Northern Express - October 4, 2021

NORTHERN

express northernexpress.com

UNCONVEN

TIONAL

FARMING The story of a centu ry-old family farm gone decidedly modern

NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • oct 04 - oct 10, 2021 • Vol. 31 No. 40 Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 1

Pure IPAmade made Pure Michigan Michigan IPA with all Michigan ingredients. ®

144 E FRONT ST TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684 www.plamondons.com

MON-SAT 9AM-6PM SUN 11-5

PATIENTS FIRST. TRANSPARENT PRICING | CONVENIENT ACCESS | MOST INSURANCES ACCEPTED Transparent pricing is a patient’s right! We’re dedicated to providing cost-effective imaging solutions for our patients with all-inclusive pricing available up front. Check our up-to-date cash pricing any time at novelloimaging.org

NOVELLO IMAGING 4290 COPPER RIDGE DR, SUITE 100, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684 | 231.714.4306

2 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

Minutes from Downtown Traverse City!

letters Thank You, USPS! I recently had a problem with a package I sent overseas through the post office.

Both the delivery and the return address were incorrect, and the package was sent, rejected, sent again, and rejected again.

I went to the post office for help. Every postal employee I worked with to retrieve and resend this package was helpful, courteous, and did everything possible to help me to correct the problem. Finally, at around 6:30pm Thursday, the package was delivered to our door. I have lived overseas on several occasions and given my experiences with other postal systems, I have always been thankful for the U.S. postal service. Undoubtedly, we have one of the very best systems. We need to all be protective of and thankful for this splendid group of people who work for us.

Whitney Roberts, Elmwood Township Sacrifices I want to personally thank all the maskless and unvaccinated folks out there who are making the ultimate sacrifice in this overpopulated world. Your actions are enabling us selfish people who wear masks and are vaccinated to survive in a better world. Bless you. I would ask another favor of you all, however: If you happen to catch COVID-19, please don’t come to a medical facility. Stay consistent with what you are doing.

CONTENTS features Wine It Up.....................................................10 The Green Light...........................................12 Kangaroo Court.............................................15 Unconventional Farming ...............................16 Comedian Spotlight.......................................19 Left Foot Charley...........................................20

OKTOBERFEST I & II ON TAP

columns & stuff

Top Ten........................................................4 Spectator/Stephen Tuttle...............................6 High Notes (sponsored content)......................7 Opinion.........................................................8 Weird............................................................9 Dates.......................................................22 Film.........................................................27 Nitelife.........................................................28 Advice......................................................29 Crossword.................................................29 Astrology....................................................30 Classifieds...............................................30

GIFTS • ART TILE JEWELRY • POTTERY Open Year Round in Alden, Michigan Shop our online store! www.whistlingfrog.net

(231) 252-3552 439 E Eighth St. Traverse City

Charlie Weaver, Kalkaska

Northern Express Weekly is published by Eyes Only Media, LLC. Publisher: Luke Haase PO Box 4020 Traverse City, Michigan 49685 Phone: (231) 947-8787 Fax: 947-2425 email: info@northernexpress.com www.northernexpress.com Executive Editor: Lynda Twardowski Wheatley Finance & Distribution Manager: Brian Crouch Sales: Kathleen Johnson, Lisa Gillespie, Kaitlyn Nance, Michele Young, Randy Sills, Todd Norris, Jill Hayes For ad sales in Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Boyne & Charlevoix, call (231) 838-6948 Creative Director: Kyra Poehlman Distribution: Dave Anderson, Linda Szarkowski, Sarah Rodery, Randy Sills, Roger Racine Matt Ritter, Gary Twardowski Listings Editor: Jamie Kauffold Contributors: Amy Alkon, Rob Brezsny, Ross Boissoneau, Jennifer Hodges, Michael Phillips, Steve Tuttle, Meg Weichman, Anna Faller, Al Parker, Rachel Pasche, Craig Manning, Janice Binkert Copyright 2020, all rights reserved. Distribution: 36,000 copies at 600+ locations weekly. Northern Express Weekly is free of charge, but no person may take more than one copy of each weekly issue without written permission of Northern Express Weekly. Reproduction of all content without permission of the publisher is prohibited.

Every WEDNESDAY 7-9:30

in October

Epicurean small plates, pizza & wine $10 cover Vaccinations required

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 3

this week’s

top ten A half-million school kids across state eating local this semester

It was only about a decade ago that northern Michigan’s Diane Conners began nurturing a seed of an idea — to bring fruits and veggies from local farms to local schools — but oh, what a decade can do.

One coffee break (with Don Coe, Black Star Farms’ managing partner who sat on the state’s agriculture commission), several extra-long BATA bus rides (with early funding champion and Cherry Republic founder Bob Sutherland), and many large leaps up the legislative ladder, and the now formalized 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farm Program has hit its best-funded year yet.

Last week, the Michigan Department of Education announced the 229 recipients of the initial round of grants that would get part of the $5 million in School Aid funding set aside for the program for this school year (more than double last school year’s $2 million).

In this first round of grants alone, the program will serve a total enrollment of nearly 554,000 children in K-12 schools, early childhood education, and after-school settings across the state, more than half of whom are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The $5-million funding is a testament to the central strategic value of 10 Cents a Meal, says Diane Conners, senior policy specialist at Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. “Healthy, locally grown foods help build the minds and bodies of our children,” she says, “while the purchases support family farms and help to build the infrastructure of our local food supply.”

What’s more, it works: According to the 2020-2021 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results from the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems, nearly 64 percent of all grantees (91 of 143) have reported that 10 Cents grants allowed them to try new products in their food service program that they would not have otherwise tried.

2

tastemaker Pour’s Sweet Potato Salad

Prep your palettes, cold-weather comrades! Autumn is officially on the menu at Petoskey’s Pour Kitchen & Bar, and we can’t wait to take a taste. Launched in August 2016 and helmed by general manager and sommelier Todd Chinnock, in partnership with executive chef Colin Campbell, Pour’s seasonally rotating menus often combine comfort food and classic technique with a distinctive Eastern Asian twist. “There are a lot of exciting flavors and complexity that I really enjoy,” says Campbell. And while Pour’s autumn offerings are no exception, there’s one addition in particular that already has this duo drooling. Enter the Sweet Potato Salad.

A surefire favorite for vegan diners, this sultry starter features a base of caramelly-perfect sweet potatoes. Cooked three times and tossed in savory miso-barbeque, these taters are topped with a sweet autumn salad of julienned carrot, mint, cilantro, and organic pea shoots. Dressed with house coconut vinaigrette and finished with peanuts, spikes of lime, and a kick of chili oil, this sassy salad is a seasonal must. Find it at Pour Kitchen & Bar, 422 E Mitchell St., Petoskey. (231) 881-9800, pourpetoskey.com

4 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

Drop it Like it’s Hot: Frankfort Fall Fest Oct. 9 Check out the crazy Pumpkin Drop during the Frankfort Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 9. Running from 11am to 5pm at the city’s Open Space Park, the festival packs an entire season of fun into a single day. Enjoy the Fall Festival Parade (featuring the famous Scottville Clown Band), enormous car-sized (and car-crushing) pumpkins, locally built floats, the Mutt March costumed pet parade, family games, a corn maze, a craft fair, pumpkin decorating, and much more. Search Frankfort Fall Festival on Facebook.

4

Hey, watch it The Big Leap

A network show worth tuning in for, Fox’s The Big Leap is totally on pointe. This scripted dramedy about the behind-the-scenes making of a reality dance show, is not only a clever meta concept but full of heart. From the cynical producers and celeb hosts to the aspiring dancers, the characters all have dreams, they all have a story, and they come together to create a show filled with funny and sweet feel-good moments — not to mention the wonderful dance numbers. Starring TV veterans Scott Foley, Piper Perabo, and a talented cast of newcomers, this uplifting underdog tale set in Detroit is like fun mashup of Glee (before it was terrible), American Idol, and So You Think You Can Dance? Airing Mondays on Fox; streaming on Hulu.

5

Stuff We Love: Insta-Cheese

6

Vending machines aren’t just for candy and snacks anymore. Nope, you can find machines that spit out cupcakes, mashed potatoes, live bait, and more. And if you travel to Northport, you can avail yourself of what may be the world’s only goat cheese vending machine, courtesy of Idyll Farms. Farm founder and owner Amy Spitznagel saw the idea as a way to expand the availability of the farm’s signature products, installing it at the newly purchased Pier Group building in Northport at 3rd and Rose. “We launched the Fourth of July,” says Spitznagel. The response has been better than she anticipated, with customers buying more from the machine than at the farmers market. It accepts credit cards and Apple Pay. Spitznagel says she intends to continue at least through October. “We’ll see what happens in November. I don’t want to have the cheese freeze.”

Onekama celebrates 150 years

In the last scheduled celebration of its sesquicentennial, Onekama will host a historythemed evening at the Portage Point Inn on Portage Lake Thursday, Oct. 7. It will include displays of Onekama’s history, tributes to the families involved in “The Cut” and live music, appetizers and a cash bar. “The Cut” was an (illegal) effort by local farmers to create a trench connecting Portage Lake to Lake Michigan back in 1871. Imagine their surprise when on completion, water rushed from Portage Lake, which was 12 feet higher than Lake Michigan.

The result was a channel over 400 feet wide and 12 feet deep. Featured speaker is Loreen Niewenhaus of Traverse City, author of “A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach” and “A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk.” Portage Point Inn boasts its own century-plus history, having opened in 1903. For tickets or more information, go to www.onekama.info/onekama-onefifty. Proceeds will benefit future Onekama history projects.

Skele-tour Returns to Harbor Springs It’s the most wonderful time of the year — if you’re Jack Skellington. Or in Harbor Springs, with its spooktacular celebration, Skele-tour 2021. Starting this week, Skeletons will be decked out in their best all across the city, from park benches to shops, even right in front of the chamber of commerce, where the idea was first raised from the dead — er, downstate. Chamber Executive Director Bonnie Kulp tells Northern Express she and admin Angie Savard had heard of similar efforts at the southern end of the state last year.

“We knew the school would not do its traditional Halloween parade and didn’t know what would happen with trick or treat, so we wanted to do something for the community,” she says. The resulting event, in which businesses, organizations, and individuals can sponsor, dress, and display skeletons just about anywhere in town, was such a hit, they brought it back to life. Want to take a Skele-tour? You can download a map that’ll lead you to every “humerus” one by clicking the “Skeletons Arise” tab at www.harborspringschamber.com.

8

bottoms up Northern Natural Cider Flight Eco-Friendly Clothing Handmade Home Decor Local Jewelry Paper Goods Local Artist Prints

326 N. Saint Joseph Street, Suttons Bay, MI www.poppythings.com

Those of us who frequently, and oh so sadly, have to eschew hard cider for fear of the headaches their hidden sulfites will bring to our bean, fall is not lost: the Mackey family — owners of the award-winning Northern Natural Cider House & Winery in Kaleva — have developed a process that naturally removes the sulfites from every single one of their ciders, all of which are made from premium ingredients and USDA-certified organic fruit; never fruit concentrates. We suggest you start, as we did, with the Northern Star Hard Cider and Lavender Apple Hard Cider — both gold award-winning medalists at the World Cider Championships and so fresh and fragrant they taste as though they’ve just been plucked from the orchard and pressed into your glass. But if you’re not driving, we highly recommend trying a sampler flight of as many of their innovative apple-and matings as your head can handle: Blueberry Apple, Elderberry Apple, Chocolate Cherry, Cherry Ginger, Blueberry Waffle, Season’s End, Hibiscus Rose, and Sweet Orange Blossom — to name just a few.

Some you can find in 12-ounce bottles at a growing number of retailers Up North, but if you want your tastebuds to truly lift off, a mixed flight on-site is the way to go. Find the Northern Natural’s tasting room (pet-friendly and with frequent live music, fantastic food trucks, and only outdoor seating) at 7220 Chief Rd., just east of US-131, between Manistee and Bear Lake. (231) 889-0064, www.northernnaturalwinery.com

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 5

ENOUGH!

spectator

by Stephen Tuttle It should have put to rest the nonsensical fabrications of a failed president and his delusional acolytes. It did not.

Cyber Ninjas’ list of “concerns” are more like an outline of Arizona election processes and laws they simply didn’t understand.

After 10 months and $6 million, the Great Maricopa County Election Audit in Arizona was finally completed. It was conducted by an outfit from Florida calling itself Cyber Ninjas led by a man who had already publicly bought into the election fraud idiocy. As a bonus, the company had no experience with Arizona elections nor any other elections, much less election recounts. They were ably assisted by a guy who claims he invented the internet – he did not – and had election experience similar to that of Cyber Ninjas.

For example, there were perhaps thousands of mail-in ballots with illegible voter signatures, which is not different from mail-in ballots in pretty much every state, because some people have horrible handwriting. There is a process, allowed by federal and state election laws, called “curing,” in which election officials contact those voters to make sure that is, in fact, their signature, their ballot and their vote.

It isn’t fraud.

Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest by population, home to Phoenix and 2.5 million voters, has traditionally been a Republican stronghold, though that grip has been slipping in recent years. In 2020, Joe

Their other “concerns” were easily and quickly debunked by county election officials, most of whom are Republicans.

The former president’s reaction? Declaring it was proof positive of massive election

Cyber Ninjas’ list of “concerns” are more like an outline of Arizona election processes and laws they simply didn’t understand.

DONATE

Acme Alpena

FOR

Cadillac Charlevoix

Cheboygan Gaylord

GOOD

Petoskey Traverse City

Your donations support food and housing programs for our Northern Michigan neighbors. Thank you!

YOUR DONATIONS STAY LOCAL

6 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

goodwillnmi.org

Biden carried the county by 47,000 votes, a surprise to many, but incomprehensible to then President Trump and those in his orbit. Republicans in Arizona’s state senate then orchestrated a recount, enabled by a friendly judge. Never mind that an audit and recount had already taken place and the results confirmed.

fraud. He then sent off a missive to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, a Trump supporter, insisting he “decertify” the Arizona election.

It doesn’t seem to matter to the former president there is nothing in case law, state or federal statutes or the state or U.S. Constitution that allows the governor to do any such thing.

So they hired the Cyber Ninjas, whom they believed to be fellow travelers on the election conspiracy train. But after all that time and money, their only concrete, fact-based conclusion was that Joe Biden actually received 99 more votes and Donald Trump, 261 fewer votes than had been previously reported.

And Trump’s loyal sycophants around the country? They’re demanding “audits” in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and three counties in Texas won by Biden. An Arizona member of Congress, Paul Gosar, who never heard a Trump lie he didn’t believe, has insisted the entire election have a big “do over.”

They found no fraud.

They brought in ultra-violet lights searching for something. They looked for signs of bamboo in or on the ballots, based on the bizarre notion that counterfeit ballots had been printed in China. They searched for internet connections that never existed.

They searched for a connection to former Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, though he has been dead for 13 years. They searched for a mysterious computer server that supposedly existed on a U.S. military base in Germany. Or maybe it was Italy. They even tried to determine if a “Cheeto fingerprint” on a ballot was a sign of fraud.

They did not find that thousands of dead people -- or any -- voted. They did not find that thousands of illegal immigrants -- or any -- voted. They did not find thousands of people who voted twice, or that people from other states were shipped in to vote illegally, or that people who weren’t registered to vote voted anyway. And they did not find any ballot counting machine that somehow magically altered or otherwise changed any vote cast.

There is no point in even more audits other than to further besmirch the integrity of our election system. We already know the verified, certified results – Joe Biden won and Donald Trump lost.

(This is probably a good time to mention the Cyber Ninja “audit” in Arizona was farcical, with chain-of-custody issues with the ballots, unscientific methodology, lack of basic knowledge of Arizona election procedures and laws, and an overt starting bias. They so compromised voting machines they’ll need replacing at a cost of millions.)

This is destructive nonsense promulgated by an individual who neither respects nor loves the traditions of a country he wants to lead.

Rather, he and his most ardent followers seem happy to destroy the foundations of our constitutional republic for his cynical and narcissistic benefit.

But this isn’t one of Trump’s business deals he can scam, lie and bully his way through.

The majority of Americans are more than ready to say, “Enough!”

SPONSORED CONTENT

HIGH NOTES

The Flavor Of The Season

CANNABIS

OktoberFest

Special Menu - Saturdays only 306 Elm - Kalkaska

Fall is our season! Nature has gifted us this time to harvest our many bounties. Go outside and feel the crisp air on your cheeks. Notice the pumpkins, squash, and bushels of apples for the pickin’. Across parts of northern Michigan and along our peninsulas, you might still see some wildflowers on the horizon. And while you’re gazing, you just might notice another kind of flower growing: your neighbor’s outdoor cannabis crop.

Farming cannabis outdoors is a legal enterprise in the State of Michigan, with a few licensing requirements. Most importantly, outdoor growing is only legal if attached to a licensed indoor grow operation. So, if the facility on the property is licensed, the land outside the facility may also be licensed.

Nature’s sunlight provides full spectrum lighting, which allows for more natural terpenes and cannabinoid growth than you can get from artificial lighting used in indoor grows. Letting in the sun seems simple, but the entire outdoor grow area needs to be safely secured behind fencing with lockable gates. Also, as with any licensed cannabis establishment in Michigan, the outdoor grow needs to be under 24-hour camera surveillance, with footage stored on a server for at least one month.

Once harvested, outdoor cannabis crops typically make their way into the processing system to become concentrates for vape carts, edibles and other cannabis products calling for a higher potency.

This Croptober, offer your neighbor a hand with their plants. Now that harvest season brings you new opportunities, enjoy what nature has provided.

IS BACK! It could be the best

Neapolitan Pizza In the north!

www.dunegrass.co

Adult-use locations in Manistee, Big Rapids, Cadillac and Marquette

148 W. Main - Gaylord (989) 748-4848

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 7

A CLEARING IN THE DISTANCE

Wine Dinners Five delicious courses prepared in-house by Chef de Cuisine, Chris Mushall, each expertly paired with your favorite Chateau Chantal wine.

guest opinion

by ISIAH SMITH “It feels as if nothing can be overcome. Everything is being relitigated.” – Maureen Dowd The halfway point of our 34-mile bike ride is Harbor Springs – our favorite destination, rich with Michigan history.

Ancient glaciers wrote the first chapter of this town’s history. When the glaciers receded thousands of years ago, they carved the northern Michigan landscape that includes this deep harbor surrounded by steep bluffs.

Native Americans, Jesuit missionaries, French fur traders and lumber speculators were all drawn to the distinctive natural features that continue to attract visitors from all over the world.

The town has been a trading center, Native American community, a mission, a summer destination and a year-round destination.

To view the menu or make your reservations Call: 231.223.4110 | or visit us online at: shop.chateauchantal.com/reservation-events FALL LIVE MUSIC

“Sorry, there aren’t any more tables at this time, and we close in 20 minutes, so we are not seating any more customers,” the redheaded hostess icily informs us.

Saturday @ 11 AM WENDY BARNES

Meanwhile, she directs the other couple immediately before us to a seat.

Sunday @ 11 AM THE SUNSHINE STRING BAND

“But you are seating them but not us?” I ask.

This cannot be what it appears to be, can it?

OCTOBER LIVE MUSIC LINEUP Wednesdays @ 6 PM LEE MALONE & SANDY METIVA

Sundays (Beginning at Noon) FRIED CHICKEN DINNER Mondays GRILLED WHITEFISH Tuesdays BURGER & A PINT | $12

This day is hot and muggy. The bike path’s undulating hills exact a heavy price – we are ravenous. Wearily, we secure our bikes and head to a prominent and historic local restaurant.

We enter behind another couple and request a table for two.

FLAVORS OF FALL kicks off this weekend with:

OCTOBER SPECIALS

Every year visitors flock here. The spectacular beauty and fabled resort hospitality that attract people continues.

“They were here before you,” the redhead spat out the words like they were hot and bitter.

Thursdays @ 7 PM NICK VASQUEZ Fridays @ 8 PM LEANNA COLLINS & IVAN GREILICK

Wednesdays FRIED SHRIMP DINNER Thursdays FLATBREAD & A PINT | $12 Fridays FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY Saturdays SURF 'N TURF

4990 US-31 N, Central Lake, MI | (231) 599-1111 | TorchLakeCafe.com

8 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

“Not so,” I said, stunned.

“We are not seating any more customers,” she intoned, avoiding eye contact.

I stand there briefly, incredulously, anger bubbling to the surface.

Is this really happening? What year is this?

I have travelled many places in my life and time; this doesn’t happen anymore – never in HS. My wife and I go outside. Then: Two other couples enter the restaurant, but do not leave.

Perplexed, I re-enter the restaurant.

“NOW you have tables?” I ask quietly.

“Some people left and we now have tables,” she said.

“Some people left, really? Were they invisible ghosts perhaps? I’ve been standing near the door; not a single, solitary soul exited,” I say.

No response. I leave and grab my bike. This can’t be what it seems to be.

Then another couple approaches the door.

“You will probably get a table; we couldn’t,” I tell them.

They enter and do not leave. I train my camera on the door.

The redhead hostess peers out, sees me taking pictures, then waves us in nervously.

“We have a table for you now – come on in,” she says.

“You can’t be serious,” I said. “I saw the pie scene in the movie, ‘The Help.’ How could I eat here?”

“No, come on in,” she implores. “We have tables now.”

My wife pleads to go. And we do. There are other restaurants in this lovely little town.

The Paper Station Bistro around the corner on 145 E. Main St. welcomes us with open arms.

Before reluctantly resuming our bike ride, we visit Between the Covers, the best independent bookstore not located in Traverse City.

“You guys are back; it’s always a pleasure to see you,” the lady behind the counter says warmly. “Great day for biking, right?”

We groan our affirmative reply.

A few minutes later, we exit. I’m clutching a copy of Kafka’s “Lost Writings.”

And so, we wait for our young country to wash away the stain of its sordid history.

What will America become? I wonder.

Roxanne Gay, writing in her Audacity newsletter, pondered this question more incisively than I. She writes, “I have been re-reading James Baldwin’s ‘The Fire Next Time’ (and) considering the phrase, ‘This is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it.’”

I take these words as a reminder that all of us who want to be here belong here and have every right to call this country home. We have every right to be safe and to be happy and live our lives as we choose. “(Some people are) fighting to keep us from what is ours and where we belong,” writes Gay. “That’s nothing new. But we cannot be moved. We will not be moved.”

Isiah Smith is a retired government attorney.

BAGELS HAND-CRAFTED O N LY A T Y O U R N E I G H B O R H O O D B I G A P P L E B A G E L S ®

News That Sounds Like a Joke Remember Bernie Sanders’ look at the 2021 inauguration? Cozy parka, heavy knitted gloves? You too can pull off the Bernie look for Halloween, The Boston Globe reported. For just $85, partygoers can don the “Once Again Asking Costume Set” from Dolls Kill. It includes the coat, mittens and surgical mask. Sen. Sanders’ office even commented: “If fans of Sen. Sanders’ mittens are looking for a real scare this Halloween, they should see how hard the wealthy and world’s biggest corporations are fighting to stop Congress from finally addressing the long-neglected needs of the working class,” said spokesperson Mike Casca.

Bright Idea File this one under Marketing Ideas Gone Wrong: Speech Academy Asia in Singapore planted clowns outside multiple primary schools in early September in an effort to persuade students to enroll in public-speaking courses, The Straits Times reported. In response, principals and parents urged students to stay away from strangers, including the clowns. Kelvin Tan, the director of the academy, apologized for alarming people. He explained that “road show” employees were told to put on “cute mascot” costumes, but he wasn’t aware they’d be wearing clown getups. “Maybe the clowns were too scary. It’s wrong and we won’t do it again,” he said.

New World Order The divorce of Valeria Udalova and Danila Medvedev, former co-owners of cryonics company KrioRus in Moscow, Russia, has turned ugly as they battle over 81 bodies of KrioRus clients, Slate reported. On Sept. 7, Udalova reportedly broke into a cryostorage facility that is under Medvedev’s control and loaded containers with dead bodies onto a truck, causing damage and spilling liquid nitrogen in the process. Both parties now own separate cryonics businesses, but police continue to investigate who controls the 81 bodies, which in the meantime rest at Medvedev’s facility.

Compelling Explanation An elderly woman in Okemos, Michigan, moved to a nursing home, and an auction company was hired to clear out her home, MLive.com reported on Sept. 22. One of the items found by Epic Auctions and Estate Sales’ Brad Stoecker was a 5-foot-tall granite headstone with the name Peter J. Weller on the front. Apparently, the woman’s family didn’t know the origin of the stone, saying they used the reverse side of it to make fudge. Stoecker donated the stone to the Friends of Lansing’s Historic Cemeteries, but a genealogist was unable to find any surviving family members of Weller, who died in 1849. However, they did track down his grave, which had been moved in 1875.

That’s probably when the gravestone was lost, experts believe. Cemetery preservationists restored the stone to Weller’s current resting place and repaired and cleaned those of his family members nearby.

Some students at Piedmont High School in Union County, North Carolina, were upset after a sign reading WHITE was placed on a drinking fountain at the school, The Charlotte Observer reported on Sept. 23. A Snapchat video of the sign circulated on social media, and

parents became upset, prompting a response from Principal Dylan Stamey, who said he had investigated and the placement of the sign “was not intentional.” “During practice, a cheer sign was left just outside the gym on the floor, and it was picked up and placed on a water fountain.

We apologize if anyone was offended,” he said.

Family Values As a 48-year-old man pumped gas in St. Louis on the morning of Sept. 21, a woman approached and said she and her son needed a ride to her mother’s house. He agreed, KSDK-TV reported, but when they arrived at the home, the woman reportedly grabbed the keys from the ignition, and her 11-year-old started pistol-whipping him in the head. The woman then dragged the victim out of his car and sped away with her son. Police are still looking for the carjacker.

Inexplicable On Sept. 17, at a penguin colony near Simonstown, South Africa, 63 endangered African penguins were killed by a swarm of bees, CNN reported. South African National Parks issued a statement saying that the “deaths occurred suddenly sometime between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.” Examinations revealed that “all the penguins had multiple bee stings,” many of which were around the birds’ eyes, which one expert called a “fluke.”

Least Competent Criminal Timothy Wolfe of Lake City, Florida, arrived at the Lake City Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership on Sept. 20 to buy a new car, WTLV-TV reported. And, bonus, he had a trade-in. But when employees checked the VIN of the trade, they found it was a car that had been stolen from that dealership just a few days earlier. Police were called, and Wolfe admitted to the theft, which had been captured on a surveillance camera. He was charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property, among other crimes.

1133 S. Airport Rd. W., Traverse City • (231) 929-9866 www.bigapplebagels.com

WIFI

THURSDAY Trivia nite 7-9pm GREAT TO •SEE ALL THURSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY FISH FRY OF YOU Trivia nite Trivia nite •AGAIN! • 7-9pm 7-9pm All you can eat perch

HAPPY HOUR:

FRIDAY FISH FRY FRIDAY FISH FRY FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS All you can eat perch All youFOR can ALL eat perch FOOD && DRINK SPECIALS FOOD Sporting DRINKEvents!

SPECIALS

HAPPY HOUR: HAPPY HOUR: Friday 4-9

www.dillingerspubtc.com 231-941-2276 231-941-2276 121 121 S. S. Union Union St. St. •• TC. TC. www.dillingerspubtc.com www.dillingerspubtc.com

121 S. Union St. • TC. 231-922-7742 www.dillingerspubtc.com 231-922-7742 121 121 S. S. Union Union St. St. •• TC. TC. www.dillingerspubtc.com www.dillingerspubtc.com

FOR FOR ALL ALL 231-941-2276 Sporting Events!

Sporting 121 S. UnionEvents!

St. • TC.

Daily 4-7

Daily 4-7 DailyAll 4-7Day Sunday Friday Friday 4-9 4-9 231-922-7742 Sunday Sunday All All Day Day

Old Town Playhouse

Too Good To Be True?

Two men in Byram, Mississippi, couldn’t believe their luck on Sept. 19 when they came across an Acura with keys in the ignition and a “free car” sign, People.com reported. They drove the car to a family member’s home and started to check it out, and that’s when they found a surprise in the trunk: the body of 34-year-old Anthony McCrillis. The body had been there at least 24 hours, noted Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart. The men called 911 and waited for authorities; the car was registered to McCrillis, and his death is a mystery: He had “no visible signs of trauma,” Stuart said. An autopsy is underway.

Awesome!

Betty Reid Soskin, a ranger at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, has been on the job for 15 years, but that’s not what she was celebrated for on Sept. 22. Soskin, whose tours are some of the most popular at the park, according to People.com, turned 100 years old that day. She is the oldest active ranger in the National Park Service. In 2015, she said she is not “a trained historian -- my tours are necessarily a way to share my oral history with the public. I tell the story of the African American workers.”

Prepare Ye... it’s the 50-year Anniversary of the Stephen Schwartz family classic

October 14 - 23 Curtain: 7:30pm & 2pm matinee 10/17

MainStage Theatre (148 E. 8th St.) OldTownPlayhouse.com

231.947.2210

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 9

Wine It Up

Fourteen great reasons to hit the Bay View Wine Trail this fall.

BY AL PARKER

The Bay View Wine Trail is growing, enhancing its reputation for quality vintages.

The seven-year-old trail is home to 14 wineries and runs from Ellsworth to Harbor Springs, but most are clustered around Petoskey.

On a crisp autumn day, the drive alone is a beguiling way to spend an afternoon.

Add top quality vintages – both reds and whites - and the adventure is compelling.

The wine trail started with a handful of members in 2014, achieving non-profit status the following year. But the trail’s members have been individually producing award-winning wines longer than that.

Walloon Lake Winery Located just outside Petoskey, the family operation is owned by the Dennis family and regularly hosts tastings, private events and weddings. They produce reds, whites and some fruits, from vine to bottle.

Must sip: The Regatta Rosé is a refreshing blend of Marquette, frontenac gris and la crescent with a tart cherry nose.

Must try: Join artist Martina Hahn for a Paint and Sip session through October. Cost ($48) includes all materials and a flavorful glass of wine.

Find it: 3149 Intertown Rd., Petoskey; (231) 622-8645 or walloonlakewinery.com.

Rudbeckia Farm and Winery Owner John Wysokinski and his staff offer a wine, beer and cider tasting experience that is both fun and educational.

New to the winery are two 18-foot-high heated igloos where guests can enjoy their beverages. They comfortably seat a dozen or more.

Must sip: Their newly released pumpkin beer or their s’more martini.

Must try: On an autumn night, unwind at one of five new fire pit seating areas.

Find it: 3379 Lake Grove Rd., Petoskey; (231) 622-4173, rudbeckiafarm.com or bmb.beer.

Mackinaw Trail Winery Established in 2012, the winery sits on 30 acres along U.S. 131. Their reds and whites are compelling, while their fruit wines – blackberry, strawberry, blueberry and cranberry – are strong sellers. One popular grape is la crescent. Its high acidity makes the grape versatile for wine-making styles from dry to sweet.

Must sip: “Our Marquette is absolutely our top seller,” says owner Ralph Stabile. “We have seven acres and in the spring we’ll be

10 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

planting four more.”

Must try: Their new patio is a comfortable scenic venue that now seats 60.

Find it: 3423 U.S. 131, Petoskey; (231) 487-1910 or mackinawtrailwinery.com.

The Cellars of Royal Farms If you’re looking for a classic autumn experience with apple picking, corn maze, hay rides and other activities, this is your place.

“We’ve really grown our hard cider business with new flavors and varieties,” says owner Sara McGuire. “And we’ve added more outdoor space with a beautiful view of Lake Michigan.”

Must sip: Their smooth caramel apple cider is always popular, while their Live Edge is a dry, earthy drink that’s super smooth.

Must try: Their fresh homemade pasty selections include beef, chicken, breakfast and veggies. For those with a sweet tooth, their pies are all homemade and come highly recommended.

Find it: 10445 North U.S. 31, Ellsworth; (231) 599-3222 or royalfarmsinc.com.

1918 Cellars at Castle Farms Guests can explore the history and beauty of Castle Farms, while enjoying their Birch Lake White or late harvest

riesling. Red lovers will want to try Serenity Red, a blend that is dry, smooth and fruit forward.

Must sip: Stonemason, a dry red, combines merlot and syrah grapes in a smooth, full-bodied wine with slight chocolate tones.

Must try: Explore the Castle at your own pace with a self-guided tour. Try the hedge maze, follow the model train engines, feed the ducks and say hi to Norm the Dragon.

Find it: 5052 M-66, Charlevoix; (231) 237-0884 or castlefarms.com/wine.

Spare Key Winery This family-owned gem has seen steady growth since launching in 2011. Its newest addition is a 40x80-foot building that houses both a comfy tasting room and a processing area. It’s one of the few wineries that makes its white, red and fruit wines from grapes grown in their vineyard and processed onsite.

Must sip: Their apple wine is always popular and Elvira, a silver medal winner, is “not your average white wine.”

Must try: Take time to visit the litter of friendly new puppies.

Find it: 6872 Upper Bayshore Road, Charlevoix; (231) 250-7442 or sparekeywinery.com.

with the sugars in the maple syrup. Vintages range from semi-dry to sweet; customers say their wines have a delicious maple tone with a cream finish.

Must sip: The maple ginger hard cider is a public favorite.

Must try: In February they host a wineshoeing tour. Tickets go quickly, so check their website for details.

Find it: 4454 Atkins Road, Petoskey; (231) 487-9058 or mmsyrup.com.

Resort Pike Cidery and Winery A sister operation of Mackinaw Trail Winery, this friendly place opened in 2017 and offers a selection of sparkling wines and ciders from 20 taps in their tasting room.

Look for the oversized American flag painted on the barn.

Must sip: Their new pineapple habanero cider is drawing raves, while the more subtle Mulligan is reminiscent of a gin and tonic.

Must try: This is a no-frills, no-gimmicks place that puts the emphasis on comfortable seating and good conversation, plus some calming country views.

Find it: 3471 Resort Pike Rd., Petoskey; (231)753-2508 or resortpike.com.

Pond Hill Farm Vineyards and Winery This family-owned boutique winery sits on 38 acres, about five miles north of Harbor Springs. They produce whites, reds, fruit wines and a crisp, bubbly called Northern Lights Peach Sparkler from its estate-grown Brianna grapes.

Must sip: The Pond Hill White, a semisweet varietal, is an award-winner.

Must try: Pumpkin Weekends through Oct. 24 feature pumpkin bowling, apple baseball, hayrides, bounces houses, pumpkin smashing, animals, donuts and cider and more. Lord of the Gourd pro pumpkin carver visits on Oct. 16.

Find it: 5699 South Lakeshore Dr., Harbor Springs; (231) 526-3276 or pondhill.com.

Petoskey Farms Vineyard and Winery Readers Digest has just recognized this operation as one of the nation’s top 25 wineries. Opened in 2014, it sits on 22 acres of rolling hills and scenic pastures some three miles east of downtown Petoskey. Owners Tracie and Andy Roush have recently expanded their manufacturing operations which means increased production of their sparkling wines.

Must sip: Tracie’s favorite, their frontenac blanc, won double gold at state competition this year.

Must try: Enjoy a beverage on their newly expanded outdoor seating area.

Find it: 3720 Atkins Road, Petoskey; (231) 290-9463 or petoskeyfarms.com.

Crooked Vine Vineyard and Winery Owned by Geoff and Gail Frey, this eightyear-old operation sits on 38 acres north of Petoskey. The Freys have a goal to produce wines with “a sense of place and balance” while providing guests a memorable experience.

Must sip: Their Marquette Reserve is made from rich, robust estate-grown grapes.

It’s a balanced, yet complex wine with hints

Maple Moon Sugarbush and Winery Maple Moon touts itself as America’s first and only maple winery. Owners Todd and Christi Petersen don’t just add maple syrup to their vino – the wines are actually fermented

of black cherry, spice and a lingering finish.

Great with beef, sharp cheeses and chocolate desserts.

Must try: Looking for a wedding venue?

Your ceremony can take place in their heirloom apple orchard facing the vineyard and the rolling hills of the Petoskey area.

Find it: 8370 Lakeview Road, Alanson; (231) 881-6582 or crookedvinewine.com.

Seasons of the North Winery Established in 2012, this family-run operation produces reds, whites, rosés, fruit wines and a tasty sangria.

Their goal is simple: offer distinctive quality wines with an emphasis on local production. The winery’s uniqueness comes from the varieties of grapes that are perfectly adapted for northern Michigan’s climate. The grapes are French/American hybrids and are resistant to disease and cold.

Must sip: The Cabin is a medium-bodied, dry red wine made from marechal foch grapes. Great with a steak, grilled burger or sharp cheddar.

Must try: They’ll be glad to make you custom labels for their wines that make great gifts. Make the gift even more memorable with a special messaged label from you.

Great for birthdays, weddings, holidays or

any special occasion. Add a business logo and it’s an ideal token of appreciation for an important wine-loving client or associate.

Find it: 9090 M-68, Alanson; (231) 5481280 or seasonsofthenorth.com.

Boyne Valley Vineyards One of the trail’s newest members, this winery offers a laid-back wine-tasting experience in their barn-inspired tasting room.

Must sip: Their Marquette is a flavorful favorite of many guests.

Must try: Their summer live music program is still being held each Friday and Saturday through the end of October.

Find it: 5325 U.S. 131 South, Petoskey; (231) 373-2090 or boynevalleyvineyards.com.

Cellar 1914 The fourth generation of the Shooks family operates the farm that began in 1914, hence the name of the winery that was launched in 2015 when 10 acres were planted with wine grapes.

Must sip: Perfect for fall is the Cinnamon Sugar Bush, a cider that give you flavors of brown sugar, cinnamon and maple harvested locally in East Jordan.

HAPPY HOUR DRINK SPECIALS

Mon March 16- $5 martinis, $5 domestic beer pitcher, $10 craft beer pitcher.

FROM Tues OPEN-6PM - 4-8pm: The Pocket

Hours MondayKung 2pm-9pm 9pm-1am: Fu Rodeo Tues-Thurs 2pm-2am • Fri-Sun noon-2am

e g Ra le y t S in

Get it in the can night - $1 domestic, Wed -Monday Oct 4th - Jukebox $3 craft- w/DJ JR

Tues OctThurs 5th--$2 OpenoffMicallComedy drinks from and 8-9:30 then 10pm-2am Electric Open $2 Labatt drafts w/DJ RickyMic T Wed OCt 6th- DJ Coven

Fri March 20 - Buckets $8 (2-8pm) $2 domestic drafts & of $3 Beer craft starting drafts fromat9pm-close.

Happy Hour: The Chris Michels Band Then: The Isaac Ryder Band

Thurs Oct 7th - Skin & Marshall dance party

Sat March 21Fri- &The Ryder Band (No Covers) SatIsaac OCt 8th & 9th

Chris SundayMichels March 22Band

KARAOKE ( 10pm-2am) Sun Oct 10th - Karaoke 941-1930 downtown TC check us out at unionstreetstationtc.net

Smash Club is Northern Michigan’s first and only rage room.

Terrible bosses? Relationship problems?

Sheer frustration, or just for fun…

Take your swing and let off steam!

Bachelorette/Bachelor Parties  team bonding birthdays  gift cards and more.

Book your appointment today

smashclubmi.com



231.268.1579



7722 S. US Hwy 31



Alanson, MI

RIVIA TUES T M 7-9P

KET NFL TICUNDAY S EVERY S - WITH V 10 T ND ON! SOU

TO-GO OR DERS AVAILABL E 231-2524157

Sun-Wed Noon-10pm Fri/Sat Noon-11pm

Thurs 4pm-10pm (kitchen open noon-9pm) closed Wednesdays

DRINK SPECIALS (3-6 Tuesday-Friday): $2 well drinks, $2 domestic drafts, $2.50 domestic bottles, $5 Hornitos margarita SUNDAY - $6 Ketel One Bloody Mary & $4 Mimosas DAILY FOOD SPECIALS (3-6pm): Monday - $1 chips and salsa Tuesday - $1 enchiladas Thursday - $5 fried veggies (cauliflower or mushrooms) Friday - $5 hot pretzels w/ beer cheese PATIO ENT M RTAIN E ENT 0-9:30) (6:3

Thurs Oct 7th - Thirsty Thursday Blues Featuring the GTOs Fri Oct 8th - TC Guitar Guys

221 E State St. downtown TC

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 11

D OW N TOW N S U T TO N S B AY

CL ASSIC FINE CLOTHIN G

We love sweater weather Now available

Business Card Design Concept: 3.5” x 2” Business Card Design Concept: 3.5” x 2”

visit us in-store mon–sat 10am–530pm

sunday 11am–4pm

est · 1876

Side 1 Side 1

=

2021 Dates Available for Weddings and Private Events!

=

=

231-883-5444 231-883-5444 | party@pinehalltc.com party@pinehalltc.com 231-883-5444 party@pinehalltc.com 1776 High Lake Rd. | Traverse City 1776 High Lake Rd Traverse City, MI 49696

1776 High Lake Rd Traverse City, MI 49696 Side 2 Side 2 Presentation | Graduation | Christmas Party

Don’t Discard

| Graduation Christmas Party WeddingPresentation | Farmers Market | Craft |Class Wedding Farmers Market | Craft Class Yoga Class | Bible| Study | Rehearsal

pinehalltc.com pinehalltc.com Yoga Class | Bible Study | Rehearsal

Craft Show | Recital | Anniversary

Performance | Religious Service Craft Show | Recital | Anniversary Performance | Religious Service

DONATE! Southeast Corner Cass at S. Airport Traverse City

www.HabitatGTR.org 231-944-1182 12 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

The largest selection of local produce.

Naomi Call and son, chef Loghan Call

THE GREEN LIGHT Alchemy Farms near Maple City pairs regenerative farming with medicinal plants and flowers.

By Rache Pasche Somewhere in the Maple City area lies a farm full of plants grown with the intention of delighting the palate, body and eyes.

Alchemy Farms started a little over three years ago, though owner Naomi Call says she has been focused on herbalism and holistic wellness for most of her life.

Among other things, Call’s intention is to reintroduce an array of nutrients and minerals into foods through plants and flowers, many of which she grows herself.

She also says she wants to focus on increasing awareness of flowers as medicine, food and pollinators.

Alchemy Farms is only one small component of a larger vision that Call holds.

“As we bring that vision to life, we will be able to truly showcase how regenerative farming and working with plants as medicine is the path toward a healthier, more equitable future for all beings,” she says.

Call says that the plants’ and flowers’ nutrients are key to what modern diet has lost.

“There are so many key nutrients that our diets have lost,” she says, “and these plants and flowers provide key nourishment that our bodies crave.”

Some of the products use plants not often found on the shelves, like edible flower bouquets using oregano and parsley blossoms, sunflower, bee balm and bachelor’s button.

One thing that Call emphasizes is the use of the entire plant rather than just some parts.

Stems, petals and leaves are all used in her edible creations, bringing with them a host of beneficial nutrients that aren’t consumed when only part of the plant is eaten, she says.

Call and her son, Loghan Call, work together to put on events through Loghan’s company, Planted Cuisine. They curate plant-based meals that contain a vibrant array of flowers and plants.

“One of our favorite things is when someone calls us a few days later and tells us how amazing they felt after eating one of our dinners,” Loghan says. “I think we get a lot of repeat customers for that reason.”

Naomi agrees, saying that she finds a lot of people react positively to her edible bouquets, tisanes and other offerings.

All of the blooms used in her edible arrangements are entirely consumable by design, she says.

“There are a lot of minerals we just aren’t getting that our bodies crave, and you notice a difference when you finally give your body

what it’s asking for,” she says.

The duo use a mixture of growing techniques with a focus on permaculture and biodynamic styles and hope to soon add greenhouses and extend their growing season into the colder months.

Sustainable growing practices without pesticides, additives and other chemicals allow them to cultivate a whole host of plant life that is not only beneficial to those consuming it, but good for the soil as well.

Their flowers also support pollinators like bees to flourish, spreading pollen that is free of chemicals.

In addition to the edible bouquets, Alchemy Farms also has a range of herbal tisanes, culinary flower blossom salts, perfumed essential oils, dried pressed culinary blossoms, hydrosols, floral bath salts, and compostable plant straws.

Some of their products are intended to nourish people’s immune systems by supplying powerful and critically important antioxidants, while others focus more on the spiritual and wellbeing of people. You can find their products at the Sara Hardy Farmer’s Market in Traverse City, Farm Club, Oryana, at a Planted Cuisine event, or at their Alchemy Farms Etsy shop.

ALCHEMY FARMS’ BEST-SELLERS

One of the products that Naomi Call recommends is the Plant Broth, a mixture of dried herbs including nettles, chive stems, oregano stems and leaves, horsetail, oat straw and more.

Creating a stock out of these plants is a simple way to get nutrients without much work, she says.

The amber rose perfumed oil (pictured above) is another big hit, Naomi says.

Made with fractionated coconut oil, rose petals, rose quartz and essentials oils of amber and rose otto, these bottles smell incredible and look even better. They’re a perfect natural floral scent for anyone who wants a true rose essence, or someone who is bothered by traditional perfumes.

Alchemy Farms also makes a variety of herbal tisanes, described as “nourishing and elevating for your body, mind and spirit.”

Each of these tisanes is labeled with an affirmation on the package. Some of the tisanes include Radiant, a blend of berries and blossoms; Divine, a mixture of tulsi and peppermint; and Grateful, with mineralrich herbs, rose petals and goji berries.

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 13

By Anna Faller As “America’s funniest science writer,” acclaimed author and journalist Mary Roach’s whopping six best-selling books – all of which are science-centered – seem no less than par for the course.

Released last month, Roach’s 11th book, “Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law,” is stories of various attacks by animal assailants.

And it’s a far more global issue than we might have guessed.

What’s “fuzz?” The answer is threefold, says the New York Times best-selling author.

“It’s ‘fuzz,’ as in police,” says Roach, “and ‘fuzz’ as in a fuzzy animal.”

She’d had the idea for a few years, but under a different title.

“I began – jokingly – referring to [the book] as ‘Animal, Vegetable, Criminal,’ [and] my agent was like, ‘That’s your title,’” she says. “So, I kind of wrote the book around that.”

That is, until a New York Times food writer published a book similarly titled. And thus, “Fuzz” it was.

The study of animal criminal behavior began with the turn-of-the-century book, “Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals.”

Published in 1906, the book details such past absurdities as pigs being accused of and tried for murder, and even legal maneuvers taken against insects.

“Initially I thought, ‘Is this a hoax?’

But it wasn’t,” says Roach. “It’s a very welldocumented book, with appendices of the original legal documents.”

Yes, you read that right: There are legitimate legal proceedings in place that dictate what to do when animals break the law. Of course, this system presents an obvious problem, Roach says.

“These are animals and (the laws) are written for humans,” says Roach. “Using the legal system doesn’t seem like an ideal way to deal with animals misbehaving, so I thought, ‘What can science bring to the table?’”

First and foremost, “Fuzz” offers alternative solutions.

“There are better and more humane options than a ‘pest-control’ mindset, even for a mouse in the wall,” says Roach.

A self-proclaimed “softie,” Roach’s firsthand scouting in Eastern countries – most recently India and the middle Himalayas, where animals often represent gods – unveiled to her an innate preference for compassion that she says Western culture simply lacks.

“Many people (there) have this positive relationship with nature,” she says.

This in contrast to the American reflex, which Roach says is all too often trigger-happy.

“Because we apply the word ‘pest’ to [so many of] these animals, it gives us a certain permission to just set a trap or call an exterminator without first thinking ‘How could I prevent this?’ says Roach. “So, (this book) is kind of a reset for that automatic mindset.”

Although this is her 11th science-based book, Roach’s academic studies centered on liberal arts.

“I don’t have a science background,” she says. “I just kind of thought, ‘Oh, I’ll figure it out.’”

A graduate of Wesleyan University, Roach arrived in California in 1981 on the fringe of an economic recession, where she moved in the direction of writing first as a copyeditor and eventually as a freelance journalist.

“Out of the blue, I sent a piece to the ‘Sunday Punch,’” she says, “which was a section of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sunday paper. That was when I began to get

KANGAROO COURT: Science humor writer Mary Roach’s 11th book spotlights animals and their misdeeds in society.

the sense that it might be more fun to write the stuff in the first place than to try and clean it up.”

So, when one of Roach’s editors made the switch to Hippocrates, a health and science magazine, it only made sense that she follow suit.

“The reporting of those stories was consistently the most interesting thing I’d worked on,” says Roach, who spent more than 10 years as a contributing editor there.

“I landed a passive path to writing about science, but then when I got there it just seemed right.”

We aren’t about to argue with that.

Of course, no Mary Roach release would be complete without a sprinkling of her signature humor.

“It’s fun,” she says. “It’s not an earnest policy book at all.”

Structured as a series of standalone shorts, “Fuzz” falls in with the ranks of classic satire.

“For me, that [inciting] moment was where I [decided to] go crime by crime,” she says. “We’d start with the felony crimes – manslaughter, breaking and entering, ‘grand-theft sunflower seed’ – and then move on to misdemeanors. For me, it was a more relatable and fun way to present the topic.”

Quirk and comedy aside, “Fuzz” also provides a valuable peek at the effects of when these two worlds collide.

“It’s essentially about human and wildlife

14 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

conflict, which is a field of science I was not familiar with,” Roach says.

And humans are also to blame, she says.

“I just want to introduce [readers] to the complexities and challenges of this very interesting world,” she says.

And just like a cat with multiple lives, she can’t help but test those limits a little. Still, it’s that very same sense of novelty that led Roach to her literary niche. And with her next book proposal already in the pipes, it’s safe to say she’s figured it out.

“The worst advice I ever got was to look around at other people’s successes, and say ‘Oh, I want to do something just like that,’” she says.

It’s all about following your own curiosity and style, she says.

“Wherever it takes you and whatever you’re most passionate about,” she says, “that’s probably the most important thing.”

Mary Roach Takes the (Virtual) Stage at National Writers Series Oct. 7

New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach will join the National Writers Series for a virtual event on Thurs., Oct. 7 at 7pm to discuss her newest science release, “Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law.” Guest host for the event is local radio personality and performance artist, Kendra Carr. Virtual tickets are $10.50. For more information, ticket sales, and registration, visit nationalwritersseries.com.

Nov. 8th - Last night for dinner Check website for information on Thanksgiving to-go dinner and winter events

NORTHERN MICHIGAN VACATIONS ROOM TO ROAM. ROOM TO REST.

F I N E D I N I N G · LO D G I N G · E V E N T S

231.256.9971 for reservations or curbside ordering TheRiverside-Inn.com | 231 256 9971

Alanson • Charlevoix • Harbor Springs • Petoskey staffords.com

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 15

UNCONVENTIONAL FARMING The story of a century-old family farm gone decidedly modern

By Craig Manning It started more than 100 years ago, as a quaint family farm. Today, it’s one of the hottest family-friendly hangout spots in northern Michigan.

Such is the epic story of Jacob’s Farm, a 40-acre slice of gorgeous agricultural property off M-72, just minutes from Traverse City. For years, the farm has been a popular autumn destination, known especially for its meticulously designed corn maze. The fact that it’s right across M-72 from another wildly popular fall agritourism spot — Gallagher’s Farm Market, itself famous for some of northern Michigan’s very finest pumpkin donuts — hasn’t hurt.

In the past year, though, Jacob’s Farm has raised the bar. In 2020 – in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, when indoor dining, drinking, and hanging out felt most risky — Jacob’s offered a solution: a sprawling outdoor space, complete with picnic tables

for the adults and playground structures for the kids, where families and friends could congregate safely. An indoor-outdoor bar, designed to mesh perfectly into a barn setting, offered local beer, wine, and spirits.

You could even order food — including some world-class pizza options — and enjoy it all without ever having to set foot indoors.

Live music, the corn maze, and even a dog-friendly menu helped tie the whole experience together.

Now in its second season, the new Jacob’s Farm is regularly one of the most hopping places in town. How did we get here, and what’s next for this growing epicenter of northern Michigan agritourism? We chatted with proprietor Mike Witkop to get the answers.

The History “The farm was actually acquired by my family in 1892, so we are recognized as a Michigan Centennial Farm,” Witkop says of

16 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

the deep, deep roots of Jacob’s Farm. “Jacob was my great grandfather and the one that acquired the farm, and that’s why we call our place Jacobs farm. So, it’s been in the family for generations. My great grandfather had it, my grandfather, my dad, and now my wife and I.” Back in the early days, the eponymous Jacob probably would never have dreamed of his farm property becoming the gathering spot it is now. In fact, in Jacob’s time, the farm was far enough off the beaten track that even the family had to be sparing with the trips it took back and forth to Traverse City.

“The majority of the activity at the farm was done for the family to have food,” Witkop says. “So Jacob had milk cows, he had beef cows and cattle, and he raised potatoes and corn and different things. They’d can [what they grew], put it up for the season, and then live off of it. I’m sure there was excess they would sell in the markets in Traverse City. But back in those days, traveling to

Traverse City was a big deal. It was probably just a two-track road going in. I remember hearing stories that they would make their last trip into town sometime in October, and then they wouldn’t be back in until spring.

Because how do you move the snow?”

Over the years, Jacob’s Farm evolved from being a farm primarily meant to sustain a family to being a farm run more for commercial purposes. As other farms in the region specialized into cherries or apples, Jacob’s skewed more toward livestock. By the time Witkop was growing up on the farm in the ‘60s and ‘70s, he says it was primarily a cattle farm.

Those operations continued until the 1980s, at which point the farm mostly ceased operations for several years. Witkop’s parents tried leasing it to other farmers, but the property largely stood dormant. In the winters, it was even used for boat storage. But when Witkop purchased the farm from his mother 27 years ago, he says he had a vision

for something new at the property. And while it took him a few years to bring that vision fully into focus, everything ultimately crystalized in the late 2000s when Jacob’s Farm opened its inaugural corn maze.

Not Your Daddy’s Corn Maze 2021 marks the 14th season of the Jacob’s Farm corn maze, which has become something of a hallowed autumnal tradition for northern Michigan families. And while corn mazes could often be lumped into the “if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all” category, there’s frankly nothing quite like a Jacob’s maze.

“When I first landed on the idea of doing a corn maze, my research basically told me you could do it one of two ways,” Witkop explains. “You can either just plant corn, take a rototiller, drive around and make paths, and call it a corn maze. Or you can actually go into a design situation, which is what we opted to do. So we have a completely computer-designed corn maze. We work with a strategic partner out of Pennsylvania, and their artist pulls up our farm with the dimensions of our field, and then we talk to him about different ideas for the corn maze and what the design could be.”

Each maze has a theme, which plays out in both visual and educational ways.

This year, the theme is Motown; last year, it was shipwrecks. In each case, the design itself – as visible from the air – is a visual representation of the theme. The inside of the maze, meanwhile, is set up with 1820 checkpoints where guests learn facts or

answer trivia questions about the theme.

Witkop says the “educational interactive experience” is a big hit among kids and families, especially.

“The corn maze is designed in the winter using computer-aided drafting (CAD) and then we plant the corn [in the spring],” Witkop says. “We plant the corn in a pretty much normal fashion, but we plant it a lot thicker and a lot closer together, because we’re really looking to create a canvas to create this artwork on. When they come to put the maze in, around Fourth of July, the corn is usually knee-high. They have our design in their computer, and they sync up with GPS; then they have a five-foot rototiller on the tractor and they follow the design. They can put about a mile of design in an hour, so the whole thing takes about five hours.”

A New Chapter While the corn maze has been the bread and butter of the Jacob’s Farm agritourism business for a decade and a half — typically keeping the farm busy with guests from midAugust through early November — Witkop says he’s long felt “we had more we could do here on this farm.”

That instinct proved to be right on the money. Three years ago, Witkop started conversing with Troy Daily (founder of Traverse City’s Paddle for Pints and Kayak, Bike & Brew) and Nate Crane (co-founder of Rare Bird Brewpub) about how he might create a “family entertainment destination” on the Jacob’s Farm property.

The concept the trio came up with was ambitious. Witkop wanted to have a full kitchen, an open-air restaurant space, a wedding venue, and the opportunity to host live music. He also wanted to offer those things without impeding the corn maze and U-pick fruit operations that have become part and parcel with the Jacob’s Farm experience over the years. Finally, he wanted to do something “that protected the heritage of the farm and its history,” which meant finding ways to convert existing barn structures into a modern-day bar and kitchen and event and gathering spaces.

The concept seems to be working. After launching last fall, the new Jacob’s Farm will mark its first full season this year. It’s been a busy season, too: weddings in the barn; families packing the picnic tables on the lawn; kids playing on the play structures; live music on summer evenings; plenty of food and drink; and of course, a lot of people getting together and having fun, even amidst a lingering pandemic. Even though Witkop says he’s been dreaming of something like this for 20 years or longer, it’s hard to imagine a more apt time to launch an outdoor-centric business model than now, when being outside still seems like the safest and smartest option for most social activities.

The Farm of the Future So what’s next? For now, Witkop is focused on finishing out the 2021 season strong. October is typically the busiest month at Jacob’s Farm, and Witkop anticipates a lot of families coming out to

walk the corn maze, share a pizza, and enjoy the fall weather.

Longer-term, though, Witkop says he and his partners have some fun things in store. One is a partnership with Mammoth Distillery, which involves Jacob’s Farm growing special crops with the intent of Mammoth using them for specialty spirits. This season, the farm grew both an “heirloom corn variety from the 1900s” and a barley crop for Mammoth. In the future, Witkop would like to establish similar partnerships with other local businesses.

Already, the farm is partnered with both Left Foot Charley and Silver Spruce Brewing, which create special varietals of wine and beer, respectively, for the Jacob’s Farm bar.

There are also plans in the offing to expand Jacob’s Farm as a space for larger events. Right now, Witkop says there is “a space on the back of the farm” that can accommodate larger events than the 100-125-person weddings it hosts in the barn. “We’d like to put a more permanent structure back there [on that part of the property], versus the tent [that we usually use].”

Mostly, though, Witkop wants to continue getting the word out about Jacob’s Farm as a place where everyone is welcome.

“We have a complete offering now,” Witkop says of the new Jacob’s Farm. “We really are focusing on targeting families and young couples. But invariably, I see plenty of my generation out here enjoying it too, and many times they are out here with their kids and their grandkids. I love seeing that.”

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 17

Broken Buddhas Tea house Tea coffee jewelry arT music gifTs & so much more •

•

•

•

Wed and Thurs 11 to 5 • Fri and Sat 10 to 6 • Sun 10 to 4:20pm 231-412-7774 • 811 S Lake Shore Drive • Harbor Springs

now open on The magical Tunnel of Trees

Follow us on Instagram @brokenbuddhasteahouse for Upcoming Live Music Event dates

Recess is brought to you by

18 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

UR

Appetizers by Dawn’s Catering Beer and wine by Rare Bird and The Parlor Prizes: $350 high-end vehicle detailing from Exotic Detailing $150 Downtown Traverse City gift card All Recess attendees will be required to wear masks to protect each other.

S! S E

O

GR Auto Gallery - 5555 Brentwood Ave., Grawn

REC

WEDNESDAY, OCT 6 • 5PM-7PM

HAPP

Y

H

Need healthcare?

COMEDIAN SPOTLIGHT 7 Questions with Mike Geeter

Northern Lakes Integrated Health Clinic offers primary care to improve your health, wellness, and quality of life.

Integrated care includes accessible

By Lynda Wheatley This week, the newly renovated 4,000-square-foot Grand Traverse Events Center will raise its curtain on the muchanticipated Traverse City Comedy Club. The first comedian to sweat under the 150-seat theater’s spotlight? Well, after local comedian and the night’s MC Marti Johnson heats up the crowd, of course … Mike Geeter.

The handsome and trustworthy face of not just a few local Flagstar Bank campaigns, Geeter is an Ivy League dropout and community college graduate from Pontiac, Michigan, who has worked with heavy hitter laugh-getters like Kevin Hart, Hannibal Burress, Natasha Leggero, and more. He’s also appeared on the Fox Television/Hulu comedy showcase “Laughs” and the Detroit episode of “Kevin Hart Presents: Hart Of The City 2” on Comedy Central.

Northern Express caught up with the multitalented model/actor/comedian shortly after he was in Traverse City filming a commercial for a company he’s not sure he can name “until my check clears. But,” he hints, “I was climbing in and out of a truck like a madman, so buy lots of the product if you see me.”

Northern Express: Tell us a little about yourself.

Mike Geeter: I grew up in my beloved hometown of Pontiac, Michigan. My mother and father had 14 kids. I’m number six. My father had three other children, bringing the total to 17. Why? Because he wasn’t a quitter. That’s a lot of people, but it was an interesting household, hard to grab attention — or a seat on the couch.

Express: When did you know you wanted to be a comedian?

Geeter: I was an extremely shy kid, but I was a smart kid. I figured out at a young age that everyone loved to laugh, so if I could get them to laugh at my jokes, I could make friends fast. It worked.

Express: I read you grew up pretty poor yet were a great student and voracious learner but felt you weren’t accepted by either your black or white peers — how did that success and struggle play into the trajectory of your life and your career?

Geeter: Like the old saying goes, ‘Comedy comes from tragedy.’ And though I didn’t see my lack of acceptance as a tragedy, comedy allowed me to show people I’m not unlike them. We share commonality through what makes us laugh: jokes, movies, and so on.

Only music and comedy can bring people together in such a way.

Express: You’ve worked with some great comedians. Is there a particular event or moment with one of them that you’ll never forget?

Geeter: I’ll never ever forget how cool Kevin Hart was to us. He didn’t make any of us feel like he was better than we were.

He was genuine and wanted to help elevate our careers.

Express: What should TC audiences expect from your shows?

Geeter: My brand of humor is relationship driven. I talk about my kids, friends, failed marriages, dating — everyday things. Because of this, I’ve built a following from 18 to 80. It’s always a treat to have a college-aged kid tell me how much they loved my show right after their grandparents recite a joke I did that they probably couldn’t say in church.

Express: The top three comedy albums or

taped live shows no one should live their life without hearing at least once?

Geeter: I would say Dave Chappelle’s shows, live or taped, have been the best and worst of times for me. As a fan, I loved them. As a comedian, I’m too busy studying him to enjoy him. But definitely watch Stick and Stones.

I love Chris Rock’s Bigger and Blacker, as well — but same problem.

I love Kathleen Madigan, too. The way she dissects her relationship with her parents is precision comedy.

Express: What might surprise people to know about the life of a comedian?

Geeter: It’s better than being a musical star — just doesn’t pay as well until you blow up, so help me become what I was born to be … filthy rich! Also, we’re also better kissers, smell nicer, and are loved by everyone, including ex-wives! It’s science. Look it up.

medical and behavioral

See comedian Mike Geeter, live, at 7:30pm Oct. 8 or 7pm Oct. 9 at the Traverse City Comedy Club debut at the Grand Traverse Event Center at 738 S. Garfield Ave. in Traverse City. Buy tickets, $15–$25, at www. traversecitycomedyclub.com.

(231) 935-3062

Get More Geeter Want to hear more? Geeter’s newly released comedy album, “The Charm Offensive,” is available on all digital platforms.

health and counseling services.

Accepting new patients!

For information or an appointment please call

Open to all, regardless of insurance, including Medicaid

INTEGRATED HEALTH CLINIC

northernlakescmh.org

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 19

LEFT FOOT CHARLEY

By Janice Binkert

Nearly 40 wineries can be found nestled among the vineyards dotting the picturesque, hilly slopes of the Leelanau and Old Mission peninsulas that jut out into Traverse City’s East and West bays.

By contrast, for 17 years Left Foot Charley has been firmly ensconced in the historic Village at Grand Traverse Commons – the former Northern Michigan Asylum – as the first and only urban winery in northern Michigan.

And on the sunny late September day that I visit the winery, owner-winemaker Bryan Ulbrich is overseeing the whole-cluster pressing of chardonnay for Gitali Blanc de Blanc, a sparkling wine named for his daughter.

He explains that pressing is not the same as crushing, but rather aims to minimize the grape skins, which is desirable for a sparkling wine.

“We just want the core part of the juice,” he says, adding that for this year’s vintage, he will also be adding in a bit of pinot noir.

While that all sounds intriguing, don’t expect to be able to taste this new creation anytime soon.

“From here, it will be pumped into a stainless-steel tank and allowed to settle overnight,” says Ulbrich. “Then we take the clear juice that’s left and put it in the fermenter.”

A few months later, after bottling, it goes through a second fermentation that lasts three years – that’s when a lot of the mouthfeel, the flavor and the bubbles develop, he says.

The good news: The 2018 Gitali is

expected to be released in early October.

Sparkling wine is the new kid on the block at Left Foot Charley. Still wines still rule the roost here, having already attracted a loyal following.

First came the outstanding whites – riesling, pinot blanc, pinot gris, chardonnay – later followed by some impressive reds (blaufränkisch, gamay, cabernet franc).

Hard cider is another Left Foot Charley specialty, with the very popular Cinnamon Girl leading the way for newer favorites like Fortis Maelum and the single-origin Antrim Cider.

In the Beginning The beginnings of Left Foot Charley go back to 2004.

“That was our first vintage making wine,” says Ulbrich, “but we were not here at the Village yet.”

The winemaker had a production area out on Old Mission and was just selling to restaurants.

“But we grew faster than we expected and soon needed a bigger space,” he says.

“The opportunity arose to move to our present location in 2007, and it has turned out to be a perfect fit for us.”

The unique location of Left Foot Charley’s new home spawned a very different concept than that of wineries who have their vineyards, tasting rooms and production facilities together on site.

“We saw it as an opportunity to pool a number of small growers together and highlight their individual contributions to the larger wine scene,” says Ulbrich.

This, says Ulbrich, would give the grower

20 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

an opportunity to taste their labor with each vintage. With that arrangement, Left Foot Charley didn’t need to be grounded in a single estate.

“We could be anywhere,” he says.

Ulbrich observed how the Village seemed like a good place to gather, “…which has certainly proven to be true,” he says.

“We set out to become a communityoriented winery, both in our nature and how we farm, having 15 vineyards and three apple orchards growing exclusively for us and working very closely together with them,” he says.

One of these growers is Werner Kuehnis, owner of Island View Vineyard on Old Mission Peninsula.

“Werner was an early investor in Left Foot Charley and grows pinot blanc for us at Island View, the oldest vineyard in Michigan for that particular grape,” says Ulbrich. “He’s my partner – my brother in wine.”

Michigan Ties Ulbrich and his wife Jennifer are coowners and managing partners of Left Foot Charley – he, the winemaker, and she, the business manager.

In his “former life,” as he calls it, he was on track to specialize in history and law, but a part-time job at an Arizona winery turned his interest in another direction.

“Everything else I was doing was theoretical and interesting, but it didn’t excite me like wine,” he says.

After three years of learning about winery management, winemaking and farming in Arizona, though, he was ready to

return to the Midwest.

“I’m a northern woods-and-waterkind of guy,” he says. “And although I grew up in Illinois, I have always had a strong attachment to Michigan, because my grandfather had a family cottage in Arcadia where my family used to vacation.”

At that time, the wine industry in Michigan was really taking off and Ulbrich says he liked the style of wines that were being made up here.

“It seemed like a good time and place to continue on my newly chosen path,” he says.

Left Foot Charley occupies two adjacent buildings in the Village: the main tasting room, which also houses the production facility, and the Barrel Room.

The latter is a beautifully restored former root cellar for the asylum dating back to 1900. Built into the hill behind it, it provides natural climate control for aging red wines that have not yet been bottled. Dozens of wooden barrels line its original stone walls, creating the perfect backdrop for an enhanced wine tasting experience.

“Visiting both venues is like visiting two different wineries,” says Ulbrich. “In the tasting room, you can order wine and cider by the glass, bottles of wine, flights of wine and cider a la carte. The Barrel Room features exclusive tastings of small-production or library wines and ciders, as well as wine and cider by the glass and bottle.”

Small plates can be ordered in each setting to pair with tastings.

Unique Flavors from the Land “Wine from this area requires our dirt, our lakes, our water, our air and our winter to make it taste the way it does – it’s a singularly unique product,” says Ulbrich.

“And in it, we’re not only trying to reflect our immediate surroundings, but also each year. Our goal is to reveal those things in each vintage.”

Tasting Left Foot Charley’s wines, there’s no doubt that that goal has been achieved.

Two wines that customers have particularly embraced are blaufränkisch, a red, and pinot blanc, a white.

And of course, riesling, which has been a standout for Left Foot Charley from the beginning.

“That’s one that we’ve stuck with all along,” says Ulbrich. “It was an easy choice in the sense of it having proven itself here for some decades.”

Ulbrich is cautiously optimistic that 2021

will be very special year for wine, as are his fellow winemakers in the region.

“The growing season was very strong, there are decent quantities, and the crop condition right now is excellent,” he says.

“That’s always told through the whole season, but September weather is so crucial to the end quality of the wine for us, and it has been just beautiful, even with the recent rains.

“So, if we can just eke out a little more sunshine, we’re in very good shape for a great vintage.”

When he talks about winemaking, Ulbrich’s love and enthusiasm for it is palpable.

“We work in a cycle of the year,” he

says. “From September to November, we’re harvesting grapes, but that sense of renewal and rebirth, and bottling, and then watching things age – that temporal thing that comes with wine – is the best part.”

Spring and summer bring their own joys.

“There’s always an eagerness in the spring, because you’re bottling last year’s vintage – or two vintages ago in some cases – and yet the new one is starting to grow,” he says. “You have this kind of reflective hope going in, because you’ve got another shot at it.”

But with fall comes the new fruit and along with it, new energy.

“We’re at the beginning again, so everyone’s

full of energy,” he says. “By the end of this season, we’ll be a little tired, but then you rest, you bottle and then you do it again.

“It’s that cycle. It never gets old.”

Left Foot Charley is located at 806 Red Dr. in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City, (231) 995-0500. For more information on opening hours, upcoming food and wine pairing events, or to sign up for the wine club or monthly newsletter, visit leftfootcharley.com.

Reservations are encouraged for the Barrel Room and tasting room, especially during peak tourism season and on weekends, but walkins are always welcome.

We were here when the best way to get here was the train.

Celebrating 75 Years On a sunny Petoskey Memorial Day weekend in 1946, Grandpa Shorter opened the doors of his shop for the first time. 75 years later, we’re still going strong.

TM

Petoskey Provisions, Gifts & Wisdom GrandpaShorters.com

PETOSKEY’S ORIGINAL SOUVENIR STORE, SINCE 1946

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 21

oct 02

saturday

ART BEAT: Mullaly’s 128 Studio & Gallery in downtown Elk Rapids, Blue Heron Gallery on the east side, & Twisted Fish Gallery, just south of town, will celebrate their long history of serving the arts by offering a fun, “Eight Days of Art” promotion, Oct. 2-9. Visit each gallery during these eight days to experience art demonstrations & creative offerings.

You will also be invited to enter a drawing for a $100 gift certificate at each gallery. facebook. com/ART-BEAT-107006318385379

----------------------

SLEEPING BEAR MARATHON, HALF MARATHON & 5K RACES: 7:30am, 9922 W. Front St., Empire. The out-and-back marathon course will take runners by the “Dune Climb,” past Little Glen Lake, & through the village of Glen Arbor with breathtaking views of the Manitou Islands & Sleeping Bear Dunes along the way. The half marathon & 5K will follow the same course as the marathon, with the half marathon turning around at the 6.5 mile mark, & the 5k turning around at 1.5 miles. $100, $90, $40; $45 for virtual; prices increase after 10/1. sleepingbearmarathon.com

----------------------

8TH ANNUAL LEIF ERIKSSON DAY ROW & RUN: 8am, Depot Beach, Charlevoix. This event consists of a one-mile boat race & 5K foot race, & celebrates the life of Leif Eriksson. All net proceeds support the Rayder Den at Charlevoix Community Schools. Beginning at Depot beach, the one-mile boat race leads participants to Ferry Beach. The 5K will traverse along a road course in the city of Charlevoix. Registration up to 9/18 is $30. After 9/18 the price is $35. Sign up the day of the event is $40. active.com/charlevoix-mi/running/distance-running/leif-erikssonday-row-and-run-2021

----------------------

13TH ANNUAL BREEZEWAY FALL COLOR CRUISES: Color tour participants pick up goodie bags filled with trip tips, color tour maps, coupons & other surprises at Royal Farms Winery in Atwood between 10am-noon. Participants then proceed at their own pace along C-48 The Breezeway, stopping, shopping, dining or enjoying a nature hike at one of the three preserves along the route. End the experience at Boyne Mt. in Boyne Falls with a complimentary chair-lift ride for a breathtaking view atop the mountain.

ACME FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-4pm, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Featuring the Little Miss Acme Contest, Munson Hospice Memorial Butterfly Release, Talk Like a Pirate Contest with Capt. Brown Beard & Tommy Tortuga, Tommy Tropic, Grand Traverse Butterfly House Educational Butterfly Release, Best of Fall Fest Competition, Classic Car, Tractor & Motorcycle Show, petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, pony rides, GT County Sheriff’s Drone & K9 Unit & much more. Proceeds benefit TART Trails. acmefallfestival.org

BEULAH FALL FESTIVAL: 10am-5pm, Downtown Beulah. Pumpkin decorating, a visit from the Lord of the Gourd, sidewalk chalk art, face painting & kid’s games, mask & trick-ortreat bag painting, a classic car & motorcycle show, & horse drawn wagon rides. Free. clcba. org/event/fall-festival

october

02-10

----------------------

DOWNTOWN TRAVERSE CITY HAPPY APPLE DAYS: 10am-6pm. Downtown TC merchants will provide complimentary apples & lots of sales. downtowntc.com/happy-apple-days

----------------------

FALL CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, Elks Lodge, 625 Bay St., TC. Proceeds will benefit the Belay My Last Barracks transitional housing facility in South Boardman. elkstc.com

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

----------------------

NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP: 10am-noon, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. For 11th & 12th graders. Screenwriter, author & journalist Andrew Lewellen brings writing to the silver screen with this two-day workshop.

Whether you’re drawn to movies or TV, this course will teach you how to turn your idea for a story into a script. You’ll learn the technique, structure, & storytelling skills that enable you to write a script that brings your story to life. This workshop is open only to fully vaccinated participants. Registration closes when the maximum number of students (15) register, or by Sept.

28. Free. nationalwritersseries.org/writing-workshops/screenwriting-workshop-2021/?utm_so urce=National+Writers+Series+Email+Audi ence&utm_campaign=01ecad78ce-EMAIL_ C A M PA I G N _ 2 0 2 1 _ 0 9 _ 1 9 _ 0 4 _ 2 5 & u t m _ medium=em

----------------------

TC GERMANFEST - FAMILIENFEST: 10am2pm, Trinity Lutheran School, under Bavarian tent, TC. New to TC Germanfest this year is Familienfest. This a free, family-friendly event open to the public & all ages. Drop in for games & prizes. Food will be available for purchase. tcgermanfest.org

----------------------

HIGHLANDS HARVEST EVENT: 11am-4pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. Take a scenic chairlift ride to Upper Camelot where you can take in the fall colors & Pure Michigan views.

At the top there will be activities for everyone, including face painting & s’mores, as well as food & beverage with a focus on Michigan made products. Live music & cooler breezes will fill the air.

All chair lift rides are complimentary. boynehighlands.com/events/highlands-harvest-event

----------------------

COLORS BY THE LAKE: 10am-5pm, Oct. 2-3, Village Park Green, Walloon Lake. Fall art & craft show featuring paintings, sculptors, butterfly art, fresh bread, hot cider, jewelry & much more. daniellesblueribbonevents.com

----------------------

ST. JOSEPH OLD MISSION PENINSULA FALL FESTIVAL: 11am, St. Joseph Catholic Church, TC. Includes wine tasting served from all 11 wineries on Old Mission Peninsula, au-

22 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

The Edwards Twins bring superstars of today and yesterday to the City Opera House, TC on Weds., Oct. 6 at 7pm.

See variety shows from the 70’s and 80’s live and re-created by these Las Vegas impersonators. Anthony and Eddie Edwards use state of the art make-up to make all of your favorite legendary superstars come alive in An Evening with The Stars. Sonny & Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Olivia Newton John, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Frankie Valli, Tom Jones, and many more hosted by The Edwards Twins. VIP Gold: $45; VIP: $35; Reserved: $25. cityoperahouse.org/node/390 thentic Mexican food from the Hispanic Community Catholic Church, & kids tent with games & prizes, face painting, Corn Hole Tournament, 50/50 raffle & numerous gifts from all over the region. Free entry. stjosephtc.org

----------------------

MEET MICHIGAN POET JOSEPH HOWARD: 11:30am-1:30pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord.

Joseph Howard’s poetry evokes the strong emotions of a man struggling with loving an addict.

While his story is a difficult one, he shares what he has learned with sensitivity & thoughtfulness.

Get your copy of “Princess in the Night” signed. saturnbooksellers.com/event/meet-michigan-poet-joseph-howard

----------------------

21ST ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL: 124pm, Chateau Chantal, TC. 1pm: Public Cellar Tour. Learn the basics of winemaking from vine to glass as you stroll through the working cellar. 2pm: Grape Stompin’. Also enjoy Patrick’s Pumpkin Patch & more. chateauchantal.com

----------------------

EMPIRE HOPS & HARVEST FESTIVAL: 12-

6pm, Downtown Empire. Beverages from Lake Ann Brewery, St. Ambrose, Right Brain Brewery & Stormcloud Brewery will be available, & Art’s Tavern, Mama Lu’s & others will be serving up food. Live music by 5th Gear & The Benzie Playboys. Free parking two blocks north of Front St. in Johnson Park. $10. empirechamber.com/ event/empire-hops-festival

----------------------

IN STORE BOOK SIGNING: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. Jerry Dennis will sign his new book “Up North in Michigan: A Portrait of Place in Four Seasons.” horizonbooks.com/event/store-booksigning-jerry-dennis-north-michigan

----------------------

WOMEN’S MARCH TC 2021: On Oct. 2 thousands of people will take to the streets in DC & all states to mobilize in defense of women’s reproductive freedom. Women’s March TC will gather from 1-2:30pm & line the sidewalks on both sides of the street in front of the Open Space on Grandview Parkway. Bring signs, mask up & practice social distancing.

----------------------

NITRO CIRCUS: 6-8:30pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. “Pushing the limits and breaking boundaries in action sports.” Nitro Circus’ athletes come from all backgrounds & are at the top of their game in FMX, BMX, Skate, Scooter & everything in between. Enjoy their risk-taking spirit in this extreme sports entertainment. Tickets start at $29. facebook.com/ events/915452245884678

---------------------OLD TIME COUNTRY MUSIC JAMBOREE: 6pm, Manton High School, Cadillac. Join the fun of old country music with square & round dancing, or just come & listen. Acoustic only - open mic with instrument required. Held the first Sat. of every month. Donations accepted for Manton Bluegrass Festival. facebook.com/events/s/ manton-jamboree/295930451924734

---------------------SWINGSHIFT AND THE STARS: Nonprofits AC Paw, COGNiTiON & Love Thy Neighbor are participating this year for your donation. New this year… the virtual experience “Beyond the Competition,” where you can watch, vote & donate to your favorite nonprofit from the comfort of your very own screen. Airing Oct. 1-2 at 7pm & a 3pm matinee on Oct. 3. Free; viewing donation requested. swingshiftandthestars.org

---------------------THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE: 7pm, 4320 E. 46 Rd., Cadillac. “Dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana duo.” Held at the home of Paul & Nancy Brown. $7-$15. gopherwoodconcerts.org

---------------------AGED TO PERFECTION READERS’ THEATRE PRESENTS “ONLY ON PIZZA”: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. When once-upon-a-time sweethearts reconnect over a drink at their class reunion, they begin a bittersweet journey together down Memory Lane. But when various characters appear to tell their own stories, the two begin to see each other & their lives differently. While they cannot go back, they realize they can go forward. Freewill donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------MELISSA ETHERIDGE: 2021 TOUR: 8-10pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Melissa Etheridge is one of rock music’s great female icons. Her critically acclaimed eponymous debut album was certified double platinum. Etheridge’s popularity built around such memorable songs as “Bring Me Some Water,” “No Souvenirs” & “Ain’t It Heavy” for which she won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal. Etheridge hit her commercial & artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am, featuring the massive hits “I’m the Only One” & “Come to My Window,” a searing song of longing that brought her a second Grammy. $60, $70, $75. lrcr.com/event-calendar/concerts/melissa-etheridge-2021-tour

---------------------THOMPSON SQUARE: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Since breaking out in 2010 with 2X-platinum #1 chart-breaker “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” husband & wife team Keifer & Shawna Thompson have delivered two Top 5 Country albums & another

romantic #1 hit with platinum-certified “If I Didn’t Have You” -- plus two more Top 10s with “I Got You” & “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About.” $57, $47, $42, $37. greatlakescfa.org/ events/detail/thompson-square

oct 03

sunday

ART BEAT: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

--------------

BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8am-noon, Rainbow of Hope Farm, Kingsley. Adults, $10; children, $7; preschoolers, free. rainbowofhopefarm.weebly. com

---------------------DOWNTOWN TRAVERSE CITY HAPPY APPLE DAYS: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

---------------------COLORS BY THE LAKE: (See Sat., Oct. 2) ---------------------FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL: The Old Hatchery Campground, Wolverine. Presented by the Sturgeon River Loggers Festival. Featuring a live auction with heavy equipment, farm machinery & sporting goods from 10am-2pm & a silent auction with handmade products, gift cards, a kayak & more from 2-4pm. Live music with Kris Holden & The DC Band & Rock Bottom will take place from 4-8pm. $5 entry fee for silent auction & live music. Benefits the Wolverine Festival in 2022.

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K REMEMBRANCE RUN: 10am, GT Civic Center, TC. Calling on participants of all ages & abilities to take on the “good fight” along-side others who have been impacted in some way by cancer. $5 of each entry fee will be donated by Traverse City Track Club to the Munson Healthcare Foundations’ Cancer Patient Need Fund. $35. runsignup.com/remembrancerun

---------------------AGED TO PERFECTION READERS’ THEATRE PRESENTS “ONLY ON PIZZA”: 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. When once-upon-a-time sweethearts reconnect over a drink at their class reunion, they begin a bittersweet journey together down Memory Lane. But when various characters appear to tell their own stories, the two begin to see each other & their lives differently. While they cannot go back, they realize they can go forward. Freewill donation. oldtownplayhouse.com

---------------------SWINGSHIFT AND THE STARS: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

---------------------MOSTLY MOZART: 4pm, Benzie Central High School Auditorum, Benzonia. Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra concert featuring Carole Scott on flute & Michael Coonrod on piano.

Includes pieces by Gershwin, Mozart, Bach, Delibes, & Lin-Manuel Miranda. 231.889.7182. $15 adults; $10 seniors; under 17 free. benziesymphony.com

oct 04

monday

ART BEAT: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

-------------

MEET WITH STATE REP. JOHN ROTH: For residents of Grand Traverse County. 1011am: Traverse Area District Library, TC. 12-1pm: Kingsley Library, Kingsley.

2-3pm: Golden Fellowship Hall, Interlochen.

People can also contact Rep. Roth’s office by phone at (517) 373-1766 or email at JohnRoth@ house.mi.gov.

---------------------TC ELKS LODGE CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, Elks Lodge, 625 Bay St., TC.

---------------------8TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 4-9. Celebrate all that is great about Michigan craft beer & the food scene in the coastal city of Frankfort & neighboring village of Elberta.

---------------------PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE NIGHT: 6:30pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord. Bridget & Laura, representatives from Penguin Random House, will discuss the latest & greatest in the publishing world, & the Saturn staff will pipe in with picks of their own. An evening of book reviews & previews, giveaways, refreshments & a sale.

Tickets, $5; redeemable as $5 off any purchase the evening of event. Buy one before they run out! saturnbooksellers.com/event/its-back-penguin-random-house-night

---------------------JEFF HAAS TRIO - COLLABORATION: 7pm, Higher Art Gallery, TC. “First Mondays” Cross Collaboration event featuring The Jeff Haas Trio & featured artist Julie Braverman creating live.

For more info please visit higherartgallery.com/ tickets $12. mynorthtickets.com/events/collaboration-live-art-music-featuring-the-jeff-haastrio-10-4-2021

oct 05

tuesday

ART BEAT: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

--------------

8TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 4)

-------------

AAUW WITH JILLIAN MANNING OF NWS: 5:30pm. Virtually join AAUW of TC in hearing from Jillian Manning, executive director of the National Writers Series (NWS) at this Zoom event. Learn her story as a boomerang young professional & what it is like to head up a nonprofit in the current climate. Jillian will also take you behind the scenes of the NWS... how authors are selected.... what it’s like to work with them, etc. Also learn about the important educational role NWS plays in the community around youth literacy & teen writing. Free. traversecityarea-mi.aauw.net

---------------------BOOK FOLDING WITH SUE GESHEL: 6pm, Bellaire Public Library. Make & take!

Learn how to fold pages of a book so that it shows the word “JOY”! All supplies provided.

Class is free but limited to the first 8 people who register. bellairelibrary.org/programs/ adult-programming?fbclid=IwAR3wPXZA_ oKGr5ONtkRarQLAc8a6-Gnw-M7TlYYgdjI6p7HSmlCFZWQkXME

oct 06

wednesday

ART BEAT: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

--------------

NORTHERN MICHIGAN WALKS TO SCHOOL DAY: 6am. A community-wide, multi-school celebration. Organize your class or a small pod to meet up & walk to school— Park & Strolls count. If you’re taking the school bus, that stroll to the bus stop counts as well. elgruponorte.org/theme_event/walks-to-schoolday/?mc_cid=8bb7d64cfc&mc_eid=df24b9efb4

---------------------FREE MONEY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP:

Interlochen Public Library. Takes place every Weds. for five weeks, starting Oct. 6 from 5:30-7:30pm. The workshops will cover a variety of different topics to help you get on track with managing your finances. nmcaa.net/financialmgmt.asp

---------------------PALMER WOODS FERN GARDEN WORKBEE: 10am, Palmer Woods Forest Reserve, Maple City. Join the Leelanau Conservancy Stewardship Crew in this work bee. Wear boots or closed-toe shoes & bring water. Register. leelanauconservancy.org/events/palmer-woodsfern-garden-work-bee-2

---------------------8TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 4)

se 29

---------------------LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LEELANAU COUNTY FORUM: Noon. Learn about collaborative efforts between the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, the Lake Leelanau Association & other community partners & private citizens to combat the infestation & stop the spread of Eurasian watermilfoil. Held via Zoom. Register in advance. us02web.zoom. us/webinar/register/WN_lPYf3BATSEK81zNry6q1ig

----------------------

CLASS #4: THE GREAT LAKES & WORLD WAR II: 1-3pm, Charlevoix Public Library, Community Room A+B. Featuring Mike LeButt, United States Power Squadron. Register. business. charlevoix.org/events/details/class-4-the-greatlakes-and-world-war-ii-13291

---------------------RE-DISCOVER THRIVING PETOSKEY: 4-6pm, Stafford’s Perry Hotel, Petoskey. A free educational & networking session to give the business community a deeper understanding of what the Thriving Petoskey initiative actually means & how it will better your business. Featured speakers include Chamber President Nikki Devitt, B Corps business owner & Planning Com-

s 0 Fine European Traditions Boyne City 231.582.8800

LATIN AMERICAN FOOD & FUN Boyne City - 231.582.0049 Traverse City - 231.938.2773

New Orlean’s Kitchen Elk Rapids 231.264.0530

Please aPPly in Person at any location or online at magnumhosPitality.com

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 23

missioner Brian Bates, & Petoskey City Councilwoman & environmental guru Lindsey Walker.

Register. petoskeychamber.com/events/details/ re-discover-thriving-petoskey-26499

----------------------

live

stand-up

OCTOBER RECESS: 5-7pm, GR Auto Gallery, Grawn. After work happy hour with appetizers, beers from Right Brain Brewery, & wine from The Parlor. Explore the GR Auto Gallery space, featuring one of the region’s largest collection of classic & exotic cars. Attendees will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win prizes, including a $350 High-End Vehicle Detailing Package from Exotic Detailing, & a $150 Downtown Traverse City gift card. $10. traverseticker.com/recess

----------------------

MASTERCLASS WITH MARY ROACH: 7pm.

Held via Zoom. For kids in grades 9-12. Join bestselling author Mary Roach for a masterclass on making even the dullest—or strangest—topics engaging & humorous. Mary will walk students through 10 ways to punch up nonfiction writing, as well as offer advice on life as a working writer. The last 15 minutes of the class will be reserved for Q&A with the author. The maximum for this class is 50 students. nationalwritersseries.org/author-masterclasses/masterclassmary-roach

----------------------

mike geE

ter

October 8-9

Featured on Hulu and Fox Television, this Ivy League dropout from Pontiac is crushing the comedy club scene across the country while working with comedians Kevin Hart, Jim Norton, and Artie Lange.

PS BOB PHILLI

October 22

One of the most sought after acts in the country, this native Michigander brings a blend of observational, topical, political, and biographical material from his Catholic upbringing and growing up in the seventies.

THE EDWARDS TWINS: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. See variety shows from the 70’s & 80’s live & re-created by Las Vegas’ impersonators. Anthony & Eddie Edwards use state of the art make-up to look & sound like the superstars of today & yesterday. All of your favorite legendary superstars come alive in An Evening with The Stars. Sonny & Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Olivia Newton John, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Frankie Valli, Tom Jones, & many more hosted by The Edwards Twins from Las Vegas. VIP Gold: $45; VIP: $35; Reserved: $25. cityoperahouse.org/node/390

oct 07

thursday

ART BEAT: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

--------------

COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey. Stella Kay: Beading Artist Talk. Free. crookedtree.org/event/ ctac-petoskey-ctac-online/coffee-10-stella-kaybeading-artist-talk

----------------------

8TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 4)

----------------------

adam de

October 30

gi

anything but predictable, Adam’s talent is in his unapologetic, outspoken, unfiltered, and often unscripted riffs, rants, and improvisations. Buckle up.

november 12-13 Mary santora november 26-27 bill bushart december 3-4 MICHAEL HARRISON december 17-18 JEFF HORSTE enjoy great food, drinks, december 30-31 TBA & LAUGHS!

tickets starting at $15 traversecitycomedyclub.com or call 231.421.1880 ask about hosting your next event here!

738 S. Garfield Avenue, Traverse City

ONEKAMA 150 GALA: 6pm, Portage Point Inn, Onekama. The grand finale to the 2021 sesquicentennial anniversary of Onekama, MI. The featured speaker of the gala is Loreen Niewenhaus, author of “A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach” & “A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk.” The evening also includes displays of Onekama’s history, tributes to the families involved in “The Cut,” & live music by the Feral Cats. Heavy appetizers from Zupin Catering are included. Proceeds benefit future Onekama history projects. Tickets available at the Portage Lake Motel Office at 4714 Main St., Onekama between 9am-3pm; or at the Blue Slipper Tavern. $35.

----------------------

AUTHOR ROBERT DOWNES: 7pm, Glen Lake Community Library, Empire. Robert will present his latest novel “The Wolf & the Willow.” This work of historical fiction, a prequel to “Windigo Moon,” is set against the clash of cultures between Native tribes & Spanish conquistadors along the Mississippi River in 1528. Downes will discuss the historical & cultural context of this momentous period. Signed copies of his book will be available for sale. glenlakelibrary.net/events

----------------------

NWS FALL SERIES: MARY ROACH: 7pm.

Enjoy “America’s funniest science writer.” During this ticketed virtual event, you will hear about Mary’s newest book, “Fuzz: When Nature

24 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

Breaks the Law.” Guest host is IPR’s Kendra Carr. $10.50. nationalwritersseries.org

----------------------

THE ACCIDENTALS & SAWYER FREDERICKS - CO-HEADLINE ALBUM RELEASE TOUR: 7:30pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Presented by Blissfest. The Accidentals & Sawyer Fredericks are both set to release new albums. The Accidentals, a power trio from northern Michigan, can’t wait to share the latest music from their long-awaited “Vessel” album, a new stage show, & a powerful narrative on perspective. Sawyer Fredericks is touring his new album “Flowers for You.” $30; $100 VIP. greatlakescfa.org/events/detail/blissfest-presents-accidentals-sawyer-fredricks

----------------------

VIRTUAL AUTHOR EVENT: 8pm. Jonathan Franzen will discuss his new book, “Crossroads,” with moderator author Kathy Wang.

Held via YouTube. Admittance to the event only requires a purchase of the book. Franzen is the author of five novels & five works of nonfiction. Wang is the author of “Family Trust” & “Impostor Syndrome.” mcleanandeakin.com/ upcoming-events

oct 08

friday

ART BEAT: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

--------------

42ND ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX APPLE FEST: 10am6pm, Downtown Charlevoix: East Park, Bridge Park, Mason St. Oct. 8-10. Food booths, art & craft show, farm market, balloon artist Twister Joe, orchards, kids’ activities, Apple Fest 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run, petting zoo, face painting, Music in the Streets & more. charlevoix.org

----------------------

8TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 4)

----------------------

LUNCHEON LECTURE: THE CHANGING ROLES OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT: 11:30am-1pm, North Central Michigan College Library Conference Center, Petoskey. The sheriff’s department still patrols the roads & runs the jail, but much has changed in recent years.

Emmet County Sheriff Pete Wallin will give an overview of the many new duties sworn officers are expected to carry out in an era of heightened exposure & stress. Fee includes a buffet lunch. $15. ncmclifelonglearning.com/event-4465680

----------------------

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PRESENTATION: Noon, Glen Arbor Arts Center. Gail Wallace Bozanno will discuss how she worked to complete a short story collection during her residency.

Learn more about her work on Tsunami. facebook.com/events/2903980866516713

----------------------

DRUMMING CIRCLE: 7pm, 4242 Co. Rd. 633, Grawn. No experience necessary. No drum needed, but feel free to bring an acoustic item of your own making. Free; donations accepted for land upkeep. meetup.com/traverse-city-sacreddrum-circle-meetup-group

----------------------

TC SACRED DRUM CIRCLE: 7pm, 4242 Co. Rd. 633, Grawn. Held the second Friday of every month. No drum necessary, but feel free to bring an acoustic item of your own making.

Earth Blessing will start each event. Dress for outside. Please RSVP. Visit the MeetUp page for more info, or call: 231-383-0803. Free; site maintenance donations accepted. meetup.com/ traverse-city-sacred-drum-circle-meetup-group

----------------------

COMEDIAN MIKE GEETER: 7:30pm, TC Comedy Club, TC. As an Ivy League dropout & community college graduate from Pontiac, MI, Geeter brings a pointed look at life, family & relationships. From his upbringing in a family with 17 children to discussing his life as a father, Mike’s comedy is jagged wit mixed with a smooth delivery. He has worked with mainstream comedians such as Kevin Hart, Hannibal Burress, Jim Norton, Artie Lange & many others. $15-$25. traversecitycomedyclub.com

INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY DANCE COMPANY FALL DANCE PERFORMANCE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Enjoy a wide variety of classical & contemporary dance works including ballet excerpts, modern masterpieces, & student & faculty-choreographed works. $12 adult, $9 student. interlochen.org/concerts-and-events

----------------------

INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY MUSIC DIVISION RECITAL: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Music Center Room 1008.

Enjoy a diverse program of classical & contemporary works presented by Interlochen’s Music Division. interlochen.org/events/music-divisionrecital-2021-10-08

oct 09 crafted items.

saturday

ART BEAT: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

--------------

GALLERY CRAFT SHOW & BAKE SALE: 9am-4pm, TC VFW Post. This show features many one-of-a-kind hand-

----------------------

HARBOR SPRINGS SKI BOOSTERS HOSTS SKI SWAP: 9am-2pm, Nub’s Nob, Harbor Springs. Held during the Nub’s Nob Open House. Clean out that unwanted & unused ski & board gear & retain 80% of the selling price.

Drop off gear on Thurs. or Fri., Oct. 7-8, from 126:30pm. Benefits the Harbor Springs ski teams. hsskiteam.com

----------------------

MUD, SWEAT & BEERS CLASSIC FAT TIRE & MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE: FULL: 9am, Mt. Holiday, TC. All races start & finish at Mt. Holiday Ski & Recreational Area overlooking Grand Traverse Bay; in between riders will travel through the VASA trail system. Choose one of four races: a 25 mile (Stout), 12 mile (Pale Ale), 2 mile (Ginger Ale), or the kids’ mini-loop (Mud, Sweat & Root Beer). mudsweatandbeers.com

----------------------

13TH ANNUAL BREEZEWAY FALL COLOR CRUISES: (See Sat., Oct. 2)

----------------------

42ND ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX APPLE FEST: (See Fri., Oct. 8)

----------------------

M22 ART2ART COLOR TOUR: 10am-6pm.

Presented by Suttons Bay Art Festival. A multivenue art tour. Paintings, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, fiber art. Over 40 artists will have their art for display & sale. Venues include Cleveland Township Hall on M22 & Bohemian Rd., Village Arts Building in Northport, Old Art Building in Leland, & Glen Arbor Township Hall in Glen Arbor. m22art2art.com

----------------------

NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP: 10am-noon, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. For 11th & 12th graders. Screenwriter, author & journalist Andrew Lewellen brings writing to the silver screen with this 2-day workshop. Whether you’re drawn to movies or TV, this course will teach you how to turn your idea for a story into a script. You’ll learn the technique, structure, & storytelling skills that enable you to write a script that brings your story to life. This workshop is open only to fully vaccinated participants. Registration closes when the maximum number of students (15) register, or by Sept. 28. Free. nationalwritersseries.org/writing-workshops/ screenwriting-workshop-2021/?utm_sourc e=National+Writers+Series+Email+Audie nce&utm_campaign=01ecad78ce-EMAIL_ C A M PA I G N _ 2 0 2 1 _ 0 9 _ 1 9 _ 0 4 _ 2 5 & u t m _ medium=em

----------------------

8TH ANNUAL FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: (See Mon., Oct. 4)

----------------------

FRANKFORT FALL FESTIVAL:11am-5pm, Open Space Park, Frankfort. Enjoy the Fall Festival Parade featuring The Scottville Clown Band, giant pumpkins, locally built floats, the Mutt March, games, a corn maze, craft fair,

pumpkin decorating & much more. facebook. com/events/597080751699817?ref=newsfeed

---------------------IN STORE BOOK SIGNING: Noon, Horizon Books, TC. Mike Terrell will sign his book “On the Trails of Northern Michigan.” horizonbooks. com/event/store-book-signing-mike-terrell-trailsnorthern-michigan

----------------------

GLEN LAKE LIBRARY’S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY: 1-3pm, Glen Lake Community Library, Empire. Celebrate the first birthday of the new & improved Glen Lake Community Library, with an open house. The festivities will include live music by Jim Dufford, cider & donuts, a Friends of the Library used book sale, & more. Free. glenlakelibrary.net/events

---------------------MIDDLECOAST OKTOBERFEST: 1-10pm, Middlecoast Brewing Co., neighborhood parking lot behind, TC. Live music by BLT, StoneFolk, Broom Closet Boys, & Zeke. Food, beer.

Tickets: $25; includes two drinks. eventbrite. com/e/middlecoast-oktoberfest-party-tickets-170302241589

---------------------AUTHOR MARY AGRIA: 2pm, Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey. Mary will speak about her latest book, “An Itinerant Gardner’s Book of Days.” petoskeymuseum.org/calendarof-events.html

---------------------COMEDIAN MIKE GEETER: 7pm, TC Comedy Club, TC. As an Ivy League dropout & community college graduate from Pontiac, MI, Geeter brings a pointed look at life, family & relationships. From his upbringing in a family with 17 children to discussing his life as a father, Mike’s comedy is jagged wit mixed with a smooth delivery. He has worked with mainstream comedians such as Kevin Hart, Hannibal Burress, Jim Norton, Artie Lange & many others. $15-$25. traversecitycomedyclub.com

INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY DANCE COMPANY FALL DANCE PERFORMANCE: (See Fri., Oct. 8)

---------------------LAUREL PREMO IN CONCERT: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage, TC. Premo celebrates the release of her new solo album, “Golden Loam.” Enjoy an evening of both original & traditional music as Laurel sings & plays finger-style electric guitar & lap steel guitar, exploring the rhythms, melodies, & intonations of America’s musical roots. Tickets: $20 (plus fees). tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/TheatreManager/1/login&event=366

---------------------B.B. KING BLUES BAND: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. For over half a century, B.B. King and his band defined blues to the world. Now, the B.B. King Blues Band members continue touring in remembrance of B.B. King along with additional seasoned blues musicians: James “Boogaloo” Bolden, Claudette King, Russell Jackson, Wilbert Crosby, Darrell Lavigne, Myron Jackson, & Brandon Jackson. $57, $47, $42, $37. greatlakescfa.org/events/ detail/bb-king-blues-band-with-claudette-king

oct 10

sunday

42ND ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX APPLE FEST: 10am4pm, Downtown Charlevoix: East Park, Bridge Park, Mason St. Oct. 8-10. Food booths, art & craft show, farm market, balloon artist Twister Joe, orchards, kids’ activities, Apple Fest 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run, petting zoo, face painting, Music in the Streets & more. charlevoix.org

---------------------M22 ART2ART COLOR TOUR:10am-4pm.

Presented by Suttons Bay Art Festival. A multi-

Art2Art

Pop-up Tour

venue art tour. Paintings, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, fiber art. Over 40 artists will have their art for display & sale. Venues include Cleveland Township Hall on M22 & Bohemian Rd., Village Arts Building in Northport, Old Art Building in Leland, & Glen Arbor Township Hall in Glen Arbor. m22art2art.com

---------------------MICHIGAN LEGACY ART PARK FALL COLOR TOUR: 10am, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. A guided tour with Naturalist & Tour Guide Caitlin Chism to experience fall colors in the Art Park. In addition to viewing the 50+ sculptures along the trail, hikers will appreciate Chism’s expert insight on the natural environment of the park, including tree identification. Free with park admission: $5 per adult & free for children. Meet at the Art Park trailhead. crystalmountain.com/event/mlap-fall-color-tour

ongoing

GHOST FARM OF KINGSLEY HAUNTED TRAIL: Fridays & Saturdays, 7-11pm through Oct. 30. 5010 Pierce Rd., Kingsley. hauntedtraverse.com

---------------------SCREAMS IN THE DARK: Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC. Runs Oct. 1-30 on Fridays & Saturdays from 7-11pm & Sundays from 7-10pm. There are two tour options: Option 1 includes a wagon ride, haunted trail, The Mausoleum & corn maze while Option 2 includes all the attractions including the wagon ride, haunted trail, Panemonium, Swamp of Suffering & Dreadmoore Manor. evernighthaunt.com/index.html

----------------------

----------------------

THE HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: Held on weekdays in October. The Leelanau Peninsula hosts this event that allows consumers to indulge in many of the red wines available on the Leelanau Peninsula, along with taking in beautiful landscapes. Tickets are $35 & include a pour of selected red from each of the participating wineries. $5 of each ticket goes to the American Red Cross Association. lpwines.com/ the-hunt-for-reds-of-october

----------------------

GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOUR OF TRAVERSE CITY: Perry Hannah Plaza, TC. A two mile, 2 1/2 hour walking tour through the historic neighborhoods & waterfront of TC. Every Sat. & Sun. at 2pm. walktchistory.com

---------------------ANNUAL HARVEST GATHERING: 1-4pm, Samels Farm, Williamsburg. Enjoy music, food, farm building tours & more. Watch demos of historic farm activities & take a horse-drawn wagon ride to Lake Skegemog. Archaeology & games will also be part of the fun. Free. samelsfarm. org/events.html

LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY: 1pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Held the second Sunday of every month through a partnership between Classical Interlochen Public Radio & the library. Free. tadl.org COMMONGROUNDS REAL ESTATE COOPERATIVE PRESENTS NEST FEST: 3-7pm, Iron Fish Distillery, Thompsonville. For community owners, tenants, & investors. Featuring music from May Erlewine and the Motivations, food, kids activities, hands-on public art, & more.

RSVP. commongrounds.coop/nestfest

r t Tou r A 2 Art 9 & 10 Oct. 21 20

------------------------------------------NORTE SUNDAY TRAIL RIDES: Sundays, 11:45am, Timber Ridge, TC. Open to mountain bikers of all ages & abilities, with three different levels & distances (5K, 10K & 25K) to choose from. elgruponorte.org/sundays/?mc_ cid=95b5b3048c&mc_eid=df24b9efb4

our Art T Art2 9 & 10 Oct. 21 20

WITH THE THE WITH

WITH THE

our Art T Art2 9 & 10 Oct. 21 20

FURNITURE & SCULPTURE

Village Arts Building 301 Mill St. Northport, MI 49670 Old Art Building 111 South Main St. Leland, MI 49654

M22Art2Art.com

Cleveland Township Hall 955 East Harbor Hwy Cedar, MI 49621 (M22 + Bohemian/CR 669)

Trained Instructors will take you through the basics. Curling is a sport 3 0 P e r P e r s o n When PAINTING AND 2D that is appropriate for most$ ages A d v a n c e d • October 8th - 8PM Glen Arbor Arts Center Trained Instructors will R e g i s t r a ti o n 6031 South Lake St. and athletic abilities; • November 24th -8PMthose difficulty take you through the Glen Arbor, MI 49636 R e q u i r e d • December 3rd, 9th and 15th basics. Curling is a crouching can learn standing delivery.

- 8PM Fo r m o r e sport that is appropriate

OCTOBER 9-10 2021

MULTI-VENUE, SELF-GUIDED ART TOUR FOLLOWING BEAUTIFUL AND SCENIC M22 IN LEELANAU COUNTY, MICHIGAN

TRY CURLING

TRY CURLING

FIBER ART

OCTOBER 9, 10AM-6PM OCTOBER 10, 10AM-5PM

TRY CURLING

CERAMICS

FURNITURE & SCULPTURE

Village Arts Building 301 Mill St. Northport, MI 49670

• Our Morning Session-October $ 3 0 P e r i Pn fe orr sm oa tin o n for most ages and WHEN WHEN 22nd -9AM When $30 Per Person v i s i t : Travel this beautiful area, athletic abilities; those A d v a n c e d •October 8th 8PM •Oct 6th8thand 7th - 8PM October - 8PM stopping at five venues Trained Instructors will with •difficulty TCCURLING.ORG Advanced crouching •November R e g i s t r a ti o n showcasing award-winning can 24th -8PM •Nov - 824th PM - 8PM learn 23rd standing take you the artists• November Registration •December 3rd, 9th15th work fromthrough 40+ Michigan R e q u i r e d • December 3rd, 9th and delivery.

•Dec 2nd, 8th and during the M22-art2art basics.

Curling is a fall tour. and 15th - 8PM - 8PM FRequired o r m o r e 14th- 8PM Explore art, quaint towns, •Our Morning Session- $ 3 0 P e r P e r s o n sport that fine is appropriate • Our Morning Session-October •Our morning session iFor n f omore r m a visit: ti o n beautiful scenery, Sleeping When October 9AM 9AM. for andPark, 22ndOct 28th 22nd & Nov-11thCERAMICS -9AM Bearmost Dunesages National A d vv ai sni ct :e d • October 8th 8PM Cleveland Township Hall Trained Instructors windy roads, restaurants athletic abilities; willgreatthose 955 East Harbor Hwy R TeCgC iUsRtL rI Na Gti. Oo RnG wonderful stores for a • November 24th -8PM withand difficulty Cedar, MI 49621 take you through thefallcrouching memorable art adventure!

R e q u i r e d • December 3rd, 9th and 15th (M22 + Bohemian/CR 669) can learn Begin tour at any venue. basics. Curling isyour a standing Fo r m o r e delivery. - 8PM PAINTING AND 2D

FURNITURE & SCULPTURE FIBER ART

Village Arts Building Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 South Lake St. 301 Mill St. Glen Arbor, MI 49636 Northport, MI 49670

Old Art Building 111 South Main St. Leland, MI 49654

FIBER Travel ARTthis beautiful area,

FOR MORE INFORMATION Cleveland Township Hall sport appropriate 955that EastisHarbor Hwy • Our Morning Session-October M22Art2Art.com for most ages and Cedar, MI 49621 CERAMICS

22nd -9AM

athletic those 669) (M22 + abilities; Bohemian/CR with difficulty crouching Northern PAINTING AND 2D Express Weekly • can learn standing Glen Arbor Arts Center delivery.

at five venues Old Art stopping Building showcasing award-winning 111 Southwork Main fromSt. 40+ Michigan artists 6031 South Lake St.

i n f o r m a ti o n v i s i t :

TCCURLING.ORG

october 04, 2021 • 25

TWEEN TUESDAYS: Interlochen Public Library. Tweens will share interests & ideas whilst exploring media in a positive & safe space. Held every Tues. through Oct. from 3:30-4:30pm. interlochenpubliclibrary.org

art

ACRYLIC PAINTINGS BY ERICA LARSON: Alden District Library. Runs through Oct. 30. aldenlib.info

---------------------FLORA & FIELD: Old Art Building, Leland. This exhibition features works created by wife & husband painters Colleen & Justin Shull. Colleen brings her bold colorful floral paintings & Justin brings his landscape paintings. Runs through Oct. 3. Closed Oct. 1 & only open on Oct. 2 from 1-4pm. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------NATURE THROUGH PASTELS: Glen Lake Community Library, Empire. Four regional artists exhibit their pastel paintings through Oct. 29.

Leelanau artists Julie Avery, Chris Nettleton & Jan Price; & Lesa Seefled of Grand Traverse County have each worked in the arts for some time & have more recently moved into painting with pastels through both individual & group explorations.

Closed on Sundays. glenlakelibrary.net

---------------------THE ART OF LORI SIKKEMA: The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Stop by the Visitor Center & view the fabric collage artwork of Lori Sikkema, on display through Oct. thebotanicgarden.org/events

---------------------“PRESENCE”: Charlevoix Circle of Arts. A contemporary figural exploration with local artists Paul Varga & Steve Toornman. The exhibition will run through Oct. 30. Closed on Sundays. charlevoixcircle.org

---------------------DELBERT MICHEL: “SIXTY YEARS OF

MAKING ART”: Grand Traverse Art Campus - Gateway Center, TC. Celebrating six decades of creative expression, artist & retired art professor Delbert Michel hosts a retrospective of his collection. The exhibition runs through Oct. 20 at both Delbert’s Studio #5 & the GT Art Campus - Gateway Center. Partial proceeds of art sales will be donated to Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse. 231-486-6900.

----------------------

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - KINDRED: TRADITIONAL ARTS OF THE LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BANDS OF ODAWA INDIANS: Held in Gilbert & Bonfield galleries. Historic & contemporary examples of Odawa arts & crafts will be on display, including quill boxes, beadwork, regalia, basketry, & ceramics. Through these finely crafted objects, thematic threads are woven together to explore the economic drivers, environmental factors, & challenges inherent in sustaining tradition, creative practice, & identity. Runs Sept. 20 - Nov. 27. There will be a free educational program connected with the exhibition every Thurs. at 10am. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/kindred-traditional-arts-little-traverse-bay-bandsodawa-indians - THROUGH OUR EYES: CROOKED TREE PAINTERS’ STUDIO EXHIBITION: The Crooked Tree Painters’ Studio meets weekly at CTAC in Atrium Gallery to share their love of painting. This year’s exhibition features original paintings by 18 artists. Runs Sept. 20 - Dec. 18. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/through-our-eyes-crooked-tree-paintersstudio-exhibition

---------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - FOREWORD: SOLO EXHIBITION BY PATRICK EARL HAMMIE: Held in the Gallery.

Through portraits & allegories, Hammie explores the complexities of identity, emotion, & family.

Hours: Tues. - Fri.: 11am-5pm; Sat.: 10am-4pm.

26 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

Closed Sundays & Mondays. Runs through Nov. 13. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traverse-city/ foreword-solo-exhibition-patrick-earl-hammie - LUSTRON STORIES: AMERICANS AT HOME: Held in the Gallery. The subject of the “Great American Dream” is explored through photographer Charles Mintz’s series, “Lustron Stories.” Lustron Corporation manufactured porcelain-baked, enamel-coated, all-steel houses between 1948-1950 in Columbus, Ohio. The kit homes were shipped-to-site & assembled by local contractors. Many of the homes are still in use today. This project set out to discover who lives in these homes now. Runs Sept. 27 - Nov. 13. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traverse-city/ lustron-stories-americans-home

---------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - AWAY FROM HOME: AMERICAN INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL STORIES: This exhibition explores off-reservation boarding schools in its kaleidoscope of voices. Visitors will explore photographs, artwork, interviews, interactive timelines, & immersive environments, including classroom & dormitory settings. Objects such as a period barber chair & a young Seminole girl’s skirt, as well as reproduction elements poignantly illuminate first-person accounts. Runs through Oct. 20. dennosmuseum.org - BIRDS FLY IN: A HUMAN REFUGE: Runs through Jan. 2. A cross-cultural art collaboration focusing on themes related to Migration & Intuition. Artist Ellie Harold was surprised by birds who “flew” onto her canvas after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. As intuitive messengers, they brought not only an entirely new way of painting, but comfort during confusing times.

Later, as migration issues came to the fore, she felt birds were a metaphor for the universal human desire to move toward greater freedom & love. Following her intuition, Ellie met Mexican composer David Mendoza, creator of the soundtrack music, & German architect Wilfried

Schley who designed the Refuge Space. dennosmuseum.org - CLOSE TO HOME: CONTEMPORARY ANISHINAABEK ARTISTS: Runs through Oct. An exhibit of works from Anishinaabek artists in the region, supplemented by objects in the Dennos Museum Center’s collection. Artists include Kelly Church, Reneé Dillard, Jamie John, Yvonne Walker Keshick, & Jenna Wood. Represents current trends & connections to traditional practice by contemporary, working artists. dennosmuseum.org GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER, GLEN ARBOR: - PAPER CONSTRUCTIONS: DENISE SAMUELS: Held in the Lobby Gallery. Samuels exhibits sculptural, geometric constructions with recycled papers – cereal boxes, common cardboard & other heavier fibers she sometimes paints & alters – & stitches each hand-cut piece together with wire. Runs through Dec. 17. glenarborart.org/events/exhibit-denise-samuels - “EVERYDAY OBJECTS”: This juried exhibition asks exhibitors to reexamine & explore new & unexpected aesthetic possibilities in mundane objects. Runs through Oct. 28. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 9am-3pm. Sat. & Sun.: 12-4pm. GlenArborArt. org/EXHIBITS

WE BUY

Dear Evan Hanson is that rare film that is somehow both worse and better than you’ve probably heard. The adaptation of the (somewhat questionably) Tony-winning Best Musical simply does not work for the screen. And yet the casting of the now visibly aged Ben Platt reprising his youthful Tonywinning lead role is not nearly as jarring as Twitter reactions would suggest.

RECORDS

EVERY DAY 231-947-3169

If you’re not familiar with the concept behind Dear Evan Hansen, strap in, because it’s a doozy. Platt plays Evan, a high schooler struggling with anxiety, depression, and a want to belong. As part of his “homework” for his ongoing therapy sessions, he writes letters to himself about how he’s feeling, and makes the mistake of printing one such letter at school.

From there, Connor, a loner with anger issues, steals the letter, embarrassing the already emotionally fragile Evan. But what happens next, I don’t think Evan, or anyone in the audience sees coming. Evan is called to the school office, where he meets Connor’s parents (Amy Adams and Danny Pino). Turns out, Connor committed suicide, and they found the letter addressed to Evan on his person, interpreting it as Connor’s last words.

Things really snowball from there, with the family jumping to conclusions that Evan and Connor were friends, while Evan is simply too awkward, overcome, and polite to tell the truth. The family invites then Evan into their home, believing he might hold the key to understanding their son, even though sister Zoe (Kaitlyn Dever), firmly believes Connor was a terrible person who caused her trauma.

The film, however, really leaves Connor as an enigma, with all the details about his personality and past never really adding up to a character the audience understands.

This essentially renders his suicide as a plot device, which given the gravity, just doesn’t feel right.

Evan, who has an overworked single mother (Julianne Moore), finds a welcomed presence in Connor’s wealthy family, which embraces him as their own. And he begins to play the part of “Connor’s best friend” a little too well, even using it as a way to start a romantic relationship with Zoe, the girl he long admired from afar.

In the first half of the film, I was able to accept the craziness as it all unfolds like a standard teen drama, but with some weird singing detours. It was when Evan sings at Connor’s memorial and a clip of his performance goes viral that the film just totally lost me.

It wasn’t only that the song was so cloying and saccharine, it was that the whole sequence was so painfully hollow, as the video sparks a “movement” illustrated cinematically with some of the laziest, cheesiest, and most manipulative cinematic tropes.

The second half of the film is then spent trying to resolve this batshit scenario, and attempting to convince you Evan is not, in fact, the worst person in the world, while his actions get more and more despicable and more problematic.

And I don’t know, perhaps seeing this story unfold onscreen and outside of the “safe space” and touchy-feely confines of the theater (as in the dramatic stage), affects my ability to just go along with this abhorrent behavior, but part of me thinks that this particular show is just systemically flawed.

Greyscale: K 100% / K

NEW AND USED VINYL Buying Collections & Equipment

1015 Hannah Ave. Traverse City

Fonts: Gotham Black / Century Expanded

231-947-3169 • RPMRecords.net

Perhaps it does have its heart in the right place though, tacking important issues of grief, mental health, loneliness, and isolation. But the mix of such earnestness with something so grotesque and cynical just doesn’t sit well.

And this comes back to some inherent issues not only in the story, but in the filmmaking itself. Director Stephen Chbosky, who also wrote and directed The Perks of Being a Wallflower, one of the most authentic works of teenage mental anguish, takes nearly the same filmmaking approach here, but you get the opposite result, because by also framing Dear Evan Hansen as a realistic indie teen drama, the transitions to song are jarring and confusing in light of the rest of the film’s commitment to realism. That heightened sense of emotion a viewer gets in musicals is gone.

But coming to back to the now-infamous casting of Ben Platt, it’s not his looks that will bother you. He is certainly not the first 27-year-old to play a teenager, and this isn’t even close to the most egregious age discrepancy casting we’ll see on screen. And his singing is, simply put, great: You can see why he won the Tony. But his exaggerated body movements are the most irksome part.

It’s like this is a role he’s so familiar with on stage, he is physically incapable of playing to a camera instead of a live audience.

His co-stars, meanwhile, give much more nuanced, cinematically-driven performances, including standout Kaitlyn Dever, and the film’s best surprise, Julianne Moore, who sings beautifully. The music as a whole though, like the performance by duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greates 0t Showman), is just plain flat, as if created by a computer using the prompts “inspiring,” “uplifting,” and “anthem.”

In the packed crowd of college students I watched the film with though, they all seemed genuinely moved, judging by the audible crying at several points throughout the film and the eruption of spontaneous applause at its conclusion. Something about the music and the movie’s message sincerely resonated with their experiences, and if the movie did in fact make some of them feel less alone, no matter how despicable or cringey of a manner it did it, I suppose that’s ultimately what matters.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S PREMIERE RECREATIONAL DISPENSARY LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

Shop with us in store or online. We offer curbside pickup, delivery, and contactless payment options. Come visit our friendly and welcoming staff and browse our constantly changing inventory.

WE ARE LOCATED OFF MAIN STREET IN A DISCREET LOCATION WITH EASY PARKING

THURSDAY DELIVERY TO PETOSKEY & HARBOR SPRINGS

OUR DEALS & OFFERINGS 5% Back Rewards Program

10% Off for Vets & Active Military, Native Americans, Seniors over 65 & Medical Card Holders

Great Weekly Deals

Flowers prices as low as $6 grams,

High quality top shelf products

$20 eigths, $40 quarters & $99ounces

123 E STATE ST, CHEBOYGAN, MI 49721

THEWOODSMICH.COM @THEWOODSCHEBOYGAN (231) 268-3007

The-Woods_Magazine-Ad.indd 2

Northern Express Weekly • october 04,8/5/21 20219:08• AM27

nitelife

oct 02-oct 10 edited by jamie kauffold

Send Nitelife to: events@traverseticker.com

Northern Michigan’s Eliza Thorpe crafts stories of her hometown and the places she’s been with her piano and vocals. She plays Beards Brewery in Petoskey on Sun., Oct. 3 from 6-9pm.

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska

BONOBO WINERY, TC 10/8 -- Randy Reszka, 6-8

ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 10/8 -- Miriam Pico, 5-8 TC COMEDY CLUB, TC 10/8 -- Comedian Mike Geeter, 7:30 10/9 – Comedian Mike Geeter, 7

MAMMOTH DISTILLING, TC 7:30-10:30: 10/3 & 10/10 -- Chris Smith 10/6 -- Eric Clemons 10/7 -- Clint Weaner MIDDLECOAST BREWING CO., TC NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING LOT BEHIND: 10/9 -- Oktoberfest w/ BLT, Stone Folk, Broom Closet Boys, & Zeke, 1-10

THE PARLOR, TC 10/2 -- Dave Crater, 6:30-9:30 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 10/2 -- Avid Kain, 7-9 Tue -- TC Celtic, 6:30 Wed -- Jazz Show, 6 10/8 -- John Richard Paul, 7-9

THIRSTY FISH SPORTS GRILLE, TC PATIO, 6:30-9:30: 10/7 -- The GTOs 10/8 -- TC Guitar Guys UNION STREET STATION, TC 10/1-2 -- The Marsupials, 10 10/3 & 10/10 -- Karaoke, 10 10/4 -- Jukebox, 10 10/5 -- Open Mic Comedy, 8-9:30; Electric Open Mic, 10-2 10/6 -- DJ Coven, 10 10/7 -- Skin & Marshall Dance Party, 10 10/8-9 -- Chris Michels Band, 10

HELLO VINO, BELLAIRE 10/5 -- Doc Woodward, 6:308:30 MAMMOTH DISTILLING, BELLAIRE 7:30-10:30: 10/2 & 10/9 -- Clint Weaner 10/7 -- Eric Clemons

SHORT’S BREW PUB, BELLAIRE 10/2 -- Biomassive, 8:30-11:30 10/5 -- Open Mic Night, 6:3011 10/8 -- The Pocket, 8:30-11:30 10/9 -- Creature of One, 8:3011:30 SHORT’S BREWING PULL BARN TAPROOM, ELK RAPIDS 10/9 -- Randy Reszka, 6:309:30

STIGGS BREWERY & KITCHEN, BOYNE CITY 10/2 -- Stiggtoberfest with Pete Jensen, 6-9 TORCH LAKE CAFÉ, EASTPORT (US 31/M-88) Weds. -- Lee Malone & Sandy Metiva, 6 Thurs. – Nick Vasquez, 7:30 Fri. & Sat. -- Leanna Collins & Ivan Greilick, 8:30

Otsego, Crawford & Central BENNETHUM’S NORTHERN INN, GAYLORD 10/5 – Pete Kehoe, 5-8

BIG BUCK BREWERY, GAYLORD 6-10: 10/2 -- Octoberfest with Jelly Roll Blues Band

NORTHERN NATURAL CIDER HOUSE & WINERY, KALEVA 10/8 -- Airborne or Aquatic?, 6-9

10/9 -- Chief Day Featuring Ted Bounty & The Bounty Hunters, Earth Radio & The Go-Rounds, 1-10

Emmet & Cheboygan

Antrim & Charlevoix ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 10/2 -- Blair Miller, 8

Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee

10/8 -- Pete Kehoe 10/9 -- Nelson Olstrom

BEARDS BREWERY, PETOSKEY 6-9: 10/3 -- Eliza Thorp 10/9 -- Two Track Mind 10/10 -- Owen James BOYNE VALLEY VINEYARDS, PETOSKEY PATIO: 10/2 -- Tyler Parkin, 2-6 10/8 -- 2nd Anniversary Cel-

ebration w/ Yankee Station, 5-9 10/9 -- Chris Calleja, 2-6 MAMMOTH DISTILLING, BAY HARBOR 7:30-10:30: 10/6 -- Tic-Tac-Go 10/7 -- Sean Bielby 10/8 -- Eric Jacqua

Leelanau & Benzie BEL LAGO VINEYARD, WINERY & CIDERY, CEDAR Tue -- Live Music, 5-8 DICK’S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat. -- Karaoke, 10-1 FRENCH VALLEY VINEYARDS, CEDAR 10/7 & 10/9 -- Larry Perkins, 5-8

IRON FISH DISTILLERY, THOMPSONVILLE 6-8: 10/2 – Sturtz 10/8 -- Wink

ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 10/2 -- Ted & Ron’s Big Time Jazz, 1:30-4:30; Luke Woltanski, 5-8

LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 10/2 -- Pat Niemisto & Chris Skellenger, 2:30-5:30 10/8 -- Mike Moran, 6:30-9:30 10/9 -- Chris Skellenger & Paul Koss, 2:30-5:30; The Dune Brothers, 7-10

STORMCLOUD BREW FRANKFORT 7-9: 10/2 -- Sean Miller 10/7 -- Blair Miller 10/9 – Sturtz

This Bad Boy is really GOOD!

203 S. Cedar - Kalkaska

28 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

ODAWA CASINO RESORT, PETOSKEY MUKWA BAR & GRILL, 9: 10/2 -- Chris Calleja 10/9 -- Sean Bielby VICTORIES, 9: 10/2 -- Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys 10/8-9 -- Jabo Bihlman’s Family Jam

jacobsfarmtc.com

PUB,

THE UNION, NORTHPORT Wed -- Jazz w/ Jeff Haas Trio & Laurie Sears, 7-9:30

the ADViCE GOddESS Sorry, Wrong Num-Num

Q

“Jonesin” Crosswords "Open Letters"--a themeless 58-worder. by Matt Jones

ACROSS 1 Trees lining the new Malahat Skywalk on Vancouver Island, B.C. (a spiral ramp tower with optional slide to the bottom) 10 Surname in a nursery rhyme with platter licking 15 To the point 16 “It’s ___ of passage” 17 2010 statute nickname whose real initials are hidden in the name 18 Sounds in certain specialty cafÈs 19 One with interior motives?

20 Realm of influence 21 Employs a hive mentality?

22 “La fÈe ___” (fanciful term for absinthe, based on the color) 23 Sticks it out 24 Run, as a forklift 26 Maneuvers famously pulled off by rapper Lil Uzi Vert 29 You might use one to play Breakout 33 Second, for instance 34 Word that ends many yoga classes 35 Puzzle magazine with a “Pencilwise” section 40 Grey Goose rival, familiarly 41 ___ tetrameter (poetic verse used in works like “’Twas the Night Before Christmas”, using an unstressed/unstressed/stressed pattern) 45 Film critic Kenneth who stepped down from the L.A. Times in 2020 46 Notable feature of “Careless Whisper” 47 “Fame” singer/actress Cara 48 Brit who imparts vitality (though the battery brand’s spelled with a Z) 49 Observes Ramadan, in a way 50 State where the soft drink Mountain Dew was first formulated 51 What some collars ward off 52 Participants in the Singing Revolution (19871991)

DOWN 1 Like eels and flukes, biologically 2 Brazilian gymnast Andrade, gold medalist in the vault in Tokyo 3 Modified leaves on flower stems 4 Maximal 5 “Toddlers & ___” 6 Cooper title character 7 Former Pacific defense gp.

8 “The Smartest Guys in the Room” subject 9 Site that bills itself as “The world’s best music blog” 10 Hindu scripture that contains melodies and chants 11 Demonstrate deservingness in advance 12 1959 western with Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson 13 Nervously excited 14 SAT takers, e.g. (and not... body parts) 25 Legendary footballer 26 Go (through), as evidence 27 Nice private discussion?

28 Actress Dolenz 29 Note that sounds like B double flat 30 Residents of one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia 31 Loser of a mythological footrace 32 Optimistic quality 33 Fluid, as a dancer’s motion 35 CNN senior political analyst David who advised four administrations 36 Saint Francis’s home 37 Peak near Olympus 38 Title name on the 1982 album “Too-Rye-Ay” 39 Sports recap feature 42 Geese on the Big Island 43 In regard to, old-style 44 Movie aired when there’s often nothing on?

: I love my boyfriend. We’ve been together two years. Recently, however, we’ve been experiencing conflict over the issue of children. He wants kids; I don’t. I’ve always felt strongly about this, and he said he was fine with this when we started dating. But he’s been bringing up the subject of kids a lot lately (I suspect because he’s thinking about popping the question). The discussions have grown fraught — to the point where he was in tears at the end of an argument. I eventually said I could be open to kids because I love him and don’t want to lose him. But can this be healthy for us long-term?

— Conflicted

A

: Though many things in life come with the opportunity to push the “back” button, once you have a kid, you have a kid. You can’t just drop ‘em off at the fire station if they turn out to be precociously criminal -- already hot-wiring cars at age 7.

Deciding whether to have kids is a very recent state of affairs, coinciding with the development and availability of reliable birth control (starting in the late 1950s with the Lippes Loop IUD). For most of human history, unless a woman spent her fertile years all alone on one of those New Yorker cartoon desert islands, there was a good chance she’d have not just a child but the beginnings of a litter.

There’s a widespread (and mistaken!) assumption that a woman who gives birth will immediately and unconditionally bond with her baby, explains anthropologist and primatologist Sarah Hrdy. Probably because of this, many people seem to believe the only thing stopping any woman from wanting a child is having yet to bring one into existence.

In fact, neither humans nor other mammals “automatically nurture each baby born,” Hrdy observes. Clinical psychologist Idun Roseth and her colleagues, reviewing research on mother-infant bonding issues, report: “Most mothers find that feelings of affection come within a week from birth. However, some mothers are still struggling with this after many months. ... A small percentage may even have hostile feelings towards their infant.”

In other words, the public has an overly rosy, sentimental — and scientifically incorrect — view of what’s often referred to as the “maternal instinct.” There is no such thing — and the term “instinct” is the problem. The actual scientific definition of an instinct is an

BY Amy Alkon innate behavior (“factory-installed” — present at birth rather than learned afterward) that members of a species perform automatically.

An example is a baby’s crying -- alerting everybody in earshot, “YO! I HAVE UNMET NEEDS!” (Nobody has to send their baby to crying school. It automatically wails its little head off when it’s wet, scared, cold, or wants a sip o’ nippy.)

In contrast with automatic instinctual behavior, there’s behavior that’s learned as well as behavior that is only sometimes triggered in some members of a species. Accordingly, the misnamed “maternal instinct” would be better termed a maternal impulse or motivation.

The impulse to nurture one’s infant is just one motivation that may arise in a woman. Hrdy has long emphasized that ambivalence and even rejection of an infant are other impulses a new mother may feel. (Unfortunately, the myth of instantly falling in love with one’s infant is so pervasive and strong that women who don’t experience this tend to feel there’s something wrong with them.) In reality, “maternal commitment” tends to emerge “piecemeal,” Hrdy explains, and is “chronically sensitive to external cues.”

By “external cues,” she means a woman’s current context — such as whether she’s unable to adequately feed and protect her infant. War, famine, postpartum depression, or even a new partner who doesn’t want another man’s child are contexts that may even trigger infanticide: a horrifying maternal impulse but a maternal impulse just the same.

Thankfully, this impulse is relatively rare in our society, and many women (and men!) report “falling in love” with a child they never planned to have.

Maybe...possibly...you’d become one of those “in-love” women and be wildly happy you’d had children. However, in your email, you repeatedly made it clear that you don’t want kids. You are only considering it because you love this man and don’t want to lose him — which is quite different from wanting children.

You might ask friends who are parents to an infant and other young kids to let you spend a long weekend with them. Admittedly, this isn’t the same as parenting your own kids, but it might give you a sense of whether you’re actually up for the job — or whether you’re like me. Personally, though I have great respect for devoted, loving parents, if I were in charge of a thing that screams like it’s being eaten alive by a zombie, it would take about 20 minutes before there was grain alcohol in my coffee — and in someone’s sippy cup.

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 29

lOGY

OCT 04 - OCT 10

BY ROB BREZSNY

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Some people are crazy drunk on

rotgut sobriety,” wrote aphorist Daniel Liebert. I trust you’re not one of them. But if you are, I beg you to change your habits during the next three weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have a heavenly mandate to seek more than the usual amounts of whimsical ebullience, sweet diversions, uplifting obsessions, and holy amusements. Your health and success in the coming months require you to enjoy a period of concentrated joy and fun now. Be imaginative and innovative in your quest for zest.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scottish Poet Laureate Jackie Kay, born under the sign of Scorpio, writes, “It used to be that privacy came naturally to everybody and that we understood implicitly what kind of things a person might like t o keep private. Now somebody has torn up the rule book on privacy and there’s a kind of free fall and free for all and few people naturally know how to guard this precious thing, privacy.” The coming weeks will be a good time for you to investigate this subject, Scorpio—to take it more seriously than you have before. In the process, I hope you will identify what’s truly important for you to keep confidential and protected, and then initiate the necessary adjustments. (PS: Please feel no guilt or embarrassment about your desire to have secrets!)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “All our Western thought is founded on this repulsive pretense that pain is the proper price of any good thing,” wrote feisty author Rebecca West (1892–1983). I am very happy to report that your current torrent of good things will NOT require you to pay the price of pain. On the contrary, I expect that your phase of grace and luck will teach you how to cultivate even more grace and luck; it will inspire you to be generous in ways that bring generosity coming back your way. As articulated by ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, here’s the operative principle: “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “If you don’t ask, the answer is always no,” declares author Nora Roberts. In that spirit and in accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to be bold and lucid about asking for what you want in the coming weeks. In addition, I encourage you to ask many probing questions so as to ferret out the best ways to get what you want. If you are skilled in carrying out this strategy, you will be a winsome blend of receptivity and aggressiveness, innocent humility and understated confidence. And that will be crucial in your campaign to get exactly what you want.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Few persons

enjoy real liberty,” wrote poet Alfred de Musset.

“We are all slaves to ideas or habits.” That’s the bad news. The good news is that October is Supercharge Your Freedom Month for you Aquarians. I invite you to use all your ingenuity to deepen, augment, and refine your drive for liberation. What could you do to escape the numbness of the routine? How might you diminish the hold of limiting beliefs and inhibiting patterns?

What shrunken expectations are impinging on your motivational verve? Life is blessing you with the opportunity to celebrate and cultivate what novelist Tim Tharp calls “the spectacular now.” Be a cheerful, magnanimous freedom fighter.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): The brilliant

Piscean composer Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) wrote, “I wish I could throw off the thoughts that poison my happiness, but I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.” What?! That’s crazy! If he had been brave enough and willful enough to stop taking pleasure in indulging his toxic thoughts, they might have lost their power to demoralize him. With this in mind, I’m asking you to investigate whether you, like Chopin, ever get a bit of secret excitement from undermining your own joy and success. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to dissolve that bad habit.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “There is

something truly restorative, finally comforting, in coming to the end of an illusion—a false hope.” So declared author Sue Miller, and now I’m sharing it with you, Taurus—just in time for the end of at least one of your illusions. (Could be two, even

three.) I hope your misconceptions or misaligned fantasies will serve you well as they decay and dissolve. I trust they will be excellent fertilizer, helping you grow inspired visions that guide your future success. My prediction: You will soon know more about what isn’t real, which will boost your ability to evaluate what is real.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “There is

something truly restorative, finally comforting, in coming to the end of an illusion—a false hope.”

So declared author Sue Miller, and now I’m sharing it with you, Taurus—just in time for the end of at least one of your illusions. (Could be two, even three.) I hope your misconceptions or misaligned fantasies will serve you well as they decay and dissolve. I trust they will be excellent fertilizer, helping you grow inspired visions that guide your future success. My prediction: You will soon know more about what isn’t real, which will boost your ability to evaluate what is real.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Afghan-American

novelist Khaled Hosseini writes, “People mostly have it backward. They think they live by what they want. But really what guides them is what they’re afraid of—what they don’t want.” Is that true for you, Gemini? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to meditate on that question. And if you find you’re motivated to live your life more out of fear than out of love, I urge you to take strenuous action to change that situation! Make sure love is at least 51 percent and fear no more than 49 percent. I believe you can do much better than that, though. Aim for 75 percent love!

NORTHERN EXPRESS

CLAS SIFIE DS

OTHER

SEWING, ALTERATIONS, Mending & Repairs.

Maple City, Maralene Roush 231-228-6248 _____________________________________ BUYING OLD WOODEN DUCK and FISH DECOYS, call text 248 877-0210 _____________________________________ DAN’S AFFORDABLE HAULING Hauling junk, misc, yard debris, estate sales, foreclosures. Free estimates. (231)620-1370 _____________________________________ HANDYMAN WORK I am a dependable and honest handyman that can complete any of the following tasks: Mounting or hanging, minor plumbing tasks, property and patio work, minor electrical repairs or installations, Indoor / outdoor furniture assembly, and hardware help. I service - Alanson, Brutus, Harbor Springs, Pellston, Petoskey, Charlevoix, and Indian River. (847) 331-2307 _____________________________________ CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN JOB FAIR - Win $100 Gift Card Crystal Mountain is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, November 17 from 2pm - 6pm!

Come for a chance to interview with hiring managers. All participants are automatically entered into a raffle to potentially win a $100 gift card just for attending! To view jobs and apply online, please visit www.crystalmountain.com! _____________________________________ NW MICHIGAN PTAC: Procurement Counselor Job Opening, Traverse City, MI Join the Networks Northwest Business Development Team! As a PTAC Procurement Counselor, you will work closely with business to grow their

government sales and partner with community resource partners and programs that directly affect the quality of life in Northwest Michigan.

Background in business highly preferred.

Government contracting training provided. _____________________________________

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN - HIRING FRONT DESK MANAGER Crystal Mountain is seeking a Front Desk Manager. Competitive wages are offered based on experience. Enjoy great recreation benefits as Crystal Mountain is a great p lace to work and play! Learn more and apply at www.crystalmountain.com. _____________________________________ NMC IS HIRING a Creative Director ($68,215/ Salary) & a Marketing Director ($68,215/ Salary) for our Public Relations, Marketing & Communications department, in addition to a Marketing & Promotion Specialist ($42,170/ Salary) for our Extended Education Services department. Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, 4 weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave, and tuition benefit.

EOE nmc.edu/nondiscrimination _____________________________________ COTTAGE FOR RENT Traverse City, 1 BR, Fully Furnished, Includes All Utilities, Washer/ Dryer, Internet, Cable, Very Comfortable, Quiet, Month-to-Month to One Year, $1,400 per month; (231) 631-7512. _____________________________________ JANITORIAL / MAINTENANCE WORKER Horizon Books in downtown Traverse City is seeking Janitorial help for 2 sales floors. Year round, part time. Includes light mechanical.

Apply to manager@horizonbooks.com

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): “Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.” Oglala Lakota medicine man Black Elk said that, and now I’m passing it on to you. It’s not always the case that dreams are wiser than waking, of course, but I suspect they will be for you in the coming weeks. The adventures you experience while you’re sleeping could provide crucial clues to inform your waking-life decisions. They should help you tune into resources and influences that will guide you during the coming months. And now I will make a bold prediction: that your dreams will change your brain chemistry in ways that enable you to see truths that until now have been invisible or unavailable. (PS: I encourage you to also be alert for intriguing insights and fantasies that well up when you’re tired or lounging around.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Don’t hope more than

you’re willing to work,” advises author Rita Mae Brown. So let me ask you, Leo: How hard are you willing to work to make your dreams come true, create your ideal life, and become the person you’d love to be? When you answer that question honestly, you’ll know exactly how much hope you have earned the right to foster. I’m pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be a favorable time to upgrade your commitment to the work and therefore deepen your right to hope.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “To be truly

visionary, we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.” This shrewd advice comes from author bell hooks (who doesn’t capitalize her name). I think it should be at the heart of your process in the coming days. Why? Because you now have an extraordinary potential to dream up creative innovations that acknowledge your limitations but also transcend those limitations. You have extra power available to harness your fantasies and instigate practical changes.

30 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly

Easy. Accessible. All Online. northernexpress.com/classifieds

Mike Annelin

Enthusiastic & Experienced

Call Mike 231-499-4249 or 231-929-7900 LD

LD

SO

15,000 sq. ft. office space in Copper Ridge business development Well-maintained, versatile office space $2,495,000 MLS# 1883032

4,634 sq. ft. marvelous craftsman on Old Mission Views of East Bay, shared frontage, fine finishes $1,250,000 MLS# 1891951

E

L SA

0.72 acres, corner of Carver & Hastings Zoned industrial, empty lot $850,000 MLS# 1882613

LD SO

Immaculate 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 2,176 sq. ft. townhouse Desirable Morgan Farms, finished lower level $479,899 MLS# 1888704

SO

G

DIN

N PE

5 bed, 3 bath, 3,191 sq. ft. craftsman home Beautifully landscaped, in-ground pool area $525,000 MLS# 1890349

100’ feet of frontage on beautiful East Bay Truly special property with astounding views $1,100,000.

MLS# 1889701

ING ND E P LE SA

4 bed, 3.5 bath, 3,300 sq. ft., spacious OMP home Sprawling lot with lovely landscaping and yard $500,000 MLS# 1893312

LD SO

3 bed, 2 bath, 1,650 sq. ft updated home Fenced-in backyard, Duck Lake shared frontage $275,000 MLS# 1890722

0.75 acre lot for a new build, near Kingsley Open lot, nice countryside views $27,500 MLS# 1891371

Northern Express Weekly • october 04, 2021 • 31

32 • october 04, 2021 • Northern Express Weekly