this week’s
top ten Take a Hike, History
It’s (finally) starting to feel like spring around here, and just in time. On Friday, May 6, the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society is hosting a “Natural Harbor Springs” walking tour starting at 1pm. Doug Fuller, former director of stewardship at the Little Traverse Conservancy, will take hikers on a guided tour through the natural history of Harbor Springs to learn about the bluffs, sand spits, and water features that make this part of the North such a gorgeous place to live and visit. Along the way, you’ll travel through the trails of the Naas, Mauger, Raunecker, and Leslie Nature Preserve. Keep in mind, this 3-mile hike takes a little less than three hours to complete, so you’ll want to wear your comfy shoes and pack snacks and water for the walk. Visit harborspringshistory.org/events or call (231) 526-9771 to register ($10 per person). Slots are filling up fast, so if you can’t make the May 6 date, they’ll be back on the trails May 20 for a second tour!
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Cooking for Kiddos Put your kids to work in the kitchen at Vita Bella Italian Kitchen and Market’s Kids Cooking Class in downtown Frankfort on Sunday, May 1, at 11am. They’ll learn how to cook homemade pizza and pasta—fresh sauce included—so you can bring easy recipes home! Cost is $30, and kids under 12 must have an adult present with them. Reserve your spot at vitabellakitchen.com/classes.
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In case you needed a reason to subscribe to Apple TV+ other than to catch historic Oscar Best Picture Winner CODA, let it be Severance. From actor-turned-director Ben Stiller comes a funny, chilling, and captivating look at perhaps the ultimate attempt to achieve work/life balance. A psychological thriller of corporate horror, it follows Mark (a brilliant Adam Scott) who has undergone a procedure that separates his work memories from his outside self. Mark and a compelling gang of oddball co-workers including John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette begin to question what their outer selves are really like and what exactly the company is up to. Slowly building to some of the most satisfying and unsettling episodes of television of the decade, this is a television workplace unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
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Moomers’ Super Kid! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…SUPER KID! It’s the latest flavor to come out of the kitchen at Moomers Homemade Ice Cream, and its April debut is no accident. The Traverse City-based cool spot crafted the heavy-on-the-sprinkles concoction for kids in recognition of National Child Abuse Month. Moomers been dedicating proceeds of each scoop sold to Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center, the nonprofit that provides free abuse-prevention training to organizations, plus intervention and counseling services to child abuse victims around the North. The only thing that could make this ice cream any better? Pie. And cookies. And muffins. Thankfully, Grand Traverse Pie Company is also in on the cause, donating to TBCAC 25 cents of every single baked good sold in April. Before April ends, pitch in for the kids in your community: Visit Moomer’s at 7263 N. Long Lake Road in Traverse City (open 11am to 9pm daily) and GT Pie, which has two locations in Traverse City, 525 West Front St. (open 8am to 6pm Monday through Saturday) and 101 N. Park St. (open 9am to 4pm Tuesday through Saturday).
4 • april 25, 2022 • Northern Express Weekly
Hey, watch It! Severance
