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QUESTION Is the Grand Traverse County Road Commission getting ready to resurrect the much-maligned Hartman-Hammond Bridge proposal?

(No one knows for sure — the road commission won’t share details on route options until a public meeting in February.)

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they make no pretense of loving liberty — to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”

We are mostly a nation of immigrants.

Each new wave of immigration also creates politicians who use xenophobia and racism to gain power. Those of us with immigrant ancestry owe those relatives a great debt.

We can repay it by supporting today’s legal asylum seekers. They both share the same simple dream: that their children will have a better life here.

Jeff Beamsley, Traverse City Pay Up, Bergman Why is Congressman Bergman voting to not pay our loyal and dedicated Coast Guard and Transportation Security Administration employees? Apparently Bergman believes that a great nation does not have to pay its on-the-job working employees.

Lee Hornberger, Traverse City

Ask Experts, Not Politicians I don’t understand. We have repeatedly been hearing about a border wall and border security. The president doesn’t know about how border walls would help. Politicians are not saying a whole lot about what border security means. Meanwhile, I am assuming we have hundreds of people we have employed to come up with some solutions about border security. They know if a wall is worth the expense. They know what border security requires. Why don’t we hear from those whom we have employed to find solutions? Why doesn’t the media invite knowledgeable people to speak with them?

It is silly to keep asking politicians who just keep repeating the same thing.

Bob McQuilkin, Frankfort Remember the Irish This isn’t the first time poverty, starvation, and violence have caused people to flee their country. The Great Potato Famine forced 2 million Irish to come here.

The British believed that the natural course of free markets would solve the crisis. [Charles E. Trevelyan, the British civil servant heading the “relief ” efforts for the Irish is quoted as saying,] “Great Britain cannot continue to throw her hardwon millions into the bottomless pit of Celtic pauperism”, and “The judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity must not be too much mitigated.”

One million Irish died. Thousands more fled on cheap converted freighters.

Conditions were deplorable. They were called “coffin ships,” because half its their passengers didn’t survive the voyage.

Americans complained that the British were not sending the best people, that the Irish were poor, unskilled, and Catholic.

Conspiracy theories raged. The Irish were portrayed as drunken, disease-ridden, hideous criminal apes.

The American “Know Nothing Party” [an anti-immigrant political party of the 1850s] promised to restore “temperance, liberty, and Protestantism” by supporting nativeborn Protestant candidates. Massachusetts required 21 years of residency before naturalized citizens could vote.

In 1855, Lincoln despaired of the whole situation: “When it comes to this, I should prefer emigrating to some country where

Open Letter to the General Congressman Bergman, in declaring your support for the president’s wall, you claimed that he “is only asking for support of border policies that Democrats have supported and voted for.”

This is a falsehood. It comes straight from the President, who claimed that Democrats had “changed their mind” about his wall when in fact they never supported it.

What Democrats did support was a continuing resolution to extend the Secure Fence Act of 2006, including $1.3 billion dollars for additional fencing. The Senate unanimously supported this bill, as did the president — until Ann Coulter pressured him to change his mind.

But, look, if the wall is important enough to shut down the government, why didn’t you make it happen during the two years you had the votes? Could it be that you all silently understood that the wall was a bad deal?

You knew it wouldn’t put a dent in the drug traffic, 90 percent of which goes through ports of entry. You knew that economic migration from Mexico is way down, while those seeking entry are largely Central Americans seeking safety — and you knew the vast majority of them aren’t illegally pouring across the border but massing at ports of entry, hoping to become legal immigrants.

Or did you know, as the U.S. Government Accountability Office has confirmed, that $5.6 billion would not begin to finance the wall? How fortunate, then, that Democrats won the house, allowing you at last to stride manfully onto the stage and put the blame for your inaction on them.

General, it’s past time for you, a deficit hawk, to stand up for what you believe.

Don’t waste taxpayer money on projects that are not cost effective. It’s also your chance to show that, unlike so many of your Republican colleagues, you fear neither the president nor his tweets.

Porter Abbott, Northport Hits & Misses I had mixed feelings in reading the recent article about local theatre [“The Great White North Way,” Jan. 14 issue]. I was excited to see so many organizations I know well and some that are new to me. (I even

made it into the photo from “Little Shop of Horrors.”) Yet, I was frustrated at the fact that the theatre company my husband and I have worked hard to build with this community wasn’t included. Perhaps I missed an email? Or we were overlooked, as we are a small “troupe” (though we held open auditions for our last two shows)? I felt compelled to write.

Northern Express was kind enough to put our first show, “How Grinchy Met The Who,” on Northern Express’ Top Five” page in 2013. Since then we have produced one unique Mash-Up Rock ’n Roll Musical a year — shows that feature all local talent and can’t be seen anywhere else in the world. As part of our mission is to promote inclusivity and tolerance, we seek to connect with communities who aren’t always represented in theatre, most recently with working with an interpreter and Local Interpreter Services Network, which helped us to include American Sign Language into our last show.

What was also missing from the article is the amazing way in which these theatres support each other. We see each other’s shows, we promote each other’s shows, and many of us are involved in multiple organizations. We at the Mash-Up would not exist without renting equipment and space at an affordable rate from both Old Town Playhouse and Parallel 45. Rather than see each other as competition, it seems like most of us hold the belief that the more art here, the better our community. After all, theatre is all about empathy, which is a thing the world needs now more than ever.

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

The $365,000 Question.....................................10 Rose and Fern...............................................12 Farm School for All.......................................14 Sound Strategy................................................15 Northern Seen............................................17

dates................................................18-20 music Nightlife.........................................................24 columns & stuff Top Ten...........................................................4

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle....................................6 Weird...............................................................9 Chef’s Notes...................................................13 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................21 Film................................................................23 Advice Goddess...........................................25 Crossword...................................................25 Freewill Astrology..........................................26 Lesley Alicia Tye, Interlochen Classifieds..................................................27

Dems Think They Know Better In reference to [guest columnist Amy] Hardin’s diatribe [“America the Stupid”] against Fox News and its viewers in the Jan. 7 issue, Republicans are smart enough to know that we don’t want Democrats running the country. Democrats mean expanded government programs, higher taxes and worse national debt. They are the ones who go after the uneducated, tell them that they will support them with government tax revenues, and buy their vote. Take a poll of welfare recipients and ask them for which party they vote. Next, take a poll of business persons and ask them the same question. The answers should reveal which party has the more intelligent voters.

The Constitution does not mention illegal aliens. The Fourteenth Amendment was passed to prevent states of the former confederacy from railroading former slaves. The word “persons” was used to eliminate the argument that slaves couldn’t be citizens because they had been mere property when born. It was not passed to confer citizenship rights on illegal aliens.

Liberal courts have rewritten it to claim this is the case.

From my point of view, the DunningKrueger Effect applies to Democrats — they lack intelligence and march thoughtlessly to the party drum. In their ignorance, they believe that only they know everything and that they have the right to impose their will on the rest of us because we are too senseless to know what is beneficial for ourselves. It is not worth trying to improve the fatuous Democrats except to try to save this country from their Socialist inclinations, globalization, and welfare-forall mentality.

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4 Despite Shutdown, Sleeping Bear Remains Open Volunteers are busy keeping scaled-back services going at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, despite the partial federal government shutdown.

The park itself is operating with a skeleton staff; the National Park Services determined last week that recreation fees collected under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act could be used to bring back park maintenance crews to plow trail head parking lots, clean restrooms, and remove trash, according to a press release.

Meanwhile, the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes are also making sure visitors can access trails and the dune climb, though they warn that due to this winter’s weather conditions, the trails are icy and hazardous, and ski poles and traction devices are recommended. They’re also grooming Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail for cross-country skiing. The visitor center is not open.

“We greatly appreciate the generous contributions of Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, who have provided assistance with restrooms and trash during the lapse in appropriations,” says park superintendent Scott Tucker. “Their efforts have contributed significantly to our ability to restore access and basic services to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.”

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The dawn of 2019 has many of us feeling newly awake, but the same cannot be said for approximately half the populace of Karen Thompson Walker’s latest title, “The Dreamers.” Newly released on Jan. 15, “The Dreamers” is a dystopian sci-fi novel about an isolated area of Southern California where a mysterious epidemic is sending an increasing number of its inhabitants into an irretrievable unconscious. But, as readers quickly discover, those infected aren’t dead — just dead asleep.

Even more bizarre, the victims of the illness all exhibit unusually high levels of brain activity: terrifyingly realistic, intense dreams. But of what? From the bestselling author of 2012’s “The Age of Miracles” comes a complex and hypnotic narrative that dives headfirst into the depths of human consciousness. Is it just us, or is anyone else feeling a little ... drowsy?

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Former NHL pro’s close call on thin ice

Retired NHL enforcer and Traverse City resident John Scott learned a valuable lesson about lake ice on a recent weekend — sometimes it’s not as thick as you think.

Scott described the harrowing Jan. 13 ordeal to the online sports magazine The Athletic: He had decided to clear an area for skating near his home on Cedar Lake, when the ice cracked, and he plunged into the frigid water.

“So, I went down there with a couple of shovels, put the headphones on, stepped onto the ice and, boom, right through,” Scott told the publication. “I couldn’t get up on my dock the first three or four attempts because I was soaking wet — I was just drenched.”

Scott estimates he was in 20 feet of water, and the ice prevented him from reaching shore. Finally, he got a toehold on a solid piece of ice and was able to hoist himself up.

In eight years in the NHL, Scott played for the Wild, Blackhawks, Rangers, Sabres, Sharks, Coyotes, and Canadiens, but he became best known when fans voted him to the 2016 All-Star Game even though he was playing in the minors at the time. Scott was nonetheless voted the game’s MVP.

stuff we love Handheld Hikes Did you know the Little Traverse Conservancy owns and manages more than 250 nature preserves? We didn’t either — until we downloaded the recently updated LTC Explorer app. Turns out, when you’re tired of slogging the same trail, you can whip out your phone and figure out where else in the conservancy’s five counties you can go to hike, cross-country ski, hunt, fish, or ride your bike. A particularly neat perk? It meshes well with two of our favorite nature-nerd apps, bird and iNaturalist, and you can post pics of your finds (or selfies, if that’s how you roll) at the preserves so LTC Explorers 2,400 other users can see what’s glowing, growing, or crowing on your jaunt. Search LTC Explorer on your favorite app store.

Big Ice, Big Fish, and Big Money at Fife Lake If ever there was a time to try — or take your kids out — ice fishing, 7am to 3pm Jan. 26 on Fife Lake is it. The ice is thick, and the short, day-long derby is sweetened by promise of an (at least!) $1,000 prize for the overall largest fish. There’s also $150, $250, and $350 prizes for the top three pike, walleye, and perch caught, and the entry prices are cheap, up to Jan. 24: $10 for kids 17 and under, $25 for 18 and up.

Don’t want to compete? Stroll the ice just to see the fancy shanties; there’s a shanty decorating contest too. For more info, call Kathy, queen of Fife Lake Lodging and Party Store at (231) 357-2767, or check out Fife Lake Fishing Derby on Facebook.

Bonus Fun: The annual Cardboard Classic — build your own sled out of cardboard, tape, and glue (no hardware or wood allowed; helmets required) — is happening 11am to 3pm the same day at Springfield Park & Recreation Area, on the corner of Lund and Creighton roads in Fife Lake.

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At the center of these discussion is newly elected Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, of New York. The youngest woman ever elected to Congress and a media magnet, she recently mentioned the idea of a marginal tax of up to 70 percent for those earning more than $10 million annually. The tax would only apply to earnings above that $10 million threshold, and only about 16,000 Americans are in that income bracket.

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tax rate on high earners in the 1960s, with no apparent harm to what was then a booming economy. But those were much different times, especially politically.

These are interesting ideas and conversations, but they are essentially meaningless.

The one reality in Congressional politics is simple math; you need 219 votes in the House and 60 votes in the Senate, or your grand plans are already dead. There might be enough votes in the new House for some kind of tax increase for the superrich, but there are nowhere near 60 votes in the Senate. The debate, such as it is, is just for fun.

The Democrats would be wiser to take a page from what used to be conservatism and tackle the already out-of-control budget deficits,

Instead of the inevitable investigations of the president, Democrats would be better served investigating and reforming a defense procurement system so wildly out of control that the Pentagon itself finally admitted they have no real idea how much anything costs or where all that money goes.

We’re told we could pay for the healthcare with a transaction tax on activity on Wall Street, and for the tuition with a tax on the top income earners. The transaction tax sounds like something that would be passed along to consumers, and the tax on high earners sounds like something they’d find a way to avoid.

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Until we see how much free actually costs.

Together, the two items would increase the national budget by about 30 percent.

That’s a budget that was already $1.5 trillion in the red last year and is headed for worse this year. Our national debt is now a nearly incomprehensible $22 trillion. (For those of you who like large numbers, that’s $22,000,000,000,000.)

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Disciples of Bernie Sanders and advocates of what some call democratic socialism, these Dems like free tuition at public universities and colleges and cradle-to-grave healthcare sometimes called universal Medicare. It’s easy enough to nod our heads in agreement with the ideas; free always sounds good.

Healthcare for everybody is much pricier, somewhere between $14 and $17 trillion over the next decade. Nobody knows for sure since nobody has a good idea of how such a thing would work.

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Modern Democrats have always been a fractious bunch more likely to coalesce against something than for anything. But we now have a small new group in the U.S. House of Representatives with big plans.

instead of adding to them. It’s not as if there’s no room to work.

They could, finally, pass legislation that actually adds some significant teeth to laws against Medicare fraud and then provide the personnel to enforce them. That we continue to read about tens of billions in annual fraud is absurd. They could mandate negotiated drug prices for those covered by Medicare, saving billions more.

Instead of free tuition, they could start a bit more modestly and fix the out-of-whack student debt horrors. And they could find out why public colleges and universities keep raising their tuitions well beyond inflation rates.

Instead of the inevitable investigations of the president, Democrats would be better served investigating and reforming a defense procurement system so wildly out of control that the Pentagon itself finally admitted they have no real idea how much anything costs or where all that money goes.

The F-35 fighter, 16 years in development and still not ready, is billions over budget.

Our new littoral ships, submarines, tanks ... all late and way over budget. We can’t even agree on costs. The Pentagon says a new nuclear bomb will cost $7.5 billion; the General Accounting Office (GAO), using the same numbers, says it’s $10 billion.

(Here’s an interesting aside: The youngest person ever elected to Congress was 22year-old William Charles Cole Claiborne of Tennessee. He won the right to fill the seat vacated by Andrew Jackson and was reelected at 24. Both times he was too young — the constitutional minimum age is 25 — but the House elected to seat him anyway.)

The Pentagon will actually be audited for the first time in 70 years. Good grief.

As Ocasio-Cortez and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman have pointed out, we used to have just such a high marginal

Alas, Democrats have never seen a windmill at which they wouldn’t tilt. And they now see windmills everywhere.

There is a window of opportunity here for some positive baby steps on issues that might even generate bipartisan support. “We actually did something” would be a good 2020 campaign slogan.

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BOY DIES IN CRASH A 4-year-old boy who was not strapped into a car seat died in a rollover crash.

Reece William Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene on M-114 in Benzie County, according to the sheriff’s department. His mother, driver Isabella Rose Bronson, 22, survived the crash.

The crash happened at 4:50am Jan. 13, when Bronson’s vehicle drifted across the opposing lane, crashed into a ditch, rolled over, and struck a tree.

another in the jail.

In some instances, Brandon Veenstra passed notes between inmates that had no-contact orders filed against them by the court, according to a Michigan State Police press release.

Sheriff’s officials learned of the allegations in September and, after meeting with prosecutors, asked the state police to investigate. Meanwhile, Veenstra, a 37-year-old Cadillac resident, was terminated.

Police said there was no indication any other employees were involved. Veenstra is scheduled for a pre-trial Jan. 22.

DOGS RESCUED FROM ARSON FIRE Responders rescued two dogs from a burning home that investigators determined was intentionally set on fire.

Emmet County Sheriff’s deputies were called at 3:14pm Jan. 13 to a fire at Camden Kade Rental Units in Alanson. All of the residents had made it safely outside, but two dogs remained in the burning structure.

Deputies broke a window to save one of the dogs, and Alanson Fire Department personnel found the second dog under a couch and brought it outside. Both dogs were in good condition.

Investigators determined that the fire was set by 54-year-old Alanson resident Robert Dean Jakeway, and that Jakeway had assaulted someone prior to setting the fire. He was charged with second-degree arson and assault with a dangerous weapon.

TWO BUSTED FOR METH Two Gaylord residents are accused of running a meth lab in their house.

On Jan. 11, officers from Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement arrested 33-year-old Allen Robert Millsap and 36-year-old Angel Marie Kuznicki-Quinn on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine.

Detectives received a tip from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, according to a press release. The information led to a search warrant for the couple’s home where police found the couple, their 5-year-old child, and the makings of a meth lab.

TWO ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT Deputies arrested two men — one for attacking his roommate and the other for intervening and attacking the first man.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies responded around midnight Jan. 11 to a home on South Bugai Road, where they found an injured man sitting in his driveway.

Deputies learned that the two men who live at the home had gotten into an argument that had escalated into physical violence; one of the men had choked the other. That man, a 36-yearold, was arrested for domestic assault involving strangulation. Police also arrested a second man for assault and battery, a 19-year-old from Traverse City, who had shown up and punched the 36-year-old in the face several times.

POLICE: BOYFRIEND STRANGLED GIRLFRIEND A 27-year-old Onekama man was arrested for felony domestic violence.

State police were called to the man’s home at 7:20 pm Jan. 12 after a woman called 911 to report that her boyfriend was assaulting her.

Investigators determined that Matthew Hoeh strangled his 20-year-old girlfriend during an argument. He was charged in Manistee County with assault with intent to do great bodily harm.

CORRECTIONS OFFICER CHARGED A Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s corrections officer faces a misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of duty for allegedly helping inmates pass notes to one

STABBING SUSPECTS JAILED An Interlochen couple faces life in prison after bursting into a home in Cedar and stabbing two people during a robbery.

The suspects, Justin Tyler Bembenek, 33, and Bailey Kathleen Rosinski, 25, face charges of attempted murder, first-degree home invasion, and assault with a dangerous weapon. Bembenek is also charged as a four-time habitual offender.

Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on South Kasson Street where two men, a 78-year-old and a 56-year-old, had been stabbed, and a 55-year-old man had been struck over the head with a metal flashlight. All three were taken to Munson Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators learned that Bembenek and Rosinski, who is related to the victims, had entered the home in search of valuables; the assaults had taken place during the robbery.

The couple fled, and a state-wide alert was put out for their vehicle. They were soon spotted by an off-duty Benzie County Sheriff’s detective and were chased through Wexford and Manistee counties until state police forced the vehicle to stop.

SNOWBALL THROWER BUSTED Traverse City Police arrested a man for throwing snowballs at people from the roof of a downtown building.

The 19-year-old suspect somehow gained access to the roof above the Whiting Hotel on Front Street Jan. 11 and began to throw snowballs at people, said Capt. Keith Gillis.

Officers were called to the scene at 3:22pm after several people called 911; there were apparently no injuries.

It took officers about a half-hour to talk the man off the roof. Once he came down, he was arrested for disorderly conduct and trespassing.

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bY Isiah Smith Jr. Imagine this: A long black limousine floats to the edge of the sidewalk curb on Fifth Avenue and parks between the Cartier and Rolex watch shops. Shoppers on “The Avenue” are used to seeing such high-end shoppers being driven to the most expensive shops in New York. Usually they ignore them, as one would ignore pesky flies and unsavory panhandlers.

This black monster is strange, however, even for New Yorkers grown numb to the daily displays of wealth in this overcrowded Mecca to the rich.

The crowd gathers two-deep and watches as the driver of the black monster exits the front seat, opens the oversized back door, and a tall man with orange skin, an imperial air, and bleached blond-ish hair emerges, wearing black patent leather shoes and a navy blue suit whose jacket is cut long, ending slightly above the knees.

The crowd watches in horror as the fake blond with the bulldog face and pouty lips reaches into the waistband of his baggy suit trousers, pulls out a large gun, takes careful aim, and shoots an elderly man in the head. Calmly and coldly, he places the gun back into his waistband, reenters the black monster, rolls up the window, and orders the driver to proceed.

Imagine then that a small, stooped grandmother, with her three little grandchildren in tow, grabs the arm of one of New York’s finest and demands, “Aren’t you going to do something? Arrest that man — he just shot and killed an innocent man on Fifth Avenue in broad daylight, in full view of hundreds of New Yorkers. Arrest that man!”

“Sorry, Ma’am, there’s nothing we can do. He’s the president of the United States; he’s immune from prosecution. He can’t be arrested or indicted for his crimes while he’s in office.”

The other citizens, incredulous and downcast, sober and sorrowful, walk away, powerless against the machines of the imperial president.

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As if in practiced unison they say, “What can we do? We are just powerless citizens who are held to account, but who have no power to hold our leaders to account. We are but dust in the wind, fallen angels controlled by the whims, wishes, and caprices of those who hold the power. If we run a traffic light, park too long in a forbidden spot, forget to pay our taxes, or fail to pay our bills, we are punished and imprisoned. But he can shoot an innocent citizen in full daylight, on the busiest street in America, and he gets to walk away and lead our country as if nothing happened. He can violate any law, commit any sin, and escape punishment? That’s a damn shame!”

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In a legal memorandum dated Oct. 16, 2000, the Legal Counsel Office of the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that a sitting president could not be indicted:

“Given the unique powers granted to and obligations imposed upon the President, we think it is clear that a sitting President may not constitutionally be imprisoned. The physical confinement of the chief executive following a valid conviction would indisputably preclude the executive branch from performing its constitutionally assigned functions. As Joseph Story wrote: ‘The president cannot, therefore, be liable to arrest, imprisonment, or detention, while he is in the discharge of the duties of his office . . . .’” — Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel in Volume 24 As Charles Dickens wrote in “Oliver Twist”: “If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, “the law is a ass — a idiot. If that’s the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience — by experience.”

Adomnan of Iona (born 628 AD), one of the earliest Christian proponents of kings ruling by divine right, could have written the above memorandum. This view evolved into a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as the Senate of the Roman Republic, or later, the British Parliament.

Perhaps that explains why modern evangelical Christians such as Jerry Falwell, Jr., cling to 45, despite his obvious venality, corrupt nature, amorality, dishonesty, and general odiousness.

The divine right doctrine virtually disappeared from English politics after the Glorious Revolution (aka the Revolution of 1688, when King James II of England was overthrown). The American Revolution (1775-83), the French Revolution (1789) and the Napoleonic Wars further deprived the doctrine of most of its remaining credibility.

Until now.

As we watch the brazen blather of “absolute right” to close the government, declare a childish state of emergency, or to do pretty much anything his compromised mind conceives, we would do well to remember the words of David Hume, Scottish enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist: “It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.”

We shall see.

Isiah Smith Jr. is a former newspaper columnist for the Miami Times. He worked as a psychotherapist before attending the University of Miami Law School, where he also received a master’s degree in psychology.

In December 2013, he retired from the Department of Energy’s Office of General Counsel, where he served as a deputy assistant general counsel for administrative litigation and information law. Isiah lives in Traverse City with his wife, Marlene.

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From our family to yours r ...your neighbo People With Issues KION TV reported on Jan. 7 that a Salinas, California, family’s Ring doorbell camera captured video of a man licking the doorbell for more than three hours.

The homeowners were out of town during the encounter, which took place around 5 a.m., but their children were inside. Sylvia Dungan, who was alerted to the activity at her front door on her phone, said, “I thought, boy there’s a lot of traffic. ... Who the heck is that?” Salinas police identified the man as Roberto Daniel Arroyo, 33. Arroyo also relieved himself in the front yard and visited a neighbor’s house. “You kind of laugh about it afterwards because technically he didn’t do anything,” Dungan said, although police later charged him with petty theft and prowling.

Super Fan Dale Sourbeck, 49, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, had football on his mind after his arresting start to 2019. In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, he used a hammer to break into the Rock Street Music store and helped himself to two guitars -- to start with, reported WNEP TV. Presumably realizing he was being watched by surveillance cameras, Sourbeck left and returned to the store wearing a mask and grabbed three more guitars. Police tracked Sourbeck down using the surveillance camera shot of his license plate and found the stolen guitars in his home. Upon his arrest, the only statement he made was “Go Eagles.”

Special Delivery Veterinarian Molly Kreuze of Springfield, Virginia, is planning to purchase an artificial Christmas tree next year after her natural one came with something extra: more than 100 praying mantises. Kreuze told WJLA-TV the leggy insects emerged from an egg sac under the tree’s branches and were “crawling on the walls, crawling on the ceiling, crawling on the windows.” Kreuze captured as many as she could and was hoping to find a new home for them, as it seems “people really like” the bugs.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture advised that people who find the egg sacs on their Christmas trees should clip the branch and take it outside. Otherwise, without their regular source of food, the newly hatched insects will start to eat each other.

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Eakins Oval, a Philadelphia traffic circle, was the scene of an ominous accident on Jan. 1 when a 21-year-old unnamed man tried to climb a monument to George Washington at the center of the circle. WPIV-TV reported that the man slipped while climbing and fell on the sharp antler of a large deer statue at the base of the monument, impaling his left side.

He suffered lacerations and was admitted to Hahnemann Hospital nearby.

Unclear on the Concept -- Three customers and staff of a Wells Fargo branch in Solana Beach, California, were stunned on Jan. 3 when 35-year-old Clint Gray entered the bank shortly after it opened and yelled, “This is a robbery! Everybody get on the ground!” a witness told The San Diego Union-Tribune. But Gray, who was unarmed, didn’t follow through. Instead, he stripped down to his underwear and sat in a chair near the front door, asking bank employees to call law enforcement. He also kindly told one female customer that she could sit in a chair instead of lying on the floor. A sheriff ’s deputy arrived shortly, and Gray surrendered

without resistance; he was later charged with attempted robbery.

-- Students at a Fairfield, Ohio, middle school were subjected to an unexpected lesson on Jan. 8 when they reported suspicious behavior “taking place behind (the) desk” of substitute teacher, Tracey J. Abraham of Cincinnati. WHIO-TV reported that the school resource officer at Creekside Middle School received several complaints from students that the teacher was, eh, taking matters into his own hands, and he was removed from the room and building. Abraham was booked and charged with public indecency and ordered to stay away from all locations where there are children under 18 years old.

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Social Media Fail Game Warden Cannon Harrison, 24, is well known around his area in Oklahoma, so when he filled out a profile for the dating app Bumble, he didn’t include his profession.

But when he “matched” with a woman nearby in December, he was surprised when she messaged him that she had just bagged “a bigo buck.” “I thought ... it was someone who was messing with me because they knew who I was,” Harrison told The Washington Post.

Deer season had ended, although hunting with a crossbow was still legal, so he decided to play along. He wrote back, “Hell yeah, get em with a bow?” When the unnamed huntress demurred, he asked her if she had been “spotlighting” -- an illegal technique that involves shining a light into the animal’s eyes to stun it before shooting it, and she replied, “Yeahhhh.” Next she sent Harrison a photo of herself with her trophy, and Harrison went to work. He tracked her down on social media, and the following morning, game wardens appeared at her door. The woman paid a fine and will avoid jail time -- and probably a date with Warden Harrison.

Oh, Florida Heather Carpenter, 42, was charged with damaging property and criminal mischief in Sarasota County, Florida, after expressing in a particularly gross way her dissatisfaction with the principal of the school where Carpenter was substitute teaching. Phillippi Shores Elementary School Principal Allison Foster had been helping Carpenter with a professional issue, but Carpenter was unhappy with the way it was going, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. So on Dec. 1, in a park where Foster was hosting a birthday party for her daughter later in the day, Carpenter -whose own daughter was invited to the party -- arrived with human feces, according to a witness, which she spread on the grill and picnic tables. Carpenter pleaded not guilty, but the Sheriff ’s Office report stated that she admitted she “intentionally placed human waste and fecal matter on the tables at Urfer Park with the intent of disrupting the birthday party planned by Foster.”

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THE $365,000

QUESTION

Is the Grand Traverse County Road Commission getting ready to resurrect the much-maligned Hartman-Hammond Bridge proposal?

(No one knows for sure — the road commission won’t share details on route options until a public meeting in February.)

By Patrick Sullivan After a year of in-depth study, the Grand Traverse County Road Commission is preparing to unveil several options to improve east-west traffic flow around Traverse City.

They plan to host a public meeting in February to announce the options, but in the meantime, officials are keeping details under wraps. Though they’ve released a map that roughly shows nine route alternatives under consideration, they’ve refused to provide any details until that yetto-be-scheduled meeting.

That’s a red flag for some observers who fear that this process, which the road commission has dubbed the EastWest Corridor Transportation Study, is predestined to result yet again in some form of a Hartman-Hammond Bridge proposal.

EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE When a Hartman-Hammond Bridge was first proposed in the 1990s, the road commission dug in and pursued the project single-mindedly, setting them up against a coalition of opponents who opposed the project on environmental and anti-sprawl grounds. The debate sparked a discussion of “smart growth” and ultimately, after the bridge project was abandoned, sparked the Grand Vision project, a years-long discussion of growth in the region.

This time around, now that the topic has again turned to how to reduce congestion on east-west corridors, like South Airport Road, the road commission is decidedly not single-minded – all options are on the table, including improving existing corridors,

and they’ve gone to great lengths to include everyone in the planning, said Megan Olds, the project’s spokeswoman.

John Nelson, a former road commissioner who has attended the study sessions on behalf of the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council, agrees that officials have attempted to be inclusive and hear the voices from across the spectrum, but

they can’t share it with the media,” Nelson said. “It’s backwards. To me, it’s backwards.

You have the scenarios. They should be out to the public.”

PLANNING IS IMPORTANT Despite the transportation study’s inclusiveness — representatives from the government, business community, and

“I think that a better way would have been to open it up to the public from the very beginning and tell the public what they wanted to do and then ask for the public’s input.” he is baffled by the road commission’s refusal to offer details about the route alternatives before that public meeting in February.

“The thing is, [some of the proposed route alternatives] have been released,” Nelson said. “I don’t know what to say. I was at the meeting where it was shared with 30 people. They encouraged us to share them with our membership.”

Some observers are already skeptical about the process and are worried that another Hartman-Hammond bridge proposal is a “fait accompli,” Nelson said.

“Many of my membership feel the solution is already baked in the cake.”

Nelson said if the road commission is truly committed to a public and transparent process, they would release all of the information they have, and they would want to get the details out prior to a public meeting.

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special interest groups have been invited to share insights and ideas and ask questions.

— Nelson said the year-long process hasn’t been exactly entirely open.

Except for one public meeting in April, and a “land-use” education session that took place Jan. 14, the study meetings have been invitationonly. Nelson said he asked if other members of NMEAC could attend the meetings, and Olds told him no. Nelson said the rationale could not have been out of space concerns; there’s been plenty of extra room at the meetings.

Nelson said he is also concerned about the cost of the study and that the study is diverting money that could otherwise have been spent on road repairs. Phase I of the study is expected to cost $365,000.

Voters have twice in recent years approved hefty millages to maintain county roads, but they weren’t asked to pay for transportation studies. When Nelson sat on the road

commission, he persuaded the commission to pledge to use the millage money to fix the roads. He didn’t want to see any money used to promote traffic corridor construction.

“I think that they are not honoring it.

They are not honoring the pledge that they made to voters,” Nelson said.

Wayne A. Schoonover, manager of engineering and acting road commission manager, said it’s a valid concern to worry about money not spent directly on road maintenance, but he says funding for the study comes from the road commission general fund — not from millage funds. He says road commissioners deemed it a priority to respond to complaints from motorists about congestion around Traverse City.

“Planning is important,” Schoonover said.

“We’re trying to be open and comprehensive in looking at this, and unfortunately that doesn’t happen for free.”

“THERE IS NO SECRECY” Olds said that, from the outset, the goal of the project has been to come up with traffic solutions by reaching out to as many people as possible.

“The goal has been to try to get feedback from groups that represent a wide range of interests,” she said. “The intention has been to engage people as actively as we can in the process.”

Olds said that she disagreed that not releasing the details of the route alternatives prior to the February meeting signaled an unwillingness to make the process transparent.

“I don’t know if secrecy is the word I would use,” Olds said. “February is when the conceptual solutions can be shared. …There is no secrecy.”

Olds said that officials plan to condense the nine alternatives into five or six alternatives before they are unveiled.

She said that although most of the meetings have been by invitation only, there was a public meeting in April that was announced through a press release. The public can attend road commission board meetings, where the options have been discussed. There was also a public survey.

“Even though we haven’t had a lot of public meetings, we’ve had a lot of conversations,” Olds said. “Before we take things to the public, we want to make sure that whatever we share with the public is representative of all of those pieces of knowledge and pieces of data.”

Olds said she is “very aware” that some members of a group like NMEAC, which was opposed to the original HartmanHammond Bridge proposal, are suspicious of the process, but she said they’ve been involved and kept informed throughout.

“I’m very aware of a lot of those concerns,” she said. “They are well aware of this process — you know, John Nelson is at every single stakeholder meeting.”

SUSPICIONS REMAIN Greg Reisig, chairman of NMEAC, said he is suspicious of the study. He doesn’t understand why so many of the meetings have been private and why the road commission cannot release all of the information about the route alternatives that they have.

“When I asked to attend along with John,

they refused,” he said. “I think that a better way would have been to open it up to the public from the very beginning and tell the public what they wanted to do and then ask for the public’s input.”

Reisig believes the process was designed so that it would end in the conclusion that the county needs something like the original Hartman-Hammond Bridge proposal.

“It’s become quite obvious they will return to Hammond-Hartmann as one of their alternatives, yet they have no new data to support this alternative,” Reisig said.

He said he wants to see traffic studies that show such a project is warranted. Reisig can rattle off a litany of reasons why such a project would be bad for the environment and merely create another congested commercial corridor, but ultimately Reisig disagrees with the premise behind the argument that Traverse City needs a traffic bypass.

“People don’t really want to bypass Traverse City,” he said. “Most people, their destination is Traverse City.”

Reisig said NMEAC supports improving Beitner and Keystone roads so that that the corridor could connect with Hammond Road without new road construction. That appears to be one of the alternatives under consideration.

Jim Lively is program director at Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, formerly known as the Michigan Land Use Institute, which strongly opposed Hartman-Hammond. He said the road commission has since adopted many of

the “smart roads” features groups opposed to the Hartman-Hammond bridge in the 1990s proposed as alternatives. But, he says, the road commission has neglected one of those central suggestions: Fixing South Airport Road.

Lively said Groundwork plans to support that fix and the option to develop BeitnerKeystone-Hammond as an east-west corridor.

“Fix the current infrastructure before you start building something,” Lively said.

that interested in getting involved. Sometimes no one even shows up to road commission board meetings, which are legally required to be open to the public, he said.

“We’ve had good involvement with the public that have attended. We’re trying very hard to get early engagement with all parties,” McKellar said. “It’s just been really difficult.”

McKeller said the route option details haven’t been finalized, and that means that even a basic explanation of what each of the nine options are that are included in the map cannot be released to the public.

“You can’t get that information because we as a board don’t even have that,” he said. “As a board, we don’t have the ‘final’ preliminary concepts. … Based on the input that’s already been given, those early concepts continue to evolve.”

Jason Gillman, the road commission chair who’s been on the board since 2016, said that he would support some kind of Hartman-Hammond Bridge if the study determined one was warranted, but the transportation study has shown him that such an option might not be feasible. He said he’s willing to look at other options.

Regardless, Gillman says he’s glad the study is taking place because whatever conclusion they come to, something needs to be done to improve traffic flow through the region.

“There’s a recognizable need for some solution that eases traffic through town. …

We’ve got 30,000 more people than we did in 1990 in Grand Traverse County,” he said. South Airport Road “can be a parking lot at times.”

ROADS LIKE PARKING LOTS Road commissioner Marc McKellar said he believes some people are just opposed to building new roads no matter what, and he said those people are impossible to negotiate with.

Discussion of transportation solutions will have to involve consideration of new roads and bridges, he said.

“When you look at an east west corridor, and there’s a river that goes north-south, somehow that river needs to be included,” McKellar said. “You’ve got to cross it somewhere.”

McKellar said he knows that there are some people who believe a conspiracy is afoot to quietly move forward with a Hartman-Hammond bridge proposal.

“I can’t do anything about that. I mean, they are going to look for the negative, I guess. I don’t know,” he said. “You can’t sneak anything through.”

He said the study hasn’t had a lot of public involvement because the public hasn’t been

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Though the Grand Traverse County Road Commission declined to provide details prior to a February public meeting, here are the route alternatives as best as we can tell, based on the road commission’s map and an interview with John Nelson, who’s been kept up to date at invitation-only meetings about the options: Options one and two (ALT #1 & 2) appear to focus on improving the South Airport Road corridor from US-31 to Three Mile Road. Nelson said these options could involve converting major intersections (at Garfield and Cass roads, for example) into roundabouts. One of the options appears to include the construction of a new road between South Airport and US-31, just north of the Grand Traverse Mall, perhaps at the current location of Day Drive.

Options three, four, five and seven (ALT #3,4,5 & 7) appear to be variations of some kind of Hartman-Hammond Bridge proposal. These appear to propose construction of a new road to the west of the river. In one scenario, the new road would spur off of Hartman Road just past the Cass Road intersection, and the new road would cross Dracka Road and bisect the buffalo ranch that’s located east of US-31, connecting Hammond with US-31. The proposed construction of a road through the buffalo property was ultimately one of the things that killed the first HartmanHammond Bridge proposal in the early 2000s because it would have required destruction of wetlands. In another scenario, another option appears to use the existing Boardman River crossing at Cass Road and extend Cass Road west to US-31, crossing Dracka and Broad roads. On the other end of the corridor, the map includes reconfigured intersections that might redirect all lanes of traffic north on either Three Mile or Four Mile roads.

Options six and eight (ALT #6A, 6B & 8) appear to involve moving the corridor along Rennie School Road and then reconfiguring Rennie School Road so that it meets Hoch Road at Keystone Road. The corridor then follows Hoch east to either Three Mile or Four Mile roads.

These options might also include the use of Beitner Road.

It is unclear if these options include the plan endorsed by the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council, which is to develop a bypass corridor from Beitner to Keystone to Hammond.

Option nine (ALT #9) appears to involve rerouting Rennie School Road north to meet Cass Road, just west of the recently constructed Cass Road bridge.

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Flavors of the Middle East paired with local butternut squash.

The breakfast pita features soft boiled eggs, sumac hummus and golden raisin relish.

Rose and Fern THE LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD EATERY THAT COULD.

By Lynn Geiger Armed with a vision and a menu, Becky Tranchell knew it when she saw it. She lives just a short distance away on Lincoln Street, and both she and her neighbors had been longing for a neighborhood café they could walk to.

“I’d always wanted to do a small place, with a small menu,” said Tranchell. “I love doing breakfast and lunch.”

A SPACE OF HER OWN The space, part of Potter’s Bakery on E. Eighth Street in Traverse City, was operating as an event space for the bakery when Tranchell approached owners Mike and Kathy Potter early last summer about her idea.

The one thing she didn’t have, however, was financing to back it up. So, the long-time business owners came up with a creative solution for the aspiring entrepreneur: They hired her. After briefly running Potter’s deli out of the space, she was then given the opportunity to debut her own menu in late September. The Potters bought the food and received all of the profits from the operation; Tranchell assumed no risk while seeing if she could build a customer base.

“Within three weeks, I had regulars,” she said, and work began in earnest toward the ultimate vision — establishing her own venture and all the risk, and reward, that comes with it.

That dream came true last week.

The space has been renovated with the

talents and after-hours work ethic of family and good friends. True to her neighborhood vision, the café is named for the two streets it sits between. Big and bold fern wallpaper lines one wall. Bench seating and small tables fill the space. A cozy and intimate living room vibe is what Tranchell is hoping for, with floral prints, pastels, plants, and shelves decorated with favorite things.

LOCAL FOOD, FAR AWAY FLAVORS Tranchell, a graduate of NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute (GLCI), worked in the restaurant industry in California and as a personal chef in New York before moving back to Traverse City in 2012. She worked in the industry and also as an adjunct instructor at the GLCI before this opportunity came along. In a nod to her alma mater, four of her six staff members at Rose and Fern are current GLCI students.

The Rose and Fern menu offers just six items for breakfast and six for lunch (all available all day), but with an incredible amount of variety.

“My goal with the menu is you can bring your dad and your weird vegan cousin to eat here at the same time,” Tranchell said.

Tranchell buys her produce from Lakeview Hill Farm in Traverse City. Now in the deep of winter, that means copious amounts of beets, squash, potatoes, and winter greens. Whatever she gets, she likes to make full use of it. For example, when

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carrots come in, she uses the green tops for her chimichurri sauce or pesto. All the meat on the menu is Michigan-sourced, including Louie’s Meats in Traverse City, Michigan Turkey Producers, and Dearborn Market.

“I want to feed my community with the food my community grows, but bring in flavors not from here,” she said.

Those flavors hail from the Middle East and include tahini, toum — a creamy Lebanese garlic sauce — labneh (a strained yogurt) and zhoug (spicy cilantro sauce).

Tranchell also makes good use of her neighbor on the other side of the wall; Potter’s makes the English muffins, baguettes, and focaccia she uses for her sandwiches.

While the menu will change regularly to keep it fresh and reflect what Tranchell can get locally, regulars who have already found a favorite can rest easy. The $5 All American, an English muffin breakfast sandwich with Louie’s maple sausage, egg, and sharp cheddar, topped with a secret sauce, quickly staked its claim as a menu staple. As did the Morning Missile, a breakfast burrito with maple sausage, egg, black beans, Utz potato stix, feta, pickled red onion, and toum chili sauce, $9 (also available with no meat for $8).

For lunch, the Basic B turkey sandwich has become a crowd favorite. For the more adventurous flavor seeker, visitors can try the Butternut Za’atar, with tahini, toum, and lemon kale on pita; the Yemen Beet with

Owner Becky Tranchell in her new café.

labneh and zhoug; or the curried egg salad.

All sandwiches are $8 and can be turned into a brown bag special with chips, cookie, pickle, and drink for $11.

AND NOW, COFFEE! As of last week, much to her neighbors’ delight, the long-wished-for coffee bar is open.

Jeff Brown of Stockist Company is roasting the beans onsite. A mug wall — similar to what you might find at your neighborhood brewery — offers old-school coffee mugs for purchase. Snag one for $50 and receive drip coffee for $1, with free refills for life.

Monthly dinners are also on the menu, starting with a festive and fun Valentine’s Day event and a “sous vide and smoke” dinner in March. Tranchell said the dinners will feature everyone from local chefs and home cooks to culinary students. Watch for details on the ticketed events.

Rose and Fern Café is located at 910 E. Eighth St. in Traverse City. Open 7am–2pm, Monday through Saturday. Parking is available behind the building. Follow on Instagram and Facebook. (231) 947-5125.

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Creamy Basil-Balsamic Vinaigrette 4 (6 oz.) filets of John Cross Fisheries salmon 10 C. shredded, Bills Farm Market Brussels sprouts 1 1/3 C. toasted almonds 1 C. dried cranberries 1/3 C. creamy basil-balsamic vinaigrette (recipe follows) ½. C. Petoskey Cheese bleu cheese crumbles ¼ C. balsamic reduction (recipe follows) Grill or pan sear salmon to your preferred doneness.

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Balsamic Reduction 1 1/3 C. brown sugar 2 C. Fustinis’ 12-year Balsamic Vinegar 1 tsp. kosher salt 2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper Combine in a sauce pan and bring to a boil, then allow to simmer until the mixture becomes thick and syrupy.

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Despite the name, organizers emphasize that the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference is not just for farmers.

Gardeners, homesteaders, and those who want to learn more about growing their own food are wholeheartedly invited. In fact, “It’s also people who just want to learn about the local food system,” says Jeannie Voller, the outreach and program coordinator at Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology, which runs the conference.

The largest gathering of its kind in the state brings them all together for two days of education, sharing, networking, and more. Voller says she expects around 1,000 attendees from across the state at the weekend conference Jan. 25 and 26 at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. As people look to “the nutritional benefits and taste of a carrot grown just down the road,” she says, “there are more small farmers, more farm markets.”

FARM & GARDEN SCHOOL The overall goal is to make the state’s small farms more economically and environmentally sustainable. Farm School kicks off the conference on Friday, with a full day of advanced education, featuring three sessions led by international experts.

• Permaculture School with Richard Perkins will focus on how Sweden’s Ridgedale Farm has become sustainable and financially viable. Perkins is an acknowledged expert in permaculture and the author of “Making Small Farms Work.” He is making his first teaching appearance in the United States, sharing details on the development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient.

• Flower School, with Gretel and Steve

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Adams of Sunny Meadows Flower Farm in Columbus, Ohio, will focus on cover crop planning, season extension, and the business of flower farming. Techniques such as using tunnels and heated structures to increase time with blooms help with growing, while timing flower crops to coincide with holidays like Mother’s Day and Thanksgiving will benefit the business.

• Hoophouse Growing School, with Andrew Mefferd, author of the “Greenhouse and Hoophouse Growers Handbook,” will feature techniques used by commercial greenhouses which can be applied on a smaller scale. With many small growers using the same techniques they use in the field, this session will bring to light benefits of what can be the most precious real estate on the farm.

Saturday will see a full slate of shorter sessions, from seed gathering, saving and planting to raising animals, soil health, pricing for farm markets, harnessing solar energy, pollinator habitats, choosing the right tools, and a host of other topics.

Mefferd and Perkins will also provide shorter sessions on their topics. In all, over 30 educational sessions and panels will welcome eager attendees.

STOCK UP FOR SPRING GROWING What’s a conference without a trade show? Nearly 70 exhibitors will showcase their goods and services. Conservancies, composting companies, organic food companies, financial institutions, various farms, natural food markets, greenhouse suppliers, energy suppliers and educational groups from Michigan State University and North Central Michigan College will be among them. Trade Show attendance is also open to the public for $5 at the door after 1:30 pm on both Friday and Saturday.

FUN FOR KIDS Voller points to a slate of youth programs as something that sets this conference apart. For younger kids, ages 6–12, Human Nature School will offer outdoor, hands-on programming during the conference, with games, shelter building, storytelling, and exploring natural mysteries. For kids ages 9–12, the Michigan Barn Preservation Network Teamwork and Timbers Program (ages 9 to 14) is coming to let them learn from and join a traditional community barn raising — albeit a quarter-scale one — such as was common in Michigan communities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when neighbors depended upon each other to accomplish what they could not do alone. The Resort also offers daycare for the littlest ones.

DRINKS AND EATS Friday night also features a cocktail reception, dinner and entertainment, while lunch will be available Saturday; up to 85 percent of the foods will be supplied by local farms and vendors. Voller says that demonstrates how, even in the offseason, farms can still offer locally grown goods, which have been canned, frozen, or fermented. In deference to those following specific diets, vegetarian, vegan and glutenfree options will be available.

Go and Grow For more information or to register, visit www.smallfarmconference.com, email nmsfc@crosshatch.org, or call 231-994-3944.

Registration will be accepted at the door.

The strength of the Crosscut Kings’ partnership goes beyond instrumentation and vocal harmonies.

Bonney says each brings complementary business strengths to the band, too: “Charlie has a lot of experience and knowledge of where to play and who to talk to, so he’s gotten us most of our gigs. I have a lot of experience as a recording engineer, so I’ve been able to record, mix, and master our songs on a shoestring budget.”

Sound Strategy

How the Crosscut Kings quickly cut into northern Michigan’s music scene

By Kristi Kates and Lynda Wheatley MEET THE BAND A little less than a year ago, musician Jim Bonney, fairly new to northern Michigan, landed a solo gig at the esteemed Red Sky Stage in Petoskey. He was thrilled but saw one problem: “I couldn’t imagine making people sit through two hours of just me playing guitar and singing.”

A friend had long been telling him he had to meet “this amazing harmonica player,” Charlie “Hipps” Witthoeft, part of another local band, Charlie’s Root Fusion.

Bonney thought maybe he’d ask Witthoeft to play a song or two with him at the Red Sky show. The two met at Witthoeft’s house to play a couple of songs together and see how they gelled, pre-performance.

“Right from the get-go, it sounded awesome,” Bonney says. “So we tried another, and another, and another ... and by the time we were done with that first rehearsal I meekly asked Charlie if he would be interested in doing the whole two-hour show together.”

After the concert, it was obvious to both musicians that they should approach their collaboration seriously. “ … we started booking more gigs all over Michigan,” Witthoeft says. “The energy was infectious, and both our talents together just inspired us to get better.”

Only months later, the pair — known as

the Crosscut Kings — released their first CD EP. They nabbed a slew of street busking gigs (Street Musique in Harbor Springs, Stroll the Streets in Boyne City, and Buskers on Bridge Street in Charlevoix). Then they recorded an another CD EP. Then they issued a vinyl 45” single, part of a Kickstarter campaign that not only hit its goal in less than 24 hours but also raised three times as much as they’d intended.

Today, the guys play regularly all over northern Michigan: gigs at Stigg’s Brewery and Red Mesa Grill in Boyne City, Beard’s Brewery and Ernesto’s Cigar Lounge in Petoskey, the Whi-Ski in Boyne Falls, and Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City.

HARDEST WORKING BAND IN NOMI? What’s propelled this young band so quickly to the forefront of northern Michigan’s music scene?

“When we started, our goal was to play one show at Red Sky Stage in Petoskey,” Witthoeft says.

“Yeah, we weren’t thinking long-term at all,” says Bonney. “We were a new act, with no following, and we wanted to sell tickets, so we looked for every chance to promote that show. We played open mics around the area. We played live on KLT’s Garage. Corey Adkins shot a video of us playing our [then] one-and-only original song for the 9&10 news show The Four.”

“And we post videos on Facebook,

Instagram, and YouTube,” Witthoeft says.

They’ve even targeted unusual venues, just to get their music out there.

“We play free shows at the senior centers [in Boyne City and Charlevoix], open mics to introduce ourselves to prospective bookers, and private house concerts to help spread the word and build our audience,” Bonney says.

“The challenge [of promoting your band] is probably not unique to northern Michigan, but the biggest challenge I have found here is that while there are lots of places to play, pretty much every venue has their own isolated booking system — so just because you get into one venue in one town doesn’t mean you’re gonna get booked at any other. You have to take it on club by club, town by town.”

And so they have — and continue to do.

The band kicked off 2019 with a short tour around the Upper Peninsula, Minnesota, and northern Lower Michigan. In the coming months, they plan to keep writing and recording, with a special focus on booking more performances and music festivals.

“We’ve been very lucky and super fortunate, and people have been extremely generous and kind, but it’s still a lot of hard work to get booked,” Bonney says. “ … I feel we accomplished a lot in our first 10 months together,” Witthoeft says, “and we are looking forward to even more success in 2019.”

Music Notes

The bandmates define their sound as “acoustic roots, blues, and Americana,” but they don’t let that definition limit them. They take on current rock music, too, remolding it into their own distinctive sound.

“There’s a long tradition of guitar-andharmonica duos, especially blues duos, so we’re just trying to keep evolving,” Bonney says. “We do play classic blues with a traditional approach, but then we also try to take modern songs, like ‘Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty or ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes, and remake them in a more stripped-down way.”

They also write their own songs, drawing from a lot of different American influences — blues, bluegrass, classic country, cowboy songs, Appalachian folk, Cajun zydeco, and more.

Now Hear This Crosscut Kings’ two EPs and vinyl 45 are available at www.crosscutkings.com.

Bonney says the pair aims to get the tracks streaming, and the 45s in record stores, later this year.

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1. Patrick, Christian, Kaitlyn, and Chris enjoying the Recess scene.

Got a friend, neighbor, coworker, or family member that you think deserves a public shout-out? Write ’em one! For our upcoming Valentine’s Day issue — on newsstands Feb. 11 — Northern Express will publish a selection of “Secret Admirers.” All you have to do? Pen a paragraph or two about or “to” someone you admire, then email it, along with their name and photo, to info@northernexpress.com. We’ll publish it, along with their name and photo, from an anonymous secret admirer. Then — only if you wish — we’ll publish the names of the admirers the following week. Submit by Feb. 1.

3. Geri Johnson, Tom Krause and Rhonda Kelly were the prize winners at the most recent Recess event at Cherry Capital Airport.

2. Beau Warren, Brian Correia, Chad and Autumn Haag, Jennifer Warren, and Kim Correia chilling (literally?) while watching The Crane Wives perform in The Yurt at The Little Fleet in TC.

4. Steve Kircher, president of Boyne Resorts, welcomes guests to Boyne Mountain’s 70th birthday party. He is a son of Everett Kircher, the Detroit car dealer whose $1 purchase of 40 acres in Boyne Falls in 1947 was the beginning of the Boyne Mountain Ski Lodge Company (grand opening: Jan. 9, 1949), which has since become a mega-resort anchoring nine sister resorts in locations as far away as British Columbia.

5. How does Boyne Mountain celebrate its 70th birthday?

With a cocktail party, family-style dinner for about 200 of its closest friends and neighbors, then champagne and fireworks in the Snowflake Lounge as a crew of illuminated skiers light up the night with a giant 70 formation.

6. Traverse City’s Jeff Cockfield, son of architect Douglas Cockfield, who designed many of Boyne Mountain Resort’s early buildings, celebrating at the resort’s 70th anniversary bash.

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jan 19

saturday

2019 HOME EXPO: 9am3pm, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. Featuring new building trends, products, ideas & more. $8/person. hbagta. com/home-expo

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FROZEN FOOT 5 MILE & FUN RUN MILE: 9am. A five mile timed jaunt through the Huron Hills neighborhood of TC. $30 adults/$15 students; free for TC Track Club members. tctrackclub.com

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26TH ANNUAL WINTER FEST: Mackinaw City. Featuring the Pepsi International Outhouse Races, Chili Cook-off, art exhibit, art sale, kids games, ice sculptures, Euchre Tournament, ice fishing tournament & more.

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54TH ANNUAL MOOSE JAW SAFARI: 10am, Harbor Springs Snowmobile Club Groomer Barn, 3151 Kernow Lane, Harbor Springs.

Ride your vintage sled. The route includes scenic trails on the way to Larks Lake. The famous bean soup will be ready at noon & riders have use of the Center Township Hall at Larks Lake. harborspringssnowmobileclub.com

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FAT & FLURRIOUS 2019: 10am. Fat tire bike race. Check in & register at North Country Cycle Sport, Boyne City. Race start & race finish, as well as the post-race party, held at Stiggs Brewery & Kitchen, Boyne City. The main area of the bike race is held at Avalanche Mountain, Boyne City. Featuring sport class & open class divisions. fatandflurrious.com/race-info

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FRUITHAVEN HIKE: 10am-noon, Fruithaven Nature Preserve. See the rolling hills & conifer trees of the property. Learn about the preserve, check out tree species & look for animal tracks.

Bring winter gear, including snowshoes, water & a snack. gtrlc.org/recreation-events/events

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WINTER WARM UP: 10am-5pm, Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula. Enjoy comfort food creations paired with wine. $30 advance; $35 day of; $25 designated driver. wineriesofomp. com/36/wine-trail-events

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25 CENT MOVIES: 11am, The Lyric, Harbor Springs. Featuring “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.”

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VINE TO WINE SNOWSHOE TOUR: 11am4pm. A snowshoe hike with guides, stopping at Suttons Bay Ciders, Ciccone Vineyards & BigLittle Wines. Enjoy a lunch of chili & soups with wine purchase pick up service. Tour starts at BigLittle & L. Mawby Vineyards, Suttons Bay. $55. grandtraversebiketours.com/vine-to-winesnowshoe-tour.html

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SNOWSHOES, VINES & WINES: 12-5pm, Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay. blackstarfarms. com/snowshoes-vines-wines

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HOBBIES IN THE LOBBY: 1-3pm, Petoskey District Library Classroom, Petoskey. Join Daniel & Janada Chingwa to create a beaded wish necklace. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

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NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING: 1-4pm, Peninsula Township Hall, TC. Includes time for fellowship, opportunities to talk about & show current projects, & clinics by experts. For info, email: info@ NCRDivision2.groups.IO

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WOMEN’S MARCH TC 2019: 1-3pm, TC. Gather at The Workshop Brewing Co. & march peacefully & respectfully though downtown & then proceed to line the Parkway. Afterwards enjoy conversation, celebration & networking at The Workshop Brewing Co. Bring signs, drums & your voice. Call Monica for more info: 231325-6812. Find on Facebook.

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CHEER FEST: 2-11pm, The Leland Lodge.

Featuring live music by Jim Hawley from 2-5pm,

& The Broom Closet Boys from 6-10pm. There will also be sledding, food, drinks, bounce houses & more. $10 ages 13+, $5 ages 4-12, & free for 3 & under. 231-256-9848.

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1ST ANNUAL BOURBON & BACON BASH: 7pm, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs. Featuring a Welcome Reception, bacon & bourbon inspired food specials, Shaggy’s Ski Demo, Jim Beam Bourbon Bar & Pig Roast, Half Pipe Competition, Bourbon & Bacon Tasting, & Exclusive Bourbon Pairing Dinner at North Peak. boynehighlands.com/events/1st-annual-bourbon-and-bacon-bash

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BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI-CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Featuring Indigo Moon wsg Dwain Martin. $10 advance; $15 night of. redskystage.com

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THE WAY DOWN WANDERERS: 7pm, Freshwater Art Gallery & Concert Venue, Boyne City.

Although they perform folk & Americana music, The Way Down Wanderers consider themselves songwriters more than anything. 231-582-2588. $30 advance. freshwaterartgallery.com

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“FUN HOME”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. A musical adapted from Alison Bechdel’s memoir of the same name. The story takes you through Alison’s discovery of her sexuality, relationship with her closeted gay father, & attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding her life through three different time periods. $28 adults, $15 for 18 & under. oldtownplayhouse.com

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LAUREATES OF SPHINX COMPETITION: 7:30pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Featuring four of the nation’s leading black & Latino artists – who are also recent winners of the Sphinx Competition – this program includes dynamic solo & chamber works. Competition competitors: Gabriel Cabezas, Xavier Foley, Tom Poster & Elena Uriosti. $35, $30, $25, $20. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/laureates-of-the-sphinx-competition

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PETOSKEY FILM SERIES: “BECOMING JANE”: 7:30pm, Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building. Donations appreciated. facebook.com/petoskeyfilm

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STEFAN JACKIW & CONRAD TAO: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall. Recognized as one of his generation’s most significant violinists, 33-year-old Stefan Jackiw joins with 24-yearold pianist Conrad Tao, named a musician of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by the New York Times. $33 full, $13 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

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JILL JACK: 8pm, Charlevoix Cinema III. This Detroit singer-songwriter has won 41 Detroit Music Awards. $25. mynorthtickets.com WARRANT: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Enjoy these multi-platinum heavy metal icons. $30, $40, $45. lrcr.com/event-calendar/concerts/warrant

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sunday

Try your hand at Turkey Bowling! Take part in the Norseman Cardboard Classic. Participate in the Yeti Chili Cook-off or Yeti Scavenger Hunt. These are just a few of the options at the Yeti Fest in Suttons Bay on Sat., Jan. 26. For more info visit ‘YetiFest’ on Facebook or call 231-271-7423.

YOGA RECOVERY AT RUNNING FIT: 9:30am, Running Fit, downtown TC. A 50 minute, all-levels class designed to enhance recovery for athletic performance. The goal is to build strength, flexibility, focusing on lengthening tight hamstrings, calves, quadriceps & hip flexors. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

twisting sections & minimal elevation. $50 per rider; $60 day of. crystalmountain.com/event/ fat-chance-fat-tire

dividual resources, emotional support, treatment research & review, hugs, recipes, love & support.

Held every other Sun. Free. Find on Facebook.

2019 HOME EXPO: 11am-3pm, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. Featuring new building trends, products, ideas & more. $8/person. hbagta. com/home-expo

100-DAY PROJECT: 10am, Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord. The 100-Day Project begins January 20 & runs through April 30. Optional weekly check-ins are Mondays starting 1/28/19 at 1pm. Free. gaylordarts.org

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WEST BAY & BOARDMAN LAKE: FROM INDUSTRIAL TO RECREATIONAL: 1pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Local historian Peg Siciliano will present a program about the transformation of West Bay & Boardman Lake over the centuries & will discuss TC’s evolution from a lumbering & industrial hub to an outdoor mecca for tourists & residents alike. Free. dennosmuseum.org

IRON FISH DISTILLERY FAT CHANCE FAT TIRE BIKE RACE: 10am, Otter Trail loop.

The new Otter Trail course is 2 miles of speed,

CANCER FREE-DOMS SUPPORT GROUP: 12:15pm, West Side Community Church, TC. For all of those affected by cancer. Learn about in-

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SNOWSHOES, VINES & WINES: (See Sat., Jan. 19) YOGA + BEER: Noon, Silver Spruce Brewing Co., TC. A one hour flow class. Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

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WORLD SNOW DAY: 1pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Featuring free activities geared to introduce “first timers” to the world of snow.

Includes cross country, snowshoeing & snowboard presentations, a scavenger hunt, bonfire,

visit with Snowball the Snow Tiger, ice skating, riding a fat tire snow bike & more. crystalmountain.com/event/world-snow-day

---------------------“FUN HOME”: (See Sat., Jan. 19 except today’s time is 2pm.)

---------------------ARCTIC WEAVING LECTURE: 3pm, Dennos Museum Center, Janis Community Room, NMC, TC. The Northland Weavers and Fiber Arts Guild presents Canadian artist Donald Stuart. Mr. Stuart will present a lecture on the weaving program in the Canadian Arctic community of Pangnirtung. He will also speak about his current exhibit at the Dennos Museum Center: “Homage.” Free. northlandweaversguild.com

---------------------SNOWSHOE HIKE/DINNER FUNDRAISER: Meet at Cherry Public House, Glen Arbor at 3pm before heading out for a casual showshoe hike. A chili dinner will be served from 3-7pm.

Cost is $10 & proceeds benefit Friends of Sleeping Bear.

---------------------1ST ANNUAL BOURBON & BACON BASH: 7pm, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs. Featuring a Welcome Reception, bacon & bourbon inspired food specials, Shaggy’s Ski Demo, Jim Beam Bourbon Bar & Pig Roast, Half Pipe Competition, Bourbon & Bacon Tasting, & Exclusive Bourbon Pairing Dinner at North Peak. boynehighlands.com

jan 21

monday

YOGA FOR ATHLETES AT RUNNING FIT!: 8:30am, Running Fit, 3301 West South Airport Rd., TC. An all levels class designed to enhance your athletic performance no matter what sport you are involved in. Classes will build strength, flexibility, focusing on lengthening tight hamstrings, calves, quadriceps & hip flexors.

Sign up at Eventbrite.com by searching Yoga for Athletes at Running Fit! Donations appreciated.

---------------------SEN. SCHMIDT HOSTS COFFEE HOUR: 11am-noon, State Street Coffee Company, Cheboygan. Held for constituents throughout the 37th Senate District.

PEACE DAY PROGRAMMING: 1-4pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with hands on peace explorations for kids & their caregivers. A “Peace For All People on the Planet” story time will be held at 2pm. Find on Facebook.

---------------------MOVIE MONDAYS: ART & DESIGN FILMS: 5:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey.

Featuring “Helvetica,” an independent documentary film about typography & graphic design, centered on the typeface of the same name. Professor of Art & CTAC Board Member Anne Morningstar will lead a discussion following the film. crookedtree.org

---------------------AUDITIONS FOR “THE WHO’S TOMMY”: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. This rock musical has roles for men & women of various ages from their teens through their 40s, plus two boys’ roles. Auditionees must prepare a 16-bar solo to highlight their rock ‘n roll singing & acting ability. They will also be asked to dance at the audition, so they should wear comfortable (not slippery) shoes & flexible clothing. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------HERE:SAY STORYTELLING: MOONLIGHTING: 7pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Scheduled performers take the stage to tell true, first-person tales about odd jobs that had them working hard for the money. Donation. heresaystorytelling.com

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COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. With “2019 Juried Photography Exhibition” juror, John FergusJean, who will discuss his selection process for the exhibit.

---------------------COFFEE @ TEN, TC: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Featuring artist & art instructor Colleen Shull. Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP: 1:30pm, MCHC, Meeting Room A, TC. Group meets last Tues. of each month. Free.

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

Featuring “Joy.” bellairelibrary.org

---------------------AUDITIONS FOR “THE WHO’S TOMMY”: (See Mon., Jan. 21)

jan 23

wednesday

PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH DAY SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. Featuring the correct steps to aid someone who has fallen. Group discussion.

Info: 947-7389. Free. pnntc.org

---------------------LEARNING ABOUT FOOD WITH MUNSON HEALTHCARE: 10:30am-noon, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. A new nutrition series aimed at providing hands-on experience & familiarity with healthy food. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------ISEA NIGHT: 5:30-6:30pm, Firefly, TC. Learn about the Inland Seas Education Association.

Firefly will donate $1 to ISEA for every dessert sold. schoolship.org

---------------------CAR SMARTS FOR ALL: 7-8:30pm, Elk Rapids Fire Station. “What Driver’s Ed Doesn’t Teach You.” Call: 231-392-1862. Free.

---------------------“BOOK CLUB”: 7:30pm, Empire Township Hall. This film will be presented by the Glen Lake Community Library & the Empire Area Community Center. Free. glenlakelibrary.net

jan 24

thursday

IMPACT 100 TRAVERSE CITY MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT SOCIAL: 9:30am, GT Pie Co., W. Front St., TC. Meet women committed to making a collective philanthropic impact on the community. Open to all women who give $1,000 - 100% of which will be given to non-profits in the five county area in $100,000+ grant increments. impacttc.org

---------------------BELLAIRE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:307pm, The Julia Pietrowicz Team. “A Little Taste of Bridge Street.” RSVP. 231-533-6023. $3.

---------------------CTAC SWIRL: 5:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Featuring appetizers & wine from City Park Grill & live music by Chris Koury.

On display are three exhibitions: the “2019 Juried Photography Exhibition”; “2019 Crooked Tree Photographic Society Juried Fine Art Show”; & “Here and There.” $15 advance/$20 day of. crookedtree.org

---------------------DETOX YOGA FLOW: 6pm, Press On Juice Cafe, TC. This class involves a lot of twists & poses that are focused to help eliminate toxins.

Bring your own mat. Donations appreciated. eventbrite.com

---------------------GAME NIGHT: 7pm, NCMC, Student & Community Resource Center, Iron Horse Café, Petoskey. An all-day special event will be held

on Sat., April 27 from 10am-midnight to celebrate International Tabletop Day with prizes, food & more. 231-439-6370. Free.

---------------------“FUN HOME”: (See Sat., Jan. 19)

jan 25

friday

20TH ANNUAL NORTHERN MI SMALL FARM CONFERENCE: 9am, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. Farmers of all ilks & from different backgrounds gather to network, share ideas & gain new skills. Today features Farm School with three tracks: Permaculture School with Richard Perkins, author of “Making Small Farms Work”; Flower School with Gretel & Steve Adams of Sunny Meadows Flower Farm in Columbus, OH; & Hoophouse Growing School with Andrew Mefferd, author of the “Greenhouse and Hoophouse Growers Handbook.” There will also be a cocktail hour with live music by 1000 Watt Prophets & dinner in the Trade Show. smallfarmconference.com.

---------------------AARP DRIVERS SAFETY COURSE: 10am5pm, Petoskey District Library Classroom, Petoskey. Presented by George Robson & AARP for drivers 50 years of age & older. Learn the current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques, how to operate your vehicle more safely & more. Registration required: 231-7583100. Free. petoskeylibrary.org

---------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 10-11am: Story Hour - Sandra Boynton’s Books. Kids enjoy stories, activities & a craft. 8:30-10:30pm: Live music with the Jim Crockett Trio. Singer/ songwriter Jim Crockett is known for his “Manistee River Song” & “Last Believer.” He has teamed up with bassist Dennis Armstrong & lead guitarist Ray Smith to deliver original folk, roots & blues. horizonbooks.com

---------------------STORYTIME AT LELAND TOWNSHIP LIBRARY: 10:30am. Stories & play designed to promote joy & growth in literacy. Children ages 0-6 & their caregivers welcome. Free. lelandlibrary.org

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ICE WINE FESTIVAL: 11am, Chateau Chantal, TC. Enjoy tastes of wines made from frozen grapes. Featuring a Wine Club Member VIP Reception, Ice Wine Cellar Tours & more. chateauchantal.com

---------------------LUNCHEON LECTURE: 11:30am, NCMC, Conference Center, Petoskey. Emmet County’s Chief Assistant Prosecutor Stuart Fenton & Sheriff Pete Wallin will speak about how the recreational use of marijuana became legal in the state of MI on Dec. 6, 2018, & what it means for the community. Reservations required: 231348-6600. $12; includes lunch.

---------------------CANDLELIGHT HIKE: 5-8pm, Mt. McSauba, sledding hill parking lot, Charlevoix. Presented

by Charlevoix Recreation & Visit Charlevoix.

Enjoy snowshoeing, hiking or cross-country skiing on candle-lit trails. There will also be hot chocolate & a fire afterwards.

---------------------HOMECOMING WEEKEND: Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Jan. 25-27. Includes a bonfire & s’mores, Cardboard Classic, live music, Snow Globe Ski & Snowshoe, fireworks & more. boynehighlands.com

---------------------CABIN FEVER ARTIST TALKS: 5:30pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Artist Bob Thomas will speak about his sculpture. Free. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------UP NORTH BIG BAND: 7-10pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. 30’s & 40’s swing & big band dancing. Dance lesson held from 6:45-7:30pm. $10 adults; $5 students w/ ID. redskystage.com “FUN HOME”: (See Sat., Jan. 19)

---------------------ARTS ACADEMY CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for

the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall. $8$11. tickets.interlochen.org

---------------------HEIKKI LUNTA PARTY: 7:30pm, Treetops Resort, Gaylord. Party of the Snow Gods. The weekly celebration carries on the tradition of asking for abundant snowfall. Enjoy a big bonfire, entertainment by Tommy Tropic, s’mores, hot chocolate, a tube-pulling contest, & more.

Free. treetops.com

---------------------FILM NIGHT: 8pm, Studio Anatomy, TC. Featuring “Hard Ticket to Hawaii.” 18+. Free. studioanatomy.com

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20TH ANNUAL NORTHERN MI SMALL FARM CONFERENCE: 8:30am, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. Farmers of all ilks & from different backgrounds gather to network, share ideas & gain new skills. Today is Day 2 of the Trade Show. smallfarmconference.com.

---------------------BIGFOOT 5K & 10K SHOWSHOE RACE: 9am, Timber Ridge Resort, TC. The course is a super hilly off trail run with plenty of logs to jump & branches to duck. Early registration, $25; day of, $30. runsnow.com

---------------------FINE ART SALE: 10am-6pm, Women’s Resource Center Thrift Shop, 3030 N US 31 S. TC.

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PROPOSED TORCH RIVER NATURAL AREA HIKE: 10am, Proposed Torch River Nature Preserve, Kalkaska. Presented by the GT Regional Land Conservancy. Choose either skis or snowshoes to traverse the 1.6 mile rolling loop. Bring your own winter gear, including skis or snowshoes. Register. gtrlc.org

---------------------SOUTH ARM ORV CLUB 2019 WINTER RIDE: Meet at Meijer in Gaylord at 10am & then drive to the Pigeon River Area. Bring your own food. The plan is to build a fire & roast hot dogs or brats. RSVP: 231-675-0918.

---------------------PARTNER PROGRAM - KIDS YOGA CLASS WITH SARAH TOWNSEND YOGA: 10:30am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. This 60-minute class will blend active yoga sequences, music, mindfulness, & a mix of both individual & group inspired movement. Please bring a mat or towel for your young yogi. Find on Facebook.

11TH ANNIVERSARY SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR: Right Brain Brewery, TC. Runs 11am-midnight. Freak Show! by Urban Rituals, costume contest, Batch 3000 Beer Release, aerialists & clowns, & much more. $10 VIP tickets, or $5 door or free with costume. mynorthtickets.com

---------------------ICE WINE FESTIVAL: (See Fri., Jan. 25) ---------------------JANUARY ACCESS - PAINTING PARTY: 11am-12:30pm, A4A Studio, 1137 Woodmere Ave., Suite 2A, TC. ACCESS is a monthly art & cultural outing for individuals with disabilities & their families & peers. Help paint wooden letters for Great Lakes Children’s Museum, & experiment with some chalk paint projects & a favorite tape line method. RSVP required. $5/ person. artsforallnmi.org

---------------------VINE TO WINE SNOWSHOE TOUR: (See Sat., Jan. 19)

---------------------YETIFEST: Suttons Bay. Featuring a Yeti Discovery Program, Yeti Scavenger Hunt, Movie & Music for Kids, Turkey Bowling at the Ice Rink, Norseman Cardboard Classic, Yeti Chili Cookoff & more. facebook.com/YetiFest

---------------------SNOWSHOES, VINES & WINES: (See Sat., Jan. 19)

---------------------WOMEN IN THE WILD SERIES PART 1: XC SKIING: 1-3pm, Goodhart Farms Nature Preserve, Harbor Springs. Pre-register: 231-347-

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0991. A field trip for women of all ages to become more comfortable getting outside in new places. Free. landtrust.org

7:30pm, Cowell Family Cancer Center, Rm. 3002, TC. A twelve step program for those with money problems. debtorsanonymous.org

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - FRESH CUTS: THE ART OF PAPERCRAFT: Runs through Feb. 16. crookedtree.org

BIG SING BENEFIT CONCERT: 3pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Join TC Sings! Community Choir for a concert to benefit the Northwest MI Community Action Agency. Will feature a cappella favorites from around the world. tcsings.org

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RANGER-LED SNOWSHOE HIKE: Saturdays, 1pm, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Meet at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center. Snowshoes will be loaned at no charge to participants who do not have their own. Reservations required: 231-326-4700, ext. 5010.

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SNOWSHOE SUNDAYS: 12-5pm, Rove Estate Vineyard & Tasting Room, TC. Bring your snowshoes or skis. roveestate.com

DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - 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.

- 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.

- THE ART OF: THE OTHER TRAVERSE CITY: Runs through Jan. 20. Local photographer Alan Newton will focus his lens on the opioid crisis affecting the TC region & beyond.

Featuring about 11 portraits of people who are addicts in recovery, emergency responders, judges, families who have lost children, & others, along with their written stories based on interviews conducted by Newton.

- 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. Here:Say Storytelling & the Front Street Writers have produced & recorded short stories to accompany these artworks. Hours: 10am-5pm, Mon.-Sat.; 1-5pm, Sun.; & 10am8pm, Thurs. dennosmuseum.org

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CHAPEL ORGAN CONCERT: 4pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall. Free. tickets.interlochen.org

BEARCUB OUTFITTERS TORCHLIGHT SNOWSHOE OUTING: 5-9pm, Camp Daggett, Petoskey. Enjoy snow-covered trails illuminated by more than 100 torches on your trek.

Afterward, go inside for a cup of hot chocolate, freshly-baked cookies & to warm up by the fire.

Snowshoes available. Free. campdaggett.org

---------------------HOMECOMING WEEKEND: (See Fri., Jan. 25)

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---------------------“FUN HOME�: (See Sat., Jan. 19) ---------------------“PURPLE� ALBUM RELEASE PARTY & HIP HOP CONCERT: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Featuring Drebb, Noemad, True Flya, & Filo Bar God. There will also be an open mic. $5. redskystage.com

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YOGA RECOVERY AT RUNNING FIT: (See Sun., Jan. 20)

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FINE ART SALE: 11am5pm, Women’s Resource Center Thrift Shop, 3030 N

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GRAND TRAVERSE FESTIVAL OF CRAFTS: 12-6pm, Bookbrokers & Kramer’s CafÊ, GT Mall, TC.

---------------------YOGA + BEER: (See Sun., Jan. 20) ---------------------SNOWSHOE HIKE RANSOM LAKE: 2pm.

Clearwater Sierra Club Snowshoe Hike at Ransom Lake Natural Area. Snowshoe about 2 miles over a relatively flat, very wooded trail.

Contact Vicki Olsen at volsen17@yahoo.com for more info. Meet in the parking lot off Lake Ann Road (Route 665). Please RSVP & bring your own snowshoes. Free.

---------------------CTAC COMMUNITY ORCHESTRAS WINTER CONCERT: 2:30-4pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center Theater, Petoskey. Also includes students from the CTAC Strings Program & a performance by the Crooked Tree Garage Band.

Free. crookedtree.org

---------------------THE JOE WILSON TRIO: 4pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Joe Wilson is best known for playing with Steppin’ In It. He is joined by Don Julin on mandolin & Kevin Gills on bass. Enjoy the release of Joe’s latest album. $20 advance; $25 door.

---------------------HOMECOMING WEEKEND: (See Fri., Jan. 25)

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ART PARK SNOWSHOE TOUR: Sundays, 2:30pm, through Jan. 27 at Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. Bring snowshoes & wear layers. $5 per adult. Complimentary for 17 & under with paying adult. Snowshoe rentals are available at Crystal Mountain at the Park at Water’s Edge. 231-378-2000, ext. 7000. michlegacyartpark.org

---------------------DEBTORS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays, 6:30-

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------------------------------------------WINTER WALK WEDNESDAYS: Presented

by Norte. All community members are invited to commit to walking to work, school, as an errand or just for fun every Weds. through March. elgruponorte.org/winter/walk

---------------------BOYNE CITY INDOOR FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9am-noon, City Hall, Boyne City.

---------------------GAYLORD DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, The Alpine Plaza, main hallway, Gaylord.

---------------------THE VILLAGE @ GT COMMONS, TC INDOOR FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Held inside the Mercato. Enjoy local fresh produce, eggs, farm fresh cheese, local meats & more.

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GRAND TRAVERSE ART BOMB: Runs through April 6 at Right Brain Brewery, TC. A collaborative art show with talent from around northern MI. Featuring three reception events throughout the show. It supports artists & their creative endeavors, by giving them an opportunity to showcase their talents with minimal cost. gt-artbomb.wixsite.com/2019

---------------------NORMAN KLINE PAINTINGS: Martha’s Kitchen, Suttons Bay. Runs through Jan.

---------------------BLACK & WHITE & A LITTLE RED EXHIBIT: Runs through March 1 at Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord. Open during Art Center hours of 11am-3pm on Tues. through Fri. & 122pm on Sat. A reception will be held on Feb. 9 from 5-7pm. gaylordarts.org

---------------------FURNITURE, FIBER, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND SCULPTURE: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort.

Runs through Feb. 22. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - LOCAL ARTIST SPENCER MCQUEEN: Spencer presents his show “You’re So Yourself.� Runs through Feb. 8.

- BIG GROUP / SMALL WORKS ART SHOW: Runs through Jan. Over 40 artists, with nearly 200 small, affordable original works to choose from. higherartgallery.com

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - HERE AND THERE: Runs Jan. 19 – March 30. A photographic exhibition showcasing the work of photographers Jin Lee, Larson Shindelman & Regan Golden.

- 2019 JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: Held in Bonfield Gallery. Juried by John Fergus-Jean, this exhibition includes 43 photographs by 34 exhibiting photographers of local & regional acclaim. An opening reception will be held on Sat., Jan. 19 from 2-4pm. Runs through March 30.

- 2019 CROOKED TREE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY JURIED FINE ART SHOW: Runs Jan. 19 – March 2. Juried by current Crooked Tree Photography Society members. Showcases the work of fifteen current members. Subject matter includes, but is not limited to, nature, landscapes, wildlife & northern MI scenes. crookedtree.org

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ED SHEERAN WINS THE TOURING GAME The numbers are in, and not only did Ed Sheeran win 2018 in the tour department, he’s also technically the “winner” of the past 30 years of touring, according to Pollstar’s box office research. Sheeran performed mostly solo on tour (with a few guest appearances from the likes of Elton John), selling nearly 5 million tickets to his 2018 shows for an all-time record gross of $432 million — well ahead of his pal Taylor Swift’s 2018 Reputation tour, which notched an also-impressive $345 million. But these accomplishments are only an indicator of current music industry happenings; with streaming music services going strong, concert attendance is steadily increasing despite physical CD sales dropping …

How do you celebrate your birthday if you’re longtime piano rocker Billy Joel? With more piano rock, of course. Joel’s already made plans to perform at Madison Square Garden in a special show on May 9 (his 70th birthday), a show that will be his 110th at the New York City venue. (If you’re interested in attending, tickets start at $65 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.) Joel has somewhat of a tradition of working on his birthday; he celebrated his 65th birthday at

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BY KRISTI KATES

the Garden with special guests Sting, Paul Rudd, Judd Apatow, and Jimmy Fallon …

The X Games happen in Minneapolis this summer, and organizers have added music events to their schedule lineup Aug. 1–4. The city’ Armory venue will be the place for all the action, both athletic and artistic.

Attendees can expect performances from the likes of headliners Wu-Tang Clan (Aug. 2) and Diplo (Aug. 3), as well additional performances from garage-rockers SWMRS, surf-pop band Blind Shake, and a cover band featuring members of the Foo Fighters.

Get all the details at www.xgames.com/ Minneapolis …

Summer festival 2019 plans are already starting to roll in, including the first hint at acts for this year’s massive upcoming Glastonbury Festival in England. Australian singer Kylie Minogue has been tapped as the fest’s second main act; she’ll take over the “Legend” spot Sunday afternoon (June 30) on the fest’s main Pyramid stage, which has also played host to such other musical legends as ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) and Paul Simon. South London rapper Stormzy has also been confirmed as one of the Pyramid stage’s evening headliners on Friday, June 28 …

LINK OF THE WEEK Ready for another road trip this spring?

There are plenty to choose from for 2019, but one of the most promising looks to be June’s Firefly Festival (June 21–23) in Dover, Delaware, where you’ll catch sets from X Ambassadors, Zedd, Panic! at the Disco, Tyler the Creator, Post Malone, Kygo, and many more. Check out the full lineup and snag your tickets at www.fireflyfestival.com…

THE BUZZ Scott Bradlee’s zingy ensemble Postmodern Jukebox will perform Feb. 1 at The Fillmore in Detroit …

You can catch some live bluegrass from

the acclaimed Bela Fleck on Feb. 2 at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor …

The Grand Rapids Public Museum’s concert series will bring Bronze Wolf, a dark electronic-pop outfit to the stage Feb. 28 …

Happening in Grand Haven is another music/museum series, this one at the TriCities Historical Museum, which will feature a triple show from Red Tail Ring, Seth Bernard, and Mark Lavengood on Feb. 8 … 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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Röyksopp – Senio – Dog Triumph

The Spellemannprisen-award winning Norwegian electronic music duo Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge are back with this revitalization of their fourth studio album. Fans will surely be delighted to see it — it’s been unavailable for several years — but it’s really quite a hit-andmiss effort that sticks only to instrumental tracks. It morphs nicely from one tune to the next, though, from the brooding “Forsaken Cowboy” to the darker “The Fear,” plus a somewhat pointless revamp of the pair’s own earlier track, “Tricky Tricky.”

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The reel

by meg weichman

vice

D

ick Cheney was second in command (first, some would perhaps argue) of our country for eight years. He’s one of the most influential forces of the 21st century, and yet he’s someone we seem to know next to nothing about. In Adam McKay’s (Step Brothers) latest “serious” film, McKay pulls back the curtain on the ultra secretive former vice president for an unconventional and absurdly original biopic. An absolutely savage satire that is as funny as it is mournful, it’s a totally diverse work that functions almost as a cinematic essay, using a meta and irreverent style. And it’s a style McKay mastered in his Oscar-winning film The Big Short, where using a humorous approach to teach us about another extremely alarming part of our recent history, the 2008 housing crisis, was put to nothing less than absolutely exhilarating use. And while Vice is similarly illuminating and entertaining, here the playful mix of storytelling techniques can frustrate as much as it exhilarates. Playing Cheney is an unrecognizable Christian Bale, who has already swept up too many awards to share here, and he’s joined by Amy Adams as Cheney’s wife, Lynne, and a supporting cast that includes Sam Rockwell and Steve Carell. Satire had to be the approach here. A film that chronicles nothing less than the moral decay of the country is almost too upsetting. So while Vice is certainly funny at times, it’s no laughing matter.

if beale street could talk Director Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar Best Picture-winning, near perfect second feature, Moonlight, with an adaptation of a 1974 James Baldwin novel, the first adaptation of the renowned author’s work to be made in the United States. It tells the story of a young African American couple and their families in early 1970s Harlem and a devastating injustice they face.

And it’s a tribute to the film, the filmmaking, and the story that Jenkins creates something so beautiful out of something so painful.

Sure, there’s a plot, and it’s very compelling, and sure, there’s social commentary about the systemic oppression of blacks in America, and it’s potent and resonant, but what stays with you most is the film’s profound feeling.

Because at its core, If Beale Street Could Talk is a love story — a gorgeous, aching, swooning romance of exquisite longing and intoxicating visuals.

The couple at the film’s center is 22-year old Fonny (Stephan James), a sculptor, and 19year old Tish (Kiki Layne). When we first meet them, they’re in the early moments of realizing the depth of their love. Childhood family friends, they grew up together almost like brother and sister, until one day everything fell into place. Something that was always so right somehow became even more right.

You can feel they are kind, gentle, and tender — and that loving one another comes as naturally as breathing. But the film doesn’t move in time in a linear way, and amid this early bliss, we’re given glimpses of what’s to come, or rather, what can’t be avoided. We move in and out of time, watching them make their home together and seeing Tish discover she’s pregnant, Fonny getting set up by the cops, and their parents’ efforts to get him out of prison.

See, Fonny runs afoul of a white cop, and then weeks later he’s accused of a brutal rape he did not commit. And with the victim hiding out in Puerto Rico, it’s the cop’s word against Fonny’s. But with the support of their families, Tish and Fonny hold out hope he’ll get out. They hire a white lawyer who has his eyes wide open.

When Tish’s family is around, Beale Street’s joy spills out. In one of the film’s many wonderful scenes, a nervous Tish tells her mom, Sharon (Regina King); dad, Joe (Colman Domingo); and sister (Teyonah

Parris) about her pregnancy. With Fonny in jail, there is of course a little shock and disappointment, but they embrace Tish and the coming baby. The bittersweet moment becomes a celebration, and they invite Fonny’s family over, only to have his sanctimonious mom blame all Fonny’s troubles on Tish. The dynamics in the scene are a richly drawn marvel, and the way Tish’s family rallies around her is overwhelming.

It’s scenes like this, or Fonny throwing back some beers with an old friend (Bryan Tyree Henry, Widows) just out of jail, that make the film indelible.

Some of Beale Street’s other standout features are its phenomenal performances — namely those of Golden-Globe winner Regina King (it’s her Oscar to lose) and newcomer Kiki Layne, whose narration holds everything together and whose journey, from naïve and dewy-eyed child to a mother who knows her carefree days are behind her, is the film’s defining arc.

And then there’s the craftsmanship that is as prevalent in every scene as the love: the divine costumes and set design, the ardent score, the gorgeous cinematography, the close-ups that do nothing less than allow you to stare into the characters’ souls, and the saturated colors and atmosphere — things that all evoke the work of Douglas Sirk or Wong Kar-wai’s sublime In the Mood for Love.

Practically a tonal poem of a film, the warm colors and music dazzle the senses, allowing the luminous glow of the couple’s love wash over you. And just like Moonlight, this is a film where one wordless glance can cut straight to the heart.

While their love at times can be presented as otherworldly, it’s never divorced from reality. The rage of injustice — of housing discrimination, police corruption and brutality, mass incarceration, and limited job opportunities — simmers below the surface.

And yet, Jenkins and his characters seem to, despite everything, put their faith in love. It’s love that keeps them from despair — not in some sentimental or naïve way, but in a way that must be true. It has to be true. And once you experience the film’s compassionate embrace, you may believe it too.

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

holmes & watson

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t should’ve been a wonderful Christmas gift: the reunion of one of the great big-screen comedy duos, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, whose previous collaborations in Step Brothers and Talladega Nights were nothing less than genius. But Holmes & Watson was not the gift from the comedy gods we were hoping for, notoriously obtaining at a zero percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

And while the film is by no standard “good,” it’s also not as bad as headlines would have you believe. On its side is a premise and characterizations that really do make sense. Stepping into the role of our most famous and over-adapted literary sleuth is Ferrell, who, as Holmes, walks a very fine line between absolute genius and complete idiot, and the sweet-natured Reilly is a great fit for the loyal and devoted Watson. Together their winning bromantic chemistry is still there. So while the setup is solid, it’s really the only thing about the film that was well thought out. The mystery Holmes & Watson are trying to solve — involving Queen Victoria, a one-armed tattoo artist (Steve Coogan), longtime rival Professor Moriarty (Ralph Fiennes), a cake-covered cadaver, and too many painful and vaguely old-timey gags about selfies or drunk texts — was not. The jokes are beneath an esteemed cast that features many acclaimed British actors, who are completely underused. A major disappointment, Holmes & Watson goes to show you that even when putting two amazing comedic talents together, there’s nothing elementary about making a great comedy.

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pitch-black tragicomedy from the bracingly inventive mind of Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster), the early 1700s set is the polar opposite of a stuffy period piece. Based in true history, the key word being based, The Favourite takes us inside the reign of England’s Queen Anne (Olivia Coleman). But unlike your adaptations of your Elizabeths or your Victorias, this queen wails and flails, is constantly in pain, often confused, always craving attention, has 17 pet rabbits, and sits around eating cake, despite being terribly afflicted with gout. But she has Sarah Marlborough (Rachel Weisz) — her closest confidante, lifelong friend, and maybe something more — to keep her in check and make sure she doesn’t go out looking like a badger.

And for all intents and purposes, the Duchess of Marlborough is basically running the country, stepping in for Queen Anne when it counts. Sarah is in about as perfect a situation as can be, masterminding a war with France and enjoying the Queen’s near undivided affections. But all that changes upon the arrival of her fallen cousin Abigail (Emma Stone) at court, and through some cunning happenstance, Abigail soon makes herself indispensable to the queen. Both vie for Queen Anne’s love, and what transpires between the two is savage, spewing venomous insults and trading biting barbs. They can be petty, jealous, and treacherous, and while their schemes often sting, it is a wickedly wonderful thing.

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FANTASY'S, TC Mon. - Sat. -- Adult entertainment w/ DJ, 7-close GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri. – Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 KILKENNY'S, TC 1/18-19 -- Risque, 9:30 1/20,1/27 -- DJ Bre-Z, 8 1/24 -- 2Bays DJs, 9:30 1/25-26 -- Strobelite Honey, 9:30 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 1/21 -- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9

Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9

1/25 -- John Pomeroy, 8 1/26 -- John Sanger, 8

SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN, TC 1/27 -- The Joe Wilson Trio, 4

THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 1/19 -- Scott Pellegrom Trio, 8 1/20 -- Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish, 7 1/21 -- Here:Say Storytelling, 7 Tue -- TC Celtic - Traditional Irish Music, 6:30-9 Wed -- Jazz Jam, 6-10

STUDIO ANATOMY, TC 1/19 -- Comedy w/ Timothy Locke & Justin Chupp, 9 TC WHISKEY CO. 1/24 -- Sam & Bill, 6-8

UNION STREET STATION, TC 1/19 -- DJ Prim, 10 1/20 -- Karaoke, 10 1/21 -- Jukebox, 10 1/22 -- TC Comedy Collective, 8-9:30 1/23 -- DJ Fasel, 10 1/24 -- DJ JR, 10 1/25 -- Happy Hour w/ Wink; then DJ Dante 1/26 -- DJ Dante, 10 1/27 -- Head for the Hills Live Show; then Karaoke

TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC 1/26 -- Fauxgrass, 8-10 THE DISH CAFE, TC 1/21 -- Comedy Open Mic Night w/ Kamikaze Comedy, 8 Tues, Sat -- Matt Smith, 5-7

PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC BEACON LOUNGE: Thurs,Fri,Sat — Tom Kaufmann, 8:30 RARE BIRD BREWPUB, TC 1/21 -- Chris "Wink" Winkelman, 8-10:30 1/25 -- Medicinal Groove, 10 RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY, TC 1/26 -- 11th Anniversary Sideshow Spectacular w/ Freak Show by Urban Rituals, 11 SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC

THE HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Roundup Radio Show Open Mic Night, 8 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC Wed -- Tiki Night w/ DJ, 3 1/25 -- Pink Sky @ The Yurt, 7-10

WEST BAY BEACH HOLIDAY INN RESORT, TC 1/18-19 -- DJ Motaz @ View, 10 1/25-26 -- DJ Motaz @ View, 10 Thurs. – Jeff Haas Trio & Laurie Sears, 6-8:30

THE PARLOR, TC 1/19 -- Blair Miller, 8 1/23 -- Rob Coonrod, 8 1/24 -- Chris Smith, 8

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

OTSEGO RESORT, THE SITZMARK, GAYLORD 1/19 -- Deadicated, 5-8 1/26 -- Jakey Thomas, 5-8

SNOWBELT BREWING CO., GAYLORD 1/22 -- Open Mic Hosted by Phil Gorny, 7

Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee

Emmet & Cheboygan BEARDS BREWERY, PETOSKEY 1/19 -- Charlie Millard Band, 9-11 1/20 -- Charlie Millard Solo, 6-9 1/25 -- Tribe of Chiefs, 9 1/26 -- Pete Kehoe, 8-11 1/27 -- BB Celtic & Traditional Irish Session Players, 6-9 BOYNE HIGHLANDS, HARBOR SPRINGS MAIN DINING ROOM: 1/19 – Pete Kehoe, 6 SLOPESIDE LOUNGE: 1/19 – Sean Bielby, 9 1/20 – Nelson Olstrom, 9 1/24 – Pete Kehoe, 6

Willford, 10 NUB'S NOB, HARBOR SPRINGS NUB’S PUB: 1/19 – Patrick Ryan, 3-6 1/20 – Mike Ridley, 3-6 1/26 – Pete Kehoe, 3-6

1/25 – Jeff & Mike, 9 1/26 – Chris Calleja, 9 ZOO BAR: 1/19 – Union Guns, 4:30 1/26 – The Remedee, 4:30 CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 1/19 -- Apres Ski Party w/ The Marsupials, 10 1/25 -- Annex Karaoke, 9 KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thurs — Live music LEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke w/ DJ Michael

PIERSON'S GRILLE & SPIRITS, HARBOR SPRINGS Tue -- The Pistil Whips, 8-11 THE SIDE DOOR SALOON, PETOSKEY Sat. – Karaoke, 8

Leelanau & Benzie BIG CAT BREWING CO., CEDAR 1/23 -- Niki Sirotti, 6:30-8:30 DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. — Karaoke, 10-2

LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Fri & Sat -- Phattrax DJs & Karaoke, 9

LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 1/22 -- Pat Niemisto & Friends, 6:30-9:30

ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 1/19 -- Rob Coonrod, 6-9 1/25 -- The Feral Cats, 6-9 1/26 -- Barefoot, 6-9

LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, BIRCH ROOM, PESHAWBESTOWN 1/19 -- Derailed, 8 1/26 -- Alan Turner, 8

STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 1/19 -- Mike Struwin, 8-10 1/20 -- Storm the Mic - Hosted by

Blake Elliott, 6-9 1/25 -- Jake Frysinger, 8-10 1/26 -- Blake Elliott, 8-10 THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA Thu -- Open Mic Night, 8-11 THE LELAND LODGE 1/19 -- CHEER FEST w/ Jim Hawley, 2-5 & The Broom Closet Boys, 6-10 VILLA MARINE, FRANKFORT Tue -- Open Mic, 8-11

Antrim & Charlevoix CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 1/25 -- Blair Miller, 8-10

RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 1/22 -- Jakey Thomas, 6-9

ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 1/19 -- The Pistil Whips, 8-11 1/26 -- Steve Leaf & The Ex Pats, 8-11

SHORT'S BREWING CO., BELLAIRE 1/19 -- Biomassive, 9-11:30 1/20 -- The Pistil Whips, 8-10:30 1/25 -- A Brighter Bloom, 8:30-11 1/26 -- Luke Winslow-King & Joshua Davis, 8:30-11

LAKE STREET PUB, BOYNE CITY Sat -- Karaoke, 8-11

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

LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 1/19 -- Warrant, 8

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— Curious

A

: Ideally, if you tell somebody you have a few more weeks out on disability, they don’t immediately assume it’s because you got really bad friction burns working the pole.

Evolutionary psychologist Cari Goetz and her colleagues note — not surprisingly — that men see skimpy attire on a woman as a signal that they can manipulate her into casual sex.

(Women in their research also understood that men perceive skimpy attire this way.) But who actually ends up manipulating whom?

Just like in the advertising world, in the natural world, there are many, shall we say, less-thantruthful messages -- from humans, animals, and even some nasty little con artists of the plant world. Take the flower Ophrys apifera, aka the bee orchid. The bee orchid puts out fake female bee scent, and it’s got markings and a slight coating of “fur” like female bees. The poor little sex-mad male bees try to hump the bee orchids and, in the process, pick up orchid pollen that they end up transferring when they try their luck with the next orchid in a lady bee suit.

Goetz and her team speculate that some women — especially those who perceive themselves to be “low in mate value” — use revealing attire to advertise what seems to be their hookupability and other “exploitability cues.” However, these seemingly poor, defenseless sex bunnies may actually be looking to “advance their own mating and relationship goals.” As for how this might work, if a man likes the casual sex and keeps coming back for more, maybe, just maybe, she can draw him into a relationship.

(Hookupily ever after?)

However, this approach is a risky strategy because, as Goetz and her colleagues point out, “men found women displaying cues to sexual exploitability to be attractive as shortterm mates, but, importantly, not attractive as long-term mates.”

As for what you might make of all this, it’s best to avoid clothes with coverage just this side of G-strings and nipple tassels, as well as overtly sexual poses (like sucking

BY Amy Alkon

on a finger...subtle!). However, you can take advantage of evolutionary psychology research that finds that men are drawn to women with an hourglass figure (as well as...heh...women who use deceptive undergarments to fake having one). In short, your best bet is posting shots of yourself looking classysexual. This means wearing clothes that reveal your curves to a man — but not your medical history: “I don’t know her name yet, dude, but I can tell you that she had her gallbladder removed.”

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Q

: I love my girlfriend, but she has some weird rules about her place: no shoes inside, cabinets can’t be left open, etc.

We’ve gotten in fights when I’ve forgotten to do this stuff and then mentioned how ridiculous I find it. Should I have to do things I think are stupid?

— Besieged

A

: Your girlfriend reminds you of a wellknown television star. Unfortunately, it’s Judge Judy.

You, like many people in relationships, have the expectation that your partner’s requests should make sense. This is where you go wrong. To be human is to be kind of an idiot. We’re all idiots on some level — meaning that we all say and do things that make sense to us but that others would reasonably find utterly idiotic.

That said, our idiocy is not without benefits.

Economist Robert H. Frank observes that we evolved to sometimes behave in “seemingly irrational” ways that actually serve our interests. An example would be acting out in ways that test others’ commitment to us (though, typically, we don’t see it that way and may not even intend to do that).

So, though your girlfriend would probably list reasons for each of her rules -- reasons you might find silly — what isn’t silly is her caring about your following them or at least caring enough to try. In short, you don’t have to endorse her ideas to try to act in accordance with them and to treat her kindly when she gets upset that you’ve forgotten.

(For example, you could say: “I’m sorry. I know it’s important to you that I do this.”)

This would be a signal that you care deeply about her — that you love her enough to do ridiculous things just to make her happy... maybe even to the point of handing her a shopping bag: “Look, honey! There was a sale at Prada on surgical shoe covers!”

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19 Unknown quote source, for short 20 Blue Apron offering 21 “___ dead, Jim” (“Star Trek” line) 22 “Metropolis” director Lang 23 Play division 25 Inject 27 “That’s amazing!”

31 Type of doll for the vengeful 35 Palindromic parent 36 2018 movie about bowling lanes?

39 British baby carriage 41 Stair part 42 “Morning Joe” cohost Brzezinski 43 2018 movie about a cinematic alien’s voice?

46 Brain activity diagnostic test, for short 47 Amino acid that helps treat cold sores 48 Deli bread option, maybe 50 Fire engine feature 53 “___-wee’s Big Adventure” 54 ___ Reid (The Green Hornet’s true identity) 57 More, in Mexico 59 Considers carefully 63 Mt. Ka’ala is its highest point 64 2018 movie about an annoying Irishman?

66 Cicero’s love 67 They may be dank on the Internet 68 Steel ingredient 69 Bright and evenly colored, for dragon fruit 70 He played one of the Weasleys 71 Figures out

DOWN 1 Comic book explosion sound 2 “The Amazing ___” 3 “Johnny’s Theme” composer Paul 4 Gabe of “Welcome Back, Kotter” 5 1040 info 6 Owns, archaically 7 Has a yearning (for) 8 “___ Off the Boat” 9 Road repair stuff 10 Sudan’s capital 11 Pasta ___ (boxed dinner) 12 Bunches 13 Mercedes-___ 18 Acronym on a record label 22 Yard component 24 Baton master 26 Venn diagram feature 27 Drive forward 28 Rick’s grandson, on TV 29 Apple desktops from a while back 30 Oklahoma city 32 More desertlike 33 In tune 34 “August: ___ County” (Meryl Streep movie) 37 JFK flier, once 38 Take some time at the library 40 Dehumidifier’s target 44 It may be listed before or after “per” 45 Krispy ___ 49 K-Cup maker 51 Fading flame feature 52 “Birdman” actress Watts 54 Pigpen dweller 55 “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Malek 56 Denny’s rival 58 British weapon of WWII 60 Ancient Greek harp 61 Pirate spoils 62 Phoenix court team 64 “Wow!” in texts 65 “The buck stops here” presidential monogram

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the top “how to” search inquiries on Google are “how to buy Bitcoin,” “how to lose belly fat fast,” “how to cook spaghetti in a microwave,” and “how to make slime.” While I do think that the coming weeks will be prime time for you to formulate and launch many “how to” investigations, I will encourage you to put more important questions at the top of your priority list. “How to get richer quicker” would be a good one, as would “how to follow through on good beginnings” and “how to enhance your value” and “how to identify what resources and allies will be most important in 2019.”

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): About 11 percent

of the Philippines’ population is comprised of Muslims who call themselves the Bangsamoro.

Many resist being part of the Philippines and want their own sovereign nation. They have a lot of experience struggling for independence, as they’ve spent 400 years rebelling against occupation by foreign powers, including Spain, the United States, and Japan. I admire their tenacity in seeking total freedom to be themselves and rule themselves.

May they inspire your efforts to do the same on a personal level in the coming year..

ARIES (March 21-April 19): We might initially

be inclined to ridicule Stuart Kettell, a British man who spent four days pushing a Brussels sprout up 3,560-foot-high Mount Snowden with his nose. But perhaps our opinion would become more expansive once we knew that he engaged in this stunt to raise money for a charity that supports people with cancer. In any case, the coming weeks would be a favorable time for you, too, to engage in extravagant, extreme, or even outlandish behavior in behalf of a good or holy cause.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Taurus

guitar wizard known as Buckethead is surely among the most imaginative and prolific musicians who has ever lived. Since producing his first album in late 2005, he has released 306 other albums that span a wide variety of musical genres — an average of 23 per year. I propose that we make him your patron saint for the next six weeks. While it’s unlikely you can achieve such a gaudy level of creative self-expression, you could very well exceed your previous personal best in your own sphere.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A motivational speaker and author named Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, although he has two small, unusually shaped feet. These facts didn’t stop him from getting married, raising a family of four children, and writing eight books. One book is entitled Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life. He’s a positive guy who has faith in the possibility of miracles. In fact, he says he keeps a pair of shoes in his closet just in case God decides to bless him with a marvelous surprise. In accordance with current astrological omens, Aquarius, I suggest you make a similar gesture. Create or acquire a symbol of an amazing transformation you would love to attract into your life.

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Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, a fictional character who personifies the power of logic and rational thinking. And yet Doyle was also a devout spiritualist who pursued interests in telepathy, the occult, and psychic phenomena. It’s no surprise that he was a Gemini, an astrological tribe renowned for its ability to embody apparent opposites. Sometimes that quality is a liability for you folks, and sometimes an asset. In the coming weeks, I believe it’ll be a highly useful skill. Your knack for holding paradoxical views and expressing seemingly contradictory powers will attract and generate good fortune.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 2006, a

176-year-old tortoise named Harriet died in an Australian zoo owned by “Crocodile Hunter” and TV personality Steve Irwin. Harriet was far from her original home in the Galapagos Islands. By some accounts, evolutionary superstar Charles Darwin picked her up and carried her away during his visit there in 1835. I propose that you choose the longlived tortoise as your power creature for the coming weeks.

With her as inspiration, meditate on questions like these: 1.

“What would I do differently if I knew I’d live to a very old

age?” 2. “What influence that was important to me when I was young do I want to be important to me when I’m old?” 3.

“In what specific ways can my future benefit from my past?”

4. “Is there a blessing or gift from an ancestor I have not yet claimed?” 5. “Is there anything I can do that I am not yet doing to remain in good health into my old age?”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): John Lennon claimed

that he generated the Beatles song’ “Because” by rendering Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” backwards. Even if that’s true, I don’t think it detracts from the beauty of “Because.” May I suggest you adopt a comparable strategy for your own use in the coming weeks, Leo? What could you do in reverse so as to create an interesting novelty? What approach might you invert in order to instigate fresh ways of doing things? Is there an idea you could turn upside-down or inside-out, thereby awakening yourself to a new perspective?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Tsonga

language is spoken by more than 15 million people in southern Africa. The literal meaning of the Tsonga phrase I malebvu ya nghala is “It’s a lion’s beard,” and its meaning is “something that’s not as scary as it looks.” According to my astrological analysis, this will be a useful concept for you to be alert for in the coming weeks. Don’t necessarily trust first impressions or initial apprehensions. Be open to probing deeper than your instincts might influence you to do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The old Latin verb

crescere meant “to come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell, increase in numbers or strength.” We see its presence in the modern English, French, and Italian word “crescendo.” In accordance with astrological omens, I have selected crescere and its present participle crescentum to be your words of power for the next four weeks. May they help mobilize you to seize all emerging opportunities to come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell, and increase in numbers or strength.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When animals

hibernate, their metabolism slows down. They may grow more underfur or feathers, and some add extra fat. To conserve heat, they may huddle together with each other. In the coming weeks, I don’t think you’ll have to do what they do. But I do suspect it will be a good time to engage in behaviors that have a resemblance to hibernation: slowing down your mind and body; thinking deep thoughts and feeling deep feelings; seeking extra hugs and cuddles; getting lots of rich, warm, satisfying food and sleep. What else might appeal to your need to drop out of your fast-paced rhythm and supercharge your psychic batteries?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When

people tell me they don’t have time to read the books I’ve written, I advise them to place the books under their pillows and soak up my words in their dreams. I don’t suggest that they actually eat the pages, although there is historical precedent for that.

The Bible describes the prophet Ezekiel as literally chewing and swallowing a book. And there are accounts of sixteenth-century Austrian soldiers devouring books they acquired during their conquests, hoping to absorb the contents of the texts. But in accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest that in the next four weeks you acquire the wisdom stored in books by actually reading them or listening to them on audio recordings.

In my astrological opinion, you really do need, for the sake of your psychospiritual health, to absorb writing that requires extended concentration.

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