nov 06 NORTHERN MICHIGAN CHORALE: THE GIFT OF SONG Three opportunities to enjoy:

monday

LEEL 5:30-7

GAYLORD BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Snowbelt Brewery, Gaylord. Live music

by A Brighter Bloom. Appetizers provided by Snowbelt Brewery. 989-732-6333. $5 members.

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------------------------------------------NOVEMBER RECESS: 5-7pm, GT Distillery, Front St., TC. Join The Ticker for networking, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails including Bourbon Chamomile Apple Cider, Gin and Cucumber Lemonade and Cherry Vodka Lemonade; & prizes including a 750ml Cherry Vodka & True North Rye, 375ml Cherry Whiskey & a leather flask set. Entrance is $10. Presented by Remax Bayshore Properties. traverseticker.com

---------------------ANTRIM PITCH NIGHT: 6-9pm, Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire. Entrepreneurs & new businesses of Antrim County are invited to compete for $15,000 in startup funding for their business venture. northernlakes.net/ upcoming-events

---------------------MOVING THE BOUNDARIES: 6pm, East Jordan High School Community Auditorium. Engage with a panel of local experts to learn about the barriers that children face & learn about ways to help children succeed. 231-536-3131.

---------------------KING TUT TOMB DISCOVERY BY MAUREEN ESTHER: 7pm, Benzonia Public Library. This presentation covers the tomb discovery, excavation & disposition. Includes a discussion of Egyptian culture at the time of the Pharaohs. Free. benzonialibrary.org

---------------------SONGWRITER’S SHOWCASE: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Benefit to support Blissfest Lamb’s Retreat Scholarship Program. $10 advance; $15 night of. Students, $8. 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com

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tuesday

“ME AND ORSON WELLES”: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building.

Free. facebook.com/petoskeyfilm

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READING, Q&A & BOOK SIGNING: DANIELLE EVANS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, The Writing House. Enjoy this author of “Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self.”

Free. tickets.interlochen.org

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sun., Nov. 4)

COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: (See Mon., Nov. 5) PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH EVENING GROUP: 6pm, MCHC, rooms A&B, TC. Topic: Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension w/ Delia Mancoci, MD. Group discussions. 9477389. Free. pnntc.org

---------------------TCNEWTECH: 6pm, City Opera House, TC. Featuring a series of pitches from start-ups in the region & a social event surrounding the meeting. Free. tcnewtech.org

---------------------“EMOTIONAL CONNECTION, SEX & INTIMACY IN AN ASPERGER’S/NEUROTYPICAL RELATIONSHIP”: 6:30pm, TC. The exact TC location is provided when the neurotypical family member joins NW Michigan NT Support at tinyurl.com/NWMichNTSupport or contacts Carol Danly at 231-313-8744 or nwmints@ gmail.com before noon on the meeting day.

nov 07

COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: (See Mon., Nov. 5)

wednesday

CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sun., Nov. 4)

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“MAKE YOUR VOICE MORE POWERFUL - HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC POLICY”: Noon, Leelanau County Government Center, lower level, Suttons Bay. A public forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters Leelanau County. Featuring Renell Weathers, public engagement director with the Michigan League of Public Policy in Lansing. A LWVLC business meeting will follow the presentation. Free. LWVLeelanau.org

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nov 08

thursday

COFFEE, DONUTS & SCORE: 8am, Gaylord Regional Airport. Learn about how you can help local entrepreneurs through SCORE.

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CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sun., Nov. 4)

---------------------GT MUSICALE PROGRAM: YOUNG SINGERS: 1pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Featuring Olivia Donahue, Ian Rakunas, Grace Monteroy & Abe Stone. Free.

---------------------ARMISTICE ANNIVERSARY TOPIC FOR BENZONIA ACADEMY LECTURE: 4pm, Benzie Area Historical Society, Benzonia. “11th Day, 11th Month, 11th Hour” by Jane Purkis.

Purkis will share the details of the Treaty of Versailles & why the world was engaged in another world war 20 years later. Donation. benziemuseum.org

---------------------2018 FESTIVAL OF TREES: Golden-Fowler Home Furnishings, TC. Presented by Zonta Club of TC. Four local nonprofit organizations compete for your $1 votes through decorated holiday room displays & Christmas trees. The preview party will be held tonight from 5-8pm. zontacluboftraversecity. org/festival-of-trees

---------------------COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: (See Mon., Nov. 5)

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---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: Nov. 8-16.

Test your beverage IQ at the TC Ale Trail IPA Challenge, run a beer-themed 5K during the Great Beerd Run or get out your coziest flannel & be ready for the Flapjack and Flannel Festival.

These quirky events and others are all part of the nine days of craft beer. traversecity.com/tcbw

---------------------BOYNE LITERARY TROUPE: 6-8pm, Boyne District Library, Community Room, Boyne City. Meeting/open mic. Open to all writers, beginning & experienced. Bring writing to share if you wish. Free.

---------------------ADULT BINGO AT PCL: 6:30pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Meet in the cafeteria for a version of Peanuts Bingo. Celebrate cartoonist Charles Schultz’s birthday with themed snacks & unique game moves. Dress as your favorite Peanuts character to win a prize for best costume. RSVP

by Nov. 6. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATE WITH PETER SINCLAIR: 6:30pm, NMC’s Scholars Hall, Room 109, TC. Peter Sinclair was in Greenland again this past summer & interviewed climate scientists year round about the critical changes happening to our home, the Earth. Free. nmeac.org

---------------------“DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR”: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Presented by OTP Young Company. $15 adults, $8 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN AT KIRKBRIDE HALL: 7:30pm, Kirkbride Hall, The Village at GT Commons, TC. Featuring a vocal performance by Interlochen’s Director of Opera Workshop & Instructor of Voice Laura Osgood Brown. Ms. Brown will be performing with pianist Kristin Ditlow. $25 full, $11 youth. tickets. interlochen.org

---------------------TWO COMEDIES BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG: (See Sat., Nov. 3)

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“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: 7-9pm, HERTH, Elk Rapids.

Presented by the Elk Rapids Players. 7b47b2018.brownpapertickets.com

---------------------2018 FESTIVAL OF TREES: 11am-3pm, Golden-Fowler Home Furnishings, TC. Presented by Zonta Club of TC. Four local nonprofit organizations compete for your $1 votes through decorated holiday room displays & Christmas trees. zontacluboftraversecity.org/festival-of-trees

---------------------CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sun., Nov. 4)

---------------------43RD ANNUAL MARINERS MEMORIAL SERVICE: Noon, NMC’s Great Lakes Campus, courtyard, TC. Held to remember & honor mariners who have perished on the Great Lakes & oceans. Sponsored by the Student Propeller Club, Port 150, of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. 995-1200.

---------------------FREE VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON: 12-3pm, Eagles Club Banquet Hall, Gaylord. “Message of Thanks” Honors Luncheon. Featuring music, a key-note speaker, haircuts & more. RSVP: 989350-2229. $5 for one family member or guest.

---------------------THE CHILDREN’S HOUSE HOLIDAY ART MARKET: 3-7pm, 5363 N. Long Lake Rd., TC. 929-9325. Free.

---------------------SIDE-BY-SIDE, STUDENTS & FACULTY CREATING TOGETHER: 4-7pm, Shirley S. Okerstrom Fine Arts Building, NMC, TC. Enjoy art, live music & dance. nmc.edu

COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: (See Mon., Nov. 5)

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Thurs., Nov. 8)

feet with a variety of colors & themes. Opening festivities take place on Sat., Nov. 10 from 10am-3pm at Northland Plaza, Kalkaska. Visit with Santa, enjoy holiday songs with Patty Cox & more. 231-350-5114.

---------------------- ---------------------GREAT LAKES CHEFS DINNER: 6pm, Lobdell’s Teaching Restaurant, NMC, TC. $100. nmc.edu/resources/lobdells

---------------------LADIES NIGHT OUT: 6-8pm, Shift Chiropractic, TC. Featuring beverages, food, shopping, mini massages & more. Benefits Michael’s Place. Get tickets through Eventbrite. Free.

---------------------PERFORMANCE AFTER HOURS: 6:308:30pm, Elk Rapids District Library. Raymond Goodwin will perform his one-man play “Wreck of the Gimpy Gin.” Free.

---------------------“DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR”: (See Thurs., Nov. 8)

30TH HOLIDAY ART FAIR: 10am-4pm. Presented by the Jordan River Arts Council. New location: Mill Street Campus, 951 Mill St., East Jordan. jordanriverarts.com

---------------------5TH ANNUAL GREAT BEERD RUN: 10am, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. This 5K fun run has beer tastings from Beards Brewery, Short’s Brewing Co. & Right Brain Brewery scattered throughout the course, as well as at the start & finish lines.

The Best Beard Competition will be held at the post-race party. $40. thegreatbeerdrun.com

---------------------CHRISTMAS IN NOVEMBER CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, Williamsburg Event Center, Acme.

Presented by AC PAW. Free admission.

---------------------- ---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 7pm, TC Central High School Auditorium, TC. Presented by the TC Central High School Music Department. $15-$25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------“EVERYBODY”: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theatre. Presented by the Arts Academy Theatre. A contemporary take on the 15th-century morality play “Everyman.” Reserve your free tickets: 800-681-5920. tickets. interlochen.org

---------------------“ME AND ORSON WELLES”: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building.

Free. facebook.com/petoskeyfilm

---------------------BOB MILNE: 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey. This ragtime/boogie-woogie pianist has been playing since his early childhood & plays 250 performances each year. $25 members, $35 non-members, $10 students. crookedtree.org

---------------------TWO COMEDIES BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG: (See Sat., Nov. 3)

---------------------THE INSIDERS: TOM PETTY TRIBUTE BAND: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. The Insiders present the Tom Petty Tribute experience, rocking the best of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers catalog, from classic hits to fan favorites. $20 advance, $25 door. cityoperahouse.org/the-insiders

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saturday

“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: (See Sat., Nov. 3)

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GT SKI CLUB ANNUAL SKI SWAP: 9am-4pm, TC West Middle School. Equipment to be sold can be dropped off Fri., Nov. 9 from 6:30-8pm at TC West Middle School. Equipment pick up is Sun., Nov. 11 from 12-2pm. gtskiclub.org/ event/annual-ski-swap

HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10am-noon: Book Launch Party with Brianne Farley, author of “Building Books.” 12-2pm: Gary Maccchioni will sign his book “Letters From a Vietnam Vet.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------MAKE A GIFT SERIES: 10am-noon, Interlochen Public Library. Learn the basic technique of felted wool miniatures. This class for adults is free. Sign up: 231-276-6767.

---------------------STEM EXPLORATION DAY: 10am-3pm, NMC’s Aero Park Campus, Parsons-Stulen Building, TC. This event benefits the Food for Thought “Fill the Pantries: Food Drive Challenge.” Products & funds collected will help fill shelves at four local student-based pantries, including: TLD Prayer Fyre, Step Up Northern Michigan, TBAISD Spirit Pantry & NMC’s Food Pantry. Explore & play with some of the latest equipment from NMC programs including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, aviation flight simulators, welding, hybrid vehicles, 3D printer, virtual reality, & much more. There will also be presentations for ages 13+. Bring five non-perishable food/hygiene items or $5/person. nmc.edu

---------------------SHOP YOUR COMMUNITY DAY: Shop Downtown TC & 15% of your purchase will be donated to the charity of your choice.

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TC CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL: 10am2pm, City Opera House, TC. A celebration of children, families, community & literacy. Featuring a sampling of books for the entire family from a variety of MI & national publishers.

Local non-profits provide kid-friendly activities & crafts. Proceeds benefit Born to Read. tcchildrensbookfestival.com

---------------------THE CHILDREN’S HOUSE HOLIDAY ART MARKET: 10am-4pm, 5363 N. Long Lake Rd., TC. 929-9325. Free.

---------------------2018 FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Fri., Nov. 9) ---------------------CHARLEVOIX RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sun., Nov. 4)

---------------------- ---------------------RUN VASA! 5K, 10K & 25K: 9am, Vasa Trail Head, 4450 Bartlett Rd., Williamsburg. Enjoy this cross-country trail that runs through the Pere Marquette State Forest of Northern Michigan. runningfitevents.redpodium.com/2018-vasa

JAMES DAKE: 11am, Cadillac Public Library.

This education director at Grass River Natural Area speaks about the making of the “Field Guide to Northwest Michigan.” Free admission. friendsofthecadillaclibrary.com

SKI SWAP: 9am-noon, Treetops Resort, Convention Center, Gaylord. Buy, sell, trade winter gear, skis, snowboards, apparel, hockey & more. 855-854-0892.

FLAPJACK & FLANNEL FESTIVAL: 12-7pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Featuring flapjacks from Daily Blend & The Cooks House & cocktails from Iron Fish Distillery, along with craft beers.

Live music by The Whistle Stop Revue, Turbo Pup & Jack Pine. $10-$60. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------- ------------------------------------------SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS - GRIEFSHARE: 9-11am, West Side Community Church, Student Ministry Center, TC. A seminar for people facing the holidays after a loved one’s death.

231-409-2804. Free. griefshare.org

---------------------2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: Nov. 1017: 10am-7pm. Nov. 18: 10am-3pm. Featuring 37 decorated trees in sizes from 2 feet to 9

---------------------MEET THE POTTER & DEMO/SALE: Noon, Higher Art Gallery, TC. Local potter Nina Tarr will be demonstrating her practice with her potters wheel. higherartgallery.com

---------------------AARON STANDER BOOK EVENT: 1pm, Bay Books, Suttons Bay. Aaron Stander brings his latest Ray Elkins mystery, “The Center Cannot

Hold,” as well as copies of the previous nine Ray Elkins books. Free. baybooksmi.com

---------------------“EVERYBODY”: 2pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theatre. Presented by the Arts Academy Theatre. A contemporary take on the 15th-century morality play “Everyman.”

Reserve your free tickets: 800-681-5920. tickets. interlochen.org

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 2pm, TC Central High School Auditorium, TC. Presented by the TC Central High School Music Department. $15-$25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------AARON STANDER BOOK EVENT: 4pm, Leelanau Books, Leland. Aaron will sign copies of his latest Ray Elkins mystery, “The Center Cannot Hold.” Free. leelanaubooks.com

---------------------COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: (See Mon., Nov. 5)

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Thurs., Nov. 8)

---------------------BASEMENT ART SHOW: FIGURATIVE ART: 6pm, Studio Anatomy, TC. From photography to painting, this 8-artist exhibition will focus on the human form in different mediums & perspectives. Free. a-peeldesign.com

---------------------BACK TO THE PORCH CONCERT SERIES: 6:30pm, Charlevoix Senior Center. Join Conrad Gold, singer, guitarist & songwriter, followed by musicians from the audience participating in an open mic. Bring your instrument. Bring a dessert snack to share. Suggested donation, $10.

---------------------“DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR”: (See Thurs., Nov. 8)

---------------------“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: (See Fri., Nov. 9) ---------------------243RD MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY: 7pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. A brief ceremony will be held at 7:30pm. Pre-register to get a commemorative mug for $7 or buy one at the event for $10. Your mug gives you $1 off pints the night of the event. Find on Facebook.

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BAYSIDE TRAVELLERS CONTRA DANCE: 9191 S. Kasson St., Cedar. Live music by Dag Nabbit with caller Pat Reeser. There will be a basic skills workshop from 7-7:30pm & the dancing runs from 7:30-10:30pm. $11 adult, $7 student, $9 member. dancetc.com

---------------------“EVERYBODY”: (See Fri., Nov. 9) MUSICAL NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring the Grand Traverse Show Chorus, The Vibe Quartet, Sashay Quartet, & Northern Symphonic Winds. $25/person. grandtraverseshowchorus.org

---------------------TWO COMEDIES BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG: (See Sat., Nov. 3)

---------------------24TH ANNUAL LAMB’S RETREAT SONGWRITER CONCERT: 8pm, Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs. Featuring Johnsmith, Michael McNevin, Jo Serrapere, Jen Sygit & David Starr.

Hosted by John D. Lamb. $15. springfed.org

---------------------BOB EUBANKS “HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST GAME SHOWS”: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. $40. lrcr.com

---------------------FRESHWATER CONCERTS PRESENTS PETER ASHER & JEREMY CLYDE: 8pm, Freshwater Art Gallery, Boyne City. Enjoy songs, stories & film from The British Invasion. 231-5822588. $35 advance. freshwaterartgallery.com

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GOOD ON PAPER IMPROV: 8pm, West Bay Beach Holiday Inn Resort, TC. Free. facebook. com/GoodOnPaperImprov

---------------------GOPHERWOOD CONCERTS: BARBAROSSA BROTHERS: 8pm, Cadillac Elks Lodge.

Enjoy Michigan-bred bayou folk from this Bay City group. $7-$15. mynorthtickets.com/organizations/gopherwood-concerts

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III VISION REUNION HIP HOP: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Enjoy Drebb & his northern MI hip hop artists. Free. redskystage.com

---------------------THE INSIDERS: TOM PETTY TRIBUTE BAND: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. Rocking the best of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers catalog, from classic hits to fan favorites. $20 advance; $25 door. cityoperahouse.org

nov 11

sunday

“SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”: (See Sun., Nov. 4)

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2018 KAIR FESTIVAL OF TREES: (See Sat., Nov. 10)

---------------------COMMEMORATION OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMISTICE DAY: 10:30am, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Armistice Day occurred on Nov. 11, 1918.

This was the “Great War to End All Wars.” The service will include personal reflections, music & poetry from that time. Free. uucgt.org

---------------------FREE VETERANS BRUNCH: 11:30am-1pm, NCMC, cafeteria, Iron Horse Café, Petoskey.

2018 FESTIVAL OF TREES: 12-4pm, GoldenFowler Home Furnishings, TC. Presented by Zonta Club of TC. Four local nonprofit organizations compete for your $1 votes through decorated holiday room displays & Christmas trees. zontacluboftraversecity.org/festival-of-trees

---------------------HOLIDAY COOKIE EXCHANGE: 1-3pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Register your cookie by Nov. 4. Free. tadl.org/cookies “DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Presented by OTP Young Company. $15 adults, $8 under 18 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse.com

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“NEWSIES THE MUSICAL”: 2pm, TC Central High School Auditorium, TC. Presented by the TC Central High School Music Department. $15-$25. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------NMC GRAND TRAVERSE CHORALE & CHAMBER SINGERS JOIN AREA CHOIRS: 3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Presenting Mozart’s “Requiem.” Tickets: 9476698.

---------------------COOKBOOK DINNER SERIES PRESENTS BOQUERIA: (See Mon., Nov. 5)

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY BEER WEEK: (See Thurs., Nov. 8)

art

“IT’S PERSONAL” GROUP SHOW: Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. Featuring figurative work, from canvas to clay by Shanny Brooke & five other artists. Runs through Nov. Hours: 10am-5pm, Mon.-Sat. through Nov. 5; then Tues.-Sat. twistedfishgallery.com

---------------------“NATURE’S PALETTE”: Runs through Dec. 1 at The Botanic Garden, Visitor Center at Historic Barns Park, TC. Featuring paintings of 12 local artists, who often paint together plein air. thebotanicgarden.org

---------------------“SPACES UNCHARTED”: Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. Runs through Nov. 11.

Featuring MI fiber artists Jill Ault, Barbara Bushey, Susie Krage, Nancy McRay, Leon Nash, Marilyn Prucka, Shanna Robinson, Dolores Slowinski & Sherri Smith. Special Gallery Talk with Shanna Robinson, Marilyn Prucka & Nancy McRay on Sun., Nov. 4 at 2pm. Open daily, 1-4pm. jordanriverarts.com

---------------------DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EXHIBIT: Higher Art Gallery, TC. Featuring over 32 artists from all

over the region & world celebrating the Mexican cultural holiday known as Day of the Dead.

Runs through Nov. 23. higherartgallery.com

---------------------LANDSCAPES INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION: Runs through Nov. 23 at Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Featuring the work of Linda Beeman, Carolyn Damstra, Susana Green, Jane Kramer, Thomas Tomasek, Lynn Uhlmann & Catherine VanVoorhis. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4:30pm; Sat., 10am-4pm; & Sun., 124pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------MICHIGAN PRINTMAKING: Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix. Sixteen MI artists have been invited to represent traditional & contemporary methods of printmaking in the exhibit “Block-Paper-Ink.” This exhibit runs through Nov. 3. Open Mon. - Sat., 11am-5pm. charlevoixcircle.com

---------------------NATURAL CREATIONS EXHIBITION: Nov. 5-12, Up North Arts, Cadillac. A group of area crafts persons will be showing their hand crafted creations. Hours are 11am-4pm daily, except Sun. An artists’ reception & live demonstration will be held on Sat., Nov. 10 from 4-6pm. upnorthartsinc.com

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - “WOVEN TOGETHER: THE FIBER WORK OF SHERRI SMITH”: Sherri’s exhibition features work from her most recent series, “Astronomy,” which investigates science & mathematics. Runs through Nov. 17.

- “WOVEN TOGETHER: BEYOND THE INFLUENCE OF SHERRI SMITH”: An exhibit of works created by a selection of 14 artists who completed their MFA degrees under Sherri Smith at the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. Runs through Nov. 17.

- “TESTAMENTS: CTAC FACULTY SHOW”: Atrium Gallery. Includes the work of 13 CTAC instructors. Runs through Dec. 1. A reception will be held on Thurs., Nov. 29 from 5:30-7pm. crookedtree.org

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - DELBERT MICHEL: A RETROSPECTIVE: A retrospective exhibit of artist Delbert Michel’s 60-year career. Runs through Nov. 27. crookedtree.org

---------------------GAYLORD AREA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, GAYLORD: - ARTFUL AFTERNOONS: Wednesdays, 1-3pm through Nov. 14. Join other art enthusiasts to view art related videos & discuss art themes throughout the world.

- JURIED FINE ART EXHIBIT: Runs through Nov. 3 during gallery hours of 11am-3pm, Tues. through Fri. & 12-2pm, Sat. - THE CREATIVE CROWD: Join local artists working on their own projects & enjoying the company of others. Every Thurs. from 11:30am-2:30pm. Bring your own project, supplies & lunch, if desired.

- HOLIDAY ART MARKET: Nov. 6 - Dec. 22.

Hours: 11am-3pm, Tuesday through Friday; & 12-2pm on Saturday. Closed Sunday & Monday. Free. gaylordarts.org

---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - HOMAGE: INSPIRED BY OUTSTANDING CANADIAN WOMEN: Runs through Jan. 20.

This exhibition features 40 framed neckpieces created as a celebration & tribute to Canadian women, past & present by jewelry artist Donald Stuart.

- PANGNIRTUNG WEAVINGS FROM THE DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER’S COLLECTION: Runs through Jan. 20. Featuring weavings from the Inuit art collection, by the artists of the Pangnirtung Weaving Cooperative.

- VISIONS OF AMERICAN LIFE: PAINTINGS FROM THE MANOOGIAN COLLECTION, 1850-1950: Runs through Jan. 20. From the Detroit Institute of Arts, this exhibition features 40 works by late-19th & early-20th century artists capturing American life, culture & identity in that time. Hours: 10am-5pm, Mon.-Sat.; 1-5pm, Sun,; & 10am-8pm, Thurs.

Quit Cold Turkey People who smoke have increased risk of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and other cancers. In fact, smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and affects all aspects of your health.

Each year, the American Cancer Society designates a day in November for smokers to break from tobacco for the day – and ideally forever.

On Friday, Nov. 16, the Cowell Family Cancer Center is offering free turkey sandwiches to anyone who wants to quit smoking cold turkey.

Stop by the Center between 11 am - 1 pm to get your turkey sandwich and learn about our upcoming classes and other resources to help you quit. New classes begin Jan. 7.

Don’t wait any longer. Make the decision to quit now.

Visit munsonhealthcare.org/freedom-from-smoking to learn more.

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MUSE IS BACK WITH A BRAND NEW THEORY British modern rock band Muse is returning with its eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, produced in collaboration with Rich Costey, Shellback, Mike Elizondo, and Timbaland. Several singles have already been pre-released for the new set, including “Dig Down,” “Thought Contagion,” and “The Dark Side.” The album will be available in several different formats, including a super deluxe edition with 21 tracks (the regular version has 11); album purchasers will also get early buying access to tickets for Muse’s upcoming 2019 tour …

Already out this week is the latest from Parcels, whose eponymous album is available now from Kitsune/Because Music, complete with its first single and music video “Lightenup.” The new track, which blends electro-pop, funk, and disco a la Daft Punk lite, is only one of 12 new tunes that the band members wrote from their adopted hometown of Berlin, Germany, to which they relocated from their homeland, Australia, a couple years ago ...

Speaking of tours, tickets are now on sale for Scottish alt-rock band Teenage Fanclub’s 2019 North American tour. This tour will be its first without founding member Gerard Love, who ended his run with the band

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a couple of months ago. While Teenage Fanclub has mostly been focusing on revamping and reissuing five of its previous albums, members have hinted that some new music might be on the way soon. In the meantime, make plans to catch the band at one of its 2019 stops: Chicago (March 6), Detroit (March 7), or Toronto (March 8) …

Anderson .Paak is currently promoting two big projects that are just hitting outlets, the first being his much-anticipated Oxnard album, and the second being his upcoming collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, which is still somewhat shrouded in mystery. The Oxnard set has just wrapped up on mixing, with none other than Dr. Dre behind the boards .Paak has said that this is the album that’s most leaned on the music he listened to while in high school and dreaming of becoming a professional musician …

LINK OF THE WEEK Danger Mouse and James Mercer have been pretty busy lately, with DM producing the new Parquet Courts set, and Mercer working on The Shins’ albums. But they’ve recently been hinting — via some online posts featuring photos of them together and with mics and guitars — that more music from their collaborative music project, Broken Bells, is on the way. Following those

images, they posted a short teaser video, so you can judge for yourself how far along their new music process is. Check it out at instagram.com/brokenbells …

THE BUZZ Josh Groban and Idina Menzel will bring their respective smooth sounds to a big show at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena on Nov. 7 …

Thievery Corporation will be electrorocking The Fillmore, also in Detroit, on Nov. 9…

Motown classic The Temptations will croon its way through the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren, Michigan, on Nov. 11 …

And Detroiter-turned-Nashville mogul Jack White’s (The White Stripes) new concert film, Kneeling at the Anthem D.C., is out now on Amazon Prime Video … and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

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

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FOURSCORE by kristi kates

Richard Reed Parry – Quiet River of Dust – Anti/Epitaph

Parry’s spent plenty of time working with his main musical project, the Canadian Grammywinning indie-rock outfit Arcade Fire. But on his solo work, he’s more ’60s avant-garde than current-day dance-tronica. On his own, he shows an even deeper passion for layered harmonies and alternatively styled melody lines on concept pop tracks like “On the Ground” and “I Was in the World (Was the World in Me?)”; guests Yuka Honda, Aaron Dessner, and Bryce Dessner (of The National) add flair and even more indie cred.

Louis Cole – Time – Brainfeeder Records

Thoughtful pop-funk? How exactly does that work? Just take a listen to Cole, and you’ll see how he blends rhythm and ruminations into ultracatchy tracks. Cole — primarily a drummer — sings in a quirky falsetto that’s deceptively viral in nature, but once he gets serious, it’ll draw you right in. Standout “Tunnels in the Air” features label-mate Thundercat, while Brad Mehldau steps in on jazz piano for “Real Life.” “Everytime” gets mellow and sentimental, and “Phone” twists and turns its bouncy arrangement so it never gets dull.

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The, Sister Actor s Mary Nightmare Ignatius Explains It All For You

Groundation – The Next Generation – Roots

Recorded with judicious purpose on a stack of analog 1970s recording gear, Groundation’s latest melts Jamaican reggae music into jazz with a diversity unlike most other fusion outfits you’ve probably heard. Topically, they swerve from hardsell causes (“Fossil Fuels,” “Prophets and Profit,” “The Next Generation”) to quieter, more personal topics (“One But Ten,” “Father and Child”), but it’s all delivered with purpose and top musicianship.

Leon Bridges – Coming Home – Sony Legacy

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Getting his start at open mics, moving up to a much-talked-about spot at SXSW, and finally winding up in a studio with indie band White Denim, who helped him put his tunes to tape, Bridges doesn’t lean much on gimmicks, instead just pulling directly from the retro sounds of classic soul singers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. His somnolent vocals anchor every track on this set, whether they’re uptempo (“Smooth Sailin’” “Flowers”), ballads (the striking “River”), or somewhere in-between (the ’50s-pop of “Better Man.”)

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by meg weichman

mid90s the old man and the gun

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Mid90s marks Oscar-nominated actor and comedian Jonah Hill’s directorial debut. As an actor, he’s certainly worked with a lot of great directors — Martin Scorsese, Judd Apatow, Cary Fukunaga, the Coen Brothers. So while his love letter to the skateboarding scene of the — you guessed it — mid-’90s, has a level or craftsmanship and competency you would expect from such a Hollywood pedigree, it also has a few too many first-time filmmaker clichés. From shooting on 16mm stock and the film’s dramatic and trendy Academy-aspect ratio to the long takes and an overly curated soundtrack, the auteur touches run amok. So is this the birth of an important voice in the cinema? It’s a start.

what CDs they have, watching a group of kids and so desperately wanting to belong, the pride and identity you find in decorating the walls of your bedroom. But these, the strongest parts of the film, are all pretty much conveyed wordlessly. It’s when you get to the rest of the script that Mid90s falters.

Directionless, but also deliberate and fabricated, not much happens in between these attempts at profundity. It’s mostly barb-trading boys (they use some pretty choice language, FYI) hanging out and occasionally picking up their boards.

Still, for as little story as there is, it’s pretty standard coming of age territory.

Mid90s centers on an adolescent boy named Stevie (Sunny Suljic). And when we first meet him, he’s getting the crap beat out of him by his tortured, brooding older brother (Manchester by the Sea’s Lucas Hedges, one of the film’s few recognizable actors). He’s in search of the male camaraderie and support he’s definitely not getting at home and somehow falls his way into a group of older, cooler skateboarders.

These are kids with troubled home lives, from backgrounds anything but privileged, and it feels as though Hill is romanticizing them with the film’s nostalgic focus. From the Teenage Mutant Turtle bedsheets to the Ren & Stimpy T-shirts, this is a Millennial’s chance to get all wistful. And in aiming for so much authenticity, it’s comes off as masturbatory. So, despite faithfully capturing the period and culture, it’s still nothing but a poseur.

He’s first welcomed in by the runt of the group, Ruben (Gio Galicia), who is all too eager to pass on his low-man status. Then there’s a wouldbe filmmaker called Fourth Grade (Ryder McLaughlin) who you’ll mostly forget is there; and best friends F8!*S%&^ (his obscene name can’t be printed here; the role is played by Olan Prenatt), and Ray (Na-Kel Smith), the defacto leader of the group.

Hill references the work of Harmony Korine (who makes a cameo) and Larry Clark’s groundbreaking Kids. But he doesn’t commit to the uncompromising depictions of youth found in their work. His indie has too much Hollywood in it, what with its insipid banalities and trite truisms (plus an ending that’ll make you ashamed if you didn’t see it coming).

These characters are loose archetypes, and ones we’ve seen before. Ruben comes from such an abusive home, he never wants to be there, and he turns on Stevie when the rest of the group embraces him. Fourth Grade can’t afford the socks on his feet and has a face full of acne.

F8!*S%&^, with his beautiful golden locks, is quite popular with girls but only wants to party. Ray holds the movie’s heart; he’s a warm and nurturing presence with dreams of taking his skateboarding pro.

Stevie has no skateboarding experience whatsoever. So to prove himself, he takes hits harder than anyone, earning their respect and a nickname: Sunburn. For the baby-faced Stevie, gone are the days of staying in on a Saturday night watching a Blockbuster rental with his mom; now he’s out drinking and doing drugs with his new crew.

There’s a refreshing naturalism to the performances, largely from nonprofessional actors. And this in turn helps drive many emotional moments that ring heartbreakingly true: looking up to your older sibling so much that you sneak into their room to write down

he Old Man and the Gun, or the film that Robert Redford claims will be his final screen performance: While it would be impossible for one film to truly put a defining cap on a career as remarkable as his, this affectionate, thoughtful, and lovely little film comes pretty darn close. Based on a true story, this breezy and laid-back treasure is about Forrest Tucker (Redford), a kindly gentleman bank robber, who has escaped prison 16 times and now finds himself in the twilight of his life.

Unlike Dillinger or Jesse James, he’s a bank robber who might never have loaded his gun; his weapon is his charm. Redford is the devilish rascal perfect for the part, and when Forrest isn’t robbing banks, he’s wooing a beguiling Sissy Spacek, who plays a widowed ranch owner. When Redford and Spacek are together, the film is perhaps at its best. More of a character study than anything, this is a heist movie driven not by trumped up tension and suspense, but by the adventure of life and its inescapable tick of time: who we are, who we were, who we might have been.

And it all comes full circle with a supremely satisfying ending that takes on a bit of Hollywood magic that could only come from Redford himself, all he’s done, and all he represents: the Hollywood outlaw who refused to be only the matinee idol they wanted him to, and wears that trademark smile on his face until the bittersweet end.

With the anger and trauma of the characters always simmering just below the surface, it seems like Mid90s might offer us a new portrait of masculinity and manhood, but it fails to offer any new insights. For me this is a comingof-age story that doesn’t fully transcend its gender, especially as compared to recent triumphs like Eighth Grade and Lady Bird, to become something more universal. And don’t get me started on the practically nonexistent female characters. The only trait Stevie’s mom has (played by a deserves-way-more Katherine Waterston) her promiscuity.

It also doesn’t transcend your ideas of what a “skateboarding movie” is. Take the recently released and totally superb Minding the Gap, a film that about a group of skateboarders coming of age that cuts to the very core of the human experience. If this film is still fresh in your memory (and it should be; it’s streaming on Hulu now), Mid90s doesn’t stand a chance to have even half of the impact. So if you think you might not be the audience for this movie, you’re probably not.

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

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n their remarkable new film First Man, Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of La La Land, and La La Land star, Ryan Gosling, here as Neil Armstrong, give us a incredibly grounded look into the man we all know of and yet really know nothing about.

Part character study, part domestic drama, it’s incredibly intimate (the POV is limited largely to Neil’s) in scope for a story about something that’s really as epic as it can get. Incredibly immersive and with impressionist imagery, this a profoundly feeling work that while largely chronological doesn’t follow a simple trajectory or a typical hero’s arc. Covering events from 1961 to 1969, we vividly experience Armstrong’s path to becoming the first man to walk on the moon, from his early days in the Gemini and then Apollo programs, to the tragedies that defined his life along the way.

Offering a change in perspective is what Armstrong cites as what he believes is the benefit of space exploration. And First Man is an entirely new way of seeing this monumental moment of our history that has come to stand for so much for both our country and humanity. And as much as you may want to be comforted by the warm feelings of this great human achievement, Chazelle eschews this easy nostalgic treatment. This is not a rah-rah, feelgood escape to the by gone days when we dared to gaze into the heavens, though those feelings will certainly come. But the film is much more concerned with offering us a new perspective on ourselves, our place in this world, and through that it gives us a glimpse of something else we’ve lost sight of: hope.

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ou wouldn’t be alone if you thought this tragic Cinderella story didn’t need to be brought to the screen for the fourth time. And by an untested first-time director directing himself in the starring role at that. But once you’ve seen A Star is Born, you’ll thank your lucky stars you did. With rapturous music and remarkable performances from director/star Bradley Cooper and a luminous Lady Gaga, Cooper has modernized the studio romance, making a film with a soul of indie and the heart of classical Hollywood melodrama. For those not familiar with this ultimate Hollywood myth, it’s the showbiz story of a male star whose career is on its way down discovering and then falling for a female star on the rise. And in these iconic archetypes we have a nearly unrecognizable Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine, an outlaw rocker who’s some kind of rugged relic of Americana. He still plays to arenas, but it’s only a matter of time until his chronic tinnitus and alcoholism catches up with him.

And then we have Lady Gaga’s Ally. Wearing painted on hair and tape eyebrows, she captivates Mr. Maine with her performance of “La Vie en Rose” at a drag show performance he happens to stumble into on night. He invites her to perform with him at his next concert and from there her music career takes off just as their romance does. But of course it’s not all sunshine and roses for long, and their tender love and the electric music they make together gives way to raw and ugly and all too real pain.

Putting you through the emotional wringer, from its soul-stirring highs to its soul-crushing lows, somehow by the end you’re just grateful for the opportunity to have experienced it.

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ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 11/9 -- Levi Britton, 5-8 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9 TC WHISKEY CO., STILLHOUSE, TC 11/8 -- Paul Livingston, 6-8 THE DISH CAFE, TC Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7 THE HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Roundup Radio Show Open Mic Night, 8 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC Wed -- Tiki Night w/ DJ, 3 11/10 -- Flapjack & Flannel Festival w/ Live Music, 12-4 THE PARLOR, TC 11/7 -- Rob Coonrod, 8 11/8 -- Chris Smith, 8 11/10 -- Joe Wilson, 8 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC Tue -- TC Celtic - Traditional Irish Music, 6:30-9

Emmet & Cheboygan CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 11/3 -- Novemberfest w/ Sean Bielby, 4-7 11/9 -- Annex Karaoke, 10 11/10 – For the Love of Hip-Hop w/ DJs Franck & Clarkafterdark

Wed -- Jazz Jam, 6-10 11/9 -- Isaac Ryder's Rabbit Hole, 8-11 11/10 -- Broom Closet Boys, 8 UNION STREET STATION, TC 11/3 -- Bell's Iceman After Party w/ Orbitsuns, 9 11/4,11/11 -- Karaoke, 10 11/5 -- Jukebox, 10 11/6 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30; then Open Mic w/ Matt McCalpin, 8 11/7 -- DJ Prim, 10 11/8 -- Chris Sterr & Ron Getz Band, 10 11/9 -- Happy Hour w/ Harvey Wallbangers, then 1000 Watt Prophets, 5 11/10 -- Kung Fu Rodeo, 10 WEST BAY BEACH HOLIDAY INN RESORT, TC 11/3,11/10 -- DJ Motaz @ View, 9 11/7 -- David Chown @ View, 6 11/8 -- Jeff Haas Trio w/ Laurie Sears, 6 11/9 -- Sweetwater Blues Band @ View, 7 11/10 -- Good on Paper Improv, 8

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: My husband and I started having problems when I found an email he sent to his exgirlfriend saying, “You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” He’s never complimented me during our five years together. He revealed that he and his ex used to have sex for hours, while the most we ever spent making love was 45 minutes -- only once, when we were first dating. I think I should leave, but we have a 1-year-old child. We are good together caring for the baby, but it’s terrible to be with a man who lacks love, respect, and desire for you.

— Tormented

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: Parents today are in fierce competition for whose kid achieves things first: “Little Euripides graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard while still in the womb!” Best not to be the parents whose child has the dark side nailed, reflected in Instagram brag shots like “Baby’s First Rehab!”

A good deal of research suggests that the healthiest home environment for a kid is an “intact family” — as opposed to the “Uncle” Of The Month Club. Couples wanting what’s best for their children are motivated to deuglify their relationship and can often work out what I call “process-oriented” problems (counterproductive ways of interacting that lead to nasty fights or just seething resentment).

This is essential because even if nobody’s screaming and hurling casserole dishes, the underlying tone of a relationship is reflected in interactions as mundane as “Can ya pass the salt?” (Ideally, your tone suggests some affection for your partner — not that your reluctance to do time is all that’s keeping you from smothering them with a pillow.)

You, however, are in a relationship with a man who is deeply passionate about another woman and appears to see sex with you as a household chore. Your resentment from feeling unwanted and equally toxic feelings from him are sure to seep into your daily life. So, staying together under these circumstances would most likely be damaging for your child — but chances are, so would splitting up.

To understand why an intact family seems important for kids’ well-being, it helps to understand a few things from an area of evolutionary research called “life history theory.”

BY Amy Alkon

It explores how the type of environment a person grows up in calibrates their psychology and behavior — for example, how able they are to delay gratification.

This calibration is basically a form of human mental economics — a subconscious calculation of how stable or risky a person’s childhood environment is and whether they’d be better off allocating their energy and efforts toward the now or the future. A stable, predictable environment — like growing up with middleclass parents who remain married, live in a peaceful neighborhood, and always provide enough food to eat — tends to lead to a more future-oriented approach (like being able to save money). Conversely, growing up in a dangerous neighborhood, having divorced parents with unpredictable finances, and getting moved around a lot is likely to lead to a more noworiented approach (spendorama!).

The good news is, you two may be able to break up without it breaking your kid. My friend Wendy Paris and her former husband did this — splitting up as a couple while staying together as parents of their young son. Wendy writes in her book “Splitopia: Dispatches From Today’s Good Divorce and How To Part Well” that they even relocated together from New York to Los Angeles, moving to separate places a few blocks apart. They hang out and do activities as a family. Her ex often comes over to make breakfast for her son and coffee for her. He even takes out the trash! Sure, he did that when they were married, but Wendy was too preoccupied with her issues with him as a husband to appreciate it like she can now.

It’s difficult to set up an arrangement like Wendy’s if you’re, oh...say...preoccupied with wishing your husband’s penis would wither and fall off like a skin tag under a dermatologist’s liquid nitro. In a situation like yours, where resentment is high, a mediator could be helpful. (Look for a marital specialist at Mediate.com.)

A mediator is not a judge and won’t tell you what to do. He or she is a neutral third party, deescalating conflict — creating a safe, productive psychological environment. This makes it possible for people with disputes to work out a mutually acceptable agreement for how they’ll go forward. Now, mediation doesn’t work for everyone. However, it’s probably your best bet for “having it all” — acting in your child’s best interest and eventually having a man in your life who sees you as more than ballast to keep the mattress down in case there’s a tornado.

“Jonesin” Crosswords "Mark the Ballot"-- just do it. by Matt Jones

ACROSS

1 Take in or on 6 Speed trap device 11 May follower, sometimes 14 Car wash machine 15 Napoleon’s punishment 16 Bed-In for Peace participant 17 Start of a quote from Larry J. Sabato 20 ___ of iniquity 21 Rust, for instance 22 ___ Stix (powdered candy) 23 “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” e.g.

24 Indigenous Peoples’ Day mo.

26 They’re supposedly thwarted by captchas 29 List that may be laminated 31 ___ in “elephant” 34 “And while ___ the subject ...”

35 Shady political operative 36 “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” band 37 Middle of the quote 41 Pompousness 42 Greek column style 43 Elvis’s middle name, on his birth certificate 44 “Baker Street” instrument 45 Gets a look at 46 Corn husk contents 48 “Uh-huh” 49 Is down with the sickness, maybe 50 “Be kind to animals” org.

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1 Blown away 2 “Take Five” pianist Brubeck 3 Farm team

4 Part of ppm 5 Audition 6 Started anew, as a candle 7 Canceled 8 Dungeons & Dragons equipment 9 Key below X, on some keyboards 10 Camping gear retailer 11 “Both Sides Now” singer Mitchell 12 Alternative to Windows 13 Apt to pry 18 Former partners 19 Vote (for) 23 Not half-baked?

24 Lacking height and depth, for short 25 Sidewalk edge 26 Lyft transactions, e.g.

27 Symbol of resistance?

28 Injection also used for migraines 29 Small versions, sometimes 30 CEO, e.g.

31 Movie crowd member 32 “The Road to Mecca” playwright Fugard 33 Play fragment 35 “OK, whatever” 38 “___ to vote, sir!” (palindrome mentioned in Weird Al’s “Bob”) 39 Bar Bart barrages with crank calls 40 Thanksgiving side dish 46 Uruguayan uncles 47 27-Down counterparts 48 Talk endlessly 49 Supercollider particles 50 Slight fight 51 Former Minister of Sport of Brazil 52 Cajole 53 Candy bar now sold with “left” and “right” varieties 54 Espadrille, for one 55 Belt-hole makers 56 Bird feeder block 57 ___ facto 59 Study space?

60 Endo’s opposite 61 ___Clean (product once pitched by Billy Mays)

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or voyager or entrepreneur or swashbuckler. But at other times in my life, I have had extensive experience with those roles. So I know secrets about how and why to be a wanderer and voyager and entrepreneur and swashbuckler. And it’s clear to me that in the coming weeks you could benefit in unforeseen ways from researching and embodying the roles of curious wanderer and brave voyager and savvy entrepreneur and prudent swashbuckler.

you will be an especially arousing influence in the coming weeks. You may also be inspiring and disorienting, with unpredictable results.

How many transformations will you unleash? How many expectations will you dismantle? How many creative disruptions will you induce in the midst of the daily grind? I hesitate to underestimate the messy beauty you’ll stir up or the rambunctious gossip you’ll provoke. In any case, I plan to be richly amused by your exploits, and I hope everyone else will be, as well. For best results, I will pray to the Goddess of Productive Fun, begging Her to ensure that the commotions and uproars you catalyze will be in service to love and kindness.

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Hunter S. Thompson wasn’t always a wild and crazy writer. Early in his career he made an effort to compose respectable, measured prose. When he finally gave up on that project and decided he could “get away with” a more uninhibited style, he described it as being “like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids.” I foresee a metaphorically comparable development in your future, Pisces.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1994, Aries pop

diva Mariah Carey collaborated with an associate to write the song “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” It took them 15 minutes to finish it. Since then it has generated $60 million in royalties. I wish I could unconditionally predict that you, too, will efficiently spawn a valuable creation sometime soon. Current planetary alignments do indeed suggest that such a development is more possible than usual. But because I tend to be conservative in my prophecies, I won’t guarantee anything close to the $60-million figure. In fact, your reward may be more spiritual in nature than financial.

Corporation, 1977. 5. “Most Cancerians will never overcome their tendencies toward hypersensitivity, procrastination, and fear of success.” —Lanira Kentsler, astrologer, 2018. (P.S. What you do in the next 12 months could go a long way toward permanently refuting the last prediction.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): German scientists

have created cochlear implants for gerbils that have been genetically modified, enabling the creatures to “listen” to light. The researchers’ work is ultimately dedicated to finding ways to improve the lives of people with hearing impairments. What might be the equivalent of you gaining the power to “hear light”? I understand that you might resist thinking this way.

“That makes no sense,” you may protest, or “There’s no practical value in fantasizing about such an impossibility.” But I hope you’ll make the effort anyway. In my view, stretching your imagination past its limits is the healing you need most right now. I also think that doing so will turn out to be unexpectedly practical.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here’s useful

wisdom from the poet Rumi. “Our defects are the ways that glory gets manifested,” he said. “Keep looking at the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.” Playwright Harrison David Rivers interprets Rumi’s words to mean, “Don’t look away from your pain, don’t disengage from it, because that pain is the source of your power.” I think these perspectives are just what you need to meditate on, Virgo. To promote even more healing in you, I’ll add a further clue from poet Anna Kamienska: “Where your pain is, there your heart lies also.” (P.S. Rumi is translated by Coleman Barks; Kamienska by Clare Cavanagh.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Artist David Hockney

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An interactive

post at Reddit.com asked readers to write about “the most underrated feeling of all time.” One person said, “When you change the sheets on your bed.” Another extolled “the feeling that comes when you pay all your bills and you’ve still got money in the bank.” Others said, “dancing under the rain,” “physical contact like a pat on the back when you’re really touch starved,” and “listening to a song for the first time and it’s so good you just can’t stop smiling.” I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because I suspect that the next two weeks will bring you a flood of these pleasurable underrated feelings.

is proud of how undemanding he is toward his friends and associates. “People tell me they open my e-mails first,” he says, “because they aren’t demands and you don’t need to reply. They’re simply for pleasure.” He also enjoys giving regular small gifts. “I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms.” Hockney seems to share the perspective expressed by author Gail Godwin, who writes, “How easy it was to make people happy, when you didn’t want or need anything from them.” In accordance with astrological omens, Libra, I suggest you have fun employing these approaches in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The best

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Beer makes

you feel the way you ought to feel without beer,” wrote Gemini author Henry Lawson. Do you have any methods for making yourself feel like you’ve drunk a few beers that don’t involve drinking a few beers? If not, I highly recommend that you find at least one. It will be especially important in the coming weeks for you to have a way to alter, expand, or purify your consciousness without relying on literal intoxicants or drugs. The goal: to leave your groove before it devolves into a rut.

thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.”

That brilliant formulation came from poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Does it seem so obvious as to not need mentioning? Bear with me while I draw further meaning from it, and suggest you use it as an inspiring metaphor in the coming weeks. When it rains, Sagittarius, let it rain; don’t waste time and emotional energy complaining about the rain. Don’t indulge in fruitless fantasizing about how you might stop the rain and how you’d love to stop the rain. In fact, please refrain from defining the rain as a negative event, because after all, it is perfectly natural, and is in fact crucial for making the crops grow and replenishing our water supply.

(P.S. Your metaphorical “rain” will be equally useful.)

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Study the

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following five failed predictions. 1. “There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom.” —Robert Miliham, Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1923. 2. “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” —Western Union internal memo, 1876. 3. “Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia.” –Dionysius Lardner, scientist, 1830. 4. “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” —Ken Olson, president of Digital Equipment

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation,” writes activist and author Elif Shafak. “If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven’t loved enough.” I bring this to your attention because you’re in a phase when your close alliances should be activating healing changes in your life. If for some reason your alliances are not yet awash in the exciting emotions of redemption and reinvention, get started on instigating experimental acts of intimacy.

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