Mocktails and Candy Cigarettes
Why does your publication continually promote mocktails? Are you familiar with candy cigarettes? They have been banned in much of the world because they have been proven to lure kids to smoking. Tobacco companies helped promote them, even in some cases allowing their package logo to be used on the candy cigarette package. Mocktails are promoted for the same reason, to lure minors into the real thing. Obviously a good thing for bars and the liquor industry.
But will your publication take this seriously? No, because it would affect your advertising income. After all, it’s all about…the money.
John Alford | WilliamsburgIn Response to Paid Leave Letters
In regards to paid family leave and whether certain statistics are correct, please consider these facts. I work in the construction industry in northern Michigan. I have been a member of IBEW Local 498 for 3 years. Before that I worked for three non-union electrical contractors since 2001. Prior to that I worked for Shanty Creek, Antrim County’s largest employer. I do not currently, nor have I ever, received paid family leave. I do not currently, nor have I ever in the past, received paid sick days. And I do not currently receive paid vacation days.
I think I represent the average working man in this area. I don’t know anyone who gets paid sick days or family leave.
My point is this; I don’t care if you disagre about what percent of working Americans have paid family leave. How many have paid sick days? How many have paid vacation days? How many can take a personal day off without being fired? The concept of being paid not to work, but to care for a sick family member, seems like a pipe dream. If I’m off work for a week because of COVID, I don’t get paid. I hope you do.
There is no way that the government can mandate paid family leave unless they also mandate paid sick days. I don’t care who is in office—it won’t happen. Call me pessimistic or realistic. Or maybe in the future, pleasantly surprised.
The year is 2020, and we’re all stuck at home. Craving connection, Traverse City artist Heather Spooner starts a pen pal program for adults around the globe to stave off the isolation and loneliness. Fast-forward to 2024, and those letters have inspired the new documentary The Letter League. The film shares the beautiful stories between pen pals, and if Spooner has her way, will “inspire a pen pal, letter-writing revolution.” Catch the Michigan premiere of The Letter League on April 27 at Milliken Auditorium in TC at 6:30pm, followed by a Q&A with the crew. “Hosting an event that brings the community together over the topic of genuine human connection is the stuff dreams are made of, for me,” Spooner says of the event. Tickets start at $5. Learn more at ampersandletteringlab.com/store/the-letter-league-film-michigan-premiere.
This week’s Tastemaker came in as a recommendation from a reader, and we just want to say please, please send us more of your foodie faves. We take our jobs investigating the tastiest dishes of northern Michigan seriously, including sampling the Whipped Ricotta Toast at Common Good Restaurant of Traverse City. (That’s the Eighth Street location of the bakery.) Found on the “Toasts & Tartines” portion of the menu, the Whipped Ricotta Toast lives up to its name with those ingredients (starting on fresh French peasant bread) plus a poached egg, heirloom tomatoes, and Common Good’s delicious chimichurri. Add a Café Au Lait to the order, and you have the perfect start to your day. Enjoy at 1115 E. Eighth Street in TC, or stop by their 537 W. Fourteenth Street location for more treats. commongoodrestaurant.com / commongoodbakery.com
GT County Parks and Recreation presents the only Michigan screening of the 2024 Paddling Film Festival World Tour at Howe Arena in Traverse City on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30pm. Catch some of the world’s best paddling films of the year—whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, and more—filmed in more than 120 cities and towns. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door and are available online and at several local outdoors/recreation businesses: https://tinyurl.com/bd4xte66.
It’s 16-year-old Odile Ozanne’s last year of school, and she’s set her sights on applying for an apprenticeship at the exclusive Conseil—the governmental agency that controls her valley’s restricted borders. To the west of the valley is the past, while the east holds infinite future worlds. But everything changes when she spies her classmate Edme Pira’s parents on a mourning tour from the next village over. Gentle and talented Edme could be Odile’s soulmate—and he’s destined to die. Sworn to protect her small town’s order, Odile is faced with a life-changing choice: land the career she’s dreamt of or risk it all for the boy she loves? Equal parts thriller and dystopian slow-burn, Scott Alexander Howard’s The Other Valley is a lushly-rendered look at the relationship between fate and freedom.
Happy Earth Day! If you want to celebrate our favorite planet, here are a few activities happening around the North. On April 22, stop by Oryana in Traverse City; they’ve partnered with Archangel Ancient Tree Archive to give away free champion black willow trees cloned from the trees at the Grand Traverse Commons. Also April 22, Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire has their “Big Nature Sit” ($10) and White Birch Outfitters in Gaylord will organize a downtown cleanup project from 3:30-5:30pm. April 27, Old Town Playhouse hosts a slew of nonprofits for a free screening of The Smell of Money, one woman’s battle against one of the world’s largest pork companies. Last but not least, Black Star Farms offers a special Earth Day dinner on April 27 ($125) in their dining series featuring local products and produce.
The discussion around Canadian oil pipeline Enbridge Line 5 is coming closer to home. Last December, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued an order approving Enbridge’s application to build a new tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. This April, four Tribal Nations filed a brief asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn the MPSC’s approval. FLOW (For Love of Water) has filed a brief with the same aim. This month also saw the Department of Justice release an amicus brief acknowledging that Enbridge lacks the legal right to keep its pipeline on the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. On April 24, Line 5 experts from the United Tribes of Michigan, Michigan Climate Action Network, Oil & Water Don’t Mix, and Groundwork Center will gather in Traverse City with Assistant Attorney General Dan Bock from 5-6:30pm at The Alluvion for a discussion about the tunnel. groundworkcenter.org/tunnel-vision
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In 2018, Garden Theater owners Rick and Jennie Schmitt and Blake and Marci Brooks looked into installing solar panels on the roof of the Frankfort landmark. Just one problem: The engineer told them the roof was so compromised it could collapse from the weight of a heavy snowfall. That led to the creation of a nonprofit, which purchased the theater and raised funds to renovate the aging structure. Fast-forward six years, and plans call for installing 120 panels on the now-reinforced roof. “It’s a full-circle story,” says Schmitt, now president of the Friends of the Garden Theater Board of Directors. CBS Solar of Copemish will install enough panels to almost exactly offset the theater’s energy usage. The Friends have already raised $130,000 of the total cost of $175,000, with the project to be completed this summer.
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With patio season well on the way, sipping on a tasty tonic at home has never sounded better—especially if you don’t have to buy full-sized bottles of booze! Enter: The Blue Goat’s new Cocktail Bundles. Mixed up just in time to pack in picnic baskets and boat-day coolers, these single-portion drink kits come complete with two nip-sized spirit bottles (about one standard shot each) and mixers to craft one of four classic cocktails: a Gin and Tonic, Tequila Sunrise, Ginger Mule, or Rum and Coke. All the fixings come neatly wrapped in a reusable 24-ounce cup, topped off with a compostable straw and garnishes, like crystallized lime and grenadine. Grab your go-to drink bundle ($13.99-$14.99) at Blue Goat Wine & Provisions at 875 E. Front St. in Traverse City. bluegoattc.com
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By steven TuttleWe know Donald Trump is going to continue spouting his delusions about the results of the 2020 presidential election because those lies appear to be foundational to his 2024 campaign. It’s more distressing that his followers continue to believe that which has been proven as untrue over and over again
Now Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, has started her tenure as cochair of the Republican National Committee with a recorded message yammering on about the “stolen 2020 election” and replete with lies about various frauds including felons, illegal
Republican voter stronghold, the county had been drifting lately, and in 2020 Joe Biden was 45,000 votes better than Donald Trump. Claims of fraud immediately sprang from the losers’ imaginations.
The ballots were then recounted by machine, a large sample was recounted by hand, an audit was done of the tabulating machines, an audit conducted of 18,000 randomly selected ballots for votes and signature verification, and when all of that had been done, a group sponsored by Trump supporters undertook a months-long alleged hand recount of all 2 million plus ballots.
Nowhere have examples of widespread voter fraud significant enough to alter major elections been shown to exist.
immigrants, and dead people voting; voting machines that switch votes during tabulation; and the always popular folks illegally casting multiple ballots. All of which proves, according to the Trump clan, that Donald Trump easily won the 2020 presidential election that was stolen from him. Here’s a bulletin—no he didn’t and no it wasn’t. If they keep lying, others must keep telling the truth.
In fact, the 2020 presidential election in the most contested states was scrutinized, recounted, audited, and reviewed by multiple sources multiple times.
Votes in the two most populous counties in Wisconsin were recounted; Antrim County was audited and recounted by hand here in Michigan; at least one Pennsylvania county was recounted by hand; and there were two statewide recounts in Georgia. These efforts involved both Republican and Democratic election officials in states controlled by both Republican and Democratic legislatures and led by both Republican and Democratic governors. No evidence of widespread fraud was found. Then-President Trump’s own Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said the 2020 election was the most secure in our history.
Then there was Arizona and all the claims, including some of the most bizarre, about voting shenanigans in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and more than half the state’s voters. If any type of voter fraud has ever existed, then surely somebody claimed it took place in Maricopa County.
In 2020, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors was majority Republican, the county clerk was a Republican, and the governor and attorney general were Republicans. Those able to exercise any sort of control over the election’s procedures were Republicans, and most had publicly supported Donald Trump.
County voters cast more than 2 million ballots, 91 percent of them cast early by mail or dropped off before election day—a turnout of about 80 percent. Though traditionally a
Maricopa County’s 2020 general election ballots were recounted, audited, recounted, audited, and recounted again. In the end, no widespread fraud was found, and even the Trump-sponsored group’s efforts found nothing suspicious…but did discover an additional 99 votes for Biden.
(Arizonans, by the way, have been happily doing on-request, no-excuse mail-in voting for more than 30 years.)
The Heritage Foundation keeps a database of voter fraud, including efforts by noncitizens to vote. From 2002 through 2022, of more than a billion ballots legally cast, they documented fewer than 100 examples of non-citizens attempting to vote. Their current roster of examples of fraud is limited to a relative handful of individuals, knowingly or otherwise, attempting to vote when they cannot legally do so. The Brennan Center for Justice found 30 such examples of individual voter fraud in the 2016 election cycle.
Nowhere have examples of widespread voter fraud significant enough to alter major elections been shown to exist. But somehow that myth, now really just a destructive lie, has turned into anger toward election officials deemed responsible for problems that did not and do not exist. The Bipartisan Policy Center surveyed 18,000 election officials from all 50 states and found harassment and threats a leading cause of a 39 percent turnover rate. Even worse, 70 percent of election officials in cities of more than 100,000 faced harassment or received threats.
Since it’s mostly our friends and neighbors who oversee our elections—and take that responsibility seriously—suggesting widespread election fraud is to accuse those neighbors of being liars, cheats, and coconspirators in felonies depriving you of your voting franchise. Believing such a conspiracy, that would have had to involve thousands of Republicans and Democrats in multiple states across the country, is utter nonsense. Believing it of local election officials is just rude.
The ongoing false assertions of election fraud are the real fraud.
by Mary Keyes Rogers
Very few people need to maintain their mental health. Maintenance is not the struggle. I mean let’s be honest, who says, “Boy, every day is such a joy, how do I stay on this train?” The reality is that most of us need to improve our mental health.
For those of you lucky enough to be in maintenance mode, as well as the rest of us, I offer you the benefit of my own experience and the success I found in meditation, beginning with a simple session that brings big results.
For the sake of your own quality of life and those who must spend time with you, my sincere hope is that you consider trying this baby-step introduction to meditation, which requires only a few minutes, and
originating centuries ago in the Buddhist tradition. I can always find five to 10 minutes for this brain training to reinforce my mettle against the frustrations of daily life and the people who create it.
Start here: Find a quiet moment, close your eyes if you want, and silently repeat a few phrases of loving kindness in the direction of four specific people.
First, to a specific person for whom you have entirely neutral feelings. The cashier at your grocery store, a neighbor you see but don’t know, any random person. While holding this person in your mind, sincerely wish them the following sentiments and imagine you are mentally pushing these thoughts of loving kindness their way. You
I actively tend my mental garden with meditation. With great resistance, I began this practice and three years later I can say that it has made a significant improvement in my quality of life.
you won’t need to sit on a cushion, light a candle, or learn how to “not think about anything.” It will feel like a lovely spa bath for your mind and soul. Not only will you find a better night’s sleep and a few minutes of daily calm, but over time, you will have greater control over how you interact with the rainbow of jerks in your life.
Who am I to give you mental health advice? I’ll just say that, from time to time, I too have dined at the buffet of depression and anxiety with a side order of a very rare sleep disorder aptly named exploding head syndrome. (Feel free to Google it, but in short, as I go through the wake-sleep-wake period of falling asleep or waking up, I occasionally hear a bomb explode, like a gunshot, or a drawer full of pots and pans crashing in my head. Yes, it is terrifying in the moment. Still, I must admit that I do love being able to say I have a medical condition called exploding head syndrome.)
So, my relationship with mental wellness is a complicated chicken-or-the-egg situation. Does my interrupted sleep and moments of terror cause my periods of anxiety and depression, or do these maladies create stress and anxiety, which then increase the episodes and intensity of the ol’ exploding head? I suspect the political climate since 2016 is to blame, but my doctors say otherwise.
Either way, I actively tend my mental garden with meditation. With great resistance, I began this practice and three years later I can say that it has made a significant improvement in my quality of life. It isn’t a cure-all,, but it is free and doesn’t require a prescription or any gear.
The Loving Kindness Meditation, or Metta, is a short meditation or prayer of sorts
may need to repeat a few times to physically relax into the emotions.
May you be happy. May you be safe. May you feel joy. May you be free of pain. May you be at ease.
Second, recall a person that you have genuinely warm feelings for, someone you love and care for. Again, sink into these phrases as you silently say them.
Third, repeat these phrases while thinking about someone you have a problematic relationship with or for whom you feel animosity. It could be a relative, your coworker, a celebrity, or maybe the driver who flipped you off yesterday for no apparent reason. This isn’t easy at first, but you’ll come around to seeing humanity benefit from a collective experience of loving kindness.
Finally, and maybe most challenging, hold your own self to your heart and breathe into a brainy break from your inner critic, your faults, and shortcomings:
May I be happy. May I be safe. May I feel joy. May I be free of pain. May I be at ease
You really can’t help but feel better, with an appreciation for those you love, a kinder heart toward all the people you encounter each day, even those difficult people, and, of course, your own complicated self.
Mary Keyes Rogers is a resident of Traverse City, providing consulting services to small business owners. Her career has included her radio show Mary in the Morning, Marigold Women in Business, executive director of the National Association of Women Business Owners, and Michigan Small Business Development Center.
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Police in Rose, Idaho, revealed on April 10 the names of the victim and suspect in a home invasion that took place in March, EastIdahoNews.com reported. Officials said that around 2 a.m., 85-year-old Christine Jenneiahn was sleeping in her home when she awoke to a man shining a flashlight and pointing a gun at her. Derek Ephriam Condon, 39, allegedly then handcuffed Jenneiahn and moved her to the living room, where he cuffed her to a chair and asked her where the valuables were. She told him there were two safes, and he left to investigate. While he was out of the room, Jenneiahn dragged herself and the chair into her bedroom and got her .357 Magnum revolver, which she hid on a nearby couch after returning to the living room. Ultimately, she made a "now or never" decision and drew the gun, fatally striking Condon with two shots. He returned fire, hitting her multiple times, but Jenneiahn survived and has already left the hospital. The case, said Bingham County Prosecutor Ryan Jolley, "presents one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation I have ever heard of." Officials said the two knew each other and it was not a random incident.
A 24-year-old man, Yogesh R, in Bengaluru, India, died on March 25 of massive intestinal damage after a friend, Murali, 23, playfully inflated his rectum with a powerful car wash blow-dryer. The friend, an employee at a motorbike service center, had finished washing and drying the vehicle of the victim when horseplay ensued, the Times of India reported. The dryer's wand was not close to Yogesh, but the pressure was such that the victim collapsed and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors were unable to repair his exploded colon. Murali was arrested for culpable homicide.
Animal Antics
At the Country Oaks Elementary School in Hendry County, Florida, two 10-year-old boys were trading more than Lunchables on March 27. ClickOrlando reported that one of the boys had agreed in February to sell a handgun belonging to his father, who had recently died, to another for $300. The gun was located under a shed in the boy's backyard, along with a baggie containing 74 grams of marijuana. Both boys were arrested -- one for selling a firearm to a minor, the other for purchasing a firearm as a minor. The seller's mom is a sheriff's deputy; she was put on administrative leave while the investigation continues.
Holier Than Thou
Peter Owens, 35, of Ellenton, Florida, went to a Walgreens store in Clearwater on Easter Sunday to buy some headphones, The Smoking Gun reported. While there, he got into an argument with an employee of the store, and the manager, 36-year-old Nicole Merck, tried to intervene, asking Owens to leave the store. That was when Owens, according to police, struck Merck in the face with his Bible. Authorities tracked him down, and he admitted striking her "because she was being rude to him." The charge was bumped up to a felony because of Owens' 2020 conviction in Michigan for assault and battery. WWJD?
Overserved
Anna Louise Keller, 49, of Seminole, Florida, was shocked -- SHOCKED! -- on April 8 when Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies stopped her because she was driving recklessly and, critically, missing her right front tire. Fox13-TV reported that officers smelled alcohol, and Keller admitted that she had been drinking and was unaware of the missing tire. She tested over the legal limit, and deputies found four empty Busch Light containers in the car. She was charged with DUI.
In the wee hours of April 10 at a train station in Sydney, Australia, an unexpected commuter showed up, United Press International reported. A horse, wearing a blanket, appeared on the Warwick Farm station platform during heavy storms and tried to board the train. The escapade was captured on security camera video. The horse trotted up and down the platform and chased another rider before its owner was summoned to collect it. Transport for New South Wales declared that the wouldbe rider was "only horsing around" and was returned to his residence.
On April 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, police were summoned after someone saw a mountain goat standing on a ledge under a highway overpass bridge, United Press International reported. Authorities tried using a rope to rescue the goat, who ended up hanging from the rope for a short while. Finally a veterinarian on the ground sedated the animal, and it was taken to a local animal shelter to recover. Apparently, the goat had recently been adopted by a nearby resident and had escaped its
When police came across Wyly James Weeks, 35, on April 5 in St. Petersburg, Florida, he was sitting in a trash can, on a sidewalk, and completely naked. The Smoking Gun reported that Weeks told cops he "was allowed to be drunk and disorderly and sit naked in a trash can on the public sidewalk." Indeed, they found him to be unsteady on his feet and smelling of liquor. He also told them he didn't have to provide his "name or demographics." He pleaded guilty to disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence and was fined $520.
Total Eclipse of My Parts
In what is apparently a regular prank in Mexico, someone submitted an adults-only video clip of their view of the eclipse on April 8 to an RCG Media news program, the New York Post reported. But this particular clip was of a man blocking out the sun with his testicles. While the male anchor read on from a list of locations where people could watch the celestial phenomenon, one of the two female anchors gasped as the crude image flashed on the screen. The male anchor then apologized; an X user with the name Rhevolver took gleeful responsibility
BRITTEN TRAVERSE CITY
Human Resources Coordinator
Are you passionate about making work better for your fellow humans? Britten, the creative production studio known for its signs and displays, is hiring a human resources coordinator to support the company’s HR team. You’ll be helping the team’s employees navigate HR questions, assisting in recruitment, and getting exposure to everything from payroll processing to benefits enrollment to employee engagement. If you believe in Britten’s core values—“We Say Yes, We Hustle, We Think Bigger, We Keep Promises, We Build People Up”—this job could be the perfect stepping stone to an HR career. A bachelor’s degree in human resources (or related field), one to two years of experience, and an understanding of HR functions and best practices are required. (Bonus points if you have PHR or SHRM-CP credentials!) A competitive salary plus full benefits are offered for the position. To see the full job description and apply, head to britteninc.com/careers.
Welcome to our Spring 2024 “Now Hiring” section! Here you’ll find more than 70 jobs open across northern Michigan—some seasonal, some part-time, some full-time. Explore away!
Please note: Some jobs may be filled by the time you read this!
NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Accountant - Career Tech Services
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Commensurate with Experience
TRAVERSE CITY
Full job description and application can be found on our website, NorthwestEd.org
Apply! (231) 922-6200
ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Business Manager
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Not Listed
TRAVERSE CITY
St Joseph’s Catholic Church on Old Mission Peninsula is now interviewing for the position of Business Manager, a full-time salaried position with all eligible benefits. Required: Active Catholic, minimum three years bookkeeping and administration.
Apply! dioceseofgaylord.org/jobopportunities or call 231-421-7310
BLACK MAGIC STRIPING AND SEALING LLC
Office Staff
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $15 –$18/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
An ideal candidate will have excellent customer service and communication skills as this person will talk to 50-100 customers per day. Jobs duties include overseeing clerical tasks, emails, answering
We’re looking for dedicated and skilled individuals to join our team as Patrol Officers. Candidates considered qualified must have the following: Associate degree (bachelor’s degree preferred) in Criminal Justice or other human services and two years related Law Enforcement experience; Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) certified or certifiable.
Apply! jobs@traversecitymi.gov
CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
(Mechanic) Vehicle Equipment
Technician
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $23.38$25.84/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
phone calls, using Jobber database to manage customer requests for quotes, converting requests to quotes, maintaining a job board, and filing paperwork. Training will be provided.
Apply! (231) 218-8709
Recovery Navigator
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $16.85/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Maintains the therapeutic atmosphere by upholding policies and procedures to assure order, safety, and day to day routines appropriate to adult clients with substance abuse disorders or cooccurring disorders. They ensure continuity for the efforts of the treatment staff between the daytime and evening hours, and between the weekday and weekend hours. This person coordinates various aspects of the clients’ treatment needs, including orientation and assisting with admissions and discharges. This person may work with nursing or other clinical staff in administering medications, and charting. Essential duties and responsibilities: Help with admitting, discharging, and de-escalating clients as necessary; perform Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) and Urine Drug Screen for each new admission.
Apply! theresam@ addictiontreatmentservices.org
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY
911 Dispatch
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $24.14/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Primary function of the job is to take calls and dispatch emergency and non-emergency units and personnel, as well as provide emergency medical instructions to callers. Work requires interpretation, analysis, and anticipation of effect to resolve problems. Employees in this job have no formal supervisory role, however, work as part of a team and are responsible for ensuring that the team meets its objectives.
Apply! HR@gtcountymi.gov
CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
Patrol Officer
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $25.53$29.02/hour TRAVERSE CITY
TRAVERSE CITY
Asphalt Repair focuses on cutting out and replacing asphalt in damaged areas of parking lots and residential driveways. Use of pavement saws, rakes, lures, shovels, tamps and a roller. Sealcoating Crew will use edgers, power blowers and brooms to clean parking lots and residential driveways before applying rubberized hot crack fill to cracks and applying sealcoating material. Apply! (231) 218-8709
THIRD COAST BAKERY Baker
Receives general supervision from the Superintendent, Garage Division, and day-to-day activities from the Chief Vehicular Equipment Technician. A Vehicle Equipment Technician is thoroughly trained and experienced in the maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of all City vehicles and equipment. This employee functions as an experienced mechanic/technician, at the journey level, performing a wide range of maintenance, diagnostic, and mechanical repair. This is a full-time union position with a competitive benefits package. Apply! jobs@traversecitymi.gov
CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
Firefighter/EMT
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $51,572.32 - $59,143.66/year
TRAVERSE CITY
Under the general supervision of the Fire Chief or his/her designee, the employee is responsible for extinguishing fires, responding to emergency calls, and performing emergency medical techniques in order to protect and minimize the loss of life and property. The employee assists in the mitigation of critical incidents and serves as additional safety measure for events held in the city, such as the National Cherry Festival. Assignments are received and carried out with a degree of independence within the established department guidelines. The work involves an element of personal danger, and the employee uses considerable judgment, initiative, and skill in a variety of emergency situations and must be able to act without direct supervision in completing work. Starting Base Salary: $51,572.32 + stipends and allowances. Scheduled raise at 6 months, 12 months, 36 months, and 48 months. To be eligible for this position, applicants must meet one of the Firefighter II Certifications. Apply! jobs@traversecitymi.gov
BLACK MAGIC STRIPING AND SEALING LLC
Asphalt Repair Crew & Sealcoating Crew
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $18 - $22/ hour
HOURS/PAY: full-time / starting at $16/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Come join our team! Michigan’s leader in gluten free, vegan, allergen friendly bakery. Experience preferred, with an understanding of kitchen equipment, but will train the right candidate. Must be able to lift 25-50 pounds and be available weekends. Pay raise after 90-day review. Full benefit package includes health, dental, vision, and Simple IRA. Apply! executivekm@ thirdcoastbakery.com
CHERRY REPUBLIC
Line Cook
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $16-20/ hour
GLEN ARBOR
Rock the cold line in our Public House Restaurant with your culinary expertise, preparing Pub-style dishes with precision and flair in accordance with safety regulations. Set up and stock stations with all necessary fresh ingredients. Collaborate with our stellar team to ensure every plate leaving the kitch=en is a masterpiece. Keep the momentum going in our fastpaced environment while maintaining the highest standards of quality and presentation.
APPLY! cherryrepublic.com/pages/ career-seasonal-opportunities
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Bru Bar Bartender (FT)
HOURS/PAY: Full-time / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
The Bru Bar Bartender is responsible for promoting drink consumption by educating customers and preparing and selling various drinks. The Bru Bar serves a variety of beer, wine, and liquor, as well as coffee.
APPLY! (231) 378-2000 x2400
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Bru Bar Barista (FT or PT)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
The Bru Bar Barista is responsible for promoting coffee consumption by educating customers and preparing and serving a variety of coffee drinks, along with pastries and cookies. The Bru Bar also serves a variety of beer, wine, and liquor. Apply! (231) 378-2000 x2400
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
A Betsie River Pizza Attendant is responsible for taking orders from guests, using the cash register to ring in menu items, as well as preparing pizza, grinders, and wings for take-out and delivery guests.
The BRP Attendant will perform job duties in accordance with requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment.
Apply! (231) 378-2000 x2400
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Beach House Attendant (FT and PT Seasonal)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
Prepare and cook food in a quick serve restaurant outlet with a varied menu. Duties are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.
Apply! (231) 378-2000 x2400
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN Bartender (FT, PT, and On Call)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
Join our professional Food and Beverage Team serving guests in our restaurant outlets! The restaurant bartender is responsible for positive guest interactions while accurately mixing and serving beverages to guests and servers in a friendly and efficient manner. Must be 18 years of age or older.
Apply! (231) 378-2000 x2400
GENERATIONS AHEAD
Development Coordinator
HOURS/PAY: part-time / $30-$33/ hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Betsie River Pizza Attendant (FT, PT, and Seasonal)
We are hiring a Development Coordinator. This position (25 hours/ week) will support pregnant and parenting teens and their children by generating revenues from multiple sources, focused primarily on individual and foundation donors. This position will work closely with the Executive Director, Operations and Communications Manager, and the Board of Directors. Generations Ahead is a growing nonprofit that is a leader in the Grand Traverse region supporting teen parents and young families. We are looking for an individual with high standards and expectations who can help strategically grow and impact the organization’s direction for years to come. The work is interesting, varied, and will allow the right person to expand their professional skill set. Apply! marjier@generationsahead.org
CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER
Regional Development Manager
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $50,000$60,000/year
PETOSKEY
The Regional Development Manager - Petoskey (RDM) of Crooked Tree Arts Center (CTAC) is a key contributor
to the financial sustainability of the organization and growth of our Petoskey campus. The RDM is responsible for the design and implementation of the fundraising model and the stewardship and growth of our donors, with a focus on the Petoskey service area. The RDM collaborates with CTAC staff and leadership to establish fundraising and membership goals, and works to achieve them through soliciting corporate sponsorships, private donors, foundation support, and other community resources. The fundraising model includes identifying and connecting with new prospects, nurturing and growing established relationships, executing fundraising events, designing and marketing giving opportunities, grant writing, and stewardship. This position is ideal for an outgoing, motivated, and organized person who loves the arts and values working in a pleasant, mission-driven environment. Apply! angela@crookedtree.org
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN
COLLEGE
Adjunct- English Composition
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Depends On Qualifications
TRAVERSE CITY
This adjunct faculty member is passionate about teaching writing and engaging new college students. Writing instructors at NMC teach all levels of first-year writing (ENG 111, 111/11, 112, 112/12) and join other faculty in teaching an innovative curriculum and embracing a team approach to teaching and learning. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to relate well to a diverse population of learners and will use Moodle, an e-learning platform, complement classroom instruction, and/or virtual instruction. Meeting deadlines, communicating proactively, and participating in college-wide assessment are crucial responsibilities. Instructional load may include teaching evenings. Apply! hr@nmc.edu
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN
COLLEGE
Adjunct - HVAC & Plumbing
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Depends on Qualifications
TRAVERSE CITY
This adjunct faculty member is responsible for teaching HVAC and Plumbing Technology courses for the Technical Academic Area. Responsibilities include preparing and delivering instruction to students in cooperation with other faculty teaching proper class-related records and promptly assessing student coursework and apprising students of progress. The adjunct faculty member is a member of the professional teaching staff that is responsible for effectively implementing the mission of NMC and the Technical Academic Area. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to relate well to a diverse population of learners. Responsibilities may include teaching nights, weekends, and/or online instruction.
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NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
Adjunct - Plumbing
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Depends on Qualifications
TRAVERSE CITY
This adjunct faculty member is responsible for teaching Plumbing Technology courses for the Technical Academic Area. Responsibilities include preparing and delivering instruction to students in cooperation with other faculty teaching proper class-related records and promptly assessing student coursework and apprising students of progress. The adjunct faculty member is a member of the professional teaching staff that is responsible for effectively implementing the mission of NMC and the Technical Academic Area. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to relate well to a diverse population of learners. Responsibilities may include teaching nights, weekends, and/or online instruction.
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NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN
COLLEGE
Adjunct - Culinary Arts Baking
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Depends on
TRAVERSE CITY
Responsible for instructing and assisting in courses offered by the Great Lakes Culinary Institute; quality assurance for Great Lakes Culinary Institute labs, providing for the health, safety, and security of NMC students involved in the culinary program; maintaining the confidentiality of the student information as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; serving as a public representative of both the College and the Great Lakes Culinary Institute. Evaluating students’ performance in various Great Lakes Culinary Institute courses; quality assurance for food planned, prepared, and served by the Great Lakes Culinary Institute. Responsible for academic advising. Responsible for obtaining ongoing continuing education in both technical skills and educational methodology.
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NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
Adjunct - GLMA Deck Instructor
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Depends on Qualifications
TRAVERSE CITY
This adjunct faculty member is responsible for teaching Maritime courses at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA). This adjunct faculty member will employ a range of suitable strategies to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions and encourage active learning in all students, maintain proper class-related records, and promptly assess student coursework and apprise students of progress. The adjunct faculty member is a member of the professional teaching staff that is responsible for effectively implementing the mission of Northwestern Michigan College and the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to relate well to a diverse population of learners. Responsibilities may include teaching nights, weekends, and/or online instruction. Apply! hr@nmc.edu
NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Summer Migrant Program Social Worker
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $26/hour
LELAND Marketing Associate
If you haven’t visited the Old Art Building (OAB) for one of their exhibits, classes, or presentations, maybe your first trip will be for a job interview. The cultural center is looking for a marketing associate to share the word about OAB’s offerings with the community, plus manage digital and print media, website management, and market research. You’ll be responsible for developing a marketing content calendar in collaboration with the OAB staff and working with partner organizations, local media, artists, and other community members to communicate upcoming programs and events. A bachelor’s degree is required, along with two to four years of entry-level marketing experience. Someone with a keen eye for graphic design—and a love of all things art!—will make an especially good candidate. The salary range is $40,000-$45,000 based on experience. Visit oldartbuilding.com/ job-openings to learn more and apply.
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Summer Migrant Program - Highly Qualified Parapro
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $17.48/ hour
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Summer Migrant Program Lead Teacher
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $26/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
School Psychologist
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Commensurate with Experience
TRAVERSE CITY
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Employers for full benefits, time off and competitive wages! Job description and application can be found on our website, NorthwestEd.org Apply! (231) 922-6200
NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Educational Interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Commensurate with Experience
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Substitute Social Worker
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Commensurate with Experience
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Speech and Language Pathologist
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $45,000+/ year TRAVERSE CITY
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description and application can be found on our website, NorthwestEd.org
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION
SERVICES
Substitute Speech and Language
Pathologist
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Commensurate with Experience
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION
SERVICES
Teacher of the Emotionally Impaired
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $45,000+/year
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION
SERVICES
Aviation Maintenance Parapro
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $17.71/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION
SERVICES
Teaching Assistant
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $17.71/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION
SERVICES
Medicaid Program Compliance
Coordinator
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $45,000+/ year
TRAVERSE CITY
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CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
Civil Engineer I
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $66,046.51 – $86,970.64/year
TRAVERSE CITY
Under the direct supervision by the Deputy City Engineer, the Civil Engineer I work involves project responsibility for municipal engineering projects. Work involves responsibility for the application of engineering skills and knowledge to challenging engineering projects in conjunction with the design, construction, inspection, evaluation, or
maintenance of public infrastructure or municipal projects. Work assignments allow for independent judgment in planning, data acquisition, and analysis or in making technical decisions and are performed under the general supervision of the City Engineer, or designated staff. Apply! jobs@traversecitymi.gov
SHANTY CREEK RESORT
Golf Superintendent - The Legend
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $52,000$60,000/year
BELLAIRE
(This position includes a $3,500 sign-on bonus.) Shanty Creek Resort has a silver medal from Golf Digest, recognition from Condé Nast Traveler (“Top Golf Resorts in the World”), and two courses ranked among Michigan’s Top 20 Public Courses by Golf Magazine: The Legend, Arnold Palmer’s Michigan Masterpiece, is rated #7. As such, we are looking for a professional, goal-minded, and ambitious leader to run all aspects of our award-winning Legend Golf Course. This includes budgeting, hiring, training, and scheduling and leading your team in support of Shanty Creek’s mission of creating memorable guest experiences.
Apply! (231) 533-3000
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING
Licensed Practical Nurse
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Starting at $25.68/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Primary function of the job is to provide foot care and medication management services to clients who will benefit from these services. This includes identification of clients who will benefit from this program through a myriad of resources and referrals. She/he is expected to function as part of a team and is responsible for ensuring that the team meets its objectives. Apply! HR@gtcountymi.gov
NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Transportation Support Nurse
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Commensurate with Experience
TRAVERSE CITY
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TRAVERSE CITY HORSE SHOWS
Multiple Positions Available
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $20/hour to start
WILLIAMSBURG
Available positions span hospitality, security, ticketing, landscaping, retail, and beyond, providing the
unique opportunity to integrate luxury service with the splendor of northern Michigan. All positions start at $20 an hour with no equestrian experience needed. Apply! traversecityhorseshows.com/ join-the-team
Tasting Room Staff
HOURS/PAY: part-time / Up to $1924/hour (base + tips)
TRAVERSE CITY
Brys is hiring for the summer and fall season! We are looking to add a few hard-working, friendly people to our tasting room team to create unforgettable guest experiences and represent the Brys organization in a professional manner. Previous service experience and wine knowledge is preferred, but not required. Flexible scheduling and employee discounts. Part-time position through November, but with the opportunity for full-time May-August. Apply! info@brysestate.com
THIRD COAST BAKERY
Dishwasher
HOURS/PAY: part-time / starting at $13/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Washing and sanitizing bakeware and utensils to meet health and safety guidelines. Able to stand and perform repetitive motion for extended periods of time in a damp and sometimes fast-paced environment. Able to lift up to 50 pounds. Benefits include two paid holidays, IRA retirement program, free cake on your birthday, Allergen ServSafe Certification. Apply! executivekm@ thirdcoastbakery.com
CHERRY REPUBLIC
Dishwasher
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $15-$16/ hour
GLEN ARBOR
Keep the kitchen running smoothly by washing dishes and utensils in our fast-paced environment. Maintain cleanliness and organization in the dishwashing area. Bus tables inside our restaurant and outside in our beer garden. Ensure the restaurant floors and countertops are clean and take out the trash when necessary. Work alongside a fun and supportive team to deliver an exceptional dining experience for our customers. Apply! cherryrepublic.com/pages/ career-seasonal-opportunities
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Front Desk Agent (PT Seasonal)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
A Front Desk Agent offers the highest level of guest service at the resort, responding in a professional and courteous manner to arriving, departing, and in-house guests. Apply! (231) 378-2000 x2400
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Server (FT, PT, On Call)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
As part of our Food and Beverage
CASTLE FARMS
CHARLEVOIX
Assistant Venue Coordinator
Ever wished you could work in a castle? Well, wishes do come true: Castle Farms is hiring. (It may not be the medieval home of a former queen, but it’s been the home of everything from a dairy farm to a major Midwest concert venue!) The sprawling property is popular for weddings and events all summer long, and they’re looking to fill several part-time positions for assistant venue coordinators. The coordinator will help events run smoothly throughout the season by helping facilitate wedding ceremonies, closing down receptions, and more. The ideal candidate will have strong customer service skills, be a quick problem solver, and be a team player who is excited about bringing a positive attitude for guests and staff alike. Hours range from 10-24 hours per week May through October; the starting rate is $19 per hour. Apply soon—training for the position is getting started in April. See all the details at castlefarms.com/employment.
team, a Server provides friendly, responsive service to create an exceptional dining experience for all of our guests.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Host (FT, PT, On Call)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
The Host is part of our Food and Beverage team. A Host will provide a warm, friendly immediate greeting to guests at the door, and then seat, and present clean menus to guests in a friendly, professional, and quick manner.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Dishwasher (FT and PT)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
Dishwashers are responsible for job duties that allow for a smooth-running food and beverage operation and are critical to properly executed dining service.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Busser (FT, PT, On Call)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
As part of our Food and Beverage team, the Busser assists servers in providing fast and courteous service of food and beverage to guests by clearing and setting tables and performing miscellaneous tasks.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Breakfast Server (FT, PT, On Call)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
As part of our Food and Beverage team, The Breakfast Server provides friendly, responsive service to create an exceptional dining experience.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Breakfast Buffet Attendant (PT and FT Seasonal)
HOURS/PAY: Seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
Join our professional Food and Beverage Restaurant Team assisting guests in our restaurant outlets! Breakfast Buffet Attendants, also known as Line Runners,
are responsible for the overall preparation and replenishment of buffets and delivery of condiments and food at our dining outlets.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Banquet Captain (FT) Banquet Set Up Attendant (FT, PT, and On Call)
HOURS/PAY: Full-time / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
The role of Banquet Captain is to ensure that his/her assigned events and activities are organized and executed, resulting in the complete satisfaction of the guests attending the event.
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Banquet Server (FT, PT, and On Call)
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / Varies
THOMPSONVILLE
A banquet server provides effective food and beverage service, guest attention, and overall logistics of banquet events by way of set-up, clear communication, and teamwork, while maintaining the company’s standard for excellence, resulting in the overall success of banquet events.
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WINDEMULLER ELECTRIC
Marketing Intern
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Not Listed
TRAVERSE CITY
This position will work closely with the Marketing Manager to help support strategic marketing efforts to increase Windemuller’s brand recognition. This internship will help acquire various marketing skills and expand business acumen. The overall experience in this role will ultimately prepare you for your future as a marketing professional.
Apply! bwaddell@windemuller.us
CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
Water Treatment Plant - Seasonal Operator/Intern
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $18 - $22/ hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Under the supervision of the Water Plant Superintendent and the Chief Water Plant Operator. Responsible for producing clean water, operating a
certified lab, calculating chemical feed rates, and maintaining plant facilities and grounds. Seasonal/Internship workdays: Fri: 11:00pm – 7:00am Sat, Sun: 7:00pm – 7:00am. Other days as needed up to 40 hours per week.
Apply! jobs@traversecitymi.gov
Summer Migrant Program Student
Intern
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $16.48/ hour
TRAVERSE CITY
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TRUNORTH LANDSCAPING
Irrigation Foreman
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $26-$30/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
TruNorth Landscaping is seeking a responsible, self-motivated individual to join our Irrigation crew as an Irrigation Foreman. TruNorth Landscaping is a small, fast-paced, hardworking company that strives to achieve quality and excellence. If you are looking for a career with an established landscaping company and opportunities for growth, TruNorth Landscaping could be a great fit for you! The Irrigation Foreman responsibilities include overseeing the installation of irrigation systems, regular communication with designer/ architect to ensure understanding of project and client wants/needs, training and mentoring crew members, supervising the use of equipment, ensure crew members observe safety protocol, and completion of various administrative duties (utilization of Aspire software in daily routine). The Irrigation Foreman must effectively and efficiently guide each project through to completion while ensuring the crew stays on time and budget.
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CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
Seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $15 - $18/ hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Under the supervision of the Parks & Recreation Supervisor. Performs general grounds maintenance work from spring cleanup, summer mowing, and fall cleanup.
Temporary/Seasonal, Parks workdays: Monday – Friday 7:00am – 3:00pm. Cemetery workdays: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm. Apply! jobs@traversecitymi.gov
CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
Seasonal Water Maintenance Worker
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $15 - $18/ hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Under the supervision of the Water/ Sewer Maintenance Superintendent. Performs a variety of maintenance
HURON PINES
ALPENA OR GAYLORD DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Fundraising experts, lean in. Huron Pines, a nonprofit conservation dedicated to conserving northern Michigan’s beautiful natural resources, is hiring a development director. This is the perfect role for someone with five or more years of proven development experience and a passion for protecting the great outdoors. (Yes, you’ll have a desk, but you’ll also have nature as your office. Take one look at the Lake Huron Coastal Preserve, and you’ll be sold!) The work of the development director includes cultivating major donors, leading the planned giving program, special project campaigns, and ensuring endowment growth. Strong candidates will have excellent communication and negotiation skills plus an understanding of the nonprofit sector. This is a full-time position with a salary range of $80,000 - $90,000 plus benefits. Review the job description and apply at.huronpines.org/jobs.
tasks, including cleanup, repair and outside grounds maintenance of equipment and facilities. Temporary/ Seasonal, Monday thru Friday, 7:00am – 3:00pm. Apply! jobs@traversecitymi.gov
NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Custodian - Evening Shift
HOURS/PAY: full-time / $18.86/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
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NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES
Substitute Custodian
HOURS/PAY: part-time / $18/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
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MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Nature Awaits Educator
HOURS/PAY: part-time / $15/hour
SELECT STATE PARKS
The DNR is hiring passionate individuals to provide Nature Awaits programming at interpretive sites throughout Michigan. These positions are part-time (8-29 hours per week), with flexible scheduling and pay starting at $15 an hour. Apply! forms.office.com/g/ bQQqpS8RLt
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Seasonal Park Interpreter
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $15/hour
THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN
We’re seeking enthusiastic, natureminded folks to lead immersive hikes, design engaging outdoor educational programs, and inspire visitors to connect with Michigan state parks. Seasonal park interpreters (or explorer guides) will spend a majority of their time outdoors, share their knowledge, and help visitors of all ages, all while shining a spotlight on each park’s
unique resources. Plus, they have some of the best office views around. Apply! DNR-ExplorersProgram@ Michigan.gov
ACTION WATER SPORTS
Boat Delivery Driver
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Not Listed TRAVERSE CITY
Action Water Sports is looking to fill the position of Boat Delivery Driver at our award-winning Traverse City location. Our Traverse City location services the Northern Michigan boating community and carries premier brands such as MasterCraft Boats, Cobalt Boats, and Barletta Pontoons. AWS is one of the highest regarded dealerships in the country. We are the number one dealer in the United States for MasterCraft, listed as the number 10 boat dealer in North America by Boating Industry, and recently awarded “Marine Dealership of the Year” by the Water Sports Industry Association. We provide all the tools and training to succeed. We believe boating brings families together and we strive to share that passion with every customer. Apply! (231) 943-3434
ACTION WATER SPORTS
Dock & Lift Specialist
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Not Listed
TRAVERSE CITY
Action Water Sports is looking to fill the position of Dock & Lift Specialist at our Traverse City location. Our Traverse City location services the Northern Michigan boating community and carries premier brands such as
ODAWA CASINO RESORT PETOSKEY Beer Brewery
Ready, set, brew! Odawa Casino is looking for a beer lover to join their food & beverage team for their new Room 94 restaurant, home to an array of Michigan craft beers. As the beer brewer, you’ll produce original, flavorful beers and oversee the brewing process from start to finish. We’re talking milling, mashing, fermenting, hopping, flavoring, barreling— the whole nine yards! The Room 94 team is looking for an experienced brewer, with preference given to candidates with a certificate or degree in Fermentation Science/Brewer’s Science from an accredited institution, National Institute for Beer Excellence (NIBE) qualifications, and/or completion of formal training programs such as cicerone certification or an advanced home brewing course. The starting pay rate is $22 per hour, and you’ll report to the director of F&B. Get the full scoop on this new position at jobs.jobvite.com/odawacasinoresort/jobs/positions.
MasterCraft Boats, Barletta Pontoons, and Cobalt Boats. This is your chance to live out your watersports and boating passion every day! Apply! (231) 943-3434
ACTION WATER SPORTS
Marine Service Technician
HOURS/PAY: full-time / Not Listed
TRAVERSE CITY
Are you a hard-working individual who takes pride in their craft? Do you enjoy your time on the water and share a passion for boating or water sports? Perhaps you’re an automotive technician who is tired of working on rusty Michigan cars and trucks! If so, then Action Water Sports might be the place for you in this full-time, year-round position that includes full time benefits. Action Water Sports is looking to fill the position of Boat Service Technician at our Traverse City location. Our Traverse City location services the tip of the mitt boating community and carries premier brands such as MasterCraft Boats, Cobalt Boats and Barletta Pontoons. Apply! (231) 943-3434
RETAIL
THE WARREN Sales Associate
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $18/hour
LELAND
Enjoy working in a creative environment? The Warren is looking for kind, communicative, and fun
people to join their seasonal retail team at their beautiful Leland shop. Apply! thewarrenleland.com/jointhe-team
I’M PLANTY AF
Sales team
HOURS/PAY: part-time / $15/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
Summer and year-round positions. 15-25 hours/week flexible schedule weekends included on rotation. Sales staff with household plant knowledge. The plant store is inside our sister store, My Secret Stash, 122 Cass St. Send an interesting cover letter and resume. Apply! hello@implantyaf.com
CHERRY REPUBLIC
Retail Ambassador
HOURS/PAY: seasonal / $15.50$16/hour
TRAVERSE CITY
As a Retail Ambassador at Cherry Republic, you will be at the forefront of delivering exceptional customer experiences. From assisting customers with product selections to providing insights on our cherryinspired offerings, your energy, and positivity will contribute to the joyful atmosphere of our store. Operating cash registers, offering wine tastings, and stocking shelves are other essential duties. Apply! cherryrepublic.com/pages/ career-seasonal-opportunities
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87 percent of readers report they have made a purchase based on an ad they saw in Northern Express.
By Craig Manning
One of the world’s biggest companies is setting up shop in northern Michigan.
In January, details emerged about Amazon’s plans to build a new distribution center in Gaylord. Since then, the e-commerce giant and its contractors have been hard at work on the new 42,500-squarefoot facility, which will occupy eight acres of land in the Gaylord Industrial Park and should be open for business by the end of summer.
What will this arrival of a big household name business mean for Gaylord and northern Michigan as a whole? And could the region see other Amazon facilities—or court other similarly big companies—in the future? Northern Express takes a look.
Amazon’s Arrival
State Representative Ken Borton (R-Gaylord) was the one who announced that Amazon would be coming to his hometown. On January 11, Borton’s office sent out a press release sharing the news and touting its potential economic and community benefits for Gaylord.
“When Amazon comes to town, it means a lot of new jobs and a lot of new money going into our local economy,” Borton said. “We’re talking about a huge facility employing lots of people. But it isn’t just the jobs. The folks working there will have to buy homes.
Then they’ll send their kids to our schools. They’ll shop at our grocery stores and dine at local restaurants. The more you think about how much projects like this add to our community, the more excited you get.”
Lisa McComb, executive director of the Otsego County Economic Alliance, says Amazon had “been scouting property in Traverse City and Gaylord” for quite some time before the January announcement.
“When they were made aware of this opportunity [to purchase property in the Gaylord Industrial Park], they just moved forward very quickly,” she says. “And then we were all under a nondisclosure agreement until they actually closed on [the property], so none of us who knew what was potentially happening could say anything.”
The City of Gaylord and the Otsego County Economic Alliance established the Gaylord Industrial Park in the early 2000s, partially as a means of attracting big businesses to Otsego County. McComb points to the location of the park—and of Gaylord in general—as an ideal spot for shipping, logistics, and e-commerce companies. Because the industrial park is located one mile west of I-75, two miles south of M-32, and right next door to Gaylord Regional Airport, it’s a convenient spot for moving goods.
“We just have a lot of infrastructure in place here, and that’s really conducive to investment for something like a fulfillment
center or distribution center,” McComb says. “In the same industrial park where Amazon is building, we have a big FedEx plant. There’s another FedEx facility operating out of another industrial complex in Gaylord. And then we also have UPS and several other companies that use this as a regional corridor for distribution.”
What exactly will Amazon coming to town mean for Gaylord in the long term?
Once built, McComb says the new facility is expected to support 200 jobs for Amazon, including “a mixture of both fulltime and part-time” positions. Already, the facility has brought some work to northern Michigan: McComb notes that Traverse City’s Team Elmer’s was tapped to perform “all the excavation and tree clearing and removal” of the eight-acre site where the new building will be.
Construction is moving quickly on the new Amazon facility, according to McComb, who expects it to be operational within a matter of months. “The exterior is up, the lights are in, the connections to the city water and sewer systems are in,” she says. “So, they’re progressing at a fast pace, and they’ve told me that they anticipate being functional by mid-summer.”
McComb says Amazon’s investment in Gaylord—along with a few other recent big business developments in the area—
are a good sign that Otsego County is on the upswing.
“We in Otsego County are very fortunate, in that, in the first quarter of 2024 alone, we’ve had two large businesses open,” McComb says. “Menards is going to bring 250 jobs to the area; they’ve got about 180 in position right now. And then Hobby Lobby has come in with around 25 new jobs. Then you add the 200 jobs at this Amazon facility, and we also have [other businesses] already developing that I can’t talk about yet. All these things are going to grow our community and provide competitive jobs.”
McComb continues, “We’re just experiencing a large amount of private investment into Otsego County right now. That’s going to make a huge impact on our economy, because it’s going to increase the workforce that we have here. We have 11,000 people working here already, we draw 8,000 commuters, and those numbers are only going to increase.”
If there’s a downside, McComb admits, it’s that the growth is “going to increase the critical need we have for housing and childcare.”
Borton recently shared on his Facebook page that Amazon will start hiring for jobs at the new Gaylord facility “later this summer,” adding that job seekers interested in being “notified when they start accepting applications” can sign up for job alerts at hiring.amazon.com.
What Comes Next?
There could be more Amazon jobs coming to the region in the near future: While this facility is a distribution center, McComb tells Northern Express that “there are plans in the future to have an Amazon fulfillment center somewhere in northern Michigan.”
For reference, in the world of e-commerce, distribution centers and fulfillment centers play different roles in the pipeline that moves goods from suppliers to the end consumers. According to a blog post from Traverse City’s own eFulfillment Service, a distribution center is typically “a hub in the supply chain where products are received from suppliers and then distributed to retail stores or other fulfillment centers.”
A fulfillment center, meanwhile, is the cog further down the supply chain that is responsible for actually processing orders and shipping them out to end consumers, as well as handling returns.
Last fall, the Traverse City Ticker, a Northern Express sister publication, broke the news that a new e-commerce facility was coming to Blair Township in Traverse City. Construction plans submitted to Grand Traverse County Construction Code and viewed by The Ticker showed a new facility planned on US-31, west of Menards.
Though Amazon was not officially named on documents, which bore the name “Project Northstar” and referred only to an incoming “tenant,” the details of the project—
including the listed developer, architect, and civil engineering firm, plus schematics for a “last-mile” delivery center with a fleet of delivery vans—were all identical to other Amazon facilities in the Midwest. In recent years, Amazon has built numerous facilities throughout Michigan, including a massive 850,000-square-foot, $150 million fulfillment center in Kent County.
Last-mile delivery services are often provided by a third party—think FedEx, UPS, the United States Postal Service (USPS), or the other entities that typically bring an Amazon package to your doorstep. Amazon has even taken to contracting with local post offices to provide last-mile services, which is why you’ll sometimes see USPS mail trucks
out delivering Amazon packages on Sundays.
Increasingly, though, Amazon is building its own local hubs to provide those last-mile services in house, all with the aim of getting orders to customers more quickly. A last-mile facility in Blair Township would, in theory, serve this purpose for the Grand Traverse area.
While Amazon has yet to confirm that the Blair Township facility will be one of its local last-mile hubs, signs continue to point to the e-commerce giant establishing more of a Traverse City presence. Several recentlyposted Amazon job listings on job boards like Talent.com and The Ladders—including for delivery drivers, warehouse associates, shoppers, and fulfillment staff—identify Traverse City as their location.
The campus buzz is palpable as Interlochen Arts Academy gets ready to host the largest, most complicated performance in the school’s history.
It’s not a Shakespearean drama, nor a ballet or a Broadway classic.
It’s an opera.
And it’s the world premiere of Edmonia, which tells the story of Edmonia Lewis, the 19th-century Black and Ojibwe sculptor who carved out an artistic identity against all odds. Performances are May 3-5, 2024.
The two-act opera was originally commissioned in 2000 by prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison and composed by acclaimed musician and education Dr. Bill Banfield. The tale follows Lewis’ life, travel, and career at Oberlin College, Boston, Florence, Italy, Chicago, San Francisco, and Philadelphia at a time when travel, a career, and life itself was difficult for many women.
The Cast
Patrice Rushen, Broadway actor Sydney James Harcourt of Hamilton fame, and emerging opera performer Amber Merritt star alongside Arts Academy students in the production.
Auditions began in December under codirectors Laura Osgood Brown and Justin Lee Miller. In a nutshell, Brown deems the cast “an explosion of talent.”
“There are 65 in the cast, the largest cast ever on campus,” says Brown. “The first few days were overwhelming. And we were practicing from 4:00 to 6:30 [pm], four or five days a week, in three different locations.”
She adds with a smile, “All of us, directors included, are stretched outside our boundaries. We think of opera as old, but opera can be modern too. It’s musical theater that’s global.”
The Crew
Brent Wrobel is the executive director of
Interlochen Presents and serves as producer for the opera. He oversees all performances on campus, but with Edmonia, he’s been involved on a more detailed level due to its size and importance.
“This has been a rewarding experience,” says Wrobel, who’s been with the academy for 10 years. He tells us the school has been working on developing the premiere for three of those 10 years.
“The academy staff has been working closely with the composer, Bill Banfield, and with the talented guest artists, Sydney James Harcourt, Amber Merrit, and Patrice Rushen,” Wrobel continues. “They’ve guided us along the way to take this new work from the page to the stage. This is also a multidisciplinary production, so we have all seven of our arts divisions participating in some way. It’s a big show.”
The “big show” has about a dozen full-time staffers working on the production daily.
“They are designing and building the
scenery and costumes, creating projections to be projected on the scenery, and developing plans for the lighting and sound designs,” explains Wrobel. “The team meets weekly with the directors and designers to discuss the production and make sure everyone is on the same page. The design process started this past November, and the build process began in the new year.”
The Stage
One of the highlights of Edmonia is a high-tech rotating stage that carries a $70,000 price tag.
“We received a generous donation which allowed us to purchase a motor-controlled scenery system,” explains Wrobel. “This system moves scenery ‘magically’ on the stage. For the production of Edmonia, we are using the system in two ways. We will have a 20-foot diameter turntable that is in the middle of the stage. This allows us to move other pieces of scenery or performers
magically during the show.”
Jeff Block, assistant director of presentation, design, and production, has spent weeks overseeing the setup. “We put the scenery on a turntable that uses a computer to locate it precisely,” he says. “It can turn the stage within one-sixteenth of an inch.”
The scenery crew has created five tall columns that slide left to right on the stage to help create new locations throughout the opera. Air casters move the huge pillars. These columns will be projected on and as they move to a new location, the projections will follow. It took the scene shop about a week to build the scenery and two full days to install and make sure it runs properly.
“This technology is a game-changer for us,” says Wrobel. “It takes our designs to the next level.”
The Costumes
With a cast of about 70 performers, there’s a huge need for costumes, all period pieces that need to be designed, created—or located—and then fitted.
Costume designer Caitlin Eldred has been hip-deep in the costuming process for months.
“We had a few pieces from our costume stock from other productions that we were able to use and some religious [costumes] were purchased,” she explains. “But we probably created about 15 original pieces, including three different costumes for young Edmonia, grown Edmonia, and dance Edmonia. I saved the blushy reds for Edmonia, floral patterns for her as an adult, while dance Edmonia is a deep red.”
For many of the students, getting into costume is a unique experience.
“They come alive when they put on that stuff,” Eldred says. “A lot of them have never worn historical garb, like a petticoat or a frock hat. Some have never done a show with us. They just light up.”
Eldred, who joined the academy last year and started on designs for the show last October, estimates that each original piece requires 35 to 40 hours of work by the costume team of six staffers, four adult
volunteers, and six student volunteers. The costumes took about 10 weeks to create in the fully-equipped costume shop.
One issue the costume team had to work around was the students’ class schedules. “Sometimes they’d have a half-hour free time, but the fittings usually take 45 minutes to an hour,” explains Eldred. “But we got it worked out.”
All of the academy’s productions are student-focused, but this staging of a world premier opera is special.
“It isn’t every day that we have all seven arts divisions working on the same show together,” says Wrobel. “It’s been an allhands-on-deck experience and the students are doing a fantastic job.”
And now the opening night of May 3 is only days away. Months of working closely together are finally coming together in a poignant, powerful creation.
“It’s been a long gestation,” says Brown, noting that when they began, she set up a
separate email account with just messages between her and Banfield. On the day she talked with Northern Express, it was jammed with 838 messages.
So why should a northern Michigan audience come to see Edmonia? Wrobel is quick to offer three reasons.
“First, the story is important,” he says. “Edmonia Lewis was an African American and Native American marble sculptor in the late 1800s. The story spans Lewis’ courageous life from her birth in upstate New York through her turbulent days at Oberlin College and formative studio days in Boston, to her astonishing move to Rome, Italy. In 1876, at the age of 32, Lewis captivated the world with her larger-than-life marble statue The Death of Cleopatra that now stands in the Smithsonian.
“Second, there isn’t a lot of opportunity to see full-length operas in northern Michigan. Third, this isn’t your typical opera! If classical opera is not your cup of tea, you will be pleasantly surprised by the contemporary flavor of Edmonia.”
The driving force behind the Edmonia opera is Dr. Bill Banfield, a native Detroiter, whose wide-ranging resume includes musician, composer, guitarist, professor, educator, author, and record company owner. It’s no surprise he gets enthusiastic when talking about the creative process.
“Creativity is a dialogue about how life is,” he explains. “What shall we do, how do we do it? It all starts with a conversation about life and that’s represented in a poem or a story… The opera is a collaboration, a story, a song, that is acted, danced, and staged. It’s a celebration.”
Banfield has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize judge in American Music (2010 and 2016). He’s an awardwinning composer whose symphonies, operas, and chamber works have been performed and recorded by major symphonies across the nation. Dr. Cornel West has called him “one of the last grand Renaissance men in our time, a towering artist, exemplary educator, rigorous scholar, courageous freedom fighter.”
With all those impressive credentials, what was it like working with the young people at the academy? “Young people jump into the music and they make the music jump,” he says with a smile. “They bring the soul, the imagination, and energy.”
And with the global premier of his Edmonia nearing, Banfield says he may not be done with the talented sculptor whose work remains largely unknown by the general public. “This is only half of the opera I want to do,” he hints.
In the not-so-futuristic landscape of domestic unrest, the United States of America (as seen in the dystopian thriller Civil War) has been fractured. Why, how, and what exactly the new insurrection is about you will have to piece together yourself. That’s because in the hands of writer and director Alex Garland (Ex Machina), the why is not important. What is, it seems, is taking you on an elaborate journey of metaphors so apolitical and bland that most of the tension of the concept is lost.
The film starts with a razor edge as the dark times are introduced to us using intercut broadcast footage of the unnamed war intercut with a Trumpian U.S. president practicing his militant victory speech from the White House while violence rages on outside his windows. As played by the everfascinating Nick Offerman, the president sadly vanishes into the background of the story quickly, not reappearing until the final moments of the film. You will miss him.
That’s because most of the other characters you will now follow are far less interesting, even as played by talented, famous faces. Led by Kirsten Dunst as the grizzled and award-winning photojournalist Lee, the cast includes actress Cailee Spaeny as Jessie, the hero-worshiping young photography protégé determined to make her mark on the journalism world; Warner Moura as the field producer Joel; and Stephen McKinley Henderson as Sammy, the aging media stalwart from The New York Times who still has stories to chase (seen here not as the Old Gray Lady but an Old Gray Man).
As the journalists are thrust into mayhem, some deal with the surrounding violence like soldiers: drinking, drugging, and numbing their pain away. Others are determined to document the history playing out around them, even as we the audience have little context for the battle itself. They suppress their emotions and harden their resolve— the idea being that in the face of violence or
unrest, all of us can become dehumanized.
It’s a conceptual story that won’t evolve much past that, as the journalists band together and head to the front lines of the war determined to get one last interview with the sitting president before his downfall. As they travel, “the press” is given special access, protected by the military, and treated as a special class.
In some of the even more implausible sequences, the journalists are able to dodge all dangers without protection during intense and laborious gun battles, insert or extract themselves from war zones using only their press passes, and somehow weave in and out of this war easily until they are standing in the Oval Office at the final moments of the fall of democracy.
By the time most scenes are in motion, you will predict how they end, because there really isn’t much nuance to making your most evil characters wear silly red tinted glasses.
When I walked into the theater to see Civil War, I had intentionally not watched the trailer nor read any prep on the story. I felt immediately on edge as the film began, and then utterly bored as it limped to an allegorical finish.
As a narrative metaphor for killing the free press, the collapse of society, and the abandonment of norms—or what an intentional insurrection might really be like— Civil War is remarkably one-dimensional and sometimes bizarre. From photojournalists with analog cameras who can get perfect shots in battle, to happy refugee camps with a Kumbaya energy, to the unlikely partnership of Texas and California (!), Civil War just can’t seem to click.
Tragically not the fault of the filmmakers, the tension and fear and disconnections most of us feel within society are terrifying enough without embellishment.
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Whether you’re a single-digit handicap or a duffer who doesn’t know a mashie from a niblick, there’s a new northern Michigan golf course where the focus is on fun.
Doon Brae is a new par-3 short course being built in Harbor Springs by Boyne Golf, which operates 10 other courses. This new beauty is just a short stroll from the Highlands Main Lodge and set to open this summer.
“We’re excited by how beautiful and different this course is,” says Bernie Friedrich, director of golf course renovations and development at Boyne Resorts. “As far as I know, it’s the only golf course ever built on a ski hill. There are three or four stacked wall bunkers, and instead of tee boxes, we’ll just have a marker on each hole and let guests play wherever they want.”
The greens are unusual too, in that they are inspired by some of the challenging ones found on historic courses around the world. “They’re not exact copies—we’re not trying to duplicate holes. These are suggested by holes and greens from great courses,” explains Ray Hearn, renowned golf course architect who designed the Doon Brae layout.
Hearn is a long-time collaborator with Boyne Golf and worked with Friedrich and Boyne President/CEO Stephen Kircher to make northern Michigan’s newest golf experience a reality.
The trio have played on 24 courses in Scotland, Ireland, and England on different trips to the United Kingdom. Those venerable courses in the British Isles inspired them to pay homage to famous greens highlighted by The Short at National Golf Links. Other Doon Brae greens are similar to Eden, Punch Bowl, Redan, Reverse Redan, Volcano, Steep Slope, Postage Stamp, and Biarritz.
The plan for Doon Brae has been in the works for years, but Boyne Golf officials were waiting for the completion of the Camelot 6 Chairlift that opened recently.
Work has been underway on the course right through the relatively mild winter. “We didn’t make any major alterations because it still has to work as a ski hill,” explains Hearn. “But we did make some modifications. We’ve had four or five contractors using equipment, including bulldozers, to move earth.”
“We sodded all the fairways,” adds Friedrich. “And they will be surrounded by tall fescue [grass] for that whisper look and feel. It’s going to be 15 to 17 inches high and it’s going to be really stunning.”
The Doon Brae name is Scottish: Doon means going into a valley, while Brae means hillside or steep bank. Despite that translation, the course is specifically designed to be very walkable, says Hearn, who focused on minimizing uphill strolls in his layout.
“Boyne Golf is one of the top resorts and attracts thousands of golfers every year from all over the country,” says the Michigan native, whose golf course design office is based in Holland, Michigan. “We wanted something fun, something unique without being a real difficult walk.”
Hearn’s routing works. Number 1 is a relatively level hole, Number 2 is uphill. Number 3 is downhill, Number 4 is uphill, while 5, 6, and 7 are kind of side hill holes, with 8 and 9 playing downhill. Eight of the nine holes feature bunkers; Number 2 is bunker-free, while Number 9 is virtually surrounded by sand.
The longest hole at 136 yards, from the blue tee area, is Number 5. The 88-yard Number 2 is the shortest challenge.
And if all that sounds like too much, just a pitch shot from Doon Brae sits a new 1.5 acre
nine-hole Himalayan-style putting course. Its undulating greens will challenge putters of all abilities while offering a comfortable, fun area for golfers and families well into the evenings. The course will be lighted, play music, and feature food services and cozy fire pits.
The Short Course Craze
Both Doon Brae and the putting course come on the heels of a rise in popularity for the sport. Golf has had a resurgence since 2020 and the start of the pandemic, especially at the Boyne courses, according to Friedrich. “Last year was our best year in 10 years,” he says. “We’re hoping this [Doon Brae] will help.”
The new course is expected to fill a growing niche in the popular pastime. For a long time, nine-hole courses served as the sandlots, or minor leagues, of golf. They were often looked down on, but now seem to be all the rage. Today, the National Golf Foundation reports there are more than 4,000 nine-hole golf courses across the country and more than 8,000 worldwide.
Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, and other PGA pros have gotten into the act of helping to elevate the status of the short course. According to Links Magazine, this is full circle for Tiger, whose first home course was Heartwell Golf Course, a par3 layout in Long Beach, California. It’s where an eight-year-old Woods made his first hole in one, ran to the green, and celebrated before realizing he’d left his bag on the tee. “Woods has made the short course a staple of his course-design philosophy,” says Links.
Likewise, Spieth developed the Spieth Lower 40, a six-hole par-3 course built on 4.5 acres at the University of Texas Golf Club.
Short courses have been gaining in popularity since they address the challenges that have kept some golfers from enjoying the game. Available time, expense, use of
water and pesticides, and convenience are sometimes cited by players who have drifted away from traditional golf.
“There’s a lot of excitement about short courses,” Friedrich says. “We want to keep people excited about golf. If playing 18 or
36 holes doesn’t fit your schedule, this gives golfers another option. The emphasis is on having fun.”
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Odawa Casino bets on a different kind of customer with their newest restaurant
By Greg TaskeraFor gamblers and non-gamblers alike, the dining options at many casinos are often lackluster—a sandwich shop, small café, or a standard all-you-can-eat buffet.
Odawa Casino in Petoskey is out to change that dynamic.
The casino is upping its food and drink game with a new venture, Room 94 Taps and Bourbon. Located in the casino’s former buffet space, Room 94 exudes an inviting, welcoming vibe with an eclectic menu, a solid selection of bourbons and cocktails, and Michigan craft beers on tap, including two brewed on the premises.
“We wanted to come up with a concept, something that was new and hipper—we’re trying to get a younger crowd in here,” says Alan Bouschor, who is director of marketing for Odawa Casino, owned by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. “We were drawn to the concept of a taproom, but we wanted to elevate it further. So, we expanded our vision to include bourbon, engaging bar games, a distinct atmosphere, and complemented it all with a unique food and drink menu expertly crafted by our chefs and bartenders.”
Making the Menu
Indeed, Room 94 boasts a modern industrial vibe but with much of the decor in warm tones of brown and tans. Vapor fires add to the ambiance. Lounge areas surround TVs, and the space offers a variety of bar games, including pool, darts, and pinball. Odawa plans to open a patio—a first for its restaurants—in the spring.
The former Waas-No-De Buffet closed
during the pandemic and never reopened. One of the reasons for revamping the space has been a decline in the popularity of buffets at casinos, and the team at Odawa wanted to envision something fresh.
“There is nothing else like this anywhere in northern Michigan,” says Mickey Cannon, Odawa’s food and beverage director. “It’s more like something you’d see in Rochester Hills or Birmingham [in metro Detroit]. We’re one of a kind.”
Cannon, who has a long history in the food and beverage industry in northern Michigan (he’s the talent behind the former Tuscany Bistro in Traverse City), brews the beer and oversees the menu. Currently, there are two in-house brews on tap, Stone Cold Pilsner and Dancing Moose IPA. The other craft beer selections include Short’s Soft Parade and Cheboygan Brewing’s Blood Orange Honey.
In the kitchen, the restaurant smokes its own meats, makes its own BBQ and other sauces, uses local produce as much as possible—from a tribal garden and local farmers—and makes its dough and sauce for its popular stone-fired pizzas. “We’ve sold 1,000 pizzas since we opened [in January],” Cannon says.
The biggest menu sellers are the Smokehouse Sandwiches, burgers, and the Wonton-Wrapped Fried Pickle (a pickle spear wrapped with ham and swiss cheese and then in a wonton wrapper before being fried). The Street Tacos, with protein options such as beer-braised smoked pork carnitas or extra crispy chicken thighs, are also standouts.
Among the sandwiches, the King of Smoke is a customer favorite. It’s a
combination of brisket, pulled pork, and pork belly, topped with onion rings, fried cheddar curds, and Asian slaw, accompanied by a cup of gochujang sauce for dipping.
“Nothing goes better with smoked foods than beer and bourbon,” Cannon says. “It’s the perfect combination.”
The bourbon selection includes staples like Buffalo Trace, Basil Hayden, Maker’s Mark, and Wild Turkey but also higherend choices like Eagle Rare 10 Year, Weller Special Reserve, and Blanton’s.
In addition, Room 94 has partnered with Maker’s Mark to create its own special release, a bourbon aged for an additional nine weeks in barrels fitted with customwood finishing and hand-selected staves.
An important part of the restaurant’s mantra is ensuring good customer service. And that includes educating the staff on the various bourbons and craft beer and making sure they’re able to help customers make choices when a favorite might not be available.
“We’re educating our staff about what they’re serving. You have to know what you’re presenting. You have to learn new products and learn about our bourbons. You have to know what your products are and be able to educate customers as well,” says Frank Mona, who is manager of Room 94. Like Cannon, he has a long history in the industry but on the libations side, having worked for his family liquor and wine stores in southeast Michigan as well as martini bars.
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Room 94 is named after a major milestone for the tribe: In September 1994, the tribe
was reaffirmed as a federally recognized sovereign nation. That designation has opened up economic ventures for the tribe, helping fund tribal services, such as healthcare, and encouraging economic growth in other areas.
“That reaffirmation gave us the ability to do businesses like this,” Cannon says. “It helps sustain tribal enterprises and services.”
In redesigning the former buffet room, the tribe strived to create an inclusive and inviting space. Room 94 Taps and Bourbon is open to everyone, whether or not you’re hitting the casino floor. It’s situated near the casino’s concert stage and conference rooms, with the dining room and bar open and visible to guests or visitors passing by.
“Room 94 is really a place for everyone. We’re not here just for the gamers, we’re here for everyone,” Cannon says. “It’s a place to come and have fun.”
While the demographics of casino goers have generally skewed older, there is some data showing an increase in interest among younger generations, with Gen Z being more likely to hit the casino than their millennial counterparts. Room 94 is targeting younger crowds to enjoy its food, drinks, and entertainment.
“We’re trying to attract more outside customers and marketing to the 21 to 40-year old crowd,” Cannon says. “They can come on Friday and Saturday nights and play pinball, throw darts, or watch the ball game. That was our vision when we opened Room 94 and that’s what’s happening. We’re happy to see that.”
Find Room 94 Taps and Bourbon inside Odawa Casino at 1760 Lears Rd. in Petoskey. odawacasino.com/room-94
TART TRAILS HOSTS ANNUAL SPRING WORK BEE: 10am-noon at various locations across the trail network. Bring gloves, garbage bags & gardening tools if available. See the list of work bee locations & sign up at: traversetrails.org/event/tart-trailsspring-work-bee/
EARTH WEEK BIRD WALK: 9-11am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Learn to ID birds by sight & sound & learn how to log observations online using the eBird webpage or app. Bring binoculars or borrow some from the Grass River Center. Register. $5. grassriver.org
FREE LIDS FOR CYCLIN’ KIDS & SPRING
YARD SALE: 9am-noon, Norte Youth Cycling, 1213 West Civic Center Dr., TC. Presented by Norte & Munson Healthcare, who will give away kid’s bike helmets to any kid who needs one. You can also explore Norte’s Bike Library, where kids can borrow a bike, free of charge, for the summer & beyond. The spring bike sale is happening at the same time. norteyouthcycling.org/ calendar/spring-yard-sale
FRIENDS OF THE ALDEN DISTRICT LIBRARY BOOK SALE: 9am-2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Books, audio books, DVDs, music CDs & puzzles. 231-331-4318.
PETOSKEY’S QUACK WALK SALE: Downtown Petoskey, April 19-21. Local businesses will offer great sales. Pick up a shopping passport at Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts, & get it stamped at each participating business to enter a raffle. The winner will get a big rubber ducky filled with various prizes. For more info find ‘Petoskey’s Quack Walk Sale’ on Facebook.
NINTH ANNUAL BIG LITTLE HERO RACE: 9:30am, NMC’s Main Campus, TJ Innovation Center, TC. Enjoy a superhero-themed, familyfriendly event organized by NMC students. The event features a free fun run, officially timed 5K & 10K runs, a silent auction, & more. Register in advance. $15-$25. biglittleherorace.com
CELEBRATE SMART MONEY KIDS SPECIAL STORY HOUR: 10-11am, Interlochen Public Library. Featuring money & counting-themed stories & activities, a free copy of the book “Owl and Otter and the Big Talent Show,” & Money Smart Goodie Bags from TBA. 231-276-6767.
KIDS CODING CLUB: 10am, Bellaire Public Library. Join in lots of coding fun. Registration appreciated either online or by calling 231-5338814. Ages 5-18. Free. bellairelibrary.org
MAKERFEST 2024 - SPECIAL EARTH DAY
EDITION!: 10am-2pm, GT County Civic Center, TC. Join the library, along with RecycleSmart & many others, for an Earth Day MakerFest extravaganza. Free. tadl.org/makerfest2024
NATURE DRAWING & JOURNALING: 10am, Glen Lake Community Library, Empire. Artist & educator Penny Krebiehl will lead this guided nature journal & drawing workshop, gathering at the library before heading outdoors. Dress for outdoor weather, & bring your own drawing supplies. The group will then meet back at the library to share your work. All ages are welcome. Free. glenlakelibrary.net/events
OPEN STUDIO, PETOSKEY: 10am-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Room, Petoskey. Drop-in free arts & crafts for the whole family. New projects are offered each week. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/open-studio-april-20
BOYNE APPÉTIT! RESTAURANT WEEK:
Boyne City, April 15-21. Restaurants & food retailers in Boyne City & neighboring towns offer specialties with affordable price points for both lunch & dinner. boynecitymainstreet.com/ event/boyne-appetit
THE FROSTBITE TRAIL: Noon. A Charlevoix & Antrim counties small bite & drink tasting experience with 12 participating locations. $12 per person at each location. facebook.com/ frostbitetrail
HIKE WITH A POET: 1pm, Houdek Dunes, Leland. This hike will include the poetry of Pattiann Rogers. Explore how, through a cultivation of precise scientific knowledge & poetic sensibility, through a kind of ecstatic cataloguing, Rogers shows that the spiritual is inherent in the natural world. Free. leelanauconservancy. org/events
MUSIC BY HAND: 1pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. Musicians Martha Meek & Laura Hood will talk about the value & joy of making music by hand. Meek is the director of the Martha Meek Music Studio in Suttons Bay. Hood teaches music, & chairs The Leelanau School art department. A group of Leelanau School music students will also take part in the discussion, & talk about their experience as hand music makers. The By Hand project runs March 29May 30, & is comprised of a series of visual art exhibitions & community conversations. Free. glenarborart.org/events-page/events-all
ARTREACH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: 2pm, City Opera House, TC. In partnership with the crew of ArtRageous, City Opera House is offering a free educational program prior to their evening show. ARTREACH provides an emphasis on the importance of the arts for all ages. ARTRAGEOUS ARTREACH combines multidisciplinary arts in one single immersive performance. Free; must register. prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info. aspx?evtinfo=387508~4398ba77-24fb-4c97ba39-c7c52fa2fcaf&epguid=74eb51fc-b7f1435b-877f-e12668802434&
ARTRAGEOUS: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. A troupe of misfits artists, singers, dancers & musicians who started as friends doing street theatre in Vancouver. They pay tribute to a variety of art forms, icons & musical genres. Be prepared to be part of the show! $10-$40. cityoperahouse.org/node/511
POETRY READING: 2-5pm, Horizon Books, TC. Oomen, Scollon, Steinnorth. Group poetry reading by the fireplace. horizonbooks.com/ event/poetry-reading-oomen-scollon-steinnorth
SCREENING OF “THE OCCUPATION OF THE AMERICAN MIND”: 4pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, TC. Presented by UUCGT & MidEast:JustPeace. Following the screening will be a moderated question/answer session with panelists. This film is a look at the way the news about Israel/ Palestine is presented to the American public, & how it may influence the political environment for policymakers. Questions: uucgtfilms@ gmail.com. Free.
“LYL DIA”: 6pm, East Jordan High School Auditorium. A northern Michigan teen rapping positive messages. Presented by The Depot Jordan Valley Teen Center. Admission by donation.
AF SOCIAL & LIFE TC: SACRED CIRCLE: 6-8pm, The Garden Spa, TC. Join this Women’s Sacred Circle where you will work to unwind & connect in a genuine & safe space. Free. facebook.com/events/380712538251590
COMMUNITY CONTRA DANCE: Glen Arbor Town Hall. 6:30pm: doors open. 7:30-9:30pm: music by Woodland Celtic & dancing led by Pat Reeser. No partner or experience necessary. $10/person; $25/family.
“A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM”: 7pm, Grand Traverse Event Center, TC. Presented by the Young Company. $21 adults; $12 for under 18. tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/TheatreManager/1/online?bestavail=1994&qty=0
“DREAMS FROM FARAWAY LANDS”: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor.
Presented by the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra & Maestro Libor Ondras, with the highlight being Marcus Paus’ “Portrait of Zhou for Flute and Orchestra.” At 6pm, GLCO Music Director & Conductor Dr. Ondras will give an optional pre-performance talk about the music & composers. Free tix available for Veterans, active service members & students 18 & under by calling 231-487-0010. $35-$65. glcorchestra.org/concert/dreams-of-faraway-lands
“HAMLET” BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Harvey Theatre. Presented by Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Division. A dark & dramatic tale about the impossibility of certainty, the complexity of our actions, & the mystery of death. $24 adult; $19 child through college. interlochen.org/events/hamlet-2024-04-19
NMC SPRING JAZZ CONCERT W/ GUEST ARTIST: 7:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Vibraphonist Jim Cooper will perform as soloist with the NMC Jazz Lab Band, Jazz Big Band, & a special Jazz Combo who will be performing works by Jim in their spring concert. Award-winning Cooper has been playing the vibraphone for over 45 years, & has performed with jazz artists Marcus Belgrave, Buddy de Franco, the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, & many others. Tickets are $13/advance, $15/door for adults; $8/advance, $10/door for seniors; & free for NMC students with student IDs. simpletix.com
LORRIE MORGAN W/ JAMIE O’NEAL: 8-10:30pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Enjoy these country music stars! Lorrie Morgan is the first woman in her genre to begin her career with three consecutive Platinum albums. Jamie O’Neal is also a platinum-selling country singer with hits that include “There Is No Arizona” & “Somebody’s Hero.” $40-$55. lrcr.com/event/lorrie-morgan-jamie-oneal
WINE RUN 5K AT MARI VINEYARDS: 8am, Mari Vineyards, TC. Run, walk or just enjoy the wine. Tickets start at $25. Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center is the charity partner for the Wine Run 5K. runsignup.
com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/MariVineyardsWin eRun5k?raceRefCode=eUmmgAgr
PETOSKEY’S QUACK WALK SALE: (See Sat., April 20)
BOYNE APPÉTIT! RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Sat., April 20)
“HAMLET” BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: (See Sat., April 20, except today’s time is 2pm.)
ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL: 2pm & 7:30pm, Leland Public School Performing Arts Center, Leland. Presented by Leland Public School & The Verdier Circle of Friends. The story of an extraordinary girl who dares to take a stand & change her own destiny. $10 student; $12 adult. leland-theater-department.square.site
“MARQUEETOWN” BENEFIT SCREENING: 4pm, Elk Rapids Cinema. No one fights to preserve a multiplex, but some people will risk everything to save a marquee. See web site for more info. $10; benefits Elk Rapids Cinema. bit.ly/MarqueetownElkRapidsCinema
THE ACCIDENTALS COVER ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT: 6pm, City Opera House, TC. Don’t miss The Accidentals as they kick off their Cover Art Album Release Tour in TC. Female inspired songs & full band shenanigans. $25-$100. cityoperahouse.org/node/563
monday
SPRING WILDFLOWER
HIKE: 10am-noon, Arcadia Dunes Nature Preserve, Bear Lake. A 1.5 mile rolling hike on the loop trail at Pete’s Woods. Wear sturdy hiking shoes & bring sunscreen, bug spray, water & a snack. Register. gtrlc.org
STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 1:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “I Stink!” by Kate & Jim McMullan. greatlakeskids.org
EARTH DAY IN LEELANAU: MICROPLASTICS - THEY’RE IN OUR AIR, WATER, LAND AND US!: 3-5pm, Leland Township Public Library, Munnecke Room, Leland. Microplastics have come to occupy virtually every niche of our environment, including our own bodies. Do
A panel of 3 speakers will discuss the risks & challenges they present: Male Hettiarachchi, senior engineer for Environmental Resources Group; Heather Smith, Grand Traverse Baykeeper; & Sue Porter, Green Suttons Bay. Free. leelanau.gov
DOWNTOWN GAYLORD CLEAN-UP: 3:305:30pm. Starts under the Pavilion on Court St., Gaylord. Help make downtown beautiful this Earth Day. Contests & prizes! For more details email: downtowngaylordmi@gmail.com.
EARTH DAY MOVIE: 6pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Featuring “My Octopus Teacher.” A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest. Free.
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tuesday PEEPERS PROGRAM: SENSING NATURE: 1011am, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. An adult-accompanied program for early learners ages 3-5 years old of all experience levels with the natural world. Celebrate Earth Day! Go on a hike & make observations using your 5 senses. Afterwards, bring your own picnic lunch to enjoy or play on the nature playscape. Programming is 100% outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Register. $5 per child. natureiscalling.org/preschool-peepers-program
STORYTIME WITH MISS DIANE: 10am, Bellaire Public Library. Enjoy stories, crafts & snacks. Free. bellairelibrary.org
KID’S CRAFT LAB: EARTH SUNCATCHERS: 10:30am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Laminate some blue & green cellophane for land & ocean to remind you of our beautiful planet. Hang in a sunny window. Sign up at the front desk when you arrive. Make your reservation on the web site. greatlakeskids.org
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: 10:30am, Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library, lower-level Community Room. Preschoolers of all ages are invited to join for stories, songs & active fun. Free. sbbdl.org
TECH TUESDAY: 11am-3pm, Bellaire Public Library. Bring in your devices &/or technology questions & Gabe will help. Free. bellairelibrary.org
FREE OPEN STUDIO TUESDAYS: Noon4pm, Boyne Arts Center, Boyne City. Bring your paints, fiber arts, written arts, sculpting, jewelry, cards, drawing, or other portable mediums. Create & share.
STORYTIME ADVENTURES: (See Mon., April 22)
COFFEE WITH A RANGER: 2pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Enjoy coffee & tea, & visit with Tom Ulrich, retired deputy superintendent of Sleeping Bear Dunes. Tom will share his experiences & thoughts about the Dunes— yesterday & today—with an opportunity for informal conversation about the region & how it has changed. Free. oldartbuilding.com/events/ coffee-with-a-ranger
TECH TUESDAY: IPAD BASICS: 3pm, Leland Township Library, Leland. Bring your iPad with login info & your questions. No pre-registration required. Free. lelandlibrary.org
THE WONDERS OF WILDFLOWERS: 6pm, Charlevoix Public Library. Join Grass River Natural Area for a colorful photography presentation looking at more than a dozen local species of wildflowers. Learn about methods of seed dispersal, pollination, medicinal & edible properties, & reproduction of wildflowers. Free. grassriver.org
FOLTL POETRY NIGHT: 7pm, Leelanau Township Library, Northport. Featuring Holly
Wren Spaulding, an award winning author, interdisciplinary artist & writing teacher based in South Maine where she is founder & artistic director of Poetry Forge, an online school for poets & secret poets. Free.
THE ACCIDENTALS: COVER ART ALBUM
RELEASE TOUR: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This album is all the songs The Accidentals grew up listening to that influenced their own music or inspired them to write something, make something, be something. Female inspired music that they “accidentalized.” $30-$105. greatlakescfa.org/ events/detail/the-accidentals-release-party
THE LANDS STILL HOLD OUR STORIES
HIKE: 8:30pm, Ingraham Preserve at Cedar River. Join local Indigenous Knowledge Carriers Tera John & Courtney Miller for an Earth Week Hike. Hike in the light of the rising full moon, the Sucker Fish Moon. Learn the story of this moon’s name & how the sucker is honored for keeping the Anishinaabe people alive in the sparse month of little game & low food caches. Must register in advance. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events
apr 24
wednesday
GLOBAL CLASSROOM: EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL ACCESS TO FORCIBLY DISPLACED STUDENTS: 10am, NCMC, Library Conference Center, Petoskey. Presented by NCMC’s Global Studies Program & The International Committee. Featuring Prakash Adhikari, Ph.D., political science professor at CMU. Free; registration required. ncmich.edu/index.html
SPANISH SPEAKING COHORT: 4pm, Bellaire Public Library. This is NOT a Spanish class; just a chance to enjoy conversations with other Spanish speakers. Free. bellairelibrary.org
TUNNEL VISION: REJECTING THE LINE 5 OIL
TUNNEL: 5pm, The Alluvion, TC. Groundwork Center, Sierra Club, Progress Michigan, & Oil & Water Don’t Mix have teamed up to present this event. Some of the leading voices in the movement to shut down Line 5 will offer a picture of why the oil tunnel is a risky & false solution & explain why we cannot afford to wait to shut down the existing dual pipelines. $5 in person; livestream is free. groundworkcenter.org/tunnel-vision
“TURN THE PAGE, THE BOB SEGER STORY”: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Rock legend & Michigan native Bob Seger’s career is the focus of this author visit by Dr. Edward Sarkis Balian. He has written 13 books & is an avid music historian, musician, record producer, record collector, & fine art photographer. His rock band, ANDROMEDA, played in Michigan in the late 1960s & opened for many of Michigan’s greatest rock bands of the era. He & Bob Seger shared the same entertainment attorney for over 40 years. Free. tadl.org/event/turn-pagebob-seger-story-book-event-12082
AIR FRYER & INSTANT POT CLASS: 6pm, Interlochen Public Library. Join Jennifer & Pam for Cooking in an Instant, a hands-on cooking class where participants will create two Instant Pot & two Air Fryer recipes to sample. For adults. Must sign up: 231-276-6767. Free.
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thursday
NMCAA’S LAUNDRY PROJECT: 8:30-11:30am, Eastfield Laundry, 1122 E. 8th St., TC. Free laundry service for those in need. 947-3780. --------------
COFFEE @ 10, PETOSKEY: 10-11am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. Director of Pre-College Programs
& Outreach at the Stamps School of Art & Design Michael Neville will present on the Stamps Pre-College programs. Free. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey/coffee-10-michael-nevillestamps-school-early-college-programs
the shores of Boardman Lake to help improve stormwater uptake, water quality, & wildlife habitat. Please bring sturdy footwear, work gloves, & a planting shovel, if you have one. Registration required. Free. natureiscalling.org/events ----------------------
storytelling to illuminate both the diversity & commonality of human experience. $15-$62. cityoperahouse.org/node/512
friday, March 26 - 8:00 PM
FIRST STEPS SCIENCE: ASK A WORM: 10:30am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Get your hands dirty exploring what worms & dirt are all about. Sign up at the front desk when you arrive. Make your reservation on the web site. greatlakeskids.org
GT AREA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
MEETING: 1pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Guest speaker Derek Blount presents “They Came by Sail and Steam to Canada.” Free. gtags.org
STORYTIME ADVENTURES: (See Mon., April 22)
READER CHEF, JR. COOKING CLASS: 4pm, Interlochen Public Library. For ages 1014. Kids will learn a new recipe & be able to cook the meal from start to finish. Limited to 10 kids. Registration required: 231-276-6767.
10TH ANNUAL GLEN LAKE RESTAURANT WEEK: Glen Arbor & surrounding areas, April 26 - May 4. Participating restaurants & tasting rooms will roll out prix-fixe menus designed to showcase the finest flavors Glen Lake has to offer. Featuring an array of dining options to choose from, including exclusive breakfast & lunch specials. $15 & up. visitglenarbor.com/ event/2024-restaurant-week
BOYNE CITY ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION & ANNUAL TREE GIVEAWAY: 10am-noon, Veterans Park Pavilion, Boyne City. Celebrating 20 years. There will be a tree planting event, Master Gardener & environmental organizations on site, & more. ----------------------
EARTH WEEK TREE PLANTING: 10am, DeYoung Natural Area. Help the LC & CRA plant trees. No experience required, & tools will be provided. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events ----------------------
apr 27
INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE DAY/FREE ADMISSION
DAY: 7am-9pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Celebrate public art & sculpture around the world. Explore the Art Park’s 50 monumental contemporary sculptures. michlegacyartpark.org
WOOD MEMORIAL TROUT RUN: 5K, 10K, 1 MILE: 109 North Birch St., Kalkaska. 1 Mile: 8:30am; 5K & 10K: 9am. $35; 1 Mile fun run/ walk is free. runsignup.com/Race/MI/Kalkaska/ WoodMemorialTroutRun?aflt_token=vkmwDm weQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw
saturday, april 27 - 7:30 PM
MAKE IT BENZIE - CHAMBER OFF THE CLOCK NETWORKING: 5-7pm, Benzie Historical Museum, Benzonia. Enjoy games, raffles, & an update on Chamber operations. RSVP. $5. business.benzie.org/events/details/benzie-areachamber-off-the-clock-event-16915
H ANNUAL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: 6:30pm, Howe Arena, TC. GT County Parks & Recreation presents the only Michigan screening of the 2024 Paddling Film Festival World Tour. Don’t miss out on some of the world’s best action packed paddling films of the year – whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, SUP, & lifestyle – filmed in more than 120 cities & towns across the United States, Canada, & around the world. Tickets are $12 in advance & $15 at the door & are available at both locations of Backcountry North in TC, Brick Wheels, TC, Earthen Ales, TC, & Bayfront Beach and Bike, Elk Rapids, or order online: https://tinyurl.com/bd4xte66.
MORE TO EXPLORE: PLANTING SEEDS: 10am, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Experience dirt & digging while planting some seeds you can take home in a pot & watch grow. greatlakeskids.org
NCTA GRAND TRAVERSE CHAPTERSPRING FLOWERS HIKE: Pete’s Woods, Arcadia National Park. Carpool from Family Fare at Chums Corners at 9am. Free. meetup.com/ grand-traverse-chapter-north-country-trail-association/events/300395714
TART TRAILS’ AMBASSADOR TRAINING: 9:30am, West Shore Bank, Community Room, 400 East Eighth St., TC. The Volunteer Ambassador Program is a group of core volunteers who promote the safe, responsible & enjoyable use of the TART Trail system. Join for spring training to learn how to become an ambassador. Optional walk along the Boardman Lake Loop Trail after the training. Free. traversetrails.org/event/tart-trails-ambassador-training
10TH ANNUAL GLEN LAKE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Fri., April 26)
THE RUSSIAN SWAMP FAMILY: THE PETOSKEY SIEBERT FAMILY, 1882-1925: Noon, NCMC, Library, Petoskey. Student researchers have been working with Sociology & Anthropology Faculty, Kerry Finlayson to investigate the history of the Siebert family, who previously owned 120 acres of what is now the NCMC Natural Area. Learn about how these researchers became interested in this work, their approach to discovery, & what they’ve learned about the Siebert family. Please register. ncmich.libcal. com/calendar/library/siebert
STORYTIME ADVENTURES: (See Mon., April 22)
friday, March 3 - 7:15 PM
open mic stand-up!
saturdayS from 6:00 - 7:00 pm (prior to the main show)
open mic for music! thursdays from 5:00-10:00 pm
get tickets! traversecitycomedyclub.com
or call 231.421.1880
DMC DANCE PARTY: SPRING FLING SILENT DISCO: 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Hit the dance floor, where beats are delivered straight to your headphones. For all ages. Reserve your ticket in advance. $0 - $10. simpletix.com/e/dmc-dance-party-spring-flingsilent-disco-tickets-153417
MOLLIE MOODY: A FATHER’S ARMS: 7pm, Glen Lake Library, Empire. Mollie Moody will share this fascinating account of her father’s experience as a tank commander in World War II. Capt. Maynard’s posthumously published diary provides a unique, first-hand perspective of this momentous era. All proceeds from the sales of the book will be donated to the VFW of Michigan. glenlakelibrary.net
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INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
SPOKEN WORD SHOWCASE: 7:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Interlochen in Town: Interlochen Arts Academy Creative Writing students share an evening of storytelling, powerful poetry, & spoken word. $10-$25. cityoperahouse. org/node/526
ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL:
(See Sun., April 21, except today’s only performance is at 7:30pm.)
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friday
GARDEN WORK BEE: 9:30am, Old Art Building, Leland. Welcoming volunteers for the spring garden clean-up.
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MEDALIE PARK ARBOR
DAY PLANTING WORK BEE: 9:30am-noon, Medalie Park, TC. Join District staff in the planting of native trees & shrubs. Wet-tolerant species will be hand-planted in lowland areas along
LULULEMON LOVES BACK: 4:30pm, Yen Yoga & Fitness, TC. Free candlelit restorative yoga class for all educators. A four-class series presented by Lululemon to honor medical providers, educators, first responders & military. All materials will be provided, including a yoga mat & props. Free for educators. yenyogafitness.com/specialevents/ lululemonlovesbackmedical-ab5fx
“SOUPER” FRIDAYS: 5pm, Marilla Museum & Pioneer Place, Copemish. Homemade soups, breads, salads & dessert with a side dish of local history. Suggested free will donation - minimum $10. marillahistory.org
JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH: NEW MU-
SIC FOR JAZZ ORCHESTRA: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall. With special guest Rodney Whitaker. Hear the jazz hits of tomorrow as Interlochen Arts Academy’s Jazz Orchestra performs a program of new music under the leadership of acclaimed trombonist Chris Glassman. $17 adult; $14 child through college. interlochen. org/events/jazz-appreciation-month-new-music-for-jazz-orchestra-2024-04-26 ----------------------
MASHUP QUEER CABARET: 7:30pm, Grand Traverse Circuit, TC. Join Mashup Rock & Roll Musical for their Queer Cabaret Birthday Blowout. It’s an evening of live performance, games, & general weirdness to benefit their nonprofit fundraising efforts. Plus get a sneak peek at their upcoming full shows. VIP seats are $50 & include drinks & snacks. GA: $20. Doors open at 6:45pm. mashuprockandrollmusical.ludus.com
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“THE MOTH”: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. True stories told live & without notes. “The Moth” celebrates the ability of true, personal
EXAMINING EARTH DAY HIKE: 10am, Ingraham Preserve at Cedar River. Join docents at one of the Conservancy’s newest Natural Areas as you walk the trail through woods & fields, discussing the many ways in which Earth Day & the environmental movement have manifested conservation values in your lives. Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events
OPEN STUDIO, PETOSKEY: (See Sat., April 20)
HOT SHOWER & HOT MEAL: 10:30am-2pm, Temple Hill Baptist Church, Cadillac. Minor health screenings are available. Shower goods are supplied. Haircuts are available by a professional sylist. Pickup times & location at Cadillac Wexford Public Library. Register: 231-779-1888.
CHILI COOKOFF: Noon, Leland Township Public Library, Munnecke Room, Leland. The Leelanau County Parkinson’s Warriors are hosting a chili cookoff benefiting The Michigan Parkinson Foundation. Tickets: $15 for one; $25 for couple; children under 12 free. parkinsonsmi.org
AUTHOR EVENT: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. Featuring Heather Shumaker with her book “Saving Arcadia.” horizonbooks.com/event/savingarcadia-heather-shumaker-author-event
BEACH CLEANUP: 1pm, Volleyball/West End Beach, TC. The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay is hosting a volunteer beach cleanup. Through a partnership with the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup & funding & support provided by Midwest retailer Meijer, The Watershed Center will deploy a robotic litter prevention device called a BeBot to compliment volunteer beach cleanup efforts. Please bring your own buckets. gtbay.org/beach-cleanups
AUTHOR TALK WITH ERIN BARTELS: 3pm, Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library. Ms. Bartels will talk about her Michigan Notable Book, “Everything is Just Beginning,” & she will bring her guitar. Ms. Bartels is an award-winning author who writes character-driven fiction for curious people. Free. sbbdl.org/event/author-talkwith-erin-bartels
“THE SMELL OF MONEY”: 6pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. A David vs. Goliath tale of one woman’s battle against one of the world’s largest pork companies to reclaim her right to clean air, clean water & to protect her beloved community. Featuring a guest panel discussion led by Carrie La Seur from FLOW after the film. Free. meetup.com/traverse-cityvegmichigan-meetup/events/299935525/?utm_ medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_ savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link
GRAMMY ® NOMINATED CELLIST HANS
CHRISTIAN: 6:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Grammy nominated cellist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer Hans Christian uses the cello in combination with live looping & various ethnic string instruments. $15/person. oldartbuilding.com/events/hans-christian
BLOOMING WITH SONG!: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. A Season of Joy, Growth & Harmony. Presented by Northern Michigan Chorale. 231-439-2610. $15 adults; $12 seniors & students; free for ages 10 & under. ----------------------
BUBBLING UP: 7pm, Little Traverse Inn, Maple City. Leelanau Clean Water is hosting another storytelling event/fundraiser. Emcee Taylor Moore will invite 6 storytellers to the stage to share a tale of water. $10 suggested donation.
ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL: (See Thurs., April 25) ----------------------
LET THERE BE ROCK & ROCKET QUEEN: 9pm, Little River Casino Resort, Event Center, Manistee. Enjoy Michigan’s tribute to early ACDC, Let There Be Rock, & Michigan’s female fronted Guns N’ Roses tribute, Rocket Queen. For ages 18+. Free. lrcr.com/event/let-there-berock-rocket-queen
sunday
10TH ANNUAL GLEN LAKE RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Fri., April 26)
MOREL MUSHROOM PICKING SEMINAR WITH THE CHAMP: 2pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. The Williams Family has been picking morels in northern Michigan since the 1890s. After winning the National Morel Hunting Championship five years in a row, Anthony Williams retired from competitive picking to become the “Expert in Residence” for the National Morel Festival. He will share his “Picking with the Champ” seminar. Free. tadl.org/morelchamp
ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL: (See Sun., April 21, except today’s only performance is at 2pm.)
BLOOMING WITH SONG!: (See Sat., April 27, except today’s time is 3pm.)
POETS’ NIGHT OUT LIVE READING: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Local poets from all over northern Michigan will read their selected poems. Attend so you can vote on the audience prize winners. Free. tadl.org/event/poets-nightout-live-reading-14238
OLIVER ART CENTER REGIONAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Runs through May 10. More than 350 artworks in all media from area elementary, middle, & high schools will be on display. The artwork will be juried by artist Nik Burkhart. Oliver Art Center is open Tuesday - Saturday from
10am-4pm & Sunday from noon-4pm. Closed on Monday. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org
SPRING ART SHOW: City Opera House, TC. Featuring work by artists Logan Hudson, Mike Novak, Steve Cattin, & Molly Thompson. Visit the art in the Mathia Grand Entrance Lobby & the Towsley Lobby on the 2nd floor. Runs through April 26. It can be seen Mon. through Fri. from 10am-2pm & also before public performances. cityoperahouse.org
BUGS & BLOOMS - LAUREN EVERETT
FINN AND MICHELLE TOCK YORK: Higher Art Gallery, TC. Featuring the work of two local artists: Lauren Everett Finn - paint & clay; & found object sculptures of Michelle Tock York. The show runs through May 3. higherartgallery.com
“BOTANIC”: Alluvion Arts @ 414, TC. This exhibition takes a collective look at our intimate relationship to the plant kingdom. Driven by our community of collaborators & artists, this ‘living’ exhibition will grow with additional artwork, installations, plants & observations added until the exhibition closes on May 5. thealluvion.org/arts
CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY:
- YOUTH ART SHOW, PETOSKEY (DATE CHANGE): Held in the galleries, & featuring original works of art by young artists in grades K-12. Runs through May 3. Open Tues. through Sat., 10am-5pm. crookedtree.org
- EMERGING ARTISTS 2024: A COLLECTION OF NCMC STUDENT WORKS: Held in Atrium Gallery through May 11. Work in glass, metals, ceramics, painting, drawing, photography, illustration, video, & more will be on display. This exhibition is organized by NCMC faculty. Hours are Tues. - Sat., 10am-5pm. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/emerging-artists-2024-collection-ncmc-student-works
CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC:
- TRADING PLACES: Held in Cornwell Gallery. An exchange of artwork between Adrian Center for the Arts (ACA) Members & Crooked Tree Arts Center Guild Members. This will be an exhibit of ACA artwork only. Runs through May 25. An opening reception will be held on Fri., April 26 from 5-7pm. Gallery hours are Tues. through Fri., 11am-5pm, & Sat., 10am-4pm. crookedtree. org/event/ctac-traverse-city/trading-places-adriancenter-arts-crooked-tree-traverse-city
DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC:
- YOUNG AT ART: A SELECTION OF CALDECOTT ILLUSTRATIONS: This exhibition includes original illustrations from Caldecott Medal recipients & from “runnerup” Honor books, as well as other illustrations by award-winning artists. Through April 28. Hours are Tues. through Sun., 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org/art/ upcoming-exhibitions/young-at-art.html?utm_ source=cision&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=DMC-winter-2024
GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER:
- BY HAND PROJECT: This project is a consideration of the myriad ways in which the human hand is intrinsic to creative work; & a demonstration of what human hands can make. It runs through May 30 & offers a range of programs that explore this theme through the visual, performing, architectural, & literary arts. glenarborart.org/events-page/events-all
- TREE OF LIFE -- AN EXHIBIT: TC artist Mary Fortuna explores the Tree Of Life - Connecting The World in this mixed media installation. This small show runs through April 25. The Tree Of Life that will grow in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery is populated with animals, birds & insects. Each one is a hand-sewn soft sculpture. Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9am-3pm; Sat., noon-4pm. glenarborart.org/ events/exhibit-tree-of-life-connecting-the-world
Richard Carrizales once made a comfortable living in the Detroit area as a mortgage banker. Yet, he said, the paychecks did not outweigh having to miss his kids’ sports or school events because of the long hours and stress of the job.
In 2014, the Carrizales family moved out of Detroit to a mobile home in the Cadillac area. Carrizales said he and his wife, Michelle, took stock of their life and reprioritized.
“It took lots of conversations and knowing what the bare minimum was we needed to get by, to keep up our house and pay our bills,” said Carrizales, who now works for a landscaping company in Suttons Bay.
A self-described “math nerd,” Carrizales went into mortgage banking without a college degree, which he said was something he wanted to remedy as part of his reprioritization.
When he was in his mid-30s, Carrizales enrolled at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. He received funding through MiLEAP, a state of Michigan program to fund tuition and other educational expenses for underemployed workers.
“I was unafraid to lean in,” Carrizales said, adding that’s often the same advice he offers to classmates. “People get nervous when they need to ask for help. I had my doubts, I thought, ‘What if I’m not good enough to get into NMC?’”
As a NMC student, Carrizales learned about the college’s Marine Technology program through a conversation. Soon
after that, he was aboard NMC’s 56-foot research vessel in Lake Michigan for a two-week class to learn how to operate sonar and marine robotic systems. He earned an associate degree in engineering marine technology applied science.
His degree and experience landed Carrizales a job in Louisiana as a contract employee completing surveys for oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico. It was there that Carrizales said he learned he was happiest when working outside.
When his contract job in Louisiana ended, Carrizales said he ready for more. Through Jacquelyn Abeyta, GVSU assistant director for student engagement, he learned about Grand Valley’s certificate program in project management. Again, he used MiLEAP to begin his journey at Grand Valley.
Carrizales said he is an example of a student with stackable credentials who then entered a bachelor’s degree program that “tied all the things I like” together. He entered the Bachelor of Applied Science program, which offers students who have an applied associate degree accelerated bachelor’s degrees in four in-demand fields, including professional innovation, which is Carrizales’s program.
Carrizales said the program fits his background and goals of working as a field officer for Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources or Environment, Great Lakes and Energy perfectly. Some of his classes are in Grand Valley’s Environmental and Sustainability Studies program.
With a long commute to work each day, Carrizales said listening to audio versions of articles and books for his classes goes a long way in helping him manage a busy schedule as does the schedule of six-week classes.
“Once you get in the rhythm of taking six-week classes, it goes very quickly,” he said. “You also need a friend to keep you accountable. And you won’t be alone in class, there are others to lean on.”
ENCORE 201, TC
4/20 -- The Tower of Bauer, 7:3010:30; DJ Ricky T, 10:30
4/26 -- DJ Ricky T, 9
4/27 -- Pulse of the Atom, 7:3010:30; DJ Ricky T, 10:30
IDENTITY BREWING CO., TC
4/26 -- Sean Kelly, 6-9
KILKENNY'S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE, TC
4/19-20 -- Scarkazm, 9:30
Mon -- Team Trivia, 7-9
Tue -- The Will Harris Trio, 8
Wed -- The Pocket, 8
Thu -- DJ Leo, 9:30
4/26-27 -- E Quality, 9:30
KINGSLEY LOCAL BREWING
4/23 -- Open Mic, 6-7
4/25 -- Trivia Night, 7-9
LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC
BARREL ROOM:
4/20 & 4/27 -- Rob Coonrod, 5-7
4/22 -- Open Mic w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9
TASTING ROOM:
4/26 -- Chris Smith, 5-7
LIL BO, TC
Tues. – Trivia, 8-10
Sun. – Karaoke, 8
MAMMOTH DISTILLING, TC
7:30-10:30:
4/25 -- Clint Weaner
4/27 -- Matt Mansfield
MARI VINEYARDS, TC
4/26 -- Ben Richey, 4-6
MIDDLECOAST BREWING CO., TC
4/26 -- Clint Weaner, 6-9
4/27 -- Rolling Dirty, 8-11
NORTH BAR, TC
4/20 -- Tai Drury, 7-10
4/24 -- Jesse Jefferson, 7-10
4/25 -- Drew Hale, 7-10
4/26 -- Jimmy Olson, 7-10
4/27 -- Mal & Mike, 7-10
4/28 -- Songwriters in the Round: April Showcase w/ Drew Hale, Sydni K & Kyle Rasche, 4-6
OLD MISSION DISTILLING, TC
SEVEN HILLS, 6: 4/20 & 4/26 -- Mitchell McKolay 4/27 – DJ Ras Marco D
PARK PLACE HOTEL, TC
BEACON LOUNGE: 4/19-20 & 4/26-27 -- Jim Hawley, 7-10
ROVE WINERY AT THE GALLAGHER ESTATE, TC
4/28 -- Drew Hale Music Event & Film, 2-3pm
SORELLINA'S, TC
SLATE RESTAURANT: Thurs. -- Tom Kaufmann on Piano, 5-8
Fri. & Sat. – Tom Kaufmann on Piano, 6-9
THE ALLUVION, TC
4/20 -- Jim Alfredson & The Family Business, 7:30-9:30 4/22 -- Big Fun - Funky Fun Mondays, 6-8:30 4/25 -- The Jeff Haas Trio feat. Laurie Sears & Lisa Flahive, 6-8:30
4/26 -- Rachael Davis, R.O. Shapiro & Zak Bunce, 7:30-9:30
4/27 -- Breaking Brass, 7:30-9:30
THE HAYLOFT INN, TC
4/19-20 & 4/26-27 -- Tyler
Gitchel's Traditional Country Show, 7:30-11
Thu -- Trent Breithaupt's Open Mic, 6
THE PARLOR, TC
8-11:
4/20 -- Chris Sterr
4/23 -- Jesse Jefferson
4/24 -- Wink Solo
4/25 -- Jimmy Olson
4/26 -- Jazz Cabbage
4/27 -- Empire Highway
THE PUB, TC
4/20 -- Luke Woltanski & The Dangerous Music Men (Trio), 8-11
4/21 & 4/28 -- Rob Coonrod, 6-9
4/24 -- Tyler Roy, 7-10
4/25 -- David Márton, 7-10
4/26 -- Rhett & John, 8-11
4/27 -- Brett Mitchell & The Mitchfits, 8-11
THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC
4/20 -- The Timebombs, 8-10
4/21 -- Comedy Open Mic, 7
4/23 -- Open Mic Night, 7-9
4/24 -- Jazz Jam, 6
4/25 -- Trivia Night, 7-8
4/26 -- Alex Teller, 8-10
4/27 -- Gracie Lu ft. Hunter Bell, 8-10
4/28 -- Comedy Mixtape #11, 7
The Lavender Lions will return to Beards Brewery in Petoskey on Sat., April 27 from 7-10pm. Known for their “eclectic ballads” and “esoteric jams,” The Lavender Lions will debut some new originals and covers. Preview their debut single, “Queen Bee.”
BEL LAGO VINEYARD, WINERY & CIDERY, CEDAR
4/27 -- John Piatek, 3-5
BOATHOUSE VINEYARDS, LAKE LEELANAU
TASTING ROOM:
4/26 -- Bryan Poirier, 5:30-8
DICK'S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU
Sat. -- Karaoke, 10-1
FRENCH VALLEY VINEYARD, CEDAR
4/25 -- Chris Skellenger & Andre Villoch, 4-7
IRON FISH DISTILLERY, THOMPSONVILLE
6-8:
4/20 -- Zie
4/26 -- Justin Wierenga
4/27 -- Brian T McCosky
LAKE ANN BREWING CO.
4/20 -- Mike Moran, 6:30-9:30
4/25 -- Trivia Night, 7-9
4/26 -- Delilah DeWylde, 6:30-9:30
4/27 -- Rhythm Theory, 6:30-9:30
NORTHERN LATITUDES DISTILLERY, LAKE LEELANAU
4/20 -- Dominic Fortuna, 4:45-6:45
ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH
4/20 -- Highway North, 5-8
4/25 -- Open Mic Thursdays, 6-8:30
4/26 -- Billy & The Kid, 5-8
4/27 -- Luke Woltanski, 5-8
SHADY LANE CELLARS, SUTTONS BAY
4/26 -- Friday Night LIVE w/ Brett Mitchell, 5-8
STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT
4/24 -- Trivia, 7-9 4/27 – Purple Rain 80’s Party, 7-10
TANDEM
BOYNE CITY TAP ROOM
4/25 -- Adam & The Cabana Boys, 7
CAFE SANTÉ, BOYNE CITY
4/22 -- The Shifties, 6-9
ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS
7-10:
4/20 -- Old Mission Fiddle Vine
4/27 -- The Marsupials
FIRESIDE LOUNGE, BELLAIRE
4/20 -- Flip Flops & Flamingos DJ
After Party, 6:30-9:30
4/24 -- Doc Woodward & The Motor City Exiles, 6-8:30
4/27 -- Trophy Boy, 6-10
JAX NORTHSIDE, CHARLEVOIX 4/24 -- Trivia Night, 7-9
MAMMOTH DISTILLING, BELLAIRE
4/27 -- Clint Weaner, 7:30-10:30
MUSKRAT DISTILLING, BOYNE CITY
8-11: 4/20 -- Jelly Roll Blues Band
4/24 -- Karaoke Night 4/26 -- The Real Ingredients
PROVISIONS WINE LOUNGE, BOYNE CITY
4/20 -- Nelson Olstrom, 6-8
SHORT'S BREW PUB, BELLAIRE
4/26 -- 20th Anni Pre-Party w/ Reggie Smith & The Pre Party and Braxton Hicks & the Contractions, 8-11 4/27 -- 20th Anni Party w/ Bootstrap Boys, Serita's Black Rose Duo, Stonefolk, Nick Veine, Crosscut Kings & many others, 11:30am-11pm
TORCH LAKE CAFÉ, CENTRAL
LAKE
Thu -- Open Mic & Nick Vasquez, 7 Fri - Sat -- Leanna Collins & Ivan Greilick, 7:30
Sun -- Trivia, 5:30; Dominic Fortuna, 6:30
WATERFIRE VINEYARDS, KEWADIN
4/27 -- James Dake, 4-6
LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE
4/20 -- Lorrie Morgan w/ Jamie
O'Neal, 8-10:30
4/27 – Let There Be Rock & Rocket Queen, 9:30
NORTHERN NATURAL CIDER HOUSE & WINERY, KALEVA
6: 4/20 -- Andy McQuillen - 90's Theme Night
4/26 -- John Pomeroy & Angela
Caro
4/27 -- Lynn Callihan
THE GREENHOUSE - WILLOW/ PRIMOS, CADILLAC
4/20 -- Reminisce - After 26
Fundraiser, 6 4/24 -- Trivia Night & Music Bingo w/ Shawny-D, 6-10
4/25 -- Karaoke Night w/ DJ
Shawny-D, 7-10
BEARDS BREWERY, PETOSKEY
ROOT CELLAR:
4/27 -- The Lavender Lions, 7-10
BOYNE VALLEY VINEYARDS, PETOSKEY
2-6:
4/20 -- Chase & Allie
4/27 -- Chris Calleja
CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY
Tue -- Trivia Night, 7-9
4/26 -- Annex Karaoke, 9:30
Emmet & Cheboygan
MAMMOTH DISTILLING, BAY HARBOR
4/20 -- SAXA4IAv, 7:30-10:30
4/25 -- Thursday Trivia, 7-9
4/26 -- LeJet, 7:30-10:30
4/27 -- Brett Mitchell, 7:30-10:30
NOGGIN ROOM PUB, PETOSKEY
4/20 -- Delilah DeWylde, 7-10
4/24 -- PubStumper's Trivia, 6:30
4/26 -- Mike Ridley, 7-10
4/27 -- Holly Keller, 7-10
NORTHLAND BREWING, INDIAN RIVER
4/20 -- One Love Reggae Party, 6-9
ODAWA CASINO RESORT, PETOSKEY VICTORIES: 4/26 -- Detour, 9
POND HILL FARM, HARBOR SPRINGS
4/20 -- Myk Rise, 5-8
THE BEAU, CHEBOYGAN
4/20 -- Spencer Oppermann, 8
4/25 -- Musicians Playground
‘Open Mic,’ 7
4/27 -- Mark Bowen, 8
Otsego, Crawford & Central
ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD
6: 4/20 -- Keith Menzies
4/26 -- Nelson Olstrom
4/27 -- Zie
BIG BUCK BREWERY, GAYLORD
4/27 -- Nelson Olstrom, 6
C.R.A.V.E., GAYLORD
6:
4/20 -- Dan White
4/26 -- Rick Woods
4/27 -- Brad Corpus
RAY'S BBQ, BREWS & BLUES, GRAYLING
4-7:
4/21 -- Derek Boik
4/28 – Pete Fetters
APR 22 - APR 28
BY ROB BREZSNY
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Bordering the Pacific Ocean for a thousand miles, Chile’s Atacama Desert is a place of stark and startling beauty. Unfortunately, its pristine landscape is also a dumping ground for vast amounts of discarded clothes that people bought cheaply, wore out quickly, and didn’t want anymore. Is there any other place on earth that more poignantly symbolizes the overlap of sacred and profane? In the coming weeks, Taurus, you will possess a special aptitude for succeeding in situations with metaphorical resemblances to the Atacama. You will have an enhanced power to inject ingenious changes wherever messiness is mixed with elegance, wherever blemished beauty requires redemption, and wherever lyrical truths need to be rescued from careless duplicity or pretense.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is a holy place for Islam. Jerusalem is the equivalent for Judaism, and the Vatican is for Catholicism. Other spiritual traditions regard natural areas as numinous and exalting. For instance, the Yoruba people of Nigeria cherish OsunOsogbo, a sacred grove of trees along the Osun River. I’d love it if there were equivalent sanctuaries for you, Virgo—where you could go to heal and recharge whenever you need to. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to identify power spots like these. If there are no such havens for you, find or create some.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In my astrological opinion, you are entering a period when you can turn any potential breakdown into a breakthrough. If a spiritual emergency arises, predict you will use it to rouse wisdom that sparks your emergence from numbness and apathy. Darkness will be your ally because it will be the best place to access hidden strength and untapped resources. And here’s the best news of all: Unripe and wounded parts of your psyche will get healing upgrades as you navigate your way through the intriguing mysteries.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to my astrological perspective, you are entering a phase when you could dramatically refine how relationships function in your life. To capitalize on the potential, you must figure out how to have fun while doing the hard work that such an effort will take. Here are three questions to get you started. 1 What can you do to foster a graceful balance between being too selfcentered and giving too much of yourself? 2. Are there any stale patterns in your deep psyche that tend to undermine your love life? If so, how could you transform or dissolve them? 3. Given the fact that any close relationship inevitably provokes the dark sides of both allies, how can you cultivate healthy ways to deal with that?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I feel sad when see my friends tangling with mediocre problems. The uninspiring dilemmas aren’t very interesting and don’t provoke much personal growth. They use up psychic energy that could be better allocated. Thankfully, I don’t expect you to suffer this bland fate in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You will entertain highquality quandaries. They will call forth the best in you. They will stimulate your creativity and make you smarter and kinder and wilder. Congratulations on working diligently to drum up such rich challenges!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1894, a modest Agave ferox plant began its life at a botanical garden in Oxford, England. By 1994, a hundred years later, it had grown to be six feet tall but had never bloomed. Then one December day, the greenhouse temperature accidentally climbed above 68 degrees F. During the next two weeks, the plant grew twice as tall. Six months later, it bloomed bright yellow flowers for the first time. I suspect metaphorically comparable events will soon occur for you, Capricorn. They may already be underway.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Have you felt a longing to be nurtured? Have you fantasized about asking for support and encouragement and mentoring? If so, wonderful! Your intuition is working well! My astrological analysis suggests you would dramatically benefit from basking in the care and influence of people who can elevate and champion you; who can cherish and exalt you; who can feed
and inspire you. My advice is to pursue the blessings of such helpers without inhibition or apology. You need and deserve to be treated like a vibrant treasure.
PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): In his book
Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different
Perception, Thom Hartmann theorizes that distractibility may have been an asset for our ancestors. Having a short attention span meant they were ever alert for possible dangers and opportunities in their environment. If they were out walking at night, being lost in thought could prevent them from tuning into warning signals from the bushes. Likewise, while hunting, they would benefit from being ultra-receptive to fleeting phenomena and ready to make snap decisions. I encourage you to be like a hunter in the coming weeks, Pisces. Not for wild animals, but for wild clues, wild signs, and wild help.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Have you ever gotten your mind, heart, and soul in sweet alignment with the spiritual beauty of money? An opportunity to do that is available. During the next four weeks, you can cultivate an almost mystical communion with the archetype of wellearned wealth. What does that mean? Well, you could be the beneficiary of novel insights and hot tips about how best to conduct your finances. You might get intuitions about actions you could take to bring more riches into your life. Be alert for help from unexpected sources. You may notice that the more generous you are, the more the world’s generosity will flow your way.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): My Gemini friend Alicia thrives on having a quick, acute, whirlingdervish-like intelligence. It’s one of her strong points now, but it wasn’t always. She says she used to be hyperactive. She thought of serenity as boring—“like some wan, bland floral tea.” But after years of therapy, she is joyous to have discovered “a kind of serenity that’s like sweet, frothy hot chocolate spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.” I’m guessing that many of you Geminis have been evolving in a similar direction in recent months— and will climax this excellent period of relaxing growth in the coming weeks.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): All Cancerians who read this oracle are automatically included on the Primal Prayer Power List. During the next 13 days, my team of 13 Prayer Warriors and I will sing incantations to nurture your vigor, sovereignty, and clarity of purpose. We will envision your dormant potentials ripening. We will call on both human and divine allies to guide you in receiving and bestowing the love that gives your life supreme meaning. How should you prepare for this flood of blessings? Start by having a long talk with yourself in which you describe exactly why you deserve these gifts.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A meme on Instagram said, “The day I stopped worrying about what other people think of me was the day I became free.” This sentiment provokes mixed feelings in me. I agree it’s liberating not to be obsessed with what people think of us. On the other hand, I believe we should indeed care about how we affect others. We are wise to learn from them about how we can be our best selves. Our “freedom" includes the discernment to know which ideas people have about us are worth paying attention to and which are best forgotten and ignored. In my opinion, Leo, these are important themes for you to ruminate on right now.
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COZY VACATION COTTAGE ON LAKE ANN WEEKLY $2000: Newly remodeled 2Br 1+ baths Sleeps 4 new deck/dock private beach 810-334-0111
SHADE TREE HAVEN TC: Farm Fresh Eggs $4. dozen. Hens, chicks & hatching eggs 231-633-7008 TC
SEWING, ALTERATIONS, MENDING & REPAIRS. Maple City, Maralene Roush 231228-6248
BARTENDERS NEEDED AT FLINTFIELDS HORSE PARK!: Join our hospitality team: Bartenders needed for 13-week Traverse City Horse Shows starting June 5. Multiple positions available. www.traversecityhorseshows.com
ROOFING REPLACEMENT & REPAIR: we are preferred roofing because we get it right the first time. now scheduling.
COMPUTER PROBLEMS?: COMPUTER PROBLEMS? I can fix your computer, tablet, phone or TV and show you how to use it. If I can't fix it I'll help you replace it with the best device for your needs. Call James Downer at Advent Tech, your high tech handyman. 231492-2087
PAID PART-TIME JOB TRAINING FOR SENIORS 55+: Applicants must be age 55 and over, be unemployed, seeking work and meet income guideline. We have Paid positions waiting to be filled. Employment Specialist Trainee, Reception/File Clerk, Retail/Customer Service, Food Service and more. Serving Grand Traverse and Northern Michigan Counties. Call us to find out more. AARP Foundation SCSEP 231-252-4544.
MANAGEMENT JOB OPENING: Manager St Joseph Church TC: St Joseph's Catholic Church-Traverse City, is now interviewing
for the position of Business Manager, a fulltime salaried position with all eligible benefits. Required: Minimum of 3 yrs. bookkeeping and Administration, facility mngmt, and a Catholic in good standing. Call 231-421-7310 or https:// dioceseofgaylord.org/job-opportunities
RED SPIRE BRUNCH HOUSE Now Hiring: NOW HIRING: Red Spire Brunch House in GT Commons has immediate openings for experienced kitchen line cook/prep and dishwasher. Both positions require flexible hours. Must be available during business hours. Apply in person or online at redspirebrunchhouse.com. We offer competitive wages, 401(k), and evenings off
UU CHURCH HIRING OFFICE
ADMINISTRATOR UUCGT is hiring Office Administrator. Compensation is $22/hr, 32 hrs/wk with benefits. Strong Attention to Detail, Organizing, Communication, and Interpersonal Relationship Skills. https://uucgt. org/job-openings/
A VOCAL JAZZ CONCERT FREE ConcertTuesday, May 7th Positive secular and sacred music arranged in popular styles, both a cappella and accompanied voices. A national traveling choir from Concordia University, Nebraska will be sharing their talents with us! At Redeemer of Interlochen 1896 Rogers Rd Interlochen, MI 6pm Refreshements 7pm Concert. Can't wait to see you! https://www. redeemerofinterlochen.com/
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING SERVICES
We have some openings for any paint projects that you may have for Summer and Fall 2024. We offer interior and exterior painting services for your home or business. We are fully insured and offer free estimates! Reach out to Morgan Exterior Solutions to schedule a consultation on updating your space with some fresh paint or stain. 231645-7456 www.morganexteriorsolutions. com morganexteriorsolutions@gmail.com
Tomorrow is on.
The Great Lakes are a vital source of water, life and play for all of Michigan. That’s why we’re committed to their safety and environmental protection. With the Great Lakes Tunnel Project we're taking extra precautions in the Straits, making a safe pipeline even safer. Placing Line 5 within the Great Lakes Tunnel will eliminate any risk of an anchor strike.
While the tunnel is being built, we’ve added additional safety measures— including hi-def cameras and a marine monitoring/alert system—at our 24/7 Maritimes Operation Center. Safety in the Straits is our top priority. We’re committed to keeping the Great Lakes safe for generations to come. Learn more at enbridge.com/line5tunnel.
