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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • aug 09 - AUG 15, 2021 • Vol. 31 No. 32

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

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Autocross Racing gates open @ 5 pm $10 per person ages 13 and up $6 each for kids ages 5-12 (age 4 and under free)

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Emmet County Fairgrounds are located at 1129 US 31 (Charlevoix Ave) in beautiful Petoskey!

For more information or to buy tickets in person, call 231-347-1010 or email fair@emmetcounty.org

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letters Wagging the Dog Can we now say without a doubt that the American media has shown their true bias in their continued avoidance of President Biden’s visible dementia?

Only one question remains to be answered: Is the Democratic party running the media, or is the media controlling the Democratic party?

Marlin Schmidt, Cedar Miss Understood What is it you anti-Line 5 proponents do not understand? The tunnel proposed

by Enbridge would eliminate the probability that an anchor dragged by a ship would snag and rupture one of the two pipelines.

Can anyone of you anti-Line 5 proponents dispute that fact? The tunnel would be below the bed of the channel and provide a gallery for new pipelines.

It appears the real objective of the anti-Line 5 proponents in blocking the construction of the tunnel is to eliminate the Enbridge pipeline through Michigan altogether. While [I’m] not a proponent of eliminating the pipeline, that objective can continue to be pursued while the tunnel is being constructed and Line 5’s hazards eliminated. Any accident that affects the existing Line 5 that results in a disastrous effect on the Great Lakes will be on the hands of the proponents blocking the construction of the tunnel, including our Michigan governor and attorney general.

Salvatore Castronovo, Elk Rapids Focus on Real Problems, Lansing Across our country, there were 57 lawsuits challenging the results of the presidential election; 50 of those were denied, dismissed, or withdrawn. Eight of these 57 were in Michigan, and not one was deemed credible. Yet claims of fraud/cheating have been continued by the majority leadership in Lansing, possibly also known as the Insurrection-aspirational Caucus.

In Michigan, we have 83 county clerks, 250 city clerks, and 1,240 township clerks, all elected by the residents they serve. They administer the elections we participate in. It appears not one was asked to testify or provide any input for these 39 bills in Lansing that the Republican majority calls “election reform.”

Michigan residents still suffer from the nation’s highest auto insurance coupled with some of the worst infrastructure regarding roads, bridges, and clean water.

The Republican leadership has ignored these pressing issues that affect every citizen and made their primary goal the introduction of these 39 election reform bills.

I don’t care what party or ideology you affiliate with. As citizens, if we let this legislature pass bogus election reform bills into law without our clerks being involved, these legislators are not actually representing us. We must then ask ourselves “Who are they representing?”

Our voting should reflect our support of, and protection for, our elected clerks. We should remove those politicians who refuse to work and assist them in ensuring we have safe/ secure elections without any voter suppression.

When clerks and poll volunteers suffer harassment and threats, that’s when the actual voter fraud begins.

John Hunter, Traverse City Our Urgent Problem to Solve How bad will we let it get? By “it,” I mean the extreme and unprecedented weather

events that are actively decimating our planet and leaving hundreds dead, displaced, or somewhere in between. Welcome to our new reality. The reality of a planet in peril that many knew was coming but figured was distant enough that our time, attention, and emotional bandwidth weren’t warranted.

Unfortunately, this “wait and see” approach proved to be strikingly negligent.

The list of dire consequences caused by a rapidly changing climate is numerous and vast.

I don’t need to sell you on this. However, to some, it seems unfathomable that it’s all of our responsibility to do something about this crisis ... and fast. How unusual that climate change is frequently regarded as someone else’s problem to solve — anyone but ours? As if simply not thinking about the matter shields one from the inevitable wrath of a planet pushed to its breaking point. We’ve arrived at a crossroads.

With the climate crisis becoming an everpresent threat, we can fight or flee. I’m afraid we’ll gravely regret the latter.

Our dependence on fossil fuels caused this predicament. It stands to reason that putting a price on carbon emissions is a logical and necessary component of climatechange mitigation efforts. Pricing carbon and returning revenue to households — as is the approach of the Save Our Future Act and Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act — is an effective, sustainable, and equitable way to reduce our emissions. Our legislators are currently debating what climate policies to include in the upcoming reconciliation package so there is no better time to contact them. Ask Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Sen. Gary Peters to include carbon pricing in the package and support climate solutions that are as aggressive as the disasters of our past, present, and foreseeable future.”

Kailey Kanaziz, Williamsburg Time for Optimism Weekly we are inundated by news of another flood and of regions desiccated by record heat and wildfire. It is time to act.

Other nations are employing carbon-neutral strategies. The European Union and China are crafting legislation to decisively reduce carbon pollution. Canada has a carbon pollution fee.

National macro-solutions normally use two strategies: a carbon-credit trading system or a carbon-pollution penalty.

Using carbon credits, a carbon polluter must buy credits from a carbon-sequestering business. For example, a natural gas power plant buys credits from a business that protects a rainforest. Since a polluter must buy credits, its operating costs are raised, forcing it to pollute less.

The straightforward method to entice industry to come clean is by imposing a penalty for dumping carbon garbage in the air. This is done via carbon taxes.

The fee, like a tax, is levied on carbon emitters, which raises the price of dirty energy.

In contrast, though, the proceeds are returned to the American citizen as a dividend. This solution is called a carbon fee and dividend.

(CF&D) The slowly rising fee incentivizes polluters to improve their performance. Simultaneously, it rewards patriots who insulate their homes and wisely use clean energy. All studies indicate CF&D spurs economic growth.

How can we make this happen?

Right now, the government is crafting the annual reconciliation package, which requires a majority to pass.

Citizens must let their senators know they want it. Letting them know is not tough, and Citizens Climate Lobby makes it easy. Go to

cclusa.org/senate. It took me two minutes to send the necessary emails.

If you are older, like me, I encourage you to ask your son or daughter or any young person to help. Why? Our younger generations need to know we care — not only about their climate future but also our democracy.

Ann Scott, Petoskey “Our House is on Fire” Greta Thunberg delivered this climate message to the World Economic Forum in 2019. In 2020, she returned to tell the world’s richest nations that our house is still on fire, and the world’s richest people are a bunch of climate pikers.

It’s tragically ironic that scientists have warned us for decades the Earth is warming dangerously fast, but it took a diminutive 17-year-old to get the message across.

Is the world on fire? Hoping his analogy would get the public’s attention, climate research fellow John Cook once computed the amount of excess energy being trapped by man’s emitted greenhouse gasses was equivalent to detonating two Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.

More recently, NASA and NOAA scientists produced an updated report.

Examining data from 2005 to 2019 via two sources, NOAA’s diving floats and NASA’s satellites, the scientists came independently to the same conclusion: The heat trapped in the atmosphere and the oceans doubled between 2005 and 2019. (Published in the American Geophysical Union’s peer-reviewed “Geophysical Research Letters.”)

Returning to Greta’s “house on fire” metaphor, let’s pretend it’s your home burning.

You call the fire department. The red trucks roll up, and firefighters start dousing the flames. Next, neighbors show up and start yelling, “Hey, don’t use so much water! We have to pay for that water!”

The world’s most powerful and rich nations are currently considering how much water (money) to put on the fire (global warming) that impacts the world’s least powerful and poorest nations most cruelly. The debate over the U.S. infrastructure bill is one example.

We are no longer talking about the equivalence of detonating two atomic bombs.

Today’s heat trapped energy is equivalent to four atomic bombs exploding every second.

Don’t you think it is time to start funding the fire department?

Greyson Morrow, Wakefield Olympic Lesson The American military should look at what happened to the women’s soccer team as a stark example of what happens to effectiveness when the focus is on “being woke” rather than focusing on the mission.

Luigi Degiorgio, Lake City Correction: On the Aug. 2 issue’s Top 10 page, we shared news about Little River Holdings’ new partnership with Wahlburgers but incorrectly stated that the partnership grants Little River Holdings the right to open Wahlburgers franchises at Little River [Holdings] locations.

The agreement provides Little River Holdings with the exclusive rights to open Wahlburgers franchises at any tribally owned location — not limited to Little River — throughout the U.S. and Canada, regardless of which tribe owns the location. Special thanks to Tyler Leppanen, COO of Little River Holdings, for reaching out and helping us correct the error.

CONTENTS features

Now Hear This...........................................10 Break On Through........................................13 Jack Conners’ Perfect World......................14 The Double Life of Tobin Sprout..................17 Stoll Vaughn...............................................19

columns & stuff Top Ten......................................................4

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle.............................6 High Notes (sponsored content)...................7 Opinion......................................................8 Weird.........................................................9 Dates.....................................................21 Film.......................................................27 Nitelife......................................................28 Advice...................................................29 Crossword...............................................29 Classifieds.............................................30 Astrology..................................................30

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top ten Platte River Campground Named No. 4 on USA Today’s list of 10 Best

Well, another northern Michigan secret is out.

USA Today just named our beloved Platte River Campground in Honor as one of its top campgrounds in the United States for 2021. Derived from a poll of both experts and USA Today readers, the newspapler’s “10 Best Campgrounds in the Country 2021” ranked only three campgrounds before our pretty lil Platte — the Sunbury/Columbus North KOA in Ohio, Imagination Mountain Camp Resort in Tennessee, and the Campground at James Island County Park in Charleston, South Carolina. We like that. And even though we’re not remotely competitive about these kind of things, it’s fun to note that at our No. 4 spot, we beat the pants off campgrounds in Vermont, California, Colorado, (Bar Harbor!) Maine, and (Big Bend National Park!) in Texas. The story notes that “Platte River Campground is located within walking distance of both the river and the beaches of Lake Michigan, within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the lower peninsula of Michigan. Each campsite has a fire ring and picnic table, with restrooms and showers available in each camp section.

For more primitive campers, the White Pine “backcountry” campground is available on a nearby trail.” Though any Michigander worth their Morton salt knows there’s no reason to put “backcountry” in quotes — White Pine camp is, after all, located in legit backcountry — we’re happy to see our mosquito-bitten neck of God’s country getting the respect it deserves. Now hurry up and make your reservations for the rest of this summer and fall before the rest of America does. www.nps.gov

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tastemaker Hexenbelle’s Coconut Curry Fried Rice

You might not think it’s possible for fried rice to make an entire, or even filling, meal.

You might not be familiar with fried rice that is actually, delightfully, fried. But if you sat down to a plate of Coconut Curry Fried Rice from Hexenbelle in Traverse City, you’d know better. Inside the blush-pink womb-like space, head chef Christian Geoghegan draws upon their Palestinian descent and other global influences to craft a kind of comfort food we find consistently innovative, irresistible, and not only filling but fulfilling. Geoghegan’s Coconut Curry Fried Rice ($15) is one we go back to again and again. Its rich curry hits a warming and refreshing balance of mild heat and coconut sweet — a revelation for coconut curry connoisseurs who’ve too often been burnt by an inferno-excess of spice or, worse, a curry that seems built on base of Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen. The subtlety lifts garlic to the forefront of the curry, making for a trifecta of flavor so dense and a sauce so thick it brings to mind a simmered-all-day stew. Nowhere is the texture better, however, than with the rice itself. The humble grain isn’t faux fried with a drenching of soy sauce and a few turns in a pan; it’s browned and crisped and chewy here, light and fluffy there, with tender chunks of glistening, crackle-edged onions — all indication that at Geoghegan’s stovetop, care and patience reign. That, of course, might be the one drawback for those hoping to grab lunch in a rush: Hexenbelle’s kitchen is tiny, and its food is in high demand, with wait times on food exceeding 30 minutes midday. The eatery’s suggestion: Order early online for a scheduled pickup later in the day. Ours: If you’ve got the time, place your food order and take your wait in a seat on the outdoor patio while savoring the genius of Hexenbelle’s coffee maestro and co-owner, Heather Webber, with a cup of Damascus Gate ($5+) — a milky blend of rose, black cardamom, clove, and saffron. Find Hexenbelle in Traverse City’s Warehouse District, 144 Hall St., suite 107. See the menu and order at hexenbelle.square.site

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The Cows Come Home: Summer’s Always-Epic Farmfest Aug. 12–15 In addition to multiple music stages and dozens of outstanding performers, Farmfest has activities for everyone in the family. Think: fire circle, drum kiva, labyrinth walk, arts and crafts vendors, a kids’ area and talent show, instrument making, and much more. Located at 1865 Roby Rd. in Johannesburg (about 20 miles east of Gaylord), Farmfest is one of the coolest multi-generational music festivals in the North, and like the best of them, one day is not enough.

It’ll be held this year Aug. 12–15, and attendees are welcome to stay and camp the whole time! Pictured here is Kimberly Megoran of Love Street Live, which brings paint, canvas, and live music together to create a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork in collaboration with the audience. Other not-to-miss performers include Luke Winslow-King, Oh Brother Big Sister, Radel Rosin (little brother of Big Sister), The Real Ingredients, Seth Bernard, Biomassive, and many others. farm-fest.com

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Hey, watch It The Pursuit of Love

Adapted from the classic 1945 novel The Pursuit of Love, Amazon Prime’s new three-episode miniseries may at first glance seem like your average stuffy British period piece filled with acclaimed Commonwealth actors, but Masterpiece Theatre this is definitely not. Actress Emily Mortimer steps behind the camera to write and direct a work of spirited, romantic exuberance that follows two remarkably different cousins between the end of World War I and the start of World War II. As we meet them on the cusp of adulthood and follow them through the relationships that will change their lives, it’s clear that the biggest thing the practical and steady Fanny (Emily Beechum) and the headstrong, hopeless romantic Linda (Lily James, Downton Abbey, Mamma Mia 2) have in common is their love for each other. Playfully stylized (think modern music and other fresh touches), this is gauzy fun mixed with the painful messiness of love. Plus, the total joy of a truly glorious Andrew Scott (aka Fleabag’s Hot Priest) as their eccentric neighbor is reason alone to tune in.

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Witness the World’s Toughest Outboard Marathon

A 73-year tradition continues Aug. 14 and 15 with the Top O’ Michigan Marathon Nationals, a grueling and intense two-day competition where roughly 100 speed demons in eight classes race through 87 miles of the Inland Waterway. “We say it’s the world’s toughest,” says veteran racer Samantha Fairbairn, the commodore of the Top O’ Michigan Racing Club. Crowds of people watch from downtown Alanson and at Devoe Beach as the boats reach speeds of 70 miles per hour. Fairbairn says the waterways are closed down from noon to 2pm on race days for safety. The DNR, U.S. Coast Guard, and various sheriff ’s departments will be on hand, as will medical professionals, though Fairbairn says it’s been years since there’s been a serious accident. It all depends on the weather, she tells Northern Express, then adds, “Mullet Lake is always rough.” Godspeed, Daredevils. For details about the course, club, and race history, see www.tomorc.org.

Ice Cream, Prizes, and a Peek at NCMC’s $7.4 million Upgrade The only thing better than an old school ice cream social in summertime? An old school ice cream social for a brand spanking new school building — in this case, North Central Michigan College’s new $7.4 million Borra Learning Center. Both a historic renovation and addition to the 1967-built structure formerly known as (and pitifully named) the “Administration/Classroom Building,” the Borra project has culminated in seven new high-tech classrooms and a new 3,000-square-foot Student Commons, which boasts floorto-ceiling windows overlooking the college’s Harris Gardens — all sights the community is welcome to behold and tour between 5pm and 7pm Thursday, Aug. 19. The Borra Learning Center, named for lead donors Pier C. and Renee A. Borra, is part of a $9.9 million campus enhancement project known as the Building Tomorrow Together campaign. Other facets of the campaign include initiatives to increase STEM education and entrepreneurship across the curriculum and expand access to scholarship opportunities and student-success supports. If that doesn’t inspire you to celebrate with a scoop of ice cream, maybe this will: More than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded during the Aug. 19 open house. Prizes include $50 restaurant gift cards and $50 gift baskets from local shops. All you need to do: Ensure there are enough scoops for you by RSVPing to northcentralopenhouse.eventbrite.com.

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Stuff We Love: COVID-Impenetrable Platforms for Local Musicians and the Listeners Who Love Them When COVID struck, Nate VerBerkmoes and his longtime pal Dan Smiddy (i.e., Sideshow Nate and Dan Strait) came up with an idea: Why not expand their South of the Straits podcast about Michigan music, comedy, and “all around Michigan BADASSERY” to include a concert component? They were, after all, already offering bands a chance to come in, chat, and play a couple songs in their recording space at Andy Van Guilder’s engineering/production spot in Traverse City, AV Studios.

“We’d been looking for a way to bring more people into the studio,” VerBerkmoes tells Northern Express. “We said, ‘Let’s create a virtual venue.’ It was born out of COVID.” They’ve since been offering Michigan bands an opportunity to perform an hour-long streamed concert. While several local bands and artists have taken them up on the change to perform, VerBerkmoes thinks the onset of fall and threat posed by the Delta variant means they’ll draw interest from even more artists. The next show is Aug. 22 with Chelsea Marsh and the band Smokehowl. Want to play a gig on their podcast? Email southofthestraits@ gmail.com. Want to listen? A new South of the Straits podcast streams 7pm–9pm every Sunday on their YouTube channel, where you can also see and hear previous shows and dozens more recordings of Dan and Nate’s wacky shenanigans. See www.youtube.com/c/ TheSouthoftheStraitsShow

bottoms up Ethanology’s Crimson Commander What elevates a cocktail from “ehh” to “exceptional?” At Ethanology, in Elk Rapids, the secret is — spoiler alert! — scientific research. Well, that, and a yearslong commitment to top-quality tipple.

Founded by Michigan natives, Nick and Geri Lefebre, Ethanology was born as a retirement project before an interstitial Torch Lake summer turned a pipe dream into actual planning. Fast-forward a few years, and this alchemical power-couple’s cocktail program has completely redefined the structure of spirits. “It’s really about making every ingredient about building cocktails from the ground up,” says Nick, “and using ingredients that are sourced locally.” Since it opened its doors in 2017, Ethanology has prided itself on a beverage concept based on vertical integration. And their berry-red summer cocktail feature — the aptly named Crimson Commander” — is no exception. Bartenders start with Ethanology’s own Ferox barrel-aged summer gin, a rare and wild gin crafted with native botanicals like foraged northern Michigan juniper, staghorn sumac, yarrow flowers, and burdock root, blended with with hibiscus-steeped tea — “that’s what gives us that really vibrant, rich-red color,” says Nick — before finishing this not-too-sweet sipper with house-made currant Crème de Cassis and a squeeze of lime. Served in a Collins glass and garnished with a sprig of berries and fresh mint, we’d pair this one with a hammock and a sunset on the porch. $14.

Find the Ethanology Spirit House and Distillery at 125 Ames St. in Elk Rapids. (231) 4982800. nick@ethanologydistillation.com

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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? spectator

by Stephen Tuttle Where are they? Where did all the employees go?

Simplyhired.com, a similar site, lists 2,579 job openings in the same area.

These days it is unusual to pass a business — almost any business — that hasn’t posted a “Now Hiring” or “Help Wanted” sign of some kind. Others are posting their vacancies on various online platforms hoping to attract applicants.

So, what we have are lots and lots of available jobs and lots of people who say they can’t find a job and can’t pay their rent or mortgage or other bills. We’re now told the expiration of the rent moratorium will lead to even more jobs last and even more people contracting COVID-19.

But, for some reason, the vacancies and the unemployment statistics do not add up; it is difficult to connect the dots.

Immediately prior to the start of the pandemic, Michigan’s unemployment rate had fallen to 3.9 percent. It had ballooned to a whopping 14.8 percent by June of 2020, comparable to the rate during the Great Recession. Now, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget,

There are several explanations floating around as to why such a disconnect exists.

Which you choose to accept is, unfortunately, dependent on your politics.

On one side are those claiming the federal unemployment stipend of $300/week added to whatever state unemployment is available has created a disincentive for our workforce to return to work. In Michigan, the maximum

Added to the $300 federal check, the average unemployed Michigander can realize about $615/week, which is about $15/hour. Why work for $15/hour, the argument goes, when you can do nothing for $15/hour?

Michigan unemployment is about 5 percent.

Not great, but a significant improvement in just the last few months. It’s an even better 4.8 percent in Grand Traverse County.

And according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, national unemployment at the end of June 2021 was down to 5.9 percent, about the same as in April and May. So unemployment is down and heading to pre-pandemic levels, but job openings — as of May, 9.2 million of them nationally and 83,000 just in Michigan — have exploded.

Either there are way more jobs than existed in January 2020 or way fewer available employees, and there seems to be little explanation or statistical support for either.

Nor is there any evidence the workforce has suddenly fled the region in numbers.

Unemployment is not so low we’ve suddenly run out of available workers but, for whatever reason, we don’t seem to be able to connect job openings and job applicants.

And nearly every sector of the economy is hungry for employees.

We see the signs posted at restaurants and other retail stores, some of which have increased even their entry-level wages to $15/hour or more.

There are also shortages of teachers, a trend that started years ago and has now dramatically increased. We have a nursing shortage sure to worsen as they are confronted with yet another pandemic surge and more exhausting days and nights that seem without end. There are IT jobs available but not enough people with the skills to fill them. There are jobs aplenty going wanting in the trades, along with union apprenticeships that pay while trainees learn.

According to the job-listing website Indeed. com, there are currently 3,312 job openings within a 25-mile radius of Traverse City.

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weekly state unemployment is $362, though the average check is about $50 less than that.

Added to the $300 federal check, the average unemployed Michigander can realize about $615/week, which is about $15/hour. Why work for $15/hour, the argument goes, when you can do nothing for $15/hour?

Some two dozen states, all controlled by Republicans, have either declined to accept the federal unemployment or are about to end the program. All of them have suggested their decision is based on the idea of getting people off the dole and back to work. Smaller and fewer unemployment checks, they claim, will help further that goal.

But a Morgan Stanley survey found no statistically significant difference in unemployment or in available job openings between the states accepting the federal unemployment checks and those that do not. So maybe that argument doesn’t explain the dichotomy.

Democrats, on the other hand, point to mostly social reasons for the unfulfilled job openings. The shrinking availability of licensed child care facilities in most of the country has required many parents to choose between work and being a stay-at-home parent, especially among those parents who cannot work from home.

Some are hesitant to return to an office environment. Some who had regular interaction with the public grew weary of the anger directed at them for policies they did not create and have simply left the workforce.

Still, we’re not at all sure why there are thousands of jobs still open in almost every sector of the economy, and thousands of people who cannot or will not fill them. It makes little sense.

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It goes without saying that this summer, perhaps more than any other in recent history, everyone wants to get out and enjoy some live music together.

After a year of rummaging through our old CDs and cassettes, let us all agree that there just isn’t anything like hearing a band you love play live.

And the northern Michigan music experience is beyond compare.

Memories are made when sinking your toes into the sand during that one song you like by that bluegrass band on the coast. Your heart skips a beat when you think of the rock show you went to in the middle of the forest, and the spirit in the air grazed your fingertips as you cheered for an encore. Energy and excitement are reciprocated between musicians and fans, and they reach their zenith when the whole crowd makes one collective sound that bounces off the trees.

Northern Michigan is rich in talent from all different musical genres, but none are hotter of late than Grammy winner and former resident Billy Strings. Strings is days away from bringing tunes from his 2019 Grammywinning Best Bluegrass Album, Home, and, we hope, his soon-to-bereleased Renewal to Hoxeyville Music Festival Aug. 13–15. Located an hour outside Traverse City and less than a half-hour from two Dunegrass locations, Hoxeyville will be our home for the weekend. While we can’t recommend any products for the event, as there is no allowed consumption, come check us out before or after the event.

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EINSTEIN: CIVIL RIGHTS ICON guest opinion

by Isiah Smith More words have been written about Albert Einstein than almost any person who has ever lived. In all those mountains of words, consisting of facts every reasonable welleducated student knows, there is almost no mention of his devotion to civil rights.

Books about Einstein continue to travel the well-trodden path of his enduring scientific contributions, his tempestuous personal life, his disheveled personal appearance, his absent-mindedness, and his poor performance as a parent and as a romantic partner. But seldom do you read a word about his disdain for America’s racial caste system, or the energy he contributed to help bring about changes.

This curious silence is no more. In “Caste,” a book all Americans should read, author Isabel Wilkerson sheds a ray of light on what has been hidden — perhaps deliberately — about Einstein’s engagement with reality. And in so doing, Wilkerson demonstrates why an honest examination of American history requires diverse voices and perspectives, without which the full historical picture is like an undeveloped canvas.

A few highlights: When Einstein fled Nazi Germany in 1932, he was dismayed to find in America the same horrors and evils he had escaped in Germany. His 1921 win of the Nobel Prize in physics had not insulated him from the Nazi psychosis. Neither accomplishments nor intelligence would change his destiny or elevate him to a higher caste status. So long as he remained Jewish, his fate was inevitably sealed. He would have been destined to remain trapped in Germany’s implacable caste system, or worse.

However, Einstein narrowly managed to escape the Nazis, avoiding the concentration camps and almost certain death. Only one month after Einstein’s flight to freedom, Hitler was appointed chancellor. History has recorded the horror that followed this disgraceful appointment.

The brilliant scientist found it difficult to understand how such horror had arisen in his homeland but imagine his astonishment when he discovered in America yet another violent caste system, this time with a different scapegoat and different techniques but the same psychotic hatred and unspeakable violence and barbarism.

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What Einstein couldn’t understand and had trouble believing was “that a reasonable man can cling so tenaciously to such prejudice.” The real mystery is how such a brilliant scientist could have concluded that what he was observing were the actions of reasonable men (and women)!

Irrespective of his disbelief, Einstein did what reasonably intelligent people do: He helped fight the injustices he saw and advocated for universal liberation. He involved himself in actively confronting the oppression America’s lower caste faced daily.

He struck up a friendship with the civil rights activist, actor, singer, and athlete Paul Robeson and others.

In 1937, after performing to an audience overflowing with the upper caste — i.e., white people — the opera singer Marian Anderson, who was Black and so a member of America’s lower caste system, was refused a room at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey. Upon finding out, Einstein, who lived in Princeton, invited her to stay in his home.

From then on Anderson stayed with the Einsteins whenever she visited Princeton, even after The Nassau Inn began accepting Black guests.

Einstein began speaking out against American racism as early as 1931, using his voice and his brain. He co-chaired a committee to end lynching, joined the NAACP, spoke out in favor of civil rights activists. Every chance he got, Einstein used his fabled intellect to fight for justice, as truly intelligent people throughout history have done. He rarely accepted the many honors offered him; however, in 1946 he traveled to a historically black college, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, to deliver the commencement address and accept an honorary degree. There, he taught his relativity theory to Black students.

An interesting aside: In 1930, 45 Nazi lawyers, representing the Association of National Socialist German Jurists, visited New York.

The trip was a reward for the lawyers, who had codified the Reich’s race-based legal philosophy. The announced purpose of their visit was to gain “special insight into the workings of American legal and economic life through study and lectures.” Imagine: Nazis studying the American racist system to become better racists!

The Nazis rejected parts of America’s system as too draconian, even for them, such as America’s longstanding “one drop rule,” in which a person with only one drop of Black blood was automatically considered Black and so consigned to the lower caste.

Instead, the Nazis decreed that if one parent was German and the other Jewish, children from such unions were deemed German. In this not-so-scientific approach to ancestry, at least, it seems the U.S. “out-Nazied” the Nazis.

What kind of scientist could figure out how to measure the presence of “one drop” of Black or white blood? None but a corrupt one; the idea had no scientific basis at all. But that’s hardly surprising; American literature is plagued by imbecilic books attempting to devise a means of determining whether someone was Black or white, thus demonstrating that racists are seldom Einsteins.

If he had been alive, I wonder what Einstein would have concluded following the atavistic 2016 election. Probably: “Ich verstehen das nicht.” Five years later, Herr Doktor, I can’t understand it either. And I have tried!

Isiah Smith, Jr. is a retired government attorney.

Good Guy With a Gun? An unnamed man in Yakima, Washington, was arrested on July 24 after a curious incident inside his home, KIMA reported.

The man was stocking his refrigerator with soda cans when one exploded, witnesses explained to police. He pulled a handgun out of his waistband and fired a round into the bottom of the fridge. When police arrived, the man was outside his home in the alley, “yelling incoherently,” police said, with a gun lying on the ground. He told police that he believed the people living in the basement were trying to kill him, but it turns out no one lives in the basement -- because there is no basement in the home. He also told police he had found the gun, but he was arrested for second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and discharge of a firearm.

What a Trip!

Reza Baluchi of central Florida didn’t get very far in his effort to walk on water from St. Augustine to New York City, Fox News reported. On July 24, Baluchi washed ashore in Flagler County, Florida, inside a bubble-like vessel, which he hoped to use to run (sort of like a hamster in a wheel) up the East Coast. He told sheriff ’s deputies that he had encountered “complications” that brought him back to shore. “My goal is to not only raise money for homeless people, raise money for the Coast Guard, raise money for the police department, raise money for the fire department,” Baluchi said. This was not the first time he had been rescued after going to sea in a hydro bubble.

But the Squirrel Survived On July 15, a 19-year-old driver from Hingham, Massachusetts, swerved to avoid hitting a squirrel in the road and ended up in the living room of a historical home built by Abraham Lincoln’s great-grandfather in 1650.

The Boston Globe reported that the unnamed driver “drove off the right side of the road, over the sidewalk and into the front of the house” around 6:30 a.m., where residents were still sleeping upstairs. The driver was issued a citation for failing to stay in marked lanes, police said.

Least Empathetic Criminals Two girls, 16 and 17 years old, were walking to a gas station in Medina Valley, Texas, on July 26 when they noticed something in a drainage ditch. It turned out to be a dead man, whom investigators believe hanged himself from a railing using “what appeared to be a shirt,” Fox News reported. When the girls came upon the body, they called a friend, who called 911.

But before officers arrived on the scene, the girls allegedly helped themselves to the dead man’s gold necklace, documenting the theft on Snapchat. The video was anonymously sent to the Bexar County Sheriff ’s office, and deputies charged both with theft from a human corpse -- a felony. A friend of the 17-year-old told officers she stole it because it “matched her fashion style.”

Rude Cary, North Carolina, resident John Michael Kantz, 60, was arrested on July 24 for ethnic intimidation and vandalism after he applied bumper stickers to cars in the parking lots of Mexican restaurants On the Border and Totopos Street Food and Tequila, WNCN reported. The bumper stickers read, “I (heart) being white.” He also applied them in the restroom of one of the establishments.

Fetish Update Jorge Orellana-Arias, 38, was arrested on July 22 in East Haven, Connecticut, after a tenant in a building he owned recorded him entering her apartment and pawing through underwear belonging to her and her daughter.

The woman first reported her landlord in May, then set up hidden cameras to prove her allegations. “The video, which was provided to officers, shows Orellana-Arias bringing female garments to his nose, apparently in an effort to sniff them,” police told the Hartford Courant. On one occasion, he entered the apartment when the daughter was at home, but left quickly upon seeing her. OrellanaArias was charged with third-degree burglary and released on bond.

Bad Behavior Amanda Lee, 50, of Crewe, Cheshire, England, has been thumbing her nose at convention since the 1990s, urinating and defecating anywhere she chooses in the town’s open spaces, CheshireLive reported. Finally, the Crewe Magistrate’s Court issued a CBO (criminal behavior order) against her on July 12, which prohibits her from having alcohol in an open container; using abusive language or threatening behavior in public; contacting police without a genuine emergency; relieving herself in public; and entering one specific street, Preece Court. Police constable Alex Barker said Lee “has persistently shown no consideration at all for the actions her offending has had on others. There comes a point where you have to say enough is enough.” The criminal penalty for breaching the CBO is a five-year prison sentence.

Fail

Folks in London are royally unimpressed with the city’s newest “attraction,” the $3 million Marble Arch Mound, The Washington Post reported. The 82-foot-high pile of mud was intended to attract tourists with a raised platform for viewing the Marble Arch, a 19thcentury monument near Hyde Park, and offer “striking views of the city.” Now, as visitors call it a “monstrosity” and “the worst thing I’ve ever done in London,” officials are offering patrons their entrance fee (about $11) back.

The City of Westminster Council admitted that “elements” of the attraction were not ready for visitors and closed the venue until further notice.

Bright Idea Australian Olympic kayaker Jess Fox, 27, showed her MacGyver chops in Tokyo on July 27, using an Olympics-issued condom to repair her kayak before winning bronze and gold medals in different events. CTV News reported that Fox used the condom to hold in place a carbon mixture that is applied to the tip of the kayak. “Bet you never knew condoms could be used for kayak repairs,” Fox posted on Instagram. “It gives the carbon a smooth finish.” Smooth, indeed.

Don’t Try This at Home An unnamed man in Xinghua, China, was hospitalized after he inserted a 20-centimeterlong eel into his anus on July 20 to ease his constipation, Global Times reported. The “folk remedy” backfired on him, however, when the eel slithered up into his colon and bit through it, entering his abdomen. Shockingly, the eel was still alive when it was surgically removed.

The surgeon said the man could have died from bacteria in the large intestine migrating into the abdominal cavity.

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Michigander - Everything Will Be OK Eventually Sometimes, you hear a song and know it’s a hit right away.

Such was the case last year when Michigander — the musical moniker for Kalamazoo-based songwriter Jason Singer — dropped an infectious pop-rock anthem called “Let Down.” Sure enough, the song took off, riding a wave of streaming success and strong word-of-mouth to a No. 8 peak on the Billboard adult alternative chart. The song, about entering a new relationship with equal parts optimism and pessimism (“I got high hopes, I got high hopes/But they let me down, they usually let me down,” Singer quips on the chorus), has the mix of easy relatability and big catchiness that used to allow this kind of anthemic rock music to pack crowds into stadiums.

Perhaps it’s fitting that Singer has gone on record confessing that one of his big dreams in the music industry is to land a tour slot opening shows for a band like The Killers. With “Let Down” in his back pocket — plus the handful of just-as-propulsive tunes that fill out Everything Will Be OK Eventually — he might just get there.

Matthew Milia - Keego Harbor Fans of early 2000s indie rock, take note: The songs on singer/ songwriter Matt Milia’s second full-length solo LP, called Keego Harbor, sound like little time capsules from an era when classic indie-centric soundtracks like Garden State and The O.C. helped shape the music tastes of an entire generation. Milia’s songs glisten and gleam like the indie pop confections you probably played on your first iPod, circa 2004: Death Cab for Cutie maybe, or perhaps even Fountains of Wayne.

Crafted during the pandemic, Keego Harbor simultaneously pays tribute to Milia’s marriage (he and his wife, Lauren, who provides backing vocals across the record, wed just before the world shut down) and to his hometown (the titular Keego Harbor, a tiny town located about 30 miles northwest of Detroit). The result is an intimate and deeply-felt piece of work — the perfect soundtrack for a dusky summer drive sometime this August or September.

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Greta Van Fleet - The Battle at Garden’s Gate Hailing from Frankenmuth, Greta Van Fleet might just be Michigan’s biggest new musical export of the past five years.

For a certain type of music fan (read: the classic rock obsessive), Greta Van Fleet are the future of rock ‘n’ roll. That’s probably because they sound so authentically like the past.

The oft-repeated comparison is that Greta Van Fleet sound a lot like Led Zeppelin — thanks mostly to the high-pitched vocal wailing of singer Josh Kiszka, who does about as good an impression of 1970s-era Robert Plant as anyone this side of Y2K. The band dropped their second album, called The Battle at Garden’s Gate in April, and it landed at the top of the Billboard rock albums chart.

Produced by Greg Kurstin, a major pop-music whisperer (he was the key collaborator on Adele’s record-smashing 2015 hit “Hello”), Battle pairs Greta Van Fleet’s ’70s-throwback bluesrock songwriting and guitar pyrotechnics with a solid dose of modern technicolor production and pop chops.

LVRS - Sitting with the Unknown If Greta Van Fleet is Michigan’s big proven success story in the music industry from the past few years, then the Jacksonbased band LVRS might just be the one to watch for the next few. Pronounced “lovers,” LVRS released their second full-length album, titled Sitting with the Unknown, earlier this year. A mix of indie rock, postpunk, shoegaze, and dream pop, the songs on Sitting with the Unknown recall everything from early U2, to ’90s slow-core legends Mazzy Star, to 2000’s critical darlings Franz Ferdinand.

Vocalist and guitarist Olivia DeJonghe proves a chameleonic frontperson, equally adept at delivering presence and charisma on upbeat foottappers like “Different Meaning” and intimate vulnerability on gorgeous slow-burns like “Lost Kids.” That impressive versatility, when paired with an equally dynamic rhythm section (bassist Jedidiah Thompson and drummer Nicholas Chard, the latter of whom is currently honing his craft as part of the jazz studies program at Michigan State University) makes for a tight-knit sound that is already turning LVRS into one of Michigan’s must-see live bands.

Ryan Cassidy - Between Two Normals All by itself, the guestlist for Ryan Cassidy’s Between Two Normals would be enough to turn heads. On the album’s piano-led closing track alone, called “Small Price,” Cassidy is joined by Sav Buist (violin) and Katie Larson (cello) — better known as two-thirds of famed Traverse City band The Accidentals — as well as by Cherie Currie, a member of the legendary 1970s allfemale rock group The Runaways (Joan Jett’s first band). Currie joins Cassidy for a vocal duet on “Small Price,” their voices intertwining over the musical bed laid down by The Accidentals, and the result is one of the loveliest music moments you’re likely to hear this year. You’ll also hear Ben Traverse — an accomplished banjoist and a member of Traverse City’s Earthwork Music collective — playing on “The Lake.” Those guest features add color and electricity to Between Two Normals, but Cassidy — a 20-something singersongwriter who hails from Petoskey — is plenty intriguing even when he’s playing the songs himself. In fact, for most of the album, Cassidy plays every single instrument you hear. It’s an impressive feat, especially given the way the album flits from lo-fi ’90s alternative rock to alt-country balladry and beyond.

STILL TO COME Northern Express was lucky enough to hear two of the most highly

anticipated Michigan albums of the year, nearly two months ahead of their respective releases. So here’s what to expect from beloved Michigan natives Billy Strings and The Accidentals when they return with new music this fall.

BILLY STRINGS – Renewal It’s been a big year for Michigan native and former Traverse Citian Billy Strings. In March, Strings won his first Grammy Award, taking home the trophy for Best Bluegrass Album, which he clinched for his 2019 LP, Home. He’s also gotten to reactivate his road warrior ways, resuming live concerts after COVID-19 interrupted his usual schedule of more than 200 performances per year. And along the way, he’s teamed up with artists outside of his usual genre wheelhouse for buzzy one-off singles like “Wargasm,” an incendiary anti-war anthem that features rapper RMR; or “The Great Divide,” a duet with country music superstar Luke Combs that examines the massive partisan rift that exists in the United States today.

It’s all leading up to Sept. 24, when Strings will release his ambitious new album, Renewal. Just announced last week, Renewal is a 16-song, 70-minute behemoth that spikes Strings’ usual traditionalist bluegrass sound with flickers of psych-rock and metal. You can hear those influences on the dark-as-night lead single “Fire Line,” a song that, both musically and lyrically, feels fittingly apocalyptic given what the 2020s have served up so far. The rest of the album, from the rollicking nineminute improv showcase “Hide and Seek” to the ghostly album closer “Leaders,” hits similarly foreboding territory.

THE ACCIDENTALS – Vessel Traverse City folk trio The Accidentals were in the process of making their fourth LP (and their first since 2017’s Odyssey) when COVID-19 shut down the world around them. Rather than stop creating, The Accidentals traded a professional studio for a makeshift one in their attic and traded the steady expert hands of journeyman producers John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olson, The Staves) and Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, First Aid Kit, Modest Mouse) for a self-produced approach. That unique break from routine, it turns out, might have been a good thing. On their fourth album, Vessel, The Accidentals sound as good as ever, especially on big rock-driven numbers like “Count the Rings,” “Slow and Steady,” and the lifeaffirming lead single “Go Getter.” The band will continue to release singles from the 14-song album in the lead-up to its Oct. 1 release date, revealing bits and pieces of the album’s art along the way. Traverse City will also get to celebrate the release alongside the band this fall, by way of pair of concerts at the City Opera House on Sep. 29 and 30.

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The members of Michigan Rattlers, from left to right: Tony Audia, drums; Graham Young, guitar; Christian Wilder, piano; and Adam Reed, upright bass.

Break on Through What happens when your Midwest band is on the rise and inches from the big time — then time stops?

Michigan Rattlers on resilience and the will to keep on rocking.

By Craig Manning “I felt the storm coming, it was coming for you and I/I felt the storm coming that night.”

So goes the chorus to “The Storm,” the song that opens the sophomore fulllength album from Petoskey-born-andbred roots-rock band Michigan Rattlers.

In the song, the words are about the things in life that change who you are forever.

In the context of the band and the times, though, those words could just as easily be about everything that’s happened since they were written.

Michigan Rattlers’ new album, called That Kind of Life, arrived in May of this year, but it was more or less finished in February 2020. According to Graham Young, the band’s guitarist, lead vocalist, and principal songwriter, most of the songs were written in 2019 — a lifetime ago, in other words.

When a true metaphorical storm struck in March 2020 and shut the world down, the album was set aside.

Certainly, Michigan Rattlers weren’t the only band in the world to get roadblocked by COVID-19. In many ways, the wheels came off the music industry last year. Albums released on or near the day the pandemic hit a boiling point — Friday, March 13, 2020 — disappeared into a bizarre kind of interdimensional vortex, their social media buzz, streaming numbers, and sales figures pummeled by nothing more than terrible timing. Huge sold-out tours went up in smoke overnight. Music venues shut their doors and prayed for a quick deliverance they wouldn’t get.

But the blow definitely hurt for bands like the Rattlers — bands that were, for all intents and purposes, at a crossroads between “lovable underdog” status and genuine breakthrough success.

“I think it definitely did put a pause on anything happening for us,” says Christian Wilder, who plays keys in the band. “We got to do one tour in 2020, and it went from late January into the first week of March before we canceled the rest of it. But I felt like we

had a really great momentum building. We’d put out a single in February, and we were going to plan on getting the record out in the spring. And I think for our band, for the past five years, we’d built up a reputation as a very hard touring band. We played 125–130 dates a year. And as a natural byproduct of that, I think our online presence more or less got defined as ‘How long it’s been since we’ve been in your city.’ That kind of formed our online identity. So when that stopped, it did feel like there was kind of a vacuum.”

As it turned out, Young’s words had been prophetic: There was a storm coming, and it was coming for everybody — not least, his band.

If there’s one message in the retro-style rock ’n’ roll albums that form the basis for Michigan Rattlers’ DNA, though, it might just be resilience. From Bruce Springsteen to Creedence Clearwater Revival, the music the band members have listed as influences in the past is often about the strength of the human spirit to overcome the slings and arrows of fate. So when the storm did come, the Rattlers naturally only had one plan of action: weather it, by any means necessary.

Fast-forward 17 months and things are looking brighter. On May 19, after a long, long wait, Michigan Rattlers unleashed That Kind of Life, an eight-song LP that evolves their sound in just about every conceivable way. The band’s debut EP, a self-titled release that dropped in 2016, was a largely acoustic affair, thanks mostly to the fact that only two musicians appeared on it. While all four members of the Rattlers grew up together in Petoskey, went to high school together, and have known one another (and played music together) for years, the band ultimately took its first steps as a duo, just Young and bassist Adam Reed. Wilder joined on keys in 2017, in time for the band’s debut fulllength album, Evergreen, which came out the following year. Tony Adia (drums) officially climbed aboard the train in 2019.

As Young tells the story, the plan was always for Michigan Rattlers to be a four-

man band, specifically with this current lineup. As the members scattered in the wake of high school, though — especially once Young relocated to Los Angeles — the eventuality of the full team-up got kicked down the road a bit. In 2019, all the ingredients finally came together.

That Kind of Life, the band’s first album as a proper four-piece, is the product of that evolution. It’s an album that takes advantage of all the new potential, packed as it is with wellchoreographed arrangements that find a good balance between the stripped-back acoustics of the band’s earlier days (“More Than Just a Dream,” a lovely little lullaby tucked at the beginning of side two) and the roaring rock ’n’ roll energy that drums and keys can unlock (rollicking barnstormers like “Sleep In It” and “Desert Heat”). In fact, the album’s very best songs might just be the ones where the guys master the art of dynamics, building crescendos from restrained opening verses to big, exciting peaks; case-in-point is “Like a Kid,” a song whose last minute and a half feels like a spaceship lifting off.

That mix of sounds, moods, and dynamic contrasts will serve this self-described “hard-touring” band well as they launch back into road life. When the Northern Express caught up with the Rattlers, they were in a hotel room in Davenport, Iowa, in the midst of a 60-some date tour that will — barring any disruptions from COVID-19 and its dastardly Delta variant — carry them through to the end of the year. The tour started in Chicago on July 15, and for all parties, it’s been a life-affirming experience — a bit like the sun breaking through the clouds after a destructive storm.

“It was like a lightning bolt,” Adia says of getting back on stage and playing in front of audiences once more. “It was like I could feel again. To play again after not hitting the road for so long, it brings back life — to my soul at least.”

The audiences, it seems, are feeling the same way.

“I felt like we played our first record

Michigan Rattlers are back in their home state right now but only for a brief time. Following stops at Grand Rapids’ The Stache and Cadillac’s Coyote Crossing Resort Aug. 5 and 7, respectively, they’ll play at noon Friday, Aug. 13, at the Hoxeyville Music Festival in Wellston. Daily and weekend tickets (which include camping) for adults and kids are still available to the festival. Buy them at Hoxeyville.com/admission, or plan to catch the Rattlers at one of dozens of upcoming shows across the nation. See the lineup at www.michiganrattlers.com/tour.

around the country a few times before people started singing along,” Reed says. “So it was a little strange to put this record out and then, the first show we played after that, to have so many people already know the words. It was a little mind-blowing. But we’re hearing from a lot of people that we’re their first concert back out in the world, and that’s pretty cool.”

“People’s energy at the shows, too, it’s been such a jubilant vibe,” Wilder adds. “It’s really awesome for us to know that they trusted us to be one of their first experiences back out. And so far, the audiences have been really phenomenal. Cities that we didn’t think we did that well in before have been turning out way better than expected.

And we feel all of that on stage every night: When you hear people sing along, or you feel the radiant energy from the crowd, you’re just happy to be there and part of something again.”

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JACK CONNERS’ PERFECT WORLD The master of so much northern Michigan music is still playing and producing, despite cancer diagnosis

By Ross Boissoneau You might not have heard Jack Conners.

But if you’ve ever attended a live show at Northwestern Michigan College or Glen Arbor’s Manitou Music Festival, if you’ve listened to Interlochen Public Radio or albums by the likes of Peter Erskine or Jeff Haas, you’ve heard his work.

In a perfect world, Conners today would be happy, healthy, and enjoying his retirement while working the control panel at his private home studio in Traverse City, Perfect World Studios. He would be ready to record music by any number of musician friends, play bass, and teach students the ins and outs of both digital and analog recording.

Unfortunately, the world outside his control panel isn’t perfect. While he continues to play and share his expertise with students and professionals alike, Conners also continues to battle cancer.

“I was diagnosed in 2019 with stage 4 lung cancer,” he says. “That was tough.”

Tough doesn’t begin to describe it. A persistent cough led him to the doctor in January 2019, and he was told a month later it was cancer. What’s more, it had already spread throughout his body. “It was complicated — tumors in the brain, the gut, bones, virtually everywhere.”

He went through a series of treatments,

including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. They helped. “I felt [the cancer] in my hip and couldn’t walk.

Radiation brought almost instant relief,” he says of one part of this journey. But it wasn’t until he qualified for an immunotherapy treatment that doctors were really able to arrest the growth of the cancer cells.

“My doctor said he’s never seen anybody who it worked better on. So now I’m maintaining the immunotherapy. I’ll take it,” he says.

the guy with the PA, mics, tape recorder. I could do sound on sound, could record more than one track.”

That predilection led him to Baltimore after graduation. A school there offered a six-week course in recording engineering.

“That’s where I really got the bug,” Conners says. He did so well that after successfully completing the course he was offered a job at the school’s studio.

He continued to do live sound, as he’d done throughout his career. “I did shows in

“I decided I wasn’t going to be a rock star when John Entwistle died and Pete Townsend didn’t call.”

REWIND Conners grew up in Prescott, near Standish and Tawas on the northeastern side of Lower Michigan. He started playing guitar at age 12 or so, met some friends, and started a band. “The bass player wasn’t very good, and I replaced him [when I was] 16. I loved [the bass].”

While holding down the bottom end, Conners also typically provided the band with its sound reinforcement. “I was always

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Baltimore, Philadelphia — the Commodores, Eddie Kendricks, a lot of Black artists around the region,” Conners says.

He never dropped his bass for long though, often picking it up to play in the same sessions where he was working the board. “I decided I wasn’t going to be a rock star when John Entwistle died, and Pete Townsend didn’t call,” Conners says slyly.

“I liked sessions, engineering, and playing bass. I did a lot of radio jingles.”

Conners parlayed his mastery of playing and producing music into bigger gigs, in bigger music towns. He began working in studios in Nashville and California, where he helped install and demonstrate the large mixing consoles at studios such as Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and Disney.

THE RETURN He eventually made his way back to his home state, where he met the woman who would become his wife, Mary. He worked at Interlochen Public Radio in the summer and eventually was hired there full-time; he served as chief engineer and head of recording at the station.

Conners’ skills made him the region’s most sought-after sound man, and he delivered a lot locally, providing live mixing year after year for some of the region’s popular live shows — Paul Keller at the top of the hill at The Homestead, at the Glen Arbor-based Manitou Music Festival, and for Leelanau Uncaged. After he landed a position as auditorium manager at NMC, he left Interlochen but continued to teach students at both institutions and eventually began booking the artists for both the renowned Dennos Museum music series and the Manitou Music Festival.

Despite the demands of booking, engineering, recording, and teaching, Conners continued to play as well, with

outfits as diverse as the NMC Jazz Ensembles and the ever-popular local party-rock band, The Fabulous Horndogs.

RETIREMENT? FOR SISSIES When Conners retired, he didn’t unplug his sound mixer; he upgraded his home recording situation. Today the private studio has both digital and analog control rooms, a large studio with a grand piano, and another room for drums.

In this age of digital everything, where you can write and record a song on your laptop, is a recording studio even necessary?

“If you want to use real instruments like we used to do in the old days,” Conners answers with a laugh. “Record a real piano, real drums, real acoustic instruments, use real monitors.” His analog room is outfitted with a 1984 Harrison board – just like he worked on and installed across the country when working for the company way back when.

The studio is not just for creating music for release. Conners continues to teach students the ins and outs of studio recording and engineering. “When the pandemic hit, I started teaching online, so I had students every week since last April. I really like teaching. It’s very rewarding.”One of Conners’ most recent efforts is Manitou Music Favorites, a fundraising CD he put together featuring artists who have performed at the Glen Arbor music series over the past several years. Conners worked the soundboard and recorded the shows, then persuaded the artists to allow the release with proceeds benefiting the Glen Arbor Art Center.

Today he continues to teach and work from home, while maintaining his battle against cancer. He’s buoyed by the support of his family as well as his many friends. And his students as well. Says Conners: “I’m still always learning from every student.”

THE MAGIC, AS CAPTURED BY CONNERS

Just Dropped: CD showcasing music of the Manitou Music Fest Over the years, a huge number and variety of acts have performed at the Glen Arbor Art Center’s annual Manitou Music Festival. Held each summer in Glen Arbor, the festival is a longtime rite of summer —its Dune Climb concert, in particular, a show that consistently drew hundreds to sit and scamper about the sandy dunes while live music drifted up from the stage below. Though the pandemic prevented the festival from happening in 2020 and 2021, Conners was determined to capture some of magic that made those summer evening shows so unforgettable.

The result: Manitou Music Favorites, a newly released CD that offers 17 tracks from bands who performed as part of the series over the years. Artists on the disc include local favorites like the Tannahill Weavers, Moxie Strings, Trina Hamlin, Jeremy Kittel Trio, Fullset, Detour, May Erlewine, and the Crane Wives. The live sound and the recordings were, of course, provided by Jack Conners.

Kate Pillsbury, one of the members of the Crane Wives, says the recording is as much a tribute to Conners as it is a fundraiser for the arts center. “Jack has been one of the Crane Wives’ absolute favorite sound engineers. We established a relationship with the Manitou Music Festival through him.

“We know Jack has had a rough couple of years. He’s one of the kindest people we’ve ever been around,” she says. So when he approached the band about including a couple of their tunes, the group was all in.

The music was performed and recorded from 2013 through 2018 at the studio stage located behind the GAAC building. The recording is available through the Glen Arbor Arts Center website, www.glenarborart.org, under the Support tab.

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Though Sprout (far right) has technically gone solo, he has joined up for recordings and performances with his old bandmates from Guided by Voices (which rebooted with new players in 2016), as well as his longtime backing band made up of (left to right) bassist Steve Vermillion and his brother, drummer Gary Vermillion, and guitarist and producer Tommy Schichtel.

The Double Life of Tobin Sprout Musician walked away from Guided by Voices to raise kids, now visual artist and solo musician living in Leland

By Ross Boissoneau Tobin Sprout has two different audiences.

His painting grace private collections and displays at places like the Cincinnati Zoo and Ford Motor Company. Meanwhile, his music has been positively reviewed by Rolling Stone and garnered fans nationwide.

So which came first, the art or the music?

In his case, it’s the former. “I could draw at an early age. I couldn’t understand why other people couldn’t,” he says.

The music came soon after. “I grew up with the Beatles and all that, started guitar at 8. The two grew together,” he says. In his case, “all that” means rockers like The Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds, but also earlier influences like The Byrds and The Zombies.

His twin pursuits have served him well.

He’s able to make a living while pursuing his passions, all while embracing small-town living in Leland.

Why Leland? He grew up vacationing in East Jordan and then heading to Leland to visit his grandmother. Plus there’s the fact he met his wife, Laura, at The Bluebird. Sprout enjoys the community and says it was a great place to raise a family. “I could paint from anywhere. We can live where we want.”

He can make music there as well, writing and recording at his home studio. “Leland is just beautiful,” he says. “The bad part is winter, but that’s when I can get busy painting and writing music. I’m not a big city person.”

Sprout grew up in Dayton, Ohio. That’s where he met Robert Pollard, leader of

the indie-rock band Guided By Voices, and started playing with the band, which gained fame on the college rock circuit alongside R.E.M. and Sonic Youth. He was part of the band for a decade, from 1987 to 1997, his songs offering a counterpoint to Pollard’s. When he took a job in advertising with SEE magazine in Florida, the band continued on, recording three more albums, to which Sprout contributed some piano and guitar.

While working in advertising with the magazine — “Everything was on a board, using X-Acto knives. We’d constantly fight with the stripping department on colors” — he began doing spot illustrations as well.

His artwork began to get noticed, and he had shows in Sarasota and other locations.

When computer graphics started to change the industry, he began casting his eye elsewhere. “Kids began doing illustrations for nothing. The market fell out,” he says.

That led to a return to his hometown area and rejoining Guided By Voices. He stayed with the band from 2010 to 2014, during which it released six albums.

So why ditch a music career with a successful band? “I needed to do it. I was playing Vancouver when my son was born.

I flew back, then went to Vancouver again.

When my daughter was born, I decided I’d rather be at home with my kids,” he says.

He admits the decision was rather bittersweet, but he’s more than happy with the outcome. “I’m still close to my kids.

They’re musicians and artists,” Sprout says.

Throughout his life, whether in Guided

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he has continued making music as a solo artist. His brief pop songs have been the focus of several solo discs, as well as a host of others with Guided By Voices and other assemblages.

Along the way, Sprout also found time to become an author. He wrote and illustrated (of course) the children’s book “Elliott,” which tells the story of a rabbit who leaps from the safety of his magic hat to make a new life for himself.

When the pandemic hit, he was still able to work on his twin passions, just differently than he had intended to. “I had plans to tour. I was going to do South By Southwest. South by Southwest shut down, and the rest of the tour was canceled. So I was at home writing music and doing artwork,” Sprout says. “Now I’m getting ready to tour again.”

Sprout’s album Empty Horses includes the single “Supersonic Chairman” (left) and comes with a booklet of his small artwork, such as the image at right.

Sprout appreciates the fact he can now return to the stage. He’s going on the road to Grand Rapids, Dayton, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C. with longtime bandmates Tommy Schichtel (guitar) and Gary and Steve Vermillion on drums and bass, respectively.

“It’s great. I did a festival a month ago. It’s wonderful to be out.”

On the art side, he’s open to new possibilities as well. “Oils are the main thing, but I’m getting back into silk screening. I’m now working on a five-color project. I like to do larger posters,” says Sprout. Actor Tim Allen is a fan, and Sprout’s art is also found in the commercial spaces of businesses such as Budweiser, CompuServe, Random House, Universal Studios, and others.

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ONE TO WATCH: THE SINGULAR STOLL VAUGHN He’s toured with John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, a few of the Allman Brothers, and he’s composed for David Lynch.

But the former Interlochen student prefers to go it alone.

And he will, this month, across the North.

By Ross Boissoneau Like virtually every other performer, Stoll Vaughan is excited to get back on the road.

Relieved. And a little concerned. “It’s still not the same. You just don’t know,” says Vaughan.

The Kentucky-based singer-songwriter will be performing in northern and Western Michigan, beginning with a show at St. Ambrose in Beulah on Aug. 9, at Acoustic Tap in Traverse City on Aug. 10, High Five Spirits in Petoskey on Aug. 12, and the Cabbage Shed in Elberta on Aug. 13, with an additional date at WYCE in Grand Rapids at noon on Aug. 12. He’ll then head south for two shows in Tennessee.

Vaughan is well acquainted with the area. He graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, which he cites as particularly inspirational — despite the fact he wasn’t enamored of school.

“John Wunsch [then head of the guitar program] saw something in me. I wasn’t a classical player, but he and the head of the English department, Michael Delp, inspired me to go out there and chance this,” he says.

“It was an amazing school. It changed my life. But I hated school.”

Stoll has since carved out a career as a singer-songwriter in the vein of John Prine and Townes Van Zant. His albums have been well received, and he’s toured across the country as well as Europe; his debut album was named one of “Alternative Country’s Top Ten Records of the Year” in the Netherlands.

He’s quick to credit his trajectory to two mentors who’ve had such an impact on his work. One is Mike Wanchic, John Mellencamp’s longtime guitarist and producer.

“After Interlochen, I went to Indiana and got involved in Mellencamp’s world,” Stoll says. “Mike Wanchic got me geared into songwriting. That’s where I really found my place. I’m not the greatest guitarist.”

Maybe not, but it’s clear from listening to his music that his guitar playing is an essential part of his artistry. “I make music

people can pick up a guitar and play. My quest is to get myself out of the way,” he says.

His second mentor: John Wunsch, who remains pivotal even today. “I’m sponsored [by Wunsch and his Traverse City guitarstrings company, Strings By Mail], and I’m so grateful he was willing to invest his time.”

Vaughan has toured with the likes of Mellencamp, John Fogerty, James McMurtry, Marty Stuart and the Allman Betts Band. The lattermost is led by three sons of the original Allman Brothers Band, and Vaughan has written songs that have appeared on both the band’s albums.

His music has also found its way into television and film, including True Blood, Friday Night Lights, Shameless, and The Office, including three songs in the series finale. He also worked with screen legend David Lynch, composing original music for his Interview Project.

“Most of my stuff for TV is stuff I’ve written for myself, as opposed to working with a director and trying to do music for his show.”

Stoll says he’s spent time as part of a team writing songs, where ideas are thrown out, first with the subject of the song, then adding details. He prefers the solo work.

“Solo, there’s less headaches. Keeping a band together is like herding cats. I’ve been playing by myself the last few years,” he says.

His fourth studio album, Desires Shape, was released last year. It follows his preferred approach: stripped down to intricate guitar and voice in service to the lyrics.

That will be the format of his shows in this area. In fact, the performance at Acoustic Tap is being billed a house concert.

Though Stoll will perform alone, he’ll be traveling with his wife, Elizabeth, who is expecting their first child. He’s looking forward to showing her the area in which he spent a seminal part of his life. “She loves touring. We haven’t done it for a while. This is our first chance to jump in the RV. I think [each show] will be a really good night of songwriter performance.”

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---------------------WALK-A-THON: Frankfort’s Bellows Park on Crystal Lake. Walk, run, bike. Benefits Benzie Senior Resources. Register & begin your walk between 7:30-9am. A brunch box will be served from 8:30-11am. 231-525-0600.

---------------------AMERICAN LEGION POST 531 CAR SHOW, CORNHOLE TEAM TOURNEY & DANCE: Enjoy these events representing Copemish Heritage Days. Classic Car & Truck Show Registration, 8-10am, $10 entry fee. Judging 10am1pm. Copemish Heritage Parade is at 1pm in Copemish. Cornhole Team Tournament Registration Starts at 2pm. $20 per team. DJ playing your dance favorites at the Legion from 7-9pm.

Rock out to Fragile Hammer from 9-11pm. $5 Cover. 944-0221. facebook.com/copemishdays

---------------------ONEKAMA DAYS: Aug. 6-9. Today includes Lions Pancakes in the Park, Boosters 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Fun Run, PLA Antique Car Show, Lions Doubles Cornhole Tournament, pig roast, fireworks, Bump n’ Run & more.

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---------------------46TH ANNUAL BOYNE FALLS POLISH FESTIVAL: Downtown Boyne Falls, Aug. 5-8.

Polish food & music, rides, games, horse & tractor pulls, parades & more. boynefallspolishfestival.com/schedule-of-events

---------------------MICHIGAN LIGHTHOUSE FESTIVAL: Mission Point Lighthouse, TC, Aug. 6-7. Located at the north end of a picturesque drive along M-37 through cherry orchards & vineyards, the 2021 Michigan Lighthouse Festival host, Mission Point Lighthouse stands as a classic piece of 150 year old Michigan history. Visitors get a peek of what life was like around the turn of the century for lighthouse keepers & others who lived & worked in the area at the time. michiganlighthousefestival.com

---------------------PETOSKEY ANTIQUES SHOW: 9am-5pm, Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey. $10 per person; 12 & under, free. petoskeyantiques.com

---------------------33RD ANNUAL BOATS ON THE BOARDWALK: 10am-4pm, Boardman River, downtown TC. Featuring vintage boats of all materials, boats older than 25 years, & wooden boats of any age. Free. wwcacbs.org/event/boats-onthe-boardwalk-boat-show

41ST ANNUAL SUTTONS BAY ART FESTIVAL: 10am-6pm, Marina Park, Suttons Bay. Featuring 100 artists, community groups, community library book sale, food vendors & a children’s area. Sun. includes a pancake breakfast. suttonsbayartfestival.org/about-1

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---------------------PAUL MCMULLEN MEMORIAL 5K: 10am, 3740 South 41 Rd., Cadillac. Cross-country style course. It is held in memory of 1996 Olympian, Paul McMullen. $30. runsignup.com/ Race/MI/Cadillac/PaulMcMullenMemorial5kR unWalk?aflt_token=vkmwDmweQ4iCYn8otSO OnKQ3vCO8buOw

---------------------SIDEWALK SALES DAY IN BEULAH & BENZONIA: 10am-4pm, Downtown Beulah & Benzonia. Two blocks of downtown streets will be closed so that shoppers may roam freely among the bargains. A variety of vendors from the Beulah Art Fair will also participate.

---------------------WALLOON WOODIES 2021: 11am-12:30pm.

Held on the docks in front of Barrel Back restaurant in the Village of Walloon Lake. A group of wooden boat owners get together the first Sat. in Aug. to parade their boats down Walloon Lake. Free. facebook.com/walloonwoodies

---------------------GAYLORD AUTHOR GLEN A. CATT: 11:30am-1:30pm, Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord.

An in-store sit-n-sign for Catt’s new book, “International Leadership: The Glen’s Market Culture.” saturnbooksellers.com/event/sit-n-signgaylord-author-glen-catt

---------------------ONEKAMA ONEFIFTY EVENT: 1-6pm, Village Park, Onekama. Onekama Parks & Rec Scavenger Hunt. onekama.info/onekama-onefifty

---------------------KALKASKA COUNTY CELEBRATES 150 YEARS: 3-5pm. Free Community Ice Cream Social at the Kalkaska Senior Center/COA, 303 S. Coral St., from 3-5pm. Display of the 1971 & 1996 Time Capsule. Join local officials & dignitaries for a proclamation, music & memories. Free.

---------------------GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER’S PLEIN AIR WEEKEND 2021: Painters from across Michigan & the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor Aug. 6-7 for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 12th Plein Air Weekend. This year the event will be highlighted by two outdoor painting competitions & two exhibitions of original work. The Quick Draw is Fri., Aug. 6. This year’s theme

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asks artists to “Capture Village Life: Images of Empire & Glen Arbor.” Quick Draw paintings will be on view & for sale at the Glen Arbor Township Hall on Fri. from 5-6:30pm. The Paint Out Exhibit & Sale is Sat., Aug. 7. It features work by 70 artists who registered early to be included in this all-day painting event. The evening viewing & sale is 5:30–7pm at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. glenarborart.org/eventspage/plein-air-weekend

---------------------MOTORS & MAYHEM DERBY: 6pm, Kalkaska County Fairgrounds Arena. Presented by Keiser Boys Motorsports & the Kalkaska County Agricultural Fair. Pit passes, $15. Adults, $10; kids 3-10, $5. fb.me/e/cGS0TIDWG

---------------------GAYLORD COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA: PAVILION POPS: 7pm, Pavilion on Court, downtown Gaylord. Hear the orchestra play pops favorites including traditional marches, rock tunes & movie themes. Free.

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LIVE MUSIC IN THE VILLAGE WITH IZZY WALLACE: 7-9pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. crystalmountain.com/ event/live-music-saturdays/8

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY DANCE PROJECT COMMUNITY TOUR: 7pm, Bronson Park, Kingsley.

This free outdoor performance will feature a

string quartet from the Traverse Symphony Orchestra performing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons & choreography by Dance Project artistic directors Brent Whitney & Jennifer McQuiston Lott & guest choreographers Alyssa Meyers, Maddy Falconer & Madison Vamostack. The second part of the evening includes two contemporary dance premiers & the program concludes with an optional Q&A with the dancers, choreographers & musicians.

---------------------TC PIT SPITTERS VS. ROCKFORD RIVETS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. Norte Night. Norte will have their own orange cheering section, a pre-game balance bike race, & ceremonial first pitches. $3 per ticket will fund Norte programs. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters/

---------------------LAVENDER HILL FARM SERIES: CHRIS WAGONER & MARY GAINES: 7:30-9pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. These musicians, together & separately, are founding members of several of Wisconsin’s musical groups, past & present: Harmonious Wail (vintage jazz), The Common Faces (original “folk-soul”), The Bob Westfall Band (original “jazz-grass”), The Moon Gypsies (original Americana/roots-rock), The Stellanovas (“cafe jazz”) & many more. $30 barn; $10 lawn. lavenderhillfarm.com/serieslineup

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MICHIGAN RATTLERS: 8-11pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. “Lifelong friends and deepnorth natives, Michigan Rattlers play heavy-hearted folk-rock with an aching dose of Midwestern nice.” Rolling Stone named the band one of their “Ten New Country Artists You Need To Know” in 2016. $25/person adv. eventbrite.com/e/michigan-rattlers-live-show-tickets-151845115829

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---------------------NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN FAIR: Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC, Aug. 8-14.

From harness racing to livestock auctions, from prize winning roses & vegetables to exotic chickens -- you’ll find it at the Northwestern Michigan Fair. Enjoy all the old-fashioned fun along with carnival action on the midway, lots of good eats, demonstrations, exhibits & more. northwesternmichiganfair.net

---------------------RUN MICHIGAN CHEAP - TC: 8am, Harrington’s By The Bay, TC. 5K, 10K, Half Marathon. Prices 8/1 - Race: $30, $35, $40. facebook.com/events/292541799114773?acontext =%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B %22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D

---------------------46TH ANNUAL BOYNE FALLS POLISH FESTIVAL: (See Sat., Aug. 7)

---------------------41ST ANNUAL SUTTONS BAY ART FESTIVAL: 10am-5pm, Marina Park, Suttons Bay. Featuring 100 artists, community groups, community library book sale, food vendors & a children’s area. Sun. includes a pancake breakfast. suttonsbayartfestival.org/about-1

---------------------58TH ANNUAL PORTSIDE ARTS FAIR: 10am-4pm. Held at Elm Pointe, 01656 South M-66 Highway, just 1.5 miles north of East Jordan. This juried art show is a family-friendly event with live entertainment, a snack booth sponsored by The Depot Teen Center, homemade pies & an opportunity to tour the historical museum located on site. Donations appreciated. portsideartsfair.org

---------------------PETOSKEY ANTIQUES SHOW: 10am-4pm, Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey. $10/ person; 12 &under, free. petoskeyantiques.com

---------------------YOGA + BEER: 11am, Silver Spruce Brewing Co., TC. A 1-hour Vinyasa flow outdoor class that will start off slow & as the class continues, you will go through sequences that will allow more movement into the body. Bring your own mat. Donation-based. eventbrite. com/e/yoga-beer-at-silver-spruce-tickets161004561979?aff=erelpanelorg

---------------------IPR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 2pm, Black Star Farms, Hearth & Vine Cafe Patio, Suttons Bay. Mozart in the Pub: String Quartet Play for Fun. Free. blackstarfarms.com/calendar

---------------------STEAM/MAKER SUMMERFEST: The STEAM/Maker Alliance is hosting a SummerFest at the Old Town Playhouse, TC. Join between the hours of 2-5pm for this free family event. There will be kids activities, give-a-ways, & fun for the entire family. fb.me/e/W8vPAw6p

---------------------PITCHES FOR PREVENTION: TC Pit Spitters vs. Rockford Rivets. 5:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. An evening of inspiration & awareness as part of HOPE L;ves in Northern Michigan’s Movement to Inspire Action for Suicide Prevention/Intervention, Aftercare Support Programs, & Mental Health Awareness. https:// bit.ly/PitchesForPrevention-Tix-21 Use promo code HOPE when purchasing your tickets & a portion of each ticket sold will be donated to local nonprofits who are providing HOPE through

Suicide Prevention/Intervention services, Aftercare Support Programs, & Mental Health Awareness. $12.

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY DANCE PROJECT’S MOVING THEATER COMES TO BELLAIRE: 6pm, Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology, Bellaire.

The Traverse City Dance Project Community Tour kicks off this summer with an outdoor performance in collaboration with Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology. This program includes Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons featuring a string quartet from the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. The second part of the evening includes two contemporary dance premiers, one by Jennifer McQuiston Lott & the other by guest choreographer Kara Wilkes with electronic composers Kevin Beck & Spencer Aubrey. Patrons must reserve their space in advance as it will be limited. Sliding scale. crosshatch.org/ events/2021/6/14/traverse-city-dance-projectsmoving-theater-comes-to-bellaire

---------------------JEFF HAAS & BIG FUN IN CONCERT: 7pm, Old Art Building, on the lawn, Leland. Enjoy a mix of jazz, funk & Americana. Improvisational watercolorist Lisa Flahive will be demonstrating her craft during the musical performance. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. Free. oldartbuilding.com

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VESPERS SERIES: SPECTRUM BRASS & FRIENDS: THE 2021 SEASON FINALE: 8pm, John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey. $18.50 adults; $13.50 members. ci.ovationtix. com/36110/production/1045499?performanceI d=10672996

aug 09

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NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN FAIR: (See Sun., Aug. 8)

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IN PERSON SOCIAL HOUR: 6pm, TruFit Trouser Complex, TC. Presented by Arts for All of Northern Michigan. Enjoy a game & snacks. artsforallnmi.org

---------------------ONEKAMA DAYS: Aug. 6-9. Today includes Rockin Magic with Michael Trixx & PLA Concert in the Park: Wally Pleasant.

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---------------------SUMMERFOLK!: 6:30pm, Charlevoix Public Library, Children’s Garden. With acoustic guitar & a bold, sweet voice, Claire communicates her hope for each person to experience care & dignity. She shares from her heart songs for hard times. Bring a chair. charlevoixlibrary.org

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS COMMUNITY BAND: 8pm, Marina Park, Harbor Springs. Listen to a mix of classical, show tunes, marching, & jazz music from local & visiting musicians from around the world.

---------------------PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE: Aug. 9-15. An annual plein air (outdoor) painting festival & competition presented by Crooked Tree Arts Center. Today includes the Sunset Paint-Out: Downtown TC Waterfront & Open Space. paintgrandtraverse.com/events

---------------------MOVIES IN BARR PARK: 9-11pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. Grab a blanket or your lawn chairs & enjoy a family-friendly movie. Free. crystalmountain.com/ event-calendar

aug 10

tuesday

PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE: Aug. 9-15. Today includes artists on location at Leelanau Peninsula, Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor, Rove Estate Vineyard & Winery, & Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay; Free Artist Demo: Watch Debra Van Lee demonstrate plein air painting clouds at CTAC, TC; & Class: Plein Air Paint-

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SUNRISE YOGA FLOW: 7am, East Bay Park, TC. Join in for a Vinyasa Flow session. Move & restore your body through movement & breath. Bring your own mat or towel. Donationbased. eventbrite.com/e/sunrise-yoga-floweast-bay-park-tickets-152134009919?aff=ebd ssbcitybrowse NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN FAIR: (See Sun., Aug. 8) MIDWEEK MORNINGS IN MANISTEE: 10am, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee. Ken Cooper, artist/educator, presents “My Art: 50 Years and Counting.” Free. ci.ovationtix. com/35295/production/1059372?performanceId =10750226

GAYLORD BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Otsego Resort, Sitzmark. Networking, hors d’oeurves, live music & a chance to win door prizes. Register. $5 members; $10 nonmembers. gaylordmi.chambermaster.com/ eventregistration/register/3814

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LUNCH BY THE BAY: 1pm, Festival Place Shelter, Bayfront Park, Petoskey. Help support the Salvation Army of Petoskey with lunch catered by Julienne Tomatoes, & a silent auction fundraiser with special guest speaker – bestselling author Kathleen Irene Paterka. $45/ person. centralusa.salvationarmy.org/petoskey/ events/lunch-by-the-bay

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HARRY CONNICK, JR. & HIS BAND: TIME TO PLAY!: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Harry Connick, Jr. has shown his excellence in music, film, television & Broadway - garnering Grammy, Emmy & Tony awards & nominations. He & his seven-piece band will showcase their New Orleans influences & songs from across Connick’s career. Tickets range from $67-$84. interlochen.org/events/harry-connick-jrand-his-band-time-to-play-2021-08-10

aug 11

wednesday

ANTRIM COUNTY FAIR: Fairgrounds, Craven Park, Bellaire, Aug. 11-14. Featuring livestock exhibits, Antrim County Horse Show, covered wagon rides, ice cream social, 4-H Livestock Auction, horse pull, dog show, 5K Run/Walk, & much more. antrimcountyfair.com/wp-content/ uploads/2021-Antrim-County-Fair-Schedule.pdf

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BUGZ!: 10am, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Explore the world of insects with MSU Extension Entomologist Dr. Nate Walton.

Designed for ages 7+, but all are welcome. Registration required. Free. thebotanicgarden.org/ events

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PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE: Aug. 9-15. Today includes a free artist demo with Nora Venturelli: Plein Air Painting - Painting the Light at CTAC, TC; & the Quick Paint Competition at The Village at GT Commons, TC. paintgrandtraverse.com/events

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STORY ADVENTURES: 11am, Petoskey District Library. Join Youth Services librarian Megan Goedge & TOPOnexus educator Kate Cohen for a short outdoor story time at the library labyrinth, followed by a mini walking adventure that takes you out & about town to discover nearby places.

Ages 3-5. Siblings welcome. Registration required at petoskeylibrary.org. Free.

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CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Gazebo stage, Petoskey. Featuring the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. Bring a chair or blanket.

Free. crookedtree.org/article/ctac-petoskey/ charlotte-ross-lee-concerts-park-2021

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WHY NOT WEDNESDAY?: 12-5pm, Broken Buddha’s Tea House, Harbor Springs. Tie dye from Pittsburgh & music. Tarot readings available. facebook.com/headyhemptress

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QUICK PAINT COMPETITION: 3pm. 100 artists will paint for two hours in this exciting, fast-paced competitive event based at the Grand Traverse Commons, TC. Free to attend; $15 to compete. crookedtree.org/call-for-artists/pgt-quick-paint

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end of Lead Belly.” This film covers the life & career of Lead Belly, a man praised by critics & revered by artists, whose unique music crossed a host of genres & influenced countless industry legends from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin.

Register. Held at 1:05pm & 3:05pm. Free. dennosmuseum.org/events/films.html

DENNOS MUSEUM FILM SERIES: Dennos Museum Center, Dutmers Theatre, TC. “Leg-

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BOYNE CITY PIRATEFEST: Aug. 11-15. Tonight includes the Pirate Pre-Invasion Party/ Fundraiser at The Weathervane, Charlevoix at 6pm. boynecitypiratefest.com/schedule

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EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6-9pm. Local food, kids’ activities, live music by Nick Vasquez.

River St., downtown Elk Rapids. Free. elkrapidschamber.org/evening-on-river-street

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REPURPOSED MATERIALS: 6pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, R.B. Annis Botanical Lab. You’ll be using some repurposed materials, upcycling them into natural beauties to bring some eco-art to the garden space–& yours. All materials will be provided. Class size is limited to 12. Unvaccinated participants must be socially distanced & wear a mask. All participants must register by contacting Emily Umbarger at emily. umbarger@interlochen.org. Free.

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STARRY NIGHT GALA: 6-9pm, The Ridge at Verterra, Leland. Northport Arts Association’s First Annual Fundraiser. Enjoy a strolling dinner prepared by an all-female team of area chefs, along with music, dancing & art auction. $125. northportartsassociation.org/starry-night-gala

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TC DANCE PROJECT & TC ORCHESTRA STRING QUARTET: SOLD OUT: 6:30pm, Thoreson Farm, Maple City. The Glen Arbor Arts Center will host the Traverse City Dance Project & the Traverse City Orchestra string quartet for an evening of orchestral music & dance. Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as performed by the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. Reservations required: https://tcdpcommunitytourglenarbor.bpt.me./ Free.

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LIVE MUSIC IN BARR PARK: JESSE JEFFERSON: 7-9pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. crystalmountain.com/event/ barr-park-wednesday/8

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SHANTY SING ALONG: 7pm. Join the Maritime Heritage Alliance on Discovery Pier, TC for an evening of Shanties & jamming. Bring an instrument, or just your voice. If the weather is fine, meet on the pier in front of Schooner Madeline; please bring your own chair. If it is raining, meet across the street in the Maritime Heritage Alliance’s building one. Chairs not necessary inside. Free.

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THEATRE UNDER THE TENT: “BEACH ‘N BUFFETT”: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, parking lot, TC. The Probes & Chown duo will sport beach shirts, shades, & their sunniest disposition to take you on a surfin’ safari. Bring your beach chairs as you head to the land of rolling waves & palm trees for some Jimmy Buffett, Beach Boys, & the best of Tropical Rock.

Wear your wildest Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, & a beach hat to elevate the festive mood. $20. oldtownplayhouse.com/performances/theatreunder-the-tent

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TC PIT SPITTERS VS. KALAMAZOO GROWLERS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pitspitters/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2021/04/2 021Schedule_8.5x11_April14.pdf

FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT: 8pm, John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey. “In the Shadow of Your Wings: A Musical Exploration of the Psalms” presented by Deus Ex Musica. Free. bayviewassociation.org

aug 12

thursday

ANTRIM COUNTY (See Weds., Aug. 11)

FAIR:

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PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE: Aug. 9-15. Today includes Artists on Location at Old Mission Peninsula, Old Mission Flowers, Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery, & Chateau Chantal Jazz at Sunset; & a free live painting demo with MI artist Carolyn Damstra at CTAC, TC. paintgrandtraverse.com/events

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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY DRUG FREE COALITION: This group’s mission is to create a community-wide culture of awareness & action in the prevention, treatment & recovery of substance use disorders. They meet on the second Thurs. of each month from 4-5pm. This month’s meeting will be held on Zoom. Email gtcdrugfreecoalition@ gmail.com for event details. Free. gtcdfc.com

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STARRY NIGHT EXHIBIT - GRAND OPENING: 5-7pm, Northport Arts Association, Northport. Artists exhibit their work featuring & honoring the night sky. Free. northport-arts-association.squarespace.com/starry-night-exhibit

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15TH ANNUAL HARBOR SPRINGS CAR FESTIVAL: Zorn Park, Harbor Springs. Featuring about 200 vehicles. Open to all types of cars, trucks & motor vehicles. Held from 5:30pm til dusk. Free. harborspringschamber.com

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AUTHOR QUITA SHIER: 5:30-7pm, Harbor Springs History Museum, second floor. Shier presents her book “Warriors” about Company K of the First Michigan Sharpshooters. Company K was the only company in Michigan whose entire roster of enlisted men were local Native Americans. Shier’s lecture will include a Q&A & book signing. Registration required. $10. harborspringshistory.org/events/?action=evrpluse gister&event_id=23

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BOYNE CITY PIRATEFEST: Aug. 11-15. Today includes the Pirate Queen Pageant at Boyne City Lanes from 6-9pm. boynecitypiratefest.com/schedule

---------------------FAMILY THURSDAY IN THE GARDEN: 6pm, GT Area Children’s Garden, behind Traverse Area District Library, TC. A family-inspired garden event featuring a scavenger hunt.

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FARMFEST: 1865 Roby Rd., Johannesburg, Aug. 12-15. Tonight includes music in the Dance Pavilion, featuring The Bandura Gypsies, Famadou Collins, Railcar Graffiti, & Biomassive; & music at the Feedbag Cafe with Sweet Willie Tea, & Radel Rosin. farm-fest.com/index.php

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STREET MUSIQUE: OUT-OF-TOWNERS: 6:30-8:30pm, Main St., Downtown Harbor Springs. Featuring Mike Bass, Claire Bates, Djangophonique, RFD Boys & Magic Lady. facebook.com/StreetMusique

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CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions, Grand Lawn, TC. Featuring K. Jones & The Benzie Playboys. Food concessions will be available & new this year. Live streaming will also be available. Free. gtpavilions.org/newsevents/2021-concerts-on-the-lawn

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LIVE ON THE LAKE: 7-9pm, East Park Odmark Performance Pavilion, Downtown Charlevoix. Enjoy country with Enemy Line.

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MUSIC IN THE STREET IN DOWNTOWN BEULAH: 7pm. Featuring Don Julin & the Ol’ Microtones.

ARTS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BASEBALL INCLUSION NIGHT: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. TC Pit Spitters vs. Kalamazoo Growlers. Arts for All’s “Inclusion Night” includes discounted $10 tickets, 10% off at the Merchandise Store, Arts for All “swag bag” of goodies, & special perks for every 10+ tickets sold. traversecity-pit-spitters.nwltickets.com/Tickets/SelectP romoSeats?UserPromoCode=inclusion&mc_ cid=c2fcb85b07&mc_eid=31c0d0fd7e

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MOVIES IN THE PARK - ALANSON: 9:30pm, Alanson Community Park, Alanson. Featuring “Raya and the Last Dragon.” Begins at dusk.

Free. facebook.com/VillageOfAlanson

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STARRY NIGHT EXHIBIT: 12-4pm, Aug. 13-15, Northport Arts Association, Northport. Artists exhibit their work featuring & honoring the night sky. northport-arts-association.squarespace.com/starry-night-exhibit

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THURS - AUG 12 - The ‘Ol Microtones Rock-Ska-Reggae THURS - AUG 19 - DIG A PONY A Beatles Tribute Show THURS - AUG 26 - ACCIDENTALS Indie Folk Starts at 7pm - CLCBA.org

COME EARLY AND ENJOY THE RESTAURANTS AND STORES IN DOWNTOWN BEULAH

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PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE: Aug. 9-15. Today includes artists painting on location in downtown TC & GT Pavilions; a class on Capturing the Summer Light with Valerie Craig at CTAC, TC; & Pint-Sized Paint Out for Kids at CTAC, TC & Hannah Park. paintgrandtraverse.com/events

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FARMFEST: 1865 Roby Rd., Johannesburg, Aug. 12-15. Today includes music at the Main Stage by Hey Cuz, Michelle Held, The Blue Water Ramblers, & others; Yoga at the Dance Pavilion, along with Mama Luna’s Dance Meditation, music by bugs Beddow & the Good Stuff, Les Older, Oh Brother Big Sisters & many others; activities at the Kids’ Area including practice for the Talent Show; music at the Feedbag Cafe, including Beaver Xing, Sean from The Real Ingredients, Michelle Held, & others; music at the Front Gate including Mike Freer & others. There will also be campfire stories & sing-a-longs, the Labyrinth Walk, & much more. farm-fest.com/index.php

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PADDLE FOR PINTS: Meet at MiddleCoast brewing next to the Parking Garage, TC & ride to The Filling Station Microbrewery for check-in & enjoy your first beer & lunch. At designated times you will launch at Hull Park directly behind the brewery. Wave leaders guide you on an urban paddle through downtown TC over the course of 5+ hours, visiting up to 5 breweries on water & foot. paddleforpints.com

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HOXEYVILLE: Wellston, Aug. 13-15. Featuring performances by Billy Strings, The Allman Betts Band, The Sam Bush Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, Dave Bruzza & Lyle Brewer, Lindsay Lou, Airborne or Aquatic, & many others. hoxeyville.com

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PINT-SIZED PAINT OUT: 10am. Artists ages 5-15 will compete for awards, & younger artists are welcome to create masterpieces as well. Children experience plein air painting with watercolors or gouache, assorted brushes & paper suitable for water media.

Once finished, artists will have the option to frame their painting. All supplies provided.

Please dress appropriately. This event will take place at Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC & surrounding Hannah Park. Free. Reservations recommended. crookedtree.org/event/ctactraverse-city/paint-grand-traverse-pint-sizedpaint-out-2021

FINISH LINE PARTY LUNCHEON WITH LIVE MUSIC, SHOWERS AND CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN RESORT FUN

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CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAM: 10:30am, Leland Township Library, Leland.

Featuring storyteller Jennifer Strauss who will perform her “Don’t You Like My Tail?” story on the lawn of the Leland Library. Bring chairs or blankets. Free. lelandlibrary.org

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Over the Rainbow

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS

MICHAYWÉ ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 11am5pm, 1535 Opal Lake Rd., Gaylord. Featuring more than 100 artisans. michayweartfair.com

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LUNCH WITH CATHERINE WOLFF: 11:30am, Holy Childhood Community Center, Harbor Springs. Presented by the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book. Author Catherine Wolff will discuss her book “Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven.” Moderated by Betsy Gerdeman Lawrence. Lunch only, $25. Book & lunch, $50.

Register. hsfotb.org/products/catherine-wolff

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CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Noon, Pennsylvania Park, Gazebo stage, Petoskey. Featuring Keith Scott Blues. Bring a chair or blanket. Free. crookedtree.org/article/ctacpetoskey/charlotte-ross-lee-concerts-park-2021

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TC DANCE PROJECT & TC ORCHESTRA STRING QUARTET: 1pm, GT Pavilions, TC. This free outdoor performance will feature a string quartet from the Traverse Symphony Orchetra performing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons & choreography by Dance Project artistic directors Brent Whitney & Jennifer McQuiston Lott & guest choreographers. The second part of the evening includes two contemporary dance premiers, & the program concludes with an optional Q&A with the dancers, choreographers & musicians. Reserve your spot. tcdpcommunitytourgtpavillions.bpt.me

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MUSIC ON THE HILL: 4pm, Omena Presbyterian Church. Bring your chairs, a blanket & picnic while enjoying an hour of music. Patrick Kuhl will be on the organ & piano with special guest Dr. Kathleen Bolduan on the organ. Free.

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26TH ANNUAL LAKE CITY CAR SHOW & CRUISE: 6pm, Main St., Downtown Lake City.

Registration: 8-11am. Show runs from 8am– 2pm with a trophy presentation at 2pm. Email info@lakecitymich.com for info. Car Cruise line up starts at 6pm at the Missaukee County Road Commission building, 1199 N. Morey Rd. Cruise starts at 7pm, traveling throughout Missaukee County. Free.

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FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC IN THE PARK: 6:308:30pm, Marina Park, Harbor Springs. Featuring Tyler Parkin. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.

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BOYNE CITY PIRATEFEST: Aug. 11-15. Tonight includes: 7pm: The Invasion: Decorate your ship & join the Crazy Flotilla. 8-11pm: The Remedee performs under the tent. boynecitypiratefest.com/schedule

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CHAOJUN YANG IN CONCERT: 7pm, New Hope Community Church, Williamsburg. Virtuoso Piano Recital featuring Interlochen alum & recent Juilliard School Masters Degree in Performance Graduate Chaojun Yang. This is a fundraiser to assist this talented young lady as she pursues a Doctorate in Piano Performance at the Eastman School of Music. Chaojun will perform music by Mozart, Schubert & Ravel. 231-499-8664. Suggested donation: $20 adults.

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LIVE MUSIC IN BARR PARK: KANIN THELEN: 7-9pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. crystalmountain.com/event/ barr-park-friday/8

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Thursday August 12, 2021 Thursday August 12, 2021 -SACRED --------------------5:30pm until dusk DRUMMING CIRCLE: 7pm, 4242 Co. Rd. 633, Grawn. No experience necesZorn Park sary. No drum necessary, but feel to bring an acoustic item of your making. Earth Blessing 5:30 PM till dusk will start each event. Dress for outside. Children Downtown Harbor Springs must stay with the adults; it’s advantageous if MUSIC IN THE PARK: 7pm, Northport Pavilion. Featuring country, Americana with the Ben Daniels Band. Bring a chair or blanket.

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kids are old enough to join in on the rhythm that evolves. RSVP nice but not required. Visit the MeetUp page for more info. meetup.com/ traverse-city-sacred-drum-circle-meetup-group

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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Mineral Springs Park, Frankfort. Featuring Cole Parkford.

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THEATRE UNDER THE TENT: TOMA’S MIME TIME: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, parking lot,

TC. TC’s own Thomas Johnson, AKA Toma the Mime, has been performing the Art of Mime for over 45 years. Thomas began his study of mime as a teen & studied under Marcel Marceau in Paris in 1984. He formed the Mime Street Mime Company in college. In 1986 Thomas started touring mime programs & educational assembly programs to schools all over America. $20. tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/TheatreManager/1/online?bestavail=1078&qty=0

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ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This show is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. It show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961 & continued a correspondence with Cline until her death. The musical play, complete with down-home country humor, true emotion, & even some audience participation, includes many of Patsy’s hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams,” & “Walking After Midnight.” $52-$102. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/alwayspatsy-cline

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PHOTO SHOOT: 8:30pm, Christmas Cove.

With Sheen Watkins. Free. northportartsassociation.org

aug 14

saturday STARRY NIGHT (See Fri., Aug. 13)

EXHIBIT:

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CRYSTAL LAKE SOLO & TEAM MARATHONS: The course runs from downtown Beulah, around Crystal Lake & back. clcba.org/ event/crystal-lake-team-marathon

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MARK MELLON TRIATHLON & 5K: 8am, Otsego Lake County Park, Gaylord. Sprint Triathlon - Individual or Relay Team, 5K Run, Kids Triathlon, Kayak Triathlon, Kayak Triathlon Relay. Prices range from $0-$90. runsignup.com/Race/MI/Gaylord/MarkMellonTriathlon5K?aflt_token=vkmwDm weQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw

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NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN FAIR: (See Sun., Aug. 8)

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TOP O’ MICHIGAN BOAT RACE: Outboard racing with a course that navigates through 87 miles of northern MI’s Inland Waterway. More than 90 boats at speeds topping 55 mph. Registration will be Fri., Aug. 13 from 5-8pm at Devoe Beach in Indian River. Register also on Sat. from 8-9am at the race pits. For location & other info, visit web site. tomorc.org/#TOP

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CHARLEVOIX WATERFRONT ART FAIR: 9am-6pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix.

Featuring many of the nation’s finest artists & craftsmen who exhibit their best works. They have been chosen from hundreds of applicants who subject their work to the jury. charlevoixwaterfrontartfair.org

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FARMFEST: 1865 Roby Rd., Johannesburg, Aug. 12-15. Today includes: Main Stage: Open Mic with Kirby, PondHoppers, Drew Nelson & many others. Dance Pavilion: Yoga, Sydni K, Steel and Wood, The Real Ingredients, Distant Stars & many others. Kids’ Area: Trapeze Yoga

by UnBoxed Ohm, Talent Show & more. Feedbag Cafe: Alice Oakes, & Hey Cuz. Front Gate: Sandra Sue Kennedy, Lee N. Sage & others. farm-fest.com/index.php

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RALLY BY THE BAY AUTO SHOW & FLEA MARKET: Veteran’s Memorial Park, Boyne City.

Spectator admission is free. All classes of vehicle are welcome. Auto Show runs from 9am-4pm on Sat., Aug. 14. Flea Market & Craft Show run 9am-4pm on both Sat. & Sun., Aug. 14-15.

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BOYNE CITY PIRATEFEST: Aug. 11-15. Today includes the PirateFest Parade, Cap’n Kids’ Fair, Pirate River Raft Adventure, The

Highlander Games, Ben Traverse - Sea Shantys & Sing Alongs, pirates, buskers, mermaids, Kids Pirate Costume Parade, The Battle of the Boyne River, Peg Leg Tavern Trot & much more. boynecitypiratefest.com/schedule

---------------------DREW KOSTIC MEMORIAL 5K TOUGH RUN: 10am, Twisted Trails Off Road Park, Copemish. A 5K obstacle style tough run for everyone.

Plan on uneven terrain, water, mud, hills & various obstacles. Help raise awareness about veteran suicide & support veteran heroes. Onsite check-in runs from 8-9:30am. $45; $25 for 12 & under. runsignup.com/Race/MI/Copemish/ TheDrewKosticMemorial5K?aflt_token=vkmwDm weQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw

---------------------HOXEYVILLE: (See Fri., Aug. 13) ---------------------MICHAYWÉ ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 10am4pm, 1535 Opal Lake Rd., Gaylord. Featuring more than 100 artisans. michayweartfair.com

---------------------NAUTICAL FLEA MARKET: 10am-2pm, 100 Dame St., Suttons Bay. Inland Seas Education Association’s Nautical Flea Market & Boat Sales event will feature boat hardware, anchors, life jackets, dinghies, downriggers, miscellaneous fishing gear, outboard motors, maps/charts, books & much more. Their donated boats will be on display for purchase.

Proceeds support Inland Seas Education Association. schoolship.org/news-events/nauticalflea-market-boat-sales

---------------------SATURDAY SERIES: AGRICULTURE & WATERSHEDS, NATURAL RESOURCES, & CLIMATES: 10am. Take a walk on the Natural Education Reserve with Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program Technician Lauren Silver while learning about agriculture & its relationship with watersheds, natural resources & climate.

Begins at Boardman River Nature Center,

TC. Registration required. Free. natureiscalling.org/events

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY STROLL FOR EPILEPSY: Featuring a Virtual Stroll experience. epilepsymichigan.org/page.php?id=23

---------------------TRAVERSE CITY TEAM HOPE WALK: 10am, Sunset Park, TC. Hosted by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s Upper Great Lakes Region. uppergreatlakes.hdsa.org/news/traversecity-team-hope-walk-to-support-hdsa

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TSO MASTERWORKS IN MINIATURE: MOZART - MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: 11am.

Head to Hull Park behind TADL Woodmere for a new musical storytelling experience aimed at children 5-12 & their families. Bring some snacks & a blanket &/or some chairs & enjoy this excerpted presentation of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, featuring Matt Archibald - TADL Youth Services; Dorothy Vogel - TSO Principal Piano; & Laura Osgood Brown & Keith Brown, guest vocalists. Free. traversesymphony.org/ education/masterworks-in-miniature

---------------------NORTHPORT DOG PARADE: Noon. This year’s theme is “A Space Pawdyssey.” Parade route is down Mill St., ending at the Sailing School. northportomenachamber.org/northport-dog-parade

---------------------IN STORE BOOK SIGNING: JOHN WEMLINGER WITH “THE CUT”: 1pm, Horizon Books, TC. 1871—Manistee County, Michigan: Big Lumber & homesteaders are feuding. Two young lovers are caught in the middle, until the forces of nature change everything. horizonbooks.com/event/ store-book-signing-john-wemlinger-cut

---------------------COLLECTORS GALA & BENEFIT: 6-8pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. The grand finale of Paint Grand Traverse. A celebration of the beauty & character of the Grand Traverse region. Over

forty outstanding artists from across the country will exhibit & sell plein air paintings created during the week, with ticket proceeds benefiting Crooked Tree’s arts & education programs in TC. Food by Raduno, wine, live music by the Windy Ridge Trio, & awards ceremony. Ages 21+ please. $50 GA; $45 CTAC members. crookedtree.org/event/ ctac-traverse-city/pgt-gala

---------------------ELM VALLEY CONCERT SERIES: 6:30pm, Mawby Vineyards, Suttons Bay. Enjoy the music of Djangophonic. 21 & over require a ticket. BYO picnic blankets & lawn chairs encouraged. $15; includes a drink. mawby.orderport.net/wines/Events

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LIVE MUSIC IN THE VILLAGE WITH IZZY WALLACE: 7-9pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. crystalmountain.com/ event/live-music-saturdays/1

---------------------LAVENDER HILL FARM SERIES PRESENTS STELLA!: 7:30-9:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. This all-female, American roots trio from southeast Michigan features three-part vocal harmonies, a variety of instrument voices & original songwriting. $30 barn; $10 lawn. lavenderhillfarm.com/calendar/the-series-presents-stella

---------------------THE GREATEST HITS OF FOREIGNER: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Led by Songwriters Hall of Famer Mick Jones, Foreigner has released 10 multi-platinum albums & penned 16 top-30 hits including “Jukebox Hero,” “Cold as Ice,” & “I Want To Know What Love Is.” Tickets range from $48-$78. interlochen. org/events/greatest-hits-foreigner-2021-08-14

---------------------ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE: (See Fri., Aug. 13) ---------------------HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2021: 8-10pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. A show full of chart-topping hits from the ‘60s & ‘70s. The tour is headlined by The Turtles, who also act as musical hosts for the evening. Supporting

The Turtles will be Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Association, Classics IV, The Vouges & The Cowsills. $50, $55, $60. lrcr.com/eventcalendar/concerts/happy-together-tour

---------------------RUN THE PIER 5K: 8pm, Fifth Avenue Pier, Manistee. $30. runsignup.com/Race/MI/Manistee/RunThePier

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Aug. 11-15. Today includes Sunday Brunch at Sunnyside Café from 8am-noon. boynecitypiratefest.com/ schedule

---------------------TC TRIATHLON: 8am, Old Mission Peninsula, 2550 Devils Dive Rd., TC. Olympic & sprint-distance swimming races are held in the waters of Bowers Harbor on West Grand Traverse Bay, the bike courses take athletes past orchards & vineyards (over a few tough climbs) & the run takes athletes along the water & into the Pyatt Nature Preserve. $79-$155. traversecitytriathlon.com

---------------------TOP O’ MICHIGAN BOAT RACE: (See Sat., Aug. 14)

---------------------FARMFEST: 1865 Roby Rd., Johannesburg, Aug. 12-15. Today includes: Main Stage: Parking Lot Pickers, Whiskey Bound, Luke Winslow-King, Seth Bernard & many others. Dance Pavilion: Yoga, Mama Luna’s Dance Meditation, Alice Oakes, Jake Allen, Via Mardot, & many others. Kids’ Area: Beaver Xing & Mama Luna’s Kids Dance. Feedbag Cafe: Steel and Wood & Distant Stars. Front Gate: Open mic, Les Older Lone Tree Band, & more. farm-fest. com/index.php

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RALLY BY THE BAY AUTO SHOW & FLEA MARKET: (See Sat., Aug. 14)

FREE VINYASA FLOW CLASS: Tuesdays, 4-5pm, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Presented by FootLoose Fitness TC. interlochenpubliclibrary.org

PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE: Aug. 9-15. Today includes the Morning After Sale from 10amnoon at Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. paintgrandtraverse.com/events

FREE ZUMBA CLASS: Thursdays, 6:307:30pm, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Presented by FootLoose Fitness TC. interlochenpubliclibrary.org

LORD OF THE GOURD WATERMELON CARVING: 1-4pm, St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah. Watch the magic as the Lord of the Gourd works his carving wizardry on summer’s favorite fruit. Free. stambrose-mead-wine.com

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

LITTLE BAY LIVE!: 4-6pm, Marina Park, Harbor Springs. Featuring small ensembles of Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra musicians performing outdoors.

LAVENDER FEST FRIDAYS: Fridays, 10am2pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Drop in, multi-skill level crafts are $5 each. Bring a picnic & visit the free farm. Some weeks will have live music. lavenderhillfarm.com/lavender-fest-fridays

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POETRY WORKSHOP: 4-6pm, Northport Village Arts Building. With Karen Mulvihill & Nancy Fitzgerald. Free. northportartsassociation.org

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MEET UP & EAT UP!: Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Pick up meals on Mondays from 12-2pm. Free to children 18 & under. 231-276-6767.

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MT. DULCIMER JAM: Come listen or learn to play the mountain dulcimer. The group plays American & Irish folk on a folk instrument. The Mt. Dulcimer is easy to learn & music notes/theory knowledge is not necessary. Offering lessons & loaner instruments at no charge. Meet at Woodcreek Clubhouse every Weds., 10amnoon. Woodcreek is located near Costco. Call 231-357-1773 for info.

SHAMBLE ON THE GREEN/LIGHT UP THE NIGHT CONCERT SERIES: 4pm, Elmbrook Golf Course, TC. A 9-hole progressive shamble, followed by Light Up the Night Concert Series hosted by Kenny Olson & guests. elmbrookgolf. com/home/2021shambleconcertseries ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE: (See Fri., Aug. 13)

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MINDFUL MOVEMENT & MEDITATION FOR ADULTS: 8am. Offered by the Mindfulness Center of Northern Michigan, LLC. Class format: 40 minutes of Mindful Movement, which is a form of gentle yoga - followed by 20 minutes of Guided Meditation Live-online via Zoom. This is an ongoing drop-in class, Mondays, 8-9am. Register to receive your Zoom Invitation at: www.mindfulnesstc.com. Free.

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Around the Corner Food & Fun • Century 21 Northland • Fischer’s Happy Hour Tavern • Homans Leelanau Township Community Foundation North End Eatery • North Shore Outfitters • Northport Arts Association • Northport Building Supply & Ace Hardware • Northport Creek Golf Course • Southcliffe Antiques • Studio 106 • New Bohemian Café Pennington Collection • Tribune: Ice Cream & Eatery • Tom’s Food Market • Wright Gallery

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ROCK THE LIGHT 5K VIRTUAL RUN/WALK: Registration goes through Dec. 15. Organizers will mail you your race packet, which includes the tech t-shirt & medal. Choose your date. Run or walk a 5K (3.1 miles). Share your photos on the Facebook pages: Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum &/or Friends of Leelanau State Park. All proceeds will benefit the Grand Traverse Lighthouse & Friends of Leelanau State Park. $25 per person. runsignup.com/Race/MI/ Northport/RocktheLight5KVirtualRunWalk

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BIKE NIGHT & CAR CRUISE-IN: Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Held on Tuesdays from June 1 - Aug. 31 from 6-9pm. Bring your favorite roadster, hog, or coupe. The Clock Tower Lodge circle drive becomes your showplace filled with plenty of bikes & car lovers that share your passion. There will also be food & drink specials, live music, weekly raffle to benefit local charities, & giveaways. Aug. 10 will feature live music by The Shifties. boynemountain.com/upcoming-events/ bike-night-and-car-cruise-in

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BIKES FOR ALL MEETUPS: This program is for individuals with special needs who are 26 years & older. Norte has a growing fleet of adaptive bikes for all types of people with special needs. Held every Tues. at 10:30am at Norte’s Clubhouse, TC. Bring a lunch. elgruponorte.org/theme_event/bikes-for-all-5/?mc_ cid=dc0ff355c0&mc_eid=df24b9efb4

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BLOOMS & BIRDS: WILDFLOWER WALK: Tuesdays, 10am-noon, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Go for a relaxing stroll on the trails with GRNA docents Julie Hurd & Phil Jarvi to find & identify the beautiful & unique wildflowers. grassriver.org

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ER RIDES - SUMMERTIME SLOW ROLLS: Harbor Pavilion, Elk Rapids. Easy 4-5 mile route. Held on Thursdays through summer.

Meet at 5:50pm. elgruponorte.org/theme_ event/elk-rapids-rides-summertime-slow-rolls16/?mc_cid=8e9420df74&mc_eid=df24b9efb4

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SPEAKER SERIES: CHERRIES & FLOWERS AFTER HOURS: Hosted by HH Cherries on Weds. at 7pm through Sept. 1. Guests will listen to a local speaker share their passion on a topic with a 10-15 minute talk; they can then either engage in the Q/A, take a walk on the property or U-pick cherries & flowers at their leisure. The venue is on the front lawn of the Hallstedt Homestead, Northport, & S’Mores with a campfire will be provided. Bring your own meal/ drink/chair/blanket. hhcherries.net/cherriesand-flowers-after-hours

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STROLL THE STREETS: Downtown Boyne City. Friday evenings from mid-June through Labor Day, downtown comes alive as families & friends “stroll the streets” listening to music, enjoying entertainment, children’s activities & much more from 6-9pm.

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TC RIDES: F&M Park, TC. Ride slow & socialize for 4-5 miles. Presented by Norte. Held each Weds. through summer. Meet at 5:50pm. elgruponorte.org/theme_event/tc-rides-2021/?mc_ cid=8e9420df74&mc_eid=df24b9efb4

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VOODOO CORNHOLE THURSDAYS: Middlecoast Brewing Co., TC. Sign up at 5:30pm.

Bags fly at 6:15pm. Pre-register on Scoreholio app. Guaranteed four round robin games with random partner each game. Top 8 players will be paired up to compete in single elimination bracket. middlecoastbrewingco.com

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - RUSTIC ROMANTIC: WORK BY TRISH MORGAN: Held in Atrium Gallery. Trish Morgan’s paintings take common subjects & render them memorable. Runs through Sept. 11. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/rustic-romantic-work-trish-morgan - BENEATH THE MOON AND UNDER THE SUN: LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS BY HEIDI A. MARSHALL: Heidi’s pastel paintings capture the grace, power, & emotion of the land that inspires her. Runs through Sept. 4. Open Tues. through Sat., 10am-5pm. crookedtree.org - PAST IS PRESENT: A DART FEATURED ARTIST RETROSPECTIVE: This exhibit will recognize the talent, skills, creativity & generosity of past Dart for Art featured artists. Runs through Sept. 4. Open Tues. through Sat., 10am-5pm. crookedtree.org

- THE COLLECTIVE IMPULSE - ONLINE EXHIBIT: Runs through Aug. Featuring the work of artists Ruth Bardenstein, Jean Buescher & Susan Moran. The three artists met in Ann Arbor &, over time, have nurtured both personal & creative connections. They regularly share & critique one another’s work & together visit gallery & museum exhibitions. The exhibition was hosted at the Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey from Sept.

21 through Dec. 18, 2020. This online publication shares work from the exhibition. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey-ctac-traverse-city-ctac-online/collective-impulse-online

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: NISHIKI SUGAWARA-BEDA: This exhibition features works

by Tusen Takk’s July artist-in-residence. Runs July 25 - Aug. 29. Nishiki Sugawara-Beda is a Japanese-American visual artist based in painting & installation, & has an MFA from Indiana University & a BA from Portland State University. She exhibits her work in solo & group exhibitions nationally & internationally to promote cultural diversity & exchange. Open Weds. through Sun. from 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org/art/upcoming-exhibitions/artistspotlight-nishiki-sugawara-beda.html?utm_ source=cision&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=tt-dmc-artist-spotlight - VOICES AND VOTES: DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: When American revolutionaries waged a war for independence, they embraced a radical idea of establishing a government that entrusted the power of the nation not in a monarchy, but in its citizens. That great leap sparked questions that continue to impact Americans: who has the right to vote, what are the freedoms & responsibilities of citizens, & whose voices will be heard?

This exhibit will be a springboard for discussions about those very questions & how they are reflected in local stories. Runs July 3 - Aug. 15. Open Weds. through Sun., 11am-4pm.

- RESILIENCE: AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE: Runs through Aug. 15. This exhibition honors aspects of African American history & culture & its contributions to all of America, highlighting a select group of artists who use art as an indispensable tool for social commentary & change. The artworks assembled here—paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, & sculpture—reflect an important part of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts’ collecting history.

- RUFUS SNODDY: DISAPPEARING MAN: Runs through Aug. 15. Open Weds. - Sun., 11am-4pm.

- RUSSELL PRATHER: AND THE HEART IS PLEASED BY ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER: Runs through Aug. 15. Open Weds. - Sun., 11am4pm. Russell Prather makes visually volatile renderings of simple forms & ordinary objects from layers of transparent & translucent media.

- TOM PARISH: AN AMERICAN IN VENICE: Runs through Aug. 15. Open Weds. - Sun., 11am-4pm. Tom Parish (American, 1933 2018) committed his life to painting the essence of Venice. Inspired by shimmering canals & architectural beauty of Italy’s Serenissima (the old serene one), his stylized realist paintings are constructed from blocks of sturdy modernist color. dennosmuseum.org

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GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER, GLEN ARBOR: - CLOTHESLINE EXHIBIT: Runs July 24 – Aug. 27. An open-air exhibition of small work.

This year’s theme is “Wild Friends.” Mon. - Fri.: 9am -3pm. Sat. & Sun.: 12-4pm. glenarborart. org/events/clothesline-exhibit - FOOD IS ART / ART IS FOOD: This juried exhibition features the work of 23 exhibitors who have approached the theme of food as a way to talk about feeding mind, body & spirit. It runs through Aug. 19. GAAC is closed on Sundays. glenarborart.org/events/exhibit-food-is-art-artis-food - A CELEBRATION: THE PAINTINGS OF AMY L. CLARK-CARELS: Runs through Aug. Featuring many paintings of local landmarks — from Alligator Hill to interior scenes from the historic Sleeping Bear Inn. glenarborart.org

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At the mere mention of the Arthurian Legend, things like swords, chivalry, magic, and romance immediately come to mind. Yet for something that still looms so large in our collective imaginations, modern adaptations of Camelot lore have rarely found lasting critical or popular success (see King Arthur, First Knight, Excalibur, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, so on). It’s a mythology that has proven challenging to filmmakers, and with his latest film, director David Lowery goes and ups the degree of difficulty by turning to the lesser-known medieval poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” as source material.

And by virtue of choosing to adapt this Middle English chivalric romance, Lowery seems to suggest that when it comes to his esteemed and varied body of work, this one is definitely going to fall more on the 15 minutes of Rooney Mara eating pie in A Ghost Story than the gentle and accessible thrills of his work on Pete’s Dragon.

So if you are expecting spectacular swordplay and heroic fantasy adventure, do not seek it here. This might be an “epic,” but it is an art house epic — meaning that our hero is not very valiant. He’s more of a serious and somber sad-boy (yes, this is an A24 release), who despite carrying around a big axe, doesn’t exactly wield it.

sorts, inviting one brave fellow to have first strike at him under the condition that one year later, he will have the chance to give the challenger an identical blow. Gawain steps forward and cuts off the Green Knight’s head with one blow. It’s a daring moment, but then the Knight picks his head up and nonchalantly walks away.

Despite what my lackluster description might suggest, this is truly a gripping and enchanting opening, beautifully setting the scene for a tonal poem in which you could easily get lost. But when things jump cut to one year later, and Gawain actually begins his quest, the film loses a lot of its steam as he dispassionately wanders his way through a bildungsroman.

See, on his pilgrimage, he meets a headless maid, trickster bandits, melancholy giants, a spooky sorceress, a talking fox, and a lord (Joel Edgerton) with an extreme passion for hunting wild game — along with various other temptations and tests — yet none of these stops on his journey are very engaging.

So driven by imagery, it’s as though symbolism awaits us at every turn. Yet, while it seems like everything is imbued with such great meaning, what exactly that meaning is … isn’t clear.

More of a lyrical meditation, the action is symbolic, the conflict of the mind. Lowery simmers the story so low and slow he cooks it to almost an impenetrable level. And instead of filling in details or providing us a clear path through the dense 14th-century verse, The Green Knight is loosely plotted, inhabiting an otherworldly realm seemingly ruled by dream logic.

The very artistic choices that make this film such an evocative piece of cinema muddle the metaphorical significance of the parable.

With its elegant costumes and production design, it offers a painstakingly stylized mood that immerses but doesn’t compel. I love a soft focus, dreamy lens flares, natural light, and the sublime beauty of Ireland and all its tranquil forests as much as the next guy, but to what end?

The nephew of the king, Gawain (Dev Patel) is roustabout son of privilege. He doesn’t go to church, doesn’t seem to have much direction, and mostly just likes to drink at the tavern and make the beast with two backs with his lower-caste girlfriend (Alicia Vikander).

Gawain remains an enigma. His character’s growth arc and motivations are vague and oblique. And it is to Dev Patel’s credit that he is able to pull us in and make us care as much as we do, culminating in a nearwordless final act that does some serious Last Temptation of Christ-style reimagining.

It’s Christmastime (get ready for this to enter the canon of unconventional Christmas movies), so Gawain goes to make merry at court with the knights of the Round Table.

His childless uncle, King Arthur, suddenly takes an interest in Gawain and invites him to sit with him and Guinevere, inquiring about his glories. But Gawain does not yet have any valorous feats to share. That is until mere moments later when a mysterious visitor, the titular Green Knight, enters the scene and conveniently presents Gawain a chance to prove his worth.

With its share of low-key mesmerizing moments, The Green Knight wasn’t that enjoyable of an experience to watch, but I guess I also didn’t not enjoy it. For as drawn out as it is, you won’t be bored. More of a strange and unique cinematic experience than a satisfying piece of storytelling. While your mileage may vary, it’s still a knight to remember.

Styled like a living tree ala Groot, the Green Knight challenges the group to a game of

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NORTHERN NATURAL CIDER HOUSE & WINERY, KALEVA 7-10:

8/7 -- Michigan Rattlers, 8-11

8/7 -- Last Gasp Collective 8/13 -- Hawks & Owls Stringband 8/14 -- The Antivillains

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska

ACOUSTIC TAPROOM, TC 8:

8/7 -- Jazz Cabbage 8/13 -- Kevin Johnson 8/14 -- Aaron Dye & the Tuba Guy

BRENGMAN BROTHERS CRAIN HILL VINEYARD, TC Sun -- Live Music on the Patio, 3-5

CHATEAU CHANTAL, TC

Thu -- Jazz at Sunset, 7-9:30

HAWTHORNE VINEYARDS, TC 8/8 -- Doc & Donna, 3-5

MAMMOTH DISTILLING, TC

RED MESA GRILL, TC

8/14 -- Craig Jolly, 7-9

ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC 8/8 -- Sam & Bill, 3-6 8/13 -- Miriam Pico, 6-9 8/15 -- Dennis Palmer, 3-6

TC WHISKEY CO.

8/11 -- Sam & Bill, 6-8

THE LITTLE FLEET, TC

8/9 -- Hot ‘n Bothered, 6:30-9:30

THIRSTY FISH SPORTS GRILLE, TC PATIO, 6:30-9:30: 8/7 & 8/14 -- The 4 Horsemen 8/12 -- The GTOs 8/13 -- Shavey & Friends

UNION STREET STATION, TC

8/7 -- DJ Coven, 10 8/8 & 8/15 -- Karaoke, 10 8/9 -- Jukebox, 10 8/10 -- Open Mic Comedy, 8-9:30; Electric Open Mic, 10-2 8/11 -- DJ Sarah G, 10 8/12 -- Kenny Olsen & Friends, 10 8/13-14 -- Wax, 10

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Antrim & Charlevoix BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT, BOYNE FALLS BEACH HOUSE: 8/14 -- Nelson Olstrom, 12-3

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INDIAN RIVER MARINE, INDIAN RIVER 8/14 -- Nelson Olstrom, 6-8

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the ADViCE GOddESS Liar Drill

Q

: I’m a guy, and a female friend asked me to objectively rate her looks on a scale of 1 to 10. She has a very high opinion of her looks, but she insisted she wanted the truth, so I told her I’d put her at a 5.5 or 6. Afterward, she sent me a text about boundaries and said she’s cutting me out of her life -- for being honest like she asked me to!

--Burned

A

: If there were a class in “how to be a heterosexual man,” lesson one would be how to answer a woman’s questions about her appearance. She’ll insist you give an honest answer to the classic gotcha question: “Do I look fat in this dress?” Always lie. Well, unless you are held at gunpoint or threatened with disemboweling with a steak knife or rusty pliers. In which case, also lie.

Admittedly, this advice is at odds with the black-and-white notions of honesty and deception drilled into us from an early age: Honesty, good! Lying, evil! If we lie, terrible things will happen to us — such as cancer of the nose (as seen in that lie-arrheaprone puppet, Pinocchio) or pants that spontaneously explode into flame.

“For centuries, philosophers and ethicists have railed against deception,” note business school professors and researchers Joseph Gaspar and Maurice Schweitzer. The belief that deception is always evil and harmful was preached by the Christian bishop St. Augustine, “who claimed that ‘every lie is a sin.’” Philosopher Immanuel Kant “argued that ‘The greatest violation . . . is lying.’”

These beliefs are baked into our culture and “permeate modern thinking.”

Gaspar and Schweitzer define deception as “the transmission of information that intentionally misleads others.” That sounds pretty awful. However, they suggest, “Think about what you should do when your grandmother asks if you enjoyed her meatloaf ” or “your friend asks if you enjoyed her wedding reception.” In situations like these, lying “might be the exactlyright thing to do” (tempting as it might be to tell your friend you wish you’d been given a choice: attending the reception or or being repeatedly electrocuted via a car battery attached to your nipples).

These feelings-preserving falsehoods are “prosocial lies.” “Prosocial” is psych professor-ese for “intended to help other

BY Amy Alkon people.” Prosocial lies mislead but also benefit the person we’re lying to, explain Gaspar and Schweitzer. It’s basically benevolent deception: deception in service of kindness and even respect. For example, when a friend fails to show up at your party, “they might (respectfully) cite an illness” instead of admitting that they stayed home to bingewatch season seven of “Bosch.”

Reflecting on the merits of prosocial lying, they argue that “deception has been unfairly disparaged” because “scholars have conflated deception with the pursuit of selfinterest.” Schweitzer, in “Friend & Foe” (coauthored with fellow B-school professor Adam Galinsky), advocates that the truth be judiciously told — or withheld. The bottom line: “Is it ethical to tell prosocial lies? Our answer is yes. And we’d even take this claim a step further.” Instead of telling our kids never to lie, “we should teach them the guiding principle of benevolence” and advise them to make “careful — and deliberate — choices when they face a conflict between telling the truth and being kind.”

“For tasks that really matter for future success, honesty may be the best route to take,” advise Schweitzer and Galinsky. For example, taking a junior colleague aside and being gently but painfully honest — telling them how their performance fell short — can be prosocial, helping them in the long run by alerting them to corrections they need to make. “But when a task really doesn’t make much difference — like your grandmother’s meatloaf — prosocial lies can be just the right thing.”

The same goes for situations that no amount of honesty can change. Take your friend asking you where she lands on the 1-to-10 hotitude scale. She probably believed she was seeking an honest review, and it’s reasonable that you took her at her word. However, she was probably fishing not for the truth but for reassurance that she’s pretty.

Judicious honesty is the right amount of honesty at the right time. For a personal example, I’m pretty slim, but there is no pair of skinny jeans in which I do not look like a redhead stuffed into a sausage casing.

There’s a time to gently hint that I might put a pair of skinny jeans out to pasture, and it’s not moments after I strut into a party all Alkonwursty but in the cold light of several days afterward. You’ll be doing your sworn job as my friend, looking after my interests, but in a way that allows me to enjoy myself at the party instead of hiding under a parked car with the cat till it’s over.

“Jonesin” Crosswords "It's All There For You"--at least I think so. by Matt Jones

ACROSS 1 ___ weevil (plant pest) 5 Makes “turn” look like “tum,” say 10 Amorphous lump 14 “Caprica” actor Morales 15 Get from the ASPCA 16 Uncontrolled fury 17 Former second lady who crusaded against obscenity in music lyrics 19 “Jane ___” (Bronte novel) 20 Mythical beast 21 Levi’s competitor 22 Puzzler’s precaution 24 B complex component 26 Best-selling Japanese manga series 28 ESPN tidbit 29 Gumshoes, for short 30 At no time 33 New album, e.g.

36 “Biggest Little City in the World” 37 Poker pot 40 Lisbon’s river 41 Branch out 42 Roll call response 43 2-in-1 component, maybe 45 Comapny that sold the DieHard brand to Advance Auto Parts in 2019 47 Before, poetically 48 IRS paperwork 51 Lizard kept as a pet 53 Proposal rejection phrase 55 Defeated team’s lament 57 “Pay you later” note 58 2021 Billie Eilish song titled for a legal document 59 ___ mater 60 They’re low in the pantheon 64 Fly (through) 65 Oceanic ring 66 Ocho ___ (Jamaican seaport) 67 “Devil Inside” rock band 68 Some marching band members 69 Therefore (or the word hidden in the four theme answers)

DOWN 1 Support with a wager 2 Bearded Egyptian deity 3 Pet for a sitter?

4 Trash talk 5 Pejorative name The Guardian called 2020 “The Year of” 6 Sidle 7 “Winnie-the-Pooh” marsupial 8 “Ask Me Another” airer 9 Take the wheel 10 Selfless concept to work toward 11 Takes a break on a journey 12 Fairy tale monster 13 Tap output 18 High-society group 23 Skedaddle 25 Job interview subjects 26 Falls on many honeymoon trips 27 Take for granted 29 The bird that gets the showy feathers 31 Grammy-winning rock producer Brian 32 Sudoku constraint 34 “M*A*S*H” ranks 35 Sixth sense, familiarly 37 They’re like “Eureka” but shorter 38 Society column word 39 Handful while hiking 44 “Days ___ Lives” 46 Of concern, in “Among Us” 49 “Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” painter 50 1993 De Niro title role 52 Book that’ll show you the world 53 Caroler’s repertoire 54 “Ted ___” (Apple TV series) 55 “Now then, where ___?”

56 Verve 57 Enchanted getaway 61 Greek vowel 62 “Red” or “White” follower 63 Aspiring M.A.’s hurdle

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lOGY

AUG 09 - AUG 15

BY ROB BREZSNY

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to Leo author Guy de

Maupassant, “We are in the habit of using our eyes only with the memory of what people before us have thought about the things we are looking at.” That’s too bad. It causes us to miss a lot of life’s richness. In fact, said de Maupassant, “There is an element of the unexplored in everything. The smallest thing contains a little of what is unknown.” Your assignment in the next two weeks, Leo, is to take his thoughts to heart. In every experience, engage “with enough attention to find an aspect of it that no one has ever seen or spoken of.” You are in a phase when you could discover and enjoy record-breaking levels of novelty.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A biography of Nobel Prize-winning Scorpio author Albert Camus noted that he had two modes. They are summed up in the French words solidaire (“unity”) and solitaire (“solitary”). When Camus was in a solidaire phase, he immersed himself in convivial engagement, enjoying the pleasures of socializing.

But when he decided it was time to work hard on writing his books, he retreated into a monastic routine to marshal intense creativity. According to my astrological analysis, you Scorpios are currently in the solidaire phase of your rhythm. Enjoy it to the max! When might the next *solitaire* phase come? October could be such a time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): During the 76 years since the end of World War II, Italy has had 69 different governments. That’s a great deal of turnover! Is it a strength or weakness to have so many changes in leadership? On the one hand, such flexibility could be an asset; it might be wise to keep reinventing the power structure as circumstances shift.

On the other hand, having so little continuity and stability may undermine confidence and generate stressful uncertainty. I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because you’re entering a phase when you could be as changeable as Italy. Is that what you want?

Would it serve you or undermine you? Make a conscious choice.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn

actor Nicholas Browne testifies, “My heart is too full; it overflows onto everything I see.

I am drowning in my own heart. I’ve plunged into the deepness of emotion, and I don’t see any way back up. Still, I pray no one comes to save me.” I’m guessing that his profound capacity to feel and express emotions serves Browne well in his craft. While I don’t recommend such a deep immersion for you 24/7/365, I suspect you’ll be wise to embark on such an excursion during the next three weeks. Have fun diving! How deep can you go?

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m calling on author Byron Katie to offer you a message. Is it infused with tough love or sweet encouragement? Both! Here’s Katie: “When you realize that suffering and discomfort are the call to inquiry, you may actually begin to look forward to uncomfortable feelings. You may even experience them as friends coming to show you what you have not yet investigated thoroughly enough.” Get ready to dive deeper than you’ve dared to go before, Aquarius. I guarantee you it will ultimately become fun and educational.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): In August 1922,

author Nikos Kazantzakis wrote this triumphant declaration: “All day today I’ve had the most gentle, quivering joy, because I’m beginning to heal. Consciously, happily, I feel that I am being born anew, that I am beginning once again to take possession of the light.” On behalf of the cosmic powers-that-be, I authorize you to use these words as your own in the coming weeks.

They capture transformations that are in the works for you. By speaking Kazantzakis’s declarations aloud several times every day, you will ensure that his experience will be yours, too.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Consecrate”

isn’t a word you often encounter in intellectual circles. In my home country of America, many otherwise smart people spurn the possibility that we might want to make things sacred. And a lot of art aspires to do the opposite of consecration: strip the world of holiness and mock the urge to commune with sanctified

experiences. But filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) expressed a contradictory view. He wrote, “I am not interested in deconsecrating: that’s a fashion I hate. I want to reconsecrate things as much as possible, I want to re-mythicize them.” In accordance with astrological omens, Aries, I invite you to look for opportunities to do the same.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Anais Nin wrote,

“I don’t want worship. I want understanding.”

George Orwell said, “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.” Poet Marina Tsvetaeva declared, “For as long as I can remember, I thought I wanted to be loved. Now I know: I don’t need love, I need understanding.” Here’s what I’ll add, Taurus: If you ask for understanding and seek it out, a wealth of it will be available to you in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The English idiom

“playing hard to get” means “pretending to be unavailable or uninterested so as to make oneself more attractive or desirable.” Psychologists say this strategy often works, although it’s crucial not to go too far and make your pursuer lose interest.

Seventeenth-century philosopher Baltasar Gracián expressed the concept more philosophically. He said, “Leave people hungry. Even with physical thirst, good taste’s trick is to stimulate it, not quench it. What’s good, if sparse, is twice as good. A surfeit of pleasure is dangerous, for it occasions disdain even towards what’s undisputedly excellent. Hard-won happiness is twice as enjoyable.”

I suggest you consider deploying these strategies, Gemini.

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(June 21-July 22): Painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) sometimes worked alongside painter Claude Monet (1840–1926) at Monet’s home. He sought the older man’s guidance. Before their first session, Sargent realized there was no black among the paint colors Monet gave him to work with. What?! Monet didn’t use black? Sargent was shocked. He couldn’t imagine painting without it. And yet, he did fine without it. In fact, the apparent limitation compelled him to be creative in ways he hadn’t previously imagined. What would be your metaphorical equivalent, Cancerian: a limitation that inspires?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Poet Brigit Pegeen

Kelly wrote a poem I want you to know about.

She described how, when she was a child, she stayed up all night picking peaches from her father’s orchard by starlight. For hours, she climbed up and down the ladder. Her hands “twisted fruit” as if she “were entering a thousand doors.” When the stars faded and morning arrived, her insides felt like “the stillness a bell possesses just after it has been rung.” That’s the kind of experience I wish for you in the coming days, Virgo.

I know it can’t be exactly the same. Can you imagine what the nearest equivalent might be? Make it happen!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Ancient Greek

philosopher Plato mistrusted laughter, poetry, bright colors, and artists who used bright colors.

All those soulful activities influenced people to be emotional, Plato thought, and therefore represented a threat to rational, orderly society. Wow! I’m glad I don’t live in a culture descended from Plato! Oh, wait, I do. His writing is foundational to Western thought. One modern philosopher declared, “The European philosophical tradition consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” Anyway, I’m counseling you to rebel against Plato in the coming weeks. You especially need experiences that awaken and please and highlight your feelings. Contrary to Plato’s fears, doing this will boost your intelligence and enhance your decision-making powers.

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